Chapter Summaries

Gu Xi settled into a new villa in Aryadovi City and resumed his daily work, adding research into equipment and materials to his routine. As he mastered the recipes for increasingly powerful materials, his workload grew until he relied on multitasking and his secretaries to keep up.

• Gu Xi built a villa near Aryadovi City's Council Hall, received his carved bed, and ordered two more beds for Peixin City and the Yin Capital.
• After sleeping for a day and a night, Gu Xi returned to work and began handling unwanted orange equipment produced through Dead Matter Transformation.
• Gu Xi collected materials from Yellow Springs Road and used the "Death Ceremony (Underworld Court edition)" to study Wrongful Death and Natural End.
• Gu Xi made ghost copper by combining copper ingots with yin energy, then studied the prerequisites for crafting higher-quality materials.
• As his responsibilities mounted, Gu Xi relied on Li Yufang and other secretaries and practiced multitasking with his Hands of Death and the Chief of the Goddesses.
• Gu Xi found that his Hands of Death could not work more than a little over ten meters away, so he continued studying and crafting while handling his own tasks.

Gu Xi received urgent news about the Illusion Magic Staff, Genesis, and an attack on North Wind Plain City. He ordered Grand Princess Anna to send troops to defend the city and told undead from Wild Twin Phoenix to watch for a chance to strike.

• Li Yufang delivered Yan Ruyu's latest notes, and Gu Xi studied material on undead design and Soul Whisper.
• Shaya reported a problem with Gu Xi's Illusion Magic Staff and said human leaders wanted to discuss why Genesis could not be completed.
• Grand Princess Anna told Gu Xi that North Wind Plain City was under attack.
• Gu Xi ordered Grand Princess Anna to deploy troops, stabilize the front, and kill the attackers even if the city was lost.
• Gu Xi directed undead converted from Wild Twin Phoenix to watch the battlefield and seize an opportunity to attack.

Gu Xi tried to arrange orange equipment for long-distance communication and transportation, but the Red Equipment Guard-Blacksmith said both designs were still unfinished. Back at his villa, Gu Xi learned that Moore had killed enough dragons to finish her task and wondered how many undead dragons her kills had created.

• Gu Xi asked the Red Equipment Guard-Blacksmith whether the communication and transportation equipment could be produced early, but learned the designs were still experimental and the transportation equipment lacked spatial materials and a computational framework.
• Gu Xi returned to his villa, where Li Yufang told him Moore had killed enough dragons and needed to complete the final steps of her task.
• Gu Xi realized Moore might have killed ten million dragons and questioned why he had not been told that the resulting undead dragon army could number around twenty million.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Moore's rapid subscriber growth puzzles Gu Xi.
• Gu Xi learns about the urgent human Genesis situation and decides to assist.
• The human Genesis Bridge is under ambush from three waves of enemies:
  • One wave targets the foundation of the Genesis Bridge (Bailuye).
  • The main force attacks the main body of the Genesis Bridge.
  • The third wave blocks the final connection of the last Game World to the Real World.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi shows concern for Moore's rapid growth and hopes for her success.
• Gu Xi demonstrates strategic thinking and decisiveness in responding to the human crisis.
• Human high-ranking officials display openness and desperation in seeking Gu Xi's help.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The struggle for control over the Genesis Bridge reflects the power dynamics between different factions.
• Time Pressure: The urgency of the situation emphasizes the importance of timely action and decision-making.
• Uncertainty: The mysterious nature of the ambushers and their motives adds an element of uncertainty to the plot.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi and Mary: Gu Xi delegates tasks to Mary, showing trust in her abilities.
• Gu Xi and Human High-ranking Officials: Gu Xi listens attentively to the officials' explanation, showing willingness to cooperate and understand the situation.
• Gu Xi and Moore (implicitly): Gu Xi's thoughts about Moore's growth indicate his awareness of her potential and his interest in her progress.

Gu Xi learned that a long-prepared conspiracy was behind the attacks on the Genesis Bridge and suspected the Celestial Race, though he kept his suspicions to himself. He agreed to travel to Yuanzu City through a one-use Teleportation Gate and prepared to help humanity protect the bridge.

• Gu Xi concluded that several hidden factions and an organizer had planned the assault on the Genesis Bridge, with the Octopus Heads meant to sabotage it from within.
• Gu Xi suspected the Celestial Race might be involved but decided not to voice his suspicions because humanity could not challenge them.
• Human leaders explained that Yuanzu City's coordinates had been erased and that a temporary Teleportation Gate was their only reliable way to send Gu Xi there quickly.
• Gu Xi agreed to enter Yuanzu City despite the difficulty of returning and considered whether his Death City Gate could help transport people and troops.
• The human leaders finished preparing the Teleportation Gate and invited Gu Xi to proceed.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi arrives at Yuanzu City through a temporary Teleportation Gate.
• He discovers the city is under constant surveillance by mysterious eyes in the void.
• Gu Xi encounters a joint attack by Vines and Players on beasts, with the Vines being immune to poisons but vulnerable to physical force.
• Gu Xi is approached by Players who offer to guide him to the Old District, revealing that only this district is accessible due to the ongoing Genesis.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi demonstrates his strategic thinking and calm demeanor under pressure, quickly assessing the situation and issuing commands.
• The Players show their teamwork and willingness to help, despite their initial caution around Gu Xi's powerful companions.

