Chapter Summaries

Gu Xi followed a Banshee’s Wail to a battlefield where nine Necromancers from Corpse Bone Fish Dragon were surrounded by demons and monsters. He sent his undead troops into the fight, aiming to break through to the Necromancers and target an Order Mage who had spotted his forces.

• Gu Xi turned his army toward the Banshee’s Wail and found a battle between nine Corpse Bone Fish Dragon Necromancers and a much larger force of demons and monsters.
• Gu Xi sent Arroyo and the Black Spear Camp through the Main City Gate to cut a path toward the Necromancers.
• An Order Mage among the enemy forces identified the Black Spear Camp as Tower iron-man mutants and warned the demons and monsters to prepare to kite them.
• Gu Xi ordered his cannon-fodder undead to charge the Human Centipedes while he arranged his troops and focused on raising the dead.
• The trapped Necromancers were delighted when Gu Xi’s forces joined the battle.

Gu Xi used three City Gates to divide the enemy forces and began replenishing his cannon fodder with Summoning. His Summoning reached level 8, allowing him to create a Ghost Squad, which he sent after the enemy Human Centipedes.

• Gu Xi deployed the Steel City Gate and Amirka’s troops, then used red dragons to clear ground for a third City Gate.
• Robbie brought the Bonecleaver Battalion through the third gate, and the three gates enclosed more than a thousand fiends and demons.
• Gu Xi repeatedly used Summoning to turn Human Centipede corpses into Zombies and restore his depleted cannon fodder.
• Gu Xi’s Summoning reached level 8, and he summoned a special Ghost Squad from a Human Centipede corpse.
• Gu Xi ordered the Ghost Squad to attack the enemy Human Centipedes and began casting Summoning before invoking Death Avatar.

After Gu Xi used Death Avatar to break through to the trapped Necromancers, Zuo Ya’s group joined him and agreed to fight the demon players. The Necromancers prepared to summon reinforcements and activate War Shackles, trapping everyone on the battlefield until one side was wiped out.

• After spending most of his mana on Summoning, Gu Xi unleashed Death Avatar and used his red dragons to clear a path to the Necromancers.
• Zuo Ya recognized Gu Xi’s divine skill and led the Necromancers’ charge toward Gu Xi’s Steel City Gate, leaving part of their undead army behind.
• Gu Xi and Zuo Ya agreed to fight the demon players, and a Necromancer offered to summon undead in exchange for half the new forces.
• Gu Xi demanded three thousand undead after the battle and refused to give another Necromancer the dragon corpses for research.
• Zuo Ya ordered a companion to activate War Shackles, which would prevent anyone from fleeing or surrendering until one side was wiped out.

Gu Xi used the War Shackles to trap the demon and Abomination players and drew them into a battle where his forces could grow by summoning undead. At the Steel City Gate, he countered the demons’ fire-based defenses with freezing attacks, leaving their troops in chaos as the fighting continued.

• Gu Xi activated the War Shackles, revealing nearly twenty demon players and seven or eight Abomination players who had allied against Bailian City.
• Gu Xi and Zuo Ya organized the Necromancers to draw the trapped enemies toward their positions while protecting the players responsible for soul-summoning.
• Gu Xi attacked the demons near the Steel City Gate with White Bone Storm as the Death Avatar and red dragon supported his troops.
• A demon player used a Portable Lava Pool against the gate, but the Death Avatar absorbed its heat and turned the flames against the enemy troops.
• The demon players granted their forces fire resistance and blood-red shields, but Gu Xi’s White Bone Storm froze many demons after their cold resistance weakened.
• The Death Avatar attacked the demon player casting Fire Resistance Art, and Gu Xi unleashed three more White Bone Storms against the disorganized enemies.

Gu Xi led his forces into a renewed advance while Gao Ta gathered battlefield souls and explained Summoning advancement paths. As their forces fought through the enemy, Gao Ta summoned something promising and offered Gu Xi a chance to try it.

• Arroyo and Robbie joined Gu Xi's battle, and Arroyo led the Black Spear Camp into the enemy ranks.
• Gu Xi deployed his White Bone Storms and fighting units, helping his forces push the battlefield forward more than three hundred meters.
• Gao Ta showed Gu Xi his Soul Gathering Staff and explained his Summoning specialization and the Corpse Bone Fish Dragon Guild's training.
• Gao Ta told Gu Xi about advancement books for summoning Liches, Vampires, and Bone Dragons, noting that the Undead Dragon Book was difficult to find.
• Gao Ta announced that he had summoned something good and asked Gu Xi if he wanted to try it.

