Chapter Summaries

Chen Nian and Qiu Ya arrived in Jiangcheng and headed to the Zhao Family after learning that Zhao Yixue had begun a Calamity-level advancement challenge. Zhao Yixue entered the challenge space as the city prepared to destroy any monster that might emerge if she failed, while Chen Nian arrived just as the countdown began.

• Chen Nian called Su Jinyu, who confronted him about Ye and their alleged kiss, before he ended the call to answer a knock at his hotel room.
• Chen Nian paid a woman to quiet the noisy guest next door, then slept and recovered some of his supernatural power.
• Zhao Yixue received buffs from the gathered superhumans and walked into the prepared minefield to begin her advancement challenge.
• Zhao Yixue selected Calamity difficulty, triggering a citywide alert and a 600-second countdown as she vanished into the challenge space.
• Chen Nian and Qiu Ya arrived after hearing the alert, and Chen Nian remarked that Zhao Yixue really was challenging Calamity difficulty.

Zhao Yixue failed to kill the calamity-level monster before the challenge ended, and the level 99 Calamity Demon General descended into reality. Though badly wounded, she stood to fight it as the Zhao Family and combat forces held back to avoid killing her in their ambush.

• Chen Nian and Qiu Ya were stopped at the cordon and waited outside while Zhao Yixue attempted the calamity-level challenge.
• The ten-minute countdown ended, and Zhao Yixue emerged alive but gravely wounded.
• Warnings announced that Luo Xue had failed to kill the calamity-level monster and that it had descended into reality.
• A level 99 Calamity Demon General emerged from the Gate of Chaos, and Zhao Yixue's father ordered everyone not to attack while she was still alive.
• Zhao Yixue rose and hurled an ice spear at the monster, but it caught and crushed the spear.

Zhao Yixue froze the Calamity Demon General but destroyed only one of His arms, prompting the Zhao Family patriarch to order five hundred tons of explosives detonated. Chen Nian rushed through the retreating crowd and rescued Zhao Yixue inside his domain, where she recognized him as Buyu, as the two prepared to face the still-living enemy.

• The Calamity Demon General seized Zhao Yixue, but she froze most of His body and blasted His arm apart.
• The Calamity Demon General shattered the ice, sending shards flying and injuring people nearby.
• The Zhao Family patriarch ordered four fire mages to trigger the explosives while spellcasters raised a barrier and retreated.
• Chen Nian cut through the barrier and charged toward Zhao Yixue as the explosives detonated.
• Chen Nian caught Zhao Yixue inside his domain, and she recognized him as Buyu.
• Chen Nian told Zhao Yixue they still had to deal with the Calamity Demon General.

Chen Nian emerged from the explosion carrying Zhao Yixue and confronted the Calamity Demon General with the Golden Sword of Judgment. The crowd recognized him as Buyu, and the Zhao Family butler understood the favor Zhao Yixue had mentioned.

• The crowd believed Zhao Yixue, Chen Nian, and the monster had died in the explosion, while Old Master Zhao defended his decision to act before Zhao Yixue could escape.
• The Calamity Demon General regenerated and sent the crowd fleeing, but Qiu Ya stayed, worried that Buyu and Luo Xue might have died.
• Chen Nian emerged from the smoke carrying Zhao Yixue, astonishing the onlookers and relieving Qiu Ya.
• The Calamity Demon General attacked Chen Nian, but the Golden Sword of Judgment severed its arms within the Judgment Domain.
• The crowd identified Chen Nian as Buyu, and the Zhao Family butler realized that this was the favor Zhao Yixue had mentioned.

Chen Nian, revealed as Buyu, defeated the Calamity Demon General by enduring its attacks and reflecting them back, then burned it with Flame Explosion. After earning levels and equipment, he secretly returned to Qiu Ya while Zhao Yixue emerged unharmed.

• The crowd recognized Chen Nian as Buyu, while Zhao Kui resented his daughter relying on him.
• Chen Nian found that his Calamity Gem lacked energy and prepared to fight the Calamity Demon General without it.
• The General fired an energy beam, but Chen Nian’s Countershock reflected it and destroyed one of its heads.
• The General attacked Chen Nian repeatedly, destroying its own arms through Countershock until it collapsed.
• Chen Nian killed the General with Flame Explosion, gained twelve levels and new equipment, and completed Luo Xue’s advancement trial.
• Chen Nian used Hidden Shadow to return to Qiu Ya unseen, and Zhao Yixue came out of the battlefield looking recovered.

