Chapter Summaries

Marnina XIII ordered stronger defenses for the Skrull Expeditionary Force bases and discussed using Cao Cao, while an attack on Base No. 056 interrupted the council. The live feed showed Su Yu and his allies overwhelming the base, ending with a burst of golden light.

• Marnina XIII ordered defenses upgraded at bases near Large and Giant Psionic Springs and told Xion to have Lord Plante force Cao Cao to surrender.
• Lanqi warned that Cao Cao might only pretend to surrender, but Marnina said they would exploit him until he had no choice but to rely on them.
• Xion received an urgent alert that Expeditionary Force Base No. 056 was under attack by Su Yu and the Blue Star woman.
• Xion projected a live feed of the base at Wuling Peak, where Su Yu's blue dragon and summons broke through the barrier and overwhelmed the Sanctuary-level mech pilot Ou Weim.
• Marnina XIII watched Ou Weim struggle against the blue dragon, and a dazzling burst of golden light suddenly appeared in the feed.

Tina killed a Skrull Saint Domain fighter with her ultimate technique, while Ou Weim self-destructed beside Su Yu during the attack on Base 056. The blast cut off the live feed, and Emperor Marnina XIII vowed to make Su Yu pay for the losses.

• Tina unleashed Saint Sun Turbulent Slash and killed the Skrull Saint Domain fighter in one strike.
• Lanqi and Xion watched the footage and realized Base 056 could not withstand Su Yu and Tina’s attack.
• Ou Weim, enraged by his companion’s death, chose to self-destruct instead of fleeing.
• Su Yu changed back into human form and used Flash, Lightning Shield, and Ice Barrier to try to survive the blast.
• The explosion devastated Skrull Base and cut off the live feed, while Marnina XIII blamed his officials and vowed revenge on Su Yu.

After Marnina XIII ordered his ministers to launch a plan against Su Yu, Su Yu survived Ou Weim’s self-destruction and helped secure victory at the Yanshan Psionic Spring. Tina dealt with the remaining Skrull forces, while Link closed the Space Rift and sent Su Yu a Silver Badge worth 500 credits.

• Marnina XIII ordered the Skrull nation to mourn Ou Weim and Doke and commanded his ministers to execute their plan against Su Yu immediately.
• Su Yu survived Ou Weim’s self-destruction by activating Link’s Crystallized Shield, then urged Tina to stop the Skrull fleeing from the base.
• Tina killed four of the thirteen surviving fifth-rank Skrull experts, while the other nine escaped through the Space Rift and the remaining Skrull forces surrendered.
• Tina secured the base, ending the battle for the Yanshan Psionic Spring in victory for the Blue Star Humans.
• Link’s teleportation gate closed the Space Rift and delivered a Silver Badge to Su Yu, who recognized it as worth 500 credits.

After Blue Star forces secured the Skrull base, Marnina XIII addressed the people of Blue Star, demanding Su Yu's surrender and threatening an invasion by 3,728 sixth-rank monsters. The broadcast spread panic and left players debating whether to accept the offer or trust the Skrull emperor.

• Commander Zhao led the Blue Star Army into the base, where Su Yu warned him about the dangerous prisoners and urged him to extract the spring's psionic energy for the ancient seniors.
• The army took control of the base, shackled and transported the surrendered Skrull prisoners, and Su Yu returned home with Tina before logging into the game the next morning.
• Su Yu led 500,000 players to gather quest materials while Xu Siqi logged out to eat after collecting 818 Sea Washing Cores.
• Marnina XIII broadcast a demand that Blue Star hand over Su Yu and leave the game, promising Skrull withdrawal in exchange and threatening to send 3,728 sixth-rank monsters in one month.
• Xu Siqi reported the broadcast to his companions, and players flooded the Official Forum with recordings and arguments about whether Marnina XIII could be trusted.

Marnina XIII’s offer to spare humanity if it surrendered Su Yu and destroyed the game devices sparked fierce arguments across Blue Star. Su Yu and the guild leaders rejected the Skrulls’ scheme, and the Blue Star Federal Government publicly vowed to keep fighting.

• Surrenderists and wishful thinkers called for humanity to hand over Su Yu, while other netizens argued that Marnina XIII would break any agreement and attack Blue Star anyway.
• Su Yu paused his search for Sea Washing Cores after his friends alerted him to the uproar, then read Marnina XIII’s declaration and recognized it as an attempt to weaken human morale.
• The guild leaders rejected surrender, and Shepherd Cloud Enemy removed Royal Assassin from the chatroom for suggesting they accept Marnina’s offer.
• Su Yu urged the guild leaders to explain the Skrulls’ plan and keep their members calm, while Snowflake Leopard relayed their views to Political Commissar Zhang and Su Yu reassured the players gathering Sea Washing Cores.
• The Blue Star Federal Government announced that it would not hand over Su Yu and would fight the Skrulls, after which the online uproar subsided.

