Chapter Summaries

Feng Qi traveled toward Star City Shelter with the Girl Doll, who paused to mourn at a patch of earth before rejoining him. When Little Black caught up near the Metal Passage, Feng Qi threw the Girl Doll at it and escaped into the passage.

• Feng Qi headed west through the City Ruins while testing the Girl Doll and learning she clung to him whenever they were apart.
• After hearing a monster roar, Feng Qi followed the Girl Doll to a slope, where she planted a yellow flower and cried over the ground.
• Feng Qi left the Girl Doll behind and continued toward Star City Shelter, but she later caught up and latched onto him again.
• Feng Qi reached the Metal Passage and saw Little Black approaching, then threw the Girl Doll toward it and entered the passage.

Feng Qi studied Heaven and Earth Meditation and researched past lottery results and Domain Fields while waiting for Little Black to finish fighting the Sucker. After Little Black killed him, Feng Qi tried to win five million yuan in the real-world lottery, but the drawn numbers did not match his predictions.

• Feng Qi memorized the Heaven and Earth Meditation cultivation method while Little Black battled the Sucker overhead.
• Feng Qi checked past lottery numbers and researched Domain Fields, hoping to find information that would help him build an organization against the Scarlet Institute.
• Little Black returned after defeating the Sucker, and Feng Qi charged at it but was killed instantly.
• Feng Qi bought a lottery ticket after returning from the Future Dreamland, but the winning numbers failed to match his prediction.

Feng Qi negotiated with Bai Fusheng to enroll at Star City Academy as a student while gaining authority to teach and lead a class. After reviewing his latest trip to Future Dreamland, he resolved to build an organization against the Scarlet Institute and protect human geniuses, leaving determined to change humanity’s future.

• Feng Qi asked Bai Fusheng to let him teach Cultivation Method Studies at Star City Academy, but Bai explained that Feng lacked the required qualifications.
• Feng Qi persuaded Bai Fusheng to admit him as a student while allowing him to lead a class, and Bai agreed to let him try.
• Feng Qi recorded his discoveries about Sucker and the Scarlet Institute, and planned to investigate Sucker in the Database during his next trip to Future Dreamland.
• Feng Qi resolved to secretly establish an organization to oppose the Scarlet Institute and protect human geniuses.
• Feng Qi reflected on humanity’s hidden crises and past sacrifices, then looked at the night sky and declared, “I can win!”

Feng Qi told Lin Ran and Mu Qing he would briefly leave Star City Academy for graduation matters but promised to return. Before leaving, he gave Mu Qing a new harmonica and teased Lin Ran about his own gift.

• Feng Qi warned Lin Ran that pursuing Cultivation Method Studies instead of spell research would lead to disaster, but Lin Ran refused to abandon his dream.
• Feng Qi told Lin Ran and Mu Qing he would return to his school in three days for graduation matters, and Lin Ran said he planned to stay at Star City Academy to learn from Feng Qi.
• Feng Qi reassured Lin Ran that Star City Academy had granted him guaranteed admission and promised to come back after handling his graduation matters.
• Feng Qi gave Mu Qing a silver-white harmonica, and she accepted it while holding back tears as he and Lin Ran left.
• Lin Ran asked why Feng Qi had not prepared a gift for him, and Feng Qi said he had bought him a three-volume collection of advanced spell theory books.

Feng Qi finished teaching Heaven and Earth Meditation at Star City Academy and agreed to give Cultivation Method students a lesson on research insights, despite his limited theoretical knowledge. As major academies began targeting him for admission, Bai Fusheng called to make sure Feng Qi would honor his agreement to join Star City Academy.

• Feng Qi completed his fourth lesson on Heaven and Earth Meditation and told his students he would leave the academy the next day.
• Ding Siyuan asked Feng Qi to teach Cultivation Method research insights, and Feng Qi agreed to give the class after he returned.
• Feng Qi noted that he should copy a basics-of-research class from the Future Dreamland and reflected on how teaching could help him train recruits and oppose the Scarlet Institute.
• Yan Junqing read the Tiger Soul Research Institute's notice recommending Feng Qi and ordered an early-admission notice for him at Galaxy Academy.
• Bai Fusheng saw the recommendation, celebrated that he had secured Feng Qi first, then called Feng Qi to remind him to keep his promise.

