Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with a societal trend of people showing off modular phones, causing Apple phone users to feel inferior and leading to a surge in modular phone demand.
• Modular phones are in short supply, leading to scalpers selling them for exorbitant prices and causing major mobile phone manufacturers' stock prices to plummet.
• Su Qi, the creator of the modular phone, walks down the street, attracting attention from his bodyguards and a sniper.
• The original owner's birth mother, Duan Huiling, approaches Su Qi, claiming he is her lost son.
• Su Qi learns about his birth parents' history and decides not to engage with them.
• An Yan, the mother of the man who tried to kill Su Qi earlier, attacks him with a knife but is stopped by Wu Zhenjun, one of Su Qi's bodyguards.

Character Developments

• Su Qi remains calm and collected in the face of threats and revelations about his past.
• Duan Huiling is desperate to reconnect with her son but is rejected by Su Qi.
• An Yan is filled with hatred and desperation, willing to harm Su Qi to avenge her son.

Significant Themes

• The impact of technology and consumer culture on society.
• The consequences of abandonment and the search for lost family.
• The struggle between wealth and power, and the lengths people will go to for revenge.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi interacts with his birth mother, Duan Huiling, for the first time, leading to a tense and emotional encounter.
• An Yan's attempt to harm Su Qi is thwarted by Wu Zhenjun, highlighting the protective measures taken by Su Qi's team.
• The chapter explores the dynamics between Su Qi, his birth parents, and those who seek to harm him, showcasing his resilience and determination.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi, having acquired both Talents, feels bored and wants to leave the Life Simulation.
• He attempts to exit the simulation by speaking his intent in his mind.
• After handling his affairs, he successfully exits the Life Simulation, leading to his death in the real world.
• His death causes a stir among the upper echelons and the public, with many netizens disbelieving the news.

Character Developments

• Su Qi: He becomes bored with the Life Simulation and decides to leave, ultimately leading to his death in the real world. His death causes shock and disbelief among those who knew him.

Significant Themes

• The desire for change and escape from monotony.
• The consequences of one's actions and decisions.
• The impact of an individual's death on those around them.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi interacts with Wu Zhenjun, his bodyguard, and a middle-aged nanny. However, these interactions are minimal and primarily revolve around his death.
• The public and netizens interact with Su Qi's online presence, initially dismissing his death as fake news and later expressing shock and disbelief upon confirmation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi's death causes global shock and mourning.
• People worldwide vie for Su Qi's black technology, but fail to decipher it due to his anti-cracking measures.
• Su Qi's wealth is found to have been donated to a relief foundation for untreatable illnesses, managed by an AI named Jarvis.

Character Developments

• Su Qi, now deceased, is remembered as a genius monster who could have advanced human civilization by centuries if still alive.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and knowledge, even after Su Qi's death.
• The regret and admiration felt by others towards Su Qi's genius and untimely death.
• The responsible use of wealth and power, as shown by Su Qi's donations.

Character Interactions

• The global scientific community struggles to understand and replicate Su Qi's black technology, highlighting their collective admiration and frustration.
• Su Qi's wealth attracts the attention of various people, but his donations prevent them from benefiting from it.

Su Qi's Return to the Real World

• Su Qi wakes up in his old home, feeling the pain of his cancer and the power of his superpowers and Mental Power.
• He receives talents: Meditation and Black Technology Genius from the simulation.
• He discovers that his real-world life as a brilliant scientist and inventor exists in encyclopedia entries, causing him to feel awkward and embarrassed.
• He searches for information about himself, finding praise and regret that he died too soon.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi realizes he didn't become a vegetable but died when he exited the Life Simulation, understanding it as a forced exit equating to death.
• He goes out for a stroll and overhears people discussing the Modular Phone, its creator, and the impending apocalypse.
• At a convenience store, he hears a girl wishing to win the lottery and discussing the Origin Net's upcoming content.

Character Developments

• Su Qi shows curiosity about the real world's changes and the Origin Net's content.
• The people he encounters display admiration for the Modular Phone's creator, concern about the apocalypse, and interest in the Origin Net's historical content.

Significant Themes

• The impact of Su Qi's actions on the real world.
• The admiration for a genius who created the Modular Phone.
• The impending apocalypse and people's hopes for salvation.
• The curiosity and interest in historical content shown on the Origin Net.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi interacts with Da Huang, the dog.
• He overhears conversations between three young people (Lu Fuhua, Liu Ru, and Zhu Qing) discussing the Modular Phone and the apocalypse.
• At the convenience store, he hears a conversation between a little girl and her father about the lottery and the Origin Net's content.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi decides to deduce about human existence and superpowers in the distant past.
• He meditates and begins the deduction, traveling tens of millions of years into the past.
• He witnesses the rise and fall of various animal species, including a Titan Python and a giant crocodile.
• He observes continental drift and natural disasters over millions of years.
• The deduction stops at 96,000 years ago, showing a scene underwater with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
• Su Qi sees early humanoid species but they lack intelligence.

