Arc 40The Shangjing Succession Trial

As Great Xia prepared for war, Shao Pingge withdrew his protection from Shangjing so Chen Han could prove himself as the city's next captain. Lin Qiye’s recruits faced a Mystery outbreak across the city, and Lin Qiye intervened when Fang Mo and the others were overwhelmed.

  • The Daoist destroyed Takama-ga-hara, and Lin Qiye returned to Great Xia with Yurina Takishiro and his companions as Kronos repaired the lunar seal at the cost of a century of lifespan.
  • The elderly King Mask explained that he could not save everyone lost in the Time Loop, then vanished after King Mask forgave him, and Lin Qiye later entered Divine Calamity and danced with Yurina Takishiro.
  • As the foreign pantheons prepared for conflict, Zuo Qing ordered Lin Qiye to train the recruits within ten days, while Shao Pingge prepared Chen Han to succeed him as Shangjing City's captain.
  • Shao Pingge removed his aura from Shangjing, allowing Mysteries to stir as Chen Han faced the city's threats, and Lin Qiye monitored the recruits while they confronted Mysteries across town.
  • Fang Mo's blood attracted a growing horde of Mysteries, and Chen Han rescued him and the other recruits before killing an Infinite-realm fiery horse and confronting a Klein-realm mannequin.
  • Fang Mo drew more Mysteries away from his companions, transformed into a One-Eyed White Tiger, and fought alongside Lu Baoyou, while Li Zhenzhen arrived to help him.
  • Lin Qiye appeared when Mysteries surrounded Fang Mo, Lu Baoyou, and Li Zhenzhen, summoned powerful soldiers to attack, and disguised himself as Chen Han to face the Pen Spirit.
  • Monkey King and Gilgamesh prepared to fight, then dragged Bragi from his ward to provide music as they began their battle.
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Ch. 978Sword Severing Takama-ga-hara

The Daoist used the Heavenly Court Origin to sever Takama-ga-hara and fed its divine power to Divine Calamity. Lin Qiye and his companions prepared to return to Great Xia with Yurina Takishiro, who agreed to join them.

  • The Daoist drew on the Heavenly Court Origin to cut Takama-ga-hara in two and erase its remains.
  • The Daoist sent Divine Calamity into the ruins to absorb their power, then recalled the blade.
  • An Qingyu told Yurina Takishiro that his genetic defects and illness had been cured, though he had lost some lifespan.
  • Baili Pangpang and the others saw the Heavenly Court appear above the sea as Takama-ga-hara fell away.
  • Lin Qiye urged the group to return to Great Xia and invited Yurina Takishiro to come with them; Yurina agreed.
  • The Daoist returned Divine Calamity to Lin Qiye, who bowed before leading everyone toward Great Xia on the Somersault Cloud.

Ch. 979Lunar Breach

After the Heavenly Court destroyed Takama-ga-hara, Kronos reached the moon to repair a breach in the seal holding back its monsters. He used Time Reversal to begin restoring the breach while Michael guarded him from the corruption.

  • True Lord Yu Ding explained that the destruction of Takama-ga-hara would warn the foreign pantheons while Great Xia prepared a surprise attack.
  • Kronos arrived on the moon and gave Michael the restored Yasakani no Magatama.
  • Michael withdrew the Mortal Divine Domain, revealing the corrupted lunar surface and the abyss where the seal had broken.
  • Kronos learned that the breach had appeared more than fifty years earlier and that its rupturing force had come from Earth.
  • Kronos used Time Reversal to gradually repair the lunar seal despite the corruption and whispers resisting him.

Ch. 980Angel Descends

Michael restored the lunar seal, gave Kronos a miracle to recover his lost lifespan, and descended to Earth to investigate who had targeted the seal. Over the misty sea, King Mask met his elderly future self, who explained that he could not save the dead because his lifespan had run out.

  • Kronos reversed time to restore the lunar seal, but the effort consumed a century of his lifespan.
  • Michael used a miracle to halt Kronos's aging and asked him to guard the seal while he went to Earth to investigate the attack.
  • Kronos agreed to remain on the moon, and Michael descended toward the mortal world.
  • King Mask encountered his elderly future self on a boat in the mist and demanded an explanation for the deaths caused by the Time Loop.
  • The elderly King Mask said he could not reverse time to save them because his lifespan had reached its end.

