Recaps

Yu Xunge returned to Zelan disguised as an undead and found As City under heightened security while the Moon Foxes searched for the thief who had raided their library. She met Hechipa, received notes on herb processing, and returned to Blue Star by way of the volcano, where she felt safer.

• Yu Xunge disguised herself as an undead and noticed increased inspections, unfamiliar scented candles, and a wanted notice for Frost Embroidery as she approached As City.
• Mist Blade learned that the Moon Foxes had found no trace of the library thief and ordered surveillance on Hechipa, Lucia, Taosu, Songzhen, and Lizi.
• Hechipa suspected that Mist Blade was watching her and gave Yu Xunge notes on the herb-processing techniques needed for Melt Time instead of teaching her in person.
• Yu Xunge checked the Auction House for S-rank skills, then teleported to As City and used Phantom Shift to reach the volcano and return to Blue Star.

Yu Xunhuan reflected on his failed efforts in B City, his deal with Han Qianhai, and the A-rank stationery set that Su Yitong confiscated. After realizing the Han siblings had suffered the same strange theft as he and his acquaintances, he booked a flight out and suggested they buy Shen Yushi a Mysterious Soup Spoon at auction.

• Yu Xunhuan considered how little he had accomplished in B City and recalled that Su Yitong had taken the A-rank stationery set he obtained from Han Qianhai.
• Yu Xunhuan decided the Han family had likely brought trouble on themselves, and the Han siblings realized they had offended the Yu Family when he named it.
• Yu Xunhuan noticed the Han siblings acting furious and anxious while searching their game panels, and recognized the signs of the theft that had affected him, Su Yitong, Lin Chengze, and Lan Cheng.
• Yu Xunhuan booked a flight for the night of the thirteenth because he no longer wanted to stay in B City.
• Yu Xunhuan told the Han siblings about the Mysterious Soup Spoon and suggested they buy it at auction as a gift for Shen Yushi.

Yu Xunge bought items to secure the flood dragon for Yu Xunhuan, then used Furious Moon to travel back to September 1 and interfere with him at the airport. The chapter ended as she lowered his luck and froze him with Ice Flower Seal.

• Yu Xunge considered how Yu Xunhuan’s Luck 10 and the Su Family’s plans could complicate her attempt to make him obtain the flood dragon.
• Yu Xunge bought Rock Tail Intermediate Pet Incense and an Anti-Theft Seal: Pet Version at the Auction House.
• Yu Xunge used Time-Space Walk to return to September 1 at 9 PM, when Yu Xunhuan was at the airport.
• Yu Xunge changed her appearance and went to the boarding hall, where her past self was seeing Yu Xunhuan off.
• Yu Xunge changed Yu Xunhuan’s luck to 1, then froze him with Ice Flower Seal as they passed each other.

Yu Xunge drew Yu Xunhuan’s blood, erased two minutes of his memory, and staged his return before setting out to mark a flood dragon with the Anti-Theft Seal · Pet Edition. After testing her new flight skill, she left the dungeon with plans to use the skill despite its risk of failing near or after the destruction of her marked star.

• Yu Xunge drew five syringes of blood from Yu Xunhuan, gave him a Lesser Oblivion Potion and a Healing Potion, and returned him to where they had passed each other.
• Yu Xunge tested the lantern’s time-return effect in her study, then used Phantom Shift to travel to the Flood Dragon dungeon.
• Yu Xunge burned Yu Xunhuan’s blood in pet incense, flew behind the flood dragon, stamped the blood-coated Anti-Theft Seal · Pet Edition onto its tail, and waited for the candle to burn out.
• Yu Xunge tested the limits of her flight skill near her marked tree and found that approaching the star or destroying it caused her to fall.

Yu Xunge prepared for another attempt at the flood dragon dungeon and discovered that her future self had left her a second copy of “We Don't Know Each Other, But That's Okay.” Before entering, she gave Yu Xunhuan and Su Yitong skill crystals and judged the strengthened squad’s chances of success to be good.

