Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang noticed that the Crows' Phantom had shrunk, while the Large Gods realized a [Power Seizer] had appeared and began debating what that meant for the domains. Sima Ji, revealed as the likely candidate, prepared to return to the Seventh Domain and hoped Qin Siyang would grow strong enough to help him challenge the First Domain.

• Qin Siyang noticed the Crows' Phantom shrinking in the night sky but went to bed without investigating.
• The Large Gods realized that a [Power Seizer] was absorbing the Succession Envoy's power, and Frost Tiger suspected Sima Ji was responsible.
• Niu Douchong and the Eighth Domain's allies worried that the new [Power Seizer] threatened Qin Siyang's chances, while the Mechanical-Bone Ape remained unconcerned.
• Sima Ji stood in the snow mountains beyond the Seventh Domain, noticed something wrong with his skill, and judged his strength sufficient to challenge the First Domain.
• Sima Ji headed toward the Seventh Domain, hoping Qin Siyang would reach domain sequence level five but deciding he would act himself if Qin Siyang proved incapable.

Duke Henry and Marquis Madison learned that Sima Ji had surpassed the limits of his skill, forcing the First Domain to abandon plans for a surprise attack and prepare to defend itself. In the Eighth Domain, Wen Shu worried about the new [Power Seizer] and wondered whether someone on Earth had achieved that status before.

• Duke Henry and Marquis Madison discussed the First Domain’s unrest and the younger nobles’ disregard for their experience.
• Duke Henry told the Round Table that Sima Ji had begun absorbing the [Succession Star Competition]’s laws, causing the Crows Phantom to shrink.
• Duke Henry explained that the nobles could no longer safely attack Sima Ji and agreed with Count George that the First Domain should focus on defense.
• Duke Henry warned that the First Domain might be unable to withstand Sima Ji after he and Marquis Madison were gone, then adjourned the meeting.
• Wen Shu concluded that the unknown [Power Seizer] could not be Qin Siyang and feared that the news would obstruct his path to becoming Star Lord.
• Wen Shu wondered whether she had forgotten or whether anyone on Earth had ever become a [Power Seizer].

Qin Siyang assembled a high-stakes exploration team and brought them to the Seaside to begin the next stage of their search. After the Frost Tiger and other Large Gods tried to draw the team into their trials, allied Large Gods arrived to confront them, and Qin Siyang kept his plan to sail out the next day.

• Gu Weirong selected a powerful team to accompany Qin Siyang, while the Safe Zone arranged temporary replacements for key officials and told him it would support his exploration.
• At the Seaside, Hu Chan scouted for enemies, and Qin Siyang summoned the Island to serve as the team's foothold before deciding they would rest and depart the next day.
• The Frost Tiger and other Large Gods appeared and seemed to invite the team to take their Succession Trials, but Qin Siyang refused because of the Frost Tiger's past hostility.
• The Frost Tiger and the others approached the Island and blocked the team's way, leaving them unsure whether to escape underwater or risk triggering a hostile trial.
• A Giant Ape and other Large Gods arrived, positioning themselves between the Island and the Frost Tiger; Qin Siyang recognized Tai Sui Banyan among them and concluded they had come to confront the Frost Tiger.
• Qin Siyang ordered the team to rest for the night and keep their plan to head out to sea the next day.

Qin Siyang and his companions searched the sea for a Large God, then discovered the enormous Shield Whale. When Qin Siyang approached it, the whale knocked him back and ordered him to leave.

• Qin Siyang changed course repeatedly as he traveled at sea with his companions, avoiding the area where he had encountered Madison and Adams.
• After days of fruitless searching, Qin Siyang summoned the island so everyone could rest in its houses.
• Qin Siyang spotted a slow-moving black shape and flew toward it, recognizing the enormous creature as a possible Shield Whale.
• The Shield Whale sent a current crashing into Qin Siyang when he came within a thousand meters, then opened its eye and told him to leave.

Qin Siyang tried to force the Shield Whale to begin its Succession Trial, then discovered an invisible undercurrent that carried him into a dangerous underwater passage. He survived the passage’s jagged reefs long enough to see a small armored shield appear ahead.

• Qin Siyang defied the Shield Whale’s attempts to drive him away and attacked it, but its shields and currents blocked his advances.
• Qin Siyang realized the currents flowed outward without any detectable inward flow, then found an undercurrent circling beneath the Shield Whale.
• Qin Siyang entered the undercurrent and was swept into a trench that sealed behind him, beginning the Shield Whale’s Succession Trial.
• Qin Siyang activated his defensive skills and used [Feast Kingdom] to evade the sharp reef walls as the current carried him through the passage.
• Qin Siyang’s passage slowed after several minutes, and he spotted a small armored shield ahead.

