Chapter Summaries

As the Fies Kingdom's army stalled outside Huang Shi City, John Bertich gathered every available force to defend the capital while his ministers offered little help. Bi Weisi and the dukes weighed their options against the Bertich Royal Mage Corps, then received word that Marquis Li Si Kane had come to see him.

• John Bertich berated his ministers for the Fies army's advance and ordered all available forces, including the East Coast navy, to Huang Shi City.
• At Jin Sen Town, Duke Baird and Duke Ramu told Bi Weisi that the Bertich Kingdom was gathering troops and that its Royal Mage Corps was disrupting the Fies army.
• Bi Weisi rejected Duke Ramu's proposal to send assassins against the mages and discussed the need to take Huang Shi City so the Fies army could resume its advance.
• A messenger told Bi Weisi that Marquis Li Si Kane was waiting outside the camp.

Li Si arrived at the Fies Kingdom’s military headquarters near Huang Shi City and met with Bi Weisi and Dukes Ramu and Baird. After discussing Bertich’s vulnerable army and the obstacles to a surprise attack, Li Si said he could gather enough manpower and asked them to cooperate in taking Huang Shi City.

• Bi Weisi learned that Li Si had arrived and welcomed him alongside Dukes Ramu and Baird.
• Bi Weisi and the two dukes were astonished to sense that Li Si had reached Gold-level.
• Li Si and the nobles exchanged greetings, and Bi Weisi hinted that Li Si’s actions in the north had relieved the king’s concerns.
• Bi Weisi brought Li Si to the battle command room, where they discussed Bertich’s large but poorly trained army and its defenses against attacks from the rear.
• Li Si said he could gather enough manpower and confidently declared that he would take Huang Shi City if Bi Weisi and the dukes cooperated.

Li Si Kane entered Huang Shi City and used a mercenary commission to recruit players to sow chaos as the Fies Kingdom’s war with Bertich intensified. After Jian Zhe Wu Di and his friends accepted the mission and chased him, Li Si prepared to use them to draw thousands of players into his plan.

• Li Si Kane entered Huang Shi City alone and saw soldiers oppressing commoners while the city descended toward disorder.
• Jian Zhe Wu Di complained about the soldiers’ abuses in a mercenary tavern, and Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu proposed fighting back.
• Li Si Kane appeared in the tavern, used Gold-level pressure to silence the room, and offered a commission to make the city more chaotic.
• Jian Zhe Wu Di, Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu, and Gu Du Qiu Zui received Li Si Kane’s Silver-level mission and pursued him, hoping to trigger a special plot.
• Li Si Kane realized the players had followed him and prepared to use them to spread the mission and gather thousands of players.

Li Si Kane recruited Jian Zhe Wu Di, Gu Du Qiu Zui, and Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu into a Gold-level quest to gather players and help the Fies Kingdom attack Huang Shi City. After the players began spreading the quest, Li Si investigated Gu Du Qiu Zui while he was logged off and discovered that no dream space existed where the player should have been.

• Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu persuaded Li Si Kane to let the three players help with his plans, and Li Si assigned them a quest to gather more than 500 players for an assault on the Bertich Kingdom military camp.
• Li Si granted the trio the Gold-level series quest Spark of Fire and an exclusive future quest, The End of the Bertich Royal House.
• Jian Zhe Wu Di, Gu Du Qiu Zui, and Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu split up to spread the quest among players in Huang Shi City.
• Li Si watched the players and concealed Gu Du Qiu Zui's body after he logged off so he could investigate the player's nature.
• Li Si used the Sphinx Dream Building Art to examine the Dream World and found no dream space corresponding to Gu Du Qiu Zui.

Li Si investigated why Gu Du Qiu Zui had no anchor in the Dream World, then prepared a surprise for the Bertich Kingdom as players gathered for his Gold-level chain quest. In Huang Shi City, Wendell chose to stay with the doomed kingdom while urging his disciples to leave with his collected knowledge, and Li Si saw the quest reach its required number of participants.

• Li Si failed to find a Dream World anchor for Gu Du Qiu Zui and gave up investigating players for the time being.
• Peidi urged Wendell to abandon the Bertich Kingdom, but Wendell revealed he had allowed his disciples to prepare to leave and would remain behind.
• Wendell asked Peidi and his senior brothers to take his books and go south, and Peidi left after accepting his teacher’s decision.
• Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu posted about Li Si Kane’s Gold-level chain quest and called players to Huang Shi City to join it.
• The quest’s participant count reached 1,666, and Li Si prepared to proceed with his surprise for the Bertich king.

