Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Massive Amounts of Beast God's Blood”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo brings Lorelei from the Spatial Gate to his villa on Earth after rescuing her.
• Lorelei gives Xu Mo two treasures stolen from Odin’s vault:
  • The Warlock’s Eye, a golden artifact capable of powerful mind control.
  • The Eternal Flame, a divine artifact belonging to the Fire Giant of Muspelheim, capable of resurrecting undead beings.
• Xu Mo considers whether the Eternal Flame might be compatible with or fuse with his Hellfire.
• Because Lorelei’s theft has worsened Xu Mo’s conflict with Odin, he demands additional compensation. Lorelei offers herself, and Xu Mo accepts.
• Afterward, Lorelei signs a contract and is sent to the Astral Tower to stay with the three vampire sisters.
• Xu Mo uses an intelligent optical brain to locate a barren planet containing more than fifty percent ore, choosing it as a feeding ground for the Star Devouring Vine.
• He travels to the planet through a Spatial Gate and releases the Star Devouring Vine. Its enormous vines spread across tens of thousands of kilometers and burrow more than two thousand meters underground to absorb the planet’s metal resources.
• Xu Mo returns to Earth and enters the Astral Tower’s cultivation chamber, where he examines a drop of Beast God’s Blood extracted from his Beast God Avatar.
• The chapter emphasizes that, unlike ordinary cultivators who regard Beast God’s Blood as an incredibly rare treasure, Xu Mo possesses a vast and effectively inexhaustible supply because of his enormous Beast God Avatar.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo demonstrates his growing power, confidence, and pragmatism. He remains calm when presented with extraordinary artifacts and treats Lorelei’s dangerous actions as something that can be negotiated rather than immediately punished.
• He also continues managing his resources strategically, using a mineral-rich planet to accelerate the Star Devouring Vine’s growth.
• Lorelei is portrayed as daring, seductive, and highly opportunistic. After escaping prison, she risks entering Odin’s vault to steal treasures. When threatened by Xu Mo, she relies on her beauty and charm to secure her survival.
• Lorelei’s position shifts from enemy or liability to contracted subordinate and potential ally within Xu Mo’s growing organization.
• The Star Devouring Vine is shown to possess intelligence or at least the ability to understand Xu Mo’s intentions, responding affectionately to his encouragement.

Significant Themes

• Power and resource accumulation: Xu Mo’s strength is reinforced by his access to rare artifacts, powerful creatures, advanced technology, and immense quantities of Beast God’s Blood.
• Pragmatic alliances: Relationships are formed through bargaining and mutual usefulness rather than trust or morality. Lorelei survives by offering valuable treasures and herself, while Xu Mo accepts her because she can be useful.
• Exploitation of cosmic resources: The mineral planet is treated as a resource deposit for the Star Devouring Vine, reflecting the scale of Xu Mo’s abilities and the vastness of the universe.
• Abundance versus scarcity: Treasures that would be priceless to other powerful beings are almost commonplace for Xu Mo, particularly the Beast God’s Blood, highlighting his exceptional advantages.
• Seduction and control: Lorelei uses charm as a weapon, while Xu Mo ultimately subjects her to a contract, establishing the imbalance of power between them.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo and Lorelei: Their interaction begins with suspicion and negotiation. Lorelei offers stolen treasures as repayment, then uses seduction to persuade Xu Mo to spare her. Xu Mo responds by accepting her offer but ultimately binds her through a contract.
• Xu Mo and the Star Devouring Vine: Xu Mo treats the vine almost like a loyal companion, encouraging it to consume the planet’s resources. The vine responds as though it understands and trusts him.
• Xu Mo and the Beast God’s Blood: Though no direct interaction occurs with another character, Xu Mo’s contemplation of the blood establishes his unique relationship with the Beast God Avatar and the enormous resources at his disposal.

Chapter Summary: “Wanda, Awakening of Chaos Power!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo analyzes the effects of Beast God’s Blood. Each drop can double his genetic tier, with the enhancement eventually capped at one hundred times that of a human before the Universe Master level.
• He applies a drop of Planetary Level Beast God’s Blood to his chest. After a full day of absorption, his genetic tier increases from 1x to 2x.
• His attributes improve accordingly:
  • Strength and spiritual force rise to 600,000 tons.
  • Speed reaches 140,000 m/s.
  • He remains at Planetary Level Ninth Order.
• Xu Mo realizes that the Planetary Level Beast God’s Blood is nearly as effective as the blood taken from Universe Master-level Beast Gods. He calculates that one hundred drops could raise his genetic tier to the maximum effective level of 100x, dramatically increasing his future strength and lifespan.
• The narrative then shifts to Philadelphia, where Wanda has spent half a month absorbing nutrient solution in a Nutrient Chamber.
• Wanda’s strength has surpassed 900 tons, while her body has become more agile, flexible, and physically attractive rather than heavily muscular. Her rapid growth has made her concerned about accidentally harming people.
• Wanda’s beauty attracts persistent harassment from men. After she asks Avril for help, the harassers suffer mysterious “accidents” and stop bothering her.
• At the end of the nutrient treatment, Wanda undergoes a sudden transformation. Scarlet energy surrounds her, lifts her into the air, and blasts the Nutrient Chamber’s lid off.
• Sonia is awakened by the crash and investigates, fearing that someone has broken into the house. She discovers Wanda floating in the air and glowing with red energy.
• Sonia identifies the event as a possible mutant-ability awakening and chooses to remain beside Wanda in case the process becomes dangerous.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Gains a major increase in genetic potential and becomes more confident about his future growth. He recognizes the enormous value of Beast God’s Blood and begins planning to acquire and use more of it.
• Wanda: Experiences dramatic physical and energetic evolution. Her strength, agility, appearance, and possibly her supernatural abilities are all developing rapidly. Her awakening appears to be connected to scarlet energy and may represent the emergence of a powerful mutant ability.
• Sonia: Demonstrates her close bond with Wanda and her protective instincts. Rather than panicking, she stays to guard Wanda during the dangerous awakening.
• Avril: Though she does not appear directly, she assists Wanda by dealing with the men harassing her.

Significant Themes

• Genetic evolution and power growth: Beast God’s Blood represents a fundamental elevation of life, not merely a temporary increase in strength.
• The value of potential: Xu Mo’s enhanced genetic tier will multiply the benefits of every future breakthrough.
• Awakening and transformation: Wanda’s body and abilities evolve suddenly after prolonged enhancement, suggesting the beginning of a new stage in her powers.
• Protection and companionship: Sonia’s decision to guard Wanda highlights the trust and loyalty that have developed between them.
• Power and restraint: Both Xu Mo and Wanda must learn to control rapidly increasing abilities so they do not endanger ordinary people.

Important Character Interactions

• Xu Mo interacts primarily with the Beast God’s Blood and his system, using the blood and then checking his improved attributes.
• Wanda seeks Avril’s help in dealing with unwanted attention, resulting in the harassers being frightened away.
• Sonia investigates the disturbance in Wanda’s room, realizes that Wanda is awakening an extraordinary ability, and stays beside her as a protector.

Chapter Summary: “Hundredfold Gene Level”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sonia watches Wanda undergo a dangerous transformation after spending an hour suspended in mid-air. Wanda’s energy becomes unstable, she appears to suffer, and she collapses.
• Sonia catches Wanda and attempts to stabilize her by using her own mental and memory-related mutant ability. She first releases pink smoke into Wanda, then enters her mind.
• Wanda’s unconscious mental energy violently repels Sonia and invades her consciousness, causing Sonia to lose consciousness.
• The next morning, Sonia awakens with fragments of Wanda’s memories implanted in her mind. The memories are primarily connected to Xu Mo, including intimate and embarrassing scenes, leaving Sonia emotionally flustered and distressed.
• Wanda wakes to find the room damaged and the nutrient chamber destroyed. She discovers that she has gained a powerful red energy ability and that her strength has reached the peak Wargod level.
• Wanda experiments with her new power, using it to lift the nutrient chamber door, but quickly exhausts her energy. She concludes that she may have awakened as a mutant and immediately calls Xu Mo, as he instructed her to do if anything unusual occurred.
• Meanwhile, Xu Mo completes the absorption of his hundredth drop of Beast God’s Blood. His gene level reaches the maximum shown in the system—100-fold—but absorbing a 101st drop produces no further increase.
• Xu Mo reflects that ordinary cultivators would be severely affected by the Beast God’s Will contained in the blood, while he faces no such danger because the blood originates from his own clone and therefore carries his own will.
• Wanda’s call interrupts Xu Mo’s training, prompting him to restore normal time flow and answer her.

