Chapter Summaries

Zhou Fan learned from Xia Qingran what to expect in the Void Rift and discovered that she needed a Xiaoyang Fruit to suppress her unstable ice spirit body. They prepared to enter the rift, where chaotic space would scatter them to different locations, but Zhou Fan promised to find her.

• Xia Qingran explained that the Void Rift contained chaotic, scattered spaces and advised Zhou Fan to seek ores that strengthened spiritual energy.
• Xia Qingran warned Zhou Fan to prioritize safety, and he agreed.
• Zhou Fan told Xia Qingran that her mother had revealed her ice spirit body was not fully stable, and Xia Qingran admitted she still had no solution.
• Xia Qingran told Zhou Fan she needed a Xiaoyang Fruit to suppress her ice spirit body.
• Xia Qingran said they would be sent to different locations inside the Void Rift, and Zhou Fan promised to find her.

Xia Qingran accepted Zhou Fan’s invitation to join his organization, [Dawn], and urged him to improve his emotional intelligence. The next morning, Zhou Fan and the others headed to the Superpower General Bureau as the Void Rift was about to open.

• Zhou Fan offered Xia Qingran a ring and explained that it was the membership symbol for his new organization, [Dawn].
• Zhou Fan told Xia Qingran that he had started [Dawn] after Evening Bell disbanded and wanted members who could help protect her.
• Xia Qingran accepted the ring and joined [Dawn], becoming its sixth member.
• Xia Qingran sent Zhou Fan several books about emotional intelligence and getting along with girls, prompting him to ask if she thought his emotional intelligence was low.
• The next morning, Zhou Fan and the others went to the Superpower General Bureau, where eligible participants were gathering to enter the Void Rift.

At the Heavenly Pivot Tower, Lin Ya briefed the National Competition’s top contestants and the Four Great Families’ younger generation on the dangers and rules of entering the Void Rift. Everyone chose to proceed, and Lin Ya opened the rift, leaving them on the brink of entering.

• Zhao Qiu and the other contestants gathered at the Heavenly Pivot Tower alongside the younger members of the Four Great Families, who had each sent two entrants.
• Lin Ya explained that entrants would be scattered across unstable spaces, warned them to find companions, and described the teleportation Wristbands and the seven-day evacuation deadline marked by a red moon.
• Lin Ya warned that the Void Rift could be deadly and offered everyone the chance to withdraw, but no one left.
• Lin Ya formed hand seals, sending golden light from the Heavenly Pivot Tower into the sky and opening a vast spatial rift before the crowd.

Zhou Fan and the others prepared to enter the Void Rift, where they were separated upon arrival. Zhou Fan found himself alone in an unfamiliar rocky expanse and could not use his Flying Thunder God Technique to reach his companions.

• Lin Ya told everyone the Void Rift needed five more minutes to stabilize, while Zhao Qiu asked Zhou Fan for reassurance.
• Xia Qingran greeted Lin Qianqian and agreed to team up with the group if they landed together.
• Ye Chen approached Zhou Fan to wish him caution in the Void Rift, surprising the onlookers with his courtesy.
• After the rift stabilized, everyone collected Guardian Wristbands and entered, and Zhou Fan experienced a disorienting fall through darkness.
• Zhou Fan arrived alone in a rocky landscape and found that his Teleportation Wristband detected no companions nearby.
• Zhou Fan tried using the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Zhao Qiu, Lin Qianqian, and Xia Qingran, but could not sense their marks.

Zhou Fan explored the Void Rift and fought three powerful mutant dogs that could absorb and convert attacks into their own power. After killing them, he followed his wristband’s signal toward a nearby companion.

• Zhou Fan searched the misty rift for treasures and encountered three fourth-tier, one-star giant dogs.
• Zhou Fan fought the dogs with ninjutsu, discovering that their horns absorbed his attacks and converted their power into fire or water.
• Zhou Fan used Susanoo to kill all three dogs and collected their unusually energy-rich crystal cores.
• Zhou Fan’s wristband detected a nearby companion, and he headed toward the signal.

Zhou Fan and Yuan An reunited in the Void Rift and teamed up after their Guardian Wristbands detected unusual energy. They left the story after defeating a pack of Demon Wolves guarding a valley.

