Chapter Summaries

Wu Shaozhen defeated Miyamoto Ichiro in a duel, then attacked the Japanese players gathered around them. His rampage across the battlefield thrilled Huaxia players watching the livestream, and Guardian decided to join him once he returned to Huaxia.

• Miyamoto Ichiro challenged Wu Shaozhen, but Wu evaded his attacks and destroyed his Shadow Clone with a devastating strike.
• Wu Shaozhen pursued Miyamoto Ichiro after he fled with Void, then killed him with Instant Kill, though the Immortal Artifact did not drop.
• As players accused him of hacking, Wu Shaozhen charged into the Japanese crowd and began slaughtering them with his Shadow Clone and Thunderclap Form.
• Millions of livestream viewers watched Wu Shaozhen's lightning-wreathed figures cut through the Japanese players, thrilling Huaxia viewers.
• Guardian celebrated the battle while hitting Loyal One with his shield and announced that he would join Wu Shaozhen after he returned to Huaxia.

Wu Shaozhen slaughtered tens of thousands of Japanese players, looted their equipment, and continued hunting bosses to claim Japan’s first kills and golden gift pack. Back on the Japan Server, Miyamoto Ichiro became the target of furious public abuse after losing to him.

• Wu Shaozhen killed forty to fifty thousand Japanese players, looted thousands of pieces of equipment, and equipped Miyamoto Ichiro’s dropped Nightmare Helmet.
• Wu Shaozhen resumed searching for bosses, intending to claim Japan’s first kills and redeem its golden gift pack.
• Japanese players and several major families demanded that Oracle ban Huaxia Dustseal, but the official team refused to intervene.
• Japanese players blamed and insulted Miyamoto Ichiro for losing to Dustseal and demanded that the Miyamoto Guild confront him.
• Miyamoto Ichiro erupted in anger over the abuse, while Wu Shaozhen read the public channel and pitied him.

Miyamoto Ichiro ordered the Miyamoto Guild to stay away from Dustseal, but Wu Shaozhen tracked him down in the Autumn Leaf Forest and survived his powerful meteorite scroll. Wu Shaozhen killed Miyamoto Ichiro, collected his equipment and an Immortal Artifact ring, and learned the scroll’s details through interrogation.

• Miyamoto Ichiro blamed the Kawasaki Guild for stirring up trouble and ordered his members to avoid Shaowa City and Dustseal.
• After Zi You told Wu Shaozhen that Miyamoto Ichiro had left the city, Wu Shaozhen found him leveling in the Autumn Leaf Forest and killed his guild members.
• Miyamoto Ichiro used a fiery meteorite scroll against Wu Shaozhen, who survived the thirty-second attack by using Wraith Form, Void, and healing skills.
• Wu Shaozhen used Soul-Piercing Bees to interrogate Miyamoto Ichiro, who eventually agreed to tell him about the scroll.
• Wu Shaozhen collected the dropped equipment, including an Immortal Artifact ring, and killed Miyamoto Ichiro.

After taking Miyamoto Ichiro’s Immortal Artifact ring, Wu Shaozhen faced the assembled Miyamoto Guild at Showa City’s south gate plaza. The guild launched an attack, but Wu Shaozhen’s Thunderclap Form let him slaughter its members as Miyamoto Ichiro ordered them to keep fighting.

• Wu Shaozhen equipped Miyamoto Ichiro’s Slaughter Ring and continued hunting players and bosses.
• Miyamoto Ichiro summoned the Miyamoto Guild’s senior officers and ordered all members to kill Dustseal, then gathered fifty thousand players at Showa City’s south gate plaza.
• Miyamoto Ichiro challenged Wu Shaozhen publicly, and Wu Shaozhen reminded the crowd that Miyamoto Ichiro had begged him for mercy and surrendered his equipment.
• Miyamoto Taketoku organized the Miyamoto Guild’s attack, but Wu Shaozhen used Blink, Thunderclap Form, and Shadow Clone to cut through the surrounding players.
• Miyamoto Ichiro ordered the guild to keep attacking until Wu Shaozhen’s five-minute Thunderclap Form ended, even as Miyamoto Taketoku warned that many members would die.

Wu Shaozhen defeated the Miyamoto Guild’s attempt to overwhelm him, prompting Miyamoto Ichiro to hire Dark Veil to kill Dustseal. Meanwhile, armed police investigating strange rabbits in a Chinese village encountered one whose behavior matched the game’s mechanics and continued searching deeper into the mountain.

