Recaps

After Lin Yue and Chen Xi parted ways with Zhu Li, Zhu Li flew Chen Xi home and asked to spend one last day together after their coming ordeal. Wu Xin then told Chen Xi that her Ascension Ritual would bring them into a final confrontation at the school building in three days, when the typhoon arrived.

• Lin Yue said goodbye to Chen Xi and Zhu Li after they escorted her back to school.
• Zhu Li flew Chen Xi home, then asked to spend one last day with her after they dealt with the matter between them; Chen Xi agreed.
• Wu Xin appeared in Chen Xi's home and revealed that her Ascension Ritual had locked onto Chen Xi and Lin Yue.
• Wu Xin explained that the ritual would culminate at the school building during the typhoon in three days and that killing Chen Xi would strengthen her Legend.
• Chen Xi vowed to tear the Snow Woman's face off Wu Xin, who disappeared after proposing a brutal final fight.

Chen Xi tested her resistance to ordinary fire, then joined Lin Yue and Zhu Li in asking Qiu Ye for help mastering the Butcher. Lin Yue killed the required tenth death-row inmate, and the Hourglass destroyed the Butcher’s consciousness, leaving her free of its curse.

• Chen Xi discovered that Flame Rite’s blessing let her withstand ordinary flames and went to sleep.
• Lin Yue and Chen Xi met Qiu Ye with Zhu Li, and Qiu Ye warned Lin Yue that failure to remove the Butcher’s curse would lead the Countermeasure Bureau to eliminate her.
• Lin Yue killed Lin Yan, a Transcendent imprisoned for poisoning food and causing nearly a hundred deaths, completing the Butcher’s condition.
• The Butcher’s consciousness entered Lin Yue’s mind, but the Hourglass destroyed it.
• Luo Li confirmed that Lin Yue had escaped the curse, and Qiu Ye congratulated her.

Lin Yue successfully took control of the Butcher and reported the abilities she gained before leaving the Countermeasure Bureau with Chen Xi for a day out. At the Oceanarium, Chen Xi realized that fish scales were spreading across the visitors’ backs.

• Lin Yue reported that controlling the Butcher gave her enhanced strength, improved recovery, the ability to see human weak points, and basic mastery of the Chainsaw Cleaver.
• Qiu Ye sent Lin Yue and Chen Xi on their way, then suggested that everyone buy a cake for Chen Shuo’s sister’s upcoming birthday.
• Lin Yue and Chen Xi visited the Oceanarium and watched the fish gather near Chen Xi because of Rain Lord’s familiar aura.
• Chen Xi led Lin Yue away from the tank to avoid attracting attention, but she noticed fish scales growing across the visitors’ backs.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue were trapped in a looping domain at the Oceanarium, where Chen Xi discovered a friendly Second Rank Legend whale was playing tricks on them. After the whale apologized, Chen Xi wondered if Lin Yue had accidentally revealed romantic feelings for her, but her appraisal failed to confirm it.

• Chen Xi and Lin Yue realized someone seemed to be targeting them and tried to leave the Oceanarium, only to be sent back inside.
• The two endured forty-three loops, and Lin Yue grew distressed while Chen Xi searched for a way out.
• Chen Xi recognized the source of the domain as a Lost Whale, a Second Rank Legend that used illusions to toy with Transcendents.
• The Lost Whale appeared beside Lin Yue and apologized after hearing that the two were on a date.
• Chen Xi tried to appraise Lin Yue's feelings, but the ability failed, leaving her to dismiss the possibility while Lin Yue argued with the whale.

Lin Yue and Chen Xi learned that at least a dozen members of Evil Flower had appeared near the Silent Sea, and Chen Xi alerted Qiu Ye while they waited to deal with Wu Xin. At Chen Xi’s home, Lin Yue realized Chen Xi’s Succubus Aura had intensified her feelings, and Chen Xi admitted she had bewitched her.

