Chapter Summaries

Zhong Man and Du Qiong watched Global Characters Live as the show’s popularity surged after viewers linked Songkan to a prominent fan in the Demon Eye Girl Demi-Plane. The livestream revealed that the production crew was taking its guests to Huai City’s Poison Swamp Zone, and Songkan’s agreement with the host’s explanation left the reason for the trip unclear.

• Du Qiong told Zhong Man that ZM might undergo complicated changes in share ownership and asked her to watch Global Characters Live.
• Zhong Man and Du Qiong watched the livestream as online speculation about Songkan’s similarity to Deep Sea Worshipper brought a flood of new attention to the Demon Eye Girl Demi-Plane.
• Zhong Man considered posting negative discussion of the program to temper the fans’ expectations.
• Banuofu angrily confronted the production crew for taking the guests inland to Huai City’s Poison Swamp Zone instead of to the Deep Blue World in the ocean.
• The host argued that the Deep Blue World’s entrance could not be understood through ordinary concepts of time and space, and Songkan quietly agreed.

Songkan’s former student, Luo Xiang, appeared in a live broadcast and revealed that he had obtained a personalized Raven signature for Songkan. The footage sent Raven’s fans into a frenzy, and Zhong Man rushed to press Du Qiong for insider information before an unexpected person appeared in the corridor.

• Songkan objected to the program team's route through the Poison Swamp Zone, but the host introduced a live feed of his former student instead.
• Luo Xiang greeted Songkan, showed him a signed notebook from Raven, and said Songkan could collect it in person when he arrived.
• Songkan eagerly demanded the signed copy, while Luo Xiang ended the broadcast after ordering irrelevant personnel to leave.
• Zhong Man saw Zi Ran Mian Er's screenshot identifying the signature as Luo Xiang's personalized copy for Songkan, and Raven's fans celebrated the status the program gave her.
• Zhong Man stopped her SPA treatment and hurried after the program, then hugged Du Qiong and asked her to share all her insider information.
• Another person emerged from a nearby room, recognized Zhong Man, and greeted her with surprise.

At the yoga center, Zhong Man and Du Qiong witnessed Mora leave with a disguised woman who turned out to be actress Xi Wei, while Zhang Yingying approached Xi Wei and took her away for a conversation. Zhang Yingying explained that her Boss wanted to speak with Mora and that Ronan had asked her to apologize to Xi Wei and offer help.

• Zhong Man recognized Mora, a fellow Raven fan she had met at the yoga center, as Mora greeted Du Qiong.
• Mora left with a heavily disguised companion, and Zhong Man and Du Qiong suspected the woman might be a celebrity involved in an affair.
• Zhong Man recognized the white-collar woman who arrived to meet Mora as Zhang Yingying, whom she had met during the Xia City Earthquake.
• Zhang Yingying persuaded the disguised Xi Wei to get into a car with her after mentioning Ronan and offering an apology.
• In the car, Zhang Yingying told Xi Wei that her Boss wanted to speak with Mora and that Ronan had asked her to apologize and see whether they could help.

Zhang Yingying explained the competing views on who was responsible for Xi Wei being caught up in Mora’s trouble and offered to protect her in a safe house, but Xi Wei chose to think it over. After He Donglou angrily accused her of dragging him into the scandal, Mora returned and shared a drink with Xi Wei, ending with a bleak remark about how people with low authority survived.

• Zhang Yingying told Xi Wei that Ronan’s camp blamed him for making her a springboard for Mora, while another camp believed Mora’s actions were part of a larger project not necessarily aimed at Ronan.
• Zhang Yingying offered Xi Wei protection and a possible stay in a safe house, but Xi Wei said she needed more time to decide.
• Xi Wei returned to her apartment, where He Donglou called and accused her of involving him in her relationship with Mora; Xi Wei thanked him for the past years and ended the call.
• Mora appeared at Xi Wei’s bar and coughed blood after drinking, then complained about the price of securing investment for their presentation.
• Mora toasted the cruel world with Xi Wei and told her that people with low authority survived by recognizing their limits, abandoning fantasies, and taking their chances.

Mora told Xi Wei about a fallen former idol and described Xi Wei as a transfer point before arranging a procedure that required Xi Wei to surrender her rights. Meanwhile, He Donglou learned Mora had been involved with Xi Wei and worried that he had been caught up in her plans; his car suddenly swerved as Lao Si ordered him to get down.

