Chapter Summaries

Meng Chao killed one Black Mountain Bull Demon, warned three gang fighters to distrust Su Lun and protect the warehouses, then faced a second demon. The surviving monster caught him with its horns and drove him through a series of concrete walls.

• Meng Chao split the first Black Mountain Bull Demon open from below, then emerged through its head and killed it with the Crimson Battle Blade.
• Meng Chao told the three gang fighters to flee, warn their leaders not to trust Red Brow Su Lun, and guard the warehouses.
• Meng Chao explained that he had saved the fighters because they were all human, while the second Black Mountain Bull Demon charged toward him.
• The three gang fighters promised to bring reinforcements and left Meng Chao to face the second demon.
• The second demon guarded its head and forced Meng Chao's Blood Soul Battle Blade into its skull without letting it penetrate its brain.
• The Black Mountain Bull Demon smashed Meng Chao through multiple reinforced concrete walls, crushing him against them.

Meng Chao killed the Black Mountain Bull Demon but was badly burned when it spontaneously combusted, then found Lü Siya waiting amid the wreckage. At the Alloy Arena, Su Lun blamed Meng Chao for unleashing the imprisoned monsters as the nest city descended into chaos.

• Meng Chao forced the Blood Soul Battle Blade through the Black Mountain Bull Demon's skull and into its brain, killing it after a brutal contest of strength and will.
• The Black Mountain Bull Demon spontaneously combusted, trapping Meng Chao beneath its burning body and badly burning him before he escaped.
• Meng Chao struggled to his feet as the damaged arena caught fire, then saw Lü Siya rise with nine Rock Dragons beneath her.
• Su Lun surveyed the chaos from the Alloy Arena's VIP box as wounded gang warriors reported that the released, drugged monsters had overwhelmed the arena.
• Su Lun feigned grief and claimed Meng Chao had arranged the monster outbreak as another scheme.

Su Lun persuaded Nest City's gang leaders to give him authority over their forces as explosions and chaos spread through the city. After learning that Meng Chao had rescued three warriors who now accused Su Lun of being the traitor, Su Lun ordered them detained and examined.

• Su Lun urged the gang leaders to stay together and proposed destroying Leprosy Village if its residents showed signs of rebellion.
• Su Lun asked for the gangs' tokens or signed orders so he could command their forces, and an explosion at a Rose Gang processing plant prompted the leaders to hand over their authority.
• A Golden Tooth Gang subordinate told Su Lun that three warriors had encountered Meng Chao, who saved them and called Su Lun the real traitor.
• Su Lun dismissed the report as a lie and ordered the three warriors detained, examined, and interrogated before they could meet the gang leaders.

Su Lun entered the burning ruins beneath Alloy Arena, where monsters and warriors fought amid widespread chaos, and secretly tracked the traces Meng Chao had left behind. He found Meng Chao and Lü Siya badly wounded after a brutal fight, with their blood pooling beneath them.

• Su Lun took Light Powered Armor and jumped into the underground ruins, claiming he needed to investigate and direct the rescue effort.
• He learned that Xiong Wei was surrounded by monsters, but turned toward a darker passage instead.
• Two mutated pythons killed Su Lun’s bodyguards while leaving Su Lun untouched.
• Su Lun used camouflage and his agility to search the ruins for signs of Meng Chao’s movements.
• Su Lun reached the source of the fighting and saw Meng Chao and Lü Siya severely injured after battling each other.

Su Lun realized that Lü Siya had come to save Meng Chao, not kill him, and exposed himself to test his suspicion. The apparent Meng Chao killed Lü Siya, then revealed that Su Lun had recognized her true intentions; the identity of the attacker remained unclear.

• Su Lun noticed that Meng Chao’s excessive, viscous sweat suggested something was wrong and stepped out of the Black Mist.
• Lü Siya urged Su Lun to take the Crystals Battle Blade and kill Meng Chao, but the blade shocked him when he grabbed it.
• While Lü Siya was distracted, the apparent Meng Chao broke free from hollow Rock Serpents and punched through her chest, crushing and burning her heart before killing her.
• The apparent Meng Chao confronted Su Lun, who calmly explained that Lü Siya’s lengthy justifications had convinced him she had come to save Meng Chao rather than kill him.

Su Lun explained how he had helped the impostor posing as Meng Chao deceive Lü Siya and outlined his plan to ignite chaos throughout the nest city. Lü Siya then emerged alive from the rubble, revealing that she had overheard the plot.

• Su Lun said he had recognized Lü Siya’s trap and pretended to be weak, while the impostor posing as Meng Chao admitted that Su Lun had helped divert her attention.
• Su Lun described plans to poison the nest city gang leaders, provoke fighting around Leprosy Village, and spread disease and chaos across Dragon City.
• The impostor reacted with horror to Su Lun’s plan, making Su Lun realize something was wrong.
• Lü Siya rose from the rubble on a throne of Rock Serpents and taunted Su Lun.

