Chapter Summaries

Ye Lan unleashed the Core of the Resentful Maiden against the Holy See forces pursuing the Blood Cherry Society's leader, turning the battlefield into a vast Sea of Blood. The sphere's third descent overwhelmed even Mithril Rank fighters, leaving the Holy See army facing mass destruction.

• The Blood Cherry Society's leader fled Fog Gray City, fought through Holy See soldiers and a giant robot, and corrupted two Mithril Rank soldiers with Pollution Power.
• Ye Lan surveyed the battlefield from a hill and calculated that 820 people were within three kilometers, then decided to attack with the Core of the Resentful Maiden.
• Ye Lan released the Core, which expanded into a giant blood sphere that drew in fighters and exposed them to its gravitational pull and corrosive light.
• The blood sphere swept over the battlefield again, swallowing people into the Sea of Blood and hurling Mithril Rank fighters aside.
• Ye Lan raised the Core's output to its limit, and on its third descent the Sea of Blood overwhelmed the Mithril Rank fighters as a gigantic eye opened beneath its writhing flesh.

Ye Lan and Ye Qian used the Core of the Resentful Maiden to wipe out the Holy See force and Blood Cherry Society fighters, then staged the scene to make the Blood Cherry Society appear responsible. The Holy See accepted the false evidence and began investigating the wrong target, while an injured woman who escaped the battle reflected on what she had witnessed.

• Ye Lan’s Core of the Resentful Maiden swallowed the Legion Commander and the Blood Cherry Society leader, and she and her Weavers used the leader’s corpse to leave a forged order at the scene.
• Holy See reinforcements arrived, found the dead soldiers and the Blood Cherry Society leader, and concluded that the two sides had destroyed each other.
• Diviners reported that no enemies had escaped, and the Holy See searched the battlefield for equipment and clues.
• The Legion Commander found two forged orders implying that the Blood Cherry Society had planned to stop controlling Ye Kong and retreat from the New World.
• Diviners confirmed that the Blood Cherry Society leader had written the orders, while Ye Qian’s deception kept suspicion away from herself and Dusk.
• An injured woman reached a Hidden Ones Tavern and recalled escaping the battle, still shaken by what she had witnessed.

A witness to Ye Qian’s battle became overwhelmed by the Core of the Resentful Maiden’s Pollution and died by suicide. Ye Qian then dealt with the battle’s witnesses, erasing memories and removing her Pollution from most of them while arranging for the severely affected to die in their dreams.

• A young woman saw the Little Person Burger and began perceiving flesh-and-blood horrors everywhere as the Pollution took hold.
• The Polluted woman returned home, suffered increasingly vivid visions and pain, and killed herself after carving humanoid patterns into her body.
• The police and Shadow Bureau identified the death as a Pollution incident, while their investigation failed to separate genuine information from false leads.
• Miss F1230 inspected the corpse with Mystic Thread and realized the woman had been Polluted by the Core of the Resentful Maiden after witnessing Ye Qian’s battle.
• Ye Qian sent Vier to kill 500 severely Polluted witnesses in their dreams and used her other clones to erase the memories of more than 140,000 others and remove her Pollution from them.

Ye Qian and Little Orange arranged for the Holy See to reach the Main World, hoping to turn its arrival into a weapon against their enemies. The Holy See began assessing the world’s value, then a girl sent by Little Orange approached its leader and identified the Knights of the Light Prayer Sect.

• After the Holy See withdrew from the Martial Arts World, Ye Qian’s Cannon Fodder Clone survived and reported that the army was heading to the Main World.
• Ye Qian met Little Orange in a dream and proposed letting the Holy See help fight their enemies; Little Orange told her to reveal the Main World’s situation and let the Holy See decide what to do.
• Little Orange helped the Holy See’s army arrive at Ye Qian’s port, where its leaders surveyed the vast world and considered developing it.
• As the Holy See’s soldiers began exploring the area, a girl sent by Little Orange approached their camp and asked to speak with their leader.
• The girl asked the Chief Executor whether they were Knights of the Light Prayer Sect, leaving him alarmed that someone in another world knew the Holy See.

Ye Qian reassessed her plan for Ye Kong after discovering that Archbishop Cory feared an investigation into her rapid promotion. She decided to exploit his self-interest to keep Ye Kong alive and arrange for a Blood Cherry Society member to take the blame.

