Recaps

Chen Shouyi confronted the God of Conspiracy and Deception to learn about Soul Essence, then left Great Xia Nation after the war wound down. The God of Conspiracy gave him more Soul Essence but secretly vowed revenge.

• Chen Shouyi asked the God of Conspiracy and Deception about the Soul Essence he had received, and the god claimed more could be found in the dangerous Graveyard of the Gods.
• Chen Shouyi caught the god trying to lure him into a trap and forced him to admit he still had Soul Essence.
• The God of Conspiracy delivered a metal bottle of Soul Essence by Giant Bird, and Chen Shouyi accepted it before leaving the temple.
• After Chen Shouyi departed, the God of Conspiracy cursed him in secret and turned on the followers who had witnessed their meeting.
• He Qingming bid farewell to Chen Shouyi as Great Xia Nation's forces returned after the war, and Chen Shouyi left by helicopter.

Chen Shouyi returned to Hedong after the war and reunited with his family, then welcomed local officials and martial masters who sought his advice. His reputation as the Great Xia Nation’s strongest had grown, and he spent the visit answering their questions about cultivation.

• Chen Shouyi examined his Status Panel in the helicopter, spent three thousand Faith Value to strengthen Control Atmosphere, and tested his ability to freeze and shatter the air.
• Chen Shouyi arrived home, reassured his family that the war was over, and told Chen Xingyue he had killed a True God with his club.
• Chen Shouyi left Shell Girl to do math while he sorted newspapers and added four more to his collection.
• The day after his return, government officials and martial masters visited Chen Shouyi, whose status had risen after Renren Daily reported his killing of the God of Bloodshed.
• Chen Shouyi answered the visitors’ questions about the Chen's Cultivation Method and breaking through to Legendary, then complained that they had all brought him tea.

Chen Shouyi optimized Entering Tranquility to Refine the Self in hopes of overcoming his training plateau by strengthening his mind. The meditation revealed a mysterious, information-filled light in the depths of his consciousness, leaving him awake, exhausted, and shaken.

• Chen Shouyi struggled to break through a score of 19.9 despite repeated practice of the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening and rejected the idea of becoming a god.
• Shell Girl showed Chen Shouyi her flower-covered hair and offered him a flower for his head, then called him ugly when he refused.
• Chen Shouyi decided to optimize Entering Tranquility to Refine the Self, suspecting that his physical and mental attributes were unbalanced.
• During the optimized meditation, Chen Shouyi examined chaotic fragments in his subconscious and saw a strange, radiant light that seemed to contain vast information.
• Chen Shouyi awoke with a throbbing head, sluggish thoughts, and shock at what he had seen.

After optimizing Entering Tranquility to Refine the Self for the fourth time, Chen Shouyi discovered that his conscious mind could wield power without deliberate focus, then experienced another exhausting hour of meditation. The next morning, he signed contracts transferring shares in provincial state enterprises and agreed to give Zhang Miaomiao his autograph.

• Chen Shouyi sensed his own divinity during deep tranquility and realized that his consciousness had gained access to his subconscious.
• He discovered that his thoughts could move curtains and part the air without focused will, though the power was weaker than when he deliberately concentrated.
• Chen Shouyi practiced the optimized technique again, saw the shifting ray of light, and later found that an hour had passed while he meditated.
• Zhang Miaomiao brought Chen Shouyi eight contracts for shares in provincial state enterprises, and he signed them without consulting a lawyer.
• Zhang Miaomiao asked Chen Shouyi for his autograph, and he asked what message she wanted.

Chen Shouyi discovered that his written blessings and spoken curses could affect living beings, then trained in the Otherworld as his perception and will grew stronger. Zhang Miaomiao later told him that the president would personally present him with a medal, and they prepared to leave that night.

• Zhang Miaomiao joked that she wished to grow younger and prettier, and Chen Shouyi's written blessing made her look radiant and a little younger.
• Chen Shouyi tested his ability by cursing an ant, caterpillar, grasshopper, earthworm, and toad to death, then realized malicious curses took more effort than blessings.
• Chen Shouyi flew high above the Otherworld and found that the land showed no visible curve, while Shell Girl raced him back down.
• Chen Shouyi devoted himself to training, and his perception and will advanced as the restraints on his body's transformation began to loosen.
• Zhang Miaomiao told Chen Shouyi that the president would personally present him with a medal in three days, and said they had to leave that night by helicopter.