• Yu Xunge bought a use of “We Don't Know Each Other, But That's Okay” from Baozi and exchanged a blank skill crystal for its crystal.
• Yu Xunge found an identical skill crystal on the bathroom sink and realized her future self had brought it to her.
• The Flood Dragon Squad gathered outside the dungeon, strengthened by Su Yitong’s Hymn of Hope and weeks of training.
• Yu Xunge brought Tulan into the dungeon but told her to fly far from the flood dragon.
• Yu Xunge gave Yu Xunhuan and Su Yitong one “So Happy Now” skill crystal each.

Yu Xunge joined the Special Affairs Bureau’s assault on the flood dragon while secretly preparing to deflect suspicion about her luck. As the battle progressed, Black Jade used Bloodline Search to identify a male relative of Yu Xunge’s as its preferred potential contractor and began assessing his status.

• Yu Xunge gave the Special Affairs Bureau a skill crystal and planned to change her Luck Value to 10 before the fight, but noticed Yu Xunhuan and Su Yitong were no longer wearing their probing equipment.
• Yu Xunhuan suppressed his unease and joined Su Yitong and the others in the flood dragon assault because his versatile skills made him difficult to replace.
• The team countered the flood dragon’s abilities with aerial attacks, toxin-collecting items, interruptions, tank positioning, and vessels prepared for Yu Xunge’s Fountain of Light, reducing its HP to 70%.
• Black Jade used Bloodline Search on Yu Xunge and found a red beam linking her to a male on the battlefield whom it found unusually appealing.
• Black Jade decided the male was closely related to Yu Xunge and considered him its best potential contractor, hoping his status would let it survive on Blue Star and hunt the Zelan Sacred Clan.

Yu Xunge and the Special Affairs Bureau fought the flood dragon for twelve hours before trapping it temporarily so everyone could rest. During the break, Yu Xunge used a skill crystal to guide Yu Xunhuan’s thoughts toward believing the flood dragon was testing him and could help him gain influence in the Su Family.

• The Special Affairs Bureau protected Yu Xunhuan as the flood dragon repeatedly targeted him, while Black Jade decided he was its preferred potential contractor.
• After the flood dragon’s HP fell to 62% and the exhausted team neared a gap in their rotations, the male commander trapped it inside a phantom Bronze Bell.
• The players rested and recovered while Yu Xunge gave Advanced Landmines to the scout to set around the flood dragon.
• Yu Xunge told Yu Xunhuan and Su Yitong how Tulan had pursued her for food and agreed to an Equal Contract, leaving the listeners astonished.
• Yu Xunge crushed the first “We're Not Familiar, But That's Okay” skill crystal and steered Yu Xunhuan toward thinking the flood dragon was testing him and might help him gain a say in the Su Family.

Yu Xunge steered Yu Xunhuan toward coveting the flood dragon, then joined the Special Affairs Bureau’s battle against it. A rotation plan for outside healing helped the group drive the flood dragon to 10% HP, and the commanders called Su Yitong to prepare.

• Yu Xunge guided Yu Xunhuan’s thoughts until he decided the flood dragon might be his only chance to begin his Dragon Transformation.
• Yu Xunge stopped listening to Yu Xunhuan because the skill consumed too much Mana, after planting one final thought about the flood dragon possibly being the last dragon-related Exotic Beast BOSS.
• The commanders resumed the flood dragon battle, and the Special Affairs Bureau’s fighters used a prepared Bronze Bell and traps to contain its attacks.
• The female commander sent Yu Xunge and Team A outside, where several hundred players healed and buffed them before they returned to fight.
• Zhao Shuying explained that the rotation plan had been used to conquer other dungeons, while the group pushed the flood dragon down to 10% HP.
• The battle monitor announced the flood dragon’s remaining HP and status effects, and the commanders called Su Yitong to prepare.

Yu Xunhuan betrayed Su Yitong’s group and successfully contracted Black Jade, the flood dragon, after Yu Xunge repeatedly manipulated his Luck Value. Black Jade’s memories revealed that its SSS-rank skill, Reversal Moment, had awakened after it saw a true dragon as a newborn.

