Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi opened a Virtual Hall shop, using rare, overpriced items to attract customers while selling affordable gear and supplies for Quasi-Awakened. As the shop drew a crowd and a rival owner sought help from his guild, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi met Li Beihai to discuss their Dark Gold Equipment.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed displaying their Bind on Pickup equipment and went to Guild headquarters after Li Beihai asked to meet them.
• Chen Chuan visited Fully Armed, where Wu Guangming insulted him, then discovered the rare items and affordable Quasi-Awakened supplies at shop 8102 and called his Second Uncle.
• News of The More Knives, the More Victims spread, and Awakened flocked to inspect its wares and place orders, especially those interested in equipment and food for younger relatives.
• Wu Guangming saw the crowd at the new shop, reported its attention-grabbing stock to his card-playing friends, and decided to ask his second uncle to borrow guild equipment for display.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi had dinner with Li Beihai, who asked to see the Dark Gold Equipment they had obtained.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi learned that Gold Honeywax could seal the unused Bind on Pickup Dark Gold Equipment [Warlord's Charge], making it tradable, but that sealing it required ten portions. Bai Xiaowen offered a Skill Book and Dragonblood Tea Tree Treasure Leaves in exchange for the guild's Gold Honeywax.

• Li Beihai examined [Warlord's Charge], while Li Shuyi insisted that Bai Xiaowen needed it as his shop's centerpiece.
• Li Beihai explained that Gold Honeywax could seal Bind on Pickup equipment, but only if it had never been worn, and that Dark Gold Equipment required ten portions.
• Li Beihai said each portion cost around twenty thousand Psionic Points and estimated that [Warlord's Charge] could sell for over one million Psionic Points.
• Li Shuyi asked Li Beihai for Gold Honeywax, and he said the guild's stock could only be exchanged for treasures of equal value.
• Bai Xiaowen offered the [Earth-Shattering Strike] Skill Book and Dragonblood Tea Tree Treasure Leaves to trade for ten portions of Gold Honeywax.

Bai Xiaowen opened his shop with [Warlord's Charge] as its signature Dark Gold item, drawing a huge crowd and outselling Wu Guangming's Fully Armed. After two days of strong sales, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed the shop’s profits and the limits of the market for Quasi-Awakened Sets.

• Bai Xiaowen returned the Skill Book and Treasure Leaves to Li Beihai and sealed [Warlord's Charge] with Gold Honeywax so it could be traded.
• Bai Xiaowen displayed [Warlord's Charge] in The More Knives, the More Victims for a symbolic price of one hundred million Psionic Points, while Wu Guangming's Fully Armed remained deserted.
• Wu Guangming recognized Bai Xiaowen, and Chen Chuan and other Awakened mocked Wu Guangming for his earlier rude treatment of customers.
• News of the Dark Gold Equipment spread across the national server, and Awakened flocked to Bai Xiaowen's shop, selling out its food and equipment within a day.
• Bai Xiaowen limited future daily restocks to twenty of each type, then shipped two days of orders and received 97,740 Psionic Points.
• Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi that Quasi-Awakened Set sales would eventually slow as the market became saturated, while supply food should continue selling steadily.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed the income and growth potential of White Stone Fief, and Li Shuyi urged him to visit Cecilia more often. Bai Xiaowen then led Jinghai University's team through three more qualifier victories, leaving it tied for first place with Jiangnan University at 4-0.

• Bai Xiaowen explained that White Stone Fief could earn several thousand Psionic Points a day and credited Cecilia with keeping the territory safe and developing it.
• Li Shuyi acknowledged Cecilia's hard work and encouraged Bai Xiaowen to visit her, and Bai Xiaowen reassured Li Shuyi that she had helped him greatly.
• Bai Xiaowen's team defeated Suhang University in True Kill Mode, with his summoned creatures pinning down Geng Chen and eliminating the opposing team.
• Bai Xiaowen's team defeated Xuhuai University in Boss Challenge Mode by beating the Ranger General in one attempt while Xuhuai University's team repeatedly fell to the Blood Witch.
• Bai Xiaowen's team easily defeated Tongjiang University, bringing Jinghai University's record to 4-0 and tying Jiangnan University for first place.

