Chapter Summaries

The group discussed why the Mimic had abandoned his plan to attack Dongfang Bubai and how he might obtain Rule-Level Items. Dongfang Bubai suggested her Conqueror's Haki had revealed the strength gap, and Su Yunqing learned that Daigo had awakened Conqueror's Haki himself.

• Richest Man in the Lighthouse reasoned that the Mimics had likely encountered more Transmigrators and obtained Rule-Level Items through their Simulator.
• Su Yunqing questioned why the Mimic had given up attacking Dongfang Bubai and how he expected to take her World Secret Treasure.
• Ying Zinian suggested that the Mimic had recognized Dongfang Bubai's superior strength and saw no point in fighting her.
• Dongfang Bubai proposed that her Conqueror's Haki had let the Mimic sense the gap between them.
• Su Yunqing explained that Conqueror's Haki could be bought or awakened from a cheap seed, then learned from Daigo that he had awakened it while fighting a Kaiju.

Su Yunqing questioned how Daigo had awakened Conqueror's Haki and jokingly urged him to rule Earth, but Daigo denied wanting power and said he wanted humanity to change the world itself. The group then debated whether Daigo had a deeper connection to Tiga, leaving the question unresolved until Carmilla could be asked.

• Su Yunqing was surprised that Daigo had awakened Conqueror's Haki despite his justice-bound role in the Victory Team.
• Su Yunqing teased Daigo about secretly wanting to become king, and Daigo insisted he had no ambition to rule Earth.
• Daigo explained that he hoped humanity would change the world through its own power rather than through Ultraman.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka wondered whether Carmilla had identified Daigo as Tiga because he was his host or because he was Tiga's reincarnation.
• Daigo said he did not want to bear responsibility for Tiga's past actions, and the group accepted that they would have to wait for Carmilla to learn the truth.

Daigo explained that he could fuse completely with Tiga through Form Fusion if he stopped resisting, though his own abilities already made him formidable in human form. Su Yunqing recalled the legendary samurai Ida Iryu, while the chat shifted back to Dongfang Bubai’s imminent fight after negotiations failed.

• Ordinary Group Owner warned Daigo that he might merge with Tiga before Carmilla and the others broke the Seal, inheriting Tiga’s debts.
• Daigo said Form Fusion could merge him with Tiga in human form, but he had resisted the idea until recently.
• Daigo described how his Rinnegan, Sage Body, combat skills, and Ox Talisman made him exceptionally powerful even without transforming.
• Su Yunqing recalled Ida Iryu, who had sealed the Kaiju Shunagami with his sword, and speculated that his martial prowess could have made him extraordinarily powerful as Tiga.
• Richest Man in the Lighthouse said Dongfang Bubai’s negotiations had failed and the two sides were about to fight.

Lin Chen realized that Dongfang Bubai had surpassed the limits of a Wuxia world and that no martial arts he had prepared could bridge their gap. He reflected on Mimics withholding knowledge from one another and wondered whether the Simulator would remain after humanity defeated the Abyss.

• Lin Chen explained that he had prepared powerful martial arts and talents to counter Dongfang Bubai, but seeing her made him certain that he would lose.
• Lin Chen judged that Dongfang Bubai had exceeded what Wuxia worlds could normally allow, while his own talents and strength could not overcome the difference.
• Lin Chen considered that A-Rank Talents were theoretically the strongest talents usable in a simulated Wuxia world, though he lacked access to the Mimic secrets that could confirm the rules.
• Lin Chen reflected that Mimics kept cultivation methods and treasures to themselves despite humanity's shared need to grow stronger against the Abyss.
• Lin Chen wondered whether the Simulator would continue to exist if humanity gained the upper hand against the Abyss or destroyed it.

Lin Chen explained why he had stopped fighting Dongfang Bubai and offered her an Equal Contract as his contractor. He promised she could accompany him into powerful simulated worlds, leaving the decision to her.

• Lin Chen argued that Mimics would not want the Simulator to disappear, since it was the source of their power and opportunities.
• Lin Chen said fighting Dongfang Bubai was pointless because the gap between them would only grow with each simulation.
• Lin Chen proposed that Dongfang Bubai sign a contract and become his contractor.
• Lin Chen offered an Equal Contract and promised Dongfang Bubai could follow him into simulated worlds with stronger systems and opponents.

Lin Chen offered Dongfang Bubai his sole contractor slot and the chance to visit other worlds, but she rejected him and killed him. After the simulation ended, Lin Chen realized he might have underestimated the ability of World Secret Treasures to take their hosts across worlds.

