Chapter Summaries

The First-Generation Researchers unleashed the Abyss and overwhelmed the battlefield, while the Crowned Clown’s arrival briefly disrupted the tyrant legion. As the Black Bishop ordered the Sole Consciousness brought to him, Mom warned Lu Xin that she might soon leave his side.

• Xue Jia rescued Dr. An from the savage tyrant legion and revealed that he and others had prepared to face the First-Generation Researchers.
• The Crowned Clown appeared and threw the battlefield’s abnormalities into chaos with his laughter.
• The chief researcher used a trump card to cover the area with the Abyss, silencing the Crowned Clown and terrifying the gathered mental creatures.
• The Black Bishop threatened the Crowned Clown and ordered someone to bring him the Sole Consciousness.
• Mom approached Lu Xin amid the blood-red eyes, told him that Sister was with Little Nineteen, and said she might not be able to stay by his side.

Wang Jingyun revealed that he had arranged for Zhang Si huo to infiltrate the research institute and free him and Seven. After learning the researchers’ plan, Wang Jingyun ordered Zhang Si huo to expose the Genesis Hard Drive’s coordinates so they could destroy it directly.

• Wang Jingyun refused to join the First-Generation Researchers’ experiment and said he cared more about Lu Xin’s Trial of Heart.
• Wang Jingyun called on Four Fires, causing the young researcher to reveal Zhang Si huo, who had infected him and opened the cells.
• Wang Jingyun told Seven that he had arranged Zhang Si huo’s infiltration in advance and admitted that he had used her resistance to distract the researchers.
• Zhang Si huo reported that Xue Jia had devised an interesting plan and that the institute’s defenses made direct sabotage of the Genesis Hard Drive impossible.
• Wang Jingyun revealed that Zhang Si huo had planted a controlled consciousness seed in his body and ordered him to release the drive’s coordinates so they could blow it up.

Mom severed the ties that bound her to the Spirit Hall, freeing herself from the control of the other Ultimates and revealing her trust in Lu Xin as family. Her awakened eyes exposed the Abyss’s secrets, allowing Xue Jia to record them and explain the gamble he had made with Mom.

• Black Bishop noticed the Fate Seer was not resisting the Tyrant and sent The Void to protect him while he approached the Sole Consciousness.
• Mom cut the invisible threads binding her to the Spirit Hall, causing Black Bishop’s playing card to lose its power.
• Mom’s essential power fell, but her blood-colored eyes multiplied across the Abyss and seized the consciousnesses of nearby creatures.
• Mom embraced Lu Xin and told him she had chosen to trust him because they were family.
• Xue Jia’s notebook recorded the Abyss’s primordial secrets as Mom’s eyes exposed them.
• Xue Jia told Dr. An that he had agreed to risk the Eclipse Research Institute because Mom wanted her fate—and her family—to remain her own.

Dean Xue and the Eclipse Research Institute used Mom’s revelation and the Infiltrators’ information network to activate the Sky Thunder Plan, aiming to raise The Beginning and threaten the first-generation researchers’ control of the abyss. The five electric pythons entered the abyss as Dean Xue explained his plan to Dr. An.

• Mom severed her connection with the Spirit Hall and used Insight on the Genesis Hard Drive, alarming the Black Bishop and the first-generation chief researcher.
• Dean Xue removed his helmet and read the notebook, using the Infiltrators to transmit the abyss’s secrets despite the Black Bishop’s attempts to destroy them.
• Researchers at the Eclipse Research Institute calculated the data and activated the Sky Thunder Plan, while Xia Chong pushed open a massive door into the abyss.
• Four other laboratories launched electric pythons into the abyss, and an old man in a black priest’s robe adjusted their trajectory.
• Dean Xue told Dr. An that the plan would raise The Beginning by one level and make the first-generation researchers fear using the abyss.

Dean Xue Jia and his allies used a secret device to strike weak points in the Abyss and weaken the First-Generation Researchers’ control, hoping to release The Beginning’s power and create a counterbalance. Black Bishop and the Chief Researcher recognized the threat and began repairing the breach as the Abyss started to collapse.

• Dr. An understood Dean Xue Jia’s plan to strengthen The Beginning’s influence over the Abyss and undermine the First-Generation Researchers’ control.
• The Fate Seer and Dean Xue Jia used insight and the Research Institute’s Abyssal Creature Destruction Device to strike weak points in the Abyss’s framework.
• The Abyss began collapsing in a chain reaction, disturbing people in cultivation tanks beneath a distant base.
• Dean Xue Jia gave Dr. An the last of his protective contract and told Black Bishop that bad students could defeat their teacher.
• The Chief Researcher realized they were trying to release the deepest power of the Abyss to balance against the First-Generation Researchers, and Black Bishop prepared to stop them.
• The Chief Researcher activated the Genesis Hard Drive’s fantasy power to repair the breach while Black Bishop readied his cards.

