Chapter Summaries

After the Divine Choosing, Shen Hui returned to the World Association with a vast store of Giant God Power, but Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth absorbed most of it. He used the leftovers to begin creating Sky Tentacle, a colossal urban legend creature from the Titan Universe.

• The high priest told the holy son to hone his Giant God Power and said he would help him gain an identity for operating outside the cult.
• Shen Hui returned from the Divine Choosing to the Giant God Cultists' praise and left the black market after summoning Raven to watch for pursuers.
• Shen Hui released the Giant God Power imprisoned in his Death World, but Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth each seized and absorbed a portion.
• Shen Hui gathered the remaining Giant God Power and chose to create Sky Tentacle, a creature whose enormous tentacles emerged from a crack in the sky.

Shen Hui created Sky Tentacle as a Transcendent Hero, but Sky Tentacle absorbed all the remaining Giant God Power and evolved into a Saint Ascension being with a rootlike true form. His unprecedented quality unlocked the Divinity Lock and granted the Death World the Heart of Divinity.

• Shen Hui used Giant God Power to give Sky Tentacle a tangible form, and the World Will recognized him as a Transcendent Hero in the Giant Objects category.
• Sky Tentacle’s tentacles seized all the remaining Giant God Power just as he was about to descend into the Death World.
• Sky Tentacle absorbed the power and evolved, revealing a far larger rootlike form that Shen Hui realized was only part of his true body.
• Shen Hui considered how Sky Tentacle, Wandering Doom, and Slender Man might be far more powerful and unusual than their visible forms suggested.
• The World Will raised Sky Tentacle’s quality to Saint Ascension and reported that his creation had unlocked the Divinity Lock and obtained the Heart of Divinity.

After Sky Tentacle reached Saint Ascension quality, Shen Hui discovered that the Death World had unlocked a new path of growth and gained the Heart of Divinity. He unleashed Sky Tentacle during a supernatural storm, and its tentacles began attacking the humans and Skaven Ratmen.

• Sky Tentacle’s evolution promoted its quality to Saint Ascension, breaking the world’s rules, unlocking the divinity lock, and granting the Death World the Heart of Divinity.
• Shen Hui learned that the Heart of Divinity could nourish heroes and help the Death World ascend, and he resolved to hide this discovery while seeking an underground auction house ticket.
• As dark storm clouds gathered over Steam City and the Skaven Ratmen’s Ruined Capital, lightning tore open the sky and Sky Tentacle emerged.
• Sky Tentacle plunged into the earth, and enormous black tentacles burst from the ground to strike the cities and their inhabitants.

Shen Hui asked Chi Yan about what lay beyond Transcendent quality and learned that beings who touched rules and laws could attract dangerous attention. He left her office unsettled, but a phone call connected just as he reached the World Association entrance.

• After the memorial service ended, Shen Hui went to Chi Yan's office with Raven and asked what came after Transcendent.
• Chi Yan explained that Creation Worlds could advance to level ten and that units above Transcendent quality touched rules and laws.
• Chi Yan warned Shen Hui that such units could attract powerful beings seeking to plunder other worlds.
• Chi Yan offered to help Shen Hui find resources, but he declined and left to clear his head.
• As Shen Hui reached the World Association entrance, a phone call connected.

Shen Hui learned that Zhiyue, Leng Zimeng, Qingxue, and Huang Lingheng were under attack and rushed to the sanatorium. He entered the besieged small world and deployed his Death World as Zhiyue struggled to hold off the attackers.

• Leng Zimeng managed to tell Shen Hui that another organization had attacked them before the call cut out.
• Shen Hui suspected the attackers belonged to another Night Organization and hurried from the World Association to the sanatorium in Creator Form.
• Shen Hui found Zhiyue defending Leng Zimeng, Qingxue, and Huang Lingheng inside the besieged world, with Leng Zimeng injured and Zhiyue nearing her limit.
• Zhiyue recognized the aura of Shen Hui's Death World and felt reassured when he arrived.
• Shen Hui deployed his Creation World, sending Skaven Ratmen surging into the battle as dark clouds gathered overhead.

Shen Hui arrived in the battlefield and unleashed the Death World against the White Night Organization, whose members had been attacking Zhiyue and the others. After their Creation Worlds collapsed, Shen Hui summoned the Father of Sharks, leaving the White Night members barely alive and unprotected.

