Chapter Summaries

Si Ming escaped Jiao Wood Jiao and followed Kang Gold Dragon’s blood trail toward the Mohist Knight Guard base, fearing Hongdou was still there. Meanwhile, Qingyan infiltrated the base to assassinate Hongdou, but a yao beast attack erupted just as he moved to strike, and a powerful force pulled at him from below.

• Si Ming escaped the exploding tree and realized the blood trail led toward the Mohist Knight Guard base, where Hongdou might be left unprotected.
• Qingyan disguised himself as a returning informant, passed the base’s security, and used a stolen pair of Hongdou’s panties to track her scent.
• Qingyan found Hongdou drawing in her room and broke down the door while yao beasts attacked the base from underground.
• Qingyan drew a dagger and prepared to kill Hongdou, but a powerful pulling force rose from beneath his feet.

Qingyan tried to use the demon beasts to kill Hongdou, but he was mistaken for a Mohist Knight Guard assassin and drawn into a fight with Di Earth Raccoon Dog. Just as the demon threatened to trap him, the breakfast seller arrived with Hongdou on his back and smashed the earthen spikes.

• Qingyan killed an attacking toad demon beast, then used the blood and the scent of his unwashed panties to lure other demon beasts toward Hongdou before slipping away.
• Qingyan discovered the hole where demon beasts were emerging, but Di Earth Raccoon Dog mistook him for a human assassin and attacked.
• Qingyan defended himself against Di Earth Raccoon Dog, and their clash killed nearby demon beasts despite Qingyan's protests that he had no connection to the Mohist Knight Guard.
• Di Earth Raccoon Dog summoned earthen hands and stone worms, but Qingyan cut through them and struck what appeared to be the demon's head.
• Di Earth Raccoon Dog turned into earth and vines, trapping Qingyan as stone spikes rose around him, but the breakfast seller arrived carrying Hongdou and crushed the spikes with a powerful punch.

Si Ming fought Di Earth Raccoon Dog while Qingyan repeatedly hesitated to kill Hongdou, and Hongdou ultimately helped capture the demon. Qingyan left the encounter still unable to decide whether to attack her again.

• Si Ming stomped Di Earth Raccoon Dog out of the ground, chased him, and struck a decoy made of mud.
• Qingyan used the opening to try to kill Hongdou, but Di Earth Raccoon Dog emerged and knocked him away before he could reach her.
• Si Ming fought Di Earth Raccoon Dog again, while Qingyan thanked him for supposedly drawing the demon out.
• Hongdou used a painting to pull Di Earth Raccoon Dog from the earth, giving Si Ming time to seize and knock him unconscious.
• Si Ming tied Di Earth Raccoon Dog up and suspended him from a fishing rod, while Qingyan repeatedly considered attacking Hongdou and backed down.

Yan Jinghong struggled to stop nearly a hundred thousand demon beasts from reaching Tange City's crowded districts before reinforcements arrived. Doctor Pang Gang proposed redirecting the horde toward a sparsely populated villa district, leaving Yan Jinghong to face the choice of sacrificing it to buy time.

• Yan Jinghong’s sword attacks killed hundreds of demon beasts at a time, but the horde quickly filled the gaps and kept advancing.
• Yan Jinghong told Doctor Pang Gang that nearly a hundred thousand demon beasts were heading toward the city and that he could not stop them alone.
• Yan Jinghong suspected humans had caused the attack because they had broken the seal, rather than the Demon Race.
• Doctor Pang Gang explained that the horde could be redirected near its destination and suggested luring it toward a low-population villa district.
• Yan Jinghong flew up and spotted the villa district northwest of the urban area.

Yan Jinghong learned that diverting the demon beasts toward the wealthy district could save the city proper at the cost of the district’s residents, and struggled to choose. At Tange Middle School, Murong Zhe returned to search for missing students, fought the Demon Race ambushers, and entered the martial arts hall as the battle intensified.

• Yan Jinghong learned that the plan to lure the demon beasts toward the wealthy district came from Snake’s disciple and clenched his fists after struggling with the choice.
• Murong Zhe returned to Tange Middle School to search for missing students and found Deng Xiaoxian fighting a Demon Race member in the martial arts hall while protecting two injured students.
• Tail Fire Tiger Woman ambushed Murong Zhe and admitted she had kept the three people in the hall alive as bait for stronger rescuers.
• Murong Zhe used Confucian School Six Arts Art-Command the Fierce Wind against Tail Fire Tiger Woman and rammed through the martial arts hall doors.
• Winnowing Basket Water Leopard stopped holding back, kicked Deng Xiaoxian away, and sprang toward Murong Zhe.

