Chapter Summaries

Fu Qian exposed Chen Mingda as a traitor who had made a deal with the Native Council, and Chen Mingda transformed and killed Chen Mingfei. A fragment of the Council’s consciousness emerged from Chen Mingda’s body, showed interest in Fu Qian’s item, and was smashed by Chen Xing.

• Fu Qian suspected Chen Mingda and provoked him with accusations and repeated lashes.
• Chen Mingda transformed, revealed that he had accepted a deal to cross a threshold, and killed Chen Mingfei.
• Yuan Shan confronted Chen Mingda, but his head burst and a fragment of the Native Council’s consciousness spoke through his body.
• The fragment said it had taken the item and asked about the interesting object in Fu Qian’s hand.
• Chen Xing smashed the fragment’s grotesque head with one punch and appeared to age ten years.

Chen Mingda’s corpse attacked Chen Xing, but Chen Xing’s grief triggered a sudden advancement to demigod and disintegrated the remains. After the Night Watchers left, Fu Qian decided he could begin his mission without restraint.

• Chen Xing prepared to leave Chen Mingda’s body behind, but bloody flesh sprang from the corpse and wrapped around him.
• Chen Xing’s aura surged, and his power disintegrated the tendrils and Chen Mingda’s corpse as he advanced to demigod.
• Yuan Shan congratulated Chen Xing, who left without speaking to the Chen Clan members; Poker Face ordered the area around the remains sealed.
• Yuan Shan thanked Fu Qian for exposing Henrik’s innocence and offered to recruit him, but Fu Qian declined and said he could help for a fee.
• Yuan Shan and the Night Watchers left, and Fu Qian concluded that he could begin his mission without holding back.

Fu Qian confronted Deng Feizhou at his residence, accusing him of conspiring with Chen Xing to use Blood of Thorns to help Chen Xing ascend. Deng Feizhou explained that the item had been a necessary material and agreed to help Fu Qian ascend if he could obtain another one by killing Old Man Chen.

• Fu Qian suspected Deng Feizhou of helping orchestrate the theft and Henrik’s death, then went to Deng Feizhou’s residence alone.
• Deng Feizhou attacked Fu Qian as he entered, but Fu Qian blocked him with a tentacled arm and proposed a deal.
• Fu Qian accused Deng Feizhou and Chen Xing of sacrificing Chen Mingda to help Chen Xing become a demigod, and Deng Feizhou confirmed that Blood of Thorns had been a means to ascend.
• Deng Feizhou told Fu Qian that the Night Watcher base had held the only item of its kind and that he would need to offer something valuable to receive help ascending.
• Fu Qian asked whether killing Old Man Chen would make the item form on his corpse again, and Deng Feizhou said he would help if Fu Qian could bring it to him.

Fu Qian questioned Deng Feizhou about his powers and learned why he had possessed Chen Mingda to conceal Chen Xing’s advancement to demigod. Deng Feizhou revealed the Native Council’s ambitions and admitted Chen Xing was on his way, leaving Fu Qian trapped with only minutes before their confrontation.

• Deng Feizhou explained that Tyrant's Fist contained a curse and that he could share the senses of people he possessed.
• Deng Feizhou demonstrated how painful it was to split off part of himself and said he had possessed Chen Mingda to cover for Chen Xing’s advancement to demigod.
• Deng Feizhou described the Native Council’s aim to free humanity from its limits, while Fu Qian compared his ideas to those of Lu Ming and pressed him for the demigod advancement method.
• Deng Feizhou revealed he had been stalling until his scheduled meeting with Chen Xing and warned Fu Qian that the newly advanced demigod was coming.
• Fu Qian realized Deng Feizhou had trapped him behind invisible walls and asked how Deng Feizhou knew he was not the one stalling for time.

Fu Qian killed Deng Feizhou and waited in his place for Chen Xing, a newly ascended demigod, whom he drew into a conversation by pretending to belong to the Native Council. Chen Xing accepted the cover story and explained why he had allowed his son Chen Mingda to die, leaving Fu Qian face-to-face with him.

• Fu Qian used Law Remnants and Mythical Form to break Deng Feizhou's defenses, then killed him with repeated attacks.
• Fu Qian cleaned the room, sat in Deng Feizhou's chair, and waited for Chen Xing to arrive.
• When Chen Xing came at eight, Fu Qian used his tendril to make him believe he had a connection to Deng Feizhou.
• Fu Qian claimed Deng Feizhou had left and presented himself as a Native Council member who had helped allay Yuan Shan's suspicions.
• Chen Xing questioned Fu Qian, then said he had accepted Chen Mingda's death as a necessary sacrifice because the Chen family needed a demigod.

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.