Chapter Summaries

Shen Yi brought Zhang Jinyu back to Deep Bay One and used her healing ability to treat Bai Xiaoyu’s long-disabled leg. As Zhang Jinyu rested, Shen Yi planned to have her treat his family, then sensed that his Shadow Puppets had discovered something extraordinary while following the werewolves.

• Shen Yi asked Murong Xue about the dangerous woman surnamed Wei, then told her to send scouts to investigate the route to Jiangbei Airport.
• Shen Yi took Zhang Jinyu back to Deep Bay One and brought her to treat Bai Xiaoyu’s injured leg.
• Zhang Jinyu’s treatment let Bai Xiaoyu feel warmth in her disabled leg, though Zhang Jinyu needed more sessions to heal it fully.
• Shen Yi had Qiao Xuefei help Zhang Jinyu regain her strength and planned to have her treat Qu Xiaoxiao, Lin Zhiwei, and the rest of his harem.
• Shen Yi sensed that his Shadow Puppets had discovered something extraordinary while following the werewolves.

Shen Yi learned that a rare Colored Great Tree guarded by a pack of wolves might be connected to the Wolf King's ability to transform into a human, and he ordered his Shadow Puppets to keep watching it. He then rewarded Qiao Xuefei and Tang Tang with Ability Fruits after Tang Tang finished modifying Zhang Jinyu.

• Shen Yi learned from his Shadow Puppets that a Wolf King led twenty-three gray wolves guarding a fruit-bearing Colored Great Tree several hundred kilometers away.
• Shen Yi suspected the tree's fruit had enabled the Wolf King's transformation and wondered whether its earlier victim had also been an animal in human form.
• Qiao Xuefei told Shen Yi that Zhang Jinyu had finished her work and was receiving Tang Tang's modification.
• Shen Yi gave Qiao Xuefei a handful of Ability Fruits, including a Mental Link Fruit, and she thanked him.
• Tang Tang reminded Shen Yi about her reward, and he gave her four fruits before she left Zhang Jinyu alone with him.

After taking in Zhang Jinyu and unlocking an abundant supply of fresh beef, Shen Yi arranged a feast to boost the Shelter survivors’ morale ahead of the planned airport operation. He learned about the Consciousness Collective’s defenses and concluded that he needed to strengthen Flame Devour before confronting it.

• Shen Yi took in Zhang Jinyu, unlocked fresh beef, and decided to share meat with the Shelter survivors.
• Jiangnan Yan organized a feast and promised another meat feast after the survivors captured Jiangbei International Airport, encouraging them to join the operation.
• Murong Xue challenged Jiangnan Yan by claiming she could obtain weapons and ammunition, but Jiangnan Yan refused to bet on it.
• Zhou Lingyi told Shen Yi that the Consciousness Collective’s main body had powerful regeneration, hardened branches, resistance to heat, and strong mental defenses.
• Shen Yi judged his level 29 Flame Devour insufficient and began consuming its fruits to raise the ability toward a higher level.

Shen Yi learned more about the Consciousness Collective, tested how Ability Fruit affected Zhou Lingyi, and spent time with Shen Su before devising a way to mass-produce pilots. His Mental Link ability then advanced to level 32, gaining the power to restore or absorb mental strength through links.

• Zhou Lingyi explained the Consciousness Collective's abilities and weaknesses, and Shen Yi decided to avoid confronting it until he had grown stronger.
• Shen Yi gave Zhou Lingyi Ability Fruit, discovering that the fruit strengthened her existing abilities but did not grant her new ones.
• Shen Yi visited Shen Su, accepted the Ability Fruit she had saved for him, and left her several hundred Telepathy Fruit.
• Shen Yi returned to Building 13 and, while preparing for Long Aoshuang's arrival, conceived a plan to train pilots more efficiently.
• Shen Yi's Mental Link reached level 32, allowing him to restore or absorb linked targets' mental power.

Shen Yi used Mental Link to create pilots and tank crews for his Shelter, then teleported into the Black Fog to inspect the Colored Great Tree and its mysterious fruits. As he studied the tree, several dark figures appeared behind him and knelt.

• Shen Yi welcomed Long Aoshuang and learned that teaching civilians to fly would be difficult.
• Shen Yi implanted aircraft-flying memories into fifty survivors and tank-driving memories into another fifty, then equipped them with heavy weapons and vehicles.
• Jiangnan Yan thanked Shen Yi and planned to show off the new personnel and weapons to Murong Xue.
• Shen Yi used Frost Shuttle to reach the Colored Great Tree and examined its glowing green fruits.
• Several dark figures emerged from the Black Fog behind Shen Yi and knelt before him.

