Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan and Fang Zhenguo discovered that someone had searched their home for the Triangular Star Core, but the intruder had found nothing. The Spear of God remained a threat, and Fang Yuan resolved to grow stronger to protect his family.

• Fang Xiaozhu recognized the escaped giant panda on the news as Bear Hegemon and worried that it would go hungry.
• Fang Yuan brought Fang Zhenguo home from the hospital after Li Shuhua stayed behind with Xiaozhu.
• Fang Zhenguo noticed that someone had opened their front door, and he and Fang Yuan searched the house for the intruder.
• Fang Zhenguo found gloved handprints on the safe using a blue-light flashlight, but the safe's contents were untouched.
• Fang Yuan concluded that the intruder was likely sent by the Spear of God to find the Triangular Star Core, which they had already moved.

Fang Yuan learned that the Supervision Bureau had captured a mutant gray wolf after animals escaped from Donghai Wildlife Park. Worried that Wei Hailong might discover the Triangular Star Core, Fang Yuan copied Advanced Spirit Enhancement and spent his Rage Points to uncover some of the instructor’s attributes, finding no immediate sign that Wei Hailong was suspicious.

• Fang Yuan heard classmates discuss the escaped animals, the mutant gray wolf, and the Supervision Bureau’s response.
• Fang Yuan skipped his last two classes to look for books on Star Power cultivation models in the library.
• Fang Yuan found Wei Hailong examining the geometric sculptures that concealed the Triangular Star Core and worried that the instructor might discover it.
• Fang Yuan copied the librarian’s Advanced Spirit Enhancement and activated it to increase his spirit and improve Iris Data’s readings.
• Fang Yuan spent 500 Rage Points to raise his base spirit to 20 and saw that Wei Hailong had strength 30, constitution 30, spirit 28, and the Star Power Flash trait.
• Fang Yuan inferred that Wei Hailong’s agility exceeded 35 and concluded that the instructor’s visible attributes matched those of an Awakener soldier.

Fang Yuan distracted Wei Hailong from the geometric sculptures by asking about his ability, then went with him to study the Star Power cultivation model. After choosing to train his agility, Fang Yuan searched the field for an enhancement ability and found a student with Intermediate Agility Enhancement.

• Fang Yuan asked Wei Hailong about Star Power Flash and persuaded him to leave the geometric sculptures for the lecture hall.
• Wei Hailong showed Fang Yuan the Star Power cultivation model and advised him that his Iris Data ability could suit a staff officer career.
• Fang Yuan decided to train agility and learned from Wei Hailong that running with weights could improve it faster.
• Fang Yuan asked about the Spear of God and attribute enhancement, then went to the field to search for an Agility Enhancement ability.
• Fang Yuan found a boy with Intermediate Agility Enhancement and approached him to copy it.

Fang Yuan copied Advanced Agility Enhancement from a track team member, then challenged the team to a race after they mocked and threatened him. He repeatedly overtook Zhou Xiangming during their 1,000-meter race, leaving Zhou humiliated and earning more Rage Points.

• Fang Yuan copied Advanced Agility Enhancement from a new track team member and asked the team to clear the lanes.
• Lei Minghao and the track team mocked Fang Yuan, and he provoked them by criticizing their lack of championships.
• Fang Yuan challenged the team to a race for use of the track, and Zhou Xiangming volunteered to race him for 1,000 meters.
• Zhou Xiangming used Basic Agility Enhancement and took an early lead, but Fang Yuan activated his advanced ability and caught up.
• Fang Yuan repeatedly passed Zhou Xiangming on either side, taunting him until Zhou was utterly broken.

Fang Yuan challenged the track team after beating Zhou Xiangming and then raced captain Lei Minghao, using his abilities and Rage Points to overtake him. Lei Minghao stopped in disbelief as Fang Yuan ran farther away.

• Fang Yuan invited the remaining track team members to a best-of-three race, and Lei Minghao agreed to compete.
• Lei Minghao gave Fang Yuan a three-second head start, but both waited until the starter called the race again.
• Lei Minghao surged ahead, but Fang Yuan used Advanced Agility Enhancement to catch up and provoke him into giving Fang Yuan more Rage Points.
• Lei Minghao used Intermediate Agility Enhancement to pull ahead, so Fang Yuan spent 300 Rage Points to raise his agility.
• Fang Yuan removed the weights from his legs, accelerated past Lei Minghao, and left him stopped and gasping on the track.

