Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan destroyed the Sun Source Ritual, took the Sun Wheel Stone, and watched its leader die when the ritual failed. After Director Lei identified the ritual as a scheme by Orico and his son to repeatedly transfer and borrow life, Chen Chuan wondered which cycle the failed ritual had been meant to serve.

• Chen Chuan destroyed a ritual node, took the Sun Wheel Stone, and knocked down two guards who attacked him.
• The surviving ritualist admitted arranging the Sun Source Ritual, then rapidly withered and died after Chen Chuan refused to return the Sun Crystal.
• Chen Chuan noticed visions of curled-up human figures in the cave, ignored them, and returned to the surface with the ritualist’s notebook and other items.
• Chen Chuan gave Director Lei the Sun Wheel Stone and documents, and Director Lei identified the expedition leader as Orico, a Norland cultist.
• Director Lei explained that Orico and his son had used the Stealing Fire ritual to repeatedly exchange twelve years of life, but an error had interrupted their latest ritual.
• Chen Chuan asked Director Lei which cycle the ritual had been intended for.

After the Sun Worship Sect investigation, Chen Chuan left his relatives in Yangzhi and returned to Central City. Back at Mystic Palace Building, he reunited with Zhao Ming and learned that the Handling Bureau wanted to tell him something important, leaving him poised to uncover Central City’s hidden secrets.

• Director Lei told Chen Chuan that the Sun Wheel Stone was domestic and that a high-ranking Sun Worship Sect believer might be assisting the cult, then said he would report the case to his superiors.
• Chen Chuan returned home, inspected the Snow Monarch Blade, and spent his remaining days in Yangzhi with his younger cousins before leaving on August 30.
• Chen Chuan entered Central City, replied to messages, and watched footage of Yu Shen losing to Huo Yucheng in the Arena Competition semifinals.
• Chen Chuan met freshmen Fan Cheng and Kong Yao in the Mystic Palace Building elevator, then reached his room on the forty-ninth floor.
• Ni Qianqian told Chen Chuan to visit the Handling Bureau soon, where the bureau would explain important matters to him.

Chen Chuan began the semester by seeking guidance on third-limit cultivation and bio-field techniques. Teacher Jiang invited him to Practice Room 5, where he began explaining how Fighters could use their domain fields.

• Chen Chuan applied for Academy approval to access third-limit cultivation knowledge and services, then searched the platform for bio-field techniques.
• Chen Chuan contacted Teacher Bai, who recommended Teacher Jiang and encouraged Chen Chuan to use theory to better understand himself and his enemies.
• Teacher Bai ended the call and began assessing Fan Cheng and Kong Yao’s foundations.
• Chen Chuan contacted Teacher Jiang, who invited him to Practice Room 5 on the eighty-second floor.
• Teacher Jiang began explaining that Fighters could project or restrain their domain fields, and that simply projecting them could reveal their information to enemies.

Chen Chuan learned basic Domain Field concealment techniques from Teacher Jiang and practiced them before visiting the Handling Bureau headquarters. There, Specialist Liang told him that the Bureau had state secrets to disclose and asked him to sign a confidentiality agreement, leaving Chen Chuan to choose whether to proceed.

• Chen Chuan demonstrated his Domain Field, and Teacher Jiang explained how to conceal and manipulate its information.
• Chen Chuan quickly mastered three basic Domain Field templates and learned to distinguish natural signals from deliberately altered ones.
• Teacher Jiang offered to answer Chen Chuan’s questions, and Chen Chuan spent the rest of the day practicing the templates and Furnace Breathing Method.
• On September 2, Chen Chuan went to the Handling Bureau headquarters after contacting Ni Qianqian.
• A staff member escorted Chen Chuan to an underground conference room, where Specialist Liang offered him classified information in exchange for signing a confidentiality agreement.

