Chapter Summaries

Lin Shen began his Star God Official duties at the South Heavenly Gate, where he learned that two people from the Ancient Realm Regions had entered the Immortal Court in the flesh. The chapter ended with Di E Si charging toward the gate in a sky full of starlight.

• Lin Shen replied to messages congratulating him on joining the Chang Sheng Star God Palace and focused on finding out whether Old Wei and Di E Si had entered the Immortal Court.
• The Shen Family became more determined to pursue its marriage alliance with A Tian after learning he had become a Star God Official, while the Deng Family worried he would be harder to control.
• Lin Shen reported for duty and was assigned to guard the South Heavenly Gate with three other one-star Star God Officials.
• Lin Shen heard that two people from the Ancient Realm Regions had charged into the Immortal Court in the flesh and recognized their description as likely referring to Di E Si and Old Wei.
• The Star God Officials heard a warning that someone had escaped from the Prison Department, then saw Di E Si rushing toward the South Heavenly Gate and tried to stop him.

Lin Shen suspected Di E Si’s escape and approach to the South Heavenly Gate were part of a trap, but recognized that Di E Si was acting to create an opening for him. After Lin Shen shot and wounded Di E Si, Liu Siming captured him, leaving Lin Shen more convinced that the pursuit had been suspicious.

• Lin Shen considered joining Di E Si’s escape but suspected the South Heavenly Gate was a trap and prepared to attack him instead.
• Di E Si sent a river of stars at Lin Shen and the other guards, and Lin Shen realized Di E Si had acted to give him an opening.
• Lin Shen shot Di E Si in the chest, then fired at his head as the other guards’ attacks were overwhelmed.
• Liu Siming intervened, shoved Di E Si clear of Lin Shen’s second bullet, and bound him alive.
• Liu Siming took Di E Si away, while Lin Shen suspected the Nine-Star God Official’s presence meant the escape and pursuit were not what they seemed.
• The other guards praised Lin Shen’s combat ability, and he chatted with them as if nothing had happened.

Wu Qing remained suspicious of A Tian despite Lin Shen’s clash with Di E Si and arranged for him to be transferred to Azure Sky, where Liu Siming could watch him. Lin Shen arrived at his new guard post and learned Azure Sky researched Immortal Pills and offered valuable cultivation benefits.

• Wu Qing and Liu Siming discussed whether A Tian came from the Ancient Realm Region, and Wu Qing decided to keep investigating him.
• Wu Qing ruled that Di E Si and the other intruders should be punished under Celestial Court law, and Liu Siming offered to use them as test subjects.
• Wu Qing arranged for A Tian to leave the South Heavenly Gate and serve as a guard under Liu Siming so he could be watched around the prisoners.
• Lin Shen received a transfer order to guard Azure Sky, and his colleagues explained its status and benefits.
• Lin Shen learned that Azure Sky researched Immortal Pills and distributed ordinary pills to its guards, but he wondered why his actions had earned such a transfer.

Lin Shen toured Azure Sky with Qin Ziyan and discovered that Wei Wufu was being used as a Medicine Person to grow Ginseng Fruit Trees. He suppressed his urge to rescue him and learned that each tree consumed its human host, leaving Wei Wufu’s fate uncertain.

• Qin Ziyan showed Lin Shen Azure Sky’s automated pill factories and warned him that most of the New Drug Development Department was restricted.
• Qin Ziyan led Lin Shen through the Deformed Species Breeding Garden, where he found Di E Si imprisoned for drug testing.
• Lin Shen saw God-Humans and Deformed Species being monitored in testing rooms, then recognized Wei Wufu among the subjects.
• Lin Shen learned from Qin Ziyan that Wei Wufu was a Medicine Person being used to cultivate a Ginseng Fruit Tree and that one tree drained its host dry.