Su Yu sought Bernina Tide’s advice about Marnina XIII stirring up Blue Star’s surrender faction, and learned his Dragon Favorability Potion could work on Skrull Star’s dragons. Meanwhile, Marnina ordered Xion to recruit Blue Star traitors and intensify the unrest.

• Su Yu delivered Bernina the four materials and Soul of Rebirth, then told her about Marnina XIII’s forum provocation.
• Bernina advised Su Yu to disrupt Marnina’s rear lines and revealed that the Dragon Favorability Potion could win over Skrull Star’s dragons.
• Bernina promised to turn the extra Soul of Rebirth into a ring and asked Su Yu to take care of Tina.
• Marnina praised Xion’s work stirring up public resentment on Blue Star and ordered him to contact surrender-minded humans and offer them benefits.
• Marnina dismissed Cass and vowed to make Su Yu regret the assassination that had put him in power.

Su Yu received three Wonder Building blueprints from Thousand Cups Not Drunk and passed them to Snowflake Leopard, who reported that overseas protests against Su Yu were worsening. At the palace, Su Yu told Alijeh and Tina about Marnina XIII’s threat and his need to grow stronger, and Tina raised concerns about finding materials powerful enough to help him advance.

• Thousand Cups Not Drunk told Su Yu that Master Chen Sheng had sent him three Wonder Building blueprints and was considering taking him as a disciple.
• Su Yu forwarded the blueprints for Panda People Dujiangyan, Panda People Grottoes, and Panda Great Wall to Snowflake Leopard.
• Snowflake Leopard reported that public opinion had improved locally, but mass demonstrations overseas demanded that Su Yu be handed over to the Skrull.
• Su Yu met Alijeh and Tina at the palace and learned that Tina was helping with military planning and government affairs as the empire’s war against the Wind Chime Empire advanced.
• Su Yu explained the crisis involving Marnina XIII and said he needed to reach Tier Eight; Alijeh and Tina promised to support him.
• Tina asked whether ordinary materials could still help Su Yu’s Mage Tower after his advancement to the Sanctuary realm.

Su Yu spent three hours buying high-tier materials across several cities, then logged off with 7.5 billion Psionic Coins remaining. He and Tina set out to attack another Psionic Spring, where Tina prepared to strike the Skrull Base’s shield with a Cross Slash.

• Alijeh offered to have major forces supply Su Yu with materials, and Tina promised to help hunt Tier 6 materials as quest rewards.
• Su Yu bought a Tier 6 Horn of the Thunder Lizard King from the Silver Pine Spire and negotiated for Sacred Firebird feathers from the Shining Gold Merchant Guild.
• Su Yu swept through cities in the Golden Flower Empire and the Rhine Empire, spending billions on high-tier materials before logging off with 7.5 billion Psionic Coins left.
• Tina appeared beneath her floating helmet, and Su Yu suggested they attack a few easy Psionic Springs before sightseeing and trying local food.
• Su Yu livestreamed their trip to Yan Six at East Monkey Peak, and Tina drew her sword to use a Cross Slash against the Skrull Base’s Psionic Shield.

Xion’s prediction that Su Yu would attack Yan Six failed when Su Yu noticed the Skrulls’ evacuation preparations and switched his livestreamed assault to the Tai'er base in the Taihang Mountains. Marnina XIII learned of Su Yu’s teleportation and considered how to respond, leaving the fate of Large Base 074 undecided.

• Xion watched Su Yu and Tina approach Yan Six and waited for them to trigger high-explosive bombs the Skrull army had left behind.
• Su Yu noticed Yan Six was using its Psionic Storage Station instead of its Monster Manufacturing Plant, ended the stream, and resumed it at the Tai'er base.
• Su Yu introduced the Taihang Mountains as Tina pierced Tai'er’s Psionic Shield and stormed the base; its Tier 4 Peak commander surrendered.
• Xion ordered Firefly to shut off the livestream, then went to report Su Yu’s actions to Marnina XIII.
• Marnina XIII marveled that Su Yu had crossed the distance using a Long-Distance Teleportation Array, and considered Xion’s question about preparing Large Base 074 for battle.

Marnina XIII ordered heightened defenses and prepared to watch the Lord's attempt to persuade Cao Cao to surrender. Su Yu continued cultivating and strengthening Tina, while Chancellor Cao faced Plante and four other God-level beings in Antarctica to hear their terms.

