Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The woman recounts her past, revealing her life as an orphan, her belief in the Goddess, and her eventual marriage to an outer zone player.
• The couple has a healthy, normal child, unlike the hermaphrodite locals, and they keep this a secret.
• A Saintess from the divine temple takes their child for testing and protection, but the husband disapproves.
• The husband flees with the child, and the woman believes she's guilty. She starts a life of atonement, working tirelessly and neglecting her health.
• Xu Huo, a player, photographs the woman.

Character Developments

• The woman: Starts as a devout believer in the Goddess, becomes a selfless caregiver, and later, a repentant atonement-seeker.
• The husband: Initially caring and loving, he becomes protective and secretive about their child's normalcy, ultimately making a drastic decision.
• The child: Healthy and normal, he's taken to the divine temple and later flees with his father.

Significant Themes

• Faith and doubt: The woman's unwavering faith contrasts with the husband's doubts and the child's potential questioning of the Goddess Cult.
• Secrecy and deception: The couple hides their child's normalcy, and the divine temple keeps the existence of normal children a secret.
• Consequences of actions: The husband's decision to take the child has severe consequences for the family.

Character Interactions

• The woman and her adoptive parents: They provide care and love but also teach her leniency towards bullies.
• The woman and her husband: They share a loving relationship but have differing views on their child's future.
• The woman and the divine temple: She believes she's guilty and atones for her husband's actions, while the temple sees her as a traitor's wife.
• Xu Huo and the woman: He photographs her, showing curiosity or interest in her story.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo discovers that stranded outer zone players and locals have intermarried, creating a larger group that worships the Goddess but isn't targeted by the divine temple.
• He learns that these people believe the Goddess blesses believers, and they're willing to fight if the Goddess Cult acts against them.
• Blondie arrives in the Holy Land after being delayed in the satellite city. He shares that the divine temple was closed for two days and the Saintess was nowhere to be seen.
• Xu Huo reveals that there might be internal strife in the Goddess Cult, weakening the Goddess's power in the Holy Land, but also warns that something might happen around God's Birthday, impacting the instance.
• Blondie recounts his experiences in the Temple of Inquiry, revealing that his illusions have become uncontrollable and apocalyptic.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Shows curiosity and caution when interacting with the stranded players and their beliefs. He also demonstrates concern for Blondie's mental state.
• Blondie: Struggles with his illusions in the Temple of Inquiry, facing man-eating players and an apocalyptic world. He considers trying to commit suicide to see if illusion affects reality.

Significant Themes

• Belief and its power: The stranded players' belief in the Goddess seems to protect them, while Blondie's fear in his illusions highlights the power of belief and imagination.
• Internal conflict: The potential strife within the Goddess Cult weakens her control, raising questions about her true power and intentions.
• The impact of the instance: The upcoming God's Birthday and potential changes in the instance could affect the players' experiences and even their lives.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and the stranded player: They discuss the Goddess's power and the player's willingness to fight for their beliefs.
• Xu Huo and Blondie: They share information about their experiences and the potential dangers ahead. Xu Huo offers Blondie advice on remembering his player status within the illusions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo and Blondie discuss the possibility of resurrection items and the risks of using them in the instance.
• Xu Huo repeatedly enters the divine temple without being targeted by the instance, causing confusion and fear among other players.
• On the eve of God's Birthday, Xu Huo enters the divine temple again, observing the patterns and their potential connection to the instance's mental power attacks.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Becomes more adaptable to the pressure within the divine temple and starts discerning rules and shadows in the patterns, suggesting he's evolving and learning to use "anchors" for mental power projection.
• Blondie: Shows concern for Xu Huo's safety but maintains a pragmatic approach to the instance's dangers.

Significant Themes

• The nature of reality and illusion within the instance.
• The power dynamics between players, the instance, and its bosses.
• The potential for items to influence mental power and its applications.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Blondie: They discuss the instance's rules, risks, and potential rewards, showing a level of trust and camaraderie.
• Xu Huo and the female player (divine temple guard): They engage in a dialogue about the divine temple's patterns, the Goddess's will, and the respect due to her, highlighting Xu Huo's unique perspective on the instance's rules.

