Chapter Summaries

After Qin Siyang recovered from his injuries, Chen Fenghe gave him medicine to help conceal his unusual healing and sent him to the Administration Bureau, where Li Tianming and others were waiting to discuss the Crimson Crystal. The chapter left Qin Siyang on his way to the meeting.

• Qin Siyang persuaded Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng to follow their route back so he could collect the remaining Ghost-Faced Heron corpses, then collapsed when his injuries flared up.
• Qin Siyang woke after one day at Chen Fenghe's home and learned Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng had brought him there.
• Chen Fenghe told Qin Siyang that his injuries had already healed and warned him that his rapid recovery could expose his secret.
• Qin Siyang called Chen Fenghe his master's wife and asked her to help him cover up his healing ability, so she gave him medicine that doubled an ordinary person's recovery speed.
• Chen Fenghe told Qin Siyang that Li Tianming wanted him at the Administration Bureau for the Crimson Crystal allocation meeting, where the Zhao Family, the Gu family, and Qian Wendao also had matters to discuss with him.

Qin Siyang passed verification and learned that his latest hunt brought his total to 10,790 god-hunting points. He discussed how to share ownership of the Crimson Crystal and rejected an internal allocation plan that would give the Ministry of Education a quarter of the United Government’s share.

• Qin Siyang visited Li Tianming and Qian Wendao, showed them the medicine Dean Chen had given him, and completed a lie detector test and Memory Continuity Test.
• The staff verified Qin Siyang’s kills and awarded him 4,676 points, raising his total to 10,790 and his ranking into the top hundred thousand.
• Qin Siyang returned to Qian Wendao’s office and told Li Tianming he was dissatisfied with his points because Gu Yunpeng had more than thirty thousand.
• Li Tianming explained that Qin Siyang could share ownership of the Crimson Crystal contract while retaining control over the entire crystal.
• Li Tianming asked Qin Siyang whether the United Government should divide its negotiated Crimson Crystal share internally, and Qin Siyang opposed the plan because it would benefit Xiao Zhigang.

After waking, Qin Siyang planned to bypass Xiao Zhigang and the Education Department by negotiating Crimson Crystal shares directly with research institute deans. He learned that the Zhao and Gu families were waiting to thank him for saving their young heirs, then called Zhao Sifang.

• Qin Siyang rejected Li Tianming and Qian Wendao's advice to let Xiao Zhigang keep a share, and proposed negotiating directly with the research institute deans.
• Li Tianming said Chu Zhongxiong, Wang Bozhong, and Gu Weihong were likely to support Qin Siyang's plan, which could deprive Xiao Zhigang of his influence over Crimson Crystal distribution.
• Li Tianming told Qin Siyang that saving Gu Yunpeng and Zhao Sifang had won him the gratitude of both families, and that Zhao Sifang was worried about him.
• Qin Siyang asked Li Tianming to help raise his research points to four thousand, then asked Li Tianming and Qian Wendao to handle his Sequence Potion delivery and payment.
• Qin Siyang called Zhao Sifang, who joyfully learned that he had woken up.

After recovering, Qin Siyang joined Zhao Sifang for a family dinner with the Zhao and Gu families to celebrate the people he had saved. He arrived at the hotel and won over the Zhao elders with tactful remarks, just as dinner was beginning.

• Qin Siyang told Zhao Sifang he had recovered, and Zhao Sifang invited him to a family dinner with the Zhao and Gu families.
• Zhao Sifang picked out new clothes for Qin Siyang before driving him to a hotel built by the Warren Merchants' Association.
• Zhao Sifang introduced Qin Siyang to the family members gathered in a private dining room, and Zhao Longfei invited him to sit between Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng.
• Qin Siyang joked that becoming Zhao Longteng's son would mean sharing Zhao Sifang's strict upbringing, then praised the Zhao brothers for raising him well.
• Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei were pleased by Qin Siyang's tact, while Zhao Sifang recognized his friend's effort to boost his reputation.

