Chapter Summaries

After the base recaptured Chuilong Town and continued strengthening its fighters, twelve-year-old Peng Tianwen emerged as its first Advanced Battle General and first known Esper. His debut demonstration of mind-controlled combat impressed the crowd and raised morale.

• The base cultivated its bamboo grove, prepared for the wolf pack’s possible return, and trained as its fighters grew stronger.
• After firearms proved ineffective against Beast General-level monsters, the base paused expansion and then sent its teams to clear Chuilong Town.
• Lin Chenxing advanced to Intermediate Battle General, and Peng Tianwen became the base’s first Advanced Battle General.
• Gao Zheng arranged Peng Tianwen’s public debut, where he used a sword controlled by his mind to kill an Advanced Beast Soldier-level monster.

After months without a Beast Tide, Xingyan Base faced a horde led by the powerful Blood Demon Wolf. Peng Tianwen and the base’s Warriors fought back, and the chapter ended as Gao Zheng rushed to stop the wolf from attacking He Qishun.

• Lin Chenxing, Gao Zheng, and He Qishun reached new levels of strength, while the base’s leaders warned that a Beast Tide might be unusually large.
• Three days later, nearly a thousand monsters attacked Xingyan Base, led by six Advanced Beast Generals and a giant wolf close to Lord-level strength.
• Peng Tianwen used his ability to kill the charging monsters until he collapsed, while the base’s fighters intercepted the Advanced Beast Generals.
• The giant wolf made the monsters’ eyes glow red, then attacked Guo Qichang before retreating and charging toward He Qishun.
• Gao Zheng leaped in to defend Guo Qichang and named the giant wolf the Blood Demon Wolf.

Lin Chenxing and the others fought to contain the monsters as the Blood Demon Wolf repeatedly disrupted the battlefield. After waking on the wall and remembering his father’s words, Peng Tianwen sent a Jade Bamboo Leaf after the fleeing wolf.

• Lin Chenxing killed the cat-like monster, then drove off a masked woman who tried to stab Zhang Xiaoyang from behind.
• Lin Chenxing helped Xi Qing’s squad kill the mastiff-like monster, while the masked woman stayed out of sight.
• The Blood Demon Wolf charged at Guo Qichang, who awakened his speed and struck it with a whip kick before withdrawing.
• Gao Zheng and Lin Chenxing took on the Blood Demon Wolf and the Adamantine Bristle Boar, while He Qishun blocked the wolf’s path after killing his own opponent.
• The Blood Demon Wolf turned toward the forest, and Peng Tianwen woke, recalled his father’s advice, and launched a Jade Bamboo Leaf at it.

After the Beast Tide ended, Black and White Clown Number Sixteen and Number Five confronted the survivors and demanded that the Martial Artists abandon the base for the Taihang Mountains. Number Five trapped He Qishun and Gao Zheng in illusions, then targeted Lin Chenxing when he hesitated to answer her demand.

• The Blood Demon Wolf was injured by bamboo leaves and fled, prompting many monsters to withdraw from the base.
• Black and White Clown Number Sixteen and Number Five approached Gao Zheng’s group after the Beast Tide, and Number Sixteen introduced Number Five as an Advanced Battle General and Psychic Master.
• Number Five recognized Lin Chenxing’s knowledge of Illusionists and offered Gao Zheng a deal, demanding that all Martial Artists leave for the Taihang Mountains in exchange for releasing He Qishun.
• Number Five trapped He Qishun in an illusion, then did the same to Gao Zheng when he questioned her demand.
• Number Five ordered Lin Chenxing to decide whether the Martial Artists would leave, but when he hesitated, she sent an illusion after him.

Lin Chenxing killed Number Five after her illusions failed, ending the battle and rescuing Gao Zheng and He Qishun. As the base recovered, Ma Tianxing found a document about the surviving governments, growing monster threat, and Psychic Masters.

• Number Five's illusion failed to affect Lin Chenxing, who attacked her while the base's Martial Artists overwhelmed Number Sixteen.
• Number Sixteen was killed, and Lin Chenxing killed Number Five before she could kill Gao Zheng and He Qishun in the illusion.
• Lin Chenxing caught Gao Zheng and He Qishun as they fell and sent them to the infirmary, then discussed post-battle duties with Ma Tianxing and Guo Qichang.
• Ma Tianxing and Guo Qichang divided their plans to search for routes, contact other bases, and explore Hehe County while Lin Chenxing rested.
• Ma Tianxing found a document recovered from the Jesters describing the surviving governments, the danger posed by growing numbers of Lord-level Monsters, and the types of Psychic Masters.

