Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen researched the Seven Sacred Artifacts and promised the Camelot Queen he would prophesy their whereabouts within seven days. As Li Shuyi trained with Oona, Bai Xiaowen completed the Seven-Day Prophecy, beginning with directions to Apollo’s Whisper.

• Bai Xiaowen discarded unreliable books and kept Song of Vanlor as a plausible account of the Sun God Church and Apollo’s Whisper.
• He promised the Camelot Queen he would reveal the Seven Sacred Artifacts’ whereabouts within seven days and arranged fencing lessons for Li Shuyi with Oona.
• Oona demonstrated her Sword Chant and agreed to teach Li Shuyi a wrist-vibration sword technique after seeing her fight the Shadow Assassin.
• Bai Xiaowen compared library records with the Prophecy Tablet while Li Shuyi trained, rapidly improving her One-Handed Swordsmanship proficiency.
• On the seventh day, Bai Xiaowen made the Seven-Day Prophecy and gave directions to Apollo’s Whisper beneath a cliff northwest of Kester City, warning of a traitor of the Sun God.

Bai Xiaowen completed the Seven Sacred Artifacts prophecies perfectly and transformed the Prophecy Tablet into the powerful Doom Bracelet. After Ahan brought tens of thousands of refugees to safety in Camelot, Bai Xiaowen ran out of exploration time and left the Black Tide Plane.

• Bai Xiaowen submitted the completed prophecies and received the Doom Bracelet, whose Seal Fate skill protected him from certain instant-death spells and control effects.
• Bai Xiaowen replaced his Archery Bracer with the Doom Bracelet, while Li Shuyi advanced her One-Handed Swordsmanship specialty to Level 7.
• Ahan led most of Hodge Town’s residents toward Camelot after the duchy refused them shelter, and the Camelot Queen arranged housing for the refugees.
• The Kingdom of Camelot spread the apocalyptic prophecy to other nations, though many factions dismissed it.
• With no exploration time left, Bai Xiaowen bid farewell to Ahan and the Camelot Queen and left the Black Tide Plane.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi reviewed their fame and titles after returning from the Black Tide Plane, then began enhancing their Dark Gold Equipment. Bai Xiaowen raised Absolon’s Blood Essence Stone to +6 and prepared to use a Four-Star Enhancement Card to push it to +7.

• Bai Xiaowen explained that his Prophet fame remained B-Tier because only Ahan and Camelot’s upper ranks knew of his identity, though he expected it to rise as the prophecy unfolded.
• Bai Xiaowen received the B-Tier Prophet title, while Li Shuyi received the C-Tier Furious Fencer title.
• Bai Xiaowen considered combining the Doom Bracelet’s Seal Fate with his Harbinger of Misfortune title to protect himself while attacking groups of enemies.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi decided to spend their Enhancement Cards and Psionic Crystals on their Dark Gold Equipment, starting with the Blood Essence Stone.
• After spending roughly 80,000 Psionic Points and enduring several failed attempts, Bai Xiaowen enhanced the Blood Essence Stone to +6 and prepared to use a Four-Star Enhancement Card for +7.

Bai Xiaowen used the Berserker’s Heart and Gold Equipment to raise the success rate of enhancing Absolon’s Blood Essence Stone to +7, unlocking powerful drain, critical-hit, and guaranteed first-strike effects. With his auxiliary equipment running low, he decided not to pursue +7 enhancement for the Doom Bracelet.

