Chapter Summaries

Feng Qi explored Shadow City Lord’s tower and gathered treasures, hoping to trade them for intelligence, but discovered there was no exit on the bottom floor. After failing to break through the self-repairing walls, he planned to absorb Bloodstones and activate Dark God Form so he could escape and hunt the travelers outside.

• Feng Qi tried to take the jewel-covered throne, but its defensive array blasted him into a statue, scattering Godchild Coins that he collected for possible trade.
• Feng Qi explored the tower’s specimen rooms and found Shadow City Lord’s father displayed as a specimen with a contemptuous plaque.
• Feng Qi toured the tower’s Bloodstone stores, spirit plant fields, and other resource floors while searching for a way out.
• Feng Qi reached the sealed bottom floor and spent more than ten minutes attacking its self-repairing wall in Blood Source Form, but failed to break through.
• The narrator reminded Feng Qi that he could try to activate Dark God Form by absorbing Bloodstone energy, and Feng Qi rushed back upstairs to gather it.

Feng Qi devoured the high tower’s resources and Godchild Coins to awaken a powerful hybrid Dark God form, while Shadow’s ultimate weapon failed to stop Little Black. The chapter ended with Feng Qi destroying the tower and challenging the person who had called him a poor loser.

• Feng Qi rushed between the high tower’s bloodstone stores and vitality lake, consuming spirit plants to digest the energy and grow stronger before Little Black arrived.
• Shadow wielded Severing Void Tooth and shattered the void around Little Black, but Little Black reappeared, leaving Shadow powerless and engulfing him in Black Mist.
• Feng Qi activated Blood Source Form, but A Bai explained that he lacked the Faith Power needed to fully manifest Dark God Form.
• Feng Qi smashed through the tower floors and swallowed Night Sky’s Godchild Coins, combining their Faith Power with the Dark God power to transform into a seventy-meter-tall hybrid form.
• Feng Qi destroyed the high tower with his claws and energy orbs, then roared at Shadow City’s travelers, demanding that the green-skinned person who called him a poor loser come out and fight.

Feng Qi fought the Dark God in Shadow City until Black Mist arrived and forced the Dark God to flee. With Shadow City’s barrier destroyed, Feng Qi faced Black Mist despite knowing he could not win.

• Feng Qi used his new power to attack travelers for Talent Abilities while the Dark God repeatedly struck him.
• Feng Qi broke free from the Dark God’s tentacle arrays, then battled it in a fistfight that devastated Shadow City.
• The Dark God unleashed a barrage of black energy arms, and Feng Qi countered with countless fist shadows until the attack stopped.
• Black Mist engulfed Shadow City’s barrier, terrifying the Dark God, which opened a portal and escaped.
• Black Mist took shape above the ruined city, and Feng Qi assumed his Fierce Tiger Fist stance and punched toward it.

After recovering from the Negative Emotions caused by Future Dreamland, Feng Qi recorded the intelligence and technologies gained from the war timeline and considered the dangers facing humanity. He left for the Scarlet Institute to report his findings, while Lin Ran called to ask him to bring food.

• Feng Qi reviewed and recorded intelligence about the Road to Heaven, the Silver Moon Race, the Spirit Race, and the Dawn virtual game.
• Feng Qi concluded that infiltrating Domain Factions left humanity intact partly because human society concealed them from rival factions.
• Feng Qi considered how the Eastern Region had been cut off from the rest of the world by Domain Fields and how much more dangerous the future might become.
• Feng Qi decided to report future technologies to the Scarlet Institute and left Star City Academy after calling Wei Wei.
• Lin Ran called Feng Qi about food, and Feng Qi said he was saving the world before ending the call.

At the Scarlet Supreme Meeting, Li Qianfeng argued that humanity’s known Road to Heaven might cover only the Eastern District and that it could be humanity’s last surviving land. He proposed contacting Yin Ling to learn how to direct the Silver Moon Race’s descent, turning its arrival into a weapon against other Domain factions.

