Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang forced Lin Dexing to resign as liaison director and arranged for the remaining directors to distribute supplies and share the Qi Legion liaison duties. Lin Dexing then begged to work for Qin Siyang, offering information about Qin Yingguang’s secret military expansion as proof of loyalty.

• Lin Dexing took the blame for the plan, but Qin Siyang rejected his plea to keep his post and ordered a resignation report.
• He Feifei drafted the report, and Lin Dexing signed and stamped it after Qin Siyang threatened to keep the directors at work until it was done.
• Qin Siyang approved Lin Dexing’s resignation and ordered the directors to release supplies to the legions and divide the Qi Legion liaison duties.
• Lin Dexing privately asked Qin Siyang for a chance to work for him, warning that Qin Yingguang might kill him and his family.
• Lin Dexing knelt before Qin Siyang and offered proof of loyalty by revealing that Qin Yingguang was secretly expanding his army.

Qin Siyang promised Lin Dexing protection and arranged a behind-the-scenes position for him at the Zhao Merchants' Association in exchange for information about Qin Yingguang. Lin Dexing revealed that Qin Yingguang had secretly diverted supplies allocated to the Qi Legion, and Qin Tian did not know the supplies existed.

• Qin Siyang offered Lin Dexing four possible jobs and used the Lie Detector to assure him he would honor his promise.
• Lin Dexing asked to manage food distribution in State No. 14, but Qin Siyang warned that Qin Yingguang could kill him and endanger Qin Siyang's reputation.
• Qin Siyang arranged a concealed management position for Lin Dexing at the Zhao Merchants' Association through Zhao Sifang.
• Lin Dexing explained that Qin Yingguang had used his name to divert supplies allocated to the Qi Legion to the Qin Character Legion.
• Lin Dexing said only he and Qin Yingguang knew about the diversion, and Commander Qi did not know those supplies existed.

Lin Dexing told Qin Siyang that Qin Yingguang had secretly raised a force of more than ten thousand troops in District 13, prompting Qin Siyang to contact Commander Qi. The Qi Legion’s Ace Army seized the district’s twenty commercial streets, and the chapter ended with Tian Luzhang and Qin Chunchang disputing the reason for the deployment while Qin Chunchang wondered whether her father had hidden his plans from her.

• Lin Dexing told Qin Siyang that Qin Yingguang had secretly raised more than ten thousand troops in District 13, though he had no evidence of the misappropriated supplies.
• Lin Dexing said he tested his memory daily and would report Qin Yingguang to the United Government if he detected any alteration.
• Qin Siyang called Commander Qi to report what Lin Dexing had told him, while an anxious person in the Ministry of Armaments worried that Lin Dexing might betray Qin Yingguang.
• The Qi Legion’s soldiers appeared across District 13’s twenty commercial streets and took control of them.
• Qin Chunchang ordered the Qin Character Legion to prepare for battle and confronted Tian Luzhang, who said his forces had come to investigate alleged embezzlement and illegal troop expansion.
• Tian Luzhang was surprised to learn Qin Yingguang was absent, and Qin Chunchang began to suspect her father had secretly expanded his forces without telling her.

Qin Chunchang tried to detain Tian Luzhang over the Qi Legion’s supplies, but she backed down after learning Qi Tian was in District 13. Qi Tian ordered the Qi Legion to destroy Qin Yingguang’s mindless hidden troops, while warning Qi Boyuan to respect Tian Luzhang and preserve the Qi Family’s dignity after his death.

• Qin Chunchang surrounded Tian Luzhang with a Sequence Brigade and said she would handle the suspected secret troop assembly herself.
• Tian Luzhang revealed that Qi Tian had come to District 13, and Qin Chunchang lowered her bow rather than risk a fight.
• Qi Tian and Qi Boyuan walked through a commercial street and discovered that its residents were concealed Sequence Ability Users whose minds had been erased.
• Qi Tian refused to promise that he would kill Qin Yingguang and told Qi Boyuan they would deal with the future when it came.
• Qi Tian ordered his elite army to kill the mindless troops across twenty commercial streets and burn their bodies.
• Qi Tian stopped Qi Boyuan from criticizing the elite army and told him to treat Tian Luzhang with respect so the Qi Family might retain its dignity after his death.

