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Chen Shouyi welcomed a group of legends and demigods, whose awe of his strength eased when they met his friendly manner. Carl stayed behind to serve as Chen Shouyi’s Security Advisor, tasked with protecting his parents and recruiting a team of martial masters.

• Bai Xiaoling told Ruan Wentian that Chen Shouyi had agreed to meet the visitors and led the group to him.
• Chen Shouyi greeted Luo Jingwen, Ye Zong, An Haoran, Ruan Wentian, and Carl, then invited them inside for tea.
• After their visit, Ruan Wentian and the others praised Chen Shouyi’s modesty, while Ye Zong explained that Carl had once been the United States president’s Security Advisor.
• Carl stayed behind, and Chen Shouyi assigned him to protect his parents covertly during the day and arranged for him to stay at night.
• Carl asked to recruit five to ten martial masters, preferably soldiers, and Chen Shouyi agreed to have Bai Xiaoling coordinate with the military.

Chen Shouyi hired Carl as his family’s Security Advisor and reassured his sister and parents after the danger passed. News of Chen Shouyi dispersing the clouds spread across Zhonghai, bringing him a surge of Faith Power, while Carl began encouraging Chen Dawei and Mother Chen to train.

• Chen Shouyi confirmed that his parents were safe and hired Carl for an annual salary of ten million and a monthly allowance of a hundred jin of True God Meat with Medium Divine Power.
• Chen Xingyue returned home, met Carl, and asked Chen Shouyi how he had dispersed the clouds; he told her to ask again when she could condense her will.
• The Zhonghai Daily rushed out a special edition reporting Chen Shouyi’s feat, and news of it spread throughout the city.
• As people reacted with awe to Chen Shouyi’s power, his Faith Value rose from a little over four thousand to more than six thousand by evening.
• Carl chatted with Chen Dawei and Mother Chen, encouraging them to begin practicing martial arts.

Chen Shouyi’s public martial arts display brought him a surge of Faith Value as he carefully let Tam’s remnant will grow stronger. He healed Song Yingjie’s facial scar and then began discussing an unprecedented diplomatic visit to Ba Nation, where a Savage God’s agricultural domain had become strategically important to Great Xia Nation.

• Chen Shouyi’s parents trained under Carl while he reviewed newspaper coverage and arranged housing for ten military martial masters.
• Chen Shouyi’s Faith Value surged past forty thousand, and Tam’s remnant will grew stronger as he resisted acting on his increasing restlessness.
• Chen Shouyi met the pregnant Song Yingjie and healed the scar on her face.
• A vice minister from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Chen Shouyi to discuss his visit to Ba Nation amid Great Xia Nation’s worsening food crisis.

Chen Shouyi prepared for a mission to eliminate a sea monster that had disrupted shipping in the East Sea. He located a faint aura resembling a Fear Domain and suspected the creature was a demigod.

• Chen Shouyi declined Chen Xingyue's request to accompany him on his upcoming trip to Ba Nation, citing the danger there.
• Chen Shouyi made thick winter coats for Shell Girl and Little Red Dot, who complained that the clothes restricted their movement.
• Chen Shouyi read about a fatal crewed spacecraft test-flight crash and learned that he had been assigned to eliminate a sea monster in the East Sea.
• Chen Shouyi traveled across the sea, searched the surrounding waters with his senses, and detected a faint aura that he judged belonged to a demigod.

Chen Shouyi hunted down a Fear-type Sea Monster and discovered that his will could control atoms with far greater precision than he had realized. The chapter left him experimenting with nuclear fusion, holding a tiny, intensely hot point of light above his palm.

• Chen Shouyi sensed the Sea Monster's Fear Domain and searched the seabed for its source.
• The Sea Monster detected danger, fled through its undersea tunnels, and was trapped when Chen Shouyi destroyed its cavern and bound it with his will.
• Chen Shouyi killed the Sea Monster, then froze the surrounding sea into a vast iceberg.
• Chen Shouyi realized his will could control atoms precisely and used it to fuse two hydrogen nuclei.
• Chen Shouyi produced a glowing point of light with a core temperature exceeding a hundred million degrees.

Chen Shouyi tested his ability to create nuclear fusion, detonating hydrogen-bomb-scale explosions over the East Sea before heading into space to study the power safely. He reached Earth's outer space with his will strengthened to 28 points and his flight acceleration reaching about 2,000 g.

