Chapter Summaries

Su Li pretended to join the secret organization Su Miao had recruited him into and learned that it had members across the country and abroad, united by Contractual Power from an unknown source. He suspected Miao Yunxi was behind that power and planned to find her that night.

• Su Li’s mental defenses destroyed the consciousness that Wang Lu tried to place in his mind, though he pretended the attempt had worked.
• Wang Lu announced that Su Li was now her subordinate, and Su Miao explained the organization’s Contractual Power and its far-reaching network.
• Su Miao said the organization aimed to keep expanding and hoped to recruit their entire family.
• Su Li learned that Sister Cat worked for the Quancheng Detective Bureau and that Wang Lu and Lin Qing were Su Miao’s classmates from Yuancheng.
• Su Li concluded that Miao Yunxi was probably the source of the Contractual Power and planned to locate her using the Multivariate Information Selector and his photographs.

Su Li learned that Su Miao’s organization had once recruited people to track a group he suspected had captured Miao Yunxi. After locating Miao Yunxi with the Multivariate Information Selector, he flew off to find her, intending to kill her and end the danger her talent posed.

• Su Miao brought Su Li into the organization and urged him to earn merits and recruit their family.
• Su Miao explained that the organization had recruited people across Yuan City to report the movements of a particular group.
• Su Li connected that recruitment drive to the team that had captured Miao Yunxi and wondered how she had survived.
• After dinner, Su Li searched for Miao Yunxi using her photo and set the search to locate an E-Class Superhuman worldwide.
• The Multivariate Information Selector showed a red dot, and Su Li flew out to find Miao Yunxi.

Su Li found Miao Yunxi in her Yancheng villa and confronted her about her plans to rule the world. After revealing he had taken out her bodyguards, he sat down with her to learn how she had created D-Class Superhumans, leaving Miao Yunxi insisting that she had offered him a place in her empire.

• Su Li arrived at Miao Yunxi’s heavily defended villa and overheard her and Wang Mingming discussing Pang Cong’s plan and their efforts to build an empire.
• Su Li appeared beside Miao Yunxi, announced that he had come to rid the people of a menace, and said he had crippled her two bodyguards.
• Miao Yunxi decided against resisting and ordered Wang Mingming to serve tea while Su Li agreed to talk with her.
• Su Li asked how Miao Yunxi had advanced to D-Class and produced several D-Class Superhumans.
• Miao Yunxi learned that Su Li had killed Chu Liang and argued that capturing him would have made him a celebrated founder of her unified empire.

Su Li confronted Miao Yunxi, rejected her attempts to justify and bargain for her life, and knocked her and Wang Mingming unconscious. He decided to use the Mind Oscillator to control Miao Yunxi, hoping to gain her resources and learn how she could rapidly raise people’s levels.

• Miao Yunxi explained how her mind-altering talent and desire for power had led her to control others, while Su Li insisted her crimes made her a threat that had to die.
• Miao Yunxi offered to free Su Li’s relative and let him control her, but Su Li said he only wanted to kill her.
• As Su Li prepared to attack, Miao Yunxi panicked and offered him power, wealth, women, and help advancing his relatives in exchange for her life.
• Su Li appeared tempted by Miao Yunxi’s offers, then struck her unconscious and knocked Wang Mingming out when she rushed to her side.
• Su Li decided to use the Mind Oscillator to control Miao Yunxi, release ordinary people from her control, and potentially obtain her wealth and advancement methods.

Su Li prepared Gorol superweapons and returned to the Black Forest Base’s Thought Oscillation Chamber, where he staged his emergence as an unconscious captive. When the guards approached, he activated the weapons and began killing the people in the chamber.

• Su Li bound the unconscious Miao Yunxi and Wang Mingming with an unbreakable material, left them in the Taihang Mountains, and entered the Virtual Universe.
• Su Li obtained ten colorless test tubes in Tianlan Base City and took them to the Thought Oscillation Chamber at Black Forest Base.
• Su Li hid the weapons in the chamber’s green liquid and waited until someone opened the Thought Oscillator.
• Dr. Wu’s staff found Su Li lying outside the oscillator and decided to restrain him with Material Number Nine.
• Su Li activated the hidden weapons, incapacitating the people in the chamber, then used Carbon Element Manipulation to make their heads explode.

