Chapter Summaries

Mu Yuan tested Lord’s Power, borrowing his troops’ abilities and transforming into several of his generals. He returned to the Mage Tower and began considering how to develop his territory while weighing the advantages available to different kinds of lords.

• Mu Yuan borrowed Deathbone’s power, gained temporary skills and talents, and demonstrated strength that surpassed Deathbone’s.
• Mu Yuan tested borrowing Ai’s, Red’s, Lu Liu’s, and Seventeen’s powers, discovering transformations that included becoming a Storm War Falcon.
• Mu Yuan returned to the Mage Tower and decided to focus on construction while carefully budgeting the Soul Crystals he had earned.
• A lord announced that Creekwood Territory had become an official transit hub and would soon receive workers and troops for large-scale development.
• Mu Yuan considered how official lords, investors, and wealthy second-generation lords gained advantages, then pondered his own development as an independent Civilian Player.

Mu Yuan planned Tian Yuan Territory’s development around exporting resources, constructed an Understanding Keystone, and prepared to recruit refugees after organizing the territory. In the Tai Xuan Alliance capital, an Elder tasked Liu Shi with confronting the overlords of forbidden regions to protect Xuan Kingdom during the coming fusion.

• Mu Yuan rejected turning Tian Yuan Territory into a Pioneer Territory and decided to focus on producing and exporting resources.
• Mu Yuan opened the upgraded territory interface and constructed an Understanding Keystone, which helped him and Duo Lai learn the common language.
• Mu Yuan planned a residential district for refugees and restricted zones around the territory’s core and barracks before recruiting commoners.
• An Elder told Liu Shi that a city overseas had vanished into the Eternal World and that Xuan Kingdom’s cities needed to fall within the Tai Xuan Alliance’s territory during the fusion.
• The Elder ordered Liu Shi to confront the overlords of the alliance’s forbidden regions and eliminate them if they refused to cooperate.

Mu Yuan entered the Eternal World in his true body, checked the forum for news about Blue Star’s possible merger with the Eternal World, and prepared Tian Yuan Territory to receive refugees. The chapter ended as several ragged figures emerged from the fog near the territory’s southern Guiding Beacons.

• Mu Yuan used the Lord Altar to enter the Eternal World in his true body and found he could still control imprinted devices in the real world while inside his territory.
• Mu Yuan read forum discussions about Blue Star’s possible merger with the Eternal World and learned that refugees could include useful workers and rare talents.
• Mu Yuan surveyed the South District, where palisades, reclaimed farmland, civilian houses, and treant sentries had been set up.
• Mu Yuan planted three Common Grade Guiding Beacons and one Rare Grade Guiding Beacon beyond the territory’s southern boundary to attract refugees.
• Mu Yuan assigned Lu Liu and Seventeen to guide and arrange the refugees, noting that Lu Liu and several other troops had recently awakened self-awareness after reaching Professional Grade.
• Several ragged figures appeared in thickening white fog beyond the southernmost beacon.

Mu Yuan expanded Tian Yuan Territory by welcoming refugees and putting them to work as construction progressed. A new group, led by Li Erniu, arrived and was rescued from giant wolves by a Hurricane War Falcon, which pointed them toward the territory.

• Mu Yuan provided the first thirteen refugees with diluted Vitality Spring Water, medicine, and construction work.
• The Undead Bone General built a Watchtower at the Snake Person Tribe ruins, while refugees continued arriving at Tian Yuan Territory.
• Lu Liu discovered a carpenter among the refugees, and Mu Yuan gave him a private dormitory and a place in the territory.
• Li Erniu led villagers fleeing monsters through the mist after receiving guidance toward a safe settlement.
• A pack of giant wolves surrounded Li Erniu and the villagers, but a Hurricane War Falcon killed the wolves with a storm of wind blades.
• The Hurricane War Falcon pointed the frightened survivors toward Tian Yuan Territory and impatiently urged them to follow.

Mu Yuan expanded Tian Yuan Territory’s civilian workforce and military forces while discovering that Evolution Points from militia, Sentry Guards, and Archers had merged into Human Race Evolution Points. He spent those points to evolve one troop from each group, leaving their transformations underway.

• Lu Liu registered the refugees, and Mu Yuan discovered that Li Erniu’s forging and enhancement skills made him an exceptional blacksmith.
• Mu Yuan planned to make Tian Yuan Territory more self-sufficient, assigned refugees to work, and bought Remnant Souls to recruit militia for patrol and defense duties.
• Mu Yuan cultivated with Soul Crystals and reviewed the territory’s growing civilian and troop populations, including the accumulated Evolution Points of its different troop systems.
• Mu Yuan sensed the militia, Sentry Guard, and Archer Evolution Points merging into 13.56 Human Race Evolution Points.
• Mu Yuan spent 11 Human Race Evolution Points to evolve an Archer, a Sentry Guard, and a militia member in brilliant white light.

