Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The story is narrated by Nick Carraway, a Yale graduate and World War I veteran, who moves to West Egg, Long Island, in the Roaring Twenties.
• Nick becomes neighbors with the mysterious Jay Gatsby, who hosts extravagant parties in hopes of rekindling a romance with Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan.
• Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy and unfaithful man, with whom she has a daughter, Pammy.
• Gatsby and Daisy's past love affair is revealed, with Gatsby having fought in the war to win Daisy's heart, but she married Tom instead.
• Gatsby and Daisy reunite, but Tom discovers their affair. A confrontation ensues at the Valley of Ashes, where Tom reveals that Daisy's daughter is his, not Gatsby's.
• Daisy, in a car accident, accidentally hits and kills Myrtle Wilson, Tom's mistress. Gatsby takes the blame to protect Daisy.
• Gatsby is shot dead by George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, who believes Gatsby was responsible for his wife's death.
• Nick attends Gatsby's funeral, which is attended only by him, Gatsby's father, and the minister.

Character Developments

• Jay Gatsby: Starts as an idealistic and romantic figure, but his obsession with Daisy and desire for the past leads to his downfall.
• Daisy Buchanan: Initially portrayed as carefree and charming, she reveals her shallowness and lack of moral integrity as the story progresses.
• Nick Carraway: Nick's perspective evolves from admiration for the wealthy to disillusionment with their values and lifestyle.

Significant Themes

• The American Dream: The idea that anyone can succeed and achieve wealth and happiness, critiqued through Gatsby's inability to obtain his dream.
• Wealth and Social Class: The contrast between the old money (Tom and Daisy) and new money (Gatsby) highlights the moral decay and emptiness of the wealthy.
• Love and Illusion: Gatsby's love for Daisy is an illusion based on his memories and desires, leading to his tragic end.

Character Interactions

• Gatsby and Daisy: Their rekindled relationship is tainted by Daisy's infidelity and Gatsby's unrealistic expectations.
• Nick and Gatsby: Nick's initial admiration for Gatsby turns to disappointment as he witnesses Gatsby's obsession and eventual downfall.
• Tom and Daisy: Their marriage is built on infidelity and deceit, with Tom's affair and Daisy's indifference leading to tragic consequences.

Chen Shouyi received ten bottles of Lesser Divine Power Divine Marrow and drank them, raising his Intelligence to 17.8. He discovered that his perception of the world and control over wind had become more precise, then returned to the base.

• Chen Shouyi celebrated his recent improvement in strength but acknowledged that his victories over two demigods had depended on their injuries and unfavorable terrain.
• Feng Hansong told Chen Shouyi and Qin Liuyuan that he would transfer to Pingzhou the next day with some Hedong troops, where urban fighting was causing heavy casualties.
• A squad of soldiers delivered ten bottles of Lesser Divine Power Divine Marrow to Chen Shouyi, who verified the shipment and signed for it.
• Chen Shouyi drank all ten bottles; his Intelligence rose from 17.1 to 17.8, with the later bottles producing diminishing gains.
• After leaving the hotel, Chen Shouyi noticed that time seemed slower, predicted a plastic bag's path, used Wind Control to still the surrounding air currents, and walked back to the base.

Chen Shouyi joined the fierce campaign in Pingzhou and killed hundreds of barbarians before facing a legendary barbarian warrior. He defeated the warrior in a few moves and continued deeper into enemy territory.

• Chen Shouyi arrived in Pingzhou, where the military had seized the area near the Space Channel and was clearing the city of barbarians.
• Chen Shouyi crossed the frontline and killed groups of barbarians, slaying roughly two or three hundred by the end of the morning.
• A three-totem legendary barbarian confronted Chen Shouyi and attacked him with powerful strikes and beast abilities.
• Chen Shouyi used Air Lock to interrupt the barbarian and killed him with a Forward Lunge Stab that exploded his head.
• Chen Shouyi reflected that his increased strength made the legendary warrior far easier to defeat than his previous opponent.

Chen Shouyi fought near the front lines, then settled into a ruined hotel with Shell Girl while investigating enormous footprints and damage that might have been caused by the God of Hunting. As he trained and sensed a breakthrough approaching, Shell Girl mistook his finger for the demigod flesh and threatened to bite him.

