Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chuka, a Soul Being, attempts to undergo Heavenly Being Fourth Decay tribulation.
• The tribulation includes Soul Decay, deathly aura, and disasters like lightning.
• Chuka fails repeatedly due to its weak constitution and lack of combat awareness.
• Little Glutton, a digital life form, is encouraged by Chen Yi to prepare for its Deity Tribulation.
• Scatter Flowers, a Summoner, expresses her desire to become a mine owner and expand her business.

Character Developments

• Chuka demonstrates its determination but struggles with the tribulation, revealing its weak constitution and lack of combat skills.
• Little Glutton shows reluctance to face its tribulation but understands its necessity.
• Scatter Flowers displays her ambition and determination to grow her business, despite the challenges she faces.

Significant Themes

• Tribulation and Growth: The characters face challenges that test their strength and resolve, leading to growth and self-discovery.
• Ambition and Determination: Characters like Scatter Flowers and Chuka show their desire to improve and achieve their goals, despite the obstacles in their way.
• Support and Encouragement: Chen Yi supports and encourages his companions, highlighting the importance of community and mutual aid.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi supports and encourages Chuka and Little Glutton through their tribulations.
• Chuka interacts with Chen Yi and the Fire Dragon, seeking their help during its tribulation.
• Scatter Flowers interacts with her pets, discussing her business expansion plans and seeking their support.
• Little Glutton interacts with Chen Yi, expressing its reluctance to face its tribulation but ultimately understanding its necessity.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi successfully repairs and upgrades his equipment, including the fusion of the [Golden Shovel] and [Arrogant's Armor].
• He opens the [Fantasy Treasure Box] with the Fire Dragon and obtains the powerful [Dispersing Fist Wraps: Dream].
• Chen Yi waits for Chuka to complete its tribulation, then uses an Excess Experience Capsule and successfully breaks through to the Heavenly Being Fifth Decay.
• His anomaly manifests, causing a massive silver flames event that affects a vast area.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi upgrades his equipment and breaks through to Tier 7, demonstrating his power and progress.
• Chuka, the cat, becomes more arrogant after consuming Epic spirit crystals.

Significant Themes

• The struggle and triumph of breaking through to higher tiers and powers.
• The manifestation of anomalies and their impact on the world.
• The customization and power of equipment, as seen with the [Dispersing Fist Wraps: Dream].

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi interacts with Nino Tudi, who repairs his equipment, showing respect for his craftsmanship despite his foul mouth.
• Chen Yi helps the Fire Dragon open the [Fantasy Treasure Box], demonstrating their cooperative relationship.
• Chen Yi ignores the voices from the [Yin-Yang Magic Robe], treating them as background noise, showing his focus and determination.
• Chen Yi waits for Chuka to complete its tribulation, showing patience and understanding of the cat's abilities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi, now at Rank 7, causes a flame phenomenon that astonishes other players.
• Chen Yi forms his source, his ultimate interpretation of his path, supported by the power of the Five Decays of the Heavenly Being.
• Chen Yi's source, 'Burning', is unique and cannot be stolen. It supports a qualitative transformation of his power.
• Chen Yi enters a half-year-long transformation, during which he floats in mid-air, absorbing energy from the world.
• Chen Yi chooses the 'Wail' Life Trait upon reaching Rank 7, increasing his True Armor and damage reduction as he loses HP.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi demonstrates significant growth, reaching Rank 7 and forming his source in a short period.
• Yao Yingqian and Wang Zhanbo show surprise and delight at Chen Yi's progress.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of one's path and interpretation of it, as seen in Chen Yi's formation of his source.
• The power and impact of Heavenly Beings on the world, and Chen Yi's unique method of replenishing energy.
• The choices and consequences of one's actions, reflected in Chen Yi's selection of his Life Trait.

Character Interactions

• Yao Yingqian and Wang Zhanbo interact with Chen Yi, expressing their surprise and support for his growth.
• Chen Yi's actions and growth inspire awe and conversation among other players.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Chen Yi reaches the maximum value for Intelligence and Spirit attributes, triggering choices for Life Traits.
• He chooses 'Adaptive' for Intelligence, gaining True Intelligence +5 and an additional +1 upon each level up.
• For Spirit, he chooses 'Truth and Falsehood', interfering with his own and spell information to create a false future.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi's attributes and skills have significantly increased, surpassing those of veteran Rank 7 players.
• His choices reflect his strategic and offensive playstyle, prioritizing adaptability and unpredictability.

