Chapter Summaries

Lin An awakened in the past in the Sin Abyss world as the young lord of Shenglin City, a year before the city was destined to fall to Sin Beasts. At a council meeting, he recognized Physician Liu as a possessed Sin Beast and killed him to seize the chance to gain a divine ability.

• Lin An awoke in the Sin Abyss world and learned that he was the son of Shenglin City’s City Lord, Lin Xiao.
• He claimed his beginner’s gift pack, chose a sleeve crossbow, and discovered that players would arrive about a year before Shenglin City’s fall.
• Lin An decided to use his status and player abilities to grow stronger and prepare for the city’s downfall.
• At the council hall, Lin An spotted a Sin Beast possessing Physician Liu and remembered that killing one before gaining a cultivation realm could grant its ability.
• As Physician Liu reached to examine him, Lin An fired all three sleeve bolts into his skull, killing him.

Lin An killed Physician Liu’s Sin Beast and gained a divine ability, a title, and a reward, then let Lin Xiao believe he was an Awakened One. Lin Xiao agreed to help him hunt Sin Beasts and brought him above Shenglin City to begin searching.

• Lin Xiao shielded Lin An from Physician Liu’s Resentful Tiger, and Lin An killed the Sin Beast, earning Resentful Tiger’s Eye, a Divine Ability Upgrade Stone, and the First Blood title.
• Lin An accepted the server announcements under his own name, then reassured Lin Xiao that he was unharmed and said his illness had been cured.
• Lin An claimed he had awakened the ability to sense Sin Beasts, and Lin Xiao identified him as an Awakened One.
• Lin Xiao told Lin An that their ancestor had founded Shenglin City and had also been an Awakened One.
• Lin An persuaded Lin Xiao to help him hunt Sin Beasts so he could strengthen his ability, and Lin Xiao took him to the highest point of the city lord’s residence.

Lin An helped Lin Xiao identify seventeen City Lord's Manor guards possessed by Sin Beasts, and Lin Xiao brought them to the guard camp for execution. The chapter ended as Lin An killed the first guard with a saber.

• Lin Xiao explained that his Lin Family ruled Shenglin City and took Lin An to search the manor for Sin Beasts, but they found none there.
• Lin An discovered seventeen possessed guards among Lin Xiao's three hundred personal troops, and Lin Xiao decided they had to die because the Sin Beasts had been inside them for over twenty-four hours.
• Lin Xiao brought Lin An to the guard camp, where Ji Yuan and the other guards greeted the young master.
• Lin Xiao pinned the seventeen possessed guards to the ground and gave Lin An a saber, while they begged for mercy and then cursed Lin Xiao.
• Lin An ignored their pleas and killed one guard with a single saber strike.

Lin An killed seventeen guards possessed by Sin Beasts and gained 24 attribute points, while Lin Xiao began checking Shenglin City’s three great families. At the Zhao Family estate, Lin An identified several more possessed people, and Lin Xiao suppressed them as Zhao Tong was summoned.

• Lin An executed the seventeen possessed guards, and each one turned out to harbor a Sin Beast.
• Lin Xiao ordered Ji Yuan to arrange the bodies and compensation, then took Lin An to investigate the Zhao Family estate.
• Lin An spotted a Sin Beast among the Zhao Family’s gate guards, and Lin Xiao suppressed it and sent the other guard to report his arrival to Zhao Tong.
• Lin An found two more possessed people inside the estate, and Lin Xiao suppressed each one he identified.
• A middle-aged man hurried over with seven or eight people.

Lin An and Lin Xiao searched the Zhao Family estate, capturing dozens of Sin Beasts while Zhao Tong mistook their actions for a show of authority. The search ended when Lin An spotted a young girl with a pale red skull, signaling she could still be saved, and Zhao Tong hurried to apologize for her.

• Lin Xiao and Lin An visited the Zhao Family estate, where Zhao Tong greeted them respectfully and tried to discern the City Lord's intentions.
• Lin An pointed out suspicious servants, and Lin Xiao subdued them as Zhao Tong assumed the City Lord was helping his son establish authority over the family.
• Lin An found more Sin Beasts throughout the estate, and Lin Xiao captured them while Zhao Family members were made to help escort them.
• Lin An counted thirty-six Sin Beasts in the estate and realized he might soon surpass one hundred attribute points.
• Lin An saw Zhao Tong's young daughter with a pale red skull and recognized that she had been possessed for less than twenty-four hours and could still be saved.
• Zhao Tong noticed Lin An's reaction and hurriedly apologized for his daughter disturbing the City Lord and the Young City Lord.

