Zhou Qiaoling

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Qiaoling (周巧灵)
Gender	Female
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; disciple of Sword Inquiry Peak; recurring Illusion Realm player. 562
Affiliation	Spirit Cloud Sect; Sword Inquiry Peak. 87 350 562
Master	Elder Liu Qingmei. 562
Family	Zhou Yue, her older brother. 87
Player Name / Nickname	Nimble Little Zhou. 315 348 369
First Appearance	87

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fourth-grade Thunder Spirit Root	125	Awakens a fourth-grade Thunder Spirit Root during the group's survival-oriented Illusion Realm experience. This is an in-game advancement.
Foundation Establishment — survival Illusion	136	Reaches Foundation Establishment alongside Zhou Yue and Mu Yawen after they divide monster fighting, refining, and furnace opening among themselves.
Enhanced Pal combat team	501 502	Acquires an exceptionally strong Foxparks and captures a Great Demon Direhowl, giving her overwhelming strength against beginner-area Pals, though not against the Forest Mammoth.
Evil Qilin acquisition	512	Hatches a rare Fire Qilin subspecies with an additional dark-element ability and improved lumbering suitability.
Flame Emperor acquisition	530	Retrospectively revealed to have hatched a Flame Emperor from a huge Scorching Pal Egg found while she was in the level-twenty range; the companion makes subsequent battles much easier.
Marcus — bond level eight	541	Her gold accumulation rapidly raises her bond with the captured Desert Tower Boss, unlocking his Partner Skill, Spend a Fortune on a Horse.
Frostallion acquisition	542	By this point, every member of the four-person group has acquired a Frostallion after Li Moran captures the extraordinary original.

Personality

Zhou Qiaoling is supportive toward her brother, Zhou Yue, encouraging him after the group awakens Spirit Roots and prompting concern when she becomes lost in a mine shaft. She is also resourceful under pressure, escaping the shaft by digging her own way out. 125 128

Her gameplay is often acquisitive and opportunistic. She loots villagers' chests and resources when they appear unable to resist, hoards supplies instead of guarding her team's objective, and enjoys collecting items. However, she ultimately shares what she takes with her companions. 129 130 153 134

In horror-themed Illusions, her confidence gives way to fear and paranoia as her Sanity Points decline. She nevertheless becomes increasingly willing to test dangerous cursed items once she believes her luck may be favorable. 237 241 243

Wealth and treasure are stronger motivations for her than combat itself. She normally avoids solo combat Illusions and prefers games that offer money-making, exploration, or looting. Valuable objectives can nevertheless transform her from a frightened, reluctant participant into a bold and effective fighter. This becomes particularly evident when the prospect of obtaining a rare red-tier item motivates her to escape an enemy ambush. 368 369 407 562

Her teasing of Zhou Yue sometimes escalates into deliberate in-game sabotage. She shocks him with her Thunder Spirit Root, directs a massive Tombat to crush him, and takes valuables from his dropped bag afterward. She also attempts to profit from his need for proxy assistance by proposing an unfair knife-running deal. 125 373 510

Her attachment to Sutier reveals a more affectionate side beneath her stinginess. She feeds her lavishly, encourages her wish, spends heavily on a beautiful outfit for her, and becomes distraught when she suffers a potentially fatal wound. Even her generosity, however, may be accompanied by claims that it is an investment in future earnings. 311 315 319

Although her cultivation talent is good, her dedication to practice is inconsistent. Her obsession with earning Spirit Stones in King of Auctions leads her to neglect sword training for several days, prompting disciplinary action from Liu Qingmei. In Sekiro, she initially favors stealth and bypassing enemies over mastering their attacks. 562 565 573 581

Abilities & Skills

Thunder Spirit Root

Zhou Qiaoling possesses a fourth-grade Thunder Spirit Root within the survival-oriented Illusion Realm, marking the beginning of her cultivation progression in that game. 125

• Its documented grade is fourth-grade. 125
• She uses its electrical effect to shock Zhou Yue by slapping his shoulder. 125
• No named Thunder-element cultivation technique has been attributed to her.

