Chapter Summaries

Jasmine and Salted Fish organized a search for Xiao Fan’s group after they escaped into the Residential Area, while the group learned that Cloud Sea had invaded the Shadow Realm. Xiao Fan decided to leave the Shadow Realm and complete the first two secret-realm missions.

• Jasmine ordered the Residential Area surrounded and its entrances guarded, expecting Xiao Fan’s group to land when their flying time ran out.
• Salted Fish received word that eight captured invaders were level-forty- or -fifty players, and he criticized Jasmine for letting Xiao Fan escape.
• Qin Muyu explained to the group that Cloud Sea had invaded multiple planets, including the Shadow Realm.
• Wind Snow Traveler realized that players from the invaded planets were enemies, and Xiao Fan decided they should leave the Shadow Realm and complete the first two secret-realm missions.

Xiao Fan escaped Shadow Realm with Fatty and the other prisoners, while Salted Fish ordered a manhunt and sealed the realm’s entrance. Xiao Fan began freeing the group and wondered whether Cloud Sea used invaded Real Worlds as settings for its game secret realms.

• Jasmine told Salted Fish that Xiao Fan’s Golden Wings had flown for over an hour, and Salted Fish offered rewards for capturing the alien players, suspecting they were sent to sabotage Cloud Sea’s final Ranked Match.
• Salted Fish ordered Shadow Realm closed to prevent the aliens from escaping, but Xiao Fan had already led Fatty and the others out into the desert.
• Blade Shadow broke his White Blade trying to cut through the cage, and Han the Person shattered his Blue Gem against it.
• Xiao Fan recovered his Stamina and explained that the prison was made of Sink Iron, which could hold players below level 200 and block system chats.
• Xiao Fan wondered whether Cloud Sea used Real Worlds it had invaded as settings for game secret realms.

Xiao Fan and his team searched the Underground City for Yuan Yi while Dr. Xin sensed the God Demon Stone and headed toward them. After Yang Dianfeng revealed that Yuan Yi had imprisoned him in Laboratory No. 1, Xiao Fan reached the building, but the labyrinthine layout concealed Yang Dianfeng’s location; an alarm rang after Xiao Fan asked him to make noise.

• Xiao Fan freed his teammates from the high-altitude prison with his red longsword and explained that Shadow Realm people had drained energy from the Underground City and God Demon City.
• Xiao Fan used the God Demon Stone to lure Dr. Xin toward the Underground City, expecting Yuan Yi to attack the God Demon City intruders.
• Xiao Fan and his team searched nearby buildings for Yuan Yi but found no clues until Yang Dianfeng’s pleas for help appeared in the Nearby Channel.
• Yang Dianfeng told Xiao Fan that Yuan Yi had trapped him in Laboratory No. 1 and planned to transfer its consciousness into his body.
• Xiao Fan and his team entered the enormous building to find Yang Dianfeng, and an alarm sounded after Xiao Fan asked him to make noise.

Xiao Fan and his team reached Yuan Yi’s laboratory as the AI tried to erase Yang Dianfeng’s soul and take over his body. Xiao Fan destroyed Yuan Yi after defeating its Exterminators, leaving the Underground City’s fate unresolved.

• An alarm revealed that God Demon City was attacking the Underground City, and Yang Dianfeng realized Yuan Yi was preparing to erase his soul and occupy his body.
• Yang Dianfeng identified Xiao Fan’s nearby group on Yuan Yi’s map and guided them to the laboratory while Yuan Yi attacked his soul.
• Xiao Fan and his team arrived just before Yang Dianfeng’s consciousness was erased, and Yang Dianfeng pointed out Yuan Yi before passing out.
• Yuan Yi summoned level-75 Exterminators and tried to drive the intruders away, then ordered them to attack when the team refused to leave.
• Xiao Fan transformed using Zijin’s armor and defeated the Exterminators with a lightning skill combo.
• Xiao Fan struck Yuan Yi’s Electronic Eye and killed the AI, having deduced that it was fragile and feared being caught in the crossfire.

After Yuan Yi's defeat, the Underground City began shutting down, and Xiao Fan raced to escape with his teammates. Outside the city, Dr. Xin appeared and turned the others against Xiao Fan with the power of his God Demon Stone heart.

• Xiao Fan's group received the warning that the Underground City was nearly out of energy, and he healed the unconscious Yang Dianfeng before rushing to escape.
• Yang Dianfeng woke, read Xiao Fan's message, discovered he could leave the secret realm, and departed.
• Xiao Fan carried his teammates in the Sky Prison and flew toward the city gate as the Underground City's energy rapidly dwindled.
• Xiao Fan hurled the cage ahead and escaped the shutdown, then caught it outside the Underground City.
• Dr. Xin appeared with a God Demon Stone fused into his heart, and Xiao Fan told the team to attack him.
• Dr. Xin's heartbeat beguiled Xiao Fan's teammates into attacking him, so Xiao Fan used Gift of the Saint to dispel their abnormal status.

