Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Part of the Cause and Effect”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng remains in the White Space as a weakened soul after being erased/disappearing during the battle. The system awakens and reassures him that it has returned and is reconstructing his body.
• The system reveals that Lin Feng wisely spent nearly all his Reputation Points to obtain an extra life instead of transforming into the Golden Superman. This decision allowed him to survive Zero’s attack, though his body must be rebuilt.
• Meanwhile, Luo Yingtian and Egart watch the battle footage and accept that Shanhai has vanished after Zero’s appearance. They assume Shanhai is either dead or has been captured.
• Egart remains unconvinced that Shanhai is truly dead, noting that no one witnessed how he disappeared. Luo Yingtian argues that, regardless of the truth, Shanhai is no longer available to support their plans.
• Their concern deepens when they consider that Zero may have captured Shanhai. Egart then proposes a startling theory: Shanhai could be Zero’s alter ego, created to investigate or eliminate traitors within the Black Robes Organization.
• Luo Yingtian realizes the theory fits Shanhai’s mysterious origins, overwhelming strength, unknown resources, and hostility toward the Black Robes. Both men panic because they may have exposed their own loyalties to Shanhai.
• In the Super-Firm Universe, Zero announces the Seventh Faction’s victory and prepares to enter seclusion to study a mysterious wall.
• Zero’s perspective confirms that he knew Shanhai was actually Lin Feng. He deliberately supplied Egart with the fragment that caused Lin Feng’s disappearance and even manipulated Lin Feng’s brief hesitation, intending to erase him safely rather than fight him directly.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Is reduced to a fragile soul and becomes physically helpless for the first time since becoming Superman. Despite this apparent defeat, he survives because of the extra life purchased through the system and is promised a stronger reconstructed body.
• The System: Returns to Lin Feng at a critical moment, showing unusual relief and concern. It claims responsibility for guiding Lin Feng toward the extra-life purchase, while hypocritically ignoring that it had previously tempted him with the Golden Superman transformation.
• Luo Yingtian: Initially accepts Shanhai’s disappearance as a devastating but final loss. He then becomes increasingly frightened when Egart’s alter-ego theory appears plausible, realizing that he may have endangered himself and Roda.
• Egart: Refuses to accept Shanhai’s death without evidence and demonstrates strong intuition. His suspicion that Shanhai may be Zero’s secondary identity shifts the situation from a tactical setback to a potential existential threat.
• Zero: Is revealed as the true architect behind Lin Feng/Shanhai’s disappearance. He is calculating and cautious, preferring an indirect method that eliminates Lin Feng while minimizing effort and risk.

Significant Themes

• Survival beneath apparent defeat: Lin Feng’s disappearance is not the end; the chapter reveals that seemingly absolute destruction can be overcome through preparation and limited extra lives.
• Hidden identities and deception: Shanhai’s identity as Lin Feng and the possibility of Shanhai being connected to Zero create layers of uncertainty about who is manipulating whom.
• Cause and effect: Zero’s actions—providing the fragment, engineering Lin Feng’s hesitation, and exploiting the battle—directly produce the apparent victory, while Lin Feng’s earlier choice to buy an extra life determines his survival.
• Paranoia and uncertainty: Luo Yingtian and Egart cannot determine whether Shanhai is dead, captured, or secretly connected to Zero, demonstrating how incomplete information destabilizes their plans.
• Strategic manipulation versus direct power: Although Zero possesses overwhelming strength, he chooses a careful, indirect attack against Lin Feng because Lin Feng is too unusual and dangerous to confront casually.

Character Interactions

• The system repeatedly calls to Lin Feng and comforts him as he drifts in and out of consciousness. Lin Feng’s exhausted response—relieved that the system has returned—shows his dependence on it.
• Luo Yingtian tries to persuade Egart to accept Shanhai’s disappearance, while Egart challenges him by pointing out the lack of evidence.
• Their discussion evolves from tactical disappointment into mutual fear when Egart suggests Shanhai may be Zero’s alter ego. Luo Yingtian’s growing agreement confirms the theory’s plausibility.
• Zero does not interact directly with Luo Yingtian or Egart in the chapter, but his unseen manipulation controls their circumstances and leaves them terrified that their secrets have been exposed.

Chapter Summary: Egart Waited for a Miracle

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zero reveals that his true objective was never Deadpool, but the mysterious “wall” within Lin Feng’s mind. Unlike Deadpool’s unreliable ability to cross the Fourth Wall, the wall could provide Zero with a stable method of reaching the world Beyond the Fourth Wall.
• After Lin Feng’s apparent collapse and disintegration, Zero removes the wall from his body and escapes, believing himself to be the final victor.
• Zero also reveals that he had secretly destroyed and replaced Lin Feng’s original system, disguising himself as Lin Feng’s system for a long time.
• Although Zero could have killed Lin Feng earlier, he kept him alive because Lin Feng originated Beyond the Fourth Wall and represented a rare connection to that realm.
• Zero discovers that the wall contains traces from multiple worlds, including one bearing Lin Feng’s aura. However, when he searches for the wall’s most important component—a mysterious “door”—he realizes it has vanished.
• Zero loses control, frightening everyone in the Super-Firm Universe. He accuses Devent of tampering with the fragment that destroyed Lin Feng, but Devent insists he knows nothing.
• Zero’s rage is broadcast across the terminals, allowing Luo Yingtian and Egart to witness the unexpected crisis. They realize Zero’s confusion may create an opportunity, and Egart begins hoping for a miracle.
• Just as Zero is on the verge of killing Devent, Lin Feng suddenly appears alive and unharmed, asking whether Zero is referring to the missing door.
• The chapter ends with Lin Feng observing Zero’s emotions—rage, confusion, disbelief, and even fear—revealing that Zero’s supposed victory may have been completely overturned.

Character Developments

• Zero: His confidence collapses when the door disappears. His normally controlled and calculating demeanor gives way to violent rage, exposing how deeply he depends on the door for his ultimate goal. His reaction also reveals that he is not as invulnerable or all-knowing as he believed.
• Lin Feng: He returns unexpectedly after appearing to be destroyed. His calm, teasing attitude suggests that he anticipated or survived Zero’s attack and may now possess the missing door. He gains psychological leverage by openly analyzing Zero’s emotional reaction.
• Egart: After losing hope, Egart regains his determination when Zero begins behaving abnormally. He waits for a miracle and recognizes that Lin Feng’s possible survival could provide a turning point.
• Luo Yingtian: He remains observant and quickly understands that Zero’s mistake or emotional instability may benefit their side.
• Devent: He becomes the target of Zero’s suspicion despite having no knowledge of the missing door. His fear and helplessness emphasize the overwhelming power Zero wields over his subordinates.

Significant Themes

• False victory and reversal: Zero believes he has won, but the disappearance of the door and Lin Feng’s return completely undermine his assumption.
• Control versus uncertainty: Zero has manipulated systems, organizations, and people, yet he cannot control the wall or explain the missing door.
• Hope in impossible circumstances: Egart’s renewed hope reflects the idea that even when defeat seems certain, an unexpected miracle can change everything.
• The Fourth Wall and transcendence: The wall and door symbolize access to a higher reality. Whoever controls them may be able to escape the limits of the current universe and reach beyond fiction itself.
• Emotional vulnerability: Zero’s rage exposes fear beneath his apparent superiority, showing that even a powerful manipulator can be shaken when his greatest hope is threatened.

Important Character Interactions

• Zero confronts Devent and accuses him of interfering with the weapon fragment used against Lin Feng. Devent denies any involvement, terrified by Zero’s fury.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart watch Zero’s breakdown through the broadcast and discuss the possibility that it represents a turning point.
• Lin Feng reappears before Zero, transforming the confrontation. Rather than attacking immediately, he taunts Zero by identifying and commenting on his emotions, establishing psychological dominance at the chapter’s conclusion.

