Recaps

Wuma Xiu entered the boys’ cage and used his effortless authority over 10098 and 10100 to have it cleaned and furnished to his exacting demands. A black-haired boy questioned him, then concluded that Wuma Xiu had been tricked into coming there and warned him not to trust strangers.

• 10098 fawned over Wuma Xiu, who chose to stay in the cage and ordered 10100 to open it.
• Wuma Xiu refused to let the boys clean the cage and made 10098 and 10100 do it themselves.
• Wuma Xiu demanded the finest furniture and necessities, and 10098 and 10100 recorded his requests before leaving.
• The black-haired boy approached Wuma Xiu and asked who he was, why he had come, and why the two men obeyed him.
• Wuma Xiu said someone had told him to follow, and the black-haired boy decided he was too innocent and warned him not to listen to strangers.

Wuma Xiu told Si Lin that he had no family and many pursuers, prompting Si Lin to worry about them and vow to deal with them. When Wuma Xiu asked why he looked familiar, Si Lin revealed his real name, but Wuma Xiu and Mu Li did not recognize it.

• Wuma Xiu said he had no family but many pursuers, and the narration described the chaos those admirers caused over rumors about him.
• Si Lin felt guilty for asking about Wuma Xiu's family, then became angry at the thought of his pursuers and resolved to get rid of them.
• Si Lin warned Wuma Xiu to stay away from his pursuers, but Wuma Xiu said he was older than Si Lin and would not look twice at anyone unless they were more beautiful than him.
• Wuma Xiu asked why Si Lin looked familiar, and Si Lin gave his real name despite having concealed his identity.
• Wuma Xiu and Mu Li showed no recognition of Si Lin's name, leaving Si Lin relieved but faintly disappointed.

Si Lin tried to learn why Wuma Xiu had followed the Fanatics, while Wuma Xiu said he had come hoping to meet someone familiar. When 01 arrived and threatened to kill Si Lin, Wuma Xiu intervened, leaving Si Lin preparing to fight.

• Si Lin questioned Wuma Xiu about what the Fanatics planned to do with him, and Wuma Xiu said he expected to meet someone familiar.
• 01 entered the cage and confronted Wuma Xiu about choosing to stay there.
• 01 recognized Si Lin as strangely familiar and said he would kill him.
• Wuma Xiu told 01 he could not kill Si Lin, and Si Lin prepared to defend himself.

Wuma Xiu offered to take the place of the boys imprisoned by 01, who agreed to release them despite his growing attachment to Wuma Xiu. Before leaving, Wuma Xiu blessed Mu Li, changing the course of the boy’s fate.

• Wuma Xiu told 01 to release the other boys and take him instead.
• 01 struggled with his desire to protect Wuma Xiu but agreed to take him and free the others.
• Mu Li grabbed Wuma Xiu’s clothes and begged him not to go, unwilling to let someone else suffer in his place.
• Wuma Xiu praised Mu Li, kissed his forehead, and blessed him with a smooth, peaceful, healthy life.
• A golden mark briefly appeared on Mu Li’s forehead as his fate shifted onto a safer path.

After Wuma Xiu kissed Mu Li, he ordered the Evil God Order’s sacrifice moved to that afternoon and left with 01. Si Lin stayed undercover, determined to return and save Mu Li, while Wuma Xiu revealed he had altered Mu Li’s fate.

• Mu Li blushed and fainted, and Si Lin caught him before he hit the floor.
• Wuma Xiu told 01 to lead the way, and 01 ordered 10098 and 10100 to move the ritual from ten days away to that afternoon.
• 01 rejected 02’s repeated calls and sent him a terse message announcing the new time for the ritual.
• After Wuma Xiu and 01 left, Si Lin restrained his anger to protect the undercover operation and vowed to come back for Mu Li.
• 01 asked about the unusual power Wuma Xiu had used, and Wuma Xiu explained that he had changed Mu Li’s fate because he saw a beautiful soul.
• Wuma Xiu called Si Lin merely “all right,” which visibly improved 01’s mood.

02 prepared the Evil God's twenty-ninth sacrificial ritual on a desolate planet, but 01 arrived with a cloaked offering and refused to let 02 see their face. 02 was left furious as 01 shielded Wuma Xiu and stood by his refusal.

