Chapter Summaries

Chen Nian and Qiu Ya were forced to face a level 80 Guardian Colossus while the bald man's team watched and attacked. After discovering its mechanical heart, Chen Nian revealed that he had survived the giant's blow and prepared to strike with his boosted attack, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• The bald man forced Chen Nian and Qiu Ya into the hall, where a Guardian Colossus awakened and sealed the doors.
• Chen Nian's Wind-Gathering Cannon damaged the Colossus, but its stone body quickly healed, and its greatsword sent Chen Nian crashing into a wall.
• The Colossus appeared to knock Qiu Ya into Chen Nian, but Chen Nian told her to play dead while he watched for its weak point.
• The bald man's team shattered the Colossus's head, then exposed a crimson mechanical heart in its chest, but their attacks could not pierce it.
• Chen Nian revealed he was unharmed and stepped forward as the Colossus's armor recovered; the Calamity Gem reversed his attack and defense, raising his attack to 826.
• Chen Nian fired his Wind-Gathering Cannon at the Colossus.

Chen Nian killed the Guardian Colossus with one shot, then turned on the bald man and his companions when they tried to rob him. After killing all five and saving Qiu Ya, he disappeared, leaving her to seek answers on the forum, where Luo Xue contacted her.

• Chen Nian killed the Guardian Colossus with the Wind-Gathering Cannon, gained levels and rewards, and discovered the Ten Thousand Swords Art scroll would suit Xiao Qi.
• The bald man demanded Chen Nian hand over the boss’s drops and valuables, then detonated the explosive talisman on Chen Nian’s back; Chen Nian emerged unharmed.
• When the bald man threatened Qiu Ya with the explosive talisman on her back, Chen Nian used Wind and Lightning Flash to reach her and snatch it away before it could explode.
• Chen Nian used Death God to kill the bald man and his four companions, then carried Qiu Ya out of the boss hall and set her down before vanishing.
• Qiu Ya posted on the forum asking about Chen Nian’s abilities, and Luo Xue privately messaged her to ask what had happened.

Su Jinyu and Ye Hongling traded information about Buyu while competing over him, and Su Jinyu received a rare skill scroll from him. Ye Hongling then arranged for Chen Nian to join her in the Fire Flame Abyss in exchange for an advanced skill scroll.

• Luo Xue contacted Qiu Ya to learn what had happened in Linhai City and asked for details about Buyu.
• Su Jinyu admired a photo of Chen Nian when Ye Hongling arrived and asked whether Buyu had appeared in Lu City.
• Ye Hongling and Su Jinyu traded information, with Ye Hongling revealing that Buyu had killed a world boss in Linhai City and Su Jinyu sharing her photo of him.
• Buyu gave Su Jinyu a Ten Thousand Swords Art scroll, and she teased Ye Hongling about his gift.
• Ye Hongling offered Chen Nian an advanced skill scroll if he accompanied her to the Fire Flame Abyss, and he agreed.

Chen Nian accompanied Ye Hongling and six other fire-element transcendents to the Fire Flame Abyss, where Ye Hongling planned to undergo its trial and gain the Fire and Flame Inheritance. The group entered the abyss, and Chen Nian was left among those tasked with protecting her as monsters prepared to attack.

• Chen Nian agreed to meet Ye Hongling at Linhai City Airport and accompany her to the Fire Flame Abyss to obtain a high-tier skill scroll.
• Chen Nian arrived disguised, and Ye Hongling singled him out from the other fire-element transcendents she had recruited.
• Ye Hongling pulled Chen Nian into the seat beside her on the helicopter, while Chu Xiang and the others watched in dismay.
• Ye Hongling led the group into the volcanic crater, where they found and entered the Fire Flame Abyss.
• Ye Hongling told the group she would enter the trial pillar of light and ordered them to protect her from the approaching monsters.

Ye Hongling began the Fire Flame Inheritance Trial while Chen Nian watched the hired fighters battle through waves of monsters. After twelve exhausting hours, a level 95 Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf appeared as the final wave arrived, and Chen Nian reappeared before the desperate party.

• Ye Hongling entered the crimson pillar and began the trial as nearly level 70 fire monsters descended on the party.
• Chen Nian used Word Spirit: Hidden Shadow, Formless to vanish and sat aside while the others fought.
• After twelve hours of relentless attacks, the exhausted party received a warning that the final wave was coming.
• A level 95 Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf emerged from a meteor, leaving the battered fighters convinced they were doomed.
• Chen Nian reappeared in front of the party.

