Chapter Summaries

Qiu Tu used his modified Innate Divine Skill to intimidate Heavy Stone God King at the God King Meeting, then explained that Order Space had amplified Son of Heaven’s Wrath beyond his true strength. News of his victory spread, drawing Heavenly Gods to his courtyard, while Zhao Ji prepared to kill Destruction Tyrant’s envoy before returning to Qiu Tu.

• Heavy Stone God King decided to stop clashing directly with Qiu Tu and focus on stabilizing the Execution Department without reporting the incident to Lord Mitchell.
• Qiu Tu revealed that he had merged Order Space into Son of Heaven’s Wrath, letting him appear overwhelmingly powerful, though he could only fight at the level of a peak Level Three God King and had exhausted himself after one strike.
• News of Qiu Tu’s apparent victory over Heavy Stone God King spread through the Temple’s West Branch, shocking Ilena and Hua Wanwan and prompting many Heavenly Gods to visit Qiu Tu’s courtyard.
• Zhao Ji and La Riluo reached thirty kills in Chaos West Capital and gathered enough resources to advance, then planned to kill Destruction Tyrant’s envoy before returning to Qiu Tu.
• Destruction Tyrant’s envoy left a frightened message in a cave, believing he would be forced into reincarnation.

Qiu Tu accused Zheng Tao of improper interference in the Jia Wei case, then challenged him to obtain a confession by six o’clock. Zheng Tao accepted and resorted to torture, but after two hours Jia Wei had not talked, leaving the Investigation Department watching the wager unfold.

• Qiu Tu accused Zheng Tao of colluding with a criminal and argued that Zheng Tao had put himself under suspicion by taking Jia Wei without authorization.
• Qiu Tu let Zheng Tao continue interrogating Jia Wei, but set a deadline of six o’clock and ordered Chen Feng and others to report the interrogation’s progress hourly.
• Qiu Tu mocked Zheng Tao in front of the gathered agents, leading them to believe the two men were wagering on whether Zheng Tao could break Jia Wei’s resistance.
• Jia Wei told Zheng Tao that Qiu Tu was using him to warn the Investigation Department, then said he would never talk.
• Zheng Tao beat Jia Wei and ordered his subordinates to bring drugs and prepare Water Torture.
• After the first and second hours passed without a confession, Chen Feng and Ding Xiaoliu reported that Zheng Tao had not broken Jia Wei’s psychological defenses.

Qiu Tu convinced Jia Shu that the Director was behind Section Chief Huang’s assistance and that cooperating with the Security Department would protect them both, but he remained uneasy and hurried to interrogate the suspects. He found Liu Fuping alone in the Investigation Team office, where her seduction led him to suspect she had revealed the force behind her.

• Qiu Tu told Jia Shu that Section Chief Huang had brought four department officials to him so the Director could expose the case’s full scope and warn them not to interfere.
• Jia Shu accepted Qiu Tu’s explanation, promised to help him withstand outside pressure, and authorized him to proceed with his plan.
• Qiu Tu recalled that he had been testing Jia Shu’s commitment and felt a growing urgency to resolve the case before danger struck.
• Qiu Tu went to the Investigation Team office to begin interrogations but found only Liu Fuping searching through documents.
• Liu Fuping seduced Qiu Tu, and after embracing her, he warned that she had exposed the force behind her.

Li Feng tried to persuade the Third Shelter to join a human alliance and migrate to Qiu Tu, presenting the Special Treasure Item Displacement Moon as a way to move their populations. After Tang Feifei advanced to the Sixth Order, Qing Lan warned Qiu Tu that Kabaneri planned to collapse the Isolation Mountain Range within a week, bringing the Heavenly God Trial into its next stage.

• Li Feng urged the Third Shelter’s leaders to unite with humanity and seek refuge with Qiu Tu, then revealed Displacement Moon could teleport the populations of the Third and 4th Shelters despite the officials’ distrust of Qiu Tu.
• Displacement Moon’s discovery was traced to a deep well whose water carried Calamity Power, and its three uses could transport people through the moonlight across barriers in exchange for their Mental Power and Calamity Material.
• After three days of waiting, Qiu Tu watched Tang Feifei endure a lightning strike and complete her advancement to the Sixth Order.
• Tang Feifei invited Qiu Tu to dinner, spent the night with him, and then led the Puppet Worm army onward with Guan Xiao to campaign near the 7th Shelter.
• Qing Lan told Qiu Tu that the Isolation Mountain Range would likely collapse within a week because Kabaneri, angered after the Puppet Worms mocked his failed attempt to imitate Qiu Tu, had allied with several factions to open the way early.

