Chapter Summaries

Li Qiuzhi joined Furina and Clorinde at the Opera Epiclese for the opening ceremony of a fashion design competition, then arranged an afternoon tea with a fruit cake for Furina. The three began their tea party in Furina’s private lounge.

• Li Qiuzhi learned that the design competition would begin online, with the top thirty-two contestants traveling to Fontaine for the remaining rounds, and that Furina had been invited to boost its prestige.
• Li Qiuzhi teleported Furina and Clorinde to the Opera Epiclese, where they arrived two hours before the ceremony and headed to the private lounge.
• Furina asked whether Li Qiuzhi had brought her anything, and he promised her a cake he had stored in his Portable Space.
• Li Qiuzhi sent Lumine’s Sword God to buy a fruit cake, then had her deliver it into his Void Sea of Stars while he accompanied Furina and Clorinde inside.
• Li Qiuzhi persuaded Clorinde to sit beside him and brought out the cake, which Furina recognized as 'Colorful Summer.'
• Li Qiuzhi, Furina, and Clorinde began their afternoon tea party.

Li Qiuzhi accompanied Furina and Clorinde to the Fashion Design Competition’s opening ceremony, then returned with them to Palais Mermonia. He sought to spend more time close to them, and the chapter ended with Furina suggesting they visit his home to check on Focalors.

• Li Qiuzhi watched Furina deliver opening remarks at the Fashion Design Competition while Clorinde and he stood guard nearby.
• After the ceremony, Furina had Li Qiuzhi teleport them back to Palais Mermonia, where she asked Clorinde to read her new documents.
• Li Qiuzhi rested his head on Furina’s lap, but she made him sit up and offered her shoulder instead.
• Clorinde offered Li Qiuzhi her shoulder, and he leaned on her while Furina became irritated.
• Furina told Clorinde to check the documents and then suggested visiting Li Qiuzhi’s home to see whether he had been bullying Focalors.

Li Qiuzhi brought Furina and Clorinde into Wonderland Space, showed them its soul-strengthening effects, and invited them to stay. After dinner preparations began, he joined them in the hot spring, where their intimacy raised their Friendship and unlocked Furina’s Friendship Skill, The World Is a Stage.

• Li Qiuzhi teased Furina and rested on Clorinde’s thighs while she briefed Furina, then massaged Clorinde’s numb legs before taking them to Wonderland Space.
• Li Qiuzhi explained how Wonderland Space strengthened souls and invited Furina and Clorinde to live there; Furina asked to see Focalors and try the hot spring.
• Li Qiuzhi led Furina and Clorinde to the Library, where Furina reunited with Focalors, while Clorinde helped Li Qiuzhi prepare dinner with Noelle and Xiangling.
• Li Qiuzhi joined Furina and Clorinde in the hot spring, and their intimate contact raised Furina’s Friendship to level 10 and Clorinde’s to level 9.
• Li Qiuzhi acquired Furina’s Friendship Skill, The World Is a Stage, which let him use known people or things as script characters and influence them to act plausibly.

Li Qiuzhi discovered the effects and limits of Clorinde’s new Duel Proxy skill after maxing her Friendship, then searched the Sea of Quanta for World Bubbles to improve his Cultivation Progress. He returned to Wonderland Space to spend time with Kirara.

• Li Qiuzhi learned that The World Is a Stage could arrange events only when he understood and specifically identified their targets, then spent the evening with Furina and Clorinde in Wonderland Space.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Stelle to request leave from Herta so he could stay with Furina and Clorinde, and Clorinde’s Friendship reached its maximum while he slept beside them.
• Li Qiuzhi obtained Duel Proxy, which let him summon a combat proxy or designate a target to protect him, and considered its strengths and weaknesses.
• Li Qiuzhi planned to raise Kirara’s Friendship by joining her parcel-delivery work and set out to find more World Bubbles first.
• Li Qiuzhi searched the Sea of Quanta for four World Bubbles, found some with little or no intelligent life, and returned to Wonderland Space to find Kirara.

Li Qiuzhi accompanied Kirara on a Natlan mail route, healing a village and reaching maximum friendship with her before they delivered a parcel to Citlali. Citlali recognized Li Qiuzhi, called him a womanizer, and ended their conversation, while his Character Panel recorded their new friendship.

• Li Qiuzhi used Spatial Traversal to take Kirara to Natlan, where they began delivering five pieces of mail on foot.
• At their first stop, Li Qiuzhi secretly healed the whole village and received a Gift of Justice that slightly increased his speed.
• After completing three more deliveries, Li Qiuzhi reached maximum friendship with Kirara and gained the transformation skill Youkai Talk: Bewildering Thousand Changes.
• Kirara agreed to live in the Wonderland Space with Li Qiuzhi, and he embraced her before they continued to their final delivery.
• Li Qiuzhi and Kirara delivered an online order to Citlali, who recognized Li Qiuzhi as the legendary adventurer and criticized his reputation as a womanizer.
• Citlali took her parcel and shut the door, while Li Qiuzhi received one Friendship point with her and resolved to improve his online image.

