Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing spent a year improving his Gene Guidance Technique, combat secret technique, and movement technique, becoming a Fourth-Order Martial Artist with the burst strength of a Sixth-Order Martial Artist. As he considered how to earn enough money for better Gene Potions, an alarm announced trouble at the industrial park.

• Xu Qing mastered the second form of Night Owl and the Profound Understanding realm of Night Concealment while raising his Night Concealment Gene Guidance Technique to the eighth level.
• Xu Qing tested at 13,011 kilograms of punch force and realized his combat secret technique could boost his strength to nearly forty tons.
• Xu Qing planned to seek promotion to intermediate craftsman so he could earn more money for C-grade Gene Potions.
• An alarm ordered employees to return to the dormitory basement, and Li Yuan rushed into the workshop to warn Xu Qing that someone had come to cause trouble again.

Xu Qing watched the Red Knife Society extort Zhou Yu twice and secretly tracked the group while waiting for a safe chance to act. After Liu Zhankun returned and agreed to confront their Sixth-Rank leader, Zhou Yu revealed that the twenty-million payment card contained a tracking chip, though Xu Qing wondered whether the gang might discard it after transferring the money.

• Xu Qing saw the Red Knife Society beat Luo Qingshan and force Zhou Yu to pay ten million, then followed them to learn their general hideout.
• A month later, the Red Knife Society returned demanding twenty million; its gaunt leader defeated Zhou Yu's hired guards, and Lao Yao broke Zhou Yu's leg before taking the payment.
• Xu Qing continued tracking the gang while Zhou Yu gave the employees leave, sought help from the authorities and other gangs, and summoned Liu Zhankun from the Moon.
• Liu Zhankun returned, judged the Red Knife Society's leader to be no higher than Rank Six, and said he could handle him while Zhou Yu's guards stalled the others.
• Zhou Yu revealed that the bank card she had given the gang carried a tracking chip, and Xu Qing questioned whether they could transfer the money and discard the card.

Xu Qing learned that the Red Knife Society had kidnapped Zhou Tong and demanded fifty million from Zhou Yu. Although Zhou Yu and Liu Zhankun planned to rescue her, Xu Qing went ahead alone, and the chapter ended with him approaching the Red Knife Society's gathering at Baile Peak Amusement Park.

• Zhou Yu showed Xu Qing a map tracking the Red Knife Society's money and invited him to Base City 0119 with her and Zhou Tong.
• Xu Qing prepared his weapons and decided to work alongside Liu Zhankun to ensure the Red Knife Society could not escape.
• Zhou Tong's call to Xu Qing was interrupted by the Red Knife Society, who kidnapped her and demanded money from Zhou Yu.
• Zhou Yu agreed to deliver fifty million in three hours, while she and Liu Zhankun prepared a rescue; they suspected Zhao Xinfeng had betrayed them.
• Xu Qing took his war spear and set out alone to rescue Zhou Tong and take money from the Red Knife Society.
• At Baile Peak Amusement Park, Xu Qing's enemies gathered around a bonfire with Zhou Tong bound nearby and Zhao Xinfeng standing with them.

Xu Qing confronted the Red Knife Society at an amusement park, where they were holding Zhou Tong while planning to ransom her to Zhou Yu. After ambushing their leader and defeating the woman guarding Zhou Tong, Xu Qing took their valuables and offered to let them go, but changed his mind before they could escape.

• Liu Zun and the Red Knife Society discussed using their ransom money to buy a complete martial arts manual, while Zhao Xinfeng stayed with them and Zhou Tong remained bound.
• Xu Qing arrived wearing a monkey-face mask and demanded the gang hand over their valuables, claiming he only wanted money.
• Liu Zun offered Xu Qing money, then attacked him while Hammer Bro hurled his war hammer at him.
• Xu Qing dodged the hammer, drove Liu Zun back with his spear, and killed the woman holding Zhou Tong before discovering Zhao Xinfeng had fled.
• Xu Qing took bank cards from the woman's body and demanded the gang surrender their valuables; Liu Zun offered his cards, but Xu Qing suddenly said he had changed his mind.

Xu Qing killed Liu Zun and the other Red Knife Society members, then escaped before Zhou Tong and her rescuers could identify him. The Red Knife Society’s destruction ended the crisis for Celestial God Company, while Xu Qing later visited Zhou Tong without revealing that he had saved her.

