Chapter Summaries

Union representatives learned that a Sterile Class Lost Object might have appeared in the Jibei Province Convergence Zone and began seeking people with inside knowledge. After Chen Chuan checked on Lianwei Heavy Drive’s plans and met new team member Gao Yanjun, she reported that a third-limit Fighter using Purity Faction techniques had followed her.

• Mr. Chi told a Jibei Province Branch Office representative that a Sterile Class Lost Object might have appeared and promised to discuss the details later.
• Osbert Godwin directed the Union delegation to seek information from Chen Bitong’s former assistant and young son.
• Chen Chuan learned that Lianwei Heavy Drive was seeking to reenter the Convergence Zone and contact the Elephant Gang, then told Tu Nai not to cooperate with the company.
• Chen Chuan learned that Lianwei Heavy Drive intended to pursue overseas business left by Ferris Wheel Company.
• Chang Dong introduced Gao Yanjun to Chen Chuan as their new team member, and Gao reported that a third-limit Fighter using apparent Purity Faction secret techniques had followed her.

Chen Chuan and the Purity Faction investigated a fighter using their secret techniques, then captured Qu Tianli when he attacked their new Branch Office. Qu Tianli revealed that he trained at Swamp Training Camp under instructors led by a founder Chang Dong suspected was their long-sought target.

• Gao Yanjun confirmed that the fighter's techniques were genuine Purity Faction teachings, and Chang Dong suspected he was connected to the target they had pursued in the past.
• Chen Chuan, Chang Dong, and Gao Yanjun settled into the new Branch Office, where Gao prepared nutrient meals and the group reviewed expense documents.
• That night, a young man charged the Branch Office, and Chen Chuan defeated him and dragged him back to Chang Dong.
• Chang Dong questioned the captive, Qu Tianli, who said he had come from the Convergence Zone to greet the Purity Faction and test its strength.
• Qu Tianli revealed that Swamp Training Camp had trained him for thirteen years under two instructors and a Chief Instructor who founded the camp.
• Chang Dong concluded that the Chief Instructor was likely the target they had been searching for and that his trained students could make matters difficult.

Chen Chuan moved Chang Dong and Gao Yanjun to safety, took Qu Tianli to the Handling Bureau, and considered recruiting a mental talent for the Purity Faction. As Lianwei Heavy Drive remained unusually quiet, Chen Chuan had An Shield identify likely locations for a hidden team in Central City and prepared to search for it.

• Chen Chuan told Chang Dong and Gao Yanjun to relocate, signed Gao Yanjun’s handwritten account of the encounter, and took Qu Tianli to the Handling Bureau.
• While driving, Chen Chuan learned that Qu Tianli had received extensive Purity Faction training and told Chang Dong he knew someone with mental talents who might be willing to join.
• Chen Chuan settled Chang Dong and Gao Yanjun in Wuding District, then returned to Wuyi after delivering Qu Tianli to the Handling Bureau.
• At Lian Wei Re-Control Company, the girl learned that the Elephant Gang had refused them and instructed her assistant to have the Union send a representative to discuss cooperation.
• After noticing Lianwei Heavy Drive’s activities had remained unusually steady, Chen Chuan asked An Shield to predict where a hidden team might appear and learned that it could be led by a fighter above black steel grade.

Chen Chuan hired Huang Wei Yi to search for suspicious personnel linked to Lianwei Heavy Drive while weighing how to handle them and the Green Source Ecology Company. After receiving authorization and news that his team would arrive soon, he learned that someone was watching the Fighting Hall and targeting Xiao Jin.

• Chen Chuan chose commission broker Huang Wei Yi to investigate the suspected hiding places and instructed him to gather information quickly and keep the commission secret.
• Huang Wei Yi accepted the job, then contacted an associate and urged him to get up because they had landed a major commission.
• Chen Chuan considered how to deal with the people they found and decided to focus on Lianwei Heavy Drive while keeping Green Source Ecology Company under surveillance.
• Counselor Pei told Chen Chuan that his authorization had been secured and that three team members would arrive within a couple of days.
• Lu Fang warned Chen Chuan that someone had been watching the Fighting Hall and appeared to be targeting Xiao Jin, whom he had told to stay away that day.

