Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan chose the All-System Amplification magic rune, replicated it, and learned its fully leveled effect could amplify a main city's systems a hundredfold. After returning from the Mystic Realm with his surviving heroes and three Golden Items, he headed to the Hero Altar to use a Golden Curio and recruit another Golden Hero.

• Fang Yuan chose the Golden Magic Rune over the Golden Hero Soul Fragment and found the Magic Rune Core Hall in the Commander's Residence.
• Fang Yuan used Magic Rune Perception to identify All-System Amplification and Heim's Sanctuary, and Lilith warned him not to replicate the Ancient Era rune.
• Fang Yuan used the Siren Princess's Tear and successfully replicated All-System Amplification, whose fully leveled effect was a hundredfold amplification.
• Fang Yuan left the Mystic Realm with his surviving heroes after learning that most of his army had been wiped out, then returned to Wasteland Territory with three Golden Items.
• Fang Yuan postponed upgrading his Main City and went to the Hero Altar with the Golden Curio to recruit a fourth Golden Hero.

Fang Yuan recruited the Shadow Hunter Qing Feng from the Shadow Cloak after negotiating away her demand to investigate her death, then suppressed her attempted attack and raised her loyalty with gold. The chapter ended as Christian arrived with an urgent report that the Southern Border was in critical danger.

• Fang Yuan awakened the Shadow Cloak, and Lilith identified its occupant as the legendary assassin Qing Feng.
• Lilith persuaded Qing Feng to join Fang Yuan by promising that he could help investigate her mysterious death, and Qing Feng agreed after Fang Yuan demanded absolute loyalty and obedience.
• Qing Feng's recruitment succeeded, but her loyalty was only 25; when she tried to attack Fang Yuan, he forced her to her knees and warned her against doing so again.
• Fang Yuan inspected Qing Feng's powerful skills and extreme attack and health stats, then spent 10,000 gold coins to raise her loyalty by 10.
• Lilith announced that Christian had arrived, and Christian urgently reported that the Southern Border was in critical danger.

Fang Yuan and Christian planned a southern campaign after the undead destroyed the Rainbow Cloud Alliance and began upgrading a Great Necropolis. Fang Yuan arranged the reinforcements while guarding his own territory, then prepared to upgrade his main city to Level 8.

• Christian reported that an elite undead force had destroyed the Rainbow Cloud Alliance and that its Great Necropolis was advancing toward Level 9.
• Fang Yuan rejected Christian’s initial plan to commit nearly all their forces and instead assigned the Zixiao Alliance responsibility for the Rainbow Cloud Alliance headquarters.
• Fang Yuan revised the campaign so Christian would take Harold and the Holy Light Priests and War Priests south while the Demon Suppression Alliance and Crimson Flame Alliance attacked the undead from both sides.
• Fang Yuan told Zhao Zixiao his plan, and Zhao Zixiao agreed to handle the Rainbow Cloud Alliance.
• Fang Yuan assigned Vanas, Breni, and Lilith to defend their territories, kept Qing Feng nearby, and replenished his troops.
• Fang Yuan took out the Golden Magic Rune and prepared to upgrade his main city to Level 8.

Fang Yuan inscribed the Golden Rune of All-System Amplification onto his main city, doubling building output and attributes and increasing the Hero Altar’s recruitable heroes. He upgraded the rune’s level after finding its requirements demanding, then advanced the main city to level eight and unlocked Branch City Construction.

• Fang Yuan loaded the Golden Rune of All-System Amplification into his level-seven main city, doubling buildings’ base output and attributes, durability, and population.
• Fang Yuan checked the Hero Altar and confirmed that the rune had doubled its number of recruitable heroes.
• Fang Yuan received two Orange Random Treasure Chests from his Golden Legendary Achievement and obtained resources, gold coins, and an Earthquake Spell scroll.
• Fang Yuan discovered that upgrading the Golden Magic Rune required ten Golden Source Crystals with different attributes.
• Fang Yuan upgraded the main city to level eight, unlocking Branch City Construction.

