Chapter Summaries

God of Cookery prepared his finest dish for Robin, but she used a drawing to mislead him into falling from the stone path. Robin ate the damaged, cold dish, and Earl declared her the winner.

• Wang Yuyang told the Freedom Alliance about a dessert God of Cookery once made, and they hoped he would cook for them afterward.
• God of Cookery finished a dish called “The Lonely Artist” and pushed it toward Robin on a serving cart.
• God of Cookery realized Robin had drawn the scenery and stone path around him, but the path vanished before he could escape.
• God of Cookery pushed the cart onto the real path as he fell into the mist and lost consciousness.
• Robin ate the damaged, cold dish, and Earl announced that she had won.

After Robin won her match, Fluoxetine explained that Robin’s strength had made the result nearly certain, despite her hesitant approach to creating a true work. Lin Yu prepared for the fourth match, weighing whether he wanted Order or the Freedom Alliance to win, then entered the arena to face the Designer as the Director.

• Mosin-Nagant and Kres discussed Robin’s victory before Fluoxetine argued that Robin’s much higher rank had made her the stronger contestant.
• Fluoxetine estimated Robin’s ranking at thirty-sixth and said her obsession with painting had made her performance worse than it could have been.
• Robin thanked Lin Yu for helping her grow stronger, and Lin Yu said her win had eased the pressure on him.
• Lin Yu considered whether it would benefit him more to let the Freedom Alliance advance toward Tier 4 or let Order keep the two [Items].
• Lin Yu messaged Shen Bingmiao, entered the arena, and heard Earl announce the fourth match between the Designer and the Director.

Before the Gambling Duel, Lin Yu had Shen Bingmiao remove his “May May” Social Panel, and he entered the Ground of No Return under the codename “Director.” His allies and rivals reacted to the reveal as he faced Wang Yuyang, while Fluoxetine publicly cheered him on.

• Lin Yu entered the arena as “Director,” and the audience questioned why his codename was not “May May.”
• Li Hua, Tycoon, and Grandmaster vouched for Lin Yu, easing Order’s suspicions, while Grandmaster revealed Lin Yu had reached Tier 2 in less than three months.
• Li Nian told the Freedom Alliance that Lin Yu was also the “Soldier” she had assessed, and the group worried about Wang Yuyang’s chances against Order’s supernova.
• Fluoxetine praised her earlier judgment of Lin Yu to the Psychology Society, and Pan Yuqiang said she believed in Yu Yang.
• Lin Yu exchanged a glance with Fluoxetine before turning toward Wang Yuyang, and Fluoxetine shouted, “Come on, Dear Senior,” startling the audience.

Lin Yu and Wang Yuyang discussed their ties to the Psychology Society and the Freedom Alliance before agreeing to fight seriously. Lin Yu revealed that his Unique Profession was Film Emperor, and the chapter ended as the audience’s belief surged toward him.

• Lin Yu and Wang Yuyang met near the arena’s center and discussed their connections to the Psychology Society, including Wang Yuyang’s girlfriend, Pan Yuqiang.
• Wang Yuyang said he would fight Lin Yu to win, explaining that the Freedom Alliance valued enjoying the Gambling Duel more than its result.
• Lin Yu offered to explain his Unique Profession, noting that Pan Yuqiang had told him about Wang Yuyang’s abilities after meeting him in an Instance.
• Lin Yu revealed his Film Emperor profession, which let him draw scripts, play roles, and borrow their abilities; he had completed four roles so far.
• Wang Yuyang recognized that Lin Yu’s profession combined growth with multiple abilities, and Lin Yu felt belief surging toward him from the audience.

Lin Yu’s long-planned deception convinced the assembled experts that he possessed the Unique Profession Film Emperor, and their belief granted him the profession along with several others and their basic skills. With his false identity now established as fact, he prepared to test his new abilities against Wang Yuyang.

• Lin Yu gained the Unique Profession Film Emperor and the professions Soldier, Doctor, Hunter, and Musician, along with their basic knowledge and skills.
• Lin Yu realized his carefully staged appearances and planted clues had led experts from multiple organizations to believe his story about being codenamed Director.
• Diviner, Wundt, Grandmaster, Tycoon, Fluoxetine, Bifang, Comedian, and Gambler contributed especially strong belief, making Lin Yu’s claimed identity a fact in their eyes.
• Lin Yu drew a bow and arrows and challenged Wang Yuyang, saying it was time to begin and test Film Emperor’s power.

