Chapter Summaries

Zhuang Hong, a Space Traveler who gathered stories while fleeing creatures that hunted him, met Xu Kaidong, a transmigrator desperate for new knowledge. After arranging to trade Xu Kaidong a Mathematics Encyclopedia for his Ivory Hairpin, Zhuang Hong continued through other worlds, where a Red Beard Monster ambushed him.

• Zhuang Hong listened as Xu Kaidong described becoming a celebrated Living Sage, then confessed that he had exhausted his knowledge and feared being exposed.
• Xu Kaidong asked Zhuang Hong for a Mathematics Encyclopedia, and Zhuang Hong agreed to bring one in exchange for Xu Kaidong's Ivory Hairpin.
• After Zhuang Hong left, Xu Kaidong examined the Ivory Hairpin and tried to discover its secret by claiming it as his master.
• The chapter recounted how Zhuang Hong gained the power to travel through space after finding a strange bone and spent three years evading natural enemies.
• A Red Beard Monster attacked Zhuang Hong with dozens of tentacles, but he recognized it as a low-grade White Nemesis and remained unafraid.

Zhuang Hong defeated and consumed a Red Beard Monster, then traveled through other worlds while repeatedly fending off natural enemies that ambushed him whenever he tried to sleep. Exhausted after finally managing a brief doze, he headed toward Earth, determined to find an ability that would let him sleep peacefully.

• Zhuang Hong killed the White Nemesis Red Beard Monster, absorbed its nutrients and Source Power, and ate crystal fragments from its shell.
• After arriving in another world, Zhuang Hong narrowly dodged a beetle's ambush, killed it, and continued traveling without eating it.
• Zhuang Hong was repeatedly ambushed by natural enemies whenever he tried to doze, killing them as his exhaustion and frustration grew.
• Zhuang Hong eventually managed a brief, uneasy doze without being attacked and regained a little energy.
• Zhuang Hong headed toward Earth, resolved to obtain an ability that would let him sleep peacefully.

Zhuang Hong returned to Earth and explained his unusual abilities and belief that he was a mutated part of a four-dimensional life. After awakening Dimensional Sight, he learned that his old friend Chen Yuanfei had late-stage cancer and was overwhelmed by despair.

• Zhuang Hong returned home, set a silk alarm across nearby spaces, and rested while planning to hunt other versions of himself for new abilities.
• Chen Yuanfei called Zhuang Hong and asked to meet at A-Mei Fresh Porridge.
• Zhuang Hong found Chen Yuanfei looking haggard and listened as he revealed his late-stage cancer diagnosis.
• Chen Yuanfei said he had refused treatment to save money for his parents, had considered suicide, and did not know what to do.
• Zhuang Hong used Dimensional Sight and saw the cancerous mass in Chen Yuanfei's lungs.

Zhuang Hong removed Chen Yuanfei’s large tumors with his spatial ability and gave him a healing potion, leaving Chen Yuanfei with hope as he went to the hospital for another examination. Zhuang Hong then set out to find a cancer treatment and bought Xu Kaidong a mathematics book and an electric baton to take to him.

• Zhuang Hong extracted Chen Yuanfei’s large tumors and gave him a Rapid Healing potion to ease his pain.
• Zhuang Hong told Chen Yuanfei that he would seek medicine to treat his cancer, and Chen Yuanfei left with renewed hope.
• Chen Yuanfei went to the hospital to request another examination, and Doctor He agreed despite thinking Chen Yuanfei was in denial.
• Zhuang Hong decided to prioritize finding a cancer treatment for Chen Yuanfei before exploring space for new abilities.
• Zhuang Hong bought Xu Kaidong What Is Mathematics and an electric baton, planning to offer the items in exchange for the Ivory Hairpin containing Spacetime Essence.

