Chapter Summaries

Jiang Youtian ranked 19th in the martial examination, but Lan Shengxue stunned the crowd by taking first place as a middle-stage first-rank martial artist. Jiang Fan entered the examination hall as candidate No. 999, and the chapter ended just as he prepared to take the blood energy test.

• Jiang Youtian placed 19th with blood energy of 108 N, prompting the Jiang Family to celebrate and praise Jiang Qifeng for choosing him over Jiang Fan.
• Jiang Qifeng encouraged Jiang Youtian to pursue Lan Shengxue, but her results showed she had reached middle-stage first-rank martial artist with 312 N of blood energy.
• Lan Shengxue's score pushed Jiang Youtian out of the top hundred, while Yang Xiaoqiang concluded that she was likely from Fortress No. 1.
• Lan Xinyu and Tang Guo discussed Lan Shengxue and Jiang Fan as they waited anxiously for Jiang Fan's turn.
• Jiang Fan was called as No. 999, passed the identity check, and approached the blood energy meter.

Jiang Fan stunned the examination hall by scoring 722N and claiming first place as a late-stage first-rank martial artist, leaving Lan Shengxue and the Jiang Family in disbelief. He headed home with the Tang family, while Miao Xi suspected he might be the archer Tang Fan, and Jiang Qifeng’s family approached him.

• Jiang Fan struck the blood qi meter three times and recorded 722N each time, taking first place ahead of Lan Shengxue.
• Lan Shengxue, Jiang Youtian, and Jiang Qifeng reacted with shock as the hall display identified Jiang Fan as a late-stage first-rank martial artist.
• Tang Guo celebrated Jiang Fan’s result, and Wang Shuqin called Tang Duo to share the news.
• Miao Xi suggested that Jiang Fan might be Tang Fan, though she admitted she had no proof.
• Jiang Fan left the examination hall with Tang Guo and her parents, then insisted on pedaling their tricycle home himself.
• Jiang Qifeng and the Jiang Family approached Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan confronted Jiang Qifeng with the livestream that had publicly cast him out, while witnesses exposed the Jiang Family’s decision to favor Jiang Youtian despite knowing he had framed Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan left with the Tang Family, and the Jiang Family’s relatives erupted in outrage and regret over losing a gifted son.

• Jiang Fan played Jiang Qifeng’s livestream publicly severing ties with him, drawing attention to the Jiang Family’s rejection of its biological son.
• A bystander revealed that Jiang Youtian had jumped from the overpass to frame Jiang Fan, and that the Jiang Family still chose Jiang Youtian because he was stronger at the time.
• The crowd condemned Jiang Qifeng and praised the Tang Family for taking in Jiang Fan, a late-stage first-rank martial artist and Fortress No. 31’s top college entrance exam scorer.
• Jiang Fan left on a tricycle with Tang Fugui, the others, and Guoguo, while the Jiang Family stood humiliated and Jiang Youtian kept his head down.
• Relatives in the Jiang Family group chat reacted with disbelief, and Second Great-Uncle angrily accused the family of bringing its disgrace upon itself.

After Jiang Fan became the top scorer in Fortress No. 31, his relatives turned on Jiang Qifeng, while Lu Yi and others reacted to Jiang Fan’s strength and hidden identity. In Fortress No. 1, Divine Wind Camp commander Yan Tianyang investigated Jiang Fan and suspected his rapid rise was connected to Master Li.

• Jiang Qifeng’s relatives cursed him in the family chat, and he passed out from rage.
• Lu Yi and Qi Huai realized Jiang Fan’s results would protect Lu Yi’s teaching license and bring him rewards, while Wei Qi reflected on his past treatment of Jiang Fan.
• Wei Cangyue asked Crazy Old Man whether Jiang Fan was his disciple, and Crazy Old Man warned him not to reveal Jiang Fan was a Spirit Master.
• Yan Tianyang received Jiang Fan’s profile and questioned how he had advanced from 19N blood qi to a late-stage first-rank martial artist.
• Yan Tianyang concluded that Jiang Fan’s rise must have something to do with Master Li.

Jiang Fan told his family that his earnings were enough to buy a home in the wealthy district, and they decided to move after their landlord, Chen Wenhua, demanded they leave. As the family prepared to go, neighbors and relatives arrived carrying gifts.

• Yan Tianyang speculated that Jiang Fan was Master Li's disciple, but told his subordinate not to protect him because that would be the best protection.
• Chen Wenhua mocked Jiang Fan's exam results and demanded the family leave their rental, threatening to double the rent if they stayed.
• Jiang Fan revealed his bank balance and persuaded Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Tang Guo to move to the wealthy district.
• The Jiang Family packed a few belongings and loaded them onto their tricycle while Chen Wenhua watched, sure they were bluffing.
• Neighbors and relatives arrived at the courtyard carrying gifts just as the family was about to leave.

