Chapter Summaries

Lu Yao rescued Winnie from the Dark God’s seal and removed her high-level curse after White Knight accidentally swallowed the Curse Avatar. Winnie began explaining that Morning Star’s order to enter the Overlimit Zone had caused her troubles.

• Lu Yao learned that the Evening Star punished Winnie for resisting the Zodiacal Orbit, while the Dark God had sealed and cursed her.
• The Spirit Duke explained that a high-level Old God's Curse could be drawn into a Godhead with 200 million Power of Faith, creating a dangerous Curse Avatar.
• Lu Yao awakened Winnie, accepted her as an apostle, and brought her to Kunlun, where she reunited with Isabelle.
• Lu Yao used a Godhead and 200 million Power of Faith to draw out Winnie’s Curse Avatar, which White Knight swallowed and digested.
• Winnie told Lu Yao that Morning Star had made her a Star God and ordered her to enter the Overlimit Zone, beginning her troubles.

Winnie explained how the Zodiacal Orbit conscripted Star Gods and sacrificed their worlds, and described Dark God’s power and her imprisonment in the Abyss. Lu Yao freed Tea Lion, recruited it into the Yao Clan, and then investigated the strangely empty ninth level of the Abyss.

• Winnie told Lu Yao that she had once led Snowy Forest into the Overlimit Zone, where its inhabitants died or became mad, and that she had later refused conscription by Dark God.
• Winnie explained that Dark God belonged to the Zodiacal Orbit as a Constellation, and that he had captured her and imprisoned her in the Abyss after she refused his mission.
• Lu Yao released Tea Lion from its seal, learned about its scent perception and tea-making skills, and gave it the Scent Canister LV3.
• Tea Lion agreed to join the Yao Clan, and Lu Yao sent it with the White Knight to the Silver Plain for three days to see whether it could lose its Forgotten traits.
• Lu Yao investigated the ninth level of the Abyss and found it almost deserted despite records listing more than three thousand powerful prisoners.

Lu Yao learned from Fish Candle how Amer’s Curse Rune let Abyss Demigods become Curse Worms and escape, then sent Malik to scout the fog-shrouded Tenth Layer. The scout revealed a dangerous region identified by Arbiter as Tian Zun Star, leaving Lu Yao wondering whether it was a projection of the Zodiac Star.

• Lu Yao examined the Ninth Layer’s records and found that most prisoners had become Curse Worms, gone missing in the Tenth Layer, or died.
• Malik summoned Fish Candle, who explained that Amer had used the Curse Rune to transform Demigods into Curse Clan members and offer them a way out of the Abyss.
• Fish Candle described how relentless Curse Worm attacks and the Black Termites’ withdrawal drove most remaining Demigods to leave, while a few stayed behind or went to the Place of Servitude.
• Lu Yao ordered Malik and the Soldier Spirit Legion to scout the Tenth Layer, accompanied by Joseph’s three Winged Warriors.
• Lu Yao used Concorde and Arbiter to investigate the strange region, and Arbiter identified it as Tian Zun Star.

Lu Yao discovered that Double Tail could control Tian Zun Star’s Star Well and draw on its power, while learning how the Zodiacal Orbit used willing Servant Pawns as living signal tools. The chapter left Lu Yao considering how much potential ordinary life held if given the opportunity.

• Lu Yao inspected Tian Zun Star and learned that it gathered light and darkness through a Star Well, but neither he nor Yanjui could operate it.
• The Spirit Duke Tablet said Tian Zun Star required Jing Su Tian Zun Star or a special Void Spirit or device to modify it.
• White Knight failed to affect the Star Well by repeatedly charging it, while Double Tail studied its signals and found a way to interfere with its projection.
• Double Tail synchronized with the Star Well and began absorbing half its power, explaining that Tian Zun Star had been operating without oversight and trapping Servant Pawns in endless service.
• Double Tail explained that Servant Pawns were willing life forms selected for their stability and used to exchange complex signals with zodiacal stars.
• Lu Yao reflected that the Zodiacal Orbit valued life as a rare, precise resource and that even ordinary people had great potential.