Significant Themes

• The importance of true attributes and their impact on a player's capabilities.
• The concept of 'oneness' in Rank 7, where many Life Traits and Talents have less effect.
• The distinction between predicting the future through laws of time or the river of time.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi interacts with the system, choosing Life Traits based on his playstyle and current needs.
• No other characters are present in this chapter, as it focuses on Chen Yi's internal developments.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi completes his breakthrough, but his control over his power is not yet perfect.
• He experiments with his Cursed Technique in the arena's mimicry battlefield, causing significant damage and incurring a fine.
• Chen Yi spends two years in the main city, equivalent to ten years in the game world, mastering his power and improving his Cursed Technique.
• He attempts to cancel his clone, which fails as the clone is a product of the mirror world's laws, not Chen Yi's.
• Chen Yi returns home and learns about the market's acquisition of Demon Break Stones, which has attracted the attention of many interested parties.
• He investigates the guilds involved and discovers the Heavenly Fortune Guild, which has a causality manipulator among its ranks.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi improves his control over his power and understands the destructive intensity of his Cursed Technique.
• He becomes more wary of the Heavenly Fortune Guild due to their involvement with causality manipulation.
• Beibeisi shows loyalty and respect towards Chen Yi, apologizing for not gathering more information.
• The players involved in the Demon Break Stone market manipulation show regret and unwillingness, but still atone for their actions.

Significant Themes

• Power and Control: Chen Yi struggles with controlling his increased power, highlighting the theme of power and its responsible use.
• Causality and Consequences: The Heavenly Fortune Guild's involvement with causality manipulation emphasizes the theme of actions having consequences.
• Business and Manipulation: The Demon Break Stone market manipulation illustrates the theme of business ethics and the consequences of unscrupulous practices.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi interacts with the Fire Dragon, Chuka, and Beibeisi, showing his calm and collected demeanor.
• He communicates with Ningguang, San Hua, and Yao Yingqian about the Demon Break Stone market situation, demonstrating his respect for their knowledge and experience.
• The players involved in the market manipulation interact with Chen Yi, showing regret and submission, while Chen Yi remains calm and decisive.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi arrives at the Heavenly Fortune Guild, intimidating the players present.
• Chen Yi accepts Yao Yingqian's challenge, but decides not to kill them as they are mere messengers.
• Chen Yi challenges Zhou Zi, the backer of the Immeasurable Merchant Guild, in the void arena.
• Zhou Zi reveals his title as the "Mage Killer" and demonstrates his gravity-based powers.
• Chen Yi uses Sun-Chasing Fierce Wolves and the Serpent's Kiss, but Zhou Zi counters with ease.
• Zhou Zi attacks Chen Yi directly, using his prayer beads to nullify Chen Yi's techniques.
• Chen Yi transforms into lava and disappears, followed by a giant hand descending from the sky.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi: Shows his Rank 7 power and intimidation, but also demonstrates restraint in not killing the Heavenly Fortune Guild players. He seeks out Zhou Zi to send a message to the merchant guilds.
• Zhou Zi: Reveals his gravity-based powers and combat style, showing a straightforward and powerful approach. He becomes more interested in the battle as it progresses.

Significant Themes

• Power and Intimidation: Chen Yi uses his Rank 7 power to intimidate and send a message to the merchant guilds.
• Consequences of Actions: Chen Yi believes that those targeting the Demon Break Stone business should face the consequences of their choices.
• Combat Styles: The chapter highlights the differences in combat styles between Chen Yi and Zhou Zi, with Chen Yi using various magical techniques and Zhou Zi using gravity-based attacks.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Yao Yingqian: Chen Yi intimidates Yao Yingqian but decides not to kill him, showing restraint despite his power.
• Chen Yi and Zhou Zi: The two engage in a battle to test their powers and send a message to the merchant guilds. Their interaction highlights the differences in their combat styles and powers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi and Zhou Zi engage in a battle in a separate dimension.
• Zhou Zi, empowered by Chen Yi's spiritual life-force, gains enhanced strength and attacks the Flame God's Left Hand projection.
• Chen Yi counters with various flame attacks, including a Blazing Sword and Seal Arrows, but Zhou Zi deflects them using prayer beads.
• Zhou Zi uses his gravity manipulation to accelerate prayer beads, cornering Chen Yi.
• Chen Yi escapes using space manipulation but is eventually overwhelmed by Zhou Zi's Constraint: Falling Stone of the Overlooker.