Meng Chao and Lü Siya exposed Su Lun’s attempt to kill them, revealing that they had staged their apparent injuries and that Lü Siya had suspected him all along. Su Lun was left cornered and questioned Meng Chao’s gambles as the confrontation continued.

• Lü Siya removed her Powered Armor and revealed that Meng Chao’s apparent strike through her chest had only pierced monster organs she had hidden inside it.
• Meng Chao wiped away the monster-fat disguise that made him look like Vortex and revealed his true face to Su Lun.
• Meng Chao explained that he had disguised himself as Vortex to ambush Su Lun after making him believe their first trap had failed.
• Lü Siya told Su Lun she had watched his behavior since the crash and had already suspected his eagerness to kill Meng Chao.
• Meng Chao explained that Su Lun had been forced to confront him because Meng Chao’s rescues and Lü Siya’s arrival threatened to unravel his plans.
• Su Lun asked how Meng Chao had known he understood Vortex’s weakness, and Meng Chao admitted the disguise might have failed but said he could still have raised suspicion.

Meng Chao and Lü Siya confronted Su Lun, who revealed his hidden strength and tried to fight his way out. Ghost Bear Xiong Wei ambushed and subdued him, then questioned why Meng Chao had inflicted so many wounds on Xiong Ying before killing him.

• Meng Chao urged Su Lun to surrender, but Su Lun revealed his formidable strength and prepared to fight Meng Chao and Lü Siya.
• Meng Chao distracted Su Lun with his chain blade while Xiong Wei struck him from behind and knocked him down.
• Su Lun learned that Xiong Wei’s apparent battle with the monsters had been a deception and asked when he had joined forces with Meng Chao and Lü Siya.
• Lü Siya explained that she and Xiong Wei had coordinated after Meng Chao released rats contaminated with Red Radiance Jade powder, and argued that Su Lun’s eagerness to kill Meng Chao exposed his suspicion.
• Su Lun accused Meng Chao of killing Xiong Ying, and Meng Chao and Lü Siya both admitted that the wounds were his work.
• Xiong Wei confirmed that Meng Chao had killed Xiong Ying, then asked Su Lun why Meng Chao had left dozens of blade wounds when a single slash should have been enough.

Xiong Wei exposed Su Lun as the one who had framed Meng Chao for Xiong Ying’s death and began torturing him. Meng Chao stopped him from killing Su Lun, urging Xiong Wei to focus on capturing the Other Beast, “Vortex,” who had truly manipulated Xiong Ying.

• Xiong Wei explained that Xiong Ying’s wounds proved he had fought Meng Chao at length, contradicting Su Lun’s account of a quick ambush and revealing that Su Lun had concealed the truth.
• Xiong Wei said he had suspected Su Lun before Special Envoy Lü arrived and had hidden his anger while searching for evidence.
• Xiong Wei attacked Su Lun, crushing his feet and lower leg while keeping him conscious, and Su Lun begged Meng Chao and Lü Siya to spare him in exchange for information.
• Meng Chao finally told Xiong Wei to stop, then argued that “Vortex” was the true culprit who had controlled Xiong Ying and should be captured.

Meng Chao forced Su Lun to reveal the Monster Civilization’s plan to destabilize Nest City and attack its gang leaders, then set out with Lü Siya and Xiong Wei to capture the conspirators. At a hideout, God Transformation Capsule-addicted bandits waited for their signal, unaware that anesthetic gas was filling the room.

• Xiong Wei tortured Su Lun until he agreed to confess and cooperate with the operation.
• Su Lun revealed that former Death Squad members were hiding near the Alloy Arena and planned to attack the gangs after poison gas and distractions weakened them.
• Su Lun disclosed that paid operatives were escalating conflicts around Leprosy Village and that God Transformation Capsule-addicted bandits were meant to cause further chaos.
• Meng Chao ordered Su Lun to lead them to the bandits, traitors, and former Death Squad members, while Lü Siya hinted that others had infiltrated Nest City.
• At a hideout beside a garbage recycling plant, vicious bandits prepared to ignite an explosive dump and launch a spree of robberies, unaware that anesthetic gas was entering their room.

The Black Bone Gang wiped out Su Lun’s expendable bandits and moved to capture collaborators among the troops guarding Leprosy Village. Meanwhile, the former Death Squad members entered the Alloy Arena to kill the gang leaders, but Xiong Wei exposed their ambush and mines crippled their force.

