Arc 18Lin Yue’s Awakening

Chen Xi recruited Lin Yue into Prosperity Group, helped her master the Shadow Dweller, and grew close to her as Lin Yue rose in power. After Wu Xin’s betrayal and Lin Yue’s victory over the Smiling Clown, Lin Yue chose to stay in Tianhai City and defend it.

  • Chen Xi recruited Lin Yue and Wu Xin into Prosperity Group, then trained Lin Yue to control the Shadow Dweller and welcomed Zhu Li to First Squad.
  • Lin Yue killed the Silent Giant during her first mission, gained Legend Degree, and asked Chen Xi on a date.
  • Chen Xi confessed her feelings to Lin Yue, gave her a matching Mandarin Duck Ring, and invited her to move in.
  • Chen Xi trained Lin Yue until she reached Second Rank and began forming her Domain Expansion, while secretly arranging to work with Wu Xin despite knowing Wu Xin wanted Lin Yue’s body.
  • Lin Yue fought the Smiling Clown and destroyed it with the Star Seed, but Wu Xin revealed her plan to possess Lin Yue and appeared to kill Chen Xi.
  • Lin Yue crushed Wu Xin, restored Chen Xi’s severed head and body, and later visited her in the hospital as Chen Xi recovered.
  • Chen Xi asked Prosperity Group to help defend Tianhai City and made Lin Yue’s choice decisive, then promoted her to deputy captain.
  • Lin Yue chose to stay in Tianhai City to protect the people and memories she cherished, while Chen Xi planned to face the Lamenter, Evil Flower, and other calamities with her.
Chapters 428–452 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 428Returning to Spark

Chen Xi realized the Legend-grade CG had helped preserve her memories through Countercurrent and decided to prepare Blue Star before traveling to Lin Yue’s world. After secretly empowering Yue Xing and several other Transcendents, she left confident they could handle the coming Seven Deadly Sins.

  • Chen Xi examined the Legend-grade CG You in My Eyes and concluded its blessing had helped her retain her memories despite Countercurrent.
  • Chen Xi decided to strengthen Blue Star’s defenders before traveling to Lin Yue’s world, then used Dominion to investigate and transform Yue Xing and several Transcendents.
  • Yue Xing bumped into a black-haired girl at a barbecue restaurant and discovered her magic power had surged to the fifth rank.
  • Chen Xi revealed she had raised Yue Xing to the peak of the fifth rank and the others to the lower fifth rank, then plucked a petal from the Iris in her hand.

Ch. 429Breeze

Chen Xi secretly photographed Lin Yue while honoring Lin Yue’s request not to force her past memories on her. After investigating the altered history and the Lamenter’s origins, Chen Xi concluded its awakening was inevitable and turned her attention back to Lin Yue.

  • Lin Yue and Ye Min spotted Chen Xi taking pictures of Lin Yue at the university, and Lin Yue denied knowing her.
  • Chen Xi remembered Lin Yue asking her not to immediately share their past memories if the Regression succeeded, and Chen Xi had promised.
  • Chen Xi used Dominion to review the Black Moon Empire’s history and learned that an unknown god had turned the ancient God War in the empire’s favor.
  • Chen Xi traveled to Ailin’s God-Chosen Trial and killed Wala, then refrained from speaking with Ailin because the Lamenter’s curse had loosened.
  • Chen Xi discovered that the Lamenter was a mythical creature sealed by the Seven Kill Blade, and that absorbing the blade had loosened its seal.

Ch. 430Star Scout Little Chen

Chen Xi approached Lin Yue and Ye Min as a Prosperity Entertainment talent scout, revealed the hidden supernatural world, and offered them a chance to join. Lin Yue decided to join, but Wu Xin arrived and asked to join Prosperity Group as well.

  • Chen Xi teased Lin Yue before introducing herself as a Prosperity Entertainment scout and giving business cards to Lin Yue and Ye Min.
  • At a café, Chen Xi explained that supernatural beings threatened the world and invited the two women to train as Transcendents, warning that they would have to fight monsters.
  • Ye Min declined, so Chen Xi erased her memories and arranged compensation for her.
  • Lin Yue chose to join after deciding she wanted to see the wider world.
  • Wu Xin entered the café and asked Chen Xi if she could join Prosperity Group too.

