Chapter Summaries

Su Shijie was cornered by an evil spirit and, as his will broke down, awakened his true nature as an orderly evil god. After devouring the spirit and recovering from his wounds, he tested his new Soul Tendrils until he exhausted himself and passed out.

• Su Shijie was trapped and badly wounded by an evil spirit in an underground parking lot.
• As his thoughts spiraled, Su Shijie recalled his death from a terminal illness in his previous life and his parents’ sacrifices.
• Su Shijie’s Soul Tendrils pierced and devoured the evil spirit, healing his wound and awakening his evil god nature.
• Su Shijie learned that he could grow by absorbing souls, emotions, and evil objects, and gained a Bloodline Transformation with Tough Skin.
• Su Shijie tested his Soul Tendrils and found they could pass through physical matter and attack other beings’ minds and souls.
• After overusing his powers, Su Shijie became dizzy, decided to sleep, and passed out.

Su Shijie dreamed through his former life and his current life, recalling humanity’s history after psionic energy appeared and how fear of painful cultivation had led him to rely on online games for advancement. After his near-death encounter with an evil spirit awakened the Evil God essence within him, he regained consciousness beside his younger siblings.

• Su Shijie recalled his previous life, humanity’s protection by interstellar civilizations, and Earth’s fall into a wasteland after an attack by Interstellar Raiders.
• He remembered that contamination from Evil Gods created pollutants such as evil spirits, and that he had eaten an incorporeal evil spirit.
• Su Shijie recalled his exceptional talent, his stagnation at Mortal Rank 7 because cultivation hurt, and his plan to use gaming earnings to buy a Gene Potion.
• Bai Congcong and Bai Xinxin found Su Shijie unconscious and bleeding, then lifted him onto his bed.
• Su Shijie recovered from sleep paralysis and woke to his worried younger brother and irritable younger sister.

After surviving a near-fatal incident, Su Shijie decided that relying on his family and waiting for a Gene Potion was too risky, so he began training to grow stronger himself. He pushed through the painful breakthrough from Mortal Rank 7 to Mortal Rank 8 and ended the chapter screaming through the ordeal.

• Bai Xinxin and Bai Congcong laughed off Su Shijie's claim that a training problem had caused his collapse, then left him to rest.
• Su Shijie reflected on his family's strength and his own past laziness, and resolved to become stronger after realizing danger could reach him when his family was away.
• Su Shijie began psionic guidance, focusing on the Progenitor Stem Cells he had selected and initiating his Gene Evolution breakthrough.
• Su Shijie endured intense pain as his Gene Imbuement advanced, screaming but stubbornly holding on.

Su Shijie completed a difficult breakthrough, then reflected on the danger of his hidden soul essence and decided to seek his father’s advice. The chapter left him bathing with Bai Congcong as his injured father returned home.

• Bai Xinxin and Bai Congcong heard Su Shijie’s screams during his breakthrough, and Bai Xinxin told Bai Congcong to prepare hot water.
• Su Shijie finished evolving, resumed Spiritual Energy Guidance Mode, and checked that he had not wet himself.
• Su Shijie considered how dangerous it would be if others discovered his soul essence and decided to discuss the secret with his father, Su Ren.
• Bai Congcong brought hot water and a tub, and Su Shijie made him scrub his back while they talked about the future and Su Shijie’s advancement.
• Su Ren returned home injured and carrying a canvas bag, while Bai Xinxin retreated to her room after he teased her.

Su Shijie told Su Ren about the strange events that had led to his breakthrough, and his father warned him to keep the matter secret. Su Ren suspected a newly formed Contamination Zone nearby and planned to investigate it before reporting it for extermination.

• Bai Congcong brought venison and soup for Su Shijie and Su Ren, who ate together and discussed Su Ren's trip to Prosperous Sky City.
• Su Ren gave Su Shijie the Awakening Tier Gene Potion he had brought back for him.
• Su Shijie admitted he had broken through and privately explained what had happened, while Su Ren shielded their conversation from being overheard.
• Su Ren told Su Shijie not to reveal the matter to anyone else.
• Su Ren suspected a nearby low-level Contamination Zone and said he would search for it and test it before reporting it for extermination.

Su Ren took Su Shijie outside the residential zone to test the changes from his Bloodline Transformation and help him gain experience. They left the shelter at night and reached the forest, where Su Shijie observed the immense, evolved trees.

