Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan and his party cleared the Dark Abyss, collected its loot, and set a new Nightmare Tier record before heading toward another dungeon in Flying Cloud City. Rakshasa One-Slash entered the dungeon after an awkward exchange with Qin Chuan, while Dragon Soaring World mistakenly suspected him of cursing behind his back.

• Qin Chuan killed the Hydra instantly, collected its loot and a Multi-headed Serpent Pet Egg, and stored the Dark Gold equipment in the Guild Warehouse.
• Qin Chuan's party set the Dark Abyss Nightmare Tier clear record at seven minutes and thirty seconds.
• Rakshasa One-Slash saw the record, traded barbs with Qin Chuan at the dungeon entrance, and entered the Dark Abyss with his party.
• Qin Chuan led his party toward Flying Cloud City to challenge Whirling Cloud Summit and other dungeons to help them reach level 30.
• Dragon Soaring World sneezed while leveling in Windfall Mine and told Light Snow to find Rakshasa One-Slash, whom he suspected of cursing him.

Qin Chuan led his group through Whirling Cloud Summit, quickly defeating its bosses and giving Dawn a Gold Grade movement skill. The final boss dropped a rare Flying Magic Carpet, which Tiga Lingyu offered to buy for eighty million.

• Qin Chuan and the group cleared Whirling Cloud Summit's elemental monsters and defeated its first three bosses, earning attribute points and equipment.
• Qin Chuan gave the Storm Dash skill book to Dawn, who learned it after Mirror encouraged him to accept.
• Tiga Lingyu asked whether the final boss's magic carpet could drop, and Qin Chuan confirmed that it could.
• Qin Chuan defeated the final boss and used the Empty Hand Technique to obtain the Flying Magic Carpet.
• Tiga Lingyu offered Qin Chuan eighty million for the carpet, while Dawn reacted with surprise at her wealth.

After clearing Whirling Cloud Summit, Qin Chuan shared the Flying Magic Carpet’s sale proceeds with his party and traveled with them to Hundredfold Forge City. Tiga Lingyu drew a crowd by flying Mirror around the city, while Dawn worried that she might steal his little sister away.

• Tiga Lingyu bought the Flying Magic Carpet for eighty million, and Qin Chuan gave Dawn, Mirror, and I'm Not a Water God two million each from the sale proceeds.
• Qin Chuan's party left Whirling Cloud Summit with a Nightmare Tier record of 11 minutes 26 seconds, and he added the dungeon's 365 attribute points to Agility.
• The party teleported to Hundredfold Forge City, where Tiga Lingyu summoned the Flying Magic Carpet and took Mirror for a ride as players gathered to watch.
• Qin Chuan flew toward the next dungeon on the Shadow Dragon with Dawn and I'm Not a Water God, while Tiga Lingyu and Mirror followed on the carpet.
• Dawn worried that Tiga Lingyu might steal his little sister away, and Qin Chuan reassured him before doubting his confidence as he saw the two messing around.

Qin Chuan’s party cleared Nightmare Tier Ragefire Chasm in 8 minutes and 35 seconds, while Qin Chuan gained 450 Free Attribute Points and raised his Agility above six thousand. The guild members prepared to challenge the Dark Abyss and discussed their upcoming class advancements as Sword Master in the Snow described the trouble his sudden wealth had brought.

• Dawn volunteered to gather Ragefire Chasm’s monsters, got lost, then returned with a horde for Qin Chuan’s party to defeat.
• Qin Chuan’s party killed the dungeon’s bosses and set the Nightmare Tier clear record at 8 minutes and 35 seconds.
• Qin Chuan received 450 Free Attribute Points from the bosses and added them all to Agility, pushing his base Agility above six thousand.
• Qin Chuan kept useful loot for Shadow Reforge and placed the remaining items, including level 30 Dark Gold equipment, in the Guild Warehouse for members to exchange.
• Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, and their group prepared to challenge Nightmare Tier Dark Abyss, while guild members discussed class advancement quests.
• Sword Master in the Snow said relatives and old classmates had asked him for money after he sold the Guild Order, and he had bought a secure villa; Mirror jokingly offered Dawn a loan under Jianghu rules.

Qin Chuan led his guildmates toward Azshara's Eye to help them level and gather clues about the Naga. At Feather Moon Fortress, Sandis Feather Moon gave the party a quest to investigate unusual activity in the dungeon.

• Qin Chuan explained why guild equipment required Contribution Points, then checked the party's levels after clearing four dungeons.
• Qin Chuan led Tiga Lingyu, Dawn, I'm Not a Water God, and Mirror to Skarn City and headed for Feather Moon Fortress before entering Azshara's Eye.
• Qin Chuan met Sandis Feather Moon, who asked his companions to investigate the Naga's unusual activity in Azshara's Eye.
• The party accepted Sandis Feather Moon's Request, which offered Gold Grade equipment, increased favorability, and Night Elves Reputation as rewards.