Character Developments

• Zhou Zi demonstrates his prowess as a Mage Killer, using gravity manipulation and powerful constraints.
• Chen Yi reveals his strategic planning, using Zhou Zi to test the damage of a Rank 7 player's constraint.

Significant Themes

• The disparity between mages and warriors in close and long-range combat.
• The use of constraints as a trump card by Rank 7 players.
• The importance of understanding and adapting to one's opponent's abilities.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Zi underestimates Chen Yi initially but comes to respect his strength.
• Chen Yi uses Zhou Zi to test his own capabilities and learn about Rank 7 combat dynamics.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi uses powerful Flame Sparrows to attack Zhou Zi, demonstrating his enhanced spell hardness.
• Zhou Zi, a Mage Killer, counters with gravity manipulation and a Black Hole, igniting the Flame Sparrows.
• Chen Yi uses a flame net and lotus to intercept Zhou Zi's prayer beads, then splits into clones to confuse Zhou Zi.
• Zhou Zi uses a contract to summon a massive prayer bead, crushing Chen Yi's clones and forcing him to surrender.
• Chen Yi wins the battle and gains a ranking in the Rank 7 arena.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi adapts his combat style, acknowledging the limitations of relying on space at Rank 7.
• Zhou Zi shows his prowess as a Mage Killer, using gravity and contracts to counter Chen Yi's attacks.
• Chen Yi demonstrates his ability to burn even intangible forces like gravity.

Significant Themes

• The importance of adaptability and learning from combat in Rank 7 battles.
• The power dynamics between mages and warriors, with Zhou Zi's gravity manipulation countering Chen Yi's ranged attacks.
• The role of weapons and their enhancement in combat, with Zhou Zi's prayer beads playing a crucial role.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Zhou Zi engage in a intense battle, with both adapting their strategies to counter each other's attacks.
• Chen Yi's victory forces Zhou Zi to surrender, preserving some of his prayer beads.
• Chen Yi's ranking improves in the Rank 7 arena after his victory.

Chen Yi returns to the main city, his health recovered to 80%. He plans to exact revenge on the merchant guilds backing the players who caused him trouble. He decides to adjust his Cursed Techniques for better efficiency. Over a dozen Rank 7 players sense his causal link and anticipate trouble. Chen Yi focuses on modifying his techniques: 'The Left Hand of the Flame God' for increased speed and force, and 'Ten Directions Ember' for improved effectiveness. He also plans to adjust 'Sun-Chasing Fierce Wolf' to make it more suitable for various environments. Chen Yi learns about Rank 7 constraints, understanding the difference between positive and inverse constraints, and their effects on Deities and other Rank 7s. He realizes the importance of constraints in Rank 7 battles and the advantage of being a true Rank 7.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi learns about pacts, their characteristics, and types (Solid, Void, Special).
• Chen Yi decides to establish a pact to counter Zhou Zi's pact attack.
• Chen Yi's pact, "Sloth's Flame Lord," is completed, providing a 50% damage reduction against pact attacks.
• Chen Yi refines the Sun-Chasing Fierce Wolf and asks the Fire Dragon to repair the Yin-Yang Magic Robe.
• Chen Yi encounters Chuka, who struggles to advance due to its lazy nature.
• Hundreds of players from the Immeasurable Merchant Guild kneel outside Chen Yi's house.
• Chen Yi challenges Zuoqiu Jingzhen in the game world, seeking 150 Primal Crystals.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi: Shows strategic thinking in establishing a pact, demonstrates his power and resolve.
• Chuka: Struggles with laziness and lack of motivation, needs training to advance.
• Zuoqiu Jingzhen: Shows respect for her old acquaintance's descendant, but is disrespected by Chen Yi.