Murong Zhe fought Tail Fire Tiger Woman and Winnowing Basket Water Leopard to protect his injured students, while Teacher Deng fled and abandoned them. After badly injuring both demons, Murong Zhe revealed that he was still able to fight when Winnowing Basket Water Leopard attacked him, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Murong Zhe drove Winnowing Basket Water Leopard back, saw that Lu Yifa and Ren Junshuang had their leg tendons severed, and then struck Tail Fire Tiger Woman with Rites Imperial Seal.
• Murong Zhe disrupted Winnowing Basket Water Leopard's attack and injured him with Sweep Away a Thousand Soldiers, then called on Deng Xiaoxian to follow up.
• Deng Xiaoxian fled through a window, leaving the injured students behind, and Tail Fire Tiger Woman mocked Murong Zhe for saving him.
• Murong Zhe countered the demons' fire-and-water attack, battered Winnowing Basket Water Leopard with Shoot the Heavenly Wolf, and broke Tail Fire Woman's ribs with a body strike.
• Murong Zhe vomited burning blood from Tail Fire Woman's attack, but when Winnowing Basket Water Leopard lunged at him, he suddenly recovered his fierce stance.

Murong Zhe drove off Tail Fire Tiger Woman and Winnowing Basket Water Leopard while protecting his injured students, then learned that the Crimson Eye Society might have aided the demons. After the danger passed, he treated Ren Junshuang and urged her to become stronger, leaving her reconsidering her hopes for the future.

• Murong Zhe struck Winnowing Basket Water Leopard with the Thousand Accusing Fingers, gravely injuring him, while Tail Fire Tiger Woman tried to judge how much strength Murong Zhe had left.
• Tail Fire Tiger Woman decided not to risk another fight, revealed that the Crimson Eye Society had cooperated with the demons, and left with Winnowing Basket Water Leopard.
• Murong Zhe confirmed the demons were gone and reflected that he had used the truth about his depleted True Qi to make them retreat without endangering his students.
• Ren Junshuang feared she would be crippled, and Murong Zhe treated her injuries with the Blood Coagulation Rejuvenation Finger.
• Murong Zhe advised Ren Junshuang to become stronger, and she reconsidered her dream of marrying a wealthy man after Teacher Deng had abandoned her.

Murong Zhe treated Ren Junshuang and Lu Yifa’s injuries, then led them out of the martial arts hall, where a sudden attack forced him to shield them from a golden beam. The beam left Murong Zhe gravely wounded, and he urged the two students to flee.

• Murong Zhe treated Ren Junshuang’s heel and advised her to seek hospital care.
• Murong Zhe treated Lu Yifa’s feet and told him to direct his stubbornness toward the right people; Lu Yifa nearly apologized and promised to work harder at his studies.
• As the three left the martial arts hall, trees erupted from the ground and closed around them.
• Murong Zhe used his martial arts to carve a path through the growing trees, leading Lu Yifa and Ren Junshuang to safety.
• A huge creature fired a pillar of golden light at them, and Murong Zhe pushed Lu Yifa and Ren Junshuang away before taking the blast himself.
• After the light faded, Murong Zhe revealed his badly wounded back and ordered Lu Yifa and Ren Junshuang to run.

Murong Zhe fought through his grievous wounds, blinding Kang Gold Dragon and killing Jiao Wood Jiao. He collapsed after the battle, then stood again and looked up at the sky.

• Murong Zhe evaded Kang Gold Dragon’s tail and smashed one of the gold dragon’s eyes with a Rites Imperial Seal.
• Murong Zhe sensed Jiao Wood Jiao’s location, evaded the summoned trees, and charged toward him.
• Murong Zhe blinded Jiao Wood Jiao with blood, tore out his reverse scale, and stabbed the exposed wound as Jiao Wood Jiao thrashed and begged for mercy.
• Kang Gold Dragon arrived and threatened Murong Zhe, but fell silent when Murong Zhe stared at him.
• Murong Zhe collapsed face down, then stood back up and looked at the sky.

Xia Guanxue searched the ruins of his family home and discovered that his parents and younger sister had died. When a stranger told him Yan Jinghong had diverted the demonic beasts toward the villa district, Xia Guanxue asked who was responsible, setting his grief on a path toward revenge.

• Xia Guanxue found his parents' bodies among the ruins and searched for his younger sister, who had been home during the attack.
• Xia Guanxue broke into the underground cellar but found his sister crushed beneath the rubble.
• A stranger arrived and taunted Xia Guanxue, then asked whether he wanted revenge.
• Xia Guanxue asked who had led the demonic beasts toward the villa district.
• The stranger named Yan Jinghong as the person who diverted the beasts from the city center.

