Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Absolute Crushing”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless overwhelms Ripper King by continuously firing powerful Golden Scorching Suns. The attacks cost him almost no Mental Strength because he has mastered the technique to perfection and possesses seemingly inexhaustible light-element energy.
• Ripper King is forced to use corpses from within his body as shields. His body is highly durable, but the corpses are rapidly destroyed, and he gradually loses confidence.
• Realizing he cannot win, Ripper King begs for mercy. He offers to sign a contract and serve Nameless, while also arguing that Nameless cannot legally kill him because he merely failed an escape attempt.
• Observers watching the livestream are stunned by Nameless’s strength. The Scholar Foundation realizes that the Golden Scorching Sun Skill Stone is far more effective in Nameless’s hands than expected.
• Other major factions—including the Fortune Goddess Church, Heavenly Sage Sect, and White Witch Society—express interest in trading resources for Golden Scorching Sun Skill Stones.
• Nameless abruptly stops using Golden Scorching Sun, not because he is tired, but because he wants to test two additional skills.
• He activates Golden Crow Divine Armor, forming magnificent golden-feathered armor around himself. He then launches feathers from the armor at Ripper King.
• The feathers destroy Ripper King’s corpse shields and possess power only slightly weaker than the Golden Scorching Suns. Nameless casually judges the technique as merely “pretty good.”
• When viewers ask about the new ability, Nameless identifies it as Luo Zhen’s Golden Crow Divine Armor, unexpectedly making Luo Zhen famous across countless worlds.

Character Developments

• Nameless is revealed to possess extraordinary mastery over light-element skills. His effortless, sustained bombardment shows that he can use Golden Scorching Sun almost like a basic attack. He is calm, experimental, and largely unaware of how shocking his power appears to others.
• Ripper King changes from an aggressive prisoner-breaker into a terrified and submissive survivor. His confidence collapses as every defensive measure fails, and he begins pleading and bargaining for his life.
• Luo Zhen gains unexpected recognition after Nameless reveals the origin of Golden Crow Divine Armor. Though he pretends indifference, his embarrassment and irritation suggest he is secretly pleased or flustered by the attention.
• Gao Shanggong and the Scholar Foundation become increasingly impressed by Nameless. Their members recognize both the power of his techniques and the commercial value of the skill stones.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and helplessness: Nameless’s effortless attacks contrast sharply with Ripper King’s desperate struggle, emphasizing the vast difference between them.
• Mastery versus ordinary ability: The chapter stresses that Golden Scorching Sun’s extraordinary performance is likely unique to Nameless; most cultivators could not sustain even a fraction of his output.
• Reputation and influence: Nameless’s battle attracts worldwide attention, encourages factions to seek the skill stones, and even elevates Luo Zhen’s reputation.
• Humor amid danger: Ripper King’s increasingly desperate excuses, Nameless’s understated evaluations, and Luo Zhen’s embarrassed reaction provide comic relief during the intense fight.
• Unexpected consequences of fame: Nameless casually naming Luo Zhen’s technique turns its creator into a celebrated figure without his consent.

Character Interactions

• Nameless relentlessly attacks Ripper King while calmly testing and evaluating his abilities.
• Ripper King repeatedly begs Nameless for mercy, offering service and invoking legal restrictions against killing him.
• Scholar Foundation members discuss Nameless’s abilities and the potential value of Golden Scorching Sun Skill Stones.
• Gao Shanggong teases Luo Zhen about becoming famous, while the other scholars laugh at Luo Zhen’s embarrassed reaction.
• Viewers react enthusiastically, with some forming a “Golden Sun Cult” in admiration of Nameless.

Summary of “Ripper King’s Endgame”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless uses the Golden Crow Divine Armor and Golden Crow Feather Armor within the Eternal Silence Prison Tower. Because the feathers absorb corruption from the Eternal Silence Space, their attacks are especially effective against the Ripper King, who desperately fears being contaminated by the tower’s power.
• The Ripper King attempts to survive by releasing countless corpses from his body. However, Nameless destroys each corpse almost instantly, forcing the Ripper King to sacrifice parts of himself repeatedly.
• Nameless summons three highly refined Titan’s Hands:
  • One crushes and restrains the Ripper King.
  • Another presses down on his head.
  • The third seals the space beneath them.
• The Titan’s Hands generate extreme heat, causing the Ripper King’s body to split, swell, and burst apart. Despite his agonized screams, his corpse-producing ability allows him to continue resisting.
• Nameless’s effortless use of several powerful techniques—Golden Scorching Sun, Golden Crow Divine Armor, and Titan’s Hand—leads observers to suspect that he possesses an infinite or nearly limitless supply of light-element energy.
• Nameless passes the imprisoned woman and uses another Titan’s Hand to pin down the snake’s tail, clearing the way through the passage.
• He reunites with Shui’er and assures her that he is fine, describing the Ripper King as merely a “small problem.”
• Since the Ripper King cannot be killed immediately, Nameless confines him outside their cell, erects a soundproofing formation, and returns to eating with Shui’er while the Ripper King continues screaming.
• Meanwhile, True-Self Heavenly Man recognizes Nameless as an increasingly dangerous threat and begins organizing the Fictional Alliance, contacting Sacrificial God and others to coordinate an attempt to kill Nameless inside the tower.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates overwhelming combat ability, tactical control, and seemingly inexhaustible energy. He remains calm and casual even while torturing and gradually killing the Ripper King. His relaxed attitude—returning to a meal immediately afterward—emphasizes his confidence and emotional composure.
• Ripper King: Falls into despair as his strongest corpses are destroyed effortlessly. His extreme fear of death becomes central to his predicament, forcing him to abandon parts of his body merely to delay the inevitable. Although he remains difficult to kill because of his endless corpse-splitting, he has effectively lost hope.
• Shui’er: Continues to trust and depend on Nameless. Her cheerful focus on food contrasts humorously with the Ripper King’s suffering and reinforces her innocent, carefree personality.
• Yeqin: Realizes that Nameless completely counters her abilities and concludes that her cultivation is insufficient. Inspired and pressured by what she sees, she decides to enter seclusion and cultivate further.
• True-Self Heavenly Man: Becomes more cautious and politically active. He abandons part of his previous plan to annoy Nameless and instead seeks cooperation with Sacrificial God and the Fictional Alliance to eliminate Nameless before he becomes even stronger.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and resource consumption: The passage emphasizes that powerful techniques depend on vast energy reserves. Nameless’s ability to use multiple high-cost skills without fatigue suggests an extraordinary or infinite energy source.
• Fear of death and futile resistance: The Ripper King’s terror of death drives him to sacrifice his own bodies and prolong his suffering, turning his attempts at survival into a drawn-out defeat.
• Light overcoming darkness and corruption: Nameless’s light-based abilities are particularly effective in the Eternal Silence environment, reinforcing the symbolic and practical advantage of light over darkness.
• Calm amid violence: Nameless’s casual return to eating while the Ripper King screams creates a stark contrast between brutal combat and everyday normalcy.
• Growing threat and political reaction: Nameless’s increasing strength unites his enemies, showing how individual power can provoke broader alliances and conspiracy.

Character Interactions

• Nameless and the Ripper King: Their interaction is an extended confrontation in which Nameless steadily restrains and destroys the Ripper King while the latter screams and struggles to survive.
• Nameless and Shui’er: Shui’er checks on Nameless after the battle, and the two return to their cell to share food. Their relaxed companionship contrasts with the chaos outside.
• Nameless and the imprisoned woman/snake: Nameless orders the woman’s snake tail to move aside and uses a Titan’s Hand to pin it down, treating the obstruction as a minor inconvenience.
• True-Self Heavenly Man and Sacrificial God: True-Self Heavenly Man proposes cooperation, beginning a coordinated effort among Nameless’s enemies to kill him.
• Yeqin and Nameless: Though they do not interact directly, Yeqin’s response to watching Nameless reflects his growing influence over other powerful cultivators.

Chapter Summary: “Dead Beggar and Poor Ridge Lady”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ripper King is finally killed by Nameless after two days and nights of agonized screaming. His true form, a shattered demon corpse capable of surviving sunlight, is destroyed by the heat of Titan’s Hand.
• Before dying, Ripper King regrets opposing Nameless and realizes that life is more valuable than freedom. However, Nameless refuses to spare him, ending his second life permanently.
• The death shocks Tianxing Mingyue, who has long wondered whether the seemingly immortal prisoners of the Eternal Silence Prison Tower could ever die. Ripper King’s death proves that even the ancient prisoners are not invincible.
• After resting for two days, Nameless resumes his mission of repairing the prison tower. He gathers Shui’er, the puppet, the Heavenly Demon Insect, Tianxing Mingyue’s soul-containing Life-Giving Stone, White Spear, and numerous Titan’s Hands carrying Vitality Bombs.
• While traveling through the prison, Nameless passes Cell 055, where Dead Beggar warns him not to continue. Tianxing Mingyue explains that speaking to Dead Beggar brings bad luck and allows the beggar to mark victims, trapping them in his endless begging.
• A livestream viewer claiming to know Dead Beggar’s origins begins sending an explanation but runs out of Resource Coins because of the enormous cost of the message. His unfinished comment provides no useful information.
• Nameless then reaches Cell 056, occupied by Poor Ridge Lady. She tries to attract his attention, but Tianxing Mingyue has warned him not to interact with or even look at her.
• Poor Ridge Lady’s power causes men to develop overwhelming urges to protect and possess her, often leading them to fight and die over her. Anyone who kills her becomes consumed by guilt and eventually sacrifices their own life to revive her.
• The chapter ends with a humorous reaction from a rooster watching the livestream, which enthusiastically wishes to obtain Poor Ridge Lady’s power.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Becomes increasingly cautious as he encounters prisoners with strange and indirect abilities. He remains focused on repairing the tower and refuses to be distracted by the prisoners unless they attack or lose control.
• Ripper King: Experiences regret and recognizes the value of life only at the end of his existence. His death serves as the conclusion to his rebellion against Nameless.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Gains a new sense of historical significance after witnessing Ripper King’s death. He also regrets not learning more about the prisoners in the past, though he remembers that excessive curiosity could be fatal for prison guards.
• Dead Beggar: Is introduced as a mysterious and apparently unkillable prisoner whose speech and begging bring misfortune to others.
• Poor Ridge Lady: Is revealed to possess a powerful supernatural charm that manipulates guilt, desire, and self-sacrifice, making her extremely dangerous despite her outwardly sorrowful appearance.
• The drunken viewer: Provides comic relief by attempting to reveal Dead Beggar’s origins but accidentally spends nearly all his Resource Coins before finishing his message.

