Chapter Summaries

After being betrayed and killed by Qin Xiaoyou, Qin Feng was reborn nine years earlier and resolved to stop protecting her and pursue his own path. The Ancient God Eyeball activated as the Eye of Judgment, granting him the authority of judgment.

• Qin Xiaoyou drugged Qin Feng with Soul-Wandering Water, gouged out his eyes to give the Ancient God Eyeball to Song Fei, and left him to die from the toxin.
• Qin Feng woke in his bedroom nine years in the past and realized he had been reborn.
• Qin Feng recalled how he had protected Qin Xiaoyou and concluded that Song Fei had only wanted the Ancient God Eyeball.
• Qin Feng decided to let Qin Xiaoyou fend for herself while placing Song Fei on his kill list.
• The Eye of Judgment activated in Qin Feng's mind and granted him the authority of judgment.

After discovering that the Eye of Judgment would grant him a highest-tier talent, Qin Feng entered the Godforsaken Game as soon as it arrived and chose a random class. Meanwhile, Qin Xiaoyou remained unaware of the disaster and continued to dismiss her brother.

• Qin Feng learned that the Eye of Judgment carried a primordial authority whose passive effect would give him a highest-tier talent when he entered the game.
• Remembering how he had lost time in his previous life, Qin Feng took sleep medication and went to bed at eight in the morning to enter the game.
• At Jianghai Normal University, Qin Xiaoyou told her friend she had no intention of apologizing to Qin Feng and did not need him.
• Qin Feng's consciousness reached the game's dark space, where he was prompted to select a class.
• Qin Feng chose the random class option, hoping to obtain a hidden class.

Qin Feng obtained the unique hidden class Shadow and the Infinite Evolution talent, then evolved Shadowmeld into a bronze skill. His stealth duration now exceeded its cooldown, letting him remain invisible indefinitely as he prepared to build his strength.

• Qin Feng received the unique hidden class Shadow, whose passives doubled stealth duration, raised his stealth level, and doubled attacks launched outside an enemy's field of vision.
• Qin Feng checked his starting skills, Shadowmeld and Back Attack Enhancement, and realized the Shadow passive would extend Shadowmeld's eight seconds of stealth to sixteen.
• Qin Feng received the Primordial-tier talent Infinite Evolution, which granted evolution points for improving skills.
• Qin Feng spent one evolution point to raise Shadowmeld from poor to common, increasing its stealth duration and attack bonus while shortening its cooldown.
• Qin Feng spent two more evolution points to raise Shadowmeld from common to bronze, giving it sixteen seconds of stealth and a ninety-point attack bonus when stealth broke.
• Qin Feng calculated that Shadowmeld's doubled duration now exceeded its cooldown, allowing him to remain invisible indefinitely, and decided to keep evolving his skills.

Qin Feng entered the Godforsaken Game as Shadow and arrived in Shell Town, where he inspected his unusually strong Shadow-class attributes. He decided that agility was the key to surviving the early game and planned to prioritize speed.

• Qin Feng spent an evolution point to improve Back Attack Enhancement, raising its back-attack damage bonus from 10% to 15%.
• Qin Feng chose Shadow as his in-game alias and entered the Land Abandoned by the Gods.
• Qin Feng arrived in Shell Town, a peaceful beginner town, as its 128th player.
• Qin Feng checked his attributes and discovered that the Shadow class granted bonuses of 3 strength, 3 constitution, 8 agility, and 5 spirit.
• Qin Feng reasoned that agility mattered more than strength for avoiding deadly monsters, especially since Shadow Stealth already gave him substantial attack power.

Qin Feng put his free attribute points into agility, equipped a Scrap-Iron Dagger, and left town to hunt Demons in the Godforsaken Game. Sister Pear’s party followed him to observe, and Qin Feng vanished with Shadowmeld as he crossed the safe-zone boundary.

• Qin Feng reviewed his combat stats, equipped his Scrap-Iron Dagger, and recalled how Demons hunted players for lifespan.
• Qin Feng ignored confused players and encountered Sister Pear’s party after they respawned from being killed by a level 1 Crawler.
• Sister Pear’s party invited Qin Feng to join them, but he refused and headed for the edge of town alone.
• Sister Pear recognized Qin Feng’s code name as Shadow and led her party after him to observe the monsters.
• Qin Feng crossed the safe-zone boundary and activated Shadowmeld, disappearing from Sister Pear’s view.