Fang Yuan trained to improve his Star Power and tried an energy drink before encountering three thugs cornering his classmate Shen Lina. He denied knowing her and provoked her for Rage Points, then challenged the gang’s leader after he revealed a kukri.

• Fang Yuan finished a morning run, sensed his agility had improved, and reflected on why training and Star Power cultivation mattered.
• Fang Yuan bought a bottle of Dimethyl Blue Energy Drink and found that it modestly sped up his recovery.
• Fang Yuan took a shortcut through the old town and came upon three thugs cornering Shen Lina near a basketball court.
• Shen Lina recognized Fang Yuan and hid behind him, but Fang Yuan claimed they barely knew each other and gained Rage Points from her anger.
• Brother Donkey threatened Fang Yuan, who refused to back down, and Brother Donkey revealed a kukri at his waist.

Fang Yuan confronted three thugs who threatened Shen Lina and tried to rob him, then beat them while farming Rage Points. He left for school late, while Shen Lina remained stunned by what she had witnessed.

• Fang Yuan tried to leave the alley, but Brother Donkey and his two accomplices chased him after noticing his energy drink and demanded his wallet.
• Shen Lina fled while the thugs surrounded Fang Yuan, but the hooded man caught her and dragged her back.
• Fang Yuan knocked Brother Donkey and the black man down, then chased the hooded man across the rooftops and struck him with a brick.
• Fang Yuan dragged all three thugs to a basketball court and beat them to collect Rage Points, earning 215 in total.
• Fang Yuan found only three yuan in the thugs' pockets, told Shen Lina he had intended to save her, and hurried to school late while she stood stunned.

At school, Fang Yuan identified Beef Meatball’s enormous hamster as a mutant creature with the Rapid Digestion superpower. Qiao Zeyu explained that the increase in mutant creatures was concentrated in Donghai City and linked it to the Star Power fluctuations that precede spatial rifts.

• Fang Yuan arrived at school and heard classmates discussing the dangerous zoo animals that were still missing.
• Beef Meatball showed his classmates a hamster that had grown to the size of a basketball, and Fang Yuan used Iris Data to identify its Rapid Digestion superpower.
• Beef Meatball said he had raised the hamster on potato chip crumbs and that it had grown dramatically over the summer.
• Qiao Zeyu told the class that reports of mutant creatures had increased in Donghai City, not across the internet generally.
• Fang Yuan guessed that spatial rifts were involved, and Qiao Zeyu explained that the Star Power fluctuations before a rift appeared could cause creatures to awaken or mutate.

Fang Yuan learned that Star Power fluctuations could signal an approaching spatial rift near Donghai City and began researching how rifts formed. He left the library with a book on spatial rifts, still wondering how long the warning signs had been present.

• Qiao Zeyu told the students that a spatial rift might appear near Donghai City and warned them not to spread the news online.
• Fang Yuan analyzed the reports of Star Power fluctuations and animal mutations, then spent the morning thinking about spatial rifts.
• Fang Yuan went to the library to research spatial rifts and found Han Youwei reaching for the same book, “The Devil's Open Eyes: The Evolution of Spatial Rifts.”
• Han Youwei explained that Star Power fluctuations preceded spatial rifts and said the timing depended on the rift's size.
• Fang Yuan checked out the book and learned that Han Youwei could not join him at the martial arts gym because someone had already booked a session with him.

Fang Yuan profited from a mysterious member who booked all his gym sessions without appearing, then spent his evenings cultivating Star Power. He visited Fang Xiaozhu at the hospital, where the stray cats ignored his food until she fed them.

• Fang Yuan learned that one person had booked his sparring sessions for a week without showing up, so he raised his rate tenfold.
• The member continued booking every session and paying, making Fang Yuan the gym's fully booked, highest-priced coach while he trained and raised his agility to 19 points.
• Fang Yuan lent Han Youwei a book, and she complained that she could no longer book a session with him.
• Fang Yuan brought food and cat food to Fang Xiaozhu at the hospital and tried to make her eat before feeding the stray cats.
• The cats refused Fang Yuan's cat food but ate eagerly when Fang Xiaozhu gave it to them, and the orange tabby's fur bristled when Fang Yuan poked it.

Fang Yuan teased Fang Xiaozhu and their cats, then stayed home after she briefly struggled to breathe and gave her a phone watch for emergencies. Later, a doctor and Zhou Weiya suggested an external cause for Fang Xiaozhu’s unexplained illness, prompting Fang Yuan to privately suspect the Triangular Star Core.