Significant Themes

• The value of life versus freedom: Ripper King’s final regret emphasizes that survival may matter more than independence, especially to someone who has already experienced death.
• The apparent immortality of ancient beings: The prisoners’ long survival has made them seem eternal, but Ripper King’s death demonstrates that even they can eventually be destroyed.
• Caution and restraint: Nameless’s refusal to engage with Dead Beggar and Poor Ridge Lady reflects the importance of avoiding unnecessary risks in the prison tower.
• Manipulation through supernatural abilities: Both newly introduced prisoners possess powers that control or influence others indirectly—Dead Beggar through misfortune and endless begging, and Poor Ridge Lady through desire and guilt.
• Curiosity versus survival: Tianxing Mingyue’s regret over his lack of knowledge contrasts with the warning that curiosity can get prison guards killed.
• Humor amid danger: The livestream comments and the drunken viewer’s financial disaster provide comic relief while highlighting the bizarre public spectacle surrounding Nameless’s journey.

Character Interactions

• Nameless refuses Ripper King’s final plea for survival, establishing a decisive contrast between Ripper King’s regret and Nameless’s determination.
• Tianxing Mingyue warns Nameless about Dead Beggar and Poor Ridge Lady, acting as his guide through the prison’s hidden dangers.
• Dead Beggar attempts to stop Nameless with a warning, but Nameless follows Tianxing Mingyue’s advice and does not respond.
• Poor Ridge Lady tries to lure Nameless into acknowledging her, but he deliberately avoids her and hurries away.
• Shui’er asks whether Poor Ridge Lady can be killed, leading to an explanation of her revival mechanism.
• The livestream audience reacts strongly to the prisoners, ranging from celebration of Ripper King’s death to fascination with the dangerous powers inside the prison.

Chapter Summary: “Helpful Prisoner”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless continues exploring the Eternal Silence Prison Tower with Tianxing Mingyue, Shui’er, and members of the Scholar Foundation.
• He passes several cells containing extraordinarily bizarre and dangerous prisoners:
  • Cell 057: Evil Eye, a gorilla-like monster covered in eyes that can revive whenever someone looks at it.
  • Cell 058: A demonic sword, which corrupts hosts, absorbs blood, devours souls, and grows stronger through killing.
  • Cell 059: A nameless tooth, capable of causing widespread “Wisdom Tooth Crises” and soul-destroying pain that has led to mass extinctions.
  • Cell 060: A living fish bone, immune to physical, energy, mental, and soul attacks, which has killed numerous creatures.
• The prisoners’ existence convinces everyone that the Eternal Silence Prison Tower is essential for protecting the myriad worlds from supernatural disasters.
• Nameless notices that many cells farther along the tower remain intact, unlike earlier sections where numerous cells had been breached. This suggests that the prisoner in the cell adjoining Stone Buddha Demon’s may be responsible for the unusual situation.
• Tianxing Mingyue admits that he does not remember who occupied that cell. Nameless suspects the “Dead Beggar” may know, but Tianxing warns him not to communicate with the dangerous prisoner.
• Nameless continues onward for two days, encountering prisoners who react in different ways—some are threatening, while others are indifferent or lost in their own worlds.
• At Cell 166, a half-dragon prisoner named Tyrant Kelt complains about a mysterious knight who is wandering through the prison.
• Kelt is revealed to be a former war criminal who caused countless deaths across many worlds. However, he surrendered enormous resources to protect his people, so his death sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.
• Nameless discovers that Kelt is Level 266 and far beyond his ability to defeat.
• Kelt explains that the wandering figure is a black-armored knight who patrols the prison, apparently dealing with escaped prisoners.
• Tianxing Mingyue remembers that the cell beside Stone Buddha Demon’s had housed this knight, but admits that the wardens never investigated his origins because he remained motionless and obedient for a long time.
• At the chapter’s end, Nameless uses the scrolling comments on the screen to learn the knight’s background, though the details are not revealed in the excerpt.

Character Developments

• Nameless becomes increasingly cautious and observant. He recognizes the significance of the breached and intact cells and begins connecting the mysterious knight to the prison’s unusual condition.
• Tianxing Mingyue is shown to be knowledgeable about many prisoners but also an imperfect and forgetful warden. He feels embarrassed by his lack of knowledge and strongly warns Nameless against contacting Dead Beggar.
• Shui’er openly criticizes Tianxing Mingyue’s failure to remember the knight, adding a more confrontational and humorous dynamic to the group.
• Tyrant Kelt is presented as morally complex: despite being a brutal conqueror responsible for mass death, he also sacrificed his own resources to save his people.
• The mysterious black-armored knight is established as a potentially important figure who voluntarily patrols the prison and may understand the danger threatening it.

Significant Themes

• Containment versus freedom: The tower’s prisoners are so dangerous that imprisonment, rather than destruction, is often the only possible solution.
• The importance of vigilance: The wardens’ failure to notice or remember the knight demonstrates how neglect and complacency can allow hidden threats to develop.
• Moral ambiguity: Tyrant Kelt’s history shows that an individual can commit horrific crimes while still acting selflessly for those under his protection.
• The unknown dangers of the supernatural: The bizarre prisoners—from a single tooth to a surviving fish bone—emphasize how unpredictable and varied the threats to the myriad worlds can be.
• Hidden identities and forgotten history: The knight’s unexplained origins and the wardens’ failure to investigate him create a growing mystery surrounding the prison’s current crisis.

Character Interactions

• Nameless questions Tianxing Mingyue about the unusual pattern of broken and intact cells, forcing him to reconsider what happened near Stone Buddha Demon’s cell.
• Tianxing Mingyue warns Nameless not to communicate with Dead Beggar, prioritizing safety over gathering information.
• Shui’er challenges Tianxing’s lack of knowledge, while Tianxing responds with embarrassed self-criticism.
• Nameless questions Tyrant Kelt about the wandering figure, and Kelt identifies him as the knight responsible for patrolling the prison.
• Kelt’s comments provide the key link between the mysterious knight and the earlier unexplained breach near Stone Buddha Demon’s cell.

Chapter Summary: “Mad Knight Iron Box”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The mysterious knight patrolling the Eternal Silence Prison Tower is identified as Mad Knight Iron Box, a powerful and unpredictable figure from the Evil God Abyss.
• Iron Box’s history is revealed: during a period of madness, he slaughtered the inhabitants of thousands of worlds. After regaining his sanity, he voluntarily surrendered and entered the prison.
• The group worries that Iron Box may have been corrupted by the Eternal Silence Space. Nameless reasons that, having already survived the far more dangerous Evil God Abyss, Iron Box may be resistant to its effects.
• Inside his cell, Tyrant Kelt notices signs that something is wrong with the prison. A badly injured, bound woman is suddenly transported before him.
• Kelt weakens his cell’s seal by altering the runes, pulls the woman inside, and takes a note from her. The note describes a possible Reverse Teleportation Array, apparently connected to the conspiracy involving the prison.
• Using his extensive knowledge of arrays and secret arts, Kelt completes the missing deductions and constructs a workable version of the array within the prison’s sealing screen.
• The array requires a “virtuous soul.” Kelt dismisses the requirement as ridiculous and kills the woman without hesitation.
• Rather than attack Nameless, Kelt chooses to cooperate. He realizes that escaping openly would make him a target of the powerful organizations of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, while assisting Nameless could earn him a reduced sentence and provide a legitimate way to leave his cell.
• Meanwhile, Nameless and Shui’er move rapidly through the prison. They discover broken cells, missing prisoners, and numerous corpses mutilated by immense force.
• The dead bodies have been corrupted into grotesque organic growths—limbs covered in ears, intestines resembling ferns, vines made of eyeballs, and organs hanging from bones. Nameless suspects Iron Box is responsible but cannot determine how he killed the prisoners or scattered their remains.

Character Developments

• Mad Knight Iron Box is established as both extraordinarily powerful and deeply unstable. His history suggests that his madness is dangerous enough to destroy entire worlds, yet his willingness to surrender shows that he retains some moral awareness when sane.
• Tyrant Kelt proves himself highly intelligent, calculating, and knowledgeable rather than merely violent. He carefully weighs the political consequences of escape and decides to cooperate for strategic advantage.
• Kelt also demonstrates exceptional mastery of arrays, surpassing Ripper King’s incomplete understanding. His actions show that he intends to preserve multiple options, keeping Nameless close in case he needs either assistance or leverage.
• Nameless remains cautious and analytical, resisting premature conclusions about Iron Box’s condition and continuing to investigate the prison’s abnormalities.
• Shui’er expresses fear and concern, particularly over the possibility that Iron Box has been corrupted.

