Recaps

At the Land of the Festival, the Tian Yuan Lord’s dazzling golden radiance drew the attention of elite heroes, who saw visions of his extraordinary potential and rushed to seek his allegiance. Mu Yuan was left facing a crowd of top-tier heroes competing to join him, though he could recruit only one.

• The Dragon Blood Valkyrie saw the Tian Yuan Lord’s golden radiance and fell over in shock.
• The Great Arcanist Blaise recognized the Tian Yuan Lord as a brilliant patron of magic and went to approach him.
• Holy Light High Priest Windsor turned away from the Glory Lord and headed toward the Tian Yuan Lord after seeing his golden radiance.
• Princess Fei Xi, the Daughter of Stars, the Dragon Elephant General, and other top-tier heroes made their way toward the Tian Yuan Lord, while the Eternal Star Lord watched the Daughter of Stars pass him by.
• Several Foodie Squad heroes, including the Gluttony General and Dragon Blood Valkyrie, knelt and asked the Tian Yuan Lord to accept them, as other heroes gathered around him.
• Mu Yuan watched the heroes compete for his allegiance and realized he could recruit only one.

Mu Yuan hosted the heroes at the Heroic Festival and could recruit only one, so he chose to help other lords connect with heroes instead. He recommended Liu Miu Miu to Princess Fei Xi and Wuji to the Dawn Knight, then approached Isroya, whose tragic history was introduced.

• Mu Yuan watched Wuji drive back the Eternal Star Lord's Blade Intent and considered him dependable.
• Mu Yuan said Tian Yuan Territory needed a knowledgeable hero, then introduced Liu Miu Miu to Princess Fei Xi as a compatible lord.
• Princess Fei Xi accepted Liu Miu Miu's invitation, and Liu Miu Miu excitedly hugged Mu Yuan.
• Mu Yuan recommended several heroes and lords, and Wuji recruited the Dawn Knight.
• Mu Yuan congratulated Isroya, the Daughter of Stars, and reflected on her early magical achievements, expulsion as a Witch, and death in the Wilderness Depths.

Mu Yuan recruited Isroya and accepted her heroic task to rescue her former companions, then used his influence to direct heroes toward Tai Xuan Alliance lords as the Heroic Festival ended. The festival granted him an additional blessing, while the task revealed a strange city trapped in a temporal rift and several unexpected potential recruits.

• Mu Yuan recruited Isroya, whose Myriad Phenomena Domain and broad knowledge made her valuable to Tian Yuan Territory.
• Mu Yuan accepted Isroya's task to rescue her former companions from a cursed city trapped in a temporal rift, and saw a Gray Wolf, a crow, an Elk, and a Fox.
• Isroya learned that her former companions might be rescued, while Mu Yuan promised to discuss the task after the festival.
• Mu Yuan encouraged heroes to consider Tai Xuan Alliance lords, disrupting other lords' recruitment efforts; the Dragon Blood Valkyrie decided to keep wandering, and Windsor rejected the Glory Lord.
• The Heroic Festival ended, and Gaba lamented that he could not pledge himself to Mu Yuan.
• Mu Yuan received an additional blessing from heaven and earth because more than half of the heroes had considered pledging themselves to him.

After the Heroic Festival, Mu Yuan welcomed Isroya to Tian Yuan Territory and showed her its defenses, troops, and rare units. As Isroya planned to help strengthen the territory, news of Mu Yuan’s success spread, drawing the attention of the Divine Glory Empire and Liu Xi Yue.

• Mu Yuan received a permanent buff that raised Lord Charm and Tian Yuan Territory Reputation, then recruited Isroya from the Land of the Festival.
• Isroya worried that the Time Labyrinth City was too dangerous to enter, but Mu Yuan assured her they would prepare to rescue her former companions.
• Mu Yuan showed Isroya the Domain Field Disruptor, and she offered to strengthen its resistance to observation.
• During their tour, Isroya saw Tian Yuan Territory’s patrols, Treant Guardians, and a Flora Spirit, and proposed comparing crop profits.
• Tian Yuan’s success at the Heroic Festival spread among lords, prompting Divine Glory Empire officials to order an investigation into Mu Yuan.
• After hearing Liu Miu Miu’s account, Liu Xi Yue decided to seek benefits for Tian Yuan from Tai Xuan’s senior officials.

