Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang freed Qian Wendao's nephew and researched the sequences of several people he knew on [Godslayer Camp]. Still homeless and worried about Olof, he planned to go to school the next day and assumed his principal already knew he had awakened a sequence.

• Qin Siyang let Qian Wendao's nephew speak with his uncle, then freed him after Qian Wendao agreed to let him go.
• Qin Siyang returned to find his house burned down, so he went back to Wang Defa's warehouse and changed his [Godslayer Camp] password.
• Qin Siyang looked up Zhou Xing, Roylena, and Qian Wendao's sequence information and found Olof's [Libra] skills classified.
• Qin Siyang tried to join a [Libra] public officials' discussion group but could not answer its ID verification question.
• Qin Siyang worried that he would eventually have to face Olof to register his sequence, then planned to go to school and make use of his awakened status.

Qin Siyang returned to school after awakening his Sequence Ability and found the principal and teachers eager to flatter him. He struck the grade director and rejected Li Jingwen’s attempt to reconcile, ending by warning her that her uncle in the underworld might object.

• Qin Siyang arrived at school to find Principal Li Tianming welcoming him beneath a congratulatory banner.
• The grade director tried to flatter Qin Siyang, who struck him in the face with his lunch box for having mistreated him before.
• Qin Siyang entered his classroom and watched the starry sky before noticing Li Jingwen approaching him.
• Li Jingwen apologized, asked to start over, and claimed she would cut ties with Zhou Yang.
• Qin Siyang took Li Jingwen’s hand and warned her that her uncle in the underworld might object.

Qin Siyang frightened Li Jingwen after revealing that he knew she had once treated their relationship as a test, then went to the cafeteria for breakfast and violently rebuffed teachers seeking his favor. He left the cafeteria with three breakfasts and prepared to give the teachers a message for the principal.

• Li Jingwen panicked over the possibility that Qin Siyang had secretly awakened his ability long ago and killed Kun Chenglong, then fled when her friends urged her to pursue him.
• Qin Siyang went to the cafeteria, where the teachers watched him fearfully after hearing that he had knocked the year director unconscious.
• Qin Siyang dismissed his homeroom teacher and struck him in the head with a food tray when he kept trying to ingratiate himself.
• Qin Siyang asked the cafeteria worker to pack three breakfasts, reassured her that he remembered her kindness, and addressed the teachers with a message for the principal.

Qin Siyang used his newfound power to force Ju'an School’s teachers to accept his nomination of Auntie Zhang as Director of Moral Education. He then brought breakfast to Wen Shu and Teacher Zhu in the Library, where Wen Shu defended his assault on Liu Qiangzhong.

• Qin Siyang told the cafeteria teachers that the Director of Moral Education had failed to teach good character and pressured him to resign.
• Qin Siyang nominated Auntie Zhang for the vacant position, and the teachers agreed to pass his demand to the Principal and support it.
• Qin Siyang told Auntie Zhang he had nominated her because she had a conscience, then left with three boxed meals.
• Qin Siyang offered breakfast to Wen Shu and Teacher Zhu in the Library, but both said they had already eaten.
• Teacher Zhu questioned why Qin Siyang had hit Liu Qiangzhong, and Wen Shu said the assault seemed like something a good student would do.

Wen Shu and Qin Siyang encouraged Teacher Zhu to stop overworking and shared the staff cafeteria’s breakfast with him. The conversation turned serious when Teacher Zhu revealed he had intermediate-stage stomach cancer, and Qin Siyang and Wen Shu urged him to take a job in education so he could help students.

• Wen Shu told Teacher Zhu that most of the school’s teachers had only helped her once she became a promising student.
• Qin Siyang shared staff-counter breakfast with Wen Shu and Teacher Zhu, and Wen Shu said Zhao Liwen had apologized and stopped coming to the Library.
• Teacher Zhu admitted he had intermediate-stage stomach cancer and could not afford treatment at a hospital equipped to operate.
• Qin Siyang offered to secure Teacher Zhu an education post, and Wen Shu argued that he could improve education about the apocalypse and sequences.

Qin Siyang hoped to help Teacher Zhu, who had cancer, and learned from Section Chief Qian that treating an ordinary person would require money from hunting Gods or access to a rare Healer. After dismissing the girls who crowded around him in the Library, he left determined to find a way to help Teacher Zhu.