Ch. 431Magic?

Chen Xi met Wu Xin, who used the name Shen Wuxin and sought a job at Golden Age Entertainment Group, while Lin Yue learned about the body-changing monster Wu Xin. Lin Yue stood by her decision to join Grand Era Entertainment, and Wu Xin demonstrated her Legend by producing a rose.

  • Wu Xin approached Chen Xi and Lin Yue at the café, claiming she had harnessed Legend and become an awakened Transcendent.
  • Chen Xi decided to play along with Wu Xin after the Lamenter's curse warned her against killing Wu Xin.
  • Wu Xin introduced herself as Shen Wuxin and explained that she wanted a safer, high-paying job at Golden Age Entertainment Group rather than joining the Countermeasure Bureau.
  • Wu Xin told Lin Yue about the notorious monster that changed bodies and faces, and Chen Xi warned Lin Yue that she could still choose an ordinary life.
  • Lin Yue reaffirmed that she wanted to join Grand Era Entertainment, and Wu Xin produced a vivid rose from her sleeve when Chen Xi asked about her Legend.

Ch. 432Do You Like Me?

Lin Yue and Wuxin signed contracts with Prosperity Entertainment after passing its initial requirements. Chen Xi began arranging their evaluations and training, then asked Lin Yue whether she liked her.

  • Wuxin demonstrated her plant manipulation ability, and Chen Xi confirmed that she and Lin Yue met the signing requirements.
  • Lin Yue carefully checked the contract while Wuxin signed; Chen Xi reviewed Wuxin’s fabricated identity and concealed her suspicions.
  • Lin Yue signed the flexible contract, and Chen Xi sent Wuxin with an appraiser while taking Lin Yue to training.
  • Chen Xi revealed that she would help Lin Yue master the Shadow Dweller and explained that Lin Yue had excellent compatibility with it.
  • Chen Xi noticed Lin Yue’s reaction to her touch and asked whether Lin Yue liked her.

Ch. 433Riding the Shadow Dweller Again

Chen Xi asked Lin Yue whether she liked her, then revealed she was recruiting her for Prosperity Group’s first Transcendent squad. Lin Yue completed the difficult control ritual for a special Shadow Dweller and embraced Chen Xi in excitement.

  • Chen Xi asked Lin Yue if she liked her, then explained that squad compatibility would determine whether Lin Yue met her recruitment standards.
  • Chen Xi gave Lin Yue a special Shadow Dweller and warned that its dance-like movements made its control ritual unusually difficult.
  • Lin Yue followed the Shadow Dweller’s increasingly nimble movements until she completed the control ritual and gained control of it.
  • Lin Yue cheered, embraced Chen Xi, and apologized when she realized she had covered Chen Xi’s cheek with sweat.
  • Chen Xi told Lin Yue to call her Chen Xi, Miss Chen Xi, or Classmate Chen Xi instead of Captain Chen Xi.

Ch. 434Regrets of the Past

Lin Yue met First Squad captain Zhu Li and learned she had once attended Tianhe Academy, while Chen Xi concealed their prior connection. Zhu Li joined Prosperity Group after Chen Xi supplied a way to soothe her Resentment Fire, and the team’s first assembly began with Wu Xin’s arrival.

  • Lin Yue asked Chen Xi whether she had attended Tianhe Academy, and Chen Xi claimed she had withdrawn after gaining the ability to control legends.
  • Chen Xi told Lin Yue that their gentle captain was on her way to the training room, and Zhu Li arrived and introduced herself.
  • Three days earlier, Zhu Li had met Chen Xi, who gave her Ten Thousand Year Ice Spring to ease the Flame Ghost’s Resentment Fire.
  • Chen Xi welcomed Zhu Li to First Squad, and Lin Yue learned that Zhu Li was a new Prosperity Group recruit at the peak of Second Rank.
  • Wu Xin appeared at the training room entrance, and Chen Xi welcomed her to the gathering.

