Recaps

After Jiang Zuo recovered from a fight with a Mid-tier Black Blood Species, he noticed Du Wang had broken through. At Anke University, Gu Huacheng plotted against Li Yi after she rejected him, and the chapter ended with a video accusing her of plagiarism and seducing Su Ruanruan’s boyfriend spreading through the alumni chat.

• Jiang Zuo told Du Wang and Herlinta that Yin Power had seeped into him, then recognized that Du Wang had broken through.
• Li Yi rejected her advisor Gu Huacheng’s advances and warned him she would call the police if he kept blocking her way.
• Gu Huacheng called Su Ruanruan and offered her and her younger brother university admission benefits in exchange for help with his plan against Li Yi.
• The next morning, Qin Yuan showed Li Yi a video of Su Ruanruan accusing her of plagiarizing experimental data and seducing her boyfriend.
• Students in the alumni group chat condemned Li Yi and sympathized with Su Ruanruan after the video circulated.

Li Yi was summoned to a rooftop where Su Ruanruan accused her of driving her to suicide, while Li Yi suspected Gu Huacheng had arranged the frame-up. The Black Tiger Special Operations Team arrested Su Ruanruan and Gu Huacheng, clearing Li Yi’s name, and its leader hinted that Li Yi had a connection to Minister Hu Qi.

• Li Yi learned that Su Ruanruan had publicly accused her of seducing Gu Huacheng and falsifying experimental data, then agreed to go with police to the rooftop.
• Li Yi confronted Gu Huacheng and suspected he had orchestrated the accusations, while Su Ruanruan continued pretending to be on the verge of jumping.
• The Black Tiger Special Operations Team arrived, accused Su Ruanruan of smuggling prohibited goods, and forced her to come down from the roof.
• Su Ruanruan confessed and named Gu Huacheng, who was also taken into custody, revealing that Li Yi had been framed.
• The team leader told Li Yi to pass his regards to Minister Hu Qi before leaving.

Hu Qi began breaking through to become a Martial Dao Practitioner by opening the Essence, Vitality, and Spirit Treasury, but his immense Blood Qi made the process dangerously difficult. He used Crimson to overcome the resistance, successfully formed the Treasury, and emerged with transformed Blood Qi as his cocoon began to shatter.

• Hu Qi demonstrated that mastering all five Stance Cultivations let him project Blood Qi as a flame, then decided to attempt the Martial Dao Practitioner breakthrough without first spending Modification Points.
• Hu Qi compressed his Blood Qi toward the Essence, Vitality, and Spirit Treasury in his chest, forming a red cocoon around himself as a dark-red point appeared inside him.
• A powerful repulsive force made Hu Qi's Blood Qi turbulent and shattered the skullcap he used to cool himself, putting the breakthrough at risk.
• Hu Qi ordered Crimson to modify and enhance the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram, which suppressed the resistance and drew his Blood Qi into the Treasury.
• The Treasury expanded into a dark-red sphere near Hu Qi's heart and began beating, releasing denser Blood Qi that strengthened his body.
• Hu Qi opened his eyes as the cocoon around him cracked, having gained True Blood Qi Strength.

Hu Qi broke through to become a Martial Dao Practitioner, opening a Perfect Treasury and gaining increased power, perception, and lifespan. After confirming Camphor Tea Duck had calmed down, he heard from Dai Shu that Su Ruanruan and Gu Huacheng’s family had been sentenced for their crimes.

• Hu Qi tested his heightened senses and True Blood Qi Strength after opening a Perfect Treasury.
• Hu Qi checked his system panel and realized his lifespan had increased to nearly 178 years after becoming a Martial Dao Practitioner.
• Hu Qi controlled his new strength while washing and suppressed his aura to calm the frightened Camphor Tea Duck.
• Dai Shu told Hu Qi that Su Ruanruan had received a twenty-year sentence and Gu Huacheng and his father had been sentenced to life in prison.
• Hu Qi accepted the report calmly and recalled that he had arranged secret protection for Hu Leimei’s family.

Hu Qi settled into his new life as a Zhu Xi Minister, concealing his rapid breakthrough while building strength through cultivation and Modification Points. After buying a villa, he advanced the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram to its second level, reaching the middle stage of a Martial Dao Practitioner’s Blood Qi Furnace.

