Chapter Summaries

White Crane Hermit demonstrated how to defeat Ashina soldiers by mastering Wolf’s parries and fully immersing himself in the role. He cut through the troops and formally challenged Yamauchi Shigetaka.

• White Crane Hermit deflected and killed two Ashina Troop soldiers, surprising the adventurers watching.
• White Crane Hermit explained that adventurers had to embody Wolf to use his abilities effectively.
• White Crane Hermit described Shinobi Execution Tactics, using precise parries to exhaust enemies and create openings.
• After Lonely Swordsman warned him about Yamauchi Shigetaka, White Crane Hermit reflected on Wolf’s identity and mission.
• White Crane Hermit became more fluid in combat, cut down the soldiers in his path, and formally challenged Yamauchi Shigetaka.

White Crane Hermit defeated Yamauchi Shigetaka without being injured, then led the Divine Child through the secret passage to the moonlit Reed Plains. Ashina Genichiro confronted them and prepared to fight White Crane Hermit, who stood between him and the Divine Child.

• White Crane Hermit deflected Yamauchi Shigetaka's attacks, avoided his thrust, and killed him with a decisive strike.
• White Crane Hermit explored the area, killed several Ashina Soldiers, and found the secret passage to the Divine Child.
• White Crane Hermit led the Divine Child out onto the vast Reed Plains, stunning the watching adventurers with the moonlit scenery.
• Ashina Genichiro appeared and addressed the Divine Child, while White Crane Hermit stopped the Divine Child from surrendering.
• White Crane Hermit drew Kusabimaru to protect the Divine Child, and Ashina Genichiro joined the battle.

White Crane Hermit fought Ashina Genichiro in the Reed Sea and was defeated, losing his left arm as Genichiro took the unconscious Divine Child. Despite the loss, White Crane Hermit cleared Ashina Country’s prologue, earned a Ninja Wolf Style Swordsmanship Skill Stone, and resolved to challenge Genichiro again.

• White Crane Hermit attacked Ashina Genichiro, but Genichiro blocked his strikes and overwhelmed him with a three-hit assault.
• Ashina Genichiro disarmed White Crane Hermit, severed his left hand, and took the unconscious Divine Child away.
• White Crane Hermit exited the Secret Realm and learned that he had passed Ashina Country’s prologue despite losing the duel.
• White Crane Hermit explained that Genichiro might still be defeated and vowed to challenge him again.
• White Crane Hermit received a Skill Stone: Ninja Wolf Style Swordsmanship, exciting the adventurers and Nan Xi Li Ya with the secret realm’s valuable rewards.

Qi Ji reviewed the success of the Ashina Country Secret Realm and prepared its next story section while adventurers grew stronger through repeated challenges. As Miracle City's secret realms closed for the day, Nan Xi Li Ya announced that the city would begin selling daily Entry Tickets.

• Qi Ji learned that White Crane Hermit had obtained the Ninja Wolf Style Swordsmanship Skill Stone and assessed its value as a future Secret Realm Shop specialty.
• White Crane Hermit and other adventurers repeatedly challenged Ashina Country, gaining Mental Strength, loot, combat experience, and rapid cultivation growth despite frequent defeats.
• Qi Ji upgraded the Gloomy City Core to Second Order and planned the next Ashina Country section, covering Ashina Castle's outskirts and the Hirata Estate side quest.
• Adventurers discussed their progress in Ashina Country and new Doomsday Frenzy clues, including Dr. Marcus's betrayal and death.
• Nan Xi Li Ya announced that the secret realms would close for the day and that Miracle City would issue one hundred dynamically priced, one-day Entry Tickets daily.

Nan Xi Li Ya introduced limited Entry Tickets for Miracle City, drawing intense demand from adventurers. After Wangchuan Sanren returned to Black Stone Town and reported Miracle City's rapid growth and immersive secret realms to the Underworld Adventurer Group, Other Shore Flower decided to investigate it herself.

