Chapter Summaries

Sky City Captain Chen Ruo begged Fang Yi to help rescue people trapped inside a Class A Aberrant, offering a Yang Attribute Spirit Crystal in return. After learning that her younger sister was among the trapped, Fang Yi accepted and prepared to leave for Sky City.

• Chen Ruo recalled the terrifying Aberrant crisis in Sky City and asked Fang Yi for help.
• Fang Yi ignored Chen Ruo’s offer until she revealed that her younger sister was trapped inside the Aberrant.
• Chen Ruo explained that the box contained a Yang Attribute Spirit Crystal that no one in Sky City could absorb.
• Fang Yi accepted the deal and said they would set out shortly, telling Chen Ruo to bring his dog.

Fang Yi and Chen Ruo traveled to Sky City to investigate an unprecedented Anomaly involving tombstones that produced skeletal creatures and buried people. They arrived to find tombstones and pillars of light spreading across the city, while its incident rating had fallen to B+ despite its unlimited growth potential.

• Chen Ruo drove Fang Yi and Xiaobai toward Sky City and realized the dog had an eerie, inhuman gaze.
• Chen Ruo explained that Anomaly invasions had accelerated recently and that Sky City's incident began with skeleton-like Anomalies emerging from an unexplained tombstone.
• Chen Ruo said tombstones had appeared across Sky City, where skeletal Anomalies captured people and buried them inside, sending pillars of light into the clouds.
• Fang Yi and Chen Ruo reached Sky City and saw tombstones and pillars of light covering much of the city.
• Fang Yi suggested the tombstones formed a ritual to revive something, and Chen Ruo checked the wristband and found the incident rated B+ with unlimited growth potential.

Fang Yi and Chen Ruo faced the growing mass of tombstones and skeletons covering Sky City, where the B+ anomaly seemed more dangerous than its rating suggested. Fang Yi cleared a path through the undead with his blade as Sky City's Spirit Association called to thank him and warned him to be careful.

• Chen Ruo explained that skeletons were reviving more often and dragging people into tombstones that could seal them forever.
• Fang Yi placed Little White on the ground, drew his blade, and burned the skeletons around them to ash with a powerful Yang-attribute attack.
• Chen Ruo watched Fang Yi clear a path through the skeletons and felt her despair turn into confidence.
• Sky City's Spirit Association called Fang Yi, thanked him for helping, and warned that the B+ anomaly was more troublesome than a Tier A anomaly.
• Sky City's Spirit Association remained uneasy about the unchanged B+ readings but took comfort in Fang Yi's arrival.

Chen Ruo returned to Sky City with Fang Yi, the Undertaker Captain from Tai City, as reinforcements for the Tombstone and skeletal Anomaly crisis. As the despairing Pioneers looked to him for hope, Fang Yi promised to resolve the problem.

• Sky City's Pioneers despaired as Tombstones sealed the city and skeletal Anomalies continued to appear.
• Chen Ruo returned to Pioneer Hall with Fang Yi and introduced him as the Undertaker Captain from Tai City.
• The Pioneers recognized Fang Yi as the person rumored to have resolved an A+-class Anomaly Invasion alone.
• Fang Yi declined to explain his past feat and said he would resolve Sky City's problem because he had been entrusted to help.

Fang Yi witnessed Sky City’s civilians being dragged into graves by skeletons as despair drove them to pray for salvation. When the skeletons closed in on Shenyuan Plaza, Fang Yi unleashed a blazing saber strike that burned them all to ashes, appearing like a god to the survivors.

• Fang Yi stood above Sky City and watched tombstones rain down as skeletons dragged civilians into graves.
• A grieving mother and daughter joined crowds of believers praying at Shenyuan Plaza for the gods to save them.
• Skeletons climbed toward the plaza as the little girl clutched her jade Buddha and begged for help.
• Fang Yi’s blazing saber light illuminated the city and swept across the plaza.
• Fang Yi’s flames reduced the skeletons to ashes, and he appeared as a god before the survivors.

