Recaps

Lin Yu entered La’s Mobile Restaurant to undergo a cooking trial that would determine whether Hannah could follow him. He declined Chen Le’s offer to summon the God of Cookery and prepared to bring in his own assistant instead.

• Lin Yu and Chen Le left the Sea Moth and entered La’s restaurant, where La explained that the trial would test Lin Yu’s cooking.
• Chen Le persuaded La to allow an assistant, then offered to fish the God of Cookery into the restaurant to help Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu thanked Chen Le but said he could cook well enough and did not need the God of Cookery.
• La showed Lin Yu the kitchen and the Golden Clams that would serve as the trial’s ingredients.
• Lin Yu told Hannah he would find his own assistant and drew a kitchen knife from his Item Space.

Lin Yu imitated Lin Zhao’s cooking to prepare Golden Scallop Bisque for La’s test, hoping to prove himself worthy of mentoring Ba. After finishing the dish, La admitted that Lin Yu’s version had revealed why her own bisque had only placed second in the Salt Bay Chef Competition.

• Lin Yu decided against summoning Lin Zhao and instead used his memories of Lin Zhao to imitate his cooking.
• Lin Yu prepared Golden Scallop Bisque in about half an hour, drawing on skills he had gained through repeatedly acting like Lin Zhao.
• La entered the restaurant in a smaller body and explained that she used it to taste dishes.
• La tasted the entire bowl of bisque and acknowledged Lin Yu’s cooking skill.
• La said Lin Yu’s bisque showed her why her own version had earned only second place in the Salt Bay Chef Competition.

Lin Yu impressed La with his cooking and passed her test, while Ka arrived and welcomed him to the Middle Sea of the Pure Ruins. When Lin Yu revealed he had come to collect [Whale's Tear], Ka gave him an entire jar, leaving Lin Yu with the material he needed.

• Lin Yu's improved scallop soup moved La to tears, and she offered to add his recipe to her restaurant's menu.
• Ka arrived at La's Mobile Restaurant and explained that Hannah should broaden her experience across the Ten Realms as well as improve her cooking.
• Ka encouraged Hannah to keep practicing and use the [Delicious Oyster Sauce] he had sent her.
• Lin Yu told Ka he had come to collect [Whale's Tear] from the Middle Sea of the Pure Ruins.
• Ka brought Lin Yu a huge jar of [Whale's Tear], and Lin Yu gratefully accepted it.

Lin Yu obtained a jar of [Whale's Tear] from Ka, leaving him without a reason to continue through the Pure Ruins, but Ka invited him and his friends to visit the Middle Sea and the octopus community. Lin Yu, Chen Le, and Hannah explored the beautiful settlement and enjoyed its food and festivities, where Chen Le declared the trip felt like a vacation.

• Ka gave Lin Yu an entire jar of [Whale's Tear], and Lin Yu thanked him.
• Lin Yu explained that he also wanted Hannah to visit home, and Ka invited them to explore the Middle Sea and visit the octopus community.
• La revealed that she had already been carrying the restaurant toward the Middle Sea, and Lin Yu saw the clear, colorful waters outside.
• Ka took Hannah and La home while Lin Yu and Chen Le followed Hannah through the community and saw its unusual apartment buildings and lively districts.
• Hannah led Lin Yu and Chen Le to several open banquets, where they sampled food and drinks with the welcoming octopuses.
• Chen Le told Lin Yu that the leisurely trip was the most relaxed time he had spent in the Ten Realms and called it a vacation.

Lin Yu, Chen Le, and Hannah visited the octopus community’s Museum, where Hannah’s family connections let them bypass the queue. In the Central Hall, Chen Le recognized all three prominent artifacts as the Nine Treasures he wanted.

• Hannah led Lin Yu and Chen Le to the community Museum after Lin Yu warned Chen Le not to go fishing.
• Hannah explained that the Museum displayed historical artifacts as well as rotating exhibits about seasonal Sea Race creatures and their preparation.
• A guard let Hannah, Lin Yu, and Chen Le enter ahead of the queue because Hannah was Ka’s Chosen and her family had supplied most of the collection.
• Lin Yu spotted three sealed artifacts displayed in the Central Hall and asked Chen Le if they were the Nine Treasures.
• Chen Le confirmed that all three artifacts were among the Nine Treasures he wanted.