Feng Qi and Mu Qing shared a late-night conversation about their losses, plans after graduation, and the deep hatred Scavengers felt toward Domain Creatures. Mu Qing wanted to fight on the front lines with Feng Qi, while he remained troubled by the future in which she became humanity’s enemy.

• Feng Qi found Mu Qing playing the harmonica by the lake and sat down to listen.
• Mu Qing explained how she felt after her family left, and Feng Qi challenged her to stop pretending to be strong.
• Mu Qing said she wanted to join a Domain Battle Squad and die fighting Domain Creatures after graduating.
• Feng Qi recalled Wang Jinsheng’s lesson about the hatred Scavengers carried and understood why Mu Qing’s family had joined the Rune Modifier Project.
• Feng Qi and Mu Qing joked about forming a battle squad together, and their conversation brought them closer.

Feng Qi returned from his study visit to Star City Academy and told Wang Jinsheng that he had secured guaranteed admission there. Back at school, he reunited with his classmates and described the academy as they prepared for their graduation exams.

• Feng Qi rode back to Star City Middle School with the talkative driver, who teased him about having a zero battle record and entertained him with gossip.
• Wang Jinsheng welcomed Feng Qi, learned he had secured guaranteed admission to Star City Academy, and said he would pursue his own dream after the class graduated.
• Feng Qi put his luggage in the dormitory and returned to his classroom, where his classmates greeted him and asked about the academy.
• Feng Qi described Star City Academy’s food, campus, and private dormitories to his classmates, while Mo Fei insisted that technological advancement was humanity’s future.

Feng Qi learned from Mo Fei that modern technology aimed to combine spiritual energy with machinery to fight Domain Creatures, and that longer lifespans could give scientific research room to advance. He left with a new idea for humanity’s future, though he decided not to pursue technological development until he gained the narrator’s “Infinite Memory” function.

• Mo Fei told Feng Qi he hoped to study at the Technology Academy and work at the Technology Research Institute, while explaining that the Scarlet Institute specialized in biological science.
• Mo Fei explained that Nuclear Weapons could not properly affect Domain Fields because their rules differed from those of the human world, while spiritual energy could harm Domain Creatures across those rules.
• Mo Fei described research into Spiritual Energy Weapons and equipment, and explained that scientific progress depended on breaking unpredictable technological bottlenecks.
• Mo Fei argued that spiritual energy and longer lifespans made the era especially promising for science, giving people more time to learn and develop new ideas.
• Feng Qi considered combining science with spiritual energy as another path for humanity, but decided to postpone it until he obtained the narrator’s “Infinite Memory” function.

Feng Qi considered how to overcome his limitations in the Future Dreamland and decided that creating the game Savior could help advance humanity and make money. At school, he and Mo Fei joined their classmates in writing messages for a time capsule, and Feng Qi wrote, “Live a long life, Feng Qi!”

• Feng Qi identified his lack of a Star City Shelter account, Little Black’s pursuit, and the cost of entering Dreamland as his main obstacles.
• Feng Qi planned to find the creator of the virtual engine behind Savior so he could make the game ahead of time.
• Feng Qi and Mo Fei studied late, then rushed to the cafeteria the next morning, where Feng Qi spent over three hundred on breakfast.
• Wang Jinsheng gave the students blank sheets and asked them to write messages for a time capsule at the Graduation Gala.
• Feng Qi wrote, “Live a long life, Feng Qi!”

Feng Qi attended the graduation exams despite already being admitted without examination, while his longtime rival vowed to beat him in their final showdown. After his class passed the foundational exam, Feng Qi discussed the upcoming academy assessments and graduation gala with Wang Jinsheng, ending with a joke about performing a reverse parking maneuver.

• Feng Qi's Class Three rival challenged him to their final exam showdown, but learned he had already been admitted without examination.
• The invigilating teacher sent Feng Qi out of the classroom because admitted students did not need to take the exam, and Feng Qi told his rival she could have first place.
• The Grading Instrument processed the foundational exam papers, and Wang Jinsheng announced that every student in Feng Qi's class had passed.
• Students began interview assessments for their chosen academies, while Feng Qi and Wang Jinsheng estimated how many classmates might enter top hundred academies.
• Wang Jinsheng asked Feng Qi to suggest a graduation gala performance, and Feng Qi proposed demonstrating a reverse parking maneuver.

After the evaluation exams, Feng Qi and his classmates celebrated their graduation and said farewell to Wang Jinsheng, who announced he was leaving Star City Academy. Feng Qi sealed their hopeful messages in a Time Capsule, despite knowing the future they imagined would not come to pass, and vowed to make it real.

