Chapter Summaries

Ren Suo repeatedly rewound the Watchers’ battle against the Mirror Princess until he found a strategy to expose her to attack. The Black-haired Magician bound her after she fired, and Caroline kissed him and promised to sleep with him if they survived.

• Ren Suo searched the Federation’s internal network and found little information about Caroline North and Viktor Cavel.
• The magicians and Watchers spent more than six hours clearing the Imperial Palace, while Ren Suo’s jade pendant remained inactive.
• The Mirror Princess and seven Mirror Dwarves appeared, and Ren Suo used repeated saves to learn how their reflected attacks worked.
• Ren Suo told the Watchers the demons’ mechanics and had the magicians use elemental spells against the dwarves.
• The Black-haired Magician shielded Caroline, bound the Mirror Princess with iron chains after she fired, and ordered the Watchers to attack.
• Caroline kissed the Black-haired Magician and promised to sleep with him if they survived.

Ren Suo led the magicians and Federation Watchers through a desperate battle against Mirror Princess, using forbidden spells that sacrificed the Black-haired Magician’s body to exploit her weakness and overwhelm her. Mirror Princess was defeated, but the Black-haired Magician collapsed after tearing out his own spine.

• Caroline and the magicians directed the Federation Watchers to attack Mirror Princess from behind while Red Riding Hood and the Black-haired Magician eliminated the apple dwarves.
• Mirror Princess absorbed the dwarves and gained their piercing gaze attacks, then grew faster as her health fell, causing casualties among the Watchers.
• When Mirror Princess turned to unleash a killing blast below half health, the Black-haired Magician bound her with Finger Iron Chain and summoned eye demons by sacrificing his right eye.
• The eye demons’ tears grievously wounded Mirror Princess, so the Black-haired Magician sacrificed his left eye and kept attacking while the other magicians took turns binding her.
• With Mirror Princess at 14% health and preparing to attack again, the Black-haired Magician used Spine Holy Sword, dealing a guaranteed, defense-ignoring blow that reduced her health to zero.
• The Black-haired Magician collapsed limply to his knees after the holy sword vanished from his hand.

Ren Suo’s Black-haired Magician defeated Snow White and revealed the princess’s tragic past, then died from the Spine Holy Sword’s cost after comforting Caroline. The other magicians left for the next trial, and the Watchers were left to mourn him.

• The Black-haired Magician used the Spine Holy Sword and approached the weeping princess, while Red Riding Hood and the others cleared a path for him.
• The princess’s memories revealed how the Queen Consort used the Cup of Desire to take her eyes and turn her into a mirror, and how the princess later used Apple Mirrors to take revenge.
• The princess turned into feathers after the game confirmed, “Snow White, redemption successful,” and Red Riding Hood, Lompena, and Elaine left for the next trial.
• Caroline pleaded with the Black-haired Magician to live, but he claimed that his companions would carry on his power and that he had chosen to sacrifice himself.
• The Black-haired Magician asked Caroline for Nuclear Cola, said magicians would continue fighting, and vanished into points of light after declaring that Magicians Under the World Tree had never gone far away.

Ren Suo watched a show about awakening methods while waiting to be deployed for the academy’s secret student-awakening project. Gu Yueyan asked him to help her complete her awakening, and Ren Suo began checking whether his own proposed deal would be safe for her.

• Ren Suo reflected on his cultivation progress after clearing three stages of Magician Under the World Tree and watched Awakening Challenge to learn about dangerous awakening methods.
• Ren Suo went to Dong Chengling’s place for lunch, where Gu Yueyan joined him and spoke with Dong Chengling.
• After lunch, Gu Yueyan told Ren Suo that she had awakened with power but lacked the knowledge to use her spell, and asked him to help her complete her awakening soon.
• Gu Yueyan explained that the academy considered her condition harmless and would not risk pushing her awakening, so she offered Ren Suo a deal in exchange for his help.
• Ren Suo went aside to make a call and check whether his proposed request would endanger Gu Yueyan, while Gu Yueyan messaged Xiao Qiao to thank her for the advice.

