Recaps

Fu Qian attacked Chen Xing to complete his mission and fought through the demigod’s strange, freezing transformations. He killed Chen Xing, recovered the Blood of Thorns, and successfully contained Number 3-0177.

• Chen Xing agreed to honor only his subsequent agreement with Deng Feizhou, and Fu Qian turned to leave after passing on the message.
• Fu Qian distracted Chen Xing with a false warning and attacked him with a Mythical Form Air Bullet.
• Chen Xing resisted with a powerful stagnation effect and extreme cold, but the Air Bullet froze and tore open his waist.
• Chen Xing transformed and trapped Fu Qian among icy spikes, so Fu Qian countered with Mythical Form Tendril Barrage Devastator.
• Fu Qian returned to the open air and found Chen Xing’s deformed remains, then crushed the head and discovered a dark red stone.
• The stone became blood mist and surged toward Fu Qian’s face, and a notification confirmed that Number 3-0177 had been contained.

After completing the mission, Fu Qian discovered that the 3-0177 mask let him synchronize with the bookstore and return there while time continued to pass in the real world. He reunited with Wen Li, then returned home and learned that Qin Mingze and Xiao Yu were coming to investigate a reported UFO near his place.

• Fu Qian received the use rights to 3-0177, a mask that synchronized him with an anchored location but could kill him for real.
• Fu Qian put on the mask and woke in the bookstore, where he could still change his face while the mask concealed his aura.
• Fu Qian reunited with Wen Li, who told him that over a month had passed and shared what she knew about Deng Feizhou and the Chen family.
• Fu Qian removed the mask at dusk, discovered its mark had fused with his wrist, and returned to his bedroom as the sun set in both worlds.
• Qin Mingze called Fu Qian and said he and Xiao Yu were coming to investigate a reported UFO near Fu Qian's home.

After completing his mission, Fu Qian considered the risks and possible effects of the 3-0177 mask before joining Qin Mingze and Wu Qingyu at the stone bridge where the strange incident had occurred. There, he noticed Pei Yanqing standing in the exact spot where he had stood the previous night.

• Fu Qian reflected on Chen Xing, the creation of 3-0177, and the danger of using Messenger form, which could leave him with only one life.
• Qin Mingze and Wu Qingyu visited Fu Qian, and the three went to investigate the stone bridge where five people had been hospitalized.
• Fu Qian met Pei Yanqing and He Xian among the curious crowd gathered on the bridge.
• Fu Qian realized Pei Yanqing was standing exactly where he had stood the night before.

Fu Qian discovered that the moonlit stone lion on the bridge had become an anomaly after he used his power there, then brought it to the Warehouse to destroy it. The lion’s aura vanished, leaving Fu Qian wondering what else the Warehouse could do.

• Fu Qian noticed that the moonlight had entranced the group and that a damaged stone lion was glowing with an eerie light.
• Fu Qian shook the bridge to snap everyone out of their trance, then cracked the lion from the railing so it fell into the water.
• That night, Fu Qian retrieved the glowing lion and found that crushing it did not weaken its strange aura.
• Fu Qian carried the lion into the Warehouse, where it briefly glowed blue before breaking apart and losing its aura.

Fu Qian entered the containment scene for 1-019, Disarray, and found himself trapped in a cell with his abilities disabled and his body losing color and warmth under the light of an oil lamp. After receiving a task to end the color-draining state, he searched the cell and found a skeleton holding something in its hands.

• Fu Qian entered the containment scene for 1-019 with no background information or objective, and discovered that his skills were disabled and his strength was diminished.
• A tall, black-robed guard entered the cell and refilled the oil lamp, causing Fu Qian's body heat to drain faster and his mind to grow hazy.
• Fu Qian received a task to find a way to end the color-draining state and retreated from the lamp's effects.
• Fu Qian searched the cell and found a weathered skeleton clutching something in its hands.
• The skeleton screamed when Fu Qian tried to pry its hands open, but Fu Qian grabbed its jaw and cut the scream short.

