Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan absorbed Rot Firefly’s essence, mastered the Great Bright Light Style, and broke through to the Fourth Limit, then decided to complete the final form of the Great Azure Void Style before returning. Meanwhile, Noche, Moon Rhino, and Tuner used their last tracking Lost Object in the desert to locate him.

• Chen Chuan destroyed Rot Firefly’s Mutated Tissue and swallowed the radiant pearl-like essence as creatures and beings from the spiritual world converged on his ritual.
• Chen Chuan practiced the Great Bright Light Style through the night and the following day until light radiated from him, purifying mutations across his Domain Field.
• Chen Chuan broke through to the Fourth Limit and decided to remain in the Convergence Zone until he completed the final form of the Great Azure Void Style.
• Noche, Moon Rhino, and Tuner traveled through the desert while searching for Chen Chuan, and Tuner used their final Lost Object to point them toward a direction before it shattered.
• Tuner told Noche and Moon Rhino to follow the direction indicated by the Lost Object.

Noche, Moon Rhino, and the Tuner tracked their target through the forest, studying traces that showed his precise use of force and speculating about injuries from his earlier battle. After resting and following a river downstream, they found him at its mouth, standing beside a huge whale-shaped fish as he noticed them.

• Moon Rhino signaled Noche and the Tuner to examine a fallen tree, and the Tuner reconstructed how their target had killed a python with precisely controlled force.
• Noche, Moon Rhino, and the Tuner discussed whether their target had been injured fighting the mutated ancient Fighter, then concluded that he had likely recovered.
• The three followed fresh traces downstream and decided to camp overnight rather than risk meeting their target in the dark.
• Noche, Moon Rhino, and the Tuner agreed on a broad retreat plan, and Noche prepared a special weapon he hoped would attract their target's attention.
• The next day, the three reached the river mouth and spotted their target standing on the beach beside a huge whale-shaped fish; he turned toward them.

Moon Rhino, Tuner, and Noche attacked Chen Chuan at the beach, but his overwhelming speed and power defeated their coordinated assault. Chen Chuan killed Tuner and Moon Rhino, while Noche remained to face him.

• Moon Rhino, Tuner, and Noche launched simultaneous Spiritual Impacts at Chen Chuan, but his Spiritual Fire and Domain Field blocked them.
• Chen Chuan destroyed Tuner's Active Consciousness Entity and then annihilated the portion of Tuner's Aspect that tried to escape.
• Moon Rhino and Noche realized they could not flee and attacked Chen Chuan together.
• Chen Chuan dodged their pincer attack, blocked Moon Rhino's hammer barehanded, and punched a hole through his torso.
• Chen Chuan told Noche that the ground beneath them was his Hunting Ground.

The Tuner and Noche survived Chen Chuan’s attacks by transferring their damaged Aspects of the Gods into prepared or allied bodies. Their powers combined with Moon Rhino’s, setting up a final confrontation with Chen Chuan on the beach.

• The Tuner drained his original body and transferred his Aspect of the Gods into a prepared High Cliff Great Silver Sable.
• Chen Chuan exposed Noche’s concealment, and Noche split his Aspect of the Gods to escape into Moon Rhino.
• Moon Rhino used mist to hide himself and retreated toward the sea while Noche masked their movement.
• The Tuner’s Aspect left the silver sable and joined Noche inside Moon Rhino, combining their damaged powers with his own.
• Chen Chuan struck down the silver sable, then faced the transformed Moon Rhino and summoned the Snow Monarch Blade.

Chen Chuan and Red Dust defeated Moon Rhino and killed Noche after their ambush failed. Chen Chuan collected the attackers’ weapons and supplies, intending to take their remains back for examination to uncover who had arranged the attack.

• Red Dust pinned Moon Rhino briefly, allowing Chen Chuan to cut him in half with a decisive slash.
• Chen Chuan destroyed the two Aspects of the Gods that emerged from Moon Rhino’s body.
• Chen Chuan pursued Noche through the woods, deflected his attack, and crushed his head after refusing to hear his offer to testify.
• Chen Chuan collected Noche’s short spike and sword, then searched the attackers’ luggage for supplies, weapons, and labeled soil samples.
• Chen Chuan packed the belongings and carried them back toward the beach.

Chen Chuan mastered the Great Azure Void Style, returned from the Convergence Zone with evidence and the remains of three Fighters, and met Yao Zhiyi at a garrison fortress. He told Yao Zhiyi that all three Fighters were in his suitcase.

