Chapter 1 Introduction

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(The realm settings are all in the work-related section; you can open the table of contents to view them. A comparison chart of realms from the three parts of the Shrouding the Heavens series is posted in the discussion thread.)

The protagonist, Xu Zhenqing, travels to a parallel universe, which, as the synopsis says, is a composite anime world.

The "Golden Finger" is a "horror" meme; collecting souls can create ghosts and curses.

However, they can only create lower-level ghosts and curses from their own souls, such as a complete human soul that can only be broken into fragments like a head and limbs.

The ghosts are initially invisible, unable to touch objects or possess people, but they can become invisible after the protagonist's soul meme is loaded, and collecting souls requires the protagonist's soul to be corrupted.

Infected souls appear as tiny points of light from the protagonist's wide-angle perspective. Infected souls possess secondary infection abilities. Infection takes time, and secondary infection is slower than the protagonist's infection. Making the infected target feel fear will shorten the infection time. Initially, there is only one basic infection.

The protagonist can gain a [Characteristic] after fusing with other special souls. They can also infect infected souls with [Characteristics]. Different characteristics require different amounts of time. At the same time, [Characteristics] and basic infection are independent of each other and run in parallel. Only a soul with a certain [Characteristic] can infect other souls with that [Characteristic].

Inherent characteristics: Soul fusion, Soul splitting,

Integrating the characteristics of a sick child's fate: destiny, misfortune,

The following traits are gained after being blessed by the Sheep Talisman: Out-of-body, Wandering Spirit, Dream Entry, Possession, Immortality.

The characteristic of a Shinigami's Zanpakuto: a Horcrux.

The Shadow Legion's mask grants the trait: Shadow.

The curse of the Heavenly Treasure of the Underworld: Unknown.

Characteristics imparted by high-altitude infestation: eerie.

The trait granted by the Lord of Mysteries: Mysterious.

The Infinite Terror: Light of the Mind and the Dragon Clan's Path to Godhood will each grant a random trait.

The basic infection does not include any [traits]; it only brings back the purest souls.

The Soul Splitting Spell uses the inherent [characteristic] of the "Terror" meme—[Soul Splitting]—which can divide the soul.

The Ten Thousand Serpent Curse is a multi-attribute spell, including [Wandering Soul], [Dream Entry], [Misfortune], and [Possession]. Infecting with [Misfortune] results in an advanced version of the Ten Thousand Serpent Curse. All of these require infecting the serpent's soul with the corresponding [attribute]. The attack sequence can be customized, such as visual interference - dream entry and biting - possession and suicide.

The protagonist transmigrates into another body, shrinks in size, and acquires money and an identity by going into tombs with others. This is the background, but it will involve some plot characters.

The plot opens with the protagonist unable to make a living in his home country, borrowing all his money to buy Stark stock, making a fortune from stock market fluctuations, then buying Umbrella's T-virus enhancement drug, and heading to the United States to issue his own ghost money and harvest souls.

The main theme is developing capabilities, enhancing strength, and surviving in the future world.

The driving force is the high-ranking souls of various mystical arts who devise useful tools to complete the meme.

The first side quest involves acquiring shares in companies like Umbrella, becoming a shareholder, which means making money, issuing ghost money, manipulating souls, and experimenting with various ghosts and curses as a capitalist.

The second side quest involves getting involved in the Dragon Clan storyline, acquiring Dragon Clan bloodlines, completing the meme, meeting Xia Mi and his silly older brother, receiving the Blood Gift, and increasing your strength.

The third side quest involves domestic recruitment. While in the United States, he acquires a hidden identity and learns the martial arts techniques of the Yang Shen from the Wudang Sect, which enhances his ghost abilities and strengthens his domestic network.

The fourth subplot is about becoming a god. The protagonist discovers through experimentation that demonic methods can also fall under the category of "horror" memes. In order to enhance his strength, he spends money to have an anime made with himself as the protagonist, using Nuo opera techniques as a reference.

The fifth subplot involves gaining control of the Americas. Before joining the Avengers, the protagonist becomes a familiar face to S.H.I.E.L.D., becoming an intractable enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D., and trading intelligence or technology.

The sixth side quest involves interfering with the Kassel College branch in Japan to support his poor boss, Xia Mi, and causing the White King to resurrect prematurely to attract attention and gain another advantage.

