Chapter Summaries

Liu Ruyan rescued Liu Wuya and three Liu family disciples, then tried to lead them out of Sea City as Lu Hemu attacked. She battled him with her wind ability, but he survived her wind python and prepared to continue the fight.

• Liu Wuya controlled the Mimic Cockroach Car out of its trap and recognized Liu Ruyan when she caught it between her fingers.
• Liu Ruyan released Liu Wuya and the three other Liu family disciples, learned Lu Zhongxian had ambushed them, and ordered them to withdraw from Sea City.
• Liu Wuya urged Liu Ruyan to use a prop to escape, but Lu Hemu attacked them with a blast of magma.
• Liu Ruyan shielded the group with wind and turned Lu Hemu's magma into stone before summoning a wind python to swallow him.
• Lu Hemu burst out of the wind python in golden armor, while Liu Ruyan retreated from its explosion.

Lu Hemu overwhelmed Liu Ruyan and watched the Liu family disciples abandon her before striking down her Substitute Doll. He tracked Liu Ruyan to her escape route and cornered her again, offering to hunt the deserters if she knelt and begged.

• Lu Hemu attacked Liu Ruyan with magma while Liu Wuya and the other Liu family disciples hung back, unwilling to help.
• Lu Hemu knocked Liu Ruyan down and threatened the disciples, who then fled in the mimic cockroach vehicle despite her orders and pleas.
• Lu Hemu pierced Liu Ruyan's head with an iron spear, but the body turned out to be a Straw Doll created by her [Substitute Doll].
• Lu Hemu used [Tracking] to find Liu Ruyan as she fled and blocked her path again.
• Lu Hemu boasted that he could also locate the Liu family deserters and offered to kill them before Liu Ruyan if she knelt and begged.

Liu Ruyan learned that Lu Hemu’s reason for attacking the Liu Family might have been based on an impostor posing as the dead Liu Chang, while Lu Hemu ordered Lu Zhongxian to capture Liu Wuya. Lu Zhongxian caught Liu Wuya and three other Liu Family disciples, leaving them bound and stripped of their possessions and clothes.

• Liu Ruyan told Lu Hemu that Liu Chang had died in the super-large Slaughter Realm, suggesting someone had impersonated him to provoke Lu Hemu and frame the Liu Family.
• Lu Hemu contacted Lu Zhongxian and ordered him to catch Liu Wuya near Sea City.
• Lu Zhongxian brought Zhao Mou and Zhao Qiao'er along as he flew southwest with Blindfolded Angels to track Liu Wuya.
• Lu Zhongxian trapped Liu Wuya’s Mimic Cockroach Car and captured Liu Wuya and the three other Liu Family disciples.
• Lu Zhongxian tied up the four captives and took their equipment, items, and clothes, leaving Liu Wuya embarrassed when Zhao Qiao'er arrived.

Zhao Qiao'er explained her revival ability to Liu Wuya and terrified him with a promise of revenge before Lu Zhongxian brought the captives to Lu Hemu. Lu Hemu began questioning Liu Wuya, and Lu Zhongxian prepared to use a Blindfolded Angel to extract information.

• Zhao Qiao'er told Liu Wuya how her [Twin Lotus] ability could revive her from a piece of stored body tissue and threatened him with an intimate-sounding promise of revenge.
• Lu Zhongxian took Zhao Qiao'er, Zhao Mou, Liu Wuya, and the other captives toward Lu Hemu while Li Luo secretly followed and sent messages through her Data Panel.
• Lu Hemu mocked Lu Zhongxian and recognized Zhao Qiao'er and Zhao Mou, while Lu Zhongxian remained expressionless as Lu Hemu disparaged his family.
• Liu Wuya panicked when Lu Hemu questioned him, and Lu Zhongxian used his lance to engulf a Blindfolded Angel in flames and burn away her eye covering.
• The Blindfolded Angel spoke through Lu Zhongxian and commanded Liu Wuya to look into her eyes.

