Chapter Summaries

Hannah waited for Knight Glenn, reconsidered fleeing the manor, and witnessed its destruction before Kang De found her. After learning Glenn had betrayed her and escaped, she offered to help Kang De, but he told her it was her turn, leaving her in despair.

• Hannah waited for Glenn and decided to return to the manor, believing it was safer than running away.
• A vast blast engulfed Glittering Sand, and Hannah watched the burning destruction from behind a boulder.
• Kang De approached Hannah and revealed that Glenn had traded their meeting details for a chance to escape.
• Hannah cursed Glenn, then pleaded with Kang De for her life and offered to help him deal with her elder brother.
• Kang De bowed to Hannah and told her it was her turn, leaving her crying in despair.

Kang De captured Viscount Samuel and Mage Richard after destroying Glittering Sand Manor, then declared his intention to kill the First Prince and everyone involved in the attack on the Goth delegation. After extracting Richard’s memories, Kang De turned to Hannah, who woke paralyzed and realized he intended to torture her until Lost returned.

• Samuel remembered how Kang De’s tanker truck destroyed the manor, and Kang De captured him after shooting him with a crossbow and breaking his limbs.
• Kang De told Samuel that the First Prince and everyone involved in the plot against the Goth delegation would die, and Samuel realized Kang De genuinely believed he could destroy the empire.
• Kang De tortured Mage Richard, extracted his memories, and learned about the First Prince.
• Kang De told Samuel he planned to make Lost die in despair and agony, then left Samuel terrified.
• Hannah woke paralyzed from Stone’s Kiss as Kang De prepared tools and explained that he intended to keep her alive until her eldest brother returned.
• Kang De began cutting away Hannah’s clothing and pressed a blade to her abdomen, but his trembling hand did not make the cut.

Knight Lost returned to Glittering Sand and found his family and home destroyed, with only his sister Hannah alive. Kang De revealed that Lost’s panic had caused Hannah’s death and confronted him amid the ruins.

• Lost returned to Glittering Sand, where he found the town deserted and killed townspeople who told him a demon had destroyed the manor.
• Lost reached the ruined manor, found his father, Lynch, and others dead, and discovered Hannah bound nearby.
• Lost freed Hannah, but when she warned him about the bomb attached to her, he threw her away and the explosion killed her.
• Kang De appeared and told Lost that Hannah could have survived if he had listened and disabled the bomb instead of throwing her.
• Lost recognized Kang De as the one responsible, and Kang De loaded his shotgun and told him to cry.

Kang De fought Lost in a final duel on the ruins, driven by revenge for Cleveland and the others. Kang De disarmed Lost and stabbed him with the Crimson Blood Flame Edge, but Lost struck back with the cursed treasure Death Coil, Night's Silent Kiss, and activated its curse.

• Lost rose from the rubble and accused Kang De of killing his family and destroying his home; Kang De calmly admitted to it.
• Kang De drank potions, drew fire from the surrounding flames, and enchanted his battleaxe while channeling Cleveland's Dou Qi.
• Kang De and Lost charged at each other and fought fiercely across the ruined ground.
• Kang De's fire axe shattered, and Lost knocked away his shortsword, but Kang De used Extraction to disintegrate Lost's blade and stabbed him with the Crimson Blood Flame Edge.
• Lost revealed Death Coil, Night's Silent Kiss, a cursed sword meant to stop its victim's heart, and activated its curse against Kang De.

Kang De defeated Lost after the Blade of Curse fatally wounded him, then returned to Earth and collapsed outside his home. As Old Wang and neighbors rushed him to the hospital, a red-haired girl arrived in the other world to search for him, while the chapter revealed that a bridge now connected the worlds.

• Lost activated the Blade of Curse against Kang De, whose attempts to extract the curse failed, and Kang De accepted that he was dying.
• Kang De and Lost reflected on their losses before Kang De killed Lost with his fire axe and declared their blood debt repaid.
• Kang De stripped away his weapons and equipment, then a black gateway carried him back to Earth, where he collapsed while trying to reach the gravestones.
• Old Wang found Kang De, and neighbors helped take him to Third Hospital; Kang De realized Earth appeared unchanged and lost consciousness as his sorrow eased.
• The princess met her aunt and urged her to return to Glittering Sand Town, while a red-haired girl arrived there and set out to find Kang De.
• Doctors stabilized Kang De and found his test results normal; the chapter revealed that the Blade of Curse's divine power had formed a bridge connecting three worlds.

