Chapter Summaries

Jing Yang, Shizuku, and A Luo reached the fog-shrouded island to seek its lone gatekeeper, but the island’s strange power transformed A Luo into a rabbit beast. Jing Yang restored her and sent her away, then noticed Shizuku beginning to change as well.

• Linne warned Jing Yang, Shizuku, and A Luo that the island was dangerous and told them to find the gatekeeper who had abandoned his post and followed her party from the Dark Continent.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku decided to enter the island together, while A Luo leaped ashore ahead of them.
• Inside the island, Jing Yang found the fog had turned the world blood-red and that his En could not spread.
• A Luo transformed into a giant rabbit, so Jing Yang used his Star Mark and Purple Gold Gourd to restore her and send her sprinting off the island.
• Jing Yang turned back and saw strange red fur growing on Shizuku’s cheeks and neck.

Jing Yang and Shizuku investigated a strange island whose force mutated Shizuku into a red-furred fox, while Linne explained that the island’s environment resembled the Dark Continent but was growing harsher. After Jing Yang used the Star Mark to draw the force out of Shizuku, a figure approached through the blood-red mist.

• Jing Yang discovered that Shizuku could not sense the force making red fur grow across her body, and her Nen aura stopped the growth temporarily.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku examined a huge stone stele covered in unfamiliar Divine Characters as Shizuku’s transformation advanced.
• Linne told Jing A Luo that the island was not connected to the Dark Continent, though its environment was similar and increasingly harsh.
• Jing Yang used the Star Mark to draw the mutating force out of Shizuku, reversing her fox-like changes as a new arm emerged.
• Jing Yang spotted a human figure approaching through the blood-red mist.

Jing Yang and Shizuku confronted the giant tiger gatekeeper, and Jing Yang deliberately absorbed the island’s strange Natural Aura, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed form. He identified the power as a new Nen category, the Natural Type, and used the Star Mark to begin guiding Shizuku through it.

• The giant tiger gatekeeper attacked Jing Yang and Shizuku, overpowering their Nen and throwing Shizuku aside.
• As Shizuku began transforming into a red fox, Jing Yang dropped his Ken and drew the island’s strange power into himself, growing three heads and six arms.
• Jing Yang withstood the gatekeeper’s shockwave, and Shizuku realized the strange power had transformed them both.
• The gatekeeper told Jing Yang that he had gained enough power to establish himself in the barren land, though he had only scratched the surface.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku connected the Star Mark’s restorative power to Natural Aura, which Jing Yang named the Natural Type.
• Jing Yang used the Star Mark’s possession ability to guide Natural Aura into Shizuku and revealed her Natural Type training proficiency.

Jing Yang cultivated Natural Type Nen, discovered its replenishing aura and versatile abilities, and learned that Wu Da had been waiting for someone powerful enough to help him. After briefly returning to Kakin, Jing Yang found that Tserriednich had survived the destruction, while a mysterious female voice called him a female ant.

• Jing Yang assessed his Natural Type cultivation at seven percent and found he could absorb about 7,000 units of Natural Aura.
• Jing Yang tested Natural Aura by shaping it into several forms and imitating different Nen abilities, while Shizuku watched.
• Shizuku deduced that Wu Da had transformed the island to find a qualified helper, and she suggested he still could not defeat Netero because he lacked Nen training.
• Jing Yang told Shizuku he would return shortly, then used A Luo's Star Mark and a summon to travel to Kakin.
• Jing Yang looked down at the destroyed airport and wondered why he could not sense Death Qi, while Tserriednich revived amid the wreckage.
• A mysterious female voice noticed Tserriednich's survival and called him a female ant.

Tserriednich awoke reincarnated as a female Chimera Ant fetus beside the Ant King in the Ant Queen’s womb. He endured the King’s greed and constant scrutiny until he was born, finding the Queen mortally wounded beside him.

• Tserriednich activated En in the womb and discovered that his wombmate was the Ant King.
• Tserriednich sensed the Ant Queen, the gathered Chimera Ants, and the Royal Guards Nefipito, Youpi, and Menthuthuyoupi.
• The Ant King focused his attention on Tserriednich, who fell asleep under the pressure and realized his new body was female.
• The Ant King consumed most of the Queen’s nutrients while Tserriednich lay low and waited for a chance to act.
• Tserriednich awoke to find that he had been born, with the Ant Queen barely alive and gravely injured beside him.