Mom protected Lu Xin while using her insight to help him understand the Sole Consciousness, revealing that she had made his fate her own. As the battle raged in the Abyss, Old Director Wang Jingyun’s attack damaged the Genesis Hard Drive’s energy system, leaving the first-generation researchers’ plan in jeopardy.

• Dean Xue fled from the Abyssal Worm, and Dr. An called him Dad before he escaped on a motorcycle and begged Crowned Clown for protection.
• Mom kept Lu Xin trapped inside her protection and used her remaining power to help him understand the Sole Consciousness.
• Mom told Lu Xin that his fate had become her fate and asked him to forgive her for acting without his consent.
• The chief researcher tried to use the Genesis Hard Drive to repair the Abyss, but Old Director Wang Jingyun’s attack caused a mountain collapse that damaged the Underground Palace Energy Matrix.
• Old Director Wang Jingyun left as the first-generation researchers’ energy circulation was disrupted.

The Eclipse Research Institute’s bombardment caused the abyss to collapse, allowing the imprisoned Beginning to reach its first layer. Mom’s plan forced the first-generation researchers back into reality, but the Black Bishop then tore apart the card containing an eye as he confronted the Fate Seer.

• The Eclipse Research Institute’s bombardment collided with the first-generation researcher’s attempt to repair the abyss, accelerating its collapse.
• A gigantic tentacle of The Beginning emerged from beneath the abyss, and Lu Xin recognized the imprisoned being and understood Mom’s plan.
• The first-generation researcher used the red-moon ace to return everyone to reality, then realized The Beginning’s power had made the card useless and made future trips into the abyss dangerous.
• The Black Bishop accused the second-generation researchers of destroying what the first generation had built, while the Crowned Clown laughed at him.
• The Black Bishop blamed the Fate Seer for betraying them and tore in half the playing card that sealed an eye.

Mom disappeared after tearing herself free from the Spirit Hall, leaving Lu Xin to face what came next alone. Her loss awakened a destructive force within him, and he advanced on the Black Bishop as the Aberrations attacked.

• Mom told Lu Xin to believe in himself and hold on to hope, then faded away after warning him that she needed to rest.
• Gecko heard the Night King mourn the Fate Seer, while the old man in the Abyss and Kid also reacted to her disappearance.
• Lu Xin’s grief and fury awakened a second consciousness, and the black particles surged through his body.
• The Black Bishop ordered the Aberrations to kill Lu Xin and the vessel containing the remnants of The Beginning’s consciousness.
• Lu Xin refused to let the Black Bishop leave, then erased the charging Aberrations into fragments as he walked forward.

Lu Xin tore through the Tyrant Legion and overpowered the abyssal worm as the black particles around him grew stronger, transforming the old building into a shattered black palace. He reached the Black Bishop, but the Bishop’s power of nothingness blocked his attacks while he provoked Lu Xin’s rage.

• Lu Xin destroyed members of the Tyrant Legion and subdued the black particles left behind, while the First Researcher and the Black Bishop discussed his impending loss of control.
• Lu Xin stopped the abyssal worm with an invisible force and crushed the controlled members of the Negative Zero Unit as he advanced.
• The old building transformed into a shattered black palace, and Lu Xin’s black robe of particles spread around him as he approached the Black Bishop.
• The First Researcher urged the Black Bishop to escape, but the Black Bishop stayed behind and used the power of nothingness to protect himself from Lu Xin’s punch.
• Lu Xin repeatedly struck the barrier around the Black Bishop, while the Bishop taunted him to intensify his anger.

As Lu Xin’s rage and power surged toward destroying Black Bishop, the Old Director explained that the Trial of Heart tested whether Lu Xin could keep his humanity while resisting The Beginning. A circus performance reminded Lu Xin of the person who had protected him and cut the dangerous string binding him, leaving him in tears as he recognized the farewell.

• The Old Director told Seven that the Trial of Heart tested whether Lu Xin could preserve his humanity instead of becoming a vessel for The Beginning’s anger.
• Lu Xin’s power rose as he attacked the First-Generation Researchers, and The Beginning urged him to accept its power and identity.
• The Crowned Clown used Lu Xin’s circus ticket to force him to watch a performance about a puppet, the people around him, and a woman who protected him.
• The woman cut the puppet’s most dangerous string, and the performers bowed to honor her sacrifice.
• Lu Xin recognized the performance as a farewell to an ultimate being who had sacrificed himself for hope, and tears filled his eyes.