Character Developments

• Wanda: Awakens a powerful, apparently mental or reality-manipulating red energy ability. Her strength rises dramatically to the peak Wargod level, though she has poor control and limited reserves. She remains sensible enough to contact Xu Mo for guidance.
• Sonia: Demonstrates concern for Wanda and courageously attempts to help her despite the danger. However, the attempt backfires, leaving her unconscious and burdened with Wanda’s private memories. She develops an involuntary emotional response toward Xu Mo because of the implanted memories and cannot remove them herself.
• Xu Mo: Achieves a major cultivation milestone by raising his gene level to 100-fold. His unique connection to the Space-Time Beast God clone allows him to bypass the normally devastating effects of the Beast God’s Will.

Significant Themes

• Power awakening and loss of control: Wanda’s new ability emerges chaotically, showing both its enormous potential and the danger of using power without understanding it.
• Mental boundaries and identity: Sonia’s intrusion into Wanda’s mind results in an involuntary transfer of memories, raising issues of privacy, emotional influence, and the limits of her own power.
• Exceptional cultivation: Xu Mo’s progress emphasizes his extraordinary advantages compared with ordinary practitioners, especially his ability to overcome a major cultivation bottleneck.
• Dependence on guidance: Wanda’s immediate decision to contact Xu Mo reinforces his role as a trusted protector and authority figure.

Character Interactions

• Sonia tries to save Wanda by physically catching her and entering her mind, but Wanda’s unconscious power overwhelms her.
• Wanda’s memories of Xu Mo are transferred into Sonia, indirectly creating an unwanted emotional connection between Sonia and Xu Mo.
• Wanda contacts Xu Mo after awakening her ability, while Xu Mo is still training, setting up the chapter’s next interaction and likely explanation of her transformation.

Summary: “Wanda’s Special Training”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Xu Mo returns through a spatial gate, he checks on Wanda, who has just awakened her Chaos Power after absorbing nutrient fluid.
• Wanda demonstrates her newly awakened abilities by telekinetically lifting a glass, filling it with water, and sending it to Xu Mo.
• Sonia arrives and worries that Xu Mo may react negatively to Wanda’s mutation, especially given the widespread human suspicion and hostility toward mutants.
• Xu Mo reassures Sonia that Wanda’s powers are beneficial and will make life more convenient. Sonia relaxes and leaves the couple alone, though her unusual glance toward Xu Mo leaves him briefly confused.
• Xu Mo takes Wanda to the Manhattan estate for intensive training. Although her power has reached the Peak Wargod realm, her control remains poor.
• He gives her basic, unconventional exercises—such as breaking tofu through a wooden board and peeling eggs barehanded—to help her regulate her overwhelming strength.
• After a week of training, Xu Mo and Wanda spar on a remote Pacific island. Their battle is extremely fast and destructive, though Xu Mo deliberately limits himself to Wanda’s level.
• Xu Mo concludes that Wanda has gained sufficient control over her powers. Her combat technique remains crude, but she can now defend herself effectively, allowing her training to shift toward her natural role as a powerful mage.

Character Developments

• Wanda: Her Chaos Power awakens naturally, greatly increasing her strength. She is initially inexperienced and skeptical of Xu Mo’s training methods, but she follows them and gradually learns to control her abilities. By the end, she is capable of holding her own in combat and defending herself.
• Xu Mo: He acts as Wanda’s protector, mentor, and husband. He carefully evaluates her condition, designs a training regimen suited to her rapid growth, and reassures others that her mutation is not a threat.
• Sonia: Her concern about mutants and Wanda’s safety reveals her cautious attitude and personal anxiety. She seems to be hiding something—possibly her own connection to mutation—but chooses not to reveal it yet.

Significant Themes

• Power and control: Raw strength is not enough; Wanda must learn to regulate and apply her abilities safely.
• Acceptance of mutation: Sonia’s unease reflects broader social prejudice against mutants, while Xu Mo’s accepting attitude contrasts with the fear and hostility surrounding them.
• Protection and trust: Wanda trusts Xu Mo’s guidance despite the absurd appearance of his exercises, and Xu Mo focuses on ensuring that she can protect herself.
• Finding one’s proper role: Wanda does not need to become a master of physical combat. Her primary path is that of a mage, with close-combat skills serving mainly as a defensive backup.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo checks Wanda’s health and observes her first display of Chaos Power.
• Sonia questions Xu Mo’s attitude toward Wanda’s mutation, and his reassuring response eases her fears.
• Xu Mo and Wanda spend a week training together, strengthening both Wanda’s abilities and their mentor-student relationship.
• Their final sparring match demonstrates Wanda’s progress while also highlighting the large gap between her and Xu Mo, who remains effortlessly superior even when fighting at her level.

Chapter Summary: Wanda Beginning to Practice Black Magic!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Inside the villa, Xu Mo reminds Wanda about her newly awakened object-manipulation ability. Wanda has largely neglected it because her physical strength has already reached the peak Wargod level.
• Xu Mo explains that her ability is actually an expression of Chaos Power, one of the three ancient cosmic powers, and that it can potentially alter reality.
• He gives Wanda a deluxe replica of the Darkhold, containing black magic spells and a reserve of dark energy equivalent to ten Chthon units. He instructs her to study it in order to gradually master her Chaos Power.
• Wanda becomes excited after discovering that the book contains Spatial Gate magic, imagining that she will eventually be able to travel anywhere. Xu Mo tells her to practice while he prepares for their trip to Xia Kingdom the following week.
• In the Astral Tower, Xu Mo examines two artifacts acquired from Lorelei: the Warlock’s Eye and the Eternal Flame.
• He discovers that the Warlock’s Eye emits a fan-shaped energy wave capable of affecting multiple targets, potentially allowing him to control or subdue groups of enemies efficiently.
• Xu Mo experiments with the Eternal Flame by feeding it dark energy and confirms that it can absorb energy and grow stronger.
• Inspired by the Ghost Rider’s combination of Hellfire and the Spirit of Vengeance, Xu Mo attempts to merge Hellfire with the Eternal Flame, hoping to create or mass-produce immortal warriors.
• The fusion attempt fails when the two flames become dangerously unstable without actually combining. Xu Mo abandons the experiment for now and disposes of the compressed flames through a Spatial Gate rather than wasting them.

Character Developments

• Wanda: Begins transitioning from relying almost entirely on physical strength to actively developing her Chaos Power and magical abilities. Her curiosity about Spatial Gate magic shows her growing enthusiasm for black magic.
• Xu Mo: Acts as Wanda’s mentor, clarifying the true scale of her power. He also continues investigating ways to expand his influence and create powerful supernatural forces, particularly through the Eternal Flame.
• Xu Mo’s ambitions: His thoughts shift toward the possibility of creating an enormous army of immortal Ghost Rider-like beings, revealing his increasingly grand strategic ambitions.