Bai Xiaowen arranged help for his virtual shop, visited the eaglets he and Li Shuyi had brought back, and prepared his team for its decisive qualifier match against Jiangnan University. The chapter ended as he began outlining the likely ban choices for the match.

• Bai Xiaowen asked Sister Zheng to recommend a trusted Awakened to manage his shop, and she arranged for Zhang Bo to help part-time.
• Li Shuyi told Bai Xiaowen that the two eaglets had opened their eyes, and Li Beihai instructed them to care for and feed the birds during their rapid growth period.
• Bai Xiaowen agreed to hire Zhang Bo part-time after Sister Zheng confirmed that he was willing to help with the shop and shipments.
• Li Beihai warned Bai Xiaowen that Jiangnan University was exceptionally strong because of Qi Ruifeng, a level 6 Hero Class Awakened.
• Bai Xiaowen reviewed Jiangnan University's players and match recordings with his teammates, then predicted which game modes each team would ban.

Bai Xiaowen predicted which competition modes Jiangnan University would avoid and led his team in training before they traveled to Jiangnan Base City for the match. After a reporter showed him Qi Ruifeng’s public claim that he would definitely win, the Jinghai University team was stunned.

• Bai Xiaowen predicted Jiangnan University would likely ban Crystal Destruction Mode and trained his team in small-scale coordination for a possible Resource Raid Mode.
• Bai Xiaowen offered to bet that he could defeat five opponents alone in King of the Hill Mode, but Chen Guowei declined.
• The Jinghai University team traveled safely to Jiangnan Base City under the escort of powerful Awakened.
• Wei Xiaoxiao met Bai Xiaowen at Jiangnan University and asked him about the match, while his teammates joked about his popularity.
• Wei Xiaoxiao showed Bai Xiaowen a news story quoting Qi Ruifeng as declaring that he would definitely defeat him, leaving the team dumbfounded.

Bai Xiaowen faced Jiangnan University’s support player, Yin Jingyun, as the opening competitor in King of the Hill Mode. He defeated her quickly and waited for the next challenger.

• Qi Ruifeng dismissed Jinghai University and said Bai Xiaowen could not be compared with him.
• The match’s mode was selected as King of the Hill, and Jiangnan University chose Yin Jingyun as its first player.
• Bai Xiaowen volunteered to compete first and challenged Qi Ruifeng to face him second.
• Bai Xiaowen entered the arena and summoned his units to fight Yin Jingyun.
• Bai Xiaowen’s Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, Rageclaw, and Shadow Assassin overwhelmed Yin Jingyun, knocking her out.

Bai Xiaowen defeated Qi Hong and Li Sheng after overcoming their attempts to destroy his summons and exploit his cooldowns. Qi Ruifeng then entered the arena and began overpowering Bai Xiaowen’s summoned creatures with his defenses and throwing skills.

• The audience called for Qi Ruifeng, but Jiangnan University sent Qi Hong to fight Bai Xiaowen instead.
• Qi Hong used a powerful arrow to destroy a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, but Bai Xiaowen’s Stitched Monster hooked him and the summons defeated him.
• Bai Xiaowen trapped Li Sheng with Intimidation, used the Whispering Grimoire to make him speak, then shot him in the head after Li Sheng’s Spell Shield blocked an Ice Spear.
• Jiangnan University sent Qi Ruifeng into the arena, where he destroyed a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier and revealed the Shadow Assassin with mental-energy detection.
• Qi Ruifeng activated Body of Ascetic Cultivation and attacked the Shadow Assassin with his halberd and Back Suplex while resisting Bai Xiaowen’s summons and gunfire.

Bai Xiaowen countered Qi Ruifeng’s powerful spells and Veil of Deception with Orochi Nagi, then defeated him and Jiangnan University’s final fighter to complete a one-versus-five victory. Jinghai University won, and Bai Xiaowen emerged as the Jianghai Division’s new Master Tier.

