Chapter Summaries

Master Chen explained that Lin Qiye had sustained Cangnan with the Mortal Divine Domain, while the Night Watchmen prepared for the city's destruction. As Cangnan vanished, Chen Muye revealed his ten-year vigil and disappeared with the city, leaving Shiva's Grudge in Hong Ying's care.

• Master Chen told the pageboy that Lin Qiye was Cangnan's soul and that the Night Watchmen had planned for the city to disappear.
• Chen Muye reassured Hong Ying and Wen Qimo that Si Xiaonan had not betrayed them, just before Cangnan's residents began turning into golden motes.
• Chen Muye explained that only people present in Cangnan ten years earlier were disappearing, and Wu Xiangnan realized Chen Muye had been there.
• Chen Muye revealed that he had stayed in Cangnan to hide Shiva's Grudge after Gaia erased the city, then gave the relic to Hong Ying.
• Chen Muye said farewell, asked the others to thank Lin Qiye, and vanished with Cangnan, leaving Hong Ying grieving.

Yang Jin revealed his divine identity to Auntie as she dissolved into golden motes, then gathered Cangnan City's lost souls in the Soul-Collecting Pouch so they could be revived. He set out with Xiao Hei Lai to confront an Outer God, determined to announce the return of Great Xia's gods.

• Yang Jin shared a meal with Auntie and asked whether she regretted raising him and his brother in hardship.
• Auntie's memories returned as she began dissolving, and Yang Jin begged forgiveness for failing to save Cangnan City's million victims ten years earlier.
• Yang Jin explained that the Soul-Collecting Pouch could preserve the victims' souls until the Celestial Venerable restored their bodies, then gathered the city's golden torrent of souls.
• Nezha confronted Yang Jin outside the house and warned him that fighting an intact Outer God could cost him his life.
• Yang Jin called Xiao Hei Lai, summoned his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd, and advanced through the realms until he became a god.
• Yang Jin departed with Xiao Hei Lai, declaring that they were going to kill a god.

Master Chen fought Indra to defend Great Xia, but Yang Jian emerged from the city and overwhelmed the foreign god. After beheading Indra, Yang Jian declared that Great Xia’s gods had returned.

• Master Chen resisted Indra’s lightning and declared that he would defend Great Xia rather than retreat.
• A divine radiance pierced the thunderclouds, and Yang Jian appeared with a black hound and announced that Great Xia had gods.
• Yang Jian seized Indra, sealed his escape, and battered him across the battlefield.
• Yang Jian severed Indra’s hand, then explained that Great Xia’s gods had sacrificed themselves to protect the people and borders from the mist.
• Yang Jian beheaded Indra and proclaimed that the hundred-year cycle had ended and Great Xia’s gods had returned.

Yang Jian’s sacrifice helped drive the foreign gods from Great Xia, but a Daoist Heavenly Venerable arrived to save him and promised to restore his godhood. As another archer on Changbai Mountain loosed a golden arrow at a distant target, the Heavenly Venerable warned that the conflict was not over.

• Zhou Ping held Poseidon off at the East Sea until Yang Jian’s announcement that Great Xia’s gods had returned made Poseidon retreat.
• At the northern border, Ye Fan told Hades that Great Xia’s gods had never disappeared, and Hades withdrew his underworld domain.
• Yang Jian reached the edge of Cangnan City with Indra’s head and collapsed, believing his godhood and life had ended.
• A Daoist Heavenly Venerable gave Yang Jian true essence, promised to rebuild his godhood, and said the foreign gods’ retreat did not end the matter.
• On Changbai Mountain, a bare-chested archer drew his bow and fired a golden arrow through space at a distant figure.

Poseidon was punished for intruding into Great Xia, while Golden Cicada confronted Hades in the underworld. As Great Xia’s gods left Cangnan to rebuild the Heavenly Court, Lin Qiye began to receive the Seraph’s remaining divine power and faced a vision of the Seraph.

• A golden arrow struck Poseidon beneath the sea, tearing off one of his arms and warning him against entering Great Xia’s territory.
• Golden Cicada arrived in Hades’s underworld under orders to purify a hundred thousand resentful souls, and Hades challenged him.
• Yang Jian asked the Taoist about the God of Trickery, and the Taoist explained that Lin Qiye had gained enough divine power to temporarily slay a god.
• The Taoist told Yang Jian that Great Xia’s gods would focus on rebuilding the Heavenly Court and hinted that the monkey might not be completely dead.
• At Cangnan’s border, Lin Qiye stood amid surging divine power and saw the Seraph appear before him in a daze.

