Chapter Summaries

Rosalia vowed to find a way to turn Su Li back, while Mara learned that a captivating skeleton had been near Lainer’s corpse and planned to search the Undead Mountain Range. Su Li discovered that the ring Rosalia had left him unlocked the Valkyrie class, tested its War Stomp skill, and set his sights on becoming a Dragon Knight.

• Rosalia wiped the blood from her face and left the alley, determined to find a way to turn Su Li back.
• Mara’s party examined Lainer’s corpse, and Mara detected the scent of a skeleton and ordered preparations for an expedition to the Undead Mountain Range in three days.
• Su Li inspected the Valkyrie Ring, equipped it, and unlocked the Valkyrie class and its powerful traits.
• Su Li tested War Stomp in the Ghoul Tomb and erupted dozens of bone spikes from the ground.
• Su Li completed the necromancer-related quests, allocated his attribute points, and decided his next goal was to become a Dragon Knight.

Su Li used Pipi Finger to lure a Fingercreeper horde into an ambush, then attacked them with Crimson Corruption, Pipi Axe, and his own skills. After clearing most of the horde, he faced the surviving Big Finger Bug as it launched a binding attack followed by a crushing blow.

• Su Li prepared 50 Inferior Corrupted Pots and sent Pipi Finger to lure the Fingercreepers toward his ambush.
• The Big Finger Bug and its horde followed Pipi Finger, and Su Li bombarded them with pots of Crimson Corruption.
• Pipi Axe charged the corrupted horde while Su Li used War Stomp and Bone Spikes to weaken the Fingercreepers.
• Su Li killed most of the Fingercreepers, leaving the Big Finger Bug as the sole survivor.
• The Big Finger Bug fired a gravitational wave at Su Li, then leaped and brought its fingers down over him.

Su Li defeated a Large Fingercreeper, raised ten smaller corrupted Fingercreepers, and farmed Abyssal Corroding Slimes until he reached level 8 and assembled a legion of twenty-five. He then set his sights on the Flame Dragon Lizard, which remained unaware of the approaching army.

• Su Li, Pipi Axe, and Pipi Finger killed the Large Fingercreeper after Su Li weakened it with War Stomp and triggered Crimson Corruption.
• Su Li raised six Medium Finger Bugs and four Small Finger Bugs, but failed to enslave the Large Fingercreeper or use its purple ring.
• Su Li led Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger to the slimes’ territory and slaughtered Abyssal Corroding Slimes for experience.
• Su Li reached level 8, increased his Strength and Spirit, and distributed his free attribute points to Constitution and Agility.
• Su Li assembled twenty-five Abyssal Corroding Slimes and declared that his army was coming for the Flame Dragon Lizard.
• The Flame Dragon Lizard sneezed while eating a Wild Boar and contemplated its charred meat.

Su Li set an ambush for the Flame Dragon Lizard and launched a coordinated attack while it returned from hunting. His forces injured the beast but struggled to penetrate its armor, so he ordered the Slime Self-Destruct Squad to target its head.

• Su Li observed the Flame Dragon Lizard's hunting routine, then positioned Finger Bugs, Corrosion Slimes, and Pipi Axe around its return path.
• The Finger Bugs ambushed the Flame Dragon Lizard, and Pipi Axe struck its neck to interrupt its Flame Breath.
• Su Li coated the dragon lizard with Inferior Corruption Pots and attacked it with War Stomp and his Corrupted Iron Sword, but its scales resisted both.
• The dragon lizard broke free, burned a Finger Bug, and knocked Pipi Axe away; Su Li ordered the burning bug to self-destruct, injuring the beast and building its Rot Value.
• Su Li realized he needed to attack from within and ordered the Slime Self-Destruct Squad to strike the dragon lizard's head.

Su Li and his minions defeated the Flame Dragon Lizard by blinding it with Abyssal Corrosion, driving it into its cave, and exploiting its unscaled underside. After the kill, Su Li gained major stat boosts and unlocked the mount system, but the chapter ended before the lizard became a mount.

• Su Li trapped the Flame Dragon Lizard with Bone Spikes while Abyssal Slimes exploded across its face and corroded its eyes.
• Su Li struck the lizard's bleeding eye with a Bone Spike, inflicted Crimson Corruption, and used Dragon Roar to scare it into its cave.
• Su Li sealed the cave entrance with Corruption Pots and sent Small Finger Bugs and Slimes to ambush the weakened lizard.
• Pipi Axe drew the lizard's attention as Su Li attacked its unscaled underside, killing it with repeated sword strikes.
• Su Li received experience, stat increases, and a minor Dragon Soul enhancement, while the system unlocked the mount system.
• Su Li asked the system to turn the corpse into a mount, but nothing happened yet.

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.