Fu Qian used a spiked stone and an iron disc to stop losing color, then strengthened himself while adapting to waves of motor confusion. When the guard entered to refill the oil, Fu Qian prepared to attack but lost control of his body at the crucial moment.

• Fu Qian found a spiked stone in the skeleton’s throat and an iron disc in its hand, then discovered the stone helped preserve his awareness while studying the disc.
• Fu Qian copied the skeleton’s posture and focused on the disc’s pattern, stopping the loss of color and completing his mission.
• Fu Qian focused on the disc until color and strength returned, and circular scales grew along his arm.
• Fu Qian adapted to the recurring motor confusion caused by Body Chaos Charge, reducing the time needed to regain control.
• When the guard entered to refill the lamp, Fu Qian moved into his blind spot, but a wave of confusion disrupted his body just as he was about to strike.

Fu Qian killed the crystalline jailer despite his disordered nerves and badly injured body, then explored the underground prison and recovered enough to disguise himself as the jailer. He left his cell wearing the mask and carrying the jailer’s weapon and oil flask.

• Fu Qian attacked the jailer while struggling to control his body, but the jailer battered him and broke several bones.
• Fu Qian focused his remaining strength into one punch, shattered the jailer’s head, and killed it.
• Fu Qian inspected the vast, multi-level underground prison, then returned to his cell and treated his injuries as his body rapidly healed.
• Fu Qian stripped the jailer’s robe and took its black iron token and large key, along with the items he had already collected.
• Fu Qian propped the corpse in the corner, replaced its head, put on its mask, and opened the cell door carrying its weapon and oil flask.

Disguised as a guard, Fu Qian escaped the underground prison and emerged into a bustling city beneath seven strange lights, one matching the design on his iron piece. Authorities surrounded him over his Loss of Color condition, and a newcomer recognized him as Dragon Feast.

• Fu Qian navigated the prison, concluded it was a burial pit for Loss of Color people, and found a spiral staircase leading out.
• After adapting to the staircase’s disorienting effects, Fu Qian climbed to a crowded area beside a clock-tower-like building.
• Fu Qian saw seven multicolored lights in the sky and recognized one as matching the design on his iron piece.
• A young man reacted to Fu Qian’s escape and the scales on his arm, while a scholarly woman questioned him about his awakening.
• The woman’s armed team surrounded Fu Qian, and another figure arrived and exclaimed that he was Dragon Feast.

Fu Qian learned that his awakening had revived the lost Dragon Feast sequence and made him a source of hope in a world threatened by the Loss of Color Curse. After the priest and Duchess explained the crisis, Fu Qian received a new task to investigate why the curse was spreading.

• The priest recognized Fu Qian’s scales as signs of the long-lost Dragon Feast sequence and brought him to the Hall of Radiance with the Duchess.
• Fu Qian touched the Dragon Feast statue, and golden patterns appeared, confirming that he had awakened the sequence.
• The priest explained that the Hall contained statues of the seven sequence Kings and that only three sequences still had Awakened Ones.
• The Duchess explained that the Loss of Color Curse made people gradually disappear, that no one had awakened in the past year, and that Fu Qian was the only known survivor of the curse.
• Fu Qian received a task to investigate the growing number of people affected by the Loss of Color.

After being hailed as a beacon of hope, Fu Qian learned about the prices paid by members of the different Sequences and revealed that he had fought his way out of prison. He offered to join the Duchess’s team to investigate the Loss of Color Curse, and she agreed, saying they already had a target in mind.

• The priest and the Duchess explained that the Dragon Feast Sequence caused intermittent loss of control, while the Spire and Star Sequences carried their own prices.
• The priest described the Gleamstone Sequence’s defensive strength and long lifespan, along with its slow reactions and fear of light.
• Fu Qian admitted that he still lost control at times and said he had fought his way out of prison.
• The Duchess praised Fu Qian for resisting his abnormality and asked him to make public appearances to boost morale.
• Fu Qian offered to join the Duchess’s team and investigate the Loss of Color Curse, and she agreed, revealing they already had a target in mind.

