Chapter Summaries

Lu Xingshi entered the Wild World as an eight-year-old member of the Bronze Tree Tribe, where his enormous physique and perfect Bronze Bloodline marked him as a future shaman. For his Coming-of-Age Ceremony, he chose to hunt the dangerous Venom Flying Dragon and set off alone.

• Lu Xingshi spent ten billion Gold Coins revising his character’s traits, bloodline, and destiny, then entered the game and received memories of growing up in the Bronze Tree Tribe.
• Lu Xingshi learned that the tribe’s coming-of-age youths had three days to hunt ferocious beasts as offerings to the Bronze Tree to awaken their bloodlines.
• Wo told Lu Xingshi that he planned to hunt a herd of Black Tooth Deer, while the solitary Ke had already left on his own.
• Lu Xingshi chose the Venom Flying Dragon, a powerful dragon-blooded beast, despite Wo warning that the hunt could be deadly.
• Lu Xingshi explained that the Wild World relied on totems and bloodlines rather than the cultivation methods from Gao Wu’s memories, then departed for the Venom Flying Dragon’s territory.

During his Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Lu Xingshi fought and subdued an injured Venom Flying Dragon at the Poisonous Pool, planning to offer its intact reverse scale to the Bronze Tree Tribe’s totem. The dragon offered a Bright Pearl and begged to live, but Lu Xingshi refused to enter the poisoned pool and dragged it away under threat of death.

• Lu Xingshi assessed his powerful new body and identified the Venom Flying Dragon’s reverse scale and Poison Horn as weaknesses.
• The Venom Flying Dragon emerged from the Poisonous Pool and attacked Lu Xingshi with poisonous mist, but he dodged and struck it with martial techniques until it fell stiffly.
• Lu Xingshi dragged the injured dragon from the pool by its Poison Horn, while the dragon offered treasure in exchange for its life.
• The Venom Flying Dragon revealed that a Bright Pearl at the bottom of the pool could nourish bloodlines, but Lu Xingshi refused to risk entering the pool or trust its promise.
• The dragon offered to serve as the Tribe’s guardian or Lu Xingshi’s pet, and Lu Xingshi warned it to behave as he continued dragging it away.

Lu Xingshi awakened his flawless Bronze Bloodline by sacrificing a Venom Flying Dragon and gained an ability to devour bronze and strengthen his physique. Hui took him on as a shaman apprentice and began outlining his studies and duties.

• Lu Xingshi offered the Venom Flying Dragon to the Bronze Tree Tribe's totem, awakening his flawless Bronze Bloodline.
• Lu Xingshi gained an unnamed ability that let him devour bronze to strengthen his body and later use it as armor.
• Hui and Li praised Lu Xingshi's shaman aptitude, and Hui brought him to the shaman's tent to begin his training.
• Hui explained the difference between shamans and Totem Warriors and said shamans could use both paths, while Totem Warriors lacked the aptitude to wield totems.
• Hui planned for Lu Xingshi to learn farming techniques the next day and identify herbs with him that night.

Ke returned from the hunt with an extraordinarily low bloodline concentration but revealed that he had gained the aptitude of a shaman, and Hui confirmed it. Lu Xingshi grew wary of Ke’s hostility, while Ke planned to obtain the Bright Pearl and leave the tribe.

• Hui helped Ke awaken his bloodline, which proved to be slightly below low, and told him to stay in the tribe instead of hunting.
• Ke told Hui that he had obtained the aptitude of a shaman, and Hui confirmed it after examining him.
• The tribe celebrated the news that it would have three shamans, while Ke looked at Lu Xingshi with hostility and Lu considered him a possible threat.
• Ke recalled that he had been reborn and had taken Wo’s opportunity to gain shaman aptitude, and he planned to retrieve the Bright Pearl before fleeing the tribe.

Lu Xingshi mastered the Bronze Tree Totem, gained the Berserk Warcry Totem Spell, and used his control over the totem to accelerate the growth of his bloodline, physique, and will. After Hui directed him to gather bronze, Ke tried to control the totem again.

