Vol. 8The Crystal Coin Struggle

Qin Siyang navigated the Crystal Coin conference, political schemes, and the Five Good Student contest while the Zhao Family’s conflict with its rivals intensified. The volume left the Yan Character Legion divided by battle, with Wei Rulai facing Han Huizhi’s advancing troops as Yan Ran and Yan Xiaojie confronted other forces.

  • Lu Daoxing destroyed the Bright Sun Merchants’ Association and killed Jiang Yuanxiu, exposing him as [Remnant Thought].
  • Qin Siyang helped Zhao Longfei secure a deal with Yan Ran and later stopped Wei Rulai to discuss something as the Crystal Coin conference began.
  • Qin Siyang killed Yan Xiaowu and helped settle the Crystal Coin quotas before protecting Sun Linshou from an assassination plot.
  • Qin Siyang rejected Yan Ran’s marriage proposal, while Gu Weiyang took up the assassination case and Choi Chan-hoon learned Sun had survived.
  • Qin Siyang won the Area No. 7 Five Good Student award and helped expose a scheme involving the Reincarnation Church and the Administration Bureau.
  • Gu Weiyang restored the previous selection process, and Qin Siyang agreed to compete in the championship and negotiate for Nanrong.
  • Qin Siyang regained his place on the championship team after several candidates withdrew in protest over his exclusion.
  • Qin Siyang accompanied the Zhao family to the Yan Character Legion, where Yan Ran and Yan Xiaojie attacked Yan Xiaoying’s forces as Wei Rulai battled Han Huizhi’s advancing troops.
Chapters 702–801 Read from ch. 702

Arc 29The Crystal Coin Conference

Lu Daoxing avenged Yang Dan by destroying the Bright Sun Merchants’ Association and exposing Jiang Yuanxiu as [Remnant Thought]. As the Crystal Coin Issuance Conference approached, Qin Siyang built alliances, formed a deal with Yan Ran, and pursued his origin sequence, while Zhao Longfei prepared to speak with Wei Rulai.

  • Lu Daoxing left to avenge Yang Dan, destroying Bright Sun Merchants’ Association sites and killing Jiang Family members before exposing Jiang Yuanxiu as [Remnant Thought].
  • Lu Daoxing killed Jiang Yuanxiu, and Kav kept his body from Jiang Changfu until a saboteur shattered it, and Lu returned, spared Jiang Changfu, and left with Jiang Yuanxiu’s identity publicly confirmed.
  • Jiang Hao struggled to contain the fallout, gave Han Shuo Crimson Crystal and Qin Yingguang a Tier Four Artifact, then took Jiang Changqing to Area No. 7 as the Crystal Coin conference neared.
  • Qin Siyang helped Zhao Longfei hear proposals from Yan Xiaowen, Yan Xiaojie, and Yan Ran, and Yan Ran accepted a deal giving the Zhao Family control of an underground market in exchange for a Sequence Regiment allotment and conference invitation.
  • Zhao Longju arrived injured after escaping Guo Jiuxiao’s attempt to control his mind, and Qin Siyang healed his wounds and restored his right hand.
  • Qin Siyang glimpsed a white light while training in the God Arena, briefly sharpened his senses, then died to a vine and failed to find the light again despite repeated attempts.
  • On the conference morning, Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei greeted Chu Xiaoang, Zheng Mubian, and Zheng Cong, while Chu Baxing immediately shouted at Hu San’er inside the hall.
  • Yan Ran warned Zhao Longfei that Yan Xiaowu might arrive with Wei Rulai, who approached the Assembly Hall on his pink motorcycle, and Zhao Longfei stopped him to discuss something.
Chapters 702–726 Summaries Read

Arc 30Coins, Conspiracies, and Assassins

Qin Siyang helped settle the Crystal Coin quotas while the Jiang Family’s schemes collided with Lu Daoxing’s revenge. After surviving a plot against Sun Linshou and rejecting Yan Ran’s marriage proposal, Qin Siyang remained in Area No. 7 as the assassination case reached Gu Weiyang.

