Recaps

Fu Qian visited Taylor’s home disguised as Great Fortune Ming King, hoping to study the pureblood Blood Clan member, but found the courtyard empty and Taylor apparently dead beneath a hidden space in the floor. He picked up the cloak beside the burned body.

• Fu Qian entered the Gulad family courtyard in his Great Fortune Ming King disguise and found a dark, viscous barrier around Taylor’s building.
• Fu Qian passed through the barrier and discovered that Taylor was missing from the candlelit room.
• Fu Qian searched the room and revealed a concealed space beneath the floor.
• Fu Qian found a burned, lifeless body that appeared to be Taylor’s and picked up the cloak beside it.

Fu Qian found Taylor Gullard’s corpse-like body and put on a cape that Taylor had prepared as a trap. Taylor revealed that the Gullard family’s secret art would track Fu Qian after the cape marked him, leaving Fu Qian caught in a reversal of his own trick.

• Fu Qian examined the prison cell, found a black cape, and draped it over himself.
• The corpse recognized Fu Qian as Great Fortune Ming King and revealed itself as Taylor Gullard.
• Taylor explained that he had concealed his true state with the surrounding darkness and expected Fu Qian to find him.
• Fu Qian realized the cape was meant to mark him, much like the head cage he had once used to frighten Taylor.
• Taylor said the cape could identify Fu Qian by his blood and that the Gullard family’s secret art would track him wherever he went.

Fu Qian confronted Taylor about Gulad’s plan to blame the Rebirth Club for Shangjing’s recent incidents, then stole the Messenger and brought it to the Warehouse. A new Leak Incident mission began as Fu Qian prepared for the Blood Clan’s response.

• Taylor said Gulad would avoid confronting the Rebirth Club and instead pass evidence to the Night Watcher implicating it in Shangjing’s incidents.
• Fu Qian concluded that Grantham had approved Taylor’s actions and had allowed him to set the trap.
• Taylor offered to let Fu Qian leave with the Messenger, and Fu Qian vanished with it.
• Fu Qian took the Messenger to the Warehouse and hoped the Blood Clan would try to retrieve it.
• A new Leak Incident mission began.

Fu Qian entered Containment Scene 1-330, where his skills and items were sealed and he woke in a bedroom with Wen Li beside him. He discovered that he was handcuffed to the bed while Wen Li suggested that her well-being might be bad news for him.

• Fu Qian accepted the Warehouse's Clockwork Xi'er containment task, spending one Sanity Value to enter it.
• The Warehouse restricted Fu Qian from bringing items and warned that most damage would not be repaired after the task.
• Fu Qian woke in a bedroom after hearing a greeting addressed to him as Mr. Fu.
• Fu Qian recognized Wen Li, who was dressed for travel and seemed unusually serious.
• Fu Qian noticed a silver cuff on his wrist, chained to the head of the bed.

Wen Li captured Fu Qian and chained him to her as she prepared to take him to the Holy See, while he tried to understand why she had sought him out. The chapter left Fu Qian unable to speak after Wen Li used her supernatural ability to silence his defense.

• Fu Qian woke in handcuffs and realized Wen Li had tracked him down and captured him.
• Wen Li said she would take him to the Holy See and would unlock the cuffs once they arrived.
• When Fu Qian asked why she was taking him there, Wen Li refused to explain and chained his wrist to hers.
• Fu Qian noticed Wen Li had retained her supernatural abilities while he had become an ordinary human.
• Wen Li suggested Fu Qian cared too much about his appearance, and her power stopped him from replying.

Fu Qian was taken prisoner by Wen Li and escorted from a hotel to a vintage car, where Yuan Shan was waiting to drive them to the Cathedral. Wen Li repeatedly silenced him, and the trio set off with Fu Qian still uncertain about the strange situation.

• Wen Li silenced Fu Qian while questioning him, then declared that the criminals had fallen silent out of guilt and urged him to leave.
• Fu Qian went along with Wen Li in handcuffs and followed her through an eerily empty hotel to a vintage car.
• Wen Li and Fu Qian found Yuan Shan waiting in the driver's seat, and Yuan Shan said she recognized Fu Qian's face but had never met him in person.
• Fu Qian told Yuan Shan to treat his face as real and believe what he said, but Wen Li silenced him before he could finish.
• Yuan Shan started the car after Wen Li got into the back seat with Fu Qian.

Fu Qian traveled with Wen Li and Yuan Shan through a deserted, mist-shrouded city while trying to understand why he had become powerless. Su Gao intercepted their car and joined them on their way to the Holy Hall, where the newly updated mission required them to find a way inside.