Zhuang Hong traded for an electric baton in Xu Kaidong’s world, then traveled to Ji Ling Star to find treatment for Chen Yuanfei’s late-stage lung cancer. Wu Miaomiao said the illness could be cured, but warned that Zhuang Hong’s gold might not be enough to pay for it.

• Zhuang Hong crushed the correct Ivory Hairpin and absorbed its Spacetime Essence after catching Xu Kaidong trying to pass off a different one.
• Zhuang Hong sold Xu Kaidong an electric baton for one hundred taels of gold and left without agreeing to remain friends.
• Zhuang Hong traveled to Ji Ling Star, hoping to find advanced treatment for Chen Yuanfei’s cancer.
• Wu Miaomiao told Zhuang Hong that cancer could be cured with two shots, but the treatment was expensive.
• Wu Miaomiao valued Zhuang Hong’s five kilograms of gold at twenty million Ji Ling Coins, or sixteen million after selling it, and said it might not be enough.

Zhuang Hong sought treatment for Chen Yuanfei’s tumor and arranged supplies for Xu Kaidong while traveling between worlds. After learning Chen Yuanfei’s tumor had vanished, Zhuang Hong rested and decided to visit the orphanage on Earth.

• Wu Miaomiao negotiated with a doctor in Sha Ting City to treat Zhuang Hong’s friend using samples of normal and tumor flesh.
• Zhuang Hong visited Xu Kaidong and agreed to bring him a computer loaded with scientific and industrial information and a first-aid kit.
• Doctor He’s scans showed that Chen Yuanfei’s large tumor had disappeared, and Chen Yuanfei called Zhuang Hong to ask what had happened.
• Zhuang Hong took two samples of flesh from Chen Yuanfei, then bought Xu Kaidong’s requested items and began downloading information onto the computer.
• Zhuang Hong rested beneath a tree in a primitive Life World and then set off toward Earth to visit the orphanage.

Zhuang Hong visited Rainbow Home, helped Xu Kaidong get a computer, and brought gold to pay for Wu Miaomiao’s cancer treatment. After Zhuang Hong left Ji Ling Star, monitoring staff noticed an anomaly in the All-Seeing Eye.

• Zhuang Hong visited Rainbow Home, promised Dean Nong money for Xiao Nan’s hospitalization, and then departed.
• Zhuang Hong crossed into Xu Kaidong’s world, where Xu eagerly tested his computer and played Minesweeper after Zhuang Hong left.
• Zhuang Hong returned to Ji Ling Star with gold, and he and Wu Miaomiao sold some of it to arrange her cancer treatment.
• Zhuang Hong gave Wu Miaomiao a gold bar and asked her to monitor the hospital’s progress while he was away.
• After Zhuang Hong left Ji Ling Star, monitoring staff flagged his and Wu Miaomiao’s gold transactions, then noticed an anomaly in the All-Seeing Eye.

Yao Wenzhu investigated Zhuang Hong’s unexplained appearances and disappearances in the All-Seeing Eye’s records, suspecting a hidden organization. After leaving Ji Ling Star, Zhuang Hong killed a Dragonfly Monster and then defeated a stronger Mantis Monster, but he was stunned by how quickly it died.

• Yao Wenzhu ordered Qu Wei to keep watch on Zhuang Hong and prepare an investigation after reviewing footage in which he repeatedly appeared and vanished.
• Zhuang Hong fell asleep after leaving Ji Ling Star, and a Dragonfly Monster attacked him.
• Zhuang Hong used Fine Silk to restrict the Dragonfly Monster, then cut off its head with his sword.
• A pale-blue Mantis Monster appeared, and Zhuang Hong retreated rather than fight it over the Dragonfly Monster’s corpse.
• Zhuang Hong ensnared the pursuing Mantis Monster’s legs and wings with Fine Silk, then killed it with his sword.
• Zhuang Hong stared at the Mantis Monster’s corpse in disbelief, wondering whether its apparent death was a trick.