• Qi Ruifeng stacked Stronger Through Battle by killing the Shadow Assassin and a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, then used Veil of Deception to evade Bai Xiaowen’s single-target attacks and blast a summoned skeleton with Flame Blast.
• Qi Ruifeng began casting Flame Hell, but Bai Xiaowen activated Orochi Nagi, interrupting the spell, clearing Qi Ruifeng’s buffs, and ending Veil of Deception.
• Rageclaw pinned Qi Ruifeng, and Bai Xiaowen and his summoned creatures overwhelmed him after a talisman stunned him, forcing him out of the arena.
• Jinghai University was declared the winner after Bai Xiaowen defeated Qi Ruifeng, and Xiao Jinfeng fell soon afterward to Bai Xiaowen’s remaining summoned creatures.
• Xiao Jun celebrated the victory, and Chen Guowei cheered Bai Xiaowen’s one-versus-five accomplishment to the stunned audience.

After Bai Xiaowen’s victory over Jiangnan University made him a media sensation, he learned that Sister Zheng’s promotion had helped his fame surge and discussed the benefits of becoming a hero on the Virtual Battle Platform. He left pleased with his rising World Fame and explained to Xiao Jun why Awakened should not fear others learning their abilities.

• Bai Xiaowen read reports praising his victory and noticed that his World Fame had risen.
• Bai Xiaowen discovered that the popular slogan “We All Want to Play Bai Xiaowen!” came from fans urging the Virtual Battle Company to create a hero based on him.
• Sister Zheng revealed that she had managed Bai Xiaowen’s fan website and arranged for influencers to share a video of his match.
• Bai Xiaowen thanked Sister Zheng for promoting him and said he would agree to become a hero on the Virtual Battle Platform.
• Bai Xiaowen told Xiao Jun that Awakened needed to keep growing rather than conceal their abilities, while Sister Zheng explained how World Fame helped them obtain better Spirit Realm Tickets.

After Bai Xiaowen’s victory over the University Team, Ye Xing struggled with the gap between himself and other talented Awakened, while the Super God Guild evaluated Bai Xiaowen’s strength and decided not to recruit him early. At Jinghai University, Bai Xiaowen received the largest share of the team’s Honor Points and entered the Trial Space with Li Shuyi and the others watching.

• Ye Xing failed to reach Qi Ruifeng by phone, learned that the captain had gone to the Spirit Realm, and decided that hard work alone could not close the gap between himself and geniuses.
• Li Beihai and the Super God Guild’s main team watched Bai Xiaowen’s match footage and agreed that his combat strength and teamwork qualified him for the main roster.
• Old Demon offered to give up his main-team position for Bai Xiaowen, but Li Beihai decided Bai Xiaowen should remain at Jinghai University to benefit from its resources.
• Yan Xiaoxin awarded the University Team Honor Points, giving Bai Xiaowen 4,000 for his leading contribution and smaller rewards to the other players.
• Bai Xiaowen chose to use his free Trial Space entry, and the group watched as he selected the first level and viewed its difficulty options.

Bai Xiaowen chose Extreme Difficulty for the Pirate's Nest Trial Space and swiftly defeated the captains of the first two pirate ships. He reached the third ship, Grego, and discovered that its unseen crew were assassins.

• Bai Xiaowen consulted the first-floor leaderboard, chose Extreme Difficulty, and entered the Pirate's Nest instance alone.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned his creatures and defeated the elite pirates and Captain Varangian aboard the first ship.
• Bai Xiaowen crossed to Ulag's ship and used his summons' Shield Bashes, Rageclaw's attacks, and his own skills to defeat Arcane Mage Ulag before he could unleash his knockback magic.
• Bai Xiaowen boarded the silent third ship, Grego, and used Mental Scan to reveal two hidden figures holding daggers.

Bai Xiaowen cleared the first floor of Pirate’s Nest on Extreme difficulty by forcing the invisible assassin boss Grego to reveal himself and defeating him with his summoned creatures. He set a new leaderboard record and left with three bonus treasure chests, including an Arcane Nova Scroll, while his combat experience reached its limit.