Ch. 981Her Dream

The elderly King Mask explained how he had changed Great Xia’s timeline at the cost of his remaining life, then vanished after apologizing to King Mask. Lin Qiye returned Divine Calamity to Yurina Takishiro, then entered the sword’s world to fulfill Yurina’s dream of dancing with her.

  • The elderly King Mask told King Mask that he had changed Great Xia’s fate but could not save everyone, and said his Time Law would return to the River of Time when he passed on.
  • King Mask forgave the elderly King Mask, who vanished into white threads after telling him that becoming the God of Time was his destiny.
  • Lin Qiye returned Divine Calamity to Yurina Takishiro and reassured him that his sister had become a soul body rather than truly dying.
  • After hearing about Yurina’s dream of dancing with Lin Qiye, Lin Qiye borrowed Divine Calamity again and entered the world within the blade.
  • Lin Qiye arrived at Yurina’s club dressed as a host and invited her to dance.

Ch. 983Celestial Venerable's Challenge

The Egyptian gods and Norse gods debated how to respond to the Heavenly Court’s destruction of Takama-ga-hara while investigating Great Xia’s intentions. The Grand Pure Celestial Venerable announced that he would challenge the Norse Gods in ten days.

  • The Sun God sent Nut to consult the other divine kingdoms and Nephthys to investigate Great Xia’s border.
  • Nut and Nephthys became disoriented in the mist and saw countless stars appear across the sky.
  • Frigga failed to see Great Xia’s fate because the Three Pure Ones had concealed it, while Loki suspected the Heavenly Court was pursuing a hidden scheme.
  • Thor questioned why Asgard had to oppose Great Xia, but the One-Eyed Old Man proposed an attack to test its strength.
  • A wooden sword struck the ground before the Norse gods, bearing a note in which the Grand Pure Celestial Venerable promised to return in ten days and challenge them.

Ch. 984Ten Days

With Heaven descended and a god war approaching, Zuo Qing learned that Nightfall Squad had returned with a Japanese Human Apex carrying a divine artifact. After Lin Qiye honored Wu Xiangnan at his tomb, Zuo Qing ordered him to prepare the Training Camp recruits to graduate within ten days.

  • Zuo Qing and Jiang Ziya discussed Great Xia’s odds in the coming war, and Jiang Ziya said they had ten days and a thirty-percent chance if they took the initiative.
  • A Night Watchman told Zuo Qing that Nightfall Squad had returned and abducted a Japanese Human Apex with a divine artifact, startling him into spraying tea over Jiang Ziya.
  • Lin Qiye placed flowers at Wu Xiangnan’s empty grave and told Zuo Qing that Wu Xiangnan had killed the god with help from Lin Qiye and King Mask.
  • Zuo Qing honored Wu Xiangnan, promised Sea of Stars Medals for Lin Qiye and King Mask, and described the Night Watchmen as Great Xia’s last line of defense.
  • Zuo Qing ordered Lin Qiye to make the Training Camp recruits qualified Night Watchmen and graduate them within ten days, and Lin Qiye agreed.

Ch. 985Games and Programmers

Lin Qiye entrusted Yurina Takishiro to a Japanese-speaking caretaker named Guan Zai while he and his companions returned to the Training Camp. On the way, Lin Qiye revealed that war was approaching and they had only ten days to prepare the recruits for it.

  • Zuo Qing agreed that Yurina Takishiro would not be forced into Night Watchmen duties and arranged for someone to care for him.
  • Lin Qiye told Yurina Takishiro to stay safe, avoid using his abilities around ordinary people, and call if he needed help.
  • Hong Yan returned with the sleeping Jialan, and Lin Qiye brought her back before he and his companions left for the Training Camp.
  • Guan Zai arrived to look after Yurina Takishiro, introduced himself as a programmer, and noticed Yurina liked playing games.
  • Baili Pangpang, Shen Qingzhu, and An Qingyu learned that war was approaching and the recruits had ten days to prepare.
  • Cao Yuan asked how the recruits could gain the life-and-death experience Lin Qiye said they lacked.