• Hu Qi told Dai Shu to make sure the woman he had saved knew he was responsible, then instructed her to keep watch for him.
• Hu Qi failed to draw out Han Luan and continued cultivating while hiding his Martial Dao Practitioner breakthrough from others.
• Hu Qi left the cramped academy accommodation and bought a luxurious villa using his wealth and status as a Snake Heart Sect personal disciple.
• Hu Qi’s aura surged during cultivation, withering the villa’s lawn before fading away.
• Hu Qi advanced the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram to level two and spent ten Modification Points, leaving seven.

Hu Qi improved his Seven Fiends Blade and demonstrated his extraordinary Martial Dao abilities before taking a break as heavy snow fell. Meanwhile, fishermen at sea encountered a monstrous whirlpool, leaving their boat and crew in peril.

• Hu Qi used Modification Points to master the Seven Fiends Blade and tested its power with a swift saber strike.
• Hu Qi demonstrated Exhale Thunder, then noticed snow falling and later relaxed indoors by playing games.
• Heavy snow and strong winds battered the coast near Anshan City as a fishing boat hauled in a valuable bluefin tuna.
• A violent rumble and enormous wave struck the fishing boat, and the crew saw a gigantic whirlpool forming nearby.

A fishing boat was swallowed by a mysterious ocean vortex, and two black-mist figures named Lang Liu and Su Xing emerged before fleeing the area. Hu Qi traveled with Dai Shu to Qirong City for the New Year, where he ran into his former classmate Zhao Zhou outside a supermarket.

• An Ocean Current Vortex destroyed a fishing boat and dragged its crew beneath the sea.
• Lang Liu and Su Xing appeared from the vortex, argued about the dangers of the surface world, and left together.
• Hu Qi traveled from Anshan City to Qirong City with Dai Shu after agreeing to celebrate the New Year with Hu Leimei.
• Hu Qi and Dai Shu stopped at a supermarket to buy New Year goods, where Zhao Zhou recognized Hu Qi.

Hu Qi returned to Qirong City with Dai Shu, confronted his former classmate Zhao Zhou, and spent the evening with Hu Leimei’s family. After leaving the restaurant, he thanked Dai Shu and told her to drive to Zhu Xi.

• Zhao Zhou tried to grab Hu Qi, but Hu Qi slapped his hand away, leaving Zhao Zhou temporarily paralyzed and his companion too frightened to speak.
• Hu Qi ordered Dai Shu to investigate Zhao Zhou’s family and send them in for reformation if she found anything dirty.
• Hu Qi and Dai Shu brought their purchases to Hu Leimei’s restaurant, where Hu Leimei warmly welcomed Dai Shu and assumed she was Hu Qi’s girlfriend.
• Li Yi raised a glass to Hu Qi and Dai Shu, showing a warmer attitude toward Hu Qi after he had helped her previously.
• Hu Leimei urged Hu Qi to pursue Dai Shu, then invited them to return for breakfast the next morning.
• After leaving the restaurant, Hu Qi thanked Dai Shu for joining him for the New Year and told her to take him to Zhu Xi.

Hu Qi collected reports on Blood Slave sightings in Qirong City and began hunting them, seeking the Lower-tier Black Blood Species controlling them. He killed a third Blood Slave and headed for the next location, using his heightened senses to find them instantly.

• Hu Qi met Zhang Que at Zhu Xi's Qirong City branch and received reports naming six likely Blood Slave locations.
• Wang Li watched Hu Qi leave, and Zhang Que warned the others not to gossip about the personal disciple's talent.
• Hu Qi found and killed an Old Woman Blood Slave with a single sword slash, but learned nothing about the Lower-tier Black Blood Species behind her.
• Hu Qi told Dai Shu to take him to the next location and have the Cleaners remove the Blood Slave's remains.
• Hu Qi relied on his Martial Dao Practitioner senses to detect Blood Slaves hiding nearby.

Chen Yu learned that Hu Qi had killed her Blood Slaves and expected him to come after her. Hu Qi arrived at Chaoyang Welfare Institute, killed a transforming guard, and entered as Teacher Yan summoned Little Yao for a prospective adopter.

