Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming arrived at the Yuanshui Supply Base to register as an adventurer before entering the Wilderness Area. As he waited for his credentials, a commotion broke out over Jiang Chuxuan’s arrival.

• Xu Jingming reached the Yuanshui Supply Base after traveling from Magic City and decided he would buy a car if he came back often.
• Xu Jingming registered as an adventurer, filled out a form, and passed a basic strength verification.
• A server praised Xu Jingming for attending Modu Metahuman University and predicted he could become a Third-Order or Fourth-Order Metahuman.
• Xu Jingming waited for his adventurer credentials, drank an expensive iced beverage, and planned to buy supplies before entering the Wilderness Area the next morning.
• People in the lobby announced that Jiang Chuxuan had arrived, and Xu Jingming turned toward the entrance, recognizing her name.

Xu Jingming registered at Yuanshui Supply Base and prepared to enter the Wilderness Area, where he crossed paths with Jiang Chuxuan and was targeted by a pill scammer. After spending the night at the base, he stepped outside the next morning and heard Zhao Chunlin taunt him for daring to leave.

• Xu Jingming recognized Jiang Chuxuan at the Supply Base, received his Adventurer Certificate and Smart Watch, and exposed Zhao Chunlin for selling fake pills.
• Wang Qian intervened to protect Xu Jingming and warned him that Zhao Chunlin had Black Market connections and might retaliate.
• Xu Jingming bought supplies and pills, rented a room at the Supply Base, and slept there overnight.
• Xu Jingming left the Supply Base fully equipped the next morning, and a familiar voice challenged him for coming out.

Xu Jingming left the Yuanshui Supply Base and instantly defeated Zhao Chunlin, who had tried to extort him. Wang Qian and her teammates learned that Xu Jingming was from Modu Metahuman University and discussed recruiting him as he headed into the Wilderness Area.

• Zhao Chunlin blocked Xu Jingming outside the Supply Base and demanded that he slap himself and pay 200,000.
• Wang Qian recognized the confrontation and wanted to intervene, but Captain Yao Muxi told her to watch first.
• When Zhao Chunlin threatened to cripple him and activated Metallic Skin, Xu Jingming called him noisy and knocked him away with a roundhouse kick.
• The plaza crowd saw Zhao Chunlin badly injured, while Xu Jingming left without looking back and headed for the Wilderness Area.
• Yao Muxi identified Xu Jingming by the emblem on his spear, and Wang Qian suggested recruiting him to their team.

Xu Jingming entered the Yuanshui Wilderness Area and chose Ping An County Town as a hunting ground suited to his strength. He began killing ferocious beasts while the Thunder Tyrant Dragon’s influence made him increasingly eager to fight.

• Xu Jingming entered the Wilderness Area after passing through its entrance.
• He studied the map and chose Ping An County Town, where most ferocious beasts were Second-Order and no Third- or Fourth-Order beasts had been reported.
• Xu Jingming traveled cautiously for more than three hours before reaching the ruined county town.
• He entered Ping An County Town with his Dark Cloud Gale Spear and sought out lone beasts or small groups to avoid drawing a horde.
• Xu Jingming killed several ferocious beasts, gaining Ability Points as his excitement grew with each kill.

After a month of hunting in Ping An County Town, Xu Jingming had nearly wiped out its ferocious beasts and gained about 8,000 Ability Points, reaching Second-Order High-Rank and greatly improving his techniques. With the town nearly exhausted, he packed his trophies and set off for the Supply Base before continuing deeper into the Wilderness Area.

• A metahuman squad encountered an Arm Blade Tiger, but Xu Jingming killed it from over a thousand meters away with his Advanced Thunder Spear, prompting the squad to flee Ping An County Town.
• Xu Jingming assessed his progress after a month of hunting, noting his Second-Order High-Rank level, Grandmaster spearmanship, Third Layer Thunder Undying Body, and remaining 112 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming decided to leave the nearly depleted town, packed valuable ferocious-beast materials into his Tactical Backpack, and roasted tiger tendon for dinner.
• Xu Jingming trained until late at night, slept lightly, and departed for the Supply Base early the next morning.

Xu Jingming sold 423.5 kilograms of ferocious beast materials at the Supply Base for 25 million Great Xia Coins, bringing his balance to over 29 million. After he returned, Zhao Chunlin recognized him as the man who had crippled him and persuaded Zhao Yi to send the Tiger Shark Squad after him.

