Chapter Summaries

Zhang Guangmu faced Bai Mu, the Mimic Demon King, in the Elden Ring Dimension as Bai Mu revealed the history behind humanity’s survival and the Demon race’s power. Bai Mu declared the Demon race’s era had begun and unleashed an apparently endless host of flame beasts against Zhang Guangmu.

• Bai Mu appeared in a fixed form resembling Zhang Guangmu and was identified as the Mimic who had copied the appearance and data of those with kingly aptitude.
• Director Feng Chuang told the staff that the Elden Ring Dimension was the final battlefield after Bai Mu had killed Yue Yiji, Fang Yi, and other important characters.
• Bai Mu explained that he had developed magic from human witchcraft and described how the first principal used Titan blood and the Demon race’s Elden Ring energy to sustain human civilization.
• Bai Mu said the Ring favored him and formed a greatsword from pale flames, then declared Zhang Guangmu’s fall would begin the Demon race’s era.
• Bai Mu used Magic: Endless Flame Beast to summon hundreds of flame beasts that attacked Zhang Guangmu and replenished themselves whenever he killed them.

Zhang Guangmu turned the Demon King’s endless energy against him, defeated Bai Mu, and made his body into a living battery. A mysterious voice then offered Zhang Guangmu immortality in exchange for eliminating every other human.

• Demon King Bai Mu relied on the Demon Race Magic Ring and sent waves of White Flame Magic Beasts to wear Zhang Guangmu down.
• Zhang Guangmu summoned black-flame beasts with an ice-blue saber, and they began devouring the White Flame Magic Beasts and absorbing their energy.
• Zhang Guangmu revealed that he had used the earlier clashes to grow stronger by consuming energy from Bai Mu’s forces.
• Zhang Guangmu trapped Bai Mu with Limitless Sorcery: Wheel of Fate, erased his consciousness, and turned his body into prayer beads that could serve as a living battery.
• A mysterious voice addressed Zhang Guangmu and other intelligent beings near Demon Hunting Academy, offering him immortality if he eliminated all other humans.

Zhang Guangmu rejected the Ring’s offer of eternal life and escaped its sealed dimension using the Living Battery bracelet and his hidden mana-seed anchors. After the war, he founded the Demonic Eater Sorcerer path and became the Sorcerer God, while the closing chronicle traced humanity’s rise through the Devouring Era and his departure into space.

• The Ring offered Zhang Guangmu eternal life in exchange for eliminating every other human, while humans and demonic creatures across the battlefield paused to await his decision.
• Zhang Guangmu refused the offer, arguing that the Ring’s claims about the collective will and the Titans were a deception.
• When the Ring declared that he would be trapped in its sealed space, Zhang Guangmu used his Living Battery bracelet and mana-seed anchors to escape to the Great Cemetery.
• On the third day after the war, Zhang Guangmu unveiled Demonic Eater Sorcery, a new extraordinary path that let people grow stronger by consuming demonic creatures.
• The closing chronicle recorded humanity’s adoption of devouring arts, the extinction of demonic creatures, and Zhang Guangmu’s eventual departure from Sorcerer Star to explore space.

After completing Demon Hunting Academy, Zhang Guangmu received excellent evaluations from all three Super Artificial Intelligences and was promoted to Four-Star Subconscious Actor. He learned that a crowd of fans had gathered outside his home, so Feng Chuang advised him to stay at his new state-provided home for now.

• Zhang Guangmu returned to the real world after receiving excellent evaluations from the Dao, Buddha, Confucianism, and the Demon Hunting Academy assessment.
• Zhang Guangmu discovered that his rating had risen to Four-Star Subconscious Actor, with higher pay and free access to premium state-run facilities.
• Mooncake woke and leapt into Zhang Guangmu's arms when he emerged from the Infiltration Pod, while an order-maintenance squad stood nearby.
• Feng Chuang congratulated Zhang Guangmu on his promotion and advised him to delay moving and hide at his new home.
• Zhang Guangmu watched a video of a huge crowd of Tian Guang Camp and Endless warship fans gathered outside his house, and realized he could not go home yet.

Zhang Guangmu avoided the fans outside his home by deciding to visit his new residence, while Feng Chuang discussed the film and faced a suspended arrest. The authorities halted the operation after ruling that Feng Chuang’s experiment was not a crime.

• Zhang Guangmu decided not to return home because an enormous crowd of fans was blocking his doorway, and he told Mooncake they now had four homes.
• Zhang Guangmu and Feng Chuang discussed the film’s post-credits scene, while Tang Lanshan regretted that it had not included more deductions.
• Feng Chuang said he was satisfied with the film and believed its unresolved mysteries and controversy would keep it in the public eye.
• A medical scan declared the Production Team staff and Subconscious Actors healthy.
• Zhang Guangmu overheard the authorities order Feng Chuang’s arrest suspended after deciding his experiment was not criminal.