Card Reading

During the Immortal Fight event, Zhou Qiaoling uses an ability that lets her see other players' cards. 179

• Gives her information unavailable to ordinary players. 179
• She and Zhou Yue use their respective abilities together to pressure Zhong Yi. 179

Game-Role Skills

Her effectiveness changes substantially with the role assigned to her in different Illusion games.

• Zhen Ji — draws powerful cards through character skills and uses them effectively in Three Kingdoms Kill. 100
• Scout — is accidentally killed by Shen Yan while he uses the Constable role's skill in Demonic Murder. 188
• Plague — wins a match despite being eaten early by Zhou Yue's Taotie, due to the role's unique skill. 190
• Swift Scout — chooses this Heroic Soul in Immortal-Demon Supremacy, transforming into a small, fluffy figure. 200
• Teemo — frequently plays Teemo, including as a support, and eagerly seeks the Great Devil skin. 210
• Free Agent — serves as a mobile resource raider in the bed-defense team game. Zhong Yi assigns her this role after recognizing that enemy stockpiles motivate her far more effectively than guarding the team's bed. 156
• Smoke skill — uses a long-lasting smoke skill to reach and activate the Blue Hall extraction lever in Immortal Abyss Continent Operation. 369
• Wolf — plays through Sekiro with cultivation and Dao understanding temporarily sealed, relying on movement, stealth, grappling, and ordinary combat mechanics. 562 565 573 581

Treasure Hunting and Looting

Qiaoling has an unusually effective instinct for locating valuables, despite frequently becoming lost during ordinary adventures. In the Chaos Secret Realm, she finds a Treasure Land even though the realm disrupts the senses and traps stronger cultivators in Ghost Walls, earning substantial merit for the Spirit Cloud Sect. 350

• Rapid collection — empties containers and takes newly revealed loot before her teammates can collect it. 348 350
• Resource scouting — is entrusted with finding high-grade weapons, armor, Soul Jades, and grappling hooks during the group's coordinated Naraka: Bladepoint operation. 276
• Spiritual Sense searching — searches Immortal Masters' Secret Caches and completes a Spiritual Sense test to unlock an Essence-Sealing Coffer. 348 350
• Loot sorting instruction — teaches Sutier to sort spoils rapidly by value and type, making her particularly proficient at looting bodies. 311
• Supply efficiency — adjusts gun attachments to optimize a loadout that exceeds the permitted value by 36 Spirit Stones. 361

Her apparent good fortune repeatedly contrasts with Zhou Yue's bad luck, including in card draws, container contents, Pal captures, and egg hatching. Zhong Yi jokingly suspects that her Palworld statistics contain a unique Luck attribute, but no such attribute is confirmed. 100 348 502 506 512

Combat and Evasion

Although she generally avoids fighting for its own sake, Qiaoling demonstrates effective combat when rewards justify the risk. Using a fully modified Heaven-Suppressing · Twenty-Five, she defends the bridge entrance and downs Wyvern during the confrontation with Azure Peak Sect players. She later fights through Black Hall, downs Qing Feng, collects additional guns, and returns safely from what initially appears to be a fatal trap. 368 369

In Sekiro, she displays agile evasion but initially uses it to avoid learning difficult encounters. She precisely rolls away from Yamauchi Shigenori's attack and runs past him, then bypasses another general by grappling over a wall. Her progress becomes much harder when mandatory bosses prevent this approach. 565 573 581 582

Pal Handling and Crafting

Qiaoling commands Pals in battle, captures rare creatures, and crafts their partner equipment. After catching the Great Demon Direhowl, she discovers that capturing certain Pals reveals previously hidden technologies, then works with Tombat to build its saddle. She later uses Azurobe as a mount to escape an approaching Forest Mammoth. 502 504

