Chapter Summaries

Yang Yu defeated the Boarman King, gained powerful Wild Boar King set bonuses, and permanently increased his Strength before leaving the Elite Dungeon. Outside, Tan Lang learned that Yang Yu had severed Skinny Monkey’s arm and recognized the description of his armor.

• Yang Yu inspected his level-five Iron Will and discovered its new Indomitable effect, which increased his Defense whenever he was attacked.
• Yang Yu equipped the Wild Boar King's Protection, activating the Wild Boar King Set and gaining 50 Strength and 50 Constitution.
• Yang Yu consumed the Pigman King's Heart, permanently increasing his Strength by 10, and planned to enter the Nightmare Dungeon after leaving.
• Tan Lang and Wang Jie emerged from a Common-level Dungeon, and Tan Lang berated a Mage for mishandling the BOSS fight.
• A blond-haired man told Tan Lang that Skinny Monkey had lost an arm, and Tan Lang suspected the culprit was the black-armored young man he had seen with Leng Yuan.

Tan Lang waited to punish Yang Yu and steal his Wild Boar equipment, while Wang Jie manipulated him into taking the risk. Yang Yu reentered the Dungeon, and Tan Lang decided to ambush him when he came back out.

• Tan Lang planned to publicly beat Yang Yu and take his Wild Boar headgear to help complete Wang Jie's set.
• Yang Yu emerged from the Dungeon wearing a Wild Boar Mask and Wild Boar Armor, but immediately vanished back inside using what Tan Lang suspected was a cooldown reset scroll.
• Tan Lang hesitated over whether to pursue Yang Yu, while Wang Jie pretended to advise caution and secretly hoped his brother would seize the equipment for him.
• Tan Lang dismissed the possibility that Yang Yu had a powerful background and ordered his underlings to guard the Dungeon entrance until Yang Yu returned.

Yang Yu entered the Nightmare Dungeon and used his overwhelming defense and damage to cut through its massive horde of monsters. He reached Level 13 and continued drawing more enemies toward him to keep slaughtering them.

• Yang Yu entered the Nightmare Dungeon and found its Level 15 Pigman Warriors and Archers packed through the cave.
• Yang Yu used Iron Will and War Cry to withstand the archers' arrows, then charged into the warriors and killed groups of them with Blade Draw Slash.
• Yang Yu used Sword Qi to kill distant archers while rapidly clearing the horde and gaining experience.
• Yang Yu reached Level 13 after fighting for a little over ten minutes.
• Yang Yu used War Cry to draw in nearby monsters and charged back into the growing battle.

Yang Yu reached the Nightmare Dungeon’s Boss Room and confronted the Level 18 Abyss-Corrupted Boarman King. After resisting its Fear Roar, he struck it for massive damage, triggering its second phase, and immediately attacked again as it began to transform.

• Yang Yu reached Level 14 while clearing the passage checkpoints and arrived at the Boss Room’s stone gate.
• Yang Yu kicked open the gate and found the Abyss-Corrupted Boarman King standing in a Blood Pool.
• The Boarman King used Fear Roar, but Yang Yu resisted it with Iron Will and activated his combat buffs.
• Yang Yu charged in and hit the Boarman King with Blade Draw Slash for 16,754 critical damage.
• The Boarman King began healing and transforming into its second phase, so Yang Yu leaped onto its shoulder and used Blade Draw Slash again.

Yang Yu killed the Abyss-Corrupted Boarman King before it could transform, cleared the Nightmare dungeon, and reached Level 15. He collected two Rare drops and an Epic ring whose powerful attributes and skill-boosting effect left him stunned.

• Yang Yu interrupted the Boarman King's transformation with a critical strike to its neck, then severed its head and killed it.
• Yang Yu received 55,000 experience points, reached Level 15, and found two purple drops and a golden drop beside the corpse.
• Yang Yu used a Rare Storage Space Expansion Scroll, increasing his storage capacity to 11 cubic meters.
• Yang Yu collected the Rare Ice Crystal Aria Staff and decided to give it to Jiang Shuyue to repay her earlier favor.
• Yang Yu picked up the Epic Wild Boar King Ring, which granted +100 to all attributes and increased every skill of his class by one level.

Yang Yu completed three pieces of the Wild Boar King Set and planned to sell his Dungeon materials for better equipment and skills. Outside the Dungeon, the Tan Lang War Band waited to ambush him, while Leng Yuan and Lu Fei arrived and suspected he was the expert they had been seeking.

