Recaps

After gaining airtime from his desperate glide during the battle with Ghost Sickle, Fang Cheng found his hidden flight skill was only 0.02 seconds from unlocking. He demonstrated his newfound command of the wind by descending from the TV Tower, then reunited with Xiaosa and Xu Hao, who reported that the perimeter was clear and learned Ghost Sickle was dead.

• Fang Cheng realized that his airtime had increased to 8.98 seconds after his life-or-death glide and that only 0.02 seconds remained before his hidden skill could unlock.
• Fang Cheng became convinced that the hidden skill was flight and anticipated that reaching 80 agility would help him meet its requirement.
• Fang Cheng stepped into the night sky from the TV Tower and controlled the wind to descend gently toward Xiaosa and Xu Hao.
• Xiaosa and Xu Hao stopped their vehicles in shock as Fang Cheng landed unharmed and warned them to drive more carefully.
• Xiaosa reported that the perimeter surveillance had found no suspicious targets, and Fang Cheng confirmed that Ghost Sickle had been reduced to ash.
• Xiaosa brought Fang Cheng a change of clothes, and Fang Cheng began dressing on the road.

After killing Ghost Sickle, Fang Cheng escaped the crime scene and ordered his allies to keep watch on Old Factory Street. He planned to mislead Utopia into suspecting Fang Shijie and the Special Search Team, then agreed to meet Lin Chuqiao as he headed back to the city.

• Fang Cheng retrieved his Canvas Bag, escaped in Xiaosa's vehicle, and sent Xu Hao away in his Land Rover before the police reached the Unfinished Building.
• Fang Cheng called Monkey, learned that Night Owl had not appeared on Old Factory Street, and ordered Monkey and Big Hammer to continue monitoring the area.
• Fang Cheng concluded that Utopia feared exposure of its grand plan more than revenge and intended to redirect its suspicions toward Fang Shijie and the Special Search Team.
• Fang Cheng considered using the White Owl identity to deter Utopia and pursue the truth behind his father's death.
• Lin Chuqiao called Fang Cheng in alarm, and he reassured her before agreeing to meet her at the Midnight Forest Bar.

Fang Cheng drove Zhou Xiumei and Wen Xin to the national singing competition auditions while weighing the danger posed by Utopia and trying to keep his loved ones safe. At the venue, he discovered that Cheng Jiashu, a familiar and dangerous figure from his past, was one of the judges.

• Fang Cheng reassured anxious Zhou Xiumei and teased Wen Xin as they crawled through traffic toward the auditions.
• Fang Cheng recalled the Illumination Society's plan to spread rumors about White Owl and divert Utopia and the Special Search Team's attention from him.
• Fang Cheng reflected on how he had sent his loved ones away before the battle at the Sleeve Building, where Ghost Sickle had died and Night Owl had fled.
• Fang Cheng, Zhou Xiumei, and Wen Xin arrived at the crowded East Capital TV Station, where Zhou prepared to audition for the singing competition.
• Fang Cheng spotted Cheng Jiashu's mentor poster and remembered the murderous man behind the celebrity's handsome image.

Fang Cheng supported Zhou Xiumei through the crowded auditions, and she overcame her stage fright to perform her original song, “Until the End of the World.” Her performance stunned the judges and audience, ending in thunderous applause as Fang Cheng sensed a golden connection between them.

• Fang Cheng helped Zhou Xiumei register for the audition and steadied her nerves while they waited.
• Cheng Jiashu arrived to a frenzy of fans, noticed Fang Cheng, and then went to the judges’ table.
• Fang Cheng guided Zhou Xiumei through breathing exercises, and Wen Xin encouraged her before her turn.
• When Zhou Xiumei froze onstage, Fang Cheng and Wen Xin cheered her on, and a golden warmth helped her regain her confidence.
• Zhou Xiumei introduced her original song, “Until the End of the World,” and delivered a powerful performance that captivated the judges and audience.
• The room fell silent after Zhou Xiumei finished, then erupted in thunderous applause; Fang Cheng sensed a golden thread connecting her to the Great Sun in his mind.