After an assassination attempt on the president, Zhao Feiming reported that most of the attackers had escaped, but the president decided to attend Chen Shouyi’s commendation ceremony anyway. Chen Shouyi and Zhang Miaomiao arrived in the capital, where foreign reporters and intelligence gatherers waited outside their guesthouse.

• Zhao Feiming told the president that the Security Bureau had captured only one suspected Central Asian assassin, and that the attackers might include legendary experts linked to the followers of the God of Light.
• The president rejected Zhao Feiming’s suggestion that he avoid the ceremony and said he would go in person because he wanted to meet Chief Chen.
• During the helicopter flight to the capital, Zhang Miaomiao asked Chen Shouyi for another blessing in her autograph, and his effort left her overwhelmed and embarrassed.
• Chen Shouyi and Zhang Miaomiao arrived at a military camp near the capital before dawn and were driven to their guesthouse.
• Foreign reporters and suspected intelligence gatherers waited outside the guesthouse, hoping to see Chen Shouyi.

Chen Shouyi arrived at the guesthouse and faced reporters eager to question him about his achievements and personal life. Meanwhile, Light God assassins planned to attack the president of Great Xia Nation and kill Chen if they had the chance, while Chen settled into his suite and checked his status.

• Chen Shouyi told reporters he believed humanity would eventually win the war in the Otherworld and invented a story about creating Chen's Cultivation Method.
• Eight Light God warriors in a sewer discussed their failed assassination attempt on the president of Great Xia Nation and planned to try again.
• The assassins learned that three legendary fighters and five peak martial masters were in their group, and one suggested killing Chen Shouyi as well.
• Chen Shouyi entered his presidential suite, enjoyed a can of Otaku Happy Water, and let Shell Girl explore the room.
• Chen Shouyi checked his Status Panel and saw that most of his attributes were approaching 19.9.

Central Asian attackers disrupted the ceremony where the president was about to award Chen Shouyi the Defender Medal. The two surviving assassins broke into the hall and fixed their attention on Chen Shouyi.

• Abbas and Abdul prepared to draw out the defenders and help Lord Atassi's group withdraw, while Abbas reassured Abdul about the mission.
• Chen Shouyi dressed for the ceremony and arrived at the Great Hall, where he noticed the unusually heavy security.
• The president praised Chen Shouyi's contributions and announced the one-of-a-kind Defender Medal for him.
• Gunfire erupted outside, and the Legendary bodyguard left the hall to investigate.
• Two wounded Central Asian attackers burst through the wall after defeating the bodyguard and targeted Chen Shouyi.

Chen Shouyi stopped two Central Asian legends from assassinating the president during his medal ceremony, then returned to the guesthouse with his new Defender Medal. He left the attack behind and showed off his medals to Shell Girl.

• Chen Shouyi accidentally pulled the Defender Medal from the president’s hand with his thoughts and took it.
• Atasi and another Central Asian legend charged the dais, but Chen Shouyi killed Atasi and broke the second attacker’s neck.
• The president thanked Chen Shouyi and arranged to meet him the next day as guards evacuated the leaders.
• Zhang Miaomiao asked Chen Shouyi about the assassination attempt, and he assured her the president was safe.
• Chen Shouyi examined his Defender Medal and certificate, then hid the medal from Shell Girl, who returned to her math textbook.

Chen Shouyi rejected the president’s offer to join the High Council and returned to Hedong, where he resumed cultivating and strengthened his Perception and will. He later flew into near space for the first time, then plunged through the atmosphere and landed naked on the outskirts of the safe zone before heading home.

• The president invited Chen Shouyi to work for the High Council, but Chen Shouyi said he had no ambitions and declined.
• Chen Shouyi returned to Hedong by helicopter with Zhang Miaomiao, who asked him for a powerful autograph blessing.
• Chen Shouyi spent the next half month cultivating until his Perception reached 19.9, while his will rose to 19.2.
• Chen Shouyi flew more than a hundred thousand meters above Earth and spent an hour in near space.
• Chen Shouyi plunged through the atmosphere, landed naked on the outskirts of the safe zone, dressed, and headed home.