Significant Themes

• The theme of surveillance and hidden forces is introduced, hinting at a larger conspiracy behind the ambush.
• The struggle against seemingly unstoppable forces (the Vines) is a recurring motif, reflecting the characters' resilience and adaptability.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the Players, initially as a commanding figure but later as a fellow Player, earning their respect and trust.
• The Players reveal their knowledge of the city's current state, providing Gu Xi with valuable information.

Gu Xi entered Yuanzu City's Old District and learned from deputy commander Gu Yang that the surrounding vines had isolated the city and resisted attempts to destroy them. He agreed to inspect the dead experts' records and deal with the vines, while the Genesis Bridge remained secure for now.

• Gu Xi passed through Yuanzu City's defensive lines and entered the Old District with his escorts.
• Gu Yang introduced himself as deputy commander of the City Defense Army and described how the vines blocked communication and resisted cutting and fire.
• Gu Xi asked whether enemies were hiding among the vines and what affected their growth; Gu Yang said the experts studying them had died when their building was destroyed.
• Gu Xi asked to inspect the experts' records and learned that the Genesis Bridge could withstand its siege as long as nothing went wrong inside it.
• Gu Xi recognized that clearing the vines was essential to restoring outside reinforcements and protecting humanity's chances in genesis.

Gu Xi analyzed the failed experiments on the vines surrounding Yuanzu City and decided to overwhelm them with nether spirit flowers that consumed vitality. The flowers spread through the vines and began devouring them, while Gu Xi warned Gu Yang to prepare for a possible enemy attack.

• Gu Yang gave Gu Xi the experts’ research materials, and Gu Xi quickly identified gaps in their explanations for why some methods had failed.
• Gu Xi reasoned that the vines’ vitality was finite and proposed either overwhelming them with a sudden attack or using another organism to compete for vitality.
• Gu Yang asked Gu Xi to eliminate the vines and promised his soldiers would be ready for battle afterward.
• Gu Xi released nether spirit flower seeds across the vines, where they took root and grew by consuming the vines’ vitality.
• The nether spirit flowers multiplied and began devouring the vines, including their roots, after the vines tried to absorb the flowers’ vitality.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi uses Nether Spirit Flowers to rapidly destroy the mutated vine enemy, which was neither living nor undead and acted on instinct.
• The vines' life force is absorbed by the Nether Spirit Flowers, causing them to evolve and change, increasing their attack speed.
• The vine enemies retreat after their vines are destroyed, and Gu Xi's forces fail to find them.
• Gu Xi decides to proceed to Genesis Bridge, planning to assess the situation there before returning to arrange his troops for upcoming battles.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi demonstrates his strategic thinking and prioritization of tasks, understanding the importance of the battles ahead and not getting bogged down in the current conflict.
• Gu Yang expresses gratitude to Gu Xi for his help and acknowledges his dedication to humanity's cause.

Significant Themes

• Adaptability and Evolution: The Nether Spirit Flowers' evolution after absorbing the vines' life force highlights the theme of adaptability and evolution, both in the context of the game and metaphorically for the characters.
• Strategic Prioritization: Gu Xi's decision to first assess the situation at Genesis Bridge before returning to arrange his troops emphasizes the importance of strategic prioritization in achieving long-term goals.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi and Gu Yang have a brief but meaningful exchange, with Gu Yang expressing his gratitude and Gu Xi reaffirming his commitment to humanity's cause.
• The vine enemies discuss their retreat, showing their understanding of the current power dynamics and the need for self-preservation.

Gu Xi traveled with Su Gao and Su Zhuang to the Genesis Bridge, where he discovered it was close to collapse under attack from countless blue gargoyle-like creatures. As humanity struggled to complete the final crossing, Gu Xi searched the void for the enemies behind the assault.

