Chapter Summaries

Parr fought Thousand Faces to stop the Plague ritual, discovered how her teleporting necklace worked, and killed her with a chili-powder trick. After the battle, he found Wei Wei at Fluorescent Lake, while Ivan concluded that the day’s events could cost the Golden Dragonfly Family control of Fluorescent City’s Central District.

• Parr broke through Thousand Faces’s barrier and endured her spells and shockwaves while she used a Spirit Tool Ring and a teleportation necklace to evade him.
• The remaining Plague Heretics self-destructed, ending the ritual and sending the green Crystal Ball plunging into Fluorescent Lake.
• Parr spotted the necklace’s teleportation pattern and threw chili powder at Thousand Faces, interrupting her chant before he stabbed her heart.
• Thousand Faces’s death sent Parr tumbling through uncontrolled teleportation, where Fett helped him and he discovered Wei Wei nearby.
• Ivan and Aunt Qian investigated the ritual site, and Ivan decided that the events would make outsiders blame the Golden Dragonfly Family and could cost it control of the Central District.

Fett explained the Plague Heretics’ plans and Wei Wei’s connection to the Purifying Spirit Holy Sword as the Plague God emerged from Fluorescent Lake. Red Robe escaped his pursuers and reached Fluorescent Fortress, where he watched the battle while discussing his plans with the Black-Robed Man.

• Fett told Parr that Wei Wei was hosting the Purifying Spirit Holy Sword’s sword spirit, which had taken control to confront the approaching Plague God.
• A huge water column rose from Fluorescent Lake, and Pan Lin appeared, declared herself the Ruler of All Diseases and Pain, and began turning green as more than a dozen God-Given Items restrained her.
• Da Lianna and other believers directed energy through their God-Given Items to contain Pan Lin while the battle against Red Robe’s forces paused at the Plague God’s arrival.
• A Black-Robed Man raised the dead in the valley, but the Church’s Dazzling Light scattered the Death Aura as Red Robe’s group activated a teleportation array.
• The veiled woman caused the Church Knight holding the tower-shaped Spiritual Tool to collapse, allowing Red Robe, the Black-Robed Man, and the woman to teleport to Fluorescent Fortress.
• The veiled woman left, and the Black-Robed Man discussed his losses and the God of Death’s revival with Red Robe before dispersing his death scythe.

The Church of Neutral Light and the returning spirit Pure Water fought the Plague God Pan Lin above Fluorescent Lake, but the Frost Heretics and Black Robe’s allies disrupted the battle. Pan Lin escaped in weakened form toward Parr and Wei Wei, while Pure Water was caught by Curse Chains.

• The Church of Neutral Light formed a God Slaying Spear, but Red Robe weakened it, allowing Pan Lin to survive its strikes and break free of her restraints.
• Pure Water emerged from Wei Wei’s eye, and Wei Wei collapsed asleep as Parr caught her.
• Pure Water drew strength from Fluorescent Lake, fought Pan Lin, and began consuming her while accusing her of betraying its master.
• The Frost Heretics froze the Fluorescent River, cutting off Pure Water’s power, and Pan Lin detonated part of her Plague Energy to escape.
• Curse Chains seized the weakened Pure Water, and Pan Lin fled toward the place where Pure Water had first appeared, hoping to take refuge in a human host.

Parr’s desperate strike against Pan Lin awakened the power of the Black Short Sword, which fell from the sky and killed the Plague God at Fluorescent Lake. Parr survived and was rescued from the lake, while Red Robe discovered that Pan Lin’s soul was missing and decided to try again.

• Parr broke through the Plague God’s pressure enough to swing his saber at Pan Lin, and the impact sent her flying back into the sky.
• The Black Short Sword requested 5000 Life Energy Points, and Parr approved, transforming it into a massive sword that descended through storm clouds.
• The greatsword struck Pan Lin and sank into Fluorescent Lake, killing her as the Pure Water Long Snake escaped and Red Robe recognized the ancient records.
• Da Lianna and the other believers gathered the divine power left at the lake, while Red Robe and the Black-Robed Man departed Fluorescent City.
• The Pure Water Long Snake pulled Parr to shore, and Red Robe later learned that Pan Lin’s soul had not appeared, prompting him to try again.

Parr returned to Fluorescent City after defeating Pan Lin and tested the new talents he gained from the Black Short Sword. He discovered Refinement could extract energy from items and upgraded Disguise until he could change his physique and resemble his previous-life appearance.

• Parr carried Wei Wei back to Karina's villa and took the glowing necklace from Thousand Faces' corpse.
• Fett met his veiled sister, warned her about interfering with fate, and helped her back when she nearly collapsed.
• Parr absorbed the rewards from the Black Short Sword, gaining Mental Energy Points and the Refinement and Disguise talents.
• Parr tested and upgraded Refinement, learning it could extract energy from quasi-star items when combined with Bright Eyes.
• Parr upgraded Disguise to Level Four and changed his height and appearance to match his previous-life self, though the disguise weakened his combat strength.