Chen Chuan learned that another world was drawing closer and that the coming Great Collision threatened both worlds. After Liang Guanghai explained the World Ring’s defenses and the obligations imposed on informed Third Limit Fighters, Chen Chuan left knowing he might be conscripted and would need to choose whether to serve.

• Chen Chuan signed a confidentiality agreement and sensed that it placed his Second Self under enduring surveillance.
• Liang Guanghai told Chen Chuan that another world had been approaching theirs, potentially causing the Great Collision within two to twenty years.
• Liang Guanghai explained that Central Cities anchored the worlds and that the World Ring barrier delayed the collision while blocking entities from the Other Side World.
• Liang Guanghai warned that Third Limit Fighters had to undergo inspections, avoid contact with entities beyond the ring, and accept conscription when required.
• Liang Guanghai explained that World Ring service and merit could provide access to rare Cultivation Medicine, then identified himself as the Great Shun Republic Defense Department’s representative at Jibei Province Central City.

After learning that the government was preparing for a looming world crisis, Chen Chuan collected his new short Mutated Weapon and discussed the news with Gao Ming. Gao Ming urged him to prepare and advised him to meet Meng Shu, leaving Chen Chuan to arrange the meeting through his cousin.

• Chen Chuan collected a short Mutated Weapon from his personal storage locker and recognized it as a useful backup blade.
• Gao Ming told Chen Chuan that Meng Shu, an old classmate tied to Fusion Boundary Corporation, wanted to meet him.
• Chen Chuan asked Gao Ming to meet in person and signed an agreement before sharing the Handling Bureau's information about the coming crisis.
• Gao Ming welcomed the chance to prepare for changes and urged Chen Chuan to participate rather than remain outside the crisis.
• Gao Ming advised Chen Chuan to meet Meng Shu to learn what her corporation knew, and Chen Chuan asked him to arrange it.

Chen Chuan visited Cao Guiqi at the Star Suppression Tower, where Cao explained the history of the rifts between worlds and urged him to gain strength through the government or major companies before the Great Collision. Chen left without learning about an opportunity Cao Guiqi had chosen not to reveal.

• Chen Chuan went with Cao Guiqi to the Star Suppression Tower atop Mo Tie Mountain.
• Cao Guiqi explained how the old empires and the Great Alliance handled the rifts, and how governments and companies came to control the resources from the other world.
• Cao Guiqi advised Chen Chuan to join the government or a company to obtain resources and advance beyond the Third Limit before the Great Collision.
• Chen Chuan asked about alternatives, and Cao Guiqi warned that scattered rifts were dangerous, unstable, and closely monitored.
• After Chen Chuan left, Uncle Ding asked why Cao Guiqi had not told him about an opportunity, but Cao Guiqi refused, saying he would not let Chen repeat a path he had once taken wrongly.

After weighing possible sources of cultivation resources, Chen Chuan received a meeting date with the Convergence Boundary and was assigned to help the Handling Bureau deal with the Viper Organization. He continued training in Domain Field techniques, then learned from Teacher Jiang how to read Domain Fields and use overwhelming strength to break an opponent’s will.

• Chen Chuan examined the fluorescent liquid he had obtained from You Xing, suspected it was a special medicine, and put it away until his Mutated Tissue finished growing.
• Gao Ming told Chen Chuan that a meeting with the Convergence Boundary had been set for Rest Day at the Stretch the World Hotel.
• Chai Mi contacted Chen Chuan on behalf of the Handling Bureau and asked him to join a future operation against the Viper Organization, which was suspected of selling Grade B Contraband.
• Chen Chuan practiced Domain Field templates with Red Dust and became proficient at altering and perceiving them.
• Teacher Jiang advised Chen Chuan to practice more complex templates, use Domain Fields to assess others, and eventually overwhelm opponents by openly displaying superior strength.

Chen Chuan visited the apartment left by his parents and uncovered a vault key and a memory-transfer injection. After the Memory Needle began surfacing a matching memory, Qingnang Jade Workshop invited him to join, and he continued down the avenue.

