Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang learned that his privilege depended on ranking in the top three, but his points were far below the rising Special Admission scores. As Li Tianming discussed the Crimson Crystal with Zhao Longfei, Qin Siyang and Zhao Sifang agreed to keep its secret, and Zhao Sifang asked Qin Siyang to guide him.

• Zhao Longfei explained that Qin Siyang could create limited privileges, but would lose them if his God-Hunting Points did not place in the top three.
• Qin Siyang learned that Zhao Sifang had more than twenty thousand points and still ranked only fourth, while Southern Glory’s Special Admission cutoff had risen to nearly five thousand.
• Qin Siyang decided he would spend the coming months in Area No. 9 hunting gods to improve his ranking.
• Li Tianming asked Qin Siyang to speak with Zhao Sifang while he, Old Zhang, and Zhao Longfei discussed other matters.
• Zhao Sifang admitted he had considered stealing Qin Siyang’s Crimson Crystal but promised to keep its secret.
• Zhao Sifang asked Qin Siyang to call him Little Zhao and said he would rely on Qin Siyang’s guidance.

Qin Siyang and Zhao Sifang discussed the Crimson Crystals and grew closer as Qin offered Zhao a free room in the East Guesthouse. Zhao accepted Qin’s generosity with deep emotion, while Qin hoped the friendship would pay off later.

• Zhao Sifang returned Qin Siyang’s backpack, then agreed to keep it and the Crimson Crystals safe for him.
• Qin Siyang explained that he would release the Crimson Crystals slowly to preserve their value and bargaining power.
• Qin Siyang learned that Zhao Sifang planned to stay in a shared dorm because nearby rents were too expensive.
• Qin Siyang offered Zhao Sifang a free room on the tenth floor of the East Guesthouse, which he had received under his Special Admission terms.
• Zhao Sifang was moved by Qin Siyang’s offer and called him brother.

Qin Siyang befriended Zhao Sifang and received a phone that could identify gods, then went with Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang to replace his clothes and equipment. The group arrived at Soaring Construction Site, where Zhang Kuang revealed that the site was the Black Market.

• Qin Siyang and Zhao Sifang reconciled, shared that their recorded Sequence was [Phantom Assassin], and Zhao Sifang gave Qin Siyang a spare phone for identifying gods.
• After Li Tianming, Zhang Kuang, and Zhao Longfei agreed on the Crimson Crystal exchange, Zhao Longfei urged Zhao Sifang to build a genuine friendship with Qin Siyang.
• Qin Siyang, Li Tianming, and Zhang Kuang took a taxi toward the kindergarten, but stopped at [Xuanxuan Clothing Store] so Qin Siyang could buy clothes.
• Qin Siyang hurried through the clothing store while shoppers stared at him, and he warned Li Tianming not to mention their hard drive conversation.
• Zhang Kuang directed the driver to Soaring Construction Site, then told Qin Siyang that it was the Black Market.

Qin Siyang visited the Black Market with Zhang Kuang and Li Tianming and learned that the Zhao family ran it from a construction site. After hearing how the market protected its reputation and safety, he entered the Concealment Light Screen with them.

• Qin Siyang asked Zhang Kuang how the Black Market operated, and Zhang Kuang explained that Tengfei Company's construction site became a trading venue at night.
• Zhang Kuang told Qin Siyang that Zhao Longteng and Nanrong University's principal, Zhao Longfei, ran Tengfei Company and that the Black Market had helped fund the university.
• Li Tianming explained how Zhao Longfei gave professors freedom to pursue their research, helping Nanrong University make breakthroughs in Sequence and God research.
• Zhang Kuang described the Zhao family's Concealment Light Screen and recounted how the Black Market had protected him after an informant reported him.
• Li Tianming revealed that Zhang Kuang was the man in the story, and Qin Siyang entered the Concealment Light Screen with Zhang Kuang and Li Tianming.

Qin Siyang paid a steep fee to enter the Black Market and searched for God-Hunting Artifacts. After waiting nearly an hour, he found a seller offering tier-two armor and a dagger, but the seller rejected him after seeing his proof of funds.

• Qin Siyang entered the Black Market with Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang, paid thirty silver coins through an anonymous transfer, and learned that the Zhao Family ran the payment system.
• Qin Siyang toured the market and watched a buyer quickly purchase a seller’s Sequence Potions, while Li Tianming explained that God-Hunting Artifacts required haggling.
• Qin Siyang refused to leave without buying something and waited with Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang until a seller arrived with tier-two Red Silk Armor and a tier-two Short Hornet Dagger.
• The seller said Zhong Dingming had forged the artifacts and demanded proof of funds before allowing an inspection.
• Qin Siyang showed his electronic account with his name covered, and the seller told him to get lost.

