Chapter Summaries

Fu Qian and Yuan Shan went to the casino to ask Moglin about Midas, and Moglin identified Alan as a recent visitor. Fu Qian’s questions also brought up Ross, and Moglin offered them chips in exchange for a favor.

• Yuan Shan warned Fu Qian to keep his distance from Moxi, then suggested they investigate the biggest casino.
• Fu Qian and Yuan Shan met Moglin, and Fu Qian’s silver-white weapon made Moglin quickly agree to cooperate.
• Moglin said many visitors had asked about Midas and named Alan as the latest lucky contestant.
• Fu Qian asked about an Alan who did not match Moglin’s description, prompting Moglin to describe Ross as a regular at the casino.
• Moglin pushed half his chips toward Fu Qian and Yuan Shan and said he wanted them to do something for him.

Fu Qian used Clear Dream to question Ross, an ordinary gambler who knew Midas, about their connection and Midas’s planned casino-vault operation. Ross revealed Midas wanted to open the vault himself to complete a legendary story, but Fu Qian ended the questioning without asking where to find him.

• Fu Qian told Yuan Shan that Ross had been watching them, then approached the gambler beside a machine.
• Fu Qian used Clear Dream to make Ross answer whether he knew Midas, and Ross said he did.
• Ross explained that he had joined Midas’s team early, helped recruit members and plan an operation targeting the casino vault.
• Ross said Midas was not motivated by money and wanted to open the vault himself to complete a legendary story.
• Fu Qian wished Ross success and ended Clear Dream without asking where Midas could be found.

Fu Qian and Yuan Shan investigated the casino’s coming robbery by entering owner Mr. Garcia’s office in a dream. Fu Qian disabled Garcia’s means of calling for help and questioned him about his vault, leaving Garcia to reveal that it held a segment of a finger bone.

• Fu Qian showed Yuan Shan a note listing casino staff shifts and said he would avoid interfering with the impending operation.
• Fu Qian decided to meet the person about to become a victim and took Yuan Shan into Mr. Garcia’s office through a dream.
• Fu Qian introduced himself as a Federal Gaming Committee officer and named Yuan Shan as his assistant.
• Fu Qian told Garcia that he had disabled the office’s communication methods and pressed him for information about the vault.
• Garcia said the vault held gambling stakes and VIP items before revealing that it also contained a segment of a finger bone.

Fu Qian investigated a strange bone connected to Midas and suspected it had been made from supernatural remains. After discussing how processing could destroy supernatural properties, he left Yuan Shan pondering the cost of absolute immortality.

• Fu Qian asked Garcia why the bone seemed unusual, and Garcia said it looked like a life-sized copy of a real person.
• Garcia reported that the bone’s owner had repeatedly visited Night Holy Capital’s South District, which Yuan Shan said had discreet medical facilities.
• Yuan Shan suggested the bone might have come from a supernatural creature, and Fu Qian criticized the Night Watchers for overlooking suspicious activity.
• Garcia said professionals had confirmed the bone was not a Supernatural Item, so Fu Qian proposed that processing supernatural remains might erase their power.
• Fu Qian asked Yuan Shan whether absolute immortality was a gift or a curse, then thanked her and suggested detachment was better.

Fu Qian used Transcendence to return to Night Holy Capital, where Rainbow of Yao Bian had already blocked his attempts to escape the mission or kill himself. He confirmed that the entity was interfering with his actions and left Yuan Shan questioning the reliability of her ammunition.

• Fu Qian used Transcendence and found that Crystalline Sun was the only trait he still held.
• Fu Qian realized Rainbow of Yao Bian had reacted to his reset and that Yesterday Once More could not help him leave the mission.
• Fu Qian attempted to shoot himself while ringing the bell, but the revolver failed to fire despite containing genuine Night Watcher rounds.
• Fu Qian concluded Rainbow of Yao Bian was interfering with him, then accused Yuan Shan of supplying faulty ammunition.

Fu Qian swallowed the Crystalline Sun and transformed his body, then chose an ancient presence to cloak himself as a false god. After Yuan Shan scolded him for the dangerous display, Fu Qian revealed a new miracle that made her cry out, “Teacher?”