Zhou Xiumei won unanimous approval for her performance and advanced directly to the national competition, while Fang Cheng discovered that their connection had awakened a powerful mental link. Cheng Jiashu’s agent invited them to a private lounge, where they waited for the judge to arrive.

• Fang Cheng, Wen Xin, the judges, and the audience applauded Zhou Xiumei’s performance, and all three judges gave her a pass to the national competition.
• Zhou Xiumei cried with relief as Fang Cheng comforted her and helped her leave the stage with Wen Xin.
• Zhou Xiumei told Fang Cheng that seeing him onstage had calmed her and filled her with strength, and Fang Cheng realized their bond had formed a mental resonance that fed his energy to her.
• Zhang Hui, Cheng Jiashu’s agent, invited Zhou Xiumei and her companions to meet him, and Fang Cheng accepted the invitation.
• Fang Cheng, Zhou Xiumei, and Wen Xin waited in a VIP lounge until Cheng Jiashu entered.

Cheng Jiashu reunited privately with Fang Cheng, recognized him as the masked White Owl, and warned him that the Xiao Family had protected the Noah Organization. The chapter ended with Cheng Jiashu revealing that an even more powerful force, Utopia, stood behind the Xiao Family.

• Cheng Jiashu praised Zhou Xiumei's talent, advised her to improve her vocal control, and asked Fang Cheng about the song he had given her.
• Cheng Jiashu's manager Zhang Hui offered Zhou Xiumei a contract with Star Sea Entertainment and took her and Wen Xin to discuss it.
• After Zhou Xiumei left, Cheng Jiashu confronted Fang Cheng about being White Owl and said his own ability had advanced to S-Class since the battle at Noah Tower.
• Cheng Jiashu told Fang Cheng that the Xiao Family had helped shield Noah Organization from investigation and had three publicly known S-Class Experts.
• Cheng Jiashu said the Xiao Family had backed Noah Organization from the beginning and revealed that Utopia stood behind the family.

Fang Cheng met Cheng Jiashu, who warned him that the Xiao Family, Noah, and the military-backed Life Science Ethics Committee had joined forces through the Human Gene Decryption Project, likely under Utopia’s influence. Fang Cheng accepted Cheng Jiashu’s offer of support, while Cheng Jiashu’s violent reaction to Jiang Chen’s name left Fang Cheng suspecting he was hiding a dangerous secret.

• Cheng Jiashu questioned Fang Cheng about the Eastern Suburbs bombing, and Fang Cheng denied involvement.
• Cheng Jiashu revealed that Tai River Pharmaceuticals had acquired Noah Pharmaceuticals’ Xia Country branch and partnered with the Life Science Ethics Committee on a project seeking newly awakened ability users as living experimental material.
• Cheng Jiashu explained that the committee was a military counterweight to the Special Search Team and warned that Utopia had drawn the Xiao Family, Noah, and military leadership into cooperation.
• Fang Cheng concealed his role in the bombing, accepted Cheng Jiashu’s private number, and learned that his strengthened mental defenses had repelled Cheng Jiashu’s attempts to contact him.
• When Fang Cheng asked about the search for Jiang Chen’s rebirth in the Western Mountains, Cheng Jiashu suffered a brief, alarming loss of control before claiming his old problem had flared up.

Fang Cheng trained in seclusion to raise his strength before Utopia could threaten him and his loved ones. He assessed the organization’s structure and his recent combat gains, then turned his attention to the soup boiling over in the kitchen.

• Fang Cheng completed 500 weighted squats at a 500-kilogram load and concluded that he needed heavier equipment to train effectively.
• Fang Cheng reviewed his near-complete pull-up skill and resolved to reach level four before danger arrived, so he could better protect his family and friends.
• Fang Cheng considered Utopia’s cooperation with the Xiao Family and military, and judged that the organization’s loose structure and other pressures might delay retaliation.
• Fang Cheng examined the experience gained from his battle with Ghost Sickle and saw that several skills were close to leveling up.
• Fang Cheng vowed to keep training until Utopia’s leaders could no longer dismiss him, but the smell of the overflowing soup pot made his stomach growl.

