Chapter Summaries

Zhang Qing infiltrated a large Specter group and suspected Shangguan Que and He Qingzhou were using their followers to hunt each other for points. Meanwhile, Yang Man met with a representative of her maternal family after entering the Core Sequence and revealed that Zhang Qing was her anchor, leaving the man to reluctantly agree to help.

• Zhang Qing and his companions joined Zhang Quan’s group, which gathered more Specters before setting out to hunt Shangguan Que.
• Zhang Qing noticed that the two teams were traveling in different directions and considered drawing the Specters into a fight to avoid becoming their target.
• A representative of Yang Man’s maternal family told her that they had regained influence in Sheep Emperor City after she entered the Core Sequence.
• Yang Man told the representative that she could not place her anchor on him because she had already anchored herself to Zhang Qing.
• Yang Man insisted that Zhang Qing could reach Transcendence through a Wild Sequence, and the representative agreed to do his best to support the plan.

Zhang Qing joined the clash between Shangguan Que’s and He Qingzhou’s groups, then killed Zhang Quan to expose him as a Screaming Ghoul. The ghoul’s revelation alerted Shangguan Que and forced Zhang Ao’s group to abandon its plan and attack immediately.

• Zhang Qing reasoned that Shangguan Que and He Qingzhou were likely farming their groups against each other, so he hung back and told Yun Xiaoxi and Hu Ya to conceal their abilities.
• Shangguan Que and He Qingzhou’s teams collided, with both leaders charging into the opposing camps while their followers fought in the chaos.
• Zhang Qing led Yun Xiaoxi and Hu Ya in attacking Zhang Quan, beheading him and exposing him as a Screaming Ghoul.
• Shangguan Que noticed the exposed ghoul, while Yun Xiaoxi identified its high-ranking race and warned Zhang Qing as they retreated.
• Zhang Ao, Zhang Que, and Zhang Qi realized their plan to hunt Shangguan Que had been compromised, so Zhang Ao ordered them to notify He Qingzhou and attack at once.
• Blood mist erupted as enormous figures began to rise.

Zhang Qing watched the chaotic battle between Shangguan Que, He Qingzhou, and the Specters while waiting for an opening. When Yang Man arrived with a powerful ally, Zhang Qing realized her Succession Contract could bring him resources and prepared to join forces with her.

• Shangguan Que deployed his Sequence Three Mecha and killed a Blazing Sun Realm Specter with its Secret Treasure Weapon.
• Two Meteor Realm Specters suppressed Shangguan Que’s weapon while He Qingzhou charged in and fought him at close range.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi held back as the battle turned into a melee, with Zhang Qing planning to pick off Specters without changing its balance.
• Zhang Qing sensed Yang Man’s Succession Contract stirring and spotted her arriving beside a man stronger than anyone in the arena.
• Zhang Qing realized Yang Man’s cooperation could benefit him and told Yun Xiaoxi to get ready to take on the whole district.

Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi controlled the chaotic battlefield, using their abilities to kill Specters and martial artists while Yang Man and her ally discussed how to support him. Shangguan Que and He Qingzhou noticed the pair’s strength but decided to focus on their own opponents first.

• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi killed a Screaming Ghoul, and Zhang Qing told Yun Xiaoxi to keep the Specters and martial artists balanced so they could collect the kills and Shangguan Que’s armor.
• Yun Xiaoxi blinded a Blazing Sun Realm martial artist, allowing Zhang Qing to stab Jing Su to death, though he could not absorb Jing Su’s Blood Volume because his maximum was full.
• Yang Man and her companion discussed Zhang Qing’s ability to identify Specter disguises, and Yang Man decided to help him because his secrets could advance her own goals.
• Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi used Yun Xiaoxi’s eye technique and charm to harvest enemies across the battlefield.
• Shangguan Que and He Qingzhou recognized Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi as Sequence Users but chose to deal with their opponents before confronting them.

