Ch. 245· Breakthrough

Lu Qiming defeated Acacia and NEO, then used the Profession Tree to break through to its second stage. Sensing a powerful Gourmet god approaching Earth, he left the Gourmet Captive World for a new world.

  • Lu Qiming attacked Acacia and NEO, then wounded them with his Blood-colored Great Sword, destroying much of Acacia’s body and soul.
  • Acacia fused completely with NEO and ranted about believing himself to be a god before Lu Qiming pierced him with Transparent Roots and absorbed both body and soul into the Profession Tree.
  • The Profession Tree reached its second stage, increasing Lu Qiming’s attributes and lifespan and divinizing his body and soul.
  • Lu Qiming restored the First Continent, then saw Ichiryuu, Midora, and others approaching and sent them a ball of light.
  • After sensing a Gourmet god racing toward Earth, Lu Qiming ordered the system to begin crossing and disappeared into a new world.

Ch. 246· Black Bullet

Lu Qiming said goodbye to Ichiryuu and the others after killing Acacia, NEO, and the Blue Netro, then departed for the Black Bullet world. He arrived above Area 39 and fell toward a group of Cursed Children, who rushed to save him.

  • Lu Qiming told Ichiryuu that Acacia, NEO, and the Blue Netro had been killed, and asked him to care for the children on the flower-covered First Continent.
  • A golden Netro appeared, and its divine presence left Ichiryuu, Midora, and the others unable to move before it vanished.
  • Midora flew into space to seek unknown flavors, while Ichiryuu and Jirou planned their own journeys after entrusting matters to the next generation.
  • A golden-lit spiral cloud appeared above Area 39, and Cursed Children including Kuri and Nana watched Lu Qiming fall from the sky.
  • Lu Qiming woke in midair, recognized the Black Bullet world, and sensed the suffering and goodwill of the Cursed Children below.

Ch. 247· Brother, are you the god who came to save me?

Lu Qiming arrived in District 39, declared himself the god who had come to save the Cursed Children, and healed the girls gathered around him. After the system interrupted his attempt to kill their abusers, he chose a different plan and led the children to a garbage dump to build them a new home.

  • Kuri caught Lu Qiming as he fell, and he gave her and the other girls Hundred Sweet Pills.
  • Lu Qiming revealed his golden eyes and told the children he was a god who had come to save them.
  • Lu Qiming sensed abuse and experiments happening across the world, but the system's information upload stopped him from killing the perpetrators immediately.
  • Lu Qiming used Divine Protection to protect the Cursed Children worldwide and healed the girls in District 39 with Holy Light.
  • Lu Qiming led the girls to a garbage dump and announced that he would build them a new home there.
  • Lu Qiming produced a small Food Tree grown from the Primal Cell, Acacia, and NEO.

Ch. 248· Gensokyo of Lolis!!! (Home of the Cursed Children)

Lu Qiming transformed District 39 into a vast home for the Cursed Children, while the plants spreading across the world began changing Gastrea. After deadly vines barred Tokyo Area residents from entering, Lu Qiming announced Gensokyo of Lolis as a new home for Cursed Children everywhere.

  • Lu Qiming poured Magic Power into the Food Tree, which grew across District 39, cleared the ruins, and spread roots throughout the Earth.
  • Sakura and Mili discovered that the new grass and flowers were sweet to eat and healed Sakura's wounded hands, while Cursed Children elsewhere began heading toward the Food Tree.
  • Satellites detected the giant tree and new plants around the world, and Gastrea that ate their fruit began to mutate.
  • Tokyo Area guards gathered Cursed Children at the thorny vines and forced them forward, but the vines opened a safe path for them into the flower-covered land.
  • The guards and residents followed, but the vines attacked and killed those who tried to enter, while the Cursed Children passed unharmed.
  • Lu Qiming declared himself a god and invited Cursed Children around the world to return to their new home, Gensokyo of Lolis.

Ch. 249· The World is My Field, All Beings are My Grass, I Am the Farmer!

After accepting the Farmer profession, Lu Qiming gained skills that let him plant and harvest people, and his new Trial Mission required him to grow and harvest one billion crops. He chose the surviving humans as his crops, intending to use their power to become a god.

