Chapter Summaries

After Song Anni left the training ground, Gu Qing proposed a spar with Xia Shuran, Wu Jiahao, and Liu Yue, then defeated Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue while keeping his strength at the fourth order. He gained another point of martial true intent before finding a flood of WeChat messages from Lin Tianyang.

• Song Anni wished Gu Qing and Xia Shuran well and flew away, while Zhao Chuan left the training ground in embarrassment.
• Wu Jiahao questioned Gu Qing about his strength, but Gu Qing denied awakening and said he was simply strong.
• Gu Qing arranged a fourth-order two-on-two spar, pairing with Xia Shuran against Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue.
• Xia Shuran and Gu Qing defeated Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue, with Gu Qing keeping his biological level suppressed throughout the fight.
• Gu Qing gained one point of martial true intent and saw that Lin Tianyang had sent him many WeChat messages.

Gu Qing read Lin Tianyang’s report about a second Ratmen tunnel near Huang Xiaoyue’s dorm and suggested investigating her department. He took Xia Shuran to collect her Night Court recruitment reward, while He Haikun decided to tell the Fox Women about Gu Qing’s strength and try to recruit him instead of capturing him.

• Lin Tianyang told Gu Qing that investigators had found a collapsed tunnel near Huang Xiaoyue’s dorm and were checking her roommates; Gu Qing suggested they investigate the Foreign Languages College’s External Relations Department.
• Gu Qing invited Xia Shuran to visit the Night Court Storehouse to collect her recruitment reward, and Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue followed them.
• Wu Jiahao traded insults with Liu Yue and made Xia Shuran laugh as the four left the training grounds.
• A shadow watched Gu Qing leave, while He Haikun in the Field Operations Department office wondered how Gu Qing had become so strong.
• He Haikun decided to tell the Fox Women about Gu Qing’s potential and persuade them to recruit him as an inside agent rather than capture him as a cultivation cauldron.

He Haikun secretly planned to deceive Gu Qing into becoming a double agent against the fox women while pretending to obey Mei Niang's order to turn him. Meanwhile, Gu Qing visited the Storehouse with his companions and chose the Thousand Transformations Garment, whose remarkable abilities amazed them.

• He Haikun told Mei Niang he would try to turn Gu Qing, gained three weeks to do so, and secretly decided instead to manipulate Gu Qing into helping him destroy the fox women.
• He Haikun planned to build Gu Qing's trust, pretend to be a Night Court double agent, and recruit him—or flee if the scheme failed.
• Gu Qing brought Xia Shuran, Wu Jiahao, and Liu Yue to the Storehouse and selected the Thousand Transformations Garment despite the staff member's warning that he could not replenish its Supernatural Power himself.
• Gu Qing tried on the garment and transformed it into several outfits and armor, impressing his companions.
• Xia Shuran asked Gu Qing if she could try on the Thousand Transformations Garment.

Gu Qing let Xia Shuran, Liu Yue, and Wu Jiahao try on his Thousand Transformations Garment, then explained why Deacon Tian valued him despite his status as a Paranormal Contact. The group went to a restaurant-style dining hall, where Gu Qing sat down and ordered freshly cooked food.

• Gu Qing lent the Thousand Transformations Garment to Xia Shuran, Liu Yue, and Wu Jiahao, who transformed it into various outfits; Wu Jiahao’s cross-dressing antics disgusted the others.
• Gu Qing stored the garment in his Storage Bag, prompting Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue to speculate that he came from a powerful supernatural family.
• Gu Qing explained that Deacon Tian had invested in him because Lu Kexi had once been a Paranormal Contact who later awakened and surpassed her peers.
• Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue felt their confidence falter as they realized Gu Qing was more valued by the Night Court than they had expected.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran headed to the dining hall, followed by Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue, and Gu Qing ordered freshly cooked dishes.

Gu Qing and his companions received their dorm assignments, then were summoned to an important Night Court meeting. At the conference hall, Gu Qing spotted a crowd of top-tier supernatural tags and overheard that Earth was nearing a comprehensive spiritual energy revival.

• Jiang Wanqiao gave Gu Qing and Xia Shuran their dorm key cards, then left with takeaway noodles rather than eating with the awakened group.
• Gu Qing, Xia Shuran, Wu Jiahao, and Liu Yue headed to Dorm Building Eight after their meal, but Instructor Zhao Chuan summoned them to the Night Court conference hall.
• Wu Jiahao, Xia Shuran, and Liu Yue felt intense biological pressure near the conference hall, while Gu Qing remained unaffected and entered ahead of them.
• Gu Qing saw a dense mass of top-tier supernatural tags inside the conference hall.
• Gu Qing overheard people discussing how the Origin Land's overlap with Earth was growing and that comprehensive spiritual energy revival might be near.