Key Plot Points

• Xu Huo explores the Goddess statue's wall, revealing a series of scenes from the past.
• The scenes show a limping girl who becomes a revered leader, building the first shrine, and the Goddess instance's origin.
• The country's history involves conflicts between "hermaphrodites" and normal people, with the shrine trying to improve genes and protect their people.
• The shrine's attempt to use mixed-blood children to bridge the gap between groups fails.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo persists in watching the scenes, learning about the instance's history.
• The limping girl evolves into a leader, shaping the country's beliefs and structure.
• Mixed-blood children grow up and challenge the shrine's views, leading to conflict.

Significant Themes

• Belief and faith, as seen in the Goddess worship and the shrine's power.
• Genetic discrimination and the struggle for survival.
• The tension between preserving traditions and adapting to change.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with a female player who believes in the Goddess.
• The limping girl interacts with her attackers, fellow survivors, and later, her followers.
• Mixed-blood children interact with the shrine and outer zone inhabitants, challenging the status quo.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo discovers the origin of the "Goddess" instance and the history of the district's redevelopment through a vision.
• He learns about the "hermaphrodites" and their struggles, as well as the Saintesses' role in the conflict.
• On the eve of God's Birthday, many people arrive in Holy Land City, preparing for a conflict.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo gains a deeper understanding of the instance's history and the people involved.
• He receives help from the Goddess, enhancing his mental and physical abilities with the P5S potion.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between human nature and divine will, with the Goddess unable to intervene effectively in human conflicts.
• The consequences of forced reproduction and the burden it places on the Saintesses.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with a masked Saintess, discussing the nature of gods and humans, and the choices people make.
• He also encounters a player who guides him out of the divine temple.

Key Plot Points

• Xu Huo experiments with his evolved powers in his mirror space, successfully compressing space and releasing powerful airflow.
• Blondie discovers eye patterns on the streets and in the divine temple, suggesting a strengthening of mental interference.
• Players plan to plant bombs at the corners of the eyes and near the city's barrier to threaten the divine temple.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his increased control over space powers.
• Blondie shows concern for the safety of civilians and tries to dissuade other players from endangering them.

Significant Themes

• The growing mental interference and control by the divine temple and the instance boss.
• The players' differing strategies and priorities in dealing with the divine temple.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Blondie team up to plant bombs, showing a level of trust and cooperation.
• Blondie argues with other players about their plans, highlighting his concern for civilian safety and his disagreement with their methods.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Goddess statue is moved to the plaza, revealing its true form upon removal of an item, showing a humanoid figure covered in eyes and chaotic patterns.
• The temple-circling ritual is performed by Saintesses on six altars, with pregnant women included and participants kneeling instead of walking.
• A blessing segment occurs, with heavy rain (Evolution Potion) falling from the sky.
• Saintess Xue Yi requests the Goddess to reveal her true form, leading to the statue's transformation.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo observes the events and interacts with other players, showing calmness and knowledge about the Goddess's true form.
• Saintess Xue Yi demonstrates courage and directness in requesting the Goddess's true form.

Significant Themes

• The dual nature of the Goddess: revered and feared, with her true form revealing a disturbing image.
• The power dynamics between believers, Saintesses, and the divine temple.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with Blondie, a fellow player, discussing the Goddess's true form and its effects.
• Saintess Xue Yi leads the ritual and communicates with the Goddess, showing courage in the presence of other Saintesses and believers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Goddess statue, previously active and responsive, is now dormant and rarely opens its eyes.
• Saintess Xue Yi initiates a series of questions to the Goddess, seeking confirmation on whether she still needs a Saintess or the child of a Saintess.
• The Goddess statue closes its eyes in response to the first question, sparking confusion and debate among the believers.
• The Divine Envoy intervenes, attempting to disrupt Saintess Xue Yi's ritual, but is stopped by the Goddess's punishment.
• Saintess Xue Yi introduces a youth as a candidate for the Saintess position, claiming he is accepted by the Goddess.
• The Divine Envoy accuses the youth of fabricating a divine miracle, disrupting the ritual and leading to chaos.

