Lin Chen, heir to the declining martial arts family of Qingwu Mountain Village, had trained in his family’s stance exercises under his grandfather since childhood. His strong body helped him protect the villagers from demon beasts, but without advanced techniques, his cultivation had stalled. When his grandfather passed away at the age of eighteen, he urged Lin Chen to go to the city and take the martial arts college entrance exam, hoping he would get into a family at Jiangcheng Martial Arts University. Just before leaving, Lin Chen unexpectedly bonded with the Martial Arts All-Area Sign-in System, which could unlock rewards such as techniques and magical artifacts at designated locations.
When Lin Chen first arrived in Jiangcheng, the city’s martial arts heirs looked down on him for his plain clothes. But with the System, he staged one comeback after another. A sign-in at the station earned him body-tempering medicine that strengthened his physique. A sign-in at the exam site gave him mastery of quick punches and a complete guide to martial arts theory. He scored full marks on the written test and knocked out a wealthy family’s prodigy with a single punch in the practical exam, earning a place at Jiangcheng Martial Arts University.
After enrolling, Lin Chen learned the hidden truths of urban martial arts: skyscrapers concealed ancient formation cores, demon beasts lurked in many places, martial artists had to hunt them for resources, and many major corporations were actually martial arts powers. He kept growing stronger with the System. The training grounds unlocked advanced techniques, the antique market gave him a discerning eye for appraising treasures and helped him earn cultivation resources, formation nodes taught him the art of formation patterns, and the riverbank unlocked beginner-level beast-taming abilities. He completed hunting missions to earn credits while delivering face-slapping comebacks to the wealthy factions that oppressed him, gathering followers and becoming a leading figure among the freshmen.
He sensed that Jiangcheng was in danger: high-level demon beasts were trying to break through the city’s formation, while corrupt martial arts factions were conspiring with demon beasts to wreak havoc. Lin Chen joined forces with his mentors and reclusive clans, using the System-unlocked Demonic Suppression Art to quell disturbances and reinforce the formation core time and again. He grew into a martial arts prodigy of Jiangcheng.
At last, Lin Chen signed in at the heart of the formation core in Jiangcheng’s central plaza, gained the power of martial arts itself, and reached the pinnacle of urban martial arts, becoming Jiangcheng’s Martial Venerable. When a demon beast tide struck, he fought the leader, suppressed the nest, and protected the whole
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The Care Hidden in the Steps
Reborn in a Good-for-Nothing Body, Mastering the Universe
Star Chaser: Deep-Space Mission
Redemption in the Earthquake
The Ferryman of Time's Folds
Sword Marks Beneath the Letters of Wangchuan
Long Songs on the Apricot Shore
Cracks at the Top of the Glass Tower
Entangled at First Meeting, Ashes Remain
Back to 1965: I Won't Trade Brides, I'll Change My Life
The Unchangeable Promise
