Chapter Summaries

Qi Ji planned the Elden Ring and God of War Secret Realms while Black Light gained players, and Viseros focused on building his strength in Arad. After completing Forest of Grant quests and forging a powerful sword, Viseros accepted Celia’s request to investigate Sky City and the secrets of Bakal.

• Qi Ji activated inspiration for Elden Ring and God of War, planning the Lands Between as the first Sick World and a Norse-era opening for Kratos’s story.
• Qi Ji saw Black Light’s concurrent players exceed 850 as adventurers discussed the new monsters and the Dark Prototype’s broader possibilities.
• Viseros returned to Arad, gathered materials, and cooperated with Sinda to forge a Thousand Year Black Iron Sword from a blueprint dropped by Necromancer Gully.
• Viseros cleared the Zombie King repeatedly, reached level 20, obtained Necromancer Gully’s Soul Essence, and sold orders for five more swords.
• Celia warned Viseros that Sky City had shown abnormalities and might threaten the West Coast’s magic array.
• Viseros learned of Bakal and the dragons he created, accepted Celia’s commission, and set out to investigate Sky City.

Visaros entered Sky City and cleared the King-level Dragonmen's Tower with a party, earning Roger's affinity and a rare skill stone. As he prepared to continue exploring, he heard that an adventurer had persuaded GSD to join a dungeon party and hurried to witness it.

• Visaros accepted Roger's challenge, joined Lucky Little Grass's party, and entered the King-level Dragonmen's Tower.
• Visaros defeated the tower's Dragonmen and helped the party kill Lucas, though Irritable Little Chicken and Lucky Little Grass died in the fight.
• Visaros delivered the quest materials to Roger, gained his affinity, and obtained a pass to enter Sky City freely.
• Visaros ran the tower again for Dragonmen's Eyes and received the rare Skill Stone: Thunderous Protection.
• Visaros heard that an adventurer had persuaded GSD to join a party and rushed to see Master G in action.

Time Traveler raised GSD’s affinity enough to unlock a hidden storyline, and GSD joined him in Dragonmen’s Tower. After GSD effortlessly cleared the dungeon and revealed the devastating power of Dark Sky Wave Eye, the adventurers were left eager to pursue Secret Realm Characters and their skills; another bombshell then arrived in Miracle City’s main hall.

• Visaros learned from Lucky Little Grass that Time Traveler’s past quests and conversations had raised GSD’s affinity, unlocking an extra storyline.
• Time Traveler entered Dragonmen’s Tower with GSD, who used powerful Wave Sword techniques to sweep through the first and second floors while Time Traveler collected the loot.
• On the third floor, Time Traveler gathered the monsters together, and GSD activated Dark Sky Wave Eye to destroy the entire group, including the boss Lucas.
• Time Traveler completed the dungeon, gained experience, and received Purple Equipment, while the watching adventurers marveled at GSD’s strength and discussed raising characters’ affinity.
• A new bombshell reached Miracle City’s main hall, setting the adventurers into another frenzy.

Other Shore Flower used the Fuxi Reincarnation Ancient Array to retry the Sui and Tang Chapter, determined to spare Xiao Xue the sacrifice that had left her sealed for six hundred years. After Yuer returned to say goodbye and Other Shore Flower preserved her final melody, the Array of Loss began repairing the Scar of the Sky again.

• Other Shore Flower restarted the Path of Babel without reviving Yuer, keeping Xiao Xue’s strength intact as the group fought through the Secret Realm and earned a Double A Middle rating.
• Other Shore Flower sold the Demonized Sword Immortal Soul Essence to Wan Shan Gu Hong, whose contract application Qi Ji approved.
• Other Shore Flower and her companions defeated Dugu Ningke, and Gu Yue Sheng sealed her soul in the Fuxi Qin for purification.
• As the Array of Loss was being prepared, Yuer appeared to Other Shore Flower, revealed the sacrifice she had made to return, and played a final farewell with her.
• Other Shore Flower asked Gu Yue Sheng to preserve Yuer’s final melody, then joined the others in activating the Array of Loss to mend the Scar of the Sky.

Other Shore Flower cleared the Sui and Tang Chapter again, defeating Demon King Chen Fu and reaching an ending where Ah Chou and Xiao Xue encountered Yuer’s reincarnation, though Ah Chou no longer remembered her. Eleven days later, Miracle City had grown stronger and the Third Nation of the Ten Nations Chronicle opened as Qi Ji prepared for expansion.

