Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo purified the formation and used its barriers to exhaust the Mother and Child Ghost while it possessed Mahali. After the ghosts emerged from Mahali’s ruined body, Chen Mo cut them with Onimaru’s True Fire, but they healed and continued circling him.

• Chen Mo purified the ghosts, Yin Sha, and other auras in the formation, then gathered the bodies and weapons in the plaza.
• The Mother and Child Ghost repeatedly charged Chen Mo through his isolation barriers, draining the possessed Mahali’s energy.
• The Mother and Child Ghost enlarged Mahali’s body by absorbing Sha Qi, then ran out of stored ghosts and separated from him.
• The two ghosts passed through the isolation barriers and rushed at Chen Mo, who cut them with Onimaru’s True Fire.
• The Mother and Child Ghost restored their wounds at the cost of energy and circled Chen Mo, seeking another chance to attack.

Chen Mo fought the Mother and Child Ghosts inside the formation, using Onimaru's True Fire and Talismans to injure them. With their energy running low, the ghosts began devouring Mahali, while the Mother Ghost circled Chen Mo and tried to recover.

• The Child Ghost searched the fog for energy, so Chen Mo cleared the mist and exposed it, forcing it to spend energy turning invisible again.
• The Mother Ghost attacked Chen Mo repeatedly, but Onimaru's True Fire burned her hands and head and depleted the ghosts' energy.
• The Child Ghost pounced on Mahali and began devouring his body to replenish the Mother and Child Ghosts.
• The Mother Ghost accepted the Child Ghost's energy and circled Chen Mo, avoiding his True Fire while looking for an opening.
• Chen Mo threw Explosive Flame Talismans, Lightning Strike Talismans, and other Talismans at the Mother Ghost, causing her to suffer heavy damage.

Chen Mo used Thunderstorm Talismans and True Fire to weaken the Mother and Child Ghost while the Child Ghost devoured Mahali to replenish their energy. After the pair merged and vanished beyond his Spiritual Sense, Chen Mo reinforced the grand array, which soon reported activity at its southwestern edge.

• Chen Mo struck the Mother and Child Ghost with Thunderstorm Talismans and Flame Burst, badly weakening both Ghostly Objects.
• The Child Ghost devoured Mahali's flesh to restore their energy while the Mother Ghost held back from attacking Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo charged the Mother Ghost with True Fire-coated Onimaru, severing her arms and cutting a burning wound across her chest.
• The Mother Ghost merged with the Child Ghost, and the pair vanished from Chen Mo's Spiritual Sense while continuing to devour Mahali.
• Chen Mo reinforced the grand array with Restrictions, then sensed an attack at its southwestern edge.

Chen Mo used his formation and Green Jade Sword to hunt the invisible Mother and Child Ghost after they escaped his blade. He left them weakened and trapped, on the verge of being destroyed completely.

• The Mother and Child Ghost rammed the formation Barrier until Chen Mo appeared and slashed through their merged body with Onimaru.
• The ghosts turned invisible and fled, so Chen Mo activated a Sensing Array and a lightning-strike formation to detect them.
• Chen Mo found the ghosts devouring a Sorcerer's corpse and pierced them with the Green Jade Sword wreathed in True Fire.
• Chen Mo moved the corpses to the formation's isolated center, denying the ghosts more supplies as he continued striking them with the sword.
• The ghosts weakened until they could no longer affect the Barrier, then stopped and wailed as they faced complete destruction.

Chen Mo spared the Mother and Child Ghost and decided to make a container so he could capture them and eventually refine them into weapon spirits. After several hours of carving jade inside the formation, he finished a container while the weakened ghosts remained trapped and unable to reach the corpses they needed.

• Chen Mo stopped his Green Jade Sword and considered turning the Mother and Child Ghost into weapon spirits.
• The Mother and Child Ghost fled from Chen Mo, then sought energy from the pile of corpses but struck the formation's Barrier.
• Chen Mo realized their clay jar was broken and began carving jade into a container with runes to hold and control them.
• The Mother and Child Ghost repeatedly failed to cross the formation while Chen Mo worked, and their energy continued to drain.
• Chen Mo completed the container after carving three unsuccessful attempts and kept the medicinal jade in Inside Universe Bead hidden.

