Arc 2Dustseal's Rise

Wu Shaozhen advanced through dangerous quests and defeated powerful bosses, while his poison, gear, and growing fortune made him a target of major guilds. After routing World-Proud Heroes at Jinling City's gates, he met Leng Yue, the leader of Cold Moon Pavilion.

  • Wu Shaozhen hatched Silver Big Bad Wolf, hunted Goblins, and became a focus of players’ questions after learning the Silver Wolf King blocked the teleport array.
  • Wu Shaozhen earned money from selling equipment, raised his poison damage through leveling and Bronze advancement, and defeated the Black Bear King before delivering Jirui’s letter to Jinling City.
  • Wu Shaozhen took a quest to kill the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold, defeated the stronghold’s bandits and strategist, then killed the chief and claimed his loot.
  • Wu Shaozhen rescued two captives from the stronghold, escorted them to Liu Family Village, and accepted quests to report its weakening seal and clear Tiger Roar Forest.
  • Wu Shaozhen rejected World-Proud Under Heaven’s recruitment offer and killed hundreds of World-Proud Heroes members when they attacked him, prompting the guild to wage war on Madmen Gang and Su Group.
  • After escaping the Demonized Jungle Tiger King, Wu Shaozhen agreed to help Su Muxue for five hundred thousand and routed World-Proud Heroes at Jinling City’s gates.
  • Wu Shaozhen met Leng Yue, who introduced herself as Cold Moon Pavilion’s guild leader, and accepted her friend request.
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Ch. 26Silver Big Bad Wolf

Wu Shaozhen hatched and named a Silver Wolf King cub, then discovered that players needed to defeat the Silver Wolf King to leave their Novice Villages. After checking the forums, he gave the stranded players a cryptic hint to ask the village chief, leaving them scrambling to understand his advice.

  • Wu Shaozhen hatched the Silver Wolf King Pet Egg, named the cub Silver Big Bad Wolf, and brought it along to absorb a share of his EXP while he hunted Goblins.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven and other level-10 players learned they had to kill the Silver Wolf King to repair the Teleportation Array, and groups that challenged it were wiped out.
  • Players flooded the forums and Beginner Village 8365's regional channel with questions and praise for Dustseal, while Jun Lin neared level 10 with his group helping him gain EXP.
  • Su Muxue contacted Wu Shaozhen, learned he played with a Gaming Helmet, and asked which main city he was in; he later told her Jinling City.
  • Wu Shaozhen opened the in-game forums, saw the flood of messages tagging him, and replied to the Silver Wolf King thread, telling players to complain to the village chief.

Ch. 27Class Change Announcements

Wu Shaozhen watched players across the server claim the first class-change rewards while he continued leveling in the wilderness. After transferring 20,000 yuan to his younger sister Ziyin, he was left wondering what had made her ask for money.

  • Jun Lin, Xue'er, and Call Me Young Master Huang became the first Archer, Mage, and Warrior, earning server-wide rewards.
  • World-Proud Heroes defeated the Silver Wolf King, but Dreamlight Dance became the first Priest before they could claim the reward.
  • World-Proud Lone Peak became the first Shieldguard, giving Beginner Village 8365 four of the six first class changes.
  • Wu Shaozhen leveled up after killing 129 Goblins, found a Black Iron Wolf Fang Mace, and saw Silver Big Bad Wolf reach level 8.
  • Ziyin called Wu Shaozhen to ask for money, and he transferred 20,000 yuan to her account.

Ch. 28My talent stopped improving?

Wu Ziyin learned that her brother, Wu Shaozhen, had made money in Oracle and received twenty thousand yuan from him. Meanwhile, Wu Shaozhen discovered that his poison talent had stopped improving, leaving him worried about its future usefulness.

  • Wu Ziyin worried about paying for the cosmetics she had broken, and Weiwei comforted her after lending her money.
  • Wu Shaozhen sent Wu Ziyin twenty thousand yuan and told her he had earned money selling equipment in Oracle.
  • Weiwei explained how players could make large sums in Oracle and encouraged Wu Ziyin to try the game.
  • Wu Shaozhen went to Black Bear Ridge and farmed Black Bears by stacking poison on them.
  • After killing his eighty-ninth Black Bear, Wu Shaozhen noticed that his talent improvement no longer appeared and confirmed that his poison damage had stopped at 240.

