Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Imprint System”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless examines Zhong Dian’s corpse and discovers that his body has been completely drained of blood, marrow, and moisture, leaving him dead in an especially agonizing manner.
• Using Information Control, Nameless accesses Zhong Dian’s memories, genetic data, and other secrets. He learns that Zhong Dian had more than two hundred wives and was responsible for releasing countless Heavenly Foxes into different worlds.
• Those Heavenly Foxes indirectly caused hundreds of millions of deaths, while Zhong Dian himself also murdered many people. Although Zhong Dian acted under orders, Nameless concludes that he deserved his fate.
• The intact state of Zhong Dian’s corpse allows Nameless to uncover the principles behind two major cultivation systems:
  • The Ascender System, which strengthens supernatural abilities through Base Runes and “Legendary Attainment.”
  • The Domain Adept System, which transforms Base Runes into a powerful Domain capable of altering space and laws.
• Nameless realizes that Ascenders gain power through the purified thoughts and faith of living beings, allowing theoretically limitless growth through repeated ascensions.
• He also discovers that Domain Adepts possess exceptional control over laws and space, though Zhong Dian’s mastery of his Domain was incomplete.
• The runes in Zhong Dian’s body resemble those connected to the Dark King, causing Nameless to suspect that Zhong Dian’s system originated from him.
• Nameless uncovers the existence of Infinity, an organization led by the Dark King. Infinity weakens humanity across countless worlds by releasing Mutated Beasts and other threats, sacrificing other worlds to preserve their own.
• Declaring Infinity and the Dark King his enemies, Nameless resolves to master both cultivation paths and eventually kill the Dark King.

Character Developments

• Nameless becomes increasingly knowledgeable and ambitious. His examination of Zhong Dian gives him a deeper understanding of the forces opposing him.
• His moral judgment hardens as he learns the scale of Zhong Dian’s crimes, reinforcing his hatred of those who harm innocent worlds and populations.
• Nameless demonstrates strategic maturity by refusing to choose between the Ascender and Domain Adept systems. He intends to combine both to maximize his strength.
• His personal hostility toward the Dark King intensifies. Rather than merely surviving the Dark King’s curse, Nameless now seeks direct revenge and vows to kill him.

Significant Themes

• The cost of power: Both cultivation systems require different forms of external or internal strength, showing that advancement always involves sacrifice, dependence, or discipline.
• Faith and collective thought: The Ascender System is compared to becoming a god through belief, with purified thoughts functioning as spiritual offerings.
• The dangers of unchecked authority: Zhong Dian and Infinity treat entire worlds as expendable resources, emphasizing the cruelty of those who pursue survival or power at any cost.
• Moral responsibility: The chapter questions whether following orders excuses atrocities, ultimately affirming Nameless’s belief that perpetrators remain responsible.
• Unity of opposing systems: Nameless’s desire to master both paths reflects his refusal to accept limitations and his determination to surpass existing power structures.

Character Interactions

• Nameless has no direct conversation with Zhong Dian, who is already dead, but he interacts with Zhong Dian through his corpse, memories, genes, and residual information.
• Nameless’s reactions to Zhong Dian shift from pity over his horrific death to anger and disgust after learning about his crimes.
• Zhong Dian’s connection to the Dark King and Infinity becomes the central indirect relationship of the chapter.
• Nameless positions himself as the future leader of the Rescue Team and as the Dark King’s eventual equal and enemy, setting up a larger confrontation between the two forces.

Chapter Summary: “Bottleneck”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Several years pass, during which the Rescue Team’s territories undergo rapid technological and urban development. With Professor Zhou’s cross-world data and the Research Group’s efforts, technologies such as movies, television, telephones, and mobile phones are introduced far faster than in ordinary worlds.
• Nameless uses the new entertainment industry to spread stories about dragons and strengthen his identity as the True Dragon King. He personally appears in films, playing both heroic and villainous roles to absorb legend power.
• The chapter opens with a dramatic film scene in which two characters flee a volcanic mountain before being attacked by a gigantic red dragon. The scene is revealed to be a staged production, with Awakened individuals creating the environment and Nameless playing the dragon.
• Nameless explains that legend power can come from fear and villainy as well as admiration. However, his progress remains extremely slow: despite years of effort, he has accumulated only 25% of the power needed for advancement.
• After completing a week of filming, Nameless returns to Rescue Team headquarters, where Lin Renmei immediately challenges him to a sparring match.
• Lin Renmei reveals that she expects to advance to the Transcender level within six months to a year. Nameless, by contrast, has been stuck at Level 39 for two years and has barely made progress toward the Transcender bottleneck.
• The two travel to their usual isolated battlefield and fight above the sea. Lin Renmei overwhelms Nameless physically, sending him flying tens of thousands of meters with a single punch.
• Nameless relies on teleportation, prediction, and technique rather than raw strength. He successfully strikes Lin Renmei with his newly refined technique, Shadow Following, after anticipating her movements and her attempt to anticipate him.
• Their sparring demonstrates that both combatants benefit from fighting one another. Nameless’s techniques, including Shadow Following and Seal and Close, have become increasingly instinctive and polished.

Character Developments

Nameless

• Continues expanding the True Dragon King legend through films and other media.
• Accepts both heroic and villainous roles, showing a pragmatic understanding of how legend power works.
• Remains frustrated by his inability to break through Level 39, recognizing that the Transcender stage is a major divide between continued growth and stagnation.
• Develops exceptional combat skill and tactical foresight, compensating for his inferior physical strength through teleportation and predictive techniques.

Lin Renmei

• Has grown immensely powerful and is now close to becoming a Transcender.
• Possesses overwhelming physical strength, enough to defeat Nameless in a direct exchange of blows.
• Continues to improve through repeated battles with Nameless and acknowledges the effectiveness of his techniques.
• Though stronger physically, she is less experienced at integrating techniques into instinctive combat behavior.

Significant Themes

• Progress and stagnation: The Rescue Team’s society advances rapidly, but individual advancement is unequal. While civilization reaches unprecedented heights, Nameless remains trapped at a personal bottleneck.
• The difficulty of transcendence: Reaching the Transcender realm is portrayed as a decisive barrier. Those who cross it gain immense possibilities, while those who fail may remain trapped at their current level for life.
• Power beyond morality: Legend power can be gathered from fear, admiration, heroism, or villainy. Reputation matters more than whether the image is morally positive.
• Technology accelerating civilization: Superpowers and cross-world knowledge allow society to skip ordinary developmental stages and achieve in years what would normally require decades or centuries.
• Strength versus technique: Lin Renmei represents overwhelming physical power, while Nameless relies on precision, prediction, and refined combat techniques. Their battles show that mastery and instinct can partially offset differences in raw strength.
• Entertainment as a tool of power: Films and media are not merely cultural products; they help construct legends and directly contribute to supernatural advancement.

Important Character Interactions

• The film crew treats Nameless respectfully because of his status as the True Dragon King and Rescue Team captain.
• Nameless reflects privately on the slow accumulation of legend power and the frustration of being unable to advance.
• Lin Renmei eagerly seeks Nameless out upon his return, confident that she is nearing a breakthrough and viewing him as her best possible sparring partner.
• During their battle, Nameless demonstrates his tactical superiority by outpredicting Lin Renmei and landing a blow with Shadow Following.
• Lin Renmei openly acknowledges the strength of his technique, while Nameless recognizes that she surpasses him greatly in raw power.
• Their relationship is built on mutual trust, rivalry, and continual improvement: they fight without holding back because each knows the other can survive and benefit from the encounter.

Summary: “Nameless’s Interest”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Renmei reflects on her former reliance on overwhelming strength and realizes, after facing Apophis and Fafnir, that she must improve her combat technique. She trains in numerous martial arts schools and learns powerful secret techniques using Merit Points.
• During another sparring match, Nameless uses clones, phantoms, mirages, and other abilities to confuse her. Lin initially struggles with powers that affect the environment rather than her directly.
• Lin activates her luck-based ability, wishing to increase her luck for an entire day. Her intuition becomes nearly perfect, allowing her to identify Nameless’s true body despite all his illusions.
• After being repeatedly defeated, Nameless surrenders. They rest on the ocean, and he plans to consume more Contract Gems to increase his potential.
• Lin explains that Nameless’s inability to advance from the Top-Tier Awakened stage stems from both insufficient potential and his lack of an independent will.
• They discuss the requirements for becoming a Transcender. Advancement requires transcending one’s former self and the will embedded in one’s Base Runes, but this risks becoming a Lost One or Fallen One.
• Nameless admits that he cannot follow the normal path of self-transcendence because he has forbidden himself from entering the Lost State or falling. He also views defeating the Dark King—apparently necessary for his own self-challenge—as impossible with his current strength.
• Instead, he intends to accumulate enough potential to force his way into the next realm without transcending himself.
• Lin suggests that self-transcendence may not require confronting the person who sealed him and encourages him to identify another meaningful goal.
• Nameless realizes that he wants to forge divine weapons renowned throughout the world.