After devouring two Natural Enemies, Zhuang Hong returned to Earth and evolved into a Blue Monster, gaining stronger abilities. He then entered another space to test his enhanced Dimensional Sight, while a black-robed man began hunting for him.

• Zhuang Hong killed and devoured the Blue Mantis Monster and Green Dragonfly Monster, sensing that he had accumulated enough Source Power to evolve.
• More than twenty humanoid Mantis Monsters found the dried corpse, and a black-robed man identified Zhuang Hong as a Clear Pattern Worm and set out to find him.
• After returning to Earth, Zhuang Hong's Source Power transformed into an azure orb, completing his evolution into a Blue Monster.
• Zhuang Hong's body, Source Power, Space Essence, and digestion speed increased, though he still craved Natural Enemy flesh and blood.
• Zhuang Hong entered a barren stone forest in another space and used Dimensional Sight, discovering that its range had grown to five hundred meters and his vision had nearly doubled.

Zhuang Hong tested his strengthened abilities and traveled to the Raging Beast World to practice them in battle. As he returned to Earth, a powerful Blue Nemesis approached with more than twenty Mantis Monsters, leaving Zhuang Hong facing a likely confrontation.

• Zhuang Hong tested his enhanced Spit Silk, Iron Carapace, Ejection, and Manipulation abilities, then confirmed that his space-travel speed had increased after gaining Space Essence.
• Zhuang Hong traveled to the Raging Beast World and fought several Raging Beasts to master his new strength.
• A tribe of primitive people watched Zhuang Hong slay the beasts, worshipped him as a heavenly god, and painted his weapon-wielding figure on a cave wall.
• After fighting until nightfall, Zhuang Hong returned to Earth and sensed more than twenty Mantis Monsters approaching with a black-robed Blue Nemesis.
• Zhuang Hong recognized the Blue Nemesis as far stronger than the Mantis Monsters and realized it had likely tracked him, making escape difficult.

Zhuang Hong defeated and captured Hei Jinhua after a close fight, then questioned him about the treasure and the beings that traversed space. Hei Jinhua explained the ranks of the Void Spirits and revealed that Zhuang Hong was a Mayfly, not one of them.

• Zhuang Hong slaughtered the Mantis Monsters, pursued the fleeing Hei Jinhua, and fought him to a standstill.
• Zhuang Hong used Fine Silk to restrain Hei Jinhua, wounded him with nail-cones, and took away his whip.
• Zhuang Hong bound Hei Jinhua with spikes and silk, then demanded to know who he was, why he could traverse space, and what treasure he possessed.
• Hei Jinhua identified himself as a Parasite Beast from the Dragon Court Mixed Domain and said he had found a Treasure Pointer during a chaotic battle.
• Hei Jinhua described the Void Spirits and their ranks, then told Zhuang Hong that he was a Mayfly rather than a Void Spirit.

Zhuang Hong learned that Void Spirits considered Strange Worms valuable prey and killed Hei Jinhua and the Mantis Monsters before acquiring the Dragon Tendon Whip and Treasure Pointer. He returned to Ji Ling Star to check on Chen Yuanfei, while Yao Wenshu’s organization tracked him and prepared to capture him.

• Hei Jinhua explained that Strange Worms were coveted by Void Spirits and that Zhuang Hong’s unusual abilities made him a potential threat to them.
• Hei Jinhua broke free of Zhuang Hong’s restraints and attacked, but Zhuang Hong killed and devoured him and the Mantis Monsters.
• Zhuang Hong examined the Dragon Tendon Whip and Treasure Pointer, then returned to Earth.
• Zhuang Hong traveled to Ji Ling Star to check whether Chen Yuanfei’s treatment was complete and planned to seek a way to conceal his Strange Worm scent.
• Qu Wei reported that the All-Seeing Eye had located Zhuang Hong, and Yao Wenshu ordered her team to block signals and capture him near Wu Miaomiao’s home.

