Chapter Summaries

Spark intervened in the battle between White Iron and Furious Wolf, using infiltrated members and other gangs to take control of the battlefield. After Lin Yue killed Chu Cuicheng, Lin Xing offered Song Ziyou a deal to divide District Ten, leaving the two factions to negotiate rather than fight.

• Song Ziyou and Chu Cuicheng clashed while Lin Yue and Lin Xing watched, then prepared to clear out rival gangs and gather Furious Wolf members who had defected to Spark.
• Lin Xing used the Sand Nightmare chip as Spark's forces swept through District Ten, recruiting members from both White Iron and Furious Wolf while the gang leaders fought.
• Song Ziyou and Chu Cuicheng both collapsed from their battle and discovered that Lin Yue and Lin Xing had taken control of the surrounding forces.
• Lin Xing mocked Chu Cuicheng for losing his loyalists, and Lin Yue killed him when he tried to fight back.
• Lin Xing reassured Song Ziyou that Spark did not intend to attack White Iron and proposed that Spark take half of District Ten.

Lin Yue and Lin Xing secured half of District Ten, then arranged to trade it with Ding Jun for complete control of District Six. After Lin Yue reflected on the past that led her to lose her pinky, Xu Shi invited Xie Qingyan to dinner and asked her to completely cure one of his patients in District Sixteen.

• Lin Xing negotiated with Song Ziyou, who agreed to split District Ten between White Iron and Spark.
• Lin Xing proposed trading Spark's half of District Ten to Ding Jun for his half of District Six, and Ding Jun agreed.
• Lin Yue told Lin Xing how she had lost her pinky while trying to save Shen He, and Lin Xing comforted her.
• Xu Shi invited Xie Qingyan to dinner to celebrate her operation and asked her to cure one of his patients at the hospital in District Sixteen.

Xu Shi persuaded Xie Qingyan to have Prism treat Xia Ke'an, and she agreed to assemble an elite team and pursue surgery after radiation therapy. He brought Xia Wuyou to the hospital, where Xie Qingyan revealed a projected success rate above ninety-five percent, leaving Xia Ke'an hopeful but nervous.

• Xu Shi offered Xie Qingyan professional recognition and clinical experience as reasons to treat Xia Ke'an, and Xie agreed while warning that Prism could not guarantee success.
• After dinner, Xie Qingyan admitted to Ye Shanshan that she had wanted Xu Shi to praise her and felt jealous that he had asked her to treat another woman, then docked a year of Ye's salary for approving Xia Ke'an's admission.
• Xu Shi told Xia Wuyou about the treatment plans and took her to visit her aunt, while she explained that she was busy taking on Du Wei's responsibilities and monitoring Shen Qin.
• Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou arrived at Xia Ke'an's hospital room, where Xie Qingyan said the team planned to operate after radiation therapy and estimated a success rate above ninety-five percent.
• Xia Ke'an worried that the treatment might fail, and Xu Shi joked that he would spank her or beat up the doctor if it did.

Xia Ke'an’s treatment brought Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou together during his vacation, though Xia Ke'an repeatedly interrupted their chances to be alone. As Xia Ke'an entered surgery, Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou waited anxiously, trusting Prism’s technology to bring her back safely.

• Xie Qingyan felt jealous seeing Xu Shi close to Xia Ke'an and Xia Wuyou, then left after finishing Xia Ke'an’s examinations.
• Xu Shi, Xia Ke'an, and Xia Wuyou played cards, and Xia Wuyou lost while Xia Ke'an delighted in winning.
• Xu Shi stayed overnight in the hospital room, but Xia Ke'an asked to sleep between him and Xia Wuyou, preventing them from sharing a bed alone.
• During Xia Ke'an’s radiation treatment, Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou walked together and secretly kissed in a quiet corner.
• Before Xia Ke'an’s surgery, she worried she might not return, and Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou reassured her as Xie Qingyan reminded them to trust Prism’s technology.
• Xia Ke'an was wheeled into the operating room, and Xia Wuyou gripped Xu Shi’s hand as the red light turned on.

Xia Wuyou’s aunt, Xia Ke'an, recovered after successful surgery, bringing Xia Wuyou great relief and drawing her closer to Xu Shi. The chapter ended with Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou sharing an intimate night while Xia Ke'an overheard them from the next room.

• Xie Qingyan revealed that Xia Ke'an’s surgery had succeeded, though she warned that using her ability could trigger her complications again.
• Xia Wuyou thanked Xu Shi and asked him to stay with her while Xia Ke'an recovered, then kissed him.
• After several days of observation, Xia Ke'an returned to her ward and told Xu Shi she could likely use her ability three to five times without suffering her previous symptoms.
• Xu Shi refused Xia Ke'an’s request to sleep with him, and Xia Wuyou sent her to sleep elsewhere.
• Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou became intimate in their locked room, while Xia Ke'an overheard them and tried to block out the sounds.

Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou grew closer during their hospital stay, where Xia Wuyou gained a Sacred Mark and agreed to move in with him. Xu Shi then told Xie Qingyan about Feather Pen and Dragon City’s plans for Sin City before Su Lin called him back to address Lin Wenhua’s problems.

• Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou woke after a passionate night, and Xu Shi discovered that Xia Wuyou’s Sacred Mark had appeared below her navel.
• Xia Wuyou asked about Xu Shi’s other partners, and the two discussed her moving into Xu Shi’s home after Xia Ke'an recovered.
• Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou continued their intimacy in the hospital until Xia Ke'an complained, prompting Xia Wuyou to take her outside.
• Xu Shi told Xie Qingyan that Feather Pen and Dragon City planned to cooperate on public welfare development in Sin City, and warned her not to seize too much territory too soon.
• Su Lin called Xu Shi and asked him to return to address problems involving Lin Wenhua in the Engineering Department.

Xu Shi used Lin Wenhua’s successful development of the second-generation Enhancement Chip to publicly undermine him at a company commendation ceremony, while rewarding other employees and installing Xia Wuyou as Field Operations Department director. Lin Wenhua chose to fight Xu Shi rather than leave Serpent Coil, setting their conflict on a path toward open confrontation.

• Su Lin told Xu Shi that Lin Wenhua had successfully developed a second-generation Enhancement Chip, and Xu Shi returned to Serpent Coil to discuss the result.
• Xu Shi explained his plans to Xie Qingyan, who realized he was warning her not to help Lin Wenhua and felt frustrated by his distrust.
• Su Lin reported that the chip surpassed the first-generation Gemini, and Xu Shi ordered a commendation ceremony despite having intended to use the project to pressure Lin Wenhua.
• At the ceremony, Xu Shi praised Jiang Chengcheng and the Engineering Department, awarded Du Wei for his service, and appointed Xia Wuyou as the new Field Operations Department director.
• Xu Shi acknowledged Lin Wenhua’s role in the chip’s development but publicly blamed him for minor team and expense issues, prompting Lin Wenhua to accept the reprimand through gritted teeth.
• After the ceremony, Lin Wenhua rejected his supporters’ complaints and decided to prepare for a fight with Xu Shi rather than surrender or leave.

Lin Wenhua decided to defect from Serpent Coil to Dragon City and approached Long Tianding with chip samples and confidential data. Xu Shi had deliberately cornered him to test Long Tianding and draw out Shen Qin, then headed to Feather Pen to retrieve Gu Yi; Lin Wenhua’s negotiations were interrupted when Nan Qian arrived.

• Lin Wenhua concluded that Dragon City was his only viable refuge and prepared to offer Long Tianding second-generation chip samples and confidential company information.
• Xu Shi told Su Lin he was using Lin Wenhua to test Long Tianding and lure out Shen Qin, then ordered her to make the chips’ imminent market release look convincing without actually releasing them.
• Xu Shi learned that Gu Yi had been visiting Chairman Wen at Feather Pen and set off to bring her back.
• Lin Wenhua secretly met Long Tianding in Sin City and offered his terms in exchange for protection.
• Nan Qian arrived during the meeting, and Lin Wenhua recognized her in surprise.

Shen Qin and Lin Wenhua sought Long Tianding’s support for a plot to spark a citywide riot and assassinate Xu Shi, and Long offered cautious, deniable assistance. Meanwhile, Xu Shi anticipated their moves and arrived at District Nineteen, where he was shocked by what Gu Yi and Wen Shengkui were doing.

• Shen Qin explained to Lin Wenhua that she wanted to unite their forces, start a citywide riot, and use the chaos to assassinate Xu Shi.
• Shen Qin asked Long Tianding to provide a base and help arrange weapons, while Lin Wenhua offered to fund their purchases.
• Long Tianding agreed ambiguously to let Shen Qin organize the Forgotten in District Five and to allow them to buy weapons through Dragon City.
• Shen Qin contacted Shen He outside the city, saying that he had made progress and needed to return to Night Sin City.
• Xu Shi predicted that Lin Wenhua and Shen Qin would make trouble as he traveled with Su Lin to District Nineteen.
• Ning Wei brought Xu Shi and Su Lin to Gu Yi and Wen Shengkui, and Xu Shi reacted in shock at what he saw.

Xu Shi found Gu Yi gaming with Wen Shengkui, then discussed the growing danger in Dragon City and secured Wen Shengkui’s support. Before Xu Shi and Gu Yi left, Wen Shengkui told Xu Shi about his mother Wen Rujin, whose lively, perceptive nature had been reflected in both Gu Yi and He Yuxia.