• Chen Chuan secretly traveled to his parents’ apartment and found a Wansheng Finance vault key hidden beneath a drawer.
• Chen Chuan used the key and his Origin Company black card to open a vault containing two injection tubes and a note from his mother.
• Chen Chuan injected the blue Memory Needle, returned the unexplained red tube to the vault, and later experienced a memory triggered by the Wansheng Finance building.
• Fan Qingshan invited Chen Chuan to join Qingnang Jade Workshop after he completed his studies, and Chen Chuan walked away along the avenue.

Chen Chuan met Meng Shu to discuss her struggle to inherit Convergence Boundary Corporation and learned that major corporations were seeking Lost Objects near and beyond the World Ring. Meng Shu offered him the corporation’s resources in exchange for his help, leaving Chen Chuan to consider her proposal.

• Chen Chuan reflected on dream memories of Yu Zhen and her light-brown-haired friend, then prepared for his meeting with Meng Shu.
• Chen Chuan met Meng Shu at Stretch the World Hotel, where she explained that she needed his help to secure her inheritance rights at Convergence Boundary.
• Meng Shu told Chen Chuan that corporations sought Lost Objects formed during past convergences of the two worlds, using them to develop technology.
• Meng Shu explained that her cousin controlled most of the company and could threaten her, so she needed someone she could trust to protect her position.
• Meng Shu offered Chen Chuan every resource she could mobilize if he joined her, promising even greater support if she became Convergence Boundary’s heir.

Chen Chuan considered Meng Shu’s request to become her security and remained open to helping her, while the Handling Bureau examined their meeting. The Bureau asked him to accept her request as part of a plan to protect her from Meng Huang, whom they suspected of contacting an entity from the other side of the World Ring.

• Meng Shu asked Chen Chuan to help secure her position, and he said he would consider it if the arrangement did not harm his own interests or conflict with the Handling Bureau.
• Gao Ming advised Chen Chuan to balance his relationships with Meng Shu, the government, and companies as his strength grew.
• Chen Chuan learned that the Handling Bureau had postponed its operation against the Viper Organization because it lacked enough Fighters.
• Director Qiu asked Chen Chuan about his meeting with Meng Shu, then brought him to meet Director Wu and Deputy Director Fang.
• Director Wu and Deputy Director Fang revealed that the Bureau suspected Meng Huang had contacted an entity from the other side and asked Chen Chuan to accept Meng Shu’s request so they could protect her while investigating.

Chen Chuan negotiated with the Handling Bureau about joining Meng Shu’s struggle against Meng Huang, securing support and making preparations despite the bureau’s limited ability to assist openly. After accepting the security-consultant role, he saw that his new access exposed the company’s security arrangements, and an unknown contact request appeared.

• Director Wu and Deputy Director Fang warned Chen Chuan that Meng Huang might be connected to entities from the other side and explained why the Handling Bureau could not move against him directly.
• Chen Chuan requested three Resonators, the participation of his trusted Resonator as operation commander, and permission for Gao Ming to advise him; the bureau agreed to help within its limits.
• Deputy Director Fang warned that Meng Shu might face danger on her return from Wansheng Finance, and Chen Chuan said he would prepare to handle it.
• Chen Chuan told Gao Ming about the situation, then arranged for Gao Ming to reply to Meng Shu and contacted Wu Bei for technical assistance.
• Chen Chuan received access to Fusion Boundary Corporation’s security system and saw that his role had been updated to security consultant.
• Chen Chuan reviewed Meng Shu’s security situation, and his World Token flashed with a request from a new contact.

Chen Chuan joined Meng Shu’s team as her protector and prepared to escort her from Wansheng Finance. When the renowned Third Limit Fighter Fengya Person challenged him, Chen Chuan killed him in a single exchange, leaving the gathered observers to witness his decisive victory.

