Chapter Summaries

After the pharmaceutical companies’ assassination attempt failed, Jiang Ming forced them and South Korea’s major shareholders to transfer large portions of their companies to Ding Corporation. The chapter ended with the transfers finalized and Ding Corporation’s announcement shocking South Korea.

• The pharmaceutical companies sent Gene Modification squads to assassinate Ding Ling and other Ding Corporation executives, but none of the squads returned.
• Jiang Ming visited the pharmaceutical companies, demonstrated his power, and warned their executives to surrender or die.
• Liu Xin agreed to dissolve his company and bring its scientists to Ding Corporation, while shareholders handed over their shares after learning about the Talent Potion.
• Jiang Ming coerced South Korea’s industry giants into transferring fifty percent of their companies’ shares, though many secretly planned to retaliate.
• Jiang Ming returned with the transfer contracts, Ding Ling signed and stamped them, and Ding Corporation announced the finalized transfers the next day.

Gu Ziyun, a dying first-generation witch, began investigating Ding Corporation because she suspected it might have a Gene Modification expert who could save her. After learning that powerful factions were searching for its chairman, Ding Ling, she saw a possible path toward the company and its Talent Potion.

• Gu Ziyun concluded that Ding Corporation’s power might come from successful Gene Modification research and decided to investigate it instead of openly exposing herself.
• Gu Ziyun secretly watched Ding Corporation from a nearby hotel and studied its rapid takeover of pharmaceutical companies, while resolving to find its research department before her three months ran out.
• Gu Ziyun grew interested in Ding Corporation after discovering information about a Talent Potion without side effects and began considering how to obtain it.
• Du Mingxi told Gu Ziyun that her father was investigating Ding Ling, whose background was blank and who appeared exceptionally young and handsome.
• Du Mingxi showed Gu Ziyun a photograph of Ding Ling, and Gu Ziyun was amazed by his appearance.

Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi decided to join the Ding Corporation’s Talent Potion trial, hoping it would bring them closer to Ding Ling. Meanwhile, Doctor Bai learned of the trial and ordered Mr. Cui to follow her plan against Ding Ling, believing the world’s conglomerates could ultimately destroy the Ding Corporation.

• Du Mingxi told Gu Ziyun that the Ding Corporation was secretly recruiting volunteers to test the Talent Potion, and that Ding Ling would supervise the trial.
• Gu Ziyun agreed to join the trial after Du Mingxi, and the two planned to go after class.
• Gu Ziyun speculated that the trial might help the Ding Corporation recruit security personnel and considered using it to become one of Ding Ling’s confidants.
• Doctor Bai and Mr. Cui discussed whether to cooperate with the Ding Corporation or act against Ding Ling on behalf of the conglomerates that had hired them.
• Doctor Bai rejected Mr. Cui’s proposal to seek Ding Corporation support and ordered him to continue the original plan.
• Doctor Bai privately considered replacing Mr. Cui and concluded that the Talent Potion trial was likely a way for Ding Ling to recruit security personnel.

Doctor Bai planned to use the Ding Corporation crisis to expand her Witch experiments, while Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi joined the crowd seeking Talent Potions and saw Ding Ling. Gu Ziyun recognized Doctor Bai’s agents among the applicants and entered the testing area, where she witnessed a candidate awaken flight as Ding Ling’s plan to draw her closer continued.

• Doctor Bai dismissed Mr. Cui’s concerns, planned to demand more resources, and resolved to find the First-Generation Witch or rely on the Second Generation Witch.
• Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi arrived late at the Ding Corporation’s Talent Potion line, where Gu Ziyun recognized two people who had hunted her ten years earlier.
• Du Mingxi excitedly watched Ding Ling, while Gu Ziyun considered infiltrating the corporation and observed that agents from Doctor Bai’s organization might be testing him.
• Ding Ling watched the applicants and revealed that the Talent Potion was made with his blood and was part of his plan to draw Gu Ziyun into his trap.
• Gu Ziyun entered the testing area, saw department heads lament the potions being given away, and watched an applicant awaken the power of flight.

Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi took the Ding Corporation’s Talent Potion test, hoping to gain powers and extend their lives. Gu Ziyun awakened flame control and added four months to her lifespan, while Du Mingxi gained Earth Release; the chapter ended with Ding Ling offering Qi Guang a second potion in exchange for signing a contract.

• Gu Ziyun concealed her abilities and submitted her information to Zhang Die, then entered the testing room with Du Mingxi.
• Du Mingxi swallowed a Talent Potion and eagerly awaited its effects as Ding Ling reassured her.
• Gu Ziyun took the potion and awakened flame control, manifesting a blood-red lotus above her head and gaining four months of lifespan.
• Du Mingxi awakened Earth Release and demonstrated how she could vanish into and emerge from the ground.
• Qi Guang, who had only awakened Light Emission, begged Ding Ling for another chance, and Ding Ling offered him a second potion if he signed a contract.

Ding Ling’s Talent Potion awakened Qi Guang’s second-tier light powers, prompting Du Mingxi and Gu Ziyun to join Ding Corporation’s Secretary Department. As Gu Ziyun plotted to gain access to a second potion, Doctor Bai and the conglomerates learned how effective the Talent Potion was and resolved to steal its formula and the Sealing Potion’s.

• Qi Guang signed Ding Corporation’s contract, drank the second Talent Potion, and awakened second-tier light powers that let him transform into electrical light and fire lasers.
• Du Mingxi and Gu Ziyun joined the Secretary Department after Ding Ling promised employees could earn a chance at a second potion.
• Ding Ling left Jiang Ming in charge, gave each department head a second potion, and had Jiang Ming seal the powers of talented people who refused to join.
• Du Mingxi and Gu Ziyun discussed Ding Corporation’s rules, while Gu Ziyun decided to use her Secretary Department position to seek information about the second potion.
• Doctor Bai’s spies returned from Ding Corporation, and tests convinced him and the conglomerate representatives to pursue the Talent Potion and Sealing Potion formulas.

Doctor Bai persuaded some factions to target Ding Ling while fleeing with Mr. Cui and planning another assassination attempt. Gu Ziyun detected groups near the Ding Corporation and reported them to Ding Ling, who offered her a security position, but she chose to remain in the Secretary Department.

• Doctor Bai failed to convince everyone to attack the Ding Corporation, so the gathered factions split into three groups.
• Doctor Bai contacted the Superhuman Organization and the Alliance Organization to help kill Ding Ling, then fled with researchers and Mr. Cui while planning further attempts.
• Gu Ziyun went to work with Du Mingxi and sensed three groups of at least ten people near the Ding Corporation, whom she suspected were targeting Ding Ling.
• Gu Ziyun reported the potential threat to Ding Ling and considered him a powerful fellow monster who treated his subordinates well.
• Ding Ling praised Gu Ziyun's abilities and offered to transfer her to security, but she chose to stay in the Secretary Department.

Ding Ling made Gu Ziyun his personal security officer and allowed her best friend Du Mingxi to join after Gu Ziyun argued for her. As they worked closely with him, Gu Ziyun’s favorability rose through his efficiency and cooking, while she continued pursuing her mission to obtain a Talent Potion and gather intelligence.

• Ding Ling offered Gu Ziyun a transfer to personal security, and she accepted, raising her favorability to forty-two through his fair treatment.
• Du Mingxi asked Gu Ziyun to help her become Ding Ling’s bodyguard, and Ding Ling agreed to consider her after evaluating her abilities and requiring a voluntary corporation contract for cultivation.
• Gu Ziyun told Du Mingxi she had secured the transfer, and the two joined Ding Ling’s office despite other employees’ jealousy.
• Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi observed Ding Ling’s exceptional work and artistic skills over several days, while Du Mingxi acted prim in front of him and let loose afterward.
• Ding Ling cooked for Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi, and his food delighted both women and increased Gu Ziyun’s favorability.