Chapter Summary: “The System Reveals Itself”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Shanhai—revealed to be Lin Feng—reappears alive after previously being presumed destroyed.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart are shocked and excited by Lin Feng’s return, but quickly realize that a major battle between Lin Feng and Zero may be imminent. They begin preparing backup forces while waiting to see how events unfold.
• The Black Robes and the factions watching the footage are similarly confused. Zero had already declared the Seventh Faction victorious, yet Lin Feng’s return threatens to overturn the outcome.
• Lin Feng confronts Zero, mocking him and asking whether he understands how Lin Feng survived and why the wall created by the Mask disappeared.
• Zero mentally reviews his earlier attack. He had used an exceptionally destructive fragment formed from the collapsed laws and negative energy of countless destroyed universes. The resulting energy collapse should have annihilated Lin Feng completely.
• Zero deduces that Lin Feng used the System Shop item One Extra Life, an extremely expensive resurrection ability capable of restoring not only Lin Feng’s body but also his powers and connection to the universe.
• Lin Feng confirms Zero’s guess and explains that he had purchased the item earlier, recognizing that its enormous cost indicated it was far more powerful than an ordinary resurrection skill.
• Lin Feng then summons a small ball of light from his shoulder: his original system, which Zero believed he had destroyed.
• The original system reveals that it survived and had already warned Lin Feng about Zero. It explains that Zero had infiltrated and replaced the system while believing he was secretly manipulating Lin Feng, but Lin Feng had noticed the deception long ago.
• The chapter ends with the revelation that Zero was the one truly deceived. Lin Feng and his original system had successfully concealed their knowledge from him.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng/Shanhai: Returns from certain death with his body, abilities, and universal connection restored. He displays confidence and openly mocks Zero, revealing that he had anticipated Zero’s schemes.
• Zero: Shifts from apparent control to confusion and anger. His carefully planned attack failed, and he discovers that both Lin Feng and the original system had outmaneuvered him.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart: Move from joy at Lin Feng’s return to cautious preparation for a potentially enormous conflict. They recognize that the situation has exceeded their original plans.
• The Original System: Reveals that it survived Zero’s attempt to destroy and replace it. It is portrayed as clever, observant, and vindictive, taking pleasure in exposing Zero’s failure.
• The Black Robes and other factions: Remain bewildered as the conflict becomes more complicated and the supposed victory of the Seventh Faction is thrown into doubt.

Significant Themes

• Deception and counter-deception: Zero believed he had secretly taken control, but Lin Feng and the original system had secretly discovered his infiltration.
• Hidden capabilities and preparation: Lin Feng’s survival depends on the previously acquired One Extra Life, emphasizing the importance of foresight and concealed resources.
• Control versus true understanding: Zero thought he understood the system and Lin Feng’s situation, but his confidence blinded him to the larger deception.
• Reversal of power: The apparent victor is suddenly revealed to have been manipulated, transforming Zero from mastermind into the target of a scheme.
• Identity and hidden truth: The chapter confirms that Shanhai is Lin Feng and reveals the true identity and survival of the system accompanying him.

Important Character Interactions

• Luo Yingtian and Egart: Discuss Lin Feng’s return and decide to prepare forces in case Lin Feng and Zero begin fighting.
• Lin Feng and Zero: Engage in a tense confrontation. Lin Feng taunts Zero about his failed attack, while Zero struggles to understand how Lin Feng survived.
• Lin Feng and his system: Lin Feng summons and introduces the system, demonstrating their cooperation and shared secret.
• The original system and Zero: The system openly ridicules Zero, explaining that his attempted infiltration failed because Lin Feng had detected him long before Zero realized it.

Chapter Summary: “Undercover Turmoil, the Final Battle Begins”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zero’s disguise as Lin Feng’s system is exposed. Lin Feng reveals that he discovered the deception shortly after failing to evolve into the Silver Superman Body, when the “system” disappeared and later returned.
• Lin Feng realized that the replacement system was suspicious because it lacked the original system’s usual argumentative personality. He secretly reconnected with the real system, which Zero had not destroyed.
• Lin Feng and the true system worked together to deceive Zero. The system concealed their exchanges and created illusions, causing Zero to believe he was monitoring Lin Feng accurately.
• Much of Zero’s information about Lin Feng’s activities—including the reconstruction of the Kryptonians and the development of the Starfolk—was false.
• Zero had attempted to manipulate Lin Feng into exchanging for the Golden Superman Body, having secretly tampered with it. Lin Feng’s refusal confirms that he had already seen through the plot.
• Zero claims that he can kill Lin Feng again, but Lin Feng declares that their long-running conflict must finally end with one of them dead.
• Lin Feng’s resurrection restores him to peak condition and removes some barriers to his evolution. Although he still possesses the Silver Superman Body, his combat strength now rivals that of a Golden Superman.
• Zero summons the Black Robes’ forces to the Super-Firm Universe through forced teleportation. Nearly fifty thousand combatants appear, including Second Sequence members, Auxiliary Group members, First Faction leaders, and tens of thousands of hidden First Faction members.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart are shocked by the sheer scale of Zero’s concealed army. Lin Feng is also surprised but remains calm, preparing to summon the Mechanical Lifeform Race and the Kryptonians.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Reveals himself as a patient and calculating strategist. He successfully hid his awareness of Zero’s betrayal and used the false system’s surveillance against him. His resurrection significantly increases his power and confidence.
• Zero: Shifts from smug deception to furious humiliation after learning that Lin Feng and the true system had outmaneuvered him for years. Despite this, he remains confident because of his overwhelming army and continues to project dominance.
• The original system: Demonstrates loyalty and intelligence by secretly contacting Lin Feng and helping him construct false information and illusions to mislead Zero.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart: Their shock reveals that even high-ranking Black Robes were unaware of the true scale of Zero’s hidden forces.

Significant Themes

• Deception and counter-deception: Both sides operate undercover, but Lin Feng and the true system ultimately prove better at concealing their intentions.
• Patience and strategic planning: Lin Feng’s decision to hide his knowledge rather than confront Zero immediately allows him to prepare and preserve his advantages.
• Pride and humiliation: Zero believed himself to be in complete control, making the revelation that he had been deceived especially devastating.
• The cost of hidden power: Zero’s secret army transforms the conflict from a personal confrontation into a massive inter-factional war.
• The final reckoning: The story transitions from covert manipulation to open warfare, with Lin Feng and Zero acknowledging that their conflict can only end through a decisive battle.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng taunts Zero by exposing how thoroughly he was deceived and mocking his failed attempt to control him through the false system.
• Zero responds with threats and ridicule, questioning Lin Feng’s confidence and the true system’s courage.
• Their exchange establishes that neither intends to retreat and that the confrontation will end only when one of them falls.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart react to the arrival of Zero’s enormous hidden army, highlighting the extent of the betrayal and secrecy within the Black Robes.
• The chapter ends as Lin Feng begins mobilizing his own forces—the Mechanical Lifeform Race and the Kryptonians—in preparation for the final battle.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zero unveils the First Faction’s full military strength to defeat Lin Feng and simultaneously expose or intimidate possible traitors within the Black Robes Organization.
• Lin Feng is surrounded by roughly sixteen or seventeen Leader-Level combatants, Zero included, as well as tens of thousands of Second Sequence fighters. The overwhelming numbers appear to make his defeat inevitable.
• Egart and Luo Yingtian privately assess the situation and recognize that their own hidden forces are far too small to change the outcome unless Lin Feng’s promised reserves can counter most of the enemy army.
• Lin Feng remains calm and summons two counterparts: Shanhai and his management clone from Krypton. He orders the clone to open a spatial passage to New Krypton and bring the Kryptonians into the battle.
• The clone reveals that around five thousand Kryptonians have already reached the Second Sequence, though a longer preparation period could have doubled that number.
• Before the Kryptonian forces arrive, Lin Feng’s Mechanical Lifeform Race enters the battlefield. Five thousand and one beams of light bring Light and five thousand Combat Sequence Mechanical Lifeforms into the Super-Firm Universe.
• Light links the Mechanical Lifeforms through a combat network, connects them to the M’Kraan Crystal for energy, and activates their racial weaponry.
• The Mechanical Lifeforms deploy massive metallic wings and open tens of thousands of spatial rifts, from which countless gun barrels emerge, creating an enormous “forest of steel gun barrels” aimed at the opposing army.

Character Developments

• Zero demonstrates confidence, strategic calculation, and authoritarian control. He uses the battle not only to eliminate Lin Feng but also to warn the Black Robes against disloyalty or reckless behavior.
• Lin Feng shows complete composure despite being vastly outnumbered, revealing that he has prepared multiple reserve forces and has not yet shown his full strength.
• Egart and Luo Yingtian become increasingly aware of the danger Lin Feng faces. Their private discussion emphasizes their uncertainty and the limits of the forces they have secretly built.
• Shanhai remains lighthearted enough to tease Lin Feng, but his alert posture shows that he recognizes the seriousness of the confrontation.
• Light displays exceptional battlefield leadership and technological mastery. She immediately organizes the Mechanical Lifeforms into a coordinated, energy-supplied combat formation.

Significant Themes

• Preparation overcoming apparent disadvantage: Lin Feng’s earlier caution and long-term planning begin to pay off as hidden reserves enter the conflict.
• Quantity versus quality: Zero relies on overwhelming numbers, arguing that even powerful Leader-Level combatants can be defeated by tens of thousands of lesser fighters.
• Control and loyalty: Zero’s public military display is also a political warning to the Black Robes, highlighting the organization’s internal mistrust and surveillance.
• Technology and collective warfare: The Mechanical Lifeforms function as a unified combat system rather than as isolated individuals, emphasizing coordination, automation, and technological superiority.
• Escalation of power: The confrontation rapidly expands from a duel against Lin Feng into a massive interdimensional war involving Kryptonians, Mechanical Lifeforms, and the Black Robes’ armies.

