Arc 33The Water Abyss Incident

Wu’s growing control of fate helped the Anomaly Tamers survive a nationwide supernatural flood, while Wang Qing and Ao Qu fought the forces behind it. After Ao Qu contained the Evil Deity, Huaxia Nation joined the Anomaly Containment Association, leaving other countries to confront their dependence on Anomaly Tamers.

  • Wu foresaw a coal mine disaster, prompting Guan Jingshan to evacuate the workers, and gained new fate-related abilities before exploring the Black Market further.
  • Wu used an evil spirit to cure a contaminated stall owner, then returned to the branch, where Ao Qu ordered an investigation into people making contaminated objects and Wu assigned Third Prince the mission.
  • Third Prince, Qin Yu, and Taishi A uncovered a murderous ritual site and defeated the black-clad man who unleashed Weirds on civilians, while Wu’s Fate Star Disk helped Anomaly Tamers across the country survive the spreading supernatural rain.
  • Tian Zhao and Wang Qing fought Gao Deng’s flood ritual, and Wang Qing used his fire powers to clear rain and destroy Weirds as Wu’s intervention brought good fortune to Anomaly Tamers in other cities.
  • Gao Deng summoned the Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss in Immortal Grace City, but Ao Qu arrived, defeated and contained it, stopping the rain and allowing the floods to recede.
  • The Bureau of Special Affairs announced that the Evil Deity’s follower was dead and the deity contained, then declared Huaxia Nation had joined the Anomaly Containment Association.
  • Foreign leaders reacted with alarm to Huaxia Nation’s decision and acknowledged that their conventional military forces could not have stopped the disaster.
Chapters 802–826 Vol. 9 Read

Ch. 802The Threads of Fate, All Else Is Illusory

Guan Jingshan visited a black-market fortune-teller, where his guide Little Six paid five million for a prophecy. The reading began by transporting Little Six into a vision of himself waiting with a briefcase as another person approached.

  • Guan Jingshan asked Little Six whether the black market had assassins for hire, and Little Six explained that people accepted commissions for the right price.
  • Guan Jingshan stopped at Wu's stall, where Bo's intimidating stare made Little Six suspect Wu's group had ties to the Anomaly Tamers.
  • Wu told Guan Jingshan that he could only see people's fate, and Little Six eagerly asked the price of a prophecy.
  • Bo demanded five million, and Little Six agreed, handing over several bank cards.
  • Wu instructed Little Six to place his hand on the crystal ball, and Little Six saw himself waiting with a briefcase as someone approached.

Ch. 803Offering Up His Entire Fortune

After seeing the elite-looking man's dire future, Guan Jingshan sought a reading to learn about the Anomaly Tamer world and protect his family. Wu demanded Guan offer up nearly his entire fortune, and Guan agreed, though transferring his many assets would take time.

  • The elite-looking man recovered from the vision and hinted to Guan Jingshan that the world held dangers beyond ordinary knowledge.
  • Guan explained that he had come to the dark market to contact Anomaly Tamers after learning about anomalies and fearing for his family.
  • Wu told Guan that his reading would cost his entire fortune, except enough to cover basic living expenses.
  • Guan feared the price might be tied to threats against his family, then agreed to pay and said transferring his assets would take time.

Ch. 804A Future Too Horrific to Witness Amid the Mist

A crystal ball cast mist that revealed a future disaster at Guan Jingshan’s coal mine. Guan Jingshan saw workers trapped by an earthquake and his son crushed by a boulder, then realized the scene was only a vision.

  • The crystal ball released a burst of light and shrouded the nearby stalls in mist, drawing a crowd and the dark market’s enforcement team.
  • The enforcement team entered the mist and confronted Wu, while the refined man insisted they had only been conducting a divination.
  • Guan Jingshan recognized the image in the mist as his coal mine and feared that it showed where an accident would happen.
  • An earthquake split the ground and collapsed the mine, burying workers and swallowing several people in a fissure.
  • Guan Jingshan saw his son struck by a boulder and rushed to save him, then realized he was reaching for a vision of the future.

