Recaps

Lin Sheng killed a powerful Blood-Armored Bristle Boar and learned from Kanna that it may have been driven out by a newly formed flesh aberration nest in the Desolate Bone Forbidden Zone. He agreed to let Kanna guide him to Red Sand Valley while He Ping took the surviving hunters to Blackrock Outpost to gather information.

• Kanna and the Wind and Sand Hunting Team were overwhelmed by the Blood-Armored Bristle Boar until Lin Sheng descended from the clouds and killed it.
• Lin Sheng integrated the Blood-Armored Bristle Boar, gaining its flesh and withering affinity talents and strengthening his flesh-rule abilities.
• Kanna offered the team's collected beast materials as thanks, but Lin Sheng declined and asked where they had encountered the boar.
• Kanna said they met the boar in Red Sand Valley and suspected a new flesh aberration nest had driven it from the central region.
• Kanna offered to guide Lin Sheng to the valley in exchange for protection, and Lin Sheng accepted.
• Lin Sheng sent He Ping and A-Huan toward Blackrock Outpost with the surviving hunters, then entered the forbidden zone with Kanna.

Xia Leisheng learned that the Crimson Prison Society’s Flame Hell Branch might be in Senluo Province and investigated Lin Sheng’s connection to the Iron Fist Gate. Meanwhile, Lin Sheng and Kanna entered Red Sand Valley, where they fought off Bonefang Rats and pushed into a miasma-filled passage toward the valley’s central region.

• Mary told Xia Leisheng that the Guard Army suspected the Crimson Prison Society’s Flame Hell Branch was hiding in the provincial capital.
• Xia Leisheng discovered that the Iron Bone Martial Hall was connected to the ancient Iron Fist Gate and decided to visit it to investigate Lin Sheng’s origins.
• Lin Sheng and Kanna entered the Desolate Bone Forbidden Zone and crossed Withered Bone Slope after Lin Sheng and Kanna defeated a swarm of Bonefang Rats.
• Lin Sheng and Kanna entered Red Sand Valley, where its unstable quicksand and concentrated Flesh Rule and Withering rule suggested a mutation nest nearby.
• Lin Sheng used Ashfire to carve a passage through the miasma blocking his spiritual sense, then led Kanna into the central region.

Lin Sheng and Kanna raced toward a newborn mutation nest in Red Sand Valley, where Han Tong’s Eaglehead Group seized control and trapped the other hunting teams. When a mature Corrosion Beast emerged from the nest, Han Tong faced a threat far beyond the creatures he had fought so far.

• Kanna warned Lin Sheng that the newborn mutation nest would attract rival hunting teams, so Lin Sheng hurried toward it with her.
• The Iron Hammer Hunting Team and other groups hunted beasts emerging from the nest until Han Tong arrived and drove them off with his strength.
• Han Tong ordered the Eaglehead Group to keep the other teams trapped and claim both the nest’s profits and their spoils.
• The Eaglehead Group killed several waves of Void Beasts before a newly spawned Two-Headed Giant Python attacked Han Tong.
• As Han Tong prepared to finish the wounded python, a mature Corrosion Beast emerged from the basin and terrified him.

Lin Sheng arrived in Red Sand Valley and killed the mature Tumor-Horned Giant Python before absorbing its flesh and withering affinities. He also absorbed the Two-Headed Giant Python and other Mutation Beasts, greatly strengthening his body as the chapter ended.

• Han Tong attacked the mature Tumor-Horned Giant Python, but its defenses negated his lightning techniques and it overwhelmed the Eaglehead Group.
• The python's tendrils killed several Eaglehead Group members, and Han Tong exhausted himself trying to injure it before fleeing.
• Lin Sheng arrived, smashed the Tumor-Horned Giant Python apart, and absorbed its blood mist to gain intermediate flesh and withering affinities.
• Lin Sheng killed and absorbed the recovering Two-Headed Giant Python, then drew in other nearby Mutation Beasts.
• Lin Sheng felt his flesh affinity approaching or reaching the high grade as his body and cultivation strengthened.

Lin Sheng left the battlefield beside the Mutation Nest, but Han Kui and two Bloodbone Outpost experts arrived and tried to ambush him. Scorpion Lady’s attack barely wounded Lin Sheng, and he crushed her in a single counterstrike as Han Kui and Iron Face watched in horror.

