Chapter Summaries

Li Aoz crushed Qiao Hanmu’s remaining forces, then intimidated two players into publicizing accusations that his character, Zhen, was cheating. He used the resulting attention to level rapidly, reaching the version’s level cap before preparing to begin the next stage of his plan.

• Smith and Wellington attacked Li Aoz, but he crushed their convoy and street with a single finger as Melva Kingdom forces dealt with the remaining terrorists.
• Li Aoz returned in ordinary clothes, killed Not Enough Wind and Rain, and stopped Seeking Feather Fall from logging out.
• Li Aoz threatened Seeking Feather Fall and paid her 100,000 Galen to help spread claims that Zhen was cheating.
• Li Aoz leveled efficiently in Red Arrow while the accusations drew attention and hostile comments across forums and social platforms.
• After three months on Azure Planet, Li Aoz reached level 30, the version’s level cap, and declared that the real show was about to begin.

After three months of training and preparation, Li Aoz strengthened Trustworthy Village and established the Holy Monument Religion, while building a powerful Alpha Rank Martial Artist player body. He announced an open challenge at Triangle Town Arena, beginning the next phase of his publicity plan.

• Li Aoz finished his make-up exam assignment and spent his remaining Credits on supplies and signal equipment for Trustworthy Village.
• Li Aoz used the Eye of Truth and White Obelisk to prevent Imitation Humans from infiltrating Red Arrow's western coast, and redirected Qiao Hanmu's attack on Merva into an early warning for the authorities.
• Regent Crown Prince Rudolf backed the White Obelisk's registration as the Holy Monument Religion, whose followers worshiped Lioz, the God of Reality.
• Li Aoz reviewed Isaac Maxim's Level 30 Martial Artist build, which used the Dragon School and a suite of powerful Aura skills.
• Li Aoz posted an invitation for anyone to fight him one-on-one at the Triangle Town Arena.

Caramel Snail and Cumin Powder turned in quests to Ya Wen, who favored Cumin Powder because she reminded her of her sister. When the players showed Ya Wen a manuscript describing a weapon against the Hidden Society, she saw a chance to resist the Society and revealed her monstrous form.

• Caramel Snail and Cumin Powder joked with Garryton about their closeness before meeting Ya Wen to submit quests.
• Ya Wen rejected Caramel Snail but warmly accepted Cumin Powder’s quest, explaining that Cumin Powder resembled her younger sister, Dai Sijia.
• Cumin Powder and Caramel Snail showed Ya Wen a Dragonfall Weapon Design Manuscript recovered from a laboratory in the Goblin Nest.
• Ya Wen reacted with fear when she learned the laboratory belonged to the Hidden Society, whose members might discover her.
• Ya Wen read that Dia Lan could strip Hidden Society citizens of their Blood of Ether and declared that she had seen hope, revealing her monstrous appearance.

Jia Ren Lu was recruited into the All Heavens Marvels Guild and learned that the guild had summoned him to face Isaac Maxim, an arena champion who had defeated every challenger so far. With the guild declaring him their last hope, Jia Ren Lu agreed to fight for the million-Galen prize.

• Jia Ren Lu received a message from All Heavens Marvels Guild telling him to equip his strongest gear and report to the Triangle Town arena.
• Jia Ren Lu arrived in Triangle Town and saw crowds gathered to watch challengers face one player.
• The Guild Leader invited Jia Ren Lu into the guild and explained that a cheating player was offering one million Galen to anyone who could beat him.
• Jia Ren Lu learned the guild members had all been defeated, while Isaac Maxim claimed his forty-ninth consecutive victory.
• The vice guild leader called Jia Ren Lu their hope, and Jia Ren Lu agreed to challenge Isaac Maxim.

Li Aoz fought newcomer Jia Ren Lu in the arena and defeated him despite Jia Ren Lu's confidence in his Crane School techniques. Afterward, Li Aoz invited anyone who accused him of cheating to challenge him.

• Jia Ren Lu reviewed Li Aoz's public information and entered the arena confident that his Crane School skills and superior Agility would give him the advantage.
• Li Aoz performed a Perfect Neutralizing Force against Jia Ren Lu's opening attack, shocking him while the audience remained unsurprised.
• Jia Ren Lu bombarded Li Aoz with explosives and gunfire, but Li Aoz emerged unharmed behind a blood-red Aura Shield.
• Jia Ren Lu activated super armor and attacked with his Dual Blades, but Li Aoz evaded his strikes and shattered his knee with a precise kick.
• Li Aoz struck Jia Ren Lu beneath the jaw with an Aura Sphere, leaving him near death, then challenged the audience to accuse him of cheating.

