Chapter Summaries

Xia Xiu looked down at the arena's main grounds from a hundred meters above sea level aboard the Dragon Boat. The Emerald Clan's luck was noted, but the chapter ended before the thought was completed.

• Xia Xiu rode the Dragon Boat above the arena's main grounds.
• Holy Spirit Doves circled beside Xia Xiu and watched the dragon boat beneath its protective barrier.
• Xia Xiu began to remark on the Emerald Clan's luck.

Xia Xiu defeated his sixteenth opponent in the Colosseum’s main arena Phase Space. He deactivated [Superhuman Strength] as the blood-red steam faded from his hands.

• Xia Xiu tossed aside the troll’s head.
• Xia Xiu deactivated [Superhuman Strength] in both hands.
• Xia Xiu reflected that many of his opponents had been blasted away by surprise attacks from the [Rare Steed Boat] he piloted.

Tours healed the wound Gangrel had cut into his abdomen and left his vitreous form. He cursed Abraham’s sinister grin after using his lifesaving ability.

• Tours complained that Abraham had grinned like a villain from a traditional storybook.
• Tours used his ability to fill in the gash Gangrel had opened in his abdomen.
• Tours ended his vitreous form, which strained [Dominion Avatar].

Xia Xiu said they had collected three-fifths of their quota and only needed to gather the rest. Yi Zhou watched as Xia Xiu casually flicked a charred vampire’s head with his foot.

• Xia Xiu said three-fifths of their quota had already been met.
• Xia Xiu flicked the charred vampire head into the air with his instep.
• Yi Zhou, still giving off heat, watched with twitching eyes.

Torido Yalinya was followed by the soul [Selsi], who wore a black battle robe marked with silver runes. The chapter ended with [Selsi] floating behind him.

• [Selsi] floated behind Torido Yalinya as the soul residing in [Flowing Water].
• [Selsi] wore a close-fitting black battle robe embroidered with silver runes.
• [Selsi] had a pale face, deep black eyes, and a cold presence.

The steel behemoth [Dragon Bone] hovered above the ruined Brom Castle, its internal machinery running steadily.

• [Dragon Bone] hovered above Brom Castle, which had already been reduced to ruins.
• [Dragon Bone] reflected the sunlight from its steel armor and emitted a low mechanical hum.
• [Dragon Bone]'s internal components and gears operated steadily.

A massive steel ship materialized from a dazzling pillar of light over the waters off Tors Harbor. The chapter leaves the ship appearing above the calm sea.

• A dazzling light appeared over the sea near Tors Harbor.
• A ripple formed in the void as a massive ship began to materialize.
• The steel behemoth fully appeared from the void.

Tours, Yizhou, and Broly completed the Spirituality Certification on their loan forms. The restraints suppressing their ARad fields in Financial Street disappeared.

• Tours, Yizhou, and Broly pressed their handprints onto the Spirituality Certification fields.
• Their Financial Cards floated out as mysterious runes coursed across them.
• The three sensed the invisible shackles in Financial Street vanish.
• Their previously suppressed ARad fields stirred within their bodies.

Deli learned that the Blond Young Man offered 1 million [base assets] for a job requiring him to use [Sphinx] to consult on a few questions.

• The Blond Young Man presented the job to Deli as a transaction.
• Deli saw that the offered payment was 1 million [base assets].
• Deli learned that he only had to use [Sphinx] to consult on a few questions.

Adélie Penguin struggled to decide whether to fold, knowing that losing 1.5 million in [base assets] would be a serious blow. The chapter left his decision unresolved.

• Adélie Penguin involuntarily tightened his hands around his Cards.
• Adélie Penguin reasoned that he should fold and cut his losses.
• Adélie Penguin considered that 1.5 million in [base assets] was a large sum for a salaried worker and a mid-level partner at the Tenny Headhunting Company.

Xia Xiu warned [Sphinx] not to pry into his private information, and [Sphinx] realized he was a client it could not afford to offend.

• Xia Xiu spoke gently to [Sphinx].
• [Sphinx] rapidly nodded and turned off [Wisdom Insight].
• After nearly triggering the [Death-by-Shame Mechanism], [Sphinx] decided not to investigate Xia Xiu's private information.
• [Sphinx] recognized that Xia Xiu had terrifying backing and was a major client it could not offend.

A ferry docked at Tors Harbor in the Faroe Islands on Terra Calendar 1590.7.4, and its engines fell silent beside the bustling harbor.

• The ferry slowly docked at the pier in Tors Harbor.
• The ferry's enormous hull came to rest aground at the pier.
• The ferry's engines faded to silence, leaving only a faint rumble.

Xia Xiu finished recounting the Cappadocia siblings’ deeds and weaknesses, leaving Yizhou questioning whether there was more to the report. The excerpt ended as Yizhou brought up Fog City as the last stop.

• Xia Xiu finished describing the Cappadocia siblings to Yizhou.
• Yizhou asked whether that was all, and Xia Xiu confirmed it.
• Yizhou began asking about Fog City, which Xia Xiu had said was the last stop.

Xia Xiu received the gemstones he had ordered in a black briefcase, along with a purity appraisal report. He began examining the report from the Aedisi Gemological Institute.

• The saleswoman told Xia Xiu that all his ordered gemstones were in the briefcase and that its combination matched the number he had specified.
• The saleswoman handed Xia Xiu the black briefcase and the gemstone purity appraisal report.
• Xia Xiu accepted both items and looked at the Aedisi Gemological Institute appraisal report.