• 02 complained that 01 had moved the ritual up and released the offerings he had carefully gathered.
• 02 reflected on the twenty-eight failed rituals and doubted that the latest attempt would succeed.
• 01 arrived at the altar aboard his dark-gold spaceship with the cloaked Wuma Xiu.
• 02 demanded that Wuma Xiu remove the hood, but 01 refused.
• 01 moved to shield Wuma Xiu and told 02 that his refusal was final.

Wuma Xiu inspected the Evil God Order’s altar as 01 began a sacrificial ritual, while 01 and 02 sensed that something was wrong. The ceremony proceeded with Wuma Xiu growing bored until a sinister spear struck the stone platform.

• 02 yielded to 01 and let Wuma Xiu approach the altar.
• Wuma Xiu criticized the altar’s crude, ugly, bloodstained appearance.
• 01 and 02 sensed danger, and 01 insisted that the ritual continue despite knowing someone was following him.
• 01 led Wuma Xiu to the altar’s central platform, then left as the believers began the ritual under 02’s prayers.
• Wuma Xiu grew drowsy during the lengthy prayer, then a dark spear lodged in the stone platform before him.

Si Lin arrived with Federation warships to stop 01’s completed sacrifice ritual, but the ritual showed no sign of success. Dark Night broke free from Si Lin and flew to Wuma Xiu, who recognized the spear and realized Si Lin was the familiar man he had seen before.

• 02 recognized Dark Night and accused 01 of knowingly letting the cult continue the ritual despite Si Lin’s arrival.
• Si Lin arrived with Federation warships, reclaimed Dark Night, and confronted 01 at the sacrificial platform.
• 01 insisted the ritual would succeed, while Si Lin pointed out that no divine power had appeared.
• Wuma Xiu removed his hood, and Dark Night shook violently before breaking free from Si Lin’s grasp.
• Dark Night flew to Wuma Xiu, who recognized it and realized Si Lin was the familiar man he had seen before.

Wuma Xiu recognized Si Lin as the descendant of an old friend, and Dark Night reluctantly returned to its master. After the failed ritual, Wuma Xiu summoned the Evil God for 01, who believed Wuma Xiu was the Goddess of Beauty.

• Wuma Xiu recognized the resemblance between Si Lin and an old friend and returned Dark Night to Si Lin.
• Si Lin took Dark Night and teased it for fawning over Wuma Xiu.
• 02 realized his earlier insults toward Si Lin had been a mistake, while 01 brooded over the failed ritual.
• Wuma Xiu asked 01 whether he wanted to see his god, and 01 nodded.
• Wuma Xiu called the Evil God, who appeared and addressed him with cautious surprise.

The Evil God descended onto the planet, silenced his own followers, and destroyed a fanatic who demanded power in his name. Wuma Xiu discovered the portrait of himself that the Evil God had been carrying, leaving the god relieved that he only praised the painting.

• The Evil God’s arrival disabled the Federation fleet and forced everyone near the altar to avert their eyes until Wuma Xiu asked him to restrain his divine might.
• The Evil God offered to kill other gods who might have bothered Wuma Xiu, but Wuma Xiu explained that his followers were looking for him.
• A fanatic begged the Evil God for power, and the Evil God disintegrated him for greed, bloodshed, and causing trouble in his name.
• The Evil God declared that he had no followers and had never acknowledged the black-robed worshippers as his own.
• Wuma Xiu opened the scroll the Evil God carried and found his portrait inside, then praised the painting.
• The Evil God quietly relaxed when Wuma Xiu did not ask why he had been carrying the portrait.

Wuma Xiu revealed himself as the Goddess of Beauty and declared his domains to be strength, freedom, and beauty rather than love or lust. He left 01 and the gathered believers facing the truth of his identity, after asking 01 to help him.

• Wuma Xiu returned the scroll to the Evil God and asked what they should do about the believers and Federation ships.
• Wuma Xiu approached 01 and said he had done him a favor, so 01 should help him in return.
• 01 realized Wuma Xiu was a god and felt grateful and ashamed that he had imprisoned him and tried to sacrifice him.
• Wuma Xiu transformed into his adult form and revealed himself as the Goddess of Beauty.
• Wuma Xiu declared that he presided over strength, freedom, and beauty, while leaving love and lust to the Love God.

