In the fourth month of the Xia calendar, 3202, a gigantic rift appeared in the sky above the universe. Across a translucent, jelly-like membrane, a planet made entirely of machinery gazed at Earth from afar.
In August, several mechanical cubes forced their way through the membrane and crashed onto Earth. All kinds of bizarre rules invaded with overwhelming force. Every day, a hundred people were pulled into a deadly live-streamed game called Abyss. Whenever all hundred of them reached a death ending, a city became a nest for the bizarre.
And when the last pure land on Earth was swallowed by a domain of the bizarre, humanity would become amusing toys for the mechanical planet.
In 3204, nearly half the country's territory had fallen. Despair, fear, bloodlust... The terrifying depths of human nature were laid bare, and humanity teetered on the edge of collapse. An act of violence targeting the "weak" was unfolding unseen.
Yu Xinglan was the frail, autistic young master of the Yu family, cherished and protected as he grew up. He was also the only "weakling" selected for the seven hundred and seventy-seventh game. From the start, he faced the hostility and rejection of millions.
During the game, the "Du'e" rule was accidentally triggered, and ninety-nine contestants died on the spot. Just as everyone thought Earth was about to lose another city, a cat's head suddenly flew past, and a pentagram formation appeared. Yu Xinglan stood atop the stars and came striding down from the heavens. With a single golden card, he forcibly sealed the bizarre rule and won the game.
From then on, the star named Yu Xinglan began to shine over the whole Earth.
He came riding the stars, and would ultimately reach the summit and claim the throne.
After Yu Xinglan was selected for Abyss, the bizarre aura caused him to die suddenly. By accident, his soul crossed over into a high-dimensional magical world, where he became the new king of the Star Tower Realm, a kingdom on the brink of destruction.
With the painstaking instruction of a host of system mages and their wholehearted protection, even to the point of sacrificing their lives, the autistic and timid Yu Xinglan came to a profound realization.
He grasped the "Magic Contract" and sacrificed his natal Star Tower to forge the Mage Registry. The heroes of the Star Tower Kingdom were entered into the registry, granting them eternal life. They could not only return to the kingdom, but also fight alongside Yu Xinglan once more.
Thus began the Star Tower Kingdom's astonishing leap forward, and it eventually became the only nation in the magical world.
In the year 903 of the Star Tower Calendar, Yu Xinglan, who had donned the Crown of All Beings, suddenly returned to his original world.
Holding the Mage Registry, Yu Xinglan looked at the bizarre rules that had made his home utterly wretched and sneered as he drew out a Punishment Registry Card.
"With the stars as witness, I condemn you to be quartered by chariots in nine lifetimes."
The arrogant bizarre creature was sealed inside a golden card by starlight, then cracked apart across the card with a sharp snap.
Ling Yiyun, the Xia Kingdom's team captain who turned the tide in the second Abyss game, bore the hopes of the entire world, yet was an unrestrained black wolf who loved going mad and risking his life.
He took pleasure in dancing gracefully in desperate situations in every game, enjoying the thrill of pain on the edge of a blade.
Then one day, the half-crippled Ling Yiyun stumbled into Yu Xinglan's arms and was mistaken for a stubborn, beautiful but tragic soul, carefully sheltered and protected.
The mad Ling Yiyun suddenly became the pitiful, honest man of few words who stood behind Yu Xinglan.
Reading Guide:
1. The main focus is on career and ambition, with the protagonist as the pursuer.
2. The pursuing protagonist is a (pseudo-)autistic, genuinely fragile, top-tier high-level magic user, beloved by a host of powerful mages who control a hundred kings, and armed with cheat-like advantages. The pursued protagonist is a reckless, life-risking, nonchalant, thick-skinned madman in public, but after being betrayed by someone he loved, he becomes quiet, taciturn, honest, and dependable.
Theme: Save yourself
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