Qiao Muyi secured Third Cycle authority and a spiritual energy storage device for Lianjiang while discussing Dong Chengling’s commitment and Ren Suo. Meanwhile, Gu Yueyan took Ren Suo to Xiang City under the pretext of seeking a second awakening, planning to photograph them together to make Dong Chengling doubt him.

• Qiao Muyi examined the prototype storage necklace, and Yu Kuangtu explained its limits and granted her access to Third Cycle spells, including Chapter Two of the Profound Monarch Secret Records.
• Qiao Muyi assured Yu Kuangtu that Dong Chengling would stay in Lianjiang and teased him about befriending women before leaving to meet Yao Fei.
• Qiao Muyi privately questioned why she was meddling in Dong Chengling and Ren Suo’s affairs, then convinced herself she was doing it for fun.
• Ren Suo accompanied Gu Yueyan on a train to Xiang City so she could pursue a second awakening through happiness and focus.
• Gu Yueyan read Xiao Qiao’s advice to make Dong Chengling see Ren Suo as a bad partner and decided to take misleading photos of herself with him.

Ren Suo accompanied Gu Yueyan around Xiang City, suspecting she had a scheme, until she fell into Ailan Lake and began descending toward the Holy Grail hidden beneath it. The Holy Grail trapped them underwater, and Ren Suo tried to save the unconscious Gu Yueyan by giving her air.

• Ren Suo repeatedly refused Gu Yueyan's attempts to share food and take photos, then followed her to Ailan Lake for a short boat ride.
• Gu Yueyan leaned out of the boat to take a selfie, lost her balance, and fell into the lake while saving her phone.
• When Gu Yueyan failed to surface, Ren Suo equipped the Goddess of the Luo River Jade Pendant and dove after her.
• Ren Suo found Gu Yueyan descending toward a cup-shaped object and realized it was the Holy Grail from the First Trial's secret realm.
• Ren Suo dragged Gu Yueyan upward, but the Holy Grail's influence thickened the water, suppressed his abilities, and left them unable to reach the surface.
• As Gu Yueyan began to suffocate, Ren Suo pressed his lips to hers and gave her air.

Gu Yueyan fell into the lake and was drawn toward the Holy Grail, while Ren Suo struggled to bring her back to the surface. After the Grail trapped them in a distorted space, Gu Yueyan’s defiance and a burst of silver light broke its hold, and they surfaced beneath the moon.

• Gu Yueyan spotted the Holy Grail on the lakebed and became entranced by its promise to fulfill her desires.
• Ren Suo grabbed the drowning Gu Yueyan and gave her air as he swam upward, sensing that the First Trial was overlapping with the lake.
• Ren Suo saw visions of the First Trial and realized the Holy Grail might be trapping them by making the surface seem farther away.
• The Holy Grail urged Ren Suo to give up, but Gu Yueyan woke and bit his lip, meeting his gaze without fear.
• Silver light swept away the Holy Grail and its illusions, allowing Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan to break through the surface and breathe.

Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan survived an encounter with the Holy Grail beneath Ailan Lake, and Gu Yueyan awakened her spell while saving him. After the Countermeasures Bureau began investigating, Gu Yueyan returned to her dorm, where Lin Xianyu discovered something on her phone that shocked her.

• Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan were brought ashore by the boat rental uncle, and Ren Suo called for an ambulance and the Countermeasures Bureau.
• Ren Suo sensed that the Holy Grail had vanished from Ailan Lake and told Gu Yueyan he remembered what happened underwater, including her biting his lip during first aid.
• Gu Yueyan told Ren Suo she had fully awakened and revealed that her silver light was her Awakened Spell before leaving for the hospital.
• Ren Suo described the lake incident to Shen Hong and asked about a nearby classified cultivator training facility.
• Gu Yueyan returned to her dorm and fought with Lin Xianyu, who later unlocked Gu Yueyan's phone and froze at what she saw.