• Lin Sheng decided to leave the Mutation Nest after sensing that a stronger Mutation Beast was about to hatch.
• Han Kui, Iron Face, and Scorpion Lady arrived at Red Sand Valley, and Han Tong accused Lin Sheng of attacking the Eaglehead Group and stealing their prey.
• Han Kui questioned Lin Sheng while Iron Face sealed off escape routes and Scorpion Lady concealed herself for an ambush.
• Lin Sheng prepared to leave with Kanna, but Scorpion Lady appeared behind him and pierced his scales with a poisonous thorn.
• Lin Sheng ignored the poison and crushed Scorpion Lady into a cloud of blood mist with a backward sweep of his hand.

Lin Sheng annihilated Scorpion Lady, Iron Face, and Han Kui’s forces before fleeing Red Sand Valley with Kanna when the Blood-Thunder Poison Toad emerged from the Mutation Nest. The toad devoured Han Kui and the remaining Eaglehead Group members, then returned to the nest to feed and grow stronger.

• Lin Sheng’s ashfire dissolved Han Kui’s blood phantoms, and he shattered Iron Face’s barrier before killing him with his bare hands.
• Han Kui fled, but the Blood-Thunder Poison Toad emerged from the Mutation Nest and swallowed him whole.
• Lin Sheng struck the toad’s tongue, then used ashfire to hold back its attacks while he escaped Red Sand Valley with Kanna.
• The Blood-Thunder Poison Toad devoured Han Tong and the remaining Eaglehead Group members.
• The toad returned to the Mutation Nest and began digesting its prey while absorbing the power of rules.

Xia Leisheng visited the Iron Bone Martial Hall, uncovered its history and Lin Sheng’s ties to it, then ordered the Fighting Association to reserve it an elite quota slot. Lin Sheng escaped Red Sand Valley with Kanna and headed for Blackrock Outpost, planning to pursue a breakthrough before facing stronger mutation beasts.

• Xia Leisheng watched the Iron Bone Martial Hall’s students and recognized traces of the Iron Fist Gate’s lost inheritance.
• Yue Hongya and Jelas discussed the Guard Army’s pressure, seized resources, and the threat to the martial hall’s support.
• Xia Leisheng examined the Blood-Colored Humanoid in the secret chamber and discovered that its divine intent had nearly dissipated.
• Xia Leisheng read Yue Hongya’s memories, learned about Lin Sheng and the martial hall’s founder, and ordered Mary to reserve the hall an elite quota slot.
• Lin Sheng escaped Red Sand Valley with Kanna, decided to go to Blackrock Outpost, and resolved to enter seclusion to break through into erosion martial.

He Ping visited Blackrock Outpost to learn about the Flesh Mutation Nests, but One-Eye secretly identified him and his companions as targets wanted by the Crimson Prison Society. As One-Eye tried to lure He Ping toward Red Sand Valley, Lin Sheng arrived at the outpost and prepared to leave with him after completing his objective.

• He Ping and A-Huan entered Blackrock Outpost, where One-Eye told He Ping about two Flesh Mutation Nests and a newly emerged nest in Red Sand Valley.
• After He Ping left, One-Eye’s crystal confirmed He Ping’s identity, and he contacted Deacon Red Bone, who ordered him to keep the group from leaving.
• One-Eye caught up with He Ping and A-Huan in an aircraft and offered to accompany them to Red Sand Valley, but He Ping received a message and asked to turn back.
• Lin Sheng arrived at Blackrock Outpost with Kanna, sent her away after warning her to keep quiet, and waited for He Ping so they could leave and find a secluded place to cultivate.

One-Eye revealed himself as a Crimson Prison Society operative and trapped He Ping and A-Huan aboard the Flying Craft. As One-Eye nearly defeated He Ping, Lin Sheng arrived, crushed the craft, and rescued them before escaping with them.

