Arc 2Black Fire Gang Purge

Wang Jixuan infiltrated the Lower City and destroyed the Black Fire Gang, exposing criminal operations linked to Kong Nu and the 13th Institute. With Zhou Zhengde and Ling Tong protecting him, he seized crystal cores and advanced his cultivation while powerful Psionicists sought to take him to the Psionic Capital.

  • Thomas placed Wang Jixuan in Kong Lianmei’s household, where Wang Jixuan discovered a tunnel connecting her home to Black Fire Gang territory.
  • Wang Jixuan destroyed the gang’s storage facility, killed An Qian, and killed Thomas, Old Madam Kong, and Ban Wenying after uncovering their schemes.
  • Wang Jixuan returned to the burning house and confronted Ye Zi after finding no sign of the younger children, then later asked Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na to find her.
  • Zhou Zhengde protected Wang Jixuan from Kong Nu’s threats and joined Ling Tong’s investigation into the Black Fire Gang’s illegal experiments.
  • Wang Jixuan and Zhou Zhengde fought pursuing Psionicists while Ling Tong killed two C-Class Psionicists and detained Zheng Shiduo after his attempted Mental Interference.
  • Wang Jixuan captured Kong Nu’s soul, sent his body outside with Gu Wending’s soul as a decoy, and seized six Blade Beast Crystal Cores from Psionicist’s Home.
  • Wang Jixuan advanced to the Qi Refining Realm’s major completion, destroyed a Blade Beast Remnant Soul, and learned that Ye Zi had fled to Fortress No. 82 with Kong Nu’s family.
  • Zhou Zhengde reported that an old S-Class Psionicist sought to take Wang Jixuan to the Psionic Capital, and Ling Tong appeared as Zhou Zhengde and Doctor Wei Na came to escort him to Zhou Zhengde’s Maternal Grandfather.
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Ch. 26Fortress

Wang Jixuan learned how the fortress exploited the Lower City as Thomas showed him its slums and explained the gangs’ roles. Wang chose to join Wanlijin, then asked Thomas how he had risen to success, leaving Thomas reluctant to answer.

  • Thomas took Wang Jixuan from the City of Joy and offered to arrange a junior leadership position in one of the major gangs.
  • As they drove, Thomas explained that the Lower City existed to provide the fortress with people and resources to exploit.
  • Thomas described the slums’ living conditions and outlined the businesses controlled by the gangs on Floors Forty-Six through Forty-Nine.
  • Thomas explained that the fortress could turn Lower City residents into Protocol Soldiers during wartime, while those born there had little chance to change their fate.
  • Wang Jixuan chose brewing in Wanlijin territory, then asked Thomas how he had become successful in the Lower City; Thomas sighed and avoided answering.

Ch. 27A Presence That Shouldn't Be Here

Wang Jixuan accompanied Thomas to Emerald Manor, where he discovered that the greenhouses contained unusually pure spiritual energy. When Thomas introduced him to his adoptive mother, Wang Jixuan sensed the same mottled, chaotic energy he had detected in the D-Class Psionicist Wen Heisen.

  • Thomas brought Wang Jixuan into Wanlijin territory and explained that Emerald Manor housed greenhouse farms and families of gang members.
  • Thomas told Wang Jixuan that he had planned to introduce him to his adoptive mother and asked him to hide the real reason he had come to the Lower City.
  • Thomas changed his appearance, greeted local gang members, and led Wang Jixuan toward the greenhouse district.
  • Wang Jixuan sensed increasingly pure spiritual energy near the greenhouses and learned how Wanlijin assigned formula soil and crop quotas to families.
  • Thomas reunited with the children adopted by his elderly mother, who rebuked him for bringing his business to her doorstep.
  • Wang Jixuan sensed mottled, chaotic energy around Thomas's adoptive mother, like the energy surrounding Wen Heisen.

Ch. 28My Landlady

Wang Jixuan traced a fading thread of Wen Heisen’s Qi to the elderly Kong Lianmei and discovered an underground passage beneath her home. After Thomas persuaded her to let him stay, Wang Jixuan settled in among the orphans while wondering what connected Kong Lianmei, the passage, and the Black Fire Gang’s hidden Psionicist.