• Nan Xi Li Ya announced that Miracle City would issue one hundred Entry Tickets per day, and White Crane Hermit applied for ten to bring his retired adventurer friends into the secret realms.
• Adventurers competed for the limited tickets, driving their price up to forty-five Contribution Points as others offered Soul Sand for them.
• Wangchuan Sanren returned to Black Stone Town, saw Miracle City's influence spreading through its market, and hurried to report to the Underworld Adventurer Group.
• Wangchuan Sanren told Other Shore Flower and the group's elders that Miracle City had rapidly created two secret realms and offered immersive Role-Playing unlike other Dungeons.
• Wangchuan Sanren argued that Miracle City could benefit Sky Cloud City by attracting adventurers and creating valuable specialties, then presented an Entry Ticket.
• Other Shore Flower accepted the ticket and decided to enter Miracle City the next day to investigate it personally.

Qi Ji opened Miracle City’s new Ashina Country content and prepared new Raging Tide Secret Realm encounters while buying a Secret Realm Control Tower blueprint and selling Zombie Soul Essences to ease the territory’s finances. A crowd of veteran and younger adventurers arrived, including Other Shore Flower, and many began their adventures in Ten Nations Chronicle.

• Qi Ji added random boss forms to the Raging Tide Secret Realm, bought a Secret Realm Control Tower blueprint for 5,500 Soul Crystals, and listed 500 Zombie Soul Essences for sale.
• Miracle City opened to about thirteen hundred visitors, and the city quickly filled with adventurers.
• Sleeping in the Wind recognized the retired Black Stone Town veterans accompanying White Crane Hermit, including San Zhu, Panshi, and Tie Xin.
• Other Shore Flower arrived, knocked Sleeping in the Wind down, and said she had come to judge Miracle City’s secret realms.
• White Crane Hermit stopped Other Shore Flower from beating Sleeping in the Wind, and she chose to challenge Ten Nations Chronicle.
• Most of the veteran adventurers also entered Ten Nations Chronicle, while some headed to Raging Tide World for Moutai.

San Zhu and Other Shore Flower entered the Ashina Chapter and were amazed by Miracle City's immersive secret realm. After Other Shore Flower was defeated by Yamauchi Shigetaka, Sleeping in the Wind taught her to fight as Wolf, and her second attempt began with a perfect Parry.

• San Zhu entered the Ashina Chapter and was stunned by its cinematic opening and richly realized world.
• Other Shore Flower entered Wolf's body, ignored Sleeping in the Wind's advice to sneak out, and fought through Ashina Soldiers with her own aggressive style.
• Other Shore Flower was defeated and lost a life when Yamauchi Shigetaka outmatched her, but she remained thrilled by the secret realm.
• Other Shore Flower agreed to let Sleeping in the Wind teach her Wolf's combat techniques in exchange for no longer restraining him.
• Sleeping in the Wind explained that Other Shore Flower needed to role-play as Wolf, then taught her about Parries, posture, danger perception, and Stealth Kills.
• On her second attempt, Other Shore Flower immersed herself in Wolf's role, perfectly parried an Ashina Soldier, and followed up with a decisive attack.

Other Shore Flower mastered Wolf’s combat techniques, cleared the Ashina Country Prologue, and repeatedly challenged Ashina Genichiro before running out of stamina. After reviewing the Prologue’s drops and remembering she had come to investigate Miracle City, she went to watch Senior San Zhu face the Red Ogre.

• Other Shore Flower parried Yamauchi Shigetaka’s attacks and killed him without being hit, impressing the adventurers watching outside the Secret Realm.
• She crossed the Reed Plains with the Divine Child, but Ashina Genichiro defeated her after three exchanges and took the Divine Child.
• Other Shore Flower cleared the Prologue and received an Ashina Troop Headman Essence Soul, then challenged Ashina Genichiro twenty-four more times and improved enough to last dozens of exchanges.
• She collected drops from fifteen of her twenty-four clears, while Sleeping in the Wind, Black Stone Hammer King, and others published their analysis of the Prologue’s rewards.
• Other Shore Flower realized she had exhausted her stamina instead of investigating the Secret Realm, then heard Senior San Zhu was challenging the Red Ogre and went to watch.