Li Qiuzhi helped Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida plan to integrate Siskal’s Imaginary Domain with the Akasha system, giving the network a way to reach users across dimensions. Over the following days, he raised several girls’ affection, maxed out Mikoshi Chiyo’s affection and gained her Oni Form skill, then joined Stelle aboard the Astral Express as it resumed its journey.

• Li Qiuzhi introduced Kirara to the Wonderland Space’s residents and prepared a room for her.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Lady Siskal to meet Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida, and Siskal proposed integrating her Imaginary Domain with the Akasha system.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida agreed to Siskal’s proposal and began planning the integration and debugging.
• Li Qiuzhi spent the next few days raising the affection of Mikoshi Chiyo, Stelle, and Charlotte while searching for World Bubbles.
• Mikoshi Chiyo’s affection for Li Qiuzhi reached its maximum, granting him the Oni Form skill.
• Li Qiuzhi went with Stelle to the Astral Express as it resumed its journey toward its next stop.

The Astral Express crew arrived at Jarilo-VI to investigate the Eternal Freeze and discovered a surviving human city, Belobog. As they approached, they identified two apparent Silvermane Guards as Fragmentum monsters, but a group of armed people suddenly appeared.

• Himeko explained that Jarilo-VI had been frozen for centuries and that a Stellaron might be responsible for the disaster and the blocked Express route.
• The Express warped to Jarilo-VI, and Dan Heng proposed investigating the planet’s only area with relatively survivable temperatures.
• Li Qiuzhi teleported the group to the planet, where they found the walled city of Belobog and set out toward it on foot.
• Li Qiuzhi identified two figures ahead as Fragmentum monsters imitating Silvermane Guards, and Dan Heng concluded the Fragmentum—and likely the Stellaron—was nearby.
• March 7th prepared to fight the monsters, but a group wearing similar armor suddenly rushed out ahead.

Li Qiuzhi, Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng entered Belobog with Captain Gepard Landau and learned about the city’s struggle against the Eternal Freeze. At their meeting with Supreme Guardian Cocolia Rand, Li Qiuzhi sensed hostility and stopped time just as March 7th began explaining the Stellaron.

• Gepard Landau introduced himself as a Captain of the Silvermane Guards and agreed to escort Li Qiuzhi and his companions to the Supreme Guardian.
• March 7th showed Gepard a photograph of the planet and explained that the group came from the Astral Express to clear the Stellaron blocking the tracks.
• Gepard guided the group through Belobog and Fort Qlipoth to meet Cocolia Rand.
• Li Qiuzhi’s Golden Eye of Conviction revealed that Cocolia had been corrupted by Fragmentum energy and beguiled by the Stellaron.
• As March 7th began telling Cocolia that the Stellaron caused the Eternal Freeze, Li Qiuzhi used his abilities to create an area-wide time stop.

Li Qiuzhi secretly used a Command Spell and a Beacon to control Cocolia, making her cooperate with the Astral Express crew. With Li Qiuzhi suppressing the Stellaron's interference, Himeko sealed it successfully, and the crew prepared to continue exploring Belobog.

• Li Qiuzhi stopped time, subdued Cocolia, and forced her to cooperate while hiding the control from the others.
• Cocolia told the crew that Belobog had the Stellaron and agreed to lead them to it.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Himeko and Welt from the Express, while Dan Heng returned to guard the train.
• The Stellaron tried to interfere, but Li Qiuzhi suppressed it as Cocolia led the group to its location.
• Welt guessed that Li Qiuzhi had helped behind the scenes, and Li Qiuzhi admitted it without revealing his control of Cocolia.
• Himeko sealed the Stellaron, and March 7th and Himeko gained Friendship points with Li Qiuzhi.

Li Qiuzhi purified Cocolia of the Stellaron’s influence, and she resolved to repair the damage she had caused before stepping down in favor of Bronya. He arranged for the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild to expand into Belobog, then spent the night with Stelle and gained her max-level Friendship skill, Galaxy Bat Star.

• Cocolia thanked the Express crew for sealing the Stellaron, while Himeko declined a public reception and asked for ordinary guest treatment.
• Li Qiuzhi purified Cocolia with Dustless Divine Maiden, freeing her from the Stellaron’s influence and prompting her to plan to correct her mistakes and step down.
• Cocolia said her adopted daughter Bronya would succeed her, and agreed to have Bronya oversee cooperation with the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild.
• Li Qiuzhi joined Stelle, March 7th, Welt, and Gepard in the Administrative District, then stayed with them at the Goethe Hotel.
• Li Qiuzhi returned to the Wonderland Space and became intimate with Stelle, raising her Friendship to its maximum level.
• Li Qiuzhi obtained Galaxy Bat Star, a skill that could nullify rules and powers, draw on teammates’ support, and grant an ability to reverse desperate situations.

