Chapter Summaries

Lin Shen used the Inheritance Fan and the Defier of Fate to kill the Frenzied Speed Super Source Pterosaur, then absorbed its scimitar to advance the fan to Two Revolutions. The fan gained its second Fan Dance form, Scatter, which fired its ribs like flying swords.

• Lin Shen tested the Inheritance Fan against the mutated pterosaur's fast scimitar and judged the creature to be between Five Revolutions and Seven Revolutions.
• Lin Shen sent the Defier of Fate into Ring Mountain, where she defeated and killed the mutated pterosaur.
• Lin Shen collected the pterosaur's Mutated Ascension fluid and identified its scimitar as a mutated Five Revolutions Spirit Foundation with the Frenzied Speed Blade talent.
• Lin Shen fed the scimitar to the Inheritance Fan, which absorbed its spirit energy, gained a pictograph, and advanced to Two Revolutions.
• Lin Shen discovered that the fan's Fan Dance talent had gained a second form, Scatter, which launched its ribs through the air like flying swords.

Lin Shen discovered that his flawed Theory of Evolution could not convert Ascension Fluid into Gene Mutation Rate, then went to sleep with the Gene Mutation Egg. Meanwhile, Ouyang Yudu refused his family’s proposed path to ascension, and Ouyang Juemiao revealed that she intended for him to devour a gifted girl using his inborn ability.

• Lin Shen found that even Mutated Pterosaur Ascension Fluid did not raise his Gene Mutation Rate, and the genuine Theory of Evolution could not activate his flawed version.
• Lin Shen returned to Ring Mountain Planet, hugged the Gene Mutation Egg, and went to sleep hoping to sleep the Fire Seed into being.
• Ouyang Yudu refused Ouyang Juemiao’s demand that he use a girl who mastered the Theory of Talent to break through.
• Ouyang Yudu’s grandfather stabbed himself in front of him, and Ouyang Yudu struggled against his chains in distress.
• Ouyang Juemiao explained that Ouyang Yudu could use his inborn ability to devour the girl and become the first Ascender to cultivate the Theory of Talent.

Ouyang Yudu resisted Ouyang Juemiao’s attempt to make him a monster by forcing him through the deaths of those he cared about. He controlled his murderous urge, declared that people—not monsters—could save the Ouyang Family, and ascended as the Cosmic Rainbow Light appeared around the Human Mother Star.

• Ouyang Juemiao forced Ouyang Yudu to watch Xiao Qi, his companions, and his teacher die to drive him into the state needed to ascend through the “Theory of Talent.”
• Ouyang Yudu entered a blood-lotus-eyed state and pounced on the little girl, but stopped before devouring her.
• Ouyang Yudu regained control and told Ouyang Juemiao that he was human and that monsters could not save the Ouyang Family.
• Ouyang Juemiao stabbed herself to try to drive Ouyang Yudu back into madness, but Ouyang Yudu caught her blade and remained calm.
• Ouyang Yudu ascended amid jade-white carapace and rising mist as the Cosmic Rainbow Light spread across the starry sky around the Human Mother Star.

Ouyang Yudu saved the little girl, destroyed Ouyang Juemiao’s Life Foundation Sword, and stripped her of leadership of the Ouyang Family. Lin Shen discovered a Fire Seed ability that responded to Gua Dan, then overslept on the morning of the trip to Chessboard Island.

• Ouyang Juemiao tried to kill the little girl, but Ouyang Yudu emerged from the mist and stopped her with a jade umbrella.
• Ouyang Yudu took the girl away, told Ouyang Juemiao she was no longer fit to lead the Ouyang Family, and ordered her to spend the rest of her life there.
• Lin Shen learned that his Fire Seed was a Failed Super Gene Evolution Seed called Like Shapes Supplement Each Other and obtained Gua Dan from Lin Miao.
• Lin Shen ate and drank the Gua Dan, which made his kidneys heat up and a certain part of his body respond.
• Tian Xin went to wake Lin Shen for the trip to Chessboard Island and tried to pull away his blanket.