• Gu Yang reprimanded Su Gao and Su Zhuang for disrespecting Gu Xi, then introduced them as the guides to the Genesis Bridge.
• Gu Xi entered the Genesis Bridge and saw its red-and-gold surface, golden paving stones, and sections swaying dangerously toward the void.
• Su Gao and Su Zhuang explained that the final crossing world could not connect to the Real World's Anchor Point, putting the bridge and humanity at risk.
• Gu Xi spotted roughly a hundred million blue gargoyle-like creatures ramming the bridge and transforming its energy into more attackers.
• Gu Xi scanned the void to find the race controlling the creatures before its members could escape.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi aims to quickly locate the enemy's position to end the conflict.
• The Genesis Bridge, though vast, is not a real bridge and relies on its structure for defense.
• The current enemies, gargoyles, are troublesome as they stick to the bridge and can't be easily destroyed.
• Humans hope to complete the Genesis Bridge to resolve the gargoyle issue.
• Gu Xi decides to enter the void to find the enemy's true location.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi demonstrates strategic thinking and determination to resolve the conflict.
• The Su brothers (Su Gao and Su Zhuang) show understanding and support for Gu Xi's plan.

Significant Themes

• The importance of finding the enemy's true location to effectively combat them.
• The humans' struggle against overwhelming odds and their reliance on Gu Xi's capabilities.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi and the Su brothers discuss and agree on Gu Xi's plan to enter the void.
• Gu Xi uses his Hall of Gods' marble road to enter the void and observe the enemy's location.
• Gu Xi discovers the enemy's approximate location through the lines of sight focused on the gargoyles.

Gu Xi discovered a vast floating city filled with gargoyles and decided to claim it as Void City. He attacked with his undead forces and deployed Dragon City, ordering every available undead dragon into battle as the city’s gargoyle swarm closed in.

• Gu Xi spotted a hidden blue-stone city in the void and decided to name it Void City.
• Gu Xi used Dimensional Gate to reach the city despite the Genesis Bridge’s interference with spatial techniques.
• Millions of gargoyles took flight as the city began producing more, and Gu Xi sent Sacred Moonlight undead dragons and Death Legion troops to meet them.
• Gu Xi deployed Dragon City and ordered all its undead dragons to wipe out the gargoyles, uncertain how many remained after Moore departed.

Gu Xi deployed Dragon City and attacked the blue-skinned players who built and controlled the Gargoyles, discovering that they relied on the creatures instead of fighting themselves. His forces overwhelmed the city’s defenders, while millions of Undead Dragons took control of the skies and began destroying the Gargoyles.

• Gu Xi used Death Avatar-Netherworld Messengers to locate enemies in the city, then deployed his city gates and troops to attack them.
• Gu Xi saw that the city’s blue-skinned inhabitants were builders and mages, mostly level 18 to 25, who controlled Gargoyles but did not fight directly.
• Gu Xi’s forces found the inhabitants divided across districts, and the Imperial Cavalry led the Black Blood Knights and Undead Servants in charges against weak points.
• Gu Xi deployed Dragon City, releasing a million Undead Dragons into the sky and more than eight million from beneath the city.
• The Undead Dragons overwhelmed the Gargoyles and tore them apart.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi orders Undead Dragons to attack Gargoyles in the void, but they fail due to the void's immobilizing effect.
• Gu Xi discovers the city's history and the Void Celestials' origins, their alliance with the Celestial Race, and their mission to destroy the Genesis Bridge.
• Gu Xi learns about the Void Celestials' unique biology, technology, and combat style, which relies heavily on void-adapted Gargoyles and Void Weapons.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi demonstrates strategic thinking and adaptability in responding to the void's challenges and understanding the enemy's capabilities.
• The Void Celestials are revealed to be a resourceful and resilient race, adapting to their unique environment and forming an alliance with the Celestial Race for mutual benefit.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and resilience in the face of adversity.
• The impact of environment on biology, technology, and culture.
• Alliances and their motivations, both within and between races.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the captured Undead Laborers (formerly Void Celestials and players) to gather information about the city and its inhabitants.
• The Void Celestials, though not directly interacting with Gu Xi, are shown to be aligned with the Celestial Race's goals, indicating a shared mindset and alliance.

Gu Xi's forces overwhelmed the Void Celestials by preventing them from producing and deploying gargoyles, then exposed their leaders when the Celestials sought orders. The leaders argued instead of agreeing on a response, leaving the city's defenders trapped in a hopeless situation.

• Gu Xi's troops exploited the Void Celestials' reliance on gargoyles, while the Imperial Cavalry kept them from building or deploying more.
• Gu Xi's soldiers and heroes broke through defensive lines, and his undead dragons helped clear the gargoyles from the sky.
• Gu Xi's troops demolished buildings and hunted down isolated Void Celestials, who could neither gather safely nor fight effectively alone.
• The Void Celestials sought guidance from their Guild Masters, revealing their administrators' locations to Gu Xi, who ordered his troops to target them.
• Thirty council members debated how to respond, but their conflicting opinions led to arguments and brawls instead of a plan.

Gu Xi's forces discovered the city's core and fought their way into it, where Gu Xi encountered and captured a Golden Man Experimental Machine. The city core remained the target of the assault as Gu Xi's Smelting Crush Hand dragged the Golden Man underground.

