Chapter Summaries

Qin Yun approved Xi Ling’s announcement for version 7.0, which introduced expanded exploration, weapon blessings, advancement options, and other systems. After the update drew widespread discussion, Old Ma asked Qian Donglai to help avenge his group, who had been ambushed and defeated by Lucius the Eternal and Fabius Bile; Qian Donglai agreed in exchange for Old Ma’s prized liquor.

• Qin Yun explained the planned version 7.0 changes to Xi Ling, who drafted an announcement for his approval.
• Qin Yun approved the announcement, and version 7.0 launched with new exploration, weapon growth, advancement, prayer, and time-flow features.
• Players and netizens discussed the update, while Ten-Timer argued that it hinted at a future campaign into the Warp.
• Old Ma and several friends visited Qian Donglai and accused him of failing to look out for them in the game.
• Old Ma explained that Lucius the Eternal and Fabius Bile had ambushed and routed his group during a mission.
• Qian Donglai agreed to help Old Ma retaliate after Old Ma promised to give him a bottle of aged liquor.

Ten-Timer rallied the Emperor's Cattle Warband to avenge Old Ma and the other players, who had been tortured and killed by Bile and Lucius on Andre Planet. After the players launched a devastating assault, Warmaster encountered Lucius, bringing their promised confrontation to the brink.

• Ten-Timer contacted the Emperor's Cattle Warband, and Warmaster agreed to assemble the brothers and attack Bile and Lucius.
• Warmaster led the warband fleet to Andre Planet and ordered Big Blue to prevent the traitor ships from escaping while the players prepared to land.
• Bile and Lucius argued over their failed deal, but they set aside their dispute when they learned God Chosen forces were approaching and agreed to capture some alive.
• The players jumped from their landing craft, crushed the Beastmen defenses, and rapidly advanced across the planet.
• Lucius led Chaos Warriors to support the Beastmen and encountered Warmaster, whom he immediately recognized and hated.

The Warmaster defeated Lucius and captured Fabius Bile with the players’ help, while Qin Yun agreed to visit Nocturne at Guilliman’s request. After his fleet joined forces with the Carcharodons against Chaos, Qin Yun offered them supplies and Primaris technology in exchange for ending their private tithes.

• The Warmaster outmatched Lucius in combat, captured him in a Dimensional Cube, and the players wiped out his remaining forces.
• Ten-Timer found Bile’s location, and the players stormed his fortress, defeated his creations, and captured him; they imprisoned him in a Stasis Field in a humiliating pose.
• Guilliman asked Qin Yun to visit Nocturne and negotiate with Vulkan’s sons, and Qin Yun agreed.
• Qin Yun’s fleet encountered the Carcharodons and helped them destroy a Chaos fleet, after which they demanded battle spoils and the right to tax a planet.
• Qin Yun met Tyberos aboard the Nicor and offered the Carcharodons supplies and Primaris technology on condition that they stop collecting the Blood Tithe and Grey Tithe.

Qin Yun won the Salamanders’ trust by completing their trials and securing their acceptance of Primaris reforms, then learned that Lion had found the Bat-cubs’ Midnight Empire and their father. The chapter left Qin Yun preparing to confront the empire after hearing that it had conquered hundreds of worlds through massacres.

• Tyberos accepted Qin Yun’s supplies and agreed that the Carcharodons would stop collecting the Blood Tithe and Grey Tithe, while his warriors and the players moved the equipment.
• Qin Yun told Tyberos how the God Chosen worked and helped him create missions that drew players into transporting supplies and challenging Carcharodons commanders for relics.
• Five hundred thousand new players arrived on Planet Automata, where veteran warbands recruited them amid chaos; Kairos decided to investigate Magnus’s psychic awakening plan and consider backing the T’au against the Outsiders.
• Qin Yun arrived on Nocturne with Tyberos and accepted three trials from Bray'arth Ashmantle to earn the Salamanders’ trust in Primaris reforms.
• Qin Yun crossed a lava river, killed a Fire Drake, and forged a Dragon Tooth Spear at Mount Deathfire, whose eruption followed the weapon’s completion; the Salamanders accepted his reforms.
• Qin Yun spoke with Guilliman and Lion, who revealed that the Bat-cubs had built the Midnight Empire through massacres across hundreds of worlds and that their father was there.