Other Shore Flower watched San Zhu use Wolf’s Shinobi Prosthetic and regretted focusing so heavily on the Prologue. San Zhu discovered that the Red Ogre feared fire and used that weakness to weaken it, ending the chapter as he landed a Stealth Kill.

• Other Shore Flower watched San Zhu use the Shinobi Prosthetic in Ashina Country’s main story and realized how much she had missed by concentrating on Ashina Genichiro.
• San Zhu explored the Castle Outskirts and challenged the Red Ogre, but its strength and healing overwhelmed him, and he died for the third time.
• Other Shore Flower reasoned that Ashina Country must have a way to control the Red Ogre, prompting San Zhu to wait and gather intelligence.
• San Zhu learned the Red Ogre feared fire, crafted an Oil Jar, and lured it into burning coals to set it ablaze.
• San Zhu attacked the weakened Red Ogre and seized an opening to drive his blade into its neck with a Stealth Kill.

San Zhu defeated the Red Ogre and won its Soul Essence, while the adventurers learned more about Ashina Country and its looming conflict with the Inner Government. Other Shore Flower watched Bright Moon Reflecting Snow’s climactic battle with Marcus in Doomsday Frenzy, where the Leech Queen re-formed into a third form as the facility prepared to explode.

• San Zhu defeated the Red Ogre, claimed its Soul Essence, and ended his Secret Realm adventure.
• Time Traveler explained that Red Ogres were made from living people and used as weapons against the Inner Government, prompting speculation about Ashina Country’s dangers and the Sea of Inspiration.
• Other Shore Flower followed adventurers to watch Bright Moon Reflecting Snow and Billy face Marcus in Doomsday Frenzy’s final battle.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow and Billy injured Marcus’s first two forms with acid, gunfire, an electrical trap, and a grenade, then tried to escape the facility before it exploded.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow saw leeches surge up the elevator shaft and fuse into the Leech Queen’s third form.

Bright Moon Reflecting Snow and Billy killed the Leech Queen by exposing it to sunlight, then escaped as the Cadre Training Institute exploded and Doomsday Frenzy Chapter One ended. Bright Moon Reflecting Snow received the unique Named Soul Essence “Leech Queen: Marcus,” astonishing the adventurers with its value and potential.

• The Leech Queen chased Bright Moon Reflecting Snow and Billy to the Hangar, where sunlight weakened it and Billy killed it with his last bullet.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow and Billy escaped the Cadre Training Institute before it exploded, completing the story as adventurers applauded her battle.
• Rebecca and Billy parted ways in the closing scenes, and the next cutscene revealed a Mansion setting up Chapter Two.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow received the “Leech Queen: Marcus Essence Soul” as her reward for clearing Chapter One.
• Other Shore Flower, White Crane Hermit, San Zhu, and the other adventurers recognized Marcus as a unique Named Soul with exceptional abilities and growth potential.

Bright Moon Reflecting Snow completed Frenzy’s first story chapter, and adventurers discussed its mysteries before turning their attention to Wangchuan Sanren’s team fighting a mutated Tracker in the Second Level. Wangchuan Sanren and Nan Xi Li Ya survived the battle and cleared the level, earning rewards.

• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow reached 95% Life Soul Fusion Degree, and Chapter One of the Frenzy story arc officially concluded.
• Bright Moon Reflecting Snow, Time Traveler, Nanshan Guest, White Crane Hermit, San Zhu, Sleeping in the Wind, and Other Shore Flower discussed the chapter’s characters, Umbrella Corporation, and theories about Leech Queen: Marcus.
• A Yellow Springs Mercenary Group member told Other Shore Flower that Wangchuan Sanren’s team was fighting a New Tracker Zombie in Frenzy’s Second Level.
• Wangchuan Sanren, Nan Xi Li Ya, Rock, and Tie Xin defeated the Rocket Launcher Tracker, though Rock and Tie Xin died during the battle.
• Wangchuan Sanren used the vehicle-mounted Machine Gun while Nan Xi Li Ya carried ammunition to defeat the Zombie horde, and both cleared the level.
• Nan Xi Li Ya received a Flamethrower Tracker Soul Essence, while Wangchuan Sanren received a KLX810 Off-Road Motorcycle.

