Recaps

Too Late to Shoot and his companions analyzed a Hell Mode dungeon announcement that named only three players, while reflecting on legendary professional gamer Heavenfall and his rival One Leaf Windwalk. At the Ghostly Cave, One Leaf Windwalk parted ways with Kawaii after their record-setting run, just as Too Late to Shoot received a voice chat invitation.

• Nanfeng Luan angrily reacted to the dungeon announcements, while Bloodshadow and Bai Caosheng suggested investigating the players behind them.
• Too Late to Shoot reasoned that the timing was probably coincidental and concluded that the three announced names had cleared Hell Mode; he and his companions speculated about who they were.
• Too Late to Shoot dismissed Heavenfall as a possibility and recalled Heavenfall's career, including his rivalry with One Leaf Windwalk and the Beaconfire Team's Arena of the Gods victory.
• One Leaf Windwalk thanked Kawaii for working with him at the Ghostly Cave, and Ironhead watched Kawaii leave.
• Too Late to Shoot frowned and accepted a voice chat invitation while his companions were still talking.

Ye Fengxing and his party completed Hell Mode, earning rare equipment and permanent rewards, while Too Late to Shoot learned that the Mage who beat his team to the first kill was Ye Fengxing. After parting from Ironhead, Ye Fengxing showed Aston his loot, and Aston unsealed Eske's Precious Orb to reveal its exceptional power.

• Too Late to Shoot learned from Kawaii that Ye Fengxing, Ironhead Monk, and Kawaii had completed Hell Mode without wiping, then rallied his teammates to challenge them fairly next time.
• Ye Fengxing parted ways with Ironhead and inspected the rare equipment the Hell Mode party had earned.
• Ye Fengxing returned to Aston, whose prepared blue staff was outclassed by Ye Fengxing's rare staff and rings.
• Aston unsealed Eske's Precious Orb, revealing a level 15 yellow rare Magic Device with powerful stats and fire effects.

Ye Fengxing completed his Dragon Language Magic training, gained new skills and titles, and set out to finish higher-level quests near the Donar River. He left the grove after spending the afternoon hunting Rainbow Centipedes and completing his quests, then rested by a campfire.

• Ye Fengxing reached level 15, put his free attribute points into agility, and learned Dragon Language Magic from Old Aston, earning the [Dragon Speaker] title and two new skills.
• Old Aston urged Ye Fengxing to leave the Dragonrest Wilds and gain experience through battles with comrades, and Ye Fengxing promised to return with stories.
• Ye Fengxing accepted several level 12 and higher quests and traveled west to the Donar River, where he gathered herbs in a grove.
• A level 17 Rainbow Centipede attacked Ye Fengxing, but he used his Skeleton Guards, spells, and damage-over-time effects to kill the centipedes despite their burrowing and poison attacks.
• Ye Fengxing leveled up Chaotic Wind while clearing his quests, then rested beside a campfire and grilled meat skewers.

The chapter described the rush by studios and major guilds to claim territory in the new game Chronicles of the Sky, then followed the War Hero Family’s ninth division as it explored the Southern Islands with the Dragonkin. It left War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao spotting a mage ahead.

• Chronicles of the Sky surpassed Light of Freedom in registered players, drawing studios and conglomerates eager to claim its unoccupied territory.
• The chapter explained that Dragonkin players had few players, no capital city, and had to choose another faction’s continent after reaching a certain level.
• War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao led the War Hero Family’s ninth division through the Southern Islands to pioneer the Dragonkin starting area.
• Kuang Dao complained that War Hero Ninth Brother had assigned them the difficult territory with the smallest budget, while Yi Yan defended the assignment as a sign of trust.
• Yi Yan pointed ahead, and Kuang Dao saw what appeared to be a mage.

Kuang Dao’s feud with Lan Xi escalated into a running battle as the Beaconfire Team’s five professional players decimated War Hero’s forces. The professionals logged off after two hours, and War Hero’s paid posters then took the dispute to the forums.