Significant Themes

• Power and strategy: Chen Yi uses his understanding of pacts to gain an advantage.
• Laziness vs. motivation: Chuka's struggle highlights the importance of determination and effort.
• Respect and disrespect: Zuoqiu Jingzhen's reaction to Chen Yi's disrespect shows the consequences of such actions.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Zhou Zi: Chen Yi's decision to establish a pact is influenced by Zhou Zi's pact attack.
• Chen Yi and Chuka: Chen Yi scolds Chuka for its laziness and decides to train it.
• Chen Yi and Zuoqiu Jingzhen: Chen Yi's disrespect towards Zuoqiu Jingzhen leads to a challenge between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi faces Zuoqiu Jingzhen, a Rank 7 Water Mage.
• Chen Yi uses his Blazing Swords, enhanced with phantom flames, against Zuoqiu Jingzhen's water curtains, which reflect and multiply the attacks.
• Zuoqiu Jingzhen summons a Pseudo Rank 7 creature, a Drowning Dragon, to aid her.
• Chen Yi uses his Sun-Chasing Grey Wolves to injure the Drowning Dragon and eventually defeats it with his improved Fire Lotus Technique.
• Zuoqiu Jingzhen is devoured by Chen Yi's Serpent of Devouring after being separated from the Drowning Dragon's protection.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi demonstrates his exceptional talent and power, completing the transformation of laws and showcasing his improved techniques.
• Zuoqiu Jingzhen, despite her strength, is ultimately defeated by Chen Yi's superior strategy and power.

Significant Themes

• The destructive nature of fire and water, with the stronger element dictating the outcome.
• The importance of strategy and adaptability in battle.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Zuoqiu Jingzhen engage in a battle of wits and power, with Chen Yi's strategic use of his techniques proving superior.
• The Drowning Dragon and Zuoqiu Jingzhen have a tense interaction, with the Drowning Dragon initially trying to attack Chen Yi but later attempting to negotiate for its life.
• Chen Yi's Grey Wolves and the Drowning Dragon have a physical altercation, with the Grey Wolves ultimately defeating the Drowning Dragon.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi uses his Inverse Constraint, a water-based ability, to drain a significant amount of blood from the Drowning Dragon, causing severe damage.
• The Drowning Dragon, realizing the power of Chen Yi's constraint, surrenders, and Chen Yi demands further concessions.
• Chen Yi faces Tian Chuanjin in the arena, using his Fire Lotus Technique and Sun-Chasing Fierce Wolf to gain a decisive victory.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi demonstrates his strength and cunning, using his constraints to overpower opponents and secure favorable terms.
• Zuoqiu Jingzhen acknowledges Chen Yi's power and surrenders, understanding the gap in their abilities.
• Tian Chuanjin underestimates Chen Yi and struggles to secure a victory, leading to his defeat.

Significant Themes

• The power of constraints and their strategic use in battle.
• The importance of resource acquisition for Rank 7 Mages to improve their Cursed Techniques.
• The concept of correct and more correct in the creation of laws within Cursed Techniques.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and the Drowning Dragon: Chen Yi uses his constraint to overpower the Drowning Dragon, leading to the latter's surrender.
• Chen Yi and Zuoqiu Jingzhen: Zuoqiu Jingzhen surrenders to Chen Yi, acknowledging his power and accepting his demands.
• Chen Yi and Tian Chuanjin: Tian Chuanjin underestimates Chen Yi and struggles to defeat him, ultimately leading to his defeat in the arena.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi (Player Yi) defeats several opponents in the Tier 7 arena, earning the titles 'Ash Apostle' and 'Fire Madman'.
• Chen Yi receives compensation from 13 merchant guilds for previous damages, totaling 3900 Primal Crystals.
• Chen Yi learns that his income from the City of All Heavens and Demon Break Stone business is around 270 Primal Crystals per year.
• Chen Yi spends nearly 800 Primal Crystals in the [Time and Space Hut] to advance in Tier 7.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi's reputation grows in the Tier 7 arena, striking fear and awe in other Deities.
• Chen Yi shows leniency in accepting compensation from the merchant guilds, indicating a pragmatic side to his character.
• Chen Yi's subordinates, like Beibeisi and the Plague Elves, demonstrate loyalty and competence in managing his affairs.