• Xu Jingming entered the Supply Base and sold his haul of Second-Order and First-Order ferocious beast materials for 25 million Great Xia Coins.
• Zhao Yi praised Xu Jingming, gave him a Platinum Membership Card, and arranged for the materials to be inventoried and purchased.
• Xu Jingming's bank balance rose to 29.1234 million, and he went to the restaurant to eat.
• Zhao Chunlin saw Xu Jingming in the restaurant and told Zhao Yi that he wanted revenge for being crippled.
• Zhao Yi agreed to lend Zhao Chunlin the elite Second-Order Tiger Shark Squad, though he warned they would have nothing to do with each other afterward.

After learning Xu Jingming was Yang Zhentian’s disciple, Wang Chuang resolved to treat him carefully, while Xu Jingming bought new gear and headed to the back street. Zhao Chunlin sent the Tiger Shark Squad to cripple him, but their captain discovered Xu Jingming’s overwhelming power and aborted the mission.

• Zhao Yi told Wang Chuang about Xu Jingming, and Wang learned that Xu was Yang Zhentian’s disciple and might already be Second-Order High-Rank.
• Xu Jingming paid for a meal, bought a B-Rank Battle Suit and Combat Boots, and went to the back street to look for cooking supplies.
• Zhao Chunlin ordered the Tiger Shark Squad to break Xu Jingming’s arms and legs and bring him back.
• Xu Jingming spoke with Liu Wentao by phone as he walked, while lightning flickered at his fingertips.
• He Ji shared her perception of Xu Jingming with the Tiger Shark Squad, revealing an aura far beyond their strength.
• The squad captain canceled the mission and ordered the team back to confront Zhao Chunlin.

Xu Jingming learned that Zhao Chunlin had sent the Tiger Shark Squad after him, but the squad discovered Xu's strength and abandoned the mission. Zhao Yi realized the target was Xu Jingming and warned Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang, who reacted with fury.

• Xu Jingming noticed that his pursuers had fled and decided to deal with Zhao Chunlin after returning to the Supply Base.
• The Tiger Shark Squad captain slapped Zhao Chunlin and revealed that Xu Jingming was a Second-Order High-Rank Metahuman with at least Third-Order combat strength.
• The Tiger Shark Squad told Zhao Yi that they had canceled the mission and described the target, leading Zhao Yi to recognize Xu Jingming.
• Zhao Yi learned that Zhao Chunlin had arranged the attack without knowing Xu Jingming's name and realized Xu might have detected the surveillance.
• Zhao Yi told Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang about the attempted assassination, and Wang Chuang angrily confronted him.

After learning that Xu Jingming was eighteen, a Second-Order High-Rank metahuman, and Yang Zhentian’s student, Wang Chuang moved against Zhao Yi and arranged an apology for Xu. Xu accepted Wang Chuang’s explanation and was presented with a membership card and a Space Ring as compensation.

• Wang Chuang showed Zhao Yi Xu Jingming’s profile, and Zhao Yi realized Xu’s age, strength, and connection to Yang Zhentian made the matter serious.
• Wang Chuang ordered Zhao Yi detained for investigation and decided that the Tiger Shark Squad also needed to face consequences.
• Wang Chuang and the other supervisors welcomed Xu Jingming at the Supply Base, surprising Wang Qian and her squad.
• Wang Chuang explained that Zhao Yi had silenced Zhao Chunlin and said the Public Security Bureau was investigating Zhao Yi and the Tiger Shark Squad.
• Wang Chuang gave Xu Jingming a Black Gold Membership Card and a one-cubic-meter Space Ring as an apology gift.

Xu Jingming accepted an expensive Space Ring from Wang Chuang as compensation for Zhao Chunlin’s attempt to have him killed, then told his teacher Yang Zhentian what had happened. The chapter ended with Yang Zhentian astonished to learn that Xu Jingming had advanced to Second-Order High-Rank in less than a month.

• Xu Jingming accepted Wang Chuang’s Black Gold Card and Space Ring, and Wang Chuang offered to help him with trouble in Yuanshui City.
• Xu Jingming received a luxury suite at the Yuanshui Supply Base, imprinted the Space Ring with his Mental Strength, and stored some supplies inside it.
• Xu Jingming called Yang Zhentian and explained Zhao Chunlin’s assassination attempt and Wang Chuang’s resolution of the matter.
• Yang Zhentian angrily condemned the attempt and asked why the Second-Order High-Rank squad had abandoned its mission.
• Xu Jingming told Yang Zhentian he had advanced to Second-Order High-Rank a few days earlier, leaving his teacher astonished and delighted.

