Chapter Summaries

Fu Qian was caught in the historical moment of the King of Prison Break’s downfall and discovered that the Dark Moon and Dragon King had conspired against the Tyrant. After the Night of No Light ended, a gigantic creature resembling a Soul Butterfly appeared above him.

• The Dark Moon appeared and plunged Forsaken Prison into a Night of No Light, severing Fu Qian’s connection to the Witch.
• An unseen attacker pierced the King of Prison Break with a cursed blade carrying Dimensional Poison.
• Fu Qian realized he was experiencing the Tyrant’s historical downfall, not the version Jade Soul Master had witnessed, and concluded that the Dark Moon and Dragon King had coordinated the attack.
• Fu Qian activated his four auras and detonated an Eye of Calamity, but the darkness resisted until it finally shattered.
• A dim light returned, and an immense creature with a long neck, unusual wings, and geometric scales unfolded above the prostrate figures.

Fu Qian fought the Dragon King in Forsaken Prison, using the Tyrant’s power to withstand the Higher Being’s attacks and expose a hidden enemy. The Dragon King and the concealed assassin escaped, while Dark Moon remained missing.

• Fu Qian recognized the Dragon King’s true form beneath its scales and endured its disruptive roar.
• The Dragon King dragged Fu Qian into a barrage of scale-blade attacks, while Fu Qian punched through the Dragon King’s skull armor.
• Fu Qian rang his bell, briefly revealing a hidden figure and unleashing mechanical tentacles across the battlefield.
• The hidden figure abandoned its target and fled as the injured Dragon King rapidly retreated.
• Fu Qian concluded that the Dragon King was likely not the assassin and noted that Dark Moon had yet to appear.

Fu Qian faced a newly revealed God while the Dragon King and Dark Moon coordinated a trap against him. He escaped the trap’s extreme cold and plunged the battlefield into darkness, where his icy counterattack wounded the Dragon King again.

• A humanlike God appeared and attacked Fu Qian with a golden scepter that accelerated the poison spreading through his body.
• Fu Qian teleported to the Dragon King, triggering an extreme-cold trap set around his arrival point.
• Fu Qian activated Time Moon Deep Sleep and brought back Night of No Light despite Dark Moon’s presence.
• The Dragon King kept attacking in the darkness, but Fu Qian’s crystalline, frost-covered arm blasted through its head’s bony plates.

Fu Qian used the attackers’ uncertainty and his abilities to turn their trap against the Dragon King during the second Night of No Light. After tearing the Dragon King apart and detonating the calamity inside it, Fu Qian noticed the damage reflected onto himself and fixed on the Holy Infant Disaster Star beneath Dark Moon’s veil.

• Fu Qian countered the Dragon King’s trap with Left and Right, sacrificing his left arm to land an Internal Organ Critical Hit.
• Dark Moon’s intervention ended the Night of No Light early, revealing Fu Qian’s tentacles piercing the Dragon King as icy moonlight surrounded him.
• Fu Qian restrained the Dragon King, tore off both its wings, and detonated the calamity accumulated inside its body.
• The Dragon King’s destruction caused wounds to appear on Fu Qian, and he recognized that some of the calamity had been reflected back onto him.
• Fu Qian locked onto the Holy Infant Disaster Star beneath Dark Moon’s veil.

Fu Qian used the returning Madness Flame to drive off the Holy Infant Disaster Star while Dark Moon withdrew, then found himself in the self-rejection realm a thousand years after the Tyrant’s fall. In the endless molten sand, he encountered Meria sitting on his toppled throne.

• Fu Qian restored his golden Madness Flame and reasoned that the Holy Infant Disaster Star had helped arrange the Tyrant’s assassination by restricting his authority.
• Fu Qian concluded that suspicion had made cooperation impossible, then unleashed the Madness Flame across the place of self-rejection.
• The Holy Infant Disaster Star appeared amid blood-red threads, but vanished after Dark Moon withdrew.
• The flames burned away Forsaken Prison and revealed the ownerless Madness Flame that had run wild for a thousand years.
• Fu Qian spotted Meria sitting on his toppled throne, and she thanked him while holding a leaf.

Fu Qian recovered Eternal Clarity of Thought and used the Memoirs to confront Jade Soul Master and the other figures in Forsaken Prison. The remnant scroll’s ending changed, leaving Fu Qian alone as the returned master of the prison, able to extinguish its baleful flames.