Qiu Tu interrogated Little Yaksa, learned more about her powerful father and discovered that Zhao Ji wanted to study the girl’s ability, which might help him overcome his weakness against stronger opponents. After Zhao Ji took Yasha away, Qiu Tu turned to building defenses around East Industry State to prevent Pang Hai Chen from escaping.

• Qiu Tu mocked Little Yaksa to draw out information, then judged that her father was likely a mid-to-high-level member rather than a core member of the Mist Veil Society.
• Little Yaksa claimed that her father was an Eighth Order leader with Absolute Perception who had invented eighty-nine of the Core Area’s 108 Universal Calamity Abilities.
• Little Yaksa asked how Qiu Tu had won Zhao Ji over, and Zhao Ji warned him to stop boasting when his thoughts provoked her killing intent.
• Zhao Ji and La Riluo arrived, and La Riluo explained that Zhao Ji wanted to study Yasha’s power-storing ability and try to replicate it.
• Qiu Tu realized Yasha’s ability could help him fight opponents above his rank, though La Riluo warned that recording its complex patterns would be difficult and costly.
• Zhao Ji took Yasha and La Riluo back to the Boundless Mind Sea, and Qiu Tu later followed Old Tang’s instructions to build defenses around East City against Pang Hai Chen’s escape.

Qiu Tu met Director Dai Yukang, who revealed that he had helped secure Qiu Tu’s promotion by asking Old Wang to intervene. Dai Yukang then offered Qiu Tu a secret role overseeing New Realm City’s Security Department, leaving Qiu Tu to consider an assignment Dai Yukang said would be filled regardless.

• Qiu Tu arranged to meet Qin Shuman at the Milan Hotel, and she told him to wait until he became a Director before asking for her real body.
• Miao Feng, a deputy section chief in the Logistics Equipment Division, approached Qiu Tu and offered his support as Qiu Tu left the Investigation Department.
• Qiu Tu met Dai Yukang in Room 618, where Dai asked whether Qiu Tu would work for the Security Bureau before explaining how he had helped with Qiu Tu’s promotion.
• Dai Yukang told Qiu Tu that Old Wang had asked Councilor Ouyang to support him, and Qiu Tu deduced that Dai Yukang had contacted Old Wang through the Reformist Faction.
• Dai Yukang offered Qiu Tu a concealed position overseeing Rain Butterfly and the Security Department in New Realm City, warning that someone else would be assigned if Qiu Tu refused.

Qiu Tu and Liu Fuping prepared for a dinner meeting with Tang Feifei, while Qiu Tu considered using the encounter to obtain valuable intelligence. Just as they began eating at Liu Fuping’s home, Qiu Tu sensed that something was wrong.

• Liu Fuping explained that Tang Feifei had arranged to meet Qiu Tu at her home after his apparent repeated refusals made Tang Feifei anxious.
• Qiu Tu and Liu Fuping flirted, then discussed the case and the possibility of obtaining a list of Investigation Department spies in City Hall or the Military Department.
• Qiu Tu decided that the evening’s meeting with Tang Feifei might help him secure intelligence for his cooperation with Qin Shuman.
• Qiu Tu and Liu Fuping went to her apartment, prepared dinner, and began eating while they waited for Tang Feifei.
• After a few bites, Qiu Tu froze as every hair on his body stood on end.

Qiu Tu took control of the investigators at the Qin Family compound, sidelining Cao Dabiao and winning the remaining investigators’ obedience with authority and Silver Coins. He then dispatched them in pairs to verify clues from Fourth Master Qin’s booklet while keeping Cao Dabiao available for further orders.

• Qiu Tu ordered Cao Dabiao to leave the Qin Family compound with two trusted subordinates and wait for further instructions, and Cao Dabiao reluctantly obeyed.
• Qiu Tu asked Fang Ming about the funding, then distributed Silver Coins to the investigators under strict orders and promised them rewards and promotions for working under him.
• Qiu Tu assigned Chen Feng to supervise the distribution, and the investigators collected their shares without scrambling for the coins.
• Qiu Tu split the ten Political Department investigators into five pairs and sent them to verify clues copied from Fourth Master Qin’s booklet, telling them to report immediately and avoid alerting the enemy.
• Qiu Tu exchanged communication numbers with the investigators, then called Cao Dabiao.