Significant Themes

• Madness versus rationality: Iron Box embodies the unstable boundary between sanity and insanity, while Kelt’s controlled reasoning contrasts with his brutal actions.
• Corruption and survival: The chapter questions whether exposure to the Eternal Silence Space can affect someone already shaped by the Evil God Abyss.
• Strategic pragmatism: Kelt chooses cooperation not out of loyalty but because it offers the greatest chance of survival and eventual freedom.
• Moral ambiguity: Iron Box once surrendered after recognizing his crimes, while Kelt casually murders a helpless woman but still makes the “rational” decision to assist others.
• Hidden conspiracies and manipulation: The Reverse Teleportation Array and the mysterious notes suggest that unseen forces are attempting to exploit the prisoners and the prison’s crisis.

Character Interactions

• Shui’er voices her fear about Iron Box’s patrols, while Tyrant Kelt dismisses the danger and hints that Iron Box already carries a terrifying aura.
• Nameless reassures Shui’er and provides a measured explanation of Iron Box’s possible resistance to corruption.
• Kelt interacts with the injured woman only as a source of information, intimidating her before taking the note and killing her once she is no longer useful.
• Kelt privately evaluates Nameless and decides to follow him without revealing his intentions, creating an important hidden alliance—or potential betrayal.
• Nameless and Shui’er continue onward, unaware that Kelt has effectively freed himself and is now moving behind them.

Summary: “The Aftermath of the Clash”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless and his companions approach Dark Gate Dragon’s cell after discovering corpses whose limbs have been scattered in an unnatural pattern. They suspect Iron Box may have been killed or violently attacked.
• Concerned about the danger ahead, Nameless pauses to search their support supplies. Gao Shanggong provides a pair of Eyes of Truth, which can become invisible, reveal reality, and transmit their vision through the Oracle Stone.
• The Eyes of Truth investigate the prison cells. They discover Bald Qiang, a powerful but deranged prisoner whose body is cracked and bleeding. A Scholar Foundation expert explains that Bald Qiang once punched the world apart after realizing it might be a living entity, and warns Nameless not to let him make contact.
• Celt escapes his cell and approaches Nameless, claiming that he wants to help repair the tower. He presents evidence suggesting that the situation is far more serious than expected and hints that the Ripper King’s betrayal was connected to this larger crisis.
• Celt negotiates with the Scholar Foundation, asking for a reduced sentence in exchange for his cooperation. The Foundation agrees to evaluate his actions, partly because Celt is powerful but remains controllable through his family.
• Nameless establishes strict conditions: Celt must not act independently without permission. Celt agrees, though his friendly attitude remains suspicious.
• The Eyes of Truth begin to malfunction as powerful shock waves spread through the prison. Celt deduces that two extremely powerful beings are fighting ahead, possibly Iron Box and Dark Gate Dragon.
• Following Celt’s advice, Nameless sends the Eyes of Truth forward at full speed while recording their vision. The devices are soon destroyed by Corruption and black lightning, but the recorded footage is preserved for frame-by-frame analysis.
• The footage reveals increasing Corruption, spreading black lightning, a cracked and trembling greatsword, and finally a heavily armored, distorted knight bound by chains—presumably Iron Box or another powerful combatant involved in the clash.

Character Developments

• Nameless becomes increasingly cautious and strategic. Rather than rushing toward the danger, he uses the Eyes of Truth to scout ahead and prioritizes safety.
• Celt shifts from imprisoned threat to potential ally. He demonstrates practical battlefield experience and quickly proposes useful strategies, but his self-serving demand for a reduced sentence leaves his loyalty uncertain.
• Shui’er remains frightened by the escalating danger, especially by Celt and the possibility of a battle between powerful prisoners. She relies heavily on Nameless for protection.
• Gao Shanggong and the Scholar Foundation continue supporting Nameless remotely by providing equipment, identifying prisoners, and negotiating with Celt.
• Bald Qiang is revealed to be a tragic, unstable figure whose immense power and madness stem from destroying the world itself.
• The identity and condition of the armored knight remain unresolved, but the scene suggests that the battle ahead has caused severe physical and supernatural damage.

Significant Themes

• Caution versus recklessness: Nameless learns that advancing blindly could be fatal and relies on reconnaissance before confronting the threat.
• Unstable alliances: Celt offers valuable assistance, but his cooperation is motivated by self-interest rather than loyalty.
• The dangers of overwhelming power: Bald Qiang’s ability to destroy the world has left him insane, while the unseen battle between powerful beings threatens the entire prison.
• Corruption and loss of control: The spreading Corruption damages equipment, alters prisoners, and makes the prison increasingly unpredictable.
• Observation as a form of survival: The Eyes of Truth allow the characters to gather information without immediately exposing themselves, though even this method proves temporary in the face of the forces ahead.

Character Interactions

• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue discuss the possibility that Dark Gate Dragon killed Iron Box.
• Nameless questions the Scholar Foundation about Bald Qiang’s condition and receives a warning to keep his distance.
• Celt approaches Nameless without permission, prompting Nameless to reprimand him and demand obedience.
• Celt negotiates directly with Gao Shanggong and the remote audience, offering his help in exchange for a possible sentence reduction.
• Nameless and Celt agree to cooperate under Nameless’s command, creating a tense partnership.
• Celt advises Nameless to use the Eyes of Truth to record the battle, allowing the group to obtain crucial evidence even after the devices are destroyed.

Chapter Summary: “The End of the First Floor”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless and the others analyze footage of Iron Box fighting Dark Gate Dragon. Iron Box’s distorted body generates powerful shockwaves that interact with the prison’s chains, explaining why earlier corpses had been scattered and mangled.
• Dark Gate Dragon is revealed to possess unusual rectangular scales and a powerful invisible energy layer that protects him from Iron Box’s attacks.
• The Eyes of Truth are destroyed by a lightning strike before they can provide further information.
• Tianxing Mingyue explains that both prisoners are suffering from Corruption. Iron Box’s Corruption is visibly severe, while Dark Gate Dragon’s is concealed within him because the Eternal Silence Prison Tower has sealed his ability to transfer it into secret realms.
• The group debates how to handle the battle. Celt proposes balancing the two prisoners so they continue fighting indefinitely, but Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue reject this as too dangerous. They decide to approach the battlefield and assess the situation directly.
• On the way, Nameless encounters Bald Qiang, whose body is covered in cracks from the battle’s distant aftershocks. Nameless sets up a formation to shield him from the destructive ripples.
• Shui’er becomes uncomfortable and returns ahead to safety.
• As Nameless and Celt draw closer to the battle, the aftershocks become visible and increasingly violent. Nameless must rely on and continually reinforce the Golden Crow Divine Armor to survive.
• By the chapter’s end, they are almost at the battlefield. Nameless realizes that, without using the Eye of Disregard, he likely could not withstand even one attack from Iron Box or Dark Gate Dragon.

Character Developments

• Nameless demonstrates caution, compassion, and responsibility. He refuses to risk the prison’s safety merely to manipulate the prisoners into fighting and protects Bald Qiang despite expecting no gratitude. His progress toward the battlefield also highlights the limits of his current strength.
• Celt remains arrogant and pragmatic, suggesting the dangerous strategy of forcing a balance between the two prisoners. However, he follows Nameless’s leadership and appears impressed by the Golden Crow Divine Armor.
• Tianxing Mingyue provides important knowledge about Corruption and Dark Gate Dragon’s condition, showing his expertise and concern for the prison’s stability.
• Shui’er recognizes her limits and withdraws before the environment becomes too dangerous.
• Dark Gate Dragon is implied to have absorbed an enormous amount of Corruption, suggesting that his apparent lack of visible deterioration hides a much more serious internal condition.
• Iron Box is portrayed as immensely powerful, physically distorted by Corruption but still capable of producing overwhelming destructive force.

Significant Themes

• The danger of hidden corruption: Dark Gate Dragon’s relatively unchanged appearance conceals the massive Corruption accumulating inside him.
• Responsibility versus expediency: Nameless rejects Celt’s risky plan because even a small error could endanger the entire prison.
• Compassion in a brutal environment: Although the prisoners are considered deserving of death, Nameless still protects Bald Qiang from the battle’s residual effects.
• The limits of individual power: Nameless’s defenses allow him to approach the battlefield, but the gap between him and the two prisoners remains enormous.
• Containment and instability: The Eternal Silence Prison Tower can confine these beings, but their battle still creates dangerous consequences throughout the first floor.

Character Interactions

• Nameless and Celt disagree over whether to manipulate Iron Box and Dark Gate Dragon into fighting forever, with Nameless prioritizing safety and Celt favoring practical containment.
• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue share the concern that the prison cannot be placed at risk, leading them to reject Celt’s proposal.
• Nameless and Bald Qiang do not directly converse, but Nameless’s formation protects him from the battle’s aftershocks.
• Nameless and Shui’er interact briefly when Shui’er asks to leave; Nameless immediately permits her to return.
• Celt and Tianxing Mingyue engage indirectly through their differing interpretations of Dark Gate Dragon’s Corruption, with Celt mockingly acknowledging that someone understands the dragon’s condition.
• The chapter ends with Nameless and Celt advancing together toward the battlefield, united in recognizing the overwhelming strength of the two prisoners.

