Chapter Summaries

Consort Xi learned how Qiu Tu had staffed his new command and recognized Pang Hai Chen’s vacant Speaker position as a political trap. As Qiu Tu prepared to meet her in a dream, La Riluo arrived at the Trade Market; he met Consort Xi and tried to draw her closer while she sought his support in reclaiming the Sixth Shelter.

• Ai Li told Consort Xi that Qiu Tu had filled key deputy posts with trusted allies and that Pang Hai Chen had left the East Industry State Speaker position vacant to tempt them away from Qiu Tu.
• Consort Xi reflected that her Sixth Shelter allies had secretly arrived and resolved that winning Qiu Tu’s support was key to regaining control.
• Qiu Tu ordered Tao Yaoyao to prepare Iron Horse City as Earth State’s Prefecture Capital and instructed Dai Yukang to investigate Yasha across all four states.
• After Tang Feifei captured her fourteenth city, Qiu Tu placed the pink Dream Invitation beneath his pillow and went to sleep, unaware that La Riluo had arrived at the Trade Market looking for him.
• Qiu Tu met Consort Xi in a dream plaza, flirted with her, and put his arm around her as she asked him to tell another story.

During Bai Ru’s interrogation, Qiu Tu learned how Old Master Qin used cloned bodies to achieve Eternal Life and deduced that he was currently Qin Heng. After sending Eagle to arrest Bai Yongdong, Qiu Tu recovered from the strain of using his Calamity Ability and considered what he could gain from the case.

• Qiu Tu questioned Bai Ru about the god and Old Master Qin’s Eternal Life, using his teasing to make her answer under Order Space.
• Bai Ru explained that Eternal Life required a body related by blood and that the Qin Family could clone bodies and accelerate their maturation.
• Qiu Tu deduced that Old Master Qin had first planned to inhabit Qin Five, then used Qin Heng as a transitional body until Qin Five could inherit the family’s power.
• Bai Ru confirmed that Qin Heng was Old Master Qin and explained why he had chosen Qin Heng before planning to take over Qin Five’s body.
• Qiu Tu sent Eagle a message to arrest Deputy Director Bai Yongdong, then drank from a Nightmare Crystal Bottle to ease the mental strain of his Calamity Ability.

Qiu Tu explained why Consort Xi could not peacefully reclaim power for her son, then ended their cooperation after she rejected his plan. Back in the Real World, Qiu Tu learned that La Riluo had restrained Yasha, who had escaped from Dream Space.

• Qiu Tu told Consort Xi that her son could inherit the throne only if King Kang abdicated, which would leave the child under the Kou Family's control until adulthood.
• Qiu Tu took advantage of Consort Xi's shock, but she detected an intruder in Dream Space and warned La Riluo; Yasha appeared instead and threatened Qiu Tu before vanishing.
• Consort Xi sensed that a powerful soul had left Dream Space, then ended her cooperation with Qiu Tu and said she would pursue her path alone.
• Qiu Tu left Dream Space, noticed his window was open, and suspected La Riluo had entered his room and followed him there.
• La Riluo called Qiu Tu and reported that she had restrained Yasha, asking him to send someone to take over.

Qiu Tu secretly advanced to a Third Order Calamity Descendant while concealing the process from the Investigation Department. After cleaning up the aftermath, he left to test his newly awakened second Calamity Ability.

• Qiu Tu listened as Tang Feifei explained his Deputy Director benefits, then asked when she would vacate her position for him; Tang Feifei said her plan was progressing but needed more time.
• Qiu Tu used suggestive jokes to get Tang Feifei to leave, then told Tan Huimin to keep visitors away and prepared to advance with a Boundless God Crystal.
• Qiu Tu's body decayed as his soul grew stronger, then his body reshaped around his soul while Calamity Power surged into him.
• Several Investigation Department higher-ups sensed the unusual Calamity Power, but the Boundless God Crystal concealed Qiu Tu's advancement; Tang Feifei accepted Tan Huimin's reassurance that he was resting.
• Qiu Tu awoke with greatly increased strength, cleaned the blood and debris from his lounge, changed clothes, and left to test his second Calamity Ability.

Qiu Tu told Jia Shu that he had leaked the case to the Security Department and argued that shifting the investigation would benefit the Political Department while easing the conflict between Jia Shu and Yan Chen. Jia Shu listened in silence as Qiu Tu ended with a claim that he had acted to save him.