Qin Chuan's team entered Azshara's Eye and discovered that an Ancient God was corrupting the dungeon's Naga and imprisoned water elemental. Qin Chuan traced the corruption to the pool beneath the final boss, while Dawn returned with a huge swarm of Naga.

• Qin Chuan's team traveled to Azshara's Eye, where he suspected the dungeon was connected to the Naga anomaly near Feather Moon Fortress.
• Qin Chuan entered on Nightmare Tier and found that an Ancient God was watching him, though the rest of the team showed no sign of being affected.
• Qin Chuan directed Dawn to gather the first three bosses and nearby mobs while Water God, Tiga Lingyu, and Mirror activated the three altars.
• Qin Chuan observed that the Naga grew more corrupted toward the dungeon's center and identified the Pool of Corruption beneath the transformed water elemental as the source.
• Dawn returned with an enormous swarm of Naga following him.

Qin Chuan’s party freed the imprisoned water elemental by activating the three altars, then rejected a quest option that would have released it and killed it instead. The party left the dungeon with its choice made, while Qin Chuan warned the guild to kill Naga rather than release them when faced with similar quests.

• Qin Chuan distributed the dungeon loot, gave the Levitating Bubble skill book to I'm Not a Water God, and kept the Tidal Orb.
• Tiga Lingyu, Mirror, and I'm Not a Water God activated the altars, freeing the imprisoned water elemental and revealing its corrosive flesh droplets.
• Qin Chuan received a voting quest that offered rewards for releasing or defeating the water elemental, and he advised the guild to choose the kill option in Naga quests.
• The guild members agreed that releasing the water elemental was suspicious, and all five party members voted to defeat it.
• The water elemental attacked, and Qin Chuan killed it with a Shadow Flying Dagger.

Qin Chuan and his party cleared Azshara's Eye and uncovered a hidden Mutated Naga Witch drawn out by the Ancient God's attention on him. After Qin Chuan defeated her, the party found signs that the dungeon's true source of corruption remained deeper within, and I'm Not a Water God gave Qin Chuan a quest reward that increased his Mental Attribute and pollution resistance.

• Qin Chuan's party completed Azshara's Eye in a record seven minutes and six seconds, but the pool churned and revealed a hidden threat.
• I'm Not a Water God heard the Water Elemental Spirits plead for help purifying the evil beneath the pool, and a Mutated Naga Witch emerged.
• The Mutated Naga Witch revealed she had come to gain the Ancient God's attention, and Qin Chuan killed her with Corrosive Rain.
• Qin Chuan found that the dungeon's corruptive aura remained, plundered 450 attribute points from the two Dark Gold Tier bosses, and collected quest items and materials.
• I'm Not a Water God received Soul-Cleansing Jadewater from the Water Elemental Spirits and gave it to Qin Chuan in exchange for the levitation skill book; Qin Chuan drank it.

After completing Azshara's Eye, Qin Chuan's party received a follow-up quest from Sandis Feather Moon to purify the corrupted spring at the source of Soder Black River. The party flew north and found mutated Nagas and black Water Elementals around the foul-smelling spring.

• Qin Chuan's group returned to Feather Moon Fortress, where Sandis Feather Moon examined the corrupted flesh they had brought back.
• The party compared their Gold Grade equipment, and Dawn joked about his war halberd before the guild chat teased him about going to the library.
• Sandis Feather Moon gave Qin Chuan's party the Corruption Deepens quest to investigate Azshara's Eye and purify a spring at the source of Soder Black River.
• Qin Chuan asked Sandis Feather Moon for guidance, and she gave him a Silver Tier Water Source Purification skill book for the Water God to learn.
• Qin Chuan led the party north by flying mount, where they found mutated Nagas and black Water Elementals gathered near a foul-smelling spring.

Qin Chuan and his party purified a corrupted spring, earning a permanent blessing and quest rewards. Their success triggered a regional event announcing an imminent Naga assault on Feather Moon Fortress.

• Water God accepted the defense quest to protect the spring’s purification, and Qin Chuan defeated the corrupted Water Elemental BOSS and waves of Naga.
• Qin Chuan killed the Naga Chief as the spring was purified, earning the party Source Water Blessing and Water Shard.
• The party returned to Feather Moon Fortress and received quest rewards from Sandis Feather Moon.
• Sandis Feather Moon triggered the Skarn City Regional Event, warning that the Naga would attack Feather Moon Fortress in one hour.

Players across the Yan Country Region prepared for the special event triggered by Night Roaming God, while players elsewhere complained about the advantage. At Feather Moon Fortress, Qin Chuan’s group received a defense quest and waited for Season Star’s team to arrive, but Season Star said she was too busy to build Tiga Lingyu’s requested mech mount.

