Recaps

Lin Yu and Jian Cunyi completed their mission in the Prison Mountain Realm and reviewed their rewards after thwarting the Diviner's schemes. While Jian Cunyi expected a respite, Lin Yu anticipated more work for the Player Mutual Aid Society and renewed visits to other factions.

• Lin Yu recounted the events in Reed River Village, deepening Jian Cunyi and Yun Fengyang's hatred of the Diviner.
• Yun Fengyang returned to the Eternal Prison, and Lin Yu and Jian Cunyi handed over the Demon Cores at a Hunyuan Dao Palace temple to complete the mission.
• Jian Cunyi thanked Lin Yu and apologized for the unexpected dangers, but Lin Yu reassured him that he had accepted the risks and gained substantial benefits.
• Lin Yu received three ratings and six random Non-exclusive items, while Jian Cunyi received Master of Control.
• Jian Cunyi explained that Lin Yu's healing efforts had earned Benevolence That Saves the World, and Lin Yu attributed Unraveling the Clues to uncovering the Prison Mountain Realm's secrets.
• Lin Yu told Jian Cunyi that Player Mutual Aid Society business remained and anticipated visiting the Freedom Alliance, the Marauders, and the Psychology Society again.

After leaving the Prison Mountain Realm, Lin Yu parted ways with Jian Cunyi and began reviewing the rewards he had gained. He examined the enhanced Reversal Pocket Watch, Qin Siyu, and his six new Items, beginning with the Hunyuan Dao Palace Guest Elder Token and the Duxuan Dao Compendium.

• Jian Cunyi said he would watch the Marauders for signs of the Diviner’s next scheme, then left in a rideshare while Lin Yu returned to the park.
• Lin Yu fed souls to the Reversal Pocket Watch, calming it after its time-reversal ability had been enhanced to affect a two-meter area.
• Lin Yu reviewed Qin Siyu’s summoned-creature status and considered her a capable fighter despite her poor showing against powerful foes in the Instance.
• Lin Yu checked the six Items he had earned, including the Hunyuan Dao Palace Guest Elder Token, which could store a Daoist spell, and the Duxuan Dao Compendium, which contained the sect’s scripture library.

Lin Yu examined the Duxuan Daoist Canon and several new items, deciding how they might serve his identities. He concluded that Meng Qingjun had accepted him as a genuine uncle after inheriting the Six Desires Demon Lord’s power, and hoped to meet him again in the Prison Mountain Realm.

• Lin Yu judged the Duxuan Daoist Canon to be both useful proof of Duxuan Sect teachings and a sign of the Dao Ancestor’s approval.
• Lin Yu stored the Golden Jade Twin Blades for possible use by an identity suited to sweeping combat, and put away the Soul-Devouring Poison Bee Gu Box as a versatile automatic weapon.
• Lin Yu read that the Heavenly Fox White Tail had been shed by Meng Qingjun, now the Six Desires Demon Lord, and carried his message of gratitude to his uncle.
• Lin Yu reasoned that Meng Qingjun had little reason to suspect him because Lin Yu had given him real benefits and displayed convincing Fox Demon powers.
• Lin Yu stored the Heavenly Fox White Tail and hoped Meng Qingjun would avoid trouble and revenge until Lin Yu returned to the Prison Mountain Realm.

Lin Yu examined the Great Rui Dragon-Patterned Jade Ring and realized its command ability could give him a powerful advantage against the Diviner. After gaining a new Prison Mountain Realm coordinate at Qin Siyu’s home, he transformed into Yayu and set out to question the Marauders about the Diviner.

• Lin Yu reviewed the Heavenly Fox White Tail and the Great Rui Dragon-Patterned Jade Ring, noting their benefits and the ring’s once-per-World-Crossing command that drained all his energy.
• Lin Yu decided the ring’s power was too useful to give to Qin Siyu and put it on his left little finger.
• Lin Yu assessed his ties to the Hunyuan Dao Palace and Meng Qingjun, while recognizing that the Snake Yaoguai of the Dark Prison might target him because of Cold Cicada.
• Lin Yu discovered that his Map privileges had gained a coordinate to the old Qin family residence in Reed River Village, which was Qin Siyu’s home.
• Lin Yu thanked the Village Chief in his thoughts and renewed his promise to protect Qin Siyu and pursue the Diviner.
• After confirming Jian Cunyi had left, Lin Yu transformed into Yayu and headed to the Marauders to learn about the Diviner’s situation.

