Chapter Summaries

Zhao Longfei explained why he had been monitoring the professors and narrowed the suspected Reincarnation Church mole to Wu Yu or Hao Liang. The two appeared on the Wasteland, with Wu Yu attacking Hao Liang, and each accused the other of being the mole.

• Zhao Longfei told the professors that his past experiences made him distrustful and that his tests protected Nanrong University’s freedom.
• Zhao Longfei said his surveillance had cleared several professors but left Wu Yu and Hao Liang as the possible mole.
• Zhao Longfei explained that Hao Liang had hidden himself with a potion and that Wu Yu had discovered the surveillance and shut off his electrical signal.
• Wu Yu chased and attacked Hao Liang across the Wasteland as Li Tianming called for them to stop.
• Hao Liang shouted that Wu Yu would kill him if he stopped, while Wu Yu accused Hao Liang of being the mole and urged Li Tianming to kill him.

Wu Yu and Hao Liang accused each other of being the mole after Li Tianming revealed that an insider had helped enemies ambush the group. Qin Siyang noticed Wu Yu’s claimed fight had left no trace, leaving Wu Yu demanding that Lu Daoxing use the Lie Detector.

• Hao Liang returned to Li Tianming and the others, claiming Wu Yu had attacked him, while Wu Yu continued to call Hao Liang the mole.
• Li Tianming explained that enemies had impersonated people the group knew and attacked them while they were separated, suggesting a mole had leaked their information.
• Li Tianming said Principal Zhao had tracked everyone except Hao Liang and Wu Yu, making them the prime suspects.
• Wu Yu recounted chasing an impostor who changed into Hao Liang, while Hao Liang denied fighting him and said his electrical signal could verify his movements.
• Qin Siyang pointed out that there were no signs of the fight Wu Yu described, and Wu Yu insisted it had happened before asking whether Lu Daoxing had brought the Lie Detector.

Lu Daoxing built a God-Hunting Artifact lie detector, but both Wu Yu and Hao Liang passed questions about the attack and their ties to the Reincarnation Church and the [Deceiver] group. Zhang Kuang realized the attacker had made a breakthrough connected to Guo Jiuxiao, and Hao Liang finally admitted he had nearly escaped detection.

• Lu Daoxing dismantled several God-Hunting Artifacts to build a bird-shaped lie detector after Qin Siyang offered Vine Heart.
• Li Tianming, Zhao Longfei, Wu Yu, and Hao Liang tested true on statements about the mole, the attack, and the Reincarnation Church and the [Deceiver] group.
• Zhang Kuang suspected neither group was behind the trouble and asked Wu Yu and Hao Liang to state their names like he had.
• Li Tianming asked Wu Yu and Hao Liang to state their names, and both answers registered as true.
• Hao Liang sighed and admitted he had almost gotten away with it.

Guo Jiuxiao revealed that he had been controlling Hao Liang and confronted Li Tianming, claiming his research was complete and that Li could no longer threaten him. The exchange ended with Li questioning whether Guo could be sure his own research would not soon make a breakthrough.

• Guo Jiuxiao revealed himself through Hao Liang and explained that he had chosen Hao Liang because he knew him well enough to impersonate him.
• Guo Jiuxiao credited Zhao Longfei’s investigation with exposing him and tried to recruit Zhao, but Zhao declined to commit without learning more.
• Guo Jiuxiao told Li Tianming that his research was finished and his old information was no threat, while denying that he had intended to kill everyone.
• Guo Jiuxiao praised Qin Siyang’s teleportation skill and asked whether he would share it, making Qin wary.
• Guo Jiuxiao challenged Li Tianming about his stalled research with Zhang Kuang and claimed he could threaten Li, who asked how Guo knew his research would not soon advance.

Guo Jiuxiao claimed Li Tianming could not overcome his research bottleneck because the materials for a custom adaptive God-Hunting Artifact were too rare to obtain. Qin Siyang realized he had every item Guo Jiuxiao listed and wondered whether he was Li Tianming’s fated one.

