Chapter Summaries

Lu Cang used his mastery of the mind to take control of Xin Qianhuan’s illusion and help her escape Fate’s mire by showing her the future. They set off together to find the next door, which appeared before them unexpectedly.

• Lu Cang pierced Xin Qianhuan’s mental defenses, took control of her illusion, and revealed that he had never truly been trapped in Fate’s mire.
• Xin Qianhuan asked Lu Cang to predict her future in exchange for telling him how to obtain the Eighth Forbidden Magic.
• Lu Cang showed Xin Qianhuan her future, revealing destinies tied to liberating Deep Earth and making Lotie’s fantasies come true, and she escaped the mire.
• Xin Qianhuan grabbed Lu Cang’s wrist, and they moved forward together, hoping either of them would enter the next door.
• A magnificent door appeared before them without warning.

Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan entered a vast ruin filled with the names and fate-links of everyone in the world, while Lu Cang explained where he had been during his ten-year disappearance. The chapter left them searching for their own names as Lu Cang asked after Lotie and reflected on his broken promise.

• Xin Qianhuan warned Lu Cang that the ruin could hold deadly dangers, but Lu Cang argued they should enter now that they had found its door.
• Lu Cang opened the door, revealing a universe-like space filled with glowing names connected by countless fine threads.
• Xin Qianhuan told Lu Cang to search for his name, and Lu Cang recounted his past while concealing several details.
• Xin Qianhuan learned that Lu Cang had mastered two Original Forbidden Magics and was only level six.
• Lu Cang apologized for breaking his promise and asked Xin Qianhuan how her master, Lotie, was doing.

Lu Cang met Xin Qianhuan in the space of fate, learned that Lady Lotie had sent her to alter Fate, and searched the space for his own name. The chapter left Lu Cang unable to find any record of himself among the names of every living being.

• Lu Cang demonstrated a time variation and a multicolored flame to Xin Qianhuan, then asked her to help him make amends to Lady Lotie.
• Xin Qianhuan said Lady Lotie had released her and sent her to alter Fate by finding names and setting destinies.
• Lu Cang used his Prophecy to search the near future but could not find his own name.
• Lu Cang expanded the Absolute Sea of Magic Power through the space of fate, reaching its two-trillion-kilometer limit and finding many familiar names.
• Lu Cang searched the countless names for himself but found no one named Lu Cang and wondered whether he had no Fate or place in the world.

Lu Cang wished to obtain the Eighth Forbidden Magic—Fate, and the wish triggered storms that rearranged destinies across the space where Fate converged. His name appeared there at last, and he went to touch it to discover why he was special.

• Lu Cang learned from Xin Qianhuan that finding his name in the space of Fate was necessary to proceed.
• Unable to locate his name, Lu Cang silently wished to obtain the Eighth Forbidden Magic—Fate.
• A golden storm swept through the space, snapping and reconnecting Fate’s threads, and Lu Cang found his name near Yakartikto’s.
• Lu Cang shared his vast perception with Xin Qianhuan, helping her find her name far away.
• A second, greater storm shook the space as Lu Cang realized his wish had altered destinies, even those of the Moon Stars.
• Lu Cang reached his name and touched it, seeking to learn what made him special.

Lu Cang touched his name and saw a vision of himself being offered as a sacrifice, while a strange voice in his mind claimed his fate was to fight the world. He rejected the voice’s influence, sent Xin Qianhuan to Lotie, and told her what he had seen, leaving her asking whether Lotie was at the altar.

• Lu Cang touched his fate and saw himself bound to an altar as powerful beings, including Izpalut, Ekhatol, and Yakartikto, watched below.
• A corrupted voice in Lu Cang’s mind claimed the world rejected him and that his trial was to fight the entire world, but Lu Cang refused to trust it.
• Xin Qianhuan asked Lu Cang to take her to Lotie, and he teleported her to Lotie’s location.
• Xin Qianhuan touched Lotie’s name and merged a white droplet into it, then explained that her trial had been choosing between becoming real and remaining loyal to Lotie.
• Lu Cang described his vision of being sacrificed, and Xin Qianhuan asked whether Lotie had been there.

Lu Cang was drawn into Yakartikto’s Divine Kingdom, where the Moon Star stopped time and pierced him with golden chains. She guessed his talents and levels, and Lu Cang’s attempt to end Future Simulation failed, leaving him trapped with her.

• Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan were pulled into a collapsing space as countless fates converged at its center.
• Lu Cang arrived in Yakartikto’s Divine Kingdom and recognized the Moon Star of the Harvest Moon.
• Lu Cang tried to approach and assess Yakartikto, but his mana sea could not reach her and her Death Date and future remained unclear.
• Yakartikto stopped time, approached Lu Cang, and pierced every version of him with golden chains.
• Lu Cang tried to end Future Simulation, but Yakartikto guessed his talent and levels while he remained trapped in frozen time.

Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan were trapped in Yakartikto’s Divine Kingdom, where the Moon Star revealed the scale of her power by reshaping the world through a miracle. Watching her act gave Lu Cang the inspiration to begin designing a Divine-Level artifact.

• Yakartikto released Lu Cang from her golden chains and invited him and the newly arrived Xin Qianhuan to stay in her Divine Kingdom.
• Lu Cang told Xin Qianhuan that their host was Yakartikto, the Moon Star of the ninth month, and questioned her about leaving the Divine Kingdom.
• Yakartikto used the miracle Uncertain Variable to unleash worldwide disasters that destroyed invading monsters while changing elements and saving many intelligent lifeforms.
• Lu Cang witnessed Yakartikto’s perception encompass the world and saw the Moon Sea, the World Center Tree’s reflection, the Sea of Light, and other realms.
• After seeing Yakartikto’s power, Lu Cang began shaping a Magic Wand design based on the laws of the divine level and his Artifact Construction talent.

Yakartikto descended into the mortal world, drawing the attention of the other Moon Stars and filling the world with treasure chests. As Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan followed her, he discovered Aertemi was hiding in Boundless Mountain, then learned Yakartikto could move him between distant places with a tap.

• Lu Cang constructed a blueprint for a staff after observing Yakartikto's luck-based power, and sensed the other Moon Stars when she descended.
• Perga challenged Yakartikto's descent, while Bani urged her to join a war against the world; Yakartikto refused and Perga and Bani exchanged threats.
• Yakartikto filled the world with treasure chests and revealed Aertemi hiding in a skin-covered mountain in Boundless Mountain.
• Lu Cang considered taking revenge on Aertemi but decided he needed to be certain he could defeat her.
• Yakartikto moved Lu Cang through the void and into a dark place filled with Devilish Creatures and the roots of Eighth-tier Devilish Creatures.

Yakartikto told Lu Cang that his arrival had disrupted the world's balance, provoking stronger monsters and turmoil, and warned that some Moon Stars were acting against him. She then offered Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan a chance to obtain the Eighth Forbidden Magic, Fate, through a coin-guessing game.

• Lu Cang walked through the strange landscape with Yakartikto and discussed whether the world was beautiful and how the weak were constrained.
• On a mountaintop marked with a yin-yang symbol, Yakartikto explained that the world's balance made monsters grow stronger as spiritual beings flourished.
• Yakartikto told Lu Cang that his arrival ten years earlier had disrupted the balance, and Lu Cang briefly recalled making a wish that affected the fates of living beings.
• Yakartikto reassured the tense Lu Cang that she did not intend to kill him, but warned that certain Moon Stars were looking for him and some might already be acting against him.
• Xin Qianhuan appeared, and Yakartikto offered to teach them the Eighth Forbidden Magic, Fate, if they guessed which side of her coin landed face up.

Xin Qianhuan accepted Yakartikto’s coin-toss trial to obtain the Eighth Forbidden Magic and help her master escape Deep Earth. After the coin tore through several Devilish Creature nests, Lu Cang foresaw that it would land heads, while Xin Qianhuan appeared set to guess tails.

• Xin Qianhuan accepted Yakartikto’s challenge and prepared to guess the coin’s face.
• Yakartikto launched the coin into the sky, where it plunged through a storm and struck the Level 9 Abnormal Nest.
• The coin’s passage destroyed the helix-shaped creature and caused the colossal nest’s mutations to spiral out of control.
• The golden-green coin shot through six Devilish Creature nests before returning to the sky and beginning to fall.
• Lu Cang foresaw that the coin would land heads and considered betting against Xin Qianhuan to secure the magic either way.

Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan guessed the result of Yakartikto’s coin toss, and both were declared correct despite choosing different sides. Yakartikto gave Lu Cang the ninth-tier Good Fortune’s Blessing ward, then turned to the Eighth Forbidden Magic.

