Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen and Xiao Lu reached the drainage pipe exit with Old Lu, where Professor Zhao’s soldiers and an armed drone waited to stop them. Lu Chen and Old Zhou turned the attack against Zhao, but Zhao activated his Immunity Talent, and a blue sphere burst apart as Lu Chen faced the new threat.

• Lu Chen learned from Old Zhou that hundreds of soldiers and an armed drone guarded the drainage pipe exit, then confronted Professor Zhao there.
• Lu Chen blocked the soldiers’ gunfire with his flames while Xiao Lu used Life Link, and Old Zhou hacked the drone so it fired on Zhao’s forces.
• Professor Zhao survived the blast and activated his Immunity Talent with a pocket watch, causing a blue pillar of light to rise from the underground laboratory.
• Lu Chen unleashed his flames against the soldiers as the blue light gathered into a sphere around Professor Zhao, who claimed no attack or talent could harm him.
• The blue sphere suddenly burst apart as Lu Chen prepared to face whatever emerged.

Lu Chen used Infinite Replication to gain powerful SSS-rank talents and overwhelm the soldiers and fusion-body monsters at the base. Professor Zhao fled toward the underground laboratory as Lu Chen pursued him through the flames.

• Lu Chen copied a soldier’s Full-Area Scan talent, upgraded it to Eye of Omniscience, and detected Captain Lin arriving with armed soldiers.
• Lu Chen copied a sniper’s Instant Snipe talent and shot Captain Lin’s communicator, silencing the soldiers’ resistance.
• Professor Zhao unleashed the fusion bodies, and Lu Chen copied their Neural Reflex Enhancement and Energy Perception talents, upgrading them to SSS-rank abilities.
• Lu Chen burned the fusion-body monsters and the surrounding area with his SSS-rank flames.
• Lu Chen spotted Professor Zhao fleeing into the underground laboratory and chased after him.

Lu Chen pursued Professor Zhao through the underground laboratory, copied his Gene Recombination talent, and killed him after defeating his transformed body. Lu Chen gained Gene Control and headed deeper into the laboratory, suggesting the conflict was not over.

• Lu Chen used Eye of Omniscience to navigate the laboratory and copied several researchers’ mental talents, unleashing a storm that disabled equipment and armed guards.
• Xiao Lu used Life Link against the armed personnel outside while Old Zhou arrived and used his cracking program to open the security door and free the trapped researchers.
• Professor Zhao activated the Talent Fusion Core and transformed into a half-human, half-beast monster with Gene Recombination.
• Lu Chen copied Gene Recombination and elevated it to Gene Control, then kicked Professor Zhao into a wall and crushed his throat, killing him.
• Lu Chen received confirmation that he had copied Gene Recombination and walked deeper into the laboratory, saying the conflict might only be beginning.

After killing Professor Zhao and taking his SSS-grade [Gene Control], Lu Chen escaped the collapsing base with Su Wan, her injured father, and Xiao Lu. He copied Captain Lin’s [Tactical Command], killing Captain Lin when he tried to shoot him, and set out to plunder.

• Lu Chen gained [Gene Control] from Professor Zhao and left the laboratory as the base descended into chaos and began collapsing.
• Lu Chen found Captain Lin organizing an evacuation and dismissed his accusations, saying that whoever controlled power made the rules.
• Su Wan asked Lu Chen to save her injured father and Xiao Lu, and he agreed to take them with him.
• Lu Chen copied Captain Lin’s A-grade [Tactical Command], which the system elevated to SSS-grade [War Dominator].
• Captain Lin aimed his pistol at Lu Chen, but Lu Chen killed him with a wall of fire.
• Lu Chen left the burning base with Su Wan, her father, and Xiao Lu, saying they were going to plunder.

Lu Chen led Su Wan, Xiao Lu, and Su Wan's father from the burning base into the forest, where he gained powerful talents by replicating them from a dying man and a mutated wolf. After killing Gray Shadow and acquiring SSS-rank [Wild Charge], he turned toward the remaining wolves.

• Lu Chen carried Su Wan's father and led Su Wan and Xiao Lu into the mountains after the base burned.
• In the forest, Lu Chen replicated the dying man's E-rank [Gale Steps], upgrading it to SSS-rank [Extreme Speed Storm].
• Lu Chen hid Su Wan and Xiao Lu in a hollow tree, then killed three soldiers searching for them.
• Lu Chen fought a pack of mutated wolves, replicated [Jungle Assault] from a giant wolf, and used the new talent to hunt the pack.
• Lu Chen lured the wolf king Gray Shadow into an attack, killed it with a punch, and replicated its SS-rank [Beast Speed Instinct], upgrading it to SSS-rank [Wild Charge].

