Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen backed Li Shuyi's determination to become an Awakened and offered to join her next trial, persuading Li Beihai that she had a real chance. Li Beihai then arranged for Bai Xiaowen to learn about the guild warehouse and use his A-Tier purchasing authority.

• Bai Xiaowen arrived at Li Beihai's office and found Li Shuyi arguing with her father about becoming an Awakened.
• Bai Xiaowen used Insight to discover Li Shuyi's Combat Zeal talent and realized her Advanced Tier specialty meant she had to attempt another trial within a month.
• Bai Xiaowen told Li Beihai that Li Shuyi should pursue awakening and offered to join her second trial mission.
• Li Shuyi and Li Beihai recognized that Bai Xiaowen's strength could greatly improve her chances, and Li Beihai thanked him for helping her.
• Li Beihai called Supervisor Fan from logistics to explain the guild warehouse and Bai Xiaowen's A-Tier purchasing authority.

Bai Xiaowen learned how Super God Guild’s warehouse and Guild Contribution Points worked, then heard Fan Jianren explain the Virtual Battle Platform and its Awakened rankings. With his A-Tier permissions, Bai Xiaowen could buy exquisite equipment and skill books, and he eagerly searched for a skill to fill one of his four empty slots.

• Fan Jianren showed Bai Xiaowen the guild warehouse and explained that members used Guild Contribution Points to buy its items.
• Fan Jianren explained that Bai Xiaowen could earn contribution points through his contract, missions and leagues, selling loot, and rising in Virtual Battle Platform tiers.
• Fan Jianren described the difference between the Player Platform, which used selectable Awakened characters for entertainment, and the Awakened Platform, which simulated combat using an Awakened’s own data.
• Bai Xiaowen reviewed the warehouse’s permission tiers and saw that his A-Tier access allowed him to purchase exquisite equipment and scarce skill books.

Bai Xiaowen explored Super God Guild’s warehouse, sold a skill book, and bought an Archery Bracer before arranging to purchase herbs for making combat potions. Fan Jianren then warned his cousin Fan Jianwei not to provoke Bai Xiaowen, who had become a promising Hero Class Awakened one.

• Bai Xiaowen found few skill books suited to his Mental Specialty and chose the Archery Bracer after deciding he could use its ranged damage bonus.
• Bai Xiaowen sold his Heavy Strike Skill Book to the guild for 450 Contribution Points and spent 500 points on the Archery Bracer.
• Bai Xiaowen arranged to buy herbs through the guild so he could brew combat potions and improve his alchemist proficiency.
• Fan Jianren sent an employee to deliver Bai Xiaowen’s bracer, then called his cousin Fan Jianwei.
• Fan Jianren told Fan Jianwei not to seek revenge on Bai Xiaowen and warned him to stay out of Bai Xiaowen’s way.

Bai Xiaowen prepared for the National College Entrance Examination and finalized a livestream contract while his fame rose. He and Li Shuyi entered the Wilderness Zone with Old Demon and their support team, and stopped to investigate an abandoned village where mutant beasts had gathered.

• Bai Xiaowen ordered an A-Grade Enhancement Recipe for Xiao Jun and received long-term leave from Chihuo No. 1 High School so he could train before the exam.
• Bai Xiaowen finalized his contract with Shark Livestream Platform, and Sister Yan and Xu Lu promoted his image as his World Fame rose above 100 points.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi entered the Wilderness Zone with Old Demon, driver Feng Kui, and life assistant He Zhiqing.
• Bai Xiaowen accidentally held He Zhiqing's hand in the SUV, and Li Shuyi warned him to behave himself.
• Feng Kui reported an abandoned village with a mutant beast gathering, and Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi to join him while the others stayed in the vehicle.

Bai Xiaowen took Li Shuyi into an abandoned village to train her shooting before her Class Change mission. After she gained crossbow proficiency by fighting mutant beasts, they continued clearing the village, while Bai Xiaowen noticed a faint change in the Blood-Red Eyeball in his left eye.

• Bai Xiaowen warned Li Shuyi of an enemy and told her to use a hand crossbow, explaining that she should train her Shooting Specialty for the higher-difficulty Class Change mission.
• Bai Xiaowen used his Skeleton Soldiers to hold off an Ironclaw Mutant Dog while Li Shuyi practiced firing her crossbow.
• The Ironclaw Mutant Dog used Pounce, but Bai Xiaowen's Shadow Assassin struck it with a critical Vital Strike and killed it.
• Li Shuyi reached Basic Shooting level 1 with 90% progress, and Bai Xiaowen collected 2 Psionic Points from the dog.
• Bai Xiaowen sensed that the Blood-Red Eyeball in his left eye had subtly changed after he used Insight, then led Li Shuyi through the village to fight more mutant beasts.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought Steel Fang, an Elite Mutant Dog, and two ordinary Mutant Dogs in the abandoned village. Bai Xiaowen killed Steel Fang despite suffering severe bleeding, then noticed that it had dropped a treasure chest.

