Chapter Summaries

Wenren Sheng considered how to stop ancient artifacts from being smuggled out and prompted the Sole Supremacy Society to intervene, though Tiger-skin Parrot planned to keep the recovered artifacts for the group. The chapter ended with Mu Chengen offering to help as Wenren Sheng checked his progress with the Blood Otherworldly Species.

• At Tianxing Company’s meeting, President Zhao favored a limited response to the artifact-smuggling task, and Li Changshun proposed coordinating with other companies.
• Wenren Sheng decided he could investigate through his Ma Jia identity while keeping quiet at the meeting.
• Wenren Sheng told Tiger-skin Parrot he wanted to stop the smuggling, and Tiger-skin Parrot agreed that the Sole Supremacy Society should collect the artifacts for itself.
• Mu Chengen, having mastered the Blood Otherworldly Species, asked Wenren Sheng if he could help, and Wenren Sheng asked to check his progress.

Wenren Sheng learned that three powerful figures were suspected of stealing ancient artifacts to trade for a way to advance, and chose to investigate the most dangerous suspect, Zhang Anwen. He traveled to Zhang Anwen’s base in Anxi Garrison, determined to protect its historic relics.

• Mu Chengen left to investigate where the most ancient artifacts had gone missing.
• The Tiger-skin Parrot named Wei Haoming, Wang Changyu, and Zhang Anwen as suspects and explained that Zhang’s Calamity Artifact might be controlling him.
• Wenren Sheng agreed to investigate Zhang Anwen and secured the Tiger-skin Parrot’s promise of support if trouble arose.
• Wenren Sheng sent the Armor Puppet to Anxi Garrison, Zhang Anwen’s base, and saw the city’s many historic sites and artifacts.

Wenren Sheng used his Armor Puppet to approach Zhang Anwen's tourism company and probe Zhang Ancheng about the Vortex Gate and handmade goods. Zhang Ancheng's reaction exposed a secret operation, and the chapter left him shaken by the brutality of the world beyond his company's secure grounds.

• Wenren Sheng visited West Prosperity Tourism Culture Company and met its executive general manager, Zhang Ancheng.
• Wenren Sheng asked Zhang Ancheng about the Vortex Gate and said he wanted handmade souvenirs to test outside, but Zhang Ancheng denied dealing in such business and had him escorted out.
• Wenren Sheng had his puppet watch Zhang Ancheng around the clock after leaving the company.
• Zhang Ancheng met with masked accomplices, who warned that Wenren Sheng might only be using a tactic to make him reveal himself.
• A masked person told Zhang Ancheng that someone outside had traded 1.3 million for a mystic seed, leaving Zhang Ancheng frightened by the scale of the crimes beyond their protected grounds.

Wenren Sheng’s Armor Puppet raided Zhang Ancheng’s operation and uncovered an antiques scheme, but Zhang Anwen appeared and destroyed the puppet in one move. Wenren Sheng realized the puppet was far weaker than his actual body, leaving Zhang Anwen’s threat unresolved.

• Wenren Sheng’s Armor Puppet broke into Zhang Ancheng’s room, deflected gunfire, knocked out three masked men, and tied them up.
• Wenren Sheng contacted the Tiger-skin Parrot, and the Sole Supremacy Society sent people to take the masked men away.
• Two days later, the Tiger-skin Parrot reported that the men had worked with Zhang Ancheng to collect ordinary antiques and had no known connection to Zhang Anwen.
• Wenren Sheng argued that Zhang Anwen might be watching events unfold, while the Tiger-skin Parrot said there was no evidence against him.
• Zhang Anwen entered Wenren Sheng’s hotel room, declared that he wanted to kill him, and destroyed the Armor Puppet with a flash of white light.
• Wenren Sheng, back in Dongshui City, realized the puppet lacked the boosts his own body received from the Seed of Mystery.

Wenren Sheng spent a month building a combat-focused tiger puppet, Tang Jia, after Zhang Anwen destroyed his previous puppet. After learning that Tiger-skin Parrot’s group had already confronted Zhang, Wenren Sheng decided to send his new tiger to investigate him himself.

• Wenren Sheng poured his funds into research and materials to create a combat puppet tailored to his abilities.
• His company helped recover smuggled antiques while wealthy buyers invested abroad to acquire exotic species through the Trade Gate.
• Wenren Sheng completed the miniature Ironclad Tiger puppet Tang Jia after his Mystery Points limit rose to 341.
• Wenren Sheng visited Tiger-skin Parrot, who showed him a recording of Zhang Anwen explaining why he had destroyed Wenren Sheng’s puppet.
• After watching the recording, Wenren Sheng resolved to send his real tiger puppet to investigate Zhang Anwen’s territory.