Gu Xi and Gao Ta helped turn the battle against the demons in their favor while Gu Xi discovered that spending extra mana increased the speed of his spells. When Hellfires appeared, Gu Xi secured a share of their cores and agreed to send Liu Fei to the front line to handle them.

• Gao Ta summoned stronger undead, helping Gu Xi's army overwhelm the demons as their numbers grew.
• Gao Ta explained that extra mana improved the quality of summoned undead, and Gu Xi found that extra mana made White Bone Storm spin faster.
• Demon Warlocks summoned three Hellfires, and Gao Ta called Liu Fei to collect their reusable Hellfire Cores.
• Gu Xi claimed one Hellfire and agreed to deploy the City Gate so Liu Fei could reach the front line within three minutes of the Hellfires' deaths.

Gu Xi and Liu Fei coordinated to recover the cores from three Hellfires while Death Avatar fought the surrounding enemies. With the cores secured, Gu Xi supported his undead army as Gao Ta prepared to act, but a huge swarm of Ghosts appeared above the battlefield.

• Gu Xi closed and redeployed the Steel City Gate so Liu Fei could reach the Hellfire remains while Death Avatar attacked the three Hellfires.
• Liu Fei processed all three Hellfire corpses and returned with three green Soul Crystals as Death Avatar fought the enemy forces.
• Liu Fei gave Gu Xi a Dead Hellfire Core, which Gu Xi sent back to Aryadovi City for storage.
• Gu Xi ordered Gao Ta to prepare and used Skeleton Priest to strengthen and heal his undead army as the demon players prepared to fight back.
• The demon players looked up and saw four or five thousand Ghosts massed in the sky.

Gu Xi's Ghost Squads distracted the demon players while his forces attacked and defeated them, then helped clear the battlefield. With the last enemy dead, the War Shackles vanished, while Song Sheng separately arranged with Liu Yongqiang to obtain a War Machine.

• Gu Xi sent the Ghost Squads into the sky to draw the demon players' attention as his Heroes advanced on their forces.
• Arroyo's Black Spear Camp opened a path for Robbie's Bonecleaver Battalion, whose Skeleton Two-handed Swordsmen attacked the distracted demon players.
• Gao Ta collected the demon players' corpses and told Gu Xi that quickly processed player corpses could yield special undead with strong growth potential.
• Song Sheng gave Liu Yongqiang materials and arranged to collect a War Machine the following day, along with thirty units of Spider Venom.
• Gu Xi's Ghost Squads swept across the battlefield, gathering items and finishing off enemies as the remaining foes fell.
• Gu Xi killed his last enemy, and the War Shackles around his wrist disappeared.

After helping Zuo Ya and Gao Ta win the battle, Gu Xi received a Ghost Yin Fruit Tree and arranged to claim his share of the battlefield spoils and summoned undead. As Zuo Ya prepared to distribute thousands of raised troops, Gu Xi declined special treatment, saying his city could adapt ordinary troops to his needs.

• Gao Ta relaxed after the War Shackles vanished, and Zuo Ya thanked Gu Xi for saving their group.
• Zuo Ya gave Gu Xi a Ghost Yin Fruit Tree that produced 150 Ghost Yin Fruits daily, then exchanged contact methods with him.
• Gu Xi urged Zuo Ya to eliminate Song Sheng from the Leaderboard so Bailian City could win, and Zuo Ya agreed to discuss it with the others.
• Zuo Ya and Gu Xi agreed on how to divide battlefield loot, with Gu Xi claiming half the white and gray items, first pick of three higher-quality items, and all Building Blueprints.
• Gao Ta reported that Summoning had raised 5,724 undead from 8,172 corpses, with 4,931 unassigned troops remaining after losses.
• Zuo Ya ordered Gao Ta to give Gu Xi two Heroes and 3,000 soldiers, including 100 leaders and 150 Brave Warriors, but Gu Xi declined specially chosen troops.

After the battle, Gu Xi received undead troops and two Undead Heroes from Zuo Ya and Gao Ta, then organized his reinforcements and discussed improving Undead Enhancement. The battlefield cleanup revealed that the group had found a piece of Purple Equipment and a Blue Quality treasure.

• Zuo Ya assigned Gu Xi two Undead Heroes, Lewis and Yong Dou, despite Gu Xi initially declining them.
• Gu Xi assigned the Ghosts to Lewis and the Skeleton Mages and Skeleton Magician Head to Yong Dou.
• Gu Xi reviewed his losses and had the newly assigned undead join his forces.
• Gao Ta advised Gu Xi to seek instruction from specialists in the guild library to improve Undead Enhancement.
• Zuo Ya's subordinate reported that the battlefield cleanup had yielded one piece of Purple Equipment and one Blue Quality treasure.