• Chen Shouyi killed a barbarian who emerged nearby, then ignored a man's plea for help and left the area.
• At dinner, Chen Shouyi met the exhausted military martial masters Xu Zhangtian and Lu Lingbo.
• Shell Girl asked when they could go home, then happily licked the demigod flesh in their hotel room.
• Chen Shouyi examined huge holes in buildings and found an enormous footprint, wondering whether the God of Hunting had made it while dodging nuclear artillery.
• Chen Shouyi prepared to train with the demigod flesh, moved it away from Shell Girl, and held out a finger for her to lick.
• Shell Girl realized she had licked Chen Shouyi's finger, spat, and threatened to bite him.

Chen Shouyi tried to force a breakthrough by eating demigod flesh, while a Barbarian Leader sacrificed humans to awaken his sleeping Lord. Chen Shouyi began transforming as the flesh’s energy overwhelmed him, but he had not yet reached the turning point.

• Chen Shouyi ate demigod flesh and practiced, but fell just short of a breakthrough into legend.
• The Barbarian Leader ordered a sacrifice after learning Laiya had not returned, and thousands of Barbarians offered hundreds of humans to their sleeping Lord.
• The Leader feared the Barbarians could not withstand the war, unaware that the giant Lord twitched a finger.
• Chen Shouyi swallowed fifteen pounds of demigod flesh and began practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening as its energy surged through him.
• Chen Shouyi’s body swelled and grew dangerously hot, but he gritted his teeth and continued, sensing he was close to becoming a legend.

Chen Shouyi broke through to the legendary realm and discovered his abilities had grown, then joined the battle against a barbarian breakout in Pingzhou. Afterward, he learned that Feng Hansong and other military Martial Artists had been killed, while fresh reinforcements arrived.

• Chen Shouyi entered the legendary realm, gained heightened perception, and saw increases in his attributes and innate abilities.
• Urgent reports of a barbarian breakout summoned Chen Shouyi, Xu Zhangtian, and Lu Lingbo to the front line.
• Chen Shouyi fought in the brutal urban battle, killing three barbarian Martial Artists and more than fifty ordinary barbarians.
• Lu Lingbo told Chen Shouyi that Feng Hansong had died on a mission, and Xu Zhangtian named Wang Qiang and Li Huaming among the other dead.
• Another division of reinforcements and two unfamiliar military Martial Artists arrived in Pingzhou the following evening.

Chen Shouyi shared demigod meat with the military martial artists in Pingzhou and continued fighting the trapped barbarians. Meanwhile, the God of Hunting transformed into an Evil God that fed on fear, killed its own followers, and turned its attention toward humanity.

• Chen Shouyi gave Lu Lingbo and the other military martial artists portions of demigod meat.
• Chen Shouyi fought and killed a barbarian martial artist who could not escape the encirclement.
• In the Underground Parking Lot, the God of Hunting told a bald barbarian that it no longer needed faith and was becoming stronger through fear.
• The God of Hunting crushed the bald barbarian and devoured his soul, then heard a distant sound and looked toward the humans.

After thousands of barbarians were found dead in Pingzhou, the military suspected a god was behind the killings and began evacuating martial artists. The Hunting God, hiding in a subway station, lost control of His fear and rage when He heard approaching planes and emerged to confront them.

• The army command center learned that more than ten thousand barbarians had died without visible wounds and feared a powerful presence remained in Pingzhou.
• Chen Shouyi tested his legendary resistance to heat, reviewed his attributes, and noticed that his Intelligence had increased by 0.1.
• A lieutenant colonel told Chen Shouyi that a suspected barbarian god had appeared and ordered him to evacuate Pingzhou by helicopter.
• The Hunting God, hiding in a subway station, heard planes, burst through the street, and vowed to make the approaching humans fear Him.

Chen Shouyi and the others saw the God of Hunting emerge near Pingzhou after it attacked military aircraft, then flee toward them. The God of Hunting recognized Chen Shouyi and pursued him through the city, leaving Chen Shouyi running for his life.

• Chen Shouyi met Xu Zhangtian, Lu Lingbo, Wang Shiwei, and Wang Mingyu as they prepared to leave, and Wang Shiwei reported that the front line had been quiet.
• The God of Hunting appeared near Shanfeng District, and the command center struggled to track it or arrange a nuclear strike.
• The God of Hunting passed near Chen Shouyi, then turned back, recognized him, and charged toward him.
• Chen Shouyi transformed, told everyone to scatter, and threw his briefcase containing Shell Girl away before fleeing.
• The God of Hunting smashed through buildings in pursuit of Chen Shouyi, who shouted that he had something to say as it tore loose a chunk of concrete.

Chen Shouyi tried to escape the transformed Hunting God, who pursued him in a fury. After surviving a devastating blow, Chen Shouyi fought back and realized he might exploit the god’s massive body to keep dodging and wear him down.