Wuma Xiu ordered 01 and the other believers to atone for their sins, while the Evil God remembered how a punch from the Goddess of Beauty had changed his outlook. The Fanatics accepted the divine oracle under the Evil God’s threatening pressure, though it was nothing like the oracle they had expected.

• Wuma Xiu told 01 to continue living by human rules and atone for the believers’ sins.
• The Evil God recalled how the Goddess of Beauty had punched him through eighteen walls and inspired him to restrain his destructive impulses.
• The Evil God noticed the believers had not responded to Wuma Xiu and threatened them for disrespecting the Goddess of Beauty.
• The Fanatics shouted that they obeyed the divine oracle of the Goddess of Beauty and the Evil God, surprised by how unlike their expectations it was.

Wuma Xiu recognized Si Lin as the young patriarch of the Jade Qilin Clan and gifted him the captured Evil God Fanatics. Si Lin resolved to claim the patriarch’s position, while the Fanatics were spared execution and sentenced to serve according to their crimes.

• Wuma Xiu summoned Si Lin with Dark Night and revealed that wielding the weapon marked him as the next patriarch of the Jade Qilin Clan, a clan under his protection.
• Wuma Xiu learned that Si Lin had not known about the clan’s guardian deity because he had run away before the clan could pass down its secrets.
• Wuma Xiu gave the captured Fanatics to Si Lin as a first-meeting gift, and Si Lin accepted on behalf of the Jade Qilin Clan.
• Si Lin decided to return home, take up the young patriarch’s duties, and remove his father from the patriarch’s seat.
• 01 and 02 reflected on Si Lin’s connection to Wuma Xiu, and 01’s guilt eased after he understood his devotion as a way of honoring the Evil God’s affection for the Goddess of Beauty.
• Si Lin’s fleet captured every Evil God Fanatic without losses, and the Federation spared them execution but required them to serve according to their crimes.

Mu Li returned to Landon Star and reunited with his desperate parents, while Wuma Xiu and the Goddess of Beauty transformed the polluted planet with a spectacular shower of golden light. The chapter ended as the Starfolk marveled at the beautiful change.

• Mu Dad and Mu Mom returned to their home and feared Mu Li was still missing when they found the door open but the house empty.
• Mu Li ran home and embraced his parents, who realized their son had truly returned.
• Wuma Xiu watched the family reunion from a tower crane as the Evil God stood beside him.
• The Goddess of Beauty unleashed divine power that covered Landon Star in golden auroras and shimmering light.
• A starving child caught a golden speck that turned into a butterfly, and she smiled at its beauty.

Wuma Xiu and the Evil God departed Landon Star after Wuma Xiu blessed the planet with golden snow, restoring its air, sky, and waters. Mu Li recognized the Goddess of Beauty as his protector and promised not to waste his blessing, while the gods wondered who had earned the Goddess’s favor.

• Wuma Xiu and the Evil God walked into the sky as golden snow fell over Landon Star, and Wuma Xiu noticed Mu Li had spiritual aptitude.
• Mu Li asked Wuma Xiu who he was, and Wuma Xiu revealed himself as the Goddess of Beauty before vanishing with the Evil God.
• Mu Li told his reunited parents that the Goddess of Beauty had protected him and that the golden snowfall was a miracle.
• The Starfolk of Landon Star discovered that the polluted air and water had been restored and that the sky had turned clear and blue.
• The gods sensed the outpouring of divine power and speculated that an unknown lucky person on Landon Star had attracted the Goddess of Beauty’s favor.

News of the Goddess of Beauty’s appearance and Landon Star’s miraculous restoration spread across the Star Network, prompting the Jade Qilin Clan to buy the planet and announce an open succession. The chapter ended with the clan affairs officer questioning why the patriarch would step down just as the goddess had awakened.

• Reports from Federation personnel spread news of the Goddess of Beauty’s true form and the Evil God's descent across the Star Network.
• The Jade Qilin Clan’s fleets traveled to Landon Star, whose polluted landscape had been transformed into a pristine wilderness.
• The Jade Qilin Clan bought Landon Star and guaranteed its inhabitants permanent residence while banning unauthorized commercial development.
• The Jade Qilin Clan announced that its patriarch would step down and that every clan member could compete to succeed him.
• The clan affairs officer asked the patriarch why he would give up serving at the goddess’s side now that she had awakened.