At the Marauders’ Shenzhen gathering point, Lin Yu brought Old Zheng, disguised as Schreiber, to meet A’yu, using Yayu as a hostage to force a negotiation. A’yu’s fury over White Sand’s death nearly turned the meeting violent, while Lin Yu and Old Zheng privately debated how the act was going.

• A’yu and Liuli waited at the factory gate for Yayu, and Lin Yu arrived disguised as her, claiming he had been taken hostage.
• Old Zheng, posing as Schreiber, revealed himself and said he wanted Yayu to take him to the Marauders’ headquarters to talk.
• A’yu recognized Schreiber as the man who killed White Sand and aimed both [Wrath of Yesterday] and [Grace] at him.
• Old Zheng used his control over Yayu to stop A’yu from firing, then released Lin Yu after A’yu demanded it.
• A’yu helped Lin Yu recover and confronted Old Zheng about White Sand, while Lin Yu and Old Zheng privately discussed whether their performance was convincing.

Lin Yu explained why Old Zheng could convincingly play Schreiber and planned to use the identity to investigate the Diviner’s contingencies and influence the Marauders’ plans. He left Old Zheng poised to approach A'yu and exploit the Diviner’s willingness to overlook old grievances for profit.

• Lin Yu judged Old Zheng’s psychology skills and familiarity with Schreiber’s persona enough to make the disguise convincing.
• Lin Yu reasoned that A'yu would not connect the current Schreiber to the one she had met in the Sacred Day Instance.
• Lin Yu chose Schreiber to investigate the Diviner’s backup plans because the Marauders would find his interest more plausible than an inquiry from another faction.
• Lin Yu concluded that the Diviner might tolerate Schreiber despite his killing White Sand if Schreiber could offer useful information or advantages.
• Lin Yu planned to use Schreiber not only to gather intelligence but also to interfere with the Marauders’ future actions.

Old Zheng, posing as Schreiber, provoked A'yu at the Marauders' Shenzhen base and asked to meet the Diviner. As A'yu led him inside to contact the Diviner, Lin Yu, posing as Yayu, vowed to repay Schreiber for defeating and humiliating him.

• Old Zheng claimed that White Sand's death had been part of a trial and offered an apology and compensation, but A'yu fired [Grace] beside his feet and threatened to kill him.
• A'yu restrained her anger after Old Zheng said he wanted to see the Diviner, then agreed to contact him because she did not know where he was.
• As A'yu led the group into the compound, Liuli quietly promised to help rescue Yayu, while Old Zheng said he expected their plot against him to fail.
• A'yu tried to comfort Yayu, but Lin Yu said his defeat came from being weaker, vowed to repay Schreiber, and rejected the idea that Schreiber had spared him as an act of kindness.
• Old Zheng praised Yayu's potential and said he looked forward to the day she would become his trial.

A'yu brought Schreiber, who had taken Yayu hostage, to the Celestial King instead of the Diviner. When the Celestial King demanded to hear his business, Lin Yu coached Old Zheng through Schreiber to suggest that the Marauders needed his help.

• A'yu led Schreiber and Yayu through the Marauders compound, keeping the other members from approaching them.
• A'yu brought Schreiber into a sealed factory where the Celestial King was manipulating magic inside a crystal-filled chamber.
• The Celestial King said she could make decisions for the Marauders while the Diviner was away and threatened to kill Schreiber if she disliked his proposal.
• Lin Yu instructed Old Zheng to tell the Celestial King that she could not contact the Diviner and that the Marauders needed his help.

Old Zheng, disguised as Schreiber, used Lin Yu’s instructions to reveal that the Diviner was in the Prison Mountain Realm, then struggled to redirect the Marauders’ conversation. The Marauders instead gossiped about Order’s Director and the Freedom Alliance’s Beast Master being married, leaving Lin Yu wondering how the rumor had spread.