Lu Hemu interrogated Liu Wuya, learned that Liu Chang had died in the Slaughter Realm and was rumored to have been killed by Lu Li, then ordered the Lu Family to withdraw from the Liu Family. Zhao Mou identified Lu Li as the Player who had provoked Lu Hemu by showing him a hot spring photo, leaving Lu Hemu intent on finding Lu Li.

• Lu Hemu questioned Liu Wuya, who said Liu Chang was presumed dead after failing to return from the super-large Slaughter Realm and that reliable information blamed Lu Li.
• Zhao Mou worried that Lu Hemu might uncover his role in the events and decided Lu Li needed to be eliminated.
• Lu Hemu accepted that someone had impersonated Liu Chang, ordered the Lu Family members in Sea City to withdraw, and tasked Lu Zhongxian with identifying the Player who provoked him.
• Zhao Mou claimed Lu Li was the Player and showed Lu Hemu a hot spring photo in which Alisa wore cat-ear accessories.
• Lu Hemu considered the photo a possible clue and planned to capture Lu Li, either to kill him or recruit him into the Lu Family.

Lu Hemu recruited Zhao Mou to help find Lu Li, while Liu Ruyan killed the remaining Liu Family witnesses. As Lu Hemu’s group headed back, Gao Jueyao blocked their way and demanded the return of her stolen staff and equipment.

• Lu Hemu decided Zhao Mou would investigate Lu Li, and Zhao Mou pledged himself to Lu Hemu.
• Lu Zhongxian left with Lu Hemu, while Liu Ruyan killed the three Liu Family disciples and Liu Wuya.
• Gao Jueyao and more than a dozen figures blocked Lu Hemu’s group with a water dragon, and Gao Jueyao interrupted Lu Zhongxian’s summoning ritual.
• Gao Jueyao revealed herself and accused Lu Hemu of taking her staff, items, and equipment from the Opportunity Secret Realm.
• Lu Hemu denied stealing Gao Jueyao’s belongings at first, then admitted taking them temporarily and claimed he had later withdrawn from the secret realm.

Gao Jueyao accused Lu Hemu of stealing her staff and storage sachet, and their confrontation escalated until the red-haired woman intervened. Gao Jueyao argued that Lu Hemu had a motive to take her Talent Abilities, and he challenged her to explain why he had not killed her in the secret realm.

• Gao Jueyao formed a water dragon from moisture and blood and attacked Lu Hemu.
• Lu Zhongxian shielded Lu Hemu from the dragon and was badly injured, while Lu Hemu defended himself with a vinewood shield.
• The red-haired woman froze the water dragon, forcing Lu Hemu to abandon his shield and defend himself with other Talent Abilities.
• Gao Jueyao withdrew her abilities and accused Lu Hemu of taking her staff and items, suggesting that Lu Li had stolen them.
• Gao Jueyao claimed Lu Hemu could use [Little Fireball] to Plunder her Talent Abilities and argued that this explained his interest in her staff.
• Lu Hemu asked why he had not simply killed Gao Jueyao in the Opportunity Secret Realm if he intended to steal her abilities.

Gao Jueyao accused Lu Hemu of stealing her belongings and declared that the Gao Family would protect the Lin Family, disrupting Lu Hemu and Zhao Mou’s plans. As she left, Liu Ruyan begged her to protect the battered Liu Family, but Gao Jueyao rejected her and stepped on her head.

• Gao Jueyao accused Lu Hemu of taking her staff and items, and Lu Hemu denied it.
• Gao Jueyao warned Zhao Mou and his allies not to harm the Lin Family, while Lu Hemu ordered Zhao Mou to continue their plan and promised to avenge him if Gao Jueyao killed him.
• A Gao Family disciple told Gao Jueyao that the family head wanted her to return, so she left after warning Lu Hemu to return her belongings.
• Liu Ruyan begged Gao Jueyao to protect the Liu Family, but Gao Jueyao called the family a ruined willow and stepped on the back of Liu Ruyan's head.