• Jia Shu called Qiu Tu and challenged him over arresting four merchants whose companies controlled New Realm City's transport routes.
• Qiu Tu told Jia Shu that Qin ZhengGuang had thanked him because Qiu Tu had warned him the Security Department was watching the case.
• Qiu Tu revealed that the Security Department might arrest Vice President Tian that night and that he had leaked the case to them.
• Jia Shu demanded Qiu Tu's reason as a Crisis Alert countdown appeared, and Qiu Tu said the Political Department could hand the case to the Military Department while keeping key suspects.
• Qiu Tu explained that the move would protect the Political Department and resolve the conflict between Jia Shu and Yan Chen, then told Jia Shu he had done it to save him.

Qin Shuman revealed to Qiu Tu that she was Rain Butterfly, a Calamity Descendant who had permanently possessed the original Qin Shuman after finding her and Qiu Tu’s predecessor dead with their souls shattered. She explained that the original Qin Shuman had fallen in love with Qiu Tu’s predecessor, leaving Qiu Tu stunned by the truth.

• Qin Shuman admitted that she was Lin Zuo’s superior, surprising Qiu Tu.
• Qin Shuman told Qiu Tu that she was a Calamity Descendant whose codename was Rain Butterfly and whose ability was Control Possession.
• Qin Shuman explained that she had possessed the original Qin Shuman, who had fallen in love with Qiu Tu’s predecessor despite the danger posed by Yan Chen.
• Rain Butterfly found the original Qin Shuman and Qiu Tu’s predecessor alive but with their souls shattered, then lost consciousness after a sudden pain struck her.
• Qin Shuman said she woke up permanently possessing the original Qin Shuman’s body and had pretended to be her ever since.
• Qiu Tu listened in shock as Qin Shuman revealed that her predecessor had been the original Qin Shuman’s only close companion.

La Riluo teased Qiu Tu while they discussed the approaching Era Cycle and his plan to report the Immortal Three Giants to both factions for intelligence and rewards. When she revealed that she had broken her sister’s seal and could suppress their synchronized senses, Qiu Tu finally understood her intentions and asked to make his wish again.

• La Riluo tried to provoke Qiu Tu, but he recognized her hot-and-cold tactics and calmly discussed the coming unrest instead.
• Qiu Tu explained that he would give intelligence about the Immortal Three Giants to both the Chaos Faction and the Order Shrine, then use God King Gu Tian’s identity to gather more information.
• After Qiu Tu teased her back, La Riluo offered to grant him a wish, and he asked her to become a Heavenly God, then a God King.
• La Riluo hinted that she wanted to drink something cold, but Qiu Tu misunderstood and offered to have a maid bring her a drink.
• La Riluo revealed that she had broken Zhao Ji’s seal and could block or delay their synchronized senses, and Qiu Tu eagerly asked to make his wish again.

Qiu Tu prepared with Old Tang to eliminate the Academic Faction while Pang Hai Chen planned to escape and seek help from the Mist Veil Society. As Pang Hai Chen entered the Spirit Mirror for a meeting, Tang Feifei led the operation against his villa.

• Qiu Tu confirmed to Old Tang that preparations were ready for their three-in-the-morning operation, and Old Tang described the forces watching the Academic Faction and its military contacts.
• Qiu Tu spent time with Fang Tangtang, then made calls to arrange his plans before the operation to cleanse the Academic Faction.
• Pang Hai Chen arranged with Lao Zhang to act against Rao Shou and Tang Wanli, then planned to escape by exchanging places with Pei Jing and flee toward the Core Area.
• Pang Hai Chen received repeated meeting commands from Yasha through the Phantom Mirror Array and agreed to attend, uncertain whether the organizer was truly Yasha.
• At three in the morning, Pang Hai Chen entered the Spirit Mirror, and Tang Feifei ordered Dai Yukang, Rain Butterfly, and Tao Yaoyao to move against his villa.

Qiu Tu received an immediate promotion to Deputy Section Chief and recognized that the higher-ups might be trying to separate him from the Qin Family. After transferring out of the Guardian Group and bringing Shen Ling Shuang home, he prepared for her to brew the Cataclysm Potion as the Qin Family began its own plans.