Fang Yuan reached Level 8, unlocked the ability to build two branch cities, and upgraded his military buildings to produce Tier Eight troops. Before he could upgrade the Military Territory, a Trade Market message told him where to find Holy Light Priests and a Holy Light Bishop hero.

• Fang Yuan reached Level 8 and learned that he could build up to two branch cities thanks to the Golden Enhancement Magic Rune.
• Fang Yuan decided to postpone branch-city construction until after the Southern Undead conflict and focused on preparing for war.
• Fang Yuan upgraded the Holy Knight Barracks and Flame Magus Barracks to Level Eight, unlocking Tier Eight units.
• A Trade Market message arrived, telling Fang Yuan that the sender knew where to find Holy Light Priests and a Holy Light Bishop hero.

Fang Yuan negotiated with the Beast Blood Boiling Caravan's lord over a trade and learned that the Mysterious Cabin sold items including a Faith Crystal, which raised his suspicions about the gods. He sent Christian to aid the Zixiao Alliance against the undead and ultimately received a Holy Light Priest Building Card and a holy-light oddity.

• Fang Yuan learned that the Beast Blood Boiling Caravan's lord had survived the Monster Lords' attack and was offering an orange Invitation Letter and a Faith Crystal for the Shaman Tower.
• After examining the Faith Crystal, Fang Yuan worried that a god might be behind the Mysterious Cabin, so he avoided entering and asked the lord to trade him Holy Light items instead.
• Fang Yuan converted his Tier Seven troops to Tier Eight, then sent Christian and the Holy Light Legion through the Teleportation Array to help the Zixiao Alliance resist the undead invasion.
• Fang Yuan offered a treasury key, a Spiked Tower Shield, and fifty grains of Orange Dragon Tooth Rice to complete the trade, and asked the other lord to demonstrate his cooking skill before discussing more rice.
• The Beast Blood Boiling Caravan's lord accepted the offer, and Fang Yuan received an Orange Rare Holy Light Priest Building Card and the Grail That Shines With Holy Light.

Liu Zhenhan suspected the Mysterious Cabin was connected to the vanished Nine Layered Hell and asked Fang Yuan to take him in; Fang Yuan accepted while keeping his own identity hidden and sent him to Windy Grassland. Fang Yuan then built a Holy Light Priest Church and used a grail to summon White Robe Bishop Meg, who vowed to purify evil.

• Liu Zhenhan's Danger Sense warned him while he considered trading through the Mysterious Cabin, so he stopped and concluded that it might involve the vanished Nine Layered Hell.
• Facing White Eagle's ultimatum and lacking a safe place to go, Liu Zhenhan asked Fang Yuan to take him in and revealed that he was a Level 10 Lord.
• Fang Yuan accepted Liu Zhenhan but ordered him to develop in Windy Grassland, intending to use him to investigate the region and hinder White Eagle's expansion.
• Fang Yuan scanned the two items from the Mysterious Cabin, built the Holy Light Priest Church, and upgraded it to Level 8.
• Fang Yuan used the Grail That Shines With Holy Light at the Hero Altar, summoning White Robe Bishop Meg, who declared that he would purify evil.

Fang Yuan recruited Holy Light Bishop Meg, examined his abilities, and sent him south to join the campaign against the undead. As he began upgrading key military territories, he learned that envoys from the White Eagle Hydra Alliance had arrived seeking an audience.

• Meg swore loyalty to Fang Yuan, who recruited him and discovered that his loyalty would remain locked at 100 unless the faction turned evil.
• Fang Yuan inspected Meg’s skills, gave him Purple Dragon Tooth Rice to raise him to level five, and ordered him to lead Holy Light Priests south against the undead.
• Fang Yuan returned to the Lord’s Hall and began upgrading his outer buildings, prioritizing Voodoo Castle, Griffon Castle, Valley Garrison, and Blackwater City.
• A Griffon Knight reported that a merchant caravan claiming to represent the White Eagle Hydra Alliance had arrived at the Northern Frontier Pass and requested an audience with Fang Yuan.

The Hydra Alliance assessed routes into the Windy Grassland and chose to advance through the Gloomy Forest, where Fang Yuan had recently risen to power. The alliance leader ordered James to offer Fang Yuan two choices: submit or leave the forest.