Lu Yao learned that the Zodiacal Orbit had lost contact with Aquarius, Libra, and Gemini, then read the Dark God's final message explaining the war with the Spirit Realm and the fate of the Constellations. The Dark God had left Tian Zun Star behind before returning to the Hongyi mother universe to fight the Chanters, and he urged the next Gemini to live well.

• Double Tail explained that the Jing Su Tian Zun Star's transmissions were encrypted and that no other Zodiacal Stars could inspect its independent system.
• Double Tail said Libra, Aquarius, and Gemini had disappeared in succession, with Gemini the last Constellation to remain connected.
• Lu Yao read the Dark God's message, which explained that the Spirit Duke had manipulated the Spirit Realm into war after the Spirit King died and that Aquarius had destroyed the Wall Body's heart at the cost of its own life.
• The Dark God recounted how Libra left to answer an earlier call for aid and never returned, leaving him alone to try to repair the Zodiacal Orbit.
• The Dark God said he had left Tian Zun Star behind and returned to the Hongyi mother universe to fight the Chanters, then told the next Gemini to live well.

Lu Yao learned more about the Zodiacal Orbit and helped the Electric Vibration Stars develop new abilities while securing the Abyss. As he prepared to take a break, the Tai Sui arrived with a sleeping Great Sui Spore for him to care for.

• Lu Yao concluded that the Zodiacal Orbit was ownerless and tasked Double Tail with using Tian Zun Star to collect and organize signals.
• White Knight learned to project Star's Shadow and created a Knight Star, a partial replica of a Zodiac Star.
• Malik reported that Amer had sealed the Insect Nest passage, and Lu Yao severed the remaining outside connections to make Abyss a one-way world linked to the Yao Clan Civilization.
• Lu Yao decided not to remove Song Shiyi's or Star Lord Lian Zhen's curses because doing so could draw unwanted attention.
• The Tai Sui brought Lu Yao a sleeping Great Sui Spore and a golden question mark, and Lu Yao asked Chi Lian to look after the child.

Chi Lian tried to help Adogen overcome his fear of World Destruction and isolation. After learning Adogen had been driven away from the Sea of Heart-Binding by other users, Chi Lian shared his own experiences with Continent Island’s harsh online arguments, and Adogen agreed to try showing them what World Destruction looked like.

• Nefeli told Chi Lian that Adogen remained withdrawn because he feared the destruction of every world he grew close to.
• Chi Lian found Adogen alone in a tree and learned that he avoided people because he believed making friends only brought pain.
• Adogen explained that he had been flamed out of the Sea of Heart-Binding after discussing ways the Continent Island World could be destroyed.
• Chi Lian described Continent Island’s combative online culture and admitted that he too had been cursed by its users.
• Chi Lian suggested Adogen create an appearance of World Destruction in the Sea of Heart-Binding, and Adogen agreed to try.

Big Bear arrived on Continent Island as a music satellite and began broadcasting local songs, while Nefeli proposed using it to connect with the public and raise the island’s influence. Her late-night talks grew popular, Star Vision launched with live images, and the chapter ended with Adogen’s first privately released program airing.

• Chi Lian welcomed Big Bear, which chose Continent Island to collect and broadcast music through its Connected Relay Station.
• Big Bear began its daily music broadcasts, and Nefeli proposed hosting a satellite program to counsel listeners and promote Continent Island.
• Chi Lian agreed to support Nefeli, who started late-night talks that drew questions from admirers and later included news broadcasts.
• Wind Mother technology connected the Sea of Heart-Binding to live images, launching Star Vision and attracting many tourists to Continent Island.
• Two months later, Adogen’s privately produced program, [A Thousand Ways to Destroy the World], premiered on Star Vision.

Chi Lian learned that Adogen had caused the destruction of the worlds featured on his popular World Destruction program, using his ability to alter the lines of fate, though he feared he could only harm others. As Star Vision expanded and Hally’s Kitchen became its most-watched program, Adogen returned to Chi Lian, confused that audiences preferred watching ordinary cooking to learning how worlds ended.

