Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiyan made Hunt compete with Barbarossa to absorb the corpses’ world origin, then began ascending the dragon’s newly formed ring weapon. As his ascension drained mental energy, Mingming helped him convert stamina to sustain it, and the purplish-red aura began draining Barbarossa too.

• Barbarossa absorbed the dark gold motes from the dead Goblin Heroes and Goblin corpses, raising his power to level 12.
• Ye Qiyan summoned Hunt, which used Big spending discount to steal motes from Barbarossa and began evolving in Transcendence mode.
• Hunt’s absorbed world origin formed an incomplete dark gold ring around its tail, and Ye Qiyan used Rebellion-Pride to begin ascending the weapon.
• Barbarossa sensed the azure power and longed to touch it, while the Goblin God recognized the phenomenon as progress feared by the gods.
• Mingming converted 100 stamina into mental energy, and Ye Qiyan activated Champion stance to negate stamina loss as his ascension continued.
• The Book of the Unreal and the Real turned a page, and Ye Qiyan’s purplish-red halo began draining Barbarossa’s mental energy.

Ye Qiyan completed the Hunt Ring and used it to overwhelm Barbarossa, forcing the Goblin God to retreat. With the Goblin Royal Proof in hand, he prepared to visit the Goblin Empire himself.

• The Goblin God poured half its divinity and divine power into Barbarossa, who sacrificed himself to reach his peak for ten minutes.
• Hunt and Barbarossa battled as Ye Qiyan sustained his mental strength, while Hunt’s mechanical repair squad repeatedly repaired its scales.
• The Hunt Ring completed, and Hunt crushed Barbarossa in battle; the Goblin God chose to retreat rather than risk further losses.
• The Goblin God vowed to prepare better before facing Ye Qiyan again, while overlooking that Ye Qiyan could grow stronger as a Train Conductor.
• Ye Qiyan obtained the Goblin Royal Proof, which could change the train’s next stop to the Goblin Empire.

Ye Qiyan woke after three days of sleep following the battle at the demon throne and checked on his companions and spoils. He discovered his stamina was dangerously depleted but found enough loot and a treasure chest to fund more train upgrades.

• Ye Qiyan woke after three days, and Lisette told him that Hunt had carried him and her back to the train after he sat on the demon throne.
• The Raven Demon collected surviving materials worth one or two thousand Train Coins, including a Level 12 Steel-Cutting Sword made to kill humans.
• Ye Qiyan checked his status and learned his stamina was severely depleted, could recover only very slowly, and made using Trick Play unsafe.
• Ye Qiyan recalled the mechs to the Arsenal Hangar and greeted Hunt, Eve, and the demons guarding the train.
• Gluttony transformed into Barbarossa at Level 10, while Ye Qiyan learned WALL-E had found a Level 8 Treasure Chest and planned to sell the loot to fund train upgrades.

After leaving the Grimm Empire, Ye Qiyan sold his spoils and arranged a trade for a powerful painting tool, then wondered about the two Hunt Rings. He discovered Zhao Xi had checked on him but had not mentioned the ring.

• Doyle became emperor of the Grimm Empire after his soldiers seized the capital, and Ye Qiyan completed a hidden quest that rewarded him with The Emperor's New Clothes.
• Ye Qiyan departed the station, returned to the Wasteland, and sold his lower-level items and materials for about 2,112 Train Coins.
• The Black Market appraised the Steel-Cutting Sword at zero for ordinary use but offered to connect Ye Qiyan with a collector who would trade an Infinite Dynamic Paintbrush for it.
• Ye Qiyan reflected on humanity's ability to learn and adapt, then counted his rewards, including a Level 8 Treasure Chest, Barbarossa, and Hunt's exclusive Hunt Ring.
• Ye Qiyan noticed Zhao Xi's unread messages from three days earlier and found that she had asked whether he was hurt or cursed without mentioning the Hunt Ring.

After returning from a High-Level Platform, Ye Qiyan reassured Zhao Xi that he had survived a difficult encounter, though his stamina was recovering slowly. Zhao Xi offered him an Ally Emblem, and he accepted her alliance request before they ended their conversation.

• Zhao Xi finished hunting magical beasts in a level 11 Platform World and read Ye Qiyan's reply after returning to the Wasteland.
• Zhao Xi questioned Ye Qiyan about his Hunt Ring and slow stamina recovery, and he confirmed that he had overdrawn his stamina slightly.
• Zhao Xi asked which god had attacked Ye Qiyan, but he called the enemy a coward and said he would take revenge himself.
• Zhao Xi explained the Hunt Ring's origins and said they should tell each other if either faced a threat they could not handle.
• Zhao Xi sent Ye Qiyan an Ally Emblem, and he accepted her alliance request.
• Ye Qiyan told Zhao Xi he would ask for help if necessary and promised to look for stuffed toys on a future city visit.