Lion confronted the resurrected Konrad Curze on Gatan, where the Primarchs fought before Curze escaped and challenged Lion to meet him on Tagusa. Lion reclaimed the system and kept its capable officials in power, while Curze recovered aboard a starship and prepared for their next battle.

• Qin Yun ordered new equipment for Lion after Guilliman and Lion discussed the threat posed by Curze and argued over their past failures to capture him.
• Lion ordered the Imperium to reclaim the Gatan System and assigned the God Chosen to clear the Night Lords from the world.
• Players led by Director Qi attacked the Night Lords, but Curze appeared, killed many of them, and fought Lion until Curze's darkness overwhelmed the battlefield.
• Lion struck Curze with the Emperor's Shield, forcing him to retreat with the Night Lords after he recognized that Lion had also awakened a powerful Warp essence.
• Lion purged the surviving nobles and retained capable officials in Gatan, while Curze threatened Talos, recovered from his injuries, and vowed to defeat Lion on Tagusa.

After the players celebrated victory on Gathan, Qin Yun forged enchanted armor and a sword for Lion El'Jonson, who used them to devastate Konrad Curze's forces and encircle Tagusa. During a conference about Curze's intentions, Guilliman grew jealous of Lion's gifts, and Sanguinius asked Qin Yun to forge equipment for Guilliman first.

• The players celebrated their victory on Gathan with rescued civilians, feasting and fireworks before quickly sobering up with their Primaris metabolism.
• Qin Yun and the Salamanders and Tyberos forged green armor and a lion-headed sword, then blessed them with Warp protections and a Forest Status Fragment.
• Qin Yun sent Warmaster and the Emperor's Cattle Warband to deliver the equipment to Lion El'Jonson, who was attacking the Night Lords.
• Lion wore the new armor and sword as he routed Konrad Curze's forces, seized key Warp routes and encircled Tagusa.
• Lion thanked Qin Yun during a conference with Guilliman, who became resentful that Lion had received gifts while he had not.
• Sanguinius joined the discussion and asked Qin Yun to forge armor for Guilliman first, while offering to go without his own.

Qin Yun and the Primarchs planned to capture Konrad Curze on Tharsa, while Curze accepted mysterious Power Klaws from black-robed envoys and prepared to fight Lion El'Jonson. On Laetia, the Emperor's Cattle Warband defeated and sealed Count Scarface before Lion summoned the players to Tharsa.

• Qin Yun promised to forge armor and weapons for Guilliman and Lion El'Jonson, then agreed to support their campaign against Curze on Tagusa.
• Qin Yun and the Primarchs planned to isolate the planet with dimensional technology and draw it into Dimensional Space so Curze could not escape.
• Curze punished a man for refusing to resist wrongdoing, then rejected the black-robed envoys' warning and accepted their Outer God-blessed Power Klaws.
• The Emperor's Cattle Warband players beat Count Scarface on Laetia and sealed him inside a Dimensional Cube.
• Lion El'Jonson issued an urgent mission ordering the players to gather on Tharsa and help capture Konrad Curze.

The Imperial forces and player warbands arrived at Tharsa, where the Dark Angels pulled the world into Dimensional Space to prevent Konrad Curze from escaping. The assault began, and players landed on the Night Lords' fortress walls as Talos ordered his defenders to repel them.

• Big Blue reported that the Night Lords' Void forces had been defeated and that a fierce battle had already taken place around Tharsa.
• The Rock activated its colossal devices and pulled Tharsa into Dimensional Space, after which it ordered the Imperial forces to attack.
• The Warmaster's forces launched fighters, transports, supplies, and summoned flying beasts toward the planet under heavy defensive fire.
• Talos watched the Imperial assault and was bewildered to see Tyranid organisms among the attacking flying beasts.
• Silent Night Sky landed on the fortress wall and attacked a defender, while other players targeted the defensive cannons.
• Talos ordered his forces to drive the players off the walls.