Jiang Fan’s neighbors and relatives flocked to congratulate him after learning he was Fortress No. 31’s martial exam top scorer, while Chen Wenhua tried to reverse his eviction. At the Jiang Family home, Jiang Hongyuan and Jiang Chengyuan urged their parents to focus on Jiang Youtian instead of seeking Jiang Fan’s return.

• Tang Fugui’s parents, Wang Shuqin’s parents, and the neighbors brought gifts and praised Jiang Fan after learning of his exam results.
• Chen Wenhua learned Jiang Fan was a late-stage first-rank martial artist and begged the family to stay, offering them the house.
• Jiang Fan refused Chen Wenhua’s offer and left with Tang Fugui and the others to celebrate and look for a new home.
• At the Jiang Family home, Jiang Hongyuan argued that Jiang Youtian could surpass Jiang Fan at martial university.
• Jiang Chengyuan agreed that the family should put its hopes in Jiang Youtian and said Jiang Fan would not return even if they begged.

Jiang Fan heard Wei Cangyue’s invitation to join his squad but postponed his decision until after reporting to martial arts school. Meanwhile, the Church of Justice plotted to attack Fortress No. 31, and Jiang Fan’s mother asked him to pick up Duoduo in Xijiao City.

• Jiang Qifeng encouraged Jiang Youtian to work hard and try to catch up with Jiang Fan, and Jiang Youtian thanked his family.
• Wei Cangyue invited Jiang Fan to join his squad, promised to keep his Spirit Master identity secret, and said he would leave the next morning.
• Jiang Fan’s family watched news reports praising him as the martial arts exam’s top scorer and a late-stage first-rank martial artist.
• Two Church of Justice members decided to attack Fortress No. 31 with beast-luring powder to avenge their destroyed base and target Jiang Fan.
• Wang Shuqin told Jiang Fan that Duoduo’s holiday began the next day and asked him to pick her up in Xijiao City.

Jiang Fan traveled to Tang Duo’s university to bring her home and found Zhou Shunming trying to impress her with his sports car. When Zhou confronted Jiang Fan, his lackeys recognized him as the top scorer in Fortress No. 31’s martial exam.

• Jiang Fan went to Xijiao City to pick up Tang Duo after his mother worried about her journey and reports of cult activity.
• Zhou Shunming offered Tang Duo a ride in his sports car and tried to win over her family, but she said someone was coming to get her.
• Jiang Fan arrived, greeted Tang Duo warmly, and took her suitcase while Zhou Shunming questioned their relationship.
• Tang Duo claimed she liked younger men and linked arms with Jiang Fan to deter Zhou Shunming, who became furious and threatened to fight him.
• Zhou Shunming tried to attack Jiang Fan, but his lackeys restrained him and pointed out that Jiang Fan was the top scorer in Fortress No. 31’s martial exam.

Jiang Fan reunited with Tang Duo and calmly intimidated Zhou Shunming, who had mistaken him for a rival before realizing he was the martial exam champion. As Jiang Fan and Tang Duo shared a meal, a beast tide gathered beyond the fortress walls.

• Jiang Fan refused to fight Zhou Shunming and left with Tang Duo, while Zhou Shunming confirmed his identity from a photo and panicked.
• Zhou Shunming chased after Jiang Fan to apologize and assure him he would not compete for Tang Duo.
• Tang Duo took Jiang Fan to a restaurant and stood between him and Zhou Shunming when he arrived.
• Zhou Shunming learned that Tang Duo called Jiang Fan her own little brother, then offered to pay for their meal.
• Jiang Fan told Zhou Shunming to leave, and Zhou Shunming promptly moved to another table.
• Demonic beasts gathered beyond the fortress walls as a beast tide quietly formed.

A beast tide struck early, forcing Jiang Fan to reveal his psychic abilities as he flew with Tang Duo toward Ancheng to save her family. In Ancheng, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Tang Guo were shut out of a shelter while a demonic beast approached, and Jiang Youtian’s defenders silenced objections by pointing to the unconscious principal.

• A beast tide breached the fortress gates, and Jiang Fan vowed to protect Tang Duo and get back to her family in Ancheng.
• Jiang Fan removed his grade-E alloy weight rings, flew using his psychic power, and carried Tang Duo toward Ancheng, shocking Zhou Shunming and his lackeys.
• In Ancheng, demonic beasts overran the streets as Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Tang Guo hurried toward a shelter.
• Jiang Youtian ordered the shelter doors closed, leaving Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, Tang Guo, and others outside as a flying demonic beast returned.
• Lu Yi and Wei Qi condemned Jiang Youtian, but Jiang Qifeng defended him, citing the danger of letting the one-star demonic beast inside and the principal’s grave injuries.

