Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan brought Song Ling and Mirror to Ice Hell, where Song Ling sensed a calling and discovered a quest to kill Frost Devils and extract their energy. Evergreen's Holy Light Orb revealed and enraged the souls around them, drawing in a huge horde of Frost Devils as the group prepared to fight.

• Qin Chuan used the Teleportation Rune to reach Ice Hell, then summoned Song Ling and Mirror with Shadow's Blessing.
• Song Ling sensed something calling to her, and the group followed the feeling through the empty landscape.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain to reveal the harmless souls drifting around them, easing Mirror's fear temporarily.
• Qin Chuan summoned Evergreen and asked him to cast a Holy Light Orb, which caused the souls to transform into Frost Devils.
• Song Ling discovered a quest to kill Frost Devils and extract their energy, and Qin Chuan encouraged Evergreen to draw out more enemies.
• Evergreen cast more Holy Light Orbs, attracting a horde of Frost Devils that greatly exceeded Song Ling's estimated quest requirement.

Song Ling and Mirror helped Qin Chuan clear the Frost Devils while Song Ling advanced her quest. The group learned that the seductive voice was a Devil’s Bargain, and Qin Chuan suggested that completing the Ice Hell might restore the Lord of Frost’s lost power.

• Song Ling used her boosted stats and powerful area attacks to kill hundreds of Frost Devils, while Mirror tested her Local Conveyor Belt skill, which severed the creatures with spatial power.
• Song Ling completed her first quest requirement and discovered that the next step was to kill two thousand Frost Devils, so she continued fighting.
• Qin Chuan and the others heard a seductive voice offering power, and Qin Chuan identified it as a Devil’s Bargain with a deadly hidden cost.
• Qin Chuan explained the differences between Demons and Devils and reassured Song Ling that her quest likely came from the Lord of Frost’s lingering resentment.
• Song Ling asked whether clearing Ice Hell could restore the Lord of Frost’s lost power, and Qin Chuan confirmed that she had guessed correctly.

Qin Chuan brought Song Ling and the others to Ice Hell so she could complete her Inheritance Quests and grow stronger. After Song Ling finished her third quest, the next required a hundred Gold Grade and fifty Dark Gold-rank Frost Devils, and Qin Chuan prepared to help her hunt them in batches.

• Qin Chuan explained that defeating the Lord of Ice Hell would reclaim the power the Lord of Frost had lost, and told his companions how the Ladder to Godhood had strengthened him.
• Evergreen used a powerful Holy Light Skill to draw Elite Frost Devils toward Song Ling, while Qin Chuan and Mirror held back and watched her fight.
• Song Ling combined her skills to kill Frost Devils from a distance, completing her third quest as the party gained experience.
• Song Ling received a new quest to kill a hundred Gold Grade and fifty Dark Gold-rank Frost Devils, and Qin Chuan said he would hold the bosses in place so they could be dealt with in batches.

Qin Chuan’s group drew in and killed Frost Devils while Song Ling advanced her quest, attracting the attention of Ice Hell’s Lord. After Song Ling reached the next stage, Qin Chuan revealed that they were already inside a Legend-grade Frost Devil’s domain and prepared to pull it out.

• Evergreen used his ultimate skills to attract Frost Devils, and the group received a warning that the Lord of Ice Hell was watching.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain to restrain the Devils while Song Ling killed the Gold Grade and Dark Gold-rank targets for her quest.
• As the group killed dozens of bosses, the Lord of Ice Hell watched more closely and grew angry, while Qin Chuan offered Evergreen help finding a support-focused inheritance.
• Two level-ninety-plus Epic-grade Frost Devils charged the group but were pinned by Shadow Domain, and Song Ling completed her quest stage.
• Song Ling learned that the next stage required five Epic-grade and one Legend-grade Frost Devil, and Qin Chuan said they were already inside the Legend-grade Devil’s domain.

Qin Chuan exposed and defeated a Legend-grade Frost Devil that had infiltrated Shadow Domain, allowing Song Ling to advance her quest. After the Lord of Ice Hell attacked, Qin Chuan tracked its location and brought the group to its frozen throne, where they prepared to face it.

• Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain to pull a hidden Legend-grade Frost Devil from a spatial rift and shielded the group from its wail.
• Song Ling fought the Frost Devil for half an hour and defeated it, while Qin Chuan collected its loot for the Guild Warehouse.
• The Lord of Ice Hell unleashed a devastating attack, and Song Ling's quest updated to require her to duel it, with character deletion as the penalty for losing.
• Qin Chuan absorbed another attack with Shadow Domain, traced the Lord of Ice Hell's location, and flew with Song Ling, Evergreen, and Mirror to its platform.
• The group arrived at a throne encased in ice, where the Lord of Ice Hell appeared as a mass of black mist.

