Chapter Summaries

Ronan and the Martial Emperor watched the unstable Blood Soul Temple and discussed the risks and benefits of Ronan’s summoning and cleanup. The Martial Emperor identified the demonic remnant as the Blood Prison King, also known as Fire Dregs, while the situation in the depression remained unresolved.

• The Martial Emperor emerged from the dust and joined Ronan beside the depression, commenting on his reckless actions and the warning his summoned upheaval had given others.
• Ronan weighed the dangers of summoning old powerhouses in Earth Local Time-Space against the benefits of restraining them and forcing the world’s strongest beings to stay alert.
• The Blood Soul Temple’s formation slowed as the Molten Lava Hell gathered the old powerhouse’s blood-light origin, while a female figure and a demonic shadow began to manifest.
• The Martial Emperor asked Ronan how long he planned to keep using the Great Sun Chains to wear away Evil Poison, and Ronan explained that Madam Harold’s intervention had disrupted his method.
• The Martial Emperor revealed that the demonic remnant was the Blood Prison King, or Fire Dregs, a remnant of the Fire Hell Tyrant that had defected to the Six Heavens God Calamity.

Ronan and the Martial Emperor discussed the Blood Flame Order and Madam Harold’s plans, then Ronan realized she intended to challenge the Blood Flame Will to surpass the Blood Soul Temple system. He recognized that her gamble was likely doomed because she had overlooked the Evil Poison, leaving him uncertain whether to intervene.

• The Martial Emperor explained the Blood Flame Order’s origins, its influence, and the existence of other Blood Prison Kings to Ronan.
• The Martial Emperor admitted that she had invested in Madam Harold’s enhanced Heart Burning Blade, while Ronan questioned whether Madam Harold was using him as a springboard.
• Ronan communicated with Madam Harold and concluded that she planned to repeat her ruthless method from her battle with Gong Qi against the Blood Flame Will.
• Ronan realized Madam Harold had not accounted for the Evil Poison that had overflowed during his fight with the Blood Prison King.
• Ronan judged that Madam Harold had no chance of winning and wondered whether he should stop her.

Ronan watched Madam Harold draw the Blood Prison King's demonic shadow into the Blood Soul Temple's Molten Lava Hell, where Evil Poison secretly possessed it and threatened to trap her and her followers. The Martial Emperor discussed the choices and risks of investment with Ronan as Madam Harold faced the consequences of entering a new world.

• The Blood Soul Temple's Molten Lava Hell weakened and sealed the Blood Prison King's demonic shadow with Madam Harold, while Evil Poison concealed its true nature.
• Ronan realized that Madam Harold's actions had opened a route for Karmic Poison Contamination to flow into his Mental Layer, potentially trapping her and making the Blood Soul Temple's followers dependent on his support.
• Ronan asked the Martial Emperor what he thought of Madam Harold's dangerous attempt to act independently.
• The Martial Emperor said Mary had chosen her path and compared her struggle to a bird facing predators in a world shaped by conceptual possibilities.
• Ronan and the Martial Emperor discussed how everyone invested in others and in uncertain risks, and the Martial Emperor patted Ronan's head before saying Mary might already regret her choice.

Ronan used the Battlefield Time-Space and Altar Framework to contain the Blood Prison King's origin and Evil Poison, while the Martial Emperor questioned him about the exchange process and the secrets of the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison. After she left, Ronan returned to his Mental Layer and focused on the Mist Palace.

• Ronan's impartial strike shattered the Blood Soul Temple's Material Layer structure and opened a passage through which the Altar Framework began transferring the Blood Prison King's origin and Evil Poison to his Mental Layer.
• The Martial Emperor compared Ronan's conversion process to a blood sacrifice and questioned how much commission he took, prompting Ronan to realize that the exchange was remarkably efficient.
• Ronan asked whether the Martial Emperor and Li Wei knew the Mist Labyrinth and who was hidden deep inside the Sun Wheel Absolute Prison, but the Martial Emperor avoided answering.
• The Martial Emperor said she wanted to meet Mary once she recovered, then departed after arranging to meet Ronan in Xia City.
• Ronan returned to his Mental Layer, where the Great Sun Chains continued dissolving fragments and nourishing his Form and Spirit Framework, and he turned his attention to the Mist Palace.

