Recaps

Fu Luo led the group along a route he believed would avoid the park’s guards, but an electrified transit passage nearly trapped them. Lin Yu found a maintenance passage that saved them, and the group continued onward before two turrets locked onto them.

• Fu Luo identified the park’s central building as the likely location of the sculpture or legacy and planned a route intended to avoid combat.
• Fu Luo’s route led the group into a supposedly safe rapid transit passage, where he was electrocuted and the passage began short-circuiting.
• Lin Yu found and opened a concealed maintenance passage, allowing Wang Jiu, Fu Luo, Katie, and himself to escape the electrified corridor.
• Wang Jiu, Fu Luo, and Katie praised Lin Yu for saving them, and Fu Luo promised to watch for hidden dangers.
• The group continued along Fu Luo’s route until two turrets detected them and everyone took cover.

After surviving a string of hazards on the way to the main building, Lin Yu’s group reached it exhausted and increasingly reliant on Old Yao’s expertise. They debated how to enter, and Wang Jiu and Katie decided to search for a smaller door or side entrance instead of following Fu Luo’s suggestion to use the open main entrance.

• Old Yao helped the group survive hazards from an independently identifying turret, a guard puppet, a mind-influencing creature, and an unrecorded instrument.
• Lin Yu’s group finally reached the main building, exhausted, with Katie injured and Wang Jiu nearly spent.
• The group recognized Old Yao’s alertness, stealth, and judgment as invaluable, and Katie compared his feel to Mr. 'Radish'.
• Wang Jiu asked whether they should enter through the open main entrance, while Katie suggested trying underground again.
• Lin Yu warned that the main building might have its own active power supply and that an underground entrance might not be available.
• Fu Luo urged the group to use the main entrance, but Wang Jiu and Katie decided to look for a smaller door or side entrance.

Wang Jiu, Katie, and Fu Luo chose a side entrance to the ruins after the main entrance proved dangerous. They opened the way inside and found a smashed metal door with fresh dents, suggesting a powerful creature was nearby.

• Wang Jiu and Katie rejected Fu Luo’s recommendation to use the main entrance and searched the building for another way in.
• Wang Jiu shot down two flying guards with a Serpent Crossbow, while a battle erupted near the main entrance and a warning symbol appeared on Fu Luo’s map.
• Lin Yu opened the side entrance’s combination lock, revealing a second door that had already been smashed open.
• Fu Luo examined the metal door’s fresh dents and warned the group that a powerful, close-combat creature might be inside.

Lin Yu, Fu Luo, Wang Jiu, and Katie entered the main building and located the Cursed Statue in the Large Object Research and Containment Area. Wang Jiu’s instrument resonated with the statue’s chamber, revealing that the Legacy was placed there, though the group had not yet found it.

• Fu Luo guided the group through the main building toward the Large Object Research and Containment Area using the Map.
• Lin Yu opened a security door after noticing its indicator was green, and the group entered the large-object storage area.
• Fu Luo found the Cursed Statue among the strange objects held in glass chambers.
• Wang Jiu used a metal sphere tuned to the first-generation Freud’s Mental Power, causing white light to shine from the Cursed Statue’s chamber.
• Fu Luo explained that the statue was only where the Legacy had been placed, not the Legacy itself.

Wang Jiu, Fu Luo, Katie, and Lin Yu found the First Generation Freud’s inheritance inside the Cursed Statue, but Nineteen and Chlorpromazine arrived and attacked them. Lin Yu revealed that a Soul-Siphoning Tree Vine had secretly parasitized Nineteen, as another Nineteen emerged from the mist.

• Wang Jiu and his companions discovered that the glowing inheritance rested in the Cursed Statue’s palm, but they could not enter the sealed glass room.
• Nineteen and Chlorpromazine crashed through the ceiling, recognized the statue and inheritance, and confronted Wang Jiu’s group.
• Nineteen attacked Katie while Chlorpromazine’s illusion-laced shuriken injured Wang Jiu, but Fu Luo saw through the trick and Lin Yu pulled Katie away from a fatal strike.
• Lin Yu used his Mental Power to activate the Soul-Siphoning Tree Vine hidden on Nineteen, immobilizing him as it spread across his body.
• A voice from Nineteen’s throat claimed it had been watching him since the airship, and a figure resembling Nineteen stepped out of the mist.

Fu Luo and the others called for reinforcements as Nineteen revealed his Tier 3 power and drove off the Soul-Siphoning Tree Vine. Lin Yu hid the injured group behind a newly manifested Mirror of Concealment, where they waited for help while Nineteen searched the fog.