• Qin Siyang challenged Guo Jiuxiao’s claim of superiority, arguing that his recent breakthrough explained why he had only now dared to move against Li Tianming.
• Qin Siyang quickly backed down when Guo Jiuxiao showed murderous intent, then urged him to focus on Li Tianming instead.
• Guo Jiuxiao listed the rare materials Li Tianming needed to build a custom adaptive God-Hunting Artifact and argued that Li Tianming could not gather them or catch up.
• Qin Siyang recognized that he had all the materials Guo Jiuxiao named and wondered if he was Li Tianming’s fated one.

Zhao Longfei confronted Hao Liang for threatening Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang, then asserted his influence over the Safe Zone and warned Hao Liang to stay in his place. The chapter ended with Qin Siyang wondering whether Zhao Sifang’s mother had betrayed Zhao Longfei too.

• Hao Liang tried to recruit Chang Tianxiong, Zhang Kuang, Lu Daoxing, and Wu Yu, but they rejected him.
• Zhao Longfei rebuked Hao Liang for targeting Nanrong University’s people and argued that Hao Liang lacked the influence to act arrogantly inside the Safe Zone.
• Zhao Longfei cited the Crouching Dragon Society’s disappearance after it tried to assassinate Lister at Nanrong University as proof of his power.
• Zhao Longfei asked Li Tianming how Hao Liang had managed to outmaneuver him, and Li Tianming said someone had betrayed him.
• Zhao Longfei guessed that Li Tianming’s wife had sold him out, prompting Qin Siyang to wonder whether Zhao Sifang’s mother had done the same.

Zhao Longfei allowed Guo Jiuxiao, controlling Hao Liang, to leave after Li Tianming could not risk killing Hao Liang with him. Hao Liang’s Soul-Repelling Potion disrupted Guo Jiuxiao’s control, but Wu Yu severed Hao Liang’s hand to stop him from stabbing himself.

• Zhao Longfei persuaded Hao Liang to end the confrontation and leave, and Li Tianming demanded that Guo Jiuxiao leave Hao Liang behind.
• Guo Jiuxiao insisted he was Hao Liang and threatened to kill himself if the others tried to capture him, so Li Tianming let him go to spare Hao Liang’s life.
• Hao Liang drank a potion that he revealed was a Soul-Repelling Potion designed to drive Guo Jiuxiao out of him.
• Guo Jiuxiao and Hao Liang struggled for control as Hao Liang tried to stab himself, and he called on Wu Yu for help.
• Wu Yu cut off Hao Liang’s dagger-wielding hand, claiming he was protecting him.

Hao Liang explained how Guo Jiuxiao and two black-robed people captured and possessed him, clearing up why he had seemed to betray the group. He revealed that he had developed a soul-expelling potion to defend himself against Guo Jiuxiao, though he did not understand the skill behind the possession.

• Hao Liang reattached his severed hand with a restoration potion, but Wu Yu and the others still suspected he might be the mole.
• Hao Liang used Lu Daoxing's Lie Detector to recount his trip to buy cheap liquor, while Lu Daoxing's claims about his marriage were repeatedly exposed as lies.
• Hao Liang said Guo Jiuxiao and two black-robed people trapped him in a mirror-like world that suppressed his skills and prevented him from using potions.
• Hao Liang said Guo Jiuxiao drew symbols that erased his senses and sent him into a void, after which Guo Jiuxiao possessed him and impersonated him.
• Hao Liang explained that he had developed a soul-expelling potion to counter Guo Jiuxiao's possession skill without understanding how the skill worked.

Hao Liang explained how he tricked Guo Jiuxiao’s possession attempt, and the group discovered Qin Siyang had bound a valuable titan reed fragment to himself. Qin Siyang concealed the rest of his wealth by claiming the fragment came from a Thunder Snow Wolf, while his locked Storage Box kept its contents out of the professors’ reach.