• Yu Xunge changed Yu Xunhuan’s Luck Value to 1, while Su Yitong used a Skill Crystal to set her own Luck Value to 10.
• Su Yitong’s contract was rejected, and Black Jade declared that it would only accept Yu Xunhuan as its master.
• Zhao Shuying ordered Gao Li and the melee fighters to restrain Black Jade, while Yu Xunhuan concealed his intentions.
• Yu Xunhuan teleported to Black Jade and slapped his own contract onto its wound as Lin Chengze and Lan Cheng intercepted Su Yitong and Su Wu.
• Yu Xunge changed Yu Xunhuan’s Luck Value to 1 again, and the contract formed as Black Jade accepted him.
• Black Jade recalled hatching as a weak snake and awakening Reversal Moment after seeing a true dragon.

Black Jade used its power to reverse the contract, making Yu Xunhuan its pet instead of becoming his. As the revelation spread and the Special Affairs Bureau weighed its response, Zhao Shuying approached Black Jade to negotiate.

• Black Jade switched the contractors' names during the ritual, and Yu Xunhuan became its pet.
• Yu Xunge checked the pet rankings and saw Yu Xunhuan listed as Black Jade's level-eight human pet.
• Su Yitong and the gathered players discovered Yu Xunhuan's new status, and the news spread across the game's channels.
• Zhao Shuying reported the incident and approached Black Jade with an offer to negotiate or fight.
• Black Jade warned Zhao Shuying that killing it would kill Yu Xunhuan, while the Special Affairs Bureau considered the political risks of acting against it.

Zhao Shuying and Hei Fei faced off as the Special Affairs Bureau prepared to contain the flood dragon, while Yu Xunge acted like a protective older sister to raise Yu Xunhuan’s trust. Hei Fei revealed that it had chosen Yu Xunhuan because it wanted true dragon blood to undergo Dragon Transformation, leaving Yu Xunge worried that her brother would stop trusting her if she could not provide it.

• Zhao Shuying warned Hei Fei that the Bureau could imprison it, but Hei Fei threatened to bathe Blue Star in blood if it was cornered.
• Hei Fei demanded to live in the city center and receive Sacred Clan corpses, while Zhao Shuying refused and offered only housing on the outskirts and meat.
• Hei Fei struck Yu Xunhuan down to 2% HP, and Yu Xunge healed him, dragged him to safety, and pretended to shield him from the flood dragon.
• Zhao Shuying asked why Hei Fei had chosen Yu Xunhuan, and Hei Fei said it wanted true dragon blood so it could undergo Dragon Transformation.
• Yu Xunge realized Hei Fei’s demand could make Yu Xunhuan suspect that her kindness had been false if she failed to produce dragon blood.

Yu Xunge rejected the pressure to give Tulan’s Dragon Blood to Black Jade and chose to confront the flood dragon herself. After rewinding time and preparing her abilities, she crippled Black Jade’s horn and publicly declared her strength, leaving the field facing her and Tulan as a true dragon.

• Yu Xunge considered the Special Affairs Bureau’s likely demands but refused to gamble with Tulan’s transformation, then used Tulan’s time reversal twice to return to the fight.
• Yu Xunge put away the skill crystal and allocated all fifteen Distributable Attribute Points to agility while planning a new strategy with Tulan.
• Yu Xunge drank Daughter Red Wine, revealed her true attributes, and rode Tulan into the air as they confronted Black Jade.
• Tulan’s dragon bloodline suppressed Black Jade, and Yu Xunge shot off its right dragon horn, dropping its HP to 2.92%.
• Yu Xunge accused Black Jade of being unworthy of threatening Blue Star, while Tulan challenged it to swear by the dragon bloodline.

Yu Xunge used Tulan’s power to frighten Black Jade and leave the dungeon, then collapsed from the strain. Back inside, Black Jade drained Yu Xunhuan’s levels to restore its own HP, leaving him at Level 3.

• Tulan invoked the dragons’ power to warn Black Jade, while Yu Xunge borrowed her authority to intimidate it.
• Tulan delivered an improvised insult to Black Jade, and Yu Xunge changed her attributes back before passing out.
• Tulan secured Yu Xunge to her back, declared that she and the dragons would protect their Dragon’s Nest, and carried her out of the dungeon.
• The players outside let Tulan leave, and Zhao Shuying urged the healers to restore Yu Xunhuan’s HP.
• When the Special Affairs Bureau tried to negotiate with Black Jade, it drained Yu Xunhuan’s HP and levels to raise its own HP to 52%, reducing him to Level 3.

