Chapter Summaries

Lin Shen returned the Archangel Sword to Tian Xun, who learned that he had accidentally discovered and copied the lost Two Eight Fist from My Friend’s corpse. Tian Xun took him to her home to discuss the technique, and Lin Shen challenged her confidence that she could learn it.

• Lin Shen handed Tian Xun the Archangel Sword and explained that he had mistaken My Friend’s name for Slaughterer of Humans King.
• Lin Shen showed Tian Xun his portrait and copied carapace patterns, explaining that he had imitated the movements and discovered they could project fist force.
• Tian Xun flew Lin Shen toward her home and told him she had arranged for his elder sister to be brought there.
• Tian Xun revealed that the Two Eight Fist had astonished an era and that Lin Shen might be the only person in the universe who knew it.
• Lin Shen regretted discovering the technique, then told Tian Xun he would teach her but asked what she would do if she still could not learn it.

Lin Shen brought Tian Xun to Heaven Island and taught her the movements of Two Eight Fist, while hoping to keep her from killing him. Tian Xun copied the sequence perfectly but produced no fist force, then demanded a formula Lin Shen said did not exist.

• Tian Xun made a bet with Lin Shen that if she mastered Two Eight Fist, she would cut off his head below, and Lin Shen agreed.
• Lin Shen reasoned that learning the movements alone might not be enough to master Two Eight Fist, since its momentum and artistic conception were unknown.
• Tian Xun brought Lin Shen to Heaven Island, where he spoke briefly with Eldest Sister Lin Miao through a communicator.
• Lin Shen used his notebook to demonstrate the Two Eight Fist movements and struck a metal pillar with a burst of fist force.
• Tian Xun reproduced every movement flawlessly but failed to produce fist force, then asked Lin Shen for the formula.
• Lin Shen told Tian Xun that Two Eight Fist had no formula, only patterned movements.

Tian Xun tested Lin Shen’s claim that the Two Eight Fist had no formula by using her Pious Seraph life foundation to force him to tell the truth. Lin Shen revealed why he had come to Giant Ring Star and admitted that he would kill Tian Xun if she tried to take his sister’s Six Paths Phoenix spirit foundation.

• Lin Shen showed Tian Xun his portrait of My Friend and explained that the Two Eight Fist relied on grasping the movements’ artistic conception rather than learning a formula.
• Lin Shen demonstrated the Two Eight Fist again, striking the metal pillar with greater force, while Tian Xun failed to reproduce the effect despite repeated attempts.
• Tian Xun summoned her Pious Seraph, whose halo forced Lin Shen to answer her questions truthfully.
• Lin Shen confirmed that the Two Eight Fist had no formula and was compelled to explain how he had come to Giant Ring Star and offended Catherine.
• Tian Xun asked what Lin Shen would do if she took the Six Paths Phoenix spirit foundation from his sister, and Lin Shen admitted he would pretend to submit before killing Tian Xun and reclaiming it.
• Tian Xun asked Lin Shen whether he wanted to kill her.

Lin Shen demonstrated the Two Eight Fist for Tian Xun, who remained unable to master it and sent him to stay with Lin Miao. After night fell on Giant Ring Star and all electric lights stopped working, Lin Shen considered escape but decided they needed a route before leaving.

• Lin Shen demonstrated the Two Eight Fist again and described his experience, while Tian Xun continued to fail to master it.
• Tian Xun ordered Lin Shen to stay on Heaven Island and had a Celestial maid take him to Lin Miao.
• Lin Shen secretly told Lin Miao what had happened, and she suggested Tian Xun might be interested in him because he had mastered the fist.
• A Celestial maid ordered the guests to stay in their rooms until dawn, and Lin Shen returned to his own room.
• When night fell, Lin Shen discovered that electric lights and his flashlight no longer worked.
• Lin Shen considered using the siblings' Teleportation Devices to flee but decided they needed to plan an escape route first.

Lin Shen watched a phoenix-like red light cross the night sky, practiced the Two Eight Fist, and wondered how its air-splitting force could be used in combat. The next morning, Tian Xun offered him and Lin Miao Tianhai Island as a place to stay and hunt, while keeping Lin Shen nearby to help her learn the Two Eight Fist.

• Lin Shen saw a red phoenix-like figure fly overhead and remembered a similar orange figure he had seen on Gourd Mountain.
• Lin Shen practiced the incomplete movements of the Two Eight Fist and felt his Gene Shift Power move with them, then wondered whether its air-splitting force could work with a Pressure-Point Strike.
• Lin Shen and Lin Miao left their rooms the next morning and found that Tian Xun had not restricted their movements.
• Tian Xun invited Lin Shen to breakfast and advised him not to hunt inside Giant Ring Star, citing the better resources and the An Family's jurisdiction.
• Tian Xun showed Lin Shen a map and offered him and Lin Miao a vacation house on Tianhai Island, where they could hunt and where Lin Shen could help her with the Two Eight Fist.

