Chapter Summaries

After Gu Qing described killing the Ninth Order Fox Woman, Deacon Tian retested him, offered theories about his unusual strength, and explained that advanced creatures could enter trials at the monsters’ place of origin. Deacon Tian rewarded Gu Qing with a Storage Bag, and Gu Qing left to check the bag for surveillance and danger before binding it to himself.

• Gu Qing told Deacon Tian how he had fought and killed the Fox Woman Qingyu, mentioning that Jin Jun and Zheng Ruihuan had been seriously injured protecting his family.
• Deacon Tian took Gu Qing to the testing room, where the test found zero supernatural origin; he suspected Gu Qing had a powerful supernatural treasure, but Gu Qing denied knowing of any.
• Deacon Tian explained that advanced creatures could undergo trials at the monsters’ place of origin and that supernatural organizations existed worldwide beyond Haicheng.
• Deacon Tian awarded Gu Qing an E-rank reward for killing the Ninth Order Fox Woman and gave him a Storage Bag made from a spatial monster’s corpse.
• Gu Qing left the office and asked the Magic Mirror whether the Storage Bag contained surveillance equipment or posed risks if he connected to it with his blood.

Gu Qing used the Magic Mirror to verify and bind a Storage Bag, then went to the Storehouse to absorb mental-type supernatural power from Blue Stone Balls. The supervisor gave him permission to absorb as much as he could, and Gu Qing cracked the first ball within seconds.

• The Magic Mirror assured Gu Qing that the Storage Bag was safe, and he bound it with his blood and stored the mirror inside it.
• Gu Qing went to the Storehouse to absorb a Blue Stone Ball and argued with the staff member who tried to stop him.
• The Storehouse supervisor learned Gu Qing’s qi and blood strength had risen and allowed him to absorb as many Blue Stone Balls as he could.
• Gu Qing called Deacon Tian to witness the agreement, then placed his hand on the Blue Stone Ball.
• The Blue Stone Ball cracked after about three seconds, and the supervisor ordered Little Chen to bring a replacement.

Gu Qing drained all ten Blue Stone Balls in the Storehouse, provoking Deacon He to end his session early while Deacon Tian escorted him out with Strength-Recovery Pills. At home, Gu Qing discovered Deacon He had changed the E-Rank Reward Zone rules to limit absorption attempts, and he suspected the new restriction targeted him.

• Gu Qing cracked all ten Blue Stone Balls in half a minute, leaving Deacon He furious over the damage.
• Deacon Tian gave Gu Qing Strength-Recovery Pills in place of the remaining absorption time and warned him that Deacon He secretly retaliated against people.
• Deacon Tian told Gu Qing that Deacon He had been an Advanced Creature twenty years earlier, then returned to his office.
• Gu Qing took a designated driver home and read that the Strength-Recovery Pills quickly restored stamina.
• Deacon He announced that E-Rank Reward Zone users would be limited to three absorption attempts, and Gu Qing concluded the rule targeted him.

Gu Qing enjoyed the forum’s reactions to his fight with Qingyu while He Haikun and the Fox clan investigated her death and targeted Gu Qing. The next morning, Gu Qing met Xia Shuran at martial arts school, where she brought him breakfast before their planned sparring.

• Gu Qing read forum posts praising him for killing a Ninth Order Fox Woman and nicknamed him both Monster Hunter and Stone Ball Destroyer.
• He Haikun learned Qingyu was missing, then saw his subordinates report that Gu Qing had killed her and ordered informants to investigate Gu Qing.
• Mei Niang reported Qingyu’s death to the Fox clan’s Holy Maiden, who gave He Haikun three days to deliver Gu Qing or face punishment.
• Gu Qing went to the Extreme Summer Martial Arts School on Sunday morning and met Xia Shuran, who offered him homemade buns.
• Xia Shuran explained she had skipped makeup because they planned to spar, and Gu Qing told her he thought she looked prettier without it.

Gu Qing used Strength-Recovery Pills to keep Xia Shuran sparring with him and Xia Wuyuan, while Xia Wuyuan examined the pills and noted their supernatural power. After a long afternoon of training, Gu Qing’s martial true intent reached 10 points and his qi and blood rose to the perfected peak of the ninth order, leaving him one step from becoming an advanced creature.

• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran began sparring with Xia Wuyuan, and Xia Shuran quickly exhausted herself while Gu Qing remained composed.
• Xia Wuyuan urged Xia Shuran to use her martial soul, so Gu Qing offered her Strength-Recovery Pills to restore her stamina.
• Xia Shuran took a pill, recovered within seconds, and used her martial soul to resume training; Xia Wuyuan observed that the pills contained supernatural power.
• After the morning session, Gu Qing helped Xia Shuran drink water and recover, and she rested while Xia Wuyuan went fishing.
• Xia Wuyuan returned in the afternoon, and after three more hours of sparring, Gu Qing received six training notifications and reached the perfected peak of the ninth order.

Gu Qing learned that he needed to raise his mental strength as well as his blood and qi strength to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm. Later, Xia Shuran challenged a crooked merchant’s rigged pull-up bar and won its first prize, while Gu Qing watched and supported her.

• Xia Wuyuan told Gu Qing that his blood and qi strength had reached the threshold, but his mental strength still needed to surpass the Ninth Order’s peak before he could break through.
• Gu Qing planned to eat the Sage Fruit at home to improve his mental strength, then massaged Xia Shuran before they went out to dinner.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran encountered a pull-up challenge, and Gu Qing recognized that the merchant’s bar could rotate and deliver electric shocks.
• Xia Shuran decided to expose the scam, paid ten yuan, and began hanging from the bar as Gu Qing encouraged her.
• The merchant activated the rotating bar and increased its electric current, but Xia Shuran held on and won one hundred yuan after a minute.
• Xia Shuran chose to keep hanging, leaving the merchant alarmed.

Xia Shuran defeated a street challenge and confronted its owner after he refused to pay, then revealed her strength by beating his accomplices. Gu Qing recognized a towering man called [Devil Muscleman] as a supernatural being, and Xia Shuran prepared to face him with Gu Qing nearby.

• Xia Shuran hung from the bar for three minutes, won the challenge, and demanded the promised thousand yuan.
• The owner tried to leave without paying, but Xia Shuran stopped him and knocked down one accomplice while breaking another's finger bones.
• Spectators praised Xia Shuran and the Extreme Summer Martial Arts School as she enjoyed their attention.
• A towering man emerged from the van, and Gu Qing spotted the [Devil Muscleman] label and sensed his supernatural aura.
• The [Devil Muscleman] demanded four thousand yuan in medical bills and threatened Xia Shuran, who took courage from Gu Qing's presence.

Xia Shuran confronted a powerful man who had attacked her, but Gu Qing stepped in when she was overpowered. After defeating the man, Gu Qing questioned him about his strength and contacted Night Court colleagues to handle the aftermath.

• Xia Shuran taunted the man demanding medical expenses, then tried to fight him without revealing her Dragon Spear or Martial Soul to the watching crowd.
• The man struck Xia Shuran and sent her flying, but Gu Qing caught her before she hit the ground.
• Gu Qing confronted the man and caught his claw attack, then let the man's kick hit him and shattered the man's foot.
• Gu Qing lifted the man by the head and learned that he had gained his strength three years earlier, though the man claimed not to know its source.
• Gu Qing knocked the man unconscious, uploaded a photo to Night Chat for performance credit, and contacted nearby Night Court colleagues to handle the incident.

Gu Qing settled the aftermath of the street fight, then ate the Sage Fruit and evolved to the advanced biological level. The next morning, he headed to Haicheng University to meet Xia Shuran, who had just broken through to fourth order, before they planned to report to the Night Court.

• Xia Shuran collected the thousand-yuan challenge prize from the owner and sent Gu Qing eight hundred yuan.
• Two Night Court colleagues and public security officers arrived, and Gu Qing added the colleagues on WeChat before leaving with Xia Shuran.
• Gu Qing took the Sage Fruit from his Storage Bag, ate it, and evolved from ninth order to advanced.
• Gu Qing tested his increased strength, senses, and healing, and observed that he had become physiologically different from ordinary people.
• Gu Qing went to Haicheng University the next morning and learned by message that Xia Shuran had reached fourth order.

Gu Qing spotted a girl resembling the imprisoned Huang Xiaoyue feeding rats near Haicheng University, but she vanished before he could reach her. He and Lin Tianyang searched the grove with Ma Dongyu and found no trace of her, though they concluded someone linked to the Rat God Cult had been there and needed to be tracked down.

• Gu Qing heard rats squeaking and saw a twin-ponytailed girl in a school uniform and white stockings who looked like Huang Xiaoyue.
• The girl vanished into the grove, leaving Gu Qing to find fat rats eating duck beneath a tree.
• Gu Qing sent Lin Tianyang a video and asked the Magic Mirror why the girl had disappeared, but it gave no answer.
• Lin Tianyang arrived with Ma Dongyu, a Ninth Order Paranormal Contact, and joined Gu Qing in searching the grove.
• The search found no trace of the girl, but Lin Tianyang said the meat proved someone had been there and urged them to track her down as a likely Rat God Cult follower.