• Shen Hui entered the battlefield as his ratmen joined the fight, then revealed the Death World's terrifying creatures and spreading fear.
• The White Night Organization recognized Shen Hui and asked him to stop so they could negotiate, but he refused and demanded they kill themselves to atone.
• Shen Hui fully expanded the Death World, overwhelming the White Night members and allowing Zhiyue's forces to fight back as their Creation Worlds fractured.
• The White Night members surrendered and tried to withdraw, but Shen Hui summoned Dagon to perform the Call of the Father of Sharks ritual.
• The Father of Sharks transformed the battlefield into an ocean and devoured the White Night members' Creation Worlds, leaving them barely alive before Shen Hui and Zhiyue.

Shen Hui rescued Zhiyue, Leng Zimeng, and Qingxue from the White Night Organization, then learned that the attack was tied to the succession struggle for Lord of Night. The current Lord of Night arrived, killed the attackers, and thanked Shen Hui, leaving their relationship on friendly terms.

• Shen Hui asked Zhiyue and Leng Zimeng about their injuries and learned that the Red Night Organization had been delayed by internal trouble.
• Shen Hui confronted the surviving White Night members, and Zhiyue said they deserved to die but worried about provoking the White Night Organization.
• The Lord of Night and Red Night Organization members arrived, and Leng Zimeng explained that the attack was connected to the struggle over succession.
• The Lord of Night declared that the White Night members would pay for their actions and killed them with his Creation World.
• The Lord of Night confirmed that Huang Lingheng remained unconscious, then told Shen Hui he would not interfere in their past conflict and thanked him for helping.

The Lord of Night invited Shen Hui to join the Red Night Organization, offering his support and resources while warning him that the White Night Organization might retaliate. Shen Hui agreed on the condition that he could leave at any time and receive an invitation to the upcoming underground auction.

• The Lord of Night warned Shen Hui that the White Night Organization might target him but said he would not interfere in their conflict.
• The Lord of Night offered Shen Hui a chance to compete for the position of Lord of Night, but Shen Hui said he was not interested.
• The Lord of Night explained that Shen Hui would receive organizational support, resources, and protection from senior members bullying him if he joined.
• Shen Hui agreed to join the Red Night Organization provided he could leave whenever he wanted and receive an invitation to the underground auction.

Shen Hui joined Red Night after accepting the Lord of Night’s terms, then toured its base with Leng Zimeng. There, he insulted several Red Night candidates who threatened him and demanded an apology.

• The Lord of Night agreed to Shen Hui’s demands, recruited him into Red Night, and asked that Huang Lingheng be looked after.
• After the Lord of Night left, Shen Hui asked Zhiyue to take Qingxue somewhere safe and went with Leng Zimeng to see Red Night’s base.
• Leng Zimeng told Shen Hui that Night had five organizations and that Red Night helped organize the underground auction.
• Several Red Night candidates mocked Leng Zimeng’s brother and claimed they would compete for the position of Lord of Night.
• Shen Hui criticized the candidates for being weaker than Huang Lingheng, and they threatened him and demanded an apology.

Shen Hui and Leng Zimeng were confronted by candidates for Lord of Night, whom Shen Hui defeated without using his Creation World. The Third Elder arrived to deliver resources promised by the Lord of Night and revealed that Shen Hui had been invited to join the Red Night Organization.

• The candidates mocked Leng Zimeng for saying the Lord of Night had invited Shen Hui, then tried to attack him as they left.
• Shen Hui briefly transformed parts of his body into Creator Form and sent the candidates flying with a black, scythe-shaped arm.
• Shen Hui led Leng Zimeng past the injured candidates, but one accused him of using his Creation World and threatened him.
• The Third Elder arrived, and Leng Zimeng told him that the candidates had attacked first without either side using a Creation World.
• The Third Elder recognized Shen Hui and said the Lord of Night had sent him to deliver the promised resources, stunning the candidates and onlookers.

The Third Elder gave Shen Hui the auction invitation and advancement resources entrusted by the Lord of Night, prompting the preselected candidates to protest. He revealed that Shen Hui had defeated Huang Lingheng and the White Night Organization’s attackers, then told the candidates to let Shen Hui draw enemy attention while they developed themselves and targeted rivals.