Lu Chen killed the wolf king and its pack, rescued Xiaobai, and copied her incomplete Telepathy talent into SSS-grade Absolute Perception. After bringing her to Su Wan and the others, he led them to Li Qi’s veteran’s camp, where they learned the military was preparing to eliminate survivors; Lu Chen left with supplies and a map, and Li Qi prepared for battle after witnessing Lu Chen’s extraordinary speed.

• Lu Chen found Xiaobai imprisoned in a cave, copied her B-grade Telepathy talent into SSS-grade Absolute Perception, and rescued her.
• Lu Chen killed the wolves that attacked the cave and brought Xiaobai back to Su Wan and the others.
• Xiaobai led Lu Chen and the others to Li Qi’s veteran’s camp, where Li Qi warned that the military was mobilizing to wipe out survivors.
• Li Qi gave Lu Chen’s group supplies, homemade crossbow bolts, and a map of the surrounding area.
• Lu Chen sped away from the camp, leaving Li Qi shocked; Li Qi told the others to prepare for battle.

Lu Chen used his replicated talents to evade surveillance, exploit a wolf attack, and infiltrate a military camp, where he uncovered secrets about the Doomsday Overlord before killing the pursuing soldiers. He returned to his hiding place with the documents, invited Xiaobai to join him, and led her toward an abandoned highway, where he suddenly stopped at something ahead.

• Lu Chen copied a soldier's Heat Source Camouflage talent, upgraded it to Absolute Concealment, and then copied an officer's Battlefield Sense of Smell talent, upgrading it to Battlefield Precognition.
• Lu Chen infiltrated the military camp, killed two sentries, and stole an encrypted document mentioning the Doomsday Overlord, Immunity Talent, and Law-Level Evolution.
• Lu Chen copied a technician's Data Analysis talent, upgraded it to Absolute Analysis, and cracked part of the document, learning that the Doomsday Overlord might be behind the apocalypse.
• After soldiers discovered him, Lu Chen escaped through the camp and killed his pursuers, including the last sniper.
• Lu Chen returned to his hiding place with the bloodstained documents and asked Xiaobai to come with him; she agreed.
• Lu Chen led Xiaobai through the bushes beside an abandoned highway and stopped when he spotted something ahead.

Lu Chen used his replicated talents to locate and outmaneuver the sniper team of One-Eyed Snake and Sand Fox. He reached the hill through smoke, disabled One-Eyed Snake, and left Sand Fox pinned as the confrontation continued.

• A sniper shot at Lu Chen, who used [Absolute Zero] and [Absolute Perception] to locate One-Eyed Snake and Sand Fox hiding on a hill.
• Lu Chen deliberately exposed himself, dodged One-Eyed Snake's shot, and used [Flame Manipulation] to set dry grass ablaze and fill the hill with smoke.
• Lu Chen rushed through the smoke and cut the ropes of Sand Fox's camouflage net, sending her tumbling down the hill.
• Lu Chen crushed One-Eyed Snake's sniper scope and pressed a gun to his forehead as One-Eyed Snake begged for his life.
• Sand Fox struggled to rise but found Lu Chen's foot planted on her wrist.

Lu Chen defeated Sand Fox and One-Eyed Snake after spotting and destroying Sand Fox’s drone, then copied One-Eyed Snake’s [Hawk Eye] talent and upgraded it to SSS-rank. He left the ruins with Xiaobai, unaware that a thin figure was watching from behind a rock.

• Sand Fox taunted Lu Chen while a camouflaged drone approached, but Lu Chen spotted it with [Omniscient Vision] and destroyed it with a fireball.
• One-Eyed Snake seized Sand Fox’s distraction to attack Lu Chen with a dagger, but Lu Chen dodged, slammed him to the ground, and copied his [Hawk Eye] talent.
• Lu Chen’s copied [Hawk Eye] reached SSS-rank, greatly expanding and sharpening his vision.
• Lu Chen crushed One-Eyed Snake’s sniper rifle and walked away with Xiaobai as One-Eyed Snake issued a final threat.
• A thin figure watched Lu Chen from behind a rock at the end of a forest path.

Lu Chen recruited the wary orphan A Jie after copying and upgrading his [Spatial Perception] talent, then used it to locate a hidden stockpile of supplies. At the abandoned warehouse, Lu Chen began shaping A Jie into a future member of his planned Godslaying Legion as night fell.

• Lu Chen copied A Jie's B-rank [Spatial Perception] and upgraded it to SSS-rank.
• Lu Chen offered A Jie protection and training, and A Jie accepted his offer to join him.
• A Jie sensed a hidden basement in the warehouse, where Lu Chen found food, water, and liquor.
• Lu Chen told A Jie he would become a reserve member of the Godslaying Legion and urged him to practice with a dagger.
• Lu Chen watched the fires burning across the city and planned to build a team; A Jie had just found a batch of canned food.