• Zhou Fan followed his Wristband through a forest and met Yuan An, his senior from Xinghai University.
• Both Wristbands detected an unusual energy signature, so Zhou Fan and Yuan An followed their directions to a valley.
• Yuan An judged that the concentrated spiritual energy and the pack of Demon Wolves guarding the valley indicated a natural treasure nearby.
• The Demon Wolf King ordered the pack to attack, and Zhou Fan and Yuan An fought the wolves together.
• Zhou Fan cut through the pack with his Star Shatter Halberd while Yuan An used his golden longbow to kill the wolves on his side.
• Zhou Fan and Yuan An wiped out the entire Demon Wolf pack in a few minutes.

Zhou Fan and Yuan An found and split a void stone before crossing into another space, while Zhao Qiu fled a pack of Demon Tigers in the Third Space. The chapter left Zhao Qiu running toward Gu Yu as the tigers pursued him.

• Zhou Fan praised Yuan An's skill with his Golden Bow, and Yuan An explained that an important friend had given it to him.
• Zhou Fan and Yuan An found a void stone in the valley, split it in half, and searched the barren space for more treasure.
• Yuan An identified a spatial barrier leading to another space, and he and Zhou Fan passed through it.
• Zhao Qiu fled seven or eight Fourth Tier, One Star Demon Tigers, dodged their energy blasts, and punched one before running again.
• Zhao Qiu spotted Gu Yu of Heavenfire College ahead while the Demon Tigers continued chasing him.

Gu Yu encountered Zhao Qiu while he was being chased by Demon Tigers, and the two fought together to defeat the pack. They agreed to team up despite Gu Yu's lingering resentment over losing to him, leaving them set to explore the dangerous area together.

• Gu Yu followed her Guardian Wristband's directions to find nearby people and saw Zhao Qiu fleeing from a pack of Demon Tigers.
• The Demon Tigers surrounded Gu Yu and Zhao Qiu, and they argued over who had caused the danger.
• Gu Yu attacked the Demon Tigers with her flaming whip while Zhao Qiu opened four shackles and fought beside her.
• Gu Yu and Zhao Qiu each defeated half the Demon Tigers, then Zhao Qiu suggested that they team up.
• Gu Yu accepted the offer, deciding that working with Zhao Qiu was safer than facing the dangers alone.

Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu explored the Void Rift together, gathering resources and fighting Mutant Beasts until nightfall. A strange moon revived the beasts they had killed as stronger Living Corpses, and the two prepared to fight their way out.

• Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu teamed up and searched the space, collecting resources while defeating numerous fourth-tier Mutant Beasts.
• After fighting through the day, Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu rested as the sun set and decided to find a safe place for the night.
• A strange pale moon rose, and its moonlight restored the corpses of the Mutant Beasts they had killed.
• The revived beasts became stronger Living Corpses, so Gu Yu assigned Zhao Qiu and herself opposite sides and planned their escape.
• Zhao Qiu activated his Fourth Internal Organ Lock as he and Gu Yu prepared to fight.

Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu fought revived mutant beasts that could recover from fatal injuries, then discovered each beast could revive only once. After the seven remaining beasts regrouped and fused into a huge monster, the fight took a more dangerous turn.

• Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu fought the beasts, but Zhao Qiu’s broken-neck strike and Gu Yu’s fire-whip attack failed to kill them permanently.
• The beasts injured Gu Yu with an energy blast, and Zhao Qiu caught her as she fell.
• Gu Yu melted several beasts with her Fire Cloud techniques and realized they could revive only once.
• Zhao Qiu confirmed the beasts died after being killed a second time and defeated the one he had already injured.
• The seven remaining beasts retreated, gathered together, and fused into a many-headed monster.

Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu fought the powerful Fusion Mutant Beast, but it badly injured them and left Gu Yu unable to move. As the beast closed in, Zhao Qiu refused to abandon her and opened the fifth Life Shackles technique, Origin Lock.

