Chapter Summaries

Feng Qi joined the Death Star Third Battle Squad and helped the Mist Lord expand their faction while they prepared to seize the Miracle Item in the Black Abyss Domain Field. After seeing news of Mu Qing’s latest victory, the Mist Lord decided to enter seclusion to strengthen himself before he might encounter her again.

• The Mist Lord returned with Feng Qi to War Dock, and Feng Qi later became vice squad leader of the Death Star Third Battle Squad with the Mist Lord’s help.
• The Mist Lord broke his Death Mark, deceived the Technology Research Institute’s shadow faction with a fake mark, and gathered resources and intelligence to develop his faction.
• Feng Qi and the Mist Lord’s squad joined the campaign that slaughtered the Yellow Sand Domain Field’s intelligent tribes, while the Space Crystal was left intact so its resources could be mined.
• Feng Qi reflected on how public victories gave humanity hope, while the Mist Lord’s rapid growth confirmed his extraordinary talent.
• The Mist Lord saw that Mu Qing had dispersed the Shield Mountain Domain Field and earned a Human Outstanding Contribution Gold Medal, then chose to enter seclusion and left the battle group to Feng Qi.

Feng Qi helped Mist Lord establish himself in the Death Star Third Battle Squad, evade the Technology Research Institute’s Death Mark, and build a growing faction. After the Yellow Sand Domain Field was cleared and Mist Lord learned of Mu Qing’s rising power, he decided to enter seclusion to grow stronger.

• Feng Qi realized Mist Lord had used Wang Yi’s identity to contact the shadow faction behind the Technology Research Institute, and Mist Lord explained that he needed to disguise the Death Mark inside his body.
• Mist Lord led the Joint Operations Squad out of the Yellow Sand Domain Field, while Feng Qi waited behind and swam toward War Dock until Mist Lord flew out to collect him.
• Feng Qi joined the Death Star Third Battle Squad and became its Vice Squad Leader within half a year, while Mist Lord gathered resources and recruited intelligence and support through the shadow faction and the Domain Weak Race Alliance.
• Mist Lord cracked the Death Mark and planted a fake one, then joined Feng Qi in the campaign that slaughtered the Yellow Sand Domain Field’s intelligent tribes while leaving its Space Crystal intact for resource extraction.
• Mist Lord saw news that Mu Qing had received the Human Outstanding Contribution Gold Medal for dispersing the Shield Mountain Domain Field and decided to enter seclusion to improve his strength.

Half a year after taking over Wang Yi’s identity, the Mist Lord returned from cultivation at early Spirit King strength and organized a massive joint operation against the Black Abyss Domain Field. The chapter ended with the assembled fleet setting sail toward the domain field.

• Feng Qi reflected on Wang Yi’s betrayal and concluded that she had failed the test of her resolve after the shadow faction exploited her desperation.
• The Mist Lord returned from half a year of seclusion, reported her rapid progress, and proposed attacking the Black Abyss Domain Field.
• The Mist Lord recruited eight battle squads and gained the support of the Technology Research Institute’s shadow faction, while Feng Qi brought powerful Domain Factions into the operation.
• Feng Qi and the Mist Lord spent two months organizing the forces and supplies for the joint operation.
• At War Dock, more than ten thousand participants boarded a fleet of over a hundred vessels, and the Mist Lord ordered the fleet to set sail toward the Black Abyss Domain Field.

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord led the Joint Operations Squad through Black Abyss Island to seize a Miracle Item, suffering heavy losses before fighting the humanoid tribe guarding it. The Mist Lord defeated its leader but was struck by a Life Curse, and Feng Qi carried him away as the Domain Weak Race Alliance closed in.

• The fleet fought through sea beasts, landed on Black Abyss Island, and Feng Qi and the Mist Lord discussed their ambitions beside a campfire.
• The Joint Operations Squad crossed the rainforest, losing hundreds of warriors before scouting a humanoid camp near a waterfall.
• The Mist Lord sent wave after wave of warriors against the humanoid leader and his Green Bracelet, then attacked once the leader was exhausted.
• The humanoid leader cast a Life Curse that left the Mist Lord unable to move, while the Domain Weak Race Alliance approached to take the bracelet.
• Feng Qi arrived, drove back several attackers with a Mental Shockwave, and carried the Mist Lord away as he prepared to confront the remaining pursuers.