Chen Shouyi left home for the West Xinjiang Province front, where Great Xia Nation faced the forces of the God of Light. At the underground command center, he met senior officials and Ye Zong, then spent Faith Value to strengthen his Giant Battle Body before the looming war.

• At dinner, Chen Shouyi told his worried parents and Chen Xingyue that he had to leave for a mission in West Xinjiang Province.
• Chen Shouyi flew from Hedong City to West Xinjiang Province and reached the concealed underground command center near noon.
• Senior officials welcomed Chen Shouyi and praised him for killing God of Bloodshed.
• Chen Shouyi encountered Ye Zong at the base and exchanged greetings before returning to his assigned room.
• Chen Shouyi spent four thousand Faith Value on Giant Battle Body, raising its progress from 3.01% to 7.01%.

Chen Shouyi discovered that his transformation now drew on an unknown energy that replenished his strength, then visited the tense Great Xia Nation front line and learned the conflict could escalate into nuclear war. After an enemy soldier fired behind his departing jeep, Chen Shouyi left the provocation unanswered and returned from the border.

• Chen Shouyi transformed and sensed unknown energy replenishing his stamina, with electric arcs appearing across his body and his strength seeming to increase.
• Shell Girl praised Chen Shouyi, then showed off her arithmetic by correcting his answer to 85 plus 47.
• On the way to the front, Chen Shouyi saw a nuclear cannon and learned Great Xia Nation had deployed seven of them and stationed one and a half million soldiers.
• An officer told Chen Shouyi that the opposing forces also possessed nuclear weapons, making a nuclear war possible.
• At the border, a Central Asian soldier taunted Chen Shouyi, then fired a machine cannon into the ground behind the departing jeep.

Chen Shouyi stayed at the battlefield, training and trying to strengthen his will while seeking advice from Ye Zong. Ye Zong had been studying Chen’s footage in seclusion and finally managed to make himself levitate.

• Alepamus collapsed after Chen Shouyi silently cursed him, though Chen did not know whether the curse had worked.
• Chen Shouyi called his family to reassure them, then continued training the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening as his strength remained stalled.
• Chen Shouyi learned from his orderly that Ye Zong had been secluded in his room for a week.
• Ye Zong repeatedly studied footage of Chen Shouyi’s speech and practiced using his will until he briefly lifted himself off the floor.
• Ye Zong celebrated his success and declared that levitation was nothing special.

The European Alliance asked Great Xia Nation for help as the God of Light’s invasion pushed it toward collapse. Meanwhile, Chen Shouyi woke to find Shell Girl had licked him and discovered she did not taste salty because she did not sweat.

• The deputy Leader of the Church of the God of Light ordered his troops to remain disciplined and dismissed a warning about Chen Shouyi as an attempt to weaken their faith.
• Baptiste arrived in Great Xia Nation and told its president that the European Alliance was close to falling, offering to share all its technology in exchange for help.
• The president of Great Xia Nation clasped Baptiste’s hand and called the nation a responsible great power.
• Shell Girl told Chen Shouyi she had licked him while he slept and asked why he tasted salty.
• Chen Shouyi got up and confirmed that Shell Girl was not salty because she did not sweat.

As Great Xia Nation prepared for war against the Country of Radiance, Chen Shouyi learned that the threat from God of Light had forced the nation to change its plans. Great Xia Nation launched a surprise nuclear strike that annihilated over two million enemy troops, then sent bombers deeper into Central Asia as the war continued.

• Li Wenwu and Zhu Anyu met Chen Shouyi, and the three discussed the coming war and the threat posed by God of Light.
• Chen Shouyi attended a meeting where Great Xia Nation declared a state of war, and Ye Zong emerged from seclusion.
• Great Xia Nation's soldiers withdrew from the front line overnight, leaving the opposing army unaware of the impending attack.
• Aziz and the Country of Radiance's troops saw missiles approaching and realized they were nuclear bombs.
• Great Xia Nation struck with eighteen megaton-yield nuclear bombs, annihilating more than two million enemy troops.
• Three strategic bombers and dozens of fighter escorts took off to carry out a destructive mission in Central Asia.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, Li Cangyu, discovers a 'Report' button in the game's interface, which allows him to report his in-game achievements.
• Upon clicking 'Report', the system begins to update, but it's currently 'In Progress...'
• The system promises to fix the update within two minutes, but if not, manual repair could take 1-3 days.
• The editor hints that they might not find a source to update, so readers should be patient.