Mu Yuan expanded his reconnaissance and managed territory while learning that the Heroic Festival would soon give New Lords a rare chance to recruit a hero. He left the opportunity ahead as he continued strengthening Tian Yuan Territory.

• Mu Yuan selected two types of natural-category Remnant Souls to test after changes to Evolution Power altered his procurement plans.
• A Falcon scouted north of Tian Yuan Territory, spotted a ruined goblin settlement occupied by gnolls, and sent Mu Yuan information; Mu Yuan dispatched General Duolai to attack it from the air.
• Mu Yuan considered the dangers of the wilderness and the scattered high-risk regions beyond the territory’s safer surroundings.
• Mu Yuan used several thoughts to oversee scouting, combat, territory management, and forum activity, and appreciated how much his self-aware troops could handle.
• A veteran lord explained that the Heroic Festival appeared once every three years and offered New Lords a chance to recruit a hero; the next festival was approaching.

Mu Yuan and Deathbone investigated a vast underground region near Tian Yuan Territory and found a monster tribe that had been destroyed by a powerful creature. A diary recovered from a prisoner’s corpse revealed that the adventurer had encountered an Earth Rock Dragon and later been captured by Cave Dwellers.

• Deathbone returned from exploring underground and reported that a vast subterranean space and a tribe lay beneath a deep pit near Tian Yuan Territory.
• Mu Yuan sent Deathbone, Bone Two, Bone Three, Bone Four, Redcoat, and other elites down the pit to investigate the underground threat.
• The expedition explored the fluorescent caverns, fought monsters, and discovered a tribe whose members and guards had been slaughtered by a huge creature.
• Deathbone found humanlike prisoners in the tribe’s dungeon and recovered a diary from a corpse wearing Dragon Turtle Generation Three Light Armor.
• The diary’s author described being ambushed by an Earth Rock Dragon, captured by Cave Dwellers, and imprisoned by a tribe led by a Night Dancer.

Mu Yuan’s forces discovered the Earth Rock Dragon guarding a Filth Land in the Underground City, but Deathbone judged it too powerful to defeat for now. While marking the enemy’s location and waiting for Deathbone to return, Mu Yuan read forum reports that Filth Lands were appearing more often and that rival lords were rapidly developing powerful troops.

• Mu Yuan sent Deathbone to search the Underground City, where its forces found a Monster Camp and then spotted the Earth Rock Dragon resting amid dense Red Mist.
• A group of Cave Dwellers entered the Filth Land, and the Earth Rock Dragon used gravity to crush them, including their powerful spear-wielding leader.
• Mu Yuan assessed the Earth Rock Dragon as a newly entered Elite Grade monster with formidable strength, and Deathbone said it could not defeat it yet.
• Mu Yuan marked the Earth Rock Dragon’s location on a map and decided the forces would need to subdue it to explore the Underground City.
• Mu Yuan read a forum analysis claiming Filth Lands were appearing more frequently, while lords discussed the danger of the coming tide and the rapid growth of powerful rival troops.

Deathbone cultivated in the Skeleton Graveyard, adapted Death Absorption to draw in ambient energy, and advanced to an Excellent three-star Undead Bone General after Mu Yuan spent 625 Evolution Points. Heart of Darkness then helped Deathbone upgrade his skills and learn four curses, leaving him floating amid shadowy energy.

• Deathbone modified Death Absorption with two Soul Crystals and absorbed energy from the Skeleton Graveyard, thinning its black mist.
• The Skeleton Graveyard warned that it had consumed energy and needed 1024g of Soul Sand to replenish it.
• Mu Yuan spent 625 Evolution Points to baptize Deathbone, advancing him to Undead Bone General (Excellent ★★★) and awakening Heart of Darkness.
• Deathbone upgraded Cleave to Shadow Slash and Charge to Shadow Accumulation.
• Deathbone reverse-engineered Lament of Decay and learned Curse: Sluggishness, Curse: Weakness, Curse: Loss, and Curse: Weak Armor.

Mu Yuan evolved a Flower Sprite first into a Flower Fairy and then into a Fairy Among Flowers, gaining a powerful farming specialist for his territory. He assigned her to manage the other plant-friendly troops and improve the Snake Blood Fruit trees, though he doubted she understood him yet.

• Mu Yuan described how Little Sprites and Green Vine Snakes supported the growth of his plant troops and production of Evolution Points.
• Mu Yuan evolved a Flower Sprite into a Flower Fairy, which learned the crop-growing skill Growth.
• Mu Yuan spent more Evolution Points to evolve the Flower Fairy into a Fairy Among Flowers with a talent that could improve her habitat and eventually turn it into a treasured land.
• Mu Yuan told the newly evolved fairy to manage her companions and improve the Snake Blood Fruit trees, and she eventually nodded in confusion.

