Chapter Summaries

Ronan used the Dream World to summon a dangerous Liang Lu duplicate at the Relay Station, hoping to study how it interacted with the world and clarify the Worldline. As the resulting chaos unfolded, he waited for the hidden figure behind the decades-long Worldline to emerge.

• Ronan concluded that Liang Lu's journey and influence in Earth Spacetime could be traced despite gaps in what he understood about the Dream God Abomination.
• Ronan told Zhang Yingying and Wanta to prepare the Relay Station and issued a Dream World announcement that Liang Lu would arrive in ten minutes.
• Ronan assembled Liang Lu's skull with an External Neuron and Deep Blue Walker components to create a mechanical duplicate modeled on Liang Lu's Immortal Root Marrow.
• The Liang Lu duplicate appeared at the Relay Station, where its arrival sent powerful fluctuations through the Fog Maze and set off chaos in the Dream World.
• Ronan used See Four Meanings to observe how the chaos reflected and verified the duplicate's operating model, then waited for the concealed figure behind the Worldline to appear.

After Liang Lu’s rampage, Ronan examined the abnormal state of Zhang Yingying’s son, Dumb Sand, and used the evidence to clarify part of the Nine Palace Grid. The chapter ended with Ronan identifying Physical Nature’s place in the grid and forming a diagonal line through it.

• Zhang Yingying complained to Ronan about Liang Lu’s devastation across the Dream World, while Ronan said Liang Lu had once been defeated by Li Wei and Tu Ge.
• Zhang Yingying brought Dumb Sand’s slurry-like remains to Ronan, who identified its condition as an abnormal, instinctive effect and told her he would treat it in the Real World.
• Ronan confirmed that Dumb Sand had recovered after Zhang Yingying returned, then watched the Liang Lu replica collapse until only its skull and External Neuron remained.
• Ronan connected Liang Lu’s rule-based power and Creation School background to the Basic Meaning of Physical Nature.
• Ronan placed Physical Nature in the upper-right corner of the Nine Palace Grid, completing a diagonal line through it.

Ronan used Magnetic Light Mica to clarify a Corner Line in the Nine Palace Grid and illuminate the Physical Nature element. This let him grasp Liang Lu’s reconstructed cultivation path and distinguish the layers of Law Hook Lines in the External Neuron.

• Ronan deduced how Liang Lu used physical fabrication and Layered Interference to blur the boundary between reality and illusion.
• Ronan recognized that Magnetic Light Mica’s abilities could complement Liang Lu’s path and connect their powers through the Dream Theater.
• Ronan mapped Magnetic Light Mica’s Corner Line across Physical Nature, Spacetime, and right and wrong in the Nine Palace Grid.
• Ronan synchronized with Magnetic Light Mica, causing Physical Nature to light up and Liang Lu’s Diagonal Line to resonate with it.
• Ronan examined the External Neuron and distinguished Law Hook Lines tied to the real world, the spiritual level, and the Self axis.

Ronan reconstructed Liang Lu’s body using the External Neuron, the Rotten Bone Star component, and Magnetic Light Mica, then concealed him as an Awakened One in the Misty Jungle. He considered the implications for Dean Wan and Tang Li before turning his attention to two important Active Stars in the Periphery Safe Zone.

• Ronan concluded that Luo Zhongheng had used the External Neuron to implant the Cloak app through a back door.
• Ronan joined the Rotten Bone Star component to Liang Lu’s skull and used Magnetic Light Mica and prepared materials to reconstruct Liang Lu’s body.
• Unable to recreate Liang Lu’s central spiritual hub, Ronan hid the reconstructed shell in the Misty Jungle, where Liang Lu could help refine the Immortal Root Marrow’s operating method.
• Ronan realized that Dean Wan’s Nightmare Transformation might be more severe than he had estimated and decided to remind him to consider Virtual Reality as well as Physical Nature.
• Ronan judged that Tang Li was ready to meet Luo Yuan for an exchange, provided he prepared to prevent Luo Yuan from taking shortcuts.
• Ronan focused on the Justice Cult Natal Star and a spacetime fragment he suspected Luo Yuan used in the Fog Maze, seeking to gain control of the elements tied to rebirth.

