Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang kept attacking Yu Yongyou’s defenses, breaking a shield nearly as strong as Tier Four gear and then punching through a genuine Tier Four shield after three kicks. Yu Yongyou surrendered, but Qin Siyang could not hear him and launched another attack.

• Qin Siyang’s potion made his body glow but did not restore his hearing, while his speed let him evade Yu Yongyou’s [Desire Green Bead].
• Qin Siyang shattered Yu Yongyou’s [Golden Bell Shield] with one kick, prompting Yu Yongyou to offer a Blackwater Mine for the potion formula.
• Qin Siyang broke through Professor Ma Shi’s Tier Four shield after three kicks, shocking Yu Yongyou and the spectators.
• Qin Siyang told Yu Yongyou to surrender, and Yu Yongyou agreed after admitting he could not win.
• Qin Siyang mistook Yu Yongyou’s surrender for continued negotiation and kicked another shield.

Qin Siyang defeated Yu Yongyou in the arena, then learned that Yu Yongyou did not blame him for his father's death or the chaos in the Yu Family. Yu Yongyou paid Qin Siyang for information about who caused the family's unrest, and Qin Siyang named Guo Jiuxiao.

• Yu Yongyou surrendered after Qin Siyang battered his artifacts, and Qin Siyang won their match.
• Qin Siyang and Yu Yongyou argued about their differences in wealth and strength, then discussed Yu Yongyou's father's death and the Yu Family's troubles.
• Yu Yongyou clarified that he had only repeated other family members' accusations and confirmed that Qin Siyang had no part in the killings or mine unrest.
• Yu Yongyou offered Qin Siyang shares in the Yu Family's blackwater mine for information about who caused the unrest.
• Qin Siyang named Guo Jiuxiao, and Yu Yongyou agreed.

Qin Siyang took Yu Yongyou’s money and accused Guo Jiuxiao of using rewritten memories to provoke the Yu and Huan families’ mine riot. He returned to the Southern Glory spectator seats to rest, while Yu Yongyou left without making plans to retaliate.

• Qin Siyang activated double [Origin Violence], took Yu Yongyou’s prepared contract, and accepted the promised share of profits.
• Qin Siyang told Yu Yongyou that Guo Jiuxiao had rewritten Duan Chongfang’s memories and likely did the same to people who instigated the mine riot.
• Yu Yongyou said the United Government was investigating the case and that the Yu Family lacked the strength to retaliate against Guo Jiuxiao.
• Qin Siyang ended the conversation and returned to the Southern Glory spectator seats to rest before his fight with Guan Jingyue.
• Hu Chan asked what Qin Siyang had discussed with Yu Yongyou, and Qin Siyang joked that he had listened to a dog bark and earned spending money.

After resting, Qin Siyang faced Guan Jingyue in the final match, with the Championship Tournament tied between Southern Glory and Western Glory. Qin Siyang recognized Guan Jingyue as a formidable opponent, but Guan Jingyue kept his methods and equipment hidden.

• Qin Siyang rested to recover from using double Origin Violence while Southern Glory and Western Glory waited anxiously for the deciding match.
• Chu Xiaoang, Wei Rulai, and Qin Yingguang discussed Qin Siyang’s victory over Yu Yongyou and whether Guan Jingyue could sweep the opposing team.
• Gu Weiyang doubted Qin Siyang could defeat Guan Jingyue but thought Qin Siyang might still contend for [Five Good Student].
• Xiao Zhigang and Choi Chan-hoon worried that Qin Siyang’s growing success could disrupt their plans, though Choi remained sure Qin Siyang would die that night.
• Qin Siyang met Guan Jingyue in the arena and questioned why he wore only armor; Guan Jingyue said he would not reveal his offensive and defensive methods in advance.
• Qin Siyang assessed Guan Jingyue as a formidable opponent.

Qin Siyang tested himself against Guan Jingyue’s extraordinary defensive Tool but could not break through its liquid shield. Guan Jingyue finally launched an attack, and a sudden impact sent Qin Siyang flying.

• Qin Siyang and Guan Jingyue prepared for the match by taking Pharmaceuticals and assembling Tools, respectively.
• Qin Siyang attacked Guan Jingyue, but the liquid shield absorbed his kick and stopped it just short of the helmet.
• Guan Jingyue explained the shield’s increasing resistance and revealed that Qin Siyang had come closer to his visor than anyone except Guan Fuhai.
• Qin Siyang tried another full-strength attack, but the shield stopped him again, and Guan Jingyue said it was his turn.
• Guan Jingyue’s liquid shield fired Water Arrows, which Qin Siyang dodged before a tremendous impact sent him flying.

