Chapter Summaries

Vice Principal Xu Yundong introduced the second stage of the final exam, a mission-based assessment in the school-controlled plane S-451574. Lin Xiao reviewed the available missions and their rewards as the students prepared to choose their challenges.

• Vice Principal Xu Yundong announced that students would enter a dangerous plane for the ranking assessment and could withdraw only by accepting placement in the last Ordinary Class.
• Xu Yundong began the exam, and a screen displayed information about S-451574, its rival Orc and savage-race powers, and the Merfolk Empire.
• Lin Xiao inspected the mission panel and learned that students could complete three missions, with only their highest score counting toward their ranking.
• Lin Xiao viewed the rewards for higher-scoring missions and saw that the top two hundred-point challenges required killing a Demigod, with the first targeting one of the plane's three High-level Demigods.

Lin Xiao selected four aquatic-region tasks for the final exam and returned to his Divine Domain to prepare his Kinfolk. He preloaded two skills into them and set their activation condition before the Artifact Platform reached the outer domain.

• Lin Xiao avoided tasks worth more than ninety points and accepted four tasks near the shallow sea, including clearing out Frogmen, Murlocs, and Snakemen and killing a sea beast.
• Lin Xiao returned to his Divine Domain while the Artifact Platform traveled toward the outer domain and saw that his Kinfolk population had grown to nearly six hundred Naga.
• Lin Xiao considered how to use his two card-fusion slots, then decided that keeping both Basic Footwork and Momentum Strike was worth the cost.
• Lin Xiao used his two cards to preload skills onto nearly three thousand Kinfolk and set them to activate for True Believers after one standard prayer.

Lin Xiao arrived at the mission plane and chose Saint Descent to lead his Naga in a campaign against the Murlocs. He descended into a designated Naga Apostle as his forces landed on the plane.

• Lin Xiao waited on the Artifact Platform, read a novel, and received the notification that the platform had reached the Outer Realm.
• Vice Principal Xu Yundong announced the mission preparations, and Wu Hai urged the students to be cautious before identifying Lin Xiao, Yuan Hong, Wan Chuan, and Meng Hui as Elite Class candidates.
• Lin Xiao chose the mission to destroy the Murloc tribe so his six hundred Naga could gain experience and level up.
• Lin Xiao selected Saint Descent and ordered all his Kinfolk to be teleported to the mission plane.
• Lin Xiao descended onto the S-451574 Plane and entered the body of a robust Naga Leader he had designated as an Apostle.

Lin Xiao descended as a strengthened Blackscale Naga chieftain and led his Naga and Murloc kinfolk to establish a base on a rocky beach near their target. After building shelters and holding a prayer ceremony, he set out with a dozen Nagas to begin conquering a large Murloc tribe.

• Lin Xiao inspected his enhanced Blackscale Naga body and found its strength surpassed that of ordinary Level 3 creatures.
• Lin Xiao rallied the Nagas and Murlocs and led them toward the mission area, choosing a rocky beach as their base instead of attacking the large Murloc tribe directly.
• Lin Xiao ordered the Murlocs to clear the beach and build shelters while the Nagas patrolled and protected them.
• Over nearly six days, the kinfolk built huts and a stone pavilion for Lin Xiao's Holy Symbol, then gathered for a prayer ceremony that earned him Faith Points.
• After Gray Mist Fishmen captured several Murlocs from the nearby tribe, Lin Xiao left with more than a dozen Nagas to begin the conquest.

Lin Xiao scouted the surrounding sea, confirmed that the Murlocs were weak, and gathered kelp and seagrass for his Divine Domain. After discovering a vast Murloc tribe protected by a Sea God altar, he returned to his growing temporary tribe and considered how to conquer it.

• Lin Xiao led fifteen Blackscale Nagas south underwater and ambushed a group of Murlocs gathering kelp, watching as the Nagas quickly killed them.
• Lin Xiao had the Nagas take the nearby kelp and seagrass to enrich the marine life in his Divine Domain.
• Lin Xiao spent nearly half a month scouting the large Murloc tribe and found it contained more than twenty thousand Murlocs around a coral island.
• Lin Xiao sensed the Sea God's Holy Symbol at the tribe's altar could detect hostile intruders, so he withdrew without approaching further.
• Lin Xiao returned to find the temporary tribe had expanded and that a stone house had been built for him.
• Lin Xiao sat beside the altar and considered how to conquer the large Murloc tribe.