• Wu Shaozhen killed Miyamoto Guild members until the guild’s players began quitting, and Miyamoto Ichiro ordered a retreat.
• The Miyamoto Guild suffered heavy losses and lost its standing as the top guild after the battle.
• Miyamoto Ichiro hired an underground organization to kill Dustseal, agreeing to pay fifty million US dollars for the job to be completed within three days.
• Leaders of Dark Veil discussed the contract and ordered Divine Gun Flying Feather to handle it despite her wish to leave the organization.
• Guo Feng’s armed police squad found a giant rabbit in the sealed mountain, and it attacked Da Shan after he struck it with a rock.
• The squad shot the rabbit dead, then Guo Feng sent two officers to guard its body and led the others farther into the mountain.

Su Muxue agreed to draw Dustseal’s portrait for her father, Su Zhengfeng, while Wu Shaozhen continued his rampage on the Japan Server. After killing a diamond-tier boss, he sold thousands of Gold Equipment to Japanese players and left them short of gold coins.

• Su Muxue told Su Zhengfeng about Dustseal’s exploits and agreed to draw him a portrait after her father asked what he looked like.
• Wu Shaozhen killed the Frenzy Lion King, becoming the first player on the Japan Server to slay a diamond-tier boss and earning the system’s rewards.
• Wu Shaozhen used equipment from his Heaven and Earth Ring to raise Godslayer to level 51, then decided to sell surplus gear to Japanese players.
• Wu Shaozhen listed Gold Equipment in batches at the Auction House, and Japanese players bought it in droves as demand drove gold coin prices up.
• After selling over three thousand pieces of Gold Equipment for nearly two hundred thousand gold coins, Wu Shaozhen found that buyers had run out and decided to wait before fleecing them again.

Flying Feather accepted a final assignment from Dark Veil while Wu Shaozhen encountered and began fighting a Starshine-tier Ice-Fire Twin-Headed Flood Dragon on the Japan Server. The dragon repeatedly withdrew underwater, but Wu Shaozhen drove it back out and continued attacking.

• Flying Feather answered Dark Veil’s call and accepted a final assignment after being promised she could leave the organization.
• Wu Shaozhen spotted a two-headed flood dragon in a pool and used a scroll to lure it out, discovering it was a level 80 Starshine boss.
• The Ice-Fire Twin-Headed Flood Dragon hit Wu Shaozhen with powerful fire and ice skills, but he escaped its attacks and watched it retreat underwater.
• Wu Shaozhen drew the dragon out again with another scroll and used poison to remove roughly eight percent of its health.
• Wu Shaozhen dodged the dragon’s attacks with his skills and kept striking it, exploiting defense reduction and inflicting numerous status effects.

Wu Shaozhen killed the Ice-Fire Twin-Headed Flood Dragon just before it escaped into the pool, earning the server’s first Starshine-tier boss kill. After retrieving most of its loot, he learned from Zi You that something beneath the pool might be an entrance to a hidden map.

• Wu Shaozhen used the Spider King Web to hold the fleeing Ice-Fire Twin-Headed Flood Dragon long enough to attack it.
• Wu Shaozhen finished the boss with Instant Kill and Combo Strike, earning its defeat rewards and the server’s first Starshine-tier boss announcement.
• Wu Shaozhen dived into the pool to retrieve the boss’s drops but abandoned the gold coins as the water grew darker and drained his HP.
• Wu Shaozhen asked Zi You about his fighting technique, and she told him he still fell short of her standards.
• Zi You sensed what might be an entrance to a hidden map beneath the pool and said she would not help him explore it.

After defeating the Ice-Fire Twin-Headed Flood Dragon, Wu Shaozhen collected its loot and logged out after nearly ten days online. He stopped Divine Gun Flying Feather’s assassination attempt, captured her, and recognized her beneath her mask.

• Wu Shaozhen equipped the Life-Extension Belt, upgraded Assassination, and examined the Frost Seal Scroll, Intelligence Fruit, and SSS Rank Ice-Fire Twin-Headed Flood Dragon Pet Egg.
• Wu Shaozhen logged out, left his room to find food, and caught a bullet fired by Divine Gun Flying Feather from a rooftop.
• Flying Feather tried to attack Wu Shaozhen with a dagger and then escape by rappelling down the building, but he caught her and pulled her back onto the rooftop.
• Wu Shaozhen used the Eye of True Sight to see Flying Feather’s face and froze in surprise at her identity.

Wu Shaozhen captured the assassin Flying Feather and discovered she was Yu Fei, his friend Wu Ziyin knew from the game. He brought Yu Fei home, where she revealed that the Dark Veil had sent her to kill him and would likely send another assassin after her failure.

• Wu Shaozhen stopped Flying Feather from escaping, carried her home using his Illusionary Wings, and stunned her by revealing he knew her game identity.
• Wu Ziyin recognized Flying Feather as Yu Fei and identified Wu Shaozhen as Dustseal, prompting Yu Fei to apologize for trying to kill him.
• Wu Shaozhen told Yu Fei she would stay at his home as his captive, and Wu Ziyin left them alone to talk.
• Wu Shaozhen asked who had hired the Dark Veil to kill him, but Yu Fei said only its leaders knew the client and that she had never met them.
• Yu Fei explained that the Dark Veil was a powerful global assassin organization that would keep sending killers, while its headquarters remained unknown.

