Chapter Summaries

Zhao Ji disappeared after a mysterious voice persuaded her to leave before Qiu Tu could question her. Qiu Tu investigated her mental state, obtained a Cataclysmic Treasure from Qing E, and headed to a courtyard after learning that his suspicion was correct.

• A mysterious voice convinced Zhao Ji to vanish through a black hole, leaving La Riluo behind as Qiu Tu arrived.
• Qiu Tu told La Riluo to stay with Zhu Wu while he investigated Zhao Ji's disappearance and condition.
• Qiu Tu met Qing E at the Wine God Hall and explained that he feared Zhao Ji's rapid advancement and her fusion with La Riluo had damaged her state of mind.
• Qing E gave Qiu Tu a Cataclysmic Treasure that could improve Zhao Ji's condition, though she said Zhao Ji would have to repair her psyche herself.
• Qing E relayed that Ilena had confirmed Qiu Tu's guess, and Qiu Tu flew to a courtyard to confront the woman he suspected had contributed to Zhao Ji's mental cracks.

Qiu Tu explained why East Industry State’s Deputy Speakers were supporting Huang Shangzong’s Cataclysm Zone Infiltration Plan: they hoped to use it to compete for the Speakership of New State. At Ai Li’s villa, he negotiated another stay against her debt, and while Ai Li secretly joined him, Yan Yan led Xue Er toward the sounds downstairs.

• Qiu Tu told Guan Xiao that the Cataclysm Zone Infiltration Plan had united East Industry State because its Deputy Speakers hoped their work would earn them the Speakership of New State.
• Qiu Tu arrived at Ai Li’s villa, where he traded an additional half year of Ai Li’s debt for permission to stay overnight.
• Yan Yan told Qiu Tu she had invited Xue Er over and planned to reshape her values, but Ai Li interrupted their conversation and took Yan Yan away.
• After Ai Li ignored his messages, she sneaked into Qiu Tu’s room and chose to repay part of her debt by eating snacks again.
• Yan Yan woke Xue Er and claimed she had heard strange noises downstairs, then led her toward Qiu Tu’s room after Xue Er grew suspicious that Ai Li was missing.
• As Ai Li was with Qiu Tu, he asked her how close she was to Yan Yan and Xue Er.

Qiu Tu met White Robe at the Mist Veil Society’s fortress and learned more about his high status and mysterious strength. After White Robe arranged for Zhi Yan and four Sixth Order guards to accompany him while he unified the Northwest Region, Qiu Tu suspected White Robe was a Heavenly God Reincarnation with a hidden interest in Zhao Ji and headed to the Sixth Shelter to meet Lin Xi.

• White Robe recognized Qiu Tu but concealed their past from Jin Ni, while Zhi Yan revealed that White Robe had helped humanity become independent and was trusted by President Tian Qi.
• White Robe proposed letting Qiu Tu consolidate the Northwest Region while the group awaited Tian Qi, and Jin Ni agreed to send Zhi Yan and four Sixth Order guards with him.
• During the drive, Qiu Tu asked Zhi Yan about White Robe, learned of his unusual background and formidable strength, and found that White Robe ranked fifth in the Heavenly God Trial.
• Qiu Tu concluded that White Robe was likely a Heavenly God Reincarnation and wondered whether he had targeted Zhao Ji through La Riluo while living in New Realm City.
• Qiu Tu told Feng Ling to drive them to the Sixth Shelter so he could meet Lin Xi.

Qiu Tu revealed his Absolute Perception to Tang Feifei while sparring, and she gave him the Exchange Ring he wanted. New intelligence showed that the Kou Family had countered Consort Xi’s accusations with King Kang’s decrees and evidence that she had poisoned the Queen.

• Qiu Tu explained that he intended to interfere in the Sixth Shelter because its politics were tied to his Calamity Path.
• Tang Feifei told Qiu Tu that her Calamity Path was Conquest and sparred with him, warning him about the Sixth Shelter’s surviving martial arts experts.
• Qiu Tu used Absolute Perception to read Tang Feifei’s techniques, then defeated her after their sparring continued until dawn.
• Tang Feifei gave Qiu Tu the Exchange Ring and said it was payment for the previous night.
• Qiu Tu received intelligence that the Kou Family had transformed the national system and produced King Kang’s Imperial Edict and Secret Decree, which accused Consort Xi of poisoning the Queen.

