Recaps

Lin Yu entered Epochal Shift, built a fragile fairy scholar, and learned that the game’s dangers and powers could reach beyond its world. After surviving an early defeat, he earned money as a potion maker and began mastering magic through meditation and manual casting.

• Lin Yu ordered a basic gaming helmet, discovered its unusual test space, and bought a luxury-edition pod after deciding the game was real.
• Hua Nation officials found that Starsea Era and its records were being erased by mysterious overwrites, then organized the Abnormal Affairs Investigation Bureau around bound Ultimate Edition owners.
• Lin Yu created I'm Just Passing By, a genderless fairy scholar with powerful special talents and severe physical weaknesses, and entered the crowded game world.
• Lin Yu learned skills and spells at the library, but a wolf ambushed him outside Newbie Village and killed him before he could cast effectively.
• Lin Yu studied the game's mechanics, began making potions, and sold his powders and potions to players, including Guan Canghai.
• Lin Yu deepened his study of magic and meditation, discovered control over spiritual power and a Magic Aperture, and found that his Mental Sea persisted after logging out.
• Lin Yu agreed to sell future medicines to Guan Canghai, practiced Manual Casting, and prepared to test System-Assisted Casting.

Lin Yu designed Omnipotent Magic, defeated Sykes to obtain a King's Soul, and joined Guan Canghai’s guild for a group boss hunt. After the group killed Sykes repeatedly and collected enough King's Souls to advance, Lin Yu began explaining what awaited them at Official Rank.

• Lin Yu mastered mana control, designed Omnipotent Magic, and learned that Perfect Advancement required a King's Soul.
• Lin Yu hunted magical beasts, tracked down Sykes at the Beast Arena, and defeated him with explosive magic scrolls, earning the exclusive King's Soul.
• Lin Yu crafted magic equipment, joined Guan Canghai’s guild, and led Guan Canghai, Chen Yun, Lin Xiaotong, and Xia Lin to Sykes.
• Lin Yu boosted the party with a ritual array, and Guan Canghai’s group pinned Sykes down and killed him, collecting his loot and a Dimensional Bag.
• Lin Yu and Lin Xiaotong took turns securing King's Souls as the party repeatedly killed Sykes and gathered enough souls for advancement.
• A future Lin Yu appeared during stopped time, altered Lin Yu’s thoughts, slapped Guan Canghai, and vanished.
• Lin Yu returned to Newbie Village and explained the cultivation systems and the abilities practitioners could condense at Official Rank.