• Bai Xiaowen placed Absolon’s Blood Essence Stone into the enhancement interface and used the Sea Serpent Trident and Eclipse Dominator Badge to increase its success rate.
• Bai Xiaowen added the Berserker’s Heart and discovered its compatibility with the Blood Essence Stone was extremely high, bringing the success rate to 100%.
• Bai Xiaowen restored the Sea Serpent Trident to an auxiliary slot and successfully enhanced the Blood Essence Stone to +7.
• Bai Xiaowen found that the enhanced Blood Essence Stone increased Blood Thirst and Mana Thirst’s drain effects to 22% and granted critical-hit bonuses through Brutality and a guaranteed Killing Thirst trigger on his first attack against an enemy at full Life Value.
• Bai Xiaowen gained the Berserker’s Heart effect Blood Rage, which enhanced his next attack or skill based on damage he had taken.
• Bai Xiaowen decided not to enhance the Doom Bracelet to +7 because he lacked enough auxiliary equipment.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi enhanced their equipment, choosing useful upgrades while saving their Four-Star Enhancement Card for a future weapon. They maintained their gear and left the stage-clear settlement interface.

• Bai Xiaowen enhanced the Doom Bracelet to +4, then decided its benefits did not justify further upgrades.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi enhanced their Gold Equipment, including raising Li Shuyi's Snake-Scale Armor to +6 and gaining the Traveler's Boots' Phase Walking effect.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi agreed to save their Four-Star Enhancement Card for a future Gold or Dark Gold weapon.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi spent more than 7,000 Psionic Points to restore their equipment Durability.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi left the stage-clear settlement interface and vanished into the river of stars.

After returning from the Black Tide Plane, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi reported how a mysterious will had interfered with their Spirit Realm quests, and Li Beihai explained the danger of its unusually high priority. Bai Xiaowen received 3,000 guild contribution points for their intelligence, then woke from a long rest to learn that his Spirit Channeling Prince template had topped the newcomer sales chart.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi caught Li Beihai eating instant noodles before reporting their Black Tide Plane intelligence to him.
• Bai Xiaowen described the duplicated and falsified main quests, and Li Beihai explained that the mysterious will's power could reach or exceed priority 11.
• Bai Xiaowen argued that the Spirit Realm Rules had guided them toward survival and rewarded him with the Prophecy Tablet, while Li Shuyi agreed the quest had been less dangerous than it seemed.
• Li Beihai praised their valuable intelligence about a plane nearing Grand Unification and awarded them 3,000 guild contribution points before sending them home to rest.
• After waking, Bai Xiaowen learned from Sister Zheng that more than 10,000 people had purchased his Spirit Channeling Prince template, putting it first on the newcomer chart and nineteenth overall.

Bai Xiaowen reviewed his rising popularity and packed schedule, agreed to join the Super God Guild’s Wilderness Zone road-clearing operation, and set strict limits on livestream contracts. The next morning, he and Li Shuyi arrived at the assembly point and were introduced to guild captain Nie Kong.

• Bai Xiaowen discussed feedback on his Player Platform character template and delayed his and Li Shuyi’s university enrollment so they could pursue level six during the guild operation.
• Sister Zheng told Bai Xiaowen about the Super God Guild’s voluntary assembly for a Wilderness Zone road-clearing mission, which he agreed to attend.
• Bai Xiaowen considered media and livestreaming offers, rejected Shark TV, and instructed Sister Zheng to negotiate for a contract lasting no longer than a year.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that his Jinghai University teammates had advanced during winter break, including Chen Guowei reaching level four and Feng Zi'ang and Han Xu reaching level five.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi arrived at the assembly point the next morning, where Old Demon stopped captain Nie Kong from slipping away and prompted him to greet the newcomers.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi joined Li Beihai’s guild team to clear two C-Tier roads, and the groups drew lots to choose monster gathering points. Li Beihai chose Spider Demon Valley first, while Nie Kong selected Wild Bull Riverbend, whose monsters suited his fighting style.

• Nie Kong reluctantly praised Bai Xiaowen for becoming the National Exam Top Scholar, and Old Demon teased him about misjudging Bai Xiaowen.
• Li Beihai learned that forty-eight Awakened had signed up, then Old Demon explained the C-Tier road-clearing mission and its monster gathering points.
• Li Beihai formed Super God 01 with Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi, while the other Awakened formed fourteen groups and received mission information.
• The groups drew lots to determine their selection order, and Li Shuyi drew Number 1 for Super God 01.
• Li Beihai chose Spider Demon Valley, and Nie Kong chose Wild Bull Riverbend after drawing Number 2.
• Old Demon explained that Mutant Wild Bulls had weaknesses that Nie Kong’s fighting style could exploit.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi entered Spider Demon Valley with Li Beihai and began clearing its monsters. The Doom Bracelet warned Bai Xiaowen of danger, but he and Li Shuyi fought off the valley’s Elite Spider Demons as they advanced.