• The Imperial Cavalry and Undead Servants stormed the Void Celestial council, where Gargoyles emerged from a hidden tunnel and were defeated.
• An Undead Servant signaled a major discovery, and Gu Xi sent Undead Servants and Undead Laborers to uncover the tunnel leading to the city core.
• Gu Xi transported himself to the city core and saw a deep blue Golden Man Experimental Machine knock a demigod-level Undead Servant back.
• Gu Xi sent his Smelting Crush Hand after the Golden Man, which was bound by chains and dragged underground alongside another Golden Man.

After the Hand of Death’s second enhancement finished, Gu Xi used the two colossal Death Cities he had saved to create its third pair of hands. The new hands and Ghost Prisons fused with the existing ones, beginning the final upgrade stage and revealing the requirements for raising the equipment to orange +5.

• The third Golden Man was suppressed in the Smelting Crush Ghost Prison, completing the Hand of Death’s second enhancement and unlocking enhanced Death Avatars.
• Gu Xi prepared to convert the two colossal Death Cities he had seized from the octopus-head into the Hand of Death’s third pair of arms.
• The Void Celestials feared Gu Xi would crush their city between the two Death Cities, but they could neither steer their city nor fight back.
• Gu Xi transformed the two Death Cities into jade-white arms, which turned dark purple and fused with the existing Hand of Death and its Ghost Prisons.
• Gu Xi inspected the newly revealed upgrade requirements, which stated that the Hand of Death would reach orange +5 and unlock a red equipment upgrade mission once they were met.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi completes the third pair of Hands of Death, understanding their function: one for offense (Primal Hand of Death), one for defense (Mutated Hand of Death), both geared towards siege warfare and defensive purposes.
• The corresponding Ghost Prisons are revealed to be two super-large Death Cities that can house tens of millions of Undead and form a self-sufficient system.
• Gu Xi learns that the Hands of Death will require a Red Equipment Upgrade Mission to resonate with the Chief of the Goddesses, potentially creating a unique path for the Hands of Death.
• In the Council Hall, Gu Xi finds a massive Nether Blue Crystal powering the city's void operations. He plans to convert it into a Death City using his Hands of Death.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi gains a deeper understanding of his Hands of Death and their potential, accepting their defensive nature and the need for a resonance mission.
• Gu Xi demonstrates strategic thinking and adaptability, planning to convert the city's core crystal into a Death City to maintain its void capabilities.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and Acceptance: Gu Xi adapts to the unexpected functions of his Hands of Death and accepts the need for a resonance mission.
• Power and Control: Gu Xi seeks to control the city's void operations by converting its power source into a Death City.
• Growth and Potential: The Hands of Death's potential for a unique path and Gu Xi's plans for the city reflect their growth and future possibilities.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with his Hands of Death, understanding their functions and using them to convert the city's core crystal.
• Gu Xi's actions are guided by his understanding of the Chief of the Goddesses' requirements for resonance, demonstrating a connection between them.

Gu Xi began assimilating the void crystal and converting the enemy city into a Death City, while the loss of the gargoyles’ controllers weakened their assault on Genesis Bridge. The humans mobilized to kill the disorganized gargoyles, and Gu Xi realized he would likely miss the chance to claim them for his own forces.

• Gu Xi sensed that assimilating the void crystal would take several days and converting the city would take roughly ten more, but he accepted the delay.
• With their controllers dead, the gargoyles lost coordination and kept charging toward Genesis Bridge on instinct, easing pressure on the bridge.
• The humans recognized that Gu Xi had revealed the enemy city and released his Undead Dragon Army, then decided to handle the gargoyles themselves.
• Human players capable of fighting in the void or commanding troops rushed to Genesis Bridge to kill gargoyles and turn their corpses into part of the bridge.
• Gu Xi coveted the gargoyles as a source of millions of undead, but knew he could not reach them before the humans likely wiped them out.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi misses out on a key battle at the Genesis Bridge due to distance and void limitations.
• Gu Xi's forces discover the city's Barracks and Armory, retrieving Void Equipment.
• Gu Xi decides to convert the Void Equipment into Death Equipment using his Dead Object ability.
• Gu Xi realizes the inefficiency of converting equipment one by one and decides to find a large-scale solution.
• Gu Xi deploys a Summoning Tower to study the similarities between the Dead Object technique and the Summoning technique.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi demonstrates strategic thinking and adaptability in finding a solution to convert the Void Equipment on a large scale.
• Gu Xi shows resourcefulness in utilizing the Summoning Tower for his Dead Object technique.

Significant Themes

• Adaptability and resourcefulness in the face of challenges.
• The importance of strategic thinking and planning.
• The power of large-scale actions versus individual efforts.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with his subordinates, who help him retrieve the Void Equipment and report their findings.
• Gu Xi's thoughts and actions are the primary focus of the chapter, with no significant interactions with other characters.