• Gu Yu and Zhao Qiu attacked the Fusion Mutant Beast, but their first strikes barely harmed it and they struggled against its barrage.
• Their combined ultimate attacks destroyed part of the beast and two of its seven heads, provoking it to target them with energy threads.
• The beast froze Gu Yu’s legs and charged to devour her, but Zhao Qiu rescued her and was struck down with her.
• Gu Yu urged Zhao Qiu to leave her behind, but he refused and said they would either escape together or die together.
• Zhao Qiu faced the approaching beast and opened Life Shackles, Fifth · Origin Lock.

Zhao Qiu opened the Origin Lock and killed the Fusion Mutant Beast, but the backlash left him and Gu Yu unable to fight. As a dozen more mutant beasts attacked, an unknown figure arrived and destroyed them all.

• Zhao Qiu opened the Origin Lock, severed the Fusion Mutant Beast's five tails, and killed it with a powerful kick.
• Zhao Qiu collapsed from the Origin Lock's backlash, and Gu Yu caught him before helping him sit down.
• Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu admitted they would not abandon each other, but more mutant beasts appeared and surrounded them.
• Gu Yu prepared to fight the mutant beasts while Zhao Qiu told her to escape without him.
• An unknown figure wielding a Long Halberd swept the nearest mutant beasts away, then killed the rest with a golden Arrow Rain.

Zhou Fan and Yuan An rescued the injured Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu, then brought them to a secluded place to rest. After Zhou Fan built a wooden house, he and Yuan An arranged a night watch, leaving Gu Yu to care for Zhao Qiu.

• Zhou Fan used Medical Ninjutsu to stabilize Zhao Qiu and treat Gu Yu's injuries.
• Yuan An reminded Zhou Fan that the Sunfire Flower could restore vitality, and Zhou Fan made Zhao Qiu eat it.
• Zhou Fan, Yuan An, Zhao Qiu, and Gu Yu moved to a secluded stretch of wasteland to avoid attracting Mutant Beasts.
• Zhou Fan used Wood Release: Four-Pillar House Technique to build a wooden house, and he and Yuan An arranged to take turns keeping watch.
• Gu Yu chose to stay with Zhao Qiu while Zhou Fan rested before his watch shift.

Zhou Fan, Yuan An, Zhao Qiu, and Gu Yu explored a resource-rich space before entering a gloomy area dominated by a mysterious giant. Their Wristbands detected other students nearby, so Zhou Fan led the group toward them.

• Zhao Qiu recovered overnight after eating a Sunfire Flower, and the four set out to gather more treasures.
• Zhou Fan, Yuan An, Zhao Qiu, and Gu Yu cleared the space of mutant beasts and finished exploring it.
• The four entered another space, where they saw an enormous, eerie figure standing in the distance.
• Gu Yu felt uneasy, but Yuan An explained that the passage only led back to their previous space.
• The group's Wristbands detected other students, and Zhou Fan led everyone forward to find them.

Pan Haining’s squad defeated a pack of Mutant Beasts, but an unknown trio ambushed them while he was retrieving a Xiaoyang Fruit. After Honglian overwhelmed him with her arrows, Pan Haining teleported away, leaving the mysterious attackers at the battlefield.

• Pan Haining led his squad to wipe out a pack of Mutant Beasts and collect their Crystal Cores and valuable remains.
• Pan Haining found a Xiaoyang Fruit and moved to pick it, but an enormous arrow struck nearby and knocked the squad down.
• A white-haired young man, a spear-wielding man, and the masked archer Honglian appeared, and the leader ordered Honglian to eliminate Pan Haining’s group.
• Honglian unleashed a rain of arrows, forcing Pan Haining’s teammates to activate their Guardian Wristbands and teleport away.
• Pan Haining blocked Honglian’s first attack with a water dragon, but her next arrow pierced his shields and wounded him.
• Pan Haining gave up fighting and activated his Guardian Wristband to escape.

Honglian and the spear-wielding man failed to stop Pan Haining’s group from escaping, while their white-haired young master collected a fourth Xiaoyang Fruit. In the Eighth Space, Xia Qingran and Qin Nuannuan found another fruit, but the young master ate it and ordered his companions to attack them.

