Chapter Summaries

Luo Yan recognized that Zheng Chao’s fighters included Yellow Springs members and warned Yang Lixie and Zhang Yi to be cautious in the contest. Zhang Yi won two brutal bouts before withdrawing wounded, and Yang Lixie began fighting Jiang Cha, using his techniques and Mud Swamp Divine Treasure to slow him down.

• Luo Yan identified Jiang An and Zheng Chao’s other fighters as members of the Yellow Springs and warned Yang Lixie and Zhang Yi that their opponents were dangerous.
• Zhang Yi defeated Chen Si and Chu Ren on the bridge, taking wounds in both fights.
• Yang Lixie called for Zhang Yi to withdraw, and Zhang Yi surrendered before the next opponent could fight him.
• Yang Lixie faced Jiang Cha and used Wind Spear, Phantom Wolf, and Cloud Splitter while his Mud Swamp Divine Treasure slowed Jiang Cha’s movements and Primal Energy circulation.
• Yang Lixie’s fireball struck Jiang Cha’s chest and badly damaged his protective Primal Energy as the fight continued.

Luo Yan helped Lihan Pharmacy defeat Tangshi Investment and win the Forbidden Land's Nursery Garden, then went in disguise to meet Yu Qiushui after learning a key Yellow Springs member was in the city with Zheng Chao. The chapter left Yu Qiushui asking whether Captain Red Ghost was certain.

• Yang Lixie defeated Jiang Cha, then jumped from the bridge to make Yellow Hair win for Tangshi Investment.
• Luo Yan used Crescent Moon Breaking Clouds to make Yellow Hair abandon the bridge, then used A Strip of Rainbow to frighten Jiang An into jumping down.
• The host declared Lihan Pharmacy the winner and awarded it the Nursery Garden's management and usage rights.
• Yang Lixie celebrated with the contract, while Luo Yan skipped the banquet and went to the old city disguised as Captain Red Ghost.
• Luo Yan told Yu Qiushui that a key Yellow Springs member was in the city with Zheng Chao, and Yu Qiushui asked if he was sure.

Luo Yan joined Yu Qiushui and Team 1 for a raid on Yellow Springs members hiding at Zheng Chao’s villa. He hoped the operation would weaken Tangshi Investment’s threat to the Nursery Garden and earn him contribution points as Red Ghost.

• Luo Yan confirmed Jiang An’s identity, and Yu Qiushui ordered a cleanup operation to begin two hours later.
• Luo Yan prepared for the raid and met Team 1’s elite members Red Luan, Black Butterfly, White Egret, and Blue Bird, while Huang Yu joined despite Yu Qiushui’s warning.
• Yu Qiushui led Luo Yan and the team toward Zheng Chao’s villa and instructed them to eliminate Yellow Springs members, prevent anyone from escaping, and capture Zheng Chao if possible.
• Luo Yan saw the raid as a chance to weaken Tangshi Investment and gain contribution points among the Black Witches.

Yu Qiushui’s forces attacked Zheng Chao’s villa, and Luo Yan cut down Jiang An’s escaping subordinates. Yu Qiushui confronted Jiang An on the roof as Luo Yan watched, while Huang Yu survived Luo Yan’s retaliation.

• Jiang An woke to a grenade attack, used the woman beside him as a shield, and learned that Yu Qiushui had entered the villa with Red Luan’s troops.
• Luo Yan killed two of Jiang An’s escaping subordinates with Chasing Wind and Shadow, then struck Chen Si with a blade aura as he fled.
• Huang Yu killed the wounded Chen Si and claimed Luo Yan’s prey, so Luo Yan blasted him through the warehouse with a blade aura.
• Yu Qiushui and the injured Jiang An emerged onto the villa roof, where Yu Qiushui lunged at him while Luo Yan watched.

After Black Witch captured Zheng Chao, Yu Qiushui rewarded Luo Yan with a secret art and revealed that she knew he was the Qingyang Divine General. Luo Yan left Qingyang for Guangling, trusting that Yu Qiushui would keep his identity secret while hoping to negotiate for more after she became a minister.

• Yu Qiushui took Zheng Chao away after Black Witch's raid, and the Local Security Bureau arrived only after the group had left.
• Yu Qiushui gave Luo Yan the Steaming Cloud Marsh art and explained how it could complement his Blood Transformation Scripture.
• Yu Qiushui revealed that she knew Luo Yan was the Qingyang Divine General and promised to protect his secret and his Nursery Garden while he was away.
• Luo Yan told Yu Qiushui he would return to Guangling in the next couple of days and said they could discuss his request after she became a minister.
• The next morning, Yang Lixie told Luo Yan that Zheng Chao's villa had burned down and Zheng Chao had disappeared.
• After breakfast, Luo Yan parted from Yang Lixie and drove alone from Qingyang, reasoning that Yu Qiushui kept his secret because he was useful to her.

