Recaps

The Zhanfeng Squad emerged from the Special Secret Realm Dance Instead after achieving the server’s first clear in under three hours, shocking the players who had doubted them. Judge Young Master faced his lost bet, while the crowd realized the squad’s commander was the level-30 secret-realm specialist Jiu Chen.

• Players outside the realm debated why the Zhanfeng Squad had stayed inside so long, and Judge Young Master claimed they were only pretending to pioneer it.
• Northeast Diga predicted that the squad was fighting the Boss and reminded Judge Young Master of his million Core Power bet.
• The system announced that Zhanfeng, Lili, Qingbao, Jiu Chen, and their squad had achieved the first clear of Dance Instead.
• Analysis Bro reasoned that the squad had opened the gate quickly and defeated all three Bosses on their first attempts.
• Sui Yu pointed out Judge Young Master's promise to livestream himself eating shit, and the crowd asked how he would pay his lost bet.
• A player recognized Jiu Chen as the level-30 secret-realm specialist commander the Zhanfeng Squad had recruited.

Xiao Fan led the Zhanfeng Squad to the first clear of the Level 30 Special Secret Realm, Dance Instead, earning rare rewards and the Supreme Dance Master title. He fairly divided the loot, and outside the realm, the players who had rejected him watched the squad emerge, regretting their decision.

• The Zhanfeng Squad received Core Power, Dance Evolution Fragments, a Phantom Dance Dress, a Dance Weaver signed poster, the Supreme Dance Master title, and a Level 3 Base Building Token for clearing Dance Instead first.
• Zhanfeng praised Xiao Fan's commanding and combat abilities, and the squad agreed that Xiao Fan deserved the rewards.
• Xiao Fan chose the signed poster and proposed selling the dress and Base Building Token and splitting the proceeds evenly.
• The female players declined the dress, and Xiao Fan stored the items in his Space Ring.
• Outside the Secret Realm, players regretted rejecting Jiu Chen and blamed Judge Young Master as the clearing team began to emerge.

After Xiao Fan and the Zhanfeng Squad cleared the secret realm, a crowd gathered to meet Xiao Fan and seek his advice about the Profession he created. Judge Young Master fled instead of paying his bet and headed toward the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point.

• Xiao Fan and the Zhanfeng Squad emerged from the secret realm to find a large crowd waiting, and Sui Yu welcomed Xiao Fan as a great expert.
• Northeast Diga and other squad captains crowded around Xiao Fan, hoping to add him as a friend and learn about the Omnipotent Summoner Profession.
• Northeast Tiger noticed Judge Young Master was missing and told the crowd that he had run away rather than pay his bet to Xiao Fan.
• Sui Yu promised to send someone to retrieve Judge Young Master while Xiao Fan agreed to return to the gathering point.
• Judge Young Master fled Death Cliff, decided to leave the Frostfire area, and set off for the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point to join his master.

Xiao Fan traveled from Frostfire Gathering Point to the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point in disguise, after arranging to sell two rare items and sharing Secret Realm information with Zhanfeng. As he arrived, someone called out to him as “Godfather.”

• Zhanfeng urged Xiao Fan to auction the Phantom Dance Dress and Level 3 Base Building Token, and Xiao Fan agreed to sell them and transfer the proceeds.
• Xiao Fan explained the Dance Instead Secret Realm to Zhanfeng, who decided not to make a guide because the players were not prepared to clear it.
• Zijin confronted Xiao Fan for leaving her behind and demanded an Evolution Fragment, which he reluctantly gave her.
• Xiao Fan left Frostfire Gathering Point disguised as Sui Yu and rode a Red Hare Steed toward the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point.
• After less than seven days of travel, Xiao Fan reached the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point, where someone called him “Godfather.”

Xiao Fan learned that Shen Tao was a powerful level 72 player and decided to carry out the Bird Plan to avenge his uncle. He recruited Zijin for the job, but she asked to collect her five Evolution Fragments only after it was finished.

