Chapter Summaries

Lu Sheng followed the students to the school’s official test, where new cellular tissue was implanted in their bodies. He detected the strange power taking hold of him and waited for the test to end, intrigued by the energy forming inside the growth on his arm.

• Andy recalled his family’s losses and the danger of the Dark Curtain before returning to his room.
• A black-haired Young Miss offered Lu Sheng the Sifalus Family’s support if he passed the transplant and urged him to grow stronger.
• Mendelssohn led Lu Sheng and the other dormitory students through the disorienting campus to an ancient Dwarf Fortress for the specialized-course test.
• Lu Sheng found Room Thirty-Five, sat in the numbered chair, and felt a sharp prick at the back of his neck as tissue was implanted.
• The tissue caused the students’ eyes to turn blue, but Lu Sheng detected the invasion and watched a walnut-sized growth form on his arm as icy power spread through his body.
• After about ten minutes, a woman told Lu Sheng he could leave, and he sensed strange energy gathering inside the growth.

After awakening organs at Dwarf Fortress, Lu Sheng was classified with the students who had the weak Wind of Coordination ability and sent to military training. He received its Elementary Codex and realized the power generated by his transplanted organ was on the same level as his Source Power, Netherflame.

• Lu Sheng joined Andy and the other students after leaving Dwarf Fortress, while Andy speculated about their newly awakened organs.
• Mendelssohn sorted the students into Forbidden, Special, and Common Types, placing Lu Sheng, Andy, and most of the newcomers among those with Wind of Coordination.
• Mendelssohn led the students with Wind of Coordination and Perception Enhancement to the parade ground for military training.
• Dong Li explained the Codices and distributed the Elementary Codex for Wind of Coordination to Lu Sheng and the other students.
• Lu Sheng studied his Codex and sensed that the faint power from his organ was equal in essence to his Netherflame.

Leien continued guarding the boundary against the Evil Gods, but his failing strength left him unsure he could hold out until AnGeLiEr returned. At Miskatonic University, Lu Sheng studied the Elementary Codex and used Deep Blue to begin advancing its layers and strengthening his Sixth Cognitive Organ.

• Leien rejected a woman's offer to abandon his post, insisting he had promised AnGeLiEr to keep watch until she returned.
• A giant claw struck the vortices again, cracking Leien's sculpture fragment and making him admit he could no longer hold it back.
• Lu Sheng returned to his dormitory and overheard A Er Ni's family discussing De Wen's interest in joining Purple Rose's Purple Fire Gang instead.
• Lu Sheng read the Elementary Codex, examined his Wind of Coordination ability, and used Deep Blue to raise the Codex to its second layer.
• Lu Sheng tested the strengthened airflow, found it remained weak, and ordered Deep Blue to raise the Elementary Codex to the third layer.

Lu Sheng completed the Elementary Codex and discovered that it had greatly improved his divine soul, so he went to Miskatonic University's library to study the Intermediate Codex. There, a strange old man repeatedly appeared nearby, and Lu Sheng waved to him before beginning to read.

• Lu Sheng raised the Elementary Codex to its tenth layer, gaining a stronger Wind of Coordination and improved recovery and endurance.
• Lu Sheng realized that the Codex had increased his divine soul's capacity by about twenty percent and might help him advance to the Second Realm of Void Nether.
• Lu Sheng went to the library at night to find the Intermediate Codex, despite a warning that readers had to accept the risks themselves.
• The library's old caretaker gave Lu Sheng a lantern and warned him to leave within an hour.
• Lu Sheng found the Intermediate Codex in a second-floor book repository and noticed the caretaker repeatedly appearing nearby.
• Lu Sheng waved to the old man outside the reading-room window and told him he would leave after reading.

Lu Sheng escaped the dangerous Night Library with an Intermediate Codex and rapidly advanced its layers, while Professor Cersei and Professor Dahl discussed the poor quality of this year's Void Demon specimens. The chapter left Lu Sheng cultivating at an extraordinary pace as the professors examined the weakening supply of Wind of Coordination demons.