Isroya began organizing Tian Yuan Territory’s spell, alchemy, and historical knowledge while helping Mu Yuan manage the territory’s many projects. At the Magic Furnace, she fused powerful offensive and defensive spells, leaving Mu Yuan eager to assign her another project.

• Isroya used Puppet Clones to transcribe her knowledge as Mu Yuan assigned her numerous administrative and research tasks.
• Mu Yuan introduced Isroya to Lu Liu, Seventeen, Niu Si, and Lai Ni, and Isroya recognized Lai Ni’s aura as that of a Holy Light High Priest.
• Isroya inspected the Magic Furnace and explained that successful spell fusion required carefully balancing compatibility, timing, proportions, and input amounts.
• Isroya enlisted Mu Yuan and General Duo Lai to help operate the Magic Furnace, and they spent two and a half hours fusing spells.
• Isroya created the Nine-Headed Roaring Thunder Flame Dragon and the Ten Thousand Wood Green Vine Two Elements Array, impressing Mu Yuan with their power and versatility.

Mu Yuan arranged a spar between Isroya and Duo Lai, revealing Isroya’s mastery of spells and Duo Lai’s Epic-grade power. Afterward, Mu Yuan received supplies and shared detailed information about un recruited heroes with Liu Xi Yue, who reconsidered his performance at the Heroic Festival.

• Isroya demonstrated her illusion-based large-scale spell and impressed Duo Lai with its destructive power and her enormous energy reserves.
• Mu Yuan sent Isroya and Duo Lai to spar in the wilderness, where Isroya’s precise spellcraft and fields pushed Duo Lai into revealing his Epic-grade strength and Space Devour.
• Isroya realized Duo Lai had held back and that he was not Tian Yuan’s strongest general; Mu Yuan used the spar to assess their abilities and encourage Isroya.
• Mu Yuan planned to obtain Remnant Souls to speed Isroya’s evolution, then met Liu Miu Miu at the Elf Courtyard and received a Concealing Orb and Divine Radiance Crystal Prisms from Liu Xi Yue.
• Mu Yuan gave Liu Xi Yue detailed records of un recruited heroes from the Land of the Festival, and she wondered whether his performance there had surpassed her own.

Mu Yuan broke through into the Elite Grade and helped Tian Yuan Territory raise its number of Elite Grade units to eleven as it prepared for the Time Labyrinth City mission. Just as Isroya began planning a merchant caravan and a route to Panshi City, the territory detected an enemy trying to divine and spy on it.

• Mu Yuan used Divine Radiance Crystal Prisms and a Perfect Breakthrough Stone to break through into the Elite Grade.
• Mu Yuan gave Isroya cultivation resources and told her to prepare for the Time Labyrinth City mission and form a merchant caravan.
• Bone Two Mang, Bone Three Lang, and Ni Gu La Si broke through into the Elite Realm, followed the next day by Lu Liu, Seventeen, Rakshasa, and Red Robe.
• Tian Yuan Territory reached eleven Elite Grade units, while Falcon Lord remained behind and Mu Yuan promised to help him next time.
• Isroya discussed the merchant caravan and the route to Panshi City with Mu Yuan, who assigned Falcon Lord to scout the route.
• Isroya's earring and the Domain Field Disruptor began sounding an alarm, and she told Mu Yuan that an enemy was trying to divine and spy on their territory.

Mu Yuan and Isroya concealed Tian Yuan Territory from the Divine Glory Empire’s probing, then prepared an expedition to rescue the witches trapped in the Time Labyrinth City. The Undead Bone General led the team through a shrinking spatial gate into the strange city.

• Isroya reinforced the Domain Field Disruptor with her field skill and domain, stopping the Divine Glory Empire’s observation after it consumed four and a half soul crystals.
• At the Divine Glory Empire’s Super-Distance Observation Platform, Harlen’s attempt to locate Tian Yuan failed, so he ordered spies in the Xuan Kingdom to investigate Mu Yuan’s identity.
• Mu Yuan decided to begin the Time Labyrinth City rescue mission immediately and assembled nine Elite Grade powerhouses, including Isroya and the Undead Bone General.
• Isroya told Mu Yuan that sixteen witches remained before she lost consciousness, and he named the operation “Witches of the Strange City,” placing the Undead Bone General in command.
• Isroya opened a spatial gate to the city, and the Undead Bone General stepped through as the gate began to shrink.