• A messenger gave the Holy See information about the Main World, and leaders in Fog Gray City and Lianwen City agreed to report it after suppressing the remaining heretics and handling Ye Kong's case.
• Archbishop Cory worried that Ye Kong's promotion records would expose his involvement, and he considered how to make her death look harmless to his future.
• Ye Qian explained that her note, “Plan failed. Stop controlling Ye Kong,” had originally been intended to make the Holy See kill Ye Kong and prevent it from learning about her or the other clones.
• Ye Qian learned through the Mystic Thread that Cory feared the consequences of an investigation, so she decided Ye Kong could be saved by making a Blood Cherry Society member the one who died.

Ye Kong survived a staged attack that let Archbishop Cory conceal the incident and strengthen the Holy See’s preparations for the Main World. In the Dream World, Little Orange reassured Ye Qian that she remained part of their group despite the Holy See gaining an advantage.

• Ye Kong and F456 staged an attack in which F456, disguised as Ye Kong, detonated hidden Explosion Rings and died while Ye Kong was badly injured.
• Archbishop Cory had Ye Kong treated, questioned her, and recorded the incident vaguely in a lengthy report to avoid scrutiny.
• Cory arranged safeguards for Ye Kong and prioritized the Main World intelligence, mobilizing ten thousand Holy See Guards and preparing cannons and firearms.
• Ye Qian met Little Orange in the Dream World and worried that the group would abandon her now that the Holy See had the advantage.
• Little Orange told Ye Qian that her Magic Net authority and contributions made her one of them, and that the Light Prayer Church’s involvement was an investment.

Ye Qian withdrew most of her forces from the Main World while continuing to develop her troops, and she arranged convincing histories for Ye Kong and her other clones to reduce the risk of an Inquisition investigation. After the Blood Cherry Society was destroyed and the immediate danger passed, Vier visited Ye Yan with a surprise gift.

• Little Orange told Ye Qian that she would arrange a protection contract with The Holy See for the isolated island, and Ye Qian agreed to withdraw her forces while continuing to mine and train troops.
• Ye Qian rested after accounting for her losses, distributed Cosmetic Coins when the system upgrade finished, and decided to protect Ye Kong from scrutiny by the Inquisition.
• Ye Qian connected her clones through fabricated family ties and personal histories, supported by trusted Dusk members, so investigators would find people who could confirm their backgrounds.
• Ye Qian reflected that The Holy See could not prevent every hidden group from summoning an Evil God, and recognized that she herself might be one of the world's strange threats.
• After the Blood Cherry Society's destruction made the Konghai City base safe, Vier visited Ye Yan and brought her a carefully prepared box of food.

Vier gave Ye Yan extravagant gifts and discovered that relatives were threatening Ye Yan over her inheritance, so she began using Mystic Threads to change their minds. She and Ye Yan grew closer in private, while the chapter ended with Ms. Blue Dragon feeling despondent in Kalu World.

• Vier gave Ye Yan Xilu Flower pastries and a protective gemstone ring, then learned from the butler that Ye Yan's relatives were targeting her inheritance.
• Vier discovered that Luo Wei was secretly arranging to seize Ye Yan's inheritance and decided to alter his memories and those of the other relatives.
• Vier took Ye Yan to her room, where Ye Yan learned Vier had reached Mithril Rank and teased her about their growing attraction.
• Vier asked whether Ye Yan wanted to kiss her, but Ye Yan became embarrassed and the two settled on eating cake together.
• In Kalu World, Ms. Blue Dragon watched the distant scenery sadly while the others anticipated their new lives.

Ye Qian shifted Dusk from Hero Mode to Regular Mode and prepared Lan Bowen with medicines, spells, and a safety mechanism for personal combat. As Lan Bowen entered his first Forest Match, Ye Qian met the two opposing Overlords in the nearby forest.

• Ye Qian sent Blue Dragon to investigate several Wasteland Worlds and considered raising him for the Pet Tournament.
• Ye Qian judged Dusk's declining Hero Mode results too costly and decided to send its members into Regular Mode, where their own combat training could improve them.
• Lan Bowen cultivated with martial medicines, raised his physical and mental attributes, and received a revised mission offering full-map vision, Water of Purification, and near-death protection.
• Lan Bowen entered a Regular Mode Forest Match against a Swordsman and a general, protected by ten layers of elemental shields.
• Ye Qian met the Eastern and Western Overlords behind the opposing fighters, and the Eastern man said he had sent her his subordinate's data.

F515 entered a team battle with Lan Bowen, whose shields and skills helped him kill an enemy and secure a win despite his weak attributes. She then planned to keep entering matches with him and other Black Iron fighters, while Ye Qian No. 3 received her enrollment certificate and declined Lin Qingyan’s invitation to visit the school.

