Chapter Summaries

Jia Gelila entered the Grand Overlord’s central head to negotiate with him while the seven Sacred Artifact Lords advanced through his body. After proving that he still had dangerous power, the Grand Overlord demanded to hear her offer.

• The eight lords split up and entered the Grand Overlord’s eight noncentral heads to collect Earth Cores.
• Jia Gelila secretly swam toward the central head and told the Grand Overlord she wanted to negotiate.
• The Grand Overlord stopped the central vessel from shaking and lowered his head to help Jia Gelila reach his control room.
• Jia Gelila entered the Cranial Chamber, where she found the Grand Overlord connected to Amotava’s enormous brain and learned that mental scanning was suppressed there.
• The Grand Overlord fired a powerful mental ray at Jia Gelila, and she offered to make a deal with him.

Snake Mother Jia Gelila struck a bargain with the Grand Overlord to resurrect Amotava in exchange for freeing him from Amotava’s body and helping him find a new host. As she began the resurrection ritual, the seven Sacred Artifact Lords arrived and attacked her, leaving the ritual under threat.

• The Grand Overlord admitted that the seven Sacred Artifact Lords would soon defeat him and explained that he could not carry a Sacred Artifact because the Plane Will could influence him through it.
• Snake Mother Jia Gelila offered to resurrect Amotava if the Grand Overlord voluntarily released his control over Amotava’s body, and he demanded help securing a new host in return.
• Jia Gelila agreed to let the Grand Overlord plant a Seed of Consciousness in her, which would destroy her consciousness if she betrayed him.
• The Grand Overlord tore away his tendrils controlling Amotava while Jia Gelila prepared the Hydra Statue and other items for the resurrection ritual.
• The seven Sacred Artifact Lords entered the cranial chamber, and the Camelot Queen launched a Frost Orb at Jia Gelila as Harold Arthurton reflected the Grand Overlord’s mental attack with the Hidden Sword Shield.

Bai Xiaowen exposed Jia Gelila’s attempt to resurrect Amotava and helped the seven Sacred Artifact Lords defeat her. After Jia Gelila died, the Lords turned their attention to the Grand Overlord.

• The Frost Orb exploded, and Light of Wisdom destroyed the Hydra Figurine, ending Jia Gelila’s ritual to resurrect Amotava.
• Bai Xiaowen explained how Jia Gelila’s unusual choices and gestures had made him suspect her, and how he followed her toward the Cranial Chamber with the other Sacred Artifact Lords.
• Jia Gelila rejected Bai Xiaowen’s explanation and charged the Sacred Artifact Lords while the Grand Overlord attacked alongside her.
• The seven Sacred Artifact Lords overwhelmed Jia Gelila and the Grand Overlord, and Jia Gelila died after declaring that her tribe would live on.
• Bai Xiaowen collected the Dark Gold Chest that appeared, and the seven Sacred Artifact Lords turned to face the Grand Overlord.

The Sacred Artifact Lords repeatedly killed the Grand Overlord, but he revived by drawing energy from Amotava’s brain. Bai Xiaowen brought in a Mutated Heart-Eater to consume the Grand Overlord’s mental essence, and its attack began to confirm his theory about the monster’s immortality.

• The seven Sacred Artifact Lords defeated the Grand Overlord, but he revived with full health and mana and claimed that only sealing him could stop him.
• The lords chopped the Grand Overlord apart, yet his body and severed head regenerated, so Bai Xiaowen rejected sealing him and explained that his mission required destroying the Consciousness Linker.
• Bai Xiaowen guessed that the Grand Overlord’s vessel had evolved from a Mind-Eater Demon and that he drew revival energy from Amotava’s brain.
• The Camelot Queen activated her one-use teleportation runes, bringing Bai Xiaowen’s Mutated Heart-Eater to the Cranial Chamber.
• Beastmaster Rul fed one of the Grand Overlord’s severed arms to the Mutated Heart-Eater, which devoured it and caused the Grand Overlord to feel its pain.

Bai Xiaowen and the other Sacred Artifact Lords defeated the Grand Overlord, then secured victory as the Snakefolk army fled. As the Seven Sacred Artifacts reclaimed their power, mysterious figures appeared above them.

• The Grand Overlord abandoned his vessel and threatened Bai Xiaowen before the Mutated Heart-Eater consumed the remains.
• Bai Xiaowen and the other lords escaped Amotava’s falling body, then killed the Mutated Heart-Eater to eliminate the last trace of the Grand Overlord’s vessel.
• Bai Xiaowen revealed that he had already located both Earth Cores and explained that Holy Convergence had let his Mind’s Eye pierce the Grand Overlord’s Psychic Shielding.
• The seven Sacred Artifact Lords returned to the battlefield, where the Snakefolk fled and the allied army celebrated victory.
• The Seven Sacred Artifacts rose into the air, ended Holy Convergence, and revealed hazy figures that onlookers identified as gods.