• Li Shuyi practiced shooting as Bai Xiaowen led the group through the abandoned village.
• Steel Fang ambushed Skeleton No. 1, and two ordinary Mutant Dogs emerged from the alley.
• Bai Xiaowen drew the ordinary dogs’ attention while Li Shuyi and the summoned creatures fought them.
• Steel Fang killed Skeleton No. 1, broke past the other summons, and inflicted stacking bleeding wounds on Bai Xiaowen.
• Bai Xiaowen and his summons killed Steel Fang, and Li Shuyi bandaged his wounds.
• Bai Xiaowen noticed a treasure chest beside Steel Fang’s corpse.

Bai Xiaowen defeated Steel Fang, claimed its collar, and discovered that Elite Tier mutant beast meat could grant lasting enhancements. After eating soup made from Steel Fang’s Treasure Meat, he gained a permanent point of Agility and wanted another bowl.

• Bai Xiaowen absorbed Steel Fang’s soul into the Black Soul Stone and opened its chest, obtaining Steel Fang’s Collar.
• Bai Xiaowen assigned the collar to himself, raising his Constitution by two points.
• Bai Xiaowen brought Steel Fang’s corpse back to the SUV, where He Zhiqing explained how to find its Treasure Meat.
• He Zhiqing cooked soup from the Treasure Meat and served it to Bai Xiaowen and the others.
• Bai Xiaowen drank the soup and gained one permanent point of base Agility and faster health recovery for six hours.

Bai Xiaowen and his group visited Supply Station 68, where they learned that Wild Wolf Valley was a suitable training ground, then found the valley eerily silent and strewn with dead wolves. They began searching for clues after discovering signs of a powerful attack.

• He Zhiqing served Treasure-Meat Cuisine, and Old Demon explained that its attribute benefits depended on the Awakened's level.
• Bai Xiaowen's group resupplied at Supply Station 68 and met squad leader Duan Jinzhu, who recommended Wild Wolf Valley and a nearby Spirit Realm gathering spot.
• Bai Xiaowen chose to train at Wild Wolf Valley, and the group drove north to investigate it.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Old Demon found the valley empty of living wolves, with bloodstains, deep claw marks, and broken corpses.
• Bai Xiaowen led a search for clues, and Li Shuyi found a feathered arrow embedded deep in the mountainside.

Bai Xiaowen and his companions discovered that Yellow Turban Army rout soldiers had crossed into Earth through a Spatial Rift, then fought and killed three of them. He argued against reporting the incursion, convinced the limited number of weakened soldiers offered a chance for him and Li Shuyi to train.

• Bai Xiaowen identified signs that Spirit Realm humanoids had killed the wolves and warned Li Shuyi and Old Demon to prepare for danger.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and the Shadow Assassin attacked three fleeing Yellow Turban Army rout soldiers, killing all of them.
• Old Demon recognized Bai Xiaowen's unusual perception and explained how Mental Scan could awaken for people with high base Spirit.
• Li Shuyi identified the soldiers as members of the Yellow Turban Army, and Bai Xiaowen explained their connection to the Three Kingdoms Plane World.
• Old Demon proposed reporting the Spatial Rift to the authorities, but Bai Xiaowen argued that only a small force of rout soldiers had crossed over and wanted to use them for training.

Bai Xiaowen led Li Shuyi and Old Demon to a Big-Eared Monster camp occupied by Yellow Turban rout soldiers and used the Shadow Assassin to poison its water. A mysterious spellcaster’s Mental Scan nearly exposed the assassin, leaving the group aware that an Elite-tier threat was inside the camp.

• Bai Xiaowen persuaded Old Demon to delay reporting their findings unless later investigation contradicted his judgment, then sent He Zhiqing back to the supply station.
• Bai Xiaowen led Li Shuyi and Old Demon to the Big-Eared Monster camp, where fewer than one hundred Yellow Turban rout soldiers were divided among three groups.
• Bai Xiaowen sent the Shadow Assassin to spread Softbone Grass powder through the camp’s water vats and buckets.
• A mysterious person in a stone house detected the area around the well with repeated Mental Scans, forcing the Shadow Assassin to wait before poisoning it.
• Old Demon concluded that the mysterious person was likely an Elite-tier spellcaster, while Bai Xiaowen explained that the Shadow Assassin had escaped detection.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi raided the Yellow Turban Rout Soldiers' camp after Softbone Grass poisoned its defenders, then defeated Yellow Turban Squad Leader Liu Neng. They obtained a Yellow Turban Squad Leader Token for Li Shuyi and ended the chapter with a Skill Book appearing in their second loot draw.