After Demon Hunting Academy, Zhang Guangmu considered Earth's subtle changes and his own prospects while meeting fellow actors. On the way home, he noticed that his personal ability list's achievements section had changed.

• Zhang Guangmu sensed that Earth was slowly changing and wondered whether spiritual-energy cycles or the Deep Dive Plan had caused it.
• Zhang Guangmu praised Mooncake's supernatural talent and resolved to keep improving, imagining a future of Shared Transcendence.
• Zhang Guangmu saw the disgraced Sang Shenyou and spoke with Bai Yongsheng, whose Character Setting had held up during filming.
• Fang Yi told Zhang Guangmu he regretted not joining the Endless warship, and Zhang Guangmu said they would have chances to work together.
• In the flying car, Zhang Guangmu noticed that the achievements section of his personal ability list had changed.

Zhang Guangmu settled into his new house with Mooncake and began making plans for its pond and vegetable garden. Magistrate Lian Youwei then proposed turning the crowds outside Zhang's old home into an annual Liufeng County holiday honoring him, and Zhang asked whether he would be compensated.

• Zhang Guangmu moved into his two-story red-brick house with Mooncake and registered them as its first two household members.
• Zhang bought fish fry, food, seeds, and gardening supplies for the house's pond and vegetable plot.
• Zhang worried that his fans camped outside his old home would disturb the neighbors and arranged to meet Magistrate Lian Youwei.
• Lian told Zhang that a think tank proposed making January 13 an annual holiday honoring him, initially on a three-year trial basis.
• Zhang asked whether the holiday would bring him compensation, citing his genetic disease and his responsibility for the Endless warship's crew.
• Lian promised to do everything he could to secure Zhang the highest possible compensation.

Zhang Guangmu agreed to cooperate with Magistrate Lian, who secured support for his medical treatment and launched a major Tian Guang Festival event built around Zhang’s autographed cards. After receiving his Demon Hunting Academy pay, Zhang learned that Household 002 had sent him household expenses, and Mooncake hoped they could soon overcome his illness together.

• Zhang Guangmu accepted Magistrate Lian’s offer to promote him and support treatment for his genetic disease.
• Magistrate Lian secured approval for Liufeng County’s Tian Guang Festival plan, including a three-year trial and a public event featuring eleven Zhang Guangmu autographed cards.
• Zhang Guangmu saw that the cards had attracted widespread attention and rising offers, while Magistrate Lian arranged to protect his privacy from fans.
• Zhang Guangmu received 497 Dragon Shields for Demon Hunting Academy, bringing his savings above five thousand.
• Zhang Guangmu received a household-expenses transfer from Household 002, and Mooncake encouraged Household 001 to keep fighting his illness.

Mooncake gave Zhang Guangmu her savings to help pay for his medical treatment, and fan art inspired him to use two Usable Ability Points on Imperial Body Forging Technique. The chapter ended with Zhang Guangmu testing the result and noticing his veins bulge.

• Mooncake transferred 489 Dragon Shields to Zhang Guangmu, bringing his balance to 5,916, and he praised her thriftiness.
• Zhang Guangmu saw She Transforms into Wine Wine's fan art depicting him as a villain and considered how controversy had helped sustain his popularity.
• Zhang Guangmu gained a Usable Ability Point from Brother Shu's Anti-Fraud Scroll, which reflected his success in seeing through the immortality scam in Demon Hunting Academy.
• Zhang Guangmu used both of his Usable Ability Points on Imperial Body Forging Technique, raising its evaluation to 19.
• Zhang Guangmu put down his book, clenched his fist, and noticed the veins bulging on his hand, wrist, and temple.

Zhang Guangmu endured a severe illness flare-up and discovered that reaching Imperial Body Forging Technique 1.9 had strengthened his memory and mental force beyond what his body could handle. He resolved to keep strengthening his body to balance his mental force and prevent future attacks.

• Zhang Guangmu suffered a sudden bout of intense pain, then recovered with Mooncake beside him.
• Zhang Guangmu thought Mooncake had spoken human language and decided he would practice chatting with it every day.
• Zhang Guangmu investigated the cause of his flare-up and found that his second Usable Ability Point had raised his Imperial Body Forging Technique to rating 19.
• Zhang Guangmu noticed his memory and thinking had improved dramatically after reaching the brain-forging stage.
• Zhang Guangmu concluded that his strengthened mental force had outpaced his body and resolved to keep building his physique to prevent further attacks.

