Recaps

Su Li claimed the Corrupted Dragon Lizard as his mount, enhanced his sword, and used a Dragon Stone to begin evolving the mount. While waiting, he explored the dragon’s cave, found a Dragon Language Wall, and comprehended Power Language.

• Su Li acquired the Corrupted Dragon Lizard, named it Tina Sanks and nicknamed it Pipi Dragon, then used its crystal to upgrade his sword into a Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword.
• Su Li used the Dragon Stone on Pipi Dragon, starting a ten-minute bloodline evolution.
• Su Li searched the cave and collected coins and gemstones from the dragon’s nest.
• Su Li discovered a Dragon Language Wall and experienced a vision of the ancient dragons’ civil war.
• Su Li received a notification that he had comprehended Power Language.

Su Li learned the second phrase of the Power Language and joined Pansi Dawang’s monster-player group, then read a post questioning whether the game’s families were real. The post made him reconsider his connection to Rosalia just as the Light Cocoon finished evolving.

• Su Li learned the Power Language phrase Lo and checked his character stats while waiting for the Light Cocoon to finish evolving.
• Pansi Dawang invited Su Li to the Otherworldly Non-Human Group, where Su Li accidentally welcomed himself and then gave Pansi Dawang and Not Evil Slime dubious advice.
• Su Li read Lonely Watcher’s forum post about wanting to stay with an NPC family and attempting to die in real life, only for the headset to eject him for safety.
• Su Li wondered whether Rosalia and their contract were real, and resolved to take their connection more seriously and keep her safe.
• The Light Cocoon burst apart, and a huge figure emerged as Su Li watched in shock.

After Tina Sanks evolved, Su Li rode her across the wasteland and chose to seek equipment in the Corrupted Cave. Meanwhile, Seraphina recruited Mara to find Su Li, and Rosalia persuaded Karonna to let her prove she could summon an undead creature.

• Tina Sanks had become a level 20 Revered Corrupted Earth Dragon, and Su Li tested her recall ability before riding her around the wasteland.
• Su Li received a quest to find equipment and chose to explore deeper into the Corrupted Cave, leading Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger there with him.
• At the Wild Wolf Squad’s base, Mara told Seraphina that Su Li carried the power of Crimson Corruption and a hint of dragon, and Seraphina hired her to find him.
• Seraphina explained to Vivian that she wanted to investigate the undead and rejected discrimination against beastkin, then comforted Vivian when she objected.
• Rosalia insisted that she had summoned an undead with her spellbook, and Karonna agreed to teach her if she could summon one again.

Rosalia asked Su Lin Yue for help choosing a Valentine’s Day gift for Su Liya, so they followed Su Liya to see what she liked. After mistaking her chocolates for gifts to lovers, they learned she was giving them to readers, and Su Liya gave Rosalia and Su Lin Yue special homemade chocolates.

• Rosalia asked Su Lin Yue what Su Liya might like for Valentine’s Day, and Su Lin Yue suggested following her to find out.
• Su Lin Yue and Rosalia secretly watched Su Liya buy many boxes of limited-edition chocolates and hand them out to people in the plaza.
• Rosalia feared Su Liya was giving chocolates to her lovers, and Su Lin Yue angrily confronted her.
• Su Liya explained that the chocolates were gifts for her readers, not lovers, and reassured Rosalia that she was faithful.
• Su Liya gave Rosalia and Su Lin Yue special chocolates she had made herself, and Su Lin Yue wished the readers a happy Valentine’s Day.

Su Li broke through the Corruption Pool’s floor and entered the underground ruins, where he recognized the Corrupted Lake from Old Man Ring. As he and Pipi Dragon ventured onto the lake, a colossal creature rose from the water.

• Su Li failed to find a hidden entrance in the Corrupted Cave, then redirected Rosalia’s summoning magic to bring Pipi Axe to her in Twilight Town.
• Karonna saw Pipi Axe and agreed to train Rosalia in necromancy, but Rosalia collapsed after exhausting her magic and Pipi Axe returned to Su Li.
• The system offered Su Li a quest to break through the Corruption Pool, and he had Pipi Dragon leap onto it until the floor collapsed.
• Su Li rode Pipi Dragon down into the underground space, recognized the Corrupted Lake, and entered it.
• The ground shook, and a colossal creature rose from the lake as Su Li recognized the encounter as an obvious reference to 666.