  • Wang Jixuan sensed Wen Heisen’s Qi on Kong Lianmei and detected an underground passage beneath the house.
  • Ye Zi welcomed Wang Jixuan and told him how Kong Lianmei had rescued and raised her and many other children.
  • Thomas convinced Kong Lianmei to let Wang Jixuan stay and work, with two-thirds of his earnings going toward food for the children.
  • Wang Jixuan ate with the family, then Thomas left after trouble arose at his shop.
  • Ye Zi gave Wang Jixuan clothes and shoes, and he noticed the fading Qi again after she left.

Ch. 29Cultivation Blessed Land

Wang Jixuan settled into Kong Lianmei’s home, where faster cultivation and a hidden tunnel made the place an unexpectedly valuable base. After two weeks, he prepared to attack the Black Fire Gang again, while Zhou Zhengde misunderstood his plans and expected the gang to be dealt with later.

  • Kong Lianmei tested Wang Jixuan’s intentions, accepted twelve Joy Coins for three months’ rent, and warned him to behave.
  • Wang Jixuan discovered that the area’s spiritual energy let him cultivate much faster, and he spent two weeks studying and helping around the home.
  • Wang Jixuan told Zhou Zhengde that he had found and surveilled a tunnel connecting Kong Lianmei’s home to key locations in Black Fire Gang territory.
  • Wang Jixuan asked Zhou Zhengde for Blade Beast materials and explained that he could use their power while removing its impurities.
  • Wang Jixuan armed himself with tactical gear, firearms, talismans, and explosives before leaving to attack the Black Fire Gang.
  • Zhou Zhengde translated Wang Jixuan’s message and praised his style, unaware that the attack would create extra work for him.

Ch. 30Black Storm

Wang Jixuan attacked Black Fire Gang hideouts and destroyed its largest Underground Facility, prompting Zhou Zhengde to tell the Minister he supported the strike. After meditating at the wooden house, Wang Jixuan realized the porridge at dinner had been drugged again.

  • Wang Jixuan ambushed Black Fire Gang locations, killing armed gang members and leaving a warning that the territory should remain illuminated.
  • Wang Jixuan questioned Gu Wending about his tea, and Gu Wending realized that Wang Jixuan intended to attack the gang's largest cold storage facility.
  • Ban Wenying told Zhou Zhengde that Wang Jixuan had destroyed the Underground Facility, killing at least one hundred and twenty people and ruining stored blood products and black-market materials.
  • Zhou Zhengde told Ban Wenying that he supported the attack and opposed the black-market organ-transplant practices.
  • Wang Jixuan meditated on the horrors he had witnessed, then joined the children for dinner and sensed that his porridge had been drugged again.

Ch. 31The Mantis's Gaze

Wang Jixuan secretly watched Old Madam Kong’s meeting and learned that the Black Fire Gang was preparing to escape through an underground passage while the 13th Institute’s Psionicists hunted him. He decided to eliminate one Psionicist before the gang could Shed Skin, as Old Madam Kong checked his room again.

  • Old Madam Kong inspected the sleeping children, then entered a secret room and joined a meeting with the Black Fire Gang’s leaders and two Psionicists.
  • The leaders discussed Wang Jixuan’s latest raid, their losses, and the difficulty of tracking him, while Old Madam Kong warned that the gang faced exposure for organ trafficking and other crimes.
  • Old Madam Kong ordered the gang to prepare to Shed Skin through an emergency passage and told the Psionicists to eliminate Wang Jixuan.
  • Old Madam Kong called her son, who confirmed that he had sent the Psionicists and explained his ties to the 13th Institute.
  • Wang Jixuan concluded that he needed to kill one of the Psionicists before the gang escaped, as Old Madam Kong returned to inspect his room.

Ch. 32Artifact

Wang Jixuan launched his attack on the Black Fire Gang, drawing D-Class Psionicist An Qian into a carefully prepared escape route. He ended the chapter aiming an anti-materiel rifle at An Qian after her shield stopped his Bone-Piercing Nails.

