Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan faced a challenge from Richardson and thousands of Foreign Server Players at the Borderline. He trapped the attackers with Shadow Domain and declared that they would remain there as a Cyber Jingguan.

• Rakshasa One-Slash criticized Qin Chuan for risking Yan Country's reputation, while Dragon Soaring World challenged One-Slash to face the invaders himself.
• Richardson challenged Qin Chuan and warned that he could not win, but backed away rather than fight him one-on-one.
• Thousands of Foreign Server Players charged Qin Chuan as Yan Country players watched and hoped for a decisive victory.
• Qin Chuan stood still and shrugged off Richardson's attacks and a warrior's blow without losing health.
• Qin Chuan cast Shadow Domain, trapping more than three thousand Foreign Server Players in restraining shadows and sealing their teleportation skills.
• Qin Chuan said he would leave the attackers alive and named the scene Cyber Jingguan.

Qin Chuan immobilized three thousand Foreign Server Players with his Black Zone domain, leaving players on both sides speculating about its power. He then offered Dragon Soaring World a Lord of Fraud's Apostle Seal, while Season Star asked for one too.

• Qin Chuan's Black Zone trapped the three thousand Foreign Server Players and suppressed their ability to move.
• Players from Yan Country and the Apex Guild debated how the domain worked and whether Qin Chuan had to remain in place to maintain it.
• Qin Chuan asked Season Star to bring Dragon Soaring World to him alone, then showed him a Lord of Fraud's Apostle Seal.
• Dragon Soaring World eagerly accepted the offer and asked Qin Chuan to name his price.
• Season Star returned and plaintively asked Qin Chuan for an Apostle Seal too.

Qin Chuan offered Apostle's Seals and God's Chosen's Seals to Dragon Soaring World and Apex members, while advising several guildmates to pursue their inheritances or aim higher. The chapter ended with an Apex member nervously asking for an Apostle's Seal and Qin Chuan agreeing.

• Rakshasa One-Slash watched as Qin Chuan prepared to distribute the seals, but he did not dare intervene.
• Qin Chuan revealed that he had several Apostle and God's Chosen slots and told Season Star he had higher hopes for her, so she agreed to pass on a seal.
• Qin Chuan offered Dragon Soaring World an Apostle's Seal for fifty million and a favor, and Dragon Soaring World accepted and agreed to guard the Borderline.
• Qin Chuan told Apex members they could redeem seals but warned that choosing those paths would limit their future prospects; several members chose to wait.
• Dragon Soaring World reconsidered whether he should aim higher, while another Apex member asked Qin Chuan for an Apostle's Seal and received his approval.

Qin Chuan gave Crimson Feather a Lord of Fraud's Apostle Seal in exchange for a two-year promise to stay in Apex, hoping the seal would help him gather intelligence. Meanwhile, Qin Chuan silenced the immobilized foreign players, and Crimson Feather encouraged other National Team members to request seals.

• Crimson Feather, a National Team player in Apex, asked Qin Chuan for an Apostle's Seal and agreed to remain in the guild for two years.
• Qin Chuan reassured Tiga Lingyu that he had reasons to help, including making friends with the National Team and gaining intelligence through whoever used the seal.
• The trapped foreign players cursed and demanded to know how to escape, so Qin Chuan used shadows to cover their mouths and silence them.
• Crimson Feather messaged his comrades, and the National Team players decided that members with S-Tier talents would request Apostle's Seals.
• Qin Chuan gave Crimson Feather a Lord of Fraud's Apostle Seal and told him he looked forward to seeing what he did next.

Qin Chuan distributed Apostle's Seals to Apex members and arranged for them to defend the Yan Country Region against foreign players. He wiped out three thousand trapped invaders, then teleported away, leaving Angeles stunned as the Borderline went unwatched.

• Qin Chuan gave Apostle's Seals to Crimson Feather and other S-Tier National Team members in exchange for their staying in the guild for two years.
• Qin Chuan told the seal holders to level up and attack Foreign Server Players near the Borderline, while Dragon Soaring World pledged Apex would resist hostile arrivals.
• Night Cherry Tangle agreed to remain behind and coordinate Crimson Feather and the others, while Season Star took charge in Eternal Night as Qin Chuan prepared to pursue a quest.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Flying Dagger and Poison Blood Plague to kill all three thousand trapped Foreign Server Players, and the watching foreigners backed away from the entry slots.
• Angeles assumed Qin Chuan would remain at the Borderline, but Qin Chuan teleported away immediately after the massacre.