Konrad Curze’s Night Lords fought the Imperium and the players on Tharsa, where Lion El'Jonson confronted Curze over the Warp anchor. After Curze broke Lion’s back and detonated the Staff of Creation, Qin Yun empowered Lion, who defeated Curze and helped end the Night Lords’ rule over the world.

• Konrad Curze ordered his forces to activate traps as the players and Imperial troops assaulted Tharsa, while Lion El'Jonson prepared to teleport to the Warp anchor.
• Warmaster, Ten-Timer, and other players fought through Night Lords and daemons, then ran into Curze’s traps as they entered the fortress core.
• Lion El'Jonson and his Dark Angels reached the altar, where Curze detonated the Scepter and broke Lion’s back.
• Qin Yun descended and restored Lion, who defeated Curze by breaking his back in return.
• The players and Dark Angels wiped out or captured the Night Lords on Tharsa, though Talos escaped, and the Imperium reclaimed the worlds under Night Lords rule.
• The Demon Hunter Warband began helping restore the Chikkanti race’s nation in exchange for clues about Old Ones ruins.

The Demon Hunter Warband reached Void Land, where Chirk explained that many xenos considered the Imperium a fifth Chaos God called the World-Ending God. The Imperium agreed to help the Chikkanti reclaim their homeworld, Alvin, and the chapter ended as Brother Zhong and the players teleported into the Marsh-Dweller command center and attacked.

• The Imperial fleet arrived at Void Land, causing the xenos merchants to flee in fear of humanity.
• Chirk told Brother Zhong, White Wolf, and the others that xenos regarded the Emperor as the fifth Chaos God, the World-Ending God.
• Chirk contacted the Chikkanti, and Brother Zhong and Inquisitor Rostov negotiated an agreement to help them reclaim Alvin in exchange for Old Ones ruins clues and vassal rights.
• The Imperial fleet reached Alvin and found the Marsh-Dwellers, who had driven the Chikkanti from their homeworld, defending it with an expanded force.
• Brother Zhong ordered an assault on the Marsh-Dwellers, and the players teleported into their command center and began killing the guards.

The Imperium and the players destroyed the Marsh-Dwellers’ forces on Alvin and helped the Chikkanti reclaim their homeland. The Chikkanti gave them an ancient Star Stone whose four-dimensional map Xi Ling began decoding, while Qin Yun considered seeking Sanguinius’s remaining soul aboard the Vengeful Spirit.

• Brother Zhong’s warband killed Shell and cleared the Marsh-Dwellers from the command center, allowing Rostov to order the Imperium fleet’s full assault.
• The Imperium destroyed the Marsh-Dwellers’ Void forces, then Brother Zhong led the ground offensive against their defenders on Alvin.
• Oshame and her guards fought the invaders, but Don't Eat Beef killed them as the players stormed the black nests and broke through to the royal court.
• The Chikkanti elders returned to the royal court, Chirk shot Indra, and Brother Zhong demanded the promised reward for helping reclaim Alvin.
• The Chikkanti elders gave Rostov the Star Stone from their underground library, and Xi Ling identified its star map as four-dimensional and began a 68-hour analysis.
• Qin Yun learned of the map and of Erlong Gang Leader’s discovery of another Sanguinius soul fragment, then considered visiting the Vengeful Spirit to recover the rest.

Qin Yun planned to lure Abaddon to Vigilant Star while the Imperium repaired the Webway, and he helped Lion El'Jonson meet the Emperor. The Emperor's will descended upon The Rock and spoke to Lion, while the imprisoned Konrad Curze cowered at his presence.

• Qin Yun decided to use Vigilant Star and the Nachmund Gauntlet as bait for Abaddon while seeking another route to recover Sanguinius's soul fragment.
• Qin Yun learned from Little Fulgrim that Webway repairs had restored many small routes, but none could carry large fleets.
• Lion El'Jonson confronted Konrad Curze in his prison, described Curze's past longing for the Emperor's forgiveness, and told him Sanguinius would return for humanity's final war.
• Qin Yun led Lion El'Jonson to the Emperor's chapel and prayed before the statue, summoning the Emperor's will to The Rock.
• The Emperor's presence frightened Konrad Curze and stirred the Dark Angels, then addressed Lion El'Jonson as his eldest son, sword, shield, and Dark Angels.

