Chapter Summaries

Lu Li traveled to Wu Village to seek the Wu Clan’s Liberation technique and exchange martial arts, but the clan recognized him as a wanted criminal and surrounded him. The chapter ended with Lu Li stopping a dagger with one finger and warning the Wu Clan not to open fire.

• Lu Li asked the Public Channel for directions to the Wu Clan, and Little Mushroom gave him coordinates for Wu Village.
• Lu Li traveled to Wu Village and observed the Wu Clan’s close ties with the local residents.
• Lu Li bought potato croquettes, but six Wu Clan members surrounded him after identifying him as a wanted criminal.
• Lu Li explained that he had come for a martial arts exchange, but the Wu Clan youth ordered him to surrender and attacked with a dagger.
• Lu Li blocked the dagger with one finger and warned the Wu Clan that he would fight back if their sniper opened fire.

Lu Li confronted a Wu Clan patrol and demonstrated his strength without killing anyone, earning an invitation to the clan grounds. Wu Fengshui tried to steer him away from her dangerous brother, but Wu Rei'an appeared and challenged him before the clan head could intervene.

• Lu Li sensed Wu Fengshui and the rooftop snipers, then jammed a sniper's trigger by flicking a broken dagger blade into it.
• The Wu Clan patrol lowered its weapons, apologized, and sent Wu Fengshui to escort Lu Li to the main family.
• Wu Fengshui warned Lu Li that her brother Wu Rei'an had a volatile temper and urged him to avoid meeting him before the clan head arrived.
• Lu Li welcomed the chance to spar with Wu Rei'an, and Wu Fengshui hurried him toward the clan grounds.
• Wu Rei'an appeared on the torii, jumped down before Lu Li, and ignored Wu Fengshui's warning not to act rashly.

Lu Li fought Wu Rei'an at the Wu Clan dojo after provoking him and revealing that his first strike could have killed him. Rei'an activated Removal, but Lu Li overwhelmed him and left him unconscious against the dojo wall.

• Wu Rei'an challenged Lu Li to a fight to the death, and chief Hui-Li-Yang Wu ordered them to spar.
• Lu Li struck Rei'an in the chest and sent him flying up the stairs, then followed him to the Wu Clan dojo.
• Hui-Li-Yang Wu recognized Lu Li as an anomaly and told Rei'an to use Removal and fight at full strength.
• Rei'an activated Removal and attacked Lu Li with the Wu Family technique Mountain Breaker.
• Lu Li redirected Rei'an's punches, struck his jaw with a knee, then punched him into the dojo wall, leaving him collapsed and unconscious.

Lu Li defeated Rei'an in a dojo spar, overwhelming his Removal-enhanced strength with superior technique and power. Hui-Li-Yang Wu praised the match and ordered Rei'an treated, while Lu Li challenged him to exchange pointers.

• Hui-Li-Yang Wu recognized that Lu Li had read Rei'an's technique and left him exposed after countering Mountain Breaker.
• Rei'an regained consciousness, faced Lu Li again, and launched into a serious fight after Lu Li invited him to show the Wu Clan's martial arts.
• Lu Li seized the initiative and relentlessly attacked Rei'an, breaking through his defenses and striking his heart until Rei'an fell.
• Lu Li stopped a spear-hand strike before Rei'an's throat, then stamped on his heart to dispel Removal after Rei'an tried a sneak attack.
• Hui-Li-Yang Wu praised Lu Li, ordered his clansmen to carry Rei'an away for treatment, and thanked Lu Li for teaching him a lesson.
• Lu Li asked Hui-Li-Yang Wu, the first-generation Fang of Metsudo, to exchange pointers with him.

After defeating Wu Rei'an, Lu Li accepted the Wu Clan’s hospitality and toured its grounds with Wu Fengshui. He was ambushed by Garuda, who declared that she wanted to have his children, leaving Lu Li wary of the clan’s matchmaking customs and eager to get to dinner.

• Hui-Li-Yang Wu thanked Lu Li for defeating Rei'an and invited him to dine and rest before sparring with clan experts the next day.
• Hui-Li-Yang Wu assigned Wu Fengshui to show Lu Li around the clan grounds, and she thanked Lu Li for sparing her brother.
• Lu Li dodged a hidden attack and caught Garuda by the throat before realizing she was the clan head’s great-granddaughter.
• Garuda asked Lu Li to marry her and bear his children, and Lu Li threw her into a wall and warned her to stay away.
• Garuda leapt at Lu Li again, and he slammed her into the wall while Wu Fengshui tried to calm her.
• Lu Li asked Wu Fengshui to take him to dinner, concerned that the Wu Clan might expect him to father children with one of its women.

