Chapter Summaries

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.

Cheng Han drove the Four Factions’ leaders from Lan Lou and ordered the students to abandon cliques and focus on training. Later, Yan Dongting and Gu Jinglong praised Cheng Han’s talent and discussed his chances of becoming a Mystic Adept.

• Cheng Han sent Wu Yiming, Ding Long, and Bian Hu to take Wen Hui and Jun Changkong to the Infirmary, then confronted the remaining students about their faction games.
• Cheng Han warned the students that strength mattered more than factions against Heretical God Believers and demons, and Di Guanjun promised to stop hanging around factions.
• Cheng Han threatened to beat up anyone who formed cliques and ordered everyone to begin free training.
• Yan Dongting and Gu Jinglong discussed how Cheng Han had quickly subdued Lan Lou and praised his talent and value.
• Yan Dongting estimated that Cheng Han had a ninety percent chance of becoming a Mystic Adept, while Gu Jinglong said they would wait and see.

Cheng Han discovered that Heretical God Believers had slaughtered one of his Night Owl flocks and used the birds to alert the authorities. The glowing birds led the Patrol Department toward the attackers, while one of the God Descent Society’s infiltrators realized he had been lured into a trap.

• Cheng Han sensed that thirty-six Night Owls had been killed and concluded that Heretical God Believers were responsible.
• Cheng Han activated his Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control to send the authorities a warning, and Black Cat agreed to leave the fighting to the official wage slaves.
• Sentry Chief Liu saw the glowing Night Owls form an arrow toward the northeast and recognized them as the Mysterious Person’s birds.
• Sentry Chief Liu dressed to respond to the apparent Heretical God threat and worried that someone else might receive credit for the Mysterious Person’s intelligence after his promotion.
• In a forest, a shadow swallowed the Night Owl corpses and saw the glowing arrow pointing toward him, then suspected the Mole had betrayed him and led the authorities into a trap.

After Cheng Han helped the authorities track down and kill Zhou Yang, the pursuit ended with an innocent family dead, leaving Cheng Han shaken. He used the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame to deduce a new movement skill, Leap of Radiance.

• Cheng Han used his connections to track Zhou Yang and discovered that Zhou Yang believed Buharin was a mole in the God Descent Society.
• Zhou Yang sent a warning about Buharin using a bloody eyeball, while Cheng Han secretly encouraged the accusation and enjoyed the resulting confusion.
• The authorities killed Zhou Yang after he broke into a private home, but the family of four inside died in the battle.
• Cheng Han mourned the family's deaths and resolved to grow stronger and help destroy the God Descent Society.
• Cheng Han deduced Leap of Radiance from the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame and used it to teleport two meters, startling Sheriff.

Cheng Han cleared a storm-blocked road, learned that Night Owls had been protected by a new law, and went to Mushroom Class hoping to identify a suspicious student. The chapter ended when Wen Jie shouted that he had seen a Ghost Eye in the crowded passage to the Mushroom Cave.

• Cheng Han used Flame Thread and Mountain Moving Hand to clear a fallen tree from the road on his way to school.
• Yan Dongshan announced a law banning the hunting of Night Owls, and Cheng Han suspected it was meant to deter Heretical God Believers by protecting the birds associated with the Mole.
• Cheng Han arrived early at the Mushroom Cave and used Deduction to identify Year Three, Class Eight student Meng Date as a possible Sartre Clan member.
• The young teacher invited Cheng Han to enter the farm first, but Cheng Han declined and let the other students go ahead.
• Wen Jie cried out that he had seen a Ghost Eye in the packed passage, and Cheng Han feared the students would panic and cause a stampede.

Cheng Han used the Soul Flash Scythe to stop a stampede after Ghost Eye appeared at Fifteen Middle School, then helped rescue the students. Principal Yan Shan rewarded him with a school proctor position and four gold, and Cheng Han chose to stay with his classmates in the Comprehensive Building.

• Cheng Han used the Soul Flash Scythe twice to stop the panicked crowd and ordered students to summon teachers and help carry the injured out.
• Principal Yan Shan and the teachers arrived, cleared the passage, evacuated the students, and took the unconscious Wen Jie away after Cheng Han confirmed he had discovered Ghost Eye.
• Yan Shan appointed Cheng Han as a school proctor, removed Jun Changkong from the position, and increased Cheng Han's reward to four gold.
• Vice Principal Yan Dongting offered Cheng Han a place to rest in Lan Lou, but Cheng Han chose to remain with his classmates and requested food to help calm them.

Cheng Han calmed the frightened students with snacks and a small magic trick, then investigated a possible link between the Ghost Eye incident and the God Descent Society. His deduction revealed that teacher Ye Qin's true name was Yekaterina Qin, suggesting she had a Sartre Clan connection.