• Su Ren cut Su Shijie's arm to demonstrate that his Bloodline Transformation had made his skin tougher, then explained how transformations strengthened a person's genetic foundation.
• Su Shijie told Su Ren that he could improve his trait directly with Soul Power, and Su Ren decided to take him out for a test.
• Bai Congcong saw Su Ren carrying Su Shijie out and told them he would leave mushroom soup simmering for their return.
• Su Ren and Su Shijie passed through Residential Zone 2, where residents and guards greeted Su Ren and opened the exit for them.
• Su Ren led Su Shijie into the night forest, where Su Shijie saw towering trees with unusually hard, tough trunks.

Su Shijie tested how much Soul Power he could absorb from an ordinary Spirit Beast and how much it strengthened his Bloodline Trait. Su Ren advised him to prioritize improving his bloodline until he obtained an Imperial Bloodline, and the chapter ended with an unrelated author’s joke.

• Su Ren took Su Shijie into the nighttime forest to test the cost of his enhancement.
• After searching for nearly half an hour, Su Ren swiftly knocked out a Mortal Tier Level 4 Spirit Leopard and brought it to Su Shijie.
• Su Shijie drained the Spirit Leopard’s soul and estimated that it yielded about one percent of an evil spirit’s Soul Power, but far more than emotions.
• Su Shijie used the gathered Soul Power to strengthen his Bloodline Trait, which also increased by roughly one percent.
• Su Ren advised Su Shijie to save Soul Power for improving his bloodline and prioritize that over trait enhancement until he obtained an Imperial Bloodline.

Su Shijie discussed the risks and benefits of pursuing an Imperial Bloodline with Su Ren, who proposed secretly informing the Dawn Goddess after he reached that level to gain support and protection. With a plan in place, Su Shijie began hunting Spirit Beasts with his father and learned to guide spirit energy from their freshly slain bodies.

• Su Shijie questioned why Su Ren opposed revealing an Imperial Bloodline, and Su Ren warned that prominent figures who might have reached that level had died amid competition from comparable civilizations.
• Su Ren suggested that Su Shijie could discreetly notify the Dawn Goddess after reaching the Imperial Bloodline, allowing it to keep the information confidential and allocate him resources.
• Su Shijie settled on secretly undergoing Bloodline Transformations with Su Ren's help until he reached the Imperial Bloodline, then seeking the Dawn Goddess's protection.
• Su Ren told Su Shijie to hunt Spirit Beasts with him each night while searching for a Contamination Source, and explained that fresh corpses accelerated spirit energy guidance.
• Su Shijie guided spirit energy beside the Spirit Leopard's corpse and found that the brief boost was dozens of times faster than normal guidance.

As Su Ren and Su Shijie traveled through the jungle, Su Ren explained the higher tiers of genetic advancement, interstellar immigration, and why Imperial Bloodlines could reach the Calamity Tier. They hunted Spirit Beasts before dawn, and Su Shijie returned to the shelter resolved to grow strong while remaining in the Advanced Class.

• Su Ren explained how Transformation and Evolutionary Tiers worked and warned that unstable gene construction could kill or halt advancement.
• Su Ren described how Transformation Tiers could qualify for interstellar immigration and how Transcendents gained influence and brought technology back to the Earth Federation.
• Su Ren explained that Imperial Bloodlines could potentially reach the Calamity Tier, inspiring Su Shijie to seek strength to protect himself and his family.
• Su Ren hunted down a Spirit Deer, and Su Shijie drained its energy with his Soul Tendrils; together they found three Spirit Beasts in five hours.
• Su Ren and Su Shijie returned to the shelter at dawn, where Su Shijie went to sleep and planned to keep attending the Advanced Class to avoid assigned work.

Su Shijie traveled with his siblings and classmates from Residential Zone 2 toward the shelter, where students would complete their final assessment. On the way, he learned that Aunt Lin had died by suicide after cursing him, while her son Liu Bo had disappeared.

• Su Shijie ate a large breakfast and prepared his Personal Terminal before setting out with Bai Xinxin and Bai Congcong.
• Su Ren led the students toward the shelter, carrying the hides of three Spirit Beasts, while Uncle Xiong provided the students with Electromagnetic Handguns.
• The group crossed the gloomy forest and entered the underground subway passage, closing the warning door behind them.
• He Lei told Su Shijie that Aunt Lin had died by suicide and that Liu Bo had not been seen since his expulsion.
• He Lei said Aunt Lin had covered her room in curses and left a suicide note that seemed to curse Su Shijie, who felt uncomfortable despite having absorbed part of her evil spirit.