Lin Qiye spoke with the Seraph within his consciousness and learned that Cangnan had been erased ten years earlier, while his Mortal Divine Domain had sustained the city ever since. After discovering that Cangnan’s residents, including Auntie and A Jin, had also been erased, Lin Qiye returned to the vanished city and found his home gone.

• Lin Qiye met the Seraph in a vision of the moon and learned the scene was a consciousness within his heart.
• The Seraph explained that Shiva's Grudge had erased Cangnan ten years earlier and that Lin Qiye's Mortal Divine Domain had kept the city in existence.
• The Seraph revealed that Lingbao Tianzun had made a deal a century earlier for the Seraph to empower Cangnan's sole survivor and sustain the city for ten years.
• Lin Qiye asked whether Cangnan's residents could be resurrected, and the Seraph told him that everyone within the city had been erased along with it.
• As the Seraph's consciousness faded, he told Lin Qiye that some divine power remained and that he could still do what he wished.
• Lin Qiye used the remaining divine power to return to the city and found the old district and his home completely gone.

After discovering that Auntie, A Jin, and Xiao Hei Lai were gone and their souls could not be found, Lin Qiye set out to kill Loki. Loki was trapped at Cangnan’s edge as Lin Qiye confronted him and unleashed a miracle that let him challenge a god.

• Lin Qiye searched the ruined clearing for Auntie and A Jin, then failed to revive them because their souls were missing.
• Merlin used three Mind Magic spells to calm Lin Qiye and steady his thoughts.
• Lin Qiye drew his blades, reached Cangnan’s edge, and confronted Loki, who could not teleport away.
• Lin Qiye activated Mortal Divine Domain and launched an attack on Loki with his blades and Magic Arrays.
• Loki summoned the God of Trickery’s Divine Might in response to Lin Qiye’s power.

Lin Qiye used the Mortal Divine Domain to injure Loki and counter his reality-warping tricks, forcing Loki to summon Jörmungandr. Lin Qiye combined Miracle with Random Summoning Magic, and a terrifying colossal shadow began to emerge behind him.

• Lin Qiye's golden blade light wounded Loki, and Lin Qiye explained that his Mortal Divine Domain made the impossible possible.
• Lin Qiye unleashed High-tier Magics, but Loki extinguished them and attacked with twelve trick serpents to drain Lin Qiye's divine power.
• Lin Qiye used Reverse Fixed-point Summoning to evade the serpents and strike Loki's true body, injuring his chest.
• Loki summoned the half-step Mythic Jörmungandr and ordered it to kill Lin Qiye.
• Lin Qiye used Random Summoning Magic with Miracle, causing a terrifying colossal shadow to emerge behind him.

Lin Qiye used a miracle to summon Godzilla, which battled Jörmungandr while he fought Loki with his remaining divine power. He stabbed Loki with two God-Slaying Blades, but Loki warned that he would return after the Seraph's divine power was exhausted.

• Lin Qiye used Random Summoning Magic and summoned Godzilla, which faced Jörmungandr as the surviving residents watched in shock.
• Godzilla and Jörmungandr fought fiercely while Lin Qiye turned to attack Loki, knowing that his divine power and soul were nearing their limits.
• Lin Qiye used a reverse-summoned straight blade and the Absolute Darkness Divine Forbidden Zone to break Loki's sword and pierce his chest with a God-Slaying Blade.
• Loki warned Lin Qiye that he would return once the Seraph's divine power ran out, and Lin Qiye drove another blade into Loki's heart.

Lin Qiye returned to the devastated Heping Agency, learned that the captain had disappeared and Si Xiaonan had taken Leng Xuan to Asgard, then used his remaining divine power to heal Wu Xiangnan’s hands. After leaving, Lin Qiye lost Merlin’s possession and collapsed, his soul wracked with pain.

• Si Xiaonan told Leng Xuan that Loki’s true body was in Asgard and took him there to continue their plan.
• Lin Qiye realized Loki’s apparent death was only the destruction of a false body and feared the backlash from Merlin’s possession.
• Lin Qiye returned to Heping Agency and learned from Hong Ying that the captain had disappeared with everyone else and Si Xiaonan had left with Leng Xuan.
• Lin Qiye reassured Hong Ying that he would someday bring the missing people back, then used his final divine power to heal Wu Xiangnan’s sword-scarred hands.
• Lin Qiye left through a spatial portal, where Merlin’s soul returned to the Psychiatric Hospital and Lin Qiye collapsed in agony.

