Chapter Summaries

Golden Light’s attempt to revive the Empress failed when the Five-Colored Stone’s vitality overwhelmed her body, leaving only her soul. He entrusted the Empress Soul to Doctor Sea, but it shattered as soon as Doctor Sea took it.

• The Five-Colored Stone’s vitality flooded the Spirit Absorption Array, causing the Empress’s body to swell and explode while Tian Lan recovered.
• Doctor Sea mourned the Empress, then blamed Golden Light for her death as Golden Light protested that Doctor Sea had abandoned Nether Sea Country.
• The Empress Soul appeared above the throne, and Golden Light grabbed it before Doctor Sea could reach it.
• Doctor Sea convinced Golden Light that he had remained loyal to the Empress while pursuing his dream of becoming a great villain.
• Golden Light handed the Empress Soul to Doctor Sea, and it shattered in his hand.

After the Empress Soul shattered, Doctor Sea blamed Jinguang and killed him, then gathered the Empress’s fragments and remembered how she had understood and protected his kindness. Doctor Sea wept over the fragments, wishing the Empress could teach him to become evil and admitting that he missed her.

• The Empress Soul shattered, and Doctor Sea accused Jinguang of sabotaging its revival despite Wang Damang saying he had seen a golden wheel flash above Doctor Sea.
• Doctor Sea struck Jinguang, whose Nether Sea King Scepter tried to protect him, but Jinguang severed their connection and died without resisting.
• Doctor Sea gathered the Empress’s soul fragments and recalled how loneliness and betrayal had driven him to seek the Empress’s approval by becoming a villain.
• Doctor Sea remembered that the Empress had spared him, recognized his kindness, and kept him from joining her wars to protect that goodness.
• Doctor Sea cried over the Empress’s fragments, wishing she could teach him to become evil and saying that he missed her.

Wang Damang watched Doctor Sea grieve as the Empress's soul fragments vanished, while the Empress's memories revealed how Doctor Sea had rescued her as a child and raised her. The chapter ended with Doctor Sea leaving the grown Empress with the Mute Clan and disappearing.

• Doctor Sea tried and failed to hold the Empress's dissolving soul fragments, and Wang Damang realized how deeply he depended on her.
• The Empress's soul fragments began reassembling in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, bringing back memories from 460,000 years earlier.
• Eight-year-old Yue Er fled the massacre of the Sea Spirit Clan, but a bald Rift Blade Clan man captured her at the shore.
• Doctor Sea rescued Yue Er, drove back the invaders, and found her parents dying after the slaughter.
• Doctor Sea raised Yue Er until she grew into a young woman, then entrusted her to the Mute Clan and disappeared despite her pleas to stay with him.

The chapter recounts how Sea Moon became the Empress after years of longing for Doctor Sea, then reunited with him and kept him close despite his wish to become evil. When Bei Lingjing threatened the Nether Sea Country, the Empress claimed responsibility for humiliating Ice Seal and chose to face the god’s palm strike herself.

• Sea Moon learned she was a descendant of the Sea Spirit Clan, trained under the Mute Clan elder, and promised to protect the clan for ten thousand years.
• After a thousand years of searching for Doctor Sea, Sea Moon decided to become a villain so he would come find her, and the Mute Clan supported her wars of conquest.
• Sea Moon became the Empress, unified the False Void Sea Region, and expanded the Nether Sea Country across the Three Great Seas while still waiting for Doctor Sea.
• The Empress reunited with Doctor Sea during an expansion, beat him but spared him, then eventually let him stay by her side while refusing to let him fight.
• After Doctor Sea secretly provoked Bei Qi, Bei Lingjing arrived and offered to spare the Nether Sea Country if the Empress surrendered the person who humiliated Ice Seal.
• The Empress admitted she was responsible and accepted Bei Lingjing’s challenge to survive a single palm strike, determined to protect Doctor Sea as he had once protected her.

The Empress agreed to serve Lu Wu after Bei Li offered to resurrect her and showed her Doctor Sea grieving over her lost soul. After learning that hundreds of thousands of years had passed and that her descendants had become potential enemies, the Empress prepared to lead the players’ naval expansion.

• The Empress learned she had reached the Six Paths of Reincarnation and that she could be resurrected by pledging her soul to Bei Li.
• Bei Li showed the Empress Doctor Sea mourning her, and the Empress agreed to swear loyalty in hopes of seeing him again.
• The Empress recited the Soul Allegiance Oath and was pulled through a passage into the Divine Artifact Space, where she met Bei Li.
• Bei Li shared knowledge about the players and explained that the Nether Sea Country had fallen and the seas had become divided over the hundreds of thousands of years since the Empress's death.
• Bei Li told the Empress that some sea factions were descended from the Nether Sea Country, including one descended from the Mut Race, and said she would give her a basic body to upgrade with Soul Coins.