After Zhuang Hong evaded an ambush by the authorities, he returned to Ji Ling Star in disguise to get medicine for Chen Yuanfei. The doctor told him Sky Eye had already transferred the injections away.

• Zhuang Hong sensed danger, pushed Wu Miaomiao into the bushes, and escaped tranquilizer darts by shifting into another space.
• Soldiers failed to find Zhuang Hong, while the operation team reviewed footage and speculated that he had used spatial transfer.
• Wu Miaomiao and Cheng Jiji were taken in by the soldiers, and she denied Cheng Jiji's claim that he had been hitting on her.
• Zhuang Hong decided he needed Chen Yuanfei's medicine serial numbers and changed his appearance before returning to Ji Ling Star.
• Zhuang Hong visited the hospital and learned from the attending physician that Sky Eye had transferred his medicine away.

After Sky Eye seized Zhuang Hong’s medicine, he decided to abandon fair play and kidnapped the Federal Emperor and Empress to force its return. His hostage-taking stunned officials and spread across Ji Ling Star as the rescue team scrambled to respond.

• Zhuang Hong refused the doctor’s offer to remake his medicine, accepted a Matching Agent to test its authenticity, and left the hospital in disguise.
• Three days later, Zhuang Hong appeared in Star Glory City, kidnapped the Federal Emperor and Empress, and demanded that his medicine be returned within one day.
• At a conference, scholars debated Zhuang Hong’s ability to traverse space while Yao Wenshu and the councilors discussed their failed attempt to capture him.
• A records officer announced that Zhuang Hong had taken the Emperor and Empress hostage, and the man who claimed he had taken Zhuang Hong’s medicine was left speechless.
• The emergency team considered rescue options, learned that Councilor Cai had taken the medicine, and discussed bringing Zhuang Hong’s friend Wu Miaomiao to calm him.
• News of the hostage-taking spread through livestreams and apps as crowds gathered at Star Glory Square and viewers reacted to the kidnapping.

Zhuang Hong held the Emperor and Empress hostage atop the Federation's Main God Statue while demanding the medicine taken from him. Wu Miaomiao arrived to negotiate, but Zhuang Hong pulled her onto the statue and declared her his friend, leaving the captives chatting with him as the public watched.

• Wu Miaomiao pretended to know nothing during interrogation, then learned that Zhuang Hong had kidnapped the Emperor and Empress and reacted with admiration.
• The Emperor and Empress pleaded with Zhuang Hong, who explained that he wanted the medicine stolen from him and questioned whether killing them would be justified.
• Wu Miaomiao arrived by flying craft to negotiate, and Zhuang Hong used fine threads to pull her onto the statue.
• Zhuang Hong warned the Emperor and Empress that bullying Wu Miaomiao would mean bullying him, and the Emperor promised to protect her.
• Zhuang Hong, Wu Miaomiao, the Emperor, and the Empress sat chatting while Zhuang Hong wrote down details of the rulers' extravagant lives.

Zhuang Hong left Ji Ling Star after securing medicine for Chen Yuanfei, taking the Qilin Imperial Seal and discovering it could create a temporary protective shield. He returned to Earth with the cure and called Chen Yuanfei, whose doctor warned him against trusting miracle drugs.

• Zhuang Hong tested the medicine for Chen Yuanfei, told the emperor and empress to look after Wu Miaomiao, and traded their lives for the Qilin Imperial Seal.
• Wu Miaomiao said goodbye to Zhuang Hong, who promised he might visit again before vanishing.
• Zhuang Hong returned the borrowed clothes and discovered the Qilin Imperial Seal generated a spatial Protective Shield that lasted only ten minutes.
• Zhuang Hong tried to sleep inside the shield but could not, then continued his journey and returned to Earth.
• Zhuang Hong called Chen Yuanfei and said he had brought the cure, while Doctor He warned Chen Yuanfei about scammers selling miracle drugs.