• Yang Yu equipped the Wild Boar King Ring, activated the three-piece set effects, and decided to seek advice about triggering Wild Heart safely.
• Yang Yu chose to sell his materials and visit Linhai City's trading market rather than wait a day to farm another set piece, then left the Dungeon.
• Tan Lang and more than a hundred members of the Tan Lang War Band surrounded the Dungeon exit, waiting for Yang Yu so they could take his equipment for Wang Jie.
• Leng Yuan and Lu Fei arrived at the blocked Dungeon entrance, learned that Tan Lang's War Band was waiting for the Professional who had cut off one of their members' arms, and suspected he was the Sword Qi expert they sought.

Leng Yuan and Lu Fei confronted Tan Lang over his War Band blocking the Dungeon, but Tan Lang turned the accusation around and demanded compensation for his injured member and Wang Jie. The masked figure they had been waiting for emerged from the Dungeon, and Tan Lang blocked his path, intent on taking his equipment.

• Leng Yuan challenged Tan Lang for gathering his War Band to block the Dungeon, and Tan Lang accused the person inside of injuring one of his men and costing Wang Jie leveling time.
• Tan Lang demanded one or two million in compensation, while Leng Yuan struggled to intervene without appearing to shield a criminal.
• Lu Fei accused the Tan Lang War Band of collecting protection money, but Tan Lang demanded evidence and the onlookers stayed silent.
• A masked figure in Wild Boar King equipment emerged from the Dungeon, and Tan Lang eagerly blocked his way, coveting his two pieces of equipment.
• The masked figure calmly looked over Tan Lang and his War Band without showing fear.

Tan Lang demanded Yang Yu surrender his Wild Boar King equipment, pay compensation, and break an arm, but Yang Yu challenged the War Band to attack him. Tan Lang ordered more than a hundred members to fight, while Leng Yuan began suspecting the masked powerhouse was Yang Yu.

• Tan Lang threatened Yang Yu and demanded his equipment, one million in compensation, and an apology after Yang Yu injured one of his men.
• Yang Yu spotted a youth wearing the Wild Boar King Bracer, the final piece he needed for the set.
• Leng Yuan intervened to stop Tan Lang from extorting Yang Yu, but Yang Yu thanked her and asked whether killing the War Band would count as self-defense.
• Tan Lang laughed at Yang Yu and ordered his War Band to attack him.
• Yang Yu stepped forward, drew his bloodstained longsword, and activated Iron Will and Bloodthirsty Battle Intent.
• Leng Yuan recognized Yang Yu's sword and wondered whether he was the student who had mastered Blade Draw Slash and War Cry to the Godly Realm.

Yang Yu counterattacked the Tan Lang War Band after they attacked him, slaughtering and crippling its members until the survivors surrendered or fell. He then approached the wounded Tan Lang, intending to demand money in exchange for his life.

• Tan Lang ordered the Tan Lang War Band to attack Yang Yu with a barrage of skills, but Yang Yu emerged unharmed and cut down three Shield Warriors with one sword strike.
• Yang Yu seized Wang Jie, tore off his arms along with his bracers, and then slashed Tan Lang's legs after cutting his axe in two.
• Yang Yu pursued fleeing members of the Tan Lang War Band with sword lights, severing their legs until the survivors surrendered in fear.
• Leng Yuan and Lu Fei recognized Yang Yu's power as the source of the Sword Qi attacks and watched in shock.
• Yang Yu walked toward the wounded Tan Lang, planning to take money from him in exchange for sparing his life.

Yang Yu forced Tan Lang to transfer his savings before killing him, despite promising to spare his brother. Tan Lang died warning Wang Jie to leave Linhai City, while Yang Yu kept the money and left Wang Jie's fate unresolved.

• Tan Lang invoked the Jiang Family to threaten Yang Yu, but Yang Yu pointed out that the family might kill him for exposing their dealings.
• Tan Lang offered money to save himself and Wang Jie, and Yang Yu demanded five million for both their lives.
• Tan Lang revealed he had only two and a half million and offered his life in exchange for Wang Jie’s freedom.
• Yang Yu accepted Tan Lang’s transfer, then stabbed him through the heart.
• Tan Lang told Wang Jie to leave Linhai City and never return before he died.

