Chapter Summaries

White Phoenix Squad infiltrated Silverstar City to sabotage its defenses and assassinate its leaders, while Lord Aldington dismissed reports of danger at Glauber's Salt Village. The squad attacked Murat, the Half-Giant commander, and Bai Xiaowen began draining his Spirit as the battle started.

• Bai Xiaowen and Qiao Rui surveyed Silverstar City and identified Murat, Lawrence, and the Giant's Toe tavern as potential threats.
• Lord Aldington heard that soldiers had disappeared at Glauber's Salt Village and dismissed reports of a dragon, refusing to send troops to protect the village.
• Bard put the gate sentries to sleep while White Phoenix Squad and Elite Ghosts climbed over the city wall.
• Bai Xiaowen assigned Bard to disable the ballistae and prepare the gate while the squad headed into the inner district to assassinate its leaders.
• The squad reached Murat's residence, where the Butcher killed his steward and Bai Xiaowen wounded Murat with a shot.
• Bai Xiaowen inspected Murat's abilities, summoned a Vengeful Spirit, and began draining the Half-Giant's Spirit.

Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad defeated Murat by weakening his attributes and draining his mental energy. After escaping unnoticed, they planned to investigate the priest Lawrence as their next target.

• Murat attacked the Vengeful Spirit and the Butcher, but the Butcher held him in place while Bai Xiaowen summoned allies to surround him.
• Delifa's Soul Drain and Qiao Rui's Soul Melody weakened Murat, while the Vengeful Spirit drained his mana and left him unable to use Bloodthirst Frenzy.
• The White Phoenix Squad attacked Murat until he fell, and Li Shuyi collected his treasure chest.
• Bai Xiaowen and his teammates slipped past the patrols, rested in a secluded spot, and identified Murat as their first target completed.
• Bai Xiaowen chose to investigate the Church of Light priest Lawrence next, and opened Murat's treasure chest.

After Murat’s death, Bai Xiaowen distributed two Gold Equipment items to Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui before the White Phoenix Squad headed for the outer city. Their signal drew attention across Silverstar City, where Father Lawrence sensed an evil presence near the North Gate and was stopped by an unknown voice.

• Bai Xiaowen assigned Rage of the Half-Giant to Li Shuyi to support her Hero Trial and gave Beast Spirit Cloak to Qiao Rui for its defensive skill.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Qiao Rui moved toward the outer city after Murat’s corpse was discovered.
• Li Shuyi used Lich Bard’s scroll to send a blazing red signal into the sky.
• Father Lawrence saw the signal and heard reports of an attack near the North Gate, then spotted a huge shadow flying over Silverstar City.
• Father Lawrence prepared to investigate the threat, but an unknown voice told him to stay where he was.

Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad investigated the Church of Light, discovered its hidden Ascetic Monks, and defeated them. With Silverstar City's guards converging, Bai Xiaowen abandoned the plan to reach the Giant's Toe Tavern and headed to regroup with the Undead Legion.

• Bai Xiaowen killed Father Lawrence after the priest threatened the squad, then investigated the church because the fleeing believers seemed to be seeking safety inside.
• Bai Xiaowen identified the church's Ascetic Monks and their leaders, Sangil and Plath, as powerful opponents before they attacked the White Phoenix Squad.
• Bai Xiaowen coordinated his summons and the squad's attacks against the monks, while Li Shuyi killed their elites and Butcher recovered health.
• The White Phoenix Squad defeated Sangil, Plath, and the remaining Ascetic Monks, obtaining two Golden Treasure Chests.
• Bai Xiaowen and his companions hid from Silverstar City's guards, concluded Murat had been a figurehead commander, and decided to regroup with the Undead Legion instead of going to the tavern.

Bai Xiaowen took command of the Undead Legion, redirected it from the Lord’s Manor to the Silverstar City barracks, and defeated Commander Trafford’s forces. The legion then pushed toward the southeastern market town, growing larger as it swept through the outer city.