• Black Bone Gang warriors surrounded the bandits’ hideouts and killed them in a barrage, then hunted down troops who had joined a supposed unit to capture Meng Chao.
• The former Death Squad members heard the agreed grenade signal and slipped through the ventilation ducts into the smoke-filled Alloy Arena.
• The former Death Squad leader sensed that the gang leaders’ heartbeats were too steady and realized that Su Lun’s plan had been exposed.
• Xiong Wei burst from the VIP box and struck the Death Squad leader, driving him back as mines detonated around the attackers.
• The explosions tore through the Death Squad members’ Powered Armor and embedded them with fragments that disrupted their Spiritual Energy.

Meng Chao, Lü Siya, and Xiong Wei cornered former Death Squad members in Nest City, but their leader, Wandering Soul Zhong Li, escaped using corrosive Blood Mist and his knowledge of the maze-like streets. Zhong Li reached the Alloy Arena and leapt toward a densely populated residential district as the pursuit continued.

• Meng Chao killed one former Death Squad member, while Lü Siya and the Nest City gang helped overwhelm the attackers.
• Zhong Li filled the passage with poisonous Blood Mist and led the former Death Squad members through blasted walls to escape.
• Xiong Wei recognized Zhong Li as the outlaw who had survived a strike from Tyrant Blade Jin Wanhao.
• Meng Chao, Lü Siya, Xiong Wei, and Nest City gang members chased the escaping Death Squad members through the ruins.
• Zhong Li used Blood Mist to overcome guards at the Alloy Arena, then leapt into the residential district beyond it.

“Crippled Sword” Ye Xiaoyue, a God Realm Expert secretly sent into Nest City, stopped “Wandering Soul” Zhong Li and defeated the former Death Squad members. Lü Siya explained the hidden investigation to Meng Chao, then angrily confronted him over the rumors that he had betrayed humanity and killed his comrades.

• Zhong Li raced toward the residential district, planning to cause chaos and escape by blending into the crowd.
• A one-legged, one-armed, one-eyed vagrant stopped Zhong Li with a short sword, striking his meridian intersections and leaving him unable to move.
• The vagrant sent his sword spinning through the former Death Squad members, disabling them as they fled, and they realized he was a God Realm Expert.
• Meng Chao recognized the vagrant as “Crippled Sword” Ye Xiaoyue, and Lü Siya revealed that Ye had secretly entered Nest City with elite investigators while “Man-Eating Shark” Zhou Chong’s team investigated openly.
• Lü Siya told Meng Chao how her family had supported her cultivation and how she had planned to distinguish herself in the battle, then jabbed his chest in anger over the rumors about him.

After Meng Chao helped prevent the destruction of the lair city, Lü Siya thanked and praised him while the gang leaders gathered to show their gratitude. With the Golden Tooth Gang weakened by its leaders’ disappearance and betrayal, Song Jinbo sought Meng Chao’s support and proposed a broader alliance to rebuild the lair city and Leprosy Village.

• Meng Chao thanked Lü Siya for believing in him, and she explained that she had never suspected him of killing Bullet Xue Rui.
• Lü Siya praised Meng Chao for stopping Vortex’s plot and promised to ensure he received the benefits and gratitude he deserved.
• The lair city’s gang leaders gathered to salute Meng Chao, Lü Siya, and Crippled Sword Ye Xiaoyue as fires and chaos continued around them.
• Song Jinbo decided the weakened Golden Tooth Gang needed to ally with Meng Chao, whom he regarded as its strongest potential supporter.
• Song Jinbo thanked Meng Chao and announced plans for the Golden Tooth Gang to rebuild Leprosy Village, cooperate with the Wild Wolf Gang, and invite Meng Chao to lead efforts to transform the lair city.

Meng Chao helped stabilize the Nest City gangs and coordinate disaster relief, but remained uneasy that Demon God Vortex had escaped. He interrogated the captured Su Lun to learn why he had willingly betrayed Dragon City, and offered him a choice between a swift death and prolonged torture.

• Meng Chao reached an agreement with Song Jinbo and Su Mu Lian to show that Song Jinbo had noticed Su Lun’s strange behavior and secretly worked with Meng Chao against the enemy’s scheme.
• The gangs began coordinating firefighting and disaster relief as Ye Xiaoyue scanned Nest City for Demon God Vortex, while Lü Siya interrogated Wandering Soul Zhong Li and the other captured former Death Squad members.
• Meng Chao returned to question the imprisoned Su Lun, who insisted that he did not know where Vortex was hiding and that the two had merely used each other.
• Meng Chao explained that Su Lun had acted of his own free will and asked whether others in Dragon City might also have willingly joined the monsters.
• Meng Chao told Su Lun he could not spare him, but that he could choose between a quick execution and prolonged torture by the furious Nest City gangs.

Meng Chao questioned Su Lun about why he betrayed humanity, and Su Lun revealed that he sought revenge on Qiankun Pharmaceutical for stealing his parents’ Gene Serum research. He left Meng Chao with evidence of a laboratory intrusion, a mysterious fire, and two key alchemists who later joined Qiankun Pharmaceutical.