Ch. 805Your Understanding of Fate Deepened

Guan Jingshan acted on Wu’s prophecy and evacuated the workers from his coal mine, then offered his assets in gratitude. Wu gained a new ability and refused the Dark Market’s offer to join, leaving with Bo after the second-in-command promised the market’s help.

  • Guan Jingshan called his son and ordered him to evacuate every worker from the coal mine, offering paid leave after claiming an Anomaly Tamer had found an anomaly there.
  • Guan Jingshan knelt before Wu, thanked him, and promised to transfer most of his assets; Bo gave him a business card for Yigui Clean Energy Transport Co., Ltd.
  • The enforcement team respectfully invited Wu to meet the Dark Market’s second-in-command, while Little Six realized he had missed a chance to befriend Wu.
  • Wu received a fate’s gift, deepened his understanding of fate, and unlocked the special ability Witch’s Calamity (Excellent).
  • Wu noticed green glimmers that guided him toward places of heavy resentment, where he could summon stronger evil spirits.
  • The Dark Market’s second-in-command offered generous terms to recruit Wu, but Wu refused because he had already joined an organization; Bo dismissed the market’s offer of help.

Ch. 806The Vengeful Curse of an Evil Spirit

Wu found a contaminated stall owner in the Black Market and discovered that an evil spirit’s resentment was directed at him. Wu cursed the man, apparently removing his contamination while granting the spirit its chance for revenge.

  • Wu ignored Bo’s concerns and continued exploring the Black Market, following the strongest resentment to a stall selling strange items.
  • Wu recognized that the stall owner was being consumed by contamination and summoned an evil spirit from resentment attached to a wooden plaque.
  • The evil spirit showed intense hatred toward the stall owner, and Wu inferred that the man had likely killed the person whose resentment formed it.
  • Wu asked the spirit whether it wanted revenge, then told the stall owner he could remove the contamination.
  • Wu used the evil spirit’s ability to curse the stall owner, who felt his Disease drift away.

Ch. 807Contract Anomalists Gather, Third Prince Refuses to Admit Defeat

Wu cured a dark-market stall owner’s Disease and returned to the branch, where he found Ao Qu, one of the three Executors, meeting with Wang Qing and the others. Ao Qu’s arrival left Third Prince unable to withstand his pressure.

  • Wu cured the stall owner’s Disease, accepted his hazardous goods as gifts, and had Bo tell him where to find Wu’s shop.
  • Bo destroyed his recording device, and Wu told him that sometimes acting on instinct was a form of cultivation before admitting he had simply disliked the stall owner’s behavior.
  • The evil spirit frightened a puppy and knocked out streetlights until Bo knocked it down and warned it not to cause trouble.
  • Wu returned to the branch and entered Wang Qing’s office, where Ao Qu, one of the three Executors, was seated at the head of the table.
  • Third Prince challenged Ao Qu, but Ao Qu’s pressure pinned him down until Wang Qing barked for him to stop.

Ch. 808Let Go Ahead and Do It

Ao Qu joined the Anomaly Containment Association’s effort to bring the world under control and learned that multiple powerful Evil Deities threatened it. After Wu revealed that someone was cultivating contaminated objects with anomalies, Ao Qu ordered an investigation and assigned it to Third Prince.

  • Ao Qu reviewed the world’s information and concluded that its hidden dangers needed to be dealt with quickly.
  • Wang Qing announced that the Association would begin its plan in Huaxia Nation, while Wu said he would try to correct unworkable fates.
  • Wu showed the group contaminated objects he had obtained from the Black Market.
  • Ao Qu ordered Wu to investigate the people using anomalies to cultivate contaminated objects.
  • Wu assigned the mission to Third Prince, who had provoked Ao Qu during the meeting.

Ch. 809Very Well, Caught Red-Handed

Third Prince went after suspicious people connected to contaminated items, but Qin Yu and Taishi A found him at a damaged apartment, covered in blood. He claimed he had chased someone from the Black Market whose body was covered in corruption and decay.