• Ye Bugu recognized Xiao Fan, but Xiao Fan asked him to call him Jiu Chen instead of accepting him as a godfather.
• At the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point, Ye Bugu reported that Shen Tao was near the World's End Gathering Point, about three days away, and described his strength and equipment.
• Xiao Fan decided to have Shen Tao killed rather than wait until he could challenge him himself, and asked Ye Bugu for the route and coordinates.
• Ye Bugu offered to help kill Shen Tao, but Xiao Fan refused to let him get involved.
• Xiao Fan offered Zijin Evolution Fragments to help with the job, and she agreed to five but asked him to give them to her afterward.

Xiao Fan arranged for Zhou He to auction his Level 3 Base Building Token to the Shen Sect, explaining that he wanted them to build a safe base so the hidden Chen Family would join them and become easier to find. He also revealed he had a Level 1 City Building Token, leaving Zhou He to organize the Auction.

• Xiao Fan told Zhou He he had a Phantom Dance Dress and a Level 3 Base Building Token, and Zhou He offered to buy the token immediately.
• Xiao Fan refused to sell the token directly and asked Zhou He to help auction it to the Shen Family to drive up the price.
• Zhou He warned that the Shen Sect could gain influence by building a safe base, but Xiao Fan revealed he had a Level 1 City Building Token and promised Zhou He’s side could build a city first.
• Xiao Fan offered Zhou He the City Building Token, and Zhou He agreed to pay for it while objecting to giving the Base Building Token to the Shen Sect.
• Xiao Fan explained that he wanted the Shen Sect to build a safe base so the hidden Chen Family would join them, making them easier to find, and Zhou He agreed to arrange the Auction.

Xiao Fan entered World's End Gathering Point disguised and learned from Know-It-All that Shen Tao had returned with a mother and daughter and was unlikely to leave soon. As Xiao Fan heard more about Shen Tao’s abuses, players searching for an unfamiliar person rushed into the tavern, and Know-It-All dragged him outside to see what was happening.

• Xiao Fan entered World's End Gathering Point in disguise and asked Know-It-All when Shen Tao would leave.
• Know-It-All said Shen Tao was indulging himself after bringing back a mother and daughter, and Xiao Fan paid for their meal while Zijin ate and drank.
• Know-It-All described Shen Tao’s abuse of female players and warned Xiao Fan not to play savior.
• Players entered the tavern looking for an unfamiliar player, then rushed outside after someone spotted their target.
• Know-It-All grabbed Xiao Fan and hurried outside to watch the commotion.

Xiao Fan learned that Wind Snow Traveler had been captured while trying to rescue his sister-in-law and niece from Shen Tao’s group. Xiao Fan revealed Zijin’s enormous form and flew off with her to find Wind Snow Traveler, while the chapter ended with the captive being marched away and someone ordering his captors to release him.

• Xiao Fan heard that a player had come to rescue Shen Tao’s captives, then recognized the captured man as Wind Snow Traveler, his friend.
• Xiao Fan revealed Zijin’s giant Purple-Feathered Golden-Winged Bird form and ordered her to find the people who had been there.
• Zijin carried Xiao Fan away as players at the gathering point panicked and fled from the apparent beast attack.
• Wind Snow Traveler despaired over failing to protect his sister-in-law and Xiao Yu while his captors dragged him toward Shen Tao.
• An icy voice ordered Wind Snow Traveler’s captors to let him go.

Xiao Fan rescued Wind Snow Traveler from his captors and revealed that he was Jiu Chen, then joined Wind Snow Traveler to hunt Shen Tao. Shen Tao threatened a woman and her mute daughter, who tried to create a chance for her daughter to log out.

• Xiao Fan arrived at the World's End Gathering Point on Zijin and killed the players who had captured Wind Snow Traveler.
• Xiao Fan healed Wind Snow Traveler, revealed that he was Jiu Chen, and learned that Wind Snow Traveler knew where Shen Tao was.
• Wind Snow Traveler and Xiao Fan hurried toward Shen Tao's location to kill him.
• Shen Tao threatened a woman and her mute daughter, demanding that they remove their equipment.
• The woman agreed to Shen Tao's demand while secretly messaging Wind Snow Traveler not to come and telling her daughter to log out when she could.

