Chapter Summaries

Xiao Jun despaired after realizing that players had been turned into NPCs and could be hunted for experience. A call from the friend who had invited him to flee the Solar System brought no escape: the friend's spaceship had run aground beside Pluto, and Xiao Jun agreed to look for a way to rescue him.

• Xiao Jun realized that losing his player identity left him vulnerable to beings with Player Templates, who could revive and grow stronger by killing NPCs.
• Xiao Jun regretted refusing his friend's invitation to flee the Solar System and wondered whether he could still board the spaceship.
• Xiao Jun received a call from the friend, who said the spaceship had run aground beside Pluto and begged him to help.
• Xiao Jun agreed to find a way to rescue his friend, then decided refusing to board the ship had been the right choice.

As Blue Star suffered catastrophic changes, Nick Morten’s Underworld Demon Kingdom remained safe, and he decided to recruit other survivors to strengthen it and avoid becoming the sole target of the Hong Huang Players. He announced an investment summit through a mental chat channel, and Xiao Jun tried to contact him.

• Blue Star’s disasters barely affected Nick Morten’s living Underworld Demon Kingdom, which had become a secure refuge.
• Nick Morten realized that if other Blue Star survivors died, he could become the Hong Huang Players’ only target.
• Nick Morten activated a detection ritual and used it to draw nearby beings into a mental chat channel.
• Nick Morten announced that his kingdom was safe and could support long-distance interstellar travel, but he sought startup capital and invited investors to sign up.
• Xiao Jun heard the announcement, cursed Nick Morten inwardly, and tried to contact him.

Xiao Jun entered the Mind Network as Nick Morten replaced an auction for escape places with a system based on strength, ability, and contributions. The powerful and self-interested praised the decision while ordinary people were muted, and the selection of capable survivors began.

• Xiao Jun arrived in the Mind Network and heard Nick Morten announce that escape places would go to the highest bidders.
• After survivors protested, Nick Morten granted unconditional Demon Kingdom entry to those at Loose Immortal level and a limited number of their family members, while assigning everyone else places by ability and contribution.
• A newly promoted Loose Immortal who had prepared to support a critic switched sides and struck him, then praised Nick Morten's policy.
• Nick Morten's moderators prevented the weak from speaking, while powerful survivors avoided opposing a policy that benefited them or their families.
• Nick Morten's evaluators questioned survivors about their skills and contributions, selecting candidates including a compliant applicant, a multilingual patent holder, and a journalist.

Xiao Jun watched Nick Morten’s cruel selection of survivors and heard Him warn that the Primordial World’s enemies would soon arrive through the Two-World Fusion. Nick offered the thirty-three powerful people a chance to escape by interstellar travel in exchange for a painful amount of resources, and they agreed to pay.

• Xiao Jun criticized Nick Morten’s treatment of the survivors, but Nick argued that choosing people by their value was necessary because there was not room for everyone.
• Nick Morten told the thirty-three powerful people that the Two-World Fusion’s preliminary phase would last two or three days and warned them to flee before enemies from the Primordial World could arrive.
• Nick Morten offered to take a limited number of people on an interstellar journey and asked the powerful people to provide startup resources.
• Nick Morten named a steep price, and all thirty-three powerful people agreed to his demand despite their reluctance.

Nick Morten and the other powerful figures gathered resources to transform the Demon Kingdom for interstellar travel while preparing a habitable area for ordinary people. Nick’s modifications gave the Demon Kingdom enormous limbs that lifted it into the sky.

• A horned figure proposed remodeling the Demon Kingdom so ordinary people could survive there and provide useful manpower.
• Nick Morten described plans for a habitable settlement and asked the gathered experts to supply resources for the Demon Kingdom’s transformation.
• The experts poured their stored resources into the volcanic mountain, where the Demon Kingdom consumed and processed them.
• Nick Morten directed the transformation, causing fascia and structures resembling bones to pulse beneath the Demon Kingdom’s edges.
• Thousands of meters-long, blood-red limbs emerged from underground and lifted the Demon Kingdom high into the sky, blocking out the sun.

