Chapter Summaries

Bai Pu, posing as Great Song Imperial Teacher Bai Yu Jing, captured Ma Lao San and the Horse Gang Awakened after they mistakenly believed he had been disabled by knockout smoke. He convinced them that Wanyan Gou was a Jin impostor and recruited them to support Zhao Si, then sent them to spread word of the prince's coronation.

• Ma Lao San ordered the Horse Gang Awakened to infiltrate the estate and test the white-robed youth, whom they assumed was incapacitated by knockout smoke.
• Bai Pu revealed himself as Great Song Imperial Teacher Bai Yu Jing, and Ma Lao San ordered a retreat.
• Bai Pu trapped the Horse Gang Awakened with his Sand Waterfall Domain and dark yellow lassos, then offered them a choice between death and submission.
• Bai Pu claimed that the Jin had replaced Prince Kang Zhao Gou with Wanyan Gou and planned to make him emperor, and the Horse Gang Awakened agreed to join Zhao Si's faction.
• Bai Pu ordered Ma Lao San and the others to deliver the date of Zhao Si's coronation to provincial officials.

Yayoi and Ye Zi stayed close to Bai Pu after Ma Lao San threatened them over the Horse Gang’s lost Spirit Energy Points. With Zhao Si’s court established in Bianjing, Bai Pu approved Qin’s plan to develop Princess Zhao Chuanzhu as a new member, and she joined the organization and received powerful inheritances.

• Ma Lao San demanded that Yayoi return the Horse Gang members’ payments and warned him and Ye Zi that they would be vulnerable when the natives were not watching.
• Zhao Si’s coronation established a new court in Bianjing, with Li Gang as chancellor, Bai Yu Jing as Imperial Preceptor, and border armies ordered to protect the emperor.
• Bai Pu gave Qin the Supreme Mystery Sword, Supreme Mystery Scripture, and Black Jade Thumb Ring to pass to a suitable native, and approved Zhao Chuanzhu as her choice.
• Qin developed Zhao Chuanzhu with Bai Pu’s pure blood, and she joined the Source Lord’s Descent Meeting after learning about the many worlds and Bai Pu’s role.
• Bai Pu bestowed the Supreme Mystery Scripture and Supreme Mystery Sword on Zhao Chuanzhu and instructed her to investigate the Black Jade Thumb Ring and You Yan Traveler’s origins.

Bai Pu coordinated Zhao Chuanzhu’s mission in the Heavenly Hero World and Bonnie’s plan in the Original Sin World before returning to the Giant Fern Mountain Plains. There, he reviewed reports of rising Evil Awakened crime and a possible connection to the Superstar Alliance.

• Bai Pu told Zhao Chuanzhu to promote the Jade Capital Immortal Master after she gained strength and influence in the New Song court.
• Bonnie reported that she had joined the Light of Redemption and planned to draw the Thorn Church into attacking Redeemer Nur before summoning Bai Pu with a seven-day ritual.
• Bai Pu returned to the Giant Fern Mountain Plains and discussed his growing responsibilities and the challenges of life in the real world with Li Ling.
• Bai Pu learned that Evil Awakened crimes had spread into Jiangnan District’s cities and that Yuan Tang’s investigation linked them to the Superstar Alliance.
• Li Ling told Bai Pu that former Standing Committee Member Wu Yunzhong had privately met Chief Qiao, but their meeting had ended badly.

Bai Pu investigated a string of Evil Awakened attacks after seventeen students were found murdered, then confronted a fire at Xi City Hotel. He arrested Wu Chen as a suspected accomplice and chased the two Awakened who escaped the burning building.

• Bai Pu and Li Ling suspected that the authorities had leaked the Superstar Alliance's secret and linked Wu Yunzhong to the recent Awakened crimes.
• Yuan Tang's team found seventeen murdered students at Xi City Fourth Middle School and received a report that an Awakened had set Xi City Hotel on fire, killing two firefighters.
• Bai Pu arrived at the hotel, identified Wu Chen in the crowd, and restrained him as a suspected accomplice to the Evil Awakened inside.
• Bai Pu leaped toward the burning fourteenth floor as two suspects escaped on elastic ropes, then scanned the building and told firefighters to handle the blaze.
• Bai Pu used Magic Sand platforms with Gale Step to pursue the two fleeing suspects through the air.