Li Qiuzhi, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, and Siskal tested the Akasha Domain in the Sea of Quanta and relaunched it across the universe, while the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild continued expanding into new markets. The Interastral Peace Corporation’s Strategic Investment Department convened an emergency meeting after the Interastral Peace Network was hacked, and Opal directed Topaz to inspect the message pinned across major websites.

• Li Qiuzhi discussed the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild’s expansion into Belobog with Ningguang, who agreed to establish a local branch.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, and Siskal asked Li Qiuzhi to test the Akasha Domain in the Sea of Quanta, and the group confirmed it worked inside a World Bubble.
• Ningguang’s guild continued developing branches on the Assembled Continent, where new land and abundant food had reduced conflict and created opportunities for trade.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, and Siskal announced the Akasha Domain’s upgrade, while Li Qiuzhi asked Silver Wolf to publicize the Imaginary Domain’s return across the Interastral Peace Network.
• Opal chaired an emergency Strategic Investment Department meeting after the Interastral Peace Network was hacked, and he told Topaz to inspect the message pinned to major websites.

The Interastral Peace Corporation investigated the restarted Imaginary Domain while Li Qiuzhi learned that Silver Wolf’s promotion campaign had reached much of the galaxy. He summoned Silver Wolf and Kafka to Wonderland Space, where they remained his captives as he tried to win their affection, and their Friendship eventually reached its maximum level.

• Topaz and the Ten Stonehearts discussed the Imaginary Domain’s restart, and Topaz volunteered to visit Herta for information.
• Merchants began producing Deep Dive Devices as news of the Imaginary Domain spread across the galaxy.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Silver Wolf about her promotion campaign and the Stellaron Hunters; she said Elio and their other teammates were away on a mission.
• Li Qiuzhi summoned Silver Wolf and Kafka to Wonderland Space, apologized for mistreating them, and refused Silver Wolf’s demand to release them.
• Over the following days, Kafka and Silver Wolf stayed close to Li Qiuzhi, and both women’s Friendship with him reached its maximum level.

Li Qiuzhi reached maximum friendship with Kafka and Silver Wolf, gaining abilities to dominate targets and alter reality, then reunited with Charlotte to take her to Jarilo-VI for a reporting assignment. The chapter ended with Charlotte’s friendship reaching its maximum level as Li Qiuzhi prepared to show her another world.

• Li Qiuzhi received Kafka’s Silken Web of Tenderness after her friendship with him reached its maximum level.
• Li Qiuzhi received Silver Wolf’s Reality Hacking, which let him tamper with data describing phenomena, laws, and constants.
• Li Qiuzhi reviewed his progress and the growing popularity of the Akasha Domain while planning to continue raising the girls’ friendships.
• Li Qiuzhi met Charlotte at The Steambird and offered to take her to Jarilo-VI to interview people from another planet.
• Charlotte excitedly hugged Li Qiuzhi, and her friendship with him reached its maximum level.

Bronya showed Li Qiuzhi and Charlotte around Belobog’s Administrative District, where they met Pela and Feis at a bookstore and received Akasha Terminals. After hearing Underworld residents complain about years of separation, Bronya decided to take them there to learn more, and they boarded a tram toward its entrance.

• Bronya explained the history of the plaza sculpture while Charlotte took notes and Li Qiuzhi recorded it.
• At Feis’s bookstore, Li Qiuzhi gave Akasha Terminals to Bronya, Pela, and Feis, and Charlotte taught them how to use the Akasha Domain.
• Feis gave the visitors books about Belobog, and Pela and Li Qiuzhi added one another as friends on the Akasha Domain.
• During lunch, Bronya overheard Underworld residents criticizing the prolonged blockade and grew troubled by their grievances.
• Bronya proposed visiting the Underworld so she and the visitors could better understand it, and they boarded the Ding Ding tram toward its entrance.

Li Qiuzhi, Charlotte, and Bronya hired Sampo to guide them through the Underworld, where Bronya saw the hardship caused by the blockade and resolved to learn more and help. Sampo brought them to the clinic, where they met Natasha and Seele, members of Wildfire, and Seele reacted coldly to Bronya’s Silvermane Guards uniform.

• Li Qiuzhi agreed to hire Sampo as their Underworld guide after Bronya approved the fee.
• Sampo showed the group Boulder Town and explained how the blockade had left residents short of food and medicine, prompting Bronya to question her mother's decisions.
• Bronya decided to learn more about the Underworld and find a way to help, so Sampo offered to take them to the clinic's doctor.
• On the way, Hook fled when she heard they were going to the clinic, and Li Qiuzhi secretly used a golden Windwheel Aster to ease a patient's coughing.
• Sampo introduced the group to Natasha and Seele at the clinic, and Seele's expression darkened when she noticed Bronya's uniform.