• Yuan Shan drove Fu Qian and Wen Li toward the Holy Hall, and Wen Li silenced their conversation by asserting control over her prisoner.
• Fu Qian observed the bleak, empty city and wondered why he had lost his extraordinary abilities as his Sanity Value remained dangerously low.
• Su Gao appeared in the road and asked for a ride, saying she was in a hurry too.
• Wen Li tried to deter Su Gao by naming the Holy Hall as their destination, but Su Gao insisted she was going there as well.
• Su Gao took the passenger seat, and Fu Qian received a mission update to find a way to enter the Holy Hall.

Fu Qian rode with Wen Li, Yuan Shan, and the mysterious Su Gao as their wary conversation turned to Su Gao’s identity. Yuan Shan claimed Su Gao had been forged through countless battles, leaving Wen Li’s suspicions unresolved.

• Wen Li questioned Su Gao, who introduced herself casually and said she recognized Wen Li as a young genius from Shangjing.
• Yuan Shan praised Wen Li’s abilities and suggested she was wasting her talent by working as a catcher.
• Wen Li implied Su Gao’s arrival might be more than chance, but Su Gao pointed out that the area was nearly empty.
• Yuan Shan declared that Su Gao had been forged in the blood of countless others, while Wen Li remained wary of what the driver knew.

Fu Qian and his companions found the road cut off by a vast ravine, which they could not cross because the place required normal transportation. As they wondered what to do, Nepheli appeared, despite being presumed dead, and asked to ride with them.

• Yuan Shan warned Wen Li about Su Gao's dangerous reputation as they rode together.
• Yuan Shan braked just before the car went over a massive ravine blocking the road.
• Fu Qian suggested jumping across, but Yuan Shan explained they could leave only by normal transportation and that the opposite bank was not their destination.
• Su Gao sensed someone was there, and Nepheli appeared and asked the group for a ride.

Nepheli stopped Wen Li, Yuan Shan, Fu Qian, and Su Gao by opening a ravine, then joined them in their car after demonstrating she could close it. As they continued on, Nepheli recognized something about Su Gao, who admitted she would have killed Nepheli if she had not revealed herself.

• Nepheli admitted she had opened the ravine to make the group stop and let her join them, and Wen Li invited her into the car.
• Nepheli gave the group the name Asao Sakura and said she only wanted to escape; she then sat beside Wen Li, away from Fu Qian.
• Fu Qian spoke to Nepheli about road safety, while Wen Li warned her not to do anything suspicious around their bound hands.
• Nepheli blew on her hand and closed the ravine, after which Yuan Shan silently drove on.
• Nepheli recognized something about Su Gao and asked whether she had already noticed her; Su Gao denied it and said she would have killed Nepheli if she had not appeared.

Nepheli recognized Su Gao and explained the extraordinary reputation she had heard about her and her Broken Sword. She revealed that she had witnessed Su Gao plunge the weapon into a deity’s body.

• Su Gao calmly told Nepheli that the troublemaker would die whether or not they came forward, leaving Nepheli and the others speechless.
• Nepheli recognized Su Gao and wondered how someone like her could be trapped there.
• Nepheli said Su Gao carried a special die that could summon her Broken Sword from any timeline through a mysterious contract.
• Nepheli described the Broken Sword as a weapon stained with a true deity’s blood that consumed supernatural things and nourished its wielder.
• Nepheli revealed that she had seen Su Gao plunge the Murderous Weapon into the Body of a Deity.

Nepheli revealed that Su Gao had once used the Three Missing One sword to stab a deity, alarming Yuan Shan and Wen Li. Fu Qian suggested Su Gao might have used the sword to treat an injury, easing the tension but drawing Nepheli’s attention to him.

• Nepheli explained that Su Gao had used the Three Missing One sword to stab a deity, shocking Yuan Shan and making Wen Li more wary.
• Wen Li restored Fu Qian’s ability to speak after the conversation stalled.
• Fu Qian suggested Su Gao might have stabbed the deity to treat her own injury, and Nepheli conceded that the sword could devour life.
• Fu Qian argued that Su Gao’s power meant they had little reason to worry about her, and the atmosphere in the car eased.
• Nepheli turned her attention to Fu Qian and asked what she should call him.

Fu Qian and Wen Li discussed Nepheli’s understanding of Fu Qian’s reputation and the academy’s dangerous secrets as they traveled together. The vehicle stopped abruptly, and Yuan Shan said they appeared to have reached their destination.

