Chapter Summaries

Kamizuki Yu accepted the thirty-billion S-rank bounty to hunt an Iron-armored Scorpion, hoping to sign in at the high-level beast general and advance his strength. He found the creature guarding a dark cave, where an unknown life-like energy pulsed from the depths.

• Martial artists at Extreme Martial Hall discussed the S-rank bounty and doubted anyone could defeat the Iron-armored Scorpion.
• Kamizuki Yu accepted the mission, drawn by the reward, the chance to sign in, and the possibility of breaking through to warlord rank.
• Zhou Zhengyang tried to persuade Kamizuki Yu to cancel the mission, then secretly sent two beginner warlords to protect him.
• Kamizuki Yu traveled to the ruined Third Agricultural Area and detected the Iron-armored Scorpion beside a cave entrance.
• Kamizuki Yu sent his spiritual power into the cave and sensed a strange life-like energy deep within.

Kamizuki Yu discovered a Millennium Willow Heart guarded by an Iron-armored Scorpion and used the system to claim it from within the sign-in range. The treasure vanished, and the furious scorpion exposed Kamizuki Yu and two warlord-level instructors with its mental storm.

• Kamizuki Yu used his mental power to discover a crystalline Millennium Willow Heart growing deep beneath the cave guarded by the Iron-armored Scorpion.
• Kamizuki Yu silently approached until he entered the system's sign-in range, then began a ten-second sign-in.
• The Iron-armored Scorpion sensed Kamizuki Yu just before the sign-in finished, but Kamizuki Yu stayed still and received the Heavenly Treasure Willow Heart (Imitation).
• The plant vanished from the underground cavern, enraging the Iron-armored Scorpion, which unleashed a mental storm that exposed Kamizuki Yu and the two instructors following him.

Kamizuki Yu used the Millennium Willow Woodheart (Imitation) to raise his psychic power to the middle stage of Intermediate War General while two instructors fought the Iron-armored Scorpion. As he prepared to attack the wounded combatants, his Danger Sense warned him that something far more terrifying had awakened inside the scorpion’s cave.

• The Iron-armored Scorpion detected the two instructors and attacked them, forcing them into a fierce battle.
• Kamizuki Yu stayed hidden and swallowed the Millennium Willow Woodheart (Imitation), advancing his psychic power to the middle stage of Intermediate War General.
• The two instructors wounded the Iron-armored Scorpion, but it struck the tall instructor and left both sides badly injured.
• Kamizuki Yu revealed himself and readied six Arc-Light Throwing Knives to attack the scorpion and the instructors.
• Kamizuki Yu sensed a far more violent and sinister aura rising from the bottomless cave where the Iron-armored Scorpion had been digging.

Kamizuki Yu survived the Iron-armored Scorpion’s death at the hands of a terrifying creature beneath the wilderness and returned to Jiangnan City. He secured a recommendation to the Global First Elite Training Camp after revealing his breakthrough to warlord level, and a new main quest activated as he accepted the slot.

• A giant claw emerged from the hole, crushed the Iron-armored Scorpion, and dragged it underground, sending the two instructors and Kamizuki Yu fleeing.
• Kamizuki Yu escaped the danger and learned that the S-rank bounty counted as completed, though the unknown creature had killed the target and he would receive no bounty.
• Guan Zhen urgently summoned Kamizuki Yu to the Extreme Martial Hall, where officials announced the Global First Elite Training Camp and Jiangnan Base City’s two recommendation slots.
• Guan Zhen named Kamizuki Yu for a slot, but Li Yan and others objected until Kamizuki Yu broke through to beginner warlord level and displayed overwhelming strength on the testing machine.
• Kamizuki Yu accepted the training camp slot, triggering the system’s main quest: Become the strongest.

Kamizuki Yu revealed Warlord-level strength at the assessment, then the story returned to an earlier mission where he demonstrated a terrifying psychic technique to his observer. After annihilating a high-level Beast General with ease, he collected its core materials while Zhou Mu lay stunned and injured.

• Kamizuki Yu left the conference room after Guan Zhen announced his Warlord-level assessment result.
• Several hours earlier, Kamizuki Yu detected Zhou Mu secretly monitoring him in Abandoned Industrial Zone No. 087.
• Kamizuki Yu used six psychic throwing knives in a strange formation to annihilate the Three-eyed Iron-armored Scorpion from a thousand meters away.
• Zhou Mu was so shocked by the scorpion’s destruction that he fell from his hiding place and crashed onto the rubble.
• Kamizuki Yu picked up and wiped the scorpion’s surviving core materials without looking toward Zhou Mu.