Gu Xi declined to compete for the dangerous Nasz'rezim Blooddrinker and negotiated compensation from Zuo Ya's group instead. As Zuo Ya went to arrange the trade, Gu Xi examined another treasure and recognized its unusual significance.

• A player revealed the Nasz'rezim Blooddrinker, a purple belt with powerful abilities and dangerous effects.
• Gu Xi declined to claim the belt because its effects could force him into melee combat, and said he preferred money.
• Zuo Ya agreed to compensate Gu Xi with three portions of Copper Bone, along with a manual explaining Fish Dragon Bone.
• While Zuo Ya spoke with his companions, Gu Xi examined the blue treasure and saw a golden medal engraved with a dove of peace.

Gu Xi tested Fish Dragon Bone on the Death Avatar, then bought the Medal of the Politician to support his plan to learn Death Edict. After the group divided their spoils, Gu Xi chose three Blue items first, including a battlefield painting and twisted gloves.

• Gu Xi fed Fish Dragon Bone to the Death Avatar and saw its bones harden and turn brass-colored, then learned Zuo Ya would not sell the borrowed portions.
• Gu Xi bought the Medal of the Politician for 2,500 units of negative energy and pinned it to his Medal of Valor Sash.
• Gu Xi told Zuo Ya he wanted to learn Death Edict, and Zuo Ya understood why Gu Xi wanted the Diplomacy-enhancing treasure.
• Zuo Ya divided the loot, giving Gu Xi half of the white and gray items, which Gu Xi sent to Aryadovi City with the Ghost Squad.
• Gu Xi chose three Blue items first, including Blood Battlefield and Twisted Human Skin, before the other players took their turns.

Gu Xi selected several items from the battlefield’s remaining spoils and embedded the Blood Battlefield in the Evil Coffin, giving it new abilities. He left with his chosen items as Zuo Ya and the others discussed his city and their hopes of gaining territories.

• Gu Xi chose the Chaos Furnace and other items, then embedded the Blood Battlefield into the Evil Coffin, granting it Blood Flows and Pestles Float and Weird Flash.
• Zuo Ya and the others selected the remaining Blue Equipment, leaving Gu Xi to choose among green items.
• Gu Xi took the Fate Demon Head, which could change a treasure chest’s tier, and later hung the Daylight Lamp on the Evil Coffin.
• Gu Xi chose a Record Paper after suspecting it was connected to the paper he had used to record information about the world.
• Zuo Ya and the others speculated about Gu Xi’s Enchanting Table and discussed applying for territory-space missions as Gu Xi’s subordinates sent the items back to Aryadovi City.

After parting from Zuo Ya, Gu Xi hurried back to the Wudou Family inn, unknowingly stirring up battles between demon groups along the way. He reached the inn and, warned by Wudou Meina to avoid the Ghost Domain at Ito Middle School, entered the Tenshukaku to rest with the Death Avatar guarding it.

• Gu Xi and Zuo Ya agreed to target the Leaderboard’s enemies together starting the next day, then went their separate ways.
• Gu Xi sped back toward the inn on the Evil Coffin, inadvertently leading pursuing demon groups into other territories and triggering large battles.
• Gu Xi arrived near Maple Leaf Park and the Wudou Family Tenshukaku, noticing that the park had become a demon gathering point and Ito Middle School had changed dramatically.
• Wudou Meina warned Gu Xi that Ito Middle School was a Ghost Domain where the Ito Three Brothers were fighting and visitors were drained until they were skin and bones.
• Gu Xi had the Death Avatar guard the Wudou Family Tenshukaku, then entered with Wudou Meina to rest.

Gu Xi discussed troop recruitment, Ghost Yin Fruits, and recent construction with Luna after returning to Aryadovi City. He learned that the Witch Hut had been completed and went with Luna to inspect it.

• Gu Xi met the Corpse Succubus and declined Luna's proposal to build an elite personal guard, explaining that the troops needed a reliable source of reinforcements.
• Gu Xi ordered Luna to feed the perishable Ghost Yin Fruits to the Undead Warriors to improve their attributes and Quality Enhancement.
• Luna reported that an Abandoned Old House Deed had merged into the Giant Graveyard Zone and that three Demonic Cyclops corpses had improved the zone's attributes.
• Luna told Gu Xi that the Soul Orb was under construction and that the Witch Hut had been completed in the Demon Plant Zone.
• Gu Xi asked to inspect the Witch Hut, and Luna led him toward it.