Ronan weighed whether to follow Martial Emperor’s plan for Rebirth through Luo Yuan or pursue a more direct route through the Justice Cult and the Balance of Truth. He concluded that the Cloud Top World’s Karmic Poison Sea might connect directly to the Fog Maze, leaving this as an unconfirmed lead.

• Ronan considered avoiding reliance on Luo Yuan and studied the spacetime fragment associated with him, but could not yet trace a path through the shattered Fog Maze.
• Ronan judged that the Justice Cult’s headquarters in E City was the best place to conduct the replacement ritual and connect with the Gate of Truth through the Balance of Truth.
• Ronan connected the Justice Cult’s past incidents in Xia City, including Lanier and Li Wei’s experiment and An Weng’s attack in Frost River Reality, to their search for the Gate of Truth.
• Ronan reasoned that the Justice Cult’s clues may have led toward the Cloud Top World and the Dream God Abomination’s Karmic Poison Sea.
• Ronan suspected that the Cloud Top World’s Karmic Poison Sea had a direct connection to the Fog Maze, which could explain the Fog Maze’s vast supply of Evil Poison.

Ronan used the Justice Cult’s sacred space to contact the Balance of Truth and request One Thought Rebirth. The Balance revealed its price: it wanted him to channel the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison’s power through protective chains and send it a filtered infusion.

• Ronan concluded that Mirror Appraisal’s improvement supported his theory about connecting the Fog Maze with the Karmic Poison Sea, then entered the Justice Cult’s sacred space in the Fog Maze.
• Ronan recited the Justice Cult’s hymn and invoked the Balance of Truth, then pressed his palm to its white scale pan and requested One Thought Rebirth.
• Ronan asked the Balance of Truth to reveal its full form, and its black scale pan showed a miniature Sun Wheel Absolute Prison.
• Ronan determined that the Balance of Truth wanted him to use Great Sun Chains made from Demon Runes and Dark Black Chains to filter the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison’s destructive impact and transmit its beneficial energy information.

Ronan examined the Balance of Truth and agreed to its demand for payment in exchange for the methods and route of Rebirth. He entered the Fog Maze to begin the procedure and saw a gigantic, constantly exploding fireball surrounded by faint ships and artificial structures.

• Ronan analyzed the Balance of Truth, connecting its features to the Rebirth Divine Artifact, the Dream God Abomination, and his Nine Palace Grid.
• Ronan asked the Balance of Truth to reveal its methods and route for performing Rebirth.
• The Balance of Truth demanded additional payment, and Ronan agreed.
• Ronan entered the semi-illusory doorway in the Fog Maze and selected One Thought Rebirth, Harmonize with Ease.
• Ronan confronted a distant presence with a Ritual Ancient Script syllable, revealing a gigantic fireball and faint artificial structures in the dark Starry Sky.

Ronan used the Rebirth Divine Artifact to test whether it could analyze a dream-map of the True Universe, then sensed a spacetime collision around the Gate of Rebirth in the Thirteenth District. The collision revealed a sealed puddle of dark-blue liquid that might be Myriad Transformations Deep Blue, leaving Ronan facing what he believed was one of Earth Spacetime’s deepest secrets.

• Ronan mapped the Dream Theater and chose the Boundary Curtain sector as the place for his potential rebirth.
• Ronan tested the Rebirth Divine Artifact by having it absorb the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison’s power within a dream of the True Universe, and it absorbed the power without difficulty.
• The Tattered Divine Cloak shook as several concealed planes collided, and Ronan traced the disturbance to the Lava Waterfall region in the Thirteenth District.
• Ronan sensed that a dark-blue liquid had leaked from the tangled plane boundaries near the Gate of Rebirth and wondered if it was Myriad Transformations Deep Blue.
• The colliding plane structures formed a transparent Reaction Kettle around the liquid, while the Balance of Truth urged Ronan to continue.