Fu Qian joined the Duchess’s inspection team to investigate a nun’s murder and challenged the team’s assumption that her lover had fled. Searching his house, Fu Qian found a grotesquely deformed body hidden in a wardrobe compartment and uncovered an oval stone.

• The Duchess introduced Fu Qian to the inspection team and brought them to the scene of a nun’s murder, where she found a brooch in the victim’s mouth.
• Fu Qian suggested investigating the men in the nun’s life, and the team found her lover’s house empty and in disarray.
• When the others concluded the lover had fled, Fu Qian argued someone might still be hiding in the house and searched a wardrobe compartment.
• Fu Qian found a badly deformed body with apparently melted bones and pulled an oval stone from it.

Fu Qian discovered a Pus Stone on the skeleton, and the Duchess revealed that the cursed item might be connected to the growing number of people afflicted with the Loss of Color Curse. She asked Fu Qian to return to the underground prison and find a woman who knows about Pus Stones, though she could only tell him the woman was locked in its deepest part.

• Fu Qian showed the team the spiked stone, and the Duchess recognized its significance while the others found no signs that the nun had died from the Loss of Color Curse.
• The Duchess asked Fu Qian how he awakened Dragon Feast under the curse, and he showed her his token of the Seven Lights' covenant.
• After dismissing the team, the Duchess used a phantom whip on herself to endure her unusual condition, then identified the stone as a Pus Stone.
• The Duchess told Fu Qian that Pus Stones were cursed items found on Awakened Ones and asked him to return to the prison to look for a woman who knew about them.
• Fu Qian accepted the mission, and the Duchess said the woman was confined in the deepest part of the prison but did not know whether she was still alive.

The Duchess gave Fu Qian Dragon Blood to advance his Dragon Feast powers, and he gained the ability to age objects rapidly. Afterward, Fu Qian prepared to infiltrate the prison to find the target, while the Duchess warned him to avoid detection.

• The Duchess told Fu Qian that Dragon Blood from an old artifact could advance his Dragon Feast sequence, then reluctantly gave him the remaining drops.
• Fu Qian endured the Dragon Blood’s pain and developed wave-shaped markings and a powerful ability that turned a wooden rack to dust through accelerated aging.
• Fu Qian concealed that he had deliberately delayed digesting the first dose so he could drink the rest, and the Duchess asked how he would find the target in prison.
• Fu Qian proposed sneaking in wearing a prison guard’s uniform, but joked that he would make a physical entry if he was caught, leaving the Duchess speechless.

Fu Qian returned to the prison and killed Corison, then reached the lightless graveyard beneath it in search of the woman he called his big sister. He found her in a monstrous form, admired her appearance, and was asked which of her forms looked better.

• The Duchess gave Fu Qian the Pus Stone, warned him about Corison, and escorted him to the bell tower.
• Fu Qian descended to the prison’s lowest level, where Corison and the jailers had gathered around a pit of bones.
• Fu Qian revealed himself as Dragon Feast and killed Corison with a dragon’s breath, then let the jailers take him prisoner.
• The jailers locked Fu Qian in a passage leading to a vast underground graveyard filled with enormous bones.
• A gigantic blue creature appeared before Fu Qian, then changed into a thin human figure in a black pointed hat.
• The figure asked Fu Qian which appearance looked better, and he said they each had their own merits.

Fu Qian spoke with the mysterious Witch beneath the prison, who recognized the Pus Stone and explained its connection to corrupted faith. She transformed a rusted key into a Starlight Key and told Fu Qian to fulfill his duty.

• Fu Qian introduced himself to the pointed-hat Lady, who called herself the Witch and warned that knowing her name was dangerous.
• The Witch recognized the Dragon of Time's power within Fu Qian and drew the Pus Stone from his pocket.
• The Witch melted the Pus Stone into a grotesque phantom dragon's head and explained it was a fragment of Human Pus, the product of corrupted faith and the opposite of fading.
• The Witch pulled out the jailer's rusted key, removed its rust with starlight, and identified it as a key to a mysterious place.
• The Witch returned the transformed key to Fu Qian as the Starlight Key and told him to fulfill his duty.