• Jia Shu changed Qiu Tu's promotion to take effect immediately and postponed issuing Qin Shuman's arrest warrant.
• Qiu Tu learned he had been promoted to Deputy Section Chief of the Political Department Interrogation Section, and Fang Ming warned him that his rapid rise could provoke powerful factions.
• Qiu Tu handed the Guardian Group over to Cao Dabiao, while Fang Ming and Cao Dabiao later argued and Fang Ming's team was transferred away.
• During the handover, Shen Ling Shuang was secretly moved out of the Qin Family and went to Qiu Tu's home.
• Qiu Tu confirmed that the equipment and ingredients were ready, then watched Shen Ling Shuang begin brewing the Cataclysm Potion as he wondered whether the Qin Family was starting its plans.

Qiu Tu used the staged massacre of the Four States delegation to pressure the Sixth Shelter, while Consort Xi seized Border State and the border passage amid the ensuing turmoil. Tang Feifei reached Fifth Order, and Qiu Tu then sent an army into the Sixth Shelter, leaving the Eighth Shelter to disavow his campaign.

• Qiu Tu set a three-day deadline for the Sixth Shelter to hand over the delegation’s killer, while Tao Yaoyao arranged an official letter.
• Consort Xi took control of Border State and the border passage, then apologized to the Eighth Shelter after failing to find the culprit.
• Tang Feifei broke through in the Boundless Mind Sea, and Zhao Ji suppressed the Destruction Path’s influence on her mind.
• Tang Feifei returned with Qiu Tu to the Real World after he told her how the plan had unfolded.
• Qiu Tu sent one hundred thousand elite soldiers led by Tang Feifei into the Sixth Shelter, and the Eighth Shelter disavowed the operation after he rejected its orders.

Qiu Tu spent the night with Fang Tangtang again, then focused on disrupting Yan Chen’s advancement and called Liu Xiongyuan through a secure line. The chapter ended with Qiu Tu asking what had happened at Moonlight Lake after overhearing Liu Xiongyuan’s furious orders.

• Fang Tangtang told Qiu Tu that her family had benefited from their relationship and explained that she wanted them to be honest with each other.
• Qiu Tu approved of Fang Tangtang’s honesty, but later gave in when she came to his room, and they spent the night together.
• Qiu Tu left Fang Tangtang asleep, went to work, and considered how to interfere with Yan Chen’s devouring before his appointment as Deputy Speaker.
• Qiu Tu used Liu Xiongyuan’s secure communicator and overheard him order a raid on the Alliance’s Liaison Office over Moonlight Lake.
• Qiu Tu asked Liu Xiongyuan what had happened at Moonlight Lake.

Kabaneri, Tian Qi, and Doris debated destroying the Isolation Mountain Range, while Tian Qi secretly hoped its collapse would bring Zhao Ji into conflict with the Four Divine Kings. Meanwhile, Qiu Tu manipulated Shu Xia into believing a fabricated account of Siyuan Pavilion’s deaths, then received Li Feng, who announced that the Third Shelter and 4th Shelter wished to submit to his command and began undressing to prove her sincerity.

• Doris warned Kabaneri and Tian Qi that destroying the Isolation Mountain Range could let the Puppet Worms reach the Core Area and draw the God Kings into the Heavenly God Trial, but Kabaneri argued that they needed to act quickly.
• Doris mocked Kabaneri and Tian Qi, then dodged Kabaneri’s enraged punch and promised to join him in bringing down the Isolation Mountain Range the following week.
• Tian Qi reflected that he wanted the mountain range destroyed partly to make the Four Divine Kings confront Zhao Ji, whose resurrection he had already reported to the West Divine King.
• Qiu Tu used the Chronicle of Years and Man Huang’s recording to deceive Shu Xia about the deaths of Siyuan Pavilion’s members, then let him resume contact with Siyuan Pavilion under surveillance.
• Li Feng met Qiu Tu and said that the Third Shelter and 4th Shelter wished to submit to his command; when he questioned her sincerity, she began removing her armor and underwear, prompting him to stop her.

Qiu Tu used the prospect of a Shelter inspection to take control of the Investigation Department and assign preparations for senior visitors. At midnight, he examined the captured Yellow Phantom and discovered a frightened mother and daughter alongside a formidable third Phantom.