Song Ling broke the ice encasing the Lord of Ice Hell and defeated the Frost Devil who emerged, but a vast new figure appeared as the battle continued.

• Qin Chuan determined that only Song Ling could damage the throne's ice, which retaliated with tenfold counterattacks.
• Song Ling attacked the ice relentlessly while Qin Chuan used the Shadow Domain to absorb the returning strikes, and cracks spread through the ice.
• Song Ling shattered the ice, revealing the Lord of Ice Hell, and then attacked him without triggering another counterattack.
• Song Ling depleted the Lord of Ice Hell's one billion health, leaving a cluster of ice crystals on the throne.
• Qin Chuan warned that the fight was not over, and a torrent of energy formed a gigantic figure above the platform.

Qin Chuan and his companions saw through the Lord of Ice Hell’s domain, exposed the Frost Devil’s true form, and Qin Chuan killed it instantly. While Qin Chuan’s Shadow Domain held back the millions of Frost Devils, Song Ling went to absorb the Ice Origin, a trial whose failure would erase her consciousness.

• Mirror and Evergreen realized the Icebound Throne and the towering figure were parts of an illusion, and Qin Chuan revealed they were inside the Lord of Ice Hell’s mouth.
• Qin Chuan exposed the Lord of Ice Hell’s domain, revealing the Frost Devil atop a Mountain of Flesh and Bones and its plan to steal Song Ling’s Origin Essence.
• The Lord of Ice Hell revealed its monstrous form, but Qin Chuan killed it with a throwing knife before it could attack.
• Millions of Frost Devils rushed the group, and Qin Chuan used Corrosive Rain, Shadow Arrows, and Poison Blood Plague before his Shadow Domain swallowed the charging Devils.
• Song Ling reached the Lord of Ice Hell’s half-pearl and discovered that absorbing the Ice Origin was a dangerous trial, with failure resulting in the eradication of her consciousness.

Song Ling absorbed the Ice Origin and escaped Ice Hell with Qin Chuan, Mirror, and Evergreen before the domain collapsed. After the Sakura Region lost its second main city, the group discussed Qin Chuan’s role in the disaster while Sakura players faced a new powerful boss guarding Xiaoban Main City.

• Song Ling endured the Ice Origin Orb’s freezing power and absorbed the Lord of Ice Hell’s strength while Qin Chuan, Mirror, and Evergreen defended her for three hours.
• Song Ling awoke to find Ice Hell collapsing, and Mirror opened a Teleportation Gate that took the group away.
• The group heard an announcement that the Sakura Region’s second main city had fallen, and Mirror blamed Qin Chuan’s Curse Serpent for contributing to the loss.
• Qin Chuan denied that the Curse Serpent was too strong, while Evergreen and the others silently noted that he could kill it in one hit.
• Sakura players failed to reclaim Xiaoban Main City after the Carrion Terrorfiend appeared there, poisoned thousands, and grew stronger by devouring corpses.

After throwing Aberrant Beasts into Korean Region, Qin Chuan learned that Night Cherry Tangle had lifted cross-region boundary restrictions and that Apocalypse would soon launch the National War Hegemony version. As maintenance began, Crimson Feather asked to meet Qin Chuan offline, and he agreed to see no more than three people.

• Qin Chuan watched Sakura Region struggle and threw Aberrant Beasts into Korean Region, where the players were overwhelmed by several Aberrant Beast Lords.
• Night Cherry Tangle completed a hidden quest that lifted all cross-region boundary restrictions, and Apocalypse announced maintenance for the National War Hegemony version.
• Qin Chuan worried that the national war would worsen conflicts between cross-regions just as Apocalypse was approaching.
• Qin Chuan saw his guildmates discussing the update and agreed they would talk after maintenance ended.
• Crimson Feather asked to meet Qin Chuan offline, and Qin Chuan told him to bring no more than two others and to send a location.

Qin Chuan met with two elderly officials and Crimson Feather to warn them about the coming Apocalypse, the later descent of the gods, and the dangers posed by the National War Hegemony update. He and the officials agreed to prepare survivors for combat and secure points in the coming war.