• Xu Qing killed the heavy-hammered man, then fought Liu Zun in a fierce battle among the amusement park wreckage.
• Xu Qing broke through Liu Zun’s assault with Half-Step Collapsing Spear, struck him with Cannon Fist, and finished him by hurling his spear into him.
• Zhao Xinfeng fled, while Xu Qing caught his breath, took valuables from the corpses, and left Zhou Tong behind.
• Liu Zhankun and his group found Zhou Tong, who told them one person had killed all three Red Knife Society members.
• Zhou Yu saw that Zhou Tong had returned safely and decided not to pursue the missing bank card or its owner.
• After Celestial God Company returned to normal, Xu Qing visited Zhou Tong with gifts, and she welcomed him without knowing he had rescued her.

After collecting 26 million Alliance Coins from the Bearer Cards, Xu Qing planned his next cultivation purchases and traveled to 0119 Base City to find higher-grade supplies. His first meal there ended with a fight breaking out nearby, and he focused on getting compensation for the seafood platter that had been knocked over.

• Liu Zhankun confirmed that a gun-wielding expert around the sixth rank had killed the Red Knife Society members, prompting nearby forces to investigate and seek the unknown expert.
• Xu Qing checked the Bearer Cards and found they held 26 million Alliance Coins, then planned to buy C-grade Gene Potions and a stronger weapon.
• Sun Wu told Xu Qing that the 0121 County branch could not supply the items he wanted quickly and recommended stores in 0119 Base City.
• Xu Qing traveled to 0119 Base City, checked into a hotel, and went to a one-star Michelin restaurant for a meal.
• Chen Tao and two companions confronted Wang Mu at the restaurant, knocked Xu Qing's seafood platter to the floor, and triggered a commotion; Xu Qing stayed to demand compensation.

Xu Qing and Wang Mu fought the Chen Family brothers after they attacked them in a restaurant, and the brawl ended with all three brothers dead. When the police arrived, Wang Mu revealed his official status, leaving Xu Qing to realize he had misunderstood how lawless the base city was.

• Wang Mu explained why he had crippled Chen Tao’s younger brother, and Chen Tao punched him through a bar.
• Xu Qing stopped Chen Tao’s attack, while Wang Mu fought the two remaining Chen Family brothers.
• One Chen youth drew a short sword, and the other attacked Xu Qing with a dagger; Xu Qing knocked him down and killed him with the thrown dagger.
• Wang Mu killed the last armed brother, then killed the unconscious Chen Tao.
• Police officers arrived, and Wang Mu showed his ID, revealing that he was an official.

Xu Qing befriended Wang Mu, a Patrol Officer, after helping him survive an attack, and Wang Mu offered to help him shop for weapons and potions. At the Meteor store, Xu Qing selected supplies worth about 11.6 million Alliance Coins but abandoned his plan to buy an A-grade combat suit after seeing its price.

• Xu Qing met Wang Mu, a Patrol Officer, after the authorities removed the bodies of the men who had attacked them.
• Xu Qing and Wang Mu chatted over tea, exchanged communication numbers, and Wang Mu explained that rebel unrest had weakened the base city's defenses.
• Xu Qing read news about the rebellion after returning to his hotel, then met Wang Mu the next morning.
• Wang Mu took Xu Qing to the Meteor store, where a manager helped Xu Qing select C-grade Gene Potions and A-grade Alloy Weapons.
• Xu Qing saw that his selections cost about 11.6 million Alliance Coins and decided against buying an A-grade combat suit because it was too expensive.

Xu Qing bought combat equipment and an expensive A-grade combat suit, then began training with his new spear. With only 4.82 million Alliance Coins left and future B-grade Gene Potions costing one million each, he asked Wang Mu for ways to earn money.

• Xu Qing bought A-grade combat boots and tactical gear from the Meteor Chamber of Commerce, using Wang Mu's help to get a ten-percent discount.
• Xu Qing and Wang Mu left the shop and agreed to become friends before Wang Mu invited him to a hot spring bathhouse.
• Three days later, Xu Qing practiced with his new A-grade Alloy Battle Spear in the woods behind the dormitory.
• Xu Qing bought a full A-grade Celestial God 3 Series combat suit through Zhou Tong and Zhou Yu, leaving himself 4.82 million Alliance Coins.
• Xu Qing worried about paying for future B-grade Gene Potions and called Wang Mu, who recommended two jobs.

Xu Qing completed his preparations to hunt Mutated Monsters and traveled to Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone with Wang Mu’s help. Wang Xuan explained the park’s ticket options and zones, leaving Xu Qing ready to begin hunting while concealing his strength.