At dinner with the Gu and Zhao families, Qin Siyang explained why Zhao Sifang had spread a rumor about Gu Yunxuan, taking responsibility to protect his friend. He revealed that he had another Crimson Crystal and promised to give the couple a portion as a wedding gift.

• Gu Weirong and Liu Yingxia welcomed Qin Siyang and thanked him for saving Gu Yunpeng and Gu Yunxuan.
• Gu Weirong questioned Zhao Sifang about accusing Gu Yunxuan of cheating, and Zhao Sifang struggled to explain himself.
• Qin Siyang said Zhao Sifang had blurted out the rumor after discovering another Crimson Crystal in Qin Siyang's backpack.
• Qin Siyang claimed he had contracted with the Crimson Crystal by guessing how to use it, while keeping Zhao Sifang's role secret.
• Qin Siyang offered to give Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunxuan a portion of Crimson Crystal as a wedding gift.

Qin Siyang revealed that he had another Crimson Crystal and promised to share half with Zhao Sifang as a wedding gift, winning the Zhao and Gu families’ trust. After the elders withdrew to discuss Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunxuan’s arrangements, the four young people talked about Gu Yunxuan’s schooling and her father’s wish that she become more outgoing.

• Qin Siyang explained that Zhao Sifang had kept quiet about his Crimson Crystal to protect him, and Zhao Sifang confirmed his account.
• After Zhao Sifang first described the crystal as chicken-egg-sized, Qin Siyang corrected him to pigeon-egg-sized, and the two agreed on that smaller size.
• Qin Siyang said he had found the crystal near Waterlogged Begonia and promised Zhao Sifang half as a wedding gift, while asking everyone to keep it secret.
• Zhao Longfei promised that the families would support Qin Siyang and urged him to stay safe; Qin Siyang agreed so he could attend Zhao Sifang’s wedding.
• The elders left to discuss Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunxuan’s arrangements, and Zhao Sifang introduced Gu Yunxuan and her brother Gu Yunpeng to Qin Siyang.
• Gu Yunxuan said she would attend Nine Dragons College, and Qin Siyang questioned why her father wanted her to become more outgoing.

Qin Siyang learned that Wen Shu might have written two underground books about killing Sequence Ability Users, then called her to ask about her exam results. She told him Li Ze wanted to cause trouble for him, and Qin Siyang realized her words pointed to the World Salvation Church.

• Qin Siyang offered Gu Yunxuan a private room at the Southern Glory Guesthouse and learned she had read two underground books by an author named Sheyu.
• Qin Siyang suspected Wen Shu had written the books, since Sheyu’s name contained the characters for Shu and the books had appeared three years earlier.
• Qin Siyang called Wen Shu and learned she had placed second in the Eight-State Joint Examination and would still attend Nine Dragons College.
• Wen Shu warned Qin Siyang that Li Ze wanted to cause trouble for him, using clues about Li Ze, Zhang Shidong, and Buddhism.
• Qin Siyang interpreted Wen Shu’s clues as pointing to the World Salvation Church.

Qin Siyang learned that the World Salvation Church was suspected of wanting to harm him and sought advice from Li Tianming and Qian Wendao. They advised him to investigate before cutting ties, so he decided to summon the Church’s Holy Son and three Guardians to the Administration Bureau for a direct discussion.

• Qin Siyang learned about the World Salvation Church’s history, beliefs, and public standing among the churches in the Safe Zone.
• Qin Siyang returned to the Administration Bureau and told Li Tianming and Qian Wendao that the World Salvation Church wanted to hurt him.
• Qin Siyang proposed kicking the World Salvation Church out of the Crimson Crystal negotiations, but Li Tianming and Qian Wendao urged him to consider that the church might be divided.
• Qian Wendao explained that the Holy Son held the highest rank while three Guardians handled the World Salvation Church’s actual affairs.
• Qin Siyang decided to invite the Holy Son and all three Guardians to the Administration Bureau to talk openly and avoid an ambush.

