Chapter Summaries

Lu Li hosted an extravagant hot pot meal featuring rare ingredients that could boost attributes, while Qian Tongdan eagerly ate them. In separate scenes, Tu Min received messages from the supposedly dead Zhao Qiao'er and agreed to meet her, while Zhao Mou prepared to let Zhao Quan lead the Zhao Family attack on Lu Li without warning him that their surveillance agent had gone silent.

• Qian Tongdan recognized that several of Lu Li's hot pot ingredients could increase attributes, then eagerly ate wolf meat and burned his tongue.
• Tu Min received private messages from Zhao Qiao'er, who she believed had died, and arranged to meet her in an hour after sending messages to the Tu Family head.
• Zhao Quan assembled the Zhao Family Disciples to attack Lu Li, while Zhao Mou noted that Kai Xin had stopped reporting from the surveillance mission.
• Zhao Mou kept his suspicions from Zhao Quan and planned to use the attack as an opportunity to seize control of the Zhao Family.

Zhao Quan led half the Zhao Family Disciples toward Jiang City while Zhao Mou took the rest to Hang City to attack the Lin Family. Wan Juanshu decided to help the Lin Family and win over Lu Li, while Lu Li woke to a crash in the kitchen after planning to watch the Zhao and Lin families clash.

• Zhao Quan led half the Zhao Family Disciples toward Jiang City, and Zhao Mou announced that he would take the others to Hang City to seize resources and wipe out the Lin Family.
• Wan Juanshu learned that the Zhao Family had bought the Great Halberd Lu Li wanted and suspected they meant to use it against him.
• Wan Juanshu resolved to help the Lin Family and travel to Yong City to build ties with them and win over Lu Li.
• Lu Li woke beside Nikita, got up to watch the Zhao and Lin families clash, and discovered that Li Luo was making breakfast.
• A loud crash came from the kitchen, startling Lu Li.

Lu Li read messages over breakfast, then used a Teleport Jade Token to head out and watch the Zhao and Liu Families’ conflict unfold. The Liu Family’s video sparked public outrage against the Zhao Family, while chat users began spreading claims about its ties to the Sakura People and human experiments.

• Li Luo nearly caused an explosion while trying to fry an egg, and Lu Li took over cooking breakfast.
• Lu Li read messages from Ao Zhan, Wan Juanshu, Lin Qinhua, Wang Chao, and Lin Qinxue, then told the others they would see the show before washing dishes.
• Zhao Quan’s convoy encountered the Liu Family’s forces outside Jiang City, where the Liu Family attacked and refused his attempts to negotiate.
• Zhao Quan complained in the public chat channel, prompting spectators to invent gossip about a feud between the two families.
• The Liu Family released footage of Zhao Family Disciples killing Liu Family Disciples, and Zhao Quan’s claim that it was fake drew further public condemnation.
• Chat users accused the Zhao Family of aiding the Sakura People and using Huaxia residents as experimental subjects.

Lu Li used his Jade Rank [Peeping Eye] to watch the Liu and Zhao Families’ standoff, while Zhao Quan learned that Tu Family reinforcements were coming. In Yong City, Zhao Mou planned to destroy the Lin Family and seize power, but [See Time Know Subtlety] warned him of grave danger if he marched into the trap.

• Lu Li had Qian Tongdan finish loading Liu Xiaoxia’s gold bars as payment for the hot pot that had boosted Qian Tongdan’s stats.
• Lu Li demonstrated his Jade Rank [Peeping Eye], sharing footage of the Liu and Zhao Families’ confrontation with Qian Tongdan and the others.
• Zhao Quan denied that the Zhao Family had stolen the Liu Family’s Mythic Quality item, but Liu Family members refused to negotiate until it was returned.
• Zhao Quan received Zhao Qiao’er’s message that Tu Family reinforcements would reach Jiang City in an hour and decided to wait before fighting.
• Zhao Mou continued encircling the Lin Family, hoping to win the Zhao Family patriarch’s position, until [See Time Know Subtlety] warned him that marching into the trap would mean certain death.

