Arc 5Chapters 101–125

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Ch. 101Walk in Darkness, Serve the Light

Zhao Fu discovered that the ratmen’s strength came from their special class and tried to persuade the remaining villagers to surrender. The ratmen leaders instead lured him into a trap, but Zhao Fu anticipated the ambush and faced the attackers with his Heavenly Demon Sword.

  • Zhao Fu spared Zhang Dahu, tortured captured ratmen into submission, and again called on the villagers to surrender.
  • The elderly ratmen debated surrendering, then agreed to pretend to negotiate while secretly planning to assassinate Zhao Fu.
  • Zhao Fu accepted the ratmen’s request to meet without soldiers and ordered his troops to withdraw, while Zhang Dahu stayed ready to support him.
  • The elderly ratmen emerged from the village as more than two hundred hooded ratmen crept toward Zhao Fu under cover of darkness.
  • When the elderly ratmen ordered the attack, Zhao Fu drew the Heavenly Demon Sword and expanded King's Domain to fifty meters.

Ch. 102All Is Illusion, All Is Permitted

Zhao Fu defeated the ratman assassins and took control of their village. He then went to the entrance of a ruin and read the creed carved on its stone stele.

  • Zhao Fu fought off the ratman assassins, killing most of them as they attacked from every direction.
  • The old ratmen sent ten assassins to hold Zhao Fu back while the others fled, but Zhao Fu killed the attackers with a sweep of black sword light.
  • Zhao Fu used Heavenly Demon Feast to drain the fleeing ratmen’s blood and essence, then stored the Heavenly Demon in the King's Ring.
  • Zhang Dahu arrived with the soldiers and apologized for coming too late, but Zhao Fu ordered him and the other generals to rise.
  • Zhao Fu surrounded the leaderless ratman village, persuaded its residents to surrender, and took it over.
  • Zhao Fu entered the village and read the creed on the stone stele at the entrance to a ruin: “Walk in darkness, serve the light. Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Beneath the sleeve blade, all beings are equal!”

Ch. 103Assassin · Order

Zhao Fu transferred into the Assassin: Order class and opened a sealed passage that led to a deadly, dim forest. When the trees attacked him, he realized he needed to think like an assassin and used Stealth to approach them.

  • Zhao Fu discovered the B-grade Assassin: Order class and learned that only an assassin could open the door beyond its stele.
  • Zhao Fu transferred into the assassin class after a mysterious man judged him, gaining several skills, including Stealth and Assassination Technique.
  • Zhao Fu opened the door, prepared himself in assassin garb, and entered the passage alone despite his generals’ concerns.
  • Zhao Fu reached a lifeless forest where animated trees attacked him whenever he tried to approach.
  • Zhao Fu used Stealth to conceal his presence and approached the trees again.

Ch. 104Phantom

Zhao Fu fought a powerful monster that could teleport and rapidly heal, then embraced his assassin class and struck its heart. The chapter left the monster pierced by Zhao Fu’s sleeve sword, with both of them frozen in place.

  • Zhao Fu encountered a faceless, long-armed monster with enormous ears, then came across another creature with a single huge eye that detected him.
  • The one-eyed monster overpowered Zhao Fu, knocking him into a tree and injuring him despite his use of the Power of a King.
  • Zhao Fu remembered his assassin abilities and used Ghost Body and Flash Leap to evade the monster and cut it repeatedly, but its wounds healed within seconds.
  • Zhao Fu realized the monster’s weakness had to be its heart or head and calmly waited for an opening amid its attacks.
  • Zhao Fu used Assassination Art and drove his sleeve sword through the monster’s heart.

Ch. 105Twelve Statues

Zhao Fu fought Ghosts through the forest for seven days, improving his combat skills and empowering his sleeve swords with Ghost Crystals. After fighting his way past the Ghosts guarding the exit, he entered a new hall containing twelve statues and twelve sets of equipment.