Qin Siyang tried to buy two tier-two God-Hunting Artifacts at the Zhao Family's Black Market, despite the rules requiring anonymous transactions. After calling Zhao Sifang, he learned Zhao Longteng already knew about the situation and had sent his son to explain that he had missed Qin Siyang's funeral.

• Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang explained that the two tier-two God-Hunting Artifacts would cost more than one gold coin and said they could not obtain them for Qin Siyang until they started working.
• Qin Siyang returned to the seller, revealed his real name, and offered to trade for the artifacts using the Vine Heart or Crimson Crystal.
• A female supervisor ordered Qin Siyang to leave for breaking the market's anonymity rules, but he asked her to contact the owner, Zhao Longteng.
• The supervisor said she could not contact Zhao Longteng directly, so Qin Siyang called Zhao Sifang and asked him to arrange an exception.
• Zhao Sifang told Qin Siyang that Zhao Longteng already knew and would resolve the matter, then explained that his father had missed Qin Siyang's funeral and sent him in his place.

Qin Siyang negotiated for two God-Hunting Artifacts by revealing his identity and offering a share of the Vine Heart or Crimson Crystal development rights. The Zhao Family passed the artifacts to him as a gift, leaving him suspicious of their intentions.

• Zhao Sifang arranged for the Black Market supervisor to take Qin Siyang and his companions to a lounge while the Zhao Family handled the negotiations.
• Qin Siyang explained to Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang that he had used his identity as leverage and would offer development rights rather than trade the Vine Heart or Crimson Crystal.
• Zhao Longfei and Zhao Longteng listened to the conversation, decided against secretly monitoring Qin Siyang, and agreed to let Zhao Sifang remain sincere with him.
• The supervisor returned with the armor and dagger and said the company had bought the two God-Hunting Artifacts to give to Qin Siyang.
• Qin Siyang wondered how Zhao Sifang could afford the gift, and Li Tianming suspected Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei had arranged it; Qin Siyang then grew wary of their motives.

Qin Siyang accepted two God-Hunting Artifacts from the Zhao Family by hanging up as soon as Zhao Longteng said they were his. Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei then discussed finding someone to protect Zhao Sifang and the Merchants' Association, ending in an angry argument over Zhao Longteng's role in his sister's husband's death.

• Qin Siyang called Zhao Sifang, then thanked Zhao Longteng and hung up before they could discuss anything else.
• Qin Siyang took the Red Silk Armor and Short Hornet Dagger and left with Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang.
• Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei discussed Zhao Sifang's lack of worldly instincts and the need to find someone to guard the Merchants' Association.
• Zhao Longfei suggested Qin Siyang as a possible ally for Zhao Sifang, but Zhao Longteng doubted his loyalty.
• Zhao Longfei brought up Zhao Longteng's responsibility for their sister's husband's death, and Zhao Longteng smashed the coffee table and ordered him out.

Qin Siyang examined the tier-two God-Hunting Artifacts the Zhao Family had given him and learned their value from Li Tianming. He accepted that the Zhao Family was investing in him, while Zhang Kuang teased him and Li Tianming about their past ingratitude.

• Qin Siyang read that the Red Silk Armor offered extensive protection and that the Short Hornet Dagger could paralyze Small and Medium Gods, but required regular Sequence Potion maintenance.
• Qin Siyang complained about the dagger’s upkeep, and Li Tianming explained that its immediate paralysis effect made it an exceptional weapon despite the cost.
• Li Tianming estimated the artifacts were worth about three gold coins and said the Zhao Family had deliberately invested in Qin Siyang without making him feel indebted.
• Qin Siyang speculated that the Zhao Family was betting on his future and argued that his contributions were worth far more than the gifts.
• Zhang Kuang recalled that Li Tianming had once berated Lu Daoxing after receiving a tier-four artifact, and said he was surprised Lu had supported Li at a presentation.

Qin Siyang returned to the kindergarten and discovered that people had treated him as a lucky spirit, taking his beds and leaving funeral offerings and prayers. After he and Li Tianming argued over where to sleep, Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang discussed sharing the Crimson Crystal with their allies and preparing to negotiate.

• Qin Siyang found funeral wreaths and prayer charms honoring him, which Zhang Kuang had removed and Qin Siyang tore down.
• Qin Siyang discovered that parents had taken every bed he had slept on, so he and Li Tianming agreed to alternate sleeping on the remaining beds.
• Qin Siyang went to sleep, while Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang discussed inviting Wu Yu and the others to negotiate over the Crimson Crystal.
• Li Tianming said he would share the Vine Heart and Crimson Crystal with his allies, but told Lu Daoxing not to expect half the Crimson Crystal.