  • Wang Jixuan collected Zhou Zhengde's weapons and confirmed that An Qian was his target in the raid on the Black Fire Gang.
  • Wang Jixuan crossed the gang's defenses, detonated explosives, and lured An Qian into pursuing him.
  • An Qian attacked Wang Jixuan with alloy nails and flying rubble, but he escaped the illuminated zone while faking injuries.
  • Wang Jixuan ambushed Wen Heisen with Bone-Piercing Nails and fled through a tunnel beyond the Black Fire Gang border.
  • An Qian blocked Wang Jixuan's Bone-Piercing Nails with her Psionic Shield, and Wang Jixuan fired an anti-materiel sniper rifle at her.

Ch. 33The Oriole

Wang Jixuan abandoned his attack on the Black Fire Gang to rescue Ye Zi, only to find Old Madam Kong trapped in Thomas’s scheme. He killed Thomas and Old Madam Kong in the secret room, then entered the car where Ban Wenying was waiting.

  • Wang Jixuan killed An Qian with the anti-materiel sniper rifle and realized how powerful the weapons of this world were.
  • Wang Jixuan sensed that Ye Zi was in danger and rushed back toward the cabin instead of continuing his attack on the Black Fire Gang.
  • Old Madam Kong shot a drunken gang member who threatened Ye Zi, but Thomas revealed that he had arranged the assault and planned to kill her and seize her accounts.
  • Thomas explained that he had manipulated Mu Liang and Zhou Zhengde, then forced Old Madam Kong to open her secret room.
  • The secret room revealed Wang Jixuan, who killed Thomas and Old Madam Kong with bone-piercing nails when Thomas raised his gun.
  • Wang Jixuan took Thomas’s shotgun, leaped out the window, and climbed into the car where Ban Wenying was waiting.

Ch. 34Dead Sparrow

Wang Jixuan interrogated and killed Ban Wenying, uncovering her scheme to use the campaign against the Black Fire Gang to build her own power. He returned to the passage to continue fighting as Zhou Zhengde received news of An Qian’s death and realized the 13th Institute would respond.

  • Wang Jixuan used a Soul-Capturing Talisman to interrogate Ban Wenying and learned she had secretly orchestrated the campaign against the Black Fire Gang to build her own power base.
  • Wang Jixuan rejected Ban Wenying’s pleas, returned her soul to her body, and shot her dead.
  • Wang Jixuan called to Ye Zi, then retrieved his Sniper Rifle and headed back through the passage to attack more Black Fire Gang leaders before the Cleansing Force arrived.
  • Ye Zi watched the bodies from the second floor and quietly called, “Mom.”
  • Zhou Zhengde saw a photograph of An Qian’s corpse and celebrated, then realized the 13th Institute would retaliate when his communicator began filling with messages.

Ch. 35Fireworks

Zhou Zhengde learned that the Cleansing Force had been deployed to crush the Black Fire Gang, while Wang Jixuan tried to escape the crackdown and rescue a group of children. He returned to find Ye Zi alone amid the burning ruins, and fled after realizing she had killed her younger siblings.

  • Zhou Zhengde received reports of the Psionicists mobilizing and learned his mother had gone to Level 49; he argued with her about the fortress’s treatment of Lower City residents.
  • The Cleansing Force began descending into Lower City as Wei Na warned Wang Jixuan to retreat from the Black Fire Gang’s territory.
  • Wang Jixuan asked Wei Na to contact Wanlijin’s people so more than a dozen children could be taken to safety, then continued rigging traps along the gang’s escape route.
  • Wang Jixuan sensed fire and rushed back to the burning wooden house, where he found Ye Zi sitting beside a suitcase and no sign of her younger siblings.
  • Wang Jixuan pointed his pistol at Ye Zi and demanded to know what she had done, then fired into the ground and ran into the darkness.
  • Ye Zi cried that she had cleaned everything up for Wang Jixuan as the burning house collapsed and her sobs turned into laughter.

Ch. 36The Vanished List

Wang Jixuan recovered in the treatment center after the Black Fire Gang purge and told Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na what had happened, including the danger posed by Little Ye Zi. As Zhou Zhengde prepared to handle the aftermath and search for the missing list of crimes, Wang Jixuan was left hoping to return to quiet cultivation.

