Chapter Summaries

A worldwide broadcast introduced Humanity's Future, a six-month reality program observing eight people from different countries on isolated, city-sized islands to test their behavior under extreme conditions. The program's announcement sparked global controversy and national rivalries, while the eight observers remained unconscious and were expected to wake in ten hours.

• Screens worldwide switched to a broadcast hosted by Brian and Ailiya, who introduced Humanity's Future as a project created by the Human Destiny Alliance.
• Ailiya explained that eight observers would live on isolated islands built as modern cities and be watched around the clock, with rewards based on their final rankings.
• Ailiya introduced the observers, including Ye Jin from Nine Domains Nation, and said they would wake gradually in ten hours after receiving intravenous injections.
• Viewers and professors debated the program on Bluebird, while commenters from different countries traded insults and claims of national superiority.
• Hackers attacked amid surging online arguments, and governments around the world remained silent about the program.

After Ye Jin’s background became public, online critics demanded that he be replaced and his private information exposed. Officials decided to monitor the show and curb abusive accounts, while the person in overall charge revealed that the Human Destiny Alliance intended to select someone for modification; the chapter ended with Ye Jin waking at dawn.

• Online users learned Ye Jin’s background, and some critics demanded that he be replaced and donate most of his compensation.
• Public intellectuals attacked Humanity's Future and called for Ye Jin’s private history and social media to be investigated.
• Officials met to discuss Ye Jin and concluded that he had been selected by chance, while ordering close oversight of the show.
• The person in overall charge revealed that the Human Destiny Alliance planned to select a chosen child of the gods for modification and said officials would intervene if the show proved unfair.
• The person in overall charge ordered public opinion monitors to restrict abusive accounts and said offenders could face legal penalties.
• After ten hours, Ye Jin woke as dawn broke.

Ye Jin woke in an apparently deserted hotel, unaware that the world was watching him as the first person to awaken. He ate breakfast and worked out instead of going outside or checking the news, while other observers began waking up.

• Ye Jin woke up confused, checked his belongings, and called for his college roommates, but nobody answered.
• Ye Jin showered, checked the time on his phone, and plugged it in when its battery ran low.
• Ye Jin walked through the silent hotel, found some cold breakfast, and ate it.
• Ye Jin entered the hotel gym to work out instead of going outside or reading the news notification sent to his phone.
• Yige'er of Iron Bear Country and Andrew of Sea Eagle Country woke up after Ye Jin.

Ye Jin learned that the Ant Race would invade Blue Water Planet in one hundred days and discovered messages claiming humanity had abandoned the planet. He left the hotel to find out whether anyone remained, while viewers argued over how he would react.

• Yige'er and Andrew searched their empty hotel, then Yige'er drank liquor while Andrew smashed the furnishings and glass.
• Jing Zhiyuan and Park Gukchang behaved indecently, prompting viewers and people in their home countries to condemn them.
• Ye Jin exercised until a notification awarded him Unparalleled Talent and warned that the Ant Race would invade Blue Water Planet in one hundred days.
• Ye Jin read phone notifications saying humanity had left Blue Water Planet for a resource-rich new planet, but doubted the messages because only two or three days seemed to have passed.
• Ye Jin left the hotel to search for evidence that humanity had disappeared as foreign viewers mocked him and his supporters defended him.

After discovering that humanity had vanished from Blue Water Planet, Ye Jin overcame his despair and resolved to protect the planet from the aliens expected in a hundred days. He then went to a shop, leaving viewers wondering what he planned to do.

• Ye Jin searched the deserted streets and found abandoned cars and open shops, confirming that everyone had left the planet.
• Ye Jin sat by the river, wondered why he alone had been left behind, and struggled with his loneliness.
• Ye Jin decided he would protect Blue Water Planet and silently cursed the coming invaders.
• Viewers compared Ye Jin's calm resolve with other observers' destructive, despairing, and reckless reactions.
• Ye Jin arrived at the entrance of a shop, and viewers wondered what he intended to do.