Chen Nian revealed his power in the Fire Flame Abyss, clearing out the lesser monsters with one-shot wind cannons while the expedition gained experience and loot. When the level 95 Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf summoned a meteor to destroy them, Chen Nian blasted it apart with a single Wind-Gathering Cannon.

• Chen Nian ignored Chu Xiang's accusations and used a Wind-Gathering Cannon, revealing that he had survived in the Fire Flame Abyss despite not having a fire-class profession.
• Chen Nian activated his Calamity Gem and obliterated an approaching Scarlet Flame Lizard with one shot.
• Chen Nian fired wind cannons repeatedly, killing every lesser monster as the others gained experience and collected loot.
• The Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf summoned its Heavenly Meteor Descends skill, leaving the expedition helpless as the meteor fell.
• Chen Nian struck the meteor with a Wind-Gathering Cannon and shattered it in the sky.

Chen Nian effortlessly defeated the Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf, gaining levels and powerful loot while leaving his teammates stunned. Just as they praised him, a scream came from the crimson pillar where Ye Hongling was.

• Chen Nian shattered the Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf’s meteor attack and broke its spiked club with another Wind-Gathering Cannon.
• The Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf tried to exploit Chen Nian’s supposed weakness in close combat, but Chen Nian dodged and struck it down.
• Chen Nian killed the Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf and obtained a rare skill scroll, an epic weapon, and a rare forging material.
• Chen Nian rose from level 70 to 83, equipped the Crimson Wolf Molten Fire Club, and reached a 65-star combat rating.
• Chen Nian’s teammates praised him, while Chu Xiang struggled to accept how powerful he was.
• A scream came from the crimson pillar of light, signaling that something had happened to Ye Hongling.

Chen Nian entered the Fire Flame Inheritance Trial to rescue Ye Hongling, whose injuries were close to ending her attempt. After she kissed him and used a newly learned ability to heal herself with flames of desire, she insisted he stay and help her kindle more.

• Chen Nian ignored the onlookers' warnings and entered the crimson pillar of light to reach Ye Hongling.
• Chen Nian found Ye Hongling badly burned and shielded her from a repeatedly reviving fire dragon by cutting it apart with his Word Spirit.
• Ye Hongling claimed she knew a way to pass the trial, then removed Chen Nian's mask and kissed him.
• Ye Hongling explained that she could turn flames of desire into power, and her burns visibly healed.
• Ye Hongling told Chen Nian he had to take responsibility for kissing her and asked him to stay so she could kindle more flames of desire.

Chen Nian protected Ye Hongling through the Fire Flame Abyss trial, and their flirtation ended with her completing it and receiving a powerful inheritance. He left before revealing his identity, but the people outside suspected he was Buyu.

• Ye Hongling teased Chen Nian and recalled how they had first met in a high-difficulty fire-element dungeon.
• Chen Nian kissed Ye Hongling, rekindling her power and allowing her to continue the trial.
• Ye Hongling completed the Fire Flame Abyss trial, awakened Divine Spear of Heavenly Fire, and gained increased fire ability and attribute growth.
• Chen Nian refused to give Ye Hongling his real name, accepted her promised payment, and sold her the Heavenly Meteor Descends skill scroll.
• Chen Nian gave Ye Hongling his jacket and left using Hidden Shadow before the others saw him.
• The people outside praised Ye Hongling and wondered who the masked fighter was, then began suspecting he was Buyu.

After the Fire Flame Abyss battle, Chen Nian unlocked the high-risk Word Spirit Mandate of Heaven and received payment from Ye Hongling. Buyu’s appearance became trending news, while Ye Hongling flew to Lu City to tell Su Jinyu about her time with Chen Nian.

• The group learned that the mysterious Buyu was the player who had fought alongside them, and Chu Xiang was mocked for calling him a freeloader.
• Ye Hongling thanked the group, arranged their payment, and flew away toward Lu City.
• Chen Nian used a high-tier skill scroll and unlocked Sequence 101, Mandate of Heaven, which let him draw powerful cards but carried the risk of triggering Black Sun.
• Chen Nian received one million gold from Ye Hongling, bought materials for an epic equipment set, and rested at home.
• News of Buyu defeating a level 95 boss spread, and Qin Yu excitedly discussed his appearance with Chen Nian without realizing who he was.
• Su Jinyu dismissed the news and claimed she was number one in Buyu’s heart, as Ye Hongling arrived to tell her about kissing Chen Nian.

Su Jinyu was provoked by Ye Hongling, while Chen Nian arranged to have his epic equipment forged. Qiu Ya met Zhao Yixue in Linhai City and told her about Chen Nian, but revealed that he had a girlfriend, leaving Zhao Yixue visibly shaken.

