Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuguang and Xu Jie reached the Cold Pool as a Cold Yin Dragon attacked Fang Xu’s group, and Ji Yu’s third uncle arrived to fight the beast. After Third Uncle Ji was badly injured and ordered everyone to flee, Lin Shuguang calmly walked toward the dragon to kill it.

• Fang Xu’s group stripped Mo Hui, Ji Yu, and the others, but a Cold Yin Dragon emerged from the Cold Pool and killed Fang Xu.
• Third Uncle Ji arrived and drove the serpent back, then attacked it while Ji Yu and the others watched.
• Ji Yu identified the beast as a Cold Yin Dragon and boasted that its scales and Desolate Bead were valuable.
• The Cold Yin Dragon’s hard scales resisted Third Uncle Ji’s attacks, and its tail sent him flying.
• Third Uncle Ji warned that the beast had at least bone tempering second resonance cultivation and ordered everyone to escape.
• Xu Jie urged Lin Shuguang to run, but Lin Shuguang walked toward the serpent, saying he would kill it.

Lin Shuguang confronted the Cold Yin Dragon after it nearly killed Third Uncle Ji and defeated the beast with one saber strike. He left the others stunned and walked toward the dragon’s corpse.

• The Cold Yin Dragon trapped Third Uncle Ji in the valley and covered him in freezing mist while Ji Yu and the others fled.
• Lin Shuguang approached the dragon, shattered the ice encasing Third Uncle Ji, and leaped above the beast.
• Lin Shuguang used one Heaven-Ascending Saber Strike to cleave through the Cold Yin Dragon and kill it.
• Third Uncle Ji thanked Lin Shuguang, who nodded and walked toward the Cold Yin Dragon's corpse.

Lin Shuguang harvested the Cold Yin Dragon, while Si Qianjun quietly protected his identity after learning of his rapid rise. After Baisha ordered Lin Shuguang’s sister abducted, Lin Shuguang killed Baisha and his attendant, then burned the house, plunging Huai City into chaos.

• Lin Shuguang and Ji Heshan collected the Cold Yin Dragon’s valuable parts and cold crystals, and Lin Shuguang took the remains of Fang Xu's Hunting Group.
• A mysterious visitor retrieved Lin Shuguang’s school file for the Special Management Bureau; Si Qianjun replaced it to conceal Lin Shuguang’s progress and learned that someone from the Demon Suppression Division was in Huai City.
• Lin Shuguang stored the Cold Yin Dragon’s meat and arranged to discuss its other materials with Feng San the next day.
• Baisha urged Bai Peng to kill Jin Yiyang, then ordered a subordinate to bring Lin Shuguang’s younger sister to him despite warnings against provoking Jin Yiyang.
• Lin Shuguang appeared in Baisha’s room, killed him, and then killed the middle-aged attendant who entered.
• Baisha’s house burned down, and news of the Crimson Sand Gang young master’s death threw Huai City into chaos.

Lin Shuguang heard Master Jin wanted him to eliminate the Crimson Sand Gang for five million, then began his work in the Special Management Bureau. The chapter left him accepting two solo missions despite being required to complete only one this month.

• Master Jin learned Baisha was dead and asked Steward Zhou to contact Lin Shuguang about a job.
• Feng San inspected the Cold Yin Dragon Body materials and promised to find a major buyer before Lin Shuguang met Steward Zhou at the noodle shop.
• Steward Zhou told Lin Shuguang that Master Jin wanted the Crimson Sand Gang gone and offered him five million, but Lin Shuguang made no immediate reply.
• Lin Shuguang joined the Special Management Bureau's Ninth Division and accepted both solo mission sheets from the Square-faced Section Chief.

Lin Shuguang led a masked attack on Bai Peng’s convoy and fought the gang leader in a brutal clash. He rejected Bai Peng’s offer of two million and continued his assault.

• Lin Shuguang took command of the Jin Family’s masked fighters and ordered them to follow the plan against Bai Peng.
• Bai Peng learned that his people had gathered what he needed, but demanded results within the week.
• Lin Shuguang ambushed Bai Peng’s convoy, split his sedan with a saber strike, and ordered the masked assassins to kill everyone.
• Lin Shuguang and Bai Peng fought with sabers and fists, destroying walls as their forces battled nearby.
• Bai Peng offered Lin Shuguang two million to end the fight, but Lin Shuguang refused and brought his saber down again.

Lin Shuguang fought Bai Peng, who used a blood-powered secret art to gain the upper hand, but Lin upgraded his Thunderous Star River Slash and killed him. After learning Lin had also killed his son, Bai Peng died, and Lin ordered the assassins to withdraw.

• Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Bai Peng in combat, but Bai Peng stabbed his saber into his heart and unleashed a blood-powered secret art.
• Bai Peng battered Lin Shuguang through several walls, but Lin rose from the ruins unharmed in Demon God Armor.
• Lin Shuguang upgraded Thunderous Star River Slash and pierced Bai Peng's shoulder with a powerful strike.
• Lin Shuguang pinned Bai Peng to a wall, and Bai Peng realized Lin had killed his son before Lin killed him.
• The assassins reported to Lin Shuguang after defeating the bodyguards, and Lin ordered them to withdraw.

After killing Bai Peng, Lin Shuguang claimed a large payment and cultivation resources, then pushed his bone-tempering cultivation further and unleashed his killing intent in the Blood Desolate Land. When he turned in two Special Management Bureau missions, he attacked Zhang Lian after the man insulted him, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Song Xingyuan ordered his men to avoid trouble after Bai Peng's death and arranged to take Song Wan to the Provincial Capital, while also seeking to buy all the cold crystals on the market.
• Master Jin praised Lin Shuguang for killing Bai Peng and accepted the price he had demanded, including five million and a share of Bai Peng's cultivation resources.
• Lin Shuguang upgraded Bai Peng's two saber techniques to maximum level, then spent a million to raise his cultivation to five bone-tempering resonances and improved his Basic Body Refining Technique to LV14.
• Lin Shuguang spent five hours killing beasts in the Blood Desolate Land, then completed two Special Management Bureau missions by killing the ferocious beasts they named.
• At the Bureau, Zhang Lian insulted Lin Shuguang, who ignored him until the paperwork was nearly done and then slashed him through a wall.
• Zhang Lian emerged from the rubble and demanded to know who Lin Shuguang was, but Lin Shuguang advanced and slashed at him again.

Lin Shuguang beat Zhang Lian after accusing him of trying to ambush him, then learned from Si Qianjun that bone-tempering resonances followed a Fibonacci pattern. Si invited him to a provincial-capital birthday celebration and discussed martial arts schools, leaving Lin interested in pursuing the Demon Capital despite the pressure.

• Lin Shuguang claimed Zhang Lian had tried to kill him, and Si Qianjun sent Zhang away for treatment after hearing the examiner's account.
• Lin Shuguang signed his paperwork, then followed Si Qianjun to his office, where Si invited him to a senior's seventieth-birthday celebration in the provincial capital.
• Si Qianjun explained that bone-tempering resonances created blood-energy mediums in a Fibonacci sequence, and Lin realized how difficult it would be to complete them.
• Si recommended the Demon Capital martial arts school while warning Lin about its talented students, and Lin said he was not afraid of the challenge.
• Si told Lin that Zhang Lian was close to Ye Wu's family and promised to warn them, while Lin ordered the Logistics Department to make Zhang pay for the lobby wall repairs.

Lin Shuguang accompanied Feng San to sell the Cold Yin Dragon materials to Boss Nong, but the deal turned into a confrontation when Nong’s men tried to cheat them. Lin Shuguang forced Boss Nong to pay eight million and left after invoking the Special Management Bureau.

• Song Wan went to school hoping to thank Lin Shuguang, but she could not find him and left disappointed.
• Feng San told Lin Shuguang he had arranged a meeting with Boss Nong to sell the Cold Yin Dragon materials for 3.6 million, and Lin Shuguang agreed to attend.
• At Huangge Grand Restaurant, Lin Shuguang and Feng San encountered Li Yihai, who warned Lin Shuguang to be careful as he left.
• Boss Nong’s men inspected the materials and offered only two million, so Lin Shuguang slammed one subordinate through the dining table and defeated the bodyguards with a saber strike.
• Lin Shuguang demanded eight million from Boss Nong, who paid and let him keep the materials deal; Lin Shuguang then warned that the Special Management Bureau would handle any trouble from the Nong Family.

Lin Shuguang rejected Li Yihai’s offer to join the Suxuan Sect but received a breathing technique that he fused with his other cultivation methods. At Zhu Shaoqiang’s birthday banquet, Ye Wu challenged Lin to a sparring match, and Lin stepped forward asking Si Qianjun whether he was allowed to kill.

• Li Yihai invited Lin Shuguang to join the Suxuan Sect, but Lin refused and accepted Li’s breathing technique instead.
• Lin fused Li’s breathing technique with the Thunderous Roar Scripture and the Purple Qi Cauldron-Controlling Method to create the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Breathing Technique.
• Si Qianjun brought Lin Shuguang to Zhu Shaoqiang’s seventieth birthday banquet, where Zhu announced Ye Wu as his adopted son.
• After the banquet, Ye Wu challenged Lin Shuguang to exchange moves, and Zhu Shaoqiang dismissed Si Qianjun’s objection.
• Lin Shuguang stepped forward, asked Si Qianjun if he was allowed to kill, and drew his broadsword as Ye Wu’s expression changed.

