Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen led Liu Yan and the others to the Jiangsong Li Family Tomb’s main burial chamber, where they opened Li Muqiu’s Golden Coffin and confirmed his main quest was complete. As the group searched for burial goods, they discovered a large luminous pearl on a stone pillar that no one had noticed before.

• Jin Chenglong insisted on taking his chosen passage, and Liu Yan proposed splitting the group between two routes.
• Huang Tao and ten others followed Jin Chenglong, while Lin Chen led Liu Yan and eight others toward the main burial chamber.
• Lin Chen and Liu Yan reached a chamber containing a Golden Coffin and decided not to call Jin Chenglong until they confirmed the room held treasure.
• Following Lin Chen’s instructions, the group lit a candle in the southeast corner and opened the coffin, revealing Li Muqiu’s mummified corpse.
• The system announced that Lin Chen had completed the main quest to enter the main burial chamber of the Jiangsong Li Family Tomb.
• One of the men spotted a large luminous pearl on a stone pillar near the coffin, though the group could not explain when it had appeared.

Lin Chen identified the radiation-emitting Terra Stone in the tomb and removed it, revealing walls full of treasure. He found the medicinal herbs needed to treat his father and left the remaining search focused on securing them safely.

• Lin Chen recognized the fist-sized object as a Terra Stone, warned everyone about its harmful radiation, and urged the surviving group to use protective suits.
• Liu Yan gave her suit to a teammate, while Lin Chen promised compensation to the injured Five Element People and pulled the Terra Stone from its pillar.
• The tomb shook and revealed countless treasure-filled compartments; Lin Chen let the others take treasures while he and Liu Yan searched for medicinal herbs.
• Lin Chen told Liu Yan that he needed the herbs to cure his father's spinal injury, then found Phoenix Robe Grass and climbed toward the upper compartments for Full River Yellow.
• Lin Chen found a box containing plenty of Full River Yellow, and Liu Yan reminded him to be careful.

Lin Chen sealed the Terra Stone in the Terra Sealing Box, figured out how to open the tomb’s second exit, and reached Henglin with Liu Yan. Meanwhile, Jin Chenglong and his group discovered a chamber piled with treasure and began collecting it.

• Lin Chen triggered the Terra Sealing Box, causing the Terra Stone to release energy and lift everyone and the Golden Coffin into the air.
• Lin Chen put the Terra Stone in the box, then reasoned that the exit mechanism had to be connected to the ground or cave walls.
• Lin Chen turned the stone pillar counterclockwise, opened a passage, and climbed out through a skylight into Henglin with Liu Yan.
• Lin Chen returned to the tomb to notify the others while Liu Yan looked around outside.
• Jin Chenglong, Huang Tao, and eleven others entered a chamber with nine coffins and heaps of treasure, then began filling their sacks with valuables.

Jin Chenglong’s men opened the coffins for treasure and were attacked by a Masked Man, who killed the group despite their gunfire and Huang Tao’s TNT blast. Lin Chen followed the explosion to the sealed chamber, opened its Stone Door, and found Jin Chenglong and everyone else dead.

• After finding the Stone Door sealed, Huang Tao searched for a mechanism and then opened the coffins with the others.
• The first coffins held treasure, but opening another released a Masked Man, who killed several men and dodged their bullets.
• The Masked Man killed Jin Chenglong with a surge of energy, and Huang Tao detonated TNT, destroying much of the treasure.
• The Masked Man appeared above Huang Tao and the surviving men as Lin Chen ran back through the hidden passage toward the explosion.
• Lin Chen found the Stone Door’s mechanism, opened it, and confirmed that Jin Chenglong and the others were dead.

Lin Chen fought the masked killer in the secret passage and discovered he was Lu Hao, a nonhuman who had spent decades studying Terran civilization. The chapter ended with Lu Hao refusing to regret killing the Five Element People, while Lin Chen warned that he would likely face execution.

• Lin Chen searched the treasure chamber and was ambushed by a masked man hiding in a coffin.
• Lin Chen and the Masked Man fought with laser blades, and Lin Chen struck the man’s right eye with a silver needle.
• The Masked Man used a Laser Gun, but Lin Chen evaded his shots and immobilized him with the Sunflower Acupuncture Hand.
• Lin Chen removed the mask and learned that the man was Lu Hao, a nonhuman who had studied Terran civilization for thirty years.
• Lu Hao explained that he had altered his appearance to pass as a Terran and lure them out, then defended killing the Five Element People as Lin Chen warned him he might be sentenced to death.