• Ye Hongling taunted Su Jinyu about kissing Chen Nian and showed her his jacket before leaving.
• Su Jinyu vowed to find Chen Nian in Linhai City after the Blood Moon Calamity was over.
• Chen Nian booked Old Cao to forge his final piece of epic-grade equipment.
• Qiu Ya went to meet Luo Xue outside an arcade, where Zhao Yixue froze a group of drunken thugs who had harassed her.
• Zhao Yixue asked Qiu Ya about Chen Nian, and Qiu Ya explained how he had helped her and identified him as Chen Nian.
• Qiu Ya told Zhao Yixue that Chen Nian's girlfriend was actress Qin Yu, and Zhao Yixue's coffee froze solid.

Chen Nian learned that Fire Qilin had taken Qiu Ya’s father, Old Cao, and went to confront the guild after the Law Enforcement Bureau refused to intervene. Zhao Yixue also set out to rescue Old Cao, using the Zhao Family’s connections to locate him within minutes.

• Qiu Ya watched Fire Qilin members smash a flowerpot and drag Old Cao away after he refused to forge their equipment ahead of other customers.
• Chen Nian arrived at Old Cao’s shop, learned he had been kidnapped, and called Li Yunwei, who explained that the Law Enforcement Bureau would not act against Fire Qilin.
• Chen Nian headed alone to Fire Qilin’s address after learning the guild’s location and background.
• Zhao Yixue arrived at the shop and questioned Qiu Ya about Chen Nian and Old Cao.
• Zhao Yixue called on the Zhao Family’s network to identify Old Cao’s kidnappers and find his location within five minutes, then told Qiu Ya to get in the car.

Chen Nian went to Fire Qilin Superhuman Co., Ltd. to free a blacksmith superhuman the company had kidnapped, despite discovering its owner was his guildmate A Huo. When the general manager refused and ordered his bodyguards to remove him, Chen Nian broke both bodyguards’ wrists and asked again for the captive to be handed over.

• Chen Nian arrived at Fire Qilin Superhuman Co., Ltd. and learned through a message that A Huo, a guildmate, had founded the company.
• Chen Nian chose not to ask A Huo for help and told the receptionist he was from the Law Enforcement Bureau, requesting to see the general manager.
• The general manager met Chen Nian, who asked him to release a blacksmith superhuman the company had taken the day before.
• The general manager said the company had requisitioned the superhuman without needing his consent, then ordered his bodyguards to throw Chen Nian out.
• Chen Nian caught the two bodyguards and broke their wrists, then asked the general manager if he would hand the superhuman over now.

Chen Nian stormed the company to retrieve Old Cao and effortlessly defeated the Transcendents sent against him. As Old Cao began forging Chen Nian’s equipment, the manager called for reinforcements, while Zhao Yixue and Qiu Ya arrived downstairs.

• Chen Nian forced the general manager to take him to the third-floor forging hall, where he found Old Cao battered and urged him to leave.
• The manager trapped Chen Nian in the hall with around twenty Transcendents, but Chen Nian handed Old Cao the materials and told him to forge the equipment.
• Chen Nian endured the attackers’ punches without injury, then knocked several men unconscious with his own blows.
• When the manager ordered the Transcendents to use supernatural power, Chen Nian caught a great saber between two fingers and kicked its wielder into an alloy wall.
• Chen Nian sat down and told Old Cao to begin forging as the defeated men watched, while the manager called for powerful reinforcements.
• Zhao Yixue and Qiu Ya arrived outside the company in a black business van.

Zhao Yixue stormed into the company to rescue Qiu Ya’s father, Old Cao, and fought Chen Nian, mistaking him for his captor. The fight ended with Chen Nian pretending to be defeated, while Qiu Ya rushed in and found him hurt.

• Zhao Yixue entered the company alone and blasted open its heavy doors with an ice attack.
• Zhao Yixue attacked Chen Nian, and their clash froze the forging hall and extinguished its furnaces.
• Chen Nian recognized Zhao Yixue as Luo Xue and feared she would discover his identity, so he faked being knocked down.
• The general manager mistook Zhao Yixue for an ally and praised her for defeating Chen Nian.
• Qiu Ya rushed into the hall, saw Chen Nian on the floor, and asked whether he was okay.

Zhao Yixue mistakenly attacked Chen Nian while searching for Buyu, then revealed she wanted to take him to the Jiang City Zhao Family and keep him close. Chen Nian privately admitted to Qiu Ya that he was Buyu, but Zhao Yixue inferred his identity after seeing his epic armor, leaving him unaware she had figured it out.

