Vol. 1Wasteland to Spatial Rift

Lu Ren survived the Otherworld Wasteland and Netherworld, returned to the real world, and grew stronger through martial arts training. He joined the Security Administration Bureau and ended the volume facing two assassins after reuniting with Zhang Shengjie.

  • Lu Ren escaped Lana'ye and the Silent Forest, returned to the real world, and evaded charges after Chen Wen and Song Jingxian investigated him.
  • He trained under Yan Zhenghua, entered the Otherworld Wasteland, and teamed up with Xiang Yang while searching for other survivors.
  • Lu Ren collapsed the Testing Center passage after killing Chen Guohua and Xiang Yang, then returned to the real world and concealed his system from Zhang Li.
  • He joined the Alternate-Space Exploration Plan, trained in Falcon Fist and swordsmanship, and underwent a painful physical transformation.
  • Lu Ren survived the Netherworld and reached Chentai City, where he fought its authorities and demons as the Yang Membrane weakened.
  • When the city fell, he joined Lita and other fighters in an escape attempt through an underground passage.
  • Lu Ren escaped Nurarihyon and returned from the Netherworld, then advanced Falcon Fist and joined Team One at the Security Administration Bureau.
  • After training under Li Ziqing and learning about a tomb inside a Spatial Rift, he reunited with Zhang Shengjie and faced two assassins.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Wasteland Trial

Lu Ren survived the Silent Forest, returned to Shu Capital, and built up his fighting skills before Hyperdimensional Perception sent him to the Otherworld Wasteland. He left the ruins with Xiang Yang after fighting several monsters and began asking whether anyone else remained in the city.

  • Lu Ren escaped Lana'ye and the Silent Forest, survived Staye’s possession, and returned to the real world after the system ended the event.
  • Chen Wen and Song Jingxian investigated Lu Ren over his missing companions, but the lack of bodies and evidence left the police unable to charge him.
  • Lu Ren trained at Li Ran Fighting Club, fought off three attackers, and studied swordsmanship under Yan Zhenghua before leaving when Yan refused to teach him further.
  • Hyperdimensional Perception transported Lu Ren to the Otherworld Wasteland, where he survived the first night in a ruined high-rise and killed a Greasy Freak and a Blade Bamboo creature.
  • Lu Ren searched the wasteland for supplies, escaped a Giant Mutant Bull, and killed Heartless One before taking an unnamed girl to a residential building.
  • Lu Ren met Xiang Yang in a sewer safe house, heard that she had survived alone since her father died, and asked whether other people remained in the city.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Passage and the Bureau

Lu Ren closed the interspatial passage in the Testing Center, returned to the real world, and gained strength through martial arts training. After joining the Alternate-Space Exploration Plan, he advanced his sword and fist techniques as his body began transforming again.

  • Lu Ren accompanied Xiang Yang into the Testing Center, fought through its creatures, and learned that the passage was expanding and threatening to pull the base into it.
  • Lu Ren killed Chen Guohua, exposed Xiang Yang’s deception, killed her, and used the collider to collapse the passage before encountering the Outer God Edora Doyagara.
  • Zhang Li questioned Lu Ren about the alternate spacetime, and Lu Ren accepted quarantine while concealing the details of his system.
  • Lu Ren raised his attributes, trained under Li Ziqing, and learned Falcon Fist before receiving money and a villa from Zhang Li.
  • Lu Ren met Li Shu again, arranged swordsmanship lessons with Yan Zhenghua, and began studying Intent Sword while training with a custom Longquan Sword.
  • Zhang Li recruited Lu Ren for the Alternate-Space Exploration Plan, and He Li delivered his equipment and supplies.
  • Lu Ren trained with a heavy sword and Falcon Fist until he comprehended Emotionless Intent Sword and advanced Falcon Fist, triggering a painful physical transformation.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Fall of Chentai City

Lu Ren entered the Netherworld, found his way into Chentai City, and became entangled with its authorities as the Yang Membrane weakened. When the city fell to invading demons, Lu Ren joined Lita and a group of fighters seeking a secret escape route.

  • Lu Ren arrived in the Netherworld, survived the Dead Lake and ghostly threats, then met Zhang Yan and Chen Ling, who guided him through the Yang Membrane to Chentai City.
  • Lu Ren bought a residence and trained in Chentai City, where he killed thieves and fought off a Black-Haired Vengeful Woman with Cao Jingde’s help.
  • After the Yang Membrane weakened, Chen Ji and three Blue-Clad Envoys tried to place Lu Ren under supervision, but Lu Ren killed them and drove off two Yin Demons.
  • Demon Ghosts invaded Chentai City and destroyed Lu Ren’s house, so he helped Cao Jingde and the Blue-Clad Envoys fight a Green Ghoul before heading to the Prefect’s Manor.
  • The Asura broke through the manor’s wall, and Lu Ren teamed up with Lita to reach an underground passage while the city was overrun.
  • Lita gathered fighters to attempt an escape through the passage to Zhaofeng Pavilion, but a Nuppeppō blocked their way and regenerated into a corpse demon.
  • Lu Ren shot apart the corpse demon’s tentacles, giving Lita a chance to retreat as the other fighters attacked it.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4Falcon Fist and Assassins

Lu Ren survived Nurarihyon’s pursuit, returned from the Netherworld, and rapidly advanced in Falcon Fist before joining the Security Administration Bureau. After training under Li Ziqing and learning of a Spatial Rift tomb rumored to hold traces of immortals, Lu Ren reunited with Zhang Shengjie and faced two assassins.

  • Lu Ren fled Nurarihyon with Lita and Nuo Shan, but Nuo Shan and Lita were killed as the demon pursued him, and Lu Ren finally destroyed Nurarihyon with a bomb and fell unconscious as he returned through the Spatial Rift.
  • After waking in the hospital, Lu Ren improved his attributes and Falcon Fist, healed rapidly, and demonstrated his growing strength to Zhang Li.
  • Lu Ren joined Team One at the Security Administration Bureau, where he defeated He Liran and several other martial artists before fighting Team Three captain Chen Daoli to a draw.
  • Zhang Li invited Lu Ren to compete in the nationwide tournament’s special martial arts matches and warned him that the Fist Law Schools might retaliate against him.
  • Li Ziqing taught Lu Ren about advanced fist laws and breathing techniques, while Lu Ren trained at dangerous heights until he neared Great Completion of Falcon Fist.
  • Li Ziqing asked Lu Ren to preserve Falcon Fist and told him about an ancient tomb rumored to hold traces of immortals inside a Spatial Rift, then left as Lu Ren continued training.
  • Lu Ren met his old university roommate Zhang Shengjie at a restaurant, where a disguised waitress attacked him and a short-haired assassin opened fire.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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