Arc 7The Dawn Organization

Feng Qi investigated the Black Shadow and Future Research Institute across timelines, then returned to the Scarlet Institute for Dire Shadow rune modification. He founded the Dawn Organization and led it against the Technology Research Institute, where Li Xingchen unexpectedly intervened after Feng Qi was captured.

  • Fang Zhiyou arrived at Star City Academy, and Feng Qi asked him to form a team to develop the Virtual Game while urging Lin Ran to research an Anti-Consciousness Parasitism technique.
  • Feng Qi told Wei Wei and the Scarlet Institute leaders about his timelines, then joined the Technology Research Institute, rose into its core circle, and secretly worked to provoke conflict between it and the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
  • Feng Qi led an assault on a Tiger Soul sub-base, was captured by the United Military Department, and was publicly executed after refusing to explain himself.
  • Feng Qi investigated the Black Shadow’s Domain Field and the Future Research Institute, fought the Stone Statue with the Goat-Head Demons’ help, and gained Purple Soul before Little Black killed him.
  • Feng Qi read the Scarlet Institute’s records about rune modification and Blood Sacrifice, then returned to reality and convinced Wei Wei and the institute’s senior staff to help him choose the Dire Shadow modification.
  • Feng Qi completed the Dire Shadow rune modification, returned to Star City Academy, and recruited Lü Yue, Xia Long, Yan Fu, and other students to establish the Dawn Organization.
  • After the Dawn Organization grew to 103 members, Feng Qi led more than three hundred members in raids on Technology Research Institute warehouses, but was captured while scouting Warehouse No. 2.
  • Li Xingchen killed the soldier holding Feng Qi and ordered his subordinates to attack the warehouse garrison while pretending the Dawn Organization had burned the warehouse down.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151If Fate Allows, We'll Meet Again in the Future

Feng Qi welcomed Fang Zhiyou to Star City Academy and helped him begin organizing the Virtual Game project, while worrying about its future funding. At the library, Feng Qi persuaded Lin Ran to study a technique that might let him parasitize the Mist Lord in return, leaving the plan’s success in Lin Ran’s hands.

  • Fang Zhiyou arrived at Star City Academy with his parents, registered for Room 302 beside Feng Qi’s room, and settled in.
  • Feng Qi took Fang Zhiyou to collect a computer-room key and entrusted him with forming a team to develop the Virtual Game.
  • Feng Qi worried that the project’s salaries and other expenses would require far more funding than he had, and considered earning money in Domain Fields.
  • At lunch, Lin Ran noticed Feng Qi’s improved appearance, while Feng Qi reflected on the differences between his human and combat forms.
  • Feng Qi went to the library with Lin Ran and stopped discouraging him from studying Cultivation Method Studies.
  • Feng Qi asked Lin Ran to develop an Anti-Consciousness Parasitism technique that might let Lin Ran’s consciousness overcome the Mist Lord, and Lin Ran agreed in exchange for Feng Qi’s help studying cultivation methods.

Ch. 152Tiger Soul Visitor

Feng Qi rejected Director Liu’s attempt to recruit him early into the Tiger Soul Research Institute, choosing to remain focused on teaching at Star City Academy for now. Bai Fusheng scolded him for turning down the opportunity, but Feng Qi insisted he could join the institute whenever he wanted.

  • Bai Fusheng summoned Feng Qi to meet Director Liu from the Tiger Soul Research Institute, who had come to discuss early admission.
  • On his way to the office, Feng Qi considered infiltrating the Technology Research Institute instead, judging it less dangerous than the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
  • Director Liu praised Feng Qi and urged him to join the Tiger Soul Research Institute to develop techniques that could influence humanity.
  • Feng Qi said he planned to teach at Star City Academy and declined early admission, while leaving open the possibility that his plans might change.
  • After Director Liu left, Bai Fusheng scolded Feng Qi for rejecting the opportunity, but Feng Qi argued that his talent would make admission easy later.

Ch. 153Entering Dreamland—Sacrifice Timeline

Feng Qi led Combat Class Three through their physical examinations, which revealed Lü Yue’s exceptional strength and Mu Qing’s unmeasurable Bloodline Strength. After planning his next timeline, Feng Qi discovered that he had entered a Sacrifice Timeline and resolved to infiltrate the Technology Academy for intelligence.