Lu Xin resisted Lu Tianming’s consciousness and refused to become a secondary Pollution Source of The Beginning. He accepted the Sole Consciousness, then began restoring the ruined building and the eerie creatures inside it.

• Lu Xin recalled Mom’s words and recognized that he was being contaminated by Lu Tianming’s consciousness.
• Lu Xin rejected the urge to destroy his enemies, insisting that he was human and that his family’s affairs were no concern of outsiders.
• Lu Xin realized Black Bishop had been provoking him to turn him into a secondary Pollution Source of The Beginning, and he stopped himself before fully merging with it.
• Dr. An and Dean Xue realized Lu Xin had withstood the transformation, while Crowned Clown celebrated and a red balloon drifted away.
• Lu Xin told the eerie creatures he would accept the Sole Consciousness, then used his power to rebuild the ruined palace into the old building and restore what had been inside it.

Lu Xin used the black particles and newly restored powers to destroy the First-Generation Researcher’s defenses, revive Sisi, and restore the card sealing the Fate Seer’s Mental Palace. He then vowed to destroy the Black Bishop and the old researcher’s plans, while Old Director realized Lu Xin’s actions had exceeded their predictions.

• Lu Xin devoured the grotesque creatures and stripped the monsters of the Tyrant Legion of their black particles.
• Lu Xin attacked the Abyss Worm, pulled out and annihilated the grafted head inside it, and caused the worm to collapse.
• Lu Xin used a gentle mental power to recreate Sisi from the Abyss Worm’s body.
• Lu Xin restored the card sealing Mom’s Mental Palace and kept it close to himself, shocking the Black Bishop and the others.
• Old Director saw three red balloons and concluded that the Trial of Heart and the Fate Seer’s plan had succeeded, though Lu Xin had exceeded their predictions.
• Lu Xin told the Black Bishop and the old researcher that he would destroy them and their plans without compromise.

After the confrontation, Lu Xin learned that Madam Peep of Fate might return and considered how to oppose the first-generation researchers without relying on destruction. The chapter ended with him recognizing that he needed to decide what he wanted and find allies.

• Dr. An found the undamaged glass container and checked on Sisi while the Void Maiden departed with the Black Bishop and the first-generation chief researcher.
• The circus performers and Crowned Clown bade Lu Xin farewell, and Dean Xue warned him that the first-generation researchers might launch a dangerous offensive.
• Dean Xue told Lu Xin that Sister was at the Research Institute and that Madam Peep of Fate had left things for him.
• Lu Xin asked whether Madam Peep of Fate could return, and Dean Xue argued that she would not evade fate and would come back if her Mental Palace remained intact.
• Dean Xue reassured Lu Xin about his strength and urged him to consider what he wanted, and Lu Xin decided he needed to deal with the researchers without simply destroying them.

Lu Xin left the old Research Institute site for Qinggang after Dean Xue warned him that The Beginning would resent him and might try to pollute him further. As he flew home, the Infiltrators celebrated their profits, while Lu Xin longed to return sooner.

• Dean Xue arranged for Lu Xin to return to Qinggang by helicopter and reminded him to beware of The Beginning, which resented hosts it could not control.
• Dr. An corrected Dean Xue that the promised compensation totaled three hundred million, and they argued over her extra hundred-million promise.
• The Infiltrators escorted the things Lady Peeping Fate had left for Lu Xin and asked him for payment, which he gave them before boarding the helicopter.
• After Lu Xin departed, the Infiltrators celebrated finding the Tyrant's Tears and recovering their devoured companions.
• Lu Xin watched the sunrise from the helicopter and asked the pilot to fly faster so he could get home sooner.

After returning to Qinggang, Lu Xin came home to an empty apartment and struggled with the loneliness of eating dinner alone. His strange companions emerged to keep him company, and Kid arrived at the window with a meal.

• Lu Xin returned to Qinggang and walked home while the Special Purity Department watched from a distance.
• On the stairs, the old building’s entities attached themselves to Lu Xin, but he told them to go back and they withdrew.
• Lu Xin entered Room 401 and found his family absent, then sat alone until he became hungry.
• Lu Xin cooked noodles and began eating alone, but a skinless dog and other strange beings appeared and eased his loneliness.
• Kid knocked at the window and brought Lu Xin a packed dinner.

