Chapter Summaries

Li Xunsheng, also called Xuan Sheng, fought the Steel Forger in the abandoned forge, targeting its vulnerable mechanical joints despite its overwhelming attacks. When the boss entered Extreme Load and threatened to self-destruct, he severed its right arm, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xuan Sheng entered the forge and engaged the Steel Forger, whose shockwaves damaged anyone within ten meters.
• He used the Bone Pendant and his enhanced speed to dodge attacks while striking the Steel Forger’s legs and core.
• The Steel Forger fired missiles, but Xuan Sheng escaped the blast zone and damaged its legs until one buckled, interrupting the attack.
• Xuan Sheng climbed onto the Steel Forger and battered it, reducing its Life to around sixty percent.
• The Steel Forger activated Extreme Load, gaining temporary immunity and speed while threatening to self-destruct after three minutes.
• Xuan Sheng triggered Sudden Killing Intent and severed the Steel Forger’s right arm despite its immunity to Limb Severed.

Xuan Sheng defeated the Steel Forger, reached Lv. 29, and found the Ancient Dwarf’s diary and an Ice Crystal Core. He claimed the unfinished Famous Artifact blade Twin Lives and planned to transfer Stone of Desolation to it.

• Xuan Sheng shattered the Steel Forger’s core with Sudden Killing Intent, killing the boss and leveling up twice to Lv. 29.
• Xuan Sheng found the Ancient Dwarf’s Diary and learned that it could start the Ancient Dwarf’s Last Wish quest and reveal the Compendium of Ancient Dwarven Techniques.
• Xuan Sheng took the undamaged purple-quality Ice Crystal Core, which he believed could advance his Mechanical Staff.
• Xuan Sheng claimed the unfinished Famous Artifact blade Twin Lives, whose affix copied the damage it dealt to a second target.
• Xuan Sheng decided to transfer Stone of Desolation from his Armor Piercing Spear to Twin Lives and replace his outdated equipment.

Xuan Sheng learned that the Royal Family had seized Lone Star City's Undead Dragon bones and planned to join the academy tournament to win them back. He left Master Hel with weapons to work on and went to Ling Feng to seek tasks and equipment.

• Hel told Xuan Sheng that the Royal Family had taken the Undead Dragon bones, and he lamented how the Royal Family had changed its treatment of Lone Star City.
• Xuan Sheng learned that the bones would be assigned through a contest at a joint academy gathering in one week.
• Xuan Sheng gave Hel the Ten Thousand Forges and Armor Piercing Spear to work on, while Hel declined to advance the Mechanical Staff and offered to prepare materials for Xuan Sheng to do it himself.
• Xuan Sheng visited Ling Feng and said he wanted tasks to improve his strength before representing the academy in the tournament.
• Ling Feng listed tasks for Xuan Sheng to choose from, agreeing to reward him for completing a difficult one.

Xuan Sheng learned that the College Summit had been moved up to three days away, leaving the War College scrambling to build its foundations and recruit participants. Ling Feng revealed that the War College had caused Yi Qing’s parents’ deaths and asked Xuan Sheng to convey the college’s remorse, leaving Xuan Sheng worried that Hain might act before learning the truth.

• Ling Feng told Xuan Sheng that the competition had been moved up to three days away, making the War College’s basic construction and recruitment urgent.
• Ling Feng explained that the summit would be a points-based arena tournament and warned that the other main cities would target Lone Star City’s participants.
• Xuan Sheng told Ling Feng that he had persuaded Hain and that Yi Qing could join the War College.
• Ling Feng revealed that the War College had killed Yi Qing’s parents and that the legendary who carried out the deed had later taken his own life.
• Ling Feng asked Xuan Sheng to convey the War College’s remorse to Yi Qing, and Xuan Sheng agreed to do his best.

Xuan Sheng accepted Ling Feng’s request to recruit powerful outsiders for the academy and received a badge and a quest to prove its strength. He summoned Zhang Zhan’s army for the mission, while Ling Feng warned him about possible spies in Lone Star City.

• Ling Feng asked Xuan Sheng to draw Hain closer to Lone Star City and recruit strong outsiders for the academy’s arena tournament.
• Xuan Sheng gave Ling Feng a list of powerful players and received the Unshakeable Star badge in return.
• Xuan Sheng accepted Ling Feng’s Battlefield Ruins quest to clear the Stubborn Undead Soul and agreed to recruit the army with its reward.
• Ling Feng warned Xuan Sheng that spies from other cities might target his friends and companions.
• Zhang Zhan told the army about Xuan Sheng’s quest invitation, and his teammates eagerly agreed to go.

