Chapter Summaries

Gu Qing escaped the collapsing mirror world and discovered Xia Shuran was still trapped inside, while the Magic Mirror that could release her demanded supernatural power. Unable to provide it himself, he decided to seek help from Liu Zhiyi.

• Gu Qing shattered the final eerie Xia Shuran, causing the mirror world to collapse, and returned to the real world without finding Xia Shuran.
• Gu Qing found a supernatural item called the Magic Mirror and used it to reveal that Xia Shuran remained trapped in the mirror world.
• The Magic Mirror demanded supernatural power in exchange for releasing Xia Shuran, but fell silent before Gu Qing could negotiate.
• Gu Qing realized he could not generate supernatural power himself and thought of asking Liu Zhiyi, a Supernatural Awakened, for help.

Gu Qing brought the sentient Magic Mirror to Liu Zhiyi, who infused it with supernatural power so Xia Shuran could be released. The mirror instead asked to keep Xia Shuran trapped for a while, and she confronted its reflection inside the Mirror World.

• Gu Qing visited Liu Zhiyi and explained that the Magic Mirror had trapped Xia Shuran in the Mirror World.
• Liu Zhiyi confirmed the mirror was a rare supernatural item and warned Gu Qing about the dangers of its possible remnant soul.
• Liu Zhiyi infused the Magic Mirror with supernatural power, but it refused to release Xia Shuran and asked to keep her for half an hour.
• Gu Qing and Liu Zhiyi watched Xia Shuran on the mirror’s surface as she desperately tried to escape.
• The mirror’s reflection spoke to Xia Shuran, claimed to be her, and promised to save her.
• Xia Shuran calmed herself and asked the reflection why it had brought her into the Mirror World.

Xia Shuran awakened a martial soul in the mirrored cage and gained enough power to shatter the mirror image that had threatened to trap her. As the image endlessly reformed from the surrounding mirrors, Xia Shuran began smashing the mirrors themselves.

• The mirror image told Xia Shuran it would replace her in the real world and keep her imprisoned, prompting her to attack the mirror with her fists.
• Xia Shuran's blood began scorching the mirror, and a sapling appeared above her head before growing into a weapon-wielding apparition identical to her.
• The mirror image stepped out of the mirror and caught Xia Shuran's fist, but Xia Shuran broke free and punched it into glass fragments.
• The mirror image repeatedly reformed and taunted Xia Shuran while she smashed it with punches and kicks.
• Xia Shuran realized the surrounding mirrors were generating the mirror images, so she began smashing the mirrors.

Xia Shuran escaped the Mirror World after exhausting herself, and Gu Qing learned she had awakened as a Supernatural Awakened and arranged to meet her. When they reunited, he noticed her appearance had changed, and she asked to hold his hand before looking at her reflection.

• Xia Shuran smashed Mirror Image and escaped the collapsing Mirror World, then hurried to Mixue Bingcheng to look for Gu Qing.
• Gu Qing and Liu Zhiyi watched Xia Shuran's awakening, and Gu Qing noticed her label had changed from [Martial Arts Grandmaster] to [Martial Saint].
• Gu Qing arranged to recommend Xia Shuran to the Night Court and received a digital new recruit information form from Jiang Wanqiao.
• Xia Shuran called Gu Qing and told him she had been trapped in a mirror; he said he had also entered the Mirror World and agreed to meet her.
• Gu Qing took the Mirror Demon and traveled to Mixue Bingcheng, where he noticed Xia Shuran's skin had become fairer.
• Xia Shuran asked Gu Qing to hold her hand while she went to look at her reflection, afraid of facing another mirror alone.

Gu Qing explained the supernatural world to Xia Shuran and revealed that the school’s rumored cannibal was a real monster he had captured. Xia Shuran grew grateful and delighted by Gu Qing’s attention, then asked how he had caught the monster.