• The server announced a major event, prompting Yan Country players and guilds to head toward Feather Moon Fortress while players from other regions argued about the unfair advantage.
• Rakshasa One-Slash blamed Dragon Soaring World for his sneeze and ordered Rakshasa Madblood to find and kill him during the event.
• Qin Chuan and his companions received the quest to defend Feather Moon Fortress and protect Sandis Feather Moon, with a warning that failure would make them wanted by the Night Elves.
• Water God guessed the Naga attacked because the group had purified the corrupted spring, and Tiga Lingyu vowed to kill them all.
• Dawn asked when Season Star’s team would arrive, and Season Star said they should make it in time and planned to debut Destroyer’s Second Form.
• Tiga Lingyu asked Season Star to make a cool mech mount modeled after Destroyer, but Season Star said she could not spare the time, prompting Qin Chuan to ask what kept her busy.

As players gathered at Feather Moon Fortress for the Naga event, Qin Chuan reunited with allies and encountered rival guilds. Apex Guild assembled in the fortress, drawing attention as its eleven members held the top eleven spots on the Global Rankings.

• Players crowded Feather Moon Fortress, and the Naga Witch sent early attackers back to the Respawn Point with lightning magic.
• Qin Chuan met Dragon Soaring World and his guild members, dismissed Richardson's challenge, and promised to leave them some Naga enemies to fight.
• Dawn and Arrow Piercing the Firmament bonded over their eccentric friends while Dragon Soaring World and Rakshasa One-Slash traded accusations and prepared to target each other's guilds.
• Qin Chuan told Season Star to fire the Destroyer Mecha at Rakshasa Hall, and Season Star agreed.
• Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, and the rest of Apex Guild joined Qin Chuan, gathering the eleven top-ranked players in one small guild.

Sandis Feather Moon discovered that the enormous crowd of Otherworlders was overwhelming the Naga assault on Feather Moon Fortress, while Qin Chuan’s forces also fought rival guilds and defeated the Naga Chief. The event ended with the fortress safe, quest rewards distributed, and Qin Chuan finding an Epic-grade pass to the corrupted Eternal Palace.

• Sandis Feather Moon saw players slaughtering the Naga before they could attack Feather Moon Fortress and concluded that the Naga had already lost the battle.
• Rakshasa Hall and Dragon Soaring Dynasty began fighting each other, and Qin Chuan ordered Season Star to bombard Rakshasa Hall with the Destroyer.
• Qin Chuan charged into the Naga forces, while Tiga Lingyu, Dawn, Mirror, and Water God left his party after reaching level 30.
• Qin Chuan killed the level 55 Epic-grade Naga Chief with one Shadow Flying Dagger, and the players soon defeated the remaining Naga.
• The regional event ended, Sandis Feather Moon's survival quest was completed, and Qin Chuan looted an Eternal Palace Pass warning that the palace had been corrupted by evil.

Qin Chuan decided to postpone challenging the Eternal Palace and gave Dragon Soaring World Suicide Robots to use against Rakshasa Hall. On his way to check Idith’s chained quest and prepare for his next class advancement, he converted Whisper Pendant into Teleporter’s Chain.

• Qin Chuan stored the Epic-grade equipment he had obtained and planned to put Deep Sea Call in the Guild Warehouse for Water God.
• Dragon Soaring World asked Qin Chuan to help fight Rakshasa Hall, and Qin Chuan gave him Suicide Robots to deliver his “blessings” to Rakshasa One-Slash.
• Season Star and Peak’s members decided to teach Rakshasa Hall a lesson while discussing their dungeon plans and second class advancements.
• Qin Chuan headed toward Beli City to check on Idith’s chained quest and considered the preparations needed for his next class advancement.
• Qin Chuan put Whisper Pendant into Kanai’s Cube and received the Legend-grade Teleporter’s Chain.

Qin Chuan slaughtered Fire Elementals in the Crimson Mountains to gain experience and attributes, then defeated a level 65 Epic-grade Flame Lord. He left with its loot, including a blueprint for the Flame Demon's Hammer, which he planned to craft and later use for Shadow Reforge.

• Qin Chuan found Swand's Antique Shop closed, spoke briefly with Idith, and headed to the Crimson Mountains.
• Qin Chuan killed hundreds of Fire Elementals and gained levels, loot, and more than three thousand Free Attribute Points.
• Qin Chuan distributed his attribute points among Strength, Constitution, Spirit, and Agility, then continued hunting through the mountains.
• A level 65 Epic-grade Flame Lord emerged to defend the Fire Elementals, and Qin Chuan killed it with Shadow Flying Dagger and Corrosive Rain.
• Qin Chuan looted the Flame Demon's Hammer blueprint and decided to craft the weapon and later feed it to Shadow Reforge.

