Chapter Summaries

Qin Tian arranged for the Hurricane Mercenary Group to ship its first batch of goods to Silver-Gray Star and promised to help find a way to sell them. The next morning, he left the Elf Star, parting warmly from Aran and the others.

• Feng Mochuan told Qin Tian that the first batch of goods was ready to ship, but the mercenaries lacked the experience to sell them, so Qin Tian said he would handle the sales side.
• Li Qi and the Hurricane Mercenary Group's core members reflected on the benefits and backing Qin Tian had given them, and they agreed to follow his plans.
• Qin Tian discussed Feng Mochuan's search for a Silver Rank Dark-type cultivation technique and promised to keep looking for one.
• Qin Tian told the group they would return to Silver-Gray Star the next day, then prepared to leave the Treehouse.
• Aran offered to protect Qin Tian if he ever had nowhere else to go, then tearfully wished him a safe trip as he boarded the plane.

During the voyage back from Elf Star, Qin Tian reviewed his gains and spent Military Merit Points on new martial skills and spells. He began studying them aboard the ship and returned to Silver-Gray Star ready to resume his plans.

• Qin Tian tallied the talents, Psionic Energy, Evolution Points, allies, and business deal he had gained on Elf Star.
• Qin Tian planned to establish his trading company on Silver-Gray Star and improve his martial skills.
• Qin Tian bought the remaining stages of Ninefold Thunder Flash, Heavenly Punishment Nine Strikes, and Dark Prison Demon Suppression Fist with Military Merit Points.
• Qin Tian exchanged for the Bronze Rank spells Dark Binding Technique and Heavenly Thunderfall, spending 104,000 Military Merit Points in total.
• Qin Tian studied the new skills and spells throughout the voyage, then stepped off the spaceship onto Silver-Gray Star.

After returning to Silver-Gray Star, Qin Tian began setting up a trading company and sought help from Zhu Tianyou, Huang Xiaojia, and Xiong Gang. At dinner, they discussed the Qingmu Star Domain Genius Battle, and Qin Tian asked them to help plan his agency business.

• Qin Tian reported his return to Yan Qing, who said she was on a mission and might need his help later.
• Qin Tian called Zhu Tianyou and invited him, Huang Xiaojia, and Xiong Gang to dinner to discuss sales channels for his trading company.
• Huang Xiaojia described their trip to Qingmu Star, and Zhu Tianyou explained that the upcoming Qingmu Star Domain Genius Battle had driven prices up.
• Qin Tian shared details about the Evil God Sacrifice and his experiences on Elf Star, including helping the elves destroy the Dark Nest.
• Qin Tian explained his agency business and asked his friends for advice, while Zhu Tianyou stared at him with keen interest.

Qin Tian agreed to let Little Fatty and the Zhu family sell the Elf Race’s Spirit Fruits and Spirit Medicines, giving them a chance to break into the high-end medicinal market. Feng Mochuan delivered the goods and offered them a five percent commission, while revealing he could protect them as the Hurricane Mercenary Group’s Regiment Commander.

• Little Fatty recognized the commercial potential of Qin Tian’s Elf Race products and eagerly offered to sell them through his family’s business.
• Qin Tian agreed to let Little Fatty help set prices and find customers, and Little Fatty hurried home to tell his father, Zhu Runfu.
• Zhu Runfu prepared to receive the goods, and Feng Mochuan arrived with Spirit Fruits, Spirit Medicines, and a list of their effects.
• Feng Mochuan offered Zhu Runfu and Little Fatty a five percent sales commission on Qin Tian’s orders, and they accepted the task.
• Feng Mochuan introduced himself as the Hurricane Mercenary Group’s Regiment Commander and a Fifth Order Nine Stars Psionic User, reassuring the father and son that he could help if trouble arose.

Zhu Runfu prepared to sell Elf Race spirit medicine and spirit fruits, drawing the attention of Leng Yuanshan, who ordered a ruthless response to the new competition. When Captain Li arrived with Security Post officers to seize the goods for alleged smuggling, Feng Mochuan let them take everything so he could uncover who was behind the move.

• Zhu Runfu contacted merchants and arranged for them to inspect his Elf Race goods, while Leng Yuanshan learned of the sale and told Leng Peng to crush the rival.
• Feng Mochuan and Xu Ze discussed the mercenary group’s expected profits from transporting and selling the goods.
• Captain Li arrived at the warehouse, accused Zhu Runfu of smuggling, and ordered his officers to seize the goods.
• The Hurricane Mercenary Group’s Psionic Users threatened the officers, but Feng Mochuan ordered his men to let them move the goods.
• Captain Li took the goods, believing the Yuanshan Group could handle the mercenary group later.