• Teacher Zhu brushed off Qin Siyang and Wen Shu's praise and said her illness could not be treated, while Qin Siyang resolved to look into her options.
• A crowd of girls pursued Qin Siyang in the Library after Wen Shu left, but he ordered them away and they quickly retreated.
• Qin Siyang praised Wen Shu's manners, told Teacher Zhu he would return after school, and left the Library.
• Qin Siyang called Section Chief Qian and asked how he could afford cancer treatment for an ordinary person.
• Section Chief Qian explained that Qin Siyang could hunt Gods for money or find a rare Healer, and Qin Siyang said Teacher Zhu had looked after him.

Qin Siyang visited Principal Li’s office to learn about the Sequence Ability User Assessment and discovered that God-Hunting Points could substitute for an assessment score when applying to universities. Excited by the possibility of earning admission to a top university through hunting Gods, he considered using his [God Eater] ability to gain points.

• Qian Wendao told Qin Siyang that God-Hunting Points could help him attract university offers and receive benefits as a student.
• Qian Wendao ordered Tang to kill the ordinary people who had caused trouble in front of the Bureau Chief, then lamented that he could never be a good person.
• Qin Siyang went to Principal Li’s office to use the school computer and pressured Li Tianming into letting him browse the internet.
• Qin Siyang read that Sequence Ability Users applied to universities through a separate assessment and that special Sequences received the highest evaluations.
• Qin Siyang learned that God-Hunting Points could replace an assessment score and draw university offers, which excited him about his chances of entering a top university.

Qin Siyang researched Sequence Universities, God-hunting rewards, and team invitations before discovering that principal Li Tianming was a Sequence User with a troubling past. The chapter ended with Qin Siyang reading Li Tianming’s profile, which said his negligence had caused dozens of deaths.

• Qin Siyang read about the benefits of top Sequence Universities and decided to aim for one.
• Qin Siyang studied the God-hunting reward system and questioned a rule that could let teammates claim compensation after a hunter died without family.
• Qin Siyang received invitations from 157 God-Hunting Teams but could not find public advice on choosing among them.
• Qin Siyang opened Li Tianming’s chat, found numerous categorized intimate videos, and searched for Li Tianming’s Sequence profile.
• Qin Siyang discovered that Li Tianming had the Shaman Sequence and had been transferred from the Education Bureau after his negligence caused dozens of deaths in Area No. 14121.

Qin Siyang discovered that Principal Li Tianming had a violent past and an apparently compromising chat history, but Li caught him snooping and used his Sequence skills to keep him in the office. Li revealed that he was a level-three Sequence Ability User, leaving Qin Siyang stunned by how quickly he had risen.

• Qin Siyang read information about Li Tianming’s past, then tried to leave before the principal returned.
• Li Tianming noticed Qin Siyang had read and re-marked [Tingting]’s messages, and told him to sit down for a conversation.
• When Qin Siyang tried to leave, Li Tianming restrained him with [Earth Bind] and admitted he had used a Sequence skill inside the Safe Zone.
• Li Tianming summoned two ravens to shut the office door and used [Primordial Totem] to strengthen Qin Siyang.
• Li Tianming revealed that [Lesser Beast-Spirit Summoning] was a level-three skill, and Qin Siyang realized the principal had advanced at extraordinary speed.

Qin Siyang resisted Li Tianming’s attempt to recruit him, so Li offered to help with god-hunting missions and college instead. Li asked Qin to find a [Deceiver] who might have framed him for murder, but Qin questioned why anyone would target Li.

• Li Tianming suggested Qin Siyang might have registered the wrong sequence, while Qin warned him not to spread rumors.
• Qin refused to help Li clear his name, and Li removed his mask and released the restraints around Qin’s feet.
• Li offered to help Qin with god-hunting missions and college applications in exchange for help finding a [Deceiver].
• Li explained that a [Deceiver] might have impersonated a [Shaman] and framed him for murder, and that he could not investigate because the United Government had revoked his privileges.
• Qin asked Li why anyone would frame him.

Qin Siyang agreed to help Li Tianming find someone with the [Deceiver] sequence in exchange for help hunting gods and getting into university. Li Tianming advised him to form a one-man God-Hunting Team and offered to accompany him, but Qin Siyang worried that outside help would be detected as points fraud.