Yang Yu collected payment from the Tan Lang War Band while Wang Jie learned his training-camp quota had been canceled. Yang Yu was then granted a place in the program, leaving Wang Jie consumed by hatred and secretly preparing to attack him.

• Wang Jie used an advanced healing potion to reconnect his severed arms while Yang Yu spared him and collected money from the Tan Lang War Band.
• Principal Zhang told Wang Jie that his quota in Linhai City's Pre-College Entrance Group Training Program had been canceled.
• Principal Zhang told Yang Yu that he had been granted a quota and instructed him to meet at the school gate before eight the next morning.
• The bystanders realized Yang Yu was a student, and Leng Yuan and Lu Fei were stunned by his strength.
• Wang Jie recognized Yang Yu as the person who had taken his gains and killed his brother, then pulled an ominous red scroll from his Storage Space.

Wang Jie used a World BOSS summoning scroll, bringing the Abyssal Demon Dragon into the battle and killing him. With Leng Yuan incapacitated and the dragon targeting him, Yang Yu activated the Wild Boar King set’s King's Descent and chose to fight.

• Wang Jie tore open the World BOSS Random Summoning Scroll, summoning a Level 20 Abyssal Demon Dragon that vaporized him.
• Leng Yuan warned everyone to run, while Lu Fei went to call for reinforcements and the dragon knocked Leng Yuan unconscious.
• Yang Yu equipped the Wild Boar King Bracer, activating the full set and unlocking King's Descent.
• The Abyssal Demon Dragon fixed its attention on Yang Yu, who activated King's Descent and prepared to fight.

Yang Yu unleashed King's Descent and transformed into an Abyss-corrupted demon, then fought the Abyss Demon Dragon in a savage battle despite its devastating attacks. As the dragon’s health fell to 30%, its aura suddenly changed.

• Yang Yu activated King's Descent, fused with the Wild Boar King Set, and transformed into a towering demon as Leng Yuan and Lu Fei watched in shock.
• Yang Yu charged the Abyss Demon Dragon and struck it for 70,012 damage, interrupting its gathering attack before its tail sent him crashing into a mountainside.
• Yang Yu emerged from the rubble as his injuries rapidly healed, then pushed through the dragon’s Abyss Breath and wounded it again.
• Yang Yu repeatedly attacked the Abyss Demon Dragon at close range, enduring its blows and breath while both combatants became badly wounded.
• The Abyss Demon Dragon’s health dropped to 30%, and its aura suddenly changed.

Yang Yu unleashed a final berserk assault to kill the Abyss Demon Dragon Projection, then collapsed unconscious as the surviving Professionals stared in disbelief. Leng Yuan suspected his power came from the final piece of the Wild Boar King Set and wondered whether he had soloed a Nightmare Dungeon.

• The Abyss Demon Dragon entered its berserk phase and rapidly recovered its Health Bar, while Leng Yuan feared the battle was lost.
• Yang Yu activated Bloodthirsty Battle Intent six times, charged the dragon, and landed two devastating sword strikes that killed it.
• Yang Yu released his transformed state, collapsed unconscious, and the Personal Terminal on his wrist began to glow as the dragon dissolved and dropped loot.
• The surviving Professionals reacted with shock to Yang Yu soloing a Level 20 World BOSS, while Lu Fei called him a monster.
• Leng Yuan examined Yang Yu's ring and suspected it might be the final piece of the Wild Boar King Set, which could mean he had soloed a Nightmare Dungeon.

Yang Yu lay near death after defeating the World BOSS, and Leng Yuan used a precious Life Origin Fluid to save him. Greedy Professionals tried to seize his loot, but his sister Yang Yan appeared through a holographic projection and stepped out of it.

• Leng Yuan gave Yang Yu a drop of Life Origin Fluid and stored his equipment and the World BOSS materials to protect them from looters.
• More than a dozen Professionals surrounded Leng Yuan and Lu Fei, demanding Yang Yu's loot despite Leng Yuan's warnings and recorded evidence.
• Yang Yu's terminal projected Yang Yan, whose arrival terrified the attackers when they learned she was the Valkyrie and Yang Yu's older sister.
• The burly attacker dismissed Yang Yan as a distant image and urged the group to attack Leng Yuan and seize the loot.
• Yang Yan stepped out of the holographic projection into the surrounding area.

Yang Yan emerged through a dimensional teleportation terminal and erased the thugs who had attacked Yang Yu. After thanking Leng Yuan for protecting her brother, she took the injured Yang Yu away and told Lu Fei to report truthfully that he had killed a World BOSS.

