Chapter Summaries

Wang Haoran recovered from Ren Yisheng’s Mental Field Control experiment, learned that his revenge fantasy had been an illusion, and demanded that the embarrassing footage be deleted. Ren Yisheng then explained that Zhang Xuezhou’s connection to the sinkhole had benefited his household, while Zhang Xuezhou’s rapid progress with the Kunpeng Combat Technique drew them toward a more public path.

• Zhang Weimeng watched Wang Haoran recover from Qi Deviation after attacking a dummy disguised as Ren Yisheng and repeatedly banging his head against a wall.
• Wang Haoran called his daughter to confirm that she was alive, realized his revenge scenario had been fake, and demanded that Ren Yisheng delete the surveillance footage.
• Ren Yisheng bargained with Wang Haoran over embarrassing recordings and said he would test the same method on Song Bu'er, Qin Wenhan, and the others.
• After Zhang Xuezhou left the hospital with Zhang Weimeng, Ren Yisheng said Hongku’s cultivation in Zhang Xuezhou was likely connected to the sinkhole and that he had reached the seventh sequence.
• Ren Yisheng said Zhang Xuezhou had advanced the Kunpeng Combat Technique too quickly for his plan to delay him, and that he needed help from the Sequence Committee to develop it further.

Zhang Xuezhou persuaded Zhang Weimeng to begin cultivation and learned that the site of the Sinkhole No. 2 incident was now a restricted military zone. He then arranged for Ren Wuyang to join the livestreaming platform as a stabilizing shareholder and learned that Wang Li had made millions from livestreams at casinos, attracting their hostility.

• Zhang Xuezhou persuaded Zhang Weimeng to study Ren Yisheng's Mental Strengthening Chapter and consider competing in a martial arts tournament.
• Zhang Weimeng told Zhang Xuezhou that the accident had happened in a North Rehe canyon that had since become a restricted military zone.
• Zhang Xuezhou messaged Song Fengying and Zhang Manqian to propose bringing Ren Wuyang into the livestreaming platform as a shareholder and source of backing.
• Zhang Weimeng learned that Song Fengying had earned 850,000 from three livestreams and that someone had paid six million for a forty percent stake, then worried that a donor was pursuing her.
• Zhang Manqian told Zhang Xuezhou that Wang Li had made 5.06 million from VIP casino livestreams, been blacklisted by major casinos, and wanted to withdraw his money and get Wang Haoran's help.

Zhang Xuezhou persuaded Wang Haoran to look into Wang Li’s situation, then rushed with Zhang Weimeng to No. 18 Academy Road, where Song Fengying and Wang Li were livestreaming. They arrived as black-clad people began breaking into the premises.

• Zhang Xuezhou called Wang Haoran and failed to convince him to help Wang Li until Ren Yisheng intervened.
• Wang Haoran agreed to look into Wang Li’s trouble, and Zhang Manqian told Zhang Xuezhou that Wang Li was at No. 18 Academy Road and expected to be beaten up.
• Zhang Weimeng learned that Song Fengying was livestreaming at the same address and hurried there with Zhang Xuezhou, fearing she might be drawn to Wang Li.
• Zhang Weimeng and Zhang Xuezhou crossed the wall near Canglan Academy and saw several black-clad people smashing at the door.
• One of the black-clad people broke open the security door with a punch, confirming Zhang Xuezhou’s claim that martial arts existed.

Casino enforcers confronted Wang Li over the losses caused by his coordinated betting, and Zhang Xuezhou arrived as they were threatening him. Zhang Xuezhou used the Dragon Might Combat Technique to incapacitate the attackers, leaving Zuo Butong wary and pleading with him not to be reckless.

