Chapter Summaries

Yu Xunge spent a Time Stop repeating Demon Games to train against Mountains Xunge, becoming far stronger while her mind deteriorated. Chaotic Star Sea summoned the gods to protect her from Quiet Mountains, which planned to bind her after she exploited the game’s rules.

• Yu Xunge repeatedly sought out Mountains Xunge in the Demon Game, using their duels to learn combat techniques while completing quests between fights.
• By her sixth Demon Game, Yu Xunge could predict Mountains Xunge’s movements, had gained immense attributes, and had spent what amounted to nearly a thousand years repeating the same routine.
• Tulan and B worried that Yu Xunge had nearly forgotten them and debated how to help her.
• Chaotic Star Sea told the gods that Yu Xunge had run the Demon Game over a hundred thousand times, forcing Quiet Mountains to change its rules and prompting it to try to bind her.
• Chaotic Star Sea ordered a god to reach Yu Xunge, stop her from entering another game, and bring her back; Qihua was volunteered after Feiju and Yudun were ruled out.

Mountains Xunge showed Yan Tu memories of her brutal fights with Star Sea Xunge, asking whether the stubborn fighter was the person Yan Tu knew. Yan Tu confirmed it and explained how Mountains Xunge’s existence had wounded Star Sea Xunge’s pride; Mountains Xunge then projected another memory and asked if Yan Tu still recognized her.

• Mountains Xunge projected a memory of herself repeatedly defeating and insulting Star Sea Xunge in combat.
• Yan Tu confirmed that the beaten fighter was the Star Sea Xunge she knew, describing her as stubborn and unyielding.
• Yan Tu recalled witnessing Star Sea Xunge’s earlier exploits and explained that her arrogance came from believing she could accomplish anything.
• Mountains Xunge asked what Yan Tu was thinking, and Yan Tu said Mountains Xunge’s strength and achievements had wounded Star Sea Xunge’s self-esteem.
• Mountains Xunge replaced the forest memory with an image of herself and Star Sea Xunge on a bridge, then asked Yan Tu whether she still recognized Star Sea Xunge.

Mountains Xunge showed Yan Tu footage of Star Sea Xunge suppressing her humanity and copying her combat skills, then knocked out Zai Jiu Smoke Disciple before leaving the Prison Cell. Later, Qihua and Zhuri found Zai Jiu Xunge in the Tree Tower cabin, where she attacked Zhuri until Qihua restrained her with Flower Branch and put her unconscious.

• Mountains Xunge concluded that Star Sea Xunge had suppressed her humanity and was learning from her, then knocked out Zai Jiu Smoke Disciple to prevent her from warning the other Star Sea players.
• Zhuri arrived at the Tree Tower and recalled how Zai Jiu Xunge had once called her talent One-Man Party.
• Qihua appeared and introduced herself as Zai Jiu Xunge's Cooking Teacher, while Zhuri identified herself as her Enlightenment Teacher.
• Zhuri followed Qihua to the cabin, where Zai Jiu Xunge attacked her with a golden lightning sword while appearing unable to wake.
• Qihua used Flower of Deceit to make Zai Jiu Xunge's Flower Branch bind her and send red mist into her head, knocking her unconscious.

Zhuri told Huang Jin that Apprentice had become too strong to defeat and had attacked her repeatedly in the Demon Game, while Fragrant Branch took Apprentice away. Qihua led the restrained Zai Jiu Xunge through Forest Sea with Tulan and B80, who explained that Apprentice’s habit of attacking Zhuri did not mean she stopped caring about her.

• Huang Jin found Zhuri beside the hut, and Zhuri admitted she could no longer defeat Apprentice.
• Zhuri told Huang Jin that Fragrant Branch, Apprentice’s Cooking Teacher, had taken her away and that Apprentice had attacked her to kill her.
• Zhuri reasoned that Apprentice’s Demon Game nightmare had made killing her a conditioned habit, and Huang Jin worried that Apprentice might attack her too.
• Zhuri vanished after telling Huang Jin to follow the signals, while the group chat revealed Dawn Cicada was heading to Forest Sea.
• Qihua led the restrained Zai Jiu Xunge through Forest Sea on Tulan’s back, with B80 beside them.
• Tulan and B80 said Apprentice’s attacks were not her fault and listed the few people she cared about, including Zhuri and Huang Jin.

