Recaps

Cheng Han discovered that Blue Lark was likely killed after Qin Zi Cheng noticed it spying, and he suspected Qin Zi Cheng’s power was also causing a nearby woman’s nightmares. Back home, Cheng Han used Blue Lark’s feather to begin deducing the bird’s death.

• Cheng Han confirmed that he still had a soul-level connection to Blue Lark and considered whether Qin Zi Cheng had discovered the bird spying on him.
• An old man asked Cheng Han to sell him a Cave Rabbit, and Cheng Han used Deduction to verify the man’s story before agreeing to bring one back.
• After selling the rabbit, Cheng Han realized the old man’s daughter-in-law lived near Qin Zi Cheng and suffered nightmares resembling the supernatural power he had seen before.
• Cheng Han suspected Qin Zi Cheng had killed Blue Lark after noticing it nearby and resolved to investigate through Deduction rather than approach his home.
• At home, Cheng Han took out Blue Lark’s feather and used it as a clue to deduce the cause of the bird’s death.

Cheng Han used the Blue Lark’s traces to discover that Qin Zi Cheng could attack from a distance, then gathered evidence of widespread supernatural disturbances near Qin’s home. He prepared a flock of Night Owls for a plan to make Qin disappear before school began.

• Cheng Han viewed the Blue Lark’s final moments and concluded that Qin Zi Cheng had attacked it from afar using a power resembling an Alien God’s ghost hand.
• Cheng Han sent Sheriff to collect connected objects from nearby households, warning the Black Cat to stay at least thirty meters from Qin Zi Cheng’s home.
• After ten Deductions, Cheng Han found widespread reports of strange voices, Black Flame Figures, and a Giant Statue, and suspected supernatural suggestions were keeping residents silent.
• At three in the morning, Cheng Han sent Sheriff to catch Night Owls from different flocks, then used Spirit Control on the birds he received.
• Cheng Han declared that Qin Zi Cheng had to disappear that night, while the controlled Night Owls gathered into a flock of more than a hundred and flew through the night.

Sentry Chief Liu received a mysterious drawing and cryptic verse delivered by a flock of birds, and set out to report the warning to Headquarters. Cheng Han revealed that he had staged the grand delivery to make the outpost take his message seriously.

• Zhang Ting woke Sentry Chief Liu to report an unusual flock of birds circling above the training ground.
• Sentry Chief Liu gathered Patrol Officers and waited as one bird dropped him a drawing of a twisted vine surrounding a two-story building.
• Sentry Chief Liu read the verse on the paper and ordered his officers to protect the three birds that remained as guides.
• Sentry Chief Liu left to report the message to the Lord Mystic Adepts stationed at Headquarters.
• In Shanyi Neighborhood, Cheng Han told Black Cat that he had used the flock and exaggerated verse to make his warning seem profound.

The Black Armor Army destroyed a building in Jinglin Neighborhood and captured Qin Zi Cheng after his Black Mist attack affected nearby civilians. Cheng Han resisted the howl with the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame, deduced Qin Zi Cheng’s fate, and learned that the mysterious person’s prophecies might be connected to the Ancient Sartre People.

• The Black Armor Army and the Patrol Department surrounded Jinglin Neighborhood, destroyed a building, and froze and shattered the Black Mist creature inside.
• Cheng Han resisted a distant howl when the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame dispelled its illusions, and his Spirit Value limit rose to 14.7.
• Cheng Han deduced that Qin Zi Cheng had been captured after seeing him tortured by a black-robed man, and he resolved to investigate the Sartre Clan name later.
• Cheng Han used the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to help Black Cat recover from the howl’s effects.
• Two Mystic Adepts discussed the mysterious person’s ability to control birds and wondered whether his prophecies and language were linked to the Ancient Sartre People.

During a school inspection for spiritual contamination, Cheng Han impressed the Patrol Officers with his spiritual power and discovered that the Profound Tortoise Stone could help complete his Spirit Universe Imprint. He left with increased proficiency and Spirit Value, while other students began discussing his abilities and reputation.

• Cheng Han arrived at Fifteen Middle School and entered the inspection line, where he recognized Sentry Chief Liu among the Patrol Officers.
• Big Beard tested Cheng Han and four other students with the Profound Tortoise Stone, finding that Cheng Han had unusually strong spiritual power.
• Cheng Han detected Profound Markings on the stone and used them to complete part of his Spirit Universe Imprint, raising its proficiency and Spirit Value limit.
• Big Beard confirmed that the students' spirits were uncontaminated and sent them away, with Cheng Han leaving steadily while the others staggered.
• Other students recognized Cheng Han as the boy who had taken Fang Han's place and repeated rumors about Fang Han cheating in Meditation Class.

