Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian stopped Genos from interfering and persuaded Vaccine Man that indiscriminate slaughter and destruction worsened pollution. Vaccine Man agreed to follow Xiao Tian’s plan to target pollution more carefully.

• Genos confronted Xiao Tian and Vaccine Man, then retreated to seek another upgrade.
• Xiao Tian lectured Vaccine Man about killing innocent humans and worsening pollution.
• Xiao Tian claimed that powerful heroes made direct action dangerous and said he had infiltrated the Hero Association.
• Vaccine Man agreed to follow Xiao Tian’s lead and rethink how to reduce pollution.

Xiao Tian manipulated Vaccine Man, then visited Saitama’s home while Child Emperor tried to investigate him. The chapter ended with Saitama drinking cola Xiao Tian offered and freezing when Xiao Tian called him “Master!”

• Xiao Tian convinced Vaccine Man to help eliminate polluting monsters, then left him to work alone.
• Xiao Tian knocked Child Emperor unconscious, erased the surveillance recordings, and took a girl away.
• Child Emperor discovered that Xiao Tian was a founding shareholder of the Hero Association and vowed to remember him.
• Xiao Tian entered Saitama’s home and waited there until Saitama returned.
• Xiao Tian offered Saitama cola and called him “Master,” leaving Saitama frozen in bewilderment.

Xiao Tian reunited with Saitama after three years and learned that his disciple had searched for him using an unflattering hand-drawn poster. While Saitama went to buy supplies, Xiao Tian rushed to a nearby battle and faced Piggy Ray.

• Xiao Tian found Saitama, who asked where he had been and learned that Xiao Tian's wife was waiting to give birth.
• Saitama showed Xiao Tian the crude missing-person poster he had used to search for him, and Xiao Tian complained about the artist's drawing.
• Saitama left to buy supplies for a celebration, while Xiao Tian watched television and heard a report about a monster attacking heroes in Z City.
• Xiao Tian heard Piggy Ray shouting about finding Peppa and appeared in the ruined alley where Piggy Ray had defeated Snek and Spring Mustachio.
• Piggy Ray fired two laser beams at Xiao Tian, who blew them apart and caused nearby abandoned houses to disintegrate.

Xiao Tian reunited Peppa with her father, then sent them into the Kamui Dimension and collected two Universe Fragments. He returned to Saitama’s home while the Hero Association studied footage of the mysterious being’s power.

• Xiao Tian caught Peppa’s Daddy after he fled, pulled Peppa out of the Kamui Dimension, and reunited the father and daughter.
• Peppa and her father argued over the spatial apron and George’s Illusion Eyes, so Xiao Tian sent them into an isolated area of the Kamui Dimension.
• Xiao Tian collected two Universe Fragments and learned that reaching 10% collection progress would trigger the world’s hidden quest.
• Xiao Tian teleported to Saitama’s home with roast suckling pig and watched television while eating.
• Hero Association monitors examined satellite footage of Ghost Town in Z City and worried about the mysterious being’s power and intentions.

Genos met Xiao Tian and drank his magically conjured coffee, while Wang Jian suspected that a person he had invented for Xiao Tian’s file had somehow become real. Wang Jian asked Do-S to help find Xiao Tian, and she threatened to punish him if he proved to be Wang Jian’s illegitimate son.

• Genos flew into Xiao Tian’s home and asked who he was.
• Xiao Tian conjured a cup of cappuccino and convinced Genos to drink it, leaving Genos refreshed.
• Genos analyzed Xiao Tian but found no information about him in the Hero Association’s records.
• Wang Jian read Child Emperor’s complaint about strange cola and wondered whether his generated photo now had a real counterpart.
• Wang Jian asked Do-S to find Xiao Tian, and she threatened to use her Slave Whip if Xiao Tian was his illegitimate son.

Xiao Tian visited Saitama and Genos, then agreed to register as a hero at Genos’s urging. After knocking Saitama unconscious with a single rap, he went with Genos to the Hero Association, where his strength test was about to begin.