  • Third Prince left the branch office on a motorcycle, and Qin Yu and Taishi A followed after learning he had departed.
  • Qin Yu and Taishi A traced Third Prince's aura away from the Black Market to a rundown apartment building.
  • They found the apartment door smashed open and Third Prince standing inside, drenched in blood with a chunk of flesh on the floor.
  • Taishi A examined the flesh and determined it was decayed but did not appear to come from a living person.
  • Third Prince explained that he had noticed a person at the Black Market's entrance whose body radiated chaotic energy and was covered in corruption and rot.

Ch. 810A Family Annihilation Tragedy, Head Shrine

The Third Prince, Qin Yu, and Taishi A discovered a series of gruesome murders and an evil ritual tied to a man who had mutated into a monster. After they found the man’s finished E-rank Anomaly Artifact and prepared to leave, a man in black and his spiked lizard attacked them.

  • The Third Prince explained that the man had turned into a monster and burst apart after he killed him.
  • Qin Yu and Taishi A noticed the apartment building was unnaturally quiet, and Taishi A found blood concealed by disinfectant in a neighboring apartment.
  • The trio discovered a Head Shrine made from human heads and found evidence of tragedies in the other apartments.
  • Qin Yu collected several contaminated items, including an E-rank Anomaly Artifact made through the man’s cruel methods.
  • A man in black accused the trio of destroying his sacrifice and attacked them with a spiked lizard, but they each blocked the creature’s spikes.

Ch. 811Ghost Domain—Water World

The Third Prince and Qin Yu fought a black-clad cultist who summoned a swarm of Weirds over a crowded street. As the creatures fell toward trapped civilians, Qin Yu unleashed Ghost Domain—Water World, but the danger had not yet passed.

  • The Third Prince overwhelmed the black-clad man while Qin Yu blocked and fought the Spiked Lizard.
  • The black-clad man summoned a winged bird demon, but the Third Prince cut off his arm before he could complete a sacrificial ritual array.
  • The black-clad man opened a rift and released countless Weirds above the street, putting the civilians below in danger.
  • Qin Yu activated Ghost Domain—Water World as the Weirds fell toward the panicked crowd.
  • Several Weirds landed and attacked civilians, and one person was about to be struck when the chapter ended.

Ch. 812The Combat Power of Aberrants

Qin Yu and Taishi A protected civilians and defeated hundreds of anomalies, while Third Prince pursued and burned the fleeing man in black and his bird demon. The man in black died cursing the Anomaly Tamers and regretting that Third Prince had not let him speak.

  • Qin Yu used torrents of water to shield civilians and vehicles from the anomalies as Taishi A attacked the monsters with his transformed, scaled body.
  • Taishi A tore through hundreds of anomalies while Qin Yu contained them in her Ghost Domain and trapped the exhausted survivors in a water prison.
  • The man in black fled on a bird demon, but Third Prince caught up after destroying the anomalies that had attacked him.
  • Third Prince set the man in black and the bird demon on fire, killing them before the man could give his last words.

Ch. 813The Future Had Already Been Seen

Taishi A, Qin Yu, and Third Prince completed their investigation of the contaminated items and reported back to Wu. After the mission, Qin Yu discussed the strengths and weaknesses of her Ghost Domain with Taishi A.

  • Taishi A reassured Qin Yu that the Anomaly Containment Association did not discriminate against Altered, and Qin Yu released the rescued ordinary people from her Ghost Domain.
  • Third Prince said the culprit was dead, and the group returned to the residential building to collect suspicious items for the Logistics Department to remove.
  • Taishi A, Qin Yu, and Third Prince filed their mission reports to Wu, while Bo concluded that Wu had foreseen how events would unfold.
  • Third Prince left without saying goodbye, and Qin Yu told Taishi A that her water-based Ghost Domain lacked offensive power and defensive strength.

Ch. 814Fate Star Disk, Torrential Rain

Qin Yu considered how to strengthen her water-based anomaly, while Shen Yu unlocked Wu’s Fate Star Disk ability. After a major cleanup operation, a sudden torrential rain triggered a red alert for rising strange energy, forcing the staff to evacuate.