Shen Yi secured the Colored Great Tree and gathered nearly a hundred Ability Fruits in the wilderness before returning to the city. There, he discovered Jiang Yan, a woman who met the system’s requirements, accompanied by a strangely servile young man.

• Shen Yi made the Wolf King and its pack guard the Colored Great Tree and ordered them to bring him its fruits when they ripened.
• Shen Yi found a Colorful Plant bearing Cyan Fruits and assigned Shadow Puppets and a white long snake to protect it.
• Shen Yi collected nearly a hundred Ability Fruits while exploring the mountain forest, then headed back toward the city.
• Shen Yi spotted an army of over two thousand soldiers outside the city but left without helping them.
• Shen Yi detected Jiang Yan as a goddess who could unlock a random resource and wondered whether her powerful but meek companion was another Hei Xiaohu.

In the black-fog apocalypse, Zhao Hu devoted himself to keeping his demanding girlfriend Jiang Yan safe and comfortable. While he guarded the hallway, Shen Yi ambushed Jiang Yan upstairs and forced her into terrified submission.

• Zhao Hu carried their supplies through the foggy residential complex while Jiang Yan scolded him for moving slowly and drinking too little water.
• Jiang Yan ordered Zhao Hu to guard the stairwell while she went upstairs to relieve herself, and he eagerly agreed.
• Zhao Hu reflected that he had robbed and killed survivors to provide for Jiang Yan, whom he believed deserved the best.
• Shen Yi grabbed Jiang Yan by the throat as she prepared to squat, silenced her, and tightened his grip until she stopped resisting.
• Shen Yi released Jiang Yan only after she showed that she was terrified and submissive.

Jiang Yan attached herself to Shen Yi after he nearly killed her and demanded supplies from Zhao Hu before leaving with him. Zhao Hu realized Shen Yi was the man taking Jiang Yan away and prepared to resist.

• Jiang Yan told Shen Yi she wanted to be his woman, and he agreed to let her follow him as long as she did not threaten or manipulate him.
• Jiang Yan went downstairs to collect her pink suitcase and demanded two-thirds of Zhao Hu’s food and water.
• Zhao Hu protested that Jiang Yan was leaving him, but she told him not to call her Xiaoyan and said she was going with her boyfriend.
• Shen Yi came downstairs holding Ability Fruits, and Zhao Hu sensed his strength while eyeing the fruits greedily.
• Jiang Yan shoved Zhao Hu aside and demanded her belongings and supplies, and Zhao Hu realized Shen Yi was the man taking her away.

Shen Yi unlocked a new Flame Devour effect, killed Zhao Hu, and brought Jiang Yan back to the Shelter to prepare her for unlocking supplies. After arranging Ability Fruit research and ordering a dawn assault on Jiangbei Airport, he modified Jiang Yan and began unlocking her supplies, which surprised him.

• Shen Yi's Flame Devour reached Level 31 and gained Spirit Corrosion Heart Flame, then he crushed Zhao Hu's arm and burned him to ashes.
• Shen Yi took Jiang Yan and the supplies back to Deep Bay One, where the maids cleaned her and Shen Youwei and Wen Nuan began sorting his Ability Fruits.
• Shen Yi arranged for Lin Xiaozhai and Qiao Xuefei to replicate suitable fruits and ordered the Shelter to attack Jiangbei Airport at dawn.
• Tang Tang modified Jiang Yan, and she became more affectionate toward Shen Yi after seeing her improved appearance.
• Shen Yi began unlocking supplies from Jiang Yan and found the result unexpected.

Shen Yi gained several new abilities, including Spatial Cut and Future Afterimage, while Power of Earth and Magnetic Control advanced to level two. As the Shelter prepared to attack Jiangbei International Airport, he caught Qin Ruoshui secretly hoarding supplies and ordered her to come inside and serve him.

• Tang Tang’s modifications raised Jiang Yan’s rating to 92, unlocking a Type 052D Destroyer for Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi rewarded the unconscious Jiang Yan with Ability Fruits, then ate dozens of fruits and gained five abilities, including Spatial Cut and Future Afterimage.
• Shen Yi’s Power of Earth and Magnetic Control both reached level two.
• Shen Yi sensed that the Shelter’s survivors were preparing for the next day’s attack on Jiangbei International Airport.
• Shen Yi found Qin Ruoshui hiding food and water in her room and told her to come inside and serve him.