Fang Yi swept through Sky City, destroying skeleton anomalies and restoring normal Anomaly Values across the districts. He crushed a Divine Axe Eight Stars skeleton at Jinming District and left half the city liberated in ten minutes.

• Fang Yi cut through the skeletons around Divine Fire Plaza, clearing streets as Sky City residents watched and prayed to him.
• The Sky City Spirit Association tracked districts returning to normal as Fang Yi advanced, then warned that a Divine Axe Eight Stars skeleton awaited him in Jinming District.
• The skeleton seized Fang Yi’s Tang saber with its White Bones arms, but Fang Yi shattered them with azure thunder.
• Fang Yi struck the skeleton with Azure Thunder Surge, destroying it in a single blow.
• Within ten minutes, Fang Yi had liberated half of Sky City, leaving the remaining anomalies unable to keep pace with him.

Fang Yi rapidly cleared Sky City’s districts, but the unchanged pillars of light converged and gave birth to a King. The King appeared above the city and locked onto Fang Yi, who sensed that it wielded Rule Power.

• Fang Yi cleared district after district in under a minute, while Spirit Association agents followed behind and marveled at his strength.
• The agents noticed that the dim pillars of light had not faded and seemed to be increasing despite the districts being liberated.
• Fang Yi sensed that the pillars’ behavior was abnormal and wondered whether Sky City faced a threat like the King in Tai City.
• Black Mist surged as the pillars converged, and Sky City’s Spirit Association detected an Anomaly Value rising beyond their instruments’ limits.
• A King emerged above Sky City, spreading darkness and the stench of decay across the city.
• The King locked onto Fang Yi, who sensed its abilities and recognized Rule Power.

Fang Yi, the Undertaker, protected Sky City by destroying the King's tombstones, but they kept reappearing. The King then targeted Fang Yi with a death rule, and Fang Yi collapsed with his life force gone.

• Fang Yi unleashed a fiery blade strike that destroyed the tombstones descending over Sky City.
• The Sky City Spirit Association watched the tombstones reappear endlessly after each strike and feared Fang Yi could not stop the King's awakening.
• The ancient corpse sent a black light that locked onto Fang Yi between the brows.
• A drop of Corpse Water drifted toward Fang Yi, and he collapsed as his heart stopped under the King's death rule.

The Undertaker was killed by a drop of Corpse Water, leaving Sky City exposed to the awakening Dark Attribute King. Military forces could not reach the city and withdrew as darkness swallowed it.

• Corpse Water touched the Undertaker and killed him instantly, leaving Chen Ruo overwhelmed with guilt.
• News of the Undertaker’s death spread through the Pioneer Forum and the Xia Kingdom, prompting panic over Sky City’s fate.
• The Military Regions sent powerful personnel toward Sky City, but the Tomb Cluster sealed off the city and buried those who tried to enter.
• A Military Region commander ordered the remaining forces to withdraw after recalling that powerful people could strengthen an awakening King.
• The army retreated to a safe zone and watched the darkness grow over Sky City, unable to intervene.

As the King of Death ravaged Sky City, Little White searched for Fang Yi’s spirit and was struck down by the King’s Death Rule. It then casually got back up and resumed its search, leaving Chen Ruo and the survivors stunned.

• Chen Ruo watched the King of Death destroy Sky City and resolved to find a way to help the Spirit Association.
• Chen Ruo and the survivors noticed Little White running through the ruins and believed it was searching for its master.
• Little White activated its Emissary Ability and searched the spirits in the ruins for Fang Yi’s spirit.
• The King of Death sensed Little White, targeted it, and killed it with a drop of Corpse Water.
• Little White suddenly stood up, relieved itself beneath a collapsed pillar, and ran off to continue searching for Fang Yi.

Little White repeatedly died and revived under the King’s Corpse Water, unleashing Heavenly Fire that burned Tombstones and seemingly caused the King to collapse. After Little White died for the sixth time, a strange new power emerged around everyone.