• Lin Chen offered Dongfang Bubai a contract that would let her accompany him into simulated worlds.
• Dongfang Bubai rejected Lin Chen and struck his brow with a streak of silver light.
• As Lin Chen died, his Internal Force and martial arts flowed into Dongfang Bubai.
• The Simulator awarded Lin Chen basic rewards and gave the simulation a D-rank evaluation, calling him a doorstep delivery for Dongfang Bubai.
• Lin Chen reconsidered Dongfang Bubai's claim that a World Secret Treasure might take its host to other worlds.

Lin Chen realized that Dongfang Bubai possessed a World Secret Treasure capable of traveling between worlds, making her far more powerful and valuable than he had assumed. He planned how to acquire the treasure and leaned toward strengthening himself before confronting her alone.

• Lin Chen reconsidered the Simulator and concluded that it might itself be a World Secret Treasure, then recognized that Dongfang Bubai’s treasure could let her travel between worlds.
• Lin Chen decided that Dongfang Bubai’s treasure could secure his future even if the Abyss and Simulator disappeared, and was glad he had hidden her world from other Mimics.
• Lin Chen concluded that he would need to purchase the Smiling Proud Wanderer World outright to confront Dongfang Bubai without simulation limits and bring allies into the world.
• Lin Chen considered obtaining a Space-Locking Stone or Space-Time Sealing Talisman to restrict Dongfang Bubai’s travel, but found their prices beyond his means.
• Lin Chen weighed growing powerful enough to take the treasure himself against cooperating with other Mimics, and favored relying on himself to avoid betrayal and divided rewards.

Lin Chen decided to avoid cooperating with other Mimics and instead grow stronger through simulations until he could defeat Dongfang Bubai and seize her World Secret Treasure. After noticing that Dongfang Bubai had nearly perfectly absorbed his Internal Force, he suspected she was connected to a legendary Peerless Swordsman and that the Smiling Proud Wanderer world concealed greater secrets than he had believed.

• Lin Chen rejected cooperation with powerful Mimic factions because they might betray and kill him to monopolize the World Secret Treasure.
• Lin Chen resolved to simulate new worlds, raise his strength and Mimic rank, and earn Simulation Points before confronting Dongfang Bubai again.
• Lin Chen noticed that Dongfang Bubai had Plundered three hundred years of his Internal Force with only a small loss.
• Lin Chen compared her feat with information about the Power-Sucking Great Art and concluded that Dongfang Bubai's version might have been optimized.
• Lin Chen recalled Mimic Forum rumors about a Peerless Swordsman in the Smiling Proud Wanderer world and became nearly certain that the figure was connected to Dongfang Bubai.

After Dongfang Bubai killed the Mimic, Su Yunqing and Tony Stark discussed why his offer and knowledge of Rule-Level Items differed from theirs. They concluded that Mimics might conceal information about Transmigrators and their items, and wondered how the Mimic had learned about them at all.

• Su Yunqing questioned Dongfang Bubai’s decisive attack, and Tony Stark explained that the Mimic’s offer of simulated worlds could not tempt someone who already had the Chat Group.
• Su Yunqing wondered why the Mimic seemed unaware that Rule-Level Items could let Transmigrators travel between worlds.
• Tony Stark reasoned that individual Mimics likely hid information about Transmigrators and valuable Rule-Level Items to protect themselves from having those items stolen.
• Tony Stark wondered whether the Mimic had met other Transmigrators or learned about them from people close to him.

Dongfang Bubai explained that the Abyss threatened to consume the Mimics’ world, and that their powers from simulated worlds had held it back because they were unknown. The chapter revealed that humanity’s scientific analysis of the Qi and Blood system stripped its practitioners of that resistance, letting the Abyss spread and causing a catastrophe that left the researchers overwhelmed with guilt.

• Dongfang Bubai said the Abyss had devoured the Mimics’ world until the Simulator gave humanity powers from other worlds to resist it.
• Tony Stark questioned how immature powers from a first simulation could stop the Abyss when the Mimics’ technologically advanced world possessed devastating weapons.
• Su Yunqing considered whether the Abyss targeted technology, but concluded that the distinction between technology and mysticism could not explain the powers’ effectiveness.
• Dongfang Bubai revealed that the powers held back the Abyss because their essence was unknown, not because of their strength.
• Dongfang Bubai recounted how a scientist’s analysis of the Qi and Blood system made its practitioners lose their resistance, allowing the Abyss to devour them and seize vast stretches of land.
• Dongfang Bubai said many scientists responsible for the Qi and Blood Analysis project later died by suicide from guilt over the catastrophe.