Lu Chen and his companions were attacked at the warehouse by Tie Dun and armed soldiers. After copying and advancing a soldier’s talent into SSS-rank [Vajra Indestructible Divine Art], Lu Chen shrugged off Tie Dun’s hammer strike, crushed the weapon, and prepared to face him.

• A Jie found canned food in the warehouse before spotting an armored vehicle outside.
• Old Lei bombarded the warehouse with rockets, and Tie Dun led armed soldiers inside to kill everyone.
• Lu Chen secretly copied a soldier’s C-rank [Impact Resistance] talent, which became the SSS-rank [Vajra Indestructible Divine Art].
• Tie Dun struck Lu Chen in the chest with his giant hammer, but Lu Chen stood unharmed.
• Lu Chen seized Tie Dun’s hammer, crushed it with his bare hands, and said it was Tie Dun’s turn.

Lu Chen copied Tie Dun’s Stone Skin talent, ascended it into Immortal Body, and survived the artillery barrage before killing Old Lei. He then confronted Tie Dun and seized Xiaoyu, offering her survival if she followed him.

• Lu Chen endured Tie Dun’s hammer strike, crushed the weapon, and withstood Tie Dun’s Stone Skin punch.
• Old Lei fired the armored vehicle’s cannon at Lu Chen, who copied Tie Dun’s Stone Skin and ascended it into the SSS-rank Immortal Body talent to survive the bombardment.
• Lu Chen used Extreme Speed Storm to punch through the armored vehicle, threw Old Lei from it, and snapped his neck.
• Lu Chen turned toward the terrified Tie Dun as Xiaoyu rushed to treat her brother, but he stopped her and dragged her away.
• Lu Chen offered Xiaoyu a chance to live if she followed him, then lifted her chin and asked whether she was prepared for what came next.

Lu Chen defeated Tie Dun and healed his injuries, then freed Old Lei and let him escape. Xiaoyu asked to stay with Lu Chen and learn his ability, and he prepared to seek out more geniuses.

• Lu Chen mocked the defeated Tie Dun, then used a copied Trauma Repair talent to heal his chest wound.
• Lu Chen denounced Old Lei’s claim that his group’s order protected the weak, broke his shackles, and let him go.
• Tie Dun regained consciousness briefly and urged Xiaoyu not to follow Lu Chen before passing out.
• Xiaoyu apologized to her brother and asked Lu Chen to let her stay so she could learn his ability and grow stronger.
• Lu Chen told Xiaoyu she had to learn how to kill before saving people, then announced that they would find more geniuses.

Lu Chen gained the SSS-rank [Immortal Body] by replicating Tie Dun’s [Self-Healing Factor] and tested its ability to regenerate damage. After Tie Dun agreed to become his test subject, Lu Chen led Tie Dun and Xiaoyu toward an abandoned underground shooting range to find people who could grow stronger.

• Lu Chen examined Tie Dun’s wounds, discovered an enhancer’s [Self-Healing Factor], and replicated it into the SSS-rank [Immortal Body].
• Lu Chen exposed himself to freezing cold and burned his arm, watching his body regenerate completely as Xiaoyu looked on in alarm.
• Lu Chen explained that he saw [Immortal Body] as a path toward immortality and asked Tie Dun to become his test subject.
• Tie Dun hesitantly agreed to Lu Chen’s proposal, and Lu Chen promised him power and survival.
• Lu Chen led Tie Dun and Xiaoyu toward an abandoned underground shooting range, saying it was a place where people could grow stronger quickly.

Lu Chen began testing Tie Dun and Old Lei at an underground shooting range, using an enhancer and dangerous trials to identify combat talents for his Godslaying Legion. After revealing his Steel Gene and demanding they keep training, he headed into the range’s darkness to pursue a more important task.

• Lu Chen led Tie Dun and Xiaoyu into an abandoned underground shooting range to begin building the Godslaying Legion.
• Tie Dun injected an enhancer, endured intense pain, and smashed through a concrete wall with his hammer.
• Lu Chen copied Tie Dun’s enhancer reaction and gained the SSS-rank Steel Gene.
• Old Lei fired a modified anti-materiel sniper rifle at Lu Chen, but the bullet bounced off without hurting him.
• Lu Chen explained that he wanted warriors who could kill enemies, take hits, and grow stronger, then announced he needed a hundred thousand fighters.
• Lu Chen ordered Tie Dun and Old Lei to double their training intensity and walked into the darkness to handle something more important.