Mountains Xunge recruited Apostles of God to help kill Star Sea Xunge, whom she believed had used Time Stop Skill to learn her fighting techniques. Meanwhile, Qihua secured Zai Jiu Xunge’s equipment, and the chapter ended with Zai Jiu Xunge waking in the Quiet Mountains game and receiving a quest that made Qihua her only ally.

• Mountains Xunge asked the Apostles of God to help kill Star Sea Xunge and explained that Star Sea Xunge had likely fought her through multiple loops to learn her combat techniques.
• Xianchan, Yan Tu, and Mistblade negotiated with Mountains Xunge to help, while the group discussed the dangers of Yan Tu’s Time Stop Skill.
• Qihua, Tulan, and B80 checked that Zai Jiu Xunge’s equipment and Order Badge were inside the Gashapon Machine, then kept her restrained as Qihua said she would protect her through the game.
• Zai Jiu Xunge woke shortly before six, escaped the Flower Branch restraints, and searched for her missing Order Badge.
• Qihua’s Flower Branch struck Zai Jiu Xunge, triggering a main quest that named Star Sea Qihua as her only ally and ordered her to trust and follow Qihua until the Quiet Mountains game ended.

Star Sea Qihua successfully beguiled Zai Jiu Xunge into trusting her unconditionally, then directed her to destroy the Gashapon Machine's capsule and Order Badge. Their attack triggered Forest Sea's defenses, and they fled while teleportation was prohibited.

• Qihua used her Flower Branch to complete the beguilement of Zai Jiu Xunge, making her trust Qihua unconditionally.
• Qihua told Zai Jiu Xunge to destroy the capsule and Order Badge, and Zai Jiu Xunge unleashed her combat technique, [Bird in a Cage].
• Zai Jiu Xunge's lightning annihilated the capsule and Order Badge, advancing her task progress by 10%.
• The attack triggered Forest Sea's Wartime Defensive Array, which transferred nearby Mountain Players and prohibited teleportation.
• Qihua and Zai Jiu Xunge fled through Forest Sea as residents and pursuers rushed toward them.

Qihua and Zai Jiu Xunge encountered Mountains Maple Sugar in Forest Sea, and Zai Jiu Xunge fought her while Qihua watched. Mountains Maple Sugar sent them to the city’s edge, where they ran into Star Sea Xianchan as she arrived and witnessed the fight.

• Qihua and Zai Jiu Xunge stopped before Mountains Maple Sugar, who questioned why Qihua was helping her counterpart.
• Zai Jiu Xunge fought Mountains Maple Sugar with her golden Longsword while Qihua stayed nearby and kept their Flower Branch connected.
• Mountains Maple Sugar used her smoke and authority to counter Zai Jiu Xunge’s powerful attack and transfer the two Star Sea players to the city’s edge.
• Star Sea Xianchan arrived in Forest Sea and saw Zai Jiu Xunge fighting Mountains Maple Sugar, leaving her stunned.
• Qihua noticed Xianchan, but Zai Jiu Xunge ran on and dragged Qihua away, leaving Xianchan bewildered.

Dawn Cicada realized Zai Jiu Xunge was enthralled and important enough for Qihua to protect, so she decided not to interfere. As Qihua escorted Zai Jiu Xunge toward Midsummer, she struggled to keep Tulan and B80 from provoking her, while Zai Jiu Xunge grew restless without her daily missions.

• Dawn Cicada checked the Battlefield Chat Channel and learned that Huang Jin had encountered five Apostles of God in the Demon Game after its update barred entry with Time Stop.
• Dawn Cicada concluded that Zai Jiu Xunge was enthralled and had become important to the Chaotic Star Sea, so she chose not to interfere.
• Zhuri discussed the limited uses of Time Stop with Huang Jin, who told her she hid her distress behind a calm demeanor.
• Qihua escorted Zai Jiu Xunge toward Midsummer while Tulan and B80 hid in her hood and repeatedly provoked Zai Jiu Xunge.
• Tulan and B80 changed their forms to avoid being attacked, while Zai Jiu Xunge became restless because she could no longer do her daily missions.