Su Li dismantled and stored the Mind Oscillator, then used the system Shop to manifest Dr. Wu and Norris as prisoners. He and Norris fled the room, while Su Li planned to escape Black Forest Base rather than return directly to Dacheng Star.

• Su Li left Dr. Wu unconscious and began carefully separating the Mind Oscillator from the room.
• Norris offered his Star Tear necklace in exchange for rescue, and Su Li took it after discovering its stable storage space.
• Su Li stored the Mind Oscillator in the necklace and told Norris he was now his prisoner.
• Su Li used the system Shop to manifest Dr. Wu and Norris, spending 800,000 Resource Points.
• Norris asked what they would do next, and Su Li said they would run and seek a way out of Black Forest Base.

Su Li learned from Norris that the Black Forest Base might use stellar coordinates to summon a B-Class Superhuman, so he disguised himself and led Norris and Dr. Wu toward the coordinates. He destroyed the guards and blasted the room, triggering alarms and leaving their escape plan uncertain.

• Norris explained that stellar coordinates could let a B-Class Superhuman return to the base through a wormhole, and Su Li realized Monina had likely left coordinates in a small black room.
• Su Li disguised himself as a C-Class guard, controlled the unconscious Dr. Wu, and led Dr. Wu and Norris out of the Mind Oscillator room.
• Su Li and Norris reached the small black room, where two guards blocked their way.
• Su Li killed both guards, setting off the alarms, then unleashed a mass of energy into the room and declared the coordinates destroyed.

Su Li tried to escape Black Forest Base with Dr. Wu and Norris, only to discover that the tunnel he entered was a weapon launch port. He survived the Xilan Civilization’s Piercing Cannon and returned to Tianlan Base City with Dr. Wu and Norris gravely injured.

• Su Li carried Dr. Wu and Norris through Black Forest Base, smashing through walls and doors as he tried to escape before the base could stop him.
• Su Li repeatedly detoured around energy barriers, then entered a pitch-black tunnel with no oxygen and suspected it was a weapon launch port.
• At Black Forest Base, the commander ordered the Piercing Cannon fired at Su Li despite the possibility that he carried the Mind Oscillator.
• Su Li activated Celestial God Transformation as the cannon’s energy wave struck, partially weakening the attack and blasting him out of the tunnel into the universe.
• Su Li returned to Tianlan Base City with much of his back missing, while Norris had lost half his body and Dr. Wu had been reduced to a head.

Su Li rescued Norris and Dr. Wu by giving them mechanical bodies, then persuaded Dr. Wu to help him learn to operate the Mind Oscillator. Su Li left with Dr. Wu, while Norris remained alone in the secret base.

• Su Li carried the badly injured Norris and Dr. Wu to his laboratory and built them mechanical replacements.
• Dr. Wu woke to find that only his brain remained in a culture tank, while Norris mocked him and Su Li told Norris to be quiet.
• Su Li explained that the Black Forest Base had destroyed Dr. Wu’s body and convinced him they could become allies.
• Dr. Wu agreed to teach Su Li how to use the Mind Oscillator, and Su Li left with him, leaving Norris behind.

Su Li used the Mind Oscillator to brainwash Miao Yunxi into absolute loyalty, then faced the problem of what to do with the unconscious Wang Mingming. Miao Yunxi suggested using the machine to restore Wang Mingming’s impression of Su Li and erase her memories of the previous night.

• Su Li carried Miao Yunxi into a temporary room and explained that the Mind Oscillator could change a living being’s thoughts.
• Su Li operated the Mind Oscillator and implanted loyalty to himself along with several test thoughts in Miao Yunxi.
• After Miao Yunxi emerged, Su Li tested the implanted thoughts and confirmed that the brainwashing had worked.
• Su Li released Miao Yunxi’s restraints, and they returned to the cave where Wang Mingming remained unconscious.
• Miao Yunxi suggested using the Mind Oscillator to change Wang Mingming’s impression of Su Li and erase her memories of the previous night.