• Xu Shi discovered Gu Yi and Wen Shengkui playing Divine Arrival together, and Wen Shengkui defended their gaming as a way to balance work and rest.
• Xu Shi explained that Shen Qin and Lin Wenhua might flee to Dragon City and that Long Tianding was secretly hedging his bets; he planned to wait until his enemies gathered before dealing with them.
• Wen Shengkui agreed to help if the Dragon City situation worsened, while Gu Yi supported dealing with Lin Wenhua because he had once tried to have her assassinated.
• Xu Shi learned that He Yuxia had been spending less time at Feather Pen after He Jiayuan came to speak with Wen Shengkui.
• Wen Shengkui described Xu Shi’s mother, Wen Rujin, as a lively and mischievous Feather Pen heiress and an Ascendant with a talent for reading people, saying Gu Yi and He Yuxia each resembled part of her personality.

Xu Shi reflected on his parents after hearing stories about his mother, then planned to have Gu Yi help Serpent Coil build a security system with the Inspection Bureau. When he returned home, Gu Yi discovered Xia Wuyou also lived there, and the two met as awkward new roommates while Xia Ke'an and Gu Yi bickered.

• Xu Shi reminisced about his mother and father with Gu Yi and Su Lin on the ride home from Feather Pen.
• Xu Shi told Gu Yi she would represent Serpent Coil in its security-system work with the Inspection Bureau, and Su Lin considered how the plan could expand Serpent Coil’s influence.
• Gu Yi returned home with Xu Shi and mistook Xia Ke'an for his child before learning that Xia Wuyou also lived in the house.
• Xia Wuyou and Gu Yi introduced themselves as roommates and exchanged pointed remarks about their workplace titles.
• Xia Ke'an called Xu Shi a playboy, then got into a scuffle with Gu Yi while Xu Shi watched and Su Lin went to make dinner.

Su Lin struggled with her feelings for Xu Shi as he took her to District Six to confront Lin Yue. They found Lin Yue’s estate, subdued its guards, and captured Lin Xing; when Lin Yue returned, Xu Shi threatened to shoot her sister unless she revealed herself.

• Su Lin hid her jealousy and prepared dinner while Gu Yi and Xia Ke'an fought, then the household settled into an uneasy peace.
• Gu Yi and Xia Wuyou both tried to sneak into Xu Shi’s room at night, but found he was gone.
• Xu Shi drove Su Lin to District Six, saying he intended to bully Lin Yue and giving Su Lin a chance to vent.
• Lin Yue returned to her estate and found her guards defeated; after learning that a man and a woman had broken in, she feared for Lin Xing.
• Xu Shi held Lin Xing at gunpoint and threatened to shoot her unless Lin Yue came out, so Lin Yue dispelled her invisibility.

Xu Shi coerced Lin Yue into agreeing to help him deal with Shen He if he returned, using Lin Xing as leverage. After leaving District Six with Su Lin, Xu Shi discovered that she listened to nursery rhymes, and she angrily kicked him out of the car.

• Xu Shi confronted Lin Yue while holding Lin Xing hostage and revealed that Shen He would soon return to Night Sin City.
• Xu Shi demanded that Lin Yue help him deal with Shen He if he contacted her, and Lin Yue agreed to protect Lin Xing.
• Xu Shi knocked Lin Xing unconscious, handed her to Su Lin, and left after forcing Lin Yue to partially unbutton her top as an apology.
• Xu Shi told Su Lin to arrange a place for Lin Xing and contact Chengcheng, then accidentally called Su Lin his sister.
• Xu Shi took Su Lin's earphones and discovered she listened to nursery rhymes, then laughed at her until she kicked him out of the car.

Su Lin anxiously tried to make up for kicking Xu Shi out of the car, while Xu Shi teased her and told Xia Ke'an what had happened. In Sin City, Shen He asked Lin Yue to join his plan to start a riot and strike at Xu Shi, and she agreed.

• Su Lin fussed over Xu Shi after regretting that she had left him by the roadside, while Xu Shi acted nonchalant to keep her uneasy.
• Xia Ke'an guessed that Xu Shi had wronged Su Lin, and Xu Shi told her about the events of the previous night and Lin Yue's role in his plans.
• Shen He arrived in Sin City and asked Lin Yue to help him take revenge on Xu Shi.
• Shen He explained his plan to use a citywide riot and a decapitation strike, with help from his allies and The Forgotten.
• Lin Yue considered the danger and the changes in Shen He, then agreed to join his plan.

Shen He assembled allies and prepared a riot against Xu Shi, while Lin Yue secretly passed the operation’s plans to Xu Shi. The chapter ended with Xu Shi praising Lin Yue for betraying Shen He’s trust.