  • Humans across the world shouted for Lu Qiming to save them, while researchers feared the consequences of his protection of the Cursed Children.
  • Lu Qiming condemned most humans as no longer human, then paused to accept the system’s prompt to draw a new profession.
  • The system granted Lu Qiming the Farmer profession, raised his attributes, and revealed his profession skills and updated Panel.
  • Lu Qiming unlocked the Farmer profession’s first-tier skills and learned that he could plant, ripen, and harvest humans.
  • The system activated the Trial Mission “Sow the World,” requiring Lu Qiming to harvest one billion new crops within 101 years.
  • Lu Qiming decided to use the surviving humans as crops and harvest their power to cross the final step from man to god.

Ch. 250· Cursed Children's Infinite Future

Lu Qiming forced human settlements to send every Cursed Child to his Food Tree by demonstrating that the Gastrea could attack them at will. As the children arrived, he revealed plans to cure them of the virus and prepare them for a future without him, while hinting that humanity would face a harsh new bargain.

  • Lu Qiming threatened to unleash the Gastrea on settlements that withheld Cursed Children, then called the creatures away after they broke through the En-monolith fields.
  • Settlement leaders and officials agreed to gather every Cursed Child and send them to Lu Qiming, with some officials fearing exposure for hiding children.
  • Cursed Children across the world were given new clothes and food before being flown to the Food Tree; in China, their parents went with them.
  • Lu Qiming watched the children play and explained to Nana that fruits containing pure Gourmet Cells would transform their virus-bearing animal genes into controllable Gourmet Demons.
  • Lu Qiming planned to leave part of the Food Tree behind for the Cursed Children and hinted that the humans who sent them would receive power at the cost of their former stable lives.

Ch. 251· Beings Converging from All Over the World

Planes carrying Cursed Children and settlement leaders arrived at Loli Gensokyo, where Lu Qiming welcomed the children and gave the leaders modified seeds as payment for delivering them. He revealed that the seeds could be nourished by human corpses, leaving the leaders to return with a dangerous means of gaining power.

  • Pilots spotted Blood Vines near the continent, then flew over them into Loli Gensokyo and saw Cursed Children playing among the flowers.
  • The newly arrived Cursed Children met Lu Qiming, who let them climb over him before asking Nana to escort them to their prepared rooms.
  • Lu Qiming led the settlement leaders to the Food Tree and gave them black seeds that could grow using Gastrea corpses and grant power through their fruit.
  • Lu Qiming explained that the seeds would make their bearers attractive to Gastrea and could be used to provoke deadly clashes between humans and Gastrea.
  • Lu Qiming told the leaders that human corpses could also nourish the seeds, and they departed clutching them.

Ch. 252· God's Affection

Lu Qiming welcomed Zhou Lizhi and his settlement's children, promised to entrust them with the children and the world, and revealed a remedy for the Progenitor Virus. He said the two lands would connect and the remedy's fruits would ripen in three days, while the Cursed Children and their families looked forward to reuniting.

  • Lu Qiming greeted Zhou Lizhi and revealed that he came from another world, then asked Zhou's people to educate the Cursed Children and eventually take responsibility for the world.
  • Lu Qiming told Zhou Lizhi that the two settlements would soon be connected, and Zhou agreed to prepare his people for the change.
  • Lu Qiming took Zhou Lizhi beneath the Food Tree and showed him the God's Affection fruits, which he had made to cure the Progenitor Virus erosion.
  • Lu Qiming said the lands would connect and the fruits would ripen in three days, giving Zhou's daughter and the other Cursed Children hope.
  • Zhou Lizhi returned to his plane to share the news, while the children and their parents exchanged affectionate goodbyes until their reunion.

Ch. 253· The White Lotus Male Lead is Truly Disgusting!

Lu Qiming prepared a Demon Seed to unleash chaos in the Tokyo Area and confronted its leaders over their refusal to release the Cursed Children. After Kikunojo Tendo was devoured by the Blood Vine, Rentaro Satomi angrily challenged Lu Qiming.

