Chapter Summaries

After the battle in Kate City, Li Si learned that a Legendary-level vampire might be connected to the Elf Court’s destruction and tried to read the memories of the surviving vampire, DeWitt. DeWitt exploded before Li Si could uncover useful information, and an unknown voice asked Li Si whether he was looking for it.

• In Burns Castle, Lord Cain awakened and wondered whether Angela or another Legendary-level vampire had disturbed his power.
• Li Si received rewards for the Kate City battle, including Vampire Hunter, bloodlust, and a milestone, while reflecting on his inability to resist Legendary-level power.
• Li Si suspected a Legendary-level vampire was hiding in the Elf Forest and might be involved in the destruction of the Elf Court.
• Li Si went to the dungeon with a weakened Angela and attempted to read DeWitt’s memories.
• DeWitt exploded under an unknown force, and a gentle voice asked Li Si, “Are you looking for me?”

Li Si faced Benfica, the Legendary vampire behind the Blood Clan attacks, who tried to force him into becoming a blood descendant. Li Si survived Benfica’s attacks and escaped twice, but Benfica tracked him and continued the pursuit.

• Benfica revealed that Dewitt, Antoine, and Palmer had been his subordinates, then demanded to know how Li Si had overcome their secret weapon.
• Li Si tried to stall Benfica, but Benfica offered to turn him into a vampire; when Li Si refused and attempted to teleport, Benfica attacked.
• Li Si activated his specialties to withstand Benfica’s Blood Blade, then escaped the secret chamber as Benfica’s blood claw closed around him.
• Several dozen kilometers from Kate City, Li Si sent a plea for help and used Stephens’s Space Ring to teleport away again.
• Benfica found the trace of Legendary Mage power at Li Si’s former location and resumed the hunt, angered that Li Si had escaped.

Li Si desperately fled Benfica toward the Burns Dukedom, using up his teleportation magic and enduring severe injuries. Just as Benfica caught him and threatened to torture him, Lord Burns intervened and cut the vampire in half.

• Li Si used the Teleportation Ring and repeated Teleportation Spells to flee toward Burns territory while Benfica pursued him.
• Angela watched Li Si suffer and realized how desperately she wanted greater power so she could protect him.
• Benfica nearly caught Li Si, but the Shadow Amulet triggered a deep-layer Shadow Leap that carried him farther away.
• Li Si reached the Burns Dukedom, prepared to fight Benfica with a sword, and waited for the pursuer to arrive.
• Benfica approached Li Si and threatened to cut off his limbs, but an aged voice challenged his claim to a noble bloodline as a bloody scythe sliced him in half.

Li Si watched Burns, a Legendary Blood Clan Lord, defeat the vampire Benfica after he pursued Angela into Burns’s territory. Burns restrained Benfica and drained his power, allowing Li Si to deliver the final blow; Benfica died, and Li Si witnessed the death of a Legend.

• Burns appeared behind Benfica after striking him, and Li Si recognized him as a powerful Legendary Blood Clan Lord.
• Benfica tried to flee and then fought Burns, but Burns’s blood chains and scythe suppressed him and wounded him repeatedly.
• Benfica unleashed blood tentacles, then charged at Li Si to use him and the White Little Bat as leverage against Burns.
• Burns bound Benfica before he could reach Li Si and pierced him with the blood scythe, draining his power.
• Li Si drove his longsword through Benfica’s skull, killing the Legendary vampire.

Li Si recovered in Burns Territory after he and Burns defeated the legendary vampire Benfica, and he examined the extraordinary rewards he had gained for the counter-kill. Realizing how far he still was from true strength, he spent his experience on raising his personal level.

• Burns praised Li Si for his courage, gave Angela Benfica's purified blood essence as a heart crystal, and sent them to rest at the castle.
• Li Si informed Teacher Stephens and Uncle Joyce that he was safe, then collapsed from exhaustion and was caught by Angela.
• Li Si woke in Frost Blood Castle with Angela asleep beside him and Benfica's heart crystal nearby, which had helped him recover.
• Li Si reviewed the battle rewards, including new specialties, milestones, skills, and 1.8 billion experience points.
• Li Si decided to invest all his experience in his personal level, and surging mana enveloped his body.

