Chapter Summaries

After officials confirmed that the Werewolf Giants were real products of illegal biological experiments, public fear and speculation surged, and attention turned to Xia Xu and Star Sea Group. Xia Xu returned to Star City and reached Star Sea Group’s headquarters, where Chen Leyao asked him to decide whether to hold the press conference immediately.

• Xia Xu took leave from school and returned to Star City to respond publicly to the Werewolf Giants incident and verify his identity.
• Authorities revealed that Gardner Psychiatric Hospital had conducted secret biological experiments and created giants, confirming the incident as a serious criminal case.
• The official announcement sparked public panic and questions about supernatural threats, advanced technology, and the Mechanic’s connection to Star Sea Group.
• Public attention and reporters focused on Xia Xu, Star Sea Group, and whether the company would help address the threat.
• Xia Xu quietly arrived at Star Sea Group’s headquarters, where Chen Leyao asked whether they should hold the press conference at once.

Xia Xu delayed Star Sea Group’s public response so the public would come to see advanced biotechnology as necessary protection against threats like the Werewolf Giant. He then visited Star Sea Biotech, where Gu Haiming reported that Gardner’s research had been sorted, though its giant-making techniques were difficult to reproduce.

• Xia Xu told Chen Leyao to wait until the public urgently needed Star Sea Group before holding a press conference.
• Xia Xu explained that the Special Department and Star Sea Group planned to use the crisis to build public acceptance of biotechnology and the Department’s authority.
• Xia Xu left for Star Sea Biotech with Hong Yan, leaving her with Cui Xinghua at the Star Sea Private Hospital.
• Gu Haiming told Xia Xu that Gardner’s records covered giants gland, epiphysis reactivation, and bone strengthening technologies.
• Gu Haiming explained that Gardner’s Werewolf Giant procedure was tailored to a specially modified Werewolf and that its human gigantification technology depended heavily on chance.

Xia Xu proposed turning the captured Werewolf Giant into Biological Armor by erasing its consciousness, implanting a cockpit and control system, and housing it in mechanical armor. Gu Haiming considered the biological modifications feasible, while the project remained an idea for them to pursue.

• Xia Xu learned that Hong Yan’s unique condition and Gardner’s modification records could help Gu Haiming reconstruct the technology.
• Xia Xu brought Gu Haiming to see the restrained Werewolf Giant and asked whether it could be made to grow larger with enough nutrients.
• Xia Xu explained that Youxin had reverse-engineered the Centipede Spine’s human behavior algorithm, enabling them to control the Werewolf Giant through synchronized neural signals.
• Xia Xu proposed removing the Werewolf Giant’s unnecessary organs, implanting a cockpit and life-support equipment, and using it as Biological Armor.
• Xia Xu suggested covering the biological armor with mechanical plating and equipment to provide protection and additional strength.

Xia Xu launched the Giant Spirit God biological armor project and prepared the Heavenly Soldier human enhancement technique while public anxiety grew over the Mechanic’s silence. At a press conference, he confirmed that he was the Hooded Man who had stopped the Werewolf Giants, leaving reporters clamoring for answers.

• Xia Xu named the biological armor project Giant Spirit God and asked Gu Haiming to coordinate an optimal human modification procedure with Doctor Cui.
• Star Sea Group assembled the Heavenly Soldier enhancement technique and promotional materials, and Xia Xu returned to Star City after three days.
• As Xia Xu and the Mechanic remained silent, public fear and online arguments intensified, though speculation about the Official’s involvement helped limit the panic.
• Chen Leyao opened a Star Sea Group press conference, then introduced chairman Xia Xu to the assembled reporters.
• Xia Xu confirmed that he had been the Hooded Man during the Werewolf Giants incident, prompting reporters to crowd forward with questions.

At a press conference, Xia Xu explained his enhancements and technology, introduced the Official's Special Department, and presented the Canine Enhancement Serum as a safe way to strengthen working dogs. He announced that the first enhanced Kunming Dogs had entered service to help investigate and prevent special crimes.

• Xia Xu told reporters that he had used technological enhancements, a passive exoskeleton, and spider robots during the Magic City incident.
• Xia Xu said he had no plans to become a vigilante but would respond to future emergencies and continue supporting national defense through research.
• Xia Xu reassured the public about technological risks and revealed that the Official had established the Special Department to handle unusual incidents.
• Xia Xu introduced the Canine Enhancement Serum and showed footage of enhanced dogs, including Ghost Face and A Tuo.
• Xia Xu announced that Star Sea Group had completed the Special Department's first serum order and that the first enhanced Kunming Dogs had entered service.