Ch. 986The Instructors Return

Lin Qiye and the other invited instructors returned to the training camp after a mission, and the recruits gathered to welcome them. Baili Pangpang claimed they had destroyed a Japanese divine kingdom and Lin Qiye had killed Susanoo, but the recruits dismissed the story as a joke before a Night Watchman arrived carrying a box.

  • Su Zhe, Ding Chongfeng, and Su Yuan complained about the exhausting marches and spending New Year's Eve at camp.
  • Lu Baoyou began frog-jumping with a boulder strapped to his back, and Fang Mo picked up a larger rock and joined the contest.
  • Instructor Hong and Yuan Gang praised Lu Baoyou and Fang Mo, then spotted Lin Qiye and five others returning in Crimson Cloaks.
  • Lin Qiye greeted the recruits, told them to keep resting, and went to meet Yuan Gang and the other instructors.
  • Baili Pangpang told the recruits that the group had wiped out a Japanese divine kingdom and Lin Qiye had killed Susanoo, but they did not believe him.
  • A Night Watchman in a dark crimson cloak descended carrying a box and searched the camp for someone.

Ch. 987New Candidate

Lin Qiye received his first personal Sea of Stars Medal and planned an unconventional seven-day training experience for the recruits after a New Year's break. As war approached, Zuo Qing ordered Shao Pingge to resolve a crisis in Shangjing, and a new candidate, Chen Han, was introduced at a remote bureau in Anta County.

  • A Night Watchman delivered Lin Qiye a personal Sea of Stars Medal on Commander Zuo's behalf, stunning the recruits.
  • Lin Qiye told Yuan Gang that he planned an intense training experience for the recruits, but wanted them to rest through the New Year first.
  • Yuan Gang warned Lin Qiye that Shangjing City was about to undergo a change.
  • Zuo Qing told Shao Pingge that war was coming and ordered him to settle the matter in Shangjing within two days, then sent him the file of a new candidate.
  • Shao Pingge read the file identifying Chen Han, a former captain stationed in Anta County.
  • Chen Han sat smoking outside the Anta County Forest Protection Bureau as snow fell.

Ch. 988Three-Day Holiday

Chen Han received orders to leave Anta County and said goodbye to Lu Yu, while Lin Qiye gave the recruits a three-day holiday and prepared to visit the 006 Squad's base. The chapter left Shangjing’s safety uncertain as the recruits departed armed with temporary blades ahead of possible danger.

  • Chen Han received a document from Commander Zuo ordering him to leave as soon as possible, and Lu Yu promised to watch over Team 332.
  • Chen Han left the Forest Ranger Station and walked alone into the snow while Lu Yu watched him go.
  • Lin Qiye announced a three-day holiday for the recruits, followed by unprecedented Devil Training.
  • Lin Qiye instructed the recruits to collect temporary straight blades and avoid using their abilities in front of ordinary people before leaving camp.
  • Lin Qiye told An Qingyu and the others that Shangjing might be at its most dangerous—or safest—and headed with them to the 006 Squad's base for a meal.

Ch. 989The Warmth of Mortal Life

Chen Han returned to Shangjing and prepared to begin a new assignment, while the recruits arrived in the city for vacation. Li Zhenzhen returned to the 006 Squad’s courtyard, where Nightfall Squad and the squad members were celebrating together.

  • Shao Pingge met Chen Han at the airport, explained their respective roles, and said they would begin immediately because time was short.
  • The recruits arrived in Shangjing and split up for the night; Fang Mo invited Lu Baoyou along, but Lu Baoyou refused and left alone.
  • Li Zhenzhen returned to the 006 Squad’s base after declining Fang Mo’s invitation to spend the New Year with him.
  • Li Zhenzhen found the squad members cooking, repairing things, and preparing for the New Year, and Shen Qingzhu told her to put away her things and get ready to eat.

Ch. 990Old King and New King

Lin Qiye left the sleeping Jialan in Yuan Gang’s care and learned with An Qingyu that Shao Pingge’s deterrence kept Shangjing City’s Mysteries in check. As Shao prepared Chen Han to succeed him, he explained that Chen would need to establish his own authority and rules over the city.