Su Li brought Miao Yunxi to Quancheng, where she freed Su Miao from her control, then learned the full extent of Miao Yunxi’s ability to control people and rapidly gather energy. The chapter left Su Li considering her power useful for helping others advance, though he recognized its risks.

• Su Li took Miao Yunxi back to Quancheng and brought her to Su Miao’s room.
• Miao Yunxi removed the phantom of her consciousness from Su Miao, ending her control over Su Li’s cousin.
• At Miao Yunxi’s villa, Su Li asked her to explain how many people she controlled and how her talent worked.
• Miao Yunxi explained that she could divide her consciousness, control people, and draw energy from them; she estimated her current capacity at no fewer than one hundred million ordinary people.
• Miao Yunxi told Su Li that she could transfer accumulated energy to help people advance, but Su Li noted that controlling someone first could cause psychological trauma.

Su Li ordered Miao Yunxi to free ordinary people from her control within a week, then returned to Quancheng. He discovered that Su Miao had also returned to normal and told her to keep pretending to cooperate with the organization while hiding what had happened.

• Su Li told Miao Yunxi to release ordinary people and ordinary wealthy individuals within seven days, while keeping powerful insiders and billionaires under control.
• Su Li left Yuancheng and returned to Quancheng, where Su's Father and Su's Mother had covered for his absence.
• Su Miao pulled Su Li aside to ask about the organization, and he revealed that he knew she had returned to normal.
• Su Li reminded Su Miao that she had ambushed him and tried to recruit their family, then told her to act as if nothing had changed and avoid revealing herself.

Su Li examined the Resource Points he gained from Miao Yunxi’s people, wealth, and territory, then estimated the total convertible value of Earth. He decided that instead of relying on roasted meat or selling advanced technology, he could develop something new using Miao Yunxi’s people and resources.

• Su Li checked his status panel and discovered that his Resource Points had risen to more than 1.4 billion.
• Su Li reviewed the conversion rates for people, money, property, and land, noting that releasing people from Miao Yunxi’s control would reduce the points they provided.
• Su Li estimated that humanity’s population could account for nearly 100 billion Resource Points and that Earth’s total convertible resources amounted to about 250 billion.
• Su Li concluded that raising Earth’s civilization level was impractical and considered developing something himself with Miao Yunxi’s talented people, channels, and resources.

Su Li bought and mastered the fourth chapter of the Nine Spirit Diagram of the Supreme God, bringing him closer to Rank B. He began consuming stored fusion reactors and left to consult Dr. Wu about developing technology to evade the Xilan Civilization's detection.

• Su Li spent 40,500,000 Resource Points on the fourth chapter of the Nine Spirit Diagram of the Supreme God and used Ultimate Wisdom to absorb its knowledge.
• Su Li decided to postpone manifesting his Rank C+ level until after New Year and entered the Virtual Universe to prepare for advancing to Rank B.
• Su Li ignored Norris's complaints and began eating the fusion reactors stored at Tianlan Base City on Dacheng Star.
• Su Li struggled to devise a way to block the Xilan Civilization's detection signals, then left Dacheng Star to find Dr. Wu and ask for help.

Su Li celebrated New Year's Eve with his family and showed off his superhuman abilities by forming airborne swords into blessings. After exchanging New Year's greetings with Xia Ke, he teleported to her home and joined her in bed.

• Su Li helped his family with New Year's preparations and celebrated reunion dinner with his relatives.
• Su Li's family watched the Spring Festival Gala, and Su Li formed tiny swords into New Year's blessings for everyone.
• After midnight, Su Li sent New Year's messages to his contacts and sent Xia Ke an especially thoughtful greeting.
• Xia Ke video-called Su Li and told him she was home alone while her parents visited her grandfather.
• Su Li teleported to Xia Ke's home and pinned her down on the bed.

After the New Year, the Detective Bureau investigated tens of thousands of people who had been controlled, including Su Li and Su Miao. Secretary Wang called to check on Su Li, who learned that the Bureau had no conclusive evidence against Miao Yunxi and decided to give them a surprise.