Ronan used the Rebirth Divine Artifact to send a vaporous copy of himself through the High-Dimensional Communication Network, where it vanished as it traveled toward an unknown destination. He judged the Replacement transaction successful, though he sensed something was wrong.

• Ronan synchronized the Tattered Divine Cloak and Balance of Truth, then used the God-Illuminating Eye of the Law to study the vapor produced in the Reaction Kettle.
• Ronan witnessed the vapor trace a cycle of life and death, while his Dream Theater verified the process and synchronized with it.
• The Reaction Kettle exploded, and the vapor passed through the layers and Abyss Zone before a hidden force pulled it into the High-Dimensional Communication Network.
• Ronan recognized the network as a relic built by the Ancient Gods and watched the vapor dissolve into it, trusting that it would be reconstructed at the right time and place.
• Ronan monitored the vapor from the Central Star Zone and considered the risks of the Rebirth Divine Artifact's use of Ancient God methods.
• Ronan deemed the Replacement transaction successful, then wondered whether something was off.

Ronan realized that the High-Dimensional Communication Network might exist in Earth Spacetime despite being concealed, and that its reappearance could explain several mysteries involving the Dream God Abomination and his father. He ended by questioning who had hidden the network and why he had never noticed it.

• Ronan recognized that the High-Dimensional Communication Network could still be operating through the Ancient God Ruins.
• Ronan reasoned that the network could explain how the Dream God Abomination sensed distant locations and how the Rebirth Smoke reached the Central Star Zone.
• Ronan concluded that the network likely existed in Earth Spacetime because the Deep Blue World proved an Ancient God had once been there.
• Ronan suspected the Dream God Abomination had concealed the network and wondered whether Luo Zhongheng had revealed it when he confronted Li Wei.
• Ronan questioned whether the Martial Emperor knew about the network and began doubting his own ability to perceive it.

Ronan’s use of the Rebirth Divine Artifact caused the High-Dimensional Communication Network to appear and triggered widespread spacetime changes. He discovered that the Outer Earth’s Sun had entered an Extraordinary Cycle, and that the interaction between this cycle and the network had brought on the long-awaited High-Energy Tide.

• Ronan interfered with the Eyes of All Gods as the High-Dimensional Communication Network shrank, and he contacted the Martial Emperor about the disturbance.
• People across the Inner Earth reported Dream World disconnections and other anomalies, while Ronan’s friends shared reports of changes in the Deep Blue World and the Outer Earth.
• Ronan told the Martial Emperor that he had investigated Luo Yuan’s ability to assist with Rebirth, and the Martial Emperor replied with a thumbs-up emoji.
• Ronan sensed major changes in the energy environment and concluded that the Outer Earth’s High-Energy Tide had arrived.
• Ronan checked the Dynamic Spacetime Map and confirmed that the Sun had entered an Extraordinary Cycle, which, together with the High-Dimensional Communication Network, enabled the High-Energy Tide.

Ronan learned that his brief rebirth had involved the Rebirth Divine Artifact and the High-Dimensional Communication Network, prompting him to question the Martial Emperor about Luo Zhongheng’s disappearance and the Outer Earth’s High-Energy Tides. He left the conversation unresolved and used the Magnetic Light Mica to observe the phenomenon from a broader perspective.

• The Martial Emperor told Ronan that he had interfered with the Rebirth Divine Artifact’s retraction, leading him to suspect it was connected to the scene Luo Zhongheng had imprinted into Xia City's residents 90 years earlier.
• Ronan asked whether the High-Dimensional Communication Network could be refined as base material, and the Martial Emperor explained that it was an Ancient God-level Creation stabilized by the Lord of Zhanhe.
• The Martial Emperor said Ronan’s brief rebirth was probably temporary and explained how unfolding the artifact could trigger clashes between the Outer Earth’s sun and the Inner Earth’s high-energy environment.
• Ronan connected the artifact’s effects to the Outer Earth’s High-Energy Tides and considered whether six tides might correspond to six rebirths.
• Ronan looked beyond the observer’s perspective on the Dynamic Spacetime Map and used the Magnetic Light Mica’s perspective to observe the void at an almost macroscopic level.