• Gu Qing took Xia Shuran to a shop window, where she saw that she had become fairer after awakening her Martial Seed.
• Gu Qing brought Xia Shuran to a quiet park and explained supernatural items, Paranormal Contacts, Supernatural Awakened, and monsters, then showed her the Magic Mirror.
• Xia Shuran realized the Magic Mirror had caused their trip into the Mirror World and asked Gu Qing to recount what had happened; she cried and hugged him when she learned he had hurried to find help for her.
• Gu Qing warned Xia Shuran to keep the Magic Mirror secret, and she promised she would.
• Xia Shuran asked about the school’s cannibal rumor, and Gu Qing confirmed that a twin-tailed first-year girl from the Foreign Languages College was a man-eating monster he had crippled and captured.
• Xia Shuran mistook Gu Qing’s encounter with the monster for proof that he was a good boy, then asked how he had captured it alive.

Gu Qing invited Xia Shuran to join the Night Court, and she accepted, allowing them to keep spending time together. After practicing martial arts, Xia Shuran revealed that her ancestor had planted a Martial Seed in her to induce her awakening, then said she planned not to return to school that night.

• Gu Qing told Xia Shuran about the Night Court and invited her to join, and she accepted so they could continue spending time together.
• Xia Shuran completed the Night Court's recruit form, which Gu Qing forwarded to Jiang Wanqiao for registration.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran practiced ancient martial arts for over an hour, but Gu Qing gained no attributes from her [Martial Saint] tag.
• Xia Shuran explained that her ancestor had planted a Martial Seed in her, saying she would awaken naturally within days or months.
• Xia Shuran told Gu Qing she planned not to return to school that night, leaving him wondering what she intended.

Gu Qing learned that Xia Shuran planned to ask her Old Ancestor to help him awaken, then spent the late night training animals with Liu Zhiyi at her pet shop. Their session improved his beast-related abilities and brought him closer to unlocking Blood Essence Enslavement.

• Xia Shuran told Gu Qing she would ask her Old Ancestor whether he could plant a martial seed in Gu Qing and help him awaken, and Gu Qing promised to support her in the Night Court.
• Xia Shuran took a DiDi home, and Gu Qing hoped her Old Ancestor would agree to help him awaken too.
• Gu Qing found Liu Zhiyi training hamsters in her pet shop and stayed to keep her company, learning that training animals strengthened her beast-taming power.
• Liu Zhiyi explained that Supernatural Awakened could be created artificially, but the process required immense resources usually reserved for powerful families.
• After training animals with Liu Zhiyi for over two hours, Gu Qing gained two points each in beast language and beast taming, bringing his progress toward Blood Essence Enslavement to six points.

Liu Zhiyi bound Gu Qing to the Magic Mirror through Blood-Dripping Recognition of the Master, leaving herself mentally drained. Later, Xia Shuran showed Xia Wuyuan her awakened martial soul and told him about the supernatural world, prompting him to say they had survived the Dharma-Ending Age.

• Liu Zhiyi offered to bind Gu Qing and the Magic Mirror together, and Gu Qing agreed despite the risk of injury if the mirror was destroyed.
• Liu Zhiyi used her supernatural power to complete the bond, then became dizzy and rested on the pet shop sofa after Gu Qing left.
• Xia Shuran visited Xia Wuyuan and showed him her newly awakened martial soul, which he praised as exceptionally powerful.
• Xia Wuyuan agreed to train Xia Shuran each morning, and she recounted the supernatural incident and what Gu Qing had told her about the other side of the world.
• After hearing Xia Shuran's account, Xia Wuyuan concluded that they had survived the hundreds-year Dharma-Ending Age, leaving Xia Shuran curious about the secret.

Xia Wuyuan told Xia Shuran how the first spiritual resurgence led to demons, a supernatural plunderer, and a new Dharma-Ending Age, then gave her a Dragon Spear and a storage bracelet. The chapter ended with Gu Qing arriving home at 3:18 a.m. and explaining his late return to his mother, Wen Wanyi.