• Fu Qian ignored Yuan Shan’s warning and swallowed the Crystalline Sun from the Sea of Ashes.
• The Crystalline Sun disintegrated inside Fu Qian, remaking his body from countless fragments as Mythical Form activated.
• Fu Qian sensed ancient presences, chose one, and wrapped its remains around himself as a false god with a new divine authority.
• Yuan Shan waited for Fu Qian to stabilize, then scolded him for risking discovery and demanded to know what had changed.
• Fu Qian evaded Yuan Shan’s questions and demonstrated a miracle that astonished her into saying, “Teacher?”

Fu Qian met Yuan Shan’s teacher, Henry Campbell, in Night Holy Capital and revealed that he had become a Second Order pseudo-god. Henry attacked him, but Fu Qian’s immunity to distortion and new Calamity authority left Henry retreating in alarm.

• Henry Campbell appeared to welcome Yuan Shan and Fu Qian to Night Holy Capital, and Fu Qian greeted him as Old Man Henry.
• Henry activated the Bao Si halo and warned Yuan Shan to distance herself from Fu Qian because he was dangerous.
• Yuan Shan realized Henry’s ability had not affected Fu Qian, who confirmed he had become a Second Order after completing his fusion.
• Fu Qian explained that his divine skin robe protected his body from distortion and that his Mythical Form had changed after his pseudo-god ascension.
• Henry confronted Fu Qian about how he planned to defeat him, then recoiled as Fu Qian invoked his Calamity authority, which multiplied damage inflicted on Henry.

Fu Qian used his newly gained authority to provoke Henry, who recognized the danger and attacked him. Their fight left Henry shielding Yuan Shan from Fu Qian’s shot, but Henry remained determined to kill Fu Qian as Yuan Shan began to plead that there was a misunderstanding.

• Fu Qian realized he could spread calamity to anything he chose, and Henry noticed that something was wrong with him.
• Henry attacked Fu Qian, whose tranquilizer blocked Henry’s powerful, distorted strikes.
• Fu Qian fired Mercy at Yuan Shan, and Henry caught the bullet to protect his student.
• Fu Qian explained that he had come seeking a technical exchange, but Henry insisted he would kill him without calling for help.
• Yuan Shan began pleading with Henry that there might be a misunderstanding.

Fu Qian evaded Old Man Henry’s relentless pursuit while heading to the casino vault to advance his mission. He found a porcelain-like middle phalanx that appeared to be a manufactured body part, possibly connected to the puppets in the Corrupt Forest.

• Fu Qian activated Blood Conquest and headed for the casino, while Old Man Henry pursued him with an ability that kept him locked onto his target.
• Fu Qian used the Sweet Dream Head Cage and repeatedly crossed between Blood Conquest and the real world to shake Henry, but Henry continued tracking him across dimensions.
• Fu Qian followed the casino’s guards toward the vault as Henry hesitated to cause more trouble under Rainbow of Yao Bian’s influence.
• Fu Qian entered the vault and opened a box containing a smooth, white, porcelain-like middle phalanx that seemed to be a manufactured product.

Fu Qian found Levine guarding the Finger Bone in the casino vault and learned that the dangerous man could prevent others from touching it. Levine offered to give Fu Qian the bone in exchange for answers, then moved them to Miss Moxi’s bar, where he reacted with surprise when Fu Qian removed his head cage.

• Fu Qian suspected the Finger Bone had once come from the irritable puppets but found that its extraordinary power had been completely destroyed.
• Levine appeared in the vault and explained that he had stopped Fu Qian from taking the bone because Fu Qian was trespassing.
• Levine examined the Finger Bone, then offered it to Fu Qian if he removed his head cage and answered a question.
• Fu Qian agreed and chose Miss Moxi’s bar as their meeting place, and Levine moved them there through an unknown ability.
• Fu Qian took off the cage, and Levine looked startled when he saw him.