Si Ting arranged to draw his runaway son Si Lin back to the Jade Qilin Clan after the clan announced that its leader would step down. Wuma Xiu told the Evil God he would personally crown the clan’s next leader, leaving the succession ceremony ahead.

• Si Ting showed the clan affairs officer intelligence about Wuma Xiu’s awakening and the Jade Qilin Clan’s announcement, predicting Si Lin would return.
• The clan affairs officer asked whether Si Lin should learn that Si Ting had secretly supported his military career and helped him escape with Dark Night.
• Si Ting said he would reveal the truth only after Si Lin returned and took over as clan leader.
• Wuma Xiu asked the Evil God to stop following him, then explained that the Jade Qilin Clan would soon choose a new leader.
• Wuma Xiu said he would personally crown the successor and promised he would not neglect his responsibilities.

Wuma Xiu discussed the Love God’s resentment with the Evil God and reflected on his past as the God of Wine, whom the Goddess of Beauty had regarded as a kindred spirit. He learned that the God of Wine had not awakened yet, and the system reassured him that their shared identity would not expose him.

• The Evil God told Wuma Xiu that the Love God had awakened and was searching the Evil God Palace for him.
• Wuma Xiu recalled how people’s red threads broke after encountering the Goddess of Beauty and concluded that the Love God probably hated him.
• The Evil God said that the one Wuma Xiu cared about had not awakened, and Wuma Xiu replied that he would sense it when he did.
• Wuma Xiu remembered playing as the God of Wine and spending time with the Goddess of Beauty, including singing for him and unlocking the [Wine and Song] CG.
• The system told Wuma Xiu that the God of Wine had always been one of his alternate identities, so meeting himself could not expose him.

The Evil God watched Wuma Xiu remember the God of Wine with tenderness and left, jealous that the Goddess of Beauty’s affection was not for him. Si Lin told Carl he planned to resign from the Federation military and return to the Jade Qilin Clan, and they prepared to leave that day.

• The Evil God saw the gentle expression on Wuma Xiu’s face as he mentioned the God of Wine, felt both happiness and jealousy, and reluctantly left.
• Si Lin told Carl he intended to resign as a Federation major general and return to his home planet to inherit the Jade Qilin Clan’s family business.
• Carl protested Si Lin’s decision, then listened as Si Lin explained that he belonged to the Jade Qilin Clan and had run away from home ten years earlier.
• Carl agreed to leave his military career and follow Si Lin, worrying that his major general would face trouble without his support.
• Si Lin showed Carl the Jade Qilin Clan’s announcement and said they would leave that day to reach his home planet before the date listed.

Si Ting waited confidently for Si Lin to arrive at the Jade Qilin Clan's patriarch selection, while Si Lin and Carl were delayed by Wuma Xiu joining their ship. Wuma Xiu shifted into his youthful form and teased Si Lin about preferring him that way, leaving Si Lin flustered.

• At the patriarch selection, Si Ting assured the clan affairs officer that Si Lin would come despite the ceremony nearing its end.
• After dealing with space pirates, Si Lin and Carl encountered Wuma Xiu, who appeared on a cloud and asked to hitch a ride to their shared destination.
• Si Lin restrained Dark Night when it trembled as if it wanted to fly toward Wuma Xiu again.
• Si Lin recalled how he had tried to protect Wuma Xiu when they first met, and Wuma Xiu praised his courage.
• Wuma Xiu changed into his youthful form, pinched Si Lin's cheek, and asked whether Si Lin liked him better that way.
• Si Lin blushed and admitted inwardly that Wuma Xiu's youthful form made him feel more protective.

Wuma Xiu teased Si Lin aboard the spaceship, leaving the young major general flustered and regretting that he had never taken Beauty Training. Meanwhile, Si Ting was about to declare Si Yan the winner of the Jade Qilin Clan’s selection when Si Lin arrived on the trial platform and challenged the result.