The Special Affairs Bureau settled terms with Black Fei and delayed replacing Su Yitong’s lost wyrm, while Yu Xunhuan and two former allies faced the fallout. As Yu Xunge flew with Tulan across Yun Province, Tulan expressed how grateful she was that Yu Xunge had protected her, and Zhao Shuying’s messages warned that they were nearing the border.

• The Special Affairs Bureau agreed that Black Fei would live in the suburbs, provide Dragon Blood each month, clear an instance, and refrain from harming people at will.
• Yu Xunhuan asked to terminate his contract, but Black Fei struck him with his tail, and Zhao Shuying changed the subject after having him healed.
• Zhao Shuying arranged to discuss finding Su Yitong another wyrm three days later, while Yu Xunhuan was forced to accompany Black Fei to his new residence.
• Lin Chengze and Lan Cheng decided to hide for a while and hunt Ye Dong in B City to avoid the Su Family.
• Yu Xunge woke on Tulan’s back and learned that Tulan had kept flying because she felt happy and protected by Yu Xunge.
• Tulan said her luck value must be 10 to have met Yu Xunge, while Zhao Shuying messaged that they were nearing the border.

Yu Xunge woke up on Tulan’s back during a flight over Yun Province and checked in with Zhao Shuying about Yu Xunhuan and Black Jade. As Tulan flew them home, Yu Xunge read the continuing debate over Black Jade and Yu Xunhuan’s new situation.

• Zhao Shuying guided Tulan through Yun Province while Yu Xunge slept, and people on the World Channel and China Channel discussed the flight and shared photos of Yu Xunge.
• Yu Xunge messaged Yu Xunhuan to check on him, then asked Zhao Shuying how he and Black Jade were being handled.
• Zhao Shuying said Yu Xunhuan and Black Jade were temporarily coexisting peacefully, that people knew about the contract reversal, and that Yu Xunhuan had recorded it.
• Yu Xunge told Zhao Shuying that her explosive combination skill with Tulan permanently lowered a random attribute by 2.
• Yu Xunge shared Shen Yushi’s fried flatbread with Tulan, and Tulan turned toward home.
• Yu Xunge read forum discussions analyzing Black Jade’s talent and how Yu Xunhuan had obtained the flood dragon from the Su Family.

The Special Affairs Bureau arranged for Hei Fei and Yu Xunhuan to live at a wealthy estate, where Hei Fei revealed that he had contracted Yu Xunhuan to obtain Dragon Blood and began tormenting him. Meanwhile, Su Yitong considered Yu Xunge a valuable connection, and Zhao Shuying and her coworkers returned to work after receiving rewards for the incident.

• The Special Affairs Bureau bought an estate near the Su Family for Hei Fei and Yu Xunhuan, and Hei Fei required Yu Xunhuan to attend to his daily needs.
• Hei Fei confronted Yu Xunhuan, ate one of his fingers, and said he had formed the contract because Yu Xunge had a dragon whose blood he needed.
• Yu Xunhuan realized Su Yitong's luck had repelled Hei Fei's first contract attempt, while he felt too dependent on Yu Xunge to hate Hei Fei.
• Su Yitong laughed over Yu Xunhuan's betrayal and decided to maintain a relationship with Yu Xunge so she could seek her help in the future.
• Zhao Shuying and the Special Affairs Bureau team were called back to a meeting and received a D-rank Skill Book and ten Intermediate Stamina Potions as rewards.

Yu Xunge and Tulan chased down Wuxi after he stole something from her cat bed, and discovered he possessed a bone tile marked “fifty thousand” that might be part of an SS-rank item. Wuxi planned to send information about the tile and the cat bed to others if he escaped, leaving Yu Xunge determined to kill him and keep her secret safe.

