Chapter Summaries

Qin Tian and Dongfang Mingyu reached a fifty-fifty partnership between Lingfeng Trading Company and the Dongfang Family to produce and sell the Youth Potion. Qin Tian then equipped his forces, while a military bulletin caught his attention.

• Qin Tian welcomed Dongfang Mingyu and gave his team Youth Potion samples for testing and negotiations.
• The Silver-Gray Star testing institution confirmed the potion's efficacy, and Qin Tian and Dongfang Mingyu began negotiations over the partnership terms.
• The Dongfang Family's Elder Council approved the project, and Great Elder Dongfang Ke agreed to a fifty-fifty profit split with Qin Tian.
• Qin Tian and the Dongfang Family officially formed a partnership, with Lingfeng Trading Company supplying the formulas and part of the startup capital while the family handled most other costs and operations.
• Qin Tian gave Spirit Artifact-grade weapons and custom armor to Poison Widow and Tireda, and equipped the Barbarian Regiment with armor and weapons.
• Qin Tian noticed a Qingmu Star Domain Military Department bulletin addressed to officers ranked major and above.

After receiving the Demon Suppression Abyss Conscription Order, Qin Tian decided to lead a force into the Abyss to fight demons and grow stronger. With Yan Qing’s approval and preparations complete, Qin Tian and his companions departed for the Abyss.

• Qin Tian read about the Demon Suppression Abyss’s history and dangers, then considered its potential for training his troops and gaining strength.
• Qin Tian asked Ye Chen to gather information, studied the report, and told Yan Qing he wanted to volunteer for the expedition.
• Yan Qing warned Qin Tian about the risks but approved his decision and agreed to help assign him to a safer war zone.
• Qin Tian received permission to bring his Barbarian troops and set their departure for five days later.
• Qin Tian assembled Bear, Tireda, Poison Widow, Li Qi, and more than a hundred and eighty Barbarians, then led them aboard the Assault Ship.

Qin Tian reported to Ironwood Star with his powerful team and underwent an assessment before receiving command of a battalion in the Demon Suppression Abyss. He prepared to depart as the first wave of reinforcements gathered.

• Qin Tian arrived on Ironwood Star with nearly two hundred Barbarians and reported to the Sixth War Zone Reception.
• Wang Hai confirmed Qin Tian’s rank and assessed his team’s strength, then explained that Qin Tian would serve as a Battalion Commander inside the Demon Suppression Abyss.
• Qin Tian waited three days at the base hotel while the Reception contacted the Abyss Command Center about his assignment.
• Wang Hai gave Qin Tian a military ID naming him Commander of the Third Battalion, Crimson Gold Legion, as more than ten thousand reinforcements gathered to depart.

Qin Tian and his companions entered the Demon Suppression Abyss aboard Star Feather Beasts and headed for the Crimson Gold Legion's Third Battalion. The battered battalion faced an overwhelming horde of Horned Demons as it waited for reinforcements.

• Qin Tian led more than ten thousand Warriors from the battleships onto Star Feather Beasts and entered the Demon Suppression Abyss, where the demonic energy disrupted electronics.
• The tamer learned Qin Tian's assignment and directed his Star Feather Beast toward the Crimson Gold Legion's Third Battalion.
• At the Third Battalion's camp, Lu Sheng confronted Camp Commander Shen Juan about the delayed reinforcements and threatened to withdraw his men.
• A lookout spotted hundreds of Horned Demons approaching the camp, and Shen Juan and Lu Sheng prepared the battered battalion to defend itself.

Qin Tian arrived at Third Battalion’s Camp and annihilated the Horned Demon horde with Heavenly Thunder, then healed the surviving Warriors. He revealed himself to Shen Juan as the new Battalion Commander of Third Battalion.

• Shen Juan and Lu Sheng fought the Fifth Order Horned Demons as the horde overwhelmed the Camp and killed or wounded the Warriors.
• Lu Sheng was gravely injured, and Shen Juan began to lose hope as the demons overran the defenders.
• Qin Tian appeared in the sky and destroyed the Horned Demons with successive waves of purple Heavenly Thunder.
• Qin Tian used a green healing power to restore the Warriors, including Lu Sheng’s shattered chest and the limbs of disabled soldiers.
• Qin Tian introduced himself to Shen Juan as the Crimson Gold Legion’s new Battalion Commander of Third Battalion.