Li Aoz used his fame as General Zhen to earn money and strengthen his player account while searching Azure Planet for the missing half of Nomi Anderson Guersett’s soul. Four months later, he left home for a reunion and traveled toward Dongyue Ridge, where the train conductor warned him about the brutal people there.

• Li Aoz gave a successful interview as General Zhen, gained followers, and earned Diamonds through streaming and paid friend access.
• Li Aoz used Blood of Immortality and Echo Power to search Azure Planet for Nomi Anderson Guersett’s missing soul for weeks.
• Four months and seven days later, Li Aoz left his family’s farm without breakfast, saying someone had waited long enough and that he was going to a reunion.
• Li Aoz rode the Semyon Armored Train into the Outland, where conductor Klavici warned him that Dongyue Ridge was unusually savage.

Li Aoz reached Dongyue Ridge and discovered that Nomi Anderson Guersett had become an Esha Corrupted Body beneath the Mutated Flesh Tree. He promised to take her home, but first prepared to kill her again.

• Klavici told his passenger how the Rose Army covered up the kidnapping and brutal exploitation of a guerrilla leader's daughter by Dongyue Ridge's mutants.
• Li Aoz stepped off the train, borrowed a chain, and slaughtered the mutants attacking him across Dongyue Ridge.
• Li Aoz reached the Mutated Flesh Tree and found Nomi Anderson Guersett's corpse still moving as an Esha Corrupted Body.
• Li Aoz recognized Nomi, promised to take her home, and launched himself toward her to kill her again.

Li Aoz defeated Nomi Anderson Guersett, breaking the restraints that had kept her soul dormant and allowing her to awaken. When Nomi faced death, Li Aoz chose to release his Blood of Immortality Aoneng to free her other soul and give her a chance to be resurrected.

• Li Aoz fought Nomi as she rapidly regenerated and grew new limbs, eventually pinning her to a flesh-covered tree and destroying her with a fully charged Aura Cannon.
• After the flames burned away Nomi's monstrous growths, her awakened soul recalled her resistance against the Four Nations and charged Li Aoz with her wrench.
• Nomi admitted she could no longer fight and asked Li Aoz his name; he told her, then asked whether she wanted to die.
• Li Aoz explained that Nomi might be resurrected if he released his Aoneng, but doing so would permanently cost him Blood of Immortality.
• Li Aoz released Blood of Immortality through the White Obelisk.

Li Aoz returned the missing Nomi Anderson Guersett to Demi Guersett before leaving the Imperial Capital of Red Arrow for the farthest star from Earth. In Frostplate, Li Si then delivered Qiu Ran’s inheritance to Qiu Yun and revealed himself to Xia Yubing.

• Demi Guersett grieved for her missing niece while talking with Lute Eran about Frostplate’s improving fortunes and the deity Lioz.
• A waiter delivered the sleeping Nomi Anderson Guersett to Demi, and the waiter relayed the anonymous benefactor’s request that her family teach her not to swear so much.
• Li Aoz left the Imperial Capital of Red Arrow on his motorcycle, looking back at the city before setting off toward the distant horizon.
• At the Gemini City Administrative Hall, a man told Xia Yubing that Qiu Ran had died saving someone and transferred Qiu Ran’s Aoneng inheritance to Qiu Yun.
• The man revealed that his name was Li Si and told Xia Yubing to live well and take every day seriously before leaving.

Red Arrow Empire Regent Crown Prince Rudolf and Frostplate Federation President Dai Weilin discussed whether the Four Nations should unite against the Malefic Calamity or pursue revenge and escape into space. Rudolf challenged Dai Weilin’s survival plan by asking where billions of people could possibly go, leaving the debate unresolved.

• After the banquet, Rudolf and Dai Weilin bonded over their political views and shared interests before continuing their conversation in the lounge.
• Dai Weilin urged Rudolf to set aside historical grudges and unite against the Malefic Calamity, but Rudolf insisted Red Arrow would prioritize revenge against Sky Ring.
• Rudolf argued that Sky Ring should be dismantled and assimilated, while Dai Weilin objected to extermination and called for a more civilized path.
• Dai Weilin proposed developing spaceflight and mass-producing Thermonuclear Weapons to evacuate people from Azure Planet, and Rudolf recognized that he wanted to use his power to help Frostplate survive.
• Rudolf calculated that even evacuating only 1.7 billion people would be necessary, then asked Dai Weilin where they could go given the limited capacity of existing spacecraft and space stations.