Lin Shen and Lin Miao settled on Tian Xun’s Tianhai Island, where Lin Shen planned to test the Two Eight Fist and hunt underwater. Ke Ximo of the Medici Family arrived, demanded that Lin Shen follow him, and attacked after Lin Shen refused to let him claim the villa.

• Tian Xun sent Lin Shen and Lin Miao to Tianhai Island, where they settled into her seaside villa.
• Lin Shen considered entering the sea to hunt Gene Mutation Creatures and test the Two Eight Fist while avoiding Tian Xun’s surveillance.
• Ke Ximo arrived and said the Medici Family could influence the Supreme Council vote and control Lin Shen’s safety across the cosmos.
• Ke Ximo revealed that he knew Lin Shen had brought back the Archangel Sword and demanded that Lin Shen follow him.
• Lin Shen stopped Ke Ximo from entering the villa, and Ke Ximo attacked by reaching for Lin Shen’s head.

Lin Shen let Ke Ximo strike him and played up his injuries until Tian Xun intervened and forced Ke Ximo to apologize and leave Tianhai Island. After Ke Ximo departed, Tian Xun urged Lin Shen to follow her, while Lin Shen acknowledged that the conflict had left him exposed to the Medici Family.

• Lin Shen met Ke Ximo's blow and pretended to be badly injured when Tian Xun arrived.
• Tian Xun heard both men’s accounts and ruled that Ke Ximo had injured her guest on an island she had granted Lin Shen.
• Tian Xun made Ke Ximo apologize properly, then barred him from returning to Tianhai Island.
• Ke Ximo left after giving Lin Shen a hostile look.
• Lin Shen asked whether Tian Xun had come because of the Two Eight Fist, and she told him he would be safe if he followed her wholeheartedly.

Tian Xun offered Lin Shen a chance to pursue her if he killed Ke Ximo, a nine-revolution Ascendant, and promised to help him ascend and master the Two Eight Fist. Lin Shen hesitated over replacing the Ascendant Egg he had arranged to use, but Tian Xun revealed that her egg granted Angel Rebirth, which could let him wield the Two Eight Fist repeatedly.

• Tian Xun told Lin Shen to kill Ke Ximo in exchange for a chance to pursue her, explaining that she wanted to discipline the Medici Family without acting against them herself.
• Lin Shen questioned whether he could defeat Ke Ximo, and Tian Xun revealed that Ke Ximo was a nine-revolution Ascendant and offered to raise Lin Shen's Gene Mutation Rate, help him ascend, and teach him the Two Eight Fist.
• Tian Xun explained that the Two Eight Fist could kill an enemy with two punches and said Lin Shen needed further training to use it effectively.
• Lin Shen hesitated because he was waiting for Wei Wufu to deliver an Original Seed Egg, but Tian Xun insisted her Ascendant Egg was better.
• Tian Xun revealed that her egg granted Angel Rebirth, which restored Lin Shen to peak strength when exhausted and would let him use the Two Eight Fist repeatedly against Ke Ximo.

Lin Shen rejected Tian Xun’s offer to ascend through Angel Rebirth and insisted on trying to kill Ke Ximo as a Gene Mutator. He began raising his Gene Mutation Rate in Tian Xun’s underground Gene Mutation Pool while she explained Ke Ximo’s abilities and the danger they posed.

• Lin Shen refused Tian Xun’s proposal, arguing that he could still try to kill Ke Ximo without ascending and asking for Gene Mutation Fluid.
• Tian Xun agreed to give Lin Shen a chance and brought him to her underground Gene Mutation Pool, where two days of soaking could raise his Gene Mutation Rate to one hundred percent.
• Lin Shen entered the pool, and the pure energy flowing into his body activated the Theory of Evolution.
• Tian Xun explained that Ke Ximo cultivated the God Emperor Art and possessed the abilities Godly Descent, Crown of the King, and Imperial Killing Fist.
• Tian Xun warned Lin Shen that Ke Ximo’s boosted attributes, strengthened carapace, and tearing punches could make even one direct hit fatal.

Lin Shen weighed the difficulty of killing Ke Ximo after Tian Xun explained the Nine Revolutions Ascension's powerful abilities. He asked about Giant Ring Star's pioneering casualties, hoping the Sacrifice to Heaven Halo would gain enough attributes to improve his odds.

• Tian Xun explained that Ke Ximo's Divine Emperor Scepter weakened others' core attributes and described the dangers of his other abilities.
• Lin Shen compared Ke Ximo's strengths with several attribute-enhancing talents and calculated how the Sacrifice to Heaven Halo might help him.
• Lin Shen asked Tian Xun how many people were dying during Giant Ring Star's pioneering.
• Tian Xun said the pioneering forces included hundreds of thousands of Gene Mutators, with casualties varying according to what they encountered.
• Lin Shen realized that a disastrous encounter could rapidly increase his Sacrifice to Heaven Halo's attributes, while a safe few days might leave him unable to kill Ke Ximo.