Significant Themes

• Untapped potential: Wanda’s apparently minor telekinetic ability is revealed to possess reality-altering potential when properly developed.
• Growth through knowledge: Mastery of Chaos Power requires Wanda to study and practice magic rather than rely solely on physical strength.
• Experimentation and power creation: Xu Mo constantly tests magical artifacts and explores methods of turning their properties into weapons or armies.
• Limits of control: Despite Xu Mo’s great power, the failed fusion demonstrates that some supernatural forces cannot simply be combined through brute force.
• Power and domination: The Warlock’s Eye and Xu Mo’s plans for mass-producing immortal warriors reflect his desire to control large groups and overwhelm powerful enemies.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo corrects Wanda’s casual dismissal of her telekinetic ability and explains its connection to Chaos Power.
• Wanda jokes that the Darkhold might be as useless as a cookbook, teasing Xu Mo; she then affectionately kisses him and privately offers compensation, restoring his good humor.
• Xu Mo teaches Wanda how to use the magic in the book before leaving her to practice independently.
• Xu Mo’s interactions with the artifacts are investigative and experimental, as he tests their abilities and considers how they might be used in future conflicts.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo launches a devastating attack on an unnamed island nation. Using Spatial Gates, he sends compressed bombs into military bases, causing massive explosions and mushroom clouds.
• Within a single day, nearly all of the nation’s military bases and defensive forces are destroyed, throwing the government into panic and leaving the country defenseless.
• While continuing his experiments in his cultivation room, Xu Mo repeatedly fails to fuse two different flames drawn from the Darkhold.
• He realizes that the flames can only merge if they share a common origin. Since both can absorb and grow through dark energy, he first enlarges them using the same energy before attempting the fusion again.
• The two flames successfully merge into a dark-blue flame.
• Xu Mo feeds the fused flame to a Skeleton Soldier. The skeleton grows dramatically, reaching nearly four meters in height, and becomes covered in blue fire.
• To test its durability, Xu Mo destroys the skeleton completely. Its bones and even its pulverized skull regenerate within seconds, proving that it possesses an “undying” ability.
• After three hours of testing, Xu Mo determines that the Skeleton Soldier is much stronger in melee combat than Ghost Rider, is unaffected by sunlight, possesses enormous strength and stamina, and can enhance weapons and mounts with Hellfire.
• Its resurrection is not limitless: repeated deaths gradually drain the energy in its body. However, Xu Mo can restore and strengthen it by supplying dark energy.
• Xu Mo stores the successful Skeleton Soldier and begins experimenting with other undead troop types.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo demonstrates increasing ingenuity as an experimenter. Rather than continuing to rely on brute force, he identifies the shared source of the two flames and uses that connection to achieve fusion.
• His successful creation excites him, revealing his growing confidence in manipulating dark energy and undead beings.
• The Skeleton Soldier evolves from an ordinary undead unit into a much larger, stronger, blue-flamed warrior. It appears capable of retaining memories and emotions, displaying excitement after its transformation and unease after being struck down.
• Although powerful, the Skeleton Soldier is shown to have a practical limitation: its resurrection consumes energy and can eventually be exhausted.

Significant Themes

• Experimentation and scientific problem-solving: Xu Mo succeeds by analyzing the underlying nature of the flames instead of relying on force.
• Creation and weaponization of power: The fused flame transforms a basic Skeleton Soldier into a powerful combat creature, emphasizing Xu Mo’s efforts to develop stronger undead forces.
• Immortality with limits: The skeleton’s regeneration appears absolute at first, but repeated deaths reveal that even “undying” beings have finite reserves.
• Power and destruction: The destruction of the island nation’s military demonstrates the overwhelming scale of Xu Mo’s abilities and his willingness to use them ruthlessly.
• Comparison and improvement: The Skeleton Soldier is measured against Ghost Rider, showing Xu Mo’s interest in refining existing supernatural abilities and creating superior alternatives.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo interacts primarily with the Skeleton Soldier through experimentation and combat tests.
• He feeds it the fused blue flame, observes its transformation, destroys it to test regeneration, and later restores it with dark energy.
• The Skeleton Soldier’s reactions—its grin, retained memory, and uneasy expression—suggest an unusual degree of awareness despite its undead nature.
• Xu Mo’s comparison of the creature with Ghost Rider establishes the Skeleton Soldier as a distinct and, in several ways, superior creation, though it lacks Ghost Rider’s Eye of Judgment ability.

Chapter Summary: “A Strange Mountain Village”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo returns to the villa and finds Wanda studying the Darkhold while caring for a strange, headless, winged creature resembling the Chinese mythical beast Dijiang.
• Wanda explains that she acquired the creature after accidentally opening a Spatial Gate to a beautiful location in China. The creature crossed through the portal on its own, and she kept it because it appeared harmless.
• Xu Mo suspects the portal may have connected to a legendary place such as Kunlun or Ta Lo. Wanda attempts to reopen it, succeeding despite being unsure she could reproduce her earlier accidental spell.
• The portal leads to an enormous bamboo forest. The Dijiang immediately recognizes the area and guides Xu Mo and Wanda through it.
• Xu Mo uses a larger Spatial Gate to bring an off-road vehicle into the forest. As they travel, the bamboo begins shifting and closing in around them, suggesting that the forest is controlled by a formation or magical mechanism.
• Xu Mo freezes the surrounding bamboo with his Psychic Force but avoids destroying the forest, choosing caution because he does not yet know who or what lies beyond it.
• After following the Dijiang for roughly half an hour, they emerge into a breathtaking landscape filled with mythical creatures, including Dragon Horses, multi-tailed Nine-Tailed Foxes, Phoenixes, and other Dijiang.
• They discover a golden-roofed village beside a green lake beneath towering mountains. Despite the beauty and apparent tranquility, the village is eerily deserted and completely silent.

Character Developments

• Wanda: Demonstrates growing confidence and ability with Spatial Gate magic, successfully recreating a portal to the mysterious realm. She also shows curiosity and compassion by adopting the seemingly harmless Dijiang.
• Xu Mo: Displays his immense Psychic Force by controlling the moving bamboo with ease. However, he also demonstrates restraint and maturity, refusing to destroy the forest before understanding the situation.
• Dijiang: Becomes an important guide, apparently recognizing the landscape and leading Xu Mo and Wanda toward its original home or a significant location within the realm.

Significant Themes

• Exploration of the unknown: The characters enter a hidden, mythical world filled with creatures from Chinese legend.
• Magic and discovery: Wanda’s developing portal magic opens access to places that may connect to ancient myths or secret civilizations.
• Power balanced by caution: Xu Mo possesses overwhelming strength but deliberately avoids using excessive force without knowing the consequences.
• Beauty concealing danger: The idyllic landscape and magnificent village contrast sharply with its unnatural silence and lack of inhabitants, creating a sense of impending danger.

Character Interactions

• Wanda eagerly introduces Xu Mo to her new pet, while Xu Mo questions its origin and significance.
• Xu Mo encourages Wanda to attempt reopening the Spatial Gate and reassures her when she doubts her ability.
• The two cooperate closely during the journey, relying on the Dijiang to navigate the bamboo forest.
• Wanda reacts with wonder to the moving bamboo and the mythical landscape, while Xu Mo remains observant and cautious.
• The chapter ends with Xu Mo and Wanda arriving at the silent village, leaving the nature of its inhabitants and the reason for its abandonment unresolved.

Chapter Summary: “Soul-Eating Beast”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo and Wanda arrive at an apparently deserted village. Using his Psychic Force, Xu Mo realizes that the villagers have gathered near the lake.
• The villagers of Taro Village are preparing for the periodic emergence of the Soul-Eating Beast King, which is sealed behind a massive, dragon-scale-like stone barrier on the mountainside.
• The seal begins to crack, allowing swarms of smaller Soul-Eating Beasts to escape. These creatures resemble dark-green winged dragons with tentacles beneath their tails.
• Uncle Guang explains that the beasts collect human souls for the sealed Beast King, allowing it to grow stronger and eventually break free.
• The villagers launch a coordinated defense using bows, staffs, shields, and specialized weapons. Their arrows destroy some beasts, but the swarm is too large to stop.
• The Soul-Eating Beasts reach the villagers and begin attacking them with their tentacles, attempting to drain their souls through their mouths.
• Uncle Guang saves a villager by throwing his staff to kill an attacking beast, but this leaves him defenseless. Yingnan saves him from one attacker, yet another beast closes in.
• Just before Uncle Guang is killed, Xu Mo intervenes, piercing the beast’s head with a small blade and burning it to ash.
• Xu Mo and Wanda reveal themselves and ask the villagers whether they need assistance.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo remains observant and confident, quickly identifying the village’s situation through his Psychic Force. His intervention demonstrates both his combat ability and willingness to help.
• Wanda is initially fascinated by the village’s surroundings but becomes part of Xu Mo’s arrival at the crisis point, suggesting her continued involvement in his actions.
• Uncle Guang is established as an experienced and self-sacrificing village leader. Despite understanding the danger, he willingly risks his life to protect the villagers.
• Yingnan shows courage and loyalty by protecting Uncle Guang, even while fighting amid the chaos. Her anxious reaction reveals her concern for him.
• The villagers demonstrate unity and preparedness, but their desperation and heavy losses highlight how vulnerable they are against the beast swarm.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and communal defense: The villagers fight together despite knowing many may die, emphasizing collective responsibility and bravery.
• The cycle of danger: Every thirty years, the seal weakens and the beasts emerge, creating a recurring threat that the village must repeatedly endure.
• Power gained through suffering: The Beast King’s growth depends on consuming human souls, portraying life and death as resources exploited by a monstrous force.
• Hope through intervention: The villagers appear close to defeat until Xu Mo arrives, shifting the conflict and introducing the possibility of outside salvation.
• Duty versus survival: Uncle Guang and Yingnan prioritize protecting others even when doing so places their own lives at risk.