Lin Chenxing and Ma Tianxing assessed the damage from the Beast Tide and planned to strengthen the base before the Black and White Clown attacked again. Reading documents from the Black and White Clown awakened Lin Chenxing’s memories of Swallowed Star, and he set a goal of reaching Planetary Level as soon as possible.

• Ma Tianxing told Lin Chenxing that the Black and White Clown’s leader was likely a War God preparing to establish his own forces, so they needed to finish the base’s defenses.
• Lin Chenxing proposed growing a Bamboo Forest outside the walls, and he estimated that it could spread three to four meters wide within a month if they supplied enough nutrients.
• Ma Tianxing reported the base’s casualties, monster materials, and potential breakthroughs, and he praised Tianwen for helping defeat the Beast Soldiers.
• Lin Chenxing read the Black and White Clown’s cultivation documents and recognized the names Thunder God and Hong, triggering a severe headache and recovering memories.
• Lin Chenxing realized he was in the world of Swallowed Star and resolved to survive the Great Nirvana Period and reach Planetary Level as soon as possible.

Lin Chenxing gave Peng Tianwen a Spiritual Force training method and designed a new program to strengthen Xingyan Base. The base leaders unanimously approved it, setting Xingyan Base on a path of rapid growth.

• Lin Chenxing told Ma Tianxing that he planned to study the Guidance Technique and create a method suited to himself.
• After Peng Tianwen recovered, Lin Chenxing gave him notes on Psychic Masters, Bamboo Leaves, and instructions for training his Spiritual Force.
• Lin Chenxing designed the Xingyan Martial Artist Training Program using combat and challenge chambers, rankings, rewards, and instruction.
• Lin Chenxing convened a Base High-Level Meeting, where the program passed unanimously.

Lin Chenxing oversaw Xingyan’s base as its Martial Artists grew stronger, he became a War God, and Gao Zheng and He Qishun awoke. The team entered Hehe County, found detailed monster records and a damaged satellite communications device, then withdrew to try to restore contact with the outside world.

• Gao Mingyuan became the first Martial Artist to kill a monster above his level, while Peng Tianwen improved his control of the Bamboo Leaves and threads.
• Lin Chenxing’s bamboo forest expanded and evolved, breaking his bottleneck and making him a War God.
• Gao Zheng and He Qishun awoke after escaping the abyss they had experienced in their shared mental ordeal.
• Lin Chenxing and Peng Tianwen led the base’s team into Hehe County, where Xi Qing grieved over the destruction of the safe zone and the loss of hope of seeing her mother again.
• The team found detailed monster records and a mostly intact satellite communications device in the county seat.
• The team withdrew from Hehe County to repair the device and restore communication with the outside world.

A team from Qimen City reached Xingyan Base seeking an evacuation route, and Ma Tianxing brought them in to meet Lin Chenxing and the base leaders. Their report revealed that the Black and White Clown team had attacked them near a town, giving Xingyan Base a possible lead on the organization’s hideout.

• Xu Jiaqi’s Exploration Team encountered the Sky Blade team near the base, and the visitors agreed to wait for Xingyan Base’s people.
• Ma Tianxing led a strong team to meet them, and the Sky Blade members learned that Xingyan Base had substantial strength.
• Captain Zhang Tiemin explained that Qimen City’s settlement faced Lord Monsters and had sent teams to find a safe evacuation route.
• Zhang Tiemin described how masked attackers had ambushed Sky Blade near a town, and the base members identified the black-and-white masks as belonging to the Black and White Clown team.
• Lin Chenxing concluded that the attack could help Xingyan Base locate the organization and prepare to join forces with Qimen City against it.

Lin Chenxing prepared Xingyan Base to take in the ninety thousand people from Qimen City while leading a team to support their evacuation. On the journey, he experimented with using bamboo nodes to improve his force, achieving a modest increase in punching power but losing speed.

• Zhang Tiemin sent word to Xingyan Base, and Lin Chenxing and Gao Zheng's group agreed to wait half a month before sending most of their people to Qimen City.
• Zhang Tiemin left one person behind as a guide and returned with his squad to help the Qimen City settlement withstand the Beast Tide.
• Xingyan Base expanded its walls and began building residential foundations intended to accommodate the incoming people.
• Lin Chenxing and He Qishun led a team toward Qimen City, avoiding the town where the Sky Blade Squad had been ambushed.
• Lin Chenxing experimented with bamboo nodes as a way to amplify force and managed to make a punch about 1.2 times stronger, though it took longer to throw.

Lin Chenxing arrived at Qimen City, criticized its reliance on protecting civilians instead of preparing them to survive, and set a month-long schedule for the evacuation to Xingyan Base. On the ninth day, a Beast Tide attacked, accompanied by two of the three Lord-level Monsters known to be nearby.