Character Developments

• Su Qi shows curiosity and initiative in exploring the past.
• He considers helping early humanoids gain intelligence but remembers the Wisdom Tree as a simpler solution.

Significant Themes

• The passage of time and its ruthless nature.
• The cycle of life, death, and rebirth in nature.
• The potential for intelligence and civilization to emerge.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi interacts with the environment and the creatures he observes, though not directly.
• He internally debates with himself about whether to help the early humanoids.

Key Plot Points and Events

• An unknown phenomenon is mentioned, hinting at a special possibility emerging in the simulation.
• The Wisdom Tree regains its vitality, attracting strange black gas that makes it grow and become more divine.
• The black gas causes mutation, loss of reason, and increased power in a bird that comes into contact with it, while the Wisdom Tree remains unaffected.
• A bizarre entity tries to enter the area where the black gas appeared, but fails.

Character Developments

• Su Qi's curiosity and determination to understand the unknown possibilities grow.
• He becomes more cautious and analytical, trying to deduce the nature of the black gas and the entity attempting to enter.

Significant Themes

• The emergence of unknown possibilities and their potential impact on the simulation.
• The dual nature of power: beneficial (Wisdom Tree) and harmful (mutated bird, entity).
• The connection between Su Qi and the Wisdom Tree.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi interacts with the Wisdom Tree, observing its changes and trying to understand the black gas.
• He witnesses the mutation of a bird due to contact with the black gas, leading to its aggressive behavior towards its own kind.
• Su Qi has a one-sided interaction with the entity trying to enter, as he hears its voice but doesn't see it.

Key Plot Points and Events

• An eerie presence from another world discovers Earth and is astonished by the Divine Tree (Wisdom Tree) in its sapling stage, despite Earth's lack of mysterious power.
• The entity attempts to cross over but fails due to the Wisdom Tree absorbing all the black gas that facilitated the spatial connection.
• The entity vows to find Earth again, leaving Su Qi concerned about the potential threat.
• Su Qi speeds up the simulation to observe the Wisdom Tree bearing fruit.
• He tests the Wisdom Fruits on humanoid creatures, increasing their intelligence.

Character Developments

• Su Qi demonstrates curiosity, resourcefulness, and concern for potential threats to Earth.
• The humanoid creatures show increased intelligence after consuming the Wisdom Fruits.

Significant Themes

• The unknown and potentially dangerous otherworldly entities.
• The power and value of the Wisdom Tree.
• The consequences of increased intelligence and wisdom.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi interacts with the eerie presence, trying to understand its intentions and capabilities.
• He communicates with the humanoid creatures through transmitted images, guiding them to the Wisdom Tree.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi observes eight dwarves who ate the Wisdom Fruit, expecting changes but initially seeing none.
• He accelerates time by three days, during which the dwarves avoid the Wisdom Tree area due to fear.
• A female dwarf predicts danger, saving her group from a feline predator, and a male dwarf exhibits enhanced reaction speed in a separate incident.

Character Developments

• The dwarves show increased intelligence and self-awareness but lack understanding of their changes.
• The female dwarf demonstrates a sixth sense or danger sense, and the male dwarf shows enhanced reaction speed, suggesting they've developed unique abilities.

Significant Themes

• Evolution and Change: The dwarves evolve after eating the Wisdom Fruit, but they don't immediately understand or control these changes.
• Fear and Adaptation: The dwarves fear the Wisdom Tree and the changes it brings, but they also adapt to their new abilities.
• Power and Protection: The dwarves initially attribute their survival to a mysterious entity, but it's later revealed to be their own abilities.

Character Interactions

• The dwarves communicate more due to increased intelligence but still struggle to understand and express their new abilities.
• The female dwarf's prediction saves her group, leading to awe and fear from her companions.
• The male dwarf's enhanced reaction speed helps him defeat a beast, surprising his companions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi, after the simulation, anticipates gaining special powers by eating the Wisdom Tree's fruit.
• He observes eight dwarves gaining mental-based powers: telepathy, mental control, telekinesis, and an invisible barrier.
• The dwarves, realizing their changes, decide to find the Wisdom Tree. They overcome their fear and approach it, picking and eating the fruits, enhancing their powers.
• Su Qi speeds up the simulation to observe the dwarves' development over thirty years. He notices that ordinary dwarves also gain mental powers, with male powers leaning towards offense and female powers towards perception.