• Fang Yuan discovered that teasing Little Orange and Little Gray generated Rage Points, then stopped when Fang Xiaozhu became short of breath.
• Fang Yuan checked that Fang Xiaozhu was all right, fed the cats, and decided not to go to the martial arts gym.
• Fang Yuan gave Fang Xiaozhu a phone watch with call, location, and heart-rate functions, and they joked about the price of energy drinks.
• Zhou Weiya told Fang Yuan that the attending physician wanted to discuss Fang Xiaozhu’s illness.
• The attending physician and Zhou Weiya raised the possibility that something external had caused Fang Xiaozhu’s condition, and Fang Yuan privately thought of the Triangular Star Core.
• Fang Yuan denied that his sister had encountered anything unusual, and the discussion ended after half an hour.

Fang Yuan and Han Youwei arranged a weekend spar so she could test whether her increased Spirit improved Static Electricity Control. Their practice revealed Fang Yuan’s unusually high Strength and Agility, and the chapter ended with their hands clasped as Li Weilian appeared and Fang Yuan’s Rage Points surged.

• Fang Yuan invited Han Youwei to spar at Thunder Martial Arts Gym on Sunday after she said she wanted to test Static Electricity Control.
• Han Youwei attacked Fang Yuan with increasingly powerful kicks, but he dodged and handled them steadily.
• Han Youwei learned that Fang Yuan’s Strength and Agility had both reached 19 while he was still a Lv.1 Awakener.
• Fang Yuan checked that he had 330 Rage Points and wondered whether they could help him break through the Lv.1 attribute limit.
• Fang Yuan and Han Youwei held hands to begin testing her ability, and his Rage Points surged when Li Weilian appeared.

Fang Yuan and Han Youwei tested Static Electricity Control and used the results to estimate Fang Yuan’s Spirit stat, revealing that he had triple high stats at Lv.1. Li Weilian tried to persuade Han Youwei to leave with him, but she rejected his sheltered outlook and said she would fight if danger called.

• Han Youwei used Static Electricity Control on Fang Yuan, and he measured the paralysis at 1.6 seconds while gaining Rage Points.
• Fang Yuan and Han Youwei estimated the ability’s duration formula, and Han Youwei realized Fang Yuan’s Spirit stat was around 19 or 20.
• Li Weilian complained to Manager Liu that Fang Yuan was sparring despite having all his sessions booked, but Manager Liu explained that Fang Yuan was there on his day off.
• Li Weilian invited Han Youwei to his house to analyze Static Electricity Control and warned her against training on the martial arts platform’s poor flooring, but she refused.
• Han Youwei challenged Li Weilian’s claim that people of their status need not risk their lives, saying she would step forward to fight if danger came.

Han Youwei left the gym after Li Weilian grew jealous of her time with Fang Yuan, and Li hired Qinglang to cripple Fang. Meanwhile, Wang Hongjun offered to teach Fang Yuan the full Thunder Fist and eventually entrust him with the Thunder Martial Arts Gym.

• Han Youwei ended training and left, while Li Weilian watched Fang Yuan with resentment.
• Outside the gym, Qinglang offered to handle Fang Yuan for Li Weilian, revealing his Lv.2 transformation ability and wolf claw.
• Li Weilian paid Qinglang two hundred thousand and ordered him to cripple Fang Yuan.
• Wang Hongjun tested Fang Yuan’s speed and strength, then offered to teach him Thunder Fist.
• Wang Hongjun explained that he hoped Fang Yuan would learn Thunder Fist and take over the gym in the future.

Wang Hongjun taught Fang Yuan Thunder Fist and discovered that Fang Yuan could master its Star Power circulation routes far faster than expected. The chapter left Wang Hongjun convinced that Fang Yuan had exceptional potential.

• Fang Yuan told Wang Hongjun he hoped to venture into the wider world, and Wang Hongjun asked him to hold down the martial arts school and learn Thunder Fist.
• Wang Hongjun showed Fang Yuan Thunder Fist’s 108 Star Power circulation routes and explained how to practice them.
• Fang Yuan quickly learned the earlier circulation routes and repeatedly tried to master the most difficult section.
• Wang Hongjun challenged Fang Yuan to demonstrate Thunder Fist using eighteen streams of Star Power.
• Fang Yuan performed the eighteen-stream Thunder Fist on his first try, astonishing Wang Hongjun.

