Recaps

After recovering from his injuries, Mu Yuan explored the Black Wasteland, a secret realm that continuously produced Soul Sand. He organized his troops to harvest it while Doraemon remained behind to study, leaving the newly discovered resource ready to be exploited.

• Mu Yuan used three Nuns and a Priest to heal most of the damage from his failed skill experiment, then inspected his territory.
• Mu Yuan entered the Black Wasteland and learned that its monsters respawned and yielded Soul Sand when killed.
• Mu Yuan blasted dozens of Fallen Ones and confirmed that the secret realm was a small, renewable Soul Sand resource source.
• Bone Four, Lu Six, Rakshasa, and Falcon Two volunteered to lead troops in harvesting Soul Sand, while Mu Yuan refused Doraemon’s request to join them.
• Doraemon struggled through her assigned books and collapsed onto the study desk.

Duo Lai began the Dragon Slaying Battle trial alone, where she had to grow strong enough to kill the Lava Dragon before it attacked the human city. After spending her starting gold on food and defeating two elite giant wolves, she devoured them and the remaining coins to reach the elite realm.

• Mu Yuan activated the Proof of Hero, sending Duo Lai into the trial while he watched as a spectator with only three chances to give hints.
• Duo Lai found herself alone outside the human city after the trial’s first army was wiped out by the Lava Dragon, and she entered the city to explore.
• Duo Lai spent her starting gold on food, then left the city to hunt wild monsters rather than challenge the Lava Dragon.
• Duo Lai defeated two elite giant wolves with fire, lightning, and wind, gaining gold and enough energy to reach Professional Rank Great Perfection.
• Duo Lai devoured the giant wolves and the gold coins, converting them into trial energy until she reached the elite realm.

Duo Lai rampaged through the Trial Mystic Realm, devouring monsters and growing powerful enough to defeat the Lava Dragon without hiring a hero assistant. He earned a perfect rating and left the trial before he could eat the Lava Dragon.

• Duo Lai defeated an elite Gargoyle, then gained several levels by consuming it and gold coins.
• Duo Lai battled and devoured dozens of increasingly powerful wild monsters while exploring the forest.
• Duo Lai found Regel and three other hero projections but refused to spend gold to hire an assistant.
• Duo Lai devastated the canyon with a fiery attack, then summoned a storm of thunder that killed the Lava Dragon in 16.3 seconds.
• Duo Lai received a perfect trial rating, and Mu Yuan was offered the chance to retain his hero projection.
• Duo Lai shouted that he had not eaten the Lava Dragon before the trial space expelled him.

Duo Lai became a hero, gaining the Overlimit Devour skill, a support talent, and a shape-shifting badge. Mu Yuan reviewed hero recruitment information and resolved to strengthen Tian Yuan Territory, which still lacked a requirement for its next upgrade.

• Duo Lai emerged from its cocoon as a hero, and Mu Yuan examined its Overlimit Devour skill and Enjoy Deliciousness talent.
• Duo Lai received the Ever-changing Badge and entertained its companions by showing off its forms and boasting about its battle with the Lava Dragon.
• Mu Yuan assigned troops to Deathbone for battle and Duo Lai for support, while recognizing that Tian Yuan Territory remained too weak to explore the Underground Ancient City safely.
• Mu Yuan browsed forum discussions about Hero Trials and the upcoming Heroic Festival, then reviewed official information on potential heroes.
• Mu Yuan concluded that stronger territory development mattered more than preparing for the Heroic Festival, but Tian Yuan Territory still lacked a condition for upgrading.

Mu Yuan sent the Duo Lai Squad into the wilderness with a Guidance Compass to find special buildings that could help his territory grow. After discovering two buildings, Rākshasa absorbed the Evil Pit’s energy and began a mutation evolution, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Mu Yuan reviewed Tian Yuan Territory’s upgrade requirements and activated the Guidance Compass to search for more residents and special buildings.
• The Spider Woman Tribe’s leader obeyed the Snake God’s command to conquer nearby tribes and find a Fated Territory.
• Duo Lai led A-Sun, Red Dress, Rākshasa, and supporting wraiths into the wilderness, where they discovered and visited a Bountiful Statue that granted a month-long crop-growth buff.
• The squad found an Evil Pit more than a hundred kilometers from the territory, and Rākshasa sank into it despite Mu Yuan’s concern.
• Rākshasa absorbed the pit’s evil energy, reached Tier One, Level 6, awakened Evil Condensation, and began a mutation evolution.

