Chapter Summaries

Ronan asked the Martial Emperor about Li Wei’s plans, and she explained that he wanted to make the Inner and Outer Earth framework more real so he could complete his metamorphosis. Their discussion revealed that the Martial Emperor was also qualified to rule their time-space, leaving Ronan to consider how his relationship with the Real Universe would determine whether they could coexist.

• The Martial Emperor told Ronan that Li Wei was altering the time-space structure to match the Real Universe and complete his metamorphosis.
• Ronan concluded that he and Li Wei could not coexist because they were competing for dominion over the time-space, and he said he would cut off Li Wei’s operations on Earth.
• Ronan proposed waiting for the gateway’s cycle to observe how the Reclamation Corps and Li Wei’s side reacted, while asking the Martial Emperor to guide his timing.
• Ronan realized that the Martial Emperor was also qualified to rule the time-space, and she confirmed that he had understood her position.
• The Martial Emperor said Ronan’s interaction with the Real Universe would shape their future coexistence and warned that the Inner Universe path could not raise him to Great Monarch level in this time-space.

Ronan discussed his cultivation choices with the Martial Emperor and explained why he was leaning toward the faith path despite the risks. He asked for the Martial Emperor’s assessment of format theory, which he saw as distinct from the inner universe approach, and the Martial Emperor called it “crude, exacting... selfless.”

• Ronan told the Martial Emperor that he doubted he could survive the Central Star Zone by following the Tian Yuan Empire’s inner universe path and weighed its resource demands against the risks of the faith route.
• The Martial Emperor compared the five fundamental cultivation paths and warned Ronan that faith could erode him, while Ronan said he believed he could manage it.
• Ronan explained that he needed power soon to face Li Wei, the Reclamation Corps, Shan Long High Priest, and other approaching threats, so he favored the practical advantages of the faith path.
• Ronan asked whether format theory was truly an inner universe approach, citing his recent study of the law layer and reassessment of his cultivation.
• Ronan withheld his knowledge of the External Neuron and gave the Martial Emperor a vague explanation for his earlier assumption.
• The Martial Emperor assessed format theory as “crude, exacting... selfless.”

Ronan discussed Format Theory with the Martial Emperor, who explained its dangerous tool-like nature and how the Sixteen-Word Formula’s emphasis on “I” gave him a path to break free. After advising him on his cultivation and plans, she said Xia City was special because she had been born there.

• The Martial Emperor recalled criticizing Format Theory as crude and explained that its dangerous demands had left very few test subjects alive.
• Ronan and the Martial Emperor discussed how Format Theory constrained its practitioners, while the Sixteen-Word Formula and his father’s photograph helped preserve the idea of “I.”
• The Martial Emperor compared Format Theory’s “My Heart is a Prison” arrangement to Zhan He’s miniature Pantheon and advised Ronan to treat Format Theory as a tool and focus on raising his realm.
• Ronan asked whether his Faith Ascension path could coexist with the Real Universe, and the Martial Emperor said his plan to follow the Lord of Illusory Nightmare suited the circumstances.
• Ronan asked what made Xia City special, and the Martial Emperor answered that she had been born there.

Ronan investigated distortions in Earth’s time-space, including the Martial Emperor’s unexplained birth in Xia City, while gathering evidence and waiting for the right opportunity. He then strengthened his framework before turning to the Cloak app’s clues connecting Liang Lu’s route, the Dream Divine Abomination, and the Central Star Region.

• Ronan examined the Martial Emperor’s birth in Xia City and considered whether the Gates of Rebirth and the Rebirth Divine Artifact had distorted time-space.
• Ronan tracked the Nibbling Void Bacteria experiment and used the Drunkard’s reports to identify Wang Yu’s traces in the Thirteenth District.
• Ronan heeded the Martial Emperor’s warning not to disturb the Tattered God Cape and withheld his information about a possible Exploration Team arriving in two or three years.
• Ronan reviewed the threats posed by Li Wei and the Central Star Region, then focused on the External Neuron and the Cloak app’s new clues about You-1337 Star Gate and the Liang Lu Inner Universe Ruins.
• Ronan reinforced his Abyss Zone configuration with the Great Sun Chains and manifested the Mist Palace as a ballast stone for his Form and Spirit Framework.

