Chapter Summaries

Lu Ce raced toward Penglai Island on the Black Knight, and Chiyo Eon attacked him with a massive serpent made of black seawater. He smashed through her attack and kept charging as the gathered fighters moved to stop him.

• Chiyo Hayate and Chiyo Eon watched the masked rider approach and questioned whether he was Sin.
• Perfect Life praised the rider’s bearing, while Taiyang urged the gathered fighters to test him in battle.
• Chiyo Eon merged with the sea and summoned a gigantic black-water serpent to block Lu Ce.
• Lu Ce and the Black Knight smashed through the serpent’s energy blast and destroyed the serpent on impact.
• Lu Ce continued toward his destination as fighters on Penglai Island leaped into action to stop him.

Lu Ce charged through the gathered players, defeating Chiyo Eon and Chiyo Hayate before cutting down everyone who tried to stop him. As Perfect Life finally blocked his path and slowed Black Knight, Lu Ce answered with a swing of his golden axe.

• Lu Ce smashed through Chiyo Eon's black threads and sent her flying into the sea with a single blow.
• Chiyo Hayate rushed at Lu Ce, but Lu Ce crushed his wrist and hurled him into the sea.
• Lu Ce took up the Extreme Path Battle Axe and swept aside the players who surged toward him as Black Knight carried him forward.
• Perfect Life appeared in front of Lu Ce and slowed Black Knight with his power over space.
• Lu Ce brought the golden axe down on Perfect Life.

Lu Ce charged through the interception at Penglai Island after Perfect Life tried to stop him and steal his axe. As the players pursued Lu Ce toward his target island, the Dragon Group personnel realized his influence had drawn them into following him.

• Perfect Life caught Lu Ce’s axe with his bare hands, slowed the chariot, and tried to disarm him while declaring that Lu Ce’s speed would fade.
• Lu Ce released the axe, whose sudden weight dragged Perfect Life down into the sea, and continued across Penglai Island’s boundary.
• Sun and Creator discussed the failed interception, then Creator flew after Lu Ce on an enlarged paper airplane with Sun aboard.
• Players across the East Sea followed Lu Ce as he rode the War Path toward his target island, while Thousands of Soldiers and Horses trailed behind.
• A Dragon Group man in a black robe spotted the players’ pursuit and called attention to Lu Ce’s power of influence.

Lu Ce restrained Sin’s bloodlust, switched to the Lust mask, and made a chaotic entrance onto Lover’s Island. He confronted the gathered players and asked where the woman who had invited him was.

• The Dragon Group followed Lu Ce toward Lover’s Island while the Elder Council watched and discussed his influence.
• Lu Ce struggled to control Sin’s mask and switched to the gentler Lust mask as the Black Knight warned that his arrival could lead to deaths.
• The Black Knight admitted he could not brake, and their vehicle struck Lover’s Island like a missile, exploding on the beach.
• Players including Perfect Life, Chiyo Eon, and Wu Changkong arrived on the island and gathered around the impact site.
• Lu Ce emerged from the dust wearing the purple Lust mask, bantered with Perfect Life, and asked where the woman who had invited him was.

Lu Ce arrived at Lover's Island after learning that Xie Antong was there, openly declaring that he had come for someone who called him. As Xie Antong wondered whether he had recognized the situation as a game, hidden observers prepared to hunt him.

• The Creator filled the beach with petals as Chiyo Eon, Sun, and the players reacted to Lu Ce's arrival and declaration.
• Xie Antong worried that Lu Ce had uncovered her involvement, then concluded he might have entered the situation as another game and thanked him for coming.
• Lu Ce, wearing the purple Lust Mask, mocked unseen watchers and walked toward the center of Lover's Island.
• The Grand Elder called Lu Ce's public arrival reckless, while another elder questioned whether it had been deliberate.
• Hidden figures celebrated that Lu Ce had entered the field and ordered Number Four to begin the hunt.

Lu Ce, wearing the purple mask as Sin, brushed aside Waiter Number Four’s attempts to provoke and obstruct him on his way to the Central Building. After Number Four insisted on blocking him, Lu Ce changed the mask to light green as Wrath and killed him with Hell Roar.