• Bai Xiaowen led his summoned creatures and Li Shuyi into the camp, where the poisoned Yellow Turban Rout Soldiers were sluggish and easy to overwhelm.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi killed the two Level 2 Yellow Turban Strongmen while the summoned creatures engaged Liu Neng.
• Liu Neng used Intimidating Shout and attacked Li Shuyi, but Bai Xiaowen recovered from Fear early and killed him with Rapid-Fire Mode.
• Bai Xiaowen assigned the Yellow Turban Squad Leader Token from Liu Neng's treasure chest to Li Shuyi because it might help with her future Class Change mission.
• Li Shuyi drew the second card from Liu Neng's chest, revealing a Skill Book and startling Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Old Demon.

Bai Xiaowen learned Intimidating Shout and led Li Shuyi and Old Demon toward the camp’s central stone house, where a Yellow Turban Daoist emerged riding a giant wolf. Old Demon identified the Daoist as a Boss Tier enemy, while Bai Xiaowen remained confident.

• Bai Xiaowen learned the one-star skill Intimidating Shout, filling one of his four Independent Skill Bar slots.
• Bai Xiaowen’s group swept through the camp as the fleeing Yellow Turban Rout Soldiers scattered, then headed for the central stone house instead of pursuing the remaining Yellow Turban Squad Leaders.
• Bai Xiaowen used Intimidating Shout to frighten one of two mutant wolves guarding the stone house, while the other crippled Skeleton No. 2.
• The old Daoist used a talisman to imprison the Shadow Assassin and summoned Straw Demon Soldiers, whose attacks freed the frightened wolf.
• A giant wolf burst through the stone house wall with the old Daoist on its back, and Old Demon recognized the Daoist as a Boss Tier enemy.

Bai Xiaowen exposed Ji Ming’s weakness and fought his summoned creatures while Old Demon guarded Li Shuyi. After they killed the two elite wolves, Bai Xiaowen ordered the group to target Ji Ming without provoking the Wolf King.

• Bai Xiaowen used Insight to assess Ji Ming and Rageclaw, then deduced that Ji Ming was severely injured and could not control the Wolf King.
• Bai Xiaowen revealed his deductions to Ji Ming and stalled him while the Shadow Assassin regained its freedom and the battle began.
• Bai Xiaowen and his summons killed one wounded mutant wolf, while he held off the Straw Demon Soldiers and attacked the remaining wolf.
• Ji Ming struck the Shadow Assassin with lightning and exposed it, but Bai Xiaowen used Intimidating Shout to interrupt Ji Ming’s next attack.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and their allies killed the second elite wolf, then turned their attacks toward Ji Ming while avoiding the Wolf King.

Bai Xiaowen overcame Ji Ming’s Heart-Confounding Talisman, helped Wolf King Rageclaw break free, and killed Ji Ming before claiming a contract with the Leader Tier wolf. He could not summon Rageclaw until he leveled up, and the chapter ended as Old Demon asked whether the Wolf King had become Bai Xiaowen’s summoned creature.

• Ji Ming’s Heart-Confounding Talisman stunned Bai Xiaowen, but Bai Xiaowen’s scarlet eye reflected the effect and stunned Ji Ming for eight seconds.
• Bai Xiaowen used his Psionic Points to clear the talisman from the Wolf King, which threw Ji Ming off, mauled him, and let Bai Xiaowen finish him with gunshots.
• The Spirit Realm Rules announced that Bai Xiaowen had killed Yellow Turban Army Talisman Beastmaster Jiming and offered him a contract with Pack Leader Angerclaw, which he accepted.
• Bai Xiaowen learned Summon Angerclaw, but the Level 2 Rageclaw dissolved because Bai Xiaowen was still Level 1; his Black Soul Stone also absorbed Ji Ming’s soul and leveled up.
• Bai Xiaowen called Old Demon and Li Shuyi over to open the Golden Treasure Chest, and Old Demon asked whether Rageclaw was his summoned creature.

After defeating Talisman Beastmaster Jiming, Bai Xiaowen opened the golden treasure chest and discussed the fight and the Mysterious Eyeball with Li Shuyi and Old Demon. Li Shuyi made the first of their two card draws, revealing a Taoist robe.

• Bai Xiaowen reflected on the Mysterious Eyeball's resistance to mental control and its apparent need for Psionic Points.
• Old Demon explained Challenge Levels and the reduced rewards for killing the badly injured Jiming, then declined to discuss Ling Feng.
• Bai Xiaowen opened the golden treasure chest and received 1,000 Psionic Points and two guaranteed draws at a B+ Battle Rating.
• Old Demon challenged Bai Xiaowen for bringing Li Shuyi into danger despite suspecting Jiming was a summoner, and Bai Xiaowen defended his decision.
• Bai Xiaowen offered Li Shuyi the first draw, and she chose the third card from the left, revealing a Taoist robe.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi claimed a Gold Warlock's Robe and unlocked transmogrification after earning the Heroic Spirit achievement. After reviewing their battle gains, Bai Xiaowen upgraded the Black Soul Stone and received a prompt to strengthen Return of the Dead.

