Chapter Summaries

After weeks of nightmares, Chen Xi went through a workday and encountered a terrifying voice when she agreed to make plans with her intern, Lin Le. She suspected the voice was supernatural and searched for an anonymous forum for people with supernatural potential.

• Chen Xi woke from another nightmare, took melatonin, and went to work after a restless night.
• At the office, Chen Xi met with Lin Le, who asked about the mandarin duck ring Chen Xi wore and invited her to shop or see a movie after work.
• When Chen Xi agreed to meet Lin Le, she heard a sinister voice repeating that she was not allowed to go.
• Chen Xi rescheduled their outing for the next evening, then searched her phone for an anonymous forum about supernatural beings.
• Chen Xi told a passing colleague she had something to handle and offered to turn off the office power.

After a strange atmosphere drove Chen Xi from her office, she searched an anonymous forum for advice about supernatural beings. She called the police after reading its warnings, but the call disconnected, and the taxi entered darkness as a familiar whisper returned.

• Chen Xi noticed an eerie atmosphere in the office, ran down the stairs, and left in a taxi.
• Chen Xi decided to avoid being alone and searched the forum for newcomer precautions.
• Chen Xi read the forum’s descriptions of friendly, neutral, and evil supernatural beings, then called the police.
• Chen Xi realized the police call had disconnected, and the taxi driver’s teasing stopped when the streetlights went out and the whispering returned.

Chen Xi and a driver became trapped in a supernatural barrier, where an Umbrella Woman and a Human-Faced Giant Spider pursued them. The driver vanished, leaving Chen Xi alone in a speeding, driverless car with the Umbrella Woman blocking the way ahead.

• Chen Xi urged the panicked driver to keep the car moving steadily through the dark barrier, but her calls to the police went unanswered.
• Chen Xi and the driver saw the Umbrella Woman beside the car, then heard footsteps and spotted a Human-Faced Giant Spider pursuing them.
• Chen Xi reasoned that they should keep the spider in sight and maintain their distance while she considered using the Umbrella Woman against it.
• The Umbrella Woman appeared in the passenger seat, and the driver disappeared as the car sped onward without him.
• Chen Xi faced the Umbrella Woman ahead and the spider behind, then greeted the silent figure.

Chen Xi’s memories returned when she saw Lin Yue’s remnant wearing an identical Mandarin Duck Ring, allowing her to destroy the human-faced giant spider and understand her powers. Back in her apartment, she learned that the Hourglass and the divine seat of Time were gone, but she still held Water Sovereign and Lin Yue’s Dominion at peak sixth tier as she prepared to face the Lamenter alone.

• Chen Xi saw the faceless blonde umbrella girl wearing her Mandarin Duck Ring as the human-faced giant spider attacked her.
• Chen Xi’s memories returned, and her Water Blades minced the spider before she erased it and its blood.
• Lin Yue’s Phantom Shadow vanished after completing its task, and Chen Xi realized it had been a remnant attached to the ring.
• At her apartment, Chen Xi examined the shattered Hourglass and learned the Lamenter had destroyed the Sand of Time and the divine seat of Time.
• Chen Xi sensed that she retained Water Sovereign and Lin Yue’s Dominion at peak sixth tier, but the Lamenter’s curse prevented her from changing its worldline or wielding new Legends.
• Chen Xi accepted that she would have to face the Lamenter alone and declared that she would win.

Chen Xi tested Lin Yue’s Dominion authority by expanding a domain over Blue Star that let her alter its rules, then used it to examine two Investigation Bureau agents who came to her apartment. She confirmed the Human-Faced Giant Spider incident had ended safely, but was left wondering why Countercurrent had not erased her memories.

• Chen Xi created the domain The Instant a Butterfly Flaps Its Wings and discovered she could alter Blue Star’s rules and orders.
• Two Investigation Bureau agents arrived at Chen Xi’s apartment after tracking her activity, mistaking her use of Dominion for a possible telekinetic threat.
• Chen Xi snapped her fingers, took the agents’ takeout noodles, and used Dominion to inspect their memories.
• Chen Xi learned that the driver from the Human-Faced Giant Spider incident had returned home safely and had helped the Investigation Bureau find her.
• Chen Xi sent the agents back to headquarters and wondered why Countercurrent had not erased her memories.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.