Chapter Summaries

Ronan explained to Long Qi the difference between Aberration Infected and Contaminated people, and why contaminated individuals could lose control when exposed to high-energy environments. He argued that strengthening the human body through orderly cultivation could suppress aberration, then revealed he was considering a solution for all ten billion people as Earth’s order continued to collapse.

• Director Song and the humanoid monster wrecked the Cargo Hold while Cui Da and Xu Er waited for Ronan to intervene.
• Ronan turned his attention to Long Qi and said he needed customized protective gear because his abilities and circumstances differed from standard assembly-line Burners.
• Ronan explained that Long Qi was not currently an Aberration Infected person, distinguishing Contaminated people from those whose Aberration Genes had overwhelmed their human instincts.
• Ronan warned that contamination could remain dormant or erupt under sudden exposure to a High-Energy Environment, while orderly cultivation could strengthen the Self Logic that suppresses aberration.
• Long Qi asked whether Ronan was offering him a customized cultivation plan, but Ronan said the genetic design was incomplete and a broader solution was needed.
• Ronan told Long Qi and the livestream audience that he was considering the problem of ten billion people as Earth’s disorder threatened catastrophic loss of control.

Ronan discussed the danger of ten billion people becoming “out of control” while investigating a contraband powder linked to the Wilderness Ten Days game. The chapter left Long Qi alarmed that players were using game formulas as real drugs to awaken talents, while the powder’s spread continued to grow.

• Ronan warned Long Qi that he could not predict what ten billion people might become, then examined Long Qi’s orderly awakening and sent a disciplined Dirty People Skin into the fight.
• Ronan asked Wen Huilan about the investigation she had conducted and learned that Director Song was connected to a popular contraband in Xia City.
• Wen Huilan identified the contraband as a mixed powder made from aberrant products, sold through Dark Web channels to Wilderness Ten Days players seeking to recreate in-game evolution formulas.
• Long Qi recognized the danger after hearing that players were taking the powder to activate their talents, and Wen Huilan confirmed it was affordable on the Dark Web.

Ronan explained that the Evolution Formula was meant to raise the conditions for hidden aberrations to react, not simply increase the number of Contaminated people. As Director Song’s fight breached a bulkhead and frozen goods vanished, the Cargo Hold fell silent and left everyone wondering who would survive.

• Long Qi asked whether Wilderness Ten Days was deliberately increasing the number of Contaminated people, and Ronan said the real purpose was to raise the temperature of the environment.
• Ronan described how people and aberrant beings might compete for resources in harsh conditions, leaving Long Qi and the others uneasy about whether they had turned back toward Xia City.
• Director Song knocked the Dirty People Skin into a refrigerated container, where the fight caused a steel bulkhead to collapse.
• Raven filmed Director Song’s Out-of-Control Skin as it rose and crawled toward the damaged container, while Wen Huilan said its instinct was to acquire energy to survive.
• Cui Da reported that the bulkhead had rusted through and that frozen goods had vanished from the adjacent Cargo Hold.
• The sounds inside the container changed to faint rustling and then stopped, while Raven’s camera faced the dark opening and the people around Ronan reconsidered who would survive.

Ronan explained that the freighter’s heated cargo hold created a high-energy environment that made abilities more responsive, while Director Song was driven back by a swarm of aberrant insects. Long Qi connected the swarm to the historic Aberration Mosquito Plague as the group held the breach, and asked Ronan why Insect Swarms seemed to appear at the beginning of these incidents.

• Long Qi questioned whether the group had to enter the cramped refrigerated container, and Ronan said the answer was already becoming clear.
• After Director Song screamed and retreated from the neighboring hold, Ronan explained that the environment was increasing energy activity and Long Qi realized his own power responded more readily.
• Ronan sent Cui Da and Xu Er to meet Director Song, and they pulled him through the breach while using Format Fire to burn back the Insect Swarm.
• Long Qi asked about the swarm, then explained that the Skull Demon King referred to the Aberration Mosquito Plague that had devastated northern regions.
• Long Qi asked why Insect Swarms always appeared at the beginning of such situations, and Ronan praised the question.

Ronan explained that the supposed insects around Director Song were fungal-like carriers whose hyphae transmitted matter and information, and that they reacted strongly to a specially created high-energy environment. He connected their behavior to Aberration Genes and interference between the Abyss Zone and the Material Layer, leaving Long Qi to suspect that the fragments originated in the Fantasy Layer but had been distorted by some mechanism.