• Lu Xingshi completed his study of the Bronze Tree Tribe's shamanic inheritances before visiting the Bronze Tree Totem to try controlling it.
• Lu Xingshi controlled the totem on his first attempt and gained the Berserk Warcry Totem Spell, impressing Hui.
• Lu Xingshi controlled the totem's guidance of his bloodline and advanced his Bronze Body, physique, and will at once, causing his bloodline power to overflow.
• Hui told Lu Xingshi to wait for his body to absorb the totem's power and then gather bronze from the northern hills to strengthen his Bloodline Ability.
• Hui invited Ke to try controlling the totem again, and Ke stepped forward after comparing his lack of progress with Lu Xingshi's success.

Lu Xingshi went to mine Copper Mine and encountered a messenger demanding that the Bronze Tree Tribe provide Totem Warriors for the Royal Court War. He led the man back to the Tribe and learned that the Bronze Royal Court was at war with the Silver Royal Court.

• Ke failed to obtain a Totem Spell, while Hui and Lu Xingshi considered why Ke could not claim Bright Pearl.
• Lu Xingshi traveled to North Hill, mined Copper Mine, and struggled to carry the Ore back to the Bronze Tree Tribe.
• A Burly Man searching for the Bronze Tree Tribe questioned Lu Xingshi about his Bronze Bloodline, and Lu Xingshi failed to turn him away.
• The Burly Man said the Bronze Tree Tribe had to send Totem Warriors to the front lines for the Royal Court War.
• Lu Xingshi led the Burly Man toward the Tribe and learned that the Bronze Royal Court was fighting the Silver Royal Court.

Hui agreed to send two hundred Totem Warriors, including himself, to the Royal Court War because the Bronze Tree Tribe was bound by an ancient covenant. As Hui went to retrieve a Bright Pearl from the Poisonous Pool for Lu Xingshi, Ke joined him, hoping to claim the pearl for himself.

• Hui agreed to send two hundred Totem Warriors to the Royal Court War and said the tribe had to honor its covenant with the Bronze Royal Court or lose its Bronze Origin.
• Hui explained that the Bronze Totem was the origin of all Bronze Bloodlines and that its Totem Spells and guidance were more complete than those of the Bronze Tree Totem.
• Ke considered going to the Bronze Royal Court and wondered whether the Bronze Tree Tribe's ancestors had left because of a hidden secret.
• Lu Xingshi asked Hui to retrieve the Bright Pearl from the Poisonous Pool, and Ke regretted that he had not asked for it first.
• Hui assigned Lu Xingshi to cut trees for smelting bronze, then set out for the Poisonous Pool with Ke, who hoped to persuade Hui to give him the Bright Pearl.

Lu Xingshi consumed bronze to strengthen his Bronze Body Bloodline Ability and decided to seek better shamanic inheritance at the Bronze Royal Court. Meanwhile, Hui returned from the Poisonous Pool with the Bright Pearl, but Ke’s attempt to trade for it failed, and Ke secretly considered stealing it.

• Lu Xingshi ate the bronze he had smelted, strengthening his physique, will, and Totem Spells until his body reached saturation.
• Lu Xingshi set aside the idea of creating a cultivation technique and planned to improve his Bronze Body Bloodline Ability before visiting the Bronze Royal Court.
• Li told Lu Xingshi that Hui and Ke had not returned, and Lu advised him to alert the guards rather than search for them himself.
• Hui retrieved the Bright Pearl from the Poisonous Pool but refused to give it to Ke, who offered to trade it for Blood Copper that was not yet there.
• Hui agreed to help persuade Lu Xingshi to give Ke the Bright Pearl, while Ke privately decided he might steal it and leave the Bronze Tree Tribe.

Lu Xingshi gave Ke the Bright Pearl to nourish his bloodline, while Hui warned that Li’s Royal Court War expedition could end in disaster. Lu Xingshi then set out to investigate the Bronze Tree Totem after learning it was special and that his bloodline might let him sense its secrets.