Character Developments

• Saintess Xue Yi: She challenges the divine temple's authority by questioning the Goddess and presenting a new candidate for the Saintess position.
• The Divine Envoy: He attempts to maintain the divine temple's control and prevent the Saintesses from losing their prestige.
• The Youth: He is introduced as a potential Saintess candidate, accepted by the Goddess, but later accused of fabricating a divine miracle.

Significant Themes

• Faith and its power: The Goddess's responsiveness and actions are influenced by the believers' faith and prayers.
• Power struggle: The conflict between the Saintesses and the divine temple highlights the struggle for control and influence.
• Truth and deception: The accusation of fabricating a divine miracle raises questions about the authenticity of divine communications.

Character Interactions

• Saintess Xue Yi vs. The Divine Envoy: They clash over the control of the ritual and the Goddess's message.
• Saintess Xue Yi and The Youth: They collaborate to present the youth as a potential Saintess candidate.
• Believers vs. Divine Temple Faction vs. Saintess Faction: The believers are caught in the middle, confused and torn between the conflicting parties.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Saintess and Divine Envoy have a public dispute over who can truly communicate with the Goddess.
• The Divine Envoy calls upon the Goddess to punish a player, who is then severely injured.
• A female player exposes the Divine Envoys' manipulations and attacks them within the divine temple, sparking chaos.
• Believers kneel and pray for the Goddess's intervention, but she remains unmoved.

Character Developments

• The Divine Envoy's authority is challenged, and he resorts to desperate measures to prove his legitimacy.
• The female player demonstrates courage and determination in exposing the truth and fighting against the Divine Envoys.
• Believers are shown to be helpless and confused in the face of the escalating conflict.

Significant Themes

• Power and Control: The Divine Envoys use their perceived connection to the Goddess to maintain control over the believers and the district.
• Truth and Deception: The dispute between the Saintess and Divine Envoy highlights the question of who truly speaks for the Goddess and the possibility of deception.
• Resistance and Change: The female player's actions represent a challenge to the established order and a desire for change.

Character Interactions

• The Saintess and Divine Envoy have a tense exchange, with each questioning the other's legitimacy.
• The female player confronts the Divine Envoys, leading to a chaotic battle within the divine temple.
• Believers are shown to be divided in their loyalties, with some supporting the Divine Envoys and others seeking change.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Divine Envoys' gemstones open, causing mental attacks on players.
• Players focus on disarming Divine Envoys, two gemstones fall and are taken by outer zone players.
• Battle ensues; Divine Envoys' side falls into disadvantage.
• Saintess sacrifices herself, and Divine Envoy is killed by other Saintesses.
• Believers panic, fearing Goddess' abandonment; mass weeping ensues.
• Goddess statue's eyes open, unleashing a massive mental attack, sweeping everyone in the city.
• Players are swept into an instance and vanish from the divine temple.

Character Developments

• Saintess Xue Yi reveals her frustration with hermaphroditism and desire for stronger children.
• Divine Envoy expresses concern for hermaphrodites' safety and the Goddess' purpose.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between hermaphrodites and normal individuals.
• The power dynamics between the Goddess Cult, believers, and outer zone players.
• The consequences of faith and its collapse.

Character Interactions

• Saintesses and Divine Envoys clash over their beliefs and methods.
• Outer zone players and local believers react to the Goddess' indiscriminate attack.
• Saintess Xue Yi and the Divine Envoy engage in a heated debate about the future of their people.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Saintess Xue Yi confronts the Divine Envoy, questioning the cult's practices and the Goddess's true intentions.
• Saintesses commit mass suicide to protest their treatment and the cult's practices.
• Xu Huo, a powerful outsider, intervenes, freezing time and saving Xue Yi, then killing a Divine Envoy and incapacitating other players.