• The Hydra Alliance reviewed three possible routes into the Windy Grassland and rejected the heavily defended northern route and the dangerous Norton Mountains route.
• Serena warned that Fang Yuan had stopped the monster tide and split the mountains with a Forbidden Spell, but James argued that he had used up his scrolls and could not stop the alliance.
• The Hydra Alliance leader ruled out migrating directly to the Beastmen Lords’ gathering place because it was under attack and would take too long to consolidate.
• The alliance chose to occupy the Gloomy Forest and prepare to enter the Windy Grassland through it.
• The Hydra Alliance leader ordered James to send a merchant caravan to Fang Yuan with two choices: submit to the alliance or leave the Gloomy Forest.

Fang Yuan rejected the White Eagle Alliance's ultimatum and prepared the Outpost Camp for retaliation, while Yasis awakened the Wind Thunder Sword Formation faction skill. The chapter ended with Fang Yuan using Mobilization Orders to train 36 Gold disciples and receiving word that Vanas had found the quest location.

• Fang Yuan ordered the White Eagle Alliance's trade delegation killed, sparing one envoy to deliver his message: “Get lost!”
• Yasis recognized Qing Feng as the killer of his sect's first Sword Saint, but Fang Yuan stopped their confrontation and reminded Yasis of his mission.
• Yasis used a Golden Source Crystal and awakened the Wind Thunder Sword Formation faction skill, which let him train 36 Gold Units to fight as a formation.
• Fang Yuan ordered Yasis to train the disciples and take the Sword Griffon army to defend the Outpost Camp.
• Fang Yuan spent his Mobilization Orders to instantly train 36 Wind Thunder Sword Formation disciples, then received a notification that Vanas had discovered the quest location.

Fang Yuan received the Dragon Blood Stone Slab and combined it with a dragon blood token to create a key to the Dragon Blood Trial Secret Realm. He postponed sending Vivian into the dangerous trial, then learned Christian had breached an undead Great Necropolis and earned an Orange Secret Realm Source Crystal.

• Vanas reported finding a Dragon Blood Stone Slab in a valley near Blackwater City, where her Windwalkers had tracked signs of battle to a dragon's nest.
• Fang Yuan learned that the slab opened a Trial Secret Realm for dragon-blood heroes and combined it with his stored dragon blood token to create a Secret Realm Magic Crystal.
• Fang Yuan decided not to send Vivian into the trial yet because death inside was permanent and she lacked equipment; he told Vanas to explore the valley cautiously and planned to send fifty Dragon Hunters.
• Fang Yuan remembered his unfinished quests and planned to settle the southern war before searching the Northern Territory for the Hero's Regret quest location.
• A battle report announced that Christian had breached the undead's level-eight Great Necropolis, earning Fang Yuan an Orange Secret Realm Source Crystal.

The Mist Lords planned to use the Twin Secret Realm Magic Crystal to lure Fang Yuan into a trap, while Fas ordered a strategic retreat to make the opportunity seem safe. Fang Yuan chose to delay entering the dangerous maze and focused on upgrading his territory, but victory reports and the daunting requirements for a Level 9 Main City left him facing his next challenge.

• The Undead Archmage and Mind Flayer Great Elder explained that the primary crystal would let the Mist Lords enter the maze first, set its stages, and ambush Fang Yuan when he challenged them.
• Fas gathered the four Mist Lords' Gold Legions for the planned ambush and ordered the undead to retreat while concealing their strength and reinforcing the Rainbow Cloud Alliance base.
• Fang Yuan received the orange-quality Bronze Dragon's Secret Realm Maze crystal, considered its Golden Magic Rune reward, then put it away because of its unknown dangers.
• Fang Yuan began buying Mobilization Orders to raise his territory's buildings to Level 8 as reports arrived that Christian's forces were defeating undead at Black Fish Port and Meg Holy Light Mage's forces were surrounding Lamo City.
• Fang Yuan inspected the Level 9 Main City upgrade conditions and was shocked by how complicated they were.