Other Shore Flower returned to Black Stone Town with a Miracle City motorcycle, drawing attention to the city’s increasingly influential equipment. Back in Miracle City, Qi Ji reviewed the day’s gains and planned upgrades, new content, and contact with forces beyond Gloomy Valley.

• Nan Xi Li Ya turned in a Rocket Launcher Tracker Soul Essence and received an Ashina Troop Headman Soul Essence and 800 Contribution Points.
• Other Shore Flower traded Ashina Troop Warrior Essence Souls for Wangchuan Sanren’s X810 Off-Road Motorcycle, then rode it through Black Stone Town and the surrounding Gobi.
• Other Shore Flower ordered her Underworld Adventurer Group to prioritize entering Miracle City and said she would pursue cooperation with the Sky Cloud City Lord.
• Qi Ji reviewed the day’s income and rewarded Nan Xi Li Ya for turning in the Rocket Launcher Tracker Soul Essence.
• Qi Ji set plans to upgrade both city cores, finish Ashina Country content, develop the Raging Tide Secret Realm and Arena Mode, and establish contact with nearby native forces.

Other Shore Flower repeatedly challenged Ashina Genichiro in the Ten Kingdoms Chronicles Prologue and finally defeated him, earning a rare Second Order Skill Stone. Genichiro then used a surprise attack to cut off Wolf’s arm and abduct the Divine Child, leaving the Adventurers furious but eager to continue the story.

• Qi Ji bought a Mental Strength Pool blueprint and began building the facility to store Adventurers’ excess power.
• Other Shore Flower chose the Prologue and challenged Ashina Genichiro again after learning from her previous defeats.
• After dozens of exchanges, Other Shore Flower defeated Ashina Genichiro, drawing cheers from the Adventurers watching in the Secret Realm Lobby.
• Genichiro’s ninjas distracted Other Shore Flower with a shuriken, allowing him to cut off Wolf’s arm and take the Divine Child away.
• Other Shore Flower received the Second Order Skill Stone: Danger Premonition, and the Adventurers condemned Genichiro’s dishonorable ambush.

Other Shore Flower began the Ashina Chapter, explored the Dilapidated Temple, and learned the tragic history of the immortal Undying Hanbei. After entering Ashina Castle’s outskirts, she was defeated by Samurai General Kawara Dennaomasa and heard that Time Traveler had uncovered a route into Wolf’s memories from three years earlier.

• Other Shore Flower chose the formal Ashina Chapter, woke in Wolf’s body at the Dilapidated Temple, and received the Shinobi Prosthetic from the Sculptor.
• Other Shore Flower met Emma and discovered Undying Hanbei, whose immortal body survived every attempt she made to kill him.
• An adventurer recounted how Hanbei gained immortality, served Tamura Yoshifumi, and became isolated after his master and loved ones died.
• Other Shore Flower left the temple, used the Shinobi Prosthetic to traverse the area, and defeated several Ashina Troop soldiers before Samurai General Kawara Dennaomasa killed her.
• Other Shore Flower heard adventurers say that Time Traveler had discovered a hidden route into Wolf’s lost memories from three years earlier.

Time Traveler discovered Hirata Estate, a hidden area showing the estate’s invasion three years earlier, and learned that the Hirata Family protected Kuro and had likely been betrayed from within. After Snake Eyes Shirafuji killed him at the main residence entrance, Other Shore Flower entered the hidden quest, defeated Kawara Dennaomasa, and activated it with the Guardian Bell.

• Time Traveler used the Bell at the Broken Temple to travel back to Hirata Estate and told the adventurers what he had learned about the Hirata Family and the invasion.
• Time Traveler reached the main residence entrance, where Snake Eyes Shirafuji recognized him as Kuro’s Ninja and suggested there was a traitor inside the Hirata Family.
• Snake Eyes Shirafuji overwhelmed Time Traveler with Green Venom and beheaded him.
• Other Shore Flower returned to Ashina Castle’s outskirts and defeated Samurai General Kawara Dennaomasa after learning his moves.
• Other Shore Flower found the Guardian Bell and activated the Hirata Estate Side Quest with the Sculptor’s guidance.