Character Developments

• Li Cangyu, the protagonist, shows patience and understanding, suggesting he's a mature and responsible player.

Significant Themes

• Patience: The chapter emphasizes the importance of patience, both for the protagonist and the readers.
• Communication: The system's message establishes a form of communication between the game and the player.

Character Interactions

• There's no direct interaction between characters in this chapter, as it's primarily a message from the game system to the player.

A Great Xia Nation bomber formation attacked the holy city of the Country of Radiance, but its aircraft were destroyed by the God of Light’s angels before the nuclear bomb’s outcome was revealed. Great Xia’s forces seized territory and established a front line, where Chen Shouyi and Ye Zong remained as a new alarm sounded.

• A Great Xia Nation flight formation reached the Caspian Sea on a one-way mission to destroy the holy city of the Country of Radiance.
• The God of Light’s angels attacked the formation, destroying the escort fighters and battering the Strategic Bombers until their captain ordered the nuclear bomb dropped.
• Great Xia’s army crossed the border, captured more than a dozen cities, and stopped to form a defensive line.
• Chen Shouyi and Ye Zong stayed at the front line while Li Wenwu and Zhu Anyu went inland to gather intelligence.
• Chen Shouyi checked his Status Panel and saw that his Will had reached 19.4 points.
• A sharp howl sounded outside Chen Shouyi’s tent, and he went out to investigate.

Chen Shouyi prepared for the approaching battle against the God of Light, leaving Little Dot in hiding before returning to the front. When the alarm sounded on the fourth day, he strengthened his Giant Transformation and headed toward the fighting.

• Chen Shouyi watched Ye Zong practice lightning-charged archery and asked about the intelligence on the God of Light, while Ye Zong claimed he could shoot down the angels from several kilometers away.
• Worried Little Dot would be in danger, Chen Shouyi took her to a mountainside cave more than two hundred kilometers from the front line and promised to return in ten days.
• The front line remained quiet for three days as millions of troops and anti-aircraft weapons gathered for the expected attack.
• An alarm sounded in the early hours of the fourth day, and anti-aircraft cannons began firing across the battlefield.
• Chen Shouyi spent 3,000 Faith Value on Giant Transformation, took his War Bow, and headed toward the front, where Ye Zong joined him.

Chen Shouyi and Ye Zong joined the defense against the God of Light’s angelic biological weapons, and Chen Shouyi transformed to devastate the attackers. He called for the God of Light, then spotted an angel carrying a bomb and flying toward him.

• Chen Shouyi and Ye Zong saw angels overwhelm the soldiers, and Ye Zong began picking them off with arrows.
• Chen Shouyi advanced to the front line, killed an angel, and transformed into his nine-meter-tall Giant form.
• Chen Shouyi let machine-gun rounds bounce off him, ordered the soldiers to retreat, and shouted a challenge to the God of Light.
• Chen Shouyi struck the advancing angels with punches, killing or disabling hundreds in moments.
• Chen Shouyi sensed danger and saw an angel carrying a bomb toward him.

Chen Shouyi survived a brutal battle in which the Country of Radiance deployed human nuclear bombs and the Great Xia Nation retaliated with nuclear fire. After the angel corps was nearly destroyed at a terrible cost, Chen Shouyi left the battlefield to cultivate, having gained Will.

• Chen Shouyi recognized a diving angel as a human nuclear bomb and sprinted away before its blast devastated the battlefield.
• Chen Shouyi survived the nuclear explosion unharmed, and both sides escalated the fighting with nuclear weapons.
• The battle ended before dawn with the invading angel corps nearly wiped out and Great Xia Nation suffering heavy casualties.
• Chen Shouyi and Ye Zong discussed whether they could face the God of Light, and Chen Shouyi doubted Ye Zong's arrows would help.
• Chen Shouyi discovered his Will had increased to 19.7 points and hurried away to cultivate.