Character Interactions

• Yingnan urges Uncle Guang to seek the Divine Dragon’s help early, revealing her concern and lack of confidence in the villagers’ ability to survive alone.
• Uncle Guang reassures her while maintaining a solemn awareness of the danger, showing his role as both protector and realist.
• During the battle, Uncle Guang saves a villager by sacrificing his own weapon and exposing himself to attack.
• Yingnan responds immediately, using an improvised arrow-kick to kill one beast and attempt to save Uncle Guang.
• Xu Mo’s sudden rescue of Uncle Guang marks the first direct interaction between the newcomers and the villagers, ending the chapter with Xu Mo offering aid.

Chapter Summary: “Annihilated in a Single Strike”

Plot and key events

Xu Mo and Wanda arrive in Taro Village during an attack by thousands of Soul-Eating Beasts. Uncle Guang, initially confused because they are outsiders, asks for their help. While Wanda destroys beasts with red energy, Xu Mo uses the Thousand Mechanism Disc, splitting it into 10,081 flaming sword blades. In a single attack, the blades sweep across the sky and annihilate the entire swarm within seconds. The villagers are stunned, and even the Soul-Eating Beast King—sealed beneath the nearby lake—seems frightened and stops attacking the seal.

Character developments

Xu Mo demonstrates overwhelming power and precise control, revealing that he is far stronger than Uncle Guang had assumed. His attack confirms that he may be capable of defeating the Soul-Eating Beast King if it escapes. Wanda continues to fight confidently and effectively, showing that she can handle the creatures without Xu Mo’s protection. Uncle Guang shifts from merely hoping Xu Mo will assist the village to actively wanting him to stay, believing he may be the villagers’ only chance to escape generations of destruction.

Character interactions

Uncle Guang warns Xu Mo and Wanda to protect themselves before returning to battle. Xu Mo identifies the village as the home of Ying Li and recognizes its connection to the Divine Dragon and the Soul-Eating Beast King’s seal. After Xu Mo’s victory, a young villager excitedly calls him a “sword immortal,” while his companion saves him from a beast and then shares his amazement. Uncle Guang reacts with shock and immediately begins planning how to build a relationship with Xu Mo. Yingnan approaches Uncle Guang, excitedly asking where he found such an expert, though Uncle Guang privately regrets that Xu Mo is not someone he already knew.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes the contrast between ordinary villagers struggling for survival and Xu Mo’s overwhelming supernatural strength. It also highlights hope amid generational suffering: the villagers have long sacrificed themselves to maintain the seal, but Xu Mo may offer a way to break this cycle. The Soul-Eating Beast King’s fear establishes Xu Mo as a major threat and raises the stakes surrounding its possible escape.

Summary: “A Temporary Stay in Taro Village”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo and Wanda are escorted by Uncle Guang to a house in Taro Village after helping defeat the Soul-Eating Beasts.
• Over tea, Uncle Guang asks how they entered the isolated village, since the Bamboo Grove Formation normally prevents outsiders from reaching it.
• Xu Mo demonstrates a golden Spatial Gate, revealing that he knows some magic. Uncle Guang initially assumes they may be connected to Kamar-Taj, but Xu Mo denies being a member.
• Xu Mo explains that he and Wanda would like to build a small house beside the lake so they can occasionally stay in the village. Wanda is especially enchanted by the village’s scenery.
• Uncle Guang eagerly agrees, recognizing that Xu Mo’s presence could protect the villagers from future attacks by Soul-Eating Beasts. He immediately organizes the villagers to construct the house.
• Xu Mo and Wanda choose a scenic lakeside location. With the villagers’ labor and Xu Mo’s telekinetic assistance, a two-story bamboo house is completed before nightfall.
• The villagers hold a large celebration in the central square to commemorate surviving the Soul-Eating Beasts. Xu Mo, as the main contributor to their victory, becomes the center of attention.
• After the banquet, Xu Mo returns to the new house, where Wanda happily furnishes it using magic portals. The chapter ends with the couple enjoying their new retreat and sharing an affectionate, suggestive moment.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Shows generosity and adaptability by helping the villagers and choosing to establish a temporary home among them. He understands Uncle Guang’s true motivation but does not resent it. His use of Kamar-Taj’s Spatial Gate also reveals another aspect of his magical abilities.
• Wanda: Becomes deeply attached to Taro Village, viewing its scenery as the realization of her idealized vision of China. Her excitement over the house and eagerness to decorate it reveal her desire for peace, comfort, and a domestic life with Xu Mo.
• Uncle Guang: Initially cautious and inquisitive, he quickly becomes enthusiastic once he realizes Xu Mo and Wanda may remain connected to the village. His hospitality is partly sincere gratitude and partly a strategic attempt to secure powerful protection for the villagers.
• The villagers: Shift from survivors of a dangerous attack to a welcoming community celebrating its victory and helping construct a home for their new protectors.

Significant Themes

• Sanctuary and belonging: Taro Village offers Xu Mo and Wanda a peaceful refuge away from conflict and danger.
• Mutual benefit and hidden motives: The villagers’ hospitality is genuine but also motivated by their hope that Xu Mo will protect them in the future.
• Beauty and familiarity: Wanda is moved by the village’s natural beauty, while the longtime residents have become desensitized to it.
• Community and gratitude: The villagers repay Xu Mo’s aid through cooperation, celebration, and practical support.
• Domestic happiness: Building and furnishing the lakeside home represents Xu Mo and Wanda creating a shared private life.

Character Interactions

• Uncle Guang questions Xu Mo and Wanda about their origins, while Xu Mo responds diplomatically and demonstrates his portal magic.
• Xu Mo explains Wanda’s wish to stay, presenting the request as a favor connected to her love of the scenery.
• Uncle Guang eagerly promises to build the house, hoping to strengthen ties with the couple.
• Xu Mo reassures Wanda when she mistakes Uncle Guang’s hurried departure for a problem and tells her he is arranging their home.
• The villagers celebrate Xu Mo as their savior, while Wanda later expresses her happiness and affection for both the village and Xu Mo.

Chapter Summary: Immortal Crystal, the Beast God’s Advancement

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo and Wanda temporarily settle in Taro Village, treating it as a secluded vacation spot despite the danger posed by the sealed Soul-Eating Beast behind the nearby mountain wall.
• After nearly two months of earning points through Silent Hill and his subordinates’ activities, Xu Mo accumulates over 100 million points.
• He exchanges the points for an Immortal Crystal, a treasure containing fragments of fused Space-Time Laws.
• Xu Mo intends to use these crystals to help his Space-Time Beast God Avatar advance. The system offers 10,081 non-duplicating crystals, potentially forming a complete set of Space-Time Law fragments, though acquiring them all would be extremely expensive.
• Xu feeds the crystal to the Beast God Avatar inside the Astral Tower. The Avatar absorbs the immense energy and law fragments without being destroyed, demonstrating the extraordinary strength of an Innate Beast God.
• Xu expects the Avatar’s advancement to eventually raise his own main body to the Stellar Level.
• Wanda returns with two Nine-Tailed Foxes—an adult with eight tails and a young cub—which she has adopted. Xu learns that the foxes have no supernatural abilities and grow additional tails as they age.
• A disturbance erupts in the village. Xu Wenwu arrives carrying an unconscious but living woman in a hospital gown, Ying Li.
• After being confronted by Uncle Guang, Wenwu kneels and begs the villagers to save Ying Li.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Continues strategically improving his power by investing his resources in the Space-Time Beast God Avatar. His understanding of the system’s treasures and the Avatar’s unique nature allows him to exploit Immortal Crystals more effectively than ordinary powerhouses.
• Wanda: Becomes increasingly integrated into village life. She begins learning Chinese and progresses rapidly, showing both adaptability and a desire to participate in Xu Mo’s surroundings. Her adoption of the foxes reveals her affection for animals and her growing comfort in the village.
• The Space-Time Beast God Avatar: Demonstrates exceptional durability and energy capacity by directly consuming an Immortal Crystal at the Planetary Level. Its advancement is positioned as the main route toward Xu Mo’s next major power increase.
• Xu Wenwu: Appears desperate and humbled. Despite previously being unwelcome in Taro Village, he returns and kneels before Uncle Guang to seek help for Ying Li.
• Uncle Guang: Remains protective of the village and hostile toward Wenwu, immediately challenging his presence.
• Ying Li: Though unconscious and seriously ill or injured, she is confirmed to be alive, making her condition the immediate crisis.