• War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao watched Lan Xi grind mobs and discussed his strong gear and unusual mage build.
• The chapter recounted how Xiaoxiao Xingxing, Lan Xi, and Deep Blue Temptation had attacked Kuang Dao after his earlier defeat by Lan Xi, killing War Hero reinforcements and costing Kuang Dao several levels.
• Lan Xi called in Fire of the Fallen and Carefree Immortal, completing the Beaconfire Team’s five-player lineup as hundreds of War Hero players tried to surround them.
• The five professionals used guerrilla tactics for two hours, repeatedly killing War Hero players until the raiders lost experience, equipment, and money.
• The Beaconfire players logged off after routing the raids, and War Hero’s paid posters published a thread accusing the professionals of bullying the weak and daring them to return.

After a flame arrow struck a hidden tauren, Ye Fengxing found himself helping the wounded Shaman Warrior Aidarik survive a swarm of Ghost Vanguards. Meanwhile, Kuang Dao’s old grievance against the Beaconfire Team drove him to threaten players in the Donar River area, and the War Hero Ninth Division rushed to attack.

• Kuang Dao recalled the War Hero Family’s humiliating flame war with the Wolf Hairs, then announced that the War Hero Family had reserved the Donar River area.
• War Hero Yi Yan tried to stop Kuang Dao, but Kuang Dao rallied the Ninth Division’s elite players to attack anyone who stayed.
• Ye Fengxing killed a level 16 elite scorpion and continued battling Ghost Vanguards while Aidarik lay wounded nearby.
• Aidarik urged Ye Fengxing to leave him behind, but Ye Fengxing refused and defended him from the monsters.
• Earlier, Ye Fengxing’s Flame Arrow missed a nimble monster, struck something hidden in tall grass, and provoked Aidarik to charge out in anger.

Ye Fengxing escaped Dying Gladiator Adaric’s attack with Blink and realized the wounded level 83 Tauren might be a valuable quest-giving NPC. After learning Adaric had been nearly killed by a level 90 Necromancer Archmage, Ye Fengxing began healing him with Clearflow Mending, hoping to gain his favor, but an unexpected incident ruined his hopes.

• Ye Fengxing used Blink to evade Adaric’s Charge, and Adaric collapsed from exhaustion with only fourteen Health Points remaining.
• Ye Fengxing resisted the temptation to kill Adaric, questioned him, and explained that his earlier Flame Arrow had been an accident.
• Adaric apologized, became neutral toward Ye Fengxing, and explained that a level 90 Necromancer Archmage had gravely wounded him.
• Ye Fengxing used Clearflow Mending to heal Adaric over time, hoping their growing affinity would unlock a quest.
• An unexpected incident interrupted Ye Fengxing’s plan and shattered his hopes.

Ye Fengxing watched Adaric defeat the level 75 Ghostly Knight Commander after healing the badly wounded Tauren, then tried to stay with him in hopes of receiving a quest. Adaric rejected Ye Fengxing’s claim that they were companions and ordered him to leave as his name turned blood-red.

• The Ghostly Knight Commander attacked Ye Fengxing and Adaric with its wide-ranging Death Thrust, killing nearby creatures, while Adaric shielded Ye Fengxing.
• Adaric fought the Ghostly Knight Commander and used Flame Slash and Flame Dance, Thunder Splendor to kill it.
• Adaric collapsed after the battle and warned Ye Fengxing that more pursuers would arrive the next day.
• Ye Fengxing pretended he would not abandon a companion, but Adaric denied they were companions, ordered him to leave, and abruptly stood with his name blood-red.

Ye Fengxing struggled to keep Adaric alive despite the minotaur’s curse and refusal to accept help, then summoned Brick and Sky to assist. Meanwhile, Kuang Dao’s group prepared to attack a Mage, and its leaders debated the threat he posed.

