Vol. 3Freedom and Bound Fates

Wen Xishu freed Sirius from the Ark, uncovered secrets about Mr. Jin and the towers, and survived missions that brought him into conflict with Sagittarius. After helping Albert defeat Sagittarius and securing his cooperation, Wen Xishu entered the Balance Tavern mission and found himself alone near a strange school.

  • Wen Xishu and Horn exposed the Ark as illusions within Sirius’s consciousness, and Wen Xishu crossed the Time Turbulence to free Sirius.
  • Wen Xishu awakened everyone on the Ark, left Horn to lead the resistance, and returned to the Bunker without sending Sirius’s acknowledgment letter.
  • Wen Xishu uncovered Mr. Jin’s use of Capricorn’s ritual to bring him into the Bunker and earned the Heart of Fusion by escaping the Soul Concentration Camp.
  • Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai survived the Eerie Competition’s first two rounds, and Wen Xishu requested a battle against dozens of Demon Kings.
  • Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai won the Eerie Competition, and Wen Xishu later entered the Netherworld and learned of Xun Hui and Wen Renjing’s impending deaths.
  • Wen Xishu warned his allies about the Seventieth Floor, helped Albert capture Xiao Jin, and freed Zoe’s assassins during a new tower mission.
  • Wen Xishu led the assassins to defeat Cain, then helped Albert defeat Sagittarius and persuaded Sagittarius to cooperate.
  • Wen Xishu’s team cleared the Balance Tavern mission’s first two stages before Wen Xishu entered the next stage alone near a school in a misty town.
Chapters 203–303 Read from Ch. 203

Arc 9The Ark’s Liberation

Wen Xishu and Horn uncovered the Ark’s control of Sirius and fought to restore freedom to his mental world. After rescuing Sirius through the Time Turbulence, Wen Xishu left Horn behind to lead the Ark’s resistance and returned to the Bunker, where he faced a decision about Sirius’s future.

  • Wen Xishu and Horn discovered that the Ark’s islands were illusions inside Sirius’s consciousness, and they disrupted the system by broadcasting Mia’s voice and restoring the concept of women.
  • Wen Xishu escaped the Ark’s controlled city, joined Horn in uncovering Yin Junchi’s fourth prophecy, and helped project Hugo’s blue sun to awaken the people.
  • Wen Xishu entered the Desire Tower and crossed the Time Turbulence, eventually reaching Sirius’s prison and restoring Sirius’s body and free will.
  • Wen Xishu and Sirius returned to the Ark as Horn organized an uprising, but Wen Xishu left Horn behind after a simulation showed that Horn’s fate was uncertain.
  • Wen Xishu completed the Tower mission by awakening everyone on the Ark, while Horn emerged near Wind City and set out to gather allies against a god.
  • Wen Xishu returned to the Bunker, established a new ocean floor, and decided not to send the Phoenix Constellation’s acknowledgment letter for Sirius after Albert urged him to respect Sirius’s choice.
Chapters 203–22725 summaries Read

Arc 10The Hidden Ending and Eerie Competition

Wen Xishu uncovered the truth behind Xiao Jin and Mr. Jin’s actions, then survived the Soul Concentration Camp challenge and earned the Heart of Fusion. After learning more about Mr. Jin’s past, he entered the Eerie Competition with Zheng Zai and advanced through two deadly rounds.

  • Wen Xishu learned from Xiao Jin’s buried memories that Mr. Jin had used Capricorn’s ritual to bring him into the Bunker, then entered the Strange Tower and faced the Soul Concentration Camp.
  • Wen Xishu guided Chris, Zhou Fei, and Britney through the Hall of Goodness, joined their wills, and led them out into the city, earning the Heart of Fusion.
  • Wen Xishu learned that Mr. Jin’s arrival with Xiao Jin had made the Bunker reject him, while Albert explained that Mr. Jin suspected Xiao Jin was Gemini and that floors seventy through seventy-five had become dangerous.
  • Wen Xishu met Mr. Jin, who identified Sagittarius as their enemy and revealed that he had raised Jin Shan, rescued Ding Dong from the Swan Project, and believed the younger generation would have to uncover the towers’ origins.
  • Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai entered the Eerie Competition, where Wen Xishu used his high combat score and cards to survive the Ten-Mirror Punishment and the deadly statue round.
  • Wen Xishu deduced the statue puzzle’s Fibonacci sequence and the butterflies’ mathematical operations, then advanced with Zheng Zai to the third round.
  • Wen Xishu asked to face dozens of Demon Kings with only two Heroes, seeking a larger point reward as the host planned to rig the match against them.
Chapters 228–25225 summaries Read

Arc 11The Netherworld and the Assassins

Wen Xishu survives the Eerie Competition, uncovers clues about Mr. Jin and the Netherworld, and prevents several future deaths before beginning a new tower mission. He enters a band of assassins planning to target the Saviors and uses his quill to free them from Zoe’s control.

  • Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai fought through the Eerie Competition, winning with Abdu as one of the three surviving Heroes, and learned that humans could influence the Strange Tower’s endings.
  • After returning to the Bunker, Wen Xishu survived an assassination attempt by an impostor using Na Gu’s identity, then learned from Albert that Sagittarius had killed Old Jin.
  • Wen Xishu entered the Netherworld, learned that Xun Hui and Wen Renjing would die on the Seventieth Floor, and found Liu Zizai impersonating Jin Zhenyuan while searching for the real Mr. Jin.
  • Wen Xishu returned to the living world with the Death Plan feather, warned his allies about the Seventieth Floor, and helped Albert capture Xiao Jin, who had attacked him while impersonating others.
  • Wen Xishu began a new tower climb and entered a mission to assassinate the Saviors, where Zoe ordered a group of collared prisoners to kill their targets in exchange for freedom and access to the Ark.
  • Wen Xishu used his quill to make Zoe’s bodyguard reveal secrets and kill himself, then convinced Zoe to remove the assassins’ bombs and clear their records.
  • Wen Xishu told the freed assassins he would join them whether they challenged the Saviors or attacked the Investigation Bureau.
Chapters 253–27725 summaries Read

Arc 12Fated Duel and Balance Tavern

Wen Xishu led the assassins to defeat Cain, then helped Albert defeat Sagittarius and secured Sagittarius as an ally. He entered the Balance Tavern mission, where his team survived the first two stages before he faced a strange school alone.

  • Wen Xishu and the assassins fought through Crystal City, controlled its vampires and werewolves, and defeated Cain, who revealed Aries's role in the Bloodline Plan.
  • Wen Xishu entered the Desire Tower as Ethan, investigated the Ruinbringer, and prepared for the confrontation with Sagittarius by gathering Albert and a small expedition party.
  • Albert fought Sagittarius across Isaacra and defeated him, while Wen Xishu survived the god's arrows and used the Heart of Fusion to bind their fates.
  • Wen Xishu persuaded Sagittarius to cooperate, learned more about the Three Towers War and Jin Zhenyuan, and received Starfall as a reward.
  • Albert returned to the Bunker and rejected Evelyn's confession, while Evelyn decided to climb the Desire Tower again and confront Ruinbringer.
  • Wen Xishu entered the Balance Tavern mission, led his team through its first stage, and recruited Borg for the Mechanical City stage.
  • Wen Xishu stayed behind to face the Balance Curse while Devin led the others through the Mechanical City, and the team returned with the Energy Core after earning an SSS-rank clear.
  • Wen Xishu recruited Nicole and sent the full team into the next stage, where he found himself alone in a misty town approaching a school as a faceless statue appeared behind him.
Chapters 278–30325 summaries Read
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