Chen Chuan warned Chen Xiaojin about possible surveillance, gave him an Enlightenment Seed, and corrected his training. At a Handling Bureau meeting, officials prepared for the Union and Linax Federation delegations, while Chen Chuan and Supervisor Han disagreed over whether to surveil Lianwei Heavy Drive.

• Chen Chuan visited Chen Xiaojin, warned him not to go to the Fighting Hall, gave him an Enlightenment Seed, and corrected his training.
• Wu Bei told Chen Chuan that Resonants and armed personnel had been tailing Chen Xiaojin but withdrew when the Handling Bureau convoy arrived.
• Director Wu briefed the supervisors that the Union and the Old Imperial Household were competing for a rumored third-grade Lost Object in the Convergence Zone, with the Linax Federation delegation also due to arrive.
• Director Wu tasked Supervisor Han with identifying the Union's armed personnel and Chen Chuan with containing Lianwei Heavy Drive.
• Supervisor Han challenged Chen Chuan's surveillance of Lianwei Heavy Drive, and Chen Chuan said the bigger picture was for Director Wu and the other directors to consider.

Chen Chuan brought Yuan Qiuyuan, Qin Qingque, and Su Wei to meet their new teammates and distributed Enlightenment Seeds, while Fang Zhixin was attacked by a well-equipped force in his hiding place. The chapter left Fang Zhixin trapped under fire as he smashed through the floor to escape.

• Supervisor Wen reassured Chen Chuan about Supervisor Han and spoke with him about their chances of succeeding Director Wu.
• Chen Chuan learned that his planned promotions had been disrupted by transfers, and An Shield reported that Qu Tianli’s interrogation had led the bureau to monitor the passage into Central City.
• Chen Chuan picked up Yuan Qiuyuan, Qin Qingque, and Su Wei, then introduced them to the team training at the Training Hall.
• Chen Chuan gave everyone Enlightenment Seeds and told them the seeds might take ten to twenty days to have an effect.
• Fang Zhixin recalled fleeing the Temporary Special Action Committee’s captors and hiding in Jiyang District after escaping another armed clash.
• A force attacked Fang Zhixin with Combat Creatures and gunfire, so he broke through the concrete floor to flee.

Fang Zhixin escaped an armed group and told Chen Chuan that the Union was hunting him for information about the Convergence Zone and Lost Objects. Chen Chuan confronted the attackers, incapacitated their surrounding forces, and faced a powerful bearded man charging toward him.

• Fang Zhixin escaped through a prepared sewer route and reached a Safe House, where toxin-tipped spikes and biological bullets began to numb and burrow into his body.
• Fang Zhixin contacted Chen Chuan, who blocked An Shield's tracking, arranged a meeting, and secretly gave Yuan Qiuyuan and two others instructions.
• Fang Zhixin told Chen Chuan that Union personnel were likely hunting him to obtain information about the Convergence Zone from his teacher's assistant.
• The attackers tracked Fang Zhixin to the abandoned shop and launched javelin-like weapons before opening fire on Chen Chuan.
• Chen Chuan's invisible ripple killed or knocked out the armed personnel within five hundred meters, but a bearded man rushed toward him and attacked.

Chen Chuan fought off the Garna mercenaries who ambushed him, killing their shield-bearing fighter and advancing on the projectile thrower. The thrower unleashed a powerful final shot, but Chen Chuan caught the metal projectile in his hand.