• Chen Chuan collected Moon Rhino's Golden Melon Hammer and remains from the beach, including fragments of the body Tuner and Noche had inhabited.
• Chen Chuan trained through the night and mastered the Great Azure Void Style, creating a force field that he combined with the Great Bright Light Style.
• Chen Chuan recognized the Longevity Observation Realm as his next goal and decided to seek more information after returning.
• Chen Chuan gathered creatures to carry his belongings and traveled for about six days back to the deserted fortress, then took an Airship to a Convergence Zone garrison.
• Yao Zhiyi met Chen Chuan and confirmed that two Fighters had passed through the Municipal Council's passage; Chen Chuan said he had encountered and dealt with three.
• Chen Chuan told Yao Zhiyi that all three Fighters were in one of his suitcases.

Chen Chuan returned safely to Central City with the remains of three Fighters, and Yao Zhiyi helped arrange a covert return and plan for the aftermath. At the Administrative Building, Qi Weizhao learned that one attacker might belong to the Fusion Faction, making the threat seem more serious than expected.

• Yao Zhiyi examined the suitcase containing three Fighters and gave Chen Chuan intelligence on the Tuner and Noche, while Chen Chuan suspected the third attacker belonged to the Fusion Faction.
• Yao Zhiyi explained that false reports about the Old Imperial Household had likely kept rescuers occupied, and Chen Chuan chose to return through the Government Affairs Hall's emergency passage.
• Mister Zhuan received word that Chen Chuan had returned safely, then left with Mask after reaffirming his intention to confront Zhao Zhenye himself.
• Chen Chuan traveled back to Central City with Zhao Ming and his belongings, carrying the Snow Monarch Blade and the Fighters' remains.
• Qi Weizhao welcomed Chen Chuan at the Administrative Building and learned that the third attacker might have come from the Fusion Faction.

Chen Chuan gave Qi Weizhao evidence linking three Fighters to an attack, and the Government Affairs Hall prepared to strip the Municipal Council of its power before it could obstruct Jibei Province’s plans. Chen Chuan agreed to secure Central City from the Active Consciousness Entities while the Fighter Council worked to identify the attackers.

• Qi Weizhao concluded that the attack on Chen Chuan was a threat to national interests, not merely a factional dispute, and Chen Chuan presented the remains and belongings of the three Fighters who had attacked him.
• Qi Weizhao shared the Government Affairs Hall’s plan to rapidly neutralize most Municipal Council members, retain the council in name, and keep Central City stable while countering outside interference.
• Chen Chuan approved the plan and promised to prevent the two Active Consciousness Entities from causing large-scale destruction once their locations were confirmed.
• Chen Chuan warned Qi Weizhao to watch Tan Weixing, whom he suspected of having ties to the Municipal Council, and Qi Weizhao said Yao Zhiyi had raised the same concern.
• Chen Chuan went to rest at the Government Affairs Hall as Qi Weizhao contacted the Fighter Council to request identification of the three attackers.

Chairman Quan tried to prepare his family for danger while awaiting news from the Convergence Zone, and Qi Weizhao gathered evidence linking the Jibei Province Fusion Faction to the operation. The chapter ended with Qi Weizhao preparing to launch a purge whether or not the central authorities approved.

• Chairman Quan called Old Guo’s household and learned that the local gifts he had sent had not reached them, then ordered his family to leave the country, but they refused.
• Chairman Quan arranged for A Lei and Xiao Gua to go to the Federation, where he had provided them with an estate and financial support.
• Mr. Chi monitored developments in Jibei Province and waited for the Fighters to return from the Convergence Zone.
• The Fighter Council identified Moon Rhino as Jin Litai, a Fighter linked to the Fusion Faction, giving Qi Weizhao grounds to target the faction’s allies in Jibei Province.
• Qi Weizhao convened the decision-making group and announced that he would launch the operation in an hour, regardless of whether the central authorities responded.

Qi Weizhao received the Central Authority’s approval and launched Sunrise Operation, while Chen Chuan headed to the Municipal Council Building to confront Guardian Spider. He broke through the council’s sealed underground defenses and reached the chamber beneath the building.

• With the deadline passing and no reply from the Central Authority, Qi Weizhao prepared to proceed with the operation himself.
• Qiao Yang delivered a delayed telegram, and Qi Weizhao announced that the Central Authority had approved the plan and that Sunrise Operation had begun.
• The Security Decision Group members departed to carry out their tasks, and Chen Chuan went to the Municipal Council Building to deal with Guardian Spider.
• Red Dust guided Chen Chuan through Fu Mu’s Domain Field access to the twelfth basement level, where Guardian Spider was believed to be located.
• Chen Chuan shattered the reinforced floor and descended into a large underground space with four tunnels and heavy metal doors.

Chen Chuan destroyed the Guardian Spider beneath the Municipal Council Building and joined a Defense Department airship heading to White Bird District to eliminate another Active Consciousness Entity. As military forces moved to seize control of the council, patrol officers on Flying Rainbow Bridge noticed a swarm of combat airships heading toward the district.