Rudolf dismissed lunar migration as incapable of saving more than a tiny fraction of humanity, while Dai Weilin urged a fight against the Entropy Lord and proposed using two Hadron Colliders to destroy the infected planetary core. Dai Weilin also called for humanity to form a unified world government, leaving Rudolf to consider Frostplate’s strength and the prospect of global rule.

• Rudolf calculated that nuclear-powered lunar missions could transport at most 240,000 people, far too few to save humanity’s 1.7 billion laborers.
• Dai Weilin defended the Frostplate Ethnicity’s determination to survive and declared that Frostplate Citizens would fight the Entropy Lord even if they died.
• Dai Weilin proposed using a Hadron Collider near the Earth's core to create a black hole, and Rudolf argued that one would not be enough.
• Dai Weilin revealed that Law Enforcement Division Three had confirmed a second Hadron Collider beneath Beitiao Building in Sky Ring.
• Dai Weilin proposed that humanity establish a unified entity to rule the planet and prepare for expansion into the universe.

Li Aoz strengthened his control over Azure Planet, developed Trustworthy Village, and settled new residents while catching up on his studies. As military recruiters appeared more often, he learned that Senior Kalwa had been forcibly conscripted, leaving the danger of recruitment close to home.

• Li Aoz reviewed the players’ Main Quests, the growing tensions between Electronic Immigrants and locals, and the latest state of affairs across Azure Planet.
• Li Aoz expanded Trustworthy Village, reached Delta-rank, and used dungeon crystals to give the players new places to fight and collect loot.
• Li Aoz brought Nikita and his family to Trustworthy Village, where Nikita agreed to train the players, Julian offered his crafting skills, and Rosa offered to cook.
• Li Aoz returned to school as Recruitment Office personnel appeared more frequently and he continued studying with Hobbes and Lucite.
• Lucite told Li Aoz and Hobbes that soldiers had forcibly conscripted Senior Kalwa and described the military magic rifle used by the troops.

Li Aoz and his friends discussed the escalating war before Dia Lan invited him to partner with her in Professor Quel'Thana's workshop. He agreed to fight her for Credits the next afternoon, intending to test his strength.

• Li Aoz guessed that the conflict had shifted from space battles to manpower-heavy ground warfare, and Lucite warned Hobbes and Li Aoz to be careful.
• Li Aoz noticed Hobbes had replaced his black ring with a white one and suspected Hobbes was hiding something about it.
• Dia Lan arrived and told Li Aoz that both of them had advanced to Delta-rank.
• Dia Lan invited Li Aoz to join her as a partner in Professor Quel'Thana's workshop and offered him twenty Credits to fight her.
• Li Aoz accepted the fight for the next afternoon, while Hobbes and Lucite warned him that Dia Lan could seriously hurt him.

Ya Wen reflected on how the Hidden Society had turned her into a vessel and feared that Li Aoz would die if he fought it for her sake. After Asakusa Yako and her boyfriend brought her a Dragonfall Weapon Design Manuscript created by a defected councilor, Ya Wen saw a possible chance to strike back.

• Ya Wen built a wealthy public life through her tailoring and business connections while recognizing that her identity and will belonged to the Hidden Society.
• Ya Wen feared that Li Aoz would challenge the Hidden Society if he learned how it controlled her, and she threw herself into work to avoid facing him.
• Asakusa Yako and her boyfriend brought Ya Wen the Dragonfall Weapon Design Manuscript.
• Ya Wen learned that the manuscript's creator was a Doctor Councilor who had defected from the Hidden Society to develop a weapon against it.
• Ya Wen considered the manuscript a sign that the time to fight back might have arrived.

Yawen tracked down Dia Lan, the Dragon Requiem Weapon, and learned that she was studying at White Candle Star Interstellar University in Trivella City. Hoping Dia Lan could remove the Blood of Ether from her body, Yawen planned to visit her and apologize to Li Aoz, believing she might finally begin a life with him.