• Xia Wuyuan recounted how demons appeared during the first spiritual resurgence and how a supernatural plunderer stole powers and brought about the Dharma-Ending Age.
• Xia Wuyuan said the awakening monsters were likely demons emerging from slumber and advised Xia Shuran to join the Night Court for information.
• Xia Wuyuan told Xia Shuran he could not awaken a martial soul in Gu Qing because he lacked Xia Family blood and suitable martial aptitude.
• Xia Wuyuan gave Xia Shuran the Dragon Spear and a storage bracelet, which she bound to herself with a drop of blood.
• After Xia Shuran left, Xia Wuyuan reflected that surviving through seclusion had made him wiser than the powerful people who died in the old battle.
• Gu Qing returned home at 3:18 a.m., told Wen Wanyi he had been celebrating his roommate's birthday, and heard her ask whether he had class the next day.

After returning home, Gu Qing questioned the Magic Mirror about its identity, his strength, and the supernatural world, learning that he could become a Supernatural Awakened by collecting a hundred attribute points from one. He decided to pursue his junior’s [Martial Saint] tag and checked his current stats, including progress toward poison immunity.

• Gu Qing told Wen Wanyi he would skip classes and stay home until Monday, and she agreed while suspecting he had broken up with his girlfriend.
• While soaking in the tub, Gu Qing questioned the Magic Mirror, which claimed to be a woman but refused to explain how it had created the Mirror World.
• The Magic Mirror identified Gu Qing’s strength as Tier seven and called it ordinary, but described his supernatural prospects as top class because he could acquire abilities from Supernatural Awakened.
• The Magic Mirror told Gu Qing he could become a Supernatural Awakened by grinding a hundred attribute points from one’s tag.
• Gu Qing decided to pursue his junior’s [Martial Saint] tag and reviewed his stats, which showed 5/100 progress toward acquiring immunity to all poisons.

Gu Qing learned that Xia Shuran’s Old Ancestor had given her a Dragon Spear and a storage bracelet, then spoke with her about supernatural history. The Magic Mirror revealed it could monitor Xia Shuran through its lingering supernatural power, and Gu Qing ended the night after comparing himself to the historical Transcendent Plunderer.

• Gu Qing checked his status and concluded that reaching tier nine might let him advance after he found the trigger for the [Martial Saint] tag.
• Xia Shuran told Gu Qing that the Old Ancestor could awaken Martial Souls only in exceptionally gifted martial artists with Xia Family blood, and showed him her Dragon Spear and storage bracelet.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran began a voice call while bathing, but the Magic Mirror displayed an uncensored image of Xia Shuran in her bathtub.
• The Magic Mirror explained that it could monitor Xia Shuran because a trace of its supernatural power remained in her body, and Gu Qing ended the call briefly to confront it.
• Xia Shuran told Gu Qing about supernatural history, including the Transcendent Plunderer, and the two continued talking until they went to bed around four in the morning.

Gu Qing learned from the Magic Mirror that the Peach-Pink Boy Band had been abducted for a supernatural-resource handover, while Night Court captain He Haikun secretly arranged the transaction with the Fox Women. After sleeping through the morning, Gu Qing asked how to trigger Xia Shuran’s [Martial Saint] tag and learned that they had to fight an outside opponent together using ancient martial arts; he considered bringing her to the handover that night.

• The Magic Mirror revealed that criminals had abducted the Peach-Pink Boy Band for the Fox Women and gave Gu Qing the address and time of their handover.
• Gu Qing learned that the Fox Women’s mental strength exceeded his, but their physical constitution was much weaker, and he planned to scout the address that evening.
• He Haikun secretly confirmed the handover with a Fox Woman and resolved to become Chief Captain so he could eliminate the Fox Women.
• Gu Qing read Xia Shuran’s messages about training with her Martial Soul, then asked the Magic Mirror how to trigger her [Martial Saint] tag.
• The Magic Mirror told Gu Qing that he and Xia Shuran had to fight an outside opponent together using ancient martial arts, and Gu Qing wondered whether taking her to the handover would endanger her.