Significant Themes

• Power and Respect: Chen Yi's strength commands respect and fear from other Deities, reflecting the power dynamics in this world.
• Wealth and Resources: The vast amounts of Primal Crystals involved highlight the importance of wealth and resources in this world, both for personal growth and maintaining influence.
• Hierarchy and Status: The strict hierarchy within the Elf race and among Deities underscores the importance of one's position and status in society.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi interacts with various Deities in the arena, showcasing his dominance and confidence in his abilities.
• Chen Yi communicates with Beibeisi about the City of All Heavens' development and his businesses, demonstrating his trust in his subordinate's competence.
• Chen Yi expresses his desire for his Fire Dragon to reach Tier 7, revealing his ambition and determination to grow stronger.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi aims to rapidly increase his combat power by strengthening his source, inspired by a Rank 7 Water Mage's defensive power.
• He enters the Time and Space Hut to experiment with elevating his laws to the level of great worlds.
• Chen Yi's experiments cause significant disruptions in the digital world, which he reverses using the Time Law.
• He argues with his counterpart, 'Chen Yi', about the correctness of his approach.
• Chen Yi verifies his latest results in the dream world, successfully raising the upper limit of fire-related abilities.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi demonstrates determination and resourcefulness in his pursuit of rapid strength improvement.
• 'Chen Yi' reveals a deeper understanding of fire laws and enthusiastically assists Chen Yi, driven by self-interest.

Significant Themes

• The importance of understanding and manipulating laws for Rank 7 advancement.
• The cost and consequences of experimenting with powerful abilities.
• The tension and cooperation between two aspects of the same character.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and 'Chen Yi' argue over the correct approach to improving Chen Yi's laws, showcasing their contrasting perspectives and methods.
• Yao Yingqian, Chuka, the Fire Dragon, and Wang Zhanbo place bets on the outcome of Chen Yi's argument with 'Chen Yi', highlighting their loyalty and enthusiasm.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi successfully creates a new law, 'Fire Law', elevating it to the level of the Great World's laws.
• Yao Yingqian seeks Chen Yi's help to suppress a law worm using Chen Yi's spiritual body.
• Chen Yi observes his source internally for changes, but none occur on his panel.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi: Becomes stronger due to creating a new law, but his Burning Path level doesn't increase. He realizes the unique aspects of Intent Mages at Rank 7.
• Yao Yingqian: Seeks Chen Yi's help to control a law worm, further increasing his debt to Chen Yi.

Significant Themes

• The difference between sources, paths, and inner worlds of Rank 7 Mages.
• The unique nature of Intent Mages at higher ranks.
• The consumption and benefits of walking both Mage and Path roads simultaneously.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Wang Zhanbo: Wang Zhanbo bets on Chen Yi's victory and teases him about his long meditation.
• Chen Yi and Yao Yingqian: Yao Yingqian asks Chen Yi for help in controlling a law worm, further cementing his debt to Chen Yi.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sixteen years have passed since the previous chapter.
• Chen Yi, now a pauper, faces Mi Yidao, a Rank 7 opponent.
• Chen Yi tests and improves his Cursed Techniques against Mi Yidao.
• Chen Yi uses his most powerful attack, the "Invincible Meow Meow Arrow," against Mi Yidao.
• Mi Yidao uses a pact, "Furious Wings of the Storm," to teleport and attack Chen Yi.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi has become stronger and refined his Cursed Techniques, despite his financial struggles.
• Mi Yidao, initially confident, becomes more cautious and respectful of Chen Yi's power.