• Yang Yan appeared from an image and warned the thugs that the teleportation terminal was expensive.
• Yang Yan erased the giant-axe wielder, then the other thugs who had threatened Yang Yu and Leng Yuan.
• Yang Yan examined Yang Yu, learned Leng Yuan had given him Life Essence, and collected his equipment and materials.
• Yang Yan introduced herself as a third-year student at Imperial Capital University's War Academy, thanked Leng Yuan, and gave her a bottle of Life Essence.
• Yang Yan told Lu Fei to report that Yang Yu had killed a World BOSS, then vanished with her brother.

The Linhai City Professionals Association ordered Yang Yu’s information sealed and pledged resources after reviewing his battle against the Abyss Demon Dragon. Jiang Shuyue learned how far he had surpassed her, and Yang Yu awoke in the hospital to a teasing voice beside his bed.

• Zhou Yong and the Association officials watched footage of Yang Yu defeating the Abyss Demon Dragon and ordered his information classified, resources approved, and a report sent to the Imperial Capital General Association.
• Jiang Zhenshan revealed that he had punished the Tan Lang War Band’s family branch and prepared a gift for Yang Yu.
• Jiang Shuyue returned from the Misty Forest Secret Realm at Level 14, confident she could defeat Yang Yu, but her confidence collapsed when she read his briefing.
• Jiang Zhenshan urged Jiang Shuyue to stop challenging Yang Yu and try to become his friend or form a closer relationship with him.
• Yang Yu woke in the intensive care ward at Linhai City No.1 Professionals Hospital and heard someone teasing him about challenging a World BOSS alone.

Yang Yan confronted Yang Yu after he survived killing a Level 20 World BOSS and reclaimed his legendary loot, warning that his strength could attract assassins. After Yang Yu insisted his awakened talent was responsible, Yang Yan accepted his recklessness with fierce pride and promised to help him face future threats.

• Yang Yan returned Yang Yu’s Abyss Demon Dragon Heart, Abyssal Demon Eye Sword, and Abyss Dungeon Difficulty Activation Scroll, scolding him for defeating a World BOSS as a D-Rank.
• Yang Yan warned Yang Yu that his extraordinary rise could make him a target for assassins, and Yang Yu realized how dangerous his fame might be.
• Yang Yan asked whether Yang Yu had used hacks, and Yang Yu claimed his awakened talent was simply strong.
• Yang Yan laughed, praised Yang Yu’s courage, and told him to warn her before risking his life again so she could prepare a coffin or cut down his enemies.

Jiang Zhenshan apologized to Yang Yu for the Jiang Family’s role in the Tan Lang War Band’s actions and offered him an Epic-level Talent Enhancement Scroll. Yang Yu accepted the gift and then gave Jiang Shuyue his Rare-level Ice Crystal Aria Staff to repay her for lending him a sword.

• Jiang Zhenshan visited Yang Yu with Jiang Shuyue and apologized on behalf of the Jiang Family for supporting Tan Lang.
• Jiang Zhenshan offered Yang Yu an Epic-level Talent Enhancement Scroll, and Yang Yan inspected it before handing it to her brother.
• Yang Yu became excited when he realized the scroll could upgrade his Common-level Two Hundredfold Effort talent.
• As Jiang Zhenshan and Jiang Shuyue prepared to leave, Yang Yu called Jiang Shuyue back and offered her the Ice Crystal Aria Staff in repayment for the sword she had once lent him.

Yang Yu gave Jiang Shuyue an Ice Crystal Staff as thanks, clearing away her resentment and changing how she saw him. After Yang Yan received an emergency order, Jiang Zhenshan arranged for Jiang Shuyue to care for Yang Yu, and Yang Yan left them together.

• Yang Yu explained that he had treasured Jiang Shuyue's old sword as a favor, and she accepted his Ice Crystal Staff with gratitude.
• Jiang Zhenshan secretly watched and grew excited at the thought that Jiang Shuyue mattered to Yang Yu.
• Yang Yan received an emergency task from Imperial Capital University and warned Yang Yu not to push himself too hard.
• Jiang Zhenshan offered to have Jiang Shuyue care for Yang Yu while he recovered, but Yang Yu objected.
• Yang Yan told Yang Yu to take Jiang Shuyue through dungeons, then left the hospital room and left them bewildered together.