After Zhou Mu sent an emergency report that Kamizuki Yu had disintegrated a high-level Beast General, War God Zhou Zheng locked down the intelligence and ordered a citywide investigation. Kamizuki Yu left the ruined area for the Extreme Martial Hall contribution exchange center, anticipating the response to his actions.

• Zhou Mu used his tactical watch to report that Kamizuki Yu had killed the Three-eyed Iron-armored Scorpion with an unknown disintegration ability, then passed out.
• Zhou Zheng reviewed Zhou Mu's report and blurry footage, detected a strange psychic fluctuation, and sealed access to the intelligence.
• Zhou Zheng examined Kamizuki Yu's sparse dossier and suspected he was connected to a mysterious faction with an advanced inheritance.
• Zhou Zheng dispatched a rescue team for Zhou Mu, raised Kamizuki Yu's monitoring level, ordered a full investigation, and decided to meet him personally.
• Kamizuki Yu sensed the rescue team approaching, left the wreckage, and headed for the Extreme Martial Hall contribution exchange center.

Kamizuki Yu exchanged valuable monster materials for 27.45 million Alliance credits and 27,450 contribution points, then signed in at the Extreme Martial Hall headquarters and received an incomplete Black God Suit bracer. He was escorted to meet Jiangnan City's War God, Zhou Zheng, as the bracer finished its initial energy absorption.

• Kamizuki Yu turned in core materials from numerous beast general-level monsters, earning 27.45 million Alliance credits and 27,450 contribution points.
• Kamizuki Yu signed in at the Extreme Martial Hall Contribution Exchange and received the incomplete Black God Suit bracer.
• Kamizuki Yu soul-bound the bracer, which could absorb energy and withstand attacks below high-level War God rank.
• Li Wei, a headquarters manager, told Kamizuki Yu that chief director Zhou Zheng wanted to meet him immediately.
• Li Wei led Kamizuki Yu through restricted corridors to Zhou Zheng's office as the bracer completed its initial energy absorption.

Kamizuki Yu met War God Zhou Zheng, who tested him with his aura and then tried to recruit him with promises of Extreme Martial Hall's support. Zhou Zheng formally invited Kamizuki Yu to join the Extreme Martial Hall Elite Training Camp, leaving his answer unstated.

• Manager Li Wei brought Kamizuki Yu to meet Zhou Zheng in his top-floor office.
• Zhou Zheng unleashed his War God aura, but Kamizuki Yu remained completely unaffected.
• Zhou Zheng questioned Kamizuki Yu about his extraordinary hunting record, while Kamizuki Yu dismissed it as luck.
• Zhou Zheng offered Extreme Martial Hall's resources and protection if Kamizuki Yu would support humanity.
• Zhou Zheng formally invited Kamizuki Yu to join the Extreme Martial Hall Elite Training Camp.

Kamizuki Yu refused Zhou Zheng’s offer to join the Extreme Martial Hall Elite Training Camp, preferring freedom and his own unusual cultivation method. Zhou Zheng instead appointed him a Special-Class Inspector, and Kamizuki Yu immediately headed to the Jiangnan City Historical Archives to pursue information useful for finding sign-in locations.

• Kamizuki Yu rejected the Elite Training Camp, explaining that he disliked restrictions and would not benefit much from its resources.
• Zhou Zheng offered Kamizuki Yu an honorary Special-Class Inspector position with no mandatory duties and broad access to Extreme Martial Hall facilities and intelligence.
• Kamizuki Yu accepted the position and received his black identity badge from Zhou Zheng.
• Kamizuki Yu left the headquarters, passed the startled Manager Li Wei, and headed to the Jiangnan City Historical Archives.

Kamizuki Yu used his authority to enter the Jiangnan City Historical Archives, where he gained the ability to decipher ancient ruins ciphertexts and discovered coordinates for an unrecorded A-rank civilization ruin. After erasing his tracks, he headed to the HR Alliance Mall to upgrade his equipment before exploring the dangerous site.

• Kamizuki Yu showed his badge to the soldiers guarding the archives, and their captain saluted him and let him pass.
• Kamizuki Yu signed in at the Great Nirvana Historical Materials Core Area and gained the skill to decipher ancient ruins ciphertexts.
• Kamizuki Yu deciphered a damaged parchment map and entered its coordinates into a confidential military terminal.
• The system identified the coordinates as an unexcavated A-rank ruin in the territory of the Black-Scaled Earth Dragon.
• Kamizuki Yu erased his terminal records, returned the parchment, and headed for the HR Alliance Mall to upgrade his equipment.