Xiao Fan and Wind Snow Traveler rescued Gao Lian and Xiao Yu from Shen Tao, then Xiao Fan left Shen Tao to die among Fierce Beasts. Zijin later revealed that she had prevented Shen Tao from sending messages that could expose Xiao Fan.

• Shen Tao tried to log out when a flying Magic Beast appeared, but the Phantom Beast Pressure Domain trapped him.
• Xiao Fan and Wind Snow Traveler confronted Shen Tao, and Zijin wounded him when he threatened Wind Snow Traveler.
• Shen Tao confessed that Gao Lian and Xiao Yu were inside, and Wind Snow Traveler brought them out safely.
• Xiao Fan revealed that Shen Tao had once broken his uncle's legs over a herb, and Shen Tao realized Xiao Fan was Jiu Chen.
• Zijin carried Xiao Fan and Shen Tao away, then left Shen Tao among Fierce Beasts to die.
• Zijin told Xiao Fan that she had attacked Shen Tao's mind so he could not communicate through the virtual interface.

Xiao Fan brought Wind Snow Traveler, Gao Lian, and Xiao Yu to the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point while continuing to seek a cure for Xiao Yu. Zijin contracted with Xiao Fan so she could enter Phantom Beast Space and evolve, leaving him with new powers and a promise that they were bound to live and die together.

• Xiao Fan learned that Shen Tao had stolen the medicinal herb Wind Snow Traveler found and taken Gao Lian and Xiao Yu, and he promised to help find Xiao Yu a Heavenly Spirit Treasure.
• Xiao Fan brought Wind Snow Traveler and his family to Ye Bugu's territory, where Ye Bugu arranged accommodations for them.
• Xiao Fan offered Zijin six Evolution Fragments, and Zijin chose to form a contract with him.
• The contract gave Xiao Fan Phantom Beast Space, the Armor Transformation skill, and the Lightning Element.
• Zijin explained that absorbing the fragments would move her into the growth stage, so she would sleep in Phantom Beast Space while she evolved.
• Zijin told Xiao Fan that their contract bound them to live and die together, and Xiao Fan promised to grow stronger.

Xiao Fan discovered that his contract with Zijin granted him powerful Armor Transformation abilities and the Lightning Element, then began absorbing a Thunder Spirit Fruit. At Falling Star Gathering Place, Shen Long investigated Shen Tao’s death but accepted that a Magic Beast had killed him, while the Shen Sect continued struggling to obtain a City Building Token.

• Xiao Fan inspected Zijin’s information and learned that the sleeping Purple Cloud Spirit Sparrow was level 100 and had Lightning as its innate element.
• Xiao Fan discovered Zijin’s exclusive Armor Transformation skill, which could grant him wings or a full set of equipment that grew stronger with Zijin.
• Xiao Fan gained Zijin’s Lightning Element, ate a Thunder Spirit Fruit, and began absorbing its power.
• Shen Long investigated Shen Tao’s death at World’s End Gathering Point and questioned how a Magic Beast had killed only Shen Tao and several of his men.
• A Shen Sect player argued that a powerful Magic Beast had killed Shen Tao instantly, and Shen Long reluctantly dropped the investigation.
• Shen Long asked whether the Shen Sect had obtained a City Building Token, and a player urged him to check the World Channel.

Yue Bingyan announced an auction featuring a unique dance-effect outfit and a Level 3 Base Building Token that could enable a safe base, city upgrades, and Profession changes. Shen Long scrambled to keep the token from the Military, while Xiao Fan prepared to create skills and traveled with Ye Bugu toward the auction.