Gu Qing and the Night Court searched for a Rat God Cult follower who had vanished in the woods near Haicheng University, while discussing the cult’s possible plans and Huang Xiaoyue’s condition. The search found no clues, and Gu Qing left with Xia Shuran to have lunch with his roommates before heading to Headquarters.

• Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu suspected the Rat God Cult was planning trouble at Haicheng University, while Ma Dongyu said Huang Xiaoyue had poisoned her own brain and become an idiot.
• Gu Qing invited Xia Shuran, a newly awakened Supernatural Awakened, to join him for the Night Court Recruitment Test and introduced her to Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu.
• Lin Tianyang called public security officers to help search the woods, but the group found no clues after three hours.
• Gu Qing declined Lin Tianyang’s offer to eat together because he planned to have a farewell meal with his roommates, then left the woods with Xia Shuran.
• Xia Shuran asked to join Gu Qing’s lunch with his roommates, but he declined and promised to introduce her to them another time.

Gu Qing reunited with his roommates, treated them to barbecue, and told them he was leaving university to work for an unusual organization. He kept the job’s details secret, leaving his curious roommates with only two promised clues.

• Gu Qing ignored Lin Tianyang’s advice to pursue Xia Shuran by exploiting her ignorance of the supernatural world and arranged to take her to Night Court Headquarters that afternoon.
• Gu Qing returned to his dorm, ordered barbecue for his roommates, and packed his belongings into his Storage Bag.
• Gu Qing’s roommates returned from class, ate with him, and noticed that he had cleared out his desk and bed.
• Gu Qing told Chen Zijie, Gao Fei, and Qian Duole that he had applied for leave until graduation to work full-time for an unusual organization.
• Gu Qing declined to reveal what his job was and told his roommates he could share only two things about it.

Gu Qing brought Xia Shuran to the Night Court Base for her Recruitment Test while sharing new findings from Lin Tianyang’s investigation into a suspected ratman tunnel beneath Haida. Jiang Wanqiao escorted Xia Shuran to the supernatural testing room and privately reassured herself that she still had a chance with Gu Qing.

• Gu Qing warned his roommates to avoid rats and impulsive girls, then left to meet Xia Shuran.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran traveled to the Night Court Base, where he explained the three parts of the Recruitment Test.
• Lin Tianyang told Gu Qing that investigators had found a deep hole beneath an old banyan tree, black rat hair with human DNA, and a possible connection to Huang Xiaoyue.
• Gu Qing shared his suspicions with Lin Tianyang, who planned to investigate the tunnel and search Haida for another entrance.
• Gu Qing advised Xia Shuran not to reveal the investigation details, so she warned her roommates to avoid rats instead.
• Jiang Wanqiao greeted Gu Qing and led Xia Shuran toward the supernatural testing room, privately deciding she still had a chance with Gu Qing.

Gu Qing learned that his Awakened squad had only four members and discovered that Xia Shuran's supernatural origin content was 10%, twice that of the other newly awakened members. He went to watch her physical test and encountered his supervisor, Deacon Tian, at the testing center.

• Gu Qing collected his Night Court ID, motorcycle, and other supplies, then waited with Jiang Wanqiao for Xia Shuran's test results.
• Jiang Wanqiao told Gu Qing that his Awakened squad consisted of him, Xia Shuran, Wu Jiahao, and Liu Yue.
• Xia Shuran messaged Gu Qing that her supernatural origin content was 10%, while Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue had each measured at 5%.
• Jiang Wanqiao explained that supernatural origin content affected how quickly an Awakened improved, while the strength of their unchangeable superpower was more important to their potential.
• Gu Qing left to watch Xia Shuran's physical test and spotted Deacon Tian in the testing center corridor.

Gu Qing watched Xia Shuran excel in the Night Court recruitment tests and helped her complete her onboarding. After she joined and chose her Night Chat name, Gu Qing received a D-rank supernatural resources reward for recommending her.

• Gu Qing watched Xia Shuran place second in the physical constitution test, then defeat a fifth-order Paranormal Contact to win the Comprehensive Test.
• Deacon Tian praised Xia Shuran, introduced himself as her superior, and had Jiang Wanqiao handle her onboarding.
• Jiang Wanqiao arranged Xia Shuran's school leave, family protection, paperwork, and Night Chat account.
• Xia Shuran named her account I Don't Eat Cilantro after learning Gu Qing's account name was I Don't Eat Beef.
• Jiang Wanqiao told Gu Qing that his recruitment reward had arrived, and he found a D-rank supernatural resources reward in his notifications.