Fang Cheng replenished his depleted body with a huge meal of beef marrow broth, then began his punishing daily training. He resolved to conserve his scarce reserves and grow strong enough to face threats like the Noah Organization and Utopia.

• Fang Cheng ate a pot of beef marrow broth, chewing through the bones and drinking the remaining broth to restore his strength.
• Fang Cheng considered his depleted true qi reserves and decided to conserve them because he could not collect more ancient remains until the end of the year.
• Fang Cheng concluded that his constitution and Breathing Technique could gradually refill his remaining qi through ordinary biological energy.
• Fang Cheng activated Training Mode and began slow, agonizing pull-ups under six tons of internal pressure.
• Fang Cheng endured the pain, believing relentless training was necessary to confront the dangers posed by the Noah Organization and Utopia.

Fang Cheng pushed through an extreme pull-up session and raised his Pull-Ups skill to King Grade, earning two enhancement rewards. He examined his attributes and considered how to spend the fifteen free points.

• Fang Cheng completed another hundred charged pull-ups and saw that his Pull-Ups skill was only four experience points from leveling up.
• Fang Cheng switched to the four-second Training Mode and endured eight tons of internal pressure to force his way through the final repetitions.
• Fang Cheng reached Pull-Ups lv4, which the panel identified as King Grade, and received fifteen free attribute points plus an opportunity to enhance a related skill effect.
• Fang Cheng opened his attribute interface and considered how to allocate his fifteen free points.

Fang Cheng weighed how to spend his 15 free attribute points and decided to save them until his skills leveled up, hoping to raise agility past 80 and unlock flight. He tested the improved Pull-Ups special effects, discovering he could crush a dumbbell handle and cling to walls and ceilings with extraordinary friction.

• Fang Cheng rejected investing immediately in strength or agility, choosing to wait for skill-level rewards that might provide the extra point he needed to reach 80 agility.
• Fang Cheng examined the upgraded Absolute Control effect and crushed the handle of a 30 kg dumbbell with his enhanced grip.
• Fang Cheng realized his increased strength made careful control essential to avoid injuring his family and friends.
• Fang Cheng tested the upgraded climbing effect and hung from a smooth wall using one palm.
• Fang Cheng climbed the wall and stuck upside down beneath a steel beam, marveling at his new Spider-Man-like abilities.

After breaking through to LV4, Fang Cheng tested his enhanced wall-clinging and Charged Ejection abilities, then went to the Global Elite Club and handled personal business. He drove to Dingqiao Industrial Park, where Lin Chuqiao was waiting for him.

• Fang Cheng tested his new abilities by climbing walls and windows, then studied the upgraded effects of Absolute Control and Charged Ejection.
• Fang Cheng ended his workout, showered, ate five jin of M9-grade Wagyu ribeye, and went to the Global Elite Club for a sparring session with Brother Jie.
• Fang Cheng called his mother and decided to wait for the professor before organizing a professional security team for his family.
• Fang Cheng drove to Dingqiao Industrial Park and saw Lin Chuqiao waiting beside a factory gate.

Fang Cheng inspected the factory being converted into the Illumination Society’s base and expanded Lin Chuqiao’s plan to build Shunfeng Warehousing and Logistics Co., Ltd. into a genuine, profitable logistics network and intelligence resource. Lin showed him the newly secured air-raid shelter, the base’s underground core, as the story left them beginning their inspection of its vast interior.

• Lin Chuqiao showed Fang Cheng the renovation plans, explaining how the aboveground factory would remain shabby as cover while core facilities went in the underground shelter.
• Lin outlined plans for Shunfeng Warehousing and Logistics Co., Ltd. to support the trading company, while Fang Cheng urged her to build a legitimate logistics business with a growing fleet that could also gather intelligence and support the organization.
• Lin agreed to revise the business plan, hire professional managers, and pursue e-commerce logistics opportunities, then told Fang Cheng that her workload had become overwhelming.
• Fang Cheng reassured Lin that the professor was bringing the first recruits, who could take over administrative and financial work.
• Lin opened the shelter’s blast door with a magnetic key card and showed Fang Cheng its independent access-control system and vast reinforced-concrete interior.