Li Luo relayed news of the Liu Family’s defeat to Lu Li, who sold it to Qian Tongdan and set the Qian Family up to profit from the Wan and Tu Families. The Wan Family realized the information might have come from Lu Li and agreed it could be worth buying, while the Tu Family was still considering Qian Tongdan’s demand.

• Li Luo watched Liu Ruyan from afar, then slipped into Zhao Qiao’er’s shadow to continue her surveillance mission for Lu Li.
• Lu Li sold Qian Tongdan information about the Liu Family’s collapse for ten thousand tons of gold, with thirty percent interest and permission to resell only to the Wan and Tu Families.
• Wan Renfeng initially dismissed Qian Tongdan’s offer to sell information for half the Wan Family’s resources, but reconsidered when Wan Juanshu suggested Lu Li had leaked it.
• Wan Juanshu told Wan Renfeng that the information could let the Wan Family swallow up the Liu Family, leaving Wan Renfeng stunned.
• At the Tu Family headquarters, Tu Shili waited as Tu Shen considered Qian Tongdan’s offer, while Qian Tongdan messaged to hurry their decision.

Tu Shen agreed to buy Qian Tongdan’s information, suspecting it came from Lu Li, while the Liu Family’s complacency ended when armed forces attacked them. After hearing that Sea City was in chaos, Lu Li prepared his Corpse-Eating Ant-Men for the coming conflict.

• Tu Shen told Tu Shili to accept Qian Tongdan’s offer, reasoning that Lu Li had likely arranged the deal to share its benefits with the Qian Family.
• With less than thirty-six hours until the first Rift outbreaks, Liu Zhulong and other Liu Family members patrolled while believing the decline in monsters meant the crisis was easing.
• A black-clad young man killed a Liu Family member with a spike and ordered Liu Zhulong’s group to surrender.
• Li Luo informed Lu Li that Sea City was in chaos, and Lu Li sped up his instructions to Luo Yonghao about raising the Corpse-Eating Ant-Men.
• Luo Yonghao promised to boost the Ant-Men’s combat power with the Staff of the Dead, which Lu Li had enabled him to use by raising him to level 30.

Lu Li returned to Sea City using the Soul Anchoring Stake and set out to retrieve Li Luo. Meanwhile, Zhao Mou heeded a Major Omen warning him away from Zhao Qiao'er and left to seek Lu Zhongxian's protection, leaving her to reach for a blade.

• Lu Li left Alisa resting in the Hub Land and teleported to his hidden outpost outside Sea City.
• Lu Li planted the Soul Anchoring Stake, summoned Lin Qinfeng and Chen Hao, then swapped places with Xing Anlin to enter the city.
• Zhao Mou pondered how to capture Lu Li, but See Time Know Subtlety warned him that indulging his desire could cost him his life.
• Zhao Mou dressed, interpreted the omens as advice to seek Lu Zhongxian's protection, and left the room.
• Zhao Qiao'er reached for a towel and touched a cold, sharp blade instead.

Li Luo and Xing Anlin killed Zhao Qiao'er and prepared to use her appearance, while Lu Li secretly reassured Li Luo. Meanwhile, Zhao Mou tried to avoid the disguised Zhao Qiao'er, and Lu Zhongxian pressed him to explain what he wanted to confirm.

• Li Luo killed Zhao Qiao'er, and Xing Anlin used the Living Nest to collect the writhing flesh that resulted from the target's Talent Abilities.
• Xing Anlin emerged with Zhao Qiao'er's corpse transformed into a Second-Order Mana Crystal, then used the Heart-Image Ghost Mask to take her appearance while Li Luo hid in his shadow.
• Lu Li, concealed by a Stealth potion, comforted Li Luo and told her to stay alert until he took her away.
• Zhao Mou stuck close to Lu Zhongxian while avoiding Zhao Qiao'er, fearing the danger foretold by Major Omen.
• Disguised as Zhao Qiao'er, Xing Anlin approached Zhao Mou and tried to draw him close, but Zhao Mou made excuses to keep his distance.
• Lu Zhongxian interrupted their awkward exchange and asked Zhao Mou to explain what he needed to confirm.