• Cheng Han brought food to the conference room, eased the students' fear, and gave Qian Qingqing a candy that produced sparks.
• After the staff left, Cheng Han reassured Qian Qingqing while noting that the students' calm would not last without solving the underlying problem.
• Cheng Han took an Eraser from Wen Jie's pencil case and reasoned that the God Descent Society might have caused the Ghost Eye incident and placed a hidden agent at Fifteen Middle School.
• Cheng Han suspected Meng Date might be the Society's agent, then used a Deduction when Ye Qin approached the quarantined Class Three-Two classroom.
• Cheng Han deduced Ye Qin's true name was Yekaterina Qin and realized she had a Sartre Clan name.

Cheng Han exposed and killed Ye Qin, a God Descent Society agent, after learning she had targeted Wen Jie and remembering two sisters who died in the previous battle. He concealed her corpse after her counterattack destroyed a classroom wall, then told Teacher Zhou that someone had died.

• Cheng Han used his Spirit Universe Imprint to deduce Ye Qin’s identity, combat strength, and connection to Wen Jie’s Bookmark.
• Cheng Han told Ye Qin about two young sisters who died in the previous battle, then attacked her with Soul Flash Scythe and Leap of Radiance.
• Cheng Han reappeared behind Ye Qin and killed her with a punch after her silver nail missed him and destroyed part of the wall.
• Cheng Han found Ye Qin’s Bookmark in Wen Jie’s notebook and learned she had secretly placed it in his homework.
• The silver nail’s attack collapsed the wall into Class Three-Three, and Cheng Han hid Ye Qin’s corpse before telling Teacher Zhou that someone had died.

After Cheng Han killed Ye Qin, he convinced Yan Shan that she had orchestrated the Ghost Eye incident, and a Magic Watch test linked her Bookmark to the supernatural threat. With the school under Black Armor Army guard, Cheng Han organized a barbecue for stranded students while administrators let the celebration continue under supervision.

• Cheng Han asked Class Three's monitor to block the hole in the wall and summoned Yan Shan to the classroom.
• Cheng Han told Yan Shan that Ye Qin had tampered with Wen Jie and showed him the sinister Bookmark found in Wen Jie's schoolbag.
• Yan Shan tested the Bookmark with his Magic Watch, whose green glow made it shriek and injure people nearby, then declared Cheng Han's action a meritorious deed.
• Cheng Han left the classroom and resolved to study the Ghost Eye and find a way to solve the problem.
• Black Armor Army soldiers arrived as Cheng Han arranged a barbecue with meat from the Canteen for students unable to go home.
• Yan Dongting allowed the students to continue barbecuing but sent staff to ensure they did not burn down the Comprehensive Building.

Cheng Han traced the Ghost Eye to a godlike whisper, discovered that it was spreading among students, and devised a technique to interfere with its transmission. His deduction upgraded the Eye of Omniscience to Level 4, and he waited for dawn to put his plan into action.

• Cheng Han deduced that the Ghost Eye originated from an anomalous whisper about Nether Soil and suspected it was a whisper of a god.
• Cheng Han analyzed how the Ghost Eye formed in Wen Jie's Sea of Spirit and drained Soul Origin.
• Cheng Han found that thirty-two students near Wen Jie had faint whispers in their souls, while Qian Qingqing had none.
• Cheng Han used what he had learned about the Ghost Eye's energy transmission to deduce a technique based on the Fragmented Imprint of True Flame, upgrading the Eye of Omniscience to Level 4.
• Cheng Han sensed that the Fragmented Imprint had recovered 0.95% and waited for dawn, when the Law's power would grow stronger.

Cheng Han tested Light Energy Leap by remotely controlling Night Owls and creating a blinding Flashbang, while learning that Ghost Eyes had appeared across Qinglin City. In a secluded cave, members of the God Descent Society questioned their mistaken sacrifice of Buharin and the identity of the Mole.

• Sentry Chief Liu responded to complaints about Night Owls calling in unison, but sent the residents away rather than drive off Cheng Han's flock.
• Cheng Han revealed that he had used Light Energy Leap and the Fragmented Imprint of Spirit Control to control Night Owls from afar, then demonstrated the skill's Flashbang application.
• Cheng Han learned from the Night Owl flocks that the Black Armor Army had sealed off at least four locations in Qinglin City where Ghost Eyes had appeared.
• Two black-robed figures discussed the ritual using Buharin's corpse and realized they had wrongly treated him as the Mole based on Zhou Yang's information.
• The Hunched Figure questioned what the God Descent Society had done, while the taller figure said they could not keep killing without conclusive evidence.