Arc 56Shuhu and the Counterfeit Grail

Chen Li and Pearl joined Undying Path in defeating Shuhu and exposing the Masters behind the attack. The conflict ended with the Galaxy Rangers’ return in a livestream, while Chen Li gave Pearl a Longevity Fruit and prepared for another fight against the Abundance.

  • Firefly agreed to make Sparkle her Servant and transfer Chen Li’s wish to her, while Aha recruited A Kivili for the Holy Grail War and Xu Zhao pledged temporary loyalty to Chen Li.
  • Chen Li assigned Xu Zhao to use Gretel’s Destiny Drawing Board to arrange fateful encounters, and Xu Zhao and Castorice began planning ways to stir up the Holy Grail War.
  • Pearl joined Chen Li’s intelligence effort, and Chen Li revealed that he was the Miraculous Forger before recruiting her as his strategist.
  • After Shuhu rose from the Shared Wish Gang’s ruins, Chen Li, Pearl, and Undying Path fought him, and Chen Li summoned the Heroic Souls of the Galaxy Rangers to help Undying Path defeat him.
  • The group found Shuhu’s Masters, including Manyuan and members of the Dawn Squad, and Chen Li confronted the squad over their crimes before transforming three members into Kyubeys to make them grant wishes.
  • A video of the Galaxy Rangers’ victory spread online, and Baiheng, Jingliu, Yingxing, Kafka, and Jing Yuan used a livestream and public wish power to revive Shuhu repeatedly and promise viewers Longevity Fruits.
  • Chen Li gave Undying Path a rally bullet from Ternan and Buthill, then handed Pearl a Longevity Fruit.
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Ch. 1377Chapter 1377

Firefly got Chen Li’s permission to become Sparkle’s Master, while Sparkle arranged her work and prepared to sever her existing contract. At the Board Game Shop, Aha mourned the Authorities she had promised away, Xu Zhao spun gossip about Aha and A Kivili, and Aha solemnly defended her bond with Pom-Pom.

  • Firefly confessed that she intended to make Sparkle her Servant and transfer Chen Li’s wish to her, and Chen Li reluctantly agreed.
  • Sparkle revealed that she had assigned her graduation proposals to her masks and told Scott she would sever their Master-Servant connection while keeping their mask connection.
  • Firefly prepared to end Sparkle’s existing contract and form a new one, while Sparkle wondered about Firefly’s contract-severing Noble Phantasm.
  • Chen Li worried that Sparkle had manipulated Firefly, then watched Aha cling to A Kivili and plead for him to win the Holy Grail War and reclaim her Authorities.
  • Xu Zhao speculated that Aha and A Kivili were Pom-Pom’s parents, and Aha seriously rebuked her for insulting her relationship with Pom-Pom.

Ch. 1378Chapter 1378

Aha offered to teach the winner of the Counterfeit Holy Grail War all his Authorities and skills, then tried to recruit Xu Zhao into the Path of Joy. After Aha left, Xu Zhao tried to secure a raise from Chen Li, but he exposed her ties to the Mourning Troupe, leaving her to insist that she loved him at first sight.

  • Aha began recounting a supposed secret about Pom-Pom before A Kivili interrupted and agreed to fight in the Holy Grail War.
  • Aha promised to teach the war's winner all his Authorities and skills, but refused to disclose the side effects and invited Xu Zhao to join the Path of Joy.
  • Xu Zhao said she had pledged temporary loyalty to Chen Li, and Aha departed after inviting her to seek him out at Origami University if she changed her mind.
  • Xu Zhao hinted that she wanted a raise, but Chen Li misunderstood her and then questioned whether she and Aha had conspired to improve her bargaining position.
  • Chen Li caught Xu Zhao revealing knowledge that identified her as part of the Mourning Troupe and challenged her about Aha's interest in her.
  • Xu Zhao grabbed Chen Li's hands and claimed she had fallen in love with him at first sight, promising to work without pay so she could stay by his side.

