Arc 2The General Star Selection

Qin Chen won the training camp assessment and Jiang Province selection while hiding the full extent of his strength, then traveled to Yang City and challenged the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School. The arc left him facing Tian Long after killing Tian Hu and defeating the school’s attackers.

  • Qin Chen received a Two-Star Martial Artist certificate, city rewards, and a Qinghe Garden residence, then said goodbye to his classmates and returned to the training camp.
  • Qin Chen returned from Ming Mountain stronger, demonstrated his abilities in the gravity and movement tests, and learned that the Zhao Family planned to target him.
  • During the camp’s beast assessment, Qin Chen killed Zhao Liang, won first place, completed his wind and ice Divine Marks, and advanced his fire mark with a beast crystal.
  • After defeating a three-star combat puppet, Qin Chen returned to Rongcheng and stopped Tian Hu from forcing Shanhai Martial Arts School to close.
  • Qin Chen traveled to Yang City, where Yang Xue brought him to the General Star selection, and he won its free-for-all while the instructors agreed to report him as a One-Star Martial Artist.
  • Qin Chen used beast crystals to complete his second fire Divine Mark and raise his combat power, then registered at Shen Gang’s Tiger-Slaying Martial Arts School and challenged Dragon Tiger.
  • Qin Chen defeated Martial Master Luo, killed an attacker and Tian Hu, and turned to face Tian Long.
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Ch. 26Two-Star Martial Artist Certificate

Zhu Yuan and Xu Hua visited Qin Chen’s family to award him his Two-Star Martial Artist certificate, while Zhu Yuan arranged a move to help him prepare for trouble with the Zhao Family. A citywide announcement revealed Qin Chen’s achievement and exposed the neighbors’ mistaken rumors.

  • Xu Hua and Zhu Yuan met Li Xiufen outside Qin Chen’s home and reassured her that Qin Chen had done nothing wrong.
  • Zhu Yuan presented Qin Chen with a Two-Star Martial Artist certificate, delighting Qin Dahe and Li Xiufen.
  • Qin Chen told Zhu Yuan he wanted to move soon because the Zhao Family might discover Zhao Kuan’s death, and Zhu Yuan said he had arranged the move.
  • Neighbors crowded outside Qin Chen’s door to eavesdrop, wrongly speculating that he had been expelled from the Genius Training Camp for causing trouble.
  • A citywide announcement praised Qin Chen of No. 1 Middle School as a Two-Star Martial Artist and awarded him a residence, two million, and a fourth-grade martial art.
  • The neighbors realized Qin Chen was the subject of the announcement, then scattered as Zhou Yi fled in fear.

Ch. 27A New Mission, Money in Hand

Qin Chen received a Qinghe Garden property and learned that winning the General Star Selection could help him deal with the Zhao Family. He accepted the first-stage mission, collected his prize money, and prepared to move.

  • Zhu Yuan told Qin Chen that the city had awarded him a property in Qinghe Garden and explained the General Star Selection.
  • Qin Chen accepted the mission to take first place in the Rongcheng Genius Training Camp, the first step toward becoming a General Star.
  • Zhu Yuan left, and Xu Hua arranged to escort Qin Chen's family and belongings to Qinghe Garden.
  • Qin Chen went to No. 1 Middle School and received 2.25 million in prize money from the city lord's manor, the training camp, and Principal Luo Jianhui.
  • Principal Luo Jianhui told Qin Chen that his awarded fourth-grade martial art would be mailed to his home.

Ch. 28The End of High School

Qin Chen returned to Class Seven to attend one last class with his homeroom teacher, Wang Su, before leaving school. After sharing the class and signing autographs for his classmates, he said goodbye and walked away as they watched him leave.

  • Qin Chen asked the principal to attend one of Wang Su's classes, wanting to complete one final school day and thank her for helping him in the past.
  • Wang Su entered Class Seven and announced that she would teach the PE period because someone was coming to join the class.
  • Qin Chen appeared, and his classmates excitedly welcomed him back and congratulated him on becoming a Two-Star Martial Artist.
  • Qin Chen told the class he had asked to attend Wang Su's lesson, and the students eagerly agreed to share the period with him.
  • Wang Su taught the class while Qin Chen listened, and afterward she took a photo of the students before leaving.
  • Qin Chen signed autographs for his classmates, said goodbye, and walked out as they followed him and watched him disappear.

