Arc 14The Divine Ruins Opens

Gao Linzhi used God's Domain to harvest Source Energy and reshape the game as Zhang Mingzhen advanced from a hidden beginner to its most conspicuous player. Zhang unlocked the Divine Ruins and began carrying Utterly Empty through it, while guilds watched his progress and the game’s growing influence reached beyond its servers.

  • Empty 2086 broke with the Zhao family, killed Zhao Wu and four pursuers, and found shelter with Gao Linzhi on Wolf Snake Island.
  • Gao Linzhi became king of the Great Yu Kingdom, then investigated a time-loop anomaly whose Divine Anomaly tempted players with power and forced the game to shut down for repairs.
  • Gao Linzhi used divination to obtain Skyfall Game code, built a private server, and secretly gave Zhang Mingzhen the SSS-rank Yin Yang Messenger talent.
  • Zhang Mingzhen rose rapidly through God's Domain, killed the Rat King alone, cleared the Training Tower's tenth floor, and began earning recognition while concealing his identity.
  • After Zhang Mingzhen felt sensation return to his legs, he joined Wandering Arrow’s group, defeated the Silver Zombie, and helped reactivate Mingyue Village’s teleportation array.
  • Gao Linzhi refused to save Blue Star from crop-destroying locust aberrations but collected Source Energy from the disrupted World Source as Zhang Mingzhen traveled to Ruins Ridge and defeated its monsters.
  • Zhang Mingzhen reached level fifteen and cleared the prerequisite realm, opening the Divine Ruins to eligible players and prompting accusations that he was cheating.
  • Zhang Mingzhen reached level sixteen, gained reputation in Shuangyue Town, and agreed to carry Utterly Empty through the Divine Ruins for three million while keeping the equipment drops.
Chapters 326–350 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 326Empty 2086's Escape, and the Uniqueness of Wolf Snake Island

Empty 2086 exposed the Zhao family’s attempt to take his Talent Stone, then fought off the relatives sent to capture him. He fled to Wolf Snake Island, where Gao Linzhi welcomed him into the Safe Zone, leaving him with a refuge from the Zhao family’s pressure.

  • Zhao Wu and four other Zhao family members demanded that Empty 2086 hand over his Talent Stone, so he opened a livestream and announced he was leaving the family and taking Kong as his surname.
  • Empty 2086 explained that the stone suited his concealment talent, while viewers debated whether the Zhao family or Empty had the stronger claim to it.
  • Zhao Wu used a Revealing Pearl to expose Empty 2086, but Empty fought back, killed all five pursuers, and forced them to revive in the Safe Zone.
  • Empty 2086 fled to Wolf Snake Island and asked Gao Linzhi to shelter him.
  • Gao Linzhi welcomed Empty 2086 to the free Trade Island, which the script established as the easiest place for him to resist pressure from the Zhao family.

Ch. 327The Jade Seal of Founding and the Strange Appearance of a Time Loop

Empty 2086 became king of the Great Yu Kingdom as Rogue Players organized around him, while Gao Linzhi discovered the Game System’s Jade Seal of Founding and accepted a quest to defeat a time-loop anomaly in 3462 Zone. The players searched the island chain without finding the anomaly, and a Company Executive Player sent scouts underwater.

  • Empty 2086 was chosen as king of the Great Yu Kingdom, and Gou in Skyfall announced the new organization and its plans to support Rogue Players.
  • King Empty arranged level-5 benefits for new players, drawing many newcomers into the kingdom’s Safe Zones.
  • The Game System introduced the Jade Seal of Founding, which Gao Linzhi found he alone could purchase, and the Fourth Prince welcomed the players’ apparent division.
  • Gao Linzhi quoted a steep price for the Jade Seal before the Game System announced that defeating a time-loop anomaly in 3462 Zone would reward players with one and a faction base.
  • Gao Linzhi and other players searched the islands of 3462 Zone but found no anomaly, so a Company Executive Player sent scouts underwater.

Ch. 328The Terrifying Truth Behind Game Failure; The Bizarre Sacrifice

Gao Linzhi watched players enter the reef anomaly and return transformed, as a strange being offered power in exchange for their deepest desires. He realized that this entity could corrupt players’ data-based bodies and explained why the game had repeatedly failed to invade Skyfall World, while the emperor of the Sky Wolf Dynasty observed the demon’s arrival.