She also discovers that Pal Spheres can capture humans, applying this mechanic to the village chief. Her accumulation of gold quickly raises Marcus's bond level and unlocks his Partner Skill, though she dislikes the skill's expense. 528 541

Equipment / Items

• Bamboo slips on Redstone and arrays — shared with Zhong Yi. 134
• Secret Realm Pass — given to Zhou Yue; resets a participant's equipment, items, and statistics upon entry. 134
• Yin-Yang Bone Divination — a cursed divination item she finds in a haunted house; its sticks can affect Sanity Points and perception, though several later draws produce no immediate result. 241 243
• Fluffy cat-paw gloves — personal exclusive accessory awarded in Immortal-Demon Supremacy. 214
• Heavenly Soldier Type IV — takes this gun from the tutorial enemy's loot box before Zhou Yue can claim it. 348
• Gold Formation Blueprint — obtains from an Immortal Master's Secret Cache during the extraction-game tutorial. 348
• Gold-tier goblet and red-tier gold bar — obtains from the Steward Hall's coffer at Zero Dam. 350
• Four-slot Reincarnation Seal — a temporary event reward she uses while collecting supplies in Immortal Abyss Continent Operation. 357
• Heaven-Suppressing · Twenty-Five — a fully modified gun she brings to the battle against the Azure Peak Sect squads. 368
• Top-secret seal wheel — a valuable twelve-slot red-tier item, described as a “big red”; she trades several looted guns to Zhong Yi for it after escaping Black Hall. 369
• Direhowl saddle — crafts after discovering the mount's hidden technology. 502
• Envy Key Sphere — receives a pink ancient Key Sphere after defeating Zoe; the spheres are associated with the island's eight High Towers and a possible ancient formation or seal. 514
• Capitalist Outfit — black-market clothing consisting of a top hat, monocle, and false mustaches; increases nearby Pals' work speed while accelerating their Sanity loss. She wears it while overseeing the Pal Sphere assembly line. 526
• Gold Cold-Resistant Plasteel Armor schematic — finds in a Secret Realm treasure chest. It can be reused, but crafting one suit requires two hundred plasteel. 535

Pals and Captured Companions

These acquisitions belong to her Palworld Illusion Realm playthrough rather than her real-world cultivation. 498 501 502 512 541

Pal / Companion	Acquisition and Characteristics	Status / Use
Peckipeck	An early companion with which she demonstrates an affectionate relationship by feeding it a wild berry. 498	Part of her early creature collection. 498
Foxparks	Catches an unusually powerful specimen with Ferocious and Steel Body traits. 501	A major early combat companion; its strength encourages her to dominate the beginner zone before provoking the Forest Mammoth. 502
Great Demon Direhowl	Captures the giant Secret Realm creature after Zhou Yue weakens it and repeatedly fails to catch it. 502	Crafts its saddle and rides it, then trades it to Zhong Yi for Azurobe. 502 503
Azurobe	Receives from Zhong Yi in exchange for her rideable Direhowl. 503	Admires its appearance and uses it as a fast escape mount. 503 504
Shiny Mischief Cat / Tombat	Easily catches the unusually powerful creature while it still has more than half its health. It has Dark Laser, a rare rainbow boost, Musclehead, and Heavyweight. 510	Directs it to jump onto Zhou Yue, crushing him. 510
Evil Qilin	Hatches from a fire-type egg; a rare Fire Qilin subspecies with added dark-element power. 512	Provides strong combat potential and improved lumbering suitability. 512
Village chief	Captures him after discovering that Pal Spheres also work on humans. 528	Puts him on the Pal Sphere production line and proposes selling him back through the village's Pal merchant. 528
Flame Emperor	Hatches from a huge Scorching Pal Egg found at the Volcano while she is in the level-twenty range. 530	Makes her subsequent battles considerably easier. 530
Frostallion	Acquired after Li Moran's exceptional capture makes later specimens manageable for the group. 542	Part of the group's late-game Pal collections. 542
Marcus	Captures the Desert Tower Boss; his bond increases as she earns gold. 541	Unlocks Spend a Fortune on a Horse, which summons armed guards using her gold. She assigns him to the Gold Coin Factory to recover the expense. 541