Qihua discovered that Zai Jiu Xunge had prepared a way to recover herself after repeated use of Time Stop left her emotionally numb. She found the treasure [My Sigh], which held Zai Jiu Xunge’s important memories, and watched her begin to reconnect with them.

• Qihua bound Zai Jiu Xunge’s hands and questioned Tulan and B80 about anything unusual she had done before becoming numb.
• Tulan and B80 recalled that Zai Jiu Xunge had repeatedly watched a gold coin spin after using [Tail Tip] to turn back time.
• Qihua searched Zai Jiu Xunge’s Gashapon Machine, finding thousands of capsules and a half-eaten bag of chips before locating a moon lantern and gold coin.
• Qihua flicked [My Sigh] before Zai Jiu Xunge, and Zai Jiu Xunge eagerly caught and spun the coin repeatedly.
• Qihua guessed that [My Sigh] contained Zai Jiu Xunge’s important memories, which could help her find herself again.

Qihua took Zai Jiu Xunge toward Midsummer to help her learn resonance with the Celestial Phenomenon Tribe, while the two debated how to treat Quiet Mountains’ players. In Forest Sea, Mountains Xunge and Mountains Maple Sugar discussed the possibility that the Qihua they had encountered was the original, then turned to how different their Star Sea counterparts might be.

• Qihua explained that Zai Jiu Xunge could practice resonance with Celestial Phenomenon Tribe members in Midsummer and eventually learn a combination skill.
• Qihua briefly shared Zai Jiu Xunge’s senses through the Flower of Deceit seed and saw fragments of memories in the spinning coin.
• Tulan and B80 argued over whose memories were in the coin, then speculated about how Qihua would appear in Sigh.
• Mountains Maple Sugar told Mountains Xunge she might have seen Demon Qihua, and they considered whether a god might have personally entered Quiet Mountains for Star Sea Xunge.
• Mountains Xunge asked Mountains Maple Sugar whether she would seek out her Star Sea counterpart, and Maple Sugar declined before asking what her counterpart was like.

Qihua arrived at Midsummer with Zai Jiu Xunge and her pets, while Tulan and B80 stirred up trouble in the player chat. After Zai Jiu Xunge saw a memory that made her recognize Qihua and offer her a flower bear, Qihua returned the kindness as they prepared to enter the city.

• Qihua brought Zai Jiu Xunge, Tulan, and B80 to Midsummer and prepared them to pass through the city entrance.
• Tulan revealed that she and B80 had anonymously asked the player chat group about the crown princess of Fragrant Branch.
• Qihua opened the chat and found Tulan had posted under the name Zai Jiu Qihua, prompting players to speculate about the message.
• Zai Jiu Xunge stopped flipping her coin, looked at Qihua, and called her name as a flower branch formed in her palm.
• Zai Jiu Xunge shaped the flower branch into a little white bear and told Qihua she was nice; Qihua praised her in return.

Qihua brought Zai Jiu Xunge to Midsummer to teach her how to influence the weather through the Celestial Phenomenon Tribe’s companion lightning, but Zai Jiu Xunge struggled to focus and learn a Combo Skill. Qihua hinted that self-learned abilities could surpass the rules and reminded her that living beings had no upper limit.

• At the Demon Tavern, a flower bloomed on Qihua’s communication branch soon after she left, and Feiju, Mangmang, and Yudun speculated about her motives before Qihua answered that the mission was going smoothly.
• When the Captain asked whether Zai Jiu Xunge had taken revenge on Qihua, Qihua replied that they had reached Midsummer, then the Captain fell silent.
• Qihua led Zai Jiu Xunge, who had activated her Cloak Skill, through Midsummer to a secluded inn and instructed her to influence the weather above tens of thousands of nearby Celestial Phenomenon Tribe members.
• Zai Jiu Xunge struggled to concentrate on sensing the tribe members’ companion elements, and she spent the night making little progress before breaking free of Qihua’s flower branches to play with her gold coin.
• B80 and Tulan questioned why Zai Jiu Xunge needed to learn a Combo Skill there, and Qihua suspected they were gathering information for her.
• Qihua told Zai Jiu Xunge that abilities bestowed by gods had to follow balance and tiers, while what she learned herself could transcend rules, then reminded her that living beings had no upper limit.

