Vol. 8Divine Marks and Infamy

Fu Qian contained the Abyssal Colt, removed the Kamakura family’s divine marks, and investigated Kanna Kisaragi’s transformation and An Jing Shizhi’s Infamy Law. After containing a sedative-driven dream, he returned to Leaf Island, where Leigo and Hayami Suzune questioned him about Kanna and Takagi’s death and Hayami reported Sybill’s defection.

  • Fu Qian exposed Doctor Goya as Pachi and contained the Abyssal Colt.
  • Fu Qian and Su Gao accompanied Kanna Kisaragi to her infamy test at Wushe Temple, after which a falling boulder cut Takagi’s neck.
  • Fu Qian discovered that Emperor An Jing’s Divine Envoy was secretly present through Asao Sakura.
  • Fu Qian entered a recontainment mission, investigated the Kamakura family’s failing divine seal, and agreed to face Kamakura Keiji’s demonstration.
  • Fu Qian used the Return Edict to remove the Kamakura Family’s divine marks and contained No. 3-0129 in the ruins.
  • Fu Qian and Hayami Suzune found Chie Kisaragi bound in Takagi’s hidden room and learned that Takagi had abducted Kanna.
  • Kanna Kisaragi freed herself after Takagi cut off her hand, and Fu Qian confronted Nepheli over An Jing Shizhi’s supernatural Infamy Law.
  • Fu Qian contained No. 2-506 by giving Shiki the final sedative and returned to questioning about Kanna and Takagi’s death.
Chapters 709–808 Read from Ch. 709

Arc 29The Abyssal Colt and Infamy

Fu Qian uncovered the truth behind the Abyssal Colt experiment, killed the four people bound together by the Pachi identity, and contained the entity. Back on Leaf Island, he navigated Yasui Company’s interest and followed Kanna Kisaragi’s infamy test, where a suspicious accident left Takagi injured.

  • Fu Qian killed Goya, Cynthia, Kuraki Eiko, and the remaining impostor identities, then exposed Doctor Goya as Pachi and completed the Abyssal Colt mission.
  • Fu Qian earned the Phantom Step Ring and returned to the real world, where Carlos of Yasui Company questioned him about his transformation and the Creep-7.
  • Su Gao helped Fu Qian present a show of powerful backing to Carlos, while Leigo and Hayami Suzune later questioned Fu Qian about his ties to the Siren Group.
  • Fu Qian and Su Gao watched a Leaf Island infamy program and learned that Yasui Company and An Jing Shizhi were tied to the island’s pursuit of notoriety.
  • Fu Qian and Su Gao traveled to Wushe Temple with Kanna Kisaragi and Takagi, where Kanna earned the Infamy Law rank of Depth Four, Dark Fairy.
  • Fu Qian accepted Kanna Kisaragi and Takagi as companions as the group left the temple, but Kanna stumbled and a boulder rolled down the mountain, cutting Takagi’s neck.
Chapters 709–73325 summaries Read

Arc 30The Shattered Divine Seal

Fu Qian uncovered the Divine Envoy’s presence and entered a recontainment mission that brought him into contact with the Kamakura family’s failing divine seal. After Shinji’s collapse, Fu Qian agreed to experience the Shattered Divine Seal himself, leaving the story as Keiji prepared to demonstrate it.

  • Fu Qian and Su Gao confronted Takahashi Yae, who explained his misfortune ability and his ties to the Yasui Company before Fu Qian let him go.
  • Fu Qian and Su Gao met Delin and Leigo, then faced Asao Sakura’s recruitment pitch and discovered that Emperor An Jing’s Divine Envoy was secretly present through Asao.
  • Fu Qian used Clear Dream to conceal his investigation, learned that the Divine Envoy perceived only what her host could see, and decided he and Su Gao should leave rather than approach the local Night Watchers.
  • Fu Qian accepted a recontainment mission and entered the underground tomb, where he met Cas, Jian Jingzheng, and Kamakura Keiji beside the dead Kamakura elder.
  • Cas cleared Fu Qian of responsibility for the elder’s death, and the group returned to the Kamakura estate to investigate the family’s failing power.
  • Kamakura Shinji’s wounds reopened despite his claim that he had only been calming his mind, and A Kai stabilized him for less than three days.
  • Ji Liushuang and Fu Qian argued that the Kamakura family’s divine seal was not swordsmanship, and Fu Qian proposed experiencing the Shattered Divine Seal himself.
  • Kamakura Keiji volunteered to demonstrate the Shattered Divine Seal, and the group gathered in a dojo as he faced Fu Qian.
Chapters 734–75825 summaries Read