The Second Ring Mission unlocked, revealing that players could aid the Fies Kingdom in its decisive battle against the Bertich Kingdom through three different operations. Li Si watched the players race to claim prepared mission supplies, confident they would help him win, but sensed someone watching him.

• Luo Bu and other players discussed why the Second Ring Mission had not unlocked, despite more than two thousand players signing up for the first ring.
• The system announced the Second Ring Mission, Prairie Fire, and offered players three ways to disrupt the Bertich army or help capture Huang Shi City during the decisive battle.
• Players examined the Honor Point rewards and fixated on the Gold-level Glory Knight Sword, which cost fifty thousand points.
• Luo Bu spotted the mission supplies prepared by Li Si Kane and hurried to the warehouse, eager to claim useful items before other players did.
• Li Si watched players rush toward the warehouse and reflected that the decisive battle was nearly ready, then sensed someone watching him.

Li Si met Wendell Valentine, a high-ranking Bertich mage who asked him to spare ordinary people in the coming war, and Li Si agreed. As the final battle approached, players posing as mercenaries joined the Bertich army and spotted the Royal Mage Corps on the battlefield.

• Wendell appeared before Li Si, introduced himself, and learned that Li Si was the Marquis Kane and Flame of Judgement's disciple.
• Wendell asked Li Si to protect ordinary people from the war, and Li Si agreed.
• Wendell departed after saying he hoped to meet Li Si on the battlefield, and Li Si returned to the Fies army camp.
• On June 1, Jian Zhe Wu Di, Gu Du Qiu Zui, and Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu joined Bertich mercenaries preparing to march against the Fies army.
• Luo Bu noticed a huge azure Magic Aura rising from the position of the Bertich Royal Mage Corps.

Luo Bu, Jian Zhe, and Qiu Zui waited for chaos to weaken the guards around Bertich’s Royal Mage Corps while the Fies and Bertich armies began their battle. Li Si appeared above the battlefield with a massive dark-blue fireball and announced that he had come to keep his appointment with Wendell.

• Luo Bu, Jian Zhe, and Qiu Zui joined the Bertich army as mercenaries and planned to disrupt the Royal Mage Corps using items Li Si had provided.
• Bi Weisi, Duke Baird, and Duke Ramu directed the advancing Fies army as both sides began exchanging arrows and spells.
• Li Si watched from above as the armies clashed and the Bertich troops struggled to maintain formation.
• Players used Li Si’s magic scrolls and items to cause magical disruptions and set fire to the Bertich camp, diverting the Royal Mage Corps and its guards.
• Luo Bu’s group seized the opening and moved toward the mage corps, with Jian Zhe entering stealth to lead the approach.
• Li Si summoned a huge dark-blue fireball above the battlefield and told Wendell that he had come to keep their appointment.

Li Si and Wendell faced off in a fierce mage duel above the battlefield, testing their spell control and magical knowledge. Wendell trapped Li Si with Wall of Force Prison, but Li Si escaped with Disintegrate, and Wendell welcomed the intensifying fight as Li Si charged toward him.

• Li Si’s appearance and enormous dark-blue fireball stunned the Bertich army, while Duke Ramu, Duke Baird, and Bi Weisi reacted to his power and preparations.
• Li Si and Wendell met above the battlefield and began a genuine duel, trading fireballs, an Earth Element shield, and rock projectiles.
• Li Si attacked Wendell with an ice-blue icicle, but Wendell used Dimension Stride to evade it, and the falling icicle froze nearby Bertich soldiers.
• Wendell trapped Li Si in Wall of Force Prison and began preparing a powerful spell, but Li Si broke free with Disintegrate.
• Li Si charged at Wendell, interrupting his gathering ninth-circle Sunburst, and Wendell laughed excitedly as the duel continued.

Luo Bu, Jian Zhe, and Qiu Zui attempted to infiltrate the Bertich Royal Mage Corps while the Fes army pressed its attack. After a bomb blast sent Luo Bu and Qiu Zui into the guards’ ranks, they crushed magical beads to unleash Silent Domain and Mental Derangement.

• The Fes army advanced against the disorganized Bertich forces as players repeatedly disrupted their defenses.
• Luo Bu planned for Jian Zhe to draw away the guards while he and Qiu Zui crawled toward the Royal Mage Corps.
• Jian Zhe used stealth, bombs, and smoke to distract a squad of Bertich Extraordinary Professionals and create an opening for his companions.
• Luo Bu and Qiu Zui crawled through the smoke but were exposed when the mage corps cast wind magic.
• An alchemical bomb blasted Luo Bu and Qiu Zui into the guards’ ranks, where they crushed magical beads and activated Silent Domain and Mental Derangement.