  • Lu Qiming prepared a Demon Seed that would make its consumers crave human flesh, while planning to erase the brainwashing memories of some Cursed Children.
  • Nana told Lu Qiming she worried about the brainwashed children, and he reassured her that a new Divine Favor would help them recover.
  • The Holy Emperor, Rentaro Satomi, Kikunojo Tendo, and Enju Aihara met Lu Qiming at the Blood Vine barrier to ask for mercy and explain why Tokyo had kept its Cursed Children.
  • Lu Qiming challenged the Holy Emperor's claim that the Cursed Children wanted to stay, and Kikunojo Tendo was devoured by the Blood Vine.
  • Rentaro Satomi accused Lu Qiming of killing Kikunojo Tendo, and Lu Qiming replied that the minister's past crimes made him deserve his fate.

Ch. 254· Isn't This the True Joy of a Farmer?

Lu Qiming killed Kikunoshin Tendou and punished Rentaro Satomi for defending him by replacing Rentaro’s heart with a Demon Seed. He left the Tokyo Area with a demand to send its Cursed Children to Gensokyo of Lolis, while Rentaro gained a dangerous new power and Lu Qiming departed, eager to watch what happened next.

  • Rentaro Satomi attacked Lu Qiming after condemning him for killing Kikunoshin Tendou, and Lu Qiming wounded him with a spear before Enju stopped the attack.
  • Lu Qiming revealed Kikunoshin Tendou’s corpse and explained his role in the Cursed Children’s suffering, but Rentaro still insisted that the god had acted wrongly.
  • Enju confronted Rentaro over his defense of Kikunoshin Tendou, then ran to Gensokyo of Lolis as Nana followed her.
  • Lu Qiming showed the Holy Emperor a Demon Seed and demanded that the Tokyo Area send its Cursed Children to Gensokyo of Lolis within the day.
  • Lu Qiming crushed Rentaro’s heart and implanted the Demon Seed, transforming Rentaro and granting him power that could be shared by eating fruit he nurtured from devoured corpses.
  • Lu Qiming warned Rentaro not to challenge him again, then returned to Gensokyo of Lolis to watch the consequences of his plan.

Ch. 255· The Flower of Evil About to Bloom! (Happy New Year, friends!)

Rentaro Satomi struggled to control the Demon Seed’s hunger after Lu Qiming left, then began consuming Gastrea to gain power and save the Tokyo Area. As Lu Qiming watched from the Food Tree, Demon Seeds reached settlements around the world and the Flower of Sin neared its blooming.

  • Rentaro Satomi tried to retrieve Kikunoshin Tendou’s corpse, but Blood Vines attacked him and devoured it before he could stop them.
  • The newly hatched Demon Seed drove Rentaro Satomi to crave frightened people, but he resisted the urge and resolved to save the Tokyo Area.
  • Rentaro Satomi told the Holy Emperor he needed Gastrea corpses, then went alone to hunt one as she and her guards pursued him.
  • A wounded middle-aged man transformed into a Stage 1 Spider-type Gastrea, which Rentaro Satomi killed and ate before consuming the man’s remains.
  • Rentaro Satomi returned with the Holy Emperor, while Lu Qiming watched from the Food Tree and noted that Demon Seeds had reached settlements around the world.

Ch. 257· The 'Crops' Being Incubated

At the Eagle Country settlement, scientist An Rand merged with the Demon Tree, which devoured the settlement and turned its survivors into fruit-powered hunters. Lu Qiming revealed that he had erased An Rand’s consciousness and watched the transformed humans grow like crops, while a boy in the Tokyo Area became its savior.

  • An Rand examined the Demon Seed, fed it corpses in his underground laboratory, and merged himself into the growing Demon Tree.
  • The Demon Tree consumed the laboratory’s people and corpses, then spread into the settlement and killed or transformed its residents with its fruits.
  • The transformed residents obeyed the Demon Tree’s command to hunt Gastrea, gaining strength by devouring them.
  • Demon Trees appeared in settlements around the world, and Lu Qiming explained that he had erased An Rand’s consciousness to keep the tree from consuming other settlements.
  • Lu Qiming held Tina and looked toward the Tokyo Area, where a boy who had eaten a demon fruit had become its savior.