Qin Chuan found the Ricocheting Crimson Flame skill book and began inviting familiar players to join Apex. Yada Yada accepted his invitation, while Odis received a friend request from Qin Chuan and wondered whether he could Perfect Block Qin Chuan’s throwing knives.

• Qin Chuan examined the Flame Demon's Hammer blueprint and the Ricocheting Crimson Flame skill book, then decided the skill could be useful for controlling bosses.
• Qin Chuan searched for familiar players and sent friend requests to several, including Yada Yada, Star of Heaven, Rainforest Love, Double Seventh, and Odis.
• Yada Yada accepted Qin Chuan’s invitation to join Apex, relieved that Night Roaming God had reached out to him directly.
• Odis explained how manually controlling his shield let him Perfect Block attacks and avoid damage.
• Odis received a friend request from Qin Chuan and wondered whether he could Perfect Block Qin Chuan’s throwing knives.

Qin Chuan recruited seven future powerhouses into his guild while leveling in the Crimson Mountains. Deeper in the mountains, he and Shadow Dragon discovered thousands of Fire Elementals gathered around a formation that seemed designed to contact the Elemental Realm.

• Qin Chuan invited Yada Yada, Odis, Star of Heaven, Senior Brother En-En, Song Ling, Rainforest Love, and Double Seventh into the guild, promising the last two damage gear so they would accept their Paladin roles.
• The seven newcomers joined the guild, where they met the existing members and saw the guild's large collection of Dark Gold gear.
• Odis challenged Qin Chuan to a duel to test his Perfect Block, but Qin Chuan told him to level up first and fight when they were the same level.
• Qin Chuan killed several hundred more flame creatures, then rode Shadow Dragon deeper into the Crimson Mountains to find stronger monsters.
• Shadow Dragon spotted thousands of Fire Elementals gathered around crimson formation patterns, and Qin Chuan recognized the formation as one that could contact the Elemental Realm.

Qin Chuan waited for the Fire Elementals to complete their cross-planar ritual, hoping to claim the Legend-grade Flame Lord’s loot. The summoned Ragnaros spotted Qin Chuan and Shadow Dragon in the sky and attacked them with falling meteors.

• Qin Chuan recognized that the Fire Elementals were preparing a cross-planar summoning and ordered Shadow Dragon to retreat into the clouds.
• Qin Chuan decided to let the ritual finish so he could fight the summoned Legend-grade creature, while Shadow Dragon looked forward to proving itself.
• Qin Chuan exchanged private messages with Season Star, Evergreen, and Night Cherry Tangle, then considered appointing Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle as Pinnacle’s Vice Presidents.
• The Fire Elementals summoned Primal Fire Lord Ragnaros, a level 70 Legend-grade BOSS, who declared the Crimson Mountains would become the home of the Fire Elemental race.
• Ragnaros spotted Qin Chuan and Shadow Dragon above the clouds and sent enormous meteors crashing toward Shadow Dragon.

Qin Chuan fought Ragnaros and the Fire Elementals while the Shadow Dragon drew their attacks and helped him stay out of danger. After hiding until his skills cooled down, Qin Chuan killed Ragnaros, sending the summoned BOSS back across planes.

• Qin Chuan attacked Ragnaros with a Shadow Flying Dagger as Poison Blood Plague killed nearly a thousand Fire Elementals.
• Ragnaros ordered the Fire Elementals to attack while the Shadow Dragon dodged its strikes and taunted it.
• Qin Chuan damaged Ragnaros with Corrosive Rain and Focused Sniper, forcing it to raise Flame Domain and focus on killing the Shadow Dragon.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Veil to hide himself and the Shadow Dragon while Ragnaros unleashed attacks across the area.
• When Shadow Veil ended, Qin Chuan struck Ragnaros with Focused Sniper, Corrosive Rain, and Shadow Flying Dagger, destroying it.

After defeating Ragnaros, Qin Chuan gained enough experience to reach level 60 as a Shadow Assassin and raise his Trickster class to level 52. He collected ten Legendary Tier items and prepared to complete his class advancement before exploring Molten Core.

• Qin Chuan reached level 60 as a Shadow Assassin, while his Trickster class rose to level 52 and the Shadow Dragon reached level 43.
• Qin Chuan collected Ragnaros's loot, including the Legend-grade Eye of Sulfuras, and used Empty Hand Technique on the boss and Flame Lords to gain 4,230 attribute points.
• Qin Chuan spent 1,100 attribute points to raise his Agility to 10,000, then distributed the rest among his secondary attributes.
• Qin Chuan inspected the Legendary Tier loot, including the fire-mage skill Burning Meteor and the quest scroll that would reveal the coordinates of Molten Core.
• Qin Chuan examined the Flame Demon Follower Seal, which granted fire immunity and the ability to restrain a target with flaming chains.