After his family died in the attack, Xia Guanxue considered joining Captain’s planned Blood Pupil Society to pursue revenge, then recovered the card after burning his family’s bodies. At Tange Middle School, teachers and students honored Murong Zhe at his funeral and condemned Teacher Deng for abandoning them.

• Captain urged Xia Guanxue to avenge his family and invited him to join the Blood Pupil Society, but Xia initially rejected the offer and discarded the card.
• Xia Guanxue dug his sister’s body from the rubble and cremated her alongside his parents.
• After the fire went out, Xia Guanxue retrieved Captain’s card because he needed a reason to keep living.
• Teachers, students, officials, and other prominent figures attended Murong Zhe’s funeral at Tange Middle School.
• The principal praised Murong Zhe’s sacrifice, while the students mourned him and lost respect for Teacher Deng after learning he had fled.

At Murong Zhe’s funeral, Murong Qing promised to protect her brother and accepted Si Ming’s support as she finally let herself grieve. The story then shifted to a parallel-world class reunion, where former classmates discussed Lu Yifa’s path from gang officer to imprisoned neighborhood boss.

• Deng Xiaoxian was fired, disgraced, and stripped of his Mohist status for abandoning Murong Zhe and the students.
• Murong Qing and Murong Wu lit the funeral pyre, and Murong Qing promised her father she would protect her brother.
• Lu Yifa apologized for contributing to Murong Zhe’s death, and Murong Qing urged him to change and become someone her father could be proud of.
• Murong Qing asked Si Ming to help return her father’s urn to his hometown, and he agreed to accompany her when it was safe.
• Murong Qing broke down against Si Ming’s shoulder, and he asked her to move in with him.
• At a parallel-world class reunion, former classmates said Lu Yifa had joined the underworld, risen to become a neighborhood boss, and been imprisoned in a crackdown.

Former classmates discussed their achievements and teachers at a reunion before watching the televised selection ceremony for the Mohist Religion’s next holy maiden. Murong Qing was introduced as a Spirit Transformation candidate from their class, but the broadcast left them wondering why only three of the four candidates had been introduced.

• The former classmates compared their accomplishments, including Xia Guanxue’s academic success and Chen Shimi’s popular novels.
• The women discussed their former teachers and praised Murong for his seriousness and broad-mindedness.
• The classmates turned on the central channel to watch the Mohist Religion’s holy maiden selection ceremony.
• The reporter introduced Murong Qing as the third candidate, describing her martial achievements and strong public support.
• The classmates recognized Murong Qing as their former class monitor and debated the influence of the holy maiden’s office.
• One woman noticed that the broadcast had introduced only three candidates instead of four.

After the demon tides devastated coastal regions across the Sea Continent, Tange City began recovering while Yan Jinghong’s actions faded from public attention. At Minggui Orphanage, Murong Qing woke everyone early and argued with Yao Bilian about setting a good example.

• Murong Zhe told Murong Wu that he was his nephew, the son of Li State’s emperor, and asked him to return and help reclaim their homeland.
• Murong Wu agreed to join Murong Zhe, saying he would shoulder his responsibility to their country.
• Spirit Transformation experts from other regions arrived and helped Yan Jinghong defeat the hundred thousand demon beasts before they reached the city proper.
• Wealthy residents demanded that the government punish Yan Jinghong, but a wave of far larger demon tides across the Sea Continent displaced the controversy.
• Murong Qing rang a brass gong at dawn to wake the residents of Minggui Orphanage, and Yao Bilian complained that it was too early on a weekend.

Murong Qing imposed a strict morning routine at Minggui Orphanage while the household discussed the suspicious news blaming the Crimson Eye Society for the demon tides. Meanwhile, Qingyan obtained an agent’s license and prepared to approach his target under a false identity so he could resume his assassination plan.

• Murong Qing dragged Yao Bilian and Hongdou out of bed, supervised breakfast, and enforced quiet table manners.
• Yao Bilian quickly agreed with Murong Qing’s rules, while Si Ming and Ying Zhou looked on skeptically.
• The morning news reported the Crimson Eye Society’s claim of responsibility for the demon tides and announced plans for an international counterterrorism alliance; Murong Qing doubted the official account, and Si Ming knew a human traitor was really involved.
• Murong Wu arrived wearing girls’ clothes Yao Bilian had chosen, prompting Murong Qing to order him to change and warn Yao Bilian not to lead him astray.
• Qingyan obtained an agent’s license and planned to pose as an auction agent to get close to his target before attempting another assassination.

Qingyan learned that his assassination assignment had been canceled after his client died in a monster tide, and he prepared to leave Su State. At the Mohist Knight Guard base, Si Ming obtained new protective gear and agreed to supervise prospective recruits in exchange for a chance to test custom Profound Armor.

