Chapter Summaries

Catherine brought Lin Shen to a Combat Suit showroom and used the Devil Bewitching Heart Art while modeling a gown, hoping to make him fall for her. Lin Shen remained unaffected because he could see only a mosaic where Catherine’s face and figure should have been.

• Catherine reflected that the Wan Family had acted against the Lin Family on its own, while she had only later learned about Lin Shen and their grudge.
• Catherine invited Lin Shen to keep drinking and led him by rail car to a building filled with Combat Suits.
• Catherine asked Lin Shen to help choose a formal dress for a banquet and changed into a silver backless gown.
• Catherine used the Devil Bewitching Heart Art to stir Lin Shen’s attraction, but Lin Shen could not see her appearance through the mosaic.
• Lin Shen exaggeratedly praised Catherine’s beauty, and Catherine realized he was unmoved.

Catherine tried to seduce Lin Shen with the Devil Bewitching Heart Art, but he remained unmoved because he could not see her. After testing his finger technique, she recognized it as Condemned by Thousands and asked whether he was Zhong Buhen's heir.

• Catherine changed through several outfits and used the Devil Bewitching Heart Art, but Lin Shen felt no attraction because everything he saw was a mosaic blur.
• Catherine sat beside Lin Shen, held a knife to his throat, and demanded that he stop pretending, but he calmly asked why she wanted to kill him.
• Catherine challenged Lin Shen to take a black crystal coin from her fingers, and their finger techniques clashed until Lin Shen's moves forced her to retreat.
• Catherine asked whether Lin Shen's technique was Condemned by Thousands, then asked if he was Zhong Buhen's heir.

Lin Shen negotiated with Catherine over Condemned by Thousands and discovered that she wanted it as an upgrade to her family’s Devil Heart Finger. He insisted that she spend a night sleeping in his arms before he taught her the technique, and she agreed as they left together.

• Catherine offered Lin Shen valuable rewards, including a Foundation Change Planet, in exchange for Condemned by Thousands.
• Catherine revealed that Zhong Buhen, also known as the Great Devil King, was an ancestor of her lineage and that Condemned by Thousands could advance Devil Heart Finger.
• Lin Shen demanded to hold Catherine while they slept for one night in exchange for teaching her the technique.
• Catherine agreed but threatened Lin Shen with death on Di Man Star if he failed to teach her Condemned by Thousands correctly.
• Catherine led Lin Shen toward the orbital machine, and Lin Shen hoped the arrangement would bring him closer to completing Heaven Defying Rebel Bones.

Wan Xinlong sought Yue E’s help against Fu Lin and learned that Lin Shen was visiting Di Man Star as the Celestial Race’s representative. Yue E proposed that Wan Xinlong embarrass humanity at Long Yue’s Dialectic Assembly to discredit Lin Shen and win favor with Imperial Daughter Catherine, leaving Wan Xinlong to weigh the plan against his family’s survival.

• Wan Xinlong waited two hours to meet Yue E and complained that Fu Lin was targeting the Wan Family, offering Yue E a gift.
• Yue E explained that Fu Lin’s hostility stemmed from the Wan Family’s past failure involving Lin Shen, who had risen to become a favored minister of the Celestial Race’s Heavenly Emperor.
• Yue E told Wan Xinlong that Lin Shen was visiting Di Man Star as the head of the Celestial Race delegation, and Wan Xinlong feared the danger this posed to his family.
• Wan Xinlong panicked when Yue E suggested dealing with Lin Shen, but Yue E clarified that the Wan Family lacked the strength to kill him.
• Yue E offered to get Wan Xinlong into Long Yue’s Dialectic Assembly and instructed him to make humanity appear incompetent and shameless, hoping to embarrass Lin Shen and win Imperial Daughter Catherine’s favor.
• Wan Xinlong found Yue E’s plan revolting but stayed silent because he had to consider the Wan Family’s future.

Lin Shen spent the night beside Catherine on Di Man Star, confusing her by showing no interest in taking advantage of her. In the morning, she demanded that he teach her Condemned by Thousands, while he suspected she might be Red Heart A and decided to see how she reacted to the technique.

• Lin Shen held Catherine as they slept, and he did nothing through the night.
• Catherine woke, noticed Lin Shen’s arousal, and reconsidered her belief that he was incapable.
• Catherine demanded that Lin Shen teach her Condemned by Thousands and threatened him if he disappointed her.
• Lin Shen asked Catherine for her name, but she told him to guess.
• Lin Shen began teaching Catherine Condemned by Thousands, planning to watch for signs that she would turn against him.

