Chapter Summaries

Wang Jie recognized Chen Feng’s Peak Manifest Strength and defensive cultivation, shocking Yang Xiaotian and Yang Wei. After learning about Chen Feng’s ordinary background and exceptional academic record, Wang Jie asked him to demonstrate his strength so he could offer guidance.

• Wang Jie identified Chen Feng’s hard-body training and asked whether he had reached Peak Manifest Strength.
• Chen Feng confirmed his strength and defensive technique, astonishing Yang Xiaotian and Yang Wei.
• Yang Xiaotian admitted he had overlooked Chen Feng’s talent and explained why he had not recognized his rapid progress.
• Wang Jie heard about Chen Feng’s background and praised how remarkable his achievements were despite it.
• Wang Jie asked Chen Feng to demonstrate his strength and offered guidance, and Chen Feng agreed.

Chen Feng demonstrated his formidable martial arts to Wang Jie, who praised him as a rare genius with a solid foundation. Chen Feng hid that he had raised his techniques using Demon Suppression Value and let Wang Jie believe he had trained them through years of hard work.

• Chen Feng displayed powerful fist and foot techniques, revealing peak Manifest Strength and the genuine power of Iron Shirt.
• Yang Wei was startled by Chen Feng’s speed and strength, while Wang Jie was impressed by his martial arts.
• Wang Jie concluded that Chen Feng had practiced since childhood and trained his defensive techniques and Palm Technique with exceptional diligence.
• Chen Feng decided not to reveal that Demon Suppression Value had made his training easy, fearing he would be taken away for research.
• Chen Feng praised Wang Jie’s sharp eyes and pretended that his deductions were correct.

Wang Jie offered to take Chen Feng as his disciple after recognizing his strength, but Chen Feng saw little need for a master because he could grow stronger by slaying demons. He left the offer unanswered as he planned to enter Outer Strength soon.

• Wang Jie laughed at Chen Feng's assessment and became certain Chen Feng had reached Peak Manifest Strength.
• Wang Jie offered to take Chen Feng as his disciple and promised to support his advancement.
• Yang Xiaotian explained Wang Jie's status and urged Chen Feng to accept the rare opportunity.
• Yang Wei also nudged Chen Feng to become Wang Jie's disciple.
• Chen Feng considered the benefits but decided he did not need a master's guidance because slaying demons could raise his strength.

Chen Feng avoided becoming Wang Jie's disciple by claiming he already had a master, preserving Wang Jie's dignity and their relationship. Wang Jie accepted the explanation, offered his help as a friend, and gave Chen Feng valuable Green Plant Essence.

• Chen Feng reasoned that he did not want Wang Jie as a master, especially since he already had a master and would soon match or surpass Wang Jie's strength.
• Chen Feng told Wang Jie he could not become his disciple because he already had a master, while praising Wang Jie and expressing regret.
• Wang Jie accepted Chen Feng's explanation and asked who his master was.
• Chen Feng said his master had forbidden him from revealing his name, and Wang Jie accepted this and offered to help him as a friend.
• Wang Jie gave Chen Feng a tube of Green Plant Essence, which Yang Xiaotian recognized as a valuable Nutrient Fluid.

Chen Feng accepted a valuable gift from Wang Jie, who explained that he was investing in Chen Feng’s potential. Wang Jie then taught Yang Xiaotian how to cultivate Inner Strength, leaving Yang Xiaotian pondering the idea that movement arose from ultimate stillness.

• Wang Jie insisted that Chen Feng accept his valuable gift, and Chen Feng took it after thanking him.
• Yang Xiaotian asked Wang Jie how to advance from Ming Strength into Inner Strength.
• Wang Jie explained that Inner Strength came from combining martial intent, meditation, and a tranquil focus on the dantian.
• Wang Jie demonstrated a punching routine and advised Yang Xiaotian to cultivate patiently without distracting thoughts.
• Yang Xiaotian repeated Wang Jie’s words about stillness reaching its extreme and realized he had overlooked their meaning.