• Lin Yue restrained the Lost Whale, which explained that it had sensed the Butcher and the Shadow Dweller and fled from at least a dozen people near the Silent Sea.
• Chen Xi informed Qiu Ye, who said the Countermeasure Bureaus in other cities had been asked to send backup.
• Chen Xi and Lin Yue decided to go see a movie after dealing with Wu Xin, and Lin Yue took Chen Xi home to choose a skirt.
• Lin Yue questioned whether Chen Xi had bewitched her, and Chen Xi admitted that her Succubus Aura had affected Lin Yue’s feelings.
• Lin Yue concluded that Chen Xi liked her and became completely lovestruck.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue shared an awkward, affectionate outing after Chen Xi snapped Lin Yue out of her Charm-induced state and agreed to wear a dress. At the movie theater, Lin Yue asked to leave Tianhai City after they dealt with Wu Xin, and Chen Xi agreed on the condition that they first resolve Zhu Li’s situation.

• Chen Xi shook Lin Yue out of her Charm-induced daze, explained her ability, and agreed to wear a black dress to make amends.
• Lin Yue chose a black dress for Chen Xi, and the two went to a crowded movie theater together.
• Lin Yue secretly held Chen Xi’s hand and asked her to leave Tianhai City after they dealt with Wu Xin, suggesting they bring Zhu Li along.
• Chen Xi agreed but said they should first resolve Zhu Li’s situation, calming Lin Yue’s worries.
• Lin Yue took Chen Xi to a horror movie, then screamed and lunged into her arms when the film frightened her.

Wu Xin told Chen Xi and Lin Yue a horrific story about a bullied girl she had tortured, prompting Lin Yue to accuse her of using the tale as an act to provoke them. The chapter left Wu Xin’s playful mask slipping as she froze at Lin Yue’s claim that she was incapable of feeling anything.

• Chen Xi and Lin Yue discussed the approaching typhoon and Chen Xi’s plans to practice controlling Rain Lord.
• Wu Xin joined them at the café and said she wanted to introduce herself by telling them about her past.
• Wu Xin recounted how she had killed a bullied girl with threads, then cruelly helped the girl’s mother and former bullies while forcing the girl to watch.
• Chen Xi took Lin Yue away from the table, but Lin Yue stopped and asked Wu Xin the girl’s name.
• Lin Yue accused Wu Xin of fabricating the story to provoke them and said Wu Xin borrowed others’ identities and emotions because she could not feel anything herself.
• Wu Xin’s hand froze around her coffee, and her expression turned cold.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue prepared to fight Wu Xin as a typhoon strengthened Chen Xi’s Rain Lord abilities. They reached the school rooftop at 9:30 p.m., where Wu Xin was waiting for them.

• Wu Xin bound the coffee shop bystanders with invisible threads and questioned Lin Yue, while Chen Xi received 72% Wish Power after a CG failed to generate.
• Chen Xi and Lin Yue agreed they would defeat Wu Xin and set out to end the conflict that night.
• On an abandoned rooftop, Chen Xi practiced controlling water in the storm and found her strength approaching the Second Rank.
• Lin Yue told Chen Xi that Wu Xin seemed undying and might need her body completely destroyed to be killed.
• Chen Xi and Lin Yue climbed over the locked academy gates and reached the teaching building rooftop, where Wu Xin waited beneath a thread-woven canopy.
• Lin Yue summoned the Chainsaw Cleaver and shouted that they had come to take Wu Xin’s head.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue fought Wu Xin across the rooftop, combining their powers to overcome her thread-controlling domain. Chen Xi appeared to die in a sneak attack, but returned and defeated Wu Xin, then kept her promise to Lin Yue.

