Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing settled into Third Team and learned its rules and benefits, but Zheng Yannan’s cruelty toward Song Han over a family funeral turned the team against its captain. As Zheng Yannan attacked Xu Qing, someone shouted his name and interrupted the fight.

• Liu Zhang showed Xu Qing around Third Team, where he received equipment, cultivation potions, and a small courtyard, and learned about the team’s pay and benefits.
• After a month, Xu Qing had settled in with Third Team and caught a Rebel Army spy, while learning that the team included vice-captain Chen Xiang and members Liu Zhang, Zhou Xu, Jia Ming, and Song Han.
• Song Han asked Zheng Yannan for leave to attend his grandmother’s funeral, but Zheng Yannan refused despite Song Han arranging for a colleague to cover his night shift.
• When Song Han protested and Chen Xiang tried to intervene, Zheng Yannan kicked Song Han to the ground.
• Xu Qing helped Song Han, dodged Zheng Yannan’s punch, and prepared to fight before an unseen person shouted Zheng Yannan’s name.

Xu Qing learned about Zheng Yannan’s strength and the Sun Palace’s influence after Zheng attacked Song Han. The revelations about realms beyond the ninth order strengthened Xu Qing’s resolve to focus on cultivation.

• Fan Wujiu summoned Zheng Yannan, and Xu Qing checked on the injured Song Han.
• Liu Zhang and Chen Xiang explained Zheng Yannan’s violent reputation, powerful family backing, and S-grade equipment.
• Zhou Xu recalled the old Martial Security Bureau, and Liu Zhang explained that the Sun Palace’s internal disagreements had left the Rebel Army unchecked.
• Liu Zhang told Xu Qing that Sun Palace councilors possessed strength beyond the ninth order, a realm Xu Qing became eager to reach.
• Xu Qing returned to his residence, summoned his panel, and found he had accumulated 2 Free Attribute Points.

Xu Qing used his attribute points to raise Night Concealment to Perfection, improving his movement and increasing his lifespan limit by two years. He then researched secret technique prices and decided to save for a top-tier manual, while considering Gongsun Jin’s help and worrying about Zheng Yannan’s influence.

• Xu Qing spent both attribute points on Night Concealment, bringing it to Perfection and gaining two years of lifespan.
• Xu Qing assessed his combat strengths and concluded that he needed stronger Combat Secret Techniques and further progress in combat skills.
• Xu Qing learned that advanced and top-tier secret manuals cost billions or trillions and were subject to strict purchase and copyright rules.
• Xu Qing planned to save 100 million and ask Gongsun Jin to help him buy a top-tier secret manual through merit discounts.
• Xu Qing worried that Zheng Yannan might limit his chances to earn merit and considered changing captains if his team stole his credit.

Xu Qing lost a lucrative mission when Zheng Yannan forced Third Team to patrol all night, then learned that 0122 County had fallen into chaos after a Rebel Army uprising. After two uneventful weeks of training and taking one mission, Xu Qing’s peaceful routine was shattered by a major incident in the city.

• Butler Li warned Xu Qing that Zheng Yannan had retaliated against a previous deputy captain and advised him to endure the situation until he earned a transfer.
• Zheng Yannan ordered Third Team to patrol through the night instead of handing over to the City Defense Army, causing Xu Qing to miss Butler Li’s new mission.
• Xu Qing learned that the Rebel Army had attacked 0122 County and cut off its communications, leaving him unable to contact Zhou Yu and the others.
• Over the next two weeks, Xu Qing trained, earned two million from a mission for Gongsun Jin, and visited Qingzi Club with Gongsun Li.
• A major incident occurred in the city and disrupted Xu Qing’s peaceful routine.

After Shangguan Ye was assassinated, 0119 Base City launched a citywide search for the suspected Rebel Army killer, and Xu Qing's Special Patrol Team joined the sweep. At the Technology Park, Zheng Yannan's violent attempt to force entry escalated into bloodshed, ending with a teenage boy confronting him.

• A shadowy assassin killed Shangguan Ye outside City Hall, prompting a citywide manhunt and lockdown in 0119 Base City.
• Xu Qing and Liu Zhang searched the Cun Jing Club, found no suspects, and discussed rumors that Shangguan Ye had been carrying secret intelligence about incoming supplies.
• After hearing that Zheng Yannan's search team was at the Technology Park, Xu Qing called Wang Li and hurried there when she reported a disturbance.
• Zheng Yannan kicked down the Technology Park gate and, when its security personnel resisted the search, severed a Third-Order Martial Artist's arms with his battle blade.
• A teenage boy rushed out of the crowd, shouted at Zheng Yannan not to bully his father, and threw a brick at his feet.