Qin Siyang confronted the World Salvation Church’s leaders over an attempt on his life and demanded they take a lie detector test before joining the Crimson Crystal negotiations. The leaders refused to answer, and Qin left their participation in the negotiations at stake.

• Li Tianming contacted Chris and arranged for the World Salvation Church’s Holy Son and three Guardians to meet Qin Siyang, who said one of their followers had tried to harm him.
• Qin Siyang told Chris that the culprit had to be found and excluded from the Crimson Crystal distribution, or the Church would be barred from negotiations; Chris agreed to bring the leaders to the Administration Bureau in two days.
• Qin Siyang met Chris, Jin Shengyu, Zhang Yingrui, and Holy Son Hu Chan, then asked whether any of them had sent followers to the 14121 Region to plot against him.
• Zhang Yingrui, Jin Shengyu, and Hu Chan refused to answer Qin Siyang’s question or take the lie detector test.
• Qin Siyang threatened to exclude the World Salvation Church from the Crimson Crystal negotiations, while Li Tianming backed his authority to decide the matter.
• Qin Siyang offered to let the Church keep its overall Crimson Crystal share even if a culprit were excluded, but Hu Chan objected and Qin left the choice to the four leaders.

Qin Siyang used a Lie Detector to question the World Salvation Church’s leaders about attempts to harm him, then heard Zhang Yingrui admit that Xiao Zhigang had hired him to kidnap Qin Siyang. The meeting ended with Qin Siyang learning that Wen Shu had defeated two sequence-level-four enemies.

• Qin Siyang asked the World Salvation Church leaders whether they had sent followers to the 14121 Region to plot against him, and Chris answered truthfully that he had not.
• Jin Shengyu also answered truthfully, while Hu Chan and Zhang Yingrui refused; Qin Siyang promised to share the Crimson Crystal with Chris and Jin Shengyu but excluded the other two.
• Qin Siyang sent Hu Chan out and spoke privately with Zhang Yingrui, who admitted that he had sent followers to capture Qin Siyang but had not intended to kill him.
• Zhang Yingrui revealed that Xiao Zhigang had hired him and offered payment other than Crimson Crystal, though he did not disclose what it was.
• Zhang Yingrui said two followers at sequence level four had failed to handle Qin Siyang, leaving Qin Siyang stunned by Wen Shu’s strength.

Qin Siyang learned that Xiao Zhigang had targeted him for the Vine Heart and that Hu Chan had ordered an ambush because Qin Siyang had stolen it from him. Hu Chan joined Qin Siyang's deal for the Crimson Crystal and revealed that he was headed to Southern Glory University, where Zhao Longfei's admission conditions had nearly cost Qin Siyang his privilege.

• Qin Siyang told Li Tianming to negotiate compensation from Zhang Yingrui, then met with Holy Son Hu Chan and Qian Wendao.
• Hu Chan admitted he had sent people to kill Qin Siyang and proved he was the crazed youth whose Vine Heart Qin Siyang had stolen.
• After hearing how Hu Chan had spent half a year pursuing the Vine Heart, Qin Siyang let him obtain a Sharing Contract for the Crimson Crystal and declared them even.
• Hu Chan revealed that he had earned 53,422 God-Hunting Points and 2,913 Research Points, ranking second and fourth in Southern Glory's Special Admission standings.
• Qin Siyang learned that the first-ranked applicant had more than 80,000 points and realized Zhao Longfei had likely never intended to grant him the promised privilege.

Qin Siyang concealed Xiao Zhigang’s past attempt to harm him while learning more about Hu Chan and the World Salvation Church. After discovering that the Safe Zone had learned of his extraordinary university privilege and expected him to earn first place in points, Qin Siyang set out to hunt gods and close the gap.