• Lin Yue broke Wu Xin’s threads while Chen Xi unleashed the Rain Disaster Domain, forcing Wu Xin to answer with Saha World.
• Chen Xi and Lin Yue escaped the crumbling rooftop and battled Wu Xin as their domains clashed and the surrounding buildings fell into ruins.
• Chen Xi asked Lin Yue to use the shadow armor to control her body, allowing Chen Xi to compress water into a powerful Water Blade.
• Wu Xin triggered the threads in Chen Xi’s heart and killed her, then cornered Lin Yue as the threads closed in.
• Chen Xi reappeared, cut Wu Xin apart with the Water Blade, and drowned her in rain before taking Lin Yue’s hand and saying she had kept her promise.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue confirmed Wu Xin’s death and moved into Chen Xi’s home, where they discussed reporting the case and attending the upcoming Tianhai City Anomaly Exchange Conference. Zhu Li invited them to afternoon tea, and they set out to meet her.

• Lin Yue accepted that Wu Xin was dead, thanked Chen Xi, and kissed her cheek before they left the school together.
• Lin Yue arranged for a moving truck to take their belongings, and the next day she officially moved into Chen Xi’s home.
• Chen Xi received the epic CG Princess and Knight, which strengthened her when she was near Lin Yue, and checked her status.
• Chen Xi told Lin Yue they needed to visit the Countermeasure Bureau and planned to attend the Tianhai City Anomaly Exchange Conference on September 20.
• Chen Xi declined to commit to joining the Countermeasure Bureau and accepted Zhu Li’s invitation to afternoon tea.
• Chen Xi invited Lin Yue along, and Lin Yue eagerly agreed.

At a teahouse, Zhu Li told Lin Yue and Chen Xi about Wu Xin’s past as Puppet and the danger of her possible Second Rank abilities. After Lin Yue and Chen Xi parted from Zhu Li, Lin Yue asked Chen Xi how she felt about her and finally admitted that Chen Xi was the most important person to her.

• Zhu Li revealed that Wu Xin had been Puppet, a former Third Squad captain who killed her friend and targeted female Transcendents.
• Chen Xi and Lin Yue speculated that Wu Xin might gain the abilities of the identities she had experienced when advancing to Second Rank.
• Zhu Li told the girls that Qiu Xiao, Puppet’s former best friend and the current Third Squad captain, wanted to discuss Wu Xin’s case with them.
• Zhu Li said goodbye to Chen Xi and Lin Yue, and Lin Yue let Chen Xi go with her the next day.
• At home, Lin Yue asked Chen Xi what she felt about her, then confessed that Chen Xi was the most important person to her.
• Chen Xi told Lin Yue that she was important to her, too.

Chen Xi spent the day driving around Tianhai City with Zhu Li, who was suffering from the worsening effects of Flame Ghost and wanted to try new things before she died. When Zhu Li asked whether Chen Xi liked her, Chen Xi refused to lie, and Zhu Li left after saying goodbye forever.

• Lin Yue made Chen Xi an extravagant breakfast, and Chen Xi went downstairs to meet Zhu Li in a convertible.
• Zhu Li drove Chen Xi to an abandoned bridge and explained that Flame Ghost's power was worsening her burning throat and making her messages hard to control.
• Chen Xi suggested that she and Zhu Li communicate by phone, and they spent the day visiting places around Tianhai City.
• At the residential complex, Zhu Li asked Chen Xi whether she liked girls and whether she liked her.
• Chen Xi admitted she liked girls but said they had not known each other long enough and refused to lie to Zhu Li.
• Zhu Li accepted Chen Xi's answer, said goodbye forever, and walked away.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue learned that their victory over Wu Xin had made them famous and earned them a reward, then prepared to attend the Transcendent Exchange Conference. They left for the conference after hearing other teams might cause trouble and getting dressed up for the occasion.

• Chen Xi showed Lin Yue a post about their victory over Wu Xin and the attention it had drawn.
• Qiu Ye told them they had received five thousand Spark Points and Level-2 forum accounts, and warned that other teams might target them at the conference.
• Chen Xi explained that others believed they were powerful First Rank Transcendents, and Lin Yue realized they were considered among Tianhai City's strongest.
• Lin Yue woke Chen Xi early, helped her dress and apply makeup, and the two took a taxi to the conference.