Qin Feng used Shadowmeld to ambush and kill the crawler, collecting lifespan and loot before moving deeper into the woods. Meanwhile, players began exploring outside Shell Town, where an enormous dark silhouette appeared above a young couple.

• Sister Pear's group retreated to Shell Town and decided to search for ways to grow stronger rather than risk fighting outside.
• Qin Feng found the crawler in the woods and killed it with a single weak-point strike while invisible.
• Qin Feng collected three days of tradable lifespan, fifty-four years and 155 days of non-tradable lifespan, Rottenhide Boots, and an Ice Spike skill book.
• Qin Feng put on the boots and continued deeper into the woods after gaining no evolution points or level.
• A young couple found the crawler's corpse and boasted about fighting monsters, unaware that an enormous dark silhouette had appeared above them.

Qin Feng watched Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya get killed by the Broodmother’s spiderlings, then used stealth and weak-point attacks to defeat the bronze miniboss. His victory raised him to level 2, opened Shell Town’s rankings, and announced Dark Shadow as the town’s first level 2 player.

• The Broodmother trapped Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya in spider silk, and her spiderlings killed them and consumed the lifespan they dropped.
• Qin Feng ambushed the Broodmother with repeated weak-point attacks, vanishing with Shadowmeld between strikes.
• The Broodmother fled through the trees, but Qin Feng hit her with thrown stones and killed her.
• Qin Feng gained 300 EXP, reached level 2, earned 2 Evolution Points and 1 reputation point, and unlocked Shell Town’s level rankings.
• A system announcement identified Dark Shadow as the first player to reach level 2, startling players across Shell Town, including Sister Pear and the revived Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya.

Qin Feng’s solo defeat of the bronze-tier Broodmother stunned players across Shell Town as newcomers struggled to understand the game and its lifespan rules. After collecting 46 days of lifespan and three loot items, Qin Feng found a bronze Assassin skill book that could give him extra rewards from monster corpses.

• Pear and her four teammates were stunned when Qin Feng reached level 2 and appeared alone at the top of Shell Town’s level rankings after killing a bronze miniboss.
• Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya respawned with their lifespans halved, then heard that Shadow had killed the Broodmother and questioned whether the game was real.
• As Shell Town’s population grew, a blond young man urged players to form groups, while Wang Meng assembled a team of hidden-class players and gaming friends formed their own group.
• Players gathered in tens of thousands of towns around the world as some began taking the Godforsaken Game seriously.
• Qin Feng absorbed 46 days of lifespan from the Broodmother’s corpse and collected three pieces of loot, including the bronze skill book Greedy Hand.

Qin Feng evolved Greedy Hand to gold, used it on the Broodmother’s corpse to claim extra loot, and began hunting the remaining Spiderlings. Meanwhile, Qin Xiaoyou and Chu Yan witnessed Zhang Wei become translucent while asleep and found reports of others in the same condition spreading online.

• Qin Feng spent all three evolution points to raise Greedy Hand from bronze to gold, increasing its chance of granting extra loot to 70%.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Hand on the Broodmother’s corpse and gained 2 evolution points, 46 days of tradable lifespan, and three additional loot drops.
• Qin Feng equipped the Corroded Dagger, raising his attack from 25 to 50, then began killing the twelve Spiderlings around the corpse.
• At Jianghai Normal University, Qin Xiaoyou and Chu Yan saw Zhang Wei become translucent and insubstantial while asleep in class.
• Qin Xiaoyou searched online and found pictures of other sleeping people who had become translucent, while nobody knew what had happened.

Qin Xiaoyou refused to contact Qin Feng as a worldwide sleep-related phenomenon stranded people in the Godforsaken Game. Qin Feng upgraded Greedy Hand and found a level 2 Bronze boss, the Sprinter, in the dark forest.

• Qin Xiaoyou refused Chu Yan’s suggestion to contact Qin Feng, while people worldwide learned that anyone who fell asleep entered an illusory state and had not woken up.
• Players in the Land Abandoned by the Gods began forming parties to hunt monsters, but the blond young man’s large group scared Demons away.
• Qin Feng killed Crawlers and spent three evolution points to upgrade Greedy Hand from Gold to Platinum, giving it a 110% chance to produce extra loot.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Hand on a Crawler and gained two evolution points and six days of tradable lifespan, then continued hunting while stealthed.
• Qin Feng discovered a level 2 Bronze Sprinter, a fast six-legged boss that was more difficult to kill than the Broodmother.