Qin Tian joined the depleted Third Battalion, healed its wounded, and welcomed nearly two hundred reinforcements before investigating the camp’s shortages and the regiment’s intentions. Regiment Commander Yan Song learned of Qin Tian’s arrival and decided his presence would strengthen a plan.

• Qin Tian reassured the surviving Third Battalion soldiers and learned from Shen Juan and Lu Sheng that fewer than half of the battalion remained.
• Qin Tian announced that nearly two hundred soldiers were joining, and the reinforcements arrived with Poison Widow, Bear, and Tireda.
• Poison Widow called Qin Tian “Boss,” prompting suggestive looks from the soldiers, and Qin Tian told her to use military ranks while on duty.
• Qin Tian inspected the shabby camp and learned from Shen Juan that its last supply shipment had arrived ten days earlier, despite the full warehouse at Legion Headquarters.
• A communications officer reported Qin Tian’s arrival to Yan Song, who reviewed his file and said the new commander would make his plan more certain to succeed.

Qin Tian learned that Yan Song had mistreated the Third Battalion and likely sent it into danger, then received intelligence about a massive demon lair near camp. After gaining the Demon Body Hardening talent, he prepared to lead the gathered soldiers.

• Shen Juan and Lu Sheng told Qin Tian about the Sixth War Zone, Yan Song’s favoritism, and the deaths caused by his orders.
• Lu Sheng warned Qin Tian that the battalion’s communications officer was Yan Song’s spy, and Qin Tian ordered the troops organized for a meeting.
• Li Qi gave Qin Tian a map showing a demon lair within twenty kilometers, with over three thousand demons and possibly a Sixth-order Demon.
• Qin Tian told Li Qi to keep watch over the lair while prioritizing his safety.
• Qin Tian tallied his gains from killing Horned Demons and fused with Demon Body Hardening, which removed demonic energy’s suppression of his Psionic Energy.
• Qin Tian looked at the assembled soldiers and considered leading troops in battle for the first time.

Qin Tian reorganized the Third Battalion into four companies and ordered them to attack nearby demon squads. Tireda’s Barbarian Warriors and Lu Sheng’s company fought demons in the Wasteland, where Poison Widow saved Lu Sheng from a Ghost-Faced Demon and helped him kill it.

• Qin Tian appointed Lu Sheng, Shen Juan, Tireda, and Bear as company commanders, with Scarlett as Lu Sheng’s deputy, then sent the four companies out to attack.
• Tireda led the Barbarian Warriors in a charge that wiped out more than forty ape demons, then returned through Qin Tian’s Void Gate.
• Lu Sheng battled a Ghost-Faced Demon while First Company fought the rest of the enemy squad.
• The Ghost-Faced Demon stunned Lu Sheng with a psychic shriek and nearly struck his throat, but Poison Widow caught its wrist with her Silver Spider Silk.
• Poison Widow bound and poisoned the Ghost-Faced Demon, giving Lu Sheng time to recover and decapitate it.
• Poison Widow corrected Lu Sheng about using her deputy commander title, and he returned to the fight with renewed determination.

Qin Tian used his Mental Power and Void Gate to coordinate the Third Battalion’s companies, helping them win a decisive battle against the demons. After the companies returned to camp, he provided a plentiful feast, while a communications officer reported the victory to headquarters.

• Qin Tian tracked the demons’ movements and directed Lu Sheng, Scarlett, Bear, Tireda, and the other companies into effective attacks and reinforcements.
• The Third Battalion’s companies returned to camp after defeating the demons, though Shen Juan had been injured fighting two Fifth Order Demons.
• Lu Sheng and Shen Juan praised Qin Tian’s command as the warriors celebrated their easy victory.
• Qin Tian brought out crates of varied food and drinks, and the warriors gathered to prepare a feast.
• A communications officer reported the events at camp to headquarters.

Yan Song introduced Qin Tian to the Crimson Gold Legion and assigned his Third Battalion to lure demons from Demon Hole No. 2 as part of a trap. Qin Tian accepted the dangerous mission but secured control of the explosives and Rune Barrier, leaving Li Wufeng more willing to trust him than Yan Song.

