Raised in the Cage: I’ll Punch My Way Through the Infinite Worlds

[No Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not a Power Fantasy + Charismatic Protagonist + Instance Dungeons + Infinite-Flow]

Chen Feng, 28, is a former combat-sports athlete. After suffering an injustice in competition, he retires with regrets.

He is chosen by an alternate-world instance called the “Final Arena,” formed from the lingering obsession of every “unfinished ultimate showdown” throughout history.

These contests were cut short by a competitor’s accidental death, backstage manipulation, or unavoidable circumstances. The unresolved desire to win forms the core rules of each instance. Every level recreates the real venue of one of these interrupted contests as a “cursed arena,” twisted by lingering obsessions into something eerie and terrifying.

The instance’s “Gatekeepers” are the “remnant souls of competitors” from unresolved contests throughout history. They exist as “referees” or “opponents”...