Cheng Han calmed his classmates after a frightening morning and learned that the authorities were concealing what had happened to Qin Zi Cheng. During Meditation Class, Qiu Yuan singled Cheng Han out and urged him to show his full strength, prompting the class to suspect he had been hiding his abilities.

• Cheng Han reassured his anxious classmates by using the Spirit Universe Imprint to improve their moods.
• Yan Dongshan announced that the authorities had called the incident at Class Two, Fourth Grade a false alarm, and canceled morning classes for self-study.
• Cheng Han persuaded Wan Tengjiao to allow the class some freedom during self-study, and she yielded to his judgment.
• After lunch, the lockdown ended and normal classes resumed as students returned to school.
• Qiu Yuan placed Cheng Han alone in the first observation group and asked him to hold nothing back when observing the Profound Spirit Wall.

Cheng Han used the Spirit Universe Imprint while observing the Profound Spirit Wall, far surpassing Qiu Yuan’s expectations and remaining focused for over a minute. The Spirit Wall Sound rang out, and Wan Tengjiao recognized it as a sign usually accompanied by Primal Energy Awakening.

• Cheng Han entered the private compartment and prepared to observe the Profound Spirit Wall while Qiu Yuan timed him.
• Cheng Han used the imprint to copy the Spirit Shadow Diagram into his mind, but his Spirit Value rapidly drained as the diagram came alive before him.
• Cheng Han observed the wall for over a minute, then said he understood as the Profound Spirit Wall and his body both rang with a strange chime.
• Students outside heard the two chimes, and Wan Tengjiao identified the first as the Spirit Wall Sound.
• Wan Tengjiao explained that the Spirit Wall Sound was usually accompanied by Primal Energy Awakening, which required sensing the Source Energy Abyss after condensing a Source Sense Imprint.

Cheng Han successfully condensed a Source Sense Imprint after using Imprint on the Profound Spirit Wall, astonishing his classmates and teachers. Vice Principal Yan Dongting arrived at the Meditation Room intending to secure Cheng Han for the Second Battle Group of the Black Armor Army, interrupting Qiu Yuan as he began to speak with him.

• Wan Tengjiao left the Meditation Room and urged Vice Principal Yan Dongting to sign Cheng Han to a Preparation Agreement for the Second Battle Group.
• Cheng Han realized that his use of Imprint on the Profound Spirit Wall had helped him condense the Source Sense Imprint, and his Spirit Value limit rose to 16.5.
• Qiu Yuan confirmed Cheng Han's success, announced it to the class, and dismissed the students early.
• Qiu Yuan began discussing Cheng Han's prospects with him, but Yan Dongting entered the Meditation Room and interrupted them.

Yan Dongting confronted Qiu Yuan to recruit Cheng Han for the Black Armor Army’s Second Battle Group, offering him a Preparation Agreement with generous support. Cheng Han rejected the initial terms as too little, using the rivalry between the battle groups to bargain for more.

• Yan Dongting arrived in Qiu Yuan’s classroom and insisted he would sign Cheng Han for the Second Battle Group, even threatening to use force.
• Qiu Yuan left after Yan Dongting suggested he complain to Principal Yan Shan to explain the loss to his own battle group.
• Yan Dongting asked Wan Tengjiao to find Qiu Yuan’s Preparation Agreement document and offered Cheng Han four years of secret medicine, a monthly subsidy, and a signing bonus.
• Cheng Han said the offer was too little because Qiu Yuan could provide the same terms, and asked why he should choose the Second Battle Group.

Cheng Han demonstrated that he could perform the Crane Cry Stance by drawing on Source Energy, impressing Vice Principal Yan Dongting and securing improved terms in a Preparation Agreement with the Second Battle Group. After Yan Dongting praised Cheng Han’s prospects and offered him cultivation advice, Cheng Han and Wan Tengjiao returned to find students gathered outside the classroom to see the newly famous student.

• Cheng Han resisted Yan Dongting’s pressure and demonstrated the Crane Cry Stance, producing a series of sounds from his chest and abdomen.
• Yan Dongting praised Cheng Han’s independent achievement and raised his signing bonus, monthly subsidy, and supply of Body Tempering Secret Medicine.
• Wan Tengjiao revised the Preparation Agreement, and Yan Dongting and Cheng Han signed it.
• Yan Dongting taught Cheng Han about cultivation, predicted he would become a Warrior within eight years, and left to speak with the principal.
• Cheng Han and Wan Tengjiao returned to the classroom and found students from other classes crowding the hallway to see him.