• Fu Luo, Lin Yu, Chlorpromazine, and Wang Jiu activated their signal transmitters, while Nineteen said the Marauders had sent no reinforcements.
• Nineteen revealed that he was a Tier 3 coder and used his Character Editor to raise his Soul Resistance, freeing himself from the Soul-Siphoning Tree Vine.
• Nineteen adjusted his attributes to prepare to attack, but Fu Luo, Wang Jiu, Katie, and the thin thief vanished into the fog.
• Lin Yu revealed the Mirror of Concealment and said it could block energy and detection, giving the group a place to wait for reinforcements.
• Fu Luo, Katie, and Wang Jiu praised Lin Yu's mirror and hiding skills, while Lin Yu concealed that he had only just made the mirror real.

Lin Yu used the [Mirror of Concealment] to hide his group from Nineteen while they waited for allies to arrive. He drew Nineteen away from the mirror, but Nineteen froze the room and trapped Lin Yu before he could escape.

• Fu Luo kept Katie and the others quiet as Nineteen searched around their hiding place.
• When Nineteen’s footsteps went silent and began circling them, Lin Yu told Fu Luo to hold up the [Mirror of Concealment] and said he would distract Nineteen.
• Lin Yu ran out from behind the mirror, and Nineteen intercepted him near the door.
• Lin Yu dodged Nineteen’s saber, and Nineteen recognized his extraordinary speed.
• Nineteen used a high-end potion to spread frost across the room, thinning the fog and freezing Lin Yu’s feet to the floor.

Lin Yu tried to hold Nineteen off, surviving repeated wind attacks despite his injuries and repeatedly escaping to delay him. Just as Nineteen prepared to finish him, Tycoon arrived and struck Nineteen with an invisible giant hand.

• Lin Yu burned both legs to break free from Nineteen’s [Falling Star Freeze], but Nineteen used a potion to gain storm powers and blasted him into a wall.
• Nineteen demanded that Lin Yu reveal where his companions were, but Lin Yu kept fleeing despite being battered by wind attacks.
• Nineteen pinned Lin Yu down with a powerful gale and repeatedly attacked him, believing he had finally killed him.
• Tycoon descended atop the golden Lucky Piggy Bank and scattered Nineteen’s storm with an invisible giant hand.

The Tycoon arrived as Lin Yu appeared to die, then learned that the legacy was inside the Cursed Statue and that Fu Luo’s group had to destroy it to clear the Game. He healed Lin Yu with a pill and fought Nineteen, defeating him with a heavily leveraged investment-powered punch.

• Lin Yu told the Tycoon that the legacy was in the statue and Sherlock’s group was hiding nearby, then stopped breathing after apologizing.
• The Tycoon secretly gave Lin Yu a Spring Returning Soul Pill and told Fu Luo to find Loquat Candy for treatment after clearing the Game.
• Fu Luo said the group’s Clearance Conditions required destroying the Cursed Statue, and the Tycoon cracked the glass around it.
• Nineteen attacked the Tycoon with his folding knife, but the Tycoon used Commercial Medical Insurance to heal his wounded forearm.
• The Tycoon trapped Nineteen with Hayek’s Invisible Hand and used Investment Behavior to power a punch that knocked him unconscious.

Tycoon, whose Capitalist profession converted business gains into Wealth Points and combat strength, killed Nineteen and faced Dilaudid when she arrived. Dilaudid attacked him with high-tech hammers and a low kick, while both sides awaited further reinforcements.

• Lin Yu inferred that Tycoon's wealth and spending were tied to his combat power, and noted that Tycoon had killed Nineteen without using his Heart Domain.
• Dilaudid arrived and learned from Chlorpromazine that Tycoon had instantly defeated Nineteen and was enraged over the death of a subordinate.
• Dilaudid said Fluoxetine could not come, Little Jia was on the way, and Lacan would arrive soon; Tycoon eagerly anticipated facing Lacan.
• Dilaudid summoned two metal hammers and struck Tycoon, who blocked the blows and used Commercial Medical Insurance to repair his fractured arms.
• Dilaudid kicked at Tycoon's crotch, but he blocked her attack with his knee, and the two traded insults.

Tycoon fought Dilaudid, who used her [Exclusive item], [Beautiful Hope], to transform into a healthy, stronger version of herself. As the fight continued, Lin Yu realized the item’s real power was making Dilaudid improve with every block and dodge.

