Chapter Summaries

Su Ye discussed new skills, his Tier Four breakthrough quest, and the Illusory Dream secret realm with the Great Xia team leader, learning how to prepare for the dangers ahead. After sending the visitors back, he collected their Instance Crystals and headed for the Shop Service Area to buy skills and equipment.

• Su Ye decided to buy the recommended skills himself at the Commerce Tower, then asked the Great Xia team leader about the monsters in his Tier Four breakthrough Trial Space.
• The team leader warned that the Trial Space would contain genuine Tier Four monsters and advised Su Ye to master his new skills before entering.
• Su Ye showed the team leader the Illusory Dream Secret Realm Crystal, and the team leader cautioned that the Gray Fog Civilization could tamper with secret realms and recommended mental-defense and illusion-breaking items.
• Su Ye asked whether the Golden Race could force him into a Tier Four or Tier Five Road Section, and the team leader explained that the rules allowed only one forced tier increase within a year.
• Su Ye sent the three visitors back, collected the Instance Crystals they left behind, and told Ah Da to head to the Shop Service Area.

Su Ye learned and maxed out six new skills, bought combat treasures, and entered a Great Xia-controlled Tier Three instance to prepare for his breakthrough quest. After arriving in a ruined steel city, he examined three equipment sets Ember Iron had prepared for him.

• Su Ye bought five Skill Books and used a Targeted Skill Card to learn his remaining skill, then raised all six new skills to level ten with Skill Stones.
• Su Ye spent nearly ten million Survival Coins on mental and attack-type treasures before deciding to test his skills in a Tier Three instance.
• Su Ye used Great Xia's Instance Crystal and arrived in a ruined steel city, where a Great Xia officer explained that he had to clear all four districts without relying on his Vehicle.
• Su Ye told Xing Meng and the others to follow behind him, then asked Ember Iron to bring out his three prepared equipment sets.
• Ember Iron presented the Bladeless Set for raw attributes, the Sky-Rending Set for sustained attacks and mobility, and the Unmoving Set for damage reduction and survival.

Su Ye tested Ember Iron’s Bladeless Set and used its immense attribute bonuses to defeat Great Xia officers and soldiers throughout the Southern District. After killing more than a thousand elite soldiers, he emerged from the industrial maze and entered the Eastern District.

• Ember Iron showed Su Ye the Bladeless Set and an Equipment Case that could change equipment quickly, and he described his research into linking equipment to a Storage Ring.
• Su Ye equipped the Bladeless Set, whose bonuses pushed his physique and mental attribute above 2,300, then killed three Great Xia officers with a single assault.
• Su Ye entered the Southern District, where his Intuition helped him defeat ambushers and his Iron Wall Golden Body let him charge through heavy gunfire unharmed.
• Su Ye relied on Purifying Thought and Mental Barrier to counter control and mental attacks as he fought through more than a thousand elite Great Xia soldiers.
• Su Ye passed through the Southern District’s factory and entered the Eastern District.

Su Ye switched sets to overcome the Eastern District’s traps and the Northern District’s snipers and mental attacks, clearing both areas. He entered the Western District, equipped the Bladeless Set, and charged alone at three thousand Great Xia soldiers.

• Su Ye changed into the Sky-Rending Set, evaded and detonated the Eastern District’s traps, and killed the soldiers hiding among its buildings.
• Su Ye entered the Northern District wearing the Unmoving Set, resisted a sniper round and a mental assault, then sealed the enemies’ skills and crushed the forces there.
• Su Ye spent more than four hours eliminating every target in the Northern District before reaching the Western District.
• Su Ye found three thousand Great Xia soldiers assembled in open ground and changed back into the Bladeless Set.
• Su Ye charged toward the three formations alone.

Su Ye slaughtered the three thousand Great Xia soldiers by switching between his three equipment sets, then faced Zhou Daqiang after the instructor emerged as a tier-four final boss. Su Ye drove Zhou Daqiang into a crater with a fifteen-thrust combo, reducing his health to 30% and triggering his second phase.

• Su Ye used his Bladeless Set, Unmoving Set, and Sky-Rending Set to break through Great Xia's formation and defeat all three thousand soldiers.
• A blood-red pillar revealed Zhou Daqiang as the tier-four final boss, and he challenged Su Ye to a fight.
• Su Ye and Zhou Daqiang launched into an aerial battle, where Su Ye's Final Resolution pierced Zhou Daqiang's defenses and damaged him.
• Su Ye used Barrier-Piercing Thrust to stun Zhou Daqiang, then struck him with fifteen escalating spear thrusts that sent him crashing into a crater.
• Zhou Daqiang's health fell to 30%, and he erupted with a stronger blood-red aura as he entered his second phase.