Fang Yuan practiced Thunder Fist at the gym and used Rage Points to raise his strength enough to perform its thirty-six-stream form. He burst a punching bag with the punch and fled before the gym could charge his father for it.

• Wang Hongjun taught Fang Yuan that thirty-six-stream Thunder Fist required strength of about 23 or 24 and warned him against using the technique repeatedly.
• Wang Hongjun gave Fang Zhenguo an SVD, and Fang Zhenguo left to try it out.
• Fang Yuan practiced eighteen-stream Thunder Fist and checked his stats, discovering that his panel listed Thunder Fist and Parkour.
• Fang Yuan spent 200 Rage Points to raise his strength to 21, then spent the rest to increase it to 23.
• Fang Yuan threw a thirty-six-stream Thunder Fist punch that burst the punching bag and snapped its chain.
• Fang Yuan told Manager Liu to deduct the bag's cost from Fang Zhenguo's wages, then ran off.

Fang Yuan was ambushed by Qinglang’s gang, but used his enhanced agility and a single powerful punch to defeat their Lv.2 boss. He then knocked down the gang’s other members and collected 450 Rage Points in total.

• Two thugs tried to drag Fang Yuan to their boss, but Fang Yuan threw them to the ground and followed them to the basketball court.
• Qinglang confronted Fang Yuan and revealed his Lv.2 transformation-type superpower, Qinglang’s Claw, while his gang surrounded them.
• Qinglang attacked, but Fang Yuan dodged his claws with Gliding Step and sent him crashing through a wall with one punch.
• Qinglang ordered his dozen underlings to attack, but Fang Yuan knocked them all down.
• Fang Yuan gained 380 Rage Points from the gang, bringing his total to 450.

After Fang Yuan subdued a gang of thugs, he went to the hospital when Fang Xiaozhu called for help and found agents trying to capture her mutated cats. He secured both cats and registered them as pets, but they were required to undergo examinations at the Mutant Biology Research Institute in Donghai City before next week.

• Fang Yuan defeated the gang of thugs, earned Rage Points, and wondered whether raising his constitution would help him withstand Thunder Fist's recoil.
• Fang Xiaozhu called Fang Yuan to the hospital, where he found Supervision Bureau agents trying to capture her orange cat, Little Orange.
• Fang Yuan used Iris Data to identify Little Orange's Flame Claw and discovered that the gray cat, Little Gray, had Advanced Agility Enhancement.
• Fang Yuan calmed Little Orange, rescued it from the tree, and challenged the agents over their double standard for keeping mutated pets.
• Fang Yuan registered both cats with the agents, who photographed them and ordered him to take them for examinations in Donghai City before next week.

Fang Yuan learned that the Spear of God was investigating Fang Xiaozhu and suspected that Wei Hailong might be an impostor working for the organization. He asked Fang Zhenguo to verify Wei Hailong’s military background while he stayed with his sleeping sister.

• Fang Yuan and Fang Xiaozhu encountered instructor Wei Hailong at the hospital, where he claimed he had come to treat a cut.
• Fang Yuan warned Fang Xiaozhu that Little Orange’s Flame Claw could burn her and helped her dry her hair.
• Little Fat Dragon told Fang Yuan that the backer behind the investigation into his family might have arrived in Donghai City a month earlier.
• Fang Yuan suspected Wei Hailong because of his timing, his visit to the inpatient building, and his interest in the library sculpture.
• Fang Yuan called Fang Zhenguo and asked him to investigate Wei Hailong’s identity and military record.

Fang Yuan learned that his cats may have been given a banned awakening inducer, while Li Weilian threatened Qinglang over a failed job. The chapter ended with Fang Xiaozhu missing from the hospital, and surveillance footage showing someone dressed as a nurse carrying her away.

• Fang Yuan took his cats to the Mutant Biology Research Institute, where a researcher identified their abilities and suspected they had undergone induced mutation.
• The researcher explained that awakening inducer was banned, cost two hundred thousand per dose, and had a 90% mortality rate.
• Li Weilian punished Qinglang for failing to deal with someone and gave him three days to complete the job.
• Fang Yuan went to the hospital after his mother, Li Shuhua, called to say Fang Xiaozhu was missing.
• Fang Yuan, Li Shuhua, and Old Fang reviewed surveillance footage and saw someone dressed like a nurse carry the sleeping Fang Xiaozhu out of the hospital.