• Feng Qi underwent examinations and blood collection at the Scarlet Institute while its staff entered his information into the Database.
• Li Qianfeng suggested that the Road to Heaven might be only one passage and that the Eastern District could be humanity’s final stronghold; Wei Wei challenged his evidence.
• The meeting turned to the Silver Moon Race, and Gu Ke proposed eliminating Yin Ling and the other vanguard members.
• Li Qianfeng explained that Yin Ling’s identity might have been replaced and proposed contacting her to obtain intelligence rather than alerting the Silver Moon Race.
• Li Qianfeng suggested using false spatial coordinates to direct the Silver Moon Race’s descent toward an enemy faction, and Feng Qi approved of the plan.

Feng Qi tested his new Instant Flash ability, then planned several possible Sacrifice Timelines to investigate the Domain factions and the Spirit Race. Wei Wei suggested that he use the Genius Breeding Program to get close to Yin Ling, leaving Feng Qi uneasy about the plan because he was only seventeen.

• Feng Qi tested Instant Flash in Scarlet Institute’s training room and found that it let him catch agile opponents, though it consumed large amounts of vitality and blood.
• Feng Qi replenished his blood essence, trained his ability timing, and reflected on how Scarlet Institute had supported him across multiple timelines.
• Feng Qi returned to his dormitory and wrote plans to study Domain Studies at Old Days Academy, investigate the Dawn Army and Mu Yao, and approach Yin Ling to learn about the Silver Moon Race.
• Wei Wei called Feng Qi and proposed using the Genius Breeding Program as a way to arrange contact with Yin Ling.
• Feng Qi protested that he was physically only seventeen, while Wei Wei insisted the plan was a practical way to gain Yin Ling’s trust and information.

Feng Qi used Faith Power and Talent Evolution Pearls to create an incomplete Divine Body talent, then tested its extraordinary ability to perceive and fuse natural elements. The power proved devastatingly costly, draining his Spiritual Power and leaving him as a skeleton, but he resolved to keep the talent as a potential combat tool.

• Feng Qi traveled to the Scarlet Institute to discuss approaching Yin Ling with Wei Wei and Li Qianfeng.
• Feng Qi studied Blood Source's structure and spent days shaping Faith Power into an incomplete Talent Ability Pearl.
• Feng Qi fused forty-eight Talent Evolution Pearls and his remaining Faith Power into the golden pearl, creating an incomplete Unnamed Divine Body talent.
• Feng Qi activated the Divine Body, perceived elemental threads, and freely combined fire and lightning without causing an explosion.
• The Divine Body drained Feng Qi's Spiritual Power in about thirty seconds and vanished, leaving him as a skeleton; Feng Qi decided to keep it for combat despite the cost.

Feng Qi tested the divine body created with Faith Power, then decided Lin Ran could take his place in approaching Yin Ling while he pursued Domain Studies and admission to Old Days Academy. After making plans for the future timeline, he celebrated Lin Ran’s medal with Lin Ran and Mu Qing, still hopeful for humanity’s rise.

• Feng Qi tested his divine body, manipulated elemental powers, and discovered that its strength was limited by his Spiritual Power and might shorten his lifespan.
• The narrator explained that Evolution Points had redirected Feng Qi’s incomplete divine-body framework toward elemental spells, but Feng Qi refused to dismantle the ability.
• Feng Qi learned that Lin Ran had received the Human Outstanding Contribution Medal and realized Lin Ran could approach Yin Ling in his place.
• Feng Qi planned to study Domain knowledge for a year and keep track of Lin Ran while preparing to enroll in Old Days Academy.
• Feng Qi, Mu Qing, and Lin Ran shared Merit Wine by the lake and raised a toast to humanity’s rise.

Feng Qi arranged for Lin Ran to begin the simp timeline by meeting Yin Ling, while preparing his own plan to find the Spirit Race through Old Mi and Old Days Academy. Three days later, Lin Ran learned his first meeting with Yin Ling would happen at lunch, and Feng Qi told Mu Qing she would join the plan later.