Ch. 1379Chapter 1379

Xu Zhao tried to secure compensation from Chen Li but ended up refusing five thousand Starstones, then learned that her new task involved using the Destiny Drawing Board to create encounters among the Holy Grail War participants. After Gretel demonstrated that Chen Li ignored distractions while explaining things, Xu Zhao exploited the moment and flirted with him.

  • Xu Zhao praised Chen Li and claimed she did not need payment, while Chen Li secretly sent Aha a 1000-Starstone red packet.
  • Chen Li confronted Xu Zhao about the pirated Great Holy Grail and assigned her to use a Curio for his plans.
  • Gretel arrived, hugged Chen Li, and lent him the Destiny Drawing Board, which could interpret, graft, and create fate.
  • Chen Li explained that Xu Zhao should use the board to arrange fateful encounters and conflicts among the Servants and Masters.
  • Gretel kissed Chen Li while he continued explaining, then told Xu Zhao he would not react to strange behavior in plot mode.
  • Xu Zhao approached Chen Li, lifted his chin, and flirted with him while he remained focused on explaining his assignment.

Ch. 1380Chapter 1380

Chen Li recruited Xu Zhao and Castorice to use the Destiny Drawing Board to stir up the New Penacony Holy Grail War. Xu Zhao accepted the job and asked Chen Li to become part of the scene she would create.

  • Chen Li exposed Xu Zhao's teasing and made her kneel until he allowed her to stand, then introduced her to the arriving Castorice.
  • Xu Zhao and Castorice recognized each other as admired creators and bonded over their doujinshi and fanfiction, including Castorice's story about herself and Chen Li.
  • Xu Zhao questioned Castorice about her relationship with Chen Li and advised her to pursue him decisively, then whispered a plan that left Castorice blushing.
  • Xu Zhao agreed to spend the next twenty-four hours stirring up the Holy Grail War's atmosphere and asked Chen Li not to peek while she worked.
  • Xu Zhao asked Chen Li to join the fun by becoming a person in the painting created with the Destiny Drawing Board.

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Chen Li agreed to Xu Zhao and Castorice’s plan to relax in New Penacony, then went to Duality Paradise with Little Golden Honkai-Moe King. After he left, Xu Zhao enlisted Castorice and Gretel in a scheme to create romantic encounters with Chen Li for a youth manga and earn money.

  • Castorice revealed that she had asked Xu Zhao to help Chen Li relax, and Chen Li agreed to take part in some of Xu Zhao’s plans despite warning her to obey the law.
  • Xu Zhao proposed using Little Golden Honkai-Moe King as Chen Li’s public stand-in and having Chen Li wear a Golden Honkai-Moe King outfit; Chen Li agreed to take the little creature with him to Duality Paradise.
  • Xu Zhao and Castorice began planning a story using the Destiny Drawing Board to arrange fateful encounters between Chen Li and the heroines, while Gretel listened.
  • Xu Zhao offered Gretel a female-lead role in a 16+ youth romance storyline, and Gretel blushed as she imagined what it might involve.
  • Xu Zhao explained that Castorice wanted creative inspiration and that she wanted to earn private money by turning the events into a manga.

Ch. 1382Chapter 1382

Xu Zhao reviewed the Holy Grail War intelligence dossier and discovered that its participants included absurdly powerful teams, a corrupted Holy Grail, and Chen Li competing under an alt account. She was despairing over the unfair lineup until the next page made her smile.

  • Xu Zhao persuaded Gretel to help promote the Holy Grail War by offering three 16+ storylines, and Gretel created a Friends Circle group called Night Raid Group.
  • Xu Zhao discussed La Mancha’s plans to summon a Servant and read Chen Li’s detailed dossier of the Holy Grail War participants.
  • Xu Zhao found that exhibition teams included Altair and Shimazaki Setsuna, Flame Reaver and Byakuyasha, and several other powerful or unusual pairs.
  • Xu Zhao read the main event lineup and found teams featuring Star Xiao, A Kivili, Taiyi, the Immortal Aeon Dragon, and Old Audi competing against himself.
  • Xu Zhao discovered that Old Audi had a second entry involving Tzivros inside the corrupted Holy Grail, and that Aventurine’s sister and Chen Li’s alt account were also Servants.
  • Xu Zhao despaired when she saw Chen Li competing with Firefly, then smiled after turning to the next page.