• Hao Liang described how he planted soul-expelling potions among identical bottles and gambled that Guo Jiuxiao would drink one while possessing him.
• Li Tianming and the others discussed why Guo Jiuxiao had targeted Hao Liang, then realized Qin Siyang was urinating nearby and spotted a red fragment on the ground.
• Hao Liang confirmed that the fragment was a valuable inner leaf of titan reed, and Qin Siyang admitted he had bound it to himself by urinating on it.
• Qin Siyang claimed he had found the titan reed inside a Thunder Snow Wolf he killed, and the Lie Detector confirmed his statements as true.
• Li Tianming demanded to see Qin Siyang’s Storage Box, but Lu Daoxing said only Qin Siyang could open its Special Lock.

Qin Siyang divided the Titan Reed among the professors and rescuers, then announced that he would trade the Thunder Snow Wolf and an unbound Titan Reed fragment for points. Zhao Longfei realized the publicly posted Special Admission agreement had left Qin Siyang under pressure to rank first, and the chapter ended with Zhao overwhelmed by the consequences of his own restriction.

• Li Tianming lamented that Lu Daoxing had put a Special Lock on Qin Siyang’s Storage Box, while Chang Tianxiong asked whether Qin Siyang had found living Titan Reed.
• Qin Siyang divided the Titan Reed into ten shares for his rescuers, Chen Fenghe, and himself, but told Zhao Longfei that his share was for him alone.
• Qin Siyang offered Li Tianming the Thunder Snow Wolf’s fur, fangs, and claws, saying he would trade its bones and meat, along with an unbound Titan Reed fragment, for points.
• Qin Siyang explained that students had seen the Special Admission agreement on the Forum and expected him to rank first in God-Hunting and Research Points to earn his promised privilege.
• Zhao Longfei offered to remove the restriction, but Qin Siyang refused, and Zhao stood speechless as the others confronted him about the agreement.

Zhao Longfei regretted using public opinion to pressure Qin Siyang, whose achievements had made the points requirement attainable and cost the university valuable materials. As Qin Siyang prepared contracts for the titan reed fragments, he teased the professors and asked Zhao Longfei if he regretted his decision.

• Zhao Longfei recalled how he had leaked Qin Siyang's Special Admission agreement and promoted him online to discourage him from claiming his custom privilege.
• Qin Siyang's latest expedition brought him a Thunder Snow Wolf and titan reed, earning him a large number of god-hunting points and leaving Zhao Longfei lamenting the university's lost materials.
• Qin Siyang said he wanted to return to the Safe Zone and began dividing the titan reed fragments for sharing contracts.
• Qin Siyang teased Li Tianming while helping him share the contract, then reassured Zhang Kuang that he could turn his back.
• Qin Siyang asked Zhao Longfei whether he regretted his decision, and Zhao Longfei denied knowing what he meant.

On the way back to the Safe Zone, Qin Siyang learned that Zhao Longfei had only threatened Guo Jiuxiao to protect Li Tianming, since openly attacking Guo would be costly. Li Tianming explained the rare materials blocking his research, and Qin Siyang volunteered to find them, though Li doubted he could manage even a safe return.

• The group headed back to the Safe Zone after dividing the Titan Reed fragment, while Lu Daoxing collected the slain Counterfeits.
• Qin Siyang asked Zhao Longfei why he would not kill Guo Jiuxiao, and Zhao explained that Guo had powerful backers and attacking him would invite retaliation from the Three Major Merchants' Associations.
• Li Tianming listed the scarce materials needed for his research, including several god remains, a whole Titan Reed inner leaf, a crimson crystal, and yellow-silver star ore.
• Li Tianming explained that yellow-silver star ore was an underground mutant ore, and that Professor Zhong Dingming at Western Glory University had the only known piece in the Safe Zone.
• Qin Siyang told Li Tianming to focus on finding yellow-silver star ore and promised to handle the other materials, but Li doubted Qin could return safely without navigation or an escort.

The group returned to Safe Zone No. 213, where Qin Siyang and Li Tianming argued over borrowed Armor and the Thunder Snow Wolf’s remains. Qin Siyang agreed to provide research materials in exchange for second authorship, while Li Tianming learned that his unauthorized trip outside the Safe Zone could make future outings harder.