• Lin Yue agreed to support Shen He’s operation, though she realized she felt little guilt about using him to protect Lin Xing.
• Shen He returned to District Five and confirmed that Lin Yue would support the planned assault on Night Sin City.
• Shen He asked Shen Qin to protect He Yuxia during the riot and explained his plan to seek support from Shark Tooth’s He Yuzhao and He Yuqiang.
• Shen He kept the operation’s most important arrangements from Lin Yue because he no longer fully trusted her.
• Lin Yue sent Xu Shi a detailed document outlining the riot, and Xu Shi called her a good dog.

Xu Shi showed Lin Yue that Lin Xing was alive and used her sister’s safety to pressure her, then received a customized support weapon from Jiang Chengcheng. After testing the weapon and naming it Yujing, Xu Shi’s ability affected Jiang Chengcheng and Xia Wuyou, and the chapter ended with both women joining him in his office.

• Xu Shi showed Lin Yue that Lin Xing was being held unconscious and made Lin Yue plead with him not to touch her sister.
• Xia Wuyou arrived with reports, listened as Xu Shi explained his dealings with Lin Yue, and joined him at his desk.
• Jiang Chengcheng brought Xu Shi a customized support weapon that could amplify his mental ability and let it affect people within a range.
• Xu Shi tested the weapon, named it Yujing, and praised Jiang Chengcheng for her work.
• Xu Shi’s ability stirred Jiang Chengcheng’s and Xia Wuyou’s feelings, and he invited Xia Wuyou to join Jiang Chengcheng.

Xu Shi explained his plans to Jiang Chengcheng and Xia Ke'an, revealing how he intended to use the brewing unrest in Night Sin City to strengthen Serpent Coil and deal with his rivals. Still worried that he had overlooked a major factor, he asked Xia Ke'an to use Future Sight on his opponents.

• After spending the night with Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou, Jiang Chengcheng asked how she could help, and Xu Shi told her to stay safely at his home.
• Jiang Chengcheng asked why Xu Shi was waiting instead of striking first, and he answered, "Let the bullets fly for a while."
• Xia Ke'an confronted Xu Shi about manipulating the conflict, and he explained how the unrest could strengthen Serpent Coil and give him grounds to move against Shark Tooth.
• Xu Shi admitted that he still feared he had missed something important, and Xia Ke'an wondered if the hidden masterminds behind Refraction and Tianhe would intervene.
• Xu Shi asked Xia Ke'an to use Future Sight on his opponents.

Xia Ke'an briefly returned to her adult form after using her ability, and she and Xu Shi began to flirt before she shrank back into a child. Xu Shi left to rest and prepare to act on the information from Xia Ke'an's prophecy as a storm approached.

• Xia Ke'an woke in her adult form with her clothes torn, and Xu Shi lent her his jacket while they tried to understand what had happened.
• Xia Ke'an teased Xu Shi, and the two acknowledged their attraction before she agreed to let him pursue her.
• As Xu Shi kissed Xia Ke'an, she unexpectedly shrank back into her child form, leaving them both confused and frustrated.
• Xu Shi promised to ask Qingyan to examine Xia Ke'an, then returned to his room while she rested.
• Xu Shi considered the prophecy information and watched the gloomy sky, where thunder hinted that a storm was coming.

The Forgotten, led by Zhao Yuan and supported by Li Tang, attacked Night Sin City’s border while a riot was planned inside the city. The Inspection Bureau held them back until Zhao Yuan transformed into a monster, and Yu Xingchuan faced him after injecting Sublimation.

• Two border guards spotted Zhao Yuan’s convoy, but its first shots killed them before they could raise the alarm.
• Zhao Yuan urged The Forgotten to attack the wall, while Li Tang noted that the assault was meant to distract the city’s defenses from a planned internal riot.
• Yu Xingchuan led Inspection Bureau reinforcements against the attackers, whose weapons and protective gear outclassed The Forgotten’s equipment.
• Zhao Yuan injected stimulants and pushed his chip to maximum output, transforming into a powerful, indiscriminate monster.
• Yu Xingchuan injected Sublimation, used her Metal Manipulation ability to wound Zhao Yuan, and ordered the Inspection Bureau to hold formation.

Xu Shi entered Divine Arrival to stop Shen He from using the game to incite players into real-world unrest. He shattered Shen He's attack and urged the crowd to wake up, leaving Shen He's influence over them challenged.

• Gu Yi gave Xu Shi a powerful game account, and Xu Shi entered Divine Arrival wearing a custom VR helmet.
• Xu Shi followed a crowd to a town plaza and found Shen He preaching against corporations and urging players to resist.
• Xu Shi interrupted Shen He and exposed him as a failed man pretending to be a god.
• Shen He recognized Xu Shi and attacked him with a spear, hoping the shock would harm him in reality.
• Xu Shi summoned black demonic wings, shattered Shen He's protective light, and told the crowd to wake up and return to hauling bricks.