• Xu Qing decided to wait until he reached the fifth rank before hunting, then trained for three months until his punching strength reached 16.121 tons.
• Xu Qing used one Free Attribute Point to perfect the Night Ninefold Gene Guidance Technique and another to raise Night Owl to its third form, granting him a fourfold strength burst.
• Celestial God Company resumed steady operations as the Hunting Tiger Gang reduced its protection fee, though Xu Qing heard that the Three Great Gangs might clash.
• Xu Qing took time off and traveled to 0119 Base City to begin hunting in Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone, where Wang Mu introduced him to his cousin Wang Xuan.
• Wang Xuan explained the park’s departure schedule, ticket options, and three zones, including how package-ticket holders could use the VIP passage to conceal their strength.

Xu Qing arrived at Dragon Sunset Park, learned about its history and facilities from Wang Xuan, and prepared for his first hunt. The next morning, he entered the departure hall and found martial artists recruiting for hunting teams.

• Wang Xuan brought Xu Qing to the Hunting Zone in a levitating vehicle and warned him not to stare at the dragon head guarding the entrance.
• Wang Xuan explained that the dragon was the dead sss-grade Han River Azure Dragon Beast, killed by the founder Zheng Wuwei, and helped Xu Qing buy a three-month pass.
• Wang Xuan gave Xu Qing a room card and offered to help if he ran into danger.
• Xu Qing settled into his dormitory, organized his equipment, and watched a documentary about Dragon Sunset Park's ecosystem before falling asleep.
• Xu Qing bought supplies the next morning and entered the departure hall, where martial artists were recruiting teammates for hunts.

Xu Qing entered the Beast General Zone to hunt Lion Mastiff Dogs and gather hides for crafting A-grade combat gear. After reaching the old city and finding no sign of his target, he camped for the night, only to wake to sounds of fighting and barking.

• Xu Qing watched martial artists form hunting teams, then entered the Beast General Zone alone to pursue Lion Mastiff Dogs.
• Xu Qing avoided a powerful Silver Moon Wolf and made his way to the old city ruins.
• Xu Qing searched much of the nearby area without finding Lion Mastiff Dogs and worried about his limited time to hunt.
• Xu Qing set up camp in an abandoned apartment building, ate, and went to sleep after planning to search again in the morning.
• Xu Qing woke in the middle of the night to sounds of fighting and barking.

Xu Qing watched a female warrior trap three Lion Mastiff Dogs, then saw a black-clad attacker ambush her and drive her away. He killed the injured dogs and skinned them for their hides before relocating, while the returning warrior found only his abandoned campsite.

• Xu Qing watched the female warrior use a trap to wound three Lion Mastiff Dogs, then saw a black-clad attacker strike at her from behind.
• The warrior escaped the ambusher as they fought and disappeared toward the city center, leaving the wounded dogs behind.
• Xu Qing hid near the dogs’ path, killed them with his spear, and skinned them for their hides.
• Xu Qing erased his traces, packed up, and moved to another campsite.
• The female warrior returned, followed Xu Qing’s tracks to his abandoned campsite, and left after vowing to kill whoever had taken her spoils.

Xu Qing searched White Egret District for Lion Mastiff Dogs and confronted one alone, hoping to earn back the cost of his hunting package. The fight left him facing the dog’s quick attacks, and he struck back with his Dragon Form spear technique.

• Xu Qing spoke with Zhou Tong before going to sleep, pleased that his three beast hides brought him close to breaking even.
• Xu Qing set up camp in White Egret District and identified it as the likely base of a Lion Mastiff Dog pack led by a powerful Dog King.
• Xu Qing ambushed a lone Lion Mastiff Dog, but it reacted quickly, knocked his spear away, and forced him to continue the fight without his weapon.
• Xu Qing dodged the dog’s charge and tail lash, then used Form and Will Spear, Dragon Form, to lash his spear at its back.

Xu Qing killed his first Mutated Creature, then spent a month making six sets of A-grade combat suit components from Lion Mastiff Dog hides. He set up a stall at the Zero-Sale Market to sell them, but after hours without a sale, a young martial artist balked at the price.

• Xu Qing killed a Lion Mastiff Dog in direct combat and took its hide.
• After two hunts, Xu Qing gathered seven hides, then made six sets of armguards and kneepads in the company's advanced workshop.
• Xu Qing added a Free Attribute Point to Night Owl, raising his instantaneous burst strength to around eighty-seven tons.
• Wang Mu directed Xu Qing to the Zero-Sale Market and advised him to price his components below major merchants.
• Xu Qing paid the stall fee, disguised himself, and displayed his six sets of components for sale.
• After several customers left without buying, a young martial artist objected that Xu Qing's price for two pairs was too expensive.

