Chapter Summaries

Wu Shaozhen fought the Flame Sparrow through repeated bursts of damage, a death, and a revival before using Evil Mark and Instant Kill to defeat her. He earned a server-wide first-kill announcement and gathered the Immortal Beast’s loot.

• Wu Shaozhen pursued the Flame Sparrow and battled her for five minutes, dealing 37% of her health before Thunderclap Form expired and she killed him.
• Wu Shaozhen revived through the Netherworld Pearl, restored his skills, and resumed attacking the Flame Sparrow.
• After another five-minute fight, Wu Shaozhen used Evil Mark and Instant Kill to kill the Flame Sparrow just as Zi You prepared to intervene.
• The system awarded Wu Shaozhen experience, reputation, a level-up, and a server-wide announcement for defeating the first Immortal-tier boss.
• Players across Country H reacted with disbelief, while Wu Shaozhen collected the Flame Sparrow’s loot.

Wu Shaozhen collected the Flame Sparrow's loot, equipped new gear, and discovered a special Flame Barrier scroll that could be used in the real world. He went to give the scroll to Wu Ziyin, but she said she had something to tell him first.

• Wu Shaozhen sorted the Flame Sparrow's drops, equipped its Fireflame Legguards and Flame Boots, and set aside other items for Fate Begins, Wu Ziyin, and Hao Ran.
• Wu Shaozhen fused a source crystal shard into his source crystal, bringing its total to five shards, and kept the Flame Sparrow Pet Egg for someone in his group.
• Wu Shaozhen read the Flame Barrier scroll's ability to create a durable, continuously maintained barrier and decided Wu Ziyin was better suited to use it.
• Wu Shaozhen left the volcano, logged out, and went to Wu Ziyin's room with the scroll.
• Wu Ziyin came out with Yu Fei and told Wu Shaozhen she had something to tell him.

Wu Shaozhen learned that Su Zhengfeng had passed his information to Dark Veil, then activated a powerful barrier around the Farmhouse Resort and prepared a meal with his companions. Outside, Dark Veil’s top assassin Jones attacked the resort’s silver wolves and became locked in a fierce fight with them.

• Wu Shaozhen concluded that Su Zhengfeng had given Dark Veil his information and vowed to kill him, while Wu Ziyin believed Su Muxue had warned them as soon as she learned of the danger.
• Wu Ziyin used Wu Shaozhen’s Flame Barrier scroll to shield the area around their home, and Wu Shaozhen explained that it could withstand missiles and had ten million shield points.
• Wu Shaozhen sent Yu Fei and Wu Ziyin to gather vegetables and Jun Lin and the others to catch fish while he began cooking.
• Jones and more than twenty Dark Veil members arrived outside the Farmhouse Resort, and Jones sent five scouts toward the gate.
• Silver wolves killed the five scouts after they attacked, and Jones charged in and fought off more than a dozen wolves while Dark Veil’s remaining assassins watched.
• Wu Shaozhen’s group watched the battle from a viewing tower inside the resort while eating sunflower seeds and drinking.

Wu Shaozhen watched Jones fight the silver wolves and ordered the Silver Wolf King to capture him alive for questioning about Dark Veil. The Silver Wolf King defeated Jones while the other wolves subdued Gu Li and the assassins, and Wu Shaozhen went to meet them.

• Wu Shaozhen told Nan Feng that Diamond-ranked players would easily defeat Jones and offered him Diamond equipment to help him advance.
• After learning Jones had been raised by Dark Veil, Wu Shaozhen ordered the Silver Wolf King to spare him and capture the distant assassins.
• The Silver Wolf King overwhelmed Jones, whose dagger could not pierce the wolf's hide, and beat him until he could no longer rise.
• Gu Li ordered the assassins to use rocket launchers, but over a hundred silver wolves surrounded and pinned them down.
• Wu Shaozhen laughed that the wolves had handled the fight for him and went to meet the captured Dark Veil assassins.

Wu Shaozhen captured Jones, tracked down Dark Veil’s headquarters, and destroyed the assassin organization after learning that Su Zhengfeng had hired it to kill him. He confronted Su Zhengfeng, spared Xue'er as requested, and left Su Zhengfeng to die by suicide.

• Wu Shaozhen questioned Jones after the Silver Wolves captured Dark Veil’s surviving assassins, then flew away with him.
• Wu Shaozhen broke into Dark Veil’s headquarters, demanded to know who had hired the assassins, and killed the armed guards when the leaders refused to answer.
• Wu Shaozhen used his Little Bee after obtaining the information he needed, and Dark Veil’s base exploded, destroying the organization.
• Wu Shaozhen confronted Su Zhengfeng at the Su Group building and revealed that he had wiped out Dark Veil and learned who had ordered his assassination.
• Su Zhengfeng asked Wu Shaozhen to spare Xue'er, recorded his last wishes, and jumped from the window.

