Chapter Summaries

Su Zhengfeng ordered the Su Group to expand in Jinling City and asked Su Muxue to arrange a meeting with Dustseal. After a long farming session, Wu Shaozhen reached level 25, Silver Big Bad Wolf learned an area silence skill, and Wu Shaozhen contacted Su Muxue after returning to the city.

• Su Zhengfeng reviewed the Su Group’s progress and ordered it to recruit more players while Su Muxue agreed to try arranging a meeting with Dustseal.
• Su Muxue messaged Wu Shaozhen, who said they would talk after he returned to Jinling City.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin farmed Blood Prison Berserker Lions for nearly nine hours, earning equipment and leveling up.
• Wu Shaozhen reached level 25, Wu Ziyin rose to level 21, and Silver Big Bad Wolf reached level 20 and learned Wolf Howl, which dealt area damage and silenced targets.
• Wu Shaozhen returned to Jinling City and messaged Su Muxue that he was back.

Weiwei discovered that Wu Ziyin had reached level 21 in one day because her brother helped her level, while Wu Shaozhen refused Su Zhengfeng’s offer to join the Su Group guild. He left the meeting after Su Zhengfeng warned him, and Su Muxue apologized as the two parted.

• Weiwei noticed Feng Yiner was level 21 and confronted Wu Ziyin, who explained that her brother had helped her level up.
• Wu Ziyin teased Weiwei about wanting to become her sister-in-law and promised to introduce her to her brother once travel between main cities opened.
• Su Muxue invited Wu Shaozhen to the Good Fortune Restaurant, where he met Su Zhengfeng and learned that the chairman wanted him to join the Su Group guild.
• Su Zhengfeng offered Wu Shaozhen an annual salary of ten million, but Wu Shaozhen refused because he did not want to join a guild.
• Su Zhengfeng advised Wu Shaozhen not to be reckless, and Wu Shaozhen warned that no one in the game could threaten him before leaving.
• Su Muxue apologized to Wu Shaozhen, while Uncle Liu told Su Zhengfeng that provoking him was unwise; Su Zhengfeng dismissed the concern.

Wu Shaozhen challenged Young Master Ling to a duel over the Tiger-Head Greatsword and defeated him in the Arena. He claimed the sword, enforced the wager, and relisted the weapon before logging off, while Young Master Ling left furious.

• Wu Shaozhen cleared the Exquisite Pavilion Dungeon, equipped a Gold helmet, and sold his other drops for just over 1.1 million.
• Young Master Ling challenged Wu Shaozhen to a duel, and they wagered the Tiger-Head Greatsword and Blood Bull Belt, along with three slaps for one of Ling's companions.
• Wu Shaozhen used his speed and attacks to defeat Young Master Ling without losing any health, winning the Tiger-Head Greatsword.
• Wu Shaozhen made Young Master Ling's companion slap himself three times, then relisted the sword at the Auction House.
• Young Master Ling saw the relisted sword on his way home and grew furious.

Wu Shaozhen bought a suburban villa, collected the proceeds from the Tiger-Head Greatsword auction, and investigated Old Sun in hopes of obtaining the Netherworld Spirit Fruit. After Old Sun rejected him, Wu Shaozhen approached the old man's apprentice, who agreed to talk with him.

• Wu Shaozhen bought a furnished villa for 8.6 million and told his landlord he would move out soon.
• Wu Shaozhen received 952,000 from the second sale of the Tiger-Head Greatsword, which Young Master Ling had won for 1.12 million.
• Wu Shaozhen checked the rankings and saw that several players had reached level 24 and that more mages had entered the top ten.
• Wu Shaozhen found Old Sun and asked about powerful potions, but Old Sun angrily threw him out.
• Wu Shaozhen watched Old Sun welcome his apprentice with wine, then waited for the youth and asked to speak somewhere; the youth agreed.

Wu Shaozhen recruited Astro Boy to help him obtain the Netherworld Spirit Fruit, then explored the Abandoned Mining Area in search of a boss. He became trapped inside a sealed hall filled with statues and a chained coffin, with no way to use a Town Portal Scroll.

• Wu Shaozhen met Astro Boy, learned that his alchemy talent increased his success rate by 50%, and asked him to obtain the Netherworld Spirit Fruit from Old Sun.
• Wu Shaozhen added Astro Boy as a friend, promised him 100 gold coins for success, and gave him 20 gold coins to support his alchemy.
• Wu Shaozhen left Astro Boy and headed to the Abandoned Mining Area, where he sneaked past a party fighting skeletons and continued deeper underground.
• Wu Shaozhen passed through the lower levels and opened a stone gate leading to a dark hall.
• The gate shut behind Wu Shaozhen, revealing eight dragon-carved pillars chained to a huge coffin and more than a hundred stone statues; he found no way out and could not use his Town Portal Scroll.

