Sequence Transcendent

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Sequence Transcendent
Original Name	序列超凡
Type	Human supernatural power classification 11 49
Species/Race	Human 11
Occupation/Role	Resisting supernatural entities; providing sequence-specific combat, support, and survival abilities 6 11
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 1; first directly demonstrated through Iron Lion’s transformation in Chapter 5 1 5

Power Progression

The documented awakening process below follows Chen Ye. His earlier Mechanic Sequence identity is a cover for his upgrade system, not a genuine sequence awakening 10 33.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Awakening in progress	39	Chen Ye spends 3,000 Slaughter Points redeeming an awakening method and receives a Sequence Serum. After injection, the system confirms that awakening is underway, despite the absence of obvious powers.
Smoke Apostle — Sequence 1: Smoke Initiate	45 46	Enhanced sight and hearing emerge before the system confirms completion. Awakening grants a stronger body, inherited sequence knowledge, Smoke Aura, Basic Smoke Shaping, and Nicotine Tolerance; his left-eye vision deteriorates as its price.

Nana is already at Sword Immortal Sequence 2: Blade-Unsheathed Realm when her rank is disclosed; her advancement to that stage is not shown 20 26 44.

Background

According to Chu Che, supernatural outbreaks began in 2025, while governments could still contain the damage. People were already awakening as Sequence Transcendents during this period, before civilization’s full collapse 11.

Early accounts portrayed Transcendents as humanity’s last hope against horrors that ordinary weapons could not kill. Chen Ye initially dismissed an online post about them, but reconsidered after his crossbow proved ineffective against a horror 1 6.

Iron Lion’s battle with the White-Clad Scissor Woman exposes the gap between that reputation and reality. Even with Nana’s assistance, he can only survive the encounter, losing an arm against an entity Chu Che describes as not particularly powerful 5 7 11.

Awakening Methods

Method	Description	Conditions and limitations
Natural awakening / self-awakening	Awakening without a Sequence Serum. Those who awaken naturally are also called innate Sequence Transcendents 9 39.	The system describes innate Transcendents as superior to other Transcendents, without specifying the advantage. Early reports describe some awakenings as sudden and unprompted 1 39.
Sequence Serum	A sequence potion administered by injection, providing a chance of awakening 39.	Success is not stated to be guaranteed or immediate. Chen Ye’s awakening remains in progress after injection and completes later 39 45.

• Rarity: Nana says that even before the apocalypse, Sequence Serum cost hundreds of millions and could not necessarily be purchased with money alone 39.
• System-assisted access: Chen Ye’s system initially offers a self-awakening method for 3,000 Slaughter Points. When he later redeems an awakening method, it lists both routes and supplies a serum 9 39.
• Innate knowledge: Chu Che expects newly awakened Transcendents to receive basic information from their genes. Chen Ye’s genuine awakening produces a flood of knowledge that appears to have been hidden in his genetic code, with the serum acting as a catalyst 11 46.

Classification and Known Sequences

More than a hundred sequence types are known, each with distinct abilities; many remain unknown even to Chu Che. Sequences are grouped into broad categories or pathways, but the collapse of civilization has left this classification incomplete 11 49.

Documented Sequences

Sequence	Category / Pathway	Known wielder	Documented traits
Guide	Non-offensive survival role	Chu Che	Detects nearby supernatural entities and identifies safer routes. Can connect with the earth, using soil or sand as a medium 11 16 41.
Titan / Flesh Titan	Combat sequence; melee pathway	Iron Lion	Giant transformation, exceptional strength and durability, and Flesh Regeneration, including regrowth of a severed arm 5 15 19 49.
Sword Immortal	Melee pathway; unique to Xia Country	Nana	Innate sword talent, extraordinary mobility, enhanced perception, and empowered sword attacks. Her confirmed rank is Sequence 2: Blade-Unsheathed Realm 7 11 20 26 30 49.
Mechanic	Support sequence	Chen Ye is mistakenly identified as a wielder	Innate understanding of machinery and its operating principles. Chen Ye’s apparent mechanical powers actually come from his upgrade system 10 11 33.
Smoke Apostle	Supernatural pathway	Chen Ye	Sequence 1: Smoke Initiate grants Smoke Aura, Basic Smoke Shaping, and Nicotine Tolerance 46 49.

Other Named Sequences

• Celestial Master — identified as a sequence unique to Xia Country; no abilities are described 11.
• Ninja and Shikigami — cited as sequences belonging to the island nation; no wielders or abilities are described 11.