• Ye Fengxing found that Adaric’s Flesh Rot curse prevented his healing from restoring the minotaur’s 4 HP, so he gagged and tied him to a makeshift stretcher until Adaric’s name turned yellow.
• Ye Fengxing contacted Brick, learned Brick’s group was fighting Hard Mode in the Ghostly Cave, and asked him and Sky to come help with Adaric’s quest.
• Kuang Dao sent Little Sword to approach the distant Mage and ordered an Assassin to follow in case the Warrior needed help.
• Xiao Xiaoxian questioned whether Little Sword needed backup, while War Hero Yi Yan judged the Mage’s technique to be exceptional and Kuang Dao concealed his own concern.

Kuang Dao’s raid group set out to confront Ye Fengxing over the rumored boss exploit and a valuable shield, but Ye Fengxing easily killed the first two players sent ahead. Kuang Dao led the rest of the group toward him, unaware that Ye Fengxing had already detected them.

• War Hero Yi Yan calmed Kuang Dao and dismissed the online claim that Ye Fengxing had used a bug to defeat the King of the Scarabs.
• Kuang Dao admitted he wanted the top-tier Yellow Shield and discussed reserving a drop for himself.
• Invincible Sword of Overwhelming Might and Cold-Hearted attacked Ye Fengxing, but his damage and abilities killed them in under twenty seconds.
• Kuang Dao ordered the two fallen players to wait and led the raid group toward Ye Fengxing.
• Ye Fengxing spotted the approaching group and explained that he had detected Cold-Hearted despite the Assassin’s stealth.

Cold-Hearted revived against orders and was killed again when Ye Fengxing broke his Stealth with an area spell. War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao considered Cold-Hearted’s warning that the Mage might be an elite player, while the chapter recalled famous Mage-versus-Assassin duels involving Lan Xi and Xiao Xiao.

• Cold-Hearted revived alone, entered Stealth, and was killed again by Ye Fengxing’s Sea of Flames and follow-up spells.
• Kuang Dao berated Cold-Hearted for ignoring the order to wait, but War Hero Yi Yan asked him to explain what had happened.
• Cold-Hearted and Invincible Sword of Overwhelming Might reported that Ye Fengxing seemed to detect Cold-Hearted’s position as soon as he revived.
• Cold-Hearted warned that Ye Fengxing might belong to a major guild or gaming studio, prompting Yi Yan and Kuang Dao to reconsider how dangerous he was.
• The narration recalled how Lan Xi and Xiao Xiao’s duels drew crowds and how fans punished players who had disrupted one of their matches.
• The narration noted that Ye Fengxing and Xiao Xiao also dueled, though their matches were usually less entertaining because of Ye Fengxing’s unusual character.

Ye Fengxing hid the nearly dead Adaric in a cave before ambushing the War Hero Family players who had come to confront him. As the guild teams searched the forest, War Hero Yi Yan watched Xiao Xiaoxian’s trio and reflected on the classic Warrior-Mage-Priest party composition.

• Ye Fengxing asked Adaric to change his status, then hid him in a small cave when Adaric did not understand.
• Ye Fengxing left Adaric in the cave and slipped into wind concealment to attack the approaching War Hero Family players.
• War Hero Yi Yan led several dozen guild members into the forest, where they split into cautious search teams.
• War Hero Yi Yan glanced at Xiao Xiaoxian as the young priest healed his Warrior and Mage teammates in a classic trio.

Xiao Xiaoxian’s skill as a Light Priest was tested when Ye Fengxing ambushed his raid squad, and he saved his teammate with a well-timed Divine Prophecy and precise healing. Ye Fengxing recognized the young priest’s exceptional equipment and reactions, though he suspected Xiao Xiaoxian had reacted to Cyclone Bind’s visual cue rather than simply anticipating it.

