Lin Che dies suddenly and is reborn in Rift City, starting as a worthless nobody until his gear awakens, letting him cultivate both arcane paths at once. Mechanist Su Xiaoman recruits him, and Inquisitor Shen Xinglan goes from hunting him to fighting at his side. The three uncover an ancient legacy, and the two great factions join forces to hunt them down. Shen Xinglan destroys the mainframe and shatters her mask, defecting from the Adjudication Bureau. Lin Che issues a challenge on the Desolate Wastes, where Myriad Phenomena in One Strike crushes Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, and he founds the Myriad Phenomena Academy, where the two arcane paths finally coexist. One man against the entire world.