Qihua used the Gold Coin’s Memory Fragments to help Zai Jiu Xunge recover her emotions, then tried to teach her a Combo Skill before the Apostles of God reached Midsummer. Zai Jiu Xunge unexpectedly took control of the demonstration and unleashed Fragrant Branch’s full Combo Skill with her SSS-rank skill.

• Qihua told Tulan she felt no regret over what she had done and did not need Zai Jiu Xunge’s forgiveness, then challenged Tulan to consider whether she could remain free of resentment if Zelan vanished because of her failure.
• After hours of refusing to learn a joint skill, Zai Jiu Xunge agreed to see Fragrant Branch’s Combo Skill after Qihua offered to demonstrate it.
• Player Isolated Island Zhuri destroyed an Order Badge, while the group chat revealed that Mountains Xunge and Mountains Mistblade had taken Mountains Frost Deer’s badge and were heading to Midsummer with others to meet Mountains Queque.
• Players reported that a flower-filled skill had engulfed Midsummer, putting many to sleep or under control; Dawn Cicada identified it as Fragrant Branch’s Combo Skill, Limited Blooming Season.
• Qihua tried to lead the Combo Skill, but Zai Jiu Xunge took control and released its full power, then explained that she had used her SSS-rank skill, [Who Is the Master].

Qihua used the Celestial Phenomenon Tribe’s disorder to help Zai Jiu Xunge practice Magical Weather Resonance while they waited in the flower sea. Qihua planned to leave at six the next morning, and the chapter ended with Tulan questioning whether they should give Zai Jiu Xunge more time.

• Qihua led Zai Jiu Xunge to the flower sea and told her to use Golden Lightning to guide the weather above the Celestial Phenomenon Tribe.
• Qihua and Zai Jiu Xunge joined their Flower Branches to form a Flower Dragon, which Qihua altered with Ruby Scales before returning it to its original form.
• Tulan asked whether other players would come to help Zai Jiu Xunge, but she and Qihua could not think of a reason they would.
• Qihua said they would leave at six the next morning, whether or not Zai Jiu Xunge had learned Magical Weather Resonance.
• Qihua explained that rules between the Star Sea and the Mountains limited what she could do in Quiet Mountains, and Tulan asked whether Zai Jiu Xunge should stay longer and risk relying on resurrection.

Mountains Queque coordinated the Apostles of God as they prepared to kill Star Sea Xunge under Quiet Mountains’ emergency mission. Dawn Cicada and Tiger Ear Que Que, then Zhuri and Huang Jin, discussed going to “Midsummer” amid their own reasons and disagreements, leaving their plans unchanged.

• Mountains Queque checked how long the others needed to prepare for Quiet Mountains’ mission to kill Star Sea Xunge within 17 days.
• Dawn Cicada met Tiger Ear Que Que at the Forty-Sixth Domain’s Teleportation Array, where they discussed whether to go to “Midsummer” and admitted they both wanted an Order Badge.
• Zhuri and Huang Jin left the Forty-Third Domain and suspected the Apostles of God had gathered to attack Star Sea Xunge.
• Zhuri and Huang Jin argued about their choices, and Huang Jin said she would try to worry more when she stopped searching for Star Sea Xunge to handle other matters.
• Zhuri asked Huang Jin what she planned to change, and Huang Jin said she did not plan to change.

Maple Sugar and Mistblade traveled toward Midsummer while debating whether Mistblade would help Mountains Xunge, and Mountains Yan Tu explained Mountains Xunge’s Demon Talent to Mountains Xianchan. The chapter left the Apostles reflecting on how Mountains Xunge’s “Extra Story” ability affected them.

• Maple Sugar told Mistblade she was going to Midsummer to obtain the Order Badge amid the chaos, and Mistblade said she might turn against Maple Sugar if she killed Mountains Xunge again.
• Maple Sugar challenged Mistblade over her limited past help for Mountains Xunge, and Mistblade said she walked alongside people whose paths happened to match her own.
• Mountains Xianchan asked whether Star Sea counterparts would go to Midsummer for Star Sea Xunge, and Mountains Yan Tu asked if she knew Mountains Xunge’s Demon Talent.
• Mountains Yan Tu told Mountains Xianchan that Mountains Xunge’s Demon Talent was “Extra Story,” a term meaning a side story or branch outside the main storyline.
• Mountains Xianchan complained that even learning about Mountains Xunge’s ability angered her, and Mountains Yan Tu observed how closely she, Mistblade, and Maple Sugar watched Mountains Xunge.