  • Zhao Fu killed a Ghost with huge ears by using throwing knives to draw its attention before striking its heart.
  • Zhao Fu spent seven days killing 459 Ghosts and collecting their Ghost Crystals.
  • Zhao Fu fused two Ghost Crystals into his sleeve swords, giving them attributes, an assassin-skill bonus, and an armor-piercing effect.
  • Zhao Fu lured away the Ghosts with huge ears, then killed the remaining Ghosts guarding the forest exit.
  • Zhao Fu entered the next hall and found twelve stone platforms bearing statues and sets of equipment around the Class Transfer Stele.

Ch. 106The Fighter’s Three-Piece Set

Zhao Fu claimed twelve evolving assassin inheritance sets and advanced his Assassin: Order class through another trial. After surviving a three-day ordeal with his powers sealed, he obtained the Legendary Assassin Lord's Ring and reached the class’s S-grade Complete state.

  • Zhao Fu found twelve sets of evolving inheritance equipment and stored them for the leaders of the assassin organization he planned to establish.
  • Zhao Fu passed the next class trial, upgraded Assassin: Order to A-grade, and entered the blood-colored barrier.
  • Zhao Fu discovered that the barrier’s trial had sealed his powers and required him to kill everyone in the ruined landscape and survive.
  • After three days, Zhao Fu completed the trial and found the Legendary Assassin Lord's Ring on the Class Transfer Stele.
  • Zhao Fu equipped the ring, advanced to Assassin: Order (Complete), and left the ruins through a shortcut.

Ch. 107Great Qin's Ten Departments (Three Updates Today—Please Bookmark and Recommend)

After recovering from the ruins, Zhao Fu reorganized Great Qin Village as it prepared to advance into a town, establishing a planned layout and ten departments. The chapter ended with Zhao Fu reviewing Eternal Night’s elite assassins, including five who had earned A-grade Growth Assassin classes.

  • Zhao Fu emerged from the ruins after ten days, reassured Bai Qi and the others, and recounted what had happened inside.
  • After recovering, Zhao Fu inspected the silver-grade Ratman Village, noted its Warrior, Archer, and Scout classes, and brought two thousand Ratmen back to Great Qin Village.
  • Zhao Fu expanded the army to six thousand and began planning Great Qin Village’s future town layout, using White Steel Rock for its city walls and assigning the Gnomes and Dwarves to construction planning.
  • Zhao Fu, Bai Qi, Li Si, and the others established nine public departments to manage construction, households, research, agriculture, livestock, armaments, medicine, military affairs, and administration.
  • Zhao Fu kept the Night Department, Eternal Night, secret from most people and noted that five of its 150 members had earned A-grade Growth Assassin classes by killing three Ghost Demons each.

Ch. 108Nether Set (Second Update; One More Coming Later)

Zhao Fu rewarded five successful assassin-trial candidates with inheritance equipment, and they chose their respective sets. The next day, Great Qin Village gained an S-grade schoolteacher, prompting Zhao Fu to consider establishing an academy.

  • Zhao Fu met with Wang Ergou, Guo Binglin, Liu Mei, Ling Hongfei, and Zou Qi after they passed the assassin trial, and Liu Mei explained that she considered herself suited to being an assassin.
  • Zhao Fu offered the five twelve sets of assassin inheritance equipment, and Guo Binglin chose Soul, Liu Mei chose Illusion, Wang Ergou chose Decay, Ling Hongfei chose Nether, and Zou Qi chose Tree.
  • The five put on their chosen equipment, which infused them with new powers, and Zhao Fu later inspected Great Qin Village's city-wall construction.
  • The next day, Li Si brought the newly refreshed S-grade schoolteacher Meng Haoran to Zhao Fu.
  • Zhao Fu considered establishing an academy to educate children and cultivate future talent.

Ch. 109The Alliance of Soldiers

Zhao Fu arranged for an academy to be built, then met Wu Qingniang in the real world, where he concealed his identity and declined her offer to join her faction. After returning to Great Qin Village, he learned that Old Rogge had become a Rank 1 General and summoned him to learn about his exclusive troop type.