• Yawen used the Doctor’s records and her connections to investigate Dia Lan and concluded that she would likely be protected by a university.
• Yawen traced Dia Lan through Magic Qualification Exam hotel records and found her enrollment at White Candle Star Interstellar University in Trivella City.
• Yawen realized Li Aoz also attended university in Trivella City and decided to apologize to him while visiting Dia Lan.
• Yawen told Sister Annie to prepare food for her trip and raised the maid’s salary after she mistook Yawen’s plans for a visit to her husband.
• Yawen imagined a future with Li Aoz and reflected that she was still striving to escape the Hidden Society.

Four years after the doctor’s death, Dia Lan remained devoted to defeating Gaia and endured the fear and rumors surrounding her at White Candle Star Interstellar University. After hearing classmates mock her and Professor Quel'Thana’s workshop rejection, she trusted that partnering with Lioz would resolve the problem.

• Dia Lan listened to the doctor’s final message and reaffirmed her mission to defeat Gaia of the Hidden Society.
• Dia Lan walked through campus as students avoided her and spread rumors blaming her for past incidents.
• Dia Lan overheard students claim Professor Quel'Thana had rejected her from Laurel Workshops by imposing a partner requirement.
• Dia Lan recalled Lioz’s resilience and decided that partnering with him would satisfy Professor Quel'Thana’s condition.

Li Aoz heard a senior spread rumors about Dia Lan and warned him to avoid her, but he refused to back away when she tried to end their partnership to protect his reputation. He challenged her to fight immediately, and Dia Lan thanked him for taking her seriously.

• A senior told Li Aoz that Dia Lan was called the Golden Princess because of rumors about her bloodline and past, and warned him that associating with her could harm his future.
• Li Aoz headed toward the library to support Lucite, then ran into Dia Lan, who had overheard the conversation.
• Dia Lan apologized for damaging Li Aoz's reputation and offered to find another partner or transfer workshops.
• Li Aoz rejected her attempt to distance herself from him and challenged her to fight right away.
• Dia Lan accepted and thanked Li Aoz, believing he was willing to help her and face her with his full strength.

Li Aoz fought Dia Lan in a scored magic duel, using his bloodline-enhanced strength and Echo Power to disrupt her spellcasting and take the lead. Dia Lan rose into the air and bombarded him, while Li Aoz charged through the attacks and continued pressing toward her.

• Li Aoz and Dia Lan began a fifteen-minute duel in which hits earned points based on where they landed.
• Li Aoz rushed Dia Lan and disrupted her spellcasting with relentless punches, forcing her to use repulsion and needle-like attacks against him.
• Dia Lan created a vacuum around Li Aoz, but he used the lack of air resistance to increase the force of his charge and kept interrupting her spells.
• Li Aoz's stomps and Echo Power vibrations weakened Dia Lan, and he grabbed her wrist and threw her to the ground for repeated scoring hits.
• Dia Lan rose into the air and bombarded the ground, while Li Aoz blocked the attacks and charged toward her using his Martial Artist footwork.

Li Aoz forced Dia Lan to fight seriously, and she unleashed her Dragon Titan bloodline abilities. His supreme bloodline overpowered hers, and he prepared to use his new abilities against her.

• Li Aoz struck Dia Lan and demanded that she stop holding back and honor their transaction.
• Dia Lan explained that she had feared hurting him and drawing him into trouble, but admitted she had underestimated him.
• Dia Lan activated Melting Gold Purgatory and Overlord's Gaze, surrounding Li Aoz with flames and bloodline shackles.
• Li Aoz's Sequence 82 supreme bloodline resisted her determination and suppressed Dia Lan's output.
• Li Aoz ignited his fists and announced that he would use Unnatural Ignition and Not Blood of Immortality.

Hobbes met a mysterious bard seeking Nastisha Dan Tain and learned the dean was away at the Ministry of Education’s orbital base. Nastisha arrived there for the Council’s ideological training, where Karl Rufus and Ye Wangnan argued over its purpose.

• Hobbes reflected on his fading ring and resolved to endure for Lena before receiving Lioz’s message about fighting Dia Lan.
• Hobbes met a veiled bard who asked for Nastisha Dan Tain, explained that Nastisha was away in orbit, and received an amulet from her before she vanished.
• Hobbes wondered about the bard’s strange reaction to his assurances that White Candle Star was safe from raiders, then continued toward Lucite.
• Nastisha Dan Tain arrived at the Amaryllis Fortress for the Ministry of Education’s training with other academy deans.
• Karl Rufus criticized the training as ideological surveillance, while Ye Wangnan defended it as necessary to oppose the Night Butterfly People.