• F515 compared the fighters’ evaluations with the other Overlords and explained that she was training Lan Bowen despite his poor attributes and equipment.
• Lan Bowen drank Water of Purification, survived repeated attacks behind ten Magic Shields, and killed an enemy with his many skills as his team won the match.
• F515 earned Life Energy from the victory, and the other Overlords praised Lan Bowen’s performance before the teams parted ways.
• Back in the preparation space, F515 decided to select more Black Iron fighters for regular matches and provide support like the support she had given Lan Bowen.
• In the capital region, Lin Qingyan gave Ye Qian No. 3 her enrollment certificate and invited her to visit the school, but Ye Qian said she would rather rest.

Little Soul investigated rumors about Fourth Era ruins at Capital High School and found Li Cang, a student suffering from the effects of a failed advancement. She offered to help him and set out with him to obtain a Key from a White Star Society shop.

• Little Soul overheard Li Cang and a classmate discuss the ruins, learned that his failed advancement had left him gravely ill, and decided to approach him.
• Li Cang paid a felt-hatted man for information and learned that the ruins required two Keys, one of which the White Star Society might possess.
• Li Cang’s secret-society leader refused to support a risky plan to take the Key from the White Star Society.
• Little Soul met Li Cang in the campus woods, offered to address his condition, and persuaded him to cooperate in obtaining a Key.
• Little Soul and Li Cang rode with her driver toward a White Star Society shop.

Little Soul retrieved the first Key and recruited Li Cang’s Academy Secret Society to impersonate the White Star Society during a planned transaction for the second Key. The group put on disguises and prepared to follow her instructions while she waited in ambush nearby.

• Little Soul knocked out and defeated the guards at a repair shop, then found the Key in an underground passage and photographed the scene.
• Little Soul learned that the White Star Society planned to acquire a second Key at the repair shop and arranged Human Skin Masks for the operation.
• Li Cang showed the Academy Secret Society photos of Little Soul’s strength, and the leader persuaded the members to join her plan.
• The six society members met Little Soul at the repair shop, put on Human Skin Masks and gloves, and agreed to impersonate the White Star Society.

Little Soul’s group survived an attack by men in black, while Ye Qian investigated the two polluted Keys and lost clone D40 inside a strange church. After recording the church’s murals, another force tied to the ruins descended on F1115, leaving her frozen.

• The Academy Secret Society members defeated the men in black with Little Soul’s Explosion Rings, while Little Soul killed their Black Iron Rank leader and ordered Li Cang and Single Ponytail to scout through the sewers.
• Little Soul discovered that the two Keys carried concealed Pollution and traveled to an abandoned town to investigate the ruins they could open.
• Little Soul sent clone D40 toward the site, where the Keys transported her into a black church and a statue’s Pollution killed her.
• Ye Qian used Cannon Fodder Misses to record the church’s murals, recognized that the patterns were Polluted, and sealed the drawings for research.
• As F1115 prepared to trade the information with the Black Gold Secret Society, a force connected to the ruins descended on her and left her frozen.

After F1115 encountered deadly Pollution from the Ruined Cathedral, Ye Qian abandoned the investigation and contained the polluted remains and gem Keys. Back in Kalu World, she proliferated new clones with Purification and powerful abilities, including Magic Equipment Crafting and Self-Destruct: Energy Release, then continued splitting her clones.

• F1115 entered a dream controlled by a massive flesh monster, and Ye Qian severed their Mystic Thread connection and destroyed F1115's brain to stop the Pollution from spreading.
• F1116 used Explosion Rings to destroy the polluted flesh, took the two gem Keys, and stored them in Wasteland World No. 1 while observing them from a distance.
• Ye Qian decided to increase her clone numbers, and her main body's split produced Ye Qian No. 5 with Purification and Magic Equipment Crafting (Blue).
• Ye Qian's split from Ye Qian No. 2 inherited Purification and gained the Universal ability Self-Destruct: Energy Release, which could let Cannon Fodder Misses strike back with powerful explosions.
• Ye Qian skipped splitting Ye Qian No. 3 and split Ye Qian No. 4, which inherited Purification and Electricity Control before gaining Warp Beam (Blue).

Ye Qian completed another round of clone proliferation, expanded and reorganized her forces, and sent them to explore more worlds. As she considered how to grow Dusk and replenish Life Energy, she discovered a seemingly ordinary medieval world that caught her attention.

• Ye Qian proliferated her clones, gaining new bodies with inherited abilities, including Ye Xin No. 3, Vier No. 2, and the new lineage Ye Hui.
• Ye Qian advanced Vier No. 2 toward the rare Soul Mimic profession by connecting her nervous system to mechanical circuits, enduring a long and painful procedure.
• Ye Qian reorganized her clones into Core, Combat, Cannon Fodder, World, and Anti-Divination groups, bringing her total to 5,705 bodies besides her main body.
• Ye Qian noted that Dusk's Life Energy reserves were recovering and prioritized developing Dusk, dispatching clones, and exploring New Worlds.
• Ye Qian sent Cannon Fodder Misses into dangerous worlds to establish coordinates, keeping them alive with Water of Purification.
• Ye Qian discovered two worlds inhabited by intelligent life and became interested in one that appeared to be a purely medieval world without cultivation or extraordinary abilities.