• Lu Sheng memorized the Intermediate Textbook in the Night Library, found no Advanced Textbook, and left after breaking the locks that Old Man had placed on the exit.
• Professor Cersei explained that the Night Library held different books and that its gatekeeper trapped and killed students who overstayed, while another visitor marveled that Lu Sheng had escaped.
• Lu Sheng copied the Intermediate Codex, used Deep Blue to raise its first layer, and discovered that it strengthened his Sixth Cognitive Organ and improved his Wind of Coordination.
• Lu Sheng advanced to the second layer, briefly developed purple skin, and suppressed the change with the Qi Blood Art before continuing to cultivate.
• Professor Cersei asked Professor Dahl about the new students' Void Demon specimens, and Professor Dahl said this year's Wind of Coordination demons were smaller and weaker than before.

Dal and Sears discussed the worsening Void demon crisis and worked on a compendium, while Lu Sheng evolved his newly implanted organ and gained control over airflow. After meeting Andy, Manos, and Fei Qian, Lu Sheng received news that his sister’s engagement had fallen apart and wrote home from Miskatonic University.

• Dal told Sears that demon deployments had increased, reinforcements were straining the academies, and the Wall Builder seemed close to failing.
• Lu Sheng advanced his Sixth Organ to its twenty-fifth level, causing it to fuse into his arm and giving him the ability to absorb and blast airflow.
• Lu Sheng hid the swollen spot on his arm and planned to visit the library after allowing his body time to adapt.
• Lu Sheng met Andy, Manos, and Fei Qian, who introduced themselves as users of Strength Enhancement and Ice Spike Control.
• Lu Sheng read a letter saying his sister’s fiancé had disappeared amid a smuggling case and her engagement had fallen apart, then wrote to reassure his family and request leave from the London Police Station.

Lu Sheng memorized the Advanced Codex on the Wind of Coordination at Miskatonic University and discovered a dark-red book that triggered a severe warning from his true body. After classes, he overheard Andy discussing the Purple Fire Gang, missing persons, and an investigation.

• Lu Sheng sent a leave request to the London Police Station and went to Miskatonic University’s library.
• Lu Sheng found the sixteen-volume Advanced Codex, Gentle Wind, and recoiled when his hand neared the dark-red book Light of Creation by Basato Simon.
• Lu Sheng memorized the Advanced Codex and the Lagen Eight Forms Chart, then returned to his dormitory and copied down the material.
• Lu Sheng attended lessons on overlapping spatial geometry and Anbolu Language, while Andy was called away by the new student with the ice-spike organ.
• After classes, Lu Sheng overheard Andy and two male students quietly discussing the Purple Fire Gang, missing persons cases, and an investigation.

Lu Sheng finished recovering, advanced his Wind of Coordination training through the Intermediate Codex and into the Advanced Codex, and discovered that a Shadow Beast was behind the trainees’ disappearances. After reaching the Advanced Codex’s tenth layer, he entered a recovery period and broke through to the third realm of Void Nether’s Void Wheel during his first week at school.

• Lu Sheng heard that two freshmen had disappeared, and he noticed that Andy and A Er Ni were absent from class.
• Lu Sheng confirmed his evolved form matched the Advanced Codex’s standard first form and completed Dong Li’s airflow exercise alongside Andy.
• Andy told Lu Sheng that a Shadow Beast tied to his father’s enemies was targeting trainees, while Dong Li learned that Andy had come to the school for refuge and ordered staff to watch over him.
• Lu Sheng enhanced the Intermediate Codex to layer thirty-six, then advanced the Advanced Codex to layer six before learning he needed Wind of Coordination flesh to continue.
• Lu Sheng learned that the cafeteria served dishes made with Wind of Coordination meat, obtained the catalyst, and raised the Advanced Codex to layer ten.
• Lu Sheng’s body weakened as it adapted, but his airflow grew stronger and his Void Nether’s Void Wheel broke through to its third realm.