Shangguan Que fully deployed his armor and unleashed his Fantasy System Sequence’s overwhelming spiritual power, badly wounding the Screaming Ghouls and overpowering He Qingzhou. When Shangguan Que threatened Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi, Yan Qingshan intervened and revealed his own full armor deployment.

• Ji Yuquan recorded Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi’s kills from a mountain peak.
• Shangguan Que activated his full armor deployment, and his Sequence Three spiritual power swept across the battlefield.
• Shangguan Que’s spiritual bombardment severely wounded the two Screaming Ghouls and struck He Qingzhou, then he demanded Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi reveal their Sequences and Waypoints.
• Zhang Qing said someone had his back, and Yan Qingshan appeared, entering Shangguan Que’s spiritual storm unharmed.
• Yan Qingshan deployed his scarlet full armor using the Orthodox Sequence, Tyranny Pathway, and Madness Waypoint.

Yan Qingshan overwhelmed Shangguan Que with the Brutality Sequence, revealed his Ramfolk identity, and pursued him after Shangguan Que tried to flee. Yan Qingshan trapped him in the invisible Bare Rock Hills, leaving Shangguan Que unable to build up speed.

• Yun Xiaoxi explained to Zhang Qing that an Orthodox Sequence could reach Transcendence, while Yan Qingshan began attacking Shangguan Que with a relentless assault.
• Yan Qingshan shattered Shangguan Que’s Armor and smashed him into the ground, prompting Shangguan Que to recognize him as Ramfolk of the Tyrant Army.
• Shangguan Que begged for mercy and tried to use his Fantasy System reputation to deter Yan Qingshan, but Yan Qingshan charged at him anyway.
• Shangguan Que unleashed a burst of power, then turned and fled when he realized he could not win.
• Yan Qingshan used Bare Rock Hills to create an invisible home ground that obstructed Shangguan Que while letting Yan Qingshan move freely through it.

After Yan Qingshan beat Shangguan Que and the others nearly to death, Zhang Qing absorbed their resources and prepared to strengthen himself. He raised his Armor Value to 100% and began spending Attribute Points to push his martial path toward the Sunrise Realm.

• Yun Xiaoxi explained to Zhang Qing how the Orthodox and Imperial Clan Sequences gave their members advantages through powerful ancestors and inherited authority.
• Yan Qingshan brought the critically injured Shangguan Que to Zhang Qing, then returned with He Qingzhou, other people, and Specters beaten nearly to death.
• Yan Qingshan said he had arranged everything for Zhang Qing to advance, while Yang Man realized he had misunderstood her request to cover for Zhang Qing.
• Zhang Qing absorbed Shangguan Que's Armor, raising his Armor Value from 5% to 100%, and discovered that his Evolution Beacon was evolving the Armor.
• Zhang Qing gained 1,234 Attribute Points from the Great Ghouls and began investing them in his Cultivation Technique to reach the Sunrise Realm.

Zhang Qing spent 1,200 Attribute Points to raise his martial arts to the first stage of the Morning Sun Realm, then learned how martial arts cultivation supported Sequence advancement. As he considered taking control of his own Sequence Two setup, a colossal steel city emerged from underground, revealing the words “Sixth Floor!”

• Zhang Qing spent 1,200 Attribute Points to advance his Cultivation Techniques to the Morning Sun Realm and break through to its first stage.
• Zhang Qing reviewed his status, noted that his maximum Blood Volume had risen, and regretted slaughtering the blood packs he could have used.
• Yun Xiaoxi asked whether Zhang Qing planned to advance to Sequence Two, and Yang Man explained how martial arts cultivation supported higher Sequences.
• Zhang Qing said he wanted to control his own setup for Sequence Two rather than rely on someone else's.
• The ground collapsed, and a massive steel city emerged before Zhang Qing and the others with “Sixth Floor!” written above its gate.