Zhang Guangmu learned that a renowned imperial physician would soon join his medical team and that his interest-free medical loan had been approved, bringing him closer to receiving treatment. As friends celebrated, he promised to hold birthday banquets for the group and realized his own birthday was coming up next.

• Li Xiaoxiao told Zhang Guangmu that a medical genius would join Shangyang Commandery’s fifth-grade medical team, his loan application had been approved, and he had been registered with the team.
• Zhao Zhengrong and Chu Fan sent congratulatory red packets, while Zhang Guangmu and Mooncake grabbed a combined 283 Dragon Shields.
• Tang Lanshan, Luo Zhuan, Jiang Ling, and Mooncake congratulated Zhang Guangmu in the group chat.
• Zhang Guangmu apologized for forgetting his companions’ birthdays and promised to hold an offline birthday banquet for everyone each year.
• Zhang Guangmu and Mooncake chose December 20, the day they first met, as Mooncake’s birthday, and Zhang Guangmu noticed that his own birthday was next.
• Zhao Zhengrong sent a string of links to the group.

Zhang Guangmu learned that he had reached Rank 88 on the Fantasy Dragon General Ranking and decided to pursue the title for its rewards. A week after finishing filming, he arrived for surgery to treat his genetic disease, where his companions wished him luck before he entered the operating room.

• Zhang Guangmu found himself ranked 88 on the provisional Fantasy Dragon General Ranking and discussed the title's benefits with his companions.
• Chu Fan explained that Dragon Generals gained increased experience bonuses and received ten thousand Dragon Shields the first time they reached the top.
• Zhang Guangmu proposed celebrating each rank climbed with a meal, then ordered takeout with Mooncake.
• A week after filming ended, Zhang Guangmu traveled to Shangyang Commandery for his scheduled surgery and found his companions waiting to support him.
• Zhang Guangmu entered the operating room with medical robot Little Bai and met the Shangyang Commandery Top Five Medical Team.

Zhang Guangmu sought treatment for his unusual illness, and the leading doctors discovered that his powerful body and exceptionally active brain made his case unprecedented. Ying Duxing arrived, promised a complete cure, and identified the condition as Soul Overload Syndrome before beginning to explain his treatment plans.

• The Fifth Medical Corps doctors examined Zhang Guangmu and realized his physical strength and brain activity made his illness unusually difficult to treat.
• The doctors warned Zhang Guangmu that ordinary surgery might not prevent a recurrence and that strengthening his body further could harm his temperament.
• Ying Duxing arrived and told Zhang Guangmu he could cure the illness completely, after asking whether Zhang trusted him to operate.
• Zhang Guangmu agreed to the surgery, and Ying Duxing explained that the condition came from the body's inability to coordinate with immense mental power.
• Ying Duxing named the illness Soul Overload Syndrome and began outlining four possible treatment plans, starting with adopting Zhang and performing Bloodline Modification Surgery.

Zhang Guangmu chose Plan A, a high-tech operation that cured his condition and harmonized his mind and body. After thanking the doctors, he rushed downstairs to tell his companions, while a top-secret intelligence report was due to reach him in half an hour.

• Ying Duxing explained four surgical plans, including Plan A’s promise to cure Zhang Guangmu by coordinating his spirit, body, and planetary magnetic field.
• Zhang Guangmu rejected the other plans and chose Plan A, then completed the medical loan paperwork.
• Ying Duxing and the doctors used the Spiritual-Physical Coordination Technique to perform the operation, removing Zhang Guangmu’s illness.
• Zhang Guangmu awoke feeling completely cured, stronger, and more attuned to his surroundings.
• Ying Duxing told Zhang Guangmu his companions were waiting downstairs, and Zhang hurried down to share the news.

After hearing a warning from the Will of Earth Civilization, Zhang Guangmu and the Seven Stars learn that the Path of the Great Emperor is about to become a real war between civilizations. They organize to spread the news and prepare, with four months remaining before the dangerous competition begins.

• Ying Duxing reflected on Zhang Guangmu’s extraordinary cultivation and the strange voice he heard during the operation.
• At a meal with the Endless crew, Zhang Guangmu told them he had heard the Will of Earth Civilization, and Li Xiaoxiao confirmed he had heard it too.
• After Ma Wu reported the same warning, Zhang Guangmu created the Loving Earthlings group and added his companions and fellow Seven Stars members.
• The group shared that super-civilizations fought in a fantasy dimension, and that Subconscious Film Worlds and the Path of the Great Emperor would become battlefields.
• Zhang Guangmu and the others concluded they needed to alert the empire and prepare for the most dangerous Path of the Great Emperor, which would begin in four months.

