Chapter Summaries

Xu Long returned to the temple after trading with demons for Spirit Stones and discussed the limits of immortals and the fate of Chen Xuanzang with his master. He left for Five Elements Mountain, while his master recognized him as a powerful new variable and vanished with the temple.

• Xu Long collected three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones from the demons and spared them before setting off to find Chen Xuanzang.
• Xu Long returned to the temple and learned that his master knew of his demon-hunting exploits and that Chen Xuanzang had gone on an important mission.
• Xu Long questioned his master about the strongest beings and why immortals and buddhas did not eliminate demons, and his master explained that the world’s laws limited their intervention.
• Xu Long reasoned that Chen Xuanzang could not be killed and resolved to protect his junior brother rather than interfere with him.
• Xu Long flew toward Five Elements Mountain, and his master called him a great variable before vanishing along with the temple.

Xu Long confronted Bodhisattva Lingji, who tried to delay him from reaching the place where Son Goku was sealed. Xu Long destroyed the creature on Lingji’s Flying Dragon Staff, but Lingji revealed that he had only been a projection and disappeared after completing his task.

• Bodhisattva Lingji stopped Xu Long and claimed he wanted to chat, while Xu Long suspected he meant to keep him from reaching Son Goku.
• Xu Long transformed and struck the Flying Dragon Staff, sending it flying and damaging its dragon-shaped head.
• Bodhisattva Lingji ordered the staff’s giant snake to attack, but Xu Long broke its fangs and tore its body apart.
• Xu Long challenged Bodhisattva Lingji, who said his task was complete and vanished along with the Flying Dragon Staff.

Xu Long hurried to Five Elements Mountain to prepare for Son Goku’s release, while Chen Xuanzang reached the mountain and removed the lotus sealing him. Son Goku emerged, killed Miss Duan, and left Chen Xuanzang gravely wounded as he mocked him for believing Buddha would save him.

• Xu Long absorbed spiritual energy from five spirit stones as he flew toward Chen Xuanzang, determined to recover before Son Goku emerged.
• At Five Elements Mountain, Beidou, Heaven Crippled Foot, and Prince Kidney Deficiency discussed the bounty and prepared for Son Goku’s release.
• Son Goku’s demonic energy surged from the mountain and vanished, then he threw Chen Xuanzang down and caught him after escaping the seal.
• Son Goku struck Chen Xuanzang into critical condition and killed Miss Duan when she tried to intervene.
• Son Goku mocked Chen Xuanzang, who silently recited Buddha’s name.

Son Goku slaughtered the exorcists who remained after he broke free of his seal, then faced Prince Kidney Deficiency after grievously wounding Heaven Crippled Foot. Prince Kidney Deficiency combined his nine flying swords into a giant blade, making Son Goku take the fight seriously.

• Son Goku killed an exorcist who challenged him and pursued the fleeing exorcists, killing nearly all of them.
• Beidou and five other hand-to-hand fighters attacked Son Goku together, but he killed Beidou in one blow and hunted down the rest.
• Heaven Crippled Foot enlarged his foot to attack Son Goku, who pierced it and left him grievously wounded.
• Prince Kidney Deficiency unleashed nine flying swords, while Son Goku dodged and played with him, confident that the swords could not pierce his body.
• Prince Kidney Deficiency merged the nine swords into an enormous blade, and Son Goku sensed the threat and grew serious.

Prince Kidney Deficiency's virus transformed him into a monster as he fought Son Goku, while Xu Long arrived and prepared a positron cannon. After Xu Long revived Chen Xuanzang and watched him attain enlightenment, an enormous palm appeared, revealing that Tathagata's target was Chen Xuanzang rather than Son Goku.

• Prince Kidney Deficiency used nine flying swords to wound Son Goku, but Son Goku shattered most of them and struck him gravely.
• The virus inside Prince Kidney Deficiency overwhelmed him and transformed his body into a tentacled, spiked monster.
• Son Goku and the mutated Prince Kidney Deficiency fought fiercely, destroying everything within a hundred meters.
• Xu Long arrived, assessed the battle, and had Red Queen calibrate the positron cannon while he went to save Chen Xuanzang.
• Xu Long gave Chen Xuanzang liquid from the Wood Qi Bottle, and Chen Xuanzang awakened and attained enlightenment.
• An enormous palm appeared aimed at Chen Xuanzang, and Xu Long realized Tathagata had intended to suppress him, not Son Goku.