  • Zhou Zhengde and Wei Na visited Wang Jixuan, who asked them to find Little Ye Zi and kill her if she resisted.
  • Wang Jixuan recounted the events involving Thomas, Ban Wenying, and the Black Fire Gang, prompting Zhou Zhengde to accuse his mother of allowing cameras to monitor him.
  • Zhou Zhengde explained that Ban Wenying had colluded with Thomas, that the Black Fire Gang purge had left no senior survivors, and that the list of crimes was now being sought by 13th Institute and other factions.
  • Zhou Zhengde told Wang Jixuan he had been made a Security Team Patrol Deputy Leader, received new equipment and a salary, and was invited to a celebration party.
  • Wei Na asked Wang Jixuan what qualities he preferred in a date, and he replied that a pure soul mattered most.

Ch. 37Good People Gang

Zhou Zhengde and Doctor Wei Na discussed Wang Jixuan’s unexplained physical changes, Ye Zi, and the 13th Institute’s human experiments, while Lan Yuzai organized a gang to protect the thirteenth floor. The chapter left Wang Jixuan sensing a group of Psionicists heading toward the 13th Floor Security Office.

  • Doctor Wei Na reported that Wang Jixuan’s blood and body showed unexplained changes, and Zhou Zhengde decided to keep the findings secret and protect him from the 13th Institute.
  • Zhou Zhengde showed Doctor Wei Na a photograph of Ye Zi being taken to the Upper City and discussed how her actions had affected Mu Liang.
  • Doctor Wei Na said Mu Liang had gone to the Middle City library, and she agreed to help make Zhou Zhengde’s party lively.
  • Wang Jixuan accepted Zhou Zhengde’s protection and decided to repay him with Longevity Pills and Bone Strengthening Pills.
  • Lan Yuzai stopped thugs from stealing emergency rations, ordered them to volunteer at a nursing home, and announced that his group was the Good People Gang.
  • Wang Jixuan sensed dense, mottled Qi and concealed his aura as Psionicists passed toward the 13th Floor Security Office.

Ch. 38Death Threat

Wang Jixuan received a recording of Zhou Zhengde confronting the Biological Affairs Minister over the Black Fire Gang and illegal human experiments. When the minister threatened Zhou and Wang, Zhou called his grandfather for help, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

  • Wang Jixuan changed into a Security Team uniform and disarmed Lin Bo when he rushed into his room.
  • Lin Bo showed Wang Jixuan surveillance footage of Zhou Zhengde meeting with the Biological Affairs Minister.
  • The Biological Affairs Minister demanded that Zhou Zhengde stop investigating the Black Fire Gang and threatened to capture and dissect Wang Jixuan.
  • Zhou Zhengde rejected the minister’s conditions and demanded evidence, an end to illegal experiments, and punishment for those involved.
  • The Biological Affairs Minister threatened Zhou and Wang, so Zhou called his grandfather and pretended to be frightened.

Ch. 39Daoist Wang, Honest and Trustworthy

Zhou Zhengde used his grandfather’s authority to threaten Kong Nu, while Wang Jixuan learned more about the conflict with the 13th Institute and asked Lin Bo to obtain soil and seeds. At the evening party, Zhou Zhengde and Wang Jixuan agreed to join an investigation in the Lower City and target Kong Nu, before Wei Na arrived with alcohol and women in qipaos.

  • Zhou Zhengde revealed that his grandfather commanded the D5 War Zone United Defense Force and warned Kong Nu to find the incriminating list and accounts before him.
  • Wang Jixuan asked Lin Bo to obtain formula soil and seeds from the Wanlijin Gang, and Lin Bo agreed to arrange it.
  • Kong Nu ordered his people to contact neighboring Fortress No. 82 after leaving the meeting.
  • Zhou Zhengde told Wang Jixuan that Ye Zi had entered Psionicist's Home and agreed to keep tracking her.
  • Wang Jixuan invented a story about receiving his powers from a figure among the stars, and Zhou Zhengde believed it might be an extraterrestrial response.
  • Zhou Zhengde planned to join an incoming investigation team in the Lower City to seek evidence against Kong Nu, and Wang Jixuan agreed to help before Wei Na arrived with alcohol and two women in qipaos.

Ch. 40T.E.R.