Kang De woke up on Earth after surviving his journey in another world, where only two days had passed and his extraordinary powers remained. Reunited with his childhood friend Wang Xiaoman, he returned home and asked to be alone so he could make a long-overdue phone call.

• Kang De realized he had returned to Earth and reflected that choosing mercy had allowed him to survive the curse and come home.
• Wang Xiaoman visited Kang De in the hospital, worried about his unexplained collapse and startled by how much he seemed to have changed.
• Kang De refused further examinations, left the hospital with Wang Xiaoman, and marveled at the familiar sights of Earth.
• Kang De and Wang Xiaoman returned to their residential compound, where Kang De paused to contemplate civilization and his changed life.
• Kang De asked Wang Xiaoman to leave him alone so he could make a phone call that was more than a year overdue.

After reuniting with his family by phone, Kang De reflected on the people who had died in the other world and reaffirmed his promise to carry on their will. He investigated the White Mist World, found signs it had reset and synchronized with Earth, and discovered that its time was three hours behind.

• Kang De called his mother, joked with her, and reassured her that he was doing well while she told him about visiting his father in Africa.
• Kang De apologized to his parents for no longer being only a person of Earth and remembered the sailors, Captain Oswald, Head Maid Bedela, the Goth People, and Cleveland who had died.
• Kang De promised to fulfill Cleveland's request, opened a portal, and confirmed that he could travel between Earth, the White Mist World, and the other world.
• Kang De decided to delay returning to the other world so he could investigate the White Mist World and prepare weapons and other resources for the conflicts ahead.
• Kang De found that most magical items from the Good Family's treasure vault remained after the White Mist World reset, while its gold and ordinary valuables had vanished.
• Kang De compared the clock and his phone and discovered that the White Mist World was three hours behind Earth.

Tina returned to the ruined Glittering Sand and learned that Kang De had killed Knight Lost, consumed the cursed blade, and left. After killing Susanna and accepting the axe Kang De left behind, Tina resolved to return to Goth, expose the Good Family, gather support, and erase the traitors’ legacy.

• Tina and Sword Saint Cascading Snow examined the ruined town and concluded that Kang De had single-handedly destroyed the Good Family’s stronghold while sparing the townspeople.
• At Glittering Sand Manor, Tina found Susanna cradling Knight Lost’s headless corpse, with Kang De’s axe nearby and Death Coil in Lost’s hand.
• Tina realized Kang De had used up Death Coil’s curse and, believing him gone, said she was sad to have failed to protect those she loved.
• Tina pulled Kang De’s axe from Lost’s skull, broke Susanna’s arms, and strangled her, saying she would finish the promise Kang De had made.
• Tina told Cascading Snow they would return to Goth, expose the Good Family, recruit volunteers, and seek allies against the first prince’s faction.
• Tina said they would first raze the Good Family’s graveyard and erase the traitors’ legacy.

After returning to Earth, Kang De decided to delay telling the state about the White Mist World and focused on preparing to protect Goth and fulfill his promise to Cleveland. He tried to reach places beyond his residential complex in the White Mist World by traveling from a shooting club and a hotel, but both attempts left him back in his bedroom.

• Kang De weighed the costs of involving the state and decided to keep his powers and the White Mist World secret for now while he carried out his promise to Cleveland.
• He went to a nearby shooting club hoping to obtain weapons in its White Mist World copy, but his travel ability brought him back to his bedroom.
• Kang De ordered supplies online and booked a budget hotel, suspecting that sleeping elsewhere might let him set a new travel point.
• After visiting the hotel and falling asleep, Kang De traveled to the White Mist World and again woke up in his own bed.

Kang De worried about the uncertain timing and risks of traveling between Earth and the White Mist World, and returned to Earth to keep preparing. Back home, Wang Xiaoman pressed him about his health and tried to make plans with him, while Kang De debated whether to tell her about his transmigration; the chapter ended when she saw his alarming search history.

• Kang De considered the risks of returning to the White Mist World and decided to wait until he had resolved his preparations and learned more about the time difference.
• Kang De returned to Earth and answered Wang Xiaoman’s call, telling her he had gone out to exercise and missed her calls.
• Wang Xiaoman gave Kang De breakfast, asked for a key to his apartment, and suggested they go out together.
• As Wang Xiaoman used Kang De’s computer to look for places to visit, Kang De wondered whether to reveal his transmigration to her.
• Wang Xiaoman opened the browser and found Kang De’s searches about weapons, casinos, crime, black markets, and Southeast Asia.