• Tycoon overpowered Dilaudid in their fight, but she retreated and set off a barrage of explosive metallic spheres to buy time.
• Dilaudid swallowed the rainbow-colored material of [Beautiful Hope] and transformed into a healthy, confident version of herself.
• Dilaudid challenged Tycoon to activate his Heart Domain, but he refused and resumed attacking her.
• Tycoon’s refined boxing kept him on the offensive, yet Fu Luo, Wang Jiu, and Chlorpromazine sensed that the fight was turning against him.
• Lin Yu realized that [Beautiful Hope] made Dilaudid improve in temperament and spirit every time she blocked or dodged.

Lin Yu realized that Dilaudid’s [Beautiful Hope] kept her in a perfect human state, allowing her to stall Tycoon despite his advantage. Tycoon strengthened himself, but Lacan arrived before he could finish the fight, prompting Tycoon to unleash his [Heart Domain].

• Lin Yu deduced that [Beautiful Hope] made Dilaudid relentlessly calm and adaptable, enabling her to stall Tycoon until reinforcements arrived.
• Tycoon increased his investment by five hundred thousand and comprehensively enhanced himself, but Dilaudid continued to hold him off.
• Lacan entered through the main door, and Tycoon recognized him by his codename.
• Tycoon attacked Lacan with [Hayek's Invisible Hand] and a pincer strike, but price tags appeared across the room and made its objects assist Tycoon.
• Tycoon unfolded his [Heart Domain], named "Money Makes the World Go Round".

Tycoon brutally beat Lacan, but Lacan survived and revealed a strange ability tied to his Heart Domain. Lacan said he wanted to retrieve an old friend's keepsake and named his power “Gaze and Scrutiny.”

• Tycoon attacked Lacan while Fu Luo, Wang Jiu, Katie, and Lin Yu questioned why the supposedly dangerous man seemed so helpless.
• Lin Yu noticed Dilaudid and Chlorpromazine keeping their distance from Lacan and suspected he had a dangerous ability that could harm friend and foe alike.
• Tycoon accused Lacan of killing people and struck him down, but Lacan continued speaking and brought up the day Tycoon did not want to remember.
• After Tycoon broke Lacan’s neck, black liquid emerged and formed another identical Lacan as the first body became a shadow-like skin.
• Lacan said he wanted to retrieve an old friend’s keepsake, then explained that “Gaze and Scrutiny” let him perceive people’s hidden thoughts and desires.

Lacan and Tycoon’s Heart Domains brought the battle to a standoff while Dilaudid revived Nineteen and the group opened the glass chamber. Lacan revealed that Order’s reinforcements had been hiding in another chamber, and Ren Gu stepped out as Tycoon recognized him.

• Lacan and Tycoon stopped fighting because Tycoon could not kill Lacan and Lacan could not break through Tycoon’s defenses.
• Lacan asked Dilaudid to treat the unconscious Nineteen, and she revived him with several doses of medicine.
• Fu Luo, Wang Jiu, and Katie broke open the glass chamber, but the Shadow beneath the Cursed Statue began whispering.
• Nineteen drank a recovery potion and learned that Lacan was from the Psychology Society.
• Lacan pointed out a metalized tree and revealed that Ren Gu, an Order reinforcement, had been hiding inside it.
• Ren Gu jumped down from the tree, and Tycoon recognized him as Brother Ren Gu.

Ren Gu arrived at the standoff between Order and Lacan’s group and used his rule-making ability to halt the fighting. He left the group with Heart Domains and Exclusive items prohibited, while Lin Yu worried about whether Ren Gu might restrict lower-tier abilities next.

• Ren Gu revealed that he had been present and joined Tycoon, while Nineteen and Lacan weighed the opposing sides’ strength and the risk posed by the Administrator.
• Lacan agreed to Ren Gu’s proposal to reconcile the conflict, and Ren Gu urged Tycoon to hold back so they could save Old Yao.
• Ren Gu prohibited the use of Heart Domains, causing Tycoon’s and Lacan’s domains to vanish.
• Ren Gu then prohibited Exclusive items, removing Nineteen’s panel and Tycoon’s piggy bank and returning Dilaudid to her frail form.
• Lin Yu feared Ren Gu might prohibit Tier 2 abilities, but Ren Gu stopped making rules and became exhausted.

Bifang arrived as the Order and the Psychology Society faced off over Freud’s inheritance, and Potassium Chloride revealed his lethal view of psychiatric treatment. Ren Gu explained that the Order’s priority was securing the First-Generation Freud’s Exclusive item, then secretly outlined a plan to seize the inheritance and escape if negotiations went wrong.