Character Developments

• Saintess Xue Yi: Becomes more defiant and willing to sacrifice herself for her beliefs.
• Divine Envoys: Revealed to be more concerned with maintaining power than the cult's true purpose.
• Xu Huo: Demonstrates immense power and intervenes to protect Xue Yi and challenge the Divine Envoys.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and control within the Goddess Cult.
• The consequences of blindly following traditions and the importance of questioning them.
• The potential danger of religious institutions that prioritize their own interests over their followers' well-being.

Character Interactions

• Xue Yi and the Divine Envoy: Their tense confrontation highlights the ideological divide within the cult.
• Xu Huo and the Divine Envoy: Xu Huo's intervention and subsequent challenge to the Divine Envoy's authority signal a potential shift in power dynamics.
• Xue Yi and the other Saintesses: Their collective suicide demonstrates their solidarity and commitment to their cause.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Hai, a believer, witnesses the sudden aggression of Saintesses and the arrival of Xu Huo, a powerful player, during the God's Birthday ceremony.
• Xu Huo mocks and kills Divine Envoys and players, provoking the believers and causing them to turn against him.
• Xu Huo reveals the true form of the Goddess statue as a humanoid object covered in eyes, shocking the believers.
• Believers and outer zone players gather to confront Xu Huo, with the blondie suggesting they dismantle the instance together.

Character Developments

• A Hai: Initially naive and devoted to the Goddess, he becomes a passive observer to the chaos and violence.
• Xu Huo: Displaying immense power and arrogance, he seeks to provoke the Goddess and expose her true form.
• Believers: Their faith is shaken after seeing the Goddess's true form, leading to anger and a desire for revenge against Xu Huo.

Significant Themes

• Faith and disbelief: The believers' faith in the Goddess is tested and ultimately shaken.
• Power dynamics: Xu Huo's power allows him to provoke and manipulate the believers and other players.
• Instance manipulation: The instance's rules and the Goddess's abilities are revealed to be limited, challenging the believers' understanding of their world.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and the Divine Envoys: Xu Huo mocks and kills the Divine Envoys, provoking them and causing them to curse him.
• Believers and Xu Huo: The believers initially fear Xu Huo but eventually gather to confront and kill him.
• Believers and the Goddess: The believers' faith in the Goddess is shaken after seeing her true form, leading to anger and a desire for revenge against Xu Huo.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players outside the instance are shocked by Xu Huo's mental pressure demonstration and want to dismantle the instance from the outside.
• Local players and stranded players object to the proposal, leading to a standoff.
• An A-class player suggests using a powerful item to cover the entire Holy Land City, implying mass destruction.
• Local players activate spatial lockdown barriers to contain the situation, separating everyone into different areas.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo remains calm and composed, showing interest in the Goddess but not the instance's destruction.
• The A-class player from the clearing team is revealed to have a destructive plan for the city.
• The old man leading the local players demonstrates strategic thinking and quick decision-making.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The struggle for control and influence between different player groups.
• Sacrifice vs. Gain: The moral dilemma of potentially destroying the city to clear the instance.
• Unintended Consequences: The potential backlash from the game system and the community for such a drastic action.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo vs. Clearing Players: Xu Huo is indifferent to the clearing players' plans, focusing only on his goal to see the Goddess.
• Local Players vs. Clearing Players: The local players stand their ground against the clearing players, using strategic lockdown barriers to contain the situation.
• Blondie vs. A-class Player: Blondie expresses moral outrage at the A-class player's destructive plan, while the A-class player remains pragmatic.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo, a powerful player, enters the divine temple and kills over thirty high-level players in an instant.
• He shatters the blockade barrier, threatening to kill local players if they don't retreat.
• Xu Huo demands compensation for his time and offers to leave if given mental items and information about a mental power concentration area.
• The old man agrees, but Xu Huo also takes a divine eyeball and kills the Divine Envoy.
• A Hai begs Xu Huo not to hurt the Saintess and his people, to which Xu Huo agrees, stating he'll leave after taking his compensation.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Demonstrates immense power, controlling A-class players and killing B-class players with ease. He shows indifference to the lives of others but has a sense of fairness, agreeing not to harm A Hai's people after being begged.
• A Hai: Shows compassion and desperation, begging Xu Huo to spare his people. He expresses his disillusionment with the Goddess and the instances.
• The Old Man: Initially angry and defiant, he becomes pragmatic, offering Xu Huo mental items and information to avoid further bloodshed.
• Saintess Xue Yi: Remains mostly silent and submissive, kneeling to the side.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics: Xu Huo's power allows him to dictate terms, while others must comply to avoid destruction.
• Despair and disillusionment: A Hai's plea reflects the despair and loss of faith in the Goddess and the instances.
• Pragmatism vs. Idealism: The old man's shift from defiance to pragmatism contrasts with A Hai's idealistic pleas.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and the Old Man: Xu Huo uses his power to coerce the old man into agreeing to his demands, while the old man tries to negotiate and minimize losses.
• A Hai and Xu Huo: A Hai begs Xu Huo to spare his people, and Xu Huo agrees, showing a rare moment of compassion.
• Xu Huo and the Divine Envoy: Xu Huo takes the divine eyeball and kills the Divine Envoy, showing his disregard for the Divine Envoy's power.