Rakshasa absorbed the Evil Pit’s power and evolved into a powerful Evil Ghost General, then helped Duo Lai’s group reach the Hero Arena. Mu Yuan entered the arena and discovered that it could help heroes break through their skill limits, while messages revealed that other lords had already reached advanced combat realms.

• Mu Yuan used Hand of Evolution to help Rakshasa survive the Evil Pit’s power, transforming him into an Evil Ghost General with the Evil Body talent.
• Rakshasa tested his new abilities, moving as reddish-brown smoke and forming destructive weapons from Evil Power.
• Duo Lai’s group crossed Giant Wood Forest, where Rakshasa rescued A-Xun from a Blood Vine Tree and later killed five ambushing minotaur warriors.
• The group discovered the Hero Arena, a special building where heroes and lords could train their combat skills and energy control.
• Mu Yuan entered the arena with his consciousness and learned it could help heroes break through their skill limits, then saw notices that a hero had reached Gun Intent and King Hegemon Lord had reached Blade Intent.

Mu Yuan entered the Hero Arena to improve his combat ability, repeatedly enduring painful deaths as he fought through its stages. After defeating the third-stage Ox Commander, he advanced to the fourth stage and earned extra arena time, while Duo Lai and the Undead Bone General also continued their training.

• Mu Yuan entered the Hero Arena using the Rakshasa Template and killed the first stage's giant wolves despite his discomfort with combat and blood.
• Mu Yuan fought the second stage's Goblin Warriors, died to a Shadow Assassin, and eventually cleared the stage after several attempts.
• Mu Yuan repeatedly challenged the third-stage Ox Commander and finally defeated it with his spear, earning a higher Training Buff and two extra hours.
• Duo Lai was sent flying and turned back into Duo Lai-chan, lamenting that winning brought no feast while losing brought pain.
• The Undead Bone General returned to the territory and entered the Hero Arena through its consciousness.

Deathbone reached the Hero Arena’s sixth trial and awakened a powerful, defensive form of Sword Intent after Dawnlight Sword pushed it to its limits. Meanwhile, Great Sun Lord celebrated reaching the fourth trial, only to see announcements showing that Deathbone and Tian Yuan Lord had comprehended multiple Intents.

• Deathbone advanced through the Hero Arena trials while searching for an Intent suited to protecting its expedition corps and territory.
• Duo Lai comprehended Fire Intent during training, improving its spell power and control over energy.
• Dawnlight Sword pressured Deathbone in the sixth trial until it opened the gate of Intent and rapidly advanced beyond the initial stage.
• Deathbone unleashed an unadorned Sword Intent that carved away the earth ahead while leaving everything behind it untouched, astonishing Dawnlight Sword.
• Great Sun Lord exited the arena after reaching the fourth trial and congratulated himself on outperforming King Hegemon Lord and Tian Yuan Lord.
• Great Sun Lord saw announcements that Deathbone had mastered its Intent and Tian Yuan Lord had entered Thunder Intent and Spear Intent.

After Mu Yuan trained in the Hero Arena and drew attention for entering the Intent Realm, he led Tian Yuan Territory through its upgrade to Level Two. The territory expanded and gained new bonuses as its troops leveled up, while thirty troops successfully broke through to Professional Grade.

