Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan joined Yang’s group to escape an Insect Tide and take shelter from corrosive rain. Yang revealed his past as a Pioneer Team member and asked Chen Chuan to help stop a powerful Corporate Union Fighter who was tracking their camps.

• Yang introduced himself to Chen Chuan and invited him to travel with his group ahead of an approaching Insect Tide and rain.
• Chen Chuan followed Yang’s people to their camp, where they used bonfires to drive off the swarm before taking shelter from the rain.
• Yang asked whether Chen Chuan had received an old-frequency telegram, then recounted how a giant python stranded him in the region twenty-five years earlier.
• Yang explained that a high-rank Lost Object had appeared nearby and that Corporate Union and Linax Federation forces had destroyed settlements in the area.
• Yang told Chen Chuan that a powerful Corporate Union Fighter was tracking the survivors and asked him to help stop the man.

Chen Chuan treated Yang Yuncheng’s wound, then defeated the Union Fighter Poison Shadow and agreed to stay at the camp before scouting the Union’s camp the next day. Yang Yuncheng gave Chen Chuan a Lost Object, and as Chen Chuan began cultivating, he sensed something in his pocket growing warm.

• Chen Chuan identified Poison Shadow as the likely attacker and agreed to help Yang Yuncheng, then gave him medicine that suppressed the mutated matter in his wound.
• Yang Yuncheng introduced himself as a veteran separated from his unit for twenty-five years, and Chen Chuan revealed that he was an Investigation Supervisor of the Handling Bureau.
• When Poison Shadow arrived, Chen Chuan vanished from the tent and quickly defeated him in the forest.
• Yang Yuncheng confirmed the defeated man was Poison Shadow, had him bound, and returned with Chen Chuan to the camp for interrogation.
• Yang Yuncheng gave Chen Chuan the Lost Object he had found years earlier and offered to guide him to the Union’s camp the next morning.
• Chen Chuan prepared a secluded underground hollow to cultivate, but sensed something in his pocket growing warm as he opened a glowing fissure with the Snow Monarch Blade.

Chen Chuan discovered that the Lost Object produced restorative smoke near the rift and let the Racoon Cat Rumor feed on it. After a night of cultivation and fighting off intrusions, he left camp with Yang Yuncheng preparing to guide him onward.

• Chen Chuan unwrapped the Lost Object and found that its smoke restored his physical and mental energy near the rift.
• Chen Chuan let the Racoon Cat Rumor consume the smoke, and the racoon cat and its stone tablet became more refined.
• Chen Chuan tested the smoke on Zhao Ming, then cultivated through the night while using the Snow Monarch Blade to cut down intrusions from the other side.
• Chen Chuan erased the rift at dawn and found that the Lost Object had helped his recovery and cultivation efficiency.
• Yang Yuncheng explained how the natives used local soil, drinks, and medicines to avoid nighttime contamination, and said the Corporate Union's arrival had changed everything.
• Yang Yuncheng agreed to guide Chen Chuan and said he would gather his belongings before they set out in half an hour.

The Union delegation prepared to confront Xu Chan’s team, welcoming the arrival of powerful fighters Euseos Heros and Wilhelm. In the Convergence Zone, Chen Chuan and Yang Yuncheng reached a vantage point near the Union camp, where they watched a Linax Federation airship arrive and an unknown figure emerge.

• The Union delegation assessed Chen Chuan’s arrival, the Union camp’s importance, and the strength needed to deal with Xu Chan’s team.
• The operations chief announced that Euseos Heros had entered the unexplored region and that Wilhelm was traveling there aboard an airship.
• Chen Chuan followed Yang Yuncheng through the woods, whose active plants left them unharmed, and reached a vantage point near the Union camp.
• Chen Chuan observed the camp’s defenses and domain field, which drove off birds and unsettled Zhao Ming.
• Chen Chuan and Yang Yuncheng moved closer to observe as a blue airship arrived, and a figure emerged from its cabin while Linax Federation personnel waited.

Thalassa Wilhelm arrived at the Union camp and drew wary attention from its security staff as he settled into his quarters. Meanwhile, Chen Chuan used Red Dust to inspect the camp and found an exceptionally powerful life domain field inside, then sent Yang Yuncheng away before approaching alone.