After resting at the Supply Base, Xu Jingming headed into the Mountain Forest Area to hunt stronger ferocious beasts. Just as he prepared to fight a Gale Dire Wolf, he encountered Jiang Chuxuan and her team.

• Xu Jingming chose to enter the Mountain Forest Area, where stronger beasts offered more Ability Points, and spent the rest of the day relaxing and sleeping.
• Wang Qian spotted Xu Jingming at the Supply Base, but Yao Muxi pointed out that he had advanced to Second-Order High-Rank, so Wang Qian abandoned her plan to recruit him.
• After stocking up on supplies, Xu Jingming entered the wilderness the next morning and reached the Mountain Forest Area shortly after three in the afternoon.
• Xu Jingming dodged a wind blade from a Third-Order Middle-Rank Gale Dire Wolf and prepared to fight it.
• Jiang Chuxuan arrived with a fully armed team of six, and Xu Jingming recognized her as the internet goddess he had seen at the Supply Base.

Xu Jingming spent seven days hunting beasts in the Mountain Forest, building up Ability Points while improving his combat skills. After defeating a pack of Giant Strength Apes, he received a nearby distress signal and set off to investigate.

• Jiang Chuxuan stopped Team Leader Wang's group from taking Xu Jingming's Gale Dire Wolf, and her team left the area.
• Xu Jingming killed the Gale Dire Wolf, collected its valuable pelt, and continued hunting.
• Seven days later, Xu Jingming defeated a pack of Giant Strength Apes using his spear and lightning skills.
• Xu Jingming checked his status, noted that he had accumulated 3,267 Ability Points, and decided to save them for learning S-rank Combat Skills.
• Xu Jingming's Smart Watch picked up a distress signal nearby, and he went to investigate.

Jiang Chuxuan fled from a pursuing Earth-Digging Dragon until Xu Jingming arrived and killed it with a lightning spear. She approached him to thank him after realizing he had saved her life.

• Jiang Chuxuan fled through the forest after a Third-Order Low-Rank Earth-Digging Dragon began pursuing her.
• Jiang Chuxuan used Ice Seal to freeze the ground, but the Earth-Digging Dragon smashed through the ice and caught up.
• Xu Jingming appeared before the Earth-Digging Dragon, and Jiang Chuxuan warned him to run.
• Xu Jingming hurled a lightning spear into the Earth-Digging Dragon's eye, and the spear exploded, killing the beast instantly.
• Jiang Chuxuan realized Xu Jingming had saved her and walked over to thank him.

Xu Jingming rescued Jiang Chuxuan, a fellow student, and agreed to escort her out of the Mountain Forest region. After they explored the Earth-Digging Dragon’s cave, Xu Jingming found a cavern full of rare plants surrounding a spring, which Jiang Chuxuan recognized as possibly an S-rank Earth Spirit Spring.

• Xu Jingming killed a Third-Order Low-Rank Earth-Digging Dragon and met Jiang Chuxuan, who thanked him for saving her.
• Jiang Chuxuan mistook Xu Jingming for a senior at Modu Metahuman University, and he let her believe it while agreeing to escort her to the City Ruins.
• Jiang Chuxuan suggested they search the Earth-Digging Dragon’s cave, and Xu Jingming agreed after salvaging the beast’s valuable parts.
• Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan entered the cave, where they discovered many high-rank Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs surrounding a clear spring.
• Jiang Chuxuan exclaimed that the spring might be an S-rank Earth Spirit Spring.

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan discovered an S-rank Earth Spirit Spring and agreed to share it, but Jiang Chuxuan's bodyguard team arrived before they could collect it. Team Leader Wang learned the spring's true value and challenged Jiang Chuxuan's attempt to conceal it.

• Jiang Chuxuan identified the pool as an Earth Spirit Spring and explained its healing properties and how it nourished nearby plants.
• Xu Jingming offered Jiang Chuxuan one portion of the spring and half the Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs, and she accepted.
• Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan prepared jade bottles to collect the spring when Team Leader Wang and four other bodyguards entered the cave.
• Jiang Chuxuan told Team Leader Wang they had found the cave by chance and offered to share the Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs, while hiding the spring's value.
• A tall, thin bodyguard recognized the pool as S-rank Earth Spirit Spring, and Team Leader Wang accused Jiang Chuxuan of not being entirely honest.

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan were cornered by Team Leader Wang’s squad after the team discovered the S-rank Earth Spirit Spring. Xu Jingming killed Zhou Chong and unleashed Thunder Extreme State, leaving the squad stunned by his transformation.

