Chapter Summaries

Xiao Fan explained the four Professions he had created and told Zone 18’s players he was leaving the Novice Zone. After Xiao Fan and Zijin departed, Qin Muyu urged everyone to level up, and Zai Zai took a quest to become an Omnipotent Summoner.

• Xiao Fan warned the players not to choose Professions impulsively and explained how the four classes suited different team roles.
• Qin Muyu revealed that Xiao Fan had created all four Professions using the Evolution Fragments, then guessed he planned to leave Zone 18 that day.
• Xiao Fan said goodbye to the players, bought experience with Core Power, and left the Novice Zone with Zijin after reaching level twenty.
• Qin Muyu encouraged the remaining players to level up, and she explained that they should consider Profession ranks and avoid all choosing the same class.
• Zai Zai accepted a quest to become an Omnipotent Summoner, and the players left the Novice Village for the mountains.

Xiao Fan traveled through snowy Earth Origin Valley after leaving the Novice Zone, planning to reach the distant Never Setting Sun Gathering Point and stopping to eat with Zijin. He encountered five well-equipped players, who asked whether he was alone and where he had come from.

• Xiao Fan told Ye Bugu that he would make his own way to the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point, and Ye Bugu offered him a map to the nearby Frostfire gathering point.
• Xiao Fan and Zijin hunted and roasted a rabbit for food as they traveled through Earth Origin Valley.
• Five players wearing complete green equipment approached Xiao Fan and asked whether he was traveling alone.
• Xiao Fan suspected the group might be claiming the area for gold farming and challenged them.
• The woman with straight bangs clarified that she had not meant to offend him, and another woman asked whether Xiao Fan came from a nearby gathering point.

Xiao Fan, using the name Taichu, joined a group of Frostfire Gathering Point players on the road back after Qingbao and Lili warned him about the dangers nearby. As the group discussed Jiu Chen’s fame and Zijin’s identity, they smelled blood nearby, leaving them alert to a possible threat.

• Xiao Fan apologized to Qingbao after learning she and Lili had warned him because teams had been disappearing around Earth Origin Valley.
• Xiao Fan left the group, but Qingbao persuaded Lili and Zhanfeng to escort him back toward Frostfire Gathering Point, and Chen Hao agreed for the sake of recruiting players for his uncle’s planned city.
• Xiao Fan introduced himself as Taichu and learned the names of the five players: Qingbao, Lili, Zhanfeng, Jinmao, and Superman.
• Qingbao defended Jiu Chen’s achievements against Jinmao’s mockery, while Xiao Fan listened without revealing that he was Jiu Chen.
• Zhanfeng asked about Zijin, and Xiao Fan called her a powerful spirit beast before a strong smell of blood reached the group.

Xiao Fan and his team found a massacre in Earth Origin Valley and discovered that a level-100 Blazing Demon Wolf was responsible. As the wolf moved to attack Qingbao, Xiao Fan stepped forward to stop it.

• Qingbao sensed blood on a snowy slope, and Zhanfeng led the team to investigate.
• Xiao Fan and the others found at least a hundred dead players and realized a powerful creature had entered Earth Origin Valley.
• A mysterious woman’s voice came from behind the group, and Xiao Fan recognized that their attacker had to be a Magic Beast.
• Xiao Fan turned and saw a level-100 Blazing Demon Wolf, while Zhanfeng and the others panicked.
• The Blazing Demon Wolf threatened Qingbao after she mistook it for a Fierce Beast, and Xiao Fan raised a hand to stop it.

Xiao Fan tried to use Zijin to scare off the Blazing Demon Wolf, but the talking bird revealed her overwhelming strength and sent the wolf flying. Xiao Fan then ordered Zijin to chase the fleeing beast, hoping to claim the kill himself.

• Xiao Fan discovered that the Blazing Demon Wolf’s attention prevented him and the others from logging out, while Jinmao blamed him for their predicament.
• Xiao Fan held up Zijin and claimed she was a powerful magical pet, prompting the Blazing Demon Wolf to attack.
• Zijin insulted the Blazing Demon Wolf, spoke aloud, and transformed into a giant purple-and-gold bird.
• Zijin struck the level-one-hundred Blazing Demon Wolf with a single wingbeat and sent it flying hundreds of meters.
• Lili spotted the wolf fleeing, and Xiao Fan told Zijin to pursue it so he could claim the rewards for killing it.