Fu Qian returned from meeting the Witch with a Starlight Key that might lead to a way to end the Loss of Color Curse. He brought the key to the priest for identification, and the priest realized Fu Qian had encountered the Witch and warned that it had been dangerous.

• The Witch gave Fu Qian the Starlight Key and opened a portal back to the surface, while his mission updated to finding and eliminating Human Pus.
• Fu Qian returned to the Duchess and told her the Witch had given him a key that could lead to a way to end the Loss of Color Curse.
• A team member suggested that the priest might recognize the key, and the Duchess agreed to bring Fu Qian to him despite her unease about her theft.
• The Duchess explained the investigation's findings to the priest and credited Fu Qian with discovering the body in the box.
• Fu Qian handed the priest the key, and the priest realized he had encountered the Witch and warned that the meeting had been too dangerous.

After the priest failed to identify the Starlight Key, he warned Fu Qian and the inspection team that its power might be found in the forbidden Old Town. Fu Qian decided to investigate it, but the Duchess intercepted him as he set out at night.

• The priest examined the Starlight Key and said the Church had no power like it, though traces might remain in the Old Town.
• The priest explained that the town's residents had fled the Old Town during deadly blizzards, and contact with those who stayed behind had eventually ended.
• Fu Qian decided to explore the Old Town because he was curious about the key and the imprisoned woman's reasons for giving it to him.
• A young woman explained that people flirted with Awakened Ones in hopes of improving their chances against the Loss of Color Curse.
• Fu Qian left his lodgings at night to investigate the Old Town, but the Duchess appeared in his path and asked where he was going.

Fu Qian and the Duchess ventured into the buried Old Town, where an expanding blizzard forced them to seek shelter inside an ancient church. There they were attacked by animated armor, and the Duchess recoiled as black tar-like substance emerged from it.

• Fu Qian persuaded the Duchess to take him to the Old Town, and she led him toward it through the freezing wilderness.
• An unexpectedly wide blizzard engulfed them, but the Duchess shielded them with a golden aura and continued onward with Fu Qian.
• They found the Old Town buried beneath snow and ice and entered its church through a hole the Duchess blasted in a spire.
• Inside the church, Fu Qian warned the Duchess about an attacker dropping from above, and she struck the armored figure down with a phantom hammer.
• The empty armor stood back up as black, viscous matter seeped from its neck, and the Duchess screamed and unleashed brilliant radiance.

Fu Qian and the Duchess defeated two monsters, and the Duchess revealed that creatures capable of corrupting and destroying the world had reached their refuge. She hurried to warn the priest, while Fu Qian realized the Pus Stone might mean his mission involved finding many more infected targets.

• The Duchess destroyed a headless suit of armor, then she and Fu Qian fought off a hammer-wielding suit of armor and a fat, robe-clad monster.
• Fu Qian killed the fat monk with his pale dragon's breath, and its bursting body corroded the shield he used for protection.
• The Duchess explained that the monsters had destroyed the world outside and could corrupt or twist living beings and objects.
• The Duchess recognized the Pus Stone as a sign that the monsters had reached their refuge and urged Fu Qian to return with her to warn the priest.
• Fu Qian worried that many more infected targets might be buried beneath the snow and ice, and the Duchess asked whether his key had reacted.

Fu Qian and the Duchess discovered signs of monsters and corruption in Old Town, then warned the priest that the corruption might have reached their town. The priest refused to evacuate or inspect everyone, insisting they keep the danger secret, while Fu Qian noticed the priest’s ceremonial robes and wondered whether he had a brooch.

• Fu Qian showed the Duchess the Starlight Key but kept quiet about the stained-glass window only he could see shining inside the church.
• The Duchess brought Fu Qian to the priest and told him that Old Town was buried and held corrupted corpses, self-aware armor, and black fluid.
• The Duchess connected the monsters to Pus Stone found in town and proposed inspecting everyone and relocating away from the corruption.
• The priest rejected the Duchess’s plan, arguing that it would cause panic, and ordered them to keep the discovery secret while he investigated quietly.
• As Fu Qian returned to his lodgings, he noticed the priest’s neat ceremonial robes and wondered whether the priest also had a brooch.

