Chapter Summaries

Wuma Xiu deciphered Zhangsun Yan’s cards and recalled how they had grown up together, including the childhood deception that made him believe he was a boy turned into a girl by wearing a dress. Wondering whether Su Qingci was being held by the Main System, Wuma Xiu used 007 to travel to Zhangsun Yan, who waited with roses, and the chapter ended as Wuma Xiu arrived, unaware of Zhangsun Yan’s romantic hopes.

• Wuma Xiu pieced together Zhangsun Yan’s cards, recognized their names beside the crooked smiley face, and remembered Zhangsun Yan’s childhood promise to protect him.
• Wuma Xiu recalled learning in junior high that he had always been a boy, after believing his mother’s story that a dress could turn him into a girl.
• Wuma Xiu wondered why Su Qingci had not returned and suspected the Main System had detained him, so he decided to go investigate.
• Wuma Xiu dragged 007 out of its rest and had it open a door of light to Zhangsun Yan.
• Zhangsun Yan prepared blood-red roses, hoping Wuma Xiu had understood his feelings, while Wuma Xiu arrived and assumed the flowers meant Zhangsun Yan was ready to explain himself.

Wuma Xiu asked Zhangsun Yan about Su Qingci, the Spring God, and the game pod that had brought him into the game, but Zhangsun Yan denied knowing about the pod. After hearing Wuma Xiu’s account, Zhangsun Yan realized the game’s gods and Divine Cores should not have become real and was left shocked by how easily Wuma Xiu had gained them.

• Wuma Xiu asked when Su Qingci would return, what Zhangsun Yan knew about the Spring God, and whether Zhangsun Yan had sent him the game pod.
• Zhangsun Yan offered to summon 004, denied knowing why Wuma Xiu had forgotten his dependent, and said he had never sent a game pod.
• Zhangsun Yan described Wuma Xiu’s implausible death, and Wuma Xiu challenged his account before Zhangsun Yan hugged him and tried to touch his waist.
• Zhangsun Yan asked Wuma Xiu to recount the game pod and his experiences in Domain of the Gods, and Wuma Xiu explained how he had received the pod and entered the game.
• Zhangsun Yan concluded that the game’s gods and Divine Cores could not have become real through 004, and he wondered where the pod had come from as he envied Wuma Xiu’s easy path to godhood.

Wuma Xiu confronted Zhangsun Yan about the strange events surrounding his death and the missing Godhood System, but Zhangsun Yan uncovered signs of another expert’s involvement. Zhangsun Yan tried to confess his feelings, and Wuma Xiu slapped him twice before reuniting with Su Qingci, who had just encountered an old acquaintance.

• Wuma Xiu knocked away his protagonist halo and sent an Author Realm expert flying, saying she needed to retrieve the Asura God's spear.
• Zhangsun Yan traced the Godhood System to an ordinary serial number and found that some of Su Qingci's completed missions had suspicious serial numbers.
• Wuma Xiu returned the cards to Zhangsun Yan and left, warning him to write complete notes and wishing him luck with his proposal.
• Zhangsun Yan chased after Wuma Xiu with roses and confessed that he had liked him since childhood, so Wuma Xiu slapped him twice.
• Su Qingci returned and offered to punish whoever had upset Wuma Xiu, while recalling that he had met an old acquaintance who was now a vicious big-shot system.

Wuma Xiu left his family to visit his followers, while Lin Jiajia learned about a bounty for an escaped rare plant and returned to the plant shop where she worked. She switched on the lights and froze at what she saw among the plants.

• Su Qingci wondered about Wuma Xiu's childhood friend Zhangsun Yan and promised to always stay with Wuma Xiu.
• Wuma Xiu told his family he had to leave, and they sent him off warmly.
• Du Fangfang showed Lin Jiajia a bounty offering Star Coins for information about a rare escaped plant, but Lin Jiajia chose to go to work instead of searching for it.
• Du Fangfang urged Lin Jiajia to watch for the plant at Spring Garden, the shop where she worked.
• Lin Jiajia entered Spring Garden and froze after turning on the lights.

At Spring-Filled Courtyard, Lin Jiajia witnessed strange changes among the plants before the Desert God arrived with a sandstorm and threatened the Spring God’s creations. The Moth Orchid stood up to him, but the Desert God was suddenly sent flying.