• Chen Yu spoke with the giant fat man about the Blood Slaves Hu Qi had killed and anticipated his arrival.
• Hu Qi reached Chaoyang Welfare Institute and recalled its owner, Lu Shi's father, who had left Qirong City.
• Hu Qi killed the security guard after sensing that the man was transforming into a Blood Slave, then crossed the gate.
• Little Yao sat with the other children in the cold dormitory while a young boy offered her chocolate.
• Teacher Yan entered and told Little Yao that someone wanted to adopt her.

Little Yao feared that the orphanage was secretly feeding adopted children to monsters, and Hu Qi arrived to investigate. After killing Teacher Yan, he found that the orphanage held many Black Blood Species and headed toward their concentrated aura.

• Teacher Yan chose Xiao Yu to accompany her to meet a wealthy couple, while Little Yao stayed behind, afraid of being adopted.
• Little Yao recalled that her older brother had warned her the orphanage staff were monsters who ate children taken away as adoptees.
• Hu Qi appeared in the corridor and killed Teacher Yan with a blade strike.
• Xiao Yu saw Teacher Yan's death, fainted, and Hu Qi moved her away from the black blood.
• Hu Qi suspected the orphanage was raising orphans as blood food and headed toward the dense Black Blood Species aura inside.

Hu Qi stormed Chaoyang Welfare Institute and slaughtered its Black Blood Species, then confronted Chen Yu, who had once sent attackers after him. Chen Yu’s black mist blocked his strike, and Hu Qi gathered his True Blood Qi Strength to prepare for a stronger attack.

• Hu Qi reached a building at Chaoyang Welfare Institute and killed a huge Blood Slave with one punch.
• Four transformed teachers rushed Hu Qi, but he froze them with a pale-blue arc and made them explode into blood mist.
• Chen Yu appeared, acknowledged sending two attackers after Hu Qi, and challenged him.
• Chen Yu vanished and struck Hu Qi, but her black mist blocked his blade and sent him backward.
• Hu Qi unleashed his Martial Dao Practitioner aura and prepared a powerful slash, startling Chen Yu.

Hu Qi battled Chen Yu, whose black scales and regenerative abilities made her difficult to harm, but his saber techniques eventually severed her arm. When his Cold Iron Saber broke, Chen Yu regained confidence and began restoring her arm, preparing to overwhelm him.

• Chen Yu attacked Hu Qi with black-mist tentacles, but he matched her blows and wounded her with his saber.
• Hu Qi’s Crimson True Blood Qi Strength melted Chen Yu’s black mist, while her scales and his powerful physique prevented either from dealing effective damage.
• Hu Qi used the fourth level of the Seven Fiends Blade to cut off Chen Yu’s scaled arm and keep pressing his attack.
• Hu Qi’s Cold Iron Saber snapped, prompting Chen Yu to abandon retreat and threaten to eat him alive.
• Chen Yu regenerated her arm by expending Yin Power and accelerated her recovery as Hu Qi stood without a working saber.

Hu Qi defeated Chen Yu by repeatedly striking the same spots until he broke through her defenses, then tracked her down and seized her. After tasting her Black Blood, Hu Qi became ravenous and drank from her neck, leaving Chen Yu terrified as her life force drained away.

• Hu Qi overwhelmed Chen Yu with powerful True Blood Qi Strength and shattered the scales on her body.
• Chen Yu fled into a storage room and hid, but Hu Qi tricked her into revealing herself and punched through the wall to grab her.
• Hu Qi tore off Chen Yu’s arm, then tasted her Black Blood and developed an intense hunger for it.
• Chen Yu encouraged Hu Qi to drink, expecting the blood to transform him into a Blood Slave, but he bit her neck and drank deeply.
• Chen Yu realized her life force was draining and begged Hu Qi to stop.

After Hu Qi devoured Chen Yu, he discovered his Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline and gained Modification Points. He left Chaoyang Welfare Institute with Dai Shu, while the remaining Blood Slaves were left for local Zhu Xi to handle.

• Hu Qi drained Chen Yu of her blood and life force until she crumbled into black ash.
• Hu Qi inspected his panel and learned that his Spirit Devouring talent came from the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline, while devouring Chen Yu had earned him Modification Points.
• Hu Qi cleaned himself up, checked the area for overlooked Blood Slaves, and left the institute with Dai Shu.
• Hu Qi decided to leave any remaining Blood Slaves to local Zhu Xi and asked Dai Shu to find him clothes.
• Dai Shu ordered clothes for Hu Qi through a delivery app, and the delivery rider glimpsed him bare-chested in the back seat as the car drove away.