Qiu Tu used the Rosemary Love Potion to befriend Tian Xiaotian and manipulate him into suspecting his father, then asked him to help clear Vice President Tian of suspicion. After Tian Xiaotian secretly began checking Qiu Tu’s ties to Yan Chen and Jia Shu, Qiu Tu returned to the Political Department, where the potion’s lingering effect drew Liu Fuping close to him.

• Qiu Tu bonded with Tian Xiaotian and learned that Tian Xiaotian had joined the Special Operations Department because his father arranged it.
• Qiu Tu claimed Vice President Tian was behind the Yin Caimei Case, then persuaded Tian Xiaotian to consider helping clear his father of suspicion.
• Tian Xiaotian agreed to think over Qiu Tu’s request, exchanged contact information with him, and asked Butler Shi to investigate Qiu Tu’s relationship with Yan Chen and Jia Shu.
• Qiu Tu returned to the Political Department and encountered Liu Fuping, who sniffed him and told him that he smelled good.

Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman investigated Yin Caimei’s death with the Mist Index Book and discovered a spiritual trace pointing to a curse. Their discovery linked the apparent sudden cardiac death to the Anti-Government Armed Forces’ Curse Printing Press—and to the copy of Brave New World Qiu Tu had read.

• Qin Shuman introduced Su Xiaowan, her undercover spy and Tang Feifei’s personal assistant, and explained how Su could help Qiu Tu build a connection with Tang Feifei.
• Qiu Tu showed Qin Shuman Yin Caimei’s autopsy report, and Qin Shuman warned that calamity powers could disguise a murder as sudden cardiac death.
• Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman went to the morgue, where Qin Shuman used the Mist Index Book to enter the Non-Material World and reveal a black shadow over Yin Caimei’s left chest.
• Qin Shuman identified the mark as Resentment Entanglement, a curse associated with books printed by the Anti-Government Armed Forces’ Curse Printing Press.
• Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman realized the curse might be connected to the copy of Brave New World that Qiu Tu had read.

Qiu Tu reported that the Immortal Three Giants planned to alter the next era’s attributes, prompting Ilena to put him in charge of the Execution Department’s response. The chapter ended with Ilena warning Qiu Tu that Mo Se might summon him for questioning.

• Heavy Stone God King and Han Hai God King speculated that Qiu Tu had gone to Ilena to avoid his mission, then went to meet her when Qing E summoned them.
• Qiu Tu revealed that his intelligence source had uncovered the Immortal Three Giants’ plan and explained why he had reported directly to Ilena.
• Ilena confirmed that she had verified Qiu Tu’s intelligence, and Heavy Stone God King and Han Hai God King recognized the threat of a coming crisis in the western region.
• Ilena ordered Heavy Stone God King and Han Hai God King to follow Qiu Tu’s arrangements as the Execution Department pursued the mission.
• Ilena told Qiu Tu to remain available in case Mo Se summoned him to ask questions.

Heavy Stone God King explained why he had to pressure Qiu Tu to preserve his authority over the Execution Department, while Zhao Ji and La Riluo gathered power amid the chaos and Zhao Ji resolved to protect Qiu Tu. After several days in seclusion sparked rumors and threatened Qiu Tu's standing, he emerged just before the God King Meeting.

• Heavy Stone God King told Han Hai God King that the Execution Department believed Qiu Tu represented Ilena, so they could not afford to show weakness and had to suppress him.
• Zhao Ji called Qiu Tu a pineapple, gathered enough Calamity Path for ten Destruction Heavenly Gods, and set out to kill more so she could grow stronger and protect him.
• Guan Xiao told Qiu Tu's subordinates that he had entered seclusion to create a Heavenly God Skill, but the upper ranks doubted her explanation and suspected his cultivation had gone wrong.
• Heavy Stone God King arranged for Guan Xiao to receive notice of the upcoming God King Meeting, while she worried Qiu Tu's absence would damage his momentum.
• Just before the meeting, Qiu Tu emerged from seclusion, and Guan Xiao hurried to see him as he reassured her that he was out.