Zhao Mou tried to avert the ominous outcome by withdrawing the Zhao Family forces, but Zhao Dingguo and the other disciples stripped him of command and advanced on the Lin Family Mansion. As Zhao Dingguo prepared to attack, Lin Tianxia emerged with a young man in black, and the sight alarmed her.

• Zhao Mou received three bad omens and ordered Zhao Dingguo to scout the Lin Family Mansion, where she found its gates open and a banquet underway.
• Zhao Mou called for a retreat, but Zhao Dingguo and the Zhao Family Disciples argued that the omen might be wrong and the family would punish them for abandoning the mission.
• Zhao Mou pretended to break down, allowing Zhao Dingguo to take command and lead the disciples toward the Lin Family Mansion.
• After the Zhao Family forces had left, Zhao Mou stopped pretending and said the scene should satisfy the omen of 'Changing Generals Before Battle.'
• As Zhao Dingguo prepared to attack, Lin Tianxia came out of the mansion with a young man in black, making her suddenly uneasy.

Lin Tianxia refused Wan Juanshu’s offer to intervene against the Zhao Family and released four blade-wielding puppets to defend the Lin Family. The puppets instantly killed Zhao Dingguo, leaving the Zhao Family disciples and Wan Juanshu stunned.

• Wan Juanshu arrived at the Lin Family mansion and threatened the Zhao Family disciples who had come to confront Lin Tianxia.
• Zhao Dingguo argued that the Wan Family should stay out of the dispute, but Wan Juanshu declared he would help the Lin Family.
• Lin Tianxia insisted that the Lin Family handle its own business, and Wan Juanshu agreed to stand by and watch.
• Zhao Dingguo prepared to attack, but Lin Tianxia summoned four faceless blade-wielding puppets from his Space Pouch.
• The puppets struck before Zhao Dingguo could give the order and killed her instantly, stunning the Zhao Family disciples and Wan Juanshu.

Lin Tianxia’s puppets annihilated the Zhao Family’s attackers, strengthening the Lin Family’s alliance with the Wan Family. Meanwhile, Lu Li spotted the Tu Family joining the Zhao Family and decided he could destroy the Zhao Family completely, while Liu Wenjian received a notification on the road to Jiang City.

• Lin Tianxia’s four Blade Slave puppets slaughtered the Zhao Family disciples, while Wan Juanshu’s men drove fleeing attackers back toward them.
• Wan Juanshu grew more respectful toward Lin Tianxia, who believed Lu Li would help the Lin Family rise to the top of the Human Grade families.
• Lu Li saw the Tu Family join the Zhao Family outside Jiang City and dismissed Qian Tongdan’s warning that their alliance could expose his plans.
• Lu Li decided the new arrivals meant he could pull the Zhao Family up by the roots, and he began working on his Data Panel.
• Liu Wenjian worried that Lu Li would not overthrow the Liu Family for him, as Liu Liu and Liu Ba argued that Lu Li might already be acting; a special Data Panel notification interrupted them.

Liu Wenjian followed Lu Li’s orders to accuse Liu Yaoxiu of conspiring with the Zhao Family, while Liu Yaoxiu unknowingly drove toward Jiang City. The chapter left Liu Yaoxiu stunned when Liu Xiaoxia demanded an explanation for his supposed role in his father’s death.

• Liu Wenjian received Lu Li’s instructions to spread the accusation against Liu Yaoxiu and make the convoy appear intercepted by the Zhao Family.
• Liu Wenjian questioned the plan’s logic, but Liu Liu and Liu Ba urged him to trust Lu Li and carry it out.
• Liu Wenjian ordered the Liu Family Disciples to accuse Liu Yaoxiu and take the expressway toward Jiang City.
• Liu Yaoxiu revived several times after Lu Li killed him, eventually found an old Mazda, and headed back toward Jiang City.
• Liu Wenjian’s group passed Liu Yaoxiu on the road, and Liu Xiaoxia later messaged him demanding to know whether he had colluded with the Zhao Family and killed Liu Haitao.