Ch. 435Fire of the Heart

Chen Xi gathered Zhu Li, Lin Yue, and Wu Xin in the underground training room and assigned their roles in Prosperity Group. After sending Lin Yue and Wu Xin to spar, Chen Xi revealed the dark-golden flame she intended to use to help Lin Yue reach the sixth tier and fight the Lamenter.

  • Wu Xin arrived at the training room, recognized Zhu Li the Heaven-Burner, and eagerly introduced herself as a fan.
  • Chen Xi told the group she had no broad plan but had made specific arrangements for each of them.
  • Chen Xi assigned Zhu Li overall captain duties and directed her to review information in the meeting room.
  • Chen Xi asked Wu Xin to spar with Lin Yue and assess her combat strength after taking control of the Shadow Dweller.
  • After Lin Yue and Wu Xin left, Chen Xi formed illusory chains around a dark-golden flame, the foundation of her plan to help Lin Yue break through to the sixth tier.

Ch. 436The Flames of Desire Burned to Ashes

Chen Xi planned to use Heart Fire to help Lin Yue recover her strength and fulfill her Rank Six ritual before the Lamenter arrived. Lin Yue woke from another dream about Chen Xi and went to Prosperity Group for her first mission, where she struggled to stop staring at Chen Xi's lips.

  • Chen Xi revealed that Heart Fire was already planted in Lin Yue, boosting her strength and intensifying her emotions to help her meet her ascension conditions.
  • Chen Xi decided to help Lin Yue regain her full strength and fight beside her against the Lamenter, while planning to cultivate their feelings first.
  • Lin Yue woke from a dream about Chen Xi and wondered why she had been dreaming about her so often.
  • Lin Yue went to Prosperity Group for her first mission with Chen Xi and Wu Xin after seven days of training.
  • Chen Xi greeted Lin Yue in her office, and Lin Yue found herself wanting to kiss her.

Ch. 437First Steps

Chen Xi prepared to lead Lin Yue on a mission to investigate ghosts in Bluestone Alley Old District, while teasing her and secretly repairing her damaged soul. They entered the gloomy alley, where Lin Yue tried to steady her nerves before the mission began.

  • Lin Yue nearly gave in to her attraction to Chen Xi, who teased her about dark circles that she had erased by altering reality.
  • Chen Xi told Lin Yue she would lead the mission, while Wu Xin was assigned to assist other teams instead.
  • Chen Xi repaired the damage to Lin Yue's soul and asked where she had been looking when their eyes met.
  • An old man pointed Chen Xi and Lin Yue deeper into the alley toward the mission site in Bluestone Alley Old District.
  • Lin Yue worried that ghosts were inside the dark alley, and Chen Xi said they had come because there were ghosts.
  • Chen Xi reminded Lin Yue that her strength was comparable to an upper-tier Transcendent, and Lin Yue agreed she had little reason to be afraid.

Ch. 438In the Alley

Lin Yue fought a giant monster in a sound-devouring domain and discovered that she could overcome its thick hide by planting shadow dust inside its body. She killed it by forming a shadow spear through its heart, and the dissipating domain left her absorbing the surge of Legend Degree.

  • Lin Yue dodged the giant's attacks and realized that its domain erased nearby sounds while concealing its true ability.
  • Lin Yue avoided the giant's charged sonic shockwave, which destroyed the alley and left her bruised beneath the rubble.
  • Lin Yue scattered black shadow dust into the giant's body while using shadow ribbons to evade its attacks.
  • Lin Yue controlled the shadow dust inside the giant, struck its heart with a shadow spear, and killed it.
  • The giant's domain dissipated, and Lin Yue felt Legend Degree surge through her body.

Ch. 439Three Great Illusions

After Lin Yue defeated the Silent Giant on her first mission, Chen Xi praised and healed her, then helped her recover the giant's Legend Husk. On the way to celebrate, Chen Xi teased Lin Yue about a reward, and Lin Yue blurted out that she wanted to go on a date with her.

