Chapter Summaries

After awakening in a post-apocalyptic world, Wang Ye learned that the original owner had been attacked by Yu Haitao’s lackeys over an Evolution Fruit. With only thirty days left to qualify for Evolutionary Serum, Wang Ye unlocked a talent that could improve his Life Evolution Method, while Yu Haitao planned to kill him later.

• Wang Ye woke in West Camp Medical Room, learned about the catastrophe and his near-fatal attack, and found out that Captain Song Shirui had rescued him.
• Wang Ye recalled that Yu Haitao’s four lackeys had attacked the original owner for an Evolution Fruit and decided to become an Evolver before taking revenge.
• Wang Ye practiced the Life Evolution Method, unlocked a Light and Shadow Panel with one Potential Point, and raised the method to Proficient through overnight training.
• Wang Ye spent his Potential Point to advance the Life Evolution Method to Mastery, then went to the training ground to investigate how to gain more Potential Points.
• Yu Haitao told Sun Yang to leave Wang Ye alone for now but insisted that they would kill him before he could become an Evolver.

Wang Ye discovered that killing Mutated Monsters earned Potential Points, then used one point to rapidly advance his blade technique. He left the chapter having reached Proficient level in the Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique.

• Wang Ye left the Evolution Camp, fought and killed a Mutated Monster, and gained his first Potential Point.
• Wang Ye returned to the medical room, where Shu Mengou treated his superficial injuries.
• Wang Ye began training in the Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique and spent the night practicing its fundamentals.
• Wang Ye sought instruction at the Blade Hall, resolved his difficulties, and practiced until he reached Beginner level.
• Wang Ye spent his Potential Point to accelerate his blade training and reached Proficient level.

Wang Ye improved his blade technique and hunted Mutated Monsters to earn Potential Points, but Red Rain led him into a deadly fight with a mutated student. After returning injured to West Camp, he asked Shu Mengou to stay with him, while Yu Haitao and Sun Yang plotted to kill him.

• Wang Ye hunted in the wilderness, gained Potential Points, and advanced the Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique to mastery.
• Wang Ye returned to the wilderness the next morning and accumulated Potential Points before Red Rain began.
• Wang Ye encountered a student who had mutated after Red Rain entered his wound and fought him to the death.
• Wang Ye returned to the West Camp Medical Room with an injured shoulder and asked Shu Mengou to keep him company.
• Yu Haitao and Sun Yang discussed killing Wang Ye before he returned to Base City.

Wang Ye advanced his Life Evolution Method to Great Accomplishment and spent four days cultivating before taking the Second Comprehensive Test. As rumors spread about his rivalry with Yu Haitao, Wang Ye publicly denied that they were enemies and went to check his test results.

• After recovering from his fight with a mutated human, Wang Ye used Potential Points to advance his Life Evolution Method to Great Accomplishment, boosting his cultivation efficiency.
• Wang Ye trained intensely for four days and nearly recovered from his shoulder injury before Doctor Shu visited to check on him.
• Huang Ju warned Zhao Xiaoyu that Wang Ye was likely to be eliminated, while Zhao Xiaoyu denied that she was still thinking about him.
• At the Second Comprehensive Test, Wang Ye heard that Huang Zirui and Yu Shuiqin had both scored over a hundred, and Zhao Xiaoyu left after passing.
• Lu Yong told Wang Ye that people were spreading rumors that Yu Haitao had caused his injury and stolen his Evolution Fruit, but Wang Ye denied their feud before entering the test.

Wang Ye passed the Second Comprehensive Test with strong scores, then sharpened his blade technique while preparing for Yu Haitao’s attempt to kill him. He ended the chapter confident that he could turn the coming confrontation against his pursuers.

• Wang Ye scored 50 in strength, 45 in flexibility, 48 in resilience, 52 in speed, 56 in agility, and 60 in essence, passing the Second Comprehensive Test.
• Yu Haitao learned Wang Ye had passed and ordered Sun Yang to kill him when he next entered the wilderness.
• Zhao Xiaoyu heard Wang Ye had ranked 38th, while Huang Ju dismissed his chances of graduating and Zhao Xiaoyu agreed not to act foolishly again.
• Wang Ye killed Mutated Monsters in the wilderness, gained Potential Points, and let Shu Mengou bandage his shoulder.
• Wang Ye suspected Yu Haitao was about to target him, then used Potential Points to raise Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique to major mastery.