Fu Qian interrupted the priest as he attacked the Duchess with a monstrous black snake, exposing the priest's role in the nun's death. After Fu Qian helped the Duchess escape briefly, the priest broke her leg and warned that other monsters like him were in town.

• Fu Qian suspected the priest might be behind the nun's death and went to check on the Duchess at her manor.
• Fu Qian found the priest using a black, snake-like mass to restrain the Duchess and confronted him.
• The Duchess managed to break free when Fu Qian attacked, but a hidden snake caught her and the priest broke her leg.
• The priest admitted the nun's curiosity had led to the deaths and warned Fu Qian that more monsters like him lived in town.

The priest tried to persuade the Duchess and Fu Qian to conceal their mutations, but the Duchess refused and the priest seized her as a shield. Fu Qian used her as bait to land his breath attack, destroying the priest’s Human Pus and leaving both the priest and Duchess gravely injured.

• The priest claimed the mutation had removed the negative effects of his awakening and proposed keeping it secret instead of fighting.
• The Duchess rejected his proposal, while Fu Qian recognized that the priest intended to kill them and cover it up.
• The priest used a black snake to restrain the Duchess and place her between himself and Fu Qian.
• Fu Qian pretended to consider the priest’s offer to let him leave, then struck with a breath attack while the priest was off guard.
• The attack destroyed the Human Pus and badly injured the priest and Duchess, and Fu Qian said the Duchess had agreed to serve as bait.

Fu Qian defeated the priest and learned that people afflicted by the corruption could sense others like them. After finding a hidden black snake in the Duchess, he let it infect him and walked into the night.

• Fu Qian questioned the dying priest, who revealed that the changed could sense others like them, before the priest tried to ambush him and Fu Qian killed him with a punch.
• The Duchess told Fu Qian that her body was rapidly aging and asked him to save the town, even if he had to kill every infected person.
• Fu Qian tore the Duchess's decayed leg away and pulled out a hidden black snake, suspecting it was a danger left by the priest.
• Fu Qian deliberately cut his palm and let the black fluid from the snake infect him, then woke someone outside and walked into the night.

Fu Qian discovered a hidden room behind the church’s stained-glass window and learned from the Witch that their world had been painted with her mother’s blood as humanity’s refuge. The Witch revealed that the painting was decaying, causing disasters, Human Pus, and the Loss of Color Curse, and said the only way to repair it would destroy the current world and kill everyone in it.

• Fu Qian entered a hidden space behind the church’s stained-glass window and found an old painting depicting the same view, along with the Starlight Key.
• The Witch appeared from the key and told Fu Qian that the painting had been made with her mother’s blood.
• The Witch explained that the painted world had been created as humanity’s refuge after the outside world was destroyed.
• Fu Qian learned that the Loss of Color Curse came from people being rejected by the painted world, while awakening through one of the seven rays synchronized people with it.
• The Witch explained that the painting’s decay caused disasters and Human Pus, and that painting a new world would destroy the existing one and kill everyone inside.

Fu Qian used the Witch’s blood and Human Pus to alter the painting, transforming corruption into part of the world’s essence and neutralizing the Human Pus. After completing his mission, he said goodbye to the Witch and returned to the Warehouse.

• The Witch explained that she had hidden in the prison because the ruined world was more interesting than the outside, then offered Fu Qian the chance to repaint the world.
• Fu Qian mixed Human Pus into the Witch’s blood and pressed his hand onto the canvas, creating an eighth dark light in the painted sky.
• The Human Pus settled into Fu Qian’s body, and the Witch said the change would neutralize it, restore the Loss of Color Curse to normal, and let Awakened Ones age naturally.
• The Witch named the place the Dark Moon Church and invited Fu Qian to become a Dark Moon Knight.
• Fu Qian’s mission to contain 1-019 was completed, and he bid farewell to the Witch before returning to the Warehouse.