Ch. 29The Zhao Family's Reaction

Qin Chen agreed to lend his name to Wang Hai’s Shanhai Martial Arts School, then returned to training camp after spending time with his parents. At the Zhao Family residence, Zhao Wanshi learned that Qin Chen had killed Zhao Kuan and agreed to let Zhao Liang find a way to kill him.

  • Wang Hai told Qin Chen he had met the requirements to cultivate and planned to take over his family’s martial arts school instead of going to college.
  • Wang Hai asked Qin Chen to let Shanhai Martial Arts School use his name, and Qin Chen agreed.
  • After spending five days with his parents, Qin Chen took a taxi back to the training camp early on the sixth day.
  • A servant told Zhao Wanshi and Zhao Liang that Qin Chen was the boy last seen leaving with Zhao Kuan and that Zhao Kuan had arranged for Qin Dahe to be run over.
  • Zhao Wanshi decided the Zhao Family should wait for a safe opportunity to avenge Zhao Kuan, and Zhao Liang volunteered to handle Qin Chen without acting personally.
  • Zhao Wanshi trusted Zhao Liang and agreed to let him proceed.

Ch. 30Boss, Come Out! I Can't Hold On Anymore

The trainees discussed Yu Yang’s breakthrough and Qin Chen’s absence while Zhou Lei tried to preserve Qin Chen’s reputation. Yu Yang learned about the upcoming General Star selection and was chosen to compete for the training camp’s place, a plan Yang Xue intended to use to pressure Qin Chen into focusing on fire-element cultivation.

  • The trainees noted Yu Yang’s progress and wondered whether Qin Chen had fallen behind him and Xu Fei.
  • Zhou Lei defended Qin Chen and reassured the trainees that his boss would return soon.
  • Yu Yang trained under increasing gravity and said he expected to adapt to four times gravity within three days.
  • Yang Xue and Luo Bin told Yu Yang about the General Star selection and said the training camp would choose its strongest trainee in half a month to represent it against Jiang Province’s geniuses.
  • Yu Yang declared himself the camp’s current number one and said he welcomed the extra time to strengthen his lead.
  • Yang Xue explained that she hoped Yu Yang’s progress would pressure Qin Chen to set aside wind-element cultivation and focus on fire-element cultivation.

Ch. 31Qin Chen Returns, the Gravity Room

Qin Chen returned to the training camp after cultivating on Ming Mountain and entered the gravity room to test his strength. He quickly raised the gravity to three times, surprising the trainees watching outside.

  • Xu Fei passed the level-three movement technique test and tied the camp record, while trainees praised him and reported that instructors had summoned Yu Yang again.
  • Qin Chen reached the peak of Ming Mountain, where his wind and ice marks reached 40% and 45%, and his combat power rose to 830.
  • Qin Chen returned to the training camp without reporting to Yang Xue and headed straight to the gravity room.
  • The trainees let Qin Chen enter ahead of them, and he activated one times gravity before rapidly adjusting to two times.
  • The crowd saw the gravity setting reach three times and was startled by how quickly Qin Chen had adapted.

Ch. 32Six times gravity, shocking everyone

Qin Chen tested the gravity room and quickly raised it to six times gravity, astonishing the trainees and undermining Yu Yang’s confidence. The chapter left everyone outside stunned as Qin Chen continued training inside.

  • Zhou Lei arrived at the gravity room and boasted that Qin Chen could reach seven times gravity.
  • Yu Yang learned that Qin Chen had raised the gravity to four times and hurried to the room.
  • Qin Chen adapted to four times gravity, raised it to five, and began moving and punching under the pressure.
  • The trainees wondered whether Qin Chen had become a martial artist, while Yu Yang feared Qin Chen had surpassed him.
  • Qin Chen raised the gravity to six times, and Zhou Lei laughed as the crowd stared in shock.