• Wang Li was held by the neck by Zuo Butong while casino enforcers accused him of costing their businesses millions through coordinated betting.
• Zhang Weimeng rushed in from Canglan Academy and tried to stop the men from hurting Wang Li.
• Zhang Xuezhou arrived with others as the enforcers threatened Wang Li and those taking pictures.
• Zhang Xuezhou unleashed the Dragon Might Combat Technique, making Zuo Butong and the low-level sequencers clutch their heads, convulse, and foam at the mouth.
• Zuo Butong recognized Zhang Xuezhou as Zuo Teng's friend and begged him not to use the dangerous technique recklessly.

Zuo Butong tried to justify his men’s attack on Wang Li and Zhang Xuezhou’s family, but Wang Haoran and Ren Yisheng confronted him at the shop. The chapter ended with Ren Yisheng blocking Zuo Butong from leaving after realizing his men had beaten Zhang Xuezhou’s parents.

• Zhang Xuezhou shouted for help while cautiously keeping Zuo Butong at a distance, and the approaching footsteps brought Wang Haoran and Ren Yisheng to the shop.
• Wang Haoran condemned Zuo Butong for attacking Wang Li over his livestream gambling, while Zuo Butong argued that Wang Li had disrupted several casinos.
• Zuo Butong warned Wang Haoran that Wang Li had caused trouble for seven establishments and tried to leave.
• Ren Yisheng stopped Zuo Butong, pointing out that his men had beaten Zhang Xuezhou’s parents.

After Zhang Xuezhou defended his family from Zuo Butong’s men, Ren Yisheng warned him to think ahead about the Sequencer Grand Gathering, where his parents could also be hurt. Meanwhile, Wang Haoran took the casino footage and left, while Wang Li began considering a risky idea.

• Zuo Butong argued that his men had also been beaten, but Ren Yisheng pressured him until he apologized and left with them for the hospital.
• Ren Yisheng warned Zhang Xuezhou that violence could bring serious consequences and asked how he would react if his parents were badly injured at the Sequencer Grand Gathering.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Zhang Weimeng and Song Fengying to train hard, then promised Ren Yisheng he could stay calm because he would be able to save them.
• Wang Haoran scolded Wang Li for gambling, doubted his livestreaming business, and left with Ren Yisheng after taking the video storage device.
• Wang Li watched Zhang Xuezhou and the others and began turning over a crazy idea.

Wang Li rejected returning to the Wang Household and proposed expanding Flying Entertainment Livestream by recruiting gamblers to livestream in other cities. Zhang Xuezhou saw the scheme’s huge potential and planned to involve Ren Wuyang to help the company manage the risks.

• Wang Li told Zhang Xuezhou he wanted to work with Flying Entertainment Livestream rather than return to the Wang Household.
• Wang Li explained that he hoped Zhang Xuezhou’s support and the company’s resources would help him advance, and he imagined building a rival Wang Household.
• Wang Li proposed recruiting gamblers from his livestream room to expand the platform into other cities and estimated its profits could exceed thirty million.
• Song Fengying warned that the scheme skirted the rules and could bring dangerous consequences for the small company.
• Zhang Xuezhou decided to approach his friend Ren Wuyang and involve the Ren Household in sharing the risks and helping Flying Entertainment Livestream grow.

Zhang Xuezhou brought Ren Wuyang into the livestreaming business, and Wang Li urged the team to offer him a stake in exchange for his protection and influence. As they planned to grow Flying Entertainment Livestream into a wider business ecosystem, Song Fengying asked whether the Martial Arts Assembly would force them to fight.

• Zhang Xuezhou introduced Ren Wuyang as a potential backer, and Wang Li explained that Ren Wuyang's position as the Ren Household's heir could keep trouble away and provide early warnings about administrative measures.
• Wang Li offered Ren Wuyang ten percent of his sweat-equity stake, and Song Fengying agreed to seek another ten percent from the boss.
• Wang Li argued that sharing equity with powerful allies was essential to establishing Flying Entertainment Livestream in Western Capital City, while Song Fengying reflected on the platform's sudden profits.
• Wang Li proposed expanding into related industries such as visual devices, cameras, and communications equipment, and Song Fengying agreed that a large user base could drive hardware growth.
• Song Fengying quietly asked Zhang Weimeng whether the Martial Arts Assembly would make them take a beating, and Zhang Weimeng worried that he might not survive it.