Character Developments

• Lin Renmei: Becomes more aware of her weaknesses and actively works to develop technical skill rather than relying solely on raw power. Her use of luck demonstrates both the versatility of her abilities and her playful confidence.
• Nameless: Reveals deep frustration over being unable to advance despite his immense knowledge and experience. He recognizes that his rigid principles and attachment to the Rescue Team’s values prevent him from undergoing normal self-transcendence. He also begins to identify a personal ambition beyond his duty to save others: creating legendary divine weapons.
• Their relationship: Their sparring remains competitive but friendly. Lin teases Nameless after defeating him, while also offering sincere insight into his cultivation problem. Nameless responds with sarcasm but openly discusses his fears and limitations.

Significant Themes

• Strength versus technique: Raw power alone is insufficient against complex enemies, prompting Lin to pursue mastery and refinement.
• Luck and unpredictability: Lin’s ability shows how luck can radically alter the balance of battle, even against a highly skilled opponent.
• Self-transcendence and identity: Becoming stronger requires overcoming or redefining one’s former self, but Nameless’s unwavering principles make that process dangerous and difficult.
• Duty versus personal desire: Nameless has devoted himself to rescuing others, yet Lin helps him recognize that he needs a personal interest or goal of his own.
• Growth through limitation: Both characters confront their respective weaknesses—Lin’s lack of technique and Nameless’s limited potential and emotional rigidity—and consider different ways to overcome them.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin repeatedly defeats Nameless after using her luck-enhancing wish, forcing him to surrender.
• While resting together, Lin provides an analysis of Nameless’s advancement problem based on information from Weihua.
• Nameless explains the dangers preventing him from pursuing conventional transcendence, including the possibility of becoming Lost or Fallen.
• Lin challenges his assumptions by asking what he wants beyond saving the world, leading Nameless to reveal his unexpected interest in forging famous divine weapons.

Chapter Summary: “The Goal”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless reflects on his desire to pursue forging in his current life, despite already possessing extraordinary equipment such as the Coiling Dragon Venerable, Sun-Moon Pearl, and Sun-Moon World-Illuminating Mirror.
• Lin Renmei encourages him to pursue the challenge. Nameless explains that he has already forged a famous divine weapon: Feng Laixian’s Guandao, though the public does not know he created it.
• Lin Renmei asks him to forge a weapon specifically for her—one strong enough to withstand her immense physical power. Nameless agrees, treating it as a personal challenge and a possible way to advance himself.
• The two discuss romance and marriage. Lin Renmei teases Nameless about his feelings for Xue Jie, Jingyao, Weihua, and possibly herself. Their banter escalates into an argument, ending with Lin Renmei punching him and restarting their battle.
• After returning to headquarters, Nameless begins seclusion—not for cultivation, but to pursue his dream of forging a truly suitable weapon.
• He spends a vast number of Merit Points and nearly empties the Rescue Team’s material warehouse, drawing on resources collected from countless Parallel Worlds.
• Inspired by Emperor Sleeping Lotus’s breakthrough through mastering one specific field, Nameless resolves to focus entirely on forging. He spends a day meditating and establishing his determination to succeed.
• Nameless considers numerous weapon designs for Lin Renmei:
  • A sword would limit her immense strength.
  • A great saber would suit her power but not her temperament.
  • A bow would interfere with her existing long-range abilities.
  • An external weapon like Coiling Dragon Venerable seems possible, though such weapons are limited against higher-level beings whose power involves rules and status.
• Unable to decide, Nameless eventually calls Lin Renmei for advice. She first jokingly requests a meteor hammer, then reveals that she wants a Sword Cane, a weapon her father once used.
• The chapter ends with Nameless imagining an unsuitable dragon-headed cane and becoming frustrated again.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Begins seriously pursuing forging as a personal goal rather than a practical necessity. He displays unusual perfectionism, struggling to create something worthy of Lin Renmei. His focus also reflects his attempt to advance by surpassing himself in a single discipline.
• Lin Renmei: Shows continued confidence, playfulness, and emotional directness. She deliberately encourages Nameless and helps him identify a meaningful challenge. Her teasing reveals her familiarity with romantic matters, while her request for a weapon demonstrates trust in his abilities.
• Nameless and Lin Renmei: Their relationship is characterized by close friendship, constant teasing, physical sparring, and possible romantic tension, though neither openly acknowledges it.

Significant Themes

• Pursuing a personal dream: Nameless seeks to forge not because he needs another weapon, but because he genuinely wants to fulfill an ambition.
• Self-transcendence through specialization: The chapter suggests that surpassing oneself in one area can be enough to achieve a breakthrough.
• Perfectionism and creative struggle: Nameless’s inability to choose a weapon illustrates the difficulty of creating something that matches an exceptional person.
• Strength versus suitability: A weapon must not merely be powerful; it must complement its wielder’s abilities, temperament, and fighting style.
• Playful intimacy: The characters’ jokes, arguments, and battles reveal affection and familiarity beneath their antagonistic exchanges.

Character Interactions

• Lin Renmei motivates Nameless to forge again and proposes that he make her a weapon.
• Their conversation shifts from craftsmanship to romantic speculation, with Lin Renmei teasing him about other women and suggesting herself as a possibility.
• Their verbal sparring turns into physical combat after Nameless insults her.
• Later, Lin Renmei’s casual weapon request both helps Nameless and creates a new design problem, leaving him once again uncertain about how to satisfy her needs.

Chapter Summary: “Transcending the Self”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless accepts that Lin Renmei wants a Staff-Sword, largely because of its sentimental connection to her father and the memories it represents.
• Using Information Control, he generates countless designs and settles on a round-headed staff suited to Lin Renmei’s temperament. He prioritizes durability, self-repair, and extraordinary weight.
• He first creates the Softwater Staff-Sword, but its fifteen-ton weight and plain design are inadequate for Lin Renmei’s immense strength.
• Determined to improve it, Nameless spends months forging the Beauty Staff-Sword, using the Great Sun Boundary-Sealing Divine Needle as its core. The weapon weighs 160 billion tons, contains several powerful gems, and can release energy from the Great Sun Space.
• Although the Beauty Staff-Sword is Nameless’s finest creation so far, he realizes it has not allowed him to advance into the realm of a Transcender. It only reflects the limits of his current skills.
• He discards it into Dream City and begins again. Over the next two years, he repeatedly experiments with materials and forging techniques.
• His next major creation is the Corona Staff-Sword, whose scabbard contains 9,999 suns and whose Bioalloy blade absorbs heat to become harder and sharper. Despite its immense power, Nameless again concludes that it has not surpassed his limits.
• Rather than becoming discouraged, Nameless develops a deeper appreciation for forging and recognizes that true transcendence requires understanding and surpassing the boundaries of his own abilities.

Character Development

• Nameless demonstrates patience, creativity, and dedication. He is willing to discard powerful creations rather than settle for something that does not meet his true goal.
• His motivation evolves from simply making a weapon for Lin Renmei into using forging as a means of self-transcendence.
• He becomes increasingly reflective, realizing that his creations reveal the limits of his current understanding. His repeated failures strengthen rather than weaken his enthusiasm.
• Lin Renmei does not appear directly, but her emotional attachment to the Staff-Sword influences Nameless’s design choices. He seeks to preserve its symbolic importance while adapting it to her extraordinary physical strength.

Significant Themes

• Transcending one’s limits: True advancement requires surpassing what one already knows, not merely perfecting existing techniques.
• Understanding the self: Nameless concludes that one must first identify the boundaries of one’s abilities before breaking through them.
• Persistence and growth: Failure becomes part of the creative process, with each discarded weapon guiding Nameless toward greater understanding.
• Memory and sentiment: The Staff-Sword represents Lin Renmei’s bond with her father, showing how objects can carry emotional and personal meaning.
• Endless possibility and craftsmanship: Nameless views the physical properties of all materials as sources of limitless combinations and creative potential.

Character Interactions

• Nameless briefly speaks with Lin Renmei by phone and ultimately respects her insistence on retaining a Staff-Sword.
• His interaction with her is indirect but meaningful: he designs the weapon around her personality, memories, and overwhelming strength.
• Most of the chapter focuses on Nameless’s internal reflection and solitary experimentation as he repeatedly forges, evaluates, and discards weapons.

Chapter Summary: “The Best Zhong Dian”

Plot and events

• Zhong Dian, an emotionally detached modified human working at the Sanctuary, returns home seeking only rest. His modifications removed much of his emotional and physical desire, while strengthening his ability to control the beginning and end of things—effectively, the power of evolution and change.
• The chapter explains the danger of his ability: without external restraints, powerful beings such as the Awakened may easily succumb to indulgence and corruption. The Sanctuary’s surgery was intended to keep Zhong Dian stable and self-controlled.
• The Dark King appears at Zhong Dian’s home and reveals that he has captured 180 million versions of Zhong Dian from different worlds. Most of them apparently killed the Sanctuary’s original leader, while this version uniquely accepted the modification surgery.
• Before Zhong Dian can attack, the Dark King transports him away with a vortex, intending to test and select the strongest or most useful version as a replacement subordinate. The Dark King’s original Zhong Dian has mysteriously died, and he wants a new one who will survive.
• Zhong Dian arrives barefoot and wearing pajamas in a gloomy, decaying wilderness. He carefully investigates the area and follows the smell of a corpse, hoping to learn about the environment and its dangers.
• The corpse turns out to have exactly the same face as Zhong Dian and was killed by a powerful blow between the eyebrows. Realizing that someone is hunting different Zhong Dians, Zhong Dian takes the dead version’s shoes so he can move more quickly and escape potential danger.