Lin Shen convinced Catherine that the Condemned by Thousands technique was genuine, then accepted her invitation to a banquet for the famous Long Yue. After discovering that footage of Long Yue was covered in mosaics, Lin Shen eagerly agreed to go, while Catherine formed a new plan.

• Catherine threatened Lin Shen and contacted someone to verify the Condemned by Thousands technique.
• Lin Shen received the complete technique from Red Heart A and confirmed to her that it was real.
• Catherine accepted the verdict, ended her threat, and left with Lin Shen in the same rail car.
• Catherine invited Lin Shen to a banquet hosted by Long Yue, whose fame and exploits he searched up on his communicator.
• Lin Shen became eager to attend after seeing that Long Yue was obscured by mosaics, and Catherine thought of another idea.

Catherine helped Long Yue turn the Dialectic Assembly into a masked event so its guests could speak without worrying about status or connections. Lin Shen arrived in disguise with Catherine, learned Christine would attend, and chose Zhao Zilong as his codename while Catherine chose ChangBanPo.

• Catherine persuaded Long Yue to have the Dialectic Assembly guests wear Combat Suits that concealed their appearances and altered their voices.
• Catherine supplied Long Yue with Combat Suits and staff, and Long Yue agreed to hold the assembly in disguise.
• Catherine led Lin Shen to a changing room at Wei Mountain Manor, where they both put on puppet-like Combat Suits.
• Catherine told Lin Shen that Christine would attend, and Lin Shen said he would rather not see him.
• Lin Shen chose Zhao Zilong as his codename, and Catherine chose ChangBanPo.

Catherine and Lin Shen attended the Dialectic Assembly, where a masked woman introduced herself as Long Yue. They discovered that the real Long Yue was secretly attending as a Minotaur called A Niu, and Lin Shen realized he was sitting beside another Heaven Defying Rebel Bones Fire Seed.

• Catherine chose the codename ChangBanPo, and Lin Shen told her about Zhao Zilong before a servant escorted them to the Dialectic Assembly.
• A woman in a princess-style Combat Suit claimed to be Long Yue and explained the assembly's rules, while Catherine and Lin Shen both sensed something was wrong.
• A Minotaur entered Catherine and Lin Shen's seating area, and Catherine recognized the stranger as the real Long Yue in disguise.
• Long Yue introduced herself as A Niu and asked Lin Shen and Catherine for their codenames and opinions on the assembly's topic.
• Lin Shen concluded that Long Yue was a Heaven Defying Rebel Bones Fire Seed and thought about how his visit had brought him near two such Fire Seeds.

At the Dialectic Assembly, Lin Shen listened as speakers debated the prospects of small races and then argued over humanity’s potential. The discussion ended with Big Head mocking Lin Shen’s rise as the result of his relationship with Tian Xun, drawing laughter from the crowd.

• Long Yue argued that great races should help small races develop and benefit from their talents in return, while Lin Shen privately doubted the idea.
• King and Big Head clashed over whether the Gui Chun Race’s development under the Lion King Race represented mutual benefit or exploitation.
• The assembly praised several emerging races, and Lin Shen was surprised to learn that Lei Jia had produced an Immortal soon after entering the interstellar age.
• Pumpkin claimed humanity had exceptional potential and cited Lin Shen and the Invincible Heavenly King as evidence, with Zhen Mai Yue agreeing.
• Big Head dismissed humanity’s potential and claimed Lin Shen owed his success to Tian Xun’s support, then mocked their relationship as the crowd laughed.

At the Dialectic Assembly, Wan Xinlong defended humanity and challenged King’s mockery, only to be defeated easily by King’s servant Ku Lun. As Wan Xinlong struggled to his feet, Lin Shen walked toward him, leaving everyone wondering whether he would intervene.

• Big Head and King mocked Lin Shen and humanity, while Wan Xinlong defended Lin Shen’s achievements and humanity’s potential.
• King challenged Wan Xinlong to fight a servant of the same level, with Wan Xinlong agreeing to the terms.
• Wan Xinlong revealed that he was a Nirvana Realm Expert, and King summoned Ku Lun, a powerful Gui Chun Race warrior.
• Wan Xinlong removed his helmet to show that he was human, then lost to Ku Lun in a single collision and fell against the arena’s protective wall.
• As Wan Xinlong struggled to rise, Lin Shen walked toward him, drawing the crowd’s attention.