Ch. 29Talent potential

Wu Shaozhen tested the growth limit of his poison talent, then logged off to rest while Su Muxue and World-Proud Under Heaven pursued their own challenges. After logging back in, he was drawn to a roar at Black Bear Ridge and encountered a soldier under attack by a powerful boss.

  • Wu Shaozhen reached level 13 and found that his poison damage rose to 260 before reaching its current cap, confirming it was twenty times his level.
  • Wu Shaozhen logged off to eat and sleep, while Su Muxue failed the War God Secret Realm and noticed his level 13; World-Proud Under Heaven later cleared the challenge using equipment and potions.
  • Wu Shaozhen woke at four in the morning, logged in, and decided to return to the War God Secret Realm to test whether advancing his realm would raise his talent cap.
  • Wu Shaozhen heard a roar at Black Bear Ridge, rushed over, and had Silver Big Bad Wolf block the Black Bear King's attack to save a fleeing soldier.
  • Wu Shaozhen used Insight on the Black Bear King and learned it was a level 17 bronze boss with 300,000 health and three powerful skills.

Ch. 30Slaying the Black Bear King

Wu Shaozhen defeated the Black Bear King with poison, Stealth, and evasive tactics, then received a quest to deliver a dying guard’s letter to the city lord. The quest prevented him from using a Town Portal Scroll, so he had to run back to Jinling City.

  • Wu Shaozhen poisoned the Black Bear King, survived its attacks, and used Stealth and Silver Big Bad Wolf to evade and distract it until the boss died.
  • Wu Shaozhen received experience and loot from the kill, and Silver Big Bad Wolf reached level 12.
  • Wu Shaozhen equipped the Bear King Bracelet, Boots, and Legguards, then inspected a Petrified Skin Scroll among the drops.
  • Wu Shaozhen spoke to the dying soldier Jirui, accepted his letter for the city lord, and watched him die.
  • Wu Shaozhen tried to use a Town Portal Scroll, but the quest blocked it, so he ran toward Jinling City.

Ch. 31Bronze Grade

Wu Shaozhen delivered Jirui’s letter to the city lord of Jinling City and accepted a quest to kill the level 20 Silver Chief of Black Wind Stronghold. He defeated the War God Phantom, advanced to Bronze Grade, and left with a major boost to his attributes.

  • Wu Shaozhen delivered Jirui’s letter to the city lord, received 20 gold coins and 200 reputation, and learned Jirui had died.
  • Wu Shaozhen persuaded the city lord to assign him a three-day quest to kill the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold, a level 20 Silver boss, and bring back his head.
  • Wu Shaozhen entered the War God Secret Realm and fought the level 13 Bronze Grade War God Phantom.
  • Wu Shaozhen defeated the phantom after a little over eight minutes, advanced to Bronze Grade, and upgraded his War God Medal.
  • Wu Shaozhen allocated 20 free attribute points to agility and 40 to bone root, then headed toward the War God Secret Realm’s exit.

Ch. 32First PvP Fight

Wu Shaozhen sold his rare equipment, concealed his identity with a mask, and killed a party of World-Proud Heroes players who tried to rob him. The nearby players watched the party die as Wu Shaozhen walked away.

  • Wu Shaozhen sold Su Muxue a Boar King Summoning Scroll for fifty thousand and listed four pieces of equipment at the Auction House.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven ordered his guild to buy Wu Shaozhen's armor and search for him in Jinling City.
  • Wu Shaozhen sold his plain equipment, bought a face-concealing mask, and left the city.
  • Brother Hao and his party tried to recruit Wu Shaozhen, then surrounded and threatened him when he refused.
  • Wu Shaozhen used Extreme Speed to strike each party member with his wooden sword, and his poison killed all four despite Xiaoli's attempt to heal Brother Hao.