Tian Xun laid out a plan for Lin Shen to kill Ke Ximo on Tusk Island before a Nirvana Realm Expert from the Medici Family arrived, offering him stimulants, armor, and gauntlets. Lin Shen grew wary of the no-retreat battle and considered fleeing, but Tian Xun promised protection as she began unbuttoning her blouse.

• Tian Xun explained that Lin Shen would have to kill Ke Ximo somewhere teleportation was impossible, and named Tusk Island as the planned battleground.
• Lin Shen realized Tian Xun had anticipated Ke Ximo learning of his presence and doubted he could safely escape from Tusk Island.
• Tian Xun offered Lin Shen a stimulant, special Celestial Battle Armor, and gauntlets to improve his chances against Ke Ximo.
• Tian Xun said Lin Shen had to kill Ke Ximo within three days because a Nirvana Realm Expert from the Medici Family would arrive and take Ke Ximo away.
• Lin Shen considered abandoning the plan and fleeing Giant Ring Star, but Tian Xun promised him protection and began undoing her blouse.

Tian Xun gave Lin Shen her Mind Stone and vowed to preserve his life if he killed Ke Ximo within three days, then offered to teach him more about the Two Eight Fist. At Seahorn Base, a strange man killed a woman who had bullied a little girl and continued toward Hai Mansion.

• Tian Xun revealed her Mind Stone and vowed that she would preserve Lin Shen's life if he killed Ke Ximo within three days.
• Lin Shen accepted the Mind Stone and agreed to do his best, while worrying whether he could kill Ke Ximo in time.
• Tian Xun began explaining the Two Eight Fist to Lin Shen.
• At Seahorn Base, a middle-aged woman blamed a little girl after their mounts collided, despite the woman having run a red light.
• A strange man crushed the woman's head, ignored the crowd, and walked toward Hai Mansion.
• A Gene Mutator recognized the strange man as someone they could not handle and urged a companion to summon the Mansion Master.

A strange man traveled to Midu Star to find Lin Shen, who had taken something from him, and Tian Xin offered to help locate Lin Shen. The strange man left with Tian Xin, who believed Lin Shen had robbed him too and planned to get revenge.

• The strange man asked Hai Dasiu where Lin Shen was, and she told him Lin Shen was with the Celestial Race after he crushed an Ascender's Spirit Foundation Sword.
• The strange man returned to Gourd Mountain, uncovered a hidden hole in Lin Shen's cave, and jumped into it.
• On Midu Star, Tian Xin saw the strange man crush an aircraft blocking his way and invited him into his aircraft.
• The strange man told Tian Xin he was looking for Lin Shen, a human with the Celestial Race, to take back something Lin Shen had taken.
• Tian Xin offered to use his Celestial Race connections to find Lin Shen and vowed to rob and humiliate him.

Lin Shen considered how to use his abilities to kill Ke Ximo while waiting for his Gene Mutation Rate to reach one hundred percent. After Dead Powder emerged from digesting its meal and tried to drain the Gene Mutation Pool, Lin Shen discovered it had gained the Bloodstained Prison King's Super Gene Eye of the Prison King talent.

• Tian Xun described the Two Eight Fist's power to Lin Shen, who realized his own version had not shown the amplification or soul-damaging effects she described.
• Tian Xun left the Underground Secret Cave and told Lin Shen to press the wall switch once his Gene Mutation Rate reached one hundred percent.
• Lin Shen reasoned that he could use jumping and the Ascending Ladder to attack Ke Ximo from the air on Tusk Island, though he still needed a way to prevent Ke Ximo from escaping.
• Lin Shen planned to use Tian Xun's Nirvana Level Pet Gun shot and Seven Steps of Conflict to gain Nirvana Level speed and strike Ke Ximo's pressure points.
• Dead Powder crawled out after digesting, tried to consume the Gene Mutation Fluid Essence, and revealed that it had gained the Super Gene Eye of the Prison King skill.

Lin Shen discovered that Dead Powder’s Eye of the Prison King had been enhanced, then experimented with the Two Eight Fist and tried combining it with Stepping Immortal Courtyard. He realized his attempts had felt awkward because he had been practicing both techniques too cautiously and misunderstood the Two Eight Fist’s explosive nature.