Fu Qian questioned Levine about his identity and connection to the Night Watchers, concluding that Levine was a powerful Supernatural Item owned by them and assigned to monitor anomalies related to faith. Levine explained that he had come to investigate Fu Qian’s Sweet Dream Head Cage after someone conspicuously marked Fu Qian’s anomalous state, but he had no duty to help with the Rainbow of Yao Bian.

• Fu Qian and Levine watched the changes outside and agreed that the situation was wrong and the Night Watchers would be occupied.
• Levine told Fu Qian that he was the Night Watchers’ property and that his duties were limited to monitoring certain anomalies related to faith.
• Fu Qian explained that Henry Campbell had pursued him because he suspected Fu Qian was connected to the anomaly, and Levine said Henry was more closely connected to it.
• Levine revealed that Fu Qian’s Sweet Dream Head Cage had drawn his attention because someone had conspicuously marked Fu Qian’s anomalous state.
• Levine said that the marking had misled him into investigating Fu Qian.

Fu Qian learned that Rainbow of Yao Bian had arranged Levine to stop him, but Levine cleared up their misunderstanding and gave him a conspicuous yellow robe. After Fu Qian swallowed the Finger Bone without triggering a mission prompt, a scimitar suddenly passed through the wall toward his legs.

• Levine explained that his duties covered only names connected to certain buildings and said Fu Qian was not among them.
• Fu Qian insisted that their agreement still required Levine to answer one final question, and he chose yellow when Levine asked him to pick a color.
• Levine used his rules to outfit Fu Qian in a vivid yellow robe that could not be removed and would make him stand out.
• Fu Qian swallowed the Finger Bone, but it yielded no supernatural gains and no mission prompt appeared.
• A sharp scimitar sliced toward Fu Qian's legs, passing through the nearby window and wall.

Fu Qian evaded Su Gao’s attacks after she mistook him for a threat while investigating Night Holy Capital’s anomaly. Once she recognized him, they left the crowded area together, and he asked her to help with his predicament.

• Su Gao attacked Fu Qian through the wall, but he activated Blood Conquest and escaped the initial strike.
• Su Gao tracked Fu Qian’s invisible form and wounded him with blue dimensional slashes that pierced Blood Conquest.
• Fu Qian revealed himself, and Su Gao recognized him by the distinctive damage left by her Echo ability.
• Fu Qian and Su Gao walked toward a darker, quieter area while she explained that high-ranking Night Watchers were investigating across the city.
• Su Gao asked whether she could help resolve Fu Qian’s problem, and he told her there was no solution but that she could help him with something.

Fu Qian tested Su Gao’s perception of color in a dream and confirmed that the world had been displaced from its proper history. He realized Rainbow of Yao Bian’s plan could sever his mission’s connection to the future, potentially trapping him in the historical fragment.

• Fu Qian brought Su Gao into a dream and asked her to identify the colors in a rainbow.
• Su Gao said she knew the sky should be blue but felt certain it was purple, then confirmed that the sky was purple under the dream’s condition.
• Su Gao wrote “The clear sky is purple” in the Abyss Notebook, and the statement began disappearing because she believed something false.
• Fu Qian concluded that the world was wrong and explained that Rainbow of Yao Bian’s color-based displacement could prevent Warehouse from recognizing his mission as complete.

Fu Qian used Su Gao’s Echo to confirm that Rainbow of Yao Bian had distorted people’s perception of colors throughout Night Holy Capital. As a strange ring appeared over the central district and drew the Night Watchers away, Fu Qian sent Su Gao to join them and continued on alone.

• Fu Qian explained that Su Gao’s Echo had resisted the color distortion, leaving her able to recognize that the sky should be purple despite the world insisting it was blue.
• Su Gao’s Abyss Notebook confirmed her unusual perception, convincing Fu Qian that Rainbow of Yao Bian had likely taken control of the city’s rules.
• As they approached another person’s assigned area, Su Gao offered to lure a First Order toward them, and Fu Qian agreed.
• A dark red ring appeared in the night sky, and Su Gao received orders for everyone to head toward it.
• Fu Qian told Su Gao to move with the others and pretend she had never seen him, then gave her Chief Yuan’s address before she disappeared into the night.