Bai Pu captured two Evil Awakened who identified Wu Chen as the mastermind behind the arson and murders, while Yuan Tang held Wu Chen in custody. Their interrogation linked Wu Chen to other crimes and revealed that Nan Zhu and his group had handled the Xi City Fourth High School case.

• Yuan Tang arrived and kept Wu Chen restrained until Bai Pu returned, despite Wu Chen's threats.
• The two fleeing Evil Awakened dived toward a crowd, but Bai Pu subdued them and severed their limbs for questioning.
• One captive named Wu Chen as the person who had ordered them to commit arson and murder.
• Three days earlier, Wu Yunzhong told Wu Chen that negotiations with Chief Qiao had failed and the Superstar Alliance would lose its place in Jiangnan District.
• Hong Yu said Nan Zhu and the others had carried out the Xi City Fourth High School case on Wu Chen's orders, and Bai Pu asked where they had hidden afterward.

Bai Pu and the Special Operations Bureau prepared to seize the Superstar Alliance’s unregistered Heavenly Abode, headquarters of the Star Plucking Tower, while anticipating resistance from the Dragon King. At Heavenly Abode, Wu Yunzhong learned that the authorities had taken over the Superpower Corporation and that affiliated families were abandoning the Superstar Alliance.

• Bai Pu explained that Evil Awakened had been using the unregistered Seven Stars Pavilion and Heavenly Abode to evade capture, and Chief Nie ordered Xiang Yinghua to take control of them with the Sharp Sword Special Operations Squadron.
• Bai Pu established that he would command the assault on Heavenly Abode, with Candle Dragon accompanying him, and warned the team about the Star Plucking Tower and its champion, the Dragon King.
• Xiang Yinghua asked whether Heavenly Abode’s original Realm Lord remained there, and Bai Pu concluded that the original Realm Lord had either died or become an Evolutionist.
• Wu Yongxin told Wu Yunzhong that authorities had halted the Superpower Corporation’s operations and taken control of its business, while affiliated families were withdrawing from the Superstar Alliance.

Wu Yunzhong and Wu Yongxin learned that Steel Heart had captured Wu Chen and ordered the takeover of Superstar Alliance territory, while the Wu family prepared to resist the authorities. At Heavenly Abode, Bai Pu and Xiang Yinghua led the special operations squad into Star Plucking Tower’s headquarters and countered its defenders’ attacks.

• Wu Yongxin learned that Wu Chen had entered the Special Operations Bureau and been captured by Steel Heart.
• Wu Yunzhong told Wu Yongxin that Steel Heart had ordered the takeover of three Intersection Lands, including Heavenly Abode and Seven Stars Pavilion.
• Wu Yunzhong said the Wu family and Superstar Alliance would gather their strength to fight, explaining that their fate had been decided by the family’s higher-level leadership.
• Xiang Yinghua used the Space Cutting Device to lead the special operations squad into Heavenly Abode, where Bai Pu detected seventeen defenders, including three Hero-rank Awakened.
• Taiyin and Yongshuang attacked with Tidal Impact and Constellation Freeze, but Bai Pu’s Sand Waterfall Domain suppressed their effects and slowed the charging defenders.
• Xiang Yinghua marked a Star Plucking Tower Awakened with Guidance of Fei Wei, and the Sharp Sword squad fired a synchronized arrow volley at him.

The Secret Archer Unit decimated the Star Plucking Tower Awakened with Xiang Yinghua directing its sustained volleys, until the Dragon King disguised as Candle Dragon attacked Bai Pu. Bai Pu resisted the ambush and exposed the Dragon King’s plan, but the Dragon King unleashed a ring of lightning to begin their fight.