Character Interactions

• Egart communicates covertly with Luo Yingtian, seeking advice while maintaining a calm public appearance. Luo gives a realistic assessment of their slim chances.
• Lin Feng orders his Kryptonian management clone to open the spatial passage, while the clone reports on New Krypton’s military strength and comments on Lin Feng’s rapid rise.
• Shanhai jokes with Lin Feng about his transformation into a “final boss,” providing a brief moment of levity before the battle.
• Light assumes command immediately upon arrival and coordinates the Mechanical Lifeforms through a shared combat network.
• The chapter ends with Lin Feng’s forces dramatically entering the battlefield, transforming the expected one-sided massacre into a potentially balanced and highly destructive war.

Chapter Summary: “Less Honorable Than Lin Feng? War Begins!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng unveils five thousand Mechanical Lifeforms activated by Martina. As Combat Sequence beings, each possesses strength beyond the Second Sequence and can fight roughly two Second Sequence opponents.
• He secretly contacts Luo Yingtian and Egart through telepathy, asking whether their cooperation remains intact despite the changed circumstances.
• Lin Feng reveals that an additional reserve force is constructing a passageway to the battlefield. If these reinforcements arrive, his side’s chances of victory will improve greatly.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart assess the situation and decide to continue supporting Lin Feng. Their forces can restrain approximately five thousand to eight thousand Second Sequence combatants.
• Lin Feng is relieved that the opposing side has effectively lost two leaders while his own side has gained them as allies. He also plans to use the Heart of the Universe to bring Shanhai and another clone into the battle.
• Zero challenges Lin Feng’s strength and demands to know whether the five thousand Mechanical Lifeforms are all he has. Lin Feng tells him that reinforcements will arrive in two minutes.
• Instead of waiting, Zero launches an immediate surprise attack. He orders the First Sequence combatants to attack Lin Feng and the Second Sequence forces to eliminate the Mechanical Lifeforms.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart join the attack to maintain their cover, intending to betray Zero when an opportunity appears.
• Lin Feng quickly responds by ordering the Mechanical Lifeforms to engage the Second Sequence forces and draw them away from the main battlefield. He appoints Light to command them and directs Dark to assist him against the First Sequence enemies.
• The chapter ends as both sides officially enter the decisive battle, with Lin Feng’s forces attempting to stall until reinforcements arrive.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Demonstrates strategic flexibility, calm under pressure, and growing confidence in his expanded forces. He openly relies on deception and hidden reinforcements while carefully managing the battlefield.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart: Confirm their loyalty to the anti-Zero alliance. Though they continue pretending to serve Zero, they are now prepared to turn against him at the right moment.
• Zero: Reveals himself to be aggressive and opportunistic. Rather than honor the proposed two-minute wait, he launches a surprise attack to prevent Lin Feng’s reinforcements from arriving.
• Martina: Her activation gives the Mechanical Lifeforms emotions and unlocks their immense combat potential, making her contribution crucial to Lin Feng’s military strength.
• Light and Dark: Light is entrusted with battlefield command, while Dark becomes Lin Feng’s direct support against the First Sequence combatants, highlighting their importance as leaders.

Significant Themes

• Strategy versus overwhelming numbers: Lin Feng’s side compensates for its apparent disadvantage through hidden reserves, clones, alliances, and tactical positioning.
• Loyalty and deception: Luo Yingtian and Egart must conceal their true allegiance while remaining close enough to Zero to strike later.
• The value of trust: Lin Feng’s ability to persuade his former opponents to cooperate becomes a major factor in balancing the war.
• Evolution and potential: The Mechanical Lifeforms’ newly gained emotions are linked to their ability to evolve, suggesting that consciousness increases their future strength.
• Honor in warfare: Lin Feng humorously condemns Zero for attacking before the promised waiting period, emphasizing Zero’s ruthless willingness to exploit any opening.
• Time as a strategic resource: The entire battle plan depends on Lin Feng’s forces surviving for two minutes until the Kryptonian reinforcements arrive.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng communicates privately with Luo Yingtian and Egart, coordinating their alliance without Zero’s knowledge.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart silently evaluate Lin Feng’s claims before agreeing to continue the cooperation.
• Zero openly taunts Lin Feng about the insufficiency of his forces, prompting Lin Feng to reveal that reinforcements are coming.
• Zero then attacks before the agreed time, forcing Lin Feng and his allies to abandon preparation and immediately execute their battle strategy.
• Lin Feng assigns Light and Dark specific battlefield roles, dividing command responsibilities between the Mechanical Lifeforms and the First Sequence confrontation.

Summary: “Second Sequence, Battle of the Mechanical Lifeform Race”

Key Plot Points and Events

• More than a dozen Omniversal-level combatants, led by Zero, charge Lin Feng and his two clones. Because their combined presence threatens the Super-Firm Universe, Lin Feng avoids a direct confrontation and uses Instant Transmission to draw them away from the main battlefield.
• With the leaders gone, the Second Sequence begins its mission: destroying the Mechanical Lifeforms.
• Nearly fifty thousand Second Sequence fighters launch a coordinated assault against approximately five thousand Mechanical Lifeforms. Their forces divide into defensive, close-combat, and long-range units under the direction of several commanders.
• The Mechanical Lifeforms initially withstand the numerical disadvantage through superior teamwork, advanced artillery, and a defensive energy layer created by Light Wings and their local network. Their attacks can pass outward, while enemy attacks are blocked.
• Several characters—including Li Xieqian, Hana, Roda, and Diona—withdraw from the battle rather than participate. They are confused about whom to support and reluctant to risk their lives in a conflict involving their leaders.
• As the Mechanical Lifeforms’ energy reserves and weapons require cooling time, Light recognizes that prolonged ranged combat will eventually become dangerous. She leads a squad of ten elite Mechanical Lifeforms directly into the enemy formation.
• The small squad infiltrates the Second Sequence’s ranks, preventing the enemy from using large-scale attacks without harming its own troops. Light and her team exploit the resulting confusion, rapidly killing and wounding large numbers of Black Robes.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng demonstrates strategic judgment rather than recklessness. He refuses to meet Zero and the other Omniversal combatants head-on, instead separating them from the larger battle to limit collateral damage.
• Light emerges as a highly capable battlefield commander. She remains calm under overwhelming odds, uses the Mechanical Lifeforms’ networked abilities effectively, and recognizes the limitations of their energy-based defenses.
• Zero and the Omniversal combatants act as the primary threat to Lin Feng, but their pursuit removes the strongest leaders from the main conflict.
• Li Xieqian and Hana reveal their reluctance to fight and their uncertainty about their loyalties. Li openly refuses to participate, while Hana is uneasy about their obvious inactivity.
• Roda remains detached and waits for instructions from his adoptive father, Luo Yingtian.
• Diona is emotionally distracted by Joseph and his brothers’ pursuit of Lin Feng, leaving her unsure how to act.

Significant Themes

• Strategy over brute force: Lin Feng and Light both avoid straightforward clashes with stronger or more numerous enemies, instead using positioning, deception, and battlefield tactics.
• Strength through coordination: The Mechanical Lifeforms’ shared local network allows a small force to resist an army ten times its size, emphasizing the power of collective intelligence and synchronized action.
• Conflicted loyalty and self-preservation: Several characters hesitate to fight because they are caught between competing leaders or simply do not want to risk death.
• Technological warfare versus traditional combat: The battle contrasts artillery, energy shields, and networked defenses with melee assaults and conventional formations.
• The limits of power: Even superior technology and energy management cannot sustain constant attacks forever, forcing the Mechanical Lifeforms to adapt before their defenses fail.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng gives tactical instructions to his clones before teleporting away, emphasizing their need to avoid direct attacks and search for weaknesses.
• The Second Sequence commanders coordinate their army’s defensive, assault, and support divisions.
• Light directs the Mechanical Lifeforms through the local network, ordering the deployment of the Light Wings, defensive energy layer, and full artillery fire.
• Li Xieqian and Hana debate whether they should pretend to fight, with Li firmly rejecting the idea of joining the battle.
• Roda remains focused on awaiting Luo Yingtian’s orders, while Diona watches the direction Lin Feng disappeared, concerned about Joseph’s pursuit.
• Light’s elite squad attacks inside the enemy formation, where their presence disrupts the Second Sequence’s ability to use powerful area attacks safely.

