Chapter Summaries

Su Ming prepared to take the Nightmare Breed Phantasmal Demon Elixir to gain the strength needed to face the Xu Family, with Shi Lin refining additional potions to improve his chances. After gathering the necessary supplies, Su Ming entered the workshop to begin, while Yun Langyue watched in anticipation of his possible transformation into a Dual-class Professional.

• Su Ming left Jiang Wanyu and the others with a shift plan for guarding the front line, then went with Yun Langyue to meet Shi Lin.
• Su Ming told Shi Lin he intended to take the Phantasmal Demon Elixir, and Shi Lin asked to observe and offered to prepare potions that could help him survive and adapt.
• Su Ming revealed that he already had a Viridian Elixir, surprising Shi Lin and Yun Langyue.
• Su Ming produced the materials Shi Lin requested, and Shi Lin combined them with his own supplies to refine several bottles of Alchemy Potion.
• Su Ming carried the potions into the workshop to take the elixir, while Shi Lin followed and Yun Langyue anticipated that he might become a Dual-class Professional.

Su Ming began taking the Nightmare Breed Phantasmal Demon Elixir despite the odds of success being below ten percent. The Viridian Elixir eased the conflict between the elixir and his Spiritual Power, but just as his body began absorbing the medicinal power, his Spiritual Power surged out of control and strange patterns appeared on his forehead.

• Shi Lin warned Su Ming that his chances of adapting to the Nightmare Breed Phantasmal Demon Elixir were extremely low, but Su Ming refused to back down.
• Su Ming drank the Phantasmal Demon Elixir and then took Shi Lin’s supporting potions as its scorching power spread through his body.
• Su Ming’s dormant Spiritual Power went berserk and clashed with the elixir’s medicinal power, causing him to scream in agony.
• Su Ming took the Viridian Elixir, which calmed the clash enough for him to control his Spiritual Power and begin absorbing the elixir’s power.
• Su Ming’s Spiritual Power suddenly surged out of control, and Yun Langyue and Shi Lin saw strange patterns appear on his forehead; Yun Langyue identified them as Pattern Sight.

Su Ming’s Pattern Sight awakened while the Phantasmal Demon Elixir was transforming his bloodline, causing his Spiritual Power to rage against the demon power. He forcibly regained control and continued absorbing the elixir, and his heart transformed into an organ capable of controlling Phantasmal Demon Blood.

• Shi Lin and Yun Langyue realized that Su Ming had awakened Pattern Sight as his spirituality surged.
• Su Ming’s awakened Spiritual Power clashed with the Phantasmal Demon Elixir’s power, bringing back excruciating pain.
• Su Ming drank the Alchemy Potions and used his overwhelming will to survive to suppress his rampaging Spiritual Power.
• The Viridian Elixir’s remaining power accelerated the absorption of the Phantasmal Demon Elixir and the replacement of Su Ming’s bloodline.
• Su Ming’s heart transformed and began pumping powerful blood capable of being controlled as Phantasmal Demon Blood.

Su Ming endured the dangerous transformation caused by the Phantasmal Demon Elixir as his bloodline and body changed. Shi Lin and Yun Langyue recognized that he had largely succeeded, but a mutation appeared on his right hand, leaving Yun Langyue uncertain what it would mean.

• Su Ming suppressed the conflict between his Spiritual Power and Demonic Power while the Phantasmal Demon Elixir transformed his bloodline and body.
• Su Ming repeatedly bled and suffered bursts of flesh, but his wounds healed quickly and his physique grew stronger.
• Shi Lin told Yun Langyue that Su Ming's bloodline and vital systems had mostly transformed, though the flashing Pattern Sight suggested the process was not finished.
• Yun Langyue recalled Su Ming's year of restraint and hard work, and Shi Lin said he believed Su Ming could succeed.
• Yun Langyue and Shi Lin noticed blue-lit cracks on Su Ming's right hand and identified them as a physical mutation.
• Shi Lin explained that the mutation could indicate an unusually high bloodline concentration and make it easier for Su Ming to become a High-level Hunter.

Su Ming completed the fusion of his Nightmare Breed bloodline and became a Dual-class Professional with a dramatically strengthened body. He discovered that his right hand had mutated, then concealed its cracked, blue-glowing appearance before leaving the workshop with Yun Langyue and Shi Lin.