• Qiu Ya arrived and revealed Chen Nian was the person Zhao Yixue sought, so Zhao Yixue froze the general manager and his men into ice sculptures after realizing she had attacked the wrong person.
• Zhao Yixue removed her mask and said she wanted to find Buyu and take him to the Jiang City Zhao Family, threatening to keep him frozen beside her if he refused.
• Chen Nian privately confessed to Qiu Ya that he was Buyu and showed her his equipment, then made her promise to cover for him so he could protect Linhai City.
• Old Cao showed Zhao Yixue Chen Nian's epic Demonic Turtle Battle Armor, leading her to conclude that Chen Nian was Buyu and wonder why he was hiding his identity from her.

Zhao Yixue confronted Chen Nian, believing he was Buyu, before leaving to prepare for a dangerous Calamity-grade advancement. Outside Fire Qilin's office, Liu Xingchen gathered nearly a hundred Transcendents to confront the people coming out, including Zhao Yixue and Chen Nian.

• Zhao Yixue questioned Chen Nian about his epic-grade equipment material and insisted he was Buyu, while Chen Nian denied it.
• Zhao Yixue asked whether Chen Nian liked her, then learned he had a girlfriend and quietly accepted the answer.
• Zhao Yixue received a call urging her to return for her Tier 2 advancement and left with Chen Nian, Qiu Ya, and Old Cao following behind.
• Liu Xingchen learned that someone was wrecking Fire Qilin's place and gathered the Transcendents under his group to impress Boss Huo.
• Zhao Yixue, Chen Nian, Qiu Ya, and Old Cao came outside to find nearly a hundred hostile Transcendents assembled in the plaza.

Chen Nian faced Liu Xingchen and a crowd of investors who planned to target him, but he called Heizi to send a warning to Meng Huo. Meng Huo recognized the boss’s involvement and promised to make the crowd leave.

• Liu Xingchen accused Chen Nian of causing trouble and urged the crowd to punish him.
• Zhao Yixue’s steward revealed that she belonged to the Jiang City Zhao Family, and the crowd called Meng Huo for instructions.
• Meng Huo told the crowd to spare Zhao Yixue’s group but attack the others, leaving Chen Nian, Qiu Ya, and her father under pressure.
• Chen Nian called Heizi and asked him to tell Meng Huo to make his people leave.
• Heizi relayed Chen Nian’s message, and Meng Huo panicked and promised to clear the crowd out immediately.

Chen Nian left Liu Xingchen’s group unharmed after Meng Huo ordered his men to back down, while Zhao Yixue declared that Chen Nian was hers. As Chen Nian drove away with Qiu Ya and her father, a system alert announced that a failed Abyss Level Gene Evolution challenge had brought its monster into reality.

• Meng Huo ordered his men to leave immediately after learning someone he could not offend was at his company.
• Chen Nian led Qiu Ya and her father out, and Liu Xingchen tried to stop them by invoking Brother Huo’s name.
• One of Meng Huo’s men kicked Liu Xingchen and told him to get lost, leaving him abandoned by his group.
• Zhao Yixue watched Chen Nian leave and told her butler that he was her man because she had set her sights on him.
• Qiu Ya asked Chen Nian whether his phone call had changed the men’s behavior, and he reassured her that they would not dare retaliate.
• A repeated alert appeared to Transcendents across Linhai City, reporting that player Mogu had failed an Abyss Level Gene Evolution challenge and its monster had descended into reality.

A failed Abyss-level advancement challenge unleashed a level 99 Calamity Beast in Linhai City, and Zhao Yixue killed it instantly with an ice spear. Chen Nian completed his Mountain-Carrying Demon Turtle set and flew to Jiangcheng with Qiu Ya, hoping to reach Zhao Yixue before her own advancement trial.

• A failed challenge caused an Abyss-level Calamity Beast to descend into Linhai City.
• Zhao Yixue stayed behind and froze the Calamity Beast with a single ice spear, saving the city but spending much of her strength.
• Chen Nian worried that Zhao Yixue’s intervention left him owing her a major favor, then learned his new equipment would be ready that afternoon.
• Chen Nian equipped all four pieces of the Mountain-Carrying Demon Turtle set, raising his defense and gaining the Countershock skill.
• With seven days remaining before the Blood Moon Calamity, Chen Nian planned to reach level 99 and went to Jiangcheng with Qiu Ya to approach Zhao Yixue.