  • Feng Qi urged Lin Ran to develop an Anti-Consciousness Parasitism technique and studied Domain Battle Squad combinations with him.
  • Feng Qi led his classmates to the gymnasium for their physical examinations, where the students discussed the missing Le Ping'an.
  • Monk and Xu Hongyun tested at low strength levels, while the Xia Family Three Brothers reached Black Iron Lower Stage and Xia Long reached Black Iron Middle Stage.
  • Lü Yue's results showed Bronze Stage spiritual energy and strength, and the examination flagged his prohibited Momentum cultivation method for investigation.
  • Mu Qing's Bloodline Strength exceeded the machine's testing limit, leaving her strength impossible to assess.
  • Feng Qi wrote plans for his next timeline, drank Clear Heart Wine, and later discovered he had lost the narrator, status panel, and combat body ability; he resolved to seek intelligence at the Technology Academy.

Ch. 154Forget the Past, Cherish the Present

Feng Qi began his new sacrifice timeline by committing to study technology and join the Technology Research Institute, then visited Wei Wei and revealed their shared history across timelines. Scarlet Institute’s leaders agreed to support him, and as he and Wei Wei recorded information about the Brain in a Vat, they resolved to face the future together.

  • Feng Qi planned his path toward the Technology Research Institute, studied with Lin Ran, and left a message for his future self.
  • Feng Qi persuaded Wei Wei to meet him by mentioning the old woman, then told her about their past lives and shared timelines.
  • Wei Wei convened Scarlet Institute’s leaders, and Feng Qi described future events and secret plans until the group agreed to walk alongside him.
  • Feng Qi and Wei Wei began entering information about the Brain in a Vat, pausing to eat and continuing late into the night.
  • Feng Qi and Wei Wei discussed death, perseverance, and their determination to keep going, and Wei Wei promised that his companions would accompany him to the end.

Ch. 155Future, Charge Forward!

Feng Qi finished recording the Brain in a Vat data at the Scarlet Institute, received a Gene Serum injection, and returned to his studies at Star City Academy. He told Wang Jinsheng about the Tiger Soul Research Institute and Blood Sacrifice, persuading him to stay at Star City Middle School and research a way to neutralize it; the chapter ended with Feng Qi vowing to spend his life changing the future.

  • Feng Qi and Wei Wei completed the Brain in a Vat data entry, and Wei Wei gave him a Gene Serum injection before arranging his ride back to Star City Academy.
  • Feng Qi devoted himself to studying technology and teaching cultivation knowledge, then visited Star City Middle School two months later to ask Wang Jinsheng to help counter Blood Sacrifice.
  • Feng Qi revealed his time-travel ability and the Tiger Soul Research Institute's threat to Wang Jinsheng, who agreed to remain at the school and research a way to neutralize Blood Sacrifice.
  • Wang Jinsheng cooked dinner for Feng Qi, and they shared drinks on the teaching building's rooftop while affirming their determination to fight for humanity's future.
  • Feng Qi raised his cup beneath the night sky and shouted, "Future, charge the hell ahead!"

Ch. 156The Rat in the Sewer

Feng Qi spent years preparing to infiltrate the Technology Research Institute, then accepted the shadowy figure’s offer and endured its coercion while secretly working toward a plan against the Tiger Soul Research Institute. After meeting Wei Wei in Star City, he broke down over the pain of his role and returned to his life as the Institute’s ruthless “demon.”

  • Feng Qi passed the Technology Research Institute’s entrance exams on his second attempt, resigned from Star City Academy, and traveled to Future City.
  • Over three years, Feng Qi rose from an odd-job worker to a core member of the Technology Starry Sky Branch, with Mo Fei helping him build his résumé.
  • At twenty-nine, Feng Qi accepted the shadowy figure’s invitation to join the Institute’s core circle and submitted to a Spiritual Energy Imprint and dependence on white pills.
  • Feng Qi learned that the Institute concealed advanced Spiritual Energy Technology and ran deadly virus experiments on human subjects, and he volunteered for more assignments to gain authority.
  • During a holiday in Star City, Feng Qi met Wei Wei, admitted his grief through tears, and then returned to his role as the Institute’s cold and ruthless “demon.”