Qin Yingguang tried to recruit Han Huizhi into an alliance, revealing that he planned to challenge Qi Tian after a breakthrough and had secretly expanded his army. The alliance collapsed when they learned Qi Tian had wiped out Qin Yingguang’s forces in District 13, and Han Huizhi realized Qin Siyang had likely exposed the operation through Lin Dexing.

• Qin Yingguang offered to work with Han Huizhi and said he intended to challenge Qi Tian after breaking through.
• Han Huizhi rejected the alliance, warning that the Qi Legion could overpower their forces.
• Jin Jun reported that Qi Tian and Tian Luzhang had taken the Qi Legion’s Ace Army to District 13 and slaughtered everyone across its twenty commercial streets.
• Qin Yingguang rushed out after learning that Qi Tian had destroyed his secretly expanded army.
• Han Huizhi and Jin Jun suspected Qin Siyang had learned of the diversion through the Ministry of Armaments and turned Lin Dexing against Qin Yingguang.
• Han Huizhi read a document confirming Lin Dexing had resigned and concluded that Qin Siyang had exposed Qin Yingguang’s scheme.

Qin Siyang’s destruction of Qin Yingguang’s secret force reshaped the balance among the Safe Zone factions, and he traveled to Zone 5 to help the Chu Character Legion handle a brewing conflict with the Wang Family. He hinted to Chu Baxing that he had received information beyond his own speculation, leaving the source and implications unrevealed.

• Han Huizhi and Jin Jun discussed how Qin Siyang had turned Lin Dexing and exposed Qin Yingguang’s hidden army, while Han Huizhi decided Qin Yingguang would have to offer more for his support.
• In Zone 5, Chu Baxing and Zheng Mubian surrounded the Wang Family estate and discussed how Qin Siyang’s actions had crippled Qin Yingguang’s secret force.
• Chu Baxing and Zheng Mubian praised Qin Siyang for winning over Lin Dexing and striking Qin Yingguang at a crucial moment.
• Qin Siyang arrived at the Wang Family estate, and Zheng Mubian invited him to help resolve the Chu Character Legion’s trouble with the family.
• Qin Siyang warned Chu Baxing that Zone 1 might seek to regain ground after Qin Yingguang’s defeat, then praised him for guessing that he had received additional information.

Qin Siyang, Chu Baxing, and Zheng Mubian arrived at the Wang estate as Zone 1 prepared to contest control of the Wang family's mines. Wang Xugong confronted the restrained Wang family members over their competing plans for the mines, while Qin Siyang questioned whether Wang Xucai had any standing to challenge him.

• Qin Siyang told Chu Baxing that Zone 1 had sent An Youlu and twenty people to compete for the Wang family's mines after learning of the Chu Character Legion's takeover plans.
• Qin Siyang, Chu Baxing, and Zheng Mubian entered the Wang estate and were welcomed by Yu Yongyou, Huan Qi, and Wang Xugong.
• Wang Xucai insulted Wang Xugong and his mother, who shouted back and ordered her son to kill him.
• Yu Yongyou explained to Qin Siyang that Wang Xugong's mother had been berating the Wang family members for hours since her son took power.
• Wang Xugong sent his mother away, then argued with Wang Xucai over whether the mines should go to the Chu Character Legion or Zone 1.
• Qin Siyang interrupted Wang Xugong and Wang Xucai, asking who Wang Xucai was and whether he had any standing to speak to Wang Xugong.

Qin Siyang helped Wang Xugong take control of the Wang Family by ordering Wang Xucai killed as an example. The surviving Wang Family members began surrendering their mines, while Yu Yongyou explained why Qin Siyang’s arrival had changed Wang Xugong’s resolve.