At dinner with the Wu Clan, Lu Li offered to trade his Hardening technique for the secret technique Removal, and Hui-Li-Yang Wu agreed after withdrawing his demand that Lu Li leave behind his seed. The next morning, Lu Li learned on the Public Channel that Tokita Ohma was dead.

• Hui-Li-Yang Wu questioned Lu Li about his purpose in visiting the Wu Clan, and Lu Li asked to learn Removal in exchange for teaching them his Hardening technique.
• Hui-Li-Yang Wu demanded that Lu Li also leave behind his seed, but canceled that condition after Garuda eagerly said she wanted to have children with him.
• Wu Fengshui escorted Lu Li to a guest room and told him that the clan chief had ordered everyone to leave him undisturbed for the night.
• Lu Li rested at the Wu Clan, then checked the Public Channel in the morning and learned that Tokita Ohma was dead.

After learning that Tokita Ohma had likely been killed by a violator, Lu Li feared the Seed of Origin might be lost and decided to move quickly. He began exchanging martial arts with Wu Fengshui’s great-grandfather, Hui-Li-Yang Wu, trading his own secret art for instruction in Release.

• Lu Li concluded that a violator had probably killed Tokita Ohma, warning him that the Kengan Death Tournament and his missions could become far more dangerous.
• Lu Li worried that the Seed of Origin might have been on Ohma, then decided he could not remain with the Wu Clan for long.
• Wu Fengshui approached Lu Li to call him to breakfast, and he told her it was time to begin their martial arts exchange.
• Hui-Li-Yang Wu explained that the Wu Clan’s refined Constitution let its members use Release, while Lu Li’s balanced Strength and Constitution would limit how much power he could unleash.
• Lu Li gave Hui-Li-Yang Wu a manual of his secret art, and Hui-Li-Yang Wu agreed to teach him Release.

Setsuna Kiryu killed the Explorer Koyasha while seeking revenge for Tokita Ohma’s death. At the Wu Family’s home, Lu Li continued training with Wu Rei'an and decided it was time to leave.

• Setsuna Kiryu cornered Koyasha and killed him with a neck-breaking strike after Koyasha denied responsibility for Tokita Ohma’s death.
• Lu Li trained with Wu Rei'an using Removal, which Lu Li had learned in two days after trading the Armament Haki cultivation method to Hui-Li-Yang Wu.
• Lu Li estimated that his Removal rate had reached about twenty percent, while Rei'an angrily vowed to surpass him and challenge him again.
• Lu Li reflected on how Tokita Ohma’s death had changed events and decided to set out after checking the Public Channel.

Lu Li asked Hui-Li-Yang Wu to introduce him to Katahara Metsudo so he could challenge the current Fang of Metsudo and compete in the Kengan Death Tournament. He also commissioned the Wu Clan to identify suspiciously fast-rising fighters and offered to help them against the Conquest West Faction before leaving.

• Lu Li told Hui-Li-Yang Wu he wanted to compete as the Fang of Metsudo, and Hui-Li-Yang Wu agreed to recommend him to Katahara Metsudo.
• Lu Li asked the Wu Clan to investigate tournament participants whose strength had increased abnormally quickly, and Hui-Li-Yang Wu accepted the commission.
• Lu Li offered to help the Wu Clan deal with the Conquest West Faction, and Hui-Li-Yang Wu said the clan would remember the favor if he succeeded.
• Lu Li left the Wu Clan, and Garuda arrived afterward asking Hui-Li-Yang Wu where he had gone.

Lu Li infiltrated Katahara Metsudo’s estate and sought an identity for the Kengan Death Tournament. Metsudo tested him by setting him against Agito Kanoh, whom Lu Li defeated in one exchange, leaving Agito thrilled to have found a powerful opponent.

• Conquest West Faction members learned the Tiger Vessel was dead and decided to prepare a replacement while leaving the Kengan Death Tournament to the Worm.
• Lu Li infiltrated Katahara Metsudo’s estate undetected and met Metsudo, Agito Kanoh, and the chairman’s guards.
• Lu Li asked Metsudo for a fighter identity to enter the Kengan Death Tournament, and Metsudo directed Agito to test him.
• Agito instinctively retreated from Lu Li, then charged in his Formless stance, excited by the strength he sensed.
• Lu Li caught Agito’s punch with one hand and struck him in the jaw, sending him crashing to the ground while the guards watched in shock.