Lu Sheng advanced to the fourth level of the Void Wheel and spent the following days studying Advanced Codices while adapting to his strengthened body. After Andy invited him out for his birthday, Lu Sheng twice encountered a faint-presence black-robed man who appeared to be targeting A Er Ni, but chose to leave the matter to the university.

• Lu Sheng reached the fourth level of the Void Wheel, studied Advanced Codices, and took more than a week to adapt to his physical improvements.
• Andy invited Lu Sheng to a tavern for his birthday and said he doubted the person behind the missing students case had come for him.
• Andy drank himself unconscious, and Lu Sheng noticed the black-robed man from the library watching A Er Ni at the tavern.
• The black-robed man followed A Er Ni out of the tavern, and Lu Sheng saw him aim a short staff at her before putting it away and leaving.
• Lu Sheng decided the student union and university administration could handle the suspicious man and continued toward the university.

Lu Sheng planned to improve his Qi Blood Art alongside a new codex, but he encountered Lu En attacking A Er Ni in the dormitory corridor. He destroyed Lu En and his Shadow Beasts with an overwhelming strike, while A Er Ni survived unharmed.

• Lu Sheng chose a new codex to train alongside his Qi Blood Art, hoping to evolve his Sixth Organ.
• Andy invited Lu Sheng to a ball, but Lu Sheng declined so he could finish Professor Varian's paper.
• Lu Sheng found A Er Ni unconscious in the dormitory corridor as Lu En prepared to take her.
• Lu En summoned four Shadow Beasts to attack Lu Sheng and carried A Er Ni away, but Lu Sheng pierced the beasts with air blades.
• Lu En held a silver blade to A Er Ni's neck, but Lu Sheng's armored kick shattered Lu En's shields and hurled him into the wall.
• Lu En turned to black ash while A Er Ni remained unharmed, and Lu Sheng said he had only been loosening his right leg joint.

Lu Sheng concealed his role in A Er Ni’s rescue and returned to studying, while A Er Ni mistakenly credited Kafi Si and rewarded him. After exhausting the library’s Advanced Codex collection, Lu Sheng prepared to use Deep Blue for another breakthrough.

• Lu Sheng accidentally defeated the black-clothed man while saving A Er Ni, then hid his involvement when Mendelssohn and two students questioned him.
• A Er Ni woke in the infirmary and thanked Kafi Si, who allowed her to believe that he had saved her.
• A Er Ni ordered Ansha to give Kafi Si half the Sifalus Family’s supplies and resources stored at the school.
• A Er Ni realized her uncle was dead and suspected Kafi Si had hidden power, while Kafi Si accepted her gratitude and reward.
• Lu Sheng studied the Advanced Codex, confirmed that his body had recovered enough to use Deep Blue, and finished searching the library’s available Advanced Codices.

Lu Sheng searched the university library for useful codices, then advanced his Qi Blood Art and Wind of Coordination Advanced Codex until his divine soul began approaching a new realm. His transformation unleashed a hostile red giant crane inside his divine soul, and Thousand Gods struggled against it as Lu Sheng called on Deep Blue.

• Lu Sheng met Dong Li and a red-dressed woman, who warned him that the Night Library was dangerous and that he had survived his previous visit through luck.
• Lu Sheng searched the Foreign Language Reference Room, found another fourth-tier French codex, and returned to the dormitory to cultivate.
• Lu Sheng used Deep Blue to raise his Qi Blood Art and Advanced Codex, eventually reaching the Advanced Codex's nineteenth level and awakening a third form of the Sixth Cognitive Organ.
• Lu Sheng's divine soul absorbed mysterious energy and began transforming toward Materialization as his body developed heavy black scales and armor.
• A red giant crane emerged in Lu Sheng's divine soul, overpowered Thousand Gods, and began absorbing his power.
• Lu Sheng refused to surrender and called out to Deep Blue as Thousand Gods continued fighting the red crane.