• Chi Lian congratulated Adogen on World Destruction, and he revealed that he had destroyed the worlds himself by altering key lines of cause and effect with the Chaos Butterfly.
• Adogen explained that he had repeatedly tried to improve worlds but caused deaths and disasters, and Chi Lian reassured him that his program was helping people appreciate the world’s changes.
• Three months later, Chi Lian saw that Star Vision had grown to twenty-five programs and that Continent Island Star Vision, Sanilo Star Vision, and Temple Video competed for viewers.
• Hally’s Kitchen became a hit as Hally cooked dishes from different worlds, taught viewers about ingredients, and signed off with her catchphrase, “Clean and hygienic.”
• Adogen asked Chi Lian why Hally was more popular than his world-destruction program, and Chi Lian explained that viewers cared more about her cooking.

Chi Lian advised Adogen to remain true to his talent after Hally's Kitchen's crossover became a hit, and Adogen suspended World Destruction to transform it. As Star Vision made Continent Island prosperous and reshaped daily life, Nefeli credited Chi Lian's leadership and predicted that he would soon receive recognition across the Yao Tribe.

• Nefeli reassured Chi Lian that Adogen had endured fierce competition before and would soon rebound.
• Hally invited Adogen and four other early program makers to cook and chat, and their crossover set a Big Bear Satellite record with 71.1% coverage.
• Chi Lian shared Tyrant's advice about fulfilling one's own role and encouraged Adogen to keep making World Destruction; Adogen asked whether Chi Lian feared being forgotten by God Yao.
• Adogen requested that World Destruction be suspended so he could transform it, while Star Vision's popularity and influence spread across Continent Island.
• Nefeli reported that Star Vision had brought the Sun Kingdom profits equal to 7.2 times Continent Island's pre-Star Vision income and explained its taxes, partnerships, advertising, and wider economic effects.
• Nefeli praised Chi Lian for supporting the people and predicted that he would soon stand at the center of a celebration across the Yao Tribe.

Lu Yao opened a Commoner Recruitment Card and brought 284 Spirit People to the Yao Tribe, while learning that Star Vision had launched a cultural and technological boom on Continent Island. The chapter ended with the Feathered One’s power surrounding Jupiter and the other gods as Jupiter prepared to face Raguel.

• Lu Yao opened the Golden Gate gift pack, activated its Commoner Recruitment Card, and summoned Spirit People through a one-way passage.
• Lu Yao’s recruitment brought 284 Spirit People, including Farmer Spirits, Worker Spirits, merchant spirits, and Soldier Spirits, and he assigned An to organize them.
• Lu Yao inspected Star Vision, met the satellite Big Bear, and learned that the connected wonders had brought the Red Coral Mirage into Yao Clan life.
• Jupiter and Juno discovered that 46 Soldier Spirit Warriors had vanished, and Mr. Smile urged the gods to withdraw.
• The Feathered One’s power filled the hidden space, and Jupiter stayed behind to face Heavenly Inspector Raguel.

Lu Yao learned how Star Vision grew from shared music and experimental programs into a major entertainment platform, then transformed it into an Immortal Wonder. After hearing how Star Vision had reshaped Continent Island’s economy and society, he discovered that Adogen possessed the Chaos Butterfly, a Mythic object used for life and civilization experiments.

• Big Bear explained how Nefeli’s conversation program and Adogen’s music column helped Star Vision grow before Hally’s Kitchen drove widespread imitation and led to a system of three program tracks.
• Big Bear described Star Vision’s trial-broadcast rules, the problems caused by dishonest producers and merchants, and his plans to expand Big Bear Music.
• Lu Yao transformed Star Vision into an Immortal Wonder that could project sound, light, and images across the world.
• Chi Lian reported that Star Vision generated most of Continent Island’s fiscal revenue and argued that the Sun Kingdom should focus on its distinctive strengths.
• Chi Lian told Lu Yao that Adogen possessed the Chaos Butterfly, and Lu Yao learned from the Spirit Duke Tablet that it could alter life and civilization through environmental changes.