• Other Shore Flower completed the Array of Loss, sparing Xiao Xue from sacrifice but making Ah Chou and Yuer pay a heavy price, then defeated Demon King Chen Fu after two attempts.
• Three years after returning, Ah Chou and Xiao Xue visited their master’s grave and met Yuer’s young reincarnation, Ayu, while Ah Chou failed to recognize her.
• Other Shore Flower received the Lonely Hero achievement and Vermilion Bird Spreading Wings, as adventurers debated whether the ending left Xiao Xue and Yuer with a cruel fate.
• Qi Ji considered hidden endings that could offer better outcomes, while Emma contracted Soul Essences and Miracle City gained a Fourth Rank Contract Adventurer and four new Third Order adventurers.
• Over eleven days, Miracle City expanded its population, infrastructure, and roster of Named Individuals, while adventurers advanced through several Secret Realms.
• Qi Ji prepared a new round of expansion, and the Third Nation of the Ten Nations Chronicle officially opened.

Cang Shanhai entered Miracle City to investigate Wan Shan Gu Hong’s sudden departure and discovered the newly opened Nine Realms Tree Secret Realm. After watching Kratos defeat Zeus and sacrifice himself, Cang Shanhai began the story inhabiting an older, weakened Kratos, whose past remained mostly sealed.

• Cang Shanhai bought an expensive Miracle City Entry Ticket, disguised himself, and entered Gloomy City to look for Wan Shan Gu Hong.
• Unable to reach Miracle City without Contribution Points, Cang Shanhai joined other adventurers in the hall and selected the newly opened Nine Realms Tree Chapter.
• Cang Shanhai and other adventurers watched Kratos battle Zeus and Gaia, kill Zeus, and release the power of hope before disappearing.
• Cang Shanhai entered the Secret Realm as an older Kratos with Third Rank Four Star strength and recovered only scattered memories of Kratos’s sealed past.

Qi Ji expanded Miracle City’s secret-realm development teams and planned open-ended modes and future content for the newly launched Nine Realms Tree Chapter. In the chapter’s opening adventure, Cang Shanhai played Kratos as he prepared to honor Faye’s final wish with Atreus, then faced a mysterious stranger outside their cabin.

• Qi Ji reviewed character-setting proposals from Mai Shiranui’s studio and outlined future Open Mode and competitive events for older secret realms.
• Qi Ji checked adventurers’ enthusiastic reactions to the Nine Realms Tree Chapter and planned future Kratos Gaiden stories based on the Old God of War games.
• Cang Shanhai began playing Kratos, whose grief over Faye’s death and strained bond with Atreus resonated with his own past and loss.
• Cang Shanhai and Atreus gathered the marked trees, cremated Faye, and prepared to carry her ashes to the highest mountain in the Nine Realms.
• Cang Shanhai tested Atreus’s hunting skills, concluded the boy was unprepared for the dangerous journey, and returned with him to the cabin.
• A terrifying howl and a stranger’s voice came from outside, prompting Cang Shanhai to hide Atreus and suspect danger.

Cang Shanhai, playing as Kratos, fought Baldur in the Nine Realms Tree Secret Realm and discovered that the god’s rapid healing made him nearly impossible to defeat. After Baldur threatened the hidden Atreus, Cang Shanhai unleashed Spartan’s Rage and battered him beneath a massive boulder, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Baldur arrived at Kratos’s home, demanded answers, and provoked Cang Shanhai into a fight while Atreus hid in the cellar.
• Baldur overwhelmed Cang Shanhai with powerful attacks and ice magic, and his wounds healed completely whenever Cang Shanhai injured him.
• After losing his first attempt, Cang Shanhai challenged Baldur again, fought longer, and then began a third attempt with a better understanding of Baldur’s moves.
• Baldur noticed signs that someone else was in the cabin, enraging Cang Shanhai as he fought to protect Atreus.
• Cang Shanhai awakened Kratos’s Spartan’s Rage, smashed Baldur through the forest, and battered him before crushing him beneath a huge boulder.

Cang Shanhai defeated Baldur after a brutal battle, then left with Atreus to begin their journey through the Nine Realms as adventurers explored the new chapter and the Dark Prototype sequel neared its final boss. Meanwhile, Qi Ji prepared Miracle City’s forces for the Night of Utmost Darkness, expecting Evilwood Forest to launch an invasion that he planned to turn into a counterattack.