Ch. 33Mage equipment

Wu Shaozhen tested his growing poison damage on Flame Lizards, sold valuable equipment, and traded a Mage ring to Su Muxue. After leveling up, he prepared to explore the Black Wind Stronghold.

  • Brother Hao learned that Dustseal had killed him and reported the encounter to World-Proud Under Heaven.
  • Wu Shaozhen confirmed that reaching Bronze rank had increased his poison damage and earned 323,000 yuan from selling four pieces of equipment.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven and his companions discussed Dustseal's powerful poison and believed they could kill him once their levels and equipment improved.
  • Wu Shaozhen sold the Flame Ring dropped by a Flame Lizard to Su Muxue for 80,000 yuan and told her where he had found it.
  • Wu Shaozhen leveled up after killing more Flame Lizards, raising his poison damage to 337 and his maximum health by 395, then set out to check the Black Wind Stronghold.

Ch. 34Black Wind Stronghold

Wu Shaozhen fought his way past the guards at Black Wind Stronghold, using Silver Big Bad Wolf to draw the arrow towers’ fire while poison killed the archers. When the stronghold sent out a large force, he considered using his [Petrified Skin Scroll] to withstand the ranged attackers and poison them.

  • Wu Shaozhen killed two level 20 bandits near the stronghold gate, but the arrow-tower guards broke his stealth and forced him to retreat.
  • Wu Shaozhen summoned Silver Big Bad Wolf beneath an arrow tower to draw fire, then poisoned the first archer and escaped its range.
  • Wu Shaozhen used the wolf to distract the second archer and killed it with poison, earning experience from the four guards.
  • An alarm brought more than a hundred bandits rushing out of the stronghold, so Wu Shaozhen fled with Silver Big Bad Wolf.
  • Wu Shaozhen spotted the [Petrified Skin Scroll] in his bag and planned to use its defense boost to poison the stronghold’s archers and mages.

Ch. 35Now This Was Mob Farming

Wu Shaozhen used poison, speed, and a defensive scroll to take on the bandits at their stronghold, killing most of them and collecting valuable drops. After his scroll expired, he attacked the remaining twenty-two bandits and began dodging their skills.

  • Wu Shaozhen charged the bandits under a Petrified Skin scroll, surviving the archers and warriors but taking heavy damage from the mages’ spells.
  • Wu Shaozhen used Void to escape a stun and evade Freeze, poisoned all ten mages, then retreated until they died.
  • Wu Shaozhen returned to poison the archers and other bandits, killing more than half the group before the scroll expired.
  • Wu Shaozhen picked up two pieces of Black Iron equipment and Silver Coins, then checked his status and found he had killed 124 bandits and reached level 14.
  • Wu Shaozhen charged the remaining twenty-two bandits, poisoned several while managing their attacks, and dodged a shieldguard’s shield bash.

Ch. 36Taking on a Group of Mages

Wu Shaozhen cleared the lower stronghold and pushed into the middle tier, where he fought groups of powerful warlocks. He used a Damage Immunity Scroll to poison most of a crowd of twenty-five mages, then escaped with six still alive.

  • Wu Shaozhen killed the remaining bandits, gained 57,600 experience, equipped an Attack Speed Ring, and auctioned a Log Shield.
  • Wu Shaozhen entered the stronghold’s middle tier and discovered groups of level 20 warlocks with powerful ranged spells.
  • Wu Shaozhen used Stealth and Extreme Speed to poison five warlocks and escape their reinforcements; when he returned, twenty-five mages had gathered.
  • Wu Shaozhen charged the group under Haste, poisoned twelve mages while taking heavy damage, and used a Damage Immunity Scroll to poison seven more.
  • Wu Shaozhen fled as the scroll’s protection expired, using Void to evade the incoming spells and escape with six mages unpoisoned.

Ch. 37The strategist of Black Wind Stronghold

Wu Shaozhen earned over a million yuan from game sales, then returned to Black Wind Stronghold and defeated its strategist by repeatedly poisoning it and escaping. The strategist dropped several pieces of equipment, a scroll, and a fruit.

