Chapter Summaries

Su Shijie gained the Metal Empowerment bloodline trait, experimented with its ability to reshape and control Psionic Metal, and broke through to the early stage of Awakened Rank Level Five. He awoke in the jungle after completing his transformation, watching a butterfly emerge from its cocoon.

• Su Shijie lost his way before reaching the wilderness camp, then rested in a tree while practicing psionic guidance and Psionic Metal empowerment.
• Su Shijie underwent Bloodline Transformation, gained the Marquis Bloodline, and acquired the Metal Empowerment trait.
• Su Shijie strengthened Metal Empowerment and Tough Skin with Soul Power, then tested how he could empower weapons and control liquid metal telekinetically.
• Su Shijie turned the valuable curved blade into a concealed Psionic Alloy chain for emergency protection.
• Su Shijie endured the pain of a breakthrough and reached the early stage of Awakened Rank Level Five.
• Su Shijie woke at sunrise and watched a butterfly emerge from its cocoon and fly away.

Su Shijie spent five days crossing the jungle while training his metal control and creating a Metal Slime that instinctively protected him. He reached the market beneath the Floating City and agreed to hear out a man offering to buy his guns, while his family’s unread messages still worried him.

• Su Shijie found the wilderness camp deserted and continued toward the Floating City alone.
• Su Shijie trained his Psionic Alloy and dagger metals while conditioning one thought to make the Metal Slime protect him automatically.
• Su Shijie tested the Metal Slime against gunfire and confirmed that it could intercept bullets from multiple angles.
• Su Shijie arrived at the market beneath the Floating City and saw that his messages to his old man and sister remained unread.
• A burly middle-aged man approached Su Shijie to ask whether he wanted to sell his goods, and Su Shijie agreed to discuss business.

Su Shijie uncovered an attempt to exploit him at the Undercity Market and brutally dealt with Cheng Hua after the man threatened him. With the market’s Patrol turning a blind eye, Su Shijie sold most of his supplies, gained 1.8 million Credit Points and two Gauss Sniper Rifles, and left with a stronger arsenal and plans for the future.

• Su Shijie sensed malice from Cheng Hua and Ah Qiang after Cheng Hua called him a foolish son of a landlord and plotted to take his goods.
• Cheng Hua tried to pressure Su Shijie in front of the crowd, but Su Shijie attacked, broke Cheng Hua’s blade, severed his arm, and forced Ah Qiang to reveal the scheme.
• Cheng Hua’s hostility rose as he tried to leave, so Su Shijie used Soul Tendrils to kill him; the Patrol declared Su Shijie was not responsible and let him go.
• Su Shijie sold five assault rifles, forty-four handguns, and thirty-one Protective Suits for 1.8 million Credit Points, then traded two defense platforms for two Gauss Sniper Rifles.
• Su Shijie kept a smaller collection of weapons and considered how future Earth Empowerment and other abilities might let him manufacture guns himself.

After returning to the Floating City, Su Shijie cooperated with the Task Force, learned that his father had not yet arrived, and settled into a hotel while planning his next steps. He hoped to find more Evil God Cultists in the city and avenge his second brother, while also preparing to train and reunite with his father’s group.

• Two Task Force officers stopped Su Shijie after he exited the elevator and asked him to give a statement about the black market and P-314.
• Su Shijie solved a Rubik’s Cube and recognized Captain Chuan Feng, who confirmed that Su Ren had killed shelter commander Sergei and was traveling with several orphaned children.
• Su Shijie chose to stay in Prosperous City rather than head directly to Binhai City, hoping to sense whether Evil God Cultists remained there.
• Su Shijie checked into Kaiming Hotel, washed up, and searched the city forum for a short course in practical weapon techniques.
• Su Shijie read the official account of P-314’s rescue, which credited two maintenance workers and an unnamed Spirit Wind Knights member with stopping the Blood Sacrifice.

Su Shijie visited the Hunter Dojo to learn about the seven-day combat course he had signed up for, while considering a coveted Spirit Sifter position at the City Lord's Mansion. Xiao Die introduced him to the dojo's officially certified Mindless Style and revealed that its entry test favored good looks.

• Su Shijie bought an Awakening Potion and applied for the Spirit Sifter position, hoping it would let him stay in Prosperous City and advance his bloodline.
• Su Shijie visited the Hunter Combat Fighting Academy, where the receptionist corrected him that it was called the Hunter Dojo.
• Xiao Die took Su Shijie downstairs and explained that the dojo offered general training as well as its officially certified Mindless Style.
• Xiao Die said the master kept Mindless Style secret and that its test required students to be good-looking.