Ronan linked the I-character secret rune to the Sky Abyss Empire and called for the Lord of Zhanhe and Liang Lu, but received no answer before the Mist Palace’s figures bowed to his will and the Blood Prison King’s shadow knelt. In Huai City, Yuan Wuwei met Songkan after leaving his post, and their conversation ended with Yuan Wuwei protesting Songkan’s distracted welcome before a dangerous research trip.

• Ronan used Ceremonial Ancient Script to study the I-character secret rune and concluded it was Overrun Divine Script, likely from the Sky Abyss Empire.
• Ronan called for the Lord of Zhanhe and Liang Lu in three languages, but neither answered.
• The figures in the Mist Palace fixed their attention on Ronan, then bowed when his will shook the palace and the Great Sun Chains.
• The Blood Prison King’s shadow became a statue and knelt with its eyes closed and palms pressed together.
• After leaving his post, Yuan Wuwei met Songkan, who watched Raven’s livestream replay while eating noodles.
• Yuan Wuwei protested that Songkan was ignoring him as he prepared to leave for dangerous time-and-space research.

Yuan Wuwei and Songkan discussed Raven’s growing influence and Songkan’s belief that she could connect the inside and outside. After Raven appeared nearby, Yuan Wuwei left with Tu Ge, whose unexplained plans and lack of contact information made Yuan Wuwei nervous.

• Yuan Wuwei teased Songkan about his newfound enthusiasm for Raven and listened as Songkan described how her livestream had drawn new viewers and united audiences across platforms.
• Songkan argued that Raven’s livestream reflected reality and might make her the key link between the inside and outside.
• Raven and Long Qi emerged from camp while Songkan spoke about his connection to her, and Yuan Wuwei called out to Raven before Songkan realized she was nearby.
• Yuan Wuwei met Tu Ge, took the driver’s seat, and drove him away from camp while asking about their destination and a scheduled meeting.
• The vehicle stopped abruptly when Yuan Wuwei learned Tu Ge had no contact information, and Tu Ge told him to shut up and drive.

Yuan Wuwei and Tu Ge traveled through the Wilderness toward the stranded cargo ship, avoiding a distant battle as Tu Ge predicted hazards along the route. At the ship, Ronan studied a possible connection between the Han Guang Star System and Earth Local Time-Space, while Blood Demon warned that visitors were gathering and raised concern about Ronan’s Younger Sister; Mora called next.

• Yuan Wuwei drove Tu Ge through the Wilderness while Tu Ge used satellite images to guide them around dangers.
• Yuan Wuwei and Tu Ge detoured around a battle that erupted about twenty kilometers away.
• Tu Ge showed Yuan Wuwei a satellite close-up of Ronan at the stranded cargo ship, examining a star-system display.
• Ronan used the Inner Universe Simulator to explore whether the Lord of Zhanhe connected the Han Guang Star System and Earth Local Time-Space.
• Blood Demon told Ronan that visitors were gathering near the cargo ship and warned him to watch over his Younger Sister.
• Blood Demon ended the call, and Mora called Ronan.

Ronan kept visitors away while he handled unfinished work, then refined the Inner Universe Simulator to map the Deep Blue World. Madam Harold visited him, and their conversation revealed that she had chosen a path distinct from Ronan’s, though her next steps remained undecided.