Qin Siyang navigated the Shield Whale Trial by improvising ways past its massive shield gates. After passing three obstacles, he reached what appeared to be the final stage, a complicated three-layer shield.

• Qin Siyang took the small shield armor, followed its guidance, and used the Godslayer Spear to lever open the first massive shield and slip through.
• Qin Siyang collected reef rocks from the waterway and stored them for Li Tianming and the others to study.
• Qin Siyang wedged reef rocks beneath the second shield gate, preventing it from closing and letting him stroll past.
• Qin Siyang followed the small shield armor to a third shield, tried to pass through it, and discovered it had three layers.

Qin Siyang used the Godslayer Spear and his domain skills to bypass the Shield Whale’s three-layer trial and claimed the reward, [Shield Ridge]. The Shield Whale recognized Qin Siyang as the Domain Master of the Eighth Domain and wondered whether their meeting was tied to the fates of [Miracle Workers].

• Qin Siyang used a Patterned Fox hair to bait the third shield layer with the small shield plate, shifting all three massive shields out of alignment.
• Qin Siyang used [World Devourer] and [Feast Kingdom] to create a passage through the shields and reach the other side.
• Qin Siyang met the Shield Whale, which questioned how he had learned about the trial and how he had gained such strength.
• Qin Siyang revealed that he was the Domain Master of the Eighth Domain, and the Shield Whale recognized him as the human who had ignored a Large God’s warning to start the trial.
• The Shield Whale awarded Qin Siyang [Shield Ridge], which could withstand three fatal physical injuries, and confirmed that he was the first person to pass the trial.
• After Qin Siyang vanished, the Shield Whale wondered whether their meeting reflected the intertwined fates of [Miracle Workers].

After clearing the Shield Whale’s trial, Qin Siyang broke through to domain sequence level five and discovered that his Island Domain was aware of its injuries and could be healed by his energy. His new abilities let him cook God Remains with island fire and share the resulting divine feast fragrance with chosen allies.

• Qin Siyang returned to the Ocean after the Shield Whale vanished, and the Godslayer Spear warned him that his trial-clearing method was too difficult for others to repeat.
• Qin Siyang felt the final obstacle to domain sequence level five break and watched the crimson power merge into his Foundation of Self-Enlightenment.
• Qin Siyang sensed that the Island was aware of its wounds and realized he could channel his energy to heal it.
• Qin Siyang reached domain sequence level five, becoming the Mountain River Feast Butcher, and gained skills for cooking God Remains with island fire and distributing divine feast fragrance to designated targets.
• Qin Siyang planned to cook the Star Ray and Patterned Fox remains to strengthen himself and restore the Island.

Qin Siyang reviewed the powerful skills he gained at domain sequence level five and considered how they could strengthen his allies and mass attacks. He ended by discovering that his new Edict of Consumption weakened a target’s chosen power by only one percent, leaving him convinced the skill was useless.

• Qin Siyang examined his improved skills, including Feast Kingdom, Mountain and River Feast, Domain Banquet Order, Domain Summoning, and World Devourer.
• He realized that his enhanced abilities made him far stronger than before and attributed Madison and Adams’s power to their level and accumulated rewards.
• Qin Siyang studied Banquet Edict and concluded it could greatly strengthen coordinated forces within his domains, especially when combined with spatial artifacts and mass attacks.
• He considered whether sequence skills changed according to each person’s circumstances and decided to leave that question to Li Tianming and the researchers.
• Qin Siyang read Edict of Consumption’s one-percent weakening effect and complained that the skill seemed useless.

After breaking through to domain sequence level five, Qin Siyang learned that [Edict of Consumption] could make opponents’ methods useless even with only a one-percent reduction. He chose to strengthen himself and his allies before returning to the Eighth Domain for a decisive battle against the First Domain.

• Qin Siyang struggled to see how [Edict of Consumption] could help until the Godslayer Spear explained that a ninety-nine-percent effect could still leave something completely ineffective.
• Qin Siyang thanked the Godslayer Spear with biological ore and flew back to the Island.
• Duan Chongfang and the others learned that Qin Siyang had reached domain sequence level five and celebrated his breakthrough.
• Qin Siyang refused to return to the Eighth Domain immediately, saying he needed to strengthen himself and gather more [Succession Trial] rewards.
• Qin Siyang offered the others the Capsule Pod to explore the sea and promised to teleport anyone who needed to return to the Eighth Domain.
• Qin Siyang declared that they would leave the Ocean only when they were ready for a decisive battle against the First Domain.

