Chapter Summaries

Feng Qi learned that Star City regarded Suction Cup as its guardian, and he suspected her connection to Mu Qing came through the Nameless Tombstone. He then read his future self’s mailbox, which revealed the failed hunt for a mole in Dawn and pointed him toward Mo Fei’s messages.

• Feng Qi searched the Database and read an article describing Suction Cup’s history, her defense of Star City, and the rumors about the Nameless Tombstone.
• Feng Qi connected Suction Cup’s grief at the tomb to Mu Qing and the ashes of his future self, but set aside the mystery until he could find more evidence.
• Feng Qi opened his private mailbox and read how his future self had founded Dawn and suspected Jia Yi of leaking intelligence to the mysterious organization.
• Feng Qi learned that a Listening Chip may have exposed his future self’s plans, while the Star City Military Department charged him and sent him to the Execution Ground.
• Feng Qi reflected on his future self’s death, endured the narrator’s teasing, and opened the mailbox section labeled Mo Fei.

Feng Qi read Mo Fei’s messages and learned more about the Dawn Organization’s fate, the Technology Research Institute’s projects, and Suction Cup’s intervention during Star City’s crisis. A photograph led him to suspect that Wei Wei had created Suction Cup as a clone of Mu Qing, but the narrator warned him that Life-Reaping Little Black was approaching, forcing him to leave before he could investigate further.

• Feng Qi read Mo Fei’s account of the Dawn Organization’s members, including the executions of the Xia Family Three Brothers and Jia Yi, Lü Yue’s secret execution, and the later release of Xu Hongyun, Cai Guo, and Le Ping'an.
• Mo Fei described the Technology Research Institute’s secret Spiritual Energy Nano-worm research and its plans to combine nano-machines with Domain Creature Rune Crystals.
• Mo Fei reported that Mu Qing formed the Dawn Rebels, continued Rune Modifier research, destroyed cities, and was eventually captured and secretly executed.
• Mo Fei recounted how a little girl later drove back the Silver Moon Domain Field’s invasion of Star City, and he identified her as Suction Cup.
• Feng Qi opened Mo Fei’s photo of Wei Wei meeting Suction Cup and speculated that Wei Wei had created Suction Cup as a clone of Mu Qing.
• The narrator warned Feng Qi that Life-Reaping Little Black was on the way, so Feng Qi left through the Metal Passage to retrieve Suction Cup.

Feng Qi searched the ruined city for Sucker and found spiritual plants that might help heal her injuries and prolong his time in the Future Dreamland. At the Abandoned Hospital, he uncovered a hidden door and suspected the Scarlet Institute’s Underground Base lay beneath it, but he could not open it.

• Feng Qi found a fiery red fruit and learned it might help Sucker recover enough strength to fight Little Black.
• Feng Qi collected three more spiritual plants and learned about a possible Space Prefix Title that could let him store items.
• Feng Qi reached the Abandoned Hospital and followed the narrator’s warning to uncover a black metal hidden door beneath the floor.
• Feng Qi suspected the hidden door led to the Scarlet Institute’s Underground Base, where Sucker might have been born, but he could not confirm it or break through.

Feng Qi failed to find the sucker and tried to use Domain Creatures to delay Black Mist, but the Goat-Head Demon fled and Black Mist overwhelmed a strange tree. Feng Qi followed the demon into its lair, where a group of Goat-Head Demons fought Black Mist and the narrator revealed that the flesh-and-blood statue contained life.

• Feng Qi searched the Abandoned Hospital for the sucker, found it gone, and removed his rotten organs while checking for a tracking device.
• Feng Qi chose a Goat-Head Demon to distract Black Mist, but the demon fled when Black Mist arrived, so Feng Qi ran toward a strange tree.
• The strange tree restrained Black Mist briefly, but Black Mist dissolved into fog, consumed the tree, and continued after Feng Qi.
• Feng Qi spotted the Goat-Head Demon entering a strange building and followed it inside as Black Mist closed in.
• Feng Qi charged into a chamber where Goat-Head Demons worshipped a flesh-and-blood statue, and they attacked Black Mist while he hid.
• The narrator sensed life inside the statue and urged Feng Qi to kill it.

Feng Qi destroyed a special Domain Creature and gained Bloodsource, an ability that transformed him into a powerful muscle-bound fighter. After escaping the Goat-Head Demons, he considered whether using Bloodsource in reality could kill him and continued east to find Sucker.