After Zhao Yixue advanced to tier two, Zhao Kui berated her for relying on Chen Nian and slapped her when she admitted she loved him. Chen Nian used Word Spirit-Death God to frighten Zhao Kui into silence, then left with Qiu Ya after Zhao Yixue thanked him; he had also received notice that he qualified for a Demon God-level challenge.

• Zhao Yixue passed her challenge, unlocked her Gene Lock, and advanced to tier two, certain that Chen Nian was Buyu.
• Zhao Kui called Zhao Yixue useless for needing a man’s help, then slapped her when she admitted she had romantic feelings for Chen Nian.
• Chen Nian spread darkness over the gathering with Word Spirit-Death God and warned Zhao Kui that he could wipe out the Zhao Family.
• The darkness receded, and Zhao Kui led the Zhao Family away without another word while Zhao Yixue thanked Chen Nian as he departed with Qiu Ya.
• Chen Nian told Qiu Ya he was four levels from the level cap and received a notification that he qualified for a Demon God-level challenge.

Chen Nian returned to Linhai City and responded to a guild call for help as monsters besieged a team linking the city’s teleportation array. He descended alone into the monster tide, and the team noticed the attacks easing as the chapter ended.

• Chen Nian inspected his new epic pendant and planned to reach Level 99 before attempting the Demon God Rank advancement.
• News of Buyu’s rescue of Zhao Yixue and Luo Xue spread online, and Su Jinyu called Chen Nian to ask about his relationship with Luo Xue.
• Chen Nian saw Mage Lord’s request for help near Linhai City’s eastern outskirts and decided to handle the monster attack himself.
• Wu An and four teammates struggled to protect the teleportation array as a tide of greatly strengthened monsters swarmed the mountaintop.
• Chen Nian activated Hidden Shadow and Air Flight, landed in front of the team, and walked toward the monsters despite Wu An’s warnings.
• The team learned that A Huo was sending reinforcements, then noticed that far fewer monsters were attacking.

Chen Nian drew the monster tide away from the teleportation array and used Countershock to level up, reaching level 98 before leaving to find more EXP. Wu An and the others realized he had cleared the monsters, and the group suspected he was Buyu; Xiao Qi then hinted that she wanted to visit Linhai City to see the sea.

• Chen Nian used Countershock to kill the monsters surrounding him and reached level 96, easing the pressure on Wu An and the others guarding the teleportation array.
• Chen Nian reached level 97 and then level 98 as the monsters flooded toward him, before leaving to seek another place to level up.
• Wu An and the others completed the teleportation array linking Linhai City to Lu City and learned that A Huo's reinforcements had encountered almost no monsters.
• Wu An realized Chen Nian had single-handedly cleared the monster tide and thanked the unknown helper in the group chat.
• Meng Huo suggested that the mysterious man might have been Buyu, prompting excited speculation among the group members.
• Xiao Qi told the group to focus on preparing for the Blood Moon Calamity, then said she wanted to see the sea in Linhai City.

Chen Nian agreed to join Li Yunwei’s elite party at a newly discovered high-level dungeon and bring Qin Yu along. Li Yunwei secretly suspected Chen Nian was Buyu and encrypted his records before setting out to test her theory.

• Qin Yu brought Chen Nian lunch and asked to take him leveling, hoping to spend more time with him.
• Li Yunwei invited Chen Nian to join a dungeon party with two second-tier Transcendents, and Chen Nian said he would bring Qin Yu.
• Li Yunwei agreed to let Qin Yu join and arranged for the party to meet at the train station at eight that night.
• Li Yunwei recalled that Chen Nian had traveled from Linhai City to Jiangcheng around the time Buyu defeated a Calamity Beast, and suspected they were the same person.
• Li Yunwei encrypted Chen Nian’s records in the Law Enforcement Bureau system and prepared to go to the meeting point to confirm his identity.

Chen Nian joined Li Yunwei’s team for a dangerous dungeon run, bringing along Qin Yu despite the other members’ objections. After confronting their insults and Qian Meng’s arrogance, Chen Nian entered the dungeon first, and Li Yunwei followed with confidence that he would keep them safe.