Wang Jie demonstrated the power of Inner Strength, inspiring Yang Xiaotian and tempting Chen Feng to seek it. The group discussed how to deal with the Enchantress’s forces, and Yang Wei proposed striking first.

• Wang Jie explained that sensing qi was only the first step in cultivating Inner Strength, then dented a solid wood chair with his pinky to demonstrate his power.
• Wang Jie said his Inner Strength could shatter an ordinary person’s internal organs, leaving Yang Xiaotian and the others shocked.
• Chen Feng thought an Inner Strength Pill would be worth obtaining by killing strange monsters, while Yang Xiaotian resolved to work harder toward a breakthrough.
• Wang Jie warned that the Enchantress might come for her subordinate’s killer and recovered treasure, but said he could not stay to guard them indefinitely.
• Yang Xiaotian suggested waiting for definite news, and Yang Wei proposed taking the initiative to wipe out the Enchantress’s forces.

Yang Xiaotian and Wang Jie discussed the danger of attacking monster settlements, while Chen Feng learned that the hospital ghost nest held his family and resolved to grow strong enough to save them. Yang Xiaotian then promoted Chen Feng to Demon Suppression Captain, placing twenty people under his command.

• Wang Jie and Yang Xiaotian agreed that attacking the Enchantress or the hospital ghost nest risked alerting the monsters and endangering hostages.
• Chen Feng realized the hospital ghost nest was where he had been born and feared his parents and older sister had become part of the monsters' army.
• Wang Jie explained that even Inner Strength experts faced certain death in the hospital ghost nest, strengthening Chen Feng's resolve to become powerful enough to free his family.
• Yang Xiaotian handed Chen Feng his updated personnel document and promoted him directly to Demon Suppression Captain.
• Chen Feng learned that a Demon Suppression Captain commanded twenty people, supported by two Squadron Leaders and four Team Leaders.

Chen Feng was promoted directly to Squadron Leader after Yang Xiaotian cited his Peak Manifest Strength, causing an uproar in the Demon Suppression Division. As Chen Feng took command of the Second Squad, Team Leaders Ling Shi and Bai Yi questioned the appointment, and Bai Yi refused to accept his authority.

• Yang Xiaotian promoted Chen Feng to Squadron Leader without holding a meeting.
• Wang Gang and Mo Long challenged the rapid promotion, but Yang Xiaotian said Chen Feng had reached Peak Manifest Strength.
• Chen Feng received his new uniform, equipment, and identification, along with authority over twenty Demon Suppressors and hundreds of auxiliary personnel.
• The Demon Suppression Division assigned Chen Feng to lead the Second Squad, where several members doubted his appointment despite learning of his strength.
• Ling Shi and Bai Yi complained about Chen Feng's promotion, and Bai Yi said he would not listen to the new Squadron Leader.

Chen Feng confronted skepticism from the Demon Suppressors after taking up his new Brigade Leader position. Bai Yi openly challenged his promotion, while Ling Shi remained respectful despite his doubts.

• Ling Shi said he would judge Chen Feng's ability during future missions and avoided openly offending him.
• Chen Feng met with Ling Shi, Bai Yi, and the other Demon Suppressors gathered in the office.
• Chen Feng noticed Ling Shi's respectful manner and Bai Yi's resentment toward him.
• Bai Yi said he did not accept Chen Feng as Brigade Leader and claimed he or Ling Shi was more suited to the role.
• Chen Feng told Bai Yi that he was now his superior and asked who Bai Yi thought should lead instead.

Chen Feng appointed Ling Shi as Deputy Brigade Commander, leaving him to manage the brigade while Chen Feng pursued difficult missions to earn Demon Suppression Value. Meanwhile, a man in a black shadow fed on the dead as ghostly creatures chased fleeing citizens.

• Chen Feng named Ling Shi Deputy Brigade Commander and told Bai Yi to follow Ling Shi’s orders.
• Ling Shi eagerly accepted the promotion, while Bai Yi regretted having antagonized Chen Feng.
• Chen Feng took difficult C-rank missions himself and focused on earning enough Demon Suppression Value to buy an Inner Strength Pill.
• A black shadow absorbed an aura from mangled corpses, and the man within it reveled in devouring Living Souls.
• Ghostly creatures pursued panicked citizens as they fled through what had become a scene of chaos.