Character development

• Zhong Dian is portrayed as highly disciplined, emotionless, cautious, and analytical. His lack of worldly desires gives him unusual mental stability, but he remains aware that his overwhelming power could become dangerous without restraint.
• Despite his calm personality, he demonstrates practical survival instincts. Rather than recklessly relying on his abilities, he studies the corpse, recognizes the threat, and prioritizes obtaining footwear and retreating.
• The Dark King is revealed as playful, curious, manipulative, and powerful. He treats the mass capture of Zhong Dians as an experiment or competition and views them as replaceable servants rather than individuals.

Major themes

• Self-control versus indulgence: The chapter argues that power without restraint encourages corruption, comparing supernatural abilities to ordinary human habits that gradually become destructive.
• Identity and individuality: The existence of 180 million alternate Zhong Dians raises questions about what makes one version superior or unique.
• Survival of the fittest: The Dark King plans to select a replacement through a dangerous elimination process.
• Evolution and change: Zhong Dian’s ability is connected to the fundamental force of motion, change, and evolution, reinforcing the chapter’s focus on transformation and survival.
• Dark humor and absurdity: Zhong Dian’s modified body, the Dark King’s casual behavior, and the practical theft of a corpse’s foul-smelling shoes contrast with the serious danger surrounding him.

Character interactions

• The encounter between Zhong Dian and the Dark King establishes a clear power imbalance. Zhong Dian approaches with confidence, but the Dark King effortlessly defeats and transports him.
• The Dark King’s fascination with Zhong Dian’s modifications contrasts with Zhong Dian’s confusion and emotional detachment.
• Zhong Dian’s only interaction after transportation is with the corpse of another version of himself, turning the dead counterpart into both a warning and a source of survival information.

Chapter Summary: “Investigator Zhong Dian”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A new version of Zhong Dian, dressed in a guard uniform, is violently teleported into a dark, mold-filled forest after only one day undercover in Holy Ancestor Village.
• This Zhong Dian is an investigator for the Rescue Team. His usual mission is to infiltrate parallel versions of Holy Ancestor Village, determine whether the local Zhong Dian is evil or good, and either eliminate, recruit, or replace him.
• After recovering from the fall, he decides to survive until the Rescue Team locates him and begins investigating his surroundings.
• Using a Chameleon Ring, he becomes nearly invisible and follows the smell of corpses. He discovers multiple dead versions of himself scattered through the forest.
• He deduces that someone has been capturing and killing Zhong Dians from different parallel worlds. Based on the Rescue Team’s intelligence, he suspects the hostile organization Infinity.
• Rather than immediately fighting, he decides to observe the surviving Zhong Dians and learn Infinity’s rules, seeing the situation as a chance to infiltrate the enemy and gather intelligence.
• Elsewhere, another version—called “Eggless Zhong Dian”—is hunted by a scarred Zhong Dian armed with a powerful bow.
• Eggless Zhong Dian explains that he was attacked after returning to the original landing site and lost one palm while defending himself. The scarred Zhong Dian claims that the person who brought them there said they must kill every other version of themselves to escape.
• The scarred Zhong Dian, driven by fear and madness, has already killed at least one counterpart and now believes he must continue killing to survive.
• He fires at Eggless Zhong Dian from above the ravine, but discovers that his target has vanished, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Investigator Zhong Dian: Demonstrates professional discipline, adaptability, and strategic thinking. Although he originally became an investigator for practical benefits, his training has developed into genuine commitment to the Rescue Team’s mission. He remains pragmatic and is willing to kill when necessary, but prioritizes intelligence-gathering and long-term infiltration.
• Eggless Zhong Dian: Shows remarkable survival instincts and emotional detachment. His limited emotions allow him to react rationally under pressure, enabling him to escape despite losing a hand. He is physically disadvantaged but remains resourceful.
• Scarred Zhong Dian: Has transformed from hunted victim into unstable predator. Fear, desperation, and the belief that killing is the only path to freedom have driven him into madness. His obsession with eliminating every counterpart contrasts sharply with the investigator’s cautious approach.

Significant Themes

• Survival versus morality: The trapped Zhong Dians are forced to decide whether to kill their counterparts or search for another way out.
• Identity and self-conflict: Each Zhong Dian is technically the same person, yet their different experiences have produced radically different personalities and choices.
• Infiltration and intelligence: Investigator Zhong Dian’s role highlights the importance of gathering evidence and understanding an enemy before acting.
• Manipulation and coercion: Infinity—or whoever controls the forest—appears to be using the Game Rules to force the Zhong Dians into killing one another.
• Professional duty and personal motivation: Zhong Dian’s initially selfish reasons for joining the Rescue Team have evolved into a sincere sense of responsibility.

Character Interactions

• Investigator Zhong Dian has no direct conversation with the others yet, but he observes their movements and intends to follow them covertly.
• Eggless Zhong Dian confronts the scarred Zhong Dian and questions why they should kill each other simply because they are versions of the same person.
• The scarred Zhong Dian responds that killing is the only way to obey the escape conditions and survive, revealing how the mysterious controller has turned the counterparts against one another.

Chapter Summary: “The Other Side”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Scarface Zhong Dian searches the shallow ravine for Eggless Zhong Dian but cannot find him. Unbeknownst to Scarface, Investigator Zhong Dian has concealed Eggless beneath his own body using the Chameleon Ring.
• After Scarface leaves, Eggless thanks Investigator Zhong Dian. They discuss Scarface’s claim that only by killing every other Zhong Dian can they escape. Both recognize that this may be a lie intended to provoke mass slaughter.
• Investigator Zhong Dian proposes gathering Zhong Dians who do not wish to fight so they can protect one another. Eggless points out the danger of infiltrators pretending to be peaceful, but ultimately agrees that cooperation is their best chance of survival.
• Investigator Zhong Dian secretly conceals his true abilities. Although he claims to be an inexperienced researcher, he is actually an expert assassin with extensive knowledge of Zhong Dian weaknesses. He refuses to indiscriminately kill because he believes the trapped Zhong Dians may include innocent or good individuals.
• As the two travel together and introduce themselves, Investigator Zhong Dian learns that Eggless is a cyborg. He is shocked by the extreme procedure Eggless underwent, including brain modification and castration, but also feels inspired by Eggless’s apparent selflessness.
• Meanwhile, supervisors appointed by the Dark King observe the battlefield from above to prevent any Zhong Dian from escaping.
• Dark Feng Laixian and Situ Shibai discuss which Zhong Dian will survive. Situ bets on Bald Zhong Dian, believing he will fight to the end. The two quarrel, with Dark Feng secretly deciding to have Situ killed later.
• A battle erupts among several Zhong Dians below, and the supervisors watch silently. Zhu Hongfang also observes. The chapter closes by noting that powerful figures such as Feng Laixian are often recruited by both opposing forces because exceptional individuals tend to remain exceptional across different worlds.

Character Developments

• Investigator Zhong Dian: Reveals himself as compassionate and morally principled despite possessing formidable assassination skills. He deliberately disguises his strength and seeks to save nonviolent Zhong Dians rather than fulfill the Dark King’s plan.
• Eggless Zhong Dian: Shows calm, logical thinking and a willingness to cooperate despite his distrust and lack of combat experience. His cyborg status reveals his extreme devotion to his ideals and willingness to sacrifice his humanity.
• Scarface Zhong Dian: Remains a dangerous pursuer, though his failure to find Eggless demonstrates that cleverness and cooperation can overcome brute-force hunting.
• Dark Feng Laixian: Has become a powerful and ruthless servant of the Dark King. He is arrogant, easily provoked, and willing to eliminate allies for personal reasons.
• Situ Shibai: Displays cynicism and malicious confidence. His history of sacrificing Mingzhu City and his willingness to antagonize Dark Feng show his complete embrace of villainy.
• Zhu Hongfang: Acts as a quiet observer among the supervisors, offering little direct involvement in the conflict.