• Huan Qi urged Wang Xugong to deal with Wang Xucai after he refused to transfer his mines, and Wang Xutai volunteered to help.
• Wang Xugong ordered Wang Xutai to take Wang Xucai away, but Qin Siyang told him to kill Wang Xucai in front of the other bound Wang Family members.
• Wang Xutai killed Wang Xucai with Wang Xugong’s approval, frightening the other captives.
• A middle-aged Wang Family member offered to transfer his mines, and Yu Yongyou promised that those who cooperated would be protected.
• After Yu Yongyou checked the time, Wang Xugong ordered the remaining resisters to transfer their mines or be killed, prompting many to surrender.
• Yu Yongyou told Qin Siyang that his presence had given Wang Xugong the courage to make an example of Wang Xucai.

Qin Siyang and Chu Baxing blocked An Youlu’s attempt to seize the Wang Family’s mines on Zone 1’s behalf. The confrontation ended with Chu Baxing rejecting An Youlu’s demand for compensation, as the Safe Zone’s relationship with Zone 1 shifted toward open conflict.

• Chu Baxing and Qin Siyang agreed that Wang Xugong had done well taking charge of the Wang Family, despite his earlier indecision.
• An Youlu arrived with troops from Zone 1 and ordered the forces around the Wang Family estate to return to their defensive sectors.
• Qin Siyang challenged An Youlu’s authority to take the mines without Secretary-General Qian’s orders, and An Youlu backed down from a fight.
• Qin Siyang told An Youlu that the Wang Family had reclaimed some mines and traded the rest to the Chu Character Legion; Wang Xugong refused to let An Youlu meet the family.
• An Youlu urged Chu Baxing not to demand too much, but Chu Baxing struck him and demanded to know why the Chu Character Legion should answer for the Qi Legion’s killings.

After An Youlu failed to secure the mines from Chu Baxing, Qin Siyang lured Zone 1 operatives into a trap at the Wang Family estate and killed them. The chapter ended with Qin Siyang wondering how long Zone 1 would tolerate him and how long he could tolerate Zone 1.

• An Youlu tried to negotiate with Chu Baxing for the mines, but Chu refused and An left with Zone 1’s delegation.
• Qin Siyang pretended to leave, then waited at the Wang Family estate for intruders to enter an empty room.
• Qin Siyang killed the intruders’ leader and several others with swift attacks.
• The last surviving intruder surrendered, but Qin Siyang revealed that a Life-Substitution Lamp pact meant the man would die anyway, then killed him.
• Qin Siyang watched the dark clouds disperse and wondered how long he and Zone 1 would continue to tolerate each other.

Qin Siyang defeated the Zone 1 attackers and confronted Wang Xugong about the leak that exposed the Wang Family’s supposed hiding place. After learning Wang Xugong’s mother had betrayed them, Qin Siyang removed Wang Xugong as family head, leaving him to face the consequences of his mother’s actions.

• Qin Siyang explained that he had killed the Zone 1 leader and routed the rest of the attackers, then said he would have struggled against Zheng Mubian.
• Qin Siyang questioned Wang Xugong about who had revealed the Wang Family’s false hiding place, and Wang Xugong admitted that his mother had contacted Zone 1.
• Wang Xugong explained that his mother had urged him to cooperate with Zone 1 and betrayed him because she thought it was for his own good.
• Qin Siyang told Wang Xugong that his mother’s betrayal had to be punished and that Wang Xugong would bear the consequences in her place.
• Qin Siyang ordered Wang Xugong to step down as Wang Family Head and return to managing the family’s mines.

Qin Siyang removed Wang Xugong as Wang Family Head after his mother’s betrayal and asked the Huan and Yu Family Heads to help find a successor. They recommended Wang Xutai, who was brought in and revealed that he already knew why they had summoned him.