• Cang Shanhai endured Baldur’s rapid healing and attacks, then knocked him unconscious with a rear naked choke and threw him off a cliff.
• Cang Shanhai told Atreus they had to leave, and the two set out through the Nine Realms after packing their belongings.
• Cang Shanhai and Atreus discovered that the golden Barrier around their forest home was fading after he cut down the great tree bearing his wife’s handprint.
• Wind Cloud Hero, Bright Moon Reflecting Snow, and other adventurers advanced toward the final battle against Alex Mercer in Dark Prototype, having collected numerous Blacklight Evolved Soul Essences.
• Qi Ji received Generals Han Teng, Perry, and Ashina Genichiro, who reported that their troops were deployed at Black Iron Fortress ahead of the Night of Utmost Darkness.
• Qi Ji prepared to counter Evilwood Forest’s expected invasion, intending to defeat its forces and seize the surrounding territory.

The Evilwood Lord secured military support from the Frenzied Claw Lord and the Blood Lake Lord for an assault on Miracle Territory during the Night of Utmost Darkness. Meanwhile, adventurers challenged Dark Ego in the Blacklight Secret Realm, and Bright Moon Reflecting Snow appeared to absorb him after weakening him in battle.

• The Evilwood Lord negotiated an agreement for the Mad Claw Mountain Range and Blood Lake Forest to send forces against Miracle Territory in exchange for half of Black Iron Ridge's ore output for ten years.
• Ren Wanxiong challenged Dark Ego, who absorbed nine Blacklight Evolved and defeated him; Ren Wanxiong failed five attempts in total.
• Cat MeowMeow noticed that Dark Ego's strength depended on how many Blacklight Evolved remained for him to absorb, and the adventurers realized clearing more of them earlier weakened him.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow reached the final battle with only five Blacklight Evolved for Dark Ego to absorb, then fought him after strengthening her Black Bro through Side Quests.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow weakened Mercer, severed his arms, and began absorbing him; Mercer welcomed her to the top of the food chain before his body disintegrated into her.

Bright Moon Reflecting Snow cleared the Dark Prototype Secret Realm, triggering Black Bro’s evolution into a Fifth Order being and winning Alex Mercer’s Named Essence Soul after regenerating her reward. As Miracle Territory prepared to expand, the Night of Utmost Darkness began and territorial laws across the region failed.

• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow absorbed Alex Mercer, and Black Bro devoured the city’s infected, evolving into a Fifth Order Super Prototype.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow cleared the Secret Realm and used an Abundance Mark to regenerate her reward, obtaining Alex Mercer’s Fourth Rank Named Essence Soul.
• Adventurers discussed whether Alex had planned to be devoured by Black Bro, while Ren Wanxiong cleared the chapter and unlocked a Thermobaric Missile Helicopter.
• Qi Ji reviewed the territory’s abundant resources and prepared a new expansion, including the Nightmare Disease Realm and additional Secondary Secret Realms.
• As the Secret Realm closed, the Night of Utmost Darkness began, the sky turned dark red, and territorial laws across the Eternal Night Great Forest and nearby regions failed.

During the Night of Utmost Darkness, Qi Ji mobilized Miracle City’s forces to defend Black Iron Fortress against a massive invasion led by Evilwood Lord Lie Yu. As the enemy army arrived, Nan Xi Li Ya prepared to reveal her identity and lead the Elves into battle, while Lie Yu expected to seize the fortress.

• Adventurers and allied leaders recognized that Evilwood Forest might use the Night of Utmost Darkness to attack, and Miracle City issued a mission to garrison Black Iron Fortress.
• Han Teng reported that nine thousand troops and extensive defenses had been deployed at Black Iron Fortress, while Qi Ji kept additional forces in reserve to protect the Main City.
• Scout Towers detected Lie Yu’s army approaching, including thousands of Trolls, Werewolves, and Minotaurs backed by at least six Fourth Order fighters.
• The adventurers, allied reinforcements, Elves led by Artus, and undead led by Vizaros gathered to face the invading army, while Nan Xi Li Ya prepared to reveal her identity and use all her abilities.
• Lie Yu halted beyond the fortress’s attack range and planned to capture Black Iron Fortress quickly so his forces could invade Miracle Territory’s heartland.