Lin Shen learned about Azure Sky’s Ginseng Fruit experiments and realized that rescuing Old Wei and Di E Si by force was beyond his abilities. He decided to seek the Jade Emperor’s help while studying Azure Sky’s patrols, and warned people below not to enter the Immortal Court.

• Qin Ziyan explained that Ginseng Fruits came from experimental Medicine Persons and could have varied effects, then showed Lin Shen his patrol route.
• Liu Siming reviewed Lin Shen’s behavior, told Wu Qing that Lin Shen had shown no suspicious reaction, and assigned Shi Yuqing to monitor him around the clock.
• Lin Shen concluded that the Jade Emperor was his only possible route to saving Old Wei and Di E Si, but decided to learn more about Azure Sky before acting.
• Lin Shen told Xiao Yu to add a warning to the book, then wrote that the Immortal Court was like a prison and listed the book for sale.
• Lin Shen patrolled Azure Sky with his squad and estimated that a failed escape could pit him against at least a dozen Upper God-Humans and dozens of Middle God-Humans.

Lin Shen’s patrol through the research area drew Shi Yuqing’s suspicion when his observations seemed more like scouting escape routes than guarding. After a researcher sent him into sterilization for touching Experiment No. 9’s vessel, Lin Shen remained trapped in the container as the researchers revealed the experiment had caused several deaths and a crippling injury.

• Lin Shen passed Di E Si and Old Wei without showing any special reaction, while Shi Yuqing began to suspect his seemingly normal behavior.
• Shi Yuqing watched Lin Shen survey the surroundings and concluded that he appeared to be searching for patrol blind spots or escape routes.
• A researcher dropped a vessel containing Experiment No. 9, and Lin Shen caught it before it hit the ground.
• Zhang Jiahao ordered Lin Shen to undergo full-body sterilization, and Lin Shen entered a container filled with purple liquid for half an hour.
• Researchers reported that Experiment No. 9 could not be safely handled: three researchers had died after contact with it and another had been crippled.

Lin Shen learned that Experiment No. 9 could harm people through indirect contact, but he seemed unaffected and began considering how to use the dangerous experiments and imprisoned creatures to create a distraction and rescue Old Wei and Di E Si. Shi Yuqing grew more suspicious of Lin Shen, but Liu Siming found his concerns speculative and ordered him to keep monitoring A Tian and find evidence.

• The boss ordered the researchers to shut down manual access to Experiment No. 9 and use only machines, since observing or touching it could cause danger.
• Lin Shen suspected his Theory of Evolution had protected him from Experiment No. 9 and considered releasing it and other test subjects to create chaos and rescue Old Wei and Di E Si.
• After leaving the laboratory, Lin Shen returned to Security Headquarters while Shi Yuqing watched footage and became more suspicious of him.
• Lin Shen spent several days looking for a discreet way to release the creatures, while Qin Ziyan and the squad grew satisfied with his work and Luo Yun and the others became close to him.
• Shi Yuqing told Liu Siming that A Tian's behavior seemed abnormal, but Liu Siming said the claims lacked evidence and ordered him to continue monitoring A Tian and find proof.

Shi Yuqing and Liu Siming secretly planned to test their suspicions about A Tian, while Lin Shen entered the research institute under the pretext of sorting damaged equipment. As he found Wei Wufu’s experiment log and reached for it, Shi Yuqing watched him on the monitors.

• Shi Yuqing proposed luring A Tian into revealing a flaw, and Liu Siming agreed to keep their plan secret.
• Lin Shen decided to take action himself because Di E Si had been sent to the laboratory and Old Wei’s condition was worsening.
• A researcher asked Luo Yun’s patrol team to move damaged equipment and experiment logs into storage.
• Lin Shen used the task to observe Wei Wufu and Di E Si and noticed Wei Wufu’s handwritten experiment log among the records.
• Lin Shen reached toward Wei Wufu’s log while Shi Yuqing watched him from the monitoring room.