Ye Qiyan ascended his train to Level 13 and examined its upgrade options, discovering that a discounted High-Level Platform access permission could raise the maximum level of Platform Worlds he could enter. The System refused to confirm whether Level 13 Platform Worlds existed, leaving Ye Qiyan to consider the permission’s implications.

• Ye Qiyan used six Spirit Potions to restore Spirit while ascending the train to Level 13.
• Ye Qiyan found that the train’s sturdiness, processing speed, and speed had increased, with its speed reaching 260 kilometers per hour.
• Ye Qiyan examined four upgrade options, including High-Level Platform access for 1,000 Train Coins.
• The System explained that advanced permissions were expensive and that first-time access came with a one-time massive discount.
• Ye Qiyan learned that High-Level Platform access raised the maximum level of Platform Worlds he could enter by one.
• Ye Qiyan asked whether Level 13 Platform Worlds existed, but the System replied, “Insufficient permissions” and “No comment.”

Ye Qiyan bought several train upgrades, including Boundless Mech Gear, and tested how Villain’s armaments worked through the train. He expanded the train’s space and upgraded a shooting range into a Simulation Battle Arena, though its power limit could make it costly to repair.

• Ye Qiyan bought permission to access information about the platform world, but the system refused to provide details about Level 13 platforms.
• Ye Qiyan purchased Boundless Mech Gear, bound Villain to the train, and confirmed the Ghost Shark Shield could put the train into Ghost State.
• Ye Qiyan tested Villain’s other armaments and found that Decay and lava retaliated against attackers, while the Goblin God’s armament could not affect the train’s movement.
• Ye Qiyan bought another spatial expansion, increasing the space available in the water storage, planting, and Livestock Carriages.
• Ye Qiyan fused a Training Shooting Range with the Hangar, then used Ascension to turn it into a Level 6 Simulation Battle Arena that nullified damage but required repairs if its power limit was exceeded.

Ye Qiyan tested the Abyssal Mech in the Simulation Battle Arena, received a Level 12 Infinite Dynamic Paintbrush, and began creating an Underworld Garden carriage skin. In the City of Eternal Night, Li Xiaosheng sought Kastanien’s help to destroy his Talent and plotted to turn his fellow Train Conductors into Blood Slaves.

• Ye Qiyan had Villain fight the Abyssal Mech in a simulated rice-field arena, then stopped the battle after Villain breached its armor.
• Ye Qiyan received the Level 12 Infinite Dynamic Paintbrush and began designing the [Sky of the Underworld Garden] carriage skin.
• Li Xiaosheng asked Kastanien to let him make the strongest members of his batch into Familiars, including Zhao An, the Guild leader.
• Kastanien agreed to consider Li Xiaosheng’s request if he succeeded and revealed that Li Xiaosheng wanted to permanently destroy his Resource Radar Talent.
• Li Xiaosheng left Kastanien and vowed to make Zhao An, Zhao Lin, Shangguan Yingxue, Ye Qiyan, and the others regret looking down on him.

Ye Qiyan completed the Nether Moon Garden carriage skin, transforming the Planting Carriage into a small world with powerful plant-growth effects and a special connection to Mingming. After Lisette urged him to rest, he considered attending a gathering and trade fair on Haiyuan Island.

• Ye Qiyan finished his first interior Dynamic Carriage Skin, the Nether Moon Garden, after three days of work and a Talent-assisted ascension.
• Ye Qiyan installed the skin in the Planting Carriage, creating a moonlit garden and granting the carriage a 500% total plant-growth bonus, protection from withering, and other effects.
• Ye Qiyan noticed that the carriage had become a small world, and wondered what miracle Mingming would bring him.
• Ye Qiyan realized his stamina remained low after working without sleep, and Lisette urged him to get proper rest.
• Ye Qiyan read Zhao Lin's invitation to a banquet and Shangguan Yingxue's invitation to a Train Conductor trade fair on Haiyuan Island, then considered going for a break.

Ye Qiyan accepted Zhao Lin’s Invitation Card and chose Haiyuan Island Harbor Platform, then settled in for a quiet day at the seaside resort. Meanwhile, Zhao An prepared for a guild gathering and dismissed the risk posed by Li Xiaosheng, while Shangguan Yingxue wondered about Ye Qiyan’s brief reply.

• Ye Qiyan asked Zhao Lin whether she had an Invitation Card for Haiyuan Island, then accepted the card she sent him.
• Ye Qiyan selected Haiyuan Island Harbor Platform as his stopping point and learned that the city was a peaceful seaside resort with little connection to the Homecomers.
• Ye Qiyan changed into summer clothes, brought Lisette along, and relaxed on a secluded beach.
• Zhao An complained that Li Xiaosheng had returned and threatened to turn him into a vampire, while Shangguan Yingxue said Ye Qiyan had not replied to his Invitation Card.
• Zhao An dismissed the chance that Li Xiaosheng could cause trouble, and Shangguan Yingxue left while reflecting on Ye Qiyan’s brief message.