Lu Li arranged to use Liu Yaoxiu’s secret resurrection item to turn the Liu Family against the Zhao Family, while Qian Tongdan learned that Lu Li believed Liu Xiaoxia would trust the accusation because of her twisted relationship with her son. Liu Yaoxiu was captured by Zhao Quan, who knew about the item, and he tried to warn Liu Xiaoxia about Liu Wenjian before Zhao Family members restrained him.

• Liu Yaoxiu stopped typing to focus on driving, unaware that his silence made Liu Xiaoxia misunderstand him.
• Lu Li told Qian Tongdan to blame Liu Yaoxiu for conspiring with the Zhao Family, and Qian Tongdan offered his second uncle’s help and a route out of Jiang City.
• Lu Li told Qian Tongdan to sell Zhao Quan the information about Liu Yaoxiu’s [Undying Cicada Shell] and said Liu Xiaoxia would believe the accusation because her relationship with Liu Yaoxiu was twisted and romantic.
• Liu Yaoxiu deliberately drove into Zhao Family territory, hoping the [Undying Cicada Shell] would let him respawn inside Jiang City after Zhao Quan killed him.
• Zhao Quan revealed that he knew about Liu Yaoxiu’s resurrection item, and Liu Yaoxiu suspected Liu Wenjian had betrayed the Liu Family.
• Liu Yaoxiu opened the Data Panel to warn Liu Xiaoxia about Liu Wenjian, but Zhao Family members pinned him down before he could send the message.

Zhao Quan captured and bound Liu Yaoxiu, then used him to summon Liu Xiaoxia for negotiations over cooperation in finding Lu Li. Tu Shen searched for Tu Min and secretly prepared to seize the Zhao Family Shelter, while Zhao Quan concealed that Tu Min was already being held hostage; Liu Xiaoxia arrived armed, leaving Zhao Quan unsettled by her opening words.

• Zhao Quan had the Zhao Family Disciples restrain Liu Yaoxiu with a Magic-Sealing Rope and silence him with a plastic ball.
• Tu Shen learned that Tu Min was missing and that the Zhao Family Shelter had been lightly guarded, so he ordered his people to keep watch and be ready to take it over.
• Tu Shen told his disciples to cooperate with the Zhao Family while pressing Zhao Quan for news of Tu Min.
• Zhao Quan pretended to contact Zhao Qiao'er, who was hiding in Jiang City with Tu Min as a hostage and waiting for a chance to target Lu Li.
• Zhao Quan threatened Liu Yaoxiu with a Steel Needle until Liu Xiaoxia arrived with armed Liu Family Disciples.
• Liu Xiaoxia spoke, and her first words made Zhao Quan panic.

Liu Xiaoxia mistook the hostage situation for a scandalous betrayal and killed Liu Yaoxiu while trying to strike Zhao Quan. After watching the scene through a black mist screen, Lu Li set out to reach the scene in person with Li Luo and Qian Tongdan.

• Liu Xiaoxia accused Liu Yaoxiu of colluding with the Zhao Family, then misinterpreted his pleas as proof that he had abused her and plotted to replace his father.
• Liu Xiaoxia shot at Zhao Quan, then enchanted a second crossbow bolt with Armor Piercing and fired again.
• The second bolt pierced Zhao Quan's crystal armor and blew Liu Yaoxiu's head apart.
• Qian Tongdan watched the incident through a black mist screen with Lu Li, who decided to go to the scene instead of watching from afar.
• Lu Li told Alisa and Nikita to stay behind and asked Li Luo to accompany him; Qian Tongdan volunteered to go and provide support.

Lu Li brought Qian Tongdan and Li Luo to a rooftop overlooking the Liu and Zhao Families’ battle, then used a dangerous fall to advance several abilities. He sent Xing Anlin to infiltrate the Liu Family and keep both sides fighting without letting either win.

