Chapter Summaries

An Liena’s team was pursued by a huge horde of Demon Beasts after taking a side road, and Yang Li used a machine gun to hold them off. They escaped into City No. 009, where the beasts stopped at the outskirts, and An Liena revealed it was formerly Tianhai City.

• Yang Li drove the team down a side road into a hillside district, where a gathering of Demon Beasts spotted them and began a chase.
• Yang Li switched places with Chu Tiannan, mounted a Gatling-style machine gun, and shot down the Swift Cheetahs at the front of the horde.
• The gunfire drew more Demon Beasts, while Wu Hao warned Chu Tiannan that losing their vehicle could endanger the whole team.
• An Liena ordered Chu Tiannan to drive toward nearby City No. 009, and he sped into the urban district to escape the horde.
• Chu Tiannan noticed the Demon Beasts had stopped outside the city, and An Liena said City No. 009 had formerly been Tianhai City.

The Fire Dragon Battle Team reached City No. 009, formerly Tianhai City, and learned why its lord-level demon beasts made it deadly for anyone below Martial Grandmaster. After resting briefly, they left without hunting there, while Chu Tiannan looked back at the city with a trace of longing.

• The Fire Dragon Battle Team escaped pursuit by entering Tianhai City, where the surrounding demon beasts refused to follow because the city's demon beast populations were territorial.
• An Liena, Wu Hao, Zhao Hua, Li Dong, and Yang Li explained that Tianhai City was occupied by a king-level demon beast and packed with closely grouped lord-level demon beasts.
• Yang Li and Wu Hao warned that anyone below Martial Grandmaster had little chance of surviving in the city, while even stronger teams faced great danger.
• An Liena decided the Fire Dragon Battle Team would rest and leave instead of hunting in City 009.
• After half an hour, the team slipped out in its camouflage off-road vehicle, and Chu Tiannan looked back at Tianhai City with a trace of longing.

After the team reached the former site of Longyu City, Chu Tiannan asked Wu Hao whether humanity could ever kill all the Demon Beasts. Wu Hao explained that the ocean’s endless creatures and invading amphibious beasts made the war seem unwinnable, and said that beings beyond Martial Gods existed but still were not enough.

• The team entered the former site of Longyu City, and Chu Tiannan noticed An Liena looking back toward Tianhai City with complicated emotions.
• Wu Hao stopped Chu Tiannan from asking An Liena about her mood and warned him not to touch the boss’s reverse scale.
• While taking watch, Chu Tiannan asked Wu Hao whether humanity could kill all the Demon Beasts.
• Wu Hao explained that three mysterious Heavenly Pillars had strengthened or demonized life and turned the ocean into the first Catastrophe Zone.
• Wu Hao said ocean creatures were endless and stronger amphibious Demon Beasts would keep invading, even if land was cleared.
• When Chu Tiannan asked about beings beyond Martial Gods, Wu Hao confirmed they existed but said they still were not enough.

Chu Tiannan went with Wu Hao and Zhao Hua to improve his weak combat fundamentals after struggling to kill a Crimson Tiger. Zhao Hua demonstrated how to read a Demon Beast’s openings by swiftly killing a Savage Bull Demon, leaving Chu Tiannan watching closely.

• Chu Tiannan resolved to grow stronger than beings beyond the Martial God so he could overcome the calamity and return to the Origin World.
• Wu Hao and Zhao Hua took Chu Tiannan out of the safe point to train his combat fundamentals.
• Chu Tiannan killed a Crimson Tiger without using the Thunder Qilin Combat Method but nearly fell to its counterattack.
• Zhao Hua told Chu Tiannan that his combat fundamentals were poor and prepared to demonstrate how he fought Demon Beasts.
• Zhao Hua dodged the charging Savage Bull Demon’s horns and killed it with a swift upward slash, stunning Chu Tiannan.

Zhao Hua taught Chu Tiannan to use finesse and an opponent’s force rather than flashy attacks, then let him practice against another Demon Beast. The Earth Wolf pounced, and Chu Tiannan began his response with an ordinary sidestep.

