Chapter Summaries

Lin En met Glass Lamp, Hana Ye’s sister, whose Eye of Truth-Piercing caused her eyes to explode when she looked at Jiu and possibly Lin En. After revealing that he needed Glass Lamp’s help with matters concerning her father, Lin En left her wondering why he seemed familiar.

• Glass Lamp’s eyes exploded when she used her Eye of Truth-Piercing, and Jiu warned her not to look recklessly at people she did not understand.
• Glass Lamp could not tell whether Jiu or Lin En had triggered her Sequence’s backlash, and Jiu introduced herself as the Church’s Third Attendant.
• Lin En apologized to Glass Lamp and offered to help treat her eyes, but she said they would regrow on their own.
• Glass Lamp recognized Lin En as the Divine Chosen and said he seemed familiar, while Lin En distracted her from pursuing the feeling.
• Lin En told Glass Lamp he had important matters concerning her father that required her help.

Lin En brought Hana Ye and Glass Lamp to the Youzhi Family Castle to investigate Youzhi Liusi and found it deserted. Glass Lamp showed them her father's reply to her worried letter about Hana Ye, which contained only the word “Okay.”

• Lin En asked Glass Lamp about her family and suspected she was the biological daughter of Youzhi Liusi and a woman from the Red Moon Family.
• Lin En, Jiu, Hana Ye, and Glass Lamp arrived at the Youzhi Family Castle, where Glass Lamp found no servants or butler.
• Lin En asked Glass Lamp whether she had recently heard from her father, and she said he had replied to her letter two days earlier.
• Glass Lamp handed Lin En her father's letter, and Hana Ye snatched it to read the single word it contained: “Okay.”

Lin En investigated the vanished servants at the Castle while Hana Ye broke down over her father's cold letter. He told her that her father wanted her to become someone else's sacrifice.

• Hana Ye read her father's one-word letter, tried to act as though it did not hurt, and handed it back to Lin En.
• Lin En and Jiu suspected the missing servants knew something or were useful to the person who attacked Ophiel, so Jiu prepared to use Reality Reversion.
• Lin En found Hana Ye crying in her room and comforted her as she questioned why her father treated her that way.
• Lin En told Hana Ye that her father wanted her to become someone else's sacrifice.

Lin En told Hana Ye that her father had only kept her as a vessel for a Great Demon, then held her through a violent reaction tied to the Red Moon until she fell asleep. Jiu activated Reality Reversion and revealed that the person Lin En had been searching for had returned to the Castle the previous night.

• Lin En told Hana Ye that her father saw her as a tool for a ritual and did not love her.
• Lin En held Hana Ye as her emotions triggered a surge of power, and promised he would never throw her away if she married him.
• Hana Ye's turmoil subsided, and she fell asleep in Lin En's arms.
• Lin En recognized that Hana Ye's emotional changes were connected to the Red Moon and vowed to find the person who had taken her.
• Jiu activated Reality Reversion, revealing a dark figure entering the Castle and the servants kneeling to greet him as their master.

Lin En, Jiu, and Glass Lamp followed a vision of the Youzhi Family’s servants into the family tomb, where they found an ancient blood-sacrifice formation. The formation concealed countless bones beneath the chamber floor.

• Glass Lamp showed Lin En a vision of servants gathering in the hall around midnight and leaving for the family graveyard.
• Lin En and the others followed the servants’ apparitions into the underground tomb, which Glass Lamp said her father had forbidden her to enter.
• Lin En found a blood-stained Magic Formation at the center of the burial chamber, and Jiu identified it as an ancient demonic blood-sacrifice ritual.
• Jiu shattered the stone slabs beneath the formation, revealing countless skulls and skeletons piled below.

Lin En realized the bone-filled chamber might have been used to keep the Castle owner’s wife alive, but Jiu began a Reality Reversion before he could stop her. The reversion connected to the Ninth Layer, where a white-haired figure waited beside a chained door for his prey.

• Jiu identified the remains beneath the altar as evidence of Demon Rearing, a ritual that stole lives to raise something or prolong someone’s life.
• Lin En suspected the Castle owner had used the ritual to keep his wife alive and wondered why he had returned instead of removing the evidence.
• Jiu activated her magical implement to perform a Reality Reversion, intending to investigate the previous night and take the culprit to the Church for trial.
• Lin En realized the reversion could expose a trap and shouted for Jiu to stop, but the chamber was already engulfed in light.
• The reversion opened a connection to the Ninth Layer, where a white-haired figure waited beside a chained door and promised the being behind it would soon return.