• The Third Elder handed Shen Hui an auction invitation, a potion containing five thousand World Origin Power, enhancement cards, coordinates to three ownerless Creation Worlds, and a choice of special-category card.
• The preselected candidates objected to Shen Hui receiving the resources and challenged him, but the Third Elder stopped them and sent Leng Zimeng to take Shen Hui to the resource vault.
• The Third Elder told the candidates that Shen Hui had been invited to replace the injured Huang Lingheng as a preselected candidate.
• The Third Elder revealed that Shen Hui had injured Huang Lingheng and defeated the White Night Organization’s preselected candidates when they attacked.
• The Third Elder warned the candidates that they might be targeted next and instructed them to let Shen Hui draw enemy attention while they developed themselves and sought chances to eliminate rival candidates.

Shen Hui received resources from the Red Night Organization and chose a special card that could help him create an immortal Hero based on SCP-682. After learning he was only a free agent with a minimum resource allocation, he headed for the lounge, unaware that the other preselected candidates planned to use his reputation as a shield.

• Leng Zimeng explained how the Red Night Organization distributed resources, and the Third Elder gave Shen Hui potions, basic cards, and coordinates for three Unclaimed Creation Worlds.
• Shen Hui chose the Same Trait Extraction Card, hoping to amplify his Heroes’ shared immortality trait and create a powerful Hero inspired by SCP-682.
• The Third Elder told Shen Hui that he was a free agent and would receive only the minimum monthly allocation.
• Shen Hui declined Leng Zimeng’s offer to show him around and asked for directions to the lounge.
• Zhuang Guangquan, Xu Longjie, Zhang Yilong, He Bo, and Shen Ke apologized to Shen Hui and called him their big brother, but Shen Hui rejected them and walked away.
• After Shen Hui left, the candidates said they planned to let other organizations target him while they lay low and attacked rival candidates.

Shen Hui checked the Death World’s developments and used the Hero Trait Extraction Card to extract the Undying and Indestructible trait from his existing Heroes. He began creating Lord 682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, as a Hero Unit, and a lizard-shaped shadow started taking form.

• Shen Hui entered the Death World and saw that the Skaven Ratmen had advanced through cooperation with Steam City, developed Magic Energy users and disease-resistant researchers, and begun splitting into clans.
• Shen Hui crushed the Hero Trait Extraction Card, and its power extracted the shared Undying and Indestructible trait from his Hero units.
• Shen Hui combined the extracted trait with World Origin Power to create 682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, drawing on his extraordinary regeneration and ability to adapt to threats.
• A lizard-shaped shadow began to emerge as Shen Hui’s concept took shape and the World Origin Power was rapidly consumed.

Shen Hui completed the creation of 682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, whose Form Evolution made him capable of adapting into powerful new forms. A black vortex then opened in the Death World, but Shen Hui’s forces destroyed the enormous claws reaching through it before the creature behind them could emerge.

• Shen Hui detailed 682’s Undying and Indestructible nature and his ability to evolve his form and gain new powers.
• The creation of 682 drew on all the world origin power and resonated with the will of the Death World.
• A black vortex appeared above the Death World, and its strange power twisted Shen Hui’s rules when he tried to erase it.
• Enormous metallic claws emerged from the vortex and damaged the Death World, so Shen Hui summoned the Great Ruin and mobilized his forces.
• The Death World’s Heroes and creatures attacked the claws until they cracked and vanished under their assault and the aura of death.

Shen Hui placed the newly created Hard-to-Destroy Reptile in the Death World's most hostile region so it could adapt and evolve. After surviving its dangers and permanently gaining several immunities, it reached level 2, and Shen Hui watched its rapid growth.

• Shen Hui inspected the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile and learned it could survive lethal damage, adapt its form, and permanently retain abilities gained through evolution.
• Shen Hui placed the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile in a mist-shrouded region filled with corrosive death aura, disorienting mist, negative emotions, and the Unspeakable.
• The Hard-to-Destroy Reptile repeatedly regenerated after the death aura reduced it to a skeleton, eventually gaining permanent immunity to the aura's corrosion.
• The Hard-to-Destroy Reptile endured the mist, emotional turmoil, and the Unspeakable, evolving new eyes and other physical changes as it gained permanent adaptations.
• The Hard-to-Destroy Reptile adapted to the region's dangers and reached level 2, prompting Shen Hui to note how quickly it was growing.