• Bai Xiaowen fought through Grego’s pirate assassins, whose Blind skill did not stop him from commanding his summoned creatures.
• Bai Xiaowen surrounded himself with Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers while his other summons swept across the bow to expose the invisible Grego.
• Bai Xiaowen’s summoned creatures cornered and overwhelmed Grego, clearing the first floor in 31 minutes and 8 seconds.
• Bai Xiaowen took first place on the leaderboard, beating Ling Feng’s record by more than fifteen minutes.
• Bai Xiaowen told Chen Guowei and Xiang Hui that his chests contained a Spirit Realm Ticket, 3,000 Psionic Points, and an Arcane Nova Scroll, and said his combat experience bar was full.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi entered a new Spirit Realm plane using the Blue Ghost Bronze Token, which placed them in the Jiajing-era Ming Dynasty. They joined two Taiwanese Awakened on a ship during a naval battle, but the opposing sides and their situation remained unclear.

• Bai Xiaowen prepared for his next Spirit Realm journey, auctioning his Perfect-Tier Enhancement Potions and making three new potions for himself.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi said goodbye to the Super God Guild, left their eaglets in Li Beihai and his wife's care, and used the Blue Ghost Bronze Token.
• The Spirit Realm matched them to the Jiajing Plane World and placed them in a cramped preparation room with Zhao Zhixiong and Tai Shuisheng, two Level 5 Awakened from the Boutu Guild.
• The four introduced themselves, compared their entry identities, and suspected they had entered a ship in southern China during a Japanese raider conflict.
• Tai Shuisheng broke open the locked door, and the group emerged onto the deck amid a chaotic naval battle; Zhao Zhixiong proposed that they move upward and fight anyone who attacked them.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi assessed the pirate ambush and joined forces with Zhao Zhixiong and Tai Shuisheng after their captors attacked them. When three elite Moye Saber Marines proved tougher than expected, Bai Xiaowen sent Rageclaw to engage two while Li Shuyi charged in with her enhanced longsword.

• Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi that their group had likely been kidnapped by one of two pirate forces and urged her to watch Zhao Zhixiong.
• Zhao Zhixiong and Tai Shuisheng killed an injured pirate, earning Zhao Zhixiong’s party a Bronze Treasure Chest.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted the language conversion and received a Main Quest to join a faction and reach Revered reputation within ten days.
• Three elite pirates led by Qi Laosan attacked, and Zhao Zhixiong’s arrows failed to stop them.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned Rageclaw to draw two pirates away, and Li Shuyi charged the fight with her radiant +7 golden longsword.

Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, Zhao Zhixiong, and Tai Shuisheng fought their way to the pirate flagship and defeated its leader, Chen One-Eye. After Bai Xiaowen opened the Golden Treasure Chest, the team faced dividing its rewards according to Kill Contribution.

• Li Shuyi and the others defeated the Elite Tier pirates, and Bai Xiaowen raised his level to 5 as the group advanced toward the flagship.
• Chen One-Eye invited the team to join the Ye Mazi Faction, but Bai Xiaowen refused and Zhao Zhixiong mocked the pirate leader.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, Zhao Zhixiong, and Tai Shuisheng attacked Chen One-Eye, enduring his Mad Demon Saber Technique, Ironbody Training, Split Mount Hua, and Lion's Roar Technique.
• Bai Xiaowen and his allies chained control effects and attacks, and Li Shuyi dealt the final blow that killed Chen One-Eye.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi earned the largest Kill Contributions, and Bai Xiaowen opened the Golden Treasure Chest for the team to distribute its rewards.

After Bai Xiaowen chose the Anti-Wokou Ming Army Faction, Zhao Zhixiong and Tai Shuisheng ambushed him to seize Chen One-Eye’s Token and eliminate a future rival. Bai Xiaowen survived Zhao’s deadly shot and forced both attackers to teleport away, then vowed to deal with Zhao before questioning why he had chosen the Ming Army.

