Chapter Summaries

Chu Tiannan met Luo'er at the Business Alliance building, surprising the onlookers and upsetting a young man who admired her. After Luo'er left for a meeting, Chu Tiannan rejoined the Fire Dragon Battle Team, and they departed for the Demon Beast Territory.

• Chu Tiannan greeted Luo'er, and their friendly exchange stunned the Martial Artists watching nearby.
• A young man in white questioned Chu Tiannan's background after seeing him talk with Luo'er.
• Luo'er learned that Chu Tiannan had joined the East Martial Arts Hall's Fire Dragon Battle Team and wished him luck on the hunt.
• Luo'er left to attend a meeting, and Chu Tiannan returned to the Fire Dragon Battle Team, where Yang Li explained Li Dong and Zhao Hua's bet.
• The Fire Dragon Battle Team drove out of the base city toward the Demon Beast Territory.

Chu Tiannan improved his control of soul power with the Divine Soul Art and declined an offer to join the North Martial Arts Hall. When Demon Beasts pursued the off-road vehicle, Yang Li prepared to fight while Chu Tiannan asked the Devouring System to teach him to drive.

• Chu Tiannan studied the Divine Soul Art, which let him control five throwing knives while using less soul power.
• Hong Heng invited Chu Tiannan to join the North Martial Arts Hall with doubled benefits, but Chu Tiannan politely refused.
• Yang Li explained that the others had shut off their perception while resting as the off-road vehicle entered a dilapidated urban area.
• A horde of Demon Beasts, led by Shadow Rats, chased the vehicle, and Yang Li told Chu Tiannan to take the driver's seat when instructed.
• Chu Tiannan asked the Devouring System to teach him to drive as Yang Li readied his firearm and opened fire on the pursuing beasts.

Yang Li and Chu Tiannan fled into the city after Yang Li used a rotary machine gun to mow down Demon Beasts, then hid their vehicle in an underground garage. As Chu Tiannan sensed a sudden killing intent and struck with the Heaven-Deriving Sword, he saw an attacker that made his pupils contract.

• Yang Li fired thousands of rounds into the charging Demon Beasts, then told Chu Tiannan to drive into the city as more beasts gathered.
• Chu Tiannan drove away while Yang Li put away the Flame God and lamented the cost of its ammunition.
• Chu Tiannan reflected on the expense of Martial Artist training and the Devouring System’s ability to learn skills such as driving.
• Yang Li woke the others and directed Chu Tiannan to hide their vehicle in an underground garage.
• After concealing the car, Chu Tiannan sensed killing intent, swung the Heaven-Deriving Sword at a tough hide, and saw his attacker clearly.

Chu Tiannan fought and killed an advanced beast general-level Combat-Scale Crocodile after it ambushed him in the parking garage. The Fire Dragon Squad arrived to find him exhausted beside the dead beast, and An Liena asked if he had defeated it alone.

• Chu Tiannan narrowly escaped the Combat-Scale Crocodile's ambush and realized his smart wristband had fallen, leaving him unable to call his teammates.
• Chu Tiannan used the Thunder Qilin Combat Method's speed and strength to outmaneuver the crocodile and wound it with the Heaven-Deriving Sword.
• Chu Tiannan killed the Combat-Scale Crocodile by piercing both its heads with his Snow Eagle Throwing Knives.
• An Liena and the Fire Dragon Squad arrived and found Chu Tiannan sitting beside the dead crocodile, and An Liena asked if he had killed it alone.

Chu Tiannan earned the Fire Dragon Battle Team’s respect by killing a Combat-Scale Crocodile, but An Liena criticized his mistakes and ordered the team to leave as other Demon Beasts approached. She later revealed that her harshness came from not wanting to lose anyone else, including the newcomer.

• Chu Tiannan killed a Combat-Scale Crocodile, impressing the Fire Dragon Battle Team and showing he had overcome his fear of Demon Beasts.
• An Liena warned Chu Tiannan that the fight’s noise and blood would attract more Demon Beasts, and told him to harvest the valuable parts before they left.
• Yang Li’s detector showed several Demon Beasts approaching, so Zhao Hua went to get the vehicle while the others prepared a defensive line.
• An Liena told Yang Li, Wu Hao, and Li Dong that she had been hard on Chu Tiannan because she did not want to lose anyone else, including him.