Ghosts under Lady Enchantress slaughtered Beihu City’s residents as panic spread through the streets. A ghostly leader ordered them to kill ten people and spare one so survivors could later join their growing army.

• Beihu City’s residents fled in terror as ghosts hunted them through homes, shops, and streets.
• A ghost found a boy hiding beneath a bed and killed him, while another tore a fleeing woman apart in a mall.
• Ghosts absorbed the Living Souls of their victims as a young man survived beneath a car, hidden by the stench of nearby corpses.
• The ghosts celebrated their freedom after Lady Enchantress let them loose and spoke of conquering the human world.
• A pale-faced fat ghost ordered his allies to kill ten people and leave one alive to grow their ranks, then urged them to absorb more Living Souls.

Chen Feng and the others flew into Beihu City's old district and saw monsters slaughtering civilians as Enchantress's forces carried out a diversion. Yang Xiaotian contacted Ding Zhen, and both sides confirmed they were in the old district.

• The ghosts discussed using attacks at eight locations to delay the Demon Suppression Division while Lady Enchantress headed for Qingshui City.
• The ghosts entered Beihu City's old district, where fires, wrecked traffic, and fleeing civilians filled the streets.
• Chen Feng, Yang Wei, Zhou Yu, and Wang Chi saw the monsters massacre civilians and were horrified by the destruction.
• Ding Zhen contacted Yang Xiaotian through his Light Meter and said Beihu City had been attacked by Enchantress's people.
• Yang Xiaotian told Ding Zhen that his group had reached the old district, and Ding Zhen said he was there too.

Ding Zhen and the Demon Suppressors fought aberrations attacking Beihu City, where possession caused deadly casualties. As the ghost escaped and a wounded young Demon Suppressor was taken for treatment, Yang Xiaotian arrived with reinforcements and ordered them to kill every aberration.

• Ding Zhen led several hundred Demon Suppressors into battle against the aberrations attacking Beihu City.
• A possessed young Demon Suppressor shot several teammates, and his comrades cut off his gun-holding arm to stop him.
• The ghost fled, and the young man learned he had killed teammates before being taken to the medical team.
• Yang Xiaotian arrived by helicopter with more than a hundred people and ordered them to show no mercy to the aberrations.

The Demon Suppression Division from Qingshui City arrived and fought the ghouls, with Chen Feng’s Soul Locking Chain proving especially effective. As the ghouls suffered heavy losses, a fat ghoul ordered them to possess the Demon Suppressors and turn their weapons against their allies.

• The Qingshui City Demon Suppression Division charged into the ghoul horde with weapons designed to harm them.
• Yang Xiaotian, Mo Long, Wang Gang, Ling Shi, and Bai Yi used their abilities to kill ghouls.
• Chen Feng cut down dozens of ghouls with his Soul Locking Chain and gained more than eighty Demon Suppression Value.
• A fat ghoul ordered the survivors to possess the Demon Suppressors and use their weapons against the Division.

Chen Feng rescued a possessed teammate by using his Soul Locking Chain to drag out and destroy the Evil Ghost. Yang Xiaotian and the others recognized Chen Feng’s remarkable ability as the battle continued.

• An Evil Ghost possessed a team member and began turning his gun on his fellow Demon Suppressors.
• Yang Xiaotian ordered the possessed teammate killed when attempts to save him failed.
• Chen Feng struck the teammate with his Soul Locking Chain, pulled out the Evil Ghost, and destroyed it with a Blood Sun Palm.
• The teammate recovered, and the others learned that Chen Feng had saved him from possession.
• Yang Xiaotian praised Chen Feng, while Ling Shi, Bai Yi, and Wang Gang witnessed his power for the first time.