Gu Qing attended a Night Court meeting and learned that a comprehensive spiritual energy revival was coming, which he believed would let him use his Tag Cheat to seize supernatural resources. The Court Master began explaining the supernatural world, but the chapter ended after Wu Jiahao answered his first question.

• Gu Qing overheard people discussing the coming spiritual energy revival and thought his Tag Cheat would let him take supernatural resources and grow stronger.
• Zhao Chuan brought Gu Qing and the other newcomers into the meeting hall to sign in, and Gu Qing looked for Bai Ningyu and Liu Zhiyi without finding either of them.
• A white-haired old man with the tag [Soul Master] entered and announced a world-changing event, then asked what it meant to be supernatural, where monsters came from, and what the Origin Land was.
• Wu Jiahao stood up and answered that supernatural beings or things possessed powers beyond conventional limits, and the Soul Master praised him before asking the next question.

The Night Court’s Court Master explained that Earth’s merging with the Origin Land would bring a comprehensive spiritual energy revival, creating both opportunities and dangers, and ordered the organization to prepare. After the meeting, He Haikun approached Gu Qing, who remained wary of the deputy captain despite agreeing to add him on WeChat.

• Wu Jiahao guessed that the Origin Land was the source of supernatural power, impressing the Court Master and drawing the audience’s attention.
• The Court Master warned that spiritual energy would let people and other living things evolve, and said Haicheng had the highest concentration in Nanjiang Province.
• The Court Master announced that the Night Court would prepare the public, send members on patrol, and recruit and protect highly promising supernatural awakened.
• After the meeting, Gu Qing considered how to benefit from the coming spiritual energy revival as he left the conference hall.
• He Haikun offered to talk with Gu Qing and provide advice, but Gu Qing distrusted him because of his [Traitor] label and Lin Tianyang’s assessment.
• He Haikun added Gu Qing on WeChat and praised his potential, saying he could become a steward if he awakened.

After learning He Haikun's secret plans, Gu Qing decided not to expose him and settled into Night Court Base with Xia Shuran. As the newcomers trained and sparred, Gu Qing's martial true intent and blood and qi strength continued to grow.

• Gu Qing learned from the Magic Mirror that He Haikun served the Fox Woman clan and planned to trick Gu Qing into becoming a supposed double agent, then kill him after eliminating the clan.
• Gu Qing agreed with the Magic Mirror to play along with He Haikun's scheme rather than reveal that he knew the truth.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran checked their adjacent dorm rooms, and Xia Shuran brought cookies to Gu Qing's apartment.
• During onboarding training, Gu Qing teamed up with Xia Shuran to spar against Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue, steadily increasing his martial true intent and blood and qi strength.

Gu Qing and the newly formed Awakened squad were sent to Haicheng University to help contain the Rat God Cult, whose followers had troubled even the stationed Paranormal Contacts. As the squad departed, Gu Qing suspected the masked Rat God Cult member he had encountered before might be involved, while Xia Shuran chose to ride with him.

• Gu Qing evolved from advanced first order to advanced second order and considered how his strengthened body and blood-and-qi power might counter the masked Rat God Cult follower.
• Deacon Tian assigned Gu Qing, Zhao Chuan, Wu Jiahao, and Liu Yue to help the Paranormal Contacts at Haicheng University drive out the Rat God Cult followers.
• Deacon Tian opened a spatial rift and left, while Wu Jiahao speculated about time-based Superpowers and made Liu Yue angry with his lewd remarks.
• Zhao Chuan and Liu Yue left by car, while Wu Jiahao transformed into a centaur and galloped toward Haicheng University.
• Gu Qing prepared to ride his motorcycle, and Xia Shuran asked to come with him, claiming she did not know how to ride.

Gu Qing and his companions reached Haicheng University for their mission, with Gu Qing taking Xia Shuran on a frighteningly fast motorcycle ride while they waited for the others. After settling into luxurious dorm rooms, Zhao Chuan led the group to meet the two Paranormal Contacts and learn about the situation.

• Gu Qing rode his motorcycle with Xia Shuran clinging to him, accelerating past two hundred kilometers per hour despite her pleas to slow down.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran arrived at Haicheng University well ahead of Wu Jiahao and Zhao Chuan, and Gu Qing teased Xia Shuran about her fear of the ride.
• Zhao Chuan arrived with Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue, then said the group would stay at the university until the mission was finished and led them to their rooms.
• A university administrator guided the group to luxurious single rooms in the international student dormitory.
• Gu Qing and the others left the dormitory to meet Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu, while Xia Shuran and Liu Yue commented on the accommodations.