Xu Qing stopped Zheng Yannan from hurting Wang Li and the injured child, then fought back when Zheng Yannan tried to kill him. After Gongsun Li intervened, Xu Qing returned home and began secretly planning to kill Zheng Yannan.

• Zheng Yannan kicked the boy into a flower bed, then slapped Wang Li when she tried to shield the child.
• Xu Qing stopped Zheng Yannan from attacking Wang Li, but Zheng Yannan turned on Xu Qing and repeatedly slashed at him.
• Xu Qing knocked Zheng Yannan's blade aside and prepared a counterattack before Gongsun Li's sixth-rank bodyguard restrained Zheng Yannan.
• Zheng Yannan left with Team Three and the police, while Xu Qing thanked Gongsun Li and comforted Wang Li.
• After returning to his villa, Xu Qing resolved to plan Zheng Yannan's death carefully.

After the assassination attempt faded from attention, Xu Qing joined Third Team in escorting a Rebel Army prisoner to a secret hostage exchange outside the city. The exchange turned violent when the freed prisoner removed a hidden device and killed the other hostage, leaving Zheng Yannan facing him as an enemy.

• Xu Qing apologized to Zheng Yannan, and Gongsun Li later told him that Gongsun Jin had intervened on Zheng Yannan’s behalf.
• The City Defense Department secretly recruited Zheng Yannan’s team to escort a Rebel Army prisoner from the Secret Prison for a hostage exchange.
• At an abandoned gas station, Zheng Yannan removed the prisoner’s electronic shackles and warned him that a Chip Bomb remained under his control.
• The prisoner walked beyond the bomb’s range, then tore an electronic component from his neck and killed the approaching hostage.
• Zheng Yannan drew his battle blade as the bloodied prisoner turned toward him and the team raised the alarm.

Xu Qing fled the battlefield, then disguised himself and secretly crippled Zheng Yannan before bringing him back. He returned to rescue Zheng Yannan publicly and conceal his own strength, hoping to divert suspicion from himself.

• A short Mental Power Master attacked Third Team and nearly killed Zheng Yannan with three flying battle swords, but a Zheng Family guard intervened.
• Xu Qing and Third Team fled while Zheng Yannan retreated toward the base city; the two Rank Seven fighters continued battling near the gas station.
• At an abandoned amusement park, a masked attacker ambushed Zheng Yannan, severed his watch-wearing hand, stabbed his kidneys, and crushed his limbs.
• The masked attacker carried Zheng Yannan back and hurled him toward the battlefield, then vanished into the night.
• Xu Qing appeared nearby in disguise and revealed that he had returned to rescue Zheng Yannan so people would be less likely to suspect him of causing the attack.

Xu Qing rescued the gravely injured Zheng Yannan, earning the Zheng Family’s gratitude while revealing his true strength. The next morning, the City Defense Department appointed Xu Qing acting captain of Third Team, leaving the team confused about why Chen Xiang had been passed over.

• Xu Qing attacked the Rebel Army’s vehicle, killed its guards, and carried Zheng Yannan back to the City Defense Army forces.
• Xu Qing met Secretary Liu and Butler Li, questioned what had gone wrong with the mission, and learned the Gongsun Family had not known about the Zheng Family’s operation.
• The rescue team took Zheng Yannan for treatment, and the Zheng Family expert told Xu Qing that the family owed him a favor.
• The next morning, Third Team learned Zheng Yannan had nearly died, and the City Defense Department announced that Xu Qing would temporarily lead the team.
• Xu Qing accepted the appointment, told Third Team to work regular hours and dismissed them, then left to report to the Minister’s Office.

Xu Qing met Zheng Yaolong after rescuing Zheng Yannan, accepted the Zheng Family’s promised gifts, and requested an inquiry into the dangerous mission. Zheng Yaolong later admitted his responsibility to Gongsun Jin and promised to satisfy the Gongsun Family, while planning to hunt down those who attacked his son.

• Gongsun Jin told Xu Qing that his rescue of Zheng Yannan had made him known in the city and brought him to meet Zheng Yaolong.
• Zheng Yaolong thanked Xu Qing for saving Zheng Yannan and offered to have gifts delivered to his home, which Xu Qing accepted.
• Xu Qing asked Gongsun Jin to investigate why his Third Team had been assigned the dangerous escort mission, and Gongsun Jin promised the team an answer.
• Gongsun Jin told Xu Qing he would remain a Special Patrol Team captain until transferring to the main unit next year, and Xu Qing left.
• Gongsun Jin told Zheng Yaolong that Zheng Yannan had provoked Black Soul, and Zheng Yaolong vowed to pursue Black Soul and the Black-Clothed Man who injured his son.
• Zheng Yaolong accepted responsibility for the mission and said Secretary Liu would give up his position, then promised to make the Gongsun Family satisfied.