Su Li and Pipi Dragon defeated the Level 25 Corrupted Avatar after evading its attacks and exploiting its weaknesses. Su Li gained experience and attributes, reached the current rank limits for Strength and Constitution, and discovered a golden treasure chest where the Avatar vanished.

• Su Li chose to fight the Corrupted Avatar and rode Pipi Dragon through its attacks, countering with Flame Prayer and Nether Breath.
• The Corrupted Avatar unleashed Corrupted Ground Spikes, but Pipi Dragon escaped the area attack with Brutal Charge.
• Su Li and Pipi Dragon broke through the Avatar's defense with Second Stage Dragon Roar and Death Roll, then Su Li pierced its core with his flaming sword.
• Su Li received quest rewards and converted excess Strength into free attribute points, raising Strength and Constitution to 50 and Agility to 24.
• Su Li spotted a faintly glowing golden treasure chest where the Corrupted Avatar had disappeared.

Su Li cautiously opened a treasure chest, found a powerful Valkyrie armor set, and overcame his embarrassment to equip it. He and Pipi Dragon continued into an unfamiliar cave passage, where two Curse Frogs ambushed them and the second engulfed them in Curse-Death Mist.

• Su Li made Tina open the treasure chest, then found a level 50 Valkyrie's Armor set with a lightweight effect.
• Su Li reluctantly equipped the women's armor, which magically reshaped itself to fit his skeleton and create the illusion of a body.
• Su Li noticed that the Find Equipment quest was still in progress and rode Pipi Dragon deeper into the cave.
• Su Li grew wary when the expected corridor was replaced by a narrow natural passage beside a corrupt swamp.
• A Curse Frog spat Curse-Death Mist, and Pipi Dragon dodged its attack before a second frog ambushed them from behind.
• The second Curse Frog's mist engulfed Su Li and Pipi Dragon.

Su Li discovered that his undead body was immune to the Curse Frogs’ death blight and fought his way through the cave. He claimed the Flowing Water Swordsman’s legacy, upgraded his sword, and then spotted something in the revealed abyss that left him stunned.

• Su Li realized the Cursed Gray Mist could not kill him, then defeated ten Curse Frogs and reached level 9.
• Su Li continued deeper into the cave alone and resisted a bout of mental contamination.
• Su Li found a blind swordsman’s remains and obtained the Flowing Water Swordsman’s Memory Crystal.
• Su Li fused the crystal with the Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword, greatly strengthening it and gaining Waterfowl Dance.
• Su Li inherited Flowing Water Swordsmanship and changed class to Flowing Water Swordsman.
• Su Li noticed the darkness receding from the abyss and froze when he saw what lay ahead.

Su Liya celebrated New Year's Eve with Rosalia, Su Lin Yue, and her companions by sharing hometown traditions, dumplings, and New Year's money. They welcomed the new year together with fireworks in Aiseland.

• Su Liya had Tina and Mad Axe decorate the residence with New Year couplets, and Rosalia returned from her magic lessons.
• Su Liya taught Rosalia to make dumplings, and Rosalia fainted from imagining a romantic future with her before Su Liya carried her to bed.
• Su Lin Yue arrived with snacks and offered to help Su Liya prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
• Rosalia woke up clutching Su Liya's nightgown, then joined everyone for the feast after hiding it away.
• Su Liya explained New Year's Eve, gave everyone New Year's money, and led the group in welcoming the new year with fireworks.

Su Li reached Lv10, chose to evolve into a Revered Corrupted Lich Knight, and was forced out of the game by a 48-hour server maintenance. Back in the real world, he saw hints that the game’s creatures and strange effects might be appearing beyond the game, then heard Su Lin Yue get up.

• After glimpsing a reality-shaking battle beneath the Corruption Pool, Su Li found the pool restored and received credit for exploration that raised him to Lv10.
• The system offered Su Li three evolution paths, and he chose Revered Corrupted Lich Knight for its magic, combat abilities, and more human appearance.
• While waiting through his evolution, Su Li read a forum post about a player who died after falling beside the village's Septic Tank and learned that death erased characters and imposed a 30-day ban.
• Su Li completed his evolution, but a system announcement froze the world and began a 48-hour server maintenance that pulled him out of the game.
• In the real world, Su Li saw a removed video about a Slime growing tentacles and a report of young people experiencing strange symptoms, then heard Su Lin Yue leave her room.