Su Shijie and his companions headed into P-314 Shelter to ask the Employment Planning Office about Liu Bo after learning that his mother’s suicide note had accused Su Shijie’s family of corruption and cheating. Inside the shelter, they encountered Commander Sergei Brin, who greeted Su Shijie and asked whether he was excited about nearing the Awakened Rank.

• He Lei told Su Shijie that Aunt Lin’s suicide note had accused his family of hoarding resources, abusing authority, and falsifying grades.
• Su Shijie worried that Liu Bo might also be in trouble, and He Lei suggested asking the Employment Planning Office about him.
• Su Ren collected the students’ issued guns, and the group entered P-314 Shelter after swiping their Personal Terminals.
• Su Shijie and the others walked through the shelter’s market toward the Employment Planning Office.
• Commander Sergei Brin greeted Su Shijie and asked whether he felt excited about approaching the Awakened Rank.

Su Shijie learned that the Employment Management Office openly recruited eliminated Advanced Class students for work in other civilizations in exchange for a Transformation Tier potion. He warned He Lei to consider the risks, then they arrived at the Advanced Class classroom as final examinations approached.

• Su Shijie and He Lei visited the Employment Management Office, where Zhao Chao explained that Liu Bo had chosen to work elsewhere and that consultant Zheng Qiang had recruited him before quitting.
• Wang Xin pitched the benefits of joining his recruitment offer, including a free Transformation Tier potion, and He Lei became excited by the opportunity.
• Su Shijie cautioned He Lei that the destination might be a slave-owning civilization and that inferior Transformation Tier potions could limit his potential.
• Su Shijie and He Lei went to their Advanced Class classroom, where students were preparing for final examinations that could earn them potion-purchase qualifications and entry to the Floating City's higher Advanced Class.

Su Shijie gave up his game and began focusing on psionic guidance and study, preparing to pursue advancement without relying on potions. After clashing with Anna Brin, he left her furious and ended the chapter beside his younger siblings as Ivan tried to mediate.

• Su Shijie sold his game assets, said farewell to his friends and virtual wives, and logged off with 4.38 million Credit Points and four Awakened Rank potion purchase quotas.
• He spent the day alternating between psionic guidance and studying topics that interested him.
• Anna Brin noticed Su Shijie doing psionic guidance and accused him of pretending to work hard despite planning to use potions.
• Su Shijie mocked Anna and criticized her appearance, then moved beside his younger siblings for protection as she ran out crying.
• Ivan Brin asked Su Shijie to show Anna some courtesy, but Su Shijie refused and complained about being assigned solar-panel cleaning duty.

Su Shijie learned that the Deer Herd Migration would arrive in ten to fifteen days, then spent five days leveling up with Su Ren and reached Mortal Tier Level 9. When they discovered a Contaminated Beast, Su Shijie absorbed its Soul Power, bringing his next Bloodline Transformation closer, and Su Ren asked him to solve a Rubik’s Cube.

• Su Shijie returned home and reunited with Li Wei and Li Meier, who confirmed the predicted deer migration route and estimated the herd would arrive in ten to fifteen days.
• Su Shijie told Li Meier and Li Wei that he had begun cultivating and breaking through on his own, astonishing both of them.
• Su Shijie trained with Su Ren for five nights and broke through to Mortal Tier Level 9 after encountering an Awakened Rank Spirit Beast.
• Su Ren tossed a mutated wild boar at Su Shijie, who recognized it as a Contaminated Beast and absorbed its Soul Power with his Soul Tendrils.
• Su Shijie judged that the Contaminated Beast had yielded far more Soul Power than an ordinary Spirit Beast, and Su Ren told him to search for the Contamination Source and handed him a Rubik’s Cube to solve.

After confirming that Su Shijie was still his son, Su Ren searched with him for the nearby Contamination Source and found signs that armed personnel had recently been in the jungle. A powerful Contaminated Beast ambushed them, leaving Su Ren to prepare for a dangerous fight while warning Su Shijie he might not be able to protect him.

• Su Shijie complained about Su Ren testing him, and Su Ren assured him he would still be his son even if he became an evil god.
• Su Ren found a bullet fragment embedded in a giant tree and identified it as a recent shot from an electromagnetic rifle.
• Su Ren spotted Ghost Mushrooms and suspected the armed personnel who had discovered the area had run into trouble.
• A massive three-eyed black wolf ambushed Su Ren and Su Shijie, but Su Ren pulled his son out of its initial attack.
• Su Ren judged the wolf to have been a Level 7 or Level 8 Awakened Rank Spirit Beast before contamination, then drew his Tang Heng Dao and M-7 electromagnetic hand cannon.