• Old Zheng realized the Marauders might be unable to contact the Diviner and that his knowledge could expose a dangerous secret.
• Celestial King confirmed the Marauders could not contact the Diviner, but said he had warned them he would be away on a major task.
• Old Zheng told Celestial King and A'yu that the Diviner was in the Prison Mountain Realm preparing to release a terrifying Yaomo.
• Celestial King criticized Schreiber’s appearance and clothes, then praised Order’s Director’s looks and style.
• Old Zheng clarified that Order’s Director and the Freedom Alliance’s Beast Master were not a couple, but Celestial King, A'yu, and Liuli insisted they had registered their marriage.
• Lin Yu wondered how the marriage rumor had reached the Marauders and lamented that it would never end.

Lin Yu and Old Zheng learned that Diviner’s plans in the Prison Mountain Realm had failed, and Liu revealed she could detect that Old Zheng was only a doppelganger. Liu refused to join the Marauders’ upcoming operation, especially because Old Zheng was involved.

• Old Zheng told A'yu and Celestial King that Diviner had been outmaneuvered by Feng Shui Master and weakened by the Prison Mountain Realm’s world will.
• Liu emerged from behind the crystal and explained that she had been hiding from Schreiber because he was Freud’s successor and could be dangerous.
• Liu recognized that Old Zheng was a doppelganger, surprising Celestial King, Old Zheng, and Lin Yu.
• Old Zheng asked whether Liu would help the Marauders fill Diviner’s role, but Liu said she could not make up the difference and would not join their operation.
• Liu said she especially wanted no involvement because Old Zheng was part of the plan and she considered him troublesome.

Lin Yu deduced that the Diviner’s plans in the Prison Mountain Realm were meant to build an alliance with the Emperor of the Copper Furnace, and that the Diviner intended to use this partnership against Players and factions opposing him. He relayed his theory to Old Zheng, who publicly accused the Diviner, prompting a sigh from the unseen listener.

• Lin Yu reconsidered the Diviner’s past schemes and concluded that targeting Shen Bingmiao may have been a hidden objective.
• Lin Yu connected the Demon Ancestor’s escape, Cold Cicada, and the sealed body of Great Rui Taizu to the Emperor of the Copper Furnace, deducing that the Diviner wanted to become the Emperor’s partner.
• Lin Yu sent his deductions to Old Zheng, who was shocked but immediately acted on them.
• Old Zheng, speaking as Schreiber, told the Celestial King and Liu that they were not the Marauders’ true source of strength and declared that he had uncovered the Diviner’s plan.
• Old Zheng accused the Diviner of seeking an alliance with the Emperor to destroy Players and factions that opposed them.
• An unseen speaker sighed and told Schreiber that he was even more outrageous than expected.

Lin Yu and Old Zheng used their conversation with Diviner to establish an explanation for the connection between Schreiber and Director. Diviner deduced that their souls were bound together and shared abilities and information, and Old Zheng accepted the theory as the story left it as their official cover.

• Lin Yu realized the formation beneath Celestial King was reconnecting Diviner across worlds, while Celestial King showed relief at reaching him.
• A'yu revealed that she knew about Emperor, prompting Diviner to ask how Schreiber had learned of him.
• Old Zheng claimed Schreiber's intelligence network and deductions had uncovered Diviner's plans, and Diviner explained that Director had told him about Schreiber's connection to the First Generation's legacy.
• Diviner rejected the idea that Schreiber and Director were simply allies, then used a divination and clues about their abilities to conclude that their souls were intertwined.
• Old Zheng praised Diviner's deduction while Lin Yu explained that he had expected Diviner to invent a convincing premise for their relationship.
• Diviner concluded that Schreiber had learned about Emperor and Diviner's cooperation because he could share Director's information.

The Diviner invited Schreiber to join his plan for a decisive battle in Shenzhen, but Schreiber instead promised to intensify the chaos and ensure both sides faced a fair Trial. After Schreiber escaped, the Diviner revealed that he intended to use him before taking revenge for Xiao Bai, and A'yu, Celestial King, Liuli, and Lin Yu volunteered to help.