• Lu Xingshi gave Ke the Bright Pearl and accepted Hui’s promise to arrange compensation if Ke could not repay him.
• Hui blessed Li and the 199 Totem Warriors before they departed, then told Lu Xingshi and Ke that his divination predicted a brutal war and they might not return.
• Lu Xingshi urged Hui to recall the warriors or relocate the tribe, but Hui explained that the Bronze Tree Totem’s roots prevented them from leaving.
• Hui said Lu Xingshi would need at least ten Totem Spells and one Blood Mark to sense the totem’s special nature.
• Ke left after changing the subject, and Lu Xingshi went to study the Bronze Tree Totem.

Lu Xingshi discovered a Blood Copper Beetle and its larvae in the mine, killed the mother, and took valuable Blood Copper back toward the Bronze Tree Tribe. Meanwhile, Ke gained the Bronze Armor Totem Spell, but realized he would be unable to use it if he left the tribe without a totem.

• Lu Xingshi found that half of his copper ore had disappeared and traced the theft into the mine, where he was attacked by a Blood Copper Beetle and its larvae.
• Lu Xingshi identified the beast as a Blood Copper Beetle, fought it, and killed it after it tried to flee with its larvae.
• Lu Xingshi captured fifteen larvae, dug out the mother's Insect Pearl Blood Copper, and took its remaining eyestalk Blood Copper.
• Lu Xingshi wondered what threat had driven the beetle to travel aboveground and headed back to the Bronze Tree Tribe.
• Ke told Hui that he had obtained the Bronze Armor Totem Spell, then realized he could not cast Totem Spells without a totem if he left the tribe.

Lu Xingshi refused Ke’s attempt to claim his Blood Copper, then used both pieces to accelerate the growth of his Bronze Body. Ke realized he could search for the other eyestalk Blood Copper, while Hui grew suspicious of Ke’s changed behavior and considered investigating him.

• Hui assigned Ke to mine Copper Mine ore for feeding the Blood Copper Beetle larvae after Ke asked for Lu Xingshi’s Insect Pearl Blood Copper and was refused.
• Hui suspected Ke might have been controlled by the Silver Royal Court and decided to test his condition.
• Lu Xingshi swallowed the Insect Pearl Blood Copper and the eyestalk Blood Copper, causing his Bronze Bloodline to surge and his Bronze Body to begin strengthening.
• Ke realized Wo’s Blood Copper had likely come from the Blood Copper Beetle’s other eye and decided to search for it.
• Ke regretted that the Bronze Tree Tribe might be destroyed before the Blood Copper Beetle larvae matured, since he could have gained more valuable Insect Pearl Blood Copper.

Lu Xingshi agreed to travel to the Fire Copper Tribe with Wo and trade five Blood Copper Beetle larvae for top-grade Fire Essence Copper. As they set out, Hui revealed he had sent Lu away so the Bronze Royal Court could investigate Ke without implicating him.

• Hui told Lu Xingshi to negotiate with the Fire Copper Tribe and explained that Ke had disappeared, so Wo would accompany him.
• Hui advised Lu Xingshi to seek a piece of top-grade Fire Essence Copper, and Lu agreed after learning the Fire Copper Tribe had recently excavated one.
• Hui explained that Essence Copper could grant elemental powers, but consuming too much could cause aberration.
• Lu Xingshi left to prepare for the journey, which would take at least three days at full speed.
• After Lu Xingshi departed, Hui admitted he had arranged the trip to keep Lu away while the Bronze Royal Court's envoy helped investigate Ke.

Lu Xingshi and Wo left the Bronze Tree Tribe to trade Blood Copper Beetle larvae for Fire Essence Copper, then discovered signs of a root-eating insect swarm outside the hunting range. Meanwhile, Ke recognized the coming Black and White Calamities and planned to steal the Top-Grade Fire Essence Copper when Lu returned.