• Chen Shouyi created a miniature sun in his palm and sent it several kilometers away, where it exploded.
• Chen Shouyi fused seawater atoms into a nuclear blast, then released a series of larger explosions across the East Sea.
• The Seismological Bureau reported the explosions to the president, who explained that Chief Chen was testing something and warned nearby vessels to stay away.
• Chen Shouyi decided to test his fusion ability in space, stored the Sea Monster and a vast amount of seawater in his pocket dimension, and launched skyward.
• Chen Shouyi's perception advanced his will to 28 points, and he crossed hundreds of kilometers in under a minute to reach Earth's outer space.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with the protagonist, Li Cangyu, waking up with a severe headache due to a cold.
• He receives a message from his friend, Xiao Han, inviting him to a gaming competition.
• Li Cangyu decides to participate, despite his health issues.

Character Developments

• Li Cangyu: He shows determination and resilience in deciding to participate in the competition despite his illness.
• Xiao Han: His character is not extensively explored in this chapter, but he is portrayed as a caring friend who invites Li Cangyu to the competition.

Significant Themes

• Perseverance: Li Cangyu's decision to participate in the competition despite his cold illustrates his determination and unwillingness to give up on his passion for gaming.
• Friendship: Xiao Han's invitation to Li Cangyu highlights the importance of their friendship and mutual support.

Character Interactions

• The interaction between Li Cangyu and Xiao Han is brief but significant. Xiao Han's invitation shows his concern for Li Cangyu's well-being and his eagerness to compete alongside him. Li Cangyu's acceptance demonstrates his trust in Xiao Han and his commitment to their shared passion for gaming.

Chen Shouyi developed a rapid plasma attack on the moon, while the Goddess of Agriculture warned Ba Nation’s leaders that her power was limited and that she might have to leave Earth. The chapter ended with Ba Nation’s Leader pledging loyalty despite the changing balance of power.

• Chen Shouyi realized his hydrogen explosions were too slow and experimented with a faster attack.
• Chen Shouyi formed a rapidly spinning, magnetically contained energy ring and fired plasma shots that destroyed a crater.
• The Goddess of Agriculture ordered Ba Nation to welcome the Great Xia Nation delegation with pretty girls presenting grain and flower garlands.
• The Goddess of Agriculture told Ba Nation’s priests that nuclear weapons could not guarantee her safety and that she might have to leave Earth.
• The Leader pledged that Ba Nation would remain loyal to the Goddess of Agriculture.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The story unfolds through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a Yale graduate and World War I veteran, who moves to West Egg, Long Island, to work in the bond business.
• Nick becomes neighbors with the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who hosts extravagant parties in hopes of rekindling a romance with his former love, Daisy Buchanan, now married to Tom Buchanan.
• Daisy, Nick's cousin, lives across the bay in East Egg with her unfaithful husband, Tom. She is drawn to Gatsby's wealth and charm but remains conflicted about her feelings for him.
• Tom has a mistress, Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the "valley of ashes" between West Egg and New York City. Myrtle's husband, George, is a gas station owner and a World War I veteran suffering from shell shock.
• Gatsby and Daisy reunite, and their affair resumes. Tom discovers their relationship, leading to a heated confrontation at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
• In the aftermath, Daisy accidentally hits and kills Myrtle with Gatsby's car while he is driving. Gatsby takes the blame to protect Daisy.
• Tom reveals Gatsby's criminal past to Nick, and Gatsby is later shot dead by George Wilson, who believes Gatsby was responsible for his wife's death.
• Daisy and Tom flee to France, leaving Gatsby's funeral attended only by Nick, Gatsby's father, and a few servants.

Character Developments

• Nick Carraway: Initially judgmental and naive, Nick's perspective evolves as he becomes disillusioned with the shallow and corrupt world of the wealthy.
• Jay Gatsby: Once a poor farmer's son, Gatsby reinvents himself as a millionaire, driven by his obsession with Daisy and the American Dream. His past is revealed to be built on crime and bootlegging.
• Daisy Buchanan: Beautiful and carefree, Daisy is torn between her love for Gatsby and her social status. She ultimately chooses her comfortable life with Tom over Gatsby.
• Tom Buchanan: A ruthless and unfaithful husband, Tom represents the old money elite and values his social standing above all else.

Significant Themes

• The American Dream: The idea that anyone can achieve success and wealth through hard work and determination is challenged and ultimately shown to be an illusion.
• Wealth and social class: The story explores the differences between old and new money, as well as the moral decay hidden beneath the glamorous facade of the wealthy.
• Love and relationships: The complex and often destructive relationships between the characters highlight the themes of obsession, infidelity, and the struggle between love and social expectations.