• Bifang arrived after Ren Gu’s ban took effect and confronted Lacan while the two sides remained evenly matched.
• Potassium Chloride arrived late after swimming to Mist Island and explained that he regarded lethal injection and euthanasia as treatments for mental illness.
• Fu Luo, Ren Gu, and Bifang condemned the Psychology Society’s methods as Bifang warned them not to trust its members.
• Ren Gu told Bifang that the Order would concede everything except the First-Generation Freud’s Exclusive item, and Bifang agreed to negotiate.
• Ren Gu privately proposed using Dust of Concealment to smash the statue, take the inheritance, and escape with Tycoon if events turned unexpected.

Lacan and Bifang agreed to let a third party approach Freud's legacy first so their factions could limit their conflict to seizing its [Items]. Zao emerged from a flesh-and-blood passage and accepted the role, though she warned them she might escape with the legacy herself.

• Lacan and Bifang negotiated over the legacy, and Fu Luo proposed using a third party to reveal its contents before both factions tried to seize the [Items].
• Jue questioned whether the nearby monsters could be trusted as neutral third parties, but the factions argued over the choices.
• A giant heart's blood vessels opened a passage, and Zao fell into the glass room carrying a mist-emitting crow statue and a radar.
• Lacan identified Zao as an airship-ticket entrant and an investment target of Mist Island's highest deity, and Bifang and the Tycoon agreed she could serve as the third party.
• Zao accepted the role but warned the factions she might escape with the legacy; Lacan told her the nearby statue was the key to leaving the [Instance].
• Bifang shattered the glass pane so Zao could approach the legacy.

Zao retrieved the Briefcase from the Curse Statue, but it contained no inheritance—only a remote that played a video from Schreiber, who claimed Freud’s title and took the Eerie Purple Crystal Pendant. Lin Yu watched the experts react and quietly gathered their belief, pleased with his performance in the recording.

• Zao used the unicorn plush toy to calm the Mental Power around the Curse Statue and recovered the Briefcase from its hand.
• Fu Luo suggested trying the default combination, and Zao opened the Briefcase with the code 5656.
• The Briefcase proved empty, and Zao pressed the button on the silver-white remote that had fallen out.
• A recording showed Schreiber claiming to be Freud’s legitimate successor and declaring that he would reclaim the name from the Psychology Society’s new Freud.
• Schreiber put the Eerie Purple Crystal Pendant around his neck, while Lin Yu gathered belief from the stunned viewers and admired his acting.

Lin Yu revealed that he had already secured Old Zheng’s legacy and had staged the ruin to introduce his new identity as Schreiber, heir to the first-generation Freud. The observers debated Schreiber’s connection to Freud and worried about what he might do with the legacy.

• Lin Yu explained that he had taken Old Zheng’s legacy before the others arrived and had arranged the ruin to make Schreiber’s name known.
• Potassium Chloride, Chlorpromazine, and Dilaudid concluded that Schreiber was probably related to Freud because of their resemblance and similar manner.
• Lacan suggested that Schreiber had altered his appearance to resemble Freud out of admiration and a desire to become his successor.
• Nineteen connected the events to Brother Zhan’s cryptic commentary, while the Tycoon and Ren Gu lamented their fruitless trip and the report they would have to write.
• Bifang warned that Schreiber might be more dangerous than the Psychology Society if the legacy strengthened him.

Lin Yu's staged Mental Power eruption activated the research park and summoned the Island Master of the 6th Island, trapping both groups inside. The Island Master ignored the gathered Players and asked Schreiber what he was to someone who looked like him.

• After Schreiber announced a challenge, his Mental Power struck everyone, and Ren Gu and Lacan realized its range could cover the entire 6th Island.
• Lacan deduced that the eruption was meant to draw the Island Master of the 6th Island, and the research park's systems activated, sealing the Players inside.
• Bifang and Tycoon attacked the cursed statue so Wang Jiu could destroy it and free the low-tier Players, while Ren Gu worked to remove the restrictions.
• The Island Master of the 6th Island appeared in golden light, stared at the screen, and asked Schreiber what he was to the person he resembled.

Lin Yu used Schreiber’s recording to persuade the Island Master of the 6th Island to attack the powerful players, then cleared “The Weeping of the Mourners.” He received Mist Island Realm rewards and kept Old Zheng’s powerful Items.