Lu Sheng defeated Angis Xia's attempt to seize his soul and reached the Materialization Realm, then returned to his academy routine and trained in Law Fusion. That night, he found the library locked and met a pale sophomore student outside.

• Lu Sheng crushed Angis Xia's red giant crane in Black Lake, sensed the evil god's surviving divine body, and vowed to find it when the countdown ended.
• Lu Sheng woke in the dormitory, saw Angis Xia's symbol on Jack's brow, and confirmed that his true body had entered the Materialization Realm.
• During military training, Andy told Lu Sheng that Kafi Si had taken credit for rescuing A Er Ni and had gained rewards for it.
• Dong Li taught the students Law Fusion, showing those with Wind of Coordination how to combine airflow control with their movements.
• Lu Sheng improved rapidly at locating a marked playing card, then went to the library that night and found its doors locked.
• A pale sophomore student emerged from behind a stone pillar and told Lu Sheng to go back because the library was closed.

Lu Sheng studied dangerous codices at the Night Library and settled into campus life, but Andy’s strange experiences and a supernatural card brought trouble to his dorm room. The chapter ended with Lu Sheng finding gray-black handprints on his shoulders in the mirror.

• Lu Sheng met Yi Se Wei at the Night Library, learned its one-person-per-hour rule, and later memorized two sets of Advanced Codices during his visits.
• Over the next month, Lu Sheng’s divine soul stabilized, he discovered he could stack his Day Library and Night Library visits, and he grew familiar with Yi Se Wei.
• Andy told Lu Sheng that he felt unable to concentrate and sensed someone following him, then revealed that A Er Ni and Kafi Si had arranged a date at the swimming pool.
• Andy learned that Lu Sheng had been selected for a Special Topic Meeting and begged to copy his work for the next day’s academic exam and Gula Force assessment.
• After Andy left, Lu Sheng found a Little Devil card on his windowsill; it burst into black mist, and he noticed gray-black handprints on his shoulders in the mirror.

Lu Sheng and Andy discussed Kafi Si’s near-fatal attack before taking the Gula Force assessment at Miskatonic University. Andy relied on Lu Sheng to fill in much of his test, then invited him on a nighttime lake outing.

• Andy celebrated after the examination and thanked Lu Sheng for helping him, while Lu Sheng warned him about the afternoon Gula Force test.
• At lunch, Andy told Lu Sheng that Kafi Si had been lured into an attack by a Night Walker and nearly killed, apparently as part of A Er Ni’s scheme.
• Lu Sheng reflected on Miskatonic University’s indifference to student safety and its dangerous forbidden books before he and Andy went to the Gula Force assessment.
• Lu Sheng used a small portion of his Gula Force to fill the assessment’s boxes, then pressed several boxes on Andy’s paper at Andy’s pleading.
• The professor joked about Lu Sheng and Andy holding hands during the exam, drawing laughter from the students.
• Andy declared that he would pass and invited Lu Sheng to join him and two girls on a nighttime lake outing, but Lu Sheng declined.

Lu Sheng confronted Black Cherry, who tried to force him to join her organization, but his attempt to control his true body caused a massive transformation. Black Cherry attacked him with a burning blade as Lu Sheng struggled to stop his uncontrolled power.

• Lu Sheng met Black Cherry in a secluded part of the university, where she revealed that her organization had infiltrated the campus and demanded he join or die.
• Black Cherry exposed her monstrous slit mouth and tried to frighten Lu Sheng, but his body began transforming as his true-body power escaped his control.
• Lu Sheng grew into a towering, tentacled monster and warned Black Cherry to run, but an uncontrolled foot and arm struck her, badly injuring her.
• Black Cherry, convinced she would not survive, invoked her god and charged Lu Sheng with her glowing short blade.
• Black Cherry leaped toward Lu Sheng's head and unleashed her Annihilating Burnout attack.