Lin Xiao led his Kinfolk to ambush the large Murloc tribe’s hunting parties, but discovered Lobsterfolk already hunting in the same waters. He planned to exploit the Lobsterfolk as scapegoats and followed his surviving scout toward their ambush.

• Lin Xiao led three hundred Naga and twelve hundred Murlocs toward a small island where the large Murloc tribe’s fishing parties hunted.
• Six enormous sharks attacked the group, killing six Murlocs before Lin Xiao and the Naga killed all six sharks.
• Lin Xiao sent ten Murlocs to scout, and the sole survivor reported that Lobsterfolk had ambushed and killed the other nine.
• Lin Xiao decided to hunt the Murloc tribe and blame the attacks on the Lobsterfolk, then followed the surviving Murloc toward a seagrass patch where the Lobsterfolk were hiding.

Lin Xiao led the Naga and Murlocs in defeating a group of Lobsterfolk, then discovered that his Kinfolk could communicate with Murlocs native to another plane. The native Murlocs treated his group as fellow wandering Murlocs and began talking with them rather than attacking.

• Lin Xiao ordered the Naga and Murlocs to attack the Lobsterfolk ambushing them, and he killed seven Lobsterfolk himself.
• After the battle, Lin Xiao spent 1,400 Faith Points promoting one Naga and four Murlocs, then shared the Lobsterfolk meat with his followers.
• A native Murloc spotted a group of two or three thousand Murlocs approaching from the south, and Lin Xiao ordered his forces to prepare for battle.
• The native Murloc leaders questioned Lin Xiao's Murlocs about where they came from and whether they had fought the Lobsterfolk.
• Lin Xiao listened as the two groups chatted, realizing the native Murlocs felt an affinity for his Blackscale Naga because they were classified as Murlocs.

Lin Xiao shifted from planning to slaughter the native Murloc Tribe to winning its trust and eventually securing its cooperation. After discovering the Lobsterfolk Nest, he assembled his forces alongside nearly twenty thousand native Murlocs for a joint attack.

• Lin Xiao decided that subduing the native Murloc Tribe could fulfill his mission and strengthen him for harder missions.
• Lin Xiao sent Gulu and a delegation to visit the native Murlocs with food and gifts while his other subordinates explored for food and information.
• Gulu learned that the Lobsterfolk Nest lay south of the native Murloc Tribe, and Lin Xiao found three or four thousand Lobsterfolk living among jagged rocks near a river mouth.
• Lin Xiao proposed a joint attack on the Lobsterfolk to the native Murloc Tribe, and its chief agreed.
• Lin Xiao gathered his forces near the river mouth as nearly twenty thousand native Murlocs assembled for the assault.

Lin Xiao led the Murlocs and Naga in an assault on the Lobsterfolk Nest, using the native Murlocs to absorb the first counterattack while his forces broke the Lobsterfolk ranks. The Lobsterfolk were being pushed toward the Murlocs as Lin Xiao watched the bloody battle continue.

• Lin Xiao let the native Murlocs lead the charge against the Lobsterfolk, then sent Naga and Murlocs around the flank and into the nest to seize its spoils.
• Lin Xiao killed several Lobsterfolk who attacked him, using Salted Fish Thrust and Momentum Strike to smash through their shells.
• Lin Xiao spent Faith Points to advance eligible Kinfolk, including a Naga into a Level 3 Naga Warrior, and their morale surged.
• Lin Xiao's forces overwhelmed the Lobsterfolk on his side and drove the survivors toward the native Murlocs.
• The raiding force captured young Lobsterfolk and looted the nest while Lin Xiao watched the ongoing fighting from behind his Naga guards.

Lin Xiao led the Naga and Murlocs into the battle after weakening both sides, then killed enough Lobsterfolk to advance to Level 3. Stronger and eager for a greater challenge, he set his sights on the Lobsterfolk Leader.

• Lin Xiao judged that the Murlocs had been weakened enough and charged into battle with the Naga and Murlocs, killing several Lobsterfolk with Salted Fish Thrust.
• Lin Xiao kept fighting to gain experience, then consumed 5,000 Faith Points and advanced to Level 3 after killing a Lobsterfolk.
• Lin Xiao's attributes improved, Shining Scales replaced Scale Shell, and Basic Footwork advanced to Level 2.
• Lin Xiao used his stronger body to kill another Lobsterfolk and turned his attention to the massive Lobsterfolk Leader.