After Zhou Zhengde recovered from a drunken night and learned that Wei Na had refused his marriage proposal, Wang Jixuan returned to his new dormitory and cultivated while listening to T.E.R.'s music. He later went to meet Wen Tongtong at Lin Bo's urging, while the war-zone investigation team was expected to arrive that night.

  • Wang Jixuan reassured Zhou Zhengde that he and Lin Bo had done nothing while drunk, then told him that Zhou had proposed to Wei Na and been rejected.
  • Zhou Zhengde offered to arrange a meeting between Wang Jixuan and conservative women, and Wang agreed to meet them without intending to start a family.
  • Wang Jixuan considered the spiritual energy in Wanlijin's formulated soil, suspected it contained Blade Beast flesh and blood, and resolved to use Zhou Zhengde's protection while he cultivated and awaited the investigation team.
  • Wang Jixuan played T.E.R.'s songs while reading and meditating, finding that the music relaxed him and helped his cultivation.
  • Lin Bo told Wang Jixuan that Wen Tongtong was waiting to meet him and that the investigation team, including a powerful frontline Psionicist, would arrive that night.
  • Wang Jixuan put on his security uniform and went to meet Wen Tongtong.

Ch. 41Daoist Wang's First Attempt at Flirting

Wang Jixuan met Ling Tong in Central Park and tried to make her feel at ease, but their conversation was interrupted when a masked Psionicist attacked. Ling Tong swiftly defeated the intruder, who turned out to be a fellow operative, and the chapter ended with Wang Jixuan learning how formidable she was.

  • Wang Jixuan spotted Ling Tong reading in Central Park and introduced himself, intrigued by her Mechanical Arms and the power his Spiritual Sense detected.
  • Wang Jixuan and Ling Tong discussed his reputation, books, and music, and he compared her to a flower to encourage her.
  • Wang Jixuan sensed a powerful Psionicist approaching and stood to defend himself as a masked man rushed at them with a Plasma Shield and revolver.
  • Ling Tong used her Mechanical Arms to slice through the attack, break the Plasma Shield, and pin the masked man beneath her.
  • The man removed his mask and protested that he was one of them, and Ling Tong deactivated her Destruction Laser Cannon and told Wang Jixuan he was probably an ally.

Ch. 42Combat Machine

Wang Jixuan met the investigators assigned to Incident 1023 and joined their briefing as Ling Tong outlined her mission to deal with the 13th Institute’s influence and investigate Lower City. The chapter ended with Ling Tong ordering the operation to begin immediately, with Wang Jixuan guiding her and Zhou Zhengde accompanying them.

  • Wang Jixuan declined the blind date and met Zheng Shiduo, a C-Class Psionicist assigned to investigate violations at Fortress 76.
  • Zhou Zhengde formally established the Incident 1023 investigation team and introduced Ling Tong as its leader and commander.
  • Ling Tong explained that she would protect Zhou Zhengde, eliminate the personnel threatening him, remove Kong Nu’s influence, and investigate Lower City while keeping the operation compliant.
  • Ling Tong ordered Zheng Shiduo to surrender his communication devices, and he reluctantly revealed a hidden Crystal Butt Plug.
  • Wang Jixuan volunteered to guide Ling Tong in Lower City and said Zhou Zhengde could accompany them; Ling Tong agreed and ordered the operation to begin.

Ch. 43Event Escalation

Wang Jixuan and the others descended through Fortress No. 76’s fire stairs after learning that unknown Psionicists had taken control of the elevators. When a surveillance device exposed their team, Ling Tong split them up, leaving Wang Jixuan and Zheng Shiduo to continue the investigation with her.

  • Ling Tong revealed that the fortress’s Psionic Outbreak Level had risen to Level 3, with fifty-four Psionicists inside and unknown newcomers guarding the elevators.
  • Zheng Shiduo explained that Kong Nu had built political connections by trafficking people between fortresses, and suspected the new Psionicists had come from Fortress No. 82.
  • Zhou Zhengde told Zheng Shiduo that Wang Jixuan was a mutated individual who had killed An Qian using a surprise attack and borrowed weapons.
  • Wang Jixuan spotted and destroyed a mechanical cockroach, prompting Ling Tong to say that their team had been exposed.
  • Ling Tong ordered Zhou Zhengde and three others to seek trusted military reinforcements while she, Wang Jixuan, and Zheng Shiduo continued downward; Zheng Shiduo’s pendant slipped from his collar, and Wang Jixuan’s pupils contracted.