Hu Qi increased his Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline and strengthened his martial arts, then celebrated the New Year with Dai Shu at Hu Leimei’s home. The chapter left him unaffected by the alcohol after drinking Li Zhenguo under the table.

• Hu Qi raised his Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline from one percent to two percent and sensed that his Spirit Devouring Talent and perception had grown stronger.
• Hu Qi spent Modification Points to advance the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram to Level Three and the Seven Fiends Blade to Level Five, gaining the Erosion trait, while breaking his Cold Iron Saber.
• Hu Qi stayed up after midnight to cultivate as fireworks rang in the New Year.
• Hu Qi and Dai Shu visited Hu Leimei’s home, where Dai Shu helped prepare the New Year’s Eve meal and Hu Qi played games with Li Yi.
• Hu Qi drank with Li Zhenguo and outlasted him, while Li Yi became drunk and rambled; Hu Qi remained unaffected by the alcohol.

Hu Qi and Dai Shu celebrated the New Year with Li Yi before learning that an Earth Core Passage had appeared in Anshan City. Hu Qi returned to the city and joined Zhu Xi’s meeting, where he assessed the strength of the senior members gathered to discuss the threat.

• Li Yi, Dai Shu, and Hu Qi set off fireworks together, and Li Yi apologized to Hu Qi for what had happened before.
• Dai Shu received word that an Earth Core Passage had appeared in Anshan City, and Hu Qi learned that it could bring more Black Blood Species to the surface.
• Hu Qi decided that Hu Leimei’s family would be safer staying in Qirong City, then returned to Anshan City with Dai Shu the next morning.
• Hu Qi attended a Zhu Xi meeting about the passage and secretly gauged the martial strength of Herlinta, Han Yuan, Lin Yao, and Lin Tu.

Herlinta explained that an expanding Earth Core Passage near Anshan City threatened the region and could bring Black Blood Species into the city, while the Snake Heart Sect organized its defenses. Hu Qi stayed off the assigned guard teams, prepared for future exploration of the Underground World, and left his villa in disguise that evening.

• Herlinta reported that the passage off Anshan’s southern coast was expanding and warned that Black Blood Species might already have entered through it.
• Herlinta confirmed that First Senior Brother had broken through to Qi Dao Grandmaster, prompting the Snake Heart Sect members to celebrate.
• Herlinta and the advisory group assigned Han Yuan, Lin Yao, and Lin Tu to defend Anshan City’s harbor and eastern and western sides while she coordinated from headquarters.
• Hu Qi bought three improved sabers and considered exploring the Underground World, deciding to wait until he became a Qi Dao Grandmaster.
• Hu Qi changed his appearance with his perfected Makeup technique and left the villa as snow fell.

Hu Qi hunted Blood Slaves across Anshan City, killing one that attacked Zhou Li and ten in total that night. He returned to his villa by dawn without finding any Lower-tier Black Blood Species.

• Zhou Li worked late and rode a shared bike home through the quiet winter streets.
• A female Blood Slave knocked Zhou Li from his bike and prepared to feed on him.
• Hu Qi killed the Blood Slave with a thrown saber, disposed of her corpse, and left Zhou Li alive.
• Zhou Li woke, found blood on his forehead, and set off for a nearby hospital.
• Hu Qi returned to his villa by dawn after killing ten Blood Slaves, though he found no Lower-tier Black Blood Species.

Herlinta accepted a Blood Gold Vermillion Fruit from a Feast agent, while secretly deciding to use it for her own advancement. Days later, Hu Qi sensed a powerful Black Blood Species nearby as he continued hunting across Anshan City.

• Zhu Xi's crackdown reduced the murder cases, though its members suffered rising casualties.
• A shadow offered Herlinta a Blood Gold Vermillion Fruit and promised two more if she cooperated with the Feast; she agreed, then resolved to keep the fruit for herself.
• The shadow reported to Su Xing, Lang Liu, and the other Lower-tier Black Blood Species that Herlinta had taken the bait, and they anticipated the Feast lord's descent.
• Hu Qi upgraded his Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram to the fourth layer and reached the Blood Qi Beacon Smoke realm.
• Hu Qi sensed an extremely dense Black Blood Species aura and a faint smell of blood nearby.