Lin An and Lin Xiao uncovered and eliminated Sin Beasts hidden among the Zhao Family, winning the family’s gratitude and loyalty. They left for the Zhang Clan to continue investigating the other great families.

• Lin An identified Zhao Tong’s youngest daughter, Little Ling'er, as possessed, and Lin Xiao extracted an Envy Louse from her before it was too late.
• Lin An confirmed that the thirty-six people subdued by the Zhao Family were also possessed by Sin Beasts, then killed them and gained forty-eight attribute points.
• Zhao Tong and the Zhao Family senior members thanked Lin Xiao and Lin An, pledged their loyalty, and agreed to send gifts to the City Lord's Estate.
• Lin Xiao and Lin An left for the Zhang Clan, and Lin Xiao assured Lin An that the Zhao Family would not dare threaten him.

Lin An helped Lin Xiao expose Sin Beasts hidden in the Zhang and Wang families, then received his family’s platinum-quality inherited cultivation technique and supplies. Lin Xiao watched him leave before telling the portrait of Yun'er that their son had recovered and awakened.

• Lin An and Lin Xiao arrested people in the Zhang and Wang families, and Lin An revealed the Sin Beasts possessing them.
• Lin An reached one hundred Sin Beast kills, upgraded his First Blood title to increase his damage by 10%, and received a server-wide announcement.
• Lin Xiao brought Lin An back to the city lord's residence and planned to search the garrison with him the next day.
• Lin An asked for a cultivation technique, and Lin Xiao gave him the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique, which boosted cultivation speed and was platinum quality.
• Lin Xiao gave Lin An Lesser Spirit Pills and a treasury token before sending him to rest.
• After Lin An left, Lin Xiao looked at a portrait of Yun'er and told her their son had recovered and become an awakened one.

Lin An upgraded Resentful Tiger's Eye, learned the Platinum Rank Lin Clan Cultivation Technique, and rapidly advanced his cultivation. The Realm Rankings opened after he became the server's first player to reach a realm, and he checked the list.

• Lin An used a Divine Ability Upgrade Stone to give Resentful Tiger's Eye the ability to see through illusions.
• Lin An spent 50 attribute points to learn the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique and received Lesser Spirit Pills and a Cultivation Technique Level Upgrade Card as server-first rewards.
• Lin An spent another 100 attribute points to raise the technique to Proficient level, then planned to hunt Sin Beasts for more points.
• Lin An cultivated overnight with a Lesser Spirit Pill and reached Black Iron Second Grade.
• Lin An received a Black Iron Tier weapon reward and learned that the Realm Rankings had opened, then opened the rankings.

Lin An reached Black Iron Second Grade and demonstrated astonishing cultivation talent, which Lin Xiao accepted as a gift of being an Awakened One. Lin Xiao then set out with Lin An to inspect the garrison camp while the three great families left gifts and pledged loyalty to Shenglin City.

• Lin An saw that he was the only player on the cultivation rankings and anticipated the monthly rewards.
• Lin Xiao discovered that Lin An had become proficient in the technique overnight and concluded that his talent came from being an Awakened One.
• Lin Xiao told Qian Yang to accept the three families’ gifts but declined to meet their heads.
• Ji Yuan reported that the three hundred personal guards were assembled, and Lin Xiao led Lin An toward the garrison camp.
• Qian Yang told the Zhao, Zhang, and Wang family heads that Lin Xiao accepted their gifts and expected them to keep contributing to Shenglin City.

Lin An accompanied Lin Xiao to inspect Shenglin City's eastern garrison and identified 372 soldiers possessed by sin beasts. After Lin Xiao exposed them and Lin An killed Zhao Yue, the troops saw the sin beast emerge, leaving Feng Shan and the soldiers shocked by the threat within their ranks.

• Lin Xiao brought Lin An to the eastern barracks, where Feng Shan reported that the garrison was in good order, and Lin An identified Liu Yue as suspicious.
• Lin Xiao subdued Liu Yue and warned Feng Shan that his garrison was compromised, then led the troops through a review while Lin An identified 372 possessed soldiers.
• Lin Xiao revealed the possessed soldiers to the garrison and restrained them when they tried to incite resistance.
• Lin An beheaded Zhao Yue, and a sin beast emerged from his body before dissipating.
• Feng Shan and the soldiers realized that Zhao Yue had been possessed and questioned whether the other restrained men were sin beasts as well.

