Chapter Summaries

Fang Cheng trained through the early morning at Clearwater Bay, bringing his Running skill close to leveling up while keeping alert to the Noah Organization’s threat. After returning to his unfinished apartment, he planned further upgrades to his training space and prepared for a busy day of sparring and visiting his uncle Li Dingjian.

• Fang Cheng completed the Prisoner's Six Arts and ran the length of Clearwater Bay at a steady sprinting pace, raising Running to lv0 (95/100).
• Fang Cheng practiced Shadow Boxing and gained Boxing and Sanda experience, then stopped when nearby fishermen arrived.
• Fang Cheng bought and ate a large breakfast before returning to his apartment, where renovations on his private training space were nearing completion.
• Fang Cheng planned to buy a freezer and treadmill and considered asking Xu Sanduo to sell his antiques to replenish his savings.
• Fang Cheng planned to attend sparring practice at the Boxing Club, visit his uncle Li Dingjian, and keep training toward his goal of becoming strong enough to crush every opponent.

Fang Cheng ran through the violent storm at Clearwater Bay until his Running Skill reached Expert Level and unlocked the special effect “Gale Force.” After testing his boosted speed and control, he faced the raging sea and prepared to test the true power of Infinite Combo against the next giant wave.

• A girl in a wheelchair spotted a pale figure running along the storm-lashed beach from her window.
• Fang Cheng sprinted through the rain and wind at speeds beyond ordinary human limits.
• Fang Cheng’s Running Skill reached Expert Level and unlocked the “Gale Force” special effect.
• Fang Cheng tested the effect by sprinting, making sharp turns, and stopping, reaching a peak speed of 356 kilometers per hour.
• Fang Cheng recovered with the Water Breathing Technique, then fixed his gaze on an incoming giant wave and prepared to test Infinite Combo.

Fang Cheng trained in the stormy sea, using Infinite Combo and developing a focused technique he called Nail Punch. A girl in a wheelchair watched him from a nearby building, then saw a lone figure approach before it vanished in the rain.

• A girl in a wheelchair watched Fang Cheng face the waves from nearly a kilometer away.
• Fang Cheng unleashed Infinite Combo and Death Tornado, forcing the waves apart but exhausting himself and scorching his arms.
• Fang Cheng conceived Nail Punch as a way to focus repeated strikes on one point, then tested it by blasting apart waves in the distance.
• Fang Cheng concluded that mastering Nail Punch required more control, stamina, and constitution, and ended his morning practice.
• The girl thought she saw Fang Cheng walking toward her building, but Auntie Chen interrupted her and the figure disappeared.
• The television reported that Dongdu City police had arrested a serial killer linked to multiple murders and mutilation cases.

Fang Cheng meditated through the storm and discovered that people linked to him through Mind Resonance were unconsciously sending him mental energy, which he refined to strengthen his Spirit. In his Memory Palace, he saw dozens of new linked individuals and found he could perceive their scenes, memories, and emotions directly.

• Fang Cheng canceled the construction crew’s work for the day because of the heavy rain and reviewed the soundproofing planned for his Fighting Training Room.
• Fang Cheng meditated amid the storm and encountered voices and images from people connected to him through Mental Links.
• Fang Cheng refined their chaotic thoughts with his Spirituality Fire, raising his Meditation experience and permanently increasing his Spirit Attribute by 0.04 points.
• Fang Cheng entered his Memory Palace and saw dozens of linked individuals represented by points of light connected to the Golden Orb.
• Fang Cheng discovered he could directly perceive linked individuals’ current sights and sounds, memory fragments, and intense emotions.

Fang Cheng recognized that his growing Mental Link network acted like a Vow Power Network, bringing him strength while risking information overload and corruption of his Memory Palace. He projected his consciousness into Xu Hao as Xu Hao entered a Noah Organization meeting about hunting the killer demon impersonated as Fang Cheng.

• Fang Cheng sensed that linked individuals’ points of light strengthened through their connection to the Golden Orb, suggesting a mutual exchange of Mental Energy.
• Fang Cheng identified the network as a possible Vow Power Network and noted the risks of mental overload, damage to his Memory Palace, and unknown forces attempting to infiltrate it.
• Fang Cheng saw that Xu Hao was attending the Noah Organization’s operations meeting in Dongdu City and decided to observe it directly rather than wait for Xu Hao’s report.
• Fang Cheng used Single-Directional Projection to enter Xu Hao’s perspective as Xu Hao and Liu Yu approached the guarded conference room.

Fang Cheng watched through Xu Hao as he attended a tense Noah Organization meeting in the Eastern Capital and learned about the branch’s hierarchy, Xu Hao’s prospects, and the fear surrounding the mysterious killer who defeated Ghost. The chapter ended when an arrogant young man dismissed the threat and called the Killing Demon a cowardly rat.

