Chapter Summaries

Ren Gu realized that Loquat Candy, not himself, had been the intended target of Director and Schreiber’s trap, then confronted him about his unusual interest in Director and the Fear project. Loquat Candy killed Ren Gu before Director arrived, and taunted Director for being too late, as he had been with Sherlock.

• Ren Gu compared his and Loquat Candy’s arrival in the abandoned place and concluded that Loquat Candy had been deliberately lured there by Director.
• Loquat Candy confirmed that he had recognized the setup from the start and said Ren Gu’s arrival had been an accident.
• Ren Gu questioned Loquat Candy’s motives, suspecting that he cared more about Director, Sherlock, and Veil Valetti than about Authority Technology.
• Loquat Candy apologized to Ren Gu and, with a silent Rule, caused his old lethal wounds to reopen and killed him.
• Director arrived after Ren Gu fell, and Loquat Candy called him too late and compared his failure to the time with Sherlock.

Loquat Candy admitted that he had been involved in Sherlock and Gao Shan’s deaths and could likely have saved them, but believed their deaths were necessary. Fu Luo emerged from the darkness and challenged Loquat Candy’s willingness to treat people’s lives as sacrifices.

• Loquat Candy told Lin Yu that he had acted against the Copper Furnace and considered Sherlock’s death more like end-of-life care than murder.
• Lin Yu accused Loquat Candy of having had the ability and opportunity to save Sherlock, and explained that A Luo had helped him identify Loquat Candy.
• Loquat Candy admitted that he might have been able to save Fu Luo or Gao Shan but had never considered doing so an option.
• Loquat Candy said everyone must die and that he would not interfere when someone’s death was valuable enough.
• Fu Luo stepped into the light and asked Loquat Candy whether he considered Fu Luo’s death, Captain Shan’s death, and Ren Gu’s life necessary sacrifices.

Fu Luo and Lin Yu explained how Sherlock's final code exposed Loquat Candy as the hidden killer. Loquat Candy understood that they had only confirmed his identity when he appeared, and remained convinced that killing Sherlock had been the right choice.

• Loquat Candy recognized Fu Luo and assumed he was an illusion meant to frighten him, but Lin Yu said Fu Luo had come to explain how Loquat Candy was exposed.
• Fu Luo explained that his final code, “Veil Valetti,” also pointed to the movie “L.A. Confidential,” helping him realize that the person pretending to be the Secretary was not the Secretary.
• Lin Yu and Fu Luo revealed that the code had only told them someone was hiding behind the Secretary; they confirmed Loquat Candy's identity only after he appeared.
• Loquat Candy realized Lin Yu and Fu Luo had waited to see whether he or Ren Gu would arrive, and admitted he had come because he suspected Sherlock had left another clue.
• Loquat Candy said his decision to kill Sherlock had been right, and Fu Luo challenged his confidence that Lin Yu could not defeat him.

Loquat Candy revealed the vast power and allies he had amassed since surviving the Previous Version, while Lin Yu kept him talking as his trap unfolded. Just as Loquat Candy anticipated a fight with Conception or Schreiber, Lin Yu summoned another avenger with the Clapperboard.

• Loquat Candy accused Lin Yu of letting Ren Gu die, but Lin Yu said he had come for revenge, not to debate morality.
• Loquat Candy revealed that he had survived the Previous Version from its beginning through the Final Trial and retained his Player status.
• Loquat Candy displayed powerful Items and claimed his reserves surpassed those of the super Tier 3s and some Tier 4s.
• Loquat Candy explained that Sheng Lanzhi was keeping Conception occupied and revealed that he had prepared for Lin Yu's trump card.
• Lin Yu said he was not present and that someone else seeking revenge for Sherlock would face Loquat Candy.
• The Clapperboard activated, and a cheerful voice expressed surprise at being summoned.

