Chapter Summaries

Chen Shouyi prepared to face a barbarian god approaching through Buweijinba, while a Faith Domain drove people to fanaticism and death. He waited beside a Space Channel with Shell Girl and Little Red Dot, telling them to flee inside when the enemy arrived.

• Chen Shouyi realized that the Faith Domain strengthened him and suppressed enemies, but he was less certain he could win against a barbarian god outside his own domain.
• Chen Shouyi decided not to flee and ordered an officer to find Buweijinba or a nearby Space Channel.
• Amir Garsha awoke from a religious frenzy surrounded by corpses, dropped the dagger he had nearly used to kill himself, and fled.
• Chen Shouyi waited beside a Space Channel, played aeroplane chess with Shell Girl and Little Red Dot, and told them to run inside when the enemy came.
• The clouds began to roil and the aurora filled the sky as Chen Shouyi looked toward the horizon.

Chen Shouyi faced the Lord of Lightning in a decisive battle near the Space Channel, enduring the Lord’s attacks and countering with his own strength. After Chen Shouyi used Air Lock to catch the Lord off guard, he struck the Lord skyward, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Chen Shouyi transformed into a towering giant and prepared to confront the Lord of Lightning near the Space Channel.
• The Lord of Lightning arrived, attacked Chen Shouyi with lightning, and then charged at him with a dark golden spear.
• Chen Shouyi blocked most of the Lord’s first strike with the Lightning Spear’s energy and countered with an elbow, wounding neither fighter seriously.
• The Lord dodged Chen Shouyi’s punch and paralyzed him with a lightning bolt before thrusting the spear toward his head.
• Chen Shouyi revealed he had only pretended to be paralyzed, restrained the Lord with Air Lock, and hit the Lord with his shield, sending the Lord flying skyward.

Chen Shouyi fought the Lord of Lightning in a devastating battle and killed him after overpowering his attacks. Exhausted and strangely calm, Chen Shouyi reflected on the loneliness of being invincible.

• Chen Shouyi pursued the wounded Lord of Lightning into the sky, where the Lord blinded him and nearly struck a fatal blow with his spear.
• The two exchanged attacks in midair and across the city, destroying buildings and leaving Chen Shouyi's enormous strength matched against the Lord of Lightning's speed and precision.
• The Lord of Lightning bound Chen Shouyi with Chains of Thunder and thrust his spear at Chen Shouyi's brow.
• Chen Shouyi broke the chains, charged through the Lord of Lightning's attack, grabbed his leg, and smashed him into the ground dozens of times until he stopped moving.
• Chen Shouyi threw aside the Lord of Lightning's mangled remains and collapsed, feeling only calm and exhaustion.

Chen Shouyi defeated the Lord of Lightning, though radar lost track of both him and the Savage God. Afterward, he collected the god’s corpse and flew back toward the Space Channel to reunite with the two Little Dots.

• The Lord of Lightning’s storm ended, and soldiers and officers struggled to understand what had happened.
• Zhang Huaihe learned that radar had lost track of both the Savage God and Chen Shouyi, then ordered Xu Chunwei’s unit to rescue Chen rather than launch nuclear missiles.
• Chen Shouyi rejoiced that the otherworldly being had died and stored its mangled corpse in his space.
• Chen Shouyi surveyed the devastated battlefield, confirmed that no people had died there, and flew toward the Space Channel to find the two Little Dots.

After killing Lord of Lightning, Chen Shouyi returned to the command center as the world remained on nuclear alert, fearing humanity’s defeat. A message from the multinational coalition announced that they had won.

• Chen Shouyi remembered the Divine Artifact spear but decided not to retrieve it, then returned through the Space Channel with Shell Girl and Little Red Dot greeting him.
• Chen Shouyi flew back to the command center and arrived after nightfall, where a sentry saw him and shouted that Chief Chen had returned.
• On May 18, 2019, Prime Minister Joseph inspected Berlin’s military readiness as the European Alliance and the rest of the world prepared for a possible nuclear war.
• Joseph urged the soldiers to fight for humanity’s future, but cheering interrupted his speech and the air-raid sirens were switched off.
• An announcement relayed news from the multinational coalition forces in Yanzhou: humanity had won.