• Fifteen guild teams chose hunting grounds and drove into the Wilderness Zone, with Li Beihai accompanying Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to Spider Demon Valley.
• The group revealed their true equipment, and Li Beihai explained that he wore three pieces of the Imperial Guard Set but still lacked its weapon.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought Calamity Spider Demons and swarms of poisonous spiderlings, while Fatty’s Corrupting Blood wiped out the hatchlings.
• The Doom Bracelet changed to indicate a mild threat, and Bai Xiaowen detected and killed a level-six Elite Spider Demon with a gunshot.
• More Elite Spider Demons attacked, but Li Shuyi dodged their strikes and Bai Xiaowen used Intimidation to frighten them before shooting them down.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi cleared Spider Demon Valley while Li Beihai went to help another group. After he failed to return, four masked Awakened ambushed them, and Zhao You’s War Shackles blocked their escape.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi killed spider demons and spiderlings as they advanced through the valley, impressing Li Beihai with their strength.
• Li Beihai received a call about another group in trouble and drove away to assist them.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi continued clearing the valley, then paused to wash up and wait for Li Beihai to return.
• Bai Xiaowen’s Doom Bracelet warned him of a severe threat, so he summoned his creatures to defend himself and Li Shuyi from an assassin’s attack.
• Three more masked Awakened joined the assassin, while Zhao You used War Shackles to prevent Bai Xiaowen from teleporting or entering or leaving the Spirit Realm.
• Bai Xiaowen prepared to face the four attackers head-on.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were ambushed by a four-person Awakened assassination squad, but Li Shuyi rescued him from their coordinated attack. Bai Xiaowen assigned her the sniper and prepared to fight the other three.

• Bai Xiaowen activated his Psionic Camera and identified the ambushers as Li Yingjie, Chen Tianyou, Zhao You, and Zhang Zhan, all members of a coordinated squad.
• Bai Xiaowen used Intimidation and shot at Li Yingjie, but Li Yingjie used a control-removal item and a Substitute Puppet to evade the attack.
• Zhao You imprisoned Rageclaw while Li Yingjie, Zhao You, and Zhang Zhan launched attacks against Bai Xiaowen; Chen Tianyou remained under Fear.
• Li Shuyi used the squad skill Tether to pull Bai Xiaowen out of the attacks' path.
• Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi to handle Chen Tianyou and declared that he would fight the other three.

Li Shuyi and Bai Xiaowen fought the ambushers, with Li Shuyi overpowering Chen Tianyou and Bai Xiaowen unleashing Super Orochi Nagi against Zhang Zhan, Li Yingjie, and Zhao You. Li Yingjie died, Zhao You was knocked down, and Bai Xiaowen’s allies closed in on the weakened Zhang Zhan.

• Li Shuyi charged Chen Tianyou, knocked him airborne, and dealt heavy damage with a sword combo.
• Chen Tianyou tried to escape behind phantom clones and shoot Li Shuyi, but her equipment let her bypass the clones and survive his vital strike before she killed him.
• Bai Xiaowen’s Vengeful Spirit drained Zhang Zhan’s Spirit, while Zhang Zhan stunned Bai Xiaowen and Li Yingjie and Zhao You attacked him.
• Bai Xiaowen’s Heart of Sincerity shortened the stun, and his counterattack wounded Li Yingjie before he prepared Super Orochi Nagi.
• Bai Xiaowen unleashed Super Orochi Nagi, killing Li Yingjie and severely injuring Zhang Zhan while knocking Zhao You down.
• Rageclaw and Bai Xiaowen attacked Zhao You, while the Bone Warlock immobilized the weakened Zhang Zhan with Ghost Path.