Kang De agreed to visit his hometown with Wang Xiaoman, where he displayed hints of his extraordinary strength while she grew more suspicious about his recent behavior. After returning to his ancestral home, he discovered that he could enter a new area of the White Mist World and wondered whether owning a house unlocked its map.

• Kang De agreed to return to his hometown with Wang Xiaoman after realizing that local bullies might be easier to investigate there.
• On the drive, Wang Xiaoman questioned Kang De about his melancholy, while he remained detached from their conversation and she became more concerned.
• At the village entrance, Kang De's glare frightened a wolfdog and caused nearby animals to react, and Wang Xiaoman later saw him lift a heavy water vat with one hand.
• Kang De asked Grandpa Wang about bullies in nearby villages, then returned to his ancestral home with Wang Xiaoman and the elders.
• That night, Wang Xiaoman secretly asked her father to check surveillance footage for signs that Kang De had left their residential complex during the past four days.
• Kang De crossed into the White Mist World from his ancestral home's bedroom and found that the village had become a newly accessible map, leading him to suspect that owning a house unlocked areas.

Kang De concluded that he likely needed to buy property to unlock more of the White Mist World, but he lacked the money and began considering how to raise it. Back in the village, Wang Xiaoman examined photos and other clues, then wondered whether Kang De had gone to the Main God Space.

• Kang De reasoned that owning property might unlock the map, but housing prices and his lack of money blocked him from buying a home near the shooting range.
• Kang De tested travel between his unlocked save points, borrowed supplies from the bank and police station in the White Mist World, and returned to the village before going back to reality.
• Kang De considered selling treasure or pursuing fame to earn money, then decided to return to the city with Xiaoman after breakfast.
• Wang Xiaoman compared photos of Kang De and recalled his unusual strength, changed demeanor, and strange experiences, concluding that he might have gone to the Main God Space.

Wang Xiaoman concluded that Kang De had entered the Main God Space and feared that asking him about it would get him erased. After she left him to visit her father, Kang De went to the police station to find ominous homes in Huaxing Garden, while concealing his charm necklace.

• Wang Xiaoman connected Kang De's recent experiences to the Main God Space and decided she could not ask him about it because he might be erased.
• Kang De and Wang Xiaoman left their grandparents' home and drove back toward the city as each privately worried about the other's situation.
• Wang Xiaoman pulled over near their residential complex and told Kang De she needed to speak with her father.
• Kang De went to the police station and used a charm necklace to make himself appear exceptionally handsome to the staff.
• Kang De asked a young police officer to check for the most ominous haunted or murder houses in Huaxing Garden.

Kang De learned about a haunted house in Huaxing Garden and bought it with Old Wang’s money, planning to use it as a way to unlock a map before returning to the White Mist World. When the ghost appeared after midnight, Kang De met it in full holy-warrior gear and attacked with a flaming greatsword.

• Kang De learned at the police station that a haunted home in Huaxing Garden had been sold to real estate agent Mr. Xu.
• Kang De found Mr. Xu and negotiated over the house, but Old Wang arrived and bought it for sixty percent of its original price, registering it in Kang De’s name.
• Kang De told Old Wang he planned to have the house exorcised, then went alone to sleep there after midnight while she watched him leave.
• A female ghost emerged from the bathroom and approached Kang De’s bedroom, leaving a bloody trail behind her.
• Kang De burst out in enchanted armor and holy gear, doused the Needle of Keous with Holy Water No. 6, and swung its flaming blade at the ghost while shouting, “Praise the sun!”

Kang De purified the vengeful ghost Li Jing and promised to seek justice against Xie Guangjun, then returned to his apartment with his armor and equipment. When Wang Xiaoman found a broken piece of his Infinity Gauntlet, she realized it might be real and suspected Kang De had killed Thanos.

• Kang De defeated and purified the ghost, learned her name was Li Jing and that Xie Guangjun was connected to her death, and promised to pursue justice despite the missing evidence.
• Kang De searched online for Xie Guangjun, then asked Agent Xu about the apartment’s previous owner and told him to share information about its buyer if anyone asked.
• Kang De brought his armor and equipment home, stored them in his wardrobe, and considered improving his Fantasy Enchantment results with more faithful replicas.
• Wang Xiaoman visited Kang De, still uncertain whether he had gone to the Main God Space, and noticed that his bed was untouched.
• Wang Xiaoman found a broken Infinity Gauntlet piece in Kang De’s wardrobe and recognized its extraordinary material, leading her to suspect it was real and that Kang De had killed Thanos.