Xiao Fan and his companions defeated Dr. Xin and learned they needed a Ranking Token to finish the secret realm. He obtained one from Shuo Fengye by trading away a signed Dance Weaver poster, leaving his team ready to clear the realm.

• Xiao Fan and the others broke free of Dr. Xin's mental control and defeated him, completing their first quest when his God Demon Heart shattered.
• Xiao Fan accepted Yang Dianfeng's friend request and falsely claimed he had drawn the robots away to save him.
• Xiao Fan explained the Ranked Match and the Shadow Realm's origins, then left his companions behind to seek a Ranking Token from Shuo Fengye.
• Shuo Fengye refused to help Xiao Fan until he offered a signed Dance Weaver poster, which Shuo Fengye eagerly traded for a Ranking Token.
• Xiao Fan obtained the Ranking Token and prepared to use it to clear the secret realm.

Xiao Fan and his companions left the Cyberpunk World secret realm with their rewards, then avoided Thunder Gathering Place after Yang Dianfeng warned them about Quan Lu’s powerful family. On the way to Yanhuang City, Xiao Fan let Fatty identify one of his Talent Stones, which began glowing white.

• Xiao Fan received secret realm rewards, including an AI Evolution Fragment and a message that he had earned the hatred of the world’s players.
• Yang Dianfeng warned Xiao Fan not to return to Thunder Gathering Place because Quan Lu’s family was extremely powerful.
• Xiao Fan exited the secret realm and led his companions toward Yanhuang City instead of Thunder Gathering Place.
• Xiao Fan learned that everyone had received 100 Star Stones, while he alone had received two Talent Stones, and asked his companions to give him their Star Fragments.
• Fatty used 200 Star Fragments to identify Xiao Fan’s Talent Stone, and it glowed white.

Xiao Fan's team identified a Golden Legend Talent Stone, drawing the attention of Quan Zhong and the Quan Lu Family. As the team traveled toward Yanhuang City, they learned the family had contacted everyone except Xiao Fan and feared it would try to seize the talent.

• After the fat man identified a white talent, the team chose Qin Muyu to identify the last Talent Stone, and it revealed a Golden Legend.
• Xiao Fan took the Talent Stone, and the system announced that Soul Piercer had identified a Golden Legend; he hurried the team away before other players arrived.
• At the Thunder Gathering Place, Quan Zhong learned that Soul Piercer belonged to Qin Muyu's team and ordered his subordinates to find her and claim her Golden Talent.
• During the journey to Yanhuang City, Xiao Fan's team discussed why their secret realm clear had not been announced and wondered what had happened to Quan Lu's team.
• The team discovered that the Quan Lu Family had sent friend requests to all nine members other than Xiao Fan, and Qin Muyu revealed that the family had also pressured her father, Qin Zheng, to contact her.

Xiao Fan examined the Legendary Talent [Myriad Phenomena Absorption] and decided to save it until he understood how Talent sockets worked. As players struggled to find safety from Ghost Domain creatures, Shen Long considered building a City of Sin to attract people who rejected the authorities.

• Xiao Fan found that [Myriad Phenomena Absorption] could grant Intelligence when he killed targets with Elemental Skills, but his teammates dismissed it as unimpressive.
• Xiao Fan successfully socketed the Common Talent [Slaughter] and kept the Legendary Talent in reserve while he investigated how Talent slots worked.
• Xiao Fan kept watch overnight, reflected on Cloud Sea’s planned invasion and its brutal civilization selection, and used a Mechanist Class Card to resolve his concern about his uncle.
• Several waves of Spirit Bodies attacked Xiao Fan’s group overnight, and they prepared to leave at dawn as players across Blue Star sought safer settlements.
• Shen Long complained that King Base was attracting wanted criminals, and Qin Zheng and the Ye Family Head urged him to accept them.
• The Ye Family Head proposed that Shen Long build a City of Sin for players who did not want to follow the authorities, and Shen Long became interested.

Xiao Fan and his group arrived in Yanhuang City and toured its busy streets, facilities, and player housing. After learning that the Bai Family’s Healing Potions were costly and in short supply, Xiao Fan suspected they had developed them using his Water of Life; the group then headed to a convenient, low-floor residence.