Wang Li and the Zhang family planned how to prepare for the Sequencer Grand Gathering, while Wang Li decided to pursue a defensive support role. The chapter ended with Wang Haoran learning that his father had escaped confinement, leaving him to face a threat to Western Capital City and a struggle over power in the Wang Household.

• Wang Li urged the group to build a team of durable support fighters, and Zhang Weimeng questioned what the Martial Arts Assembly offered.
• Wang Li and Zhang Xuezhou discussed genetic sequencing and combat techniques for Zhang Weimeng and Song Fengying, while Wang Li revealed he wanted Black Tortoise genes.
• Wang Li privately accepted that he would give up his dream of becoming a wolf-like solo fighter to secure a lasting place in the group.
• A gray-robed figure escaped from a high-rise in Haihua District, leaving a corpse behind and climbing down the building as alarms rang.
• Wang Haoran received an alarm reporting that his father had escaped confinement and realized he had to handle both the danger to Western Capital City and the Wang Household power struggle.

Zhang Xuezhou waited in the Western Capital for his irregular crossing to the other world to resume, then learned that Ren Wuyang needed his help with his sister Ren Anran. He agreed to ease Ren Anran’s pain after she injected a secret medicine, though he worried he might disappear between worlds while she was in danger.

• Zhang Xuezhou counted down in his room but did not cross to the other world after twelve hours, leaving him anxious about his travel between worlds and his plans to cultivate the Mental Strengthening Chapter.
• Zhang Xuezhou went to the dining center and met Ren Wuyang, who said Ren Anran had returned to the Western Capital after receiving his essay and had brought him a custom-made coffin.
• Ren Wuyang explained that Ren Anran wanted him to lie in the coffin, that he could not beat her without the Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique, and that she had advanced past the fourth chapter of the Mental Strengthening Chapter.
• Ren Wuyang asked Zhang Xuezhou to use his technique to ease Ren Anran’s pain after she injected a secret medicine to reach the fifth chapter.
• Zhang Xuezhou agreed but worried that his unpredictable crossing between worlds might make him vanish while Ren Anran needed help.

Zhang Xuezhou visited the Ren Household and reunited with Ren Anran, who recognized him despite his changed appearance. Ren Wuyang explained that Zhang’s Supreme Purity True Technique could ease the pain of injecting the secret drug, leaving Ren Anran eager but uneasy about relying on their help.

• Ren Wuyang brought Zhang Xuezhou to the Ren Household, where a glass coffin stood in the deserted villa’s main hall.
• Ren Anran appeared and recognized Zhang Xuezhou as the student she had treated two years earlier.
• Ren Wuyang told Ren Anran that Zhang’s technique had helped him endure the secret drug injection without pain.
• Zhang Xuezhou offered to teach Ren Anran the technique, but warned that he might suddenly fall asleep.
• Ren Wuyang said he was learning the technique, and Zhang estimated he could become capable within three months.
• Ren Anran grew eager to attempt the injection but remained uncertain whether Zhang and Ren Wuyang could reliably help her.

Zhang Xuezhou helped Ren Wuyang prepare to inject Ren Anran with the secret drug, using the Supreme Purity True Technique to relieve her pain. The injection flooded Ren Anran with memories, and she realized that the pain she feared was needed to guide her toward the fifth chapter, but the pain relief left her unable to focus on breaking through.

• Zhang Xuezhou explained and demonstrated the Supreme Purity True Technique to Ren Wuyang and Ren Anran.
• Ren Wuyang led Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran to the Ren Household's medical rooms and prepared the secret drug injection.
• Ren Anran recalled the drug's deadly history and the Ren Household's reliance on the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique.
• After Ren Wuyang injected her, Ren Anran's mind filled with vivid memories and became intensely active.
• Ren Anran realized that the stabbing pain had been driving her toward the fifth chapter, but the Supreme Purity True Technique's relief kept her from finding that direction.