Lin Chen spared Lu Hao and took him along as a prisoner because he might lead Lin Chen to the Terrans. After Lin Chen emerged from the tomb with the dead, he convinced the survivors that a fugitive had killed them, and the group collapsed the entrance to trap him inside.

• Lu Hao offered to reveal the Terrans' next location, and Lin Chen agreed to take him along but restrained him in his storage space.
• Lin Chen stored Lu Hao and the eleven corpses, then found two more bodies near the exit and brought the dead outside.
• Liu Yan and the surviving Five Element People mourned the thirteen corpses, and Lin Chen played an edited recording to show that a fugitive had attacked him.
• Lin Chen proposed sealing the tomb entrance, and Liu Yan collapsed it with a bomb to trap the fugitive inside.
• Lin Chen promised the Five Element People one hundred million yuan and another ten million yuan for each fallen member's family, while the survivors comforted him.

Lin Chen led the Five Element People back with the bodies of their dead leaders, then discovered Huang Hao’s Sihai Gang waiting to ambush them. Lin Chen defeated the gang’s attackers and killed Huang Hao, leaving the surviving men alive.

• Lin Chen promised to hold a funeral for the Five Element People’s dead leaders and invited Liu Yan to join him in Donghai City.
• Huang Hao and fifty Sihai Gang members escaped Henglin’s fog and spotted the Five Element People returning with carts.
• Lin Chen’s Danger Warning Ability detected the ambush, and he prepared the group by having them wear tomb-raiding suits and activate helmet protection.
• Huang Hao ordered his men to attack, and Lin Chen used silver needles and the blinded attackers’ gunfire to kill more than half of the gang.
• Huang Hao ordered a retreat, but Lin Chen shot and killed him while sparing the thirteen surviving gang members.

After the Five Element People lost their leaders, Lin Chen took over the group and planned to turn it into Mingyang Tianxia Group’s Treasure Hunting Department. The chapter ended with Liu Yan asking him to explain his strength and reveal where he got his Laser Gun.

• Lin Chen invited Liu Yan and the Five Element People members to join Mingyang Tianxia Group, and the convoy returned to their capital base.
• Zhou Jing announced that Five Element People would disband after the fallen leaders’ funeral and its assets would be distributed among its members.
• Lin Chen promised to pay the money owed to Boss Jin and ten million in consolation money for each fallen brother’s family.
• Zhou Jing and Liu Yan asked Lin Chen to take over Five Element People, and Lin Chen agreed to reorganize it as the Treasure Hunting Department.
• Lin Chen planned to keep the department’s best fifty members and offer other members reassignment or settlement money if they left.
• At Liu Yan’s villa, Liu Yan asked Lin Chen why he was so powerful and where he had obtained his Laser Gun.

Lin Chen revealed his supernatural abilities to Liu Yan and planned to build a team for tomb-raiding missions overseas. After completing his tasks, he gained money and Abnormal Status Resistance, then arranged with Qin Xueqing to move Hailan Group’s new product launch to Saturday.

• Lin Chen told Liu Yan he had supernatural abilities and asked her to select the fifty strongest members of the Five Element People for future tomb-raiding missions.
• Lin Chen completed his daily tasks, the two-day Main Quest, and the side quest, earning 100 million RMB and two mysterious gift packs.
• Lin Chen opened the gift packs and received 1 billion RMB, unlocked Abnormal Status Resistance, and learned the system would soon provide a monthly gift pack and undergo a major update.
• Lin Chen woke up and returned Qin Xueqing’s call, agreeing to move Hailan Group’s new product launch to Saturday and trying to arrange a visit to her the night before.

Lin Chen discovered Liu Yan unconscious with a high fever and took him to the hospital, where doctors found his physical indicators far above normal. After Liu Yan recovered, he revealed improved energy and extraordinary eyesight, leading Lin Chen to suspect that radiation from the Li Family Tomb had caused a positive genetic mutation; the chapter left them heading to the funeral and considering whether Lu Hao had undergone the same change.

• Lin Chen received a mission to take over West City Entertainment City, then went to find Liu Yan and discovered him unconscious with a dangerously high fever.
• Lin Chen kicked open Liu Yan's door, used acupuncture to lower his fever, and rushed him to the hospital.
• A doctor told Lin Chen that Liu Yan's physical indicators were exceptionally high but his bodily functions were unaffected, and Liu Yan regained consciousness as his fever subsided.
• Lin Chen suspected that radiation from the Li Family Tomb had caused Liu Yan's abnormal readings and reassured him as they left the hospital for the funeral.
• Liu Yan reported feeling more energetic and seeing more clearly, then startled himself by zooming in on a person a hundred meters away and seeing every pimple on their face.