Lan Shengxue tried to open the shelter for the people trapped outside, but Jiang Youtian and others blocked her until Yang Xiaoqiang and the studio group rescued Tang Fugui’s family from a demonic beast. The family entered safely, and Tang Guo confronted Jiang Youtian over abandoning them.

• Lan Shengxue demanded that Jiang Youtian open the shelter door, but Tong Shuyao, Qi Huai, and other fearful residents stood in her way.
• A demonic beast killed someone outside and turned toward Tang Fugui’s family, while a young man desperately pounded on the locked door.
• Lan Shengxue threatened Qi Huai, but Yang Xiaoqiang wounded the beast outside, and Zhou Xiaoyan, Wang Jiangang, Miao Xi, and the studio group helped kill it.
• Jiang Youtian and the others opened the shelter door, and Yang Xiaoqiang urged Tang Fugui’s family inside.
• Tang Guo accused Jiang Youtian of abandoning her family, and Tang Fugui and another resident condemned him for his response.

Wei Qi confronted Jiang Youtian, while the Tang Family worried about Jiang Fan and Tang Duo as Jiang Fan brought her back to Ancheng. The chapter ended with Old Wu and Xiao Qian pursued through the city by a Golden One-Horned Lion.

• Wei Qi mocked Jiang Youtian for bullying the weak, but Jiang Qifeng intervened before the two could fight and urged everyone to focus on surviving.
• Jiang Qifeng and Jiang Youtian cursed Jiang Fan and hoped demonic beasts had killed him, while Tang Guo worried that Jiang Fan and Tang Duo were still in Xijiao City.
• Lan Shengxue reassured the Tang Family that Jiang Fan was strong and recalled his skill with a bow, close combat, and evasive footwork.
• Jiang Fan carried Tang Duo toward Ancheng on an E-grade alloy weight ring, and they saw the devastated city below as he tried to reassure her that her family was safe.
• Old Wu drove a police car through Ancheng with Xiao Qian as a Golden One-Horned Lion chased them, and Xiao Qian asked if they were going to die.

Jiang Fan rescued Old Wu and Xiao Qian by killing the Golden One-Horned Lion, then learned his parents and Guoguo had evacuated to the shelter. As they hurried there, they saw a two-star four-armed giant bear attacking the shelter doors.

• Old Wu and Xiao Qian fled from the Golden One-Horned Lion but chose to lead it away from the shelter.
• The lion caught up and was about to kill Xiao Qian when Jiang Fan arrived and severed its claw.
• Jiang Fan dodged the lion’s attack and split it in two, earning 50 points from his system for killing a beast and doing a good deed.
• Old Wu told Jiang Fan that he had sent Jiang Fan’s parents and Guoguo to the shelter, so Jiang Fan and Old Wu hurried there.
• A two-star four-armed giant bear battered the shelter doors while Jiang Youtian watched in fear.

As the Four-Armed Giant Bear battered the shelter doors, Tong Shuyao tried to secure protection from the martial artists and was rebuffed. Jiang Fan appeared on the screen, racing toward the shelter alone, while Jiang Youtian questioned whether he could defeat the two-star beast.

• Yang Xiaoqiang and the studio members prepared to defend the shelter entrance as Wang Shuqin comforted Tang Guo.
• Tong Shuyao offered to repay Yang Xiaoqiang for protection, then approached Zhou Xiaoyan, who bluntly said he would use her as a shield if danger came.
• Yao Lingling condemned Tong Shuyao, who returned to Wei Qi and tried to make amends; Wei Qi saw through her act.
• The Four-Armed Giant Bear repeatedly struck the dent in the shelter's alloy doors, making the people inside tremble.
• Someone spotted Jiang Fan on the screen as he ran toward the shelter carrying a saber, and Tang Guo insisted he would save them.
• Jiang Youtian criticized Jiang Fan for facing the beast alone, and Yang Xiaoqiang and the others stayed silent when asked if they could kill it.

Jiang Fan fought the Four-Armed Giant Bear in front of the shelter and killed it despite being only a late-stage first-rank martial artist. His victory left the spectators stunned and confirmed to Zhou Xiaoyan that Jiang Fan was Tang Fan.

• Lan Xinyu praised Jiang Fan's appearance, while Tong Shuyao mocked his decision to fight the Four-Armed Giant Bear.
• Lan Shengxue defended Jiang Fan, and Wei Qi rejected Tong Shuyao when she tried to cling to him.
• Jiang Fan dodged the bear's kick, leaped onto its foot, and slashed one of its eyes.
• Jiang Fan evaded the bear's attacks and hacked at it until it fell dead.
• Zhou Xiaoyan realized Jiang Fan was Tang Fan, while Tang Duo and Tang Guo celebrated his victory.
• Jiang Youtian and Jiang Qifeng's family remained in disbelief as the crowd stared at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan confronted Jiang Youtian for refusing to let the Tang family into the shelter, but Lan Shengxue intervened and slashed Jiang Youtian’s mouth. Jiang Youtian was carried away, seething with jealousy, while Jiang Qifeng abandoned any hope that his son could surpass Jiang Fan.