Ch. 1383Chapter 1383

Xu Zhao reviewed the chaotic Holy Grail War participants, then learned Gretel had accepted a flood of youth romance commissions on her behalf. Threatened by powerful clients and their peculiar items, Xu Zhao reluctantly agreed to take every commission, leaving her exhausted and worried about money.

  • Xu Zhao read the Holy Grail War information, including Aha as a Ruler and Cyrene as the Aeon of Remembrance, but found the Counterfeit Holy Grail War details were still being compiled.
  • Gretel told Xu Zhao that her youth campus romance commissions had already passed thirty, and Xu Zhao tried to cancel them after seeing clients such as Feixiao, Fu Xuan, Sparkle, and Ruan Mei.
  • Gretel warned Xu Zhao that the Friends Circle’s Slap Gloves and Invitation Space could reach her, so Xu Zhao gave in as the commission total rose to one hundred.
  • Xu Zhao reluctantly accepted commissions from Star Roar, Sirin, Elysia, and Aha after Gretel explained their influence, abilities, or high payment.
  • Gretel said clients would report Xu Zhao and sabotage her other commissions if she refused them, so Xu Zhao agreed to take every remaining order and lamented her poor financial luck.

Ch. 1384Chapter 1384

Xu Zhao lost her fortune when Erudition Coin was delisted, then tried to reach Chen Li for a Minor Refund, but Gretel stopped her and made her return to work. Meanwhile, Chen Li considered ways to create more Honkai-Moe Phantom Constructs before Pearl arrived and heard him claim to be the Miraculous Forger.

  • Gretel recommended Mushroom Coin to Xu Zhao, who realized Erudition Coin could not be mined and discovered that her investment had been delisted and reduced to zero.
  • Xu Zhao decided to find Chen Li and ask him to use Minor Refund, but Gretel restrained her and refused to let her leave before finishing her commissioned work.
  • Chen Li, Narrator, and Undying Path discussed ways to create more Honkai-Moe Phantom Constructs, and Chen Li settled on having Xu Zhao expand the series and using his power to bring its characters into reality.
  • Pearl arrived and recognized Undying Path as a Master of the Counterfeit Holy Grail, then asked about Chen Li, whom she mistook for a cosplayer without the Golden Crown.
  • Chen Li introduced himself to Pearl as the Miraculous Forger, leaving her visibly flustered as Undying Path and Chen Li wondered whether she was rusting or falling in love.

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Pearl told Undying Path that his companions were regaining their human forms, then questioned him about his participation in the Holy Grail War and his agreement with the Miraculous Forger. Chen Li’s crown trick confused Pearl about whether he was the Miraculous Forger, and the chapter ended with Chen Li saying people were unwilling to believe what they saw.

  • Pearl told Undying Path that his companions were recovering under King's Land and Boundary Stone, and Undying Path thanked her.
  • Pearl explained that Undying Path had reasons to mourn as well as celebrate, and he revealed his Command Seals and said he had to finish the Holy Grail War before he could die.
  • Pearl deduced that Undying Path had made an agreement with the Miraculous Forger and warned that the Forger kept promises but exploited loopholes.
  • Undying Path’s suspicious look at Chen Li made Pearl suspect that he was the Miraculous Forger, and Chen Li confirmed that he was.
  • Pearl doubted Chen Li’s claim because he lacked the Forger’s crown, so Chen Li put the crown on and removed it to demonstrate the apparent evidence.
  • Pearl concluded that the crown belonged to the Golden Honkai-Moe King, and Chen Li told Undying Path that people were unwilling to believe what they saw.

Ch. 1386Chapter 1386

Chen Li recruited Pearl into his intelligence-gathering team for the Counterfeit Holy Grail War after revealing his plan to impersonate the Miraculous Forger. Pearl agreed to help, but admitted her model of the Forger only covered his public demeanor toward strangers and the Interastral Peace Corporation.