• Feng Qi persuaded Lin Ran to take his place in the simp timeline, and Lin Ran agreed to contact Yin Ling through the Scarlet Institute.
• Feng Qi and Lin Ran met Wei Wei, who arranged Lin Ran's meeting and prepared Domain Studies materials for Feng Qi's Old Days Academy application.
• Feng Qi planned to bring Old Mi to Old Days Academy and use Mu Qing's help to build trust with him and attract the Spirit Race's attention.
• Feng Qi showed Lin Ran a Silver Moon Race dungeon in the game "Dawn" before they returned to Star City Academy.
• Three days later, Wei Wei told Feng Qi that Lin Ran would meet Yin Ling at lunch, and Feng Qi informed Lin Ran and Mu Qing about their roles in the plan.

Lin Ran and Yin Ling’s first meeting turned into an all-day Spirit Chess match, where his extraordinary talent impressed her. After Lin Ran left, Yin Ling called the Domain Alliance to arrange the assassination of a human genius, while Feng Qi planned to use the Domain Weak Race Alliance in a staged rescue to bring Lin Ran closer to her.

• Yin Ling met Lin Ran at a restaurant, and they bonded over discussions of Art Method Studies before heading to Starlight Lake.
• Yin Ling taught Lin Ran Spirit Chess, and he rapidly improved until he nearly defeated her in a match that lasted until one in the morning.
• Feng Qi watched the pair play, then decided to approach Black Dragon of the Domain Weak Race Alliance to arrange a staged attack and rescue for Lin Ran.
• After Lin Ran left, Yin Ling told the Silver Haired Youth that his talent could threaten their plans but warned against exposing their identities through an assassination.
• Yin Ling called the Domain Alliance and requested that they assassinate a human genius.

Feng Qi recruited Black Dragon’s Domain Weak Race Alliance, discovered that Yin Ling had hired them to assassinate Lin Ran, and turned the contract into a staged plot to bring Lin Ran and Yin Ling closer. After preparing to confront the Nightshadow Clan at the Tiger Soul Research Institute, Feng Qi headed to Lin Ran and Yin Ling’s meeting to ensure the plan went smoothly.

• Feng Qi threatened Black Dragon with his knowledge of the Domain Weak Race Alliance’s strongholds, demonstrated his elemental power, and persuaded Black Dragon and his clansmen to submit.
• Feng Qi recovered from the strain of using his divine body, then used the Alliance’s Mission List to learn that Yin Ling had hired them to kill Lin Ran.
• Feng Qi ordered Black Dragon to stage Lin Ran’s assassination and added a mission against Yin Ling, then told Lin Ran to cooperate with the plan.
• Yin Ling rebuked her Silver Haired Youth brother for wanting to befriend humans and later agreed to meet Lin Ran for chess.
• Feng Qi submitted a visitation application to the Tiger Soul Research Institute, intending to confront the Nightshadow Clan, then set out to watch Lin Ran and Yin Ling’s meeting.

After Lin Ran survived the barbarian warrior’s attack, Yin Ling thanked him but remained committed to her people’s cause. Feng Qi and Mu Qing then headed to the Tiger Soul Research Institute, where Feng Qi planned to use its takeover to shape the next stage of his plan for Lin Ran and Yin Ling.

• Feng Qi left Lin Ran with Yin Ling after the barbarian warrior’s death, and Lin Ran collapsed from blood loss.
• Lin Ran woke in the hospital, where Yin Ling thanked him and asked how he had killed the warrior; he claimed he had caught an opening.
• Yin Ling’s admiration for Lin Ran grew, but she resolved to suppress her personal feelings and continued hoping the Domain Weak Race Alliance would try to assassinate him again.
• Two days later, Feng Qi and Mu Qing arrived at the Tiger Soul Research Institute for an approved three-day visit.
• Feng Qi planned to use the Nightshadow Clan’s expected attempt to mind-control him to eliminate them and their human collaborators, then bring the institute under human control.
• Feng Qi and Mu Qing discussed how Lin Ran might attract villains by appearing to be a suppressed genius with anti-human tendencies.