Bai Xiaowen defeated the four Awakened sent to kill him and forced the surviving attacker, Zhang Zhan, to reveal that Zhao Yannian had ordered the ambush. Zhang Zhan explained how the plot was arranged, leaving Bai Xiaowen with recorded evidence against Zhao Yannian.

• Bai Xiaowen killed Zhao You after Suppression drained his Life Value, while the Skeleton Champion mutilated Zhang Zhan to stop him from resisting or escaping.
• Bai Xiaowen interrogated Zhang Zhan, who identified Zhao Yannian, the Boutu Guild vice president and Zhao Zhixiong’s father, as the mastermind behind the ambush.
• Zhang Zhan revealed that Zhao Yannian had killed Tai Shuisheng after learning Zhao Zhixiong had died on the Jiajing Plane and suspecting the truth of his death.
• Zhang Zhan explained that Zhao Yannian avoided official channels because Bai Xiaowen had influence on the mainland and hired four Advanced Elite Awakened, giving Zhao You the S-Tier War Shackles.
• Zhang Zhan said the four had followed Bai Xiaowen and his classmates to Dead Spirit Lake, waiting until Bai Xiaowen was alone before attacking in the Wilderness Zone.

After Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi survived the Boutu Guild ambush, Li Beihai took the evidence and Zhang Zhan to the Awakened Association while sending them to Jinghai University for safety. Li Shuyi drew a powerful enhanced bow from a treasure chest, and Bai Xiaowen checked on the growing success of his virtual store.

• Li Beihai agreed to pursue the Boutu Guild vice president Zhao Yannian through the Awakened Association and escorted Zhang Zhan there with the evidence.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi returned to Jinghai University and opened the treasure chests from the defeated Awakened.
• Li Shuyi drew the +7 Gold Mighty Strike Bow and its Elf Quiver from Chen Tianyou's chest, and Bai Xiaowen considered how he could use them in ambushes.
• Bai Xiaowen checked his B2-rated virtual store and learned from Zhang Bo that it made several thousand Psionic Points in daily sales and had squeezed its competitor's business.

Bai Xiaowen assessed his shop’s declining profit margins and planned a return to the Kane Plane to address his territory’s needs and consult Zombie Doctor about the Frost Toxin Formula. His teammates visited while he brewed potions, and Chen Guowei revealed that Han Xu had recently suffered bad luck.

• Bai Xiaowen identified falling profits and saturated demand for crude-quality beginner equipment as problems for his shop.
• Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi he planned to return to the Kane Plane and have Zombie Doctor examine the Frost Toxin Formula.
• Chen Guowei, Xiang Hui, and Han Xu visited Bai Xiaowen and helped Li Shuyi clean while he brewed potions.
• Han Xu offered to repay Bai Xiaowen another ten thousand Psionic Points, and Bai Xiaowen urged him to prioritize strengthening his gold weapon.
• Chen Guowei told Bai Xiaowen that Han Xu had run into bad luck.

Han Xu explained that Jingwu Guild had refused to renew his contract after he rejected a reserve-team position and refused to publicly cut ties with Bai Xiaowen. Bai Xiaowen invited him to join Super God Guild, but Han Xu wanted to settle matters with Jingwu Guild first; he would not accept a contract that showed no respect for his worth.

• Chen Guowei told Bai Xiaowen that Jingwu Guild had refused to renew Han Xu's contract, and Han Xu agreed to explain what had happened.
• Han Xu said HR supervisor Hou Liangjie had asked him to graduate early and join Jingwu Guild's reserve team, but he refused so he could stay with Jinghai University's team.
• Han Xu revealed that Hou Liangjie suspected he would defect to Super God Guild because of his friendship with Bai Xiaowen and asked him to publicly cut ties with the captain.
• Bai Xiaowen explained why Jingwu Guild distrusted Han Xu and offered him a place in Super God Guild, while Xiang Hui said Radiance Guild could not offer him a main-roster spot.
• Han Xu thanked Bai Xiaowen but said he wanted to speak with Hou Liangjie before deciding, and he said he would not accept a harsh contract without guarantees.

