Chapter Summaries

Snowflake Leopard joined the first batch of players accepting Iragron’s Manifestation of Strength quest and completed his trial dungeon. As players began manifesting at the Yunlu Mountain base, Su Yu confirmed their progress was stable and left Senior Tao to guard them.

• Su Yu summoned Snowflake Leopard to the underground palace, where Iragron offered the Manifestation of Strength quest to the assembled players.
• Snowflake Leopard completed the solo trial dungeon in under two hours and obtained a Courage Badge after defeating Gorgon of the Forest Bear.
• Su Yu visited Xiao Tian as she began manifesting, held her hand to reassure her, and checked that the other players were progressing safely.
• Senior Tao agreed to guard the manifesting players after Su Yu said he was returning home to cultivate.

Su Yu watched Dave demonstrate how marigolds produced coins that could turn seeds into gold, then logged out to test a gilded Twin Sunflower seed in reality. At Yunlu Mountain, he returned amid alarm over a Surrender Faction terrorist who had brought a Radioactive Bomb onto the mountain, while Senior Tao hesitated to tell him about it.

• Kacie told Su Yu that Dave had successfully cultivated marigolds, and Su Yu went with her to inspect the plant.
• Dave showed Su Yu that an accelerated marigold produced silver coins that fused into a gold coin capable of gilding seeds.
• Su Yu used a Marigold Gold Coin on a Twin Sunflower seed, confirmed the gilded seed could be brought into reality, and asked Dave to accelerate another marigold while he tested it.
• Su Yu logged out and returned to Yunlu Mountain, where Senior Tao was troubled by a Surrender Faction terrorist who had carried a Radioactive Bomb onto the mountain.
• Senior Tao worried that the bomb's passage through customs suggested the Surrender Faction had infiltrated the righteous side, but hesitated to tell Su Yu.

Su Yu asked Senior Tao to accelerate the growth of a Twin Sunflower Seed, hoping Golden Plants from the game could grow in the real world. The sunflower failed to sprout, but a Peashooter seed matured with Senior Tao’s spiritual liquid, showing Su Yu that other plants could still help humanity.

• Su Yu told Senior Tao about Dave cultivating marigolds and asked for help growing Golden Plants in the real world.
• Senior Tao planted Su Yu’s Twin Sunflower Seed and used spiritual liquid from his Sky-Controlling Bottle, but the seed did not change.
• Su Yu realized sunlight-type plants required farmland, then returned from the game world with a Peashooter seed.
• Senior Tao used spiritual liquid on the Peashooter seed, which matured in less than three minutes.
• Su Yu inspected the mature Peashooter and considered the potential of producing large numbers of plants, including powerful varieties, with Dave’s help.

Su Yu and the great cultivators investigated a second terrorist attack near the Yunlu Mountain base and discovered that the attacker had used an ancient Spirit Concealing Crystal to evade detection. The Surrender Faction was suspected, and Su Yu hoped the Relevant Department would find its hideout so he could confront them.

• Su Yu and Senior Tao rushed to a crater on Yunlu Mountain after an explosion, where great cultivators sealed radioactive explosives and found human remains.
• Senior Tao told Su Yu that another terrorist attack had occurred half an hour earlier, and Emperor Taizong suspected the Surrender Faction of Blue Star.
• Great Cultivator Nameless entered the smoke and retrieved a crystal that concealed spiritual energy, revealing how the terrorist had evaded detection.
• A cultivator from the Warring States era identified it as a Spirit Concealing Crystal once used by assassins and later collected by Emperor Qin Ying Zheng.
• Senior Tao said the Relevant Department had been notified, and Su Yu vowed to make the people behind the attacks pay if their lair was found.

Su Yu realized the explosion on Yunlu Mountain’s northern slope was a diversion and uncovered a plot to kill priest players with Mind Steal. After freezing one attacker and reading her memories, he learned her three accomplices were already positioned to detonate bombs, and he raised a golden hourglass to stop them.