Wang Xiaoman discovered proof that Kang De had traveled through the Main God Space and collected fragments from powerful figures, but decided not to press him for details. As Kang De prepared to leave for a dangerous trip, she accepted his choice and planned to write a novel about his adventures.

• Wang Xiaoman found fragments of Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet and other extraordinary objects in Kang De's wardrobe, confirming her suspicions about his journeys.
• Wang Xiaoman saw Kang De as the same childhood friend she had always known and chose not to demand an explanation that might endanger him.
• Kang De told Wang Xiaoman he would soon leave on a long trip and admitted that danger awaited him, but promised to protect himself.
• Wang Xiaoman encouraged Kang De to go and offered to help cover for him or deal with objects he could not explain.
• Wang Xiaoman told Kang De she wanted to write another novel, and he agreed to read it when it was finished.
• After Kang De left the room, Wang Xiaoman began imagining his fictional adventures and wondered whether he had become involved with any girls in the Main God Space.

Kang De returned to the Other World, arriving at the ruins of Glittering Sand Manor disguised as a knight. A mercenary company recognized his armor and ambushed him, but he defeated them and turned on their leader, Weir.

• Kang De left Xiaoman a note, gold, gifts, and instructions for the unopened third box before secretly departing for the White Mist World.
• Kang De equipped himself with armor and weapons, then opened a spatial gate and returned to the ruins of Glittering Sand Manor.
• Kang De met Weir and his mercenaries, who offered to share what they knew about the Cathayan devil Joker.
• Weir and his companions recognized Kang De as Joker and attacked him to seize the Good Family's treasure and claim a bounty.
• Kang De escaped their restraints, killed the thief with a pistol, and incapacitated Weir with his enchanted axes.
• Kang De killed the remaining mercenaries and confronted the wounded Weir, who began begging for his life.

Kang De learned that Tina had rallied support for Goth by exposing an imperial betrayal, while he worried that her growing influence carried dangerous costs. In Gaoluin, Tina revealed to Sword Saint Cascading Snow that she was using nobles’ greed to fund Goth’s resistance and began writing a letter to Kang De.

• Kang De killed Weir after interrogating him, learned that the mercenaries had been searching Glittering Sand for the Good Family’s treasure, and extracted the Element named Human from Weir’s corpse.
• Weir’s account revealed that Tina had denounced an imperial dignitary’s deal with the elves, called Goth’s people and allies to arms, and gathered support as she traveled through the empire.
• Kang De worried that Tina’s support from nobles and merchants depended on enormous profits, and resolved to reach her as soon as possible.
• In Gaoluin, Tina added three nobles and their share investments to a list, while Sword Saint Cascading Snow warned that their aid could bring ruin if Goth won.
• Tina told Sword Saint Cascading Snow that she had a plan for victory and would destroy everyone involved if the Taidariel Family fell, then wrote Kang De a letter about her efforts and the scheme she had used.

Kang De reflected on his isolation and growing indifference toward the people of the other world while driving toward Goth to find Tina. His journey stopped when a butler approached and asked him to sell the Hummer to the Vidal Family.

• Kang De wrote about the difficulty of finding Tina without reliable maps or guides and reflected on why the empire’s mages had not advanced practical technology.
• Kang De admitted that, now that he knew Earth was safe, he no longer cared about changing the other world and only wanted to keep his promise and go home.
• Kang De decided to travel toward the imperial border and enter Goth, driving the Hummer at night and hiding it during the day.
• Kang De enchanted the Hummer’s headlights with sanctuary armor runes and considered testing a future enchanted flashlight on ghosts back on Earth.
• A gray-haired butler stopped Kang De and asked him, on behalf of his young master, to sell the vehicle to the Vidal Family.

Kang De rejected the Vidal Family’s attempt to approach him, threatened their butler, and continued toward the Goth border. Leona Vidal explained that she wanted his help with Tina, but learned Alex’s people had found him first.

• Kang De refused the old butler’s offer to buy his Hummer and drove past him with a death threat.
• Kang De returned to watch the meeting place and considered ambushing Leona, but decided to focus on leaving imperial territory and crossing the Goth border.
• The old butler reported his failure to Leona Vidal, who explained that she had hoped Kang De would help persuade Tina to reconsider her dangerous course.
• Leona received an urgent report and realized that Alex’s people had found Kang De.