Chapter Summary: “Another Battlefield, Ambushing Each Other”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Light dominates the Black Robes in close combat, while the ten Mechanical Lifeforms use coordinated formations to divide and overwhelm their enemies.
• Lin Feng stops retreating and launches an ambush against Luo Yingtian’s group, piercing one enemy with Heat Vision.
• Zero responds by increasing gravity around Lin Feng and attacking him with overwhelming physical strength. Lin Feng dispels the gravity with Purification, but Zero blocks his Avada Kedavra curse.
• Zero uses Nova Annihilation, nearly catching Lin Feng with a devastating punch. A First Faction member restrains Lin Feng from behind, preventing him from using Instant Transmission and allowing Zero’s attack to land.
• Lin Feng survives the blow with relatively minor injuries and counters Zero’s repeated attacks with his Bio-Force Field and Hundredfold Destructive Amplification.
• The enemy group repeatedly ambushes Lin Feng with energy attacks and physical strikes, forcing him to rely on defense and evasive movement. Shanhai intervenes to protect him.
• Lin Feng taunts Zero into continuing their direct fistfight while secretly preparing Dark’s fully charged cannon.
• At Lin Feng’s command, Dark fires a torrent of azure beams. Lin Feng grabs Zero, preventing him from dodging, and the attack wounds Zero, finally breaching his defense.
• Furious, Zero orders his allies to attack Dark. Lin Feng counters by creating five clones, blocking the attackers and protecting the Mechanical Lifeform.
• Despite the setback, Zero remains confident and ignores the clones, charging Lin Feng once again.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Demonstrates adaptability, tactical planning, and a wide range of abilities, combining Superman-like powers, magic, curses, cloning, and teamwork. He shifts from reacting defensively to deliberately baiting Zero into a trap. His confidence and mockery remain central to his fighting style.
• Zero: Establishes himself as a powerful and aggressive opponent with immense strength, speed, and defensive ability. However, his arrogance causes him to underestimate Lin Feng, allowing Lin Feng to exploit his predictable attacks and injure him.
• Dark: Functions as a powerful long-range support weapon. Its charged cannon is strong enough to damage Zero when Lin Feng creates an opening.
• Shanhai: Reveals himself at a crucial moment to protect Lin Feng from an incoming attack.
• Light and the Mechanical Lifeforms: Fight effectively through coordination, overwhelming the divided Black Robes and demonstrating the advantage of teamwork.

Significant Themes

• Strategy versus raw power: Although Zero possesses overwhelming physical strength, Lin Feng wins advantages through deception, timing, and coordinated attacks.
• The value of teamwork: Light’s forces and Lin Feng’s side succeed by working together, while the enemies struggle when separated.
• Arrogance and underestimation: Zero’s confidence in his superiority causes him to repeat attacks and overlook Lin Feng’s preparations.
• Ambush and counter-ambush: The battle repeatedly shifts as both sides attack from unexpected angles, making awareness and adaptability essential.
• Versatility as strength: Lin Feng’s diverse abilities allow him to counter situations that pure physical power cannot solve.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng and Zero engage in a hostile, taunting rivalry centered on direct combat and mutual challenges.
• Zero’s allies repeatedly attack Lin Feng from behind, while Lin Feng eventually turns the same tactic against Zero with Dark’s assistance.
• Shanhai protects Lin Feng during the enemy’s coordinated assault.
• Lin Feng uses clones to prevent Zero’s subordinates from reaching Dark, preserving the advantage created by his ambush.
• Light and the Mechanical Lifeforms fight the Black Robes separately, creating another battlefield where disciplined cooperation gives Lin Feng’s side the upper hand.

Summary: “The Escalating Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng clashes directly with Zero, whose late-stage Silver Superman power makes their initial fist collision extraordinarily destructive.
• While Lin Feng fights Zero, his five clones and Shanhai battle the other Black Robes. Luo Yingtian and Egart secretly conserve their strength because Lin Feng’s allies recognize them as friendly and do not seriously attack them.
• Lin Feng’s instant-death spells fail against Zero, demonstrating that their bodies and souls have reached a level where most conventional abilities are ineffective.
• Zero uses Nova’s Fall, a punch carrying the destructive force and heat of a supernova. Lin Feng blocks it with the Bio-Force Field and survives with little real damage.
• Lin Feng counters by creating an aging Star and accelerating its fusion through time manipulation, causing it to explode as a supernova and engulf Zero.
• Zero emerges from the explosion and attacks with a purple energy spear. Lin Feng narrowly avoids the spear, but it detonates behind him with supernova-level force.
• Lin Feng uses Time Stop to freeze the explosion and attempts a surprise kick from behind. However, Zero detects the time manipulation, blocks the attack, throws Lin Feng away, and follows with more energy blasts.
• Zero then uses Collapse to create a black vortex that draws the energy, matter, and debris from the overlapping explosions back inward. He combines this with Instant Transmission, space distortion, and increasing gravitational force.
• The resulting chain reaction threatens to collapse the surrounding universe. Everyone on the battlefield—including Luo Yingtian, Egart, Lin Feng’s clones, and the Black Robes—must retreat as planets and debris are pulled toward the vortex.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng proves that he can fight Zero on equal terms despite Zero’s immense power. He adapts creatively, combining creation, time acceleration, and defensive abilities rather than relying only on direct attacks.
• Zero is established as Lin Feng’s most difficult opponent yet. He can withstand supernova-level destruction, sense and counter Time Stop, and manipulate the destructive aftermath of attacks on an even greater scale.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart continue hiding their true alliance and conserve their strength. Their confidence in Lin Feng grows as they see him matching Zero’s combat power.
• Lin Feng’s clones and Shanhai remain engaged with the Black Robes but are forced to retreat when Zero’s techniques begin affecting the entire battlefield.

Significant Themes

• Escalation of power: The battle rapidly grows from physical blows to supernova explosions and potential universal collapse.
• Limits of conventional abilities: Instant-death magic and other special skills become nearly useless against opponents whose physical bodies and souls have reached extreme levels.
• Adaptation and creativity: Lin Feng uses Stars, accelerated time, and battlefield positioning to challenge Zero, while Zero repeatedly turns Lin Feng’s attacks into new weapons.
• Collateral destruction: Their duel endangers everyone nearby and threatens entire universes, emphasizing the terrifying scale of their power.
• Rivalry between equals: Neither fighter gains a decisive advantage, making their battle a contest of endurance, reaction speed, and increasingly destructive techniques.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng and Zero exchange increasingly powerful attacks, each retaliating with comparable force.
• Lin Feng attempts a surprise attack during a Time Stop, but Zero anticipates and counters it.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart cooperate by pretending to fight while observing the main battle and withdrawing whenever the destruction approaches.
• The wider battlefield is forced to respond to Lin Feng and Zero’s duel, as their attacks become powerful enough to endanger allies and enemies alike.

Chapter Summary: “Backup Combat Power: New Kryptonians Join the Battlefield”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng struggles against Zero’s Collapse technique, which continuously pulls him inward while draining his energy.
• Zero amplifies the attack with multiple abilities: gravity enhancement, time stasis, and energy exhaustion. Lin Feng’s movement becomes extremely difficult, but he pushes Super Flight to its limit and begins escaping the Collapse’s center.
• Two Black Robes members ambush Lin Feng and seize his arms, attempting to drag him back into the Collapse in a suicide attack.
• Lin Feng breaks free by:
  • Intensifying his Heat Vision until it pierces through one Black Robe’s skull.
  • Striking the second with a powerful Piercing Punch, stunning him.
  • Kicking the injured enemy into the Collapse’s center.
• Lin Feng realizes the Black Robes were only temporarily enhanced by Zero and were not genuinely at the Omniversal Level, despite possessing power close to it.
• Zero releases control of the Collapse once it reaches its limit and personally tries to force Lin Feng into the explosion. Lin Feng avoids him by repeatedly maneuvering around the battlefield.
• Lin Feng receives news from his clone that the passage to New Krypton Star has been completed.
• He telepathically contacts Luo Yingtian and Egart, instructing them to release their reserve forces and join the Second Sequence battlefield.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart agree to trust Lin Feng and immediately begin mobilizing their backup forces.
• On the Second Sequence battlefield, the Black Robes have managed to spread out after suffering heavy losses, reducing the effectiveness of the Mechanical Lifeform Race’s attacks.
• The Mechanical Lifeforms are also badly damaged: their energy shields are failing, their weapons are cooling down, and many have sustained injuries.
• Lin Feng informs Light that reinforcements have arrived. A massive portal opens, and muscular, caped figures—presumably the New Kryptonians—begin flying onto the battlefield.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Demonstrates tactical awareness, resilience, and growing combat power. Rather than confronting the Collapse directly, he relies on instinct, mobility, and precise attacks to escape. He also takes command of the broader battle by coordinating Luo Yingtian, Egart, and the incoming New Kryptonian forces.
• Zero: Reveals additional control abilities and a willingness to use expendable subordinates in suicide attacks. Frustrated by the failure of his Black Robes, he personally attempts to kill Lin Feng but is unable to immediately trap him.
• Black Robes: Their apparent Omniversal-level strength is revealed to be temporary and artificially enhanced. They remain dangerous but are unable to restrain Lin Feng.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart: Show their willingness to trust Lin Feng’s judgment and commit their hidden forces to the decisive battle.
• Light: Despite sustaining damage, she continues leading the Mechanical Lifeform Race. Her attention shifts when Lin Feng announces the arrival of reinforcements.