  • Zhao Fu spoke with Meng Haoran about teaching and books, then ordered an academy built before returning to the real world.
  • Wu Qingniang asked whether Zhao Fu was in Apocalypse World, and he said he was in Terror Forest.
  • Wu Qingniang offered to introduce Zhao Fu to Dong Junhua and invited him to join her, but Zhao Fu declined.
  • Wu Qingniang teased Zhao Fu about marrying her, and he seized her hand and said he would be the one marrying her before letting her go.
  • After Wu Qingniang left, Zhao Fu returned to Apocalypse World and learned Old Rogge had become a Rank 1 General.
  • Zhao Fu summoned Old Rogge to find out what exclusive troop type he had.

Ch. 110The Central Plains Continent

Zhao Fu learned that old Rogge had chosen the Goblin Champion as his exclusive troop type, then received news that the intermediate Teleportation Array was ready. He and Bai Qi studied the map and began planning Great Qin Village’s expansion beyond Terror Forest.

  • Zhao Fu asked old Rogge about his exclusive troop options, and old Rogge chose the Goblin Champion.
  • Bai Shan reported that the intermediate Teleportation Array had been successfully researched, allowing Zhao Fu to prepare to reach the outside world.
  • Zhao Fu examined the map and located Terror Forest, Great Qin Village, and the surrounding regions.
  • Bai Qi joined Zhao Fu, and they discussed which places Great Qin Village should claim as its foundation and barriers for future warfare.

Ch. 111Power to Sever Space

Zhao Fu led a group of soldiers into the borderlands to find Void-Severing Beasts and obtain Void Crystals, which would let them use Teleportation Arrays there. The group encountered a powerful Ironback Demon Bear, and Bai Qi fought it while Duo Ke, Daisy, and Getri prepared to support him.

  • Zhao Fu and his group used repeated Teleportation Array jumps to reach the Void-Severing Belt, where spatial teleportation was blocked.
  • Zhao Fu explained the borderlands' dangers and said Void Crystals from rare Void-Severing Beasts could enable teleportation across the region.
  • The group traveled through the borderlands for a day without incident, then continued onward the next morning.
  • An Ironback Demon Bear appeared and charged the group, deflecting the Archers' arrows with an invisible force.
  • Bai Qi engaged the Lord-grade bear while Duo Ke, Daisy, and Getri supported him, and the bear fired energy bullets that Bai Qi dodged.
  • As the Ironback Demon Bear moved to attack Bai Qi again, Duo Ke and the others launched their attack.

Ch. 112Killer's Power

Bai Qi, Duo Ke, Getri, and Daisy weakened the Ironback Demon Bear through coordinated attacks, but the wounded lord-class creature entered berserk mode and overwhelmed them. Zhao Fu stepped forward with his demonic sword and began drawing on the powers of the Assassin Lord's Ring as the bear charged him.

  • Duo Ke, Getri, and Daisy distracted the Ironback Demon Bear while Bai Qi struck its abdomen and wounded it.
  • The Ironback Demon Bear knocked the fighters back and tried to flee, but Daisy's Holy Ring Light blasted its rear and brought it down.
  • The Ironback Demon Bear entered berserk mode, expanded in size, and injured Bai Qi, Duo Ke, Getri, and Daisy with a barrage of air bullets.
  • Zhao Fu ordered the four fighters to retreat, then faced the charging Ironback Demon Bear with his black demonic sword.
  • Zhao Fu invoked the powers of the Assassin Lord's Ring as the Ironback Demon Bear rushed toward him.

Ch. 113Evil-Warding Talisman

Zhao Fu killed the Ironback Demon Bear with one sword strike and collected its drops, while confronting the Heavenly Demon Sword’s spirit over her unauthorized consumption of Ghost Crystals. He left with a promise to make her a scabbard and several valuable items, including a talisman that could drive away ghosts and monsters.

