Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuankong led Han Bao and Han Liu into a building above a Rat Tribe Source Beast nest, then made the two students fight the swarm to temper their skills. The battle began with Lin Xuankong watching at his ease while Han Bao defended and Han Liu attacked with his Void Devouring Worm.

• Han Liu and Han Bao discovered dozens of Rat Tribe Source Beasts climbing the stairs and realized a much larger swarm was below.
• Lin Xuankong gave each student a Source Stone Crystal and ordered them to fight, claiming any crystals they obtained from the beasts for himself.
• Han Bao stepped forward with two SW Alloy daggers to protect Han Liu, while Lin Xuankong sat back and prepared to eat sunflower seeds.
• Several hundred Rat Tribe Source Beasts swarmed the second floor, attacking with speed, sharp claws, and teeth.
• Han Bao held the line with his daggers and body while Han Liu sent his Void Devouring Worm through the swarm, leaving devastating holes in the beasts.

Han Bao and Han Liu held off a Rat Tribe horde until Lin Xuankong killed every rat in the building with his Ice Blade Technique. After confirming that the battle had brought his students to the peak of the Ninth Tier, Lin Xuankong led them toward the nest of four Predator Giant Pythons to obtain Eighth Tier Source Stone Crystals.

• Han Bao and Han Liu fought off the Rat Tribe Source Beasts until their leader's cry drove the rats into a faster, frenzied attack.
• Lin Xuankong unleashed his Ice Blade Technique and killed all the Rat Tribe Source Beasts in the building, including their Early Eighth Tier leader.
• Han Bao and Han Liu counted the corpses and gathered Source Stone Crystals, while Lin Xuankong kept the incomplete Eighth Tier crystal and returned most of the spoils to them.
• Han Bao and Han Liu realized Lin Xuankong was an Eighth Tier Elemental Gene Warrior, and Lin Xuankong said he intended to secure Eighth Tier Source Stone Crystals for them.
• Lin Xuankong led Han Bao and Han Liu toward the nest of four Predator Giant Pythons to hunt them.

Lin Xuankong led Han Bao and Han Liu back toward the Predator Giant Python nest, determined to obtain Eighth-tier Source Stone Crystals despite the danger. After cultivating his Water Drawing Technique, he helped ambush and kill a lone python and many Dog Tribe Source Beasts, but sensed a powerful presence watching them from the clouds.

• Han Liu and Han Bao found no remains of the Predator Giant Python they had killed, and Han Bao suspected the four surviving pythons had devoured it and grown stronger.
• Lin Xuankong refused to abandon the plan to hunt the four pythons, sent Han Bao and Han Liu upstairs to rest, and practiced his Water Drawing Technique until it reached a fourteen-meter range.
• At the python nest, Lin Xuankong followed a lone Predator Giant Python as it hunted a Dog Tribe pack, then killed it with repeated Ice Blades while Han Bao and Han Liu helped defeat the Dog Tribe Source Beasts.
• Han Liu and Han Bao gathered Source Stone Crystals from the fallen beasts as Lin Xuankong held the python's crystal and sensed an extraordinarily powerful lifeform watching them from the clouds.

Lin Xuankong sensed a deadly presence near the Dog Tribe nest and fled with Han Bao and Han Liu, who concluded an eighth-tier Cloud Beast had descended to feed on the corpses. After cultivating for twenty hours, Lin Xuankong met up with Han Bao, who had used the Predator Source Stone Crystal and rapidly approached the mid-stage of the eighth Life Tier; they prepared to lure out three Predator Giant Pythons.

• Lin Xuankong sensed a powerful creature watching them and hurried Han Bao and Han Liu away from the Dog Tribe nest and the Predator Giant Python's corpse.
• Lin Xuankong saw an impossibly fast shadow descend onto the nest, while Han Bao and Han Liu saw nothing.
• Han Bao reasoned that the creature was likely the eighth-tier Cloud Beast known to inhabit the Stone City ruins, and Lin Xuankong decided it had been drawn to the corpses rather than the group.
• Han Bao and Han Liu agreed that Han Bao would use the Predator-grade Source Stone Crystal first, and Lin Xuankong cultivated while they waited for the area to seem safe.
• After twenty hours, Lin Xuankong praised Han Bao's rapid progress and asked whether he wanted to cultivate longer before acting as bait for the three Predator Giant Pythons.