Gu Ziyun grew more impressed with Ding Ling and planned to ask him for a Talent Potion to treat her adoptive mother's dementia. As she and Du Mingxi settled into their work at Ding Corporation, Gu Ziyun sensed that Gene Modification assassins were watching the company and believed Ding Ling was preparing to counter them.

• Du Mingxi and Gu Ziyun praised Ding Ling after he cooked for them, and Gu Ziyun reflected on how far his artistic skills surpassed her own.
• Gu Ziyun told her adoptive father, Ju Yu, that she would ask Ding Ling for a Talent Potion to help her mother, and she reassured him that the request would not jeopardize her job.
• Du Mingxi explained that her father had learned about superhumans and wanted Ding Ling to investigate the disappearance of children, but she had chosen not to burden the chairman with the matter.
• Gu Ziyun noticed that Gene Modification assassins had been watching Ding Corporation and judged that Zhang Die and the other department heads could overwhelm them.
• Gu Ziyun recalled warning Ding Ling about the threat and believed he had already prepared a trap for the attackers.

Ding Ling raised Gu Ziyun’s favorability through his impressive work, cooking, and skills, while preparing to return to the Great Estate in case hidden enemies attacked. As Gu Ziyun’s admiration deepened, she began to suspect Ding Ling’s strength far surpassed her own and privately admitted to Du Mingxi that she liked him a little.

• Ding Ling’s demonstrations of work, art, and other skills raised Gu Ziyun’s favorability to 71, and he told Du Mingxi and Gu Ziyun he would return to the Great Estate.
• Du Mingxi vowed that she and Gu Ziyun would protect Ding Ling from the hidden enemies, and Gu Ziyun resolved to rely only on her fire ability and physical strength in a fight.
• Ding Ling cooked lunch, earning another favorability point from Gu Ziyun, who asked him how he kept improving his cooking.
• Ding Ling explained that mastery of perception and control let him bring every ingredient’s flavor and texture to the ultimate level, leaving Gu Ziyun convinced his strength exceeded hers.
• After Ding Ling returned to work, Du Mingxi teased Gu Ziyun about her feelings, and Gu Ziyun admitted that she liked Ding Ling a little and asked her to keep it secret.

Du Mingxi urged Gu Ziyun to pursue Ding Ling, and Gu Ziyun reluctantly agreed to consider it. After Ding Ling left the company with the two women for the Great Estate, Zhang Die and Jin Ling worried that rival financial groups might target him as the corporate struggle intensified.

• Du Mingxi encouraged Gu Ziyun to win Ding Ling's affection, and Gu Ziyun eventually promised to see how things went.
• Ding Ling caught Du Mingxi in an embarrassing pose, and she apologized before resuming her conversation with Gu Ziyun.
• Ding Ling finished working and left for the Great Estate with Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi, while envious staff members complained about the women.
• Zhang Die and Jin Ling learned that the two security personnel had accompanied Ding Ling and discussed the risk of underhanded attacks from rival financial groups.

Ding Ling’s convoy was ambushed on a crowded road, but he empowered Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi to counterattack. The attackers turned to firing into the crowd when they could not reach him, and Cheng Gui fled as the attack collapsed.

• Zhang Die and Jin Ling discussed the hidden enemies and trusted Ding Ling to handle them alone.
• A staged traffic pileup blocked Ding Ling’s car, while Gu Ziyun detected Gene-Modified Humans positioned around it.
• Ding Ling strengthened Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi and ordered them to cripple their attackers without killing them.
• Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi raced through the ambush, throwing enemies into the air and burying them underground.
• Cheng Gui ordered his forces to fire at Ding Ling’s car despite the civilians in the area, causing widespread casualties.
• Ding Ling’s bulletproof car withstood the gunfire and grenades, and Cheng Gui abandoned his subordinates and fled.