  • Chen Li explained that he would use the Little Golden Honkai-Moe King's crown and his own physique to pose as the Miraculous Forger, while Pearl revealed she had become a Counterfeit Holy Grail Master.
  • Pearl proposed an alliance with Undying Path and offered to cover his friends' expenses, then agreed to join Chen Li's intelligence-gathering effort by accompanying him in person.
  • Chen Li showed Pearl his Master-and-Servant survey form and demonstrated his Fictional Historian ability by producing and then dismissing a crowd of golden Honkai-Moe creatures.
  • Chen Li welcomed Pearl as his strategist and assigned her the codename "Pearl the Strategist," while explaining that the Holy Grail could sense every Master's location.
  • When Chen Li asked Pearl to act as the Miraculous Forger, she confessed that her social model only simulated his lofty public manner toward strangers and Interastral Peace Corporation members.

Ch. 1387Chapter 1387

Pearl consulted Chen Li and the Little Golden Honkai-Moe King about earning a custom art-related Artifact and how to approach the Miraculous Forger. After the Little Golden Honkai-Moe King’s teasing advice made Pearl overheat, she was told to serve as Chen Li’s hand warmer and part-time strategist, leaving her to consider becoming his pet.

  • Pearl asked whether she could obtain an Artifact from the Miraculous Forger and learned that demonstrating her value could improve her chances.
  • Pearl sought advice on requesting an art-related Artifact, and the Little Golden Honkai-Moe King repeatedly pointed at her as the material or price involved.
  • The Little Golden Honkai-Moe King told Pearl to beg dramatically for the Artifact, and Pearl seriously considered proving her resolve even through death.
  • Pearl asked what role and title to use beside the Miraculous Forger, and the Little Golden Honkai-Moe King suggested she become a hand warmer and part-time strategist and call him “my lord.”
  • Chen Li touched Pearl’s forehead to check her temperature, causing her to overheat, and Pearl admitted she had mistaken the hand-warmer question for a power-bank question.
  • The Little Golden Honkai-Moe King described Chen Li as someone who changed pets readily, and Pearl contemplated becoming his pet.

Ch. 1388Chapter 1388

Pearl planned to delay summoning a Servant until she had gathered intelligence on the other Masters, while Chen Li and Undying Path discussed possible summons and allies. Their preparations were interrupted by an explosion in Dove River District, where the Shared Wish Gang was based.

  • Pearl decided to postpone her summoning and use Chen Li’s checklist to gather information on Masters across the different brackets before choosing a Servant.
  • After Chen Li warned that powerful, famous figures might be claimed by other Masters, Pearl resolved to summon Huishi because she valued his art, while noting that she could seize him if someone else summoned him first.
  • Chen Li questioned whether anyone would summon La Mancha, and Pearl said the living Galaxy Rangers leader could not qualify as a Heroic Spirit; Chen Li suggested that living people might still be summonable.
  • Undying Path declined to help distribute surveys because he had chosen a Heroic Spirit and had connections among the Masters and Servants, including البوتيو and Ternan.
  • Pearl asked Chen Li to locate Masters who had not summoned Servants so they could be removed from the competition, but an explosion erupted in Shared Wish Gang territory before they could act.
  • Undying Path identified the gang and chose not to investigate, reasoning that the gang members would only suffer a temporary logout if they died.

Ch. 1389Chapter 1389

Shuhu emerged as a monstrous Abundance Emanator and began turning Dove River District residents into fruits, prompting Undying Path, Pearl, and Chen Li to confront him. Chen Li revealed that Shuhu’s Master was likely still alive and could revive him, leaving the group facing Shuhu’s assault without a clear way to defeat him permanently.

  • A thousand-faced tree rose from the Shared Wish Gang’s ruins, and Undying Path recognized it as Shuhu, whom his Shadow of Voracity had once devoured.
  • Pearl declared she would stop Shuhu, and Chen Li and Undying Path joined her despite her warnings.
  • Shuhu attacked Dove River District residents, transforming those he pierced into fruits, while Undying Path confronted him as La Mancha, leader of the Galaxy Rangers.
  • Undying Path prepared to sacrifice himself by fighting Shuhu at close range, but Chen Li challenged his plan and pointed out that Shuhu’s Master was probably alive.
  • Shuhu’s furious reaction to Chen Li’s claim exposed that he had been holding back, and the three fought off his branches as Pearl asked Chen Li what they should do.