Wen Shu waited anxiously for Qin Siyang while her worsening memory made it difficult to read, and she wondered why he loved her as she revisited old forum posts about his past. She resolved that there were things she needed to tell him before their approaching separation, though Qin Siyang had still not returned from his sea expedition.

• Wen Shu struggled to remember what she read and spent her days waiting at home for Qin Siyang to return.
• Gu Yunxuan visited Wen Shu to chat when both were lonely, but her Safe Zone and family duties kept their visits brief.
• Wen Shu reread old forum posts about Qin Siyang, recalling how he had risen from a suspected killer in Zone 14121 to a renowned figure.
• Wen Shu worried that Qin Siyang might be in danger at sea and wondered whether he would still love her as her knowledge and mystery faded.
• Wen Shu reflected that Qin Siyang had never confessed before assuming they were together, then decided to tell him some things before their next meeting might be their last.

Mechanical-Bone Ape explained why he and the other Large Gods were stopping Frost Tiger from reaching the Ocean, then revealed that he had betrayed his clan’s mission. He told Mu Rong Zhiyuan that he had killed the person he was supposed to protect and that helping the Eighth Domain Master offered him a way to survive.

• Frost Tiger confronted Mechanical-Bone Ape and accused him of repeatedly blocking his path to the Ocean.
• Mechanical-Bone Ape said he had gathered the Large Gods because Frost Tiger might use hidden means to kill them, despite the competition’s rules.
• Mechanical-Bone Ape explained that Frost Tiger had lost the allies and influence needed to organize another decisive battle, and Frost Tiger left for the Dense Forest.
• Mechanical-Bone Ape ordered the Large Gods to keep searching for Frost Tiger and intercept him.
• Mu Rong Zhiyuan questioned why Mechanical-Bone Ape was helping the Eighth Domain Master, and Mechanical-Bone Ape admitted he had killed the person his clan had ordered him to protect.

After three months at sea, Qin Siyang and his companions ended their exploration after helping the team pass many Large Gods’ [Succession Trials] and rapidly raise their strength. They returned to the Safe Zone to prepare for the decisive battle against the other [evolutionary sequence domains].

• Qin Siyang cooked Patterned Fox and Star Ray remains and shared [divine feast fragrance], while the rest of the team pursued Large Gods’ [Succession Trials].
• Li Tianming and the researchers built three Capsule Pods, allowing the team to explore the ocean in four vehicles and force trials from elusive Large Gods.
• Li Tianming, Zhang Kuang, Olof, Zhu Haifeng, Duan Chongfang, Hu Chan, Chu Baxing, and others reached domain sequence level four, but no one reached level five.
• The team struggled to secure first clears because many ocean Large Gods avoided trials or preferred Qin Siyang, while trials taken separately left members with less support.
• Qin Siyang and his companions ended the expedition to avoid casualties and returned to the Safe Zone to prepare for the decisive battle.

Over three months, Qin Siyang grew dramatically stronger by consuming the Patterned Fox and Star Ray’s remains, while his island domain and skills also changed. When he noticed the Succession Envoy’s crow phantom shrinking, Large Gods across Earth concluded that a second [Power Seizer] had appeared.

• Qin Siyang spent three months consuming the Patterned Fox and Star Ray’s remains, greatly strengthening his body and foundation of self-enlightenment.
• Qin Siyang expanded and reinforced his island domain, increasing its size and raising [Domain Summoning]’s capacity to one thousand beings.
• Qin Siyang discovered that [Domain Banquet Order]’s multiplier had fallen to around five hundredfold as his strength increased, and he complained that the skill was weakening.
• Qin Siyang saw that the crow phantom in the starry sky had become much smaller and wondered what it foretold.
• Large Gods across Earth saw the Succession Envoy’s phantom shrinking and suspected that another [Power Seizer] had appeared.

The Large Gods realized that Qin Siyang was likely the new [Power Seizer] and could gain [Dual Fate], while the Eighth Domain celebrated his progress. Frost Tiger resolved to kill Qin Siyang before he became a Star Lord, and Mechanical-Bone Ape warned that he might be able to evade the Succession Envoy’s surveillance.