Qin Yun returned from his vision of the Emperor, arranged expansions to repair the Webway and colonize the Koronus Expanse, and met with Cegorach’s incarnation in Commorragh. Cegorach proposed joining forces to attack Slaanesh’s domain, leaving Qin Yun stunned.

• Qin Yun saw that Erebus was heading for the Koronus Expanse and decided to promote its colonization under Imperial law.
• Qin Yun returned to The Rock, spoke with Lion El'Jonson, and then traveled to Commorragh to organize repairs to the Webway.
• Qin Yun asked Xi Ling to prepare expansions offering rewards for connecting the Imperium Sanctus and Imperium Nihilus and granting players governance over conquered planets in the Koronus Expanse.
• Qin Yun observed Commorragh’s reconstruction and learned that Dark Eldar attacks were driving brutal fighting with Imperial forces and Craftworld Aeldari in the Webway.
• Eldrad Ulthran and Sylandri brought Cegorach’s incarnation to meet Qin Yun in Commorragh.
• Cegorach’s incarnation asked Qin Yun to join forces and attack Slaanesh’s domain.

Qin Yun rejected Cegorach’s proposal to attack Slaanesh’s realm but negotiated broader cooperation between humanity and the Aeldari, including Webway access and shared knowledge. After the new expansions launched, players mobilized for the Koronus Expanse and Webway projects, where one group discovered a jetbike that might belong to Jagatai.

• Qin Yun turned down Cegorach’s offer to open the Black Library in exchange for attacking Slaanesh, then proposed waiting until humanity was stronger.
• Qin Yun learned from Cegorach how material and Warp gods gained their powers and reached agreements with the Aeldari on coexistence, Webway access, and technology sharing.
• Xi Ling uploaded two mini-expansions, drawing enormous traffic as players complained about lacking closed beta slots.
• Dora Workshop, the MC Dynasty, the Agricultural Academy, and many independent players prepared to enter the Koronus Expanse, while other players signed up to explore the Webway.
• Idle Sage of Dream Hall’s party found an ancient city in the shattered Webway and discovered a jetbike bearing the White Scars’ insignia, prompting them to wonder whether it belonged to Jagatai.

Idle Sage of Dream Hall and the adventure party explored an ancient Aeldari city, discovered a sealed realm beyond the universe, and returned to find Dark Eldar attacking their companions. Jagatai rescued the players but refused to return to the Imperium and disappeared into the Webway fog, leaving them to report his appearance and deliver a Void Crystal to Xi Ling.

• The players searched the ancient Webway city, found valuable relics and Soul Stones, and entered a temple containing murals about the Aeldari’s origins.
• Knight Rider LOL led the players through a bottomless passage into a strange realm beyond the universe, where they fought creatures and collected unusual crystals.
• Labor is Most Glorious studied temple murals describing the Old Ones’ failed attempt to use Nothingness during the War in Heaven, and the players found a way back to the Webway.
• The players returned to find Dark Eldar attacking their companions, but Jagatai arrived and drove the attackers away.
• Idle Sage of Dream Hall asked Jagatai to return to the Imperium, but Jagatai refused and vanished into the Webway fog.
• The players returned to Commorragh with their spoils and handed the Void Crystal to Xi Ling for inspection.

Qin Yun learned that Jagatai had been found in the Webway and ordered research into the Old Ones’ Void Crystals, while also sending players to hunt Erebus. As players devastated the Koronus Expanse, Erebus devised a plan to recruit them to Chaos and turn them against the Emperor.

• Qin Yun ordered the Primarchs and White Scars to be informed that Jagatai had appeared in the Webway, and approved priority research into Void Crystals.
• Qin Yun accepted Xi Ling’s thirteenth-batch player roster and offered a large reward for capturing Erebus alive.
• Little Alpaca and other player groups entered the Koronus Expanse, where their attacks overwhelmed its Ork and other non-Imperium factions.
• Erebus learned that the God Chosen were active in Footfall and considered how to persuade them to join Chaos.
• Erebus planned to use promises of power and wealth to provoke a God Chosen rebellion against the Emperor.