The Ant Queen gave birth to two Ant Kings, and Tserriednich, reborn as Chiri Ant Sister, protected her by ordering Nefipito to heal her. Chiri challenged Meruem and the Royal Guards, warning them that humans were terrifying after demonstrating his strength.

• Meruem killed the Turtle Ant for questioning his demand for food, while Nefipito said the Royal Guards served only the King.
• Chiri Ant Sister emerged from the Ant Queen and declared herself another Ant King, but Meruem struck her through several walls.
• Chiri ordered Nefipito to heal their mother, and Nefipito used her Toy Repairer ability to stabilize the Ant Queen.
• The Ant Queen named the elder King Meruem and explained that Chiri was his younger sister, but Chiri insisted on her chosen name.
• Chiri demanded that Meruem and the others stay and learn about humans, then blasted Youpi's head apart with a Nen Cannon.

Chiri taught Meruem and the three Royal Guards the basics of Nen, and Meruem mastered its techniques with astonishing speed and power. Chiri warned that human technology and society posed a greater challenge than Nen, and pointed the ants toward the Internet as their next lesson.

• Chiri began teaching Meruem, Pitou, Pouf, and Youpi the six Nen categories and basic techniques.
• Pitou, Pouf, Youpi, and Meruem each used Water Divination to identify their Nen types.
• Meruem quickly unleashed overwhelming Aura, mastered In, and spread En across the room.
• Meruem dismissed Chiri's warnings about humans, while Chiri argued that weapons and human society mattered more than Nen strength.
• Pitou clarified that Meruem had been discussing learning speed, and Chiri asked whether the ants had a device that could access the Internet.

After learning that Camilla had become Kakin’s queen and that his former identity was considered dead, Chiri discovered Meruem had sent ants to test human weapons and decided to strike back at Camilla. Meruem remained behind, confronted by a mysterious pop-up asking whether he was a self-aware AI or an uploaded human.

• Chiri called Tita, but she insisted Tserriednich was dead and ended the call.
• Chiri saw that Benjamin was dead and Camilla had become Kakin’s new king, and concluded that she had eliminated him and was monitoring Tita.
• Meruem told Chiri that he had sent Division Leaders and Brigade Leaders into human society to test the power of modern weapons.
• Meruem said Youpi, Pitou, and Pouf had gone out with the ants, while Chiri decided to send ants to Kakin to provoke Camilla.
• A pop-up asked Meruem whether he was a self-aware AI or an uploaded human, and he typed back asking what the difference was.

Meruem faced a mysterious human who showed him the Chimera Ants’ attacks and challenged him to learn computer programming, while Chiri tried to send Ant forces to Kakin. On the island, Jing Yang and Shizuku improved their Natural Aura perception, and Wu Da revealed that he wanted revenge on Dong Freecss; Jing Yang wondered whether Biscuit wanted revenge too.

• A mysterious person confronted Meruem through his laptop, showed him Chimera Ants attacking human cities, and locked him into a programming tutorial as a test.
• Meruem decided to watch whether humanity was truly powerful before choosing whether to lead the Chimera Ants in conquering the world.
• Chiri asked Youpi to send Division Leaders and Brigade Leaders to Kakin, but Youpi refused to leave Meruem unprotected.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku tested their Natural Aura perception, and Jing Yang found that his three-headed, six-armed form restored his perception and increased his Aura absorption.
• Wu Da told Jing Yang and Shizuku that he wanted revenge on Dong Freecss, prompting Jing Yang to ask Shizuku whether Biscuit wanted revenge too.

Jing Yang recruited a powerful Tiger for Dawn and flew toward Meteor City with Shizuku, Xiao Fen, and Xiao Zi after awakening the two sisters to Natural Aura. Their journey ended abruptly when a surge of Death Qi sent their Wind Cloud crashing into a ruined city overrun by monsters.

• Jing Yang called Biscuit and arranged to meet her, then recruited the big Tiger, who agreed to act with Dawn when they set out for the Dark Continent.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku said goodbye to Linne and flew back to collect Xiao Fen and Xiao Zi.
• Jing Yang awakened Xiao Fen and Xiao Zi to Natural Aura and combined Swift Wind with Golden Cloud to create the fast-flying Wind Cloud.
• As they crossed a southern city, Jing Yang absorbed a huge surge of Death Qi and lost control of the Wind Cloud.
• Jing Yang cushioned the group's crash against a high-rise, where Xiao Zi spotted a corpse and the others saw a monster attacking people in the city.