Lin Shen faced Chi Ba in the opening match of the three-way contest on Chessboard Island, despite struggling to walk after eating too many Gua Dan. He defended himself with the Inheritance Fan, then struck Chi Ba’s Heavenly Thunder God with a long-range Surging Wave Fist as it prepared its strongest attack.

• Tian Xin caught Lin Shen in an embarrassing predicament and later noticed he was still walking awkwardly beneath an oversized robe.
• Tian Xun drew the first position for Lin Shen, making Chi Ba his opponent and Ximen Swordsman the next possible challenger.
• Tian Xin told Lin Shen that his awkward steps came from tying his unruly predicament to his leg, while Lin Shen admitted he had eaten too many Gua Dan.
• Chi Ba summoned his sixth-turn Heavenly Thunder God and attacked Lin Shen with its hammer, but Lin Shen’s Inheritance Fan blocked every blow.
• As the Heavenly Thunder God gathered lightning for its strongest attack, Lin Shen struck it from a distance with Surging Wave Fist, shattering its helmet and badly damaging its face.

Lin Shen defeated Chi Ba by interrupting Heavenly Thunder God’s ultimate move and then using the Inheritance Fan to block Chi Ba’s punch. He began fighting Ximen Swordsman, whose skill at borrowing and redirecting force left Lin Shen unable to land a hit and put him at a disadvantage.

• Lin Shen injured Heavenly Thunder God from afar, interrupting its charged ultimate move and weakening Chi Ba’s life base.
• Chi Ba charged Lin Shen, but the Inheritance Fan blocked his punch while Lin Shen struck him and knocked him out of Chessboard Island.
• Ximen Swordsman faced Lin Shen and used his sword-shaped life base to attack from a distance, but Lin Shen’s fan blocked every strike.
• Ximen Swordsman recalled his sword and charged in, borrowing the force of Lin Shen’s attacks to evade them and break through Triple Punch.
• Lin Shen switched to finger strikes, but Ximen Swordsman continued redirecting their force, prompting Tian Xin and Tian Xun to warn that Lin Shen would likely lose if the fight continued.

Lin Shen searched for a way to defeat Ximen Swordsman’s Borrowing Strength and Redirecting Force without exposing his strongest abilities or fighting to the death. He abandoned Surging Wave Fist and tried to restrain his force with Devil Heart Finger, but remained on the defensive as the onlookers explained that Ximen Swordsman’s technique was difficult to counter in the open arena.

• Lin Shen chose to find a weakness in Ximen Swordsman’s technique rather than use his Super Gene Form and risk a deadly fight.
• As Gua Dan’s effects faded, Lin Shen attacked with Surging Wave Fist and Devil Heart Finger, but Ximen Swordsman redirected every strike without being hurt.
• Lin Shen abandoned Surging Wave Fist and used only Devil Heart Finger, hoping to leave Ximen Swordsman no force to borrow, but his attacks still failed and he was driven back.
• Chi 118 explained that Borrowing Strength and Redirecting Force could be countered by absolute speed and strength, force control at the realm of leaving no trace, or restricting the opponent’s room to move.
• Chi Ba gloated that Lin Shen was doomed to lose on the wide-open Chessboard Island.

Lin Shen changed his approach to counter Ximen Swordsman’s ability to borrow and redirect force, but the spectators believed the energy cost would eventually wear him down. Tian Xun wagered her Giant God Mausoleum treasure on Lin Shen’s victory, while Ximen Swordsman continued to trust his Battle Economics strategy.

• Chi 118 and An 117 assessed that Ximen Swordsman’s technique countered Lin Shen’s fist strength and predicted Lin Shen would lose without another special talent.
• Lin Shen abandoned the Devil Heart Finger and spread his Surging Wave Fist force into a broad tide that made it harder for Ximen Swordsman to borrow and redirect.
• Chi 118 and An 117 recognized Lin Shen’s solution but warned that the energy cost could exhaust him, while Tian Xun insisted he would win.
• An 117 wagered his Giant God Mausoleum treasure against Tian Xun’s, staking his own treasure if Ximen Swordsman lost.
• Lin Shen kept attacking with Tidal Fist Force as Ximen Swordsman relied on his Battle Economics strategy of spending little to exhaust his opponent.