• The White Phoenix Squad fought through Silverstar City Guard detachments while Qiao Rui recovered mental energy from nearby fallen fighters.
• Bai Xiaowen used a captured veteran’s memories to learn that Commander Trafford was stationed at the barracks, then argued Lich Bard into changing the legion’s target.
• Goliya and Sindragosa forced Lich Bard to obey Bai Xiaowen and cleared the right-hand route with their attacks.
• Bai Xiaowen reorganized the Undead Legion and led it toward the barracks, where Sindragosa and Goliya routed the city guards sent to intercept them.
• Bai Xiaowen’s legion overwhelmed the forces at the barracks and killed Commander Trafford, leaving the remaining guards scattered.
• The Undead Legion advanced toward the southeastern market town, killing armed resistance and swelling its ranks with fallen enemies.

Bai Xiaowen’s Undead Legion crushed resistance in Silverstar City’s market district, where Gulamani rallied routed soldiers before Goliya killed him and resurrected him as a lesser undead. As the remaining defenders fell, Aldington’s elite cavalry finally approached from the inner city.

• Bai Xiaowen’s forces set the Giant’s Toe Tavern ablaze, defeated the defenders, and let Alfonso the Unyielding and Monste the Throatcutter escape toward the eastern wall.
• Gulamani rallied more than three hundred routed Silverstar City soldiers and drove one undead unit from the Black Anvil street.
• Bai Xiaowen surrounded Gulamani’s force and offered the defenders safety if they joined Spiritcalling Academy, but Gulamani refused.
• Goliya and Sindragosa attacked, killed Gulamani, and transformed him into a mindless Skeleton Champion.
• Bai Xiaowen’s Undead Legion defeated the remaining soldiers, then regrouped when Aldington’s elite cavalry approached from the inner city.

Lord Aldington unleashed the Flesh-Devouring Colossus, a ravenous monster that threatened to grow stronger by eating soldiers and undead. Bai Xiaowen’s squad weakened it and cut off its sources of healing, leaving it vulnerable as Bai prepared to finish the fight.

• Lord Aldington refused to surrender and released the Flesh-Devouring Colossus, which devoured Silverstar City soldiers and undead alike.
• Bai Xiaowen used Insight to learn that the colossus grew stronger by devouring targets and could spend Life Value to activate its skills.
• Bai Xiaowen assigned Goliya and the Undead Legion to defeat Aldington and the remaining troops while his squad held off the colossus.
• The Butcher blocked the colossus’s attacks as Qiao Rui and Delifa weakened it, while Delifa raised Skeleton Soldiers and led them away to deny it food.
• Bai Xiaowen, the Bone Warlock, and the Butcher wore down the colossus, reducing its defenses and Life Value while preventing it from healing.
• The colossus tried to ensnare Bai Xiaowen with Flesh Tentacles, but he dodged, and he prepared to finish it.

After the Undead Legion captured Silverstar City, Goliya advanced to Lord Tier and put Bai Xiaowen in charge of the city’s aftermath. The White Phoenix Squad then opened the Ascetic Monk bosses’ chests and gained an advanced staff manual and the unusual weapon Twin Fang.

• Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad defeated the Flesh-Devouring Colossus and collected a Giant Mandible, a Flesh-Devourer's Stomach, and incomplete experimental notes.
• Goliya and Lich Bard cleared the remaining resistance in Silverstar City, while Lord Aldington died after burning down his manor.
• The Spirit Realm recognized the Death Kingdom’s control of Silverstar City, and Goliya advanced to Lord Tier, gaining Necrotic Infusion and the lord skill Death Aura.
• Goliya left Dio Skellboom and Lich Bard to manage the city and island campaign, while Bai Xiaowen ordered searches for resistance and promoted Spiritcalling Academy with tax reductions.
• After the city was secured, Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Qiao Rui opened the Ascetic Monk bosses’ chests; Bai Xiaowen took the Advanced Staff Technique Manual and the Heroic Tier weapon Twin Fang.