Ch. 1390Chapter 1390

Chen Li, Pearl, and Undying Path fought Shuhu while debating whether Undying Path should sacrifice himself, until Shuhu trapped them in Hellscape of Blood and began transforming Pearl. Chen Li rescued Pearl and unleashed Undying Path’s enhanced power, leaving Undying Path ready to attack Shuhu as Chen Li promised to handle the enemy Master’s Command Seal.

  • Chen Li teased Undying Path with a plan to use La Mancha’s hat to summon him as a Heroic Spirit, then argued that repeated self-destruction could defeat Shuhu.
  • Undying Path remembered the Miraculous Forger had enhanced his power of voracity, but Chen Li’s words suppressed it and Pearl suggested supporting him with her cornerstone power.
  • Shuhu raised Hellscape of Blood, and the trio coordinated their attacks, defenses, and evacuation of the surviving residents.
  • Shuhu’s domain began transforming Pearl’s mechanical joints, but Chen Li cut down an attacking branch and pulled her into his arms.
  • Chen Li ordered Undying Path to kill Shuhu and awakened his power of voracity, promising to handle the enemy Master’s Command Seal.
  • Undying Path accepted Chen Li’s assurance and turned toward Shuhu, who boasted that no one could kill an Emanator of Abundance.

Ch. 1391Chapter 1391

Undying Path devoured Shuhu with his world-devouring power, but Shuhu returned after his Master revived him. Chen Li used Pearl’s brush to create a fictional world where the Heroic Souls of the Galaxy Rangers appeared, and Undying Path led them in a charge against Shuhu.

  • Undying Path summoned a colossal maw that devoured Shuhu and his Hellscape of Blood, while Shuhu ordered his hidden Master not to use a Command Seal until he was fully consumed.
  • Pearl warned that Shuhu’s Master remained hidden, but the Master revived Shuhu with three red flashes, and Shuhu returned to the battlefield.
  • Chen Li borrowed Pearl’s giant brush and invoked Worldmaking, creating the scene called [Hell is Empty] around Shuhu.
  • Chen Li’s painted world summoned the Heroic Souls of the Galaxy Rangers, whose blade-rain inflicted agony on Shuhu through causality.
  • Ternan reminded Undying Path of his former comrades, and Undying Path ordered the Heroic Souls to charge Shuhu.

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Chen Li and the Galaxy Rangers destroyed Shuhu and purged Dove River District of the Abundance corruption. After the Rangers departed, Pearl debated Chen Li over whether his power was Fabrication or World-Painting, while Undying Path decided he would keep living in hopes of bringing his sleeping companions back.

  • The heroic souls of the Galaxy Rangers overwhelmed Shuhu, freed the souls trapped in his fruits, and cut down his monstrous tree.
  • Shuhu crumbled into Golden Spirit Particles after demanding an answer from an unseen colleague, and the Rangers said goodbye to Undying Path before fading away.
  • Undying Path thanked Chen Li for letting him fight beside his former companions, and Pearl praised Chen Li for defeating Shuhu and demonstrating what she believed was World-Painting.
  • Pearl and Chen Li argued over whether his ability was World-Painting or Fabrication, until Undying Path interrupted them and pointed out Pearl's unusual emotional behavior.
  • Chen Li suggested Shuhu's assimilation pressure had affected Pearl, and Undying Path decided not to die so he might reunite with his sleeping companions.

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Chen Li and Pearl discussed Undying Path’s contract and warned him that his best chance of surviving was to serve the Miraculous Forger in the Holy Grail War. Hidden nearby, Feiying overheard their talk and feared that the Miraculous Forger would capture and burn her as fuel.

  • Chen Li refused to spare Undying Path from his contract, but suggested that great service in the Holy Grail War might earn him mercy.
  • Pearl guided Undying Path to realize that a high-ranking follower of the Path of Abundance had been nearby, and suggested he bring that person safely to Chen Li.
  • Feiying, a pink-haired fox-eared Holy Grail War participant with three Command Spells, listened from behind a tree and considered seeking Chen Li’s protection.
  • Chen Li explained that he favored the Path of Abundance, and Pearl described rumors that he had consumed and refined the Ambrosial Arbor to gain its power.
  • Feiying heard Pearl speculate that the Ambrosial Arbor had been used as material for miraculous items, then panicked that she would be captured and burned as firewood.