Qiu Tu reunited the Daredevil Team at the Pioneering Base, organized their dangerous reconnaissance mission, and began refining the Area Center while the evil gods continued advancing through the New World Area. Two days passed without incident, and Qiu Tu had refined nearly one-third of the Area Center and gained a second ability as an Area Master.

• Qin Shuman gave Qiu Tu the Spirit Escape pendant to preserve his consciousness if his soul suffered a fatal blow in the Boundless Mind Sea, and said she had also come to gather intelligence about the evil gods' invasion.
• Qiu Tu arrived at the Pioneering Base, gathered Cataclysmic Treasures, and planned to use guerrilla tactics while investigating the evil gods and refining the Area Center.
• Qiu Tu rallied the assembled Daredevil Team, divided its twenty-three members into four squads, and distributed Half Life Grass and other equipment before assigning each squad a reconnaissance task.
• Over the next two days, the Daredevil Team gathered information around the outskirts and returned to the base each night while the two evil gods continued infiltrating the New World Area.
• Qiu Tu replenished his Calamity Power with Boundless God Crystals and refined nearly one-third of the Area Center, gaining a second ability as an Area Master.

Qiu Tu stayed beside Yan Chen as his temporary assistant, seeking both protection and a chance to learn from him while the Security Department took action against City Hall officials. After the Security Department arrested twenty-one officials, Yan Chen was pleased, but Qiu Tu privately anticipated that events would soon take a worse turn.

• Qiu Tu hinted that he wanted a promotion, and Yan Chen said he would keep it in mind.
• Qiu Tu asked to stay beside Yan Chen for protection until the Security Department acted, and Yan Chen agreed.
• Qiu Tu spent the day assisting Yan Chen and observed how he managed the Investigation Department.
• At six o'clock, Qiu Tu stayed for dinner with Yan Chen and ate a meal of vegetables.
• Secretary Bai reported that the Security Department had arrested twenty-one City Hall officials, including one Department Director, and Yan Chen smiled at the news.

Qin Shuman defended her decision to coordinate with Qiu Tu and was promoted to major, while reflecting on her complicated feelings and the importance of his intelligence network. That evening, Qiu Tu and his companions entered Fat Fish Bar in disguise to watch the red-haired Suit Man.

• Qin Shuman ordered Lin Zuo to surveil the bar, then explained that Qiu Tu was a Security Department captain whose intelligence network could strengthen the Military Department’s work.
• Qin Shuman punished Lin Zuo with twenty laps after he questioned her professionalism and mistakenly suggested Qiu Tu might follow an evil god.
• Qin Shuman reflected on her promotion to major and her growing feelings for Qiu Tu, then called him after expressing concern about the La Riluo Case.
• Qiu Tu, Liu Fuping, Cao Dabiao, and Chen Feng entered Fat Fish Bar dressed as wealthy young people seeking entertainment.
• Qiu Tu played the part of a debauched rich man, attracting attention while Liu Fuping discreetly watched the red-haired Suit Man.

Qiu Tu confronted Kou Yu during a meeting about the Fifth-Order Evil God Eagle Fly, who was suspected of poisoning Xue Er and targeting Qiu Tu. After the meeting, Rain Butterfly warned that the case seemed deliberately easy to investigate, while Old Pang plotted to lure Qiu Tu into a deadly ambush.

• Liu Xiongyuan mocked Yan Chen by bringing up Qiu Tu and Yan Yan, but Yan Chen calmly played along.
• Qiu Tu threatened Kou Yu, who backed down after Old Pang intervened and the group began discussing the Eagle Fly case.
• Rain Butterfly reported that Eagle Fly was a mid-to-late Fifth-Order Evil God linked to Dusk Night, but the Security Bureau did not know where he was.
• Old Pang ordered a wanted notice and a crackdown on Eagle Fly's followers, then ended the meeting.
• Rain Butterfly privately told Qiu Tu that Eagle Fly seemed to have left clues on purpose, and Qiu Tu said they would uncover the truth by catching him.
• Kou Yu urged Old Pang to send Qiu Tu after Eagle Fly, and Old Pang began plotting to lure Qiu Tu out so Yasha or other Evil Gods could kill him.