After the White Phoenix Squad secured Silverstar Island, Goliya renamed it Northrend and rewarded Bai Xiaowen with a linked summoning contract, Merit Points, and increased standing in the Death Kingdom. Bai Xiaowen then visited the faction’s quartermaster, Lich Bard, and began examining the Death Kingdom’s unusual exchange items.

• The White Phoenix Squad destroyed Silverstar Port, defeated the scattered resistance groups, and took control of Silverstar Island.
• Goliya accepted Bai Xiaowen’s quest completion, renamed the island Northrend, and gave him the rechargeable Call of the North summoning contract.
• Bai Xiaowen and Goliya sealed the contract with their blood, allowing them to summon each other under restrictive conditions.
• Goliya awarded Bai Xiaowen 5,000 Death Kingdom Merit Points and raised his reputation to Revered; she also gave him 800 more points for Sangil’s Insignia.
• Bai Xiaowen found Lich Bard managing the Spiritcalling Academy and opened the Merit Points exchange list, whose food and drink offerings disgusted Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui.

After completing the Death Lord questline, Bai Xiaowen spent Merit Points on items and materials, strengthened the White Phoenix Squad, and said goodbye to Goliya before returning from the Aaron World. The squad received the A-Tier title Undead Pioneer, whose bonuses favored encounters with undead but made living beings more hostile.

• Bai Xiaowen exchanged Merit Points for an Enslavement Incantation, a Shadow Infusion Scroll, and crafting materials, then asked Gulamani's apprentices to assess the Giant Mandible.
• Bai Xiaowen promoted the two apprentices by two student levels each and left them to join Spiritcalling Academy.
• Bai Xiaowen raised the White Phoenix Squad to level four and invited Qiao Rui to become a permanent member.
• Bai Xiaowen visited Goliya at the Frozen Throne, declined her invitation to join the undead, and returned with Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi to the Spirit Realm.
• The White Phoenix Squad received 32,116 Psionic Points and the A-Tier title Undead Pioneer, which increased their damage against living beings while lowering living creatures' Affection Level toward them.

After returning from Aaron, Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad reviewed their fame and titles, pooled resources, and enhanced their equipment. They left with stronger gear and arranged to meet again on Earth.

• Bai Xiaowen and the others discussed their high Aaron Plane Fame and the titles Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui had earned.
• Qiao Rui contributed 420,000 Psionic Points to the squad pool so they could prioritize enhancing Li Shuyi's gear before her Hero Trial.
• Li Shuyi enhanced her equipment, gaining Armor Break on the Resistance Commander's Sword and powerful new effects on the Blood Grand Duke Emblem.
• Bai Xiaowen gave Li Shuyi the Dirty Shroud as a backup cloak, and Qiao Rui enhanced her Beast Spirit Cloak.
• Bai Xiaowen enhanced Winter's Wrath Wand to LV6, raising its spell-damage bonus and gaining the Multi-Shard effect.
• The squad repaired their equipment, arranged a time and place to meet on Earth, and returned.

Bai Xiaowen met Li Shuyi’s grandfather, an Evolver, and used their conversation to learn about the Star Alliance and its limited influence over Earth. He left reassured that fighting the Awakened from Quill Territory to win the Purified Divine Power Residue had been worth the risk.

• Li Shuyi told Bai Xiaowen that her grandfather had returned and wanted to meet him, so they went to Li Beihai’s home.
• Li Beihai’s father criticized the Super God Guild’s decline and questioned whether Bai Xiaowen might leave after forming an independent team.
• Li Shuyi showed her grandfather the Purified Divine Power Residue and explained that Bai Xiaowen had helped her obtain it for her upcoming Hero Trial.
• Bai Xiaowen asked the old man questions and learned that he was an Evolver who lived in the Star Alliance, a place beyond Earth where Evolvers and higher-level Awakened lived.
• The old man explained that the Star Alliance was a loose alliance whose territories checked one another, that Earth was its root, and that Evolvers’ strength was restricted while visiting Earth.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that Richard’s claim about deciding appointments with a single word was false and felt more confident that his conflict with Quill Territory had been worthwhile.