After receiving John’s letter and gifts, Parr learned two Bronze-level skills and chose to pursue his own path rather than join the Crescent Moon Knight Order. He agreed to travel with Wei Wei to the City of Freedom, but left her with Da Lianna so he could continue toward the Western Fortress Cluster alone.

• Karina scolded Parr for returning without telling her, then received John’s letter saying he had gone west to hunt Red Robe and asking her to arrange Parr’s next steps.
• Karina gave Parr John’s box, and Parr learned the Wind Wolf Basic Qi Refining Method and Crescent Moon Sword Art before spending most of his Life Energy Points upgrading them.
• Parr read John’s letters and found a Crescent Moon Badge and a recommendation to join the Crescent Moon Knight Order, but decided to make his own way toward the Western Fortress Cluster.
• Pure Water told Parr that it would take Wei Wei to the City of Freedom with Da Lianna, the Death God Cult’s Saintess, and asked whether he would go with them.
• Da Lianna arrived the next morning, and Parr agreed to accompany her and Wei Wei to the City of Freedom, buying Wei Wei supplies and giving her his White Bone Bracelet.
• Parr used Pure Water to put Wei Wei to sleep, entrusted her to Da Lianna, and left alone despite Da Lianna asking him to reconsider.

Parr left Fluorescent City for the Western Fortress Cluster, stocking up for the journey and discovering the powers of Thousand Faces’s Spirit Tool Necklace. Meanwhile, Karina agreed to prepare a bloodline activation potion for Ivan, then found that his bloodline was nearly identical to Parr’s.

• Parr borrowed Karina’s Magic Potion Compendium, tamed the packhorses Da Huang and Er Huang, and bought a carriage and provisions for his trip west.
• Parr upgraded Palm Space to hold more supplies, left Fluorescent City, and tested Thousand Faces’s necklace, discovering it stored Spirit Stones and enabled unpredictable teleportation within fifty meters.
• Ivan asked Karina to make a bloodline activation potion and gave her a vial of his blood, while Aunt Qian accompanied him.
• Karina tested Ivan’s blood in her Crystal Ball twice and found its Magic Beast bloodline nearly identical to Parr’s.

Parr traveled toward the Western Fortress Cluster through a severe early-winter blizzard, where he reunited with the old gatekeeper Randolph and learned a new combat skill from him. After reaching the Western Mountain Range, Parr continued toward the nearest fortress with heightened caution because orc bandits could threaten the road.

• A three-day blizzard trapped Parr's carriage, so he stored it and continued through the snow on Da Huang with Er Huang following.
• Parr found a grain caravan stranded by the snow and reunited with Randolph, the old gatekeeper from Fluorescent Academy.
• Randolph invited Parr to travel with him and offered to arrange a position in the Western Fortress Cluster, but Parr declined.
• Randolph gave Parr papers teaching Dual Wield Weapons, and Parr learned the skill and tested it with his Black Short Sword and White Light Sword.
• After the snow melted enough for carriage travel, Parr resumed his journey and spotted the Western Mountain Range ahead.
• Parr approached the dangerous final stretch toward the Western Fortress Cluster and stayed alert for orc bandits.

Parr reached a grain convoy under attack by elite Pig-Head Orc cavalry and saw how their shaman-enhanced charge overwhelmed the guards. He joined the battle and swiftly killed two mounted Orcs, with the fighting still underway.

• Pig-Head Orcs ambushed the grain convoy, and its steward launched a distress signal for nearby cavalry patrols.
• The Orc Shaman empowered the mounted Orcs, whose charge broke through the convoy's wagon barricade and began a bloody melee.
• Parr arrived and judged that the convoy's guards were badly outmatched as the Orcs surrounded their captain and mage.
• Parr drew his twin swords, dodged two mounted Orcs with Danger Prediction, and cut them in half.

Parr helped defeat the Pig-Head Orcs attacking the grain caravan, then improved his Crescent Moon Sword Art and attended a dinner with the caravan’s leaders. The Glass Bird Merchant Association tried to recruit him, but Parr refused.

• Parr cut down the Pig-Head Orcs attacking the caravan, killing two Bronze-level opponents before patrol cavalry arrived and helped finish the battle.
• After the Pig-Head Orcs were wiped out, the wounded guard captain thanked Parr, and Parr returned to his carriage to absorb energy from his sword.
• Parr spent 1,500 Life Energy Points raising Crescent Moon Sword Art to level five.
• The guard captain invited Parr to dinner, where Parr met Keith, Ken, Gina, and the Glass Bird Merchant Association’s steward.
• The steward offered Parr resources and training if he joined the Glass Bird Merchant Association, but Parr declined.