Lin Yu and Chen Le identified three Museum exhibits as likely members of the Nine Treasures of the Nether Void Realm, whose legends described divine artifacts built to protect settlements from natural disasters. Chen Le revealed that he already possessed two of the Nine Treasures, leaving Lin Yu surprised by how much progress his ally had made.

• Lin Yu asked Chen Le how he knew the three Museum exhibits were genuine Nine Treasures, and Chen Le explained that the legends held clues to identifying them.
• Chen Le confirmed that the Nine Treasures were created with divine involvement and resonated with the World Will of the Nether Void Realm.
• Lin Yu sensed a higher-than-usual status in the three exhibits but questioned whether they might instead be newer Divine Artifacts made by Ka or bestowed by his god.
• Chen Le said the exhibits felt almost exactly like the Nine Treasures he already possessed.
• Chen Le revealed that he had two of the Nine Treasures, astonishing Lin Yu.

Lin Yu and Chen Le discussed the three Nether Void Realm treasures held by Ka and weighed trading for them against stealing them. They decided not to rule out obtaining the treasures, while Lin Yu warned that a failed negotiation could make Ka wary.

• Chen Le showed Lin Yu [Mermaid's Blessing] and [Siren's Blessing], explaining that he had traded with Kres using Old Wu's help to get them.
• Lin Yu reasoned that Order might have shifted its attention away from Kres and warned Chen Le to be cautious while collecting the remaining treasures.
• Lin Yu considered how difficult it would be to take Ka's three treasures and escape safely without offending him.
• Chen Le argued that they should preserve their relationship with Ka and try trading for the treasures rather than immediately using illegal means.
• Lin Yu warned that Ka might refuse to trade and become suspicious, and Hannah agreed that negotiation could be futile.
• Chen Le pointed out that they were discussing stealing from Hannah's family and uncle in front of her.

Lin Yu persuaded Chen Le that Ka’s three Nine Treasures might be safely stolen, then proposed a scheme to draw Order and other Players into the Octopus clan settlement using a Sea God’s Divine Artifact as a pretext. Chen Le balked at the plan’s scale, and Lin Yu revealed that the distraction was only its first step.

• Hannah sided with Lin Yu and agreed that stealing from the museum was acceptable, while Chen Le initially argued for negotiating with Ka.
• Lin Yu reasoned that Ka had displayed the Nine Treasures in the Octopus clan settlement because he trusted the whole clan to protect them.
• Lin Yu promised he could take the three items without Ka discovering it, and Chen Le agreed to hear his plan despite being warned it was crazy.
• Lin Yu proposed leaking news to Order and other organizations about a Sea God’s Divine Artifact to draw Players into the settlement and create chaos.
• Chen Le objected that Order might learn he wanted the Nine Treasures, then was startled to discover Lin Yu’s scheme had only reached its first step.

Lin Yu and Chen Le discussed the unpredictable Tier 4 Player Conception while weighing a risky plan to help Chen Le advance. Lin Yu revealed that he had already alerted Order about their presence in the Middle Sea and a suspected divine artifact, setting other groups on their trail as they hurried to act.

• Chen Le described Fluoxetine and Conception as exceptionally dangerous, recounting Conception’s bizarre behavior and warning Lin Yu to be cautious around him.
• Lin Yu suggested Conception might help create chaos, then admitted that his unpredictability could just as easily disrupt the plan.
• Chen Le questioned whether they should proceed with the risky plan, but Lin Yu said he had already used Director’s Social panel to alert Li Hua and Good Night.
• Lin Yu explained that Order and other Players would likely pursue them because of the suspected Divine Artifact of the God of the Ocean, and urged Chen Le to move quickly.
• Chen Le agreed to continue despite his worries, and Lin Yu told him to protect him as the strongest Tier 3, Fishing Man.

Ka welcomed Lin Yu and Chen Le to a lavish Middle Sea Feast, where Hannah explained the banquet’s customs and helped them collect utensils. Just as Ka was about to begin, Dionysus Yin Lan arrived with friends to join the feast, and Ka welcomed her.

• Lin Yu and Chen Le thanked Ka for their afternoon tour while concealing their plans to take his collection.
• Ka opened his palace doors and presented the guests with a vast spread of rare dishes at the Middle Sea Feast.
• Hannah explained the banquet’s relaxed customs and showed Lin Yu and Chen Le how to use wristbands that carried their utensils.
• Lin Yu and Chen Le collected their utensils and signaled that they were ready for the feast to begin.
• Dionysus Yin Lan entered with friends and asked to join the banquet, and Ka welcomed them.