• The Hunting God attacked Chen Shouyi with falling chunks of concrete as Chen fled through the city at near-supersonic speed.
• Chen Shouyi decided he could not escape and prepared to fight the Hunting God to the death.
• The Hunting God struck Chen Shouyi through a building, but Chen survived and taunted him before charging back.
• Chen Shouyi dodged the Hunting God’s attacks and slashed his knee, but his sword barely cut the god’s skin.
• Chen Shouyi recognized that the Hunting God’s enormous size limited his agility and resolved to rely on dodging in a battle of attrition.

Chen Shouyi defeated the God of Hunting but suffered life-threatening injuries in the process. After performing emergency surgery on himself and recovering through Natural Healing, he stood and found himself in an unfamiliar industrial district on the outskirts.

• The God of Hunting grew enraged and tried to attack Chen Shouyi with a streetlamp and a building, giving Chen Shouyi the chance to sever the tendons behind his knee.
• Chen Shouyi resisted the God of Hunting’s gaze, pierced his eye with the Long Sword, and twisted the blade while the God of Hunting crushed him in one hand.
• The God of Hunting collapsed after Chen Shouyi destroyed his brain, while Chen Shouyi fell near death with a collapsed chest and damaged organs.
• Chen Shouyi used his remaining strength to open his chest, remove a rib from his heart, and repair his heart, lungs, kidneys, ribs, and arm.
• Natural Healing restored Chen Shouyi enough to stand within minutes, and he saw that he had reached an unfamiliar suburban industrial district.

Chen Shouyi survived the bombing of the God of Hunting’s position and returned to the hotel, where he discovered that his briefcase was missing. Three nuclear strikes followed the thermobaric bombing, and Chen Shouyi left the story unsure whether the God of Hunting was dead and unable to find his belongings.

• Chen Shouyi fled as fighter jets dropped thermobaric bombs on the God of Hunting’s position, then watched the industrial district burn.
• The command center celebrated the apparent success of the bombing but debated whether to launch nuclear shells, and the commanders voted to use nuclear weapons.
• Chen Shouyi saw three mushroom clouds rise in the distance and decided it might be time to leave Pingzhou and return home.
• Xu Zhangtian found Chen Shouyi alive, and Chen Shouyi claimed he had escaped the God of Hunting by luck.
• Chen Shouyi returned to the hotel and learned that his luggage had been collected, but his briefcase was missing.

Chen Shouyi searched for Shell Girl after finding her briefcase crushed, fearing she had been killed. He reunited with her after she survived alone in a rat hole, and they left together.

• Chen Shouyi searched from the sky for the briefcase he had thrown, despite the pain in his head.
• He found the briefcase crushed under an armored vehicle, with blood seeping from it, and feared Shell Girl was dead.
• Chen Shouyi opened the briefcase and found dead rats but no Shell Girl, while she hid in a rat hole nearby.
• Shell Girl killed a large rat that attacked her, then heard Chen Shouyi calling and flew after him.
• Chen Shouyi found Shell Girl, reassured her that he had not abandoned her, and praised her for beating the rat.
• Chen Shouyi walked away with Shell Girl sheltered against his chest.

After the God of Hunting died, Chen Shouyi discovered that his soul had been badly injured and he could no longer cultivate. Back in Hedong, he realized the World Tree was consuming his Faith Power to recover, and considered traveling to Dongning to find out whether nuclear radiation might affect him.

• Chen Shouyi found that his Perception had fallen to 15.0, his willpower was painful to concentrate, and he could no longer practice his cultivation techniques.
• Zhang Luoshan questioned Chen Shouyi about the giant who had fought the God of Hunting, and Chen admitted it was him; Zhang apologized for the military pilot mistaking him for an Other World Creature and bombing him.
• Chen Shouyi denied knowing what happened to the God of Hunting and requested time to return to Hedong and recover.
• Chen Shouyi returned home, found everything in order, and saw that his Perception had not improved and his Faith Value had stopped increasing.
• Chen Shouyi entered the Book of Knowledge and discovered that the World Tree was using Faith Power to heal itself, then considered going to Dongning to investigate the effects of nuclear radiation.

After returning home, Chen Shouyi reassured his family that the God of Hunting was dead and learned that Chen Xingyue had passed the martial artist test and become an intern teacher at the Martial Arts Academy. The chapter ended with the family opening a crate of extraordinary creature spoils sent to Chen Shouyi by the 14th Group Army District.