Lin Shuguang crippled Ye Wu at Zhu Shaoqiang’s birthday banquet, and Si Qianjun defended him against the Zhu Family. After they returned to Huai City, the banquet’s scandal spread through the Provincial Capital, while Song Xingyuan reconsidered Lin Shuguang’s abilities.

• Lin Shuguang severed Ye Wu’s sword-wielding arm and sent him crashing through a wall after their fight.
• Si Qianjun stood between Lin Shuguang and Zhu Shaoqiang, invoking the Special Management Bureau’s authority and warning the Zhu Family not to defy Great Xia’s laws.
• Zhu Shaoqiang backed down, ordered the guests to leave, and disowned Ye Wu by claiming he did not know him.
• In the car, Si Qianjun told Lin Shuguang that the Governor had already repaid his debt to the Zhu Family and that both the Zhu Family and Ye Family were risking their futures.
• News of the banquet spread through the Provincial Capital, and Song Xingyuan regretted underestimating Lin Shuguang and predicted that Huai City might change.

Lin Shuguang went to the Blood Desolate Land to hunt Desolate Ghost Apes and returned carrying several bulging bags after slaughtering them by the dozens. When hunters tried to rob him, he killed two of them, revealing the overwhelming power of a Martial Artist.

• The Ye Family learned that Ye Wu's actions had angered the Special Management Bureau, and the Ye Family Patriarch decided to apologize to Si Qianjun in person.
• Lin Shuguang asked the Square-faced Section Chief for more mission sheets, then went alone to the Blood Desolate Land when none were available.
• Fu Yiming and his companions saw Lin Shuguang enter the depths alone and heard the violence of his fight with the Desolate Ghost Apes.
• After several hours, Lin Shuguang emerged with several bulging bags, and nearby hunters watched him warily.
• A hunter charged at Lin Shuguang to rob him, but Lin Shuguang killed him with one saber strike.
• When the ugly man in camouflage threatened Lin Shuguang, Lin Shuguang cut him apart with a Blood Rainbow strike, and the hunters realized he was a Martial Artist.

After returning from the Blood Desolate Land, Lin Shuguang was summoned by Zhao Yonghui for a dangerous mission against the Joyful Extremes Sect. He arrived at a besieged residential complex and learned that the sect’s leader was stronger than expected and had already killed three Martial Artists.

• Lin Shuguang sold his haul to Feng San for nine hundred thousand and was introduced to Old Zhong as Feng San’s contact during an upcoming trip.
• Lin Shuguang ate noodles at his family’s shop, where Mother Lin told him their business was improving, before Zhao Yonghui called him away.
• Zhao Yonghui briefed Lin Shuguang on the Joyful Extremes Sect and drove him to the residential complex where its members were surrounded.
• A middle-aged official told Zhao Yonghui that three Martial Artists had died and that even a Bone Tempering Fourth Resonance fighter had been unable to hold out against Wang Yuehu.
• Zhao Yonghui learned that a Sixth Resonance Expert had been ordered to intervene.

Lin Shuguang joined Cao Wei in fighting Wang Yuehu, a powerful Joyful Extremes Sect cultivator whose poisoned gauntlets had already wounded Cao. As Wang Yuehu attacked again, Lin Shuguang used his upgrade ability, unleashing a new surge of force.

• Cao Wei arrived to confront Wang Yuehu, but Wang Yuehu blasted him from the building and wounded his shoulder.
• Lin Shuguang charged Wang Yuehu and clashed with him, astonishing Zhao Yonghui and Cao Wei with his strength.
• Cao Wei attacked Wang Yuehu from behind, but Wang Yuehu struck him with his poisoned gauntlets and sent him flying.
• Cao Wei warned Lin Shuguang about the poison, and Lin Shuguang continued battling Wang Yuehu while avoiding the gauntlets.
• Wang Yuehu declared his allegiance to the Joyful Extremes Sect and attacked Lin Shuguang again, prompting Lin Shuguang to say, “Upgrade!”

Lin Shuguang battled Wang Yuehu through a ruined compound and into an underground garage, where Wang Yuehu tried to bargain with the Divine Method that had made him powerful. Lin Shuguang learned the method was a puppet technique and continued attacking Wang Yuehu.

• Lin Shuguang and Wang Yuehu exchanged savage attacks, demolishing the surrounding walls as Cao Wei and the others watched.
• Lin Shuguang drove Wang Yuehu through the garage wall and continued battering him inside.
• Wang Yuehu asked Lin Shuguang to stop and offered to reveal the Divine Method granted to him by the Evil God.
• Wang Yuehu recited part of the Mystic Mother Blood-Child Puppet Method, and Lin Shuguang's Attribute Panel identified its strength-boosting cost and sacrificial bond.
• Lin Shuguang rejected Wang Yuehu's offer as insufficient and slashed at him again.