Shi Yuqing suspected Lin Shen of targeting the laboratory records, but Lin Shen instead underwent a physical examination that revealed his body was useful for experiments. Liu Siming arranged to send Lin Shen into the laboratory as an experimental subject, leaving Shi Yuqing stunned and Lin Shen in danger.

• Lin Shen handed Wei Wufu's record book to Yuwen Jie with several others, and Luo Yun and Wei Zitao transported the sealed box away.
• Lin Shen thanked Zhang Jiahao for previously disinfecting him, and Zhang Jiahao took him for a physical examination and secretly conducted an experiment.
• Zhang Jiahao received the experimental results and excitedly went to tell his boss what he had found.
• Shi Yuqing told Liu Siming that A Tian had not read the records, then showed him footage of Lin Shen approaching Zhang Jiahao.
• Liu Siming explained that Lin Shen's examination showed his body could help with experiments and said he was arranging for Lin Shen to become an experimental subject.

Shi Yuqing suspected Lin Shen had deliberately arranged to become an experimental subject, but Liu Siming dismissed his concerns and Lin Shen was taken to Experiment No. 9 Laboratory. There, Lin Shen learned that Experiment No. 9 was an upper-rank Ultimate Lifeform, just as a figure emerged from the darkness.

• Shi Yuqing warned Liu Siming that Lin Shen might have volunteered to become an experimental subject, but Liu Siming ordered him to keep Lin Shen under surveillance and insisted there was no way out of the experiment.
• Lin Shen arrived at Azure Sky and was seized by two Eight-Star God Officials, who took him to the laboratory and handed him over to Director Lin and Zhang Jiahao.
• Zhang Jiahao explained that Lin Shen’s resistance to Experiment No. 9 made him useful as both an experimental subject and a test assistant, though he would be destroyed whether the experiment succeeded or failed.
• The officials stripped Lin Shen of his belongings, put him in a protective suit, and sent him into the sealed Experiment No. 9 Laboratory.
• Director Lin and Zhang Jiahao revealed that Experiment No. 9 was an upper-rank Ultimate Lifeform, and a figure emerged after its breathing stopped.

Lin Shen was forced into an experiment with a plague-bearing Upper Ultimate Lifeform, but his unusual resistance surprised the researchers. As the experiment began, the monitor suddenly went black, leaving Director Lin and Zhang Jiahao unable to see what was happening inside.

• Lin Shen refused to cooperate after Zhang Jiahao and Director Lin threatened him, and he sat down as the experiment began.
• Zhang Jiahao activated the equipment, causing the small golden beast’s eyes to shine and making Lin Shen dizzy.
• Lin Shen resisted the creature’s strange power as the Theory of Evolution began operating on its own, surprising Director Lin and Zhang Jiahao.
• Director Lin told Zhang Jiahao to increase the experiment gradually and keep Lin Shen alive for further tests.
• The laboratory monitor went black, and Director Lin ordered the experiment stopped before looking through the one-way wall.

Lin Shen used Fingertip Sand and Super Gene Divine Archery to break out of Experiment No. 9 Laboratory, freeing Experiment No. 9 and escaping the slaughtered research institute with Old Wei and Di E Si. He left the other experimental subjects’ containers damaged as he led the way out.

• Lin Shen demanded to be released, then used Fingertip Sand to pierce the one-way wall and kill Zhang Jiahao.
• Lin Shen fired at the wall and cut the Divine Immortal Silk restraining Experiment No. 9, which broke free and killed Director Lin.
• Experiment No. 9 fled through the institute, leaving corpses and destruction behind, while Lin Shen escaped through the hole it made.
• Lin Shen retrieved his belongings, unlocked the other subjects’ laboratories, and severed their restraints before finding Old Wei.
• Lin Shen carried Old Wei, met Di E Si outside his container, and fired into nearby containers as they headed out.