Mu Yuan led Deathbone’s squad into the Strange City to rescue the people there, while Isroya sensed a direction to follow. They encountered an Elite-grade Shadow Eye, which Rakshasa destroyed with one strike.

• Mu Yuan identified the area as a lawless buffer near West Ridge City and decided to enter the Strange City without detouring.
• Isroya used minor spells to gather nearby players’ conversations and then sensed which direction the squad should take inside the city.
• The squad entered the mist-shrouded city, where a Shadow Eye appeared and attacked them with slowing light and shadow spikes.
• Deathbone sent Rakshasa to fight the monster, and Rakshasa killed it with his Evil Power Like Dragon spear strike.

Isroya and the others continued through the strange city to rescue her former companions, while Deathbone avoided fights until Ghost Man Jack attacked the group. Deathbone held Jack off so the others could continue, then killed him with a powerful Netherworld River strike.

• Isroya worried about falling behind the other strong fighters, while Bone Two and Bone Three asked Deathbone to let them fight.
• Deathbone led the group cautiously through the strange city, gathering information and avoiding monsters, players, and distractions.
• Isroya sensed that her former companions were nearby, and Mu Yuan spotted an elite player team fleeing from Ghost Man Jack.
• Ghost Man Jack detected Deathbone's hiding place and attacked, so Deathbone told Duo Lai, Isroya, and the others to continue toward their target.
• Ghost Man Jack unleashed his blood-fueled killing strike, but Deathbone countered with Death Lament and overwhelmed him with the Netherworld River.
• Isroya saw Deathbone standing calmly after defeating Ghost Man Jack and realized that this was what he meant by joining them shortly.

Isroya and Mu Yuan's party found and rescued thirteen witches who had been trapped in Strange City and afflicted by the Witch Disease. As they escaped through a spatial gate, a massive tide of monsters surged toward them, and the gate began closing far too slowly.

• Deathbone intimidated nearby players before returning to Isroya's group.
• Isroya and her companions found the black crow, White Wolf, elk, fox, and nine other witches trapped underground and surrounded by monsters.
• Dorai and Isroya burned away the monsters blocking the alley, and Isroya reunited with her companions from several hundred years earlier.
• Isroya gave the witches recovery items and led them out, while the black crow brought along a mysterious black coffin as a gift for the lord.
• Mu Yuan accepted the thirteen witches' allegiance, but a huge tide of monsters swept through Strange City as the group crossed a spatial gate that was slow to close.

A monster tide overwhelmed the Strange City, trapping players and threatening to spill into the surrounding region. Great Lord Mu personally unleashed the Nine-Headed Roaring Thunder Flame Dragon to destroy most of the tide, then waited for the Space Gate to close completely.

• Players fleeing the black tide blamed the Blaze Gun Mercenaries for triggering the disaster, while the Yellow Turban Hand mercenary group warned that the tide could threaten West Ridge City.
• The Undead Bone General, Deathbone, Duolai, and Isroya held back the monsters near the Space Gate as its closing slowed and the giant black shadow threatened them.
• Great Lord Mu arrived outside the Space Gate and controlled the Nine-Headed Roaring Thunder Flame Dragon, which burned through the black tide and struck the giant black shadow in a massive explosion.
• The blast destroyed most of the monsters, damaged the Strange City, and opened a hole in the clouds that let sunlight reach the city.
• Great Lord Mu called Deathbone and the others away, then watched until the Space Gate closed completely.

Mu Yuan discovered that the Sacrificial Black Coffin turned monster corpses into category-matched Troop Remnant Souls, giving Tian Yuan Territory a new source of Evolution Points. After feeding it a large batch of corpses, he received dozens of Remnant Souls, then destroyed a shadow that emerged from the coffin.