Ch. 44Receive, Deflect, Release

Wang Jixuan led Zhou Zhengde and three officers through Fortress 76 while searching for spirit stones and avoiding Psionicists sent by Kong Nu. After Wang Jixuan killed a pursuing Psionicist, the group learned that more enemies were converging and fled toward the elevators.

  • Wang Jixuan recognized a drained spirit stone in Zheng Shiduo's pendant and realized intact ones could help him gather spiritual qi.
  • Wang Jixuan guided Zhou Zhengde and three officers through the thirty-second floor, knocking several thugs unconscious as they went.
  • Ling Tong warned them that Psionicists were converging and that a transport from the Psionic Capital was headed for the Ancient Basin.
  • Wang Jixuan organized an ambush when a D-Class Psionicist pursued Zhou Zhengde and used hand-to-hand techniques to throw him into a wall.
  • Wang Jixuan shot the injured Psionicist, took his intercom, and learned that the others were closing in and had mistaken him for an E-Class Psionicist.
  • Wang Jixuan gathered the group and used Divine Movement Talismans to speed their retreat.

Ch. 45Counter-Hunt!

Wang Jixuan led the squad into an ambush against the Psionicists pursuing them, helping them take out five enemies before they relocated toward Elevator No. 7. The fortress then shook, its lights failed, and an alarm sounded as Major Ling Tong’s firefight below appeared to escalate.

  • Wang Jixuan positioned the squad near Elevator No. 8 and staged signs that they had fled, drawing three Psionicists into Zhou Zhengde’s sniper sights.
  • Zhou Zhengde shot two Psionicists while Wang Jixuan charged around the corner, wounded an E-Class Psionicist, and incapacitated a D-Class telekinetic with his knees.
  • Wang Jixuan planted a Micro-Missile on the unconscious Psionicist, and the burly officer fired four Micro-Missiles into the round hall, killing two more Psionicists and wounding two.
  • Wang Jixuan regrouped with the others, and the squad relocated toward Elevator No. 7 while the female officer tracked enemy communications.
  • The female officer reported that Major Ling Tong had exchanged fire with the Psionicists below, and the fortress shook as its lights went out and an alarm sounded.

Ch. 46Steel Wings Unfurled!

Wang Jixuan and his squad joined Ling Tong in the Central Area, where she used her Steel Wings to eliminate two C-Class Psionicists. After Ling Tong revealed that she was investigating Professor Zhuang and led the team toward the forty-ninth floor, Zheng Shiduo tried to use a psionic ability on her, but Wang Jixuan intervened.

  • Wang Jixuan and his squad reached the Central Area and carried specialized equipment toward the battle at the nightclub.
  • Wang Jixuan found Zheng Shiduo leading Zhou Zhengde and the others in a glow-stick dance while Ling Tong fought inside the nightclub.
  • Ling Tong unfurled her Steel Wings and destroyed the nightclub with a barrage of iron feathers, killing two C-Class Psionicists.
  • Ling Tong staggered after the battle and explained that a Mental Shock from her fight with a General-Class Blade Beast had put her on leave.
  • Ling Tong refused to let Zheng Shiduo split off alone, revealed that her investigation concerned Professor Zhuang, and directed the squad toward the forty-ninth floor.
  • Zheng Shiduo tried to use a psionic ability on Ling Tong, but a figure with pale golden eyes moved behind her and blocked his gaze.

Ch. 47Head to the Upper City!

Ling Tong captured Zheng Shiduo after he used a sleep technique on Wang Jixuan, and Zheng revealed details about the Psionicist system and Professor Zhuang’s role. After learning that the investigation uncovered illegal Blade Beast experiments, Wang Jixuan asked to go to Upper City to watch Kong Nu, and Ling Tong assigned Zhou Zhengde to accompany him.