• Fu Qian introduced himself to Nepheli, who recognized his name and described rumors about a mysterious genius and his influence at the academy.
• Wen Li confirmed that she had handcuffed herself to Fu Qian and accepted Nepheli’s warning that the academy might try to rescue or kill him.
• Nepheli remarked that the academy had many secrets, but Wen Li refused to explain her reasons for bringing Fu Qian along.
• The vehicle braked sharply, and Yuan Shan reassured Wen Li that they seemed to be getting out.

Yuan Shan explained that the checkpoint was the only authorized way out, so the group had to wait for its guard rather than force their way through. After spotting an intact car that may have brought in someone targeting them, the group decided to get out and investigate, with Yuan Shan leading them to a nearby place.

• Yuan Shan told Fu Qian, Nepheli, and Wen Li that crossing the roadblocks without permission would leave them trapped in the plane.
• Yuan Shan said the group had to wait for the guard to move the roadblocks, though Nepheli questioned why they could not wait inside the car.
• Wen Li asked Fu Qian whether he was hungry, then got out and looked toward an intact brown car beside the road.
• Yuan Shan explained that the brown car likely belonged to someone who had entered from outside, and Nepheli suspected the academy might be involved.
• Nepheli agreed with Yuan Shan that they should investigate the car's possible passenger, and Yuan Shan offered to lead them to a nearby place.

Yuan Shan led Fu Qian, Wen Li, Su Gao, and the others to a black building resembling a Holy See. They found Professor Lisha inside, who said a nearby checkpoint was sealed and invited them to wait at her place.

• Yuan Shan persuaded the group to follow her toward a nearby building, and Su Gao joined them.
• Fu Qian asked Yuan Shan why she did not destroy the car, and she explained that vehicles could be obtained again by anyone who knew how.
• The group reached a black building that reminded Fu Qian of the White-Headed Holy See.
• Professor Lisha emerged and said the checkpoint ahead was sealed, then invited the group inside.
• Yuan Shan deferred to Wen Li, who politely accepted Lisha's invitation.

Fu Qian entered the Dark Holy See with Wen Li and Professor Lisha, where he found Liu Shuang and another veiled woman waiting. When Lisha offered him wine, Wen Li stopped him from drinking and gestured toward the window.

• Professor Lisha warned Fu Qian that turbulence after dark could cause them to get lost.
• Fu Qian entered the Dark Holy See and recognized the veiled Liu Shuang among the two women waiting inside.
• Wen Li directed Fu Qian to sit at the table, where Lisha explained that she had poured wine for the group.
• Lisha offered Fu Qian a cup, but Wen Li took it from him and indicated the window.

Fu Qian challenged Professor Lisha over her prediction that it would soon get dark, prompting her to throw wine in his face. The darkness arrived moments later, and Fu Qian resumed questioning Lisha while remaining chained and watched by Wen Li.

• Fu Qian refused the prisoner’s drink and pressed Professor Lisha to justify her claim that night would fall soon.
• After Fu Qian berated her, Professor Lisha threw half a glass of wine over his face while Wen Li watched without intervening.
• Fu Qian demanded proof of Lisha’s prediction, and the sky abruptly darkened until nothing outside could be seen.
• Lisha clarified that darkness had only been a possibility and sarcastically invited Fu Qian to investigate the turbulent current outside.
• Fu Qian declined to explore because he was chained, then asked Lisha whether she had arrived first and took a sip of the wine Wen Li held.

At Professor Lisha’s gathering, Fu Qian drank the wine while Wen Li pressed the masked seventh woman to reveal her face. The woman resisted by attacking Fu Qian’s mind, but Wen Li steadied him, and the confrontation left the pair poised to test their strength.

• Fu Qian drank Professor Lisha’s wine, and Wen Li explained that she had let him drink because it was dark.
• Yuan Shan asked the masked seventh woman why she had refused the wine, and the woman said she needed to keep her head clear.
• Wen Li politely demanded that the woman remove her mask and said she would take it off herself if the woman refused.
• The woman appeared ready to remove her mask, then attacked Fu Qian with a mental assault instead.
• Wen Li snapped her fingers to stabilize Fu Qian’s mind, making the woman’s attack clearer and leaving the confrontation unresolved.

Lady Number Seven and Wen Li tested their abilities on Fu Qian, using him as the arena for their contest. Wen Li appeared to suppress Lady Number Seven’s attack, while Fu Qian wondered why the Warehouse and the Mechanical King of Prison Break had stripped away his extraordinary attributes before the mission.