After returning to the Farmhouse Resort, Wu Shaozhen focused on preparing for future monster invasions and spent the evening with his companions. Yu Fei shared her painful past and her feelings for him, and they began a relationship.

• Wu Shaozhen finished cooking a feast and refused Nan Feng's suggestion to hire a housekeeper.
• After the others logged into the game, Yu Fei asked Wu Shaozhen to keep her company and told him about her childhood, her master, and her years as an assassin in Dark Veil.
• Yu Fei told Wu Shaozhen that he had made her feel safer and happier than anyone else, and he said he considered her one of his own.
• Yu Fei fell asleep against Wu Shaozhen's shoulder, and when he kissed her, she woke and embraced him.
• Yu Fei asked Wu Shaozhen to take her to a room, and he carried her through a window with Illusionary Wings.

Wu Shaozhen reunited with Yu Fei, then returned to the Country H Server to punish Cui Yongsheng and slaughter thousands of players. He left with a ring full of stolen equipment, intending to ship it back across servers.

• Wu Shaozhen fed Yu Fei breakfast and agreed to move her Gaming Pod into his room, while Yu Fei teased him about visiting again.
• After Yu Fei logged into the Huaxia Server, Wu Ziyin teased her about spending the night with Wu Shaozhen.
• Wu Shaozhen summoned Zi You on the Country H Server, kissed her, and learned Cui Yongsheng's location.
• Wu Shaozhen confronted Cui Yongsheng in the Desperate Forest, defeated his group, and collected their equipment, including a Starshine Warblade.
• Wu Shaozhen and Old Teng killed more than ten thousand Country H players, then Wu Shaozhen used a Cross-Server Teleportation Stone to ship the stolen equipment back.

After Su Zhengfeng’s apparent suicide, Su Muxue sold her inheritance and devoted herself to the game while Dustseal returned to the Huaxia Server. In Dream City, Wu Shaozhen shared equipment from Country H with the guild leaders and his allies, then sold two thousand Gold pieces to Sharp Blade.

• Su Zhengfeng’s will left his 55% stake in the Su Group to Su Muxue and urged her to sell the shares, which she did despite suspecting his death was not suicide.
• Dustseal returned to the Huaxia Server at level 79 and took the top spots on its leaderboards.
• Wu Shaozhen distributed equipment looted from Country H among the guild leaders gathered in Dream City’s Main Hall.
• Wu Shaozhen reserved about two thousand Gold pieces for Sharp Blade and sold them to him for fifty thousand gold coins.
• Wu Shaozhen gave Young Master Huang a Starshine weapon and distributed other loot to his allies, including Flame Bind to Hao Ran.

Wu Shaozhen gave Dreamlight Dance and Leng Feng rare Pet Eggs, then traded Fate Begins a Fireflame Staff and Flame Gem for a Source Crystal Shard, a Treasure Map, and a promise of future aid. After fusing the shard and setting the unfamiliar map aside, he prepared to take everyone leveling.

• Wu Shaozhen gave Dreamlight Dance an Immortal Pet Egg and Leng Feng an SSS Rank Pet Egg.
• Wu Shaozhen asked Guardian about Fate Begins, contacted him, and offered to sell him the Fireflame Staff.
• Fate Begins offered over ten thousand gold coins, a Source Crystal Shard, and a Treasure Map for the weapon.
• Wu Shaozhen accepted the items and a promise that Fate Begins, Fate Ends's guild would help him once, then included a Flame Gem in the trade.
• Fate Begins equipped the weapon and gem, while Wu Shaozhen fused the Source Crystal Shard, examined the unfamiliar Treasure Map, and led the others out to level.

Wu Shaozhen led his group toward the level 80 hunting grounds while Mo Lan decided to seek help from a Demon God, and Azure Dragon City’s leaders worried about whether adventurers could save the Holy Light Continent. The chapter left Mo Lan heading out to find the Demon God and the city’s defenders preparing for an uncertain battle.

• Wu Shaozhen took his group toward the level 80 monster area, sharing his Unicorn with Leng Yue while Dreamlight Dance arranged to stay with Yu Fei.
• Dreamlight Dance and Yu Fei rode together, while Nan Feng and Young Master Huang shared a mount of their own.
• After troops found almost no monsters in the Cloudmist Mountain Range, they lifted the blockade and withdrew.
• Mo Lan revealed that he was a weakened Saint-tier demon possessing a wolf and decided to seek help from the Demon God accompanying Wu Shaozhen.
• Azure Dragon City’s city lord and three other leaders discussed the worsening monster threat and doubted whether adventurers could defend the Holy Light Continent.