• Xiao Xiaoxian stayed alert while fighting with War Hero Yi Yan’s raid squad, anticipating that they might be ambushed.
• Ye Fengxing attacked the squad’s Mage with Flame Arrows while Cyclone Bind lifted Xiao Xiaoxian into the air.
• Xiao Xiaoxian used Divine Prophecy on himself to break the control, then healed the Mage and protected him with Shield of Light.
• War Hero Yi Yan praised Xiao Xiaoxian and ordered the squad to surround the attacker.
• Ye Fengxing examined Xiao Xiaoxian’s health and equipment, then concluded that the priest had reacted to a fleeting visual cue beneath his feet.

Ye Fengxing tested Xiao Xiaoxian’s reactions and confirmed that the young Priest had exceptional talent, then fled before the War Hero Family’s group could catch him. The chapter ended as an Agile Warrior closed in on Ye Fengxing with Charge.

• Ye Fengxing judged Xiao Xiaoxian to have the potential to become a professional player and retreated from the group of more than twenty players.
• Xiao Xiaoxian explained to Brother Bing that he had reacted to a spell through instinct rather than prediction, and the two discussed the Mage called One Leaf Windwalk.
• Ye Fengxing evaded the pursuing Assassins, while Kuang Dao sent the group to surround Cold-Hearted’s reported coordinates.
• Ye Fengxing returned and faked a Cyclone Bind, then cast it for real and watched Xiao Xiaoxian respond with Divine Prophecy just before it hit.
• An Agile Warrior caught up to Ye Fengxing and used Charge.

Ye Fengxing used his Warrior expertise and Mage speed to turn back the attackers and kill Invincible Sword of Overwhelming Might again. Cold-Hearted pursued him and found himself closing in while the rest of the raid fell behind, leaving him alone.

• Ye Fengxing dodged a Warrior’s Charge with a Roll Maneuver, swept his ankle, and sent him crashing into a tree.
• Ye Fengxing escaped the Assassins with Wind of Freedom and used Wind Stealth to target Invincible Sword of Overwhelming Might.
• Ye Fengxing stunned Invincible Sword of Overwhelming Might with Explosive Impact and killed him despite an Earth Ranger’s healing.
• Kuang Dao ordered Cold-Hearted to hold Ye Fengxing up, and Cold-Hearted chased after him despite knowing he could not catch him.
• Cold-Hearted noticed Ye Fengxing slowing down and realized the other raid members had fallen behind, leaving him alone.

Ye Fengxing used crowd control, a slow, and stealth to lure Kuang Dao’s group away before doubling back and killing Kuang Dao. War Hero Yi Yan and Xiao Xiaoxian recognized the trick, but the Ninth Division leaders concluded that the guild could not afford to keep wasting time chasing an opponent who might have been sent by a rival guild.

• Ye Fengxing controlled Kuang Dao, slowed him, and lured the pursuing group away before vanishing and circling back.
• Xiao Xiaoxian deduced that Ye Fengxing had a stealth skill and had used Kuang Dao as bait, so War Hero Yi Yan ordered three squads to return.
• Kuang Dao’s health bar emptied before the squads could reach him, and his teammates resurrected him as he angrily berated them.
• War Hero Yi Yan calmed Kuang Dao and praised Xiao Xiaoxian’s analysis, then led the group back to discuss their next move.
• War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao agreed that they could not keep wasting time and suspected Ye Fengxing was a skilled player sent by a major guild to cause trouble.

War Hero Yi Yan decided to ignore One Leaf Windwalk and redirect attention by mocking his name, while Ye Fengxing avoided fighting the guild so Brick and Sky Wanderer would not be caught in the crossfire. After returning to Adaric’s cave, Ye Fengxing found a post from professional mage Too Late to Shoot challenging the top players to future contests.

• War Hero Yi Yan persuaded Kuang Dao to stop provoking One Leaf Windwalk and proposed mocking his name online to distract attention from the Ninth Division’s losses.
• Xiao Xiaoxian asked whether One Leaf Windwalk might really be God Ye, but War Hero Yi Yan dismissed the possibility and decided they could still control the story.
• Ye Fengxing told Brick to the Face and Sky Wanderer to circle around the Donal Jungle so they would not be exposed to a fight with the War Hero players.
• Ye Fengxing returned to Adaric’s cave, slipped past nearby War Hero groups, and gagged Adaric again after exchanging barbs with him.
• Ye Fengxing read forum posts about his Hell Mode Ghostly Cave run and noticed Too Late to Shoot’s challenge to the established players in future dungeons and world-boss contests.