After sleeping for three days, Qin Siyang woke and joined Li Tianming at a meeting with the professors who would share his lab. He met the specialists and learned they could help with his future research.

• Qin Siyang woke after sleeping for three days while Li Tianming explained that Feng He had confirmed he was unharmed.
• Li Tianming told Qin Siyang that Dean Chen had rented a nearby apartment and was arranging a transfer to Area No. 7.
• Li Tianming brought Qin Siyang to meet the professors who would share his lab.
• Qin Siyang met Lu Daoxing, Wu Yu, Chang Tianxiang, Chang Tianxiong, and Hao Liang, who offered to install a God Identification System on his phone.
• Li Tianming introduced Zhang Kuang as a researcher of the apocalypse, leaving Qin Siyang confused about the subject.

Qin Siyang met Li Tianming’s professors and learned about their research and reputations, while the group discussed sharing the Crimson Crystal and Vine Heart. He left the kindergarten to replace the God-Hunting Dagger and identification he had lost inside Waterlogged Begonia.

• Li Tianming explained Zhang Kuang’s research into mysteries of the apocalypse, and Lu Daoxing described Li Tianming as a leading all-round researcher in the Safe Zone.
• Lu Daoxing asked Qin Siyang for half of the Crimson Crystal to develop a Tier-Six God-Hunting Artifact, but Li Tianming limited him to a marble-sized piece and challenged him to produce a Tier-Five artifact.
• Li Tianming revealed that Qin Siyang had also given him a quarter of the Vine Heart to share with the group, and Chang Tianxiang stopped Lu Daoxing from demanding half of it.
• Qin Siyang handed Chang Tianxiang his phone for a software update, then left the kindergarten for the Sequence Ability Management Bureau to replace his lost God-Hunting Dagger and identification.

Qin Siyang went to the Area No. 9 Sequence Ability Management Bureau to replace his lost God-Hunting Dagger and identification, where he reunited with Qian Wendao. Qian had been appointed a special commissioner to negotiate the Crimson Crystal allocation, and he and Qin discussed bringing Chen Zhongming onto the team.

• Qin Siyang took an expensive taxi to the Area No. 9 Administration Bureau after deciding it was too far to walk.
• Qin Siyang ran into Qian Wendao at the bureau and learned that Qian had been appointed a special commissioner for the Crimson Crystal negotiations.
• Qian explained that several government ministers wanted him to represent their departments because of his connection to Qin Siyang.
• Qian told Qin that Feng Shouben would replace him as bureau chief in the 14121 Region, and he vowed to retaliate against Feng and Pan Youguang for their past attempt on his life.
• Qin suggested that Qian bring Chen Zhongming in to help with the negotiations, and Qian agreed that he had already planned to do so.
• Qian teased Qin by claiming he needed to use the toilet, prompting Qin to protest.

After recovering and receiving Chang Tianxiang’s upgraded recognition software, Qin Siyang set out to hunt gods without Li Tianming. He agreed to meet Zhao Sifang and his future brother-in-law outside Safe Zone No. 213, then passed through the checkpoint in disguise.

• Chang Tianxiang upgraded Qin Siyang’s phone software to identify gods and registered Sequence Ability Users, and Qin Siyang tested it on Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang.
• Qin Siyang decided to hunt gods alone because Li Tianming could no longer accompany him, and he relied on his two tier-two God-Hunting Artifacts for protection.
• Zhao Sifang asked to join Qin Siyang with his future brother-in-law, and Qin Siyang agreed after hearing the brother-in-law would give him a tier-two God-Hunting Artifact.
• Qin Siyang arranged to meet Zhao Sifang and his future brother-in-law a thousand meters west of Safe Zone No. 213’s exit to avoid being recognized.
• Qin Siyang rode to the exit, covered his face with the Red Silk Armor mask, and passed the checkpoint after an inspector checked his identification, fingerprints, and dagger’s aura.

Qin Siyang met Zhao Sifang and his handsome, high-scoring brother-in-law, Gu Yunpeng, then discovered Gu would be staying nearby. After Gu gave Qin a tier-two pair of First Strike Boots, Qin eagerly accepted them but refused Gu’s requests for Crimson Crystal or Vine Heart.

• Qin Siyang met Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng, and learned Gu ranked third at Nanrong University with over thirty thousand God-Hunting Points.
• Gu Yunpeng confronted Zhao Sifang for spreading rumors that his fiancée, Xuanxuan, had cheated on him, and Zhao explained he had made up the excuse in a panic.
• Gu Yunpeng told Qin that Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei had warned him not to believe Qin, prompting Qin to angrily defend himself before calming down for Zhao Sifang’s sake.
• Gu Yunpeng offered Qin tier-two First Strike Boots, and Qin accepted them while promising to help him in return.
• Gu Yunpeng asked Qin for Crimson Crystal or Vine Heart, but Qin refused both requests.