• Xiao Fan and his group reached Yanhuang City, where Xiao Liu met them on Zhou He’s behalf and guided them inside.
• Xiao Liu showed the group Yanhuang City’s commercial street and explained how players earned citizenship and rented or built homes.
• The group learned that the Bai Family Pharmacy sold scarce Healing Potions at steep prices, and Xiao Fan suspected the Bai Family had used his Water of Life to develop them.
• Xiao Liu explained the city’s player-run trading market and Arena, and the Fatty challenged Han the Person to a spar.
• Xiao Fan asked for a lower-floor home near the city entrance because of his uncle’s limited mobility, and Xiao Liu led the group toward the Residential Area.

Xiao Fan brought his uncle Xiao Yi and aunt Liu Xiujuan to the Login Administration to set their login locations to Yanhuang City, but a dispute over Xiao Yi’s disability escalated into a confrontation with the director. As Zheng Jinggong ordered Xiao Fan arrested and sent to forced labor, Xiao Yi revealed that his nephew was Jiu Chen, the creator of a powerful Profession.

• Xiao Fan left the game and persuaded Xiao Yi and Liu Xiujuan to enter it with him, telling them that a Class Card could give Xiao Yi the Mechanical Legs profession.
• At the Login Administration, a clerk warned that Xiao Yi would endanger himself and consume resources, and Xiao Fan smashed her desk in anger.
• The clerk accused Xiao Fan of attacking her, but Zheng Jinggong ordered her to apologize before announcing that Xiao Fan would be punished for causing trouble.
• Xiao Fan refused to back down, and Zheng Jinggong ordered the guard to take him to the police station and send him to forced labor after sentencing.
• As the guard moved to arrest Xiao Fan, Xiao Yi revealed that his nephew was Jiu Chen and had created an incredibly powerful Profession.

Xiao Fan was mistaken for a troublemaker at the Login Administration Bureau, but Zheng Jinggong learned he was Jiu Chen and apologized. After Xiao Fan arranged compensation and his family’s login locations, they entered the game, where Xu Shengguo invited Xiao Fan to join Yanhuang City.

• The sales clerk refused to believe Xiao Fan was Jiu Chen, and Zheng Jinggong ordered the security guard to take Xiao Fan and his relatives to the police station.
• Zhou He told Zheng Jinggong that Jiu Chen was from Sea City and asked him to find Xiao Fan’s family, revealing that Zheng Jinggong had detained the famous player.
• Zheng Jinggong caught up with Xiao Fan and his relatives, apologized, and arranged for the sales clerk to apologize and give Xiao Yi and Liu Xiujuan one million Core Power each.
• Xiao Yi told the sales clerk to treat all players equally, and she transferred the login locations for Xiao Yi and Liu Xiujuan.
• Xiao Fan entered the game, where Wind Snow Traveler said Fatty and Zai Zai were bringing his relatives to meet him.
• Xu Shengguo invited Xiao Fan to join Yanhuang City, and Xiao Fan accepted.

Xiao Fan opened five high-ranked professions in Yanhuang City, earning 2.1 million City Contribution Points and drawing attention from players across the game. The chapter left Zhou He and Xu Shengguo worried about Shen Long’s King Base recruiting criminals and powerful players, while Xiao Fan recognized Shen Long’s bold strategy.

• Xiao Fan’s friends confirmed that Xu Shengguo had already brought them into Yanhuang City, and Xiao Fan declined a city position while agreeing to open professions.
• Xiao Fan opened Gunner, Mechanic, Blade Dancer, Dream Butterfly Flower Envoy, and Omnipotent Summoner in Yanhuang City, earning 2.1 million City Contribution Points.
• System announcements sparked World Chat arguments as Yanhuang City citizens celebrated and players from other cities demanded access to Jiu Chen’s professions.
• Xu Shengguo and Zhou He told Xiao Fan that Shen Long’s King Base was recruiting without restrictions, including wanted criminals, and had become a potential den of evil.
• Xiao Fan understood that Shen Long was trying to preserve his power outside the country’s control and admired his courage.

Shen Long struggled with Jiu Chen’s opening of Professions in Yanhuang City and considered how to stop him, while rebuking Shen Beijun for suggesting a direct attack. The chapter ended with Shen Long deciding to ask others to deal with Jiu Chen.

• Shen Long learned that Jiu Chen had opened Professions in Yanhuang City, threatening King Base’s appeal to new players.
• Shen Beijun urged Shen Long to send someone to kill Jiu Chen, blaming him for the Shen Family’s setbacks.
• Shen Long told Shen Beijun to kill Jiu Chen himself, then scolded him and ordered him to leave and level up.
• Shen Beijun complained that King Base’s level 90 monster zone left a level 20 player with nowhere safe to train.
• Shen Long decided Jiu Chen was better off dead but feared the backlash from killing a gaming genius, so he resolved to ask others for help.

Xiao Fan reunited with his uncle and aunt in Yanhuang City and prepared to help them level up and choose professions. While retrieving Xiao Yi’s Class Card, he discovered that the Heart of Gods and Demons had disappeared from his Space Ring.