Other Shore Flower explored the burning Hirata Estate, defeated Snake Eyes Shirafuji, and uncovered Lady Butterfly’s role in the attack. The chapter ended with Other Shore Flower confronting her former teacher in the Secret Buddha Hall while Kuro escaped.

• Other Shore Flower used Wolf’s Shinobi Prosthetic to fight through Hirata Estate and defeat Snake Eyes Shirafuji despite being poisoned.
• Other Shore Flower found Owl dying; he gave her the key to the Secret Buddha Hall and told Wolf to put the master first.
• Other Shore Flower found the wounded Isonosuke, who gave her Resonance Seeds that could dispel illusions.
• Other Shore Flower entered the Secret Buddha Hall, found Kuro trapped in an illusion, and woke him.
• Lady Butterfly revealed herself as the attacker, and Other Shore Flower sent Kuro away before drawing Kusabimaru to face her.

Other Shore Flower battled Lady Butterfly in the burning Buddha Hall, losing repeatedly before using the Resonance Seed to overcome her illusions and win. As Lady Butterfly died, Other Shore Flower felt Wolf’s grief and learned that Lady Butterfly had once been his teacher.

• Other Shore Flower faced Lady Butterfly, who explained that she wanted the Dragon Heritage Power for Ashina and killed Other Shore Flower in their first duel.
• With advice from San Zhu and White Crane Hermit, Other Shore Flower learned to disrupt Lady Butterfly’s aerial movement and defeated her apparent first phase, only to discover it was an illusion.
• Lady Butterfly revealed her true self and began summoning Spirit Butterflies, Vengeful Villagers, and illusions as the burning Buddha Hall started to collapse, defeating Other Shore Flower again.
• Other Shore Flower challenged Lady Butterfly repeatedly, learned to evade her attacks and illusions, and prepared to use the Resonance Seed.
• On her ninth attempt, Other Shore Flower crushed the Resonance Seed to dispel Lady Butterfly’s summons, pursued her, and drove her sword into Lady Butterfly’s heart.
• Other Shore Flower sensed Wolf’s sorrow as Lady Butterfly praised his improved skills, and she gently laid her teacher’s body on the ground after winning.

Other Shore Flower completed the Hirata Estate Side Quest, learned that Owl had stabbed Wolf in the back, and emerged with a Named Soul Essence. The adventurers investigated the Hirata Massacre’s hidden alliances as Qi Ji prepared to expand Ashina Country and open new content.

• Other Shore Flower defeated Lady Butterfly, but Owl ambushed Wolf as the Buddha Hall collapsed; Kuro returned to save Wolf and shared his blood with him.
• Other Shore Flower completed the adventure and obtained the Phantom Ninja Butterfly Soul Essence, impressing the adventurers and making her consider joining Miracle City.
• Other Shore Flower identified Owl as Wolf’s attacker, prompting the adventurers to question his role in the Hirata Massacre.
• Time Traveler proposed that Genichiro, Owl, and Butterfly had conspired to seize Kuro, while the adventurers speculated that Owl had also betrayed them to the Inner Government.
• Qi Ji decided to deploy the complete version of Ashina Country, activate Frenzy Arena Mode, and begin preparing future dungeons.

San Zhu reached Otemon Gate and was killed by Oniwa Gyoubu Masataka, while Qi Ji watched several adventurers struggle against the boss. When Wool Warrior bypassed the main route and headed toward Sunken Valley, Qi Ji placed Headless and the White Serpent God in his path.

• San Zhu passed through the Tiger-Shaped Steps, defeated Yamauchi Norizen, and followed the route toward Otemon Gate.
• San Zhu encountered Oniwa Gyoubu Masataka at Otemon Gate, fought his mounted attacks, and was killed.
• Qi Ji observed six adventurers challenging Oniwa Gyoubu Masataka and prepared to expand Miracle City's Secret Realms.
• Wool Warrior used Moonshadow Candy to bypass dangerous enemies and headed deeper into the valley toward Sunken Valley.
• Qi Ji placed Headless and the White Serpent God in Wool Warrior's path, intending to see how he reacted to the Third Rank Monsters.