Lin En, Glass Lamp, and Hana Ye fell into a trap designed to send them to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Realm, but Jiu pulled them back to reality. The Youzhi Family's Castle was gone, and Jiu explained that the Spirit Realm rejected her, preventing her from being trapped there.

• Lin En realized that Reality Reversion had triggered a trap and the collapsing Tomb Chamber was pulling them into the Spirit Realm.
• Lin En caught Glass Lamp and Hana Ye, then plunged past the First and Second Layers toward the Ninth Layer, where the Lord of Crimson might be waiting.
• A golden chain stopped Lin En's fall and hauled him upward, where Jiu caught his arm and carried all three through the closing rift.
• Jiu returned with Lin En, Glass Lamp, and Hana Ye to reality, where they found the Youzhi Family's Castle had been replaced by a vast pit.
• Jiu explained that the trap breached the Spirit Realm's barriers but that the Spirit Realm would reject and expel her, making reality her shackle.

Lin En survived the Great Fall with Jiu’s help and told her that the Lord of Crimson was preparing to attack Clockwork City. Jiu agreed to help, and Lin En planned to wait for his enemy to make another move.

• Jiu explained that she had saved Lin En because Yan’s body was with him, and Lin En thanked her while teasingly clapping her shoulder.
• Lin En concluded that the person behind the trap was also responsible for attacking Ophiel.
• Lin En told Jiu that the Lord of Crimson planned to attack Clockwork City and asked her to help defend it.
• Jiu asked what Lin En intended to do, and he said he would wait because time was on his side.
• Lin En picked up the unconscious Hana Ye and Glass Lamp as he watched the distance.

After Hana Ye’s father’s plot was thwarted, Lin En fortified the Grand Cathedral and decided to contact Firstborn for help. Firstborn watched footage of Lin En’s parade in Clockwork City when Lin En called him.

• Lin En ordered the Church to activate its barriers, impose martial law, and defend the Grand Cathedral.
• Glass Lamp awoke and asked Lin En what had happened, and he told her that her father had fallen.
• Lin En judged that he lacked reliable fighters against the Lord of Crimson and decided to contact Firstborn.
• Lin En used feminization origin substance and the Impression Crystal to call Firstborn.
• Firstborn watched footage of Lin En’s parade in Clockwork City as Lin En’s call came through.

Lin En, disguised as Lin Yin, contacted Firstborn and asked him to protect Lin En in Clockwork City from another Crimson Divine Cult attack. Firstborn agreed to hear him out, while Lin En concealed his identity by claiming Lin En was his older brother.

• Firstborn studied Lin Yin and Lin Ke's resemblance, concluded they were siblings, and grew irritated at the thought of Lin Yin's family traditions and his apparent brother.
• Lin En, disguised as Lin Yin, called Firstborn through their paired Impression Crystals and denied that he had fallen into the Spirit Realm.
• Lin En told Firstborn that the Crimson Divine Cult had attacked Ophiel and recounted Jiu's appearance and Hana Ye's Father's trap.
• Lin En asked Firstborn to go to Clockwork City and protect Lin En, presenting him as his older brother and the Lucifal family's current head.
• Firstborn said he would keep Lin En's identity secret and asked who was stronger; Lin En flattered him and declared that Firstborn was the strongest.

Lin En recruited Firstborn to help with his plans, but Firstborn secretly decided to meet Lin En’s brother and eliminate him if he threatened their family traditions. Firstborn arrived in Clockwork City and faced Jiu, who recognized him.

• Firstborn accepted Lin En’s request to visit Clockwork City, while his affection for Lin En increased.
• After Lin En ended their call, Firstborn replayed Lin Yin’s praise and decided to meet his brother, whom he threatened to kill in an accident if necessary.
• Lin En returned to his original appearance, resolved to stop contacting Firstborn after using his help, and prepared to pursue his father-in-law with Firstborn and Jiu.
• Firstborn entered Clockwork City and encountered Jiu, who trapped the plaza in a jungle of blades and challenged him about entering Church territory.