Cheng Gui learned that Ding Corporation had exposed the Superhuman Organization and the Alliance Organization and planned to destroy them, so he began considering defecting to Ding Corporation for its Talent Potion. Meanwhile, panicked financial magnates demanded an explanation from Doctor Bai and Director Bai as Ding Corporation attacked their organizations.

• Cheng Gui reported that his assassination mission had failed because Gu Ziyun was guarding Ding Ling, and Doctor Bai ordered him to investigate her survival and Ding Corporation's research.
• Cheng Gui recruited more people and activated moles inside Ding Corporation while avoiding another confrontation with Gu Ziyun.
• Cheng Gui read that Ding Corporation had announced the Talent Potion, publicly tried more than two hundred members of the two organizations, and planned to attack their bases in one month.
• Cheng Gui concluded that the Talent Potion could replace his antidotes, then decided to return to headquarters and seek a chance to defect with trusted subordinates.
• Financial magnates contacted Doctor Bai and Director Bai, demanding an explanation for failing to kill Ding Ling and allowing Ding Corporation to attack them.

Doctor Bai and the consortiums faced the Ding Corporation’s overwhelming attacks, and their alliance began to fracture as everyone planned to save themselves. Doctor Bai agreed to flee with Mr. Cui, but she still plotted to restart the Witch Project and ordered him to bring the Second Generation Witch from headquarters.

• Doctor Bai urged the consortiums to hire foreign powers to kill Ding Ling, but their representatives doubted her and secretly planned separate escape and surrender strategies.
• Consortium leaders divided their forces among fleeing to the Ancient Country, negotiating or surrendering to the Ding Corporation, and sending expendable operatives after Ding Ling.
• Mr. Cui argued that Doctor Bai should have cooperated with the Ding Corporation earlier, while the Gene-Modified Humans behind him showed hostility toward her.
• Mr. Cui proposed fleeing overseas, and Doctor Bai agreed to abandon her decades-old laboratory and escape with him.
• Doctor Bai resolved to resume the Witch Project once she was safe and ordered Mr. Cui to retrieve the Second Generation Witch from headquarters.

Mr. Cui reluctantly headed to Ding Corporation headquarters while Doctor Bai pursued plans to build a new refuge and recover the Second Generation Witch. Meanwhile, Gu Ziyun managed a new Earth Golem squad, grew more loyal to Ding Ling, and began considering whether to pursue him.

• Mr. Cui agreed to go to headquarters while Doctor Bai left to inspect a potential refuge and prepare to create more Witches using the Second Generation Witch.
• Mr. Cui watched videos of Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi fighting for Ding Corporation and regretted not cooperating with Ding Ling sooner.
• Ding Ling placed Zheng Taijiu and twelve other Earth Golems under Gu Ziyun's management, and Du Mingxi was assigned to work under her as well.
• Gu Ziyun trained Zheng Taijiu's squad through combat drills and tests, leaving the Earth Golems afraid of her and eager to earn Ding Ling's trust.
• Gu Ziyun reported to Ding Ling and, with her Favorability at 81, began wondering whether she should pursue him and become his girlfriend.

Gu Ziyun began pursuing Ding Ling by changing her style, cooking for him, and arranging to learn hands-on at his side. As Du Mingxi watched them grow intimate, she struggled with envy because Ding Ling was also her dream man.

• Gu Ziyun rejected Du Mingxi's suggestion to confess immediately and decided to approach Ding Ling gradually by working with him and helping him relax.
• Gu Ziyun postponed asking Ding Ling for Talent Potion for her mother, then began dressing in a heroic style after deciding he might like capable women.
• Ding Ling complimented Gu Ziyun's outfit, raising her Favorability, and she later cooked a large meal to imitate his techniques and asked him to teach her.
• That evening, Ding Ling guided Gu Ziyun's hands while they cooked together, and she deliberately stayed pressed close to him.
• Du Mingxi watched Gu Ziyun and Ding Ling's intimacy with envy, reminding herself that she had encouraged Gu Ziyun and should support her.