Parr declined offers from the Glass Bird Merchant Association and the Leopard Fang Adventurer Team, then learned that Gina had once loved Old Man Jack after she recognized his sword and found her old love letter inside it. Gina agreed to wait until Parr could confirm her identity before learning where Jack was, and Parr reached Mountain Rock Fortress in the Western Fortress Cluster.

• Parr declined the merchant steward's and Keith's invitations, accepted a shield-generating Spirit Tool Ring from the Leopard Fang Adventurer Team, and told Gina he planned to join the Western Border Fortress.
• Gina recognized Jack's name and familiar scratches on the White Light Sword, then learned that Parr was Jack's adopted son and warmly questioned him about Jack.
• Gina opened the sword's hidden compartment and found the love letter she had placed there, revealing that she had loved Jack and waited ten years for him to return.
• Parr withheld Jack's location until he could confirm Gina's identity, and Gina reluctantly agreed to wait.
• Gina urged the group to leave early the next morning, and Parr arrived at Mountain Rock Fortress on the third morning.

Gina learned Jack was in Haystack Village and left to find him, while Parr joined Mountain Rock Fortress’s grain convoy but found it too safe to help him gain Energy Points. Luca reported Parr’s arrival to Grand Duke Mike, whose investigation exposed a spy and confirmed the Blazing Rat Family was behind the threat, leaving him ready to settle the old score.

• Luca verified Parr’s identity as Jack’s adopted son, and Gina obtained permission to leave Mountain Rock Fortress and asked Parr where Jack was.
• Parr told Gina that Jack was in Haystack Village, and she rode east to find him.
• Luca assigned Parr to the grain transport convoy, but after a week without encountering orcs, Parr decided the work was wasting his time.
• Luca traveled to Youyan Fortress and told Grand Duke Mike about Parr, prompting Mike to recognize his late elder brother’s child had been found.
• Grand Duke Mike and Luca caught a maid trying to escape through a hidden passage, but she died from a soul spell before revealing who she served.
• Grand Duke Mike said the spy’s death confirmed his suspicion about the Blazing Rat Family and declared that he was ready to settle the score.

Grand Duke Mike confirmed the Blazing Rat Family’s role in the Youyan Family’s disaster but delayed retaliation because an enormous orc offensive was approaching. After Parr escaped the grain convoy, he reached Gold Crystal Fortress in disguise and headed toward dangerous Spirit City.

• Grand Duke Mike told Luca he would use the coming orc attack to deal with the Blazing Rat Family, while Luca promised to defend Mountain Rock Fortress and the supply route.
• Luca revealed that Parr had been hidden in the grain convoy, but the convoy captain reported that Parr had ridden away with Da Huang and Er Huang.
• The Youyan Family searched for Parr for three days without finding him.
• Parr arrived at Gold Crystal Fortress disguised and traveling with a merchant caravan after rescuing it from orc bandits.
• Anthony repeatedly tried to buy one of Parr’s horses, but Parr refused and shut him out of his room.
• Parr left Gold Crystal Fortress for Spirit City, a mining settlement threatened by the cannibalistic Tiger Bone orc tribe.

Parr entered Spirit City by altering his Adventurer Badge, then enlisted as a short-term soldier and was assigned to a dangerous western Sentry Post. After arriving, he was challenged by the adventurers in his barracks, and he invited them to attack him together.

• Parr scratched the age off his Adventurer Badge, claimed he was twenty, and entered Spirit City with Da Huang and Er Huang.
• Parr observed an unusual young man drilling soldiers and saw the many human, orc, and Half-Orc slaves being sold in the city.
• Parr enlisted as an adventurer, refused the recruiters’ demand for money, and was assigned to the dangerous western Sentry Post.
• Old Peter and Little Peter welcomed Parr, explained his patrol duties, and showed him to the barracks.
• The six adventurer-soldiers in Parr’s barracks confronted him, and Parr told them to attack him together.

Parr established himself at the Sentry Post, then joined Old Peter’s patrol and learned that the lack of orc activity was unusually worrying. After returning, Parr continued building an army in Dream Space and practicing dual-wielding before Old Peter suddenly called everyone to gather.

• Parr beat the men at the Sentry Post and took over the best bed, while Old Wolf explained the post’s staff and patrol routine.
• When the returning patrol adventurers challenged Parr, he beat them too, and Old Peter warned that the border had been unusually quiet.
• Parr rode out with Old Peter, and the two encountered an informant who reported that his tribe had no plans to raid despite harsh conditions.
• Old Peter remained concerned because hungry orcs who usually ventured out had recently vanished from the area.
• Parr returned at midnight, commanded a growing army of white shadows toward the Dream Space exit, and estimated he would reach it soon.
• The next day, Parr practiced Dual Wield Weapons until Old Peter suddenly shouted for everyone to gather.