Fang Cheng and Lin Chuqiao inspected the underground shelter and planned its conversion into the Illumination Society’s fortified base. After Fang Cheng demonstrated his strength by cracking the concrete floor, he ordered an extreme custom gym, leaving Lin Chuqiao to revise the construction plans.

• Lin Chuqiao outlined plans for the shelter’s residential area, supplies, recreation space, restricted laboratory and armory, intelligence center, shooting range, and training area.
• Fang Cheng stamped through the C50-grade concrete floor, astonishing Lin Chuqiao and confirming that the shelter could withstand his strength better than his apartment.
• Fang Cheng asked Lin Chuqiao to build a Power Enhancement Zone with steel weights weighing up to two tons and a hydraulic gantry capable of providing several tons of resistance.
• Lin Chuqiao agreed to source the industrial equipment and revise the construction schedule so it could be brought in before the partition wall was sealed.
• Fang Cheng required the training area to have a reinforced, shock-absorbing floor, and Lin Chuqiao promised to build him an Enhanced Gym.

Fang Cheng and Lin Chuqiao left the Air-raid Shelter after inspecting it, shared an intimate moment, and set off for dinner. A call from Monkey revealed that an unknown man had entered the Sleeve Building and gone to the ninth floor, leaving Fang Cheng wary as they continued toward a restaurant.

• Fang Cheng noticed dust on Lin Chuqiao's skirt and helped wipe it off, embarrassing them both.
• Fang Cheng promised to treat Lin Chuqiao to dinner, and they drove away from the construction site.
• Monkey called Fang Cheng to report that an unfamiliar, apparently trained man had entered the Sleeve Building and visited the ninth floor before leaving hurriedly.
• Fang Cheng told Monkey to keep watching the building and report any further activity, then reassured Lin Chuqiao that there was no need to use her ability again.
• Lin Chuqiao urged Fang Cheng to avoid staying at the Sleeve Building, and they continued toward a private kitchen restaurant on White Cloud Street.

Fang Cheng welcomed five recruits to the Illumination Society and planned how to deploy them before rushing to Old Factory Street after Monkey reported a suspicious man had entered his apartment. Fang Cheng caught the intruder inside, but the man recognized him and said he was someone familiar.

• Fang Cheng drove Lin Chuqiao home after their date and promised to pick her up for breakfast the next morning.
• The Professor reported that five vetted recruits had arrived in the Eastern Capital, and Fang Cheng arranged for them to meet him at Jinshui Fish Base and assigned them lodging at the Society’s expense.
• Fang Cheng planned to use the recruits to relieve surveillance duties and support the Wanghu Town base and Lin Chuqiao.
• Monkey reported that the man they had watched earlier had returned alone and entered Fang Cheng’s apartment building, so Fang Cheng raced to Old Factory Street.
• Fang Cheng found blood outside his apartment and detected an injured person inside; he entered quietly, ambushed the figure, and pinned him against the wall.
• The captive struggled to tell Fang Cheng, “It’s me,” and Fang Cheng recognized the voice as familiar.

Fang Cheng subdued A Le, Chairman Shen’s wounded bodyguard, after finding him hiding in his home. A Le revealed that the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group had slaughtered Shen Wei’s convoy and abducted him, leaving Fang Cheng with a plea to rescue the President.

• Fang Cheng recognized A Le as Chairman Shen’s bodyguard and loosened his grip after A Le begged him to listen.
• A Le said he had come to ask for help because someone had taken Shen Wei and was trying to kill him.
• Fang Cheng checked the area, told Monkey and Big Hammer to return to the surveillance room, and gave A Le supplies to treat his wound.
• A Le identified the attackers as the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group, a band of powerful people with special abilities.
• A Le recounted how the group killed Shen Wei’s men, abducted Shen Wei, and let A Le escape after Shen Wei ordered him to get help.
• A Le explained that he had hidden in Fang Cheng’s home while waiting for him and apologized for breaking in.