• Yan Song learned that Qin Tian could use Space Teleportation and summoned the eight battalion commanders to a meeting.
• Yan Song introduced Qin Tian as Third Battalion's new commander and outlined a plan to attack Demon Hole No. 2 after the Demon Tide receded.
• Yan Song ordered Qin Tian's Third Battalion and Li Wufeng's First Battalion to draw demons into a trapped valley while the other six battalions attacked the Demon Hole.
• Qin Tian accepted the assignment on the condition that he control the Psionic Explosives and Rune Barrier activation device.
• Yan Song agreed to Qin Tian's condition, and Li Wufeng felt reassured by the new commander.

Qin Tian prepared the Third Battalion to relocate before the dangerous Demon Tide and confronted Li Fei, Yan Song’s spy, when he tried to report the move. The chapter ended with Qin Tian using Soul Seal on Li Fei.

• Li Wufeng warned Qin Tian to inspect the activation devices and expressed hope that their camps would complete the mission safely.
• Qin Tian told the Third Battalion that surviving the approaching Demon Tide was their top priority and ordered the troops to relocate in twenty minutes.
• Lu Sheng and Shen Juan organized the camp while the warriors prepared to move to a safer location.
• Qin Tian caught Li Fei trying to report the relocation to Yan Song and argued that the move was necessary to protect the battalion.
• When Li Fei refused to cooperate without Yan Song’s permission, Qin Tian clamped a hand onto his head and forced his spiritual will into Li Fei’s mind with Soul Seal.

Qin Tian and the Third Battalion hid in a sealed cave as the Demon Tide erupted and empowered demons across the Demon Suppression Abyss. When Qin Tian learned Li Qi was in danger near the demon lair, he left the cave to rescue him.

• The Third Battalion took Breath Concealing Pills and sealed themselves inside a concealed karst cave, where Qin Tian reassured Lu Sheng about Li Fei.
• Qin Tian sensed the Demon Tide begin as a rift opened in the sky and demonic energy flooded the region.
• Demons gathered, grew stronger, and descended into a frenzy while the Warriors stayed hidden in the cave.
• Qin Tian sensed that Li Qi was in danger near the demon lair and left the cave, ordering several officers to watch over the others.

Li Qi’s covert reconnaissance went awry when demons discovered him and chased him to the brink of death. Qin Tian rescued him, then faced the surrounding demons alone, intending to use their blood to awaken Hidden Kill’s Gun Soul.

• A demonic blast exposed Li Qi’s hiding place, and Silver Wing Demons pursued him as he fled through the air.
• The demons wounded and surrounded Li Qi, leaving him trapped above the Corrupted Worms and Ram-Horn Demons.
• Qin Tian arrived, healed Li Qi, and sent him through a Void Gate to safety.
• Qin Tian drew in demonic energy, revealed his Demon King Wings, and prepared to fight the demons with Hidden Kill.
• Qin Tian planned to sacrifice the demons’ blood to awaken Hidden Kill’s nascent Gun Soul.

Qin Tian used the Demon King Wings and Hidden Kill to slaughter the demons, while the sentience inside his gun grew stronger with each kill. After he killed a Fifth Order Demon, the Gun Soul awakened.

• Qin Tian dodged the Silver Wing Demons and shot them down with Hidden Kill, whose enchanted bullets pierced their defenses.
• Qin Tian escaped the Corrupted Worms' toxic web by shooting the worms controlling it.
• Qin Tian killed the remaining Silver Wing Demons, then descended to attack the Ram-Horn Demons.
• Qin Tian sensed demons across dozens of kilometers and flew from group to group, killing them as Hidden Kill's consciousness grew more active.
• Qin Tian shot a Fifth Order Demon, and the Gun Soul awakened.

Qin Tian awakened Hidden Kill’s Gun Soul, giving it silent, distance-defying shots with extreme penetration, and used it to kill demons without revealing his position. He then reached the Second Demon Hole and prepared to test the enhanced weapon on a Sixth-order Dragon Turtle Demon.

• Hidden Kill transformed as its black ghost merged with the gun, awakening the Gun Soul.
• Qin Tian silently shot a Lava Demon from thirty miles away and killed it without leaving detectable traces.
• Qin Tian tested Hidden Kill on a group of demons, killing the Fifth Order Demon leading them with a shot to the forehead.
• Qin Tian flew to the Second Demon Hole, where he found a Dragon Turtle Demon devouring corpses.
• Qin Tian concealed himself, aimed at the Dragon Turtle Demon's eyes, activated his talents, and pulled the trigger.

Qin Tian killed the Dragon Turtle Demon with a precise shot, but Life Shared Grief nearly drained his life in return. The Great Wilderness Battle Body’s Immortality effect saved him, and he identified the purple talents he had gained.