• Jiang Chuxuan offered Team Leader Wang the spring and herbs and tried to leave with Xu Jingming, but Xu Jingming refused, expecting the squad to kill them regardless.
• Jiang Chuxuan swallowed a Blood Burst Pill and prepared to fight as Team Leader Wang and his team blocked the cave exit.
• Team Leader Wang sent Zhou Chong to attack Xu Jingming, but Xu Jingming killed Zhou Chong with his lightning-charged spear.
• Team Leader Wang abandoned Jiang Chuxuan and attacked Xu Jingming with Tiger's Roar Slash, but Xu Jingming dodged with Lightning Flash.
• Xu Jingming activated Thunder Extreme State, growing larger as blue-purple lightning filled the cavern and transformed his eyes into dragon-like vertical pupils.

Xu Jingming activated Thunder Extreme State and overwhelmed Wang Chuan’s team in the cave. After killing Wang Chuan, he faced the terrified survivors while Jiang Chuxuan watched in disbelief.

• Xu Jingming activated Thunder Extreme State, revealed dragon-like traits, and used lightning to seal the cave exit.
• Xu Jingming struck Wang Chuan with his spear and sent him crashing into the cave wall.
• Xu Jingming intercepted the fire vice-captain’s Flame Demon Hand with a Thunder Net while pulling Wang Chuan from the wall.
• Wang Chuan begged for his life, but Xu Jingming crushed his head and killed him.
• Jiang Chuxuan watched Xu Jingming’s strength in shock and suspected his lightning ability was S-rank.
• Xu Jingming dismissed the surviving team members’ fear and told them they were next.

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan defeated and killed the remaining members of the enemy team, then collected the Earth Spirit Spring and Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs. After Jiang Chuxuan collapsed from the Blood Burst Pill’s side effects, Xu Jingming carried her to rest, leaving her quietly delighted by his gentleness and the thought that he was one of her fans.

• Xu Jingming killed the last of the five opponents after overwhelming them with Thunder Extreme State, then ended the transformation and noted how exhausting it was.
• Jiang Chuxuan checked on Xu Jingming, and the two collected five and a half jade bottles of Earth Spirit Spring, which Xu Jingming divided with her.
• Jiang Chuxuan’s Blood Burst Pill wore off, and she collapsed after being weakened by the side effects and an earlier flame attack.
• Xu Jingming covered Jiang Chuxuan with his shirt, carried her to a clean place to rest, and went to collect the remaining herbs.
• Jiang Chuxuan watched Xu Jingming leave and felt delighted as she thought about his gentleness and remembered that he was one of her fans.

Xu Jingming rescued Jiang Chuxuan, rested with her in a cave, and set out toward the City Ruins after she recovered. Their journey was interrupted when a massive Iron-Eating Rat tide swept through the forest, forcing them to flee.

• Xu Jingming took the captain's Space Ring and fed Jiang Chuxuan Earth Spirit Spring, easing the Blood Burst Pill's side effects.
• Xu Jingming cleared the cave of corpses and killed the Earth-Digging Dragon cubs before he and Jiang Chuxuan rested overnight.
• The next morning, Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan left the cave and traveled toward the City Ruins, killing several third-tier ferocious beasts along the way.
• A fifth-tier Flame Tiger rushed past Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan as if fleeing from something.
• Xu Jingming recognized the approaching mass of first-tier Iron-Eating Rats as a Rat Tide and grabbed Jiang Chuxuan as they ran for their lives.

Xu Jingming carried Jiang Chuxuan through a massive Iron-Eating Rat Tide and fought his way toward Yuanshui Supply Base. He reached the base safely, startling the soldiers and Metahumans gathered there.

• Xu Jingming discarded his gear into Jiang Chuxuan’s Space Ring, carried her on his back, and fled the Wilderness Area as the Iron-Eating Rat Tide pursued them.
• He discovered that tens of thousands of Iron-Eating Rats had also overrun the City Ruins Area and activated Thunder Extreme State to blast through them.
• Xu Jingming used Lightning Flash to accelerate toward the Supply Base while killing rats along the way.
• At Yuanshui Supply Base, Wang Chuang learned that the unprecedented Rat Tide numbered over three hundred thousand and worried that Xu Jingming might be trapped in the Wilderness Area.
• The soldiers and Metahumans mistook Xu Jingming’s lightning-wreathed approach for a powerful ferocious beast until he broke through the swarm and crashed into the plaza with Jiang Chuxuan.