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Wuyang tried to help Ren Anran through her breakthrough with the Luofu Imperial Family's secret medicine, but she woke with several years of memories missing and attacked them. As Zhang Xuezhou fled the villa, a powerful gray-robed elder arrived asking for Ren Aiguo.

• Zhang Xuezhou kept casting the Supreme Purity True Technique while Ren Anran's breakthrough continued far longer than expected.
• Ren Wuyang used a scalpel on Ren Anran to keep her from going mad, and she eventually woke up with her memory apparently stopped three years earlier.
• Ren Anran mistook the operation for a medical experiment and attacked Ren Wuyang and Zhang Xuezhou, knocking them around the villa.
• Zhang Xuezhou fled for the front door as Ren Wuyang urged Ren Anran to look at the calendar.
• Zhang Xuezhou opened the door and found a gray-robed elder with metal gloves asking whether Ren Aiguo lived there.

Wang Jiangtao attacked the Ren Household, demanding its secret medicine, and Ren Anran realized it was the Luofu Imperial Family’s injectable medicine. After injecting himself, he felt his failing mind revive, though the treatment brought him intense pain.

• Wang Jiangtao struck Zhang Xuezhou aside and seized Ren Anran, demanding Ren Weiguo’s secret medicine.
• Ren Anran directed Wang Jiangtao to a freezer, where he found three vials and drank from one before accusing her of giving him fake medicine.
• Wang Jiangtao caught Ren Anran as she fled and wounded Ren Wuyang when he attacked from behind with a sword.
• Ren Anran explained that the medicine had to be injected into the ear, but Wang Jiangtao grabbed the syringe and injected her.
• Wang Jiangtao injected himself with another vial, felt his mind and eyesight improve, and used pressure points to numb his body as the pain in his head intensified.

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Wuyang struggled to save Ren Anran after Wang Jiangtao attacked the Ren Household. Zhang Xuezhou rescued her from beneath a medical bed and sent her rolling down the stairs, while Wang Jiangtao remained incapacitated by a drug-induced vision.

• Ren Wuyang realized Wang Jiangtao was a sixth-sequence expert and wondered why he had spared Zhang Xuezhou, who explained that he had played dead after being knocked aside.
• Zhang Xuezhou tried to retreat with the wounded Ren Wuyang, but Ren Wuyang insisted on rescuing Ren Anran and said Wang Jiangtao appeared to be suffering from a drug.
• Hearing Ren Anran's cries weaken, Ren Wuyang staggered toward the second floor, and Zhang Xuezhou leaped up to investigate.
• Zhang Xuezhou threw a medical kit into the room, where Wang Jiangtao mistook the scene for an attack on the Luofu Imperial Family and was overwhelmed by a terrifying vision.
• Zhang Xuezhou broke free of Ren Anran's Dragon Elephant Combat Technique, dragged her out from beneath the medical bed, and pushed her into the stairwell, where she rolled downstairs and fell quiet.

Wang Jiangtao endured the secret medicine’s agony and threatened the Ren Household, but Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Wuyang trapped him in an explosion-proof coffin. Ren Anran remained in danger from a second injection, and Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Wuyang had to decide how to treat her.

• Wang Jiangtao emerged from the secret medicine’s hallucinations but suffered severe head pain while flames burned around him, and he demanded that Ren Anran explain how she had endured the pain.
• Wang Jiangtao promised to spare the Ren Household and form an alliance if they helped him, then threatened to kill them if he died from the medicine.
• Zhang Xuezhou said Ren Anran might have overcome the pain because she had been knocked unconscious, and Wang Jiangtao leaped toward the explosion-proof glass coffin.
• Ren Wuyang’s voice-activated switch shut Wang Jiangtao inside the coffin, where he struggled but could not escape.
• Zhang Xuezhou realized Ren Anran had received a second injection, and Ren Wuyang said the medical room had burned down, leaving them without a blood drainage tube.
• Zhang Xuezhou proposed taking Ren Anran to a hospital or cutting off her ears, and the half-conscious Ren Anran began to struggle.