• The Dragon Turtle Demon tried to defend itself, but Qin Tian’s bullet pierced its eye and destroyed its brain.
• After the Dragon Turtle Demon died, Qin Tian suffered a sudden loss of vitality and fell from the air as demons rushed toward him.
• The Great Wilderness Battle Body’s Immortality effect activated, restoring Qin Tian and stopping him from dying.
• Qin Tian realized the Dragon Turtle Demon’s Life Shared Grief talent had inflicted its fatal injuries on him.
• Qin Tian examined the Demonic Mark Turtle Shell and Life Shared Grief talents he had obtained.

After killing the Dragon Turtle Demon and gaining two powerful talents, Qin Tian drew a massive demon horde with his exposed aura. Zyra and Calsas answered his call to fight, while Kha'Zix awakened at the peak of the Fifth Order, and Qin Tian prepared to lead them into battle.

• Qin Tian absorbed the Dragon Turtle Demon's talents, gaining defensive Demon Marks and the ability to return fatal wounds to his enemies.
• Qin Tian saw a vast horde of demons converging on him after his aura leaked during the fight.
• Qin Tian prepared to retreat, but Zyra and Calsas signaled that they wanted to fight the demons, and Kha'Zix awakened after absorbing the Void Dragon's essence.
• Calsas emerged from the Netherworld Ghost Hole, Zyra spread her vines across the plain, and Kha'Zix stepped through a Void Rift.
• Qin Tian welcomed Kha'Zix, recognized his rise to the peak of the Fifth Order, and called for the group to slaughter the approaching demons.

Qin Tian and his three Summoned Beasts slaughtered a demon horde through increasingly coordinated attacks, each growing stronger from the kills. With the Second Demon Hole’s other Sixth-order Demons away hunting, Qin Tian led the team toward another demon gathering.

• Qin Tian drew the Black Frost Blade and charged into the demon horde while Calsas bound and harvested wraiths, Zyra drained demons with her vines, and Kha'Zix hunted them from the Void.
• Qin Tian recognized his team’s emerging roles and saw their teamwork improve as they trapped, stunned, and killed demons together.
• Qin Tian and his Summoned Beasts wiped out the horde in minutes, gaining talents, Evolution Points, flesh, energy, Soul Fragments, and hunting experience.
• Calsas planned to turn the captured wraiths into a loyal Death Wraith Army, while Qin Tian found that the other Sixth-order Demons had left the valley to hunt.
• Qin Tian sensed another demon gathering and flew off with Zyra, Calsas, and Kha'Zix toward the next location.

After the Demon Tide retreated, Qin Tian returned to the Karst Cave and led the Third Battalion out to counterattack the Demon Hole. His gains from the battle included more than five million Evolution Points, and he received orders from Headquarters to move out.

• The Lava Demon and Silver Wing Demon returned to the Second Demon Hole and discovered that the Dragon Turtle Demon had been killed.
• Qin Tian emerged from the Void Gate, reassured the soldiers, and ordered the Third Battalion to prepare to counterattack the Demon Hole.
• Qin Tian encouraged Li Qi to learn from his recklessness after gaining the Night Demon Bloodline, and Li Qi resolved to be more careful.
• Qin Tian reviewed the battle’s gains, including over 3 million Evolution Points and improvements to Zyra, Kha'Zix, and Calsas.
• Li Fei told Qin Tian that Headquarters had ordered the battalion to move out, and Qin Tian ordered him to confirm they would depart immediately.

Yan Song used the attack on the Second Demon Hole to lure its demons into a canyon, where Qin Tian and Li Wufeng’s forces destroyed them with explosives. As the Sixth-order Lava Demon emerged, Yan Song redirected his assembled army toward the First Demon Hole, leaving the chapter on the battalion commanders’ shocked reaction.

• Yan Song ordered the Third Battalion to attack the Second Demon Hole and the other battalions to assemble, while he prepared his Ruby Ring.
• The Third Battalion and First Battalion baited the demons into pursuing them, then Qin Tian transported their troops out of the canyon as buried Psionic Explosives detonated.
• The Sixth-order Lava Demon emerged from the Second Demon Hole, and Yan Song set his assembled forces in motion.
• Yan Song revealed that the army was heading for the First Demon Hole instead of joining Qin Tian and Li Wufeng, shocking the battalion commanders.