The seventh subplot involves the protagonist taking control of Umbrella, specifically the childhood version of Alicia Marcus. Under her dying father's will, the protagonist becomes her fiancé and begins to control Umbrella, eventually becoming a powerful financial tycoon.

The eighth subplot deals with global crises, such as the R and T viruses from Swallowing the Stars, the resurgence of the Black King of the Dragon Clan, the resurgence of spiritual energy from the mixture of Great King's Mercy and Sacred Ruins, the resurgence of demons from Jackie Chan Adventures, the invasion of the Taotie civilization from Super God Academy, the invasion of the Trisolaran civilization, the dark turmoil in Shrouding the Sky, the invasion of the Outer Gods by the Lord of Mysteries, the ominous and eerie Plateau, and so on, which are invading in different time periods.

Various organizations in different anime compete for supremacy, such as China's All-Knowing, Orthodox, Heavenly Net, Super God Academy, and Jade Palace, Tushita Palace, Biyou Palace (Sacred Ruins Organization), Japan's God Assembly, Snake-Headed Eight Families, Ninja Village, Onmyoji, etc.

The clash between various systems: the Secret Realm Magic versus the Pollen Road, the Devouring Magic against the Void Civilization, and the Trisolarans versus Marvel's Dimensional Demons, Living Tribunal, Celestials, and so on.

The conflict between technology and cultivation spans billions of years and endless dimensions.

Technological civilization is limited to this system's universe.

Cultivation civilizations with powerful backers can leave their own universe.

Regarding the high combat power and low lifespan of characters in "Covering the Sky," there are two methods: increasing holdings and decreasing holdings.

Holding is weight, and the Heaven-Covering Technique is a method of increasing holding, from one to infinity, crushing all paths, making everything illusory to oneself, the only real one, a disguised transcendence. The advantage is that the higher the cultivation level, the harder it is for others to modify the relevant time. The disadvantage is that the human realm requires the accumulation of longevity substances, and the higher the cultivation level, the more is needed. Also, the cost of modifying time is too great.

The method of reducing holdings is to go from nothing to nothing, reduce weight, and transcend the world. Its advantage is that it can reduce the cost of modifying time. The higher the cultivation level, the lower the cost. Its disadvantage is that it is easy for others to modify the time.

The balancing mechanism and the reduction method can subtly alter time with minimal effort, while also increasing the weight of peripheral devices, such as the divine body in Devouring the Stars.

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The weight is constantly changing; the purpose of training is to expand the range.

Technology Measurement

The Celestials sought to destroy the universe to eliminate the terrifyingly powerful civilization of this era, but the Zero-Returner civilization ruthlessly intervened and drove the Celestials out of the universe.

War accelerated the process of dimensional reduction, the idyllic era became a thing of the past, god-level civilizations fought endlessly, and the three-dimensional space on the edge of the battlefield spontaneously formed a chain of suspicion, and the Dark Forest Law came into effect.

The Void Civilization constructed a 4.5-dimensional space, or Dark Dimension, in the four-dimensional to five-dimensional space of the Dark Matter World.

The Divine River Civilization discovered the ruins of the Void Civilization, obtained the methods and permissions to use the Dark Dimension, and developed divine body technology.

The Angelic Civilization used the Dark Dimension and the Great Clock to break some of the Dark Forest Laws.

Thus, the three-dimensional space order of justice and the dark forest law coexist without contradiction.

The Eternal Starfield, for example, cultivates both technology and secret realm techniques, though with a clear focus on one over the other.

Before the Heaven-Covering Law was the Chaotic Ancient Law, and before that was the Immortal Ancient Law.

Most of the Heaven-Covering Techniques exist in the fragmented Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, while others are in the starry universe, specifically the uninhabited areas of the Perfect World. After the Primordial Ancient Realm entered the Dharma-ending Age, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were downgraded into individual planets and "Myriad Realms." (Small worlds, the kind that saints can create, are similar to the small universes in The Three-Body Problem if they don't exchange matter with the outside world.)

In summary, it is divided into the Universal Era, Earth Chapter, Universe Chapter, as well as the Era of All Heavens, Great Dao Chapter, and Transcendence Chapter.

Newcomers embark on their journey

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