Significant Themes

• Power through accumulation and preparation: Xu Mo’s steady collection of points and deliberate investment in rare treasures reflect the importance of long-term planning.
• The uniqueness of innate power: The Beast God’s perfect genes allow it to survive an energy influx that would destroy ordinary beings, emphasizing the gulf between exceptional and conventional life forms.
• Law comprehension and advancement: The Immortal Crystals represent not only raw energy but also insight into universal laws, highlighting that true advancement requires both strength and understanding.
• Domestic peace versus hidden danger: The village serves as a peaceful vacation setting, but the sealed Soul-Eating Beast and Wenwu’s arrival reveal that danger remains close at hand.
• Desperation and reconciliation: Wenwu’s act of kneeling suggests a reversal of power and possibly the beginning of a renewed relationship with the villagers or with Xu Mo’s group.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo and Wanda share a relaxed domestic moment when she presents the adopted foxes, with Xu responding supportively to her efforts.
• Xu Mo observes the village disturbance through telekinesis rather than immediately intervening.
• Uncle Guang confronts Xu Wenwu and reminds him that the village does not welcome him.
• Wenwu ignores the confrontation, carries Ying Li forward, and humbles himself by kneeling and pleading for her salvation, creating a dramatic shift from hostility to urgent dependence.

Chapter Summary: “Wenwu’s Plea for Help”

Plot Points and Events

• Xu Wenwu returns to Taro Village carrying his critically injured wife, Ying Li, hoping the village’s connection to the Divine Dragon can save her.
• Uncle Guang, the village chief and doctor, examines Ying Li and determines that her condition is beyond ordinary treatment. He angrily blames Wenwu for allowing her to be harmed after leaving the village.
• Ying Li’s sister, Yingnan, arrives and confirms that neither she nor the Divine Dragon’s power can heal Ying Li’s severe injuries.
• Wenwu becomes desperate, explaining that he has already consulted many famous doctors without success. He begs the villagers to save Ying Li and offers anything in exchange.
• Xu Mo and Wanda arrive. Xu Mo realizes that Ying Li’s fatal wound was caused by a gunshot that damaged her lungs, making conventional treatment impossible.
• Xu Mo also detects the Soul-Eating Beast King’s influence attempting to tempt Wenwu. He destroys the immediate psychic intrusion and deduces that the beast’s power works gradually, planting suggestions that can eventually control its victim.
• Xu Mo announces that he can save Ying Li, restoring Wenwu’s hope.
• However, Xu Mo demands payment: Wenwu must give him the Ten Rings.

Character Developments

• Wenwu: Displays intense love and desperation for Ying Li. He accepts responsibility for her injury and is willing to sacrifice his life to save her. His emotional vulnerability also explains how the Soul-Eating Beast King could later manipulate him.
• Uncle Guang: Though furious with Wenwu for taking Ying Li away years earlier, he remains concerned for her and honestly explains the limits of the village’s healing abilities.
• Yingnan: Reacts with shock and grief at seeing her sister near death. She confirms that even the Divine Dragon’s power cannot heal Ying Li, reinforcing the seriousness of the situation.
• Xu Mo: Shows practical judgment rather than personal hostility toward Wenwu. He uses his psychic abilities to understand Ying Li’s condition and identify the hidden influence affecting Wenwu. He is willing to help but insists on receiving something valuable in return.
• Wanda: Accompanies Xu Mo but has no major direct interaction in the chapter.

Significant Themes

• Desperation and hope: Wenwu moves from despair to renewed hope when Xu Mo offers a possible cure, highlighting how far someone may go to save a loved one.
• The limits of power: The Divine Dragon is powerful but not omnipotent, and even its emissary cannot heal every injury.
• Love and responsibility: Wenwu’s devotion to Ying Li is genuine, but he also recognizes that his past actions and enemies contributed to her suffering.
• Manipulation through vulnerability: The Soul-Eating Beast King targets Wenwu’s grief and desperation, gradually exploiting his desire to recover Ying Li.
• Power as exchange: Xu Mo rejects selfless heroism and treats Ying Li’s rescue as a transaction, demanding the Ten Rings as compensation.

Character Interactions

• Uncle Guang confronts Wenwu over Ying Li’s condition, while Wenwu responds with remorse rather than anger.
• Yingnan joins the examination and shares Uncle Guang’s grim assessment, intensifying Wenwu’s panic.
• Xu Mo becomes the final source of hope for Wenwu, but immediately establishes unequal bargaining terms by requesting the Ten Rings.

Chapter Summary: “Life Water”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Wenwu agrees to hand over the Ten Rings in exchange for Xu Mo saving Ying Li, who is near death from a gunshot wound.
• Xu Mo reassures him that payment can be made after the treatment, convincing Xu Wenwu that the transaction is genuine.
• Using 1,000 points, Xu Mo exchanges for Life Water, a powerful medicine capable of regenerating severe injuries.
• Yingnan gives the Life Water to Ying Li. Within minutes, her chest wound and internal injuries completely heal, and she regains consciousness.
• Xu Wenwu and Ying Li thank Xu Mo, offering their future service. Xu Mo insists that the Ten Rings are simply payment and that they owe him nothing.
• Xu Wenwu hands over the Ten Rings, which Xu Mo collects before leaving with Wanda.
• Wanda becomes melancholy after witnessing Xu Wenwu and Ying Li’s reunion, thinking of her own deceased parents. Xu Mo comforts her without making uncertain promises about resurrecting them.
• Later, inside the Astral Tower, Xu Mo tests the Ten Rings. Their strength enhancement is insignificant compared with his own power, but he successfully transfers them to a Skeleton Soldier, confirming that they can be used by his summoned creatures.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Demonstrates both generosity and pragmatism. He fulfills his bargain without exploiting Xu Wenwu’s desperation, while also recognizing that the Ten Rings may be more useful when given to a subordinate rather than used personally.
• Xu Wenwu: Shows trust and decisiveness by offering the Ten Rings immediately. After Ying Li is healed, his emotional restraint breaks, revealing deep love and gratitude.
• Ying Li: Recovers from the brink of death and becomes even more devoted to Xu Wenwu and grateful to Xu Mo. She promises that she and her husband will serve Xu Mo if needed.
• Wanda: Her emotional wounds are stirred by Ying Li’s revival and Xu Wenwu’s happiness, reminding her of the parents she lost. She briefly falls into sadness but recovers quickly, showing her resilience.
• Yingnan: Acts as Ying Li’s caregiver by giving her the Life Water and witnessing her miraculous recovery.

Significant Themes

• Trust and fair exchange: Xu Wenwu’s willingness to surrender the Ten Rings and Xu Mo’s decision to cure Ying Li before accepting payment establish mutual trust.
• Love and family: Xu Wenwu’s desperate concern for Ying Li and Wanda’s reaction highlight the strength of familial and romantic bonds.
• Hope versus uncertainty: Ying Li’s recovery offers a miracle, while Xu Mo deliberately avoids giving Wanda false hope about reviving her parents.
• Power and utility: The Ten Rings are immensely valuable to ordinary people but provide little benefit to Xu Mo himself, emphasizing the difference between absolute strength and practical usefulness.
• Emotional resilience: Wanda’s sadness returns briefly but does not overwhelm her, demonstrating her ability to endure loss and continue forward.