Relationships

• Zhou Yue — her brother. She supports and lightly teases him, while he immediately goes looking for her when she is lost; their contrasting luck and playstyles often cause friction. 100 125 128 153 Their rivalry intensifies through disputed loot, Pal captures, and her deliberate in-game pranks. Despite his frustration, he becomes deeply worried when she is trapped during the Blue Hall operation and tries to rescue her. He later helps Liu Qingmei enforce her compulsory Sekiro training. 348 369 502 510 562 583
• Zhong Yi — frequent teammate in Illusion Realms. He is present when she is manipulated into elimination in Demonic Murder and later joins her in testing the Yin-Yang Bone Divination. 93 187 243 He learns to direct her acquisitive tendencies toward useful team objectives, assigns her resource-gathering roles, and motivates her with valuable loot. In Palworld, he trades Azurobe to her and supports her proposed scheme involving the captured village chief. 156 276 369 503 528
• Mu Yawen — teammate in several group Illusions; Mu Yawen is shocked when Qiaoling's village looting is exposed. 93 130 They later share a base and explore Palworld together, with Mu Yawen expressing curiosity about Foxparks's rare traits. 501
• Lu Ze — creator of the Illusion Realms she repeatedly explores, including Four Together, Immortal-Demon Supremacy, and horror-themed scenarios. 93 200 237 She often calls him “Old Devil Lu” and complains about his traps, although she admires his designs and recognizes his strength after hearing Li Moran's account of their duel. His recommendation leads to her compulsory Sekiro training, and he later uses misleading livestream commentary to lure her into Gyoubu's battlefield. 355 562 582
• Liu Qingmei — her master at Sword Inquiry Peak. Liu punishes her neglected sword practice by requiring her to clear Sekiro, supplies the talisman that prevents her departure, and later offers a valuable reward to encourage progress. 562 573
• Li Moran — a senior sister to whom Qiaoling is close. She hears Li Moran's account of her duel with Lu Ze firsthand, considers asking her to substitute during the extraction-game dispute, and openly admires her beauty and strength while watching Frostallion submit. 355 364 539
• Sutier — her apprentice within This Demonic Cultivator Is Not Too Cold, and later her deputy in a hidden beggar-gang storyline. Qiaoling teaches her looting, encourages her wish, and buys her a bridal gown. Sutier proposes marriage, but the role-playing system prevents Qiaoling from accepting. Qiaoling is later distraught by Sutier's critical wound. 311 315 319
• Marcus — her captured Desert Tower Boss companion in Palworld. Their bond grows rapidly through her earnings, but she resents his gold-consuming Partner Skill and orders him to work at the Gold Coin Factory. 541

Story Role / Major Arcs

Background

Before joining the Spirit Cloud Sect, Zhou Yue loses his family and is left with his young sister as his only surviving close relative. Qiaoling remains with him through this period. When Zhong Yi introduces the siblings to Lu Ze, Zhou Yue is already a true disciple of Danqing Peak. 87

Qiaoling later studies under Liu Qingmei at Sword Inquiry Peak. Her talent is regarded as good, but her inconsistent dedication becomes a source of concern for her master. 562

Early Team Illusions

Zhou Qiaoling joins Zhou Yue, Zhong Yi, and Mu Yawen to attempt Lu Ze's four-player teamwork Illusion. During their run, she repeatedly saves teammates from falling, helping the group reach 1,800 feet before Zhou Yue falls into magma. 87 93

In Three Kingdoms Kill, she plays Zhen Ji and gains strong cards through her role skills, contrasting sharply with Zhou Yue's disastrous streak of Lightning judgments. 99 100