• Senior Tao reasoned that the terrorist on the northern slope might have detonated his bomb to lure the Great Cultivators away from the base.
• The Great Cultivators returned to the mountaintop base, while Su Yu went to protect priest players with Mind Steal.
• Su Yu found a masked woman carrying a bomb near March of the Steel Torrent’s residence and froze her before she could press the detonator.
• Su Yu used Mind Steal to read the woman’s recent memories and learned that three male accomplices were beside Rapids and Musi’s residences with high-yield Radioactive Bombs.
• Su Yu took out a golden hourglass and held it above his head.

Su Yu used Zhonya's Hourglass to stop time and prevent terrorists from detonating bombs at Yunlu Mountain Base. After uncovering the attack's mastermind and the Surrender Faction's network, he led the Great Cultivators in wiping out their forces in Donghai City.

• Su Yu activated Zhonya's Hourglass and stopped time, then killed or disabled the three terrorists before the five-second effect ended.
• Su Yu used Mind Steal to search the last terrorist's memories and discovered the mastermind was Qi Minghao, along with information about planted military moles and the attack's backers.
• Su Yu told the Great Cultivators what he had learned, and they flew to Donghai City to pursue the Surrender Faction.
• Su Yu and over a hundred Great Cultivators captured Qi Minghao and used his information, Mind Steal, and the Relevant Department's data to find 363 Surrender Faction members.
• The Great Cultivators executed the captured members, and by noon the Surrender Faction's forces in Donghai City had been swept away.

Su Yu organized the capture of Surrender Faction members, expanded Golden Plant cultivation, and traveled to Yunlu Mountain to witness the first third-rank players manifest their strength. After Gu Yan and Zhen Hong emerged with their new abilities, Su Yu prepared to test Zhen Hong’s defenses with an assault rifle.

• Su Yu learned that authorities had captured 363 Surrender Faction members while most of the estimated 3,000 had fled Donghai City, and he agreed with Xue Wenli to help hunt them down.
• Su Yu returned to the game, honored Dave and his research team with a million Psionic Coins, and arranged for the Relevant Department to spend one billion Psionic Coins building plantations across the Golden Flower Empire.
• Three days later, Su Yu went to Yunlu Mountain to watch the first third-rank players manifest their strength, and Senior Tao said Gu Yan, Thousand Cups Not Drunk, Lin Fenglan, Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon, and Xu Yunzhong, Shepherd Cloud Enemy, would emerge first.
• Gu Yan emerged and demonstrated his agility, while Su Yu described the vast gap between Blue Star and the Silver Federation.
• Zhen Hong emerged, used Thunderous Strike to crack the pavement, and told Su Yu he had successfully manifested his strength.
• Su Yu handed an assault rifle to a security warrior and asked Zhen Hong to activate Shield Wall so he could test its defense.

Su Yu tested Zhen Hong’s defenses with an Assault Rifle while Shepherd Cloud Enemy demonstrated his magic, and Thousand Cups Not Drunk recorded them. The video spread widely, inspiring players across the country to rush toward Level 50.

• Su Yu ordered Zhen Hong to use Shield Wall while Thousand Cups Not Drunk filmed him.
• Zhen Hong withstood Su Yu’s Assault Rifle burst with his defenses and showed off his newfound toughness.
• Shepherd Cloud Enemy demonstrated Ice Arrow by making it burst into an ice flower in the sky.
• Su Yu showed Shepherd Cloud Enemy his sixth-tier epic Element Harmony Set and promised him future equipment if he performed well.
• Thousand Cups Not Drunk posted the video on the Official Forum, where it spread across social platforms and sparked a nationwide leveling frenzy.

Over seven days, Su Yu advanced game projects while players leveled and manifested their strength, as authorities pursued the Surrender Faction amid a wave of terrorist attacks. On October 10, the monsters in all 3,533 Skrull Bases came alive, and Su Yu left the game to join a meeting on how to respond.