At Jin Chenglong’s funeral, Lin Chen confronted the Sihai Gang after Yang Jian accused him of killing Huang Hao. Lin Chen killed Yang Jian when he attacked, then warned the gang not to cross his sword-drawn line as the burial continued.

• Liu Yan told Lin Chen that she could suddenly see people’s faces clearly from a hundred meters away, and Lin Chen believed her.
• Yang Jian arrived at Jin Chenglong’s funeral with hundreds of Sihai Gang members and accused Lin Chen of killing Huang Hao.
• Lin Chen stopped Zhou Jing from interrupting the burial, killed twelve attackers with the Grip Light Sword, and warned the Sihai Gang to leave.
• Yang Jian shot at Lin Chen, who knocked away the bullet and killed him with the Grip Light Sword.
• Lin Chen declared himself the Five Element People’s boss, drew a line with his Laser Sword, and warned that whoever crossed it would die before returning to the funeral.

After Terra Stone radiation caused fatal mutations among the men who raided the Li Family Tomb, Lin Chen discovered that some survivors had developed extraordinary abilities. The chapter ended as Chen He began a painful transformation in front of the group.

• Hao Shuai ordered the Sihai Gang to retreat with their dead after Lin Chen killed their boss, and the funeral proceeded without further trouble.
• Liu Yan told Lin Chen that her speed had increased, and he realized Terra Stone radiation had given her a benign mutation and superhuman abilities.
• Zhou Jing summoned Lin Chen after several men collapsed, and Lin Chen identified them as survivors of the Li Family Tomb who had been irradiated by Terra Stone.
• Lin Chen found that three men's mutated muscles had crushed their internal organs, and he granted their request for a quick death.
• Lin Chen discovered that Lu Hai's mutation had given him extreme defense, then Chen He began swelling and transforming as the group watched.

Lin Chen discovered that Chen He and Lu Hai had gained strength and defense mutations after exposure to Terra Stone radiation in the Li Family Tomb. He recruited them and reorganized the Treasure Hunting Department before asking Liu Yan about West City Entertainment City.

• Lin Chen helped Chen He endure his mutation, then tested his new strength when Chen He smashed a rosewood chair with one punch.
• Lin Chen had Chen He strike Lu Hai and confirmed that Lu Hai’s Golden Skin gave him a defensive mutation.
• Lin Chen explained the possible outcomes of Terra Stone radiation, recruited Chen He and Lu Hai, and assigned them to follow him.
• Lin Chen appointed Zhou Jing as Treasure Hunting Department manager and Liu Yan as supervisor, then announced salaries and benefits for the department’s staff.
• Lin Chen told Zhou Jing and Liu Yan to prepare to relocate to Donghai City and sell the Five Element People headquarters.
• Lin Chen asked Liu Yan who owned West City Entertainment City, and she said it belonged to the Sihai Gang.

Lin Chen and Liu Yan visited Zongqing Bar, drawing the attention of the Sihai Gang, which arranged a confrontation under a false pretext. Zhou Hao persuaded Hao Shuai to let the gang act against Lin Chen while keeping Hao Shuai’s involvement hidden.

• Lin Chen brought Liu Yan to Zongqing Bar, where they drank whiskey and danced together.
• Sihai Gang members recognized Lin Chen and Liu Yan and notified Brother Zhou.
• The bar announced it was closing, and Lin Chen realized the excuse was meant to keep them there.
• Several men stopped Lin Chen and Liu Yan as they tried to leave, claiming they were suspected of stealing customers’ belongings.
• Zhou Hao convinced Hao Shuai to allow the brothers to confront Lin Chen and to deny ordering the attack.

Lin Chen defeated Hao Shuai’s ambush at the Sihai Gang headquarters, forced Zhou Hao to agree to hand over the entertainment complex, and left with Liu Yan. Afterward, Zhou Hao gathered the gang and became its acting chief boss.

• Zhou Hao brought Lin Chen and Liu Yan into the Sihai Gang headquarters, where Lin Chen detected Hao Shuai’s hidden attackers and demanded Hao Shuai give up his position.
• Hao Shuai signaled his men to attack, but Lin Chen dodged the ambush and used his skills to kill several attackers.
• Zhou Hao urged the remaining gang members to surrender, and Lin Chen promised to spare them if they put down their weapons.
• Lin Chen detected and killed a man preparing a sneak attack, then warned Zhou Hao to complete the entertainment complex handover before eight that night.
• Zhou Hao ordered the Sihai Gang members to gather and was chosen as their acting chief boss.