• Chen Chuan shattered a mercenary’s baton with a kick and sent the man crashing into a wall, where delayed internal damage left him bleeding and unconscious.
• Chen Chuan used An Shield to identify the attackers as recruited members of the Garna Mercenary Group and focused on the young man throwing metal projectiles.
• The stocky mercenary charged Chen Chuan with his shield, but Chen Chuan’s punch shattered it and killed him.
• The young thrower hurled a rain of metal projectiles at Chen Chuan, who casually deflected them as the shots damaged nearby buildings.
• The young man spun and launched one exceptionally powerful Throwing Pill, and Chen Chuan caught it in his hand.

Chen Chuan captured the mercenaries attacking him and led a coordinated raid that secured the surrounding area. After reporting the operation to Director Wu, he returned to the shop and asked Fang Zhixin what he had wanted to say.

• Chen Chuan caught and crushed the young man's Throwing Pill, then broke his arm and seized him with Seizing Force.
• A shooter aimed at Chen Chuan, but the man with the Claw Rope stopped him and the two escaped by airship.
• Chen Chuan hurled a Throwing Pill at the Claw Rope man, pursued him through a wall, and shot him six times with the Supervisor's Sidearm.
• Combat Creatures, Handling Bureau members, and City Security Force personnel stormed the perimeter, overcame the guards, and restrained the surviving mercenaries.
• Chen Chuan told Director Wu that the operation had succeeded, then returned to the shop and asked Fang Zhixin what he had been trying to say.

Chen Chuan defeated the foreign fighters who had attacked Fang Zhixin, learned more about Chen Bitong’s Convergence Zone materials, and helped Fang leave for the front. After the captives were taken into custody, Chen Chuan learned the Linax Federation’s diplomatic delegation had arrived with towering figures emerging from its transport vessels.

• Chen Chuan’s psychic power incapacitated most of the attackers, and he quickly defeated the remaining fighters.
• Fang Zhixin told Chen Chuan that Chen Bitong had compiled detailed Convergence Zone materials, entrusted them to him, and revealed he planned to find his comrades there.
• Chen Chuan gave Fang Zhixin a medical kit and permission to leave, then Yuan Qiuyuan reported that every attacker had been arrested.
• The Handling Bureau traced the fighters to an overseas recruitment company called Lu Xing, and Chen Chuan ordered the investigation to follow normal procedure.
• An Shield informed Chen Chuan that the Linax Federation’s diplomatic delegation had arrived at the harbor, where armored vehicles and figures over four meters tall emerged from transport vessels.

Chen Chuan learned that the Linax Federation and the Union might both seek the Lost Object in the Convergence Zone, while Director Wu warned that the bureau had too few people to defend against them. Chen Chuan then returned to the sea to enter the Lost Object again, this time merged with his second self, and an enormous shadow swept over him as he arrived.

• Chen Chuan reviewed the Linax Federation's delegation roster and noted its armed personnel, including three fighters from the Sa Bone Fist School.
• Director Wu gave Chen Chuan a more detailed roster and warned that the Union and Linax Federation could send personnel into the Convergence Zone through regulatory loopholes.
• Director Wu said the bureau would send Captain Xu and others to the Convergence Zone to keep the Lost Object from the Municipal Council, the Union, or the Linax Federation.
• Chen Chuan promised to carry out his assignment despite the bureau's limited support.
• Chen Chuan took Zhao Ming by Airship out to sea, merged with his second self, and entered the Lost Object by touching the spine.
• An enormous shadow swept over Chen Chuan as he appeared on the monster's body.

After strengthening himself by overlapping with his second self, Chen Chuan opened a rift to cultivate and found that his Snow Monarch Blade could sustain it longer. He received Huang Wei Yi’s lead on suspicious Lianwei Heavy Drive operatives and headed to their location, warning Huang Wei Yi to maintain surveillance because the operatives might have noticed them.

• Chen Chuan tested his improved strength, opened a stable rift with the Snow Monarch Blade, and cultivated with the Spirit Illumination Reflection Method until the rift finally closed.
• Chen Chuan received a translated telegram from Huang Wei Yi and contacted him after the Airship changed course toward Central City.
• Huang Wei Yi reported three suspicious people near the boundary between Hongsheng and Shenwei Districts and sent Chen Chuan their location and pictures.
• Chen Chuan studied the images and learned Huang Wei Yi’s subordinate could observe and reproduce people’s movements across a three-kilometer range.
• Chen Chuan warned Huang Wei Yi that the operatives might have noticed the surveillance and told him to continue as usual while Chen Chuan headed there.

