Chapter Summaries

Xiao Sheng’s convoy infiltrated Mo Tie Mountain and launched a timed assault on the Meng Clan Estate while the attack disrupted communications. Chen Chuan defended the estate and killed the first attacker, as Meng Shu took shelter in the basement.

• Sister Feng hypnotized the security guards and helped Xiao Sheng’s convoy pass through the checkpoint without raising suspicion.
• Xiao Sheng’s group waited near the Meng Clan Estate until gunfire from two mercenary teams signaled the start of the raid, then prepared to attack within a twenty-minute limit.
• Chen Chuan realized the domain field signals were jammed, warned the estate, and prepared to defend it while Meng Shu was escorted to the basement.
• Team Leader Guan learned that the signals were being jammed and ordered the Handling Bureau to notify Mo Tie Mountain security and break through the interference.
• Chen Chuan guarded the hilltop as attackers advanced through the fog, then met a charging, heavily built fighter’s punch with one of his own and killed him.

Chen Chuan used the Esoteric Sect Ritual and his prepared techniques to kill three Viper Gang fighters in rapid succession. He faced the remaining members, including Old Han and the gang leader Xu Xian Wen, as his ritual gained new abilities for the fight ahead.

• Chen Chuan killed Jin Lei Han with a punch that combined his domain field, Furnace Breathing Method, and Second Self, offering him as the ritual’s first sacrifice.
• Zhu Hai Wu attacked Chen Chuan, who distorted his perception and cut him into three pieces with the Snow Monarch Blade.
• The remaining Viper Gang members hesitated as Chen Chuan assessed Sheng Hui, Xian Quan Feng, and Old Han.
• Xian Quan Feng tried to influence Chen Chuan through their domain fields, but the ritual distorted her senses and left her confused.
• Chen Chuan shot Xian Quan Feng in the head with the Thunderclap pistol, marking her as his third victim.

Chen Chuan used the Racoon Stone Tablet and his martial prowess to kill the Viper Gang team sent after him, leaving only Xu Xian Wen. As the Handling Bureau moved to restore communications and the attackers’ support squad waited below Mo Tie Mountain, a hazy figure approached through the fog.

• Old Han’s attacks created an opening for Xiao Sheng, but Chen Chuan deflected his batons and countered while defending against Old Han’s thrown weapons.
• Chen Chuan used the Racoon Stone Tablet to make Old Han’s internal organs tear apart, prompting Old Han to flee, while Chen Chuan killed Xiao Sheng with his saber and a strike to the neck.
• Old Han tried to regenerate and inject himself with a drug, but Chen Chuan shattered his syringe, shot a hole through his chest with a pebble, and crushed his skull.
• The Handling Bureau prepared to reconnect with Mo Tie Mountain’s security system using an independent domain field-enhancing organism.
• A man warned the middle-aged boss below the Meng Clan Estate that security might soon detect the attack and Old Han had not reported back, but the boss chose to wait.
• The support squad saw a hazy figure approaching through the fog and wondered whether the attackers had finished the job.

Chen Chuan fought Xu Xian Wen, the Viper Gang leader, and held his ground against Xu’s Profound Serpent Force. When armed patrols arrived, Xu attacked the security personnel, but Chen Chuan intervened and struck him hard enough to send him flying.

• Chen Chuan rejected Xu Xian Wen’s offer to join the Viper Gang, and the two began fighting.
• Xu Xian Wen attacked with his sword cane and domain field, but Chen Chuan defended himself and adapted to Xu’s rhythm.
• Chen Chuan recognized that Xu practiced the Secret Serpent Sect’s Profound Serpent Force, which let him redirect attacks and spread their impact throughout his body.
• Wu Bei contacted the Handling Bureau, and an armed patrol convoy arrived and opened fire on Xu Xian Wen and his men.
• Xu Xian Wen overturned patrol vehicles and attacked a fallen guard, but Chen Chuan seized his wrist and stopped him.
• After Xu Xian Wen shrugged off a point-blank shot, Chen Chuan punched him more than ten meters away and walked toward him.