• During five days of travel, Lin Chenxing improved his force application technique and adapted it for use with a spear.
• Lin Chenxing entered Qimen City and met Mayor Ji Yunxiang and the settlement's administrators.
• Lin Chenxing told Ji Yunxiang that Qimen City's focus on protecting civilians had left them unprepared and that the settlement could not survive the nearby Lord Monsters without evacuating or outside help.
• Lin Chenxing ordered the residents to increase their training and set the evacuation for a month later, allowing a week for the journey to Xingyan Base.
• On the ninth day after Lin Chenxing's arrival, a Beast Tide attacked Qimen City with two Lord-level Monsters.

Qimen City faced a two-sided attack from the Lord-level Mountain-Bearing Turtle and Single-Horned Lizard Dragon, and Lin Chenxing fought the dragon while the defenders tried to stop the turtle. The battle remained unresolved as Peng Tianwen pierced a small hole through the turtle’s shell and Lin Chenxing waited out the wounded dragon’s frenzy.

• Mayor Ji Yunxiang ordered a Level One Response after the Mountain-Bearing Turtle and Single-Horned Lizard Dragon appeared at Qimen City’s northern and western walls.
• Lin Chenxing agreed to target the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon and charged at it with his spear, evading its horn and tail attacks.
• Lin Chenxing wounded the dragon’s tail and tongue with his spear and bamboo leaves, then struck its forehead with a powerful thrust that shattered its scales but failed to pierce its skull.
• The wounded Single-Horned Lizard Dragon went berserk, while the Mountain-Bearing Turtle changed course toward it and the defenders tried to hold the turtle back.
• Peng Tianwen used all twelve bamboo leaves to focus his attacks on one spot and finally punched a small hole through the Mountain-Bearing Turtle’s shell.

Lin Chenxing and Peng Tianwen killed the Mountain-Bearing Turtle after it blocked Qimen City’s evacuation convoy, and the convoy stopped to salvage its valuable shell. As the humans celebrated, a distant tiger’s howl drew answering calls from monsters.

• The Mountain-Bearing Turtle sealed Peng Tianwen’s earlier wound, then left Qimen City with the Beast Tide, and the city celebrated its comparatively light losses.
• Nearly half a month later, Qimen City’s convoy set out, and Peng Tianwen told Lin Chenxing that he had broken through and was close to becoming an Advanced Battle General.
• Three Lord-level Monsters ambushed the convoy route, with the Mountain-Bearing Turtle blocking the front while the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon and Golden-Winged Tiger hid on its back.
• Peng Tianwen reopened the turtle’s damaged shell with bamboo leaves, and Lin Chenxing drove his spear into the crater before Peng Tianwen’s drill of leaves shredded the turtle’s organs and killed it.
• The Golden-Winged Tiger flew away and the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon fled as the convoy salvaged the turtle’s shell, but a tiger’s howl was answered by monsters in the distance.

Lin Chenxing and the convoy faced three Lord-level Monsters and their surrounding forces as they tried to break through the encirclement. Lin Chenxing fought the Fire-Scaled Three-Halberd Pig while Peng Tianwen and He Qishun battled the Golden-Winged Tiger and Single-Horned Lizard Dragon.

• The Fire-Scaled Three-Halberd Pig emerged from the woods, and Lin Chenxing ordered the convoy to break through while assigning Peng Tianwen and He Qishun to the other Lord-level Monsters.
• The Fire-Scaled Three-Halberd Pig charged before Lin Chenxing could gather more strength, and their clash showed that it was stronger in a direct contest.
• Lin Chenxing used his speed to strike the pig's vulnerable rear, then wounded its belly and nostril when its defenses blocked his attacks.
• He Qishun and several Advanced Battle Generals fought the injured Single-Horned Lizard Dragon while Peng Tianwen kept the Golden-Winged Tiger from attacking the ground forces.
• Peng Tianwen's twelve Bamboo Leaf struck the Golden-Winged Tiger head-on and brought it crashing down, and he sent the scattered blades toward it as it struggled to stand.

Peng Tianwen led the battered convoy through the monsters while He Qishun found a breakthrough in battle and killed the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon. As He Qishun called for retreat, Lin Chenxing injured the Fire-Scaled Three-Halberd Pig by driving sixteen Bamboo Leaves into its eye.