The Hard-to-Destroy Reptile evolved through encounters with several Death World civilizations before entering the Backrooms World, while Shen Hui prepared his Creation World for a breakthrough. Shen Hui then connected the Death World to a level five Beast Taming World, where the Skaven Ratmen invaded and the humans and their tamed beasts counterattacked.

• The Hard-to-Destroy Reptile adapted to the Elder Things, the Deep Ones, the steam civilization, and the Skaven Ratmen, escaping each encounter with new abilities.
• The Hard-to-Destroy Reptile reached level three in the Death World, then fell into the Backrooms World and began evolving again.
• Shen Hui withdrew from the Death World, used up his World Origin Power, and left the Red Night Organization.
• Shen Hui used the Lord of Night's coordinates to connect to a level five unclaimed Beast Taming World.
• The Skaven Ratmen invaded the Beast Taming World to seize resources, overwhelming its humans and tamed beasts before the defenders regrouped and regained the advantage.
• The Death World's aura and Mist of Lost Direction began spreading into the Beast Taming World.

Shen Hui’s Death World absorbed and fused with the Beast Taming World, yielding rare items and expanding his world. After hearing about mysterious Unclaimed Worlds that had devastated Wild Wolf Gang members, he returned to rest, then learned from Leng Zimeng that the underground auction would begin in five days.

• The Death World absorbed the Beast Taming World, gained two royal tamed beast eggs and other rewards, and expanded to 5,400 kilometers.
• Shen Hui saw two badly injured Wild Wolf Gang members; one died after muttering that everything had been destroyed.
• Shen Hui returned to the World Association, rested, and used World Origin Power to expand the Land of New Life.
• Leng Zimeng told Shen Hui that the underground auction would start in five days and that participants would be anonymous, though they could identify their organizations.

Shen Hui prepared to attend the underground auction after conquering a technological Creation World, though its self-destructive attack left him with few resources. At the Red Night Organization, he met the recovering Huang Lingheng, whose Creation World had changed after exposure to the Death World, and asked to examine it.

• Shen Hui learned that auction points cost a hundred million each, but decided he could trade items to participate.
• Shen Hui conquered a technological Creation World, where Sadako and his other Heroes survived its devastating attacks, but most of the world's resources were destroyed.
• Shen Hui heard that the Laughing Moon Cult and Seventy-Two Demon Gods had shown minor activity while Ye Long's family problems remained unresolved.
• Shen Hui returned to the Red Night Organization and found Huang Lingheng awake, recovering, and supported by Leng Zimeng.
• Huang Lingheng told Shen Hui that his Creation World had changed after being affected by the Death World, and Shen Hui asked to take a look at it.

Shen Hui explored Huang Lingheng’s Creation World and discovered that it was absorbing characteristics from his Death World. He explained that the changes were difficult to predict but might benefit Huang Lingheng, while considering whether this process could let him expand or rebuild his own world elsewhere.

• Huang Lingheng consented to Shen Hui examining his Creation World, and Shen Hui entered it with his consciousness.
• Shen Hui saw Huang Lingheng’s undead empire, the Great Tomb, and its medieval human civilization, then realized Huang Lingheng’s world had weaker rules and World Will despite being Level Seven.
• Shen Hui concluded that his Death World needed more power to level up because its broader worldview required a stronger foundation.
• Shen Hui found corrupted areas, black tentacles, and memetic contamination in Huang Lingheng’s world, signs that it was absorbing characteristics of the Death World.
• Shen Hui wondered whether the process could let him develop another Creation World or rebuild his own if it were destroyed.
• Shen Hui told Huang Lingheng that his world had been affected by the Death World and that the changes might not cause problems and could even be beneficial.

Shen Hui joined the Red Night Organization as its members prepared to attend an underground auction alongside the other organizations under Night. The groups gathered at a public outpost, where representatives from other organizations commented on Shen Hui's reputation.

• Huang Lingheng warned Shen Hui about the risks to his Creation World, then left with Shen Hui and Leng Zimeng when they were called to gather.
• Red Night's preselected candidates mocked Huang Lingheng but fawned over Shen Hui, secretly planning to make rival organizations target him first.
• The Second Elder led Shen Hui, Leng Zimeng, and the candidates to meet the other organizations before the auction, and told Shen Hui he could separate from them there.
• At the public outpost, Shen Hui met representatives of the other organizations, who discussed his invitation to Red Night and questioned whether his reputation was deserved.