Lu Chen studied Professor Zhao's research on the Doomsday Overlord and decided to expand the Godslaying Legion by force. After Tie Dun killed a pack of mutant dogs and saved Chen Hao, Lu Chen welcomed the awakened youth into the Legion and declared that he intended conquest; tank treads approached an abandoned warehouse.

• Lu Chen learned that the Doomsday Overlord's Immunity Talent could be breached by repeatedly stacking attacks of the same type, and decided to recruit more talents for the Godslaying Legion.
• Lu Chen showed Tie Dun, Old Lei, and Xiaoyu a map of three survivor strongholds and announced they would seize people and resources rather than rely on voluntary recruits.
• The group encountered refugees being attacked by mutant dogs, and Lu Chen sent Tie Dun to assess the young awakened man with B-rank [Energy Perception].
• Tie Dun killed the mutant dogs, and the young man followed Lu Chen after he promised a place full of hope.
• The young man identified himself as Chen Hao, and Lu Chen welcomed him into the Godslaying Legion, telling Xiaoyu that he wanted conquest, not recruitment.
• Tank treads approached an abandoned warehouse as Lu Chen led the group onward.

Lu Chen copied an enemy soldier’s Impact Resistance talent, upgraded it to the SSS-rank Vajra Indestructible Body, and survived Tie Dun’s hammer and Old Lei’s rockets. He crushed Tie Dun’s weapon and vanished as he declared that the game had begun.

• A Jie spotted an armored vehicle approaching the warehouse, and a rocket strike shook the building as the enemy attacked.
• Lu Chen told Xiaobai and A Jie to stay behind cover, then copied an enemy soldier’s Impact Resistance talent and gained the Vajra Indestructible Body.
• Tie Dun struck Lu Chen with his hammer, but Lu Chen remained unharmed and charged through Old Lei’s rocket barrage.
• Tie Dun charged Lu Chen again, but Lu Chen caught his hammer and twisted it into scrap.
• Lu Chen told Tie Dun he would show him true immortality, then vanished and announced that the game had begun.

Lu Chen copied Tie Dun’s Stone Skin talent during the bombardment, gaining the SSS-rank Immortal Body, then swiftly overpowered Old Lei and the soldiers. He left Xiaoyu alive but ordered her to use everything she had to save Tie Dun.

• Tie Dun attacked Lu Chen with Stone Skin, but his punches left Lu Chen unharmed.
• Old Lei fired the armored vehicle’s cannon at Lu Chen, who emerged from the explosions without injury.
• Lu Chen copied Stone Skin and gained the SSS-rank Immortal Body talent.
• Lu Chen used Extreme Speed Storm to punch through the armored vehicle, drag Old Lei out, and knock him unconscious.
• Lu Chen stopped Xiaoyu from helping Tie Dun, then ordered her to save him using everything she had.

Lu Chen defeated Tie Dun, healed his wounds, and rejected Old Lei’s claims that Steel Judgment protected the weak. Xiaoyu chose to follow Lu Chen, who set off into the ruins to recruit talented people for a larger plan.

• Lu Chen mocked Tie Dun’s faith in Steel Judgment and used a copied Trauma Repair talent to heal his wounds.
• Old Lei accused Lu Chen of failing to understand their mission to protect the weak, but Lu Chen condemned Steel Judgment and sent him away.
• Tie Dun told Xiaoyu not to follow Old Lei before passing out, and Xiaoyu asked Lu Chen to let her stay and learn his ability.
• Lu Chen agreed on the condition that Xiaoyu learn to kill, then said they would search the city ruins for geniuses to help create a miracle.
• As night fell, Lu Chen and Xiaoyu headed into the ruins, while a distant man wiped his katana as an engine roared.

Lu Chen infiltrated Obsidian Base, copied and upgraded the talents of Hei Yao, Linda, and A Kai, and helped the prisoners fight back. As Hei Yao unleashed his full power, Lu Chen confronted him with overwhelming speed and elemental force, poised to strike.

• Lu Chen slipped into Obsidian Base and confronted Hei Yao, who attacked him with his B-rank [Restraint] talent.
• Lu Chen copied Hei Yao's [Restraint], upgraded it to SSS rank, and dodged Hei Yao's attack before countering with a blow that cratered the ground.
• Linda broke free enough to freeze the guards, while A Kai used electricity to disable the base's surveillance system.
• Lu Chen copied and upgraded Linda's [Frost Manipulation] and A Kai's [Lightning Affinity] to SSS rank as Hei Yao raged at his defeat.
• Hei Yao unleashed [Restraint] at full power, but Lu Chen formed a domain of flame, ice, and lightning and moved in front of him, raising his hand to strike.