Han Bao revealed that he had advanced to the Eighth Tier and awakened a new Special Genetic Ability, then prepared to fight a Predator Giant Python while Lin Xuankong held back the others. As the giant pythons closed in, Han Bao transformed his skin into metal, leaving Han Liu to recognize what the ability might be.

• Han Bao told Lin Xuankong and Han Liu that he had advanced to the Eighth Tier and awakened a new Special Genetic Ability, but teased Han Liu instead of naming it.
• Han Bao and Han Liu thanked Lin Xuankong for saving them and helping them grow stronger, and Lin Xuankong urged them to focus on improving their strength.
• Han Bao decided to fight one Predator Giant Python alone while Lin Xuankong suppressed the other two, and Han Liu offered help if Han Bao struggled.
• Han Bao hurled a sedan through the supermarket wall to draw out its inhabitants, and several dozen giant pythons emerged alongside the three Predator Giant Pythons.
• As the pythons surrounded Han Bao, he activated his new ability and turned all his exposed skin into gleaming metal, prompting Han Liu to recognize it.

Lin Xuankong and Han Liu watched Han Bao reveal his Primordial Vajra Body and battle a pack of giant pythons. Lin Xuankong then killed two Predator Giant Pythons with his Ice Blades, and Han Bao chased the fleeing leader into the supermarket to test his new power.

• Han Bao activated his Primordial Vajra Body, endured attacks from ninth-tier pythons, and killed eighteen of them in seconds.
• Han Liu recognized the Vajra Body, while Lin Xuankong explained its defenses and limits as Han Bao fought the Predator Giant Python leader.
• Two other Predator Giant Pythons joined the attack, and Han Bao consumed a Source Energy Crystal as the siege drained his Source Energy.
• Lin Xuankong launched supersonic Ice Blades and killed two Predator Giant Pythons with a surprise attack.
• The surviving Predator Giant Python leader and the remaining pythons fled into the supermarket, and Han Bao pursued the leader for a trial run.

Lin Xuankong and Han Bao prepared a rare Predator Giant Python egg for taming while Han Liu absorbed a crystal to break through to the eighth Life Tier. The egg began hatching, and Lin Xuankong decided to let the newborn python break free on its own.

• Han Bao grilled Predator Giant Python meat as he and Lin Xuankong discussed their spoils from clearing the nest and the value of the python egg.
• Han Bao taught Lin Xuankong a method for taming egg-born Source Beasts, and Lin Xuankong used Source Energy to prepare the egg for control.
• Han Liu absorbed a Predator Giant Python crystal in a hidden corner of the supermarket to attempt a breakthrough to the eighth Life Tier.
• Han Bao explained that Han Liu's ninety-five percent genetic compatibility gave him a strong chance of gaining a new Special Genetic Ability.
• The Predator Giant Python egg began shaking as the hatchling struck its shell, but Lin Xuankong refused to help, saying the hatchling needed to break free by itself.

Lin Xuankong’s Predator Giant Python egg hatched, and the newborn python bonded with him and gained the Skin Scale Transformation ability. After naming her the Candle Dragon Eldest Princess, he fed her dried Source Beast meat until she fell asleep, while Han Liu returned from cultivation having reached the Eighth Tier Life Tier.

• Han Bao praised Lin Xuankong’s rare Predator-class cub, and Lin Xuankong reminded Han Bao to keep improving despite his progress.
• The Predator Giant Python hatched, crawled onto Lin Xuankong, and bonded with him, granting him the Skin Scale Transformation ability.
• Lin Xuankong named the female python the Candle Dragon Eldest Princess and planned to help her grow with the Old and Cunning talent.
• Han Bao brought nearly two tons of dried Dog Tribe Source Beast meat, and the python ate until she became round and fell asleep beside Lin Xuankong.
• Han Liu returned from closed-door cultivation and announced that he had reached the Eighth Tier Life Tier and awakened a genetic ability.