• Tang Guo told Jiang Fan that Jiang Youtian had shut the shelter doors on her and her parents while demonic beasts chased them.
• Jiang Fan confronted Jiang Youtian and pressed his saber to his throat, but Jiang Youtian dared him to strike and invoked his ties to the Tang family.
• Lan Shengxue offered to act in Jiang Fan’s place, then slashed Jiang Youtian’s mouth when he called her Shengxue.
• Jiang Youtian silently vowed revenge as Jiang Qifeng and the others took him away for treatment.
• Jiang Qifeng watched Jiang Fan and realized Jiang Youtian could never match his strength or talent.

With Fortress No. 31 cut off during a beast tide that Jiang Fan and Lan Shengxue believed had been deliberately triggered, Lan Shengxue revealed that communications equipment at her house might restore contact with the outside. Jiang Fan agreed to accompany her to retrieve it, also hoping to find Crazy Old Man.

• Jiang Fan thanked Yang Xiaoqiang and the others for rescuing his family, and Yang Xiaoqiang reminded him that Jiang Fan had saved them before.
• Jiang Fan concluded that the beast tide was not ordinary because communications had been down for nearly two hours, and Lan Shengxue agreed it was likely deliberate.
• Old Wu said the Police Bureau could not contact reinforcements, while Jiang Fan warned him against going outside to rescue people recklessly.
• Lan Shengxue explained that equipment in her house's safe might restore communications, but only she could open the safe.
• Lan Shengxue decided to go retrieve the equipment, and Jiang Fan offered to accompany her so he could protect his family and search for Crazy Old Man.

Jiang Fan analyzed the unusual beast tide while Yan Tianyang discussed Master Li’s grief on the anniversary of his family’s death. Later, Jiang Fan shared food with the hungry survivors, revealing his spatial ring and drawing everyone’s attention.

• Li Zhe worried that Tang Fan might be in danger, while Jiang Fan hurried away after hearing him ask about Tang Fan.
• Jiang Fan concluded that the beast tide was man-made and wondered what had happened to Crazy Old Man.
• At Fortress No. 1, Yan Tianyang declined Wei San’s suggestions to contact Master Li or Jiang Fan on Master Li’s family death anniversary.
• Jiang Fan gave bread and milk to Tang Guo, Tang Duo, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, and Yang Xiaoqiang’s group from his spatial ring.
• Zhou Xiaoyan recognized Jiang Fan’s spatial ring, and the crowd noticed it, including Jiang Youtian, who looked at it with a calculating gleam.

After Zhou Xiaoyan exposed Jiang Fan’s spatial ring, Yang Xiaoqiang helped deter the shelter’s residents by suggesting a powerful figure had given it to him. Later, Jiang Qifeng demanded that Jiang Fan share his food, and Jiang Fan offered provisions to Old Wu and Constable Qian instead.

• Zhou Xiaoyan accidentally drew attention to Jiang Fan’s spatial ring, then apologized, while Jiang Fan warned off anyone who might try to take it.
• Yang Xiaoqiang pointed out how rare the ring was and implied Jiang Fan had an important backer; Jiang Fan confirmed it was a gift from an extraordinarily important figure.
• As the shelter’s residents grew hungry, Jiang Youtian sent Jiang Qifeng to ask Jiang Fan to share his food with everyone.
• Zhou Xiaoyan condemned Jiang Qifeng for pressuring Jiang Fan after he had saved the shelter from the Four-Armed Giant Bear.
• Jiang Fan gave food to Old Wu and Constable Qian, but Old Wu worried that Jiang Fan’s ring could not hold enough supplies.

Jiang Fan distributed food to the refugees and made Jiang Qifeng’s family trade valuables for their portions. He gave Jiang Qifeng’s watch to Tang Fugui, leaving Jiang Qifeng furious as the Jiang Family reluctantly paid for food.

• Jiang Fan gave food to Wei Qi and told him to distribute the rest, while Wei Qi quietly acknowledged that he knew Jiang Fan was Tang Fan.
• Jiang Fan told Wei Qi to charge Jiang Qifeng and the Jiang Family for food, and Jiang Qifeng protested that they had no money with them.
• Jiang Fan demanded Jiang Qifeng’s watch in exchange for food, then gave the watch to Tang Fugui as a birthday present.
• Jiang Qifeng traded the watch for one portion of milk and bread, and the other Jiang Family members exchanged jewelry for food.
• Jiang Youtian’s wound split open when he tried to eat, while Tong Shuyao complained that Jiang Fan was unfilial.