Feng Qi fought the Domain Weak Race Alliance alone on the beach to buy time for the cursed Mist Lord, while the Mist Lord developed a technique to dispel the Life Curse. The Mist Lord awakened just as Feng Qi collapsed and vowed to make the attacking warriors wish they were dead.

• Feng Qi carried the unconscious Mist Lord through the rainforest while the Domain Weak Race Alliance pursued them to seize the Green Bracelet.
• At the beach, Feng Qi chose to fight rather than risk entering the sea and battled the encircling warriors despite his worsening injuries and fading healing energy.
• Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the Mist Lord analyzed the Life Curse, created a countering Mental Assault Technique, and cleared the curse from his consciousness.
• The Mist Lord awoke beside the shore and saw the badly wounded Feng Qi collapse after holding off the warriors for him.
• The Mist Lord caught Feng Qi, faced the Domain Weak Race Alliance, and vowed to make them wish they were dead.

The Mist Lord defeated the Domain Weak Race Alliance warriors, healed Feng Qi, and led the Death Star Third Battle Squad home with the Humanoid Race’s resources and the Green Bracelet. Feng Qi woke three and a half days later, discovered his replacement arm was blood-red, and asked the Mist Lord to make him a better-looking one.

• The Mist Lord killed the Domain Weak Race Alliance warriors and turned their spirits into ghosts, then used their refined essence blood to heal Feng Qi and forge him a new left arm.
• The Mist Lord returned to the Humanoid Race battlefield, where the Joint Operations Squad had nearly won, and led his warriors to search and empty the Humanoid Race Resource Room.
• The Mist Lord decided not to explore deeper into the Black Abyss Domain Field and led the warriors back with their spoils, eventually returning to the War Dock and keeping the Spirituality Resources for the squads.
• The Mist Lord brought Feng Qi to the Death Star Third Battle Squad manor and checked his recovery before leaving him to rest.
• Feng Qi woke three and a half days later, saw his blood-red replacement arm, and asked the Mist Lord to mold another one because it was too ugly.

Feng Qi trained his crimson left arm and discussed Mu Qing and the Miracle Bracelet with Mist Lord, who later returned from a Technology Research Institute meeting with news of the Black Death God Plan. Mist Lord proposed infiltrating the plan’s research core, and Feng Qi realized the timeline had shifted again.

• Feng Qi trained his blood manipulation and crimson left arm, then asked Mist Lord about Mu Qing and the Miracle Bracelet.
• A Technology Research Institute representative invited Mist Lord to an exchange conference, and Mist Lord left for Future City the following night.
• While Mist Lord was away, Feng Qi managed the squad and continued training until his left arm grew stronger and more resilient than his right.
• Mist Lord returned and told Feng Qi that the Institute was devoting 90% of its resources to the Black Death God Plan, which included the Spiritual Energy Nano-worms Plan.
• Feng Qi suspected the Black Death God Plan was meant to create Little Black, while Mist Lord suggested cultivating a researcher to infiltrate its core circle.
• Mist Lord proposed learning from the Technology Research Institute’s infiltration of a human research institute, leaving Feng Qi stunned.

Feng Qi realized the Technology Research Institute’s shadow faction could become a major future threat as Mist Lord planned to infiltrate a research institute, favoring the Scarlet Institute. Half a year later, Feng Qi saw a frontline report from the Old Eastern Supply Zone featuring the Miracle Bloodstone.

• Feng Qi reasoned that opposing the Technology Research Institute might have prevented its shadow faction from rising and delayed humanity’s extinction.
• Mist Lord compared research institutes across several cities and decided the Scarlet Institute was the best target for infiltration, while Feng Qi resolved to change his mind.
• Mist Lord used resources from the Humanoid Race’s Resource Room to grow stronger, held a memorial service for the warriors who died on Black Abyss Island, and then entered seclusion.
• Feng Qi continued managing the battle squad and training during the following months.
• Six months later, Feng Qi read a report from the Old Eastern Supply Zone and recognized the Miracle Bloodstone in its photograph.