Lin Yu questioned the defeated Loquat Candy about Sherlock’s death and learned that Loquat Candy believed Sherlock’s connection to Hacker threatened Lin Zhao’s plans. Loquat Candy revealed details about the Previous Version and warned that Lin Zhao’s death had been caused by an accident involving Hacker, Shen Bingmiao.

• Nightless Sky Yong Lian defeated Loquat Candy but kept him alive because Lin Yu still had questions for him.
• Lin Yu asked why Loquat Candy had caused Sherlock’s death, and Loquat Candy said Sherlock was close to Lin Yu and had been chosen by Hacker.
• Loquat Candy claimed he knew more about Lin Zhao and the Previous Version than the General or Hacker, and explained that the Copper Furnace had only two official members: the Emperor and the Secretary.
• Loquat Candy said Lin Zhao alone could stop the Death game and had bought everyone another version, but Lin Yu might have been intended as her last-resort safeguard rather than her first choice for resurrection.
• Loquat Candy blamed Hacker, Shen Bingmiao, for an accident that forced Lin Zhao to truly die and seek resurrection through Lin Yu, and said he had suspected a similar danger around Sherlock.

Lin Yu rejected Loquat Candy’s justification for killing and chose to imprison him rather than let him die as a self-proclaimed sacrifice. He then revealed that Nightless Sky Yong Lian had survived and become the God of Wisdom, leaving Yong Lian surprised that Lin Yu had uncovered his deception.

• Loquat Candy defended his killings as necessary sacrifices for surviving the Final Trial and resurrecting Lin Yu’s sister.
• Lin Yu used his Mental Power to knock Loquat Candy unconscious and ordered Nightless Sky Yong Shang to take him to the deepest part of the Eternal Prison.
• Nightless Sky Yong Shang left with Loquat Candy after Lin Yu argued that his crimes warranted imprisonment, while Nightless Sky Yong Lian asked Lin Yu to bring Yong Shang back to talk.
• Lin Yu confronted Nightless Sky Yong Lian, identifying him as the God of Wisdom and explaining how Authority Fusion had allowed him to create a Deity.
• Nightless Sky Yong Lian admitted he had expected Lin Yu might see through his act, and Lin Yu explained that Yong Lian’s behavior around Nightless Sky Fire Apricot had first aroused his suspicion.

Nightless Sky Yong Lian explained to Lin Yu why she had hidden her ascension to godhood and asked him to keep watching over her children. She gave him the [Poetry Flower] and an [Abyss Gaze] entrusted to her by his sister, leaving Lin Yu wary of what the gift might mean.

• Nightless Sky Yong Lian told Lin Yu she had faked her death to mislead rival families and keep her children from relying on her divine status.
• She said she had hidden her ascension from her children so they could live their own lives, and asked Lin Yu to look after them.
• Lin Yu demanded hush money, threatening to tell Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, and Nightless Sky Yong Lian gave him a [Poetry Flower].
• Nightless Sky Yong Lian also gave Lin Yu an [Abyss Gaze], a dangerous Night Valley Realm creation that had inspired the [Shady Corner].
• She revealed that Lin Yu's sister had entrusted the [Abyss Gaze] to her to give to someone when the time came, and that she had recognized Lin Yu as that person.

Lin Yu explained how he had saved Ren Gu and exposed Loquat Candy’s apparent murder as an illusion, then proposed staying in the Barren Realm to investigate changes in the City That Never Sleeps. The group prepared to reunite with Order, while Lin Yu kept Ren Gu’s survival secret from Loquat Candy so he might suffer later.

• Nightless Sky Yong Lian departed after telling Lin Yu that her most precious gift would arrive later, leaving him with another Deity as an ally.
• Lin Yu and Old Zheng woke Ren Gu, who had believed Loquat Candy killed him, and Lin Yu explained that he had secretly kept Ren Gu alive and healed him.
• Ren Gu learned that Lin Yu and Old Zheng had obtained the Creator’s Authority Technology, and agreed that they should meet up with Xiao Nian and the others before deciding whether to stay in the Barren Realm.
• Lin Yu proposed staying another day to investigate the coming change in the City That Never Sleeps, and Old Zheng said the Nightless Sky Family was about to have a new master.
• As Lin Yu contacted Order, he told Ren Gu that Loquat Candy still believed he had killed him and urged Ren Gu to keep that secret if he ever went to the Eternal Prison.