After Xiao Fan left with Zijin, Zhanfeng Squad learned from a system announcement that Jiu Chen had killed the level-100 Blazing Demon Wolf, revealing that Taichu was the famous player. The squad decided to wait for him, while players on the World Channel questioned how a level-20 player could have defeated the beast.

• Zhanfeng Squad argued over Xiao Fan’s transforming bird and feared the Blazing Demon Wolf would return, while Qingbao and Lili insisted on waiting for Taichu.
• Jinmao discovered that he could log out after the system announced Jiu Chen had killed the Blazing Demon Wolf and earned the title Lone Brave.
• Qingbao realized Taichu was Jiu Chen, and the squad discussed his reputation and the mystery of his strength.
• Qingbao and Zhanfeng decided to wait for Jiu Chen, while Jinmao argued that he would not come back now that his identity had been revealed.
• Players on the World Channel reacted to Jiu Chen’s achievement, and some speculated that Jian Qingfeng had killed the wolf and Jiu Chen had taken the credit.

After Xiao Fan killed the Blazing Demon Wolf, he claimed rare rewards and used the Space Stone to create an upgradable Space Ring. The ring was ready, but extracting it cost all ten million Core Power he had left.

• Zijin overwhelmed the Blazing Demon Wolf, and Xiao Fan landed the finishing blow to earn the first Magic Beast kill rewards.
• Xiao Fan inspected the Level 1 City Building Token, kept it for now, and gave Zijin one of the three Fire Element Evolution Fragments.
• Xiao Fan received a Demon Wolf Heart and a Space Stone, then decided to create a Space Ring for storage.
• The system used the Space Stone to create a gold, upgradable Space Ring with 100 square meters of storage.
• Xiao Fan learned that extracting the Space Ring cost ten million Core Power and chose to pay, leaving him with no Core Power.

Xiao Fan disguised himself and reached the Frostfire Gathering Point, where he learned that a nearby secret realm had drawn a crowd. He planned to skip it, buy supplies, and continue toward the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point.

• Xiao Fan equipped the Lone Brave title, changed his appearance with Thousand-Faced One, and had Zijin hide in his pocket.
• Xiao Fan rode toward the Frostfire Gathering Point, stored Red Hare before reaching it, and arrived just as the East Gate was closing.
• Two players mistook Xiao Fan for someone seeking the nearby secret realm and directed him to the settlement’s team-up corner.
• The two players sold Xiao Fan a tent for 100 Core Power and charged him another 50 Core Power to set it up for the night.
• Xiao Fan saw how crowded the settlement was and decided to skip the secret realm, buy supplies, and head to the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point.

Xiao Fan arrived at the gathering point nearly broke and decided to join a team entering the Death Cliff Secret Realm to earn Core Power. At the crowded Recruitment Corner, he found that teams wanted much higher-level players, and a familiar voice mocked him for trying to join.

• Xiao Fan overheard players discuss the dangerous Death Cliff Secret Realm and decided to offer his healing skills to a team.
• Xiao Fan bought meat buns, checked his status, and assigned 30 Free Attribute Points to Intelligence and 15 each to Spirit and Agility.
• Xiao Fan packed his tent at dawn and went to the Recruitment Corner, where most players were looking for teams rather than recruiting.
• Established teams quickly filled their openings with high-level players, leaving Xiao Fan unsure whether to approach them despite his new-form healing skill.
• A familiar voice mocked Xiao Fan for coming without a fixed team or enough strength.

Xiao Fan failed to find a team for Death Cliff because players dismissed him as an undergeared level 30 Doctor, so he announced himself as a professional secret-realm commander. The crowd eagerly tried to recruit him, but someone questioned whether his claim was real.

• Jinmao insulted the Freelance Players at Recruitment Corner, while Qingbao rebuked him and Zhanfeng apologized on behalf of the squad.
• Zhanfeng recruited a healer for the Zhanfeng Squad, but no one immediately met or accepted the requirements.
• Xiao Fan searched for a team, but players rejected him because of his low level and lack of gear.
• Xiao Fan gave up and announced that he was recruiting a Death Cliff team as a professional secret-realm commander.
• Players rushed to offer him a place and Core Power, until an unidentified voice accused them of believing a false claim.

Xiao Fan learned that Death Cliff had a first-clear reward and decided to claim it, while Judge Young Master joined the rival Tiger Roar Squad after Zhanfeng refused his advances toward Lili. As the Tiger Roar Squad headed out boasting of victory, Judge Young Master turned back and called Xiao Fan a liar.