  • Taishi A suggested Qin Yu add special substances to her water, then recommended she seek advice from his captain, Ao Qu, an SSS-rank Contract Anomalist.
  • Shen Yu discovered that Wu’s Character Perfection had reached 61%, unlocking the Fate Star Disk ability and its dangerous backlash risks.
  • Bureau of Special Affairs personnel helped the logistics staff collect contaminated items from the aftermath of the anomaly outbreak, and the two groups arranged to trade protective suits and detection devices.
  • A sudden heavy downpour began as the logistics staff prepared to leave, despite the Smart Brain predicting no rain.
  • The Smart Brains sounded red alerts as strange energy exceeded safe levels, and the logistics staff fled while warning the Anomaly Tamers.

Ch. 815Torrential Rain Continues to Spread

An unprecedented torrential rain spread across several cities in Huaxia Nation, carrying rising Weird energy and threatening a major disaster. Tian Zhao and Wang Qing deployed to investigate, and Li Jin joined the Anomaly Tamers at the storm site as the crisis continued to escalate.

  • Anomaly Tamers detected unfamiliar Weird energy in the rain and evacuated people from exposed areas.
  • Officials learned that Li Jin and Zhong Xing had survived the Anomaly Tamer experiment, while the other ten participants had died.
  • Wang Qing and Tian Zhao concluded that Evil Deity believers were behind the expanding storms and prepared to intervene.
  • Tian Zhao brought Luo Ping and Huang Bei along as the rain spread across nearly a third of Huaxia Nation.
  • The team used a teleportation device to enter the storm, where floodwater was rising and Li Jin arrived to meet the Anomaly Tamers.

Ch. 816This Terrain Is a Bit Restrictive for You

Anomaly Tamers and Contract Anomalists struggled to locate the source of an anomalous downpour that threatened to flood Huaxia Nation. Qin Yu realized her water-element power could be formidable, while Wang Qing and Tian Zhao faced the rain’s source as Wang Qing summoned a fire dragon.

  • The Anomaly Tamer told Li Jin that the rain’s dense, chaotic anomalous energy and their weakened senses made finding its source difficult, so Li Jin ordered a thorough search.
  • Anomaly Tamers across the country mobilized, the operation against the Evil Deity's followers stopped, and the Contract Anomalists of the Anomaly Containment Association arrived.
  • Qin Yu and Taishi A discussed how much anomalous energy it would take to create and sustain such a vast downpour, and Qin Yu felt reassured about her water-element power.
  • Taishi A judged that the force behind the rain exceeded S-rank and worried as Tian Zhao and Wang Qing stood in the storm.
  • Wang Qing and Tian Zhao exchanged remarks about the terrain restricting them, and Wang Qing sent a fire dragon roaming through the rain.

Ch. 817Water Dragon Strangles Giant Trees

Gao Deng used a blood ritual to unleash a torrential flood across Huaxia Nation, but Tian Zhao’s Tree Spirit King rescued people from the water. Gao Deng summoned strange creatures to attack the tree, and Wang Qing joined Tian Zhao in fighting them as water dragons began strangling the Tree Spirit King.

  • Gao Deng sacrificed dozens of people and used a ritual array to summon rain, intending to flood Huaxia Nation and kill its people.
  • Tian Zhao controlled the Tree Spirit King to calm the currents and rescue people swept into the water, denying Gao Deng the sacrifices he needed.
  • Gao Deng sacrificed one of his fingers and summoned strange creatures that crawled over and attacked the Tree Spirit King.
  • Tian Zhao’s control was repelled by the tree’s injuries, so Wang Qing plunged into the water in flames and burned the creatures there.
  • Water dragons coiled around the Tree Spirit King and snapped its roots while Tian Zhao and Wang Qing fought the strange creatures amid the rising flood.

Ch. 818Countless Stars Lit Up the Sky

Wang Qing destroyed the rain-producing black cloud over one city, but the remaining cities stayed under siege as Gao Deng’s formation grew stronger. Wu used a star chart to intervene, giving the struggling Anomaly Tamers uncanny luck as countless stars appeared in the sky.