Significant Themes

• Escalation of power and reinforcements: The conflict expands as hidden reserves and the New Kryptonians enter the battlefield.
• Strategy over brute force: Lin Feng survives Zero’s overwhelming technique by recognizing its dangers, avoiding direct confrontation, and exploiting openings.
• Trust and coordinated resistance: Victory depends on different factions uniting under Lin Feng’s direction.
• Sacrifice and expendability: Zero’s use of the Black Robes as disposable weapons highlights the ruthless nature of the First Faction.
• Turning-point tension: Both sides are near exhaustion, making the arrival of fresh forces potentially decisive.

Character Interactions

• Zero commands the Black Robes and attempts to use them to drag Lin Feng into the Collapse.
• Lin Feng defeats the two attackers and evades Zero while mocking his failed strategy.
• Lin Feng telepathically coordinates with Luo Yingtian and Egart, persuading them to deploy their forces.
• Lin Feng contacts Light to announce the reinforcements.
• Light and the damaged Mechanical Lifeform Race witness the portal opening as the New Kryptonians enter the battlefield, setting up the next major phase of the conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Reinforcements Join the Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Portal opens in the Super-Firm Universe, releasing over five thousand Kryptonians wearing black suits and capes marked with the Superman emblem.
• The Black Robes recognize them as Kryptonians and are alarmed by their overwhelming strength. The battle briefly pauses as both sides react to the unexpected reinforcements.
• Clark and Kara emerge at the front of the Kryptonian forces and search for Lin Feng. Lin Feng contacts them telepathically and explains that he is engaged in another part of the war.
• Clark reveals that Lin Feng’s clone informed him of the universe-threatening conflict. He also explains that he has grown dramatically stronger by training on New Krypton and using the Infinity Stones, aided by Lin Feng’s clone.
• Clark mentions that Bruce, Diana, and others wanted to come, but he refused because they would be unable to survive or contribute meaningfully in this battle.
• Lin Feng warns Clark that the Black Robes have destroyed countless universes and must not be spared. Clark accepts the order and commands the Kryptonians to attack without mercy while avoiding their allies.
• Clark leads the assault with powerful Heat Vision, followed by thousands of Kryptonians. The battle resumes with the Black Robes facing a far more dangerous enemy.
• Elsewhere, Li Xieqian’s group is stunned by the sudden arrival of the Kryptonians. Roda unexpectedly leaves the group, activates a teleportation device, and summons several thousand additional forces loyal to Luo Yingtian and Egart.
• These white-clad reinforcements enter the battlefield under orders to kill all Black Robes without mercy, creating another major offensive against them.

Character Developments

• Clark has become vastly stronger since his earlier appearances. His training, use of the Infinity Stones, and unusual potential have made him the strongest Kryptonian present. He also demonstrates decisive leadership and strategic confidence.
• Kara Zor-El has matured from a child into a young girl and has continued training in the Time Domain. Her growth reflects the broader development of the Kryptonian forces.
• Lin Feng is shown maintaining close ties with Clark and trusting him to command the Kryptonians. He also emphasizes the enormous stakes of the conflict and the necessity of ruthless action.
• Roda reveals initiative and loyalty by independently bringing another army into the battle, despite Li Xieqian’s confusion and objections.
• Li Xieqian reacts with surprise to the sudden reinforcements, highlighting how unexpected and significant the new arrivals are.

Significant Themes

• Reinforcements and shifting battle momentum: The arrival of the Kryptonians and later Luo Yingtian and Egart’s followers dramatically changes the balance of power.
• The burden of leadership: Clark must command thousands of powerful warriors and ensure they distinguish allies from enemies.
• Moral compromise in wartime: Although Clark is naturally compassionate, Lin Feng insists that mercy toward the Black Robes would endanger countless universes.
• Growth through preparation: Clark and Kara’s development demonstrates the importance of training, time, and access to extraordinary resources.
• Unity across universes: Different factions join forces against the Black Robes, emphasizing the interconnection of the threatened universes.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng and Clark reunite through telepathic communication, exchanging greetings and discussing the war.
• Clark updates Lin Feng about Bruce, Diana, and the others, while Lin Feng reassures himself that Bruce has not entered the dangerous battlefield.
• Lin Feng entrusts Clark with the Kryptonian forces and warns him not to show mercy.
• Clark responds by issuing orders to the Kryptonians and leading the attack personally.
• Li Xieqian questions Roda’s sudden departure, but Roda ignores him and summons the second wave of reinforcements.
• Roda then joins the new forces in attacking the Black Robes, adding further pressure to the enemy.

Chapter Summary: “Rebels, the Ongoing Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The arrival of two powerful reinforcements transforms the stalemate between the Mechanical Lifeform Race and the Black Robes into a chaotic, high-level battle. Energy attacks and explosions overwhelm the battlefield.
• Realizing that their involvement will not affect the outcome, Li Xieqian, Hana, and the others withdraw to a floating piece of debris to drink tea and observe.
• Lin Feng continues fighting Zero but deliberately focuses on events elsewhere, secretly communicating with Clark while evading Zero’s attacks rather than engaging directly.
• Joseph informs Zero that the Second Sequence has turned against the Black Robes. The Kryptonians, Luo Yingtian’s adopted sons, and Egart’s loyal followers have joined Lin Feng’s side and are pushing the Black Robes back.
• After Zero realizes that Luo Yingtian and Egart are traitors, the two suddenly attack their fellow Black Robes. Their surprise assault kills three members of the First Faction before they retreat to Lin Feng’s side.
• The remaining forces gather behind Lin Feng and Zero, creating a direct confrontation. Lin Feng’s hidden strength and abilities have brought him to roughly equal footing with Zero.
• Zero angrily accuses Luo Yingtian and Egart of betrayal. Luo Yingtian reveals that he has known the truth about Zero’s crimes from the beginning and has been waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
• Luo Yingtian explains that Zero’s own philosophy—following the tide and submitting to the strong—justifies his decision to abandon Zero.
• Lin Feng cuts off the exchange, insisting that the conflict be resolved through combat. Zero agrees and orders the remaining Black Robes to attack, beginning the next stage of the battle.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng remains calm and strategically focused. Rather than being distracted, his apparent evasiveness allows him to coordinate with allies and prepare for the larger confrontation.
• Zero becomes increasingly enraged and humiliated as his authority collapses. The revelation that two core members betrayed him exposes the limits of his control and his misplaced confidence in his secrecy.
• Luo Yingtian finally abandons his long-standing disguise and openly reveals his hatred for Zero. His wife and daughter were killed by Zero, and he has endured years of waiting for revenge.
• Egart openly joins Luo Yingtian and Lin Feng, confirming his own rebellion against Zero and the Black Robes.
• Joseph and the Evan brothers are portrayed as ineffective during the battle, earning Zero’s contempt. Joseph nevertheless delivers the crucial news of the Black Robes’ internal rebellion.
• Hana and Li Xieqian provide comic relief by recognizing the absurd scale of the battle and choosing to avoid involvement altogether.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and rebellion: The Black Robes’ internal collapse demonstrates that absolute authority cannot prevent dissent, especially when leaders abuse or murder their own followers.
• Revenge and delayed justice: Luo Yingtian’s years of patience culminate in a decisive act of retaliation against Zero.
• Power and allegiance: Characters shift sides according to strength, survival, loyalty, and personal motives. Zero’s own doctrine of submitting to the strong is turned against him.
• Control versus hidden resistance: Zero believes he has managed events secretly, but Lin Feng’s allies and infiltrators have been working against him from within.
• The inevitability of final confrontation: Personal hatred, political rebellion, and the larger war converge into a battle between Lin Feng’s coalition and Zero’s remaining forces.

Character Interactions

• Li Xieqian and Hana agree that the battle has grown too overwhelming to influence, leading their group to retreat and watch from a safe distance.
• Lin Feng and Zero continue their deadly duel, with Zero frustrated by Lin Feng’s refusal to fight straightforwardly.
• Zero and Joseph interact as commander and subordinate, with Zero criticizing Joseph’s group for failing to defeat Lin Feng’s allies.
• Zero and Luo Yingtian confront one another over the betrayal. Luo Yingtian turns Zero’s own words about following strength into a justification for rebellion and reveals his deeply personal hatred.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart coordinate their ambush, then join Lin Feng’s formation.
• Lin Feng and Zero end the verbal confrontation by choosing to settle the conflict through force, setting the stage for an all-out battle.