• Judge Young Master arrived at the Recruitment Corner and tried to join Zhanfeng’s team in exchange for a date with Lili, but Zhanfeng refused and defended his teammates.
• Judge Young Master urged the crowd to form a team for Death Cliff and promised to lead them to the first clear.
• Xiao Fan realized he had missed the system announcement about the dungeon’s first-clear reward and decided to pursue it.
• Northeast Tiger invited Judge Young Master to join the Tiger Roar Squad, and Judge Young Master accepted after the team’s women flirted with him.
• Northeast Tiger taunted Zhanfeng’s team as the Tiger Roar Squad prepared to leave, and Judge Young Master turned back to call Xiao Fan a little liar.

At the Frostfire Gathering Point, Xiao Fan clashed with Judge Young Master over their claims to be professional Secret Realm commanders. The argument ended with a wager on the Death Cliff Secret Realm’s first clear, with one million Core Power at stake.

• Judge Young Master accused Xiao Fan of being a fraud, and the players who had gathered around Xiao Fan scattered.
• Xiao Fan turned Judge Young Master’s argument against him and learned that Judge Young Master was Yu Feiyu’s disciple and Falling Leaf Pavilion’s grand-disciple.
• When Judge Young Master asked who taught him, Xiao Fan claimed to be Zhou He’s master, prompting the crowd to laugh at him.
• Judge Young Master proposed a contest to get the first clear of the Death Cliff Secret Realm, and Xiao Fan bet one million Core Power.
• Judge Young Master accepted the wager after Xiao Fan challenged him to prove he could beat a supposed fraud.

Zhanfeng recruited Xiao Fan into the Zhanfeng Squad despite Judge Young Master's taunts, hoping Xiao Fan could help them compete for a secret realm first clear. The squad set out for the Death Cliff secret realm, while Xiao Fan learned more about Judge Young Master's past and faced questions about whether he could outlead him.

• Judge Young Master mocked Xiao Fan for having no team and demanded he concede the million Core Power wager.
• Zhanfeng invited Xiao Fan to join the Zhanfeng Squad, believing there was a chance Xiao Fan was a secret realm leader, and Xiao Fan accepted.
• Judge Young Master and Northeast Tiger left after taunting Zhanfeng about taking Xiao Fan into the Death Cliff secret realm.
• Zhanfeng gathered the squad and set out for Death Cliff with Xiao Fan and the regular members.
• Qingbao told Xiao Fan about Judge Young Master's history of causing trouble in squads, and Lili asked whether Xiao Fan could beat him as a leader.

Xiao Fan joined the Zhanfeng Squad and revealed himself as the renowned player Jiu Chen, turning the squad’s doubts into excitement. At the Death Cliff Secret Realm entrance, Zhanfeng and Judge Young Master entered one after the other, and Zhanfeng received a prompt for the strange Special Secret Realm Dance Instead.

• Jinmao and Superman accused Xiao Fan of being a fraud, but Zhanfeng defended his decision to trust him.
• The Zhanfeng Squad reached the Death Cliff Secret Realm, where Judge Young Master taunted them and entry cost one thousand Core Power.
• Zhanfeng invited Xiao Fan into the squad, and the channel identified him as Jiu Chen, stunning the team.
• Jinmao and Superman apologized to Xiao Fan for mocking him, while Zhanfeng and Judge Young Master argued over their wager.
• Zhanfeng and Judge Young Master paid to enter the Secret Realm, and Zhanfeng accepted the prompt for Special Secret Realm Dance Instead.

Xiao Fan led Zhanfeng Squad into the level 30 Special Secret Realm, Dance Instead, while Jinmao and the others sought his favor. After the squad failed to open or damage the city gate, Xiao Fan suspected the mechanism was hidden in the ground.

• Xiao Fan arrived in Dance Instead with Zhanfeng Squad, and Jinmao begged him to forgive his earlier behavior.
• Keke, Camel Xiangzi, Lele, and Short-line Baby asked to befriend Xiao Fan because of the Professions he had created.
• Xiao Fan took command and told the squad to focus on clearing the Secret Realm and defeating Judge Young Master.
• Jinmao and then all nine squad members tried pushing the city gate, but it did not move.
• Jinmao struck the gate with his greatsword, but it remained unharmed, so Xiao Fan concluded the mechanism might be underground.