• Ronan corrected Long Qi, saying the remains around Director Song were not insects but parasitic carriers, while the live feed revealed their hidden hyphae.
• Long Qi used the Sensory Enhancement Technique to glimpse the hyphae and asked what they were; Ronan said they likely transmitted matter and information.
• Ronan explained that the fragments were unusually reactive and needed processed interference power rather than ordinary energy.
• Ronan said he had learned to create a high-energy environment from Luo Yuan, who had used an artificial aberrant nest to hatch creatures and operate a Plane Crossbow.
• Long Qi connected Ronan's explanation to the fragments' possible Fantasy Layer origins and asked whether some mechanism had become distorted.

Ronan theorized that high-energy environments could awaken Aberration Genes and tested his idea by lowering the energy support in the Experiment Field. The mycelium retreated, but a hidden creature then attacked, blasting Xu Xiyuan away and striking Cui Da with a tentacle as Cui Da counterattacked.

• Long Qi and Ronan discussed how fragments could recover in high-energy environments, including battlefields and Ability Users, while Ronan suspected the refrigerated container’s insect swarm had spread mycelium onto Cui Da and Xu Er.
• Ronan lowered the energy support in the Experiment Field, causing the mycelium to retreat into the refrigerated container and the insect corpses to go still.
• A hidden attacker struck Xu Er, sending him flying and apparently destroying his Exoskeleton and mounted equipment.
• Cui Da dodged, raised a shield, and used his religious order’s Sacred Displacement to slow a tentacle that broke through his defenses and sent him flying.
• Cui Da fired three high-explosive grenades into the crack in the refrigerated container.

Ronan revealed that the deadly incidents aboard the cargo ship had teleported the victims to a beach on the East Coast of Xia City, where the entire squad and sailors survived. He offered them another chance to return to the Experiment Field, explaining that an automated Life Sketch trigger would teleport them away when they reached a set danger point.

• A container crushed Director Song, and a supersonic attack caused Cui Da and a sailor to vanish in bursts of bubbles.
• Ronan explained that the growing fragments were reacting to the fading High-Energy Environment by eliminating nearby competitors.
• Cui Da, Xu Er, Director Song, and the rest of the ship's squad and sailors appeared alive on a beach on the East Coast of Xia City.
• Ronan offered the survivors another chance to clear the Experiment Field, while viewers demanded answers about Parasitic Ability Users.
• Ronan explained that a Life Sketch could automatically teleport someone away when a preset danger threshold was reached.

Ronan led Long Qi, Raven, Wen Huilan, and her bodyguard through the ruined Cargo Hold to inspect the Experiment Field as White Bone Hill tore open a path between holds. Ronan explained that the creature fragments they crossed were reorganizing and weakening, though they could still form a Super Aberration, and the group reached the next Cargo Hold.

• Long Qi urged Ronan to reveal more of the Experiment Field’s selling points, and Ronan agreed to show him the scenario.
• Ronan led the group toward the neighboring Cargo Hold as White Bone Hill’s bones burst through the hull and floor, splitting the Cargo Hold open.
• The group crossed a narrow bridge of white bone, with Raven filming as they passed over scraps of flesh and bug corpses.
• Ronan told Long Qi that the residue was made of creature fragments that had reorganized into different forms, including a tentacle and a sniper.
• Ronan explained that the fragments were weakening but could still produce a Super Aberration, and the group reached the next Cargo Hold.

Long Qi and Ronan faced a spider-like Aberration on the White Bone Bridge after it ambushed and defeated Wen Huilan’s bodyguard. Ronan proposed that Long Qi confront it, and the chapter ended as Ronan let Long Qi’s hair fall from his fingers.

• Long Qi and Wen Huilan’s bodyguard tried to clear a refrigerated container blocking the White Bone Bridge when a blurry figure attacked the bodyguard from the Dark Seclusion.
• The bodyguard fought the figure at close range, but Poisonous Stings slowed him before a concealed Sniper Cannon struck his shoulder.
• A slender shadow attacked the bodyguard from behind, and Ronan’s teleportation technique sent him to Xia City’s beach, where viewers spotted the Poisonous Stings he had collected.
• The figure rose onto the container and revealed a spider-like form that Long Qi recognized as the Long Qi Edition Dirty People Skin.
• Ronan suggested Long Qi try fighting the Aberration, and then dropped the strand of Long Qi’s hair he had been holding.

Ronan built a bone-based Exoskeleton for Long Qi and taught him to control it with Format Fire instead of relying on a Machine Core. Long Qi failed his first fight and returned to the beach, where Wen Huilan also appeared as the livestream changed.

• Ronan formed a bone frame around Long Qi using his fallen hair, and Long Qi recognized it as an Exoskeleton.
• Ronan explained that the frame could serve as a temporary bridge for the nervous system and be controlled through Format Fire without a Machine Core or Deep Blue Platform.
• Long Qi ignited Format Fire and charged the Guardian BOSS, but he was defeated after only a few exchanges and transferred to the beach.
• Xu Er mocked Long Qi’s poor coordination, and Long Qi admitted that he needed practice controlling the frame precisely.
• A bodyguard asked about Madam Wen, and Wen Huilan appeared on the beach as the livestream changed.