  • Zhao Fu killed the Ironback Demon Bear with a single strike, then let the Heavenly Demon Sword devour its flesh-and-blood essence while preserving its materials.
  • The Heavenly Demon admitted she had eaten some of Zhao Fu’s Ghost Crystals, and Zhao Fu threatened to reforge the sword before she begged him to give her another chance.
  • Zhao Fu agreed to judge the Heavenly Demon by her future behavior and promised to make a scabbard so he could carry the sword outside his storage space.
  • Zhao Fu examined the bear’s drops and found a golden-grade City-Building Stone, a soul crystal that could summon an Ironback Demon Bear, and a True Force Bullet Talent Orb, which he gave to Daisy.
  • Zhao Fu identified the final drop as a Ten Thousand Ghosts Evil-Warding Talisman that could scatter ghosts and monsters within a thousand li for seven days.

Ch. 114Undead Calamity (Third Update—Thank You All for Your Support)

Zhao Fu searched the center of the Void-Severing Belt for a Void-Severing Beast, setting baited traps after splitting from Bai Qi. After escaping a large troop of White-Furred Monkeys, Zhao Fu planned to scout their nest at night in hopes of finding treasure.

  • Zhao Fu and Bai Qi recovered from their injuries, then continued toward the center of the Void-Severing Belt.
  • Zhao Fu bought twelve Rainbow Demon Fruits and made twelve reinforced cages to use as traps for Void-Severing Beasts.
  • Zhao Fu and Bai Qi split into two groups, each taking six fruits and agreeing to meet again in three days.
  • Zhao Fu set six traps in different locations and continued searching with six soldiers.
  • A troop of thousands of White-Furred Monkeys attacked Zhao Fu's group with stones, but Zhao Fu blocked them and led his soldiers away.
  • Zhao Fu decided to sneak into the monkeys' nest after dark and look for treasure, possibly including monkey wine.

Ch. 115Assassination

Zhao Fu infiltrated the White-Furred Monkey troop’s den and found a White-Furred Monkey King, a strange silver nest, and a tree bearing spirit fruits. Unable to take the fruits or investigate the nest without waking the troop, he decided to risk assassinating the sleeping king.

  • Zhao Fu followed the monkeys’ tracks to their den and found thousands of them asleep, including the Lord-grade White-Furred Monkey King.
  • Zhao Fu spotted a strange nest with floating silver material and a tree laden with white spirit fruits.
  • Zhao Fu slipped into the central clearing, but touching a fruit made it ring faintly, so he left the fruits alone.
  • Zhao Fu found that he could neither learn about nor break the strange nest’s defenses, and chose to target the sleeping White-Furred Monkey King.
  • Zhao Fu carefully crossed the female monkeys and approached the king’s nest.

Ch. 116Teleportation Talisman

Zhao Fu assassinated the White-Furred Monkey King, seized its nest, and escaped the enraged horde with the help of an Ironback Demon Bear. After inspecting his spoils at dawn, he discovered a powerful teleportation talisman and the rare All-Beings Nest.

  • Zhao Fu killed the sleeping White-Furred Monkey King and two female monkeys, then stored their bodies and the king’s three drops.
  • Zhao Fu occupied and relocated the ownerless nest, waking the White-Furred Monkey horde before he could gather the white spirit fruits.
  • Zhao Fu summoned an Ironback Demon Bear with a soul crystal to hold off the monkeys while he escaped and led his soldiers dozens of li away.
  • At dawn, Zhao Fu identified the king’s drops as a soul crystal, a B-grade Space-Rending Howl Talent Orb, and a Ten-Thousand-Li Teleportation Talisman.
  • Zhao Fu inspected the nest and learned that the Silver-quality All-Beings Nest could spawn whatever type of creature occupied it.

Ch. 117Tyrannical Overlord

Zhao Fu and Bai Qi failed to capture a Void-Severing Beast with their traps and pushed deeper into the Void-Severing Belt to try again. There, Zhao Fu protected his soldiers from a pack of Wind Wolves, and Bai Qi later reported good news after his group suffered injuries.