Gu Qing asked Xia Shuran to test her awakened Physical Constitution, then learned from Liu Zhiyi about the Fox Woman’s powerful mental attacks and weak physical defense. He realized the Magic Mirror had omitted crucial details about the monster, leaving him wary of the danger ahead.

• Gu Qing asked Xia Shuran to test her resistance to a knife, and she found that a light cut only left a white mark while a forceful cut broke her skin.
• Gu Qing told Xia Shuran that Paranormal Contacts usually needed years to become immune to blades and bullets, hiding how quickly he had developed his own strength.
• Gu Qing asked the Magic Mirror how to gain attributes from other supernatural beings, and it explained that he would need to practice their abilities alongside them.
• Gu Qing visited Liu Zhiyi at the Pokémon Pet Store and asked her about Fox Women.
• Liu Zhiyi explained that Fox Women used illusions, charm spells, and other mental attacks, but had very weak Physical Constitutions.
• Gu Qing realized the Magic Mirror had failed to warn him about the Fox Woman’s many mental techniques and worried that it had set him up to get hurt.

Gu Qing learned about Fox Women’s abilities and ranks from Liu Zhiyi, then hid near house number 11 on Sanhua Street to intercept a deal between criminals and Fox Women. As a Fox Woman approached the meeting place, Gu Qing activated Lightning-Fast Reflexes Mode and prepared to face her.

• Gu Qing asked Liu Zhiyi how Fox Women’s mental attacks worked and learned that only advanced Fox Women could use Illusion Technique and Demonic Sound Piercing the Ears.
• Liu Zhiyi explained that advanced creatures could serve as Deputy Captains in the Night Court and warned Gu Qing not to ask about a paranormal individual’s biological rank.
• Gu Qing’s Beast Language Ability reached ten points while he trained and fed hamsters with Liu Zhiyi, and he began understanding their squeaks as English.
• After dinner, Gu Qing scouted house number 11 in South Eighth Lane and hid nearby while waiting for the criminals’ Fox Women contact.
• The Magic Mirror advised Gu Qing to enter sage mode to resist Bewitchment, but he refused and continued waiting.
• At nine that evening, a curvaceous woman with fluffy ears and a tail emerged from the alley, and Gu Qing activated Lightning-Fast Reflexes Mode.

Gu Qing ambushed and defeated two Fox Woman sisters who tried to bewitch him, then took the supernatural fruits they carried. After alerting his Night Court colleagues to collect the sisters, he turned his attention to the criminals inside No. 11 house.

• Two Fox Woman sisters trapped Gu Qing in an alley and tried to bewitch him into becoming their cultivation vessel.
• Gu Qing resisted their bewitchment and crushed both sisters, breaking their limbs before demanding their supernatural resources.
• Gu Qing found a Six-Flavor Rehmannia Fruit and a Sage Fruit in the sisters' clothes.
• Gu Qing gagged the sisters, contacted his Night Court colleagues to handle them, and prepared to attack the criminals inside No. 11 house.
• Inside No. 11 house, more than a dozen armed men played cards and drank noisily.

Gu Qing confronted He Haikun’s armed criminals and revealed that bullets and grenades could not harm him. As the terrified gang fled, their bald boss aimed a rocket launcher at Gu Qing and prepared to fire.

• The bald boss ordered his men to attack Gu Qing, who had arrived alone instead of the expected fox women.
• A scarred man struck Gu Qing’s shoulder with a steel pipe, but the blow bent the pipe and left Gu Qing unharmed.
• The bald boss ordered his men to shoot Gu Qing, but the bullets bounced off his body.
• Gu Qing caught the thrown grenades, swallowed them, and remained unharmed as they exploded inside him.
• The criminals fled in terror, but the bald boss aimed a rocket launcher at Gu Qing and prepared to fire.