Lu Yao learned that Adogen possessed the Spirit King’s original myth, Chaos Butterfly, and watched Adogen’s survival program from a collapsing world. When Mars and Uriel appeared as hostile gods, Lu Yao ordered Adogen rescued.

• Lu Yao read that Chaos Butterfly was a Spirit King creation used to predict worlds and wondered why Great Sui had entrusted it to Adogen.
• Chi Lian explained that Adogen’s Doomsday Survival program used Void Fish and Chaos Butterfly to find doomed worlds and film his attempts to survive there.
• Lu Yao promoted Nefeli to a Subordinate God and told her and Chi Lian to continue building Continent Island and Star Vision together.
• Lu Yao watched Adogen and Lame Chen search a ruined world for water and supplies while Adogen described the devastation caused by warring Evil Gods.
• Mars and Uriel appeared in the world, and Lu Yao ordered Adogen rescued.

Lu Yao learned that Adogen had deliberately entered the Ancient Battlefield to film for his survival program, but his use of the [Chaos Butterfly] left him scattered across the world and unable to return to normal. San Huan hesitated to intervene because the projected signal body [Mars] was disrupting the area and threatening Adogen’s life.

• Lu Yao ordered Demon God Xiu to find and retrieve Adogen, but learned that Heaven and the Rome Group had sealed off the Ancient Battlefield.
• Big Bear revealed that San Huan had transported Adogen to the Border Zone, where his power had surged and he could perceive possible futures through the [Chaos Butterfly].
• Lu Yao learned that Adogen had deliberately filmed near the battlefield to boost his program’s ratings, though the dangers and footage were real.
• Adogen split himself into thousands of discrete signals to observe the world, but could not return to a continuous state after [Mars] disrupted the local Signal Structure.
• Lu Yao concluded that they had to eliminate [Mars] to save Adogen and protect the program’s front-line Dream Weaver.

Lu Yao learned that Mars had become a powerful Star God and was rampaging through Mikes Continent, putting Adogen in danger. He sent a rescue force of Electric Vibration Stars and demons to confront Mars and rescue Adogen, then waited for updates.

• Lu Yao asked the Spirit Duke Tablet about Yinghuo Star and learned that its dangerous projections had to be eliminated repeatedly with True-Class Void Spirits.
• The Messenger told Lu Yao that Mars had become a Star God, grown stronger through battle, and attacked both the angels and the Roman gods while searching for Christ.
• Lu Yao ordered San Huan, White Knight, and Double Tail to form a three-star squad and control or destroy Mars and rescue Adogen, assigning Arbiter and Concorde to support them.
• Lu Yao told Big Bear to provide signal support, track the frontline, and create a dedicated orbit for distress calls.
• Lu Yao summoned Kali, Xiu, Crosell, Chesia, and Terence and ordered them to join the Electric Vibration Stars in the rescue mission.
• After the rescue force departed, Lu Yao asked Little Fire to prepare a meal and chose Hannibal to watch while he ate.

After surviving the Insect Swarm, Chen Wu led a group of young refugees to a mountain camp and waited for Adogen, the survival expert who had taught him how to evade the monsters. When five suns appeared in the sky, Adogen’s unseen voice identified three of them as satellites and said Lord Yao had come for Mars.

• Chen Wu settled twenty-one young refugees in a defensible mountain camp with water, firewood, and food nearby.
• Chen Wu recalled how Adogen had taught him survival skills and warned him that Frog Gadflies ignored those who stayed still.
• When the Insect Swarm attacked, Chen Wu hid in a mud pit, survived a Frog Gadfly’s visit, and found the rest of his camp dead.
• Chen Wu gathered supplies, traveled north, and led the young survivors to the refuge Adogen had described, but Adogen never appeared during the two months Chen Wu waited.
• Tian Yuan reported that the sky held five suns, and Chen Wu watched three blue suns surround and batter the Orange-Red Sun.
• Adogen’s unseen voice called the blue suns satellites and said Lord Yao was angry and Mars was finished.