• Ronan refused Mora’s visit and demanded notebook pages in exchange for letting her bring visitors, with one visitor allowed per page.
• Ronan reviewed his unresolved problems and used the Inner Universe Simulator to sketch the Deep Blue World and examine its connections to other elements.
• Madam Harold appeared and explained that Yin Le had described Ronan as someone who used Configuration-style thinking to solve problems.
• Ronan told Madam Harold that a universal solution system could exist and identified the Inner Universe as the framework he was pursuing.
• Ronan examined the scar Madam Harold had kept and advised her to broaden her horizons while she worked out her own path.

Ronan considered Madam Harold’s dangerous position against the Evil Poison and continued using his observations to develop an Inner Universe. After growing tired, he fell asleep in the cabin.

• Madam Harold accepted that her Heart Burning Blade faced overwhelming Evil Poison and left Ronan without blaming him for the danger.
• Ronan hoped Madam Harold could remain a long-term subject of observation as he studied the path toward an Inner Universe.
• Ronan reviewed Truth Communion and experimented with the Inner Universe Simulator, arranging his observations into a tentative model.
• Ronan tried to create a Psychic Map using Earth Local Time-Space and the Han Guang Star System, but erased his drafts because something felt missing.
• Ronan gave in to his weariness, lay down on the cabin floor, and fell into a deep sleep.

Ronan encountered a dangerous information disturbance in his dream, recognized it as a Fallacy Seed, and calmly waited for it to pass. While exploring the Mental Ocean afterward, he noticed a conspicuous transcendent framework tied to High Priest Lanier’s Dream Map, which had been gathering information about Ronan’s Time-Space Bubble.

• Ronan dreamed of the Han Guang Star System and realized he could not yet bridge the Causality Chain separating it from Earth Local Time-Space.
• Ronan identified the chaotic dream information as a Fallacy Seed and resisted its distortions while waiting for the disturbance to subside.
• Ronan surveyed dream frameworks in the Mental Ocean and noticed an ominous transcendent presence inhaling dream information.
• High Priest Lanier ordered Li Taisheng and the Dream Weaver to stop weaving after sensing something abnormal.
• Li Taisheng reviewed the Dream Map’s growing image of blood-colored flames connecting the Time-Space Bubble and the Underground Cave Zone.
• A patch of gray matter appeared amid the interwoven flames on the Dream Map.

Li Taisheng and High Priest Lanier confronted grey matter that interfered with the Dream Map, forcing Li Taisheng to sever his connection and flee. After the grey matter consumed the Dream Template and vanished into the Mental Ocean, the Dream Weaver returned with its eyes turned grey-white.

• Li Taisheng noticed grey matter spreading through the Dream Map and realized it was an alien object interfering with the Dream Template.
• High Priest Lanier ordered Li Taisheng to withdraw, and Li Taisheng cut his connection while the Dream Weaver escaped into the Abyss Zone.
• High Priest Lanier used the Justice Cult's Root System to defend them as the grey matter consumed the Dream Template and sank into the Mental Ocean.
• Li Taisheng wondered whether the grey matter was a new Darkside Species and whether it was connected to a Time-Space Bubble and a sinkhole.
• The Dream Weaver returned from the Abyss Zone, and Li Taisheng saw that its six-colored eyes had become grey-white.

Mountain Lord visited Lanier as the Justice Cult investigated Li Taisheng’s contamination, which also affected his Sacrifice Knight, Liu Chengzai. As strange disturbances spread through the sky and camp, Baze brought Liu Chengzai back and announced that Mr. Ronan was coming.

• Mountain Lord entered Lanier’s tent and questioned the Justice Cult’s actions in the Mental Ocean.
• When Mountain Lord grabbed Li Taisheng, Lanier expanded his Sacred Space around them and pinned Li Taisheng to the ground with a blade of light.
• Mountain Lord and Lanier realized Liu Chengzai had also been contaminated through his close connection to Li Taisheng, and Mountain Lord inferred that their project had gone wrong.
• Mountain Lord and Lanier noticed strange flashes in the clouds and commotion at the camp’s outskirts.
• Baze arrived carrying the unconscious Liu Chengzai, said he had acted on Mr. Ronan’s instructions, and announced that Mr. Ronan would arrive shortly.