• Mu Yuan reached the Fifth Level of the Hero Arena using Duo Lai Mode and practiced Rakshasa Mode, gaining insight into Thunder Intent and reflecting on Deathbone's unusual XX Intent.
• Duo Lai tried to comprehend an Eating Intent after hearing about Intent, but his Hero Arena time had run out; the Dawnlight Sword waited in vain for the Undead Bone General.
• Lords discussed Mu Yuan's arena record and Intent, then shifted to arguing over the strongest veteran Lord.
• After ten days of fighting and gathering resources, Mu Yuan bought another Guiding Beacon blueprint, placed three beacons, and prepared Tian Yuan Territory for its upgrade.
• Mu Yuan upgraded Tian Yuan Territory to Level Two, unlocking Arrow Tower and Warehouse blueprints, a Guiding Beacon blueprint, and territory bonuses to training speed and breakthrough rate.
• The upgrade's light raised troop levels, and all thirty troops in the Breakthrough Dojo successfully advanced to Professional Grade.

Mu Yuan’s forces fought off an Elite Grade Shadow Hunter who had infiltrated the newly expanded Tian Yuan Territory. After General Duo Lai and Deathbone broke through to Elite Grade, Deathbone created a domain with its Withered Bone Land skill.

• Mu Yuan sent his troops to clear monsters from the expanded territory while Deathbone and General Duo Lai began their Elite Grade breakthroughs.
• The Shadow Hunter killed two Skeleton Warriors, but General Rakshasa and other defenders intercepted him and drove him into a fatal fight.
• General Duo Lai broke through to Elite Grade and quickly mastered Energy Armor.
• Deathbone broke through to Elite Grade and created a domain that swallowed the surrounding landscape.

Mu Yuan learned more about Deathbone’s newly formed Withered Bone Domain and investigated the underground threat while preparing Tian Yuan Territory’s forces for war. Deathbone and Rakshasa discovered that the rapidly expanding Spider Woman Tribe had absorbed nearby tribes, and Mu Yuan assembled his troops for a major campaign.

• Deathbone created the Withered Bone Domain, and Mu Yuan studied information about domains while reflecting on how much Deathbone still had to learn.
• After monster activity increased, Mu Yuan restarted underground exploration, sending Deathbone and Rakshasa to scout while his troops swept the surface and General Duo Lai stayed ready to protect them.
• Deathbone and Rakshasa discovered that the Spider Woman Tribe had conquered nearby tribes and was expanding, leading Mu Yuan to plan further preparations before attacking.
• Mu Yuan reviewed Tian Yuan Territory’s forces, including 120 Skeleton Warlords, 30 wraiths, elite undead, and Seventeen’s archer squad, as he prepared for the coming war.

Mu Yuan evolved Treant Grandmother into a War Treant, which gained powerful growth and absorption abilities as well as the Myriad Wood Tree World skill. When Tian Yuan Territory’s army entered the underground forest, Mu Yuan revealed the War Treant to counter the Monster Tribe’s ambush, and it began turning the battlefield into a deadly forest.

• Mu Yuan reviewed his troop branches and built up his falcon reconnaissance corps by purchasing more than a hundred Falcon Remnant Souls.
• Mu Yuan evolved Treant Grandmother into a War Treant, which gained the Root Spirit Absorption talent, Myriad Wood Growth skill, and Myriad Wood Tree World skill.
• Mu Yuan accompanied Tian Yuan Territory’s army into the underground city and chose a route through a secluded forest that was suitable for an ambush.
• The Monster Tribe’s Cave Dwellers, Cave Spiders, Gnolls, Lizard People, Barbarian Bull Warriors, and Dark Night Hunters attacked the army from all sides.
• Mu Yuan summoned Treant Grandmother, which rooted itself, absorbed the surrounding earth and plants, and unleashed roots that bound and strangled the monsters.

Mu Yuan’s forces fought through repeated ambushes and reached the ruined underground city, where the Spider Woman Great Chieftain prepared to destroy them with overwhelming numbers. The Undead’s resurrection and a vast wave of reinforcements turned the battle into an apparently endless assault, leaving the city engulfed in black mist.

• The Treant Grandmother devastated the Secluded Silent Forest, annihilating most of the ambushers before collapsing from the damage and draining the area’s vitality.
• Mu Yuan’s troops continued toward the underground city, enduring several explosive ambushes, while he restored the battered Skeleton Warlord and Dolei equipped it with new armor.
• The Spider Woman Great Chieftain heard reports of the enemy’s strength, sent recruited tribes into battle as a vanguard, and ordered an attack near the ancient city.
• Bone Three led the Undead troops into the city, where Mu Yuan’s forces fought through enormous monster numbers and suffered casualties.
• The Spider Woman Great Chieftain realized the skeletons kept returning, then black mist spread across the city as thousands of Undead poured forth and the fallen rose again.