  • Chen Xi healed Lin Yue and praised her combat ability, while recognizing that her Heart Fire had helped Lin Yue use shadows with unusual precision.
  • Lin Yue used shadows to retrieve the Silent Giant's Legend Husk, a transparent musical note, and gave it to Chen Xi rather than risk assimilating the giant's legend.
  • Chen Xi filed a brief mission report and offered to take Lin Yue back to headquarters to measure her Legend Rank, while Lin Yue reminded her about their barbecue plan.
  • Chen Xi said they could go for barbecue immediately, then leaned close and teased Lin Yue about asking for a reward.
  • Lin Yue blushed and told Chen Xi that she wanted to go on a date with her.

Ch. 440Date?

Chen Xi and Lin Yue met on Bluestone Street for an outing Lin Yue insisted was shopping, not a date. They began exploring the busy street together, and Chen Xi asked Lin Yue to help her choose clothes.

  • Lin Yue corrected herself after accidentally calling the outing a date, and she and Chen Xi arranged to meet at Bluestone Street after Lin Yue changed clothes.
  • Chen Xi dressed for the outing and teleported to Bluestone Street, where Lin Yue called to say she had arrived.
  • Chen Xi found Lin Yue in the crowd and surprised her by speaking from behind.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue walked along the pedestrian street, and Lin Yue bought a large skewer of grilled lamb.
  • Chen Xi stopped at a clothing store and asked Lin Yue to help her pick an outfit, then flicked Lin Yue on the forehead when she started imagining what it meant.

Ch. 441Wandering in the Uninhabited Land

Chen Xi and Lin Yue went shopping, then Chen Xi used her spatial storage and teleportation abilities to take them to Bluestone Park. They ended the evening quietly beside Clearheart Lake, while Lin Yue learned that Chen Xi’s Legend was unique and could not be shared.

  • Chen Xi persuaded Lin Yue to choose a purple dress, then bought many clothes without trying them on.
  • Chen Xi used spatial storage to take all the shopping bags from Lin Yue and explained that ordinary people could not perceive her ability.
  • Chen Xi suggested they walk in Bluestone Park, and she teleported herself and Lin Yue there.
  • Lin Yue asked to control an ability like Chen Xi’s, but Chen Xi refused and said her Legend might be unique in the world.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Yue strolled through the quiet park and stopped beside Clearheart Lake to enjoy the evening breeze.

Ch. 442Embarrassing Fetishes Are a Desire to Be Loved

Chen Xi confessed that she liked Lin Yue, and Lin Yue accepted, though the Mandarin Duck ring on Chen Xi’s left ring finger immediately raised questions. The chapter left Chen Xi needing to explain what the ring meant.

  • Lin Yue asked Chen Xi why she had chosen her, and Chen Xi said Lin Yue was gifted, beautiful, and someone she liked.
  • Chen Xi told Lin Yue that she could tell Lin Yue liked her too, and teased her about how obvious her feelings had been.
  • Chen Xi showed off her pebble-skipping ability, beating Lin Yue’s nine skips with thirteen.
  • Chen Xi directly asked Lin Yue to accept her confession, and Lin Yue agreed and clasped Chen Xi’s hand.
  • Lin Yue noticed Chen Xi’s Mandarin Duck ring and asked what it meant, leaving Chen Xi caught off guard.

Ch. 443Token of Love

Chen Xi persuaded Lin Yue to accept a Mandarin Duck Ring by claiming it was a token of love, then took her on a movie date as newly acquainted partners. The chapter ended with them settling into the theater as the film began.

  • Chen Xi presented Lin Yue with a matching Mandarin Duck Ring and pressured her into accepting it.
  • Lin Yue put on the ring and felt its cool aura and a sense of familiarity with it.
  • Chen Xi took Lin Yue to the movies, and Lin Yue chose a family-friendly comedy.
  • Chen Xi used her ability to bypass the ticket line and led Lin Yue to their seats in the last row.
  • The movie began as Lin Yue and Chen Xi settled in with popcorn.

Ch. 444Cohabitation

After watching a movie with Chen Xi, Lin Yue admitted she did not want to stay in her empty apartment, so Chen Xi invited her to live at her home. Lin Yue settled in but felt confused and awkward as she explored Chen Xi’s bedroom, while Chen Xi privately considered her plans for Gu Yu.