Character Developments

• Su Qi: He becomes curious and pleased about the potential powers he might gain. He also shows strategic thinking, considering the dwarves' growth as a long-term investment.
• The Dwarves: They gain wisdom and special mental powers, which enhance over time. They also develop selfish desires and instincts to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: The dwarves gain powers, which bring both benefits (enhanced abilities) and challenges (selfish desires, fear of the unknown).
• Wisdom and its impact: The dwarves' newfound wisdom leads them to seek out the source of their powers and make decisions based on their new understanding.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi observes the dwarves but doesn't interact with them directly.
• The dwarves interact among themselves, discussing their changes, deciding to find the Wisdom Tree, and sharing the fruits with the ordinary dwarves.

Key Plot Points

• Dwarves perform a grand sacrifice to the Wisdom Tree, believing it to be a divine, protective being.
• Su Qi observes that the dwarves' powers are equivalent to peak Level 1 superpowers, and he plans to guide them to break through.
• The dwarf leader, Xiong, and the priestess, Hong Hua, discuss the lack of response from the Divine Tree. Xiong believes it's because the Divine Tree doesn't want to bother with them.

Character Developments

• The dwarves have aged and their initial heroic spirit has faded. One of the eight original dwarves has died.
• Xiong remains confident in the Divine Tree's divinity despite its lack of response.
• Hong Hua wavers in her belief but ultimately reaffirms it after discussing with Xiong.

Significant Themes

• Faith and doubt in divine beings.
• The connection between mental power and special abilities.
• The limitations of power granted by the Wisdom Fruit.

Character Interactions

• Su Qi observes the dwarves from afar, planning to guide them.
• Xiong and Hong Hua discuss their doubts about the Divine Tree, ultimately reaffirming their faith.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dwarves discuss their experiences with the Divine Tree, leading to increased reverence for it.
• Su Qi uses his power to fast-forward time by ten years, observing the dwarves' progress.
• He witnesses the bullying of a child named Stone and decides to guide him.

Character Developments

• The dwarves collectively grow in their understanding and reverence for the Divine Tree.
• Stone, an orphaned child, is bullied and feels resentment, which attracts Su Qi's attention.

Significant Themes

• The power and mystery of the Divine Tree.
• The consequences of inequality in the distribution of resources (Divine Fruits).
• The importance of motivation and need in personal growth (Stone's resentment).

Character Interactions

• Dwarves interact, sharing their experiences and speculating about the Divine Tree.
• Children bully Stone, highlighting his social isolation and lack of protection.
• Su Qi observes and decides to guide Stone, marking the beginning of their relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone dreams of being enveloped in white light and gains strange knowledge.
• He realizes the knowledge isn't his and panics.
• He overhears adults talking about the Divine Miracle, connecting it to his new knowledge.
• Children bully Stone, driving him away.
• Stone decides to understand the knowledge to change his circumstances and seeks solitude by a river to practice it.

Character Developments

• Stone: He gains new knowledge, experiences fear and confusion, then determination and resolve to understand it. He also feels anger and humiliation due to bullying, fueling his desire to change his situation.

Significant Themes

• Knowledge and its power to transform: Stone believes the knowledge he gained is from a great existence and can change his life.
• Bullying and its impact: Stone's experience with bullying highlights the harsh reality of his life and drives him to seek improvement.

Character Interactions

• Stone interacts with children who bully him, reinforcing his desire to change his circumstances.
• Stone communicates with the Divine Tree (unbeknownst to him, Su Qi) in his mind, expressing his determination to understand the knowledge given to him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qi accelerates time to observe Stone's meditation progress.
• Stone achieves deep meditation after 20 days.
• After three months, Stone gains a new ability during a bullying incident, allowing him to push back against Qing.

Character Developments

• Stone becomes more focused and calm through meditation, eventually entering a deep meditation state.
• Stone gains a new ability, likely a form of telekinesis, after experiencing intense emotions during a bullying incident.

Significant Themes

• The power of perseverance and focus through meditation.
• The connection between intense emotions and the manifestation of abilities.