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord learned that the Blood Stone was a Miracle Item and planned to seize it during an escort mission, but several battle squads—including Dawn Battle Squad—joined the operation. The Mist Lord chose to proceed despite the risk that Mu Qing might come, while Feng Qi prepared her for the possibility.

• Feng Qi recognized the Blood Stone and suspected that Mu Qing might participate in its escort, which could disrupt his plans.
• The Mist Lord confirmed that the Blood Stone was a Miracle Item and failed to steal it when rival factions guarded it; he later shot down the plane carrying it to keep it in the Old Eastern Supply Zone.
• The Mist Lord recruited support from the Technology Research Institute and proposed escorting the Blood Stone to Old Days City so he could seize it during the journey.
• Li Duo arranged a joint escort with several battle squads, and Feng Qi told the Mist Lord that eight squads had responded, including Dawn Battle Squad.
• The Mist Lord decided to proceed despite the possibility of meeting Mu Qing, and Feng Qi revealed that he had crossed paths with her at Star City Academy.

Feng Qi prepared the Death Star Third Battle Squad for the joint escort mission while the Mist Lord planned to use the chaos to seize the Bloodstone. As the operation began, Mu Qing sensed something familiar about Feng Qi despite his mask, leaving him worried she might recognize him.

• Feng Qi reported his experiences to Wei Wei and warned the Brain Guardians to be ready to retrieve his brain if he died during the escort mission.
• Feng Qi organized supplies and equipment for the Death Star Third Battle Squad while the Mist Lord attended a meeting about escorting the Bloodstone to Old Days City.
• Mu Qing briefly questioned whether she had worked with the Mist Lord before, but she did not recognize his identity, allowing his plan to continue.
• Two days later, Feng Qi chose to accompany the Mist Lord, reasoning that the Mist Lord's survival was essential to their plans and future intelligence.
• At the Recruitment Hall plaza, Mu Qing looked toward Feng Qi in his Black Iron Mask and appeared confused by his familiar aura.

Feng Qi accompanied the Mist Lord on the convoy escorting the Miracle Bloodstone, waiting for the canyon battle to become chaotic enough to seize it. When the Mist Lord finally charged into the melee, Feng Qi followed, but Mu Qing stopped him and removed his mask.

• Feng Qi and the Mist Lord traveled with the convoy, planning to steal the Miracle Bloodstone when a chance arose.
• The Dire Wolf Domain Battle Squad joined the escort, and the convoy fought off a probing ambush at the Old Days Supply Bridge with only three minor injuries.
• In the cliff canyon, Domain Creatures and numerous Domain Factions attacked the convoy, turning the escort into a growing battle over the Bloodstone.
• Feng Qi pulled the Mist Lord away from the fighting and urged him to wait while the factions restrained one another, but the Mist Lord grew impatient as the battle continued.
• After a Domain Creature nearly escaped through a Space Passage with the Bloodstone, the Mist Lord charged into the melee, and Feng Qi rushed after him.
• A graceful figure blocked Feng Qi and called him “A Qi” before removing his Black Iron Mask.

Mu Qing recognized Feng Qi beneath his mask and mistook his presence beside the Mist Lord for the result of a Domain Creature controlling him. Feng Qi denied being controlled and began explaining that he had gone undercover, but Mu Qing doubted his claim that he had visited the future.

• Mu Qing used her aura perception to recognize Feng Qi beneath the Black Iron Mask and remembered their years-old connection.
• Mu Qing recognized the Mist Lord as the purple-eyed creature from the Silent Domain Field and suspected Feng Qi had been bewitched.
• Mu Qing recalled identifying several battle squads as infiltrated by Domain Creatures and planned to have the Scarlet Institute expose them.
• Feng Qi stopped Mu Qing from attacking the Mist Lord and led her five kilometers from the canyon to talk privately.
• Feng Qi told Mu Qing he had deliberately gone undercover, then claimed he had been to the future fifteen hundred years later; Mu Qing remained skeptical.