• Qin Siyang told Wang Xugong to step down and take responsibility for his mother’s wrongdoing, and Wang Xugong numbly accepted.
• Qin Siyang asked Huan Qi and Yu Yongyou to suggest a successor who supported Wang Xugong, transferring the mines to the Chu Character Legion, and had sufficient ability and reputation.
• Huan Qi recommended Wang Xutai, citing his strength, leadership, and past cooperation; Chu Baxing confirmed that Wang Xutai supported the mine deal and standing against Zone 1.
• Qin Siyang asked the Wang Family members to bring Wang Xutai over without telling him about the succession discussion.
• Wang Xutai arrived and admitted he knew why he had been summoned because his younger cousin had told him.

Wang Xutai agreed to become the Wang Family Head after Qin Siyang and the others assured him they would support him. Qin Siyang healed Wang Xutai’s ruined eye with a rare medicine, leaving Wang Xutai amazed by his power and eager to follow him.

• Qin Siyang learned that Wang Xutai had secretly reached sequence level seven and assessed his plans and knowledge of the Wang Family.
• Qin Siyang acknowledged his role in the Wang Family’s turmoil and said he wanted the family to stand with them against Zone 1, while Huan Qi, Yu Yongyou, and Zheng Mubian reassured Wang Xutai.
• Wang Xutai accepted the position of Wang Family Head, and Qin Siyang offered him help with obstacles to his succession.
• Qin Siyang gave Wang Xutai emerald-green medicine that restored his lost eye within a minute.
• Wang Xutai was overwhelmed by Qin Siyang’s ability and generosity and understood why Wang Xugong had remained devoted to him.

After restoring Wang Xutai’s eye, Qin Siyang learned that An Youlu had fled and argued with Secretary-General Qian Wendao over a deal with Ander. He destroyed the bodies as promised, then left the Wang Family after angrily cursing Qian Wendao.

• Qin Siyang restored Wang Xutai’s left eye, stunning the Wang Family, and asked about events in Zone 1.
• Zheng Mubian told Qin Siyang that An Youlu and his associates had evacuated after the intruders were killed, and Qin Siyang regretted losing his chance to kill An Youlu.
• Qian Wendao called Qin Siyang and asked him to destroy the intruders’ bodies in exchange for a deal that gave him the right to appoint the Earthly Prosperity Research Institute’s dean.
• Qin Siyang challenged Qian Wendao over letting Ander appoint both research institutes’ deans, then agreed to destroy the bodies after hearing about Zone 1’s researchers and supply problems.
• Qin Siyang shattered the bodies’ heads with a kick while cursing Qian Wendao, then strode out of the Wang Family hall.

Qin Siyang worried that the Safe Zone’s powerful enemies could strike without warning, so he asked Li Tianming to accompany him outside the Safe Zone as his [Insurance Provider]. He explained the dangerous process of increasing an origin sequence level and admitted he was preparing for the threat posed by Ander.

• Qin Siyang reflected on the powerful allies and enemies revealed by the battle outside the Sigma District and decided he needed to grow stronger.
• Qin Siyang called Li Tianming and asked him to leave the Safe Zone as his [Insurance Provider]; Li Tianming agreed after realizing Qin Siyang expected danger.
• Qin Siyang picked Li Tianming up at the Miracle Building and explained [primordial starshine] and the [path of self-verification].
• Li Tianming learned that Qin Siyang had already reached origin sequence level three and worried that advancing required repeatedly facing death.
• Qin Siyang told Li Tianming that Ander’s strength was unfathomable and that he had to prepare because Ander might come after him.

Qin Siyang told Li Tianming he planned to fight a large god to reach the near-death state needed to awaken a [primordial starshine]. He chose to target a Skywalking Lion-Eagle, while suspecting that large gods might simply be impossible to kill.

• Qin Siyang explained that ordinary gods could not kill him quickly enough, so he needed a powerful god to bring him close to death.
• Qin Siyang and Li Tianming discussed seeking a sacrificial giant vine, but Qin Siyang said they had vanished from outside the Safe Zone.
• Qin Siyang drove more than three hundred kilometers from the Safe Zone and chose a Skywalking Lion-Eagle as his target.
• Li Tianming warned that nobody knew what abilities Skywalking Lion-Eagles possessed, but Qin Siyang insisted that only large gods could help him grow stronger quickly.
• Qin Siyang reflected on his past fights and concluded that large gods might be beings that could not be killed.