After Night Roaming God defeated the Foreign Server Players at the Borderline, Richardson and Angeles blamed his Black Zone for sealing their skills. Qin Chuan discovered that Shadow Domain’s unstoppable nature caused Mass Silence and began considering it as a way to deal with the Puppet False God without using a God-Slaying Bullet.

• At the Respawn Point, players accused Richardson of causing the defeat, while he discovered he had lost his shoes, ring, and belt.
• Richardson told Angeles that every player inside the Black Zone had been unable to use skills, and Angeles worried about how many players Night Roaming God could control.
• Players on the Apocalypse Forum mocked the failed operation, while Yan Country players rallied behind Night Roaming God.
• Qin Chuan reflected that the operation had revealed Shadow Domain could suppress every element except Shadow, disabling skills that relied on other attributes.
• Qin Chuan suspected Shadow Domain might help him defeat the Puppet False God and save a God-Slaying Bullet.

Qin Chuan agreed to let Dies Martin borrow Night Cherry Tangle for a dangerous mission against the King of Sulfur and Magma, after Night Cherry Tangle volunteered. The conversation ended with Qin Chuan remembering that he had contacted Dies Martin to discuss a tactic for dealing with the Puppet False God.

• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin to support the holders of his and the Death Bringer’s seals and record their encounters and conversations.
• Dies Martin revealed that he planned to target the King of Sulfur and Magma, but wanted the Shadow Sword to open a breach because the God of Light might intervene.
• Qin Chuan warned Night Cherry Tangle about the mission’s risks, and Night Cherry Tangle volunteered because his Shadow Sword inheritance quest had updated.
• Qin Chuan agreed to lend Night Cherry Tangle to Dies Martin and asked him to bring Night Cherry Tangle back safely.
• Qin Chuan suggested that Dies Martin also give quests to other holders if their Apostle’s Seals activated.
• Qin Chuan remembered that he had originally contacted Dies Martin to discuss his tactic for dealing with the Puppet False God.

Qin Chuan and Dies Martin agreed to use Qin Chuan’s domain, strengthened to a Small Divine Kingdom, to seal the Puppet False God rather than spend a God-Slaying Bullet. After several guild members headed to the Abyss for missions, Qin Chuan went to meet Gazluwei at the Black Market.

• Qin Chuan told Dies Martin that his domain could potentially seal the Puppet False God, and Dies Martin agreed to help strengthen it despite the risks.
• Dies Martin said he had an idea to improve their chances and withdrew his Divine Sense to test it.
• Night Cherry Tangle and Crimson Feather set out for Abyss missions, while Dragon Soaring World asked Qin Chuan whether Arrow Piercing the Firmament should accept a mission.
• Season Star told Qin Chuan that Gazluwei had news for him at the Black Market, and Qin Chuan teleported there.
• Gazluwei rushed over to Qin Chuan and said he had finally found him.

Gazluwei reported his trading profits to Qin Chuan and revealed that he had discovered a guarded underground Mechanical Kingdom. Qin Chuan agreed to explore it with Season Star, who hoped to obtain rare blueprints for the guild.

• Gazluwei told Qin Chuan that selling dragon scales through a human count had earned him about fifty thousand gold coins, and he described his other unusual trades.
• Gazluwei revealed that his group had found an underground Mechanical Kingdom but could not enter because its still-active defenses attacked approaching creatures.
• After Gazluwei said the ruins might contain rare blueprints, Season Star asked Qin Chuan to take her along and promised to work overtime if they found blueprints she could use.
• Qin Chuan agreed to visit the Mechanical Kingdom with Season Star.

Qin Chuan led a small group into the Mechanical Kingdom using Gazluwei’s unreliable Wormhole Device. They arrived safely and spotted Mechanical Scorpions driving Gnomes away from a guarded complex, prompting Tiga Lingyu and Season Star to ask for one.

• Qin Chuan gathered Season Star, Tiga Lingyu, Evergreen, and Odis to explore the Mechanical Kingdom.
• Odis planned to look for equipment that would improve his mobility, while Tiga Lingyu hoped to find mounts.
• Gazluwei opened a wormhole and handed out parachutes because the landing point was unstable.
• Qin Chuan stepped through without a parachute, and Evergreen reluctantly followed.
• The group arrived safely and saw Mechanical Scorpions chase Gnomes away from a complex before returning to their patrol area.
• Tiga Lingyu and Season Star told Qin Chuan they wanted Mechanical Scorpions of their own.

