Chapter Summaries

Yan Ying’s squad tested Cao Bing’s abilities before deciding whether he could join, and his physical results exceeded their expectations. Guan Yong then challenged him to a spar, where Cao Bing faced the veteran Martial Artist’s fearsome killing intent.

• Song Shengnan and Xie Hongxin urged Yan Ying to consider letting Cao Bing join the squad, while Fang Ye insisted that Cao Bing’s strength had to be assessed first.
• Cao Bing proposed testing himself at Limitless Martial Arts, and the squad agreed to go there after dinner.
• Cao Bing recorded a punch strength of 3567 kilograms, a speed of 66.2 meters per second, and impressive reaction nerves, prompting Fang Ye and Zheng Ke to approve his joining.
• Guan Yong challenged Cao Bing to spar, and Yan Ying allowed the match so the squad could assess Cao Bing’s combat ability.
• Cao Bing and Guan Yong took up Phantom Battle Blades, and Guan Yong’s intense killing intent made Cao Bing feel as if a terrifying beast had fixed its gaze on him.

Guan Yong trained Cao Bing in a sparring match, pushing him to improve his movement and blade techniques without using Internal Force. Cao Bing broke through under pressure and nearly struck Guan Yong fatally, leaving Guan Yong shaken.

• Guan Yong caught Cao Bing off guard with a single strike and taught him not to waste time talking when facing enemies in the wilderness.
• Cao Bing adapted in their second bout, avoiding Guan Yong's opening attack and keeping pace as Guan Yong gradually increased the pressure.
• Cao Bing refused to use Internal Force and pushed his physical movement and blade techniques to improve during the fight.
• Yan Ying noticed the dangerous turn in the sparring and ordered the others to move back while Guan Yong carefully controlled the fight.
• Cao Bing was trapped by Guan Yong's blade and Killing Intent, then unleashed an uncontrolled strike that narrowly missed Guan Yong's throat and heart.

Cao Bing impressed the Divine Arrow Squad with a breakthrough that let him challenge Guan Yong, and learned how the squad’s members worked together. Xie Hongxin warned him that Guan Yong had not fought seriously and was a lethal assassin, leaving Cao Bing aware of how much danger he still faced.

• The Divine Arrow Squad laughed at Guan Yong after Cao Bing challenged him, but Guan Yong explained that Cao Bing’s movement and blade techniques had improved enough to make him a future threat.
• Song Shengnan praised Cao Bing as a rare talent, and he spent more than two hours learning about the squad’s members, roles, and tactics.
• Cao Bing reflected on breaking through in movement and the first layer of the Phantom Blade Technique rather than the Nine Layered Thunder Saber.
• On the way back, Xie Hongxin cautioned Cao Bing not to grow complacent and explained that Guan Yong was a terrifying assassin who concealed his presence before killing his targets.

Cao Bing realized his weak body was limiting his training and sought a solution by approaching Mr. Huang, a suspected agent of Prince Zhen Dong. Mr. Huang arranged a meeting between Cao Bing and the prince at Mirror Moon Lake ten days later.

• Cao Bing assessed his slow physical and internal cultivation progress and decided he needed to find a solution in the Stellar Transformation World.
• Cao Bing disguised himself with the Bone-Shifting Skill and visited Mr. Huang through a secret trading network.
• Cao Bing asked Mr. Huang to arrange a meeting with Prince Zhen Dong and promised a price the prince could not refuse.
• Mr. Huang agreed to a meeting at Mirror Moon Lake at dusk ten days later.
• Cao Bing left without being followed, changed his appearance several times, and returned to the martial arts hall.

Cao Bing broke through to the Houtian Late Stage and later met Qin De, claiming external martial arts could reach Xiantian and offering medicine to prove it. Qin De asked whether Cao Bing could guarantee the medicine’s effect.

• Cao Bing cultivated the Flame Fire Art in a hot bath and broke through from the Houtian Mid Stage to the Houtian Late Stage.
• Ten days later, Cao Bing disguised himself and met Qin De at Mirror Moon Lake.
• Cao Bing told Qin De that external martial arts were not a dead end but a path with a severed inheritance.
• Cao Bing offered Qin De a vial of medicine that he said could help an external martial artist at Houtian Peak break through to Xiantian.
• Qin De asked Cao Bing whether he could guarantee the medicine would work.

Cao Bing traded a B-type Gene Potion to Qin De in exchange for a chance to meet the Immortal Master Feng Yuzi and obtain a cultivation technique. Feng Yuzi agreed to meet him in five days, while Cao Bing waited anxiously to learn whether the potion would work.