Ronan concluded that the strange grey matter was not Evil Poison and prepared to investigate the Underground Cave Zone, while Colonel Meng Tu struggled to manage the crisis there. The chapter ended with Ronan arriving just as daylight broke and Tian Bang offered to take over Meng Tu’s shift.

• Ronan examined the grey matter’s effects and decided it acted like a transmissible virus rather than Evil Poison.
• Mora told Ronan that Liu Jia was coming from An City with genuine loose-leaf pages from Grandfather’s notes, and Ronan said he was heading to the Underground Cave Zone.
• Colonel Meng Tu received reports of the grey matter, including claims that people had seen it in dreams before the latest disturbance.
• Tian Bang called Meng Tu and said he was coming to take over the shift.
• An orderly informed Meng Tu that Mister Luo had arrived as the eastern sky began to brighten.

Yuan Wuwei and Tu Ge witnessed the cargo ship being consumed by the expanding gray haze, while Songkan reported unrest at the camp. Ronan joined the camp leaders to discuss the infection affecting Li Taisheng and Liu Chengzai, and the chapter ended with him commenting on the gray substance’s contamination of the Dream Weaver.

• Yuan Wuwei and Tu Ge reached the riverbank and watched the gray haze swallow the cargo ship.
• Songkan told Yuan Wuwei that the camp had banned sleep because Darkside Species might be watching, then ended the call as trouble began.
• Ronan met with Raven and continued to the Justice Cult tent, followed by camp leaders, Deep Blue Squad members, and Long Qi livestreaming.
• High Priest Lanier explained that the infection affecting Li Taisheng and Liu Chengzai had been temporarily suppressed and that the group was considering a replacement involving the Balance of Truth.
• High Priest Lanier described the gray substance’s expansion and its increasingly complex effect after contaminating the Dream Weaver, and Ronan remarked that they made quite a pair.

Ronan questioned High Priest Lanier about the contaminated Dream Weaver, which Lanier claimed had melted away. The discussion revealed that the Justice Cult’s Replacement Glue was used to create Dream Weavers, and Ronan concluded that the cult’s materials had helped provide the Gray Substance with an opportunity to manifest.

• Ronan asked High Priest Lanier where the contaminated Dream Weaver was, and Lanier said it had probably melted away.
• Ronan suggested that the Dream Weaver had dissolved because its consumable materials did not last long, recalling a similar product he had used in Xia City.
• Songkan tried to draw Long Qi’s attention to the confused livestream audience, but Long Qi kept filming as viewers argued and mocked the cryptic discussion.
• Mountain Lord identified Replacement Glue as the Justice Cult’s material for Creation, and Lanier confirmed that the Dream Weaver used Five-Round Glue while the Xia City version likely used End Glue or Glue Ash.
• Ronan recognized that Child might have given him Glue Ash as specialized consumables and concluded that the Justice Cult’s materials, alongside Evil Poison, had helped create the conditions for the Gray Substance to manifest.

Ronan investigated whether Gray Substance was connected to Evil Poison while examining the unconscious Li Taisheng and Liu Chengzai for contamination. He found evidence of an abnormality but could not identify its subtype before a fragment of an old battlefield message surfaced in his memory.

• Mountain Lord and Lanier discussed whether Gray Substance could react with Replacement Glue, and Lanier agreed that the infection needed to be investigated.
• Ronan asked Lanier to let him examine Li Taisheng and Liu Chengzai before their replacement, and Lanier agreed.
• Ronan used Manipulation Threads to segment the two men’s Form and Spirit Frameworks, while Long Qi shut down the livestream.
• Ronan’s assessment found that neither man met the criteria for terminal Karmic Poison Contamination, but their data showed a related abnormality that might carry a risk of spreading.
• Ronan searched the External Neuron Database for information about Evil Poison symptoms but found little relevant material.
• A faint female voice in Ronan’s memory reported that three pollution sources had been rendered harmless by Evil Poison treatment and that infected personnel were being transferred.