Ch. 258· Painful Healing Method

Lu Qiming brought Enju to witness the Tokyo Area’s public worship of Rentaro Satomi, then followed Rentaro as the Demon Seed’s hunger drove him from the palace. Rentaro reached a building where bikers were preparing to sacrifice a young man, while Lu Qiming and the girls watched from above.

  • Nana, Kuri, and Enju discussed the Divine Favor and Enju’s distress over Rentaro Satomi, and Lu Qiming promised to take Enju out.
  • Lu Qiming carried Enju and brought Nana, Kuri, and Tina to a plaza where residents watched footage of Rentaro Satomi being praised as a hero.
  • Rentaro Satomi suffered from the Demon Seed’s hunger, evaded the palace guards, and fled the Tokyo Area as Lu Qiming followed overhead with the girls.
  • Rentaro reached a building near Gensokyo of Lolis, where bikers were beating a young man and their leader prepared to use him as a Blood Sacrifice.

Ch. 259· This is the Correct Way to Save the World

Rentaro Satomi gave in to Appetite and became a monstrous predator, deciding that devouring everyone would unite the world and make him its savior. Enju rejected his twisted salvation, and Lu Qiming left with her and the other girls, agreeing to bring Kisaragi and other kind people to safety.

  • Rentaro Satomi burst into the room where men were torturing Murakami Sanjo and devoured them, while Enju and Lu Qiming watched from the shadows.
  • Lu Qiming told Enju that Rentaro Satomi had chosen this path, and Murakami Sanjo became devoted to him after the men were killed.
  • Murakami Sanjo asked Rentaro Satomi to cleanse the world, and Rentaro Satomi declared that he would devour everyone and unite them before consuming Murakami Sanjo.
  • Enju confronted Rentaro Satomi and challenged his claim that he was saving everyone, but he insisted that merging the world would end conflict and bring acceptance.
  • Lu Qiming appeared with Enju and the other three girls, and Rentaro Satomi called Lu Qiming the final main character in his plan.
  • Enju asked to bring Kisaragi with them, and Lu Qiming agreed, adding that kind ordinary people could also be taken to safety.

Ch. 260· Kisaragi Tendo's Choice

Kisaragi Tendo and her companions witnessed Rentaro Satomi transform into a tentacled monster and devour people across the Tokyo Area. After Rentaro rejected Kisaragi's plea and left to continue his rampage, she chose to pursue her revenge while Lu Qiming and the others went to take the Holy Emperor.

  • Kisaragi Tendo felt an ominous presence near the Tokyo Area's outskirts and tried unsuccessfully to call Rentaro Satomi.
  • Lu Qiming arrived with Enju and others, and Enju told Kisaragi that Rentaro had changed.
  • Kisaragi and the others saw monstrous Rentaro devouring people and urging Kisaragi to join him in becoming one with everyone.
  • Kisaragi cut off one of Rentaro's tentacles and refused his offer, so Rentaro flew away to continue his attack.
  • Kisaragi confronted Lu Qiming, who said he had granted Rentaro power but that Rentaro had made his own choices.
  • Kisaragi took a replacement katana from Lu Qiming and left to pursue her revenge as Lu Qiming's group set out to take the Holy Emperor.

Ch. 261· Destruction of the Tokyo Area

The Holy Emperor and Yukiko fled as Rentaro Satomi, transformed into a tentacled monster, devoured the Tokyo Area and urged the Holy Emperor to join him. Lu Qiming rescued them but refused to save the fleeing residents, then returned to the Food Tree as the lolis prepared for bed and the Holy Emperor watched the destruction.

  • Yukiko led the Holy Emperor away from the monster and revealed that it was Rentaro Satomi, who intended to devour everyone in Tokyo.
  • The Royal Guard Captain attacked the Holy Emperor, but Kuri kicked his tongue away and Lu Qiming arrived to help.
  • Lu Qiming took the Holy Emperor and Yukiko into the sky, where the Holy Emperor watched Rentaro devour her people and rejected his invitation to join him.
  • The Holy Emperor knelt to ask Lu Qiming to save the survivors, but Lu Qiming said he had rescued her and Yukiko only because they had not harmed the Cursed Children, then returned with them to the Food Tree.
  • The lolis welcomed Lu Qiming back, and he sent them to bed while the Holy Emperor stayed to watch the Tokyo Area being destroyed.