• Waiter Number Four blocked Lu Ce’s path, but Lu Ce dodged his scheme, snatched his earpiece, and crushed it.
• Lu Ce continued toward the Central Building as Number Four followed, demanding to see his invitation and stressing that the young lady’s engagement banquet must not be disturbed.
• Lu Ce warned Number Four to step aside, but Number Four, believing his teammates and cameras were ready, insisted that he would not let Lu Ce enter.
• Lu Ce changed his mask from purple to light green, then used Hell Roar to kill Number Four and declared that he would speed up the game.

Lu Ce wore the pale green Rage mask and shot dead seven people who tried to stop him as he advanced across Lover's Island. He reached the building entrance, challenged anyone else to come forward, and left the plotters too frightened to act.

• Lu Ce killed a waiter with Hell Roar, shocking the players gathered on Lover's Island.
• An elderly man condemned Sin's actions, and Lu Ce shot him dead as well.
• The Elder Council ordered the Dragon Group to avoid provoking Sin and to intervene only if he became a serious danger.
• Lu Ce shot down five more people who tried to shame, smear, threaten, or confront him.
• Lu Ce reached the building entrance, turned toward the crowd, and asked, "Anyone else?"

Lu Ce, wearing the Wrath Mask, demanded that the gathered forces make their first move, while the Dragon Group held back and Long Jiu discussed Sin with Jiu Tian. Lu Ce then sent the Black Knight toward the hotel, but a golden barrier knocked it back and prompted it to curse at him.

• The Grand Elder ordered the Dragon Group to keep its signals blocked and not make the first move while Sin held everyone’s attention.
• Long Jiu asked Jiu Tian about Sin, and Jiu Tian said Sin was difficult to profile but seemed more trustworthy than the enemy.
• Long Jiu reflected that Sin might help free Long Wu and Long Liu, though he feared Sin and the Xie family girl would suffer for their involvement.
• Lu Ce hurled the Black Knight toward the hotel to scout its upper floors, but a golden barrier struck it down.
• The Black Knight returned to its chariot form beside Lu Ce and angrily cursed him for choosing to throw it.

Lu Ce confronted a Shielded Man who claimed to be part of a hidden force guarding the world, and challenged him to prove his strength. Lu Ce summoned a golden battle axe and swung it at the man, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Long Jiu and the Grand Elder discussed the apparent conspiracy and the stranger descending toward the venue.
• Lu Ce blasted the Shielded Man with Hell Roar, but the man's golden shield survived the attack.
• The Shielded Man claimed that hidden forces guarded the world and accused Lu Ce of being corrupted by the game.
• Lu Ce embraced his wrath, summoned a golden battle axe from the sea, and swung it at the Shielded Man.

Lu Ce battered Shield Man until he begged for help, prompting hidden players to reveal themselves and claim they had a duty to stop him. Sun and Perfect Life challenged the newcomers, turning the confrontation into a wider fight at the East Sea Debate.

• Lu Ce shattered Shield Man’s light shields with the Extreme Path Battle Axe and drove him into retreat.
• Shield Man called for help and accused Lu Ce of being corrupted by the power of the game.
• Hidden players emerged from the crowd, formed a semicircle, and declared that they would intervene to stop Lu Ce.
• Sun confronted the hidden players and called for a fight at the East Sea Debate.
• Perfect Life challenged the underwater experts to demonstrate their skills.

The Illuminati tried to turn the gathering against Sin, but Sun and the Heaven and Earth Society rejected their accusations and a chaotic battle broke out. As Lu Ce killed Shielded Man and Sun and Perfect Life engaged the Illuminati, Black Knight slipped away to handle his own business.

• Sun and Perfect Life stood against the Illuminati, and members of the Heaven and Earth Society rose to join them.
• Sun declared that the Heaven and Earth Society would not let the Illuminati judge Sin, intensifying the confrontation.
• Lu Ce crushed Shielded Man’s ankle and killed him with his giant axe, then pulled a spear from his shoulder.
• Sun charged the Illuminati leader while Perfect Life intercepted him, and fighters on both sides began battling.
• Black Knight sent a metal sphere through the glass and left to take care of serious business.