The Chat Group discussed how the Abyss might force a civilization to abandon known science, then returned to the question of how a Mimic learned about Transmigrators and Rule-Level Items. Meanwhile, the King decided to go to Huaxia despite Snake Woman's warnings, leaving her convinced he was dangerously overconfident.

• Tony Stark and Su Yunqing considered whether a civilization relying on the Simulator could resist the Abyss by turning knowledge into the unknown.
• Su Yunqing argued that the Simulator would still let the civilization develop by copying systems and discoveries from simulated worlds.
• Tony Stark asked Dongfang Bubai how the Mimic learned about Transmigrators and Rule-Level Items, and Dongfang Bubai said it had read a Mimic's firsthand account on a forum.
• After reproducing with Snake Woman in an uninhabited Japanese village, the King said slaughter brought him more pleasure.
• Snake Woman warned the King that Huaxia was dangerous, but he decided to go there and told her to accompany him.
• Snake Woman privately cursed the King for acting confident despite being hunted and forced into hiding.

The Snake Woman refused Shuten-doji’s plan to go to Huaxia, revealing that her fear of the country outweighed her loyalty to him. Shuten-doji questioned her resistance but remained convinced that his strength could withstand Huaxia’s Espers.

• The Snake Woman recalled that Shuten-doji had repeatedly used her as a shield while fleeing Luoshui Sanxian and Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming, and she had survived by Awakened skin-shedding.
• Shuten-doji announced his intention to leave Japan for Huaxia, but the Snake Woman declared that she would not go there.
• Shuten-doji accused the Snake Woman of defying him and reminded her that he could kill her after having saved her.
• The Snake Woman calmly maintained her refusal, explaining that she had submitted to Shuten-doji because he was stronger, not because she would obey every command.
• The Snake Woman feared being captured and handed over to the human who had traumatized her in Huaxia, while Shuten-doji wondered what had made her so afraid.
• Shuten-doji dismissed her fear and believed that, without a weapon embodying death, no one but a Deity could kill him.

Shuten-doji learned why the Snake Woman feared Huaxia but still planned to travel there after becoming stronger. On the Grasslands, Qin Tian left after failing to draw out the suspected First Sequence Mutated Beast, leaving Hubei City residents disappointed.

• The Snake Woman told Shuten-doji about her experiences in Huaxia and why she feared the powerful Esper who had transformed her.
• Shuten-doji postponed his journey to Huaxia until he had gained more strength.
• Qin Tian decided to leave the Grasslands after the suspected First Sequence Mutated Beast never appeared despite his efforts to provoke it.
• Qin Tian notified Hubei City's upper management and departed without attending a farewell banquet.
• People in Hubei City and nearby cities learned from an online announcement that the Dragon Emperor had left and regretted missing a battle between First Sequence powerhouses.

The chapter explains why First Sequences were so valuable to their cities and how the Dragon Emperor’s two months in Hubei City had given its people unusual security. It leaves them accepting that he will eventually leave and that everyone must stay prepared and learn to fight.

• The chapter establishes that Qin Tian was the Imperial Capital’s only First Sequence and that First Sequences generally chose where to live, making their loyalty a concern for every city.
• Hubei City’s residents had spent two months feeling safe from Beast Tides because the Dragon Emperor could defeat them with his Thunder.
• The residents remembered that the Dragon Emperor would eventually leave and that they could not rely on him or other First Sequences to handle every threat.
• The chapter explains that First Sequences were meant to act as final trump cards, while ordinary battles trained warriors, Espers, and civilians to face danger.
• The residents reflected that life in Hubei had lately resembled life before the Reiki Revival, but recognized that this safety came from countless people’s efforts.

After two months in The Grasslands, Qin Tian returned to the Imperial Capital Spirit Energy Bureau and learned that Huaxia had remained stable. Liu Suifeng told him that Japan was hunting a powerful human who had awakened Shuten-doji’s Superpower and declared himself an enemy of humanity.

• People in The Grasslands reflected on the brutal early era of Reiki Revival and expressed their belief that the future would bring peace.
• Liu Suifeng brought Qin Tian back to the Imperial Capital Spirit Energy Bureau and stopped worrying after confirming Qin Tian had stayed in The Grasslands only to await a First Sequence-level Mutant Creature.
• Qin Tian asked Liu Suifeng about recent events, and Liu Suifeng reported that Huaxia had remained stable while Kun Hu, Lin Kai, and others dealt with strange Mutant Creatures.
• Liu Suifeng told Qin Tian that a powerful figure in Japan had surpassed the Second Sequence, resisted attacks from Luoshui Sanxian, Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming, and another Esper, then escaped their pursuit.
• Liu Suifeng revealed that the Japanese figure was human, had awakened Shuten-doji’s Superpower, and wanted to overthrow humanity and rule a yokai faction; he added that the man might truly be Shuten-doji.