  • Ling Tong pulled Wang Jixuan out of Zheng Shiduo’s Mental Interference, incapacitated Zheng, and ordered the others to restrain him.
  • Zheng Shiduo explained how people became Psionicists, described the control system and the Spirit Capital Rebellion, and defended Professor Zhuang as an innocent researcher.
  • Wang Jixuan examined Zheng’s Blade Beast crystal core and learned that the Command Center had found illegal cloning, organ cultivation, and human–Blade Beast gene fusion sites beneath the Black Fire Gang.
  • Ling Tong revealed that Kong Nu was only part of a wider investigation and that she needed to collect evidence at three locations.
  • Wang Jixuan asked to go to Upper City to keep watch on Kong Nu, and Ling Tong arranged for Zhou Zhengde to accompany him.

Ch. 48"Dignity"

Wang Jixuan considered how to cultivate safely and agreed with Zhou Zhengde to change Mu Liang’s records rather than fake his death. As the Fortress Governor’s forces surrounded Kong Nu, Kong Nu sent his family away and appeared ready to face the consequences, but a message prompted him to flee through a hidden passage.

  • Wang Jixuan decided to change Mu Liang’s records to the name Wang Zheng and said he would leave Fortress No. 76 if it became dangerous.
  • Zhou Zhengde told Wang Jixuan that the Fortress Governor’s forces had surrounded Psionicist’s Home while he sought approval to attack Kong Nu.
  • Professor Zhuang warned Kong Nu that his aircraft was targeted and urged him to escape to Fortress No. 82 with his family.
  • Kong Nu sent his family and the other Psionicists away, then said he would stay behind and accept his fate.
  • Kong Nu received a message from Old Li and fled through a concealed passage beneath his office.

Ch. 49Crystal Core Secured

Wang Jixuan captured Kong Nu’s soul and escaped the tunnel as Kong Nu was killed by snipers, then returned to Zhou Zhengde with evidence and learned the Governor was convening a meeting. He planned to return to the thirteenth floor with six Blade Beast Crystal Cores to question Kong Nu and set up a Spirit Gathering Array.

  • Kong Nu crawled toward an air outlet after Old Li arranged a route to the Psionic Capital, but Wang Jixuan caught him and asked where Ye Zi was.
  • Wang Jixuan used Soul-Capturing Talismans to place Gu Wending’s weakened soul in Kong Nu’s body and sent it through the outlet as a decoy.
  • Snipers killed Kong Nu’s body outside, and Wang Jixuan destroyed the communicator and headed back with Kong Nu’s soul.
  • Wang Jixuan took six Blade Beast Crystal Cores from Psionicist’s Home before explosions erupted in its office building and Zhou Zhengde sent troops to respond.
  • Wang Jixuan gave Zhou Zhengde evidence and information about Kong Nu’s family and Ye Zi, then said he would return to the thirteenth floor to rest.

Ch. 50First Close Encounter with a Blade Beast

Wang Jixuan reached the Qi Refining Realm’s major completion by drawing spiritual energy from Blade Beast crystal cores, but a remnant soul attacked him and revealed the danger of cultivation. After questioning Kong Nu and learning the scale of his crimes, Wang Jixuan faced a sudden arrival by Ling Tong as Zhou Zhengde tried to get him to safety.

  • Wang Jixuan used a Spirit Release Array to absorb spiritual energy from three Blade Beast crystal cores and advanced his cultivation to the Qi Refining Realm’s major completion.
  • A Blade Beast Remnant Soul emerged from a shattered crystal core and attacked Wang Jixuan, who destroyed it with a spell after glimpsing a disdainful vertical pupil.
  • Wang Jixuan realized the remaining energy in crystal cores could conceal Remnant Souls and considered warning Ling Tong about the danger.
  • Zhou Zhengde messaged that an old S-Class Psionicist was negotiating with his Maternal Grandfather over a plan to inspect and take Wang Jixuan to the Psionic Capital.
  • Wang Jixuan interrogated Kong Nu’s remnant soul with true fire and learned that Kong Nu had harmed more than a hundred thousand people and that Ye Zi had gone to Fortress No. 82 with his family.
  • Zhou Zhengde and Doctor Wei Na arrived to take Wang Jixuan to his Maternal Grandfather, but Ling Tong appeared at the end of the Capillary Passage.
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