Chapter Summaries

Jin Zaixian learned that Ye Bufan had died and was relieved when the death seemed tied to an unknown spiritual-energy potion. Su Shijie then found Jin Zaixian, killed him, and arranged the evidence to make the Jin Family appear to have conspired with Evil God Cultists.

• Jin Zaixian recalled how he had manipulated the Ye Family conflict to target Su Shijie and clear his path to Nan Mingxi, but his plans had been disrupted by Su Shijie's precautions.
• Jin Zaixian heard that Ye Bufan had been killed and learned that a Ye Family Evolutionary Tier expert had been incapacitated by a strange spiritual-energy potion.
• Jin Zaixian's great-uncle called for an unseen visitor, then screamed, and Su Shijie entered carrying his corpse.
• Jin Zaixian attacked Su Shijie, but an illusion made him stab his great-uncle instead; Su Shijie then used questioning voices and black-feathered visions to break Jin Zaixian's mind.
• Su Shijie beheaded Jin Zaixian and arranged the scene to implicate the Jin Family in collusion with Evil God Cultists.

Su Shijie cooperated with the City Guard’s investigation into the deaths of the Ye Family and Jin Family, then discovered that someone had manipulated Jin Zaixian as part of a hidden scheme. He left suspecting the unseen mastermind was either Ma Chao or someone connected to Binhai’s three great noble families.

• Bai Congcong told two City Guard officers that Su Shijie was cultivating, and they waited two hours before inviting him to assist with their investigation.
• Su Shijie went to the City Guard station, learned that another Evolutionary Tier expert had died, and shared what he knew about his enemies among the Evil God Cultists.
• Su Shijie answered the investigators’ questions and received a consultation fee of one hundred thousand Credit Points.
• Su Shijie learned that the City Guard believed the Jin Family and Jin Zaixian had caused the Ye Family deaths, before the Evil God Cultists killed the Jin Family delegation to erase evidence.
• Su Shijie noticed that someone else had manipulated Jin Zaixian and performed a second cleanup, then identified Ma Chao or someone from Binhai’s three great noble families as possible suspects.
• Su Shijie decided to use emotional sensing on Ma Chao and seek an invitation to one of Wang Lang’s gatherings.

Su Shijie met Wang Lang over skewers, asked about Spirit Wind City joining the Binhai Alliance, and agreed to attend gatherings to investigate who was behind the hostility toward him. Wang Lang brought him to a Liu Family gathering, where Su Shijie met Liu Yong and saw the young elites socializing.

• Wang Lang explained that he had only learned afterward about Su Shijie's earlier trouble and criticized him for registering under Spirit Wind City.
• Su Shijie asked whether Spirit Wind City could join the Binhai Alliance, and Wang Lang said it was theoretically possible but unlikely.
• Su Shijie told Wang Lang he wanted invitations to future gatherings so he could investigate the hostility surrounding the Ye Family's targeting of him.
• Wang Lang took Su Shijie to a Liu Family gathering and introduced him to Liu Yong, the family's eldest young master.
• Su Shijie sensed Liu Yong's jealousy over his relationship with Wang Lang, then entered the estate and observed the young guests enjoying games and other activities.

Su Shijie attended a Wang-family gathering with Wang Lang and sensed intense malice from Wang Lang’s younger brother, Wang Teng, whom he identified as a hidden prodigy with Innate King Blood. Nan Mingxi arrived unexpectedly and confronted Su Shijie, while Wang Teng continued to conceal his hostility behind a shy demeanor.

• Wang Lang brought Su Shijie to a gathering of people close to the Wang family, where Su Shijie sensed ordinary jealousy and contempt from the guests.
• Nan Mingxi arrived at the gathering, surprising Wang Lang and the other guests, with Wang Lang’s younger brother following her.
• Su Shijie recognized Wang Teng as a powerful hidden prodigy and suspected the Wang family had concealed him because of the Prometheus Civilization threat.
• Nan Mingxi teased Su Shijie telepathically about drinking special-effect nutrient solution, causing him to spray a nearby girl with his drink.
• Nan Mingxi wiped the girl’s face and claimed Su Shijie, while Su Shijie sensed Wang Teng’s malice grow stronger.
• Wang Lang introduced Wang Teng to Su Shijie, and Wang Teng praised Su Shijie’s acquaintances while maintaining his bashful facade.