• Chu Tiannan asked Zhao Hua how he had killed the Savage Bull Demon so quickly, and Zhao Hua explained how to find an opening and turn an opponent’s force against it.
• Wu Hao warned Chu Tiannan that his flashy fight against the Crimson Tiger had left him exposed and wasted strength.
• Chu Tiannan reflected on his lost combat memories and thanked Wu Hao and Zhao Hua for helping him improve.
• An Earth Wolf appeared, and Zhao Hua stopped Wu Hao from intervening so Chu Tiannan could face it himself.
• The Earth Wolf lunged at Chu Tiannan, who responded with an ordinary sidestep instead of using a secret-manual technique.

Chu Tiannan fought and killed an Earth Wolf with the Heaven-Deriving Sword, then received combat advice from Zhao Hua. As the three prepared to leave, another wolf howl startled them and the nearby avian Demon Beasts.

• Chu Tiannan dodged the Earth Wolf’s pounce and cut off one of its toes with the Heaven-Deriving Sword.
• Chu Tiannan pierced the Earth Wolf’s skull when it lunged to bite him, killing it with a single strike.
• Zhao Hua and Wu Hao marveled at the Heaven-Deriving Sword’s sharpness, and Chu Tiannan claimed it was a family heirloom.
• Zhao Hua reviewed Chu Tiannan’s fight and advised him to judge his distance carefully and not rely too much on his weapon.
• As Chu Tiannan, Zhao Hua, and Wu Hao prepared to leave, a wolf howled and startled nearby avian Demon Beasts.

Chu Tiannan, Wu Hao, and Zhao Hua spotted a Silver Moon Wolf King, a quasi-king-level beast, devouring a tiger cat. The team recognized they were badly outmatched, but Wu Hao noticed that the wolf seemed injured.

• After hearing a powerful howl, Wu Hao led Chu Tiannan and Zhao Hua to the rooftop of a high-rise to hide and investigate.
• Zhao Hua and Wu Hao recognized the approaching beast and called for support from the Fire Dragon Battle Team.
• Chu Tiannan saw a silver-furred, horned wolf kill and devour a tiger cat, driving the nearby Demon Beasts away.
• Chu Tiannan read that Silver Moon Wolf Kings were exceptionally fast, lethal, and well-defended, and that encountering one required a Quasi-Martial God expert.
• Zhao Hua questioned why a Silver Moon Wolf King from City 006 had appeared in the remote area, and Wu Hao noticed it seemed injured.

The Fire Dragon Battle Team found an injured Silver Moon Wolf King and prepared to hunt it, with An Liena planning to act alone while her teammates supported her. As the team set out, Yang Li warned Chu Tiannan that other battle teams could be just as dangerous as Demon Beasts.

• Zhao Hua, Wu Hao, and Chu Tiannan spotted a gunshot wound on the Silver Moon Wolf King's hind leg and suspected another battle team had injured it.
• An Liena arrived with Yang Li and the others, learned about the wolf, and ordered Yang to mark it with a tracker.
• Yang Li shot a tracker onto the Silver Moon Wolf King, allowing An Liena to monitor its location.
• An Liena planned to sneak up on the injured wolf and kill it quickly or drive it away, while assigning her teammates supporting roles and warning them to avoid other battle teams unless provoked.
• Yang Li warned Chu Tiannan to stay wary of every battle team in the Catastrophe Zone because they might kill him if he did not kill them first.

An Liena crept toward the wounded Silver Moon Wolf King while the Fire Dragon Battle Team waited for her to strike. A sudden gunshot startled the beast just as An Liena came into view, leaving the ambush poised to erupt.

• Chu Tiannan agreed with Brother Yang that they should eliminate future trouble decisively.
• An Liena advanced toward the Silver Moon Wolf King while Li Dong and Zhao Hua followed behind to support her.
• Yang Li reported that the beast had moved outside his line of sight, and the team watched as An Liena continued alone.
• Chu Tiannan reflected that his weapons were powerful but that he lacked the strength to use them fully against stronger foes.
• As An Liena prepared to attack the resting wolf, a loud gunshot startled it, and it spotted her holding the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella.

The Mad Tiger Battle Team tracked the Silver Moon Wolf King to Longyu City, where Robert ordered Black Ghost to fire when he spotted An Liena approaching it. The shot provoked the wolf and left the Fire Dragon Battle Team rushing to support An Liena as the threat of another attack loomed.