• After the exams, Feng Qi and Mo Fei toasted their friendship and promised to keep striving for humanity's future.
• Wang Jinsheng remembered his fallen friend and joined the students at the Graduation Gala.
• Wang Jinsheng announced he would soon leave Star City Academy, bowed to his students, and received their blessings.
• Feng Qi read his classmates' messages for the future and placed them in the Time Capsule, knowing humanity's future had ended in darkness.
• As the students sang "Dear Traveler," Feng Qi wiped away his tears and vowed that the future would be as they wished.

Feng Qi returned to Star City Academy and met a hungry Ascetic Monk while heading to register. After Feng Qi passed the upperclassmen’s initiation unharmed, the Monk followed his advice to act arrogant and was beaten, leaving him confused about what went wrong.

• Feng Qi arrived at Star City Academy, where the school bus driver urged him not to end the year with a Battle Record of zero.
• Feng Qi met a shabby, hungry Monk, explained that the academy’s restaurant offered free food, and learned that the Monk planned to stop dressing as an ascetic.
• Feng Qi and the Monk exchanged phone numbers and reached the registration building, where a sign announced an initiation test for freshmen.
• Feng Qi walked through the upperclassmen’s welcome area without trouble because the students recognized him as their knowledgeable teacher.
• After seeing another freshman get beaten, the Monk called Feng Qi, who advised him to act arrogant so the upperclassmen would not mistake him for a coward.
• The Monk swaggered into the welcome area, prompting the upperclassmen to beat him until he lay bruised and wondering whether he had not acted arrogant enough.

Feng Qi became the homeroom teacher of Combat Class Three, a class of specially admitted students, and persuaded Mu Qing to join it. As he considered Mu Qing’s future role in the Scavengers’ rebellion, he resolved to keep her close and learn what had caused the conflict.

• Bai Fusheng assigned Feng Qi to lead Combat Class Three, a class of eleven specially admitted students.
• Feng Qi met Mu Qing and Lin Ran for lunch and teased Lin Ran about neglecting his spell studies.
• Feng Qi invited Mu Qing to join his class, and she agreed after he encouraged her to interact with others.
• Lin Ran asked to join the class, and Feng Qi told him to settle the matter with Bai Fusheng.
• Feng Qi reflected that Mu Qing would eventually lead the Dawn Rebels and resolved to prevent the future conflict from unfolding.

Feng Qi reviewed the Combat Class Three roster, grew curious about the mysterious Lü Yue, and considered recruiting trustworthy classmates to oppose the Scarlet Institute. He bought another Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal and wrote plans and advice for his future self before heading out to eat.

• Feng Qi read the profiles of Combat Class Three's eleven freshmen and noticed that Lü Yue's background information was blank.
• Feng Qi considered bringing trustworthy, well-connected freshmen into an organization against the Scarlet Institute, but decided not to reveal anything before he knew they could be trusted.
• Feng Qi bought another Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal and wrote four plans for his future self, including building an organization, investigating the Scarlet Institute, and seeking an Authority Account for the Database.
• Feng Qi added words of encouragement to his future self and reflected that the notebook would help him remember his current plans.
• Lin Ran called Feng Qi after four hours had passed, and Feng Qi left for the Academy Restaurant.

Feng Qi entered Future Dreamland to investigate the future and discovered that history branded him a traitor who had founded the Dark Organization and been publicly executed. He suspected the Scarlet Institute had framed him and began watching the execution footage.

• Feng Qi ate the Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal, then drank alcohol to calm his anxious thoughts and fall asleep.
• Feng Qi entered Future Dreamland, dismissed the Narrator, and headed for the Star City Shelter Database.
• Feng Qi searched his name and found a record calling him a Human Traitor who had been executed on April 3, 2032.
• Feng Qi suspected the Scarlet Institute had framed him and opened the attached execution video despite the Narrator's mocking comments.

Feng Qi watched a recording of his future self’s public execution and learned that Mu Qing tried to rescue him, but he refused to let her sacrifice her future. As his future self died, Feng Qi vowed to continue his mission and never give up.