Su Shijie visited the Hunter Cram School to improve his close-combat skills and met its head instructor, Su Rou, whose swordsmanship quickly drove off her trainees. The chapter ended with Su Rou asking whether Su Shijie had enrolled to learn, while Chuan Ziliu watched in disbelief.

• Su Shijie toured the training ground with Xiao Die and saw a skilled student practicing alongside a group of lazy beginners.
• Xiao Die told Su Shijie that people had enrolled to get close to Su Rou, who wanted to leave an heir before attempting to break through to the Transformation Tier.
• Su Rou came out with a wooden sword and beat the trainees in a short session of practical combat.
• The fleeing trainees rushed past Su Shijie, and Chuan Ziliu clung to his leg and begged him for help.
• Su Rou approached Su Shijie, treated him more gently than the other trainees, and asked whether he had enrolled to learn.

Su Shijie visited Su Rou’s martial arts school to begin a seven-day crash course and watched her demonstrate her punishing, precise teaching style. When he sparred with her, his wild attack revealed his formidable combat instincts, but her counter sent him down without injuring him, leaving Su Rou puzzled by how tough he was.

• Su Shijie told Su Rou he had Awakened Rank strength and experience hunting in shelters, and she explained the crash course and invited him to watch her evening training.
• Su Rou brutally corrected Ding Yiyuan’s technique in a fifteen-minute spar, targeting his flaws while avoiding his face.
• Su Shijie agreed to spar with Su Rou and removed his Combat Suit and the Metal Slime embedded in it before taking a wooden sword.
• Su Shijie launched a fierce, improvised attack with power comparable to late Awakened Rank 6, and Su Rou redirected it and struck his shoulder.
• Su Rou knocked Su Shijie down with one blow, but he showed no injury, prompting her to inspect her hand and wonder why the impact felt unusual.

Su Shijie trained with Su Rou, who repeatedly defeated him and agreed to teach him the Mindless Style. Back in his hotel room, he injected the Agony Potion alone to pursue greater strength.

• Su Shijie asked Su Rou to keep his Tough Skin bloodline private, and she agreed.
• Su Rou defeated Su Shijie in several close-combat bouts, including one while using only early level-five strength.
• Su Shijie asked Su Rou to teach him the Mindless Style, and she accepted on the condition that he follow her training methods.
• Su Shijie returned to his hotel room badly bruised and reflected on how precisely Su Rou had corrected his fighting flaws.
• Su Shijie locked his room, set his Metal Slime to guard him, mixed the dried mushroom into the Agony Potion, and injected himself alone.

Su Shijie joined the Hunter Dojo and studied its coaches and training methods after realizing his Agony Potion was losing its effectiveness. At the training grounds, he avoided a quarrel among Ding Yiyuan, Chuan Ziliu, and Chuan Jiayan, while the other trainees learned that he had reached Awakened Rank level six before turning twenty.

• Su Shijie concluded that Mindless Style let its practitioners attack without pausing to think, then traveled to the Hunter Dojo for training.
• Xiao Die officially registered Su Shijie and gave him information about the three duty coaches.
• Su Shijie encountered Ding Yiyuan and several Inner Disciples, including Chuan Jiayan, who insulted her cousin Chuan Ziliu.
• Coach Wang stopped the argument and took Chuan Ziliu to his training area, while Su Shijie went to Coach Liu to learn how to use the sensing patches.
• Ding Yiyuan told the others that Su Shijie was at least Awakened Rank level six, astonishing Chuan Jiayan and the other trainees.

Su Shijie trained with sensor patches and Coach Liu’s guidance, impressing the instructors with how quickly he mastered combat techniques. After dinner plans brought him together with Ding Yiyuan and Yang Xiu, his casual admission that he had used Agony Potions more than twice earned him even greater respect.

• Su Shijie told Coach Liu he had hunted before, and Coach Liu praised his talent and encouraged him to study combat techniques.
• Su Shijie spent the day practicing with sensor patches and learning from Coach Liu, quickly mastering the standard movements and techniques.
• Coach Liu and the other instructors were astonished by Su Shijie’s progress, while Ding Yiyuan watched and trained with fewer breaks.
• Su Shijie noticed how his improved technique let him focus and reserve his strength, then agreed to go downstairs for Spirit Beast meat with Ding Yiyuan.
• Yang Xiu introduced himself and praised Su Shijie’s level, but both Yang Xiu and Ding Yiyuan reacted with awe when Su Shijie said he had used Agony Potions more than twice.