• Mu Yuan settled the rescued witches in an Advanced Dwelling and arranged for Lai Ni to examine them while he reviewed their ranks and talents.
• Mu Yuan identified the Sacrificial Black Coffin and used Rare Grade Identification Stones to learn that it traded monster corpses for Troop Remnant Souls of the same category.
• Mu Yuan and Duo Lai tested the coffin with monster corpses, and it produced a single Common One-Star Gray Wolf Remnant Soul.
• Mu Yuan tested more monster types and confirmed that the coffin could convert any monster corpse into matching Remnant Souls, though the yield was low-ranked.
• Mu Yuan had hunting teams bring back large quantities of monsters and fed their corpses into the coffin, which produced dozens of Remnant Souls.
• A human-sized shadow emerged from the coffin and roared, but Mu Yuan shattered it with a punch.

Mu Yuan used his Evolution Power to cure the witches’ Bloodline Disease and restore their human forms. The newly healed witches celebrated their recovery, while Mu Yuan hoped they would soon begin working in Tian Yuan Territory.

• Lai Ni told Mu Yuan that the witches’ Bloodline Disease was fused with their bodies and could not be cured by her healing and purification.
• Mu Yuan reassured the witches that Tai Xuan offered treatment options and said he had a method that might cure them without side effects.
• Black Crow Sophia volunteered, and Mu Yuan used Evolution Power to heal her, evolve her to Excellent One Star rank, and let her transform back into a human.
• Sophia confirmed that her Bloodline Disease was gone, and Mu Yuan began evolving White Wolf Lian Yue, Fox Daisy, Elk Irene, and the other witches.

After Mu Yuan cured the witches’ Bloodline Disease and improved their bloodlines, Isroya organized their assignments and learned she might evolve too if she worked hard. Mu Yuan considered the high cost of further evolution, while Cold Moon recommended him as a candidate for the Dragon Court Competition.

• Isroya gathered the witches to discuss their skills, and Sophia, Irene, Daisy, and the others volunteered for jobs in Tian Yuan Territory.
• Isroya assigned the witches to roles, and Mu Yuan approved the preliminary plan while requiring speed and stability.
• Mu Yuan confirmed that he had completed and advanced the witches’ bloodlines, then told Isroya she could evolve if she worked hard.
• Mu Yuan reviewed the steep Evolution Point costs and set a goal of evolving all the Tian Yuan Generals to Epic Grade.
• At a meeting in Taixuan Capital, Cold Moon recommended Tian Yuan for the Dragon Court Competition, surprising the other officials.

Tian Yuan Territory expanded its farming, hunting, and trade operations as Mu Yuan prepared to sell goods in Shiling Town. When the Winged Wings merchant caravan arrived, Sophia negotiated a sale on the territory’s terms, leaving its members speculating about Mu Yuan’s power and good fortune.

• Mu Yuan taught Xuan Country Language to Sophia, Daisy, and the territory’s troops, while Isroya reported that the Flower Fairies had produced an exceptionally large harvest.
• Mu Yuan chose Shiling Town as a practical market for Tian Yuan Territory’s goods, and Isroya proposed producing and selling Vitality Potions instead of raw spring water.
• The Winged Wings merchant caravan reached Tian Yuan Territory but was stopped by Lu Liu, who told them the territory was closed to visitors and directed them to wait.
• Sophia and Daisy offered the caravan goods, and Sophia used her powerful aura to reject its low offer for Jade Crystal Rice.
• The caravan bought Crystal Corn and supplies before departing, and its leader concluded that Mu Yuan must know how to enjoy himself after hearing about the territory’s strong female players and fox-tailed equipment.

Mu Yuan prepared the Guang Yuan caravan for its first journey to Shiling Town, testing Golden Slimes as cargo carriers and sending Sophia, Daisy, Lu Liu, and Duo Lai to lead the expedition. The caravan traveled through the mountains and forests toward its destination, stopping to camp after covering more than a hundred kilometers.