Character Interactions

• Nick's relationship with Gatsby evolves from initial curiosity to friendship and eventual disillusionment with Gatsby's character and motivations.
• The affair between Gatsby and Daisy is complicated by Tom's presence and Daisy's inability to make a definitive choice between her husband and former lover.
• Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson adds another layer of complexity to the relationships between the characters, ultimately leading to tragedy.
• Nick's interactions with various characters, including Jordan Baker, his neighbor and Daisy's friend, provide insight into the moral decay and emptiness of the elite social circles.

Chen Shouyi finalized plans for a public diplomatic visit to Ba Nation, then spent the evening with Zhang Xiaoyue before continuing to practice controlling a fusion-energy arc. He left the arc’s destructive power on display and ended the night with his fingers burned but rapidly healing.

• Chen Shouyi finalized the itinerary for his visit to Ba Nation with Fang Xiangqian and confirmed that Renren Daily would cover it.
• Chen Shouyi met Zhang Xiaoyue, told her he would visit Ba Nation, and reassured her that its female barbarian god could not compare to her.
• Chen Shouyi and Zhang Xiaoyue ate at an otherworldly barbecue restaurant, watched a movie, and then he walked her home.
• Chen Shouyi practiced controlling a fusion-energy arc and launched it into the sky, where it flashed brightly.
• Chen Shouyi found his fingers charred by the arc’s radiation, watched them heal, and resumed practicing after resting.

Chen Shouyi traveled to Ba Nation with a powerful delegation to meet the Savage Gods and briefed the officials on the nearby deities. The delegation crossed into a land made lush and green by the Savage Gods’ power.

• Chen Shouyi left his villa with Bai Xiaoling and boarded a large delegation fleet bound for Ba Nation.
• On the plane, Chen Shouyi told Deputy Minister Fang Xiangqian and the others that four Savage Gods remained nearby, describing the God of Conspiracy and Deception and mentioning the God of Fertility.
• Chen Shouyi said he knew little about the God of Fertility, whose power was connected to fertility.
• After five hours, the delegation crossed into Ba Nation and saw that its once-desert landscape had become green and fertile.

Chen Shouyi met the Goddess of Agriculture during the Great Xia Nation delegation’s visit to Ba Nation and observed the strength of her faith and divine power. The delegation arrived at the Tree Palace, where they would stay.

• Chen Shouyi saw the Goddess of Agriculture’s Faith Domain cover the world and acknowledged her greeting.
• The Goddess of Agriculture welcomed Chen Shouyi in Lanbao, and he shook her hand while reporters photographed them.
• Chen Shouyi’s motorcade passed crowds of devout young women who prayed to the Goddess of Agriculture.
• Chen Shouyi explained to Bai Xiaoling that the enormous tree ahead had likely been created through the goddess’s divine power.
• Chen Shouyi and the delegation reached the Tree Palace, their residence during the visit.

Chen Shouyi arrived at the Tree Palace and assured the Great Xia Nation delegation that it was safe, while the Goddess of Agriculture sought to build a relationship with him through Bai Xiaoling. After allowing Bai Xiaoling to tour the Holy City, Chen Shouyi resumed practicing fusion rings and finished the chapter eager to test one on a barbarian god.

• Chen Shouyi reassured Fang Xiangqian that the Tree Palace was safe and told the delegation to negotiate without involving him.
• Chen Shouyi let Shell Girl and Little Red Dot out, told them not to cause trouble, and soothed Shell Girl after she protested.
• The Goddess of Agriculture asked Bai Xiaoling to tour the Holy City with her, hoping to approach Chen Shouyi indirectly.
• Chen Shouyi told Bai Xiaoling she could go, then returned to practicing fusion rings while the two little ones sulked after fighting.
• Chen Shouyi completed a fusion ring without injuring his finger and wished for a barbarian god to test it on.

Bai Xiaoling relayed Manlu’s message to Chen Shouyi, and he considered whether to shelter the Goddess of Agriculture in exchange for her guaranteeing the Great Xia Nation’s food supply. The state banquet ended with Manlu offering to leave her true form on Earth, while Fang Xiangqian worried that Chen Shouyi might be distracted from their business.

• Manlu asked Bai Xiaoling to tell Chen Shouyi that she respected his rules and had never intended to make an enemy of him.
• Bai Xiaoling delivered Manlu’s message and a gemstone necklace to Chen Shouyi, who told her to keep it or hand it in.
• At the Ba Nation’s state banquet, Manlu told Chen Shouyi that Tam was in turmoil as gods lost their Divine Kingdoms and fought for survival.
• Chen Shouyi asked how the God of Strength had died and challenged Manlu to prove she was safe to shelter.
• Manlu offered to leave her true form on Earth, and Chen Shouyi agreed to protect her if she guaranteed the Great Xia Nation’s food supply.
• Fang Xiangqian watched Chen Shouyi and Manlu speak closely and worried that Chen Shouyi might lose focus on their important business.