Lin Yu and Wang Yuyang exchanged ranged attacks before Lin Yu used shadows, mist, and a chain reversal to draw Wang Yuyang into close combat. Lin Yu revealed that his apparent weakness at range had been a feint and struck at Wang Yuyang’s heart with the [Targeting Dagger].

• Lin Yu fired arrows with Burning and Explosive effects, but Wang Yuyang deflected them with a projected greatsword and dodged the explosion.
• Wang Yuyang rushed toward Lin Yu, who vanished into the shadows with [Shady Corner] and moved away across the Arena.
• Wang Yuyang released six flying metal spheres that detected Lin Yu, who fired from concealment and spread Water Mist across the field.
• Wang Yuyang tracked Lin Yu through the mist and ensnared him with an iron chain, but Lin Yu’s strength pulled Wang Yuyang to the ground.
• Lin Yu explained that he had misled Wang Yuyang about his ranged combat and drew the [Targeting Dagger] before lunging at Wang Yuyang’s heart.

Lin Yu initially gained the advantage over Wang Yuyang, but Wang Yuyang summoned crimson mecha armor and revealed that it was only a way to buy time. The chapter ended as Wang Yuyang swallowed an [Inspiration Mushroom], activating his true trump card.

• Lin Yu emerged from the Water Mist after stabbing Wang Yuyang in the abdomen, then pressed his attack with his [Saber-toothed Bone Twin Blades].
• Wang Yuyang removed the dagger, projected a membrane over his wound, and asked Pan Yuqiang for permission to use a state he normally avoided.
• Wang Yuyang summoned crimson scale armor while using six floating metal spheres to interrupt Lin Yu's attack.
• Wang Yuyang's completed armor repelled Lin Yu's blades and blasted him backward, but Lin Yu insisted the duel was not over.
• Wang Yuyang explained that the armor had only bought him time, then swallowed an [Inspiration Mushroom] to activate his real trump card.

Wang Yuyang used the [Inspiration Mushroom] to enhance his abilities and drove Lin Yu toward a tornado, then hurled him into it and sent in a swarm of self-destructing mechanical bees. Lin Yu stayed calm inside the hurricane and used the [Mind-Reading Mirror] and his Mental Power to track Wang Yuyang, while an unseen danger began destroying the bees.

• Wang Yuyang swallowed the [Inspiration Mushroom], which sent a flood of strange ideas through his mind and let him quickly project a Light Sword.
• Wang Yuyang matched Lin Yu in strength and speed, then pushed him toward the largest tornado while their weapons clashed.
• Wang Yuyang locked magnetic Rings around Lin Yu's wrists, flung him into the tornado, and sent swarms of [Self-Destructing Bee Swarm] machines after him.
• Wang Yuyang realized the bees were rapidly disappearing without finding Lin Yu, while Lin Yu hid in the tornado and used the [Mind-Reading Mirror] to locate Wang Yuyang.

Lin Yu trapped Wang Yuyang inside a tornado and turned it into a water-filled weapon that threatened to damage his armor. Wang Yuyang adapted by redesigning his armor mid-battle and rose into the storm in a dragon-like form.

• Lin Yu anticipated Wang Yuyang would enter the tornado and used tiny droplets of water to disable his Mechanical Constructs and cut off his connection with the bee swarm.
• Wang Yuyang entered the tornado in his stable battle armor and asked Lin Yu how he had disrupted the swarm.
• Lin Yu explained that water had caused rust, short circuits, and power failures in Wang Yuyang's intricate machinery.
• Lin Yu activated Rain Prayer, transforming the tornado into a torrent that scraped Wang Yuyang's armor and seeped beneath its scales.
• Wang Yuyang praised Lin Yu's strategy but refused to surrender, then altered his armor with wings and thrusters and flew upward into the storm.

Wang Yuyang and Lin Yu fought fiercely inside the Water Tornado, trading fire and water attacks while the audience watched. The Diviner suspected Lin Yu was holding back and concluded that he might not be fully aligned with Order.

• Wang Yuyang used his boosters to reach Lin Yu, but Lin Yu manipulated the water currents to evade him.
• Wang Yuyang formed cannons on his forearms and attacked Lin Yu with flames, while Lin Yu blocked and pushed back with a wall of water.
• The audience discussed the fighters’ strength and the advantages of their Unique Professions, while Li Hua explained why he had given Lin Yu the Water Prayer Necklace.
• A'yu and Neptune argued about their professions before the Diviner told them to stop bickering and watch the fight.
• The Diviner sensed that Lin Yu was holding back and said his intuition suggested Lin Yu was not completely on Order’s side.