• Lu Xingshi and Wo discussed Ke’s return, his Bloodline Ability, and Wo’s suspicion that Ke wanted to kill him.
• Lu Xingshi and Wo left the Bronze Tree Tribe’s hunting range and found tree roots hollowed out by a swarm of root-eating creatures.
• Lu Xingshi concluded the swarm had passed outside the tribe’s territory and chose to continue toward the Fire Copper Tribe, planning to investigate after returning.
• Ke recalled that the Black and White Calamities would destroy the Bronze Tree Tribe and surrounding tribes, and decided to seize the Top-Grade Fire Essence Copper when Lu brought it back.

Lu Xingshi and Wo reached the Fire Copper Tribe, where Lu negotiated an exchange of Blood Copper Beetle larvae for Top-Grade and ordinary Fire Essence Copper. After Lu persuaded Shaman Chu to speed up production, the story left them staying with the tribe while Chu gathered the remaining copper.

• Lu Xingshi and Wo arrived at the Fire Copper Tribe and met its shaman, Chu.
• Lu Xingshi negotiated two larvae for a piece of Top-Grade Fire Essence Copper and three more for thirty ordinary pieces.
• Chu gave Lu the Top-Grade copper and offered to deliver the remaining thirty pieces to the Bronze Tree Tribe the following month.
• Lu urged Chu to gather the copper sooner, and Chu agreed to collect it within two days.
• Wo worried that they had returned without food, but Lu explained that the Fire Essence Copper would help the tribe gain more Totem Warriors.

Lu Xingshi ate Top-Grade Fire Essence Copper, achieved his first Blood Mark, and set out with Wo and a team carrying copper back to the Bronze Tree Tribe. Meanwhile, Hui learned that the Black and White Calamities were closing in on the tribe and put Ke’s investigation aside to prepare for the threat.

• Lu Xingshi ate Top-Grade Fire Essence Copper, causing his body to turn partly bronze and forcing out his first Blood Mark.
• Chu prepared thirty pieces of Fire Essence Copper and supplies, then sent Lu Xingshi, Wo, and six Totem Warriors off toward the Bronze Tree Tribe.
• Lu Xingshi and Chu agreed to trade valuable goods between their tribes before Lu led the group onto the road.
• The Royal Court Envoy told Hui that Ke showed no signs of being controlled, but offered to stay after finding traces of White Calamity near the tribe’s Hunting Area.
• Hui learned that the Black Calamity might also be approaching and decided to set Ke’s matter aside while the tribe dealt with the Calamities.

Lu Xingshi returned with Fire Essence Copper and learned that all two hundred Bronze Tree Tribe warriors had died in the war, while the Royal Court refused to help with the coming Black White Calamity. Hui arranged for Lu Xingshi and Ke to go to the Bronze Royal Court for training, but Ke planned to flee that night and steal Fire Essence Copper.

• Lu Xingshi returned after a month with Fire Essence Copper and learned that the Bronze Royal Court and Silver Royal Court had destroyed the Silver Royal Court with help from the Golden Royal Court.
• Hui told Lu Xingshi that all two hundred Bronze Tree Tribe warriors had died, and explained that the Black White Calamity would threaten the weakened tribe within a year.
• Jiu said the Bronze Royal Court could not help hunt the calamity, so Hui decided the tribe would migrate and arranged for Lu Xingshi and Ke to visit the Royal Court first.
• Hui used the fallen warriors' War Merits to secure Lu Xingshi's Royal Court shaman inheritance and a complete set of top-grade Elemental Refined Copper.
• Ke learned Lu Xingshi had returned and decided to flee that night with a piece of Fire Essence Copper rather than go to the Bronze Royal Court.

Ke fled the Bronze Tree Tribe with Fire Essence Copper, while Lu Xingshi obtained a powerful second Totem Spell and Jiu urged Hui to consider returning the Tribe to the Bronze Royal Court. The chapter left Hui leaning toward the return and Ke seeking a Forgotten Totem to overcome his lack of a totem.