Significant Themes

• Cooperation versus suspicion: Survival requires the Zhong Dians to unite, but trust is difficult because any member could be an infiltrator or assassin.
• Moral resistance: Investigator Zhong Dian rejects the Dark King’s attempt to turn the Zhong Dians against one another and chooses to protect innocents instead.
• Appearances versus reality: Investigator Zhong Dian pretends to be weak despite being highly skilled, while Scarface’s apparent certainty about the rules may conceal deception.
• Humanity and sacrifice: Eggless’s transformation into a cyborg raises questions about how far one should sacrifice the body and self for an ideal.
• Parallel identities across worlds: The repeated existence of similar powerful figures in different universes suggests that personality, talent, and ambition persist across alternate realities.
• Power and manipulation: The Dark King’s supervisors treat the massacre as entertainment and experimentation, emphasizing the cruelty of the larger scheme.

Important Character Interactions

• Investigator Zhong Dian saves Eggless Zhong Dian and persuades him to join a protective alliance.
• Eggless challenges Investigator’s plan by warning that traitors could infiltrate the group, prompting a discussion of trust and survival.
• Investigator is deeply affected by learning about Eggless’s cyborg transformation and views him as proof that an exceptionally selfless Zhong Dian can exist.
• Dark Feng Laixian and Situ Shibai exchange taunts over their allegiance to the Dark King, revealing their mutual hostility.
• The supervisors watch the Zhong Dians fight below, framing the massacre as a contest while the trapped participants struggle for survival.

Chapter Summary: “Breakthrough”

Key Plot Points and Events

• At Rescue Team Headquarters, Lin Renmei and Cheng Xuejie spar using only their Bioforce Fields. Lin’s field is vastly stronger, while Cheng compensates with superior precision and control.
• Their contrasting styles are emphasized: Lin attacks with overwhelming, direct force, while Cheng redirects and manipates her field fluidly. After two hours, neither gains a decisive advantage.
• Lin reveals that she is close to breaking through to the Transcender realm by merging all her fist techniques into one. Cheng admits that she remains uncertain whether she will ever advance beyond her current level.
• The two women go shopping in the headquarters’ prosperous residential district. Upon returning home, Lin unexpectedly senses that she is ready to advance.
• Lin breaks through to the Transcender realm almost effortlessly, without a tribulation or dramatic external event. Her advancement astonishes Cheng and highlights Lin’s extraordinary natural potential.
• Initially, Lin notices no significant improvement in her strength, speed, or defense. However, she soon manifests her new Transcender ability, Holy Ring.
• Holy Ring traps Lin inside an iron coffin surrounded by golden chains. After an hour, she emerges and explains that the ability allows her to sacrifice a portion of her remaining lifespan to seal an enemy inside the coffin for an equivalent duration.

Character Developments

• Lin Renmei: Demonstrates overwhelming Bioforce Field power and successfully becomes a Transcender. Her breakthrough occurs almost casually, reinforcing how exceptional her talent is. However, she dislikes Holy Ring because it immobilizes her and requires sacrificing her lifespan.
• Cheng Xuejie: Shows remarkable Bioforce Field control and remains an equal opponent despite having less raw power. She is envious of Lin’s easy advancement and worries that she may be unable to progress beyond her current realm. Her curiosity and concern also make her eager to study Lin’s new ability.
• Nameless: Though absent and still in seclusion, he remains important to both women. Lin worries that her advancement may occur before his, while Cheng wonders whether he has succeeded in his own long confinement.

Significant Themes

• Talent versus effort: Lin’s effortless breakthrough contrasts with Cheng’s uncertainty and Nameless’s prolonged struggle, showing that advancement depends not only on work but also on innate potential and opportunity.
• Strength versus technique: The sparring match demonstrates that overwhelming power can challenge refined skill, but precise control can still neutralize superior force.
• The cost of power: Lin’s new ability grants formidable sealing power, but its effectiveness depends on sacrificing her own lifespan, making advancement both a gift and a burden.
• The unknown nature of transcendence: The Rescue Team has little understanding of the Transcender realm. Lin’s breakthrough may provide valuable knowledge that could help others advance in the future.

Character Interactions

• Lin and Cheng engage in a friendly but intense sparring match, openly acknowledging each other’s strengths.
• Cheng teases Lin about relying on raw power, while Lin compliments Cheng’s defensive control.
• They discuss their differing prospects for advancement, with Cheng expressing envy and Lin reflecting on Nameless’s continued absence.
• Their shopping trip shows their personal closeness and ordinary friendship despite their extraordinary abilities.
• After Lin’s breakthrough, Cheng becomes both excited and concerned, seeking to understand Holy Ring while checking that Lin has not been harmed.

Chapter Summary: Immortal Artifact Status

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Renmei explains that the floating coffin she used had drained hundreds of millions of years of her lifespan while she was trapped inside it. She realizes the coffin could be used to imprison powerful enemies, particularly the Dark King, for immense periods of time.
• A sudden storm appears over the Rescue Team headquarters, surprising everyone because the headquarters is located in the Mysterious Sewer. The phenomenon is traced to Nameless’s seclusion room.
• Inside, Nameless is forging a sword using ordinary iron and Base Runes. By hammering the runes into the metal’s atomic nuclei, he transforms mundane material into transcendent metal capable of absorbing spatial energy and becoming increasingly indestructible.
• Nameless creates an artificial “Lightning Tribulation” based on settings from xianxia novels. After the iron survives nine bolts of lightning, it becomes Immortal Metal.
• He shapes the metal into a 1.9-meter Sword Cane, names it the Dragon-Pattern Sword Cane, and gives it the ability Immortal Artifact Status. The weapon can instantly kill beings whose status is lower than its own.
• Through the sword’s chime and his Communion with All Things, Nameless realizes that his inability to advance is caused by a seal. His status is incomplete, preventing him from becoming a Transcender regardless of his achievements.
• Rather than continuing to pursue his own advancement, Nameless decides to upgrade the Dragon Exoshell he inhabits. He forges his left hand together with rare supernatural materials, creating the Dragon’s Left Hand, another immortal artifact with powerful defensive, offensive, repair, energy-storage, and status-based killing abilities.
• Nameless concludes that he has mastered the techniques required to mass-produce immortal artifacts.

Character Developments

• Lin Renmei becomes more confident in the coffin’s potential and considers using it to punish or contain the Dark King.
• Cheng Xuejie reacts with shock and curiosity to the coffin’s lifespan-draining power, helping establish how dangerous the artifact is.
• Nameless advances dramatically as a forger. He progresses from using rare materials to transforming ordinary substances into immortal artifacts through Base Runes and imposed rules.
• Nameless also experiences frustration over his inability to advance personally, but he adapts quickly by redirecting his efforts toward strengthening the Dragon Exoshell.
• His mastery of forging reaches a point where immortal artifacts are no longer unique achievements but potentially reproducible creations.

Significant Themes

• Status and transcendence: The chapter distinguishes ordinary humans, Awakened, Transcenders, and immortal artifacts as beings of different existential statuses. Power depends not only on strength but on the nature or level of one’s existence.
• Creation through rules and imagination: Nameless uses Base Runes and concepts borrowed from fiction to impose new laws on reality, turning ordinary iron into immortal metal.
• Limits and adaptation: Though Nameless cannot transcend because of his seal, he overcomes his frustration by improving the body and equipment that house him.
• Artificial evolution: The lightning tribulation demonstrates that transcendence and immortality can be engineered rather than naturally attained.
• Power and imprisonment: Both the coffin and the Sword Cane embody different forms of absolute power—one through endless confinement and lifespan depletion, the other through instant destruction of lower-status beings.

Character Interactions

• Lin Renmei and Cheng Xuejie discuss the coffin’s effects and its possible use against the Dark King.
• Lin Renmei and Cheng Xuejie investigate the storm surrounding Nameless’s room, while Chen Weihua organizes the crowd and ensures Nameless is not disturbed.
• Nameless’s primary interaction is with the Dragon-Pattern Sword Cane itself. Through Communion with All Things, he understands the sword’s warning about his seal and gains insight into his failure to advance.
• The sword effectively becomes a guide and catalyst, leading Nameless to abandon his pursuit of personal advancement and begin forging the Dragon Exoshell instead.

Chapter Summary: “Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless questions the true nature and power level of Immortal Artifact Status. Although it can instantly kill anything with a lower status, he worries that it may itself be the weakest possible “status,” making the ability useless.
• Rather than immediately forging his right hand, Nameless spends ten months researching Immortal Artifact Status and related forms of artifact power.
• During his seclusion, increasingly destructive phenomena—lightning, meteors, fire, tornadoes, and other disasters—strike his home. Since Nameless himself is creating these effects, the Rescue Team assumes he is testing or researching something.
• After ten months, an unprecedented catastrophe destroys most of the house. The observers discover a red giant dragon lying amid the ruins, which spits out an egg. The egg hatches, revealing a laughing baby.
• The others mistakenly believe Nameless has somehow given birth. Chen Weihua orders everyone to keep the event confidential.
• Nameless reveals that the baby is actually his new true body. Through his research, he created a technique called the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method.
• The method allows him to abandon his body, powers, statuses, curses, seals, and other negative effects, then reincarnate as a baby while retaining his memories.
• His strength remains stored in the Dragon Exoshell, which is bound to him through a master-servant contract. Thus, he has sacrificed his personal power but preserved his overall abilities through the dragon.
• Nameless decides to spend roughly the next ten years devoted to research rather than managing the Rescue Team.