• Qin Siyang cried with relief when the group reached Safe Zone No. 213, while Zhao Longfei worried that the fan club was putting too much pressure on him.
• Li Tianming demanded his Reflective Black Armor back, but Qin Siyang refused until Li Tianming arranged for Thunder Snow Wolf claws and fur to go to Lu Daoxing in return for new tier-four Armor.
• Li Tianming and Zhao Longfei received messages from people concerned about their trip, and Zhao Longfei warned that leaving without permission would make future trips more difficult.
• Li Tianming asked Chang Tianxiong to teach Qin Siyang how to navigate outside the Safe Zone, and Chang Tianxiong agreed to look into better navigation methods with his brother.
• Qin Siyang told Chang Tianxiong that the Thunder Snow Wolf could shoot lightning from its mouth and offered its mouth and throat for research.
• Chang Tianxiong promised Qin Siyang second authorship if he and his brother published a paper using the discovery and materials.

Qin Siyang distributed the Thunder Snow Wolf materials, gave Chang Tianxiang a titan reed leaf fragment, and negotiated with Tang Wangong over trading rare materials for points. Tang agreed to travel to Area No. 9 to meet him, while Qin Siyang prepared to weigh the remaining wolf carcass.

• Qin Siyang had Wu Yu check his hotel room for surveillance devices before cutting up the Thunder Snow Wolf and distributing its materials.
• Qin Siyang gave Chang Tianxiang a titan reed leaf fragment, and Chang promised to improve his navigation program.
• Qin Siyang left the Crimson Crystal negotiations to the others and called Tang Wangong about trading titan reed fragments and the Thunder Snow Wolf carcass.
• Tang Wangong initially offered low prices, but Qin Siyang ended the call and refused to bring the materials to the Administration Department.
• Tang apologized and agreed to meet Qin Siyang in Area No. 9, where he could also attend the upcoming Crimson Crystal meeting.
• Qin Siyang planned to weigh the remaining Thunder Snow Wolf carcass, but an unfamiliar number called him.

Qin Siyang rejected a caller claiming to be Chu Baxing, who offered him points in exchange for rare materials. The call ended with Qin Siyang suspecting the caller could listen in on other people’s conversations.

• Qin Siyang answered a call from a man who introduced himself as Chu Baxing, Nanrong University's top Special Admission student in God-Hunting Points and Research Points.
• Chu Baxing offered to let Qin Siyang take first place, but Qin Siyang refused and insisted he could earn the top ranking himself.
• Chu Baxing offered eighty thousand points in exchange for Qin Siyang's Thunder Snow Wolf and a fragment of a titan's inner leaf, revealing he knew about Qin Siyang's possessions.
• Qin Siyang wondered who had leaked the information about his materials and asked Chu Baxing whether he could listen in on other people's calls.

Qin Siyang discovered that the caller offering him terms was Chu Xiaoang, Chu Baxing’s father, and proposed meeting him and Tang Wangong together. Tang Wangong decided to compete with Chu Xiaoang for Qin Siyang’s materials and called Secretary-General Gu for help.

• Qin Siyang realized the caller was not Chu Baxing and learned he was speaking with Chu Xiaoang, who was negotiating on his son’s behalf.
• Qin Siyang declined to accept Chu Xiaoang’s terms over the phone and requested an open meeting with him and Tang Wangong.
• Chu Xiaoang agreed to meet Qin Siyang during the upcoming Crimson Crystal meeting, and Qin Siyang told Tang Wangong about the call.
• Tang Wangong suspected Chu Xiaoang needed Titan Reed’s inner-leaf fragments but decided his department could not afford to give up the chance to obtain them.
• Tang Wangong called Secretary-General Gu to discuss how to compete with Chu Xiaoang for Qin Siyang’s materials.