Significant Themes

• Strength and Growth: Chen Yi's continuous improvement in his abilities, even after significant resource depletion.
• Adaptation and Versatility: Chen Yi's ability to adapt his Cursed Techniques for different situations and opponents.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Mi Yidao engage in a fierce battle, with Mi Yidao serving as a sparring partner for Chen Yi to test and improve his techniques.
• Chen Yi's [God's Cry] system provides warnings and data analysis during the battle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi fights Mi Yidao in the arena, demonstrating his increased strength and new Cursed Technique.
• Chen Yi decides to help Xiao Liu explore a newly discovered culinary world for further study.
• Chen Yi leaves Beibeisi in charge of the City of All Heavens' affairs during his absence.
• Wang Zhanbo declines Chen Yi's invitation to join the trip.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi: His strength has increased by at least 30%, and his Cursed Technique has undergone a qualitative change. He has also become more confident in his abilities.
• Mi Yidao: Despite his agility and speed, he is unable to land a hit on Chen Yi, leading to his defeat.
• Beibeisi: She takes on more responsibilities, showing determination to prove the Plague Elves' worth to Chen Yi.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power: Chen Yi's increased strength allows him to gain more respect and influence.
• Exploration and adventure: The discovery of a new culinary world encourages exploration and curiosity.
• Responsibility and delegation: Beibeisi takes on more responsibilities, showing her growth and commitment.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Mi Yidao: Their arena battle highlights Chen Yi's growth and Mi Yidao's frustration with his inability to land a hit.
• Chen Yi and Beibeisi: Chen Yi entrusts Beibeisi with the City of All Heavens' affairs, showing his trust in her abilities.
• Chen Yi and Wang Zhanbo: Wang Zhanbo declines Chen Yi's invitation, indicating his priorities lie elsewhere.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi and his group (Xiao Liu, Chuka, and the Fire Dragon) embark on a journey using Chuka's teleportation array.
• They encounter Void Pirates who intercept their teleportation, leading to an unexpected confrontation.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi demonstrates his ability to withstand the void's harsh conditions and his calm demeanor under pressure.
• Xiao Liu shows excitement and curiosity about the journey but also reveals her lack of experience and strength.
• Chuka, as a cat, displays her curiosity and eagerness to explore new worlds.
• The Void Pirates are introduced, with their leader, Marsha Hodgson, displaying confidence and brutality.

Significant Themes

• The dangers and challenges of traveling through the void.
• The contrast between the excitement of exploration and the harsh reality of survival.
• The theme of piracy and the exploitation of the weak.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Xiao Liu's interaction reveals Xiao Liu's lack of knowledge about Chen Yi's abilities and her tendency to provoke him.
• Chuka and Chen Yi share a moment of understanding about the dangers of the void.
• The Void Pirates' interactions highlight their brutal and greedy nature, with internal power dynamics at play.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi, now a Rank 7, demonstrates his power by tearing through space and engulfing a pirate spaceship and its crew in flames without any resistance.
• He encounters the Star River Ghosts pirate faction, led by Viviana Williamson, who attempt to attack him but are easily defeated.
• Chen Yi decides to keep Marsha Hodgson, a Space-type adventurer, in his group after she reveals she knows Xiao Liu.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi's power and aura are now terrifying to even Rank 7s, and he establishes himself among them.
• Marsha Hodgson, initially a captive, becomes part of Chen Yi's group after begging to join.
• Xiao Liu is revealed to have a bad friend in Marsha Hodgson, who makes inappropriate comments.

Significant Themes

• The power of Rank 7s and the fear they inspire.
• The value of mechanical devices for teleportation and exploration, compared to Space-type abilities.
• The importance of inspiration and introspection in Chen Yi's development of his pupil technique.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi and Viviana Williamson: Chen Yi's power terrifies Viviana, leading her to attempt to compensate him rather than fight.
• Chen Yi and Marsha Hodgson: Marsha begs to join Chen Yi's group, and he agrees without much thought.
• Xiao Liu and Marsha Hodgson: Xiao Liu punches Marsha after she makes an inappropriate comment, showing their strained friendship.
• Chen Yi and Xiao Liu/Chuka/Fire Dragon: They protect Chen Yi from disturbances while he's lost in thought, understanding his current state.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Yi evolves his Void-Piercing Magic Eye, gaining the ability to project reality and falsehood, with enhanced mirror series spellcasting power and attributes.
• He develops a powerful ultimate pupil technique, 'As if a dream, not real,' which can swap reality and projection of any existence with both.
• Chen Yi and his companions arrive at the Gourmet World, a Small World with laws that have gone astray, but the world bubble blocks their entry.
• Chen Yi effortlessly shatters the world bubble, revealing his Deity-level power.

Character Developments

• Chen Yi's Magic Eye evolves, increasing his power and abilities.
• Marsha Hodgson, upon seeing Chen Yi's true power, is shocked and speechless.

Significant Themes

• The theme of projection and reality is further explored through Chen Yi's Magic Eye evolution.
• The power of will and intention is highlighted as Chen Yi controls the evolution of his Origin.
• The theme of the unknown and unexpected is present as the Gourmet World's laws are revealed, and Chen Yi's true power is unveiled.

Character Interactions

• Chen Yi interacts with Marsha Hodgson, who is astonished by his true power.
• Xiao Liu and Chuka discuss Chen Yi's strength, with Chuka downplaying it.
• The Fire Dragon chuckles in agreement with Chuka's assessment of Chen Yi's strength.