• Lu Li transported Qian Tongdan and Li Luo to a rooftop on the outskirts of Jiang City, where the Liu and Zhao Families were facing off.
• Qian Tongdan used [Prophecy] to perceive invisible units and discovered seven of Lu Li’s summoned creatures nearby.
• Lu Li fell from the rooftop to complete ability advancement tasks, earning Challenger’s Chests and upgrading [Levitation], [Sonic Charge], and [Extreme Regeneration].
• Xing Anlin asked whether he should attack Zhao Quan or impersonate Liu Haitao, but Lu Li told him to take Liu Kuaiwu’s form and infiltrate the Liu Family.
• Lu Li told Xing Anlin to use [Heart-Image Ghost Mask] to keep the Liu and Zhao Families wearing each other down without letting either side win or lose.

Lu Li enhanced his Greed ability to make the Players in the Liu-Zhao battle see only their opponents, then sent his allies to fight and steal while Li Luo targeted Zhao Qiao'er. Li Luo killed Zhao Qiao'er in the western Residential Building, leaving Tu Min there under the control of Zhao Qiao'er's helmet.

• Xing Anlin disguised himself as Liu Kuaiwu and Zhao Jin to incite both families, while Lu Li used a Diamond Rank Greed ability to make the Players attack their opponents without noticing other details.
• Lu Li ordered Xing Anlin to change identities freely, Black Shade to keep the battle balanced, and the Five Fortune Ghosts to help her and steal items.
• Lu Li sent Li Luo to kill Zhao Qiao'er while sparing Tu Min unless she became a threat.
• Zhao Qiao'er used a helmet to control Tu Min and tried to make her ask Tu Shen to help the Zhao Family weaken the Liu Family.
• Li Luo slipped into the building and killed Zhao Qiao'er with Bug Fang, then watched Tu Min warily.

Li Luo discovered that the Bug Fang Dagger had gained a life-restoring trait after she killed Zhao Qiao'er, while an unseen helper turned the tide of the Liu and Zhao Families' battle. Tu Shen prepared to aid Zhao Quan when a notification interrupted him.

• Li Luo followed Lu Li's instructions and used Zhao Qiao'er's microphone to make Tu Min report her location, then waited for the Tu Family.
• Li Luo saw that the Bug Fang Dagger had reached Perfect Quality and gained the Bloodlust Flower trait, which stored Bloody Seeds that could revive her and increase her attributes.
• Zhao Quan charged through the Liu Family's forces, but an unseen helper pinned him in place as Liu Xiaoxia's Armor Piercing Arrow struck his chest and another blow sent him crashing into a building.
• The Liu Family rallied as the battle remained strangely balanced, and Tu Shen suspected an invisible force was secretly helping them.
• Zhao Quan demanded that Tu Shen help destroy the Liu Family, and Tu Shen began to give the order before a notification sounded on his Data Panel.

Tu Shen learned that Zhao Quan was tied to Tu Min’s disappearance and led the Tu Family to retrieve her, while Li Luo defeated the Tu Family’s scout and left Tu Min in their care. Tu Shen then discovered Tu Min’s condition and set out to kill Zhao Quan.

• Tu Shen delayed aiding the Zhao Family when he received Tu Min’s location, then led the Tu Family to rescue her after Zhao Quan’s message to Zhao Mou confirmed the [Twin Lotus] revival effect had activated.
• Li Luo dodged Mother Wang’s Poison Needle and subdued her with a blade at her neck while protecting Tu Min.
• Li Luo told Mother Wang that the Zhao Family was responsible for Tu Min’s condition and demanded the item on Tu Min’s head or something of equal value in exchange for her help.
• Tu Shen arrived and found Tu Min safe but giggling foolishly; Mother Wang said a little girl had frightened her.
• Tu Shen told Mother Wang to take Tu Min home and went to kill Zhao Quan.

Lu Li tested the Silver Horn Ant-Man’s [Clan Glory] by linking it to Xing Anlin, discovering that each fallen Soul Soldier strengthened the survivors. Xing Anlin attacked Zhao Quan and began testing the ability in battle, leaving Zhao Quan delighted by how easily he could destroy the Soul Soldiers.