Wu Shaozhen convinced Yu Fei to leave Dark Veil and stay by his side, then revealed that players who reached Diamond could bring their abilities into reality. Wu Ziyin proved she could do it too, while Yu Fei learned she was one challenge away from unlocking the same power.

• Wu Shaozhen asked Yu Fei why she had become an assassin, and she explained that her master had trained her before dying on a mission.
• Wu Shaozhen invited Yu Fei to stay with him and promised to protect her, and Yu Fei agreed to leave Dark Veil behind.
• Wu Shaozhen showed Yu Fei game equipment and his Illusionary Wings, explaining that players could bring their in-game abilities into reality after reaching Diamond.
• Yu Fei told Wu Shaozhen that Wu Ziyin had reached Diamond, and Wu Ziyin demonstrated her power by casting Holy Light Shield and Healing in reality.
• Wu Shaozhen promised to help Yu Fei reach Diamond and said he planned to claim Japan's Starshine-tier War God first clear before returning to Huaxia.

Wu Shaozhen entered Showa City despite his enormous crime score and rushed into its War God Secret Realm before the guards could catch him. There, he fought the Starshine-tier War God Phantom and survived its deadly signature attack through a chain of defensive skills.

• Wu Shaozhen ordered a Gaming Pod for Yu Fei and told her and Wu Ziyin to level up together before he returned to the Japan Server.
• Zi You persuaded Wu Shaozhen to teleport directly to Showa City, warning him that powerful Immortal-tier figures might be there.
• Wu Shaozhen appeared in Showa City with a nearly black name, ignored the guards' attempt to seize him, and entered the War God Secret Realm.
• Wu Shaozhen faced the level-70 Starshine-tier War God Phantom, an archer resembling Cupid, and attacked it at close range while dodging its arrows.
• The phantom unleashed Deadly Lightstream, and Wu Shaozhen used Void, Life Prolongation, Absolute Dodge, and Wraith Form to survive the attack.

After reaching Starshine-tier, Wu Shaozhen slaughtered the City Defense Squad in Showa City and drew a citywide manhunt. As he continued fighting the guards outside the War God Hall, a powerful figure trapped him in a Dark Prison, and Wu Shaozhen escaped with the Voidstone.

• Wu Shaozhen defeated the War God Phantom, advanced to Starshine-tier, and received attribute points and an upgraded War God Medal.
• Wu Shaozhen defied the City Guard Squad Leader and poisoned and killed the City Defense Squad members inside the War God Hall, triggering a citywide manhunt.
• After killing a hundred guards, Wu Shaozhen noticed Showa City's Revival Crystal had become attackable and wondered if destroying it could bring down the city.
• Wu Shaozhen left the hall and fought the guards surrounding it, using Thunderclap Form, a clone, and his lifesteal to withstand their attacks.
• A powerful figure struck Wu Shaozhen and trapped him in a Dark Prison; unable to escape with Void, Wu Shaozhen used the Voidstone to vanish.

After Wu Shaozhen escaped Showa City, the city lord forced Japanese players to search for him while Miyamoto Ichiro and Dark Veil discussed failed attempts to kill him. Wu Shaozhen checked his new Starshine-tier stats and prepared to explore the secret realm, leaving his future hunt for strength ahead.

• The city lord issued a wanted notice for Dustseal and gave Showa City players a quest to find him or lose experience and levels.
• Miyamoto Ichiro called an assassin organization and demanded an explanation for Dustseal's survival, while Dark Veil debated whether Flying Feather had failed or betrayed them.
• Wu Shaozhen emerged from a swamp far from Showa City and cursed the fighter who had driven him into it.
• Wu Shaozhen reviewed his greatly improved Starshine-tier stats and decided he was ready to attempt the secret realm.
• Zi You explained that the Soul-Piercing Bee Queen could have produced more Soul Honey over time, and Wu Shaozhen accepted that keeping the bees was worthwhile.

Wu Shaozhen learned that high agility could grant hidden dodge effects, then entered a mysterious teleportation array at the bottom of a pool. He found himself on a bone-strewn battlefield surrounded by Bone Beasts, and began hunting them after discovering they could drop Bone Essence.

• Zi You explained that agility above ten thousand could grant a hidden dodge chance and that high dodge could help break free of crowd-control skills.
• Wu Shaozhen swam to the bottom of the pool and activated the altar’s teleportation array before it disappeared.
• Wu Shaozhen arrived on a ruined battlefield where bones rose into Bone Beasts that surrounded him and attacked with Bone Spikes.
• Wu Shaozhen fought the Bone Beasts despite their poison immunity, Bone Armor, and ability to revive.
• Wu Shaozhen picked up a Bone Essence that permanently increased bone root by 10 points and decided to keep hunting the Bone Beasts.