Lin Yue and Chen Xi attended an exchange conference at the Countermeasure Bureau, where they learned that the squads were competing for a Vampire. In the side hall, they met Qiu Xiao, who thanked them for killing Wu Xin, before another Transcendent challenged her over the newcomers.

• Lu Shaoqi explained that other squads saw Lin Yue and Chen Xi as reinforcements for the Seventh Squad, and that the legendary Remnant Shell was a Vampire.
• Lu Shaoqi said the Vampire would be awarded to the highest bidder in Spark Points, making Lin Yue and Chen Xi's sudden five thousand points conspicuous.
• A red-haired Transcendent approached Lin Yue and Chen Xi, but Qiu Xiao threatened him until he left.
• Qiu Xiao thanked Lin Yue and Chen Xi for dealing with Wu Xin, and Chen Xi explained that her ancient-style clothes were necessary for her ability.
• A sultry-voiced Transcendent accused Qiu Xiao of cornering the newcomers and asked whether she wanted to keep them to herself.

Chen Xi rejected He Qingqing’s offer to buy their points and faced Chen Gang when the squads challenged the girls’ claims. She overwhelmed him with her water domain, then the gathering returned to discussing the Evil Flower.

• He Qingqing introduced herself as the Second Squad captain and offered to buy Lin Yue and Chen Xi’s points, but Chen Xi refused.
• Qiu Ye announced that her squad would not compete for the Vampire Remnant Shell, while He Qingqing questioned the girls about Wu Xin and her Legend.
• Chen Gang transformed into a werewolf and challenged the girls’ strength, prompting Chen Xi to activate her domain despite Qiu Xiao’s objections.
• Chen Xi’s torrent swept Chen Gang away and stripped the hair from the back of his head, leaving him sprawled on the floor.
• Chen Gang apologized after He Qingqing told him to stop pretending, and Chen Xi ended the confrontation and brought the meeting back to the Evil Flower.

Chen Xi attended a gathering with Lin Yue and learned that Evil Flower was expected to attack Tianhai City, but reinforcements would be delayed. The gathering ended in chaos when Evil Flower appeared and began slaughtering people.

• Chen Xi and Lin Yue joined Qiu Ye and the Seventh Squad, where Luo Li joked about Chen Xi taking the Pupil of Rain Lord and said Zhu Li was absent.
• Lu Shaoqi asked Qiu Ye to persuade her brother, Lu Shaojun, to let her pursue more Legends, but Lu Shaojun reprimanded her and she walked away.
• Chen Xi asked Lu Shaojun about Evil Flower, and he said it had devastated Luhu City, might send a High Priest to attack Tianhai City, and would face no reinforcements for at least a week.
• A shrill scream interrupted the gathering, and Lu Shaojun and the squad leaders rushed outside as Chen Xi and Lin Yue followed.
• Chen Xi found corpses and panicked Transcendents surrounding a blood-soaked Black-haired JK Girl, who announced that Evil Flower had brought them a welcome gift.

Qianqi Weiming attacked the Countermeasure Bureau, killing many Transcendents and exposing how vulnerable Tianhai City was. Chen Xi and Lin Yue decided to leave after dealing with Zhu Li, while Chen Xi's messages to Zhu Li went unanswered.

• Qianqi Weiming summoned an Armored Skeleton and slashed through the hall, killing dozens of Transcendents before vanishing under the survivors' attacks.
• Lu Shaojun told the survivors that Tianhai City had been abandoned, and many Transcendents left the Countermeasure Bureau.
• Chen Xi led a shaken Lin Yue away and insisted they should leave Tianhai City after killing Zhu Li, despite Lin Yue's concern for Qiu Ye and the others.
• Chen Xi apologized over hotpot, and Lin Yue decided to escape with her while keeping her prophecy as a possible reason to persuade her to stay.
• Chen Xi checked Zhu Li's message asking her to meet at Happiness Cafe the next day, but Zhu Li did not answer her follow-up message or call.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue planned to flee Tianhai City as Evil Flower overwhelmed the Spark Federation, but Qianqi Weiming ambushed them before they could meet their hired guide. As Lin Yue fought for her life, Zhu Li waited alone at the cafe for Chen Xi, unaware that she would never arrive.