Qin Siyang hunted gods with Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng while trying to catch up in points, then realized he also needed to improve his Research Points. The trio ventured deeper into the Safe Zone in search of stronger prey.

• Gu Yunpeng gave Qin Siyang the First Strike Boots, and Qin Siyang agreed to let Zhao Sifang hunt alongside him as long as neither interfered with the other's efforts.
• Zhao Sifang told Qin Siyang that he needed to rank in the top three for Research Points as well as God-Hunting Points, and Qin Siyang realized he had to push Old Li and the others to publish more research.
• Qin Siyang killed a Mutated Scythe Beetle and hunted dozens of small gods, earning a few hundred God-Hunting Points while remaining far behind third place.
• As the trio went deeper into the Safe Zone without encountering gods, Gu Yunpeng warned Qin Siyang that it was dangerous to proceed without an [Insurance Provider].
• Qin Siyang insisted he had no choice but to go deeper and asked whether Gu Yunpeng thought the Vine Heart and Crimson Crystal had simply come to him on their own.

Qin Siyang, Zhao Sifang, and Gu Yunpeng encountered three Ghost-Faced Herons beyond the Safe Zone, and Qin Siyang killed the one that swallowed him. He pursued the other two to rescue Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng, but found no sign of them inside the bird that swallowed him and continued trying to lure the last heron closer.

• Qin Siyang warned Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng to stay alert as they faced medium gods without Insurance Providers.
• Three Ghost-Faced Herons attacked, and Qin Siyang drew one away while Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng were swallowed by another.
• Qin Siyang used his Short Hornet Dagger, [Feast Domain], and Lizardfish to kill the heron that had swallowed him.
• Qin Siyang saw the other two herons flying away and suspected Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng were trapped inside one of them.
• Qin Siyang pursued the herons, let one swallow him, found neither Zhao Sifang nor Gu Yunpeng inside, then taunted the remaining bird to eat him.

Qin Siyang tried to reach the Ghost-Faced Heron that had swallowed Zhao Sifang, but its rival repeatedly swallowed him and blocked his way. He killed the pursuing bird, then survived its fatal crash and, badly injured, began digging a hole before his [Violence] ability wore off.

• Qin Siyang used [Feast Domain] to escape the Ghost-Faced Heron swallowing him and tried to reach the bird carrying Zhao Sifang, but the first bird swallowed him again.
• After the Ghost-Faced Heron swallowed Qin Siyang a third time, he stabbed its stomach with the Short Hornet Dagger and paralyzed it, then escaped onto its back.
• Qin Siyang realized the paralysis was fading, punched through the Ghost-Faced Heron's heart, and stuffed a Lizardfish into the wound.
• The dying Ghost-Faced Heron flew a hundred meters into the air before plunging to the ground with Qin Siyang inside its heart, cushioning his fall.
• Qin Siyang survived the crash but was badly injured, so he began digging a hole to lie in before [Violence] ended and he lost the ability to move.

Qin Siyang was swallowed by another Ghost-Faced Heron and reunited inside its stomach with Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng. He showed them that Lizardfish suppressed the heron's regeneration, then persuaded them to keep the discovery secret and agreed to kill the heron together in exchange for all its rewards.

• Qin Siyang was swallowed by the last Ghost-Faced Heron and found Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng alive inside its stomach.
• Qin Siyang told Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng that he had killed two Ghost-Faced Herons, astonishing them.
• Qin Siyang used Lizardfish to keep a wound in the Ghost-Faced Heron's stomach from healing and explained how he had discovered their effect.
• Gu Yunpeng recognized the discovery's potential, and Qin Siyang asked both men to keep it secret.
• Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng agreed that Qin Siyang could keep all the points, money, and Sequence Potions before they joined him in attacking the Ghost-Faced Heron.

Qin Siyang killed a Ghost-Faced Heron while Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng helped keep its corpse from crashing, then secretly ate some of its flesh. Injured from the fall, he asked them to carry him back and contact Li Tianming for treatment.

• Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng explained that their abilities could not attack the Ghost-Faced Heron without harming the Lizardfish, so Qin Siyang punched through its stomach wall and heart himself.
• Gu Yunpeng used his ability to lower the falling Ghost-Faced Heron's corpse safely to the ground.
• While Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng were away, Qin Siyang hid inside the carcass and ate its flesh to grow stronger.
• Qin Siyang emerged, pretended to be exhausted, and asked Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng to collect the carcass materials.
• Qin Siyang revealed that he had multiple fractures and told them to take him back to Li Tianming for treatment.