Chu Xiaoang scolded his son Chu Baxing for dismissing Qin Siyang and failing to build useful connections, then decided to bring him to negotiate for Titan Reed inner-leaf fragments to save Zheng Mubian. The chapter ended with Chu Xiaoang calling Secretary-General Gu to discuss the matter.

• Chu Xiaoang learned that Gu Weiyang had called about Qin Siyang handing materials over to the Administration Bureau, and blamed Qin Siyang for moving too quickly.
• Chu Baxing suggested killing Qin Siyang, but Chu Xiaoang rebuked him for making enemies and compared his attitude unfavorably with Qin Siyang's.
• Chu Xiaoang pointed out that Qin Siyang had secured valuable research materials and helped the Zhao Family advance its plans, while Chu Baxing had contributed little to the legion.
• Chu Xiaoang explained that the Titan Reed inner-leaf fragments could save Zheng Mubian, whose family had twice saved members of the Chu family.
• Chu Xiaoang ordered Chu Baxing to accompany him to meet Qin Siyang and accept his terms, warning that he would disown him if he jeopardized the negotiations.
• Chu Xiaoang called Secretary-General Gu.

After learning from Chu Xiaoang that his phone calls were monitored, Qin Siyang asked Chang Tianxiang to make his phone secure and prepared to protect his private information. He left the hotel to buy candy, planning to try an idea.

• Qin Siyang asked Chang Tianxiang and Chang Tianxiong for a phone that could not be tapped, and Zhao Longfei angrily denied monitoring his calls until Lu Daoxing's lie detector exposed that the calls were monitored sometimes.
• Qin Siyang learned that Zhao Longfei had removed listening devices from his living quarters, then handed his phone to Chang Tianxiang to secure.
• Qin Siyang crushed his old memory card and replaced it before giving Chang Tianxiang the phone.
• Li Tianming and Zhao Longfei advised Qin Siyang to agree to Chu Xiaoang's reasonable terms if he came to ask for the Titan Reed.
• Qin Siyang went to a candy store, picked up a wrapped sweet, and murmured that his idea should work.

Qin Siyang received a modified phone and prepared to meet Tang Wangong and Chu Xiaoang in the Black Market conference room. After the meeting began, Chu Xiaoang introduced his son Chu Baxing, who was ranked first among Nanrong University's Special Admission candidates and kept staring at Qin Siyang.

• Zhao Longfei arranged a private conference room at the Black Market and removed its surveillance devices for Tang Wangong and Chu Xiaoang's discussion with Qin Siyang.
• Chang Tianxiong gave Qin Siyang a phone with anti-wiretapping protection and an updated Navigation System that used magnetic fields.
• Qin Siyang offered to share rare creature remains and Titan Reed with Chang Tianxiong if he found them, but Chang Tianxiong did not think he could obtain them.
• After delaying the meeting, Qin Siyang arrived at the Black Market and called the flirtatious supervisor Auntie, ending her advances.
• Tang Wangong and Chu Xiaoang met Qin Siyang, and Chu Xiaoang introduced his son Chu Baxing, who stared at Qin Siyang as they greeted each other.

Qin Siyang negotiated with Tang Wangong and Chu Xiaoang over Thunder Snow Wolf remains and titan reed inner leaf fragments, pushing the Administration Department to offer far more than its listed price. Tang agreed to buy the remains and hide, but Qin Siyang refused to sell the valuable fangs and claws.

• Qin Siyang presented nearly ten thousand jin of Thunder Snow Wolf remains and less than one square meter of titan reed inner leaf fragments for trade.
• Tang Wangong offered Qin Siyang one point per jin for the remains, but Qin rejected the price as unreasonable.
• Qin Siyang asked Chu Xiaoang what the Military would pay, and Chu Xiaoang named two points per jin, helping raise the bidding price.
• Tang Wangong matched Chu Xiaoang's offer and agreed to buy the fangs, claws, and hide, but Qin Siyang refused to include the fangs and claws.
• Qin Siyang offered the hide at four points per jin, leaving Tang Wangong angry at the sharply increased cost and missing materials.