Her Nymph of the Luo River judgments continue for more than a dozen rounds, supplying a large hand of cards. She consumes a Peach even at full health in front of Zhou Yue, who has repeatedly failed to draw one. When the elders turn the match into an attempt to help him overcome his fate, she becomes embarrassed about continuing to torment him. 100

Survival Illusion and Village Incident

While exploring a survival-oriented Illusion, Zhou Qiaoling awakens a fourth-grade Thunder Spirit Root. She later gets lost in a mine shaft, survives encounters with zombies, digs her way out, and discovers a village. 125 128

She initially loots the village's livestock, treasure chests, and stored possessions because the villagers seem passive. Her deception is exposed when Zhong Yi, Zhou Yue, and Mu Yawen discover that every villager's missing chest was taken by her; she defuses the tension by sharing the loot. 129 130

She later provides Zhong Yi with Redstone and array knowledge, and gives Zhou Yue a Secret Realm Pass for an isolated survival challenge. 134

Before giving away the pass, she has already failed two of its survival trials: enduring a freezing Snowfield and surviving repeated Blood Moons. She relinquishes its final remaining attempt because she finds the challenge too difficult. 134

She subsequently cooperates with Zhou Yue and Mu Yawen to reach Foundation Establishment in the Illusion. Zhou Yue handles monster fighting, Mu Yawen supplies fire for refining, and Qiaoling opens the furnace to collect the result. 136

Resource Raiding and Naraka: Bladepoint

During the team's bed-defense matches, Qiaoling initially hoards resources instead of guarding the bed. Zhong Yi eventually assigns her the Free Agent role, exploiting her enthusiasm for taking enemy Iron and Gold Ingots. This adjustment improves the group's coordination. 153 156

She also plays Naraka: Bladepoint, enjoying its randomly dropped equipment. During the group's coordinated operation, Zhong Yi entrusts her with collecting high-grade weapons, armor, Soul Jades, and grappling hooks while Zhou Yue and Li Moran handle the main combat. 276 348

Demonic Murder

Zhong Yi successfully frames Zhou Qiaoling as the Evil Ghost, leading to her elimination as Number 7. 187

In another match, she enters as a Scout and is accidentally killed when Shen Yan's Constable skill misfires. 188 She later plays Plague and defeats Zhou Yue by winning after he has already eaten her with Taotie's ability. 190

After being swallowed, she loudly protests from inside Zhou Yue, using shrill cries and accompaniment-like sounds to disrupt him. Other swallowed players join her noise-making, further interfering with his attempt to conceal his identity. 190

Immortal-Demon Supremacy

Qiaoling selects Swift Scout as her Heroic Soul, leaving her in a tiny, fluffy form alongside Zhou Yue's similarly small Luban No. 7. 200

She becomes particularly attached to Teemo and recruits Zhou Yue for coordinated AI matches because she wants Teemo's Great Devil skin. 210 Her exclusive promotional accessory is a pair of fluffy cat-paw gloves. 214

During the group's matches with Li Moran, she also recognizes that much of her satisfaction comes from farming her brother's character rather than conventional resource farming. 205

Haunted House Exploration

During a horror Illusion, Qiaoling becomes increasingly frightened as her Sanity Points fall. She panics when something grabs her clothes after Zhong Yi disappears in the basement. 237

She encounters a bronze mirror that costs her 20 Sanity Points, then discovers the Yin-Yang Bone Divination. Despite its unpredictable effects, she grows bold enough to draw multiple sticks, including repeated Great Misfortune and Great Luck: Rebirth from Despair results. 241 243

This Demonic Cultivator Is Not Too Cold

Playing the role of Li Ang, Qiaoling attempts to justify theft to Sutier as training for an assassin's composure and as “robbing the rich to help the poor.” Her behavior nevertheless conflicts with the character's rules and wipes out her Behavior score. 303