Zhuang Hong’s injections cured Chen Yuanfei’s late-stage lung cancer, and he gave money to Rainbow Home before leaving Earth. Guided by the Treasure Pointer, he entered the Golden Cloud World, where he sensed an Other Self and began exploring.

• Zhuang Hong gave Chen Yuanfei two injections, and Chen Yuanfei recovered enough to astonish Doctor He and his colleagues at the hospital.
• Zhuang Hong exchanged gold for money, commissioned a scabbard, bought gifts for Rainbow Home, and gave Dean Nong two hundred thousand yuan.
• Zhuang Hong gave Hua Wanying eighty thousand yuan and told her he was leaving again.
• Zhuang Hong left Earth with the Dragon Tendon Sword and Qilin Seal and followed the Treasure Pointer toward the treasure Hei Jinhua had mentioned.
• Zhuang Hong entered a new world at sunset, named it the Golden Cloud World, and sensed an Other Self somewhere within it.

Zhuang Hong traveled toward Xitang Town in the Golden Cloud World, where he encountered martial artists, bandits, and a Strange Beast. After effortlessly killing the attackers, he continued toward town with Liu Yueling, the old man, and Er Niu, leaving them stunned by his unexplained powers.

• Zhuang Hong accepted a ride on the old man's ox cart and learned that martial artists had helped humanity defeat giants in this world.
• At a roadblock, Liu Yueling killed two Mountain Bandits, then fought the Ox Pen King and was defeated after he broke her sword.
• Zhuang Hong killed the Ox Pen King and the other bandits with Fine Silk threads, astonishing Liu Yueling and the cart passengers.
• Liu Yueling questioned Zhuang Hong about his martial arts, but he did not know the world's ranks or terminology.
• A giant centipede Strange Beast emerged and attacked, and Zhuang Hong cut it apart and dragged its remains into the forest.
• Zhuang Hong returned and suggested they resume their journey to Xitang Town on the ox cart.

On the ox cart, Liu Yueling told Zhuang Hong about warrior ranks and her dream of exploring the world and recording it on a map. She invited him to visit Luo Family Village and investigate the Thousand Shadow White Dragon, and he agreed to go with her.

• Liu Yueling explained the warrior realms and wondered if Zhuang Hong was a Heaven Treasury Warrior, but he denied knowing anything about them.
• Liu Yueling shared her dream of traveling the world, revealed she had run away from home at twelve, and described her plans to visit the Menglai New Continent.
• Zhuang Hong wrote down Liu Yueling’s stories and sketched a backpack design for her.
• Liu Yueling said she was heading to Luo Family Village to see the Thousand Shadow White Dragon, which had defeated warriors for two years and carried a hundred-tael reward.
• Zhuang Hong agreed to accompany Liu Yueling to Luo Family Village, while the old man refused Er Niu’s request to go along.

After arriving in Xitang Town, Zhuang Hong and Liu Yueling bonded over the town’s lights and shared stories about their lives and worlds. The next day, they traveled toward Luo Family Village with Xiang Dongping, while Zhuang Hong suspected that the elusive Thousand Shadow White Dragon was a Void Spirit.

• Zhuang Hong gave the old man some of the silver he had taken from the Ox Pen King and checked into an inn with Liu Yueling.
• Liu Yueling led Zhuang Hong to a watchtower, where they admired Xitang Town’s lantern-lit streets and talked about their experiences and outlooks on life.
• Zhuang Hong told Liu Yueling he came from Earth, and they shared stories about Earth and the Anlan Continent during their journey the next day.
• Zhuang Hong and Liu Yueling met Xiang Dongping, who said he was a prince and Sky Bridge Warrior headed to Luo Family Village to tame the Thousand Shadow White Dragon.
• Xiang Dongping told them that You Baojiang and other renowned experts had failed to capture the Thousand Shadow White Dragon, prompting Zhuang Hong to suspect it was a Void Spirit.