• Hui learned that Ke had left the Tribe and taken Fire Essence Copper, and he gave Ke a month to return before striking his name from the Bronze Tree Totem.
• Hui reassigned Ke's quota to Lu Xingshi, who prepared to guide his bloodline and consume bronze during the journey to the royal court.
• Jiu urged Hui to return the Bronze Tree Tribe to the Bronze Royal Court so Lu Xingshi could become a Great Shaman, and Hui agreed to discuss it with Lu after his visit.
• Lu Xingshi gained Elemental Armor, a Totem Spell that protected Bronze Bloodline holders across the Tribe and could grow stronger with additional elements.
• Ke suffered backlash while consuming Fire Essence Copper and decided to seek the Forgotten Totem so he could use Totem Spells and guide his bloodline.

On the seventh day of the journey to the Royal Court, Lu Xingshi and Jiu rested at the abandoned Flower Copper Tribe, where strange rust-red flowers appeared after dark. Lu Xingshi fought his way through the flower sea and found that the giant copper flower bore malice toward his Bronze Bloodline.

• Jiu told Lu Xingshi about the Flower Copper Tribe and its vanished Red Copper Flowers, then explained that the Royal Court held Silver witch inheritances.
• Jiu left to hunt, and Lu Xingshi stayed at the ruins, analyzing his Bronze Bloodline until night fell.
• Rust-red flowers emerged and rang like bells, showing Lu Xingshi an enormous, swaying copper flower.
• When the flowers spread toward him, Lu Xingshi ignited them with his Bloodline Power and charged through the flames toward the giant flower.
• Lu Xingshi found the giant flower and saw that its malice was directed at his Bronze Bloodline.

Lu Xingshi destroyed the giant copper flower and discovered that a piece of Flower Body Red Copper let him cast stronger, single-target Totem Spells. Jiu recognized a complete Red Copper Flower and planned to take it to the Royal Court, while Ke prepared to seek the Flower Copper Tribe’s Forgotten Totem and use it to advance his ambitions.

• Lu Xingshi smashed the giant copper flower, ended the sea of red-rust flowers, and found Flower Body Red Copper that altered his Totem Spells while he touched it.
• Lu Xingshi kept the Flower Body Red Copper secret and decided to investigate the Flower Copper Tribe’s destruction later, after reaching the Royal Court.
• Jiu returned with a massive beast and recognized the complete Red Copper Flower Lu Xingshi had found, explaining that the Royal Court could cultivate it and would compensate him for it.
• Jiu said the Royal Court had searched the abandoned tribe every year without finding anything, then told Lu Xingshi to rest before they continued toward the Royal Court.
• Ke planned to obtain the Forgotten Totem and a Red Copper Flower, then exploit a coming war between the Golden and Bronze Royal Courts to seize another treasure and become a great shaman.

Lu Xingshi ate the treasures Jiu had brought him, then encountered the Bronze Royal Court’s arrogance and began reconsidering its alliance with the Bronze Tree Tribe. Meanwhile, Ke found the Forgotten Totem missing and decided to pursue another opportunity instead of returning home.

• Lu Xingshi ate all the Elemental Refined Copper, Heart Copper, and Red Copper Flower before the Burly Man came looking for Jiu’s treasures.
• The Burly Man warned Lu Xingshi not to touch Jiu’s possessions, and Lu Xingshi began considering how to dissolve the alliance between the Bronze Tree Tribe and the Bronze Royal Court.
• Jiu returned, learned Lu Xingshi had eaten the treasures, and took him to study the shamanic inheritance under Xi.
• Jiu told Xi that Lu Xingshi had offered the Royal Court a living Red Copper Flower and might be summoned by the Shaman King.
• Ke searched the Copper Flower Tribe’s ruins for the Forgotten Totem, found it missing, and decided to seek another opportunity rather than return to the Bronze Tree Tribe.