  • Qin Siyang killed Yan Xiaowu after Yan attacked him, and Wei Rulai finished the killing before promising to speak for Qin to Secretary-General Gu.
  • Gu Weiyang invited Qin Siyang to the Crystal Coin roundtable, where the factions settled their quotas after disputes over the mining and legion shares.
  • Lu Daoxing killed Jiang Yuanrui and Jiang Changqing, exposed the Jiang Yuanfeng decoy, and took the bodies away.
  • Jiang Hao revealed that Jiang Changqing had been a decoy and test subject, then pledged cooperation with Guo Jiuxiao as the Jiang Family began competing for power.
  • Sun Linshou questioned Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei about the Jiang deaths, but Qin later warned Sun that assassins were coming for him.
  • Qin Siyang killed Wan Tongwei in the sewers and helped Sun Linshou escape, while Sun and Zhao Longfei identified Choi Chan-hoon as a likely force behind the assassination plot.
  • Zhao Longfei and Sun Linshou agreed to work together and hid Sun at the guesthouse, while Qin Siyang rejected Yan Ran’s proposal to marry her and return to her legion.
  • Sun Linshou reported the assassination attempt with Zhao Longfei, and Gu Weiyang received the case as Choi Chan-hoon learned that Sun had survived.
Chapters 727–751 Summaries Read

Arc 31The Five Good Student Contest

Qin Siyang’s nomination drew him into a political fight over the Five Good Student selection, while he helped expose the Reincarnation Church’s scheme against Area No. 7’s Administration Bureau. After Gu Weiyang restored the old selection process, Qin agreed to compete in the coming championship and negotiate for Nanrong.

  • Choi Chan-hoon poisoned the White-Robed Woman, then approached Xiao Zhigang to seek cooperation against the Zhao Family and Qin Siyang.
  • Zhao Longfei nominated Qin Siyang for Five Good Student, and Qin built public support after Sun Linshou praised him for saving his life.
  • Qian Wendao discovered a huge disc carapace shortfall at the Administration Bureau, and Qin Siyang suspected that someone had impersonated the dead Tian Chunfeng to create the debt.
  • Qin Siyang proposed blaming the Reincarnation Church and requesting an investigation, while Greedy Soul’s plot to entrap the Zhao Family became public and Qian traveled to District 2.
  • Qin Siyang learned that Ban Dingyuan’s fights against foreigners had advanced him along the Path of the Believer, then received the Area No. 7 Five Good Student award and was approved to command the 8th Independent Sequence Regiment.
  • After Lü Chang’s failed assassination exposed more of Qin Siyang’s strength, Qin and his allies suspected Guo Jiuxiao had arranged the attack, while Choi Chan-hoon joined Guo Jiuxiao, Jiang Hao, and Xiao Zhigang against the Zhao Family.
  • Jiang Hao’s faction petitioned to change the Five Good Student selection, and Qin Siyang countered by proposing that Secretary-General Gu abolish the award and other distinctions in the name of fairness.
  • Gu Weiyang restored the previous selection process, and Qin Siyang later agreed to compete in the championship and negotiate with Secretary-General Gu for Nanrong.
Chapters 752–776 Summaries Read

Arc 32The Yan Legion Conflict

Qin Siyang’s exclusion from the championship roster led to a showdown with Duan Chongfang, while Guo Jiuxiao’s schemes exposed the damage he had done to Li Tianming’s family. Qin Siyang then accompanied the Zhao family to the Yan Character Legion, where rival forces battled over its future and Wei Rulai faced Han Huizhi.

  • Hu Chan leaked Duan Chongfang’s championship roster, and Sally Warren, Zhao Sifang, Gu Yunpeng, Fu Wanli, and Chu Baxing withdrew in protest over Qin Siyang’s exclusion.
  • Guo Jiuxiao used an illusion to reveal that he had altered Ye Hongqing’s memories, but Qin Siyang saw through his attempt to isolate Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang helped free them.
  • Li Tianming decided to rebuild his relationship with Li Pengfei through adoption, while Duan Chongfang restored Qin Siyang’s place on the championship team.
  • Zhao Longfei took Qin Siyang to the Yan Character Legion, where Zhao Longteng revealed that Li Dajian had betrayed the Zhao Family and Zhao Fengjun learned the truth about her former husband’s death.
  • After an attack on their plane, Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei destroyed a hidden battalion, then reached an agreement with Wei Rulai to cooperate over the Yan Legion’s spoils.
  • Qin Siyang warned Yan Xiaojie that Yan Xiaoying might be using civilians to provoke a massacre, and Zhao Longfei refused Wei Rulai’s request to take Qin as an adviser.
  • Zhao Longteng captured Hou Xuan, who sent Yan Xiaoying a false report as Yan Ran and Yan Xiaojie launched a pincer attack on her forces.
  • Wei Rulai battled Han Huizhi’s advancing troops with Blue Lasers and Rock Walls, while more Yan brigades and mining-company security forces moved toward Yan Ran and Yan Xiaojie.
Chapters 777–801 Summaries Read
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