• Yue Bingyan revealed the auction’s two star items, including the first Safe Base Building Token, prompting players to discuss its value and the possibility of changing Professions.
• Shen Long tried to buy the token privately from Yue Bingyan, but she told him he would have to bid at the auction, so he ordered his people to gather Core Power and investigate Profession creation.
• Shen Long’s people reported that Jian Qingfeng alone knew how to create a Profession, and Shen Long ordered them to keep investigating.
• Xiao Fan checked his status, found his Core Power too low to create skills, and decided to level up while hoping Shen Long would provide more Core Power.
• Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu set out for the Glazed Gathering Place, with Ye Bugu offering to buy spirit herbs for Xiao Yu and Xiao Fan asking him to call her by name.

Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu traveled to Glazed Gathering Place for the Auction, where Xiao Fan planned to trade a City Building Token to Zhou He. After arriving, Xiao Fan was summoned to meet Zhou He, who was eager to obtain the token.

• Xiao Fan told Ye Bugu that he did not think the Base Building Token was very valuable, and Ye Bugu offered to bid for it in exchange for help changing to a good Profession.
• Ye Bugu declared that he would bid by saying “Light the Sky Lamp,” while Xiao Fan kept quiet about owning the star items.
• Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu reached Glazed Gathering Place after five days on the road, during which Xiao Fan healed Ye Bugu and they killed Fierce Beasts.
• At the crowded entrance, Xiao Fan noticed players riding mounts and learned from Ye Bugu that others treated him politely because his youthful appearance suggested he was powerful.
• A player told Xiao Fan that Zhou He was waiting for him at the Accommodation Building after Xiao Fan had messaged Zhou He about trading the City Building Token.
• Zhou He waited anxiously for Xiao Fan, having made obtaining a City Building Token the Military District’s main objective.

Xiao Fan sold a Level 1 City Building Token to Zhou He and explained how he made Space Rings. He then gave Yue Bingyan two rare items to auction, and she discovered that Xiao Fan was the renowned player Jiu Chen.

• Zhou He bought Xiao Fan's Level 1 City Building Token for ten million Core Power and gave him ten Evolution Fragments.
• Xiao Fan explained how Space Rings worked and told Zhou He they required Space Stones.
• Zhou He introduced Xiao Fan to Yue Bingyan, who inspected the Phantom Dance Dress and Level 3 Base Building Token for the upcoming Auction.
• Xiao Fan told Yue Bingyan that he had obtained both items as rewards for clearing a secret realm and agreed to let her prepare them for auction.
• Yue Bingyan added Xiao Fan as a friend, recognized his game ID as Jiu Chen, and privately decided he was a cheater rather than a genius.

After confirming that leveling up would not cost him future attribute points, Xiao Fan reached Level 50 and checked the newly unlocked leaderboards, where he ranked first in skills and ninth in combat power. He hid his identity and began preparing to create a Lightning-based skill, while the author’s closing note asked readers for profession and skill ideas.

• Xiao Fan asked Qi Guoguo whether leveling up after changing professions granted Free Attribute Points, and Qi Guoguo said he had received points only when he first changed professions.
• Xiao Fan concluded that leveling increased combat stats, then bought levels until he reached Level 50 and unlocked the leaderboards.
• Xiao Fan reviewed the four leaderboards, found himself first in skills and ninth in combat power, and hid his ID to avoid revealing himself during the auction.
• Xiao Fan discovered that reaching Level 50 had granted him the Cooking Master and Beast Taming Expert traits, then planned seven skills to fill his slots.
• Xiao Fan allocated 140 Free Attribute Points and opened the skill creation interface to make a Lightning-based damage skill.
• The author explained that the protagonist’s profession had become difficult to fit into the plot and asked readers for combat-oriented profession and skill ideas.

Xiao Fan tried to create a skill but lacked attribute points, so he searched for a Millennium Ginseng Fruit to boost his stats. Meanwhile, players noticed his rise to first place on the Skill Leaderboard and suspected he was the long-hidden creator of a God-Tier Skill.