• Yakartikto caught the rapidly spinning coin and asked Lu Cang and Xin Qianhuan to guess its result.
• Xin Qianhuan initially guessed tails, while Lu Cang guessed heads; she then changed her answer to heads.
• Yakartikto revealed the coin was heads and declared both guesses correct.
• Yakartikto created the Good Fortune’s Blessing ward and told Lu Cang he could learn it.
• Yakartikto said that only the Eighth Forbidden Magic remained.

In his Future Simulation, Lu Cang watched Yakartikto give Xin Qianhuan the Eighth Forbidden Magic, Fate, then took the spell from Yakartikto with his Lighthouse of All Magic. After the simulation ended, he examined Fate’s abilities and costs, including its ultimate form, which could freely control the fate of everything.

• Yakartikto used fate’s threads to pierce Xin Qianhuan and give her the Eighth Forbidden Magic—Fate.
• Yakartikto let Lu Cang use his talent to take Fate from her, leaving her unable to use the spell and making her sense of fate hazy.
• Lu Cang absorbed Fate, and Yakartikto vanished as black fissures and vast malice spread through the world.
• Lu Cang ended the Future Simulation and returned to face the Merman Sage.
• Lu Cang examined Fate’s effects and costs, learning that its final form could control the fate of everything while costing the user all class levels.

Lu Cang agreed to help the Expeditionary Force rescue people from the Abyss of Falling in exchange for a reward, demonstrating that he had mastered the Eighth Forbidden Magic. He returned to the Land of Seeing the Moon and prepared to advance Mo Cheng to Level 2 before leaving on a long trip.

• Lu Cang traced Fate to people including Roa, Kumiloni, Aertemi, Xin Qianhuan, and Lotie, and accepted the Merman Sage’s request to rescue people from the Abyss of Falling for compensation.
• Lu Cang revealed that he had mastered the Eighth Forbidden Magic and demonstrated its power by halting the room’s restraints after the Merman Sage was compelled to attack him.
• Four Level 8 Class-changers surrounded Lu Cang, but the Merman Sage, also called Komo, told them to stand down and agreed to discuss the reward with the Expeditionary Force.
• Lu Cang opened a rift and returned to the Land of Seeing the Moon, where Mo Cheng had been waiting and practicing their previous fight.
• Lu Cang told Mo Cheng he would help him advance to Level 2 Mage and teach him important spells before leaving on a long trip.

Lu Cang encouraged Mo Cheng after their battle and demonstrated Izpalut’s Origin Magic before guiding him through the Promotion Ritual. Mo Cheng displayed his all-element affinity and powerful, versatile Void Infusion spell, leaving Lu Cang impressed as his promotion proceeded.

• Lu Cang asked Mo Cheng how he felt about the battle, praised his performance, and warned him not to rely on dangerous situations for growth.
• Lu Cang recounted his past encounter with Izpalut and demonstrated Izpalut’s Second-tier Origin Magic, Elemental Void, to inspire Mo Cheng.
• Lu Cang and Mo Cheng reached the Promotion Ritual site, where the Origin protected Mo Cheng from contamination during his advancement.
• The ritual revealed that Mo Cheng had one hundred percent affinity for every element.
• Mo Cheng demonstrated his evolved Void Infusion, turning its purple-black flames into ice, lightning, a piercing beam, and spreading darkness while Lu Cang tested the spell’s strength.

Lu Cang taught Mo Cheng that elemental magic formed the foundation of all magic and guided him through a perfect advancement to Level 2. When Mo Cheng asked whether becoming as powerful as Moon Star Sophia could let him revive the dead, Lu Cang promised to become Moon Star too, and his wish caused fate to shift around a golden thread connected to Yakartikto.

• Izpalut explained to Lu Cang that elemental magic was the root of all magic because it formed the foundation mages had to keep mastering.
• Lu Cang realized that advancement rituals tested a mage’s magical foundation and did not necessarily have to require showcasing eight spells.
• Mo Cheng demonstrated his strong foundation and glorious achievement of soloing a Level 2 dungeon, completing a perfect advancement to Level 2.
• Lu Cang told Mo Cheng that becoming as powerful as Moon Star could let him change everything, and Mo Cheng vowed to pursue that power.
• Lu Cang wished to become Moon Star, causing fate threads to snap and reconnect, including a brilliant golden thread tied to Yakartikto.

After teaching Mo Cheng defensive spells and answering his questions, Lu Cang left him guarded and descended into the Abyss of Falling to rescue people crucial to the human Expeditionary Force. He cleared a path through the Abyss’s monsters with Elemental Primordialization and reached a Gray-skinned Species civilization, where he killed two locals who approached him.