• He Ping sensed something wrong with One-Eye and tried to leave the Flying Craft with A-Huan, but One-Eye activated the Crimson Baleful Space-Locking Formation.
• One-Eye admitted he had joined the Crimson Prison Society and planned to capture He Ping for a reward, while He Ping revealed his second-limit-break strength and fought back.
• One-Eye overwhelmed the injured, restrained He Ping as A-Huan watched helplessly, and prepared to cripple him while waiting for Deacon Red Bone.
• Lin Sheng sensed strong inferno fluctuations and rushed to the Flying Craft as One-Eye struck He Ping down.
• Lin Sheng tore off the craft's nose and crushed it, breaking the formation and freeing He Ping and A-Huan.
• Lin Sheng rescued He Ping and A-Huan, crushed the Flying Craft, and left with them.

Red Bone and Blood Claw investigated the wreckage of One-Eye’s aircraft and identified Lin Sheng as the powerful attacker, then returned to report to their superiors. Five days later, Lin Sheng, He Ping, and A-Huan reached Forest City, passed its entrance inspections, and traveled toward a secluded area on the edge of the outer district.

• Red Bone sensed that One-Eye’s battle had ended in three breaths and concluded that the attacker’s inferno power was purer than her own.
• Red Bone recognized the attacker as the Extradimensional Creature sought by Lord Prison Demon and decided to report the intelligence rather than pursue him recklessly.
• Over five days, Lin Sheng absorbed seven flesh Mutation Beasts, while He Ping wondered whether he intended to cultivate both flesh and Inferno power.
• He Ping warned Lin Sheng that Forest City’s entrance screened cultivation and identity, and the group passed through undetected with A-Huan using an Aura-Concealing Stone.
• Lin Sheng, He Ping, and A-Huan explored the outer district’s busy streets, then took a hovering train to a remote area where He Ping planned to conceal their movements.

Lin Sheng broke through to the Erosion Martial Realm after months of secluded cultivation, gaining greatly increased power and an unusual scarlet-gold divine astral force. Meanwhile, He Ping met with Kane Group executive Wang Kun to continue negotiations and offered him an azure potion.

• Lin Sheng secluded himself in a concealed courtyard basement to prepare for his breakthrough, while A-Huan maintained the concealment array.
• After more than four months, A-Huan sensed Lin Sheng's breakthrough beginning and strengthened the courtyard's concealment.
• Lin Sheng broke through to the Erosion Martial Realm, awakening the Bloodforged True Form and discovering that his divine astral force and body bore unexpected scarlet-gold traits.
• Lin Sheng checked his improved attributes and considered testing his strength and asking about He Ping's negotiations with the Kane Group.
• He Ping met Wang Kun at the Kane Group Tower, and Wang Kun insisted that he cared only about benefits.
• He Ping pushed a briefcase across the table, revealing an azure potion to Wang Kun.

He Ping tried to secure a place in the Kane Group and its Interstellar Fleet for Lin Sheng, while Lin Sheng tested his new Erosion Martial powers outside Forest City. Lin Sheng returned to the city intending to join the group, but encountered a crowd gathering around the Crimson Lightning Company and continued home without stopping.

• He Ping offered Wang Kun a vial of Blueheart Serum to secure Lin Sheng admission to the Kane Group and its Interstellar Fleet.
• Wang Kun demanded two vials and proposed a three-year outside assignment, a twenty-year Spirit Contract, and other harsh conditions, leaving He Ping to consider negotiating.
• Lin Sheng killed a powerful three-headed Eerie Beast and tested his divine astral force and Bloodforged True Form.
• Lin Sheng decided to prepare for a breakthrough in the Thousand Tribulations Ashen Wheel Sutra and hoped to join the Kane Group and reach the Endless Void.
• Lin Sheng explored Forest City, noticed a crowd gathering around a vehicle marked with the Crimson Lightning Company emblem, and headed home without investigating.

After He Ping failed to secure a satisfactory deal with the Kane Group, he discovered that the Crimson Lightning Company was recruiting high-level Fighters and decided to tell his leader. At the company headquarters, Raymond recruited bodyguards for his daughter Anna while investigating the Crimson Prison Society’s attack and ordering security tightened.