After Chen Shouyi killed the Lord of Lightning, Renren Daily prepared a headline announcing humanity’s new era. Davis, president of the American restoration movement, learned the news in the streets and wept with joy as people celebrated the victory.

• Zhang Jianguo replaced the paper’s planned headline with “Humanity Enters a New Era” after learning Chen Shouyi had slain the Lord of Lightning.
• Davis and his aide left the United States Embassy despite warnings, reflecting on the collapse of their restoration movement and the dwindling number of Americans in Great Xia.
• Davis and his aide discussed whether Great Xia could withstand the Lord of Lightning’s attack as they walked through deserted streets.
• People poured out of an air-raid shelter cheering that Chen Shouyi had killed the Lord of Lightning and ended the war.
• A Great Xia citizen gave Davis a newspaper, and he read the headline before breaking down in tears of joy.

After Chen Shouyi killed Lord of Lightning, the news shook the Holy Alliance Nation and left its rulers scrambling to contain the consequences. Ordinary policemen and the priests faced a future of uncertainty as the nation’s faith-based order began to crack.

• James and Hawk discussed the oppressive atmosphere in New Port City and Hawk’s breakup with a woman whose faith was shallow.
• Hawk realized that Lord of Lightning’s fall had undermined the foundation of the Holy Alliance Nation, then felt relieved as he rejected faith.
• More than a thousand chief priests gathered in Huá City, where the Leader quieted them and insisted the army and nuclear weapons could preserve their power.
• The Leader left the meeting to confer with military commanders, privately fearing that the collapse of faith and public confidence could shatter the nation and unleash warlord warfare.

Chen Shouyi woke after sleeping for a day and night following his battle with Lord of Lightning, then agreed to be interviewed by the European Alliance Daily. He described the fight as close and credited his strength mainly to hard work.

• Zhang Huaihe and other officers worried about Chen Shouyi after he slept for a day and night, and Shan Zefeng nervously went to unlock his door.
• Chen Shouyi opened the door himself and explained that he had been exhausted after enduring Lord of Lightning's death curse.
• Zhang Huaihe told Chen Shouyi that media outlets wanted to interview him, and Chen Shouyi agreed after hearing that reporters from every country were interested.
• Catherine of the European Alliance Daily interviewed Chen Shouyi about his battle with Lord of Lightning and his martial arts strength.
• Chen Shouyi said he and Lord of Lightning had been evenly matched, and insisted that his strength came mainly through hard work.

After his interviews in Yanzhou, Chen Shouyi discovered that the Book of Knowledge had added the Insight ability, which could grant him four-dimensional vision, though he postponed testing it. He returned to Zhonghai City and reunited with his family, who asked about his victory over the Lord of Lightning.

• Chen Shouyi gave interviews to Catherine, Renren Daily, and Lucy News Agency as his Faith Value surged.
• Chen Shouyi checked his Status Panel and found the new auxiliary ability Insight, which could activate four-dimensional vision.
• Chen Shouyi decided not to test Insight near other people, then fed Shell Girl and Little Red Dot after realizing he had left them hungry.
• Chen Shouyi left Yanzhou and returned to Zhonghai City the next morning.
• Mother Chen checked that Chen Shouyi was unharmed, and Chen Dawei and Chen Xingyue asked him about killing the Lord of Lightning.
• Chen Xingyue went to fetch the newspapers after Chen Shouyi asked to see the reports about his victory.

Title: "Uh, I'll Post It Before Dinner Tomorrow."

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with a notice about the system's update in progress and a call for patience from the editor.
• The editor mentions that the system may take up to three days to manually repair any issues that can't be fixed automatically within two minutes.
• The editor encourages readers to find other books to read while waiting for updates.

Character Developments

• No significant character developments in this chapter as it primarily focuses on the update notice.

Significant Themes

• Patience: The editor emphasizes the need for readers to be patient while waiting for updates.
• Communication: The notice serves as a means of communication between the editor and the readers, keeping them informed about the update process.

Character Interactions

• No character interactions in this chapter as it is a notice from the editor to the readers.

After returning to Zhonghai, Chen Shouyi tested his new Insight ability in the Otherworld and briefly perceived the world in four dimensions. The experience overwhelmed his mind, leaving him wondering about the Book of Knowledge’s origins.