Key Plot Points

• Xu Huo decides to abandon his goal of super evolution to save his acquaintance.
• He discovers a recording confirming the existence of a super evolution site.
• Xu Huo plans to destroy the Goddess Cult to end the instance, suggesting believers tear down the divine temple.
• Believers and local players refuse to comply, leading to a standoff.
• The Goddess statue comes to life, attacking all players indiscriminately, causing everyone to flee.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo shows compassion by prioritizing his acquaintance's safety over his own goals.
• Saintess Xue Yi remains loyal to the Goddess Cult, even in the face of destruction.
• Local players display unwavering faith and willingness to protect their beliefs.

Significant Themes

• Faith and belief: The believers' unyielding faith in the Goddess, even when faced with evidence of its potential corruption.
• Sacrifice: Xu Huo's decision to sacrifice his personal goals for his friend, and the believers' willingness to sacrifice themselves to protect their faith.
• Consequences of actions: Xu Huo's attempt to destroy the Goddess Cult backfires, leading to a city-wide attack on all players.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Saintess Xue Yi: Their interaction highlights their opposing goals and beliefs.
• Xu Huo and local players: Their standoff emphasizes the power of faith and the consequences of challenging it.
• Xu Huo and the Goddess statue: Their interaction demonstrates the statue's power and the danger of provoking it.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players in Holy Land City are suddenly trapped in an instance, with no way to leave the city.
• Xu Huo, who had just arrived, is also pulled into the instance.
• Players realize that the entire district, not just the divine temple, is part of the instance's scope.
• Xu Huo encounters a group of ticket players and lingering players, and they decide to head to the divine temple together.
• Upon reaching the divine temple, they find that local players who were supposedly killed are alive and well, suggesting they might be illusions or ghosts.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: He is revealed to be a strong player who might be from this district and is possibly working with the Saintess.
• Zhong Zhi: A ticket player who takes the initiative to lead the group and gather information.
• Blondie: Initially enthusiastic, he becomes more cautious and analytical as the situation unfolds.

Significant Themes

• Deception and manipulation: The Goddess has been deceiving players, and now the instance itself seems to be playing tricks on them.
• The power of mental influence: The instance's ability to affect players' minds and perceptions is emphasized.
• Trust and suspicion: Players start questioning each other's motives and even their own perceptions.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo interacts with Zhong Zhi and other players, sharing information and speculations about the instance.
• Zhong Zhi and Blondie work together to gather information and analyze the situation.
• Players discuss and share their observations, leading to a growing sense of unease and suspicion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo reminds the group that their primary goal is to clear the instance.
• The group decides to stay in the divine temple for 14 days to clear the instance, avoiding fights with local players.
• They discover that the divine temple's mental power is weak but unevenly distributed, with concentrated points that can interfere with instruments and potentially pass through people.
• Players start fighting over space within the divine temple, fearing damage to the instance and each other.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his analytical skills by noticing the unusual distribution of mental power within the divine temple.
• Zhong Zhi shows leadership by organizing the group's strategy and setting up defenses.
• Blondie and the A-class player exhibit aggressive behavior, fighting over space with local players and stranded players.