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Chen Li, Pearl, and Undying Path tracked down Shuhu’s Masters and found them pinned inside a ruined house, where they encountered Manyuan and members of Dawn Squad. Manyuan recognized Chen Li’s Golden Crown and mistook him for the Miraculous Forger, leaving her in despair as the chapter ended.

  • Feiying hid behind a charred tree while Chen Li and the others discussed finding Shuhu’s Master, and Chen Li stopped the Little Golden Honkai-Moe King from exposing her.
  • Chen Li led Pearl and Undying Path through Dove River District to a damaged house marked by falling cleaver blades.
  • Undying Path kicked the door, bringing down the wall and revealing more than a dozen people pinned by cleavers around a blood-stained summoning circle.
  • Chen Li explained that everyone inside was one of Shuhu’s Masters, and Undying Path recognized several people, including members of Dawn Squad.
  • Manyuan recognized Undying Path and Pearl, then saw Chen Li’s Golden Crown and screamed that he was the Miraculous Forger.

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Chen Li, Pearl, and Undying Path captured Manyuan and the Happiness Research Society after stopping their attack, then pressed Manyuan to explain why she still had two Command Seals. The Anomaly Defense Department’s sirens were redirected, leaving Manyuan trapped until she finally agreed to talk.

  • Undying Path recognized the Dawn Squad members as orphans supported by the Shared Wish Gang, while Chen Li identified them as people altered by the Abundance.
  • Pearl noticed that Manyuan still had two Command Seals, and Manyuan ordered the fanatically smiling members to attack Chen Li and the others.
  • Undying Path used his enhanced shadows to restrain the attackers and whipped Manyuan with Chen Li’s soul-burning Fire Whip, but she initially refused to explain the Command Seals.
  • When the Anomaly Defense Department’s sirens approached, Pearl redirected them, removing Manyuan’s apparent escape route.
  • After Chen Li ordered Undying Path to continue the interrogation, Manyuan gave in and agreed to tell them everything.

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Chen Li explained how wish power could forge Command Seals, then confronted the Dawn Squad over their resentment and revenge. After learning Chen Li had been only two when the Deathbringer Demon attacked, Pearl began seeing him as a child in need of protection.

  • Chen Li explained that Masters in the Counterfeit Holy Grail War could forge Command Seals with wish power, and warned Pearl that New Penacony's extra Command Seals could not be used.
  • Undying Path continued whipping Manyuan, then agreed to leave the captives for the Anomaly Defense Department to judge; Chen Li claimed Manyuan for his own purposes.
  • The Dawn Squad accused Chen Li of failing to save their families from the Deathbringer Demon fifteen years earlier, and Chen Li revealed he had been two years old at the time.
  • Chen Li struck the red-uniformed captain for trying to guilt him, while Pearl recalculated his age and asked Undying Path about a childcare robot's most important duty.

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Chen Li used the Falling Sakura Divine Axe to offer Dawn Squad a chance to bear a new life, while Ashes learned that the squad members had chosen their own cruel actions despite their happiness surgery. The squad chose one of Chen Li’s mysterious symbols, unaware that every option represented the same fate.

  • Pearl insisted that protecting children was the most important duty of childcare robots, and Chen Li told Ashes he had used the back of his axe on the Dawn Squad captain.
  • Manyuan revealed that the happiness surgery had not changed the squad members’ wishes, and Chen Li challenged them to bear responsibility for the lives they had taken.
  • Chen Li explained that he would let the Dawn Squad choose a new life with the Falling Sakura Divine Axe, prompting Undying Path to object when he mentioned Rangers.
  • Chen Li secretly carved five symbols representing Kyubey and Incubator, then urged the squad to choose one while claiming it could make them Rangers.
  • The red captain chose the third symbol, and Chen Li told the delighted squad that they had chosen a life devoted to fulfilling others’ wishes; Ashes grew uneasy at Chen Li’s smile.