• Mu Yuan tested Sophia and Daisy's negotiation skills with the Flying Wings caravan and judged them ready for public dealings.
• Mu Yuan organized the Guang Yuan caravan, assigning Sophia, Daisy, Lu Liu, and Duo Lai to travel to Shiling Town and investigate its market.
• Duo Lai trained Golden Slimes to carry cargo inside their bodies, and Mu Yuan selected six of them to transport the caravan's goods.
• Mu Yuan equipped the caravan, briefed its leaders, and saw them depart from the Tian Yuan Territory.
• The caravan crossed the mountain forests at speed, rested after traveling over a hundred kilometers, and then continued toward Shiling Town.

General Lu led the Guang Yuan Merchant Group through dangerous wilderness and safely reached the heavily fortified Shiling Town. Sophia took command as the group approached the northern gate, ready to begin their work.

• General Lu killed an Elite Giant Rock Steel Snake while Duo Lai collected its remains and rewards.
• The merchant group escaped a Goblin camp after General Lu led several elites to rout its main force, prompting Mu Yuan to consider appointing a deputy commander for the guard unit.
• After several hours of travel, the group encountered fewer monsters and followed marked paths toward Shiling Town.
• Sophia and Daisy saw Shiling Town’s massive walls and cannons, while Mu Yuan explained its role as a Tai Xuan Alliance frontier fortress.
• The group transferred command to Sophia, who prepared to enter Shiling Town with Daisy.

Sophia and Daisy explored Shiling Town, rented a temporary base, sold their goods, and bought supplies under Mu Yuan’s remote direction. As the Guang Yuan Merchant Group prepared to leave, a group of Wanted Players plotted to rob them and abduct Sophia and Daisy.

• Sophia’s group entered Shiling Town, where a bespectacled player mistook her for a wealthy new lord and tried to approach her before Lu Liu blocked him.
• Sophia and Daisy visited the Player Association and rented a temporary base, while Mu Yuan guided them remotely.
• Sophia inspected the town through the night, and Daisy bought Remnant Souls and other supplies at the market.
• The Guang Yuan Merchant Group sold its Jade Crystal Rice and Snake Scale Fruit to Bei Qi Acquisition House and began preparing for the return trip.
• The bespectacled player reported Sophia’s group to his Wanted Player boss and urged the gang to rob their goods and kidnap Sophia and Daisy.

Lu Liu’s merchant group was ambushed in the forest, but the attack revealed a team of wanted criminals led by the Hundred-Faced Scholar and Giant Hand Scarface. Sophia and Daisy fought back, and Sophia pursued and killed the Scholar, leaving the group to face the remaining criminals.

• Lu Liu ordered the Royal Imperial Guards and archers to repel the goblins and other troops controlled by raiding players, then used the Storm War Falcon to expose more attackers in the forest.
• The Hundred-Faced Scholar revealed himself alongside Giant Hand Scarface, and the raiders recognized both men as criminals with huge Soul Sand bounties.
• The Hundred-Faced Scholar killed a raider who begged him for protection, then led the wanted players in an attack on Sophia’s group.
• Daisy struggled against the Scholar until Sophia helped her, while Lu Liu defeated another attacker and the Scholar realized the wealthy young lord was far stronger than he had expected.
• The Hundred-Faced Scholar fled after black flames consumed his arms, but Sophia tracked him through the forest and killed him with her crows.

Mu Yuan’s forces defeated the bandits, and Duo Lai killed Giant Hand Scarface after he revealed his corruptive power. The group relocated and examined their spoils, finding rare equipment and a fragmentary treasure map marked “Buried Ground.”

• Lu Liu overwhelmed the bandits while Duo Lai pursued and intercepted the fleeing Giant Hand Scarface.
• Scarface unleashed a corruptive giant hand, but Duo Lai devoured its power and struck him down with lightning-wrapped attacks.
• Mu Yuan’s forces finished the battle, cleared the battlefield, erased their traces, and relocated.
• Sophia, Daisy, and Mu Yuan assessed the bandits’ small reserves of Soul Sand and valuable equipment.
• Duo Lai found a durable, incomplete treasure map bearing the words “Buried Ground,” and Mu Yuan had it put away.

Mu Yuan collected a huge bounty, returned to Tian Yuan Territory, and began planning to buy Remnant Souls to strengthen Isroya. After learning that Divine Glory spies were targeting territories on Tai Xuan’s outskirts and reading about the Dragon Court Competition, he worried that Tian Yuan Territory could be discovered and wondered how to obtain a key to Challenge Land.