Wenren Sheng sent Big Cat to confront Zhang Anwen after studying the man’s history and dangerous calamity artifact. Big Cat reached Zhang Anwen’s cordoned-off company and slipped inside, preparing to face him.

• Big Cat demanded Zhang Anwen’s information from the Tiger-skin Parrot and flew off after receiving the files.
• Mu Chengen told the Tiger-skin Parrot that he had recovered much of his memory, while the bird worried about Big Cat’s chances against Zhang Anwen.
• On a plane to Anxi Garrison, Big Cat learned that Zhang Anwen’s comb artifact could cut off a person’s head and that Zhang had spent decades mastering his skills.
• Big Cat arrived at West Prosperity Tourism Culture Company, saw the cordon and guards, and inferred that Zhang Anwen was still inside.
• Big Cat used stealth techniques to climb over a wall and enter the company grounds unseen.

Wenren Sheng used a big cat puppet to defeat Zhang Anwen and force him to admit defeat. Zhang Anwen returned the destroyed puppet armor and swore not to trade historical relics for power, while the Sole Supremacy Society watched and discussed the outcome.

• Wenren Sheng sent the big cat puppet into West Prosperity Company, where it grew into a tiger and ambushed Zhang Anwen, severing his arms.
• Zhang Anwen revealed his Calamity Artifact, a Sandalwood Comb, but hesitated to use it because doing so would damage his path to advancement.
• Yan Ze, Elder Luo, the other robed elder, and the Tiger-skin Parrot watched the battle through an illusion and discussed Zhang Anwen’s choices.
• Zhang Anwen admitted defeat and agreed to return the puppet armor and swear never to trade historical relics for power.
• The Tiger-skin Parrot complained that Wenren Sheng had not demanded more, while Elder Luo argued that he had wisely used the Patrol Division’s authority and regulations.

After Wenren Sheng defeated Zhang Anwen, the Sole Supremacy Society invited him to help seize Trade Gates in the Outer Domain in exchange for unrestricted use of them. He weighed the risks, accepted, and signed a confidentiality and cooperation agreement.

• Wenren Sheng returned to Tiger-skin Parrot's seaside villa, where Yan Ze, Tiger-skin Parrot, Golden Fur, and Mu Chengen praised his victory over Zhang Anwen.
• Yan Ze explained that the Sole Supremacy Society planned to control Trade Gates outside Divine Land to stop the outflow of ancient artifacts.
• Tiger-skin Parrot offered Wenren Sheng unrestricted use of the Trade Gates if he joined the operation, and Wenren Sheng said he would consider it.
• Back at his home in Eastwater, Wenren Sheng decided to participate, judging the potential benefits worth the risks.
• Wenren Sheng controlled Big Cat and signed a confidentiality and cooperation agreement requiring him to provide the puppet tiger's combat power in return for Trade Gate access.

Wenren Sheng prepared for the coming operation while Ouyang Ling celebrated passing her expert review. As family and friends gathered at Wenren Sheng's home, Ouyang Tian went to find him, and everyone wondered whether Wenren Sheng could help him and Li Shuangyue become Otherworldly Users.

• Big Cat agreed to join Yan Ze's plan, and the group held a banquet before preparing for the operation.
• Wenren Sheng severed his connection with Big Cat and put away the damaged Armor Puppet after its materials were delivered to his home.
• Ouyang Ling showed Wenren Sheng her expert certificate, and he suggested holding a celebration party at Nanshan Manor.
• Wu Shanshan and Xu Yunshuang arrived at the gathering, and Xu Yunshuang brought Ouyang Ling a cake as a congratulatory gift.
• Ouyang Tian arrived with carnations to congratulate Ouyang Ling, then went to find Wenren Sheng in the study.
• The guests considered whether Wenren Sheng could help Ouyang Tian and Li Shuangyue become Otherworldly Users.

Wenren Sheng warned Ouyang Tian away from the dangerous Trade Gates and assigned him to manage student practical assignments. After Xu Yunshuang revealed that the Immortal would inspect a vortex, Wenren Sheng spoke with her and agreed to accompany her to the Andes Mountains.