Lin Chen completed the transfer of West City Entertainment City from Zhou Hao and put Lightning in charge of it. He learned that Huachan International was the Sihai Gang’s largest asset and ordered Lightning to watch it, then planned to return to Donghai City with Liu Yan the next day.

• Lin Chen and Liu Yan teleported to West City Entertainment City, where Lin Chen completed the equity transfer with Zhou Hao and finished his Main Quest.
• Lin Chen invited Zhou Hao to join Tiandihui, but Zhou Hao declined and left.
• Lin Chen called Lightning, who brought a hundred Tiandihui members to take over security and management at West City Entertainment City.
• Lightning told Lin Chen that Huachan International was the Sihai Gang’s largest business, and Lin Chen ordered him to watch Zhou Hao and the company.
• Lin Chen returned to Liu Yan’s villa and told Liu Yan to prepare to travel back to Donghai City the next day, promising to transport his equipment.

Lin Chen received the Kirin Arm inheritance, then faced a monthly mission to take over Haoyuan despite the Liu family’s friendship. He brought Liu Yan and fifty Five Element People elites to Donghai City, using his Virtual Space to transport their belongings.

• Lin Chen endured the painful Kirin Arm inheritance and discovered it gave him powerful arm defenses and a charged critical strike.
• The system assigned Lin Chen a mission to take over Haoyuan and warned that refusing would lower his system level and deduct his rewards.
• Lin Chen accepted the mission and decided to consider how to proceed after returning to Donghai City.
• Lin Chen used his Virtual Space to store Liu Yan’s belongings, surprising Liu Yan with the advanced technology.
• Lin Chen, Liu Yan, and fifty elites flew to Donghai City while Zhou Jing stayed behind to handle the headquarters sale.

Lin Chen established the Five Element People at Mingyang Tianxia Group’s Donghai City headquarters, assigned Liu Yan to lead the Treasure Hunting Department, and arranged housing and duties for his new recruits. He then called Liu Xianglan to discuss a problem and teleported to meet her at Yizhancha Café.

• Lin Chen brought the Five Element People to Donghai City, where Cheng Yun sent twenty vehicles to collect them and settled them at Mingyang Tianxia Group’s headquarters.
• Lin Chen appointed Liu Yan manager of the Treasure Hunting Department and explained that Mingyang Tianxia Group controlled several branches, including Tiandihui and Jingwu Hall.
• Lin Chen directed Cheng Yun to expand the headquarters and arranged a villa for Liu Yan, while Lu Hai and Chen He were assigned to manage Lin Chen’s future residence and serve as his guards.
• Lin Chen helped Liu Yan move his belongings into the villa, then called Liu Xianglan and asked to meet about something important.
• Liu Xianglan arranged to meet Lin Chen at Yizhancha Café, and Lin Chen teleported there after spending fifteen minutes at headquarters.

Lin Chen asked Liu Xianglan to help him acquire Haoyuan, but she left to consult her grandfather. Later, Lin Chen took Qin Xueqing to a newly opened hotel in Nanzhou City, where a woman named Zhang Jiali confronted Qin after she accidentally stepped on her.

• Lin Chen asked Liu Xianglan to sell Haoyuan, promising she could keep managing it and retain its earnings, but she said she needed to discuss the decision with her grandfather.
• Liu Xianglan left the coffee shop, and Lin Chen waited alone before receiving a call from Qin Xueqing.
• Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing used the Teleportation Gate to travel to Nanzhou City for dinner at Chenguang Grand Hotel.
• Lin Chen pushed through the crowded lobby with Qin Xueqing following him, and Qin accidentally stepped on Zhang Jiali.
• Zhang Jiali blamed Qin for damaging her expensive high heels and demanded more than an apology.

Lin Chen injured Zhang Jiali after she tried to extort him, and her boyfriend Lü Zhitao vowed to punish him. As Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing ate at the Lü Family’s hotel, Lü Zhitao arranged to have them lured somewhere secluded, while Lin Chen asked about the family behind the hotel.

• Zhang Jiali demanded compensation from Lin Chen for Qin Xueqing stepping on her foot, so Lin Chen used internal force to dislocate one of Zhang Jiali’s foot joints.
• Lü Zhitao promised Zhang Jiali he would break the couple’s legs, then used the hotel’s surveillance footage to locate Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing on the third floor.
• Lü Zhitao ordered security captain Chen to lure Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing somewhere secluded so they could be beaten.
• Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing ate at the buffet, and Lin Chen asked whether the Lü Family was behind Meiji Group.