• Mu Yuan found the bounty notices for Giant Hand Scarface, Hundred-Faced Scholar, and four other wanted criminals, totaling 800,000 Soul Sand, and sent General Duo Lai to Boulder City to claim it.
• Lu Liu, Sophia, and the Guang Yuan Merchant Group returned to Tian Yuan Territory, and Duo Lai arrived later with several hundred Soul Crystals from the bounties.
• Mu Yuan considered buying militia Remnant Souls through a major business association to help Isroya reach the epic tier, then returned to Blue Star and checked the Bai Jiang Soaring Dragon Group chat.
• Vice President Chen Hemiao warned that Divine Glory spies were entering Tai Xuan to locate and attack rising-star lords ahead of the Dragon Court Competition, prompting Mu Yuan to plan stronger patrols.
• Mu Yuan read that Wuji and Kong Ming were expected to represent Tai Xuan this year, while he was considered too young, and he wondered how to obtain a key to Challenge Land.

Mu Yuan received a free key to Challenge Land from Liu Miu Miu, entered the top-level secret realm, and approached its Crimson Giant Tower. The veteran lords watching him expected the young newcomer to struggle, as he began his first challenge.

• Liu Miu Miu gave Mu Yuan a Challenge Land key that Liu Xi Yue had recommended him to receive.
• Mu Yuan discussed veteran lords' armies with Liu Miu Miu and recognized that Tian Yuan Territory lagged behind them in troop strength.
• Mu Yuan activated the key at his Lord Altar and entered Challenge Land, where he saw the Crimson Giant Tower and the distant Orange Giant Tower.
• Several veteran lords, including Demon Sword City Lord, Silver Light City Lord, and Ripple City Lord, debated how far Mu Yuan would advance.
• Mu Yuan entered the Crimson Giant Tower, and a faint streak of light appeared on its first level.

Mu Yuan deployed Tian Yuan Territory’s strongest conventional forces to the first stage of the Crimson Giant Tower, where they faced overwhelming numbers of elite Ironclad Giant Scorpions and Holy Light nuns. Isroya turned the battle toward victory, but her exhaustion showed the limits of relying on a single Expert, leaving Mu Yuan to assess the corps’ conventional strength.

• Outside the tower, veteran lords watched Tian Yuan’s attempt while Shen Linglong secretly observed on a mission for Cold Moon.
• Mu Yuan deployed nearly all of Tian Yuan Territory’s combat units and entered the first stage with a hundred-unit lineup.
• The troops were immediately surrounded by one hundred Ironclad Giant Scorpions and two hundred Holy Light nuns, who began destroying the formation.
• Treant Grandmother used Myriad Wood Tree World to slow the assault, while Seventeen killed enemies before the attackers wounded her and damaged the tree.
• Isroya ranged across the battlefield and killed more than one hundred enemies, but nearly exhausted her energy as Tian Yuan’s remaining forces fought on.
• Mu Yuan concluded that Tian Yuan’s conventional combat power had limits, though Deathbone and Duo Lai were not conventional forces.

Tian Yuan’s forces advanced to the Crimson Giant Tower’s second stage, where twice as many powerful enemies overwhelmed their defenses. General Duo Lai changed tactics and began killing the Ironclad Giant Scorpions and Nuns with electromagnetic attacks while the other troops learned to coordinate under pressure.

• Tian Yuan cleared the first stage and received the rare Blazing Giant Cannon, then entered the second stage with his troops focused on gaining battle experience.
• Six hundred Ironclad Giant Scorpions and Nuns attacked, tearing through Treant Grandmother’s rootwood domain and wounding several of Tian Yuan’s troops.
• General Duo Lai unleashed a Super Large Fireball, but the Nuns and giant scorpions healed most of the damage, prompting Duo Lai to change tactics.
• General Duo Lai dodged the enemies’ attacks and used electromagnetic steel balls to kill thirteen enemies, then continued bombarding them while conserving energy.
• The Skeleton Warlords, wraiths, and other elites coordinated more smoothly as the battle continued, even while the enemy assault kept them under heavy pressure.