Lin Shen fought Ximen Swordsman with Tidal Fist Force and relied on his extraordinary stamina to outlast him in a battle of attrition. After more than thirty hours, An 117 conceded the battle as Ximen Swordsman faltered and Lin Shen remained relentless.

• Lin Shen chose to trade far more strength and battle damage than Ximen Swordsman, trusting his deep reserves to outlast him.
• Tian Xin urged Lin Shen to reveal his true strength, while the onlookers expected his heavy expenditure to make him tire first.
• As the fight continued for more than twenty hours, Chi 118 and An 117 marveled at Lin Shen's endurance, and Ximen Swordsman began to feel fatigued.
• After more than thirty hours, Ximen Swordsman's Borrowing Strength and Redirecting Force developed openings, but Lin Shen continued wearing him down instead of attacking.
• An 117 interrupted the fight and conceded defeat for his side.

Lin Shen defeated Ximen Swordsman, helping Tian Xun secure the wager and recover a key tied to a suspected Ancient World King tomb. After Tian Xun gave Tian Xin Lin Shen’s treasure chest key, Tian Xin opened his chest and found a Gene Mutation Egg.

• An 117 admitted Ximen Swordsman’s defeat, ending the battle with Lin Shen’s victory, and handed Tian Xun the wager.
• An 117 invited Lin Shen to visit, while Tian Xun teased him about trying to poach her guest.
• Tian Xun showed Lin Shen two triangular red crystals and explained that they were among seven keys to a suspected Ancient World King tomb in the Giant God Mausoleum.
• Lin Shen gave Tian Xun the treasure chest key he had taken from Tian Xin, and Tian Xun promised to meet him that night.
• Lin Shen went to Ring Mountain Planet to search for the mutated Super Origin Dragon while Tian Xin used the key to open his treasure chest.
• Tian Xin found a Gene Mutation Egg inside the chest and placed it in an incubator, expecting it to hatch into a powerful creature.

Lin Shen searched for Mutated Creatures while developing a finger-force technique to counter Ximen Swordsman's style. He spent the night with Tian Xun, and the Fire Seed increased his Heaven Defying Rebel Bones completion rate to twenty percent.

• Lin Shen hunted Super Origin Dragons on Ring Mountain Planet and practiced turning Two Eight Fist's air-piercing force into needle-like finger force.
• Lin Shen returned to Giant Ring Star and went to Tian Xun's room with the Night Bloom Flower when night fell.
• Tian Xun welcomed Lin Shen with Demon Fluid, and they fell asleep together after she embraced him with her wings.
• Lin Shen woke to find Tian Xun gone and read her note teasing him for being impolite.
• Lin Shen sensed that his Heaven Defying Rebel Bones completion rate had risen to twenty percent and realized he still needed eight more Fire Seeds.

After obtaining a perfect Fire Seed, Lin Shen tried to reduce his workload by delegating Dead Powder’s training and decided to seek money through trade. While Lin Shen went to Commerce Island, Tian Xin’s companions urged him to see Lin Shen as a threat to the wealth and resources Tian Xun might give him.

• Lin Shen learned that Tian Xun had gone to Sky Peak Star to secure him a place in its Ascension Pool.
• Lin Shen decided to earn money so he could buy Mutated Ascension Fluid and Mutated Spirit Foundations instead of hunting for them himself.
• Lin Shen gave Wei Wufu the Mechanical Watch and Dead Powder and sent him to Ring Mountain Planet to hunt Super Origin Dragons.
• Eldest Sister continued negotiating to lease land from An 117’s department for Gua Dan, while her group’s investment remained unprofitable.
• Lin Shen went to Commerce Island to look for supplies and price his Super Origin Dragon Pet Capsules.
• A Gaul and other companions warned Tian Xin that Lin Shen might take Tian Xun’s resources, including the Angel Revolver.