• Li Shuyi drew the Gold Warlock's Robe, and Bai Xiaowen took it because its Spirit requirement suited him better.
• Bai Xiaowen earned the Heroic Spirit achievement, unlocking transmogrification and the ability to hide equipment.
• Bai Xiaowen drew Scribbled Notes written by Talisman Beastmaster Jiming and speculated they could lead to a spell-talisman quest.
• Bai Xiaowen and his companions assessed their rewards and losses, including their improved firearm specialties, the tamed Wolf King, and their remaining Psionic Points.
• Bai Xiaowen upgraded the Black Soul Stone to growth Level 2 and was prompted to choose a strengthening effect for Return of the Dead.

Bai Xiaowen upgraded the Black Soul Stone’s enhancement blueprint and returned to Jinghai Base City, where Li Beihai learned of his dangerous but impressive performance. After waking at home, Bai Xiaowen learned that his hunt had earned him 5.7 million and discovered the guild had provided him an apartment near its headquarters.

• Bai Xiaowen chose to increase the number of summoned Skeleton Warriors, unlocking the second layer of the Black Soul Stone’s Enhancement Blueprint.
• Bai Xiaowen ordered Delifa the Banshee to absorb available Soul Essence without asking him, while remaining careful not to be discovered.
• Bai Xiaowen, Old Demon, and the others returned to Jinghai Base City, and Bai Xiaowen went home to sleep after a shower.
• Old Demon told Li Beihai about Bai Xiaowen’s clever and risky performance, and Li Beihai asked for the battle recording to watch with the old man.
• Bai Xiaowen woke at home and learned from Han Bin that selling the hunted mutant beasts had earned him 5.7 million.
• Wang Qiang explained that the guild had provided Bai Xiaowen with housing near the guild headquarters in Chihuo District.

Bai Xiaowen joined the Awakened Battle Platform to test his combat strength and entered his first solo ranked match. After summoning his creatures on a desert map, he advanced toward the center to face his opponent.

• Sister Yan visited Bai Xiaowen and showed him a five-minute highlight reel of his recent battles, which he approved for release.
• Sister Yan suggested Bai Xiaowen livestream on the Awakened Battle Platform, and he agreed to try it after lunch.
• Bai Xiaowen logged in with his virtual helmet, scanned his attributes and summoned creatures, and chose the ID “Big Knife, Many Kills.”
• Bai Xiaowen entered a Black Iron Tier Five individual ranked match and was assigned a desert map.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned four Skeleton Soldiers and one Shadow Assassin and advanced toward the center of the map.

Bai Xiaowen livestreamed his solo-queue matches on the Virtual Battle Platform, crushing opponents with his summoned creatures and his own skills. After winning both promotion matches, he advanced to Iron Tier One.

• Bai Xiaowen used Insight on Little Cannon, learned that he was a level-one Standard Class archer, and defeated him with his Skeleton Soldiers.
• Bai Xiaowen won several more matches, accumulated victory points, and qualified for promotion matches as his opponents grew stronger.
• Bai Xiaowen defeated Shadow Boxer by overcoming his slow and invisibility skills, then watched a Skeleton Soldier kill him.
• Bai Xiaowen faced the level-two warrior Behold My Divine Might, Unstoppable, and used Intimidating Shout and his Desert Eagles to defeat him.
• The Virtual Battle Platform announced Bai Xiaowen had passed the promotion matches and advanced to Iron Tier One.

Bai Xiaowen continued his solo-queue streak and entered a forest match against Ye Xing, a stealthy Shadow Exile assassin. After the fight began, Ye Xing ambushed Bai Xiaowen and killed two Skeleton Soldiers, but Bai Xiaowen’s summons and gunfire forced him to flee, where the chapter ended with Ye Xing’s vision turning black and white.

• Bai Xiaowen won two more matches, reached 70 victory points in Iron Tier One, and queued for one last match before resting.
• Bai Xiaowen searched the forest map with his summoned creatures but found no opponent, then guessed that an assassin had turned invisible.
• Ye Xing ambushed Bai Xiaowen with a poisoned Backstab, but Bai Xiaowen dodged the vital hit and used a Skeleton Soldier to block the follow-up.
• Bai Xiaowen identified Ye Xing as a Level 2 Elite Shadow Exile and surrounded him with his remaining Skeleton Soldiers while firing his Desert Eagle.
• Ye Xing killed a second Skeleton Soldier, escaped the encirclement with less than half his Life Value, and reached a tree to recover before his vision turned black and white.