• Feng Qi punched through the mysterious statue and crushed the blood-red life inside, gaining the Bloodsource Prefix Title and recovering his heart and body.
• Feng Qi activated Bloodsource, grew into a towering muscle monster, and used his enhanced strength to escape past the Goat-Head Demons and out of the blood-red opening.
• Feng Qi's transformation wore off as he ran east, leaving him feeling weak and prompting the narrator to tease him.
• Feng Qi realized that using Bloodsource in reality might drain him dry, but he refused to test the risk before finding Sucker.

Feng Qi traveled through the ruined Future Dreamland to find Sucker, while the narrator teased him and warned him about the powerful Domain Creatures ahead. He found Sucker mourning beside his grave, retrieved the harmonica buried there, and left with her for Star City Shelter.

• Feng Qi argued with the narrator as they traveled, and the narrator joked that they had known each other for over a thousand years.
• Feng Qi saw a Sky Behemoth battle a mountain-sized creature in the western clouds and learned how powerful Domain Creatures could be.
• The narrator guided Feng Qi to Sucker, who knelt in the grass beside a red flower and refused to leave with him.
• Feng Qi dug up his Metal Box and harmonica, then reburied his urn and offered the harmonica to Sucker.
• Sucker took the harmonica, played it, and allowed Feng Qi to carry her toward Star City Shelter.
• The narrator named Sucker's song “Longing Beyond the Mountains and Seas” as Feng Qi and Sucker walked away.

Feng Qi fed the sucker spirit plants and discovered that she could grow stronger by eating Domain Creatures. As she annihilated everything in their path, he led her into the bone-covered area near Star City Shelter and tried to kill Living Dead and Death Worms before she could steal the kills.

• Feng Qi gave the sucker three spirit plants, and her Rune Crystal glowed as she digested them.
• Feng Qi lured a mantis Domain Creature out of the weeds, but the sucker killed it before he could claim the kill and ate its body.
• The sucker gained strength, defense, durability, stamina, and injury recovery from the mantis, then quickly defeated and ate two more Domain Creatures along the route.
• Feng Qi reached a bone-covered area and charged into Living Dead and Death Worms, trying to kill them before the sucker could take them down.

Feng Qi waited in the Burial Zone for Little Black while hunting monsters and feeding Sucker spirit plants and Death Worms. His strength advanced to Very Strong, but Little Black eventually arrived, and Feng Qi threw Sucker at it to buy himself time.

• Feng Qi stayed in the Burial Zone to hunt and search for spirit plants while waiting for Little Black to appear.
• He fed Sucker an unusual purple spirit plant, which helped repair a crack in her Rune Crystal and strengthened her.
• Sucker ate a Death Worm while vomiting out matter she could not absorb, then merged with Feng Qi as his weapon.
• Feng Qi's Prefix Title advanced to Very Strong, greatly increasing his strength, and he later raised Resilience to Level 5.
• Little Black approached, and Feng Qi threw Sucker toward it while promising he would return next time.

Feng Qi read Mo Fei’s proposal for preserving his brain so he could use Nightmare to access his future self’s memories, then considered why he would focus on cultivation rather than technology for now. He left the emails and prepared to open more iron doors in the Underground Shelter, hoping to find Mu Qing’s corpse or other clues.

• Feng Qi reached the Underground Shelter and continued reading Mo Fei’s emails on the central screen.
• Mo Fei proposed the Brain in a Vat plan: preserve Feng Qi’s brain for 1,500 years so he could use Nightmare to read his future memories, and described the technical and succession problems that needed solving.
• Mo Fei urged Feng Qi to bring back technological knowledge, while the Narrator explained that technology and cultivation could not be compared without reaching their limits.
• Feng Qi decided to focus on cultivation for now because transferring established methods was easier than recording the knowledge needed to develop technology.
• Feng Qi closed the emails and headed to the iron doors to search for Mu Qing’s corpse and other discoveries.

Feng Qi explored three rooms in the shelter, found an indestructible scroll called the Road to Heaven Painting, and studied cultivation and research materials in the Database while Sucker fought Little Black. He began reading about the Rune Modifier growth path after considering how the knowledge could help him infiltrate the Scarlet Institute and learn more about Mu Qing’s project.

• Feng Qi searched Rooms 004 and 005, finding Nutrient Paste production equipment, an arsenal of spiritual weapons, and a mysterious Road to Heaven Painting scroll.
• Feng Qi tried to burn and tear the scroll but could not damage it, then gave up investigating it for the time being.
• Feng Qi briefly inspected the Domain Creature specimens in Room 006 before heading to the Database as Sucker and Little Black continued fighting above.
• Feng Qi memorized the Two-Star body-cultivation technique Utmost Yang and Might and studied technique research methodology while waiting for Little Black.
• Feng Qi searched for Biological Science material to prepare for a possible Scarlet Institute infiltration and opened an article about the Rune Modifier growth path.