• Saitama returned home with groceries and introduced Genos to his master, Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian shared dinner with Saitama and Genos, then beat Saitama at a video game.
• Genos asked Xiao Tian to register with the Hero Association, and Xiao Tian agreed to go for fun.
• After Saitama complained that he could not sleep, Xiao Tian revealed his cappuccino kept him awake and knocked him unconscious with one knuckle rap.
• Xiao Tian and Genos arrived at the Hero Association, where an examiner told Xiao Tian to strike the punching machine with his greatest strength.

Xiao Tian tried to restrain his strength during the Hero Association ability test but still destroyed equipment and parts of the building. He earned full marks in every event, while the other contestants and examiners watched in disbelief.

• Xiao Tian feared that a full-force punch could destroy the planet, then accidentally terrified the examiner with his gaze.
• Xiao Tian used his little finger to smash the strength-testing machine and received full marks.
• Xiao Tian raced through the hundred-meter dash so forcefully that the floor collapsed, earning another full mark.
• Xiao Tian jumped through two floors and delivered Lafite to a meeting of Hero Association staff.
• Xiao Tian threw the shot through a wall, and the Association's satellite department discovered it had destroyed a bird monster in City N.
• Xiao Tian sent waves sweeping through the swimming pool, and the examiner awarded him full marks again.

Xiao Tian passed the Hero Association’s written exam with 67 points but was ranked C-Class, rank 288, and Genos arranged for an S-Class Hero to assess his abilities. The chapter ended as Puri-Puri Prisoner challenged Xiao Tian to a sparring match.

• Xiao Tian answered the exam questions with unconventional solutions and completed the written test.
• Xiao Tian received a passing score of 67 and a C-Class rank of 288.
• Genos asked Xiao Tian how he had answered the written questions and praised his responses.
• Puri-Puri Prisoner approached Xiao Tian, whom Genos had arranged to assess in a fight.
• Puri-Puri Prisoner announced that Xiao Tian should prepare for his attacks.

Xiao Tian agreed to demonstrate his abilities for the Hero Association, while its directors discussed why Wang Jian had given him his name and watched the preparations for his test. The directors anticipated a possible new S-Class Hero and Wanasha considered hiring Xiao Tian as her bodyguard.

• Xiao Tian told Puri-Puri Prisoner to find a more open place for their test, and Hero Association examiners and evaluators prepared to observe.
• At the Association headquarters, the directors questioned Wang Jian about why he had changed a director and shareholder's name to Xiao Tian.
• Wang Jian said a mysterious mighty being named Xiao Tian had once saved him and terrified Gums Monster, but he did not know what the being looked like.
• Aergni said the new Xiao Tian's test results were off the charts and noted that Genos had requested a test and Puri-Puri Prisoner was about to face him.
• The directors teased Wang Jian about his interest in Xiao Tian, and he ended the holographic call.
• Wanasha said she liked Xiao Tian's shot-put skill and might hire him as a personal bodyguard before ending her call.

Xiao Tian defeated Puri-Puri Prisoner in a sparring match and became S-Class rank seventeen under the codename Emperor Flame. After agreeing to meet Director Wang Jian next Tuesday, he received another call from a female director.

• Genos refereed Xiao Tian's sparring match with Puri-Puri Prisoner, and Xiao Tian sent him flying with one kick.
• The Hero Association awarded Xiao Tian full marks, ranked him S-Class seventeenth, and demoted Puri-Puri Prisoner to eighteenth.
• Xiao Tian chose Emperor Flame as his codename, and the Hero Association announced his new rank to heroes and the public.
• Sweet Mask considered whether Emperor Flame could model for his clothing brand as people reacted to Xiao Tian's new profile.
• Director Xiao Tian called Xiao Tian and arranged to meet him at Star Cinema in Z City next Tuesday.
• A mature, warm female voice called Xiao Tian as soon as he ended the conversation with Director Xiao Tian.

After becoming an S-Class hero, Xiao Tian shared Gold Soul Coins with Genos, who discovered that eating them strengthened his energy core. Their dinner was interrupted when Monster Princess Do-S arrived and demanded Xiao Tian come with her.