Ch. 33Sevenfold Gravity, Testing His Movement Technique

Qin Chen endured sevenfold gravity, accelerating the condensation of his elemental marks before leaving the chamber to test his movement technique. He entered the infrared chamber as the crowd and Xu Fei watched, and began dodging its beams.

  • Qin Chen adapted to sixfold gravity, then increased the chamber to sevenfold and found himself unable to move except for a finger.
  • Qin Chen endured sevenfold gravity for a minute, switched it off, and saw his wind, ice, and fire marks progress.
  • The trainees watched Qin Chen emerge, while Zhou Lei proudly claimed he had predicted the sevenfold setting.
  • Yu Yang resolved to catch up with Qin Chen and entered the gravity chamber after the crowd followed Qin Chen to the infrared chamber.
  • Qin Chen entered the infrared chamber, activated its first setting, and dodged three beams as they swept after him.

Ch. 34I've Been a Martial Artist for a Long Time

Qin Chen passed the infrared room’s level-four movement test and reached Minute Subtlety, then pushed himself to the limit trying level five. After Xu Fei conceded Qin Chen’s superiority, Qin Chen revealed that he had long been a martial artist and had earned a two-star certification, leaving the trainees stunned.

  • Qin Chen passed level-two movement technique and began the level-three test as the trainees watched outside.
  • Qin Chen passed level three and level four, breaking through to Minute Subtlety as his Wind Elemental Mark reached 50%.
  • Qin Chen activated level five, but, unable to finish the test, he switched it off after his Wind Elemental Mark reached 52%.
  • Xu Fei admitted Qin Chen was superior and vowed to catch up, while Qin Chen encouraged him.
  • When Xu Fei asked if he was a martial artist, Qin Chen said he had been one for a long time and revealed his two-star certification.

Ch. 35Zhao Liang Prepared to Make His Move

After learning that Qin Chen had become a Two-Star Martial Artist, Zhao Liang tried to recruit Yu Yang to kill him during the training camp assessment. Yu Yang refused and warned Qin Chen, prompting Zhao Liang to decide to make the move himself while planning to eliminate Yu Yang and his father if necessary.

  • Yang Xue confirmed Qin Chen's Two-Star Martial Artist certification and combat power of 780, but kept the camp's assessment plans in place.
  • Yu Yang trained intensely under five times gravity as he recognized the gap between himself and Qin Chen.
  • Zhao Liang asked Yu Yang to kill Qin Chen during the assessment and threatened the Yu Family's business when Yu Yang refused.
  • Yu Yang warned his father about the Zhao Family and sent Qin Chen a message before leaving the camp.
  • Qin Chen learned that the Zhao Family planned to target him inside the training camp.
  • Zhao Liang ordered cooperation with the Yu Family ended, then decided he would attack Qin Chen himself and try to kill Yu Yang as well.

Ch. 36The Large-Scale Assessment Begins

The trainees began a dangerous overnight assessment on Ming Mountain, where they had to survive among released exotic beasts and could earn rewards for their performance. Qin Chen entered the jungle with Zhou Lei, who eventually took half an hour to kill a Blood Wolf while fighting with extreme caution.

  • Luo Bin explained that the trainees would spend the night in Ming Mountain among released exotic beasts and urged them to fight when they could, flee when necessary, and watch out for danger.
  • Soldiers released the exotic beasts into the mountain, and the trainees scattered into the jungle; Yang Xue and Luo Bin monitored them through cameras fitted with explosive charges.
  • Zhou Lei persuaded Qin Chen to let him follow, despite Qin Chen warning that doing so was dangerous.
  • Qin Chen considered the threat of Zhao Liang and his own growing strength as he and Zhou Lei searched the jungle.
  • A Blood Wolf confronted the pair, and Zhou Lei fought it cautiously from behind a tree until he killed it after half an hour.

Ch. 37Zhao Liang Appears

Qin Chen and Zhou Lei continued through Ming Mountain, where Qin Chen killed a Fire Cloud Tiger with one punch. Zhao Liang tracked Qin Chen using hidden cameras and approached to kill him, while Yang Xue and Luo Bin identified the threat and Luo Bin rushed to intervene.