Chen Shouyi used Insight to destroy Tam's Will and cleanse the mutations in his body, though it cost him most of his Faith Value. After refining his fusion attack in the Himalayas, he learned that five Barbarian Gods had invaded the European Alliance and prepared to respond.

• Chen Shouyi awakened from a nightmare with clawlike nails and strange patches on his skin, then fled to a mountain as Tam's Will threatened to overwhelm him.
• Chen Shouyi spent more than 37,000 Faith Value using Insight to eliminate Tam's Will and purify his body's mutation.
• Chen Shouyi tested his fusion attack in the Himalayas and found that his increased Perception let him trigger nuclear fusion faster and with greater control.
• Fang Xiangqian told Chen Shouyi that five Barbarian Gods had invaded the European Alliance and that several regions had fallen.
• Chen Shouyi agreed to head to the European Alliance and wondered whether the invasion was connected to his destruction of Tam's Will.

War correspondent Kafiernikov documented the fall of Lanbo before witnessing Chen Shouyi destroy the God of Forging. Chen repaired Kafiernikov’s camera and urged him to reach the shelter, then flew off to fight more savage gods as Kafiernikov planned to publish his photographs.

• Kafiernikov photographed the devastation in Lanbo after the European Alliance forces collapsed and the city fell.
• Kafiernikov saw a streak of fire approach and watched the God of Forging arrive, boasting that he would destroy an evil thing.
• Chen Shouyi appeared and obliterated the God of Forging in a flash that left Kafiernikov fearing he had been blinded.
• Chen healed Kafiernikov, repaired his camera, and told him to go to the Underground Air-raid Shelter.
• Kafiernikov asked to photograph Chen, then captured him flying away and resolved to get the pictures out as soon as possible.

Chen Shouyi confronted four Wanderers who were regrouping after God of Forging's death and killed them in moments. With the alliance wiped out, the chapter left the fate of their occupied territory and its abundant faith resources unsettled.

• The four surviving Wanderers discussed whether to retreat from the dangerous world or stay for its immense population and faith resources.
• Chen Shouyi appeared and transformed into a nine-story giant, terrifying the four gods of Lesser Divine Power.
• Chen Shouyi crushed the Cyclops with one hand and threw its corpse aside.
• Chen Shouyi grabbed the half-man, half-beast god by its tail and smashed it into the ground.
• Chen Shouyi trampled the fleeing bird-headed god and killed the flame-winged god with a punch.

Chen Shouyi stopped a nuclear strike and finished off the surviving Savage Gods after defeating them. The battle footage left world leaders shaken by his power, while Chen returned home and asked Fang Xiangqian to prepare a barbecue.

• Chen Shouyi halted the incoming missiles by disabling their engines and separating the nuclear components from their explosives.
• The bomber crew recognized Chen Shouyi, and Air Force Command ordered all aircraft to withdraw.
• Chen Shouyi returned to the corpses and killed the Savage Gods that were still alive.
• At the Berlin Parliament Building, Joseph and other officials watched the battle footage and discussed Chen Shouyi's immense power.
• Chen Shouyi returned to Fang Xiangqian and asked him to set up a balcony barbecue so he could cook Savage God meat.

Chen Shouyi safely prepared True God Meat for Bai Xiaoling, while Shell Girl and Red Little Dot snuck some and suffered from its seasoning. In the capital, intelligence officials uncovered a secret organization worshipping Tamm’s will, leaving the director alarmed.

• Chen Shouyi explained to Bai Xiaoling that he had broken apart the True God Meat’s genes to make it safe to eat.
• Bai Xiaoling tried the meat, found it delicious, and left with a severe nosebleed after eating.
• Shell Girl and Red Little Dot came out after Bai Xiaoling left, and Red Little Dot ate the meat while Shell Girl complained about the seasoning.
• An intelligence officer told the director of the Otherworld Affairs Intelligence Bureau about the Spirit Worshipping Society, a secret organization that worshipped Tamm’s will.
• The intelligence officer said the society was discovered while investigators traced a martial artist’s rampage in Jinxi Province.

Huang Jiaqiang examined a notebook and corpse photographs linked to the Spirit Worshipping Society, and the images triggered a terrifying experience. Meanwhile, Chen Shouyi rebuffed the Goddess of Agriculture, gave Bai Xiaoling a necklace, and left the Ba Nation after successful negotiations.