• Meng Chao asked Su Lun why he had defected to the Monster Civilization, and Su Lun cited money, power, strength, status, and revenge.
• Su Lun explained that his parents had built a pharmaceutical factory and developed Gene Serums during the early Monster War.
• Su Lun’s parents refused Qiankun Pharmaceutical’s acquisition offers and spent their savings and borrowed money developing a powerful new Gene Serum.
• Qiankun Pharmaceutical launched Qiankun No. 9, whose formula and principles closely matched Su Lun’s parents’ unfinished serum.
• Su Lun said his parents found signs of intrusion in their laboratory before a mysterious fire destroyed it, while two key alchemists disappeared and later joined Qiankun Pharmaceutical.

Su Lun told Meng Chao how Qiankun Pharmaceutical’s alleged theft of his family’s Super Gene Serum formula led to his family’s ruin and his father’s death. He explained that his mother later became Jin Wanhao’s Private Alchemist, clarifying Su Lun’s rise within the Golden Tooth Gang and Jin Wanhao’s trust in him.

• Su Lun said his parents sued Qiankun Pharmaceutical, but the Survival Committee and Superhuman Tower ruled against them and ordered them to retract their accusations.
• Su Lun described how Qiankun Pharmaceutical’s influence cut off his family’s suppliers, distributors, and financing, leaving their Gene Serum unable to compete with Qiankun No. 9.
• Su Lun said his father’s work testing Gene Serum and the failed lawsuit destroyed his health, and his mother and Su Lun found him dead after the final ruling.
• Su Lun explained that his mother joined the Golden Tooth Gang after their factory collapsed, and Jin Wanhao lent her money and offered her a laboratory in exchange for becoming his Private Alchemist.
• Meng Chao realized Su Lun’s mother’s role explained Su Lun’s rapid rise in the Golden Tooth Gang and why Jin Wanhao trusted him with his physical condition.

Su Lun explained how his mother’s death and his parents’ ruin by Qiankun Pharmaceutical drove him to seek revenge. After realizing the Nine Super Enterprises controlled Dragon City and that he could not defeat Qiankun through ordinary means, he decided to unite Golden Tooth Nest City’s gangs and resources under Jin Wanhao.

• Su Lun recounted how his mother worked for Jin Wanhao, paid off the family’s debts, and died after fulfilling her responsibilities.
• Su Lun said his parents had been driven to death by Qiankun Pharmaceutical and admitted he wanted revenge against it.
• Su Lun described how his university achievements proved powerless against the Nine Super Enterprises’ control of Dragon City’s resources and opportunities.
• Su Lun told Meng Chao that he had turned to Golden Tooth Nest City because its chaotic, divided gangs still held the potential to challenge Qiankun Pharmaceutical.
• Su Lun concluded that consolidating the nest city’s resources under Jin Wanhao offered him a path to revenge.

Su Lun explained how his efforts to avenge his parents had been stymied by the Super Enterprises’ control of Nest City and Jin Wanhao’s failing health, leaving him vulnerable to Vortex’s offer. Meng Chao urged him to seek public justice without becoming a demon who destroyed Dragon City.

• Su Lun recounted how his reforms made him a powerful Golden Tooth Gang leader, but he realized Nest City’s gangs remained dependent on the Super Enterprises and Jin Wanhao was too old and injured to break free.
• Su Lun explained that Jin Wanhao’s impending death would leave him exposed to enemies he had made, and that he saw no way to avenge his parents through legitimate means.
• Su Lun revealed that Vortex had appeared and asked whether monsters had killed his parents, prompting him to consider seeking help from Monster Civilization.
• Meng Chao suggested that Su Lun could expose the truth publicly, even through a conspicuous act of protest, rather than resorting to mass destruction.
• Meng Chao urged Su Lun to consider that his parents would not have wanted him to destroy himself, innocent citizens, and Dragon City in the name of revenge.

Su Lun argued that Dragon City could survive the dangers beyond the Monster Mountain Range by integrating with Monster Civilization, while Meng Chao challenged his proposal as a cover for selfish ambition. Su Lun ended by insisting that monsters were better adapted to the Otherworld than humans.

• Su Lun admitted that he had allied with Monster Civilization and caused the Nest City blaze, but claimed he was trying to save Dragon City rather than destroy it.
• Su Lun argued that intelligent extraordinary beasts could negotiate with humans and would benefit from absorbing human civilization instead of eating people.
• Su Lun warned that more terrifying threats awaited beyond the Monster Mountain Range and urged humans and monsters to integrate before they arrived.
• Meng Chao questioned why humans should surrender when they held the strategic advantage after the Northern Front Offensive, and said Su Lun's talk of saving civilization concealed his selfishness.
• Su Lun denied acting for himself and insisted that Monster Civilization was better suited to survive and develop in the Otherworld.