• Qin Siyang inferred that Li Tianming needed an unconnected newcomer to help him and agreed to find someone with the [Deceiver] sequence.
• Qin Siyang asked Li Tianming how to choose a God-Hunting Team without risking being betrayed for an orphan's death benefit.
• Li Tianming explained that teammates might abandon Qin Siyang when rescuing him was dangerous or fruitless.
• Li Tianming recommended that Qin Siyang form a one-man team to take responsibility for his own safety and earn double points.
• Li Tianming offered to accompany Qin Siyang outside the safe zone, and Qin Siyang questioned whether the United Government would detect the assistance as points fraud.

Qin Siyang arranged for Principal Li Tianming to act as his [Insurance Provider] while he hunted gods solo, then went to the Sequence Ability Management Bureau to collect his equipment and Sequence Potion. Qian Wendao was surprised to learn Qin Siyang had secured an Insurance Provider and wondered whether he should invest in the boy’s future.

• Li Tianming explained the Bureau’s safeguards for solo hunts and agreed to protect Qin Siyang outside the safe zone as an [Insurance Provider] in exchange for half the money he earned.
• Qin Siyang agreed to start hunting gods the next day with Li Tianming, who offered to pay his bus fare to Safe Zone Exit No. 38324.
• Li Tianming told Qin Siyang to collect his cold-protection suit, sequence blade, and first Sequence Potion from the Sequence Ability Management Bureau.
• Qin Siyang met Qian Wendao at the Bureau and collected an orange-and-white cold-protection suit, a God-Hunting Dagger, and a bottle of Sequence Potion.
• Qian Wendao questioned Qin Siyang about hunting gods, learned he had found an [Insurance Provider], and privately considered whether to bet on Qin Siyang’s rise.

Qin Siyang learned that Sandworm Servants were swarming near Safe Zone Exit No. 38324 and prepared to hunt them. Qian Wendao gave him a Sandworm Scale to help locate the creatures, while Qin Siyang left to gather his equipment and begin the hunt.

• Qian Wendao questioned Qin Siyang about hunting at Safe Zone Exit No. 38324, where Large Gods had appeared, and told him that Sandworm Servants had recently gathered there.
• Qin Siyang realized the Sandworm Servants were drawn to a Large Sandworm and saw the swarm as an opportunity to strengthen himself by devouring gods.
• Qian Wendao gave Qin Siyang a black glass bottle containing a Sandworm Scale, which could attract Sandworm Servants when opened in a deserted place.
• Qian Wendao warned Qin Siyang that people outside the safe zone often killed rivals to avoid sharing easy prey, and Qin Siyang reassured him of his character.
• Qin Siyang thanked Qian Wendao, packed his cold-weather suit, God-Hunting Dagger, Sequence Potion, and the Sandworm Scale, then left to prepare for his hunt.

Qin Siyang bought supplies for god hunting and narrowly avoided killing two supermarket owners after mistaking their drawer for a cocked pistol. He prepared to hunt gods with the principal at Safe Zone Exit 38324, then set out the next morning in his cold-weather suit and Sequence-user backpack.

• Qin Siyang spent two hundred copper coins on a backpack and compressed instant food at a supermarket.
• Qin Siyang activated [Violence] and seized the two shopkeepers when he heard what sounded like a pistol being cocked, then realized the noise had come from a drawer.
• Qin Siyang took extra food as compensation, while the shopkeepers revealed that they used the drawer to trick and rob customers.
• Qin Siyang packed his black glass bottles and God-Hunting Dagger, decided to save his Sequence Potions for a possible sale, and planned to hunt gods with the principal at Safe Zone Exit 38324.
• Qin Siyang woke early, put on his cold-weather suit, shouldered his backpack, and left as passersby watched him with respect, envy, and jealousy.

Qin Siyang and Li Tianming left Safe Zone 38324 to hunt masterless Sandworm Servants, and Qin Siyang lured one toward them with a sandworm scale. The chapter ended as a strange, many-legged creature lunged at Qin Siyang.

• Qin Siyang persuaded Li Tianming to openly join him in hunting gods, revealing to the school that Li Tianming was a sequence ability user.
• Qin Siyang and Li Tianming rode a bus to the exit of Safe Zone 38324, where Qin Siyang explained that masterless Sandworm Servants had appeared nearby.
• Qin Siyang led Li Tianming away from the crowds and opened a bottle containing a sandworm scale to attract the creatures.
• After they waited for more than half an hour, Li Tianming warned Qin Siyang that a creature was approaching and moved away to leave him to fight alone.
• A dark creature with many long legs and a body like a mutated cockroach leaped at Qin Siyang.