Character Interactions

• Xu Wenwu and Xu Mo negotiate the cure and payment, with Xu Mo’s honesty earning Wenwu’s respect.
• Yingnan administers the Life Water while Xu Mo monitors the healing process.
• Xu Wenwu embraces Ying Li after her recovery, creating the chapter’s central emotional moment.
• Ying Li and Xu Wenwu both bow to Xu Mo and express their gratitude, though Xu Mo maintains that their arrangement was only a transaction.
• Wanda shares her grief with Xu Mo, who comforts her silently and affectionately.
• Xu Mo later tests the Ten Rings by transferring them to a Skeleton Soldier, opening the possibility of using them through his summoned forces.

Concise Chapter Summary

Xu Mo reflects on the power of the Ten Rings, which have no usage requirements and can immediately raise his physical strength to the level of a Junior Wargod. Their enhancement also allows him to wield Psychic Force at Peak Wargod level, greatly increasing his combat ability during Dreamwalking.
Over the following weeks, Xu Mo divides his time between accompanying Wanda and cultivating in the Astral Tower. With the Beast God’s guidance, he advances his spatial-law comprehension and reaches the second level of Shatter Space, enabling him to create spatial rifts roughly one meter wide. This achievement places his understanding of spatial laws above that of most Domain Lords.
However, Xu Mo’s supply of system points has slowed. Earth has become unusually peaceful after Apocalypse and Magneto suppressed most sources of conflict, while the Weird World provides only limited additional points. Although Xu Mo considers traveling to other planets to eliminate villains, he decides against risking a confrontation with Odin or Captain Marvel before he is certain of victory. Instead, he chooses to enter another parallel universe through Dreamwalking.
Xu Mo awakens in a classroom at Midtown High School in New York, in what he quickly identifies as the world of the first-generation Spider-Man films. He recognizes his classmate Toby as “Bully Maguire,” and realizes that this is likely a pre-Spider-Man version of Peter Parker. His parallel-world counterpart appears to be close friends with Pietro, who is talkative and concerned about Xu Mo’s apparent tiredness. Xu Mo infers that Pietro has not yet become Spider-Man.
As Xu Mo and Pietro leave class, several large football players mock them as weaklings. Pietro tries to avoid provoking them, but Xu Mo stops and calmly confronts the bullies. The chapter ends as he approaches the group, apparently preparing to teach them a lesson.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Xu Mo: Continues becoming stronger through the Ten Rings, spatial-law cultivation, and Dreamwalking. He is increasingly cautious about major threats but remains willing to intervene against immediate injustice.
• Wanda: Xu Mo continues spending time with her, though cultivation remains his main priority.
• Beast God: Helps Xu Mo improve his mastery of spatial laws.
• Pietro: Presented as Xu Mo’s friendly and talkative classmate in this universe. He appears timid around the football players and has not yet gained Spider-Man’s powers.
• Toby/Peter Parker: Recognized by Xu Mo as the familiar “Bully Maguire,” establishing the setting as the first Spider-Man universe.
• School bullies: Mock Xu Mo and Pietro, creating the immediate conflict that Xu Mo is about to confront.

Significant Themes

• Power and restraint: Xu Mo possesses growing strength but deliberately avoids confronting Odin and Captain Marvel until he can guarantee victory.
• Parallel worlds and familiar identities: The appearance of Toby and Midtown High School places Xu Mo in a recognizable but potentially altered Spider-Man timeline.
• Protection versus self-interest: Although Xu Mo enters the world seeking points and a way to empower his counterpart, he still pauses to defend Pietro from harassment.
• Growth through cultivation: Xu Mo’s advancement emphasizes the importance of steadily developing both physical power and comprehension of cosmic laws.

Chapter Summary: Pietro and Mary Jane

Key Plot Points and Events

• A group of football players confronts Xu Mo after he takes offense at their insulting nickname for him.
• Pietro tries to prevent the situation from escalating, warning Xu Mo that the dean is approaching.
• Although the bullies believe the dean’s arrival will stop Xu Mo from retaliating, Xu Mo suddenly slaps the blond leader in front of him.
• The blond student pretends to have been seriously assaulted and falls to the ground, hoping to make Xu Mo appear guilty.
• When the others attempt to accuse Xu Mo, he rapidly slaps all seven or eight football players to the ground.
• The dean witnesses the entire incident but surprisingly praises Xu Mo for standing up to habitual bullies. He orders security guards to take the football players to his office instead of punishing Xu Mo.
• Xu Mo later hides in a restroom and returns briefly to the Marvel world, discovering that time flows at least ten times faster in the current world. He also arranges for this world’s original Xu Mo to be reincarnated as a wealthy heir in another country.
• After returning, Xu Mo finds Pietro excitedly praising his actions—until Pietro becomes distracted by Mary Jane, his longtime crush.
• Xu Mo observes Mary Jane with little interest and warns Pietro that she is a flirt and unsuitable for him.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Demonstrates his overwhelming confidence, physical ability, and willingness to exploit situations to his advantage. He deliberately provokes the bullies into exposing themselves, then presents himself as someone defending other students. His purple eyes briefly glow, suggesting the continued influence or use of his special powers. He also takes practical steps to manage his alternate identity and learns that the accelerated time flow gives him much more freedom.
• Pietro: Remains timid and concerned about consequences, especially because Xu Mo is an orphan who could not afford expulsion. However, he is deeply impressed by Xu Mo’s sudden boldness and becomes openly enthusiastic about his transformation. His infatuation with Mary Jane reveals his romantic vulnerability and distractibility.
• The Dean: Initially appears to be an authority figure who might punish Xu Mo, but instead approves of his actions. His support reinforces Xu Mo’s carefully constructed image as a student who protects others.
• Mary Jane: Appears briefly as Pietro’s crush. Xu Mo immediately judges her as a manipulative, serial flirt, setting up possible tension around Pietro’s romantic interest.

Significant Themes

• Power and reputation: Xu Mo turns a potentially punishable assault into a heroic act by controlling the narrative and allowing the bullies to incriminate themselves.
• Manipulation and social perception: The football players’ fake victimhood is countered by Xu Mo’s calculated behavior, while his polite statements convince the dean that he acted responsibly.
• Transformation: Xu Mo’s sudden change from a timid, bullied student into a fearless and dominant figure shocks everyone who knew his former personality.
• Parallel worlds and time: The discovery that time moves much faster in this world gives Xu Mo a major strategic advantage and allows him to act without urgency regarding his original world.
• Friendship and romance: Pietro’s loyalty to Xu Mo contrasts with his awkward infatuation with Mary Jane, whom Xu Mo distrusts.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo and the football players: Their confrontation escalates from verbal provocation to Xu Mo physically humiliating the entire group.
• Xu Mo and Pietro: Pietro attempts to protect Xu Mo from punishment, while Xu Mo’s actions leave Pietro amazed and excited. Xu Mo later teases him about Mary Jane.
• Xu Mo and the dean: Xu Mo presents himself as a morally motivated protector, and the dean accepts this version of events, praising him instead of disciplining him.
• Pietro and Mary Jane: Their interaction is indirect; Pietro is visibly captivated by her, while Xu Mo dismisses her as a dangerous romantic choice.