• The Diviner offered Schreiber friendship and a place alongside the Marauders in his plan to attack Order's people.
• Old Zheng refused to choose sides, saying he would help the battle happen while making the conflict more chaotic for both sides.
• The Diviner welcomed Schreiber's promised interference, and Old Zheng said he would prepare for their coming decisive battle.
• Old Zheng snapped his fingers, and Lin Yu used his Item Space to make Old Zheng and the Ancient Notebook disappear.
• The Diviner arrived outside the door and explained that he had let Schreiber's doppelganger go so he could gain Schreiber's trust before killing him in revenge for Xiao Bai.
• A'yu, Celestial King, Liuli, and Lin Yu all volunteered to join the revenge against Schreiber.

The Diviner explained how his failed operation in the Prison Mountain Realm had pushed the Emperor to his side and revealed his plan to use the Death game to upend the players’ existing order. Liu challenged him but accepted his terms after he promised she could keep taking jobs and developing her contract authority, then asked where her next client would be safe in Shenzhen.

• The Celestial King questioned the Diviner about his hidden plan, and he explained that letting the Prison Mountain Realm operation fail had secured the Emperor’s support and helped create the chaos his scheme needed.
• The Diviner said he intended to end the cooperative atmosphere upheld by Order and the Night Watchers, while the Celestial King eagerly backed him.
• Liu asked whether the Diviner would kill her for hearing the plan, then said she might oppose the Marauders because widespread distrust among players would threaten her work.
• Liu pointed out that the Diviner was weakened, and A'yu and the Celestial King objected to her challenge before the Diviner asked them to respect her.
• The Diviner promised Liu that the Hunter Society and Player Mutual Aid Society would remain and offered to help her develop her contract authority, so Liu accepted his terms.
• Liu asked where in Shenzhen would be safe for the ranked Tier 3 person she had agreed to guard.

The Diviner told the Marauders that the Emperor was a Tier 5 god powerful enough to match the General and help them fight the Grandmaster. He revealed that the Emperor was absent from the Rankings because he had lost his Player status in the previous version.

• The Diviner admitted that his battle in the Prison Mountain Realm had left him badly weakened, and said the Director—not the Feng Shui Master—had caused him the greatest trouble.
• The Diviner said Cold Cicada would assist them again and revealed that the Emperor would also act against the Grandmaster.
• The Celestial King warned that Tengshe and the Order’s fighters could join forces, but the Diviner insisted his plans were reliable.
• The Diviner explained that the Emperor was a god and a Tier 5 Player whose power matched the General’s.
• The Diviner told Lin Yu that the Emperor was not listed in the Rankings because he had lost his Player status during the previous version.

Lin Yu realized the Diviner’s knowledge of the Emperor could help him trace the Copper Furnace and its possible connection to Lin Zhao. As A'yu struggled to show she knew the Night Valley Realm’s lore, she could not correctly name its three great churches.

• Lin Yu connected the Emperor’s past as a Player to Lin Zhao and suspected the Emperor had helped arrange the attacks on him in the Eternal Prison.
• A'yu was shocked to learn that Players from a previous version had survived, while Liuli and the Celestial King teased her for overlooking the evidence.
• Lin Yu pretended not to know about previous versions, and A'yu happily claimed they shared the same casual approach to details.
• The Celestial King and the Diviner urged A'yu to learn more about the Ten Realms and asked her to explain the Night Valley Realm’s three great churches.
• A'yu named the Church of Mercy and the Church of Fire Worship but forgot the third church and got the other names wrong.

Lin Yu, posing as Yayu, drew praise from the Marauders for her role in the Nether Void conflict and her intelligence gathering in Shenzhen. The Diviner noticed a possible inconsistency and asked her to explain how she obtained information about Order.

• A'yu introduced Yayu to the Diviner and the Celestial King, praising her role in the Mermaid-Sea Demon war and her strength.
• The Celestial King praised Yayu and offered to help her, while the Diviner said he would remember her.
• A'yu and Liuli praised Yayu for investigating Order’s plans in Shenzhen, which briefly made the Diviner suspicious.
• Lin Yu admitted that Schreiber had noticed her and took responsibility for Schreiber’s arrival, easing some of the Diviner’s doubts.
• The Diviner asked Yayu to explain in detail how she had obtained information about Order.