Xuan Sheng watched Master Hel upgrade his Mechanical Staff to purple Heroic level, then met his companions and learned that the Novice Village had fully opened and a new battle group had drawn famous players. The chapter left him preparing to continue working with the army while Hel still needed another day to handle the Famous Artifact.

• Xuan Sheng used his insight to guide Master Hel as he forged the Mechanical Staff into a level 32 purple Heroic weapon with ice-and-lightning abilities.
• Master Hel said he needed another day to prepare the gem transfer for Xuan Sheng’s Famous Artifact, and Xuan Sheng left the workshop to meet the army.
• Xuan Sheng asked Zhang Zhan, Ruixue, Feiyu, and Piercing Willow why the city was busier, and Ruixue explained that the Novice Village had fully opened for one Silver Coin.
• Zhang Zhan and Feiyu told Xuan Sheng that the new Rogue Player battle group had attracted powerful players, including Ren Wo and Little Puppy.

Xuan Sheng led Zhang Zhan and the others to the battlefield ruins to defeat the Stubborn Undead Soul, explaining that the War College was important and encouraging them to join it. After sharing information about the soul-type monsters, the group spotted an approaching Succubus Remnant Soul.

• Xuan Sheng learned that Greedy Wolf had cleared a dungeon but had not joined the War College because its invitation had seemed suspicious and had not mentioned the Legends.
• Xuan Sheng explained the War College's importance and secretly posted a message urging players to join Lone Star's War College and mention Golden Shovel.
• Xuan Sheng and the group reached the battlefield ruins, where he identified the wandering Remnant Souls and Collapsed Demon Spirits as soul-type enemies vulnerable to magic and Holy Spirit spells.
• Xuan Sheng revealed that a Succubus Remnant Soul could bind a target and drain its Life, making Ruixue blush and Zhang Zhan eager to face it.
• Piercing Willow announced that a monster was approaching, and Zhang Zhan stepped forward with his shield.

Xuan Sheng led Zhang Zhan, Piercing Willow, Feiyu, and Ruixue through the war ruins to find a powerful human soul, and his new staff dealt devastating damage to the wandering souls. After the group cleared the weak monsters with ease, Feiyu struck a female skeleton and activated a General-class boss.

• Zhang Zhan complained to Xuan Sheng about struggling to find a reliable partner and then refocused the group on their mission.
• Xuan Sheng used his golden vision to locate a heavily armored human warrior soul in the center of the forest and guided the group toward it.
• Xuan Sheng's Ice Cone instantly destroyed a wandering soul, startling the others with its damage, and he attributed his power to his Hero-grade Mechanical Staff.
• Zhang Zhan tanked the monsters while Feiyu and Ruixue helped the group advance through the forest with little difficulty.
• Feiyu hit a female skeleton with his staff, triggering a warning that a demon-side General-class boss had been activated.

Xuan Sheng and his companions fought Vigana, a succubus who had returned to life as a General-class boss. After Lilith’s Recognition made her fixate on Xuan Sheng, the group froze and killed her.

• Vigana awakened from her skeleton form and transformed into a living succubus who said she was hungry.
• Vigana used Nightfall Assault to bind and wound Zhang Zhan, but Feiyu interrupted her with Hurricane.
• Xuan Sheng struck Vigana with Ice Lance, and Lilith’s Recognition drew her attention toward him.
• Xuan Sheng resisted Vigana’s attacks with his Ice Shield while Piercing Willow damaged her and shattered her mana shield.
• Xuan Sheng froze Vigana for five seconds, then killed her with an eruption of ice blades.

After defeating the revived succubus, Xuan Sheng's party reached the mission's center and encountered a level 35 Commander-class undead general who retained enough intelligence to speak. The general began to remember his name, leaving the party waiting for his answer.

• The succubus fell for good, and Zhang Zhan reached level 30 while Feiyu teased him about her attack.
• Xuan Sheng suggested that demonic energy caused the creatures to revive, prompting the party to wonder whether players could return from death.
• Zhang Zhan urged the group to focus on becoming stronger, and they followed Xuan Sheng through the trees to a sunlit clearing.
• Xuan Sheng stopped Ruixue and warned the others that a Commander-class boss was in the clearing.
• The armored undead general grabbed Xuan Sheng and demanded to know what was strange about him, but did not attack.
• Xuan Sheng asked the general his name, and the general paused before beginning to answer.