• Xiao Tian learned he had to complete one Tiger-level rescue mission each month as an S-Class hero.
• Saitama celebrated Xiao Tian's new rank by preparing a feast, and Xiao Tian offered to treat everyone to dinner at a big hotel.
• Genos ate Gold Soul Coins and told Xiao Tian they made him stronger, so Xiao Tian and Saitama gave him more.
• During dinner, Genos sensed a powerful presence approaching, and Xiao Tian confirmed it was connected to them.
• Monster Princess Do-S broke through the door and ordered Xiao Tian to come with her, while Genos and Saitama reacted to her arrival.

Do-S entered Xiao Tian’s residence to demand a blood test, but his domain overwhelmed her and revealed their shared past. Xiao Tian spared her and claimed her red Phantom, while Genos became more curious about his master’s connections.

• Do-S arrived with laboratory equipment and demanded that Xiao Tian come with her and give blood.
• Xiao Tian used his Dragon Might Domain to force Do-S to kneel, and Genos identified the power as domain control.
• Do-S recognized Xiao Tian as the person who had once affected her and Gums Monster.
• Do-S said her father wanted to find Xiao Tian because she suspected he was her father’s illegitimate son.
• Xiao Tian dismissed the idea, spared Do-S, and took her red Phantom after she agreed.
• Genos wondered about Xiao Tian’s past dealings with a major Hero Association director.

Xiao Tian, now the S-Class hero Emperor Flame, visited Star Cinema with Monster Princess Do-S and faced hostility from the heroes gathered there. After he knocked Thunder Drill unconscious with a blast of carbon dioxide, Gums Monster let him do as he pleased.

• Xiao Tian arrived at Star Cinema with Do-S, who reminded him that the cinema was where she had once tried to harm him.
• Xiao Tian met Gums Monster and several heroes in a guarded office on the top floor.
• Thunder Drill introduced himself and challenged Xiao Tian, claiming he had only earned his S-Class rank because Puri-Puri Prisoner gave him two free moves.
• Xiao Tian blasted Thunder Drill into a reinforced wall, leaving him unconscious and badly injured.
• The other B-Class heroes demanded that Gums Monster punish Xiao Tian, but Gums Monster told Xiao Tian to do as he pleased.

Xiao Tian, now known as Emperor Flame, met Wang Jian again and learned that Wang Jian had named a Hero Association director after him. The chapter ended with Xiao Tian asking who knew about his connection to the director.

• The Gums Monster and several B-Class heroes reacted fearfully to Emperor Flame, and the heroes blamed Thunder Drill as they begged for mercy.
• Wang Jian appeared and confirmed Xiao Tian’s identity using Xiao Zha’s information, his familiar voice, and the Gums Monster’s reaction.
• Xiao Tian produced a glass of wine with his Multifunctional Beverage Martial Soul and went with Wang Jian to his private office.
• Xiao Tian spotted a photo of the Hero Association director on Wang Jian’s computer and learned that Wang Jian had used software to generate it.
• Wang Jian told Xiao Tian that only a handful of people knew he counted as a Hero Association director.

Xiao Tian left Wang Jian’s office, drove Do-S’s Phantom back to Saitama’s home, and had the car towed for speeding. The next morning, Do-S returned the keys and told him that Hero Association Director Wanasha wanted to meet him.

• Wang Jian offered Xiao Tian access to the Association’s assets, and Xiao Tian warned him to improve his bodyguards.
• Xiao Tian left the office, and Do-S offered to drive him back, but he took her car keys instead.
• Xiao Tian drove Do-S’s Phantom back to Saitama’s home, where authorities towed it for speeding.
• Do-S received a ticket and several messages because the car’s transfer paperwork was incomplete.
• Do-S returned the car keys to Xiao Tian the next morning and told him Director Wanasha wanted to see him.

Xiao Tian discovered a Universe Fragment lodged in Do-S's throat and extracted it, increasing his collection progress. Do-S mistook his actions for something intimate, while Genos struggled to make sense of what he saw.