Zhang Qing entered the Sixth Floor with Yun Xiaoxi, Yang Man, and Yan Qingshan after encountering Ares, a powerful ancient Mecha whose words suggested Zhang Qing’s actions could change the past and future. The group reached the Sixth Floor’s study, where its Deputy Lord awaited them.

• Yun Xiaoxi revealed that she belonged to the Sixth Floor, while Yang Man tried to recruit Zhang Qing into Sheep Emperor City’s Hall of Outstanding Talents and warned him that the Sixth Floor manipulated people’s fates.
• Ares emerged from the Sixth Floor’s gates with a malfunctioning status display and invited the group inside to meet the Sixth Floor’s Lord.
• Ares gave Zhang Qing a paper butterfly and spoke about redeeming the past and changing the future, leaving Zhang Qing worried that his identity had been exposed.
• Zhang Qing accepted the invitation, and the Sixth Floor shut its gates and burrowed underground with the group inside.
• Yun Xiaoxi told Zhang Qing that Ares was a Sequence Six powerhouse, and Yang Man said she suspected the Sixth Floor had a powerful Neutral Sequence.
• Ares brought the group to a study, where the old man corrected him for calling him Lord of the Sixth Floor, then lost his composure when Ares repeated the title.

Fan Adkin arranged for Zhang Qing and Yang Man to cooperate using the authority of Cooperation, and assigned Hu Ben to help them advance to Sequence Two. After Zhang Qing left, Fan Adkin and Ji Zi discussed the low odds of success for a secret project involving candidates gathered by the Sixth Floor.

• Fan Adkin revealed that he had borrowed the Sheep Venerable’s authority of Cooperation and proposed working with Zhang Qing and Yang Man.
• Fan Adkin introduced Hu Ben, now a Sequence One user, as the person who would help Zhang Qing and Yang Man.
• Fan Adkin stopped Zhang Qing from asking about a taboo matter, and Zhang Qing left the Sixth Floor with the others.
• Hu Ya asked to stay at the Sixth Floor after Yun Xiaoxi encouraged her to learn skills, and Zhang Qing agreed.
• Fan Adkin learned from Ji Zi that the first batch of fifty candidates had about a ten percent success rate, then questioned whether the Phoenix Venerable still pursued the Longevity Sequence.
• Ji Zi left without answering Fan Adkin’s question.

Zhang Qing accepted the Sixth Floor’s support for his advancement and devised a plan to exploit the Nirvana Pool’s appeal. After Ji Yuquan announced that it would appear at random and could be seized without a head-count requirement, the camp descended into a scramble to form teams.

• Yang Man explained that the Phoenix Imperial City situation had drawn in the Sixth Floor, and Hu Ben said Zhang Qing had to advance at noon in ten days with the Phoenix Clan’s support.
• Zhang Qing brought Yun Xiaoxi, Yang Man, Hu Ben, and Yan Qingshan to the camp and asked Ji Yuquan to show them the Nirvana Pool.
• Zhang Qing discovered the Nirvana Pool was a small amount of water in a gold vessel and asked Ji Yuquan to announce that it would appear randomly, with no head-count requirement.
• Zhang Qing told Yan Qingshan to gather a team, and Yan Qingshan agreed.
• News of the random Nirvana Pool appearances spread through the camp, prompting people to abandon their protests and form teams to compete for it.

Ji Zi prepared fifty portions of Nirvana Pool by forging Phoenix Blood Stones from spirits and phoenix blood, while the Phoenix Clan drove Phoenix Imperial City into a frenzy over the promised reward. Zhang Qing and Yan Qingshan led their group toward a designated location, and the pools were announced to appear at noon as Ji Zi pursued his clan’s ambition to reach the Longevity Sequence.