Tang Feifei launched the campaign to seize two states while Qiu Tu prepared to eliminate Yasha, whose threat stood in the way of his plans. Zhao Ji initially intended to abandon Qiu Tu to fight Yasha alone, but after he gave her the Mountain Root, she agreed to join him that night.

• Tang Feifei told Qiu Tu that Huang Shangzong and Old Rao would guide her campaign, while Old Tang had worried that Qiu Tu's growing power could become difficult to control.
• Tang Feifei led three divisions into the Cataclysm Zone, and Qiu Tu arranged supplies and logistics before leaving to pursue his plan to kill Yasha.
• In the Boundless Mind Sea, Zhao Ji told La Riluo she planned to kill Qiu Tu, then decided she would not help him fight Yasha and would instead return to the Core Area.
• Qiu Tu found Zhao Ji and La Riluo, and Zhao Ji knocked her sister unconscious before Qiu Tu could speak with her.
• Qiu Tu proposed luring Yasha into attacking him and gave Zhao Ji the Mountain Root he had recovered from Dusk Night's treasury.
• Zhao Ji agreed to join Qiu Tu in confronting Yasha at nine that night.

Qiu Tu revealed that he had mastered and improved Zhao Ji’s Innate Divine Skill in just seven days, prompting her to urge him to create one of his own before entering seclusion to advance. Qiu Tu then revived God King Gu Tian to interrogate him about the Immortal Heavenly Tomb, while La Ri Luo sensed Zhao Ji’s advancement from Mo Li’s room.

• Zhao Ji praised Qiu Tu’s formations, then offered to guide him in learning the Innate Divine Skill she had created for him.
• Qiu Tu showed Zhao Ji that he had mastered and improved the skill in seven days, surprising her and leading her to assign him the task of creating an Innate Divine Skill of his own.
• Zhao Ji entered seclusion to advance, while Qiu Tu set aside her assignment and healed the unconscious God King Gu Tian with his Order Space.
• God King Gu Tian refused to reveal information about the Immortal Heavenly Tomb, so Qiu Tu enveloped him in his Order Space to extract it.
• La Ri Luo sensed Zhao Ji beginning her advancement and looked toward Qiu Tu’s room with sly amusement.

Qiu Tu subdued La Riluo when she tried to attack him, took a ransom from her, and asked her to help capture Huang Mei. Meanwhile, Ai Li, Ji Qinglin, and Lu Cheng began plotting to undermine Qiu Tu, with Ji Qinglin proposing that they recruit Guan Xiao.

• La Riluo tried to persuade Qiu Tu to join her, but Qiu Tu proposed that she become his believer and live under his protection in the human world.
• La Riluo attacked Qiu Tu, but he captured her and sealed her power; she then apologized and massaged his legs.
• La Riluo paid Qiu Tu half of an evil god's corpse transformed into Boundless God Crystal, and he asked her to help capture Huang Mei.
• In New Realm City's Investigation Department, Ai Li briefed Ji Qinglin and Lu Cheng on their mission to investigate Qiu Tu, expose the mysterious person, weaken his authority, and prevent his achievements.
• Ji Qinglin proposed winning over Guan Xiao, believing she might be receptive because she had recently left Qiu Tu's office looking dejected.

Mo Li explained the Immortal Heavenly Tomb’s God Masters and God Slaves to La Riluo, revealing that the Three God Masters held supernatural authority over fallen Immortal Deities. She suspected they were preparing to spread death and corruption again, and La Riluo left to report the information to Qiu Tu.

• Mo Li described how Immortal Heavenly Tomb deities became God Slaves, surrendering their freedom and possessions to their masters.
• Qiu Tu questioned God King Gu Tian under Order Space’s truth-enforcing rules and learned that Gu Tian had served Earth Soul God King.
• Mo Li explained that the Three God Masters claimed to shepherd fallen gods for the World Origin and could turn buried divine corpses into new Immortal Deities.
• Mo Li said the Three God Masters were enemies of other God Kings because they spread death and corruption, and suspected they were planning to do so across the world again.
• La Riluo memorized Mo Li’s information, asked more questions, then left to find Qiu Tu.