Chen Chuan pursued Xu Xian Wen beyond Mo Tie Mountain and fought him at a ruined temple. Xu Xian Wen’s spear attack kept Chen Chuan on the defensive, but Chen Chuan began adapting and sensing his opponent through the crimson streak on his Mask.

• Xu Xian Wen escaped the security personnel’s gunfire, but Chen Chuan tracked him through his bio-field and continued the pursuit.
• Chen Chuan told the Handling Bureau he was pursuing Xu Xian Wen, and Captain Guan Ziyang ordered executives from Districts Twenty-Five and Twenty-Three toward Lu Lan Lake to help encircle him.
• Xu Xian Wen failed to shake Chen Chuan and led him beyond Mo Tie Mountain to a ruined temple, where he turned to fight.
• Xu Xian Wen attacked with his extended Staff Sword, and he and Chen Chuan exchanged powerful blows before Xu Xian Wen retreated into the dark temple.
• Xu Xian Wen used the temple’s darkness to launch repeated spear thrusts, while Chen Chuan blocked them and began sensing his opponent through the crimson streak on his Mask.

Chen Chuan fought Xu Xian Wen through the old temple and across open ground, eventually breaking his weapon and cutting him deeply. Xu Xian Wen healed with his essence blood and revealed that his Ceremonial Tattoos concealed a further transformation as Chen Chuan pressed the attack.

• Chen Chuan split the deity statue, wounded Xu Xian Wen, and punched him through the old temple wall, but Xu Xian Wen recovered and fled down the mountain.
• Hu Ying pursued the fighters in an off-road vehicle and streamed their chase, drawing a growing audience and the Handling Bureau’s attention.
• Chen Chuan caught up with Xu Xian Wen and used his understanding of the man’s breathing rhythm to break his Staff Sword and slash him across the face and torso.
• Xu Xian Wen rapidly healed, tore off his outer garment, and revealed the Secret Serpent Sect’s Inlaid-Body Religious Ritual and its Ceremonial Tattoos.
• Xu Xian Wen’s tattoos vanished as scale-like Mutated Tissue covered his body, and he blocked Chen Chuan’s descending saber with his crossed arms.

Chen Chuan pursued Xu Xian Wen from the lakeshore into Lu Lan Lake, where they fought underwater as Xu Xian Wen’s enhanced force began to fail. Chen Chuan killed and beheaded him, ending his escape.

• Xu Xian Wen used a prepared ritual to strengthen his force and scales, but Chen Chuan kept him at a distance with fast, powerful blade strikes.
• Xu Xian Wen fled across Lu Lan Lake, and Chen Chuan followed him underwater.
• Xu Xian Wen turned to fight underwater, and the two repeatedly collided as their forces and bodies absorbed the impact.
• As Xu Xian Wen’s strength faded, Chen Chuan slashed his shoulder and struck him unconscious before stabbing through his throat.
• Chen Chuan’s protective suit drained Xu Xian Wen’s life force, and Chen Chuan severed his head.

Chen Chuan returned from Lu Lan Lake after killing Xu Xian Wen and handed his head over to the Handling Bureau. Back at the Meng Clan Estate, Meng Shu’s position improved after the Viper Gang’s defeat, though Chen Chuan suspected the conflict with Meng Huang was not over.

• Hu Ying saw Chen Chuan emerge from Lu Lan Lake carrying the Snow Monarch Blade and Xu Xian Wen’s severed head, but Handling Bureau personnel removed him from the scene.
• Chen Chuan gave Xu Xian Wen’s head to the Handling Bureau, recovered the broken gun-staff, and learned from Team Leader Guan that Mo Tie Mountain was secure.
• Old Wan and Xiao Lu watched from afar and praised Chen Chuan for pursuing Xu Xian Wen into the water.
• Chen Chuan returned to the Meng Clan Estate, confirmed his identity with the agreed code phrase, and brought Meng Shu and Yan Yi out of the basement.
• Yan Yi told Meng Shu that the Viper Gang’s defeat had weakened Meng Huang and encouraged members of the Meng Family to show Meng Shu goodwill.
• Meng Shu ordered rewards for the defenders and sent money to Chen Chuan to thank him and his recruited companions.