Xu Long blasted a hole through Tathagata’s palm, resisted its Buddha nature, and absorbed enough of its power to advance his bloodline. Chen Xuanzang awakened as Golden Cicada and warned that Tathagata might descend, urging Xu Long to kill Son Goku while he held Tathagata off.

• Xu Long used the positron cannon to punch a hole through the giant palm and teleported to Chen Xuanzang, while Prince Kidney Deficiency kept Son Goku from escaping.
• Xu Long tried to absorb the palm’s power, resisted its chanting, and shattered the Buddha’s mark before absorbing enough energy to advance his bloodline.
• Chen Xuanzang awakened as Golden Cicada and warned Xu Long that the remaining Buddha nature could let Tathagata forcibly descend.
• Chen Xuanzang told Xu Long to stop absorbing the palm’s power and kill Son Goku while he held Tathagata off.
• The giant palm dissipated, revealing Son Goku and Prince Kidney Deficiency still alive.

Xu Long intervened in the battle between the maddened Son Goku and Prince Kidney Deficiency, draining Son Goku’s blood and demonic qi after tearing away his protective skin. With Chen Xuanzang warning that Tathagata’s power would enter the world within half a shichen, Xu Long turned his attention to the looming threat.

• The giant palm awakened Son Goku and Prince Kidney Deficiency’s demonic natures, and they fought brutally until Son Goku gained the upper hand.
• Chen Xuanzang told Xu Long that Tathagata’s power would seep into the world within half a shichen as he resisted Tathagata’s golden light.
• Xu Long attacked Son Goku with the Lulu Sword, widening the wound Prince Kidney Deficiency had opened in his chest.
• Xu Long collided with Son Goku, then tore the skin from his chest to his belly, weakening his defenses and releasing his demonic qi.
• Xu Long absorbed Son Goku’s blood and demonic qi until Son Goku collapsed, leaving Xu Long’s power greatly increased.

Xu Long completed his mission and returned to the Reincarnation Temple, where he learned how Spirit Stones could enhance his refined attributes. The Main God warned that his planned enhancement could make him burst, leaving him to reconsider how much power he could safely absorb.

• Xu Long chose to finish the mission after defeating Son Goku, earning 50,000 points and an A-rank Permission Card for the assessment mission.
• Chen Xuanzang murmured that he had awakened and challenged Tathagata as Xu Long teleported away.
• The Main God tallied Xu Long's rewards at 253,000 points and one A-rank Permission Card, including rewards for killing the Fish Spirit, Zhu Ganglie, Poison Lady, and others.
• Xu Long asked about his 380 remaining Spirit Stones and learned they could be used as enhancement materials superior to points.
• The Main God tested Xu Long's attributes and converted them into three refined attributes: Physique, Spirit, and Soul.
• Xu Long tried to enhance each refined attribute by 100 points, but the Main God warned that doing so carried a 99.89% chance of making him burst.

Xu Long spent his mission rewards on a full-body repair and attribute enhancements, then exchanged an A-rank Permission Card and points for the Martial Cultivation inheritance. After discovering he could control and project his power with greater precision, he opened a door to the reincarnators’ trading area to shop for supplies.

• Xu Long paid 33,000 points for a full-body repair, then used 30 refined attribute points to enhance his abilities.
• Xu Long exchanged 50,000 points and an A-rank Permission Card for Martial Cultivation and inherited the unyielding spirit of humanity’s martial forebears.
• Xu Long’s rank display changed to Cultivation: Body Tempering (First-rate), the Martial Cultivation term for A-rank.
• Xu Long swung the Lulu Sword and sent Pure Yang Internal Force thirty meters, realizing he could control his power precisely without exchanging for a ranged attack skill.
• Xu Long opened a door to the trading area, intending to spend his remaining points and Spirit Stones on needed items.

Xu Long explored the trading area, traded for the Explosive Dragon sniper rifle, and sold equipment for materials to help restore the War Base. He returned home, planned to bring Rice Bucket on his next mission, and decided to move to Haixian City to be near Haitang and the War Base’s supply route.

• Xu Long disguised his appearance and surveyed the trading area before setting up a stall in the A-rank section.
• Xu Long traded an A-rank armor, an A--rank weapon, and twenty thousand points for the Explosive Dragon sniper rifle, gaining an ultra-long-range weapon.
• Xu Long sold his remaining equipment and exchanged the points for precious metals needed by the Red Queen to restore the War Base.
• Xu Long returned home and found Rice Bucket asleep, then decided to bring his pet on his next mission.
• Xu Long chose to move from Minghu City to Haixian City so he could see Haitang and receive supplies from the War Base more easily.