Luo Yan advanced the Blazing Sun Scripture to Advanced Level Two, but a Red Poison flare-up revealed that his relief agent was losing effectiveness. After exchanging for cultivation resources, he discussed Yu Qiushui with Di Zheng, who warned him to be careful and joked that he should make her his woman.

• Luo Yan expanded and condensed his Solar Halo, breaking through to Advanced Level Two in the Blazing Sun Scripture.
• The Red Poison flared up, and Luo Yan injected his last Special Grade Relief Agent to suppress the pain.
• Luo Yan realized the flare-ups were coming earlier, suspected drug resistance, and decided he might need to risk Teacher Shi's Severing Agent when they occurred monthly.
• Luo Yan exchanged contribution points for Essence Augmentation Potions, then met Di Zheng, who agreed Yu Qiushui still valued him but warned her attitude could change.
• Di Zheng joked that Luo Yan should make Yu Qiushui his woman to prevent betrayal, and Luo Yan noted that she was older than him.

Luo Yan prepared to expand Coyote Camp’s mech training and ordered Wen Zou to sell Wanzhitang large quantities of medicinal materials while buying more to keep the rival supplied. Meanwhile, Yang Tao helped Yang Hao seize a nearby camp, then spotted a large convoy approaching Coyote Camp.

• Luo Yan reviewed Wen Zou’s plans for two mechs, a simulator, and the first group of students, then ordered him to sell Wanzhitang all available medicinal materials and buy more to sell to them.
• Luo Yan told Wen Zou to bring Jun Yi to Coyote Camp the next day so he could inspect Mister Chen’s school.
• Yang Tao killed two guards while scouting for Yang Hao, then reported that she had completed her mission.
• Yang Hao’s forces captured a nearby survivor camp, controlled its residents, and prepared to take its people and supplies back to Coyote Camp.
• Yang Hao warned a subordinate not to harass Yang Tao because she was Mister Red Ghost’s student.
• While scouting ahead of the group returning to base, Yang Tao spotted a large convoy heading toward Coyote Camp.

Yang Tao discovered an unmarked military convoy heading toward Coyote Camp and reported its strength to Yang Hao. Li Yu prepared the camp for a possible attack, suspecting Yellow Springs was behind the convoy, and the chapter ended as its tanks approached the defenses.

• Yang Tao spotted a convoy with tanks and followed it to identify its vehicles and soldiers.
• Yang Tao reported that two tanks, several trucks carrying more than a hundred soldiers, and armed SUVs were heading straight for Coyote Camp.
• Li Yu and Liu Si suspected the convoy was a Yellow Springs vanguard and worried that a larger force might follow.
• Li Yu learned from Zhou Xiong that the mechas would not be ready for combat for at least a week, then ordered the camp to prepare and called Yang Hao's group back.
• Li Yu mobilized Coyote Camp and its Iron Steed mercenaries, while the convoy's tanks appeared on the wasteland ahead.

Coyote Camp resisted the Yellow Springs organization’s demand to surrender by destroying its tanks and launching a surprise attack. The battle left the Yellow Springs commander killed before he could report Coyote Camp’s strength.

• Li Yu stalled the Yellow Springs soldiers while Liu Si led camp warriors through the sewers to plant explosives beneath both tanks.
• After the Yellow Springs soldiers rejected Li Yu’s request to negotiate with Mr. Luo Zi, Li Yu ordered the camp to prepare for battle.
• Liu Si detonated the explosives, disabling the two tanks and injuring soldiers in the convoy.
• Coyote Camp’s warriors attacked from their fortifications as Liu Si’s group flanked the Yellow Springs soldiers from behind.
• The commander tried to report Coyote Camp’s weapons and firepower, but a shell exploded beside him and engulfed him in flames.

After the battle, Yang Hao returned to Coyote Camp and learned that Luo Zi’s Yellow Springs force would arrive by evening, so Li Yu prepared the camp and sent Yang Hao to lure a giant beast toward it. Meanwhile, Luo Zi learned his vanguard had vanished and ordered his convoy to destroy the camp before nightfall.

• Yang Hao arrived at Coyote Camp, where Yang Tao saw the gruesome aftermath of the battle.
• Li Yu told Yang Hao that the attackers belonged to Yellow Springs and that Luo Zi’s main force was expected in five or six hours.
• Li Yu assigned Liu Si to relocate Chen Afei and sent Yang Hao to lure a giant beast toward the camp using a Giant Beast Inducer.
• Yang Hao left Yang Tao with Li Yu, who tasked her with scouting for Yellow Springs and ordered her to avoid the camp during an attack.
• Li Yu ordered the camp’s fighters to gather firearms and ammunition as Luo Zi’s convoy advanced toward Coyote Camp.
• Luo Zi learned that contact with his vanguard had been lost and ordered his convoy to reach Coyote Camp before nightfall and destroy it.