Qiu Tu and Guan Xiao investigated the turmoil in New Realm City and concluded that an unknown force may be exploiting tensions among its major organizations. Qiu Tu confirmed that Lin Chuan was likely uninvolved, ordered his department to stay calm, and remained focused on advancing toward Deputy Speaker.

• Guan Xiao reported that the public unrest was contained for now, while the Military Department had arrested about a dozen Political Department spies.
• Guan Xiao suspected Lin Chuan had orchestrated the crises, but Qiu Tu argued that the resulting suspicion would make Lin Chuan an unlikely culprit.
• Qiu Tu called Tang Feifei and confirmed the state had not yet heard about New Realm City's turmoil, further clearing Lin Chuan.
• Qiu Tu and Guan Xiao considered Yan Chen and then the Anti-Government Armed Forces and extremist Destruction Cult as possible sources of the plot.
• Qiu Tu told Chen Feng to keep the Investigation Department operating as usual and let City Hall and the Military Department respond first.

Qiu Tu learned that Secretary Bai was an unknown being from the Boundless Mind Sea - Core Area who had stayed by Yan Chen to repay a favor. After Qiu Tu reported Pang Hai Chen’s rebellion to Tang Wanfeng, he realized Yan Chen had used their overlapping reports to build his own standing, and Tang Wanfeng asked Qiu Tu to arrest Pang Hai Chen.

• Qiu Tu learned from Yan Chen’s intelligence that Secretary Bai was not the person recorded in the Shelter archives and had once promised to repay Yan Chen for saving him.
• Qiu Tu reported the intelligence about Pang Hai Chen and the Academic Faction to Tang Wanfeng, who said Yan Chen had already provided a related report.
• Tang Wanfeng explained that Yan Chen had reported Pang Hai Chen’s plan to gather East Industry State investigators and seize military control, while Qiu Tu’s report confirmed the threat.
• Qiu Tu realized Yan Chen had deliberately split the intelligence between him and Tang Wanfeng to gain the Shelter leadership’s trust, then left New Realm City before anyone could confront him.
• Tang Wanfeng asked Qiu Tu to arrest Pang Hai Chen because the Speaker and he needed to remain at the center of the Shelter’s response.

Nine-Headed Lion suspected Qiu Tu had bluffed Hyena and grew determined to find and devour Zhao Ji, while Qiu Tu began refining Mountain Root to advance. Kou Xuan used a show of nuclear preparedness to deter Hyena, and on the sixth day of Qiu Tu’s seclusion, a golden beam burst from Zhao Ji’s Underground Palace as his advancement reached a visible turning point.

• Nine-Headed Lion concluded that Qiu Tu might have faked his strength, then decided Zhao Ji’s unusual ability could explain it and resolved to hunt her down.
• Qiu Tu began refining Mountain Root in Zhao Ji’s Underground Palace to advance to Sixth Order.
• Kou Xuan warned Consort Xi that Nine-Headed Lion would likely send Hyena back, and proposed staging a show of force to deter the evil gods.
• The Sixth Shelter announced martial lockdown, publicized nuclear preparations, and reopened underground defenses, leaving Hyena uncertain where the supposed nuclear weapons were placed.
• Kou Xuan told Kou Yu that no nuclear bombs had actually been moved and that the threat was meant to exploit Hyena’s cautious nature; Hyena projected into cities but never attacked in person.
• On the sixth day of Qiu Tu’s seclusion, a golden beam shot from Zhao Ji’s Underground Palace and multicolored radiance appeared in the sky.

Qiu Tu and Shen Ling Shuang accidentally shared their first kiss, then spent a warm evening and morning together before she sent him off with a communicator request and homemade potions. Qiu Tu left for work with her gift and discovered that one bottle was a failed potion that could turn its drinker into a small stone.

• Shen Ling Shuang pounced at Qiu Tu over his corn, and their tussle turned into a kiss that they both called their first.
• Shen Ling Shuang blushed and ran away after Qiu Tu teased her, then later returned to say it had been her first kiss.
• Qiu Tu and Shen Ling Shuang slept together, and the next morning she made breakfast and helped him put on his uniform.
• Shen Ling Shuang asked Qiu Tu for a communicator because she worried when he was away, and he agreed to let her buy one.
• Shen Ling Shuang gave Qiu Tu three labeled Cataclysm Potions she had made, and he kissed her before leaving.
• Qiu Tu examined a potion labeled Unnamed Potion and read that it could turn the drinker into a small stone for two hours.