• Corpse Water repeatedly killed Little White, but it revived each time and released terrifying Heavenly Fire that burned Tombstones across Sky City.
• The Heavenly Fire slowed the Tombstones, leading the people of Sky City to believe Little White was following the Undertaker Captain’s example and fighting the King.
• After Little White’s repeated revivals, Chen Ruo sensed its Aura of Death growing denser, while the King’s body began to shed green matter and collapse.
• The Spirit Association speculated that the King was trapped in an endless cycle of killing and Little White reviving, causing its collapse.
• The sixth drop of Corpse Water killed Little White again, and deathly chains and the howls of ghosts appeared around everyone.

Little White’s power destroyed the tombstones and weakened the emerging Dark King, while Fang Yi resurrected after being confirmed dead. Fang Yi then attacked the remaining tombstones across Sky City.

• Little White unleashed its Death Rule, causing the tombstones in the sky and the Dark King’s corpse to collapse and decay.
• Little White barked excitedly as the falling tombstones turned to stardust, and Fang Yi’s voice sounded from the ruins.
• Fang Yi rose from the dead, summoned his Tang Saber, and surrounded himself with blazing Yang Attribute energy and faint Black Qi.
• Little White celebrated its successful use of resurrection and tried to lick Fang Yi’s hand, but he frowned at its muddy fur.
• Fang Yi swung his saber and shattered the tombstones filling the sky with a powerful blade strike.

Undertaker revived and used Xiaobai to keep the King’s death rule occupied while he attacked the corpse in the sky. After Xiaobai’s ninth death, it did not immediately revive, but Fang Yi announced that a new King would rise as a terrifying Underworld aura erupted over Sky City.

• Su Qingying and Li Zhongyue learned that Undertaker had revived, and the Tai City Spirit Association regained hope.
• The King’s Corpse Water repeatedly killed Xiaobai, whose revivals kept the death rule focused on it.
• Fang Yi struck the corpse with a blade attack, weakening its aura and accelerating its collapse.
• After Xiaobai’s eighth death, a powerful Aura of Death erupted from it and formed a storm that opposed the Black Mist.
• The King’s ninth drop of Corpse Water killed Xiaobai, which did not revive right away.
• Fang Yi declared that the old King would fall and a new King would ascend as Underworld Power erupted across Sky City.

Little White revived for the ninth time and opened a gate to hell, swallowing the King and its corpse. The Undertaker then purged Sky City’s remaining dark aura with a blazing slash, though the descending Tombstones remained.

• Little White’s ninth revival opened a crack to hell and filled the sky above Sky City with ghostly wails and black smoke.
• Little White barked at the King’s corpse, drawing it and its black mist into the crack as dark green liquid rained over the city.
• The crack swallowed the King completely, and Little White returned to the Undertaker’s side, wagging its tail.
• The Undertaker’s blade released a purifying flame that swept away the dark aura remaining in Sky City.
• The Sky City Pioneers were able to enter again and saw the ruins left behind.

After the Undertaker stopped a King from descending in Sky City, the Spirit Association publicized the threat of Kings and the crisis he had resolved. The Spirit Association and Military Region began an emergency meeting to study the newly revealed danger.

• Chen Ruo and the Sky City Pioneers praised the Undertaker for stopping the King's descent and protecting their city.
• The Spirit Association posted a warning about Kings and documented the Sky City crisis on the Pioneer Forum, drawing a flood of questions and reactions.
• The Forum report concealed the Undertaker's resurrection and the little dog's role, keeping that information private and secret from other countries.
• The Spirit Association and Military Region leaders met to discuss the King's descent, and the Military Region sent Sky City's recordings and materials to the First Research Institute for study.

After Xiaobai killed the King of Death and Decay, Xia Kingdom’s officials classified Fang Yi and his Messenger’s abilities as top secret and prepared to reward him with the King’s Death Rule crystal. Back in Tai City, Xiaobai absorbed the King’s power, evolved into a black dog, and gained a second daily use of its resurrection ability.