• Chen Nian learned that the team included two tier-two Transcendents, Qian Meng and Jiang Yunlei, and went with Qin Yu to meet the others.
• The team members mocked Qin Yu’s low level and appearance, and Chen Nian rebuked the two women who insulted her.
• Qian Meng arrived an hour late and boasted about entertaining female fans; he then offered to protect Qin Yu, who refused him.
• Li Yunwei led the group to a hidden dungeon entrance after explaining that a level-90 team had gone missing there.
• Chen Nian walked straight into the dungeon despite the danger, and Li Yunwei told Qin Yu that they would be fine with him there.

Chen Nian and the others entered Moonlight Palace, where they discovered a tier-two Moonlight Wolf King protected by a one-on-one challenge mechanic. After the first challenger failed and became trapped as a sacrifice, Jiang Yunlei faced the second attempt with the party at risk of annihilation.

• Chen Nian one-shot a level 90 Moonlight Wolf, impressing Li Yunwei and the others as they continued through the palace.
• The party entered the boss chamber and learned that Moonlight Seal prevented everyone from using supernatural powers beneath the full moon.
• The tier-two Moonlight Wolf King appeared, and the group learned that one challenger had to shatter the moon on its forehead in hand-to-hand combat.
• A volunteer was overwhelmed by the Wolf King, and Jiang Yunlei entered the arena, causing the first challenge to fail.
• The failed challenger became trapped as a sacrifice, and the party learned that four failed attempts would trigger Moon Destruction.
• Jiang Yunlei began the second challenge as his palms started to sweat.

After Jiang Yunlei and Qian Meng failed to defeat the Moonlight Wolf King, Chen Nian entered the final challenge with the group’s lives at stake. He used his epic set’s Countershock effect to overpower the wolf king and shatter the full-moon mark.

• Jiang Yunlei failed to damage the Moonlight Wolf King, fled the challenge, and became a sacrifice.
• Qian Meng held off the wolf king with his shield but eventually fled and became a sacrifice, leaving only one attempt.
• Chen Nian ignored the other women’s taunts and told Li Yunwei he would take the final round.
• The Moonlight Wolf King’s attacks failed to hurt Chen Nian, and Countershock staggered the beast.
• Chen Nian leaped onto the wolf king’s head, forced it to the ground, and shattered the full-moon mark with a punch.

Chen Nian defeated the Moonlight Wolf King in a one-on-one fight, then pretended to be weakened to test the others’ intentions. After the group finished off the boss, Chen Nian reached level 99 and the duel’s equipment drop could only be collected by its winner.

• Chen Nian crushed the Moonlight Wolf King in combat, astonishing the party and earning Qin Yu’s pride.
• After the Moonlight Seal lifted, Chen Nian pretended to be exhausted and claimed the Calamity Gem had weakened him.
• Qian Meng and Jiang Yunlei suspected Chen Nian’s power came from his Calamity Gem and joined the others in attacking the Moonlight Wolf King.
• The party slew the Moonlight Wolf King, and Chen Nian reached level 99 and comprehended the ultimate first-tier Word Spirit, Lion Flame.
• Qian Meng and Jiang Yunlei were denied the wolf-head ring, and the party realized the winner of the Wolf King Duel had to collect it.

Chen Nian claimed the Moonlight Wolf Ring, but Qian Meng and the others turned on him and demanded his equipment. After Chen Nian protected the unconscious Qin Yu, Jiang Yunlei launched his ultimate attack against him.

• Chen Nian took the Moonlight Wolf Ring, an epic Tier 2 item that could summon a wolf soul, and told the others about its effect.
• Qian Meng demanded a share of the ring, and two women joined him in accusing Chen Nian of keeping the loot for himself.
• Jiang Yunlei struck Qin Yu with lightning, knocking her unconscious, while Li Yunwei warned the others and then stepped aside.
• Qian Meng demanded Chen Nian's ring, other equipment, and Calamity Gem, threatening him and Qin Yu if he refused.
• Chen Nian laid Qin Yu down, protected her with the Word Spirit Void-Escaping Spirit Snake, and told the group to attack.
• Jiang Yunlei charged Chen Nian with his Tier 1 ultimate skill, Phantom Light Thunder Shadow Slash.

Chen Nian revealed his overwhelming strength against Jiang Yunlei and Qian Meng’s group, then used his new Word Spirit, Lion Flame, to break Qian Meng’s strongest defense. Li Yunwei recognized him as Buyu and asked him to confirm his identity.