Ye Jin used Talent Points to master wingsuit flying, then bought a wingsuit, parachute, and a used Wuling Hongguang while viewers around the world mocked and misunderstood him. He ended the chapter with master-level driving skill and 413 Talent Points remaining.

• Ye Jin ignored the viewers’ taunts and watched a wingsuit flying video to learn the sport.
• Ye Jin spent fifty Talent Points and acquired Master-Level Wingsuit Flying.
• Ye Jin packed a wingsuit and parachute, then paid for them by mobile payment.
• Ye Jin chose a tenth-hand Wuling Hongguang and paid 5,300 yuan for it.
• Ye Jin spent twenty Talent Points to acquire Master-Level Driving Skill, leaving him with 413 Talent Points.

Ye Jin chose a battered Wuling Hongguang and stunned viewers by driving it at extreme speed through a dangerous bend. After executing a precise drift between scattered cars, he continued accelerating toward the mountain, leaving viewers amazed and anxious about what he would do next.

• Ye Jin started the worn-out Wuling Hongguang, prompting foreign viewers to mock his choice while viewers from the Nine Domains Nation flooded the stream with praise for the car.
• Ye Jin accelerated toward a mountain, shifting rapidly through the gears as the car's speed climbed past 120 kilometers per hour.
• Ye Jin approached a congested bend without slowing, alarming viewers who feared he would crash into the cars scattered across it.
• Ye Jin braked and pulled the handbrake to drift through the bend with less than five centimeters to spare, then accelerated away.
• Ye Jin continued speeding, passing 180 and then 200 kilometers per hour as viewers and professional racers marveled at the Wuling Hongguang's performance.

Ye Jin pushed his modified Wuling Hongguang to astonishing speeds and raced up the unfinished mountain road toward Tainan Mountain, leaving viewers terrified. He stopped at the cliff’s edge with only thirty centimeters to spare.

• Ye Jin drove beyond the car’s displayed 200 km/h limit as viewers and racing experts watched in disbelief.
• Ye Jin used seemingly effortless high-speed maneuvers, and the car’s speed camera reading reached 220 km/h.
• Viewers realized Ye Jin was heading toward Tainan Mountain, possibly to use the wingsuit and parachute he had taken earlier.
• Ye Jin raced up the rugged, unfinished mountain road as viewers cheered, panicked, or wished him harm.
• Ye Jin drove toward the cliff and braked at its edge, leaving two tire tracks and stopping just thirty centimeters short of going over.

After Ye Jin’s daring drive left viewers exhilarated, he realized the city seemed unfamiliar but set his suspicions aside. He then prepared to wingsuit fly, only to discover he did not know how to put on the suit and start reading its instructions.

• Ye Jin’s driving performance won praise from viewers, while his supporters pushed back against critics online.
• Ye Jin burned five hundred calories during the drive and gained five hundred talent points.
• Ye Jin looked over the city and wondered whether he had arrived in a parallel world, but Brian assured viewers that the replicated city would not expose the show.
• Ye Jin remembered that an alien invasion would come in a hundred days and took two items from his car.
• Ye Jin opened the wingsuit package, realized he did not know how to put on the suit, and began reading the booklet.

Ye Jin prepared to attempt low-altitude wingsuit flying despite worldwide warnings that the untrained sport was almost certainly fatal. After the production team refused to intervene, he put on his wingsuit and parachute and leapt from the cliff.

• Viewers argued over Ye Jin's plan, while wingsuit expert Kelis warned that low-altitude wingsuit flying was the world's most dangerous sport and that Ye Jin lacked the required training.
• Kelis urged the production team to stop Ye Jin, but hosts Brian and Ailiya said they would not interfere unless a serious incident occurred.
• The public reacted with fear and hope as the stunt drew global attention and billions in betting stakes.
• Ye Jin finished reading the manual, put on his wingsuit and parachute, and checked the cliff's height by kicking a pebble over the edge.
• Ye Jin spread his arms and jumped from the cliff.