  • Wang Qing transformed into a fire dragon and blasted apart the black cloud, stopping the rain over the city and allowing the Tree Spirit King to drain the floodwaters.
  • Gao Deng suffered backlash but continued his formation, declaring that six other cities remained flooded and that Huaxia Nation would be buried by the rain.
  • Wang Qing told Tian Zhao that he had spent too much energy to disperse the clouds over the other cities, while Wu shattered a crystal ball and arranged its fragments into a star chart.
  • In the other cities, Anomaly Tamers struggled against overwhelming numbers of Weirds as civilians were swept away and killed.
  • Chen Qingcheng and the other Anomaly Tamers suddenly gained inexplicable good fortune, letting them evade attacks and kill Weirds as countless stars filled the sky.

Ch. 819Does Humanity Truly Have No Future?

Huang Hao and the Anomaly Tamers survived repeated attacks as strange starlight appeared in the storm, while Wang Qing, Tian Zhao, and Zhou Tian struggled to rescue people from the floods. Gao Deng prepared to complete a ritual to summon an Evil Deity, and the chapter left Huaxia Nation fighting a catastrophe watched anxiously by other countries.

  • Huang Hao escaped an anomaly when it collided with another attacker, and the Anomaly Tamers noticed that starlight had appeared through the dark clouds.
  • Zhou Tian wondered whether Wu or another powerful Contract Anomalist had caused the strange stars to appear.
  • Wang Qing and Tian Zhao split up to find the source of the disaster while battling anomalies and rescuing people in flooded cities.
  • Gao Deng checked the ritual array and declared that its energy had reached the required level, hoping the Evil Deity would revive him after his death.
  • Other nations watched the weather catastrophe spread across several cities, fearing Huaxia Nation might not survive while hoping it would hold on.
  • Zhou Tian and the other Anomaly Tamers rescued people from the rising floodwaters as Wang Qing and Third Prince saved civilians with their powers.

Ch. 820Extreme Fire Domain, Fire Against Water

Wang Qing unlocked powerful fire abilities and used Extreme Fire Domain to turn the flooded streets into magma, destroying the Weird as torrential rain poured down. Huaxia Nation’s leaders agreed to join the Anomaly Containment Association if it could help overcome the crisis, while the heat threatened everyone caught in the disaster.

  • Wang Qing’s Character Perfection rose to 62%, unlocking Extreme Fire Domain, Demonic Cavern Lava, and Falling Fire Meteor, while Wu’s Perfection reached 72% and unlocked the S-rank scenario Gate of Fate.
  • Huaxia Nation’s leaders struggled to respond to the man-made rain disaster and agreed that the nation would join the Anomaly Containment Association if it helped them survive the crisis.
  • Wang Qing told Tian Zhao to evacuate everyone outside, and she used the Tree Spirit King’s branches to carry the Anomaly Tamers and Contract Anomalists to safety.
  • Wang Qing activated Extreme Fire Domain and his Ghost Domain, spreading flames across the flooded street until the water boiled into magma and melted the Weird.
  • The torrential rain intensified against Wang Qing’s flames, while the rising heat left the evacuated people wondering how long ordinary people could endure it.

Ch. 821How Powerful—and Terrifying—Was This Level of Control?

Wang Qing turned the ground into magma to destroy the Weirds while precisely keeping the heat away from civilians inside buildings. As the clouds spread over three cities, Tian Zhao warned that the enemy exceeded S-rank, and the branch office identified an unusually high concentration of Weird energy in one area.

  • Luo Ping and Huang Bei watched as the magma melted the Weirds and worried about the heat and the fate of ordinary people.
  • Zhou Tian saw that the buildings remained safe despite the scorching conditions outside and realized Wang Qing was controlling the heat with extraordinary precision.
  • Luo Ping and Huang Bei praised Wang Qing’s power, while Tian Zhao remarked that he had stolen her thunder and the Third Prince silently recognized the gap between their abilities.
  • Tian Zhao noted that Wang Qing had already dealt with two cities and was likely running low on energy, but the dark clouds continued spreading over three cities.
  • Tian Zhao led the group toward the next city, and branch office staff identified an area with more Weird energy than the surrounding cities.

Ch. 822Evil Deity! The Evil Deity Has Descended

Ao Qu learned that Immortal Grace City was the source of the disaster and rushed there, while Gao Deng completed his summoning of an Evil Deity. Wang Qing had exhausted himself defeating the city’s Weirds as the Evil Deity descended, leaving the Anomaly Tamers helpless before it.