• Wenren Sheng promised Ouyang Tian and Li that he would help them become Otherworldly Users, but warned Ouyang Tian not to seek an Otherworldly Species inside the Trade Gates.
• Wenren Sheng tasked Ouyang Tian with managing students' practical assignments and told him to notify Wenren Sheng if danger arose.
• Xu Yunshuang told Wenren Sheng that the Immortal would inspect a vortex in a few days, prompting him to leave to speak with her.
• Wenren Sheng found the Immortal playing a life evolution game and learned she planned to investigate the vortex because recent changes might threaten her.
• Wenren Sheng asked to accompany the Immortal, and she agreed to take him to a mountain peak in the Andes Mountains.

Wenren Sheng traveled with Wei Yiqing while controlling Big Cat aboard a separate plane bound for the southern Andes. Big Cat joined Sole Supremacy Society members discussing the coming conflict, and Wenren Sheng considered why their ideals could attract young Otherworldly Users.

• Wenren Sheng discovered Wei Yiqing had made no travel arrangements, so he chartered a plane and packed her clothes and necessities.
• Wenren Sheng boarded the plane with Wei Yiqing and used the pretense of sleeping to control Big Cat.
• Big Cat traveled with a group of animal-form Sole Supremacy Society members toward a mountain peak in the southern Andes.
• Sole Supremacy Society members discussed their preparations for fighting Western Otherworldly Ones and the ongoing exchange of technology and mysterious knowledge.
• The spotted dog asked Big Cat about defeating Zhang Anwen, and Big Cat casually confirmed the feat.

Wenren Sheng and the Tiger-skin Parrot explored the forest around the Sole Supremacy Society’s landing site, where they encountered a real white tiger. The pair discovered two people connected to United City, and the parrot confronted them while borrowing the tiger’s might.

• The Sole Supremacy Society’s transport plane landed in a forest clearing, and its crew set up a temporary departure base.
• Wenren Sheng and the Tiger-skin Parrot explored the forest and encountered a white tiger, which Wenren Sheng mistook for someone’s puppet before it attacked and retreated.
• The white tiger returned to a man and a woman, who discussed the Heavenly Dynasty’s move, United City’s weakness, and their distrust of the Heaven’s Mandate Society.
• The woman prepared to report to United City’s elders, but she and the man noticed Wenren Sheng’s Big Cat and the Tiger-skin Parrot watching from a cedar tree.
• The Tiger-skin Parrot warned the pair that they would not have to die if they behaved.

Wenren Sheng’s group defeated two scouts from United City and took them prisoner for questioning. At the Temporary Camp, Keisha and Luo Wen began giving their captors information about their organization and its plans concerning the Trade Gate.

• The Tiger-skin Parrot tracked the tiger and found two fish, but the United City scouts suddenly shot at Wenren Sheng’s group.
• Big Cat shattered the scouts’ pistols, and the Tiger-skin Parrot decided to spare them and bring them back as prisoners.
• Wenren Sheng’s group escorted the scouts to the newly established Temporary Camp and interrogated them in separate tents.
• Keisha told the Tiger-skin Parrot that someone had warned United City about the transport plane and described a debate over whether to control the Trade Gate or let people from the north manage it.
• Keisha identified herself and agreed to provide information in exchange for temporary prisoner treatment, while Wenren Sheng went to question the captured beast tamer Luo Wen.

Wenren Sheng joined the Sole Supremacy Society’s effort to seize a Trade Gate while Wei Yiqing remained unconcerned, trusting the Immortal’s power of misfortune to protect her. After receiving an intelligence-gathering assignment, Wenren Sheng traveled with the parrot and Golden Fur to investigate United City, where they surveyed its imposing walls.

• Wei Yiqing awoke in the hotel and explained that the Immortal had brought her there, then resumed playing games.
• Wenren Sheng realized the Immortal believed Wei Yiqing would be safe from harmful changes near the Trade Gate and turned his attention to the Sole Supremacy Society.
• Gray Wolf outlined the Society’s plan to gather intelligence, build alliances, and defeat or negotiate with rival forces seeking the Trade Gate.
• Wenren Sheng was assigned to infiltrate United City with the parrot and Golden Fur to investigate the local organization.
• The parrot led Wenren Sheng and Golden Fur to a hillside outside United City, where they examined its tall concrete walls.

Wenren Sheng entered United City as Big Cat and explored its luxurious, loosely guarded streets. After overhearing Karna’s resentment toward his Otherworldly User father, he followed Karna to the family villa, where their argument revealed a household close to breaking apart.

• Wenren Sheng climbed the western city wall and entered United City as Big Cat.
• Big Cat explored the city and overheard Susan tell Karna she could not wait for him to become an Otherworldly User.
• Karna stormed away after becoming angry, and Wenren Sheng followed him to learn more about his Otherworldly User father.
• Karna confronted his father at the villa, demanding the Otherworldly User he had been promised, while his father urged him to be patient.
• Big Cat listened as Karna accused his father of lying and dismissed the comforts of United City as charity.