Chapter Summary: “Fantastic Four, Susan, and Johnny”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo learns from Pietro that Midtown High is organizing a trip to Columbia University’s insect-related laboratories. He suspects this could be the laboratory where Pietro may eventually be bitten and transformed into Spider-Man, though he is unsure whether it will happen on this particular trip.
• After parting with Pietro, Xu Mo arrives at his new home in Queens and notes that the house is comfortably above average compared with Pietro’s cramped family home.
• Outside the villa, Xu Mo encounters an angry, foul-mouthed blond man who resembles a young Captain America. The man tries to shove him aside, leading Xu Mo to stop him.
• A blond woman intervenes and scolds the man, calling him Johnny. Xu Mo recognizes them as Johnny Storm, the future Human Torch, and Susan Storm, the future Invisible Woman.
• Susan apologizes for Johnny’s behavior and explains that his girlfriend has left him for someone else. She invites Xu Mo to a party at their neighboring villa the following evening.
• After entering his house, Xu Mo researches the world and discovers that it is the year 2002. There is no public record of Spider-Man or the Fantastic Four, confirming that neither Pietro’s transformation nor the Storm siblings’ cosmic accident has occurred yet.
• Xu Mo tests a portal to Kamar-Taj but finds only an empty mountaintop, confirming that the Ancient One and the mystical world of Doctor Strange do not exist in this setting.
• He concludes that the world is a crossover universe limited primarily to Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, with many other Marvel heroes and villains absent.
• Xu Mo then summons a Skeleton Soldier wearing the Ten Rings and transfers the rings onto his own arms, apparently preparing to expand his power.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Becomes increasingly aware that he has entered a unique Marvel crossover world. He shifts from merely adapting to his surroundings to actively investigating the world’s heroes, villains, and supernatural elements. His curiosity and ambition grow as he realizes the opportunities and dangers this setting offers.
• Pietro: Is established as a potential future Spider-Man, though his spider bite has not yet occurred. His upcoming school trip may be connected to his origin.
• Johnny Storm: Is introduced as immature, hot-tempered, vulgar, and emotionally unstable after being dumped by his girlfriend. Despite his aggression, he immediately backs down when Susan reprimands him.
• Susan Storm: Is portrayed as attractive, responsible, polite, and protective of her brother. She takes responsibility for Johnny’s behavior, apologizes to Xu Mo, and attempts to establish a friendly relationship with him.
• The Fantastic Four: Their origins have not yet taken place, making Susan and Johnny ordinary humans at this point.

Significant Themes

• Crossover-world discovery: Xu Mo realizes he is in a blended universe rather than a complete Marvel setting. The absence of Stark, Captain America, Kamar-Taj, and other figures helps define the world’s boundaries.
• Heroes before their origins: Both Pietro and the Storm siblings are shown before becoming superhuman, emphasizing how their future identities have not yet been determined.
• Power and preparation: Xu Mo continues gathering information and strengthening himself, culminating in his decision to take possession of the Ten Rings.
• Fate and intervention: Xu Mo wonders whether he can observe or influence Pietro’s transformation, suggesting that future superhero origins may be altered by his presence.
• Everyday life beside superhero potential: Ordinary events such as school trips, neighborhood disputes, and parties occur alongside the hidden beginnings of major superhero stories.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo and Pietro: They discuss the school trip and Columbia’s laboratories. Xu Mo quietly considers whether the visit will trigger Pietro’s future transformation.
• Xu Mo and Johnny: Johnny insults and attempts to push Xu Mo despite having ample space to pass. Xu Mo restrains him and warns that his foul mouth may eventually cause serious trouble.
• Xu Mo and Susan: Susan apologizes for Johnny and explains his emotional state. She then invites Xu Mo to the Storm siblings’ party, creating a friendly connection between the neighboring households.
• Xu Mo and the developing superhero world: Through research and experimentation, Xu Mo begins mapping which Marvel characters and settings exist in this universe and which do not.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo equips the Ten Rings, restoring much of his physical strength—nearly one hundred tons—and greatly expanding his psychic perception to cover more than a thousand meters.
• He discovers that, by channeling enough psychic power into them, the Ten Rings can merge into his body and disappear, allowing him to conceal them conveniently.
• Xu Mo decides to remain in this world to cultivate, since its accelerated time flow is faster than that of the Astral Tower. He chooses to finish school rather than drop out because he is only half a month away from graduation.
• At Midtown High School, Xu Mo reunites with Pietro Parker and Harry Osborn. Harry is still innocent and has not yet become the darker “Green Goblin” figure associated with his future.
• The students visit a Columbia University laboratory conducting spider research. Xu Mo realizes this is likely the event in which Pietro will gain his Spider-Man abilities.
• Pietro is bitten by a genetically significant spider while photographing Mary Jane. Xu Mo secretly captures the spider in a prepared container, intending to have researchers study it, and considers obtaining Pietro’s blood as well.
• The chapter ends as Mary Jane’s boyfriend confronts Pietro, creating a scene that Xu Mo notices after securing the spider.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: His strength and psychic abilities are significantly restored through the Ten Rings. He becomes more strategic and forward-thinking, preserving Pietro’s altered spider and planning to exploit any scientific discoveries it may enable.
• Pietro Parker: He remains a friendly, somewhat awkward student and shows an interest in photography and Mary Jane. His transformation begins when the spider bites him.
• Harry Osborn: He is introduced as Xu Mo and Pietro’s friend. Unlike his future self, he is still cheerful and innocent despite being the future Green Goblin.
• Mary Jane: She is portrayed as socially confident and flirtatious, receiving attention from multiple students, including Pietro.
• Mary Jane’s boyfriend: He appears possessive and hostile toward Pietro, setting up a confrontation.

Significant Themes

• Power and concealment: Xu Mo’s ability to hide the Ten Rings reflects his growing control over his power and his desire to avoid unnecessary attention.
• Strategic manipulation of fate: Although Xu Mo recognizes that Pietro’s spider bite is important to the world’s future, he does not prevent it. Instead, he observes the event and extracts valuable biological materials for later use.
• Knowledge as power: Xu Mo’s decision to preserve the spider shows his interest in scientific research and in turning extraordinary events into practical advantages.
• Foreshadowing and alternate destiny: The chapter reinterprets the origin of Spider-Man while suggesting that Xu Mo’s interference may alter the original sequence of events.
• Social appearances versus hidden identities: The students appear to be ordinary teenagers, but the chapter emphasizes their future identities and transformations.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo jokes with Pietro about Mary Jane, calling her a “green tea white lotus,” though he misleadingly defines the phrase as meaning “fresh and pure.”
• Pietro innocently accepts Xu Mo’s explanation and approaches Mary Jane to photograph her for the school paper.
• Harry joins Xu Mo and Pietro at school and reacts enthusiastically to Pietro’s earlier confrontation with bullies.
• Xu Mo silently watches Pietro’s spider bite while choosing not to interfere, then acts independently to capture the spider.
• Mary Jane’s boyfriend confronts Pietro, marking the beginning of a likely conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Conflict!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• During a laboratory tour, Pietro photographs Mary Jane, attracting the jealousy of her boyfriend, Flash.
• On the bus ride back, Flash repeatedly glares at Pietro. After returning to school, he confronts Pietro and warns him to stay away from Mary Jane.
• Flash escalates the confrontation by threatening to harm Pietro’s Uncle Ben and Aunt May, exploiting Pietro’s vulnerable family situation.
• Enraged, Pietro attacks Flash. Xu Mo and Harry join the fight, with Xu Mo secretly using telekinesis to pull Harry’s jacket over Flash’s head and later retrieve all three backpacks through a Spatial Gate.
• The three boys beat Flash for several minutes before Xu Mo senses approaching security guards and leads them away.
• Harry promises to use his family’s influence to prevent Flash from retaliating against Pietro.
• Afterward, Harry notices the unexplained movement of his jacket and the appearance of the backpacks, realizing that Xu Mo possesses mysterious abilities.

Character Developments

• Pietro: Initially hesitant and unable to defend himself confidently, Pietro becomes furious when Flash threatens his family. His protective instincts overcome his fear, though he later worries about retaliation.
• Xu Mo: Acts as Pietro’s protector while pretending to limit himself to ordinary physical strength. He discreetly uses telekinesis and spatial powers to control the fight and ensure their escape. He also cleverly shifts responsibility for the incident onto Harry.
• Harry: Breaks away from his usual obedient, restrained personality by joining the fight. He experiences excitement and freedom from acting recklessly, then accepts responsibility for protecting Pietro from Flash.
• Flash: Revealed as an aggressive bully who uses his family’s wealth and underworld connections to intimidate others. His threat against Pietro’s relatives makes the conflict more serious.
• Mary Jane: Though she does not participate directly, her relationship with Flash and Pietro’s interest in her trigger the confrontation.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and protection: Pietro fights not over Mary Jane, but because Flash threatens his family. Xu Mo and Harry support him afterward.
• The danger of intimidation and abuse of power: Flash relies on his family’s influence to threaten Pietro, illustrating how privilege can encourage bullying.
• Friendship and shared rebellion: The fight strengthens the bond among Xu Mo, Pietro, and Harry, especially as Harry experiences freedom from his father’s expectations.
• Hidden abilities and secrecy: Xu Mo continues concealing his powers, while Harry begins to suspect that Xu Mo is far more extraordinary than he appears.
• Moral ambiguity: Xu Mo recognizes that Pietro provoked the situation but considers Flash’s threat against family unacceptable, justifying the group’s intervention.