• Qin Chuan teleported into a guarded stadium and met Crimson Feather and two elderly officials.
• Qin Chuan warned that early monster attacks would devastate unprepared people, while small teams led by elite players could help survivors level up.
• Qin Chuan cautioned that the gods' eventual descent would be the true challenge, despite a possible period of stable growth beforehand.
• Qin Chuan explained that National War Hegemony could bring game-based hatred and foreign invasions into reality, while rewarding regions that earned points.
• The officials decided to bring more people into the game and win the National War, and Qin Chuan pledged to have Pinnacle members participate and join the fighting himself.

After Apocalypse's update opened cross-region travel and National War, foreign regions declared war on Yan Country and Yan Country's guilds retaliated. Players rushed into battle, where Apex joined the fight and Night Roaming God wiped out the surrounding foreign players with Shadow Domain.

• Qin Chuan teleported away, leaving Crimson Feather and two elderly men to discuss the strange power and their plans to level up.
• Qin Chuan read the update announcement, which introduced cross-region travel, PvP, war points, regional rewards, and a settlement after 72 hours.
• Players from Sakura, Korea, North America, and other regions threatened Yan Country, while Yan Country players vowed to fight back.
• After the update went live, guilds across more than a hundred regions declared war, and major Yan Country guilds answered with declarations of their own.
• Players surged across the borders and began fighting as Night Cherry Tangle and Season Star arrived with a dragon and a Giant Mecha.
• Night Roaming God appeared among foreign players and unleashed Shadow Domain, leaving the battlefield empty except for scattered equipment.

As foreign cross-regions launched a coordinated assault on Yan Country, Qin Chuan shared the battlefield loot and assigned Apex Guild members to defend the front. He then attacked the Sakura Cross-Region, helping Yan Country reach one million points and earn a growth bonus.

• Qin Chuan declared that Apex would fight anyone attacking Yan Country and let Yan Country players claim one piece of the dropped equipment each.
• Night Cherry Tangle and Season Star gave away their own low-level equipment, while guild leaders kept players from taking more than their share.
• Foreign players from multiple cross-regions attacked Yan Country from several directions, and the major guilds organized defenses and promised to reimburse losses if they won.
• Qin Chuan assigned Apex members to groups and sent them to different battlefronts before charging into the Sakura Cross-Region.
• Qin Chuan fought his way toward a Sakura main city, and Yan Country became the first cross-region to reach one million points, granting every player a Four-Dimensional Growth bonus.

Qin Chuan attacked the Sakura Region’s main city while gathering points for Yan Country, and Yan Country reached another milestone as the Sakura players’ defense collapsed. The Sakura Region lost its third main city, leaving its players facing another severe attribute penalty.

• Qin Chuan attacked the Sakura Region’s main city, and Scripps helped him destroy its walls and kill players and NPCs.
• Yan Country became the first cross-region to reach five million points, earning all its players two additional Four-Dimensional Growth.
• Sakura players tried to defend their city, but their reinforcements only gave Qin Chuan more points; players from other regions blamed Sakura for Yan Country’s lead.
• Sakura players attempted to cross the Borderline and attack Yan Country, but Season Star’s two Giant Mechas killed tens of thousands before she moved on to fight elsewhere.
• Yan Country became the first cross-region to reach ten million points, earning three more Four-Dimensional Growth.
• The Sakura Region’s third main city fell, causing its players to lose ten percent of all attributes and its monsters to gain ten percent.

Qin Chuan destroyed both of South Korean Region’s main cities, triggering penalties for its players and powerful rewards for Yan Country. With Yan Country’s strength surging, Qin Chuan left Sakura Region’s remaining cities for later and headed to deal with the Indians.

• Qin Chuan summoned Scripps and destroyed South Korean Region’s first main city less than twenty minutes after Sakura Country’s fall.
• Qin Chuan pressed on and demolished South Korean Region’s last main city, triggering Fallen Nation Status and severe penalties for its players.
• The destruction of every South Korean main city triggered Warmonger Status, granting Yan Country players levels, attributes, and increased experience gain.
• Yan Country players used their new strength to turn the Borderline fighting in their favor and drive back Foreign Server Players.
• Qin Chuan said he would deal with the Indians before returning to Sakura Region’s two remaining main cities.

Qin Chuan led Scripps through the Indian Cross-Region, destroying its main cities while Yan Country players gained sweeping stat bonuses. The Indians faced severe penalties, and even starting new characters could not escape the losses imposed by defeat.

• As Korean players struggled against monster hordes and equipment requirements, guilds from other servers withdrew their war declarations.
• Qin Chuan arrived in the Indian Cross-Region and decided to destroy its main cities, while Scripps began smashing through the defenses.
• Indian players mounted disorganized counterattacks, but Scripps and Qin Chuan's forces destroyed the first two main cities as Yan Country earned stat rewards.
• Yan Country became the first region to reach 50 million points, granting all its players four-dimensional growth bonuses and making even level-one characters unusually powerful.
• Qin Chuan's forces destroyed India's third main city, prompting Indian players to fear the penalties if all six fell.
• Indian players discovered that creating new characters did not erase defeat penalties, while Korean characters also faced experience debt from the Nation Destroyer State.