Chapter Summary: “Each Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Joseph accuses Luo Yingtian and Egart of secretly rebelling against the Black Robes, revealing that they had apparently allied with Lin Feng’s side long before the battle.
• Luo Yingtian openly mocks Joseph and attacks him with his Mountains and Rivers Force. He gains the upper hand, injuring Joseph’s fist during their exchange.
• Joseph’s brothers, Devent and Evan, intervene in an ambush. Evan’s spiked gauntlet strikes Luo Yingtian in the face and burns away half his beard, enraging him despite leaving him only slightly injured.
• Luo Yingtian summons his Star River Chessboard, creating numerous energy chess pieces to restrain and isolate the brothers. He then uses his Twin-Headed Dragon Staff to attack Joseph with hidden-weapon-like energy needles, while humorously insisting that the technique is legitimate staff work.
• Evan and Devent destroy some of the chess pieces but are surrounded by the remaining constructs, preventing them from interfering with Luo Yingtian’s duel.
• Elsewhere, Egart, Lin Feng’s clone, and Dark fight the remaining Black Robes. Although Lin Feng’s side has fewer fighters, their overall strength is greater, and they steadily force the Black Robes backward.
• Egart advises everyone to focus on the First Faction’s Black Robes and avoid Barol, who appears to be deliberately holding back. Egart suspects Barol may secretly intend to betray the Black Robes, much as he and Luo Yingtian did.
• A powerful clash between Lin Feng and Zero sends heat and shockwaves across the battlefield, forcing everyone nearby to retreat.
• Lin Feng and Zero separate after their exchange. Lin Feng’s reddened knuckles show that Zero can endure even his powerful attacks, astonishing him.

Character Developments

• Luo Yingtian confirms his hostility toward Joseph and the Black Robes, fighting aggressively and creatively. His outrage over losing half his beard highlights his pride, vanity, and comic personality amid the battle.
• Egart demonstrates strong battlefield judgment by coordinating attacks and recognizing that Barol is not fighting seriously. He remains cautious but increasingly confident in their chances.
• Joseph proves capable of resisting Luo Yingtian but is physically weaker and is injured early in their duel.
• Devent and Evan fight dishonorably through coordinated ambushes. Evan gains confidence after injuring Luo Yingtian, while both brothers are later contained by the Star River Chessboard.
• Barol remains mysterious, apparently suppressing her true strength and possibly considering betrayal.
• Lin Feng continues to reveal extraordinary combat power, exceeding Egart and Luo Yingtian’s expectations. However, his confrontation with Zero shows that he still faces opponents capable of enduring his strongest blows.
• Zero is established as an exceptionally durable and powerful veteran, capable of matching Lin Feng and surviving attacks that would overwhelm most fighters.
• Dark supports Egart’s group with long-range energy blasts, while Lin Feng’s clone helps maintain pressure against the Black Robes.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and rebellion: Luo Yingtian and Egart’s secret alliance demonstrates that apparent enemies may be working against a greater oppressive force.
• Strength versus numbers: Although Lin Feng’s side has fewer fighters, their superior individual strength gives them the advantage.
• Battlefield strategy: Team coordination, ambushes, battlefield positioning, and targeting priorities are as important as raw power.
• Hidden motives: Barol’s deliberate restraint suggests that alliances and loyalties remain uncertain even within the Black Robes.
• Humor amid danger: Luo Yingtian’s obsession with his beard and his argument that his energy needles constitute “staff technique” provide comic relief during an otherwise deadly confrontation.
• Escalating power: Lin Feng’s increasing strength is emphasized, but Zero’s ability to withstand him shows that the battle still contains formidable hidden threats.

Character Interactions

• Luo Yingtian vs. Joseph: A hostile duel marked by insults, close-range exchanges, and Luo Yingtian’s growing advantage.
• Luo Yingtian vs. Devent and Evan: The brothers ambush him, damaging his beard, but his chessboard later traps and separates them.
• Egart and Barol: Egart notices Barol’s suspicious lack of effort and orders the others not to target her yet.
• Egart, Dark, and Lin Feng’s clone vs. the Black Robes: Their coordinated assault gradually overwhelms the numerically superior opposition.
• Lin Feng vs. Zero: Their powerful exchange becomes the chapter’s most significant clash, revealing that Zero may be one of the few beings capable of directly withstanding Lin Feng’s attacks.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart: They communicate during combat, sharing observations and encouragement while acknowledging Lin Feng’s remarkable potential.

Chapter Summary: “You Must Be Dreaming!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zero mocks Lin Feng as a “weakling,” provoking Lin Feng into launching a series of increasingly elaborate attacks.
• Lin Feng uses Time Stop and Instant Transmission to appear behind Zero and attack him with a powerful energy-infused punch. Zero easily dodges, claiming that Time Stop is ineffective against him.
• Lin Feng reveals that the punch was a distraction. He had secretly charged a massively powerful Heat Vision attack, which catches Zero off guard.
• Zero barely avoids a direct hit by twisting his body, but the beam grazes and injures his kidney. The destructive energy in the beam makes the wound heal slowly.
• Zero creates a vast starry-sky domain that enhances his recovery and allows him to launch tracking spears made from starlight.
• Lin Feng counters by creating a rapidly expanding, sun-like sphere of heat and energy, which destroys much of Zero’s starry domain and interferes with his regeneration.
• Zero launches multiple tracking star-spears, asserting that they will pursue Lin Feng as long as the stars remain visible.
• Lin Feng uses Forbidden Magic to affect Zero’s mind and soul, then uses Instant Transmission to position Zero between himself and one of Zero’s own spears. However, the spear disintegrates rather than harming its creator.
• Zero mocks Lin Feng and fires ten more spears. Lin Feng responds with a chain of Portals, redirecting the spears back toward Zero.
• Lin Feng secretly sends another Heat Vision through the portals. It grazes Zero’s opposite side, injuring him again and leaving him clutching both sides of his waist.
• Lin Feng celebrates the “symmetrical” injuries and continues taunting Zero, enraging him further.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng demonstrates increasing tactical creativity. Rather than relying on brute force, he combines feints, concealed attacks, soul magic, portals, and battlefield manipulation.
• He also becomes more confident and playful, openly mocking Zero and exploiting every opportunity to embarrass him.
• Zero remains extremely powerful, possessing superior perception, evasion, regeneration, and control over starlight. However, his arrogance repeatedly makes him underestimate Lin Feng’s unconventional tactics.
• Zero’s injuries and growing anger show that Lin Feng is gradually gaining the psychological advantage, even though Zero remains dangerous.

Significant Themes

• Ingenuity versus overwhelming power: Lin Feng repeatedly finds indirect ways to challenge Zero’s superior defenses.
• Arrogance and miscalculation: Zero’s confidence in his own abilities causes him to overlook hidden attacks and assume Lin Feng will fight conventionally.
• Battlefield control: Both fighters reshape the surrounding universe—the starry domain and the sun-like sphere become extensions of their combat strategies.
• Mockery and psychological warfare: Their constant taunts are not merely comedic; they provoke emotional reactions and influence each fighter’s decisions.
• Turning an enemy’s power against them: Lin Feng attempts to redirect Zero’s own star-spears, reflecting his broader strategy of using Zero’s abilities as liabilities.

Character Interactions

• The confrontation is dominated by verbal sparring alongside the physical battle. Zero repeatedly dismisses Lin Feng’s attacks, while Lin Feng answers with deceptive techniques and increasingly personal taunts.
• Zero’s claim that his star-spears cannot be turned against him is challenged when Lin Feng redirects them through portals.
• Lin Feng’s final attack leaves Zero wounded on both sides, and his mocking celebration intensifies Zero’s fury, setting up an even more hostile continuation of their duel.

Chapter Summary: “Zero Gets Serious”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zero, weakened by the drastic reduction in Stars, finds his injuries healing more slowly while Lin Feng continues attacking him.
• Lin Feng’s pressure forces Zero to acknowledge that he severely underestimated his opponent. Zero reflects on his long existence, his origin as a system, and how he obtained the body of the first Starlight born in the first universe.
• Zero becomes frustrated by the possibility that he is not the protagonist but merely a system meant to assist someone like Lin Feng. Despite his resentment, he recognizes Lin Feng’s extraordinary growth as a transmigrator.
• After a brief, confusing exchange, Zero declares that he will now fight seriously, accepting that the battle must end with one of them dying.
• Zero uses “Stars, infinitely stack!” to summon vast quantities of Starlight into the Super-Firm Universe. The accumulated light overwhelms and consumes Lin Feng’s artificial sun.
• Zero transforms into countless particles of Starlight and hides throughout the battlefield, turning the entire starry sky into his weapon.
• He attacks Lin Feng with rapidly multiplying Starlight spears. The spears can change direction, stop, circle around Lin Feng’s portals, and pursue him intelligently.
• The dense Starlight also detonates around Lin Feng whenever he attempts to move, forcing him to rely on his Bio-Force Field and rapid teleportation-like movement to survive.
• Lin Feng realizes that Zero’s new form gives him control over every area containing Starlight, while Zero’s true location remains impossible to identify.

Character Developments

• Zero: Moves from arrogance and underestimation to genuine recognition of Lin Feng’s strength. His laughter reveals a mixture of relief, frustration, and disbelief at finally encountering someone who can suppress him. His desire to escape control and reach beyond the Fourth Wall becomes more apparent, as does his resentment toward the possibility of being only a supporting “cheat” for a protagonist. He abandons restraint and reveals his true combat power.
• Lin Feng: Continues to fight confidently and mock Zero’s ambitions, preferring a peaceful life over destructive power-seeking. However, Zero’s transformation forces him into a defensive position, and Lin Feng begins to feel genuine danger. His usual tactics, including portals and evasive movement, become increasingly ineffective.