Lin Yu decided to defeat Wang Yuyang, judging that a Freedom Alliance victory would create useful trouble for Order, and launched a risky aerial maneuver to bring the fight to the ground. After healing most of his shoulder wound, he faced Wang Yuyang again as they charged at each other.

• Lin Yu assessed Wang Yuyang’s stamina and chose to win for the Freedom Alliance, believing that Order would face pressure if it gained the treasure.
• Lin Yu and Wang Yuyang collided in midair, and Wang Yuyang’s Light Sword pierced Lin Yu’s shoulder while Lin Yu’s dagger wounded him.
• Lin Yu released a torrent of water that drove both fighters out of the tornado and slammed them into the ground, where Lin Yu used his position and strength to overpower Wang Yuyang.
• Wang Yuyang accused Lin Yu of injuring himself more badly, but Lin Yu activated his Doctor ability and healed most of his shoulder wound.
• Wang Yuyang restored his armor and charged again, and Lin Yu rushed to meet him.

Lin Yu used the Musician’s ability to distract Wang Yuyang with Pan Yuqiang’s voice, creating an opening in their Arena fight. As water flowed into a syringe inserted into Wang Yuyang’s existing wound, the outcome of Lin Yu’s trap remained unresolved.

• Wang Yuyang pressed Lin Yu with repeated attacks, keeping him on the defensive.
• The Audience Seats’ experts realized Lin Yu was buying time and that Wang Yuyang’s focus was making him increasingly vulnerable.
• Lin Yu stepped back to the Arena’s center and gathered the last trickle of water into a vortex.
• Lin Yu used the Musician’s ability to imitate Pan Yuqiang’s voice, making Wang Yuyang turn away from the fight.
• Lin Yu inserted a syringe into Wang Yuyang’s wound and sent streams of water through it.

Lin Yu defeated Wang Yuyang by poisoning and weakening him, then exploiting his distraction to use the Doctor's syringe. After Order celebrated Lin Yu's victory, the Diviner invited him to join the Marauders.

• Lin Yu explained that his Qimo Profession Item could transform into the Profession Item for an identity he possessed, while secretly collecting the audience's belief.
• Lin Yu revealed that he had poisoned Wang Yuyang with neurotoxin carried in the water mist and had worsened its effects with the Doctor's syringe.
• Wang Yuyang accepted that Lin Yu had outmaneuvered him, joked with Lin Yu about using his lover's voice to distract him, and then passed out from the poison.
• Earl counted down as Order celebrated Lin Yu's victory, which meant the Freedom Alliance would receive none of the Nine Treasures.
• The Grandmaster and Tycoon defended Lin Yu's loyalty to Order, and the Diviner publicly invited him to join the Marauders.

After winning his match, Lin Yu rejected the Diviner’s recruitment with a public insult, recognizing that the offer was meant to make Order doubt his loyalty. The Diviner accepted the rejection and cast a new hexagram, which suggested that he had killed Lin Yu’s closest relative.

• Earl declared Director the winner after Designer remained unconscious for more than ten seconds.
• The Diviner publicly invited Lin Yu to join the Marauders and suggested Lin Yu’s motives for joining Order were impure.
• Lin Yu rejected the Diviner with an obscene gesture and left the arena, privately concluding that the recruitment was meant to sow suspicion within Order.
• The Diviner told A'yu that he wanted to drive a wedge between Lin Yu and Order, and that he might recruit Lin Yu sincerely if Order expelled him.
• The Diviner cast a hexagram about his connection with Lin Yu and learned that he had killed Lin Yu’s closest relative.

After Lin Yu secured Order’s third victory, Silver prepared to face the Freedom Alliance’s final contestant, Zhu Ming, in the decisive match. Lin Yu secretly entered the Arena disguised as Zhu Ming, and the chapter ended as Earl announced the matchup as Silver versus Clonazepam.

• Order’s members praised Lin Yu’s victory, and Li Hua told Silver to secure the final win.
• Grandmaster warned Silver that the Prison Mountain Realm demon could manipulate cause and effect and rewrite the past.
• Wang Yuyang woke beside Pan Yuqiang, while the Freedom Alliance discussed its losses and Zhu Ming’s preparations.
• Lin Yu left the Ground of No Return, disguised himself as Zhu Ming, and entered the Arena with the Freedom Alliance behind him.
• Earl announced the final match between Silver and Clonazepam.