Chapter Summary: “Escapees Die”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless and Celt reach the end of a passage where Iron Box and Dark Gate Dragon are engaged in a devastating battle. The shockwaves and black lightning damage Nameless’s Golden Crow Divine Armor, though its light-element energy rapidly repairs itself.
• Using the Camera Eye, Nameless observes that Iron Box is being overwhelmed and damaged, while Dark Gate Dragon remains unharmed. Neither Nameless nor Celt can determine whether Iron Box has fully succumbed to madness and Corruption.
• Nameless decides to attack Dark Gate Dragon first, reasoning that they can deal with Iron Box afterward if necessary.
• He uses the Ancient Eye-Cutting Frozen Light Technique, slicing Dark Gate Dragon in half and then cutting it again as it attempts to regenerate. He follows up with repeated Vitality Bomb attacks, immobilizing the dragon.
• Celt realizes that Nameless knows a powerful Rule Secret Art and is surprised, recalling his own inability to learn such techniques.
• Nameless refuses to attack Iron Box because Iron Box is smaller, more agile, and likely capable of dodging the technique and counterattacking.
• Iron Box suddenly stops fighting and appears to regain consciousness while repeatedly muttering, “Escapees die.”
• Instead of becoming rational, Iron Box attacks Celt, apparently identifying him as an escapee. Celt attempts to defend himself and explain, but Iron Box overwhelms him and pursues him through the passage.
• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue decide not to intervene. Since Dark Gate Dragon is no longer blocking the route and Iron Box is occupied with Celt, they proceed to the second floor.
• Nameless repairs damage to the passage and Dark Gate Dragon’s cell, then uses the Prison Warden’s Bracelet to open the portal and enter the next floor.
• The chapter clarifies that Iron Box did not attack Nameless because Nameless was wearing the Prison Warden’s Bracelet.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates clever tactical thinking rather than relying on brute strength. He uses his defensive and offensive “cheat” abilities strategically, exploiting Dark Gate Dragon’s size and its inability to evade attacks. He remains cautious about Iron Box and chooses survival over rescuing Celt.
• Celt: Shows concern about Iron Box’s mental state but is ultimately outmatched. His confidence and willingness to mock Nameless disappear when Iron Box targets him, forcing him to flee for his life.
• Iron Box: Appears to transition between madness and awareness, but his repeated command—“Escapees die”—reveals that his prison conditioning or Corruption remains dominant. He attacks Celt despite Celt’s attempt to explain himself.
• Dark Gate Dragon: Proves extremely durable and physically powerful, but its apparent madness leaves it vulnerable to Nameless’s abilities and coordinated attacks.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Offers cautious advice and acknowledges that the situation is too unpredictable to understand or control.

Significant Themes

• Survival over loyalty: Nameless abandons Celt to Iron Box rather than risk becoming involved in a dangerous fight.
• Madness and Corruption: The chapter questions whether Iron Box has regained sanity, ultimately showing that his behavior is still governed by a violent, distorted prison command.
• Strategy versus strength: Nameless defeats or immobilizes a much stronger opponent by combining specialized abilities, timing, and battlefield circumstances.
• The prison’s rigid rules: The phrase “Escapees die” reflects the Eternal Silence Prison Tower’s brutal system, where escape attempts override personal identity or reason.
• Uncertainty and mistrust: No one fully understands Iron Box’s mental state, and Nameless continues to treat allies such as Celt as potential threats.

Important Character Interactions

• Nameless and Celt debate whether Iron Box is truly mad and agree to target Dark Gate Dragon first.
• Nameless reveals his Rule Secret Art to Celt, prompting Celt to reflect on his inability to learn such techniques.
• Iron Box abruptly turns on Celt, attacking him despite Celt’s claim that he came to help.
• Nameless consults Tianxing Mingyue after Celt flees, and they jointly decide to continue upward rather than intervene.
• The Prison Warden’s Bracelet protects Nameless from Iron Box, allowing him to pass safely to the second floor.

Chapter Summary: “Second Floor”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Inside the World-Suppressing Fortress, wardens maintain the seal imprisoning an allegedly catastrophic monster. While playing with energy constructs, the young warden Longxiang boasts that he will win the upcoming Great Sage Martial Tournament.
• An alarm suddenly sounds—the first in hundreds of thousands of years—indicating a possible disturbance in the seal. The wardens, led by their bearded captain, descend into the fortress’s underground levels to investigate.
• On the first underground floor, the seal appears intact. However, when the group reaches the second floor, the captain realizes something is wrong: the person speaking to him is not one of his men, and Longxiang and the other wardens have mysteriously collapsed unconscious.
• The intruder is Nameless, who has escaped from the sealed area using his Veiled-Trace-Muddling Interspace Movement Technique. Although most of his abilities are suppressed, his Eye of Disregard and Rule Secret Arts remain usable.
• Nameless and the captain misunderstand each other. Nameless assumes he has entered a strange version of the second floor of the Eternal Silence Prison Tower, while the captain believes Nameless is one of the underground fiends imprisoned beneath the fortress.
• A legion commander arrives with reinforcements and identifies Nameless as a dangerous “fiend,” comparing him to a previously encountered “stupid bull,” possibly referring to the Savage King Emperor.
• Nameless begins broadcasting through the Oracle Stone, revealing the situation to the outside world. He theorizes that the people living on this floor may be descendants of prisoners who have transformed the area into a city or habitable settlement.
• Rather than immediately attacking, Nameless argues that descendants should not automatically inherit the crimes of their ancestors. He asks the scholars watching the broadcast to help determine a fair solution.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates calmness, curiosity, and moral restraint. Despite being mistaken for a monster and facing armed opponents, he focuses on understanding the situation rather than resorting to violence. His concern for the descendants of prisoners reveals a strong sense of justice.
• Longxiang: Is introduced as a talented and ambitious young warden who wants to bring honor to the Warden Corps. His confidence and potential make the captain protective of him, but he is quickly incapacitated when the group encounters Nameless.
• The bearded captain: Shifts from relaxed camaraderie to alarm and suspicion. He is protective of Longxiang and reacts quickly to the apparent intrusion, but his assumptions about Nameless lead to a misunderstanding.
• The legion commander: Appears authoritative and experienced, immediately treating Nameless as a hostile underground fiend. His attitude reflects the fortress’s deeply ingrained fear and distrust of those connected to the prison.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Provides Nameless with important information, confirming that the fortress and its layout differ from her memories and that the people present are not familiar prisoners.
• The scholars at the Scholar Foundation: Are shocked by the unexpected situation and are positioned to help analyze its political and moral implications.

Significant Themes

• Inherited guilt and justice: The chapter questions whether descendants should be punished for crimes committed by their ancestors.
• Prejudice and misunderstanding: Both sides immediately interpret the other according to preconceived beliefs—Nameless sees wardens and prisoners, while the wardens see him as a monstrous criminal.
• The danger of institutional fear: Centuries of guarding the fortress have created a culture where anything associated with the sealed monsters is treated as inherently evil.
• Truth versus official narratives: The supposedly sealed “monsters” may not be simple beasts, and the second floor may contain an entire society that challenges the fortress’s traditional understanding of the prison.
• Civilization within confinement: The existence of descendants and a possible city suggests that the imprisoned population has developed its own communities and history over generations.

Character Interactions

• The captain and Longxiang share a friendly, mentor-like relationship, with the captain encouraging Longxiang while warning him not to be reckless.
• Nameless and the captain engage in a tense exchange shaped by mutual confusion: each believes the other is connected to the fortress’s hidden threat.
• The arriving commander reinforces the wardens’ hostile stance and labels Nameless a fiend, escalating the confrontation.
• Nameless uses the Oracle Stone to communicate with the scholars and invites them into the problem, transforming a potential battle into a wider debate over responsibility, identity, and justice.

Chapter Summary: “Great Wilderness Heaven”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Great Wilderness Heaven was founded after ten Holy Ancestors sacrificed themselves to suppress terrifying monsters threatening the world. Humanity survived on the continent, protected by four fortresses.
• World-Quelling Fortress guarded the Northern Demon Cavern, whose seal was believed to prevent an apocalyptic monster invasion.
• Legion Commander Qian Changkong began doubting the traditional history after encountering a nearly indestructible monster in a forbidden zone. Before being sealed, the monster suggested that Great Wilderness Heaven might actually be a prison.
• Nameless introduced himself and Tianxing Mingyue to Qian Changkong as jailers from the Eternal Silence Prison Tower. Qian refused to trust them and ordered Hu Lao’er’s guards to kill Nameless if he attempted to leave.
• After Qian departed, Nameless used his puppet-switching ability and the Dust Shell to secretly escape World-Quelling Fortress. The guards failed to realize that they were watching only a puppet.
• Nameless, Tianxing Mingyue, and Shui’er explored the second floor of the prison, discovering that it had developed into a vast miniature world containing forests, villages, cities, animals, and generations of descendants born to the prisoners.
• From above, they observed ordinary villagers cultivating and noticed graves nearby. Nameless theorized that a powerful being might have sacrificed himself, allowing residual energy to sustain the world and enable cultivation.
• Tianxing Mingyue questioned whether vicious prisoners would truly sacrifice themselves for others. Nameless agreed that something seemed wrong and suspected that the second floor might contain hidden Corruption, like the first.
• Nameless decided to investigate before taking action, though he acknowledged that he could potentially immobilize the inhabitants with Life-Giving Stone Essence if necessary.

Character Developments

• Qian Changkong: His unwavering faith in Great Wilderness Heaven’s founding legend has begun to collapse. The monster’s claim that the continent is a prison troubles him, but his distrust makes him hostile toward Nameless and the jailers.
• Nameless: Demonstrates caution and adaptability. Rather than confront Qian directly, he escapes through deception and begins investigating the second floor. He remains willing to use extreme methods if the inhabitants pose a threat, but hesitates because many appear innocent.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Acts as a skeptical observer, questioning the supposed self-sacrifice of the prisoners and comparing their existence to the restricted lives of jailers.
• Shui’er: Reacts emotionally to the plight of the second floor’s inhabitants, viewing their lifelong confinement as cruel. Her sympathy contrasts with Tianxing Mingyue’s more pragmatic perspective.
• Gao Shanggong and the viewers: Though unable to offer a definite solution, they point Nameless toward investigating the second floor, influencing his next course of action.