Ren Wuyang tried to save Ren Anran from the secret drug’s effects while Zhang Xuezhou kept the Supreme Purity True Technique working. After Zuo Teng’s suggestion inspired him to use water and slaps instead of cutting off her ears, Zuo Teng realized the crisis might be connected to the Wang Household’s runaway Sixth Sequence expert.

• Ren Wuyang escaped the burning villa with Ren Anran and learned that Zhang Xuezhou could keep her pain at bay for only six more minutes of treatment.
• Zhang Xuezhou warned Ren Wuyang that removing Ren Anran’s ears was the quickest way to save her, but Ren Wuyang hesitated to do it.
• Zuo Teng arrived with a gift and suggested pouring water on Ren Anran, prompting Ren Wuyang to try the old-fashioned methods of wiping water on her and slapping her while wailing.
• Zuo Teng checked the Scions' Back Garden chat group and found a warning that the Supreme Committee had approved killing the escaped man from the Wang Household, who was being tracked as the Dragon King.

Ren Anran woke after Zhang Xuezhou treated her and knocked out Zuo Teng, Ren Wuyang, and Zuo Butong with a controlled burst of her combat technique. After learning Zhang Xuezhou had treated her, she kissed him and declared it her first kiss, leaving him gasping and wary of her.

• Ren Wuyang enlisted Zuo Teng to slap the unconscious Ren Anran, while Zhang Xuezhou urged them to take her to a hospital.
• Ren Anran woke and struck Zuo Teng, Ren Wuyang, and Zuo Butong down with one controlled attack.
• Ren Anran told Zhang Xuezhou she had gained better control of her Dragon Elephant Combat Technique after escaping Wang Jiangtao's killing illusion.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Anran that Ren Wuyang and Zuo Teng had slapped her while she was unconscious.
• Ren Anran asked whether Zhang Xuezhou had touched her chest while treating her, then said she wanted a relationship with him and kissed him.

Zuo Teng and Ren Wuyang recovered in a medical room while Ren Anran pursued the unresponsive Zhang Xuezhou and asked them how to win him over. Their banter ended when several elderly men entered, bringing the pending investigation into focus.

• Zuo Teng complained to Ren Wuyang about being beaten by Ren Anran, then asked Director Wang to move him while the investigation continued.
• Ren Anran spoke to the silent Zhang Xuezhou and asked Zuo Teng and Ren Wuyang for advice on courting him.
• Ren Wuyang refused to help at first, but Ren Anran's apparent sword attack made him agree to assist.
• Zuo Teng suggested Ren Anran embrace the age gap or change her appearance, while Ren Wuyang warned her against risky injections and worried about her forgetfulness.
• Several elderly men entered the medical room, and the noisy conversation stopped.

Zhang Xuezhou returned to the Wondrous Dharma Palace, ate lotus seeds, and encountered the water demon Sha Li, who had just gained human form and wanted to go fight in a war. After Sha Li left, Zhang Xuezhou’s stomach hardened and turned pale, prompting him to decide he needed the Emperor’s help and to leave the mountain.

• Zhang Xuezhou returned to the deserted Wondrous Dharma Palace and jumped into its lotus pond to gather food.
• After Zhang Xuezhou picked several lotus pods, a water demon named Sha Li surfaced and greeted him as king.
• Sha Li transformed into human form and asked Zhang Xuezhou to let him go fight in a war; Zhang Xuezhou pointed him toward the palace exit.
• Zhang Xuezhou ate lotus seeds, but his stomach became hard and developed a fish-belly-white patch.
• Zhang Xuezhou concluded that he needed the Emperor to help with his condition and decided to go down the mountain.