Lin Shen challenged Wan Xinlong’s despairing view of himself and the Wan Lineage, then left without entering the fight. Inspired by Lin Shen’s words, Wan Xinlong defeated Ku Lun and stood in the arena asking who did not have a little light.

• Lin Shen told Wan Xinlong that his self-abasement would only drag the Wan Lineage further into ruin, and revealed that the Wan Lineage had once caused him hardship.
• Wan Xinlong accused Lin Shen of being no different from himself, but Lin Shen said he still had light in him and walked away.
• King told Lin Shen to honor his promise, while Wan Xinlong rose and challenged Ku Lun again.
• Ku Lun unleashed a dragon-like attack, but Wan Xinlong split into countless phantoms and battered Ku Lun into the protective wall.
• Wan Xinlong remained standing in the Fighting Arena and asked, “Who doesn’t have a little light?”

Lin Shen persuaded Wan Xinlong to abandon his plan to smear him, while admitting that Wan Xinlong remained his enemy. Charles challenged Lin Shen, but Christine intervened, and their fight began with Charles unleashing a deadly attack.

• Catherine asked Lin Shen what he had said to Wan Xinlong, and Lin Shen explained that he had compared Wan Xinlong’s mud-slinging to foul-smelling mud.
• Long Yue asked why Lin Shen had helped Wan Xinlong, and Lin Shen said he had confirmed Wan Xinlong was his enemy and would kill his entire family if he got the chance.
• Charles asked Lin Shen whether he was an Ascender or a Nirvana Realm Expert so he could decide whether to challenge him.
• Christine stepped in and challenged Charles instead, and both entered the Fighting Arena.
• Charles summoned his Sphinx Life Foundation and fired Golden Demonic Eye Divine Light at Christine.

Christine effortlessly defeated Charles and then faced Lin Shen in the Fighting Arena. Christine revealed his Ultimate Holy Light Nirvana Power, while Lin Shen prepared to fight without a shell, leaving their second battle about to begin.

• Christine split Charles's Golden Divine Radiance and life base with one slash, injuring him and forcing him to leave the Fighting Arena.
• Christine ignored Charles and challenged Lin Shen, who entered the arena to face him.
• Catherine told Long Yue that Lin Shen was not her friend and might even be her enemy.
• Christine asked whether Lin Shen had attained Nirvana, and Lin Shen confirmed that he had despite difficulties.
• Christine summoned his pink demon sword and shell, while Lin Shen drew his junk blade and sheath without summoning a shell.
• Christine raised the Pink Demon Sword as he focused on Lin Shen, and their battle was poised to begin.

Lin Shen fought Christine with a junk blade, blocking his relentless swordplay despite his own blade qi being cut apart. After Lin Shen said he was stronger without a blade, Christine ended the fight and left, while Wan Xinlong saw Lin Shen as a shining example for the Wan family.

• Christine attacked Lin Shen with pink sword light, which cut through Lin Shen's blade qi but could not cut the junk blade.
• Lin Shen used the junk blade and sheath to block Christine's increasingly fast and bizarre attacks, and the two fought evenly.
• Long Yue and Catherine recognized that Lin Shen's weapon and unusual defensive blade technique let him withstand Christine.
• Wan Xinlong reflected that the Wan family needed to show its brilliance rather than curry favor, and he admired Lin Shen's strength.
• Christine stopped and asked why Lin Shen did not counterattack; Lin Shen said he had practiced only defensive forms.
• Christine asked whether Lin Shen was stronger with or without a blade, then left after Lin Shen said he was a little stronger without one.

Lin Shen declined Big Head’s challenge until she revealed herself as He Se Ni, the famed Cosmic Flower, who challenged him to a bet. As He Se Ni tried to tempt Lin Shen into becoming her boyfriend, she suddenly attacked his lower abdomen.

• Long Yue asked Catherine whether Lin Shen was truly stronger without a blade, and Catherine admitted she could not tell.
• Big Head challenged Lin Shen, but Lin Shen said he had come to attend the Dialectic Assembly and tried to leave.
• Big Head removed her helmet and revealed herself as He Se Ni, the famous Cosmic Flower and Starry Sky Sea Queen.
• He Se Ni bet that Lin Shen would become her boyfriend if he lost, while Lin Shen refused because he already had a girlfriend.
• He Se Ni approached Lin Shen with a charming smile, then suddenly punched him in the lower abdomen.