Fu Qian walked openly through Night Holy Capital as the Scorching Ring drew the Night Watchers’ attention, then met Indigo Witch in a fortune-teller’s shop. Indigo Witch revealed that she was monitoring him and warned that his rank-raising ability had limited duration, while Fu Qian faced the coming confrontation without backing down.

• Fu Qian judged that the Scorching Ring’s appearance was meant to draw attention while Rainbow of Yao Bian’s methods continued to target him.
• After the route to the casino remained strangely clear, Fu Qian entered a roadside fortune-teller’s shop instead of going straight to gamble.
• Fu Qian recognized the fortune-teller as Indigo Witch, who admitted to watching him and alluded to their earlier conversations.
• Indigo Witch pointed out that Fu Qian’s False God Incarnation had limited duration and warned that he would be left on the defensive when it ended.
• Fu Qian rubbed his ring and said he would find a way to buy another hour when the time came.

Fu Qian spoke with the Indigo Witch, who explained that the Red Moon could not reach him and that his Ascension would be lost regardless. As the Indigo Witch restrained him, Fu Qian activated the False God Incarnation and declared he was adding an extra hour.

• Fu Qian decided to use False God Incarnation as soon as he made contact with the Indigo Witch.
• Fu Qian deduced that the Indigo Witch had appeared early to limit his actions and satisfy his curiosity before dealing with him.
• The Indigo Witch told Fu Qian that the Red Moon could not locate the scene and that he could not claim his reward or preserve his Ascension.
• Fu Qian caused the colors in the room to converge and pin him in place, but a bulge swelled beneath his Yellow Robe as he said he was adding an extra hour.

After ascending to False Godhood, Fu Qian awakened his Mythical Form and discovered that he had become a flesh-and-blood replica of an ancient deity, able to wield the Calamity Authority. The Indigo Witch recognized the resemblance to a long-dead tyrant, leaving Fu Qian to realize his outfit had hinted at that identity.

• Fu Qian’s Mythical Form activated, transforming him into a towering divine body that could stand against the Indigo Witch.
• Fu Qian sensed that his body concealed an unnatural, machine-like structure beneath its divine flesh.
• Fu Qian discovered that his Calamity Authority let him mark people and objects with eyes that amplified damage and hastened decay.
• The Indigo Witch marveled at Fu Qian’s power and said he reminded her of a long-dead tyrant.
• Fu Qian realized that his chosen outfit had seemed familiar because it resembled the tyrant.

Fu Qian used his Mythical Form and Calamity Authority against the Indigo Witch, then turned his power on the Scorching Ring. The golden meteor vanished on impact, but Fu Qian sensed multiple beings watching him through the celestial body.

• Fu Qian realized the familiar madness in the Godskin Coat came from the Tyrant's Fist and suspected he had torn out the source of its power.
• The Indigo Witch restored the fortune-teller's cabin and suggested Fu Qian destroy her with Calamity, but he refused and explained that he was buying time.
• Fu Qian asked whether the Scorching Ring was really the sun, then focused his Calamity Authority on it.
• A golden meteor struck the Scorching Ring and vanished amid a surge of heat and light.
• Fu Qian sensed a gaze from the Scorching Ring, recognized one as possibly belonging to the Ancient Sun God, and then detected more gazes filled with struggle and distortion.

Fu Qian endured the sun’s mental attack and deduced why the Indigo Witch had waited to strike. He used Blasphemous Embrace to disrupt her and extinguish the sun’s light, ending the attack as the Witch’s condition worsened.

• The Indigo Witch’s sun unleashed a mental assault that burned at Fu Qian’s mind, forcing him to consider abandoning his Mythical Form.
• Fu Qian deduced that the Witch had waited for an opening and was using the sun to attack him while diverting the Night Watchers’ attention.
• Fu Qian detonated a disaster to interrupt the Indigo Witch’s attack, then fired an arrow from Blasphemous Embrace at the sun.
• The arrow spread rust-colored haze and plunged the night into darkness, ending the sun’s mental assault on Fu Qian.
• Fu Qian put away the bow and looked back at the increasingly brilliant Indigo Witch.