Murong Xue led the Shelter’s forces to attack the airport while Shen Yi stayed behind and learned that Long Aoshuang’s Second Legion had dwindled to a few thousand soldiers over a hundred kilometers away. After considering future expansion beyond Mountain City, Shen Yi went searching for survivors and found a woman with a powerful spiritual ability who triggered the system prompt.

• Murong Xue led the tank and armored forces out to begin the military operation against the airport.
• Shen Yi told Long Aoshuang that an army of two or three thousand people was more than a hundred kilometers away, and she realized it might be the remnants of the Second Legion.
• Shen Yi discussed the Colored Great Tree with Lin Zhiwei, who wanted to investigate its fruit’s ability to turn animals humanoid.
• Shen Yi considered searching other cities for survivors and decided he would wait for Frost Condensation to gain more levels before making the trip.
• Shen Yi found a woman whose powerful spiritual fluctuation revealed that she had an ability, and she triggered the system prompt.

Shen Yi learned that Ning Yao could foresee possible futures and brought her back to Deep Bay One, intending to use her ability to protect the Shelter. He then received reports that Blade Insects were attacking supply teams at both his Shelter and Ye Qingmei’s, leaving him facing a growing threat.

• Shen Yi questioned Ning Yao about her precognition, and she explained that her dreams showed possible futures shaped by her choices.
• Ning Yao revealed that she had submitted to Shen Yi after foreseeing that resistance would get the Shelter’s survivors killed and that escape would fail.
• Shen Yi learned that Ning Yao had gained a second ability after eating a colorful fruit and decided to keep her at the Shelter as an early warning system.
• Back at Deep Bay One, Shen Yi asked Tang Tang to prepare to modify Ning Yao after she washed up.
• Fu Yunxi reported that Strange Insects had killed more than a dozen people from supply teams and could disrupt mental abilities.
• Ye Qingmei reported that similar mutated insects were repeatedly attacking her Shelter’s supply teams despite their Heat weapons.

After blade insects attacked two of Shen Yi’s Shelters, he searched the attack sites, strengthened the Shelters, and prepared their survivors for combat. He then helped Ning Yao unlock supplies and discovered they were Ability Fruits.

• Shen Yi found no blade insects or clues at either attack site, then supplied Fu Yunxi’s Shelter with weapons and trained five hundred pilots and five hundred tank operators using implanted memories.
• Shen Yi equipped Ye Qingmei’s Shelter, trained another thousand pilots and tank operators, and told her to set up day-and-night patrols by perception-type ability users.
• Ye Qingmei offered to serve Shen Yi, and he spent two hours with her before returning to Deep Bay One.
• Shen Yi learned Ning Yao could foresee events two or three days ahead and planned to move her between Shelters so she could help warn them.
• Shen Yi took Ning Yao to unlock supplies and discovered that the unlocked items were Ability Fruits.

Shen Yi raised his abilities with newly unlocked Storm Lord Ability Fruits, rewarded Ning Yao, and watched Murong Xue’s forces secure Jiangbei Airport. He ordered the Shelters to merge there, leaving Song Qingwan frightened about meeting the women she had offended online.

• Shen Yi discovered that Big Eater increased how many Ability Fruits he could consume and made him stronger when well-fed.
• Shen Yi gave Ning Yao Telepathy Fruits and let her rest after she exhausted herself.
• Shen Yi used Telepathy to observe Murong Xue’s forces clearing mutated creatures around Jiangbei Airport.
• Shen Yi planned to unite the four Shelters at the airport to strengthen defenses against the Blade Bugs and the approaching Consciousness Collective.
• Shen Yi ordered Ye Qingmei, Fu Yunxi, Jiangnan Yan, and Bai Shuang to prepare their Shelters for relocation, prompting excited and anxious reactions on the Mental Network.
• Song Qingwan trembled at the thought of meeting women she had provoked with her snide remarks and arrogance.

Shen Yi upgraded Storm Lord and prepared to move the Shelters to the airport while searching for eligible women. As the other Shelters gathered supplies and survivors, Shen Yi spotted a strange figure.

• Song Qingwan worried that the Shelter merger would bring her face-to-face with women she had offended, while the other women considered the relocation and their future authority.
• The four Shelters began preparing to move after their managers passed on Shen Yi’s orders, and their survivors started discussing the unexplained relocation.
• Shen Yi upgraded Storm Lord to level 11, had dinner, and spent the night with Anna.
• The next morning, Shen Yi learned Murong Xue’s team was clearing the airport area, confirmed the other Shelters had not been attacked by Blade Bugs, and added Emily and Anna to the Mental Network.
• Shen Yi searched the city for women who met the system’s criteria and spotted a strange figure as the other Shelters scavenged supplies and recruited survivors.

