After the Sea Nation experiment succeeded, Lu Xin confronted the orphanage memories he had recovered and tried to face his troubled past. He then led a team to investigate Black Marsh City’s sleep-stealing pollution, where a separate Changhu City team was captured and Gecko’s defense of two children drew the crew into a confrontation with a local gang.
Lu Xin and Han Bing traced Black Marsh City’s insomnia to Black Grass and the failed Ghostfire Project, then used the city’s unrest to draw hidden creatures into the open. After Lu Xin defeated Black Jack and learned an abyssal monster had reached reality, he promised to deliver Black Jack’s card and resolved to confront the thirteen mental bodies of the End.
Lu Xin tracked the Nightmare Serpent and the Scarecrow through Black Marsh City, then faced Number Seven and completed the Trial of Cognition. After the frenzy ended, he backed Master Qun’s campaign against the Black Grass trade and used his mental power to warn the city’s dealers and users.
After resolving Black Marsh City’s pollution, Lu Xin joined Xia Chong’s team to capture the Hell Messenger and uncovered the Ritual of Seeking Knowledge. Back in Qinggang, he returned to work and began planning a renovation, while the Kid was frightened by what she saw through his window.
Lu Xin took paid investigations to fund his old building’s renovation and uncovered a memory-altering Love Sticky Note that led him to a fugitive collecting spirits. After defeating the fugitive and starting the renovation, he accepted Dracula’s paid invitation to a gathering at Hell’s Gate and traveled toward Kindling City.
Lu Xin broke through Kindling’s defenses, reunited with Dracula and other outsiders, and joined Xia Chong’s mission to investigate Hell. Beneath the Kindling Building, they discovered the company was harvesting human spirits to prepare Hell’s Gate.
Lu Xin found Number Two trapped in God's Nightmare and promised to save him before escaping into a citywide crisis orchestrated by the Hell Designer. As Sister's web and Father's shadow disrupted Kindling City's sacrifice, Lu Xin reached the living mental embryo above the stadium and identified it as the entrance to Hell.
Lu Xin stopped Kindling’s attempt to open a passage to Hell, confronted Staff Hider, and returned to Qinggang. There he reunited with Xu Jing, who invited him to witness the Midnight Court’s judgment of General Koyaman.
Lu Xin underwent Qinggang’s examination and learned more about his nature while Mom taught him how to hold fast to his mental core. When Teacher Lu was marked for execution by the Midnight Court, Lu Xin chose to stay with her and witness the judgment firsthand.
Lu Xin defended Teacher Lu against the Midnight Court after her confession exposed her role in the orphanage escape, while the Old Director used the crisis to test his humanity. Lu Xin overcame self-judgment and destroyed the real Sword Bearer, then faced a crowned shadow as Qinggang struck back at the Eyes in the Sky.
After the Sword Bearer’s death, Lu Xin returned to Qinggang, faced the memories of his past, and learned from Mom about the Abyss and the entity called the Beginning. Dr. An then revealed clues about the Crimson Moon Research Institute, and the family prepared to help Father reclaim his Mental Palace and true name.
Lu Xin's family confronted the Fire Thief and recovered Father's authority of fear. After finding a clue to his own origins, Lu Xin joined Dr. An's expedition through a forbidden forest and reached the Crimson Moon Research Institute ruins, where she revealed her interest in its classified archives.
Lu Xin uncovered his connection to Lu Tianming and the Genesis Hard Drive, then rejected the First-Generation Researchers’ demand for the Sole Consciousness. As Mom and Dean Xue Jia turned against the researchers, they began collapsing the Abyss to undermine the First-Generation Researchers’ control.
Lu Xin survived the Trial of Heart, accepted the Sole Consciousness without surrendering his humanity, and returned to Qinggang as the first-generation researchers remained a threat. After learning Mom had warned him to stop Wang Jingyun and deciding to find his former orphanage companions, he left Qinggang and traveled toward Soda City, where he set out to meet Number Three.
Lu Xin reunited with his orphanage companions, uncovered the Old Director’s plans, and survived an attempt to erase him. As the Third Descent spread catastrophic pollution across the world, Qinggang chose to act, and Lu Xin agreed to lead its strongest cleanup team.
Lu Xin formed the Tyrant Squad, confronted the Ultimates and Gaoshan Laboratory, then reunited with the orphanage survivors and faced the Old Director’s plan to sacrifice the world. After Sister took his place as a Witness, Lu Xin chose to enter the Crimson Moon and become The Beginning to stop the sacrifice.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.