Chen Feng’s powerful Soul Locking Chain drew Bai Yi’s attention, and Bai Yi urged him to hand it over to Division Chief Yang Xiaotian for the campaign against the eerie creatures. Chen Feng offered to lend it, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Yang Xiaotian asked Chen Feng where he had obtained the item, and Chen Feng claimed he had bought it at a street stall.
• Bai Yi realized the Soul Locking Chain contributed to Chen Feng’s strength and demanded that Chen Feng lend it to Yang Xiaotian.
• Ling Shi, Zhou Yu, and Wang Chi criticized Bai Yi for targeting Chen Feng and acting out of jealousy.
• Yang Xiaotian told Bai Yi to stop stirring up trouble and questioned whether Chen Feng’s strength came only from the whip.
• Chen Feng said Yang Xiaotian could use the whip if it would be more effective in his hands.

Yang Xiaotian defended Chen Feng and warned Bai Yi not to challenge his authority, while Chen Feng’s whip turned the tide against the possessing ghosts. The fat ghost sent powerful attackers after Chen Feng, but Chen Feng expelled a ghost from his body with his yang energy and destroyed it with his Blood Sun Palm.

• Yang Xiaotian told Bai Yi that Chen Feng was stronger than any squad captain and could even take his place as Division Chief.
• Bai Yi accepted the reprimand and stopped arguing with Chen Feng.
• Chen Feng used his whip to drive possessing creatures out of his teammates and kill them.
• The fat ghost ordered powerful ghosts to attack Chen Feng under cover of spreading ghostly energy.
• A ghost possessed Chen Feng, but his yang energy blasted it out and his Blood Sun Palm destroyed it.

Chen Feng tore through the monsters with his Blood Sun Palm, Soul Locking Chain, and Iron Shirt while Yang Xiaotian fought the Fat Ghoul and other high-level ghosts. After Yang Xiaotian was wounded and driven back, Chen Feng arrived to take over the fight.

• Chen Feng slapped several major ghosts to death with his bare hand.
• Chen Feng activated his Iron Shirt and charged through the monster horde, resisting their attempts to possess him.
• Yang Xiaotian struck the Fat Ghoul, but the Fat Ghoul and a lean eighth-level ghost joined forces with other ghosts to overwhelm him.
• The Fat Ghoul hit Yang Xiaotian in the chest and drew blood from his mouth.
• Chen Feng swung his Soul Locking Chain to knock away the pursuing ghosts and told Yang Xiaotian to retreat while he handled them.

Chen Feng drove the ghosts into retreat with his overwhelming strength, then stopped pursuing them before revealing his Inner Strength. He left the battle with over two hundred Demon Suppression Value, while the Demon Suppression Division personnel stared at him in shock.

• Chen Feng fought the Fat Ghoul and several other ghosts with his Soul Locking Chain and palm strikes while Yang Xiaotian stepped back because of his chest pain.
• The Fat Ghoul seized an injured Demon Suppression Division member’s gun, but Chen Feng whipped it away before he could fire.
• Recognizing Chen Feng’s strength and Yang Energy, the Fat Ghoul ordered the ghosts to retreat.
• Chen Feng chased down the fleeing monsters, killing dozens before twenty-three escaped.
• Chen Feng stopped without using his Inner Strength to keep his true strength hidden from the ghosts and the Enchantress, then collected over two hundred Demon Suppression Value.
• Yang Xiaotian, Wang Gang, Mo Long, Yang Wei, Zhou Yu, Ling Shi, Bai Yi, and the other Division members stared at Chen Feng in astonishment.

Chen Feng drove off the Fat Ghoul and a horde of ferocious ghosts, earning the respect of the Demon Suppressors. Yang Xiaotian led the team by helicopter to another area under attack, where they found civilians already dead.

• Bai Yi realized Chen Feng's strength surpassed his expectations and regretted having judged him unfairly.
• Mo Long abandoned his plans to punish Chen Feng, and Wang Gang, Ling Shi, and the other Demon Suppressors accepted Chen Feng as a worthy squad captain.
• Yang Xiaotian thanked Chen Feng for saving him and ordered everyone to provide support at the next attack site.
• The group boarded helicopters and flew to the next area after contacting Ding Zhen.
• Chen Feng and the others arrived to find corpses covering the ground, while several people emerged from beneath cars at the place they had just defended.