• Chen Xi and Lin Yue learned that Evil Flower had pushed the Spark Federation into crisis and arranged for Wing to take them from Tianhai City to Chaoyu City.
• Chen Xi planned their escape route and prepared to leave with Lin Yue, intending to kill Zhu Li after they reached safety.
• Qianqi Weiming confronted the two outside Chen Xi's home and attacked after asking how they had cleansed the Church's Gospel.
• Qianqi Weiming killed Chen Xi and wounded Lin Yue, who escaped in Shadow Form as Qianqi Weiming pursued her.
• Zhu Li bought Forget-me-nots and waited at the cafe for Chen Xi, then called her when she did not arrive, but Chen Xi did not answer.

After dying to Qianqi Weiming, Lin Yue and Chen Xi returned to Chen Xi’s home and realized how dire Tianhai City’s situation was. As they planned to escape, Lin Yue revealed that her prophecy predicted they would both die to Qianqi Weiming in three days.

• Lin Yue woke at Chen Xi’s home on September 18, retained 28% Legend Degree, and discovered that her Erosion had risen to 79%.
• Chen Xi realized Lin Yue’s regression could return them to different locations and concluded they needed to flee Qianqi Weiming.
• Chen Xi checked her status, gained 252% Wish Power, and unlocked the option to enhance a future CG.
• Chen Xi and Lin Yue reunited, and Chen Xi made noodles for them.
• Lin Yue told Chen Xi that her prophecy predicted they would die at Qianqi Weiming’s hands in three days.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue met Zhu Li, learned that the Otherwalker Forum was the living Skynet used by the Spark Federation to monitor and restrict Transcendents, and asked Zhu Li to help them leave Tianhai City. Zhu Li agreed after Lin Yue claimed she had foreseen the future.

• Lin Yue told Chen Xi about Qianqi Weiming’s abilities, including the Invisible Blade and the Armored Skeleton named Ah Wu, and they decided to flee to Chaoyu City.
• Chen Xi arranged to meet Zhu Li, then asked whether she knew about the Spark Federation and Evil Flower’s discussions on the Advanced Forum.
• Zhu Li explained that the Otherwalker Forum was Skynet, a living system that tracked Transcendents, restricted what they could reveal, and granted Level-2 Accounts at Second Rank.
• Chen Xi asked Zhu Li to travel with them, and Lin Yue repeated her claim that she could foresee the future.
• Zhu Li believed Lin Yue’s story and agreed to help them.

Chen Xi planned an escape route with Lin Yue and Zhu Li while secretly intending to use her own death to awaken Lin Yue’s hidden power and defeat Qianqi Weiming. Zhu Li agreed to help, though she wondered what Chen Xi planned to do for herself.

• Chen Xi and Lin Yue mapped a route from Linxi City toward Chaoyu City, and Chen Xi kissed Lin Yue after claiming Lin Yue had been charmed.
• Chen Xi told Lin Yue that Zhu Li could briefly fight a Third Rank Transcendent and that they might defeat Qianqi Weiming together, hiding that she intended to die to create a Mythical-grade CG.
• Zhu Li arrived, and Chen Xi asked Lin Yue to wait on the balcony so they could speak privately.
• Chen Xi admitted to Zhu Li that they had no real chance of winning and claimed Lin Yue had a hidden ability that would awaken if Chen Xi died.
• Zhu Li understood Chen Xi’s plan, considered asking what Chen Xi would do for herself, and silently agreed to help.

Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Zhu Li fled Tianhai City and stopped outside Linxi City to camp for the night. Their quiet break ended when Lin Yue found a Snow Forest Spirit Deer, whose presence meant the Third Rank Legend Vengeful Spirit Tree Demon was nearby.