Cheng Han struggled with the attention his schoolmates and teachers gave him, then went to the market to buy seasonings for a promised roasted rabbit. After helping a vendor’s twin daughters, he noticed both girls suddenly coughing violently.

• Yan Dongshan and the other teachers congratulated Cheng Han, while students and onlookers crowded around to see him.
• Qian Qingqing grew jealous of the Four Orchids, and Cheng Han teased her by saying she was better than them.
• A boy riding a Feathered Beast recognized Cheng Han as Senior Cheng Han on his way home.
• Cheng Han visited the Vegetable Market to buy seasonings for the Black Cat’s roasted rabbit and met the stall owner’s daughters, Lin Lin and Long Long.
• Cheng Han used sparks from his Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to entertain the twins and persuade them to put the seasonings back.
• As Cheng Han prepared to leave, Lin Lin and Long Long began coughing violently at the same time.

Cheng Han used the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to destroy the Black Mist afflicting the Twins and warned their mother to keep them away from Chen Shu. He returned home, where the Black Cat greeted him with two Cave Rabbits, and promised to make a roasted rabbit feast.

• Cheng Han intervened when an old woman’s chest-pressing failed to stop the Twins’ coughing and warned that the treatment could hurt them.
• Cheng Han used his Source Sense Imprint and Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to destroy the Black Mist that had caused the Twins’ coughing.
• Cheng Han eased both girls’ coughing and told their mother not to let Lin Lin and Long Long get too close to Chen Shu.
• Cheng Han declined a reward and left the Vegetable Market after the Twins watched him go reluctantly.
• Cheng Han returned home, praised the Black Cat for catching two Cave Rabbits, and promised it a roasted rabbit feast.

Cheng Han shared Sheriff’s leftover rabbit meat with a struggling family and sent the cat to monitor Chen Zhengyang. After strengthening the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame through a Deduction, Cheng Han formed a Small Fireball Spell with a maximum range of thirty-five meters.

• Cheng Han persuaded Sheriff to let him send leftover rabbit meat to the two children next door, and Sheriff delivered it without being seen.
• Cheng Han used a Deduction to see the family share the meat happily, then showed Sheriff their joy and explained why kindness should be restrained.
• Cheng Han tasked Sheriff with secretly monitoring Chen Zhengyang and warned it not to approach him because a dangerous presence might be nearby.
• After waking two hours later, Cheng Han practiced the Nine Elements Strengthening Body Technique and used a Deduction to increase the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame’s completeness to 3.12%.
• Cheng Han activated the imprint and formed an orange-red Small Fireball Spell that could reach up to thirty-five meters.

Cheng Han reviewed the Black Cat’s surveillance of Chen Zhengyang and found signs of a supernatural plot, then headed to school, where Jing Jiuxiao arranged an attack on him. Cheng Han used the Mountain Moving Stance to hurl his bicycle at the charging Feathered Beast, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The Black Cat brought home bird eggs and showed Cheng Han a pile of firewood left by the neighboring children in exchange for roasted meat.
• Cheng Han reviewed the Black Cat’s memories and saw Chen Zhengyang spit out something that wriggled before a nocturnal bird carried it away.
• Cheng Han failed to deduce the bird’s origins and sent a White Claw Crow to watch Chen Zhengyang during the day.
• Cheng Han recognized Jing Jiuxiao at the school gate and deduced that Jing intended to target him over his choice of battle group.
• Jing Jiuxiao’s Feathered Beasts began fighting, and one charged Cheng Han as its tail swung toward him.
• Cheng Han assumed the Mountain Moving Stance and threw his bicycle at the Feathered Beast.

Cheng Han knocked down the Feathered Beast with his Bicycle and used his imprints to turn the students against Jing Jiuxiao, who was disciplined by the vice principal. Cheng Han returned to class with compensation and growing admiration from his classmates, though Qian Qingqing worried that Jing Jiuxiao might seek revenge.

• Cheng Han threw his Bicycle into the Feathered Beast, knocking it down and stunning Jing Jiuxiao and the students at the school gate.
• Cheng Han used his imprints and vocal technique to accuse Jing Jiuxiao of setting a trap, and the students blocked Jing Jiuxiao from leaving.
• Gu Jinglong took Cheng Han and Jing Jiuxiao to the office, where Jing Jiuxiao received a severe warning and a month at home while Cheng Han received 120 Silver Coins in compensation.
• Cheng Han returned to class to admiring classmates, and Qian Qingqing asked whether Jing Jiuxiao might retaliate.