• Lin Shen examined Dead Powder’s enhanced Eye of the Prison King, tested its blood-red gaze, and returned Dead Powder to the Angel Revolver.
• Fei Zai woke up, drank Gene Mutation Fluid from the pool, and went back to sleep after Lin Shen fed it more fluid.
• After his Gene Mutation Rate reached one hundred percent, Lin Shen practiced the Two Eight Fist while waiting for the elevator and found its distant fist force lost no power.
• Lin Shen tried combining the Two Eight Fist with Surging Wave Strength, then began fusing it with Stepping Immortal Courtyard to create a combat art with movement, stacked force, and long-range power.
• Lin Shen realized that he had restrained his strength while practicing and that the true Two Eight Fist required explosive force; his caution had also diminished Stepping Immortal Courtyard’s artistic conception.

Lin Shen reached perfection in his Gene Mutation Rate and began reshaping the Two Eight Fist into a style that suited him, while Tian Xun watched and disapproved. As Ke Ximo wrongly concluded that Lin Shen had spent the night with Tian Xun, he vowed to kill him.

• Tian Xun joined An 117 and Chi 118 to plan a joint expedition to investigate a dangerous mountain on Giant Ring Star.
• Tian Xun returned to find Lin Shen had reached perfection in his Gene Mutation Rate, and he asked to practice the Two Eight Fist before ascending.
• Lin Shen combined ideas from the Two Eight Fist and the Stepping Immortal Courtyard, changing their movements into a new system despite Tian Xun's criticism.
• Tian Xun left Lin Shen to practice alone after he ignored her corrections.
• Ke Ximo assumed Lin Shen had stayed overnight in Tian Xun's private residence and angrily vowed to kill him.

Lin Shen fused Stepping Immortal Courtyard and Two Eight Fist into Surging Wave Fist, a technique whose power stacked with each strike but quickly exhausted its energy supply. He left a faint mark on Tian Xun’s practice pillar, and she asked him to demonstrate how he had done it.

• Lin Shen tested a full-force strike on the practice pillar, then used the Super Gene Text to refine the timing of his footwork and punches.
• Lin Shen decided against Angel Rebirth because he wanted to preserve the Dual Life Foundation, and he named his fused technique Surging Wave Fist.
• Lin Shen managed four consecutive strikes before the Super Gene Text could no longer replenish his energy, leaving a faint mark on the practice pillar.
• Tian Xun spotted the mark, realized Lin Shen had left it, and asked him to make another one so she could watch.

Lin Shen demonstrated his newly created Surging Wave Fist and asked Tian Xun to let him fight Ke Ximo rather than ascend. With Tian Xun’s help, he refined the technique and received the Going It Alone gauntlets, leaving him better prepared to attempt the dangerous mission.

• Lin Shen showed Tian Xun his Surging Wave Fist, and she assessed its power and weaknesses.
• Lin Shen insisted on fighting Ke Ximo and asked Tian Xun to fire a Pet Capsule at him if he was about to die; Tian Xun agreed to protect his Eldest Sister if he failed.
• Tian Xun sparred with Lin Shen, helping him adapt the Surging Wave Fist to use his whole body and reach minor mastery.
• Tian Xun gave Lin Shen the Going It Alone gauntlets, which enhanced fist-type skills and could withstand immense damage.

Lin Shen went to Tusk Island to hunt and prepare for a confrontation with Ke Ximo, while the Pioneering Legion explored Giant God Mountain. Ke Ximo arrived and attacked Lin Shen, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Lin Shen rode the evil dragon to Tusk Island, hunted Tusk Beasts, and prepared to face Ke Ximo with Tian Xun’s gauntlet and other advantages.
• The Pioneering Legion explored Giant God Mountain, where two Gene Mutators discussed the dangerous terrain and the chance to hunt Mutated Creatures.
• The Sacrifice to Heaven Halo gained attributes more quickly as Lin Shen hunted on Tusk Island.
• Ke Ximo arrived at Tusk Island, and Lin Shen activated his Gene Shift Power to protect himself.
• Lin Shen taunted Ke Ximo about Tian Xun, but Ke Ximo kept his composure and formed a golden scepter that made Lin Shen’s body feel heavy.

Lin Shen fought Ke Ximo while Divinely Granted Imperial Authority weakened his attributes, using medicine and the Stubbornly Gauntlets to survive their clashes. After luring Ke Ximo into the air, Lin Shen repeatedly struck him with Surging Wave Triple Punches, leaving Ke Ximo unable to land.

• Ke Ximo used Divinely Granted Imperial Authority to weaken Lin Shen, who drank Tian Xun's medicine to restore and boost his attributes.
• Lin Shen summoned the evil dragon and evaded Ke Ximo's pursuit, then blocked a scepter strike with the Stubbornly Gauntlets.
• Lin Shen leaped into the air as Ke Ximo pursued him, while the evil dragon caught the dagger Ke Ximo had thrown.
• Lin Shen dodged Ke Ximo in midair and battered him with a Surging Wave Triple Punch, knocking him backward.
• Lin Shen continued launching Triple Punches, driving Ke Ximo higher into the air and preventing him from landing.