At an emergency senior meeting, Qiu Tu revealed his Third Order strength, subdued Lin Ting, and secured support for reclaiming authority. The next day, rumors that Lin Ting had beaten Qiu Tu spread through the Investigation Department, but their injuries made the truth obvious and left everyone wondering what had happened.

• Lin Ting provoked Qiu Tu at the meeting, but Qiu Tu’s power forced him to his knees and left him unable to move.
• Qiu Tu released his Third Order aura, overpowered Lin Ting through repeated attacks, and crushed him when he charged again.
• Qiu Tu told the senior officials that Lin Ting would no longer interfere, then won their agreement and successfully reclaimed authority.
• Qiu Tu left the meeting with Tan Huimin while the other officials and secretaries found Lin Ting badly injured and called for medical help.
• The next morning, a rumor claimed Lin Ting had beaten Qiu Tu, but Qiu Tu arrived unharmed while Lin Ting came in bandaged and limping.

Qiu Tu explained how the Chaos Faction’s attack on seven Star Founder God System Underground God Kingdoms could provoke a war without him betraying anyone, while the rival sides began preparing. He reached the South Kingdom to settle its ownership with Shao Hua, but questioned her about her uncle before their duel, leaving her unsettled.

• Rain Butterfly deduced that Qiu Tu intended to weaken the Chaos Faction by provoking conflict with the Order Shrine, and Qiu Tu explained that the Chaos Faction’s open, disorganized operations let news of its plans leak naturally.
• Star Founder God King summoned Lord Mitchell through an emergency channel and warned that a major war might erupt in the western region.
• Shepherd Heart God King took charge of Xiao Yuan Yao’s plan to attack seven Underground God Kingdoms, explaining that a major operation required careful preparation.
• Qiu Tu arrived at the South Kingdom, where Shao Hua challenged him to defeat her so she could honor her promise to guard the kingdom.
• Before fighting, Qiu Tu asked Shao Hua about her uncle’s identity and history, and she froze at his questions.

Qiu Tu confronted Eagle Fly in the Eternal Night Zone and killed him with one sword before capturing his consciousness for questioning. Meanwhile, Security Bureau agents watched Sixth-Order Great Evil God Yasha face six Fifth-Order Great Evil Gods in the Trade Market Zone, as a confrontation seemed imminent.

• Eagle Fly assumed Qiu Tu was only mid-Fifth Order and tried to escape after unleashing Corona Storm as a distraction.
• Qiu Tu used a strange ability to lock down Eagle Fly’s Calamity Power and killed him with one sword.
• Qiu Tu captured Eagle Fly’s consciousness in Soul Shackles and restored his corpse, keeping him alive because he might know about Old Pang’s dealings with Evil Gods.
• Eagle Fly feared Qiu Tu might be an ancient monster who had secretly reached Sixth Order, while Qiu Tu stored him in the Gold-Loving Wallet.
• Security Bureau agents observed Yasha confronting six Fifth-Order Great Evil Gods in the Trade Market Zone and suspected a fight was about to begin.

Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji decided to fight Yao Qin after Zhao Ji advanced, while Yao Qin investigated Qiu Tu’s reputation and planned to demand better terms for cooperation. The chapter ended with Yao Qin returning to White Bird Beach and finding Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji together, making her suspect she had been betrayed.

• Qiu Tu embraced Zhao Ji and pretended to have suffered, but Zhao Ji saw through him and asked whether he had tricked Yao Qin away and destroyed the World Passage.
• Qiu Tu admitted he had destroyed the passage to protect Zhao Ji’s breakthrough, then chose to fight Yao Qin, and Zhao Ji agreed without asking why.
• Yao Qin interrogated a Sixth Order evil god and learned that Qiu Tu was known for keeping his promises, then decided she would demand a larger share of the world’s resources and Qiu Tu’s attention.
• Qiu Tu learned that Zhao Ji had advanced quickly by having Tang Feifei and Guan Xiao eliminate Puppet Worms, which had strengthened her Calamity Path.
• Zhao Ji told Qiu Tu about a powerful Chaos Path God King she had once known and gave him the Crystal Dice that woman had left as a token.
• Yao Qin returned to White Bird Beach, where she found Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji waiting together and felt as if she had been cuckolded.