• Qiu Tu told the senior executives that Shelter officials would arrive soon, then assigned security, intelligence, and other preparations while keeping the details of his merit secret.
• Qiu Tu introduced the new senior executives and ended the meeting with his authority firmly established; Lu Cheng recognized how the coming inspection had helped Qiu Tu consolidate power.
• Qiu Tu appointed Chen Feng Director of the Administrative Office, promoted Cao Dabiao to Deputy Director, and transferred Zhao Ruiquan to a backwater post.
• Qiu Tu learned that Old Tang would personally inspect the Yellow Phantom the next day and decided to examine it first.
• Qiu Tu used Order Space to reveal three female Yellow Phantoms on the Soul Shackles altar: a fierce, imposing Phantom and a frightened mother and daughter.

Qiu Tu deduced that White Robe was the South Divine King and learned that he would cooperate with Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji, though White Robe kept his larger purpose secret. Three days later, Qiu Tu reached Eighth Order Peak and ranked second in the Heavenly God Trial, while Qing Lan rapidly climbed into the top ten.

• Qiu Tu explained how clues about La Riluo, Zhao Ji, and the Four Divine Kings led him to identify White Robe as the South Divine King.
• Qiu Tu guessed that White Robe was seeking a new path beyond being a Pseudo God King, and White Robe agreed to support Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji without revealing his goal.
• Qiu Tu reviewed his plan to divide the Four Divine Kings, with the North God King remaining reluctant to oppose Zhao Ji and White Robe joining Qiu Tu's side.
• Three days later, Qiu Tu refined the areas and advanced to Eighth Order Peak, rising to second place in the Heavenly God Trial behind Zhao Ji.
• Qing Lan rapidly refined the Boundless Mind Sea Area, reached Eighth Order Late Stage, and entered the trial's top ten.

Guo Huai told Qiu Tu that Tang Feifei had been promoted to Deputy Speaker and offered him a deal: help her produce achievements, and Tang Jiye would keep Qiu Tu acting as New Realm City Investigation Department Director for six months. After accepting, Qiu Tu began planning to eliminate the evil gods infiltrating the city, while Tang Feifei learned he was preparing to reach the Fourth Order.

• Guo Huai explained that Tang Feifei’s Deputy Speaker appointment came with no actual authority and a six-month deadline to prove herself, while Huang Shangzong and Li Tingdong expected the Fengtian Faction to provide resources.
• Guo Huai relayed Tang Jiye’s offer: Qiu Tu would help Tang Feifei achieve results, and Tang Jiye would preserve Qiu Tu’s acting Director authority for six months; Qiu Tu accepted.
• Guo Huai reported to Old Tang that Qiu Tu was capable and quick-witted, and Old Tang ordered him to keep watching Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei.
• Guo Huai told Tang Shouye about the deal, and Tang Shouye revealed that Old Tang had grown gloomy after reading Qiu Tu’s file.
• New Realm City received official notice that Tang Feifei had been promoted to Deputy Speaker and relieved of her acting Investigation Department post, leaving the Director position vacant.
• Qiu Tu told Tang Feifei that they would hunt the evil gods in New Realm City and that he planned to advance to a Fourth-Order Calamity Descendant soon.

Qiu Tu reconciled with Shen Ling Shuang and invited her to help him at the Investigation Department, while Guan Xiao and Miao Xiaoxiao investigated Deputy Director Wu’s home. Miao Xiaoxiao found no abnormalities, but after leaving, Guan Xiao sensed the Evil God’s avatar and urgently alerted Qiu Tu.

• Shen Ling Shuang complained that Qiu Tu had neglected her, then explained how she had learned about the local power brokers seeking his favor.
• Qiu Tu recognized Shen Ling Shuang’s political insight, invited her to work at the Investigation Department, and the two grew intimate.
• Miao Xiaoxiao searched Deputy Director Wu’s villa overnight and found no sign of Calamity Power, though unseen eyes watched her.
• The next morning, Miao Xiaoxiao overheard Deputy Director Wu complain that Bai Ru refused to falsify population figures and that Qiu Tu protected her.
• Guan Xiao ordered Miao Xiaoxiao to withdraw, then drove away with her after concluding Deputy Director Wu was not their target.
• Guan Xiao’s face grew pale as she drove, and she stopped to message Qiu Tu that they had found the Evil God’s avatar.