• Fang Cheng observed Xu Hao and Liu Yu enter a conference room where Noah Organization’s Eastern Capital elites had gathered for an important operation.
• Xu Hao greeted Ma Biao, who teased him about his growing influence in the Red Tiger Gang and discussed Chen Chen’s plans for him.
• Fang Cheng learned that Xu Hao might be promoted to Level 7 and become a Guardian Elder, while Ma Biao was a Level 8 cadre and the meeting’s attendees represented much of the branch’s elite strength.
• The gathered members discussed the deaths of He Jingang and Ghost and expressed fear of the mysterious expert they called the Killing Demon.
• A tall young man in a silver-gray suit appeared and scornfully dismissed the Killing Demon as a cowardly rat.

Fang Cheng observed a Noah Organization meeting through Xu Hao as its leaders gathered to plan an operation against idol singer Cheng Jiashu. Zhuo Feng revealed that the organization believed Cheng Jiashu was the serial killer known as the “Smiling Devil.”

• Zhuo Feng reprimanded the Eastern Capital Branch cadres and took his place at the meeting.
• Scorpion and other cadres arrived before Station Chief Feng entered with Minister Luo, whose formidable presence made the room fall silent.
• Station Chief Feng welcomed Minister Luo and opened the meeting, then asked Zhuo Feng to brief everyone on the operation’s target.
• Zhuo Feng identified the target as Cheng Jiashu, an idol singer connected to the Cheng and Shen families, and described his isolated personal life.
• Zhuo Feng claimed that Cheng Jiashu was more than ninety percent likely to be the serial killer known as the “Smiling Devil.”

Fang Cheng realized the Noah Organization had identified Cheng Jiashu, the Smiling Devil he had encountered, as its enemy, while Zhuo Feng presented a plan to capture him. Zhuo Feng tied Cheng Jiashu to several attacks on the organization, and Luo Lie reacted with sudden fury when he heard about the attack on Yong'an Island.

• Fang Cheng recognized Cheng Jiashu as the Smiling Devil who had invited him to a chat room, while Zhuo Feng described Cheng Jiashu as a conceited killer who targeted gangs.
• Ma Biao suggested luring Cheng Jiashu with a woman or Sister Zhang, but Zhuo Feng mocked his proposal and explained that Cheng Jiashu avoided socializing and romantic entanglements.
• Zhuo Feng revealed that Cheng Jiashu secretly left his villa every Saturday in disguise, visited Clearwater Bay and the Home of Morning Light orphanage, and vanished after entering an old urban district.
• Zhuo Feng proposed capturing Cheng Jiashu when he left the orphanage, arguing that the remote location would limit public attention and interference.
• Zhuo Feng told Luo Lie that Cheng Jiashu matched the suspect behind attacks on the Red Tiger Gang, the abandoned factory, and the Yong'an Island stronghold.
• Luo Lie snapped a corner off his wooden armrest and filled the conference room with an oppressive presence after hearing about the Yong'an Island attack.

Luo Lie learned that Cheng Jiashu might be the killer behind the Yong'an Island Incident and organized the Noah Organization’s Demon Hunt Operation to capture him. After spying on the meeting, Fang Cheng decided to save Cheng Jiashu while making the organization even more convinced that he was the culprit.

• Luo Lie traced the White Evil Spirit Mask’s history and connected a mysterious Eastern Capital fighter to the enemy who killed Li Chengjun on Yong'an Island.
• Zhuo Feng reported that Cheng Jiashu had disappeared around the time of the Yong'an Island Incident, and Luo Lie ordered an operation to capture him alive on Saturday.
• Station Chief Feng assigned Zhuo Feng and Scorpion to lead the assault teams, Ma Biao to secure the perimeter, and Xu Hao to assist Ma Biao.
• Fang Cheng listened through Xu Hao to the Noah Organization’s meeting and learned about the planned attack and Minister Luo’s involvement.
• Fang Cheng decided Cheng Jiashu was more useful alive as a target for the Noah Organization, and planned to save him while reinforcing their belief that he was the killer.

Cheng Jiashu struggled with worsening mental symptoms and the threat of an unknown organization while trying to leave a television studio unnoticed. A staged encounter with disguised allies let Fang Cheng pass him a note, as surveillance continued ahead of a planned Saturday operation.

• Cheng Jiashu finished his performance, told Zhang Hui he was exhausted, and took risperidone when a headache and strange voice returned.
• Cheng Jiashu recalled capturing a stalker who had killed himself and suspected a powerful Dongdu organization was targeting him.
• Cheng Jiashu nearly hit a group of street youths, but Huang Mao secretly slipped him a folded note during their staged confrontation.
• A surveillance agent reported the incident to command, which ordered him to keep following Cheng Jiashu before Saturday's operation.
• Fang Cheng revealed that Huang Mao was Chen Yingjun, acting with Ma Donghe's help under Fang Cheng's instructions.