• Thalassa Wilhelm arrived in the Linax Federation camp, asked after the Union delegation, and joked about Euseos Heros.
• Lenoir's security team watched Wilhelm through the domain field screen, then Lenoir ordered them to monitor his words and movements.
• Wilhelm discussed the Convergence Zone, its inhabitants, and Great Shun's Fighters with the reception coordinator.
• Chen Chuan and Yang Yuncheng stopped four kilometers from the camp, where Chen Chuan assessed its defenses and considered how to locate its Fighters.
• Chen Chuan asked Red Dust to scan the camp and discovered an exceptionally powerful life domain field among its occupants.
• Chen Chuan sent Yang Yuncheng back to wait on the hillside and prepared to approach the camp alone.

Chen Chuan charged alone into the Union camp, overpowering its defenses as he raced toward Wilhelm. Wilhelm met him with a spear, but their first clash destroyed the spear’s tip and collapsed the building beneath them.

• Chen Chuan put on his Investigation Supervisor uniform and protective gear, then unleashed his mutated tissue and charged at the camp at full speed.
• Yang Yuncheng watched in shock as Chen Chuan tore through the camp’s defenses, deflecting bullets and knocking out nearby personnel with his mental power.
• Lenoir ordered the camp to activate its highest-authority domain field monitoring and to wake Tucks after learning Chen Chuan was heading toward Wilhelm.
• Wilhelm armed himself with a spear and prepared to fight as Chen Chuan’s charge approached, while the people around him collapsed unconscious.
• Chen Chuan’s blade struck Wilhelm’s spear, shattering its tip and causing the building beneath them to collapse.

Chen Chuan fought Wilhelm in midair, countering his secret techniques with successive blade forces and killing him before he could complete his final transformation. Chen Chuan landed beside Wilhelm’s corpse as the battlefield settled around them.

• Wilhelm shattered Chen Chuan’s spear shaft and thrust the remaining core at him, but Chen Chuan countered with Second Stage Force.
• Wilhelm used the Van Her Book’s trials of suffering to recover and grow stronger, while Chen Chuan absorbed his attack with Turning Spiral Force and struck again.
• Wilhelm’s strength surged through further reversals, but Chen Chuan used Void-Piercing Force to knock aside his spear core and slice his neck.
• As Wilhelm tried to move his spear and pass the fourth trial of suffering, Chen Chuan followed with Flying Dragon Blade Slash.
• Chen Chuan landed as Wilhelm’s head fell away and his headless body split in two.

Chen Chuan attacked the Union camp, killing Wilhelm, defeating its combat creature Tucks, and destroying the domain field creature that maintained communications. He approached the assembled defenders, leaving them facing him at the camp gate.

• The camp’s observers watched Chen Chuan kill Wilhelm, and Lenoir ordered the airship launched and the combat personnel assembled.
• Lenoir released Tucks, but Chen Chuan struck its vital tissues and brought it down with one punch.
• Chen Chuan destroyed the camp’s information domain field creature, cutting off communications and unified command.
• Chen Chuan waited while the remaining fighters gathered, then moved toward them as personnel fell in sequence along his approach.
• Chen Chuan knocked down the metal gate and stood before the assembled defenders with his blade in hand.

Chen Chuan destroyed Lenoir’s camp by setting its algae oil stores ablaze, while Lenoir detonated the explosives beneath it. Chen Chuan told Yang Yuncheng that the main force had gone into the Convergence Zone to seize the Lost Object, and Yang agreed to handle the remaining sentries as Chen Chuan continued his pursuit.

• Chen Chuan fought through the camp’s armed defenses but sensed danger below and left Lenoir in the underground levels.
• Chen Chuan found algae oil, spread it around the camp, and set it alight; Yang Yuncheng saw the fire and rushed toward the camp.
• Lenoir realized the fire would reach him, returned to the Safe Room, and detonated the explosives, while Yang was caught in the blast.
• Chen Chuan checked the World Token and confirmed that the remaining life signs had vanished as further explosions brought down the airship mooring tower.
• Chen Chuan told Yang Yuncheng that the camp was only a rear base and that the main force was pursuing a Lost Object in the Convergence Zone.
• Yang Yuncheng agreed to deal with the remaining sentries, while an airship sent an urgent telegram to the Union delegation and the Linax Federation diplomatic team's station.

The Union delegation learned that Wilhelm had been killed by an attacker wearing a Great Shun Handling Bureau Investigation Supervisor uniform and worried about the safety of its camp. In the Convergence Zone, Xu Chan's team continued searching for the Lost Object as Blood Diamond confronted him, joined by two figures.