  • Wu Shaozhen poisoned and killed six Mages, found a Sapphire Necklace, and sold it to Su Muxue for 70,000 yuan.
  • Wu Shaozhen learned that his listed shield had sold, bringing his bank balance to 1.11 million yuan, and logged out for breakfast.
  • After logging back in, Wu Shaozhen spotted the level 20 Black Wind Stronghold strategist and studied its stats before planning an attack.
  • Wu Shaozhen repeatedly struck the strategist with poison and fled its spells until it collapsed less than seven minutes later.
  • Wu Shaozhen collected the strategist's drops: gold, silver, two Bronze equipment pieces, three Black Iron equipment pieces, a scroll, and a fruit.

Ch. 38Chief of Black Wind Stronghold

Wu Shaozhen sold five pieces of boss equipment to Xue'er, then challenged the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold and began wearing him down with hit-and-run attacks. The chief remained unable to catch him as the fight continued.

  • Wu Shaozhen sold the Ice Spirit Staff, Flame Bracelet, and three black iron items to Xue'er for 560,000.
  • Wu Shaozhen found a Spirit Fruit, ate it, and permanently increased his spirit by 10.
  • Wu Shaozhen met the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold, inspected his powerful stats, and fled the stronghold to assess the danger.
  • Wu Shaozhen drank a Vitality Potion, returned under Stealth, and attacked the chief before trying to run.
  • The chief hit Wu Shaozhen with a basic attack and Weak Point Break, but Wu Shaozhen healed and continued striking and retreating while the chief struggled to catch him.

Ch. 39First Silver Boss Kill

Wu Shaozhen used a Luck Scroll before defeating the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold, earning the first Silver boss kill on the server and a huge haul of loot. As other players reacted and factions discussed him, he began inspecting the equipment he had collected.

  • Wu Shaozhen used a Luck Scroll and defeated the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold, gaining experience, reputation, and a level while his Silver Big Bad Wolf also leveled up.
  • The server announced Dustseal as the first player to kill a Silver-grade boss, awarding him reputation, gold, and free attribute points.
  • Jun Lin and Hao Ran admired Dustseal’s strength, while Dreamlight Dance grew curious about his identity as her team fought a Bronze boss in Autumnwater City.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven ordered his people to find Dustseal and recruit him or destroy him if he could not be controlled.
  • Wu Shaozhen collected a vast boss drop, including four Silver pieces of equipment, two skill books, special items, and a quest head, then inspected the equipment.

Ch. 40What Good Was All This Attack Power?

Wu Shaozhen sorted through the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold’s drops, upgraded his equipment and skills, and watched his combat stats soar. He sold his replaced Black Iron gear for 540,000, while keeping a treasure map, its possible key, and a Restriction-Breaking Potion for later.

  • Wu Shaozhen learned Crushing Blow and Weak Point Break, used two Agility Fruits, and inspected a treasure map, a chest key, and a Restriction-Breaking Potion.
  • Wu Shaozhen equipped the chief’s Silver and Bronze gear, invested 40 attribute points in bone root, and saw his attack rise above a thousand.
  • Wu Shaozhen checked the Auction House and predicted Black Iron equipment prices would soon fall as more players found gear.
  • Wu Shaozhen listed his replaced Black Iron equipment for sale, and all twelve pieces sold, earning him 540,000.

Ch. 41Opening the Treasure Chest

Wu Shaozhen sold more equipment, rescued two captive women, and discovered the Black Wind Stronghold chief’s hidden treasure. He took the gold and a mana-restoring Magic Orb, then agreed to escort the women home through Tiger Roar Forest.

  • Wu Shaozhen sold his remaining Bronze equipment to Xue'er for 160,000 each and earned nearly 900,000 from selling unwanted gear.
  • Wu Shaozhen entered the chief’s house and freed two women whom the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold had held captive.
  • One woman showed Wu Shaozhen a hidden room and revealed the chief’s treasure chest, which Wu Shaozhen opened with a key he had obtained.
  • Wu Shaozhen collected 512 gold coins and found a Magic Orb that restored 2% of his Mana per second, deciding to keep it.
  • The women asked Wu Shaozhen to escort them to Liu Family Village through Tiger Roar Forest, and he agreed.