Zhao Lin learned that Haiyuan Island’s newcomer trade fair included a livestreamed arena where contestants could kill one another, and she decided the rewards might be worth pursuing. Ye Qiyan declined to participate and continued his vacation, falling asleep while Red Tears fished for him.

• Zhao Lin arrived at Haiyuan Island, where Shangguan Yingxue explained the trade fair, its auction, and the deadly newcomer arena that would be livestreamed across every city.
• Zhao Lin considered competing for the 300 Train Coins and Level 7 item, then made up her mind after checking her remaining luck.
• Ye Qiyan read Zhao Lin’s message and refused to enter the arena, deciding that using Bear Cub would be unfair and his stronger abilities too intimidating.
• Ye Qiyan went fishing with Red Tears, but he fell asleep and she cut the line, leaving them without fish for dinner.

Ye Qiyan attended the Haiyuan Island Newcomer Arena while the island lord, Huang Kaiji, prepared to profit from the event. As the Arena opened, Zhao An confronted Li Xiaosheng, who secretly planned to use the Count’s Poison Fog to enslave the crowd.

• Ye Qiyan and Lisette bought Arena tickets and snacks, and Ye Qiyan recognized the Vampire Li Xiaosheng among the attendees.
• Huang Kaiji learned that 10,772 newcomer Train Conductors had arrived and dismissed concerns about the Vampires from the City of Eternal Night.
• Zhao An found Li Xiaosheng in an alley beside a native human he had drained of blood, and the two exchanged threats.
• Zhao An and Li Xiaosheng nearly clashed, but the Arena’s opening ceremony interrupted them and Zhao An went to watch the event.
• Li Xiaosheng revealed that the Count planned to release Poison Fog and turn the Arena’s crowd into Vampire slaves.

Ye Qiyan watched the Arena’s Train Conductor battle royale before leaving to eat with Lisette, where superstar Alice recognized him as Altos. Alice sat down to confront him about the Time Aura she sensed on Lisette.

• Ye Qiyan recognized Zhao An, Shangguan Yingxue, Li Xiaosheng, and Zhao Lin among the contestants and considered the danger Zhao Lin faced from Lane.
• More than a thousand Train Conductors entered the death match, and Li Xiaosheng drew attention by brutally killing an opponent.
• Zhao An and the hidden Zhao Lin advanced with the final sixty-four contestants, while Ye Qiyan found the matches uninteresting.
• Ye Qiyan left the private box with Lisette to try a burger, where Alice approached him after recognizing Lisette’s Time Aura.
• Alice told Ye Qiyan that she believed he was Altos and had recognized Lisette’s Time Aura from before.

Ye Qiyan used Bewitchment to question Alice about Abucado and learned that the group sought to consume Talent holders’ powers. After Alice collapsed, he took her to his private compartment and planned to demand payment for keeping her identity secret.

• Lisette revealed her Temporal Arsenal as Alice approached Ye Qiyan and admitted she feared he had overheard her conversation with Ba'al at the concert.
• Ye Qiyan used Pride and Bewitchment to make Alice answer his questions.
• Alice said Abucado had used a Level 13 consumable item called Reverse Birth to reverse Talents, and that its boss possessed another Level 13 item that let members gain part of the Talents of captured or killed holders by eating them.
• Alice could not reveal Abucado's boss's Talent and passed out with bloody tears running from her eyes.
• Ye Qiyan carried Alice to his private compartment and considered demanding money to keep her betrayal secret.
• In the Arena, twelve advancement death matches had finished, and Zhao Lin's match was next.

Abucado's Mad Poison, Ba'al, began an assault on Haiyuan Island as part of a plan with the City of Eternal Night, trapping the island and its occupants. Ye Qiyan recognized Abucado's hand in the attack and prepared to act.

• Ba'al and Zhong Mojing met with Vampire Earl Olide, who confirmed the City of Eternal Night's cooperation and asked Abucado not to forget the item its boss wanted.
• At 13:00, Zhong Mojing announced the start of Abucado's plan, and Olide declared Haiyuan Island a sacrifice for the True Ancestor's ascension.
• The Train System disabled departure permissions as dark clouds and a crimson haze covered Haiyuan Island.
• Ba'al emerged on a giant blue centipede, froze or killed island defenders, and demanded that Island Lord Huang Kaiji appear.
• Ba'al announced on the livestream that Haiyuan Island belonged to Abucado and initiated a World Ownership Battle against Huang Kaiji.
• Ye Qiyan realized Abucado had ruined his vacation and readied Anchor and Judgment Enforcer.