• Bai Xiaowen chose the Anti-Wokou Ming Army Faction and accepted Chen One-Eye’s Token after Zhao Zhixiong offered to part ways.
• Tai Shuisheng stunned Bai Xiaowen while Zhao Zhixiong fired a powerful, piercing shot, but Bai Xiaowen survived through Life Sharing.
• Bai Xiaowen used his increased Strength to batter Zhao Zhixiong and force him to use an S-Tier Mind Teleportation Scroll to escape with Tai Shuisheng.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed the ambush, and Bai Xiaowen promised he would not let Zhao Zhixiong go free.
• Li Shuyi asked whether Bai Xiaowen had chosen the Anti-Wokou Ming Army Faction out of patriotism, and Bai Xiaowen’s true reason remained unrevealed.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi chose the Anti-Wokou Ming Army faction, escaped the sea by rescuing kidnapped fishermen, and drove off pirates pursuing their stolen cargo. They reached Chongwu Garrison to seek a way to join the Ming forces, where Bai Xiaowen found the soldiers more disciplined than he had expected.

• Bai Xiaowen explained that he chose the Anti-Wokou Ming Army for both moral and practical reasons, and Li Shuyi agreed.
• Bai Xiaowen opened Chen One-Eye's treasure chest and found a Heavy-Backed Greatsword and a [Ship's Log].
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi freed more than twenty captives, and Xie Sheng used the log to guide the fishermen as they sailed toward land.
• White-armband pirates pursued the ship for its plunder, but Bai Xiaowen shot apart their sail ropes and the fishermen escaped.
• Bai Xiaowen shared some valuables with the rescued fishermen, stashed the rest, and went with Li Shuyi to Chongwu Garrison.
• Bai Xiaowen found that Chongwu Garrison's sentries followed orders strictly and its soldiers were in better spirits than he had expected.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi gained Hu Zongxian’s favor by proving they had killed Chen One-Eye and presenting a shipload of recovered treasures. After Hu Zongxian offered Bai Xiaowen military command if he enlisted, Bai refused so he could remain free to pursue the pirates.

• Bai Xiaowen showed Chen One-Eye’s Token to Adviser Wang and joined the Anti-Pirate Ming Army Faction.
• Bai Xiaowen revealed treasures recovered from Chen One-Eye’s ship and gave Wang Quan and Ding Hong some valuables to hurry their trip to Quanzhou Prefecture.
• Wang Quan took Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to meet Hu Zongxian, who rewarded Bai with 1,000 Merit Points and reached Acquaintance standing with him.
• Bai Xiaowen asked Hu Zongxian for troops to attack the Wokou Pirates, but Hu said Bai could only command soldiers by enlisting in his army.
• Bai Xiaowen refused to enlist, claiming his sect’s teachings forbade Daoist cultivators from becoming officials.

Bai Xiaowen agreed to persuade Xu Hai to surrender and accepted an A-Tier quest to retrieve Ghost Mugwort from Wusha Reef to cure Yu Dayou’s sorcery-induced unconsciousness. He set sail with two squads of Yu Dayou’s personal guards, leaving for Xu Hai’s stronghold to pursue both tasks.

• Xu Wei proposed that Hu Zongxian give Bai Xiaowen a military adviser’s nominal post and secretly place troops under his command, then asked him to mediate Xu Hai’s surrender.
• Xu Wei explained that Xu Hai’s wife, Wang Cuiqiao, could help persuade him, and Bai Xiaowen agreed to deliver Hu Zongxian’s letter.
• Xu Wei revealed that Yu Dayou was unconscious after being struck by True Wokou sorcery and needed Ghost Mugwort from Wusha Reef, a Xu Hai stronghold.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted the A-Tier quest to retrieve Ghost Mugwort and met Master Sun, who described the herb and warned that vengeful spirits haunted the reef.
• Bai Xiaowen recruited two squads of Yu Dayou’s personal guards with Xu Wei’s and Hu Zongxian’s approval, then sailed for Wusha Reef.