• Fu Qian found Eternal Clarity of Thought and a paper cup that had survived the burning, then dismissed his Mythical Form and filled the cup with blood.
• Jade Soul Master warned Fu Qian that he would follow him into Forsaken Prison and that Meria would not be the only one opposing him.
• Jade Soul Master summoned Ramon, Abomination, Boerthia, Typhon, and others, while Fu Qian used the parchment to identify them.
• Fu Qian wrote the final stroke on the parchment and declared that he was the immortal King of Prison Break.
• The remnant scroll’s ending changed, and Fu Qian returned as master of Forsaken Prison, extinguishing its flames as its forsaken inhabitants rejoiced.

After surviving the deathmatch, Fu Qian reflected on the Long Night and the Cast-Off, then reclaimed the Madness Flame and the King of Prison Break’s authority over Forsaken Prison. He gained the power of a complete Mechanical Tyrant but lost Supernatural Perception.

• Fu Qian considered the memoir’s account of the Long Night, concluding that the Cast-Off had abandoned their own will to survive by accepting the Tyrant’s Madness Flame.
• Fu Qian reasoned that Jade Soul Master had split his power among five Second Order opponents because he feared Fu Qian’s immortality and the Tyrant’s retaliation.
• Fu Qian saw that the deathmatch’s chains had been severed and summoned a manifestation of the King of Prison Break’s will as a paper cup.
• Fu Qian used the restored Madness Flame to reclaim Forsaken Prison, ending its thousand years without a master and potentially weakening Old Man Stos and Lady Nepheli.
• Fu Qian found that his Mythical Form no longer consumed strength and that he had become a complete Mechanical Tyrant, but Supernatural Perception had vanished.

Fu Qian completed a mechanical reorganization that made him a far stronger, fully realized King of Prison Break, but left him without Supernatural Perception and unable to activate some of his equipment. He tested his altered abilities and began using tiny parts to determine whether he could return to the otherworldly realm.

• Fu Qian confirmed that his Supernatural Perception had vanished, while his mechanical power had risen enough that three punches could kill the Dragon King.
• Fu Qian found that his wounds, curses, and distortions had been cleared, and that he could precisely reshape his face and body through technical control.
• Fu Qian tested Air Bullet and his Dark Claw, discovering that his supernatural abilities remained but had taken on a more mechanical, geometric quality.
• Fu Qian tried his Dark Moon Ring and other items, but could not activate effects that depended on Supernatural Perception.
• Fu Qian wondered whether he could return to the otherworldly realm without Supernatural Perception, then gathered sand into tiny, joined parts.

Fu Qian returned from Forsaken Prison after using his Higher Being powers to make a mechanical ring that could send him back. He found that his work ID still could not activate, then returned to the Spirit Ash Institute and was greeted by Miss Wen.

• Fu Qian finished a mechanical ring from Sinful Sand that served as a key to Forsaken Prison.
• Fu Qian used the ring to return to the Warehouse, where he adjusted his power down from Higher Being to lower ranks before restoring it to Demigod.
• Fu Qian found that he could not activate his work ID and used his powers to create a black outfit.
• Fu Qian used the mechanical ring and Messenger to travel to a recording point near the Spirit Ash Institute, then put on Red Moon's Adoration Ring.
• Fu Qian left the Institute after seeing Old Man Weilong watching him, and Red Moon's ring returned to its normal color.
• Fu Qian entered the laboratory, where Miss Wen greeted him.

Fu Qian assessed Wen Li’s rapid advancement and learned that the Spirit Ash Institute had helped her touch the divine after she returned with Liliana’s legacy. Her account confirmed that she had faced and overcome an inner demon, though Fu Qian still could not determine Jade Soul Master’s fate or whether the institute had deeper troubles.

• Fu Qian used Calamity Authority to assess Wen Li’s supernatural resistance and saw that she had made astonishing progress.
• Wen Li told Fu Qian that she was unsettled despite the Spirit Ash Institute’s care and support.
• Fu Qian recalled using the Return Edict to disturb the Spirit Ash Institute and inviting Wen Li over to check on her condition.
• Wen Li explained that her mentors had used precious materials to help her digest Liliana’s legacy and that she had begun to touch the divine.
• Fu Qian concluded that Wen Li’s inner demon had already been resolved, while he still had no sign of his own inner demon or certainty about Jade Soul Master.

Wen Li tested the mental influence she had gained after digesting Senior Liliana’s relic, but it had no effect on Fu Qian. Ji Liushuang volunteered as the next test subject and experienced an unexpected surge of joy.