Lin Yu, competing as “Clonazepam,” summoned Stiller to face A Yin in the Falling arena. A Yin recognized Stiller as a highly modified cyborg and began adjusting his approach to fight him like a humanoid demon.

• Lin Yu and A Yin exchanged greetings before Earl started their match on the Falling arena.
• A Yin charged across the winding stone paths by leaping over gaps, relying on his Prison Mountain Realm movement technique.
• Lin Yu summoned Stiller, who drew his electric baton to confront A Yin.
• A Yin assembled a halberd from his Hundred Blades Casket and prepared to fight Stiller at close range.
• Stiller attacked with his baton and dagger, but A Yin deflected the strike and realized Stiller had no acupoints.
• A Yin recognized Stiller as a highly modified cyborg and decided to treat him as a humanoid demon rather than a human martial artist.

A-Yin changed his cultivation method and used the Demon-Quelling Bell of Illusion Breaking to weaken Stiller, forcing him to retreat to Lin Yu. Lin Yu then revealed his Taiqing Sect artifacts and challenged Order’s suspicions, but A-Yin said he trusted Order’s superiors more.

• A-Yin switched to a targeted cultivation method and used the Fumo Nineteen Forms to drive Stiller to the cliff’s edge.
• A-Yin rang the Demon-Quelling Bell of Illusion Breaking, calming Stiller and weakening his Emotion Energy and combat capabilities.
• Stiller escaped A-Yin’s sweeping attack by jumping from the cliff, and Lin Yu used the Long Banner to catch and retrieve him.
• Lin Yu revealed his Long Banner and Divine Speed Talisman came from the Taiqing Sect, whose members had acknowledged him after he took a Great Demon from the Prison Mountain Realm.
• A-Yin admitted Lin Yu’s argument made sense but said he trusted Order’s higher-ups and was only carrying out a mission.

Lin Yu used Fear, Mental Power interference, and Hannah’s help to steal a piece of A Yin’s Hundred Blades Casket during their fight. Hannah’s appearance revealed that she had received an Item connected to the God of Banquets, leaving the Freedom Alliance to wonder what talent had earned her divine recognition.

• Lin Yu charged A Yin with the Fear Torch, using its flames to disrupt his movements and striking at the assembling parts of the Hundred Blades Casket.
• A Yin kicked Lin Yu back, but discovered that the tip of his Mother-Child Sword was missing.
• Lin Yu revealed that Old Zheng and Hannah had helped steal the sword tip by disrupting A Yin’s control and taking advantage of his fear.
• The God of Cookery recognized Hannah as a junior relative of Senior Brother Ka and concluded she had received the gaze of the God of Banquets.
• The Freedom Alliance discussed Hannah’s divine recognition, and the Mountaineer suggested she might be exceptionally good at finding ways to have fun.

Hannah’s appearance drew attention from the major organizations, while Lin Yu and Ah Yin remained locked in a cautious standoff. Lin Yu swallowed the sword tip to sustain his planned display of dominance against Zhu Ming.

• Fluoxetine explained that Hannah had deceived her and the Psychology Society before becoming a Player, prompting Wundt to argue she should join the Professional Committee.
• Bifang, Good Night, Paper Kite, Tycoon, and Grandmaster discussed Hannah’s abilities and warned that her own troublesome nature made her a threat to Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin hesitated to act after Lin Yu countered the [Hundred Blades Casket], while Lin Yu maintained Mental Power suppression on the sword tip.
• Lin Yu decided that his performance against Zhu Ming required an overwhelming display of dominance, not merely a victory.
• Lin Yu told Ah Yin he would hold the sword tip for him and swallowed it.

Lin Yu used his sword-swallowing stunt to immobilize the Mother-Child Sword’s tip and force A-Yin to change tactics. After Lin Yu and Stiller knocked over the Hundred Blades Casket, A-Yin drew a ritual sword and launched a Dao art, leaving Lin Yu to charge in without his Fear Torch.

• Lin Yu swallowed the Mother-Child Sword’s missing tip and used his throat to prevent A-Yin from controlling it with True Essence.
• Lin Yu and Stiller pressed their attack, forcing A-Yin to retreat behind the Hundred Blades Casket in a narrow passage.
• Lin Yu and Stiller struck the casket together, toppling it and giving A-Yin cover to assemble a new weapon.
• Lin Yu recognized A-Yin’s plain iron sword as a Daoist ritual implement and identified his sword thrust as a setup for Dao arts.
• A-Yin sent the flaming sword toward Lin Yu, who stored the Fear Torch and rushed forward to close the distance.