• Mora told Xi Wei about a once-proud combat trainee who had fallen into despair and now lived in a nursing home.
• Mora said she might have chosen the wrong path and described Xi Wei as a conspicuous signpost and transfer point.
• A delivery man entered Xi Wei's home, and Mora explained that Xi Wei's current way to ride in a High Authority's car was to give up all rights over herself.
• Mora guided Xi Wei onto the sofa and reassured her that the procedure would not cost her anything, then kissed her temple.
• He Donglou learned that Mora had been staying in Xia City and was involved with Xi Wei, and he feared he might have been contaminated by her plans.
• As He Donglou rode home with Lao Si, the car suddenly swerved and Lao Si shouted for him to get down.

He Donglou survived an attack on his flying car after Lao Si fought off and restrained the attacker. The attacker then struggled back to the car window and stared at He Donglou, whose face seemed disturbingly similar to his own.

• Lao Si warned He Donglou to duck as an outside force struck the flying car, sending it crashing into a mall.
• Lao Si confronted the attacker outside the car while He Donglou stayed inside and called his father, He Bozheng.
• He Bozheng told He Donglou that a Police Drone had arrived and the situation was under control.
• He Donglou saw Lao Si restrain the hooded attacker, who had a dagger lodged beneath his shoulder.
• The attacker broke into a renewed struggle, and Lao Si slammed him against the flying car's rear window.
• He Donglou looked at the attacker's bloodied face and thought it resembled his own.

Ronan and Zhang Yingying investigated the attack on He Donglou and links among Mora, Luo Yuan, and the Sea Green Flower implanted in Xi Wei. Ronan began questioning whether Li Wei had designed the events, and Zhang Yingying offered to share information from a private channel.

• Zhang Yingying told Ronan that He Donglou had been attacked by an Ability User clone, while investigators were still examining how it had been created.
• Ronan questioned whether Mora and Luo Yuan were connected and reconsidered his assumption that Mora was behind the unfolding events.
• Zhang Yingying revealed that Xi Wei had carried a twice-transplanted Sea Green Flower cultivated at Sun Jiayi's expense, and Ronan inferred it may have influenced Xi Wei's choices.
• Ronan asked whether Li Wei had designed the events, and Zhang Yingying offered information from a private channel.

Zhang Yingying explained how Ronan’s ideas could become a recognized alternative to Li Wei, even though Ronan had no desire to lead a political movement. When Xi Wei reported stolen eggs and living tissue, Ronan suspected the incidents pointed to a clone-based Ability User solution being promoted as a rival to his Coreless Style.

• Zhang Yingying said Li Wei’s unclear ambitions had left his opponents scattered and unable to challenge him effectively, while Ronan praised her analysis.
• Zhang Yingying argued that Ronan’s Configuration Studies, Cage Theory, Super Configuration, and Coreless Style could inspire a viable solution that might stand against Li Wei.
• Ronan and Zhang Yingying discussed the ambitious people who might rally around such a solution, while Ronan remained indifferent to political leadership.
• Xi Wei contacted Zhang Yingying in tears and reported that eggs and living tissue had been collected, with an attack on He Donglou following about an hour later.
• Ronan proposed that the incidents might promote a clone-based Ability User solution built on ordinary people, and wondered whether Luo Yuan was helping someone launch a competing platform.

Ronan and Zhang Yingying considered whether the He family was connected to Luo Yuan’s Gene Route, while Ronan arranged for Paper Cut to sound them out. After Paper Cut called He Donglou, the shaken young man learned enough to decide to leave the hospital and visit He Advisor.

• Ronan told Zhang Yingying that he was watching Xia City and had found no sign of Luo Yuan anywhere on Earth.
• Ronan and Zhang Yingying speculated that the He family might be exploring competing routes, and agreed to have Paper Cut test the waters instead of asking the family directly.
• He Donglou woke in the hospital feeling used and shut out of the truth about the attack, Mora, and the clone who looked like him.
• Paper Cut called He Donglou and began explaining what was happening.
• He Donglou ended the call excitedly, announced he was checking out, and asked whether He Advisor was at home.

After Paper Cut explained the forces behind the attack on him, He Donglou returned to the He family residence to warn his father about possible schemes involving his clone. He found He Bozheng and He Chong discussing the family’s political strategy, which ended with He Bozheng arguing that any plan had to account for Li Wei.

• Paper Cut’s explanation led He Donglou to suspect that his family had been investigating whether his clone’s Extraordinary Power could be reproduced in his original body.
• He Donglou returned to the old residence intending to sound the alarm, but He Dongliang summoned him to the Sunlight Room, where He Chong and He Bozheng were waiting.
• He Bozheng presented his plan to leave the military path, build political power in Xia City, and secure a majority in the next election.
• He Chong criticized the plan as outdated and argued that the world was integrating beyond the old system of separate city-states.
• He Bozheng said his strategy could involve Extraordinary Species collaborators such as Ouyang Chen, Wu Zhao, the young professor, or Luo Yuan, and that Xia City’s relationships gave the family room to maneuver.
• He Bozheng identified Li Wei as a practical constraint on the family’s plans and said the flag flying in the wind could not be ignored.