Su Shijie learned about the Inner Disciples and Du Yanghua’s hostility toward him, while Yang Xiu and Yu Yiyuan explained the man’s pursuit of Su Rou and the pressure he put on them. After returning to the training grounds, Du Yanghua singled out Su Shijie and beckoned him over.

• Over lunch, Su Shijie learned the Inner Disciples’ names, cultivation levels, and relationships from Yang Xiu and Yu Yiyuan.
• Yang Xiu explained that Du Yanghua pursued Su Rou, had beaten him badly in a spar, and wanted to drive him and Yu Yiyuan away.
• Du Yanghua passed the group with open hostility, and Su Shijie sensed his malice despite their conversation being shielded.
• Yang Xiu reassured Su Shijie that Su Rou and her connections could protect the training hall from Du Yanghua’s family pressure.
• Back at the training grounds, Du Yanghua called Su Shijie over.

At the training hall, Su Shijie accepted Du Yanghua’s challenge and nearly killed him with a counterattack before Su Rou intervened. Su Rou punished Du Yanghua for ignoring her warning, and an ambulance took him away as she asked Su Shijie if he was satisfied.

• Yu Yiyuan cautioned Su Shijie not to act rashly, while Du Yanghua offered to spar with him and claimed he would go easy.
• Su Shijie agreed to the match despite Yang Xiu and Jiang Yanyan’s objections, and Du Yanghua launched a vicious attack.
• Su Shijie took Du Yanghua’s blow to the face and countered with a strike to his throat, but Su Rou stopped him before he could finish the attack.
• Jiang Yanyan and the medical team stabilized Du Yanghua, while Su Shijie explained that he had acted in self-defense.
• Su Rou broke several of Du Yanghua’s ribs and banned him from the dojo, then asked Su Shijie again whether he was satisfied.

Su Shijie trained under Su Rou, reunited by video call with his family in Binhai City, and learned they had brought his brother’s ashes with them. The next morning, he returned to the dojo and discovered Coach Hu drawing a packed crowd.

• Su Rou drove the trainees through training and hit Su Shijie harder than the day before, while assuring him that Du Yanghua would not be a problem.
• Su Shijie received a video call from Su Ren and learned that his family had reached Binhai City and planned to scatter his brother’s ashes at sea.
• Su Shijie told his family about the Mindless Style and his application to become a Spirit Sifter, and Su Ren sent him four million and urged him to stay in the city.
• Su Shijie returned to the dojo the next morning and saw that Coach Hu’s training area was packed with trainees.

Su Shijie trained with Coach Wang and Coach Steve, then began learning the Mindless Style from Su Rou. He entered its Thoughtless State almost as soon as she explained the breathing method, leaving Su Rou stunned.

• Su Shijie absorbed Coach Wang and Coach Steve's teachings and started combining their techniques to suit himself.
• Coach Hu invited Su Shijie to choose her class the next day after he openly admired her.
• Su Rou knocked Su Shijie down in one blow again, despite his rapid improvement, and he agreed to learn the Mindless Style.
• Su Rou taught the Mindless Style's compact techniques, footwork, and calming breathing method to Su Shijie and the others.
• Su Shijie entered the Thoughtless State during Su Rou's explanation, astonishing her.

Su Shijie learned to enter the Mindless Style during combat, but Su Rou still defeated him. Later, Chuan Feng investigated Chuan Jiayan’s brutal murder and revealed that it might be connected to what had happened to Su Shijie.

• Su Shijie entered the Mindless Style for the first time and used its reflexes to counter Su Rou’s attack.
• Su Rou recognized Su Shijie as Su Ren’s son, then fought him without holding back and beat him again.
• Su Shijie reflected on his progress and hoped his father’s connections would help him secure the Spirit Sifter position.
• Chuan Feng visited Su Shijie at night and asked what he knew about Chuan Jiayan and her possible conflicts.
• Chuan Feng showed Su Shijie Chuan Jiayan’s mutilated body, and Su Shijie identified the Evil God Cultists as the likely perpetrators.