• Old Wu and the officials praised the Undertaker for resolving Sky City’s crisis and ordered that his abilities and Xiaobai be kept top secret.
• The Spirit Association decided to send Fang Yi the Dark Attribute Crystal containing the King’s Death Rule as thanks.
• Military Region representatives warned that King descents and other powerful anomalous beings, including the Half-Dragon stopped by Fang Yi, could make the future more dangerous.
• Fang Yi returned to Tai City, where Lin Yiyi greeted him, bathed Xiaobai, and put him in a drying box.
• Fang Yi noticed Xiaobai absorbing the King’s dark power, and Xiaobai’s fur turned completely black after devouring the Death Rule.
• The system announced that the Messenger had evolved, allowing its resurrection ability to be used twice per day.

Fang Yi learned that a Sakura Country prophet had predicted Xia Kingdom would not survive its first year of Spirit Qi Recovery, provoking fear and patriotic anger among Xia Kingdom’s Pioneers. As the Spirit Association struggled to counter the morale attack, the Undertaker asked for an officially verified Forum account.

• Lin Yiyi told Fang Yi about the Great Prophet’s prediction that Xia Kingdom would not survive its first year of Spirit Qi Recovery.
• Fang Yi read the prophecy and the hostile exchange between Xia Kingdom and Sakura Country users on the Great Prophet’s social media page.
• Lin Yiyi said the prophet’s card array had made accurate predictions before, while Fang Yi wondered whether a terrifying existence would arrive after Spirit Qi Recovery.
• The prophecy spread across the Pioneer Forum, leaving many Pioneers worried despite claims that Sakura Country was using it to cause panic.
• The Spirit Association and Military Region discussed the prophecy as psychological warfare and sought ideas from city team captains.
• The Undertaker replied to Tai City’s inquiry by asking for an officially verified account on the Forum.

Undertaker’s post announcing his breakthrough to Divine Axe Nine Stars calmed the Pioneer Forum after Sakura Country’s prophecy stirred panic. Meanwhile, Chu Qingli learned that Spirit Qi Recovery would soon make her family background and Qingbei student ID worthless.

• Undertaker posted that he had broken through to Divine Axe Nine Stars, and Pioneers rallied around him.
• Forum users connected Sakura Country’s prophecy to the underworld that had appeared over Sky City and been seen swallowing a King.
• The Spirit Association thanked Fang Yi for settling public fears, and he warned Lin Yiyi and Little Black Dog to cultivate for the disasters ahead.
• Lin Yiyi and Little Black Dog trained intensely while Fang Yi learned that the Captain Plan was helping cities handle anomalies.
• At an izakaya near Qingbei, a senior student told Chu Qingli that Spirit Qi Recovery would soon make her family background and student ID worthless.

A senior student explained Spirit Qi Recovery and the rise of Pioneers to Chu Qingli, demonstrating his new powers and describing the Undertaker as a legendary protector. Chu Qingli decided to seek a way to become a Pioneer and learned the Undertaker might be a Qingbei schoolmate.

• The senior student challenged Chu Qingli’s belief that academic achievement made her superior and warned that Spirit Qi Recovery would change society’s standards.
• The senior student revealed that he had become a Pioneer and shattered a distant cup with spirit qi.
• Chu Qingli decided to find a way to encounter Pioneers and become one herself.
• The senior student described the Undertaker’s feats, including sealing an Anomaly with One Blade Seal Burial and saving two cities.
• The senior student suggested that the Undertaker might have attended Qingbei, leaving Chu Qingli astonished that he could be on campus.

Su Qingying delivered Fang Yi a Spirit Crystal left behind by the King of Death, and Fang Yi absorbed a Yang Attribute Spirit Crystal to gain the Great Yang God ability. He briefly summoned its colossal avatar over Tai City, where Lin Yiyi and Xiaobai witnessed it and the spectacle sparked discussion among ordinary people and Pioneers.

• Su Qingying visited Fang Yi and delivered a Black Wooden Box containing the King of Death’s Spirit Crystal.
• Fang Yi identified the crystal as a Yang Attribute Spirit Crystal and absorbed it, gaining the Great Yang God ability.
• Fang Yi went to the Back Mountain and summoned a towering golden Yang God Avatar to test his new power.
• Lin Yiyi and Xiaobai felt the avatar’s overwhelming pressure before it vanished moments later.
• People across Tai City and Pioneers on the forum discussed the giant, with many attributing it to Undertaker.