Ye Jin leapt from the mountain in a fiery-red wingsuit, and viewers initially believed he was choosing death. His flawless, maskless flight revealed his mastery and stunned the crowds as his speed climbed past 200 km/h.

• Ye Jin jumped from the mountain in a fiery-red wingsuit without a helmet or oxygen tank, prompting viewers to fear he had died.
• The person in charge at the Nine Domains Nation's highest seat of power noticed what was really happening and smiled.
• A nano camera recorded Ye Jin as he spread his arms and controlled his flight through the air currents.
• Kelis recognized that Ye Jin's movements were flawless and stood up in astonishment.
• Ye Jin regained his balance, fully assimilated his master-level state, and accelerated past rocks, trees, and steep slopes.
• Viewers marveled at Ye Jin's afterimages and estimated his speed at more than 200 km/h.

Ye Jin raced toward the Twin Rocks at over 210 kilometers per hour, aiming to fly through their two-meter gap. The audience watched in disbelief as he prepared to attempt a feat even Kelis feared, and Ye Jin committed himself to succeeding.

• Viewers criticized the production team for failing to disclose Ye Jin’s athletic abilities, but the Human Destiny Alliance ignored petitions and calls for an apology.
• Ye Jin controlled his breathing and sped toward the city as Brian reported that his speed had exceeded 210 kilometers per hour.
• Ailiya spotted the Twin Rocks ahead, and Brian explained that Ye Jin appeared to be targeting their narrow gap.
• Kelis said he would not attempt the feat lightly and offered to invite Ye Jin onto his team if Ye Jin succeeded.
• Ye Jin assessed the wind and other conditions, then resolved to fly through the Twin Rocks.

Ye Jin successfully flew through the Twin Rocks at a record-breaking 230 kilometers per hour, then navigated the city and opened his parachute at only 30 meters. He landed safely, completing the low-altitude death jump.

• Ye Jin adjusted his position and angle as he approached the Twin Rocks, building his speed to over 220 kilometers per hour.
• Ye Jin flew sideways through the Twin Rocks at 230 kilometers per hour, breaking Kelis's record.
• Brian announced Ye Jin's record, while Kelis congratulated him and invited him to join his team.
• Ye Jin flew through the city between buildings as his altitude dropped, ignoring viewers' calls for him to open his parachute.
• Ye Jin deployed his parachute 30 meters above the ground and landed safely.

After Ye Jin completed his record-breaking low-altitude parachute jump, viewers and officials celebrated his performance while he learned that he had made 10% progress toward becoming a Galactic New Human. He then realized he had left his car on the mountaintop and chose to ride a shared electric scooter back to the hotel instead of climbing up to retrieve it.

• Viewers cheered Ye Jin's jump, and officials watching the livestream grew hopeful that he could win the championship and qualify to compete for something important.
• People across the country made the reality show and Ye Jin major trending topics while replaying the livestream and discussing his past.
• Ye Jin recovered from the jump with exercises and learned from a notification that he had earned Talent Points and reached 10% of the Human Body Shackles breakthrough.
• Ye Jin realized his car was still on the mountaintop but was too hungry and tired to climb back for it.
• Ye Jin unlocked a shared electric scooter, put down his backpack, and sped off toward the hotel.

Ye Jin rode an electric scooter back to the hotel after realizing he had left the Wuling Hongguang on the mountain. The livestream then showed Andrew’s gun-filled room as he unleashed a burst of machine-gun fire before driving toward a military base.

• Ye Jin rode an electric scooter at forty kilometers an hour toward the hotel while viewers debated his choice to follow ordinary rules despite the empty world.
• Brian introduced Professor Chase and switched the livestream’s focus to the other contestants while Chase prepared to analyze Ye Jin’s performance.
• Brian revealed that Andrew had gathered a large stockpile of guns and ammunition in his hotel room.
• Andrew rigged more than a dozen light machine guns to fire at the building across the street, shouting that the world would be buried with him.
• Andrew drove away in a military jeep, and Ailiya checked the map and realized he appeared to be heading for the city’s military base.

