Recaps

Xia Lin escaped Li Peipei, gained the Indeterminate Shadow class, and built strength by turning his mutated abilities against his own faction. In Fierce Martial City, he joined North Wind Martial Arts School, killed Li Wenzhang and survived a confrontation with Li Zaishui and Huang Yue, then left police custody under North Wind’s protection.

• Xia Lin killed Rouyun, An Yue, Xie Xiaotian, and Zhang Wen in Dark Cavern, then swallowed the Heaven-Gifted Source Essence and escaped Li Peipei with A Thousand Li Apart at Parting.
• Xia Lin chose the Indeterminate Shadow class, gained mutated skills, and escaped Iron Rain Base after Li Peipei emerged and ordered him captured.
• Xia Lin killed Li Qing and Wang Ye while traveling to Ancient Splendor Base, where Li Peipei sought Gu Hua’s help finding a martial arts Ash Zone.
• Bai Guang recruited Xia Lin to enter Fierce Martial City with him, and Xia Lin decided to use the city’s martial arts schools to gain strength and secure a Savage Martial Arena match.
• Xia Lin joined North Wind Martial Arts School, killed Li Wenzhang, and earned attribute increases and advancement to level two.
• Xia Lin trained under Guo Yu, mutated Fighting Basics into Martial Artists Do Not Die from Gunfire, and transformed North Wind Heavy Punch into East Wind Divine Fist, which summoned missiles.
• Li Zaishui and Huang Yue confronted Xia Lin over Li Wenzhang’s death, but his new defense and missile attacks killed them.
• Yang Dehai and Duan Jun questioned Xia Lin, then Yang Dehai released him because North Wind valued him as a prospective Savage Martial fighter and would control his arena matches.

Xia Lin survived North Wind’s attempt to sacrifice him, destroyed the North Wind Consortium, and joined Aoluosi’s assault on the Suzuki Consortium. He defeated Watanabe Munen after Suzuki Shinto transferred his consciousness into him, then received a confusing new notification.

• Xia Lin signed with North Wind and killed Taishan and Flower Burial in arena matches, while Suzuki Wan arranged for Flower Burial to kill him in exchange for mining rights.
• After Duan Jun warned Xia Lin about the plot, Xia Lin survived being drugged and tortured, killed Flower Burial, and attacked the VIP box, taking Suzuki Wan with him.
• Xia Lin killed Suzuki Wan, stormed North Wind’s headquarters, defeated the Radiant Knight, and destroyed the consortium’s leadership.
• Aoluosi recruited Xia Lin to help destroy the Suzuki Consortium and its Firmament System, and Xia Lin advanced to level 3 before joining the operation at the Suzuki First Research Institute.
• Xia Lin fought Watanabe Munen in Augustine’s Life-and-Death Arena, endured severe injuries, and used potions and mutations to strengthen himself.
• While Aoluosi and Huaxin fought Suzuki Shinto on basement level 100, Xia Lin battered Watanabe Munen with missiles and close-range attacks until Suzuki Shinto transferred his consciousness into Munen.
• Xia Lin destroyed Watanabe Munen, completed the Backlash of Ambition side quest, and received 2,000 Ash Zone Points before a new notification interrupted his celebration.