Ronan’s Inner Universe Simulator entered a more capable information-processing mode, which he identified as support from Tian Yuan Civilization and used to investigate widespread Category Three Pollutants. As he proposed seeking replacements in the Mist Labyrinth, he noticed that pollutants were leaking from its passage to Earth, leaving him uncertain about what the readings meant.

• Ronan examined the Simulator’s new Auntie Kui mode and concluded that it was processing his observations and external information more effectively as the Simulator began recovering.
• Auntie Kui marked Category Three Pollutants throughout the Mental Ocean, the Underground Cave Zone, and other parts of Earth, and Ronan felt relieved by the informational support.
• Ronan consulted the Sky Abyss Empire Military Code of Practice and concluded that Earth’s pollution implied other Evil Poison sources, a link to the Han Guang Star System, and some force restraining the poison.
• Ronan told High Priest Lanier that finding a matching replacement for gray matter might require a complex environment such as the Mist Labyrinth.
• Ronan observed that Category Three Pollutants were dispersing from the Underground Cave passage and wondered whether their concentration reflected the Mist Labyrinth’s contents.

Ronan coordinated efforts to contain the Gray Substance and address High Priest Li’s condition, then investigated the sinkhole and the Mist Labyrinth’s possible role in the Aberration Era. At the sinkhole, Auntie Kui contacted him through the command window.

• Ronan told Mr. Lanier to arrange the replacement and rescue, and proposed that he and Mountain Lord divide the work against the Gray Substance.
• Ronan warned Mr. Lanier about using the Dream Entry Method and advised Mountain Lord to seal or exploit the pollution-attracting design on his left arm.
• Ronan asked Colonel Meng Tu to brief him on the camp, its personnel, and nearby Aberrant Species, then walked to the sinkhole with Raven following.
• Ronan considered how the Mist Labyrinth, the Justice Cult, and Category Three Pollutants might connect to the Aberration Era and questioned whether the Relay Station was merely intangible data.
• Auntie Kui contacted Ronan through the repairman’s command window, and Ronan greeted her.

After analyzing Auntie Kui’s arrival and the systems’ backend data, Ronan learned that the Inner Universe Simulator had resumed operating with computing support from the External Neuron. Auntie Kui promoted him to Captain and asked him to choose a development plan for the new star territory, leaving him with a staged list of advanced equipment to acquire.

• Auntie Kui treated Ronan as the sole survivor in a new star territory and granted him temporary authority under military regulations.
• Ronan found backend records showing that Diversion Reconstruction had linked the External Neuron with the Inner Universe Simulator before Auntie Kui appeared.
• Auntie Kui promoted Ronan to Captain and sent him an environment assessment report, while Ronan suspected his access level came from his External Neuron permissions.
• Auntie Kui offered Ronan three operational routes, and he rejected rapid contact and postponed the colonization-focused advance option.
• Ronan selected continued exploration and research, and Auntie Kui provided a staged equipment list that included advanced manufacturing tools and exoskeleton armor.

Ronan consulted Auntie Kui about the Category Three Pollutants and received a plan to investigate the leaked Core Technology while dealing with the Gray Substance. He assigned Meng Tu and his team to help contain it, but a remark about Formatted Space provoked someone in the group.

• Ronan linked his perception to the equipment database and saw markers identifying materials that could be used to make basic equipment.
• Auntie Kui identified an abnormal target and proposed investigating the leaked Core Technology and locating its source.
• Ronan called Zhai Gong to discuss upgrading the workshop under North Shore Gear and said he would send blueprints for discussion with Dean Wan.
• Ronan told Senior Colonel Meng that his team would handle the Gray Substance in stages, using the Human-Faced Spider incident as a reference for the escaped Dream Weaver.
• Ronan explained that even a castrated version of Formatted Space had strong versatility, and someone nearby sarcastically challenged his wording.