Ch. 157Ink

Feng Qi seized command of the Wolf Fang Battle Squad after enduring painful biochemical modification, then used his position to secretly provoke conflict with the Tiger Soul Research Institute. When the Technology Research Institute began investigating the Scarlet Institute, he warned them to protect their base and continued pursuing his plan against the Tiger Soul Research Institute.

  • Feng Qi learned about Ink, the imprisoned genius behind the Spiritual Energy Nano-worms and the Spiritual Energy Forbidden Zone, but could not access him with his fourth-tier authority.
  • After the Wolf Fang Battle Squad lost nearly all its leaders, Feng Qi competed with four others to take command and underwent painful biochemical modification to improve his strength.
  • Feng Qi claimed the Wolf Fang Battle Squad leadership, then led its demons in hunting human geniuses while secretly provoking conflict with the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
  • The Technology Research Institute traced a captured Scarlet Institute protector to the Scarlet Institute and considered targeting its base outside Mu Lin City.
  • Feng Qi warned the Scarlet Institute to delete the base's core data, then continued his plan to provoke a war between the Technology Research Institute and the Tiger Soul Research Institute.

Ch. 158Before the Flowers Bloom, May They Bloom

Feng Qi helped provoke a conflict between the Technology Research Institute and the Tiger Soul Research Institute, surviving an internal investigation before leading a raid on a Tiger Soul sub-base and copying its data for the Scarlet Institute. On New Year’s Eve, burdened by his losses but steadfast in his mission, he received an anonymous greeting addressed to him as “Little brother Feng Qi.”

  • Wei Wei told Feng Qi that the Scarlet Institute would expose fabricated evidence of Tiger Soul infiltration to provoke the Technology Research Institute into attacking.
  • The Technology Research Institute used Mo’s Truth Revealing Device to uncover a Tiger Soul spy, and Feng Qi passed the ensuing investigation after the Memory Lock Potion put him to sleep and his injuries were blamed on his biochemical modifications.
  • Feng Qi led the Third Battle Squad in a night assault that destroyed the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s sub-base outside Victory City and killed its personnel.
  • Feng Qi copied the sub-base’s data onto a Scarlet Institute drive before copying it for the Technology Research Institute, then arranged for Wei Wei’s people to retrieve the Scarlet drive.
  • During his New Year’s Eve leave, Feng Qi walked alone through Future City, reflecting on his scars, guilt, and determination to keep pursuing his dream.
  • An unknown number messaged Feng Qi, “Little brother Feng Qi, Happy New Year,” and he smiled as he walked away through the snow.

Ch. 159Record Broken

Feng Qi led the Third Battle Squad in a raid on Tiger Soul Research Institute supplies, but the Tiger Soul Research Institute lured them into an ambush by the United Military Department. Abandoned by the Technology Research Institute and condemned as a traitor, Feng Qi awaited public execution, comforted that he had broken a record.

  • Feng Qi learned from the shadow that its people were preparing for an approaching “great tide,” then led the Third Battle Squad on a mission to seize Tiger Soul Research Institute supplies.
  • The Third Battle Squad overwhelmed the escort at a transit airport, but United Military Department warriors arrived, captured Feng Qi, and killed most of his squad.
  • The Technology Research Institute denied responsibility, and the surviving squad members died in prison when their Death Marks were activated; Feng Qi survived because Wei Wei had cracked his mark.
  • At his public trial, Feng Qi refused to explain himself, and the United Research Institute later ordered his public execution after torture left him coughing blood.
  • Before being taken to the Execution Ground, Feng Qi asked for the date and smiled when he realized he had broken a record.

Ch. 160When the Music Ends, the Crowd Disperses

Feng Qi spent his final night with Wei Wei before facing a public execution, and Mu Qing arrived at the execution ground but was persuaded to let him die. As Feng Qi was executed, his memories and resolve crossed the river of history to reach his other self.

  • Wei Wei secretly visited Feng Qi in his cell, shared a final conversation with him, and promised that the Scarlet Institute would live for him.
  • Feng Qi was brought to the execution ground as the United Military Department broadcast his execution to a growing audience.
  • Mu Qing entered the execution ground and tried to save Feng Qi, but he urged her to preserve his dream and leave.
  • Mu Qing finally walked away, and the executioners killed Feng Qi as he remembered the people and promises that shaped his life.
  • Feng Qi's faith crossed history toward his other self, leaving a path illuminated by his sacrifice.