After the Spirit Realm Rules reclaimed Amotava’s corpse and relics, Bai Xiaowen received Ancient Hydra Blood as a reward. He discovered that it resonated with the Broken Compass and decided to wait for a master smith’s advice before combining them.

• The Seven Sacred Artifacts reclaimed Amotava’s corpse, and Ahan asked Bai Xiaowen to return the Eye and Scale of Amotava.
• Bai Xiaowen surrendered both relics, and the artifacts and Amotava’s remains vanished from the battlefield.
• The lords retained their Lord Tier power after losing the Sacred Artifact bonuses.
• The Spirit Realm Rules rewarded Bai Xiaowen with Ancient Hydra Blood, which resonated with his Broken Compass.
• Bai Xiaowen decided to consult a master smith before combining the blood and the Broken Compass.

After the allied leaders began clearing the remaining Snakefolk bases, Bai Xiaowen summoned a master forger and a master jeweler to restore two damaged relics. The masters discovered that Ancient Hydra Blood could repair them and took a drop each, promising to finish the work within three to five days.

• The Spirit Realm Rules returned Amotava’s Remains and the relics, secretly gave Bai Xiaowen Ancient Hydra Blood, and returned the Earth Cores to the Black Tide Plane.
• Bai Xiaowen planted the Earth Cores and used Mind’s Eye to locate Snakefolk bases while the allied leaders sent Ghost Ships to destroy them.
• Bai Xiaowen opened Jia Gelila’s Dark Gold Chest, and Li Shuyi’s draw yielded nothing, though the chest contained a damaged Broken Ring.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned Antoine Greybeard and Etrice Star-Chaser to examine the Broken Ring and Xi’en’s Broken Compass.
• The two masters identified Ancient Hydra Blood as the material needed to restore both relics and took one drop each to begin their work.

After eliminating the Deep-Sea Snakefolk and defeating the Abyss Faction, Bai Xiaowen and his teammates qualified for early advancement to Evolver with bonus attribute points. The Ghost Ship fleet returned to a triumphant welcome, where Bai Xiaowen declared that the Abyssal Magitech must be destroyed before his mission ended.

• Bai Xiaowen received the Grand Unification notification, reached level 8's experience cap, and learned the rules for early Evolver advancement and bonus attributes.
• Li Shuyi, Qiao Rui, and Cecilia confirmed they qualified for bonus attributes, and Bai Xiaowen ordered the Ghost Ships to sail back to Silverglow Beach.
• The Camelot Queen praised Dio Skalboom for uniting the continent and helping defeat the Abyss Faction at a celebration attended by the alliance's leaders.
• Bai Xiaowen announced that the Ghost Ships and Magic Crystal Cannons had to be destroyed so no one on the Black Tide Plane could retain the Abyssal Magitech.

After completing the Scavenger quest, Bai Xiaowen and his team received a Wish Tree Fruit with seven limited wishes. Qiao Rui suggested selling or giving the fruit to a Quasi-Awakened, who could use Mercenary’s Wish to complete an S-Tier Awakening Quest and become a Hero Class Awakened.

• The Camelot Queen agreed to ban Magic Crystal Cannons, and Bai Xiaowen confirmed that he had destroyed every cannon and Ghost Ship.
• The Spirit Realm Rules confirmed that Bai Xiaowen’s team had completed both Scavenger objectives, and the team chose to claim the quest before leveling up.
• Bai Xiaowen submitted Scavenger and received a Wish Tree Fruit offering seven fixed wishes.
• The team weighed the fruit’s wishes and ruled out several options, including Wealth Wish, Warrior’s Wish, Healer’s Wish, and Curse Master’s Wish.
• Qiao Rui pointed out that Mercenary’s Wish could let a Quasi-Awakened complete an S-Tier Awakening Quest instantly and become a Hero Class Awakened.

Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Team discussed saving the Wish Tree Fruit as a fallback for Xiao Jun’s Class Change. After Antoine Greybeard and Etrice Star-Chaser restored two pieces of the Deep Sea King Set, Bai Xiaowen assembled all three and revealed its powerful bonuses.

• Bai Xiaowen explained that Xiao Jun would use a Dark Gold Cloak and contract with Wolf Valley, while the Wish Tree Fruit could remain a fallback if she failed her Awakening Quest.
• Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui agreed that Xiao Jun could use the Wish Tree Fruit on a later Spirit Realm trip, and Bai Xiaowen accepted their suggestion.
• Antoine Greybeard and Etrice Star-Chaser presented the restored Deep Sea King's Compass and Deep Sea King's Ornate Ring.
• Bai Xiaowen revealed that he already had the Deep Sea King's Pendant, and Etrice polished it to restore its durability.
• Bai Xiaowen displayed the complete Glory of the Deep Sea King set bonuses: reallocatable attribute points and the Deep Sea Shock skill, which grew stronger in water.
• Antoine Greybeard and Etrice Star-Chaser left after admiring the set, while Bai Xiaowen tried to keep Antoine longer to discuss materials.