Ch. 42Liu Family Village

Wu Shaozhen escorted two women through Tiger Roar Forest to Liu Family Village, where he learned the village chief needed a warning delivered to Jinling City. After accepting the quest, he discovered he could not use a Town Portal Scroll and had to run back.

  • Wu Shaozhen defeated a level 21 Jungle Tiger with a burst of attacks and led the two women through Tiger Roar Forest, killing twenty-four tigers along the way.
  • Wu Shaozhen brought the women safely to Liu Family Village, where their parents thanked him for rescuing them.
  • The village chief asked Wu Shaozhen to deliver a parchment scroll to the lord of Jinling City and report that the seal was weakening and needed troops to guard it.
  • Wu Shaozhen accepted the quest, but his Town Portal Scroll failed because a special quest was in progress, so he set off on foot for Jinling City.

Ch. 43Dustless Mask

Wu Shaozhen delivered the Black Wind Stronghold Chief’s head and Liu Family Village’s warning to Jinling City’s lord, earning a title and the Dustless Mask. He prepared to hunt the Jungle Tigers in Tiger Roar Forest, where the city lord warned him a dangerous Jungle Tiger King awaited.

  • Wu Shaozhen turned in the Black Wind Stronghold Chief’s head, completed his quest, and equipped the Bandit-Slaying Hero title.
  • Wu Shaozhen delivered the Liu Family Village chief’s parchment, received the Dustless Mask, and learned the city lord was concerned about the weakened seal.
  • The city lord asked Wu Shaozhen to clear Jungle Tigers from Tiger Roar Forest and warned him to flee if he encountered the Jungle Tiger King.
  • Wu Shaozhen sold the Brutal Charge Skill Book at the Auction House for 550,000 and bought potions to prepare for the hunt.
  • Wu Shaozhen logged off to eat before setting out.

Ch. 44The ten great guilds

Wu Shaozhen read a forum post detailing the ten great guilds in Oracle and learned that the major guilds had spread across different cities. He then spoke with Wu Ziyin, who revealed she had bought a helmet to try earning money in the game, leaving him to consider her sudden decision to play.

  • Wu Shaozhen read Online Game Know-It-All's post about the ten great guilds joining Oracle and their leaders, locations, and histories.
  • The post noted that the guilds had spread across the main cities, with Lone Players' Realm and Records of the Three Kingdoms frequently clashing in Yellow Sand City.
  • Wu Shaozhen enjoyed the prospect of Oracle becoming more exciting, ate his takeout, and answered a call from Wu Ziyin.
  • Wu Ziyin told Wu Shaozhen that she had paid for something she broke belonging to a classmate, then admitted she had used ten thousand yuan of his earlier gift to buy a game helmet.
  • Wu Ziyin explained that she hoped to earn money in Oracle and help ease Wu Shaozhen's financial pressure.

Ch. 45Conflict

Wu Ziyin overcame her guilt about buying a gaming helmet and entered the game, eager to find her brother. Meanwhile, Wu Shaozhen faced down World-Proud Heroes at Jinling City's south gate, where their assault barely scratched him.

  • Wu Shaozhen reassured Wu Ziyin that he did not mind her buying the helmet and told her they could meet in the game.
  • With Weiwei's help, Wu Ziyin logged in for the first time, while Wu Shaozhen returned to Jinling City and headed toward Tiger Roar Forest.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven surrounded Wu Shaozhen with guild members and offered him a vice guild leader position, but Wu Shaozhen refused and challenged the guild's threats.
  • Su Muxue heard that Dustseal was confronting World-Proud Heroes and hurried to the south gate with Uncle Liu.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven sent several hundred guild members to attack Wu Shaozhen, but their arrows and spells dealt only one damage each.

Ch. 46Viral again

Wu Shaozhen single-handedly routed World-Proud Heroes, killing its leaders and several hundred members before leaving the battlefield. Videos of the fight spread across the forums, while he earned more money by reselling the equipment dropped by the guild.