Xu Qing sold his handmade combat suit parts at the Zero-Sale Market, then killed a member of the Rebel Army who tried to force him to return the payment and recruit him. He recovered his goods and returned to his ordinary routine after dinner with Wang Mu.

• Chen Ping bought a pair each of Xu Qing's arm guards and knee guards, and Xu Qing later sold another pair of arm guards.
• Near closing time, a tall man bought all the combat suit components Xu Qing had left for 16.1 million Alliance Coins.
• The buyer confronted Xu Qing after the market and invited him to join the Rebel Army, then demanded his money back and attacked him.
• Xu Qing blocked the man's punch and killed him with a Xing Yi Fist strike, recognizing that the man had underestimated his seventh-rank strength.
• Xu Qing took back his goods, disposed of the corpse, and later had dinner with Wang Mu before returning to work and martial arts practice.

Xu Qing witnessed the Hunting Tiger Gang seize Celestial God Company's Beast Hide shipment and threaten the company after killing members of its transport team. Though Zhou Yu agreed to their demands to protect his employees, Xu Qing resolved to find a way to help him.

• Xu Qing learned that the Hunting Tiger Gang had attacked Celestial God Company's transport team, killing Liu Jun and another employee and taking their truck.
• Li Feilong confronted Zhou Yu at the company gate and demanded that the gang's order be fulfilled within half a month, threatening to kill company employees if Zhou Yu delayed.
• Xu Qing pulled Zhou Yu out of Li Feilong's reach, and Zhou Yu agreed to the deadline before the Hunting Tiger Gang left.
• Zhou Yu told Xu Qing that he might have to relocate or shut down the company rather than risk further retaliation.
• Xu Qing considered how the gang's strength endangered the company and decided he could not leave Zhou Yu to face the crisis alone.

Xu Qing ambushed the Hunting Tiger Gang convoy and killed its members after confronting Deputy Gang Leader Li Feilong over the gang's protection fees. He pursued Li Feilong into the nearby forest, leaving a few survivors to decide whether to wait or risk their leader's life.

• The Hunting Tiger Gang collected its order from Celestial God Company, and Xu Qing secretly followed its departing convoy.
• Xu Qing stopped the convoy on the road and told Li Feilong to stay or leave his men behind.
• Xu Qing killed the first attacker with a single spear strike, terrifying Li Feilong and the other gang members.
• Xu Qing slaughtered more gang members as Li Feilong threw a subordinate at him and fled into the forest.
• Xu Qing told the remaining men that they could spare Li Feilong by waiting, then chased after him.

Xu Qing crippled Li Feilong and used his return to warn the Hunting Tiger Gang that Celestial God Company was under his protection. His actions stirred up 0122 County, leaving the company encouraged and the gangs wary while he returned to pursuing wealth.

• Li Feilong fled from Xu Qing, but Xu Qing caught him, severed his left arm, and knocked him unconscious so he could use him to deter the gangs.
• Xu Qing returned Li Feilong to the Hunting Tiger Gang members and ordered them to tell Li Hu that Celestial God Company was under his protection and that he would collect its annual fees.
• Xu Qing sent a surviving gang member to deliver the goods to Celestial God Company and tell them he had collected the Red Knife Society's annual payment on their behalf.
• Sun Zu returned the truck to Celestial God Company, and the company's staff learned what had happened and spread the news across 0122 County.
• The Thunder Dragon Gang and the Water Fire Alliance sent gifts and apologies to Celestial God Company, while Zhou Yu invited Xu Qing to dinner to celebrate.

Over two months, Xu Qing trained and hunted, raising his strength while warning Zhou Tong after Li Chengguang reported Zhao Xinfeng’s return. After testing his punching strength at Silver Sparrow Warehouse, Xu Qing was nearly killed by a sniper and retreated inside as footsteps approached.

• Xu Qing’s base strength rose to 18,929 kg, and he gained another Free Attribute Point despite poor hunting results.
• Li Chengguang warned Xu Qing that Zhao Xinfeng had been seen near the company, and Xu Qing alerted Zhou Yu and Zhou Tong.
• Xu Qing tested his strength at Silver Sparrow Warehouse and recorded a punch of 19,821 kg.
• After finding the auction house’s offerings too expensive, Xu Qing left the warehouse and narrowly dodged a sniper’s bullet.
• Xu Qing ducked into a corner of the warehouse as faint footsteps sounded nearby.