Ronan saw how the High-Dimensional Communication Network connected the Outer Sun to the Inner Earth and learned that its withdrawal left lasting changes behind, including the Outer Earth's High-Energy Tide. He then asked the Martial Emperor about the network's appearance on the day his father disappeared, and the Martial Emperor began to explain what he knew about his father's final conversation with Tang Yi.

• Ronan used the Magnetic Light Mica to observe the Tattered Divine Cloak's connection through the sun and the High-Dimensional Communication Network's route through Spacetime.
• Ronan stopped interfering with the Tattered Divine Cloak as the High-Dimensional Communication Network withdrew, leaving marks that affected Earth Spacetime.
• Ronan realized the network's lingering effects changed the rules and caused the Outer Earth's High-Energy Tide, while Mirror Appraisal responded to his insight.
• The Martial Emperor warned Ronan that the network's repeated appearance could expose them to danger and explained why he had not discussed the matter beforehand.
• Ronan asked whether the network had appeared on June 18 of 90 Year, before his father disappeared, and the Martial Emperor said Ronan really wanted to know what his father and Tang Yi had discussed.

Ronan questioned the Martial Emperor about her past connections to Liang Lu and his family, learning that Liang Lu had arranged for Ronan to be a Rebirth Vessel. The Martial Emperor explained that Liang Lu’s earlier plan failed and left Ronan with questions about his family’s fate and the Rebirth Divine Artifact.

• The Martial Emperor told Ronan that she had been introduced to his father through Liang Lu and his grandfather, but had never met them.
• She explained that Liang Lu had asked her to protect the fulcrum of the Dream God Abomination Cloak, which his grandfather had once borne.
• The Martial Emperor revealed that Liang Lu had selected Ronan as a Rebirth Vessel and that his parents’ union had been guided by the Rebirth Divine Artifact.
• She said Liang Lu’s plan to have Ronan born in 2074 or 2075 failed, possibly because he could not satisfy the artifact’s requirements and was dissolved by the Dream God Abomination.
• The Martial Emperor told Ronan that the artifact was activated again in 2079 during the Fog Maze battle, when Liang Lu tried and failed to kill Li Wei and Tu Ge.
• She reassured Ronan that he had little in common with Liang Lu and had inherited his parents’ talents as a carefully selected Rebirth Vessel.

Ronan questioned Martial Emperor about what his father had discussed with Tang Yi, and learned that Luo Zhongheng had uncovered clues about Liang Lu’s search for someone. Martial Emperor concluded that Liang Lu and Li Wei had both focused on Raven’s template, which was Netherworld Highness.

• Ronan asked Martial Emperor what Luo Zhongheng and Tang Yi had discussed, and she said he had confirmed his connection to the Fulcrum and revealed a secret to trouble Li Wei.
• Martial Emperor explained that Luo Zhongheng had chosen an aggressive approach against Li Wei despite his failing condition, but lacked the resolve to sacrifice Earth’s population along with his enemy.
• Ronan asked whether Li Wei’s greater purpose was the False God Materializing True Seed, and Martial Emperor said she had instead wondered why Liang Lu had come to Earth Spacetime and why he and Li Wei had competed covertly.
• Martial Emperor said Luo Zhongheng had deduced that Liang Lu spent much of his time searching for someone, while Li Wei had also sought that person and fueled their competition.
• Martial Emperor linked Liang Lu and Li Wei’s efforts to Raven’s concealed template, and Ronan identified the template as Netherworld Highness.

Ronan discussed the Spirit Roaming path with the Martial Emperor, who explained why its practitioners could not leave behind descendants’ genetic information and urged Raven to reach Great Monarch level. After agreeing to investigate Li Wei’s research, Ronan considered whether the traces of Zhan Ming and the Dream God Abomination in Earth Spacetime were connected to the Battle of the River Styx.