• Robert led the Mad Tiger Battle Team through Longyu City toward the Silver Moon Wolf King, while Luo Meng hoped to kill their rivals as well.
• Black Ghost found the wolf resting in the central district and prepared to shoot it with the Fallen God Cannon.
• Black Ghost spotted An Liena sneaking toward the wolf, and Robert ordered him to fire and wake the beast.
• The cannon blast startled the Silver Moon Wolf King, which attacked An Liena before hiding in a dark corner.
• Wu Hao ordered Li Dong and Zhao Hua to support An Liena, while Chu Tiannan and Yang Li feared another team would attack her.

An Liena fought off the Silver Moon Wolf King while Black Ghost shot at her from concealment, but Yang Li counterattacked with a Death God Bullet and tore off Black Ghost’s arm. Robert led two teammates toward the Fire Dragon Battle Team as Luo Meng stayed behind to treat Black Ghost.

• Yang Li spotted gunpowder smoke and warned An Liena as the Silver Moon Wolf King ambushed her.
• Black Ghost fired a sniper cannon at An Liena, but she blocked the shot with the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella.
• Yang Li used a Death God Bullet supplied by Chu Tiannan to shoot Black Ghost and tear off his right arm.
• Robert ordered Luo Meng to treat Black Ghost, then led Second and Fourth toward the Fire Dragon Battle Team.

An Liena’s team confronted the Mad Tiger Battle Team after a sniper attack and a clash with Robert. As the standoff threatened to turn into a fight, Chu Tiannan sensed a deadly danger behind him and Yang Li.

• An Liena survived a sniper shot with the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella, while Yang Li reported that he had crippled Black Ghost, the Mad Tiger Battle Team’s gunner.
• An Liena intercepted Robert’s attack and faced him with Li Dong, Zhao Hua, and Wu Hao as Robert demanded that she hand over her team’s gunner.
• Robert threatened to attack everyone, and Wu Hao told Yang Li to aim at him while Yang Li trained his sniper rifle on Robert.
• Devour warned Chu Tiannan of mortal danger, and he turned to see silver eyes staring at him and Yang Li.

The Silver Moon Wolf King ambushed Chu Tiannan and Yang Li while the Mad Tiger Battle Team blocked the Fire Dragon Battle Team from sending help. As An Liena and Robert began fighting, Chu Tiannan stood between the wolf and Yang Li and swung his sword, claiming he had a way to survive.

• The Silver Moon Wolf King appeared on the rooftop and caught Chu Tiannan and Yang Li by surprise.
• Yang Li sent an urgent message for reinforcements, and An Liena, Li Dong, and Zhao Hua realized their team was under attack from both sides.
• An Liena sent Li Dong and Zhao Hua to help, but Robert ordered two Mad Tiger fighters to intercept them while Wu Hao raced back alone.
• Li Dong and Zhao Hua were held in combat, and Robert engaged An Liena, leaving the rooftop fighters without immediate support.
• Chu Tiannan drew the Heaven-Deriving Sword, refused to abandon Yang Li, and swung at the Silver Moon Wolf King after saying he had a way.

Chu Tiannan lured the Silver Moon Wolf King away from Yang Li, while the Fire Dragon Battle Team regrouped after Robert withdrew. An Liena led the team to rescue Chu Tiannan.

• Chu Tiannan wounded the Silver Moon Wolf King, provoking it to abandon Yang Li and pursue him through the residential district.
• Yang Li told Wu Hao that Chu Tiannan had lured the beast away to save him, and Wu Hao reported the situation to An Liena.
• An Liena warned Robert to stop blocking her, and Robert withdrew with the Mad Tiger Battle Team.
• Yang Li tried to go after Chu Tiannan, but Wu Hao stopped him and urged him to wait for An Liena.
• An Liena returned, ordered the team to save Chu Tiannan, and raced toward the off-road vehicle.

Chu Tiannan hid in the mountain forest after escaping the Silver Moon Wolf King, while An Liena and the others raced to reach him. When Chu Tiannan tried to leave his hiding place, he noticed something sticky beneath his foot and looked up in alarm.

• Chu Tiannan fled into the mountain forest and hid high in a tree, hoping to evade the Silver Moon Wolf King until An Liena and the others arrived.
• Chu Tiannan recovered with grade-B recovery agent and worried that he had only one bottle left, while thinking about the cost of the next volume of the Thunder Qilin Combat Method.
• After noticing the forest had grown eerily quiet, Chu Tiannan decided to leave his hiding place, felt something sticky underfoot, and looked up in shock.
• Yang Li drove a camouflage off-road vehicle through the forest as Li Dong, Wu Hao, and Zhao Hua tracked Chu Tiannan's location on their wristbands.
• An Liena silently hoped Chu Tiannan would survive and promised herself she would stop picking on him if he did.