Chen Chuan assembled a covert team to encircle and capture three elite Fighters from Lianwei Heavy Drive while training his students and checking on Wei Dong’s progress. As Chen Chuan approached the safehouse, the Fighters noticed him and were struck by a mental attack.

• Huang Wei Yi agreed to keep his subordinate in place until Chen Chuan arrived, and Chen Chuan organized a confidential operation without Handling Bureau personnel.
• Wei Dong’s rapid improvement surprised Teacher Jin, who learned that Chen Chuan had recently given him a few pointers.
• Chen Chuan checked on his three students at Wu Yi Academy, then headed to the target location with Zhao Ming and distributed detailed assignments to Yuan Qiuyuan’s team.
• Chen Chuan’s team dispersed to their assigned positions while Zhao Ming flew ahead to provide an aerial view of the safehouse.
• The three Lianwei Heavy Drive Fighters detected a powerful Fighter approaching, armed themselves, and were hit by Chen Chuan’s mental power.

Chen Chuan subdued three Black Steel Grade Fighters from Lianwei Heavy Drive and searched their house for evidence. He discovered an empty crate that had held a large Combat Creature hours earlier, then found a deep pit beneath it.

• Chen Chuan merged with his Second Self and quickly wounded the three Fighters, defeating them without killing them.
• Chen Chuan warned his squad through the World Token that someone had alerted the Fighters and other enemies might be nearby.
• Chen Chuan searched the house and found a map of Central City, a radio, supplies, and an empty metal crate.
• An Shield determined that the crate had held a large Combat Creature that left three to five hours earlier.
• Chen Chuan moved the crate and uncovered a deep pit beneath it.

Chen Chuan and the Handling Bureau team raided a Lianwei Heavy Drive outpost, fought the insect creatures it had bred, and captured three men. At the branch, Yang Ling learned of the raid and continued searching for a secret route into the Convergence Zone while headquarters pressed her to distract the Handling Bureau.

• Chen Chuan sent combat creatures down the pit while his team and the City Security Force evacuated residents and detained suspicious people.
• Chen Chuan killed an insect that burst from the ground, then used his mental power to stop nearby insects as his teammates destroyed the others across the area.
• Chen Chuan reported the infestation to the City Security Force and had his team take three severely injured men to the bureau for questioning.
• Yang Ling learned that the Handling Bureau had captured all three members of the peripheral team, while Captain Fan had avoided the raid.
• Yang Ling considered using overseas maritime negotiations to draw the Handling Bureau's attention away and told her assistant she was close to finding a secret route into the Convergence Zone.

The Union delegation assessed the Handling Bureau’s response and planned to target Executive Captain Xu Chan in the Convergence Zone, while also adding Chen Chuan to its contingency plans. Meanwhile, Chen Chuan investigated Lianwei Heavy Drive’s failed operation and learned its underground tunnels may have been intended to bypass checkpoints into the Convergence Zone.

• The operations chief told the Union delegation that the Handling Bureau had taken the case seriously, but the Union’s reconstructed information about Jibei Province’s Convergence Zone was still sufficient for its needs.
• The delegation identified Xu Chan as a powerful Executive Captain expected to enter the Convergence Zone, and Osbert ordered a plan to include him, other Handling Bureau personnel, and Chen Chuan.
• The interrogation supervisor gave Chen Chuan a report showing that three captured men had confessed to acting for Lianwei Heavy Drive, though the bureau could do little beyond fine the company’s headquarters.
• Chen Chuan learned that the men had an unidentified captain and that a Tunneling Worm Mother had dug a network of underground passages beneath their residence.
• The information team suspected the passages were meant to reach the Convergence Zone while bypassing checkpoints, and began tracking the creature by searching for its High-Energy Nutrient Solution supply.