Yin Lan arrived at Ka’s banquet and made clear that she had come to confront Chen Le and Lin Yu, though she insisted on enjoying the god-brewed wine first. Lin Yu and Chen Le discussed how their plan could handle Order’s likely reinforcements, and the chapter ended with Yin Lan inviting Chen Le to drink before their eventual fight to the death.

• Yin Lan arrived at Ka’s banquet, and Ka welcomed the guests and officially began the feast.
• Lin Yu warned Chen Le that Yin Lan had come for them, while Chen Le worried about facing her and possible Order reinforcements.
• Lin Yu explained that their plan could turn even powerful opponents into advantages, and he ruled out several key Order figures coming to the front lines.
• Lin Yu and Chen Le decided not to recruit extra help, reasoning that a larger group would draw more attention in the coming chaos.
• Yin Lan drank wine while staring at Chen Le and Lin Yu, admitted she had come for Chen Le, and invited him to drink before they fought after the banquet.

At the banquet, Yin Lan questioned Lin Yu about his history and concluded that he differed from other Freedom Alliance members. She invited him to leave the alliance and join Order, leaving the decision to Lin Yu.

• Chen Le and Yin Lan met at the banquet and chatted over wine instead of fighting.
• Yin Lan asked why Chen Le and Lin Yu were attending, and Lin Yu explained his connection to Ka's niece, who was his summoned creature.
• Yin Lan questioned Lin Yu about his ties to the Psychology Society and the Freedom Alliance, noting that he had not crossed Order's moral boundaries.
• Yin Lan formally invited Lin Yu to leave the Freedom Alliance and join Order, offering to guarantee his exceptional admission.
• Chen Le grew angry at Yin Lan's attempt to recruit Lin Yu but left the choice to Lin Yu, who felt baffled by her invitation.

Lin Yu refused Yin Lan’s invitation to join Order, and she declared that she would treat him as an opponent after the banquet. When Yin Lan’s promised helpers arrived, Chen Le recognized one as a Marauder, whom Yin Lan identified as the Celestial King.

• Lin Yu refused to join Order, explaining that its rules and responsibilities conflicted with the Freedom Alliance’s values, while he and Director could remain together despite belonging to different organizations.
• Yin Lan accepted Lin Yu’s decision and said she would regard him as an opponent after the banquet, alongside Fishing Man Chen Le.
• Yin Lan claimed that helpers were on their way, leaving Lin Yu and Chen Le to wonder which Order experts could reinforce her.
• Two guests arrived at the banquet, and Chen Le questioned Yin Lan about bringing a Marauder to oppose the Freedom Alliance.
• Yin Lan denied bringing the guest and identified the jeweled woman at the doorway as the Celestial King.

Celestial King entered the banquet hall seeking the God of the Ocean’s Divine Artifact, but she also became interested in Hannah and said she wanted to take her. Ka stopped treating her as a guest, setting the stage for a confrontation.

• Lin Yu, Chen Le, and Yin Lan formed a temporary alliance because they believed Celestial King was too dangerous to oppose separately.
• Lin Yu noticed Celestial King focused on Ka and judged her quiet follower to be a dangerous confidante.
• Celestial King greeted Ka, entered the banquet hall, and praised the food after eating an oyster shell and all.
• Celestial King told Ka she had come to take the God of the Ocean’s Divine Artifact, though Ka doubted it existed.
• Celestial King pointed at Hannah and said she wanted to take the pretty Pink Octopus with her, prompting Ka to stop treating her as a guest.

At Ka’s banquet, Celestial King declared her intent to take Hannah and claim the Divine Artifact, forcing Ka to prepare for battle. Lin Yu, Chen Le, and Yin Lan chose to remain as the hall erupted into combat.

• Lin Yu reassured Hannah through their mental link while Celestial King and Ka exchanged hostile words.
• Celestial King summoned a silver-white staff and challenged Ka, declaring that she would take Hannah and drive Ka away from the Divine Artifact.
• Ka ordered La and the other Octopus to pack the food and evacuate the banquet hall before the fight began.
• Chen Le and Yin Lan refused La’s offer to leave, choosing to stay and help Ka against Celestial King.
• Lin Yu also chose to stay, reasoning that the banquet hall was safer than facing unknown threats elsewhere.
• The hall shook violently, and a huge tentacle burst through the floor and seawater, striking toward Celestial King.