• Wuma Xiu transformed into a five-year-old and asked Si Lin for a hug, prompting Si Lin to embrace him before Dark Night flew excitedly through the cockpit.
• Wuma Xiu returned to his adult form, teased Si Lin about preferring younger people, and told him he was too young.
• Wuma Xiu asked whether Si Lin had taken Beauty Training, and Si Lin silently regretted missing the course after realizing how badly he had blushed and faltered.
• After the clan’s day-long selection, the affairs officer presented Si Yan as the final victor, and Si Ting prepared to announce his victory.
• Si Lin appeared in the center of the trial platform, drove his spear into it, and declared that he was still there.

At the Jade Qilin Clan’s coronation, Wuma Xiu revealed that he had worried the clan had forgotten him, then chose to stay with Si Ting. Si Ting eagerly agreed to appoint a new clan leader so he could serve Wuma Xiu.

• Si Ting arrived at the trial platform carrying Wuma Xiu, startling the clan affairs officer.
• Wuma Xiu said Si Lin’s behavior had made him think the Jade Qilin Clan had forgotten him, and Si Ting angrily demanded to know who had spread such a rumor.
• Wuma Xiu explained that Si Lin had been working a side job when they met, so he had assumed the clan was poor and given him a gift.
• Si Ting apologized for raising Si Lin poorly, then asked Wuma Xiu what he thought of him.
• Wuma Xiu said Si Ting was not bad and agreed that Si Ting could stay by his side.
• Si Ting pointed to the two candidates on the platform and announced that he was choosing a new clan leader.

Si Ting watched Si Lin win the clan trial and prove he was ready to take responsibility for the Jade Qilin Clan. He formally named his son the clan's one thousand six hundred and eighty-third head.

• Si Ting held Wuma Xiu and reflected on the private diaries kept by past Jade Qilin Clan heads, realizing he could begin writing his own.
• The clan affairs officer and the Jade Qilin clansmen recognized Wuma Xiu as their god and marveled at his beauty.
• Si Lin defeated Si Yan in the trial while looking toward Wuma Xiu, and Si Yan said Si Lin still had to earn the clan's respect.
• Si Lin swore to take responsibility for the clan, invoking his honor as a former Federation major general.
• Si Ting stepped onto the trial platform and declared Si Lin the one thousand six hundred and eighty-third head of the Jade Qilin Clan.

Si Lin accepted the Jade Qilin Clan leadership in a coronation presided over by the returning Goddess of Beauty, Wuma Xiu. Wuma Xiu renewed his protection of the clan, sealing their ancient covenant with divine power.

• Wuma Xiu transformed the trial platform into a radiant coronation stairway and presented a crown to Si Lin.
• Si Ting and the Jade Qilin clansmen knelt before Wuma Xiu, while Si Lin climbed the stairs to accept his role.
• Si Lin knelt before Wuma Xiu with Dark Night and received the crown as the 1,683rd clan leader of the Jade Qilin Clan.
• Si Lin swore to serve his clansmen and repay the god's grace, and Wuma Xiu said he believed in him.
• Wuma Xiu raised the kneeling clansmen and declared that the Jade Qilin Clan would remain under his protection.
• Wuma Xiu renewed the clan's ancient covenant, marking every Jade Qilin clansman with a golden halo of divine power.

After Wuma Xiu chose Si Ting to serve at the Goddess of Beauty’s Palace, Si Lin confronted his father and learned why Si Ting had accepted the role. Si Ting welcomed Si Lin home and arranged for him to resume his clan training while he continued managing the Jade Qilin Clan.

• Si Lin asked Wuma Xiu to let him serve, but Wuma Xiu said he had chosen Si Ting instead.
• Si Lin confronted Si Ting and argued that, as the new clan leader, he was best suited to serve their god.
• Si Ting explained that the clan’s affairs were too demanding for Si Lin to abandon and admitted he had wanted to make up for being absent as a father.
• Si Ting said Wuma Xiu had called Si Lin too young and had asked Si Ting to serve at the Goddess of Beauty’s Palace.
• Si Lin accepted his clan leader duties, and Si Ting told him to make up his missed lessons while Si Ting handled the clan’s affairs.
• Si Ting allowed Si Lin to keep his outsider companion and welcomed him home; Si Lin replied that he was home.