Lu Li and Xing Anlin planned to kill Zhao Mou while keeping Li Luo safe, then launched a coordinated ambush. Zhao Mou died when Lu Zhongxian’s holy shield was pierced, and Lu Zhongxian activated his Holy Body in fury.

• Lu Li explained that Xing Anlin’s Spellbreak Domain could not counter Lu Zhongxian’s Holy Talent and ordered him to prioritize Li Luo’s safety during the attack on Zhao Mou.
• Li Luo attacked Zhao Mou, but he dodged and pulled Lu Zhongxian into her blade, leaving Lu Zhongxian with a shallow wound protected by golden light.
• Lu Zhongxian seized Li Luo as she continued stabbing toward Zhao Mou, then activated Divine Favor Holy Shield to protect him.
• Zhao Qiao’er fired Crystal Spikes at the shield while a hidden black fragment drilled through it and pierced Zhao Mou’s head, killing him.
• Lu Zhongxian shouted for his Holy Body to activate.

Lu Zhongxian used Holy Body to become invincible for ten minutes and nearly killed Li Luo, but Lu Li rescued her and escaped through Position Swap. Lin Qinfeng was swapped into Lu Zhongxian’s residence and fought him before Lu Li summoned her back to the Soul Realm, where Chen Hao reported that Li Luo was seriously wounded but had been revived.

• Lu Zhongxian activated Holy Body and seized Li Luo by the throat, while Zhao Qiao'er tried to help and was kicked aside.
• Bug Fang transformed into a Bloody Seed, regrew Li Luo’s lost flesh and bone, and restored her vitality, but she remained trapped in Lu Zhongxian’s grip.
• Lu Li struck Lu Zhongxian from hiding, freed Li Luo, and used Position Swap to escape with her.
• Lin Qinfeng appeared at Lu Zhongxian’s residence, where Lu Zhongxian accused the Lin Family of helping Lu Li and blamed Lu Li for killing Lu Hemu.
• Lin Qinfeng attacked Lu Zhongxian and evaded him by dissolving into black mist before Lu Li summoned her back to the Soul Realm.
• Chen Hao told Lin Qinfeng that Li Luo had been seriously wounded but had regained consciousness after Lu Li used healing talents and a Perfect Quality potion.

Lin Qinfeng discovered that confronting a god’s servant had unlocked a special Talent Ability quest, and Lu Li helped her equip two more talents. She began planning to level up and gather the remaining Seven Deadly Sins while the Soul Guards reacted to her new abilities.

• Lin Qinfeng confirmed that she had punched the slave dog after the swap, and Chen Hao said Lu Li had anticipated her actions.
• Lin Qinfeng sensed six empty Talent Ability slots in her [Pride] Talent Ability, and Lu Li explained that confronting a god’s servants had triggered a special quest.
• Lu Li gave Lin Qinfeng [jealousy] and [Lust], which she embedded to raise her Seven Deadly Sins completion progress to 3/7.
• Lin Qinfeng realized she still needed [Rage], [Sloth], [Greed], and [Gluttony], and Lu Li told her to learn to use her new talents while competing for monsters.
• The Soul Guards discussed Lin Qinfeng’s new abilities, while Xing Anlin bragged about tricking Zhao Mou and Lu Li joked about cross-dressing.
• Lin Qinfeng resolved to work harder at leveling up and competing for monsters.

Lu Dingkun learned that Lu Li had attacked Lu Zhongxian’s family and was also the person who had ambushed Lu Hemu, while the Tu and Wan Families seized control of Sea City after destroying the Liu Family. The revelation left Lu Dingkun confronting a threat from the Player ranked first on the Ranking List.