At the Star Sea Group press conference, Xia Xu’s announcement of enhanced dogs intensified foreign interest in the Werewolf Giant incident. Chen Leyao showed him that governments around the world were announcing their own extraordinary technologies and projects, leaving Xia Xu to conclude that they were trying to reassure their citizens while concealing their real capabilities.

• Foreign reporters questioned Xia Xu about the enhanced dogs, while news of the Star Sea Group’s technologies and the Werewolf Giant incident caused panic abroad.
• Chen Leyao showed Xia Xu a report that Dezhou had partnered with the Umbrella Group on a God-Making Project, planning to create a super warrior who would run for governor.
• Xia Xu read reports of other countries announcing projects involving artificial intelligence, robots, combat armor, super soldiers, and an electromagnetic cannon.
• Chen Leyao asked whether the announcements were genuine, and Xia Xu said some were probably real but mostly served as public reassurance.

At the Star Sea Group press conference, foreign reports about other countries’ advanced military projects made Xia Kingdom viewers question whether enhanced dogs could compete with human-focused technologies. Xia Xu acknowledged the dogs’ limitations but argued they were meant to supplement, not replace, human enhancement, leaving open the possibility of combining the two.

• Foreign reporters revealed the Bear Kingdom’s Powered Armor, Germany’s super soldier project, and America’s God-Making Project, sparking international arguments over technological superiority.
• Critics attacked enhanced dogs as less useful than human enhancements because they lacked complex judgment and could not operate modern weapons or equipment.
• Foreign reporters pressed Xia Xu to explain whether the enhanced-dog program was a mistake, while Xia Kingdom viewers hoped he would defend it.
• Xia Xu admitted that enhanced dogs had obvious shortcomings compared with human enhancement technology.
• Xia Xu explained that enhanced dogs and human enhancements were not mutually exclusive, presenting the dogs as additional combat strength that could accompany enhanced humans.

Xia Xu introduced Star Sea Group’s six-stage Super Soldier Series Modification Project, [Heavenly Soldier], and revealed its first stage: implanting a Second Heart that steadily enhanced physical fitness and could trigger a combat Berserk State. The revelation silenced much of the skepticism and left the audience celebrating or questioning the technology’s implications.

• A foreign reporter asked Xia Xu whether Star Sea Group’s human enhancement technology could rival the Super Soldier project and Powered Exoskeleton.
• Xia Xu declared that Star Sea Group’s technology could crush its rivals and introduced the six-stage [Heavenly Soldier] project.
• A projection of Luo Hongyun appeared as Xia Xu explained that each stage was a distinct, independently usable modification.
• The projection revealed Luo Hongyun’s Second Heart, and a display explained that the Heart of Rage continuously enhanced the body and could activate a Berserk State.
• Viewers and rival powers reacted with disbelief, but the technology’s stated benefits quieted many doubters and excited the Xia Kingdom’s audience.

Xia Xu unveiled the second, third, and fourth phases of the [Heavenly Soldier] modifications, explaining how Epiphysis Reboot and Skeletal Enhancement complemented the Second Heart. He revealed the Giants Gland’s origins in research seized from the Gardner Organization, and the chapter ended with Xia Kingdom viewers celebrating the program’s power.

• Xia Xu introduced Epiphysis Reboot, which restarted bone growth and enabled a second period of height development, prompting debate about whether it qualified as human enhancement.
• Viewers recognized that Epiphysis Reboot would improve the Second Heart’s effects by expanding the recipient’s skeletal frame and supporting more muscle.
• Xia Xu presented Skeletal Enhancement, which strengthened bones and increased their damage resistance and load-bearing capacity.
• Xia Xu explained that the first three phases could make recipients formidable Super Warriors, then described how his company developed the Giants Gland from seized Gardner Organization research.
• Xia Xu revealed the Giants Gland as phase four, using hormone regulation to increase body size, strength, and physical attributes.
• Xia Kingdom viewers connected the Giants Gland to Epiphysis Reboot and celebrated the prospect of powerful, towering soldiers.

Xia Xu revealed that Heavenly Soldier’s fifth stage used a programmable Mechanical Spine to control muscles and execute preset combat or other movements, while its final stage added Powered Exoskeleton armor. The presentation left viewers worldwide imagining a new platform for downloadable skills and Star Sea Group’s powerful fusion of human modification and machinery.