Mu Yuan and Tian Yuan Territory’s generals fought off the Monster Tribe’s forces as Great Serpent descended to turn the battle in their favor. Deathbone’s domain instead let the defenders slaughter their enemies while Great Serpent remained unable to reach the battlefield.

• Mu Yuan and Deathbone used sixteen soul crystals to summon a powerful Death Legion, while Rakshasa and Red Dress killed elite monsters attacking the defenders.
• General Duo Lai burned hundreds of monsters, then faced a group of elite enemies led by the Minotaur Chieftain.
• Mu Yuan killed a Spider Woman that ambushed him, destroying her poison attack with lightning before retreating into Treant Grandmother’s tree realm.
• A colossal serpent totem began reviving, and the Spider Woman Great Chieftain and other monsters rejoiced as Great Serpent descended toward the battlefield.
• Deathbone spread an invisible domain that let it cut down tribal experts, while Great Serpent seemed unable to close the distance and the surviving monsters feared its arrival had been for nothing.

Deathbone and the undead forces defeated the Great Serpent by destroying its totem anchor and striking while its body weakened. After the battle, Mu Yuan collected the spoils and received several rewards from the gift sphere.

• Deathbone used his domain to hold off the Great Serpent while the undead forces killed the other tribal leaders and elite monsters.
• Mu Yuan sent Dolae to bombard the Giant Tree Totem anchoring the Great Serpent’s descent, forcing the serpent to shrink.
• Deathbone unleashed a combined attack that shattered the Great Serpent’s body and killed its descent projection, purifying the Blood Totem.
• The battle ended after the remaining monsters fled or were defeated, and Dolae gathered Soul Sand, Remnant Souls, and equipment for Mu Yuan.
• Mu Yuan opened the gift sphere and received 10 Soul Crystals, the Guiding Beacon and Breakthrough Dojo miracle blueprints, and a Spell Furnace.

Mu Yuan’s army finished clearing the ancient underground city and discovered records linking Black Feather City’s destruction to the Fallen God and the Red Mist. Back in Tian Yuan Territory, Mu Yuan built the Spell Furnace and fused ten Super Large Fireballs into a new large-scale spell called Blazing Sun.

• Mu Yuan’s army defeated the elite Spider Women, but their attempted surrender ended when red energy overtook them and they fought until they collapsed.
• Mu Yuan explored the ruined underground city and found stone slabs recording Black Feather City’s flight across the mountains and its later pursuit by the Fallen God.
• Mu Yuan searched the forum for accounts of Fallen God servants and learned that other lords had survived or defeated descending bodies under different circumstances.
• Mu Yuan had Deathbone build Guiding Beacons and constructed the Spell Furnace in Tian Yuan Territory.
• Mu Yuan and Duo Lai filled the Spell Furnace’s ten slots with Super Large Fireballs, which fused into the large-scale spell Blazing Sun.

Mu Yuan experimented with the Magic Furnace and realized it required a talented spell researcher, then focused on training his generals while his territory settled after the Great Serpent’s defeat. Back on Blue Star, he learned that the Heroic Festival might begin in a month and that new predictions about its rules had emerged.

• Mu Yuan failed to fuse different spells in the Magic Furnace and concluded that it needed someone with deep theoretical knowledge of magic.
• After the Great Serpent’s defeat, Mu Yuan slowed his expeditions and coached Duo Lai, Rakshasa, and Redclad on developing their abilities.
• Mu Yuan returned to Blue Star after receiving a message urging everyone to check the forum for news about the Heroic Festival.
• The Taixuan Star Observation Association predicted that the Heroic Festival would likely begin in a month and that eligible lords could start preparing.
• The Star Observation Association also released predictions about the festival’s rules.