Ren Suo returned from Ailan Lake after the Countermeasures Team failed to find the vortex, then reported the incident and spent dinner with Dong Chengling. He later discovered he had obtained a new key, bringing him close to opening his first Three-Star Treasure Chest.

• Qiao Muyi told Ren Suo that the search of Ailan Lake had found nothing and that the operation would soon end, though the team would keep checking the area.
• Ren Suo denied that his trip to Xiang City with Gu Yueyan had been a date, and Qiao Muyi teased him before letting him leave.
• Ren Suo submitted the Ailan Lake incident as suspicious intelligence and continued presenting himself on the internal network as an ordinary researcher.
• Ren Suo learned that Gu Yueyan had stayed home with a cold, then told Dong Chengling he had faced a dangerous incident in Xiang City.
• Dong Chengling called Qiao Muyi to ask about the Countermeasures System's Portable Spatial Positioning Device and confirmed that she was in a hurry for it.
• Ren Suo received a new key from the Little World Game Console and realized he had enough keys to combine into a Three-Star Key.

Ren Suo opened a treasure chest and obtained a cloning ability, then summoned a clone to clean his home and fetch dinner while he played a game. He began the fourth stage of "Magician Under the World Tree," where the party faced stronger monsters without military support.

• Ren Suo synthesized a Three-Star Key, but its special effect was lost because most of its materials had been artificially created from low-star keys.
• Ren Suo used the Three-Star Key to open a chest and obtained the incomplete Three-Star ability "Struggle Warrior," which created a command-dependent clone of himself.
• Ren Suo summoned a naked clone, learned it could last for two hours and 53 minutes, and ordered it to dress and clean the house.
• Ren Suo started the fourth stage of "Magician Under the World Tree" with a handsome red-haired mage and encountered the hooded female mage Nimuai alongside Red Riding Hood, Lompena, and Elaine.
• Ren Suo sent the clone to buy crayfish, stir-fried snails, wontons, and barbecue, then continued playing as the party entered a difficult battle against stronger monsters.

Gu Yueyan ran into Ren Suo at the dining hall and was flustered by his unusually joyful smile. Meanwhile, Ren Suo’s magicians gained the support of Transcendent units from six countries as they prepared to fight the boss.

• Gu Yueyan delayed going to the dining hall to avoid Ren Suo, but she and Lin Xianyu encountered him leaving with takeout.
• Ren Suo smiled warmly at Gu Yueyan, leaving her stunned and blushing after he walked away.
• Ren Suo’s clone was scratched by the black cat downstairs, then returned home to follow Ren Suo’s cleaning orders.
• After clearing the hall’s lesser monsters, Ren Suo began the boss battle, but Caroline and Watcher forces from six countries arrived to support the magicians.
• Caroline and Chen Zhishou pledged their units to follow the World Tree’s command, and Ren Suo’s magicians prepared to face the boss together with them.

Ren Suo’s mage helped the allied commanders survive the fourth hall, then explained the World Tree’s refusal to recruit or identify new mages before disappearing. After finding historical records of Dou, Ren Suo questioned his role in the events around him, but resolved to keep helping people and continue clearing the halls.

• Ren Suo’s mage healed and directed the allied forces through the battle, earning the commanders’ respect and salute.
• The mage told Caroline and the others that the World Tree would not recruit new mages or identify children with magical talent, and warned that three halls remained before their monsters could invade Earth.
• The mage said the World Tree would fight to prevent the halls from merging with Earth, then dissolved into light.
• Ren Suo found records confirming the existence of Dou and wondered whether the game’s events would occur without his involvement.
• After his dinner alarm rang, Ren Suo reminded himself that he could control only his own choices and decided to clear the Evil Fruit Hall.