• Yu Xunge detected an intruder in her territory and found that someone had pulled her cat bed into another space.
• Yu Xunge and Tulan pursued the fleeing intruder and identified him as Wuxi, a level 12 moon fox of the Mist Tail Clan.
• Wuxi warned Yu Xunge that killing him would bring the Moon Fox Clan after her, but she ordered Tulan to kill him anyway.
• Wuxi claimed he had stolen a component of an SS-rank item and showed Yu Xunge a bone tile marked “fifty thousand.”
• Yu Xunge resolved to kill Wuxi rather than let him keep the tile, while Wuxi secretly planned to report the cat bed and tile if he escaped.

Yu Xunge captured Wuxi after learning how Fragrant Blade would mark his killer, then stole from him until she recovered the Five of Myriad. She hid the mysterious bone tiles and decided to take Wuxi to the Han family to have him killed.

• Yu Xunge learned from Wuxi that Fragrant Blade would mark the nonhumans nearest him when he died, and she and Tulan subdued him with Mind Bind and a sleeping potion.
• Yu Xunge retrieved the Crushed Soda Can while Tulan complained that she could not fight without making a sound, then questioned whether Aurora Curtain had ever hit anyone.
• Yu Xunge took Wuxi home, adjusted his Luck to 1, and repeatedly used I Want This, This, and This until she recovered the Five of Myriad along with equipment and Intelligence.
• Yu Xunge combined the Five of Myriad with the Three of Myriad, failed to identify the bone tiles, and hid them in Magician's Denture.
• Yu Xunge ruled out the Liang Family, the Su Family, and Yu Xunhuan as options, then decided to take Wuxi to the Han family.

Yu Xunge took the drugged Wuxi and Tulan toward B City, then secretly flew to the Han family estate and hurled Wuxi into its central building. She stayed to make sure the Han family confronted him.

• Yu Xunge restrained Wuxi, packed him into a bag, and persuaded Tulan to travel with her to B City for revenge and a visit to Shen Yushi.
• Zhao Shuying called Yu Xunge on the highway, learned she was heading to B City to see her family, and arranged to waive her highway tolls.
• Near B City, Yu Xunge concealed the car with Tulan’s frost mist, disguised herself, and tested her flying skill while carrying Wuxi, discovering that high speed drained her health and gave her the Drone effect.
• Yu Xunge reached the Han family estate, removed Wuxi’s scent, disfigured him, weakened him, and fed him Daughter Red Wine.
• Yu Xunge threw Wuxi through the roof of the estate’s central building and stayed nearby to witness the Han family deal with him.

After Wuxi died, Yu Xunge returned to the road and went to visit Shen Yushi, only to learn that Yi Qiuguo had been hospitalized with abdominal pain and a strange status. Lu Qieyun told her the status was called Law of the Jungle.

• The Han family killed Wuxi and saw mist blades split apart and strike every player nearby, then vanish into their bodies.
• Yu Xunge flew back to the car with Tulan, ate with her, and continued toward Shen Yushi's home at daybreak.
• Yu Xunge discovered that Han Qianshan had bought her spoon at the Auction House.
• Lu Qieyun met Yu Xunge outside the alley and explained that Yi Qiuguo was in the hospital after developing abdominal pain and a strange status.
• Lu Qieyun revealed that Yi Qiuguo's status was called Law of the Jungle, and Yu Xunge chose to go to the hospital.

Yu Xunhuan gained power by accepting Hei Fei’s snake bloodline, but he remained trapped in Hei Fei’s service and resented Yu Xunge and Su Yitong for his predicament. He planned to ask Hei Fei how to restore his failed God-Bestowed Talent while secretly wishing to surpass Yu Xunge.

• Hei Fei transferred part of his snake bloodline to Yu Xunhuan, whose attributes rose rapidly as a blood thread continued feeding on him.
• Yu Xunhuan read rumors blaming him for stealing Hei Fei and found a Special Affairs Bureau advertisement directing players to contact Ms. Zhao about exotic beast contracts.
• Yu Xunhuan replied to Yu Xunge, who offered to punish Hei Fei, but he declined and asked whether she could obtain Tulan’s Dragon Blood for him.
• Yu Xunge told Yu Xunhuan she was going to the hospital because there seemed to be a problem with the child in their mother’s belly.
• Yu Xunhuan resented Yu Xunge and Su Yitong, fantasized about absorbing his relatives’ power, and decided to ask Hei Fei about fixing his failed God-Bestowed Talent.