Mu Yuan learned that the Heroic Festival was only a month away and studied how lords’ Tags could attract or repel heroes, but he could not afford the Luxury Residence blueprints he wanted. Ten days later, the festival’s preparation phase began, and he entered the Land of the Festival ahead of its opening in twenty days.

• Mu Yuan and other lords discussed the Heroic Festival’s earlier schedule and their hopes of recruiting heroes.
• Mu Yuan read the Star Observation Association’s explanation of how territory, troops, wealth, and personal achievements would form Tags that influenced heroes.
• Mu Yuan tried to buy Luxury Residence blueprints but found the market sold out and the remaining exchange listings too expensive.
• Veteran lords explained that powerful lords from other nations could compete in the festival, and that Death Chanter had been recruited by a lord from the Eternal Star Empire at the previous festival.
• Mu Yuan decided to keep his Village Chief status and save his Evolution Points until the festival rules were clearer.
• After ten days, Mu Yuan accepted the world notification and entered the Land of the Festival during its preparation phase.

Mu Yuan explored the Land of the Festival, where his many tags revealed his strengths and the scale of his potential. After Liu Miu Miu invited him to meet her sister, Cold Moon City Lord, he entered the Elven Courtyard and came face-to-face with the imposing woman.

• Mu Yuan entered the Land of the Festival and discovered that lords could see tags reflecting their abilities, territories, and accomplishments.
• Mu Yuan manifested dozens of tags, including the gold-grade Enlightenment and Emperor's Road and the pale-gold Peerless General Under the King.
• Liu Miu Miu recognized Mu Yuan and warned him that foreign forces were investigating Tian Yuan's identity and that someone had offered a bounty for his details.
• Liu Miu Miu gave Mu Yuan a Secret Realm Key so he could meet her sister, Cold Moon City Lord, safely in the Elven Courtyard.
• Mu Yuan paid the fee to cross domains, entered the Elven Courtyard using Dola's template, and saw Cold Moon City Lord approach.

Mu Yuan met Liu Xi Yue, who offered him substantial investments to support Tian Yuan Territory and its future role in contests between young lords. After returning home with her gifts, he began planning to build a Domain Field Disruptor and improve the territory before the festival.

• Liu Xi Yue recognized Mu Yuan’s Slime and offered him a free official investment, including a Miracle Blueprint for a Field Disruptor.
• Liu Xi Yue offered three Outstanding Grade Remnant Souls, but Mu Yuan’s reaction led her to realize he already had several high-grade troops.
• Liu Xi Yue replaced the Remnant Souls with Perfect Breakthrough Stones, and Mu Yuan accepted her gifts and her request that he perform well at the festival.
• After Mu Yuan left, Liu Xi Yue advised Liu Miu Miu about recruiting heroes and warned her to follow the strategy she had prepared.
• Mu Yuan returned to Tian Yuan Territory and saw that the inter-domain transport fee had nearly emptied his funds.
• Mu Yuan reviewed Liu Xi Yue’s blueprints and supplies, including the Field Disruptor and several lifestyle buildings, and planned to put them to use.

Mu Yuan completed Tian Yuan Territory’s City Lord’s Mansion and Domain Field Disruptor while weighing the territory’s expenses and planning its future growth. He read a confidential report on powerful rookie lords, which also assessed him as a promising contender, while Wang Er Teng received advice from Wang Long Teng about the festival’s major rivals.

• Mu Yuan moved into the City Lord’s Mansion, while Duo Lai claimed a room and the kitchen, and Red Robe preferred sleeping in his grave mound.
• The Domain Field Disruptor was completed, and Mu Yuan noted its high Soul Sand upkeep as he calculated the costs of developing his troops and territory.
• Mu Yuan shared several Tags in the Bai Jiang Soaring Dragon Group, surprising Tan Moumou and the Liver Emperor.
• Liu Xi Yue provided Mu Yuan with a confidential report profiling formidable rookie lords, including Divine Cat, Hegemon Dragon, Kongming, and Wuji, and ranking Tian Yuan Lord among the top thirty festival contenders.
• Wang Er Teng read the report, and Wang Long Teng advised him to watch major rivals such as Kongming, Wuji, and Queen while choosing which opportunities to pursue.