Character Developments

• Nameless demonstrates exceptional ingenuity by finding a way around the Dark King’s curse instead of trying to overpower or remove it directly.
• He accepts the major drawback of becoming physically helpless in exchange for escaping curses and negative effects completely.
• His priorities shift further toward investigating Base Runes, Immortal Artifact Status, and the possible powers of a Transcender.
• Chen Weihua acts as a responsible leader, preventing the others from interfering with Nameless’s experiment and immediately ordering them to keep his rebirth secret.
• Cheng Xuejie displays her fondness for cute things and eagerly volunteers to hold baby Nameless.
• Lin Renmei, Su Jingyao, Liu Sishan, and the rest of the team move from concern to astonishment after witnessing the bizarre rebirth.

Significant Themes

• Transformation and rebirth: Nameless escapes his limitations by discarding his old body and beginning again.
• Ingenuity over brute force: Rather than directly defeating the Dark King’s curse, he develops a loophole that renders it irrelevant.
• Power and vulnerability: Nameless retains access to his former strength through the Dragon Exoshell but is personally reduced to a powerless infant.
• Uncertainty of power: The chapter emphasizes that labels such as “Immortal Artifact” may not accurately reveal an object’s true rank or capabilities.
• Scientific and magical discovery: Nameless’s dangerous experiments reveal new possibilities within Base Runes and hint at higher realms of power.

Character Interactions

• The Rescue Team watches anxiously as Nameless’s house is destroyed, but Chen Weihua insists they trust him and not intervene.
• After the rebirth, the team reacts with shock and confusion, initially assuming Nameless has somehow produced a child.
• Chen Weihua examines and carries baby Nameless, joking about finding him a wet nurse.
• Cheng Xuejie happily takes him from Chen Weihua, while Nameless communicates through the Dragon Exoshell because his infant body cannot yet speak.
• Nameless leaves the future management of the Rescue Team to Chen Weihua and the others while he returns to intensive research.

Chapter Summary: “Nameless’s Plan”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless, now reincarnated as a human baby named Zhang Wuming, uses the Dragon Exoshell to inspect his new body. He is healthy, with the potential to live beyond a hundred years, though his future supernatural potential remains unknown.
• His original name and identity have effectively been separated from him. The name “Nameless” remains associated with the Dragon Exoshell, meaning abilities such as a hypothetical Death Note would target the shell rather than his true current self.
• Because his infant body is physically incapable of serious research or cultivation, Nameless must spend most of his time eating, sleeping, and growing. He finds the helplessness and immaturity of infancy frustrating.
• Cheng Xuejie visits and playfully picks him up, while Theron, Fat Cat, and Big Yellow crowd around him. Their noisy excitement annoys Nameless, so he enters the Dragon Exoshell’s armor form and uses it to shield himself.
• Cheng Xuejie asks about the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method, which allows someone to abandon their power and begin life again. Nameless explains that while the method could theoretically grant immortality, rebirth is extremely dangerous because the person becomes vulnerable as a child and may struggle to adapt to weakness.
• Nameless reveals his plan: once his teeth grow in, he will consume Contract Gems regularly in hopes of awakening a new supernatural ability. If the ability is disappointing, he can potentially use the rebirth method again and start over.

Character Developments

• Nameless/Zhang Wuming: He remains calculating, proud, and impatient despite being trapped in an infant’s body. He accepts the need to grow naturally but is already planning how to awaken a new ability. His confidence in his own potential makes him willing to risk repeated reincarnation.
• Cheng Xuejie: She displays strong affection toward Nameless, teasing and caring for him while also worrying about the dangers of his rebirth method. Her concern shows that she values his safety more than his ambitions.
• Theron, Fat Cat, and Big Yellow: They are curious and excited by Nameless’s baby form. Fat Cat remains wary of the Dragon Exoshell because the master-servant bond now connects him to it, while the others treat the situation playfully.
• The Dragon Exoshell: It continues to function as Nameless’s external body and source of power, protecting him while he is physically helpless. Its separation from Nameless’s current body also creates a distinction between his former identity and his new life.

Significant Themes

• Rebirth and identity: Nameless’s new name and body raise questions about whether identity lies in the soul, the body, the name, or the powers one possesses.
• Power versus vulnerability: Though Nameless retains access to the Dragon Exoshell, his physical body is defenseless and dependent, forcing him to experience ordinary human weakness.
• The risks of immortality: The rebirth method offers a possible path to endless life, but each new beginning carries dangers, including childhood mortality and the difficulty of adjusting from immense power to helplessness.
• Potential and self-determination: Nameless believes supernatural abilities reflect a person’s wishes and potential. He intends to shape his future ability through deliberate preparation rather than accept whatever fate gives him.
• Patience versus ambition: His desire to research and regain power conflicts with the unavoidable need to wait for his body to mature.

Character Interactions

• Su Jingyao calmly cares for baby Nameless, feeding him and changing his diaper, while Nameless silently accepts her help despite his embarrassment.
• Cheng Xuejie treats him affectionately, rubbing her cheek against his and attempting to coax him out of the Dragon Exoshell after he becomes annoyed.
• Theron, Fat Cat, and Big Yellow excitedly examine and question him, creating so much noise that Nameless orders the Dragon Exoshell to silence them.
• Cheng Xuejie then shifts from playful interaction to serious conversation, expressing concern that Nameless may misuse the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method.
• Nameless reassures no one directly but internally reveals that he considers rebirth expendable: if his next supernatural ability is useless, he is prepared to repeat the process.

Chapter Summary: “All-Out Assault”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After nearly a year of continuous fighting among the Zhong Dians beneath the black mountain, the remaining factions engage in their final and largest battle.
• The Peace Alliance, founded to shelter Zhong Dians who reject pointless violence, has grown influential enough to become a major target. Aggressive Zhong Dians launch an all-out assault against it.
• Investigator Zhong Dian suspects that someone is secretly manipulating the conflict, though the attack itself is openly organized.
• From above, Dark Feng Laixian, Situ Shibai, Zhu Hongfang, and Bai De observe the battle. They reveal that these are the last surviving Zhong Dians; those who failed to reach the mountain have already died.
• The Dark King has grown impatient and intends to choose a winner soon. The observers decide that if the Peace Alliance survives without killing one another, they will personally slaughter the survivors and allow the strongest Zhong Dian to remain.
• The attackers finally reach the mountaintop, creating a chaotic melee. Investigator Zhong Dian abandons his usual restraint and begins killing enemies with remarkable efficiency.
• He repeatedly predicts his opponents’ movements, dodges their attacks, and kills them in a fluid, controlled manner, surprising both Eggless Zhong Dian and the observers.
• Bald Zhong Dian, the instigator of the assault, confronts Investigator Zhong Dian. He claims the attackers are angry that they fought and died below while the Peace Alliance remained safely on the mountain, waiting to benefit from their sacrifices.
• Investigator Zhong Dian condemns Bald Zhong Dian and attacks him. Their battle begins with Bald Zhong Dian using a chained meteor hammer and hidden machete.
• Investigator Zhong Dian’s blade collides with the machete and is badly damaged. Bald Zhong Dian mocks him for using a weapon that is too thin, then completely snaps his blade, leaving the fight at a dangerous turning point.

Character Developments

• Investigator Zhong Dian: Reveals his true combat ability after spending much of the past year avoiding violence. He demonstrates extraordinary perception, prediction, and swordsmanship, while remaining motivated by the desire to protect the Peace Alliance.
• Bald Zhong Dian: Emerges as the driving force behind the assault. He is resentful, aggressive, and determined to force the supposedly sheltered Peace Alliance members into the battle.
• Eggless Zhong Dian: Shows admiration and surprise at Investigator Zhong Dian’s strength, suggesting growing respect for him.
• Situ Shibai: Displays open cruelty and hostility toward the Zhong Dians, readily supporting the idea of killing the final survivor himself.
• Bai De: Challenges Situ Shibai’s claim to moral superiority, exposing the observers’ hypocrisy and questionable character.
• Dark Feng Laixian and the other observers: Treat the conflict as a selection process and are willing to interfere directly if the Zhong Dians do not eliminate one another.

Significant Themes

• Violence versus pacifism: The Peace Alliance attempts to reject the cycle of slaughter, but its existence provokes resentment from those who believe everyone should share the burden of fighting.
• Survival and merit: The Dark King’s selection system treats survival—including luck—as proof of strength, reducing lives to a brutal competition.
• Moral hypocrisy: The observers condemn or manipulate the Zhong Dians while casually discussing killing them for entertainment or convenience.
• Resentment and unequal sacrifice: The attackers feel exploited because they suffered in battle while the Peace Alliance remained protected, creating a conflict rooted not only in ideology but also in perceived unfairness.
• The hidden strength of restraint: Investigator Zhong Dian’s nonviolent behavior concealed his considerable power, demonstrating that reluctance to fight does not equal weakness.