Chen Chuan retrieved the genuine Convergence Zone materials hidden in a World Token and arranged additional security for the Fusion Boundary Corporation’s planned trip out to sea. After training, he discovered that his second self had developed mental power, bringing it closer to his current strength.

• Chen Chuan collected the hidden case from the old factory, activated the World Token with a badge, and took the real materials without handing them to the Handling Bureau.
• Assistant Ling invited Chen Chuan to an exchange match between Wuyi Academy and the Linax Federation delegation, but Chen Chuan declined because of his bureau assignment.
• After Wu Bei reported that Lianwei Heavy Drive Branch personnel might head out to sea, Chen Chuan asked Yan Yi about the Fusion Boundary Corporation’s deal and arranged extra security for the team.
• Chen Chuan gave Yan Yi contacts at Canglong Company and Danliu Hall and warned her not to get deeply involved in the Convergence Zone.
• During training over the sea, Chen Chuan sensed that his second self had developed mental power and then returned to Central City by Airship.

Chen Chuan met Xu Chan for a meal, where Xu explained the Heaven's Wrath Gang's influence and asked Chen to help protect the bureau's interests while he was away. Chen then walked toward the gang's headquarters to demonstrate his resolve, drawing the attention of its elders.

• Xu Chan invited Chen Chuan to Southern Kingdom Noodle House and told him he would soon leave for the Convergence Zone.
• Xu Chan warned Chen Chuan about the Heaven's Wrath Gang's power and its ties to the Municipal Council, and asked him to watch the gang and protect Yao Kang.
• Xu Chan gave Chen Chuan a list of trusted bureau members who would follow his instructions.
• Chen Chuan and Xu Chan left the restaurant, and Chen Chuan walked toward the Heaven's Wrath Gang's headquarters to intimidate them.
• Yu Hongming and another elder watched Chen Chuan approach, and the other elder questioned what he intended to do.

Chen Chuan deterred the Heaven's Wrath Gang with a precisely controlled stone throw, and its elders chose not to challenge him. He then joined the search for the burrowing Queen Insect, where his team discovered a suspected nutrient-solution warehouse and a tunnel beneath it.

• Chen Chuan hurled a stone to Chang Sheng Hall, where Yu Hongming caught it intact and recognized his display of precise control as a warning.
• Yu Hongming decided the Heaven's Wrath Gang should back down, and Chen Chuan left with Xu Chan after no one came to meet them.
• Chen Chuan ordered An Shield to monitor Yao Kang and later arranged for suspected insect sites to be cordoned off and evacuated.
• Chen Chuan and the team searched the suspected sites as rain fell, finding newly bred larvae that indicated the Queen Insect was nearby.
• Yuan Qiuyuan discovered a house stocked with High-Energy Nutrient Solution and a large hole in its floor, so Chen Chuan ordered An Shield to investigate the site and identify its owner and the solution's source.

Chen Chuan’s team tracked the Queen Insect to an underground hollow and found its captain, a powerful fighter who tried to kill Zhao Ming and escape. Chen Chuan pursued him, but an explosion suddenly engulfed the street.

• An Shield traced the High-Energy Nutrient Solution to illegal gang assets, and Chen Chuan ordered it seized and the site sealed.
• The team found a second warehouse with fresh signs of the Queen Insect, then sent Combat Creatures through its underground trail.
• Qin Qingque pulled the Queen Insect from underground, but Yuan Qiuyuan and Su Wei intercepted a powerful throwing cord aimed toward her.
• Chen Chuan spotted the hooded fighter who threw the cord and identified him as the captain the others had mentioned.
• The fighter tried to bring down Zhao Ming with Hanging Ball Ropes, then escaped through the buildings as Chen Chuan pursued him.
• Chen Chuan tracked the fighter through Zhao Ming’s aerial view, but a street suddenly exploded and swept him up.