• Xiao Fan failed to create a skill because his Intelligence, Spirit, Stamina, and Agility were insufficient, and he realized he needed a way to gain more attribute points.
• Yue Bingyan told Xiao Fan that Millennium Ginseng Fruits raised every attribute by ten points and cost at least fifty million Core Power.
• Xiao Fan learned that the auction’s seller wanted to trade two Millennium Ginseng Fruits for something other than Core Power, so he offered two Heaven-Tier Skill books or a customized Profession.
• Yue Bingyan recognized that Xiao Fan had created Heaven-Tier Skills for Zhou He and Jian Qingfeng, then agreed to ask the seller about his offer.
• Players saw a mysterious player take first place on the Skill Leaderboard and ninth place on the Combat Power Leaderboard, surpassing Jian Qingfeng’s six-year reign.
• Yue Qianjun suggested that the mysterious player was the creator of the God-Tier Skill, and players concluded that the creator was from the Dragon Nation server.

Xiao Fan attended the auction to secure the two Millennium Ginseng Fruits and sell his consigned treasures, while encountering Shen Long, his enemy. The auction began, and the Ginseng Fruits came up as the final Heavenly Spirit Treasure.

• Xiao Fan declined to keep his Base Building Token and told Ye Bugu he had his reasons for auctioning it.
• Xiao Fan spotted Shen Long arriving at the venue, and Shen Long noticed him and ordered a subordinate to identify him.
• Ye Bugu introduced Xiao Fan to the powerful players seated on the second floor, including Yun Zhongyao and members of the Bai Family.
• Yue Bingyan opened the auction, and Xiao Fan bought two attribute-boosting treasures for the starting price.
• Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu helped bid on a healing Snow Lotus for Xiao Yu.
• The two Millennium Ginseng Fruits appeared as the final Heavenly Spirit Treasure, and Xiao Fan focused on the auction.

Xiao Fan traded a bottle of Water of Life for the Bai Family’s two Millennium Ginseng Fruits at the auction, then ate them along with two other Heavenly Spirit Treasures. As the auction moved on to its finale, Xiao Fan looked forward to selling his special-effect outfit.

• Bai Shu offered two Millennium Ginseng Fruits in exchange for a bottle of Water of Life, and Xiao Fan revealed that he had one from the Island of Light secret realm.
• Bai Shu confirmed the Water of Life was genuine, and Xiao Fan traded it for the Ginseng Fruits.
• Ye Bugu warned Xiao Fan that trading publicly could draw danger, but Xiao Fan ate both Ginseng Fruits at the auction.
• Xiao Fan also ate two Heavenly Spirit Treasures, raising his Intelligence to 140 and his Spirit above 100.
• Yue Bingyan announced the Phantom Dance Dress as the first of the auction’s two grand finale items, and Xiao Fan anticipated the sale.

The auction ended with Shen Long buying the Level 3 Base Building Token for 1.51 billion Core Power, while Zhou He prepared to establish a city for the Shenzhou Settlement. Xiao Fan divided his auction earnings with Zhanfeng Squad and successfully created a new skill, though its details were not yet revealed.

• Yun Zhongyao bought the Phantom Dance Dress for 60 million Core Power.
• Shen Long and Zhou He competed for the Level 3 Base Building Token until Shen Long won it with a bid of 1.51 billion Core Power.
• Zhou He told the settlement to use the City Building Token and said they were gathering the materials needed to build a city.
• Xiao Fan returned to his lodgings and split the 1.57 billion Core Power from the auction among the nine members of Zhanfeng Squad.
• Xiao Fan created a new skill, and the system confirmed that the skill creation succeeded.

Xiao Fan created the first God-King Rank skill, Dragon-Riding Nine Lightning, and hid his identity during the region-wide announcement. Players across Cloud Sea tried to identify him, while the Leaderboard confirmed that the mysterious creator had taken the top combat-power ranking.