• He Ping left the Kane Group disappointed after Wang Kun demanded two years of service before allowing him to join the fleet, and he considered other options.
• He Ping saw a public advertisement for the Crimson Lightning Company recruiting Martial Corrosion Realm Fighters and decided to report it to his leader.
• Anna complained to Raymond about her bodyguards, and he promised she could manage the Morningstar once he dealt with the threats in the city.
• Paul told Raymond that the Crimson Lightning Company had released its recruitment advertisement and formed an intelligence-sharing agreement with Colonel Mark and Vice President Situ Ming.
• Raymond learned that the Crimson Prison Society had planned the attack on his company and ordered rigorous candidate screening and stronger security for Anna.

After the Kane Group demanded three years of service, Lin Sheng rejected its offer and chose to try out for the Crimson Lightning Company instead. He impressed the recruiters with extraordinary strength and speed, and the chapter left him beginning the divine astral force test.

• Lin Sheng rejected the Kane Group's offer after learning it required three years of service and decided to pursue a position with the Crimson Lightning Company.
• He Ping explained that the company's dangerous bodyguard recruitment could bring Lin Sheng close to senior management and potentially earn him a chance to enter the Endless Void.
• Lin Sheng went to the Crimson Lightning Company's headquarters, registered under his real name, and submitted a Void Beast crystal core as proof of combat ability.
• At the testing hall, Lin Sheng's strength test reached the first limit break, surprising the instructor and other applicants.
• Lin Sheng ran the thousand-meter track at 3,000 kilometers per second, then placed his palm on the instrument for the divine astral force intensity test.

Lin Sheng passed the Crimson Lightning Company’s assessment and was hired as an outer guard assigned to protect Miss Anna. After meeting his fellow guards and inspecting Anna’s security arrangements, he settled into the company dormitory and followed Zhao Kai to explore its underground training facilities.

• Lin Sheng scored 117 on the divine astral force test, passed the assessment, and was hired by Personnel Director Cole for one million star coins a month.
• Cole dismissed Feya’s concerns about Lin Sheng’s suspicious records and judged his powerful flesh divine astral force made him a useful guard for Anna.
• Lin Sheng received his identification tag and equipment, then Lu Feng and Zhou Kai instructed him and four other outer guards on their duties and restrictions while protecting Anna.
• Lin Sheng accompanied the group to Anna’s heavily defended villa, sensed a hidden third-limit-break expert, and learned the routes they would cover on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
• Lin Sheng inspected his spacious dormitory room, met his neighbor Zhao Kai, and followed him to the underground training area.

Lin Sheng tested the Crimson Lightning Company's Rules Amplifier and began his guard duty protecting Anna, where he noticed a strange aura around Ruby Weiss. After a quiet week of work and cultivation, he had learned more about the company and improved his control over Divine Astral Force.

• Zhao Kai showed Lin Sheng the Rules Amplifier, and Lin Sheng used it to improve his perception of rule fragments and refine his Divine Astral Force more efficiently.
• Lin Sheng joined a ten-person peripheral guard detail assigned to protect Anna and recognized her as the girl from the interstellar ship where he had stowed away.
• At the Museum, Lin Sheng sensed a fleeting familiar aura from Ruby Weiss and decided to keep an eye on her.
• Lin Sheng and the guards escorted Anna through the Museum and to a dessert shop without incident, then returned her safely to the villa.
• Over the following week, Lin Sheng completed two shifts, trained with the company's support equipment, and learned more about the Crimson Lightning Company from Zhao Kai.

Red Bone, Blood Claw, and Sha Lu received Fire Fiend and Mad Lion to plan an ambush on Anna, while Ruby lured her to the Museum. Lin Sheng detected concealed inferno power and an energy-shielding field inside, realized Ruby had betrayed the Crimson Lightning Company, and warned Lu Feng as the ambush began to unfold.

• Red Bone and Blood Claw reported the Crimson Lightning Company's defenses to Sha Lu, and Fire Fiend and Mad Lion arrived to take charge of the plan to capture Anna.
• Ruby invited Anna to the Museum and privately revealed her intention to help the Rose Lineage rise by betraying her.
• Anna went to the Museum with Lu Feng, Zhou Kai, Lin Sheng, and the outer guards, while Ruby led her toward the exhibits.
• Lin Sheng sensed a strengthening energy-shielding field and hidden inferno power inside the Museum, identifying the Crimson Prison Society's presence.
• Lin Sheng concluded Ruby had helped lure Anna into an ambush and warned Lu Feng to tighten security, while Lu Feng ordered him to hold the perimeter.

