Eighteen years after an unforeseen rebirth into a beast-taming realm, Chu Yi finally activates the Evolution Compendium—a mysterious system designed to aid in binding creatures of extraordinary power. His inaugural binding, however, proves far from ordinary. [Ding, binding success!] [Player binds first Deceit Beast, reward: Initial evolution points +5.] "The binding is complete? But what exactly did I bind?" "Surely not... my own hand?"