After learning that Earth’s survival depended on the upcoming film, Zhang Guangmu watched the Loving Earthlings group unite and considered how its members could help during the crisis. The chapter ended with him receiving a new film offer from the Subconscious General Bureau.

• Zhang Guangmu saw the Loving Earthlings group grow past a hundred members and watched its administrators quickly stop a dispute between members.
• The group discussed the extraterrestrial director due to take charge of “The Path of the Great Emperor” in four months and how to prepare for the film.
• Zhang Guangmu realized that Xiao Bai Group members could remain in the Film World as viewers and provide useful intelligence.
• Zhang Guangmu read the Bright Moon title description and suspected the Dragon General title offered an even stronger effect.
• Zhang Guangmu received a new film offer from the Subconscious General Bureau.

Zhang Guangmu accepted a new film, The Birth of a Thespian, alongside Li Xiaoxiao and Chu Fan, while Zhao Zhengrong had to decline. As director Yang Lehan prepared for filming, the actors discussed how to challenge Zhang Guangmu’s instincts, and she met him after his recovery had transformed his appearance.

• Zhang Guangmu accepted The Birth of a Thespian after seeing its cast list, while Zhao Zhengrong declined and Li Xiaoxiao and Chu Fan agreed to participate.
• Zhang Guangmu read Li Xiaoxiao’s confident message and reflected that his friend had grown beyond the teasing that once upset him.
• Yang Lehan asked fellow directors for advice about her new film, and their discussion turned to using Zhang Guangmu’s background and contrarian instincts to challenge him.
• Yang Lehan noticed Zhang Guangmu’s striking popularity among the cast as she read the group’s suggestions for pushing the actors.
• Zhang Guangmu greeted Yang Lehan by asking whether she had eaten breakfast, and she observed how much his healthy appearance and bearing had changed.

Zhang Guangmu entered The Birth of a Thespian without reading its script, using the film to train his ability to make snap decisions before The Path of the Great Emperor. After successfully infiltrating the Film World, he awoke on a carriage and recognized Chu Ba Zong, who praised him as the best-quality newcomer in the batch.

• Yang Lehan welcomed Zhang Guangmu to The Birth of a Thespian and chatted with him before filming.
• Zhang Guangmu reviewed his finances, noting that he had 1,100 Dragon Shields left and a 43,901-Dragon-Shield medical loan with no interest for ten years.
• Zhang Guangmu decided to enter The Birth of a Thespian without reading the script to prepare for the upcoming Super Civilization War-enhanced The Path of the Great Emperor.
• The Infiltration Pod automatically started, and Zhang Guangmu successfully entered the Film World.
• Zhang Guangmu woke on a moving carriage and saw Chu Ba Zong, who called him the best-quality newcomer in the batch.

Zhang Guangmu and Chu Fan woke aboard a train with a group of panicked passengers, and Chu Fan assessed Zhang Guangmu and two other promising newcomers. When two strongmen threatened them, Chu Fan intimidated them into backing down, leaving Zhang Guangmu impressed by the veteran's strength.

• Zhang Guangmu and Chu Fan appeared in the carriage, where passengers and Little White Balls commented on their changed styles.
• Chu Fan questioned Zhang Guangmu's composure, then watched as the unconscious passengers woke and panicked.
• Chu Fan noticed a calm young woman hiding behind a seat and a cowboy-hatted middle-aged man pretending to wake up late.
• Zhang Guangmu urged two angry strongmen to stop fighting, but the black-haired man challenged him.
• Chu Fan stepped in, frightened the black-haired strongman into backing off, and left the blond strongman trembling.
• Zhang Guangmu praised Chu Fan, who modestly said Zhang might surpass him after a few carriages.

Chu Fan explained the deadly train’s rules to the passengers and asked them to introduce their specialties before Carriage No. 1 was destroyed. The doors to Carriage No. 2 opened after several passengers identified themselves, including Zhang Guangmu, whose chemistry knowledge earned Chu Fan’s approval.

• Chu Fan crushed a metal seat with one hand, frightening the blond strongman and silencing the passengers.
• Chu Fan explained that the train never stopped, Carriage No. 1 would be destroyed after thirty minutes, and the passengers had to search other carriages for supplies and survive their dangers.
• Zhang Guangmu asked whether hydrofluoric acid could dissolve the windows, and Chu Fan praised his chemistry knowledge while noting that even aqua regia had failed to damage them.
• Chu Fan said he would help only passengers whose strengths he recognized and asked everyone to introduce themselves before the carriage was destroyed.
• Ma Yihai introduced himself as an emergency physician, Emery Philmore as a special police officer skilled in shooting, and Ito Tomie as a hacker who pledged loyalty to Chu Fan.
• The doors between Carriage No. 1 and Carriage No. 2 slowly opened.