Jing Yang and Shizuku captured Chimera Ants wreaking havoc in a devastated city, then Jing Yang enlisted Galu to study them and awakened her Nen. He turned next to Kurapika and Camilla, who summoned him from the Kakin Royal Palace.

• Jing Yang and Shizuku captured nine ordinary Chimera Ant soldiers while the news reported widespread attacks and casualties across many countries.
• Jing Yang told Netero the disaster could not be solved by defeating the Ant King alone, and he asked for Galu's contact information.
• Jing Yang brought the nine Star Marked Chimera Ants to Galu and awakened her Nen so she could research them more effectively.
• Galu took the Chimera Ants into the research institute, and Jing Yang had Kurapika and Camilla summon him from the Kakin Royal Palace.

Jing Yang used Natural Aura to create Immortal Arts that overcame Nen restrictions and simulated the Dark Continent's environment. There, Kurapika ate preserved Nitoromi and used Resurrection to begin restoring Pyro's body.

• Jing Yang materialized before Camilla and Kurapika, then used Immortal's Touch to grant them a glimpse of the power of Natural Aura.
• Jing Yang explained Immortal Arts, inspiring Camilla to consider how they might enhance her Nen Abilities, while Kurapika showed little interest.
• Jing Yang asked Camilla about the Chimera Ant disaster, and she said her special forces had already been sent to handle it.
• Jing Yang created a sphere of Natural Aura that preserved Nitoromi, and he and Shizuku found the concentration that kept the rice from decaying.
• Kurapika ate the Nitoromi inside the sphere and activated Resurrection, drawing life force from his body to begin rebuilding Pyro's body.

Jing Yang’s group resurrected Pyro, and Kurapika learned that doing so had cost him a large portion of his lifespan. Jing Yang gave Kurapika their remaining Nitoromi before retreating to Mount Misu, where he began rapidly refining Death Qi with Natural Aura.

• Jing Yang resurrected Pyro, who panicked at seeing strangers until Kurapika calmed him and explained what had happened to the Kurta Clan.
• Shizuku explained that Kurapika’s resurrection ability consumed his lifespan, and Jing Yang used their stored Nitoromi to replenish it.
• Kurapika left with Pyro, while Jing Yang, Shizuku, and Camilla flew to Mount Misu so Jing Yang could cultivate in peace.
• Jing Yang refined his stored Death Qi with Natural Aura, causing his total Nen quantity and Natural Type rating to rise rapidly.

Meruem gained a deeper understanding of Emitter Nen and flew away from the abandoned building, leaving Chiri to discover his online conversation with Pe about the purpose of life. After Pe described digital immortality, Meruem disconnected, and rain began to fall outside.

• Meruem mastered a new level of Emitter Nen, formed a platform of aura, and flew toward the strait.
• Youpi pursued Meruem while Chiri went to check his laptop and found his chat with Pe.
• Chiri read Meruem and Pe debating whether the Ant King's purpose was conquest, reproduction, or something else.
• Pe argued that humans could escape birth and death by uploading their consciousness and becoming digital life.
• Meruem remained silent before disconnecting, and Chiri shut the laptop as rain began outside.

Wai, Bao Bao, Klaeg, and Milo watched a mysterious screen reveal their past and predict their burglary, while the spectacle drew the attention of Pilt. The Enforcers cornered the four on a rooftop, where an unknown voice called to Wai as they faced capture.

• Wai led Bao Bao, Klaeg, and Milo toward an inventor’s home in Pilt to steal from it.
• A giant screen appeared over the city and showed Wai and Bao Bao’s parents dying on the bridge before Vander took the sisters in.
• The screen continued with the four friends breaking into Jayce’s laboratory, and Jayce and Caitlyn hurried to investigate.
• After the screen showed the children causing an explosion, Enforcers found them on a rooftop and surrounded the building.
• Wai found every escape route blocked, and a voice behind her asked, "Hey, Gwen the Spider, where are you looking?"

Jing Yang and Shizuku rescued Wai, Bao Bao, Klaeg, and Milo from the Enforcers while a mysterious screen showed the group’s failed robbery as a possible future. Jing Yang brought the four children to the house shown on the screen, where a young man and woman were talking inside.