Black Knight found Xie Antong prepared to escape, and she directed him toward the sea while revealing that the Illumination Society might rely on a forbidden power. As the Illumination Society tried to use her to control Sin, unexpected help from Sun cleared their path.

• Black Knight found Xie Antong on the top floor, and she joined him in her combat gear, explaining that she knew of the Illumination Society’s forbidden power.
• Xie Antong rode Black Knight through the building wall, drawing attention as the fighting continued and the Illumination Society leader ordered her stopped.
• Perfect Life interrupted the leader’s attack, while Black Man confronted Wrath Mask and tried to use Xie Antong as leverage against Sin.
• Black Knight swerved around attacks and followed Xie Antong’s directions toward the sea as Illumination Society fighters pursued them.
• Sun blasted an invisible attacker out of the air, then ordered the Heaven and Earth Society members to clear the way for Xie Antong and Black Knight.

Xie Antong escaped the island on the Black Knight while Sun and the Heaven and Earth Society held off attacks, and Sun confronted an invisible Illuminati member. The Dragon Group prepared to land and mediate, with the Grand Elder identifying the Illuminati as an external force.

• Sun directed Wu Changkong and the Heaven and Earth Society to clear a path so the Black Knight could reach the shore.
• Xie Antong told the Black Knight to charge across the sea and pass between the Dragon Group's warships, then realized the Dragon Group had not come to attack Lu Ce.
• Sun insulted the Illuminati and seized an invisible member, declaring that he helped Xie Antong because he found the Illuminati disgusting.
• The Grand Elder ordered Long Jiu to land with the Dragon Group and mediate a ceasefire, while treating the Illuminati as an external force.

Long Jiu’s Dragon Group arrived at Lover’s Island and claimed to mediate the fighting while attacking the Illuminati. As Lu Ce overwhelmed the Illuminati players, a dark golden light rose beneath the building, and Long Jiu recognized the Nail of the Fallen God.

• Long Jiu ordered the Dragon Group to intervene, and its red-robed players landed on Lover’s Island and joined the battle.
• Long Jiu confronted the Illuminati leader, denying knowledge of the conflict and accusing the group of invading Dragon Group territory.
• Long Jiu pointed out that the Illuminati was surrounding Lu Ce, whose Wrath Mask grew more powerful as his anger increased.
• Lu Ce broke Black Man’s Legendary Grade spear and struck him down with his axe as the Illuminati players tried to pull him away.
• Dark golden light emerged from beneath the building, and Long Jiu exclaimed that the Illuminati had buried the Nail of the Fallen God there.

Matthews used the Nail of the Fallen God to suppress Lu Ce, but Lu Ce initially caught it and battered Matthews despite the relic’s effects. As the Nail began eroding Lu Ce and warping his mask, he lost control and entered an Overload state, turning toward the Illuminati members closing in on him.

• Long Jiu recognized Matthews and tried to stop him, but Matthews seized the Nail of the Fallen God and charged at Lu Ce.
• The Nail suppressed the players nearby, yet Lu Ce caught it with his bare hand and swung Matthews into the ground.
• Lu Ce examined the Nail as his mask changed and his thoughts grew sluggish, then dropped to one knee and begged for the relic to be taken away.
• Matthews urged the nearby Illuminati members to attack Lu Ce, while Long Jiu rushed to rescue him.
• Lu Ce roared, fixed his gaze on the nearest attacker, and triggered Wrath: Overload.

Lu Ce succumbed to Wrath Overload after the Nail of the Fallen God's power overwhelmed his ability to control his anger. He tore through the Illuminati attackers and sent everyone on Lover's Island fleeing, while Black Knight sensed that something had gone wrong.