Bai Xiaowen arranged for Zheng Jinyan to help Han Xu leave the Jingwu Guild and join the Super God Guild, then entered his White Stone Fief in the Kane Plane. He arrived in White Stone City and learned that Cecilia was being courted by Baron Stantin, whose behavior the city guards were forbidden to restrain.

• Bai Xiaowen explained to Li Shuyi that he wanted Zheng Jinyan to make Han Xu's contract negotiations with the Jingwu Guild fail so Han Xu would join the Super God Guild.
• Bai Xiaowen delivered Perfect-Tier Enhancement Potions, discussed the investigation into Zhao Yannian's attack, and used his Permanent Fief Deed to enter the Kane Plane.
• Bai Xiaowen arrived atop White Stone City's walls, where city guards demanded his identity badge and sent for Captain Tim.
• Bai Xiaowen asked about White Stone City and saw Baron Stantin's carriage speed recklessly through the streets.
• A city guard told Bai Xiaowen that Cecilia had received Baron Stantin's proposal and that the city guards had orders not to restrain him.

Bai Xiaowen returned to White Stone City and reunited with Cecilia, whose public affection for him shocked Baron Stantin. He claimed he was Cecilia’s man and challenged the baron to identify himself.

• Tim recognized Bai Xiaowen as Viscount Dio and apologized for the city guards stopping him, but Bai Xiaowen told him they were only doing their duty.
• Bai Xiaowen asked Tim about Baron Stantin and Cecilia, then used the Peony Behind Leaves Painting to increase his Charisma.
• Bai Xiaowen and Tim arrived at the City Lord's Manor as Baron Stantin left with Cecilia and a bouquet of roses.
• Cecilia saw Bai Xiaowen, rushed into his arms, and kissed him in front of the gathered attendants and Baron Stantin.
• Bai Xiaowen put an arm around Cecilia and told Baron Stantin that he was her man, asking who the baron was.

Bai Xiaowen exposed the supposed Baron Stantin as the disguised swordsman Aquit and accepted his challenge to a duel to the death. The duel began in White Stone City's central square after Aquit and his witness signed the contract, while their plan to seize Bai Xiaowen's territory remained hidden from the crowd.

• Cecilia kissed Bai Xiaowen, and he rebuked Stantin for belittling his achievements during the Battle of Blackrock City.
• Stantin challenged Bai Xiaowen over Cecilia, and Bai Xiaowen used Insight to discover that Stantin was actually Aquit, a Level 7 Arcane Swordsman under a Chameleon Blood disguise.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted Aquit's duel to the death and set it for noon in White Stone City's central square.
• Aquit and an elderly butler discussed their plan to kill Bai Xiaowen and claim his territory and potion formulas for the Ironthorn Family.
• Bai Xiaowen and Aquit met before a crowd, signed the life-and-death duel contract with Cecilia and Mr. Harold as witnesses, and prepared to fight.

Bai Xiaowen fought Aquit in a duel to the death, using his summoned creatures and Desert Eagle to overwhelm the disguised noble. Aquit used his last skill to hurl his rapier at Bai Xiaowen, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Aquit used a Spell-Sealing Sigil on Bai Xiaowen and cut down three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers with his rapier.
• Aquit’s Chameleon Blood disguise failed, revealing his powerful aura, while Cecilia declined to stop the duel and asked for her bow.
• Bai Xiaowen’s first Desert Eagle shot badly wounded Aquit, and his summoned creatures began hemming Aquit in.
• Aquit used Instant Strike to appear behind Bai Xiaowen, but Fatty blocked his attack and the summoned creatures trapped him again.
• The Vengeful Spirit drained Aquit’s spirit, prompting him to use his final skill and hurl his rapier toward Bai Xiaowen.