Lin Shen and Di E Si hid in a warehouse with the weakened Wei Wufu while Azure Sky scrambled to contain the escaped experimental subjects. Lin Shen began cutting the ginseng sapling out of Wei Wufu, but Shi Yuqing entered the warehouse searching for A Tian.

• Liu Siming led men to the research institute and ordered Liu Lan to secure the western factories without reporting the incident.
• Shi Yuqing tried to persuade Liu Lan to help catch A Tian, but Liu Lan dismissed his warning and headed for the factories.
• Lin Shen studied Wei Wufu's experiment log, and Di E Si revealed he had broken down the red and blue capsules into undetectable dust.
• Lin Shen decided to remove the ginseng sapling from Wei Wufu, and Di E Si used his dust ability to protect the surrounding flesh.
• Lin Shen severed the sapling's connection to Wei Wufu, but Shi Yuqing entered the warehouse and called for A Tian.

Lin Shen tried to bargain with Shi Yuqing after his sniper shots failed to kill him, but Shi Yuqing remained determined to capture him. Shi Yuqing identified Lin Shen’s trait and guessed that Wei Wufu and Di E Si were inside the research institute as he advanced to attack.

• Lin Shen shot Shi Yuqing through the head with a Space Bullet, but Shi Yuqing’s wound healed and he revealed that he had once won the Hardest God-Human Competition.
• Lin Shen had Di E Si support Wei Wufu, then stepped out and tried to persuade Shi Yuqing to let them go in exchange for a First-Class Star.
• Shi Yuqing summoned an orange, three-eyed divine soul and walked through Lin Shen’s repeated shots as his injuries quickly recovered.
• Shi Yuqing deduced that Lin Shen’s bullets drew their power from his Deformed Trait and that he had released the experimental subjects to escape and rescue his fellow townsmen.
• Lin Shen put away the ineffective sniper rifle, and Shi Yuqing dismissed his offer before punching at him.

Lin Shen fought Star God Official Shi Yuqing on Azure Sky, using his Immortal Set, spatial-jumping sniper shots, and Dead Powder to overcome the Middle God-Human’s overwhelming strength and defenses. He managed to strike Shi Yuqing with Fingertip Sand, but Shi Yuqing’s forehead eye opened and froze both Lin Shen and Dead Powder in place.

• Lin Shen clashed fists with Shi Yuqing and was driven back, while Shi Yuqing deduced the limits of Lin Shen’s indestructible trait.
• Lin Shen used his sniper rifle and Seven Steps of Conflict to evade Shi Yuqing’s attacks and circle him at high speed.
• Lin Shen attacked from behind, and Dead Powder wrapped around Shi Yuqing’s arm but could not penetrate the soul light protecting him.
• Lin Shen used the moment Shi Yuqing resisted Dead Powder to strike an acupuncture point with Fingertip Sand.
• Shi Yuqing’s forehead eye opened and immobilized both Lin Shen and Dead Powder with its eerie light.

Shi Yuqing revealed that he, like Di E Si, came from an Ancient Realm Region and was a Dharma King hiding his identity in the Immortal Courtyard. After Di E Si exposed him, Shi Yuqing decided to kill him, Lin Shen, and Dead Powder to protect his secret and pursue his goal of saving his region.

• Shi Yuqing restrained Lin Shen and Dead Powder, then drew Di E Si out of hiding in the warehouse.
• Di E Si identified Shi Yuqing as a Dharma King from an Ancient Realm Region who had disguised rule power as Ghost God System power.
• Shi Yuqing explained that he and Di E Si came from different Ancient Realm Regions and rejected cooperation, choosing to silence them instead.
• Di E Si and Shi Yuqing exchanged punches, and Shi Yuqing realized Di E Si had reached the Immortal level by visualizing himself as his ghost god.
• Di E Si sent a river of starlight at Shi Yuqing, but Shi Yuqing's blood-red horizontal eye froze it in midair.