After returning to the City That Never Sleeps under martial law, Order regrouped and discussed Loquat Candy’s betrayal while assigning members to stay safe and gather information. Xiao Nian gave Lin Yu permission to pursue his own business, then revealed she had a Heaven Amusement Park ticket and intended to avenge his death by killing Fluoxetine.

• Ren Gu told Order that Loquat Candy had attacked him, and the members learned Loquat Candy had survived the Previous Version and helped kill Sherlock.
• Xiao Nian confirmed the Storage Device contained information about Authority and let Lin Yu decide to hand it to Good Night while he investigated the Nightless Sky Family.
• Xiao Nian told Yin Lan, Paper Kite, and the others to remain in the Apartment, where Yin Lan could keep Paper Kite from attacking Eris Mercury.
• Yin Lan said she planned to cut back on drinking while temporarily managing the Northwest District, and she worried that Ren Gu would struggle without Loquat Candy’s help.
• Xiao Nian praised Lin Yu’s work during the operation and allowed him to pursue personal business as he investigated the Nightless Sky Family.
• Xiao Nian showed Lin Yu her Heaven Amusement Park ticket and said she would kill Fluoxetine to avenge him, offering to let him witness it.

Xiao Nian offered Lin Yu a chance to assist her in Fluoxetine’s dangerous instance, but he declined and encouraged her to cooperate with his friend from the Freedom Alliance. Lin Yu then visited Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, who was delaying her succession because accepting the role felt like accepting her mother’s death, and asked her to help find Pankto Valetti’s missing wife and daughter.

• Xiao Nian offered Lin Yu her reinforcement slot for Fluoxetine’s Heavenly Amusement Park instance, but Lin Yu urged her to leave it for the Professor.
• Xiao Nian learned that Lin Yu’s friend from the Freedom Alliance would also enter the instance and agreed to avoid conflict and prioritize working together against Fluoxetine.
• Lin Yu visited Nightless Sky Fire Apricot at the Demon Pig Bar, where she was organizing Fairy Queen materials instead of beginning her succession as Chosen of Wisdom.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot admitted that taking on the role felt like admitting her mother was gone, so she wanted to delay the succession a little longer.
• Lin Yu asked Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to help locate Pankto Valetti’s missing wife and daughter, and she agreed that helping a friend came first.

Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot searched for Palo Valetti, learning that she had ties to the Gear Association and might be known to Luella Arsen, an eccentric alchemist in the Outer City. Luella recognized Palo and prepared to use her Communicator to help find her.

• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot found records identifying Pankto Valetti's wife, Vivian Valetti, and daughter, Palo Valetti, but had no current contact information for Palo.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot deduced that Palo was connected to the Gear Association and led Lin Yu to seek help from Luella Arsen.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Lin Yu entered Luella Arsen's hidden underground alchemy workshop.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot explained that Luella was a former Noble and a well-connected alchemist who could help locate people in the Outer City.
• After Lin Yu described Palo Valetti, Luella said she knew Palo well and pulled out a Communicator.

Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot met Luella Arsen, who led them to implantation expert Palo Valetti. Lin Yu told Palo that her father, Pankto Valetti, was alive and had asked him to find her, leaving Palo questioning why her father had not come himself.

• Luella Arsen made soup from the mushroom on her head, and Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot drank it while waiting for Palo's location.
• Luella led Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to an abandoned area, where they found Palo Valetti inside a parked Alchemy Vehicle.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot proved her identity as the Fairy Queen, and Lin Yu explained that he had come to find Palo and her mother for Pankto Valetti.
• Lin Yu revealed that Pankto had survived the Despair Train and that Lin Yu had rescued him before destroying it.
• Palo learned her father was free and asked why he had not come to find her himself.