Seventeen organized the commoners’ work in the Farmland Region and demonstrated how to protect ranked crops from pests. The demonstration succeeded, but the bewildered commoners left her unsure whether they understood.

• Great Lord Mu worried about the territory’s mounting expenses and hoped the southern fields would soon become profitable.
• Seventeen addressed more than one hundred commoners and assigned them to grow Jade Crystal Rice Paddy, Hemostatic Grass, and Abundant Fruit trees.
• Seventeen explained that ranked crops needed careful tending and showed the commoners the experimental field, where weeds grew beside ripe Jade Crystal Rice.
• Several pale-red pests emerged from the soil and flew toward the rice, prompting Seventeen to consult her notes.
• Seventeen used sharpened bamboo skewers to impale the pests, then asked the commoners if they understood, but they stared at one another in confusion.

Mu Yuan watched Deathbone defeat Bone Two, Bone Three, Bone Four, and Duo Lai in a sparring match, then prepared to hunt the Earth Rock Dragon for money. His scouts revealed that the Filth Land had expanded and the Earth Rock Dragon was growing more corrupted when it noticed them.

• Deathbone effortlessly countered Bone Two and Bone Three, then blocked Bone Four’s flaming spear and Duo Lai’s lightning attack until Duo Lai admitted defeat.
• Mu Yuan judged Deathbone powerful enough to face the Earth Rock Dragon and assigned Deathbone, the Three Skeletons, Duo Lai, Red Robe, and other forces to the expedition while leaving Lu Six, Seventeen, and Storm War Falcon to guard the territory.
• Mu Yuan’s Hurricane War Falcons scouted the Filth Land and found that it had expanded as dead monsters were swallowed by the earth.
• Mu Yuan saw that the Earth Rock Dragon had grown larger and more corrupted, and it suddenly noticed the scouts and fixed its crimson gaze on them.

Deathbone’s skeletons weakened the Earth Rock Dragon with repeated attacks and curses before Red Robe imprisoned it and Deathbone killed it. With the boss defeated and its rare heart collected, Deathbone prepared to purify the Filth Root’s central gate.

• Deathbone sent Bone Two, Bone Three, and Bone Four to repeatedly engage the Earth Rock Dragon while the Skeleton Warriors threw weapons, learning the monster’s abilities and limits.
• Deathbone used an energy potion and its reserve energy, then struck the Earth Rock Dragon with curses that slowed it, weakened it, drained its energy, and damaged its armor.
• The Skeleton Army unleashed three volleys of bone spears as the Earth Rock Dragon charged toward them across the rock wall.
• Red Robe used Evil Spirit: Red Robe to imprison the Earth Rock Dragon, and Deathbone gathered power from the Skeleton Warriors and wraiths before killing it with Shadow Slash.
• The Earth Rock Dragon dropped Soul Sand, Remnant Souls, and a rare Earth Rock Dragon Heart; Deathbone moved to purify the Filth Root’s central gate while the skeletons collected salvage and Duo Lai wondered what he was there to do.

Mu Yuan learned that the Secret Realm Key opened a Level One Resource Secret Realm in three days and prepared his forces for the competition ahead. After the Earth Rock Dragon was defeated and its remains salvaged, he forged a powerful shield for Lu Liu and considered evolving him before the secret realm opened.

• Duo Lai opened the rewards from purifying the Filth Root, obtaining Soul Crystals, a World Breaking Stone, and a Secret Realm Key.
• Duo Lai took equipment wreckage and parts of the Earth Rock Dragon back to the territory while Deathbone continued exploring toward the Underground City.
• Mu Yuan used the key at the Lord Altar and learned that the limited-time Resource Secret Realm would open in 67 hours and 23 minutes, admitting lords of Level Three or below with up to 100 troops.
• Mu Yuan researched secret realm exploration and learned that lords might compete for treasures through General Duels, then resolved to strengthen his forces.
• Li Erniu forged the Rare Grade Earth Rock Shield, which Mu Yuan rewarded him for making.
• Mu Yuan tested the shield and his defensive skills, then gave the Earth Rock Shield to Lu Liu and considered gathering enough Human Race Evolution Points to evolve him before the secret realm opened.

Mu Yuan assessed Tian Yuan Territory’s threats and planned ways to strengthen his generals, then demonstrated Red Robe’s Sin Eye Prison. Red Robe unexpectedly created her own elaborate illusion, and Mu Yuan praised her progress.