• Jiang Yunlei’s ultimate skill failed to hurt Chen Nian, while Jiang Yunlei emerged covered in wounds.
• Qian Meng charged Chen Nian, but Chen Nian’s punch shattered the holy light around Qian Meng’s shield and knocked the women down.
• Chen Nian chanted a Word Spirit and summoned Lion Flame as Qian Meng raised his Holy Light Barrier.
• Lion Flame destroyed the barrier and Qian Meng’s shield, leaving the group badly injured while Qin Yu remained unharmed.
• Qian Meng begged Li Yunwei for help, but she refused to intervene and asked Chen Nian whether he was Buyu.

Chen Nian revealed his identity as Buyu to Li Yunwei after killing four people who had threatened him and Qin Yu. He arranged a reward for his guild and called Su Jinyu, leaving her excited but pretending to be unimpressed.

• Li Yunwei identified Chen Nian as Buyu, and the others reacted with shock before pleading for mercy.
• Chen Nian used the Death God Domain to kill four people, then asked Li Yunwei how she had uncovered his identity.
• Li Yunwei said she had secured Chen Nian’s information and agreed to take the unconscious Qin Yu home while keeping his identity secret.
• Chen Nian collected the dead players’ equipment and announced in the guild chat that he would reward the members who had set up teleportation arrays.
• Su Jinyu hoped Buyu would recognize her hard work, and Chen Nian called her through Heizi as she tried to hide her delight.

Su Jinyu asked Chen Nian to meet, and he agreed by text before leaving the city to begin his Demon God Rank advancement challenge. The challenge transported him to a dark shrine, where a Twin Demon God awakened before him.

• Su Jinyu asked to see Chen Nian, and Chen Nian ended their call before texting her, "Okay," from his own phone.
• Chen Nian left the main city and landed on an uninhabited island to keep the challenge’s potential monster away from the city.
• Chen Nian selected the blood-red Demon God challenge and was teleported into another space with a three-day time limit.
• Chen Nian walked through a dark palace as blue skull-lamps lit a path toward a colossal demonic statue.
• The statue awakened, and Chen Nian saw its identity: Twin Demon God · Phantom, Tier Two, Level 20.

Chen Nian fought the Twin Demon God, a Tier 2 Calamity Beast with Demon God Rank bloodline, and discovered that even his formidable defense could not withstand its attacks. He used a combination of Word Spirits to injure the demon, but its wounds rapidly healed, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Chen Nian inspected the Twin Demon God and was struck by its attack, which broke through his defense and wounded his arm.
• Chen Nian activated Golden Sword of Judgment, but the Twin Demon God recognized the danger and attacked from outside the domain.
• Chen Nian dropped the domain and used Wind-Gathering Cannon, Flame Explosion, and Flash Lightning before moving behind the demon.
• Chen Nian bound the Twin Demon God with Void-Escaping Spirit Snake and struck it with Lion Flame.
• The Twin Demon God emerged badly burned, rapidly regenerated, and vowed with both heads to kill Chen Nian.

Chen Nian used Death God Possession to slash the Twin Demon God in half, but the two halves became separate brothers and rose again. Exhausted and injured, he faced their renewed attack with Mandate of Heaven available to him.

• Chen Nian fought the Twin Demon God in close combat, dodging its blade attacks and trading blows despite his injuries.
• The Twin Demon God probed Chen Nian from a distance, then realized the temple had fallen into supernatural darkness.
• Chen Nian activated Death God Possession, gained 1,520 attack power, and used the Death God's Scythe to cut the Twin Demon God in half.
• The two halves stood up as separate individuals, and the brothers declared that Chen Nian had not defeated them.
• Chen Nian realized the fight would continue and that his injuries, exhausted stamina, and depleted transcendent power let him use Mandate of Heaven.

Chen Nian repeatedly activated Mandate of Heaven to restore his power and fight the twin demon gods, eventually overpowering one in hand-to-hand combat. As the Blood Moon Calamity drew near, Linhai City and the guild prepared for battle while Chen Nian remained unreachable.

• Chen Nian activated Mandate of Heaven's Stars effect, increased his extraordinary power, and killed the younger demon god, who revived repeatedly.
• After his power ran dry again, Chen Nian activated Mandate of Heaven's Sun effect, boosted his constitution, and broke the elder demon god's hand with a punch.
• Two days passed while Chen Nian remained inside the challenge, and the countdown to the Blood Moon Calamity reached 12 hours.
• Li Yunwei prepared Linhai City's defenses and recruitment efforts, worried that Chen Nian could not be reached.
• The guild prepared for battle without Buyu, while Su Jinyu insisted that he would return.