Gu Qing and the others learned that a powerful female Ratman had attacked Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu at Haicheng University, and the team began deciding how to investigate. Gu Qing set aside his search of the campus rats to train alongside Liu Yue, hoping to gain attributes from her Psychic ability.

• Zhao Chuan showed his Night Court credentials and asked Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu to explain the situation at Haicheng University.
• Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu recounted how a Ratman ambushed their sting operation, injuring them both and nearly killing Lin Tianyang.
• Gu Qing asked whether the Ratman wore a white lab coat, but Lin Tianyang said their attacker wore stockings and was likely the girl Gu Qing had seen in the woods.
• Liu Yue and Wu Jiahao traded insults, and Wu Jiahao announced that he would investigate the Rat God Cult alone before leaving.
• Gu Qing invited Xia Shuran to investigate with him, while Liu Yue stayed behind to practice manipulating water droplets.
• After seeing Liu Yue train, Gu Qing postponed his investigation and decided to practice alongside her to try to gain attributes from her Psychic tag.

Gu Qing asked Liu Yue to explain Telekinesis, then used her demonstration to learn the technique himself. The chapter ended with him controlling water droplets with remarkable ease, leaving Liu Yue to wonder whether he had secretly practiced for a long time.

• Gu Qing demonstrated that his advanced mental strength let him interfere with Liu Yue's Telekinesis, though he could not control the droplets as well as she could.
• Gu Qing reassured Liu Yue that her Sixth Order mental strength and precise control still made her exceptionally talented.
• Liu Yue took Gu Qing and Xia Shuran to her dorm and explained the steps she used to control objects with Telekinesis.
• Liu Yue demonstrated by lifting water from a basin and forming it into hovering droplets.
• Gu Qing followed Liu Yue's instructions and quickly lifted and controlled the water, astonishing her with his skill.

Gu Qing continued training telekinesis with Liu Yue and searched Haicheng University for mice to investigate the Rat God Cult, while the spiritual energy revival began. The Mouse King evolved underground, and Xia Shuran wondered whether the revival was happening at their university.

• Gu Qing practiced telekinesis with Liu Yue for an hour, gaining object manipulation skill and mental strength, then continued training with her over the next few days.
• Gu Qing gained martial true intent by practicing with Xia Shuran and searched for mice, but learned that public security officers had nearly exterminated them.
• Gu Qing asked Lin Tianyang to halt the extermination so he could investigate mice on campus, then went looking for them with Xia Shuran.
• Gu Qing read messages from Gao Fei, Chen Zijie, and Qian Duole describing sudden changes in their abilities and appetite, and realized the spiritual energy revival had begun.
• A masked Rat God Cult member sensed the revival and watched the captive Mouse King evolve into an advanced creature beneath Haicheng University.
• Xia Shuran read Gu Qing's dorm group chat and asked whether the spiritual energy revival was happening at their university.

Gu Qing and Xia Shuran confirmed that spiritual energy revival had begun in Haicheng, while Gu Qing watched for signs of new supernaturals on campus. After discovering a rat plotting an all-human feast for the next day, he planted a tracker, warned Lin Tianyang, and followed the rat with Xia Shuran to the university sports field.

• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran found local videos showing Haicheng residents recovering from illness and discussed how spiritual energy revival might strengthen supernaturals.
• Xia Shuran read a NightTalk App announcement asking the Night Court to maintain stability and recruit Supernatural Awakened.
• Gu Qing scanned students and staff for supernatural tags but found none, then spotted a foreign instructor labeled [Adulterer].
• Xia Shuran pointed out a football-sized rat, and Gu Qing heard it mention an all-human feast planned for the next day and the Mouse King.
• Gu Qing planted a tracker on the fleeing rat and called Lin Tianyang to warn him that the Rat God Cult Followers might act tomorrow.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran followed the rat's tracker to the university sports field.

Gu Qing tracked a rat beneath the university sports field with Xia Shuran and knocked an arrogant football player unconscious after he kicked a ball at him. While waiting, Gu Qing saw messages showing his family had begun benefiting from the Spiritual Energy Revival, then chatted with his sister as Xia Shuran curiously watched his phone.

• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran waited in the stands for the rat to move, and Xia Shuran suggested they practice Ancient Martial Arts together.
• A ponytailed football player recognized Gu Qing and kicked a ball at his face, but Gu Qing slapped it back and knocked him unconscious.
• Gu Qing read family-group messages about his parents’ improving health and Gu Yao’s sharper mind, and hoped they would become supernaturals.
• Gu Qing teased Gu Yao about using her phone during class, and she explained that her teacher had allowed students to use phones during study hall.
• Xia Shuran admitted she had been peeking at Gu Qing’s phone, and Gu Qing told her she could look openly.