• The Island Master of the 6th Island recognized Schreiber’s resemblance to Freud and listened as he asked her to test the strongest outsiders.
• Lin Yu hoped the Island Master would identify the Mental Power as Freud’s, and she understood Schreiber’s request as part of bringing Freud back.
• The Island Master apologized to the players and unleashed automated puppets against them, while Lin Yu pretended to be dead and located Zao through the Briefcase.
• The cursed statue collapsed, fulfilling the Clearance Conditions, and Lin Yu cleared “The Weeping of the Mourners.”
• Lin Yu received two Mist Island Realm Random Material Codex Unlocks and the coordinates of the White Moon Princess Church on the 6th Island.
• Lin Yu celebrated the rewards and the complete set of Old Zheng’s powerful Items that he had obtained.

Lin Yu examined Old Zheng’s legacy and recognized the five Items as a complete toolkit for a Mental Power user, while the Hypnosis Pendant had once given Old Zheng an exceptionally powerful way to control and connect minds. After the Instance ended, Lin Yu returned to reality with new teleportation and illusion tools, having secretly stolen Jue’s Dust of Transformation.

• Lin Yu assessed Old Zheng’s five Items as a comprehensive system for controlling, recovering, using, and detecting Mental Power, and reviewed the Hypnosis Pendant’s powerful abilities.
• Lin Yu wondered whether a special Item might have helped the hidden organization evade Shen Bingmiao’s sight.
• Lin Yu reviewed his new Mind-State Teleportation Gun, which let him travel between established Anchor Points, including Jiang City and Zhengcheng.
• Lin Yu recalled stealing Jue’s Dust of Transformation with Sleight of Hand during the chaos, making the theft permanent.
• Nineteen and Fu Luo traded threats in the Settlement Space while Zao wondered where her Dust of Transformation had gone; Lin Yu kept quiet.
• The Settlement Space ended, and Lin Yu returned to reality.

Lin Yu returned to Jiang City after setting teleportation Anchor Points and used his injuries as a cover to report to Jiang'an Hall. Shadowless Hand welcomed him, helped shape a cover story for his recovery, and told him Tycoon was stuck on Mist Island.

• Lin Yu stored the Spring Returning Soul Pill, set a temporary Anchor Point at the Zhengcheng hotel and a permanent one at his home, then teleported back to Jiang City.
• Lin Yu made himself look badly injured and went to Jiang'an Hall's base, where Shadowless Hand was on duty.
• Lin Yu told Shadowless Hand that a doctor contacted through Social had helped him, and Shadowless Hand advised him to claim Director had given him a life-saving Item.
• Lin Yu revealed that Director had arranged his rescue, and Shadowless Hand promised to keep it secret and offered him Recovery Potions.
• Shadowless Hand said Tycoon could not leave Mist Island because he had run into trouble, while Lin Yu admitted he did not know what had happened there.

After returning to Zhengcheng, Lin Yu questioned Old Zheng about the 6th Island Master, Princess Bai Yue, and learned she was vastly more powerful than he had assumed. Old Zheng admitted her strength had something to do with him, but the chapter ended before he explained how.

• Lin Yu returned to the hotel and decided to tell Tycoon he had mostly recovered rather than trouble Doctor Loquat Candy.
• Lin Yu explained that his Mental Power signal had directed the 6th Island Master to treat the Psychology Society more harshly, which would leave Tycoon under less pressure.
• Lin Yu brought Old Zheng out and asked about his connection to the 6th Island Master, Princess Bai Yue.
• Old Zheng explained that Bai Yue was a princess from Mist Island's Ancient Civilization and that she could rival powerful Chosen of God.
• Old Zheng admitted that he had deliberately concealed details about Bai Yue's strength and said it had something to do with him.

Old Zheng explained how Princess Bai Yue inherited most of the Lord of Mist Island’s resources and gained overwhelming power across the island, while insisting that her psychological problems made him afraid to see her. Lin Yu turned to ask Li Hua and Fu Luo about the operation, but Li Hua said he would explain the next morning, leaving Lin Yu wondering what he was doing.

• Old Zheng told Lin Yu that Princess Bai Yue inherited the Lord of Mist Island’s remaining resources and absorbed his spirit, giving her immense power throughout Mist Island.
• Lin Yu suspected Old Zheng had helped kill the Lord of Mist Island partly so Bai Yue could inherit his authority, and teased Old Zheng about being afraid to see her.
• Old Zheng warned Lin Yu not to approach Bai Yue while using Schreiber’s face, but Lin Yu dismissed his claims as possibly exaggerated.
• Lin Yu messaged Li Hua to ask about the Mist Island operation and Fu Luo to check on him and Old Yao.
• Fu Luo apologized for failing to protect Old Yao, while Li Hua said he would explain the next morning, leaving Lin Yu curious about his activities.