• The operation chief told the Union delegation that Wilhelm had died in an attack at Camp One, and the attacker might have been a powerful Great Shun Investigation Supervisor.
• The operation chief warned that the camp could suffer severe losses, while the delegation took confidence in Heros and its forces in the unknown region.
• Xu Chan led his team through the dangerous forest, where they continued searching for the Lost Object and endured casualties among their support personnel.
• A rear guard warned Xu Chan that Blood Diamond was following them again, so Xu Chan handed leadership to Captain Hai and went to meet him.
• Blood Diamond appeared before Xu Chan, and two agile figures arrived beside him.

Xu Chan fought Blood Diamond and the Thunder Twins, crippling Blood Diamond before the siblings withdrew with him. He rejoined his team unharmed, then learned that scouts had found an indigenous settlement nearby.

• Xu Chan recognized Svea Lundstrom and Sigvard Lundstrom as the Thunder Twins and realized he was facing three powerful opponents.
• Xu Chan met Blood Diamond’s charge head-on and shattered his fist and chest with a Spirit Sense-enhanced strike.
• Xu Chan used Blood Diamond to evade Sigvard and took a shallow wound from Svia’s Mutated Weapon while preserving his combat strength.
• Svia and Sigvard withdrew into the forest with the still-breathing Blood Diamond, and Xu Chan’s World Token activity value fell as he recovered.
• Xu Chan returned to his team, whose Medical Team treated his wound, and learned that scouts had discovered an indigenous settlement three kilometers away.

Xu Chan agreed to trade with a mixed settlement for help crossing the dangerous region, while Chen Chuan set out through the Convergence Zone and followed traces left by the Union expedition. The chapter ended as a swarm burst from an abandoned camp and surged toward Chen Chuan.

• Xu Chan learned that the nearby settlement included fugitives, deserters, and indigenous people, and agreed to provide supplies in exchange for their assistance.
• Svia and Sigvard returned with the Blood Diamond and found Heros standing atop a dead, enormous creature; Heros warned that an unknown watcher threatened them.
• Qi Qianyang told his companion he would wait for the others to find the Lost Object before taking it.
• Chen Chuan left the former Union camp on a Rakshasa two-wheeled vehicle, leaving Yang Yuncheng to care for the horses.
• Chen Chuan followed the Union group's trail to an abandoned camp, where his mental power disturbed a covering and released a dense swarm that attacked him.

Chen Chuan used the Thunderclap Cannon to wipe out a flock of strange birds, then reached another Union camp and killed a huge beast modified with Esoteric Sect Ritual patterns. After preparing the camp for the night, he began cultivating through a rift in the World Ring as he considered the world’s changing balance of power.

• Chen Chuan warned Zhao Ming to stay back and used the Thunderclap Cannon to destroy the flock of strange birds that had been circling him.
• Tiny antlike creatures carried away the birds’ remains, and Chen Chuan packed the cannon and continued along the Union’s trail.
• Chen Chuan reached a second camp and found a tent-covered beast that charged at him; he crushed its head with the sheathed Snow Monarch Blade.
• Chen Chuan found Esoteric Sect Ritual patterns sewn onto the beast’s skin and suspected the Union and the Linax Federation were working together.
• With his vehicle nearly out of fuel, Chen Chuan prepared the camp, called Zhao Ming back, and began cultivating through a rift in the World Ring.

Major General Ingram Serbil ordered the Linax Federation team to finish an Enlightenment Device quickly while preparing to support the Union's pursuit of Xu Chan. Xu Chan split his squad, sending three Executive Captains to search for the Lost Object while he stayed behind to delay their pursuers.

• Major General Ingram Serbil gave his technicians two days to complete the Enlightenment Device and offered the Union support in its pursuit of Xu Chan.
• Xu Chan and the three Executive Captains discussed a nearby gathering camp and judged its people potentially connected to the Lost Object and the Old Dynasty's resistance.
• Xu Chan ordered Captain Hai, Captain Lu, and Captain Hu to search for the Lost Object and retreat toward the rear camp if they found it.
• Xu Chan gave Captain Hai a Lost Object that could detect nearby traces of other Lost Objects.
• The squad split up, and Xu Chan studied a traded map of safe routes and traps to prepare to delay the enemy without confronting them directly.

Captain Hai’s team found a fresh trace of the Lost Object while Chen Chuan pursued the Union’s forces through the forest. The Union’s forward unit was attacked by a massive insect swarm, and Heros halted it with his power, knocking down weaker fighters along with the insects.

• Captain Hai’s team avoided a stampeding herd and then detected traces of the Lost Object near the riverbank.
• Chen Chuan destroyed two guarded camps and learned that the Union and Linax Federation had split up, with the Union only two or three days ahead.
• The Union’s forward unit reached the abandoned settlement camp but found several trails that made the pursuit route unclear.
• A remotely triggered explosion destroyed a huge insect nest and brought a vast swarm down on the forward unit.
• Heros released an invisible force that made the insects fall, but it also knocked down everyone nearby except the powerful Third Limit Fighters.