Character Interactions

• Effeminate Zhong Dian complains to Investigator Zhong Dian about the attackers, emphasizing the Peace Alliance’s frustration and vulnerability.
• Situ Shibai and Bai De exchange hostile remarks, arguing over whether killing the survivors is acceptable and exposing their mutual contempt.
• Bai De notices Investigator Zhong Dian’s exceptional skill and draws the observers’ attention to him.
• Eggless Zhong Dian openly praises Investigator Zhong Dian, then warns him of an incoming attacker.
• Bald Zhong Dian confronts Investigator Zhong Dian directly, justifying the assault and challenging him to battle.
• The chapter ends with Bald Zhong Dian breaking Investigator Zhong Dian’s sword, giving the aggressor an immediate advantage.

Summary of “Tired”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bald Zhong Dian battles Investigator Zhong Dian using a thick chain blade and meteor hammer, exploiting the advantage of superior weaponry and long-range attacks.
• Investigator Zhong Dian avoids rushing into combat and secretly strengthens his thinner blade with his invisible Bioforce Field.
• Bald Zhong Dian attempts to lure him into a fatal exchange, confident that his stronger blade will win. However, Investigator Zhong Dian’s Bioforce Field allows his blade to cut through Bald Zhong Dian’s weapon.
• Investigator Zhong Dian slashes Bald Zhong Dian’s throat, then finishes him by stabbing through the top of his head, knowing that a throat wound alone would not immediately kill another Zhong Dian.
• With Bald Zhong Dian eliminated, Investigator Zhong Dian and the Peace Alliance survivors slaughter the remaining hostile Zhong Dian in the valley.
• Only about a dozen Zhong Dian survive. As they begin searching for the wounded, Dark Feng Laixian and his airborne companions arrive.
• Situ Shibai kills a Zhong Dian who attacks him with a spear, dismissing the act as self-defense.
• Dark Feng Laixian announces that only one Zhong Dian may survive and join them. If the survivors refuse to kill one another, he will choose the survivor himself.
• Investigator Zhong Dian accepts the grim necessity and kills the remaining Zhong Dian one by one, apologizing after each death.
• Eventually, only Investigator Zhong Dian and Eggless Zhong Dian remain. Eggless accepts his death, but Investigator refuses to kill him. Instead, Investigator suddenly cuts his own throat, leaving everyone—including Dark Feng Laixian—in shock.

Character Developments

• Investigator Zhong Dian: Demonstrates exceptional patience, composure, and tactical intelligence. He conceals the true strength of his Bioforce Field, defeats the more aggressive Bald Zhong Dian, and takes responsibility for ending the forced selection. His final suicide suggests exhaustion, defiance, compassion toward Eggless, or a refusal to participate in the imposed killing game.
• Bald Zhong Dian: Begins as an overconfident and intimidating fighter who relies on his stronger weapon and psychological pressure. His confidence collapses when Investigator’s hidden advantage overturns the expected outcome.
• Eggless Zhong Dian: Shows resignation and pragmatic acceptance, understanding that death is inevitable but preferring a quick death from Investigator rather than execution by the mysterious figures.
• Dark Feng Laixian: Establishes himself as a ruthless authority figure. He treats the survivors as disposable subjects and forces them into a final selection through coercion.
• Situ Shibai: Appears detached and merciless, immediately killing an attacker and showing no emotional concern about the violence.

Significant Themes

• Survival versus morality: The survivors are forced to choose between killing their companions or being killed by an outside authority.
• Strategy over brute strength: Investigator’s calmness and hidden use of the Bioforce Field overcome Bald Zhong Dian’s heavier weapon and apparent advantage.
• The dehumanizing nature of imposed choices: Dark Feng Laixian reduces the Zhong Dian to contestants in a selection process, denying them meaningful freedom.
• Exhaustion and sacrifice: Investigator’s statement, “I’m tired,” may reflect physical and emotional fatigue, despair, or a final act of resistance against the cycle of violence.
• Mercy and agency: By refusing to kill Eggless and taking his own life instead, Investigator attempts to reclaim control over how the conflict ends.

Character Interactions

• Bald Zhong Dian taunts Investigator and tries to dominate him through weapon superiority, but Investigator remains calm and ultimately turns Bald’s confidence against him.
• Investigator cooperates with the Peace Alliance to eliminate the hostile Zhong Dian, then personally carries out the forced massacre after Dark Feng Laixian’s ultimatum.
• Eggless accepts Investigator’s authority and death sentence without resentment, while Investigator responds with unexpected mercy.
• Dark Feng Laixian imposes the final selection and watches the survivors’ choices, only to be stunned when Investigator rejects the rules by killing himself.

Chapter Summary: Black Star Sword Cane

Key Plot Points and Events

• Eggless Zhong Dian discovers that Investigator Zhong Dian’s suicide was an act of sacrifice intended to ensure Eggless Zhong Dian’s survival. Investigator Zhong Dian had killed the others not for his own benefit, but to secure Eggless Zhong Dian’s selection.
• Zhu Hongfang jokingly interprets the sacrifice as possible love, though the others recognize it as deep comradeship between allies.
• Bai De and Dark Feng Laixian confirm that the final Zhong Dian has been chosen. Bai De captures Eggless Zhong Dian and takes him to meet the King.
• Eggless Zhong Dian silently surveys the battlefield, the dead bodies, and Investigator Zhong Dian’s corpse, suggesting grief and emotional shock.
• Elsewhere, Lin Renmei emerges from the sea after testing her strength and feels more powerful despite no actual increase in cultivation. Nameless explains that her changed status is responsible.
• Nameless, now recovering from the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method, has grown stronger and is able to leave Rescue Team headquarters while operating the Dragon Exoshell.
• Testing reveals that Immortal Artifact Status is effectively equivalent to Transcender-level status: it can overwhelm beings below that level but has no effect on stronger opponents.
• Nameless presents Lin Renmei with a powerful sword cane named Black Star, which he has specially forged for her.
• Lin Renmei takes the weapon to a mountain for testing. Her first strike does not visibly damage the mountain, but she realizes the sword has concentrated her strength into a sword-qi-like attack.

Character Developments

• Eggless Zhong Dian is forced to confront Investigator Zhong Dian’s sacrifice. His lack of resistance while being taken away indicates shock, grief, and perhaps a growing awareness of the bond between the two versions of Zhong Dian.
• Investigator Zhong Dian is revealed as self-sacrificing and protective, choosing death to ensure Eggless Zhong Dian’s survival.
• Nameless continues recovering physically and demonstrates his inventiveness by creating an extraordinarily versatile weapon. His enthusiasm and pride in Black Star also reveal a playful, show-off side.
• Lin Renmei remains calm and practical. She is not interested in hearing every detail about the sword’s abilities and prefers discovering them herself. Her confidence and eagerness to test the weapon show her increasing strength and independence.
• Bai De, Dark Feng Laixian, and the others act decisively to complete the selection process and deliver Eggless Zhong Dian to the King.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and comradeship: Investigator Zhong Dian’s death emphasizes loyalty and selflessness rather than romantic love.
• Survival and selection: Eggless Zhong Dian survives because of another’s deliberate sacrifice, but this survival comes with emotional consequences.
• Power and limitations: Immortal Artifact Status sounds exceptional but has sharply defined limits, reinforcing the importance of power hierarchies.
• Creation and innovation: Nameless’s forging of Black Star demonstrates how abilities and artifacts can be combined creatively to compensate for weaknesses.
• Discovery versus explanation: Lin Renmei prefers experiencing the sword’s abilities herself, contrasting with Nameless’s desire to explain and display every feature.

Character Interactions

• Zhu Hongfang’s remark about “love” provides a humorous contrast to the serious sacrifice between the two Zhong Dians.
• Bai De and Dark Feng Laixian cooperate in handling Eggless Zhong Dian, treating the selection as a completed mission.
• Nameless and Lin Renmei display a familiar, teasing relationship: Nameless excitedly explains Black Star’s many abilities, while Lin Renmei gently cuts him off and asks to discover them independently.
• Lin Renmei’s concern that Nameless not reveal too much highlights her confidence, while Nameless’s sulking reaction adds lightness to the chapter.