Miracle Territory’s forces faced Evilwood Territory at Black Iron Fortress, where the Evilwood Lord prepared poison mist and corruption arrays before sending Bone Hunter to duel White Crane Hermit. After White Crane Hermit killed Bone Hunter and Nan Xi Li Ya revealed her power as an Elf, an ambush appeared behind the Evilwood army, leaving it trapped between Miracle City’s forces.

• The Evilwood Lord deployed the Blood Curse Mist Array and other war magic to obscure his army, poison the fortress, and corrupt the surrounding land.
• Other Shore Flower taunted the Evilwood forces, and White Crane Hermit challenged them to a duel; the Evilwood Lord sent Bone Hunter to fight him.
• White Crane Hermit used enhanced Soul Essence and Miracle City techniques to freeze and kill Bone Hunter, prompting the Evilwood Lord to attack him with a Fourth Order spell.
• Nan Xi Li Ya shielded White Crane Hermit, neutralized the Evilwood Lord’s spell, and revealed herself as an Elf whose vegetation restrained the army’s corruption magic.
• A scouting troll reported that undead forces led by Visaros and Akru had appeared behind the Evilwood army, while Nan Xi Li Ya revealed that Miracle Territory had arranged a pincer ambush.

Nan Xi Li Ya revealed herself as Miracle City's Guardian and defeated the empowered Evilwood Lord, allowing Miracle Territory's forces to destroy his army and capture Evilwood City during the Night of Utmost Darkness. Qi Ji refined the city's core, leaving Miracle Territory with four cities and preparing it to advance to Third Rank and open new realms.

• Nan Xi Li Ya revealed her Elf identity and Guardian status as Miracle Territory's forces surrounded the Evilwood Lord's army and sealed off its escape routes.
• Elsa used a Barrett sniper rifle to kill several Dark Army commanders, while undead, Elves, and Miracle City adventurers attacked from multiple directions.
• The Evilwood Lord burned his troops to empower himself, but Nan Xi Li Ya countered his Chaos Bloodflame and defeated him with Mortal Blade: Homeward Tears.
• Miracle Territory's forces wiped out the Dark Army, captured Evilwood City, and entered the city within six hours of their counterattack.
• Qi Ji refined the Evilwood City Core and established Evilwood City as Miracle Territory's Third Rank Main City, bringing the territory to four cities.

Qi Ji converted the victory over Evilwood City into new territory resources and facilities, recruited Visaros as Miracle City's second Guardian, and prepared the fourth Main Secret Realm, Elden Ring. By City Opening, the first chapter was ready for adventurers, while Qi Ji planned further territory expansion and new secret realms.

• Qi Ji opened a blue Treasure Chest and gained the Adventurer Doppelganger Technique, a Rare Treasure Exhibition Hall blueprint, and a Tower of Cultivation construction token, which permanently added the tower to the Territory Core.
• Qi Ji reclaimed Evilwood City's Alien Race facilities and planned to use the resulting materials and Soul Crystals to rebuild the city, develop Evilwood Territory, and construct ten Training Towers.
• Qi Ji discussed the Eternal Night Dragon King's possible reaction with Nan Xi Li Ya and told her to train toward the Fifth Order.
• Visaros chose to become a Guardian, and Qi Ji granted him the Guardian of Gloomy City title and gained his Heart of the Chaos Seeker luck.
• Qi Ji activated Elden Ring in the Spirit Sea and completed the first chapter of the Fourth Main Secret Realm before City Opening.

Meng Bai, the disguised Second Elder of Thousand Lake City, visited Miracle City to investigate its sudden rise and tried its newly opened Nightmare Disease Realm. She entered its first story, Elden Ring, and saw an enigmatic prologue about the shattered Elden Ring and the Lands Between.

• Meng Bai learned that Miracle City had annexed Evilwood Forest while remaining a Second Order territory, so she transformed into a human adventurer and traveled there to investigate.
• Meng Bai explored Miracle City, met Cat MeowMeow, Lihua Yuluo, and White Little Deer, and saw how popular its Secret Realm Lobby and unusual adventures were.
• Meng Bai selected the newly opened Nightmare Disease Realm and found its bizarre starry sky, then chose Elden Ring as her story.
• Meng Bai created a customizable Wanderer Knight character and watched a prologue depicting two figures striking a stone platform and the shattering of the Elden Ring beneath the Golden Great Tree.