Character Interactions

• Stone is bullied by Qing and other children, which leads to the manifestation of his new ability.
• Stone flees after using his new ability, leaving the other children bewildered and angry.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone realizes that his newfound ability is likely due to the "great knowledge" he acquired.
• He discovers he can move objects with his thoughts, unlike his kin who use mental or psychic power.
• Stone tests his ability and finds it more advanced than others, even allowing for potential space travel.
• Qing and other children confront Stone, leading to a one-on-one fight where Stone, now stronger, defeats Qing.

Character Developments

• Stone: Realizes his unique ability and its potential. Starts meditating to strengthen his powers. Defeats Qing, demonstrating his growth.
• Qing: Initially bullies Stone but underestimates him. Gets defeated and realizes Stone's strength is comparable to adults.

Significant Themes

• Power and Weakness: Stone's journey from weakness to strength, and Qing's realization of his own limitations.
• Knowledge and Growth: Stone's reliance on the "great knowledge" to improve his abilities.
• Bullying and Retribution: Qing's bullying of Stone and Stone's eventual triumph over him.

Character Interactions

• Stone vs. Qing: Initially, Qing bullies Stone. However, Stone's growth in power leads to a reversal of their dynamics, with Stone eventually defeating Qing.
• Stone and Adults: Stone seeks the protection of adults to avoid Qing's bullying.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone demonstrates his ability to control rocks, injuring Qing and causing him to faint.
• Qing's family, along with other adults and children, confront Stone about the incident.
• Stone resists Great Qing's mental control ability but is eventually overwhelmed and beaten by Qing's parents.
• Stone vows revenge and dedicates himself to meditation, avoiding confrontations and enduring bullying.
• Three years later, Stone successfully breaks through his limits, enhancing his abilities four to five times.
• Stone returns to the cave dwelling with a chilling expression, facing the adults.

Character Developments

• Stone: Develops his ability, becomes more determined and cold, vows revenge, and eventually breaks through his limits.
• Qing: Remains a bully, manipulates adults to confront Stone, and enjoys Stone's misfortunes.
• Great Qing: Shows his mental control ability, initially underestimates Stone, and later acknowledges Stone's power.
• Adults: Generally indifferent to Stone's plight, intervene to stop Great Qing from further harming Stone, and seem unaware of Stone's growth.

Significant Themes

• Bullying and its consequences: Stone's experiences highlight the effects of bullying and the potential for the bullied to become stronger and seek revenge.
• Dedication and perseverance: Stone's relentless meditation and avoidance of confrontations demonstrate his dedication to growing stronger.
• Power dynamics: The interactions between Stone, Qing, and the adults illustrate the shifting power dynamics as Stone develops his abilities.

Character Interactions

• Stone vs. Qing: Their conflict escalates, with Qing manipulating adults to confront Stone, and Stone vowing revenge.
• Stone vs. Great Qing: Their mental abilities clash, resulting in a stalemate before Qing's parents intervene.
• Stone vs. Adults: The adults remain indifferent to Stone's plight, but intervene to stop Great Qing from further harming Stone, unaware of Stone's growth.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone, usually taciturn and solitary, suddenly becomes aggressive and confrontational.
• He declares he wants revenge against Grandpa Da Qing for past mistreatment.
• Stone uses his ability to lift Grandpa Da Qing into the air, causing him pain and breaking his limbs.
• Qing's parents try to intervene but are also lifted and injured.
• Several Dwarves attempt to stop Stone but fail, realizing he has broken through the limits of his ability.
• Stone demands to be the new leader of the tribe, threatening to use his power against dissenters.

Character Developments

• Stone: Shows unexpected aggression and power, seeking revenge and asserting his dominance. He demonstrates growth in his ability and confidence.
• Grandpa Da Qing & Qing: Face the consequences of their past actions against Stone. They show fear and regret when confronted with Stone's power.
• The Dwarves: Initially puzzled and shocked by Stone's actions, they later show fear and submission when faced with his power.

Significant Themes

• Power and Dominance: Stone's display of power allows him to assert his dominance and demand leadership.
• Revenge and Consequences: Stone seeks revenge for past mistreatment, showing that actions have consequences.
• Fear and Submission: The Dwarves, faced with Stone's power, feel fear and submit to his demands.

Character Interactions

• Stone vs. Grandpa Da Qing & Qing: Stone confronts and overpowers Grandpa Da Qing and Qing, seeking revenge for past mistreatment.
• Stone vs. The Dwarves: Stone threatens and overpowers the Dwarves, asserting his dominance and demanding their submission.
• The Dwarves among themselves: The Dwarves show initial resistance to Stone's demands but later submit due to fear of his power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone takes temporary charge of the tribe after demonstrating superior strength.
• Stone spares Da Qing and others despite their resentment.
• Stone discovers and consumes Divine Fruits, enhancing his abilities.
• The tribe attempts to overthrow Stone, but he defeats them and kills some ringleaders.
• Stone rules the tribe for fifty-one years, with undercurrents of rebellion.