• Chen Xi, Lin Yue, and Zhu Li left Chen Xi's home in Zhu Li's sports car and drove away from Tianhai City.
• Zhu Li drove the group to the outskirts of Linxi City, where Chen Xi learned that the city was nearly fallen and that two Evil Flower High Priests were there.
• Lin Yue proposed camping, and she and Zhu Li set up a tent and grill while Chen Xi prepared a vegetable salad.
• Lin Yue found a glowing Snow Forest Spirit Deer in the bushes, and Zhu Li identified it as a sign that the Vengeful Spirit Tree Demon was nearby.
• Chen Xi recognized the danger of the Third Rank Legend and shouted for everyone to run.

Lin Yue, Chen Xi, and Zhu Li encountered the Vengeful Spirit Tree Demon and the Snow Forest Spirit Deer, who offered them a choice of opposing blessings. Chen Xi chose the Tree Demon and Lin Yue chose the Deer, while Chen Xi resolved to help Lin Yue survive Qianqi Weiming’s pursuit.

• Lin Yue panicked at Zhu Li’s message about a Third Rank presence, but Zhu Li and Chen Xi revealed that the nearby Legends would not attack them directly.
• The Vengeful Spirit Tree Demon appeared and offered the group a choice between its path and the Snow Forest Spirit Deer’s flower-lined path.
• Zhu Li explained that each blessing let its bearer sense Transcendents aligned with the other Legend and gain Legend Degree by killing them.
• Lin Yue chose the Snow Deer, while Chen Xi chose the Vengeful Spirit Tree Demon so the friends could sense each other’s opponents.
• Chen Xi received the message “Resentment: Devour those hypocrites,” and Lin Yue received “Love: Free those who are cursed.”
• Chen Xi decided to help Lin Yue escape Qianqi Weiming’s pursuit, then distracted the others by claiming their barbecue was burning.

Chen Xi and Lin Yue camped near the lake with Zhu Li, whose flames kept her from sleeping. After Lin Yue asked why Chen Xi had stayed with her, Chen Xi said she liked her and began revealing how despairing her life had been before they met.

• After their barbecue burned, Lin Yue and Chen Xi ate instant noodles and discussed how to turn off their perception of one another.
• Zhu Li left the tent to walk by the lake, and Chen Xi later joined her to listen to music and ask whether she had sung it.
• Back in the dark tent, Lin Yue asked Chen Xi why she kept following her, and Chen Xi teased her before saying she liked her.
• Chen Xi told Lin Yue that before meeting her, she had lived in despair and feared being killed by Wu Xin and having her identity stolen.
• Chen Xi turned to Lin Yue with tears in her eyes, and Lin Yue gently wiped one away.

Lin Yue, Chen Xi, and Zhu Li infiltrated Linxi City and made their way to Linxi Port while avoiding Evil Flower’s guards. As Zhu Li revealed that she could no longer control her flames precisely, Lin Yue sensed three Tree Spirit Chosen Ones approaching, and Chen Xi prepared to fight.

• Lin Yue confided in Chen Xi about losing her parents, and Chen Xi chose not to betray her despite earning the rare White Lie CG.
• Chen Xi planned for the group to reach a ship at Huaijiang Port and delay Qianqi Weiming until Zhu Li reached her peak.
• At a bus stop, Zhang Peiluo revealed that she was Zhang Ruojun’s sister, thanked the group for killing Wu Xin, and warned them about the Spark Federation.
• The three entered Linxi City and avoided Evil Flower patrols before reaching Linxi Port, where they learned something had happened in Tianhai City.
• Zhu Li disclosed that she could no longer precisely control flames, while Lin Yue sensed three Tree Spirit Chosen Ones heading toward them.
• Chen Xi recognized the approaching Transcendents as potential opponents and prepared to use the encounter to raise her Legend Degree.