• Lin Jiajia noticed the flowers seemed to move and watched a sudden sandstorm cover the shop in dust.
• A blindfolded man dressed in red entered, and Lin Jiajia received an official warning about abnormal sandstorms on Luoyu Star.
• The man identified himself as the Desert God and threatened to bury the Spring God’s plants beneath his sand.
• The Moth Orchid transformed into a small humanoid and confronted the Desert God to protect the other plants.
• The Desert God was suddenly sent flying.

Wuma Xiu bought all the plants in Lin Jiajia’s shop and faced the Desert God’s accusations before returning to the Spring God Temple. The Desert God followed him there, where the Asura God arrived to help and challenged him.

• Wuma Xiu restored the plants in Spring Garden to their true forms, bought them all, and gave Lin Jiajia a card with enough money to pay her grandmother’s medical bills and help others.
• The Desert God accused Wuma Xiu of pretending to be gentle, while Wuma Xiu admitted he had been angry and invited him to cause trouble at the Spring God Temple.
• Wuma Xiu left with the plants, and the Desert God followed him, ranting about green and drinking a cup of tea at the temple before becoming confused by their interaction.
• The Asura God arrived at the Spring God Temple to help Wuma Xiu, and the Desert God angrily challenged him.
• The Asura God summoned the Spear and said he was glad the Desert God was not Wuma Xiu’s guest.

The Desert God insulted the Asura God, who beat him and swept him out of the Spring God Temple. The Desert God tried to ruin the Spring God's reputation on the Star Network but was mocked by mortals and gods, while the Asura God urged the Spring God to let him kill the nuisance.

• The Asura God stomped on the Desert God's head, scattered his sand body, and swept him out of the Spring God Temple.
• The Desert God blamed the Spring God for the beating and posted an accusation on the Star Network.
• Mortals mocked the Desert God's post, and the gods recognized him and joined the online ridicule, leaving him outnumbered.
• The Asura God returned and told the Spring God to beat and throw out future troublemakers instead of giving them water.
• The Spring God explained that the Desert God had not hurt him and took out a sheet of paper as the Asura God offered to kill him.

Wuma Xiu heard Butterfly Blue explain how his desperate efforts to awaken the Spring God led him to fight the Desert God's Creations, but the Asura God dismissed his actions as harmless. After soothing Butterfly Blue, Wuma Xiu drew his next persona, the Sea God, whose courteous exterior concealed ambition.

• Butterfly Blue recounted how he and the Cangling Clan searched for the Spring God, spread his name, and fought the Desert God's Creations while trying to turn deserts into oases.
• The Asura God mocked Butterfly Blue's idea of going dark, and Butterfly Blue broke down in tears.
• Wuma Xiu comforted Butterfly Blue, who went to join the other Cangling Clan members after confirming that the Spring God was not angry.
• Su Qingci suggested Wuma Xiu rest before drawing another persona, but Wuma Xiu agreed to draw one on the way out of the Spring God Temple.
• Wuma Xiu drew the Sea God persona, whose polite, humble manner concealed ambition and schemes beneath the surface.

The Goddess of Beauty kidnapped Wuma Xiu in a sack to try to lead him astray, but Wuma Xiu brushed off his advances and escaped when the Goddess of Beauty threatened him with a dress. Wuma Xiu then refused the Sea God Card’s demands for work and threatened to keep it from the sea unless it behaved.

• The Goddess of Beauty carried Wuma Xiu away in a red sack, then held him and kissed his cheek while asking whether Wuma Xiu’s other Old Selves might fall for him too.
• Wuma Xiu explained that he knew how to play pranks and answered that his feelings for the Goddess of Beauty were familial love.
• Wuma Xiu told the Goddess of Beauty to send the Water God back if he came looking, then fled when the Goddess of Beauty revealed a pink sack and mentioned a dress chosen by him and Mom.
• Wuma Xiu thanked the saber and Long Sword for helping him escape, then rejected the Sea God Card’s repeated requests and said he was taking a month off.
• Wuma Xiu taunted the Sea God Card for being too weak to force him to work, subdued it when it flared with blue light, and tucked it into his pocket.

Wuma Xiu joined a tour to the Niros Sea and unexpectedly reunited with Shen Muheng, who was terrified of him but gradually relaxed during the trip. When a Starry Sky Beast frightened everyone aboard their spaceship, Wuma Xiu sent it away, and Shen Muheng begged to become his adoptive son.