Meng Bai entered Elden Ring as a Wanderer Knight and learned about the shattered Elden Ring, the Tarnished, and the struggle to become Elden King. After discovering that her Witch had died before their journey began, she vowed to fulfill the Witch’s final wish and left the Chapel of the Noble King.

• Meng Bai studied the opening sequence and, with Time Traveler, the adventurers discussed the mysteries of Marika, the Elden Ring, and the Lands Between.
• Qi Ji expanded Elden Ring into a larger world with original characters and quests, assigned work to his assistants and writers, and noticed that Meng Bai had entered the secret realm.
• Meng Bai recovered fragments of the Wanderer Knight’s memories, learning that he had once served Godfrey before losing Grace and becoming Tarnished.
• Meng Bai found her Witch dead in the Chapel of the Noble King and read her final plea for him to become the Elden King.
• Meng Bai vowed to fulfill the Witch’s wish and stepped out of the chapel into the stormy Lands Between.

Meng Bai survived her defeat by the Grafted Scion, met Varré and a band of Tarnished, and set out toward the Church of Elleh in Limgrave. When a Tree Sentinel charged their group, Meng Bai decided they had to fight.

• Meng Bai was attacked and defeated by the Grafted Scion, then was thrown from a cliff into the sea.
• A hooded Maiden found Meng Bai near the Graveyard of the Castaways, and Meng Bai later awoke healed with Crimson Tear and Cerulean Tear Flasks.
• Meng Bai reached a Grace Camp, where Varré told her about Stormveil Castle, Godrick the Grafted, and the Roundtable Hold.
• Hoss invited Meng Bai to travel with him and four other Tarnished toward the Church of Elleh.
• The group encountered a Tree Sentinel on the road, and Meng Bai urged them to fight rather than flee.

Meng Bai repeatedly challenged the Tree Sentinel, studied his attacks, and ultimately defeated him alone, earning the Golden Tree Shield. Her victory drew attention in Miracle City, while Boss Qi saw the Lands Between bring in a surge of Mental Strength.

• The Tree Sentinel killed five members of Meng Bai’s party and left Meng Bai gravely injured, but she recovered with a Crimson Tear Sacred Flask.
• After returning to the Lands Between, Meng Bai challenged the Tree Sentinel repeatedly, analyzed his combat patterns, and developed a strategy using the terrain.
• Wan Shan Gu Hong defeated the Tree Sentinel with help from a mage and other Tarnished, but the mage betrayed him; Wan Shan Gu Hong still earned the First Kill Soul Essence.
• Meng Bai fought the Tree Sentinel alone through many more attempts, learned his attacks, and defeated him by exploiting a brief opening after his Golden Vow faded.
• Meng Bai received the Tree Sentinel’s Runes and the Third Order Golden Tree Shield, while adventurers praised her victory.
• Boss Qi watched Meng Bai’s victory and noted that the Lands Between had attracted over two thousand adventurers and generated substantial Mental Strength.

Meng Bai met Melina in the Lands Between, accepted her offer to serve as her Witch, and gained the Spirit Steed Whistle before her adventure ended with a Golden Tree Greatshield. Back in Miracle City, she learned about other discoveries in the Lands Between and went to watch Visaros and his companions challenge Seghart, the Lord of Light.

• Meng Bai activated a hidden Grace in the Shadowy Forest, rested there, and met Melina, who offered to convert her Runes in exchange for being taken to the foot of the Golden Tree.
• Meng Bai accepted Melina's deal, converted her Runes to advance to Second Rank One-Star, and received the Spirit Steed Whistle that summoned Torrent.
• Melina told Meng Bai about Stormveil Castle, Gideon's grafting, and the dangers awaiting them, but revealed little about her own past.
• Meng Bai's adventure ended with a B+ rating, and she received the Golden Tree Greatshield, which became available for purchase in the Secret Realm Shop.
• After returning to Miracle City, Meng Bai heard about the Catacombs of the Stormroot and other discoveries, then learned that Visaros and three adventurers were challenging the Lord's Palace in Sky City.
• Meng Bai went to watch Visaros, Nan Xi Li Ya, Black Stone Hammer King, and Irritable Little Chicken prepare to face Seghart, the supposedly undying Lord of Light.