Chapter Summaries

Li Taisheng met Mountain Lord in the Poison Swamp Zone, where they exchanged information about the sinkhole and Raven. Their conversation was interrupted when Ink flew toward them and Long Qi arrived on a hover motorcycle, with Raven directing him farther ahead.

• Li Taisheng left Baze in the car and approached Mountain Lord through the swamp.
• Mountain Lord and Li Taisheng exchanged intelligence, including questions about Yuan Wuwei, Tu Ge, and Raven.
• Mountain Lord asked what Raven was interested in, but Li Taisheng had no useful answer.
• Ink flew toward Li Taisheng and Mountain Lord as Long Qi rode up on a hover motorcycle.
• Raven told Long Qi to go twenty-five meters farther ahead to the left.

Raven collected Fire God Ants from a swamp while Mountain Lord confronted her, and the unstable boundary between the Material Layer and Abyss Zone threatened to break. Baze’s arrival and Yuan Wuwei’s call eased the tension, but Mountain Lord’s intentions remained unclear.

• Raven pulled a lizard-like host from the swamp as Long Qi collected the Fire God Ants it carried.
• Mountain Lord joined them, crushed an ant, and addressed Raven with an intense, possessive interest.
• Mountain Lord moved close to Raven as Long Qi fetched a collection box, while Li Taisheng sensed the Abyss Zone’s influence growing dangerously near.
• Baze got out of his car, and Long Qi felt the boundary between the Abyss Zone and Material World draw apart again.
• Yuan Wuwei contacted Mountain Lord by communicator, joked about the crashed aircraft, and asked Raven for an autograph.

Yuan Wuwei brought Raven a notebook and asked her to sign it for Songkan, but her message and the unexplained erasure of her identification unsettled him. As Raven and Mountain Lord drew attention from Tu Ge and a distant correspondent, Tu Ge discussed the brewing conflict and the experiment’s results with the Other Side.

• Yuan Wuwei arrived with Tu Ge and asked Raven to sign a notebook for Songkan, while Long Qi stopped him from touching her cheek.
• Raven wrote Songkan a cryptic blessing, signed as Luo Xiang (Raven), then erased the C2834 designation and explained that it had nothing to do with him.
• Yuan Wuwei admitted that Raven’s existence interfered with his research and proposed exchanging information later; Raven nodded.
• Yuan Wuwei asked Mountain Lord to demonstrate his value, while Tu Ge silently faced Mountain Lord’s provocation.
• Tu Ge messaged the Other Side that Mountain Lord represented people who wanted the two sides to go to war, and the Other Side asked whether Tu Ge was satisfied with the stage’s results as sample supplier and investor representative.

Tu Ge and Li Wei discussed the cave, Deep Blue World's collision with Local Time-Space, and the risks posed by the region's unusual spacetime. Li Wei urged Tu Ge to avoid challenging the Deities and to investigate how the cave connected to the Great Destruction Battlefield.

• Tu Ge told Li Wei that Yuan Wuwei had returned to Earth early because of the collision experiment and shared Yuan Wuwei's description of the cave.
• Li Wei interpreted the cave's hunger as evidence of a living spacetime and discussed Magnetic Light Mica as evidence of a Fantasy Species on Earth.
• Tu Ge said he had sensed interplanar pressure in the cave but found no direct Leak Point or way to determine its direction and distance.
• Li Wei argued that Ronan could not become a Great Monarch under current conditions and said a Native God might attract the Deities' attention to the region.
• Li Wei warned Tu Ge not to pursue escape from the Deity's enclosure through his own efforts and told him to stay alert for clues about the cave's connection to the Great Destruction Battlefield.

Li Taisheng’s Dream Map updated to focus on the Underground Cave Zone, prompting him to begin collecting energy-information samples for the Cult. As he approached the cave, Mountain Lord asked him to arrange an exchange for his hand.

• Li Taisheng realized he could not meaningfully influence events around the underground cave, and the Dream Map abruptly narrowed its range and began showing clearer information focused on the cave.
• Li Taisheng read the updated Dream Template’s instructions and went to the underground cave to collect representative energy-information fragments.
• Li Taisheng observed the people gathered around the cave and spoke with Meng Tu and Ding Zhiying before Mountain Lord called him over.
• Mountain Lord asked Li Taisheng for help exchanging something, then opened his Armored Bracer and revealed his hand.

Mountain Lord persuaded Li Taisheng to seek the Justice Cult’s approval for a plan to use a living organism and a Darkside Species to sense a New Plane through the underground cave’s breach. The cult approved the proposal, and Li Taisheng joined a cross-faction meeting where an alliance took shape, though the opposing side remained unclear.