Chu Tiannan joined An Liena's team at their hunting base in the disaster zone and learned why she was so protective of her teammates. As the team prepared for a new day's hunt, Yang Li spotted a big target approaching.

• Zhao Hua told Chu Tiannan that An Liena had once been kind and that her former captain's fate had changed her, explaining that she never left anyone behind in the disaster zone.
• The team concealed their vehicle at a high-rise and established a rooftop hunting base, where An Liena set a goal of earning two hundred million each and took the night's watch.
• At dawn, An Liena remembered Feng and asked him to watch over the team as they returned to the disaster zone.
• Chu Tiannan woke at ten in the morning, and Li Dong reassured him that it was normal for a rookie Martial Artist to feel nervous.
• Yang Li spotted a big fish through his mounted sniper rifle, and the team reacted with excitement.

The Fire Dragon Battle Team spotted an Elementary Lord Fierce Armored Rhino and prepared an ambush, with Yang Li loading a costly Death God Bullet to kill it. The chapter ended as Yang Li fired at the beast and Chu Tiannan waited below with his assigned targets.

• An Liena spotted an Elementary Lord Fierce Armored Rhino advancing with a group of Demon Beasts, and Chu Tiannan recognized the danger.
• An Liena asked Yang Li if he could kill the Rhino in one shot, and he brought out a Death God Bullet worth fifty million in Earth Currency.
• An Liena sent the team downstairs to take their positions, assigning Chu Tiannan the weakest General Level Demon Beasts on the outskirts.
• Chu Tiannan took cover with Wu Hao and resolved not to hold the team back as they waited for Yang Li's shot.
• Yang Li aimed his sniper rifle at the Fierce Armored Rhino and fired the Death God Bullet.

Yang Li’s Death God Bullet pierced the Fierce Armored Rhino’s defenses and poisoned it, leaving the Fire Dragon Battle Team to close in. After An Liena finished the beast, the team attacked its panicked subordinates, and a black-clad figure joined the fight.

• The Fierce Armored Rhino shielded itself with its subordinates and summoned head armor, but Yang Li’s Death God Bullet pierced its eye.
• The bullet’s toxic contents spread through the Fierce Armored Rhino’s blood, and it gradually stopped moving.
• An Liena stabbed the dying Fierce Armored Rhino in the brain, killing it as Wu Hao called for the team to draw in the net.
• The remaining Demon Beasts charged the humans, but sniper rounds and Wu Hao’s spear cut down several of them.
• A black-clad figure arrived and Devoured a low general-level Demon Beast near Chu Tiannan.

Chu Tiannan used the chaotic battle against the Demon Beast horde to devour beasts while fighting with the Heaven-Deriving Sword and Thunder Qilin Combat Method. As he realized how the Fire Dragon Battle Team relied on solid combat fundamentals, three Cat Demon Kings attacked him from behind, and he could not dodge in time.

• Chu Tiannan killed and secretly devoured Demon Beasts while Wu Hao watched his speed and recognized his use of the Thunder Qilin Combat Method.
• Chu Tiannan fought through the horde with the Heaven-Deriving Sword, drinking recovery potions and growing faster as the battle continued.
• The Fire Dragon Battle Team quickly overwhelmed the disorganized horde after the lord-level Fierce Armored Rhino was gone.
• Chu Tiannan noticed that An Liena and the other teammates relied on strong combat fundamentals rather than flashy techniques.
• Three Cat Demon Kings lunged at Chu Tiannan from behind, Wu Hao shouted a warning, and Chu Tiannan realized he could not dodge in time.

Chu Tiannan was overwhelmed by three Cat Demon Kings after an exhausting battle, but An Liena saved him with the hidden blades of her Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella. After the Fire Dragon Battle Team finished off the remaining Demon Beasts, Chu Tiannan helped collect materials and wondered about An Liena’s move.