• Qingyan was told his client had died in a monster tide, canceling the assignment, and that the Crimson Eye Society was withdrawing from Su State amid a Mohist Knight Guard operation and a leak of members' names.
• Qingyan agreed to leave Su State, then offered to repair the landlady's and other tenants' belongings before he departed.
• Si Ming asked the Doctor for custom Profound Armor, but the Doctor instead gave him tear-resistant underwear and heat-resistant mucus.
• The Doctor offered to recommend Si Ming as a Profound Armor tester if he supervised new applicants and recorded their assignments while ensuring their safety.
• Si Ming accepted the task and suggested the name Divine Might · Light of Lake Tai for a hypothetical armor with artificial intelligence.

Si Ming supervised Murong Qing, He Qichang, and Liu Qingqing as they began an assessment to dismantle the Primordial Ancestor Divine Cult. After He Qichang delayed their departure to recover his mental state, Si Ming learned Liu Qingqing had joined to study advanced archery and questioned whether she had considered other weapons.

• Pan De introduced the three applicants to Si Ming, and He Qichang asked about Xia Guanxue, learning that Xia had disappeared after his family died in the demon tide.
• Pan De assigned the applicants to destroy the Primordial Ancestor Divine Cult or deprive it of its followers, while Si Ming was ordered to supervise and protect them without intervening unless necessary.
• He Qichang failed to notice Liu Qingqing beside him and postponed their departure by a day so he could recover his mental state.
• Liu Qingqing told Si Ming she had applied to access the Mohist Knight Guard's archery manuals, and Si Ming asked whether she had considered learning other weapons.

Si Ming and his companions discussed his coming mission to Thousand Leaves Island, while Yao Bilian accidentally upset Ying Zhou by joking about his girlfriend, who had died in the demonic beast tide. After the group learned the missing breakfast vendor was a skilled martial artist, they deduced he was a wandering chef, and Yao Bilian turned her attention to Si Ming after he struggled to burp.

• Si Ming told the group he would leave by boat for Thousand Leaves Island to investigate the cult, and Murong Qing promised to return for the Spring Festival if she could.
• Yao Bilian teased Ying Zhou about having a girlfriend, and Si Ming explained that the girl had died in the demonic beast tide; Yao Bilian apologized and brought Ying Zhou back to dinner.
• Hongdou and Murong Qing mentioned that the breakfast vendor who had saved Hongdou had disappeared, prompting the group to discuss his unusual cooking skills.
• Si Ming and Lu Mao deduced that the vendor was likely a traveling chef whose martial skill and fast attacks came from his culinary training.
• When Si Ming struggled to burp, Yao Bilian lowered her gaze toward his crotch.

Si Ming and his companions boarded a ship with Yao Bilian’s eccentric self-propelled suitcases and discussed why former followers of the Mohist religion were susceptible to cults. The chapter left Si Ming explaining the religion’s unusual beliefs as they traveled toward their assignment.

• Yao Bilian showed Si Ming octopus- and turtle-shaped self-propelled suitcases designed for sea travel, including an embarrassing hidden function on the turtle model.
• Si Ming, He Qichang, Murong Qing, and Liu Qingqing boarded the ship after Yao Bilian called out an awkward warning from the dock.
• He Qichang stayed in his room to train, while Si Ming joined Murong Qing and Liu Qingqing in the passenger lounge.
• Liu Qingqing noted that many people drawn into cults had previously followed the Mohist religion, and Si Ming suggested its beliefs made it unappealing to casual believers.
• Si Ming explained that the Mohist religion’s Taiwei was an impersonal, emotionless supreme god, that it rejected an afterlife and reincarnation, and that it valued knowledge above worship.

Si Ming and the others encountered the Tiger and Wolf Death School after its members stopped their ship, claiming they had come to seek justice over a stolen relic. The group confronted the Yaozu Jewelry Store, and its phantom thief realized the dispute had been arranged to isolate them from the other passengers.

• Si Ming discussed how a new cult had drawn followers away from the Mohist Religion before the ship rocked and a passenger cried out that pirates had attacked.
• Si Ming, Murong Qing, and the others reached the deck and learned that the boarding party belonged to the Tiger and Wolf Death School, an outlaw wandering knight band.
• The leader said the group had stopped the ship to seek justice because the Yaozu Jewelry Store had taken an ancient relic from them after their members found it in ruins.
• A young woman from the Yaozu Jewelry Store admitted they had taken something from the Tiger and Wolf Death School and challenged its claim to justice.
• Si Ming recognized the woman as the phantom thief from the train, and she realized the leader meant to make her group face the Tiger and Wolf Death School without help from the passengers.