After Xu Chan’s trap delayed Heros’s forces for a day, Heros received reinforcements from General Serbil and prepared to resume the pursuit. A brilliant Rosy Light appeared, prompting Heros to order everyone to rush toward its source.

• Heros’s mental assault and the insect swarm left the Union camp with heavy support-staff losses, forcing the pursuers to halt and request assistance.
• Xu Chan emerged from the active plant that had shielded him, confirmed the swarm had erased their trail, and planned further delays using the terrain and a cave trap.
• General Serbil received the Union’s request, led hired personnel to rendezvous with Heros, and ordered his adjutant to keep Seraphina under close watch.
• The next morning, a magnificent Rosy Light appeared, and Heros recognized it as the light of a Lost Object.
• Heros asked General Serbil to honor their agreement and provide cover, then ordered his forces to abandon their burdens and race toward the light.

Qi Qianyang absorbed power from a captured being as the Lost Object’s light reappeared, drawing everyone in the unknown region toward it. Chen Chuan raced toward the light, while Captain Hai and his companions tried to contain the Lost Object after finding it inside a slain creature.

• Qi Qianyang had Lao Lao prepare an Esoteric Sect mat and opened a canister containing luminous vapor, which Qi Qianyang absorbed over three hours to strengthen himself.
• Qi Qianyang left to take the Lost Object and confront the others, ordering Lao Lao to send a signal and gather their scattered group.
• Xu Chan saw the light, considered using a government drug, then checked his map and hurried toward a location.
• Chen Chuan recognized the rosy light as the previously reported Lost Object and raced toward it with Zhao Ming, his Second Self, and the Snow Monarch Blade.
• Captain Hai and his companions killed a mutated long-horned creature that had swallowed the Lost Object, but the light continued shining after Captain Hai sealed the object in a case.

Captain Hai gave the Lost Object to a guide so rival groups would clash over it, while Xu Chan pursued the glow alongside the Union and Linax Federation teams. Heros reached the object first, but Xu Chan confronted him and summoned a swarm of creatures as Heros’s reinforcements approached.

• Captain Hai entrusted the Lost Object to a guide and held Captain Hu and Captain Lu back while the guide escaped.
• Captain Hu and Captain Lu revealed they had suspected the guides and agreed that the Lost Object had to be kept away from their own group; Captain Lu fired a signal flare for Captain Xu.
• Xu Chan raced after the Lost Object with the other groups, then paused to restore his strength with smoke from the shell-like object and let the Racoon Stone Tablet and Zhao Ming share it.
• Heros caught up to the guide carrying the Lost Object, killed him with a punch, and picked up the glowing object.
• Xu Chan confronted Heros, threw a small flying creature at him, and revealed a swarm approaching from the sky as Heros’s team neared.

Xu Chan fought Heros while Winged Mouse Monkeys swarmed them, but neither combatant could gain a decisive advantage. Qi Qianyang arrived, struck Heros flying, and took the Lost Object.

• Xu Chan attacked Heros, but Heros's speed, strength, and tough body forced Xu Chan to evade and use his Thin Sword.
• Xu Chan realized he could not defeat Heros and tried to retreat, while the Winged Mouse Monkeys hindered Heros's pursuit.
• Heros broke through the monkeys and caught up to Xu Chan, who injured himself to counter Heros in a clash of Spirit Sense and physical force.
• Qi Qianyang arrived on a broad-winged great bird and hurled Heros into a pile of rocks.
• Qi Qianyang took the Lost Object and tossed it above his palm.

Qi Qianyang fought off the arriving factions and recovered from devastating attacks while Heros claimed the Lost Object. Just as Qi Qianyang prepared to fight Heros again, a powerful stranger arrived from the forest, marked by a fluttering red scarf.

• Qi Qianyang defeated Xu Chan, the Thunder Twins, Gray Whale, and other fighters as the factions gathered around him.
• General Serbil ordered a Fighter to warn the rear to prepare equipment before the next day.
• Underground creatures bound Qi Qianyang, allowing the Thunder Twins, Ant Soldier, and Gray Whale to attack him, but he regenerated and broke free.
• Heros struck Qi Qianyang down, recovered the Lost Object, and stood unchallenged as the winged monkeys kept their distance.
• Qi Qianyang regenerated again and grew stronger, but he and Heros sensed an approaching force as a red-scarfed figure emerged from the forest.