  • Lin Qiye asked Yuan Gang to keep Jialan safe while she slept, and Yuan agreed to let the squad stay at the 006 Squad base.
  • The squad shared dinner, and Yuan Gang told Li Zhenzhen that Shao Pingge was away on business.
  • An Qingyu deduced that Shao Pingge was the King whose deterrence kept Shangjing City’s Mysteries silent, and Lin Qiye confirmed it.
  • An Qingyu realized the coming change would transfer authority from Shao to a New King, but asked who would take his place.
  • At midnight, Chen Han asked Shao Pingge how to succeed him, and Shao said Chen needed to use both punishment and reward to establish order among the Mysteries.

Ch. 991Prelude to Chaos

Shao Pingge began concealing his aura so Chen Han could establish himself as Shangjing City's New King by confronting the Mysteries that emerged. As the city's Mysteries stirred, Lin Qiye's recruits prepared to face weaker threats while he promised to protect them by his own means.

  • Shao Pingge explained that Chen Han must defeat the Mysteries that tested him without help from powerful outsiders, or lose his chance to become Shangjing City's captain.
  • Chen Han accepted the challenge, and Shao Pingge concealed the aura that had blanketed Shangjing City for more than a decade.
  • A shadowy figure vanished from an alley, a mannequin crawled out of a closed store, and a pencil began moving by itself in a school classroom as Mysteries stirred across the city.
  • Yuan Gang and the members of 006 Squad sensed the change but continued their work, while An Qingyu and Lin Qiye discussed the rising Mystery aura.
  • Lin Qiye explained that the recruits could fight weaker Mysteries without undermining Chen Han's authority, and said he had his own way to protect them from stronger threats.

Ch. 992Under the Bridge

At the Hot Spring Bathing Club, Fang Mo and his companions encountered a rotting Mystery and pursued it after it attacked a staff member. The story then shifted to Lu Baoyou beneath a bridge, where a little beggar cautiously told him she slept there.

  • Su Zhe lost at mahjong and asked Su Yuan for more money while Fang Mo casually killed mosquitoes in the game room.
  • The lights flickered, and a staff member entered a cold guest room to give a leg massage to a mysterious figure.
  • The figure revealed a rotting leg and attacked the staff member, but Fang Mo transformed from a white cat and cut off its hand before kicking it through a window.
  • Su Yuan and Ding Chongfeng followed Fang Mo as he chased the Mystery from the twelfth floor, while Ding Chongfeng decided to take the elevator.
  • Lu Baoyou sat beneath a bridge as a little beggar approached and told him that the space was where she slept.

Ch. 993The Little Beggar

Lu Baoyou spent the night beneath a bridge with a little beggar and prepared to fight a seven-eyed Blood Wolfdog. Meanwhile, Lin Qiye reunited with Chen Han, who revealed that he had become Emperor Fengdu’s proxy after meeting Uncle Li.

  • Lu Baoyou paid the little beggar to stay beneath her bridge for three nights, and the two settled in by a fire.
  • A strange wind extinguished the fire, and a seven-eyed Blood Wolfdog appeared from the darkness.
  • Lu Baoyou drew his sword, told the frightened little beggar to close her eyes, and approached the wolfdog as a training opponent.
  • Shao Pingge told Chen Han to wait because the stronger enemies were still hiding, and Lin Qiye arrived to join them.
  • Lin Qiye recognized Chen Han and asked about his transformed aura, and Chen Han explained that Uncle Li had repaired his body and left him with Emperor Fengdu’s Divine Domain.

Ch. 994Three Snowmen...

Lin Qiye, Chen Han, and Shao Pingge watched over Shangjing as snow began to fall, while Fang Mo fought Mysteries in the city. After Fang Mo killed one Mystery, a second wounded him and drew out a strange fragrance.

  • Lin Qiye learned that Chen Han had reached the Klein realm after two years of training and testing under Li Deyang.
  • Lin Qiye used his Mental Power to monitor Shangjing’s recruits as they encountered Mysteries, and Shao Pingge invited Chen Han to join them for a reunion dinner.
  • Snow began falling over Shangjing, and Lin Qiye, Chen Han, and Shao Pingge stood watch until they were covered in snow.
  • Fang Mo dodged a Pool-realm Mystery’s corrosive liquid and killed it with a dagger strike to the neck.
  • A second Mystery attacked Fang Mo from an alley, cut his arm, and caused a strange fragrance to spread.