• Chen Chuan ignored a warning from the Boundary Fusion Affairs Processing Department and agreed with Yan Yi to meet Meng Shu’s team when they were ready to leave Wansheng Finance.
• Chen Chuan received grade-two Protective Suits and prepared for the escort, then drove to Wansheng Finance the next morning.
• Yan Yi introduced Chen Chuan to the security team, and Meng Shu emerged so they could leave together.
• The Handling Bureau spotted Fengya Person approaching Wansheng Finance and warned Chen Chuan that the undefeated Third Limit blade user was alone.
• Fengya Person challenged Chen Chuan, who read his unbalanced bio-field, deflected his blade, and killed him with a three-step attack.

Chen Chuan killed the Fengya Person while protecting Meng Shu, then escorted her toward the manor on Mo Tie Mountain as Yan Yi explained why Meng Huang still could not take control of Fusion Boundary Corporation. At the corporation, Gao Changge reviewed the fight and agreed to handle Chen Chuan for the employer.

• Chen Chuan used his domain field and a precisely timed counterattack to kill the Fengya Person, then collected the Ryu Blade and escorted Meng Shu away.
• Captain Guan confirmed the dead fighter's identity and reported it to Director Wu.
• Yan Yi explained that Meng Lai still controlled Fusion Boundary Corporation's key financial and research resources, making Meng Shu an obstacle to Meng Huang's plans.
• The convoy headed for the manor on Mo Tie Mountain, and Chen Chuan promised to keep Meng Shu safe.
• Gao Changge analyzed the recording of the fight and told the man in the conference room that his group could deal with Chen Chuan.
• After the man left, Gao Changge contacted his boss and said he was coming over to discuss the failed attack and the employer's demand.

After settling into Mo Tie Mountain Manor, Chen Chuan identified weaknesses in its defenses and arranged upgrades while learning that Meng Huang might be backed by Ferris Wheel Company. With medicine supplied and the manor secured, Chen Chuan focused on training before the next enemy arrived.

• Chen Chuan inspected the manor and concluded its defenses could stop ordinary attackers but were vulnerable to Third Limit Fighters, so he requested the Handling Bureau's recommendations.
• Yan Yi received Chen Chuan's defensive upgrade plan and began organizing the manor's security and engineering teams to carry it out.
• Yan Yi told Chen Chuan that the Fengya Person had ties to Ferris Wheel Company and that Meng Huang might be trading prohibited company products for its support.
• Chen Chuan resumed training at his villa and reconnected with Wu Bei and the Handling Bureau's Resonance Team using a new internal frequency code.
• Yan Yi delivered three months' worth of special medicine from Meng Shu, and Chen Chuan set it aside until his Mutated Tissue finished growing while preparing to advance his training.

As Meng Huang’s attack on the Meng Clan Estate remained delayed, Chen Chuan trained, studied records about Third Limit Fighters, and sought advice about the special medicine he planned to take. Cao Guiqi warned him that the medicine could cause mental contamination and that its effects varied, leaving Chen Chuan to prepare for his first dose.

• Chen Chuan trained and reviewed the estate’s strengthened defenses while waiting for Meng Huang to attack.
• Chen Chuan studied Old Era records and learned how Fighters pursued advancement during periods of change and cold isolation.
• Chen Chuan asked Academy teachers about the special medicine, but they avoided explaining it directly.
• Chen Chuan contacted Cao Guiqi through a secret Domain Field channel, and Cao Guiqi explained the medicine’s risks, variable effects, and accumulating contamination.
• Chen Chuan spent five more days restoring himself to peak condition, then prepared to take the medicine for the first time.

After taking the medicine, Chen Chuan endured its mental contamination by transferring it to the Second Self and found hidden records in his materials. He then learned that Meng Shu had been summoned to a family meeting, leaving her and Chen Chuan to consider the danger of staying on Mo Tie Mountain without reliable protection.