Feng Qi learned that Rune Crystals could grant rapid physical growth and Talent Abilities, though their use carried serious risks, and he studied a document on limb regeneration. He then went outside to check on Suction Cup and Little Black’s ongoing battle, wondering if killing Little Black would give him an almost immortal ability.

• Feng Qi read an analysis of Rune Modifiers, learning about their dangers, the power of Domain Creatures, and the shortcuts and Talent Abilities Rune Crystals could provide.
• Feng Qi considered whether Mu Qing had restarted the Rune Modifier Project to build a powerful army against hidden forces.
• Feng Qi studied a document on salamander-inspired limb regeneration and decided to memorize it for future research.
• Feng Qi considered studying super geniuses and Domain Field records, then went outside to watch Suction Cup fight Little Black.
• Feng Qi saw that Little Black was still devouring everything in its path and asked the narrator whether killing it would grant him an almost immortal ability.

After returning to the Underground Shelter, Feng Qi considered how Little Black’s mist could reassemble and planned to recruit talented people to help him explore Domain Fields in reality. Searching the Database, he discovered that his former classmate Xiao Xin had become a major technique researcher whose growth had been driven by competing with him, and he decided to keep an eye on her.

• Feng Qi returned to the Underground Shelter and wondered why Little Black’s scattered mist could independently act and then rejoin its body.
• Feng Qi considered forming a Domain Battle Squad to explore Domain Fields, gain strength from Domain Creatures, and gather resources for his future plans.
• Feng Qi searched the Database for promising people from his era and found an article about Xiao Xin’s rise as a technique researcher.
• Feng Qi realized Xiao Xin was the chuunibyo girl from his school who had repeatedly challenged him and grown stronger under the pressure of competing with him.
• Feng Qi agreed with the narrator that he should keep an eye on Xiao Xin and see how much further she could grow.

Feng Qi learned that the Destiny Association would promote ideas that undermined humanity’s cultural heritage, so he planned to stop its founders before it could grow. Little Black returned before he could defeat it, and Feng Qi died in the replay and woke in reality.

• Feng Qi read that the Destiny Association would reject traditional culture and promote elite rule, and he resolved to prevent its founding.
• He learned that three middle school students would establish the association at Star City's Sports and Culture Plaza and planned to beat them until their venture failed.
• While waiting for Little Black, Feng Qi studied a lesson on cultivation technique research methods.
• Little Black returned after Suction Cup failed to defeat it, and Feng Qi used Blood Sacrifice before charging at it with Fierce Tiger Fist.
• Little Black’s Black Mist dissolved Feng Qi’s fist and consumed him, ending the replay.
• Feng Qi woke in reality and smiled as he looked out over the sunlit lake and students.

Feng Qi recorded the strength and intelligence he gained in the Future Dreamland, then shared dinner and studied with Lin Ran. The chapter ended with Feng Qi discovering that the book Monk had been reading, despite its suggestive title, was a Buddhist scripture about resisting temptation.

• Feng Qi listed his improved strength and recorded what he had learned about Mu Qing, Sucker, the Scarlet Institute, and other future threats and opportunities.
• Feng Qi called Lin Ran to invite him to dinner, and the two ate with Mu Qing at the Academy Restaurant.
• Feng Qi noticed that his appetite had increased after his strength improved and replenished some of his energy by eating.
• At the Academy Library, Lin Ran told Feng Qi that he was pursuing cultivation research to fulfill his grandfather's dream of creating a Super Cultivation Method.
• Feng Qi and Lin Ran spotted Monk studying, and Feng Qi picked up the book Monk had left behind, titled "Temptation of Uniforms."
• Feng Qi opened the book and discovered that it was a Buddhist scripture about overcoming desire and resisting temptation.

Feng Qi and Lin Ran studied at the library, where they caught Monk reading an embarrassing book and discussed an upcoming freshman team tournament. After returning to his dorm, Feng Qi received a Silver Medal for Outstanding Contribution from the United Research Institute and reflected on the honor’s history and meaning.

• Feng Qi and Lin Ran caught Monk reading “Temptation of Uniforms” in the library, and Monk explained that he was trying to overcome temptation by facing it.
• Feng Qi and Lin Ran studied late into the night, then Lin Ran told Feng Qi about an upcoming freshman combat class team tournament and bragged about his fighting ability.
• Feng Qi warned Lin Ran not to underestimate Senior Mu Qing, whose combat strength far surpassed his own.
• Feng Qi found a package from the United Research Institute at his dorm and opened it to discover a Silver Medal for Outstanding Contribution.
• Feng Qi felt pride as he considered the medal’s connection to the predecessors who had helped build Star City and advance human civilization.