Cheng Han joined the Prep Class at Lan Lou and calmly thwarted the older students’ attempts to isolate and embarrass him. Gu Jinglong arrived and announced that he had brought Cheng Han’s signing bonus and monthly subsidy, leaving the class curious about the amount.

• Cheng Han arrived at Lan Lou and realized the other students had agreed to exclude him because of his recent attention and his conflict with Jing Jiuxiao.
• Gao Lin tried to impose a month of cleaning duties on Cheng Han, but backed down under Cheng Han’s pressure.
• Cheng Han used the Eye of Omniscience to find the Locker Room, set up his personal locker, and change into training clothes without help.
• The twenty-two Prep Class students gathered, and Gu Jinglong arrived to lead training.
• Gu Jinglong announced that he had brought Cheng Han’s signing bonus and monthly subsidy.

Cheng Han demonstrated his physical skill and offered a disputed explanation of the Embracing Furnace Stance during training, while Gu Jinglong appeared to use him to challenge the Prep Class. Cheng Han realized that Gu Jinglong's dissatisfaction with Lan Lou might involve factions.

• Gu Jinglong announced Cheng Han's generous signing bonus and stipend, then tested him by throwing him a money bag, which Cheng Han caught with a precise blind kick.
• Gu Jinglong demonstrated the Embracing Furnace Stance, and Cheng Han sensed Source Energy fluctuations and analyzed the technique with his Residual Seals.
• Jun Changkong explained the stance as turning the body into a furnace, and Cheng Han instead described an external Furnace of Life.
• The students sided with Jun Changkong, but Gu Jinglong implied that Cheng Han's explanation was correct and called the students idiots.
• Cheng Han deduced that Gu Jinglong was stirring up the Prep Class because of factions and his dissatisfaction with Lan Lou.

Cheng Han became the Prep Class Monitor after negotiating a higher stipend, then impressed the class by quickly learning the Embracing Furnace Stance and strengthening his Fragmented Imprint of True Flame. After school, Qian Qingqing offered him a ride, and he used his new technique to warm her while an unknown short-haired figure watched from afar.

• Cheng Han explained how the Embracing Furnace Stance drew power from the Furnace of Life, earning Gu Jinglong's praise and the students' admiration.
• Gu Jinglong appointed Cheng Han Class Monitor and raised his monthly stipend from fifteen to fifty Silver Coins after Cheng Han asked for more.
• Cheng Han reached beginner level in the Embracing Furnace Stance, restoring 0.18% of his Fragmented Imprint of True Flame and bringing its Completeness to 3.3%.
• Cheng Han found his Bicycle too badly damaged to repair and prepared to walk home until Qian Qingqing offered him a ride in her Crystal Energy Car.
• Cheng Han demonstrated his new technique by warming Qian Qingqing, while a short-haired figure watched them from several dozen meters away.

Cheng Han bought firewood after earning a large sum and demonstrated his new Transform Flame to Silk technique to Black Cat. He then discussed his suspicions about Chen Zhengyang and began devising a way to test him, but inspiration struck before he finished explaining.

• Qian Qingqing and Qian Yiqing bickered in the car about how much she cared for her deskmate Cheng Han.
• Cheng Han bought three thousand jin of White Ke Wood, and Luan Yan persuaded her father to waive the delivery fee and give him ongoing discounts.
• Cheng Han used Transform Flame to Silk to scorch and split a thick log while Black Cat watched in astonishment.
• Cheng Han told Black Cat that Chen Zhengyang was likely a puppet controlled by someone nearby and that the authorities were pursuing the person behind him.
• Cheng Han explained that he might use the firewood to test Chen Zhengyang, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Cheng Han used the Eye of Omniscience to trace the supernatural influence affecting Chen Zhengyang to Jinglin Neighborhood, where Qin Zi Cheng had lived. He sent Sheriff to watch as he set a fire near Chen Zhengyang’s home, but a huge flock of Night Owls gathered and prepared to attack.

• Cheng Han deduced that a powerful Supernatural Item had found Chen Zhengyang and that its trail went cold when Chen Zhengyang passed through Jinglin Neighborhood.
• Cheng Han connected the location to Qin Zi Cheng and suspected the item had fled after Qin Zi Cheng was captured by the Black Armor Army.
• Cheng Han sent Sheriff to Chen Zhengyang’s home to observe a plan to force the hidden item to reveal itself.
• A Night Owl’s eyes turned red, and it unleashed a red gleam that set a wooden shed ablaze.
• Cheng Han watched from Shanyi Neighborhood and explained that his Stable Flame ability had let him send the fire from a distance.
• Hundreds of Night Owls surrounded the house and began gathering Transcendental Fluctuations for a massive attack.

