Chapter Summaries

Di Tian chose God of War 4’s hardest difficulty and repeatedly died because he misunderstood how to fight and recall the Leviathan Axe. As Kratos’s relationship with Atreus reminded him of his role as Wang Qiuer’s guardian, Di Tian softened toward her and continued playing.

• Di Tian selected Give Me God of War difficulty and was quickly killed by undead warriors after charging at them without defending himself.
• Di Tian threw the Leviathan Axe at an enemy, then died when he could not recall it and was surrounded by the remaining undead.
• Lu Yuan explained that Di Tian had to press the triangle button to summon the axe back, and Di Tian mastered the recall on his next attempt.
• As Di Tian watched Kratos guide and protect Atreus, he recognized similarities to his relationship with Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer told Di Tian she had beaten a troll, and he answered gently before returning to the game with renewed resolve to guide the child.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao played God of War 4 together, where Huo Yuhao discovered Atreus’s value as a controller and learned how well their fighting styles could complement each other. They continued into the game with improved teamwork, while Lu Yuan anticipated their reaction to the next stage, Alfheim.

• Wang Dong chose to control Kratos and charged into battle while Huo Yuhao played Atreus, but Kratos died after Wang Dong ignored Huo Yuhao’s warnings and Atreus’s arrows failed to deal much damage.
• Huo Yuhao studied Atreus’s skills and realized that his arrows and physical interference were meant to interrupt and control enemies rather than kill them.
• Huo Yuhao directed Wang Dong through a second attempt, using Atreus to interrupt attacks and suppress enemies so Kratos could finish them.
• Wang Dong praised Huo Yuhao’s timing, and Huo Yuhao concluded that precisely timed interruption and guidance could make support-type fighters decisive in battle.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao resumed playing with better coordination as Lu Yuan watched and predicted Wang Dong would be stunned by Alfheim.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao fought through Alfheim and defeated the Dark Elf King, whose defeat restored the realm’s light. The experience sparked an epiphany in Wang Dong, increasing her light affinity and helping her comprehend Light Judgment.

• Huo Yuhao studied the Dark Elves’ aerial tactics and guided Wang Dong through their blinding attacks as they fought across Alfheim.
• Wang Dong struggled against the Dark Elf King until Huo Yuhao urged her to imagine dodging as a flyer, helping her evade its spear and attack its stagger points.
• Huo Yuhao struck the Dark Elf King with a charged light arrow, and Wang Dong executed it, causing the dark vines to wither and Alfheim’s light to return.
• Wang Dong realized that light could be a force that pierced darkness, and her Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul gained a sharper golden aura.
• Lu Yuan saw that Wang Dong’s light affinity had increased and that she had comprehended Light Judgment, while Di Tian continued struggling against an Ancient Revenant.

Di Tian defeated the lightning dragon Hraesvelgr in God of War 4, but the battle made him realize that strength and natural abilities could not protect a Soul Beast from a resourceful human hunter. He left the game determined to master battle and avoid becoming prey.

• Di Tian and Wang Qiuer watched Kratos encounter Hraesvelgr, and Di Tian began the boss fight eager to defeat the dragon.
• Di Tian struggled to damage Hraesvelgr until Lu Yuan pointed out the World Tree Sap crystals and explained how to use them against the dragon.
• Di Tian threw a sap crystal into Hraesvelgr's mouth during its lightning attack, stunned it, and defeated it with a crane and falling boulders.
• Di Tian stared at the slain dragon and wondered whether a hunter using intelligence, tools, and divine weapons could defeat him without Soul Power.
• Di Tian resolved to become a dragon slayer or a dragon who understood battle better than its slayer.

Yan Shaozhe showed Ma Xiaotao Kratos retrieving the Blades of Chaos to save Atreus, and Ma Xiaotao found a way to control her evil fire. She took over the game with her flames stabilized, and Lu Yuan called her the Goddess of Vengeance.