Tian Xin appeared to accept Gaul’s plan to lure Lin Shen to Sea Heart Island, where a Nirvana Creature would kill him. When Chi Ba arrived to offer his travel permit, Tian Xin revealed his true loyalty to his aunt by killing Chi Ba and Gaul’s companions.

• Gaul told Tian Xin that a Nirvana Creature had awakened on Sea Heart Island and suggested luring Lin Shen there to die.
• Gaul gave Tian Xin a travel permit from Chi 118 so Lin Shen could be baited into learning about the island.
• Chi Ba arrived and offered to take responsibility for the travel permit, joining Tian Xin and Gaul’s supposed plot against Lin Shen.
• Tian Xin stabbed Chi Ba with the Archangel Sword, explaining that Chi Ba had schemed against his aunt by targeting Lin Shen.
• Tian Xin summoned his Despair Angel Life Foundation and killed Gaul and the others before leaving the room.

Lin Shen visited Commerce Island to find Mutated Spirit Foundations and discovered that even low-grade examples cost a fortune, so he traded a Super Source Triceratops Pet Capsule for Mutated Ascension Fluid instead. Before leaving, he acquired the Fourth Transformation Spirit Bee Ring, whose Condensed Wave Ring ability caught his interest despite its limited usefulness to ordinary Ascenders.

• Lin Shen asked a Commerce Island clerk about Mutated Spirit Foundations and learned that the available low-grade ones cost over a million Sky Coins.
• Lin Shen realized that buying enough Mutated Spirit Foundations to raise his Life Foundation to Ten Transformations would be prohibitively expensive.
• Lin Shen traded a low-attribute Super Source Triceratops Pet Capsule for Mutated Ascension Fluid and Sky Coins.
• Lin Shen visited the other shops and found that their Mutated Spirit Foundations were also scarce and mostly low-grade.
• Lin Shen obtained the Fourth Transformation Spirit Bee Ring for two First Transformation Pet Capsules after learning about its Condensed Wave Ring skill.

Lin Shen tested the Spirit Bee Ring and learned that the Ouyang Family of Blazing Fire Star had been devastated by a clash between the Di Man Race and the Celestial Race. He discovered that Catherine had led the Di Man side, but the Wan family under her command had not fought in the conflict, leaving the cause of the Ouyang Family’s losses unclear.

• Lin Shen tested the Spirit Bee Ring and found that it compressed the force passing through the Condensed Wave Ring into a narrow, powerful point.
• Lin Shen read that five Celestial Race Nirvana Realm Experts had died in clashes with the Di Man Race, including three members of the Ouyang Family.
• Lin Shen traded Tian Xin the Angel Revolver for help investigating the Ouyang Family’s situation.
• Tian Xin told Lin Shen that all five fallen Nirvana Realm Experts had belonged to the Ouyang Family, which now had only one expert left and was losing its territory and property.
• Lin Shen learned that Catherine, the Arrogant Monarch’s daughter, led the Di Man side, but Tian Xin confirmed that Catherine’s human Wan family had not taken part in the battle.

Lin Shen studied the Inheritance Evolution Technique and found he still could not cultivate it, then exchanged corrections with Red Heart A about its analysis. He accepted Red Heart A’s video call while hiding his appearance, and the call showed him a mosaic-blurred figure on a sofa.

• Lin Shen studied the Inheritance Evolution Technique and tried its ascension chapter, but he could not get started with it.
• Wei Wufu returned and gave Lin Shen a message from Red Heart A containing a video of the Cosmic Rainbow Light becoming the Inheritance Evolution Technique.
• Lin Shen corrected errors in Red Heart A’s translation and analysis, prompting Red Heart A to request a video call.
• Lin Shen delayed the call until Giant Ring Star’s night so he could see Red Heart A without being seen, and he covered himself with protective gear and a cloak.
• Lin Shen accepted Red Heart A’s video call and saw a mosaic-blurred figure reclining on a sofa.