• Wuma Xiu joined the Huayun Tour Group's trip to the Niros Sea and discovered that Shen Muheng was among the passengers.
• Shen Muheng was assigned the seat beside Wuma Xiu, introduced himself, and showered him with compliments before they talked during the hour-long trip.
• A huge Starry Sky Beast appeared outside the spaceship, causing Shen Muheng and the other passengers to panic.
• Wuma Xiu gestured for the Starry Sky Beast to leave, and it swam away into the Sea of Stars.
• Shen Muheng hugged Wuma Xiu's thigh and begged him to take him in as his adoptive son.

After a Starry Sky Beast nearly terrified the sightseeing passengers, Shen Muheng tried to make Wuma Xiu adopt him and learned that Wuma Xiu knew he served as Spring’s customer service representative. The shaken group reached the Niros Sea, where only Wuma Xiu, Shen Muheng, and a man with glasses stayed for the tour, and Yunyun told them someone had reportedly seen a mermaid there.

• Shen Muheng clung to Wuma Xiu’s leg and begged him to become his father, offering money and claiming he knew Lord Spring God.
• Wuma Xiu recognized Shen Muheng as Spring’s customer service representative but refused to adopt him, while Shen Muheng remained determined to attach himself to Wuma Xiu.
• Yunyun and the passengers recovered from the Starry Sky Beast encounter as the spaceship continued to the Niros Sea.
• At the Niros Sea, most of the passengers requested partial refunds, while Wuma Xiu, Shen Muheng, and the man with glasses stayed with Yunyun.
• Yunyun led the three men to the viewing platform and told them that someone had recently seen a mermaid in the Niros Sea.

Wuma Xiu and Shen Muheng went out to sea searching for Mermaids, but the Sea God Card lured them into a shark attack. After their speedboat was overturned, Wuma Xiu protected them with Divine Power, and Shen Muheng found himself surrounded by Mermaids.

• Shen Muheng learned from Yunyun that people had spotted Mermaids and dragged Wuma Xiu out to sea on a luxury speedboat.
• Wuma Xiu put the Sea God Card in seawater, and Su Qingci warned him that a school of sharks was beneath the boat.
• Wuma Xiu threw the card into the sea, prompting a giant shark to attack their speedboat and pursue them with other sharks.
• Shen Muheng realized the sharks were targeting Wuma Xiu and hid behind him as Wuma Xiu drew his saber and Long Sword.
• A wave overturned the speedboat, and Wuma Xiu used Divine Power to create a protective space before tossing Shen Muheng to the Long Sword.
• Shen Muheng looked around and saw human-bodied, fish-tailed figures, then got a nosebleed.

Wuma Xiu was abducted by Qi, the seven-colored mermaid king, who mistook him for a mate; after using the Sea God Card, Wuma Xiu revealed his identity as the Sea God. Qi returned to him with renewed devotion as the mermaids welcomed their god back.

• Shen Muheng blushed at the naked mermaids while Wuma Xiu watched them warily.
• Qi offered Wuma Xiu a giant pearl and said he wanted to have children with him, then carried him into the deep sea as the other mermaids followed.
• Shen Muheng chased after them on the long sword, while Qi nuzzled and kissed Wuma Xiu.
• Wuma Xiu summoned the Sea God Card and transformed into the Sea God, sending Qi flying when Qi kissed him.
• The mermaids recognized Wuma Xiu and welcomed him back, and Qi returned, realizing the man he had abducted was his god.

Wuma Xiu made Shen Muheng his believer and placed him in charge of growing the Sea God Church. He then returned with Qi to the Sea God Palace, where sea creatures across the universe bowed to their god.

• Wuma Xiu introduced himself as the Sea God and asked Shen Muheng to become his believer, marking him with the Sea God Seal.
• Wuma Xiu assigned Shen Muheng to lead the Sea God Church and recruit believers, while allowing him to remain Lord Spring God's customer service representative.
• Wuma Xiu teased Shen Muheng with the promise of a reward for good results, and Shen Muheng blushed and bled from the nose.
• Wuma Xiu told Qi to wipe his hands more thoroughly, then ordered him to lead the way back to the Sea God Palace.
• Qi led Wuma Xiu through the deep sea as creatures across the oceans of countless planets bowed before him, and Wuma Xiu descended into the palace.

Wuma Xiu used his Sea God persona to manipulate the mermaids and summon their king, Qi, to his private chamber. He left Qi baffled and near tears when his attempts to please the god failed to stir any reaction.