Feng Qi explained his timeline-traveling ability to Mu Qing, who believed him and agreed to help protect the Mist Lord during the battle for the bloodstone. As a powerful Super Domain Creature descended and sealed the battlefield behind a barrier, Mu Qing stood ready to face it.

• Feng Qi told Mu Qing about his ability to travel through timelines and explained why he had infiltrated the Mist Lord’s side, while withholding information that could alter the future.
• Mu Qing believed Feng Qi and agreed not to interfere with his plans, then joined him in returning to the canyon battle zone to help keep the Mist Lord alive.
• Mu Qing entered the battle zone and watched over the Mist Lord, while Feng Qi stayed back to avoid absorbing dangerous amounts of spiritual energy.
• The Mist Lord killed a Domain Orc and drained its blood, then relaxed when Mu Qing appeared not to recognize him.
• A Super Domain Creature emerged through a Space Fissure, and a barrier spread across the battlefield as the fighting factions sensed the threat.

Mu Qing drove back and tore off the Super Domain Creature’s Giant Hand, ending the Bloodstone Scramble and collapsing the barrier. The Mist Lord secretly took the bloodstone and escaped with Feng Qi, and the two planned to go into seclusion before heading to Star City.

• The Domain Factions joined forces to raise a defensive shield against the descending Giant Hand, but Mu Qing broke through it and struck the creature back.
• Mu Qing fought the Super Domain Creature, while the Mist Lord secretly replaced the bloodstone with a copy and absorbed the creature’s falling blood.
• Mu Qing tore off the Giant Hand, causing the Space Fissure and barrier to collapse as the Domain Factions fled.
• Mu Qing seized the bloodstone and pursued the marked factions, while the Mist Lord escaped with Feng Qi and revealed he had taken the real bloodstone.
• Feng Qi and the Mist Lord agreed to study the Miracle Bracelet and improve their strength in seclusion, then considered going to Star City.

During seclusion, the Mist Lord discovered a rule pathway on the miracle bloodstone and developed it into Blood Sacrifice. He then revealed that he planned to spread the method across humanity and Domain Creatures, using its practitioners as nourishment, and chose to infiltrate the Tiger Soul Research Institute to advance that plan.

• The Mist Lord absorbed the bloodstone’s power during seclusion while Feng Qi trained and hunted in the Old Days Mountain Range.
• The Mist Lord studied a rule trajectory on the bloodstone and completed the first version of Blood Sacrifice, discovering that its benefits could pass to offspring.
• The Mist Lord decided to abandon infiltrating the Scarlet Institute and target the Tiger Soul Research Institute instead.
• The Mist Lord explained that he would divide the method into Blood Sacrifice and a source technique called the Blood Sacrifice Cauldron, which could draw the blood of practitioners toward him.
• The Mist Lord announced that he intended to make Blood Sacrifice usable by all races and spread it until living beings became nourishment for their growth.

After returning to Star City, Feng Qi and Mist Lord prepared to infiltrate the Tiger Soul Research Institute by using their current identities. Feng Qi joined a recruitment drive for cultivation method testers and arrived at a Tiger Soul sub-base, where he recognized the person waiting for him.

• After months of secluded cultivation, Feng Qi and Mist Lord left the Old Days Mountain Range and traveled to Star City, reflecting on their incompatible goals and opposing allegiances.
• At Star City's North Gate, Feng Qi and Mist Lord passed identity verification and entered the city using their existing identities.
• They bought new clothes, checked into a hotel, and settled on a plan to contact the Tiger Soul Research Institute openly rather than infiltrate it covertly.
• Feng Qi applied to become a cultivation method tester after finding the institute's recruitment announcement, while Mist Lord decided to seek contact through a future institute event.
• After the Tiger Soul Research Institute accepted Feng Qi's application, he traveled to its northern-suburbs sub-base and met a familiar person who greeted him, "Brother Qi, long time no see."