After raising his level to 140, Li Si recovered at Frost Blood Castle and learned from Marion why the Blood Clan tolerated vampires in Bolin Kingdom. Marion then led Li Si and Angela to meet Lord Burns.

• Li Si spent 1.92 billion experience points to reach level 140, recovering from most of his injuries after escaping Benfica.
• Li Si rested with Angela, then met Marion for a meal at Frost Blood Castle.
• Marion explained that vampires originated from Blood Clan members corrupted by Abyss evil gods, and that the Blood Clan avoided exterminating vampires in Bolin Kingdom to protect its hidden settlements.
• Marion assured Li Si that killing the Gold-level vampires would bring no consequences, since Lord Burns had made it part of Angela's test.
• After Angela finished eating, Marion led her and Li Si to Lord Burns's room, and Li Si entered alone.

Li Si visited Burns and received a baptism of pure darkness before learning that Cain had arranged for Angela to remain at his side so she could grow through experience. Burns then delivered Cain’s gift, granting Li Si the Blood Blessing and advancing his divine power analysis.

• Li Si used Extraordinary Domain - Darkness to perceive Burns’s ornate coffin and received experience and increased mastery of the domain from the surrounding darkness.
• Angela woke Burns by knocking on the coffin, and Burns explained that Cain had told him about Li Si and thanked him for helping bring Angela back.
• Burns asked Li Si to keep Angela with him so she could experience the world and learn to master Cain’s inheritance, and Li Si agreed.
• Burns gave Li Si a crimson drop of blood from Cain, granting him the Blood Blessing, a 20% increase to Endurance, and 10% divine power analysis progress.

Li Si learned from Burns that Benfica served Demogorgon and that the gods faced growing uncertainty and restrictions in Gaia World. After leaving Frost Blood Castle with Angela, Li Si tracked down Dick, a Gold-level vampire disguised as Mansa Kossain, and prepared to question him.

• Li Si gained the Blood Clan's friendship milestone after Cain and Burns recognized him and granted him power.
• Burns confirmed that the legendary vampire Benfica served Demogorgon and revealed that the Elf God System was unstable, Corellon Larethian sought to interfere in the Bottomless Abyss, and the gods could no longer see Gaia World's future clearly.
• Burns privately wondered why Cain valued Li Si so highly, then returned to sleep as Li Si and Angela left Frost Blood Castle after several days of rest.
• Li Si and Angela traveled to Kossain Fortress to deal with a loose end from Li Si's fight with vampires in Kate City.
• Li Si confronted fortress lord Mansa Kossain, revealed him as the Gold-level vampire Dick, and had Angela restrain him while he prepared to ask questions.

Li Si questioned Dick, the last Gold-level vampire in the Bolin Kingdom, to learn what Antoine, DeWitt, and Palmer had been doing. Dick revealed that the three controlled the slave trade, especially the trade in elf slaves, leaving Li Si to suspect their activities were tied to Demogorgon’s plan against the Elf Court.

• Li Si confronted Dick at Kossain Fortress and asked about Antoine, DeWitt, and Palmer.
• Dick explained that the three vampires had clashed over slave trafficking after Palmer and DeWitt arrived in the Bolin Kingdom.
• Dick said Antoine, Palmer, and DeWitt controlled the slave trade and shared some profits with other figures who held important territories.
• Li Si learned that Dick had never seen elf slaves transported through his territory, though the three had said they might need his help.
• Li Si wondered whether the elf slaves were intended for a sacrifice connected to Demogorgon and the destruction of the Elf Court.

Li Si learned that vampires had secretly gathered elf slaves for decades, deepening his suspicions about the plot against the Elf Court, but he agreed to travel there with Ricardo. He left Akote City with the elves and Cecile, wary of the Sun Elves accompanying them and preparing to uncover the court’s secrets and protect Cecile.

• Li Si burned Dick’s corpse and concluded that the vampires’ long-running collection of elf slaves might be connected to Demogorgon’s plans and the destruction of the Elf Court.
• Li Si weighed Ricardo’s invitation against the dangers and suspicious secrecy surrounding the Elf Court, then decided to go while making his own preparations.
• Cecile waited in the elven compound in Akote City, and she was relieved when Li Si returned and agreed to accompany Ricardo to the Elf Court.
• Li Si reassured Cecile that he had his own plans, and she asked him to review designs for gemstone jewelry she wanted to make for him.
• Several days later, Li Si and Cecile traveled through Elf Forest with Ricardo’s party, where two disdainful Sun Elves accompanied them under guard.