Lin Xiao encountered the Merfolk Empire’s Sea Whale Knight and agreed to pay taxes and tribute, then resumed the battle between the Lobsterfolk and Murlocs. After defeating the Lobsterfolk, he shared their spoils with the Murlocs and formed a friendly agreement with their chieftain.

• Lin Xiao saw the Sea Whale Knight arrive with Sea Shark Knights and a large force of elite Murloc Warriors, and he ordered his group to retreat aside.
• The Sea Whale Knight asked Lin Xiao about his race and numbers, then permitted the Naga to settle in exchange for yearly taxes and tribute.
• After the Merfolk force departed, Lin Xiao provoked the Murlocs and Lobsterfolk back into battle, then led his subordinates to defeat the remaining Lobsterfolk.
• Lin Xiao spared several dozen injured Lobsterfolk and considered how to conquer the weakened Murlocs within the time available.
• Lin Xiao offered the Murloc Chieftain a share of the Lobsterfolk spoils, and they established a friendly agreement.

After defeating the Lobsterfolk, Lin Xiao brought the spoils back to his tribe and held a Prayer ceremony that used his Faith Points to strengthen the Nagas and Murlocs. The ceremony advanced many Kinfolk and deepened their faith, leaving Lin Xiao with a stronger Divine Domain and plans to develop Lobsterfolk as a specialty food source.

• Lin Xiao ordered the Murlocs to collect the Lobsterfolk corpses and returned with them to the tribe, where the dead were arranged around the Altar.
• Lin Xiao broke down the surviving Lobsterfolk in the Creation Cube, stored their bloodline, and considered using it to cultivate a nutritious specialty for trade.
• Lin Xiao led a Prayer ceremony and spent more than half of his remaining one million Faith Points to bestow power on the Nagas and Murlocs.
• Ten Nagas advanced to Level 3, bringing the tribe's total to eleven Level 3 Nagas, while many others also gained levels.
• The ceremony left the tribe with forty-four Level 2 Murloc Warriors, seven hundred and eighty Level 1 Murloc Warriors, and more than two hundred Devout Believers and thirty-seven Zealous Believers.

After conquering the Murloc Tribe, Lin Xiao completed his first mission and received five reward cards. He examined the cards and found an ecosystem card suited to his Divine Domain and a troop card that summoned Centaur Archers.

• Lin Xiao broke down the Lobsterfolk idol and refined more than 4.8 million Faith Points from it.
• Lin Xiao fed the weakened Murloc Tribe and secretly arranged attacks by marine predators, then appeared to rescue them and persuaded them to join his tribe.
• Over six months, the Naga gained the Murlocs’ trust and leadership, and Lin Xiao conquered the Murloc Tribe eight months after entering the world.
• Lin Xiao submitted his first mission to the Artifact Spirit, confirmed it as one of his three assigned missions, and received two Uncommon, one rare, and two common Five-Star Cards.
• Lin Xiao inspected the rewards and kept a Small Shallow Sea Ecology card and a Centaur Archer card among them.

Lin Xiao changed the Murloc Tribe’s faith to worship him and then led part of his forces south toward the Frogmen Tribe Group and Snakemen Tribe in Blackwater Swamp. He reached the river mouth beside the swamp and assessed the nearby islands as too dangerous to settle on.

• Lin Xiao stored the newly obtained cards in the Creation Cube because his Divine Domain had reached its card limit.
• Over three months, Lin Xiao converted the Murloc Tribe from worshipping the Sea God to worshipping him as the Fishmen God, gaining more than eight million Faith Points.
• After consolidating the tribe’s faith, Lin Xiao set out south with half the Naga and two thousand murlocs to establish a base near Blackwater Swamp.
• Lin Xiao passed a medium-sized Murloc Tribe on the way, deciding that conquering it would cost too much time for too little gain.
• After eleven more days, Lin Xiao reached the river mouth beside Blackwater Swamp and saw that the nearby food-rich islands attracted dangerous predators, so he rejected them as a settlement site.

Lin Xiao explored the waters around Blackwater Swamp, met his classmate Meng Hui, and returned to find Frogmen hunting Murlocs near the river mouth. He left the Frogmen’s coming-of-age hunt undisturbed and watched their fighting methods.

• Lin Xiao scouted the estuary and killed a Bluefin Shark before his group fought numerous predators around the alluvial islands.
• Lin Xiao followed Blackwater Swamp’s boundary to its far end and estimated that the swamp stretched nearly two hundred kilometers inland.
• Lin Xiao met Meng Hui, who learned that Lin Xiao had created an intermediate species and condensed Creation Godhood in advance.
• Lin Xiao returned toward Blackwater River Mouth and spotted young Frogmen hunting a larger group of Murlocs.
• Lin Xiao observed the Frogmen’s primitive weapons and group tactics without interfering with their coming-of-age ritual.