• The Great Sun Lord ordered more recruits and miracle building blueprints, aiming to upgrade his territory before Tian Yuan Territory and King Hegemon Territory.
• Lao Wang found a key to a Resource Secret Realm after purifying a Filth Root and hurried back to his territory.
• Deathbone reported seeing the Underground City surrounded by powerful monster tribes, and Mu Yuan told it that avoiding further underground exploration would keep Tian Yuan Territory hidden for now.
• Mu Yuan planned training for his generals and demonstrated how Sin Eye Prison could create an illusion space with many possible forms.
• Red Robe created a red pavilion filled with veiled figures inside her illusion, and Mu Yuan praised her performance.

Mu Yuan reviewed Tian Yuan Territory’s Evolution Points and evolved several undead troops before transforming Lu Liu into an Outstanding-grade Fearless Knight. The chapter ended with Lu Liu awakening a brief pseudo-invincible combat skill.

• Mu Yuan inspected the territory’s Evolution Points and considered recruiting elemental troops or other specialists.
• Mu Yuan spent Undead Evolution Points to evolve dozens of Ghosts, Wraiths, Skeleton Warlords, and Rakshasa, then upgraded Bone Two and the other veterans into Undead Bone Funeral Masters.
• Mu Yuan read forum rumors about King Hegemon Territory, Great Sun Territory, and Tian Yuan Territory.
• Mu Yuan evolved Lu Liu after summoning him back from the experts ranking.
• Lu Liu transformed into an Outstanding One Star Fearless Knight and awakened the skill In the Name of Fearlessness.

Duo Lai evolved into an Outstanding Three-Star Devouring Slime, gaining advanced abilities and moving up Tian Yuan’s rankings. Mu Yuan then entered the Resource Secret Realm with his strongest troops, where dense fog obscured everything around them.

• Mu Yuan reviewed his troops’ exploration reports and summoned Duo Lai to evolve.
• Duo Lai advanced to Outstanding Three-Star and gained upgraded elemental and mimicry skills, along with incomplete self-healing and gravity talents.
• Mu Yuan practiced using Duo Lai Mode and ranked Deathbone first, Duo Lai second, and Red-Clothed and Lu Liu third and fourth among Tian Yuan’s strongest troops.
• Mu Yuan gathered nearly all his powerful troops and entered the Resource Secret Realm through its gate.
• Mu Yuan emerged in the Secret Realm, where dense white fog concealed the land around him.

Mu Yuan explored the fog-filled Resource Secret Realm, collecting rare treasures while avoiding a dangerous guardian monster. When three lords arrived at a tree laden with Divine Radiance Crystal Prisms, they agreed to settle ownership through a General Duel.

• Mu Yuan led his troops through the fog and collected Wind Rain Fruits, a Wolf Cavalry Remnant Soul, a Soul Sand cultivation treasure, Soul Crystals, and other materials.
• Mu Yuan retreated from a treasure guarded by a monster nearly as strong as an Earth Rock Dragon rather than risk a costly fight.
• Mu Yuan discovered a tree covered in Divine Radiance Crystal Prisms, which could grant troops a large amount of experience.
• Two other troop formations reached the tree, and their lords failed to agree on how to divide the prisms.
• The three lords agreed to a General Duel, and Mu Yuan led several commanders forward.

Mu Yuan sent Dolei to fight the Youthful Lord’s giant in the second round of the Treasure Tree Cup. Dolei damaged the giant’s armor and forced him to reveal his Elite Grade abilities, then appeared high above the battlefield without any visible means of flight.

• The Maiden Lord’s mage fought the Youthful Lord’s giant, but conceded after he broke through her attacks and shattered her Greater Amulet.
• The Youthful Lord challenged Mu Yuan, and Mu Yuan chose Dolei to face the giant.
• Dolei bombarded the giant with rapid fireballs, breaking his bracer and burning his arm.
• The giant revealed his Energy Armor, formed a massive energy chain, and charged at Dolei.
• The giant’s chain struck the ground where Dolei had been, but she appeared standing dozens of meters in the air.

Duo Lai defeated the giant lord with a super large fireball, while Mu Yuan and his troops gained strength from the secret realm’s treasures and continued exploring. When the War Fog cleared, a Core Pillar appeared with rare treasures, including a Proof of Hero that an Old Lord vowed to seize.

• Duo Lai overwhelmed the giant with a massive fireball, and the Youthful Lord conceded and withdrew.
• Duo Lai, Deathbone, and Mu Yuan consumed Divine Radiance Crystal Prisms and gained experience and strength.
• The Treant Grandmother broke through to the Professional Grade and grew into a towering tree.
• Mu Yuan explored the secret realm, collected treasures, repelled monsters, and encountered other lords before deciding to shift his focus.
• The War Fog cleared and revealed a Core Pillar surrounded by rare treasures; an Old Lord recognized the Proof of Hero and resolved to claim it.