Ruby betrayed Anna by trapping the museum inside an Energy Barrier and helping the Crimson Prison Society launch an attack. As Feya fought Mad Lion and Anna faced Fire Fiend, Lin Sheng revealed his crimson-scaled giant form and charged Fire Fiend.

• Ruby led Anna to the museum’s ecological exhibition, then activated the Energy Barrier and revealed her betrayal in the Rose Lineage’s service.
• Red Bone and Blood Claw targeted Anna while Sha Lu attacked the outer guards, and Mad Lion crashed through the roof to fight Feya.
• Feya clashed with Mad Lion as Lu Feng and Zhou Kai tried to protect Anna, while Lin Sheng effortlessly killed a cultist who threatened Zhao Kai.
• Fire Fiend approached Anna, but Lin Sheng transformed into a crimson giant and intercepted him with a powerful strike.
• Lin Sheng charged Fire Fiend, who transformed into a towering magma-covered monster.

Lin Sheng held Fire Fiend at bay while the Crimson Prison Society attacked the museum, and Feya fought Mad Lion on the rooftop. When Crimson Lightning Company reinforcements arrived, Fire Fiend escaped with his allies, while Cole appeared and eliminated Mad Lion.

• Fire Fiend transformed into a Lava Demon Body and traded powerful blows with Lin Sheng, whose strength and regeneration kept him in the fight.
• Lu Feng and Zhou Kai struggled against Red Bone and Blood Claw as Sha Lu and the Inferno Death Soldiers attacked the outer guards below.
• Feya pierced Mad Lion's weak point with lightning, but he grew stronger as he lost control and underwent inferno transformation.
• Fire Fiend began his own inferno transformation, but the arrival of Crimson Lightning Company reinforcements forced him to crush a Black Skull and escape through a dark opening with Red Bone, Blood Claw, and Sha Lu.
• The Blue Giant Hand seized Mad Lion, making his presence vanish, and Cole appeared in the museum hall.

After Lin Sheng saved Anna from the Crimson Prison Society’s attack, Raymond questioned his identity and extraordinary strength. Lin Sheng secured permission to cultivate in the Endless Void, while Raymond recognized his potential and ordered the company to support him.

• Cole arrived at the devastated Museum, took command of the response, and brought the weakened-looking Lin Sheng to meet Raymond.
• Raymond confronted Lin Sheng about his identity and the secret technique he claimed had amplified his strength.
• Lin Sheng explained that he came from the Crimson Blood Empire and asked to use the company’s interstellar fleets to cultivate in the Endless Void.
• Raymond granted Lin Sheng access to the company’s fleets, routes, protection, and supplies, and arranged top-tier treatment and recovery resources.
• After Lin Sheng left, Raymond told Cole that Lin Sheng’s secret technique was a cover and that his strength and potential were exceptional.
• Raymond ordered Cole to offer Lin Sheng first-tier cultivation support if he would accept it.

Raymond ordered the Rose Lineage purged from Crimson Lightning and asked Cole to discreetly monitor Lin Sheng. After Fire Fiend killed Ruby for her role in the failed abduction of Anna, Sha Lu recognized the mysterious fighter from the Museum as the Extradimensional Creature Lord Prison Demon had ordered them to hunt.

• Raymond learned Anna was safe, ordered the Guard Army to receive equipment in exchange for intensified action against the Crimson Feather Society, and commanded Cole to strip the Rose Lineage of its privileges and assets.
• Raymond told Cole to observe Lin Sheng's conduct, character, and cultivation without restricting him or investigating too closely.
• Fire Fiend killed an Inferno Death Soldier in anger, then strangled and burned Ruby to ash for supplying intelligence that had underestimated Crimson Lightning's defenses.
• Sha Lu told Fire Fiend that the mysterious expert at the Museum seemed familiar and described the fighter's powerful body, rapid healing, and resistance to Inferno Blackfire.
• Sha Lu recalled his past battle with an Extradimensional Creature and concluded that the Museum fighter was likely the same fugitive Lord Prison Demon had ordered them to hunt.