  • Qin Chen praised Zhou Lei for killing a Blood Wolf, and Zhou Lei found no beast crystal in its skull.
  • Zhao Liang watched footage from cameras he had planted around Ming Mountain and spotted Qin Chen approaching his position.
  • Zhou Lei collected a beast crystal from an Early Body Tempering mutated beast and then tried to face a Fire Cloud Tiger.
  • Qin Chen killed the Fire Cloud Tiger with one punch after Zhou Lei fled behind him.
  • Yang Xue and Luo Bin recognized the approaching Zhao Liang on the camera feed, and Luo Bin charged out to stop him.

Ch. 38Blazing Sun, Killed with One Punch

Qin Chen confronted Zhao Liang, who attacked him over Zhao Kuan’s death, and revealed overwhelming strength by killing him with one punch. As Qin Chen moved to finish Zhao Liang, Luo Bin arrived and shouted for him to stop, but Qin Chen did not pause.

  • Zhao Liang accused Qin Chen of killing Zhao Kuan and attacked him with a saber.
  • Qin Chen blocked Zhao Liang’s assault, forced him back, and recognized that Zhao Liang had used drugs to fake his three-star strength.
  • Qin Chen unleashed a flame-wreathed punch that shattered Zhao Liang’s saber and sent him crashing through trees with fatal injuries.
  • Qin Chen approached Zhao Liang and raised his hand to kill him as Luo Bin arrived and shouted for him to stop.
  • Qin Chen’s palm struck despite Luo Bin’s warning.

Ch. 39Second-stage mission, one star in three elements

After killing Zhao Liang and winning the assessment, Qin Chen received the second-stage mission to become Jiang Province's number one genius. Back at camp, he completed his wind and ice Divine Marks, obtained a ninth-rank martial art, and used a beast crystal to advance his fire Divine Mark.

  • Qin Chen killed Zhao Liang, and Luo Bin ended the assessment and declared Qin Chen its winner.
  • The system began the second-stage mission, which required Qin Chen to become Jiang Province's number one genius.
  • Qin Chen found a fire-element beast crystal in the Fire Cloud Tiger's corpse and learned it was worth around five hundred thousand.
  • Qin Chen swallowed his wind and ice mark fragments, completed both Divine Marks, and became a true three-element martial artist.
  • Qin Chen received the first volume of the Star Body Tempering Art, then swallowed the beast crystal and advanced his second fire Divine Mark to twenty percent.

Ch. 40Entering the Combat Room

Qin Chen learned that he would compete in Jiang Province’s General Star Selection in three days and decided to test his strength in the combat room before visiting his parents. After wrecking an upper two-star mechanical puppet with a casual punch, he activated a lower three-star puppet.

  • Qin Chen finished nearly twenty hours of practicing the Star Body Tempering Art and went with a soldier to meet Yang Xue.
  • Yang Xue explained that Qin Chen could spend the next three days cultivating or visiting his parents before traveling to Yang City for the selection.
  • Qin Chen asked to test his combat power in the combat room, and Yang Xue agreed while warning him not to damage the puppets.
  • The trainees returned from the assessment, and Luo Bin announced Qin Chen as its first-place winner.
  • Qin Chen entered the combat room, wrecked an upper two-star puppet with one punch, and pressed the switch for a lower three-star puppet.

Ch. 41Yu Yang's Change, Shanhai Martial Arts School

Yu Yang watched footage of Qin Chen defeating Zhao Liang and gave up on challenging him for the General Star Selection spot. On his way home, Qin Chen learned that a Three-Star martial artist from Yang City had been challenging Rongcheng’s schools and injuring their students, including someone from Shanhai Martial Arts School.

  • Yu Yang told Yang Xue he wanted another match with Qin Chen, and Yang Xue showed him footage of Qin Chen defeating Zhao Liang.
  • Yu Yang accepted that he had lost to Qin Chen and left the command room with renewed resolve.
  • A soldier rushed into the command room, and Yang Xue shouted Qin Chen’s name.
  • Qin Chen took a taxi to Qinghe Garden and heard from the driver that a martial arts school owner from Yang City had been challenging local schools.
  • Qin Chen learned that someone from Shanhai Martial Arts School had been injured and reacted with alarm.