Mountains Xunge and her allies ambushed Qihua while she tried to flee with the sleeping Zai Jiu Xunge. Qihua evaded their attacks but was hindered by their talents as Xunge prepared to rewrite the rules at the last moment.

• Mountains Queque, Mountains Xunge, Mistblade, and Maple Sugar gathered at the clock tower to confront Qihua, and Xunge said they needed to wear down her HP before she could rewrite the setting.
• Qihua tried to escape with Zai Jiu Xunge, but Mountains Xunge struck at the spot they had just left and pursued them after noticing the flower filament linking Qihua to Star Sea Xunge.
• Qihua carried Zai Jiu Xunge on her back and dodged the four attackers while Tulan and B80 called Mountains Xunge their master.
• Qihua used a probing Godly Skill and learned the four Mountain Players' talents, then suffered slowed actions, growing casting times, loss of bodily control, and severe exhaustion as their abilities took effect.
• Mountains Mistblade praised Qihua for recognizing that she had deliberately cultivated her condition.

Qihua fought Mountains Xunge, Mountains Maple Sugar, Mountains Mistblade, and Mountains Queque while protecting the unconscious Star Sea Xunge. Mountains Xunge’s attempt to rewrite the setting failed, but she imposed restrictions that left Qihua exposed until Star Sea Xunge awoke and asked if Qihua had betrayed her.

• Qihua defended herself against the four Mountain Players and shielded the unconscious Star Sea Xunge, taking injuries as she fought.
• Mountains Xunge asked what Qihua wanted from Star Sea Xunge, then tried to use Extra Story to declare that Qihua had betrayed her.
• Qihua realized the betrayal had already happened and could not be added as a new setting, so Mountains Xunge used Setting Rewrite to prevent Qihua from using skills and to bar resurrection for anyone who died in Midsummer that day.
• Mountains Xunge attacked Qihua, but the newly awakened Star Sea Xunge blocked the blade with a golden lightning greatsword and asked Qihua whether she had betrayed her.

Qihua was trapped inside Zai Jiu Xunge’s lantern while Star Sea Xunge fought Mountains Xunge and the other Mountain Players. As the battle turned against Star Sea Xunge, she unleashed her self-created technique, [After the Funeral], on all four opponents.

• Yudun and the others noticed the Flower of Deceit flashing and contacted Qihua, who could not answer while surrounded by Mountains Xunge and Star Sea Xunge.
• Qihua gave Zai Jiu Xunge a Gashapon Machine, but Zai Jiu Xunge imprisoned her inside [Furious Moon] with [Moon's Flipside].
• Qihua answered Yudun’s call from the lantern and claimed she was safely watching the battle, then ended the communication.
• Star Sea Xunge fought Mountains Xunge, Mountains Mistblade, Mountains Maple Sugar, and another Mountain Player as the Flower Dragon vanished and the battle spread over Midsummer.
• Mountains Mistblade and Mountains Maple Sugar weakened Star Sea Xunge with their abilities, but she launched petals at all four Mountain Players and activated [After the Funeral].

Star Sea Xunge uncovered Qihua’s manipulation and turned her anger on Qihua and the Mountain Players. After Qihua was recalled and imprisoned again, Star Sea Xunge comprehended a new Godly Skill.

• Star Sea Xunge used her lightning petals and Time Stop to examine her memories and realized Qihua had manipulated her.
• Star Sea Xunge fought Mountains Xunge, Mountains Mistblade, and Mountains Maple Sugar while using [Crown of Flowers Murder] to drain Qihua’s Racial Talent traits.
• Qihua contacted Yudun and asked the Chaotic Star Sea to recall her, confessing that she had used Flower of Deceit to control Star Sea Xunge.
• The Chaotic Star Sea recalled Qihua after five minutes, but Star Sea Xunge immediately imprisoned her inside [Furious Moon] again.
• Star Sea Xunge comprehended the Godly Skill [Which One of Us Is the Boss?].