• Wen Li warned Fu Qian that something had changed after she digested Senior Liliana’s relic and asked him to assess her new ability.
• Fu Qian found that Wen Li’s mental influence had no effect on him, even when he lowered his rank.
• Ji Liushuang offered to let Wen Li test the ability on her, saying her Sword Intent could detect mental effects.
• Fu Qian approved the test, and Wen Li began carefully influencing Ji Liushuang.
• Ji Liushuang gasped and said that her joy seemed to have come alive.

Wen Li tested her new ability to make emotions come alive on Ji Liushuang while Fu Qian monitored the experiment and used the Return Edict to reset its effects. Ji Liushuang found that awakened emotions differed from Ecstasy, though Fu Qian suspected the two abilities might still be connected.

• Ji Liushuang reported that Wen Li's awakened joy had begun to consume more space in her mind, despite leaving her thoughts clear and causing no harmful urges.
• Fu Qian used the Return Edict, and Wen Li and Ji Liushuang confirmed that the ability's influence had faded while Wen Li's halo remained effective.
• At Fu Qian's request, Wen Li made fear come alive in Ji Liushuang, and Ji Liushuang felt it rapidly consume her other emotions.
• Ji Liushuang said the awakened fear felt like an ancient essence rather than a catalyzed seed, and she believed it differed fundamentally from Ecstasy.
• Fu Qian trusted Ji Liushuang's assessment but suspected that Wen Li's emotion ability and Ecstasy could still be related.

Fu Qian examined Wen Li’s unusual advancement and concluded that her new scales formed a Mythical Form. Wen Li demonstrated that it could unsettle onlookers and tear at a target’s emotions when her attacks landed.

• Fu Qian explained that the Spirit Ash Institute had once suffered a dangerous accident involving animated desire, but believed Wen Li’s abilities were different.
• Wen Li revealed that she had kept an unusual part of her advancement from the Spirit Ash mentors.
• Wen Li transformed her skin into scales bearing shifting human faces, and Ji Liushuang reported that watching them made her uncomfortable.
• Fu Qian identified Wen Li’s transformation as a Mythical Form and observed that it also changed her hand and arm into a powerful, beastlike shape.
• Wen Li demonstrated that her form could influence the emotions of onlookers and said its attacks could inflict a flood of emotions, which Weilong believed could seriously harm even demigods if repeated.

Fu Qian discussed Wen Li’s remarkable rise and her acceptance that luck had played a major role, while considering why the Warehouse had arranged her advancement. Wen Li prepared to return, but Fu Qian told her to wait for the Spirit Ash mentors to come to her.

• Fu Qian asked Wen Li whether she had ever thought she was the Chosen One, and Wen Li said she recognized how fortunate she was and accepted the risks that came with her power.
• Fu Qian considered how the Warehouse’s mission had both targeted Eve and helped Wen Li advance, possibly placing her on a path toward the Realm of Ultimate Bliss.
• Fu Qian approved of Wen Li’s attitude and told her not to worry because the Night Watchers could handle trouble.
• Fu Qian thought that Your Excellency Stomach was more likely than the Lord of the Realm of Ultimate Bliss to cause future problems, and that Spirit Ash could serve as a scapegoat.
• Wen Li asked to share her extra gains with the Spirit Ash mentors and said she was ready to return, but Fu Qian told her to wait for them to arrive.

Wen Li tested her Mythical Form by attacking Fu Qian, who confirmed that she had reached the high ranks but that its most distinctive effect remained unmanifested. As they celebrated her promotion, Yuan Fang and Li Weixuan visited with news that the Institute of Curses had withdrawn from the investigation and Lord Stos and Lady Su had left to report back.

• Fu Qian arranged a lavish dinner to celebrate Wen Li's promotion and asked her to attack him as part of the Mythical Form evaluation.
• Wen Li wounded Fu Qian with her talons, but the form's distinctive effect did not appear, and Fu Qian stopped the test when she grew tired.
• Ji Liushuang prepared clothes for Fu Qian, and he changed and showered before returning downstairs.
• Yuan Fang and Li Weixuan arrived, scrutinized Wen Li's rapid advancement, and relaxed after Fu Qian vouched that he had checked her and found nothing wrong.
• Yuan Fang told Fu Qian that the Institute of Curses had withdrawn from the investigation and Lord Stos and Lady Su had left to report back; Fu Qian remembered that he still had Su Gao's ring.