Significant Themes

• History and hidden truth: The accepted origin story of Great Wilderness Heaven may be incomplete or deliberately misleading.
• Prison versus refuge: The second floor provides a functioning world for its inhabitants, but they remain trapped within the Eternal Silence Prison Tower.
• Freedom and responsibility: The characters debate whether a safe, familiar confinement is preferable to freedom and danger.
• Sacrifice and moral ambiguity: The possibility that a powerful prisoner sacrificed himself to sustain others raises questions about redemption, noble death, and whether evil beings can perform selfless acts.
• Appearance versus reality: The peaceful villages and thriving city may conceal Corruption or a darker history.
• Innocence amid danger: Nameless must balance his duty to repair the prison against the possibility of harming generations of ordinary inhabitants.

Character Interactions

• Qian Changkong rejects Nameless’s attempt at a friendly introduction and orders his guards to kill him if he leaves.
• Nameless evades Qian’s surveillance, indirectly demonstrating the gulf between the fortress guards’ abilities and his own.
• Shui’er and Tianxing Mingyue argue over whether life on the second floor is truly miserable. Shui’er sees the inhabitants as victims, while Tianxing Mingyue compares their situation to the restricted duties of jailers.
• Nameless mediates between them, noting that confinement is not necessarily unbearable if one is accustomed to the environment.
• The group works together while surveying the second floor, with Nameless offering theories, Tianxing Mingyue raising doubts, and Shui’er responding emotionally to what they discover.

Chapter Summary: Qingqiu Mingyue

Plot Points and Events

• Nameless secretly enters Great Wilderness City, located within the Wilderness Sage Academy, to investigate the unusual settlement.
• He observes that the academy has minimal buildings and that students study outdoors in circular groups, cultivating through meditation.
• The students practice the Wilderness Sage Dao-Seeking Scripture, which Nameless identifies as the Inner-Seeking Method—a cultivation system that draws power from the mind and heart rather than external spiritual resources.
• Nameless realizes this method exists because the second level lacks spiritual energy, magic power, and other usable resources.
• A woman emerges from behind the tree and introduces herself as Qingqiu Mingyue, rejecting her former name, Daji.
• Tianxing Mingyue recognizes her and reveals that she is a notorious former prisoner who deceived countless worlds, triggered numerous cross-world wars, and indirectly caused trillions of deaths. Her old title was the “Devil Socialite.”
• Qingqiu Mingyue attempts to charm the audience watching through the Oracle Stone’s livestream, but Nameless points out that her enchantment will not work through the Divine Light Screen.
• Tianxing Mingyue and Nameless try to pressure her into explaining Great Wilderness City by reminding her that powerful organizations across the myriad worlds are watching her and that the Eternal Silence Prison Tower will eventually be repaired.
• Qingqiu Mingyue’s playful and seductive demeanor abruptly disappears. She becomes cold and imperious, declaring that Great Wilderness City is her territory and that she hates being threatened.
• She attacks Nameless, causing the world around him to become extremely heavy. Chains materialize, bind him and the Heavenly Demon Insect, and freeze both his body and thoughts.
• Tianxing Mingyue is shocked because their usual strategy of intimidating Qingqiu Mingyue has unexpectedly failed.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates careful observation by identifying the academy’s cultivation system and recognizing Tianxing Mingyue’s hidden intention behind her aggressive approach. He also realizes too late that her threats have provoked Qingqiu Mingyue.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Shows unusual hostility and urgency toward Qingqiu Mingyue, revealing that she views her as exceptionally dangerous. Although she follows the seniors’ recommended strategy, her rigid threats worsen the situation.
• Qingqiu Mingyue/Daji: Displays a highly deceptive and flexible personality. She shifts effortlessly between a flirtatious, playful enchantress and a cold, domineering figure. Her ability to suppress Nameless with overwhelming power confirms that she is far more dangerous than her teasing behavior suggests.
• The Heavenly Demon Insect: Attempts to escape or defend Nameless but is restrained along with him.

Significant Themes

• Appearance versus reality: Qingqiu Mingyue’s seductive persona may be an act, while her true nature is calculating, proud, and powerful.
• Power and intimidation: The chapter explores how authority and threats can control some individuals but provoke rebellion in others.
• Scarcity and adaptation: The Inner-Seeking Method reflects how cultivators adapt to a world devoid of conventional resources.
• Accountability and redemption: Nameless invokes the scrutiny of the myriad worlds and suggests that Qingqiu Mingyue might redeem herself through cooperation and merit.
• Control and deception: Both sides attempt to manipulate the encounter—Qingqiu through charm and enchantment, and Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue through pressure and political leverage.

Character Interactions

• Nameless initially observes Qingqiu Mingyue cautiously and refuses to be distracted by her charm.
• Tianxing Mingyue confronts Qingqiu Mingyue directly, accusing her of past atrocities and demanding her surrender.
• Qingqiu Mingyue treats the livestream audience playfully but reacts violently when Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue threaten her.
• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue briefly cooperate to pressure her, but their strategy backfires, leaving Nameless imprisoned by her chains at the chapter’s end.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• Daji reveals that her true name is Qingqiu Mingyue and destroys the Life-Giving Stone containing Tianxing Mingyue, as well as the Oracle Stone being used to observe her.
• When Shui’er tries to protect Nameless, Qingqiu Mingyue attacks her, but Nameless regains consciousness and uses the Eye of Disregard to neutralize the chains restraining him.
• Realizing she cannot defeat Nameless directly, Qingqiu Mingyue threatens the civilians of Great Wilderness City. She explains that her death would cause the entire Great Wilderness to collapse, releasing Corruption and killing countless people.
• Nameless agrees to talk rather than risk the city’s destruction. Qingqiu Mingyue leads him and Shui’er to her modest home on the city’s outskirts.
• Nameless discovers the truth behind the Great Wilderness: what appears to be a vast continent is actually formed from several dozen prison cells connected by a powerful formation. The imprisoned demons and strange beings sustain the formation, which protects the region from Corruption and allows the land to expand.
• The Savage King Emperor has damaged the boundary of the forbidden zone, and formation masters are attempting repairs.
• Qingqiu Mingyue offers to help restore the Eternal Silence Prison Tower on the condition that Great Wilderness remains intact and she is allowed to stay there. Nameless admits he lacks the authority to accept and warns that stronger forces may soon be sent against her.

Character developments

• Qingqiu Mingyue/Daji is shown to be powerful, calculating, and capable of manipulating the city’s natural environment. However, she also genuinely cares about Great Wilderness City and its inhabitants. Her willingness to negotiate reveals that she wants survival and freedom rather than pointless conflict.
• Nameless demonstrates his formidable defensive ability through the Eye of Disregard. He recognizes Qingqiu Mingyue’s hostage strategy and chooses diplomacy to protect the civilians.
• Shui’er remains fiercely loyal to Nameless and openly distrustful of Qingqiu Mingyue. She is shocked by the true nature of the Great Wilderness.
• Qingqiu Mingyue’s contrasting personalities—playful and flirtatious in public, austere and restrained in private—emphasize her complexity and hidden motives.

Significant themes

• Power and responsibility: Nameless cannot simply defeat Qingqiu Mingyue because doing so could destroy millions of innocent lives.
• Appearances versus truth: The city and continent are not what they seem; beneath them lies a vast prison system sustaining an entire civilization.
• Imprisonment and freedom: Qingqiu Mingyue’s demand to remain in the Great Wilderness raises questions about whether protecting the world requires preserving confinement.
• Mutual dependence: Humans, imprisoned beings, formations, and even the forbidden zone are interconnected, meaning that destroying one part threatens everything else.
• Negotiation over violence: Both opponents recognize that a direct battle would be disastrous, forcing them to seek a fragile compromise.

Character interactions

• Qingqiu Mingyue taunts the unseen observers, destroys their communication device, and confronts Nameless directly.
• Shui’er places herself between them, prompting Nameless to break free and protect her.
• Qingqiu Mingyue uses the city’s residents as leverage, while Nameless counters by agreeing to a calm discussion.
• Their journey to her home creates an almost intimate appearance, though Shui’er remains suspicious and mocks Qingqiu Mingyue.
• In the final negotiation, Qingqiu Mingyue offers cooperation, while Nameless warns that outside authorities may refuse her terms and send an even stronger opponent.

Chapter Summary: “A Temporary Respite”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless discusses the crisis surrounding the Eternal Silence Prison Tower with Daji and Qingqiu Mingyue. Because the Oracle Stone has been destroyed, there is no reliable way to summon help or repair the tower.
• Nameless explains that only two outcomes seem possible: the tower will collapse and kill everyone, or a stronger expert will arrive and impose their own conditions.
• Daji recognizes that the lives of the Great Wilderness’s inhabitants can be used to control Nameless, since he cannot bring himself to sacrifice innocent people. She is confident he will ultimately submit to protect them.
• Nameless leaves the city and reflects on Daji’s unusual split personality. He suspects that the Daji he met is a powerful clone or separated personality, while her true body is the enormous, chained Nine-Tailed Fox at the center of the prison formation.
• He theorizes that other prisoners may also possess clones and decides to investigate the matter.
• Nameless locates and rescues Tianxing Mingyue, who had been buried hundreds of meters underground after the earlier confrontation. He explains the situation with Daji while they return to the city.
• Tianxing Mingyue remains convinced that no rescue will come, based on the prison tower’s tens of thousands of years of isolation. Nameless and Shui’er encourage him not to lose hope.
• Back in Great Wilderness City, Nameless disguises gold as local currency, rents a room, bathes, changes clothes, and begins gathering information through his Mental Strength.
• His abilities are heavily restricted by the Great Wilderness’s sustaining formation. He can only barely scan the city, and several areas are protected by formations that block his perception.
• Nameless suspects those protected locations may contain clones belonging to other prisoners. Unable to risk the lives of the city’s inhabitants, he chooses to gather information and search for a solution.