  • After the movie, Chen Xi teleported Lin Yue back to her apartment and noticed that Lin Yue was unhappy there.
  • Lin Yue said she did not want to live in the apartment, and Chen Xi invited her to move in with her instead.
  • Chen Xi brought Lin Yue to her simply furnished home, where Lin Yue drank milk and looked around.
  • While refilling Lin Yue’s milk, Chen Xi thought about how she had helped Gu Yu awaken the true Eye of Falling Galaxy and planned for her to receive her inheritance.
  • Chen Xi found Lin Yue rummaging through her wardrobe, and explained that her ability also let her store the clothes she had bought.
  • Lin Yue retreated to the bathroom to shower and studied her confused reflection in the mirror.

Ch. 445Different Orientations

After becoming lovers, Lin Yue and Chen Xi settled into their first night together, though an unexpected visit from Zhu Li briefly disrupted them. The misunderstanding was cleared up, and Lin Yue ended up preparing to share Chen Xi’s bed.

  • Lin Yue hesitated when she found Chen Xi waiting outside the bathroom in only a bath towel, then rushed toward the guest room to avoid her.
  • Lin Yue discovered Zhu Li climbing in through the guest room window and asked why she had come.
  • Zhu Li explained that she visited to report mission progress and had joined Prosperity Group because Chen Xi saved her life.
  • Zhu Li left after teasing Chen Xi and Lin Yue to keep their relationship going.
  • Chen Xi told Lin Yue they would have to share a bed because she had no spare bedding, and Lin Yue explored Chen Xi’s bedroom before sprawling across the bed.
  • Chen Xi watched Lin Yue relax on the mattress and asked whether it was really that comfortable.

Ch. 446The Stage is Set

Chen Xi decided to bring Wu Xin into her plan and spent a month training Lin Yue before arranging a sparring match between them. The fight ended when Wu Xin surrendered as Lin Yue prepared to use her Domain Expansion.

  • Chen Xi let Lin Yue sleep beside her, then resolved to push their plan toward its final stage and bring Wu Xin into it.
  • Lin Yue woke from a dream, secretly tried to make Chen Xi breakfast, and received a proper bowl of noodles after her own cooking failed.
  • Chen Xi postponed the next mission by three days and trained with Lin Yue; over the following month, Lin Yue advanced to Second Rank.
  • Chen Xi refereed a training match between Lin Yue and Wu Xin in the upgraded Underground Base arena.
  • Lin Yue began forming her Domain Expansion, and Wu Xin immediately surrendered.

Ch. 447The Actors Are Ready

Chen Xi confronted Wu Xin about her plan to take over Lin Yue’s body and revealed that she wanted Wu Xin to do it. Wu Xin believed Chen Xi was sincere and agreed to work with her.

  • Lin Yue and Wu Xin sparred, and Lin Yue withdrew her magic power after Wu Xin surrendered.
  • Chen Xi explained that she had reproduced the information panels and told Lin Yue their recorded data should be treated as reference material.
  • After Lin Yue left, Chen Xi confronted Wu Xin about wanting to take over Lin Yue’s body, and Wu Xin briefly spread threads around the training ground before withdrawing them.
  • Chen Xi said she valued Lin Yue’s body more than the person inside it and believed Wu Xin could bring out its potential.
  • Wu Xin recognized Chen Xi’s sincerity and agreed to work with her.

Ch. 448The Smiling Clowns

Lin Yue, Chen Xi, and Wu Xin went to a forest to confront the Smiling Clown legend, with Chen Xi expecting the mission to help trigger Lin Yue’s Ascension Ritual. The Smiling Clown emerged as a monstrous abandoned toy train, and the three prepared to fight it.

  • Lin Yue reviewed footage of her fight with Wu Xin while Chen Xi and Wu Xin arrived to take her on a mission.
  • On the drive, Wu Xin told Lin Yue the mission could help her advance to the third rank, though Lin Yue was unsure about succeeding.
  • Chen Xi explained that the Smiling Clown was a peak second-rank legend formed from discarded objects and resentment, and that it had killed two civilian Transcendents.
  • The three entered the forest’s edge and waited for the legend to approach.
  • The Smiling Clown charged through the trees as an enormous abandoned toy train with a crazed clown-shaped locomotive, and Lin Yue dodged its attack.