After Chuan Jiayan’s death, Su Shijie continued training at the subdued martial arts school and revealed that he had learned the Mindless Style well enough to subdue Coach Hu Yan. He then received notice that he had passed the initial screening to become a Spirit Sifter and rushed to the administrative building for the selection process.

• Chuan Feng warned Su Shijie not to act rashly against the Evil God Cultists, and Su Shijie asked permission to investigate privately.
• Su Rou told the martial arts school that Chuan Jiayan had died and led everyone in three minutes of silence.
• Su Shijie trained with Hu Yan, countered her with the Mindless Style, and subdued her despite their large difference in strength.
• Hu Yan advised Su Shijie to adapt techniques to his own combat style and invited him to dinner.
• Su Shijie received notice that he had passed the initial Spirit Sifter screening and hurried to the administrative building, while Su Rou asked Hu Yan where he had gone.

Su Shijie’s attempt to secure a City Guard position was blocked by Steward Du, who used his authority to retaliate for Su Shijie injuring his son. Just as the dispute left Su Shijie’s prospects uncertain, the Earl of Prosperous arrived, revealing that Su Rou had asked her to help him.

• Su Shijie met Chen Yi, who apologized for the earlier accusation and offered him a 200,000 Credit Point reward and help with the position.
• Steward Du intervened, citing Su Shijie’s involvement in an Evil God Cultist case to reject his identity review and threatening him over his son’s injuries.
• Su Shijie accepted the setback calmly, thanked Chen Yi for his help, and exchanged contact codes with him.
• Steward Du regretted provoking Su Shijie when he realized the young man might retaliate, but then Chuan Yayii, the Earl of Prosperous, arrived.
• Chuan Yayii told Su Shijie that Su Rou had asked her to help him and remarked on his appearance.

Su Shijie secured the Spirit Sifter position through Chuan Yayii’s intervention, then trained and celebrated with Su Rou and the others. The chapter ended as he arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion after his Personal Terminal granted his Hovercar access.

• Chuan Yayii approved Su Shijie for the Spirit Sifter position and told him to report the next day, leaving Steward Du regretting his earlier actions.
• Su Shijie thanked Su Rou, who urged him to enter No-Mind during practice, and they later shared a costly dinner with the coaches and Inner Disciples.
• Yang Xiu and Yu Yiyuan discussed the advantages of bloodlines, and Su Rou encouraged them before leading training with her wooden sword.
• Su Shijie improved at entering No-Mind and endured longer in a match, then considered how Spirit Beast kills could help his evolution.
• Su Shijie’s Personal Terminal verified his identity, allowing his Hovercar to enter the restricted airspace above the City Lord’s Mansion.

Su Shijie started screening Spirit Beasts at the City Lord's Mansion, using their released Soul Power to accelerate his cultivation. After more than twenty days of rapid progress and three new murders targeting ancestral Bloodline geniuses, he noticed his Hovercar was taking an unfamiliar route to the City Lord's Mansion.

• The butler led Su Shijie to the Spirit Screening Hut, where Johnson taught him how to assess Spirit Beasts and guide cultivation with their released psionic energy.
• Su Shijie realized the job could provide him with Soul Power while also giving him opportunities to search for Evil God Cultists during his travels.
• More than twenty days later, Su Shijie had collected over a hundred and ninety portions of Soul Power, reached the early stage of Level Six, and begun matching or surpassing Su Rou in their Mindless Style sparring.
• Su Shijie learned from Chuan Feng and Fat Uncle that three more people with ancestral Bloodlines had been murdered, while his search for the cultists had yielded no clues.
• After training, Su Shijie drove toward the City Lord's Mansion to gather the Soul Power needed for a Bloodline breakthrough, but he realized his Hovercar was not following the route he expected.

Su Shijie escaped a rigged hovercar and fought off three armed attackers who had targeted him for his bloodline. After killing them and disguising the scene, he waited as the City Guard arrived.

• Su Shijie used his telekinesis to escape the hovercar and discovered three attackers closing in on him.
• The three attackers fired M-7s, but Su Shijie blocked the bullets with his Psionic Energy Longsword while his Metal Slime moved into position.
• Su Shijie killed one attacker with the Metal Slime and illusion-assisted sword techniques, then killed a second with a thrown blade.
• The last attacker fled, but Su Shijie used the dead men’s guns and the Metal Slime to kill him.
• Su Shijie extracted the attackers’ souls, identified them as Lesser Evil God Followers, and disguised the scene before the City Guard arrived.