• Ji Zi confirmed that the fifty Nirvana Pool portions were ready and ordered Ji Kun to keep the selected seedlings separated and under watch.
• Ji Zi forged a Phoenix Blood Stone by tempering a spirit body with phoenix blood, revealing that the pools were made at the cost of Phoenix Imperial City’s inhabitants.
• The Phoenix Clan fueled a citywide frenzy as people formed groups to search for the supposedly random Nirvana Pools.
• Yang Man sensed authority behind the Phoenix Clan’s preparations, while Yan Qingshan gave Zhang Qing a map and led his group out toward its assigned location.
• Zhang Qing saw that his Sequence progress had reached 96% and expected to reach Sequence Two.
• The Phoenix Clan announced that the Nirvana Pools would appear at noon and released a terrain map, while Ji Zi hoped the Life Leap would let his clan glimpse the Longevity Sequence.

Zhang Qing’s group reached the altar set up to draw competitors toward the Nirvana Pool, and the rush for it exposed the team’s hidden schemes. Zhang Qing killed fleeing Sunrise Realm cultivators to increase his maximum life, then sparked a battle between rival groups by falsely accusing their leader of taking the pool.

• Zhang Qing’s group found the conspicuous altar, and Sunrise Realm cultivators rushed toward it before discovering it was empty.
• Yan Qingshan killed Guo Zhu after Guo Zhu tried to flee, while Zhang Qing took credit for the kill and the rest of the group pursued the other deserters.
• Zhang Qing chased down Li Qi and Guan Tu, killing both and raising his maximum life as other competitors held back their strongest abilities.
• Another team arrived and charged toward the altar while Yan Qingshan’s group retreated.
• Zhang Qing shouted that the rival leader had taken the Nirvana Pool, triggering a battle between the groups.

Zhang Qing used the rumor of the Nirvana Pool to draw rival teams into battle while concealing his real plan to advance his Sequence. When the Nirvana Pool appeared and Yan Qingshan tossed it to him, Zhang Qing’s progress reached 99%, and he charged into the crowd that came to seize it.

• Zhang Qing’s claim that the Nirvana Pool had been taken sparked a chaotic battle among the gathered teams.
• Zhang Qing told Yun Xiaoxi that he planned to use the Nirvana Pool to advance, though he was actually hiding his Sequence and Waypoint plans.
• Zhang Qing instructed Yan Qingshan to take the Nirvana Pool and deliver it to him when it appeared.
• As Venerable Yang’s authority of “Cooperation” took effect, the Nirvana Pool appeared above the altar, and Yan Qingshan grabbed it and tossed it to Zhang Qing.
• Zhang Qing caught the Nirvana Pool, saw his Sequence progress reach 99%, and charged at the crowd seeking to take it from him.

Zhang Qing charged into a massive enemy force to protect his advancement, while his allies struggled to reach him. After surviving the siege and killing Guan La, he discovered he could restore his health by trading maximum health for healing, leaving him ready to keep fighting.

• Zhang Qing rushed into the encircling fighters and exchanged blows with Tang Xian while relying on his armor and agility to survive the attacks.
• Yan Qingshan charged toward Zhang Qing as Yang Man, Hu Ben, and Yun Xiaoxi were pushed back by the battle.
• Yun Xiaoxi’s Mental Storm threatened to force an advancement, but Yang Man stopped her and insisted that Zhang Qing’s advancement must succeed.
• Zhang Qing endured more than forty thousand damage, killed Guan La, and gained maximum health.
• Zhang Qing used Chuan Blood Spring to exchange maximum health for healing, then taunted the surrounding fighters.

Zhang Qing used the battle at the Nirvana Pool to begin his advancement ritual, drawing the fury of the Sequence Users and forcing Yan Qingshan to defend him. In the Sequence Realm, Zhang Qing rejected the Waypoints he saw until he found the origin of humanity and chose his next Waypoint.

