Chapter Summaries

The Flying Squad and Diga Squad left the Special Secret Realm after discovering that its door would not open, leaving them unable to fight any monsters. Outside, teams waited to hear whether anyone could get through, while the Tiger Roar Squad decided to stay inside and pretend they had reached an unbeatable Boss.

• Sui Yu led the Flying Squad out first after repeated attempts to open the door failed, and he complained that they had not encountered a single monster.
• Sui Yun learned that no other teams had left, while Sui Yu accused the remaining teams of waiting inside to save face.
• Northeast Diga led the second-ranked Diga Squad out and explained that they, too, had been unable to open the door in the Special Secret Realm.
• Sui Yu declared that no team would open the door, and he and Northeast Diga stayed outside to watch the other teams emerge.
• Northeast Tiger failed to climb over the wall or dig beneath it, and Judge Young Master advised him that no team would get through the door that day.
• Northeast Tiger agreed to remain inside and later claim that the final Boss had been too strong to defeat.

Xiao Fan led Zhanfeng Squad to defeat the first Boss in the Special Secret Realm and then brought them to face Xing Xuan. Outside, Sui Yu insisted no team could open the city gate and wagered his manager position, while Tiger Roar Squad and Zhanfeng Squad remained inside.

• Xiao Fan explained that Zhanfeng Squad’s high level and his instructions had helped them defeat Peach Blossom Girl, then led them to the second door.
• Xiao Fan and Zhanfeng Squad entered the modern stage room and found Xing Xuan, whom Xiao Fan told them to engage so they could learn her mechanics.
• Twenty-eight teams waited outside the Special Secret Realm after failing to open the city gate, while Sui Yu and Northeast Diga discussed the four teams still inside.
• Sui Yu wagered that he would hand over the manager position at Frostfire Gathering Point if any team opened the gate that day.
• Two teams emerged from the Special Secret Realm and joined the crowd, leaving Tiger Roar Squad and Zhanfeng Squad inside.

Sui Yu learned that Tiger Roar Squad and Zhanfeng Squad were competing to open the Special Secret Realm’s door, then watched Tiger Roar Squad return without clearing it. He pressured Northeast Tiger to sell the door-opening method, exposing that the squad had no strategy to share.

• A player told Sui Yu about the wager between Tiger Roar Squad and Zhanfeng Squad, and Sui Yu dismissed rumors that Zhanfeng’s new level-30 Healer commander was Lord Zhou He’s mentor.
• Sui Yu and the crowd waited as Tiger Roar Squad emerged from the realm before Zhanfeng Squad.
• Northeast Tiger forgot the squad’s planned excuse and nearly admitted they had failed, but Judge Young Master claimed they had opened the door and retreated after failing to defeat the BOSS.
• Sui Yu offered Northeast Tiger one million Core Power for the door-opening strategy, and other players also offered to pay.
• Judge Young Master objected that Tiger Roar Squad had not cleared the realm, while Northeast Tiger and his squad realized they had no method to share and Northeast Tiger blamed Judge Young Master.

The Zhanfeng Squad defeated Xing Xuan and entered the final chamber, where Xiao Fan realized the missing Boss was a virtual idol. The holographic Lonely Dancer Wu Zhiyao appeared, and the squad prepared to fight as she welcomed them to her Dance Domain.

• The Tiger Roar Squad admitted they had lied about having a walkthrough, leaving the squad leaders to focus on the Zhanfeng Squad still being inside the dungeon.
• Xing Xuan was defeated, and Zhanfeng praised Xiao Fan’s command, healing, and combat skills.
• Xiao Fan led the squad through the final door, where they found an empty room and no visible Boss.
• Xiao Fan searched the room and activated a holographic stage, revealing Lonely Dancer Wu Zhiyao, a level 30 Boss.
• Xiao Fan assigned Superman to draw aggro, Camel Xiangzi to take over if needed, and Qingbao to heal as Wu Zhiyao welcomed them to her Dance Domain.

Xiao Fan led the group through the Fallen Moonlight Dance Weaver's changing phases, identifying her mechanics and directing the players through each one. As the Boss's image began to collapse, the group unleashed their attacks and Xiao Fan landed the final blow, depleting her HP.

• Xiao Fan ordered the group to pull the Boss to the edge, then sent Qingbao and Lele to dance with her when she summoned spotlights.
• At sixty-six percent HP, the Boss transformed into Radiant Idol Wuzhiyao, and Xiao Fan kept the group at the edge to prepare for her golden ripple attack.
• The Boss transformed again into Fallen Moonlight Dance Weaver, and Xiao Fan assigned players with Musical Note to take turns absorbing her attacks.
• When the Boss put players under Dance Step and began to flicker, Xiao Fan used Gift of the Saint to free them and ordered everyone to unleash their skills before her image collapsed.
• Xiao Fan gave Zhanfeng a bonus-damage skill and struck the Boss with Final Rhapsody, depleting her HP at the last moment.

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.