• Feng Qi watched his future self face a public beheading as a convicted traitor and heard him reject the crowd’s judgment.
• Mu Qing arrived at the execution platform and shattered Feng Qi’s chains, insisting that he was not a traitor.
• Feng Qi stopped Mu Qing from rescuing him, reminding her of their promise and urging her to carry his dream forward.
• Mu Qing left after swearing to uncover the truth and avenge Feng Qi.
• Before his execution, Feng Qi told the viewer not to feel guilty and urged them to keep moving forward despite what the world said.
• Feng Qi watched his future self die and vowed to continue onward without giving up.

Feng Qi watched the Monk, later known as Hui Xu, mourn his executed future self and learned how his death shaped Hui Xu and Mu Qing. After discovering that Mu Qing became a rebel leader following a conference held by the Scarlet Institute, Feng Qi began searching for answers about the meeting.

• Feng Qi watched Hui Xu pray beside his executed future self and close the corpse's eyes before black-robed figures took the body away.
• Feng Qi searched for Hui Xu and learned that the Monk later became an influential spiritual leader whose transformation was linked to Feng Qi's execution.
• Feng Qi searched for Mu Qing and learned that she became a rebel leader after killing battle squad leaders at a Scarlet Institute conference.
• Feng Qi suspected the Scarlet Institute had manipulated Mu Qing's betrayal but questioned why it had given her freedom.
• Feng Qi searched for information about the Scarlet Institute conference.

Feng Qi found no explanation for Mu Qing’s apparent betrayal that fit the historical records, then opened his future self’s private mailbox and read messages about forming an organization against the Scarlet Institute. The messages showed that Mu Qing had formed the Dawn Battle Squad on this timeline, while Feng Qi kept his plans secret and chose not to recruit her.

• Feng Qi reviewed records of Mu Qing attacking Domain Battle Squad leaders and later leading the Dawn Rebels, but could not determine why she had acted that way.
• Feng Qi considered whether Mu Qing’s massacres had been misrepresented or staged to purge secret institutions, then noted that the Dawn Rebels had never attacked the Scarlet Institute’s branches.
• Feng Qi temporarily gave up trying to solve the mystery and opened his private mailbox using its twelve-digit password.
• Feng Qi read that his future self had secretly established an eleven-person organization to investigate the Scarlet Institute, with former students as members.
• Feng Qi read that Mu Qing had formed the Dawn Battle Squad and that his future self celebrated with her but declined her invitation to join.
• Feng Qi read that Lin Ran had promised to avoid Cultivation Method Studies, though his future self doubted he would keep that promise.

Feng Qi read records from his future self about building an organization against the Scarlet Institute, only to watch it be infiltrated and targeted after investigating another secret group. The final message warned that a mole had been inside the organization from the beginning and might have been one of the eleven people in Combat Class 3.

• Feng Qi learned that Mu Qing had built the Dawn Domain Battle Squad into one of the ten strongest squads, while Lin Ran remained a spells researcher.
• Feng Qi’s future self investigated the Scarlet Institute and discovered that an unknown organization was secretly protecting human geniuses from Domain transcendents.
• His future self sent Jia Yi to infiltrate the Scarlet Institute, while recording the Technology Research Institute’s early progress on Spiritual Energy Technology.
• The Scarlet Institute’s planned bases outside Star City and Winter City were destroyed in explosions before Feng Qi’s future organization could act.
• The Star City Garrison arrested Lü Yue and Yang Xiaoxin and investigated Feng Qi’s future self after the organization’s secret operations began leaking.
• Feng Qi’s future self concluded that the organization had been infiltrated and warned him that one of the eleven people in Combat Class 3 might belong to the mysterious group.

Feng Qi reconsidered whether Scarlet Institute or the mysterious organization was hunting humanity’s geniuses, but Little Black’s imminent arrival forced him to focus on surviving and growing stronger. When he went to retrieve his suction cup, a Domain Creature ambushed him, and Giant Strength intervened.

• Feng Qi read the inbox message and wondered whether Scarlet Institute or the mysterious organization was secretly hunting geniuses.
• The narrator warned Feng Qi that the enemy army would arrive in thirty minutes, so he headed outside and absorbed vitality by fighting Living Dead and Death Worms.
• Feng Qi asked the narrator how to survive longer, and the narrator advised him to retrieve his suction cup, which he renamed the Fang Tian Halberd.
• Feng Qi traveled east through the City Ruins toward the abandoned residential complex, avoiding Domain Creatures so he could preserve his remaining chance to consult cultivation techniques.
• A blue panther-like Domain Creature attacked Feng Qi at the stairwell, but Giant Strength leaped down and smashed its head into the ground.