Lin Yu reunited Palo Valetti with her father, Pankto Valetti, and explained how he had been framed and lost his memories. Palo initially rejected him, but Pankto remembered her name, and she broke down and punched him over the years of pain his disappearance had caused.

• Palo Valetti doubted Lin Yu's account of her father's framing and lost memories, but Lin Yu said he had proof.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Luella vouched for Lin Yu before Pankto Valetti appeared at the truck door.
• Palo recognized Pankto, who nervously apologized for the hardship his absence had caused her.
• Palo told Pankto she did not consider him her father because he lacked their shared memories and urged him to leave and live his own life.
• Pankto remembered Palo's name and its meaning, apologized for forgetting her, and Palo punched him while crying out that her mother had died without learning what happened to him.

Lin Yu secretly repaired Pankto Valetti’s soul wounds, restoring his memories and enabling a reunion with Palo Valetti. Nightless Sky Fire Apricot decided to return to her family, while Lin Yu kept his deeper concerns about her future to himself.

• Lin Yu took Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Luella aside so Palo Valetti and Pankto Valetti could speak privately after Palo punched her father.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot suspected Lin Yu had meddled, and he admitted he had arranged for Pankto to recover his memories by repairing his soul wounds with Mental Power and Soul Power.
• Lin Yu told Luella he could not fix her memory problems, and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot advised her to avoid unknown mushrooms and potions and to sleep properly.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot thanked Lin Yu for helping her reflect on family bonds and said she was ready to return to the Nightless Sky Family and face her mother’s death.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said she missed her mother and expected to cry at the funeral, while Lin Yu privately worried she might someday resent her mother after using Divine Descent.
• Palo Valetti waved Lin Yu over after her conversation with Pankto seemed to end.

Palo Valetti reconciled with Pankto Valetti and agreed to assist Nightless Sky Fire Apricot with a Forbidden Alchemy project in exchange for having her father's wanted status removed. She learned that the Artificial Human she would help modify was created using Pankto as its genetic source, and the chapter ended with Palo realizing how dangerous and ambitious the plan was.

• Lin Yu saw that Palo Valetti and Pankto Valetti had made up after she hit him and then tended to his injury.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot offered to remove Pankto Valetti's wanted status if Palo assisted with an Alchemy Components modification project, and Palo agreed.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot revealed that Pankto's wanted status had already been removed and sent Palo the project files.
• Palo read that she would help Oumia Bosen modify an Artificial Human for advanced Alchemy and Forbidden Alchemy use.
• Lin Yu revealed that the Artificial Human's genetic source was Pankto Valetti, and Palo called the plan crazy.

Palo Valetti agreed to help modify Arthur Two and clear Pankto Valetti’s record, while Nightless Sky Fire Apricot prepared to pose as the Creator when Oumia Bosen arrived. Lin Yu explained how Xiao Nian’s Player status let her withstand advanced alchemical modifications, then promised to bring Nightless Sky Fire Apricot along to a dangerous ocean world.

• Palo Valetti accepted the commission and drove to Nightless Sky Fire Apricot’s warehouse to inspect the equipment.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot told Lin Yu that Oumia Bosen would arrive soon and that he should take Arthur Two away before then.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said she and Palo would modify Arthur Two, aiming to make him as strong as Arase Nian in her normal mode.
• Lin Yu explained that Xiao Nian could endure extensive alchemical modifications because she was a Player with a special Item.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot apologized for hiding her analysis of Xiao Nian’s modifications and asked Lin Yu to invite her on future trips.
• Lin Yu promised to bring Nightless Sky Fire Apricot to a dangerous world of islands and aquatic creatures, and she vowed to protect him with Complete Divine Descent.