Han Liu demonstrated the special genetic ability he gained upon reaching the eighth Life Tier: his Void Devouring Worm could store swallowed objects and living beings in a permanent, weightless space. The trio recognized how useful it would be for carrying supplies and Source Beast remains, and Han Liu then noticed the unusually round snake spirit Princess on Han Bao’s pack.

• Han Liu manifested his enlarged Void Devouring Worm and showed Han Bao that it could retrieve cans it had swallowed rather than turning them to nothingness.
• Han Liu explained that his new ability let the Void Devouring Worm store objects and living beings in a permanent space inside its body, which could hold supplies without burdening him.
• Han Bao and Lin Xuankong praised the ability’s usefulness for transporting food and Source Beast remains, and Lin Xuankong was glad it gave him a storage space like his former storage pouch.
• Han Liu noticed Princess resting on Han Bao’s military pack and reached to touch her, causing the snake spirit to roll away and startle him.

After defeating a Predator Source Beast nest, Lin Xuankong chose to keep hunting in the Stone City ruins instead of returning to Shelter No. 36, while Han Liu and Han Bao prepared for more battles. Nearly twenty days later, Han Bao sent Han Liu and Lin Xuankong toward the shelter to check on Deputy Captain Ma and Deputy Captain You, deliver crystals and supplies, and invite them to join Lin Xuankong.

• Han Bao explained that Princess was a highly talented Predator-level beast spirit, and Princess and Han Liu traded taunts after she hid from his Void Devouring Worm.
• Lin Xuankong decided that he, Han Bao, and Han Liu would remain in the Stone City ruins, train, and then hunt another Predator-level Source Beast nest.
• Han Bao used his knowledge of the ruins to identify a nearby nest, while Han Liu eagerly volunteered to be the vanguard until he learned they would target a Predator nest.
• More than ten days later, Han Bao drove toward Shelter No. 36 and worried about Deputy Captain Ma and Deputy Captain You, while Han Liu argued that they were strong enough to be safe.
• Han Bao told Han Liu to deliver Predator-level Source Stone Crystals and supermarket supplies, invite the deputy captains to leave the shelter, and wait nearby with Lin Xuankong and Princess.

Han Bao warned Han Liu and Lin Xuankong to hide their strength because Shelter No. 36 could face beast tides, foreign attacks, and threats from Gene Warriors seeking Lin Xuankong’s ability. When the two returned to the shelter, they found Xu Chong and his men abusing starving refugees, and Han Liu intervened as Lin Xuankong confronted them.

• Han Bao explained that Shelter No. 36 faced dangers they could not withstand and urged Han Liu and Lin Xuankong to keep their strength concealed.
• Lin Xuankong agreed to return to Shelter No. 36 with Han Liu, deliver supplies, and then rejoin Han Bao and Little Fat Snake.
• Xu Chong and Lei Er mocked starving refugees who were processing Dog Tribe Source Beast corpses, and Lei Er whipped two refugees who collapsed.
• Han Liu hurled a chunk of concrete at Lei Er to stop him, then arrived with Lin Xuankong and recognized Xu Chong, Lei Er, and Lei Hu.
• Han Liu gave medicine and gauze to nearby refugees so they could treat the injured pair while Lin Xuankong faced Xu Chong and his Gene Warriors.

Han Liu and Lin Xuankong returned to Shelter No. 36, where Xu Chong tried to placate Han Liu after their confrontation over the disaster victims. Lin Xuankong restrained Han Liu from attacking, and the pair prepared for a likely conflict with Captain General Xu as Deputy Captain Ma arrived and sensed their dangerous auras.

• Xu Chong surrounded Han Liu with armed Gene Warriors, but Han Liu warned that killing him would violate the law protecting Gene Warriors.
• Xu Chong claimed he had abandoned Han Liu and Lin Xuankong to lure away the Predator Giant Pythons, then promised to apologize and ordered the injured disaster victims taken for treatment.
• Han Liu ignored Xu Chong’s offered handshake and left with Lin Xuankong after Lin signaled him not to attack; Xu Chong watched them go and seethed.
• Xu Chong took Lei Er and Lei Hu to report Han Liu and Lin Xuankong’s return to Captain General Xu, while Lin Xuankong warned Han Liu to prepare for battle.
• Lin Xuankong and Han Liu discussed visiting Deputy Captain Ma and Deputy Captain You Rui before leaving Shelter No. 36, and Deputy Captain Ma arrived, sensing that their auras threatened him.