• Lady Number Seven resisted Wen Li’s demands by attacking Fu Qian with a mental technique, and Wen Li countered with her own ability.
• Lady Number Seven made Fu Qian’s throat feel as though its flesh had come alive, stopping his breathing.
• Wen Li tapped Fu Qian’s throat, easing the suffocation but dividing the effect into four parts that disturbed different areas of his body.
• Yuan Shan noticed Fu Qian had lost his extraordinary attributes and asked how it had happened.
• Fu Qian wondered why the Warehouse and the Mechanical King of Prison Break had made him ordinary before the mission.

Fu Qian and Wen Li spoke with Yuan Shan, then Wen Li made Lady Number Seven reveal her cursed face and bald head. Wen Li spared Liu Shuang from removing her mask but asked to inspect her unusual sword.

• Fu Qian kept the reason for his mortal form confidential, and Yuan Shan guessed that he had been hiding from the turbulence until Wen Li tracked him down.
• Wen Li refused to explain how she had found Fu Qian and then demanded that the defeated Lady Number Seven remove her mask.
• Lady Number Seven revealed a horribly disfigured face, which Wen Li acknowledged before ordering her to remove her crown as well.
• Lady Number Seven took off her crown, revealing a completely bald head, then put both it and her mask back on after Wen Li apologized.
• Wen Li decided not to make Liu Shuang remove her mask and instead examined Liu Shuang's unusually rough-sheathed sword.

Wen Li questioned Liu Shuang about the sealed checkpoint while weighing the suspicions surrounding their group. Liu Shuang suggested someone had deliberately blocked the road, and Fu Qian proposed that one of Wen Li’s companions might be his mole.

• Wen Li handled Liu Shuang’s distinctive sword without drawing it, then returned it and asked why the checkpoint was empty.
• Liu Shuang said she did not know why the road was blocked and had come to investigate.
• Liu Shuang said she suspected someone was behind the blockage and suggested the culprit might have prepared a failsafe.
• Fu Qian offered himself as an example of someone who might have sealed the exit after being caught, then claimed one of Wen Li’s companions was his mole.

Liu Shuang admitted that the others had reason to suspect her, then urged them to focus on escaping rather than proving anyone innocent. When she suggested killing Fu Qian to provoke the culprit, Wen Li revealed that the Holy See required him alive, and Lisha questioned why they were taking him there.

• Liu Shuang acknowledged that she could not prove her innocence and argued that no one else could fully clear themselves either.
• Liu Shuang urged the group to stop dwelling on suspicion and work together to solve their predicament, and Wen Li agreed with her approach.
• Wen Li asked whether Liu Shuang had found a way through the checkpoint, and Liu Shuang suggested killing Fu Qian to draw out whoever had caused the incident.
• Fu Qian asked whether the Holy See required him alive, and Wen Li confirmed that it did.
• Lisha expressed surprise that Wen Li planned to take Fu Qian to the Holy See and asked why they could not simply keep him alive without going there.

Fu Qian and the others discussed how to identify a suspected mole by torturing their prisoner without killing him. Wen Li agreed to let everyone take a turn stabbing him, and Nepheli volunteered to go first.

• Lisha suggested hurting Fu Qian’s prisoner to see whether a suspected mole would react.
• Wen Li asked Fu Qian how far they should go, and he proposed letting everyone take a turn stabbing the prisoner and judging their reactions.
• Wen Li agreed to the plan and warned Fu Qian that his handcuffs would prevent any escape measures.
• Nepheli volunteered to go first.

Lady Nepheli used an unusual ritual to torture Fu Qian, linking his heartbeat and body to a candle in the Dark Holy See. As she continued, Fu Qian felt his sense of self merging with the place, and another organ was exposed.

• Lady Nepheli volunteered to deal with Fu Qian and began by snapping her fingers.
• Fu Qian felt his will being tormented as his chest split open and his heart emerged.
• Fu Qian noticed the candle flame beating in sync with his heart and recalled a similar ritual involving Olyntel.
• Lady Nepheli blew on the candle and explained that if it went out, Fu Qian would suffer more pain but would not die.
• Fu Qian felt his identity blending with the Dark Holy See, and another organ emerged.

Fu Qian endured Lady Nepheli’s mind-altering torture while studying the strange Holy See and the women around him. After Wen Li asked him to choose the next torturer, he selected Chief Yuan, who agreed to step forward.

• Lady Nepheli grafted Fu Qian’s sense of self onto the Dark Holy See, and Fu Qian recognized his stomach in the long table before him.
• Fu Qian treated his exposed heart and changing body with curious amusement, prompting the others to notice how calmly he endured the torture.
• Wen Li thanked Nepheli and asked Fu Qian to choose who would go next.
• Fu Qian considered the women’s motives and selected Chief Yuan, the driver who had brought him there.
• Chief Yuan briefly composed herself, then agreed to take her turn.