Lu Li defeated Agito Kanoh in a private spar and accepted the title of Fang of Metsudo in exchange for competing in the Kengan Death Tournament. He also secured Katahara Metsudo’s help investigating the Seeds of Origin and was appointed Agito’s teacher.

• Lu Li introduced himself to Agito Kanoh and challenged him to use Martial Arts.
• Agito unleashed a varied assault, but Lu Li evaded every strike, countered him, and knocked him down twice.
• Lu Li praised Agito’s resolve and told Katahara Metsudo that Agito was strong but still needed to grow.
• Katahara Metsudo named Lu Li the new Fang of Metsudo, and Lu Li agreed to fight in the tournament and train Agito in exchange for help investigating the Seeds of Origin.
• Lu Li told Katahara Metsudo he was seeking “the future,” and Katahara appointed him Agito’s teacher.

Lu Li explained that Agito Kanoh lacked the martial insight and instincts that let Lu Li control the flow of an opponent’s power, while Agito welcomed the chance to improve. After receiving investigation documents from Sayaka Katahara, Lu Li identified Setsuna Kiryu as the likely killer of the Explorers and set out to eliminate him.

• Lu Li defeated Agito Kanoh in their sparring match and told him that his shortcomings lay everywhere.
• Lu Li reflected that his combat instincts and mastery let him suppress stronger attacks through technique rather than brute force.
• Sayaka Katahara brought Lu Li documents compiled by the Wu Clan and Katahara Metsudo about a suspicious Kengan Association fighter.
• Lu Li identified Setsuna Kiryu, the new fighter from Royal Sakura Academy, as the likely source of the Explorer hunting incidents.
• Lu Li suspected Setsuna had gained a Seed and decided to eliminate him before the Kengan Death Tournament began.

Lu Li claimed he was hunting the Worm, prompting Sayaka Katahara to suspect the group had infiltrated the Kengan Association. Meanwhile, Setsuna Kiryu attacked the Explorer Kure, until the mysterious Night Owl arrived to answer Kure’s plea for help.

• Lu Li told Sayaka Katahara and Agito Kanoh that Worm agents had infiltrated the Kengan matches, then left to continue his hunt.
• Agito and Sayaka reconsidered Lu Li’s past killings and suspected his victims might have been connected to the Worm.
• Setsuna Kiryu cornered Kure in an alley and overwhelmed him with his fighting techniques and enhanced abilities.
• Kure recognized Setsuna as the killer of Ohma and called for help from Prison Demon, offering to pay for his rescue.
• Night Owl descended into the alley, made Setsuna step back, and asked Kure how much his life was worth.

Lu Li confronted Setsuna Kiryu, who had been hunting Explorers under the guidance of the voice he called god, and killed him to claim the Seed of Origin. After securing the Seed, Lu Li made Kure contractually promise payment and silence, then set out to investigate Setsuna’s residence.

• Kure offered Lu Li 2,000 Doomsday Coins to save his life, while Lu Li questioned Setsuna about who had directed him to hunt Explorers.
• Setsuna said god had named his targets and promised to return and grant him a wonderful death.
• Lu Li released Prison Demon and killed Setsuna with a single strike despite Setsuna using Indestructible.
• Lu Li used a special container to store the Seed of Origin and found no further clues on Setsuna’s body.
• Kure agreed to pay Lu Li 2,000 Doomsday Coins after returning and signed a contract forbidding him from revealing that Lu Li had obtained the Seed.
• Lu Li asked Sayaka to handle the cleanup and left to search Setsuna’s residence.

Lu Li found evidence that a violator had manipulated Setsuna Kiryu into attacking Explorers and resolved to pursue his plans now that he held the Seed of Origin. Meanwhile, the violator absorbed a corpse in an underground laboratory and called Xia Yan about the missing Tiger Vessel.

• Lu Li examined Setsuna Kiryu’s diary and discovered a forged message that had driven Setsuna to target a list of Explorer gladiators.
• Lu Li suspected the Seed of Origin had granted Setsuna a powerful form of Indestructible, then decided to wait for the violator to reveal themselves and expand his gains.
• Lu Li saw Prison Demon’s growth had reached 13.2% after killing Setsuna and concluded that he would need to hunt strong enemies to upgrade it.
• In an underground laboratory, the violator reacted to Setsuna’s death, fused with a corpse, and drained it while gaining strength.
• The violator called Xia Yan and asked whether he had decided what to do, noting that the missing Tiger Vessel must be causing him trouble.