• Frost Tiger concluded that Qin Siyang was the new [Power Seizer] and vowed to kill him before he could become a Star Lord.
• The Large Gods on the Ocean recognized Qin Siyang’s rapid advancement and regretted missing chances to invest in him.
• Land-Carrying Mirage and his six companions celebrated their support for Qin Siyang, though one of them had withheld a first clear from him.
• Niu Douchong and Mechanical-Bone Ape celebrated Qin Siyang’s prospects and speculated that reaching Star Lord could give him [Triple Fate].
• Mechanical-Bone Ape warned Niu Douchong that Frost Tiger seemed intent on killing Qin Siyang and might have a way to evade the Succession Envoy’s surveillance.

Yu Jianyun found Zhong Dingming in the First Domain and asked him to arrange contact with Qin Siyang and the others so he could help destroy the First Domain. After hearing from Gu Weirong about their offer, Qin Siyang began making arrangements and called Chu Baxing to pass a message to Power Bull.

• Yu Jianyun told Zhong Dingming he had entered the First Domain using Disguise and tracked him by following his yellow-silver star ore.
• Yu Jianyun asked Zhong Dingming to connect him with Qin Siyang and the others so he could break through to sequence level ten one and help the Eighth Domain defeat the First Domain.
• Wen Shu praised Qin Siyang's transformation, and Qin Siyang admitted that her praise made him happy.
• Qin Siyang considered his combat strength and planned to wait for new life-saving tools and therapeutic medicine before fighting the First Domain.
• Gu Weirong informed Qin Siyang that Zhong Dingming had met Yu Jianyun, who was ready to break through and wanted to coordinate an attack on the First Domain.
• Qin Siyang called Chu Baxing and asked him to pass a message to Power Bull.

As the Safe Zone prepared for the battle alongside Qin Siyang, Sally and Yan Ran confronted their unrequited feelings for him and the people trying to direct their futures. Sally remained shut in her room, while Yan Ran rejected her mother's plan to marry her to Chu Baxing and wondered if she would ever marry.

• Georgia tried to coax Sally out of her room, but she insisted she was fine and wanted to be left alone.
• Sally remembered Qin Siyang's rejection and grieved that she had no chance with him.
• Liu Yingxue urged Yan Ran to marry Chu Baxing so their families could become a powerful force in the Safe Zone.
• Yan Ran rejected the match, accused Liu Yingxue of pursuing her own interests, and sent her away.
• After Liu Yingxue left, Yan Ran sat alone and murmured that she might never marry.

Qin Siyang decided the Eighth Domain should attack the weakened First Domain, but Chen Xiao'en arrived with an offer from Sima Ji to join forces. Qin Siyang agreed to coordinate with the Seventh Domain and told Chen Xiao'en to wait for his message.

• Qin Siyang chose to seize the initiative against the First Domain after learning it was retreating into defense amid internal unrest.
• Chen Xiao'en came to the Eighth Domain on Sima Ji's behalf and proposed that the Seventh and Eighth Domains attack the First Domain together.
• Chen Xiao'en argued that the First Domain's powerful fighters made a joint attack necessary and said Sima Ji would duel Qin Siyang after their common enemy fell.
• Qin Siyang acknowledged Sima Ji's judgment and agreed to set out with the Seventh Domain, telling Chen Xiao'en to wait for his message.

As Qin Siyang prepared for the decisive battles against the First Domain and Sima Ji, he worried that he might never see Wen Shu again. Wen Shu revealed that she was leaving for the Star Sea, and their final dinner ended with her teasing him for never confessing his feelings.

• Qin Siyang accepted Sima Ji's proposal to attack the First Domain before confronting him, intending to kill Sima Ji afterward.
• Qin Siyang visited Wen Shu and admitted he feared their dinner might be their last before the decisive battle.
• Wen Shu said she had not known Qin Siyang planned to fight the First Domain and asked when he would leave.
• Wen Shu told Qin Siyang that she was leaving for somewhere far away, which he guessed was the Star Sea.
• Wen Shu said she was human, then pointed out that Qin Siyang had never confessed his feelings to her.

Qin Siyang confessed to Wen Shu, but she refused to be with him until they met again in the Star Sea, then vanished before she could explain why. After taking her advice to trust himself rather than the Earth Calendar, Qin Siyang decided to act that day and left for the First Domain.

• Qin Siyang confessed his feelings to Wen Shu, but she refused to accept until they met again in the Star Sea.
• Wen Shu challenged Qin Siyang's reliance on the Earth Calendar and urged him to trust in his own strength.
• Wen Shu began to disappear and asked Qin Siyang to find her in the Star Sea and confess again when the time was right.
• Wen Shu vanished, leaving Qin Siyang alone with their dinner and the Earth Calendar.
• At dawn, Qin Siyang told Sima Ji they would act that day and left for the First Domain.