Su Shijie identified Wang Teng as a potential threat but postponed acting until Binhai was less tense and international guests arrived for the Binhai Cup. He chose the Abyss identity to meet Spirit Wind Knights captain Ling Qin, who arrived in Binhai and noticed that Yu Yi and Yan Ni’s Spirit Caller auras had changed.

• Su Shijie and Wang Teng ended their gathering without incident, and Su Shijie let Nan Mingxi drive him home, where they traded flirtatious remarks.
• Su Shijie decided to delay confronting Wang Teng and planned to use the Prometheans’ visit during the Binhai Cup as cover for a future attack.
• Yu Yi told Su Shijie that Spirit Wind Knights captain Ling Qin was coming to Binhai, and Su Shijie chose to meet her as Abyss with Lan Mei nearby as backup.
• Ling Qin arrived openly at Binhai Harbor and reunited with Yu Yi and Yan Ni.
• Ling Qin sensed that Yu Yi and Yan Ni’s usual chaotic Spirit Caller auras had disappeared and wondered whether the change they had invited her to see was real.

Ling Qin met Su Shijie, known as Abyss, to learn why Yu Yi and Yan Ni’s Spirit Caller auras had changed. Convinced his method could help her order, she agreed to try it herself, and they left the city to avoid attracting attention.

• Ling Qin noticed changes in Yu Yi and Yan Ni’s Spirit Caller auras and realized their meeting with her might go smoothly.
• Su Shijie met Ling Qin atop a landmark building and explained that he had researched Spirit Callers.
• Ling Qin sensed that Su Shijie’s Spirit Caller aura combined corruption with unusual harmony and believed he might have found a way to free Spirit Callers from their restraints.
• Su Shijie warned that his method had side effects and might not work on a transcendent with a Domain Field unless she lowered her resistance.
• Ling Qin immediately agreed to try the method, and Su Shijie led her outside the city after she said the Sword Emperor was there.

Su Shijie transformed Ling Qin, who agreed to bring the Spirit Wind Knights into the Binhai Alliance and help investigate its noble families. Afterward, he discussed his ability to suppress Spirit Callers’ contamination with Dawn, who revealed that her questions had been aimed at confirming his involvement with Ling Qin.

• Ling Qin willingly accepted Su Shijie's transformation and felt intense reverence for him, while Lan Mei teased her and the two Spirit Callers traded barbs.
• Su Shijie asked Ling Qin to arrange baptisms for the Spirit Wind Knights and consider joining the Binhai Alliance, and she agreed now that their burdens could be eased.
• Su Shijie asked Ling Qin to approach the Binhai noble families, and she agreed after he said the Dawn Goddess would help manage the council and public opinion.
• Dawn asked Su Shijie how he became involved with the Spirit Wind Knights and learned that his specialized profession could suppress Spirit Callers’ contamination.
• Dawn suggested that Ling Qin's status as a transcendent meant she would not have a metabolism, and Su Shijie realized Dawn had been probing him about Ling Qin.

As Binhai prepared for the Binhai Cup, strict patrols kept the city peaceful after two Evolutionary Tier deaths, and the opening ceremony welcomed representatives from several interstellar civilizations. Su Shijie reunited with Yun Jing and noticed that the Cloud Tribe youth had a hidden Transcendent bodyguard.