Fang Yuan reviewed the requirements for upgrading his main city beyond Level 8 and found most manageable, but the Orange Monster Lord kill remained a major obstacle. As he sent a messenger to check on Christian’s battle with the Southern Undead, the decisive assault outside Black Fish Port was about to begin.

• Fang Yuan examined the upgrade requirements and judged the gold, buildings, heroes, title, and barracks conditions achievable.
• Fang Yuan planned to seek a high-quality Reinforced Barracks Tech Rune and considered using his Foundation Magic Crystals or capturing Golden Flower Pioneer Territory to raise resource production.
• Fang Yuan realized he would need to kill an Orange-quality Monster Lord with Mist Divinity, a task he could not yet accomplish.
• Fang Yuan sent a Griffon Knight to the front line to ask how the battle against the Southern Undead was progressing.
• Outside Black Fish Port, Paladins and other forces closed a giant encirclement around the Undead as the final strike approached.

Christian’s legion became trapped at Black Fish Port, prompting Zhao Zixiao to commit the Zixiao Alliance’s main forces to a rescue and decisive battle. Christian’s reinforcements arrived, and the Undead Archmage ordered a retreat as the allied forces charged.

• The Rainbow Cloud Alliance learned that Christian had pursued the undead to Black Fish Port and that the undead had retaken the Great Necropolis, cutting off her retreat.
• Zhao Sheng argued that the undead were concentrating their forces against Christian and urged the alliance to attack, while other lords opposed risking their troops.
• Zhao Zixiao ordered the Zixiao Alliance’s main forces to advance toward Black Fish Port and assigned the auxiliary legions to defend the stronghold’s flank.
• Christian refused Harold’s suggestion to break out, then learned that the Zixiao Alliance had come to reinforce them.
• Harold transformed into Angel Battle Armor, and Christian slew hundreds of Golden Bone Dragons before leading her legion and the Zixiao Alliance’s cavalry in an assault.
• The Undead Archmage declared defeat and retreated into the Lamo River with the undead’s high-ranking Monster Lords.

Meg led the allied forces in defeating the Undead outside Lamo City, but the city’s awakened defenders and news of attacks on allied positions left him on alert. After learning that Christian had sent Paladins to retake a Great Necropolis and ordered cavalry to Black Fish Port, Meg dispatched three hundred thousand reserve troops there.

• Meg blessed the allied infantry, ranged troops, and Heavy Cavalry, then ordered the cavalry to charge the Undead.
• The Heavy Cavalry broke through the Undead formation, while crossbowmen and mages helped destroy the Undead reserves and Black Knight Legion.
• Meg summoned reserve forces after spotting an armed defender on Lamo City’s walls, but the city’s defenders did not attack.
• A Griffon Knight reported that southern reinforcements had occupied an allied Great Necropolis, and Meg learned that Christian had sent Paladins to retake it and ordered cavalry to Black Fish Port.
• Meg ordered three hundred thousand reserve troops to Black Fish Port.

After the undead were defeated at Black Fish Port, Christian’s forces moved to claim the surrounding territory while the Zixiao Alliance debated its postwar plans and Fang Yuan’s growing influence. The Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance’s leader revealed that Fang Yuan had killed a Hydra Alliance delegation, prompting White Eagle to demand his surrender or face retaliation.

• Christian ordered cavalry from the Chiyan and Zhenmo Alliances to take the territories held by the retreating Zixiao Alliance cavalry, reaching the Eighth-Tier Undead Great Necropolis.
• Zhao Zixiao’s officials celebrated their victory and discussed claiming former Rainbow Cloud Alliance territory, but Zhao Sheng warned that Fang Yuan might also claim land in the south.
• After learning Fang Yuan’s forces had occupied Black Fish Port and the Eighth-Tier Undead Great Necropolis, the Zixiao Alliance’s officials objected, while Zhao Zixiao said he would handle the dispute.
• Zhao Zixiao sent Zhao Sheng to Blue Star to negotiate for postwar reconstruction resources and new lords.
• The Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance’s leader told Zhao Zixiao that Fang Yuan had slaughtered a Hydra Alliance delegation and that White Eagle demanded he be handed over or face an attack.

