Chapter Summaries

Gu Xi faced an aerial attack by more than seven hundred Snow Women and used mana extraction, Skeleton Archer volleys, and his Ghosts to wear down their ranks. As the Snow Women gathered their remaining mana, they formed a massive Snow Tornado.

• Gu Xi sensed the Snow Women approaching, gathered his Undead Army, and converted the battlefield’s corpses into more undead troops.
• Gu Xi ordered his Skeleton Mages and Withering Ones to extract the Snow Women’s mana, then sent the Ghost Squad into the sky as a decoy.
• Gu Xi commanded the Skeleton Archers to target weaker Snow Women, and their volleys shot dozens from the sky at a time.
• Gu Xi sent his other Ghosts to fight the Snow Women while the Skeleton Mages continued draining their mana and the White Impermanence attacked from behind.
• The Level 6 Snow Women joined their remaining mana together and formed a massive Snow Tornado.

Gu Xi and his undead forces fought through the Snow Women’s devastating Snow Tornado, then advanced after Gargoyles found the Well Dragon King’s Crystal Palace. He reached the crystal castle with his troops largely restored and prepared for a siege that he expected to become a battle between two cities.

• The Snow Women trapped the Ghosts in a Snow Tornado, so Gu Xi countered with repeated White Bone Storms that scattered part of it.
• After Gu Xi ran out of mana, he summoned the Death Avatar, who absorbed the tornado’s chill before shattering into ice fragments and gaining an ice effect set.
• Gu Xi found that the battle had killed two Ghost Headmen and left only a few dozen Ghosts, while the Snow Women’s bodies left no loot behind.
• Gu Xi sent Gargoyles to scout ahead, and they returned with news of a crystal-stone castle that Gu Xi recognized as the Well Dragon King’s Crystal Palace.
• Gu Xi’s troops advanced to the Crystal Palace, where he saw three Arrow Towers and prepared for a siege he expected to turn into a battle between two cities.

Gu Xi used a Steel City Gate to give his Skeleton Archers a firing position close to the Crystal Castle, then deployed another gate inside the Well Dragon Palace to send undead directly into the city. As the Well Dragon King charged to destroy the inner gate, Gu Xi summoned two more gates outside the palace to reinforce his assault.

• Gu Xi placed the Steel City Gate less than a hundred meters from the Crystal Castle, and Skeleton Archers climbed onto it to exchange fire with the Well Dragon King's Fishman Arbalists.
• The Well Dragon King ordered Murloc troops onto the city wall, then heard a cry of enemy invasion and went to the balcony to direct his defenses.
• Gu Xi deployed a City Gate inside the Well Dragon Palace and sent his Undead Army through it, while Skeleton Priests strengthened the troops attacking across the city.
• Gu Xi's undead attacked the Fishman Arbalists, intercepted Murloc soldiers, and began destroying buildings, enraging the Well Dragon King.
• The Well Dragon King leaped from the balcony, killed nearby undead with his great saber, and charged toward the inner City Gate to destroy it.
• Gu Xi summoned two more City Gates beside the original Steel City Gate, creating a platform for Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Mages to attack the Crystal Palace.

Gu Xi accidentally smashed the Well Dragon King's Soul Crystal balcony with a catapult shot and drew the enraged king into battle. Gu Xi used spells and traps to wear him down, but the Well Dragon King reached the City Gate Tower and raised his blade to strike.

• Gu Xi fired his catapult at the enemy wall, but the stone shot hit the Well Dragon King's balcony and destroyed it.
• The Well Dragon King charged toward Gu Xi, cutting through the Skeleton Archers' and Skeleton Mages' attacks with his blade.
• Gu Xi bombarded the Well Dragon King with spells, learned that his water armor could be worn down by repeated White Bone Storms, and blocked his advance with three overlapping storms.
• The Well Dragon King used a teal dragon phantom to clear Gu Xi's Flame Traps, then rushed toward the City Gate Tower.
• Gu Xi summoned Undead Tendrils, but the Well Dragon King severed them, leaped to the tower, and prepared to strike Gu Xi.

Gu Xi’s Death Avatar pursued and killed the Well Dragon King before he could reach the Well Dragon Palace. Gu Xi ordered his forces to clear the battlefield and storm the palace while Gargoyles scouted for other Abominations.

• Gu Xi sent the Death Avatar against the Well Dragon King, who reflected its Dissolving Rays before being struck by Death Dragon Breath and losing his Twin Dragons Avatar.
• The Well Dragon King fled toward the Well Dragon Palace in his azure dragon form, but the Death Avatar destroyed his cloud path and pursued him.
• A City Gate appeared above the Well Dragon King and pinned him, allowing the Death Avatar to melt away his scales with repeated Dissolving Rays until he died.
• Gu Xi received notice that the Well Dragon King had been slain and that related water, mirror, and dragon Abominations would lose half their power and health for three days.
• Gu Xi ordered a full attack on the remaining enemies, a battlefield cleanup, and an assault on the Well Dragon Palace, while sending Gargoyles to scout for other Abominations.