• Peng Tianwen used half the Bamboo Leaf to clear a path as the convoy lost over four hundred vehicles and more than ten thousand people.
• He Qishun and his group struggled to escape the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon, and He Qishun reconsidered his priorities as he faced death.
• He Qishun developed a faster sword strike, severed the monster’s tail, and chopped the Single-Horned Lizard Dragon into pieces.
• He Qishun told Lin Chenxing to retreat, then Lin Chenxing launched sixteen Bamboo Leaves into the Fire-Scaled Three-Halberd Pig’s eye.

After returning to the convoy, Lin Chenxing helped drive off the pursuing monsters while Peng Tianwen collapsed from exhaustion. He Qishun created the Heart Moon Blade and Moon Force, and Lin Chenxing used their principles to develop a force-stacking technique of his own, reaching nine segments before hitting his limit.

• Lin Chenxing returned to the convoy, caught the exhausted Peng Tianwen, and carried him to a cot to rest.
• Lin Chenxing joined the fight against the pursuing monsters, and the group gradually stopped or killed them as dawn broke.
• He Qishun devised the Heart Moon Blade combat method and Moon Force technique, whose power rose and fell through eight stages.
• He Qishun gave Lin Chenxing his draft, and Lin Chenxing used its principles to advance the manual he had been creating.
• Lin Chenxing tested his force-stacking technique with He Qishun and reached nine segments, with a maximum force of 6.8 times normal.

Lin Chenxing scouted the Black and White Clown’s stronghold and led a surprise attack after learning its main force was away. The survivors revealed that the organization was moving to attack Xingyan Group’s base.

• Lin Chenxing entered the town alone and found boards listing the organization’s members, ranks, and victims, revealing its strength and crimes.
• Lin Chenxing heard townspeople discuss Ke Qian’s rise in the rankings and the organization’s plans to take over settlements.
• Lin Chenxing returned to his group and planned a gradual assault, with his forces silently eliminating patrols around the town.
• Lin Chenxing, He Qishun, and Peng Tianwen led the attack on the inner patrols and wiped out the Black and White Clown’s remaining forces in town.
• The survivors told Lin Chenxing that the organization’s main force had left to attack Xingyan Group’s base.

Gao Zheng faced the Black and White Clown's leader as a Beast Tide attacked the base, then fought the leader's forces alongside the Bamboo Forest. After failing to break through or tame the forest, the leader summoned more beasts from the Taihang Mountains.

• The Black and White Clown's leader led a Beast Tide against the base and argued with Gao Zheng, who had recently reached War God Level.
• Gao Zheng entered the Bamboo Forest as the leader and two other War Gods advanced with a Three-Tailed Fox.
• The Bamboo Forest attacked the three intruders with swirling leaves and thick roots, forcing them to retreat battered.
• The leader tried to tame the Bamboo Forest with Spiritual Force, but it could not penetrate the forest.
• The leader howled like a bear, and beasts across the Taihang Mountains roared and began rushing downhill.

Lin Chenxing rushed to Xingyan Base as a massive Beast Tide attacked and joined the defenders against the Lord-level Monsters. He killed the Black and White Clown’s Three-Tailed Fox, while the organization’s leader watched from the battlefield.

• Lin Chenxing discovered an intruder weakening Xingyan Base’s wall and killed them with a bamboo leaf, exposing the breach.
• Lin Chenxing learned that nearly half a million monsters, including five Lord-level Monsters, were approaching the base and hurried ahead with He Qishun and Peng Tianwen.
• The Beast Tide attacked, and the Bamboo Forest and Xingyan Base’s defenders killed hundreds of thousands of monsters while Gao Zheng and the Advanced Battle Generals fought the flying monsters.
• Lin Chenxing and He Qishun engaged the Lord-level Monsters while Peng Tianwen targeted the other threats, and Lin Chenxing confronted the Black and White Clown’s leader.
• Lin Chenxing killed the Three-Tailed Fox with his Nine-Tribulation Spear, and He Qishun also defeated his opponents.

Lin Chenxing cornered the Black and White Clown leader, who revealed the cruelty and rejection that had shaped his life and explained how he gained the power to control monsters and people. After the leader asked to die, Lin Chenxing killed him, ending the Black and White Clown.

• Lin Chenxing caught up with the retreating leader while his forces and more than fifty Advanced Battle Generals surrounded them.
• The leader gave up escaping and recounted the cruelty he had suffered, his family's mistreatment, and how he discovered his powers when monsters appeared.
• He Qishun and Gao Zheng arrived and listened while Lin Chenxing defeated the Black and White Clown members surrounding him.
• The leader admitted that he had waited among monsters and believed he had finally found what he should do, but pleaded with Lin Chenxing to kill him.
• Lin Chenxing sent a Bamboo Leaf into the leader's head, and the Black and White Clown came to an end.