• Su Ming recovered from the painful bloodline fusion and confirmed that his body had grown much stronger as his Spiritual Power and Demonic Power settled into separate paths.
• Yun Langyue congratulated Su Ming on becoming a rare Dual-class Professional, and Shi Lin confirmed that the fusion had succeeded.
• Su Ming noticed cracks and blue light on his right hand, and Shi Lin identified the change as a mutation based on the Nightmare Breed bloodline.
• Su Ming infused his right hand with Demonic Power, causing blue light to flare and multiplying the hand's strength; Shi Lin advised him to test it in combat.
• Su Ming decided to keep his Dual-class identity hidden, wrapped and gloved his mutated hand, and left the workshop with Yun Langyue and Shi Lin.

After learning that his Pattern Sight had awakened, Su Ming tested the strength of his newly acquired Nightmare Breed bloodline by racing across the front line and confronting a group of Phantom Demons. His explosive display caught Gao Xu’s attention, and Su Ming began fighting the demons in the wilderness.

• Shi Lin gave Su Ming his private number, and Yun Langyue told Su Ming that his Pattern Sight had awakened.
• Su Ming realized the awakening might explain his sudden power surges and the strength of his Spiral Fire against Demonized Yi Junchuan.
• Su Ming leaped toward the front line and crossed it at great speed, prompting Gao Xu to investigate the powerful blood energy he sensed.
• Su Ming reached a group of eight Phantom Demons in the wilderness, including a Troll, and charged at them to test his strength.
• Su Ming dodged two Screaming Devils and killed them with a punch to each one's head.

Su Ming tested the power of his newly acquired Nightmare bloodline and discovered that his right hand could unleash a devastating blast at the cost of much of his magic power. After fighting more Phantasmal Demons and assessing his new Hunter strength, he activated his Insight Mark.

• Su Ming discovered that his right hand was far stronger than his left and shattered Blade Demons’ weapons with its ghostly light.
• Su Ming’s punch unleashed a nuclear-like explosion that annihilated nearby Phantasmal Demons and left a massive crater.
• Su Ming realized the blast consumed more than half his magic power, making it a dangerous ultimate ability he could only use in a crisis.
• Su Ming fought more Phantasmal Demons to test his new body and judged his physical strength comparable to a four-star Hunter, though he still lacked combat experience.
• Su Ming recalled the Hunter alchemical weapon he had obtained and then activated his Insight Mark, causing red patterns to appear on his forehead.

Su Ming returned to the residential house and found Jiang Wanyu recovering while An Zijin and Yao Beibei worried about the deteriorating front line. After reflecting on his growing power, he received a message and went alone to a secluded spot, where two figures appeared before him.

• Su Ming returned to the house, where An Zijin and Yao Beibei told him Jiang Wanyu had improved and showed him reports of mounting casualties at the front line.
• Yao Beibei said the other Base Cities might send reinforcements, but Su Ming judged that help would not arrive unless Longyao City faced catastrophe.
• Su Ming reassured An Zijin and Yao Beibei, then stayed with them while they waited for Lei Hao and Ye Bai to return.
• Su Ming sensed the Nightmare Breed bloodline continuing to strengthen his body and wondered whether he would soon reach the three-star barrier and awaken Demonization.
• Su Ming received a message, left the house without alerting the others, and called for whoever had summoned him to show themselves.
• Two figures emerged from the shadows in front of Su Ming.

Xu Qianqian sent her private soldiers Lie and Yin to protect Su Ming, but he convinced them that he did not need their help and sent them back to her. As they left, Su Ming revealed that he had secretly attached small spider devices to them.

• Lie and Yin introduced themselves as Xu Qianqian's private soldiers and explained that she had ordered them to protect Su Ming.
• Lie complained about having to guard Su Ming while Xu Qianqian faced danger, and Su Ming recognized their reluctance to leave her unprotected.
• Su Ming told Lie and Yin to return, arguing that Xu Yanyan would not attack him recklessly and that he could protect himself.
• Yin explained that Xu Qianqian distrusted Xu Yanyan's assurances and had sent them as a precaution, but she agreed to return with Lie after Su Ming insisted he needed no protection.
• Lie and Yin left for Xu Qianqian's side, unaware that Su Ming had attached small spider devices to them.

Xu Qianqian learned that her father was safe in Yinze City, but her uncle’s faction had isolated her and was plotting against her. After Yin and Lie returned from Su Ming, she chose to face Xu Yanyan’s threat herself, while Su Ming resolved to repay her favor.

• Xu Qianqian’s subordinates reported that her father had gone to Yinze City, her mother was safe, and her grandfather was at the front line; her uncle’s faction had intercepted her communications and was targeting her.
• Xu Qianqian learned that Xu Yanyan and the Hunters with her were following a strict battle rotation, while her agents still could not locate Gao Xu.
• Yin and Lie returned after Su Ming told them that Xu Yanyan would not dare act against him recklessly, and Xu Qianqian allowed them to rejoin her unit.
• Xu Qianqian put away her phone without contacting Su Ming, while Su Ming concluded that she would face the danger alone and saw a chance to repay her favor.