Significant Themes

• Survival and Clearing the Instance: The primary goal of the players is to survive and clear the instance, which drives their actions and decisions.
• Trust and Suspicion: Players are wary of each other, leading to fights over space and suspicion of stranded players' intentions.
• The Unexplained: The uneven distribution of mental power and its effects on instruments hint at the instance's mysteries and the potential dangers ahead.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and Zhong Zhi work together, with Xu Huo providing insights and Zhong Zhi leading the group's actions.
• Blondie and the A-class player clash with local players and stranded players, demonstrating their aggressive nature.
• Stranded players express their fears and reluctance to leave the divine temple, highlighting their vulnerability and uncertainty.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A player accidentally reveals a Goddess statue, causing its embedded eyes to open and kill several players with its gaze.
• The statue's lethality is indiscriminate, affecting both local and outer zone players.
• Players from the divine temple retreat, revealing that there are more statues and that the temple is not as it seems.
• A player inexplicably disappears after entering a side hall, leading Xu Huo to discover a hidden mental portal in the divine temple.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo's mental condition improves after taking the Evolution Potion, allowing him to better withstand the instance's mental pressures.
• Players from the divine temple are revealed to know more about the instance than they initially let on.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of mental instances.
• The importance of communication and understanding in survival situations.
• The theme of hidden truths and deceptive appearances, as seen in the divine temple's true nature.

Character Interactions

• Tension and mistrust between local and outer zone players, particularly after the divine temple players' revelations.
• Xu Huo's interaction with the divine temple's mental power, leading to his discovery of the hidden portal.
• Brief interactions between players, mostly involving discussions about the instance's nature and the missing players who cleared it before.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo encounters a giant, mutated plant eye in the Temple of Inquiry, which transforms the surroundings into a sea of blood and corpses.
• He defeats the eye by piercing it with his cutting lines and destroying it from within using his materialized power.
• The Goddess, who had been controlling the eye, appears and reveals her true form as a plant seed.
• She explains that she was accidentally planted by a human named Little Bud and gained life, leading to the creation of the Goddess instance.
• The Goddess reveals that her true form covers most of the district and that she has given eyes to the Divine Temple, which can be used as items.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo demonstrates his combat skills and strategic thinking in defeating the giant eye.
• The Goddess reveals her origins and motivations, showing a level of intelligence and self-awareness.

Significant Themes

• Evolution: The theme of evolution is prominent, with humans, stones, and plants all evolving in different ways.
• Coexistence and Isolation: The Goddess's desire to coexist with humans contrasts with her isolation within the instance, highlighting the theme of coexistence versus isolation.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and the Goddess have a conversation where she reveals her origins and he learns about the mutated plant on him.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Huo obtains a mysterious seed item from a player's eye.
• The Goddess helps extract the seed and plants it, sacrificing a super item.
• Xu Huo requests the Goddess's help in understanding long-term mental power independence and caring for A Hai.

Character Developments

• Xu Huo: Shows curiosity and willingness to experiment with the mysterious seed. He also demonstrates empathy for A Hai's well-being.
• The Goddess: Reveals more about her origins and limitations. She agrees to help Xu Huo and A Hai, showing a softer side.

Significant Themes

• The value of items vs. living things: The Goddess chooses to plant the seed rather than keep the super item, highlighting the importance of growth and life over material possessions.
• Mental power and its limits: The Goddess discusses the challenges of maintaining mental power independence, reflecting on the transient nature of existence.

Character Interactions

• Xu Huo and The Goddess: Their interaction is marked by mutual respect and understanding. They engage in a transaction where Xu Huo helps the Goddess in the past, and she agrees to help him in return.
• Xu Huo and A Hai: Xu Huo's concern for A Hai's well-being shows his growing bond with the character, indicating a shift in his priorities.