Firstborn arrived in Clockwork City to protect Lin En and take charge of the search for Ophiel’s attacker, while Lin En tried to conceal his identity as Yin from Jiu. Jiu revealed that Firstborn was the returned ruler of the Gods’ Families, leaving Lin En stunned by the scale of the power he had invited.

• Firstborn told Jiu that he had come to look after a friend’s relative, then summoned Lin En with an Impression Crystal.
• Lin En arrived and introduced Firstborn as a guest who would help find the culprit who attacked Ophiel.
• Firstborn addressed Lin En as Lin Ke, said Yin had asked him to protect him, and warned him not to reveal anything he should not.
• Firstborn enclosed Clockwork City in a mirrored barrier, declared he would protect everyone for seven days, and left to take control of the city.
• Lin En gave Jiu a fabricated explanation for Firstborn’s presence, but Jiu told him that Firstborn was the Covenant’s former emperor and the Church’s greatest enemy.
• Jiu handed Lin En a dossier describing Firstborn’s conquests and return to power, including his latest appearance in the Imperial City.

Lin En learned that Firstborn had once led the Divine Covenant, ruled as an emperor, and fought the Church, while Jiu warned that his presence could threaten the peace between their factions. After Jiu attacked Lin En for teasing her, they reached the Grand Cathedral, where Firstborn had already broken through its barrier.

• Lin En studied Jiu’s documents and discovered Firstborn’s public identities as the Divine Covenant’s leader and an emperor who had fought the Church.
• Jiu warned Lin En that the Gods’ Families treated ordinary people as livestock and feared Firstborn might use the visit to prepare for another war.
• Lin En asked whether Jiu had fought Firstborn before, and she said she wanted to kill him if she got the chance.
• Lin En teased Jiu about having her heart broken, so she attacked him with her blade and slashes before he escaped.
• Lin En and Jiu returned to the Grand Cathedral and found its barrier broken and its Clerics on alert.
• Jiu warned Lin En that she would turn hostile if Firstborn did anything suspicious, and Lin En entered the Cathedral’s main hall.

Lin En questioned Firstborn about Liu Si’s past and the tragedy that changed him, while Firstborn recognized clues about Liu Si’s wife and daughters. Firstborn then took Lin En into the Spirit Realm, leaving Jiu furious after revealing an old grudge between them.

• Firstborn explained that Liu Si had won the Gods' Families' Hunting Arena decades earlier but refused his attempt to recruit him.
• Lin En said Liu Si’s wife had probably died and hinted that they might encounter her, leading Firstborn to recall seeing her at the Hunting Arena and ask whether they had daughters.
• Firstborn asked Jiu to leave so he could speak privately with Lin En, but Jiu refused and attacked him with blades.
• Firstborn used Reality Collapse to take Lin En into the Third Layer of the Spirit Realm while Jiu was forced back into reality.
• Firstborn told Lin En that he had tricked Jiu three to five hundred times during the war centuries earlier before launching a surprise attack on her Holy City.

Lin En explained the Lord of Crimson’s conspiracy to Firstborn, who agreed to help stop it and proposed using the Red Moon Vessel to force their enemies into action. Lin En revealed that he would not destroy the vessel because the Red Moon Family girl was his wife.

• Firstborn told Lin En that Jiu hated him and that she could only move within reality after Eternal Night.
• Lin En described his suspicions about the Lord of Crimson, the Red Moon Family’s plans, and the vessel incident, while withholding some personal details.
• Firstborn said he would not help restore another Outer God and wanted to know whether the plan would bring back the former King of the Red Moon or create the Lord of Crimson as an Outer God.
• Firstborn agreed to help Lin En and proposed using the Red Moon Vessel to pressure their enemies into revealing themselves.
• Lin En pointed out that Firstborn’s arrival had alerted their enemies, but Firstborn argued that their obsession would still drive them to take a risk.
• Firstborn asked why Lin En did not kill the Red Moon Family girl to stop the conspiracy, and Lin En answered that she was his wife.

Lin En persuaded the Firstborn to help protect Hana Ye and follow his plan, while discovering the Firstborn’s romantic interest in Lin Yin. Elsewhere, the Lord of Crimson learned that the Firstborn had arrived in Clockwork City, complicating her plans against Lin En.