Ye Fengxing defended his cave from the War Hero Family, killing several players before realizing reinforcements were on the way and calling Ironhead Monk for help. As the enemy group gathered outside, Ye Fengxing leaped from the cave to launch an attack, while Zhuan'er and an archer nearing his location spotted strange, colorful light in the Glittering Forest.

• Ye Fengxing ambushed War Hero Family players who discovered his cave, killing the first attacker and then Cold-Hearted when he approached in Stealth.
• Cold-Hearted and the other players realized the supposed monster might be a powerful player, and the War Hero Family sent more people to investigate.
• Ye Fengxing contacted Ironhead Monk, who began gathering allies to help against the War Hero Family.
• Xiao Xiaoxian and the others took positions outside the cave, while Ye Fengxing prepared to fight or flee when their reinforcements arrived.
• Ye Fengxing leaped out of the cave and unleashed a large area attack as Zhuan'er and an archer approached through the Glittering Forest and noticed strange, colorful light.

Ye Fengxing outmaneuvered the group pursuing him, using precise spell feints and hidden combat mechanics to overwhelm them. As the fight continued, he climbed an earthen slope toward the cave where Adaric remained, while reinforcements were expected to arrive.

• Xiao Xiaoxian struggled to keep his party alive as Ye Fengxing baited his Divine Prophecies and switched targets faster than the healers could respond.
• The Warriors and Assassins failed to catch Ye Fengxing, who repeatedly evaded their attacks and sent charging Warriors tumbling.
• Cold-Hearted tried to strike Ye Fengxing with Pommel Strike, but Ye Fengxing parried the attack with a dagger and inflicted Finger Sever on him.
• Xiao Xiaoxian recognized Ye Fengxing's parry as an expert use of hidden mechanics and wondered who he was.
• After healing Cold-Hearted, Xiao Xiaoxian watched Ye Fengxing lead the pursuers toward an earthen slope and climb it with remarkable agility.

Ye Fengxing lured War Hero Family members away from the cave where Adaric was hiding while Brick and Sky made their way through the guild’s territory. The chapter ended with Sky and Brick entering the cave after attacking a War Hero member, as the furious Missionary prepared to retaliate.

• Ye Fengxing used Wind of Freedom and Blink to reach a hilltop, then baited War Hero Family members into surrounding him below.
• Brick and Sky persuaded War Hero members to let them gather in the area, then followed Ye Fengxing’s directions toward the cave.
• After getting distracted by a Silverleaf Herb and stopped by a War Hero member, Brick and Sky abandoned their cover story and headed straight for the cave.
• Ye Fengxing made a commotion to draw attention away as Brick entered the cave and Sky kicked a War Hero member aside and shot him with arrows.
• The plump Missionary emerged from the cave with his Holy Light Cross and swore that he had put up with the man long enough.

Ye Fengxing rushed through the War Hero raid to reach the cave where Brick and Sky waited with the bound boss Adaric. After fending off the guild members, he prepared to explain why he had brought his friends there.

• War Hero Yi Yan sent two teams to investigate after Brick and Sky attacked the raid, while Kuang Dao criticized the guild member who had let them in.
• Ye Fengxing ignored War Hero's fighters as he ran toward the cave, and Xiao Xiaoxian realized he was trying to enter it.
• Cold-Hearted rushed ahead to block Ye Fengxing, but Ye set him on fire and killed him with a close-range fireball.
• Ye Fengxing entered the cave and stopped Sky from attacking Adaric, whom Brick and Sky had found bound and gagged.
• Brick and Sky pressed Ye Fengxing to explain the situation, and he told Brick to heal him before he continued.