Ch. 449The Victor

Smiling Clown trapped Lin Yue, Chen Xi, and Wu Xin inside its domain, but Lin Yue unleashed her own domain and destroyed it. After the battle, Wu Xin revealed that she had been plotting against Lin Yue and Chen Xi all along.

  • Smiling Clown revealed that it was a Third Rank, middle-tier threat and ambushed Lin Yue, who narrowly evaded its charge.
  • Wu Xin secretly decided to eliminate Chen Xi and seize Lin Yue’s body while helping obstruct Smiling Clown.
  • Smiling Clown expanded its domain around the girls, and Chen Xi pretended to take a fatal hit to provoke Lin Yue.
  • Lin Yue used the Star Seed to expand her domain and tore Smiling Clown’s head off, exhausting her magic power.
  • Lin Yue asked Wu Xin to tend to Chen Xi, but Wu Xin revealed her true face and called Lin Yue a monster.

Ch. 450The Plan Works

Lin Yue killed Wu Xin after believing Chen Xi had been beheaded, only to discover Chen Xi was still alive and could regenerate. The chapter ended with Lin Yue embracing Chen Xi as sirens approached.

  • Lin Yue recognized Wu Xin and realized she had infiltrated Prosperity Group to possess her body.
  • Wu Xin taunted Lin Yue by appearing to behead Chen Xi, while Chen Xi secretly used Dominion's authority to create an illusion.
  • Wu Xin tried to kill Lin Yue, but Lin Yue's power surged and she crushed Wu Xin with invisible force.
  • Lin Yue found Chen Xi's severed head and body and heard Chen Xi ask her to bring them together.
  • Lin Yue joined Chen Xi's head and body with shadows, and Chen Xi began to regenerate as sirens sounded nearby.

Ch. 451Aftermath of the Aftermath

Chen Xi recovered in the hospital and received Lin Yue’s visit, while Lu Shaojun and the Countermeasure Bureau apologized for the faulty intelligence and offered compensation. Chen Xi asked Lin Yue to decide whether Prosperity Group would help defend Tianhai City against Evil Flower’s invasion, leaving Lin Yue to weigh the choice.

  • Lin Yue visited Chen Xi in the hospital, and the two shared a kiss as Chen Xi recovered from her injuries.
  • Qiu Ye, Lu Shaojun, and the Tianhai City Countermeasure Bureau Sixth Squad visited Chen Xi, and Lu Shaojun apologized for the intelligence error and offered compensation.
  • Chen Xi asked Prosperity Group to stand with the Countermeasure Bureau in defending Tianhai City and said Lin Yue’s opinion would decide whether they resisted or evacuated.
  • Chen Xi promoted Lin Yue to deputy captain, explaining that her third-rank strength made her opinion important.
  • Luo Li and Lu Shaoqi discussed Lin Yue’s rapid rise and her victory over a powerful legendary creature as Lin Yue considered whether to remain in Tianhai City.

Ch. 452The Path of Feng Aotian

Lin Yue chose to stay in Tianhai City and fight Evil Flower’s invasion, while Chen Xi encouraged her and concealed her own plans and power. The Countermeasure Bureau examined the destruction Lin Yue caused and considered her a possible hope for Tianhai City.

  • Lin Yue told Chen Xi she would remain in Tianhai City to protect the people and memories she cherished.
  • Chen Xi reassured Lin Yue about her emotional choice and helped her move past Wu Xin’s betrayal.
  • Lin Yue revealed she had reached exactly lower Third Rank, and Chen Xi claimed her special legend would soon let her surpass Lin Yue.
  • After Lin Yue left, Chen Xi dropped her sickly act and planned to deal with the Lamenter, Evil Flower, and other lingering calamities alongside Lin Yue.
  • At the Tianhai City Countermeasure Bureau, Qiu Ye and Lu Shaoqi reviewed the forest’s destruction and discussed Lin Yue’s rapid growth and potential to save the city.
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