Ronan manifested the Mist Hall in the Abyss Zone and merged it with the Gestalt, using it to focus the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison’s power and expand his Eyes of All Gods. He examined the External Neuron’s interaction with law structures, concluding that its installed apps were preset structures or groups of them.

• Ronan manifested the Mist Hall in the Abyss Zone and let it assimilate the Gestalt into a starry framework.
• Ronan connected the Dark Black Chains and Demon Rune to the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison, amplifying its influence through the Mist Hall.
• Ronan activated the Eyes of All Gods and released the restraints on his perception of the law, transition, and material layers.
• Ronan arranged the beings and connections he perceived into a life starry sky that blended with the Mist Hall’s framework.
• Ronan examined the External Neuron and concluded that it could directly interfere with law hook lines, while its installed apps were preset law structures.

Ronan examined how the Cloak APP used the External Neuron and discovered that the Tattered Divine Cloak’s subtle network extended across the Inner and Outer Earth. Tracing its strongest, previously overlooked activity, he realized it was weaving the information framework of the Cloud Top World.

• Ronan activated the Cloak APP and watched the External Neuron form an Illusory Starry Sky to manipulate the Law Hook Line and borrow the Dream God Abomination’s power.
• Ronan tested the Cloak APP’s interfaces and found that the new What is Prepared configuration remained incomplete, while its Social Format aligned with a cooperative Faith path.
• Ronan saw the Tattered Divine Cloak send subtle fluctuations throughout the Inner Earth and several fulcrums in the Outer Earth, while the Fog Maze and Deep Blue World remained screened out.
• Ronan traced the Cloak’s woven regions and saw Death Witch, his Grandfather, and figures from the Outer Earth, but found no explanation for the You-1337 Star Gate.
• Ronan used the Grand Coordinate System Visualization Method and realized that the Tattered Divine Cloak was weaving the Cloud Top World’s information framework and carrying its entire Space-Time Bubble.

Ronan and Raven visited North Shore Gear, where Ronan listened to the building’s rhythm and considered its history and connection to the changing space-time around it. After gathering materials from Zhang Yingying, he returned to investigating Cloud Top World’s overlapping dream and reality and wondered who had created it.

• Autonomous robots caused panic throughout North Shore Gear, and Ou Que recognized that Ronan and Raven were behind the work and cleared the building for them.
• Ou Que told Raven that he had started the Breathing Method, and Raven warned him against frequent battles of life and death, even in dreams.
• Ronan listened to North Shore Gear’s breathing and traced changes in the building to the River of Time, reflecting on his parents’ research and the High-Energy Tide of 2075.
• Ronan called Zhang Yingying, who reported that President Ouyang and High Priest Lanier had provided materials while Bai Xinyan’s side remained cautious.
• Ronan reviewed evidence that Cloud Top World had both a real and an illusory face, then wondered whose handiwork had blended dreams and reality.

Ronan used Gear's lightwell to open a passage to the Cloud Top World and examined the limits of what he could perceive there. Back on Earth, he began entering the Dream World for his next experiment, but Auntie Kui warned that doing so would terminate his unfinished interactive test and erase its progress.

• Ronan used the Tattered Divine Cloak and Gear's lightwell to weave a telescope structure and open a passage into the Cloud Top World.
• Ronan found that he could not see the Tattered Divine Cloak's underlying framework from inside the Cloud Top World and noticed that his Abyss Zone configuration was isolated there.
• Ronan considered whether the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison had left traces on other spacetime environments, but postponed investigating them.
• Ronan returned to Earth and prepared to enter the Dream World while Raven stayed to guard him.
• Ronan's External Neuron activated the Tattered Divine Cloak framework, and Auntie Kui warned that entering the Mirror Area would end the interactive test without saving his progress.