Fire Fiend learned that Lin Sheng might be the Extradimensional Creature and reported the discovery to Lord Prison Demon, while Xia Leisheng explained the Crimson Prison Society’s interest in Crimson Lightning’s Fallen Star Extreme Lightning. After seven days of recovery and cultivation, Lin Sheng met Anna again at the Advanced Cultivation Institute.

• Sha Lu convinced Fire Fiend that Lin Sheng was likely the Extradimensional Creature, and Fire Fiend ordered his forces to keep the encounter secret while he reported to Lord Prison Demon.
• Mary told Xia Leisheng about the failed attempt to abduct Anna, and he explained that Crimson Prison wanted Fallen Star Extreme Lightning, a forbidden weapon capable of threatening Wasteland Martial experts.
• Mary reported that Lin Sheng had fought Fire Fiend, prompting Xia Leisheng to take an interest in the flesh-specializing fighter.
• Lin Sheng spent seven days pretending to recover while using Crimson Lightning’s advanced cultivation facilities to refine his body and improve his cultivation efficiency.
• Anna visited Lin Sheng at the recuperation room, and he opened the door as she hurried inside.

Anna told Lin Sheng that she would join the Falling Star’s search mission into the Endless Void in seven days, and he agreed to protect her. Meanwhile, Fire Fiend earned another chance from Prison Demon by identifying Lin Sheng as a likely target, and Cole offered Lin Sheng a lucrative position guarding Anna; Lin Sheng deferred his answer until after the expedition.

• Anna told Lin Sheng she would accompany the Falling Star’s search mission into the Endless Void, and Lin Sheng agreed to protect her.
• Anna took Lin Sheng from the park to the music room to play a new Kasiqin piece she had composed for him.
• Fire Fiend reported to Prison Demon that Lin Sheng was likely the Extradimensional Creature they sought, and Prison Demon suspended his punishment and gave him another chance.
• Cole offered Lin Sheng a core-guard position protecting Anna, with access to cultivation equipment, discounted elixirs, and a monthly salary of ten million Star Coins.
• Lin Sheng told Cole he would consider the offer after returning from the Endless Void, while suspecting the Crimson Lightning Company had seen through his disguise.

Lin Sheng met Xia Leisheng, the Fighting Association president, who gave him the Blood-Bone Heaven-Burning Art before disappearing. Back in the Crimson Lightning Company, Lin Sheng discovered the art was a complete path to Wasteland Martial and an advanced form of the Blackgold Body-Forging Art.

• Lin Sheng warned He Ping to conceal himself and A-Huan and consider leaving Forest City while Lin Sheng traveled to the Endless Void.
• Lin Sheng encountered Xia Leisheng, whose presence stirred his bloodforged true form and whose strength exceeded Cole's.
• Xia Leisheng recognized Lin Sheng's strength, gave him a blue-covered book, and vanished without fighting him.
• Lin Sheng returned to the Crimson Lightning Company and identified the book as the Blood-Bone Heaven-Burning Art, a cultivation art that led directly to Wasteland Martial.
• Lin Sheng learned that the Blood-Bone Heaven-Burning Art built on the Blackgold Body-Forging Art and supplied powerful offensive techniques and secret burst methods.

Lin Sheng cultivated the Blood-Bone Heaven-Burning Art, discovered its likely connection to the destroyed Iron Fist Gate, and joined Anna aboard the Falling Star for a journey into the Endless Void. As the warship departed Sunstar, he sensed the many rules woven into the planet’s Heavenly Net Lockdown System.

• Lin Sheng suspected that the Blood-Bone Heaven-Burning Art came from the Iron Fist Gate and that the middle-aged man who gave it to him was connected to the faction.
• Lin Sheng spent several days cultivating and entered the Blood Burning stage, converting his Divine Astral Force and improving his attributes and combat power.
• Lin Sheng met Anna and Feya at the Crimson Lightning Company compound and traveled with them to Forest City's Starport.
• Lin Sheng boarded the Falling Star with Anna and Feya as the warship prepared to depart for the Endless Void.
• The Falling Star lifted off and approached the Heavenly Net Lockdown System, whose fused rules Lin Sheng sensed as the ship left Sunstar.