• Black Alley residents watched a screen replay Wai and her companions’ robbery in the Upper City, and Vander sent a woman away from the crowd.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku concealed the children from the Enforcers, and Shizuku explained that they were using Zetsu.
• Bao Bao watched the screen show her losing the stolen goods, while Jing Yang revealed that Wai had hoped to use the money for Bao Bao’s tuition.
• Jing Yang introduced himself and Shizuku, called the screen a possible future, and used Star Mark to make Wai, Bao Bao, Klaeg, and Milo follow him.
• Jing Yang led the children to the house shown in the screen, where a young man and woman could be heard speaking inside.

Jing Yang gathered Wai, Bao Bao, Milo, Klaeg, Caitlyn, and Jayce to watch the light screen’s story, which mirrored Jayce’s apartment and appeared to show events tied to them. As the screen revealed the sisters’ conflict and Silco’s dangerous experiment, Shizuku examined Jayce’s Hextech equipment and crystals.

• Caitlyn and Wai argued over whether the light screen was foretelling the future until Jing Yang stopped them and made everyone sit down to watch.
• The screen showed Vander being scolded by Wai after the children’s Upper City explosion, then showed Grace negotiating with Vander about offering an explanation to the Upper City.
• Bao Bao overheard Wai criticizing her and left sadly, but Wai later comforted her and the sisters made up.
• Caitlyn argued that Wai’s reassurance had not resolved the conflict, while Bao Bao avoided answering her and watched the screen.
• The screen showed Silco’s purple drug driving a rat into a frenzy, and Shizuku examined Jayce’s rune-covered apparatus and Hextech Crystal spheres.

The audience watched the screen reveal the origins and dangers of Hextech, while characters recognized themselves and their possible futures in its events. Grayson ordered a search for Silco after seeing a Shimmer-enhanced attacker kill her on screen, and Jayce and Viktor prepared to test Hextech as the chapter ended.

• The screen showed young Jayce and his mother being rescued from a snowstorm by a mage using a Hextech Crystal, and Jayce realized the vision echoed his childhood.
• Viktor recognized that he would help Jayce continue Hextech research, while Heimerdinger questioned whether Viktor planned to seek him out.
• After the screen showed a Shimmer-enhanced subordinate killing an enforcer and Grayson, Grayson ordered a search warrant to investigate Silco.
• Wai argued with Milo over the screen's portrayal of Bao Bao, and Caitlyn warned that broken promises could deepen the sisters' hurt.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku examined Jayce's experimental equipment and watched as Jayce and Viktor risked everything on a Hextech experiment.

Jayce succeeded in creating a small teleportation field while the screen showed Bao Bao’s bomb killing Milo and Klaeg, and Vander dying as he protected Wai. After the screen showed Wai calling Bao Bao a jinx, Wai comforted her sister and promised their bond would endure.

• Jayce used the Hextech Crystal’s energy and a rune array to create a small teleportation field.
• On the screen, Bao Bao’s Monkey Doll bomb exploded in Silco’s factory, killing Klaeg and Milo and igniting the Shimmer.
• Milo blamed Bao Bao for the deaths, but Caitlyn argued that the group had no real chance of escaping; Jing Yang stopped Milo when he attacked Caitlyn.
• Vander fought Silco’s men, but Silco stabbed him, and Vander died while protecting Wai.
• Wai struck Bao Bao on the screen and called her a jinx, prompting the real Wai to embrace Bao Bao and promise they would always remain sisters.

Jing Yang and the others watched Bao Bao turn to Silco after Wai left, then he demonstrated that he could absorb and recreate Hextech Crystals. Before leaving, Jing Yang opened the Aura Nodes of Caitlyn, Jayce, Wai, Bao Bao, Milo, and Klaeg, letting them perceive Aura and the world around them in a new way.

• The group argued over Bao Bao's actions as Wai left her behind, and Caitlyn reflected on how fortunate she was compared with the Lower City children.
• Wai tried to return for Bao Bao but was seized and dragged into the darkness, while Bao Bao embraced Silco and pledged to cut ties with her sister.
• When the screen vanished, Jing Yang crushed a Hextech Crystal, contained its energy, absorbed it, and formed a new crystal from blue motes of light.
• Jing Yang said he planned to meet the group again the next day and asked Caitlyn not to tell anyone about their visit.
• Jing Yang opened the Aura Nodes of Caitlyn, Jayce, Wai, Bao Bao, Milo, and Klaeg, allowing them to see Aura and perceive their surroundings differently.