  • Company Executive Players forced their cannon fodder to explore the sea, and one found the quest location among the reefs.
  • Players who entered the reef field vanished for days until a middle-aged man emerged, blamed a Company Executive Player for exploiting him, and attacked him before returning to the anomaly.
  • A grotesque Slayer emerged and killed nearby players, then urged Gao Linzhi to enter the reefs and sacrifice everything for eternal life.
  • A strange will influenced thousands of players to seek power in the reefs, and they returned as heavily armored cavalry while the Game System reported data errors and ordered players to log off.
  • Gao Linzhi realized the strange being could compete with the game by granting players power, while the emperor of the Sky Wolf Dynasty watched the blood-red sky and called the entity a demon from another realm.

Ch. 329Players' Speculations and the Revelation of the Game's Invasion

Gao Linzhi escaped an oddity that tempted people to sacrifice what they cherished, then learned that the Game System could use his data to repair other affected players. As the game forced everyone offline, he concluded it was invading reality and set himself the goal of buying the game.

  • The emperor watched the players and the oddities fight, believing their conflict would weaken both sides.
  • Gao Linzhi resisted the Divine Anomaly's offer and recognized its red stone as resembling a Beherit from Berserk.
  • Gao Linzhi logged out safely, and the Game System announced that his data would serve as a template to repair contaminated players, rewarding him with a 50-square-kilometer Safe Zone.
  • The Game System forced all players offline for repairs, and Gao Linzhi inferred that the game's analysis of reality was also an invasion.
  • Gao Linzhi decided he needed to buy the game, while Lin Qing worried that free resurrection had erased her former advantage.
  • Players questioned the sudden repair in the Official Game Group, and Skyfall's Most Handsome assured them the Game System would fix the bug.

Ch. 330Gao Linzhi's Private Server Goes Live, Returning to the Previous World!

Gao Linzhi used divination to seize part of Skyfall Game’s core code and launched a private-server game in the world he had lived in before transmigrating. He chose Zhang Mingzhen, a disabled fellow transmigrator, as the first person to observe as the game began.

  • Gao Linzhi decided to probe Skyfall Game’s core through divination, and Dragon Fruit taught him how to choose a medium and redirect backlash.
  • Gao Linzhi performed the ritual for two weeks, sacrificing his Game Character three hundred times before gaining access to code for character creation, game entry, and leveling.
  • Gao Linzhi used his programming knowledge to build and launch a private server in his previous world, combining Skyfall Game code with ordinary game code.
  • Gao Linzhi chose Zhang Mingzhen as his test subject and altered the game code to give him something.
  • Zhang Mingzhen reflected on losing his parents and legs in a car accident, his life as a wealthy but lonely disabled man, and his secret past as a transmigrator.

Ch. 331Observation Underway, God's Domain Game Opens

Zhang Mingzhen entered God's Domain hoping to revive his deceased parents and discovered that the game restored the use of his disabled legs. After Gao Linzhi secretly arranged an SSS-rank talent for him, Zhang began his second life as a Priest in Mingyue Village.

  • After seeing God's Domain's revival promises, Zhang Mingzhen ordered a headset because he hoped to bring his parents back to life.
  • Gao Linzhi monitored Zhang and secretly arranged for him to receive the exclusive SSS-rank talent Yin Yang Messenger.
  • Zhang registered as Chongxing, drew Yin Yang Messenger, and chose the Priest class.
  • Zhang entered Mingyue Village, found that he could walk again, and wondered whether his parents could return too.
  • New players crowded the village square while experienced players began seeking beginner quests and equipment.

Ch. 332Game Testing: Different Factions Take Part

Gao Linzhi observed players testing the artificial world while Zhang Mingzhen progressed through Mingyue Village’s quest chain and used his accounting experience to complete a difficult task. After helping villagers and reaching Xuan Yunfeng, Zhang Mingzhen accepted a quest to kill ten Spotted Wild Rats.