Character Developments

• Nameless continues to display a strong moral sense. Although Daji can manipulate him by threatening the Great Wilderness’s population, he refuses to ignore the danger or abandon innocent people. He also remains cautious and analytical, studying Daji’s nature and the prison’s structure rather than acting impulsively.
• Daji demonstrates exceptional insight into Nameless’s personality. She correctly predicts that his concern for the Great Wilderness will make him vulnerable to coercion. Her confidence suggests she has already begun planning around this weakness.
• Qingqiu Mingyue, sharing Daji’s body or mind, remains cold and dangerous, but the contrast between her personality and Daji’s more playful confidence is emphasized through their differing voices and attitudes.
• Tianxing Mingyue is rescued but remains deeply pessimistic. Years of imprisonment have convinced him that outside help is impossible, though Nameless’s encouragement gives him a small alternative perspective.
• Shui’er acts as Nameless’s emotional and moral support, warning him not to let Daji exploit him while also helping reassure Tianxing Mingyue.
• Nameless’s mysterious puppet becomes more significant. Its unexplained movement previously saved him, and he now recognizes that carrying it has repeatedly benefited him.

Significant Themes

• Moral responsibility and sacrifice: Nameless’s inability to sacrifice innocent lives makes him vulnerable, but it also defines his integrity.
• Manipulation and leverage: Daji understands that compassion can be used as effectively as physical force. The lives of the Great Wilderness’s people become a bargaining chip.
• Hope versus despair: Tianxing Mingyue represents the despair caused by millennia of imprisonment, while Nameless and Shui’er insist that circumstances may have changed.
• Identity and divided selves: Daji’s split personality, possible clone, and distinction between true body and projected self introduce questions about individuality, power, and hidden motives.
• Investigation under restriction: Nameless cannot rely on his full abilities because the Great Wilderness’s formation suppresses him, forcing him to proceed through observation, deduction, and patience.
• Isolation and abandonment: The prison tower’s long neglect has left its inhabitants convinced that no one will come to save them, making Nameless’s arrival potentially transformative.

Character Interactions

• Daji and Qingqiu Mingyue debate whether Nameless truly cares about the Great Wilderness, with Daji confidently asserting that he does.
• Daji attempts to frame Nameless as the key bargaining piece in negotiations, while Nameless avoids committing to her demands.
• Shui’er warns Nameless against being used by Daji, reinforcing his awareness of the danger.
• Nameless rescues Tianxing Mingyue and recounts his encounter with Daji. Tianxing responds with skepticism, while Nameless and Shui’er try to restore his hope.
• The chapter ends with Nameless maintaining a temporary retreat in the city, using the respite to investigate hidden clones and search for a way to save both the prison tower and its inhabitants.

Chapter Summary: “Sights Within the City”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless wakes after a peaceful night in Great Wilderness City and observes the city’s busy morning life.
• He witnesses Cai Bing, a gaunt man covered in blades and carrying an iron mountain, walking through the streets. Cai Bing has practiced this extreme form of bodily hardship for ten years in an attempt to begin the Wilderness Sage Dao-Seeking Scripture, but has still failed to enter the Inner-Seeking Method.
• The townspeople explain that Cai Bing’s method is considered “external seeking,” whereas the Inner-Seeking Method depends on discovering strength within one’s own heart. Despite his failure, Cai Bing’s endurance and refusal to react to insults or abuse have earned him the city’s respect.
• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue admire Cai Bing’s perseverance. Tianxing Mingyue reflects that he himself would likely not have endured such suffering while trapped in the Life-Giving Stone.
• Shui’er interrupts their discussion because she smells food. Nameless, Shui’er, and Tianxing Mingyue leave the inn and visit a local snack stall.
• At the stall, a young girl introduces her soul-like heart beast, a white crane named Old White. Shui’er indignantly insists that she is a sword spirit, not a heart beast.
• While eating, Nameless overhears news about a fight between Martial Academy instructors Chen Wubei and Liu Daniu. Chen, believed to be close to the Dao-Seeking Realm, was defeated because Liu had secretly broken through a week earlier and deliberately lured him into a confrontation.
• Nameless reveals that he used Mental Strength to survey the entire city but could not clearly investigate several locations, including the Martial Academy, suggesting that the academy may contain hidden strength or secrets.
• The chapter ends as Nameless tastes a Big Yellow Bun and is pleasantly impressed by its flavor.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates curiosity and careful observation of Great Wilderness City. His ability to scan the city with Mental Strength highlights his powerful perception, while his interest in the Martial Academy suggests he may investigate it further.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Shows humility and self-reflection when comparing his own past despair to Cai Bing’s extraordinary endurance.
• Shui’er: Remains energetic, food-loving, and outspoken. She becomes defensive when mistaken for a heart beast and maintains her identity as a sword spirit.
• Cai Bing: Though he does not speak, he is characterized as exceptionally determined, patient, and resistant to humiliation. His failure to begin cultivation contrasts with his remarkable spiritual resolve.
• The snack-stall girl: Appears cheerful, enthusiastic, and proud of her family’s food. Her relationship with her heart beast, Old White, introduces another example of Inner-Seeking cultivation.

Significant Themes

• Inner strength versus external suffering: The chapter emphasizes that the Inner-Seeking Method cannot be entered merely through physical pain or bodily endurance. True cultivation requires drawing power from the heart.
• Perseverance and dignity: Cai Bing’s refusal to retaliate against cruelty transforms public mockery into admiration, showing how steadfastness can command respect even without success.
• Limits of effort without understanding: Cai Bing’s ten years of suffering have not brought him closer to the Dao, suggesting that determination alone is insufficient without the correct insight.
• A fallen world and limited paths: Because the world has collapsed and external energies are scarce, Great Wilderness City relies heavily on the Inner-Seeking Method, while martial training serves mainly as supplementary combat practice.
• Hidden power and uncertainty: The Martial Academy’s resistance to Nameless’s Mental Strength hints that important figures or secrets may lie beyond ordinary public knowledge.
• Everyday life amid cultivation: Street food, gossip, and ordinary city activity are interwoven with discussions of realms, breakthroughs, and spiritual methods, giving the city a lively and grounded atmosphere.

Character Interactions

• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue discuss and admire Cai Bing’s resolve.
• Shui’er lightens the conversation by mishearing their praise and then shifting attention to breakfast.
• The snack-stall girl introduces Old White, while Shui’er humorously rejects the label of “heart beast.”
• Nameless orders a variety of local dishes and listens quietly as diners discuss the Chen Wubei–Liu Daniu conflict.
• Tianxing Mingyue asks whether Nameless is interested in the Martial Academy, prompting Nameless to explain his prior investigation of the city.

Summary: “The Point of Disagreement”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless and Shui’er eat at a modest food stall in Great Wilderness City. Nameless finds the Big Yellow Bun unusually powerful because it creates genuine, externally induced happiness in whoever eats it.
• The stall owner’s daughter, Xiao Xing, is visited by a carefree young courier who arrives riding a Flying Dog. He delivers her acceptance letter to Inquiry Heart Academy.
• Xiao Xing and her father celebrate enthusiastically, and the father offers free food to everyone at the stall. The surrounding diners congratulate them, emphasizing how prestigious the academy is.
• A diner explains that Inquiry Heart Academy is the top institution for the Heart Beast school of the Inner-Seeking Method. Admission requires reaching the Heart-Listening Realm before age fifteen, making Xiao Xing exceptionally talented.
• Shui’er is surprised to learn that the seemingly young courier is actually twenty-five. Nameless explains that cultivators live much longer, so physical appearance and age do not necessarily correspond.
• Nameless admits he is interested in studying Great Wilderness City’s highly developed Inner-Seeking system, believing it could provide new insights. Tianxing Mingyue reminds him that their primary mission is repairing the Eternal Silence Prison Tower.
• Tianxing proposes a harsh solution: destroy Great Wilderness City’s formation and use the Life-Giving Stone Essence to seal the area, sacrificing its inhabitants to prevent the monsters in the Prison Tower from escaping.
• Nameless rejects this utilitarian approach. He insists that he wants both to save Great Wilderness City’s people and repair the Prison Tower, seeking a “happy ending” rather than accepting unavoidable sacrifice.
• Tianxing argues passionately that reality is cruel and that saving everyone is impossible. He believes Nameless must sacrifice the city’s inhabitants because Daji is using them to pressure him.
• The chapter ends with the central disagreement unresolved: Nameless clings to the possibility of saving everyone, while Tianxing urges him to make the merciless but practical choice.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates compassion, optimism, and resistance to fatalistic thinking. Although he understands the danger posed by the Prison Tower, he refuses to abandon the people of Great Wilderness City. His interest in the city’s cultivation system also reveals his curiosity and willingness to learn.
• Shui’er: Responds warmly to the joyful atmosphere and remains emotionally sensitive. She is shocked by the proposed sacrifice and instinctively seeks protection from Nameless, reinforcing her trust in him.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Reveals the extent of his internal conflict and growing desperation. Unable to sleep while residing in the Life-Giving Stone, he has spent the night searching for a solution and now openly advocates sacrificing the city. His argument is cold but motivated by a desire to prevent a greater catastrophe.
• Xiao Xing: Receives life-changing recognition through her admission to Inquiry Heart Academy. Her happiness reflects the value of ordinary hopes and achievements amid the larger supernatural conflict.
• Xiao Xing’s father: Shows immense pride and affection for his daughter, temporarily turning the food stall into a place of communal celebration.
• The courier: Appears playful and irresponsible, but he is also devoted to Xiao Xing and fulfills his work by delivering her acceptance letter.