• The Binhai Alliance increased patrols after two Evolutionary Tier Bigwigs were assassinated, and Binhai remained calm until the competition began.
• Representatives from the Cloud Tribe, Prometheans, and Dwarf Tribe arrived for the Binhai Cup opening ceremony.
• Wang Lang drove Su Shijie to the floating arena and again suggested he visit a medium to wash away his bad luck.
• Yun Jing greeted Su Shijie and said he trusted Dawn to prevent another assassination.
• Su Shijie recognized the ordinary-looking man accompanying Yun Jing as likely Nangong Ye, disguised with a gel mask.

At the Binhai Cup opening ceremony, Su Shijie’s connection to Yun Jing raised his standing, prompting the Northern Plains Su Family and Ye Family to seek reconciliation with him. The event’s competition rules and Binhai Alliance selection points were announced, and the Northern Plains Su Family grew hopeful about joining the alliance.

• Tam and the dwarf representatives discussed Su Shijie’s talent as he openly acknowledged knowing Yun Jing.
• Nan Mingxi joined Su Shijie and Yun Jing, drew their attention with a conversation about music, and performed as a giant whale; Su Shijie went to find Wang Lang.
• Su Shijie received friendly overtures from the Northern Plains Su Family, whose members asked about restoring his family register, and from the Ye Family, which proposed reconciliation.
• The Binhai Cup opening ceremony introduced the contestants, Nan Mingxi performed, and officials explained the two competition divisions, match schedule, and rules.
• Binhai City announced points for qualifying contestants and said it might admit two new allies, leading the Northern Plains Su Family to believe it had a strong chance.

Su Shijie defeated his first Binhai Cup opponent with a single strike and attracted widespread attention. After the first day, his friends had also won their matches, while the odds on Su Shijie winning the championship had fallen sharply.

• Su Shijie watched his opponent demonstrate Tiger Style, then knocked him unconscious with a single palm strike.
• Su Shijie's decisive victory earned him a spot among the ten most-watched match feeds.
• Ma Yiyi watched Su Shijie's replay with Theodora and asked how she could win him over.
• Su Rou, Jiang Yanyan, and Yang Xiu won their first-day matches, while Wang Lang and Huang Jiangyong entered the competition without intending to claim top spots.
• Su Shijie saw that the odds on him winning the championship had dropped to 1:1.5 and guessed that someone else had placed a large bet on him.

Su Shijie advanced through his first Transformation Tier match and prepared to face Lin Tianxiu, whom he planned to expose as an Evil God Cultist and use to damage the Lin Family. The chapter left Su Shijie confident and eager for the next match after his opponent warned him how powerful Lin Tianxiu was.

• The Binhai Cup drew hidden experts, and Su Shijie, Lin Tianxiu, Gan Xue, and Su Rou all reached the top sixty-four.
• Su Shijie refused factions that offered gifts in exchange for him going easy on them, remaining committed to Spirit Wind City joining the Binhai Alliance.
• Su Shijie decided to expose Lin Tianxiu's identity during their upcoming match and make the Lin Family pay for cooperating with Evil God Cultists.
• Su Shijie defeated his first Transformation Tier opponent, who conceded and praised his skill.
• Su Shijie's opponent warned him that Lin Tianxiu had defeated reigning champion Wrist Hair Dex, while Su Shijie said he had long wanted to meet Lin Tianxiu.

Su Shijie faced Lin Tianxiu, a ruthless speed-focused fighter, and overwhelmed him with the Mindless Style while carefully avoiding a decisive blow. As Su Shijie repeatedly humiliated Lin Tianxiu, the latter’s will cracked and his mild corruption began spiraling out of control.

• Lin Tianxiu taunted Su Shijie before their match and attacked him with a rapid barrage based on his Extreme Speed faction.
• Su Shijie calmly blocked Lin Tianxiu’s attacks while learning his faction technique and letting him show its full range.
• Su Shijie struck Lin Tianxiu in the face, stunning him and silencing the crowd.
• Su Shijie repeatedly struck Lin Tianxiu’s face while controlling his strength so the match would continue.
• Lin Tianxiu broke down under the humiliation, and his mild corruption began to spiral out of control.

