Recaps

After defeating the Archbishop, Xu Zhi awakened in the Bottom Layer under Qi Yanxin’s care and slowly rebuilt her damaged body and supernatural circuits. When the Mist Season ended, she had regained her abilities, but the massacre outside and the strange result of her blood test left new dangers unresolved.

• Xu Zhi destroyed the Archbishop’s identity foundation with the sacrificed souls and her Instant Death ability, then ordered Little Aberration to devour it before it carried her through the collapsing rift and into the real world.
• Qi Yanxin found the unconscious Xu Zhi in a landfill, took her home, and treated her wounds, choosing to shelter her despite remembering her own sister’s death.
• Xu Zhi agreed to Doctor Zhuang’s treatment and experiments after he identified her as a rare Lamp, while she learned about the Bottom Layer and its separation from the six sky cities.
• As the Mist Season began, Xu Zhi opened her door to the mist and rebuilt a Lamp-attribute circuit, then used her blood to revive Little Aberration.
• Xu Zhi recovered her supernatural abilities during six days of mist and reassured Qi Yanxin that she would try to take her along if she ever had to leave.
• When the mist dispersed on the ninth day, Xu Zhi saw the bloodied remains across the lower district and suspected a madman with Cup attributes had caused the massacre.
• Xu Zhi told Zhuang Xu her abilities had returned, but his reagent showed no reaction to her blood, leading him to conclude that her attacker had no detectable ability or had concealed it.

After the military identified Xu Zhi as Lamp-aligned and traced the killer’s corruption to her knife, Xu Zhi recovered her connection to her Familiars and chose the Light Institute. The arc ended with her enrolling in its inner academy and ranking first in her assessment.

• Xu Zhi told the military she was Lamp-aligned, and investigators confirmed her memory loss while searching for the killer.
• Xu Zhi recognized the killer’s blood-draining blade as her own knife, and the military subdued him and recovered it.
• After the killer died during questioning, Xu Zhi realized the investigation could expose the [Cup] and bring an end to her quiet life with Qi Yanxin.
• A doctor from the upper levels treated Xu Zhi and gave her glasses, while Xu Zhi broke through at dawn and sensed her Familiars again.
• Xu Zhi rejected the Star-Setting Consortium and Heavenly Heart Society offers, chose the Light Institute, and arranged for Qi Yanxin to accompany her.
• Xu Zhi and Qi Yanxin reached the Fifth Floor, and Xu Zhi enrolled in the Light Institute’s inner academy.
• Xu Zhi’s assessment identified her as Lamp-aligned and Level Four, Proficient, then revealed her excellent affinity, No. 1 academy rank, and extra monthly credits.

Xu Zhi excelled in the Light Institute’s entrance tests, joined the academy, and rapidly advanced while studying circuits and preparing for the Lost Land selection. After news of Fanatics spread, she agreed to fight in the arena with Meng Chuanling and Red Hair to earn credits.

• Xu Zhi shattered the Moth-attribute test circuit in under a minute, then entered the Great Dream and expanded her Lamp circuit.
• The Light Institute’s dean offered Xu Zhi protection, credits, and a home, and Xu Zhi agreed to join the academy.
• Xu Zhi spent her credits on Attribute Cores, reached Level Five Enlightened, and discovered golden threads weaving through her Lamp circuit.
• Xu Zhi attended Circuit Studies and rapidly solved every projected circuit, including the graduation-exam-level questions, earning admiration and forum attention.
• After consuming more Lamp cores, Xu Zhi reached Level Six Comprehension and began classes in potions and mysticism.
• Xu Zhi and Teacher Qin discussed a star chart that foretold calamity and possibly a fiendish god’s descent, while rumors spread after Fanatics appeared in Mijiang City.
• Meng Chuanling asked Xu Zhi to fight a second-year student for betting credits, and Xu Zhi demanded seventy percent of her and Red Hair’s winnings.
• Xu Zhi borrowed three thousand credits, met Meng Chuanling and Red Hair, and went with them to the arena to place a bet on her match.

Xu Zhi advanced her abilities, won the academy’s Lost Land selection, and learned that the Cup was resurging in Minjiang. The arc ended as she and the selected team passed through the border toward the Lost Land entrance.

• Xu Zhi defeated Chun Ming by stopping his bullets and extinguishing his flames, then used her winnings to strengthen her abilities and reached the Immortal stage.
• Xu Zhi built a [Moth] circuit behind [Lamp], awakened the Little Aberration, and received a mysterious beating heart that made it grow.
• Xu Zhi qualified for the Lost Land selection, placed second overall in testing, and went undefeated in five combat trials.
• The academy selected Xu Zhi as a substitute alongside Chu Xiao Yue and five other students, then ordered them to keep the selection secret.
• Xu Zhi learned that the cult operating in Minjiang was the Cup, whose corruption and hierarchy posed a threat to Transcendents.
• Xu Zhi trained with the selected team while concealing her strength, and her [Moth] advanced to Level Five, Proficient.
• Xu Zhi joined the team as Xi Min led them through teleportation, inspections, and rail cars toward the Lost Land entrance.