Huang Kaiji was trapped in a duel as Vampires invaded Haiyuan Island and cut it off from the outside world. Ye Qiyan prepared his weapons and Demon Cards to confront the invasion, ending with the Steam King appearing on the battlefield.

• Huang Kaiji summoned ink-black soldiers, but Ba'al destroyed them and trapped him with her inside his Yin-Yang Barrier.
• A crimson doorway opened above Haiyuan Island, and twelve trains arrived as the world lost access to outside travel, chat, and trading.
• Vampires and other monsters poured from the trains, slaughtering people and turning victims into Blood Slaves.
• Zhao Lin and Shangguan Yingxue hid beneath a stage, and Zhao Lin hesitated to contact Ye Qiyan, whom she described as a very powerful friend.
• Ye Qiyan watched the invasion from his rented vacation island, recognized the threat of a Vampire Earl, and ordered his weapons and mechs to deploy.
• Ye Qiyan summoned the Steam King and prepared to fight while trying to protect the resort from destruction.

The Vampire Earl Olide recognized Altos, the Imperial Sequence’s Demon Mecha-Dragon Man, and feared his arrival at Haiyuan Island. Zhong Mojing revealed his strength and went to confront Altos while Olide contacted the Vampire True Ancestor, who ordered a Duke sent to kill Altos.

• The Steam King and the Goblin Hero attacked the Vampires, and Olide identified Altos from a wanted poster.
• Olide tried to flee, but Zhong Mojing transformed into a younger, stronger form and headed out to hold Altos off.
• Zhong Mojing urged Olide to summon reinforcements, reminding him that Abucado would honor its agreement.
• Olide contacted Kastanien, the Vampire True Ancestor, and reported that Altos had appeared on Haiyuan Island.
• Kastanien ordered Olide to remain and prepare his heart as the anchor for a Vampire Duke’s arrival.

Ye Qiyan and Eve fought Zhong Mojing, an Elder of Abucado who wielded time-folding powers and a field that slowed everything in the Arena. Ye Qiyan entered the battle himself and ordered Eve to attack Zhong Mojing.

• Ye Qiyan had Eve attack Zhong Mojing with her weapons, but Zhong Mojing used Space-Time Folds to block the barrage.
• Ye Qiyan summoned Death Omen, whose black feathers and Corpse Crows attacked Zhong Mojing, while Zhong Mojing’s talent spread a calming effect across the Arena.
• Eve pierced Zhong Mojing’s Time Folds with the Eternal Cutter and wounded him, forcing him to evade her attacks.
• Zhong Mojing created a Stasis Field that slowed everything in the Arena, but Ye Qiyan’s Astral Sacred Crest shielded his group from its effects.
• Ye Qiyan flew toward Zhong Mojing and ordered Eve to cut him up as she activated Transcendence Star at maximum limit.

Eve, Lisette, and Ye Qiyan defeated Zhong Mojing, whose time-based defenses were overcome by the Temporal Arsenal. As Zhong Mojing revealed the Wasteland’s forward-only nature and warned Ye Qiyan about his enemies and the coming Golden Age of Train Conductors, his injuries worsened and he awaited his fate.

• Eve’s attacks forced Zhong Mojing to flee, but Lisette used the Temporal Arsenal’s time acceleration to cancel his Stasis Field and wound him with a Psychic Wave Blade.
• Ye Qiyan revealed that the gold-red barrier had been bait, and Zhong Mojing accepted defeat as Eve and the Raven blocked his escape.
• Zhong Mojing warned Ye Qiyan that Card Sequences could turn against their holders and revealed that the Train System prevented time and space in the Wasteland from moving backward.
• Zhong Mojing explained that the God of Time had been annihilated and that the Train System had freed the Wasteland’s worlds from divine manipulation; the Raven appraised his Time-Fate Scepter as a remnant of that god.
• Zhong Mojing said he did not know Abucado’s boss’s Talent and warned Ye Qiyan that he lacked the strength and time to oppose the organization before the Golden Age of human Train Conductors advanced.

Ye Qiyan killed a Vampire Duke with one shot, then heard Zhong Mojing explain that the coming golden age would bring more Talent holders and increasingly difficult Platform Worlds. He rejected the idea that any age could limit him and used Dominion to make Zhong Mojing live.

• A Vampire Duke emerged in the Arena, but Ye Qiyan used Judgment to bind and kill him with a single shot.
• Ye Qiyan asked the stunned Zhong Mojing to continue explaining the golden age.
• Zhong Mojing said Talent holders had become more common and that the current batch would face harder Platform Worlds with greater dangers and rewards.
• Ye Qiyan dismissed the golden age as a constraint and declared he would trample it if it blocked his path.
• Ye Qiyan invoked Supremacy: Dominion and told Zhong Mojing that he was going to make him live.