Leng Yuanshan arranged to kidnap Zhu Runfu and his son after learning that mercenaries were guarding Zhu Runfu. In the Hatura Desert, Qin Tian trained his martial arts, fed a mutated Bloodthirsty Vine a Sandworm corpse, and then hurried back after Old Mo called with troubling news.

• Leng Yuanshan learned that Director Huang had seized Zhu Runfu's goods but had not arrested him, so he ordered a subordinate to kidnap Zhu Runfu and his son.
• Qin Tian practiced Silver Rank martial arts and spells in the Hatura Desert, using his Mental Power to halt a sandstorm.
• Qin Tian found Kha'Zix standing over a slain Sandworm and let his Bloodthirsty Vine drain the creature's blood.
• Qin Tian explained that he had cultivated and mutated the Bloodthirsty Vine, which could now kill Third Order creatures but still needed stronger blood to grow.
• Old Mo called Qin Tian, who asked whether two people were all right and immediately headed back with a cold look.

Qin Tian learned that Yuanshan Group was suspected of seizing Zhu Runfu’s shipment and attempting to kidnap him and his son, so he asked Li Qi to investigate the company. Li Qi recruited more than a dozen Shadow Department elites and promised Qin Tian a report within half a day.

• Qin Tian checked that Little Fatty and Zhu Runfu were unharmed, and Zhu Runfu explained that someone had been targeting his family and business.
• Feng Mochuan reported that Zhu Runfu’s shipment had been moved to a Yuanshan Group warehouse and that Fourth-Order Psionic Users had attempted the kidnapping.
• Qin Tian told Feng Mochuan to locate Yuanshan Group’s other warehouses, then decided Li Qi should handle the investigation.
• Li Qi confronted the hidden Shadow Department members and subdued them, turning them into Night Demon Apostles who agreed to serve him.
• Qin Tian asked Li Qi to investigate Yuanshan Group, and Li Qi promised to uncover everything about it within half a day.

After identifying Leng Yuanshan as the mastermind behind the attempted kidnapping of Zhu Runfu and Little Fatty, Qin Tian retaliated by raiding Yuanshan Group’s warehouses. He upgraded his Space Bag into Yin-Yang Space and left after emptying every important warehouse.

• Leng Yuanshan rebuked Shen Ye for failing to kidnap Zhu Runfu and ordered him to keep Zhu under surveillance.
• Feng Mochuan and Qin Tian reviewed Li Qi’s intelligence on Yuanshan Group and learned that Li Qi had recruited thirteen former Shadow Department members as Night Demon Apostles.
• The Hurricane Mercenary Group identified Shen Ye as the man who had tried to kidnap Little Fatty and his father, prompting Qin Tian to plan his retaliation.
• Qin Tian used Fear Demon Eye—Demon Might to knock out the guards and workers at a Yuanshan Group warehouse without harming them.
• Qin Tian spent 100,000 Evolution Points to upgrade Space Bag into Yin-Yang Space, which contained a still-time Yin Space and a living-being-capable Yang Space.
• Qin Tian used Mental Power to transfer the warehouse’s goods into Yin Space, then cleared out Yuanshan Group’s other important warehouses before dawn.

Qin Tian’s theft of the Yuanshan Group’s warehouse goods pushed Leng Yuanshan toward bankruptcy, while Qin Tian discovered and awakened a strange plant that fed on his Bloodthirsty Vine, blood, and Psionic Energy. The plant began mutating in a brilliant blue-violet light.

• Leng Yuanshan learned that the Yuanshan Group’s major warehouses had been emptied and saw security footage showing everyone unconscious as the goods vanished.
• Leng Peng suspected Zhu Runfu was behind the theft, while Leng Yuanshan received calls from business partners who had heard the news.
• Feng Mochuan and the others praised Qin Tian for robbing the warehouses, and Qin Tian planned for Lingfeng Company to acquire the Yuanshan Group’s assets.
• Qin Tian examined a strange withered plant he had found in a warehouse and used the Green Wilderness Monarch’s power to awaken it.
• The plant drained the Bloodthirsty Vine, then absorbed Qin Tian’s blood, Qi and Blood, Psionic Energy, and life force until it began to mutate in a blue-violet glow.

Qin Tian discovered that the plant he had awakened was the nearly extinct Spirit Devouring Demon Vine and watched it devour vast amounts of energy before shrinking to a bracelet on his wrist. He named it Zyra and prepared to introduce it to Kha'Zix.