Significant Themes

• Idealism versus pragmatism: Nameless believes a solution can be found that saves everyone, whereas Tianxing argues that difficult realities require sacrifice.
• The value of individual lives: The joyful celebration at the food stall makes the inhabitants of Great Wilderness City feel like real people with families, ambitions, and futures rather than expendable obstacles.
• Happiness and its origins: The Big Yellow Bun produces happiness externally, raising the question of whether joy is less meaningful when it is not generated naturally. Nameless concludes that happiness is still worth accepting.
• The limits of age and appearance: The courier’s true age illustrates how cultivation disrupts ordinary assumptions about time, maturity, and status.
• Hope amid danger: Xiao Xing’s academic success contrasts with the looming threat surrounding the city, emphasizing how ordinary happiness persists even during crises.
• Moral responsibility: Tianxing argues that Nameless must choose the option that saves the greater number, while Nameless refuses to reduce the situation to numbers and consequences alone.

Important Character Interactions

• Nameless and Shui’er share the food and discuss the meaning of the buns, cultivation, and Inquiry Heart Academy.
• The courier’s playful courtship of Xiao Xing is interrupted by his crash into the trash can, but his delivery of her acceptance letter leads to a joyful reunion between Xiao Xing and her father.
• Xiao Xing’s success brings the entire food stall community together, with diners offering congratulations and comparing their children’s achievements.
• Tianxing confronts Nameless directly over their mission, proposing the destruction of the city as the only viable solution.
• Shui’er challenges Tianxing’s harsh reasoning by pointing out that Daji is responsible for creating the dilemma.
• Nameless and Tianxing’s argument establishes the chapter’s main conflict: whether moral hope is worth pursuing when practical survival appears to demand sacrifice.

Chapter Summary: “Hidden Character”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless asks Tianxing Mingyue to recall the terror of being trapped in and slowly corrupted by a Life-Giving Stone. Mingyue remembers the despair and helplessness of approaching death with no means of escape.
• Nameless reaffirms his creed as a rescuer: he will not abandon anyone as long as even the smallest chance of survival remains. He vows to repair the Eternal Silence Prison Tower and resolve Great Wilderness City’s problems.
• After breakfast at Xiao Xing’s food stall, Nameless and Shui’er encounter a man addicted to Fragrant Stone, a poisonous and highly addictive substance. Nameless explains its effects and suspects its origin is connected to the Eternal Silence Prison Tower.
• Nameless hints that he will investigate the Fragrant Stone Hall that night, then continues toward the Martial Academy.
• Along the way, he discusses the possible existence of Gold-Creation Art in Great Wilderness City, theorizing that the city may produce matter and sustain itself through cultivators’ internal power.
• At the Martial Academy, Nameless discovers that the formation blocking his Mental Strength only functions from outside. Once inside, he scans the academy and detects a mysterious elderly man in black fishing beside a central lake.

Character Developments

• Nameless: His compassion and determination are emphasized, though his response to the drug addict reveals a pragmatic and judgmental side. He continues gathering information about Great Wilderness City and actively searches for hidden threats and resources.
• Tianxing Mingyue: His past trauma is brought to the surface. He recognizes Nameless’s determination but questions the limits of his promise to save everyone, especially those harmed by their own choices.
• Shui’er: Remains curious and playful, asking questions about Fragrant Stone, alchemy, and creation. Her exchanges with Nameless provide lighter moments.
• The Fragrant Stone addict: His desperate behavior illustrates the destructive consequences of addiction and the poverty and social cruelty present in the city.
• The elderly fisherman: Introduced as a potentially important or powerful hidden figure within the Martial Academy.

Significant Themes

• Hope and rescue: Nameless’s belief that no one should be abandoned, even when survival seems impossible, is central to the chapter.
• Despair and trauma: Mingyue’s memories show the psychological horror of prolonged helplessness and corruption.
• Personal responsibility: Nameless distinguishes between innocent victims and those who suffer because of their own destructive choices.
• Addiction and exploitation: The addict’s condition highlights how Fragrant Stone damages individuals and raises questions about who supplies it.
• Creation and self-sustaining worlds: The discussion of Gold-Creation Art explores how Great Wilderness City may generate resources and potentially develop into an independent world.
• Hidden dangers and mysteries: The Fragrant Stone’s unexplained origin, the academy’s concealed formations, and the mysterious fisherman suggest deeper secrets within the city.

Character Interactions

• Nameless comforts and challenges Tianxing Mingyue while discussing his traumatic past and his commitment to saving others.
• Shui’er’s innocent questions prompt Nameless to explain the nature of Fragrant Stone, alchemy, and Gold-Creation Art.
• Mingyue questions Nameless’s refusal to help the addict, leading to a brief debate over compassion and personal accountability.
• At the Martial Academy, Nameless’s investigation shifts from casual observation to focused surveillance as he detects the elderly fisherman’s hidden presence.

Chapter Summary: “He Bo”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless, Shui’er, and Tianxing Mingyue enter a secluded grove within the Martial Academy and encounter an old fisherman.
• The old man gives Nameless a gourd of wine. After drinking it, Nameless experiences a vision-like journey through countless spaces and reaches the Eternal Silence Space before returning to awareness.
• The fisherman introduces himself as He Bo. Nameless discovers that He Bo’s Level appears only as “???,” making him the first person whose strength Nameless cannot determine.
• He Bo discusses the value of ordinary activities—brewing wine, fishing, cooking, and emptying one’s mind—as forms of cultivation. Nameless meditates beside the lake and finds himself unusually close to entering the Inner-Seeking Method.
• He Bo leaves at sunset. Nameless concludes that He Bo is likely the Martial Academy’s greatest secret and decides to return the following day to learn more from him.
• Nameless later investigates Fragrant Stone Hall but finds no records or useful clues. He determines that he must wait for the next restocking to continue his investigation.
• The next morning, Cai Bing does not appear as expected. Nameless disguises himself in local clothing and returns to Xiao Xing’s snack stall, where Shui’er asks him to order extra food after having been too intimidated to eat properly near He Bo.

Character Developments

• Nameless becomes more cautious and curious after encountering He Bo. Although he senses He Bo’s immense and mysterious power, he chooses to observe rather than confront him.
• Nameless experiences significant spiritual clarity in the grove and moves closer to mastering the Inner-Seeking Method.
• He Bo is established as an enigmatic and possibly overwhelmingly powerful prisoner whose true identity and past remain unknown. Despite his strength, he appears calm, ordinary, and approachable.
• Shui’er remains confused by the strange atmosphere around He Bo and becomes increasingly frustrated by the need to remain silent. Her hunger adds a lighter, humorous element.
• Tianxing Mingyue is wary of He Bo and suspects that the old man may be an avatar or a hidden existence connected to the prison tower.
• Nameless continues acting as an investigator, searching Fragrant Stone Hall and monitoring Cai Bing’s movements.

Significant Themes

• The relationship between the ordinary and cultivation: He Bo suggests that everyday experiences such as winemaking, fishing, and stillness can be as meaningful as formal cultivation.
• Mystery and concealed power: He Bo’s unreadable Level and unusual aura emphasize that appearances can hide immense strength.
• Patience and observation: Nameless advances by quietly gathering information instead of acting rashly.
• Inner peace and self-discovery: The grove’s atmosphere helps Nameless clear his mind and approach a breakthrough in spiritual cultivation.
• Freedom versus imprisonment: Although He Bo is presumably a prisoner, he appears serene and unconstrained, raising questions about the true nature of the Eternal Silence Prison Tower and its inmates.

Character Interactions

• He Bo casually questions Nameless about winemaking, offers him mystical wine, and encourages him to experience ordinary pursuits.
• Nameless respectfully accepts He Bo’s guidance and decides to meet him again.
• Shui’er and Tianxing Mingyue silently struggle to understand the encounter, with Shui’er seeking explanations and Tianxing Mingyue refusing to comment.
• After He Bo leaves, Shui’er questions Nameless’s decision to spend the day in the grove. Nameless reveals that he believes he has already uncovered the Martial Academy’s secret: He Bo.
• At Xiao Xing’s stall, Nameless orders food while Shui’er complains about having gone hungry during the previous day’s intimidating silence.

Chapter Summary: “Two Guesses”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless questions why Shui’er feels hungry despite being a sword spirit and an energy-like entity.
• Shui’er explains that she is not merely an energy entity but the spirit of the Heaven-Origin Purifying Water Sword. Tianxing Mingyue teases her about inhabiting what appears to be a broken piece of metal.
• After examining the sword fragment, Nameless realizes that Shui’er’s eating is connected to the sword’s restoration. Because she and the sword are one entity, the energy from the food she consumes is gradually repairing the damaged fragment.
• The fragment has already become slightly heavier and larger, suggesting that the Heaven-Origin Purifying Water Sword may eventually be restored.
• Shui’er is surprised to learn of this ability, since the sword had never previously been damaged enough for her to need to repair it. She eagerly commits to eating more so she can become a “qualified sword spirit.”
• Nameless privately theorizes that Shui’er’s awakening was caused by the Water Divine Stone. Her current existence resembles a resurrection or mutation rather than a normal revival, explaining her incomplete memories and altered nature. However, Nameless still accepts her as the Shui’er he knows.
• After eating at a snack stall, the group heads toward the Martial Academy. Nameless packs additional food for a purpose unrelated to Shui’er’s hunger.
• During their walk, Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue revisit the mystery of He Bo’s identity. Nameless suggests that He Bo may actually be the legendary first Warden, He Bo, who was believed to have died long ago.
• Tianxing Mingyue initially rejects the theory, but Nameless proposes that the first Warden may have been resurrected in the Great Wilderness and cultivated a new life.
• The main difficulty with this theory is that, if He Bo truly were the first Warden, he should have tried to repair the Eternal Silence Prison Tower. Nameless suggests that he may be unable to leave the tower—or that a second life may have changed his personality and priorities.