Mu Yuan evolved Deathbone into an Epic One-Star Undead Bone Lord, who gained a territory and the ability to grow stronger over time. The chapter ended with Mu Yuan finding that his Festival Tags had improved, including Undead VIP advancing into Undead Adorer.

• Mu Yuan reviewed Tian Yuan Territory's growing forces and waited until he had gathered 5,000 Evolution Points for Deathbone's evolution.
• Wang Long Teng led his army toward an ancient palace, hoping to recruit a peerless Epic-grade warrior and catch up to a figure he admired.
• Mu Yuan evolved Deathbone into an Epic One-Star Undead Bone Lord, and the transformation produced a celestial phenomenon that the Domain Field Disruptor concealed.
• Deathbone awakened the Undead Bone Territory skill, advanced Withered Bone Domain into Domain of the Dead, and opened an Undead Bone Sacred Mountain that could store troops and energy.
• Mu Yuan learned that Epic creatures could grow naturally over time, then visited the Land of the Festival and saw Undead VIP advance into Undead Adorer.

As the Heroic Festival began, Mu Yuan entered the Land of the Festival while Deathbone stayed behind to guard Tian Yuan Territory. The heroes emerged from the ancient hall, and the Lords prepared to compete for their recruitment.

• Mu Yuan cultivated and sparred while his Storm War Falcons and Undead Troops intercepted monster threats and destroyed a hidden Monster Tribe.
• Two old men discussed the new Lords and promising candidates, including Tian Yuan, before one vanished after declaring checkmate.
• Deathbone chose to remain in Tian Yuan Territory while Mu Yuan and Duo Lai went to the festival.
• Mu Yuan explored the festival, where Lords and sponsors offered food and drinks, and reunited with Liu Miu Miu, Jiang Luo Xing, Great Sun Lord, and Yu Siyu.
• The ancient hall opened, and the heroes descended its steps as the gathered Lords watched.

During the Heroic Festival, Mu Yuan waited to recruit heroes while Duo Lai befriended a group of powerful food-loving heroes and brought them to him. The heroes gathered around Mu Yuan, leaving other lords stunned to realize that the Tian Yuan lord already had a hero and had attracted the Foodie Squad without making a formal move.

• Jiang Luo Xing explained that some heroes only attended the festival to socialize and could deceive lords pretending to accept recruitment.
• While other lords approached heroes they favored, Mu Yuan focused on eating and drinking, and Duo Lai charmed heroes by sharing their enthusiasm for food.
• The Hegemon Dragon Lord arrived with his hero-level subordinate, the Scarlet Flame Dragonkin, drawing attention from lords and heroes.
• Duo Lai led the Gluttony General, Giant Frog, the Dragon Blood Valkyrie, Xylia, and other food-loving heroes to Mu Yuan’s table and introduced him as the lord of Tian Yuan Territory.
• The gathered lords recognized Mu Yuan as the Tian Yuan lord and realized he had attracted powerful heroes without actively recruiting them.

As the Land of the Festival began allowing lords to inspect heroes’ information, Mu Yuan discovered unusually detailed profiles of the realm’s strongest candidates. The recruitment contest was interrupted when an imposing lord from the Eternal Star Empire arrived and forced his way toward a hero he intended to claim.

• Mu Yuan assessed the heroes’ histories and temperaments while considering candidates such as Grand Arcanist Blaise, Valkyrie Lorigia, and Princess of Pure Water Fei Xi.
• A bell rang, allowing lords and heroes to inspect one another, and Mu Yuan gained exceptionally detailed information about the heroes, including several newly emerged top candidates.
• Mu Yuan recognized Thunder King as an Epic Hero but ruled him out as a recruitment target, then identified other powerful heroes including the Blind Nun and Steel Fire Alchemist.
• A silver spatial gate opened in Festival Plaza, and a silver-haired, red-eyed lord from the Eternal Star Empire entered with two hero generals.
• The Eternal Star Lord spread his artistic pressure through the crowd and advanced toward his chosen hero, while golden radiance drew the attention of some heroes seeking recruitment.