Wang Ye ambushed Sun Yang’s group in Xingyu New Village and killed all four men who had attacked him ten days earlier. With the fight over, he faced the risk that the killings could jeopardize his graduation and access to the Evolutionary Serum.

• Sun Yang sent Shi Hou to follow Wang Ye, then split the group to search for him in Xingyu New Village.
• Wang Ye killed Shi Hou with an ambush and used pepper spray to blind Yan Zhuofeng before severing his knee and beheading him.
• Sun Yang rushed into the building and fought Wang Ye, who disarmed him and killed him on the stairs.
• Ding Jinchao fled and hid, but Wang Ye used Sun Yang’s phone to lure him out and killed him when he begged for mercy.

Wang Ye killed Sun Yang and the others, then called Yu Haitao to calm him while preparing to settle their feud after becoming Evolvers. He perfected the Life Evolution Method and discovered it could be upgraded further, though doing so required 50 Potential Points.

• Wang Ye reviewed his fight with Sun Yang's group and planned to perfect the Life Evolution Method before improving his blade technique.
• Yu Haitao received Wang Ye's call, concluded Sun Yang and the others were dead, and mistook Wang Ye's attempt to calm him for an admission of defeat.
• Wang Ye studied the Graduation Exam schedule and resolved to settle matters with Yu Haitao after they became Evolvers.
• Two days later, Wang Ye used his sole Potential Point to raise the Life Evolution Method from Mastery to Perfect, greatly accelerating his cultivation.
• Wang Ye discovered that the Life Evolution Method could be upgraded beyond Perfect for 50 Potential Points and wondered whether the Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique had another level too.

With the Graduation Exam approaching, Wang Ye perfected his blade technique, broke its limits to create the defensive skill Square Circle, and continued strengthening himself through wilderness training. As the trainees began their rest period before the exam, Zhao Xiaoyu worried about Wang Ye while he spent the night with Doctor Shu.

• Wang Ye perfected the Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique and learned that it could be limit-broken for 15 Potential Points.
• Wang Ye expanded his hunting range, killed Mutated Monsters, and grew confident that his physical condition had surpassed Yu Haitao's.
• Wang Ye spent his accumulated Potential Points to limit-break his blade technique and comprehended Square Circle, a skill combining attack and defense.
• The wilderness training ended on December 15, giving the trainees three days to rest and prepare for the Graduation Exam.
• Zhao Xiaoyu worried over Wang Ye's unanswered message, while Huang Ju urged her to accept Yu Haitao instead.
• Wang Ye reassured his mother that he was healthy, then embraced Doctor Shu and ignored her attempts to stop his wandering hands.

Wang Ye completed the first two days of the Graduation Exam, and his physical tests revealed extraordinary scores that far surpassed his classmates. The chapter ended with Lu Yong stunned by Wang Ye’s essence score of 120.

• Wang Ye took the written, behavioral, and psychological exams, then explained to Lu Yong that some answers helped determine which departments suited each trainee.
• Wang Ye completed the first two parts of his physical examination and learned that his overall data was excellent.
• Lu Yong told Wang Ye that Zhao Xiaoyu scored 75 and Yu Haitao scored 81, but Wang Ye remained unimpressed.
• Wang Ye scored 88 in flexibility and 100 in strength, then recorded 104 in speed and 111 in agility.
• Wang Ye scored 95 in endurance and 120 in essence, leaving Lu Yong shocked.

After Wang Ye topped the regular classes with a physical comprehensive score of 103, he trained toward becoming an Evolver and faced the actual combat assessment. Yu Haitao earned only a B rating, closing off his chance to enter the Guardian Division, while Wang Ye was called up next.

• Yu Haitao froze when the Class 23 group chat celebrated Wang Ye's score of 103 and his first-place ranking among the tested regular classes.
• Wang Ye checked the Intranet ranking, found himself 88th overall, and continued training while considering the gap between regular and Elite Class scores.
• On the final day of the Graduation Exam, Wang Ye passed Zhao Xiaoyu without engaging with her attempt to approach him.
• At the Combat Training Hall, instructors announced the actual combat assessment results and criticized Yu Haitao's disorganized swordsmanship, giving him an overall B rating.
• Yu Haitao realized that his B rating disqualified him from the Guardian Division, then snapped awake when Wang Ye was called to the platform.

Wang Ye earned the first S grades in Class 23’s practical assessments by demonstrating perfect-level blade technique and defending against Xiao Instructor with his self-created Square Circle. The chapter ended with Wang Ye receiving an overall S and winning the class’s admiration, while Yu Haitao swallowed his anger.