• Zhou He agreed to show Xiao Fan any attribute-bearing Evolution Fragments, and he and Xu Shengguo left with their arrangements settled.
• Qin Muyu proposed taking a group to try for the first clear of a nearby 20-person dungeon, and Xiao Fan agreed to join after handling something with his uncle.
• Xiao Fan offered Xiao Yi a Class Card so he could change class and eventually get Mechanical Legs, and he asked Liu Xiujuan to choose a profession or describe one she wanted.
• While searching his Space Ring for the Class Card, Xiao Fan noticed the Heart of Gods and Demons was gone and suspected the system had reclaimed it.
• Xiao Fan handed Xiao Yi the Class Card without revealing the missing treasure, and Xiao Yi began changing his class.

Xiao Yi changed his class to Mechanist and regained the ability to walk with Mechanical Legs. After Xiao Fan supplied the Evolution Fragments needed to evolve the class, they discovered that evolution improved its skills but did not unlock Mechanical Wings.

• Xiao Yi used a Class Card to become a Mechanist and unlocked Mechanical Legs, which let him stand and walk again.
• Xiao Fan suspected that Mechanical Wings required class evolution, but Xiao Yi could not find them among his available forms.
• Xiao Yi tried to evolve his class and learned that it required 50 Evolution Fragments.
• Xiao Fan gave Xiao Yi 50 Evolution Fragments, and Xiao Yi successfully evolved his class, improving its skills but leaving his personal information unchanged.
• Xiao Fan guessed that higher evolution levels might unlock new forms or paths and wondered whether evolution could affect unreleased combat stats.

Xiao Yi showed off his new mechanical legs and explained that he had obtained a T1 Rank Mechanist class from a Secret Realm Class Card, leaving nearby players irritated by what they thought was bragging. Xiao Fan reunited with Qin Muyu and Ye Bugu, formed a party, and led everyone toward an ordinary Secret Realm that they planned to clear for a guide.

• On the way to the city gate, Xiao Yi told curious players that his mechanical legs came with his T1 Rank Mechanist class, and they took his explanation as shameless bragging.
• Xiao Fan and Liu Xiujuan laughed about the players' reactions, while Xiao Yi said displaying his strength could prevent people from looking down on him.
• At the city gate, Xiao Fan met Qin Muyu and Ye Bugu, who had taken a clear-guide mission for an uncleared twenty-person Secret Realm.
• Ye Bugu greeted Xiao Yi, learned that he had obtained a Class Card, and accepted Xiao Yi's thanks for rescuing him in the past.
• Xiao Fan formed a party, and the group rode out of Yanhuang City after confirming that the Secret Realm was ordinary and open to players of any level.

Xiao Fan led a twenty-player team to a Level 50 Secret Realm, confident he could carry the underleveled Xiao Yi and Liu Xiujuan. At the entrance, the team learned that monsters inside could revive, leaving them to decide how to tackle the challenge.

• Xiao Fan split the players into two balanced groups and chose to distribute experience evenly as they headed for the Secret Realm.
• After reaching the camp, Xiao Fan rejected a thin player's offer to sell information about the Secret Realm, and the team followed the coordinates to its entrance.
• A team returning from the Secret Realm complained that even its ordinary monsters revived and announced they were giving up.
• Qin Muyu hurried over to ask the departing players what they meant about the monsters reviving.

Qin Muyu learned that the Brave New World secret realm’s mobs revived when teams engaged the first Boss, but Xiao Fan decided to enter anyway. The team vanished into the realm, leaving two captains shocked by their choice.

• Qin Muyu questioned two captains and learned that the secret realm was crowded with spirit creatures whose cleared mobs revived during the first Boss fight.
• Qin Muyu returned to Xiao Fan’s team and relayed the captains’ warning, alarming Liu Xiujuan and the others.
• Xiao Fan decided the team should enter, reasoning that the secret realm might have another way to handle its revived mobs.
• Xiao Fan entered Brave New World with his team, and the two captains watched them disappear.

Xiao Fan's team entered the Ghost Domain secret realm after other teams returned in defeat, while Judge Young Master learned that a beautiful newcomer was still inside. The chapter ended with Xiao Fan's group facing a road through a dark valley and Black Fog behind them.

• Invincible Squad returned from the secret realm after losing three members, and Xiao Wu blamed Invincible Under Heaven for ordering them to stay inside.
• Judge Young Master and other teams left the realm without clearing it, and Judge Young Master said only Xiao Fan could likely clear it through strategy alone.
• The captain in black told Judge Young Master that a team of veterans and newcomers, including a beautiful player with Mechanical Legs, had just entered the realm.
• Xiao Fan's team surveyed the gloomy valley and saw Black Fog covering the area behind them.