Nick Morten led the Demon Kingdom away from Blue Star, leaving behind people who were not selected for evacuation. After considering destroying Blue Star to prevent future trouble, he abandoned the idea and ordered the Demon Kingdom to head for Pluto.

• A survivor hiding among Blue Star’s ruins was killed by the violent winds trailing the Demon Kingdom as it flew past.
• Nick Morten’s Demon Kingdom circled Blue Star to collect selected people and resources before fleeing into space.
• A day later, the Demon Kingdom stopped near the Moon and took valuable personnel and equipment from the Moon Colony, leaving its remaining residents behind.
• Nick Morten looked at Blue Star and abandoned his plan to destroy it, despite worrying that those left behind might cause trouble.
• Nick Morten ordered the Demon Kingdom to set sail for Pluto and pick up more people.

The Two-World Fusion began as the Holy Grail appeared between the Real World and the Primordial World, spreading information about the new era throughout the universe. On Blue Star, Novice Villages were transported into place and figures began emerging from their altars.

• Hidden Reincarnators and transmigrators watched the Demon Kingdom leave the Solar System and debated whether to eliminate the humans left on Blue Star.
• Two days later, a deep-blue halo appeared on Blue Star and expanded to cover the entire Real World, unnoticed by its observers.
• Golden light spread across the universe, revealing the Holy Grail as an object embedded between the Real World and the Primordial World.
• The Holy Grail transmitted information about Metaphysics Hong Huang, the Two-World Fusion, the Identity Conversion Period, players, and NPCs.
• Novice Villages appeared across the transformed Blue Star, and figures began emerging from their altars.

A demon player discovered that his new Six-winged Evil Dragon bloodline had strengthened him and fueled his ambition to surpass Kong Xuan. Nearby, Kong Xuan gained power from the Nine Radiance Phoenix bloodline and looked toward the vast sea of stars as the players’ true stage.

• The demon player arrived in a bare Novice Village and accepted that he had entered another world as a player.
• He found that his Golden Winged World Eagle bloodline was combining with his Six-winged Evil Dragon bloodline, strengthening his body and giving him the ability to breathe fire.
• The demon player thought of Kong Xuan, his arrogant rival, and resolved that his player status could let him match Kong Xuan’s achievements.
• Kong Xuan chose the Nine Radiance Phoenix race after his elders warned him to take the other world seriously.
• Kong Xuan felt his Five-Colored Divine Light grow stronger as his Five-Colored Peacock bloodline rapidly merged with the Nine Radiance Phoenix power.
• Kong Xuan surveyed the planet and the distant sea of stars, judging the latter to be the real stage for players.

Luohu entered the Primordial World as Player No. 3254 and discovered that his power and bonded God-Slaying Spear had carried over. Worried that the players’ battles might destroy his respawn point, he hurled the spear toward the 2,547 players who had left the Novice Villages.

• Luohu admired the boost to his Slaughter Law and summoned the God-Slaying Spear, but put it away when the system warned it would confiscate the weapon if he caused damage in the Novice Village.
• Luohu left the Novice Village as Black Mist and traveled to a mountain on the North American Continent.
• Luohu surveyed the Solar System and saw players emerging from Novice Villages, with some already fighting and damaging mountains.
• Luohu worried that their battles could shatter the planet and destroy his respawn point, so he decided to reinforce the area.
• Luohu summoned the God-Slaying Spear again and hurled it toward the 2,547 players who had left the Novice Villages.

Luohu used the weakened God-Slaying Spear to kill the players who had left the Novice Village, then struck Kong Xuan as he flew toward the sun. Kong Xuan was impaled on the sun’s surface, and Luohu praised him before his consciousness faded.

• Luohu held back the God-Slaying Spear’s power because he feared provoking the hidden forces behind the Primordial World Players.
• Luohu’s spear circled Blue Star, killing every player who had left the Novice Village before flying into space.
• Kong Xuan sensed danger while flying toward the sun, but the God-Slaying Spear struck the protection granted by his clan.
• Kong Xuan counterattacked with his Five-Colored Divine Light, but Luohu released more of the spear’s suppressed power.
• The spear pierced Kong Xuan and nailed him to the sun, where Luohu’s praise reached him as he lost consciousness.