• Xiang Yinghua’s Secret Archer Unit fired coordinated volleys that killed several Star Plucking Tower Awakened.
• The Dragon King, disguised as Candle Dragon, attacked Bai Pu with Thunder Dragon Flash, but Bai Pu blocked much of the damage and cleared the paralysis.
• The Dragon King questioned why Bai Pu had been prepared for his attack, and Bai Pu explained that the enemy’s confidence showed they expected a devastating strike against the defenders.
• Bai Pu realized the Dragon King had hoped he would flee so the Dragon King could destroy the Sharp Sword Special Forces without him.
• The Dragon King mocked Bai Pu and expanded a dazzling ring of lightning.

Bai Pu fought Dragon King, whose powerful domains and skill systems exposed the gap between their levels and experience. After recognizing that his forces’ focused fire was his advantage, Bai Pu immobilized Dragon King briefly and called for the Secret Archer Unit to fire.

• Dragon King's Shocking Thunder Ring clashed with Bai Pu's Sand Waterfall Domain, weakening both domains and disrupting the Sharp Sword Special Forces.
• Dragon King attacked with Thunder of Destruction, and Bai Pu used his Volcanic Visage Shield before countering with shifting Sand Spears and Mountain Collapse and Earth Shatter.
• Dragon King absorbed Bai Pu's sword aura with a lightning vortex, and their blades met in a clash that revealed their strength was equal despite Dragon King's greater agility.
• Bai Pu decided to rely on the three hundred Secret Archer Unit members and Xiang Yinghua's support rather than match Dragon King alone.
• Bai Pu used the Demon Spider Empress's webs to halt Dragon King for an instant, seized his wrist, and shouted for the Secret Archer Unit to fire.

Bai Pu fought the Dragon King while both were caught in the Secret Archer Unit’s arrow fire, but Xiang Yinghua’s cancellation of Guidance of Fei Wei left Bai Pu unharmed. The Dragon King broke free with his title skill and used his lightning clones to strike Bai Pu from behind.

• Bai Pu and the Dragon King traded attacks while the Secret Archer Unit fired arrows that endangered them both.
• The Dragon King’s Thunder Light Armor absorbed most of the arrow damage, but Bai Pu’s health did not fall because his damage reduction nearly nullified the arrows.
• The Dragon King tried to force Bai Pu away with the Thunder Restraint Magic Robe, but Bai Pu’s Insulated Skin let him endure the lightning.
• The Dragon King activated his title skill, broke Bai Pu’s grip, and summoned five Illusionary Thunder Clones.
• The Dragon King repeatedly switched places with his clones, then appeared behind Bai Pu and slashed him in the back of the heart.

Bai Pu endured the Dragon King's attacks and developed Gale Wind Body Protection during their battle, while the Secret Archers helped destroy the Dragon King's Illusionary Thunder Clones. Unable to gain the upper hand, the Dragon King withdrew from the Heavenly Abode Intersection Lands and vowed to fight Bai Pu to the death next time.

• Bai Pu used Gale Wind Falling Blade to protect himself from the Dragon King's attacks and crashed down, but the Dragon King escaped the impact by swapping places with an Illusionary Thunder Clone.
• Bai Pu comprehended Gale Wind Body Protection and used it to blunt the Dragon King's tracking Silver Serpent Double Kill.
• Bai Pu's Lasso Strike forced the Dragon King to use Fate Bearer to negate its control effects as the Secret Archers continued firing.
• The Secret Archers' attacks destabilized and destroyed the Illusionary Thunder Clones, removing the Dragon King's ability to ambush Bai Pu by swapping places with them.
• The Dragon King left the Intersection Lands, telling Bai Pu that they would fight to the death next time.

Bai Pu and Xiang Yinghua let the Dragon King escape, then trapped the remaining Star Plucking Tower Awakened and fought to capture them. Bai Pu protected the Secret Archer Unit and killed Yongshuang, while the unit shot Taiyin; the battle against the remaining criminals continued.