  • Zhao Fu found that his traps had caught only ordinary animals or been destroyed, while the bait was missing from the sixth trap.
  • Bai Qi told Zhao Fu that his traps had also failed, and Zhao Fu proposed searching deeper in the Void-Severing Belt before trying another region.
  • Zhao Fu and Bai Qi split their forces to search and set traps in the dangerous depths of the belt.
  • Zhao Fu killed eight Wind Wolves with a few swift sword strikes and collected the Talent Orbs they dropped.
  • Zhao Fu's group found nothing and returned to Bai Qi, whose group had suffered injuries but brought Zhao Fu good news.

Ch. 118Claiming the Throne as King and Emperor

Bai Qi returned with over a thousand Hundred Origin Grass plants, while Zhao Fu's group still failed to find the Void-Severing Beast. Zhao Fu met the mysterious player Zhang Heng and grew wary of him, then checked the traps and found no sign of the beast.

  • Bai Qi brought Zhao Fu over a thousand Hundred Origin Grass plants, which Zhao Fu planned to cultivate for making Hundred Origin Pills.
  • Zhao Fu met Zhang Heng, a mysterious player riding a donkey, and introduced himself under the name Zhao Xin.
  • Zhao Fu told Bai Qi about Zhang Heng, and Bai Qi warned that he seemed to be an extraordinary person.
  • Zhao Fu's group checked the first two traps and found a cave rat and a one-horned goat instead of the Void-Severing Beast.
  • Zhao Fu's group found the third and fourth traps untouched and headed toward the fifth trap, where they had heard no movement.

Ch. 119Blood Contract

Zhao Fu captured a Void-Severing Beast but formed a blood contract with it instead of killing it, hoping the All-Beings Nest could help him obtain more Void Crystals. After returning to Great Qin Village, he found its development advancing steadily and was left to name the newly completed academy.

  • Zhao Fu caught a Void-Severing Beast and stopped himself from killing it when he considered whether the All-Beings Nest could respawn its kind.
  • Zhao Fu used Contract Paper and his blood to bind the Void-Severing Beast, then took it back to Great Qin Village.
  • Zhao Fu returned three days later and found Great Qin Village’s walls, departments, and streets substantially improved, with the village close to upgrading into a small town.
  • Zhang Dahu had become a first-tier general and begun developing his own troop type, the Tiger Blade Army.
  • Li Si had also reached the first tier and unlocked an ability to nurture administrative and governance talents.
  • Zhao Fu learned that the academy had been completed and was waiting for him to name it.

Ch. 120Confidence to Conquer the World

Zhao Fu established Qin Times Academy and gained a renewable source of Void-Severing Beasts, prompting Great Qin to rethink its plans for expansion. He founded East Sun Village, but an exploration team's capture of an intermediate village triggered a sudden change at Great Qin Village.

  • Zhao Fu named the new school Qin Times Academy, appointed Meng Haoran as its principal, and divided it into civil and military academies as children of several races enrolled.
  • Zhao Fu used the special nest to obtain Little White, a Void-Severing Beast that could produce a Void Crystal and allow Great Qin to open a passage every three days.
  • Zhao Fu met with Bai Qi, Li Si, and other generals for more than a day to discuss Great Qin's future strategy.
  • Zhao Fu used a gold-quality City-Building Stone fifty li east of Great Qin Village to establish East Sun Village and stationed soldiers there.
  • An exploration team captured an intermediate village, and the experience gained made Great Qin Village's City-Building Stone emit black light toward the clouds.

Ch. 121Who in the World Would Dare Defy Me?

Zhao Fu’s village upgrade drew the Huaxia race’s destiny and triggered a world-shaking ceremony at Great Qin Village. After Zhao Fu proclaimed his vow to restore Huaxia’s glory, the dragon’s roar shook the world and stirred the other inheritors of national legacies.