Ch. 1398Chapter 1398

Chen Li turned three Dawn Squad members into Kyubeys and forced Ashes to choose between killing them and letting them atone, then dragged Manyuan away. As the Anomaly Defense Department arrived at the devastated Dove River District, Chen Li had not yet returned, and Pearl asked Undying Path about becoming his legal guardian.

  • Chen Li transformed three Dawn Squad members into Kyubeys, explaining that they would repay their sins by granting wishes until they died.
  • Chen Li freed Ashes and left him to choose whether to kill the Kyubeys; Ashes could not bring himself to pick up the axe.
  • Chen Li dragged Manyuan away after rejecting her offer to serve him, then told Pearl and Undying Path to wait while he prepared a gift for his master's friend.
  • Pearl asked Undying Path whether she could legally become Chen Li's guardian and train him as an artist.
  • The Anomaly Defense Department arrived at Dove River District and found Shuhu and the Galaxy Rangers gone, with the city left devastated.

Ch. 1399Chapter 1399

After Shuhu’s defeat went viral, Undying Path and Pearl gained Command Seals, and Pearl explained that witnessing Chen Li’s art had fulfilled her wish. Pearl then uncovered a livestream showing Manyuan tied up, hosted by Baiheng, one of the Xianzhou Alliance’s Cloudy Five.

  • A survivor’s video of the Galaxy Ranger Heroic Souls defeating Shuhu spread online, prompting the Anomaly Defense Department to question Pearl and summon Undying Path for an investigation.
  • Undying Path showed his Command Seals and received an exemption, while the video exposed him as La Mancha and helped him gain two more seals; Pearl gained one.
  • Pearl told Undying Path that Chen Li’s depiction of the Rangers had fulfilled her wish to understand art, and said she would surrender the Counterfeit Holy Grail if Chen Li needed it.
  • Undying Path deduced that New Penacony limited the wish power available to Counterfeit Holy Grail War Masters, while Pearl analyzed online data and suspected Chen Li had ties to the Cloudy Five.
  • Pearl showed Undying Path a livestream where Manyuan appeared bound and gagged, then Baiheng entered the frame and stunned him.

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Baiheng staged a livestream to harvest wish power and repeatedly resurrect Shuhu in miniature form so the Cloudy Five could defeat him. After Manyuan summoned Shuhu, the Astral Express rammed him, and Baiheng announced they would keep capturing and releasing him for prizes until they got a shiny version.

  • Baiheng introduced Jingliu and Yingxing on the livestream, then revealed Manyuan and explained that fear-generated wish power could create Command Spells.
  • Baiheng brought Kafka in to use Spirit Whispering on Manyuan and presented Jing Yuan piloting the Astral Express, equipped with the Ram, as their backup against Shuhu.
  • After viewers supplied enough wish power, Kafka made Manyuan use three Command Spells to resurrect Shuhu in miniature form.
  • Shuhu recognized Baiheng, while Jingliu readied her sword, and Baiheng ordered the Astral Express to ram Shuhu.
  • Baiheng promised viewers free Longevity Fruits from captured and released Shuhu, and announced they would keep reviving him until they got a shiny version.

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Pearl tried to acquire a Longevity Fruit through the livestream while Chen Li returned with one he had obtained for her. Chen Li also gave Undying Path a Galaxy Rangers rally bullet, and the chapter ended with Pearl receiving the fruit.

  • Pearl explained how the livestream could repeatedly revive Shuhu using wish power and began making alt accounts to win Longevity Fruit lucky bags.
  • Chen Li returned and secretly put away the fruit he had brought for Pearl after overhearing her question whether he lacked lofty ambitions.
  • Undying Path laughed at Chen Li, who threatened to make him experience the hardships of his former Galaxy Rangers companions and stopped his laughter.
  • Chen Li gave Undying Path a rally bullet from Ternan and relayed Ternan and Buthill's request to be called if another Abundance Emanator needed to be taken down.
  • Chen Li handed Pearl the Longevity Fruit, and she fixed her gaze on him.
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