Qiu Tu’s allies fought Guang Chan’s group while Qiu Tu advanced, and Qing Lan stunned the battlefield with her bizarre abilities. After Guang Chan’s attack nearly killed Consort Xi, the enemy fled, only to discover Qiu Tu had sealed the Sangma Area; Qiu Tu then completed his breakthrough to the Eighth Order.

• Consort Xi reassured Qing Lan that Qiu Tu had prepared for his advancement, while Zhu Wu encouraged Qing Lan to trust him.
• Guang Chan ordered Mei La and Xin Duo to attack the women and focused his own assault on Qing Lan, but Zhi Yan intervened to help.
• Zhi Yan transformed into a being of flame, while Qing Lan turned both Xin Duos into a cow and a horse and beat them with her Salted Fish.
• Guang Chan unleashed a devastating attack that grievously wounded Zhu Wu and reduced Consort Xi to pieces; Zhu Wu used precious green mist on Consort Xi’s corpse as Guang Chan and Mei La fled.
• Guang Chan and Mei La tried to leave the Sangma Area but found that Qiu Tu had sealed it, and Qiu Tu’s cocoon burst as he reached the Eighth Order.

After King Kang’s death and the Kou Family’s move to make the Sixth Shelter a Constitutional Monarchy, Qiu Tu weighed his options while Consort Xi faced isolation in the Eighth Shelter. Qiu Tu then refreshed his third Golden Finger and discovered No Pain, All Gain, which might let him inscribe the complex Sealing Jade.

• Tao Yaoyao told Qiu Tu that King Kang had died and that the Sixth Shelter’s cabinet had begun taking over affairs and changing the political system.
• Qiu Tu concluded that Kou Xuan’s plan could strip Consort Xi of power while leaving him free to withdraw from the Sixth Shelter.
• Consort Xi learned that communications with the Sixth Shelter had been cut, though the Heir Apparent was safe, and she suppressed her anger while considering what to do.
• Qiu Tu returned to his residence, refreshed his third Golden Finger, and gained No Pain, All Gain.
• Qiu Tu realized the new ability might allow him to inscribe Sealing Jade without spending his own time practicing it.

Red Hair received La Riluo’s summons and discovered that Qiu Tu had become La Riluo’s pope after helping save her. With La Riluo’s approval, Qiu Tu questioned Red Hair about the anti-government forces’ joint operation, and she was ordered to answer.

• Red Hair learned that Scarface had returned to New Realm City, and she warned that Qiu Tu would make the city dangerous for him.
• Red Hair felt La Riluo’s mark react, answered the summons, and arrived before Qiu Tu and La Riluo.
• La Riluo reunited with Red Hair and announced that Qiu Tu was her most loyal believer and the pope of the Procreation Cult.
• Red Hair questioned whether Qiu Tu was an infiltrator, but La Riluo rejected her concerns and ordered her to pay respects to the pope.
• Qiu Tu asked Red Hair about the factions, their forces and positions, and the whereabouts of Scarface and the Magician; La Riluo ordered Red Hair to tell him everything.

Qiu Tu persuaded La Riluo that Zhao Ji would give her twelve newly vacant Boundless Mind Sea areas, while maneuvering to claim several of them for himself and advance to the Fifth Order Peak. Meanwhile, rumors spread that Qiu Tu had defeated Dusk Night and might be recommended as New State’s Speaker.

• Qiu Tu told La Riluo that Dusk Night had been captured and Wei Bei and Butterfly had died, leaving thirteen areas vacant, with one reserved for Zhao Ji and twelve promised to La Riluo.
• Qiu Tu convinced La Riluo to let him arrange for two experts to refine areas alongside her and Zhao Ji, then suggested she consider helping him reach the Fifth Order Peak before leaving.
• La Riluo privately weighed whether to give Qiu Tu some areas, while Qiu Tu returned to the Real World and summoned Zhu Huoyan to call Captain over.
• Qiu Tu planned to cultivate Captain and Scarface as Area Masters while pursuing more territory for himself.
• Rumors spread across East Industry State that Qiu Tu had defeated Dusk Night and could become New State’s Speaker after Huang Shangzong’s promise was recognized by the Shelter.