Li Chen awakened the S-rank Vector ability, joined Canglan Academy, and survived the academy’s trials while keeping his strength hidden. After confronting the Tree Demons in the Secret Realm, he began developing techniques as the Special Affairs Bureau and academy staff concealed his true rank.
Li Chen’s team entered the Canglan Tournament as the God-Binding Cult brought Pandora’s Box and a Calamity Realm monster into Magic City, then launched another attack in Shenzhou City. As Li Chen’s inner seal weakened and the black door drew him into a strange space, he and his friends left the suspended tournament to assist the Special Affairs Bureau.
Li Chen and his teammates survived the Black Mist, won the Canglan Tournament, and were sent to train in Ruined City. As they faced powerful Eerie Monsters, Li Chen gained a strange mark and began seeing white lines on people and objects, while the students were left to find their own way in the city.
Li Chen uncovered his ability to control Forbidden Substance, helped Gu Cheng create a Forbidden Object, and kept his power secret as the Eerie Tide struck Ruined Pass. The battle continued while cultists approached Ruined City, leaving Li Chen worried about the trainees at the other Slaughter Arena.
Li Chen learned why the cults sought him and discovered that the doors within him concealed power tied to the gods. After returning to Canglan Academy, he helped assemble an Academy Tournament team and defeated Qi Hong in a ranking challenge.
Li Chen assembled and trained a team for the Academy Tournament while confronting new dangers and expectations surrounding his power. After meeting Elder Gu and reaching the Withered Sea Realm, he arrived with Canglan’s contestants for the tournament’s opening.
Li Chen and Canglan Academy fought through Golden Peak’s deadly stages while rival teams and powerful figures converged on them. The tournament’s larger conflict emerged as the Eerie Tide approached, and the Su Family Saint Son led Li Chen toward the next level.
As the Four Great Passes came under attack, Li Chen learned the truth about his forbidden power and fought to protect those around him in Canghai City. The Shiva Box opened, the city was engulfed by a deadly red mist, and Li Chen surrendered to the Eighth Seat to save his companions before being taken through a breach in the pass.
After Li Chen awakens the Forbidden and saves Canghai City, he wakes a year later imprisoned in the City of Sin. He allies with Uncle Mu and sets out to claim the Greed Throne, while rival factions begin reacting to his moves.
Li Chen used the War of Kings to overthrow the Seven Sins and spread the Forbidden through Sinful City, turning defeated authority holders into Eerie Monsters. As the city fell into chaos and his memories faded, he encountered Su Xian and Su Zhe again while they fought for the Greed Throne.
Li Chen learned that humanity faced a final cycle and resolved to pursue his own vision of freedom, then led an Eerie Tide against Huizhou City. He spared some civilians but destroyed the city’s defenders, while reinforcements raced toward Huizhou and Calamity and Lust moved to stop them.
Li Chen destroyed Huizhou City, learned that Cang Yue had shaped events to save him, and resisted the God-Slaying Cult before heading toward Dawn Pass. As the Human Race fought the Eerie Tide, Li Chen faced Wasteland Realm experts and was captured alive for sealing.
Li Chen escaped the Human Race’s prison, learned how he and the world were bound to repeating cycles, and met the Eerie Race that had awaited him as its emperor. After reading Ms. Gu’s account and confronting his Inner Demon, he chose to pursue godhood and led the Eerie forces into the Wasteland Realm.
Li Chen ascended as the Lord of Taboo, destroyed the Eerie Monsters, and left the Human Race a chance to flee south before venturing beyond his universe. In the wider world, he planned to exploit conflict among its races, but Long Shou cast him into the Sea of Chaos and reincarnation began.
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