Bai Xiaowen planned preparations for Li Shuyi’s Hero Trial and chose the White Eagles as flying mounts for them to contract. Yi-Yi accepted Bai Xiaowen’s Blood Pact, while Li Shuyi began binding Er-Er with an Enslavement Incantation.

• Bai Xiaowen told Old Master Li that the team would prepare for Li Shuyi’s Hero Trial by improving her Shooting Specialty, binding her an Elite Tier servant, and stocking up on combat items.
• Old Master Li ordered Li Beihai to provide Bai Xiaowen with guild funds, but Li Beihai revealed that Bai Xiaowen already had 530,000 Psionic Points.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that he and Li Shuyi planned to contract Yi-Yi and Er-Er as flying mounts rather than use them for direct combat.
• Li Shuyi used the Enslavement Incantation on Er-Er while Bai Xiaowen used the Blood Pact on Yi-Yi, accepting a loss of 25 maximum Life Value.
• Yi-Yi accepted the Blood Pact, became Bai Xiaowen’s servant, and remained named Yi-Yi.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi traveled to Beijing with Qiao Rui for an Awakened trade fair, while Li Beihai funded Bai Xiaowen and learned that the squad was nearing level 7. At their hotel, Qiao Rui’s aunt Qiao Xinyue confronted them and began a private conversation with Bai Xiaowen.

• Bai Xiaowen discussed Yi-Yi’s abilities with the Li Family patriarch before Qiao Rui invited him and Li Shuyi to Beijing for an Awakened trade fair and to meet her parents.
• Li Beihai gave Bai Xiaowen 800,000 Psionic Points and returned his sealed Dark Gold Equipment, Warlord’s Charge, for use as a bargaining chip.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi told Li Beihai that they and Qiao Rui were close to level 7, and Li Beihai urged Bai Xiaowen to submit the squad’s B-League roster soon.
• Qiao Rui met Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi in Beijing and drove them to the Jinshi Hotel, where Qiao Xinyue was waiting for them.
• Qiao Xinyue questioned Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi about their backgrounds, then told Bai Xiaowen she had something to make clear to him.

Qiao Xinyue tried to pressure Qiao Rui into joining Ouyang Heng’s team and accepting him as her future husband, citing the family’s marriage plans and his place at the Divine Court Training Camp. Qiao Rui rejected the arrangement and declared that she would pursue her own path to becoming an Evolver, leaving Qiao Xinyue visibly shaken.

• Qiao Xinyue told Bai Xiaowen that the Qiao Family had already arranged for Qiao Rui to join Ouyang Heng’s team.
• Bai Xiaowen reminded Qiao Xinyue that he had defeated Ouyang Heng in the CUAA finals.
• Qiao Rui refused to join Ouyang Heng’s team and accused her relatives of using her in a marriage alliance.
• Qiao Xinyue argued that Ouyang Heng’s place at the Divine Court Training Camp made him the best husband for Qiao Rui.
• Qiao Rui opened her Advanced Psychic Field and said she would pursue her own path to becoming an Evolver, leaving Qiao Xinyue gripping her fingers tightly.

Qiao Rui defended her choice to join Bai Xiaowen’s team against Qiao Xinyue’s warning, then brought Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to meet her family. As dinner began, another relative arrived, leaving the gathering poised to continue.