• Xia Xu explained that Heavenly Soldier’s fifth stage improved technique by using a Mechanical Spine to stimulate muscles and neural reflexes, allowing recipients to exert their full strength and execute preset movements.
• Viewers worldwide reacted to the Mechanical Spine’s programmable Combat Moves and imagined using it for downloadable skills across combat, sports, and everyday activities.
• Xia Xu revealed Heavenly Soldier’s sixth stage: Powered Exoskeleton armor with strength amplification, enhanced vision, attack warnings, life support, and environmental protection.
• Xia Xu explained that the Mechanical Spine could synchronize with and control the armor, while a recipient’s enhanced physique compensated for limits in the suit’s power output.
• Viewers praised Star Sea Group for combining super-soldier modifications with Powered Exoskeleton technology and saw it as surpassing rival projects.

After the Star Sea Group’s launch sparked a worldwide race to announce new technologies, the Andra Group could do nothing as its undisclosed research was credited to others. Star Sea Venture Capital expanded rapidly under Xia Xu’s uncanny investment judgment, leaving the firm’s employees convinced he was a freak.

• The Andra Group recognized that the Star Sea Group’s Giants Gland and Heavenly Soldier technologies included its own research, but could not credibly claim credit for them.
• Companies and research institutions around the world rushed to publicize technologies, turning the industry into a fierce contest for attention and investment.
• The Star Sea Group used orders and low-interest loans from the Official to fuel aggressive expansion through Star Sea Venture Capital.
• Xia Xu took charge of investment work after recommending promising companies, while Chen Leyao enjoyed a lighter workload.
• Star Sea Venture Capital invested in and gained control of promising companies and research institutions, and its employees came to regard Xia Xu as a freak for his consistently accurate judgments.

After completing extensive modifications under the Heavenly Soldier Project, Xia Xu reached life level two and saw the project earn a three-star rating. With his body stabilized and work at Star Sea Biotech settled, he decided to return to Magic City, where he hoped to see Little White Flower again.

• Yang Xiaoshuang joined Star Sea Biotech and took over the K protein research project, while Xia Xu became a test subject because he carried K protein.
• Cui Xinghua completed Xia Xu’s skeletal enhancement and Mechanical Spine implantation, and Xia Xu chose hormone injections to imitate the giants gland without permanently becoming enormous.
• Xia Xu endured intensive injections, medication, supplements, and strict meals as his body grew to 1.9 meters and developed a powerful physique.
• Xia Xu checked his status panel, which showed life level two and rated the Heavenly Soldier Project three stars, largely because of K protein and the Second Heart.
• After two months away from school, Xia Xu decided to return to Magic City because his modifications were stable and he missed Little White Flower.

Xia Xu returned to the International Scientific Research University and found Victor Spot presenting a newly developed robot to foreign reporters. After Victor challenged him to assess it, Xia Xu agreed to take a look.

• Xia Xu arrived on campus in the Venom Supercar and asked a student why a crowd had gathered outside the Mechanical Engineering Institute's laboratory building.
• The student told Xia Xu that reporters had come to interview a research team that had developed an advanced robot.
• Xia Xu recognized Victor Spot leading the interview and realized the Spot Group was promoting Victor's creation.
• Zhang Meng, Lü Dong, and Cao Yuan pulled Xia Xu into the crowd and told him Victor's robot seemed like cheating.
• Victor Spot taunted Xia Xu over his missed classes and challenged him to assess the robot, and Xia Xu accepted.

Xia Xu exposed Victor’s companion and Victor himself as human-mimicking robots during a public interview. The reveal left the crowd marveling at Victor’s technology and Xia Xu’s ability to spot the disguises.

• Victor challenged Xia Xu to find his robot, and Xia Xu realized he could not see Status Panels on Victor’s red-haired companion or Victor.
• Xia Xu drew his Thermal Single-Edged Saber and said he was sure enough to take apart the robot.
• Xia Xu slashed at Victor’s neck, but the blade stopped after cutting only a few millimeters, revealing that Victor was a robot.
• Xia Xu claimed he had identified the robot through its weight, balance, expressions, and Victor’s personality, though he had actually noticed the missing Status Panel.
• The crowd reacted with astonishment at Victor’s human-mimicking robots and Xia Xu’s observations.

Victor Spot revealed Pioneer One, a combat robot equipped with high-energy lasers and Gauss Cannons, while Xia Xu examined its advanced components and searched for its power source. Xia Xu discovered that the robot was powered by a crystal, leaving him astonished.

• Victor Spot emerged and praised Xia Xu before introducing his robot, Pioneer One.
• Pioneer One opened to reveal its internal components, and Xia Xu identified its advanced robotics and weapons systems.
• Victor explained that Pioneer One could fire high-energy lasers and Gauss Cannons and boasted about its strength in combat.
• Xia Xu questioned how the robot could power its energy-intensive weapons and inspected its internal wiring.
• Xia Xu traced the wiring to the energy core and found a crystal.