  • Liehuo, Jifeng, and their group tested the village and concluded that it was a game, then blended in with the other players.
  • Gao Linzhi explained that the village’s realistic scenery was an illusion powered by the game’s core code and Demon Bone.
  • Zhang Mingzhen completed Manager Wang’s account-book quest quickly using his previous accounting experience, while other players struggled or logged off.
  • Zhang Mingzhen inspected Boss White’s equipment shop and his powerful Yin Yang Messenger attributes, then forged iron to learn how to reach the village head.
  • Zhang Mingzhen met Xuan Yunfeng and accepted the quest to kill ten Spotted Wild Rats for 500 experience points and a possible bonus.

Ch. 333Calculations by the Forces Behind the Scenes, the Appearance of Source Energy

Gao Linzhi discovered that Earth's five major factions had formed a secret council to investigate him, so he paralyzed its members with a curse. Meanwhile, Zhang Mingzhen entered the Wild Mountains alone to hunt Spotted Rats and found himself surrounded, as Gao Linzhi noticed strange energy emerging from Zhang Mingzhen's real body.

  • Gao Linzhi realized the five major factions had sent spies into God's Domain and secretly established a global council to study him.
  • The council members theorized that Gao Linzhi was an ordinary person with a Golden Finger and discussed ways to gain control of it.
  • Gao Linzhi used Curse Technique to paralyze all five council members, then turned his attention back to obtaining the World Source.
  • Zhang Mingzhen completed his village quest, learned that low-level players needed tanks to hunt Spotted Rats, and decided to fight alone using his unusual attributes.
  • Zhang Mingzhen entered the Wild Mountains, drew a swarm of thirty or forty Spotted Rats, and used Spring Wind to heal himself as their attacks reduced his health.
  • Gao Linzhi detected strange energy from Zhang Mingzhen's real body and realized that the game's core code was capturing a space-time fluctuation.

Ch. 334The Nature of Source Energy, Gao Linzhi's Game Settings

Gao Linzhi discovered that the Source Energy he had seized let him alter the world within strict limits, and he began using it to create resources and shape God's Domain. Meanwhile, Zhang Mingzhen annihilated a rat pack, rose to level seven, and equipped rare boots, unaware of Gao Linzhi's plans for the game.

  • Gao Linzhi connected to the Source Energy and learned that it could reshape the world within a limited radius, with a month-long cooldown.
  • Gao Linzhi transformed his underground cavern into a golden mansion, tested his ability to create objects, and connected to the global network to read the game's update announcement.
  • Zhang Mingzhen let the Spotted Rats lower his Health until his Self-Sacrifice talent activated, then killed the entire pack with a burst of true damage.
  • Zhang Mingzhen collected 138 Spotted Rat remains, gained enough experience to reach level seven, and learned Spirit Strike.
  • Zhang Mingzhen spent his skill points to strengthen Spirit Strike and Spring Wind, then found and equipped Swift Mouse Fur Boots.
  • Gao Linzhi considered how God's Domain could redistribute wealth through scarce equipment and players' accumulated Luck, while Zhang Mingzhen sensed the game's impact would be extraordinary.

Ch. 335The Banquet for Civilians and Tycoons: A Large-Scale Influx

Zhang Mingzhen continued hunting monsters and collected five hundred Spotted Rat tails, while players, companies, and wealthy groups organized to tackle God's Domain's difficult quests. After defeating a Lightning Weasel, he prepared to return to the village with his quest materials.

  • Zhang Mingzhen decided to gather five hundred quest items and headed deeper into the mountains, hoping the game's enhancements might affect reality.
  • Silent Black Sheep's five-person team was overwhelmed by a swarm of Striped Rats and wiped out, while Army Third Regiment Serve the Country led a disciplined group into the wilderness on a mission.
  • Players complained about the difficult quests as companies and wealthy groups began recruiting and paying players to farm monsters and materials.
  • Zhang Mingzhen reached level 8, killed 369 Spotted Rats, obtained a Mouse Tooth Earring, and continued hunting after noticing a post offering a high price for beginner gear.
  • Zhang Mingzhen collected five hundred Spotted Rat tails, then easily defeated a Lightning Weasel and prepared to return to the village.

Ch. 336The Progress of the God's Domain Game, and a New Invasion in the Real World

Gao Linzhi adapted the strange into instances for God's Domain Game as Zhang Mingzhen fought the first Rat King. Meanwhile, a White Mist and demon snakes trapped residents in the far-northern city of Donghu, prompting Gao Linzhi to head there as the invasion spread.