Trapped in a sealed hall, Wu Shaozhen fought the hundred Coffin Guardians by using stealth, poison, and carefully timed skills to avoid their coordinated attacks. After defeating them and reaching level 26, he still had to find a way out.

• Wu Shaozhen discovered that the stone door had no switch, then accidentally awakened a Coffin Guardian that attacked him.
• The other Coffin Guardians revived and surrounded Wu Shaozhen, forcing him to dodge their synchronized spear attacks and retreat into Stealth.
• Wu Shaozhen hid behind a pillar while poisoned Coffin Guardians died and returned to stand guard around the coffin.
• Wu Shaozhen repeatedly emerged to poison groups of guardians, then escaped and hid until his skills were ready again.
• After more than an hour, Wu Shaozhen poisoned all hundred Coffin Guardians to death, gained one million experience, and reached level 26.
• Wu Shaozhen collected three Silver and nine Bronze equipment drops, but could not open the Auction House and focused on finding an exit.

Wu Shaozhen faced four level 30 Gold Boss Guardians and discovered that disarming them could limit their attacks. After defeating one and claiming its loot, he split the remaining Guardians apart and continued the fight.

• Wu Shaozhen inspected the four Guardians and learned they were Gold Bosses with powerful spear skills.
• Wu Shaozhen dodged their opening Thunderclap Strikes with Blink, then realized they had to retrieve their thrown spears and could not use their skills while disarmed.
• Wu Shaozhen and Silver Big Bad Wolf separated the Guardians, and Wu Shaozhen defeated one after keeping it from recovering its spear.
• Wu Shaozhen collected Gold and other equipment, including a Guardian Ring with Cooldown Reduction and a Skill Extraction Scroll, while the Triple Thrust skill book was unusable by his class.
• Wu Shaozhen used Stealth and Gouge to isolate another Guardian while Silver Big Bad Wolf drew the other two away.

Wu Shaozhen looted the Watchers and used their four keys to open a chained coffin, releasing the Dark Night Lord. He faced an unknown and terrifying enemy with no clear way to escape.

• Wu Shaozhen killed the three remaining Watchers and collected equipment, scrolls, potions, an Attribute Fruit, and three strange keys.
• Wu Shaozhen equipped useful Guard gear, enhanced Void with a skill scroll, and ate the Attribute Fruit.
• Wu Shaozhen tried to use a Random Teleport Scroll but learned it could not be used on the special map.
• Wu Shaozhen approached the coffin, matched the four keys to its locks, and unlocked them despite his misgivings.
• The coffin exploded, and Wu Shaozhen used Insight on the revived Dark Night Lord, whose level and attributes were hidden.

Wu Shaozhen fought the Dark Night Lord, died repeatedly, and discovered that his poison continued draining the boss’s health after each revival. His sudden drop in the rankings sparked rumors across Oracle, while Wu Shaozhen remained trapped in the great hall.

• Wu Shaozhen attacked the Dark Night Lord, stacked five layers of poison, and was killed by the boss’s explosive black ring.
• Wu Shaozhen revived in the great hall instead of returning to the city, and the Dark Night Lord killed him again with a black spear.
• Wu Shaozhen recovered his dropped equipment and realized the Dark Night Lord’s health was still draining from his poison at 10,000 damage per second.
• Players and forum users spread rumors after Dustseal fell from first place and then disappeared from the level rankings.
• Hell Messenger, Divine King, Dreamlight Dance, World-Proud Under Heaven, and Young Master Ling reacted to news of Dustseal’s apparent defeats.

Wu Shaozhen endured repeated deaths at the Dark Night Lord’s hands while keeping poison on the boss, eventually killing him and jumping from level zero to level 30. His victory unlocked Oracle’s first server-wide event, and Dustseal took the top spot in the rankings.

• Leng Yue and Su Muxue watched Dustseal’s level rapidly fall as he died repeatedly, while players across Oracle heard that he had dropped to level zero.
• Wu Shaozhen kept reapplying poison to the Dark Night Lord through hours of deaths, then spotted a hidden escape mechanism beneath the shattered coffin.
• Wu Shaozhen used Blink to draw the Dark Night Lord away from the mechanism and continued fighting until the boss’s health was nearly gone.
• Wu Shaozhen killed the Dark Night Lord, gained enough experience to reach level 30, and received 100,000 reputation.
• The system announced Oracle’s first server-wide event, Killing Battlefield, and Dustseal appeared first in the level rankings.

After escaping the collapsing hall, Wu Shaozhen bound the Netherworld Pearl and discovered its powerful abilities, including resurrection and rapid regeneration. Back in the real world, he noticed that injuries on his hand healed almost instantly, though he dismissed the possibility that the game’s effects had crossed over.