• Mountain Lord proposed that Li Taisheng use the Justice Cult’s swapping ability to imprison a Darkside Species in a living organism and seek perception of a New Plane.
• Li Taisheng considered the underground cave’s possible connection to the Gate of Truth and sent Mountain Lord’s proposal to the cult’s higher-ups.
• The Chief Priest and High Priest approved the plan and ordered Li Taisheng to cooperate within his capabilities.
• Mountain Lord drew Li Taisheng into coordinating the plan and reporting it to the other groups gathered at the underground cave.
• Yuan Wuwei chaired a new plan discussion meeting, where Li Taisheng observed a loose alliance forming among the military, government, Deep Blue, and the Justice Cult.

Li Taisheng joined the sinkhole research alliance’s inner circle after Mountain Lord proposed using imprisoned Darkside Species to gather information about The Other Side. Newly granted research data sharpened Li Taisheng’s perceptions, and as he glimpsed a mysterious image, the Dream Weaver appeared to watch him.

• Yuan Wuwei described three approaches to exploring the sinkhole and questioned Mountain Lord and Li Taisheng about their proposal to use a Darkside Species for positioning.
• Mountain Lord asked Tu Ge to help find Darkside Species suppliers, prompting the attendees to turn their attention toward Cat's Eye.
• Li Taisheng gained access to real-time research data and used it to improve the clarity of the Dream Map’s information.
• Li Taisheng heard life-like roars and imagined a lone figure trapped in a violent environment, connecting the impressions to church prophecies and the Gate of Truth.
• Li Taisheng felt a brief resonance and glimpsed a blurry image, but his rational doubts broke the connection and left him distressed.
• The Dream Weaver appeared within Li Taisheng’s sensing range and stared at him with its Six-Colored Demon Eyes.

At the underground cave, Li Taisheng struggled to interpret the Dream Map and wondered what Ronan and Li Wei intended on opposite sides of the New Plane. He ended the chapter uncertain whether a universal truth existed beyond the reach of those shaping events.

• Li Taisheng stood at the cave’s edge and studied the Dream Weaver’s reactions as the new Dream Map processed his perceptions.
• Mountain Lord and Tu Ge watched Li Taisheng, prompting him to consider how Extraordinary Species and the unspeakable person might perceive the New Plane.
• Li Taisheng wondered whether Ronan’s will empowered the unknown space and whether the Dream Weaver and Human-Faced Spider had a deeper connection to him.
• A predicted high-energy jet stream erupted, interrupting Li Taisheng’s thoughts as he looked into the cave’s darkness.
• Li Taisheng saw Baze staring toward the cave, then reflected on how Ronan and Li Wei had outpaced him and questioned whether universal truth existed.

Blood Demon learned that Ronan had published detailed plans for the Thunder Pool Experiment Field, including a design based on Nick, and questioned him about his recent reading. Ronan described a path toward understanding the universe, then left to run an experiment with Yabolun.

• Blood Demon told Wan Liuhua that Ronan spent his time exercising, reading, and conducting experiments at the Thunder Pool Experiment Field.
• Wan Liuhua informed Blood Demon that Ronan had posted detailed Thunder Pool test plans on the Ability User Association’s website, naming Nick as a source template for a boss.
• Wan Liuhua warned Blood Demon that Nick was dangerous and might react violently to the post.
• Blood Demon approached Ronan, who discussed whether universal truth existed and described cultivating oneself to trace the source of the universe.
• Ronan said his ideas came from ancient history and explained that specialized texts were easier for him to read than general material.
• Ronan declined Blood Demon’s offer to join him and went to find Yabolun for an experiment.

Ronan entered Battlefield Time-Space in his Real Body and tried to restore the Base Ruins, but its missing infrastructure and the Great Sun Chains’ inspections thwarted him. As he reflected on the strange historical texts he had been reading, Yabolun asked about the bizarre stars in the sky, which Ronan said were reflections of truths revered by certain people.

• Ronan entered Battlefield Time-Space through the Mist Labyrinth and arrived at the Base Ruins where Snake Tongue was working.
• Ronan tried to rebuild the Base Ruins, but the emerging structures collapsed under the Great Sun Chains’ inspection.
• Ronan reflected on how the secret-script translations made general histories difficult to read while professional ancient histories came through as strange, hazy memories.
• Ronan’s consciousness stabilized as night fell, and he and Snake Tongue watched the misshapen, shifting stars in the sky.
• Yabolun asked what the stars were, and Ronan said they were reflections of truths revered by certain people.

Ronan explained how revived remnants in the Fog Maze could resonate with aberrations in Earth Local Time-Space and suggested Li Wei might have collected and spread them. A sudden sandstorm erased Battlefield Spacetime, leaving Ronan to realize the Fog Maze’s remnants had a far more enduring nature than the world he had built.