Li Si's magical items incapacitated the Bertich Royal Mage Corps, but Wendell intervened and negotiated their surrender to the Fies army. Li Si then fought Wendell in a final duel, defeating him as Wendell expressed his gratitude.

• Luo Bu and Qiu Zui activated Li Si's items, silencing and confusing the Bertich soldiers and mages, though the spell also immobilized the two allies.
• Wendell arrived and protected the Royal Mage Corps from the Fies army's attack, then agreed to have them surrender after Li Si refused to let them leave freely.
• The Bertich mages laid down their weapons, and Bi Weisi began securing the battlefield and pursuing the fleeing Bertich soldiers.
• Li Si and Wendell left the battlefield and fought in the air, with Wendell summoning a powerful Clay Golem and revealing his Earth and Heavy Rock Extraordinary Domains.
• Li Si defeated Wendell after a devastating duel, and the wounded Wendell thanked him.

After defeating Gold Mage Wendell, Li Si watched him choose to die in Bertich and buried his remains with respect. Li Si reviewed the substantial rewards from the battle, recovered enough to travel, and headed for Huang Shi City to meet John Bertich and Helen.

• Wendell died after telling Li Si that his final wish had been fulfilled, and Li Si buried his remains beneath the battlefield.
• Li Si checked his quest rewards, gaining experience, three specializations, a milestone, and the skills Wendell's Clay Golem and Sunburst.
• Li Si reflected on how the battle had advanced his Extraordinary Domains and strengthened him for future combat.
• After recovering some magic power, Li Si teleported toward Huang Shi City, where Bi Weisi and the others were advancing.
• Li Si prepared to meet John Bertich and wondered how the king would react when he saw Helen.

After Li Si’s victory over Wendell and the Bertich army, the Fes forces captured Huang Shi City as King John fled through a secret passage. Li Si received the commanders’ support for a large share of the spoils and announced that he intended to request Dan'erluo Port as his territory.

• King John refused to believe the Bertich army had been defeated until he learned that the Fes army had entered Huang Shi City through the West Gate.
• King John abandoned his kingdom and ordered his servants to take him to the palace’s secret passage.
• Bi Weisi asked Li Si about Wendell, and Li Si confirmed that he had died.
• Duke Ramu proposed giving Li Si fifty percent of the campaign’s spoils, and Bi Weisi and Duke Baird agreed.
• Li Si asked to receive more magic books and said he planned to request Dan'erluo Port as his territory.
• Duke Ramu and Duke Baird accepted that they could not compete with Li Si for Dan'erluo Port.

Li Si ambushed King John Bertich at a hidden passage in Huang Shi City and let Helen confront the father who had tormented her and her mother. Helen killed John, ending her chance to confront him further as Li Si stood by her.

• Li Si, Helen, and Bazel waited at a cottage that served as an exit from Bertich Royal Palace’s secret passage.
• John Bertich emerged from the passage with his attendants, and Li Si immobilized them with a spell.
• Li Si encouraged Helen to face John, but John failed to recognize her until she drew her dagger.
• Helen killed John with a slash across his throat.

Helen killed John Bertich and began moving beyond her hatred with Li Si’s support, while players witnessed the royal family’s fall and gained rewards. After returning to Can Guang City, Li Si reunited with the shy Lisa at the Kane estate.

• Helen killed John Bertich, and Li Si comforted her, gave her the king’s treasures and a crown, and led her away as Bazel dealt with the king’s attendants.
• Players Xian Xia Dun Luo Bu, Jian Zhe Wu Di, and Gu Du Qiu Zui watched the king’s death, claimed a hidden-mission reward, joined the White Dove Merchant Guild, and looted the dead attendants.
• Li Si brought John Bertich’s corpse to Bi Weisi and Duke Baird, then learned he had gained the Assassin specialty and activated the Usurper milestone mission.
• Li Si left Huang Shi City for Can Guang City after the Fies forces continued suppressing resistance.
• Lisa worried about Li Si’s long absence until he returned to the library, embraced her, and shared an intimate reunion.

Li Si reunited with Lisa, told Joyce about his advancement to Gold-level and his absorption of divinity, and discussed claiming Dan'erluo Port as his fief. Later, he met Mo Yun and his fellow disciple Sylvester Ludwig, who said he intended to help her become a hero.