• Yan Qingshan joined Zhang Qing in the encirclement and warned him to finish choosing his Waypoint quickly.
• Zhang Qing began advancing, provoking Sequence Three fighters to enter the battlefield as Yan Qingshan unleashed his Brutality Sequence and a Ratfolk revealed the Orthodox Sequence of Concealment.
• At the second chime of the Pendulum of Fate, Zhang Qing entered the Sequence Realm and watched life evolve from ancient sea creatures to humans.
• Zhang Qing rejected the Waypoints he saw until he witnessed the birth of an ancient human infant and decided he had found the Waypoint he wanted.

Zhang Qing confirmed Predation as his Waypoint and advanced to Sequence Two while Yang Man shared the benefits through Cooperation. As his enemies attacked, Yan Qi ambushed him, but Zhang Qing's new Waypoint Skill severely wounded the Ratfolk assassin and revealed Predation's overwhelming power.

• Zhang Qing confirmed Predation as his Waypoint and advanced to Sequence Two, drawing in Origin Points as Yang Man benefited through Cooperation.
• The furious Sequence Threes, Meteor Realm experts, and Great Ghouls intensified their assault while Yan Qingshan warned Zhang Qing about an invisible Ratfolk demon.
• Yan Qi appeared and attacked Zhang Qing's neck with a short blade imbued with the Assassination Waypoint Skill.
• Zhang Qing summoned the transformed Phoenix Blood Saber and activated Predation, whose spectral jaws bit off Yan Qi's right arm, shoulder, and part of his chest.
• Zhang Qing felt hungry as he faced the crowd of enemies.

Zhang Qing evolved his armor into its Sequence Two Predator form and fought off the experts seeking his Nirvana Pool. He killed a Great Ghoul with Predation and studied the skill’s effects, while planning to test it on a martial arts peak expert.

• Zhang Qing gained Evolution experience by swallowing Yan Qi and evolved his armor and Secret Treasure Weapon to level two.
• Zhang Qing revealed the Nirvana Pool and provoked the surrounding experts into attacking him.
• Zhang Qing deployed his Predator armor and used its enhanced strength and speed to battle Qian Ye and Tong Wu.
• Zhang Qing evaded the encircling Meteor Realm experts and swallowed a Gongta Ghoul with Predation, killing it and gaining 65 Attribute Points.
• Zhang Qing realized that Predation consumed energy and decided to wait for its effects on a martial arts peak expert before investing Attribute Points in Intelligence.

Zhang Qing discovered that devouring opponents restored his Energy and raised its maximum, letting him keep using Predation as he fought the martial arts experts. After killing several Meteor Realm fighters, he drew the attention of hidden Sequence Users, who began moving to attack him while they believed he had run out of Energy.

• Zhang Qing caught Li Chang’s sword, killed him with the Heart Devouring Sword, and devoured him, gaining Health and Energy.
• Zhang Qing realized that Predation restored Energy and increased his Energy cap when he devoured people, then charged back into the battle.
• Zhang Qing took attacks from several Meteor Realm experts and killed Hua Jin, Bu Fang, and Ma Zhen with Predation, replenishing his Energy.
• Yan Qingshan recognized Zhang Qing’s overwhelming combat power but noticed hidden Sequence Users moving in to attack while they thought Zhang Qing was out of mana.

Zhang Qing survived a full barrage of Sequence Users’ Beacon Skills, then killed Rong Guang and evolved his armor and weapon. With his new blood-red Hunter armor deployed, he prepared to hunt the remaining attackers.

• Sequence Users struck Zhang Qing with a barrage of Beacon Skills, but he emerged alive and challenged them to keep attacking.
• Zhang Qing shot Rong Guang, and Yan Qingshan used Bare Rock Hills to make Rong Guang crash into a rock.
• Rong Guang used Pathfinding to flee, but Zhang Qing pursued him with arrows and slowed him by piercing his spine.
• Zhang Qing devoured Rong Guang, gaining enough Evolution EXP to raise his armor and Secret Treasure Weapon to level four.
• Zhang Qing deployed his new blood-red Hunter armor as the beast-head visage watched the remaining Sequence Users.