Qin Siyang hunted a Mutated Scythe Beetle without using [Violence] and defeated it by exploiting the moment its eye-mounted scythes left it blind. Afterward, he learned that valuable information about the Sandworm Servant was kept secret and asked Li Tianming how to prove the kill.

• Qin Siyang tried to attack the Mutated Scythe Beetle from above, but it turned its head around and revealed its three-hundred-and-sixty-degree vision.
• Li Tianming identified the creature as a Mutated Scythe Beetle and prepared to intervene as it attacked Qin Siyang with scythes emerging from its eyes.
• Qin Siyang realized the scythes left the beetle blind, then drove his demon-hunting dagger into its head and killed it.
• Li Tianming congratulated Qin Siyang and explained that information about the beetle was not publicly shared because it was dangerous and valuable.
• Qin Siyang joked that he would keep the information secret too, then asked Li Tianming which part of the beetle he should cut off as proof of the kill.

Qin Siyang learned how to claim god-hunting points from the Mutated Scythe Beetle’s armor plate, then secretly consumed much of its remains to grow stronger. When more Sandworm Servants approached, he spotted a Long-legged Worm and prepared to hunt it.

• Li Tianming showed Qin Siyang how to cut off the Mutated Scythe Beetle’s round armor plate as proof of his kill and explained that its markings were worth six god-hunting points.
• Qin Siyang stored the plate, then secretly ate the beetle’s leg meat and sucked energy-rich fluid from its corpse.
• Qin Siyang hid the hollowed corpse, noticed his strength and eyesight had improved, and returned to his combat stance when he heard approaching Sandworm Servants.
• Qin Siyang spotted a Long-legged Worm approaching and eagerly prepared to hunt it.

Qin Siyang slaughtered a swarm of Long-legged Worms and advanced to Sequence Level 3, gaining three new skills. He discovered that Dueling Medal could permanently double all his capabilities after killing a god, leaving him stunned by his new power.

• Qin Siyang used a Sandworm Scale to lure hundreds of Long-legged Worms while Li Tianming watched with envy.
• Qin Siyang found that he could kill the worms by stomping them with his bare skin, then abandoned his dagger and crushed them underfoot.
• Qin Siyang stomped through the swarm and drank the worms’ red juice, which his new Blood Drink skill allowed him to digest.
• Qin Siyang advanced to Level 3, Crimson Knight, and gained Blood Drink, Violence, and Dueling Medal.
• Qin Siyang realized Dueling Medal would permanently increase all his current capabilities by 100% after he killed a god.

Qin Siyang used the [Dueling Medal] with [Violence] to boost his abilities, then harvested an enormous haul of Long-legged Worm remains. He prepared to return to the safe zone, unaware that Li Tianming planned to exploit his wealth.

• Qin Siyang rejected hunting gods deep beyond the safe zone and decided to use the [Dueling Medal] despite its one-year cooldown.
• Qin Siyang activated [Violence] and the [Dueling Medal], then stomped Long-legged Worms with overwhelming strength.
• Li Tianming briefly suspected Qin Siyang was sequence level five, but dismissed the thought after his senses sharpened in the cold wind.
• Qin Siyang realized the medal left his strength and agility about four times their original level after [Violence] ended, and hid his enhanced speed from Li Tianming.
• Qin Siyang killed the remaining Long-legged Worms and harvested their disc carapaces while Li Tianming calculated that his haul was worth over a thousand God-Hunting Points.
• Qin Siyang packed the remains and prepared to return to the safe zone as Li Tianming resolved to fleece him.

Qin Siyang and Li Tianming returned to the safe zone after a successful hunt, where Qin overheard God-Hunting Teams complaining that rumors of Sandworm Servants had lured them to an empty exit. While Sequence Ability Users argued over their rankings, Li Tianming explained how god-hunting points determined status and privileges, leaving Qin eager to hear more about one particular privilege.

• Qin Siyang and Li Tianming walked back to the safe zone as other God-Hunting Teams lamented their poor hauls and the absence of Sandworm Servants.
• Qin Siyang listened with satisfaction while teams in line compared their points, and he heard John claim fifth place at Safe Zone Exit No. 38324 and a ranking near nine hundred and fifty thousandth overall.
• Sun Juhong mocked John over their nearby point totals and rankings, provoking John before he turned away in anger.
• Qin Siyang asked Li Tianming why Sequence Ability Users cared about god-hunting points, and Li Tianming explained that points represented strength and granted lifelong status and privileges.
• When Li Tianming mentioned a nightclub girl as an example of those privileges, Qin Siyang urged him to explain more.