He Bozheng explained why he was cooperating with Luo Yuan: Luo Yuan could disrupt the growing standoff between Li Wei and Xia City's forces and help preserve the status quo. He also revealed that he had a malignant liver mass and needed Luo Yuan’s technology to prolong his life.

• He Donglou challenged He Bozheng’s deference to Li Wei, while He Chong revealed that He Donglou had been brought back to listen, observe, and carry messages.
• He Dongliang questioned why Li Wei would tolerate the He family cooperating with Luo Yuan, prompting He Bozheng to explain the strategic purpose of the alliance.
• He Bozheng described Li Wei and Xia City's man as opposing camps and argued that Luo Yuan’s ambition, resources, and potential could buy time for the He family.
• He Bozheng showed his family medical scans revealing a malignant liver mass and said he needed Luo Yuan’s technology to live longer.
• He Bozheng admitted that he hoped the current era would not change and that preserving the status quo might help them survive until a new story began.

Ronan assessed the He family's attempts to judge and recruit extraordinary individuals, then explained why his long-term civilizational plan would be difficult to implement. A new lead prompted him to call He Donglou and ask about what had happened to Sister Yueyin's family.

• He Donglou relayed the He family's views to Ronan through Paper Cut, and Ronan said they had underestimated him.
• Ronan and Zhang Yingying discussed how the He family and other factions assessed extraordinary individuals and their routes.
• Ronan told Zhang Yingying that his civilizational plan could take roughly one hundred and fifty years and would require extensive resources and support.
• Ronan decided that the incident had given him a clearer lead for finding an entry point to his broader work.
• Ronan called He Donglou and asked him for the full context of what had happened to Sister Yueyin's family.

Ronan asked He Donglou to investigate the connection between He Yueyin and Xiu Divine Yu, then focused on studying his father Luo Zhongheng’s lessons and the Centennial Sequence system. He Donglou sent Ronan a detailed introduction, and Ronan began examining a photograph of three people as He prepared to explain the material.

• Ronan asked He Donglou to find out more about He Yueyin and Xiu Divine Yu, while telling Zhang Yingying he did not want to hear rumors beforehand.
• Ronan asked Zhang Yingying to obtain Mora’s contact information, then returned to studying in the Virtual Work Area.
• Ronan struggled with the breadth of the Centennial Sequence courses and wondered what his father, Luo Zhongheng, had done during the events of ’90.
• After nearly four hours, He Donglou sent Ronan a detailed set of electronic materials and called to offer an explanation.
• Ronan looked at the opening photograph of three people and began to comment on it.

Ronan reviewed records of Xiu Shenyu and He Jiwei’s family life, romance, and research work, learning how an experimental accident and years of illness strained their relationship. The account ended with the 1990 attack that killed He Jiwei and left Yueyin severely injured, while Ronan noticed a disturbing parallel with Xiu Shenyu’s first encounter with a ferocious beast.

• Ronan examined a family photo of Xiu Shenyu, He Jiwei, and their young daughter as He Donglou explained their history.
• He Donglou described how He Jiwei met Xiu Shenyu in 1975, how they fell in love and had a daughter, and how Xiu joined a Deep Blue World research project.
• Ronan learned that Xiu Shenyu conducted thousands of experiments on himself before an accident around 1985 ended his work and damaged his health.
• He Donglou recounted how Xiu’s illness and withdrawal strained his marriage to He Jiwei until he tried to reconcile with her in 1990.
• He Donglou explained that Aberrant Species attacked the family on their anniversary trip, killing He Jiwei and the security team and severely injuring Yueyin.
• Ronan read that Xiu had killed a ferocious beast in the 1990 attack, then noticed the old record saying he had also killed one during his first meeting with He Jiwei.

Ronan sorted through his feelings about the painful history he had uncovered and decided to act to help He Yueyin and prevent similar harm. He contacted her, though the chapter ended before he revealed what he had learned or what he planned to do.

• Ronan struggled to process the malice in the historical materials, then found comfort in Mister Luo’s animated lessons and resolved not to let his feelings distort their meaning.
• Overwhelmed by emotion, Ronan’s connection to the Magneto-Optical Mica disturbed the weather, and his cargo ship rose through the River Surface amid a violent storm.
• Ronan clarified that he wanted to reclaim what had been taken and protect those he cared about from suffering the same harm.
• Ronan sent a call to He Yueyin, worried that she might guess his intentions and be hurt, but she answered and asked what was the matter.
• Ronan asked He Yueyin whether things had been going smoothly and explained that he had been studying and wanted to consult her about something related to her situation.