Chu Tiannan fled through the forest while the Silver Moon Wolf King hunted him, but its final attack left him gravely wounded and helpless. As the wolf approached to kill him, a huge creature appeared on the hillside and confronted it.

• Chu Tiannan hid in a tree, checked his map, and changed course instead of fleeing toward a nearby urban area.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King grew impatient and pursued Chu Tiannan at greater speed as he raced through the forest.
• The wolf caught Chu Tiannan and tore a deep wound across his back, leaving him unable to move.
• As the Silver Moon Wolf King approached Chu Tiannan, an enormous figure with scarlet eyes appeared on the hillside and drew the wolf's attention.

Chu Tiannan watched the Silver Moon Wolf King battle the Sword-Shelled Dragon Tiger, hoping the two beasts would weaken each other enough to give him a chance to survive. The wolf killed the tiger and turned on Chu Tiannan, but a camouflage off-road vehicle arrived just as it lunged at him.

• Chu Tiannan taunted the Silver Moon Wolf King as the Sword-Shelled Dragon Tiger confronted it in its territory.
• The Sword-Shelled Dragon Tiger and the Silver Moon Wolf King fought fiercely, and the tiger tore off one of the wolf king’s hind legs.
• The Sword-Shelled Dragon Tiger approached the fallen wolf king, but the wolf king counterattacked and bit through its throat, killing it.
• The wounded Silver Moon Wolf King struggled toward Chu Tiannan and lunged to bite him.
• A camouflage off-road vehicle charged over and stopped in front of Chu Tiannan.

Chu Tiannan survived after the Silver Moon Wolf King was struck by an off-road vehicle, but he was gravely injured and lost consciousness. The Fire Dragon Battle Team rushed him to the Commercial Alliance Building for medical help, where Luo'er recognized him on the stretcher.

• An off-road vehicle rammed the Silver Moon Wolf King into a tree, leaving it dying and saving Chu Tiannan.
• An Liena and Zhao Hua tended to Chu Tiannan while Yang Li thanked him for risking his life to save him.
• Chu Tiannan asked An Liena whether he had done well, and she praised him before he lost consciousness.
• Yang Li rushed into the Commercial Alliance Building with Chu Tiannan on a stretcher and demanded the medical team.
• Luo'er came over and recognized Chu Tiannan on the stretcher.

After Chu Tiannan was brought to the nursing ward, An Liena privately explained his injuries to Luo'er while the Fire Dragon Battle Team waited outside. Chu Tiannan woke from another strange dream to discover he had advanced to peak martial master, then noticed Luo'er sitting nearby.

• Luo'er demanded an explanation from the Fire Dragon Battle Team after seeing Chu Tiannan covered in blood, and Yang Li began to take responsibility for what happened.
• An Liena asked to speak with Luo'er privately and began recounting the events that had led to Chu Tiannan's injuries.
• In an indistinct space, Chu Tiannan was struck by a gigantic black shadow and abruptly woke in the nursing ward.
• The Devouring System announced that Chu Tiannan had advanced to peak martial master, and he suspected his strange dreams were linked to his sudden gains in strength.
• Chu Tiannan noticed Luo'er sitting on a sofa, looking at him with an odd expression.

Chu Tiannan woke in the hospital and told Luo'er how he had been injured, then tried to give her a tooth from the Silver Moon Wolf King. Luo'er warned him not to prank her again, pretended she had thrown the tooth away, and left carrying it with a smile.

• Chu Tiannan woke to find Luo'er beside his hospital bed, and she scolded him for nearly dying before praising him for saving a teammate.
• Chu Tiannan tried to explain An Liena's prank, but Luo'er said she already knew and threatened him with her greatsword for pulling another prank.
• Yang Li entered with a fruit basket, saw Luo'er holding the sword to Chu Tiannan's neck, and hurried out.
• Chu Tiannan searched his combat uniform for the Silver Moon Wolf King's tooth he meant to give Luo'er.
• Luo'er claimed she had thrown the tooth away, told Chu Tiannan to rest, and left holding the fang.