Li Qiuzhi tried to ease tensions between the Overworld and the Underworld by explaining Cocolia’s plan for joint governance and offering to treat the Underworld’s sick residents. Natasha asked how much he could do, and Li Qiuzhi promised to cure every patient soon.

• Sampo slipped away as Seele confronted Bronya and rejected the Silvermane Guards’ return to the Underworld.
• Li Qiuzhi contacted Cocolia and learned that she wanted the Silvermane Guards to handle Fragmentum threats while the Underworld governed itself.
• Li Qiuzhi told Seele that the guards had no intention of taking over and offered to help restore relations in exchange for a favor.
• Li Qiuzhi healed a patient with a golden Windwheel Aster, and Natasha confirmed the patient had recovered.
• Natasha asked how many patients Li Qiuzhi could treat, and he promised to cure them all in a short time.

Li Qiuzhi healed the Underworld’s residents and secured Wildfire’s agreement to cooperate with the Silvermane Guards, easing relations between the Overworld and Underworld. After returning Bronya to Fort Qlipoth, he and Charlotte prepared to teleport back to Fontaine and rest.

• Li Qiuzhi convinced Natasha and Seele to accept his proposal by demonstrating his healing ability and explaining that Natasha could decide for Wildfire.
• Li Qiuzhi concealed a Healing Field across the Underworld, curing residents suffering from pneumoconiosis and other illnesses.
• Natasha and Seele confirmed the residents had recovered, and Natasha promised that the Underworld would cooperate with the Silvermane Guards.
• Seele and Bronya also developed favorable impressions of Li Qiuzhi as Wildfire and the Overworld began to reconcile.
• Li Qiuzhi and Charlotte returned to Fort Qlipoth with Bronya, said goodbye to her, and prepared to teleport back to Fontaine.

Li Qiuzhi brought Charlotte to Wonderland Space, where she agreed to move in after meeting the other girls. After Furina and Clorinde left them alone, Li Qiuzhi kissed Charlotte.

• Li Qiuzhi invited Charlotte to rest in Wonderland Space and asked whether she wanted to live there, making her blush as they held hands.
• Charlotte fell asleep against Li Qiuzhi, then pretended to stay asleep when she woke among the other girls.
• Li Qiuzhi introduced Charlotte to Furina and Clorinde, then enlisted them to persuade her to move in; Charlotte agreed.
• Li Qiuzhi helped Charlotte prepare a room, and Furina and Clorinde left them alone for half an hour.
• Li Qiuzhi kissed Charlotte, and she closed her eyes as her heart raced.

Li Qiuzhi spent a week growing closer to the women in Fontaine while searching the Sea of Quanta for World Bubbles, raising his level to 176. With Chiori occupied preparing for the Fashion Design Competition, he planned to focus on finding more World Bubbles and reach level 180 sooner.

• Li Qiuzhi spent the week being intimate with Charlotte, Furina, and Clorinde and raising his friendship with the women in Fontaine.
• Li Qiuzhi visited Chiori, Navia, and Chevreuse, helping Navia with Poisson's reconstruction and joining Chevreuse on patrol.
• Li Qiuzhi raised Chiori's friendship to level 9 (522/900), Navia's to level 9 (331/900), and Chevreuse's to level 8 (695/800).
• Li Qiuzhi found fifteen more World Bubbles, bringing the total to sixty-five and increasing his cultivation gain to 50,000 points per second.
• Li Qiuzhi used his accumulated cultivation progress to advance from level 173 to level 176.
• Chiori made the top thirty-two in the Fashion Design Competition and invited Navia and Chevreuse to model her designs, so Li Qiuzhi planned to search the Sea of Quanta until the in-person rounds began.

Li Qiuzhi merged the seventieth World Bubble, a world devastated by Hollow Corrosion, and saw the combined bubble transform as energy poured into it. A stranger named Vita appeared and asked how he had caused the change.

• Li Qiuzhi found a World Bubble inhabited by intelligent fungi, merged it, and gained more than a hundred thousand cultivation progress points per second.
• After a longer search, Li Qiuzhi found and merged two more World Bubbles, including one containing New Eridu and billions of Ethereals.
• The merged World Bubble turned from gold to a translucent, glasslike hue as energy from the Sea of Quanta surged into it.
• Li Qiuzhi sent Lumine's Sword God inside and found that the world’s space and laws had become more substantial and harmonious.
• Vita appeared nearby, and Li Qiuzhi learned that she had been an apostle of Sa before taking Sa’s authority and power with help from friends on Earth.