She teaches Sutier her own rapid looting habits and treats her to a lavish meal. When Sutier destroys valuable demon potion associated with her family's tragedy, Qiaoling hides her regret over the lost profit. The role-playing system prevents her from directly accepting payment to avenge Sutier, but she promises that saving money will eventually help fulfill the girl's wish. 311

Through a hidden storyline, she takes control of all the beggars on an entire street, becoming the gang's leader with Sutier as her deputy. She spends heavily on a red bridal gown for Sutier, claiming that making her happy will improve future earnings. Sutier takes the gift seriously and proposes marriage. When Qiaoling nearly agrees, the system seals her mouth and lowers her Behavior score, forcing her to postpone the subject and propose a rule against romance within the gang. 315

Later, Sutier suffers a critical chest wound. Qiaoling desperately holds her hand, wipes away her blood, and insists that she will not let her die. At Sutier's request, she retrieves a bloodstained pouch containing saved silver and Copper Coins. 319

Immortal Abyss Continent Operation

Qiaoling joins Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue for the multiplayer tutorial. Although initially unimpressed, she becomes engrossed in searching containers as their contents appear one item at a time. She obtains valuable loot, complains that the two-slot Reincarnation Seal is far too small, and takes the tutorial enemy's best equipment before Zhou Yue can collect it. 346 348

At Zero Dam, she repeatedly outpaces her companions in looting the Administrative Palace and surrounding buildings. Her navigation prompts Zhong Yi to recall her earlier success finding the Chaos Secret Realm's Treasure Land. She then unlocks the Steward Hall's coffer and obtains a gold-tier goblet and a red-tier gold bar. 350

When Evil Venerable Yide kills Zhou Yue almost immediately, she panics over the supplies worth more than a million in her backpack. She tries to crawl away silently, but cannot resist opening a weapon crate, producing noise that alerts nearby enemies. 352

During the later confrontation with Azure Peak Sect squads, her desire for enemy loot brings out unexpected combat ability. She helps defend the bridge entrance with a fully modified gun, then accepts cosmetic rewards in exchange for activating the final extraction lever in Blue Hall. 368 369

Caught between enemy shooters after activating the lever, she initially expects to die and asks her teammates to recover her equipment. Zhong Yi's offer of a rare twelve-slot red item changes her resolve: she fights through Black Hall, downs Qing Feng, loots additional guns, and escapes. Her success helps secure the team's extraction and demonstrates that valuable objectives can motivate her more effectively than ordinary combat assignments. 369

After Lu Ze introduces regulated possession-based proxy play, she offers to conduct a knife run for Zhou Yue at an exploitative exchange rate. He realizes the proposed deal is unfavorable and refuses. 373

During a later competition, the Spirit Cloud Sect team allows her to surrender rather than defeat her noisily. She receives the right to loot the remaining boxes while Zhou Yue receives the valuable Heaven-Replenishing Revival Cauldron. When the next stage shifts to squad combat rather than loot-focused play, she withdraws because she has no interest in continuing under those conditions. 407

Cooperative Tower Climbing

In the cooperative card-based tower-climbing Illusion, Qiaoling accumulates wealth through a second-floor Treasure Map, Hand of Greed, and Kingdom Assets, leaving her with more than twice her companions' resources. After Zhong Yi stops expanding his deck, she shoulders much of the team's combat burden through purchased Artifacts and her unusually favorable access to top-tier equipment. 443

When a shop's Artifacts disappoint her, she turns to gold cards instead, including Hammer Time. She complains that its forging benefit also supplies her teammates with swords, allowing Zhou Yue to profit from her purchase. 443

Palworld Exploration

Qiaoling joins the four-person group's exploration and base-building in Palworld. She shows off a powerful Foxparks, then captures the Great Demon Direhowl after Zhou Yue exhausts numerous Pal Spheres trying to catch it. Discovering its hidden saddle technology, she crafts a saddle and proudly rides the oversized creature around her brother. 498 501 502