• Wang Ye demonstrated the Nine Forms of Elementary Blade Technique, impressing the instructors and earning an S in Weapon Mastery.
• Xiao Instructor challenged Wang Ye in practical sparring and attacked him with relentless, perfect-level blade technique.
• Wang Ye used Square Circle to defend against Xiao Instructor’s attacks without finding an opening to counter.
• Xiao Instructor praised Wang Ye’s technique, and the staff awarded him an S in Practical Sparring.
• Yu Haitao protested Wang Ye’s score, but the Blade Hall instructor challenged him to fight Wang Ye, and Yu Haitao backed down.
• The staff announced Wang Ye’s overall S assessment, prompting Class 23 to erupt in cheers.

After learning that Blood Crystals in his blood disqualified him from receiving Evolutionary Serum, Wang Ye chose a risky alternative: taking an Evolution Fruit and evolving alongside the other students. He left the instructors to apply for it, accepting a 40 percent chance of success, a 30 percent chance of mutation, and a 30 percent chance of death.

• Wang Ye discussed which special department he might join with Shu Mengou and continued cultivating while awaiting the Evolutionary Serum list.
• The list appeared without Wang Ye’s name, prompting Yu Haitao to celebrate and Zhao Xiaoyu to decide she had truly moved on from him.
• Li Shoudao and Xiao Instructor told Wang Ye that Blood Crystals in his blood made him ineligible for Evolutionary Serum.
• Xiao Instructor offered Wang Ye treatment followed by evolution, abandoning evolution, or immediate evolution using an Evolution Fruit, with the last option carrying a 40 percent success rate.
• Wang Ye chose the Evolution Fruit and asked the instructors to apply for it.

Wang Ye entered Evolution Camp’s evolution process with an awarded Evolution Fruit, but the Mutated Monster Blood Crystal in his body triggered a dangerous mutation. His Light and Shadow Panel awakened, allowing him to survive and evolve into an Esper.

• Wang Ye joined the 101st Class trainees and explained that the instructor had obtained an Evolution Fruit for him.
• The chief instructor announced the start of evolution, and trainees entered sealed Medical Bays to receive their injections.
• Wang Ye swallowed the Evolution Fruit, but researchers found his success rate was only 45% because he carried a Mutated Monster Blood Crystal.
• A red-light alarm signaled a mutation as Wang Ye’s body convulsed and bled, while the researchers and Team Leader Tong waited to see whether he would survive.
• Wang Ye summoned his Light and Shadow Panel through sheer will, advanced from Initial Lifeform to Elementary Star Seed Lifeform, and awakened as an Esper.

After surviving a strange evolution, Wang Ye awakened as both a Gene Warrior and an Esper, then explored Moon Web and trained with the Crimson Sun Evolution Method. He left the chapter recovering in the hospital, with his new cultivation method already strengthened and his power poised to grow.

• Wang Ye survived his rejection reaction and surgery, while researchers confirmed his genome was intact despite his unusually low physical evolution rate.
• Yu Haitao learned that Wang Ye had suffered the reaction and laughed with delight, believing Wang Ye's prospects had taken a turn for the worse.
• Wang Ye woke in the hospital and saw that he had become an Awakened Esper as well as a Reserve Gene Warrior.
• Wang Ye connected to Moon Web, found that he could enter the Gene Warrior training area but not the Esper area, and examined its Evolution Methods and combat techniques.
• Wang Ye cultivated the Crimson Sun Evolution Method until he reached beginner level, then spent five Potential Points to raise it to proficient level.

After recovering from his failed evolution, Wang Ye learned that his talent had awakened him as a nascent esper, while the Crimson Sun Evolution Method rapidly increased his physical attributes. He left the hospital and prepared to enter the wilderness, planning to confront Yu Haitao at the Rookie Trial.

• Class 23 students practiced connecting to the Moon Web, and their instructor explained the limits of beginners’ concentration and the need to practice techniques in reality.
• Wang Ye comprehended the beginner Crimson Sun Blade Art, cultivated the Crimson Sun Evolution Method, and raised his physical attributes substantially.
• Wang Ye persuaded Shu Mengou to let him leave the hospital and gave her the key card to his Evolutionist Apartment.
• Li Shoudao showed Wang Ye the records of his failed evolution and explained that his talent had triggered an abnormal esper awakening, though his body evolution rate was poor.
• Wang Ye learned from a physical examination that his attributes had reached a score of 230, then went to the equipment depot to prepare for the wilderness and the Rookie Trial.