Qin Siyang realized Guan Jingyue’s tracking Water Arrows came at the cost of the liquid shield’s defense and launched a counterattack. Guan Jingyue restored the shield’s defensive state as Qin Siyang’s halberd came down, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Guan Jingyue’s tracking Water Arrows battered Qin Siyang, denting his Heaven-Splitting Halberd and caving in his armor.
• Qin Siyang charged Guan Jingyue after recognizing that the shield’s offensive power weakened its defense.
• Li Tianming and Zhang Kuang explained Qin Siyang’s strategy to the spectators, while Hu Chan and others mistook Qin Siyang for an expert in God-Hunting Artifacts.
• Guan Jingyue switched the liquid shield back to its defensive state, causing the pursuing Water Arrows to fall as Qin Siyang’s halberd struck toward him.

Qin Siyang used [Feast Kingdom] to repeatedly bypass Guan Jingyue’s liquid shield and batter him with the Heaven-Splitting Halberd. Unable to trust his visor’s predictions any longer, Guan Jingyue switched to manual control, leaving the fight poised for a change.

• Qin Siyang teleported behind Guan Jingyue and landed a blow before the liquid shield could protect his back.
• Qin Siyang repeatedly used [Feast Kingdom] to strike Guan Jingyue wherever the shield was unprotected, keeping him from retaliating.
• Guan Jingyue’s Armor absorbed the blows, but the impacts battered him and left him close to passing out.
• Guan Jingyue realized his visor’s computer could not predict Qin Siyang’s timing and decided to stop relying on it.
• Guan Jingyue ordered his system to switch to manual.

Qin Siyang exploited a weakness in Guan Jingyue’s liquid shield and defeated him in the arena. Guan Jingyue conceded with Qin Siyang’s halberd at his throat.

• Guan Fuhai watched Qin Siyang identify a flaw in Guan Jingyue’s liquid shield and admired his instinct for artifact weaknesses.
• Guan Jingyue tried to predict where Qin Siyang would attack and positioned the liquid shield to cover one of his blind spots.
• Qin Siyang stopped using [Feast Kingdom], broke through the shield, and knocked Guan Jingyue and his Armor to the arena floor.
• Qin Siyang cut open Guan Jingyue’s faceplate and held the Heaven-Splitting Halberd against his throat.
• Guan Jingyue lowered his hand from his Storage Box and conceded.

Qin Siyang defeated Guan Jingyue, giving Nanrong University a 2-1 victory and the tournament championship. After the match, Qin explained how he spotted the gap in Guan Jingyue’s shield, leaving Guan Jingyue questioning whether human judgment could rival a computer.

• The referee announced Guan Jingyue’s concession and declared Qin Siyang and Nanrong University the winners of the final.
• Southern Glory celebrated Qin Siyang’s victory while its members discussed how he had overcome Guan Jingyue’s God-Hunting Artifacts.
• Western Glory’s students argued over their defeats, and Yu Yongyou criticized Guan Jingyue and Xie Daoqing for their poor combat decisions.
• Qin Siyang prepared to leave the arena, but Guan Jingyue asked how he had found the opening in his liquid shield.
• Qin Siyang explained that he noticed the text on Guan Jingyue’s mask had stopped scrolling and inferred that the computer controlling the shield had stopped analyzing.
• Guan Jingyue wondered whether a human brain was inferior to a computer.

After Nanrong University won the championship, Qin Siyang caught a referee trying to send Xiao Zhigang information about the tournament. Zhao Longfei helped him intercept the message and sent Xiao Zhigang an insulting reply, leaving Xiao Zhigang furious.

• Southern Glory members celebrated their championship victory while Chu Xiaoang, Qin Yingguang, and Wei Rulai exchanged barbs.
• Xiao Zhigang and Choi Chan-hoon waited for a message about the matches inside the Championship Arena Room.
• Qin Siyang noticed a referee lingering at the doorway and grabbed his watch before he could finish sending information.
• Zhao Longfei identified the watch as a Morse-code communication device, sent a message with it, and destroyed it.
• Xiao Zhigang read the insulting message Zhao Longfei had sent and glared furiously at Qin Siyang and Zhao Longfei.

Southern Glory celebrated its Championship Tournament victory and received its trophies, while Qin Siyang openly confronted Minister Xiao Zhigang over the unfair schedule and rule changes. Xiao Zhigang blamed Secretary-General Gu Weiyang for approving them, but Qin Siyang drew a distinction between Gu’s motives and Xiao’s, leaving the public dispute unresolved.