Lin Qiye’s soul was repeatedly torn apart and repaired as he grieved for the people he had lost. A mysterious Daoist stabilized him, but Lin Qiye woke seeming to see his Auntie and left the Phoenix Squad wondering whether he had gone mad.

• The Phoenix Squad arrived as Lin Qiye’s Mind Magic broke and his soul suffered relentless agony.
• Xia Simeng discovered that Lin Qiye’s soul was being shredded and repaired, trapping him in continuous suffering.
• Lin Qiye tried to use Mortal Divine Domain to revive the dead, but each miracle he summoned shattered.
• A mysterious Daoist immobilized the Phoenix Squad, traced a mark on Lin Qiye’s forehead, and stabilized his soul.
• Lin Qiye woke on Xia Simeng’s back, reached toward someone unseen, and said, “Auntie, I’m back,” leaving the squad to wonder if he had gone mad.

After Cangnan City was destroyed, the Night Watchmen prepared to receive its survivors while Phoenix Squad learned that Lin Qiye was trapped in his Mental World and might lose control. Hong Ying visited him and promised to wait for him and the others.

• Wu Xiangnan watched the Night Watchmen logistics units approach Cangnan City and returned to Heping Agency, where Phoenix Squad waited for news of Lin Qiye.
• Dr. Li explained that Lin Qiye's consciousness remained trapped in his Mental World and that his unstable Mortal Divine Domain could go berserk.
• Dr. Li said Lin Qiye would be transferred to the Abstinence Hall's Sunshine hospital for supervision and treatment.
• Hong Ying entered Lin Qiye's reconstructed childhood bedroom and spoke to him about their absent comrades and their promise to reunite.
• A green Higanbana appeared beside Hong Ying, who smiled through her tears and promised to wait for everyone.

The Phoenix Squad received orders to transfer Lin Qiye to the Abstinence Hall and Wu Xiangnan to headquarters, where he would investigate Takama-ga-hara and the destruction of Blue Rain Squad. After Wu Xiangnan left, Hong Ying became Team 136’s captain and vowed that she and Wen Qimo would guard Cangnan until their comrades returned.

• Xia Simeng told the Phoenix Squad that Lin Qiye would be transferred to the Abstinence Hall under their protection, and warned Kong Shang that they would face military court over hijacking a plane.
• Wu Xiangnan questioned whether the Night Watchmen’s higher-ups had treated Ghost-faced Man and Zhao Kongcheng as pieces in a plan, but Xia Simeng insisted they would not betray their own companions.
• Xia Simeng told Wu Xiangnan that he had been ordered back to headquarters to investigate Takama-ga-hara and the destruction of Blue Rain Squad, and he accepted the transfer despite leaving Team 136 short-handed.
• One day later, Hong Ying read Wu Xiangnan’s letter at the graves of Zhao Kongcheng and Chen Muye, then decided to remain in Cangnan and lead Team 136.
• Hong Ying named herself captain and Wen Qimo vice-captain, and they vowed to guard the city while waiting for their comrades to return.

Dr. Li questioned Lin Qiye, who seemed to have forgotten the Night Watchmen and his friends, while living inside a sealed alloy cell. Dr. Li later told Commander Ye that Lin Qiye had remained trapped in his own Mental World for a year since the Cangnan incident, with no known way to wake him.

• Dr. Li asked Lin Qiye about his past and whether he remembered the Night Watchmen, Chen Muye, Zhao Kongcheng, and Team 136.
• Lin Qiye became distressed when Dr. Li mentioned them, but Dr. Li calmed him and caused him to forget the conversation.
• After Dr. Li left, Lin Qiye quietly questioned whether his experiences were delusions.
• Dr. Li revealed that Lin Qiye was restrained inside an alloy cube monitored by researchers, and that the apparent bedroom was part of his constructed world.
• Dr. Li told Commander Ye that Lin Qiye had not awakened in the year since the Cangnan incident and that his Mental World contained only endless mist.

After Lin Qiye had slept for a year, Nyx refused to wake him while Merlin insisted that he could not avoid his responsibilities forever. Their clash abruptly ended when Lin Qiye unconsciously suppressed both gods, bringing him to the brink of awakening as Nyx hurried to check on him.