Qin Chuan arranged for Gazluwei’s trading company to hire his friends for difficult commissions, then cleared the Mechanical Scorpions guarding the Mechanical Kingdom. The kingdom’s alarms summoned a massive force led by the Legend-grade Scorpion Captain Leilei, leaving Season Star with the prospect of finding powerful treasures and a Mechanist’s legacy.

• Odis and Evergreen tested the Mechanical Scorpions, and Qin Chuan discussed the trading company’s high-end contracts with Gazluwei.
• Qin Chuan offered to let Gazluwei post difficult commissions at his Black Market shop, and Gazluwei promised to pay the workers fairly.
• Odis reported that he could withstand the Scorpions’ attacks but barely damage them, so Qin Chuan suggested he seek the Block Reflection skill.
• Qin Chuan killed every Mechanical Scorpion at the entrance with a Shadow Flying Dagger, triggering an alarm and opening the alloy gates.
• Countless Mechanical Scorpions poured out, and Qin Chuan encouraged Season Star to explore the kingdom for treasures, blueprints, and a possible Mechanist’s legacy.
• Qin Chuan and Season Star spotted the Legend-grade Scorpion Captain Leilei among the Scorpions.

Qin Chuan immobilized Scorpion Captain Leilei and repeatedly attacked it while Season Star repaired it, using Empty Hand Technique to steal parts and blueprints. He obtained an Armored War Scorpion mount and discussed its value with Tiga Lingyu, who offered a hundred million for it.

• Tiga Lingyu, Season Star, Evergreen, and Odis admired Scorpion Captain Leilei's transforming weapons and asked Qin Chuan about getting one as a mount or blueprint.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain to immobilize the scorpion army and asked Season Star to repair the captain while he attacked it.
• Qin Chuan's Empty Hand Technique stole mechanical parts, an energy module, and a chainsaw blueprint as Gazluwei defended Qin Chuan's position to a Gnome.
• Qin Chuan obtained an Epic-grade Armored War Scorpion mount that could transform into a combat servant.
• Qin Chuan estimated the mount's value based on its combat abilities, and Tiga Lingyu offered a hundred million to buy it.

Qin Chuan’s group obtained a Legend-grade Scorpion Captain blueprint and prepared to explore deeper into the Mechanical Kingdom. Season Star disabled the entrance passage’s automated defenses, allowing them to proceed safely.

• Tiga Lingyu received the Armored War Scorpion and tested its transformation while Season Star repaired Scorpion Captain Leilei.
• Qin Chuan used the Empty Hand Technique on Scorpion Captain Leilei and obtained a Legend-grade Scorpion Captain blueprint.
• Qin Chuan gave Season Star the blueprint after she promised to do anything he asked.
• Qin Chuan had Gazluwei’s craftsmen salvage the Mechanical Scorpions, then entered the Mechanical Kingdom with Season Star and the others.
• Season Star hacked the passageway’s automated defenses and registered the group so the system would not attack them.

Qin Chuan and his companions explored an intact underground Mechanical Kingdom and discovered it was likely a Mechanist’s Land of Slumber. The first stele revealed that the Mechanists had failed to stop a world-ending calamity and left behind hopes for future generations, while Qin Chuan suspected Apocalypse itself had destroyed their world.

• Qin Chuan and the others followed the passage underground, discussing why the Mechanical Kingdom had been abandoned and whether it was a Mechanist’s Land of Slumber.
• The group reached a brightly lit exhibition room containing eleven metal steles, and Season Star agreed that Qin Chuan’s guess was likely correct.
• Qin Chuan cast Shadow’s Blessing on the group, and Evergreen applied additional buffs before they approached a stele.
• The first stele stated that the Mechanists had failed to stop a world-ending calamity, sought to combine mechanics and theology, and left their work to those who came after them.
• Qin Chuan suspected the calamity was Apocalypse and concluded that the Mechanist who ruled the place was probably dead.

Qin Chuan and his companions read ten days of records left by a rebellious mechanical lord, learning how Apocalypse’s breach of the Myriad Machines Network led to the Mechanical Constructs’ revolt and the civilization’s collapse. The lord tried to harness Divine Might to become a savior, but his final record said he failed.

• Season Star and Tiga Lingyu wondered whether the Mechanical Kingdom was a museum preserving valuable information and a possible class inheritance.
• Qin Chuan and the others read the mechanical lord’s Day One record, which said he had refused the Master of Myriad Machines’ summons and stayed behind.
• The Day Two record described an attack on the meeting, a breach of the Myriad Machines Network, and the lord’s confidence in a mysterious Creation whose name had been erased.
• The later records revealed that the Crime-Punishing Protocol was corrupted, Mechanical Constructs rebelled, and Divine Might entered the machines as the Myriad Machines Network fell.
• The mechanical lord tried to study Divine Might and felt its power on Day Nine, then recorded his failure on Day Ten.