• Chu Tiannan killed one Cat Demon King by breaking its fangs with the Heaven-Deriving Sword and cutting open its abdomen.
• The other two Cat Demon Kings attacked Chu Tiannan from above and below, and his weakened Shadowless Sword could not stop them.
• As Chu Tiannan prepared to use Heavenly Sin, An Liena’s Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella launched blades that killed both Cat Demon Kings.
• Wu Hao explained that An Liena’s umbrella could take many forms, and An Liena warned Chu Tiannan to pay attention before returning to the fight.
• The team killed most of the remaining Demon Beasts, then An Liena assigned everyone ten minutes to collect valuable materials.
• While dissecting the Demon Beasts, Chu Tiannan recalled An Liena’s attack and began to suspect something.

Wu Hao and Yang Li explained that An Liena was a Quasi-Martial God who planned to advance both her strength and control paths together. As the Fire Dragon Battle Team drove toward a mountain supply station, Chu Tiannan reflected on his inefficient fighting and resolved to strengthen his fundamentals.

• Wu Hao told Chu Tiannan that An Liena used the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella for close and ranged combat and was also a Control Martial Artist.
• Yang Li revealed that An Liena could have advanced to Martial God long ago but intended to reach that level in both paths, earning her the name Quasi-Martial God.
• The Fire Dragon Battle Team cleared the battlefield and withdrew before more Demon Beasts could gather.
• Chu Tiannan reviewed the fight and recognized that relying on combined techniques had wasted energy, so he resolved to solidify his combat fundamentals.
• An Liena directed Yang Li to drive the team to a supply station fifty kilometers away, and Chu Tiannan recognized the deep bond among his teammates.

Chu Tiannan and the Fire Dragon Battle Team arrived at a hidden Martial Artist supply station, where An Liena arranged rooms and sold their Demon Beast materials. As Chu Tiannan reached his room, he encountered Luo Meng, Luo Ji’s father, who confronted him with a hostile sneer.

• Yang Li drove Chu Tiannan and the team into a concealed mountain base serving as a Martial Artist supply station.
• An Liena arranged three rooms, sent their vehicle for repairs, and took the collected Demon Beast materials to sell.
• The team handed out room keys and joked that Chu Tiannan would share a room with An Liena.
• Chu Tiannan searched the station for room 1205 and sensed someone watching him.
• Luo Meng approached Chu Tiannan and sneered that enemies had met on a narrow road.

Luo Meng encountered Chu Tiannan in a supply station corridor and attacked him, intent on crippling him over his son’s imprisonment. Just as Chu Tiannan prepared to unleash Heavenly Sin, a woman with a metal umbrella intervened.

• Luo Meng and Ghost Gun discussed Qing Yu and their hunt for a beast before Luo Meng returned to his room.
• Luo Meng spotted Chu Tiannan and threatened to cripple him in revenge for his son’s month in jail.
• Chu Tiannan sent a distress message and drew the Heaven-Deriving Sword to defend himself.
• Luo Meng blocked the sword with metal knuckles, then hurled Chu Tiannan into the wall and pressed his attack.
• A voluptuous woman rushed into the corridor and swung a long metal umbrella at Luo Meng.

An Liena intervened when Luo Meng attacked Chu Tiannan, overpowering Luo Meng and nearly killing him before Robert stopped her. She took Chu Tiannan away, while Robert ordered his team to leave and warned Luo Meng not to cause further trouble.

• An Liena arrived and knocked Luo Meng backward with the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella.
• An Liena attacked Luo Meng again, forcing him to retreat as she threatened to kill him.
• Robert intercepted An Liena's killing strike and asked why she was attacking his teammate.
• An Liena ignored Robert, checked whether Chu Tiannan was hurt, and promised to kill Luo Meng if she got the chance.
• Robert rebuked Luo Meng and ordered the Mad Tiger Battle Team to leave before he broke through.
• Chu Tiannan thanked An Liena in their room.

An Liena protected Chu Tiannan and distributed the Fire Dragon Battle Team’s earnings from their first hunt in the Catastrophe Zone. She gave Chu Tiannan forty million Earth Currency, unaware that his Devouring System had already credited him for additional kills, then prepared to divide the money from their major target.