Tian Qi weighed whether to pursue a Heavenly God Level or withdraw from the trial, while White Robe argued that the trial might offer several slots. The rankings shifted after Tian Qi withdrew, and two figures headed for the Northwest Region as the final confrontation approached.

• Tian Qi asked the Mist Veil Society leaders to estimate the number of Heavenly God Trial slots, and they mostly predicted one or two.
• White Robe suggested there could be five or more slots, but Jin Ni, Mo Tian, and the other leaders mocked his estimate.
• Tian Qi decided to withdraw from the trial and show Zhao Ji and Qiu Tu loyalty, while secretly planning to find Zhao Ji for the West Divine King.
• Takikawa Ei learned that Bei Ze had betrayed them and assumed that he and another hidden figure had defected to Qiu Tu, but she remained confident in her trump card.
• Tian Qi withdrew from the trial, raising White Robe into the top five and Qing Lan from tenth to ninth as the rankings reshuffled.
• Two shadows flew toward the Northwest Region from the West Kingdom and East Kingdom.

La Riluo noticed Zhao Ji’s growing feelings for Qiu Tu, while Heavy Stone God King and Han Hai God King discussed using the Immortal Heavenly Tomb mission to test Qiu Tu and possibly expose his identity. Zhao Ji captured an Immortal Heavenly Tomb spy and brought him to Qiu Tu, where she and La Riluo separated into their original forms and La Riluo teased him with a pointed question.

• La Riluo realized Zhao Ji was eager to see Qiu Tu and delighted in the prospect of bringing them together.
• Heavy Stone God King warned Han Hai God King not to speak openly about his plan to use the Immortal Heavenly Tomb mission against Qiu Tu.
• Heavy Stone God King said they should use Qiu Tu’s spy placements to test his identity, which Zhu Xing had called into question.
• Zhao Ji captured the Immortal Heavenly Tomb spy identified by Shepherd Heart God King and carried him to Qiu Tu.
• Zhao Ji separated from La Riluo, and La Riluo immediately asked Qiu Tu which sister’s appearance and temperament suited her better.

While investigating who might have helped Zheng Tao conceal Tan Huimin’s identity, Qiu Tu grew suspicious of Secretary Bai, then spent the night with Qin Shuman and asked what would make her marry someone. Qin Shuman dismissed the idea of marriage before revealing that her family was unusual.

• Qiu Tu reviewed the Great Purge personnel list and considered Lai Shun, Yu Zhengyi, Shi Youxin, and Secretary Bai as suspects, settling on Secretary Bai as the most suspicious.
• Qin Shuman woke and teased Qiu Tu for reading official documents while they were on a date.
• Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman discussed sharing intelligence, then became intimate.
• Qiu Tu asked Qin Shuman when she would marry someone and claimed he wanted to marry her.
• Qin Shuman rebuked Qiu Tu’s suggestion that she might give him her original body, then said her family was unusual.

Doris and Qiu Tu faced three God King avatars in the Crimson Territory while Qiu Tu used Crisis Intuition to search for a way to survive. The battle began after the East Divine King attacked, and it ended on a sudden turn as three of the four Heavenly God auras snapped apart.

• Doris realized she was trapped in the conflict with the God Kings, while Qiu Tu told her to hold back two avatars and buy time.
• The West Divine King’s search found no trace of Zhao Ji, and Qiu Tu continued to mislead the God Kings about her location.
• Takikawa Ei attacked Qiu Tu and Doris, destroying Doris’s hall and sending Doris crashing through its walls.
• Doris summoned her father’s Flame Black Dragon, and she and the three God King avatars rose into the sky as Heavenly God Level powers clashed.
• Deities across the Boundless Mind Sea sensed the battle and factions sent intelligence agents toward the Crimson Territory.
• Three of the four towering pillars of Heavenly God aura suddenly snapped apart.