• Chen Shouyi read a newspaper celebrating his victory over Lord of Lightning and noticed that officials treated him with greater awe and caution.
• Chen Shouyi flew with the two Little Dots through the Icefield Space Channel before dawn and took them to a mountain peak.
• Chen Shouyi activated Thought Acceleration and used Insight, perceiving the world’s hidden spatial structure and every detail of his own body.
• Chen Shouyi lost the four-dimensional vision after about 0.01 seconds and suffered severe pain and mental sluggishness from the flood of information.
• Chen Shouyi concluded that his intelligence was too low to sustain Insight and wondered about the origin of the Book of Knowledge.

Chen Shouyi realized the Book of Knowledge had consumed over ten thousand Faith Value to give him a brief glimpse of four-dimensional omniscience. Meanwhile, Samit gathered other Earth gods to discuss an alliance, but their meeting was interrupted by the God of Conspiracy and Deception.

• Chen Shouyi understood that the Book of Knowledge had borne the strain of exposing him to the four-dimensional world's information, then discovered it had spent nearly all his Faith Value.
• Samit waited on a snowy mountaintop in western India-West Nation to meet with other gods and organize an alliance.
• The God of Strength arrived and warned Samit that Chen Shouyi had killed the Lord of Lightning and was too dangerous to oppose.
• The Goddess of Agriculture joined Samit's alliance, and Samit argued that Great Xia Nation had little reason to drive them out.
• Samit sensed someone hiding behind a rock, and the God of Conspiracy and Deception emerged, prompting the others to accuse him of seeking death.

The God of Conspiracy and Deception tried to join the other gods’ alliance, but the Goddess of Agriculture and the God of Strength rejected her. Meanwhile, Wang Kaiping arrived in Taifo Nation’s Nong Khai Province for work and saw how Great Xia trade and military presence operated in the region.

• The God of Conspiracy and Deception offered to join the gods’ alliance, but the Goddess of Agriculture rejected her and the God of Strength warned Samit about her dangerous influence.
• Wang Kaiping traveled by train to Nong Khai Province with his senior colleague, who explained the trade port’s customs and cautioned him against being converted by Taifo priests.
• Wang Kaiping arrived in Nong Khai Province, lowered his gaze from the Goddess of Conspiracy and Deception’s statue, and rode toward the company office through busy streets lined with bilingual shops.
• Wang Kaiping saw a Great Xia military base and learned that a regiment was stationed in Nong Khai Province mainly to escort valuable goods such as gold.

Nong Khai and Great Xia Nation recovered during a peaceful June, while civilian martial artists debated the state’s plan to fold Security Advisors into the police. In space, Chen Shouyi tested Insight, found it lasted only 0.05 seconds, and headed back to Earth.

• Nong Khai prospered as a trade hub, while Great Xia Nation reduced its military and civilian life gradually improved.
• Renren Daily reported that the state planned to abolish local Security Advisor positions and offer voluntary incorporation into the police force.
• He Jin and Old Chen discussed the declining status of martial artists and speculated about Chen Shouyi’s position as Zhonghai City’s Chief Security Advisor.
• Chen Shouyi used Insight to examine the memory’s virtual world and sensed that it could not fully simulate fourth-dimensional information.
• Chen Shouyi found that Insight consumed over thirty thousand Faith Value for only 0.05 seconds, then recovered and returned toward Earth.

Chen Shouyi met the Thief of Fate, who claimed Tam’s will was hostile to him and that Tam was trying to devour Earth and the Solar System. The Thief of Fate asked for his help freeing the Ancestor Gods, leaving Chen Shouyi uncertain whom to trust and unable to control the coming danger.

• Chen Shouyi encountered the Thief of Fate on a suburban highway, and the mysterious man approached him with unusual humility.
• The Thief of Fate explained that Tam’s will opposed Chen Shouyi because he had killed gods and described Tam’s ancient conquest and merger with its world.
• The Thief of Fate claimed that expanding Space Channels and Primal Force were signs that Tam intended to consume Earth and the Solar System.
• The Thief of Fate said the Ancestor Gods were nearing escape and asked Chen Shouyi to join him and four ancient abominations in freeing them.
• After the Thief of Fate left, Chen Shouyi doubted his claims, considered asking a barbarian god for advice, and rode home feeling powerless.