• Chen Chuan used his Domain Field to locate the Guardian Spider, broke into its chamber, and vaporized it before it could spread its toxins or spores.
• Red Dust confirmed that no contaminated tissue remained, and Chen Chuan left the council building as government forces prepared to arrest the council's principal members and take control.
• Chen Chuan boarded a Defense Department airship and reported that the Guardian Spider was eliminated, then set course for White Bird District.
• Deng Fu, Tai Dongwei, and Geng Zheng noticed there were fewer insects around Flying Rainbow Bridge and wondered whether they sensed danger.
• Tai Dongwei spotted seven Combat Airships flying toward White Bird District and realized that a major operation was underway.

Chen Chuan’s forces demanded that White Bird District hand over a high-risk organism, but the district refused and fired on him. After Chen Chuan destroyed the attacking airships, Mr. Chi ordered the Active Consciousness Entity Sea Salamander activated and tried to escape by submarine.

• Chen Chuan warned White Bird District to hand over the high-risk organism and gave its defenders ten minutes to comply.
• Mr. Chi identified the target as the Union’s Active Consciousness Entity and considered the delegation’s advice to resist the Government Affairs Hall.
• White Bird District refused to comply, and its airships opened fire when Chen Chuan approached its airspace.
• Chen Chuan’s light nullified the barrage, then he destroyed the six attacking airships, shocking observers and revealing himself to Mr. Chi.
• Mr. Chi concluded that Chen Chuan had survived and ordered the Active Consciousness Entity activated before attempting to flee by submarine.
• The Union delegation voted to activate the Active Consciousness Entity Sea Salamander.

Mr. Chi triggered the Sea Salamander’s forced maturation as Chen Chuan tracked the Active Consciousness Entity to the reefs and confronted it. After the Sea Salamander’s attack failed, Chen Chuan split it in two, but one half escaped into the sea, and he pursued it.

• Mr. Chi sent the awakening signal to force the Sea Salamander to mature while he prepared to escape by submarine.
• Chen Chuan and Red Dust traced the signal to a reef group near White Bird District, where Chen Chuan waited for the creature to surface.
• The Sea Salamander emerged as a giant, glowing creature, and Red Dust identified it as an Active Consciousness Entity with Second-Level Potential.
• The Sea Salamander attacked Chen Chuan with a beam and a bite, but he broke through its force field and launched it into the air.
• Chen Chuan cut the Sea Salamander in half and destroyed the half on the reef, while the other half fled into the sea.
• Chen Chuan stepped into the sea with the Snow Monarch Blade to pursue the escaping half.

Chen Chuan captured the regenerating Sea Salamander as Mr. Chi’s escape ended in death and Commissioner Cao ordered his body returned. As the Handling Bureau moved against Chairman Quan, Quan and Wu Mian fled through a secret passage in External Implant Bodies, heading for the Convergence Zone.

• Chen Chuan killed the Sea Salamander’s remaining half with a diamond-shaped projectile, then captured it alive to preserve it as evidence.
• Mr. Chi escaped by submarine and boarded a ferry, but a force immobilized him and he suddenly died; Commissioner Cao ordered his body brought back intact.
• The Handling Bureau sealed off the council building in Weiguang District and began arresting the councilors as Chairman Quan realized they had lost.
• Wu Mian escorted Chairman Quan through a private elevator to a secret passage, where they entered their custom External Implant Bodies.
• Chairman Quan rejected White Bird District as likely sealed off and chose the Convergence Zone as their destination.

Xu Chan stopped Chairman Quan’s escape through a hidden Rift, defeated Wu Mian, and arrested Quan. After the operation in White Bird District, Chen Chuan withdrew with an Active Consciousness Entity and wondered where the being from beyond the World Ring was hiding.

• Wu Mian warned Chairman Quan that the garrison might block their escape, but Quan led the group toward a secret Rift in the passage.
• Xu Chan burst through the wall and disabled Quan’s guards; Wu Mian stayed behind to fight him while Quan fled toward the Rift.
• Xu Chan defeated Wu Mian with Spirit Sense, killed him, and destroyed his External Implant Body.
• Xu Chan caught Chairman Quan at the Rift, broke open his External Implant Body, and arrested him on orders from the Government Affairs Hall.
• Chen Chuan left White Bird District aboard his Airship with half an Active Consciousness Entity, while media crews found their photographs of the battle blurred.
• Chen Chuan learned from Yao Zhiyi that nearly all targets had been arrested and, finding no sign of the being from beyond the World Ring, wondered where it was hiding.

Chen Chuan helped the Government Affairs Hall arrest most of the Municipal Council and restore order in Central City, but found no sign of the entity he was seeking among the detainees. After the operation, he received evidence linking Origin Company to the attack on him and prepared to consider his next move.