Lin An eliminated Sin Beasts hidden in all four military camps, gaining enough attribute points to advance the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique to major mastery. After cultivating through the night, he reached Black Iron Fourth Grade and planned to obtain combat techniques and more pills.

• Lin An and Feng Shan brought the possessed soldiers in the eastern camp before the troops, and Lin An killed nearly four hundred Sin Beasts as the soldiers learned none had been wrongly killed.
• Lin An and Lin Xiao inspected the other three camps, where Lin An killed 484 more Sin Beasts and gained a total of 1,070 attribute points.
• Lin An spent 500 attribute points to advance the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique to minor mastery, then used a Cultivation Technique Level Upgrade Card to raise it to major mastery.
• Lin An cultivated through the night with Lesser Spirit Pills and advanced from Black Iron Second Grade to Black Iron Fourth Grade.
• Lin An decided to visit the treasury for offensive cultivation techniques and more pills, then went to breakfast with Lin Xiao intending to surprise him.

Lin An shocked Lin Xiao by revealing that he had reached major accomplishment in the family cultivation technique after only two nights, then helped his father improve his own technique. After Lin An advanced to black iron fifth grade, he left for the treasury to obtain pills and combat techniques.

• Lin Xiao discovered that Lin An had reached black iron fourth grade and urged him to cultivate carefully and keep working on the family technique.
• Lin An revealed that he had reached major accomplishment in the technique, and Lin Xiao checked his cultivation before recovering from the shock.
• Lin An asked to help strengthen Lin Xiao and explained that he wanted his father to be better prepared for Shenglin City's fall a year later.
• Lin Xiao studied Lin An's cultivation routes and adjusted his own technique as they practiced together for several hours.
• Lin An broke through to black iron fifth grade, while Lin Xiao gained insights that he expected would let him reach major accomplishment within three months.
• Lin An left the quiet room and headed to the treasury to get pills and choose more cultivation techniques.

Lin An visited the city lord’s treasury and selected techniques, a saber, pills, and a storage ring with Qian Hai’s help. Back in his courtyard, he learned the Wind-Breaking Saber Technique and decided to raise its proficiency.

• Qian Hai welcomed Lin An to the treasury and explained how its three floors were organized by treasure quality.
• Lin An chose the bronze-grade Wind-Breaking Saber Technique, Flowing Cloud Steps, and Black Armor Technique on Qian Hai’s recommendations.
• Lin An selected a bronze-grade straight saber and took a hundred Lesser Spirit Pills, a Tiger Strength Pill, and other common pills.
• Qian Hai placed Lin An’s selections in a storage ring, and Lin An discovered it contained ten cubic meters of space.
• Lin An used three attribute points to learn the Wind-Breaking Saber Technique at beginner proficiency, then told the system to max it out.

Lin An perfected three bronze-grade techniques, comprehended Saber Force, and strengthened his body by refining a Tiger Strength Pill. He planned to reach Black Iron Ninth Grade before hunting Sin Beasts for attribute points.

• Lin An perfected the Wind-Breaking Saber Technique and comprehended Saber Force, increasing his combat strength.
• Lin An perfected Flowing Cloud Steps and the Black Armor Technique, gaining a burst of speed and a protective membrane.
• Lin An checked his system panel and estimated he could fight opponents at Black Iron Ninth Grade despite being at Black Iron Fifth Grade.
• Lin An refined a Tiger Strength Pill over three hours, gaining the strength of one tiger and further strengthening his foundation.
• Lin An planned to reach Black Iron Ninth Grade, gather attribute points by hunting Sin Beasts, and then break through to the Bronze Realm.
• Lin An took out a Lesser Spirit Pill and began cultivating.

After twelve days of secluded cultivation, Lin An reached the peak of Black Iron Ninth Grade and sought to prove his combat strength to Lin Xiao so he could gain permission and protection to hunt Sin Beasts outside the city. The chapter left Lin An attacking Lin Xiao with a saber, while Lin Xiao reeled from discovering that his son had mastered Saber Force.