• Honglian apologized after Pan Haining’s group escaped, and the white-haired young man told her and the spear-wielding man to find the last remaining Xiaoyang Fruit.
• Xia Qingran and Qin Nuannuan searched the Eighth Space while discussing the dangerous erosion caused by Xia Qingran’s ice spirit body.
• The cousins followed a battle’s aftermath and found the white-haired young man reaching for a Xiaoyang Fruit.
• Xia Qingran asked to trade for the fruit, but the young man ate it, vanished in black mist, and ordered Honglian and the spear-wielding man to deal with the cousins.
• Honglian attacked Xia Qingran and Qin Nuannuan, and Xia Qingran defended them with ice mirrors and pillars as the two sides clashed.

Xia Qingran and Qin Nuannuan fought Honglian and Wang Shi over the Xiaoyang Fruit, but the stronger opponents gained the advantage. After Xia Qingran suffered backlash from Absolute Zero and Honglian’s arrow threatened to hit her, Zhou Fan arrived and vowed to kill anyone who hurt his senior.

• Honglian attacked Xia Qingran and Qin Nuannuan, and Xia Qingran froze Honglian’s arrows before Qin Nuannuan engaged Wang Shi.
• Wang Shi overpowered Qin Nuannuan, while Honglian and Wang Shi joined forces against the two women.
• Xia Qingran used Absolute Zero to drive back both opponents, but the strain triggered a backlash that made her cough blood.
• Wang Shi and Honglian launched combined attacks, and Xia Qingran’s ice shields blocked them until her backlash left her exposed to Honglian’s arrow.
• Zhou Fan appeared in front of Xia Qingran, sliced apart Honglian’s arrow with Kamui Chidori, and vowed to kill anyone who hurt his senior.

Zhou Fan and Yuan An fought Wang Shi and Honglian after arriving to aid Xia Qingran. Though the two opponents tried to escape with a Moonstone, Zhou Fan stopped their teleportation and ran them through with his halberd.

• Wang Shi initially overpowered Zhou Fan, but Zhou Fan activated Sage Mode, the Seventh Gate, and Susanoo Armor to turn the fight in his favor.
• Yuan An arrived with Zhao Qiu, Gu Yu, and the others, and he intercepted Honglian’s arrows before engaging her in an archery duel.
• Zhou Fan overwhelmed Wang Shi with his enhanced attacks and severed his right hand, forcing Wang Shi to cut off his own arm to stop the black flames from spreading.
• Yuan An disarmed Honglian with a golden arrow and pierced her shoulder with another.
• Wang Shi and Honglian crushed a Moonstone to escape, but Zhou Fan used Kamui to interrupt their teleportation and impaled them both with the Star Shatter Halberd.

Zhou Fan rescued Xia Qingran from Wang Shi and Honglian, who self-destructed before he could learn why they attacked. After learning that the Xiaoyang Fruit they had found was already eaten, the group set out to search other spaces, but had found no fruit by the time they stopped to rest on the second night.

• Zhou Fan pinned Wang Shi and Honglian with his Star Shatter Halberd, but they self-destructed before he could question them.
• Xia Qingran told Zhou Fan that she and Qin Nuannuan had tried to trade for a Xiaoyang Fruit, but the two attackers had struck without explanation.
• Xia Qingran explained that a third person had already eaten the fruit and left, while Yuan An warned that Xiaoyang Fruit was extremely rare.
• Yuan An revealed that his golden arrow could detect Xiaoyang Fruit, and the group moved on to search other spaces.
• The group cleared two spaces in one day and gathered many resources, but found no Xiaoyang Fruit before stopping to rest on the second night.

Zhou Fan built a house for the group to rest in, and they took turns bathing in a nearby hot spring. Later, Xia Qingran joined Zhou Fan on night watch and fell asleep leaning against his shoulder.

• Zhou Fan used Wood Release to build a large house, and the group decided to rest there before moving on the next morning.
• Yuan An found a nearby hot spring, where the men and women took turns bathing.
• Gu Yu left the hot spring early, while Qin Nuannuan teased Xia Qingran about her appearance and her feelings for Zhou Fan.
• Zhou Fan volunteered for night watch because the hollow moon strengthened mutant beasts and could let them revive.
• Xia Qingran sat with Zhou Fan by the campfire, then leaned on his shoulder and fell asleep.