• Cao Bing gave Qin De a potion and asked him to arrange a meeting with the Immortal Master and provide an excellent cultivation technique.
• Cao Bing warned Qin De to use the potion only at Houtian Peak, then Qin De ordered Boss Huang to withdraw the Dark Arrow people and avoid investigating Cao Bing beyond checking whether he served Xiang Guang.
• Qin De summoned General Zhao Yunxing and met with Xu Yuan after receiving word from a northern agent.
• Feng Yuzi agreed to accompany Qin De to meet Mr. Luo in five days, hoping the potion might help Little Yu.
• Cao Bing reflected on the danger of meeting Qin De and revealed that the potion was a costly B-type Gene Potion bought with nearly all his savings.

Cao Bing met Qin De and Zhao Yunxing to hear that the potion had helped Zhao Yunxing break through to Xiantian. He revealed that he possessed an external martial arts inheritance, leaving Qin Yu eager to meet its demanding prerequisite.

• Cao Bing went to meet Qin De and learned that Zhao Yunxing had taken the potion and safely broken through to Xiantian.
• Zhao Yunxing described his increased strength, speed, and ability to defeat an internal martial artist at the Xiantian mid-stage.
• Qin De introduced his third son, Qin Yu, to Cao Bing.
• Qin Yu asked whether external martial arts had a future, and Cao Bing said he had obtained an inheritance devoted to it.
• Cao Bing explained that only someone who reached External Martial Xiantian could cultivate the inheritance, and Qin Yu was encouraged because he was nearing Houtian Peak.

Cao Bing explained the external cultivation inheritance to Qin De, Qin Yu, and Feng Yuzi, who compared its stages with those of cultivators. After Cao Bing gave Qin De a cultivation method, Feng Yuzi agreed to teach Cao Bing mundane cultivation techniques, and Qin Yu joined the lessons.

• Qin De apologized for Qin Yu's impatient question and asked Cao Bing to share the inheritance.
• Cao Bing explained the Warrior ranks and additional stages, astonishing Feng Yuzi and the others.
• Feng Yuzi compared Warrior Generals and Gods of War with Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Cao Bing gave Qin De the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Chapter and asked Feng Yuzi to teach him cultivation.
• Feng Yuzi agreed to guide Cao Bing through mundane techniques, and Qin Yu asked to learn alongside him.

Cao Bing advanced his cultivation while living and studying with Feng Yuzi, then returned to the Devouring Starry Sky world to join the Divine Arrow Squad on its wilderness trip. Before leaving, he teased Xu Xin about Luo Feng’s crush on her, and the squad’s jokes left him embarrassed.

• Cao Bing studied cultivation under Feng Yuzi, received three martial arts manuals from Qin De, and watched Zhao Yunxing rapidly develop his strength through the Gene Primal Energy Cultivation Method.
• Cao Bing left his body and returned to the Devouring Starry Sky world to meet the Divine Arrow Squad at the HR Alliance Mall.
• Cao Bing ran into Xu Xin and told her that Luo Feng had a crush on her before hurrying to his teammates.
• Song Shengnan teased Cao Bing about Xu Xin and offered to introduce him to a girlfriend, prompting laughter from the squad.
• Cao Bing and the Divine Arrow Squad ate briefly and prepared to set off for the wilderness.

Cao Bing joined the Divine Arrow Squad on a hunt near Ruins 132, where he fought ferocious beasts for the first time since joining the team. After the squad quickly killed a herd of Pan-Horn Sheep, Guan Yong advised Cao Bing on staying calm and improving his saber technique.

• The Divine Arrow Squad resupplied at Sixth Supply Base before setting out for Ruins 132 to hunt beasts.
• The squad encountered twenty-six Pan-Horn Sheep, and Yan Ying ordered everyone to attack quickly.
• Yan Ying, Song Shengnan, and the other squad members slaughtered the herd, while Cao Bing killed one sheep with his saber.
• Cao Bing learned that the Pan-Horn Sheep were not worth collecting because they were raised on farms.
• Guan Yong praised Cao Bing's effort but warned him about fighting impatiently and demonstrated a more efficient saber swing.

Cao Bing trained with Yan Ying’s hunting team as they entered the ruins and targeted a herd of wild boars gathered at an abandoned school. After the team killed two Bloodthirsty Tanks and threw the herd into chaos, Guan Yong led Cao Bing into the fight.