Ch. 161Returning

Feng Qi woke from the Sacrifice Timeline’s memories, learned more about the Black Shadow faction, and prepared to investigate its Domain Field while the sucker fought Black Mist. He then tested his evolved strength by attacking a Blood Leopard outside the Scarlet Secret Base.

  • Feng Qi destroyed the brain that had preserved his memories, then agreed with the narrator not to read the Sacrifice Timeline’s memories again unless necessary.
  • Feng Qi reviewed Scarlet Institute records about the Black Shadow and concluded that finding its Domain Field could provide a way to weaken the faction.
  • Feng Qi sent the sucker to fight the arriving Black Mist, then decided to return to the Star City Shelter and search for the Black Shadow’s Domain Field.
  • Feng Qi left the Abandoned Hospital, transformed into his Bone Warrior form, and attacked a sleeping Blood Leopard.
  • Feng Qi fought the Blood Leopard while drawing on combat instincts from the Sacrifice Timeline’s memories.

Ch. 162Talent Bone Marrow—Database Query

Feng Qi gained the Bone Marrow Talent Ability after defeating a bone-controlling Domain Creature, then returned to Star City Shelter to research the future and search for the Black Shadow faction’s Domain Field. He found a promising lead in the Secret Shadow Domain Field database entry.

  • Feng Qi killed the Blood Leopard and gained the Swiftness Talent Ability before heading toward Star City Shelter.
  • Feng Qi activated Blood Source, defeated a humanoid Domain Creature that controlled and reshaped bones, and gained the Bone Marrow Talent Ability.
  • Feng Qi spared the kneeling Goat-Head Demons, considering them potential allies against Little Black, and ran to Star City Shelter.
  • Feng Qi reviewed records about Old Wang and the Technology Research Institute and Tiger Soul Research Institute in the underground database.
  • Feng Qi searched the Domain Field Database for the Black Shadow faction and opened the Secret Shadow Domain Field profile.

Ch. 163Future Research Institute

Feng Qi researched the Secret Shadow Domain Field and the Future Research Institute, concluding that the institute likely supported humanity and deciding to investigate it on a future timeline. He began memorizing the New World game code so he could bring the Super Virtual Game into existence early, but the vast code left him struggling to retain it.

  • Feng Qi found that the Demon Shadow in the Secret Shadow Domain Field resembled the black shadow and decided to hire a Domain Battle Squad to investigate it on the next timeline.
  • Feng Qi searched for the Savior game, learned that it had become New World, and discovered the Future Research Institute’s role in developing the game’s Virtual Game Pods.
  • Feng Qi reviewed the Future Research Institute’s conflict with the Technology Research Institute and reasoned that the institute likely helped humanity while keeping its actions hidden.
  • Feng Qi decided to investigate the Future Research Institute on a future timeline and began memorizing New World’s code to develop the Super Virtual Game ahead of schedule.
  • Feng Qi struggled to memorize the code, asked the narrator for help, and continued studying after their verbal sparring.

Ch. 164Domain Instance—Exploring the Mist

Feng Qi abandoned memorizing the Super Virtual Game code, learned the Dragon Grasping Technique, and studied future Domain Battle Squad configurations before heading to the Mist Zone to test whether Lin Ran had awakened inside the Mist Lord. The Mist Lord’s struggle suggested Lin Ran was fighting for control, while Black Mist tore through the zone; Feng Qi then encountered a mist-formed face that recognized him as Brother Qi.

  • Feng Qi gave up memorizing the game code and decided he would learn programming after returning to reality.
  • Feng Qi memorized the Dragon Grasping Technique and studied Domain Battle Squad sizes, rankings, roles, and future professions.
  • Feng Qi watched technique research tutorials until the narrator warned him that Black Mist was approaching, then he ran to the Mist Zone.
  • Feng Qi entered the mist and called for Lin Ran, causing the Mist Lord to recognize his name and convulse as its restraints shattered.
  • Black Mist arrived and fought through the mist while Feng Qi fled deeper into the zone, and the narrator noted that Black Mist had grown stronger.
  • A mist-formed face blocked Feng Qi and asked whether he was really Brother Qi and had survived.