Qin Chuan and his companions explored the former Mechanist Kingdom and met an intelligent projection believed to have been left by its mechanical lord. The projection hinted that the disaster had shown warning signs, though the story left their nature unexplained.

• Season Star, Tiga Lingyu, Evergreen, and Odis debated the inscriptions and speculated about which gods had destroyed the Mechanist Kingdom.
• Qin Chuan argued that a secret, perhaps the erased Creation, might remain hidden in the mechanical lord’s domain.
• The monuments sank into the floor, and devices projected an intelligent figure that addressed the group as outsiders.
• Qin Chuan questioned the projection about its identity, while his companions whispered jokes about his reputation until he caught them.
• Qin Chuan asked whether the disaster had come without warning, and the projection replied that signs existed but might not have been recognized.

Qin Chuan and his companions met the Mechanical Lord’s projection, and Season Star received the Mechanical Kingdom inheritance after opening its case. The projection’s attempt to name a powerful Creation was censored, leaving Qin Chuan to ask whether it had a backup.

• Qin Chuan considered the destruction of the Mechanical Kingdom and asked the projection why it had appeared.
• The projection explained that it was programmed to offer the first Mechanist a trial and destroy itself afterward.
• The projection recognized Season Star as a successor, and Qin Chuan approved her opening the case.
• Season Star absorbed the inheritance book and received an inheritance quest with blueprint rewards.
• Qin Chuan asked about the powerful Creation, but the projection’s name for it was censored.
• Qin Chuan asked the projection whether it had a backup.

Qin Chuan and the others persuaded the Mechanical Pioneer’s projection to give Season Star a powerful but unfinished reconnaissance mech as a welcome gift. The Pioneer admitted it might be vulnerable to the breached Myriad Machines Network, and, with the facility set to self-destruct after the legacy was passed on, Season Star urged him to reveal any remaining supplies.

• Qin Chuan realized the Pioneer had no welcome gift beyond the box, and Tiga Lingyu called him stingy.
• The Pioneer revealed a silver-white reconnaissance mech that could rival a God's Chosen once its unfinished power system was completed.
• Season Star accepted the mech and planned to study its power system and improve her Mechanical Constructs.
• Qin Chuan warned that the breached Myriad Machines Network might let someone seize control of the mech, and the Pioneer admitted he could not rule that out.
• The Pioneer explained that he had sealed the unfinished mech away because he lacked time and feared completing it might be dangerous.
• Qin Chuan and Season Star asked for more gifts before the facility's self-destruct sequence began, and the Pioneer considered whether Season Star was a reliable successor.

Pioneer gave Qin Chuan a God-Slaying Bullet, which matched the one for his Revolver, and the two discussed its mysterious origin and destructive power. As Pioneer's projection began to fade, he left the group with a final piece of advice.

• Pioneer presented a specially stored bullet as a welcoming gift, and Qin Chuan recognized it as a God-Slaying Bullet matching the one for his Revolver.
• Qin Chuan asked where Pioneer had found the bullet, and Pioneer said he had followed the world's guidance to it on the eve of the world's destruction.
• Season Star offered Qin Chuan the bullet without compensation, and Pioneer teased her for being a simp brain.
• Qin Chuan told Pioneer that the bullet could annihilate gods, and Pioneer urged him to take it because it might be most effective in his hands.
• Qin Chuan suspected the bullets were forged from shattered worlds and accepted the burden of using one carefully.
• Pioneer's projection began to flicker, and he told the group, "Do good deeds as you go, ask not about the future."

After inheriting the Pioneer’s legacy, Qin Chuan and the others fled as the Mechanical Kingdom’s self-destruction protocol activated, then watched the facility explode. As they considered their gains, Gazluwei offered Odis an experimental speed-boosting device, whose safety Qin Chuan questioned.

• The Pioneer’s projection disappeared, and the facility began a sixty-second self-destruction countdown.
• Qin Chuan and the others fled, warned Gazluwei, and led the Gnomes to evacuate with their equipment.
• The facility exploded with enough force to send a mushroom cloud into the sky, and Qin Chuan sensed Divinity Power in the blast.
• Odis regretted missing a chance to find Engineering Rocket Boots, so Gazluwei offered him an experimental Blast Booster.
• Qin Chuan asked Gazluwei how many times the Blast Booster had been tested and how often it had exploded.