Important Character Interactions

• Flash intimidates Pietro and threatens Uncle Ben and Aunt May, provoking Pietro’s attack.
• Xu Mo covertly assists Pietro and Harry during the fight, then assigns Harry responsibility for handling Flash’s future retaliation.
• Harry reassures Pietro that his family connections will keep Flash from taking revenge.
• Harry and Pietro later realize that Xu Mo somehow recovered their backpacks and caused Harry’s jacket to move, prompting Harry to question Xu Mo’s true nature.

Chapter Summary: “Planning, Party!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo returns home after lunch and goes to an empty room to cultivate.
• He plans to use his time in this world to improve his strength and psychic-force techniques. His current strength amplitude is 20, while his psychic-force amplitude is 45—only average for someone at the peak of the Planetary Level because his cultivation has advanced so rapidly.
• Xu Mo meditates using the forty-sixth divine and demonic illustration from the Celestial God Atlas. Several hours pass before hunger interrupts his cultivation.
• The Ten Rings can give him extraordinary power, but they do not enhance his body’s basic functions. As a result, he still becomes hungry like an ordinary person, and removing the Rings would return him to normal human strength.
• Susan arrives to remind him about the party at her home. Xu Mo had intended to skip it, but agrees because he needs food and can avoid cooking.
• Before leaving, he uses a Spatial Gate to retrieve a bottle of red wine from a corrupt congressman’s house as a gift.
• At Susan’s party, more than twenty guests have gathered. Johnny is present with a new woman despite having broken up with someone the previous day.
• Xu Mo notices that Reed Richards and Ben Grimm are absent, suggesting that the Fantastic Four’s story has not yet begun or that Susan and Reed have already separated.
• Xu Mo keeps to himself, eating in a quiet corner until Susan approaches him.
• Susan asks about his university plans and offers to help if financial difficulties are preventing him from attending. Xu Mo explains that money is not the issue; he simply has no intention of going to university.
• Their conversation is interrupted by Susan’s boss, Mr. Victor, whom she introduces to Xu Mo.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Continues balancing cultivation with his activities in the parallel world. He remains detached from ordinary social life, viewing the party mainly as a convenient source of food. However, he recognizes and appreciates Susan’s sincere concern, even though he declines her assistance.
• Susan: Demonstrates kindness and responsibility by personally inviting Xu Mo to the party and showing concern about his future and difficult background. She appears protective of his privacy, stopping herself from pressing him about university when her boss arrives.
• Johnny: Appears to have moved on quickly after his previous breakup, reinforcing Xu Mo’s negative view of his romantic behavior. His lack of hostility toward Xu Mo suggests Susan has warned him not to cause trouble.
• Mr. Victor: Introduced as Susan’s current boss, potentially setting up a future interaction or conflict.

Significant Themes

• Power versus ordinary human limitations: Xu Mo possesses immense combat potential, but the Ten Rings do not eliminate basic physical needs such as hunger.
• Isolation and social detachment: Xu Mo is largely uninterested in parties, education, or forming ordinary relationships, reflecting his larger purpose and inhuman level of cultivation.
• Kindness and personal choice: Susan offers practical help without judgment, while Xu Mo insists that his refusal to attend university is based on his own priorities rather than financial hardship.
• Changing fate and alternate-world identities: Xu Mo observes differences between this world and the expected Fantastic Four timeline, emphasizing the uncertainty and variation of parallel worlds.
• Moral ambiguity: Xu Mo casually takes wine from a corrupt politician’s home, justifying it through his knowledge of the man’s dishonest wealth.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo and Susan: Susan repeatedly reaches out to Xu Mo, first by inviting him to the party and later by offering advice and financial-aid assistance. Xu Mo responds politely but remains emotionally distant.
• Xu Mo and Johnny: They do not directly converse, but Johnny’s presence and behavior are observed by Xu Mo. Johnny appears restrained after Susan’s intervention.
• Susan and Mr. Victor: Susan introduces her boss to Xu Mo, interrupting her private discussion with him and shifting the conversation toward a new social connection.
• Xu Mo and the party guests: Xu Mo avoids meaningful interaction with the other attendees, choosing to eat alone rather than participate in small talk.

Chapter Summary: “Pietro’s Confession”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Mo recognizes Victor as the future Doctor Doom but decides not to act against him yet. Based on his system’s rules, points are awarded for actual evil deeds rather than malicious intentions, so Victor is not currently worth targeting.
• Xu Mo adopts a pragmatic “raise pigs before slaughtering them” strategy, choosing to wait until villains have committed enough evil to yield more points. He avoids sacrificing his own interests to save strangers unless helping them is easy and does not cost him significantly.
• During dinner, Victor discusses space-related work with Susan. Xu Mo realizes that the Fantastic Four’s space expedition—and the solar storm that will grant them their powers—may be approaching.
• After leaving Susan’s home, Xu Mo spends several days away from school, training his telekinesis and practicing physical force techniques. Mary Jane’s boyfriend remains absent, implying that Harry has dealt with him.
• Pietro visits Xu Mo carrying a fruit basket and discovers Xu Mo practicing martial arts. He impresses Xu Mo by effortlessly vaulting over the fence using his super-speed.
• Pietro excitedly confesses that he has recently gained extraordinary abilities, effectively revealing his identity and experiences to Xu Mo. Xu Mo pretends to be amazed in order to satisfy Pietro’s desire for recognition.
• Pietro asks Xu Mo to help him use his powers to make money. His immediate goal is to buy a convertible so he can take Mary Jane out for a drive. Xu Mo is surprised but decides to help him, partly out of appreciation for Pietro’s trust and the fruit basket.

Character Developments

• Xu Mo: Becomes further established as calculating and self-interested. He carefully weighs moral actions against their rewards from the system, while still showing limited compassion when helping others does not harm his own interests. He also continues developing his telekinetic and combat abilities.
• Victor/Doctor Doom: Is introduced before his transformation into a villain. His current status emphasizes the difference between future intentions and present actions.
• Pietro: Shows his youthful excitement, vanity, and financial struggles. Although he possesses powerful abilities, he remains immature and primarily concerned with impressing Mary Jane and obtaining a car. His willingness to reveal his secret demonstrates complete trust in Xu Mo.
• Susan: Continues interacting professionally with Victor, indirectly providing Xu Mo with information about the approaching space mission.
• Mary Jane: Though absent, she remains important as Pietro’s romantic motivation and the reason behind his desire to earn money.
• Harry: Is implied to have dealt with Mary Jane’s absent boyfriend, though the chapter does not explain what he did.

Significant Themes

• Actions versus intentions: The system judges people by the evil they have actually committed, reinforcing the idea that morality is measured through deeds rather than potential or future behavior.
• Pragmatism and self-interest: Xu Mo treats people and events strategically, refusing to help others when doing so would seriously reduce his own gains.
• Trust and confession: Pietro’s excited revelation of his secret highlights his deep trust in Xu Mo and his need for emotional validation.
• Youthful immaturity: Pietro’s superpowers do not immediately make him mature; he remains focused on romance, status, money, and impressing others.
• Foreshadowing: Victor’s presence and the discussion of spaceflight signal the approaching origin of the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom’s future transformation.

Character Interactions

• Xu Mo observes Victor and Susan discussing space-related work but does not participate, instead using their conversation to determine the timeline.
• Pietro attempts to impress Xu Mo with his agility. Xu Mo deliberately exaggerates his surprise, strengthening Pietro’s confidence.
• Pietro shares his powers and recent experiences in an animated monologue, while Xu Mo listens patiently and encourages him with staged reactions.
• Pietro proposes a business partnership: Xu Mo would create plans, Pietro would use his abilities to carry them out, and they would split the profits. Xu Mo questions his motivation and learns that Pietro wants money for a convertible and a date with Mary Jane.
• Xu Mo ultimately decides to help Pietro, recognizing both Pietro’s sincere trust and his need for financial assistance.