Fang Cheng waited to see how Cheng Jiashu would react to a warning about the Noah Organization’s planned attack on Home of Morning Light. Cheng Jiashu contacted his uncle for information on Noah, while Fang Cheng secretly tested Xu Hao’s loyalty and learned more about the coming operation.

• Fang Cheng reflected that his warning to Cheng Jiashu was meant to stir up conflict and create an opportunity to use rival forces against one another.
• Cheng Jiashu read the note warning that Noah would target children at Home of Morning Light the next night, then called Shen Mingrui to request information on Noah’s Eastern Capital strongholds and members.
• Shen Mingrui agreed to investigate Noah, while Cheng Jiashu suspected his relatives were motivated by his awakened abilities and promise of future repayment.
• Fang Cheng established a mental link with Xu Hao, who explained his delay and reported that Noah planned to attack Cheng Jiashu at Home of Morning Light around six or seven the next evening.
• Xu Hao identified Minister Luo and several senior cadres as the operation’s leaders, while Fang Cheng judged his report reliable and kept his ability to monitor Xu Hao secret.

Fang Cheng instructed Xu Hao to leak altered intelligence about Noah Organization’s operation and gather details on its Senior Cadres, then prepared for the coming conflict. During his dawn training, Fang Cheng’s Sanda skill reached Grandmaster Level, leaving him eager to test his new combat prowess.

• Fang Cheng told Xu Hao to leak a false report about Noah Organization targeting the children of the Home of Morning Light after Cheng Jiashu appeared, and to investigate a Senior Cadre while protecting himself.
• Fang Cheng promised to teach Xu Hao the advanced Great Sun Burning Body Art after the operation went smoothly, and said he would contact him through a Mental Link.
• Fang Cheng considered how he could benefit whether Cheng Jiashu avoided the orphanage trap or went there to protect the children.
• Fang Cheng woke before dawn and completed weighted pull-ups, One-Finger Push-Ups, squats, and Sanda practice on the rooftop.
• Fang Cheng’s Sanda broke through to Grandmaster Level, raising it to LV3 and awarding him 12 Free Attributes.

Fang Cheng raised his Physique to 50 and Strength to 48, then learned that Xiao Bao’s leukemia surgery had succeeded. He told Li Biyun he was meeting a colleague, but he planned to visit the Home of Morning Light orphanage to investigate the Noah Organization’s Demon Hunt Operation against Cheng Jiashu.

• Fang Cheng raised his Physique to 50, realized the expanded capacity of his body had lowered his True Qi level, and spent his remaining points to raise Strength to 48.
• Fang Cheng shared breakfast with Li Biyun, who told him Xiao Bao’s leukemia surgery had succeeded and that he was recovering well.
• Li Biyun asked Fang Cheng about his afternoon plans and suggested he visit Lone Peak Temple for good fortune in his graduate school exams.
• Fang Cheng told Li Biyun he was meeting a male colleague, but he intended to visit the Home of Morning Light orphanage and see how the Noah Organization’s operation against Cheng Jiashu would unfold.

Noah Organization teams surrounded the Home of Morning Light to hunt Cheng Jiashu while Xu Hao secretly gathered information and contacted the Special Search Team. As Ma Biao took Xu Hao away from the supermarket, a mysterious figure trained in the trees near the orphanage.

• A Jie and He Yong watched Cheng Jiashu at the orphanage and discussed the heavily armed operation and worsening weather.
• Xu Hao brought lunch to He Yong's team and questioned them about their commander Chen Rui, whose hounds could track targets through Shared Perception and had a hidden trump card.
• Xu Hao learned that six Pursuer Teams, nearly two hundred personnel, were surrounding the orphanage, then left after extracting what information he could.
• Xu Hao sent a coded message to the Special Search Team from a nearby supermarket, but Ma Biao arrived and led him away to talk.
• A figure near the orphanage hung upside down from a tree branch and performed one-arm handstand push-ups.

Fang Cheng trained and watched Cheng Jiashu at the Home of Morning Light Orphanage while waiting for the Noah Organization’s attack. As the night passed without any sign of the killers, Cheng Jiashu reconsidered the warning and suddenly noticed a detail that changed his thinking.

• Fang Cheng observed Cheng Jiashu visiting the orphanage and noticed surveillance-like activity nearby, then trained while keeping watch from the mountain.
• Fang Cheng saw his fitness skills gaining experience and sensed that Xu Hao had found useful information but was hesitant to send it.
• A violent storm left Cheng Jiashu, Director Li, Yong'er, and a few others stranded at the orphanage after the other visitors departed.
• At ten o'clock, Cheng Jiashu remained in the hall under his alias, Su Jiachen, while Director Li and Yong'er went to rest.
• Cheng Jiashu waited through the night for the Noah Organization's expected attack, questioned whether the warning was a trap, and noticed an overlooked detail when lightning illuminated the grounds.