Xiao Fan discovered that dancing inside a circle opened the city gate and led the Zhanfeng Squad into the Secret Realm. The Whistling Squad remained outside, where Judge Young Master decided they could try climbing over the wall.

• Xiao Fan drew a circle in the dirt and asked the Zhanfeng Squad whether anyone knew how to dance.
• Qingbao danced inside the circle facing the gate, and the gate slowly opened.
• Xiao Fan instructed the Zhanfeng Squad on how to proceed and led them through the gate.
• Zhanfeng doubted Xiao Fan's leadership but decided to wait and step in if Xiao Fan made bad calls.
• Northeast Tiger complained that the Whistling Squad could not open the gate and asked Judge Young Master for a solution.
• Judge Young Master decided the Whistling Squad could climb over the city wall.

In the Special Secret Realm, Xiao Fan discovered that players could choose between a Green Path and a Red Path instead of fighting monsters. After Jinmao tested the Red Path and safely entered it, Xiao Fan split the team between the two routes, leaving Zhanfeng to decide whether to trust his orders.

• The Zhanfeng Squad entered a strange Blue Stone road where green and red rings marked two different paths.
• Xiao Fan sent Jinmao to test the Red Path, and Jinmao accepted a system prompt and appeared on that route unharmed.
• Xiao Fan confirmed that each player could choose a path independently.
• Xiao Fan assigned Qingbao, Zhanfeng, Short Circuit Baby, Lili, and Keke to the Red Path and took the other three down the Green Path.
• Zhanfeng worried that splitting up was too dangerous, while Xiao Fan waited for him to decide whether to follow the orders.

Xiao Fan guided the two teams through separate paths in a Special Secret Realm, where Zhanfeng’s team fought Dance Disciples while the Green Path seemed empty. When colorful musical notes suddenly attacked the Green Path, Xiao Fan healed Lele and struggled to get his teammates to follow his orders.

• Zhanfeng apologized to Xiao Fan for hesitating, and both teams followed his assignments into separate paths.
• Zhanfeng’s team fought waves of Dance Disciples on the Red Path while Xiao Fan’s team found no monsters on the Green Path.
• Lele ran ahead toward the plaza and triggered a barrage of falling musical notes that rapidly drained his health.
• Xiao Fan healed Lele, who regained his strength and dodged another note, while Xiao Fan urged the Green Path team to run toward the plaza.
• Zhanfeng and the others on the Red Path saw Xiao Fan’s healing skill and realized that Jiu Chen was a healer.

Xiao Fan’s team escaped the falling Musical Notes when Jiu Chen’s healing and speed skills saved the Green Path runners, and both groups reached the Central Plaza. The system revealed that clearing each path granted different bonuses, leaving Zhanfeng wondering whether Jiu Chen had known the paths’ rewards from the start.

• Zhanfeng and the others watched in shock as Jiu Chen restored Lele’s health with a single cast of Heavenly Healing.
• Zhanfeng failed to cross the barrier between the paths while Xiao Fan’s group struggled to outrun the falling Musical Notes.
• Xiao Fan activated Gift of the Saint, and Jiu Chen’s skills healed the runners and boosted their speed enough to escape.
• Xiao Fan’s group and the Red Path group reached the Central Plaza, where the team discussed Jiu Chen’s powerful abilities.
• The system announced that the Red Path granted a damage bonus and the Green Path granted a healing bonus, with extra bonuses from Qingbao’s Opening Dance score.
• Zhanfeng realized Xiao Fan’s team assignments fit the path bonuses and wondered whether Jiu Chen had anticipated them.

Xiao Fan reprimanded the Zhanfeng Squad for ignoring his orders, then led them toward the antique red-lacquered door to fight the first Boss. Outside the Death Cliff Secret Realm, onlookers expected the strongest teams to succeed, but the Flying Squad emerged first after withdrawing.

• Zhanfeng realized Xiao Fan had anticipated the dangers and apologized with the rest of the squad for disobeying his orders.
• Xiao Fan warned the squad to obey him immediately in the future, then chose the antique red-lacquered door as their first Boss route.
• Players gathered outside the Secret Realm and debated which team would get the first clear, with many dismissing Xiao Fan as a fraud.
• The Secret Realm's glowing ring flickered, signaling that a team had withdrawn before completing the run.
• The Flying Squad emerged first, shocking the onlookers who had expected them to compete for the first clear.