In the Name of Infinity

Wu Shan Sui Yan

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Word count: 1.1M words
Chapters: 9

Summary

College student Qin Feng repeatedly dreams that a man with long gray-white hair kills him in a Marxism class, so he buys a Bowie knife for self-defense. One day, a staircase that only the three of them can see appears out of nowhere in the teaching building, and strange tattoos—a scorpion, a sun, Anubis—begin to surface on their bodies one after another. Qin Feng thus learns that he is in a life-and-death trial on the border of hell: familiar worlds such as League of Legends, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Prototype, and Mount & Blade have all become deadly dungeons, and death means returning. He and his roommates fight their way through Valoran, a battle royale, Manhattan, and other places, gradually uncovering the truth about the Main God and the General, and finally discover that everything is a confrontation between himself and himself within an infinite loop.

Editor's review

The book turns game worlds such as League of Legends, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Prototype, and Mount & Blade into life-and-death dungeons. The premise is lively and imaginative, and the opening suspense of "being killed in a dream" and the "staircase out of nowhere" is well built, making it suitable for readers who enjoy game fan-fiction infinite-flow stories. Its weakness is that the setup clues are spread rather thin, concepts such as the loop, the Main God, and the General are explained hastily, and the ending wraps up too abruptly; readers who demand strict logic may find the landing jarring.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy game fan-fiction infinite-flow stories
Players interested in the worldviews of games such as League of Legends and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Readers who prefer post-apocalyptic struggle and team adventure themes
Readers who can accept fast-paced web fiction with dense worldbuilding

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking rigorous logic and a fully closed worldview
Readers who dislike game-dungeon and rebirth-loop tropes

Reading tips

Read the prologue through Chapter 3 first to understand the "staircase—tattoos—border of hell" framework before deciding whether to go deeper.
Pay attention to how the tattoos correspond to talents and dungeons; this is the key clue for understanding the later plot.
The ending reveals a great deal about the loop and the Main God, so it is worth reviewing the earlier foreshadowing alongside it.

Chapter 1: The Strange Tattoo
Chapter 2: The Staircase, an Assassination!
Chapter 3: Welcome to the Border of Hell
Chapter 4: People on the Road
Chapter 5: Enemy Attack!
Chapter 6: Ten Meters of Life and Death
Chapter 7: Total Annihilation?
Chapter 8: The Choice!
Chapter 9: Life and Death Together, Honor and Shame Shared

FAQ

Is this book an infinite-flow story?

Yes. The protagonist survives in multiple dungeons adapted from games, so it belongs to the infinite-flow genre.

Can I understand it if I haven't played League of Legends?

You can follow the main plot, but familiarity with the game worlds will make it more engaging.

Is the ending a HE?

The ending closes in a loop-style manner: Qin Feng chooses to reset the universe, leaving a sense of openness.

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About the author

Wu Shan Sui Yan Author

Wu Shan Sui Yan is a Chinese web-fiction author about whom limited public information is available. The only work currently confirmed in the database is In the Name of Infinity. According to the existing categorization, the author's writing leans toward male-oriented fiction and the suspense and supernatural genre, with narratives often built around an atmosphere of suspense and supernatural elements. As the representative work, In the Name of Infinity carries in its title a sense of inquiry into the unknown and the limit, echoing the tension and exploratory quality common to suspense and supernatural fiction. Because the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, and personal history have not been made public, readers know little about their background, and existing discussion focuses more on genre and reading experience. Overall, Wu Shan Sui Yan is an author with insufficient available material but with a concrete work in the suspense and supernatural direction, whose future writing deserves attention.