• Su Yu spent most of the week refining materials, learning skills, and completing large-scale construction quests to support Morning Star's cultivation.
• More than a hundred police officers and manifested priest players used Mind Steal to help the Relevant Department hunt Surrender Faction members, while the United Government rewarded Zhong Feng, Xiao Tian, and Old Meng for manifesting their strength.
• The Surrender Faction carried out sixty-eight terrorist attacks in one week, killing more than a hundred civilians in each of two major incidents and committing other serious crimes.
• On October 10, Katyusha alerted Su Yu that something major had happened, and he logged out to watch reports that monsters in all 3,533 Skrull Bases had become mobile.
• Su Yu concluded that the Skrulls were unlikely to place the Gravity Funnel in Huaxia Country and went to the Relevant Department to discuss response strategies.

Su Yu and government leaders assessed the monsters emerging from the Psionic Springs and debated whether nuclear weapons could stop them. Su Yu warned that the Skrull were almost certain to use the Gravity Funnel to gather the monsters in populated areas, making nuclear attacks dangerous and ineffective as a complete solution.

• Xue Wenli showed footage of monsters captured at Kunlun One and explained that the military lacked useful footage from the Large Psionic Springs.
• Su Yu assessed the monster as a special assembled construct with attack power around newly entered Tier 5 and defense close to Tier 6.
• Su Yu estimated that roughly two one-megaton nuclear bombs could kill one monster, but Political Commissar Zhang and Zhong Feng warned that fallout and populated areas made nuclear use hazardous.
• Su Yu said the Skrull had nanomaterial to absorb nuclear radiation and that he could request some from Beck Country on his next trip to Skrull Star.
• Su Yu told Speaker Hu Jing and the others that the Skrull had a greater than 99 percent chance of using the Gravity Funnel to unleash monsters in densely populated areas.

Su Yu and the leaders of Huaxia Country debated where the Skrulls would unleash a monster horde, and Su Yu predicted they would target a neighboring country rather than Mi Country. On Skrull Star, Emperor Marnina XIII chose Neon Country as the Gravity Funnel’s target, surprising Lanqi.

• Zhong Feng argued that Mi Country was the likeliest target because its nuclear weapons and military alliance posed a threat to the Skrulls.
• Su Yu disagreed, saying the Skrulls considered Huaxia Country their greatest threat and would likely unleash monsters in a neighboring country instead.
• Su Yu ruled out the Central Asian Stan countries and Shendu Country but said Rakshasa Country, Goryeo Country, Mongol Yuan Country, and Southeast Asia were all possible targets.
• Lanqi reported that the Gravity Funnel was ready and asked Marnina XIII where to set its target location.
• Marnina XIII chose Neon Country, explaining that destroying it would harm Blue Star’s economy and provide the Skrulls with a springboard.
• Lanqi questioned whether Neon Country would hinder the monster horde’s attack.

The Skrulls activated the Gravity Funnel over Kyoto, unleashing controlled monsters that devastated Neon Country. Huaxia's leaders watched the attack and concluded they could not defeat the horde abroad, but Speaker Hu Jing insisted they still had to provide aid to preserve humanity's unity.

• Marnina XIII ordered Lanqi to notify the Expeditionary Force bases and activate the Gravity Funnel.
• The funnel darkened Kyoto's sky and released monsters that attacked Neon Country's cities, industries, and military installations under Skrull control.
• Neon Prime Minister Fujiwara Chika, who was visiting Goryeo Country, sent a plea for help after most officials trying to flee were intercepted.
• Su Yu, Cat Morning Star, and Senior Tao sensed the funnel's appearance over Kyoto, and Xue Wenli projected footage of the devastation for Huaxia's leaders.
• Political Commissar Zhang and Su Yu said Huaxia could only defend its own coast, but Speaker Hu Jing insisted that they still had to provide aid.

After the Skrull released 3,533 monsters in Kyoto, Speaker Hu Jing declared a global state of combat readiness and withheld nuclear strikes to avoid killing Neon Country’s population. Su Yu and the others traveled to Busan to organize a frontline defense, where Hu Jing assigned resources and responsibilities for preparing against the approaching horde.