Ronan discussed his True Inheritance studies with He Yueyin and outlined a comprehensive plan to assess and support Earth’s Aberration Infected and Ability Users. He left the conversation emphasizing the project’s scale, its possible effects on society and the Mental Ocean, and the need for further study.

• Ronan asked He Yueyin whether she had watched his teaching animations, and she said someone had forwarded some to her.
• Ronan explained why he was studying Inner Cultivation and Truth Communion alongside Configuration, drawing on his unusual cultivation resources and ability to run simulated experiments.
• Ronan asked He Yueyin about the Coreless Style, and she said experts in her circle saw it as a revolutionary direction for the Burners.
• Ronan criticized Li Wei’s Prototype Format route and said his own Coreless Style plans were more candid but had limited coverage on Earth.
• Ronan told He Yueyin he planned to release a Global Census assessment of Aberration Infected before year’s end, with targeted recommendations for ordinary people, infected people, and Ability Users, including Burners.
• Ronan described the project’s potential effects on social governance, resource allocation, and the Mental Ocean, and He Yueyin called it daunting but inspiring.

Ronan sought research access and firsthand data to prepare the Centennial Sequence, then studied Master Xiu’s Deep Blue World projects and assessed the risks of forcing human evolution too early. He contacted Sky He to ask about his partnership with Luo Yuan, and the conversation left Ronan startled by Sky He’s address of him as “Uncle Luo Yuan.”

• Ronan asked He Yueyin to help obtain human-body research materials and assemble a team to review them, and she offered to coordinate with the military while leaving access uncertain.
• Ronan reviewed Master Xiu’s Deep Blue World projects and concluded that forcing bodily evolution before the right conditions could cause systemic dysfunction and genetic disorder.
• Ronan reconsidered how his growing influence required him to pay closer attention to others’ positions and concerns.
• Ronan called Sky He and confirmed that he and Luo Yuan were preparing to invest jointly in a project.
• Sky He called Luo Yuan “Uncle Luo Yuan,” and Ronan felt a sudden chill.

Ronan contacted Mora to ask about Master Xiu’s past and used their conversation to explore how their research ambitions might intersect. He left Mora with a pointed question about how to make a vast project spanning a lifetime achievable.

• Mora teased Ronan about their seniority and his intrusion into her privacy before guessing that he wanted to help Instructor Xiu.
• Ronan described the Centennial Sequence as a broad effort to advance human evolution, heal the ill, and reshape society, and Mora said their projects were part of the same road.
• Ronan asked Mora to provide results and firsthand data from Master Xiu’s Deep Blue World experiments, but she asked how much he knew about the Deep Blue World instead.
• Ronan explained that Mora’s knowledge of Master Xiu, Luo Yuan, and Li Wei made her valuable for the efficiency of his long-term project.
• Ronan wondered aloud how he could accomplish the immense project he hoped to complete within his lifetime.

Ronan confronted Mora and proposed using her as a fast channel for information about Li Wei and the military-political group behind Sky He. After the call, Mora freed Xi Wei from their arrangement and turned to writing materials for the big project.

• Ronan reasoned that Sky He's decision likely reflected a broad military-political consensus and that Mora could connect him with both Li Wei's laboratory and the group represented by Sky He.
• Ronan asked Mora to cooperate as an information channel and urged her to advance the big project, while saying he was interested in Deep Blue World.
• After the call ended, Mora realized Ronan meant to establish an unequal arrangement in which she had to prove her value before any cooperation could follow.
• Mora poured wine over Xi Wei, then told her she was free to leave with the Sea Green Flower and could keep it if she gave up the house and stayed away.
• Xi Wei left in a daze without packing her things, while Mora returned to the bar and wondered where to begin writing.

Ronan weighed the uncertain alliance between Li Wei and Luo Yuan, recognizing that he needed more intelligence before drawing conclusions. He then explored his expanding perceptions and read about the Tian Yuan Civilization’s history, especially the Lord of Zhanhe and his teacher, the Abyssal Sky Overlord.

• Ronan reviewed the possibility that Luo Yuan’s Gene Route was a front against Li Wei and admitted he lacked enough information to know whether they were cooperating or whether Li Wei could control Luo Yuan.
• Ronan decided to gather intelligence and wait for the results of the moves he had already made rather than continue guessing.
• After midnight, Ronan watched moonlight reveal the ruins of the North Shore while sharing Magnetic Light Mica’s vast perception of the Earth-Moon System and its rapid expansion through the Solar System.
• Ronan reflected that neither innate rules nor an external god’s tools could serve as his foundation, and then returned to the Virtual Work Area to read for pleasure.
• Ronan studied historical accounts of the Lord of Zhanhe and the Abyssal Sky Overlord, whose disputed death during a dangerous experiment had preceded the Tian Yuan Empire’s collapse.