• Qin Siyang made Zhang Yingrui promise not to reveal that they knew Xiao Zhigang wanted to harm him, and Zhang agreed to keep quiet in exchange for the Crimson Crystal contract.
• Zhang Yingrui told Qin Siyang that Hu Chan was an orphan and praised the Holy Son’s composure and ambition.
• Qin Siyang read [Sequence Education] forum threads and discovered that someone had posted his special admission agreement and that people had nicknamed him [Miracle Bro].
• Qin Siyang panicked over the expectation that he would earn first place before classes began, despite trailing the leader by more than seventy thousand points.
• Qin Siyang rejected Zhao Sifang’s offer to relax the requirements and prepared to hunt gods to catch up with the military big shot in first place.

Qin Siyang learned how to earn God-Hunting Points through the Administration Bureau’s task board and decided to pursue its valuable Red-Board Tasks. After preparing, he secretly left Safe Zone No. 213 alone to hunt Gods.

• Qian Wendao told Qin Siyang that Administration Bureau tasks could earn him God-Hunting Points, but turning them in required a God's disc carapace as proof.
• Qin Siyang discovered that Vine Heart, Crimson Crystal, and titan reed were Red-Board Tasks, and regretted contracting his Crimson Crystals before he could turn them in for points.
• The Administration Bureau staff member recognized Qin Siyang and gave him Minister Tang Wangong’s dedicated contact number for Red-Board materials.
• Qin Siyang photographed the task board and resolved to collect everything listed on it.
• After resting for two days, Qin Siyang quietly left Safe Zone No. 213 alone, changed into his Red Silk Armor and First Strike Boots, and headed into the wasteland.

Qin Siyang collected materials from a Bloodsea Spider and reflected on the Storage Box Lu Daoxing had given him before his trip. Worried that his expedition was yielding too few points, Qin Siyang continued wandering outside the Safe Zone until thunderclouds gathered nearby.

• Qin Siyang killed a Bloodsea Spider, took its fangs and carapace, and planned to bring its eyes to Professor Chang Tianxiang.
• Qin Siyang recalled that Lu Daoxing had given him a Tier-Four Storage Box with a lock that only he could open in exchange for Vine Heart.
• Qin Siyang gave Lu Daoxing a small piece of Vine Heart after Lu worried that Qin Siyang might die before returning from his trip.
• Qin Siyang counted his collected materials and worried that he could not earn eighty thousand points before school started.
• Qin Siyang resumed wandering outside the Safe Zone and saw dark clouds and lightning gathering nearby.

Qin Siyang discovered a Thunder Snow Wolf and attacked it after learning its body parts were valuable mission materials. He survived its electrically charged blows by using Feast Domain to teleport, but the wolf guarded its vulnerable eyes and left him unable to find a safe opening.

• Qin Siyang investigated a thunderstorm and identified a massive Thunder Snow Wolf, whose lightning powers and weakness to attacks on its eyes were revealed.
• After spotting a mission that paid points for the wolf’s body parts, Qin Siyang decided to hunt it for supplies and rewards.
• The Thunder Snow Wolf shocked Qin Siyang even though he dodged its paw, revealing that its attacks affected the surrounding air.
• Qin Siyang used Feast Domain to escape the wolf’s stronger strike and repeatedly teleported toward its eyes.
• The Thunder Snow Wolf recognized Qin Siyang’s aim and shielded its eyes with its paws, forcing him to halt his attack.

Qin Siyang fought the Thunder Snow Wolf while Feast Domain’s brief duration dwindled, using a clever dagger trick to paralyze it. The wolf collapsed, but it was still breathing when Qin Siyang approached to finish it off.

• Qin Siyang used Feast Domain to evade the Thunder Snow Wolf’s lightning attacks and tried to stab its belly, but its electrified body repeatedly stunned him.
• The Thunder Snow Wolf began predicting where Qin Siyang would reappear, making his dodges increasingly dangerous as Feast Domain neared expiration.
• Qin Siyang threw the Short Hornet Dagger toward the wolf’s right eye, then struck it midair with the God-Hunting Dagger to redirect it past the wolf’s paw.
• The Short Hornet Dagger pierced the Thunder Snow Wolf’s right eye and paralyzed it, causing the beast to collapse.
• Feast Domain expired and Qin Siyang fell to the ground; he picked up the God-Hunting Dagger and hurried toward the still-breathing wolf to kill it.