• Atreus fell gravely ill, and Freya told Kratos he needed the heart of Helheim’s bridge-keeper and a weapon that could wield fire to save him.
• Kratos returned home, faced Athena’s taunts about his past, and retrieved the Blades of Chaos he had long tried to abandon.
• Kratos wrapped the chains around his scarred arms and used the Blades of Chaos to defeat Hel-Walkers immune to his frost axe.
• Ma Xiaotao realized she could wield her evil fire through willpower and formed two controlled blades of flame.
• Ma Xiaotao took the controller and fought with the Blades of Chaos as her evil fire stabilized, prompting Lu Yuan to call her the Goddess of Vengeance.

Lu Yuan introduced the Valkyries as God of War’s ultimate combat challenge, and Wang Qiuer and Ji Juechen each overcame their trials through careful observation and practice. Ji Juechen’s victory over Sigrun awakened a new sword-intent skill, while Lu Yuan prepared to reveal the true Ragnarok.

• Lu Yuan paused the main story and invited the players to challenge the Valkyries, prompting Wang Qiuer to confront Gunnr.
• Wang Qiuer repeatedly died to Gunnr before learning to read her attacks, parrying her scythe, and defeating her.
• Di Tian challenged Rota in Helheim but was overwhelmed by her repeated Valhalla stomps.
• Ji Juechen watched the shield parries, then challenged Sigrun and died hundreds of times before defeating her without taking damage.
• Ji Juechen comprehended Perfect Parry (Sword Intent Version), and Lu Yuan announced that the true Ragnarok was next.

Wang Qiuer challenged the Valkyrie Queen Sigrun in God of War while Lu Yuan coached her, and finally defeated her after a desperate axe throw. Lu Yuan praised and patted her head, while Di Tian lamented being killed repeatedly in the game and forced to watch them show affection.

• Wang Qiuer began the Sigrun fight and was killed within seconds when her Spartan Rage failed to overcome the queen’s attack.
• Lu Yuan explained that Wang Qiuer needed to study Sigrun’s moves, and Wang Qiuer adapted by dodging attacks and using Atreus’s arrows to interrupt her.
• Wang Qiuer followed Lu Yuan’s advice through a grueling battle, then threw the Leviathan Axe to knock Sigrun out of the air when Atreus had no arrows left.
• Wang Qiuer used a runic attack and the execution prompt to defeat Sigrun and free her soul.
• Lu Yuan praised Wang Qiuer and rubbed her head, making her blush as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong watched.
• Di Tian complained that Sigrun kept killing him in the game and that he had to watch Lu Yuan and Wang Qiuer show affection.

Wang Qiuer defeated Baldur in God of War 4 and received the Spartan Rage ability, while the ending revealed Atreus’s giant name was Loki. She left excited by her new power and warmed by Lu Yuan’s promise that she would always be welcome, as Di Tian wondered why he had received no reward.

• Wang Qiuer used Kratos to defeat Baldur after Atreus pierced his hand with the Mistletoe arrowhead and restored his ability to feel.
• Kratos killed Baldur to stop him from choking Freya, and Freya cursed Kratos as he urged Atreus to end the cycle.
• Kratos and Atreus scattered Faye’s ashes in Jotunheim, where murals revealed that Atreus’s giant name was Loki.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong reacted with alarm to the revelation that Atreus was Loki, while Wang Qiuer received the First Godslayer achievement and the Spartan Rage ability.
• Wang Qiuer excitedly showed Lu Yuan her new power, while Di Tian wondered why clearing the game had earned him no reward.

After exhausting themselves with God of War 4, Wang Qiuer and the others visited Origin Cinema, where Lu Yuan introduced them to the harsher world of immortal cultivation through Han Li’s story. The screening left Huo Yuhao reflecting on survival and caution as Han Li set out on his path to immortality.