Feng Qi and Mu Qing defeated the Night Shadow Clan at the Tiger Soul Research Institute, while Yin Ling spent the evening with Lin Ran and struggled between her mission to kill him and her growing affection for him. She decided to be his friend for the time they had left and invited him to breakfast the next morning.

• Feng Qi and Mu Qing ended the battle in the Core Area, and Feng Qi restored his vitality with the Night Shadow Clan members' blood.
• Yin Ling recognized Lin Ran's exceptional spirit chess and Art Method talent and felt increasingly determined to kill him for the Silver Moon Race's sake.
• Lin Ran and Yin Ling ate together, then played spirit chess, with Yin Ling narrowly winning each match.
• Yin Ling reflected on her loneliness and the emotions Lin Ran had stirred in her, while believing the Domain Weak Race Alliance would soon kill him.
• Yin Ling chose to set aside their racial conflict and sincerely be Lin Ran's friend, then invited him to breakfast before they began another chess game.

Lin Ran and Yin Ling grew closer as he developed the spirit body spell and the Tiger Soul Research Institute publicized his success. After the spell failed its practical evaluation and damaged Lin Ran’s reputation, Yin Ling worried about him and invited him out, while he told her he already had a new idea.

• Yin Ling set aside her original purpose and spent several days dating Lin Ran, while helping him refine the spirit body spell.
• Lin Ran completed the spell’s first version, and Feng Qi had the Tiger Soul Research Institute promote his research to the public.
• Yin Ling grew puzzled that the Domain Weak Race Alliance had not acted against Lin Ran, even as she secretly treasured their time together.
• Yin Ling read that the spirit body had injured three evaluators and contained a fundamental flaw in its spell trajectory, drawing public criticism of Lin Ran.
• Yin Ling called Lin Ran and invited him out for a late-night meal; Lin Ran said he was not discouraged and had already developed a new spell idea.

After Lin Ran’s art method is rejected for a third time, public condemnation deepens, while Yin Ling suspects the Tiger Soul Research Institute is deliberately suppressing him. Feng Qi moves the plan into its final stage, ordering the institute to crush the Energy Research Institute so Lin Ran can gain Yin Ling’s complete trust and uncover the Silver Moon Race’s secrets.

• The Tiger Soul Research Institute rejects Lin Ran’s third art method, and Yin Ling concludes its evaluation is deliberately biased.
• Yin Ling calls Lin Ran to comfort him and angrily urges him to confront the institute, while Lin Ran hides his true intentions to follow Feng Qi’s script.
• Feng Qi learns Yin Ling is considering recruiting Lin Ran and outlines the four stages meant to earn her absolute trust and reveal the Silver Moon Race’s plan.
• Feng Qi calls Gu Ke and orders the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s combat corps to crush the Energy Research Institute, beginning the script’s third stage.
• Feng Qi reflects on the sacrifices behind his mission, then returns to studying Domain Studies.

Yin Ling revealed her Silver Moon Race identity and invited Lin Ran to join her people, believing his disillusionment with humanity made him receptive. Lin Ran accepted, but Yin Ling remained wary and ordered the Silver Haired Youth to watch him.

• Yin Ling canceled the assassination mission against Lin Ran and decided to recruit him into the Silver Moon Race.
• Feng Qi learned that the mission had been canceled and told Gu Ke to accelerate the Third Step Script.
• After receiving notice of a surprise energy safety inspection initiated by the Tiger Soul Research Institute, Yin Ling suspected her plans might have been exposed and summoned her people.
• Yin Ling revealed her Silver Moon Race identity to Lin Ran and persuaded him to join, marking him as a member of the race.
• After Lin Ran left, Yin Ling ordered the Silver Haired Youth to monitor him and act if he tried to expose her identity.