Qin Feng spotted Wang Meng’s team struggling against a Bronze Grade Sprinter and three Polluters, then stealthily killed one Polluter in a single strike. Wang Meng’s team was left stunned by the unseen attacker, while Qin Feng slipped back into stealth.

• Qin Feng checked his agility and determined he could keep pace with the Sprinter.
• Wang Meng led five teammates against the Sprinter, but its speed and attacks drove the team into danger.
• Three Polluters emerged and bombarded Wang Meng’s back line with sludge, causing the team’s health to plummet.
• Qin Feng recognized Wang Meng from his previous life and decided to help him make a favorable impression.
• Qin Feng ambushed a Polluter from behind, killed it instantly, and gained experience, an evolution point, and tradable lifespan.
• Qin Feng activated Greedy Hand for extra lifespan, then returned to stealth as Wang Meng’s team reacted in shock to the Polluter’s sudden death.

Qin Feng learned and evolved Deadly Poison Dart, then used its poison and his stealth to kill the remaining Polluters and defeat the Sprinter. Wang Meng's party watched in shock as Qin Feng claimed the boss's loot.

• Qin Feng killed another Polluter and used Greedy Hand to obtain a Deadly Poison Dart skill book.
• Qin Feng spent his remaining Evolution Points to evolve Deadly Poison Dart twice, then learned the skill.
• Qin Feng killed the last Polluter with a headshot and noticed that poison damage doubled while he was stealthed.
• As Wang Meng struggled to hold off the Sprinter, Qin Feng hit the boss's weak point with Deadly Poison Dart.
• The poison killed the Sprinter, stunning Wang Meng's party, and Qin Feng claimed the boss's loot.

Qin Feng killed the Sprinter, collected its rewards, and continued farming in the Dark Forest after improving his cooldown speed. Wang Meng’s party returned toward Shell Town and found another party overwhelmed by a swarm of Crawlers.

• Qin Feng warned Wang Meng’s party not to trust people in the wilderness, then refused Black Plum Big Li’s friend request as they left.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Hand on the Sprinter’s corpse and gained two evolution points, 55 days of tradable lifespan, and several drops.
• Qin Feng equipped the Sprinter Hide Leggings, reducing Shadowmeld’s cooldown, then continued deeper into the Dark Forest.
• Wang Meng led his party back toward Shell Town, where they saw a six-player party surrounded by more than a dozen Crawlers.
• A young man cursed about the swarm before three Crawlers pounced on him and tore him apart.

Wang Meng’s party saw Demons hunt players in groups, while Shell Town’s residents struggled to level and feared being trapped in the game. After reaching level 3, Dark Shadow drew a ten-million-RMB offer from Pear, and Qin Feng evolved Greedy Hand before setting his sights on the Cursed One.

• A group of Crawlers fled from Wang Meng’s party after stealing lifespan from a slain group, then Wang Meng and his teammates rescued three players from five pursuing Crawlers.
• Players in Shell Town worried about reaching level 3 as they respawned, while the leaderboard showed Dark Shadow had reached level 3.
• Pear, after dying for the third time and losing most of her non-tradable lifespan, offered ten million RMB for Dark Shadow to carry her to level 3.
• Qin Feng killed more Crawlers, gained an evolution point, and upgraded Greedy Hand to Jadeite Tier, giving its bonus loot a chance to improve by one tier.
• Qin Feng recalled the Cursed One’s location and planned to hunt the boss before it advanced to Silver Tier.

Qin Feng returned to Shell Town, concealed his face, and sold equipment and a skill book to build up tradable lifespan. After Gray Rose bought Ice Spike for her party, Sister Pear offered him ten million RMB to help her reach level 3, but he refused.

• Qin Feng returned to Shell Town and concealed his face to protect his identity.
• Qin Feng opened a ten-minute stall and offered his equipment and skill books for sale.
• Gray Rose pooled her party's tradable lifespan to buy Ice Spike from Qin Feng for one hundred days.
• Sister Pear pushed through the crowd and offered Qin Feng ten million RMB to help her reach level 3.
• Qin Feng refused Sister Pear's offer.

Qin Feng rejected Jiang Li’s offer and sold his equipment and skill books for tradable lifespan before setting out to kill the Cursed One. Jiang Li hired Old Mao to help her level, while Qin Feng ambushed the Silver-grade boss and vanished before it could retaliate.