Gu Xi raised more Undead from the battlefield and collected the Well Dragon King's equipment and supplies. He claimed the intact purple Evil Saber but could not wield it, and Well Dragon Palace fell into chaos as he prepared to assess its stores.

• Gu Xi summoned more than 1,900 Undead from the Murloc and Undead corpses, then assigned them to his forces.
• Gu Xi discovered that the Well Dragon King's corpse had become part of the Steel City Gate and planned to turn it into an Undead behemoth.
• Gu Xi retrieved the purple Evil Saber, whose powerful abilities came with painful drawbacks, but decided to trade it because he could not equip it.
• Gu Xi collected the ruined amulet robe and black hat, along with the Well Dragon King's mostly basic equipment.
• Gu Xi's Undead found food and supplies in Well Dragon Palace, but the palace fell into chaos as he prepared to take stock.

Gu Xi uncovered the crushed remains of people and fish beneath the Well Dragon Palace, used an Undead Transformation Array to summon their souls, and sent them to Aryadovi City as residents. After his troops emptied the palace, he upgraded its Weird Treasure Chest to purple and opened it, leaving him with a haul of gold, materials, recruitment tickets, a mount, and a relic.

• Gu Xi investigated the disturbance in the Well Dragon Palace and found crushed bones buried beneath its floor tiles.
• Gu Xi withdrew his troops and used an Undead Transformation Array and Summoning to raise the shattered souls buried below the palace.
• Gu Xi ordered the Ghost Squad to escort the souls through the City Gate to Aryadovi City as residents.
• Gu Xi's troops emptied the Well Dragon Palace and found a Weird Treasure Chest (Blue) inside.
• Gu Xi used the Fate Demon Head to upgrade the chest to purple and opened it, obtaining gold, Soul Crystals, Dragon Scales, recruitment tickets, Construction Stones, a Water Dragon Beast mount, and a Relic.

Gu Xi obtained the level 4 Mana Vortex, a Water Dragon Beast, and the Underwater Dragon Palace deed after demolishing the stripped palace. He also discovered the Mermaid Garden and Sunken Corpse Bay building blueprints.

• Gu Xi examined the Mana Vortex and learned that it could double mana and enhance magic learned or researched in Magic Towers.
• Gu Xi tested the Water Dragon Beast and found that it traveled quickly on and underwater but moved only averagely on land.
• Gu Xi demolished the Well Dragon Palace and obtained the Underwater Dragon Palace deed, which contained plots for underwater or water-surface buildings.
• Gu Xi identified a stone statue as the Mermaid Garden blueprint, which could train Mermaids, produce fish ingredients, and increase soldiers' Luck.
• Gu Xi inspected a concrete block containing a struggling corpse and obtained the Sunken Corpse Bay blueprint.

Gu Xi examined the building blueprints recovered from Well Dragon Palace and found several structures suited to underwater development and supply production. The haul gave him new options for protecting the Dock Area and developing the New District, though the buildings still needed to be constructed.

• Gu Xi reviewed the Sunken Corpse Bay blueprint, which could train Floating Corpses underwater, and put it away along with the Mermaid Garden blueprint.
• Gu Xi mistook a vermilion carpet for a Large Building Blueprint, but discovered it was a Flesh Snake Farm that produced edible snakes on the water's surface.
• Gu Xi examined the Bay Temple blueprint, which could train Seahorse Cavalry underwater and required a Magic Tower and Blacksmith Shop.
• Gu Xi found blueprints for a Pearl Base, Sewer Inlet, and Fishman Hut, which could provide supplies and increase Murloc training speed.
• Gu Xi identified a Waterway Fence as an underwater City Gate and found an Offshore Windmill and Lonely Reef Lighthouse to attract supplies and survivors.

After defeating the Well Dragon King, Gu Xi returned to Aryadovi City and learned that Luna had merged the Weird Mirror Space with the city. With Luna now able to monitor and enter the Real World through mirrors, Gu Xi ordered her to find and pull the remaining Autumn Wind City players into the Weird Mirror Space.

• Gu Xi inventoried the supplies and weapons recovered from the Well Dragon Palace and sent them to Aryadovi City.
• Gu Xi returned to Aryadovi City, noticed wandering ghosts greeting him, and went looking for Luna.
• A Skeleton Soldier told Gu Xi that Anderson had completed the High-Pressure Air Hammer, but the ground shook and the sky turned mirror-like before Gu Xi could reach the Blacksmith Shop.
• Luna appeared after the strange phenomena ended and told Gu Xi that she had captured every node and merged the Weird Mirror Space with Aryadovi City.
• Luna explained that she controlled the space and its mirror abilities, and Gu Xi ordered her to find the remaining Autumn Wind City players and drag them into it.