Lin Yu defended Yayu’s intelligence-gathering methods and demonstrated that she could evade the Marauders’ perception. The Diviner was left questioning whether Yayu had visited the Gray Domain.

• Lin Yu told the Diviner that Yayu had gathered information about Order through observation, interviews, and investigation near the election venue.
• A'yu and the Celestial King accepted Lin Yu’s explanation, but Liuli and the Diviner worried that Order might have planted the intelligence.
• Lin Yu offered to prove that Order had not noticed her by hiding from the group, and the Diviner darkened the factory and masked its sounds.
• After the Diviner restored visibility, the group could not detect Yayu until the [Gold Seeker Compass] revealed her standing beside him.
• The Diviner questioned Yayu about how she concealed herself, then asked whether she had been to the Gray Domain.

Lin Yu used [Narrative Trick] to convince the Diviner that Yayu’s ability to conceal herself came from the Gray Domain, persuading him to let her continue gathering intelligence. The Diviner then asked her to watch for the Tier 4 Feng Shui Master, Jian Cunyi, and promised a major reward if she uncovered his plans.

• Lin Yu explained his concealment as an innate talent awakened after an unusual instance, and the Diviner accepted his account as evidence that Yayu could gather intelligence safely.
• The Diviner asked Yayu to watch for Jian Cunyi, the Feng Shui Master, whom he considered a major threat.
• A'yu worried that assigning the Tier 1 Yayu to watch a powerful Tier 4 would put her in danger, but the Diviner said her concealment could evade even the Celestial King’s searches.
• Lin Yu agreed to look for Jian Cunyi but asked what reward he would receive for finding him and learning his plans.
• The Diviner offered to make Yayu a branch chief and obtain any confirmed item from the Ten Realms, prompting A'yu and the Celestial King to suggest coveted items and joke about the Diviner fighting Grandmaster again.

Lin Yu left the Marauders’ base as Yayu and warned the Freedom Alliance that Diviner and Emperor were preparing a major attack in Shenzhen. He explained that Director had uncovered the plot by confronting Diviner in the Prison Mountain Realm, leaving the Alliance to consider how to protect its strongest members.

• Lin Yu left the Marauders’ base after gaining Diviner’s permission to act independently, then changed into Zhu Ming and headed to the Freedom Alliance’s base.
• Zhu Ming found Comedian, Fishing Man, and Inventor outside the God of Cookery’s house and urged them to stand guard or leave Shenzhen.
• Zhu Ming warned that Diviner had partnered with Emperor, a Tier 5 Player, to help the Marauders attack the Player Mutual Aid Society’s election center.
• Zhu Ming said Emperor’s role would be to eliminate powerful opponents, including Grandmaster, Swordsman, Feng Shui Master, and Tengshe, and weaken the lawful organizations.
• Chen Le asked how Director had learned the Marauders’ plans, and Zhu Ming explained that Director had confronted Diviner in the Prison Mountain Realm and deduced the plot from what he witnessed and learned there.

Lin Yu told Comedian, Old Wu, and Chen Le that Director and Feng Shui Master had stopped Diviner from freeing Demon Ancestor Gantuo in the Prison Mountain Realm, but Diviner’s plans had brought Emperor and the Marauders into closer cooperation. After revealing that Emperor had nearly killed Director, Lin Yu warned them that Shenzhen was no longer safe if Emperor’s restrictions were lifted.

• Comedian and Old Wu reacted with disbelief that Director had joined Feng Shui Master in confronting Diviner on his home turf, while Chen Le asked whether Director was safe.
• Lin Yu explained that Director had accepted Feng Shui Master’s invitation after judging the risks and learning that Diviner wanted to reforge the Authority of Destiny.
• Old Wu reasoned that Director must have faced serious danger to learn Diviner’s plans, and Lin Yu revealed that Diviner had tried to break the seal holding Demon Ancestor Gantuo in Nine Cold Mountain.
• Lin Yu said Director and Feng Shui Master had stopped Diviner from breaking the seal and reinforced it with help from local experts, but Diviner had gained Emperor as an ally through Cold Cicada.
• Lin Yu revealed that Emperor had attacked Director through multiple restrictions and nearly erased him, then warned that the consequences would be unimaginable if Diviner found a way to let Emperor attack at full strength.