Ren Suo discovered a new multi-chapter game in the World Store, then entered the Fifth Trial with his existing magician and faced a sanctuary overrun by human-faced locusts. As the magicians struggled against the swarm, supernatural units arrived and a Xuan Country commander recognized the magician as someone who had died in a secret realm.

• Dong Chengling invited Gu Yueyan to stay with her over summer break, but Gu Yueyan declined because she wanted to remain with her dorm roommate.
• Ren Suo found the three-star game "Alluring the Kingdom Thrice" in the World Store and decided he would probably avoid playing it.
• Ren Suo entered the Fifth Trial using a previously created magician and encountered a town filled with human-faced locusts and the magician Dindelan.
• The magicians discovered that every monster had to be killed to purify the forbidden fruit, but the enormous swarm overwhelmed their efforts.
• The Xuan Country Countermeasures System Yangtze River Unit and Angel Zach's Federation Watcher arrived to support the magician.
• The Yangtze River Unit commander recognized the magician and asked whether she was one of the magicians who had died in Xuan Kingdom's secret realm.

The silver-haired magician rallied the nations against the Human-Faced Locust horde while telling Caroline that the Black-haired Magician might return but could never love her. As the battle grew desperate, Luo Wenjie's necklace opened a Space Cavity, revealing a young man on an iron throne whose computer showed a revealing Nine-Tailed Fox image.

• The silver-haired magician told Caroline that the Black-haired Magician had not yet returned and claimed World Tree magicians were forbidden from love, but Caroline vowed to wait for him.
• Zach agreed to follow the magicians' command, transformed into Angel Zach, and attacked the locust swarm while Luo Wenjie and other cultivators joined the fight.
• The silver-haired magician used Forest Divine Might and Holy Banner to strengthen and heal the Transcendents as the Human-Faced Locusts surged out of the candy town in overwhelming numbers.
• Luo Wenjie's necklace opened a Space Cavity, but Dong Chengling did not appear; a young man seated on an iron throne emerged instead.
• Ren Suo recognized a paused game on the young man's computer and noticed its enlarged Nine-Tailed Fox wallpaper.

Ren Suo watched the Magicians and Transcendents fight through Candy Town after the Iron Seat Man opened a temporary Space Cavity and helped them request supplies. Once the Human-Faced Locusts were defeated, their corpses transformed into the Candy Siblings, whose tragic past was revealed as their redemption succeeded.

• The Iron Seat Man used a marked item to open a temporary Space Cavity and explained that the secret realm prevented teleportation, while image and sound transmission remained possible.
• Luo Wenjie asked the Magician what supplies the group needed, and the Iron Seat Man warned that they had only one chance to request items before the Space Cavity vanished.
• The cultivators entered with concussion grenades, flashbangs, and flamethrowers, and the Transcendents and Magicians fought the Human-Faced Locusts for more than eight hours.
• The final Human-Faced Locusts died, but their corpses trembled and flew together in a swarm before condensing into a pair of siblings made of candy.
• The Magician witnessed the Candy Siblings' past: abandoned during a famine, they became candy, were rejected by their parents and townspeople, and wished for a family before the locusts consumed the town.
• The system announced that the Candy Siblings' redemption had succeeded.

After clearing another stage of Cross My Corpse, Ren Suo cultivated for four days before being called to treat four students injured by a newly discovered demon. He healed them and hurried home to report the dangerous species, while Gu Yueyan was left struggling with her feelings after Ren Suo answered her question without realizing what she meant.