Li Si and Cecile’s party reached Emerald City while traveling toward the Elf Court, and Cecile went to visit her father, the Gale Sword Saint Igli Alser. Li Si entered Igli’s home with her, and Igli arrived at the end of the chapter.

• Li Si observed the Sun Elves and traveled with the wary party through the Elf Forest without learning more about the danger at the Elf Court.
• After a week on a difficult route, Ricardo led the party to Emerald City to rest before continuing to the Elf Court.
• Cecile asked Ricardo for permission to visit her father, Igli, and Ricardo agreed on the condition that she return by nightfall.
• Cecile led Li Si to Igli’s home, where they waited for him after finding several cherished swords inside.
• Igli Alser arrived home and encountered Li Si.

Cecile reunited with her father Igli in Emerald City and told him about the attack on the Sun Elves and the assassin who had targeted her. After Igli thanked Li Si and gave him a token, Li Si explored the city and found a dusty Arcane Card in Philip's Grocery Store.

• Igli returned home, found Li Si there, and happily embraced Cecile when she came out of the kitchen.
• Cecile explained that she had hired Li Si for protection while traveling to Akote City and told Igli about the attack and the Gold-level assassin.
• Igli thanked Li Si for protecting Cecile and gave him a token that could secure his help in Emerald City.
• Li Si left the father and daughter to talk and went to explore Emerald City's shops.
• Li Si entered Philip's Grocery Store and searched through its clutter until he found a dusty gray Arcane Card.

Li Si opened an ancient Arcane Card and obtained the Legendary Shapeshifter's Mask, then decided not to risk using Arcadia's Lucky Brooch to search for another Legendary treasure. In Emerald City, he unexpectedly met Daphne and Xian Dai Er.

• Li Si bought several items from Philip's Grocery Store, including an ancient Arcane Card that Philip had planted in the shop as a surprise.
• Li Si opened the Arcane Card and obtained the Shapeshifter's Mask, a Legendary secret treasure that enabled powerful transformations and aura concealment.
• Li Si considered using Arcadia's Lucky Brooch to locate a Legendary Lich Ring but decided to wait until after the journey to the Elf Court.
• Daphne greeted Li Si in Emerald City, and he learned that Sister Xian Dai Er had helped her dye her silver hair brown.
• Xian Dai Er joined Daphne and Li Si, saying she was pleased to see him in Emerald City.

Li Si spent time with Xian Dai Er and Daphne in Emerald City, where Daphne’s unusual nature caught his attention. He then met Cecile after she visited Igli, and she remained determined to travel to the Elf Court despite her father’s concerns.

• Li Si met Xian Dai Er and Daphne, accepted Xian Dai Er’s invitation to the Oak Bar, and shared food and fruit wine with them.
• Daphne drank too much fruit wine and fell asleep, so Xian Dai Er postponed her invitation for Li Si to visit her home.
• Li Si suspected Daphne had a special, inexplicable attraction but chose to focus on the urgent matter of the Elf Court.
• Cecile told Igli she would still travel to the Elf Court, partly because she wanted to see her mother, Ariana.
• Igli accepted Cecile’s decision and asked Li Si to protect her as they headed to the Illicel Family’s residence.

Ricardo and the Legendary Ranger Arvis escorted Li Si and Cecile toward the Elf Court while searching unsuccessfully for clues about the attacks on the Sun Elves. After seven peaceful days on the road, the party was only three days from the court when a Ranger reported trouble ahead.

• Arvis told Ricardo that they would leave Emerald City quickly and return to the Elf Court, while dismissing concerns that Li Si might be unusual.
• Ricardo's party departed Emerald City at a hurried pace, and Li Si helped Cecile keep up along the way.
• During a rest stop, Li Si asked Cecile about the Elf Court, and she described its ancient buildings, ruins, and altar associated with the World Tree.
• An Elf Ranger returned from scouting and warned Ricardo that something was wrong with the road ahead.