After defeating the Viper Gang, Chen Chuan received praise and a rank increase from the bureau. When Meng Lai summoned Meng Shu, Chen Chuan consulted the bureau, which advised her to go and prepared support for the potentially dangerous meeting.

• Chen Chuan thanked Zou Handan for the Secret Serpent Sect’s intelligence and reviewed the gains from his battle with the Viper Gang.
• Ni Qianqian told Chen Chuan that the bureau had approved a one-level rank increase for him.
• Yan Yi told Chen Chuan that Meng Gong had asked to see Meng Shu the next day, prompting concerns that Meng Lai was intervening in the family conflict.
• Chen Chuan reported the summons to Director Wu and Deputy Director Fang through a Boundary Point.
• The bureau concluded that Meng Shu should meet Meng Lai, arranged a team to follow them, and authorized Chen Chuan to use force if an emergency arose.

Chen Chuan accompanied Meng Shu to Meng Lai’s manor in White Bird District, where the Handling Bureau prepared him for a possible encounter with a dangerous presence. The group reached the guarded inner corridor, and Aunt Yu sent Meng Shu inside to meet the manor’s master.

• Deputy Director Fang and Director Wu discussed protecting Chen Chuan and Meng Shu during the visit, and the bureau supplied Chen Chuan with protective items and emergency tools.
• Meng Shu decided to go to Meng Lai’s manor because the people around her and the Handling Bureau expected her to, despite Chen Chuan warning her about the danger.
• Chen Chuan traveled with Meng Shu and Yan Yi across the Cross-Sea Skybridge to White Bird District, where they discussed Meng Huang’s suspected dealings with the Outer Ocean Islands and the Ferris Wheel Company.
• At the manor, Meng Xu greeted Meng Shu, while Yan Yi told Chen Chuan that he was close to Meng Huang.
• Aunt Yu guided Meng Shu, Yan Yi, and Chen Chuan through the manor; Chen Chuan discovered that communications were blocked and learned that the Sword Guard puppets were controlled through Implant Body Keys held by Meng Lai.
• Aunt Yu opened the ornate doors and told Meng Shu that the master was waiting for her.

Meng Lai announced that Meng Shu would become the sole heir candidate if Meng Huang failed to arrive by the appointed time. Meng Huang arrived just before the deadline and challenged Meng Lai’s identity, claiming he was only a biological proxy controlled by a Consciousness Coordinator.

• Meng Lai told Ma Guangming to record that Meng Shu would be the sole heir candidate if Meng Huang did not arrive on time, and Meng ZhengHuai supported Meng Lai’s authority.
• Chen Chuan recognized that Meng Lai’s statements might also be directed at him as a representative of the Handling Bureau.
• Meng Huang arrived before the final chime had faded, accompanied by a bodyguard Chen Chuan identified as a Third Limit Fighter.
• Meng Huang insulted Meng Lai and told Meng Shu that the man before them was a biological proxy implanted with a Consciousness Coordinator.

Meng Lai named Meng Shu as Fusion Boundary Corporation’s heir, but Meng Huang challenged the choice and exposed his growing connection to entities from the other side. After the family meeting mostly backed Meng Huang, Meng Lai questioned whether he was still Meng Huang, and Meng Huang began to undergo a terrifying transformation.

• Meng Shu rejected Meng Huang’s offer and declared that he was neither Meng Huang nor a member of the Meng Family.
• Meng Lai accused Meng Huang of submitting to entities from the other side, while Meng Huang condemned the old rules and said he intended to embrace the coming transformation.
• Meng Huang demanded a Meng Family meeting to vote on Meng Shu’s inheritance, and Aunt Yu summoned the family members.
• Most family members supported Meng Huang over Meng Shu, but Meng Lai accepted the vote and asked whether Meng Huang was still himself.
• Meng Huang tried to rise, clutched his face, and began transforming as his shadow twisted and expanded.