• Ronan described the stars as shattered rule-based powers revived by Battlefield Spacetime and explained how some could resonate with counterparts elsewhere, including Earth Local Time-Space.
• Ronan identified a second, rarer kind of resonance: stars that remained active beyond Battlefield Spacetime’s reach, and he pointed out that such stars existed.
• Apolon asked whether Li Wei had been to the Fog Maze, and Ronan said Li Wei might have treated it as a source for collecting and spreading aberrations rather than creating them.
• The Great Sun Chains blazed across the sky, and a sandstorm dismantled the Base Ruins, Snake Language, Apolon, and Battlefield Spacetime while Ronan endured.
• Ronan realized that Fog Maze fragments retained a root nature capable of surviving countless calamities, and he concluded that he had been the one usurping the nest.
• Ronan reflected on his study of Ritual Ancient Script and the contrast between the once-mighty gods in historical texts and their shattered remnants in the Fog Maze.

Ronan used a new Lens Nebula function to distinguish active fragments in the Fog Maze from inert ones, finding signs that some remnants of an ancient god war might still retain tremendous activity. He traced the strongest, most regular resonance to the Justice Cult and was left wondering what kind of being or remnant lay behind its decades-long signal.

• Ronan reflected on how fragile his abilities were compared with the forces described in the historical texts, while resolving to keep advancing.
• Ronan examined the Lens Nebula in Tree Hole Space and used a new plug-in to display fragments by their activity and resonance.
• The Lens revealed that Battlefield Spacetime's high-energy radiation had revived nearby fragments, while faint, intermittent lights appeared elsewhere in the Fog Maze.
• Ronan considered whether the active fragments might be remnants of deities or powerful beings struggling to revive, and decided not to let Raven search for them.
• Ronan identified the Justice Cult as the source of an especially frequent and purposeful resonance, then questioned the nature of the signal behind its decades-long transmission.

Ronan studied Ceremonial Ancient Script and Sky Abyss Empire writing to gain an advantage in understanding the Mist Labyrinth and historical records. After nearly twenty hours, he visited Blood Demon in Ha City and heard that the Deep Blue World crisis had created an opportunity to shape public understanding.

• Ronan decided to use historical texts about the God War to search for clues about the Mist Labyrinth and the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison.
• Ronan studied Ceremonial Ancient Script and Sky Abyss Empire writing, finding that the secret script of the character "I" helped him grasp their structures.
• After studying for nearly twenty hours, Ronan paused and traveled from Tree Hole Space to Ha City.
• Blood Demon told Ronan that people were planning public science programs about the Deep Blue World and extraordinary powers to reassure the public and establish a shared narrative.
• Blood Demon urged Ronan to seize the chance to influence public opinion, while Ronan looked at the fearful, confused city below.

Ronan discussed public conformity and the history behind his unsettling perspective with Blood Demon, then explained that he wanted to study at the Thunder Pool Experiment Field. He left Blood Demon worried that his plans might draw the attention of Nick and Water Tank.

• Blood Demon argued that conformity could outweigh people's private judgments, and Ronan replied with a passage about Genetic Species that he said came from a poor translation of historical material.
• Ronan declined Blood Demon's suggestion to appear on a program, saying Raven was handling the public sphere, and Blood Demon withdrew from the conversation.
• Ronan reflected on the history he had learned about Mei, Calamity, the Six Heavens God Calamity, and the Sky Abyss Network, while recognizing how incomplete and overwhelming his knowledge remained.
• Ronan told Blood Demon he was going to the Thunder Pool Experiment Field to study Ceremonial Ancient Script and Tian Yuan Civilization.
• Blood Demon warned Ronan that Nick and Water Tank were dangerous and could threaten people around him, but Ronan said he was going to study and coordinate recent developments.

Ronan returned to Xia City and helped Luo Shuqing preserve his grandfather’s old notebooks, using them to experiment with a new way of perceiving the present. He left the experiment dizzy but sensed the transformations in Raven’s congee with unusual clarity.

• Ronan returned home to Xia City with Raven and found Luo Shuqing preserving his grandfather’s notebooks.
• Luo Shuqing explained that she was sealing the notebooks because they held precious memories, and Ronan helped her.
• Ronan sensed the notebooks’ physical details and tried describing their material state through a new language logic.
• Ronan received a vague image of the notebooks’ evolution over time, but the information remained blurred and left him dizzy.
• Raven made century egg and lean pork congee, and Ronan noticed its ingredients’ transformations as they reached their perfect state.

Ronan stayed home after Lady Shuqing Luo urged him not to travel, then studied the stars and struggled with the limits of Ritual Ancient Script. He concluded that translating its descriptions was especially difficult on Earth because the Sky Abyss Network’s rules and order were absent.