Xu Long revealed his powers and gave Shangguan Xiongfei a Gene Strengthening Agent, winning his trust and gaining his approval to be with Haitang. When Shangguan’s wife Sun Wan came home, Xu Long healed her with another agent, and the family fully believed his claim that he was an immortal.

• Xu Long visited Shangguan Xiongfei, who angrily warned him to stay away from Haitang, but Haitang rushed into Xu Long’s arms.
• Xu Long showed Shangguan his storage space and a flame, then claimed he and Haitang were immortals and gave Shangguan a Gene Strengthening Agent.
• Shangguan injected the agent, briefly became aggressive, and was slapped aside by Xu Long; afterward, he realized his strength had increased and his ailments were cured.
• Shangguan asked Xu Long for an agent to treat his wife’s congenital heart condition, and Xu Long agreed.
• Sun Wan returned home, questioned Xu Long’s presence, and received an agent that restored her health and youthful appearance, leading the family to believe Xu Long’s story.

Xu Long reached the A-rank limit for refined attributes and continued preparing Haitang for future advancement while spending his time at home. His quiet month ended when an arrogant young man and an old visitor arrived, and Xu Long sent Rice Bucket to knock the young man aside before demanding to know why they had come.

• Xu Long confirmed that his aptitude, spiritual quality, and soul quality had reached the A-rank enhancement limit of 100 points, and that further enhancement required S-rank advancement.
• Xu Long relied on his ability to draw energy from Spirit Stones, the Lulu Sword, and the Great Qin Bronze Men to face transformed A-rank opponents.
• Two uninvited visitors arrived, and the young man insulted Xu Long at the door.
• Xu Long told Rice Bucket to deal with the young man, and Rice Bucket sent him flying with a headbutt.
• The old man sensed Xu Long's overwhelming strength, while Xu Long suspected Shangguan Tengfei had exposed his identity and explained that he wanted access to materials for the Red Queen's technology.

Wang Situ tried to recruit Xu Long into the China Cultivator Administration Bureau, but Xu Long focused on the benefits and made clear he would protect Haitang at any cost. The conversation ended when Xu Long offered a Spirit Stone, and Wang Situ reacted with surprise that he actually had one.

• Wang Situ introduced himself as a deputy director of the Haixian City Branch and invited Xu Long to join the bureau.
• Wang Situ explained that he had been demoted after killing Japanese spies and described Hong Chao's misdeeds, convincing Xu Long not to kill him.
• Wang Situ argued that joining the bureau could help protect Haitang, but Xu Long threatened to destroy anyone who harmed her.
• Haitang declared that she only wanted Xu Long by her side, leaving Wang Situ unable to persuade them.
• Xu Long showed Wang Situ a Spirit Stone, and Wang Situ reacted with surprise.

Xu Long negotiated a monthly Spirit Stone trade with Wang Situ, exchanging Gene Strengthening Agents for the Administration Bureau’s support. As his eighth mission approached, Xu Long decided to bring Rice Bucket along.

• Wang Situ offered Spirit Stones in hopes of recruiting the S-rank powerhouse behind Xu Long, and Xu Long proposed trading mass-produced Gene Strengthening Agents.
• After haggling, Xu Long and Wang Situ agreed that the Administration Bureau would receive eighty D-rank agents or twenty C-rank agents per Spirit Stone, with monthly deliveries and exclusive supply.
• Xu Long arranged the first shipment for the fifteenth of the following month at a west-coast dock, leaving the exchange logistics to the Red Queen.
• Rice Bucket returned after easily dealing with Hong Chao, and Xu Long prepared for his eighth mission.
• Xu Long told Rice Bucket he would bring it into the mission, and Rice Bucket barked in response.

Xu Long and the Blazing Sun Team entered the ruined world of Resident Evil, where they had to find and secure the world core hidden inside the strongest being. After identifying Wawa as a puppeteer and learning the rival teams had arrived earlier, Xu Long deployed war satellites to survey the area and prepare for targeted strikes.

• Xu Long arrived in a house surrounded by zombies and assessed the world’s collapse and the rival teams’ head start.
• Xu Long exposed Wawa’s pretense and recognized that the other eight apparent teammates were her living puppets.
• Wawa introduced herself as a puppeteer who was weak in close combat, and Xu Long told her to call him captain.
• Xu Long launched two satellites equipped with surveillance systems and powerful weapons to scan and strike the area.