Su Li’s alarming pallor and dark circles worried Su Lin Yue, so she took him to the hospital for an examination. The hospital treated his case as unusual and covered all costs, leaving Su Li afraid that he might be dying.

• Su Lin Yue saw Su Li’s corpse-like appearance and insisted that he go to the hospital.
• Su Li noticed his hoodie felt loose and his driving position seemed different, but he went with Su Lin Yue to City Center Hospital.
• A specialist was shocked by Su Li’s appearance and ordered an extensive set of tests.
• Assistant Hu escorted Su Li through the examinations and said the national healthcare system would cover all expenses because his case was unusual.
• Su Li wondered whether his unusual case meant that he was about to die.

After Western tests found no conventional explanation for Su Li’s condition, he visited Doctor Wang, who discovered a strange balance of vigorous vitality and deep Cold Yin Qi. Su Li drank the prescribed medicine, then collapsed after noticing a sudden change in his body, leaving Su Lin Yue alarmed outside the bathroom.

• The old expert told Su Li that his test results were normal but recommended a traditional Chinese medicine doctor for his unexplained condition.
• Su Lin Yue persuaded Su Li to visit Doctor Wang, who found his pulse unusually vigorous yet burdened by deep Cold Yin Qi and prescribed medicine to maintain his balance.
• Su Lin Yue prepared the medicine at home, and Su Li reluctantly drank the bitter bowl.
• Su Li noticed that his genitals had become smaller and drooped, then felt heat surge through his body and collapsed in the bathroom.
• Su Lin Yue rushed to the bathroom and called to Su Li, but he had lost consciousness.

Su Lin Yue found Su Li unconscious and burning in the bathroom, where he transformed into a girl. She carried her sibling to bed, dressed her, and wondered how they would face the change as Su Li began to stir.

• Su Lin Yue opened the unlocked bathroom door and found Su Li unconscious, burning hot, and flushed red.
• A tear evaporated on Su Li’s skin as his body changed into a girl’s, with longer hair, softer features, and a smaller frame.
• Su Lin Yue carried the unconscious Su Li to the bedroom, dressed her in a T-shirt and spare underwear, and tucked her into bed.
• Su Lin Yue held Su Li’s hand and reassured herself that her sibling was still Su Li, despite the transformation.
• Su Li moaned softly in bed, beginning to wake.

After waking in a female body, Su Li struggled to accept the change while reassuring her frightened younger sister, Su Lin Yue. The sisters spent the night together, and Su Li fell asleep still unsure whether she could ever return to her old life.

• Su Li woke to discover she had a woman's body and a sweet, unfamiliar voice, then tried to hide her shock from Su Lin Yue.
• Su Li reassured Su Lin Yue that she was still there, and the two sisters joked as Su Lin Yue adjusted to her big brother's transformation.
• Su Li and Su Lin Yue ordered dinner at home, and Su Lin Yue asked to share Su Li's bed because she feared Su Li might disappear or change again.
• Su Li agreed to let Su Lin Yue sleep beside her, then lay awake reflecting on their childhood, her responsibilities, and her uncertain future before falling asleep.

Su Li struggled with the changes to her new body, then discovered that game items could enter the real world and that summoning her weapon drained her strength. The chapter ended with Su Lin Yue calling from the mall, screaming that a monster had appeared.

• Su Lin Yue measured Su Li for clothes and underwear before leaving to shop at the mall.
• Su Li examined her reflection and struggled to accept her new body and unfamiliar sensations.
• Su Li reviewed her finances and considered livestreaming or selling her in-game Gold Coins.
• A Gold Coin appeared on the table, and Su Li sensed the Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword responding to her call before the attempt left her weak and dizzy.
• Su Lin Yue called Su Li from the mall and screamed that there was a monster there.

Su Li raced to Jinzhan Shopping Mall after her younger sister Su Lin Yue called for help, and found two Skeleton Soldiers confronting her sister and others. She charged at the monsters with a baseball bat and began her attack.

• Su Li drove at extreme speed toward Jinzhan Shopping Mall, taking her SUV onto the sidewalk to bypass traffic.
• Traffic police and local officers received reports of a speeding SUV and Skeleton Soldiers at the mall, then mobilized to respond.
• Su Li smashed through the mall entrance barrier, grabbed a baseball bat, and headed to the second floor as shoppers fled.
• Su Li found Su Lin Yue and her friend being protected by two young police officers from two Skeleton Soldiers.
• Su Li ignored warnings from the female officer, aimed for the Skeleton Soldiers' weak joints, and swung her bat.