Chapter Summary: “Informant”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless and Lin Renmei test the Sword Cane by cutting through a mountain peak. The mountain is initially severed before finally collapsing after several more strikes, proving the weapon’s extraordinary power.
• Back at Rescue Team headquarters, Nameless reflects on the Dragon Exoshell. Although it has been granted the status of a Transcender through Nameless’s shortcut using Base Runes, it is not a true Transcender because it lacks an independent will and cannot transcend itself.
• Nameless worries that the Dragon Exoshell’s incomplete state could cause problems when it eventually attempts to ascend to Ancient Dragon rank. Since the Exoshell is currently his main protection, he plans to improve it once his body becomes stronger.
• Nameless also resolves to improve the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method, frustrated by having to regrow from infancy and live on milk despite retaining his adult mentality.
• Chen Weihua reports that the missing Investigator Zhong Dian has died. The Dragon Exoshell uses the Reset Eye to revive him, but Zhong Dian has no memory of how he died.
• Before his death, Zhong Dian had anticipated the possibility of dying and left behind a Mark and a notebook written in Garbled Code. The Rescue Team finds both at the site of his final mission.
• The notebook reveals that an organization captured numerous versions of Zhong Dian, forced them to fight one another, and recruited the survivors. The surviving “Eggless Zhong Dian” became part of the organization and is unknowingly providing information about it.
• The organization is inferred to be the Dark King’s Infinity Organization. Because the informant does not know about the Rescue Team and believes he is merely reporting his experiences to the dead Zhong Dian, his identity is extremely difficult to uncover.
• The Rescue Team decides to delay using the intelligence. They will wait until Nameless’s body reaches five years old, allowing him time to grow stronger and avoiding suspicion if Infinity members are attacked immediately.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Continues adapting to his infant body, learning to crawl and training constantly. He becomes increasingly concerned with strengthening the Dragon Exoshell and improving the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method. He also demonstrates strategic caution by postponing action against Infinity until he is better prepared.
• Lin Renmei: Acts protectively toward Nameless, waiting for him at headquarters and preparing his bath, reinforcing how the Rescue Team treats him like a vulnerable child despite his true capabilities.
• Chen Weihua: Delivers the news about Zhong Dian and helps explain the implications of the discovered intelligence. He recognizes the value of using the unknowingly embedded informant.
• Zhong Dian: Even after death, his foresight becomes crucial. By leaving a Mark and coded notebook, he creates a method for the Rescue Team to recover information and turns his alternate surviving self into an accidental informant.
• Su Jingyao and the Rescue Team: Continue caring for Nameless while participating in strategic planning against Infinity.

Significant Themes

• Identity and selfhood: The Dragon Exoshell possesses Transcender status without having a true self, raising questions about whether power or existence alone is enough for genuine transcendence.
• Growth and dependence: Nameless retains enormous knowledge and strength but is physically helpless, creating tension between his mental maturity and infant body.
• Preparation versus immediate action: The Rescue Team chooses patience over haste, recognizing that premature attacks could expose their informant and endanger their broader resistance.
• Information and deception: The most effective informant is one who does not realize he is spying. The chapter emphasizes indirect intelligence-gathering and the power of hidden identities.
• Protection and vulnerability: Nameless is powerful enough to destroy mountains, yet everyone continues to treat him like a baby. This contrast produces both humor and a reminder of his current physical limitations.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin Renmei and Nameless work together during the Sword Cane test, then she returns to her protective caretaker role.
• Chen Weihua urges Nameless to remain behind when the Dragon Exoshell goes to investigate Zhong Dian’s death, insisting that he focus on taking his bath.
• Nameless discusses the situation with Su Jingyao and Chen Weihua while dressed in a panda outfit and drinking from a baby bottle, contrasting his childish appearance with the serious threat posed by Infinity.
• The Rescue Team collectively agrees to wait until Nameless is five before exploiting Eggless Zhong Dian’s intelligence.

Chapter Summary: The Sniper’s Target

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Shiyu arrives in a technologically advanced but supernatural-free parallel world. Although she admires its peaceful, prosperous civilization, she decides the world must eventually be destroyed because it is drifting toward a collision with the world containing Infinity.
• Claiming to be “too kind” to destroy humanity without warning, Luo Shiyu creates a test by manipulating the planet’s climate. She makes one hemisphere increasingly hot and the other increasingly cold.
• The climate disaster intensifies over time. The Northern Hemisphere becomes nearly uninhabitable due to extreme heat, spontaneous fires, and boiling conditions, while the Southern Hemisphere is buried under ice and snow. Survivors flee between the hemispheres, eventually resorting to underground tunnels near magma.
• As civilization collapses, people fight over food and shelter. Murders, betrayals, and even cannibalism become common, convincing Luo Shiyu that humanity’s love and kindness are merely fragile illusions.
• Intelligence Group 3, led by Zhang Shouzhong, enters the frozen world to locate Luo Shiyu, gather information, assess surviving humans, and determine what resources can be salvaged.
• Using Nanorobots and the team’s combined abilities, Zhang’s group completes its investigation in only three days. They identify the world’s surviving population and prepare to transmit the information to headquarters.
• Zhang decides that reinforcements should be summoned to defeat Luo Shiyu, after which the Logistics Group will strip the abandoned world of useful resources.
• A team member suggests having their own Luo Shiyu fight this world’s version. Zhang rejects the idea, explaining that their Luo Shiyu is far weaker and would be defeated immediately. The team instead expects powerful figures such as Lin Renmei and Captain Nameless to participate.

Character Developments

• Luo Shiyu: Begins with sympathy for the peaceful world and a desire to give its inhabitants a chance to survive. Her observations of human cruelty gradually destroy that sympathy. She becomes increasingly aligned with the Dark King’s cynical belief that love, morality, and kindness are fundamentally unreliable.
• Zhang Shouzhong: Demonstrates practical leadership and strategic judgment. He organizes the investigation efficiently, prioritizes intelligence gathering, and accurately recognizes that Luo Shiyu is likely a Transcender beyond the team’s ordinary combat capability.
• Intelligence Group 3: Their competence is emphasized through their rapid exploration, analysis, and use of Nanorobots and superpowers. They function as an effective reconnaissance and intelligence unit rather than as direct combatants.
• The sunglasses-wearing team member: Provides a lighter, more enthusiastic perspective by joking about a battle between two versions of Luo Shiyu. His excitement also highlights the immense strength of the expected reinforcements.

Significant Themes

• The fragility of civilization: Extreme environmental pressure quickly reduces advanced society to chaos, scarcity, and violence.
• Human nature under crisis: The chapter questions whether love, family loyalty, and kindness are genuine or merely products of comfortable circumstances.
• Power and moral responsibility: Luo Shiyu treats planetary destruction as an experiment or test, revealing the dangerous arrogance of someone powerful enough to determine the fate of entire populations.
• Cynicism versus compassion: Luo Shiyu’s initial sentimentality gives way to the Dark King’s worldview as she witnesses humanity’s worst behavior.
• Exploitation after catastrophe: Even after the world becomes uninhabitable, Infinity plans to harvest its remaining resources, showing that disaster does not end political and material competition.

Character Interactions

• Luo Shiyu’s internal reflections contrast her former compassion with her growing agreement with the Dark King’s pessimistic philosophy.
• Zhang Shouzhong coordinates Intelligence Group 3 through Nanorobots, instructing them to hide, investigate, and locate their target.
• The team discusses the danger posed by the alternate Luo Shiyu. Zhang firmly rejects the idea of using their weaker version of her, while the sunglasses-wearing member jokingly expresses interest in the hypothetical confrontation.
• Their discussion establishes the approaching conflict and foreshadows a battle involving major figures from Infinity, particularly Lin Renmei and Captain Nameless.

Summary of “Humanity’s Resistance”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Scientist Feng Longsheng discovers evidence that the global climate disaster is not natural. By analyzing satellite data, he determines that a moving Disaster Source is actively affecting Earth’s temperature.
• Feng reports his findings to Zhang Jinmin, the military commander of Survivor Base. He suggests that the source may be an extraterrestrial life-form and requests permission to attack it with Heavenly Tribulation, a powerful satellite-based weapon.
• Zhang initially hesitates because the survivors are already reduced to only a few million people, and provoking the Disaster Source could worsen humanity’s situation. He also wonders whether the climate might eventually return to normal.
• Feng argues that hiding underground will only delay the inevitable if the entity intends to exterminate humanity. He insists that humanity must retaliate, even if the attack ultimately leads to their deaths.
• Zhang agrees to a democratic vote rather than making the decision alone. A week later, over 80% of survivors vote to fight, while only 4% favor focusing solely on survival.
• Zhang authorizes the attack. Humanity launches both Heavenly Tribulation and the secret Judgment satellite, which carries numerous nuclear weapons capable of rapidly striking any location on Earth.
• Luo Shiyu, who has been observing Survivor Base and monitoring humanity, notices the attack but does not consider it a serious threat. She welcomes the resistance as a source of entertainment during the otherwise monotonous process of destroying the world.
• The attack begins with a high-speed red projectile that devastates an entire city. Minutes later, a barrage of missiles and nuclear weapons creates massive explosions and mushroom clouds.
• Members of Intelligence Team Three watch the destruction from beneath the ice and wonder whether Luo Shiyu has been killed.

Character Developments

• Feng Longsheng shifts from researcher to active advocate for humanity’s survival. His scientific discovery gives him the courage to challenge military authority and demand decisive action.
• Zhang Jinmin is portrayed as a burdened but principled leader. Though personally motivated by the deaths of his son and wife, he struggles to balance revenge against his responsibility for millions of survivors.
• Zhang briefly considers silencing Feng, revealing the pressure and desperation he faces, but rejects the idea because Feng’s warning may be correct. By approving the vote, Zhang embraces both democratic responsibility and his remaining soldierly courage.
• Luo Shiyu remains confident and detached. She views humanity’s military response as insignificant, yet enjoys watching them make a final effort to resist.
• Zhang Shouzhong and the other intelligence personnel react with shock to the scale of the attack, showing how extraordinary the bombardment is even to those familiar with the disaster.