  • Black qi from across Huaxia converged above Great Qin Village, and the immense pressure severely injured three people from Terror Forest who tried to intervene.
  • Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin Village, where Li Si and the people prepared for the ceremony at the Heaven-Prayer Platform.
  • Wearing the Black Gold Dragon-Patterned Robe and Crown, Zhao Fu climbed the platform and vowed to make Huaxia endure and restore its former glory.
  • A pillar of black light struck Zhao Fu, and a dragon’s roar shook all living creatures within ten thousand li.
  • The destiny dragons of Si Ji, Di Wutian, Ji Shenming, Liu Ye, and other Huaxia inheritors raged helplessly as Arthur Tina and foreign inheritors watched the phenomenon.

Ch. 122The Four Great Generals of the Warring States

After Great Qin Village’s destiny surged and it became a small town, Zhao Fu received the Heirloom Seal of the Realm and discovered that three historical figures had awakened from Great Qin’s inheritance. He identified two of them as Wang Jian and Ge Nie, while the third figure remained to be examined.

  • Zhao Fu received the Heirloom Seal of the Realm as a heavenly phenomenon filled the sky with golden light and tricolored destiny flowers.
  • Great Qin Village upgraded to a small town, increasing its destiny and awakening three historical figures from Great Qin’s inheritance.
  • Zhao Fu went to the Land of Origin and awakened the three figures, who saluted him as their Highness.
  • Zhao Fu examined the first man and recognized him as Wang Jian, one of the Warring States’ Four Great Generals.
  • Zhao Fu examined the second man and discovered that he was the famed swordsman Ge Nie.

Ch. 123The Blood of Kings

Zhao Fu examined Great Qin Town’s upgrades, assigned Bai Qi the newly unlocked Commander class, and discovered that fate had advanced his King class to its second stage, King’s Blood. The chapter left Zhao Fu facing the next stage of his growing power.

  • Zhao Fu recognized Ba Qing’s identity and had Li Si arrange for her and the other two SSS-aptitude arrivals to learn about Great Qin.
  • Zhao Fu inspected Great Qin Town and reviewed the requirements for upgrading it into a city.
  • The Twelve Golden Men advanced to Level 2, and Zhao Fu examined the upgraded Heaven-Prayer Platform.
  • Zhao Fu used the newly unlocked Commander class to transfer Bai Qi, granting him troop-command abilities and access to formations.
  • Zhao Fu received a notification that fate had advanced his King class to its second stage, King’s Blood.

Ch. 124Royal Bloodline

Zhao Fu transformed his bloodline into a grade 9 king bloodline, then assigned roles to Wang Jian, Ge Nie, and Ba Qing as Great Qin organized its leadership. After establishing a Land Temple, he prepared to open the passage to other regions, unaware that events in the real world had plunged it into turmoil.

  • Zhao Fu spent three days transforming his bloodline on the Heaven-Prayer Platform, raising it to grade 9 and changing his appearance.
  • Li Si reported that the exploration team had returned, and Zhao Fu discussed Great Qin Town with Wang Jian, Ge Nie, and Ba Qing.
  • Zhao Fu appointed Wang Jian as a General, Ge Nie as his personal guard, and Ba Qing to manage commerce.
  • The exploration team’s discovery turned out to be a Land Temple, which Zhao Fu set up for worship.
  • Zhao Fu prepared to open the passage to other regions, unaware that the real world was in turmoil because of him.

Ch. 125Emperor’s Destiny

Zhao Fu’s Great Qin inheritance and domineering dragon roar made Great Qin the focus of the world, while Huaxia’s rival inheritors struggled to uncover his identity and swore to defeat him. The chapter ended with the story turning its attention to the Li Family.

  • Great Qin’s dragon roar frightened foreign powers and rival inheritors, and worldwide media focused on Huaxia and its mysterious inheritor.
  • Oda Kamiya, driven mad by Great Qin’s rise, rampaged with Demon Blade Muramasa and killed several maidservants.
  • Fu Hao’s attempt to divine Zhao Fu’s secrets badly injured him, and he warned Si Ji that Zhao Fu’s Son of Heaven Fate made him a formidable rival.
  • Di Wutian vowed to defeat Great Qin, while Ji Shenming and Liu Ye renewed their vows to avenge their fallen nations.
  • The chapter turned its gaze toward the Li Family.
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