Karen established LGR’s first Guild Base on the M Server and used a display of his real-world strength to secure his subordinates’ loyalty. On the Huaxia Server, Wu Shaozhen killed the Raging Wind Warhawk King, claimed the Starshine first kill, and learned a defensive skill from its loot.

• LGR successfully defended its Guild Base and received the M Server’s first-base rewards.
• Karen showed LGR’s core players a video of himself displaying superhuman strength and promised his followers they could gain similar abilities.
• Wu Shaozhen found the level 85 Raging Wind Warhawk King and fought it in the air.
• Wu Shaozhen killed the Starshine boss, earning the server’s first Starshine-boss-kill rewards.
• Wu Shaozhen distributed the loot, ate an Attribute Fruit, and learned Wind’s Guard with a Restriction-Breaking Potion.

Wu Shaozhen decided not to attack the Gate of Hell’s new base, reasoning that China should not be weakened before the coming threat. The Gate of Hell survived its monster siege and established China’s third player-built main city.

• Wu Shaozhen checked his equipment and reputation, then decided to keep farming and level up before attempting the Immortal-tier War God Secret Realm.
• Yearning for Hell worried that Dustseal might attack the Gate of Hell’s nearly completed base, while Hell Messenger feared the consequences of their past feud.
• Divine King told God's Left Hand that Dustseal had become more lenient toward the Huaxia Server and might be trying to strengthen China ahead of the national war.
• Young Master Huang and Nan Feng urged Wu Shaozhen to destroy the Gate of Hell’s base, but he refused unless Hell Messenger provoked him again.
• Wu Shaozhen broadcast that he would leave the base alone, and Hell Messenger apologized and vowed that the Gate of Hell would never oppose him again.
• Two hours later, the Gate of Hell successfully defended its base, establishing China’s third player-built main city.

After the level 80 dungeon opened, Wu Shaozhen cleared its first floor and defeated its boss, then entered a forest filled with Tree Demons. He began fighting the second floor’s enemies using Flame Burning to get past their regenerating branches.

• Wu Shaozhen sent Dreamlight Dance and Leng Feng to challenge the War God Secret Realm, while Wu Ziyin passed the Starshine challenge and Dreamlight Dance reached Diamond.
• Wu Shaozhen invited Dreamlight Dance to stay with him after she said she could cook, then teleported to the newly opened Purgatory dungeon.
• Wu Shaozhen cleared 1,000 Weapon Spirits, earning 40 million experience and drops, then killed the Divine Sword Spirit boss in under a minute.
• Wu Shaozhen entered the next floor and was trapped by Tree Demons, but escaped with Void and used Flame Burning to reach and attack their trunks.

Wu Shaozhen cleared a floor of tree demons, defeated the Millennium Tree Demon with Old Teng, and entered a frozen area filled with Six-Eyed Flying Fish. After clearing the fish, he encountered the Merfolk boss and ordered Old Teng to fight it.

• Wu Shaozhen and Soaring Serpent cleared the tree demons, then Old Teng defeated the Millennium Tree Demon.
• Wu Shaozhen entered a glacier where snow slowed him and Six-Eyed Flying Fish attacked from beneath the ice.
• Wu Shaozhen fought the flying fish with Old Teng, his clone, Soaring Serpent, and Phantom, though the clone was killed.
• Wu Shaozhen and his allies cleared the Six-Eyed Flying Fish, earning 42 million experience and equipment.
• A Merfolk boss emerged from the glacier, and Wu Shaozhen recoiled at its appearance before sending Old Teng to kill it.

Wu Shaozhen cleared the elemental floors of Purgatory and defeated its ultimate boss, the Lord of Purgatory. He became the first player to clear the dungeon and received a Starshine Treasure Chest before being teleported out.

• Wu Shaozhen defeated the Merfolk King, collected its equipment, and entered the Flame World.
• Wu Shaozhen cleared the fire monsters and defeated the gigantic flaming tiger, then entered the rocky floor.
• Wu Shaozhen and the Soaring Serpent cleared the Stone Men and defeated the Stone Giant, while Wu Shaozhen reached level 81.
• Wu Shaozhen fought the Lord of Purgatory, dodged its attacks, and killed it in less than three minutes.
• Wu Shaozhen received a Starshine Treasure Chest for being the first player to clear Purgatory, collected the boss's equipment, and was teleported out.