Xu Qing received a huge gift from the Zheng Family and grew into his role as Third Team’s captain before leading an arrest operation against a Rebel Army-linked cult. After he killed a Fourth-Order woman trying to escape, residents suddenly flooded the community.

• Gongsun Jin offered help with finding Life Spring for Yan Nian and ordered Butler Li to demand an explanation from the Rebel Army.
• Xu Qing learned that Zhou Yu was still unreachable, then received one hundred million Alliance Coins and an S-rank battle sword from the Zheng Family.
• Third Team accepted Xu Qing as captain, and the City Defense Department assigned them to arrest Rebel Army-linked cult organizers in Chengnan Community.
• Xu Qing waited outside while Third Team raided the building, and a red-haired Fourth-Order woman leaped from a window and attacked him.
• Xu Qing killed the woman with one slash, then prepared to withdraw with the arrested targets as residents poured into the community.

Xu Qing became Third Team’s captain after leading the team out of a hostile residential complex, then trained until he gained a new attribute point. The chapter also revealed that Zhao Changfeng feared the disappearance of his men and decided to flee the Moon for Mars.

• Xu Qing broke a tree and smashed through a wall to lead Third Team past the residents blocking their exit without harming anyone.
• Fan Wujiu praised Xu Qing and officially promoted him to captain, granting him increased pay and access to restricted marketplace items.
• Zhao Changfeng concluded that a powerful enemy had killed his men in space and decided to leave the Moon with his wife for Mars.
• Third Team members apologized to Xu Qing over their past support for Zheng Yannan, and Xu Qing returned to his courtyard to train.
• Xu Qing’s movement speed improved during training, and he discovered that he had gained another attribute point.
• Xu Qing focused on the plus sign beside his Night Owl secret technique.

Xu Qing advanced the Night Owl Secret Technique to its sixth style and headed to the Gongsun residence to seek a top-tier secret manual. Meanwhile, Zheng Yannan decided to leave Blue Star for the Moon, and Zheng Yaolong began investigating Xu Qing after noticing something suspicious about him.

• Xu Qing spent an attribute point to learn the sixth style of the Night Owl Secret Technique, greatly increasing his strength.
• Xu Qing judged that he could now contend with newly advanced Eighth Order Martial Artists and went to the Gongsun Family residence to ask Gongsun Jin about buying a secret manual.
• Doctor Li Mingwei told Zheng Yaolong that Zheng Yannan would need Life Spring to recover fully and cultivate again.
• Zheng Yannan told Zheng Yaolong that he wanted to leave Blue Star and train at the main hall on the Moon, and Zheng Yaolong agreed while vowing to find his attacker.
• Zheng Yannan noted that the attacker had precisely struck gaps in his combat suit, and Zheng Yaolong said he would investigate those around him.
• Zheng Yaolong told Zheng Yannan that Xu Qing, the one who saved him, had an interesting detail in his background.

Zheng Yaolong planned to frame Xu Qing as a Rebel Army sympathizer and kill him, while Xu Qing asked Gongsun Jin to buy him the spear technique "Reincarnation." Gongsun Jin agreed and explained that Xu Qing’s affinity for the spear might be Weapon Sense.

• Zheng Yaolong told Zheng Yannan that he suspected Xu Qing and Celestial God Company of ties to the Rebel Army, though he had no evidence.
• Zheng Yaolong revealed that he had sent gifts to lower Xu Qing’s guard and planned to leak an investigation of Celestial God Company so he could watch Xu Qing and find an excuse to act against him.
• Xu Qing visited Gongsun Jin and asked him to purchase secret techniques on his behalf, and Gongsun Jin agreed to use his merit points for the discount.
• Xu Qing chose the top-tier spear technique "Reincarnation" despite Gongsun Jin warning that many geniuses had failed to master it.
• Xu Qing explained that he felt naturally suited to a spear, and Gongsun Jin said this might be Weapon Sense, a special affinity that helped martial artists learn techniques for their chosen weapon.

Xu Qing sold the S-rank sword from the Zheng Family to buy the first two levels of the spear manual Reincarnation, then learned why Blue Star’s ozone hole remained unrepaired. The manual arrived at his home the next day, and he received a warning about its strict usage rules.

• Xu Qing agreed to leave his S-rank sword with Gongsun Jin and use its value to purchase the first two levels of Reincarnation.
• Gongsun Jin advised Xu Qing to learn several kinds of weapons and explained that unrest within the base city and nearby county towns had heightened tensions.
• Gongsun Jin told Xu Qing that political disputes and independence movements had kept the Sun Palace from addressing Blue Star’s ozone hole.
• Xu Qing left the sword with the Gongsun Family and returned home, then received the Reincarnation manual and a Virtual Reading Device the next day.
• The deliveryman explained that Xu Qing could study the manual only himself and warned that copying, teaching, gifting, or selling it could bring legal and financial penalties.