• Wu Shaozhen took the Dark Night Lord’s Identity Token and Netherworld Pearl, escaped the hall, and watched it collapse.
• Back in Jinling City, Wu Shaozhen replied to messages from Leng Yue, Su Muxue, Wu Ziyin, and Astro Boy, then examined the two items.
• Wu Shaozhen bound the Netherworld Pearl despite its warning that Netherworld Clan members would hunt him, and learned it could resurrect him, regenerate his health, and grant healing power.
• Wu Shaozhen logged out, reassured Wu Ziyin that he had recovered his level, and saw the symbol of the Netherworld Pearl flash on his palm.
• After Wu Shaozhen cut his finger at a restaurant, he found the wound had vanished at home and suspected the Netherworld Pearl’s regeneration was responsible before logging back in.

Wu Shaozhen sold equipment, improved his Assassin stats, and registered with Wu Ziyin for the Killing Battlefield. Blood Sea Boundless apologized for his gang’s earlier actions and gave Wu Ziyin a Priest Skill Book, leaving him and Wu Shaozhen on friendly terms.

• Wu Shaozhen sold his spare equipment and Skill Books, then allocated 350 free attribute points toward bone root and agility.
• Wu Ziyin met Wu Shaozhen, received new equipment, and joined him in registering for the Killing Battlefield.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin learned that the Killing Battlefield would open that evening and award rewards based on players’ points.
• Blood Sea Boundless approached Wu Shaozhen to apologize for trying to steal his boss and gave Wu Ziyin a Priest Skill Book.
• Wu Shaozhen accepted Blood Sea Boundless’s apology, added him as a friend, and declared that they were friends from then on.

Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin trained against Ice-Armored Earth Dragons, and Wu Shaozhen discovered that Wu Ziyin’s talent greatly amplified her Holy Light Shield. They entered the Killing Battlefield together, where Wu Shaozhen began collecting points and appeared alone at the top of the leaderboard.

• Wu Ziyin learned Holy Light Shield and boosted Wu Shaozhen’s damage reduction to 86% with her talent.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin hunted Ice-Armored Earth Dragons for three hours, gaining levels and improving their stats.
• Wu Shaozhen sold their drops, bought Blue Potions for Wu Ziyin, and logged out with her before the battlefield opened.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin entered the Killing Battlefield and encountered Bloodthirsty Beasts.
• Wu Shaozhen killed two Bloodthirsty Beasts, earning two points and taking first place on the leaderboard.

Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin advanced through the Killing Battlefield, where Wu Shaozhen’s strong poison damage let them defeat Bloodthirsty Beasts quickly. After a party of Assassins stole his Black Iron Grade boss and attacked the siblings, Wu Shaozhen killed the attackers and faced their leader, Hell Messenger, who approached him in Stealth.

• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin pushed toward the battlefield’s center while Wu Shaozhen rapidly killed Bloodthirsty Beasts.
• Players across the battlefield struggled against the level 30 beasts, formed parties, and began encountering and fighting one another.
• Four Assassins stole the Black Iron Grade boss Wu Shaozhen had nearly defeated and attacked him and Wu Ziyin.
• Wu Shaozhen killed two Assassins, chased down and killed another, and Silver Big Bad Wolf killed the Assassin who targeted Wu Ziyin.
• The remaining Assassin identified himself as Hell Messenger, activated Stealth, and silently approached Wu Shaozhen as Wu Shaozhen waited for his attack.

Wu Shaozhen killed Hell Messenger and raised his Points Ranking lead while advancing with Wu Ziyin. They encountered Jun Lin’s team fighting a Silver Grade Bloodthirsty Beast, then ran into World-Proud Heroes, whose members recognized Wu Shaozhen as Dustseal and panicked.

• Wu Shaozhen killed Hell Messenger with Shadow Sevenfold Strike and gained 126 points.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin continued through the forest, killing beasts and attackers until his score reached 864 points.
• Wu Shaozhen heard fighting and found Jun Lin’s team battling a Silver Grade Bloodthirsty Beast worth 1,000 points.
• Fifty World-Proud Heroes players attacked Jun Lin’s team, but Jun Lin led his companions in retreating from the boss and fighting back.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin arrived with Silver Big Bad Wolf, and a World-Proud Heroes hall master ordered them to leave.
• A World-Proud Heroes member recognized Wu Shaozhen as Dustseal, and the hall master and fighters stopped in alarm.

Wu Shaozhen defeated a World-Proud Heroes hall master and a Silver Grade Bloodthirsty Beast while meeting Jun Lin and his friends. After they parted ways, Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin crossed the Primeval Forest into a battlefield swarming with beasts and began clearing a path toward the center.

