Breaking Out Through the Gates of the Mind's Hell

A century after spiritual qi revival, Blue Star has entered an era of high martial arts. Blood qi determines strength, sequence abilities determine rank, and the martial arts college entrance exam is an ordinary person's only chance to change their fate. Yet beneath the prosperity, dark currents surge: eldritch evil gods feed on humanity's negative emotions, prying open cracks in the "Hell of the Mind" and corroding martial artists' minds; exotic beasts run rampant across the wasteland frontier, while strange phenomena multiply deep within the cities. The protagonist, Jia Heimi, was once a lowly youth from Huangxi Island. With weak blood qi and no awakened sequence, he was considered a martial arts good-for-nothing. But by chance, he binds himself to the "Mind-Piercing" talent, which lets him perceive the evil gods' whispers and cleanse corrupted minds. He meets Ye Lixi, a centenarian hermit; Tan He, a water god of the underground; the martial arts prodigy and heroine Cai Yiyi; and Huabeibei, a female supporting character and supernatural ability merchant. Together, they set out from Huangxi Island to face the martial arts college entrance exam, explore underground ruins, and fight the evil gods' minions. Through one life-and-death trial after another, they discover that the Hell of the Mind was not created by the evil gods, but was formed from humanity's collective obsessions, and that the core key to sealing the gates of hell lies beneath Huangxi Island. As the main forces of the evil gods descend and the defenses of the wasteland and cities collapse, Jia Heimi leads his companions in confronting their inner obsessions, using himself as a bridge and the faith of all living beings as a shield. In the end, they join forces with powerful figures from every realm, break through the shackles of the mind, and shut the gates of hell for good, preserving hope for the survival of human civilization.