• Chen Chuan examined the arrested councilors and other key figures, confirmed none showed signs of possession, and wondered whether the entity had gone elsewhere.
• Qi Weizhao announced the arrests and the Government Affairs Hall’s promise to maintain order as Chen Chuan stopped to eat and spoke with Sun Rao and Wei Yuji.
• Wei Yuji predicted that White Bird District would be brought under Government Affairs Hall control and hoped for a promotion, while Chen Chuan told him to wait and see.
• Chen Chuan watched the sun rise, then met Qi Weizhao, who praised his role in the operation and gave him documents about Chairman Quan and Mr. Chi.
• Chen Chuan reviewed evidence linking Origin Company to the attack on him and acknowledged that the operation could bring serious consequences.

The Central Authority defended the forceful Jibei Province operation, easing public unrest while Municipal Councils and foreign powers continued to prepare for its consequences. As Chen Chuan prepared to return to Yangzhi, two Plague Cult members visited Painter in an underground tunnel, where a swarm of insects left blood and flesh across his living-looking murals.

• The Central Authority said Jibei Province’s Municipal Council had colluded with foreign powers and justified the operation, while Municipal Councils secretly strengthened their forces.
• Mr. Gao and Mr. Xiang discussed the failed attempt to eliminate Chen Chuan and planned to lure him to the Linax Federation with an official exchange invitation.
• Chen Chuan remained on leave but stayed concerned about an unidentified presence and planned to return to Yangzhi after Yuan An Company recovered lost objects from two ancient Fighters.
• Two Plague Cult members found Painter creating strange murals in a tunnel and warned him that the third batch of test subjects would soon be released.
• A swarm of insects passed through the tunnel, leaving blood and scraps of flesh across the walls and floor while Painter sat nearby.

On his return to Yangzhi, Chen Chuan left his aunt’s family at their old home and went to a Yuan An Company research center to inspect two captured ancient Fighters and their extracted Lost Object. He suppressed the captives’ minds for two months, while Lan Shengu and Xiao Yi recognized the strength of his mental power.

• Chen Chuan flew to Yangzhi with his aunt’s family and read reports about the political fallout from recent events in Central City, along with an invitation to receive an international Fighters’ award.
• Chen Chuan dropped his aunt’s family off in Yangzhi, then continued north to a Yuan An Company research center, where Liao Donghai showed him the two ancient Fighters held in an Esoteric Ritual.
• Lan Shengu warned Liao Donghai that the ritual could hold the captives for only fifteen more days because their bodies were recovering after the Lost Object’s extraction.
• Chen Chuan confirmed the captives would eventually adapt to the restraints and suppressed their minds so they would remain unconscious for two months.
• After Chen Chuan left to see the Lost Object, Lan Shengu cautioned Xiao Yi not to reveal her ability, and she said Chen Chuan’s mental power rivaled Brother Liu’s.

Chen Chuan investigated two Lost Objects and inferred that they were connected to a Rift, then joined the Security Decision Meeting as leaders discussed Central City’s defenses and the threat hidden in the Lower District. The chapter ended with Chen Chuan proposing a plan to draw the elusive entity out.

• Chen Chuan touched the two Lost Objects with his mind and received a vision of an ice field and a possible Rift connected to Pi Lu.
• Chen Chuan submitted his report, advised Liao Donghai to keep the two ancient Fighters alive, and searched the indicated area before returning to Central City.
• Qi Weizhao briefed the decision-making group on the new Municipal Council and the proposed Skyline Project linking Jibei Province and Haidong Province.
• Yao Zhiyi warned that the Essence Refinement School and Fusion Faction might collude with the Old Imperial Household, and Qiao Weiting pledged to support him in the Convergence Zone.
• Chen Chuan deduced that the entity missed during Sunrise Operation was hiding in the Lower District and said he had a plan to draw it out.

Chen Chuan won approval for the Retreating Tide Plan, which aimed to draw a hidden entity out by using a pursuit in the Lower District as cover. Afterward, he visited his training team, heard about the Lan Shengu siblings resolving urban legends in Yangzhi City, and received notice that a huge hammer had arrived.

• Chen Chuan warned the Security Decision Meeting that the hidden entity might have long-term plans connected to the Great Collision, while Liang Guanghai reported that Jibei Province's environment was becoming more like the Convergence Zone.
• Chen Chuan proposed luring the entity out by pursuing important fugitives in the Lower District, and Qi Weizhao and the others approved the Retreating Tide Plan.
• Chen Chuan learned that Lu Fang's Fighting Hall had received official approval and congratulated him.
• Chen Chuan visited Wei Changan and the team during training, where Wei Changan told him that a pair of siblings had resolved urban legends in Yangzhi City.
• Chen Chuan ate with his team and received a message that an enormous hammer had arrived by transport airship.