Chen Shouyi warned the president that humanity’s crisis was not over despite the celebrations after the Lord of Lightning’s fall, and agreed to attend a tripartite summit in the capital. He then set out for the Malay Peninsula to seek the God of Fertility, relying on his stronger Will to resist its power.

• Chen Shouyi woke Shell Girl and Red Little Dot, then put on their favorite cartoon.
• Chen Shouyi called the president and warned him that humanity’s fundamental crisis had not ended; the president asked him to come to the capital for a summit in five days.
• Chen Shouyi reflected on how far his body had changed from human, then joked with Chen Xingyue about the cartoon.
• Chen Shouyi set off for the Malay Peninsula to seek the God of Fertility, confident that his stronger Will would help him withstand its influence.

Chen Shouyi learned more about Tam’s Will from the God of Fertility, then tested his limits by flying through space toward the moon. He discovered a Space Channel hovering above the lunar surface, apparently opening onto a vast sea.

• Chen Shouyi asked the God of Fertility about Tam’s Will, and she explained that it existed as the will of the world and enforced divine oaths.
• The God of Fertility told Chen Shouyi that something had happened at the Old Gods’ cemetery.
• Chen Shouyi flew into space and pushed his speed to five hundred kilometers per second before a tiny stone fragment pierced his defenses.
• Chen Shouyi slowed down and crashed onto the moon, where he explored its barren surface.
• Chen Shouyi found a Space Channel above the lunar ground that appeared to lead to a vast sea.

Chen Shouyi suspected Space Channels appeared near celestial bodies and worried that Tam might devour Earth. As foreign leaders arrived in Great Xia Nation for a financial conference, the original agenda was canceled after an undisclosed major incident.

• Chen Shouyi wondered whether Space Channels appeared near celestial bodies and feared Tam could tear Earth apart.
• Professor Liu explained to his students that wormholes connecting Earth and Tam most likely formed naturally, according to the soap-bubble theory.
• Lai Hui identified himself as a Security Department officer and summoned Liu Xianming to a symposium with experts from several fields.
• Prime Minister Joseph arrived in Great Xia Nation for a conference on currency, finance, and trade, while reflecting on the shift in global power and the European Alliance’s declining population.
• Great Xia Nation’s foreign minister told Joseph that the original conference agenda had been canceled because something had happened, and Joseph agreed to hear the briefing.

Reporters were confined as world leaders gathered in the capital to discuss intelligence suggesting Earth faced a catastrophic threat. Chen Shouyi arrived at the Great Hall of the People, where he was introduced to the silent conference as Great Xia Nation’s Chief Security Advisor.

• A colonel ordered soldiers to keep reporters inside their hotel and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to leave twice.
• Joseph and Plov discussed intelligence suggesting Earth could face catastrophe in the coming decades, while the Ancestor God remained an unverified danger.
• Chen Shouyi flew from Zhonghai to the capital and joined staff heading to the Great Hall of the People.
• Chen Shouyi reflected on his slowing progress and feared that his strength might be nearing its limit, though he believed breaking his seal could bring him to Great Divine Power level or beyond.
• The president of Great Xia Nation told the multinational conference that humanity faced its gravest challenge and had little time left, then introduced Chen Shouyi as Chief Security Advisor.

Chen Shouyi warned world leaders that humanity could not withstand Ancestor God or Tamu and had only the choices of fleeing to another world or leaving the Solar System. Afterward, he strengthened his self-healing ability and discovered he could make his hand’s cells and matter peel away and reform.

• Chen Shouyi briefed world leaders and explained that humanity had only two options: migrate to another world or leave the Solar System.
• Chen Shouyi told the Great Xia Nation’s president that Ancestor God and Tamu might be even stronger than he had suggested.
• Chen Shouyi wandered through the capital and added 15,000 points to Self-healing, raising it from 35.01% to 50.01%.
• Chen Shouyi watched his hand peel down to bone and then re-form, frightening a young woman nearby.
• The young woman recognized Chen Shouyi from videos and told him she admired him, but he denied being Chief Chen and hurried away.