• A Zhu, Li Yifei, and Hong Yan wondered when Lin Qiye would wake and whether Nyx or Merlin would win their confrontation.
• Merlin entered the courtyard and told Nyx that Lin Qiye had to wake, but Nyx insisted on letting her exhausted son rest.
• Merlin and Nyx fought with magic and divine power, alarming the orderlies and nearly throwing A Zhu into the wind.
• Lin Qiye instinctively suppressed both gods' power while still asleep, and his eyelids began to twitch.
• Nyx accused Merlin of arranging the clash to wake Lin Qiye, then hurried to his side and asked whether he was all right.

Lin Qiye discovered that his peaceful life with Auntie was an illusion created while his memories were sealed. He chose to preserve the final moments with her before waking, and left with a promise to bring everyone back.

• Lin Qiye went out to buy soy sauce, but the sky changed and the street emptied as a gray-robed Taoist told him to wake up.
• The illusion shattered, restoring Lin Qiye's memories of the Night Watchmen, Team 136, the Training Camp, Loki, and the vanished city.
• Lin Qiye stopped his fall and rebuilt the illusion long enough to return to Auntie and share one last meal with her.
• As the house disappeared around them, Lin Qiye promised Auntie he would bring everyone back, then said he should wake up.

Lin Qiye woke after a year in a psychiatric hospital, broke free of his restraints, and discovered that his powers were still suppressed. Dr. Li explained why he had been confined and said he would remain hospitalized for about another year of observation.

• Lin Qiye woke as researchers detected surging Forbidden Ruin energy and Mental Power, and Dr. Li noted that he had advanced from the Pool realm to the River realm.
• Lin Qiye found his Divine Forbidden Zones suppressed, but used the Mortal Divine Domain to release his restraints and stand despite his weakened legs.
• Dr. Li entered and told Lin Qiye that he was in the Sunshine psychiatric hospital deep within the Abstinence Hall.
• Dr. Li read Lin Qiye's medical record, which described his prolonged dissociation, uncontrolled Mortal Divine Domain, and dangerous outburst that damaged medical equipment.
• Lin Qiye insisted that he was better, but Dr. Li said he needed about a year of isolation and observation before he could be discharged.

Lin Qiye learned he would remain under observation at the psychiatric institute for at least a year and realized he had nowhere else to go. A year later, Night Watchmen leaders discussed rebuilding the Fifth Special Squad, and Ye Fan proposed Lin Qiye as its captain.

• Dr. Li told Lin Qiye he had to stay at the institute for at least a year, though he could have a TV and other comforts.
• Lin Qiye realized Cangnan, Team 136, and his family were gone, and he had no urgent reason to leave.
• At Night Watchmen Headquarters, Ye Fan and the executives discussed the missing Great Xia Gods and the increasing number and strength of Mysteries.
• The executives agreed that the Fifth Special Squad needed to be reorganized but struggled to name a captain.
• Ye Fan proposed Lin Qiye as a candidate to lead the Fifth Special Squad.

Ye Fan argued that Lin Qiye should lead the Fifth Special Squad, despite officials’ concerns about his experience, strength, and mental stability. After recovering in the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods, Lin Qiye reunited with Nyx and Merlin, then went to open the third ward and welcome its next guest.

• Ye Fan defended Lin Qiye’s qualifications to lead the Fifth Special Squad, but senior officials questioned his experience, realm, and mental stability.
• Ye Fan told Zuo Qing that the objections could be resolved and said the plan’s success depended on Lin Qiye.
• Lin Qiye visited the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods and learned from Li Yifei that Nyx and Merlin had fought over whether to wake him.
• Lin Qiye reunited with Nyx and Merlin, thanked them for staying by him, and said he still intended to kill two enemies when he was strong enough.
• Lin Qiye went to the third ward, marked with a harp, and slowly opened its door.

Lin Qiye opened Ward 3 and met Bragi, the handsome God of Poetry and Music, whose grating recitation and denial of any illness left Lin Qiye unable to identify his problem. After asking Li Yifei to watch Bragi, Lin Qiye woke in his real hospital room and followed an orderly out of the sealed Metal Room, where a glint of gold appeared in his eyes.

• Lin Qiye opened Ward 3, but Bragi's harsh poem made him shut the door and ask Merlin to seal it.
• Bragi broke the doorknob, introduced himself, and confirmed that he was Odin's ninth son and the God of Poetry and Music.
• Lin Qiye questioned Bragi about his illness, but Bragi insisted that the only abnormal change was becoming even more handsome.
• Lin Qiye asked Li Yifei to keep an eye on Bragi, then woke up on the hospital bed and accepted an orderly's offer to go for a walk.
• The orderly led Lin Qiye out of the Metal Room and unlocked the Combination Lock while a glint of gold flashed in Lin Qiye's eyes.