Ch. 42There's an Expert, but Just How High Does He Stand?

Qin Chen arrived at the Shanhai Martial Arts School as Tian Hu pressured Wang Hai to summon him and hand over the school. Qin Chen defeated Tian Hu and announced he would visit the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School in Yang City, where he expected to meet an even stronger expert.

  • Tian Hu demanded that Wang Hai summon Qin Chen and transfer the Shanhai Martial Arts School to Dragon Tiger, threatening to keep challenging schools across the street.
  • Wang Hai decided to call Qin Chen to tell him the school would stop using his name, but Wang Shanhai warned him not to involve Qin Chen.
  • Qin Chen emerged from the crowd and confronted Tian Hu, who explained that he wanted to defeat Qin Chen to make his name known.
  • Qin Chen seized Tian Hu's punch, broke his wrist, and forced him to his knees.
  • Qin Chen said he would visit the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School in Yang City, then kicked Tian Hu out of the hall and sent his disciples fleeing.

Ch. 43Heading to Yang City, on the Train

After Qin Chen drove the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School away from Shanhai Martial Arts School, he returned home and later boarded a train to Yang City. On the train, Dragon Tiger disciples confronted passengers who had discussed their school, while Qin Chen sat nearby.

  • Qin Chen defeated Tian Hu and stopped the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School from forcing Shanhai Martial Arts School to close.
  • Qin Chen declined Wang Hai’s invitation to eat, urged him to repair the school, and went home to see Qin Dahe and Li Xiufen.
  • Qin Chen gave his family another two million for supplements and medicine, then stayed home for three days before taking a train from Rongcheng to Yang City.
  • On the train, Zhou Hui and a freckled woman discussed Tian Hu’s defeat while a young man doubted Qin Chen had beaten him.
  • Tian Hu heard the conversation and sent Dragon Tiger disciples to demand that the four passengers apologize to him.

Ch. 44Are You Talking to Me?

On the train to Yang City, Qin Chen’s presence frightened the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School disciples, and Zhou Hui learned who he was. At the station, Tian Long confronted Qin Chen over Tian Hu’s injury and moved to attack just as an SUV skidded toward them.

  • Zhou Hui refused to apologize to the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School disciples, and they fled after recognizing Qin Chen.
  • Zhou Hui introduced herself to Qin Chen and learned his name, while the young man questioned him about injuring Tian Hu.
  • After the train reached Yang City, Tian Hu’s disciples followed Qin Chen and arranged for Tian Long to meet them at the station exit.
  • Tian Hu identified Qin Chen to Tian Long, who ordered his men to seize Qin Chen’s companions and advanced to fight him.
  • An SUV skidded toward Qin Chen and Tian Long as they were about to clash.

Ch. 45I Don't Know Him

Qin Chen escaped the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School with Yang Xue, then learned that a level-four exotic beast uprising had moved up the General Star Selection. At the Yang City Sports Center, he discovered the assessment would be a free-for-all and suspected the other candidates planned to target him.

  • Yang Xue arrived in a military SUV and took Qin Chen, Zhou Hui, and the freckled girl away, leaving the young man to be seized by Tian Long's men.
  • After Zhou Hui asked for Qin Chen's contact information, he declined and left with Yang Xue.
  • Yang Xue told Qin Chen that a possible level-four exotic beast uprising had moved up the selection and that the General Star contest would follow it.
  • Qin Chen arrived last at the Yang City Sports Center, where Yang Xue warned him that the assessment would be unusual.
  • Yang Xue announced that the selection would consist of a free-for-all, and Qin Chen suspected the other candidates intended to gang up on him.

Ch. 46A Team Should Stick Together

Qin Chen overwhelmed the other students in the free-for-all assessment, revealing combat power far beyond what the instructors expected. He knocked out the last competitors before any could escape or secure elimination, leaving himself as the winner.