Ye Qian expanded Dusk’s gathering, bringing Mia and Li Yuan in as new members while using a fake Zhiyi’er to guide the meeting. The trades and introductions went smoothly, but the gathering ended with an unexpected voice greeting everyone.

• Ye Qian decided to make the New World a development focus and have Dusk members coordinate its exploration and recruitment.
• Mia sold an Explosion Ring for 120,000 and accepted a permanent invitation to Dusk’s gathering from a masked recommender.
• Mia and Li Yuan entered the gathering, where fake Zhiyi’er explained that Miss Dusk hosted it and that members could trade through sacrifices to the Dragon of End.
• Li Yuan bought an Earth Spike Needle from F26 for sixteen Purple Crystal Coins, while Mia made no trades.
• After the members finished trading and discussing intelligence, an extraordinarily pleasant voice greeted them as the gathering was about to adjourn.

Miss Dusk recruited Mia and Bai Yun as spokespersons to conquer new worlds and spread faith in the Dragon of End. Mia arrived in a medieval world with 2,000 soldiers and began assessing her forces.

• Miss Dusk announced that she needed spokespersons to conquer valuable New Worlds, while Miss F26 explained that Dusk needed them to expand her influence and recover her former power.
• Mia accepted the mission to conquer a medieval world using the Empress of Kalu's army, and Bai Yun accepted a separate mission in the dangerous Monster Forest.
• Miss Dusk sent the gathering's members back to reality and told Mia that she would enter her assigned world in two minutes.
• Mia arrived on a vast grassland, summoned 2,000 Town Garrison soldiers, and met their commander, Joyce.
• Mia checked her mini-map and legion interface, confirming that no enemies were nearby and that her troops averaged LV5 strength.

Mia used her elite Kalu World army to capture a village and a walled town, then recruited F5000 as an intelligence operative. After seizing the town and its wealth, Mia offered the captured soldiers paid positions in her army and the possibility of advancement in exchange for abandoning their former master.

• Mia captured a village without a fight and spent her 200 Army Recruitment Vouchers to recruit F5000, whose scans revealed a nearby town.
• F5000 helped Mia locate the town, and her troops defeated its garrison and captured ninety-eight soldiers.
• F5000 advised Mia to seize wealth from nobles and the rich to fund her expansion, so Mia ordered an organized plunder of the town.
• Mia collected 72 gold coins and 22,290 silver coins, then offered the captured soldiers roles as mercenaries or professional soldiers.
• F5000 explained that professional soldiers could earn promotions and possibly become Knights, but would have to renounce loyalty to their former master.

Mia recruited a professional army, took control of the surrounding villages, and captured a local lord before leading her forces toward Kas Duchy territory. After marching northeast, her army came upon two forces fighting and prepared to attack them both.

• F5000 announced that former town guards could join Mia’s professional forces and demonstrated her divine power, while Mia ordered recruitment throughout the town.
• Borton chose to become a professional soldier after learning about the wages, training, and equipment Mia would provide.
• F5000 advised Mia to lower taxes, and the next day Mia selected one thousand regular soldiers and two hundred conscripts before taking the surrounding villages.
• Mia captured the local lord, demanded a ransom of 2,000 silver coins, and sent a squad to deliver his ransom letter.
• Mia led her army northeast toward Kas Duchy territory, and F5000 ordered the troops to surround two armies already fighting.

Mia’s army crushed two enemy forces and captured a heavily defended castle, earning more than 12,000 Army Recruitment Vouchers. She contacted Kalu to inspect the available troops and supplies, then began spending vouchers to equip a thousand soldiers.

• Mia’s army ambushed both sides of a battle, won with fewer than forty losses, and earned 2,650 Army Recruitment Vouchers.
• F5000 assessed a castle defended by about 1,200 soldiers, and Joyce organized the troops to build ladders and a siege tower.
• Mia’s forces stormed the castle, and Mia killed a noble commander with an ice arrow before smashing through the inner gate and helping wipe out the defenders.
• Mia accumulated more than 12,000 Army Recruitment Vouchers and contacted Kalu, who showed her the available troops, weapons, armor, and supplies.
• Mia spent 200 vouchers on 1,000 iron swords and 1,000 more on light leather armor to equip a thousand soldiers.