Su Ye defeated Zhou Daqiang to clear the Instance with an SSS-Rank rating, then traveled through the acid rain region and raised his Wave Stacking proficiency. After reaching a mysterious mountain range where the road ended, he parked the vehicle and entered the Trial Space to begin his Tier Four breakthrough quest.

• Su Ye fought Zhou Daqiang, demonstrated his strongest attack, and cleared the Instance with an SSS-Rank rating.
• Su Ye collected the Instance rewards and chose the Zhen Secret Crystal and Tier Two Workbench from the reward interface.
• Su Ye spent seven days training Wave Stacking while the Gale Ranger crossed the acid rain region and destroyed monsters along the way.
• Su Ye reached a mountain range where Fifteen could not use the Radar because of an unusual magnetic field.
• Su Ye had A Da park the vehicle and entered the Trial Space to complete his breakthrough quest.

Su Ye entered the Gray Fog Cage trial and survived successive waves of monsters by switching equipment to counter each threat. After defeating the wolves and Wraiths, he faced invisible Black Claws and began tracking them with his mental power and Intuition.

• Su Ye entered the Gray Fog Cage and killed a lone Gray Fog Giant Wolf before thousands more surged out of the fog.
• Su Ye wielded the Bladeless Set to kill all three thousand Gray Fog Giant Wolves in about fifteen minutes.
• Su Ye switched to the Sky-Rending Set and used Extreme Thunder to destroy three thousand Wraiths.
• Su Ye sensed an unseen threat, switched to the Unmoving Set, and withstood attacks from Black Claws concealed in the fog.
• Su Ye closed his eyes and used his mental power and Intuition to sense the Black Claws.

Su Ye survived successive waves of assassins, psychic beasts, and Crimson Flame Armored Guards in his breakthrough trial. As he wondered how many waves remained, five Tier Four bosses emerged from the gray fog to face him.

• Su Ye defeated the black-clawed assassins after two hours of switching between the Unmoving Set and Sky-Rending Set.
• Su Ye resisted the Dark-Patterned Beasts’ psychic attacks with his Mental Barrier and Unmoving Set, then killed them all.
• Su Ye donned the Bladeless Set and broke through the formation of three thousand Crimson Flame Armored Guards, defeating them after a two-hour battle.
• Su Ye noted that the trial was unusually difficult and suspected the remaining bosses would be Tier Four.
• Five bosses emerged from the fog: the Giant Wolf King, Wraith Lord, a giant black claw, the Darkstripe Beast King, and the mounted Redflame General.

Su Ye used a Revival Potion and defeated all five Tier Four bosses in the final Gray Fog Cage trial. After completing the quest, he chose to remain Tier Three for now and returned to the Gale Ranger.

• Su Ye drank a Revival Potion to restore his condition before facing the five Tier Four bosses.
• Su Ye killed the Redflame General, then the Gray Fog Wolf King and Wraith Lord.
• Su Ye found and destroyed the Void Giant Claw before killing the Darkstripe Beast King, defeating all five bosses.
• The system confirmed that Su Ye had cleared the Gray Fog Cage and could claim his rewards and advance to Tier Four.
• Su Ye decided not to advance yet, exited the Trial Space, and returned to the Gale Ranger.

After resting from the Trial Space, Su Ye learned that Xing Meng and Ember Iron had developed equipment that let drones scout through the mountains’ interference. He chose to investigate the first of the range’s three peaks, and the Gale Ranger entered the mountains as the drones went ahead.

• Su Ye rested after completing his breakthrough quest and planned to buy Tier Four Natural Treasures before advancing.
• Xing Meng showed Su Ye the Signal Amplifier he and Ember Iron had built, which extended radar scanning to about a hundred meters.
• Xing Meng explained that modified drones could scout up to three thousand meters through the interference, though their maneuverability and communications were limited.
• Xing Meng’s reconnaissance revealed three major peaks concealed by dense gray fog, and he outlined the risks of crossing them versus taking a longer detour.
• Su Ye decided to investigate the first peak, and Xing Meng sent five modified Black-Gold Drones ahead to scout the route.
• Su Ye ordered A Da to drive the Gale Ranger into the mountain range.