Ch. 165Life and Death 13 Minutes

Feng Qi returned from the Future Dreamland with a plan to help Lin Ran resist the Mist Lord and began pursuing his Super Virtual Game idea, which drew the Scarlet Institute’s interest. In a new future timeline, he discovered that he was destined to be assassinated on the day he returned to reality, leaving him only about thirteen minutes to survive.

  • Lin Ran told Feng Qi that his attempt to reverse-parasitize the Mist Lord had failed, but urged him to develop a method to protect his consciousness from erosion; the Mist Lord then killed Feng Qi.
  • Back in reality, Feng Qi recorded his gains and intelligence, told Lin Ran to pursue both Anti-Consciousness Parasitism and a method to protect consciousness, and studied programming for his Super Virtual Game project.
  • Feng Qi posted his game concept on the Black Box Forum, where users debated its feasibility and offered development suggestions; the Scarlet Institute’s Wei Wei later invited him to build the project there, but he declined.
  • After choosing to investigate the Future Research Institute, Feng Qi entered Future Dreamland and checked the historical database, which said he had been assassinated at Star City Academy on September 18, 2022.
  • Feng Qi realized September 18 was the day he entered Future Dreamland and that only about thirteen minutes remained before his predicted death.

Ch. 166Schrödinger's Assassin

Feng Qi realized an assassin would kill him shortly after he returned from the Future Dreamland, so he set out to grow stronger and prepare to hunt a magic-immune statue. He recruited twenty-eight Goat-Head Demons to help him sweep the City Ruins, while the taunting Three Tails followed him.

  • Feng Qi concluded that a hidden faction had arranged his assassination and decided to strengthen himself before waking, since he could not rely on the Scarlet Institute or Lin Ran for help.
  • Feng Qi learned that his death report was restricted, suspected a spiritually focused faction was responsible, and chose to hunt the Magic Immunity Statue after building up his strength.
  • Feng Qi searched the City Ruins, failed to catch the agile Three Tails, and confirmed that Nightmare had vanished after he took its ability.
  • Feng Qi entered the Goat-Head Demons' lair and discovered that the flesh statue had no life after its power was stripped away.
  • Twenty-eight Goat-Head Demons recognized Feng Qi's power and worshipped him, so he led them out to hunt Domain Creatures while waiting for Little Black.

Ch. 167Purple Soul—Return

Feng Qi hunted Domain Creatures in the City Ruins, gained new abilities, and defeated the Stone Statue Domain Creature with the Goat-Head Demons’ sacrifice, earning the Purple Soul enhancement. When Black Mist attacked him after he woke, Purple Soul blocked its control and Feng Qi transformed to seize the attacker.

  • Feng Qi gained Tough Hide by killing a Crocodile-like Domain Creature, then avoided a powerful Fire Elemental and continued hunting near the Abandoned Hospital.
  • Feng Qi defeated a giant Domain Creature in Blood Source Form and gained Giant Strength, then tried and failed to catch the taunting Three Tails.
  • Feng Qi sent Little Suction Cup to fight Black Mist, then traveled to the plains and gained Ambush by killing another Domain Creature.
  • Feng Qi battled the Stone Statue, and the Goat-Head Demons sacrificed themselves to replenish his vitality and empower him to destroy it.
  • Feng Qi crushed the Stone Statue’s true body and gained Purple Soul, but the battle left his bones shattered; Three Tails mocked him until Little Black arrived and killed him.
  • After waking, Feng Qi discovered Black Mist’s attack was stopped by Purple Soul, transformed into a blood giant, and seized the Domain Transcendent Creature.

Ch. 168Breaking the Deadlock—Turning Misfortune into Fortune (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

Feng Qi bluffed a Domain assassin into believing he belonged to a powerful Domain faction, gaining two Miracle Stones and a contact in the alliance. After the assassin left, Feng Qi remained trapped in skeletal form without blood and qi, and the chapter ended with him examining the stones and wondering how to use them.

  • Feng Qi spared the Domain assassin and convinced it that he belonged to a Domain faction, learning that it served an alliance of weak races that targeted talented young humans.
  • Feng Qi pressured the assassin into promising two Miracle Stones and planted a fake Death Mark inside it before letting it leave.
  • Feng Qi tried rubbing Merit Wine on his bones to restore his blood and qi, but it had no effect, so he planned to hunt animals in the academy's back mountain after dark.
  • Feng Qi refused Lin Ran's invitation to dinner because he could not leave his dormitory in skeletal form.
  • The Domain assassin returned at night with two Miracle Stones, and Feng Qi removed the fake mark and obtained its contact information.
  • Feng Qi added the assassin, whose account name was Black Night Walker, on a messaging app and examined the Miracle Stones without knowing how to use them.

