Chapter Summaries

Cheng Han shared his suspicions about Qin Zi Cheng with the Black Cat and asked it to spy on him at night. He then used the Eye of Omniscience to try to complete the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control, and both he and the cat jolted as the deduction began.

• Cheng Han served the Black Cat a rabbit feast and understood its concern when he ate less than usual.
• Cheng Han told the Black Cat that Ghost Claw may have sensed its uniqueness and taken its soul.
• Cheng Han explained the Grass Hound incident and his suspicion that Qin Zi Cheng was experimenting with a powerful item.
• Cheng Han asked the Black Cat to watch Qin Zi Cheng's home at night, and the cat agreed.
• Cheng Han began deducing a method of spiritual communication between humans and animals using the Black Cat as the associated object, and both of them jolted.

Cheng Han used the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control to exchange experiences and information with Sheriff, strengthening their bond before sending the Black Cat to investigate Qin Zi Cheng's home. Sheriff reached the house and watched it through the night, noticing a light flash in a window after the occupants appeared to have gone to bed.

• Cheng Han experienced Sheriff's memories through the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control, raising his Spirit Value limit and improving the imprint's completeness.
• Cheng Han transmitted Qin Zi Cheng's address to Sheriff, and the Black Cat decided to set out immediately.
• Sheriff traveled through the dark and startled a man relieving himself outdoors with a shrill cry.
• Sheriff reached Qin Zi Cheng's home, surveyed the surroundings, and watched the house for five hours until the lights went out.
• Sheriff kept watching for two more hours and noticed a faint light flash in a distant window.

The Black Cat returned from watching a house and showed Cheng Han that someone inside had rapidly grown a vine, strengthening his suspicion that Qin Zi Cheng was behind the strange plant incidents. Cheng Han practiced his fire ability and then asked the Black Cat to catch small birds the next day.

• The Black Cat watched a shadow inside the house change as a vine grew leaves, then returned home to report to Cheng Han.
• Cheng Han used the Eye of Omniscience on the sun and measured his flame by heating a nail until it glowed dark red.
• Cheng Han tried to create a fireball but managed only a tiny flame, then practiced a close-range fire technique as the Black Cat returned.
• Cheng Han received the Black Cat’s memories and concluded that Qin Zi Cheng was the mastermind behind the Soft Silk Vine and the vines at Qin Zi Cheng’s home.
• Cheng Han asked the Black Cat to catch several small birds the next day, confusing it because he had previously forbidden bird-catching.

Cheng Han used his Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to reheat food for the black cat and planned to use birds to watch Qin Zi Cheng during the day. The next morning, he soothed a Grey Spotted Finch with the Spirit Universe Imprint and prepared to control it, while the black cat watched closely.

• Cheng Han assigned the black cat to watch Qin Zi Cheng at night and birds to watch him during the day.
• Cheng Han used the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to reheat the leftover food for the black cat.
• The black cat brought Cheng Han a Grey Spotted Finch, which he chose as a daytime watcher.
• Cheng Han used the Spirit Universe Imprint to calm the Grey Spotted Finch and lure it onto his palm.
• Cheng Han prepared to use the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control on the finch, while the black cat tried to climb up and was told to stay down.

Cheng Han used the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control to send birds to work, then hunted Cave Rabbits with the Black Cat and sold four at the Vegetable Market. As he left with his earnings, he sensed that one of his controlled birds had been killed.

• Cheng Han bonded with a Grey Spotted Finch, fed it, and sent it out with instructions to return before dark.
• Cheng Han had the Black Cat catch a Blue Lark and a White Claw Crow, then controlled and sent both birds to work.
• Cheng Han rode to the Eastern Suburb of Qinglin City and worked with the Black Cat to drive Cave Rabbits from their burrows and catch them.
• Cheng Han sold four Cave Rabbits at the Vegetable Market for six hundred and twenty-three Copper Coins.
• Cheng Han sensed that the connection to one of his controlled birds had abruptly been cut off.

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.