• The Firstborn questioned Lin En about Hana Ye and whether he intended to marry or sleep with Lin Yin, then revealed he had mistaken Lin En for a romantic rival.
• The Firstborn offered to help keep Hana Ye safe, and Lin En warned him not to kidnap her or interfere with his arrangements.
• The Firstborn suggested waiting until he left Clockwork City to draw out their enemies, or creating opportunities to force them to act sooner.
• The Lord of Crimson confronted the white-haired figure over his failed attack on Ophiel and learned that the Firstborn had arrived in Clockwork City.

Firstborn returned with Lin En to the Grand Cathedral and agreed to ward Hana Ye against being taken to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Realm. After accusing Lin En of being a lolicon, he learned that Lin En had told Hana Ye the truth, while she remained unconscious and feverish.

• Firstborn and Lin En returned from the Spirit Realm, where Jiu attacked Firstborn before he explained that he had no plans to wage war against her Church.
• Firstborn praised Lin En's political abilities, and Jiu questioned Lin En about why Firstborn's attitude toward him had changed.
• Lin En led Firstborn through the Cathedral to Hana Ye's room so Firstborn could ward her against abduction to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Realm.
• Lin En told Firstborn that Hana Ye was the Red Moon Family's Vessel and the chosen bearer of the Lord of Crimson and the Red Moon's Authority.
• Firstborn accused Lin En of being a lolicon because of his relationship with Hana Ye, and Lin En ignored him and checked the feverish, unconscious girl's forehead.
• Firstborn asked whether Lin En had told Hana Ye the truth after Lin En asked if there was a way to wake her.

After Hana Ye’s emotional shock, Firstborn tried to replenish her mental energy, but her power surged and nearly transformed him and Lin En into Weirds. They concluded that Hana Ye had awakened the Red Moon’s authority, and Lin En suspected the King of the Red Moon’s corpse was connected to her creation.

• Lin En explained that he had told Hana Ye the truth about her father’s cruelty, and Firstborn said that painful truths were better learned early.
• When Firstborn touched Hana Ye’s forehead, a crimson light erupted and triggered violent transformations in both Firstborn and Lin En, who contained the spreading power.
• Firstborn identified the force as authority rather than an ordinary reaction to the Red Moon, and a crescent-shaped mark appeared between Hana Ye’s brows.
• Lin En explained that Hana Ye had been created using tissue from the King of the Red Moon’s corpse, which could account for her resistance to Firstborn’s Undying power.
• Firstborn and Lin En discussed how the Lord of Crimson and Hana Ye’s mother had reached the hidden corpse, while Hana Ye slept with the crescent mark seemingly beginning to grow.

Hana Ye woke after learning the truth about her past and tried to face her fear, while Lin En introduced her to Firstborn, the powerful ally he had summoned to protect her. Firstborn prepared to place a ward on her as the final showdown approached.

• Hana Ye woke and clung to Lin En, admitting she had suspected her father abandoned her at the Church and insisting she was not afraid.
• Hana Ye broke down crying again and accused Lin En of finding new companions while she slept, mistaking Firstborn for a pretty boy.
• Lin En introduced Firstborn as a powerful ally who had come to protect Hana Ye.
• Firstborn observed Hana Ye and Lin En's closeness, then said he would place a minor ward on her.
• Lin En told Hana Ye the ward was needed because the final showdown was almost here.

Lin En told Hana Ye that her father had attacked Ophiel and become a dangerous enemy, while Hana Ye struggled with her grief and guilt over her family. She let go of the family portrait and decided to be Hana Ye on her own, ending the chapter by insisting she could pluck Lin En down if he became a star.

• Lin En covered Hana Ye's crescent mark and warned her that he was using her to draw out her father, but promised to keep her safe.
• Lin En told Hana Ye that her father had attacked Ophiel and explained the trap and Magic Formation he had uncovered at the Castle.
• Hana Ye wondered whether her birth had caused her mother's death and her family's misery, then rubbed her own drawing from the family portrait.
• Hana Ye threw the family portrait out the window and decided she would be Hana Ye from then on.
• Lin En joked that he might become a star, and Hana Ye declared she would pluck him down from the sky.