Su Li killed the Skeleton Soldiers at Jinzhan Shopping Mall and escaped with Su Lin Yue, while the police identified her as an extraordinary person and Bureau 749 took control of the incident. At home, Su Li revealed that the monsters came from Eternal Realm and resolved to keep playing when the game reopened the next morning, as an unmarked SUV arrived outside the Su Family Compound.

• Su Li killed two Skeleton Soldiers with a baseball bat, explained their necks were weak points, and took Su Lin Yue out of the mall.
• Su Li abandoned the SUV and escaped with Su Lin Yue on Shared Electric Bikes before the main police force arrived.
• Xiao Zhang told the Director that a girl with a baseball bat had fought the monsters, and surveillance identified Su Lin Yue while failing to find an exact match for Su Li.
• Bureau 749 took control of the Jinzhan Shopping Mall incident and the Director warned his staff not to disturb Su Li without good reason.
• Su Li told Su Lin Yue that the Skeleton Soldiers came from Eternal Realm and decided to continue playing to protect her sister.
• An unmarked white SUV arrived outside the Su Family Compound.

Bureau 749 identified Su Li as the mysterious woman from the mall and offered her a position handling dangerous anomalies. Su Li agreed to inspect the bureau’s base before deciding, and Director Zhang immediately ordered top-level protection and benefits for her and Su Lin Yue.

• He Zhiwei told Director Zhang that Bureau 749 had concluded the powerful woman at Jinzhan Shopping Mall was Su Li, and Director Zhang ordered her approached with sincerity.
• He Zhiwei and Director Zhang visited Su Li’s home, revealed Bureau 749’s identity, and invited her to join with broad freedom, benefits, and authority during emergencies.
• Director Zhang and He Zhiwei explained the bureau’s mission terms, its restrictions, and its plans for a Contribution Points system, while keeping the source of its reserves classified.
• Su Li discussed the offer with Su Lin Yue, who supported her joining as long as she avoided suicide missions.
• Su Li asked to inspect Bureau 749’s base before signing, and Director Zhang agreed while ordering immediate top-level security for Su Lin Yue and the highest salary and benefits for Su Li.

Su Li joined Bureau 749 as Dasheng City's top authority on abnormal phenomena and received a fortified Game Pod to support her play. After logging into Aetherland and reaching Lv10, she discovered that her body could breathe, leaving her alarmed by what she had become.

• Su Li toured Bureau 749's underground facility, agreed to join, and was appointed Dasheng City's Highest Authority for Abnormal Phenomena, with He Zhiwei as her liaison and assistant.
• Su Li learned that the bureau had no cultivation resources for her, but He Zhiwei offered her a dedicated Holographic Game Pod developed by a scientist.
• Bureau 749 delivered and installed the Game Pod at Su Li's home, and Su Lin Yue left for school the next morning in a discreet sedan.
• Su Li entered Aetherland in her new Game Suit and checked her status panel, which showed that she had reached Lv10.
• Su Li felt herself inhale and exhale through her body, realized that a skeleton should not be able to breathe, and wondered what she had become.

After evolving into a lich, Su Li discovered that her avatar had a beautiful face but remained a bare skeleton below the neck, then bound Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger as Retinue Knights. A class advancement quest and main quest pointed her toward finding a staff and exploring the Undead Mountain Range, and she used an enhancement stone on her Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword.

• Su Li inspected her evolved appearance, revealed her white-haired, red-eyed face, and found that the rest of her body was still a skeleton.
• Su Li tested her Dragon Roar and learned that her in-game voice came from vibrations of the Soul Fire in her chest.
• Su Li bound Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger as Retinue Knights, letting them gain experience and level up alongside her.
• Su Li checked the update announcement and claimed ten Multiplayer Scrolls and an Equipment Adaptation Enhancement Stone.
• The system gave Su Li three staff-finding advancement options and a main quest to explore deeper into the Undead Mountain Range; she decided to seek a Death Ritual Bird with multiplayer allies.
• Su Li used the Enhancement Stone on her Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword.

Su Li evolved her Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword into a Judgment Dragon Lance, gained powerful new abilities, and slaughtered undead at the Mass Grave. As the Wild Wolf Squad struggled against a monster horde, Su Li received a quest warning that forces from Twilight Village were coming after her.