Chen Mo used sunlight to force the weakened Mother and Child Ghost to submit temporarily, then stored them in a rune-inscribed container. He destroyed the Sorcerers’ weapons to collect their ghosts and Yin Sha Qi, secured the container, and gathered the fallen Sorcerers’ possessions.

• Chen Mo activated the formation to expose the Mother and Child Ghost to sunlight until they submitted and entered his container.
• Chen Mo examined a Sorcerer’s weapon and discovered he could destroy it to release the ghosts and Yin Sha Qi stored inside.
• Chen Mo used lightning from the formation to shatter the Sorcerers’ weapons and released their ghosts, black mist, and other contents.
• Chen Mo collected the released contents into separate spaces in the container and fed the Mother and Child Ghost only a little to keep them from dissipating.
• Chen Mo sealed the container and put it in his Universe Bag, then gathered the fallen Sorcerers’ pills, potions, herbs, and cultivation manuals.

Chen Mo escaped the manor after detonating the explosives and destroying the site, while Bai Xiaotian and Juno evaded their pursuers in Manchester. Juno learned that the people who had captured her were superhumans, and Bai Xiaotian told her about his powerful boss.

• Chen Mo found a sedan, drove away from the manor, and detonated the three tons of C4 as he left.
• Grey Skin authorities responded to the explosion and blocked several intersections, but Chen Mo had already passed through.
• Bai Xiaotian drove Juno through Manchester while she hacked the traffic and surveillance systems to shake off Ma Lijin's pursuers.
• Bai Xiaotian reassured Juno, then sent messages to let the other Team Members know she was safe.
• Juno asked about the man who rescued her, and Bai Xiaotian explained that he was his boss and described the power of superhumans.

Juno and Bai Xiaotian waited for Chen Mo after her rescue, discussing her computer skills and the extraordinary world. Chen Mo reached their first rendezvous point at Juno’s former hideout and waited for them there.

• Juno told Bai Xiaotian that her captors had wanted to take her to Europe, likely because of her computer skills, and he urged her to stay hidden online.
• Bai Xiaotian explained that he had asked his extraordinary Oldest Brother to rescue Juno, while keeping the details of Chen Mo’s strength to himself.
• Juno ate heartily as she and Bai Xiaotian waited, and Bai Xiaotian eventually received an encrypted message directing them to the first rendezvous point.
• Chen Mo drove to Juno’s former hideout, found it empty, and waited in the upstairs living room after lighting the fireplace with True Essence.

Chen Mo read his messages while resting in Manchester and learned that Xi Zhihan's cousin had disappeared in Siam. He agreed to ask the Special Affairs Administration for help, then watched news reports that concealed the truth about the deaths and destruction he had caused.

• Chen Mo read Old Huang's message about precious herbal seeds and promised to buy them when he returned.
• Chen Mo read Chen Ping's messages about their parents missing him and Chen Hui failing to call home, but he did not reply.
• Chen Mo learned from Shen Tingting that Xi Zhihan's cousin had disappeared in Siam and promised to seek help through the Special Affairs Administration.
• Chen Mo drank from Juno's wine cabinet and watched English-language news about the recent incidents in Manchester.
• Chen Mo saw that the news blamed a Chinese couple for the Mosaic Building incident and concealed the true casualties and explosion damage.

After the explosion, Chen Mo watched Siam conceal the extraordinary incident and began sorting the spoils he had collected from the dead Sorcerers and Ability Users. He set aside healing supplies for Bai Xiaotian, who arrived as Chen Mo was examining the Sorcerer manuals.

• Siam's officials sealed the investigation and presented the public with a false account blaming the devastation on a septic tank fire.
• Chen Mo turned off the news and spread out his spoils, including supplies, Sorcerer weapons, and cultivation manuals.
• Chen Mo removed the ghosts and baleful qi from the Sorcerers' weapons, then put aside the manuals because he could not read Siamese.
• Chen Mo selected healing potions and Pills for Bai Xiaotian and considered how Sorcerer techniques might help him guard against betrayal.
• Bai Xiaotian arrived, and Chen Mo stored most of the spoils before preparing food and drinks for them.