Feng Qi reunited with Lin Ran at the Tiger Soul Research Institute and agreed to let him recommend him for its Cultivation Method Research Group. Lin Ran’s restricted spell research made Feng Qi suspect another Domain Faction had infiltrated Tiger Soul, and he resolved to investigate while ensuring the institute ultimately fell to the Mist Lord on this Sacrifice Timeline.

• Feng Qi reunited with Lin Ran, who welcomed him and urged him to join the Cultivation Method Research Group.
• Feng Qi told Lin Ran a fabricated account of his years on the front lines, then reminisced with him over dinner and drinks.
• Lin Ran said Tiger Soul’s higher-ups had denied him the chance to research Cultivation Methods and dictated the direction of his spell research.
• Feng Qi suspected a Domain Faction had infiltrated Tiger Soul to control Lin Ran’s spell research, though he could not be sure.
• Lin Ran offered to write Feng Qi a recommendation letter, and Feng Qi decided to investigate Tiger Soul while keeping his plan for the Mist Lord on track.

Feng Qi confessed his timeline-travel secret to Lin Ran and explained how the Mist Lord had shaped Lin Ran’s tragic history. Lin Ran joined Feng Qi’s effort to investigate the Tiger Soul Research Institute, and they began planning as dawn broke.

• Feng Qi called Wei Wei and learned that her Memory Clearing Potion could erase a chosen span of Lin Ran’s recent memories, though it could not target specific memories.
• Feng Qi told Lin Ran that he could travel through timelines and recounted how the Mist Lord had repeatedly manipulated Lin Ran’s fate.
• Lin Ran theorized that the Mist Lord had targeted his cultivation research to protect the spread of Blood Sacrifice, and Feng Qi recognized that the idea was plausible.
• Lin Ran agreed to become Feng Qi’s companion on the Sacrifice Timeline and help investigate whether Domain Factions had infiltrated the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
• Feng Qi and Lin Ran planned their investigation through the night, and Lin Ran’s support eased Feng Qi’s guilt as dawn arrived.

Feng Qi investigated Tiger Soul No. 8 Base with Lin Ran while hiding their conversations from the Mist Lord, then met the Mist Lord to learn how the Miracle Bracelet worked. The Mist Lord gave Feng Qi the bracelet, whose faith-based powers might let him borrow strength from another version of himself.

• Feng Qi learned that Tiger Soul's upper management wanted Lin Ran to direct him toward spell research, reinforcing his suspicion that Domain Factions were steering the institute's research.
• Feng Qi inspected the spell laboratory with Lin Ran and received a Memory Clearing Liquid shipment from Scarlet Institute, which he hid so the Mist Lord could not discover their discussions.
• The Mist Lord called Feng Qi to report that he had discovered the Miracle Bracelet drew faith power from worshipers and could strengthen its owner or transmit power to connected believers.
• Feng Qi realized the bracelet might let him establish a connection with another version of himself and borrow that version's abilities, though he could not yet test the idea.
• The Mist Lord gave Feng Qi the Miracle Bracelet and encouraged him to build a following and use its faith power.

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord discussed the possibility that a Domain Faction had infiltrated the Tiger Soul Research Institute, then agreed Feng Qi should investigate cautiously. With Lin Ran’s help, Feng Qi devised a plan to bait the suspected faction into seeking rare materials, while the Mist Lord agreed to monitor the Domain Weak Race Alliance in Star City.

• The Mist Lord gave Feng Qi the Miracle Bracelet, and Feng Qi raised his suspicion that a Domain Faction was steering the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s research toward spells.
• Feng Qi returned to the Tiger Soul Sub-Base and locked the Miracle Bracelet away, deciding to keep it with him so the Mist Lord would not become suspicious.
• Feng Qi told Lin Ran about the bracelet and the suspected infiltration, and they planned to lure the hidden faction with a grand spell-research promise and requests for rare materials.
• Feng Qi called the Mist Lord and asked him to watch the Domain Weak Race Alliance in Star City for signs of interest in the bait.
• Feng Qi planned for Lin Ran to tell Tiger Soul’s upper ranks that Feng Qi had devised an extraordinary spell system, then request special materials that might expose the infiltrators.