  • Gao Linzhi added the strange to God's Domain Game as memory-wiping instances and sent Blue Star players to investigate a time-looping strange.
  • Zhang Mingzhen invested his skill points in Spring Wind and fought the level-ten Rat King, but its summoned minions interrupted his attacks and slowed him down.
  • Players and guilds gathered to challenge the Rat King, while unaffiliated players discussed joining large teams to avoid being pushed out.
  • A White Mist surrounded Donghu on Blue Star, where demon snakes attacked residents and trapped them without a sense of direction.
  • Gao Linzhi watched the city's livestreams, sent a Game Character to Donghu, and saw streamers arrive as one explained the city's population and migrant workers.

Ch. 337337. New Sources of World Source Energy, and Equipment Drop Mechanics

Gao Linzhi investigated the East Tiger City anomaly and discovered that it was generating World Source Energy, while God's Domain players uncovered its early economy and drop mechanics. Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Rat King for the server's first Mysterious Iron-rank kill and examined his rewards, planning to auction an unsuitable weapon.

  • A livestream showed the white mist blocking East Tiger City, preventing a drone and supply rockets from entering, while a local streamer reported that demon snakes hunted people in shadows and feared sunlight.
  • Gao Linzhi checked Blue Star's World Source Energy and found he was receiving 0.01 units, then advised the trapped survivors to keep moving and use a drone to scout.
  • Players discussed God's Domain's daily quests, Copper Coin values, and a personal equipment drop guarantee after killing more than 500 monsters in one run.
  • Zhang Mingzhen killed the Rat King BOSS alone and earned the server's first Mysterious Iron-rank kill announcement and its achievement rewards.
  • Guilds and other organizations began searching for Chongxing, while Zhang Mingzhen found a Mysterious Iron short blade and an ordinary hat in his inventory, deciding to auction the blade and wear the hat.

Ch. 338A Tycoon Plays a Game: A New Way to Obtain Source Energy

Zhang Mingzhen equipped a skill-boosting staff, hid his information, and turned in his rat-slaying quest, becoming the first player to reach level ten. As God's Domain drew wealthy players and a large workforce, Gao Linzhi recognized its connection to civilization and Source Energy; Zhang Mingzhen learned two new skills and chose to strengthen his attack.

  • Zhang Mingzhen opened a black iron chest and equipped the Hazel Leaf Blackwood Staff, which increased his Spirit, healing, and Spring Wind skill level.
  • Zhang Mingzhen bought a Faceless Mask from Shopkeeper Bai and hid his basic information and attributes to protect himself from being identified or targeted.
  • Players discussed a wealthy, bedridden tycoon spending heavily in God's Domain, while Gao Linzhi concluded that Source Energy was tied to civilization and its people.
  • Zhang Mingzhen turned in his quest and received the highest-tier rewards, reached level ten, and became the first player to do so, unlocking the rankings.
  • Zhang Mingzhen learned about Ling Yue and Spring Tendrils, then invested his skill points in Ling Yue to improve his damage.

Ch. 339A Game That Changed Reality, Training in the Tower

Zhang Mingzhen entered the Training Tower to challenge its bosses and remove the level cap, while Gao Linzhi observed the game’s growing impact on work and income. Zhang cleared the first nine floors and reached the tenth, where he began fighting a fast, powerful Blood Siphon but had not yet defeated it.

  • Gao Linzhi saw studios recruit workers in large numbers as players left factory jobs and delivery work to earn Copper Coins in the game.
  • Zhang Mingzhen upgraded Ling Yue, reached level ten, and chose to attempt the Training Tower before logging off.
  • Players in the world channel discussed Chongxing’s rapid leveling and place atop the rankings as Zhang made his way to the tower.
  • Zhang bought ninety-nine mana potions, entered the tower, and defeated the early bosses before encountering priests’ healing-reduction mechanics on the sixth floor.
  • Zhang climbed to the tenth floor, where a Blood Siphon attacked him in the dark; he dodged, struck it with Ling Yue, and missed with his final attack as the creature moved faster than expected.

Ch. 340Different Games, the Same Human Nature

Zhang Mingzhen cleared the Training Tower’s tenth floor and listed his loot, including the first publicly traded Black Iron weapon, stirring competition among players and organizations. Meanwhile, Gao Linzhi observed the game’s growing influence and saw a player kill people who had ambushed him to steal his account.