Chen Wu learned from Adogen that the Yao Clan Satellites were intervening to contain Mars and stabilize Mikes Continent, then warned his camp as an angel and its insect swarm approached. Chesia arrived to support them, but the six-winged angel attacked her with a rain of fire.

• Adogen explained to Chen Wu that he was a Yao Clan Member recording Mikes Continent’s apocalypse and that three Yao Clan Satellites were restraining Mars.
• Chen Wu told the camp about Adogen, then warned everyone that the angel Uriel was leading an insect swarm toward them.
• Most of the camp scattered, but Chen Wu and fourteen others stayed as the insect swarm approached and then abruptly retreated.
• Chesia appeared beside Chen Wu and identified herself as a satellite-sent reinforcement.
• Uriel confronted Chesia and hurled a torrent of fireballs at her.

Chen Wu watched Michael overwhelm Chesia and her allies, but two colossal beings descended and made the King of Angels and Uriel flee. The camp was left safe, though Chesia was gravely wounded.

• Chesia struggled to hold back the angel until Michael arrived above the camp and subdued her with the power of the [Eye of Revelation].
• Michael insisted that Chesia was really Maiyami, ignored her protests, and wounded her while declaring he would beat her back into reality.
• Chesia told Chen Wu she had completed her mission, and four powerful reinforcements appeared beside her.
• Michael prepared to attack the newcomers, but a Metal Butterfly and a colossal crowned creature descended and dispelled the crushing pressure.
• Chen Wu looked for Michael and Uriel and eventually realized that both angels had fled.

After the Yao Clan subdued the Angels and Evil Gods, Crosell recognized Chen Wu’s unusual connection with Adogen and offered him a chance to study mathematics with the Yao Clan. When Adogen failed to secure evacuation for the camp, Chen Wu proposed that the Mikes People could qualify through their ability to summon their ancestors’ spirits.

• The Yao Clan’s forces drove off Michael and Uriel and incapacitated Mars, leaving the battlefield under their control.
• Chen Wu asked Adogen for a way to leave with the Yao Clan, and Adogen proposed that he join the Doomsday Survival program team as technical staff.
• Crosell explained his theory about Chen Wu and Adogen’s overlapping life projections, then offered to recommend Chen Wu for enrollment with the Yao Clan.
• Crosell introduced himself as the demon of geometry and mathematics and taught Chen Wu basic mathematical knowledge.
• After Mars vanished, Adogen returned exhausted and failed to get the satellite to evacuate the camp under the program team’s name.
• Chen Wu argued that the Mikes People could qualify through their ability to summon their ancestors’ spirits, and Crosell encouraged him to prove it.

Chen Wu explained Mikes Continent’s competing beliefs and discovered that some Ancestor Spirits had been persecuted by the Tablet People. After Lord Yao summoned Chen Wu and his camp to the Yao Clan World, they were welcomed by Isabelle as Mikes Continent appeared on a Star Vision scroll, and Yao God's Will descended to hear their account.

• Crosell questioned Chen Wu about the Ancestor Spirits, and Chen Wu described how monument-tower building faded and how the Salvation Army, Ancient Worshipers, Royalists, and ancestor worship shaped Mikes Continent.
• At Crosell’s request, Chen Wu and the young people summoned spirits, and Chen Wu spoke with an undead man who celebrated the coming destruction of a world polluted by the Tablet People.
• Crosell announced that Lord Yao had ordered everyone in Chen Wu’s camp to be taken to the Yao Clan World, where they might prove their value and receive Mikes Continent as a reward.
• A lightning-wreathed satellite transported Chen Wu and the others to the Yao Clan World, where Isabelle welcomed them and offered them food.
• Isabelle showed the group a Star Vision scroll depicting Mikes Continent’s destruction and asked Chen Wu to tell Lord Yao about themselves as Yao God's Will descended.