• Ronan praised Raven’s subtle display of Extraordinary Power while Lady Shuqing Luo questioned him about his work abroad.
• Lady Shuqing Luo asked Ronan to stay home for a few days, and he agreed to delay his trip to the Great Golden Triangle.
• Lady Shuqing Luo went upstairs to change the sheets, while Raven followed to help.
• Ronan watched the stars and practiced producing Ritual Ancient Script, finding its complex rules and nonhuman perspective difficult to master.
• Ronan reasoned that the missing Sky Abyss Network parameters on Earth made the script especially hard to translate, then wondered whether Magnetic Light Mica had altered his perception beyond human limits.

Ronan planned to use the damaged “Inner Universe” Simulator as a workbook for practicing Ceremonial Ancient Script, while reflecting on the Sky Abyss Empire’s history and his brief experience at the Relay Station. As he began editing the Han Guang Star System save, the Simulator detected his script and asked whether to load an analysis module.

• Ronan received a flood of messages and calls from Xia City officials, and his friends explained that his return and status had drawn them to him.
• Ronan considered how to improve his Ceremonial Ancient Script through practice and decided to use the “Inner Universe” Simulator to record and test his work.
• Ronan reopened the Han Guang Star System save and reflected on how carelessly he had read the Sky Abyss Empire’s history during his time at the Relay Station.
• Mo Peng returned home and teased Ronan for coming back, prompting Ronan to hurry into the Simulator before Mo Peng reached his room.
• Ronan shrank the Han Guang Star System into a distant point and began sketching a glyph, whereupon the Simulator prompted him to load an analysis module.

Ronan observed Raven cooking for the Mo family, spoke with Mo Ya about her new influence at Ming Tang Culture and her fading enthusiasm for music, then stayed home with Raven. He continued examining the vast simulated Earth-Moon System and the unstable Ceremonial Ancient Script program he had assembled overnight.

• Raven cooked breakfast while Mo Peng filmed her and Mo Haihang praised her composure and skill.
• Mo Ya told Ronan that shares and veto rights in Ming Tang Culture had made her powerful, but she was considering stepping back from performing to help watch the house.
• The Mo family enjoyed Raven's breakfast before Mo Haihang, Luo Shuqing, Mo Ya, and Mo Peng left for work, promotions, and tutoring.
• Ronan told Raven to clean the house, and she organized it with help from Old Mo and the Sweeping Robots while Ronan sensed the dust and grime through the Water Condensation Ring.
• Ronan perceived the simulated Earth-Moon System and inspected his Ceremonial Ancient Script program, whose analysis module flagged numerous problems in his newly assembled code.

Ronan repeatedly edited and crashed a simulated Earth-Moon System before learning that Global Vision had invited Raven to appear on a program in Xia City. As Ronan and Raven headed to City Studio to discuss the offer, he received a warning that Li Bozhou was on his way to Xia City.

• Ronan repeatedly modified the simulated Earth-Moon System, causing it to collapse, then started over from scratch.
• Mo Ya told Ronan that Global Vision had invited Raven to appear on Characters Live, and Yin Le added that the program team was coming to meet them.
• Ronan agreed to visit City Studio with Raven, and Mo Ya picked them up with Meng Fei and Lawyer Liu.
• Lawyer Liu explained that Global Vision wanted Raven to commit to a three-to-four-episode segment, but Ronan said they should sign one episode at a time.
• As the group approached City Studio, Six Ears informed Ronan that Li Bozhou had left Ban City and would arrive at Xia City Airport in half an hour.

Ronan accompanied Raven to the TV Tower, where she was to sign a contract with Global Vision, while a group of powerful entertainment and cultural officials gathered to welcome them. A call from Martial Emperor revealed that Romanus had arrived to speak on Abner’s behalf, and Ronan planned to meet him after handling Raven’s business.

• Lawyer Liu negotiated the contract terms with Global Vision while Ronan watched the city and counted, and clouds dimmed Xia City’s sunlight.
• Meng Fei and Mo Ya identified their destination and discussed the entertainers and familiar faces gathered near the TV Tower elevators.
• Global Vision’s legal representative directed the nanny van to Entrance A3, where officials and executives waited to welcome the group.
• Mo Ya greeted Zhu Qinghuang and the other prominent figures as Raven and Ronan got out of the van.
• Ronan answered Martial Emperor’s call and learned that Romanus had brought Abner’s preliminary intentions and gifts from Ban City.
• Martial Emperor told Ronan that Li Bozhou, nicknamed One Hundred Zhou, was pursuing her own career, leaving Ronan to suspect he might not get home easily that day.