Significant Themes

• Protagonist identity and fate: Zero questions whether he is truly the protagonist or merely a system designed to empower someone else, while Lin Feng’s rapid growth embodies the qualities of a conventional protagonist.
• Freedom versus control: Zero’s attachment to his physical body reflects his desire to escape the limitations of being a system and act according to his own will.
• Recognition through conflict: Their battle becomes more than a contest of power; Zero’s respect for Lin Feng emerges only after being seriously wounded and forced to abandon his arrogance.
• Power and obsession: Lin Feng sees the pursuit of transcendence and power as needless destruction, while Zero views it as essential to achieving freedom and surpassing the limits of existence.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng presses his attack while taunting Zero’s obsession with going “Beyond the Fourth Wall,” suggesting that Zero should abandon his ambitions and live peacefully.
• Zero responds that Lin Feng cannot understand his longing for freedom, then openly acknowledges Lin Feng’s strength and growth.
• Their verbal exchange shifts from mockery and confusion to a declaration of mutual, deadly combat.
• In the final sequence, Zero’s unseen voice emphasizes his overwhelming control of the battlefield, while Lin Feng struggles to evade attacks from every direction.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng confronts Zero, frustrated that she refuses to engage him directly and instead hides while attacking with more than a hundred Light Spears.
• When Lin Feng punches the incoming spears, they transform into Starlight and trigger a massive chain reaction. The explosion is amplified by the Starlight Zero had spread throughout the Super-Firm Universe.
• The resulting detonation severely destabilizes the universe, cracking and twisting space across vast distances. Even fighters far from the battle, including Clark, Kara, Light, the Mechanical Lifeforms, and the Kryptonians, feel its effects.
• The explosion forces Luo Yingtian and Egart to pause their own battle because their senses are disrupted by the blinding light and collapsing space.
• Lin Feng survives but is injured, with his fist damaged by the destructive force. He uses the Heart of the Universe to enhance his perception and locate Zero.
• Lin Feng fires an extremely powerful Heat Vision attack infused with destruction, death, and ruin. It pierces through the Super-Firm Universe and wounds Zero in the shoulder, while also opening a hole connecting the universe to an unknown space beyond it.
• Before Lin Feng can fire again, Zero retreats through the opening. Lin Feng follows immediately, suspecting that she is either escaping or deliberately moving the battle elsewhere.
• With the two combatants gone, Luo Yingtian concludes that changing battlefields is beneficial because their continued fighting would soon destroy the Super-Firm Universe. He redirects his attention to Joseph and the remaining enemies.
• On the wider battlefield, the Black Robes are losing badly. Nearly one-third have been defeated, and their numerical advantage is overwhelmed by the superior strength of the Kryptonians, Mechanical Lifeforms, and Luo Yingtian and Egart’s allies. The Black Robes’ morale collapses.
• Luo Yingtian resumes the attack by summoning the Energy Chessboard and its armed Energy Chess Pieces against Joseph’s forces.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Displays greater offensive power through his Heart of the Universe-enhanced Heat Vision, but also recognizes the destructive consequences of fighting at full strength within the Super-Firm Universe. He becomes more proactive, pursuing Zero through the dimensional breach rather than allowing her to control the battle.
• Zero: Her Starlight attack proves devastating enough to threaten the entire universe, demonstrating her immense power. However, Lin Feng’s enhanced Heat Vision injures her and forces her to retreat through the hole he created, suggesting that she may be unwilling to continue fighting under those conditions.
• Clark and Kara: Continue leading the fight against the Black Robes. Although concerned about Lin Feng’s battle, Clark prioritizes eliminating their immediate enemies before attempting to help him.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart: Their battle is temporarily interrupted by the cosmic explosion. Luo Yingtian quickly assesses the danger and recognizes that moving Lin Feng and Zero’s battle elsewhere may save the Super-Firm Universe.
• The Black Robes: Suffer major losses and lose confidence as their numerical advantage proves useless against the stronger opposing forces.

Significant Themes

• The destructive scale of power: The battle demonstrates that attacks at this level threaten not merely individuals but entire universes and the structure of space itself.
• Battlefield responsibility: Lin Feng realizes that continuing to fight Zero inside the Super-Firm Universe could endanger his allies and destroy the surrounding reality.
• Adaptability and initiative: Both combatants change tactics rapidly—Zero uses the dimensional opening to relocate, while Lin Feng immediately follows to prevent her from escaping or gaining an advantage.
• Strength versus numbers: The Black Robes’ large army cannot compensate for the overwhelming power of the Kryptonians and Mechanical Lifeforms, emphasizing quality over quantity.
• Cosmic instability and unknown realms: The hole punched through the universe introduces an unexplored space beyond it, creating uncertainty about where the next stage of the battle will occur.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin Feng verbally challenges Zero for avoiding a direct fight.
• Clark, Kara, and Light observe the devastating battle but remain focused on their own enemies.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart briefly discuss the explosion and the danger it poses to the Super-Firm Universe.
• Luo Yingtian and Egart’s forces cooperate with the Kryptonians and Mechanical Lifeforms against the Black Robes.
• After Lin Feng and Zero leave the battlefield, Luo Yingtian orders everyone to ignore their fight temporarily and concentrate on Joseph and the remaining Black Robes.

Chapter Summary: “Zero’s Home, the First Star to Give Birth to Starlight”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng follows Zero through a portal into a strange, chaotic space containing a few distant, lifeless planets.
• His senses cannot properly detect the planets, prompting the system to explain that this is Zero’s original home: the remains—or “urn”—of the universe where the First Starlight was born.
• The system reveals that Zero’s current body is connected to this First Starlight and that Lin Feng’s Heat Vision, enhanced by the Heart of the Universe, accidentally opened a terminal region belonging to a long-destroyed universe.
• Lin Feng realizes the space may be an ideal place to kill Zero and jokingly treats it as a grave prepared for him.
• He locates Zero on the largest planet, where Zero is laughing uncontrollably. Lin Feng discovers that Zero’s previously devastating wounds have completely healed.
• Lin Feng attacks with Heat Vision, but the beams pass through Zero harmlessly, as if he has become intangible or merged with another state of existence.
• A physical attack also passes through Zero, leaving Lin Feng uncertain whether soul-based or forbidden magic attacks might work.
• Zero explains that he spent an immeasurable amount of time searching for this planet and space, which he had longed to return to but could never find.
• He reveals that Lin Feng’s accidental attack brought him home and declares that Lin Feng’s grave will be this dead, primordial star and its surrounding space.

Character Developments

• Lin Feng remains confident and aggressive, initially viewing Zero’s home as an opportunity to finish him. However, Zero’s healing and intangibility force him to become more cautious and recognize that the environment may empower his opponent.
• Zero shifts from a seemingly injured and vulnerable enemy into a calm, powerful figure connected deeply to the space itself. His laughter and composed explanations reveal both immense relief at returning home and growing murderous intent.
• The system provides crucial information about Zero’s origins, the nature of the dead universe, and the dangers of the environment, warning Lin Feng not to underestimate Zero on his home ground.

Significant Themes

• Home and origins: Zero’s return to the birthplace of the First Starlight suggests that his identity and power are fundamentally tied to this ancient place.
• Death and remnants: The dead planets and “urn” imagery portray a universe that has already perished, turning the setting into both a graveyard and a source of lingering power.
• Accidental fate: Lin Feng unintentionally gives Zero what he had spent ages searching for, emphasizing the role of coincidence and fate in their conflict.
• Power and vulnerability: Lin Feng’s strongest attacks become ineffective, showing that power alone may not overcome an opponent who can exploit the environment or exist beyond ordinary physical interaction.
• Reversal of advantage: What Lin Feng believes is a suitable grave for Zero may instead become his own burial place.

Character Interactions

• Lin Feng and the system exchange information as Lin Feng searches for Zero, with the system repeatedly warning him about the dangers of Zero’s home.
• Lin Feng taunts Zero by calling the space an urn and threatening to bury him there.
• Zero responds with gratitude rather than anger, explaining that Lin Feng’s attack allowed him to return to his lost home.
• Their exchange turns into a direct confrontation: Lin Feng attacks repeatedly, but Zero remains unharmed and intangible.
• The chapter ends with Zero reclaiming control of the situation and threatening to make the primordial star Lin Feng’s grave.