After clearing Purgatory, Wu Shaozhen equipped Starshine armor and was summoned by Jinling City's city lord to meet two Immortal-tier envoys. They questioned him about Zi You, then offered him a quest to hunt demons that had entered the Holy Light Continent.

• Wu Shaozhen counted his Purgatory rewards, opened a Starshine treasure chest, and equipped the Purgatory Leather Armor, raising his health above 700,000.
• Two members of the Guard Squad escorted Wu Shaozhen to the City Lord's Manor, where he discovered that two envoys were level 100 Immortal-tier experts.
• Jinling City's city lord introduced the envoys, who were surprised that Wu Shaozhen had already reached level 81 and the Starshine realm.
• Pang Hu asked Wu Shaozhen whether he had seen Zi You, whom the envoys suspected of killing Jinling City's four Immortal-tier experts, and Wu Shaozhen denied it.
• Wu Li offered Wu Shaozhen a quest to kill demons that had entered the Holy Light Continent after the Demon Realm's seal was damaged.

Wu Shaozhen accepted Wu Li’s quest to kill five demons in exchange for a Storage Ring, then quickly defeated all five and returned to Jinling City. He received the ring, while Wu Li and Pang Hu remained impressed by how quickly he completed the mission.

• Wu Li offered Wu Shaozhen a quest to kill demons and promised a Storage Ring after Wu Shaozhen asked to see the reward.
• Wu Shaozhen accepted the quest and teleported to a demon in the forest, where he spoke with Zi You before killing it.
• Wu Shaozhen defeated the other four demons, including a level 80 Starshine-tier demon, and completed the quest.
• Wu Shaozhen returned to the City Lord’s Manor, where Wu Li gave him the Storage Ring as his reward.

Wu Shaozhen and Zi You encountered Mo Lan, a demon beast who had reached the real world while seeking a way to save the Demon Race. After learning that the Demon Lord could track Mo Lan through a mark on his soul, they locked him away and discussed Zi You’s past and her choice to side with Wu Shaozhen.

• Wu Shaozhen prepared to explore another game server while sending equipment to his allies and having them buy source crystal shards.
• Zi You sensed a demon approaching, logged Wu Shaozhen out of the game, and went to investigate.
• Mo Lan explained that a broken dimensional wall had brought him to this world and urged Zi You to open a passage for the Demon Race.
• Mo Lan accused Zi You of betraying the Demon Race after seeing Wu Shaozhen, and Wu Shaozhen knocked him unconscious.
• Zi You warned that killing Mo Lan would let the Demon Lord trace his death, so Wu Shaozhen locked him in a secluded house while Zi You sealed the room.
• Zi You told Wu Shaozhen that her father had been the previous Demon Lord and that she had left the Demon Race after reaching God-tier; Wu Shaozhen promised to help her get justice.

Wu Shaozhen learned that an enormous tiger had emerged in YD and was slaughtering people, then went there to find the spot where it entered the real world so he could deal with the wild wolf. In NDB, the tiger continued killing civilians as YD officials prepared to bomb the town once the evacuation was complete.

• Guardian told Wu Shaozhen about the tiger rampaging through NDB, and Wu Shaozhen recognized it as a monster from the game.
• Zi You advised Wu Shaozhen to locate the tiger's entry point so he could take the wild wolf back into the Holy Light Continent, and Wu Shaozhen logged out to go to YD.
• YD troops failed to stop the tiger and retreated, abandoning civilians trapped in a residential complex.
• Civilians brought the holy woman to confront the tiger, but the men supporting her fled, and the tiger killed her with one swipe.
• YD officials discussed the chaotic evacuation of NDB and ordered bombers to destroy the tiger after the town was evacuated.

Wu Shaozhen captured the rampaging tiger in NDB and followed it to a spatial node connecting reality and the game. After learning that entering physically could let him retain all his game strength but would remove his ability to revive, he chose not to enter yet and planned to return with Zi You to deal with the wild wolf.

• Wu Shaozhen found the tiger rampaging through a residential complex and knocked it down with a slap before dragging it away from the survivors.
• Three bombers attacked the area with miniature missiles, and Wu Shaozhen wondered whether the tiger could have survived the explosions.
• Wu Shaozhen used Soul-Piercing Bees to drive the tiger into a mountain forest, where it vanished at a spatial node.
• Zi You explained that the node connected reality and the game, and that entering physically might merge Wu Shaozhen's consciousness with his body, granting him all his game abilities but making death permanent.
• Wu Shaozhen decided not to enter the game through the node for now, memorized its location, and agreed with Zi You to return for the wild wolf.