Meng Huang transformed into a monstrous being during the Meng Family succession dispute, while Meng Lai revealed that he had prepared a ritual to restrain him. Chen Chuan escorted Meng Shu out as the Handling Bureau faced pressure to divert its forces to defend the Ring Curtain, leaving only two agents to support them.

• Meng Huang grew into a towering, inhuman form and declared that he intended to control the company by making enough concessions to win acceptance.
• Meng Lai told Chen Chuan to protect Meng Shu, and Chen Chuan left with her and Yan Yi while Aunt Yu fought Meng Huang's guard.
• Meng ZhengHuai affirmed Meng Lai's choice of Meng Shu before Fighters carried him out of the room.
• Meng Lai revealed that he had lured Meng Huang to the estate with deliberately leaked information and intended to question him while the ritual restrained him.
• Director Wu refused requests to divert the Handling Bureau from the Meng Clan Estate until the Defense Department demanded support at the Ring Curtain.
• Director Wu ordered Old Wan and Xiao Lu to assist Chen Chuan while the rest of the bureau returned to handle other duties.

Chen Chuan returned to the Meng Clan Estate and fought his way underground after Meng Huang broke free of Meng Lai’s restraints. He found Meng Huang trying to breach the chamber holding Meng Lai’s true body and raised the Snow Monarch Blade to confront him.

• Meng Shu went to a Safe House while Chen Chuan returned to the estate, and Aunt Yu discovered that Meng Huang had secretly altered the guard she had subdued.
• Aunt Yu fought Meng Huang’s phantom limbs as he struggled against the ritual restraints, but she could not escape the room before Chen Chuan arrived.
• Chen Chuan blocked Meng Huang’s attack and shattered one of his shadow limbs with the Cloud Shattering Hand, but Meng Huang broke free and fled downward through the floors.
• Chen Chuan blasted a passage into the ground and followed Meng Huang through the underground tunnels, using his perception to find the right route.
• Chen Chuan and Aunt Yu found Meng Huang trying to enter the chamber where Meng Lai’s true body was staying, and Aunt Yu said he sought the company’s Implant Body Key.
• Chen Chuan drew the Snow Monarch Blade and advanced toward Meng Huang.

Chen Chuan and Aunt Yu fought Meng Huang, whose body had become an intangible mass of limbs controlled by an entity from the other side. Chen Chuan found that his mental perception let the Snow Monarch Blade cut the entity, and as the Handling Bureau’s response was on its way, he prepared to use another way to defeat it.

• Aunt Yu warned Chen Chuan that their protective accessories would soon fail and that prolonged exposure risked contamination.
• Chen Chuan discovered he could sense Meng Huang’s intangible tentacles with mental perception and cut them with the Snow Monarch Blade, which seemed to absorb something from the entity.
• Aunt Yu helped Chen Chuan advance, blocking a limb so he could slash a deep wound across Meng Huang’s body.
• Meng Huang unleashed more powerful limbs, and Chen Chuan dodged and counterattacked while realizing their greater strength came with slower attacks.
• Chen Chuan received confirmation that his message to the Handling Bureau had been sent, then prepared to fight on as his bracelet blackened and his body began to smoke.

Chen Chuan fought Meng Huang’s monstrous transformed body, using technique and the Snow Monarch Blade to cut it down with Aunt Yu’s help. Meng Huang fell with its skull split, but a blinding light erupted from the wound.

• Aunt Yu watched Chen Chuan withstand Meng Huang’s attacks and realized he was using Gao Ming’s technique to disrupt the creature’s strength.
• Chen Chuan knocked down Meng Huang’s limbs and severed them with the Snow Monarch Blade before advancing on its main body.
• Meng Huang transformed and attacked, but Chen Chuan blocked its blows, unbalanced it, and cut off part of one arm.
• Chen Chuan’s bracelet and accessories shattered, and Aunt Yu joined the fight by weakening Meng Huang’s supporting leg with Supple Force.
• Chen Chuan struck Meng Huang’s shoulder to stagger it, then split its skull with a downward blade strike; a blinding light burst from the wound.