• Wu Shaozhen killed the World-Proud Heroes hall master for 244 points, and the guild members fled rather than fight him.
• Jun Lin introduced himself and his friends to Wu Shaozhen, then let him fight the Silver Grade Bloodthirsty Beast while they kept watch.
• Wu Shaozhen killed the Bloodthirsty Beast in just over a minute, bringing his total to 2,108 points, and he and Jun Lin added each other as friends before parting.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin killed hundreds of Bloodthirsty Beasts as they traveled through the Primeval Forest and emerged onto a vast, beast-filled battlefield.
• Players arriving from the forest stopped attacking one another, divided the area, and began clearing separate paths toward the battlefield’s center.

Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin encountered and defeated a Gold Bloodthirsty Beast while Dreamlight Dance and her party watched. After recognizing Wu Shaozhen as Dustseal and witnessing his lethal poison damage, Dreamlight Dance chose not to interfere, and the victory pushed Wu Ziyin into second place while Wu Shaozhen kept a commanding lead.

• Wu Shaozhen identified a Level 30 Gold Bloodthirsty Beast and attacked it with Wu Ziyin's support, relying on his speed and poison damage.
• Dreamlight Dance and her party arrived and watched Wu Shaozhen fight the boss with Wu Ziyin and Silver Big Bad Wolf.
• Dreamlight Dance healed Wu Shaozhen, then led her party away after recognizing him as Dustseal and spotting his 12,000-per-second true damage.
• Wu Shaozhen killed the Gold Bloodthirsty Beast within a few minutes, and he and Wu Ziyin each received 5,000 points.
• Wu Ziyin rose to second place with the points, while Wu Shaozhen led with 9,860 and Divine King remained third with 4,320.

Wu Shaozhen spotted a level 40 Dark Gold boss but chose not to fight it alone while thousands of players were nearby. After he lured the boss into a battlefield brawl, he stole a Gold Boss kill from Hell Messenger and stopped him from taking the reward.

• Wu Shaozhen led Wu Ziyin and Silver Big Bad Wolf through the Bloodthirsty Beasts and discovered the Dark Gold boss, Slayer.
• Wu Shaozhen retreated from Slayer and continued clearing beasts while players gathered around the remaining Gold Bloodthirsty Beasts.
• Wu Shaozhen hid Wu Ziyin outside the battlefield and returned alone, but a group of over five hundred players attacked Slayer and led it into the main crowd.
• Slayer slaughtered players as the major guilds organized a counterattack, while Wu Shaozhen led an unattended Gold Boss away and began killing it.
• Hell Messenger appeared to steal the Gold Boss's final hit, but Wu Shaozhen used Blink to intercept the dagger strike and secured the kill.

Wu Shaozhen killed Hell Messenger and held first place on the points leaderboard while the players failed to defeat Slayer. After rejecting Dreamlight Dance’s offer to team up and clashing with other guild leaders, he left as the remaining players withdrew from the battlefield.

• Wu Shaozhen killed Hell Messenger with Shadow Sevenfold Strike, gained 4,240 points, and widened his lead.
• Wu Shaozhen checked the leaderboard and saw the players had barely damaged Slayer despite heavy casualties.
• Dreamlight Dance asked Wu Shaozhen to team up against Slayer, but he declined and said he could kill it alone.
• World-Proud Under Heaven identified Wu Shaozhen as Dustseal, and guild leaders criticized him for not helping fight the boss.
• Wu Shaozhen rebuffed World-Proud Under Heaven and God Lord, then walked away as the guilds decided they could not defeat Slayer in time.
• The players withdrew into the forest, pursued by Slayer until it turned back toward those still on the battlefield.

Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin killed the Dark Gold boss Slayer, earning major battlefield points and rewards while Wu Shaozhen claimed the server’s first Dark Gold boss kill. When an angry crowd accused him of stealing their boss, Wu Shaozhen attacked them, and World-Proud Under Heaven urged the players to kill him for his points.

• Wu Shaozhen lured the Slayer away and used poison and careful dodging to wear down the boss alone.
• Wu Ziyin arrived and shielded Wu Shaozhen as he drew the Slayer’s ultimate attack, allowing them to finish the boss safely.
• Wu Shaozhen and Wu Ziyin received 50,000 points each, and Wu Shaozhen gained a poison-stack increase and the server-first Dark Gold boss rewards.
• Angry players accused Wu Shaozhen of stealing the Slayer, while Dreamlight Dance and most major guild leaders chose to leave rather than join the confrontation.
• Wu Shaozhen waited as several thousand players approached, then attacked them after they demanded an explanation.
• World-Proud Under Heaven urged the crowd to kill Wu Shaozhen and claim his more than seventy thousand points.