Qiu Tu arrested Bai Ru, Section Chief Kong, and others during a gathering at Emerald City Fortress, then brought them to the Investigation Department. After waiting for a call that would determine whether his operation succeeded, he left the story poised on the outcome.

• Qiu Tu signed arrest warrants at the gathering, kept the party going to disguise the arrests, and led Bai Ru and Section Chief Kong out.
• Qiu Tu sent Section Chief Kong and the other suspects with Cao Dabiao and A Kun while driving Bai Ru separately to the Investigation Department.
• Liu Fuping escorted Bai Ru to the Detention Room and drew information from her, gaining eight loyalty points.
• Zheng Tao praised Qiu Tu for the operation, but Qiu Tu insisted he would make up the overtime with time off.
• Qiu Tu returned to the Investigation Team without interrogating the prisoners and waited in an empty conference room for a call about the operation's success.

Qiu Tu and Liu Fuping realized that Jia Shu and the Political Department might have arranged Yin Caimei’s death to conceal the truth, leaving them trapped between exposing the conspiracy and helping fabricate a case. After learning that Deputy Director Tang Feifei was Liu Fuping’s source, Qiu Tu devised a plan to pit Tang’s faction against Yan Chen and Jia Shu’s, then asked Liu Fuping if she wanted to survive and continue her undercover mission.

• Qiu Tu explained that Jia Shu had ordered him to fabricate evidence and close the case, while the department’s suspicious handling of Yin Caimei’s death suggested a cover-up.
• Liu Fuping agreed that the Political Department might have silenced Yin Caimei and recognized that Qiu Tu was trapped between investigating the truth and covering it up.
• Liu Fuping revealed that Deputy Director Tang, Tang Feifei, had provided her information, though she withheld the identity of her handler.
• Qiu Tu considered exploiting the conflict between Tang Feifei and Yan Chen by helping Tang uncover evidence against Jia Shu while delaying the case’s closure.
• Qiu Tu looked at Liu Fuping and asked whether she wanted to survive and continue her undercover mission.

Yao Qin decided to prove her value to Qiu Tu and pursue a closer relationship, while Qiu Tu prepared to present his ceasefire plans to the Order Shrine. His reputation spread ahead of him, and after Garrison God King Ilena invited him to meet, he set out for her hidden Underground God Kingdom.

• Yao Qin resolved to complete Qiu Tu’s assignment and use her strength, knowledge, and Lake Sheep heritage to win his favor.
• Qiu Tu reviewed his three possible strategies for ending the war and left Yao Qin’s house after finding and restoring her chest-binding cloth.
• Yao Qin’s intelligence report sparked a rumor throughout the Order Shrine that Qiu Tu could end the war, drawing the attention of Star Founder God King and other God Kings.
• Ilena invited Qiu Tu and his companions to discuss his proposal, and Qiu Tu accepted the invitation and departed Chaos West Capital with Zhu Wu, Qing Lan, Yao Qin, and Mo Li.
• Qiu Tu’s group camped overnight on the way to Fallen Phoenix Mountain, and Yao Qin slipped into his tent as he worked on his plans.

Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei returned to New Realm City after completing his advancement, while East Industry State officials began investigating the mysterious Fourth-Order breakthrough. Qiu Tu reviewed his new powers and prepared to deal with the Evil Gods, ending by activating Order Space to verify one final thing.

• A twin-tailed director watched recordings of Qiu Tu's advancement and ordered a search for East Industry State officials above Third Order who might be linked to Zhao Ji.
• Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei returned to Qiu Tu's office, where Tan Huimin welcomed them after maintaining Tang Feifei's clone in his place.
• Tang Feifei recalled her Two Worlds Pearl clone and explained that Tan Huimin had helped her handle the Investigation Department's business.
• Qiu Tu reflected on Fourth-Order abilities, including sensing others' favor and using mental power to perceive and affect his surroundings.
• Qiu Tu and Tang Feifei planned to confront Whale Shark and Evil Moon soon, and Tang Feifei confirmed that Liu Xiongyuan had agreed to help.
• Qiu Tu said one last thing needed verification, then activated Order Space.