Chapter Summary: “Zero’s Burst, an Unavoidable Attack”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zero activates the power of Star, causing countless specks of light to fill the previously silent space. The entire area becomes his territory, greatly amplifying his strength.
• His aura rises to its peak, and he confidently declares himself the sole ruler of the space, ordering Lin Feng to stop resisting.
• Zero launches an almost instantaneous, pencil-thin beam of Star-light that pierces Lin Feng’s chest before he can react. Even Lin Feng’s Bio-Force Field fails to block it.
• Zero then generates countless beams throughout the space. The attacks descend at speeds beyond Lin Feng’s normal reaction time, forcing him to rely on constant dodging, Instant Transmission, and repeated reconstruction of his defensive barrier.
• The Bio-Force Field repeatedly shatters under the overwhelming attacks. Lin Feng suffers multiple penetrating wounds, though he is able to heal them quickly.
• Lin Feng discovers that his black Heat Vision can intercept and neutralize the beams of Star-light, reducing the pressure but not solving the larger problem.
• While defending himself, Lin Feng considers using more of the Heart of the Universe. However, excessive use could cause energy collapse and severe backlash, and he is unsure whether even its full power would defeat Zero.
• Lin Feng instead searches for the source empowering Zero, suspecting that an object or entity within the space is responsible. However, Super Sensing detects nothing, and the apparent planets and stars may only be refracted illusions.
• With the beams growing denser and leaving him little time to investigate, Lin Feng is forced to consider two remaining strategies.

Character Developments

• Zero: Becomes dramatically more powerful after merging with or drawing upon Star’s light. His confidence and coldness increase, and he treats Lin Feng as if his death is inevitable. He demonstrates precise control over the battlefield and deliberately limits the number of beams at first, seemingly to prolong Lin Feng’s suffering.
• Lin Feng: Is pushed into a defensive and increasingly desperate position. He recognizes that conventional defenses and movement are insufficient, but remains analytical, quickly identifying Heat Vision as a countermeasure and evaluating the risks of using the Heart of the Universe more fully. His ability to adapt prevents immediate defeat.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and helplessness: Zero’s attacks move beyond ordinary physical limits, making Lin Feng’s usual defenses and reflexes nearly useless.
• Adaptation under pressure: Lin Feng survives by analyzing Zero’s abilities and discovering that Heat Vision can cancel the Star-beams.
• Power and its consequences: The Heart of the Universe offers a possible advantage, but using it recklessly could destroy Lin Feng from within.
• Control versus resistance: Zero claims absolute dominion over the space, while Lin Feng continues searching for a weakness rather than surrendering.
• Perception and illusion: The environment may not be real in the conventional sense, complicating Lin Feng’s efforts to locate the source of Zero’s power.

Character Interactions

• Zero taunts Lin Feng and commands him to stop resisting, presenting himself as the unquestionable ruler of the space.
• Lin Feng responds with skepticism and defiance, refusing to be intimidated by Zero’s confidence.
• Their conflict becomes less a direct exchange of attacks and more a battle of control: Zero saturates the entire area with unavoidable beams, while Lin Feng dodges, heals, counters with Heat Vision, and searches for the hidden source of Zero’s enhancement.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Feng considers retreating from Zero’s enhanced state but rejects it because he cannot determine whether Zero’s power would increase further or whether he could discover a countermeasure after fleeing.
• He decides instead to escape the special space and lure Zero outside, believing Zero will lose his enhancement once he leaves.
• Lin Feng attempts to use Instant Transmission to return to the Super-Firm Universe, but every attempt to leave merely relocates him to another random position within the space.
• Zero reveals that the space is essentially an extension of his own existence and that he completely controls its entry and exit rules. Lin Feng cannot leave without Zero’s permission.
• Zero grows impatient and launches a massive attack composed of countless Starlight beams, intending to destroy Lin Feng’s body, soul, and existence completely.
• Lin Feng appears to be trapped and annihilated within the converging beams. Zero assumes he has won and turns away to restore the planet that anchors or marks the space.
• Unexpectedly, the attack erupts in an explosion. Lin Feng emerges completely unharmed, surrounded by a new golden aura.
• The golden light repels and erases the surrounding Starlight, revealing that Lin Feng has entered a powerful new state.
• Zero is shocked and unsettled by Lin Feng’s transformation, experiencing fear for the first time.

2. Character Developments

• Lin Feng: Demonstrates strategic thinking by refusing both a simple retreat and a reckless battle plan. Despite being repeatedly struck and trapped inside Zero’s domain, he remains resilient and ultimately reveals a mysterious golden state that protects him from Zero’s ultimate attack.
• Zero: Initially appears completely dominant and confident, treating the space as part of his body and assuming Lin Feng’s destruction is inevitable. His confidence collapses when Lin Feng survives, and he becomes visibly alarmed and afraid.
• Power shift: The battle changes dramatically. Zero had controlled every aspect of the battlefield, but Lin Feng’s golden transformation introduces a force that appears naturally opposed to Zero’s Starlight.

3. Significant Themes

• Strategy versus overwhelming power: Lin Feng cannot overpower Zero directly, so he first searches for a tactical weakness rather than acting impulsively.
• Control and confinement: Zero’s space symbolizes his absolute authority, trapping Lin Feng and preventing escape through conventional abilities.
• Resilience and hidden strength: Lin Feng survives an attack designed to erase him entirely, suggesting that his true power had not yet been revealed.
• Fear caused by the unknown: Zero’s certainty is undermined by a power he cannot understand or control.
• Transformation and reversal: The emergence of golden light marks a major turning point, shifting the advantage away from Zero.

4. Character Interactions

• Lin Feng and Zero remain locked in a battle of evasion and control, with Zero mocking Lin Feng’s attempts to escape.
• Zero explains the nature of his space to Lin Feng, emphasizing that departure is impossible without his consent.
• Zero repeatedly attacks Lin Feng while planning to eliminate the remaining Black Robes Organization traitors and obtain the wall needed to transcend the Fourth Wall.
• After believing Lin Feng dead, Zero turns his attention to restoring the space’s originating planet.
• Lin Feng’s revival interrupts Zero’s plans. Their final exchange is silent but intense: Lin Feng stares at Zero with glowing golden eyes, while Zero reacts with shock and involuntary fear.

Chapter Summary: “Unbelievable Improvement”

Key plot points and events

• Lin Feng reveals that his previously displayed abilities were only what he wanted Zero to see. Using the Heart of the Universe embedded in his Superman Bracers, he activates an enhanced Overclocking state.
• The transformation dramatically increases Lin Feng’s perception, combat power, and control over time and space. Unlike before, the state now lasts longer and causes almost no aftereffects because of his reborn body and the Heart of the Universe.
• Alarmed by Lin Feng’s sudden growth and aware that his own empowered state is temporary, Zero attacks by controlling the Stars within his personal space and firing vast numbers of Starlight rays.
• Lin Feng successfully reclaims authority over time and space. He slows the rays in his perception, then blocks them effortlessly with his Bio-Force Field. When Zero launches a stronger second wave, Lin Feng expands the field and shatters the attacks.
• Lin Feng uses Instant Transmission and conceals not only his body but also his aura, preventing Zero from locating him—even inside Zero’s supposedly absolute domain.
• He ambushes Zero from behind and lands a devastating punch, sending him flying and disturbing the Stars, planets, and space throughout the area.
• Zero heals himself with stellar energy but becomes enraged and insists that no power should be able to surpass him within his own space.
• Lin Feng disappears again and attacks from behind. Even when Zero escapes through an Instant Transmission spatial passage, Lin Feng’s fist follows him through it, striking his other cheek and knocking him out of the passage.

Character developments

• Lin Feng: Gains a major power boost through the Overclocking state, enhanced by the Heart of the Universe. He demonstrates superior mastery of time, space, concealment, defense, speed, and physical force. His confidence grows as he shifts from merely surviving Zero’s domain to actively overwhelming him.
• Zero: Loses his earlier calm and certainty. His belief that he possesses absolute authority within his space is shattered as Lin Feng repeatedly bypasses his defenses and attacks him. His shock, anger, and desperation reveal growing fear of Lin Feng’s strength.

Significant themes

• Hidden strength and deception: Lin Feng deliberately concealed the extent of his abilities, allowing Zero to underestimate him.
• Breaking supposed limits: Zero’s claim of absolute control is challenged when Lin Feng’s power transcends the rules of Zero’s own space.
• Transformation through preparation and resources: Lin Feng’s rebirth, the Heart of the Universe, and the Overclocking state combine to eliminate former weaknesses and side effects.
• Loss of control: Zero’s personal domain, once an expression of absolute authority, becomes ineffective against Lin Feng, symbolizing the collapse of Zero’s confidence and dominance.

Character interactions

• Zero confronts Lin Feng in disbelief, demanding an explanation for his sudden improvement.
• Lin Feng responds mockingly, suggesting that Zero is not the only one capable of activating an enhanced state.
• Their battle becomes a direct contest of authority: Zero controls the Stars and attacks with Starlight rays, while Lin Feng overrides the restrictions on time and space.
• Lin Feng repeatedly taunts and surprises Zero by appearing behind him, ultimately striking him twice and demonstrating that even Instant Transmission cannot protect Zero from his pursuit.