• Wuma Xiu decided to keep the gullible Water God alive as a useful shield for his ambitions.
• Wuma Xiu sensed the mermaids’ ambition as they followed him through the Sea God Palace and dismissed all but Qi.
• Wuma Xiu took Qi into the inner chamber, while the other mermaids envied the king and hoped to earn the god’s favor themselves.
• Wuma Xiu told Qi to do everything he could to please him as he sought to learn new ways to handle difficult Divine Cores.
• Qi tried every seductive trick he knew, but Wuma Xiu remained unmoved, leaving Qi convinced he was uninteresting.

Wuma Xiu left the Sea God Palace after a day with Qi, whose exhausted state convinced the mermaids that the god had overwhelmed him. He then arrived at a gathering of water gods, where his return as the awakened Sea God reassured them and reunited him with the shy Stream God.

• Su Qingci passed out while Wuma Xiu watched Qi, who eventually broke down in tears and begged for another chance.
• Qi emerged from the Sea God Palace a day later, exhausted, while the mermaids speculated about what had happened and competed for Wuma Xiu's attention.
• Wuma Xiu refused the mermaids' offers and vanished, leaving them to ask Qi for details.
• The water gods gathered in the Water God Temple, worried that the Water God could not lead them and hoping the Sea God would awaken.
• Wuma Xiu entered the temple and greeted the gods, who welcomed his return.
• The Stream God greeted Wuma Xiu from inside a quilt and asked to visit him later, and Wuma Xiu welcomed him to the Sea God Palace.

The Water God tried to escape a meeting to visit the Goddess of Beauty, but Wuma Xiu stopped him, soothed him with rose cakes, and put him to sleep. With the Water God asleep in his arms, Wuma Xiu began the meeting about the Desert God.

• The Stream God blushed under the covers and fondly recalled the little water doll the Sea God had made for him long ago.
• The Water God saw Wuma Xiu arrive and tried to hand over his duties so he could leave for the Goddess of Beauty.
• Wuma Xiu caught the Water God, mistook his stammered request for a desire for rose cakes, and shrank him to child size.
• Wuma Xiu fed the Water God rose cakes and held him while the gods prepared to discuss their business.
• The Water God fell asleep in Wuma Xiu's arms, and Wuma Xiu began the meeting about the Desert God.

The water gods told Wuma Xiu how the Desert God had mistreated them, and Wuma promised to deal with him. After they left, Wuma revealed his controlling nature and planned to seek Xiu’s help in killing the Desert God.

• The River God, Dew God, Lake God, and Rain God described how the Desert God had drained, stripped, or damaged them.
• Wuma Xiu reassured the gods that he would handle the Desert God and asked them to report any sightings.
• Wuma Xiu comforted the Dew God and let him take shelter with the Stream God before sending the gods home.
• Wuma Xiu carried the sleeping Little Water God to the Water God's Bedchamber, intending to keep him close and under control.
• Wuma Xiu decided to seek Xiu’s help against the Desert God, expecting the Spring God to refuse.

The God of the Scales worried that the Sea God was plotting again, while Wuma Xiu returned the sleeping Water God to his temple and considered how to gain more power. Wuma Xiu then asked Su Qingci for a book, accidentally received his explicit story, and began reading it while Su Qingci blushed at being called “Cici.”

• The God of the Scales suspected the Sea God was scheming and resigned himself to guarding balance and order.
• Wuma Xiu insulted the God of the Scales and resolved that strength, wealth, power, and prestige were what he wanted.
• Wuma Xiu carried the sleeping Water God back to the Water God Temple and laid him on the bed.
• Wuma Xiu considered using his Old Selves to pursue his ambitions and asked Su Qingci to show him a treasured book.
• Su Qingci handed Wuma Xiu his explicit story by mistake, and Wuma Xiu muted him and began reading.
• Su Qingci blushed and writhed on the bed after realizing Wuma Xiu had called him “Cici.”

Wuma Xiu fed the Water God pastries while making him wait to confront the Desert God, then deliberately shifted his attention to the Stream God and comforted the Stream God and Dew God. He maintained his gentle facade, privately reflecting that he had never been sincere with any god.

• Wuma Xiu fed the Water God pastries and persuaded him to stay until they could confront the Desert God.
• The Stream God arrived wrapped in a blanket, and Wuma Xiu carried him off to feed him, leaving the Water God feeling neglected.
• The Stream God revealed that he had brought the timid Dew God with him, and Wuma Xiu welcomed them both.
• Wuma Xiu comforted the Stream God and Dew God by gently stroking their heads, while hiding his self-mockery behind a smile.