After Lin Tianxiu attacked Su Shijie and was exposed as an Evil God Cultist, Nangong Ye captured him and the Lin Family’s representatives were taken for investigation. Su Shijie and Su Rou went on to win acclaim at the Binhai Cup, and Binhai offered them lucrative image ambassador contracts.

• Lin Tianxiu lost control and attacked Su Shijie, so Nangong Ye suppressed him and the referee declared Su Shijie the winner.
• Nangong Ye took Lin Tianxiu away, while the Lin Family delegation and Gan Xue were also detained for investigation.
• Su Shijie won first place on both leaderboards, and Su Rou reached the finals after Gan Xue forfeited.
• Su Shijie and Su Rou drew widespread attention with their Mindless Style final duel, helping boost Binhai’s reputation during the New Year Festival.
• Wang Dao offered Su Shijie and Su Rou two hundred million Credit Points per year each to become Binhai’s image ambassadors.

Su Shijie and Su Rou’s competition success led the Binhai Alliance to relocate Prosperous City, and the dojo celebrated their achievements. The banquet ended in shock when Su Hailang arrived under the influence of illusion magic and died from poison, apparently caught in Wang Teng’s scheme.

• Su Shijie and Su Rou’s promotional videos helped Prosperous City place second, and the Binhai Alliance decided to move it to Binhai while leaving Runan City behind.
• At the Hunter Dojo’s banquet, Yang Xiu celebrated his top-256 finish, while the disciples praised the Mindless Style’s success and teased Su Shijie and Su Rou about their relationship.
• Su Rou mentioned that Nan Mingxi was pursuing Su Shijie, who said they were no longer in contact and complained that she had caused him trouble.
• Su Hailang burst into the private dining room, voicing hostility toward Su Shijie under the influence of illusion magic and demanding that Nan Mingxi serve him.
• Su Shijie recognized that Su Hailang had been poisoned and stopped Yang Xiu from touching him; Su Hailang collapsed and was confirmed dead, while Su Shijie suspected Wang Teng had arranged the killing.

After Su Hailang died, rumors spread online accusing Su Shijie of infidelity and causing a crime of passion, putting his reputation under attack. Su Shijie arranged a joint clarification with Nan Mingxi, whose public confession of unrequited love shifted the backlash onto him and devastated Wang Teng.

• Su Shijie explained that he had suspected Su Hailang was being manipulated and said he had recorded the incident without touching anything.
• Tabloids spread sensational rumors about Su Shijie, Su Rou, and Su Hailang's death, and online arguments erupted among their fans.
• Su Shijie went to Nan Mingxi's villa, demanded an explanation, and persuaded her to help clear his name.
• Wang Lang said the fan conflict was impossible to suppress, but Su Shijie told him he and Nan Mingxi would issue a joint clarification.
• Nan Mingxi said she had pursued Su Shijie but that he did not return her feelings, calming the uproar and redirecting angry fans toward him.

After an apparent raid on Binhai threatened the Earth Federation’s interstellar guests, Su Shijie recognized the attack as a plot by rival forces and sent Nan Mingxi to safety while he prepared to act. He left her heading for the shelter and remained outside, intent on handling something alone.

• Su Shijie reflected that the controversy had left his public reputation at a useful level and that Wang Lang’s younger brother had wasted his potential.
• Dawn warned Su Shijie and Nan Mingxi that Interstellar Raiders had breached the defenses and were heading for Binhai.
• Su Shijie suspected that the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe had arranged the raid to kill the Earth Federation’s visiting representatives and provoke blame.
• Dawn confirmed that Su Shijie’s family and director were already in the first priority group and directed him and Nan Mingxi to a shelter passage.
• Su Shijie removed their terminal chips, told Nan Mingxi to shelter alone and keep their location tracking on, and said he would find her after going outside.
• Nan Mingxi headed for the shelter while Su Shijie stayed behind to carry out his own plan.