Ailiya and Brian struggled to explain Andrew’s lack of activity before switching the broadcast to Yige’er, who drove into a forest and used a machine gun to cut down trees. The hosts then prepared to show Professor Chase of Harvard University, leaving viewers from several overlooked countries protesting that their contestants had been skipped.

• Ailiya and Brian admitted they could not improve Andrew’s performance and Brian asked viewers to give him time to recover.
• Brian and Ailiya discussed Duke of Iris Country, who had retreated into imagining himself as an opera protagonist.
• Brian switched to Yige’er of Iron Bear Country, who drove a machine-gun-equipped pickup toward the outskirts while drinking liquor.
• Yige’er set up his machine gun in a forest and felled trees by firing at their bases, astonishing viewers who had expected him to shoot animals.
• The host announced that Professor Chase of Harvard University was ready to appear, prompting viewers from Rose of Sharon Country, Night Cherry Country, Non-Black Flame Country, and Peacock Country to complain that their countries were being ignored.

Professor Chase attributed Ye Jin’s extraordinary abilities to differences in genetic potential but could not reach a firm conclusion, while commentators from several countries argued in the livestream chat. Ye Jin returned to his hotel room, reflected on his desire to reach the mainland and prepare for the Ant Race, and fell asleep; after waking, he headed out as viewers speculated about what he would do.

• Brian asked Professor Chase to explain Ye Jin’s dramatic changes, and Chase said desperate situations could unlock unusual abilities in some people.
• Ailiya asked whether Ye Jin’s performance could be a temporary burst, and Chase said genetic differences might explain why people reacted differently.
• The international livestream chat erupted into arguments, so Brian ended Chase’s segment and switched back to Ye Jin’s feed.
• Ye Jin returned to his luxury hotel suite, considered returning to the mainland and finding strategic weapons before the Ant Race arrived, then fell asleep.
• Ye Jin woke after two hours, played music, and headed out while viewers debated whether he could cook.

Ye Jin went to the hotel kitchen to make himself lunch, but a group of western chefs turned his cooking into a heavily promoted online challenge. After he rapidly read five cooking books, he spent one hundred Talent Points to master them, leaving the livestream viewers and challengers waiting to see what he would cook.

• Ye Jin found ingredients in the hotel kitchen and decided to make himself lunch.
• Western chefs posted videos challenging Ye Jin and used their resources to push the contest into the trending searches.
• Ye Jin remained unaware of the uproar as he searched the kitchen for ingredients and discovered five cooking books.
• Ye Jin rapidly flipped through all five books, then used one hundred Talent Points to master their cooking skills.

After receiving master-level culinary knowledge, Ye Jin stunned viewers and Michelin three-star chefs with extraordinary knife skills and carving. He finished a tiny carrot sculpture depicting a detailed landscape of buildings, bridges, pavilions, and lakes, leaving his challengers eclipsed.

• Ye Jin absorbed master-level culinary knowledge and opened his eyes with the bearing of a legendary master.
• Ye Jin precisely peeled a carrot, producing uniformly thin strips of skin without cutting himself.
• Ye Jin began carving the carrot as Michelin three-star chefs challenged his skill.
• Ye Jin completed a sculpture after exactly 3,600 cuts, revealing dozens of buildings, towers, bridges, pavilions, and lakes carved into the carrot.

Ye Jin stunned viewers worldwide with his knife skills, then shredded the celebrated carrot sculpture and began preparing the ingredients for his dish. As his chopping formed a mesmerizing rhythm, viewers watched in awe, convinced he was without equal.

• Ye Jin's carrot sculpture silenced his critics and prompted viewers from the Nine Domains Nation to jeer at those who had challenged him.
• Western chefs argued that Ye Jin's carving did not prove he could cook well or make food taste good.
• Ye Jin sliced the carrot sculpture into fine shreds and put them in water, shocking viewers who had admired it as a work of art.
• Ye Jin washed the remaining ingredients and chopped them with a rapid, rhythmic knife technique that captivated viewers and musicians around the world.