Lang Liu slaughtered workers at Hangjia Electronics Factory and began hunting Hu Qi after entering the workshop. Hu Qi resisted the Black Mist Domain and noticed Lang Liu approaching, setting up their confrontation.

• Hu Qi sensed a Lower-tier Black Blood Species and rushed toward it.
• A factory supervisor berated an overworked assembly-line worker while promising the staff a delayed bonus.
• Lang Liu enveloped the workshop in black mist, incapacitated the workers, and devoured the supervisor and quality inspector.
• Hu Qi arrived at the factory, and Lang Liu trapped him inside the Black Mist Domain.
• Lang Liu approached Hu Qi, who suddenly looked toward him from within five meters.

Hu Qi killed Lang Liu, absorbed his black blood, and collected some for the Camphor Tea Duck before the black mist faded. Lang Liu’s death reached his twin Su Xing, while Herlinta weighed a vermilion fruit connected to her deal with the Black Blood Species.

• Hu Qi broke through Lang Liu’s Black Mist Domain and wounded him with a blade strike.
• Hu Qi cut off Lang Liu’s head, absorbed his black blood with the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram, and gained twenty-two Modification Points.
• Hu Qi collected some of Lang Liu’s remaining black blood for the Camphor Tea Duck and vanished as the mist dissipated.
• Su Xing sensed that his twin brother Lang Liu had died and decided not to seek revenge, instead placing his hopes on Lord Feast.
• Herlinta held a vermilion fruit in a secret chamber at Zhu Xi and struggled over whether to accept the risks of her deal with the Black Blood Species.

Herlinta consumed the Blood Gold Vermillion Fruit and broke through to the ninth level of the Red Snake Secret Martial Arts, but black mist corrupted her and bound her to a powerful master. Several days later, Hu Qi reflected on his rapid gains and the mystery of Modification Points while checking on the Camphor Tea Duck.

• Herlinta ate the Blood Gold Vermillion Fruit and advanced to the peak of a Martial Dao Practitioner's Blood Qi Soul Condensation.
• Black mist enveloped Herlinta, and a vision showed her a black-robed master who promised her power; she pledged to await his descent.
• Several days later, Hu Qi reached four percent of the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline and raised the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram to level five.
• Hu Qi considered how Black Blood Species helped him grow and wondered where Modification Points came from.
• Hu Qi checked the Camphor Tea Duck, which showed no obvious change after eating black blood.

Hu Qi joined Herlinta and other Snake Heart Sect members to receive Federation and faction reinforcements preparing to address the Earth Core Passage. Meanwhile, Du Wang fought Black Blood Species emerging from the sea vortex and grew exhausted as he waited for help, unaware that gray mist was rising around him.

• Hu Qi let the Camphor Tea Duck out into the pond, then received Dai Shu’s message and went to Zhu Xi Tower.
• At the conference room, Hu Qi sensed a faint Black Blood Species aura from Herlinta and noticed she seemed stronger than before.
• Herlinta welcomed the arriving delegation, led by Federation officer Chu Feng and Meng Yu Pavilion elder Li Xia, and brought them inside to discuss the Earth Core Passage.
• Hu Qi learned that the delegation included military personnel and faction disciples, including members of the Seal Wolf Sect, who had accepted a mission.
• Du Wang continued destroying Black Blood Species emerging from the sea vortex, but exhaustion and dwindling power threatened his ability to keep guarding the passage.
• As Du Wang awaited the Federation’s support, fine strands of gray mist began rising silently from the surrounding sea.

Gray mist poured from the Ocean Current Vortex, overcame Du Wang, and spread across the sea toward Anshan City. After the mist engulfed the coast and contact with First Senior Brother was lost, Chu Feng and Li Xia flew out to investigate.

• Gray mist erupted from the Ocean Current Vortex, resisted Du Wang's attacks, and trapped him in a cocoon that invaded his body.
• The mist spread across the sea and formed a huge cloud that surged toward Anshan City.
• A coastal observer spotted the towering wall of gray mist and tried to report it before it swept over the shore.
• Herlinta received the report and told Li Xia and Chu Feng that the Ocean Current Vortex passage might have gone wrong and First Senior Brother was unreachable.
• Chu Feng and Li Xia broke through the conference room window and flew toward the coast.