Nakamura No and Suzuki Yama prepared to defend their mountain stronghold, hoping to kill Su Ye and improve their empire’s standing. After reaching the first peak, Su Ye discovered the fortress was guarded by Japanese soldiers, and he ordered the Gale Ranger to attack.

• Nakamura No told Suzuki Yama that the Golden Race had forced Su Ye into the Tier Three Road Section early, and they discussed killing him at the stronghold.
• Su Ye and Xing Meng traveled through the mountain range for a day in the Gale Ranger, using drones to navigate toward the first peak.
• The drones revealed a heavily fortified human stronghold on the summit, and Su Ye recognized its guards as Japanese.
• The stronghold’s guards shot down two drones with ballistas, prompting Su Ye to order a full attack.
• The Gale Ranger charged toward the summit as the Army-Breaker Cannon gathered energy, and the stronghold’s guards felt the ground shake.

Su Ye attacked the Mountain Stronghold and wiped out its Japanese defenders, including its leaders, Nakamura No and Suzuki Yama. With the stronghold destroyed, he ordered Xing Meng to collect every supply.

• Nakamura No and Suzuki Yama rushed outside as the alarm sounded and found Su Ye's Gale Ranger blasting through the stronghold gates.
• Su Ye emerged and retaliated against Suzuki Yama's attempt to inspect his attributes, leaving Suzuki blinded and convulsing.
• Su Ye charged into the defenders and slaughtered more than half of their thousand-strong force in under half a minute.
• Nakamura No activated the Eight-Branching Fiend Formation, but Su Ye switched equipment and destroyed the blood phantom with Extreme Thunder Skybreak.
• Su Ye killed Nakamura No and Suzuki Yama, completing the destruction of the Mountain Stronghold.
• Su Ye ordered Xing Meng to send Cleaner Drones to collect the battlefield's supplies.

Su Ye discovered a rich Earth Vein Iron deposit beneath the ruined Mountain Stronghold and ordered Ember Iron and Xing Meng to build an automated mining machine. The Earth Vein Ripper began extracting ore, leaving Su Ye with a way to mine this and future veins without doing the work himself.

• Xing Meng reported that the battlefield cleanup had uncovered a hidden cave containing Earth Vein Iron Ore.
• Ember Iron explained that the ore could be forged into Earth Vein Equipment that drew power from the ground to improve defense, strength, and recovery.
• Su Ye inspected the extensive ore vein and ordered Ember Iron and Xing Meng to build an automated mining machine.
• Ember Iron completed the Earth Vein Ripper, and Su Ye ordered Xing Meng to start mining immediately.
• Xing Meng operated the Earth Vein Ripper as it entered the cave and began sorting Earth Vein Iron Ore into its storage compartment.

Su Ye’s forces finished mining the first peak and traveled to the second, where they wiped out the Darkwing Clan with the Gale Ranger’s weapons and drones. After the battle, Xing Meng’s search of the wreckage uncovered an unexpected surprise.

• Xing Meng reported that the completed mining operation had produced 1,820 tons of high-purity earth vein iron, and Su Ye ordered it stored before heading to the second peak.
• Xing Meng’s drones spotted about three thousand Darkwing Clan monsters guarding black stone forts on the second peak.
• Su Ye ordered Fifteen to fire the Army-Breaker Cannon and Xing Meng to launch a full aerial assault with combat drones.
• The Army-Breaker Cannon and the Gale Ranger’s other weapons destroyed the Darkwing Clan forces within ten minutes.
• Su Ye ordered Xing Meng to clean up the battlefield, and Xing Meng’s search uncovered an unexpected surprise.

Su Ye’s group collected Stalactite Milk from the second peak and found Three-Colored Lotus Seeds at the third peak, guarded by a tier-four Deep-Pool Venom Python. After Su Ye killed the python with the Army-Breaker Cannon, Xing Meng’s drones harvested the seeds and uprooted the lotuses.

• Xing Meng reported a hidden cave containing a pool of Stalactite Milk, and Su Ye ordered drones to collect every drop.
• Su Ye’s group reached the final peak, where Qingya identified poisonous three-colored lotuses whose seeds doubled skill proficiency gained over the next 24 hours.
• Su Ye ordered Suicide Drones to lure out the guardian while Fifteen charged the Army-Breaker Cannon.
• A tier-four Deep-Pool Venom Python emerged and destroyed the Suicide Drones with venom, but Su Ye ordered Fifteen to fire and killed it with one shot.
• Xing Meng reported the python’s drops, then sent Cleaner Drones and mining machines to harvest the Three-Colored Lotus Seeds and uproot the lotuses.