Feng Qi opened his award box and shared the potent Merit Wine with Lin Ran and Mu Qing by the lakeside. Lin Ran struggled with its effects while Mu Qing easily drank her glass, and Feng Qi ended the night feeling his worries ease.

• Feng Qi examined his Merit Wine and Cultivation Gymnastics 0 certification, then decided to open the wine.
• Feng Qi called Lin Ran and Mu Qing and invited them to the lakeside to share the wine.
• Feng Qi poured the Merit Wine for Lin Ran and Mu Qing, and they tasted its strong medicinal effects.
• Lin Ran became overwhelmed by the wine and jumped into the lake to recover, while Mu Qing finished her glass and refused another.
• Feng Qi refilled Mu Qing's glass and drank more himself as the night breeze and wine eased his repressed feelings.

Feng Qi woke refreshed after drinking Merit Wine and investigated how Spiritual Pharmacists improved spiritual ingredients before deciding the profession required too much study. He then taught Cultivation Method Class One about research strategies, leaving his students to consider how much effort they were willing to invest.

• Feng Qi compared Merit Wine’s effects and cost with a Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal, then researched how Spiritual Pharmacists brewed and harmonized spiritual ingredients.
• Feng Qi gave up on studying to become a Spiritual Pharmacist for now and decided to ask Le Ping'an whether he could improve the effects of the Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal.
• Feng Qi met Lin Ran and Mu Qing for breakfast; Lin Ran still had nosebleeds from the Merit Wine, while Mu Qing had already absorbed its effects.
• Feng Qi taught Cultivation Method Class One about refining the concept of Human Body Seed God and approaches to Cultivation Method research.
• Feng Qi outlined superior, middle, and inferior study strategies, explaining how each would shape students’ future research abilities.
• When a student asked about his own habits, Feng Qi claimed his talent let him eat, drink, and play without working hard, prompting the students’ silent resentment.

Feng Qi left Star City Academy to find and stop the three boys who founded the Destiny Association, whose elitist beliefs he saw as a threat to humanity. He beat them and warned them to abandon the group, but after he left, they decided to try again somewhere else.

• Feng Qi passed the academy gate by verifying his identity as a substitute teacher, then traveled to Star City Sports and Culture Square.
• He waited at the plaza all day, paying his respects at the memorial before spotting three boys discussing the concentration of resources among elites.
• Feng Qi overheard the boys establish the Destiny Association and confirmed they were its future founders.
• He spanked all three boys and warned them to study history and stop trying to create the Destiny Association.
• After Feng Qi left, the boys remained convinced they should persist and decided to change the place and time of their next meeting.

Feng Qi planned how his future selves could investigate the Scarlet Institute, protect humanity, and find a hidden werewolf without destabilizing the present timeline. He fell asleep imagining himself invincible, only to wake when Little Black appeared in his dream and threatened him.

• Feng Qi returned to the academy, ate dinner, and decided to seek more information about the Destiny Association in Future Dreamland.
• Feng Qi rejected having children in the present timeline because it could burden his future selves and disrupt later timelines.
• Feng Qi wrote three plans in his notebook: use Mu Qing to investigate the Scarlet Institute, form a Domain Battle Squad to prevent future disasters, and search for the werewolf with a Listening Chip.
• Feng Qi considered how avoiding forbidden incidents might keep the werewolf from noticing him, making the search uncertain.
• Feng Qi dreamed that he had overwhelming powers and defeated Domain Creatures, but Little Black appeared and told him to die.
• Feng Qi woke from the dream and looked forward to someday gaining enough strength to face any threat.

Feng Qi replenished his energy and entered Future Dreamland to investigate future records, but discovered that Wei Wei’s history was contradictory, his own death was recorded as an accident, and Mu Qing’s private emails were empty. The chapter left him suspecting that he had been assassinated and that someone had obtained his secrets through Mu Qing’s email access.

• Feng Qi ate until his energy progress reached 100%, then returned to his dormitory and entered Future Dreamland.
• Feng Qi searched the Database for Wei Wei and found records claiming she had defected to Domain Creatures, though her creation of the Sucker seemed to contradict that account.
• Feng Qi searched his own profile and found that he had died suddenly at age 32, despite his early achievements and later work as a teacher.
• Feng Qi opened his private email page and found it empty, prompting the narrator to suggest that an enemy spy might have accessed the information he sent Mu Qing.
• Feng Qi smashed his fist against the console in anger.