Li Yu led Coyote Camp’s residents in defending their home against a large force from “Yellow Springs.” The attackers’ advance was slowed by mines and a collapsing underground passage, but Luo Zi and the commander remained ready to press the assault.

• Li Yu told Coyote Camp’s residents they could leave instead of fighting, but the men chose to follow him and defend their home.
• Li Yu’s militia prepared the camp’s defenses as the “Yellow Springs” convoy advanced with eight tanks, twelve armed off-road vehicles, and more than three hundred soldiers.
• “Yellow Springs” opened fire on the camp’s defensive line, then its tanks entered the minefield and were damaged by mines.
• Luo Zi and the commander ordered their troops to clear the minefield, forcing the attacking force to halt outside it.
• Li Yu ordered explosives in underground passages detonated, collapsing the ground beneath some “Yellow Springs” soldiers.
• Luo Zi mocked the commander after the collapse killed or trapped several soldiers.

Coyote Camp fought Yellow Springs as its tanks and superior firepower pushed the defenders back, while Li Yu led efforts to disable the tanks. After Luo Zi deployed Black Rope elites, the camp's defenses faltered, and Li Yu fled a ribbon-wielding woman who cornered him in an alley.

• Yellow Springs used artillery and tanks to force Li Yu's troops to retreat into Coyote Camp and split its forces into seven teams to advance.
• Li Yu and other defenders attacked the tanks, destroying six of them with explosives.
• Luo Zi sent his Black Rope elites into the camp, and a giant elite smashed through a barricade while Zhang Chenyang's sniper shot failed to stop him.
• The Black Rope elites overwhelmed Coyote Camp's regained defenses as Li Yu ran through the streets with a ribbon-wielding woman pursuing him.
• The woman burst through a building wall to block Li Yu's escape, deflected his bullets with her ribbons, and forced him to flee after he emptied his magazine.

Li Yu and Yang Hao escaped the Wolf Tick swarm by luring it away with corpses from Yellow Springs’ vanguard, while the parasites overwhelmed the camp and forced Luo Zi to retreat. As night fell, a giant beast headed toward the camp, and Li Yu prepared to retrieve the Giant Beast Inducer.

• Li Yu tricked the ribbon-wielding woman with a dud grenade, but Yang Hao arrived by motorcycle as Wolf Ticks surged into the camp and chased her onto a rooftop.
• The Wolf Ticks swarmed over the rooftop and swallowed the woman as Yellow Springs’ soldiers fought the parasites and Luo Zi ordered a retreat.
• Li Yu told Little Saber to act, and heavy-duty trucks carried corpses out of the camp and detonated them to draw the Wolf Ticks away.
• Yang Hao praised Li Yu’s plan as the parasites followed the bloody trail away from the camp, where a giant beast appeared on the horizon.
• Li Yu told Yang Hao he would get the Giant Beast Inducer.

After hearing that Coyote Camp had been attacked, Luo Yan rode there alone from the convoy. He spotted lights in the camp but remained wary and hid his motorcycle nearby.

• Luo Yan left the convoy and rode quickly through the wilderness toward Coyote Camp.
• Luo Yan saw lights shining in Coyote Camp but did not let his guard down.
• Luo Yan parked his motorcycle in a concealed spot.

Yang Hao and Zhang Chenyang fought Qin Zhu, using gunfire, a motorcycle, and a coordinated ambush to kill him. Exhausted after the battle, Yang Hao was left facing a new attack as Luo Zi and his group came under assault from a masked swordsman.

• Yang Hao circled Qin Zhu on his motorcycle and fired until Qin Zhu's Iron Armor faded, then charged and used the crash and explosion to open a chance to slash Qin Zhu's leg.
• Zhang Chenyang sniped Qin Zhu, and Yang Hao cut the arm holding Qin Zhu's shield before retreating out of reach.
• Qin Zhu grabbed Yang Hao by the throat, but Yang Hao slashed his face and Zhang Chenyang's sniper shot blew away nearly half of Qin Zhu's head, killing him.
• Yang Hao said he had deliberately let Qin Zhu catch him, then collapsed from exhaustion after the fight.
• Near a drainage ditch, Luo Zi and his group took cover as a masked rider attacked them with Blood Mist blade energy, which Luo Zi struck and shattered.