As the battle in Huaming District continued and the seal on the Spirit Fiend Abyss neared completion, Su Ming and Yao Beibei returned from a frontline shift. Their conversation turned to An Zijin and the earlier incident when Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu sneaked into Su Ming’s room, which Su Ming used to tease and threaten Yao Beibei.

• The Phantom Demons remained trapped in Huaming District while the sealing of the Spirit Fiend Abyss entered its final stage.
• Su Ming teamed up with Yao Beibei for a frontline shift because different Professional classes worked better together, and he supported her when she struggled.
• Su Ming praised Yao Beibei’s instincts and potential, then embarrassed her by patting her head.
• Yao Beibei asked Su Ming how he felt about An Zijin, and Su Ming realized she was trying to coax an answer out of him.
• Su Ming brought up Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu sneaking into his room and threatened to tell An Zijin unless Yao Beibei explained themselves.

After the others collapsed from exhaustion, Su Ming discovered that Jiang Wanyu carried an Alchemy dagger and grew suspicious of her and Yao Beibei’s backgrounds. He then headed back to the battlefield to collect Phantom Demon materials for Crystals.

• Yao Beibei claimed Jiang Wanyu had suggested a night raid to make An Zijin lose faith in Su Ming, but Su Ming remained unconvinced and left the matter unresolved.
• Su Ming helped the exhausted An Zijin and Yao Beibei rest, then checked on Jiang Wanyu and found her recovering from her wounds.
• Su Ming took the pouch Jiang Wanyu was clutching and discovered it contained an Alchemy dagger, which made him suspect she and Yao Beibei had hidden connections and reasons for coming to Longyao City.
• Su Ming returned the dagger to Jiang Wanyu, decided to investigate the two girls, and set out to search the battlefield for Phantom Demon materials.
• Su Ming arrived at a battlefield covered in Phantom Demon remains and began collecting materials to convert into Crystals.

Su Ming studied the Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Art while gathering Phantom Demon materials, hoping to learn to control Phantom Demons and surprise the Xu Family. He later tested his newly controlled Silver Arm against a Mutated Scalehorn Demon and defeated it with a strike using only one percent of his strength.

• Su Ming exchanged Phantom Demon materials for tens of thousands of Crystals and decided to remain at the defensive line rather than risk sweeping another one.
• Su Ming activated Pattern Sight and alternated between studying the Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Art and gathering materials as his Spiritual Power recovered.
• Su Ming returned to the battlefield and encountered a powerful Mutated Scalehorn Demon.
• Su Ming bound the Mutated Scalehorn Demon with Stagnation Lock, then struck it with Silver Arm: One Percent Strike and knocked it down.
• Su Ming recognized that he had gained preliminary control over Silver Arm and that the attack had used only one percent of its full strength.

Su Ming explained Silver Arm’s ability to ignore defenses and prevent supernatural healing, then used it to weaken a Mutated Scalehorn Demon. He implanted a Spiritual Power spear with Zero Style: Demon Restraint, and the demon submitted to him.

• Su Ming determined that Silver Arm bypassed defenses and inflicted wounds that could only heal naturally, while its power consumed an equal proportion of his Demonic Power.
• Su Ming activated the black circular array of Zero Style: Demon Restraint and formed a spear from Spiritual Power.
• Su Ming used Silver Arm to shatter the Mutated Scalehorn Demon’s scales, then pinned it down and drove the spear into its heart.
• Su Ming activated the spear to torment the Mutated Scalehorn Demon until it submitted to him.

Su Ming completed his Demon-Binding Art and built a force of fourteen Phantom Demons before the entrance to the Spirit Fiend Abyss was sealed, leaving the invaders trapped in Huaming District. As Longyao City prepared to counterattack, an unidentified man reported that he had left an injured cub behind and hurried back for a ritual, while a wounded ice-blue figure fled north.

• Su Ming used his Demon-Binding Art to subdue three Trolls, three Swamp Demons, three Carrion Crow Demons, and four Scalehorn Demons, bringing his force to fourteen Phantom Demons including the Mutated Scalehorn Demon.
• Su Ming left his Phantom Demons on the battlefield to fight and gather materials while he returned to camp and continued his defensive-line routine.
• The Sorcerer Guild sealed the entrance to the Spirit Fiend Abyss, trapping the Phantom Demon army in Huaming District and prompting Longyao City to prepare a counterattack.
• An unidentified man told his contact that he had left an injured cub in the human world, and the contact ordered him to return for an imminent ritual.
• The unidentified man dismissed Longyao City's survival as futile and departed as a wounded ice-blue figure flew north, shedding blood.