• Chen Chuan drank the medicine and resisted its distortions, directing the contamination into the Second Self so he could guide the Mutated Tissue’s growth.
• Chen Chuan discovered hidden records explaining how to preserve oneself amid abnormalities and warning against losing one’s humanity.
• Yan Yi summoned Chen Chuan to tell him that the company had called Meng Shu to a family meeting in Meng Gong’s name, but they could not verify whether the notice was genuine.
• Chen Chuan warned that he could not guarantee Meng Shu’s safety if two or more Third Limit Fighters attacked, so Yan Yi decided they should remain on Mo Tie Mountain.
• Yan Yi predicted that Meng Huang might use Meng Shu’s absence to withdraw the family’s security team, increasing the danger to their group.
• Meng Shu asked Yan Yi to leave so she could speak privately with Chen Chuan.

Meng Shu confided in Chen Chuan about her fears and her struggle to control her own future, while Chen Chuan continued training and tracking threats to her estate. As the Meng Family challenged her assets and the Handling Bureau warned of possible attacks, Gao Changge’s team explored ways to bypass security on Mo Tie Mountain.

• Meng Shu recalled their childhood and explained to Chen Chuan why she felt trapped by the Meng Family’s succession struggle, while Chen Chuan said he trusted his own strength and wanted to reach the unknown.
• Chen Chuan waited three days for the signs of his second self becoming insubstantial to fade, then took another bottle of special medication.
• Yan Yi reported that the Meng Family had withdrawn its security force, and the company later disputed Meng Shu’s ownership of her estate and part of her income.
• Captain Guan warned Chen Chuan that Meng Huang had been making outside contacts and that two skilled fighters had entered Dashun through the Ferris Wheel Company; Chen Chuan reviewed the Handling Bureau’s suspect files.
• Gao Changge learned that his team could not penetrate the Handling Bureau’s security perimeter on Mo Tie Mountain and asked his boss about hiring outside help or using a single-use domain field creature.

At Mo Tie Mountain Manor, Chen Chuan sensed that a delivery of supplies had been tampered with and uncovered signs of an insider as the Ferris Wheel Company prepared to act. After the suspicious supplies were buried, he used the Racoon Stone Tablet to drain a delivered wanted criminal, preparing to disable an enemy in the coming attack.

• Chen Chuan stayed at Mo Tie Mountain Manor, cultivated with drinking medicine, and remained alert as the Handling Bureau reported new developments involving the Ferris Wheel Company.
• A truck delivered supplies to the manor while Gao Changge watched from inside it, but Chen Chuan sensed something wrong and refused to let anyone use them.
• Chen Chuan contacted an outside source through a temporary platform, then learned from Wu Bei that a transmission had been intercepted from inside the manor.
• Chen Chuan ordered the supplies buried, while Gao Changge canceled the plan to use them and warned his team that Chen Chuan's perception made tampering difficult.
• Chen Chuan told Yan Yi that one of her three Resonators was likely an inside man, and she agreed to investigate.
• Chen Chuan used the Racoon Stone Tablet on a delivered wanted criminal, draining him into an empty shell, then opened a bag of Esoteric Sect Ritual materials.

Chen Chuan prepared ritual patterns on his protective clothing and studied third limit training while anticipating an attack on Mo Tie Mountain. In heavy fog on October 23, Gao Changge led an armored convoy into the Defense Zone, and patrol vehicles stopped it near the Meng Clan Estate.

• Chen Chuan drew ritual patterns on his clothes and gloves, then studied third limit training methods and continued building his strength.
• Chen Chuan saw a weather warning for heavy fog and realized the expected attack was approaching.
• Gao Changge met Xiao Sheng and the convoy's boss, who ordered them to proceed with the raid using the domain field-shielding creature.
• Xiao Sheng joined the convoy, whose members removed their World Tokens before entering Mo Tie Mountain through a residence they had arranged to occupy.
• Mo Tie Mountain patrol vehicles stopped the convoy near the Meng Clan Estate and demanded its resident information and destination.