Lin Ran moved into the Energy Research Institute, where Yin Ling introduced him to her younger brother Yin Xiao and explained the Silver Moon Race’s plans in Star City. After a suspicious inspection and news of impending closed inspections, Yin Ling decided the vanguard needed to prepare to flee the city, advancing Feng Qi’s plan to guide their escape.

• Lin Ran reflected on his growing feelings for Yin Ling while maintaining his role in Feng Qi’s script plan.
• Lin Ran moved into the Energy Research Institute, and Yin Ling introduced him to Yin Xiao.
• Yin Ling told Lin Ran about the Silver Moon Race’s infiltration of Star City and its cautious plan to establish a base without bringing its Domain Field.
• Yin Ling received word that inspectors would conduct closed inspections of the research institutes, and she suspected the Silver Moon Race had been exposed.
• Yin Ling ordered a vanguard meeting to prepare for leaving Star City, and Lin Ran told Yin Xiao that staying would mean death.

Feng Qi began the pursuit operation while ensuring Yin Ling and Lin Ran could escape Star City, and Yin Ling led the Silver Moon Race’s evacuation after deciding Tiger Soul Research Institute was preparing to move against them. The chapter ended with the race leaving its base on foot as Gu Ke ordered the squads to wait until they reached the city gates.

• Feng Qi told Gu Ke to stage a surprise attack but let Yin Ling and Lin Ran escape Star City before beginning the pursuit.
• Yin Ling held a vote and ordered the Silver Moon Race to gather at eleven and evacuate during the City Defense Army’s shift change.
• Lin Ran helped Yin Ling take spirit plants and spirit stones from the Energy Research Institute’s Precious Resource Storage Room using her spatial mark.
• Yin Ling led more than a hundred Silver Moon Race members out of their base on foot to avoid drawing attention.
• Feng Qi watched the evacuation through stealth drone footage, and Gu Ke ordered the squads to begin pursuit only after the group reached the city gates.

Feng Qi led a staged pursuit of the Silver Moon Race as they tried to flee Star City, then personally fought them to test their strength. The clan escaped into the night, and Feng Qi decided he was strong enough to take full responsibility for the pursuit.

• Feng Qi prepared for the Silver Moon Race's evacuation by arranging replacement interns for the Energy Organizations and tracking Lin Ran's location.
• Yin Ling led more than a hundred Silver Moon Race members toward Star City's West District gate, where the guards sealed the gate and human pursuers surrounded them.
• Yin Ling and Yin Xiao fought the City Defense Warriors and helped their clan break through the gate, while Feng Qi's forces deliberately held back to make the pursuit seem credible.
• Outside the city, Feng Qi transformed and attacked the Silver Moon Race to test their strength, killing several warriors before letting Yin Ling's strike send him flying.
• Yin Ling ordered the clan to flee as Feng Qi ended his transformation and the pursuit team approached; after they escaped, Feng Qi told Gu Ke he would lead the pursuit while Gu Ke handled logistics.

Feng Qi continued his scripted hunt of the Silver Moon Race in the Bitter Winter Northern Territory, driving Yin Ling’s survivors to scatter and flee. After his Blood Source Form ended, he tracked Lin Ran and Yin Ling, satisfied that the plan was nearing its end as a team arrived with Blood Plasma.

• Feng Qi checked his tracking device, called Uncle Gu for Blood Plasma, and transformed to attack the Silver Moon Race camp.
• Yin Ling and her clansmen fought Feng Qi, but he killed several of them and overwhelmed Yin Xiao’s attacks.
• Yin Ling ordered her clansmen to scatter and flee, then stayed behind to hold Feng Qi off while Yin Xiao escaped.
• Yin Ling saw Lin Ran attempt to restrain Feng Qi with Energy Threads, but Feng Qi’s Blood Source Form ended before he could reach him.
• Yin Ling collapsed after Feng Qi retreated in Bone Man Form, and Lin Ran came to check on her.
• Feng Qi tracked Lin Ran and Yin Ling, then met the team delivering Blood Plasma by snowmobile.