Ch. 169Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings

Feng Qi hunted animals on Star City Academy’s back mountain to restore his vital energy, then learned that Miracle Stones could strengthen bloodlines but offered him little benefit. After saving one stone and planning for the future, he joined Lin Ran, Lü Yue, and Mu Qing at the academy’s Mid-Autumn Festival gala, which ended with students releasing blessing lanterns beneath a cleared sky.

  • Feng Qi used the Narrator’s help to hunt wild animals on the back mountain until his vital energy recovered enough for him to return to his original appearance.
  • Feng Qi ate most of a Miracle Stone and gained 52 Bloodline Evolution Points, then stored the other stone in a metal box for a possible exchange with the Domain Assassin.
  • Feng Qi spent the next two days studying and planning before Lin Ran called him to the Mid-Autumn Festival gala.
  • Feng Qi joined Lin Ran, Lü Yue, and Mu Qing at the gala, where a mysterious expert parted the clouds to reveal the full moon.
  • Feng Qi wrote that he wished to live a long life, then released his blessing Kongming Lantern with the other students as midnight arrived.

Ch. 170Changes to the Future Timeline

Feng Qi reconsidered his future plans after changes to the real-world timeline made undercover work riskier, then entered Future Dreamland to investigate the Future Research Institute and learn what had changed. He arrived in the familiar dream world and approached Little Cripple, but the narrator stopped him to watch it do the splits.

  • Feng Qi and Lin Ran criticized Star City Academy for tying Cultivation System Framework study to credits and evaluations, and Feng Qi decided to look into changing the rule in a future timeline.
  • Feng Qi tutored Lin Ran in cultivation method research at the Academy Library and hoped they could face the future together.
  • Feng Qi revised his plans, choosing to cultivate students to enter the Future Research Institute, work with the Scarlet Research Institute, and seek intelligence through the Black Shadow Assassin.
  • Feng Qi decided not to contact the Technology Research Institute or Tiger Soul Research Institute and avoided reading the Sacrifice Timeline's memories.
  • Feng Qi drank Merit Wine until his energy was full, entered Future Dreamland, and headed toward the Star City Shelter to investigate the Future Research Institute.
  • Little Cripple roared at Feng Qi, but the narrator interrupted him and asked to see Little Cripple do the splits.

Ch. 171Investigation and a New Direction

Feng Qi searched the Star City Shelter and read messages from his future self and Wei Wei, learning that his future self had died mysteriously at twenty-five and that the Future Research Institute might be tied to the Technology Research Institute. The messages also revealed possible research paths for his next timeline, and Feng Qi decided to visit the Scarlet Secret Base to learn what became of Old Wang and Lin Ran.

  • Feng Qi found the shelter’s Data Console and discovered that he had died mysteriously at age twenty-five on this future timeline.
  • Feng Qi read his future self’s messages about investigating the Future Research Institute, which appeared to cooperate with the Technology Research Institute but later opposed it.
  • Feng Qi learned that Jia Yi had found a lethal drug at the Future Research Institute and that its director was Li Xingchen, deepening suspicions about the institute’s role in his death.
  • Feng Qi read Wei Wei’s messages about knowledge implantation, possible Rune Modification for his future self, and the Scarlet Institute’s move to its secret base.
  • Feng Qi decided to visit the Scarlet Secret Base to check whether Old Wang had deciphered “Blood Sacrifice” and whether Lin Ran had succeeded.

Ch. 172Knowledge Implantation Project Successful

Feng Qi found Little Suction Cup at the Abandoned Hospital and entered the Scarlet Institute’s secret base, where he read Wei Wei’s records about the Knowledge Implantation Project and the people who had supported it. Wei Wei’s final message said she had left the base to enjoy one last meal, while the completed project’s materials were stored in the Database.