The livestream showed the sunken cargo ship transformed into a bone-covered vessel that hunted a school of fish, while viewers and Extraordinary Species speculated about the new Experiment Field and Professor Ronan’s plans. The discussion turned to whether the Life Sketch and Exoskeleton were collecting users’ private data, as Slaughterer Louis sat silently at an official meeting in Los Angeles beside Little Herman.

• Raven’s livestream revealed the cargo ship moving through the deep sea, warped and pierced by dense white bones.
• The vessel rammed through a school of fish, leaving a cloud of flesh and blood before sailing on.
• Rust Corroder, Blood Demon, and Geng Geng discussed the ship’s living Hunters, its energy needs, and its possible battle strength.
• Viewers eagerly asked about life-extending sessions, Life Sketches, cultivation advice, and custom Exoskeletons.
• Iron Blood questioned whether Professor Ronan was collecting Ability Users’ private data, and Blood Demon defended the idea by comparing it to Wu Zhao’s past research.
• Slaughterer Louis remained silent at an official meeting in Los Angeles, seated beside Little Herman.

Louis discussed Ronan’s influence on investors and military plans with Little Herman while quietly contacting an acquaintance about C2834. On the beach, Long Qi wrestled with the urge to test his new Exoskeleton until Raven returned and warned that it was still unstable.

• Little Herman complained to Louis that investors were waiting to see how Ronan’s technologies developed, and Louis rebuked him for judging Extraordinary Species.
• Louis learned that the military planned to establish C Group to coordinate research with Ronan and discussed Joseph’s trip to the lunar base with Little Herman.
• Louis contacted an acquaintance who rejected a possible offer involving C2834 unless granted full authority and all the profits.
• Long Qi felt the Exoskeleton guiding his movements and considered fighting the Ghost Ship’s weaker monsters as viewers urged him to battle.
• Raven appeared on the beach, told Long Qi to wait because the Exoskeleton was still unstable, and headed toward the badly injured Director Song.

Director Song’s uncontrolled Format Fire mutation nearly killed Xu Er before Raven subdued him, then Raven used a strand of hair to suppress Long Qi’s Exoskeleton. The strand seemed to carry an immense weight, while a power surge at Lady Mora’s residence left Sun Jiayi facing an empty, dark home and an unseen presence behind her.

• Xu Er removed Director Song’s Exoskeleton and noticed the black patches spreading across his skin.
• Director Song suddenly attacked Xu Er with Format Fire and bone-like spurs, but Xu Er dodged the worst of the blow.
• Raven struck Director Song’s forehead with Sword Fingers, suppressing his Format Fire and causing his mutations to recede.
• Raven tapped Long Qi’s forehead, and his Exoskeleton crumbled into ash as the strand of hair embedded in him seemed to package it away.
• A power outage damaged the wiring at Starry Sky Clubhouse, and Sun Jiayi found Lady Mora’s residence dark and empty before a warm, blood-scented breath brushed her neck.

Mora urged Sun Jiayi to escape her apparent house arrest, then went to sleep after warning her to cultivate the Sea Green Flower. On the beach, Ronan compensated Director Song with a strand of hair that could create a Burner, while Cui Da revealed a changed presence and addressed Ronan as someone he had met before.

• Mora drank Sun Jiayi's blood, complained that a Spirit Wave Network overload had ruined her imitation, and encouraged her to flee during the blackout.
• Sun Jiayi refused Mora's invitation and noticed a cool spot on her neck where the Sea Green Flower was growing.
• Ronan returned to the beach, thanked the gathered group, and offered compensation for the operation's losses.
• Ronan gave Director Song a processed strand of his own hair, which could ignite a human Furnace and create a Burner.
• Wen Huilan and Cui Da disputed who could buy Director Song's strand of hair, and Cui Da's manner changed as he greeted Ronan as an old acquaintance.

Ronan met with Lanier, the Justice Cult’s High Priest, who sought permission for the Cult to join the Experiment Field. Ronan agreed to invite them once preparations were complete, then the live broadcast ended.

• Lanier projected his will through Cui Da and asked Ronan to let the Justice Cult intervene in the matter involving Director Song and the aberrant characteristics.
• Ronan agreed to let Lanier and the Cult discuss the matter, while Director Song realized that Ronan’s decision had determined his fate.
• Lanier asked Ronan to let Sacrifice Knights from Ji City participate in the Experiment Field, and Ronan asked what the Cult hoped to accomplish.
• Lanier said the Cult wanted better ways to use modern resources and to accelerate the Experiment Field’s growth; Ronan promised to send an invitation when everything was ready.
• Ronan told Lanier he hoped to discuss Dream Entry Methods with him, then told Cui Da they needed to speed things up as the live signal cut out.