Fu Qian accepted Stos's invitation to visit the Night Watchers and agreed to advise Aiko about the Finger Ball incident. When Weilong and Ni Huayuan arrived to celebrate Wen Li's achievement, Fu Qian welcomed them and immediately asked how she had done it.

• Yuan Fang delivered Stos's invitation for Fu Qian to visit the Night Watchers, and Fu Qian accepted.
• Yuan Fang told Fu Qian that Aiko was staying to handle matters related to the Finger Ball incident, and Fu Qian agreed to advise her if needed.
• Weilong and Ni Huayuan arrived, and Fu Qian invited them to join the celebration of Wen Li's achievement.
• Li Weixuan left the gathering, leaving Fu Qian to host Weilong and Ni Huayuan.
• Fu Qian asked Weilong and Ni Huayuan to explain every detail of how Wen Li had accomplished her feat.

Professor Weilong described how Wen Li assimilated divinity-imbued material, while Fu Qian examined her new Sufferer form and questioned the Spirit Ash Institute’s rushed process. Fu Qian sent Weilong back to discuss whether to share more information and asked whether Wen Li should stay at the Apocalypse Institute.

• Fu Qian asked Weilong to reveal details about Wen Li’s new ability, but Weilong initially refused to disclose classified information.
• Fu Qian had Wen Li demonstrate her ability, and Weilong was visibly shaken by the change in her supernatural form.
• Fu Qian said Wen Li was fine, compared her case with Ian’s, and identified her form as the Sufferer.
• Weilong explained that the Spirit Ash Institute had used divinity-imbued material to help Wen Li assimilate it, while Fu Qian questioned how quickly they had acted.
• Fu Qian urged Weilong to consult his colleagues about sharing more details, then asked whether Wen Li should stay at the Apocalypse Institute.

Professor Fu settled the tense incident with the Spirit Ash Institute and explained how Jade Soul Master had kept its practitioners from realizing they were delusions. Wen Li joined the celebration banquet, where Professor Fu noticed Jia Keke's orange eye opening slowly.

• Weilong accepted Wen Li's request to stay with Professor Fu, reassured her, and left to study under him for a few days.
• Wen Li worried about the Spirit Ash Institute's instructors, and Professor Fu said they should be fine but needed to examine what had gone wrong.
• Professor Fu explained that Jade Soul Master had kept the Spirit Ash Institute's practitioners as themselves despite their being delusions, and said the institute's investigation could help him find his defeated opponents.
• Ji Liushuang praised Wen Li's achievement as a demigod in her twenties, while Professor Fu compared the efficiency of ritual and cultivation paths.
• Jia Keke returned with more banquet supplies, joined the group, and Professor Fu examined the orange eye on her forehead.

Fu Qian hosted Jia Keke, allowing Lady Kelin to test him and conclude that the Bookstore Owner in Shangjing was a demigod unrelated to the person in Xiyuan. The next morning, Lanaia summoned Fu Qian to the Night Watcher base after Yuan Fang reported that Lily had appeared with a crown of real thorns.

• Fu Qian recognized Lady Kelin concealed within Jia Keke and hosted her for dinner while pretending not to notice her test.
• Jia Keke helped Ji Liushuang clean up and agreed to discuss the Gospel Group's affairs the following week.
• Lady Kelin left believing Fu Qian was a genuine demigod in Shangjing with no connection to the person in Xiyuan.
• Lanaia told Fu Qian that Yuan Fang wanted him at the Night Watcher base because Lily had been found wearing a crown woven from real thorns.

Fu Qian and Lanaia visited a Night Watcher base after Lily was found wearing a painful crown woven from inward-pointing thorns. Aiko sought Fu Qian’s insight into whether the crown resembled anything from Ian’s execution, and Fu Qian raised the Benevolent Virtue Society as a possible lead.

• Lanaia told Fu Qian that Lily had been found with a Thorn Crown at the Night Watcher base, and he agreed to investigate.
• Yuan Fang explained that Lily had requested a quiet place and that the crown appeared the morning after Aiko tried to treat her.
• Fu Qian and Lanaia met Aiko and examined Lily through the glass, where she stood smiling beneath the bloodied crown.
• Aiko asked Fu Qian whether he noticed anything unusual, and he compared the crown with Ian’s tree-like transformation before saying the crown had no supernatural aura.
• Fu Qian mentioned the Benevolent Virtue Society as Aiko frowned over the crown’s nature.