After the Spirit Fiend Abyss was sealed, Commander Duan announced that the Professionals would advance and exterminate the Phantom Demons remaining in Huaming District. Su Ming’s team was assigned the important B-5 area, and Su Ming realized their recent performance had made them seem stronger than they were.

• Li Wei’s exhausted team gathered at the assembly area, ashamed of their poor showing and avoiding Su Ming’s gaze.
• Su Ming arrived with his rested teammates, concealed the changes to his right hand, and paid little attention to Li Wei or the Xu Family.
• Commander Duan explained that the Professionals would advance from the Fourth Defense Line toward the Third Defense Line and clear the remaining Phantom Demons.
• The teams received extermination assignments, and Su Ming’s group was given B-5, an important area near the central A-1 zone.
• Su Ming realized his team had overdone it and drawn an assignment beyond what their strength seemed to warrant.

Su Ming explained why his team had earned a top evaluation and been assigned to suppress Phantom Demons in Area B-5, reassuring his teammates that they could retreat or call for help if needed. After Jiang Wanyu recovered, she insisted on joining the final-stage mission, and Su Ming agreed; as the teams departed, unseen vehicles followed Li Wei’s team.

• Su Ming told his teammates that their teamwork and combat record had earned them a high evaluation and an assignment to Area B-5, but that several teams and professionals would support the mission.
• Su Ming reassured Lei Hao, Ye Bai, Yao Beibei, and An Zijin that they could send a distress signal or retreat if danger arose.
• Xu Qianqian watched Xu Yanyan, who exchanged a discreet signal with Gao Xu before the professionals left the front line to prepare for their final offensive.
• Su Ming’s team returned to their quarters and found Jiang Wanyu awake and nearly recovered; she thanked them for saving her.
• Jiang Wanyu insisted on joining the mission, and Su Ming agreed after seeing her determination and the Alchemical Dagger pouch she carried.
• Su Ming’s team and Li Wei’s team departed by off-road vehicles, while other vehicles secretly followed Li Wei’s team.

Su Ming's team used a high-speed vehicle and area-of-effect Spiritual Art to exterminate Phantom Demons in B-5, with Su Ming and An Zijin carrying most of the fighting. After Su Ming sensed a summons from his waist pouch, he left the vehicle and secretly transformed into a masked figure to handle an urgent task.

• Su Ming proposed that Lei Hao drive through B-5 while he and An Zijin blasted groups of Phantom Demons with area-of-effect Spiritual Art.
• Su Ming and An Zijin continued attacking without running low on Spiritual Power, astonishing the rest of the team.
• Su Ming felt his waist pouch vibrate, stopped preparing an attack, and told the group he had something to take care of.
• Su Ming jumped out of the speeding vehicle and disappeared, leaving An Zijin and the others worried as Lei Hao continued driving.
• After the vehicle had gone far away, Su Ming appeared, put on a combat suit, cloak, and mask, and sped off with a glowing weapon.

Xu Qianqian’s team entered B-2 Area hoping to redeem their poor performance, but an explosion destroyed their vehicle after Xu Qianqian escaped. Xu Yanyan then arrived with armed followers to confront her younger sister.

• Li Wei urged the team to cooperate and perform well in B-2 Area after their previous mission had earned them a harsh reprimand.
• Xu Qianqian agreed to work with Li Wei only if he stopped pestering her, and Li Wei reluctantly accepted her condition.
• Xu Qianqian’s phone vibrated, prompting her to leap from the vehicle just before it exploded and engulfed the people inside.
• Xu Qianqian’s private soldiers rushed in and surrounded her protectively after she escaped the blast.
• Xu Yanyan arrived with a group of attackers, called Xu Qianqian her little sister, and declared that it was time to settle their accounts.

Xu Qianqian and her private army fought Xu Yanyan and the family Hunters in an ambush, using Alchemy Potions to hold their ground. Gao Xu appeared at the end and urged Xu Qianqian to surrender.

• Xu Qianqian and Xu Yanyan began a fierce knife fight as their forces clashed around them.
• Lie recognized the family Hunters as the people who had helped ambush Xu Qianqian before, while Yin ordered the private army to break through their encirclement.
• Yin and the private army drank Alchemy Potions, boosting their strength and pushing back the outnumbering Hunters.
• Xu Qianqian drank an Alchemy Potion and narrowly matched Xu Yanyan, though Xu Yanyan cut her cheek.
• Gao Xu appeared with Lin Dao and advised Xu Qianqian to surrender.