Ronan realized Cloud Top World was the Mirror Zone’s dream-simulation platform and that his growing control over the Tattered Divine Cloak would shut down the Test Spacetime. He entered the depths of Cloud Top World, where Karmic Poison contaminated him, and reached the bottom of its spacetime architecture above the Karmic Poison Sea.

• Ronan used the External Neuron and his Lucid Dream state to observe how the Tattered Divine Cloak, Cloud Top World, and the laws of dream and reality interacted.
• Ronan asked Auntie Kui whether he could activate Test Spacetime and continue his assignment, and she reported that the Sky Abyss Mirror System was in low-power standby.
• Ronan used his administrator privileges to end the Interactive Test and leave Chess Path mode, then resolved to find the people he had known at the Relay Station and Pupil Ring-28758 Asteroid.
• Ronan joined his Starry Sky rules to the Tattered Divine Cloak’s weaving and took control of Cloud Top World as he descended into its bloodlit depths.
• Karmic Poison contaminated Ronan, but the Dark Crimson Nova and invisible chains directed the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison’s power to wear it away.
• Ronan stood amid the revealed Space-Time Architecture and saw the Karmic Poison Sea churning at its bottom.

Ronan used the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison and Great Comprehension to investigate the Karmic Poison Sea, suspecting that the Dream God Abomination lay within it. His Abyssal Illumination mechanism identified a new, uncertain point on the Dynamic Spacetime Map, while Tu Ge’s awakening accelerated.

• Ronan reasoned that the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison could let him safely extend his senses into the Karmic Poison Sea and began adjusting the Great Sun Chains framework to approach it.
• Ronan used Great Comprehension’s receiver to gather information from the Sea, believing its distorted traces could reveal how the contamination was sustained.
• Mirror Appraisal and the Abyssal Illumination mechanism detected buried information, and the Virtual Brain displayed a third orbiting satellite: a skull.
• Auntie Kui updated the Dynamic Spacetime Map, which showed a new, unidentified point between Inner and Outer Earth.
• Ronan labeled the new point “Dream God Abomination?” and saw that the change resonated with the Starry Sky Remnant Game, accelerating Tu Ge’s awakening.

Li Wei pressed Tu Ge to leave the Deep Blue World and help deal with Ronan, while probing the secrets behind Liang Lu, the Tattered Divine Cloak, and the Dream God Abomination. The chapter ended when Li Wei showed Tu Ge the Yin Clan Emblem sent by Wan Kui, revealing that the Family Head was involved.

• Li Wei stopped the alarm on Tu Ge's Life Support Capsule and asked whether Ronan had attacked him.
• Li Wei urged Tu Ge to go to Outer Earth and help Wan Kui, but Tu Ge said he was no match for Ronan and suspected Li Wei wanted him to fight through the checkpoints.
• Li Wei questioned why Liang Lu had been weakened and why the Family Head had trusted their mission to succeed, then connected the Tattered Divine Cloak and Ronan's Dream World to the Dream God Abomination.
• Li Wei argued that the Dream God Abomination or another Deity might be returning, and Tu Ge dismissed the danger as no longer his concern.
• Li Wei showed Tu Ge the Yin Clan Emblem that Wan Kui had sent, and Tu Ge froze at the sight of it.

Ronan studied a map showing living things deep in the Karmic Poison Sea and warned his colleagues that their spacetime was unusual and under threat from powerful forces. He outlined the need to build understanding and strength, while explaining why expanding his control over Outer Earth could endanger its inhabitants.

• Ronan used the Tattered Divine Cloak to expose a faint glimpse of the Karmic Poison Sea, and Great Comprehension's image revealed living things deep within its Sin-Poison Environment.
• Brother Octopus arrived at the meeting, and Ronan explained that the Cloud Top World map showed Rotten-Mouthed Apes and other life within the Karmic Poison Sea.
• Ronan warned Brother Octopus that the Central Star Zone was spending enormous resources to locate isolated star systems and said they had to take control of their own fate.
• He Yueyin, Mister Bai, Daydream, and Dean Wan Ta joined Ronan, who said they needed to improve their understanding, strengthen themselves, learn their weapons, and clear out parasites.
• Ronan explained that extending his control to Outer Earth required caution because altering reality and illusion could harm its two billion people, who would need to understand their existence to endure the change.
• He Yueyin asked whether Ronan would need Faithful if he pursued the path of a Deity, and Xue Lei arrived as the group considered the question.