Ka revealed his enormous Second Body and attacked the Celestial King while she charged a powerful spell. Yin Lan decided to help interrupt the attack and asked Chen Le to get her close to the Celestial King.

• The Celestial King dodged Ka’s tentacle strikes as his enormous octopus Second Body emerged from the ground.
• Hannah explained to Lin Yu how adult octopuses created Second Bodies and could survive the death of either body.
• Lin Yu and the others sensed the Celestial King charging a devastating attack aimed at Ka’s Second Body.
• Chen Le suggested retreating, but Yin Lan insisted they interrupt the Celestial King’s spell before Ka was badly injured.
• Yin Lan asked Chen Le to send her within five steps of the Celestial King.

Yin Lan used borrowed power from her embryonic Heart Domain to slow Celestial King after Chen Le fished her within five steps of her target. Despite being gravely wounded, Yin Lan activated her incomplete domain, leaving Celestial King swaying inside its distortions.

• Yin Lan explained that she could borrow power from her embryonic Heart Domain to affect Celestial King without entering Tier 4.
• Chen Le used his Super Fishing Rod to hook Yin Lan by the collar and launch her across the tentacles toward Celestial King.
• Celestial King blasted a hole through Yin Lan's right chest, but Yin Lan forced herself one step closer until she was five steps away.
• Yin Lan took out a golden goblet and activated her incomplete Heart Domain, distorting the surroundings and slowing Celestial King's movements.

Dionysus Yin Lan used her drunkenness-spreading Heart Domain to disorient the Celestial King and distort attacks within its reach. After Yin Lan stabbed the Celestial King with a broken beer bottle, the Celestial King awakened her complete Heart Domain, Pure Violence Aesthetics.

• Lin Yu realized Yin Lan’s Heart Domain spread drunkenness and affected people, objects, and magic within its area.
• The Celestial King staggered under Yin Lan’s power, while Yin Lan explained that drunkenness boosted her own attacks and numbed her injuries.
• Yin Lan struck the Celestial King with her gourd and tackled her to the floor, but Chen Le’s fishing rod and Ka’s tentacles could not hit them through the domain’s distortions.
• After more than thirty seconds, Yin Lan smashed a beer bottle over the Celestial King’s face and pierced her throat with the jagged glass.
• The Celestial King opened her eyes, praised Yin Lan’s ability, and awakened her complete Heart Domain, Pure Violence Aesthetics.

The Celestial King activated her Heart Domain and fought Yin Lan and Ka, using a desperate magical counterattack to escape Ka’s tentacles. As she resumed battling Ka, Lin Yu moved in to pull the badly wounded Yin Lan out of the fight.

• The Celestial King activated “Pure Violence Aesthetics,” then formed blood blades and severed Yin Lan’s left arm with a graceful attack.
• Yin Lan infused her dagger with killing intent and wounded the Celestial King, leaving her vulnerable to Ka’s tentacles.
• Ka restrained the Celestial King and crushed bones throughout her body, but the pain helped clear her mind.
• The Celestial King used blood threads to aim her staff and release its unfinished spell, vaporizing Ka’s tentacles and freeing herself.
• Ka attacked again, and the Celestial King fought back while trying to retrieve her staff; Lin Yu moved to drag the near-unconscious Yin Lan away.

Lin Yu, disguised as Zhu Ming, rescued the unconscious Yin Lan from the battle between the Celestial King and Ka, justifying the risk as a useful investment for his role and the Director. A concealed girl confronted him about helping Order, and Lin Yu claimed he might be taking Yin Lan hostage instead.

• Lin Yu reasoned that Zhu Ming could save Yin Lan as a high-risk investment in a potentially grateful ally and as an action serving the Director.
• Lin Yu used Hannah's ink and his suppressed Soul Power and Mental Power to conceal himself, then dragged the unconscious Yin Lan away from the battle.
• Lin Yu sensed a hidden pursuer in the seawater, and the plain-looking girl who had stood behind the Celestial King revealed herself.
• The girl questioned why a Freedom Alliance member would rescue Order's Dionysus, and Lin Yu replied that the Alliance was not a unified organization and suggested he might be holding Yin Lan hostage.