Gu Xi inspected the changing Demon Plant Zone, secured the Witch Hut’s valuable output, and headed toward the tavern before a dying paladin arrived at the city gate with a corpse. The corpse was Grand Princess Anna of Britain, leaving Gu Xi faced with an unexplained death.

• Gu Xi saw that the Demon Plant Zone was changing as the Evilwood Lake sacrifices strengthened Aryadovi City and altered its surroundings.
• Gu Xi visited the Witch Hut, collected its magical items, and ordered Luna to arrange for all its output to be purchased and sent to the Council Hall.
• Gu Xi told Luna to recruit the city's troops at the start of the new week and to collect the three peas produced by the library each week.
• Gu Xi heard commotion at the Troop Stockade City Gate and flew there in the Evil Coffin, where Amirka had secured the entrance.
• A wounded paladin from the mirror zone reached Gu Xi carrying a female corpse, set it down, and died; Gu Xi recognized the corpse as Grand Princess Anna of Britain.

Gu Xi dealt with Grand Princess Anna’s badly damaged corpse and had it submerged in Evilwood Lake while he sought answers about her condition. At the tavern, he reviewed the White Bone Wine Maiden’s intelligence, and a new record began documenting the Abominations described in it.

• Gu Xi examined Grand Princess Anna’s corpse, ordered Luna to ask Shaya what had happened, and sent the corpse to Evilwood Lake for treatment.
• Gu Xi told Amirka to bring him any other paladin corpses he found, then rode to the tavern.
• The White Bone Wine Maiden complained about the Blood Flower Queen’s presence, but Gu Xi redirected their attention to the tavern’s intelligence work.
• The White Bone Wine Maiden gave Gu Xi more than ten volumes of organized intelligence, and he praised her work.
• Gu Xi’s Record Paper began recording information about the Hair Eater Abomination, including its elimination and capture methods.

Gu Xi learned that the Britain Royal Family had revived Grand Princess Anna as an undead wizard and decided to look for a way to save her. After collecting three peas and ordering the Corpse Succubus to study in the library, he returned to the guesthouse and found a fight underway outside.

• Luna told Gu Xi that the Britain Royal Family had accepted Grand Princess Anna's returned body, revived her, and made her its new guardian Hero without making the matter public.
• Gu Xi concluded that Grand Princess Anna had died repeatedly in battle and said they should find a way to save her; he ordered Luna to watch for changes to her body at Evilwood Lake.
• Gu Xi stored the Record Paper in the library and collected a Princess Pea, a Ghost Pea, and a Taoist Soldier Pea.
• Gu Xi told the Corpse Succubus to read in the library and considered having his other Magic Units learn skills in the Magic Tower.
• Gu Xi returned to the guesthouse and found Wudou Meina watching a chaotic fight from the stairway landing.

During a nighttime demon parade, Gu Xi hid with Wudou Meina and learned about the dangerous Abominations near Tenshukaku. As the parade continued, he watched Maple Leaf Park and began considering the territory he might gain by defeating what was inside.

• Wudou Meina pulled Gu Xi into hiding as the Ferocious Night Rakshasa unit passed, explaining that fighting the demons would bring nightly attacks on Tenshukaku.
• Wudou Meina told Gu Xi that a level 10 Abomination had made Maple Leaf Park its Dojo and that people who entered before the maple leaves turned red often never returned.
• Wudou Meina warned Gu Xi about Ito Middle School, where an Abomination drained men of their energy, and explained that buildings not transformed into Tenshukaku were unsafe.
• Wudou Meina told Gu Xi that the nearby wells were rumored to lead to the Well Dragon Palace and could steal the souls of anyone who looked inside.
• Wudou Meina fell asleep in Gu Xi's arms while he watched the parade and considered Maple Leaf Park a potential source of land and buildings.

At the start of a new day, Gu Xi reviewed the player rankings, ate breakfast prepared by Wudou Meina, and set out to search for treasure. He reached an old shop’s ramen vending machine and found a coin in its broken button, leaving the treasure hunt unresolved.

• The new-day settlement showed An Hongyun leading the leaderboard while You Song Sheng was Bailian City’s only ranked player, below rank 300.
• Gu Xi ate Wudou Meina’s meager breakfast and asked her to plan a route to several addresses.
• Gu Xi left to search for treasure, summoning the Evil Coffin, which had turned into a bicycle that carried him through the city.
• Gu Xi reached the automatic ramen vending machine at 917 Black Warrior Lane and pressed the third green button from the left.
• The button popped out and hit Gu Xi, revealing a ten-yuan coin as the shop owner came outside; Gu Xi said the machine was broken.