Ch. 995A Change Occurs

Fang Mo’s blood drew Mysteries into a frenzy across Shangjing City, prompting Chen Han to act as Lin Qiye and Shao Pingge assessed the danger. Meanwhile, Lu Baoyou defeated a Blood Wolfdog and left the little beggar under the protection of awakened Rock Demons as he headed into the city.

  • Fang Mo’s injury and blood stirred Mysteries across the area, drawing them toward him and prompting Shao Pingge to warn Lin Qiye that even high-realm Mysteries were moving.
  • Lin Qiye realized Fang Mo’s blood had triggered the frenzy, while Shao Pingge told Chen Han it was time to act; Chen Han vanished from the high-rise.
  • Lu Baoyou killed the Blood Wolfdog beneath the bridge and hid its corpse and the blood before telling the little beggar she had seen nothing.
  • Lu Baoyou awakened the rocks beside the bridge into watchful Rock Demons, gave the little beggar ten yuan for instant noodles, and left for Shangjing City.

Ch. 996Encirclement

Fang Mo and his companions were surrounded by powerful Mysteries in a darkened Shangjing City street. Chen Han arrived and revealed his overwhelming divine power, leaving the group’s fate in his hands.

  • Fang Mo warned Ding Chongfeng, Su Yuan, and Su Zhe that numerous Mysteries were approaching him because he was bleeding.
  • A crossbow-wielding Mystery attacked Fang Mo, and a black stone shark burst from the ground, but Ding Chongfeng stopped it with his force field.
  • More Mysteries appeared and encircled the four new recruits, while Su Zhe lamented that they were about to die.
  • Chen Han approached through the snow, restored the streetlights, and relieved Fang Mo and Ding Chongfeng of the supernatural pressure.
  • Fang Mo recognized Chen Han as the complete God's Agent of Emperor Fengdu, and Chen Han caused flames to appear above every Mystery and the four recruits.

Ch. 997Chen Han Makes His Move

Chen Han killed the Mysteries on the street, raised the fiery horse as a Nether Black Horse, and sent Fang Mo and the others away when a Klein-realm Mystery appeared. He then faced the mannequin-like monster alone as they charged at each other.

  • Fang Mo, Su Zhe, Su Yuan, and Ding Chongfeng discovered Flames of Life above their heads, with Fang Mo possessing two.
  • Chen Han extinguished the Flames of Life of eight Mysteries and killed a concealed Infinite-realm fiery horse with a saber strike.
  • Chen Han destroyed the fiery horse's soul, claimed its corpse, and reanimated it as a Nether Black Horse.
  • A Klein-realm mannequin Mystery approached, and Chen Han told Fang Mo and the others to leave.
  • Chen Han and the mannequin Mystery charged at each other in the snow.

Ch. 998Following

After watching the battle, Lin Qiye secretly followed Fang Mo and the others, suspecting that one of his students had caused the Mysteries to gather. Fang Mo explained that his blood attracted Mysteries, and his companions decided to take him to the suburbs to treat his wound.

  • Lin Qiye told Shao Pingge that he would follow Fang Mo in secret and avoid intervening unless necessary.
  • Ding Chongfeng asked Fang Mo why the Mysteries had gathered, and Fang Mo explained that his blood attracted them from several kilometers away.
  • Ding Chongfeng warned that Fang Mo's untreated wound could cost him his arm, while Fang Mo feared unwrapping it would attract more Mysteries.
  • Su Yuan proposed going to the outer suburbs, and Ding Chongfeng and the others agreed to help Fang Mo treat his wound there.
  • Lin Qiye watched the four Night Watchmen leave and silently followed them.

Ch. 999White Wuchang

Shao Pingge used his half-step Human Apex White Wuchang power to guide Shangjing City’s ordinary residents into a swift evacuation while they slept. Outside the city, Ding Chongfeng began treating Fang Mo’s wound, whose blood gave off a strange fragrance.