• Speaker Hu Jing addressed the world, announced Level 1 combat readiness, and declared that humanity would fight the monsters, while holding back nuclear weapons because of the civilian population in Neon Country.
• Su Yu, Senior Tao, Political Commissar Zhang, Zhong Feng, and Xue Wenli teleported from Donghai City to Busan, which Su Yu expected the monsters to reach after crossing the straits.
• Political Commissar Zhang contacted Speaker Hu Jing, who ordered defenses built at Busan and Tsushima Island, with a second defensive line inside Huaxia Country.
• Su Yu explained that Evolution could provide Cat Morning Star, Tina, plant seeds, and five camps, and said nearly 200,000 Golden Seeds and Tier 5 Soldiers could help resist the horde.
• Speaker Hu Jing assigned Xue Wenli to plant the seeds around Busan and Tsushima Island and ordered 2,000 Tier 5 Demon Beast Soldiers for Zhong Feng to control.

Speaker Hu Jing finalized the Busan campaign plan, allocating gold, cultivators, players, and military resources to resist the Skrull monster horde. The chapter ended with the leaders beginning preparations and nuclear missiles held as a final defense.

• Speaker Hu Jing allocated 20,000 tons of gold for 2,000 Tier 5 Soldiers and arranged for twenty-one Yunlu Mountain Great Cultivators to restore their Fenshen Stage cultivation.
• Su Yu proposed bringing players and additional Great Cultivators to build fortifications and cultivate Golden Seeds, and Speaker Hu Jing placed the players under his command.
• Political Commissar Zhang explained that conventional forces could contribute little beyond drone reconnaissance, so Speaker Hu Jing assigned him to coordinate reconnaissance with Su Yu, Zhong Feng, and the Great Cultivators.
• Speaker Hu Jing appointed Zhong Feng to command the Tier 5 Soldiers and Great Cultivators, while Xue Wenli and Su Yu led players supporting the defenses.
• Speaker Hu Jing ordered nuclear missile silos to prepare in case the monster horde breached the first line of defense, then dismissed the meeting.

Su Yu and Xue Wenli went to Busan to prepare the city for the monster horde approaching from Neon Country. Xue Wenli took control of Busan and imposed an orderly state of emergency while they waited for the main force.

• Speaker Hu Jing placed all nuclear missile silos on standby, while Su Yu sent Senior Tao, Zhong Feng, and Commissioner Zhang away through portals.
• Su Yu and Xue Wenli teleported to Busan City Hall and found the mayor holding an emergency meeting.
• Xue Wenli warned the mayor and officials that the monster horde could enter Busan through the Tsushima Strait and the Korea Strait.
• After an official panicked, Xue Wenli used her department's authority to take over Busan and order a citywide state of emergency.
• The mayor and bureaucrats carried out Xue Wenli's orders, keeping the city stable as they waited for the main force.

Su Yu called on players to help defend Busan, while Zhong Feng began exchanging the military’s gold for Tier 5 Soldiers and Senior Tao prepared the Great Cultivators to break through. The chapter left the forces gathering at Yunlu Mountain as preparations for the battle continued.

• Su Yu posted on the Official Forum, explained the danger posed by the monster horde from Neon Country, and urged players—especially Druids—to gather in Busan.
• Players eagerly volunteered to help, though the authorities had not yet announced how they would be transported.
• Zhong Feng briefed Zhao Hanyang on the battle plan, then asked Su Yu which Tier 5 Soldiers to exchange for.
• Su Yu advised Zhong Feng to avoid Mountain Giants, limit Flame Phoenixes, and divide the remaining forces among Frost Dragons, Shadow Wraiths, and Holy Angels, with a few extra Flame Phoenixes.
• The Ice Snow Old Man accepted truckloads of gold from Zhong Feng and summoned Frost Dragons, impressing the soldiers at the camp.
• Senior Tao explained the approaching monster horde and Zhao Jing’s plan to the Great Cultivators, then helped Emperor Taizong prepare a site for their breakthroughs.