Qin Siyang attacked the Skywalking Lion-Eagle to uncover its abilities, but his punches repeatedly failed to reach it. After Li Tianming confirmed neither of them had moved, Qin Siyang decided to try attacking from above.

• Qin Siyang asked Li Tianming to rescue him if the Skywalking Lion-Eagle badly injured him, and Li Tianming agreed.
• Qin Siyang leaped toward the Skywalking Lion-Eagle and punched at one of its crystalline feathers, but the bird seemed to retreat by exactly the distance his fist advanced.
• Qin Siyang tried a second punch, missed again, and fell back to the ground.
• Li Tianming confirmed that Qin Siyang and the Skywalking Lion-Eagle had not visibly moved, and Qin Siyang's [Mindguard] showed no sign that his mind was being controlled.
• Qin Siyang decided to leap above the Skywalking Lion-Eagle and launched himself upward again.

Qin Siyang and Li Tianming discovered that the Skywalking Lion-Eagle they saw was an illusion that dodged attacks automatically, and they began working to locate its real body. The chapter ended with Li Tianming assigning Qin Siyang to collect observations from eight positions so he could calculate where the creature truly was.

• Qin Siyang tried to land on the Skywalking Lion-Eagle and found that its wing and head shifted out of his reach.
• Qin Siyang fired a Searchlight's beam at the creature, but it appeared to flash aside, while Li Tianming saw the beam aimed at empty space.
• Li Tianming instructed Qin Siyang to fire toward a different direction, and both of them observed the Skywalking Lion-Eagle evade the beam.
• Li Tianming concluded that the creature they saw was an illusion and that they needed to locate its real body.
• Li Tianming planned to calculate the illusion's refraction using observations from multiple positions and asked Qin Siyang to record its coordinates from the eight vertices of a cube.

Li Tianming and Qin Siyang tested Qin’s strength against a Skywalking Lion-Eagle, whose immense body and feathers repeatedly cut him apart. Li Tianming reasoned that the common creature was likely bluffing, so Qin prepared to keep attacking it.

• Li Tianming pinpointed the Skywalking Lion-Eagle’s location, and Qin Siyang struck its invisible body but could not penetrate it.
• The Skywalking Lion-Eagle appeared and severed Qin Siyang’s head with a drifting feather, but Li Tianming’s vines restored him, and Qin refined a Primordial Starshine.
• Li Tianming argued that the frequently sighted Skywalking Lion-Eagle could not be as powerful as it seemed and urged Qin to attack again.
• Qin Siyang attacked again, was sliced in two by another feather, and Li Tianming reattached his body with Chen Fenghe’s medicine.
• After Qin gained another Primordial Starshine, he and Li Tianming concluded that the Skywalking Lion-Eagle might be hiding weakness and decided to continue exploiting the opportunity.

Qin Siyang repeatedly let the Skywalking Lion-Eagle kill him to gather primordial starshine, then persuaded Li Tianming to try the same. Li Tianming also obtained a piece of primordial starshine on his Path of Self-Verification, and Qin Siyang urged him to stop staring at it and help him continue.

• Qin Siyang died seven times to the Skywalking Lion-Eagle during Feast Kingdom and collected seven pieces of primordial starshine.
• Li Tianming warned Qin Siyang that lifesaving potions were scarce, but Qin Siyang persuaded him to risk a death for primordial starshine.
• Qin Siyang and Li Tianming launched Li Tianming toward the Skywalking Lion-Eagle, whose Feather Blade severed Li Tianming's head.
• Qin Siyang caught Li Tianming's falling body, reattached his head, and helped him recover.
• Li Tianming found a gleaming silver orb on his Path of Self-Verification, and Qin Siyang slapped him out of his daze and told him to help resume the effort.