• Lu Dingkun played chess with Ping'er, who suggested he was more concerned about keeping his position as Family Head than about Lu Hemu’s safety.
• Lu Qianhe warned Lu Dingkun that Lu Zhongxian’s residence had been infiltrated, Lu Zhongxian’s daughter killed, and his son severely wounded.
• Lu Qianhe reported that the Tu and Wan Families had divided the Liu Family’s forces and taken joint control of Sea City.
• Lu Dingkun learned that Lu Zhongxian was searching for the attacker and planned to confront the Lin Family in Yong City if he could not find them.
• Lu Qianhe identified the attacker as Lu Li, the first-ranked Player who had also ambushed Lu Hemu in the Opportunity Secret Realm.

Lu Dingkun abandoned his plan to attack the Lin Family after learning that Gao Jueyao had pledged to protect them, and he ordered Lu Qianhe to return to the lighthouse after the first rift outbreak. He left Lu Zhongxian in Sea City to target the Lin Family, intending to disown him if the Gao Family retaliated.

• Lu Dingkun ordered Lu Qianhe to destroy the Lin Family, but froze when he learned Gao Jueyao was protecting them.
• Lu Qianhe explained that Lu Hemu had fallen out with Gao Jueyao after trying to steal her staff and talent, and Lu Dingkun berated him for failing to stop Lu Hemu.
• Lu Dingkun told Lu Qianhe to return after the first rift outbreak and said Lu Zhongxian should remain in Sea City to act against the Lin Family.
• Lu Dingkun called Lu Zhongxian a slave dog and said the Lu Family could disown him if the Gao Family blamed them.
• Lu Qianhe arranged to enter a Rule Realm with a Lu Family member at California Manor, then told his squad to prepare to return there in ten minutes.

After a day working in the fields, Shelter members argued on the bus when He Peiqin refused to give her seat to the exhausted Granny Cheng. He Peiqin insulted Granny Cheng and her granddaughter Cheng Duoduo just as a vehicle screeched to a stop.

• The Civilian Players returned to the Lin Family Central Shelter after working all day in the cultivation zone.
• He Peiqin complained about her blisters, and Wang Xuyan reluctantly used Healing Art to treat them.
• The passengers noticed Granny Cheng trembling with exhaustion and urged He Peiqin to give her seat to the elderly woman.
• The crowd condemned He Peiqin for avoiding work and taking a seat, but she cursed at them and refused to move.
• He Peiqin blamed Granny Cheng for the dispute and insulted her and Cheng Duoduo before a piercing screech of brakes interrupted the argument.

Lin Shi treated Grandma Cheng’s injuries with valuable potions and asked Wang Xuyan to heal her, while the passengers watched in disbelief at the Lin family’s generosity. After Grandma Cheng recovered, someone accused He Peiqin of causing her injuries rather than the bus’s sudden stop.

• He Peiqin’s Talent Ability struck Grandma Cheng and flung her across the bus after the bus stopped abruptly.
• Lin Shi calmed the panicking passengers and realized Grandma Cheng was injured.
• Lin Shi gave Grandma Cheng an Excellent Quality Healing Potion and urged Wang Xuyan to use her healing ability.
• Lin Shi gave Wang Xuyan a Minor Stamina Potion so she could heal Grandma Cheng.
• Wang Xuyan healed Grandma Cheng, and a passenger then accused He Peiqin of injuring her.

Lin Shi punished He Peiqin for injuring Grandma Cheng, while Ma Han stayed by Grandma Cheng’s side on the bus ride back to the Shelter. That evening, the Lin family head announced that a rift outbreak would come the next day, leaving Civilian Players worried about the Shelter’s defenses and their safety.

• Lin Shi ordered He Peiqin to halve her food rations and double her workload for a month after she injured Grandma Cheng with her Talent Ability.
• Ma Han learned that He Peiqin had hurt Grandma Cheng, confronted her, and remained beside Grandma Cheng for the rest of the journey.
• Lin Shi said he would report the incident to the family head and Cheng Duoduo when they returned to the Shelter.
• At the evening meal, the Lin family head announced that a rift outbreak was expected the next day and suspended production activities.
• Civilian Players worried that the monsters would grow more numerous and powerful, and questioned whether the Shelter’s defenses could withstand them.