Lin Shen fought He Se Ni after she used the World-Shifting Grand Art to conceal their battle from the spectators. He Se Ni’s attacks failed to break his defense, and she revealed a lightning-wielding sword-shaped spirit foundation as their fight continued.

• He Se Ni’s opening punch missed when Lin Shen dodged, and she claimed their encounter was only a wager.
• He Se Ni explained that the World-Shifting Grand Art fed prerecorded images to observers, while Lin Shen admitted he did not know why he could see her real body.
• He Se Ni attacked again, but Lin Shen evaded her blows and used the Scum Blade to block her varied techniques.
• Long Yue questioned Catherine as the spectators continued to see Lin Shen and He Se Ni merely talking.
• He Se Ni summoned a sword-shaped spirit foundation wrapped in blue lightning and slashed at Lin Shen, who realized she could change her Nirvana Attribute.

Lin Shen fought He Se Ni in the Fighting Arena as she changed Nirvana Attributes, weapons, and techniques without breaking his defense. When He Se Ni attacked him with more than a dozen spirit bases, Lin Shen charged at them barehanded, leaving Catherine and Long Yue stunned.

• He Se Ni cycled through many spirit bases and fighting styles, but Lin Shen blocked every attack with his twin blades and defensive stance.
• He Se Ni confessed that she wanted Lin Shen as her boyfriend, but he refused and tried to leave the Fighting Arena.
• He Se Ni threatened Lin Shen with a simultaneous attack from more than a dozen powerful spirit bases, while Catherine and Long Yue watched from outside.
• Lin Shen declined He Se Ni's choice and warned her to leave, but she launched all the spirit bases at him.
• Lin Shen leaped toward the spirit bases without drawing his blade or summoning shell armor and punched at them with his bare arm.

Lin Shen defeated He Se Ni with a single punch, then concealed what had happened and returned to the Dialectic Assembly. After the assembly, he told Catherine he found her more attractive than He Se Ni because he wanted to hold her while he slept.

• Lin Shen shattered He Se Ni’s Nirvana spirit bases and armor with one punch, sending her crashing into the arena wall.
• He Se Ni vanished into blue particles, and Lin Shen told the puzzled spectators that she had simply left.
• At Real Long Yue’s signal, Fake Long Yue resumed the Dialectic Assembly, where Lin Shen flattered Long Yue while other attendees judged his knowledge unimpressive.
• After the assembly, Lin Shen and Catherine changed out of their Combat Suits, and Catherine asked him whether she or He Se Ni was prettier.
• Lin Shen told Catherine he wanted to hold her while he slept, and she reacted with subtle pleasure.

After Lin Shen left Wei Mountain Manor with Catherine, she warned him to stay away from Long Yue because of her idealistic beliefs about equality among the races. Lin Shen researched Long Yue while considering how to obtain her Fire Seed, then learned that the delegation would authenticate the Celestial Divine Statue again the next day.

• A servant told Lin Shen that Long Yue wanted to speak with him alone, but Catherine took him away from Elegant Garden.
• Long Yue reflected on Lin Shen's strength and wondered whether his path to power could offer lessons to small races.
• Catherine warned Lin Shen that Long Yue's extreme idealism could make her future dangerous, and advised him not to get entangled with her.
• Lin Shen returned to his hotel, researched Long Yue, and thought about how to obtain her Fire Seed.
• Ouyang Yudu told Lin Shen that the delegation would authenticate the Celestial Divine Statue the next day, and Lin Shen agreed to go.

Lin Shen accompanied Chi Jiu and the appraisal experts to examine the Celestial Divine Statue, but grew bored and wandered into a screening room. There he met Ke Ke, the film’s leading actor, and the two bonded over feeling excluded; they were still chatting when the chapter ended.

• Lin Shen arrived with Chi Jiu and the appraisal experts at the Imperial Capital Museum to authenticate the Celestial Divine Statue.
• While Chi Jiu and the experts negotiated the appraisal, Lin Shen wandered into a neighboring hall and found a screening room.
• Lin Shen watched a film about a Di Man Race couple and realized that the young man sitting beside him, Ke Ke, was the male lead.
• After the film ended, Ke Ke recognized Lin Shen as the Celestial Race Envoy Group leader and asked him to keep his movie-watching secret.
• Lin Shen and Ke Ke discussed being disregarded at work, and Ke Ke grew indignant on Lin Shen’s behalf.