Qin Chuan's attacks on foreign main cities triggered an international effort to restrain Yan Country, but he answered by striking North America and earning major rewards for Yan Country players. The chapter left him destroying North America's third main city as Yan Country rejected demands to hand him over.

• Other regions formed the Twenty-Seven-Nation Pact and barred players with Warmonger Status from entering their territories.
• Qin Chuan abandoned the Indian main city and teleported to North America, where his attack helped Yan Country reach one hundred million points and boosted all its players' damage and damage reduction.
• North American politicians demanded that Yan Country punish Night Roaming God and disclose his real identity, but Yan Country refused and ordered emergency military exercises.
• Qin Chuan watched Scripps destroy North America's third main city, earning Yan Country players another attribute bonus.

Qin Chuan watched Scripps advance to the Holy Domain and then led him to attack Southern Yue, destroying all three of its major cities. The Southern Yue Region became a fallen nation, while Yan Country gained strengthened Warmonger bonuses.

• North American players and politicians reacted angrily after two more major cities fell, and foreign regions intensified their attacks on Yan Country.
• Qin Chuan focused on Scripps's advancement as divinity transformed the dragon, making him over two hundred meters long with a wingspan exceeding three hundred meters.
• Scripps celebrated his new strength and asked Qin Chuan to bring him to the Undead Kingdom, and Qin Chuan promised he would not forget him.
• Qin Chuan chose Southern Yue as the next target, and Scripps destroyed its first two major cities with Dragon Breath.
• Scripps destroyed Southern Yue's final major city, triggering Fallen Nation Status and strengthening Yan Country's Warmonger bonuses.

After a World BOSS appeared in Korea’s ruined capital, Korean players hoped to restore it and reclaim their national fortune. Qin Chuan ordered Apex Guild to enter the Korean Region and kill the boss before they could succeed.

• The Korean Region’s players celebrated after the system announced that the ruined capital had awakened the corrupted spirit beast Tan Yue and triggered a National Fortune mission.
• Korean players gathered missions and boasted that restoring Tan Yue would let them take revenge on the Night Roaming God.
• Apex Guild discussed Tan Yue’s connection to the Tiger God’s Legacy, and Qin Chuan decided to kill the World BOSS.
• Qin Chuan sent Apex Guild to Beli City, where Mirror opened a Teleportation Gate toward Tan Yue’s landing site.
• Borderline players realized Apex had left to challenge the World BOSS in the Korean Region.

Season Star fought off Korean players while Qin Chuan arrived and summoned Scripps to hold back the monsters drawn to him. The World BOSS, Spirit of Resentful Flame · Tan Yue, appeared and afflicted nearby players with a powerful debuff.

• Season Star descended with two Giant Mechas and used a Mechanical Workshop and drones to attack the Korean players.
• Qin Chuan teleported onto Black Flame Dragon, drawing the wandering monsters toward him as black flames gave them wings.
• Qin Chuan summoned Scripps, who fought off the monsters with his wings and Dragon Breath while Qin Chuan waited for the boss.
• Players and spectators gathered in the Korean Region as streams about the World BOSS spread across the forums.
• Spirit of Resentful Flame · Tan Yue appeared as a giant skeletal white tiger and inflicted nearby players with Hatefire Burning, reducing healing and draining their health.

Qin Chuan and the Apex players fought the Vengeful Flame Spirit as its attacks wiped out the spectators and forced the boss through a new phase. The spirit unleashed a field of forced laughter and exploding fire imps, leaving even the distant players wondering whether anyone could defeat it.

• Qin Chuan opened the fight with a Shadow Flying Dagger and Corrosive Rain, dropping the Vengeful Flame Spirit to half health before its bar locked for a phase change.
• The Vengeful Flame Spirit summoned four beast phantoms whose elemental attacks killed the nearby Korean players, while Yan Country and Korean players argued over the beasts' cultural origins.
• The other Apex players retreated from the phantoms' attacks, while Scripps dodged between them and asked Qin Chuan to save it some bones.
• The Vengeful Flame Spirit's charred body cracked and changed, then it spread an invisible field that forced players to laugh as fire imps appeared and exploded around them.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain to shield the Apex players from the sound-wave attack, while the spirit continued filling the battlefield with self-destructing imps.