After killing Kong Xuan, Luohu discovered that slaughter granted him power through the Khorne Demon Army, player experience points, and the Slaughter Law. He spread his aura across Blue Star and warned that anyone who caused large-scale environmental destruction would be killed, while Kong Xuan recognized him from the altar during his resurrection countdown.

• Luohu inspected his Character Panel and found that the Blade of Slaughter had absorbed power from those he killed, while his player experience points could gently increase his cultivation without negative effects.
• Luohu realized that each kill now strengthened him through the Khorne Demon Army, player experience points, and the Slaughter Law, and decided to protect Blue Star until he knew whether its destruction would affect the Novice Village.
• Luohu spread his power across Blue Star and warned all beings against causing large-scale environmental destruction, threatening to kill anyone who disobeyed.
• Kong Xuan, waiting as a phantom on the Novice Village altar, recognized Luohu and checked his resurrection countdown.

Nuwa watched Luohu construct a powerful formation while a former Player stranded on Blue Star worried about surviving. A Human-faced Rat tracked him down and attacked, recognizing him as a former Player and hoping to gain greater power by eating him.

• Nuwa watched Luohu's formation and suspected that the powerful, unknown being was plotting something.
• A stranded former Player feared that Primordial World Players would hunt him for experience, though he took some comfort in Blue Star being protected from large-scale destruction.
• The former Player's bloodline warning alerted him to an attack, and he dodged a black projectile that struck the ground.
• A wolf-sized Human-faced Rat emerged and revealed that it had eaten more than a dozen Players before targeting him for a better harvest.

A man fought the Human-faced Rat in a brutal battle, but the Rat’s player status let it trade blows without fear of death and secure victory. As the man died, he reflected on his past and hoped the Rat would make good use of his corpse.

• The Human-faced Rat attacked the man with a barrage of hardened hairs while secretly setting up a formation to trap him.
• The man dodged the attacks and advanced, using his battle experience to find openings and strike back.
• After three minutes of fighting, the Human-faced Rat was gravely wounded, but the man was pierced by dozens of hairs and left dying.
• The Human-faced Rat declared that it would return after reviving, then its aura faded as it died.
• The man counted down as his life slipped away and hoped the Rat would use his corpse well.

A dying man was healed by Nuwa and realized she was a major figure from the myths and stories he knew. Hoping to earn her favor, he offered to show her documents about Hong Huang legends and Eastern mythology.

• As he lay near death, the man heard a gentle voice and discovered that his wounds had been healed.
• He saw a woman with a human upper body and a serpentine tail walking away, and she identified herself as Nuwa when he called after her.
• Recognizing Nuwa as an important figure in the world of Metaphysics Hong Huang, the man decided to seek her favor.
• The man stopped Nuwa and presented a tablet containing the founding work of Hong Huang Flow novels and other mythology documents.

After learning that her world might have been created by outside beings, Nuwa struggled with the implications and took the man with her to help with a task. Meanwhile, distant civilizations prepared to investigate Blue Star and the Holy Grail as its inhabitants reacted to revelations about their world.

• Nuwa read the tablet, learned about the Foundation of Dao and the stories surrounding her world, and wondered whether its creators controlled its inhabitants.
• Nuwa killed the revived Human-faced Rat from afar and told the man to come with her to help with a favor.
• The man agreed eagerly and planned to use Nuwa's protection and eventually take revenge on those who had abandoned him.
• Distant observers noticed the formation spreading from Blue Star across the Solar System and discussed sending fleets to test its people.
• Top-tier civilizations debated the Holy Grail, with some fearing the revelation that they were Game NPCs and others hoping to exploit its powers; they agreed to study it and capture players for examination.

Months after the Demon Kingdom fled the Solar System, it drifted through space while its residents worked to find a world to settle. Luohu explored the stars, discovered a space battle, and stole information from a crew member’s memories, leaving him intrigued by the vastness of the universe.

• The Demon Kingdom used up its energy on long-distance teleportations and began gathering nearby resources while its residents searched for a planet suitable for settlement.
• Luohu upgraded Blue Star, then traveled through space using spatial jumps to search for signs of battle and slaughter.
• A thousand light-years from Earth, Luohu detected two cosmic fleets fighting and felt the Khorne Demon Army’s bloodthirsty instincts urge him to join the slaughter.
• Luohu slipped into a damaged warship, killed a crew member, and searched the crew member’s soul for information.
• Luohu learned about Kelderian, the twenty-third star region, interstellar disasters, and interstellar civilizations, then remarked that the universe might be more interesting than the Primordial World.