Xu Qing used a VR manual to learn the Reincarnation Secret Technique from its creator, Ning Kongzhan, then practiced its spear forms for a week without yet reaching the first level. While walking that night, he was approached by a stranger who said an old friend wanted to see him and could help him rent a car.

• Xu Qing put on the VR headset and met Ning Kongzhan, who invited him to visit the Sun Palace if he reached the secret technique's fifth level.
• Ning Kongzhan explained the Reincarnation Secret Technique's spear and movement techniques and demonstrated its first level over a five-hour lesson.
• Xu Qing practiced the Reincarnation Spear in his courtyard, then spent a week mastering its first ten forms without entering the first level of the secret technique.
• Xu Qing went out to check on Wang Li and ask about Zhou Yu, while reflecting on the Zheng Family's potential investigation and his need to save for better equipment.
• A stranger stopped Xu Qing near the Technology Park and said an old friend wanted to see him and could help him rent a car.
• Xu Qing agreed to follow the stranger.

Xu Qing learned that the Zheng Family might be sending martial artists to the county town to test him, leaving him weighing how to protect himself. When Zhou Tong came to see him, she revealed that she and her father belonged to the Rebel Army.

• Xu Qing met Li Chengguang in Base City, where Li warned him that martial artists had left for the county town to test someone after Xu Qing’s clash with Zheng Yannan.
• Xu Qing suspected the Zheng Family was behind the warning and considered how dangerous a confrontation would be without better equipment.
• At Nimble Technology Company, Wang Li told Xu Qing that Zhou Tong had been looking for him and seemed troubled.
• Xu Qing returned to his residence and found Zhou Tong waiting outside; she told him that she and her father were in the Rebel Army.
• Zhou Tong explained that she had been the Rebel Army’s student liaison officer on the moon before she met Xu Qing.

Zhou Tong revealed that her family belonged to the Rebel Army and said she was leaving Blue Star to protect her mother before returning to continue their underground work. After she confessed her feelings to Xu Qing and left, he realized the Zheng Family might use Uncle Zhou to test him, while Zheng Yaolong discussed his suspicions about Xu Qing with Gongsun Jin.

• Zhou Tong told Xu Qing that her father had worked with the Rebel Army for years and that she planned to take her mother to the moon before returning to Blue Star.
• Zhou Tong asked Xu Qing to leave Blue Star with her, but he refused, and she later confessed that she liked him before kissing his cheek and departing.
• Xu Qing returned home and reasoned that the Zheng Family might endanger Uncle Zhou to see whether Xu Qing would come to his rescue.
• Zheng Yaolong told Gongsun Jin he suspected Xu Qing was connected to the Rebel Army and had secretly orchestrated the earlier incident involving Gongsun Li.
• Gongsun Jin asked Zheng Yaolong to explain what kind of test he intended to use.

Zheng Yaolong persuaded Gongsun Jin to help target Xu Qing, while Xu Qing grew convinced the Zheng Family was forcing him into a fight. He armed himself, infiltrated the Zheng Family villa, and entered through a second-floor bathroom window.

• Zheng Yaolong told Gongsun Jin he suspected Xu Qing of injuring Zheng Yannan and offered help for Gongsun Yan's breakthrough in exchange for cooperation.
• Gongsun Jin agreed to Zheng Yaolong's plan but demanded that Xu Qing be left alone if he did not go to the county town.
• Unable to sleep, Xu Qing brooded over the threats around him, then decided to attack the Zheng Family and chose a Rebel Army warrior's battle sword to avoid being identified.
• Xu Qing used his knowledge of the city's patrols and his Night Concealment Movement Technique to slip into the heavily guarded district where the Zheng Family lived.
• Xu Qing knocked out a sleeping dog, climbed to a second-floor bathroom window, used bone shrinking to squeeze inside, and entered the villa.

Xu Qing infiltrated the Zheng Family villa and killed Zheng Yannan to settle their past score. When Xu Qing attacked Zheng Yaolong, the powerful martial artist woke and lost an arm, leaving their fight underway.

• Xu Qing evaded the villa's surveillance, killed a guard on his way through, and knocked out the sleeping security operator without disturbing the cameras.
• Xu Qing used the surveillance footage to locate Zheng Yannan and Zheng Yaolong's bedrooms, then entered Zheng Yannan's room that night.
• Xu Qing smothered Zheng Yannan's cries and killed him before leaving the room.
• Xu Qing entered Zheng Yaolong's bedroom, but Zheng Yaolong woke as Xu Qing prepared to attack.
• Zheng Yaolong sprang from bed and punched at Xu Qing, who drew his sword and severed Zheng Yaolong's arm.