Recaps

Fu Qian investigated Xixi’s crown and childhood story, then entered the containment scene for Bitter Fruit and uncovered Dorian’s false treatment dream. He found Xilaliya and learned that the mission required Bitter Fruit not to mature while at least one native of Akons survived.

• Fu Qian awakened golden flames through Yuan Shan’s lashes, tested them on bullets, and later swallowed Tyrant's Fist to gain the Left and Right ability.
• Fu Qian followed Lady Xixi’s signal to her home, received a crown linked to the Bronze Lady, and heard her account of seeing two versions of her mother as a child.
• Fu Qian learned that Xixi’s missing hatchet might have been taken by a senior Warehouse member, then returned to the bookstore and listened as the Greedy Worms debated seeking help from An Jing Shizhi.
• Fu Qian sent the Idol of Fools’ image to Tooth Choker, then received a warning that Bitter Fruit had breached containment and entered its scene.
• Fu Qian underwent Xilaliya’s treatment in a church, explored the darkness outside, and discovered that the church’s warnings and its followers were part of a dream orchestrated by Dr. Dorian.
• Fu Qian challenged Dorian, learned he wanted Xilaliya and other locals as materials for his dolls, and found Xilaliya in the sanctuary as night fell.
• Fu Qian told Xilaliya that Dorian wanted to use her as material, questioned her faith and the town’s danger, and startled her with a staged illusion of her head exploding.
• Fu Qian received the condition to prevent Bitter Fruit from maturing while ensuring that at least one native of Akons survived.

Fu Qian investigated the spreading Bitter Fruit and discovered that Dr. Dorian’s dolls drew outsiders into a dream version of Akons, where the town’s horrors could be reenacted. After killing Dorian, Fu Qian returned to Xilaliya with the dolls and his head, and she agreed to become material for upgraded dolls.

• Fu Qian found pregnant Sala and learned that her child was a Divine Son tied to Akons, but he left her alive to preserve the mission’s requirement that some locals survive.
• Fu Qian met an old woman searching for her husband, followed her directions to Dorian, and obtained a Holy Sword from the bowed-head brother.
• Fu Qian entered Dorian’s Healing Dreamscape and saw two opposing versions of Xilaliya, then fought Sala and the creature that appeared as the Dark Night Butcher.
• Fu Qian defeated the White-faced Man with the Sage’s Punishment, and the man and his weapon vanished into gray dust.
• Fu Qian learned that Dorian’s dreams affected outsiders rather than locals and concluded that Akons used temporary backups that did not preserve his actions.
• Fu Qian killed Dorian, took his head and Holy Sword, and collected both of Xilaliya’s dolls.
• Fu Qian returned to Lord Akons’s sanctuary and told Xilaliya she could serve as material for Dorian’s upgraded dolls, and she revealed her true self and agreed.

Fu Qian contained the White-Faced Man in Akons and learned that its puppet could keep the Bitter Fruit from maturing. Back in Lin City, he helped A Kai dispel a deadly miracle, discussed a possible Higher Being behind the White-Headed Holy See, and ended by asking Jia Keke for help as tensions around An Jing’s attacks grew.

• Fu Qian defeated the White-Faced Man, had the Xilaliyas treat it into a puppet, and received confirmation that No. 1-011 had been contained.
• Fu Qian learned that Akons was an ancient remnant of faith and reasoned that the new puppet would prevent the Bitter Fruit from maturing.
• Fu Qian visited Xixi Gatsby’s family home, recreated a sunrise with Clear Dream, and encouraged Yuan Shan to let Wen Li consider the Spirit Ash Institute’s invitation.
• Fu Qian examined A Kai’s Seed of Death, identified its fear and decay as a curse, and used the Return Edict to dispel its effects on both of them.
• Fu Qian met Ji Liushuang and learned that the Night Watchers had rewarded her with the Sword in the Stone, whose power increased with each swing as it grew heavier.
• Fu Qian told Aiko and Chang Mo that a force behind the golden flames might have destroyed the White-Headed Holy See, and decided to invite Stos to the academy.
• Fu Qian and Ji Liushuang discussed academy affairs and An Jing’s retaliation against the Siren before Jia Keke delivered Angui’s warning about escalating conflict.
• Fu Qian asked Jia Keke for help after she invited him and Ji Liushuang to her home.

Fu Qian investigated the Angel Lord’s death and agreed to help Su Gao with the Night Watchers’ inquiry, then entered a low-powered April Fools’ Day containment scene. The scene left him facing the Jellyfish Vampire beneath an old house, with Batters under her influence and their companion missing.

• Fu Qian tested whether Clear Dream could reach the Group Unconsciousness, but his attempts led him through a guarded bubble and a strange building where he fought Plain Knights and found a prisoner who recognized Severing.
• Fu Qian used his King of Prison Break form to draw a parasite from himself and destroy it, then discovered that more than a day had passed while he explored Half-step Moon.
• Fu Qian and Ji Liushuang witnessed a meteor attack destroy the Angel Lord near the Institute of Curses, and Fu Qian later told Yuan Shan about the angelic faith and the feathers left behind.
• Yuan Shan assigned Su Gao to lead the investigation and asked Fu Qian to help her, while Fu Qian visited Wen Li and learned about the Blood Wedding legend associated with Don Juan’s wedding.
• Fu Qian entered the April Fools’ Day containment scene as Mr. Wolf, met Batters at a party, and found what appeared to be a bloodied body in the basement before the scene shifted to a nighttime car ride.
• Fu Qian followed Batters and the Tough Guy to an old building where a strange glowing growth and a voice drew them inside, but the Tough Guy disappeared as they reached the source.
• Fu Qian watched Batters dig up a coffin containing a translucent, fanged woman, then stopped him from rushing toward her when she began compelling them to approach.
• The Jellyfish Vampire offered Fu Qian and Batters power in exchange for freeing her, and Fu Qian removed her robe to reveal her jellyfish-like lower body.