• An Liena told Chu Tiannan she would eliminate threats to the team and keep him close until he became a Martial Grandmaster.
• Yang Li and the other Fire Dragon Battle Team members arrived, and the supply station chief checked on An Liena before agreeing to charge her for the damage.
• An Liena distributed the team’s earnings from killing General Level Demon Beasts, paying each member according to their kills.
• An Liena gave Chu Tiannan forty million Earth Currency, including a ten-million subsidy, while he kept quiet about his additional kills and earnings.
• An Liena announced that the team would now split the money from the big fish.

The Fire Dragon Battle Team discovered that the Fierce Armored Rhino they had hunted was worth 1.15 billion because it had just advanced to intermediate lord level. Yang Li agreed to give everyone, including Chu Tiannan, a hundred million each, and the team ended the meeting on warm, joking terms.

• An Liena showed the team that their Fierce Armored Rhino sale had brought in 1.15 billion.
• An Liena explained that the beast had just advanced to intermediate lord level, greatly increasing its value.
• Wu Hao and the others teased Yang Li into agreeing to give each teammate, including Chu Tiannan, a hundred million.
• Chu Tiannan thanked the team, and Zhao Hua affirmed that they would look after him as one of their brothers.
• An Liena announced that the money would be transferred to their personal accounts and adjourned the meeting.

After An Liena sent everyone away, Chu Tiannan called Luo'er and told her about his recent hunt. An Liena teased him during the call, prompting Luo'er to hang up after misunderstanding their closeness, and Chu Tiannan was left furious with his boss.

• An Liena cleared the room and began changing while Chu Tiannan waited nearby.
• Chu Tiannan answered Luo'er's call and recounted his adventures in the Catastrophe Zone.
• An Liena sat close to Chu Tiannan and pretended to be his intimate companion while Luo'er listened.
• Luo'er ended the call, and Chu Tiannan accused An Liena of causing a misunderstanding.
• An Liena asked whether Chu Tiannan and Luo'er were a couple, and he turned away from her in anger.

An Liena teased Chu Tiannan, but his sulking reminded her of a promise she had once made to a young man named Feng. After discovering Chu Tiannan composing an apologetic message to Luo'er, she teased him about his feelings and sent him to wash up, then quietly examined his wristband.

• Chu Tiannan sulked after An Liena teased him, and she laughed before going to shower.
• An Liena remembered teasing a white-clad young man and promising that they would fight side by side and never abandon each other.
• An Liena emerged from the bathroom and found Chu Tiannan composing an apologetic message to Luo'er on his wristband.
• An Liena snatched the wristband and teased Chu Tiannan about whether he liked Luo'er.
• Chu Tiannan went to wash up after An Liena refused to return the wristband until he finished, and she stared at it in silence.

Chu Tiannan and An Liena shared a bed before their trip to the Catastrophe Zone, and her teasing left him flustered. During the night, An Liena clung to him in her sleep, mistaking him for Feng and pleading with him not to leave.

• An Liena teased Chu Tiannan, then gave him his wristband and told him to sleep before their journey.
• Chu Tiannan lay at the edge of the bed and decided to explain everything after returning, then fell asleep.
• Chu Tiannan woke to find An Liena hugging him tightly from behind and trapping him with her legs.
• An Liena called out to Feng in her sleep and begged him to stay, and Chu Tiannan realized she had mistaken him for her dream lover.

Chu Tiannan woke up embraced by An Liena and was kicked before joining the Fire Dragon Battle Team downstairs. As the team prepared to leave for the Catastrophe Zone, Chu Tiannan planned to rely on one-hit kills, while An Liena watched him and thought he resembled someone.

• Chu Tiannan and An Liena woke at eight in the morning with their arms around each other, and An Liena kicked him before ordering him downstairs.
• Yang Li, Wu Hao, Li Dong, and Zhao Hua teased Chu Tiannan about sleeping well, then quieted when An Liena told them to move out.
• Yang Li went to get the car, Li Dong and Zhao Hua loaded the equipment, and Wu Hao hurried after them to help.
• Chu Tiannan thought about using one-hit kills in the Catastrophe Zone while An Liena watched him and recalled that he was like someone she knew.