The White Phoenix Team assigned the Deep Sea King Set to Han Xu and spent their Merit Points on Teleportation Charms for Xiao Jun. They prepared to leave the Black Tide Plane with the team's spoils and Xiao Jun's safety in mind.

• Master Antoine declined to forge more equipment and recommended that Han Xu practice blacksmithing with the materials.
• Bai Xiaowen and the team examined the Deep Sea King Set and agreed it was a powerful, broadly useful set.
• The team ruled out Xiao Jun and themselves for the set, then Bai Xiaowen assigned it to Han Xu.
• The White Phoenix Team exchanged over sixty thousand Merit Points for twelve Teleportation Charms intended to protect Xiao Jun.

The White Phoenix Team said farewell to the people of the Black Tide Plane and returned, where they watched the Spirit Realm’s replay continue into a view of the plane itself. Bai Xiaowen glimpsed the beginning of its Reincarnation Reforging as powerful white light erupted from within the sphere.

• High-ranking figures from the Black Tide Plane gathered to see off Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Team, while Dorothy Goldenleaf regretted their parting.
• Cecilia revealed that Dorothy had guided her to mutate Rapid Fire into Split Arrow, a skill that fired seven piercing arrows and could slow enemies.
• The White Phoenix Team bid farewell to their friends, climbed a mountain for one last look at the receding tide, and returned in a flash of white light.
• The Spirit Realm’s clearing replay omitted Bai Xiaowen’s Scavenger mission and showed him destroying the last Snakefolk base, but the scene continued instead of disappearing.
• The replay formed a rotating globe of the Black Tide Plane, and Bai Xiaowen watched through a narrow slit in his left eye as powerful white beams erupted from within it.

After the Black Tide Plane underwent Reincarnation Reforging, Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Team received early qualifications to advance to Evolvers. They compared their available class codices and priorities, and Bai Xiaowen asked whether he could postpone advancement to collect other options.

• Bai Xiaowen watched a phantom leave the Black Tide Plane sphere before the sphere disintegrated and reformed through Reincarnation Reforging.
• The Spirit Realm Rules offered Bai Xiaowen early Evolver advancement with the Sorian Codex, Mana, and 7 points of base priority.
• The White Phoenix Team compared their advancement options: Li Shuyi received Langshiluo's Notes and 6 priority points, Qiao Rui and Cecilia received 5, and Han Xu received 4.
• Bai Xiaowen explained how Evolver priority compared with Awakened templates, while Qiao Rui attributed the team's differing results to their contributions during Grand Unification.
• Bai Xiaowen asked whether he could keep his advancement opportunity and choose from multiple class codices after completing future Grand Unification missions.

Bai Xiaowen learned that career codices determined both an Evolver’s specialization and assigned territory, then decided the White Phoenix Team should prepare to advance through the Ancient China Plane. After upgrading their equipment, the team left the settlement screen.

• Bai Xiaowen learned that Lord Tier Evolvers received territories tied to their chosen career codices, while Heroic Tier Evolvers did not.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that career codices reflected contributions during Plane Unification and said he wanted a combat-focused codex rather than the Sorian Codex’s Prophecy Class specialization.
• Bai Xiaowen proposed focusing future expeditions on the Ancient China Plane after the team improved their skills and specialties.
• The White Phoenix Team enhanced their equipment, with Kitz’s Direwolf Ripper gauntlets and Cecilia’s Abyssal Huntsman Garb reaching +7.
• The White Phoenix Team repaired their equipment and left the settlement screen.

White Phoenix Team failed to appear for its B-League match, and commentators speculated about the team’s fate in the Spirit Realm. Zhao Yuting left the stadium and ran into Liu Fei, who wanted to celebrate Bai Xiaowen’s disappearance.

• White Phoenix Team missed its match, so Renhe Team received an automatic win and Jinling University Team and Jinghai University Team were called in for an exhibition match.
• Yixiao and ALTER told the audience that White Phoenix Team had been in the Spirit Realm for thirty-three days and considered possible reasons they had not returned.
• ALTER said Li Beihai’s Alert Stone remained intact, while Yixiao suggested Bai Xiaowen might have lost his Awakened identity and become a Spirit Realm native.
• Zhao Yuting left the stadium and found Liu Fei waiting by her LaFerrari in the parking lot.
• Liu Fei told Zhao Yuting he wanted to celebrate Bai Xiaowen being trapped in the Spirit Realm.