  • Wu Shaozhen used his speed and damage to kill World-Proud Heroes' ranged fighters, then chased down its fleeing melee members.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven ordered a retreat, but Wu Shaozhen pursued him and killed him along with four senior guild members.
  • The remaining members fled as spectators praised Wu Shaozhen, and Su Muxue watched him leave.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven broadcast a costly threat to fight Wu Shaozhen to the death, which Wu Shaozhen ignored.
  • Wu Shaozhen listed the dropped equipment on the Auction House and earned 315,000 yuan when it all sold.
  • Players uploaded videos of the battle, and posts about Dustseal's victory flooded the forums.

Ch. 47Group battle

After losing to Dustseal, World-Proud Heroes targeted Madmen Gang and Su Group to restore its reputation, leaving both guilds struggling to level. As the fighting ended, Uncle Liu decided to log out and ask Su Group’s young lady for help.

  • Major guild leaders watched Dustseal’s battle video and judged his strength and gameplay in different ways.
  • World-Proud Heroes’ officers counted 236 deaths from their defeat and chose Madmen Gang and Su Group as targets, while keeping watch on Dustseal.
  • World-Proud Heroes began a large-scale battle against Madmen Gang and Su Group, disrupting players across Jinling City.
  • The fighting lasted until night, when thousands of Madmen Gang and Su Group members had been driven back to Novice Village and the survivors stayed in the city.
  • Su Group’s officers discussed their losses, and Uncle Liu decided to log out to speak with the young lady.

Ch. 48Demonized Jungle Tiger King

Su Muxue asked Wu Shaozhen to help her group deal with World-Proud Heroes, while Wu Shaozhen discovered the fearsome Demonized Jungle Tiger King and barely escaped its pursuit. He agreed to take on World-Proud Heroes for a fee of five hundred thousand.

  • Uncle Liu told Su Muxue that World-Proud Heroes was blocking the city gates, and she agreed to ask Dustseal to distract them.
  • After grinding in Tiger Roar Forest for hours, Wu Shaozhen found that Jungle Tigers were scarce and sold his lone Black Iron Equipment drop for twenty thousand.
  • Wu Shaozhen ventured deeper into the forest and encountered the Demonized Jungle Tiger King, a Gold boss whose level and stats he could not see.
  • The Tiger King chased Wu Shaozhen and struck him with a roar that dealt 5703 damage and stunned him, but he escaped using Void and Extreme Speed.
  • Su Muxue asked Wu Shaozhen to act against World-Proud Heroes, and he agreed to help for five hundred thousand.

Ch. 49A Ten-Thousand-Strong Force Routed

Wu Shaozhen, known as Dustseal, attacked World-Proud Heroes at Jinling City's gates after they tried to control who could enter and leave. Protected by a Damage Immunity Scroll, he routed their force of over ten thousand and left the group fleeing into the city.

  • Wu Shaozhen revealed himself as Dustseal at the south gate and killed half of the World-Proud Heroes guards who attacked him.
  • Wu Shaozhen fought the guards at the east gate, then headed for the north gate.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven assembled over ten thousand ranged fighters at the north gate to stop Wu Shaozhen.
  • Wu Shaozhen used a Damage Immunity Scroll, charged into the formation, and slaughtered hundreds of World-Proud Heroes members.
  • World-Proud Under Heaven ordered a retreat, and the fleeing force lost several hundred levels as World-Proud Heroes' reputation collapsed online.

Ch. 50Leng Yue

Wu Shaozhen ate in disguise at a Jinling City restaurant, where Su Muxue thanked him for forcing World-Proud Heroes to withdraw. He met Leng Yue, the level 15 leader of Cold Moon Pavilion, and added her as a friend.

  • Wu Shaozhen dined in the restaurant while players praised Dustseal for defeating World-Proud Heroes at the city gate.
  • Su Muxue recognized Wu Shaozhen despite his changed appearance and told him World-Proud Heroes had withdrawn and stopped targeting her group.
  • Wu Shaozhen advised Su Muxue's group to grow stronger, and she left to take them leveling.
  • Leng Yue sat with Wu Shaozhen, asked how he had become so powerful, and introduced herself as Cold Moon Pavilion's guild leader.
  • Wu Shaozhen accepted Leng Yue's friend request and saw that she was a level 15 Archer.
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