Su Ye entered the Illusory Dream Secret Realm, which imposed a special rule that only he could enter alone. He lost consciousness upon passing through the gateway and woke up in a hospital, where a doctor told him he had been injured while watching a commotion.

• Su Ye had Qingya take the harvested three-colored lotuses to the Cultivation Room and gave her ten million Survival Coins to build a suitable pond.
• Su Ye and his companions left the mountains, picnicked beside the Survival Road, and planned to advance to the Tier Four Road Section and investigate the Illusory Dream Secret Realm.
• At night, Su Ye used the Illusory Dream Secret Realm Crystal and learned that its special rule required him to enter alone.
• Su Ye assigned tasks to Ember Iron, Xing Meng, and Qingya, then walked through the blue gateway and lost consciousness from a sudden impact.
• Su Ye woke in a hospital bed, and a doctor told him that someone had struck him while he was watching a commotion.

Su Ye recognized that he was inside an illusory dream after waking in a hospital as a passerby injured by Liu Anxi’s fall. He tested the dream by demanding ten billion, then decided to enjoy the peaceful world a little longer rather than destroy the Secret Realm.

• Su Ye recalled watching a man fall from a building and being injured when the man landed on him.
• A doctor told Su Ye that Liu Anxi had survived with lighter injuries and would pay his medical bills and compensation.
• Liu Anxi visited Su Ye, and Su Ye demanded ten billion; Liu Anxi agreed and transferred the money, also giving him a new phone.
• Su Ye used the Clarity Mirror’s restored memories to realize he was in an Illusory Dream Secret Realm while participating as the only human in the Fivefold Race Civilization’s Survival Game.
• Su Ye healed himself, concluded that the Secret Realm’s monster was no stronger than Tier Four, and chose to remain in the dream for a while instead of breaking out.

Su Ye left the hospital and used the illusion’s recreated world to confront his former boss, Wang Qiang, with his newfound wealth and strength. After speaking with the simulated version of his mother and transferring her a billion yuan, he promised to try to leave the tier four monster’s corpse intact.

• Su Ye left the hospital, bought starch sausages, and took a taxi to his former workplace.
• Wang Qiang berated Su Ye and tried to shove him, so Su Ye slapped him across the office.
• Su Ye showed Wang Qiang his ten billion yuan balance and slapped him repeatedly, leaving him behind as he walked out.
• Su Ye answered a call from his simulated mother and spoke with his parents despite knowing they were an illusion.
• Su Ye transferred a billion yuan to his mother and said he would try to leave the tier four monster’s corpse intact.

Su Ye recognized that his lavish new life was an Illusory Dream built from fantasies he had never fulfilled, and he chose to break free. He unleashed his mental power beside the river, ready to leave the dream.

• Su Ye encountered Li Ting and Boss Wang at a car dealership, then ignored their mockery and bought an eighty-eight-million black supercar.
• Li Ting and Boss Wang were stunned when Su Ye paid in full, and he drove away as the showroom staff bowed to him.
• While cruising through the city, Su Ye reflected that the dream had already given him wealth, revenge, and attention, but none of it satisfied him.
• Su Ye realized he had grown used to the speed and excitement of Road Survival, stopped the car by the river, and declared that his free trial was over.
• Su Ye closed his eyes, opened them with lightning blazing in his pupils, and unleashed his mental power with a thunderclap.

Su Ye confronted the Tier Four Illusory Dream Jellyfish in its isolated realm and endured its escalating mental attacks. He used the Tier Five Clarity Mirror to destroy its Dream Tide, killing it and clearing the secret realm.

• Su Ye emerged into an isolated void and identified the Illusory Dream Jellyfish as a Tier Four monster specializing in mental attacks.
• The Illusory Dream Jellyfish activated Illusion Domain, but Su Ye destroyed its illusions and wounded it with Extreme Thunder.
• The jellyfish summoned nightmare monsters, and Su Ye fought through them before piercing its bell with Barrier-Piercing Thrust.
• When its health fell to thirty percent, the Illusory Dream Jellyfish unleashed Dream Tide and flooded Su Ye's mind with others' dreams and despair.
• Su Ye activated the Clarity Mirror, shattered the Dream Tide, and killed the Illusory Dream Jellyfish, clearing the secret realm.