Gu Qing and Xia Shuran reported to the Awakened squad, where Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue expected to defeat Gu Qing after growing stronger. Instructor Zhao Chuan knew Gu Qing had become far more powerful than they realized, and the chapter left the newcomers meeting their squad.

• Gu Qing offered Xia Shuran half his recruitment reward, but she refused to accept it.
• Jiang Wanqiao escorted Gu Qing and Xia Shuran to report to the Awakened squad because their instructor was waiting.
• Wu Jiahao trained his Gene Fusion ability while Liu Yue practiced Mental Power Control, and both boasted that they could beat Gu Qing.
• Instructor Zhao Chuan knew Gu Qing had defeated the Fox Woman sisters and Valkyrie Barbie Fox, and believed Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue were no match for him.
• Jiang Wanqiao introduced Gu Qing and Xia Shuran to Zhao Chuan, while Wu Jiahao stared at Xia Shuran and Liu Yue grew hostile.

Gu Qing and Xia Shuran met Zhao Chuan and the other members of their Night Court squad, where Xia Shuran demonstrated her powerful martial soul. After Zhao Chuan praised Gu Qing for outclassing the Awakened in his intake, Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue were left embarrassed.

• Gu Qing noticed Zhao Chuan's [Bomb Maniac] label while the squad gathered to welcome Xia Shuran.
• Zhao Chuan introduced Xia Shuran and asked her to show her superpower, so she manifested a huge, scorching martial soul that astonished the squad.
• Xia Shuran explained that her superpower was called martial soul and that she had trained in her family's martial arts school since childhood.
• After Zhao Chuan stepped away to take a grave phone call, Wu Jiahao awkwardly tried to impress Xia Shuran with a story about beating up a girl and a hundred rivals.
• Zhao Chuan returned and praised Gu Qing for surpassing the Awakened in his intake, making Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue realize they were the ones Gu Qing had defeated.

Gu Qing defeated Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue when they challenged him on the training ground, revealing that he was far stronger than they had believed. Zhao Chuan identified Gu Qing as a ninth-order peak great perfection practitioner who cultivated both vital blood and spirit, leaving Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue stunned.

• Wu Jiahao transformed his body and charged Gu Qing, but his horn shattered against Gu Qing's uninjured abdomen, knocking Wu Jiahao unconscious.
• Liu Yue attacked Gu Qing with a mental venomous snake, but Gu Qing's mental backlash overwhelmed her and left her rolling on the ground in pain.
• Xia Shuran admired Gu Qing's strength after Zhao Chuan explained Liu Yue's failed mental attack.
• Zhao Chuan told Gu Qing that he had reached ninth-order peak great perfection and practiced dual cultivation of vital blood and spirit.
• Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue regained consciousness and reacted with disbelief to Zhao Chuan's explanation.

Gu Qing accepted Zhao Chuan’s challenge and revealed that his strength far exceeded the instructor’s, even while Zhao Chuan used his full physical power. When Zhao Chuan finally unleashed his superpower, Gu Qing chose to withstand the attack head-on as it erupted.

• Zhao Chuan challenged Gu Qing to spar, initially proposing to fight without using his superpower.
• Gu Qing accepted and warned Zhao Chuan to use his superpower, then activated Lightning-Fast Reflexes Mode as Zhao Chuan attacked.
• Zhao Chuan pressed down on Gu Qing’s shoulder and punched his abdomen, but neither attack moved or injured him.
• Gu Qing grabbed Zhao Chuan by the head and lifted him off the ground, leaving Zhao Chuan unable to break free.
• Zhao Chuan unleashed his superpower at point-blank range, and Gu Qing remained still as an immense explosion erupted.

Gu Qing survived Zhao Chuan’s full-powered explosion and proved himself far stronger than the Night Court’s instructor expected. Song Anni arrived, recruited Gu Qing for her Monster Assault Team, and befriended Xia Shuran, while Gu Qing became intrigued by Song Anni’s [Superman] tag.

• Zhao Chuan recognized that Gu Qing was an advanced creature after Gu Qing remained unharmed by his explosion.
• Song Anni flew to the training ground, scolded Zhao Chuan, and explained that he had been voted off her Monster Assault Team for being too weak.
• Song Anni offered to recruit Gu Qing if he awakened a superpower, and they added each other on WeChat.
• Song Anni added Xia Shuran on WeChat and made a confusing remark about giving her a baby gift someday.
• Song Anni heated the milk in her baby bottle with laser beams from her eyes.