Su Ren battled a powerful Contaminated Beast while Su Shijie struggled to decide whether to flee or help his father. Su Shijie used his Soul Tendrils to stun the black wolf long enough for Su Ren to kill it, though the fight left both of them battered.

• Su Ren drew the black wolf’s attention and fought it with his M-7 and alloy saber while telling Su Shijie to escape.
• Su Shijie realized Su Ren could not get away and chose to stay, waiting for a chance to help.
• With only six bullets left, Su Ren continued to evade the wolf as its speed and strength kept him at a disadvantage.
• Su Shijie charged forward and sent four Soul Tendrils into the black wolf as Su Ren attacked.
• The tendrils disrupted the wolf’s control of its body, allowing Su Ren to empty his remaining bullets and sever its head.

After draining the black giant wolf’s Soul Power, Su Shijie completed his second Bloodline Transformation, awakened weak telekinesis, and advanced to the Awakened Rank. Su Ren explained how telekinesis could support a future Mechanist, leaving Su Shijie considering how gene fragments might strengthen his abilities.

• Su Shijie recovered from the spiritual collision and absorbed the black giant wolf’s Soul Power, triggering his second Bloodline Transformation.
• Su Shijie discovered he could use telekinesis to lift a light branch, and Su Ren explained that his control was strong for his level.
• Su Ren brought Su Shijie to the still-twitching wolf corpse and urged him to absorb its spiritual energy before it died.
• Su Shijie broke through the 9% imbuement barrier and reached the Awakened Rank, gaining danger intuition and increased physical abilities.
• Su Ren explained that telekinesis suited a Mechanist and that specialized gene fragments could amplify Su Shijie’s ability.

Su Shijie absorbed the Contamination Source atop the giant tree, gaining a major Bloodline Transformation and greatly strengthening his traits with the Soul Power it yielded. After testing his new abilities, Su Ren found that Su Shijie's skin could withstand a cut without bleeding and was approaching the defense of a standard Protective Suit.

• Su Ren and Su Shijie decided to keep searching for the Contamination Source and later report their discovery to Prosperous City.
• Su Shijie climbed to the canopy, found the distorted marking, and absorbed the Contamination Source while Su Ren watched over him.
• The absorption triggered a Bloodline Transformation that improved Su Shijie's overall stats and telekinesis, leaving him close to transforming again.
• Su Shijie used his remaining Soul Power to strengthen his telekinesis and Tough Skin, bringing his telekinetic force above twenty kilograms and his skin to roughly Protective Suit durability.
• Su Ren tested Su Shijie's enhanced defense with his hook, cutting his arm without making it bleed.

Su Ren and Su Shijie returned to their residential district with the dead contaminated dire wolf and reported the nearby contamination source to Prosperous Sky City. After the report, Su Ren told Su Shijie to prepare to use his Painless Awakening Potion the next day, warning him that it would cause a far more painful breakthrough.

• Su Ren advised Su Shijie to conceal his exact bloodline rank and explain his earlier abilities as signs of a long-awakened bloodline.
• Su Ren and Su Shijie brought the contaminated black dire wolf’s corpse home, and Su Ren instructed the guards to store it and keep watch.
• On the way back, Su Ren taught Su Shijie how to use telekinesis to control electromagnetic firearms.
• Su Ren reported the contaminated beast and nearby source to Prosperous Sky City, which arranged an aircraft visit that night.
• Su Ren told Su Shijie to use his Painless Awakening Potion the next day, explaining that it could raise his gene permeation by ten percent but would bring severe pain.

Su Ren forced Su Shijie through a painful breakthrough that greatly increased his Spiritual Energy Infusion and handed him five Electromagnetic Handguns. Su Ren said the Floating City investigators were handling the Ghost Mushrooms, leaving Su Shijie stronger but still wary of his lack of combat experience.

• Su Ren mixed poisonous mushrooms into Su Shijie's Awakened Rank potion and made him wear an adult diaper before injecting him.
• Su Shijie endured fifteen minutes of intense pain as his Spiritual Energy Infusion increased by 10%, improving his strength, Tough Skin, and telekinesis.
• Su Shijie assessed his new abilities but restrained his confidence, recognizing that his siblings' experience and higher levels would give them the advantage in a fight.
• Su Ren gave Su Shijie five Electromagnetic Handguns, and Su Shijie equipped them in his Combat Suit.
• Su Ren told Su Shijie that the Floating City people were investigating the Ghost Mushrooms after arriving by aircraft.