Wang Ye hunted Mutated Monsters outside No. 3 Garrison to build his strength ahead of the Rookie Trial. When an injured Ferocious-level Bull Monster charged him, he fought back and killed it, spending Potential Points in the process.

• Wang Ye traveled to No. 3 Garrison and hunted Mutated Monsters north of the camp, gaining two Potential Points over five hours.
• As Wang Ye prepared to return to camp, an injured Ferocious-level Bull Monster charged at him.
• Wang Ye used Square Circle to redirect the Bull Monster's attacks and targeted the wound on its side.
• Wang Ye struck the Bull Monster with the Crimson Sun Blade Art as it tried to flee, then finished it with repeated blows.
• Wang Ye killed the First Order Bull Monster, and his Potential Points fell from 8 to 3.

After killing an injured Ferocious-level Yeniu Monster, Wang Ye befriended wealthy Elite Class student Huang Zirui, who gave him rare healing and antidote potions. Back at his apartment, Wang Ye ignored Shu Mengou’s plea to rest and used five Potential Points to master the first move of the Crimson Sun Blade Art, boosting his attack power.

• Wang Ye killed the injured Ferocious-level Yeniu Monster, earned five Potential Points, and placed a marker for the Collection Department to recover it.
• Huang Zirui arrived, gave Wang Ye healing and antidote potions, and drove him back to camp, where they exchanged contact details.
• Shu Mengou treated Wang Ye’s injuries and explained that Huang Zirui’s potions were restricted products worth tens of thousands of yuan.
• Wang Ye refused to rest and practiced the Crimson Sun Blade Art in his training room.
• Wang Ye spent five Potential Points mastering Rising Sun, increasing his attack power by over fifty percent.

Wang Ye became a First Order Gene Warrior, discovered that weaker monsters yielded fewer Potential Points, and improved his blade technique while preparing for the Rookie Trial. As Yu Haitao planned to kill him in the trial, Wang Ye resolved to settle their old grudge the next day.

• Wang Ye advanced to a First Order Gene Warrior after improving the Crimson Sun Evolution Method, but the breakthrough brought back its troublesome side effect.
• Wang Ye found that killing mutated beasts yielded only half a Potential Point, then hunted farther north and confirmed that monster rank determined his rewards.
• Yu Haitao boasted to his brother that he had become a Gene Warrior and planned to use the Rookie Trial to eliminate Wang Ye.
• Wang Ye improved the Crimson Sun Blade Art, mastered Dawn's First Light, and prepared to confront Yu Haitao in the Rookie Trial.

Wang Ye entered the Rookie Trial with Lu Yong, secretly intending to use the partnership to lower Yu Haitao’s guard. He hunted Mutated Monsters to build Potential Points, then used them to advance his Crimson Sun Evolution Method, leaving his physical strength close to 400.

• Li Shoudao announced the Rookie Trial’s survival rules, rankings, and rewards before the 101st Class began the twenty-four-hour trial.
• Wang Ye agreed to team up with Lu Yong so Yu Haitao would believe he lacked the strength to compete.
• Wang Ye advised Lu Yong to stay near the perimeter, then hunted Mutated Monsters through abandoned farmhouses while other trainees headed for the mountains.
• Wang Ye accumulated Potential Points during several hours of hunting and spent them to advance the Crimson Sun Evolution Method from initial mastery to major mastery.
• Wang Ye’s physical fitness rose by roughly 70 points, bringing his strength close to 400.

Wang Ye separated from Lu Yong and prepared for the night’s battles while Yu Haitao tracked him, planning to kill him. Wang Ye used a fight with Mutated Monsters to draw Yu Haitao in, then revealed his overwhelming strength and killed him.

• Yu Haitao watched Wang Ye and Lu Yong throughout the day, then planned to attack them after dark.
• Wang Ye sent Lu Yong to hide near the wooden plank wall and prepared to fight alone, while Lu Yong agreed to pursue a collector’s life in the Base City.
• As night fell and Ferocious-level Monsters appeared across the mountains, Wang Ye realized someone was following him and deliberately drew Yu Haitao toward a farmhouse.
• Yu Haitao followed the sounds of Wang Ye fighting Mutated Monsters and approached to attack him from behind.
• Wang Ye knocked Yu Haitao down with his blade, revealed that his strength had been concealed, and killed him with a strike to the neck.