• Lu Li canceled [Jealousy] so Xing Anlin could show off, then activated [Clan Glory] and sensed its connection linking the Soul Soldiers and Soul Guards.
• Xing Anlin disguised himself as Zhao Jin, struck Zhao Quan, and taunted him while Lu Li’s Soul Soldiers crowded the sky.
• Xing Anlin asked Lu Li to hand him control of the Soul Soldiers, and Lu Li agreed.
• Xing Anlin sent Soul Soldiers to attack Zhao Quan, who found them easy to scatter and believed Lu Li’s summons were weak.

The Liu and Zhao Families set aside their feud to fight Lu Li’s Soul Soldiers, but Zhao Quan proposed a desperate plan to unleash his Talent’s second-stage ability. After Liu Xiaoxia established Stamina Sharing, Lu Li warned Xing Anlin to hide and raced upward as Zhao Quan began his move.

• The Liu and Zhao Families realized they had both been tricked and joined forces against the Soul Soldiers.
• Liu Xiaoxia revealed that the Mythic-quality item was with Lu Li, and Zhao Quan proposed clearing out the summoned creatures with his second-stage ability.
• Zhao Quan swore an [Oath Contract], and Liu Xiaoxia used [Add Flowers to Brocade] to establish [Stamina Sharing] between the families.
• Lu Li recognized Zhao Quan’s impending move, ordered Xing Anlin to use [Invisibility], and shot upward at full speed.

Lu Li anticipated Zhao Quan’s devastating second-stage attack, recalled Xing Anlin, and escaped into the sky with Qian Tongdan. After Zhao Quan’s crystal-spike attack devastated the street and killed Liu Xiaoxia, Xing Anlin returned in disguise and confronted Zhao Quan, who was struck by Xing Anlin’s marble fist.

• Lu Li recalled Xing Anlin and carried Qian Tongdan high into the sky, telling him to maximize his defense.
• Zhao Quan unleashed a massive crystal-spike attack that killed the Soul Soldiers, devastated nearby buildings, and killed Liu Xiaoxia.
• Lu Li summoned Xing Anlin again and brought Qian Tongdan down as Xing Anlin prepared to attack.
• Zhao Quan drank a Greater Stamina Potion and taunted Lu Li, unaware that Xing Anlin had been disguised as Zhao Jin and Zhao Erwu.
• Xing Anlin revealed himself as Lu Li’s summoned creature and punched Zhao Quan across the face.

Lu Li finished defeating the Zhao faction and revealed that he intended to kill Zhao Quan for his role in his parents’ deaths and wipe out the Zhao Family. Tu Shen and the Tu Family disciples arrived to find the Liu and Zhao factions devastated and realized Lu Li had killed them.

• Xing Anlin beat Zhao Quan while trying to make him understand that his strength had increased, until Lu Li stopped him.
• Lu Li took Zhao Quan’s equipment, explained his reasons for seeking revenge, and ordered the Five Fortune Ghosts to search Zhao Quan’s soul.
• Lu Li collected the corpses, turning high-level ones into Origin Crystals and feeding low-level ones to the Ant-Men in the Living Nest.
• Tu Shen arrived and concluded that Lu Li had nearly wiped out the Liu and Zhao families by himself.
• Tu Shili and the other Tu Family disciples reached Tu Shen, and Tu Shen confirmed that Lu Li had killed everyone.

Lu Li cleared up the Tu Family’s suspicions by sharing a video proving he had not killed the Liu and Zhao families, then asked Tu Shen to collect the bodies. Meanwhile, Qian Tongda rushed to help his injured nephew Qian Tongdan, who met the Tu Family while trying to trade Rule Realm guides.

• Lu Li showed the Tu Family a video proving he had not killed the Liu and Zhao families, and Tu Shen apologized.
• Lu Li asked Tu Shen to pack up the bodies, then vanished into black mist after killing Zhao Quan and taking his body.
• Qian Tongda received Qian Tongdan’s message asking for rescue and healing potions, then sent four disciples ahead and hurried after them.
• Qian Tongdan revealed himself to the Tu Family despite the Crystal Spikes lodged in his butt, and introduced himself to Tu Shili.
• Qian Tongdan offered to buy and sell Rule Realm guides, but four shouts interrupted the conversation.