• The Martial Emperor told Ronan that Spirit Roaming practitioners followed a solitary path and could not pass on their genes or rules through descendants.
• The Martial Emperor admitted that he had cultivated Lady Hald for research and warned Ronan that Raven should rise to Great Monarch level to escape her limitations.
• The Martial Emperor explained that Spirit Roaming could not be cultivated alongside another path, and Ronan chose not to question him about White Rainbow.
• The Martial Emperor invited Ronan to investigate Li Wei, and Ronan agreed.
• Ronan considered the Fog Maze and then the Cloud Top World as possible leads, connecting the traces of Zhan Ming and the Dream God Abomination to the Battle of the River Styx.
• Ronan concluded that Liang Lu had invested heavily in the Karmic Poison Sea, though he still could not locate it precisely.

Ronan questioned the Martial Emperor about Luo Yuan, Tang Yi, and the people she had moved between Outer Earth and Inner Earth, uncovering the extent of her long-running experiments and schemes. He learned that Sun Jiayi had served as the Martial Emperor’s maternal host, leaving him to reconsider his past interactions with her.

• The Martial Emperor told Ronan that Luo Yuan had canceled their meeting, claiming he was injured by an Outer Earth High-Energy Tide during an experiment.
• Ronan asked how the Martial Emperor had connected with Luo Yuan, and she explained that her intelligence network had placed him in his grandfather’s team as an informant.
• Ronan questioned the circumstances of Tang Yi’s birth, and the Martial Emperor said Tang Yi had been a successful simulation of the Rebirth Divine Artifact’s operation.
• The Martial Emperor confirmed that she had moved Zhang Yingying to Inner Earth as an experiment and transferred Sun Jiayi there to serve as her maternal host.
• Ronan recalled Sun Jiayi’s dangerous behavior and concluded that the Martial Emperor had shown no emotional attachment to her.

Gideon, a desperate Xingsheng Laboratory manager, arranged to sell a defective infant combat weapon before fleeing the Boundary Curtain. As he began preparing it, an unexplained light appeared on its left shoulder, and the infant awoke and smiled at him.

• Gideon realized the Laboratory had made him a scapegoat and decided to flee after one last illegal sale.
• He persuaded Du Tang to buy a defective product capable of briefly unleashing Celestial-level power, and received a deposit.
• Gideon opened the Nutrient Tank and placed an Origin Mother inside to begin the infant’s final growth procedure.
• The infant’s left shoulder began to glow, and it opened its eyes and smiled at Gideon.

Gideon watched the engineered baby grow into a teenage boy after a strange vision, then tried to complete the sale through broker Du Tang. The buyer's men seized Gideon and Du Tang and held them in the Safe House while they prepared their operation.

• Gideon saw the baby vanish from the Nutrient Tank, collapsed, and later woke to find a teenage boy inside it and the Origin Mother depleted.
• Gideon confirmed the setup, arranged the pickup with Du Tang, and left the Safe House to monitor it from a park.
• Du Tang arrived with a cybernetically modified young man, who inspected the Nutrient Tank and discussed the staged payments with Gideon over a communicator.
• A burly man ambushed Gideon in the park, while Du Tang cooperated with the young man at the Safe House.
• The men brought Gideon back to the Safe House and detained both him and Du Tang for several days while they carried out the operation.

Gideon was forced to prepare a humanoid weapon for mercenaries who gave him just five days and promised to supply the necessary nutrients. He learned their mission was to intimidate singer Peiham, whose connections to the Wadang Vitality Association and Kailanlisa made the job far more dangerous than it first seemed.

• Gideon tried to stall when the burly mercenary demanded a ready humanoid weapon, but the mercenary gave him only five days to prepare it.
• Du Tang backed Gideon's request for Origin Mother and High-Energy Nutrient Solution, and the mercenaries agreed to provide supplies after moving him to another location.
• The mercenaries told Gideon they had been hired to intimidate the singer Peiham, easing his fears that the job involved murder.
• Du Tang warned Gideon that Peiham was a core member of the Wadang Vitality Association and Kailanlisa's public lover.
• Gideon realized Kailanlisa was a Xingsheng Laboratory shareholder and a powerful figure in the Boundary Curtain district.