• Bai Pu recovered after the Dragon King fled, and Xiang Yinghua used Arena to trap the Star Plucking Tower Awakened who tried to escape.
• Taiyin, Yongshuang, and the other wanted criminals refused to surrender and attacked Nature's Protection as Xiang Yinghua's Secret Archer Unit opened fire.
• Bai Pu replenished his Battle Qi, moved to protect the Secret Archer Unit, and blocked Taiyin and Yongshuang's attacks with Earth Wall Art.
• Bai Pu entered the enemy crowd, endured their focused attacks with Sand Armor, and then killed Yongshuang with a sword combo.
• The Secret Archer Unit concentrated its fire on Taiyin and killed him after the Sand Waterfall Domain prevented him from using his gliding technique.

Bai Pu and Xiang Yinghua subdued the Star Plucking Tower’s remaining forces and confronted Wu Yunzhong at its headquarters. Wu Yunzhong revealed that the Tower’s Three Great Elders would join the Dragon King, then escaped by teleporting to the Silver Heart Great World, leaving Bai Pu facing a threat beyond the Intersection Lands.

• Bai Pu killed Taiyin and Yongshuang, and the surviving Star Plucking Tower Awakened surrendered to Xiang Yinghua’s forces.
• Bai Pu questioned Xiang Yinghua about the missing Star Plucking Tower experts, and Xiang Yinghua explained that the authorities’ Nation Luck Grade item had helped secure the operation.
• Bai Pu confronted Wu Yunzhong at the Star Plucking Tower headquarters and warned him that the district council considered him a major criminal suspect.
• Wu Yunzhong revealed that the Star Plucking Tower’s Three Great Elders were Candidate-level experts who would aid the Dragon King in a purge.
• Wu Yunzhong transformed into light and escaped the Battle Shackles by teleporting to the Silver Heart Great World, warning Bai Pu that the Dragon King and elders wanted his head.

After the authorities took over Heavenly Abode and captured Wu Yongxin, Xiang Yinghua explained how spirit marks protected people from the Silver Heart Great World’s intense Spirit Energy. Bai Pu gained the rank of Black Iron Captain and was elected a Standing Committee Member of Jiangnan District.

• Bai Pu claimed Heavenly Abode’s Boundary Stone, opened its Space Channel, and helped secure the valuables left behind after Wu Yunzhong fled.
• Bai Pu opened the seized treasure chest of Yongshuang, gained 3,496 Honor Points, and advanced to Black Iron Captain, unlocking a future promotion mission.
• Special forces brought Wu Yongxin before Bai Pu, and Xiang Yinghua explained that spirit marks shielded people from high-intensity Spirit Energy Particles.
• Wu Yongxin accused Bai Pu of ingratitude, but Bai Pu dismissed the argument and had soldiers escort him away.
• Authorities cleared criminals from several Intersection Lands, while remaining wanted criminals fled to Southeast Asia.
• Bai Pu was elected a Standing Committee Member at the new Jiangnan District council session.

Bai Pu settled into cultivation after becoming a Jiangnan District Standing Committee Member, while Li Ling gathered intelligence for him. A month away, Graceful Auction House invited him to an invitation-only Peak Auction, and Li Ling explained its entry requirements.

• Bai Pu accepted that the authorities had made him a Standing Committee Member because his strength and loyalty made him a valuable enforcer.
• Li Ling entered the Jiangnan Political Affairs Standing Committee as Bai Pu’s executive officer and received his authority to collect intelligence about the Silver Heart Great World and other Great Worlds.
• Bai Pu trained with the Holy Thorn Strip, improving his expertise through simulated battles and practicing his skills and profundities outside the Gene Mindscape.
• Li Ling contacted Bai Pu with an invitation from Graceful Auction House to attend its Peak Auction a month later.
• Bai Pu questioned whether Qing Mi’s auction house could hold a true Peak Auction, and Li Ling said guests needed high status and at least one million Spirit Energy Points.

Bai Pu learned about Graceful Auction House’s upcoming auction and arranged to sell his level-six Character Card to fund potential purchases. After answering Bonnie’s summons to the Original Sin World, he accepted a Military Rank Advancement Mission with several branches.