Fang Yuan feared Gondor’s city garrisons might awaken and chose Lamo City as a possible first siege target. A Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader then warned him that the White Eagle Hydra Alliance would attack his territory as soon as tomorrow.

• Fang Yuan learned that Lamo City’s garrison had awakened and worried that Gondor’s armies could threaten his territory and nearby alliances.
• Fang Yuan considered attacking the nearby Military City, then chose Lamo City as a more manageable test target and potential way to block the undead’s river crossing.
• Fang Yuan received Christian’s report that Zixiao Alliance was trying to seize territory, and Zhao Zixiao explained that the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader wanted to speak with him.
• Fang Yuan accepted the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader’s friend request and wondered whether the Four Sacred Alliances were being reactivated.
• The Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader warned Fang Yuan that the White Eagle Hydra Alliance had mobilized a massive army and would attack him as soon as tomorrow.

Fang Yuan rejected the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader’s offer to surrender Gloomy Forest, then negotiated a trade for the Strong Martial Alliance’s former territory. He secured valuable resources and information about the Savage Berserker materials, leaving him with several locations to pursue.

• The Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader warned Fang Yuan that the Four Sacred Alliances could not protect him from the Hydra Alliance and offered him a position if he gave up Gloomy Forest; Fang Yuan rejected her terms.
• Zhao Zixiao rebuked the leader for relying on the Four Sacred Alliances’ old reputation and told her to negotiate honestly with Fang Yuan.
• The leader asked to trade for the level-eight Great Necropolis, and Fang Yuan offered the former Strong Martial Alliance territory in exchange for the Savage Berserker information and a large collection of resources.
• After the leader requested Black Fish Port and Lamo City, Fang Yuan refused and added a Sword Saint Class Change Scroll to his offer; they agreed and signed the contract.
• Fang Yuan received the agreed items from Lin Ying and learned the locations of the Savage Berserker materials: the Barbarian Plateau, Bloody Wasteland, Trial Secret Realm, Wolf Port, and an ancient ruin.

Fang Yuan learned how the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader had gathered the Savage Hearts and concluded that he needed a shortcut to obtain the remaining ones. He summoned Lilith for protection and used his Blessing talent, which gave him a fragment of the divine artifact Book of Curses.

• Fang Yuan reviewed the distant locations of the Savage Hearts and judged the Forest of Eternal Night too dangerous to explore.
• Fang Yuan read how the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader had obtained five Savage Hearts through invasions, secret realms, and lucky lords who gave their finds to the Four Sacred Alliances.
• Fang Yuan mapped out the military campaigns and city upgrades he would need before attacking the Flying Eagle Tribe, realizing the Heart of Flying Eagle was at least a year away.
• Fang Yuan decided to use his Abomination Gloves to seek a shortcut and summoned Lilith to protect him from curses.
• Fang Yuan used his daily free Blessing attempt and obtained a fragment of the divine artifact Book of Curses.

Fang Yuan obtained a Confused Vision fragment of the Book of Curses and had the Guardian Spirit fuse it, learning that the spell could be reused by spending Source Crystals. Lilith explained the dangers surrounding the Savage Hearts he planned to steal, and the chapter ended when the Lord's Mark reported that a Sword Griffon patrol knight had been attacked and Fang Yuan had defeated the enemy.

• Fang Yuan brought the Confused Vision fragment to the Guardian Spirit, who began fusing it with the Book of Curses and explained how Source Crystals would power its curses.
• Fang Yuan told Lilith he planned to use the Abomination Gloves to steal Savage Hearts, and she warned him about the dangers of the Godforsaken Land and Wolf Port.
• Lilith advised Fang Yuan to seek items linked to the Hunter's Association in the Hunter's Maze and said he could steal from the distant altar of the God of Hunting without entering its ruins.
• Fang Yuan took out the Abomination Gloves and prepared to open the Mysterious Space, but the Lord's Mark reported that a Sword Griffon patrol knight had been attacked and the enemy defeated.