As the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe raiders attacked Binhai City, Nangong Ye and two newly Sanctified Spiritwind Knights held them off until another Spirit Caller killed two raiders in a single strike. Dawn destroyed the raiders’ spacecraft as the survivors fled, leaving them surrounded by Earth’s Transcendents.

• Ling Qin told Dawn that several newly Transcendent Spirit Callers could help defend Binhai City.
• Nangong Ye flew up to intercept the raiders’ spacecraft and was forced to fight five armored enemies at once.
• Two Spiritwind Knights used Sanctification to stop the two raiders who broke away and charged toward Binhai City.
• A third Spirit Caller appeared and killed both raiders in a single strike, shifting the battle in Earth’s favor.
• The remaining raiders retreated aboard their spacecraft, and Dawn destroyed it as they tried to escape Earth’s orbit.
• The three surviving raiders leaped from the destroyed ship and faced encirclement by Earth’s Transcendents.

Su Shijie helped Lan Mei and Ling Qin recover after the battle, while the Spirit Wind Knights’ display of Sanctification drew widespread attention and recruitment interest. Dawn confirmed that Earth’s Spirit Callers could survive Sanctification, raising the Federation’s standing and prompting Su Shijie to question what his own power meant.

• Su Shijie used his disguised Sanctification form to kill two raiders while Lan Mei and Ling Qin held off their opponents, and the Queen of Blades killed the remaining raiders.
• Dawn contacted Ling Qin, who proved the three were alive but seriously injured and confirmed that the Spirit Wind Knights were still recruiting.
• Dawn said families and organizations were already asking to send eligible young members to join the Spirit Wind Knights after their role in turning the battle around.
• Su Shijie reached Nan Mingxi in her underground shelter, helped her, and later returned with her to the villa.
• Dawn asked Su Shijie whether he had caused the changes in the Spirit Wind Knights and Lan Mei, then explained that surviving Sanctification had made Spirit Callers widely recognized as the strongest profession.
• Su Shijie learned that the Skyfeather Civilization had supplied Earth with Transcendent armor and that Sky Feather Spirit Callers could survive Sanctification, though they lost the ability to use it again.

Binhai’s residents assessed the devastation from the Raider attack as Su Shijie considered the threat posed by Earth’s exposed Transcendents and warned Ling Qin about the Fallen Transcendents. As blame for the destruction was turned against the Spirit Wind Knights, Su Shijie realized Wang Teng was behind the trouble.

• Li Meier, Su Ren, and Bai Congcong returned to their damaged residential complex and worried about the casualties and destruction in Binhai.
• Su Shijie and Nan Mingxi left the villa and discussed how the Raiders had exploited Earth’s lack of a calamity-class powerhouse.
• Su Shijie sent Ling Qin an encrypted warning to prepare for the two Fallen Transcendents and avoid confronting them recklessly.
• Binhai residents began blaming the Spirit Wind Knights online and demanding compensation for their losses.
• Su Shijie realized he had forgotten to deal with Wang Teng, who appeared to be stirring up public anger against the Spirit Wind Knights.

Su Shijie infiltrated Wang Teng’s safe house and used an illusion to make him confess to targeting the Ye Family and stirring up hostility toward Spirit Wind City. He then corrupted Wang Teng until he died, leaving a recording that portrayed the death as the act of an Evil God Cultist.

• Wang Teng used his access to insider information and illusions to turn Binhai disaster victims against the Spirit Wind Knights while hoping to advance his own bloodline.
• Su Shijie appeared in Wang Teng’s safe house, disabled his means of calling for help, and invited him to play Truth or Dare.
• Su Shijie guided Wang Teng into confessing how he had targeted the Ye Family and manipulated public opinion against Spirit Wind City.
• Su Shijie provoked Wang Teng with an illusion and dismantled his will until he died from corruption.
• Su Shijie revealed that their entire exchange had taken place in an illusion and left Wang Teng’s self-recording to depict his death as a loss of control.