Bei Li forged the Empress a new body and showed her what Doctor Sea had done since her death, leaving her with mixed feelings about him. The Empress returned to Bei Qi as the new NPC Sea Moon, a naval commander based near Liuli Coast.

• Bei Li forged a body for the Empress, and the Empress's soul merged with it.
• Bei Li showed the Empress Doctor Sea's account of Nether Sea Country's fall and his actions over the centuries, including his efforts to gather her soul fragments.
• The Empress became angry at Doctor Sea's choices but realized he had fallen in love with her, leaving her feelings toward him conflicted.
• Bei Li sent the Empress through a Space Passage to Bei Qi and told her to take on her own identity and responsibilities.
• An All-Region Announcement introduced Sea Moon as a Ghost Overseer Middle Stage naval commander, and she appeared on Liuli Coast promising to confront Doctor Sea.

Players searched for the newly introduced Naval Commander while arguing across the Four Great Servers about unequal resources. The Empress, Hai Yue, found the Evil God Guild and agreed to let them take her to Doctor Sea, but their attempts to gain her favor ended with her beating them.

• Players searched for the missing Naval Commander, and their forum arguments over server differences spread across all Four Great Servers.
• The Empress ran toward the False Void Sea Region to find Doctor Sea and confront him over what she had learned from Bei Li.
• The Empress boarded the Evil God Guild's warship, where An Sheng and the others recognized her as the Naval Commander.
• An Sheng told the Empress that Doctor Sea was in the Kui Long Sea Region, and she agreed to let the guild take her there.
• The Evil God Guild members lost favorability with Hai Yue as they fussed over her, so she knocked them all down and beat them.

The Empress returned to the Kui Long Sea Region and had An Sheng’s Evil God Guild take her to Doctor Sea’s location, rewarding them with an Ice Frost Fruit and raising their favorability. After she left, Doctor Sea’s badly aimed meteor destroyed the guild’s warship and killed its members, who received a notice that he had killed them.

• An Sheng found Doctor Sea’s location in the regional chat and guided the Empress toward it while the Evil God Guild’s favorability with her rose.
• The Empress left the warship to find Doctor Sea herself and rewarded An Sheng with an Ice Frost Fruit, raising the guild’s favorability to Friendly.
• An Sheng turned the warship back toward the False Void Sea Region to avoid Doctor Sea, but a burning rock struck the ship and killed the Evil God Guild members.
• Doctor Sea, several nautical miles away, realized that his attempted attack on a sea clan village had missed because he had thrown the rock too hard.

Doctor Sea attacked Gu Yu and the Myth Guild warship, but Gouzi’s Yin Virtue Protection made every blow miss and let him taunt Doctor Sea. Doctor Sea turned on the rest of the guild until an unknown woman arrived and punched him away.

• Doctor Sea spotted Player warships and attacked Gu Yu and the Myth Guild while they transported supplies.
• Gouzi charged Doctor Sea after his guildmates mocked his boast, but his attacks repeatedly hit while Doctor Sea’s blows missed.
• Doctor Sea grabbed and battered Gouzi without harming him, and Gouzi taunted him while explaining nothing about his protection.
• Doctor Sea abandoned Gouzi and shattered the Mythical Warship’s Warship Spirit as he attacked Gu Yu and the others.
• An unknown woman raced across the waves, struck Doctor Sea in the face, and sent him flying.

The Empress ambushed Doctor Sea and beat him for hours while players watched and cheered on Gouzi’s livestream. Afterward, she questioned him about Nether Sea Country and her past, learned that he still remembered her as Sea Moon, and left for Bei Qi to serve the Player Race.

• The Empress struck Doctor Sea repeatedly despite her lower realm, while Gu Yu’s group watched and Gouzi began livestreaming the fight.
• Players flocked to Gouzi’s livestream and cheered as the Empress continued beating Doctor Sea into the night.
• After Gu Yu and the others left, the Empress stopped when her hands grew sore and asked Doctor Sea why Nether Sea Country had dissolved.
• Doctor Sea failed to recognize the name Sea Moon at first, but eventually recalled the clingy girl he had once taken in, and the Empress left with a faint smile.
• The Empress told Doctor Sea she was going to Bei Qi to serve a new force and advised him to get along with the Player Race; Doctor Sea followed, asking how she had been revived.

Lu Wu announced Dragon Boat Festival races, betting, and a sweet-versus-salty zongzi competition, prompting Players to descend on the Underworld for boat materials. As Gu Yu’s team struggled to choose components for their Dragon Boat, Wang Damang revealed that the Great Dragon Guild had obtained a Golden Dragon Head.