Zhang Yingying and Bai Xinyan discussed Ronan’s new Dream World update and met with him at Zhixing College, where he was testing his limits in the North Bank Gear. Raven stopped Zhang Yingying from intervening and explained that Ronan had no choice but to adapt to the path he had to take.

• Bai Xinyan told Zhang Yingying that the Thunder Pool Experiment Field had added character templates, including Deep Blue Walker Machine Core options, and Zhang Yingying read the forum’s reactions.
• Wang Yu called Bai Xinyan about the fallout from the Deep Blue Walker templates, and Bai Xinyan offered to contact Ronan on his behalf.
• Bai Xinyan called Ronan and arranged a late-night meeting, bringing Zhang Yingying to Zhixing College’s North Bank Gear.
• Raven led Zhang Yingying and Bai Xinyan to a glass partition, where they watched Ronan practice punches at the bottom of the dark shaft.
• When Ronan was struck and bloodied during an adaptation test, Zhang Yingying tried to break through the glass, but Raven stopped her and said Ronan had to adapt because he had no other path.

Ronan experimented with Nightmare Transformation and prepared to test the Tattered Divine Cloak without relying on the External Neuron. He trapped Bai Xinyan in a Spacetime Bubble for a combat test, then shared a late-night snack with Zhang Yingying and Raven while monitoring Bai Xinyan remotely.

• Ronan worked to adapt his Form and Spirit Framework to the Tattered Divine Cloak, calling the process Nightmare Transformation.
• Ronan used the External Neuron's equipment interface to select a configuration and identify equipment for low-intensity tests.
• Bai Xinyan touched Ronan while he was handling the Law Hook Lines and suffered a small injury from the built-up pressure.
• Ronan activated the Deep Blue Walker and trapped Bai Xinyan with it inside a Spacetime Bubble to test her freezing ability.
• Ronan ate a late-night snack with Zhang Yingying and Raven while keeping watch on Bai Xinyan and explaining that he wanted to study her innate ability.

Ronan studied Bai Xinyan’s abilities and the Deep Blue Walker, then decided to recreate Liang Lu’s lingering laws and send them to Outer Earth. He chose Pawa as the vessel, who suddenly shivered in a Safe House in East 824 District.

• Ronan ended the Spacetime Bubble fight, and Bai Xinyan emerged injured after battling the Deep Blue Walker.
• Ronan explained that Bai Xinyan had used the Water Condensing Ring to control water molecules at the molecular scale and damage the Walker.
• Bai Xinyan told Ronan that Wang Yu did not know how far Ronan intended to use him, and Ronan said Wang Yu should seek a place on Outer Earth without relying on him for a route there.
• Ronan studied the Deep Blue Walker and concluded that its War Domain could help him recreate Liang Lu’s laws for use on Outer Earth.
• Ronan chose a vessel for the recreated laws, and Pawa suddenly shivered in a Safe House in East 824 District.

Pawa survived Ronan’s forced replacement of his cognitive core and gained a new level of power, while Tao Ju witnessed his devotion to a supposed Deity. Ronan’s Dynamic Time-Space Map then revealed a new marker, Temporary Carrier Number Two, alongside the renamed Temporary Carrier Number One.

• Pawa endured the destructive modification, injected the medical supplies Tao Ju brought, and began recovering with the New Law replacing his systems.
• Tao Ju stayed to learn why Pawa had changed, while Ronan observed that replacing Pawa’s cognitive core had made him useful without creating genuine faith.
• Pawa’s reshaped power structure let him exceed his former peak, and he praised the Deity as Tao Ju watched in confusion.
• Ronan’s Dynamic Time-Space Map appeared and updated itself, showing a new marker named Temporary Carrier Number Two and renaming the existing Temporary Carrier as Temporary Carrier Number One.