Her strong team lets her overwhelm beginner-area Pals, but she becomes overconfident and provokes a Forest Mammoth that kills her. After respawning and losing her carried belongings, she trades Direhowl to Zhong Yi for the Azurobe she admires. She later uses Azurobe to flee another Forest Mammoth encounter, leaving her companions behind. 502 503 504

She catches a rare Shiny Mischief Cat with ease, tricks it into crushing Zhou Yue, and loots his dropped Secret Realm supplies. On visiting the village, she admits that her earlier wanted status resulted from her own behavior: pushing a Teafant into a river, trying to take a Bubbabell Cow, and attempting to steal food and inspect merchants' bags. The village proves friendly once the misunderstanding is resolved. 510

The siblings earn the village chief's approval through Foxparks and its partner equipment, learning that the Syndicate controls the island. Qiaoling later hatches an Evil Qilin and joins the group in challenging Zoe's High Tower. She is particularly interested in Zoe's clothing and jokes about the lightning attacks that strike near Zhong Yi. After the victory, she receives an Envy Key Sphere. 510 512 513 514

Her enthusiasm for profit also shapes the shared base. Wearing the Capitalist Outfit, she oversees an accelerated Pal Sphere assembly line at the cost of workers' Sanity. After discovering human capture, she puts the village chief to work and proposes selling him back to the villagers. 526 528

Her later acquisitions include a Flame Emperor and a gold Cold-Resistant Plasteel Armor schematic. The group's repeated defeats by Frostallion make the armor an attractive goal, though its plasteel requirements present a substantial obstacle. She watches in admiration when Li Moran causes the extraordinary Frostallion to submit, and subsequently obtains a Frostallion of her own. 530 535 539 542

After capturing Marcus, she rapidly raises their bond through gold earnings. His unlocked Partner Skill summons armed guards by spending her money, provoking her to assign him to the Gold Coin Factory to earn it back. 541

Compulsory Sekiro Training

Qiaoling becomes absorbed in earning Spirit Stones through King of Auctions and neglects her sword practice. Liu Qingmei therefore assigns Lu Ze's new Sekiro Illusion as punishment. Although Qiaoling initially celebrates being allowed to play another game, she becomes alarmed when Zhong Yi suggests that it may be a difficult training challenge. Once she enters, Zhou Yue activates Liu's talisman, trapping her Spiritual Sense inside until she clears it. 562

With cultivation and Dao understanding sealed, she initially advances by avoiding combat. She dodges Yamauchi Shigenori and runs past him, later grappling over a wall to bypass a samurai general despite her master's offer of a valuable reward for clearing the realm that day. 562 565 573

The Red Oni cannot be bypassed. After eighteen deaths, she defeats him largely through luck, then learns through floating commentary that Zhong Yi has found a safer strategy using a fire-spraying prosthetic tool. She sneaks past another general and survives the Great Serpent's pursuit by following system guidance, blinding it, and escaping while still stopping to collect treasure. 581

She cautiously navigates the castle tower but is tempted onto Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa's battlefield by a glowing item and a misleading comment planted by Lu Ze. The supposed treasure is only a common Fistful of Ash. After thirty deaths against Gyoubu, she retreats to the Dilapidated Temple and tries to leave, discovering that her interface has no Exit button. 582

She repeatedly messages Zhou Yue for help escaping. He confirms that Liu Qingmei has locked her inside until she clears the game, then teases her and ignores her angry replies. No successful clearance is established at this point. 583

Notable Quotes

“No way, bro, you have to come! I want Teemo's 【Great Devil】 skin!” 210

“This is what we call robbing the rich to help the poor. And of course, we're part of the poor too...” 303

“Looks like we'll have to add a Gang Rule: no romance within the gang.” 315

“Here, you can have these guns. I can't carry any more... Give me the big red!” 369

“Hahahaha!! Bye-bye to you~~~” 565

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