Ch. 262A New Era Has Begun!

Lu Qiming began Earth's first cooking, using the Food Tree to absorb the sun's flames and transform the planet into a world of vast continents, magical beasts, and monstrous plants. As six continents collided and fused around China, Lu Qiming protected the people and declared that a new era was about to begin.

  • The Holy Emperor vowed to survive and prove Rentaro Satomi wrong, while Kisaragi Tendo killed Tendo Gen'aku and entered Gensokyo of Lolis with Sima Mōri.
  • Lu Qiming activated the Food Tree, drew flames from the sun, and began expanding Earth with its roots as the tree absorbed the energy and the moon and nearby space debris.
  • Earth transformed as new continents, enormous plants, and magical beasts appeared, while the six continents began moving toward one another and humanity feared their collision.
  • In China, Zhou Lizhi and the adults prepared to face the approaching continents after sending the children into shelters, and Lu Qiming arrived and promised Zhou Yunxi he would take her to see another world.
  • The six continents crashed together around the land where Lu Qiming stood, but the Food Tree's roots absorbed the impact and fused them into one.

Ch. 263· What kind of garbage is this?

Lu Qiming gave the Cursed Children and other survivors Divine Favor, curing their Progenitor Virus erosion and awakening unique Gourmet Demons while granting them new powers. He arranged for the children to attend school under Zhou Lizhi’s protection, while Rentaro Satomi flew toward a settlement where a powerful Demon Tree awaited him.

  • Lu Qiming released the Divine Favor fruits, and Kisaragi Tendo ate one while vowing to kill Rentaro Satomi to save him.
  • The Divine Favor cured the Cursed Children’s erosion and awakened their Gourmet Demons, while Rentaro Satomi headed toward the Eagle Country settlement to save its people.
  • Lu Qiming explained that the new powers could grow through food, and Zhou Lizhi and the other soldiers awakened their own Gourmet Demons.
  • Zhou Lizhi thanked Lu Qiming for saving the children and promised to protect them with their newfound strength.
  • Lu Qiming entrusted the Cursed Children to Zhou Lizhi and arranged for them to attend school, where they eagerly greeted their teachers.

Ch. 264· As a farmer, how can I miss the opening act of the Crops?

Lu Qiming attended the opening ceremony at Gensokyo First Elementary School before heading to the Eagle Country Settlement to watch Rentaro Satomi’s attack unfold. Rentaro arrived as a towering monster, and the settlement’s fighters prepared to face him as Lu Qiming settled in to observe.

  • Sakura and Yezi explored Gensokyo First Elementary School as Wang Ping and Zhou Lizhi welcomed the children and prepared the opening ceremony.
  • Lu Qiming directed the millions of children to the sports field, where Wang Ping gave a long speech before Zhou Lizhi cut him off and the teachers began assigning classes.
  • Lu Qiming left the school in Zhou Lizhi’s care and headed west toward the Eagle Country Settlement, where its powerful residents discussed the Mother Tree’s warning about a special creature coming to devour it.
  • Rentaro Satomi arrived above the settlement as a colossal monster surrounded by a soul Force Field, drawing the residents’ attention and prompting them to ready their weapons.
  • Lu Qiming appeared atop the settlement’s Demon Tree, sat down with a slice of watermelon, and watched the confrontation begin.

Ch. 265· The Demon Tree's Final Mission

Lu Qiming’s Demon Tree baited Rentaro Satomi into devouring the Eagle Country Settlement’s controlled humans, then trapped him inside a cage of roots. Rentaro grew to an enormous size and struck the roots with all his strength, but they barely suffered damage.

  • Lu Qiming watched as Rentaro Satomi attacked the Demon Tree and the controlled humans of the Eagle Country Settlement charged him.
  • Rentaro Satomi devoured the settlement’s people, growing stronger while the Demon Tree secretly spread roots around him.
  • The Demon Tree revealed that it had used the settlement as bait and closed its roots around Rentaro Satomi like a birdcage.
  • Rentaro Satomi grew to twenty thousand meters and struck the roots with two massive tentacles, creating a vast explosion.
  • Rentaro Satomi saw that the Demon Tree’s roots were only slightly damaged and exclaimed in disbelief.
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