Victor Spot unveiled the Magnetic Confinement Energy Core, a powerful but not yet mass-producible energy-storage device, while Xia Xu worried that Victor’s Mechanical Age plot could lead to a major crisis. Afterward, Xia Xu reunited with Tang Youxin outside her teaching building.

• Victor Spot introduced the Magnetic Confinement Energy Core, which stored energy within a magnetic field and could become dangerous if its containment failed.
• Xia Xu asked about the core’s stability, capacity, and mass production, and Victor admitted the technology was not yet ready for mass production.
• Xia Xu watched Victor present Pioneer One and worried that the Mechanical Age plot might trigger a machine uprising or a wider crisis.
• Xia Xu waited for Tang Youxin after class, embraced her when she admitted she had missed him, and traded playful remarks with her friends.

Xia Xu reunited with Tang Youxin and A Tuo, whose low spirits came from feeling powerless and no longer needed. He promised to enhance A Tuo so the dog could fight alongside him again, then left with Tang Youxin.

• Xia Xu greeted Tang Youxin and affectionately reunited with A Tuo.
• Tang Youxin told Xia Xu that A Tuo had been feeling down despite her and the others' efforts to cheer him up.
• Xia Xu realized A Tuo was upset about being unable to protect him and promised that a team in Magic City would handle his enhancement project.
• Xia Xu explained that A Tuo would receive an adjusted Heavenly Soldier Project, including a Second Heart and other upgrades, with a redesigned mechanical spine planned.
• Xia Xu joked with Tang Youxin about becoming Erlang Shen and creating a Giant Spirit God and a Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, then left with her.

Xia Xu and the Xinghai Research Group upgraded the Heavenly Soldier armor into a more powerful Giant Spirit God Armor, but its energy limits and lack of better protection left him dissatisfied. After the group failed to find a new shock-absorption solution, Xia Xu proposed using a Gauss acceleration track to reduce impact force, though his colleagues immediately pointed out a major obstacle.

• Xia Xu, Zhou Ji, Walker, Cao Yuan, and the others began designing the Giant Spirit God Armor using what they had learned from the Heavenly Soldier armor and Graphene Passive Exoskeleton.
• The group upgraded the Giant Spirit God Armor's power system, sensors, and manufacturing, but Xia Xu judged it to be only a stronger, larger version of the Heavenly Soldier armor.
• Xia Xu directed the group to prioritize protection because the armor would be for life-or-death situations, while the Graphene Battery could not support more advanced weapons or propulsion systems.
• Zhang Meng, Lü Dong, Zhou Ji, Walker, Cao Yuan, and the others proposed and rejected ways to improve the armor's defense and absorb impacts.
• Xia Xu spotted a circular Gauss Acceleration Track and suggested reversing its acceleration process to reduce impact force, but a colleague warned that external attacks could not simply be redirected around a track.

Xia Xu proposed a way to weaken impacts by channeling them through a controllable shock-absorbing layer and gradually countering their forces. The group questioned whether the calculations and algorithm were feasible, until a timid voice outside suggested the idea might work after all.

• Walker and Zhou Ji rejected Xia Xu's initial idea of redirecting impacts through a cycle, arguing it would require enormous opposing forces.
• Xia Xu explained that controlled connections between the armor's inner and outer layers could guide impacts through a shock-absorbing space, where forces could be split, weakened, and made to cancel one another out.
• The group was impressed by Xia Xu's revised proposal, then raised concerns about the immense computation and algorithm it would require.
• Zhou Ji asked how they could write an algorithm complex enough to model and control the impacts in real time.
• Someone knocked and asked to enter, then timidly suggested that the idea might actually work; Zhou Ji, Walker, and the others fell silent.

Xia Xu proposed a cushioning armor whose defenses would rely on computing power, and Tang Youxin eagerly committed to developing its software. The group named the envisioned technology Wu Ji Armor and began discussing how to make it real.

• Zhang Meng asked whether Xia Xu planned to have Tang Youxin write the software for his armor idea.
• Xia Xu explained his concept for armor that could counteract kinetic force through an outer shell and a computer-controlled cushioning layer.
• Tang Youxin vowed to develop the software because she wanted to help protect Xia Xu and fight alongside him.
• Zhang Meng, Lü Dong, Zhou Ji, and Walker discussed the armor’s potential and its dependence on computing power and material strength.
• Xia Xu named the technology Wu Ji Armor, and the group enthusiastically accepted the name.