Lin Shen and Catherine could not see or hear each other properly during their video calls, but Lin Shen answered Catherine’s Evolution Technique questions well enough to convince her he was a master. He gave Catherine a difficult problem about compressing fierce force into an undetectable needle, then returned to studying the misprinted “Theory of Evolution.”

• Lin Shen and Catherine discovered that their video call showed Catherine only darkness and Lin Shen only mosaic pixels, and the connection cut off.
• Lin Shen and Catherine exchanged messages and tried a second video call, but still could not see or hear each other properly.
• Catherine tested Lin Shen with difficult Evolution Technique questions, and his swift answers eased her suspicion that he was not Black Heart A.
• Lin Shen sent Catherine the problem of compressing fierce force into a fast, destructive, nearly undetectable needle, then stopped replying.
• Catherine tried to solve the problem without relying on special innate skills but could not find a way to preserve both the needle’s power and its subtlety.
• Lin Shen returned the Mechanical Watch to Wei Wufu and resumed studying the misprinted “Theory of Evolution.”

Lin Shen struggled to adapt the authentic Theory of Evolution to the erroneous version’s radically different core, but Wei Wufu urged him to find his own path and let him experience the Phoenix Purple Qi Skill firsthand. The chapter ended with Lin Shen sensing the skill’s domineering power moving through Wei Wufu’s body.

• Lin Shen studied the authentic Theory of Evolution overnight and found that changing its Ascension chapter to match the erroneous version was far harder than revising its Foundation Mutation chapter.
• Wei Wufu told Lin Shen that the technique could not simply be changed and urged him to walk his own path, offering to show him his cultivation.
• Wei Wufu locked the door, pressed Lin Shen’s hand to the vital gate beneath his left ribs, and had him circulate power alongside his own.
• Lin Shen experienced Wei Wufu’s Phoenix Purple Qi Skill and sensed its power as a purple-qi phoenix surging toward the heavens.

As Wei Wufu demonstrated the Phoenix Purple Qi Skill, Lin Shen grasped that an Evolution Technique needed an artistic conception and character, then realized that living according to his own wishes could itself be his meaning. His Theory of Evolution changed and flowed into Wei Wufu, leaving both men’s techniques affected when their circulation stopped.

• Wei Wufu recited the essence of the Phoenix Purple Qi Skill and let Lin Shen observe his cultivation.
• Lin Shen understood that Wei Wufu’s persistence shaped the Phoenix Profound Meaning and recognized that he had not yet found the character of his own Theory of Evolution.
• Lin Shen decided that living freely as himself was enough to give meaning to his existence, and his power began circulating faster.
• Lin Shen’s power entered Wei Wufu’s body and merged with the circulating Phoenix Purple Qi Skill, while Wei Wufu’s power was influenced by Lin Shen’s Theory of Evolution.
• Lin Shen’s power returned to his body, and Wei Wufu’s Phoenix Purple Qi Skill stopped circulating.

Lin Shen and Wei Wufu hunted Super Origin Dragons on Ring Mountain Planet, where they defeated a seven-transformation mutated Super Origin Crocodile Dragon and let Dead Powder deliver the final blow. Lin Shen kept the creature’s Wolf Tooth Club to use in battle, and the two returned to Giant Ring Star after finding no more mutated dragons.

• Lin Shen and Wei Wufu discovered a mutated Super Origin Crocodile Dragon among a group of crocodile dragons in a Ring Mountain crater.
• The mutated dragon overwhelmed Lin Shen’s Inheritance Fan, but Wei Wufu weakened it with his white-robed Life Foundation so Lin Shen could attack its body.
• Wei Wufu told Lin Shen to leave the final blow to Dead Powder, which reaped the kill while Lin Shen’s light swords fought the other dragons.
• Lin Shen examined the seven-transformation Wolf Tooth Club and offered it to Wei Wufu, who refused; Lin Shen then tested it and decided to keep using it.
• Lin Shen and Wei Wufu found no other mutated Super Origin Dragons before the transmission countdown ended, so they returned to Giant Ring Star with their gains.