• Wang Qiuer and the others admitted they were mentally and physically exhausted, so Lu Yuan opened the third-floor Origin Cinema for them.
• Lu Yuan introduced immortal cultivation and began screening A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, which followed the ordinary Han Li joining the Seven Mysteries Sect.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Doctor Mo’s hidden malice as Han Li secretly watched his nominal master.
• Doctor Mo tried to possess Han Li, but Han Li used poison, hidden weapons, and traps to kill him and take his belongings.
• Lu Yuan explained Han Li’s cautious approach to survival, and Han Li picked up the Little Green Bottle and left the sect to begin his journey.
• Huo Yuhao admired Han Li’s temperament and resolved to learn more than powerful soul skills, including how to become a qualified sixth man.

Huo Yuhao watched Han Li survive the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land through stealth, decisive attacks, and careful use of divine sense, then learned Basic Divine Sense Object Manipulation. Lu Yuan began showing Ji Juechen another cultivation path by revealing Lu Xueqi on Qingyun Mountain Range.

• Han Li hid until two disciples had fought each other, then killed the wounded survivor, burned the body, took his storage pouch, and fled.
• Han Li used a Golden Light Brick Talisman to crush a powerful opponent while managing several tools and watching for ambushes.
• Han Li detected a concealed enemy in the Mist Swamp with divine sense and killed him with guided Mother-Child Soul-Snatching Needles.
• Huo Yuhao used spiritual power to redirect a Gold Soul Coin in midair and received the Basic Divine Sense Object Manipulation reward.
• Lu Yuan told Huo Yuhao that Han Li later established his foundation, then introduced another cultivation path as the screen showed Lu Xueqi flying above Qingyun Mountain Range.

Ji Juechen watched Zhu Xian and discovered a new direction for his sword path, earning a beginner Sword Control Technique after a Soul Epiphany. Wang Dong asked to learn Lu Xueqi’s lightning technique, and Lu Yuan hinted that Zhu Xian also had a tragic love story.

• Lu Yuan showed Ji Juechen and the others Qingyun Sect disciples flying on swords, inspiring Ji Juechen to test whether he could stand on his own blade.
• Wang Dong admired Lu Xueqi when she appeared at the Seven Peaks Tournament against Zhang Xiaofan.
• Lu Xueqi used the Divine Sword Thunder Control Art to draw lightning from the heavens, leaving Ji Juechen stunned by the power of Sword Intent and the natural world.
• Ji Juechen experienced a Soul Epiphany, gained a beginner Sword Control Technique, and developed a new sense of momentum in his Sword Intent.
• Wang Dong asked Lu Yuan if she could learn Lu Xueqi’s lightning move, and he said she could use it as a reference before teasing Zhu Xian’s painful love story.

The audience watched Bi Yao sacrifice herself to block the Zhu Xian Sword for Zhang Xiaofan, leaving Wang Dong devastated and Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiuer deeply affected. Wang Dong gained Guardian’s Will, and the story left the group resolved to grow strong enough to protect those they cared about.

• Bi Yao cast the Infatuation Curse and sacrificed herself to block Daoxuan’s Zhu Xian Sword, leaving Zhang Xiaofan with the Acacia Bell.
• Wang Dong broke down in tears, while Huo Yuhao’s resolve hardened and Wang Qiuer wondered whether she would sacrifice herself for someone she loved.
• The story showed Zhang Xiaofan becoming Gui Li and spending ten years searching for a way to revive Bi Yao.
• Lu Yuan told the audience that love alone was not enough without the strength to protect someone.
• Wang Dong received Guardian’s Will and vowed to protect Huo Yuhao.

Lu Yuan introduced Plants vs. Zombies to give the exhausted customers a relaxing game, but Tang Ya began studying its plants as a model for new Blue Silver Grass abilities. Di Tian and Scarlet King became engrossed in defending their lawn from waves of zombies.