Character Developments

• Shui’er: Learns that her hunger is a manifestation of her sword-spirit nature and that eating helps restore the damaged Heaven-Origin Purifying Water Sword. She becomes enthusiastic about repairing it and proving herself as a true sword spirit.
• Nameless: Demonstrates careful observation and insight into both Shui’er’s condition and He Bo’s possible identity. His reflections also reveal his emotional attachment to Shui’er despite recognizing that her current form is not exactly the same as her former self.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Continues to act as a skeptical and teasing companion. He challenges Nameless’s theories but remains open to possibilities that cannot be completely disproven.
• He Bo: Though absent from the chapter, his mysterious history becomes increasingly important. The possibility that he is the first Warden introduces uncertainty about his motives and true nature.

Significant Themes

• Identity and continuity: The chapter questions whether someone revived or transformed remains the same person. Shui’er retains her identity despite incomplete memories, while a resurrected He Bo might no longer be the same man he once was.
• Restoration through nourishment: Food is presented not merely as sustenance but as a source of energy capable of repairing a divine weapon.
• Memory and resurrection: Shui’er’s awakening resembles a resurrection that preserves fragments rather than a complete return to life, raising questions about what truly defines a person.
• Change over time: Even if He Bo is the first Warden reborn, Nameless acknowledges that a second life could fundamentally alter his personality and sense of responsibility.
• Trust and acceptance: Nameless accepts Shui’er as the person he knows, regardless of whether she is identical to her former self.

Character Interactions

• Shui’er argues with Tianxing Mingyue over whether she is an energy entity and whether the damaged sword is merely “scrap metal.”
• Nameless mediates the exchange by identifying the connection between Shui’er’s hunger and the sword’s regeneration.
• Shui’er responds eagerly to Nameless’s encouragement, while Tianxing Mingyue remains amused by her enthusiasm.
• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue later engage in a speculative discussion about He Bo, with Nameless offering the more unconventional theory and Tianxing Mingyue pointing out its weaknesses.

Chapter Summary: “Support Arrives Again”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless visits He Bo in the small grove at the Martial Academy, where He Bo is fishing despite having caught nothing.
• Through their conversation, Nameless learns the truth about Great Wilderness City: its inhabitants are reincarnated sinners from various worlds, sent there to bear the consequences of their past actions.
• He Bo reveals that he is the original warden of the Eternal Silence Prison Tower. His past battles caused enormous destruction, and he now voluntarily imprisons himself in Great Wilderness City rather than believing his sins can truly be atoned for.
• Nameless asks whether He Bo can help repair the damaged Eternal Silence Prison Tower. He Bo offers him a gourd of wine, allowing him two more mouthfuls—one immediately and one the following day—after which Nameless must not return.
• Nameless greedily takes a large drink. The wine sends his soul, consciousness, and thoughts through time and space into Eternal Silence Space, where he experiences profound darkness, loneliness, pain, and isolation. The experience gives him additional insight but leaves him feeling as though he has returned from death.
• After returning, Nameless genuinely falls asleep for the first time rather than merely simulating sleep.
• He Bo explains that Great Wilderness City is sustained by an ancient array created by prisoners led by Daji. The array resists the influence of Eternal Silence Space by drawing power from all the residents, making Great Wilderness, its people, and the array inseparable.
• The people of Great Wilderness are artificial humans formed from the prisoners’ essence blood, created in human shape because humans are especially suited to cultivating the Inner-Seeking Method.
• He Bo refuses to say whether Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue can leave Great Wilderness to continue repairing the prison tower.
• While Nameless sleeps, He Bo detects an object entering through the Void and knocks it down. It is a Vitality Bomb filled with storage rings, sent by Gao Shanggong and the others. The explosion scatters Life-Giving Stone Essence throughout the grove, confirming that outside support has arrived again.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates greater understanding of Great Wilderness City and He Bo’s past. His greed leads him to consume too much of the mysterious wine, resulting in painful but valuable spiritual insight. Afterward, he finally experiences true physical and spiritual rest, showing how deeply exhausted he has become.
• He Bo: Reveals his identity as the first warden of the Eternal Silence Prison Tower and his grim philosophy that sin cannot be erased or repaid. His decision to remain in Great Wilderness forever reflects severe self-punishment rather than hope for redemption. Despite his detachment, he continues to assist Nameless in limited ways.
• Tianxing Mingyue: Begins to understand the impossibility of separating Great Wilderness from its inhabitants or solving its fundamental problem. She remains focused on escaping so the group can continue repairing the prison tower.
• Daji and the prisoners: Their past actions are clarified: they established the array that protects Great Wilderness, but its continued operation now depends on the strength of the entire population.

Significant Themes

• Guilt and atonement: He Bo rejects the idea that sins can truly be atoned for, believing that later good deeds cannot undo past crimes. His self-imposed imprisonment represents punishment rather than redemption.
• Interdependence and sacrifice: Great Wilderness City survives through the shared strength of its residents, making individual liberation impossible without endangering everyone else.
• The cost of knowledge and greed: Nameless’s excessive drink grants deeper insight but exposes him to intense spiritual suffering, emphasizing that understanding often demands a price.
• Endurance and survival: The people of Great Wilderness continue to exist and cultivate despite their origins as sinners and the harsh environment surrounding them.
• Isolation versus connection: He Bo chooses permanent isolation, while Nameless remains connected to allies outside Great Wilderness through the supplies sent by Gao Shanggong and the others.

Character Interactions

• Nameless respectfully cares for He Bo by bringing him breakfast, while He Bo responds with restrained familiarity.
• He Bo challenges Nameless’s idealized view of Great Wilderness and reveals its darker history.
• Nameless and Tianxing Mingyue question He Bo about the city’s origins, its sustainability, and the possibility of escape.
• He Bo offers Nameless the wine as his limited form of assistance, then criticizes him for drinking too much.
• Shui’er worries about waking Nameless because she is hungry, highlighting his role as the group’s caretaker.
• The arrival of the supply-filled Vitality Bomb connects Nameless to Gao Shanggong and the other allies who continue supporting the group from outside.

Chapter Summary: “Plan B”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nameless returns safely after the crisis in the Great Wilderness, retrieves several storage rings from the Life-Giving Stone Essence, and discovers that one contains Oracle Stones.
• He reconnects to the Divine Light Screen and reassures the worried inhabitants of the Divine Treasure Space. The public celebrates his survival.
• Nameless explains the situation in the Great Wilderness and his decision to save its innocent inhabitants rather than immediately sacrifice them to repair the Eternal Silence Prison Tower.
• This explanation divides the public and the Scholar Foundation:
  • One side believes repairing the tower is the greater priority and that sacrificing the Great Wilderness may be necessary to save more lives.
  • The other side supports Nameless’s attempt to save the Great Wilderness’s inhabitants.
• The Scholar Foundation debates how to proceed. True Self Amateur/Commoner proposes a backup plan: capture criminals, force them into contracts, supply them for the mission, and send them into the Eternal Silence Prison Tower to complete the repairs.
• The criminals would be monitored through the Divine Light Screen, with their contracts activated if they went off-screen for too long. However, the plan carries the danger that they might deliberately destroy the tower and cause catastrophe.
• Gao Shanggong compromises by giving Nameless one final week to solve the Great Wilderness crisis. If he fails, the Foundation will activate “Plan B.”
• Nameless examines the new supplies sent by the Foundation, including powerful weapons and talismans. One Shattering Talisman, personally empowered by Gao Shanggong, could severely injure Qingqiu Mingyue.
• After learning about the one-week deadline, Nameless feels increased pressure. Viewers and scholars point out flaws in Plan B, especially the possibility that the selected criminals could escape surveillance or choose mutual destruction.
• True Self Commoner argues that criminals can be controlled through personal weaknesses, suggesting that someone such as Hugh DeWang could be manipulated through his love for his son.

Character Developments

• Nameless: Demonstrates resilience by surviving the previous crisis and immediately taking responsibility for explaining the situation. His determination to protect the Great Wilderness is reinforced, but the one-week deadline places him under serious pressure.
• Gao Shanggong: Continues to support Nameless but must balance that loyalty against the Scholar Foundation’s broader responsibilities. He reluctantly accepts Plan B as a contingency while granting Nameless more time.
• True Self Amateur/Commoner: Reveals a pragmatic and ruthless side by proposing the forced use of criminals. He is willing to exploit their weaknesses if doing so can repair the tower and prevent a larger disaster.
• The Scholar Foundation: Becomes divided over whether moral concerns or practical survival should take priority. Its members increasingly question Nameless’s ability to handle the crisis alone.
• Qingqiu Mingyue: Though absent from the chapter’s events, her earlier defeat of Nameless remains the reason the Foundation sends him stronger weapons and begins doubting his combat capability.

Significant Themes

• Moral responsibility versus utilitarian sacrifice: The central conflict is whether innocent lives in the Great Wilderness may be sacrificed to save a greater number of people.
• The risks of pragmatic solutions: Plan B may be effective, but coercing dangerous criminals creates new threats and could produce an even worse catastrophe.
• Trust and accountability: The Foundation must decide how much trust to place in Nameless while still preparing for failure.
• Surveillance and control: The proposed contracts and Divine Light Screen monitoring reflect attempts to control unreliable people, while also exposing the impossibility of guaranteeing perfect oversight.
• Human weakness as leverage: The discussion of exploiting criminals’ emotional attachments shows how personal vulnerabilities can be used as tools in a crisis.

Character Interactions

• Nameless communicates with the public through the Divine Light Screen, calming their fears and explaining his choices.
• Gao Shanggong and the other scholars debate whether to support Nameless or prioritize repairing the Eternal Silence Prison Tower.
• Gao Shanggong and True Self Amateur/Commoner negotiate the deadline and the activation of Plan B.
• Scholars challenge the practicality and morality of the proposed criminal mission, while others defend it as a necessary backup.
• Viewers criticize the danger of relying on constant surveillance, and True Self Commoner responds by suggesting that selected criminals be controlled through their loved ones’ weaknesses.