Luo Yan battled Luo Zi while Yang Tao ambushed and killed Shi Chuan, though she was wounded in the process. Luo Yan and Luo Zi were still locked in combat as Luo Zi struggled against his blade technique.

• Luo Yan knocked Shi Chuan's soldiers aside and attacked Luo Zi, who countered with a spear assembled from sections of metal tube.
• Shi Chuan fled across the bridge, was shot in the shoulder, and hid inside a nearby building.
• Yang Tao attacked Shi Chuan with pink and white lotus techniques, leaving him unable to move before she killed him with a shot to the forehead.
• Yang Tao treated her grazed shoulder and headed back toward the village.
• Luo Yan and Luo Zi continued clashing beside the bridge, and Luo Zi grew agitated as his blade strikes threatened her grip and unsettled her blood and energy.

Luo Yan defeated Luo Zi and let him go after making him believe he had been poisoned, hoping to keep 'Yellow Springs' away from Coyote Camp. He returned to camp with Yang Hao and Yang Tao, where he revealed that he had fed Luo Zi candy, while the threat from 'Yellow Springs' remained unresolved.

• Luo Yan used Spirit Gate Opening to outmaneuver Luo Zi, wound his hands, and knock away his spear.
• Luo Yan forced Luo Zi to swallow a piece of candy and persuaded him to claim that 'Black Witch' had taken Coyote Camp, promising more candy in a month.
• Luo Zi left with his spear, convinced Luo Yan had poisoned him and believing cooperation was his best chance to survive.
• Luo Yan reunited with Yang Hao and Yang Tao and explained his plan to make Luo Zi keep 'Yellow Springs' from harassing the camp.
• Luo Yan told Yang Tao that the supposed poison was candy and said the camp should return, while acknowledging Luo Zi might discover the deception.

After the camp survived Huangquan’s attack, Luo Yan rewarded the fighters and arranged training for Yang Hao. He then visited the mecha warehouse, where he learned about equipment being fitted to the camp’s machines.

• Luo Yan thanked the battle participants and gave Li Yu Bone Scraper, cultivation resources, and a promise of an intermediate technique when he reached Primary Level Five.
• Luo Yan promised to teach Yang Hao Opening the Essence Gate, then rewarded Liu Si, Wang Tian, Zhang Chenyang, and the others with cultivation resources.
• Luo Yan praised Yang Tao for killing Huangquan’s commander and promised to teach her the fast sword technique Chasing Wind and Shadow.
• Luo Yan told Yang Hao to memorize a Human Acupoint Diagram before he would teach him Opening the Essence Gate, and Yang Hao agreed to study it.
• Luo Yan visited the mecha warehouse, where Zhou Xiong explained the Chabron Rivet and introduced a dragon-head shoulder-mounted rocket launcher called Meixia.

Luo Yan inspected Coyote Camp’s mecha equipment and confirmed that Chen Afei could begin training the first batch of students. He taught Yang Tao a fast saber technique, then practiced with two sabers himself, but accidentally knocked one from his hands.

• Luo Yan examined the camp’s mecha weapons, including ten high-explosive incendiary shells and a heavy thermal-cutting saber.
• Chen Afei tested the mecha simulation pod and told Luo Yan that beginner lessons could start immediately, with students ready to attempt actual combat in three months.
• Luo Yan said he had chosen the first batch of mecha students, including members of Team 7, camp personnel, Yang Hao, and Wang Tian.
• Luo Yan tried the simulation cockpit, left a very high score, and invited Chen Afei to lunch.
• Luo Yan gave Yang Tao a short blade called Flying Fish and taught her the Combat Skill Chasing Wind and Shadow.
• Luo Yan practiced with Blood Drinker and Huanlong, but the sabers collided and one flew out of his hand.

Luo Yan practiced using Dual Sabers and completed the first layer of the Blood Transformation Scripture during his week at camp. He defeated Yang Hao in a sparring match but found him too weak to test his skills, leaving Luo Yan looking for a stronger opponent.

• Luo Yan practiced combining two saber techniques while cultivating the Blood Transformation Scripture, and completed its first layer after a week.
• Yang Hao came to Luo Yan for guidance on Opening the Essence Gate, while Yang Tao, Li Yu, Wang Tian, and others secretly gathered to watch.
• Luo Yan invited the onlookers to exchange moves, then fought Yang Hao with Blood Drinker and Huanlong while limiting himself to Intermediate-level Primal Energy.
• Luo Yan overwhelmed Yang Hao, shattered his battle saber, and ended the match with both sabers at Yang Hao's neck.
• Luo Yan decided Yang Hao was too weak to test his abilities and wished he could find opponents as easily as at the Grand Sports Meet.