• Niu Tian, Tai Tan, Xu Sanshi, and Tang Ya asked Lu Yuan for a casual game that would not demand much effort.
• Lu Yuan introduced Plants vs. Zombies, where players collected sunlight and planted defenses against zombies.
• Tang Ya noticed that the Peashooter used its peas as penetrating ammunition and considered how plants might serve as weapons.
• After unlocking the Sunflower, Tang Ya realized its conversion of sunlight into energy resembled a cultivation cycle and wondered if Blue Silver Grass could replace Tang Sect hidden weapons.
• Di Tian and Scarlet King frantically planted defenses against increasingly tough zombies, while Lu Yuan watched Tang Ya study the plants.

Tang Ya discovered that she could use Blue Silver Grass to fire compressed Soul Power like a plant in Plants vs. Zombies, while Xu Sanshi and Di Tian found their own ways to get engrossed in the game. Lu Yuan saw that the powerful figures had adjusted to the game as night approached.

• Tang Ya used the Repeater and Gatling Pea in Plants vs. Zombies, then realized she could compress Soul Power into Blue Silver Grass seeds and fire them like peas.
• Tang Ya successfully shot a tiny point of light into a computer desk, proving her idea worked, and Bei Bei worried as she excitedly planned to develop a faster-firing attack.
• Xu Sanshi admired the Wall-nut's toughness and decided to cultivate the same defensive spirit with his Xuanming Tortoiseshell Shield, while Jiang Nannan teased him.
• Di Tian struggled against a Newspaper Zombie and a Pole Vaulting Zombie, then lost when the zombies ate his brains.
• Lu Yuan explained how to counter Pole Vaulting Zombies, and Di Tian restarted the game as Lu Yuan watched the players settle in and noted that night was approaching.

As Origin Internet Cafe customers advanced through Plants vs. Zombies, Scarlet King, Xiao Hongchen, Tang Ya, and Jing Hongchen each found strategies that suited their interests. Di Tian dealt with nighttime tombstones using Grave Busters, while Scarlet King urged him to devour the zombies’ nests.

• Scarlet King planted rows of Chompers after criticizing their slow digestion and imagining how quickly its three heads could eat zombies.
• Xiao Hongchen used Cherry Bombs and Jalapeños to destroy groups and entire lanes of zombies, drawing inspiration for his Soul Tool designs.
• Tang Ya discovered the zero-cost Puff-shroom, and Jing Hongchen recognized that mass-producing weak, cheap weapons could enable a vast people's war.
• Di Tian encountered tombstones that blocked planting and spawned zombies, then used a Grave Buster to eat one and spit out a gold coin.
• Scarlet King praised the Grave Buster for eating the zombies' nests, and Di Tian welcomed the tombstone's destruction.

At Origin Internet Cafe, Huo Yuhao and the others tackled the fog level of Plants vs. Zombies, discovering ways to counter the fog and turn enemy strength against itself. After clearing the level, they faced the rooftop stage and the looming threat of a Gargantuar.

• Huo Yuhao used a Plantern to clear the fog and a Clover to blow it away, while he considered how to adapt the game's vision mechanics to his mental abilities.
• Huo Yuhao planted a Hypno-shroom in the Football Zombie's path, turning it against the zombie horde and inspiring him to develop mental subversion.
• Tang Ya's Torchwoods ignited the Gatling Peas' shots, prompting Ma Xiaotao to consider using flames to enhance long-range attacks and Tang Ya to plan a lightning Torchwood with Bei Bei.
• Lu Yuan revealed that the next stage was the rooftop level, where players would need Cabbage-pults and Kernel-pults instead of straight-firing Peashooters.
• A Gargantuar appeared on screen, and Lu Yuan invited Xu Sanshi to see whether a Chomper could swallow it.

The players battled through the rooftop levels of Plants vs. Zombies, discovering powerful lobber plants and facing Gargantuars, Imps, and Dr. Zomboss. After they cleared the game through teamwork, Lu Yuan prepared to distribute their rewards, especially for Tang Ya.