• Huang Jiaqiang read a diary describing a martial artist's contact with the Spirit of All Things and his descent into violence, then studied photographs of the man's corpse.
• Huang Jiaqiang saw the corpse in a photograph appear to move as darkness and sinister whispers filled his office, but the disturbance faded when someone knocked at the door.
• The Goddess of Agriculture visited Chen Shouyi again, but Bai Xiaoling told her that he would not see her.
• Chen Shouyi warned Bai Xiaoling to stay wary of Barbarian Gods and gave her a necklace he had made.
• Two days later, Chen Shouyi boarded a plane home after successful negotiations, and the Goddess of Agriculture watched his fleet depart with relief.

Chen Shouyi returned to Zhonghai after his success in Ba Nation and spent the following weeks cultivating as his Will grew far faster than his other attributes. The chapter ended when the president called to tell him that something had happened.

• Chen Shouyi returned to Zhonghai, where Mayor Zhou and Zhang Miaomiao welcomed him alongside Fang Xiangqian.
• Chen Shouyi saw international reports and a striking photograph of himself, then asked Bai Xiaoling to obtain copies for Chen Xingyue.
• Chen Shouyi continued cultivating in the Himalayas, making little progress in Strength, Constitution, Intelligence, and Agility while his Will rose rapidly.
• Chen Shouyi discussed the meaning of pursuing strength with Shell Girl and Little Red Dot, then gave up when they focused on eating.
• The president called Chen Shouyi and told him that something had happened.

A blood sacrifice at the Otherworld Affairs Intelligence Bureau left sixty-eight people dead, and an infected intelligence officer revealed the threat of Tam's Will. Chen Shouyi ordered everyone exposed to the source quarantined, but the captured monster vanished after he left.

• Police found sixty-eight dead at the Otherworld Affairs Intelligence Bureau and learned that Director Huang and eight others were missing.
• An intelligence officer who had mutated into a monster resisted questioning and proclaimed the greatness of the Lord.
• Luo Jingwen told a senior police inspector that the monster had reached the Legendary level despite recently advancing as a martial artist.
• Chen Shouyi arrived, identified the incident as will pollution, and ordered the site sealed and everyone exposed isolated.
• Chen Shouyi left to address the danger, and police discovered that the monster and its steel restraints had disappeared.

Five days earlier, a blood sacrifice at the Otherworld Affairs Intelligence Bureau left dozens dead and spread a dangerous will contamination through the capital. Chen Shouyi ordered everyone exposed to be isolated, but the captured monster vanished before anyone could contain it.

• Police discovered 68 people dead at the Otherworld Affairs Intelligence Bureau, while Director Huang and eight others were missing.
• Investigators captured a mutated intelligence officer who refused to reveal his accomplices and claimed the Lord would transform everyone.
• Luo Jingwen warned that the captured monster had the strength of a Legendary being despite having advanced only recently.
• Chen Shouyi arrived, identified the incident as will contamination, and ordered the site sealed and everyone exposed isolated.
• The captured monster vanished from its room along with the steel cables that had bound it.

Chen Shouyi hunted down mutants corrupted by Tam's Will and erased them, then told Luo Jingwen that the force behind them was a true god. The president summoned Chen Shouyi, leaving the nature of the threat and the next response unresolved.

• Chen Shouyi searched the capital and found mutants gathered in the sewers, including three who had retained their reasoning.
• The three mutants prepared to leave and kill the others, but Chen Shouyi's intervention caused all eight mutants to crumble and vanish.
• Chen Shouyi finished searching the capital, then reassured Luo Jingwen that his brief indirect exposure was unlikely to harm him.
• Chen Shouyi told Luo Jingwen to think of Tam's Will as the God of All Gods, a true god.
• An officer told Chen Shouyi that the president wanted him to come over.

After learning that Tamu’s influence could not be stopped and that Space Channels were rapidly expanding, Chen Shouyi warned Carl to watch for the Spirit Worshipping Society. He then traveled through Zhonghai’s largest Space Channel into the other world, where staff recognized him as Chief Chen.

• At the High Committee, Chen Shouyi told the president that Tamu’s will was beyond human resistance and that the growing number of Space Channels threatened Earth.
• Chen Shouyi returned home, spoke privately with Carl about the Spirit Worshipping Society, and told him to report anything suspicious.
• Chen Shouyi decided to investigate upheaval in the other world and flew to Zhonghai’s largest Space Channel.
• At the registration office, Chen Shouyi showed his Martial Master Certificate, signed the agreement, and entered the other world.
• After Chen Shouyi left the office, the female staff recognized him as Chief Chen from Chen’s Cultivation Method.