Wenren Sheng watched Carlos shoot and kill his son Karna after revealing secrets about a door that could produce targeted Otherworldly Users. He subdued Carlos for interrogation and planned to smuggle him out of United City after nightfall.

• Carlos persuaded Karna to trust him by revealing that a door could produce targeted Otherworldly Users and that they were conducting a bait operation.
• As Karna turned to leave, Carlos shot him in the back and prepared to cover up the killing with green mist.
• Big Cat intervened, and Wenren Sheng severed Carlos's hand and pistol before confronting him over killing his son.
• Carlos claimed United City's rules allowed crimes to go unpunished if no one witnessed them, and Wenren Sheng decided to extract information from him.
• Wenren Sheng controlled Carlos's body with Alien Power and planned to transport him out of the city after nightfall.

Wenren Sheng captured Carlos, a Mystery Expert from United City, and the Sole Supremacy Society used the intelligence he provided to accelerate its plans for Trade Gate. After taking three days off, Wenren Sheng turned to Wei Yiqing’s affairs and drove the newly awakened Immortal around the area.

• Wenren Sheng captured Carlos and met Parrot and Golden Fur outside United City without drawing a response from the city.
• Big Cat and Golden Fur carried Carlos to the Temporary Camp, where he confessed and offered to lead the group.
• Carlos revealed United City’s plan to use technological weapons and Trade Gate to capture outsiders, prompting the Sole Supremacy Society to advance its plans to find an agent and take control of Trade Gate.
• Wenren Sheng took three days off to deal with Wei Yiqing’s affairs.
• The Immortal woke up and asked Wenren Sheng to drive her around near Trade Gate.

Wenren Sheng watched a suicide squad attack the Trade Gate on High Peak and judged the guards’ recklessness and the attackers’ resolve. When Wei Yiqing secretly used her power to protect the attackers from gunfire, the guards panicked and fled.

• Wenren Sheng saw masked people being sent through the Trade Gate and realized the local powers were exploiting Otherworldly Users without restraint.
• A squad in silver-white uniforms descended from a helicopter, attacked the guards, and shouted that they would destroy the gate and stop the sacrifice of ordinary people.
• Wenren Sheng watched the squad plant explosives and chose not to intervene, while Wei Yiqing reached toward the distant mountaintop and clenched her hand.
• Wei Yiqing’s power caused bullets to miss the attackers, allowing them to continue their mission.
• The guards mistook the squad’s protection for the aid of a powerful Otherworldly User and fled down the mountain.

Wenren Sheng watched the suicide squad’s explosives fail to destroy the Black-and-White Vortex, while “Wei Yiqing” explained that sufficiently powerful weapons could damage it. Back at camp, Garuin’s alliance with the Sole Supremacy Society provoked local Otherworldly Users to confront the Society over its control of the Trade Gate.

• The suicide squad escaped by helicopter and detonated its explosives, but the Black-and-White Vortex remained intact.
• “Wei Yiqing” told Wenren Sheng that the blast had weakened the vortex and that nuclear-level firepower might destroy it, then decided to leave the mountain.
• Wenren Sheng examined Garuin’s profile and understood how the Sole Supremacy Society planned to use his influence to claim nominal ownership of the Trade Gate.
• The local Otherworldly Users sent a representative to negotiate with the Sole Supremacy Society, but the meeting turned into an argument over whether the Society’s intervention was an invasion or a necessary act of responsibility.

The Sole Supremacy Society and United City agreed to settle their dispute through a horse race, with contenders matched by rank. While the candidates were being selected, Wenren Sheng challenged the puppets’ plan to bring about the mysterious world’s descent, then turned his attention back to the contest.

• United City's negotiators agreed to a horse race against the Sole Supremacy Society three days later on the grassland between their camp and the city.
• The Sole Supremacy Society began selecting ten candidates from each of the upper, middle, and lower ranks.
• Wenren Sheng listened as the puppets argued that Otherworldly Users should bring about the mysterious world's descent to escape modern weapons and Ordinary People's influence.
• Wenren Sheng warned that the descent could unleash disasters, and Big Cat urged the puppets to test it in an uninhabited area first.
• The wild boar rejected a limited trial because it would provoke public outrage, revealing that the Society wanted to spread the descent everywhere at once.
• Wenren Sheng stopped arguing and considered how fear of death could make both the puppets and United City less willing to fight.