• Qin Feng recognized Jiang Li as the ruthless daughter of Great River Industries and refused her offer to pay him ten million RMB to work for her.
• Jiang Li left the square and hired Old Mao to help her level, offering him five million RMB to get her to level 3.
• Qin Feng sold his equipment and skill books for nearly three hundred days of tradable lifespan, bringing his total to 546 days.
• Qin Feng spotted Jiang Li and Old Mao heading out, then traveled invisibly to the Dark Gloom Forest to find the Cursed One.
• Qin Feng struck the Silver-grade Cursed One with a Deadly Poison Dart and turned invisible, prompting the boss to unleash a large area attack.

Qin Feng killed the Silver Grade Cursed One, gained levels and a massive haul through Greedy Hand, and found Gold Grade equipment and a Silver Grade skill book. Meanwhile, Wang Meng’s party returned to reality to warn their families and friends about the Godforsaken Game.

• Qin Feng repeatedly struck the Cursed One with Deadly Poison Dart while staying out of its area attacks, eventually killing it and reaching level 5.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Hand on the Cursed One and gained extra evolution points and lifespan, along with a flash of golden loot.
• Players in Shell Town were stunned to see Qin Feng reach level 5, while Wang Meng urged his party to warn their loved ones and return to reality.
• Qin Feng checked his haul, including the Gold Grade Curse Ring, and grew excited when he found a Silver Grade skill book.

Qin Feng learned Instant Shadow Slash, evolved it and Greedy Hand, and quickly killed three Grafted Crawlers while farming for level 10. Meanwhile, people around the world began learning the truth about the Godforsaken Game, and Qin Xiaoyou and Chu Yan heard about it at Jianghai Normal University.

• Qin Feng learned Instant Shadow Slash and used 8 Evolution Points to evolve Greedy Hand to Diamond grade.
• Qin Feng spent 3 more Evolution Points evolving Instant Shadow Slash to Platinum grade, then decided to sell the Silver-grade War Cry skill book.
• Qin Feng killed three level 4 Grafted Crawlers with Instant Shadow Slash and used Greedy Hand on their corpses.
• People across the world learned that they entered the Godforsaken Game in their sleep and discussed its dangers, rewards, and connection to real life.
• Qin Xiaoyou and Chu Yan heard about the Godforsaken Game at Jianghai Normal University.

Qin Xiaoyou decided to enter the Godforsaken Game and rely on Zhang Wei to help her level, unaware that Qin Feng had already surpassed him. Qin Feng planned to hunt Song Fei in Firefly Town while officials learned that Dark Shadow had reached level 5 solo.

• Chu Yan told the dorm girls that people who fell asleep at the same time in the same area appeared in the same beginner town, and Qin Xiaoyou waited angrily for Qin Feng to apologize.
• Chu Yan announced that Zhang Wei had reached level 3, and Qin Xiaoyou praised him in the class VChat group.
• Zhang Wei privately advised Qin Xiaoyou to put her initial stat points into agility and promised to carry her once teleportation between towns became available.
• Qin Xiaoyou decided to enter the game and level up before Qin Feng, while Qin Feng considered traveling to Firefly Town to kill Song Fei.
• Qin Feng continued grinding monsters in Shell Town, where he was the only player at level 6.
• Wang Meng reported to bureau officials that Dark Shadow had reached level 5 solo, astonishing them with the news that he was number one in the world.

River-Sea City officials confirmed the Godforsaken Game’s lifespan threat and assigned Wang Meng and An Yu to approach Dark Shadow. Qin Xiaoyou obtained the Life Priest class, while Qin Feng activated Shell Town’s teleportation array and returned to the square.

• River-Sea City officials discussed Dark Shadow and assigned Wang Meng and An Yu to learn his character, discover his identity, and build a partnership with him.
• The authorities confirmed that repeated deaths in the Godforsaken Game could halve a player’s lifespan, while remaining unaware of the level-10 reward that could bring game abilities into reality.
• Qin Xiaoyou entered the game, obtained the hidden Life Priest class, and dismissed the idea of helping Qin Feng level up.
• Qin Feng overheard Pear offer Mao Lijun payment for his tradable lifespan, then continued toward Shell Town without engaging them.
• Qin Feng activated Shell Town’s teleportation array, connecting it to other River-Sea City starting towns and earning one Reputation.
• Qin Feng returned to the square in his veiled assassin appearance and drew the players’ attention.