• Lu Wu released the Dragon Boat Festival event preview, detailing the races, betting, zongzi contest, and rewards.
• Players argued over sweet and salty zongzi on the forums and sought teammates and betting opportunities before the event began.
• Players charged into the Underworld to kill Nine Luminaries Army soldiers and collect Dragon Boat components, with most dying once during the morning assault.
• Gu Yu’s eight-member team tested Dragon Boat combinations and settled on the Gale speed set while debating how to use their remaining components.
• Wang Damang showed Chen Ziyu and the Great Dragon Guild’s members a Golden Dragon Head that granted the boat speed, defense, health, and collision-damage bonuses, leaving Gouzi eager for a special component of his own.

Chen Ziyu’s Great Dragon Guild entered the District 213 Dragon Boat Race and battled rival teams using special abilities and race items. They won first place after Liu Chai stopped the explosion boat, and Chen Ziyu promised to buy him a drink.

• The Great Dragon Guild team obtained a dragon head effect component, then registered for the race and was matched as team number 67 among 100 teams in District 213.
• The race began, and Chen Ziyu’s golden dragon effect propelled the team into first place before an explosion boat and other specially equipped boats overtook them.
• Chen Ziyu’s team used a harpoon to slow the explosion boat, but its captain blocked their path with an item, causing them to lose places as other teams passed.
• The Great Dragon Guild recovered and stayed in the top three, then entered the final sprint in first place with the explosion boat close behind.
• A lightning-wreathed spear struck the explosion boat during its leap, allowing Chen Ziyu’s team to cross the finish line first and earn the King of the Race title.
• Liu Chai surfaced in second place and revealed that he had stopped the explosion boat; Chen Ziyu agreed to buy him a drink, and the explosion boat finished third.

The Dragon Boat Festival Event continued with a Dragon Boat Betting Competition and a heated debate over sweet and salty zongzi. It ended at midnight with players sharing zongzi despite their lingering disagreements.

• Players experimented with dragon boat component combinations, and the Silence Effect became famous for ignoring all item damage during races.
• At five in the afternoon, Lu Wu observed as players placed bets on eight dragon boats and watched the first betting round at Liuli Coast.
• At eight in the evening, players chose sides in the Sweet and Salty Zongzi Debate and argued so fiercely that guildmates and couples clashed.
• At midnight, the Dragon Boat Festival Event ended, and players shared their zongzi while still calling the opposing camp heretics.

After the Dragon Boat Festival event, Lu Wu revealed how he secretly rigged the betting competition to protect his Soul Coins and turned a huge profit. On Liuli Coast, Mo Xiaoxin encouraged Qiu Qiu to run away after Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi refused to let him learn assassination, and the chapter ended with Qiu Qiu missing.

• Lu Wu gathered player feedback on the Dragon Boat Festival event and profited by having Bei Li manipulate the dragon-boat race items so his bets won.
• Sea Moon’s knowledge of the seas drew guilds to explore underwater ruins and helped spur players to develop their maritime forces.
• Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi worried about raising Qiu Qiu, who wanted to become an assassin despite their refusal.
• Mo Xiaoxin gave Qiu Qiu a White Dagger and encouraged him to pursue his dream by running away from home.
• Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi finished seeking advice on the forum and found Qiu Qiu gone, with crooked farewell words left on the ground.

Mo Xiaoxin took Qiu Qiu away from his parents and tried to steer him away from becoming an assassin, but Qiu Qiu remained determined to master the assassin skill Prajñā Life-Sacrifice. Mo Xiaoxin returned him to Little Mo and Xiao Yuzi, who punished him for running off.

• Mo Xiaoxin took Qiu Qiu south of Bei Qi and argued that he should choose a class other than assassin, while Qiu Qiu said he wanted to kill Crayon Shinchan.
• Mo Xiaoxin showed Qiu Qiu videos of assassins losing battles, but Qiu Qiu insisted that those assassins were simply weak.
• Mo Xiaoxin showed Qiu Qiu footage of Hell Path — Third Form: Prajñā Life-Sacrifice and convinced him to begin his assassin training with the difficult skill.
• Mo Xiaoxin spent several hours reading forum research about Prajñā Life-Sacrifice to Qiu Qiu, then returned him to Little Mo and Xiao Yuzi after making him promise to keep their secret.
• Little Mo and Xiao Yuzi reunited with Qiu Qiu at the Liuli Coast and spanked him for running away.

Qiu Qiu secretly trained in Prajna Relinquishing Life by following Mo Xiaoxin’s supposed guide to courting death, leaving his parents baffled by his dangerous behavior. When Mo Xiaoxin visited and asked him to demonstrate, Qiu Qiu’s training unexpectedly worked, and a golden Buddha phantom began to appear.

