Recaps

Chen Chuan uncovered Supervisor Han’s betrayal, took control of the Handling Bureau, and prepared an expedition into the Convergence Zone to find the Lost Object and confront foreign operatives. After meeting Yang Yuncheng and learning of the Union and Linax Federation camps, Chen Chuan approached their defenses alone to identify their strongest Fighter.

• Supervisor Han betrayed Supervisor Wen, and Wen sacrificed himself before Ant Soldier killed him.
• Chen Chuan rejected Assistant Ling’s plan for the True Form Tree, defeated him, and freed Red Dust from her connection to the academy.
• Chen Chuan used temporary supreme authority to arrest Supervisor Han and his personnel, then took over the Handling Bureau.
• Han Fu’s confession implicated Councilor Zeng and the Gray Shell Agency, while Chen Chuan secured approval to enter the Convergence Zone and eliminate armed operatives.
• Mister Zhuan taught Chen Chuan how to approach the Fourth Limit, and Counselor Pei offered to guide him toward the Lost Object.
• Chen Chuan traveled to the Convergence Zone, met Yang Yuncheng, defeated Poison Shadow, and received the Lost Object from Yang.
• Chen Chuan and Yang Yuncheng located the Union and Linax Federation camp, where Chen Chuan detected an exceptionally powerful life domain field and prepared to approach alone.

Chen Chuan fought through the Union and Linax Federation forces in the Convergence Zone and claimed the Lost Object. Xue Shou revealed that the Lost Object had been bait in a plan to lure Wei Guochang, while warning that the Old Imperial Household would intercept Chen Chuan as he tried to return it.

• Chen Chuan destroyed Camp One and learned that the Union’s main force was pursuing a Lost Object in the Convergence Zone.
• Xu Chan’s group and Chen Chuan raced toward the Lost Object as Qi Qianyang, Heros, and the gathered factions converged on it.
• Chen Chuan fought through the assembled forces, killed Heros, the Thunder Twins, and Qi Qianyang, and claimed the Lost Object.
• Chen Chuan reunited with Xu Chan’s Search Squad on the Dark Earthworm and learned that Supervisor Wen had been murdered and Supervisor Han captured.
• Major Zefero’s camp endured the Insect Tide, while a ritual involving Seraphina and a transformed statue produced a liquid that made the insects avoid the camp.
• Xue Shou appeared in Chen Chuan’s mind and explained that the Lost Object was bait meant to lure Wei Guochang into a planned ambush.
• Chen Chuan planned to carry the Lost Object to the nearest garrison, and Xue Shou warned that the Old Imperial Household would send forces to intercept him.

Chen Chuan recovered Supervisor Wen’s remains, carried the Lost Object through an Old Imperial Household ambush, and broke through to Fighter by merging with his second self. After killing Wei Guochang and helping Great Shun rout the enemy, Chen Chuan returned toward Central City, where the Municipal Council and its allies began moving against him.

• Chen Chuan found and killed the mutated woman at the abandoned ritual site, then recovered Supervisor Wen’s remains from Skinner’s tent.
• Chen Chuan split from Xu Chan’s group and ambushed the young general’s cavalry, then destroyed the Old Imperial Household squad blocking Xu Chan’s route.
• Chen Chuan evaded the enemy’s artillery and ambushes before confronting Wei Guochang, while Xue Shou held the general back from the Rift.
• Chen Chuan merged with his second self, completed the Divine Transformation, and became a Fighter before defeating and killing Wei Guochang.
• Chen Chuan returned the Lost Object and joined Yao Zhiyi and Wan Yunshan, then reunited with Xu Chan’s party as Great Shun routed the Old Imperial Household army.
• Yao Zhiyi warned Chen Chuan that the Municipal Council had allied with the Old Imperial Household and would seek outside support against him.
• The Union offered technology to the Municipal Council, which arranged to delay Chen Chuan’s return to Central City and sent Wang Weiguang to deal with him.
• Chen Chuan’s group returned toward Central City, where Counselor Pei realized Chen Chuan was a Fighter and Li Xie tried to take the group for another inspection.

Chen Chuan crushed the Municipal Council’s attempt to control him, established himself as a Fighter, and chose the Aspect of Man while investigating his family’s past. The arc left him preparing to meet Feng He Shou, whose challenge may conceal negotiations over Wave Pavilion’s position.

• Xu Chan killed Yan Zhiwen, and Chen Chuan confronted Han Fu and the Municipal Council’s forces at the Handling Bureau before defeating Han Fu, Wang Weiguang, and a Monster Airship.
• Chen Chuan revealed his Infinite Defense Certificate, demanded punishment for those who attacked him, and negotiated with Long Xiang, defeating him in a sparring match without killing him.
• Chen Chuan learned that the Council had stored his compensation, became acting minister of the Central City Branch, and recruited Xu Chan into the Purity Faction.
• Chen Chuan investigated Yu Zhen’s memories and discovered that Gao Yuling had disappeared around the time his parents vanished, leading him to suspect the events were connected.
• Chen Chuan obtained fresh cultivation ingredients, confirmed his Fourth Limit to his friends, and chose the Aspect of Man as his path.
• Chen Chuan returned to Wuyi Academy, submitted his cultivation-path application, and signed the Fighter agreement with restriction level five.
• Chen Chuan received cultivation methods and studied the risks of Human Aspect cultivation, while rival factions discussed removing him from Jibei Province.
• Chen Chuan accepted Feng He Shou’s challenge after learning it might be a pretext to negotiate Wave Pavilion’s position, and told Yao Zhiyi that one of Feng He Shou’s disciples had died beneath his blade.