Shi Yuqing revealed the Ghost God Eye and used it to immobilize Di E Si, Lin Shen, and the others before preparing to kill them. Wei Wufu resisted him with the Justice Law, but Shi Yuqing froze him with the Ghost God Eye as he advanced.

• Shi Yuqing explained how he had created the Ghost God Eye and immobilized Di E Si before finding Wei Wufu among the cargo.
• Shi Yuqing declared that he would sacrifice Lin Shen and the others to advance in the Celestial Court, but Wei Wufu stood up and challenged his justification.
• Wei Wufu shattered Shi Yuqing's Ghost Head Blade attacks with his fists as purple light gathered around him.
• Di E Si recognized Wei Wufu's power as the Justice Law, which grew stronger against wrongdoing, and Shi Yuqing realized Wei Wufu could wield it.
• Shi Yuqing used the Ghost God Eye to freeze Wei Wufu before he could reach him.

Shi Yuqing’s Ghost God Eye shattered, freeing Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and Di E Si to fight him together in the warehouse. Despite their strange abilities and coordinated attacks, Shi Yuqing’s strength and healing kept him in control as both sides tried to end the fight before the other Star God Officials noticed.

• Shi Yuqing’s Ghost God Eye cracked under the combined pressure of Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and Di E Si, and he tried to kill Wei Wufu before they broke free.
• Lin Shen shot the Ghost Head Blade, and the Ghost God Eye shattered as all three regained their freedom and surrounded Shi Yuqing.
• Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and Di E Si attacked together, but Shi Yuqing’s speed, combat skill, and Self-Healing ability let him withstand their assaults.
• Dead Powder entangled Shi Yuqing while Lin Shen shot through his knee, but Shi Yuqing healed and kept fighting, redirecting Wei Wufu’s attacks toward Lin Shen.
• Shi Yuqing kicked Wei Wufu through a warehouse wall and blasted Lin Shen and Di E Si away, then faced all three as they charged again.
• Shi Yuqing and the three fighters continued battling while keeping their power contained to avoid drawing the attention of the other Star God Officials.

Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and Di E Si killed Shi Yuqing by immobilizing him and letting Dead Powder devour him from within. Searching Shi Yuqing’s belongings, Lin Shen found a diary confirming that he came from the Ancient Realm Region, and suggested they might not need to flee after all.

• Shi Yuqing overpowered Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and Di E Si, but Lin Shen merged with the Defier of Fate and summoned the Inheritance Fan.
• Lin Shen used the Inheritance Fan and a coordinated attack with Wei Wufu, Di E Si, and Dead Powder to immobilize Shi Yuqing with Fingertip Sand.
• Lin Shen forced Dead Powder into Shi Yuqing’s mouth, and it devoured his internal organs until he died.
• Lin Shen searched Shi Yuqing’s Space Capsules and found a diary recording that Shi Yuqing came from the Ancient Realm Region and was not godborn.
• Lin Shen told Wei Wufu and Di E Si that they might not need to run.

After Azure Sky’s research institute was devastated and Experiment No. 9 escaped, Liu Siming discovered a diary that implicated Shi Yuqing in the destruction. Lin Shen claimed he had killed Shi Yuqing and explained his survival with a secret technique, while Liu Siming continued to suspect him.

• Liu Siming found the institute and warehouse wrecked after Experiment No. 9 escaped.
• Liu Siming discovered Lin Shen beside Shi Yuqing’s corpse and read Shi Yuqing’s diary, which described a spy’s plans to sabotage Azure Sky.
• Lin Shen claimed Shi Yuqing had framed him and caused the experimental-subject riot, and Liu Siming took him back for questioning.
• Liu Siming privately questioned Lin Shen about how he survived, and Lin Shen said he had played dead, overheard secrets, and ambushed Shi Yuqing.
• Liu Siming asked to see Lin Shen’s playing-dead ability, and Lin Shen began demonstrating it.