Gu Xi arranged to use the Weird Mirror Space to connect with outside players, then opened the Golden Egg with Anderson’s hydraulic press. The Purple Equipment inside proved ideal for Luna, and Gu Xi offered it to her.

• Gu Xi explained his plan to invite players into the Weird Mirror Space, and Luna agreed that it could serve as a Death City and a controlled point of contact.
• Gu Xi contacted Zuo Ya and Xia Yi, inviting them and other players to come, then told Luna they would prioritize Dimi when using the Well Dragon Palace items.
• Gu Xi and Luna went to Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop, where Gu Xi used the High-Pressure Air Hammer to smash the Soul Stone, destroying the machine in the blast.
• Gu Xi found the Seal - Demon Blood Sacrifice Mirror among the debris and decided its mirror abilities and manageable drawbacks made it a good fit for Luna.
• Gu Xi gave Luna the Seal - Demon Blood Sacrifice Mirror.

Gu Xi sorted through the socketables recovered from the explosion, adding fire magic and an extra controllable hand to his equipment. He received mixed replies from Zuo Ya and Xia Yi about finding players in Autumn Wind City.

• Luna praised the Seal - Demon Blood Sacrifice Mirror, while Gu Xi decided to save the Evil Saber - Well Dragon's Roar for Shaya.
• Gu Xi reviewed eleven socketables and kept a blue Crusher for possible future use.
• Gu Xi socketed the Twisted Fate Body into the Cold Wind Staff, giving his spells fire effects alongside their cold effects.
• Gu Xi attached the Demon Right Hand to the Reverse Lich Pauldron and found that it helped him stay on the Evil Coffin while it moved at high speed.
• Zuo Ya said he wanted to see the situation before calling people, while Xia Yi agreed to help Gu Xi find players in Autumn Wind City.

Gu Xi gathered more than thirty players in the Weird Mirror Space and explained that they would search for Order Mages in Autumn Wind City and pull them through mirrors to fight. He promised them all the loot, while secretly using their hunts as a ritual to strengthen Luna’s control of the space.

• Gu Xi learned that Xia Yi and two other friends could gather a little over thirty players, enough to hunt the fifty-odd players remaining in Autumn Wind City.
• Gu Xi sent instructions for the players to draw Luna’s symbol on a large mirror so she could bring them into the Weird Mirror Space.
• Gu Xi explored the independent Weird Mirror Space with Luna and saw its relocated nodes, abandoned territories, and routes between reality and the mirror world.
• Luna altered a Full-length Mirror, and Gu Xi pulled Xia Yi through it into the Weird Mirror Space.
• Gu Xi and Xia Yi brought the other players through, and Gu Xi asked them to locate Order Mages and drag them into the space, promising they could keep the loot.
• Gu Xi used Death Mirror Fairy to support the ritual that would strengthen Luna’s control of the Weird Mirror Space as the players hunted their enemies.

Gu Xi and the other Necromancers used mirrors to pull Order Mages into the Weird Mirror Space and kill them in ambushes, while Gu Xi searched for You Song Sheng. As Autumn Wind City's players rapidly disappeared from the Leaderboard, Zuo Ya realized they had to act before the opportunity was gone.

• Xia Yi and the other small-guild players used the mirrors to locate Order Mages, and Gu Xi began the Ritual Magic after the first target was dragged into the Weird Mirror Space.
• Luna returned to Aryadovi City to manage its affairs while Gu Xi searched the mirrors for You Song Sheng, the traitor of Bailian City.
• The Necromancers gathered around each captured Order Mage and killed them before they could fight back.
• Autumn Wind City's surviving players hid and released Abominations, but the Necromancers tracked them through reflective surfaces and continued killing them.
• Fewer than ten Autumn Wind City players remained within an hour, and Zuo Ya told his allies to gather and act before the opportunity disappeared.

Gu Xi used the Weird Mirror Space to capture You Song Sheng and handed him over to Zuo Ya, who launched an attack with his troops. When Gu Xi suspected You Song Sheng was preparing to escape through space, Luna arrived and sealed the area so no one could leave for an hour.

• Gu Xi watched Zuo Ya, expecting him to lead the others to You Song Sheng.
• Zuo Ya's undead approached You Song Sheng's hiding place, but You Song Sheng tried to escape through a window and Gu Xi pulled him into the Weird Mirror Space.
• Gu Xi brought Zuo Ya and his followers into the space and offered You Song Sheng to Zuo Ya to help them earn an achievement.
• Zuo Ya attacked You Song Sheng with his troops while You Song Sheng sent his Ghosts forward and stayed behind them.
• Gu Xi suspected You Song Sheng could escape through space and summoned Luna, who used her red Round Mirror to prevent anyone from leaving for an hour.