Emperor Taizong and the Great Cultivators used the Psionic Conduction Grand Array at Yunlu Mountain to recover their cultivation through a coordinated breakthrough. After two hours, they celebrated their progress, but a middle-aged man called them to the front lines.

• Emperor Taizong brought the Great Cultivators to Psionic Storage Tank 001 and led them in setting up the Psionic Conduction Grand Array.
• Senior Yang activated his Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, opened the tank, and drew its psionic energy into the array.
• Senior Yang recovered to the Nascent Soul Stage as Emperor Taizong and the other nineteen cultivators broke through alongside him.
• The array spread the cultivators' psionic energy and insights among everyone present, helping twenty-four outer cultivators reach Nascent Soul Peak and advancing the others.
• Senior Yang reached Nascent Soul Peak, and the Great Cultivators celebrated their gains.
• A middle-aged man told the Great Cultivators that the front lines needed them and it was time to set out.

Political Commissar Zhang learned that the monster horde could reach the Tsushima Strait in ten to twelve hours and sent the warning to the front-line leaders. Su Yu and Morning Star continued preparations on Tsushima Island, but six Flying Monsters appeared in the eastern sky.

• The Great Cultivators departed by helicopter for Busan to fight the monster horde, while Political Commissar Zhang returned to headquarters.
• Political Commissar Zhang learned that the first 12,006 players were being transported to Busan and that drone swarms had reached Neon Island.
• Li Ran reported that the horde had devastated Kyoto and reached Oyama City, prompting Political Commissar Zhang to estimate it would reach the Tsushima Strait in ten to twelve hours.
• Political Commissar Zhang sent the monster locations and drone images to Hu Jing, Xue Wenli, Zhong Feng, and Su Yu, and ordered expanded reconnaissance.
• Su Yu received the warning while overseeing evacuation and scouting planting sites on Tsushima Island; Morning Star said the main force would arrive within six hours.
• Su Yu and Morning Star spotted six Flying Monsters approaching from the east in formation.

Su Yu and Morning Star intercepted six Tier 5 Flying Monsters scouting for Lanqi’s horde and raced to kill them before the monsters could escape. They destroyed five, leaving the final monster as their contest continued.

• Lanqi sent three scouting teams from his 3,533-monster horde, and the six-member team flying toward Goryeo Country spotted Su Yu and Morning Star.
• Lanqi ordered the six Flying Monsters to retreat after recognizing Su Yu and Morning Star, but Su Yu pursued them in anger over the Skrulls’ slaughter in Neon Country.
• Su Yu challenged Morning Star to a contest, offering grilled fish in Wanzhou if she killed her three monsters first.
• Morning Star used Star Transfer and Beast King’s Wrath to tear the head off a pterosaur-like monster.
• Su Yu fired Thunder Dragon Roar at one of the remaining monsters, prompting Morning Star to transform into Astral Fox Form and unleash powerful spells.
• Morning Star disintegrated two more Flying Monsters with astral magic while competing with Su Yu.

Su Yu and Morning Star defeated six Skrull-made monsters and debated whether to reserve the psionic energy from the coming battle for the Great Cultivators or use it to advance Su Yu to Tier 7. Meanwhile, the Skrulls learned from the Pacific Nation that Huaxia Country was concentrating helicopters near Busan, where the monster army might land.

• Su Yu and Morning Star killed the six monsters, then gathered and refined the psionic energy they left behind.
• Lanqi told Solar Emperor Marnina XIII that Su Yu was on Tsushima Island, and Marnina ordered him to obtain more intelligence through the Pacific Nation.
• Su Yu considered saving the energy from more than 3,000 monsters for the Great Cultivators of Yunlu Mountain, but Morning Star advised him to use it for his Tier 7 advancement.
• Su Yu agreed to pursue the advancement and flew back toward Tsushima Island with Morning Star.
• Lanqi received intelligence from the Pacific Nation that Huaxia Country's military helicopters were gathering near Busan, prompting Marnina to wonder if the humans planned to fight the monsters there.