• Mo Xiaoxin and Xiao Yuzi stopped Qiu Qiu from charging headfirst into a boulder and questioned him about where he had gone, but he refused to reveal who had taken him away.
• Qiu Qiu secretly practiced Prajna Relinquishing Life using Mo Xiaoxin’s guide, unaware that Players considered its death-based methods unreliable.
• After a week of watching Qiu Qiu’s dangerous attempts, Mo Xiaoxin and Xiao Yuzi logged off and warned him to stay put.
• Mo Xiaoxin arrived by Ghost Ship and found Qiu Qiu alone, then asked him to demonstrate his training.
• Qiu Qiu used Prajna Relinquishing Life on Mo Xiaoxin, triggering an attack notification as a golden Buddha phantom emerged behind him.

Mo Xiaoxin accidentally helped Qiu Qiu master Prajna Relinquishing Life, then learned that Qiu Qiu had identified him as Crayon_Shinchan and wanted to hunt him. After Qiu Qiu killed him, the skill was announced across the region, setting him up to be recognized as the Assassin King.

• Qiu Qiu used Prajna Relinquishing Life on Mo Xiaoxin, then broke the technique when Mo Xiaoxin begged him to stop.
• Qiu Qiu said he had learned Prajna Truth (Beginner) by following Mo Xiaoxin's advice, and Mo Xiaoxin tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to start over.
• Qiu Qiu identified Mo Xiaoxin as Crayon_Shinchan but promised not to reveal his identity to Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi.
• Qiu Qiu decided to hunt Mo Xiaoxin himself and killed him with Prajna Relinquishing Life.
• The narration explained that Mo Xiaoxin's guidance had helped Qiu Qiu master the skill, and Qiu Qiu comprehended Prajñā Life-Sacrifice (Beginner).
• An All-Region Announcement declared Qiu Qiu's achievement, prompting assassin players to prepare to recognize him as their Assassin King.

After discovering that Qiu Qiu had mastered Prajna Relinquishing Life and become the Assassin King, Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi livestreamed his explanation to eager Players. The lesson ended with Xiao Yuzi finding a hidden dagger, and Qiu Qiu was beaten while refusing to reveal where it came from.

• Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi logged in to find hundreds of messages congratulating Qiu Qiu on mastering Prajna Relinquishing Life and becoming the Assassin King.
• Xiao Yuzi checked Qiu Qiu’s information panel and discovered that he had cultivated the Hell Path skill using the Courting Death Compilation.
• Xiao Yuzi suspected that the person who had kidnapped Qiu Qiu had taught him the method, but Qiu Qiu refused to say who had helped him.
• Xiao Mo started a livestream, and Qiu Qiu explained how he had learned Prajna Relinquishing Life to a crowd of Players eager to study the skill.
• Xiao Yuzi spotted a White Dagger hidden under Qiu Qiu’s foot and demanded to know where he had gotten it, but Qiu Qiu stayed silent.
• Xiao Mo and Xiao Yuzi beat Qiu Qiu as he cried and kept his promise not to reveal the dagger’s source.

After the Africa Server was falsely announced, Lu Wu discovered that a small media outlet had built a convincing fake Conquest website to scam eager players. He and Bei Li uncovered the site’s advance-payment and discounted Soul Coin schemes, but the scammers’ next steps remained unknown.

• Qiu Qiu’s Prajna Relinquishing Life tutorial inspired assassin players to pursue the cultivation method with renewed confidence, while Lu Wu hoped some might succeed.
• Lu Wu learned that news outlets and players were claiming the Africa Server would open on June 11, although he and Bei Li had not launched it.
• Lu Wu investigated the rumors with Bei Li and traced the earliest report to the small media outlet Sunlight.
• Lu Wu followed a link in Sunlight’s article and found a fake Conquest website with a pre-registration channel demanding $1,888 for the game.
• Lu Wu had Bei Li bypass the payment option and discovered the fake site also offered discounted Soul Coins that supposedly worked across all servers.

Lu Wu exposed the fake African Conquest website, recovered the money stolen from players, and helped them catch the Sunlight scammers. He denied responsibility for the illegal tracking and transfers, but players immediately accused him of lying.

• Lu Wu had Bei Li disable the phishing website and posted an official warning that the supposed African server was fake.
• Players mocked the official team for shutting down the fake site's discounted payment portal, while the story spread through gaming media to Africa.
• Angry African players reported Sunlight, and Lu Wu had Bei Li drain its 34 overseas accounts and return the stolen funds to players.
• Lu Wu shared the scammers' locations online, and Conquest players found and beat them before the police arrived.
• After players praised Lu Wu for recovering the money, he denied that Conquest Official had manipulated transfers or tracked anyone, and players called him shameless.