Character Developments

• Stone: He grows from a 14-year-old without abilities to a powerful leader who can control the tribe. He becomes ruthless in maintaining his power.
• Da Qing and others: They initially resent Stone but later plot to overthrow him. They are eventually killed by Stone.

Significant Themes

• Power and Control: Stone's growing power allows him to control the tribe, but it also breeds resentment and rebellion.
• Ruthlessness vs. Mercy: Stone shows mercy to Da Qing and others initially but later becomes ruthless in maintaining his rule.

Character Interactions

• Stone vs. Da Qing and others: Their initial resentment turns into open rebellion, leading to their deaths at Stone's hands.
• Stone vs. The Tribe: The tribe attempts to overthrow Stone, but his growing power and ruthlessness make him nearly invincible.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter spans fifty-one years, showing the tribe's growth from a few hundred to over a thousand people.
• Stone, now in his sixties, has been stuck at his strength limit for over a decade but continues to Meditate, believing in another breakthrough.
• Stone is poisoned and attacked by a group of his tribesmen, leading to a chase. He escapes by using an advanced ability, leaving the tribe in disarray.
• Stone finds a cave, recovers from his near-death state through Meditation, and discovers a slight loosening of his strength limits.

Character Developments

• Su Qi observes the tribe's growth and Stone's unchanging nature over the years.
• Stone, despite his cold demeanor and isolation, remains determined to break through his strength limits.
• Some of Stone's peers, jealous of his progress and frustrated with their own stagnation, attempt to kill him.

Significant Themes

• Aging and Mortality: The passage of time and the tribe's growth highlight the aging and eventual death of its members.
• Jealousy and Resentment: Some tribesmen's resentment towards Stone's progress leads to their attempt to kill him.
• Determination and Perseverance: Stone's unwavering belief in breaking through his limits, even in the face of stagnation and danger.

Character Interactions

• Stone's isolation and lack of a partner are emphasized, as he remains distant from his peers.
• The attempted assassination by Stone's peers highlights the tension and conflict within the tribe.
• Su Qi's observation of Stone's recovery shows his interest in Stone's potential breakthrough.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone breaks through his power limit again, reaching a strength level between Level 2 and Level 3 Superpowers.
• After 33 days of meditation, Stone breaks through his limit once more, gaining power equivalent to five times his past self.
• Stone returns to the tribe, suppresses and kills those who previously attacked him, instilling fear and submission.
• Over the years, the tribe members hope for Stone's death, believing it's the only way to overthrow him, but Stone remains alive and energetic.

Character Developments

• Stone: Breaks through his power limits twice, becomes more powerful and ruthless, but starts to fear death as he ages.
• Tribe Members: Initially hostile, they become submissive and fearful after Stone's display of power. They grow resentful and wait for Stone's death to overthrow him.

Significant Themes

• Power and Control: Stone's increased power allows him to dominate the tribe, but it also fuels the tribe members' resentment and desire for his downfall.
• Fear and Submission: The tribe members are driven by fear, submitting to Stone's rule and hoping for his death.
• Aging and Mortality: Stone fears death and clings to life, while the tribe members hope for his death to regain control.

Character Interactions

• Stone vs. Tribe Members: Stone asserts his dominance, killing those who previously attacked him and warning others. The tribe members submit out of fear but secretly plot against him.
• Tribe Members Among Themselves: They discuss their hopes for Stone's death, believing it's the only way to regain control of the tribe.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Stone, now old and near death, realizes he must break through his current limit to extend his lifespan.
• After eight years, Stone attempts to break through using Divine Fruits but fails.
• An unexpected situation occurs: a strange, otherworldly entity projects a wisp of consciousness onto a young tribesman, Lie.

Character Developments

• Stone: Desperate to extend his life, he tries breaking through his limits using Divine Fruits but fails, leading to despair.
• Lie: Initially defiant, he becomes terrified when an otherworldly entity enters his body and demands submission.

Significant Themes

• Mortality and the desperation to extend life (Stone).
• The unknown and its potential threats (the otherworldly entity).
• Power and its corrupting influence (the entity's offer to Lie).

Character Interactions

• Stone and the tribesmen: Stone's longevity causes resentment among the tribesmen, who question why he isn't dead yet.
• Lie and the entity: Lie is terrified and resist the entity's demand for submission, but his mind begins to become disordered.