Shen Yi discovered a powerful succubus named Fei Mi and learned she might come from the mysterious Shadow World. Unable to learn more from Zhou Lingyi or his Shadow Puppets, he decided to question the Consciousness Collective through a captured Green Mutant.

• The system alerted Shen Yi to Fei Mi, a 221-year-old succubus with a score of 99, and he tracked her until she teleported beyond his detection range.
• Shen Yi visited Zhou Lingyi to ask whether the Consciousness Collective knew about succubi, and she explained that they lived in the Shadow World.
• Shen Yi wondered whether the Shadow World was connected to the Shadow Realm where his Shadow Puppets came from.
• Shen Yi asked his Shadow Puppets about their origins, but they knew only that they came from the Shadow Realm and were loyal to him.
• Shen Yi decided to speak with the Consciousness Collective and noted that one of the Green Mutants he had captured was still alive.

Shen Yi coaxed the Green Mutant into revealing information about the Shadow World by bargaining over his contact with Zhou Lingyi. The chapter ended with the Green Mutant explaining Psionic Energy’s limits and the destructive potential of powerful psionic users.

• Shen Yi thawed the Green Mutant and tried to question it, provoking it with shameless talk about their supposed romance.
• Shen Yi restrained the Green Mutant when it lunged at him, and Lin Zhiwei proposed trading intelligence for a promise to leave Zhou Lingyi alone.
• The Green Mutant demanded Shen Yi avoid physical contact with Zhou Lingyi, and Shen Yi agreed only to abstain for a month.
• The Green Mutant explained that Shadow World creatures used Psionic Energy, the source of superpowers, but did not control or create it.
• The Green Mutant said technology generally had the advantage over Psionic Energy, though fully developed psionic users could cripple a stellar flagship or destroy a star.

Shen Yi learned about the differences between Psionic Energy and technology, as well as the possible danger of powerful psionic users losing control. After questioning the Consciousness Collective about the Shadow World and the Succubus race, he kept the alien threat from the Shelter’s survivors and asked Lin Zhiwei to share practical information about Blade Insects.

• The Consciousness Collective explained that technology was easier to develop than Psionic Energy and could let technological civilizations rival psionic ones, but warned that powerful psionic users might lose control.
• Shen Yi dismissed the warning as unreliable, resolved to keep strengthening himself, and decided to watch for dangerous changes in the abilities of the women around him.
• The Consciousness Collective said it did not know Earth’s location, explained that the Shadow World lay in higher-dimensional space, and claimed Earth could not build a star system flagship vessel within three hundred years.
• Shen Yi asked about the Succubus race, gathered what information the Consciousness Collective knew, and froze the Green Mutant again for possible future use.
• Lin Zhiwei reported that she was researching the dissected Blade Insect, and Shen Yi told her to share practical information with the Shelter while withholding news of the Insect Race’s coming invasion.

Shen Yi punished the Consciousness Collective and planned to approach the succubus using his newly developed Level 31 Shapeshifting Ability. After searching, he finally spotted the petite succubus.

• Lin Zhiwei promised to publish the Bladed Insects' weakness and received Mental Evolution Fruits from Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi used Zhou Lingyi to torment the Consciousness Collective, then withdrew before it could retaliate.
• Shen Yi reviewed his Level 31 Shapeshifting Ability and tested its power to combine traits from different forms.
• Shen Yi decided to disguise himself as a succubus to gather information, then spotted the loli succubus after searching for half an hour.

Shen Yi transformed into a succubus and changed his appearance before rescuing a little succubus from a group of hostile men. After defeating them with his strength and Flame Devour, he tried to communicate with her through Mental Link.

• Shen Yi examined the succubus form, discovered its great strength and sensitive heart-tipped tail, then reshaped his appearance to resemble neither the little succubus nor his usual self.
• The little succubus searched the ruins until several armed men surrounded her and tried to capture her.
• Shen Yi arrived and punched one man away, then fought the flame-wielding leader and broke his arm.
• Shen Yi absorbed and controlled the leader's flames, then used them to kill the fleeing men and the leader.
• The little succubus spoke an unfamiliar language, so Shen Yi activated Mental Link and claimed he was deaf; she responded with confusion.