• Tang Ya learned that rooftop slopes blocked direct-fire plants, then imagined using Blue Silver Grass as a lobbed Soul Power weapon after seeing the Melon-pult's heavy damage.
• Xu Sanshi's Tall-nut and Pumpkin were crushed in one blow by a Gargantuar, while Di Tian's undefended Sunflower rear line was ravaged by an Imp.
• Xiao Hongchen upgraded two Kernel-pults into a Cob Cannon and wiped out a Gargantuar and nearby zombies with one shot.
• Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and the others coordinated their plants to defeat Dr. Zomboss's mech and clear the game.
• Lu Yuan began the reward settlement and singled out Sect Master Tang Ya.

Tang Ya questioned whether adapting the Tang Sect’s arts into a Gatling weapon could truly revive the sect, so Lu Yuan unveiled an immersive game set ten thousand years in the past. The present-day group chose factions and entered Douluo Year 2637, with Huo Yuhao determined to face his past despite the game recreating their real bloodlines and talents.

• Tang Ya worried that her Gatling Blue Silver Grass had little connection to the Tang Sect’s lost traditions, and Lu Yuan suggested she return to the past through a game.
• Lu Yuan revealed Douluo Continent Online, a time-travel-like virtual game with Tang San, Soul Beast, and Spirit Hall factions and rewards tied to each faction.
• Xiao Hongchen, Ju Zi, Wang Dong, and Di Tian reacted to the faction choices, while Lu Yuan warned that players’ identities, Martial Souls, and talents would reflect their real bloodlines and souls.
• Dai Huabin mocked Huo Yuhao over his first-rank innate Soul Power, but Huo Yuhao answered defiantly and put on a helmet to join the game.
• Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and nearly a hundred others joined Huo Yuhao, and Lu Yuan activated the server, beginning the game in Douluo Year 2637.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong began new lives at age six in the Star Luo Empire and the Clear Sky Sect, respectively, and discovered the hardships built into their game identities. Wang Dong decided to seek out Tang Hao and challenge the disciples guarding the mountain entrance, while Huo Yuhao planned his escape from the palace.

• Huo Yuhao awoke as the illegitimate Fifth Prince of Star Luo with level-one Soul Power and was ignored by the palace staff.
• Huo Yuhao watched Dai Weisi, the eight-year-old First Prince, return at level ten and vowed to make the imperial family recognize him.
• Wang Dong awoke in the Clear Sky Sect and learned from Tang Xiao that Tang Hao had withdrawn into seclusion and Ah Yin had died.
• Wang Dong learned that she could affect local events, then asked Tang Xiao to let her descend the mountain and find Tang Hao.
• Tang Xiao agreed on the condition that Wang Dong defeat two second-generation disciples guarding the entrance.
• Wang Dong called for revenge against Spirit Hall on the world channel, while Huo Yuhao said he was preparing to escape the Star Luo palace through a dog hole.

Ju Zi survived a Star Luo Empire massacre and joined Bibi Dong, while Di Tian organized the soul beasts to monitor humans and keep Xiao Wu from leaving. On the road to Notting City, Huo Yuhao met Yu Xiaogang and accepted his invitation to become a disciple.

• Ju Zi watched Bibi Dong kill the Star Luo soldiers who had attacked her village, then accepted her offer to become her disciple and seek revenge on the two empires.
• Di Tian ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to count the forest's powerful soul beasts and establish a warning network to track human Soul Masters.
• Di Tian told Scarlet King to stop Xiao Wu from leaving the forest or bringing humans back, even if he had to break her legs and drag her home.
• Hungry on the road to Notting City, Huo Yuhao caught and roasted a fish using his Spirit Eyes and precise control of the fire.
• Yu Xiaogang tasted Huo Yuhao's fish, recognized his exceptional spiritual power, and invited him to become his disciple.
• Huo Yuhao accepted Yu Xiaogang's invitation and bowed to him as his teacher.