Xuan Sheng and his companions discovered that the Stubborn Undead Soul was a powerful knight corrupted by demonic energy, and learned they had to reduce his Life to half to calm him. They began fighting, but the knight’s Cup of Truth dispelled Xuan Sheng’s Freeze, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• The Stubborn Undead Soul asked where the demons were, unable to remember his past, and Xuan Sheng told him the war was over.
• Xuan Sheng spotted the Cup of Truth protecting the knight’s soul, and the quest objective changed to reducing the knight’s Life to half.
• Zhang Zhan prepared the group to fight and used Taunt to draw the knight’s attack onto his shield.
• The knight struck Zhang Zhan for 2,412 damage, and Xuan Sheng attacked with Freeze while the knight was recovering.
• The Cup of Truth dispelled Freeze and dealt damage to the knight, who then noticed Xuan Sheng and felt wary of approaching him.

Xuan Sheng and the others fought Stubborn Undead Soul, whose speed and defenses let him evade their attacks and withstand a Mana Burst with Divine Shield. When the knight charged Xuan Sheng, Xuan Sheng trapped him and unleashed a fourfold Ice Storm, leaving the knight caught beneath a hail of attacks.

• Stubborn Undead Soul dodged the group's attacks, and Xuan Sheng used Ice Wall to steer him into Feiyu's storm before his Mana Burst struck the knight's Divine Shield.
• Xuan Sheng stayed calm as Zhang Zhan and Ruixue held the line, expecting his Mana and attack skills to recover before the knight could escape.
• Stubborn Undead Soul knocked Zhang Zhan aside and charged Xuan Sheng, striking his ice shield while Mana Burst remained on cooldown.
• Xuan Sheng concealed his spell behind an Ice Wall, grabbed the knight as he tried to retreat, and cast Ice Storm with Multiple Cast to summon twelve waves of bombardment.

Xuan Sheng and his party calmed the undead knight, Fiona, who remembered her name but little else and wanted to travel to Lone Star City. Meanwhile, Little Puppy eagerly joined the War College and drew a growing crowd of players to its recruitment site.

• Xuan Sheng bombarded the knight until the quest was complete, then learned she had regained consciousness but still lacked most of her memories.
• The knight introduced herself as Fiona and decided to go to Lone Star City because the name felt familiar.
• Xuan Sheng led Fiona and the others toward War College, hoping Great Mage Ling Feng could explain her connection to the Ironblood.
• Ren Wo inspected War College's shabby recruitment site while Little Puppy signed up without hesitation.
• Little Puppy stayed to promote the college, and a crowd of players soon rushed toward the recruitment site.

Xuan Sheng brought Fiona, a former Holy See figure with a genuine ancient letter, into Lone Star City and headed for the academy. There, he found the academy overwhelmed by applicants, and Ling Feng ordered staff to record everyone while more enrollment forms were prepared.

• Fiona used an ancient Holy See letter bearing a former pope’s seal to gain entry to Lone Star City.
• Xuan Sheng led Fiona and the others toward the academy, where Fiona was surprised by the crowded city.
• Xuan Sheng found players arguing over the academy’s final registration spot, while Little Puppy explained that the forms had run out.
• Ling Feng arrived, told the staff to expand enrollment and record the applicants, and called Xuan Sheng over.

Ling Feng rewarded the army members with Academy Points, Gold Coins, and experience, drawing them into joining the Academy. After they left, he thanked Xuan Sheng and Fiona for helping the Academy and recognized Fiona as a former Holy See Knight Commander who had faced Lilith.

• Ling Feng gave the army members experience, 3,000 Gold Coins, and 5,000 Academy Points, and showed them the Academy Shop's rare rewards.
• Xuan Sheng calculated that the Academy Points could be worth several times as much as Gold Coins, while Zhang Zhan and the others reacted to the rewards.
• Ling Feng sent the army members to register at the Academy, and Zhang Zhan led the reluctant Feiyu out with the group.
• Ling Feng told Xuan Sheng that he had helped the Academy attract an unprecedented crowd of prospective students.
• Ling Feng asked Fiona whether she remembered her past and recalled that she had fought the Demon Lord of Lust, Lilith, without suffering a mental breakdown.