Ricardo discovered that hundreds of Earth Element Giants had awakened and become aggressive throughout Casper Valley, blocking the elves’ route to the Elf Court. After Arvis secretly agreed to protect the group, Ricardo planned to cross the valley the next day, while Li Si’s scouting ended when he sensed someone watching him.

• An injured Elf Ranger reported that more than a hundred Earth Element Giants had attacked him in Casper Valley.
• Ricardo inspected the valley and found at least five hundred giants, including about twenty with Gold-level strength.
• Ricardo sent Elf Rangers to scout several locations, but each approach awakened more giants across the valley.
• Ricardo decided the group would rest and attempt to cross Casper Valley the next day after Arvis offered secret protection.
• Li Si dismissed his Scouting Puppet after sensing he was being watched, and Arvis appeared where it had been.

Li Si and Ricardo’s elf team charged through Casper Valley’s horde of Earth Element Giants, with Li Si concealing his mage abilities while protecting Cecile. As the team fought its way forward, Li Si spotted a streak of black crossing an Earth Element Giant’s exposed Elemental Core.

• Arvis sensed faint magical fluctuations near the Earth Element Giant horde and suspected someone was controlling the giants.
• Li Si learned that a Legendary elf was secretly watching the team and abandoned his plan to investigate Casper Valley alone.
• Ricardo led the team into Casper Valley in a compact formation, and the elf mages cast spells to conceal and strengthen them.
• Ricardo ordered the team to charge when the Earth Element Giants detected them, and the elf warriors and rangers fought to clear a path.
• Li Si stayed beside Cecile and shattered approaching giants with his sword, revealing his strength as a warrior while hiding his identity as an Arcanist.
• Li Si split open a giant’s chest and saw a streak of black flash across its Elemental Core.

Li Si fought through the Earth Element Giants and confronted a Gold-level giant that emerged beneath the elf party. After defeating it, he found Abyssal power in its Elemental Core, confirming that the rampage was connected to the Abyss.

• Li Si searched the Earth Element Giants' Elemental Cores for the strange black gleam but found no trace of it.
• A Gold-level Earth Element Giant burst out of the ground in the middle of the party, and Ricardo continued leading the others forward.
• Li Si knocked the giant away from the elves and stayed behind to fight it while Cecile and the party continued onward.
• Li Si evaded the giant's attacks and Gravity Domain, then repeatedly struck its chest until he exposed its Elemental Core.
• Li Si discovered that the giant's Elemental Core radiated the evil power of the Abyss and wondered whether Demogorgon was about to act.

Li Si discovered Abyss Power inside an Earth Element Giant’s core while helping Ricardo’s party escape the horde in Kaspar Valley. After the party reached safety, Li Si showed the core to Ricardo, whose strange reaction suggested the Abyss Power affected him.

• Li Si found Abyss Power in the core of the Gold-level dark cyan giant and hurried back to Ricardo’s party.
• Li Si helped the elves fend off the giants as Ricardo directed their retreat, and the party broke through the horde and climbed out of Kaspar Valley.
• At camp, Li Si examined the core and considered whether Demogorgon’s plans had caused the Abyss Power to spread through the giants.
• Li Si approached Ricardo to show him the core, and Ricardo reached for it under the pull of an alluring aura.

Li Si discovered that Ricardo had a faint connection to Abyss Power and grew suspicious of why the elder had invited him to the Elf Court. After two peaceful days of travel, the party arrived at Zhuonuo City, where Li Si sensed that something was wrong despite the city’s serene appearance.

• Li Si observed Ricardo’s unusual reaction to an Earth Element Giant’s Elemental Core, then gave it to him in exchange for a Heart of Earth.
• Ricardo told Li Si that Cecile would return to the Illicel Family’s territory and that the family head might want to meet him.
• After leaving Ricardo, Li Si suspected that someone had secretly influenced him and prepared for danger at the Elf Court.
• During the final two days of travel, Li Si found no visible signs of Abyss Power, while Cecile and the elves relaxed and Li Si learned more about the attacks and Zhuonuo City.
• Li Si and the party arrived at Zhuonuo City, and Li Si admired its grandeur while sensing an uneasy atmosphere.