The God of Light raised angel armies as Great Xia Nation, the European Alliance, and Lucy Nation agreed to fight their common enemy together. Shell Girl waited alone in a cave for the good giant, and finally reunited with him when he arrived.

• The God of Light described how he created 180,000 angels, though only 60,000 remained after the war.
• Great Xia Nation's army advanced after three days of rest, capturing more than twenty cities and pushing the front line two hundred kilometers.
• Great Xia Nation, the European Alliance, and Lucy Nation agreed to send troops together against the God of Light.
• Shell Girl waited in a cave, mistaking mountain winds for the good giant and growing lonely and afraid.
• Shell Girl heard familiar footsteps, saw the good giant, and rushed out to greet him in tears.

Chen Shouyi left Shell Girl in his command-center room before returning to the front, where he trained and tested his divine armor. Troubled by a growing sense of foreboding, he prepared the armor as a last resort but questioned how long his mental energy would sustain it in battle.

• Chen Shouyi brought Shell Girl to his room at the command center and promised to return after killing the bad giants.
• Chen Shouyi ordered an orderly to keep people out of his room and hurried back to the front-line camp.
• Chen Shouyi pushed through nine rounds of the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening, collapsed bleeding, then recovered with Will and True God Meat.
• Chen Shouyi listened to the national anthem and wondered whether his growing sentimentality was an ominous sign.
• Chen Shouyi donned the divine armor, found that his increased Intelligence made it easy to control, and calculated its combat benefits and mental-energy cost.

Chen Shouyi learned that Zhu Anyu had gone missing and that the God of Light had overwhelmed Lucy Nation’s forces. As the God of Light arrived on the battlefield, his immense Faith Domain destroyed aircraft and missiles and began enthralling the soldiers.

• Li Wenwu told Chen Shouyi that Zhu Anyu had been missing for twelve days and warned him of the God of Light’s power.
• Chen Shouyi sensed the God of Light’s growing Faith Domain and struggled to focus while awaiting an approaching threat.
• A battlefield alarm sounded, and Ye Zong joined Chen Shouyi as aircraft streamed toward the battlefield.
• The God of Light destroyed the fighter jets and caused incoming missiles to explode before they could reach their target.
• The God of Light spoke from the horizon, tempting the soldiers to surrender, and many began dropping their rifles.

Chen Shouyi nearly retreated from the battlefield, but the soldiers’ singing of the national anthem strengthened his resolve, and he used Faith Value to transform into a more powerful state. As the God of Light arrived and charged the human army, Chen Shouyi and Ye Zong remained to face him.

• The soldiers’ chorus of the national anthem shattered the God of Light’s influence and restored their determination to fight.
• Chen Shouyi spent 3,000 Faith Value on Giant Battle Body, broke through 20 points of will, and underwent a transformation from mortal to god.
• Ye Zong noticed Chen Shouyi’s changed state and pointed out that he was naked, while Chen Shouyi said his clothes would only tear again.
• The God of Light approached through the bombardment and unleashed Light Blast, blinding the soldiers and briefly silencing the artillery.
• A nuclear mine exploded after the God of Light had already passed it, and he emerged furious but weakened from the fighting.

Chen Shouyi confronted the God of Light on the battlefield but was overwhelmed by the god’s speed and power. After escaping with a bicycle trick, he fled toward a Nuclear Cannon crew, who fired a nuclear shell at his pursuer.

• The God of Light tore through the battlefield, and Chen Shouyi ordered nearby soldiers to evacuate before preparing an ambush.
• Chen Shouyi attacked the God of Light, but the god dodged his strike and knocked him down before noticing the Guardian God's Divine Artifact armor.
• Chen Shouyi used the armor to fight back, but his mind soon failed him, and the God of Light struck him to the ground.
• Chen Shouyi tricked the God of Light into destroying a bicycle by claiming it was a nuclear bomb, then fled as the god pursued him.
• An officer ordered the troops to save Chief Chen, and an artillery crew aimed the Nuclear Cannon and fired a nuclear shell.