Significant Themes

• Human resistance and defiance: Humanity refuses to passively await extinction and chooses to fight back despite overwhelming odds.
• Leadership and moral responsibility: Zhang must decide whether preserving lives requires caution or whether inaction guarantees eventual death.
• Science versus uncertainty: Feng’s research reveals the disaster’s deliberate source, but the true nature and intentions of that source remain unknown.
• The limits of human power: The survivors deploy their strongest weapons, yet Luo Shiyu’s indifference suggests that advanced human technology may be meaningless against a vastly superior being.
• Hope, revenge, and survival: The decision to attack is driven not only by strategy but also by grief, anger, dignity, and the desire to prove that humanity will not die without resisting.

Character Interactions

• Feng and Zhang engage in a tense debate over whether attacking the Disaster Source is necessary or recklessly dangerous.
• Feng appeals to Zhang’s military identity and personal losses, persuading him that continued hiding cannot guarantee survival.
• Zhang ultimately allows the survivors to decide collectively, preserving their agency rather than imposing his own judgment.
• Luo Shiyu’s distant observation contrasts sharply with humanity’s desperation: she sees the attack as a harmless spectacle, while the survivors view it as their last chance.
• The intelligence team’s stunned reaction closes the chapter on a cliffhanger, leaving Luo Shiyu’s fate uncertain.

Chapter Summary: “Bombardment”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Shouzhong and his team assess whether Luo Shiyu survived a devastating bombardment involving shockwaves, heat, light, and radiation. Although they initially doubt she could withstand it, she emerges unharmed from a block of ice at the center of the crater.
• Luo Shiyu reverses the planet’s temperatures, shifting the extreme heat and cold between the hemispheres. She views humanity’s resistance with detached amusement and decides to grant the remaining survivors a “merciful” death by burning them quickly.
• Her reasoning reveals the scale of the catastrophe: hundreds of millions have already died, and only a few million survivors remain. She believes the world is doomed regardless and considers her actions kinder than allowing the Dark King or another member of the Infinity Organization to inflict prolonged suffering.
• Before she can finish destroying the planet, Nameless arrives in heavy crimson armor. He announces that, for the survivors’ sake, he must stop her through force.
• Nameless overwhelms Luo Shiyu immediately. Her temperature manipulation and advanced heat-based attack fail against him, and his punches severely injure her.
• Luo Shiyu activates Zero Burial, draining the surrounding environment to absolute zero and seemingly freezing time and space. However, Nameless can still move because he possesses a related ability, though using it carries a heavy price.
• Nameless causes the cracks spreading across Luo Shiyu’s body to worsen until she explodes into a cloud of blood and energy. He confirms her death and then leaves with Lin Renmei, who had been prepared to intervene if necessary.

Character Developments

• Luo Shiyu is portrayed as increasingly detached, ruthless, and morally distorted. She sees mass murder as an act of mercy and believes rapid death is preferable to the suffering the survivors might face under the Dark King.
• Despite her overwhelming abilities and survival of the bombardment, Luo Shiyu encounters an opponent vastly stronger than expected. Her confidence turns to fear when she realizes Nameless can resist her ultimate technique.
• Nameless demonstrates extraordinary physical strength, combat skill, and resistance to environmental manipulation. Although he dislikes killing, he has developed a firm moral distinction between ordinary victims and people he believes must be eliminated.
• Lin Renmei remains supportive and vigilant, watching from above and ready to rescue Nameless. Her presence underscores that Luo Shiyu’s defeat was guaranteed even if Nameless had failed.
• Zhang Shouzhong and his team serve as observers of Luo Shiyu’s terrifying resilience and the scale of her power.

Significant Themes

• Mercy versus cruelty: Luo Shiyu interprets extermination as kindness, while the chapter exposes the horrifying logic behind her “mercy.”
• Moral justification for violence: Nameless struggles with killing but believes eliminating Luo Shiyu is necessary to protect the remaining survivors.
• Power and vulnerability: Even a Transcender capable of manipulating planetary temperatures can be defeated when faced with an opponent whose abilities directly counter hers.
• Mass destruction and indifference: The enormous death toll emphasizes the catastrophic consequences of battles between powerful Awakened beings.
• Fear, suffering, and dehumanization: The Dark King’s collection of fear, despair, pain, and sorrow reveals a wider world in which human suffering is treated as an object of fascination.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Shouzhong and his team watch Luo Shiyu survive the bombardment, confirming her status as a Transcender.
• Luo Shiyu and Nameless exchange brief words before fighting: she asks whether he has come to challenge her, while he explains that her actions threaten the survivors.
• During the battle, Luo Shiyu’s attacks repeatedly fail to stop Nameless, while his physical blows steadily destroy her body and confidence.
• After killing Luo Shiyu, Nameless calls to Lin Renmei, revealing their cooperation and mutual trust.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Dark King convenes the Infinity Organization after four members—Zhong Dian, Luo Shiyu, Bai Tengyun, and Zhou Youhai—are killed across different Parallel Worlds.
• Because the victims were located with extraordinary precision, the organization concludes that an internal traitor must be supplying information to the enemy.
• Members immediately accuse one another. Situ Shibai targets Dark Feng Laixian, while Feng Laixian counters that Situ Shibai is more suspicious. Chen Weihua points out that everyone who joined before the killings began could be a suspect.
• Chen Weihua proposes an Investigation Team made up of the three newest members—Zhong Dian, Zhou Wu, and Cheng Long—since they joined after the assassinations began and are therefore considered less suspicious.
• The Dark King orders the three to find the traitor before “everyone is dead,” creating an ominous and seemingly impossible deadline.
• Afterward, Zhong Dian reasons that the Dark King likely chose them as a public front while conducting the real investigation himself. Zhou Wu and Cheng Long are impressed by his intelligence and decide to rely on him.
• The Dark King secretly consults Dark Feng Laixian, agreeing that most members are suspicious but that the newly recruited Zhong Dian is probably innocent. He assigns Feng Laixian to investigate the organization secretly.
• The Dark King then privately orders Situ Shibai to investigate Feng Laixian, revealing that he trusts no one completely.
• Finally, he approaches Bai De, claiming that although others think Bai De is Feng Laixian’s ally, Bai De is actually loyal to him—suggesting that the King is running multiple overlapping investigations and manipulating his followers.

Character Developments

• The Dark King: Demonstrates extreme ruthlessness, intelligence, and paranoia. Though he publicly delegates the investigation, he privately assigns different members to spy on one another, implying that his “trust” is strategic rather than genuine.
• Zhong Dian: Emerges as calm, perceptive, and analytical. He correctly recognizes that the Investigation Team may be a diversion and becomes the informal leader of the three newcomers.
• Zhou Wu and Cheng Long: Initially anxious about the task, they gain confidence after hearing Zhong Dian’s reasoning and decide to stay close to him.
• Chen Weihua: Shows quick thinking and political awareness by proposing a solution that prevents the Dark King from becoming impatient and massacring the organization.
• Dark Feng Laixian: Remains composed and logical while defending himself. Despite being suspected, he is trusted enough by the Dark King to conduct a secret investigation.
• Situ Shibai: Aggressively accuses Feng Laixian but is later revealed to be another pawn in the Dark King’s surveillance network.
• Bai De: Is presented as someone whose true allegiance may be different from what the organization believes, increasing uncertainty around his role.

Significant Themes

• Paranoia and mistrust: The threat of betrayal causes every member to suspect the others, destroying internal unity.
• Manipulation and political control: The Dark King maintains power by giving different people conflicting assignments and exploiting their suspicions.
• The illusion of trust: The repeated claim that someone is “the only person I can trust” is ironic, since the Dark King secretly orders others to spy on each supposed confidant.
• Survival under tyranny: Chen Weihua’s proposal and the newcomers’ cautious behavior reflect the need to appease a violent ruler rather than openly challenge him.
• Appearance versus reality: Public roles, private loyalties, and hidden agendas constantly contradict one another.

Character Interactions

• Situ Shibai and Dark Feng Laixian openly accuse each other of being the traitor.
• Chen Weihua intervenes by identifying the newest members as the least suspicious and proposing the Investigation Team.
• Zhong Dian reassures Zhou Wu and Cheng Long by explaining the likely purpose behind the King’s order, causing them to trust his judgment.
• The Dark King and Feng Laixian discuss the suspects privately, with the King presenting himself as aligned with Feng’s reasoning.
• The Dark King then turns around and orders Situ Shibai to monitor Feng Laixian, revealing the depth of his duplicity.
• His conversation with Bai De further suggests that he has constructed a web of competing loyalties and secret informants within the organization.