• Xiao Fan reviewed Dragon-Riding Nine Lightning, celebrated its God-King Rank, and chose to hide his ID from the announcement.
• Zhou He heard the announcement as he prepared to leave for the Shenzhou Gathering Place and decided to investigate the God-King Rank skill.
• Shen Long learned that the young man beside Shadow was still unidentified, then ordered an investigation into the mysterious skill creator.
• Players discussed the announcement on the World Channel, and Yue Qianjun pointed them to the Leaderboard.
• Players saw that first place had risen to 6,600 points and that a mysterious player with 40,355 combat power had replaced Jian Qingfeng at the top.

Xiao Fan created the God-King Rank Skill Dragon-Riding Nine Lightning and earned skill attempts, Core Power, a title, and a Special Evolution Fragment. After players and Shen Long learned that the mysterious skill creator was Jiu Chen, Shen Long ordered his subordinate to bring him in before he left.

• Xiao Fan received rewards for creating his first God-King Rank Skill, including three skill attempts, Core Power, the title Oh My God, and a Special Evolution Fragment.
• Xiao Fan inspected the Special Evolution Fragment and Dragon-Riding Nine Lightning, then continued creating skills according to his original plan.
• Players across the Cloud Sea saw repeated announcements about a mysterious player creating Heaven-Tier Skills and wondered who he was.
• Shen Long learned from his subordinate that the mysterious player was Jiu Chen and guessed that he had come to the auction as the seller of the Ginseng Fruits.
• Shen Long ordered his subordinate to bring Jiu Chen to him before he left, even if he had to be dragged there.

Shen Long grew wary of Jiu Chen’s rapid rise and considered how to bring him into the Shen Sect or eliminate him. Meanwhile, Xiao Fan created and tested a healing skill before a stranger arrived at his door.

• Shen Long dismissed the report that Jiu Chen had earned the Magic Beast First Kill, then suspected Xiao Fan might have gained enough Core Power to level up.
• Shen Long ordered an investigation into the mysterious Leaderboard player and warned that Jiu Chen should join the Shen Sect and provide Professions or face consequences.
• Xiao Fan created the Heaven Rank skill Wine of Blood Brewing, which summoned a pot that restored allies’ health, mana, and stamina while boosting their defenses.
• After creating four Heaven-Tier Skills overnight, Xiao Fan tested Wine of Blood Brewing and recovered his stamina by drinking from the pot.
• As Xiao Fan prepared to leave the Glazed Gathering Place, a stranger knocked and asked to speak with Jiu Chen.

Shen Long’s aide confronted Xiao Fan about being Jiu Chen, but the announcement that Zhou He’s forces had completed Dragon City disrupted the Shen Sect’s plans. Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu left the gathering point as Shen Long ordered his forces to pursue them.

• Xiao Fan denied being Jiu Chen and refused to cooperate with Shen Long’s aide, who arranged for Shen Sect members to watch the gathering point’s gates.
• The system announced that Dragon Nation’s first safe city, Dragon City, had been completed by Zhou He’s forces before Shen Long could establish a base.
• Xiao Fan realized Shen Long might suspect him of selling the City Building Token and messaged Ye Bugu to leave with him.
• Shen Long realized Zhou He had used the auction to make him spend his prepared Core Power, then grew angry when his aide reported that Jiu Chen had refused to meet him.
• After Shen Long learned Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu were heading for the East Gate, he ordered his men to pursue them and bring the item they had bought in the White Nation.

Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu fled Shen Long’s pursuit, but a level 90 Wild Boss blocked their route. Xiao Fan revealed his new ability to grow wings and fly, carrying Ye Bugu safely over the beast as they continued onward.

• Xiao Fan noticed Shen Long’s group following them and used Gift of the Saint to speed away with Ye Bugu.
• Shen Long chased them on Lame Horses, then took a hidden path to try to catch up.
• Xiao Fan and Ye Bugu encountered the Rock Thorn Behemoth, which blocked the only road forward.
• Xiao Fan used Partial Armor Transformation to grow golden wings and fly over the Boss.
• Xiao Fan carried Ye Bugu across the obstacle, ended his transformation, and told him to keep moving.