Gu Qing agreed to take Xia Shuran home to meet his family, but a moving rat underground drew him away before he could investigate. When the football team tried to stop him, he struck the goalkeeper after the boy grabbed his shoulder.

• Xia Shuran told Gu Qing she wanted to meet his sister, and he agreed to bring her home when Night Court gave them time off.
• Xia Shuran eagerly planned to bring food and gifts for Gu Qing's family.
• Gu Qing sensed the rat underground moving and left the stands to follow it.
• The football team and the injured boy's girlfriend confronted Gu Qing and demanded he take the boy to the hospital.
• The buzz-cut goalkeeper grabbed Gu Qing's shoulder as he tried to leave, and Gu Qing punched him in the face, knocking him down.

After brutally beating several students who confronted him, Gu Qing waited beneath the parallel bars while tracking a rat underground and watching for signs of Haicheng’s Spiritual Energy Revival. When Haicheng University announced a day of suspended classes and urged students to stay indoors, Gu Qing sent his roommates and Yang Yuntong warnings, but Yang chose to remain on campus.

• Gu Qing punched the buzz-cut student, the stocky student, and the girl in jeans, then photographed the girl and the ponytailed student and shared the picture in his dorm group chat.
• Xia Shuran realized Gu Qing preferred violence to talking but decided she only cared that he was gentle with her, then followed him.
• Gu Qing sensed the underground rat with his Mental Power and waited beside the parallel bars while Xia Shuran kept him company and shared videos.
• Haicheng University announced that classes would be suspended the next day and advised students to stock up on supplies and stay in their dorms.
• Gu Qing urged Chen Zijie, Qian Duole, and Gao Fei to leave campus for an internet café, and they followed his advice.
• Gu Qing told Yang Yuntong to leave campus, but she trusted the university’s guidance and chose to stay in her dormitory.

Gu Qing and Xia Shuran stayed on the sports field to watch a rat that might have revealed a threat to the school, while Lin Tianyang arranged their supplies and warned an eager officer not to risk his life. As night wore on, Wu Jiahao joined them and claimed the school—and especially the sports field—had been built over a mass graveyard.

• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran continued watching the rat beneath the parallel bars after finding no other clues around campus.
• Lin Tianyang brought dinner and a tent, then reprimanded a young public security officer who offered to stand watch despite being an ordinary person.
• After leaving, Lin Tianyang messaged Gu Qing with teasing advice to pursue Xia Shuran, but Gu Qing dismissed it because he had cheats.
• Gu Qing and Xia Shuran joked about mosquitoes and talked late into the night, and Gu Qing offered to let her sleep in the tent.
• Wu Jiahao arrived to join them and said the school had been built on a mass graveyard, with the sports field once covered in graves.

Gu Qing spent the night at Haicheng University’s playground with Xia Shuran, then learned from the Magic Mirror that Rat God Cult followers were hiding on campus. While Gu Qing prepared to round them up at dawn, a Rat Slave began planning to trap everyone at Haida.

• Wu Jiahao left the playground, and Gu Qing reassured the frightened Xia Shuran that they had nothing to fear from ghosts.
• Xia Shuran fell asleep, so Gu Qing carried her into the tent and returned outside to consider the rat beneath the playground.
• Gu Qing asked the Magic Mirror about the rat’s whole-human feast and the Mouse King, and it told him he could uncover every Rat God Cult follower hiding at Haicheng University.
• Gu Qing messaged Zhao Chuan and Lin Tianyang to bring people to the playground after breakfast, hoping to earn a C-rank reward.
• A Rat Slave planned to cause a disturbance at the playground at daybreak while other Rat Slaves blocked every entrance and exit at Haida.

Gu Qing and Xia Shuran kept watch at the Playground as Hu Zhou arrived and challenged Gu Qing to another street workout contest. The ground suddenly collapsed beneath them, revealing a swarm of enormous rats.

• Gu Qing told Xia Shuran that his advanced biological level let him stay energetic with very little sleep, and encouraged her to keep cultivating.
• Hu Zhou entered the cordoned-off Playground, where Gu Qing checked him for signs of the Rat God Cult.
• Hu Zhou showed off his stronger physique and challenged Gu Qing, but Xia Shuran stepped forward to defend her senior.
• Gu Qing sensed countless vital creatures approaching underground as tremors shook the Playground.
• The ground collapsed into a huge pit, and unusually fat rats poured out across the Playground.