The Kengan Death Tournament began as Explorers fought for the last qualifying spots aboard the Doomsday Ship, while Lu Li joined Chairman Katahara on the Kengan Ship. After arriving on the island, Lu Li reunited with Garuda and learned the Wu fighters were representing Yamashita Trading through the Nogi Group.

• The Explorers boarded the Doomsday Ship and formed uneasy alliances as they competed for five tournament spots, while they spotted Lu Li beside Chairman Katahara on the Kengan Ship.
• The Doomsday Ship qualifiers included Rihito, Sawada Keizaburo, Kure, and two other Explorers.
• Garuda leaped at Lu Li on the island, but he caught and held her by the face until Hui-Li-Yang Wu called to him.
• Lu Li and Chairman Katahara exchanged teasing remarks with Hui-Li-Yang Wu before the group went into the island together.
• Lu Li warned Garuda that the tournament might be targeted and asked about the Wu family's employer; Garuda said the Nogi Group had arranged for them to represent Yamashita Trading.

Lu Li learned that Ohma was dead and realized the Worm might target Kenzou Yamashita's company as a route into the tournament. At the draw, Chairman Katahara named Lu Li the Fang of Metsudo, and Lu Li later encountered Kuroki Genzan, whose martial skill and aura revealed him as a formidable opponent.

• Lu Li recalled that the Worm had funded Kenzou Yamashita's computer research and suspected it would exploit his company's fighter slot to infiltrate the tournament.
• Chairman Katahara selected the opening position and announced Lu Li as the new Fang of Metsudo, startling the gathered company presidents.
• Katsumasa Hayami ordered an attendant to investigate Lu Li, while Kazuo Yamashita chose a bracket position far from the Fang of Metsudo.
• Lu Li inspected the Kengan Island arena and found Kuroki Genzan piercing a steel partition with spear-hand strikes.
• Kuroki sensed Lu Li's strength, exchanged respectful remarks with him, and resumed training as Lu Li looked forward to testing himself against powerful masters.

Liu Wuxiang discovered that Lu Li possessed a terrifying array of Master-level abilities and realized she could not survive a direct fight with him. When the match began, she immediately knelt and begged him not to hit her.

• Sayaka Katahara introduced Liu Wuxiang as the first female Kengan Match fighter, while spectators mocked her and Shion Kanadein defended her.
• Liu Wuxiang's scouting item revealed Lu Li's many Master-level specializations and supernatural abilities, leaving her stunned.
• Liu Wuxiang realized her mission to survive thirty seconds against the Fang of Metsudo could become fatal against Lu Li.
• As the match began, Liu Wuxiang performed a dogeza before Lu Li and pleaded, "Boss! Please don't hit me yet!"

Liu Wuxiang completed her mission by surrendering to Lu Li, then paid him three thousand Doomsday Coins to eliminate her safely. As Lu Li awaited the next match, Worm’s leaders prepared to destroy the Kengan Association on Kengan Island.

• Liu Wuxiang knelt before Lu Li, completing her Main Quest while the audience and Royal Sakura Academy members mistook her surrender for a disgraceful stunt.
• Liu Wuxiang offered Lu Li three thousand Doomsday Coins, and he kicked her from the arena without injuring her so she could be declared defeated.
• Lu Li collected the coins backstage as Liu Wuxiang explained her quest and left, pursued by Shion Kanadein.
• Edward Wu mocked Tiger Niko aboard a submarine, and the two nearly fought until Xia Yan intervened and reminded them of their objective.
• Xia Yan, Edward Wu, and Tiger Niko discussed Worm’s plan to wipe out the Kengan Association’s upper ranks on Kengan Island.

Lu Li watched Rei'an kill Alan Wu, then defeated Lu Tian before facing Fei Wangfang in the quarterfinals. Fei Wangfang activated Divine Demon after Lu Li challenged him to use his full strength.

• Lu Li predicted Rei'an would quickly defeat Alan Wu, and Rei'an tore Alan apart in the arena.
• Lu Li identified Fei Wangfang and Lu Tian as likely Worm members, then defeated Lu Tian with two punches and a kick.
• Tiger Niko arranged for Fei Wangfang to test Lu Li in the quarterfinals.
• Lu Li urged Fei Wangfang to activate Divine Demon and promised to spare his life.
• Fei Wangfang activated Divine Demon, and Lu Li welcomed the challenge.