• The Spirit Devouring Demon Vine grew to enormous size and drained energy from the desert, creating a violent storm that Qin Tian watched from a distance.
• Qin Tian searched the Star Net and learned about the Spirit Devouring Demon Vine's abilities and the legendary feats of Dugu Feng's vine.
• After absorbing the remaining energy, the Demon Vine shrank and curled around Qin Tian's wrist, communicating with him through a Mental Link.
• Qin Tian named the Spirit Devouring Demon Vine Zyra, and it accepted the name.
• Qin Tian told Zyra he would introduce it to Kha'Zix and let it show him what it could do.

Qin Tian brought Zyra into the desert and had her test her strength against the Sandstorm Giant Scorpion. Zyra wiped out the Fifth Order beast and its entire scorpion swarm, leaving Qin Tian and Kha'Zix to witness her overwhelming power.

• Qin Tian introduced Zyra to Kha'Zix and asked it to find a powerful ferocious beast for her to fight.
• Kha'Zix led Qin Tian and Zyra to the Sandstorm Giant Scorpion and its enormous swarm of lesser scorpions.
• Qin Tian sent Zyra into the swarm, and her vines rapidly pierced and drained thousands of scorpions.
• The Sandstorm Giant Scorpion charged Zyra while its swarm formed Psionic Shields, but Zyra absorbed the shields and the scorpion's venom.
• Zyra regenerated after the giant scorpion severed her vines, then entangled and drained it before killing it and exterminating the entire swarm.

Qin Tian saw Zyra defeat a Fifth Order Sandstorm Giant Scorpion and its swarm, then collected the carcasses before heading home. Meanwhile, Zhao Zimo approached sidelined Yuanshan Group vice president Yang Fan and persuaded him to meet a boss who wanted to recruit him.

• Qin Tian praised Zyra for crushing the Sandstorm Giant Scorpion and killing tens of thousands of venomous scorpions, while Kha'Zix felt driven to grow stronger.
• Qin Tian gathered the scorpion carcasses and shells into Yin Space and left with Kha'Zix and Zyra.
• Yang Fan recalled how Leng Yuanshan had stripped him of authority more than a decade earlier, leaving him resentful but resigned to Yuanshan Group's impending collapse.
• Yang Fan left work and went to a supermarket to buy groceries for his family.
• Zhao Zimo introduced himself as a Psionic User and said his boss wanted to recruit Yang Fan; Yang Fan agreed to meet him at the nearby tea house.

Qin Tian offered Yang Fan a position at Lingfeng Company, explaining its business prospects and why he had emptied the Yuanshan Group’s warehouses. Yang Fan asked for two days to decide, and Qin Tian agreed while planning to have him followed.

• Yang Fan met Qin Tian and Feng Mochuan, then learned Qin Tian had emptied the Yuanshan Group’s warehouses.
• Qin Tian described Lingfeng Company’s exclusive rights to distribute Spirit Fruits and spirit medicine and invited Yang Fan to join.
• Yang Fan felt tempted by the offer but asked for two days to discuss it with his family.
• Qin Tian accepted Yang Fan’s request, and Zhao Zimo escorted him from the teahouse.
• After Yang Fan left, Qin Tian told Feng Mochuan to have two men follow him and said he would help Yang Fan decide if he had not chosen in two days.

Yang Fan decided to join Lingfeng Company after his family encouraged him to pursue his ambitions. Qin Tian appointed him General Manager and tasked him with selling Yuanshan Group’s seized goods and preparing to acquire its assets, while assigning Psionic Users to protect Yang Fan’s family.

• Wang Wan and Yang Fan’s children supported Yang Fan’s wish to return to business and encouraged him to join the company.
• Yang Fan checked Lingfeng Company and the Hurricane Mercenary Group’s registrations and confirmed Feng Mochuan’s information was genuine.
• Yang Fan accepted Qin Tian’s offer to join Lingfeng Trading Company as its General Manager and build its organization and recruit staff.
• Qin Tian tasked Yang Fan with reselling Yuanshan Group’s seized goods to its customers and using the proceeds to acquire Yuanshan Group’s major assets.
• Qin Tian warned Yang Fan that Leng Yuanshan might retaliate and assigned Psionic Users to protect Yang Fan and his family.

Qin Tian trained in the desert, defeated hundreds of Fire Lizards with Heavenly Thunderfall, and gained the Blue Talent Crimson Sand Flame. Dongfang Yunhai then invited him to serve as an examiner for the Qingmu Star Domain Genius Battle.

• The Yuanshan Group collapsed after its rivals and former associates attacked it, and Leng Yuanshan declared bankruptcy and began liquidation.
• Lingfeng Trading Co., Ltd. took over more than thirty percent of Yuanshan Group's employees and half its assets, including its headquarters, and established itself on Silver-Gray Star.
• Qin Tian defeated a herd of Fire Lizards with Heavenly Thunderfall and gained the Crimson Sand Flame talent.
• Qin Tian considered Heavenly Thunderfall's strength and casting delay while reflecting on his talents and his focus on close combat.
• Dongfang Yunhai called Qin Tian and invited him to serve as an examiner for the Qingmu Star Domain Genius Battle.