• Lu Cang taught the newly promoted Mo Cheng second-tier spells and Multiple Casting, then answered his questions until Mo Cheng fell asleep.
• Lu Cang ordered his Undead Shadows to guard Mo Cheng and placed restrictions across the continent before leaving.
• Lu Cang descended into the Abyss of Falling using enchanted equipment and spread his Absolute Sea of Magic Power, turning monsters into elements.
• Lu Cang spotted the Abyss’s watching eyeballs, opened a Phase Rift, and traveled to a floating continent inhabited by Gray-skinned Species.
• Two horned Gray-skinned creatures approached Lu Cang, and he killed them before continuing toward the tallest tower.

Lu Cang found humans sheltering in the Abyss of Falling and approached Xiu Mi and a red-haired Warrior to ask for help rescuing Xisha. After explaining his mission, he offered to trade for materials they possessed, including one needed for his Supreme Lucky Scepter blueprint.

• Lu Cang killed two creatures that had approached him and drew the attention of everyone nearby.
• Xiu Mi and the red-haired Warrior discussed the monster-filled Abyss of Falling and their plan to reach the Moon Sea without their dead mage, Xiu Xi.
• The red-haired Warrior opened the inn door after someone knocked, then struck at Lu Cang when he appeared behind her; Lu Cang caught her greatsword.
• Lu Cang identified himself as Izpalut's apprentice and showed the women his Expeditionary Force badge and images of the four people he had been sent to retrieve, including Xisha.
• Lu Cang gave Xiu Mi and the red-haired Warrior a list of materials he wanted, and the Warrior asked what he would offer in exchange.

Lu Cang offered rare equipment and materials to trade for supplies in the Abyss of Falling, impressing a red-haired Warrior with his ability to create boots that let their wearer move upward there. After recognizing Lu Cang as a Warrior who had entered the Dao, she introduced herself as Airosa.

• An angel watched the Sea of Light spread beneath a dark sky and said that night would soon disappear from the world.
• Lu Cang explained his background to Xiu Mi and the red-haired Warrior, then offered Swift Boots with the Falling Abyss Walk enchantment in exchange for rare materials.
• The red-haired Warrior considered the boots’ tactical advantage in the Abyss of Falling and offered Cloud Gum, but questioned whether Lu Cang had only one pair.
• Lu Cang showed her core materials from Eighth-tier Devilish Creatures he had killed, and she agreed to give him all the materials he had requested.
• The red-haired Warrior recognized Lu Cang as a Warrior who had entered the Dao, introduced herself as Airosa, and said they had crossed paths on the path to entering the Dao.

Lu Cang reunited with Airosa and Xiu Mi, learned that Kumiloni was likely connected to the monster outbreak in the Abyss of Falling, and created a divine artifact from the materials Airosa provided. The three traveled through a Phase Passage to the ruins, where Airosa charged into the monster army and challenged Lu Cang to a kill-count contest.

• Lu Cang met Airosa and Xiu Mi in the city and told them he had made the enchanted equipment that let people move through the Abyss of Falling.
• Airosa explained that Kumiloni might be inside the Abnormal Nest and that her connection to Sophia could be behind the monsters' rapid growth and the appearance of Commanders.
• Airosa gave Lu Cang the three materials he had requested, and Lu Cang used the Cloud Gum to manifest a golden-green scepter as a divine artifact.
• Lu Cang opened a Phase Passage, and he, Airosa, and Xiu Mi traveled to the ruins through it.
• Airosa charged at the monster army and challenged Lu Cang to see who could kill more.

Airosa and Xiu Mi fought a horde of Devilish Creatures in the Abyss of Falling while Lu Cang observed and then joined them. Lu Cang copied Airosa’s World Shaker technique at a higher realm, leaving her stunned by the power of his Dao.

• Airosa charged the colossal Devilish Creature and shattered the curse runes cast by a Sky Blood Curse Demon.
• Xiu Mi ambushed the Sky Blood Curse Demon, identified its weaknesses, and warned Airosa that six more enemies were approaching.
• Airosa and Xiu Mi battled the Devilish Creatures while Lu Cang watched, fascinated by their Level 8 fighting skills.
• Lu Cang used Cause of Life to kill the invisible Devilish Creature attacking Xiu Mi and another creature beneath Airosa’s foot.
• Lu Cang summoned a great axe and used World Tremor to shatter the surrounding Devilish Creatures, revealing a realm beyond Airosa’s World Shaker.