• Su Li's weapon evolved into the Revered Corrupted Judgment Dragon Lance, gaining Divine Judgment and the Judgment Giant Structure trait, while her lucky evolution also granted Blood Boiling.
• Su Li rode Pipi Dragon to the Mass Grave, assigned four attribute points to Faith and two to Spirit, and used Divine Judgment and Waterfowl Dance to destroy the undead.
• Su Li transformed the lance's excess material into a Judgment Giant Palm and crushed an Elite Skeleton, while Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger fought nearby and Mad Axe leveled up.
• The Wild Wolf Squad, including Mara, Karen, Vivian, and Seraphina, became trapped in a difficult fight against a horde in the Undead Mountain Range.
• Su Li received the Light Invasion quest, which warned that forces from Twilight Village were coming to capture her for study.

Su Li chose a quest to confront the Light invasion and charged into the Undead Mountain Range, where she attacked the Wild Wolf Squad with a massive Light Lance. After some members survived, she accused them of invading undead territory and leaped down to continue the fight.

• Su Li chose a quest to defeat the Light-aligned enemies and rode Pipi Dragon toward the outskirts of the Undead Mountain Range.
• Mara, Vivian, Seraphina, and the Wild Wolf Squad struggled against a swarm of undead monsters and prepared to retreat.
• Su Li appeared on Pipi Dragon and struck the squad and surrounding monsters with Divine Judgment, killing many and injuring Mara.
• Mara recognized Su Li as a source of alluring, high-grade bone, while Vivian and Karen reacted to Mara’s strange fixation.
• Su Li called the squad born-evil believers of the Holy Church of Light and leaped from Pipi Dragon with War Stomp.

Su Li fought Vivian while the effects of [Blood Boiling] drove her toward madness, and Seraphina merged with Vivian to strengthen her. As their battle intensified, Su Li abandoned her lance and drew the Revered Corrupted Judgment Dragon Sword for a more direct fight.

• Su Li's bone spikes revealed Crimson Corruption, while wounded Mara transformed into a berserk werewolf and attacked her; Tina intercepted Mara.
• Su Li and Vivian clashed, and Seraphina protected Vivian with holy light before healing her and using Divine Fusion to merge with her.
• Su Li's flames infected Seraphina with Crimson Corruption, while Mad Axe killed Karen and Su Li ordered her allies not to interfere in her duel with Vivian.
• Empowered by Seraphina, Vivian fought Su Li in a brutal exchange as [Blood Boiling] increased Su Li's strength and eroded her reason.
• Vivian knocked Su Li's Judgment Dragon Lance aside, but Su Li interrupted the forming Judgment Giant Hand, drew the Revered Corrupted Judgment Dragon Sword, and declared she had had enough of the red tape.

Vivian and Seraphina fought Su Li, whose relentless sword blows and resistance to holy magic overwhelmed them. Seraphina sacrificed her memories and soul to complete Shattering Realm Journey, but Su Li severed her hand just before the spell unleashed a sea of golden fire across the battlefield.

• Su Li battered Vivian with repeated greatsword strikes until Vivian spotted an opening and knocked Su Li’s weapon aside.
• Seraphina cast Holy Flame Judgment, but Su Li survived with only a scorched patch on her armor and resumed her attack.
• As Vivian and Seraphina ran low on strength and potions, Seraphina separated from Vivian and began burning her memories to cast Shattering Realm Journey.
• Su Li charged at the airborne Seraphina and severed her left hand, but Seraphina completed the spell.
• Golden fire erupted around Seraphina and engulfed every living thing on the battlefield.

Seraphina and Vivian escaped through a forbidden teleportation spell after Seraphina’s memories resonated with Su Li’s soul, while Su Li recovered from her Blood Boiling frenzy and checked her quest rewards. The chapter left Su Li absorbing golden energy from Seraphina’s severed arm and staff.

• A battered golden hand emerged from a spatial rift, seized Seraphina and Vivian, and carried them to the Gobi Desert on the Aiseland Continent.
• Seraphina woke with her memories intact and told Vivian that she had seen a person, a group, and vast unfamiliar knowledge within her mind.
• Su Li regained her reason, cringed at the things she had shouted during her frenzy, and learned that her quest was 80% complete with experience and attribute rewards.
• The system warned Su Li that she had become a major threat to the forces of light, reducing her Charisma with their NPCs and players.
• Su Li tried to pick up Seraphina’s severed arm and staff, but they disintegrated into golden energy that rushed into her left arm.