After Raven’s live stream ended, the Spirit Wave Network’s Maintenance Team assessed the damage and connected tonight’s interference to Ronan’s earlier activities. Ronan named the Experiment Field the Thunder Pool and told Blood Demon he would arrive next Monday, leaving his plans for the Global Census and other work unresolved.

• The Spirit Wave Network’s Maintenance Team reviewed the undersea Experiment Field footage and discussed how Ronan’s spatial interference had overwhelmed network resources during Raven’s live stream.
• Ouyang Chen linked the Abyss Zone readings from tonight to the similar incident last month and said Ronan had described a method involving a broader spatial structure.
• Ronan told Blood Demon that the Experiment Field could help the Justice Cult understand the forces distorting the Gate of Truth, and he welcomed future cooperation with them.
• Ronan named the Experiment Field the Thunder Pool and explained that its name referred to crossing a boundary to discover whether it was right or wrong.
• Ronan told Blood Demon he would arrive next Monday, while Blood Demon worried about Ronan’s unfinished Global Census and his investment in the Card Deck.

Blood Demon worried that Ronan’s growing confidence could complicate talks in Ha City, while Ronan discussed Raven’s livestream and research possibilities with Ouyang Chen. At the beach, Ronan observed Magneto-Optical Mica and reflected on the gradual changes he was making to his body and concepts to adapt to it.

• Blood Demon asked Ronan to finish the reserved cards sooner, and Ronan confirmed he would draw Poseidon.
• Ouyang Chen told Ronan that Raven’s livestream could prompt people who needed her to act, and Ronan said he was waiting to see what they would reveal.
• Ouyang Chen discussed Raven’s rapidly dying cells and proposed research into environments where extraordinary cells could survive; Ronan said the Thunder Pool Experiment Field would need improvement.
• Ronan told Long Qi to take Raven home and stayed behind on the beach.
• Ronan observed Magneto-Optical Mica and considered how its influence had gradually changed his body and concepts, while he weighed further physical alterations.

Ronan considered using Magneto-Optical Mica to pursue genetic and physical transformation, despite lacking the knowledge needed for sophisticated research. While his experiments progressed underwater, he tried to make contact with a hidden observer watching the Thunder Pool Experiment Field, but the observer destroyed his projected drawing.

• Ronan weighed the difficulty of transforming his body through genetic research against the exceptional experimental environment Magneto-Optical Mica could provide.
• Ronan used the Thunder Pool Experiment Field and the Biochemical Reactor in his chest to collect genes and screen experimental plans using his own cells.
• Ronan sensed a hidden observer watching the Thunder Pool Experiment Field and decided the observer's interest could lead to cooperation.
• Ronan projected a drawing of a figure in the seawater to communicate with the observer.
• The observer abruptly blasted the projected outline into fragments.

Ronan spoke with Poseidon about the Deep Blue World’s impending entrance relocation and the Thunder Pool Experiment Field, then extended his consciousness beyond Earth’s atmosphere. The chapter ended at the Moon Orbital Base, where Yan Yongbo prepared for a spacecraft docking as an electromagnetic anomaly appeared.

• Ronan met with Poseidon, examined the ruined Bull Demon creation, and offered to help with further Fantasy Species research.
• Poseidon told Ronan that Li Wei planned to relocate the Deep Blue World entrance, and Ronan decided to prepare before investigating it.
• Poseidon said he would watch for the new entrance and suggested Ronan consult experts at the monitoring center.
• Ronan persuaded Poseidon to send aberrant creatures to the Thunder Pool Experiment Field, and Poseidon recalled that the Deep Blue World gateway had once been in the sky beyond the heavens.
• Ronan extended his consciousness through the Magneto-Optical Mica beyond Earth’s atmosphere, while Yan Yongbo waited at the Moon Orbital Base for a spacecraft from Europa.
• Yan Yongbo signed the C2384 Recovery Plan as electromagnetic radiation interference triggered a safety alert before docking.

Ronan observed Magneto-Optical Mica spreading through the Solar System and discovered it had begun using the Extreme Domain to transmit information more efficiently. As the mica reached the Moon, Yan Yongbo arrived at the lunar base to meet Bona, his partner for an upcoming mission.

• Ronan sensed Magneto-Optical Mica adapt to the dangers of space and develop a new information pathway through the Extreme Domain, which he recognized as a rudimentary Star Gate.
• Magneto-Optical Mica reached the Moon and gathered information from its surface, gravitational field, and nearby artificial facilities.
• Yan Yongbo went to the orbital base as three warships from Europa Base transferred personnel and equipment toward the lunar base.
• Yan Yongbo met Bona, the guard officer assigned to partner with him, and Bona saluted Major Yuan as he passed.