• Qiao Rui told Qiao Xinyue that she had chosen Bai Xiaowen’s team, and Bai Xiaowen warned that anyone who tried to use him would regret it.
• After Qiao Xinyue left, Qiao Rui said she would handle her family’s pressure and invited Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to meet her parents.
• Qiao Rui brought Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to her parents’ apartment, where they met Qiao Yun and Cai Anmin, who said they supported Qiao Rui’s decision.
• Qiao Rui’s mother said her husband could not come home because of a company meeting, then an older voice sounded as the door opened.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi met Qiao Rui’s family and demonstrated the White Phoenix Squad’s strength to Lord Qiao. Qiao Rui revealed she had been Bai Xiaowen’s longtime fan, the Proud Princess, and her family accepted that joining his team was a sound choice.

• Lord Qiao arrived at the Qiao family home and asked Qiao Rui about her teammates, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi.
• Li Shuyi displayed the Purified Divine Power Residue, impressing Qiao Rui’s family with the White Phoenix Squad’s resources.
• Bai Xiaowen thanked Lord Qiao for helping bring the person behind the Boutu Guild assassination attempt to justice, and Lord Qiao said Qiao Rui had told him about it.
• Lord Qiao and Qiao Yun pressed Qiao Rui about how she knew Bai Xiaowen before joining his team.
• Qiao Rui admitted she was a longtime fan of Bai Xiaowen and revealed that she was the Proud Princess.
• Qiao Yun concluded that Qiao Rui’s decision to join Bai Xiaowen’s team was not a bad thing.

Bai Xiaowen impressed the Qiao Family with his rapid leveling, combat specialties, and Spirit Realm exploits as they debated whether Qiao Rui should join his team or Ouyang Heng’s. The discussion ended with Qiao Xiangdong backing Bai Xiaowen, citing his rare talent as an Alchemist.

• Lord Qiao questioned Bai Xiaowen about his leveling speed and Battle Specialties, and Qiao Rui revealed how many specialties he had mastered.
• Bai Xiaowen recounted his Spirit Realm expedition to Lord Qiao, then continued the story for Qiao Rui’s arriving relatives, impressing them with his accomplishments.
• Qiao Rui’s family debated whether she should join Bai Xiaowen’s team or Ouyang Heng’s, weighing their potential, the Divine Court Training Camp, and the families’ expected match.
• Qiao Zhu supported Ouyang Heng’s team, while Qiao Xiangdong chose Bai Xiaowen, pointing to his ability to make tier-two, level-six potions.

The Qiao family debated whether Qiao Rui should join Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi’s team or accept Ouyang Heng’s invitation. Qiao Rui refused to join Ouyang Heng, and Lord Qiao let her decision stand while leaving a diplomatic opening with the Ouyang Family.

• Qiao's father asked whether Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were dating, and Qiao Rui argued that their relationship did not make her joining their team awkward.
• Qiao Rui and Li Shuyi criticized Ouyang Heng and Wu Chaojie’s conduct, while Qiao Xinyue defended Ouyang Heng and pressed Qiao Rui to reconsider.
• Qiao Rui said she would neither marry nor date before becoming an Evolver and offered to swear an oath witnessed by the Psionic Particles.
• Lord Qiao ended the dispute by saying Qiao Rui could choose her team and that he would tell Comrade Ouyang she would not date until she became an Evolver.
• Bai Xiaowen realized that Qiao Rui and Lord Qiao had carefully guided the family discussion toward accepting her place on his team.

The Qiao Family accepted Qiao Rui’s place on Bai Xiaowen’s team, and the trio attended the prestigious exchange at Seven Trees Stadium. After confronting Ouyang Heng, Bai Xiaowen registered the sealed Warlord’s Charge for trade.

• Lord Qiao’s decision ended the Qiao Family’s argument, and the family accepted Qiao Rui’s place on the team.
• Qiao Rui drove Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi to Seven Trees Stadium, where an attendant explained the exchange’s registration rules.
• Bai Xiaowen encountered Ouyang Heng, who accused him of taking Qiao Rui’s Team-Building Fund and exploiting her invitation.
• Qiao Rui rebuked Ouyang Heng and revealed his visits to a bar owned by Li Xue.
• Bai Xiaowen brought out the sealed Warlord’s Charge and asked the attendant to register it.