Fiona Knight Commander survived Lilith’s attack with her soul preserved by the Holy Grail, and Ling Feng asked whether she wanted to recover at the Holy See or in Lone Star City. Xuan Sheng stopped Ling Feng from sending her to Blood Rose, leaving Fiona in Lone Star City while he cited Hain’s situation as the reason.

• Ling Feng explained that Fiona could rebuild her body and asked whether she preferred recovery at the Holy See or in Lone Star City.
• Fiona said either place was acceptable but felt more familiar with Lone Star City than the royal capital and Holy See.
• Ling Feng suggested Blood Rose, but Xuan Sheng urgently objected because Lilith was there and Fiona could become her target.
• Xuan Sheng claimed Blood Rose had few vacant rooms and that Hain would soon move in, but Ling Feng suggested everyone could share rooms.
• Fiona said she did not mind living with others, so Xuan Sheng refused and invoked his efforts to persuade Hain; Ling Feng then dropped the suggestion.

Xuan Sheng agreed to help Little Puppy hunt Blackprint Giant Lizards for Black Lizard Blood, which could strengthen pets and young creatures. Interested in using the blood to nurture Young Dragon and Divine Grace, he set out with Little Puppy and Yi Qing after deciding to fetch his sword.

• Xuan Sheng left the academy and found Little Puppy waiting to ask for his help.
• Xuan Sheng coaxed Yi Qing out of his shadow, and she joined him while Little Puppy nervously watched.
• Little Puppy explained that her pet Little Pear Blossom needed drops from Blackprint Giant Lizards to advance.
• Xuan Sheng recognized that Black Lizard Blood could nurture Young Dragon and other young creatures, and agreed to hunt the lizards.
• Xuan Sheng said he would get a sword before setting out with Little Puppy and Yi Qing.

Xuan Sheng and Yi Qing traveled with Little Puppy to the lizardmen’s settlement, where Hain’s carrier pigeon delivered the unfinished Myriad-Forged Blade. Xuan Sheng received the weapon and set out confidently to deal with the lizardman.

• Hain began socketing gemstones into the Myriad-Forged Blade after Xuan Sheng asked for it urgently.
• Xuan Sheng, Yi Qing, and Little Puppy rode toward the distant lizardmen’s settlement.
• Yi Qing told Xuan Sheng she disliked Little Puppy and asked whether Mo Rui could replace her, then explained that Hain had taught her powerful beings could have multiple spouses.
• Xuan Sheng reassured Yi Qing that he needed no one else, and she asked him to hold her tighter.
• Xuan Sheng received Hain’s encrypted letter and the weapon, which had the Twinbirth attribute and a Stone of Desolation socketed into it.
• Xuan Sheng gripped the Myriad-Forged Blade and declared that he would quickly defeat the lizardman.

Xuan Sheng and Yi Qing slaughtered a valley full of Blackprint Giant Lizards while seeking Black Lizard Blood. At the temple, Shan prepared to report the tribe’s war records and Experience Notes to the Xuan God, and Yetis approached as she began praying.

• Xuan Sheng charged the Blackprint Giant Lizards and killed one with a single strike, dealing overwhelming damage.
• Xuan Sheng and Yi Qing fought through the lizards, turning their territorial attack into a one-sided slaughter.
• Shan reviewed the postwar situation: Sacred Leaf’s royal power had shifted to family alliances, while Morningwind had lost territory but repelled its enemies.
• Nan gave Shan more than ten books of Experience Notes for the Xuan God to review with the battle reports.
• Shan agreed to report Frostmoon’s wartime service, then began praying to the Xuan God as Yetis approached.

After the Xuan Tribe’s victory over Morning Wind, nobles from Morning Wind and Saint Leaf came to the temple seeking vassal status under Xuan Sheng. Xuan Sheng left Morning Wind’s request to reclaim Qien and Sola unresolved, while Saint Leaf formally asked to become a vassal state.

• Xuan Sheng rested after clearing the giant lizards while Little Puppy collected their blood.
• Kindness reported that the Xuan Tribe had nearly crushed Morning Wind without losing any soldiers, though Rainbow Phoenix and Ti had been badly injured.
• Xuan Sheng learned that Morning Wind’s nobles had chosen Qien and Sola as leaders and wanted the siblings returned to govern them.
• Xuan Sheng asked Qien and Sola whether they knew about the plan, but they were surprised and unsure how to respond.
• Kais announced that Saint Leaf’s families wished to join the Xuan Tribe as a vassal state.
• Morning Wind’s nobles also declared that they were willing to become vassals to secure the Xuan Tribe’s protection.