Kamizuki Yu researched Mist Island and deciphered more of the parchment, learning that the No. 003 Civilization Ruins housed a Life Sciences Research Center tied to the “Source of Evolution.” Convinced the potential discoveries justified the risks, he decided to prepare stronger equipment and begin the operation at the HR Alliance Mall.

• Kamizuki Yu used his Special Inspector access to review intelligence on Mist Island’s dense fog, monsters, and deadly exploration history.
• He learned that a suspected High-level Lord-class Thunder-Wing Roc and the Black-Scaled Earth Dragon guarded the island.
• Kamizuki Yu deciphered the parchment and identified Code GS-003 as a Life Sciences Research Center containing clues to the “Source of Evolution.”
• He considered the potential rewards and the ruins’ likely defenses, including advanced weapons and robots, and decided he needed better weapons and armor.
• Kamizuki Yu finished assessing the risks and turned his attention to the HR Alliance Mall to begin preparations.

Kamizuki Yu checked in at the HR Alliance Mall’s Ancient Weapon Exhibition Area and received a trace amount of Vibranium. He used it to upgrade his six Arc-Light Throwing Knives, but as dawn broke, his Black God Suit bracer heated up and his Danger Sense warned that a terrifying presence was approaching Jiangnan City from the east, seemingly connected to him.

• Kamizuki Yu entered the HR Alliance Mall as a Special Inspector and went to its Ancient Weapon Exhibition Area.
• Kamizuki Yu checked in beside a damaged black war blade and received a trace amount of Vibranium.
• Kamizuki Yu refused Zhou Kang’s offer to contact forging grandmasters and said he preferred doing things himself.
• Kamizuki Yu used High-Frequency Vibration to fuse the Vibranium into his six Arc-Light Throwing Knives overnight, greatly increasing their sharpness and defensive potential.
• Kamizuki Yu tested the upgraded knives and gained confidence about returning to Mist Island.
• Kamizuki Yu’s Black God Suit bracer heated up, and his Danger Sense alerted him to a powerful presence approaching Jiangnan City from the east.

Kamizuki Yu learned that Thunder Martial Arts Hall councilor Katelan had arrived in Jiangnan City and suspected she was pursuing the No. 003 Civilization Ruins. He secretly left the city for Mist Island, while Katelan confirmed she had found the ruins’ exact coordinates.

• Kamizuki Yu sensed a councilor-level presence near Jiangnan City and used his Special Inspector authority to identify Katelan Ivanova of Thunder Martial Arts Hall.
• Kamizuki Yu suspected Katelan was after the No. 003 Civilization Ruins and resolved to reach Mist Island before her.
• Kamizuki Yu bought supplies, prepared for a possible encounter with Katelan, and planned to sneak through the Wilderness Zone.
• At midnight, Kamizuki Yu silently crossed Jiangnan Base City’s wall and vanished into the wilderness.
• Katelan examined a star map at the Global Center Hotel and declared that she had found the No. 003 Civilization Ruins’ exact coordinates.

Kamizuki Yu reached Mist Island after traveling through the Wilderness Zone and discovered that lord-class monsters guarded its approaches. He used a sign-in reward to slip through the island’s hidden underwater entrance, while a king-class aircraft appeared outside the fog behind him.

• Kamizuki Yu crossed the Wilderness Zone and found the dense fog surrounding Mist Island, where a powerful interference field disrupted his telekinetic senses.
• Kamizuki Yu sensed at least four lord-class monsters guarding the conventional approaches and chose to dive beneath the sea toward the island.
• Kamizuki Yu found the Gate of Life among the black reefs and signed in to obtain a single-use Ruin Energy Protection Suit.
• Kamizuki Yu activated the suit, passed unseen near a Deep-Sea Demon Octopus, and entered the No. 003 Civilization Ruins area through the fog.
• A king-class aircraft emerged from warp travel outside Mist Island shortly after Kamizuki Yu entered.

Kamizuki Yu infiltrated the futuristic city on Mist Island and used invisibility, telekinesis, and his ancient-code deciphering ability to bypass its defenses. He reached the ruin's main control center and prepared to check in for his reward.

• Kamizuki Yu arrived on Mist Island and found a pristine futuristic city instead of the expected ruins.
• Kamizuki Yu evaded an infrared scan and used telekinesis and ancient-code knowledge to disable the automated turrets.
• Kamizuki Yu bypassed the ruin's laser, gravity, and electric traps by analyzing or overriding their defenses.
• Kamizuki Yu traced the city's energy flows to a massive alloy door leading to the main control computer.
• Kamizuki Yu placed his hand on the door and told the system to check in.