• Lin An reached perfected Black Iron Ninth Grade, one step from the Bronze Realm, and decided he needed guards before hunting Sin Beasts outside the city.
• Lin An met Lin Xiao at lunch and agreed to demonstrate his three techniques at the training grounds in exchange for his father's guidance.
• Lin Xiao expected to outclass Lin An and looked forward to showing off his strength as a Gold-grade expert.
• Lin An unleashed his power and revealed Saber Force, stunning Lin Xiao with how quickly he had mastered the Gale Saber Technique.
• Lin An moved in and slashed at Lin Xiao.

Lin An sparred with Lin Xiao, then asked to leave Shenglin City to hunt sin beasts so he could grow stronger. Lin Xiao agreed, but insisted that Ji Yuan, a hundred personal guards, and Elder Qian accompany him.

• Lin An attacked Lin Xiao with his perfected techniques, but Lin Xiao defended himself and praised his combat strength.
• Lin An and Lin Xiao fought for an hour until Lin An was exhausted, while Lin Xiao remained unharmed.
• Lin An asked how he compared with Shenglin City's younger generation, and Lin Xiao said the strongest were around Bronze Seventh Grade.
• Lin An asked permission to leave the city and hunt sin beasts, arguing that relying on captured beasts would slow his growth.
• Lin Xiao agreed to let Lin An go with Ji Yuan, a hundred personal guards, and Elder Qian for protection.

Lin An left Shenglin City with Qian Hai and a hundred guards to hunt Sin Beasts near Black Mountain, while learning that a future Platinum Rank beast might threaten the city. He set out determined to grow strong enough to protect Shenglin City.

• Lin Xiao told Lin An that Qian Hai would accompany him but would only intervene if Lin An's life was in danger.
• The next morning, Lin An departed with Qian Hai and a hundred personal guards mounted on Blood-Patterned Horses.
• Qian Hai chose Black Mountain's outskirts as their hunting ground and explained that its Gold Tier Sin Beasts were divided and unlikely to threaten Shenglin City without a Platinum Rank leader.
• Lin An realized a Black Mountain Sin Beast might already be Gold Rank Ninth Grade and could advance to Platinum Rank within a year.
• Lin An and his party left through Shenglin City's east gate, and Lin An vowed to reverse the roles of attacker and defender.

Lin An slaughtered waves of Sin Beasts, raised his attribute points, and upgraded his First Blood title after completing Thousand Sin Slayer. He then began fighting ten Bronze-tier Sin Beasts at once, killing two Resentful Tigers and charging at the rest.

• Lin An killed the seventh wave of Greedy Wolves, bringing his attribute points to 245.
• Lin An completed Thousand Sin Slayer, upgraded his First Blood title, and received a server-wide announcement for his achievement.
• Ji Yuan and the personal guards lured more Black Iron-tier Sin Beasts into an encirclement, where Lin An continued killing them.
• Lin An asked Ji Yuan to bring Bronze-tier Sin Beasts, rested after killing another batch, and agreed to fight ten at once.
• Two Bronze-tier Resentful Tigers attacked Lin An, who killed both with his saber and turned toward the remaining eight Sin Beasts.

After gathering 7,415 attribute points outside Shenglin City, Lin An returned home and perfected the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique, which triggered his breakthrough to the Bronze Realm and a marrow cleansing. He left the chapter with greatly improved aptitude and a system reward awaiting him.

• Lin An and his guards hunted sin beasts for several days, raising his attribute points to 7,415.
• Lin An decided to return to Shenglin City rather than risk continuing to hunt near Black Mountain or break through in the wilderness.
• Lin An returned safely, reassured Lin Xiao, and received a meal and rest at the city lord's residence.
• Lin An spent 5,000 attribute points to perfect the platinum-tier Lin Clan Cultivation Technique, which circulated on its own and pushed him into the Bronze Realm.
• The system announced Lin An as the server's first player to reach the Bronze Realm and awarded him a visualization diagram lottery draw.
• Lin An underwent marrow cleansing, expelled impurities, and realized his aptitude had improved dramatically.

After his body-and-marrow cleansing, Lin An obtained the Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf Visualization Diagram and comprehended the Spirit Devouring divine ability. He cultivated through the night, advanced to Bronze Second Grade, and left Lin Xiao stunned by his transformation.

• Lin An finished his cleansing, then used his reward to draw the Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf Visualization Diagram.
• Lin An spent 100 attribute points and successfully comprehended the diagram, gaining the Spirit Devouring divine ability.
• Lin An swallowed Greater Spirit Pills and cultivated through the night, reaching Bronze Second Grade.
• Lin An told Lin Xiao he had perfected the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique, and Lin Xiao noticed how much Lin An had changed.