Lin Xuankong and Han Liu returned to Shelter No. 36 with supplies and learned that Captain General Xu Rong had framed and imprisoned Deputy Captain You Rui. They headed out to confront him despite Deputy Captain Ma’s warning about his strength and the shelter’s weapons.

• Han Liu told Deputy Captain Ma that Han Bao was alive nearby and that they planned to leave Shelter No. 36 after delivering supplies.
• Han Liu presented medical supplies and Dog Tribe Source Beast jerky for the shelter, Deputy Captain Ma, and Deputy Captain You Rui.
• Lin Xuankong asked where Deputy Captain You Rui was, and Deputy Captain Ma revealed that Xu Chong had framed her for killing ten refugees and Xu Rong had imprisoned her beneath the training hall.
• Deputy Captain Ma said Xu Chong’s team had likely murdered the refugees and framed You Rui, as they had also framed and killed Hu Nong.
• Han Liu angrily set out to confront Xu Rong, and Lin Xuankong followed after refusing Deputy Captain Ma’s plea to stop him.

Han Liu, Lin Xuankong, and Deputy Captain Ma confronted Xu Rong and Xu Chong outside the Gene Warrior training hall, where they were surrounded by armed Gene Warriors and heavy weapons. Han Liu took on Lei Er and Lei Hu, and the fight began with him striking both men repeatedly without letting them land a hit.

• Han Liu ignored Deputy Captain Ma’s call for a plan and challenged Xu Rong and Xu Chong outside the training hall.
• Deputy Captain Ma stood before Han Liu and Lin Xuankong, offering to hold off Xu Rong so they could escape and rescue You Rui.
• Xu Rong emerged with Xu Chong and nearly a hundred armed Gene Warriors, accused Ma Long of rebellion, and trained the shelter’s cannons on the three men.
• Xu Chong ordered Lei Er and Lei Hu to attack Han Liu and said he wanted Han Liu kept alive to be executed publicly.
• Han Liu stepped forward to face Lei Er and Lei Hu, who charged him without drawing their swords.
• Han Liu evaded Lei Er and Lei Hu’s attacks and struck them dozens of times within seconds.

Han Liu defeated Lei Er and Lei Hu, then killed them before confronting Xu Chong and the Fourth Group. When they opened fire, Deputy Captain Ma Long shielded Han Liu and Lin Kong from the bullets, prompting Xu Rong to reveal Ma Long’s defensive ability and offer him a chance to turn against them.

• Deputy Captain Ma Long marveled at Han Liu’s strength, while Lin Xuankong said Han Liu had not reached the peak of the Ninth Tier.
• Han Liu defeated Lei Er and Lei Hu, leaving both men gravely injured as the Gene Warriors and refugees watched.
• Han Liu killed Lei Er and Lei Hu with his Alloy Longsword and challenged Xu Chong and the Fourth Group.
• Xu Chong ordered the Fourth Group to fire, and Deputy Captain Ma Long blocked the bullets aimed at Han Liu.
• Captain General Xu Rong assessed Ma Long’s defensive ability and offered him a secret if he attacked Han Liu and Lin Kong.

Lin Xuankong confronted Xu Rong and Xu Chong over their crimes in Shelter No. 36, then revealed overwhelming power when the Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors opened fire. He left Xu Rong and Xu Chong alive as they faced the ice blades, with Xu Rong showing fear for the first time.

• Xu Rong's command failed to activate the shelter's automatic weapons, and Han Liu revealed that his Void Devouring Worms had disabled them.
• Ma Long offered to hold off Xu Rong's forces so Lin Xuankong and Han Liu could escape, but Lin stepped forward and gave the Gene Warriors three seconds to surrender.
• Xu Chong ordered the Gene Warriors to fire before Lin finished counting, and Lin blocked their barrage with a massive ice wall.
• Lin Xuankong drained and killed more than a hundred Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors, then turned the ice wall into blades aimed at Xu Chong and Xu Rong.
• Xu Chong panicked when he realized Lin had spared him, and he saw that Xu Rong was frightened too.