Lu Sheng lost control of his transformed body during his fight with Black Cherry, then returned to his dormitory and trained until he could manage his expanded power. As students began disappearing again, Xia La warned him to report any unusual changes in Andy, leaving Lu Sheng suspicious of the school's concern.

• Lu Sheng's head wound swallowed Black Cherry, and he left the ruined battlefield after restoring his human form.
• Professor Wales and another investigator examined the scene, identified an unfamiliar aura, and ordered the area sealed.
• Lu Sheng developed and trained new methods to control his earth energy, using Deep Blue to stabilize his power.
• Students began disappearing again, leaving their clothes behind, and Student Council members increased security across campus.
• Xia La questioned Jack Tangsen about Andy and told him to report any unusual changes in his friend.

Lu Sheng pushed the Advanced Codex to new levels, strengthening his true body while deciding to seek original books in Miskatonic University’s dangerous Night Library for more God-Entrusting Power. After Andy revealed his fears about becoming a vessel for an Old Gu existence, Lu Sheng resolved to accelerate his growth, leaving him stronger but already strained by the upgrades.

• Lu Sheng raised the Advanced Codex to level twenty-nine and planned to search the Night Library for rare originals containing God-Entrusting Power.
• Andy visited Lu Sheng late at night and asked what he should do if his life and identity had been shaped by forces beyond his control.
• Lu Sheng urged Andy to keep searching for a way to overcome any obstacle, and Andy left him a blood-red metal ornament.
• Andy reflected that he was a high-ranking vessel for a powerful Old Gu existence and considered leaving school to live alone.
• Lu Sheng recognized that the world’s dangers required him to grow faster, then pushed his upgrades further and reached the second minor realm of Reality Manifestation.
• Lu Sheng woke with a splitting headache and tentacles emerging from his nostrils, and he noted that future codices would demand more than God-Entrusting Power.

Lu Sheng absorbed God-Entrusting Power from rare books at Miskatonic University and encountered a strange girl who warned that order would collapse. The Wall Builder then fell, prompting the school’s leaders to prepare for catastrophe, while Andy told Lu Sheng that turmoil was imminent and the school had lifted its restrictions on leaving campus.

• Lu Sheng checked the grades, found himself among the top three, and went to the library to study rare ancient texts.
• Lu Sheng absorbed God-Entrusting Power from several books and noticed that the white-skirted girl appeared in two places at once.
• The girl told Lu Sheng that the wall would shatter and order would collapse, but he dismissed her as mentally unwell and left.
• The Wall Builder collapsed, allowing a massive distortion to enter the planet, and Principal Maradona discussed the coming catastrophe with school officials.
• Lu Sheng saw students being mobilized around campus, and Andy told him that the school had lifted its travel ban because turmoil was approaching.

Lu Sheng learned that the Wall Builder had collapsed and attended Dong Li’s class on resisting void contamination, where his exceptional problem-solving impressed the instructor. After class, Duke and A Er Ni considered recruiting him into the Deran Society, but Andy warned them that Lu Sheng was driven by learning and could become stronger through relentless effort.

• Lu Sheng saw Kafi Si’s portrait among the students confirmed dead and heard Andy describe A Er Ni’s financial troubles and invite him on a picnic.
• Dong Li explained that the Wall Builder had collapsed and taught the class how to use the Chaos Engine to resist void contamination.
• When Andy could not answer Dong Li’s question, Lu Sheng gave thirteen solutions and earned a recommendation for the Application Case Resolution Division.
• After class, Lu Sheng quickly answered several students’ questions while Andy watched him attract a crowd.
• Duke and A Er Ni approached Andy about inviting Lu Sheng into the Deran Society, and Andy warned them that Lu Sheng’s learning talent and drive made him exceptionally formidable.