• Ren Suo concealed the silver-haired mage's departure after she purified the demon source, then spent four days cultivating and increased his cultivation to First Rank, 56%.
• Ren Suo responded to a first-aid alert at the School Hospital, where Gu Yueyan, Lin Xianyu, and two other students had returned with worsening claw-like wounds from shadowy demons in an alley.
• Ren Suo healed the students and realized the demons had likely left offspring in their wounds, prompting the Goddess of the Luo River Jade Pendant to react.
• After Ren Suo treated Gu Yueyan, she asked why he had saved her again and whether she was important to him; he answered that she was extremely important because she had helped him discover the demons.
• Ren Suo rushed home to write a paper about the new demon species, while Gu Yueyan told Lin Xianyu she did not want to see him again for now.

Ren Suo reported a demon attack to the Countermeasures Bureau, spoke awkwardly with Dong Chengling, and began the sixth stage of his game. There, he and the Transcendents freed the frozen mage Freya, who introduced herself with a dramatic entrance.

• Ren Suo reported the demon incident to Yu Kuangtu and uploaded his paper to the internal network.
• Dong Chengling called Ren Suo to ask about the injured students and invited him to dinner the next day.
• Ren Suo cultivated until midnight, then resumed the game because only two stages remained before the Forbidden Fruit Secret Realm descended.
• The silver-white mage and five female mages arrived on an ice plain, where Xia Chuanwang and the Chafuan were digging at a block of ice.
• The ice shattered, and Freya emerged and introduced herself as the Magic Wrist Magician.
• Ren Suo healed the Transcendents cut by the ice and told Xia Chuanwang that Freya had a bad morning temper.

The silver-white mage defeated the Ice Lake Maiden and explained why mages sacrificed themselves to protect transformed companions, then vanished after persuading the Transcendents to accept his story. Ren Suo advanced his cultivation and later discovered that Dong Chengling had given him and Gu Yueyan matching necklaces.

• The silver-white mage used healing, restraints, and a fire demon to help the Transcendents defeat the Ice Lake Maiden.
• The silver-white mage told the Transcendents that some mages had transformed from men into women and that surviving mages protected them from the burden of purifying monsters.
• The silver-white mage completed his mission and dissolved into motes of light.
• Ren Suo absorbed energy from the Goddess of the Luo River Jade Pendant and raised his cultivation to 58% of the First Cycle.
• Ren Suo visited Dong Chengling and found that Gu Yueyan had been discharged from the hospital.
• Dong Chengling gave Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan matching blue-stone necklaces, leaving Gu Yueyan wondering what the gift meant.

Dong Chengling gave Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan necklaces that could summon her protection, then Ren Suo discovered the Polluted Holy Grail’s hidden aid for the seventh stage. He chose to summon external assistance and saw that only some of his allies were available.

• Dong Chengling explained that her Aura Coordinate necklaces could pull their wearers to her, and Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan accepted them.
• Ren Suo opened the seventh stage and heard the Polluted Holy Grail explain that it was the source of the monsters and that a remnant of hope wanted to help him.
• The Polluted Holy Grail offered three forms of aid and warned that choosing more than one would bring consequences from despair.
• Ren Suo asked about the final Mages and learned that despair had forbidden them from fighting monsters, while the Mages who endured were women.
• Ren Suo saved and chose to summon external assistance, but the list showed Ren Wo Xing, Devouring World Spirit, and Ilina as unavailable.

Ren Suo’s mages fought the corrupted Demigod Merlin, but his overwhelming attacks and defenses pushed them to the brink. Merlin summoned Librom, whose memories revealed that he had been romantically involved with the female mages, and the party was wiped out.

• The mages confronted Merlin, who transformed into a monstrous foe and attacked with powerful area magic.
• Cultivators entered the battlefield to help, but Merlin quickly killed them, leaving Killer as the only outside support still standing.
• Ren Suo used forbidden techniques to bind Merlin and help the mages reduce his health, while the companions joined the fight with their own forbidden techniques.
• Merlin sacrificed the human-skin book, summoning Librom, whom the female mages recognized as their former lover and friend.
• Librom admitted that he loved Red Riding Hood, Lompena, Elaine, and Dindelan, then the party lost the battle to him.