Lin Yu warned the Freedom Alliance that the Diviner planned to attack Shenzhen with help from a Tier 5 player and urged them to evacuate. When the others learned Lin Yu would stay to help the Director, they chose to remain in Shenzhen as well.

• Lin Yu explained how the Director had encountered the Emperor and warned that the Emperor was more dangerous than the God of Desire.
• Lin Yu urged Chen Le, Old Wu, and Comedian to leave Shenzhen by sea that night, but they said they would stay to help Lin Yu.
• Chen Le brought the group inside and told the Freedom Alliance members that the Diviner planned to kill Order's Tier 4s with a surviving Tier 5 player's help.
• Old Zhou and Li Nian initially considered evacuating, but Qianhuan pointed out that Lin Yu was staying behind.
• The Freedom Alliance members decided to remain in Shenzhen, with Old Zhou, Xiao Yun, and the God of Cookery giving their reasons for staying.

Lin Yu tried to persuade the Freedom Alliance to leave Shenzhen, but Li Nian insisted that they had the right to choose danger and stay. After Lin Yu accepted their decision, he privately brought Li Nian a message from an acquaintance in the Prison Mountain Realm, and Qin Siyu appeared to surprise her.

• Lin Yu warned the Freedom Alliance that Shenzhen would become dangerous, but the members chose to stay and support Director.
• Lin Yu argued that the Alliance had no reason to risk their lives, and Li Nian reminded him that he had once made a dangerous choice to rescue her in the Gray Domain.
• Lin Yu accepted the Alliance's decision and urged them to keep safe, then said he had private news for Li Nian from a woman she knew in the Prison Mountain Realm.
• Lin Yu and Li Nian went into a guest room, where Qin Siyu sprang out from behind Li Nian and greeted her with a utility knife.
• Li Nian reacted with delight and readied a bundle of golden needles as she asked Qin Siyu how she had escaped.

Li Nian and Qin Siyu reunited and explained how Qin Siyu had become Lin Yu’s Retainer after Lin Yu saved her soul. Their teasing argument over Qin Siyu’s flirtatious jokes and past misadventures revealed their close friendship, while Lin Yu reflected that saving Qin Siyu had also improved Li Nian’s opinion of “Director” and his standing in the Freedom Alliance.

• Li Nian reunited with Qin Siyu, who explained that “Director” had saved her after Diviner scattered her soul, but a failed Guest Appearance Invitation had made Lin Yu her new master.
• Lin Yu clarified that she and “Director” were not engaged, despite Li Nian’s belief that forum gossip said they were married.
• Li Nian questioned Qin Siyu’s flirtatious remarks about “Director,” and Qin Siyu insisted she was only joking and that nothing had happened between them.
• Qin Siyu and Li Nian argued over their past thefts, including Qin Siyu’s feast at Red Screen House and Li Nian’s botched attempt to make them famous at Lingxiao Martial Arts School.
• Lin Yu warned Qin Siyu not to steal in a world filled with surveillance cameras, explaining that he would otherwise have to bail her out.
• Li Nian admitted that Qin Siyu was her friend, and Lin Yu concluded that saving Qin Siyu had helped strengthen Li Nian’s opinion of “Director” and his standing in the Freedom Alliance.

Lin Yu introduced Qin Siyu to Li Nian and the Freedom Alliance, confirming that she was Li Nian’s friend and would remain his Summoned Creature. He then took Qin Siyu to Stiller and asked him to help her adjust to life in the City That Never Sleeps without revealing Lin Yu’s other identities.

• Lin Yu explained that Qin Siyu would stay with him, and Li Nian confirmed that she was the real Qin Siyu and could be trusted.
• Lin Yu brought Qin Siyu out to meet the Freedom Alliance, where the members welcomed her and she made a good first impression.
• Lin Yu decided to keep Qin Siyu unaware that his different identities belonged to the same person so she would not have to keep secrets from Li Nian.
• Lin Yu teleported with Qin Siyu to Stiller’s vacation house and privately told him not to reveal the connections between Lin Yu’s identities.
• Lin Yu asked Stiller to train Qin Siyu in social customs and help her adapt to life in the City That Never Sleeps, and Stiller agreed.