Luohu harvested another planet but recognized that the Khorne Demon Army’s influence was increasingly changing his nature, leaving him unsure whether to return to the Primordial World for a remedy. Meanwhile, Hongjun discovered that his chosen Tzeentch Demon Army race made its members dangerously obsessed with knowledge and suspicion.

• Luohu bombarded a primitive planet with the God-Slaying Spear, killing many inhabitants while scattering black fluorescence that would nourish the planet’s life and environment.
• Luohu reflected on his growing collection of harvestable planets and restrained himself from destroying the nearby stars, choosing repeated harvests over a one-time gain.
• The Khorne Demon Army’s ballads grew clearer as Luohu’s slaughter continued, and he realized their influence was affecting his true nature.
• Luohu considered returning to the Primordial World to find an innate spiritual root that could counter the influence, but worried about the time difference and his old acquaintances’ progress.
• Hongjun used the Creation Jade Disk to learn that the Tzeentch Demon Army’s race caused obsession with knowledge and extreme suspicion, and he took its warning seriously.

A fleet from the Cosmic Elder Council found and began secretly monitoring the Blue Star Refugees, then discovered that the Primordial World Players’ one-way teleportation could not be traced to its other world. The Council ordered the fleet to keep watching and use the surrounding star systems as testing grounds, leaving the players alone unless they caused a level-five incident.

• The Cosmic Elder Council fleet arrived at the Milky Way Galaxy and entered concealment mode to investigate the star system.
• After searching across much of the galaxy, the fleet found the Blue Star Refugees and secretly recorded their activities and data.
• The Council’s elders ordered the commander to create opportunities to capture some players for experiments.
• The commander asked whether the fleet should occupy Blue Star, but the elders focused on the undetectable one-way teleportation connecting the two worlds.
• The elders appointed the commander to oversee fifty nearby star systems as testing grounds and ordered the fleet to monitor the players without interfering unless they caused a level-five incident.

The Cosmic Elders secretly surveilled the Milky Way, discovered evidence of transmigrators and Reincarnators, and captured several for invasive study. Their analysis revealed that the captives’ memories were inconsistent, and one Blue Star subject believed everyone lived inside a book.

• The Cosmic Elder Council chose to monitor Blue Star and its surroundings rather than attack, fearing the consequences of acting rashly.
• Surveillance teams found references to transmigration, reincarnation, and the future in intercepted communications and reported them to the Cosmic Elders.
• The Cosmic Elders identified more than twenty thousand people from different Worldlines and Timelines in the Milky Way and nearby regions, then ordered several secretly captured for examination.
• The captured subjects were hypnotized while the Cosmic Elders dissected and analyzed their bodies, souls, memories, and dreams.
• The Cosmic Elders found that the subjects’ knowledge was chaotic and contradictory, and that one Blue Star subject believed they were all living inside a book.

The Cosmic Elders discussed a Blue Star Former Player’s belief that their worlds were part of an online game novel, meaning they might have a hidden identity as Story NPCs. They rejected examining the entire universe’s memories with dangerous Sealed Devices but approved extracting and analyzing the memories of all Native Lifeforms on Blue Star.

• A reporter explained that a Former Player from Blue Star believed he came from a True World beyond a storybook containing the Real World and Primordial World.
• The Cosmic Elders concluded that their imposed Game NPC Identity might coexist with a secret identity as Story NPCs.
• A Cosmic Elder questioned the accuracy of the Former Player’s memories, and the reporter said about half of his memories of the future had been confirmed.
• The reporter proposed extracting and analyzing the memories of all Blue Star Lifeforms to determine whether the Former Player was a unique case.
• A Cosmic Elder rejected examining every lifeform in the universe because it would require dangerous Sealed Devices.
• The Cosmic Elders overwhelmingly approved extracting, backing up, and analyzing the memories of Blue Star’s Native Lifeforms.