• Xiao Tian vomited after Do-S mentioned Director Wanasha and told her not to bring Wanasha up again.
• Do-S invited Xiao Tian to an energy meteorite auction in City S, and he spotted a Universe Fragment inside her.
• Xiao Tian asked Do-S if she felt different, but she wrongly imagined he had used a technique on her.
• Xiao Tian reached into Do-S's mouth and removed the Universe Fragment as Genos watched in confusion.
• Xiao Tian absorbed the fragment, raising his Universe Fragment collection progress to 0.9%.

Xiao Tian tested a technique on Do-S without telling her, then learned about an energy meteorite auction scheduled for five that afternoon. He planned to attend and told Do-S to pick him up when it was time.

• Xiao Tian noticed that the Universe Fragments had raised his progress to 0.9% and lied to Genos about why he had checked Do-S's throat.
• Genos left with the Gold Soul Coins, and Do-S confronted Xiao Tian about what he had done to her.
• Xiao Tian admitted that he had tested a technique on Do-S, apologized, and gave her milk.
• Do-S showed Xiao Tian the details of the energy meteorite auction and explained that Director Wang hoped to use the meteorite to develop energy armor or protective mirrors.
• Xiao Tian decided to visit the auction and told Do-S to pick him up later, while Do-S asked if she could stay.

Xiao Tian, Do-S, Saitama, and Genos attended the Leidu Auction House before the Starlight Stone auction, where Xiao Tian met Hero Association director Wanasha. The chapter ended as Hellish Fubuki arrived and Do-S explained her connection to Tatsumaki.

• Xiao Tian brought Genos and Saitama to the Leidu Auction House ahead of the Starlight Stone auction.
• Do-S introduced Xiao Tian's group to wealthy guests and identified Wanasha as a Hero Association director.
• Wanasha noticed Xiao Tian, approached his group, and introduced herself to him.
• Xiao Tian shook Wanasha's hand and exchanged teasing remarks with her, while Do-S looked displeased.
• Hellish Fubuki arrived with several men in black suits, and Do-S identified her as the top-ranked B-Class hero and Tatsumaki's younger sister.

At the auction house, Xiao Tian traded barbs with Wanasha and Fubuki, then warned Do-S that Wanasha might be dangerous. As Saitama and Xiao Tian enjoyed the VIP pastries, Fubuki and Wanasha discussed security measures for the auction.

• Fubuki confronted Xiao Tian, who flirted with Wanasha and declined her business card.
• Xiao Tian secretly warned Do-S to keep away from Wanasha and alert her father because Wanasha might drain his soul and blood.
• Genos mentioned Fubuki’s powerful sister Tatsumaki, and Xiao Tian joked that Saitama could face her.
• Saitama briefly transformed his dopey face into a heartthrob’s face after asking Xiao Tian to stop using his feminine nickname.
• Xiao Tian and Saitama ate trolley after trolley of VIP pastries while Fubuki urged Wanasha to leave the dangerous auction.
• Wanasha told Fubuki that Tatsumaki had been contacted and that multiple S-Class heroes were on standby within a ten-thousand-meter lockdown zone.

Wanasha connected Emperor Flame, a strange gold coin, and Saitama’s circle while considering Xiao Tian useful to her plans. At the Starlight Stone auction, Xiao Tian and Genos discussed the meteorite until Saitama warned that it was dangerous.

• Wanasha told Fubuki that Emperor Flame’s strength and his past appearances with Saitama and an extraordinary girl made him intriguing.
• Wanasha showed Fubuki a Gold Soul Coin and thought that Xiao Tian might help her carry out her plan.
• The auction for the Starlight Stone began, with Hellish Fubuki hosting because the meteorite’s radiation was dangerous to ordinary people.
• Xiao Tian noticed something about the meteorite but joked that it would make a nice house, while Genos took notes about radiation’s possible benefits to people with powers.
• Saitama stopped watching his phone and warned that the meteorite was very dangerous.