Cheng Han used the Black Cat and his Eye of Omniscience to observe the supernatural entity in Chen Zhengyang’s body escape the authorities and retrieve a black bead. After the authorities arrived too late, Cheng Han summoned another subordinate to handle the cleanup.

• Chen Zhengyang emerged from his house transformed, but the Night Owls flew away and left him exposed.
• Cheng Han fried bird eggs and reasoned that the authorities would notice the supernatural item and search for it.
• Chen Zhengyang’s body exploded, and a Gray Bird retrieved a black bead from his skull before flying away.
• Two Black Armor Army men arrived on Gale Wind Beasts and suspected that the Mysterious Person had frightened the entity into revealing itself.
• Cheng Han observed the scene through the Black Cat and used the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control to summon another subordinate.

Cheng Han sent the Long-plumed Falcon after the Gray Bird carrying the Black Pearl and learned that the pearl had fallen dormant after the bird crashed. He ordered the pearl buried for safety, then rewarded Sheriff for its help.

• Cheng Han summoned the Long-plumed Falcon and ordered it to find the Gray Bird, warning it not to touch the dangerous Supernatural Item.
• The Long-plumed Falcon attacked the weakened Gray Bird, which fell into a remote forest with the Black Pearl still in its claws.
• Cheng Han used Deduction to confirm the Gray Bird had died and the Black Pearl had become dim and dormant.
• Cheng Han remotely ordered the Black Cat to bury the Black Pearl, then praised Sheriff and gave it a massage and a late-night meal.

Cheng Han deduced the origins of the black pearl and learned it was Heretical God Blood connected to the God Descent Society and Qin Zi Cheng’s death. He used the blood to develop his Spirit Universe Imprint, gaining a new skill before his mental exhaustion forced him back to sleep.

• A hidden Heretical God Believer learned that the black pearl’s aura had vanished and blamed the Mole, while the leader demanded the Mole be found.
• Cheng Han woke refreshed, lit a fire to warm Sheriff, and deduced the black pearl’s origins.
• Cheng Han saw fragmented visions linking Qin Zi Cheng, the God Descent Society’s Textile Factory ritual, and the Heretical God Blood pearl, which later entered Chen Zhengyang.
• Cheng Han decided to keep the pearl and use it to advance his imprints, then analyzed the Spirit Universe Imprint.
• The Spirit Universe Imprint gained a Soul Flash Scythe structure and reached 12.92% completeness, but Cheng Han became mentally exhausted and returned to sleep.

Cheng Han accepted a new bicycle from Qian Qingqing and rode her to school, where he learned the class admired his appointment as Imprint Formation Class Monitor. During training, he confronted Ren Yong’s challenge and used Soul Flash Scythe to silence him, leaving Ren Yong shaken.

• Qian Qingqing gave Cheng Han a new bicycle that her father, Qian Yiqing, had bought at a discount, and Cheng Han promised to treat her family to a barbecue.
• Qian Qingqing rode to school behind Cheng Han, held his waist, and enjoyed the cold morning ride with him.
• Cheng Han and Qian Qingqing entered the classroom together, and Qian Qingqing praised him for becoming the Imprint Formation Class Monitor.
• Cheng Han told the Prep Class that Principal Jing Long had assigned him to supervise free training that afternoon.
• Ren Yong challenged Cheng Han’s ability to serve as Class Monitor, and Cheng Han rebuked him before striking his Sea of Spirit with Soul Flash Scythe.
• Ren Yong recovered several seconds later and stepped back in fear and shock.

Cheng Han used his authority as Class Monitor to challenge Lan Lou’s unruly students and demonstrate his mastery of Hidden Horse Stealing Force. After defeating Wen Hui and Jun Changkong, he left the class too intimidated to question his position.

• Cheng Han explained that Principal Jing Long had appointed him to reform Lan Lou and offered Ren Yong a choice between punishment and a spar.
• Ren Yong stayed silent, so Wen Hui accepted Cheng Han’s challenge and was knocked unconscious by Hidden Horse Stealing Force.
• Cheng Han called out Jun Changkong over Gao Lin’s past bullying of him, and Jun Changkong agreed to fight to protect his reputation.
• Cheng Han sent Jun Changkong flying and unconscious with Hidden Horse Stealing Force.
• Cheng Han challenged the other students, but no one dared answer.