Qin Tian considered Dongfang Yunhai’s invitation to serve as an examiner in the Qingmu Star Domain Genius Battle, where he hoped to test himself against powerful contestants. After consulting Yan Qing, he received permission to participate and accepted the invitation.

• Qin Tian reviewed the Genius Battle’s format and considered using the examiner role to test his abilities in real combat.
• Dongfang Yunhai invited Qin Tian to be an examiner and offered a gift that would grow more generous the longer he lasted.
• Dongfang Yunhai hoped the invitation and gift would help the Dongfang Family recruit Qin Tian.
• Qin Tian called Yan Qing to report the invitation, and Yan Qing told him to go and show the contestants what he could do.
• Qin Tian agreed to participate in the Genius Battle.

Qin Tian traveled to Qingmu Star ahead of the Genius Battle and was welcomed by Dongfang Mingyu, Dongfang Yunhai’s grandson. Dongfang Mingyu showed him the planet’s extraordinary botanical scenery and took him to a tree-built restaurant while following his grandfather’s plan to draw Qin Tian closer to the Dongfang Family.

• Qin Tian left for Qingmu Star after telling Yang Fan, Feng Mochuan, and Li Qi that he would be away and would give them bonuses when he returned.
• After arriving five days later, Qin Tian met Dongfang Mingyu, who introduced himself as Dongfang Yunhai’s grandson and welcomed him on his grandfather’s behalf.
• Dongfang Mingyu drove Qin Tian through Qingmu Star, where Qin Tian marveled at its enormous, glowing plants and unusual greenery.
• Dongfang Mingyu took Qin Tian to a restaurant built into a giant tree and described Qingmu Star’s preference for living in harmony with nature.
• Dongfang Mingyu kept his grandfather’s instructions in mind and aimed to make Qin Tian more interested in joining the Dongfang Family.

Qin Tian learned that he had to defeat a randomly selected examiner to secure his place in the Genius Battle, then prepared by strengthening his saber talent. He awakened the Overlord Saber Body and left the treehouse with a new mastery of Blade Intent.

• Dongfang Mingyu explained that Qin Tian had to draw and defeat a current examiner to confirm his examiner position.
• Qin Tian moved into a treehouse and sensed the Green Wilderness Monarch’s power stirring among Qingmu Star’s plants.
• Qin Tian decided to strengthen his saber talent before the examiner challenge and spent 100,000 Evolution Points on Saber Soul Resonance.
• Qin Tian awakened the Purple talent Overlord Saber Body, which granted him exceptional saber comprehension and the ability to build Dominating Blade Intent stacks.
• Qin Tian formed a blade of light from Blade Intent and sliced tea leaves without damaging the teacup.

Qin Tian arrived at the examiner selection with Dongfang Mingyu and was assigned a C-Class animal mask after revealing his Fourth Order Three Stars rank. He drew White Elephant as his opponent, and the chapter ended as Qin Tian faced him on the platform and called him to fight.

• Dongfang Mingyu brought Qin Tian to the Training Ground, where Dongfang Yue finished judging a bout between Fire Fox and White Crane.
• Dongfang Mingyu introduced Qin Tian to Dongfang Yue and presented the Elder Council's letter of introduction.
• Qin Tian told Dongfang Yue his Psionic rank was Fourth Order Three Stars, then chose the Black Crow Mask from the animal masks.
• Qin Tian randomly drew White Elephant as his opponent, and Dongfang Yue warned him that White Elephant was a powerful strength-type examiner.
• White Elephant arrived carrying a pair of hammers and released a crushing aura, but Qin Tian cut through it with his Blade Intent and challenged him to fight.

Qin Tian fought White Elephant in an examiner’s match and overcame his strength and Golden Elephant defenses with speed, lightning, and Blade Intent. He left White Elephant gravely wounded and defeated on the training-ground platform.

• Dongfang Yue called White Elephant to the platform and began the match against Qin Tian.
• Qin Tian met White Elephant’s opening hammer strike head-on, matching his strength and surprising Dongfang Yue and Dongfang Mingyu.
• Qin Tian dodged White Elephant’s next attack and cut through his waist defense with Lightning Shadow Flash.
• White Elephant launched a fierce hammer assault, but Qin Tian parried each blow while building his Dominating Blade Intent.
• Qin Tian struck with Lightning Snake Stab, pierced White Elephant’s chest, and left him collapsed and defeated.