Luo Lie ordered the Noah Organization to launch an attack on Home of Morning Light after infiltrators failed to draw Cheng Jiashu out. As the Special Search Team prepared to arrest the attackers, Cheng Jiashu chased a mysterious figure through the orphanage and was confronted by Zhou Liang, who identified himself as a Special Affairs officer.

• Luo Lie ordered Noah Organization teams to attack Home of Morning Light at eleven and leave no survivors.
• Xu Hao secretly sent a signal, prompting Gao Jin and the Special Search Team to prepare an arrest operation.
• Cheng Jiashu sensed intruders inside the orphanage and found two dead men in a second-floor storage room.
• Cheng Jiashu chased a Black Figure and attacked him, but the figure dodged and turned to face him.
• Zhou Liang showed Cheng Jiashu his Special Affairs ID and accused him of assaulting a law enforcement officer and obstructing special duty.

During a Special Search Team raid on the Noah Organization, Zhou Liang mistook Cheng Jiashu for the fugitive White Owl and offered him a chance to cooperate. Cheng Jiashu slipped away using his spatial ability to investigate the mysterious lighthouse, while the disguised Fang Cheng watched him vanish.

• Zhou Liang deduced that Cheng Jiashu was White Owl and offered him cooperation against the Noah Organization.
• Noah Organization fighters attacked Home of Morning Light, and the Special Search Team engaged them in a gunfight outside the orphanage.
• Cheng Jiashu calmed the frightened children and staff, then decided to investigate the abandoned lighthouse mentioned in the mysterious note.
• Cheng Jiashu used his spatial ability to disappear from the orphanage amid the ongoing chaos.
• Fang Cheng removed a voice-changing device and revealed that he had disguised himself as Zhou Liang.

Fang Cheng used his disguise as Zhou Liang to deceive Cheng Jiashu, gathered intelligence from Xu Hao, and left the orphanage to hunt the fleeing Noah Organization. He tracked the group in a refrigerated truck through a police checkpoint and requisitioned a car to pursue them.

• Fang Cheng recalled how Lark had disguised him as Zhou Liang, then connected with Xu Hao, who reported the identities and rough abilities of two Level 7 Cadres.
• Fang Cheng told Xu Hao to stay at the bar, reassured the orphanage staff and children, and left Home of Morning Light to pursue the Noah Organization members.
• A disguised Noah driver used his ability to persuade police officers to let his refrigerated truck through a checkpoint without inspection.
• He Yong and the other Noah Organization members hid among wolfhounds and spoiled meat inside the truck, where they discussed the failed operation and feared the dogs.
• Fang Cheng arrived at the checkpoint with a Special Affairs Investigation Team ID, requisitioned a black sedan, and drove after the truck.

Chen Rui returned to the slaughterhouse after a failed operation, but a mysterious attacker began killing his guards and hunting the people there. Chen Rui used Beast Pack Perception to organize his dogs in the darkness, and the chapter ended as an unseen assailant struck their counterattack.

• Chen Rui brought three Wolfhounds and a corpse to the slaughterhouse, where he ordered A Jie and Shitou to clean the truck and rest.
• A Jie and Shitou heard distant police sirens while a black-raincoated figure watched them from the bushes.
• Chen Rui fed his hounds and sent several Dogo Argentinos to patrol, then sensed danger when A Jie and Shitou vanished and his guard dogs stopped responding.
• Chen Rui used Beast Pack Perception to see through a surviving dog's eyes before a shadow killed it and severed their link.
• Chen Rui released the chained dogs, turned off the lights, and used their shared vision to set an ambush.
• Chen Rui ordered seven or eight dogs to attack a disturbance, but a rapid series of heavy impacts sounded in the darkness.

Fang Cheng hunted Chen Rui in a slaughterhouse and overwhelmed his dogs and illusions, but Chen Rui survived a devastating blow by activating Wolf Soul Vengeance. The chapter ended with Chen Rui transformed and empowered, while Fang Cheng prepared to fight him again.

• Fang Cheng revealed himself in Chen Rui’s slaughterhouse after killing the hounds that had attacked him.
• Chen Rui used his ability to drive the remaining dogs into a berserk charge, but Fang Cheng killed them with powerful punches and dodged Chen Rui’s gunfire.
• Chen Rui injected Blue Liquid and created over a hundred phantom dogs, but Fang Cheng ignored the illusions and struck him with a forceful punch.
• Chen Rui healed his chest wound by activating Wolf Soul Vengeance, absorbing the remaining life essence of his dead hounds and transforming into a powerful beastlike form.
• Fang Cheng took a fighting stance and vowed to keep punching Chen Rui until he was destroyed.