• Cao Bing practiced his blade technique under Guan Yong’s guidance, while Yan Ying shot down a Junior Beast General Iron-feather Eagle.
• Fang Ye reported an Advanced Beast General Flame Crystal Leopard nearby, but Yan Ying refused to pursue it and chose a herd of boars instead.
• Yan Ying assigned the team positions around the abandoned school, where several hundred boars and a Bloodthirsty Tank had gathered.
• Zheng Ke located two Bloodthirsty Tanks, and Yan Ying ordered the team to attack after Zheng Ke and Yan Ying killed them.
• Yan Ying ordered the hunters to prioritize Advanced Beast Soldiers as Xie Hongxin and Song Shengnan charged the herd, and Guan Yong led Cao Bing out to join the fight.

Cao Bing cleared Beast Soldiers inside the teaching building while Guan Yong fought an Advanced Beast General outside. The building collapsed during the battle, but Cao Bing escaped and confirmed he was safe.

• Cao Bing killed several wild boars, including an Advanced Beast Soldier, while clearing the teaching building's first floor.
• Guan Yong warned the squad that an Advanced Beast General had appeared, and Yan Ying ordered Cao Bing to escape while the others engaged it.
• Guan Yong drew the Beast General around the plaza as Song Shengnan, Xie Hongxin, and Yan Ying moved in to attack.
• The teaching building began to collapse, and Fang Ye warned Cao Bing to get out immediately.
• Cao Bing revealed his Houtian Late Stage cultivation to burst through a window as the building collapsed behind him.
• Cao Bing answered the Divine Arrow Squad's calls and confirmed he was unharmed.

Guan Yong, Zheng Ke, and Yan Ying killed an Advanced Beast General and rescued Cao Bing from the collapsing teaching building. After collecting valuable monster materials, the Divine Arrow Squad hunted a Tiger Cat group, leaving Cao Bing impressed by how quickly Guan Yong killed its leader.

• Guan Yong and Zheng Ke struck the pig-type Advanced Beast General, and Guan Yong led it until it died.
• Cao Bing emerged safely from the ruins, and Yan Ying ordered the squad to collect monster materials and penalized himself and Zheng Ke for their mistakes.
• Guan Yong explained that wilderness mistakes could cost lives, and the squad quickly dissected valuable corpses and departed.
• Yan Ying ordered a rapid attack on an approaching Tiger Cat group, assigning Guan Yong to kill its Two-Tailed leader and Cao Bing to attack the outer cats.
• Cao Bing maneuvered among the Tiger Cats, then heard Guan Yong report the mission accomplished and marveled at his speed.

After five days of hunting in City 132, Cao Bing and the Divine Arrow Squad prepared to return to the supply base with full backpacks. Zheng Ke reported a dangerous Flame Crystal Leopard along their route, so Yan Ying chose a safer eastern route out of the city.

• Cao Bing improved his movement, blade technique, and coordination with the Divine Arrow Squad, though he still struggled to master the Nine Layered Thunder Saber.
• Cao Bing killed two Advanced Beast Soldiers and collected useful materials from their bodies.
• Yan Ying gathered the squad and announced they would return to the supply base because their backpacks were nearly full.
• Zheng Ke reported that a Flame Crystal Leopard had occupied a small supermarket along their original route.
• Yan Ying rejected Xie Hongxin's suggestion to hunt the Flame Crystal Leopard and planned a safer retreat via the eastern route and the abandoned highway near City 132's southeastern exit.

A Divine Arrow Squad scout, Cao Bing, encountered an unknown group fighting a Flame Crystal Leopard near the edge of City No. 132. The leopard proved far stronger than expected, and the battle continued as a sniper prepared to shoot it.

• Matsushima ordered Heng Tiao, Kujo, and the others to keep searching City No. 132 for the Flame Crystal Leopard.
• Cao Bing scouted ahead for the Divine Arrow Squad as it retreated toward the edge of the city.
• A nearby residential building collapsed, and Cao Bing spotted several people fighting a large feline monster in the dust.
• Cao Bing reported the fight to Yan Ying and Guan Yong, then concealed himself while Guan Yong hurried toward his position.
• Matsushima's group fought the Flame Crystal Leopard, which had already killed Kujo and was nearly as strong as an elementary Lord.
• Matsushima ordered Heng Tiao and Shino to hold the leopard off while Meichuan aimed at its eye with a heavy sniper rifle.

Matsushima and the other islanders fought the Flame Crystal Leopard while relying on a hidden sniper to kill it, but their attacks could not pierce its scales. Watching from nearby, Guan Yong recognized the likely sniper ambush and ordered his team to find the enemy sniper and their target.