  • Zhang Mingzhen balanced his attacks between the Black and White Vampire Bats, defeated them together, and became the first player to clear the Training Tower’s tenth floor as a Priest.
  • Zhang Mingzhen listed a Black Iron short blade and more than one hundred Spotted Rat tails on the auction house before logging off.
  • Players bought up the quest items and major organizations turned their attention to Chongxing’s short blade, while Wandering Shadow begged his brother Wandering Arrow to help him buy it.
  • Gao Linzhi observed Countermeasures Bureau players defeat demon snakes in Donghu City, ending the survivors’ convoy migrations.
  • A group of survivors ambushed a player in an alley and tried to steal his game account, but he dodged their gunfire and killed them, and Gao Linzhi noted the incident would be reported.

Ch. 341Players and Ordinary People, the Prelude to a New Era

Gao Linzhi watched conflict grow between players and ordinary people, then agreed to lease the Wang Dynasty a Safe Zone rather than sell it. On Earth, Dragon Diagram Frenzy prepared to bid on rare equipment, while Zhang Mingzhen discovered faint feeling in his legs and avoided attempts by officials to contact him as he pursued his goals in God's Domain.

  • Sensational reports of players killing ordinary people stirred public anger, but an investigation revealed the victims had ambushed players to steal their game access, and the Countermeasures Bureau declared the killings self-defense.
  • The Countermeasures Bureau moved to suppress unrest, while players discussed forming a state of their own and the Wang Dynasty Prime Minister asked Gao Linzhi to support their plans.
  • Gao Linzhi refused to lead the Wang Dynasty's crackdown but offered to lease it his fifty-square-kilometer Safe Zone as an offline base.
  • On Earth, Dragon Diagram Frenzy ordered his guild to pool currency and bid on the first auctioned equipment for Dragon Diagram Jinghe.
  • Zhang Mingzhen felt faint sensation in his legs for the first time since his accident, then decided to earn money in God's Domain while keeping his identity and wealth private.
  • Officials discussed their failed efforts to contact Zhang Mingzhen and chose to monitor him while prioritizing bids on auction equipment.

Ch. 342Gao Linzhi's New Piece, the Private Server Craze

Dragon Kingdom factions organized to level up and explore beyond the novice villages while Zhang Mingzhen accepted a quest to find a Skyride Crystal in the Devil's Lair. As he headed into the swamp, Gao Linzhi monitored his private server and noted the rise of prominent players.

  • Lu Zheng urged the Dragon Soaring Legion to pursue better training methods and give its teams more autonomy instead of grinding mechanically.
  • War Sky offered War Alliance members double pay and bonuses to boost morale as the guild tried to acquire rare equipment.
  • Zhang Mingzhen learned that repairing Mingyue Village's Teleportation Array required a Skyride Crystal from the Devil's Lair, accepted the quest, and received a Guardian Necklace from the village chief.
  • Zhang Mingzhen cleared the eleventh floor of the Training Tower, received a common ring, and set off toward the Devil's Lair while his auction bid climbed to thirty silver.
  • Wandering Shadow began sinking into a swamp, and his companions struggled to find a way to pull him out.
  • Gao Linzhi surveyed his private server and identified Dragon Diagram Frenzy as a promising future leader.

Ch. 343The Regret Routine Begins to Take Shape, Gao Linzhi's New Tactic

Zhang Mingzhen joined Wandering Arrow’s team, revealed himself as Chongxing after saving them from five zombies, and continued into the cave in search of the Skyride Crystal. Gao Linzhi watched and planned to use Zhang Mingzhen’s trust in the group to trigger another Regret Routine and harvest Source Energy.

  • Wandering Arrow’s team found a cave beneath a storm-dark sky and entered a chamber containing five coffins.
  • Five Level 8 zombies attacked the team, but Zhang Mingzhen used powerful area healing to keep everyone alive while they defeated the monsters.
  • Wandering Arrow recognized Zhang Mingzhen as Chongxing, and Zhang Mingzhen admitted his identity while asking the team to keep it secret.
  • The team found a passage beyond the stone wall, invited Zhang Mingzhen to join them, and agreed to look for his Skyride Crystal quest item.
  • Gao Linzhi watched the group and planned to exploit Zhang Mingzhen’s trust, while Zhang Mingzhen heard a large number of monsters approaching ahead.