Qin Tian and Liu Suifeng discussed the possibility of myths entering reality before turning to the First Sequence Mutant Creature threatening Kimchi Country. Liu Suifeng described the Slime’s abilities and warned that even powerful Espers could struggle to defeat it.

• Qin Tian told Liu Suifeng that Huaxia would be strong enough to protect itself if the Mythological Era arrived, and pointed to Bai Xuan as a reason not to fear new Deities.
• Qin Tian asked Liu Suifeng what had happened in Kimchi Country and compared its situation with Japan’s pursuit of Shuten-doji.
• Liu Suifeng explained that Kimchi Country’s First Sequence, called the Savior, lacked combat experience and had been corrupted by wealth and pleasure.
• Liu Suifeng described the First Sequence Mutant Creature called Slime, which could split, devour substances and Espers, and gain strength and abilities.
• Liu Suifeng warned that without their armors, Qin Tian and Xuan Zhen might struggle to contend with Slime’s defenses, splitting, and near-immortality.

Liu Suifeng explained that Kimchi Country had been unable to contain the First Sequence Slime because a Beast Tide forced its forces to focus elsewhere. Qin Tian learned that Kimchi Country had concealed the disaster, which had already caused cities to fall, and questioned whom its Savior had protected.

• Qin Tian asked Liu Suifeng how Kimchi Country had responded to the Slime, and Liu Suifeng described the creature's growing strength and the danger posed by its many split individuals.
• Liu Suifeng explained that Kimchi Country had expected to destroy the Slimes quickly, since they needed at least three days to multiply after devouring.
• A Beast Tide erupted when Mutant Creatures emerged, forcing Kimchi Country to commit its strength to the invasion instead of fighting the Slimes.
• Mutant Creatures ate many Slimes during the Beast Tide, but the Slime population still grew as the crisis continued.
• Liu Suifeng revealed that the events had happened before he went to The Grasslands and that Kimchi Country had concealed them.
• Qin Tian reflected on the cities that had fallen and wondered whether Kimchi Country's Savior had protected everyone or only people deemed special.

Qin Tian learned that he would attend a meeting about the Australian Continent, where a Dragon was battling thunder near human cities. Witnesses argued over whether a Deity had appeared in Dongfang as the Dragon’s emergence threatened the nearby people.

• Liu Suifeng told Qin Tian to rest and said he would attend a meeting about the Australian Continent with Huo Yu, Chen Bing, and Lin Kai.
• Qin Tian wondered why the Australian Continent meeting would keep him busy, then decided to wait until the next day to learn more.
• A gigantic Dragon in an Australian valley flew into a thundercloud and faced the lightning, shaking the valley and nearby human cities.
• People watching through binoculars identified the creature as a Dragon and argued about the world’s transformation and the appearance of God.
• The onlookers argued over whether a Deity had appeared in Dongfang, then focused on deciding what to do about the Dragon near them.

As the dragon’s arrival became clear, the remaining Australian defenders ordered civilians and Warriors to evacuate while nations measured its overwhelming Spirit Energy. The upper echelons confirmed the threat was a dragon and faced the possibility that humanity could do nothing but wait for destruction.

• A leader ordered the Warriors to prepare and the civilians to evacuate, deciding that the remaining force could no longer stay in the city.
• A dragon’s roar released crushing pressure that left people gasping on the ground and convinced them to flee.
• Surviving nations detected a Spirit Energy reading that exceeded three times the power of a First Sequence and continued to rise.
• Australian leaders learned that the source of the reading was a dragon and debated how to respond to the unmatched Mutant Creature.
• A leader warned that if the dragon was hostile, Australia had no way to stop it and could only wait to die.

The Imperial Capital Spirit Energy Bureau discussed Australia's request for help against a powerful Western dragon with three times the Spirit Energy reserves of an ordinary First Sequence. Although Australia offered any price, the Bureau concluded its resources were too limited to justify the risks, and Liu Suifeng said he had never planned to send anyone.

• Australia's leaders requested foreign aid after a Beast Tide and a powerful dragon threatened their country.
• Ye Feng and the others assessed the dragon's strength and compared it with First Sequence experts and creatures.
• Lin Kai asked what price Australia would offer for Huaxia's help.
• Liu Suifeng said Australia was willing to pay any price, but explained that its occupied territory left it with little to offer.
• Liu Suifeng said Huaxia no longer lacked resources and he would not risk losing a First Sequence-level genius, so he had not planned to send aid.