After dinner, Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi went home and talked late into the night about Ding Ling and Gu Ziyun's growing feelings for him. They agreed she should pursue him patiently but more actively, before Ding Ling's family or other outside forces could complicate matters.

• Gu Ziyun served Ding Ling dinner and asked him to continue teaching her divine-level cooking, while her Favorability rose to 87.
• After dinner, Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi went home together, enjoying the attention they received as famous Supermen.
• Du Mingxi teased Gu Ziyun about being held by Ding Ling, and Gu Ziyun admitted that it had felt pretty good.
• At Gu Ziyun's home, the besties discussed how to win Ding Ling over without rushing him or risking a transfer away from him.
• Du Mingxi warned that Ding Ling's family or other people behind him might interfere, so she urged Gu Ziyun to flirt with him more intensely and promised to support her.

Gu Ziyun and Du Mingxi continued trying to get closer to Ding Ling while pretending their interest was only friendly admiration. Meanwhile, Ding Corporation crushed the rival Unicorn Companies, prompting Cheng Gui to ask Zheng Taijiu for help surrendering and joining the corporation.

• Gu Ziyun gave Du Mingxi advice on how to help create romantic moments with Ding Ling, and Du Mingxi agreed to learn from her.
• Du Mingxi secretly filmed Gu Ziyun and Ding Ling cooking together, while Gu Ziyun's Favorability toward Ding Ling rose to 89 and she resolved to claim him for herself.
• Ding Corporation attacked rival Unicorn Companies openly and covertly, killing resisting leaders and forcing companies to surrender or flee abroad.
• Some surrendered members betrayed their relatives who had escaped overseas, accelerating the collapse of the Unicorn Consortiums.
• After seeing videos of captured fugitives being executed, Cheng Gui called Zheng Taijiu and offered everything he had in exchange for help joining Ding Corporation.
• Zheng Taijiu agreed to ask Gu Ziyun and explained that he had received a Talent Potion, awakened Water Control, and reduced the effects of his Gene Modification.

Cheng Gui joined Ding Corporation after Zheng Taijiu revealed that The Witch was dating Ding Ling, and he saw the company crush opposition and take control of South Korea. Meanwhile, Gu Ziyun’s affection for Ding Ling rose to 97 after months of courtship, and she prepared a lavish meal for him as their relationship neared its final step.

• Zheng Taijiu told Cheng Gui that The Witch was dating Ding Ling and warned him to keep the news secret, prompting Cheng Gui to join Ding Corporation.
• Ding Corporation eliminated resistance from the Unicorn Companies and South Korean power organizations, then gained control over the country’s industries.
• After joining Ding Corporation, Cheng Gui witnessed the Secretary Department’s strength and settled into security work alongside Zheng Taijiu.
• Zheng Taijiu told Cheng Gui that seven or eight hundred Gene-Modified Humans had surrendered and that Ding Corporation’s Security Department was pursuing Doctor Bai and the others.
• Over nearly three months, Gu Ziyun grew closer to Ding Ling, learned cooking and other skills from him, and won his first kiss as her Favorability reached 97.
• Gu Ziyun prepared eighteen dishes and three soups for Ding Ling at the company, while Du Mingxi eagerly helped set the table.

Gu Ziyun visited the Ding Corporation’s underground prison, where Doctor Bai and Mr. Cui were being held, and confronted the people who had hunted her for years. She killed Doctor Bai and then faced Mr. Cui, who pleaded for his life.

• Cheng Gui led Gu Ziyun to the underground detention area and explained how the Ding Corporation’s satellites had helped locate Doctor Bai’s group in Antarctica.
• Gu Ziyun confronted Doctor Bai, mocked her failed research, and reminded her of the suffering she had caused.
• Doctor Bai attacked Gu Ziyun, but Gu Ziyun overpowered her and crushed her head, killing her.
• Gu Ziyun went to Mr. Cui’s cell, where he asked her to spare his life and claimed he had only followed orders.