  • Yang Xue announced the free-for-all rules, and the students turned toward Qin Chen when the assessment began.
  • Qin Chen knocked out the students who attacked him, using powerful punches that sent the instructors into disbelief.
  • Yang Xue concluded that Qin Chen had grown stronger again, with ordinary combat power approaching Three-Star.
  • The three remaining students tried to flee, but Qin Chen chased them down and knocked them unconscious, including one who had admitted defeat.
  • Qin Chen caught the final female student just before she stepped off the lawn and knocked her unconscious.

Ch. 47Dragon Country's Martial Saints, Qin Chen's Mysterious Master

After winning first place in the assessment, Qin Chen told the instructors he was a dual-element One-Star Martial Artist, while keeping his third element secret. He persuaded Yang Xue to convert his reward into fire-element beast crystals by claiming his mysterious master needed them for research.

  • Qin Chen took first place, and the instructors questioned him about his strength.
  • Qin Chen revealed he was a dual-element One-Star Martial Artist, and Xie Jun explained that Xia Nantian was a dual-element nine-star Martial Artist.
  • Yang Xue and the instructors agreed to report Qin Chen as a One-Star Martial Artist to conceal his abilities from other provinces.
  • Yang Xue offered Qin Chen a four-million reward or an equivalent exchange, and he asked for level-one beast crystals.
  • Qin Chen claimed his master's research used beast crystals to develop ways to strengthen martial artists, then said his master focused on three elements.
  • Yang Xue agreed to exchange the reward for level-one beast crystals, and Qin Chen requested fire-element crystals.

Ch. 48Two-Star Fire Martial Artist, Heading to the Martial Arts School

Qin Chen raised his elemental talents, learned Frost Finger, and used beast crystals to complete his second fire Divine Mark and begin a third. After his strength increased, he headed to the martial arts school street before his military selection and found a newly named school at its far end.

  • Qin Chen used pills to raise his earth, wind, and ice talents to SSS and learned the Grandmaster-level martial technique Frost Finger.
  • A soldier delivered nine fire-element beast crystals from Yang Xue, including a level-two crystal she had bought as a gift for Qin Chen's master.
  • Qin Chen devoured eight level-one beast crystals, completed his second fire-element Divine Mark, and raised his combat power to 3,800.
  • Qin Chen devoured the level-two beast crystal, advancing his third fire Divine Mark to ten percent.
  • Qin Chen took a taxi to Yang City's martial arts school street and saw a newly installed Tiger-Slaying Martial Arts School sign at the far end.

Ch. 49Slay the Dragon and Tiger, Challenge the School

Qin Chen joined Shen Gang’s struggling martial arts school and renamed it the Dragon- and Tiger-Slaying Martial Arts School so he could formally challenge the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School. After defeating two students, he faced three martial masters who directed him to the training grounds.

  • Shen Gang explained that he kept his school open because his adoptive father had entrusted it to him, and Qin Chen registered as his student.
  • Qin Chen suggested renaming the school the Dragon- and Tiger-Slaying Martial Arts School, then went to the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School in a new uniform.
  • Qin Chen smashed the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School’s sign and announced his challenge as a new student of the Dragon- and Tiger-Slaying Martial Arts School.
  • Qin Chen knocked out one student with a punch and struck down another when the other students hesitated to attack.
  • Martial Masters Luo, Zhang, and Zhao recognized that Qin Chen was Shen Gang’s student and led him to the training grounds.

Ch. 50Slaying the Tiger

Qin Chen challenged the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts School and fought its masters after Tian Hu agreed to settle their dispute in a fight to the death. Qin Chen killed Tian Hu and crippled Tian Long, leaving the school master beaten and Qin Chen standing victorious.

  • Qin Chen defeated Martial Master Luo with a single slap, then confronted Martial Master Zhao as Tian Long and Tian Hu arrived.
  • Tian Hu agreed to a fight to the death and ordered the school’s students to attack Qin Chen, but Qin Chen killed the first attacker and scared the others into retreating.
  • Tian Long attacked Qin Chen with his Blood Iron Palm while Tian Hu struck from the side.
  • Qin Chen shattered Tian Long’s palm with a punch, evaded Tian Hu’s attack, and snapped Tian Hu’s neck.
  • Qin Chen turned toward the ashen-faced Tian Long.
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