Gu Qing captured the criminals and two badly injured Fox Women, then went to Night Court headquarters to report his achievements. Deacon Tian summoned him and asked him to explain how he had defeated the Fox Women.

• Gu Qing destroyed the bald man's rocket launcher, knocked him unconscious, captured the fleeing criminals, and brought back the injured Fox Women.
• Night Court officers arrived, and Gu Qing explained that he was a Paranormal Contact whose exceptional physical constitution might come from powerful supernatural items.
• Gu Qing and Xu Feng delivered the Fox Women to Night Court headquarters, where Gu Qing uploaded his achievements and received a summons from Deacon Tian.
• Xu Feng told Lin Tianyang about Gu Qing's capture, and Lin's forum post sparked astonishment and an argument among Night Court members.
• Deacon Tian asked Gu Qing whether he had captured the Fox Women alone, and Gu Qing described how he had defeated them.

Deacon Tian praised Gu Qing for capturing two Fox Women and assigned him to an Awakened squad, approving an upgrade of his rewards from three F-grade allocations to one E-rank reward. At the Storehouse, Gu Qing chose a Blue Stone Ball to absorb mental-type supernatural power, but drained it so quickly that it cracked.

• Deacon Tian praised Gu Qing's combat ability and assigned him to gain experience with an Awakened squad.
• Deacon Tian approved Gu Qing's return of his unused Rapid Healing Pills and upgraded his three F-grade rewards to one E-rank reward.
• Gu Qing went to the Storehouse and chose the Blue Stone Ball, hoping to strengthen his mental power.
• A Storehouse staff member explained how the supernatural containers worked and warned that absorbing too much power could be dangerous.
• Gu Qing absorbed mental-type supernatural power rapidly, and the Blue Stone Ball cracked under the strain.

After the blue stone sphere cracked while Gu Qing absorbed mental-type supernatural power, the Storehouse supervisor investigated and tested Gu Qing’s absorption. Repeated tests caused several more blue spheres to crack, and the final test showed that the latest sphere’s output had weakened.

• The Storehouse supervisor and Deacon Tian arrived, checked the surveillance and usage data, and concluded that Gu Qing had drained the blue stone sphere too quickly.
• The Storehouse supervisor had Gu Qing test his absorption of qi-blood-type power using a red stone sphere, then brought in a replacement blue sphere for further tests.
• Gu Qing absorbed mental-type power from the new blue sphere until it cracked, and the supervisor replaced it with three more spheres.
• The supervisor examined Gu Qing’s qi-blood and mind, then had him repeat the absorption process; another blue sphere cracked during the tests.
• After further examinations and repeated absorption, Gu Qing found that the newest blue sphere’s cool sensation was much weaker and it no longer trembled.

Gu Qing balanced his mental strength with his vitality after absorbing four Blue Stone Balls, and learned that he had an Innate Yin-Yang Sacred Physique. Meanwhile, He Haikun killed the captured Fox Women Qinghe and Qinglian, then Mei Niang contacted him and demanded their release.

• The Storehouse manager concluded that Gu Qing could rapidly raise whichever of his mental strength or vitality was weaker when the other greatly exceeded it, and Deacon Tian lamented that Gu Qing had not awakened.
• Gu Qing absorbed the power of four Blue Stone Balls, bringing his mental strength up to match his Seventh Order vitality.
• The Magic Mirror identified Gu Qing's physique as an Innate Yin-Yang Sacred Physique, and Gu Qing decided to focus on improving his physical constitution through his Junior Schoolmate's [Martial Saint] tag.
• Xu Feng told Gu Qing that the boss planned to place him in an Awakened squad, and Gu Qing accepted the opportunity.
• He Haikun used his shadow ability to crush Qinghe and Qinglian to death after Qinghe threatened and insulted him.
• Mei Niang contacted He Haikun about the missing sisters, demanded that he release them, and he told her he could not.