Kamizuki Yu claimed the No. 003 Civilization Ruins’ two divine-grade rewards, bound the intelligent lifeform Apocalypse, and swallowed the Muya Crystal to undergo a dangerous evolution. As his transformation reached its most vulnerable stage, two entities above war god level approached the ruins, with an estimated arrival time of three minutes.

• Kamizuki Yu checked in at the main control room and obtained the intelligent lifeform Apocalypse and one Muya Crystal as divine-grade rewards.
• Kamizuki Yu bound Apocalypse, gained control of the ruins, and ordered it to conceal the site by activating absolute silence mode.
• Kamizuki Yu swallowed the Muya Crystal and began a painful, life-threatening genetic evolution.
• Apocalypse warned Kamizuki Yu that two energy entities above war god level were approaching and would reach the ruins in three minutes.

While Kamizuki Yu endured a painful evolution inside Ruin No. 003, Katelan and Zhou Zheng arrived and agreed to breach the complex. As they prepared to attack, Apocalypse activated the ruin’s highest-level defense system to confine them.

• Apocalypse warned Kamizuki Yu that two powerful entities were approaching, and he identified them as Katelan and Zhou Zheng.
• Katelan and Zhou Zheng confronted each other above Mist Island, each claiming Kamizuki Yu and Ruin No. 003 for their own faction.
• Kamizuki Yu ordered Apocalypse to stop the intruders until his evolution was complete.
• Katelan and Zhou Zheng set aside their dispute and rushed toward the main control room after detecting a faint spatial fluctuation.
• As Katelan and Zhou Zheng prepared to blast through the ruin’s walls, Apocalypse activated the Purification defense system and designated them for confinement.

Kamizuki Yu completed his transformation into an elementary War God, while the ruin’s defenses trapped Zhou Zheng and Katelan. He emerged to confront them and demanded rent for being on his turf.

• Ruin No. 003 activated its energy network and trapped Zhou Zheng and Katelan inside a field that suppressed their powers and neutralized their attacks.
• Zhou Zheng and Katelan realized they could move within the metal pillars’ enclosure but could not escape.
• Kamizuki Yu finished absorbing the Muya Crystal energy, advancing his body to elementary War God level and his mental power to peak advanced War God.
• Kamizuki Yu used Apocalypse’s surveillance to see Zhou Zheng and Katelan trapped outside the ruin.
• Kamizuki Yu left the main control room, faced Zhou Zheng and Katelan, and told them it was time to pay rent.

Kamizuki Yu revealed that he had become a War God-level powerhouse and used the ruin’s rules and intelligence systems to demand payment from Zhou Zheng and Katelan. Zhou Zheng agreed to provide the costly items Kamizuki Yu requested, while Katelan was left facing a double-price ransom and the ruin’s overwhelming control.

• Kamizuki Yu appeared before Zhou Zheng and Katelan, who were trapped in silver cages, and revealed his immense physical and spiritual power.
• Kamizuki Yu crushed Katelan with the ruin’s spatial restraints and told both Councilors that his rules governed the territory.
• Kamizuki Yu offered Zhou Zheng a twenty-percent rent discount but demanded double payment from Katelan, who threatened him with the Thunder Martial Arts Hall’s pursuit.
• Kamizuki Yu and Apocalypse displayed the Thunder Martial Arts Hall’s secret data and a plan to destroy its worldwide bases, causing Katelan to realize she could not threaten him.
• Kamizuki Yu presented Zhou Zheng with a list of demanded treasures, including a Cosmic Origin Stone fragment, and Zhou Zheng finally agreed to pay.

Kamizuki Yu forced the Extreme Martial Hall and Thunder Martial Arts Hall to pay heavily for their actions, establishing himself as a major power after taking control of Ruin No. 003. As he catalogued his spoils, Apocalypse could not analyze a Cosmic Origin Stone fragment because it triggered an unknown high-dimensional energy response.

• Zhou Zheng contacted headquarters, and Hall Master Hong approved Kamizuki Yu’s demands while declaring that the Extreme Martial Hall bore him no ill will.
• Kamizuki Yu drew up a costly list for Katelan, including Thunder Martial Arts Hall technology, specimens, and agreements granting him access to its patents and databases, and Katelan accepted.
• The Extreme Martial Hall and Thunder Martial Arts Hall delivered the demanded goods, and Kamizuki Yu released Zhou Zheng and Katelan.
• The five major powers added Kamizuki Yu, now known as the Master of Ruin No. 003, to their shared watch list as rumors about him spread.
• Kamizuki Yu ordered Apocalypse to catalogue his resources and analyze a Cosmic Origin Stone fragment, but Apocalypse detected unknown high-dimensional energy and could not analyze it.