Gu Xi sealed the Weird Mirror Space so You Song Sheng could not escape, and Zuo Ya’s Undead Army killed him. After the Points Ranking and its rewards were permanently cleared, Xia Yi and the other players acknowledged Gu Xi’s role and pledged to withdraw if they encountered him during the rest of the Bailian Grand Ceremony.

• Gu Xi told Luna that Aryadovi’s new deed had been integrated and asked her to prepare the Astrologer’s Tower.
• You Song Sheng tried and failed to escape the Weird Mirror Space after Gu Xi sealed it, while Zuo Ya’s Undead Army charged him.
• Zuo Ya’s troops overwhelmed You Song Sheng and killed him, and Gu Xi let Zuo Ya use mirror surfaces to draw in the remaining Order Mages.
• Xia Yi and the others finished hunting the last Autumn Wind City players, and the system announced that the Points Ranking and all its rewards had been cleared for the rest of the trial.
• Xia Yi thanked Gu Xi and promised to withdraw whenever he encountered him, and the other players made similar pledges before Zuo Ya stepped forward.

Gu Xi secured the players’ acceptance and used the Weird Mirror Space as a safe gathering place. He arranged to open it for two hours each day during the Bailian Grand Ceremony so players could trade and share information.

• Zuo Ya declared that the Corpse Bone Fish Dragon Guild would support Gu Xi taking first place in results at the Bailian Grand Ceremony.
• The players thanked Gu Xi and made promises to follow his lead, while Luna confirmed that her control over the Weird Mirror Space had strengthened.
• Gu Xi let the players trade and talk in the Weird Mirror Space while they waited for the confinement to end.
• After the confinement lifted, Gu Xi proposed opening the space daily, and the players welcomed the idea.
• Gu Xi set a two-hour daily opening signaled by a notification and warned that everyone, living or undead, would have to leave when time was up.

Gu Xi left the Weird Mirror Space under Luna’s care and planned how to use its remaining three days to hunt Abominations and gather resources. Back in Aryadovi City, he considered a city trait and drove to the Dock Area to review his warehouse gains and explore the newly integrated district.

• Gu Xi learned that the Great Weirds he had defeated would revive as guardian Abominations under Luna’s command, giving her a powerful force to protect the Weird Mirror Space.
• Gu Xi told Luna to manage the space while he planned to hunt Abominations at night and search for treasure during the day, starting with Maple Leaf Park and the abandoned Itou school.
• Luna told Gu Xi that the Weird Mirror Space’s Mirror Passages could not be used in Aryadovi City because the city lacked mirror and Abomination attributes.
• Gu Xi remembered that completing the Regret of the Headless Queen quest could grant a City Trait and decided to clear his Temporary Tasks by buying the needed items from other players.
• Gu Xi drove the Evil Coffin to the Dock Area to inspect the Dock Warehouse and explore the newly integrated district above and beneath the water.

Gu Xi named the newly added lake area Greenlake District and studied the Well Dragon King's books, discovering methods for strengthening an Abomination body with merged souls. He planned to revive the dragon bones beneath the Steel City Gate as a guardian and carefully processed the exposed remains, leaving the trapped section untouched.

• Gu Xi named the unfinished water district Greenlake District after deciding to wait for Evilwood Lake's green water to replace the lake water.
• Gu Xi found that the Well Dragon Palace books brought his library's total to eighty-seven and added new collection effects.
• Gu Xi read the Well Dragon King's cultivation notes and learned how he split off and absorbed Abomination clones to strengthen his body.
• Gu Xi realized the dragon bones fused with the Steel City Gate could be valuable and decided to revive them as guardians rather than use them for Death Avatar components.
• Gu Xi examined the Well Dragon King's remains and processed the exposed bones and head, leaving the portion pinned beneath the Steel City Gate untouched.

Gu Xi transformed the Well Dragon King's corpse into an Earthbound Spirit bound to the Steel City Gate, creating a powerful Earthbound Weird Dragon that could help turn the area into a Ghost Domain. After deciding to prioritize the Steel City Gate in future battles, he went to the Dragonbone Laboratory to adjust the Death Avatar.

• Gu Xi used iron chains and Ritual Magic to bind the Well Dragon King's corpse to the Steel City Gate and begin the Earthbound Spirit transformation.
• The Well Dragon King's corpse rose and flew briefly, then returned to its resting place as the ritual completed.
• Gu Xi obtained the Level 4 Earthbound Weird Dragon, whose mirror and water powers could counter magical and physical attacks and whose Ghost Domain could attract dragon servants.
• Gu Xi decided to deploy the Steel City Gate first in future battles and complete its Ghost Domain transformation.
• Gu Xi sent the Death Mirror Fairy back to the library and went to the Dragonbone Laboratory to adjust the Death Avatar.