• Zhao Longfei led Southern Glory around the arena as Fu Wanli and Ban Dingyuan celebrated the championship while their teammates stayed composed.
• Fu Wanli asked why the others were not celebrating, and Qin Siyang, Chu Baxing, Hu Chan, and Zhao Sifang each explained their reasons.
• Xiao Zhigang presented the team with their gold trophies, and Qin Siyang openly taunted him about Southern Glory winning despite the schedule and rule changes.
• Xiao Zhigang said Secretary-General Gu Weiyang had approved the tournament arrangements, and Qin Siyang challenged him to explain his own reasons for obstructing Southern Glory.
• Xiao Zhigang evaded the question and continued presenting awards as spectators watched the confrontation.

After Nanrong University won the Championship Tournament, Gu Weiyang congratulated Principal Zhao Longfei and met the champions, offering praise and advice to several students. He told Qin Siyang that he believed Qin would soon be able to pursue true fairness.

• Xiao Zhigang left the podium after losing his exchange with Qin Siyang, and Gu Weiyang congratulated Zhao Longfei on Nanrong University's victory.
• Zhao Longfei introduced the champion students to Gu Weiyang, while Western Glory's students watched from the sidelines and Yan Mohui lamented Zone 5's impending chaos.
• Gu Weiyang praised Duan Chongfang, recognized Sally and Fu Wanli, and asked Zhao Sifang about his recovery while warning him to obey the law.
• Gu Weiyang urged Hu Chan to foster cooperation between the World Salvation Church and the Three Harmonies Church, then exchanged greetings with Chu Baxing.
• Gu Weiyang warmly praised Qin Siyang's tournament performance and told him that he would soon be able to pursue true fairness.

After the championship ended, Lü Boming asked Qin Siyang to help him transfer to State No. 12, and Qin Siyang called Governor Kav to arrange it. Kav offered Lü a more promising agriculture office post, and Lü accepted, hoping to work with Kav and Qin Siyang.

• Gu Weiyang praised Nanrong University and its championship team before Qian Wendao declared the tournament concluded.
• Lü Boming approached Qin Siyang and asked him to honor their deal by arranging a transfer to State No. 12.
• Lü Boming revealed that he had secretly kept a set of Tier Four Armor and suspected Hua Weiguang had worn it before his armor was broken.
• Qin Siyang called Governor Kav, who offered to transfer Lü to a supervisory role in State No. 12's agriculture office with the prospect of becoming its director.
• Lü Boming accepted Kav's offer and promised Qin Siyang and Kav he would do his best in the role.

After Southern Glory won the Championship Tournament, Qin Siyang settled Lü Boming’s new agricultural role and remained in Zone 5 as the four families’ influence wavered. Duan Chongfang asked Qin for Tier Four Armor so he could kill him that night, while Qin told Zhao Sifang about his path to godhood, leaving Zhao worried Qin was preparing for something dangerous.

• Kav praised Qin Siyang for Southern Glory’s championship, and Lü Boming pledged to cooperate with Governor Kav in managing State No. 12’s agriculture.
• Qin returned to the Zhao Merchants' Association's Clubhouse, where he and Chu Baxing, Hu Chan, and Zhao Sifang planned to stay in Zone 5 amid the four great families’ impending upheaval.
• Duan Chongfang asked Qin to lend him another piece of Tier Four Armor so he could kill Qin with his bare hands, and told him to await a message and keep their plan secret.
• Qin received a congratulatory text from Wen Shu but did not reply, choosing instead to visit Zhao Sifang.
• Qin used Conversation Shielding to explain his path to godhood to Zhao Sifang, who accepted his account but suspected Qin was about to take a dangerous risk.

Qin Siyang made preparations in case he did not return, then went with Duan Chongfang to a hotel where Duan apparently killed him. Choi Chan-hoon appeared afterward and ordered the body and evidence disposed of.

• Qin Siyang told Zhao Sifang about the path to godhood and entrusted him with Storage Boxes to distribute if Qin did not return.
• Qin Siyang asked Zhao Sifang to pass the path-to-godhood information to several people if necessary, then rested while waiting for Duan Chongfang.
• Duan Chongfang called Qin Siyang and took him to a hotel under the pretense of attending a banquet with Western Glory's top students.
• At the empty hotel, Duan Chongfang struck the back of Qin Siyang's head with an explosion, leaving him motionless with a mangled head.
• Choi Chan-hoon appeared and told Duan Chongfang to dispose of Qin Siyang's body and erase the evidence.

Duan Chongfang confronted Choi Chan-hoon after Qin Siyang’s death, refusing to join the Reincarnation Church despite Choi’s threats. When Choi attacked him with ice and claimed his Sequence Level Seven made him unbeatable, Duan Chongfang shattered the ice and grabbed him by the throat.