Ch. 344A New Teleportation Array, The Unpredictability of Human Nature

Zhang Mingzhen and the party cleared the Underground Palace, where he defeated the Silver Zombie alone and gained a Black Iron belt. The palace became the newly announced Underground Labyrinth, and Zhang Mingzhen left to pursue his quest while major guilds gathered to explore it.

  • The party fought through the zombie-filled halls and found the Silver Zombie waiting in the starting plaza after clearing the smaller monsters.
  • Zhang Mingzhen sent the party away and defeated the level 12 Silver Zombie alone, earning a Black Iron belt and reaching level 11.
  • A teleportation array appeared after the boss died, and the party unlocked the Underground Labyrinth, earning five Achievement Points each.
  • Zhang Mingzhen added Wandering Arrow as a friend and left to turn in his quest and reactivate the village teleportation array.
  • Major guilds assembled after the labyrinth's coordinates were announced.

Ch. 345Game Invasion: I Am the Only Ordinary Player — Editing the Backend, the Joy of Playing Chess

Gao Linzhi adjusted the game’s drops while players flooded into the Infinite Labyrinth, and guilds organized teams to exploit its respawning monsters. Zhang Mingzhen repaired Mingyue Village’s teleportation array and headed toward the crowded dungeon as rival guilds briefly clashed over farming rooms.

  • Gao Linzhi lowered equipment drop rates, increased guaranteed monster drops for Ordinary Players, and discovered that players’ mental activity generated energy that could attract anomalies or espers.
  • Guild managers and players discussed the Infinite Labyrinth, while Rose tried to rally Red Rose’s priests and more than ten members left after she demanded they work toward level six.
  • Players worldwide shared dungeon guides, and major guilds found that the Underground Palace had more than ten floors of Secret Rooms where cleared zombies respawned after about a minute.
  • Zhang Mingzhen sold his Black Iron Equipment for fifty-five Silver Coins, gave the Skyride Crystal to Mingyue Village’s chief, and used the repaired teleportation array to travel to Wushuang Town.
  • Tens of thousands of players gathered near the Infinite Labyrinth, and Datou Datou’s party searched for a priest and an available Secret Room.
  • Dragon Map Guild and War Alliance Guild fought after a monster was accidentally drawn into a neighboring room, but their leaders coordinated a truce and ordered their members to prioritize leveling.

Ch. 346Gao Linzhi's Decision, God's Domain Game Progress

Gao Linzhi refused requests to fight the locust-like aberration ravaging Blue Star, then collected Source Energy released by the invasion. Meanwhile, Dragon Diagram Guild players planned their dungeon runs, and Zhang Mingzhen explored Shuangyue Town after arriving there.

  • Gao Linzhi saw that locust aberrations were destroying crops and driving industrial and agricultural output down, but refused the Countermeasures Bureau's request to eliminate them.
  • Gao Linzhi rejected viewers' demands that he save humanity and told them to seek food through the islands in Skyfall Game while he conserved his strength.
  • Countermeasures Bureau administrators complained about Gao Linzhi's refusal, while an independent-player administrator argued that the Bureau's habit of discarding people had made strong players withdraw their support.
  • Gao Linzhi used stolen Skyfall Game code to collect more than one unit of Source Energy from Blue Star's disrupted World Source.
  • Dragon Diagram Frenzy discussed recruiting the top-ranked player Chongxing as the guild organized a dungeon fight and noted that other teams had failed against the Underground Palace's Silver Zombie.
  • Zhang Mingzhen arrived in Shuangyue Town, explored its shops, and inspected the costly fashion items sold there.

Ch. 347NPCs in God's Domain, Gao Linzhi's Breakout

Zhang Mingzhen accepted Mayor Zhen Tianyin’s commission to investigate the missing scouts at Ruins Ridge and fought his way through its monsters and ancient ruins. He found one scout dead from poison, while Gao Linzhi realized the game’s NPCs—and possibly its system—had detected Zhang Mingzhen’s cheats.