Dream Guild completed the Huaxia Server’s first Guild Base, triggering a Monster Siege that would decide whether it became official. With Dustseal absent and rival guilds possibly interfering, Dreamlight Dance accepted offers of help from allies.

• Guild conflicts spread across Huaxia as more guilds formed and competed for leveling spots and bosses.
• Dreamlight Dance oversaw the completion of Dream Guild’s Guild Base after more than half a month of construction and heavy spending.
• The system announced that a Monster Siege would begin in one hour and that the base would disappear if Dream Guild failed to defend it.
• Dreamlight Dance worried that rival players might disrupt the siege while Dustseal remained away.
• Feng Yiner, Leng Yue, Young Master Huang, and Jun Lin offered to bring help, and Dreamlight Dance accepted their support.

As the Dream Guild prepared to defend its new base from the first monster siege, Dreamlight Dance gathered reinforcements and organized the defenders while rival guilds considered whether to interfere. The first wave arrived just as everyone took their positions.

• Divine King decided to watch the siege, while Hell Messenger sent unofficial members to wait for a chance to attack without revealing the Gate of Hell's involvement.
• Wu Ziyin, Yu Fei, Jun Lin's team, the Cold Moon Pavilion, and the Godseal Guild arrived at the Dream Guild base to help defend it.
• Dreamlight Dance and the other leaders discussed the siege and worried that rival guilds might attack; Young Master Huang argued that fear of his boss would deter major guilds.
• Leng Yue led the Cold Moon Pavilion to the east gate, Young Master Huang led the Godseal Guild to the north, and Dreamlight Dance and Jun Lin led Dream Guild forces to the west and south.
• The system announced that the first wave of monsters was about to arrive, and the defenders prepared for battle.

The Three Great Guilds fought off two waves of monsters during the Dream Guild’s base siege, gaining levels but suffering growing casualties as the attacks intensified. After Yu Fei and a silver wolf helped stabilize the east gate, the second wave was defeated, though more than thirty thousand players had died.

• Four Whirlpool Gates appeared around the Dream Guild’s base, and tens of thousands of level 40–44 monsters attacked from each side.
• Divine King realized that his guild’s planned base in a level 60 monster area could face an even harder siege because of its location and guild level.
• The Three Great Guilds joined forces and wiped out the first wave in less than half an hour, with fewer than ten thousand losses and many members leveling up.
• The second wave brought level 45–49 monsters and Elite Monsters, putting the defenders under heavy pressure, especially at the Cold Moon Pavilion’s east gate.
• Yu Fei sealed a breach at the east gate with her dragon, while a silver wolf disrupted the monster horde and eased the defenders’ strain.
• The Three Great Guilds defeated the second wave after more than forty minutes, but more than thirty thousand players had died.

Wu Ziyin helped defend the east gate by empowering the players, then discovered she could instantly kill the level 50 Platinum bosses. After she defeated bosses at the east, west, and south gates, she headed toward the north gate as the battle turned in the players’ favor.

• Level 50–55 Elite Monsters and a Platinum boss attacked each gate, overwhelming the defenders and breaching the east gate’s walls.
• Wu Ziyin used Angelic Hymn to triple nearby players’ health and defense and continuously heal them, briefly halting the monsters’ advance.
• Wu Ziyin rode Silver Big Bad Wolf through the horde and killed the east gate’s Platinum boss with Holy Light Judgment, then returned with its loot.
• The monsters weakened after their boss died, allowing the defenders to stabilize and counterattack, while Leng Yue reported the change in the alliance channel.
• At Dreamlight Dance’s request, Wu Ziyin killed the west and south gate bosses, then headed toward the north gate while waiting for her skill’s cooldown.

After three bosses fell, the Three Great Guilds stabilized the defense, but over a hundred thousand players from rival guilds attacked the base to seize it. The fighting reached a stalemate at all four gates as the defenders held off both monsters and players.

• Wu Ziyin killed three bosses in succession, stabilizing the defense and bringing the Dream Guild closer to establishing Huaxia's first Guild Base.
• More than a hundred thousand players from at least a dozen guilds rushed the base, hoping to eliminate the Dream Guild and take ownership.
• Dreamlight Dance called on the allies for help, and Jun Lin, Leng Yue, and Young Master Huang pledged to defend the base.
• At the east gate, Leng Yue led the Cold Moon Pavilion against the attackers, and Yu Fei and Feya joined to turn the battle into a stalemate.
• At the south and west gates, Jun Lin's group and Dreamlight Dance's team held their ground against the attackers.
• At the north gate, Young Master Huang led the monsters into the enemy crowd, plunging the battle into chaos while the Godseal Guild cut down nearby players.