A Le explained that the East City Association had no real backing and that Blood Thorn had attacked its Secret Base, an orphanage for children with newly awakened abilities. He pleaded with Fang Cheng to rescue Shen Wei and the children, and Fang Cheng considered the request as he looked out over the city.

• A Le told Fang Cheng that he had avoided contacting the East City Association because he suspected a traitor had betrayed Shen Wei and feared returning would expose him to danger.
• A Le explained that Shen Wei had broken with the Shen Family, and that the family’s butler had refused to let him enter when he sought help.
• A Le said Blood Thorn had likely targeted an orphanage where the East City Association sheltered children who had recently awakened special abilities, and that Shen Wei had been taken alive while protecting them.
• A Le revealed that he and Shen Wei suspected Fang Cheng was the mysterious killer behind the massacre at the Red Tiger Gang’s warehouse, but had kept their suspicion secret.
• A Le begged Fang Cheng to rescue Shen Wei and the children, offering his life in return, while Fang Cheng remained silent and went to the window.

After learning that the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group had abducted Shen Wei and children with special abilities for the Xiao Family’s experiments, Fang Cheng decided to intervene. A Le identified a possible helicopter pickup point, and Fang Cheng used Soul Evasion to investigate; he opened his eyes as A Le asked whether they could act.

• Fang Cheng realized the abducted children might be hunted as experimental material for the Human Gene Decryption Project and agreed to help A Le save Shen Wei.
• A Le described the mercenaries’ clown-masked leader, who controlled a savage monster, and said the group might return to the orphanage or East City Association headquarters.
• A Le recalled hearing the leader mention Jiangdong CBD New District and a helicopter coming to collect cargo, leading Fang Cheng to suspect a skyscraper rooftop transfer late at night.
• Fang Cheng told A Le to wait, then sat in meditation while A Le wondered if he was using Soul Evasion to leave his body.
• Near eleven o’clock, Fang Cheng opened his eyes, and A Le urgently asked whether they could make their move.

Fang Cheng used the Dark World’s intelligence network to track the Blood Thorn mercenary group and helped A Le resist their attempt to hypnotize him into revealing the orphanage’s location. After confirming Shen Wei was alive and narrowing down the kidnappers’ whereabouts, Fang Cheng set out alone and called the Professor to summon the new members for the operation.

• Fang Cheng bought intelligence on Blood Thorn from Fatty Wang and learned the group had recently been operating in Jiang Dong New Area.
• Fang Cheng told A Le to call Shen Wei’s phone, and a Blood Thorn member answered instead and demanded the orphanage’s location in exchange for Shen Wei.
• The caller’s hypnotic suggestion nearly made A Le reveal the orphanage was in Wenchuan, but Fang Cheng broke the effect by gripping his shoulder.
• A Le resisted the kidnappers’ threats and heard what seemed to be Shen Wei being tortured, while Fang Cheng recognized the display as psychological warfare.
• The caller challenged Fang Cheng and A Le to come rescue Shen Wei, and Fang Cheng concluded Shen Wei was alive and figured out where the kidnappers were.
• Fang Cheng armed himself, left A Le behind to recover, and called the Professor to summon the new members for the night’s operation.

Professor brought five prospective members of the Illumination Society to meet its president, Fang Cheng, during an urgent operation against the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group. Fang Cheng’s overwhelming presence silenced their doubts, and the recruits prepared to follow his lead as the operation began.

• Fat Tiger complained while Professor explained that the newcomers had been summoned for an emergency operation and a practical assessment.
• Old Chen asked whether they would face the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group, and Professor said they would support a hostage rescue rather than confront the mercenaries directly.
• Eagle Eye questioned whether Fang Cheng deserved their trust, but Professor warned him not to underestimate the president.
• Professor received Fang Cheng’s call, and Old Chen soon detected Fang Cheng arriving in a black Range Rover.
• Fang Cheng’s presence unnerved the five recruits, and Professor introduced Fat Tiger, Flying Shadow, Old Chen, Xiao Ya, and Eagle Eye to him.