• Chen Shouyi woke beside Shell Girl, reassured his parents that the God of Hunting was dead, and told them he would stay home.
• Chen Shouyi learned that Chen Xingyue had passed the martial artist test and chosen to teach at the Martial Arts Academy.
• Five soldiers from the 14th Group Army District delivered a large crate of local specialties to Chen Shouyi.
• Chen Shouyi opened the crate and found spoils of war, including six extraordinary creature hides.
• Chen Xingyue and Mother Chen discussed making shoes or a blanket from the hides, while Chen Shouyi said he did not need any.

Chen Shouyi freed and absorbed a Divine Creature’s Beast Soul from a scepter, and its Faith Power helped heal his soul. Though his Perception improved, he still could not resume training in the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening.

• Chen Shouyi found a sealed Beast Soul inside the black scepter and took it to his bedroom to inspect it.
• Chen Shouyi accidentally broke the seal, and the Beast Soul grew and attacked him.
• Chen Shouyi seized the Beast Soul with his will and absorbed it, while Shell Girl watched in fright.
• In the Book of Knowledge’s space, Chen Shouyi saw the World Tree absorb the Beast Soul’s Faith Power and Divine Nature, easing the damage to his soul.
• Chen Shouyi found that his Perception had risen to 15.4, but gathering his will still caused a splitting headache and left him unable to train.

Chen Shouyi went to Jiangnan University to have demigod Primal Divine Blood processed and was invited to become an honorary professor. He accepted, leaving the university eager to welcome him as a lecturer.

• Chen Shouyi woke after accidentally grabbing Shell Girl and checked that she was unharmed.
• Chen Shouyi practiced swordsmanship, remembered the Primal Divine Blood, and called Bai Xiaoling to arrange a lab.
• Chen Shouyi and Bai Xiaoling arrived at Jiangnan University, where Vice President Zhu and a crowd were waiting to greet him.
• Vice President Zhu invited Chen Shouyi to become an honorary professor and give students occasional lectures, and Chen Shouyi accepted.

Chen Shouyi brought demigod blood to Jiangnan University to be separated, then gave some to Bai Xiaoling and shared the rest with his family. He told them he would leave the next day and be gone for a while.

• Principal Zhu escorted Chen Shouyi to the laboratory, where Guan Miao was surprised to see him and agreed to separate his demigod blood.
• After the blood was separated and tested, Chen Shouyi left some material for Guan Miao and gave Bai Xiaoling a tube of plasma.
• Bai Xiaoling misunderstood Chen Shouyi's remark about possibly hurting her, got distracted on his bicycle, and bumped into his back.
• At home, Chen Shouyi decided the blood products were too dangerous for his family, but brought divine blood to dinner for Chen Xingyue.
• Chen Shouyi warned Chen Xingyue not to rely on divine blood instead of training, then announced he would leave the next day for a while.

Chen Shouyi left Hedong for Dongning, hoping to find Divine Creatures whose divinity and faith could help heal his soul. After gaining permission to enter the forbidden blast zone, he found his childhood home reduced to rubble and recovered a battered schoolbook that reminded him of his past and Zhang Xiaoyue.

• Chen Shouyi packed Demigod Meat and his belongings, said goodbye to his parents, and set out for Dongning with Shell Girl and his Long Sword.
• Chen Shouyi reasoned that the nearby archipelago might hold small tribes and Divine Creature totems, then traveled toward Dongning while avoiding unnecessary risks.
• Chen Shouyi showed his Martial Master Certificate to soldiers blocking the road and received permission to enter the forbidden zone.
• Chen Shouyi raced through the ruined blast zone, recognized the remains of familiar places, and reached the site of his childhood home.
• Chen Shouyi pulled a partly charred copy of Three Years Gaokao Five Years Simulation from the rubble and remembered his classmates, teachers, and first love, Zhang Xiaoyue, before hurrying toward the passage.

Chen Shouyi entered the Space Channel and discovered that the otherworld’s stronger Primal Force greatly amplified his Giant Transformation. On Small Island, he saw Shell Girl’s newly enhanced speed and surveyed a vast archipelago, suspecting its largest island might harbor a demigod.

• Chen Shouyi failed to lift the five-ton iron door at normal size, then used Giant Transformation to open the series of doors and enter the Space Channel.
• Chen Shouyi emerged on Small Island as a seventeen-meter-tall giant and found his strength had reached thirty-five points.
• Shell Girl showed off her greatly increased flying speed, exhausted herself trying to fly faster, and Chen Shouyi caught her.
• Chen Shouyi used Air Lock to rise thousands of meters and spotted dozens of forested islands scattered across the sea.
• Chen Shouyi estimated the largest island was comparable in area to South Sea Island and decided to leave it for last in case a demigod lived there.