Xu Long and Wawa fled a missile attack, then took shelter underground as the Rising Sun Team launched a nuclear strike on Raccoon City. The nuke exploded overhead while they huddled inside Xu Long’s protective container.

• Xu Long gave Wawa an in-ear communicator and escaped with her in a flying car as missiles targeted their location.
• The Rising Sun Team’s operative at Umbrella’s Raccoon City headquarters launched a nuclear missile after arguing that they needed Umbrella’s power to defeat their rivals.
• Umbrella’s security system locked down the control room, and the Rising Sun Team escaped using a spatial ability.
• Xu Long and Wawa sheltered in a container a hundred meters underground while Wawa questioned how they could survive the blast.
• The nuclear missile exploded overhead, unleashing heat, pressure, shock waves, and radiation.

Wawa and Xu Long survived the nuclear blast, while the Rising Sun Team and Redeemer Team reacted to the Blazing Sun Team’s unexpected survival. The chapter ended with Yuehan learning that none of the Blazing Sun Team members had died.

• Xu Long silenced Wawa after she screamed, then gave her paper and explained that they would need to wait for the radiation to subside before leaving Raccoon City.
• The bespectacled man concluded that the World Core might be beneath the Stairway of the Sun altar, inside the remains of an S-rank being.
• Yuehan believed the Rising Sun Team’s nuclear attack had wiped out the Blazing Sun Team and left his Redeemer Team poised to win.
• Uwatoko Miya messaged Yuehan that he had received no kill notification and that not a single Blazing Sun Team member had died.

Yuehan released electromagnetic jamming fog and Tricell’s biochemical troops to attack the Blazing Sun Team after they survived a nuclear blast. Xu Long protected Wawa from the radiation and prepared to face the approaching enemy while signals across Raccoon City remained blocked.

• Yuehan concluded the Blazing Sun Team had escaped the nuclear blast and ordered electromagnetic jamming fog released and Tricell’s biochemical troops unleashed.
• Xu Long and Wawa emerged from underground into the vast nuclear crater, where Wawa was quickly harmed by the lingering radiation.
• The Red Queen told Xu Long that the electromagnetic fog had jammed signals and blocked satellite monitoring across Raccoon City.
• Xu Long absorbed the radiation from Wawa, treated her injuries with liquid from the Wood Qi Bottle, and gave her a third-generation battle suit.
• Wawa put on the suit and felt better, while Xu Long said the radiation could not harm him.

Xu Long planted a Tree of Might Seed to force the Umbrella Corporation and Tricell out of their underground bases, then used a Chaotic Mutation Agent carrying his genes to turn Yuehan’s attacking monsters against their masters. The defection left Yuehan stunned as Xu Long’s forces gained control of more than twenty thousand mutated monsters.

• Xu Long planted a Tree of Might Seed, planning to use its roots and the loss of the planet’s water to drive the hidden corporations to the surface.
• Xu Long ordered the war satellites to search the planet while he waited for the Rising Sun Team and the Redeemer Team to act.
• Xu Long fired a rocket carrying the Chaotic Mutation Agent at the approaching hordes of mutated monsters.
• The agent made the monsters abandon their attack and gather submissively around Xu Long, allowing Wawa to pet one of them.
• Yuehan discovered that more than twenty thousand C-rank monsters and over a hundred B-rank monsters had defected, and he was left in disbelief.

Yuehan ordered his team to release the atomized T-virus serum and prepare to flee as a rapidly growing tree threatened their base. Xu Long learned the serum had killed the mutated monsters and then discovered a reincarnator team searching for the T-virus’s African source, prompting him to order the Red Queen to fire on them.

• Yuehan lost communications in Raccoon City’s electromagnetic fog and ordered the serum launched while his team prepared to deploy the Goddess of the Night and evacuate.
• The serum spread through the air and killed the mutated monsters near Xu Long and Wawa by clearing the T-virus from their bodies.
• The Red Queen showed Xu Long footage of seven suspected reincarnators fighting through hordes of zombies in Africa.
• Xu Long connected the Stairway of the Sun to the T-virus and suspected it was a carrier for a more powerful source of mutation.
• Xu Long ordered the Red Queen to fire the particle cannon and laser cannon at the reincarnator team.