Lin Xiao scouted Blackwater Swamp, discovered a gigantic Ferocious Crocodile, and tested the Frogmen in a surprise attack. After returning to the gathering point, he prepared to relocate his original tribe and begin fighting the Frogmen.

• Lin Xiao judged the Frogmen a formidable enemy and noted that their scattered tribes could be defeated one at a time.
• Lin Xiao led fifty Nagas and two hundred Murlocs upstream, crossed dangerous terrain, and reached the end of Blackwater Swamp before returning.
• Lin Xiao encountered a Ferocious Crocodile that seized and killed several Frogmen near a great lake.
• Lin Xiao and his Nagas attacked the stunned Frogmen, killed them, and withdrew without collecting their bodies.
• Lin Xiao returned to the gathering point and sent a team to prepare his original tribe for relocation as he readied an attack on the Frogmen.

Lin Xiao gathered his relocated Murlocs and Nagas and launched a surprise attack on the Frogmen Tribe near Blackwater Swamp. The assault began with the Frogmen caught off guard, but they recovered and started fighting back.

• Lin Xiao spent months hunting monsters while waiting for more than ten thousand Murlocs and Nagas to relocate, bringing his experience close to the amount needed for Level 4.
• After his forces settled, Lin Xiao assembled most of the Nagas and over ten thousand Murlocs, leaving pregnant Mother Nagas and a small guard at home.
• Lin Xiao sent Naga squads into the swamp to eliminate Frogmen sentries before the main force approached the tribe at noon.
• Lin Xiao signaled the attack, and the noisy Murloc swarm woke the Frogmen and overwhelmed those on the settlement’s outskirts.
• Lin Xiao killed the Frogmen Chieftain with a thrown Bone Spear, but the awakened Frogmen rallied and fought back against the Murlocs.

Lin Xiao led the Murlocs and Naga in destroying a Frogmen Tribe, then discovered that its altar belonged to a nearby Snakemen Demigod. He left without claiming the tribe’s Faith Points and wondered whether he had to abandon missions that would bring him into the demigod’s territory.

• Lin Xiao led the assault on the Frogmen Tribe, using the Naga and Gray Mist Fishmen to break its forces while keeping Supervisory Teams and Reserves in place.
• After the Frogmen fled, Lin Xiao and the Naga pursued and killed nearly all of them, including their Chieftain.
• Lin Xiao found an altar depicting a human-headed, snake-bodied figure and realized the Frogmen worshipped a Snakemen Demigod nearby.
• Lin Xiao left the Holy Symbol’s Faith Points untouched, fearing the demigod would notice if he harvested them.
• The Murlocs and Naga stripped the tribe of its spoils and returned, while Lin Xiao worried that the demigod would investigate and make his remaining missions too dangerous.

Lin Xiao rejected the nearby high-difficulty missions and considered a plan to weaken the Snakemen Demigod by eliminating its believers. He decided to seek refuge in Jade Abyss City and try to provoke a conflict between the Merfolk Empire and Blackwater Swamp.

• Lin Xiao reviewed the available missions and ruled out attacking the Snakemen Demigod, Jade Abyss City, or the enormous Deep Sea Giant Octopus.
• Lin Xiao reasoned that the Snakemen Demigod would weaken if its believers were wiped out and it could no longer replenish its Faith Points.
• Lin Xiao devised a plan to settle in Jade Abyss City and stir up a conflict that might lead the Merfolk Empire to attack Blackwater Swamp.

Lin Xiao hunted an Electric Eel in the Coral Reefs, then decided to move his tribe there to avoid being caught between Jade Abyss City and Blackwater Swamp. As predators gathered around the tribe’s food raft, he prepared to attack the growing school of sharks.

• Lin Xiao’s forces speared and killed an Electric Eel, which he saved for its electrical ability.
• Lin Xiao found an aggressive Murloc tribe among the Coral Reefs and decided the area would make a safer home for his own tribe.
• Lin Xiao had the tribe build a raft from timber, load their stored food onto it, and set out for the Coral Reefs.
• A school of sharks began circling the migrating tribe, and more predators arrived as the sharks grew bolder.
• Lin Xiao consulted the Naga Leaders and organized Naga groups to attack the sharks.