The players pressed their campaign against the Ork Empire, capturing several worlds and preparing to attack its capital, Longtooth Star. When Erebus tried to approach Damo’s fleet, Damo lured him aboard and revealed that the players intended to capture him.

• Little Alpaca and Battle Roses destroyed the Ork fleet and cleared Skull-Crusher Star, then erased Skull Town with orbital bombardment.
• The Thirteenth Legion captured Barrier-Trick Planet, while Damo’s Island Warlord seized Stomp Planet and looted it.
• Damo prepared to lead his fleet toward Longtooth Star, where the players planned a joint assault on the Ork Empire’s capital.
• Erebus blocked Damo’s route and claimed to speak for the Chaos Gods, so Damo pretended to reject the Emperor and invited him aboard.
• Erebus brought Possessed Marines onto Damo’s warship, where the hatch shut and the players aimed their weapons at his landing craft.
• Damo admitted that he had tricked Erebus into an ambush and rejected the Dark Apostle’s offer of wealth and power.

Damo and the players defeated Erebus’s Possessed Marines, but Erebus escaped twice despite their attempts to capture him. The fleet then reached Longtooth Star to confront the gathered Ork Warlords, while Ayla Ashbell decided to help the humans by revealing Erebus’s whereabouts.

• Damo ordered the players to attack the Possessed Marines and capture Erebus, and the players’ weapons received blessings from the Chaos Gods as they fought.
• The players overwhelmed the Possessed Marines, but Erebus opened a rift and fled back to his warship.
• Damo led the players aboard the Word Bearers warship, where Erebus escaped through a Chaos Portal during a ritual; the players killed the Oracles and destroyed the altar.
• Damo shared the failed capture with the other players, then led his fleet toward Longtooth Star after dealing with the remaining Chaos warships and rescued slaves.
• The remaining three Ork Warlords gathered at Longtooth Star, and Ayla Ashbell decided to warn the humans that Erebus was still in the Koronus Expanse.

The players and Imperial forces defeated the Orks on Longtooth Star, killing the three Warlords and destroying their Star Fort. After Ashbell revealed Erebus’s location and offered to guide them through the Webway, the humans opened the entrance themselves, leaving her stunned.

• A Bowl of Lobster Soup led the players in a boarding assault, killed Snagga Monait aboard an Ork warship, and planted bombs that helped turn the void battle in the Imperium’s favor.
• Little Alpaca and the Rose Chapter players assaulted Snagga Monait’s Star Fort, killed the Warlord, and destroyed the fortress’s plasma core with bombs.
• The Imperial fleet defeated the Orks, and players led an orbital assault on Longtooth Star, where Damo and his group killed Mogash Kulgraz before the Imperium purged the planet.
• Ashbell told the players that Erebus was hiding in the Koronus Expanse and gave them coordinates, offering to guide them through the Webway.
• When the fleet reached the Webway entrance, a human warship opened it and entered without Aeldari help, astonishing Ashbell.

Ashbell followed the human fleet toward Solonis after learning that the Imperium had allied with several Aeldari factions, while her visions of the future remained obscured. The players sealed off the system and destroyed Erebus’s fleet, leaving the ground battle ahead as they sought to capture him alive.

• Damo told Ashbell that Eldrad, other Aeldari, and Cegorach had shared Webway knowledge and agreed to cooperate with humanity, leaving her stunned and jealous.
• Ashbell decided to deal with Erebus first, then visit Craftworld Ulthwe, while her attempts to foresee the outcome of the conflict showed only a gray void.
• The human fleet traveled through the Webway to Solonis, where Erebus was plotting and Calligos ruled a Chaos-controlled trading world.
• The players deployed Dimensional Controllers to seal Solonis off from the real universe, while Erebus discovered the spatial barrier and prepared a Chaos ritual to corrupt them.
• The players quickly destroyed the Chaos fleet in the Solonis system, and Damo concluded that the ground battle would be the real test.