• Bai Pu heard that Graceful Auction House’s auction would feature a Golden Named Relic and other rare lots, and he agreed to attend if he had time.
• Bai Pu told Li Ling he could sell his level-six Character Card to raise funds, and Li Ling offered to handle the sale.
• Bai Pu received a summons from Bonnie in the Original Sin World and answered it.
• The Spirit Realm Will issued Bai Pu a Military Rank Advancement Mission with Golden, Silver, and other branches because he was entering the Original Sin World.
• Bai Pu learned that the Original Sin World’s special branches offered rarer ranks and benefits, then accepted the mission to view their details.

Bai Pu entered the Original Sin World as an Awakened and accepted several advancement missions, including one to obtain the world’s Substrate. Meanwhile, the Thorn Church attacked the Hall of Dawn’s Light, where Nur and the Two-Faced Man fought alongside each other against Boras, while Bozo arrived at Bonnie’s secret stronghold.

• Bai Pu entered the Original Sin World as an Awakened with fifteen days to complete his stay.
• Bai Pu reviewed the advancement missions and accepted branches to hunt Thorn Church Lords, find a Source Material Fragment in the Lost City, and obtain the Substrate.
• Bai Pu judged the Gold-rank Substrate mission nearly impossible given the Lord of Suffering’s long head start.
• The Thorn Church’s forces attacked the Hall of Dawn’s Light, where Nur and the Two-Faced Man joined forces against Boras.
• Bonnie prayed at a Thorn Cutters stronghold until her father, Bozo, entered the secret chamber.

Bai Pu arrived as Bozo prepared to risk his life rescuing Boras and proposed a bold alternative: strike the Thorn Church headquarters while its forces were away. Bozo rejected the plan, warning that the Thorn Holy Mother was there and they could not defeat her.

• Bozo confronted Bonnie for betraying the Light of Redemption by revealing its gathering place to the Thorn Church, and learned that Nur had defected and Boras was in danger.
• Bozo set out to save Boras, but Bai Pu appeared through a Purple Vortex Light Gate and urged him not to throw his life away.
• Bai Pu told Bozo that the Thorn Cutters could exploit the Thorn Church's weakened defenses rather than attempt to rescue Boras.
• Bai Pu proposed gathering the Thorn Cutters' elite forces to attack the Thorn Church headquarters, but Bozo objected that the Thorn Holy Mother was stationed there.

Bai Pu persuaded Bozo to lead an assault on the Thorn Church’s headquarters, then took the group to infiltrate a branch in Mulan City. They confronted Bishop Yakino, whose monstrous true form and barrier halted their first attacks.

• Bai Pu convinced Bozo that attacking the Thorn Church’s headquarters was more worthwhile than joining Boras at the Abandoned Church.
• Bai Pu led Bozo, Bonnie, and the Thorn Cutters into a Thorn Church branch in Mulan City under cover of night.
• Bonnie killed the sentries, and the group silently defeated patrols before reaching Bishop Yakino’s bedroom.
• Bishop Yakino woke, transformed into a tentacled monster, and attacked the group with powerful freezing rays.
• Bozo and Bonnie counterattacked, but a multicolored energy barrier blocked their strikes.

Bai Pu broke Bishop Yakino’s Energy Absorption Shield, defeated him, and used his pure blood to bring him back to human form under his control. When infiltration proved impractical, Bai Pu planned to recruit more bishops and assault the Thorn Church headquarters directly, beginning in Faliu City.

• Bai Pu shattered Bishop Yakino’s shield and, with the Thorn Cutters, battered him until he was nearly dead.
• Bai Pu used a drop of pure blood to overcome Bishop Yakino’s will and restore him to human form under his control.
• Bai Pu had Bishop Yakino tell the Holy Warrior patrol outside that the destruction was caused by his god-given true form.
• Bai Pu explained that Bishop Yakino could not reliably help them infiltrate the Thorn Church headquarters, so he would switch to a frontal assault.
• Bai Pu revealed that he could control more bishops and led the Thorn Cutters toward Faliu City to recruit another one.