Professor Bai told Qinggang that the Eclipse Research Institute had fought a First-Generation Researcher and warned that the Third-Generation Researchers and High Wall City forces should prepare for upheaval. Qinggang decided to follow its plans and sent Kid’s Nanny Squad to check on Lu Xin, who was quietly spending time with Kid at home.

• Chen Jing delivered the Eclipse Research Institute’s fax to Professor Bai, who learned that a First-Generation Researcher had appeared and suffered severe injuries in a clash with the Institute.
• Professor Bai concluded that the Institute was warning Qinggang to prepare for a major upheaval rather than asking for help.
• Professor Bai urged Qinggang to act according to its original plans and openly follow its intentions as it entered the highest stage.
• Professor Bai suggested checking on Lu Xin and Kid, who had been inside the Old Building for a day, so Qinggang’s Special Purity Department authorized the Nanny Squad to go upstairs.
• Captain Wu led the Nanny Squad through the building’s strange mental forces to Room 401, where they found Lu Xin relaxing and Kid dusting while soup simmered in the kitchen.

Lu Xin went with Kid to Qinggang for a physical examination after noticing that his ability had changed during an investigation. The city mobilized to prepare for his tests, and he invited Kid to come along as Chen Jing led them to the examination.

• Lu Xin used his ability to prevent Kid's soup from burning, and the Nanny Squad praised Kid and shared the meal with them.
• The Nanny Squad escorted Lu Xin and Kid to the Special Purity Department after Lu Xin said he wanted another physical examination.
• News of Lu Xin's examination stirred Qinggang, and the department recalled researchers and prepared extensive tests for the Level 7 Special Talent.
• Lu Xin ate lunch at headquarters, where staff even covered a no-smoking sign so he could smoke.
• Chen Jing arrived with Mizang and asked why Lu Xin had requested an examination; Lu Xin explained that his ability had changed, then invited Kid to join him.

Lu Xin demonstrated new abilities to Qinggang’s researchers, restoring a broken hair clip, appearing to switch places without moving, and changing Mizang’s appearance. The researchers were left stunned, while Mizang wept with joy at becoming more human.

• Lu Xin declined the prepared tests and began a demonstration in the meeting room as Professor Bai and the others watched.
• Lu Xin broke Kid’s hair clip, then restored it with a simple hand-covered trick, leaving the clip subtly changed.
• Lu Xin appeared on Kid’s opposite side without moving, startling the researchers when Kid was fooled as well.
• Lu Xin called Mizang over and altered its features, giving it a more human face while its eyes remained on its tentacles.
• Mizang realized it could eat like a normal person, cried with excitement, and hugged Lu Xin’s leg.

Lu Xin demonstrated his abilities to restore objects, move through space, and ease mental pollution, then explained that his power came from resonance with the Sole Consciousness. He left the researchers stunned by describing himself as roughly equal to the Ultimate but said he had not entered the Sixth Step because he feared destroying the world.

• Lu Xin demonstrated his abilities by restoring the Kid's hair clip, moving through space, easing Mizang's mental pollution, and adjusting its appearance.
• Lu Xin explained how his imagination, black particles, and ability to remove contamination worked, including why he could not save people who had truly died.
• Professor Bai asked whether Lu Xin had entered the Sixth Step, and Lu Xin said his level was about the same as the Ultimate, perhaps slightly higher.
• Lu Xin clarified that he had passed the Fifth Step but had only half a foot in the Sixth, despite being able to affect reality through the Sole Consciousness.
• When a researcher asked why he had not advanced, Lu Xin said he was worried the world would be destroyed.

Lu Xin told Qinggang’s researchers that he feared digesting more of the Sole Consciousness would draw The Beginning near and destroy the world, and asked for help understanding it and defeating an Ultimate’s Nothingness. He offered to obtain Eclipse Research Institute materials as its biggest debtor, then asked for a dormitory because he did not want to go home, and Kid pointed toward her villa.

• Lu Xin explained that he had stopped digesting the Sole Consciousness because doing so seemed to bring The Beginning closer, and he feared the consequences could destroy the world.
• Lu Xin told Professor Bai he wanted to understand the Sole Consciousness and learn how to defeat an Ultimate, because his enemies were protected by Nothingness.
• Professor Bai made analyzing Ultimate-level powers and the Sole Consciousness Qinggang’s future work, though he admitted he had never heard of the Sole Consciousness.
• Lu Xin offered to request relevant materials from the Eclipse Research Institute, saying it owed him several hundred million.
• Lu Xin asked for a dormitory because he did not want to go home, and Kid pointed toward her villa before another researcher objected.