Lin Shuguang defeated Wang Yuehu, who revealed that he belonged to the Divine Temple, an organization serving the Evil God. After warning Zhao Yonghui about the group, Lin Shuguang left and reflected that his Blood Energy Value was close to the amount needed for six Bone Tempering resonances.

• Lin Shuguang rejected Wang Yuehu's offer to join the Divine Temple and brutally killed him in the underground garage.
• Zhao Yonghui and the others watched Lin Shuguang emerge from the darkness and learned that Wang Yuehu had been a Divine Temple Member.
• Lin Shuguang advised Zhao Yonghui to investigate the Divine Temple, then left with a young driver.
• Cao Wei thanked Lin Shuguang for saving him and regretted having previously acted superior toward him.
• In the car, Lin Shuguang checked his Attribute Panel and saw that his Blood Energy Value was 5,930 cal, leaving him close to six Bone Tempering resonances.

After Feng San disappeared while investigating trouble in Beining City, Lin Shuguang rushed there and rescued him and the Xiong Family Siblings from a group of assassins. Feng San reunited with Lin Shuguang, who asked who had been hunting him.

• Lin Shuguang submitted a report about Wang Yuehu's [Joyful Extremes Sect] and the [Divine Temple], received two Bone Tempering Pills, and sold them.
• After Feng San stayed away for a week, Old Jin told Lin Shuguang that Feng San was in trouble and could not contact anyone outside Beining City.
• In a rain-soaked alley, Feng San and the Xiong Family Siblings fought off assassins led by the Eagle-eyed Man, who demanded Feng San's brother's belongings.
• The Eagle-eyed Man wounded Xiong Zhenzhen and Xiong Tao and moved to seize Feng San, but Lin Shuguang killed him with one punch.
• Lin Shuguang defeated the remaining assassins, reunited with Feng San, and asked who was hunting him.

Lin Shuguang and Feng San uncovered that Blood Moon Cult members had been sent to obtain what Feng Chunqiu left behind, while another faction sought the same evidence. Feng San retrieved a ledger and secret letters from a bank, revealing a powerful family’s involvement and setting Huai City on the brink of upheaval.

• Feng San declined to reveal what Feng Chunqiu had left him, and Xiong Tao and Xiong Zhenzhen refused to leave for Huai City with him.
• Xiong Tao and Xiong Zhenzhen discussed reporting Feng San, but a familiar voice interrupted them and a saber struck.
• Lin Shuguang confirmed that the siblings were peripheral members of the Blood Moon Cult who had been ordered to approach Feng San, then told Feng San to involve the Special Management Bureau.
• Feng San revealed that Feng Chunqiu had left him a key to an Ancient Gold Bank safe-deposit box, and the three went to retrieve its contents.
• Feng San handed Lin Shuguang a ledger and secret letters; Old Jin realized the documents implicated a family and warned that Huai City was about to change.
• A masked man reported to a middle-aged man that Feng San had the evidence, and the man ordered Chang Nian to kill Feng San and leave no survivors.

After uncovering the Ye Family’s ties to Demonic Cultivators and a mole inside the Special Management Bureau, Lin Shuguang fought off assassins and secured Si Qianjun’s authorization to arrest the family. He led the Bureau into the Ye Family compound, where the arrests began amid chaos.

• Lin Shuguang failed to reach Si Qianjun at first, and Old Jin warned that assassins had surrounded their car.
• Lin Shuguang stayed behind as Feng San and Old Jin drove on, then killed the attacking straw-caped assassins and the Old Man in Straw Cape.
• After Si Qianjun called back, Lin Shuguang reported the Ye Family’s collusion and the Bureau mole, and Si Qianjun authorized arrests while promising to handle the mole himself.
• Lin Shuguang reached the Ye Family’s main gates, broke through the family’s resistance, and ordered the Special Management Bureau personnel to take everyone into custody.

Lin Shuguang led the Special Management Bureau in arresting the Ye Family for colluding with demonic cultivators, then confronted Ye Lin when he revealed his hidden death warriors. As Ye Lin attacked with the power of seven bone-tempering resonances, Lin Shuguang prepared to upgrade.

• Lin Shuguang ordered the Ye Family members arrested and crippled Ye Tianhao's second uncle after he resisted.
• Ye Lin arrived with the Ye Family Patriarch and Ye Tianhao, and Lin Shuguang accused the family of colluding with demonic cultivators.
• Ye Lin revealed his trained death warriors and ordered them to kill, while Lin Shuguang commanded his subordinates to fight back.
• Lin Shuguang and Ye Lin clashed, leaving Ye Tianhao stunned by Lin Shuguang's strength.
• Lin Shuguang asked Ye Lin who Black Spade was, and Ye Lin realized Lin Shuguang had rescued Feng San before unleashing his attack.
• As Ye Lin's seven bone-tempering resonances surged toward him, Lin Shuguang murmured, "Upgrade!"