Ronan used the Dynamic Spacetime Map and the Tattered Divine Cloak to form a Virtual Scenario around Pawa, discovering that Pawa served as an interference node. He recognized a flaw in the setup but finally understood part of Liang Lu’s design and how the map worked.

• Ronan and Raven identified Dean Wan Ta as the likely carrier of Liang Lu’s Root Marrow laws.
• Ronan activated the Tattered Divine Cloak through the Dynamic Spacetime Map and began weaving a Virtual Scenario around Pawa.
• Ronan used Pawa’s altered Form and Spirit Framework to create a dream that affected him alone and connected to reality.
• Ronan recognized the structure around Pawa as an interference node, similar to a Dual-Frequency Interference Active Node from Test Spacetime.
• Ronan realized the interference was too weak because he had omitted the Dream God Abomination’s influence from the consolidated laws, but he gained a clearer understanding of Liang Lu’s design.

Ronan used Pawa’s damaged consciousness and the Altar Spider Web to compensate for the failed Dreamscape control, leaving Pawa convinced that he had received Divine Revelation. Pawa set out to awaken others and condemn those he considered heretics.

• Tang Li refused to drop his demand for an explanation of the Giantwood Consortium’s illegal collaboration with the Lost Kingdom.
• Pawa abandoned his Safe House and disappeared into the city after completing the Form and Spirit Framework modification.
• Ronan found that Pawa’s new framework was crippled without the Dream God Abomination contamination and that Pawa could not serve as material for the Dynamic Spacetime Map.
• Pawa’s confused perceptions led him to seize a stranger’s motorcycle and ride away, while the Phantom Shadow of Demon Rune spread the Altar Spider Web through nearby minds.
• Ronan used the Altar Spider Web and Pawa’s unstable thoughts to create a makeshift correction, and Pawa believed he was the only one truly awake.
• Pawa used the Spider Web to locate another target and set out to awaken more people and condemn heretics.

Executive Officer Kang Xingquan learned that Guo Yuanying was spreading claims in the Dream Game that the Black Sun Sect was a false religion, and he ordered intelligence sharing and a hospital visit. As Kang's convoy arrived, a suspicious motorcycle appeared again near the hospital entrance.

• Du Shicai reported that the Black Sun Sect’s Blood Sacrifice preparations were advancing and that the sect wanted to begin the ritual early, but Kang Xingquan questioned who was pressuring them.
• Du Shicai told Kang Xingquan that Guo Yuanying was claiming in the Dream Game to have received Divine Revelation and that the Black Sun Sect had distorted the Black Sun’s True Meaning.
• Kang Xingquan ordered the High-Energy Center to share intelligence, asked that Tang Li join the hospital visit, and set out with his entourage to see Guo Yuanying.
• A motorcycle cut across Kang Xingquan’s convoy, and Kang used the incident to tell Du Shicai that people living within the system had to respect its controls.
• Kang Xingquan’s group reached the hospital, where Du Shicai noticed a familiar motorcycle parked by the outer gate as someone cautiously approached it.

Kang Xingquan visited the hospital to see Councilor Guo Yuanying, but Guo awoke in a supernatural frenzy and set Black Sun Sect members ablaze. Guo then cursed those who stole Black Sun Power and desecrated its sacrificial items, leaving Kang Xingquan and Du Shicai stricken with pain.

• Kang Xingquan arrived at the hospital and learned that Guo Yuanying's family was causing trouble and that Tang Li had also arrived.
• Director Ai reported that Guo Yuanying had awakened and was out of control as Kang Xingquan approached the ward.
• Guo Yuanying shouted about heretics, and flames erupted from Director Ai and three other hospital workers, killing them.
• Guo Yuanying appeared in the ward with scorched skin and spoke cryptically about life being a dream.
• Guo Yuanying revealed a burning hole in his forehead and cursed those who stole Black Sun Power, causing Kang Xingquan and Du Shicai to suffer severe pain.
• Guo Yuanying warned that outsiders would face retribution for desecrating Black Sun sacrificial items.