Arc 31The Nameless God’s Ruins

Fu Qian uncovered the source of the Kamakura Family’s curse and used the Return Edict to strip away their divine marks and power. After containing the ancient threat in the ruins, he returned to Leaf Island, where Chie Kisaragi revealed that Takagi had abducted Kanna.

  • Kamakura Keiji’s cursed sword repeatedly wounded him as he attacked Fu Qian, and Ni Huayuan led the academy to investigate the Kamakura Family’s troubles in their ancestral ruins.
  • The group found a hidden chamber and a crystal pool containing hostile creatures, which Kamakura Mi’s cursed sword ultimately shattered.
  • Fu Qian and the investigators suspected the pool held transformed followers of the Nameless God, while Fu Qian learned that the Institute of Curses could reproduce miracles by copying their procedures.
  • Fu Qian used the Return Edict on Kamakura Shinji, discovering that it removed his divine mark and stopped his wounds from reopening, and then treated the other affected tomb guardians.
  • After the Kamakura Family lost its marks, cursed swords, and powers, Fu Qian returned to the ruins and invoked the Nameless God while striking the crystalline mass, completing his mission and containing No. 3-0129.
  • Fu Qian received the Old Day Engraving and inferred that the Nameless Deity was dead, then returned to the mansion and gave Su Gao the Abyss Notebook.
  • Yin Hehong visited Fu Qian and Su Gao to discuss An Jing Shizhi’s conflict with the Siren, while Fu Qian later went looking for Kanna Kisaragi.
  • Fu Qian and Hayami Suzune found Chie Kisaragi bound in Takagi’s hidden room, and Chie told them Takagi had taken Kanna.
Chapters 759–78325 summaries Read

Arc 32The Infamy and the Sedative

Fu Qian investigated Kanna Kisaragi’s transformation, confronted Nepheli over An Jing Shizhi’s Infamy Law, and contained a dreamlike mission involving patients and sedatives. He returned to Leaf Island as the Night Watchers faced new conflicts and questioned him about Kanna.

  • Hayami Suzune and Kisaragi Chie found Kanna Kisaragi captive in Ishida’s studio, where Takagi had cut off her hand, and Kanna’s rejection caused him to swallow it and collapse.
  • Kanna freed herself and showed signs of supernatural power, then left with Hayami Suzune while Fu Qian refused her invitation to come along.
  • Fu Qian questioned Chie Kisaragi about Kanna’s recent behavior and suspected Kanna’s persuasive influence had altered Chie’s perception.
  • Nepheli revealed that An Jing Shizhi had given Infamy Law supernatural influence, and Fu Qian confronted her before she used a miracle to trap him and Su Gao in draining mist.
  • Fu Qian uncovered Nepheli’s setup, and he and Su Gao concluded An Jing Shizhi’s ritual was already underway before Fu Qian entered Containment Scene 2-506.
  • In Hajima Shiki’s dream, Fu Qian delivered sedatives to Nancy, Kelly, Loretta, Sam, and Shiki while uncovering their conflicting beliefs and the rules governing the patients’ doses.
  • Fu Qian gave Shiki the final sedative, breaking the dream and successfully containing No. 2-506, then returned to Leaf Island with the damaged holy bell Sedative left behind.
  • Leigo and Hayami Suzune questioned Fu Qian about Kanna and Takagi’s death, and Hayami reported that Sybill had defected and attacked Siren at sea.
Chapters 784–80825 summaries Read
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