Bai Xiaotian and Juno joined Chen Mo at the house, where Juno mourned the loss of her wine while sharing food and drink with him. As they discussed what had happened, Juno grew increasingly curious about Chen Mo and the true nature of transcendent beings.

• Bai Xiaotian and Juno cautiously entered the house and went upstairs after Chen Mo confirmed he was alone.
• Juno noticed Chen Mo drinking her prized wine and was distressed to see that most of her collection had vanished.
• Chen Mo teased Juno about the wine, then invited her and Bai Xiaotian to eat and drink.
• After they finished eating, Chen Mo gave a brief account of what happened after they parted, while Bai Xiaotian recognized he was withholding details.
• Juno listened to Chen Mo and Bai Xiaotian, questioned Chen Mo's casual version of events, and privately wondered about his strength and transcendent beings.

Chen Mo settled future arrangements with Bai Xiaotian, gave him supplies, and left to prepare for his journey home. Bai Xiaotian and Juno relocated to a safe house in Siam while Chen Mo’s reckless drive drew the attention of local authorities.

• Chen Mo and Bai Xiaotian agreed that Bai Xiaotian would keep working as before, stay in contact through two methods, and investigate Wallace’s remaining bases.
• Chen Mo produced Pills and potions for Bai Xiaotian, who packed them carefully while Juno questioned Chen Mo about his abilities.
• Chen Mo said he would prepare to address Bai Xiaotian’s problem after returning, then warned them to leave because Siam might become unstable and drove away.
• Bai Xiaotian and Juno packed their equipment and left their old home, with Juno deciding to remain in Siam and move to one of her safe houses.
• Chen Mo focused on getting home and sped through Manchester, ignoring traffic lights and evading Grey Skin vehicles until they pursued him.

Chen Mo drove through Siam's Manchester in an indestructible car, evading Grey Skin checkpoints and pursuit before escaping into the countryside. He refused to help a woman who begged him to stop, but her pursuers caught her and dragged her back toward his car.

• Chen Mo used his reinforced car to smash through Grey Skin vehicles, tire spikes, and a gunfire blockade, then disabled a pursuing drone.
• Chen Mo escaped Manchester, confirmed that no vehicles or drones were following him, and turned onto a quiet gravel road.
• A Chinese-speaking woman ran from the bushes and begged Chen Mo to let her into his car as several men chased her.
• Chen Mo locked the doors and watched as the woman fled down the road, stumbled, and was caught by her pursuers.
• The men kicked and dragged the injured woman by her hair toward Chen Mo's car while their companions blocked the road and cheered.

Chen Mo watched a group of men beat a woman and block his road, but they threatened him at gunpoint when he refused to cooperate. He killed them all, took their belongings, and left the terrified woman beside their bodies.

• Chen Mo stayed in his car as the men beat the woman, partly because he saw her rose tattoo and disliked tattoos.
• The men blocked Chen Mo’s car, and one approached him with a pistol and ordered him to get out.
• A gunman threatened to take Chen Mo’s car and force him into the woods, but Chen Mo refused to comply.
• Chen Mo drew two pistols and shot the gunman, then killed the other armed men as they reached for their weapons.
• Chen Mo collected the men’s guns, ammunition, money, phones, and other belongings, storing them in his Universe Bag while the woman watched in fear.

Chen Mo rescued a terrified Chinese woman after killing the men who had captured her, then drove away with her as more armed pursuers arrived. He turned back to eliminate the pursuers before they could summon reinforcements.

• Chen Mo killed the armed men who had threatened him and told the woman blocking his car to move aside.
• The woman recognized that Chen Mo spoke Chinese, clung to his car, and begged him to take her with him.
• Chen Mo noticed more than a dozen armed men approaching, let the woman into his car, and drove away with her.
• After the pursuers found their dead companions, Chen Mo turned the car around to kill them as well.
• Chen Mo returned to find the armed men gathered around the bushes, examining the bodies.