• The Flame Crystal Leopard battered Matsushima and drove back the surviving islanders, leaving one of their group dead.
• Matsushima urged Meichuan to shoot the leopard in the eye and charged again with Heng Tiao and Shino, but their weapons failed to break its scales.
• Guan Yong joined Cao Bing at the window and identified the attackers as islanders.
• Guan Yong concluded that the islanders were fighting to create an opening for a hidden sniper and told Cao Bing to alert the captain and have Old Fang and Zheng Ke locate the target and sniper.

As Matsushima and his men fought the Flame Crystal Leopard, Meichuan’s shots wounded the beast and saved Matsushima from its first counterattack. The leopard then grew faster and stronger, shattered Matsushima’s arm and blade, and left him facing imminent death.

• Yan Ying’s squad watched from hiding as Guan Yong told Cao Bing they would treat the island-nation team as enemies and ordered him to stay out of the fight.
• Meichuan fired and destroyed the Flame Crystal Leopard’s left eye, leaving Matsushima as the only island-nation fighter still standing in the ruins.
• The enraged leopard attacked Matsushima, but Meichuan’s second shot struck its head and knocked it back.
• Matsushima retreated and ordered Meichuan to keep firing, expecting the wounded leopard to die once its strength ran out.
• The Flame Crystal Leopard’s scales glowed and its speed surged; it caught Matsushima, shattered his arm, and broke his katana with one swipe.

Meichuan killed Matsushima after saving him from the Flame Crystal Leopard, then revealed his affair with Mimiko and his plan to take Matsushima's fortune. Guan Yong captured Meichuan for the Divine Arrow Squad, while Cao Bing stayed hidden and watched Xie Hongxin and Song Shengnan emerge.

• Meichuan shot the Flame Crystal Leopard through its wound, killing it and saving Matsushima, then shot Matsushima dead.
• Meichuan appeared at the scene and revealed that Mimiko was his lover, their child was his, and he planned to take Matsushima's savings.
• Guan Yong recognized that Meichuan had mentioned a Swiss bank storage card and ordered Yan Ying to capture him alive.
• Meichuan chopped at Matsushima's corpse until gunfire severed his limbs, and Guan Yong seized him and carried him away.
• Cao Bing remained hidden as Xie Hongxin and Song Shengnan cautiously emerged, shielding each other while the squad covered them.

Cao Bing returned to the Divine Arrow Squad after they killed a rare Lord-level monster and secured information about a valuable bank card. Back at the Sixth Supply Base, he reflected on the cruelty of the Wilderness Area, then joined the squad as Yan Ying prepared to divide the proceeds from their hunt.

• Yan Ying ordered Cao Bing to leave the city and rendezvous with the squad in the forest, where they celebrated the Amethyst Flame-Pattern Leopard's unexpected evolution into a Beginner Lord.
• Cao Bing returned to the squad as Guan Yong reported that he and Fang Ye had interrogated Meichuan about the bank card and buried him afterward.
• Yan Ying ordered the squad to pack up and head for the supply base, while he told Fang Ye that Cao Bing would have to learn the Wilderness Area's cruelty for himself.
• Cao Bing returned to the Sixth Supply Base, wrestled with his feelings about humans killing one another, and eventually fell asleep.
• Cao Bing trained the next morning and joined the Divine Arrow Squad's gathering, where Yan Ying announced that he and Song Shengnan had sold the hunt's materials and would divide the money.

Yan Ying divided the Divine Arrow Squad’s hunting profits, including Cao Bing’s nearly forty million from his first hunt. He refused to keep the fortune for a chance at advancing toward God of War and decided to share it so the team could strengthen together.

• Yan Ying distributed the Beast Soldier and Beast General proceeds, assigning shares based on each member’s contributions and compensating Cao Bing and Guan Yong for mistakes during the Bloodthirsty Tank hunt.
• Cao Bing’s earnings from the squad’s hunts totaled 39.744 million, while the evolved Amethyst Flame-Pattern Leopard’s value remained to be settled after they returned to Base City.
• Xie Hongxin asked Yan Ying how they would divide the accumulated fortune, and Yan Ying said it would be split evenly.
• Guan Yong urged Yan Ying to keep a share for Jade Marrow and pursue God of War, but Yan Ying chose to use the money to help the squad members advance.
• Yan Ying insisted Fang Ye accept his share despite Fang Ye’s reservations about advancing and his support for the families of fallen brothers.