• Li Si reunited with Lisa, learned she had become exceptionally powerful under Stephens's guidance, and planned to take her to gain practical experience at Dan'erluo Port.
• Lisa told Li Si that Stephens was training the Gold Dragon Sylvester Ludwig, who called her Senior Sister.
• Li Si told Joyce about reaching Gold-level, mastering an Extraordinary Domain, and absorbing divinity; Joyce examined him, warned him about the danger, and advised him to consult Stephens about cultivating his Domain.
• Li Si told Joyce he planned to seek a dukedom and make Dan'erluo Port his fief, then shared a meal with Lisa, Joyce, Helen, Bazel, Ashley, and Old Jack.
• Li Si learned that Ya Er and Elena had left for training, then met Mo Yun and Sylvester Ludwig near the Fiss Royal Magic Academy.
• Ludwig told Li Si that he sensed a call of fate from Mo Yun and intended to help her become a hero.

Li Si returned to Fiss Royal Magic Academy and told Stephens that he had fused with divinity and gained three Extraordinary Domains. Stephens explained how Extraordinary Domains grew through mastery of the World Rules, then decided Li Si needed special training.

• Ludwig told Li Si that Mo Yun attracted him because she was beautiful and he felt an urge to get close to her.
• Li Si arrived at the First Magic Workshop with the black cat, while Stephens ordered Ludwig to continue his training.
• Stephens praised Li Si's rapid progress to Gold-level and listened as Li Si described his recent experiences and inheritance from Sphinx.
• Li Si revealed that he had fused with divinity and now controlled three Extraordinary Domains, prompting Stephens to warn him against relying too much on divine power.
• Stephens explained that Extraordinary Domains were seeds for mastering the World Rules and could develop into Legendary Realms or God's Domains.
• Stephens judged Li Si's control of his Extraordinary Domains crude and announced that he needed special training.

Stephens explained why Li Si had stalled in developing his Extraordinary Domain and began intense training to help him master it. After Li Si endured ten hours under Stephens’s Legendary Realms, he woke in Lisa’s room, where their morning reunion turned intimate.

• Stephens explained that Li Si had skipped the usual process of mastering an Extraordinary Domain and needed to retrace his understanding before advancing.
• Stephens used his four Legendary Realms to pressure Li Si as he practiced controlling his Extraordinary Domain, and Li Si lasted ten hours.
• Stephens sent the exhausted Li Si away, and Li Si glimpsed Ludwig collapsed nearby before falling asleep in Lisa’s room.
• Li Si woke beside Lisa and realized she had cleaned him up and changed his clothes after he arrived exhausted.
• Lisa stumbled into Li Si’s arms, and Li Si kissed her before they cuddled and went back to sleep.

Li Si met King Morton and presented him with King Bertich’s crown, then asked for Dan'erluo Port as his territory. Morton instead raised Li Si to duke, granted him the entire Luo'ou Peninsula, and promised him soldiers from the Golden Lion Knights, leaving Li Si poised to receive his investiture.

• King Morton praised Li Si for his achievements in the Dillon and Bertich Kingdoms.
• Li Si presented King Morton with King Bertich’s crown and said he had also brought back the king’s body.
• Li Si asked Morton to grant him Dan'erluo Port, but Morton offered him the title of duke and the entire Luo'ou Peninsula instead.
• Morton promised to transfer soldiers from the Golden Lion Knights to Li Si and ordered Fuchs to prepare an investiture ceremony.
• Morton mentioned that Tiya was away training, and Li Si assured him he would get along well with the princess.

King Morton considered Li Si Kane’s talent and ordered Fuchs to send Tiya information about him while urging the war effort forward. Meanwhile, Messiah told the Church of All Beasts’ divine envoy that Li Si had killed Blood Shark Patrick, then revealed Elvin’s plan to target Li Si with help from the Plague Cult.

• King Morton praised Li Si’s achievements and Gold-level advancement, then asked Fuchs to send Tiya information about him and push Bi Weisi to seize Bertich Kingdom’s territory quickly.
• Messiah told the divine envoy that Blood Shark Patrick was dead and that Elvin wanted revenge on those responsible.
• Messiah explained that Li Si had killed Patrick, taken the Hurricane, and returned to Can Guang City.
• The divine envoy worried that Flame of Judgement’s protection would make attacking Li Si in Can Guang City difficult.
• Messiah said Elvin would personally act against Li Si and had recruited other helpers, including the Plague Cult.
• The divine envoy accepted the plan and felt reassured that the Plague Cult could help counter Flame of Judgement.