Chen Mo killed the men pursuing the woman and tried to leave her with local authorities, but she said they were connected to her captors and begged him for help. He agreed to take her near Siam's embassy and gave her money for transport and other expenses.

• Chen Mo stopped the approaching car, killed the Captain and more than ten armed men, then took their guns and ammunition.
• Chen Mo drove off with the frightened woman and told her to report the attack to local authorities when they reached a village.
• The woman refused, explaining that her captors had connections with the police and government offices and would have her returned.
• Chen Mo offered to take the woman to Grey Skins in a neighboring city, but she refused that as well.
• Chen Mo agreed to take her to the outskirts of Siam's embassy and handed her Siamese Baht for a ride and expenses.

Chen Mo reluctantly agreed to rescue Zhou Jie after a woman begged him and revealed that she had been lured to Siam by her boyfriend’s supposed jade investment scheme. The woman began explaining how she and two friends had pooled one hundred million to join the deal, leaving Chen Mo facing another entanglement.

• Chen Mo refused to help the crying woman until she asked him to save her two companions.
• The woman explained that one companion was Zhou Jie, Xi Zhihan’s cousin who had gone missing in Siam.
• Chen Mo realized he had to help because Zhou Jie was related to Xi Zhihan, despite wanting to avoid trouble.
• The woman recounted her comfortable life, her romance with a seemingly wealthy and educated man, and his pitch for a highly profitable jade investment.
• The woman gathered money from her family and two friends, and the three women traveled to Siam with the man after transferring their funds to a Hong Kong bank.

Chen Mo learned how a wealthy woman and her two friends had been lured to Siam, kidnapped, and forced into prostitution by an international scam ring. The woman escaped after a customer passed out, but her pursuers nearly caught her before Chen Mo intervened.

• Chen Mo realized the women had been deceived by a boyfriend who promised extraordinary investment profits and persuaded them to travel abroad.
• The man used outings to remote attractions and gaps in phone service to lower the women’s guard and distance them from their families.
• After their car broke down, the women stayed in a private home, where armed men abducted them during the night.
• The scam ring forced the women to transfer their money and serve customers while planning to sell them abroad.
• The woman beside Chen Mo escaped through a bathroom window after noticing that a customer had likely suffered a heart problem, but the gang caught up with her.
• Chen Mo intervened when the men nearly dragged the woman back.

Chen Mo listened as a woman he nicknamed Lovebrain explained how she had been deceived and begged him to rescue her two best friends. Although he mocked her gullibility, he decided to help and began checking her account of where the women were being held.

• Lovebrain cried and told Chen Mo that a man had scammed her and her friends, then pleaded with him to save them.
• Chen Mo ridiculed Lovebrain for trusting a man she had known only a few months and warned her that traffickers in Manchester, Siam could sell people for their organs.
• Lovebrain asked Chen Mo to rescue her two best friends, but he questioned why he should help and denied that speaking Chinese made him Chinese.
• Chen Mo decided to help the three women because one was Zhou Jie, Xi Zhihan's cousin, and because he did not want to stand by while Chinese women were in danger.
• Chen Mo questioned Lovebrain about where she had escaped from and where her friends were, cross-checking her answers while watching her microexpressions with his Spiritual Sense.

After hearing how the woman escaped from a guarded village where her friends were held, Chen Mo agreed to investigate and rescue them, but insisted on verifying her story and leaving her behind. He returned to the roadside where he had dealt with her pursuers and told her to stay in the car while he went to check the area.

• Chen Mo concluded the village was likely nearby and that the woman had escaped only because her customer passed out and she had been in a house on the edge of the settlement.
• The woman explained that Grey Skin had visited the guarded village and that locals could not understand her Chinese pleas for help.
• Chen Mo agreed to investigate, asked the woman to describe her two friends, and learned their names and that they called her Big C.
• Chen Mo drove back to the roadside, checked the area with his Spiritual Sense, and found nothing unusual.
• As night fell, Chen Mo told the woman to remain in the car while he went to investigate, and she grumbled but stayed behind.