• Duan Chongfang stopped Choi Chan-hoon from destroying Qin Siyang’s corpse and argued that the Lie Detector and the shattered Crimson Crystals would expose the death.
• Duan Chongfang demanded that Choi either bring Professor Guo to rewrite his memories or kill him, and Choi instead invited him to join the Reincarnation Church.
• Choi Chan-hoon admitted he belonged to the Reincarnation Church and offered Duan Chongfang a Senior Steward position and resources in exchange for joining.
• Duan Chongfang tried to call Xiao Zhigang, but Choi explained that the signal was blocked and that he was handling the aftermath himself.
• Choi froze and destroyed Qin Siyang’s corpse, then threatened to kill Duan Chongfang when he refused to join the church.
• Duan Chongfang charged Choi, shattered the ice surrounding him, and seized him by the throat.

Duan Chongfang fought Choi Chan-hoon, who survived a fatal attack with a strange starry power, and faced a second sequence level seven enemy. Qin Siyang revealed himself alive to help, and recognized the blue-eyed newcomer as Han Lingye.

• Duan Chongfang crushed Choi Chan-hoon's throat, but Choi regenerated with silvery-white starshine and attacked with icy liquid.
• A blue-eyed young man appeared and joined Choi Chan-hoon, who urged Duan to join the Reincarnation Church instead of fighting them.
• Duan summoned Qin Siyang from the ant in his keychain, shocking Choi and the young man, who had believed Qin was dead.
• Qin explained that Duan had not known Choi would replace Xiao Zhigang, while Choi insisted he had examined Qin's corpse.
• Qin recognized the blue-eyed young man as Han Lingye.

Qin Siyang recognized Han Lingye and learned that Duan Chongfang had secretly worked against Xiao Zhigang to protect Principal Zhao. The chapter left Qin Siyang and Duan Chongfang joining forces to trap Xiao Zhigang.

• Qin Siyang recognized Han Lingye as the man who had protected Pan Youguang after the attempt to frame Wen Shu, and suspected Han Lingye had targeted him because of his closeness to Wen Shu.
• Choi Chan-hoon accused Duan Chongfang of joining Qin Siyang to turn against them, prompting Qin Siyang to recall their conversation on the school bus.
• Duan Chongfang had confessed that Xiao Zhigang recruited him to help kill Qin Siyang, but he agreed in order to bring Xiao down and repay Principal Zhao.
• Duan Chongfang explained that he disliked socializing and intended to repay Principal Zhao so he could leave Southern Glory after graduation without feeling indebted.
• Qin Siyang agreed to set a trap with Duan Chongfang and bring Xiao Zhigang down.

Qin Siyang teamed up with Duan Chongfang to fight Choi Chan-hoon and Han Lingye inside a Spatial Artifact disguised as a hotel. Qin Siyang unleashed his full strength and struck Han Lingye hard enough to deform his cloak, revealing that Qin was also Sequence Level Seven.

• Qin Siyang agreed to cooperate with Duan Chongfang after deciding his explanation was probably true.
• Qin Siyang and Duan Chongfang discovered that Choi Chan-hoon and Han Lingye were both Sequence Level Seven, then split up to fight them.
• Qin Siyang equipped the Frostflame Armor, drank agility and reaction potions, and swallowed a God Remains before charging Han Lingye.
• Qin Siyang activated his abilities and kicked Han Lingye with a golden-light attack, sending him flying.
• Han Lingye's Unyielding Cloak shielded his face but was scorched and deformed, and Han realized Qin Siyang was also Sequence Level Seven.

Qin Siyang pressed his attack on Han Lingye while racing against the limits of his protection and his own power. Duan Chongfang countered Choi Chan-hoon’s ice attack, allowing Qin Siyang to land a devastating blow that left Han Lingye badly injured.

• Qin Siyang repeatedly kicked Han Lingye, but Han Lingye’s self-repairing cloak diverted the blows while one of Qin Siyang’s Pure-Brightness Bracelets shattered from a mental attack.
• Choi Chan-hoon mistook Qin Siyang for a sequence level seven opponent and sent an Ice Barrier toward Han Lingye to slow Qin Siyang down.
• Qin Siyang ignored the ice and trusted Duan Chongfang to handle Choi Chan-hoon.
• Duan Chongfang fired a multicolored bullet into the Ice Barrier, greatly weakening its cold as he confronted Choi Chan-hoon.
• Qin Siyang kicked Han Lingye again, and the ice’s effect slowed the cloak enough for the blow to crush part of Han Lingye’s face.