Lin Xuankong revealed that he had mastered the Water Drawing Technique and killed Xu Rong, then trapped Xu Chong in ice and left him to face the refugees he had abused. The refugees gathered their courage to take revenge, and one man attacked Xu Chong with a kitchen knife.

• Xu Rong recognized Lin Xuankong's Water Drawing Technique and offered to release You Rui, but Lin Xuankong attacked him instead.
• Xu Rong revealed his Six-Armed Dragon Elephant ability and tried to flee, but Lin Xuankong trapped him in an ice sphere and killed him.
• Xu Chong begged Lin Xuankong for mercy and offered to lead him to You Rui, but Lin Xuankong trapped him in ice and refused to spare him.
• Han Liu called on the refugees to take revenge on Xu Chong, and more than a hundred emerged from nearby residential buildings.
• Xu Chong threatened the refugees, but after they saw he could not break free, a man charged forward and struck at his exposed head with a kitchen knife.

The refugees of Shelter No. 36 took revenge on Xu Chong, who was trapped in ice, and killed him with Alloy Rifles. Elder Zhuge then urged them to gather weapons, clean the square, and collect useful items for Lin Xuankong and Han Liu.

• Refugees failed to hurt Xu Chong with kitchen knives and household utensils, so Elder Zhuge suggested changing weapons.
• Elder Zhuge and Xiao Lu gathered several Alloy Rifles and aimed them at Xu Chong.
• Xu Chong tried to stop the refugees by warning that Lin Xuankong and Han Liu might punish them, but the refugees ignored him and shot him dead.
• Elder Zhuge mourned his granddaughter Xiao Qing and told the gathered refugees that Shelter No. 36 had been saved.
• Xiao Lu proposed thanking Lin Xuankong and Han Liu, and Elder Zhuge instructed the refugees to clean the square, handle the corpses, and collect useful items for them.

After Lin Xuankong and Han Liu rescued Deputy Captain You Rui and killed Xu Rong, You Rui urged Lin Xuankong to keep his Water Drawing Technique secret and build a force in Shelter No. 36. She revealed that a hidden biologist there knew how to produce YZMM Gene Potions, leaving Lin Xuankong with a potential way to expand his strength.

• Old Man Zhuge warned the refugees to work honestly, while Xiao Lu assured Old Hu and the other Auxiliary Security Members that they would not be punished for their past service under Xu Chong.
• Lin Xuankong freed Deputy Captain You Rui, who learned that Lin Xuankong had killed Xu Rong and was astonished by how quickly he and Han Liu had grown stronger.
• You Rui said Xu Rong had imprisoned her to uncover the reason for her rapid advancement, and Lin Xuankong and Han Liu both denied knowing why their own Life Tiers had risen so quickly.
• You Rui advised Lin Xuankong to conceal his Water Drawing Technique and said she would contact Shelter No. 1 while temporarily suppressing news of Xu Rong's death.
• You Rui encouraged Lin Xuankong to build a force in Shelter No. 36, then revealed that a biologist hiding among the refugees knew how to produce YZMM Gene Potions.

You Rui and Lin Xuankong met with Li Pingfei, who revealed his role in developing the YZMM Gene Potion and offered to share its synthesis method. As Lin Xuankong promised he could reproduce the necessary instruments, an urgent messenger arrived with a warning that something was wrong.

• Old Hu reported that 112 Alloy Rifles and 366 magazines had been collected, and You Rui ordered them stored in the training hall’s basement depot.
• Han Liu told Old Hu to deal with Xu Chong’s ten former Auxiliary Security Members, and Old Hu left as angry shouts and screams sounded outside.
• You Rui invited Li Pingfei into her office and revealed that she knew he had helped research the YZMM Gene Potion.
• Li Pingfei confirmed his role, offered to teach them the potion’s synthesis method, and explained that officials had suppressed further research into a more widely effective version.
• Lin Xuankong promised he could reproduce the required instruments, and a figure hurried into the office to warn him that something was wrong.