Parr met Spirit City’s commander and deputy commander before entering the final trials of Black Shadow Space. He defeated a Black Shadow Giant Dragon and a shadow version of himself, then received a vision of a desperate battle against black dragon beasts and was congratulated for passing the trial.

• Old Peter organized the outpost to greet Martin Golden Dragonfly and Randy, who inspected the post before departing.
• Old Wolf told Parr that Martin was an incompetent commander and that Randy was Spirit City’s strongest fighter.
• Parr’s White Shadow army charged the Black Shadow Giant Dragon, but it was wiped out, so he attacked alone.
• The White-Gold Giant Dragon’s words stirred the scattered light of Parr’s fallen soldiers, empowering him to destroy the Black Shadow Giant Dragon.
• Parr fought Shadow Parr by trading wounds and spending 10 Mental Energy Points to restore his strength, then defeated him.
• Parr exited Black Shadow Space, witnessed a vision of many races charging black dragon beasts, and heard that he had passed the trial and would gain the power to unite living beings.

Parr transformed the Black Short Sword into the Stars Long Spear and learned that it could empower people using Life Energy gained from kills. After an alarm led him and Old Peter to investigate a distant fire, they found elite Tiger-Head Orcs feasting among slaughtered humans, orcs, and Half-Orcs, and Parr charged at them.

• Parr transformed the Black Short Sword into damaged armor and the Stars Long Spear, whose light specks could strengthen recruits in exchange for Life Energy.
• Parr entered a new Dream Space, where a Seven-Colored Little Deer assigned him a trial to grow a plant tall enough to reach a door in the sky.
• After a watchman spotted firelight to the west, Old Peter went to investigate, and Parr joined him.
• Old Peter told Parr that he had remained a soldier to protect Spirit City and earn merit for his grandson.
• Parr and Old Peter found slaughtered humans, orcs, and Half-Orcs beside a bonfire where elite Tiger-Head Orcs were eating human flesh.
• Old Peter recognized the Tiger Bone Tribe elites and stopped, but Parr checked for nearby enemies and charged toward them.

Parr defeated two squads of elite Tiger-Head Orcs and rescued the only survivor of a merchant caravan, a young Half-Orc girl. Back at the outpost, he used the Stars Long Spear to raise her energy and named her Tail.

• Parr killed the Bronze-level Tiger-Head Orcs with his spear and magic while Old Peter watched.
• Parr found a young Half-Orc girl hiding in a liquor jar, and Old Peter identified her as valuable caravan cargo.
• Parr and Old Peter returned to the outpost with the girl, and Parr distributed the recovered valuables to the men.
• Parr moved into a carriage compartment and used a Life Energy Point from the Stars Long Spear to raise the girl's energy to Elementary Knight Apprentice level.
• Parr decided to keep the girl and named her Tail after she offered him her tail in exchange for food.

Parr and Tail helped the outpost patrol defeat a pursuing Tiger-Head Orc company, but a much larger battalion later appeared and withdrew under orders from its Shaman. The outpost prepared to report the attack and its casualties to Spirit City.

• Tail ate heavily, and Parr realized that her fiery-red tail stored the energy from her food.
• Parr let the adventurers recover the merchant caravan’s goods and share them, keeping only a jar of alcohol for himself.
• Parr rode out with Da Huang to aid the returning patrol, while Er Huang and Tail followed; Parr and Tail helped defeat thirty-one Tiger-Head Orcs.
• Old Peter explained that over a hundred Tiger-Head Orcs formed a battalion capable of battle momentum, and the outpost prepared to evacuate.
• The Tiger-Head Orc battalion watched the outpost but withdrew after its commander cited the Shaman’s order not to attack human outposts.
• Parr returned to the carriage with Tail, and Old Peter sent Little Peter to Spirit City to report the attack and casualties.

Parr treated the outpost’s severely wounded men, planted a sky-reaching seed in the Dream Space, and resumed patrolling as the snow continued to fall. Near the border, he found Tiger-Head Orcs building an outpost with Half-Orc slaves, and charged at the ten Orcs who came to attack him.

• Tail ate bread and roasted meat in the carriage while Parr checked the Stars Long Spear and practiced his spearwork.
• Parr healed the outpost’s severely wounded men, leaving them unable to explain how he had treated them.
• In the Dream Space, Parr planted the seed beneath the sky door and learned to water it when the patch of earth dried.
• Little Peter returned with Spirit City’s orders, and Old Peter arranged rank-based patrols; Parr volunteered to patrol first.
• Parr spotted a Tiger-Head Orc outpost under construction, where hundreds of Orcs guarded Half-Orc slaves.
• Ten Tiger-Head Orcs mounted Tiger Beasts and charged, and Parr rode Da Huang toward them with the Stars Long Spear.