Abilities & Skills

Physical and Sensory Enhancement

Awakening can improve the body and sharpen perception, including in sequences that do not specialize in physical strength 43 45 46.

• Nana carries a roughly ninety-liter hiking pack with little apparent difficulty 43.
• Chen Ye gains clearer vision in darkness and substantially improved hearing while awakening 45.
• His completed Smoke Apostle awakening leaves him much stronger than an ordinary person, making manual vehicle work easier 46.
• Enhanced perception is not infallible: Nana fails to detect a survivor being taken and hung from the Big Willow Tree 26.

Sequence-Specific Powers

Abilities depend on the awakened sequence rather than a universal combat skill set 11.

• Navigation and detection: Chu Che’s Guide Sequence keeps the convoy away from nearby entities but provides no offensive power 11.
• Transformation and regeneration: Iron Lion becomes a muscular giant over three meters tall and can regenerate a lost arm 5 15 19.
• Sword techniques: Nana empowers her blade and releases Sword Qi capable of cutting through a house 29 30.
• Smoke manipulation: Chen Ye creates a lingering smoke cloud and shapes familiar objects from it. His cat imitation succeeds more readily than his rabbit imitation because he knows cats better 46.
• Passive effects: Chen Ye’s Nicotine Tolerance relieves the lung discomfort associated with his smoking; it offers no demonstrated combat advantage 46.

Growth with Sequence Level

Some abilities strengthen as their wielder’s Sequence level rises 46.

• At Sequence 1, Chen Ye’s demonstrated Smoke Aura fills the space within approximately one meter of him 46.
• His inherited knowledge indicates that at a sufficiently high Sequence, a single mouthful of smoke could cover an area several kilometers across. This is future potential, not a feat he has achieved 46.

Costs and Limitations

Awakening Side Effects

Every Sequence Transcendent must pay a price for awakening; Iron Lion’s explanation explicitly allows no exceptions 46.

Sequence	Documented cost
Titan / Flesh Titan	Awakening reduces intelligence to some degree. Combat can induce berserk behavior, making it difficult to regain reason until the wielder or opponent falls 34 40.
Smoke Apostle	Chen Ye’s left-eye vision weakens and its pupil turns white 46 48.

• Recovery demands: Titan transformation consumes substantial energy. Iron Lion enters deep sleep after battle to restore strength and heal injuries 40.
• Combat exhaustion: Nana’s major Sword Qi attack against the Big Willow Tree leaves her nearly depleted; another strike during the escape further weakens her 34 35.
• Guide uncertainty: Chen Ye associates Chu Che’s constant barefoot appearance with the question of awakening costs, but the precise connection is not confirmed 46.

Limits Against Supernatural Entities

Transcendence enables resistance, not guaranteed victory. Chu Che states that killing an entity is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for low-level sequences, while the entities themselves continue growing stronger 11.

• The White-Clad Scissor Woman effortlessly counters Iron Lion’s attacks 6.
• Corpse Puppets overwhelm Iron Lion, while puppets cut apart by Nana continue crawling 31.
• Longevity Village’s barrier blocks most of Chu Che’s perception, leaving him unable to determine what is happening inside 36.
• Transcendents remain vulnerable to environmental extremes: Chen Ye’s enhanced physique does not prevent him from waking because of the desert cold 48.

Role in Survivor Communities

• Protection and authority: Survivors seek security near Transcendents, but their overwhelming strength also inspires fear. Iron Lion forcibly stops a survivor threatening Chen Ye, while Nana’s presence deters theft during supply distribution 29 44.
• Practical interdependence: The convoy relies on Chu Che’s guidance, Nana and Iron Lion’s combat abilities, and Chen Ye’s supposed mechanical support 11 20.
• No automatic entitlement: Chu Che requires Transcendents to gather supplies or trade for them like everyone else 11 12.
• Contribution-based shares: The Longevity Village expedition allocates 30% each to Chu Che and Nana, and 20% each to Iron Lion and Chen Ye, reflecting their respective roles and strength 20 41.
• Personal secrecy: Nana regards private secrets as normal among Transcendents, helping Chen Ye conceal the true source of his vehicle upgrades 44.
• Apparent second awakening: Chen Ye publicly presents Smoke Apostle as his second sequence. The convoy accepts this because it already believes he possesses Mechanic; in fact, Smoke Apostle is his first genuine sequence 33 46 48 49.