  • Zhang Mingzhen bought mana potions, noticed that caravans traded goods between towns, and accepted Zhen Tianyin’s 2,000-experience, 50-Silver commission to investigate the missing scouts at Ruins Ridge.
  • Zhen Tianyin gave Zhang Mingzhen armor meant for a teammate, and Zhang Mingzhen traveled alone to Ruins Ridge, where he defeated a swarm of Venomous Wolf Spiders and escaped an attack by living vines.
  • Zhang Mingzhen crossed a vine bridge, killed more than thirty Polluted Apes, and defeated their giant leader, gaining experience, 55 Silver Coins, and a Black Iron Morningstar Cloth Cap.
  • Zhang Mingzhen found a scout dead from poison on the stone path, and Gao Linzhi realized that NPCs had noticed Zhang Mingzhen’s cheats and wondered whether the game system had noticed them too.

Ch. 348The Collective Insults, a Composite of Hanging and Torture

Gao Linzhi discovered that players’ emotional fluctuations generated energy and adjusted the Divine Ruins to challenge Zhang Mingzhen. Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Silver-grade Cursed Ape Chieftain, unlocked the secret realm for the server, and found no supportive message from Shen He amid the accusations of cheating.

  • Gao Linzhi confirmed that changes to the world’s development generated Source Energy and began intensifying players’ emotional highs and lows.
  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Blade Steelclaw Wolf and a swarm of Giant Vampire Bats, gaining levels, coins, and equipment.
  • Zhang Mingzhen upgraded Spirit Strike and Spring Wind, then fought the Silver-grade Cursed Ape Chieftain by dodging its attacks and healing himself.
  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the ape, reached Level 15, and received a profession treasure chest and a Divine Ruins token.
  • The system announced that Zhang Mingzhen had cleared the prerequisite realm and opened the Divine Ruins to eligible players, prompting server-wide debate and accusations that he was hacking.
  • Zhang Mingzhen did not read the world chat, where Shen He had not posted a message among the insults.

Ch. 349Gao Linzhi's Confidence, The Players' Fury

Zhang Mingzhen upgraded his skills, cleared the Divine Ruins again, and returned to Shuangyue Town to complete a reputation quest as players complained about his progress. Gao Linzhi also offered Utterly Empty a three-option quest, while a military guild discussed how to acquire equipment without antagonizing the mysterious organization behind God's Domain.

  • Gao Linzhi dismissed players’ complaints about Chongxing’s progress and blamed the disparity on randomly generated talents.
  • Zhang Mingzhen upgraded Chasing Wind and Summon Flower, opened a silver chest containing the Wish Spirit Pearl, and reached level sixteen after another Hell-difficulty Divine Ruins run.
  • Dragon Diagram Frenzy and his companions prepared to challenge the Training Tower before midnight, while Utterly Empty went to explore Wushuang Town and received a quest from Gao Linzhi.
  • Zhang Mingzhen turned in his quest to Mayor Zhen Tianyin, gained silver coins and reputation, and triggered the first Shuangyue Town reputation announcement.
  • A military guild discussed buying scarce equipment and studying Chongxing’s progress, but its leaders rejected forcibly acquiring his gear because they feared provoking the organization behind the game.

Ch. 350Good Luck Arrives, The Fundamental Design of the Game

Zhang Mingzhen, known as Chongxing, took Utterly Empty through the Divine Ruins in exchange for three million, helping him gain enough experience to surge to second place on the rankings. After they cleared several bosses and collected equipment, Zhang Mingzhen listed gear on the auction house, where Dragon Diagram Frenzy noticed a Black Iron off-hand weapon for his class.

  • Qin Xiao Youhui and other players discussed tower rankings and equipment, while ordinary players began farming monsters for gear after discovering their drop pattern.
  • Utterly Empty hired Zhang Mingzhen to carry him through the Divine Ruins for three million, and Zhang Mingzhen agreed to keep the dungeon's equipment drops.
  • Utterly Empty obeyed Zhang Mingzhen's instructions and received a luck-increasing buff before they entered the dungeon on Hell difficulty.
  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Monkey Elder and the Blade Steelclaw Wolf while Utterly Empty hid nearby, gaining enough experience to level up twice and rise to second place on the rankings.
  • Zhang Mingzhen continued through the dungeon, collected Black Iron equipment, and listed several items on the auction house; Dragon Diagram Frenzy noticed a Black Iron off-hand weapon for his class.
Arc 14 of 23
Arc 14 of 23