Chen Chuan stopped the entity from reaching its goal by destroying Meng Huang’s remaining tissue during a Rift, then left the estate as Handling Bureau support arrived. He headed for the Safe House while considering how the confrontation had affected his mutated tissue.

• Old Wan and Xiao Lu rushed to the Meng Clan Estate, where a Rift’s light erupted from the underground passage.
• Chen Chuan crossed the distorted chamber, used the Steering Key to open the ritual-sealed door, and found the entity crawling toward a well.
• Chen Chuan pinned Meng Huang’s remaining tissue with the Snow Monarch Blade and let the blade’s luminous mist consume it, ending the Rift.
• Chen Chuan emerged safely and told Old Wan and Xiao Lu that the entity had been dealt with; Aunt Yu agreed to guide them back to inspect the scene.
• Aunt Yu sent Chen Chuan the Safe House’s location, and he left the estate reflecting on how to control the growth of his mutated tissue.

After Meng Huang’s death, Meng Shu began consolidating control of Fusion Boundary Corporation while Chen Chuan stayed to guard her during the transition. Meng Lai revealed that Li Ying was central to the company’s plan to capture and absorb an existence from the other side, and warned Meng Shu that Li Ying could open a door between the two worlds.

• Meng Shu ordered Yan Yi to arrest Meng Huang’s remaining agents and protect the Meng Family members.
• Meng Lai rewarded Chen Chuan with a detached residence and asked Meng Shu to stay with him to learn about her role as heir.
• Director Wu told Chen Chuan that Meng Huang had sought something beneath the estate and instructed him to remain by Meng Shu until the situation stabilized.
• Meng Lai brought Meng Shu to the underground chamber and introduced Li Ying as Fusion Boundary Corporation’s Active Consciousness Entity.
• Meng Lai revealed that he had secretly enabled Meng Huang to contact an existence from the other side as part of the company’s plan to strengthen Li Ying.
• At the biological well, Meng Lai told Meng Shu that Li Ying could provide military force and open a door between the two worlds.

Meng Lai made Meng Shu Li Ying’s heir and bound her to the entity, explaining that the company needed Li Ying’s power to secure its future. Elsewhere, Huan Jie accepted an order to eliminate targets selected by WuqI, including Chen Chuan.

• Meng Lai explained that Li Ying’s growth would let the company enter the Confluence Zone independently and protect itself amid the collision of worlds.
• Meng Lai told Meng Shu that he had planned to capture and absorb an entity, but Chen Chuan destroyed it; he urged her to invest in Chen Chuan and give him Meng Huang’s share of medicinal resources.
• Meng Lai took Meng Shu to Li Ying’s body and had her exchange blood with it, allowing her to find Li Ying and command her within a certain range.
• Meng Lai said Meng Shu was chosen because she was compatible with Li Ying and had the judgment needed to inherit the company, but left unanswered who the company existed for.
• Huan Jie learned that the failed plan had prompted the people above to order targeted eliminations based on WuqI’s list.
• Huan Jie saw Chen Chuan’s profile and accepted the assignment to eliminate him.

Chen Chuan filed his report on Meng Huang and agreed to join the World Ring Defense Plan, then learned that Meng Shu would take control of the company. After helping her pass evidence to the Handling Bureau, he returned to Central City with a bonus, special medicine, and a new residence.

• Chen Chuan completed and submitted his report on the battle with Meng Huang, then agreed to join the World Ring Defense Plan after Director Wu explained its requirements.
• Meng Shu told Chen Chuan that her grandfather would step down from company management and hand the company over to her.
• Meng Shu gave Chen Chuan records of Meng Huang’s dealings with island nations and offered him the special medicine originally allocated to Meng Huang.
• Chen Chuan obtained the Handling Bureau’s approval to leave Meng Shu at the estate under guard and returned to Central City.
• Chen Chuan received a personal bonus of six hundred thousand and confirmed the transfer of a residence in Wuding District before heading there to inspect it.