Yu Xunge visited the hospital after Yi Qiuguo’s unborn child mysteriously vanished, then brought Tulan rice to Shen Yushi and accepted her invitation to stay. Shen Yushi sent Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo away from her home, while Yu Xunge prepared to learn cooking from her.

• Yu Xunge arrived at the hospital and learned that Yi Qiuguo’s child had vanished without explanation and that her Law of the Jungle status had disappeared.
• Yi Qiuguo reassured Yu Xunge that she was fine, and Yu Xunge allowed Tulan to spend time with her after admitting she had felt jealous before.
• Yu Xunge gave Shen Yushi rice from Tulan and explained its different flavors while Shen Yushi and the others sampled it.
• Yu Qingshan arrived with food for Shen Yushi and Yi Qiuguo, and Shen Yushi told them to stop visiting her after that day.
• Shen Yushi invited Yu Xunge to stay at her home, and Yu Xunge accepted so she could avoid trouble and learn cooking from her.

Su Yitong arranged to negotiate with Zhao Shuying while the Liang family discussed its next move. Liang Yuchuan trained with new weapons and an A-rank snowboard, and Liang Sha decided to approach Yu Xunhuan as a route to cooperating with Black Fei.

• Su Yitong concluded that Yu Xunge would not blame her and arranged to meet Zhao Shuying on the morning of the 18th.
• Liang Yuchuan trained with a claw fitted to her right arm, a Gauntlet Blade on her left hand, and the A-rank item Skiing Adventure.
• Liang Jing asked whether the Liang family should pressure Su Yitong or pursue the next mutant beast, and Liang Sha chose to approach Yu Xunhuan first.
• Liang Sha explained that Yu Xunhuan could serve as a bridge to Black Fei, whom she wanted to work with.
• Liang Sha learned Yu Xunge had paid two attribute points to borrow Tulan's power and let go of her suspicion about Yu Xunge's attack on Black Fei.

Yu Xunhuan endured Black Jade’s abuse and tried to bargain for a way to recover his stolen talent skills, while Black Jade dangled Demonic Knowledge before him. Elsewhere, Zhao Shuying began discussing exotic beast resources with Su Yitong, but Zhao Xianyin’s sales pitch went so badly that Zhao Shuying muted her.

• Yu Xunhuan accepted Black Jade’s abuse and asked whether his disabled Food God talent skills could be restored, offering to serve him in exchange.
• Black Jade mentioned Demonic Knowledge that could let Yu Xunhuan strip others of their talents, but demanded that Yu Xunhuan turn him into a dragon as payment.
• Yu Xunhuan asked whether Black Jade could reverse a contract made by someone else and revealed that he was also contracted to a woman surnamed Su; Black Jade refused.
• Zhao Shuying offered to show Su Yitong the Special Affairs Bureau’s exotic beast resources, but Su Yitong asked for the lowest price instead.
• Zhao Xianyin began pitching the Bureau’s new exotic beast strategies, and Zhao Shuying muted her before she could finish.

Su Yitong reviewed the Special Affairs Bureau’s exotic beast options after Black Jade’s contract failed and chose an A-rank koala whose skills could disrupt enemy abilities. The chapter ended with her confronting the drawback that the koala needed to sleep at least 18 hours a day.

• Zhao Shuying and Zhao Xianyin exchanged messages about Zhao Xianyin’s negotiation tactics, and Zhao Shuying refused to admit she had influenced her sister.
• Su Yitong learned that the Bureau had no S-rank exotic beasts available and suspected Su Langfeng had withheld some options from her.
• Su Yitong rejected support-type beasts and compared the available choices for nearly an hour.
• Su Yitong selected Koala Green Wine, an A-rank koala with skills that could evade unnamed attacks, interrupt actions, restrict an enemy’s skills, and silence opponents.
• Su Yitong saw that Koala Green Wine’s Sleep species talent required it to sleep at least 18 hours each day.