Lin Yu questioned the plainly dressed Marauders member about his motives and identity while weighing whether to cooperate over the Sea God's Divine Artifact. The man revealed that he was Ling Xian, one of the Marauders’ Yanjing deputy branch heads, but Lin Yu doubted him because he believed Ling Xian was male; the man insisted that he was.

• The plainly dressed girl proposed that Lin Yu cooperate with the Marauders in return for the Celestial King’s protection and a share of other benefits.
• Lin Yu challenged her claims of wanting to cooperate, pointing out that she had secretly followed him and planned to ambush him.
• She explained that she lacked head-on combat strength and said Lin Yu’s victory over A Yin made him a dangerous opponent.
• The plainly dressed person identified himself as Ling Xian, a Marauders Yanjing deputy branch head, but Lin Yu objected that Ling Xian was a man.
• Ling Xian insisted that he was male despite his feminine appearance, and Lin Yu declined his offer to prove it.

Lin Yu rejected Ling Xian’s offer to join the Marauders and confronted him over Dionysus. He left Ling Xian disarmed and at blade-point after using seawater and Narrative Trick, while their exchange turned to Lin Yu’s connection with the Director.

• Ling Xian offered Lin Yu an honorary position in the Marauders and asked him to hand over Dionysus, but Lin Yu insulted the organization and refused.
• When Lin Yu challenged Ling Xian’s claim to be weak in combat, Ling Xian revealed a powerful talisman made by the Diviner.
• Lin Yu feinted a direct attack, used the Water Prayer Necklace and Narrative Trick to disable Ling Xian’s hand, then held him at blade-point.
• Ling Xian recognized the necklace and deduced that the Director had lent or given it to Lin Yu.
• Ling Xian joked about Lin Yu’s relationship with the Director, and Lin Yu denied that they were a couple.

Lin Yu negotiated with Ling Xian to take Yin Lan away in exchange for a future favor, then returned to Chen Le and waited for Order's reinforcements to arrive. Four Order elites appeared, including Swordsman, Knight, and the familiar Director.

• Lin Yu revealed that he wanted to rescue Yin Lan, who was Dionysus, and offered Ling Xian a favor in exchange for letting him take her away.
• Lin Yu deduced that Ling Xian was nearly impossible to kill, and Ling Xian agreed to the deal as an investment.
• Lin Yu carried Yin Lan back to Chen Le, who had finished preparing while Lin Yu kept him from interfering with Ling Xian.
• Lin Yu and Chen Le stayed near the fighting and waited for Order's reinforcements before leaving.
• Four Order figures arrived at the Banquet Hall entrance: Swordsman, Knight, an unknown person, and Director.

Lin Yu and Chen Le left the battle after Order reinforcements arrived, then entered the undefended Museum to retrieve three of the Nine Treasures. Chen Le used his [Super Fishing Rod] to bring Sea Eye Venerable to them, and Lin Yu learned that thousands of siren nobles wanted him dead.

• Lin Yu and Chen Le left Yin Lan with Knight after Order reinforcements reached the battle.
• Lin Yu and Chen Le entered the Museum with Hannah and decided to follow their plan rather than simply take the three treasures.
• Chen Le used the [Super Fishing Rod] to reel in Sea Eye Venerable from the Pure Ruins.
• Sea Eye Venerable told Lin Yu that many people wanted him dead, including more than five digits' worth of siren nobles.

Lin Yu brought Sea Eye Venerable and his Sea Demon troops into the Middle Sea to create cover for a planned heist at the Museum. He revealed a supposedly empty Sealed Stone Box contained a Sea God Divine Artifact, and Chen Le fired at it to expose the artifact’s aura and draw their enemies in.

• Lin Yu arranged with Sea Eye Venerable to bring his troops through a temporary teleportation gate, and Sea Eye Venerable agreed to help create a diversion in exchange for the promised returns.
• Sea Eye Venerable opened the portal, and more than a hundred Sea Demons marched into the Museum.
• Lin Yu explained to Chen Le that the Sea Demons were only the first wave and showed him the Sealed Stone Box that would draw the Celestial King and Order to the Museum.
• Lin Yu revealed that the box concealed a Sea God Divine Artifact behind a second seal and instructed Chen Le to strike it as if it were an ordinary Tier 3 opponent.
• Chen Le took out his [Auxiliary Landing Net Tool], a four-chamber revolver, and fired at the Sealed Stone Box.