• Su Li finished his New Year visits and learned that the Detective Bureau was investigating people freed from Miao Yunxi’s control.
• The investigators confirmed that Su Li and Su Miao had returned to normal and warned them not to spread rumors while the inquiry continued.
• Secretary Wang called Su Li on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to check on his condition, and he told her he had recovered after half a day.
• Su Li asked whether Miao Yunxi was the mastermind, and Secretary Wang denied that the Bureau had conclusive evidence despite knowing the truth.
• After Secretary Wang ended the call, Su Li smiled and said he would give the Detective Bureau a surprise.

Su Li erased Wang Mingming’s memories of his involvement and of Miao Yunxi’s controlled associates, then reunited her with Miao Yunxi in New York. When suspicious forces surrounded the hotel, Su Li had Miao Yunxi’s subordinates announce that she was under his protection, before telling her he had another matter to discuss.

• Su Li used the Mind Oscillator on Wang Mingming to make her forget details about him and the people Miao Yunxi controlled.
• Su Li brought Wang Mingming to Miao Yunxi in a New York hotel, where Miao Yunxi began removing the control from her.
• Miao Yunxi told Su Li that suspicious people had already tried to stop her, and Cheng Mengying, Yuan Fei, and Chris Dogus reported that more had gathered outside the hotel.
• Su Li gave Miao Yunxi’s three subordinates dark-purple armor and ordered them to tell the outsiders that Miao Yunxi was his subordinate and that anyone who stayed risked death.
• After the three subordinates left to deliver the warning, Su Li told Miao Yunxi he had another matter to discuss.

Su Li asked Miao Yunxi to prepare a list of the high-tech companies under her control. Meanwhile, Cheng Mengying and her companions captured nearby Superhumans, and Ye Feng recognized their purple armor and persuaded the others not to attack.

• Su Li asked Miao Yunxi to list the high-tech companies she controlled after her busy period, and she agreed.
• Cheng Mengying and two companions left the hotel, then used her shadows to capture dozens of nearby people.
• Several D-Class Superhumans debated attacking the three, while the white burly man warned them against fighting in New York.
• Cheng Mengying wondered why the hidden Superhumans had not come out, despite her having captured their subordinates.
• Ye Feng stopped the group from attacking after recognizing the purple armor and connecting it to the earlier incident involving Miao Yunxi.
• Ye Feng and Lawrence concluded that the armor's owner was likely a C-Class Superhuman, and the group agreed to approach and negotiate.

Su Li stepped in to negotiate with Ye Feng and the other D-Class Superhumans over Miao Yunxi’s control of people and her continued threat to the powerful. The chapter ended as Su Li began arguing that handling Miao Yunxi was his responsibility and that matters would have been far worse without him.

• Ye Feng and his allies confronted Cheng Mengying, Chris, and Yuan Fei, demanding to meet Miao Yunxi.
• Cheng Mengying refused to let them meet Miao Yunxi and warned them that she worked for an important person, but Ye Feng insisted the matter needed an explanation.
• Su Li appeared beside Ye Feng and invited both sides to talk at a nearby hotel.
• Su Li sat down with Ye Feng’s group and said he understood their concerns about Miao Yunxi.
• Ye Feng began to thank Su Li for finding and bringing out Miao Yunxi, but Su Li interrupted him, claiming her fate was his responsibility.

Su Li confronted Ye Feng and the other negotiators, demonstrating that he could prevent Earth’s nuclear weapons from launching and promising not to let Miao Yunxi control people without compelling reason. He then said he would use wealthy magnates’ connections and capital to change the world, declaring, “I will lead the era!”

• Su Li told Ye Feng that D-Class Superhumans were no match for him and claimed he could stop every nuclear weapon from launching, then gave the group coordinates to verify.
• Ye Feng questioned whether Su Li feared Miao Yunxi turning against him, but Su Li confidently refused to discuss his safeguards.
• Ye Feng conceded that the group had no leverage and tried to leave, but Su Li stopped him and argued he had no ambition to rule through Miao Yunxi.
• Su Li promised not to have Miao Yunxi control anyone without a compelling reason, and Ye Feng apologized for misjudging him.
• Su Li said he wanted the wealth of controlled magnates only for their connections and capital, so he could change the world and lead the era.