Ye Fengxing, Brick, and Sky defended a cave entrance against the War Hero Family’s attacks, while Xiao Xiaoxian devised a way to advance under suppressive fire. Kuang Dao called for reinforcements and vowed to bring down One Leaf Windwalk.

• Brick healed Ye Fengxing, who recounted his encounter with Adaric and prepared with Brick and Sky for another attack.
• Sky used Flameburst Arrow to knock a warrior back, and Ye Fengxing used Mighty Throw to make another warrior kneel.
• The War Hero Family sent more fighters into the cave, but the defenders killed the lone warrior who reached the entrance while their spells blocked the healers’ view.
• War Hero Yi Yan kept the ranged barrage going, and Xiao Xiaoxian proposed using two teams of healers to support advancing melee fighters.
• Kuang Dao learned that the Second Division was two minutes away and ordered fast classes to rush ahead, then vowed to defeat One Leaf Windwalk.

Ye Fengxing, Sky, and Brick struggled to hold off the War Hero Family’s reinforced raid as Brick’s mana dwindled. Ye Fengxing unleashed Explosive Impact in the crowded cave, devastating the attackers and leaving Kuang Dao stunned outside.

• Cold-Hearted ordered the Assassins to fall back after Ye Fengxing and Sky disrupted the War Hero Family’s formation and attacked its healers.
• Ye Fengxing, Sky, and Brick discussed their dwindling resources and agreed to die near the entrance and keep delaying the enemy until help arrived.
• Ye Fengxing charged into the cave, applied burning effects to the War Hero players, and detonated them with Explosive Impact.
• The blast hurled several players out of the cave and left most of the others stunned or near death, allowing Ye Fengxing, Sky, and Brick to attack them.
• Kuang Dao helped a blasted Ranger outside the cave and cursed One Leaf Windwalk as he realized the War Hero Family had suffered heavy losses.

Cloud Pavilion’s forces approached the cave where Ye Fengxing and his companions were hiding, while War Hero Yi Yan investigated who was leading them. Inside, Ye Fengxing kept Adaric cursed for an undisclosed purpose, and Adaric offered to teach the group how to protect their comrades.

• Ironhead led Yun Qianshuang, Yun Xixue, and Cloud Pavilion’s force across the Donar River to aid Ye Fengxing’s group.
• War Hero Yi Yan learned that roughly 150 Cloud Pavilion members were approaching and ordered more Assassins to investigate their guild ranks.
• Ye Fengxing told Sky and Brick that the War Hero players had stopped pursuing them because Ironhead’s group was arriving.
• Ye Fengxing refused to let Brick dispel Adaric’s Flesh Curse and hinted that keeping Adaric weakened served a purpose.
• Adaric spoke to Ye Fengxing and offered to teach the group the art of protecting their comrades.

War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao suspected that the Mage they had fought was One Leaf Windwalk, and they wondered why Cloud Pavilion's leader had come in person. They left the possibility unconfirmed, while Kuang Dao speculated that Cloud Pavilion was trying to win the superstar's goodwill—and perhaps his attention through its guild leader and deputy.

• Invincible Sword of Overwhelming Might told War Hero Yi Yan and Kuang Dao that Cloud Pavilion's people, including Miss Yun, had arrived, prompting them to suspect something unusual was happening.
• Kuang Dao questioned Xiao Xiaoxian about the Mage's skill, then suggested that the opponent might be One Leaf Windwalk; Xiao Xiaoxian reacted with astonishment.
• War Hero Yi Yan agreed with Kuang Dao that the Mage was most likely One Leaf Windwalk but cautioned that this did not mean he had joined Cloud Pavilion.
• Kuang Dao reasoned that Cloud Pavilion was probably seeking One Leaf Windwalk's goodwill rather than recruiting him, then speculated that the guild's women might also interest him.
• Xiao Xiaoxian noticed Kuang Dao's dreamy grin and shuddered at what he took to be a lecherous expression.