Fang Cheng briefed the Illumination Society on the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group and assigned roles for rescuing Shen Wei from the Silver Wing Building. As the team began its assault, Fang Cheng climbed the building’s glass exterior alone, leaving his new members stunned and the professor declaring that he was destined to become their king.

• Fang Cheng identified the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group’s four core fighters, outlined their abilities, and assigned the Illumination Society members their targets and support roles.
• Fang Cheng explained that the team would pose as East City Association reinforcements while he approached the hostage from the rear, and he ordered everyone to prioritize Shen Wei’s rescue.
• Fang Cheng used clues from a phone call and the surrounding sounds to locate the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group’s headquarters in the Silver Wing Building.
• The professor and Xiao Ya took up positions outside as Fat Tiger, Flying Shadow, Old Chen, and Eagle Eye headed for the building’s front entrance.
• Fang Cheng leaped onto the glass curtain wall and climbed the skyscraper barehanded, astonishing the team below.
• Xiao Ya asked whether Fang Cheng was Spider-Man, and the professor replied that he was destined to become their king.

The Blood Thorn Mercenary Group held Shen Wei captive on the Silver Wing Building rooftop while waiting for buyers, but the East City Association launched an assault. After the defenders fired into the empty doorway, a curving bullet struck three gunmen, leaving the rooftop battle underway.

• Black Mamba fed the captives and blamed Shen Wei for the mercenaries’ failure to find the orphanage’s supply shipments.
• Fire Dragon and Black Mamba argued over whether to keep Shen Wei captive or sell him, and Masked Man decided to use his ability to extract Shen Wei’s memories.
• A communicator warned that the East City Association’s people were attacking and overwhelming the Flying Crane Gang members below.
• The rooftop guards prepared for the attackers as heavy footsteps approached, then blasted the entrance after the iron door was smashed down.
• Black Mamba narrowly dodged a shot from the dark stairwell, but the bullet curved around and pierced three gunmen.

The Illumination Society’s new members confronted the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group on a rooftop to rescue Shen Wei, and Eagle Eye’s impossible shots wiped out the Flying Crane Gang gunmen. The two teams prepared to fight, but Flying Shadow intercepted Black Mamba’s stealth attack on Fat Tiger.

• Eagle Eye used Old Chen’s perception to guide curving sniper shots that killed the Flying Crane Gang gunmen, while Fat Tiger forced Big Bear back with a shoulder charge.
• Masked Man challenged the hidden attackers, and Fat Tiger, Flying Shadow, Old Chen, and Eagle Eye emerged from the stairwell and confirmed Shen Wei was alive in the cage.
• Fat Tiger and Flying Shadow taunted the invisible Black Mamba until Masked Man called for a fight between the two groups.
• Fat Tiger charged Big Bear as a distraction, but Old Chen warned him that Black Mamba was approaching from his left.
• Black Mamba struck at Fat Tiger with Stealth Backstab, and Flying Shadow blocked the dagger with a Butterfly Knife.

The Illumination Society and the Blood Thorn Mercenary Group fought across the rooftop while Fang Cheng secretly reached Shen Wei and freed him from the cage. Fang Cheng led the injured Shen Wei to the rooftop edge, where Shen Wei realized they were facing a sheer drop.

• Flying Shadow fought the concealed Black Mamba while Eagle Eye exchanged fire with Fire Dragon, who was wounded by a sniper shot.
• Fat Tiger lured the suddenly stronger Big Bear away from the Iron Cage as Old Chen called out Black Mamba’s position.
• Masked Man used psychic power to attack Eagle Eye with steel pipes, but Old Chen disrupted his control with an infrasound attack and helped Eagle Eye escape.
• Fang Cheng slipped onto the rooftop unnoticed, silently bent the cage bars apart, and freed Shen Wei.
• Fang Cheng supported the injured Shen Wei toward the eastern parapet, and Shen Wei asked whether they were going down from there.