• Marnina XIII ordered Base 074 to raise its alert level, large bases to strengthen their defenses, and small bases in Huaxia Country to be gradually abandoned.
• Su Yu returned to the game world with Tina, began cultivating in the Mage Tower, and studied magic while Morning Star trained beside him.
• Su Yu sent Vina Blackgold to find blood for Tina, then visited Emperor Denathrius and Count Vladimir with Tina to obtain samples and high-level magic beast blood.
• Plante arrived with Stidim, Victoria, Kadragos, and Sam the Bald Eagle to ask Chancellor Cao whether he would join them.
• Chancellor Cao stood with the Hilt of the Sword of Myriad Truths and asked Plante to repeat the conditions.

Plante and Victoria persuaded Chancellor Cao to join the Skrull by threatening to unleash 3,729 monsters on Huaxia Country and promising to spare his people. Marnina ordered footage of Cao’s agreement sent to Blue Star, while he kept the Skrull’s focus on Cao Cao and Su Yu.

• Plante showed Chancellor Cao the Gravity Funnel Plan and explained that 3,729 monsters would be released on Blue Star if he refused to join the Skrull.
• Victoria offered to let Huaxia Country remain on its land under Skrull rule and urged Chancellor Cao to cooperate.
• Chancellor Cao agreed to join the Skrull to preserve Huaxia Country and Blue Star Humanity’s hope, while intending to gather intelligence and possibly betray them later.
• Plante approached to welcome Chancellor Cao, but Cao drew a ten-meter circle with his sword hilt to keep him away.
• Marnina ordered Xion to have Li Hua translate the footage of Cao’s agreement into Chinese and send it to Blue Star.
• Marnina dismissed concerns about a coup in the Makaton Kingdom and said the Skrull should focus on Cao Cao and Su Yu.

Xion sent the Skrulls’ edited video of Chancellor Cao surrendering to Blue Star, triggering worldwide protests and a crisis of morale. After watching it, Su Yu called the Skrulls’ Gravity Funnel plan insidious and urged players to keep strengthening themselves while governments handled the decision.

• Xion sent the completed, subtitled video to the Emperor, who ordered it broadcast across Blue Star and asked whether Su Yu’s reaction could be observed.
• The Skrulls used beams from 3,725 bases to project the video across the sky, revealing their plan to gather over three thousand monsters and Chancellor Cao’s surrender.
• People around the world protested, eventually demanding that the Blue Star United Government be dissolved and their governments prioritize their own nations.
• Su Yu watched the video and realized the Skrulls’ plan differed from the sporadic monster releases he remembered from his previous life.
• Su Yu told guild leaders that the Skrulls had forced Blue Star into a choice with no optimal solution and urged everyone to keep leveling while the government responded.

After the Skrulls' reservation policy caused unrest, the Blue Star United Government condemned their offer and cracked down on surrender advocates. Eighteen days later, Su Yu and his companions had strengthened their cultivation and captured numerous Psionic Springs as players awaited the second Illusionary Duel and the next Expansion Pack.

• The Blue Star United Government announced that it would fight the Skrulls to the death, rejected their preferential treatment of Huaxia, and declared Cao Cao a defector while leaving open the possibility of his return.
• Wang Sen warned that the United Government would crack down on Surrender Faction organizations and individuals, and public unrest gradually subsided.
• Over eighteen days, Su Yu reached Level 77, while Morning Star and Tina advanced to Saint Domain Peak.
• Su Yu, Tina, and Morning Star captured the Taihang Mountains Large Psionic Spring and eighty-three Small Psionic Springs across Huaxia Country.
• On September 30, players gathered in city plazas and discussed the upcoming Illusionary Duel, the Panda People Empire Expansion Pack, and strength manifestation after Level 50.

Before the second Illusionary Duel began, players prepared for the worldwide competition and read Kexing’s extensive guide to the Level 50 Manifestation of Strength quest. Su Yu had compiled the walkthrough from knowledge gained in his previous life, hoping to help players complete the quest with fewer setbacks.

• Players gathered in city plazas ahead of the Illusionary Duel and prepared equipment skills for the competition.
• Players learned that nearly three billion people from around the world would participate, making cheating impractical.
• Kexing posted a detailed guide to the Level 50 Manifestation of Strength quest on the Official Forum.
• The guide described the quest’s ten rings, including boss fights, puzzles, a maze, and Wargame Simulation.
• Kexing outlined strategies for the first manifestation instance and named several others before the guide excerpt ended.
• Su Yu had compiled the walkthrough from experts’ knowledge in his previous life to help players avoid mistakes.

Su Yu investigated Dave’s strange calendula cultivation ritual and learned the plant might gild other plants’ seeds. He checked in on three friends training in his territory, who had reached levels 62–63, while the Illusionary Duel was still half a day away.

• Su Yu read players’ speculation about his precognition and their arguments over Tina, the Empress Party, and Dave.
• Su Yu saw players mention Dave’s calendula and watched a group of players perform a ritual around a crop plot.
• Xunlian Zhi Dong told Su Yu the ritual helped trigger calendula mutations and that Dave believed its flower juice might gild other plants’ seeds.
• Xunlian Zhi Dong told Su Yu she read fanfiction about him and Dave, so Su Yu deleted her from his friends list.
• Su Yu asked Sky Dragon, Snowflake Leopard, and Unbreakable Alliance about their training, and they reported being at levels 62–63.