• Lu Ce's Wrath Overload intensified, distorting his body and making him struggle to contain his strength.
• An Illuminati member attacked Lu Ce from behind, but Lu Ce killed him with his bare hands and hurled the Nail of the Fallen God at another attacker, killing him too.
• Lu Ce's blood-soaked, self-mutilating appearance terrified the fighters, and Long Jiu ordered the Dragon Group to retreat.
• Lu Ce vanished and charged at someone nearby, causing everyone on Lover's Island to scatter from the berserk killer.
• Out at sea, Black Knight trembled as he sensed Lu Ce's rampage and remarked that something seemed wrong.

Xie Antong and the Black Knight dived beneath the sea to find the missing final Nail of the Fallen God while Lu Ce’s overloaded Wrath transformed him into an increasingly uncontrollable beast on the island. Lu Ce stopped attacking and turned toward the sea, guided by instinct toward the Nail.

• The Black Knight told Xie Antong that Lu Ce’s power had overloaded and warned that the outcome could be dangerous for him as well.
• Xie Antong ordered the Black Knight to dive into the sea, and he plunged underwater to search for the final Nail of the Fallen God while she directed their course.
• Lu Ce rampaged across the island, killing or severely injuring members of the Illumination Society as the Nail’s restriction weakened the other players.
• Perfect World tried to fight Lu Ce but had his arm and shoulder dislocated, while Lu Ce feared that Wrath Overload might leave him permanently transformed.
• Matthews questioned what had happened to the missing Nail as its faint aura seemed to move farther away.
• Lu Ce stopped before attacking Matthews and turned toward the sea, following his strongest instinct.

Lu Ce’s rage drove him toward the sea, where he found an escape from the Nail of the Fallen God’s suppression, and other players followed. Xie Antong raced ahead with the formation’s final nail, determined to keep moving despite its effects on her and the Black Knight.

• Lu Ce’s body began bleeding as his rage and the Nail of the Fallen God’s suppression pushed his strength toward self-destruction.
• Long Jiu tried to warn Number 071 to move, but Lu Ce sprinted past the players and ran across the sea instead of attacking them.
• Perfect Life, Sun, Wu Changkong, and other players followed Lu Ce after noticing that the sea offered less suppression, while speedboats and warships pursued them.
• Xie Antong rode a jet ski while carrying the final Nail of the Fallen God, whose influence filled her mind with fragmented images of Lu Ce and Sin.
• Xie Antong told the Black Knight to ride at full speed, saying that getting farther away would make its master safer.

Xie Antong escaped with the Nail of the Fallen God to an isolated island, while Lu Ce ran across the sea to reach her in an overloaded, violent state. When he arrived, she steadied him, and the face of Wrath changed as his killing intent faded.

• The Black Knight carried Xie Antong to a tiny uninhabited island before collapsing and flipping, leaving her to find its metal sphere form in the sand.
• Xie Antong placed the Nail of the Fallen God beside her and waited alone on the island as the sea grew restless.
• Lu Ce escaped the danger of self-destruction and raced across the water toward the island, with explosions marking his path.
• Xie Antong saw Lu Ce arrive in a bloodied, uncontrolled state and recognized the light green face of Wrath.
• Wrath raised a hand and sank Xie Antong’s feet into the sand, but then went limp as she supported him and his face changed from green to blue.

Lu Ce recovered from his Wrath overload by shifting into Greed, but his injuries left Xie Antong convinced he was dying. As she supported him and tried to uncover his face, Perfect Life and the Illumination Society arrived and saw them in an intimate-looking pose.

• Lu Ce's mask shifted from Wrath to Greed, allowing his mind to recover some control.
• Lu Ce's wounds reopened and covered him in blood, alarming Xie Antong as she struggled to support him.
• Lu Ce pretended he had barely escaped powerful enemies, while Xie Antong desperately searched for a way to stop his bleeding.
• Lu Ce teased Xie Antong about her engagement banquet, and she insisted she had not wanted to get married.
• Xie Antong tried to touch and remove Lu Ce's fused mask as he leaned against her.
• Perfect Life and the Illumination Society arrived and saw Xie Antong supporting Lu Ce while stroking his face.