Qin Siyang killed the Thunder Snow Wolf and drank its blood, gaining a major boost in strength without advancing his Sequence Level. Still too weak to process the corpse before it disappeared, he ate its organs to recover and move closer to Sequence Level five, then hesitated over whether to eat the intestines.

• Qin Siyang burrowed through the Thunder Snow Wolf's blinded eye and punched through its heart, killing it.
• He drank nearly all the wolf's blood and discovered that his strength had increased dramatically, though his Sequence Level remained unchanged.
• After [Violence] wore off, Qin Siyang collapsed in pain, took one of Chen Fenghe's healing pills, and worried the corpse might disappear while he rested.
• Unable to cut up and store the corpse, Qin Siyang ate the wolf's flesh and organs to regain strength and approach Sequence Level five.
• After eating the tasty organs, Qin Siyang weighed the poor value of eating more meat against the prospect of eating the intestines.

Qin Siyang advanced to Sequence Level five after eating the Thunder Snow Wolf’s brain, gaining powerful new abilities and a dramatically stronger body. When he tried to progress further, he discovered that the path to Sequence Level six was unclear and seemed impossibly distant.

• Qin Siyang chose to eat the Thunder Snow Wolf’s brain instead of its intestines and began advancing as he finished it.
• Qin Siyang’s body evolved, strengthening his flesh and bones and sharpening his senses until he reached Sequence Level five, Food-Devouring Earl.
• Qin Siyang examined his new skill, Deification Through Consumption, which let him temporarily activate a skill or trait belonging to a god whose remains he had eaten.
• Qin Siyang celebrated his advancement and imagined the Qin Family becoming a force in the Safe Zone, then resolved to keep eating.
• Qin Siyang found that eating more of the Thunder Snow Wolf’s brain brought him no closer to Sequence Level six, whose path seemed cut off and beyond his understanding.

After killing the Thunder Snow Wolf, Qin Siyang discovered that reaching Sequence Level 5 had more than tripled his base strength. Once he recovered and prepared to return to the Safe Zone, he found that the Thunder Snow Wolf’s electric shock had apparently scrambled his navigation app.

• Qin Siyang stopped devouring the Thunder Snow Wolf and dismantled its corpse, discovering that his strength now surpassed his Sequence Level 4 strength with Violence active.
• Qin Siyang stored the Thunder Snow Wolf’s remains and estimated that turning them in would earn him a little over ten thousand points.
• Qin Siyang decided to return to the Safe Zone after resting and finding a way to upgrade his armor.
• Qin Siyang slept in a concealed cave, and his injuries healed while he rested.
• Qin Siyang opened his navigation app and found that its Safe Zone markers flickered and shifted randomly.
• Qin Siyang noticed the warning against using navigation during thunderstorms and suspected the Thunder Snow Wolf’s electric shock had scrambled the app.

Lost beyond the Safe Zone, Qin Siyang encountered a Corrosive Black Centipede and failed to pierce its compound eye. He fled until the Short Hornet Dagger’s effect stopped the god in its tracks.

• Qin Siyang guessed his way through the wasteland, worried about supplies and unsure how to return to the Safe Zone.
• Qin Siyang identified the Corrosive Black Centipede with his phone and learned about its corrosive mist, weak points, and sensitivity to extreme cold.
• Qin Siyang activated [Violence] and [Feast Domain] and struck the centipede’s compound eye, but his Short Hornet Dagger barely damaged it.
• Qin Siyang fled as the Corrosive Black Centipede pursued him at high speed.
• The Short Hornet Dagger’s effect took hold, and the Corrosive Black Centipede collapsed.