Su Yu watched Xiao Tian’s Illusionary Duel stream as the event began in Apuxi City. The Illusionary Envoy’s unexpected spell enveloped the city and prompted a game invitation, while Morning Star suspected the Illusionary Worms were planning something major.

• Su Yu learned that Sky Dragon and Unbreakable Alliance would enter the Illusionary Duel, while Kexing warned them to manifest their strength in an open area after the upcoming update.
• Xiao Tian invited Su Yu to watch her private stream, and he settled in to watch with Morning Star.
• Sky Dragon gathered with the players at Apuxi City’s central square as the Illusionary Envoy opened the event.
• The Illusionary Envoy spread pale purple light across Apuxi City, and Su Yu received an invitation to enter the event dungeon for a chance to win Jerrifus’s Gift.

Su Yu was forcibly pulled into the Illusionary Duel and entered the Temple Escape stage, where he had to run an obstacle course while a monster chased him. He survived the first three stages as most contestants were eliminated, and the fourth stage began with only ten players remaining.

• Su Yu was teleported into the Illusionary Duel, leaving his real body collapsed on the Mage Tower floor as Morning Star tried to wake him.
• Bernina Tide announced the rules of Temple Escape, and Su Yu began running while a gorilla chased him through an ancient Temple.
• Su Yu used his experience to navigate turns and collect coins as the contestant count fell from 100 to 78.
• When the second stage began, the gorilla threw its club, but Su Yu dodged it and the track's obstacles, leaving 33 contestants.
• The third stage doubled the runners' speed, and Su Yu stayed on the mountain ridge while the contestant count dropped to ten.
• The fourth-stage warning began as Su Yu continued running among the final ten contestants.

Su Yu survived the cross-server Temple Escape stages and eliminated the last two competitors to win the first Illusionary Duel. Jerrifus appeared to grant him a wish, leaving Su Yu with the reward Jerrifus's Gift (Rare).

• Su Yu entered the fourth stage and found himself racing alongside nine players on parallel tracks as obstacles appeared after players collected coins.
• Su Yu dodged the obstacles while the field dwindled to three players: himself, a Smida competitor, and a skinny white high school student.
• In the fifth stage, Su Yu and the other two players threw stones at gorillas, which batted the stones away with their clubs.
• Su Yu aimed the gorillas' deflected stones at the Smida, who was struck and fell off the ridge.
• A stone thrown by the Smida accidentally hit the white high school student, who stumbled off the cliff and left Su Yu as the winner.
• Su Yu received Jerrifus's Gift (Rare), and Jerrifus appeared from a golden lamp to offer him one wish.

Su Yu claimed the Eternal Temple Seal Ring as his Illusionary Duel reward, returned to Apuxi City, and learned that Xiao Tian had been eliminated from her first game. Both joined the Revival Match, and Su Yu entered the second round, a Snake-like game called Desert Emperor's Sand Soldier Plaza.

• Jerrifus offered Su Yu a reward, and Su Yu chose an attack-focused ring before upgrading the Eternal Temple Seal Ring to Epic and equipping it.
• Su Yu woke in the Mage Tower of Apuxi City, where Morningstar greeted him and told him Xiao Tian appeared to be losing her game.
• Su Yu saw Xiao Tian lose at Fight the Landlord, and Xiao Tian entered the Revival Match after receiving a notification that eliminated players could compete again.
• Su Yu and Xiao Tian messaged each other about the Revival Match, while guild leaders discussed their varied first-round games and eliminations.
• When the second round began, Su Yu entered Desert Emperor's Sand Soldier Plaza, a Snake-like game where players controlled squads of sand soldiers and collected Golden Crystals.

Su Yu survived the second Illusionary Duel, a Sand Soldier game complicated by faster movement and waves of birds, and won first place after every other player was eliminated. He received Jerrifus's Gift, chose a staff, and upgraded the resulting Gold Rare weapon to Legendary Quality.

• Su Yu carefully maneuvered his Sand Soldier team through the crowded plaza and consumed energy blocks as the first phase progressed.
• The second phase increased everyone's speed and added energy blocks, causing Su Yu's team to grow longer than planned.
• In the third phase, waves of birds struck the plaza and eliminated the other players while Su Yu struggled to avoid them.
• As Su Yu's team was about to collide with a bird blocking its path, the system announced that player Kexing had won first place.
• Su Yu chose a staff from Jerrifus's Gift and received the Desert Emperor's Dust Storm Staff.
• Su Yu spent more than five million Psionic Coins to upgrade the staff to Legendary Quality, then equipped it.