  • Shao Pingge reflected that the return of the Great Xia Gods would transform Forbidden Ruins and force the Intelligence Department to revise its rankings.
  • Shao Pingge spread his Forbidden Ruin and put Shangjing City’s ordinary residents into dreams, guiding them to safety in less than twenty seconds.
  • Su Zhe spotted a villager rushing into a pigsty, but Fang Mo sensed no Mysteries nearby and Ding Chongfeng chose the village as a place to treat him.
  • Fang Mo loosened the clothing around his injured arm, and his blood released a strange fragrance that drew Su Zhe and Su Yuan’s attention.
  • Ding Chongfeng applied medicine to Fang Mo’s exposed wound as the fragrance drifted into the distance.

Ch. 1000New Recruit Crisis

After Fang Mo’s exposed blood drew powerful Mysteries to the wild mountain, Su Yuan called Li Zhenzhen for help. Li Zhenzhen set out alone after Jiang Er delivered Lin Qiye’s message, while Fang Mo and the Su siblings tried to break through before the Mysteries surrounded them.

  • Lin Qiye sensed the fragrance from Fang Mo’s bloodline and suspected her luck was poor.
  • Li Zhenzhen woke on New Year’s Eve, received Su Yuan’s urgent call about nearby Mysteries, and prepared to go help.
  • Jiang Er delivered Lin Qiye’s message telling Li Zhenzhen to hurry over, so Li Zhenzhen left alone without the Shangjing City squad members.
  • Su Yuan reported that five Pond-realm and three River-realm Mysteries were closing in on their group, while Ding Chongfeng treated Fang Mo’s wounds.
  • Ding Chongfeng led Fang Mo, Su Yuan, and Su Zhe toward the southeast, where two Pond-realm Mysteries emerged from the forest and attacked.

Ch. 1001White Tiger

Fang Mo lured the pursuing “Mystery” creatures away from Su Yuan, Su Zhe, and Ding Chongfeng, then revealed his White Tiger form and fought two River-realm creatures. As Lin Qiye prepared to intervene, a one-eyed youth with six dark-red wings arrived.

  • Su Yuan fought one Pond-realm “Mystery” creature while Ding Chongfeng hurled another into the forest, allowing the team to break through.
  • Su Yuan warned that two River-realm creatures were closing in, and Fang Mo opened his bandage and fled to draw the creatures away from his companions.
  • Lin Qiye watched from the forest, then followed Fang Mo after confirming the others were safe.
  • Fang Mo transformed from a white cat into a massive One-Eyed White Tiger and attacked the steel-spined porcupine and the Headless Man.
  • Lin Qiye recognized the White Tiger as the source of Fang Mo’s divine power and prepared to end the fight, but paused when a one-eyed youth with six dark-red wings approached.

Ch. 1002Kill Them All

Fang Mo, Lu Baoyou, and Li Zhenzhen were surrounded by powerful Mysteries after a fierce fight. Lin Qiye arrived with summoned soldiers and ordered them to kill every Mystery.

  • Fang Mo fought the porcupine Mystery as Lu Baoyou arrived and attacked the Headless Man.
  • Fang Mo collapsed back into his white cat form while Li Zhenzhen arrived, rescued him, and bandaged his wounds.
  • Lu Baoyou defeated the Headless Man but was badly wounded, and dozens of Mysteries surrounded him, Fang Mo, and Li Zhenzhen.
  • Li Zhenzhen wondered where Instructor Lin was and revealed that he had told her to come alone.
  • Lin Qiye appeared, struck down a River-realm Mystery, summoned dozens of powerful soldiers, and ordered them to kill all the Mysteries.

Ch. 1003The Dragged-Away Bragi

Lin Qiye disguised himself as Chen Han and entered the battle against the Pen Spirit without revealing his aura, while Monkey King and Gilgamesh dragged Bragi out to provide music for their fight. The chapter left Lin Qiye facing the Klein-level Mystery as the two gods began battling in the hospital courtyard.

  • Lin Qiye rescued Fang Mo from a supersonic pencil attack and identified the Pen Spirit as the source of the Klein-level pressure.
  • Lin Qiye transformed into Chen Han, drew Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, and prepared to fight the Pen Spirit while hiding his own aura.
  • Monkey King and Gilgamesh broke a wine jar and prepared to fight, then realized Bragi was missing.
  • Monkey King dragged Bragi from his ward to the courtyard to provide background music for the fight.
  • Monkey King and Gilgamesh charged at each other, beginning a fierce battle.
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