  • Feng Qi crossed the City Ruins, avoided the Fire Elemental Lifeform, and found Little Suction Cup in the Abandoned Hospital.
  • Feng Qi used Wei Wei’s password to enter the Scarlet Institute’s secret base with Little Suction Cup.
  • Feng Qi read Wei Wei’s records about the institute’s research, the Dawn Organization, Jia Yi’s intelligence, and two proposed Rune Modification plans.
  • Wei Wei recorded that the Knowledge Implantation Project had succeeded and that the Memory Liquid’s success rate had reached nearly 99%.
  • Wei Wei left a final message saying she had stepped down, would leave the base to eat a good meal, and had stored the project materials in the Database.

Ch. 173Opposition Timeline—Rune Modification Timeline

Feng Qi returned from a future timeline with Scarlet Institute materials and planned a new timeline focused on investigating the Future Research Institute while opposing the Technology Research Institute. He disclosed his time-traveling ability to Wei Wei and Scarlet’s senior staff, secured their cooperation, and began arranging rune modification.

  • Feng Qi memorized the Scarlet Institute’s knowledge implantation, rune modification, and Blood Sacrifice materials before Little Black killed him and sent him back to reality.
  • Feng Qi chose to investigate the Future Research Institute more aggressively, oppose the Technology Research Institute, activate the Brain in a Vat Project, and strengthen the Dawn Army.
  • Feng Qi woke without entering Future Dreamland, accepted that he was on a Sacrifice Timeline, and planned to seek rune modification at the Scarlet Institute.
  • Feng Qi tricked Wei Wei into arranging his visit, then explained his timeline ability and the intelligence he had gathered from other futures.
  • The Scarlet Institute’s senior staff agreed to cooperate with Feng Qi, and he gave Wei Wei the rune modification plan from a previous timeline.
  • Wei Wei asked Feng Qi whether he would choose Demon Dragon or Dire Shadow rune modification.

Ch. 174A Complimentary Surgery

Feng Qi underwent Gene Serum treatment and a month of intensive training at the Scarlet Institute before completing the Dire Shadow Rune Modification in a single session. Afterward, he planned to investigate the Future Research Institute and build his own force, while Wei Wei teased him about the ordeal.

  • Feng Qi chose the Dire Shadow modification and agreed to remain at the Scarlet Institute for three months while preparing his body.
  • Feng Qi obtained Bai Fusheng's approval for leave by claiming he was researching the Human Body Seed God concept, then received Gene Serum and began intensive training.
  • Feng Qi reviewed Scarlet Institute records and suspected that Future Research Institute president Li Xingchen was a puppet backed by the Technology Research Institute and Domain Factions.
  • Feng Qi visited Old Wang, passed on a message from the previous future timeline, and learned that Old Wang would continue deciphering Blood Sacrifice before reporting to the Scarlet Institute.
  • After a month of training, Feng Qi began the Rune Modification and endured its extreme pain until he completed the procedure in one attempt, breaking the Scarlet Institute's record.
  • Wei Wei praised Feng Qi's willpower and jokingly offered a castration procedure as compensation.

Ch. 175That Bastard Feng Qi

After leaving the Scarlet Institute, Feng Qi founded the Dawn Organization with students who believed his account of humanity’s doomed future and led them in secret operations against the Technology Research Institute. During a reconnaissance mission at Warehouse No. 2, Feng Qi was captured, but Li Xingchen unexpectedly turned on the garrison and helped him escape.

  • Feng Qi spent two months adapting to the Dire Shadow Rune Crystal, reached the Bronze Lower Stage, and left the Scarlet Institute to return to Star City Academy.
  • Feng Qi told Lü Yue, Xia Long, Yan Fu, and the other students about his timeline travels and humanity’s future, and they agreed to help him establish the Dawn Organization.
  • Over the next three years, the Dawn Organization grew to 103 members, then Feng Qi led more than three hundred members into Future City and raided Warehouse No. 1 of the Technology Research Institute.
  • The Future Research Institute learned that Feng Qi led the Dawn Organization and began hunting its members, who continued fighting despite mounting casualties.
  • Feng Qi infiltrated Warehouse No. 2 to scout its defenses, but the garrison detected him, trapped him, and captured him after a fight.
  • Li Xingchen arrived, killed the garrison soldier holding Feng Qi, and ordered his subordinates to attack the warehouse garrison while pretending over the communicator that the Dawn Organization had burned down Warehouse No. 2.
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