As the White Phoenix Team remained missing, Titan Guild debated whether to exploit Super God Guild’s apparent weakness, while Fu Hong urged caution and cooperation. Li Beihai and the guild members worried about the team until five figures suddenly appeared in the hall.

• Zhao Yuting rejected Liu Fei and warned that her legal assistant would contact him about the Psionic Points he owed her.
• Fu Qiu and other Titan Guild members urged an attack on Super God Guild, but Fu Hong argued that the White Phoenix Team might return after triggering the Third Main Quest.
• Fu Hong persuaded Fu Yiping to pursue cooperation with Super God Guild for six months instead of making an enemy of them.
• Li Beihai repeatedly checked the Alert Stone and worried that the White Phoenix Team might be in danger.
• Old Demon and the Super God Team members discussed the guild’s dependence on the White Phoenix Team as five figures appeared in the hall in flashes of white light.

The White Phoenix Team returned from the Black Tide Plane after achieving Grand Unification, and Bai Xiaowen told the Super God Guild about their success and plans. He left the guild focused on training, while Cecilia returned to the White Stone Fief to check on the territory.

• Bai Xiaowen told Old Demon and Li Beihai that the Black Tide Plane had undergone Grand Unification, and explained that the team had not advanced to Evolvers.
• Li Beihai explained that Lord Tier Evolvers could receive territories and that Evolvers had limited ways to return to Earth.
• Bai Xiaowen agreed to share the Black Tide intelligence openly and warned his teammates not to mistake their success for equal strength with other elite teams.
• Old Demon reported that the White Phoenix Team had fallen to third place in the league after missing three matches, but Bai Xiaowen remained confident about reaching the playoffs.
• Bai Xiaowen planned to train and absorb the team's gains, then sent Cecilia back to the White Stone Fief to check on the territory.

After the White Phoenix Team returned from completing Reincarnation Reforging on the Black Tide Plane, Bai Xiaowen trained his combat specialties while preparing his sister Xiao Jun for her awakening. Fu Hong visited to discuss cooperation, recognized Bai Xiaowen’s greater ambitions, and left with unusual deference.

• Old Demon traded Spirit Realm-notarized intelligence about the Black Tide Plane’s Reincarnation Reforging, spreading news of the White Phoenix Team’s achievement through Jinghai City.
• Bai Xiaowen used Elder Heroic Spirits’ Battle Specialties and Memory Sharing to train himself rapidly in many combat specialties.
• Bai Xiaowen supervised Xiao Jun’s training and told her she could enter the Spirit Realm for her awakening after passing a general-knowledge exam.
• Bai Xiaowen welcomed Fu Hong and continued discussing cooperation with the Titan Guild.
• Fu Hong asked when Bai Xiaowen would advance to Evolver, and Bai Xiaowen said he was waiting for a better opportunity and already had the chance to become a lord.
• Fu Hong clasped Bai Xiaowen’s hand with both of his and asked him not to see him out.

Bai Xiaowen graded Xiao Jun’s exam papers and agreed to prepare her for a Spirit Realm class change. Secretary Zhao then explained how the White Phoenix Team’s missed matches would affect its league record and invited it to investigate an abnormality in the Great Southwest, which Bai Xiaowen declined for now.

• Bai Xiaowen graded Xiao Jun’s papers, praised her reasoning, and told her he would find a special psionic treasure and prepare her for a powerful Hero Class.
• Secretary Zhao told Bai Xiaowen the White Phoenix Team’s three missed league matches counted as losses but would not prevent an undefeated championship assessment if the team won the remaining matches and playoffs.
• Zhao Ziliang reported rapidly rising Psionic Particle concentrations in the Great Southwest, which could indicate either a dimensional rift or a fallen Spirit Realm space fragment.
• Bai Xiaowen declined to join the investigation while his team recuperated, but said he would monitor the situation and answer the nation’s call if it became serious.

The White Phoenix Team prepared to face Star-Moon in a B-League match, with Cecilia absent and the team choosing not to conceal its new abilities. Star-Moon resolved to challenge the newly Grand Unification White Phoenix Team, and the captains went forward for the draw as Han Xinyue focused on Bai Xiaowen.

• Bai Xiaowen explained to Xiao Jun that the Awakened Association wanted the White Phoenix Team to scout the Great Southwest, but he preferred to wait until the situation was clearer.
• At Luzhou Base City's Central Gymnasium, spectators questioned why Cecilia was missing and the White Phoenix Team had only four players.
• Bai Xiaowen told Qiao Rui that the team should use its new abilities openly and defeat its opponents head-on.
• Han Xinyue and her Star-Moon teammates learned that the White Phoenix Team had achieved Grand Unification, then resolved to give everything and seize the chance to raise their team's reputation.
• The captains were called forward for the draw, and Han Xinyue saw Bai Xiaowen onstage and decided to target his teammates first.