  • Ao Qu received the report identifying Immortal Grace City as the source and disappeared from his office to pursue it.
  • Gao Deng used the rising energy to open a rift in the sky and summon his lord, while Wang Qing withdrew his Extreme Fire Domain after defeating the Weirds in the city.
  • Wang Qing told Luo Ping and another newcomer to stay put as he prepared to return to the branch and recover.
  • Anomaly Tamers across Immortal Grace City detected the Evil Deity’s arrival and found themselves unable to move under its terrifying aura.
  • The crocodile-like Evil Deity entered the world, sensed the people below, and heard Gao Deng ask for power and eternal life.

Ch. 823Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss vs. an SSS-Class Contract Anomalist

Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss descended on Immortal Grace City and attacked the Anomaly Tamers, but a colossal dragon halted its torrent and appeared in the clouds. The Anomaly Tamers survived, stunned by the dragon’s arrival.

  • Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss swallowed Gao Deng, absorbed him, and expanded the rain across ten cities while hunting Anomaly Tamers.
  • Third Prince broke free of the Evil Deity’s pressure and escaped with Qin Yu and Taishi A, while Daoist fled with the Resentful Woman and the Contract Anomalists retreated.
  • Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss sent a massive torrent crashing toward the immobilized Anomaly Tamers.
  • A colossal dragon appeared in the clouds and stopped the torrent before it could strike the Anomaly Tamers.

Ch. 824Ao Qu's Terrifying Power, the Strength of an SSS-Class Contract Anomalist

Shen Yu transformed into Ao Qu and defeated the Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss, ending the storm and floods over the ten cities. After containing the Calamity Class entity, Ao Qu unlocked perfected Water Sovereign and Dream Sea abilities.

  • Ao Qu emerged from the clouds in human form and took control of the rain and anomalous energy beneath him.
  • The Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss tried to escape through a spatial rift, but Ao Qu overpowered it and tore off its claw.
  • The Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss summoned weird entities, and Ao Qu destroyed them with lightning before tearing off its head.
  • Ao Qu contained the Drowning Marsh Demon Abyss and gained 500,000 Construction Points, 20% Character Perfection, and two perfected abilities.
  • The rain stopped, the clouds cleared, and the floodwaters receded as Li Jin watched in shock.

Ch. 825Impossible, Absolutely Impossible

After Ao Qu ended the Water Abyss disaster, survivors reflected on the Anomaly Tamers’ sacrifices and rejected attempts to stir up hostility toward them. The Bureau of Special Affairs announced the incident’s cause and Huaxia Nation’s unprecedented decision to join the Anomaly Containment Association, leaving foreign leaders in disbelief.

  • Ao Qu vanished after resolving the disaster, and people in the affected cities emerged to survey the flood damage.
  • Survivors reconsidered their criticism of Anomaly Tamers and deleted inflammatory posts, while foreign agitators faced backlash online.
  • The Bureau of Special Affairs announced that the Water Abyss Incident had been caused by an Evil Deity summoned by its followers, and that the follower was dead and the Evil Deity contained.
  • The Bureau announced that Huaxia Nation had joined the Anomaly Containment Association as its first affiliated great nation.
  • Foreign leaders reacted with disbelief to Huaxia Nation’s decision to join the organization.

Ch. 826All Nations Were Afraid

World leaders panicked after Huaxia Nation, despite its strength and powerful Anomaly Tamers, joined a special organization as an affiliated nation. They realized that survival in the era of Weird depended on Anomaly Tamers, not conventional national power.

  • Leaders of other countries reacted with anger and panic to Huaxia Nation's decision to join a special organization as an affiliated nation.
  • They recognized that Huaxia Nation had the strongest and most numerous Anomaly Tamers, despite losing much of its high-end combat power to an S-Rank Fierce Fiend Class Weird.
  • The leaders considered whether their own countries could have stopped the disaster that had swept through nearly half of Huaxia Nation and concluded they could not.
  • They accepted that the age of conventional military power had given way to one in which Anomaly Tamers were essential for survival.
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