Chapter Summaries

Geoffrey Flus, a powerful White Bull Altar Mage, attacked a Great Xia Hideout to kill Luo Xiaoxiao, confident that his enhanced Spirit Absorption would let him breach its Defensive Barrier. His assault suddenly faltered when darkness blinded and deafened him and disabled his Greater Affixes, leaving him to wonder if Dark Shadow had arrived.

• Geoffrey Flus used his Spirit Absorption class and Thunderfire Legend talent to become a major powerhouse in New York City.
• White Bull Altar sent Geoffrey to breach a Great Xia Hideout and kill Luo Xiaoxiao, expecting her death to draw powerful figures into the guild.
• A demon NPC's enhancements extended Geoffrey's Spirit Absorption and shortened its weakening period, giving him enough power to attack the Hideout's Defensive Barrier.
• Geoffrey attacked the barrier with Thunder Explosion, confident he could defeat the two Female Warriors guarding Luo Xiaoxiao.
• Darkness suddenly blinded and deafened Geoffrey, and his Greater Affixes stopped working as he flew erratically through the sky.

Qin Feng raced from Magic City to Kyoto and stopped Jeffrey’s attack on the Great Xia Dragon Group before transporting him to the Judgment Grounds. There, Qin Feng demanded Jeffrey’s equipment, but Jeffrey refused and claimed the real culprit was in New York City.

• Qin Feng used a speed-boosting potion on Osilio and reached the Great Xia Dragon Group’s Kyoto hideout in under three minutes.
• Qin Feng saw through Jeffrey’s invisibility, struck him with a Shadow Blade, and sent him to the Judgment Grounds.
• Qin Feng appeared at the Kyoto hideout with Late Night, Light Rain, and told her to explain what had happened to the Great Xia Dragon Group.
• Jeffrey appeared in the White Jade Maze, recognized Qin Feng, and protested that he was being robbed when Qin Feng demanded his equipment.
• Jeffrey refused to hand over his equipment and offered to reveal the people behind the attack, claiming the real culprit was in New York City.
• Qin Feng dismissed Jeffrey’s offer and prepared to force him to drop his equipment.

Qin Feng repeatedly judged Jeffrey and Yunjianyue, stripping their equipment and attributes before sentencing them to endless punishments. Using their memories, he uncovered and eliminated thirteen people involved in a network that had sold Great Xia’s strategic equipment and Soul Reaper Luo Xiaoxiao’s coordinates to North America, but the key figure, Mysterious Mr. X, remained in New York City with the White Bull Altar guild.

• Qin Feng stripped Jeffrey of his equipment and attributes, learned his memories, and sentenced him to an endless cycle in an oil cauldron.
• Qin Feng learned that Jeffrey possessed bracers he had sold to the Great Xia Officials and decided to personally trace the network behind their theft and sale to North America.
• Qin Feng took Yunjianyue into the Judgment Grounds, exposed her collaboration with outsiders, stripped her possessions and attributes, and sentenced her to the mountain of blades.
• Qin Feng used clues from the prisoners’ memories to find and kill Emotionally Stable High-Quality Human Male and other conspirators, eliminating thirteen people connected to the scheme.
• Qin Feng discovered that Mysterious Mr. X was in New York City and had links to the White Bull Altar, which had obtained a demon NPC.

After eliminating Great Xia’s hidden troublemakers, Qin Feng set out for New York City with Luo Xiaoxiao to collect reparations from the White Ox Altar Guild and take control of its demon NPC. Along the way, he spotted a level 64 Demon made from Gui Ling’s corpse and wished for her to drop an Abyss Shrine.

• Qin Feng finished rooting out the troublemakers in Great Xia and returned to the Great Xia Dragon Group’s Hideout, where officials discussed his demands for reparations from the White Ox Altar Guild.
• Qin Feng agreed to take Luo Xiaoxiao to New York City, and froze her into an ice sculpture so Osilio could carry her at full speed without harming her.
• Luo Xiaoxiao worried that Qin Feng might have to fight the demon NPC, but Qin Feng believed he could persuade it to transfer control using Ancient God Language.
• While traveling, Qin Feng spotted the level 64 Demon formed from Gui Ling’s corpse and wished for her to drop an Abyss Shrine.

Qin Feng’s Abyss Puppet fought and killed a level 64 Gui Ling, overcoming her evasion and healing with stacked poison damage. Gui Ling dropped an Abyss Shrine, and when Qin Feng summoned the puppet beside him while flying with Luo Xiaoxiao, she sensed the sudden appearance and grew nervous.

• Qin Feng used the Abyss Puppet’s Shadow Perception to find Gui Ling hiding in a conspicuous patch of grass and attacked her.
• Gui Ling disarmed the puppet and resisted several curses, but Qin Feng eventually stripped away her Unassailable affix and slowed and silenced her.
• Qin Feng’s poison damage overwhelmed Gui Ling’s evasion-based healing and killed her.
• Qin Feng found an Abyss Shrine beneath Gui Ling’s corpse and summoned the puppet out of the Abyss World.
• Luo Xiaoxiao sensed the puppet appear beside Qin Feng as they flew toward New York City and grew nervous.

Qin Feng Abyssified Greedy Hand into Greedy Eye, gaining powerful loot and experience effects, then traveled with Luo Xiaoxiao to New York City to confront the White Bull Altar guild’s Demon NPC. The chapter ended with the Demon dismissing warnings about Dark Shadow as the guild members tried to use him for support.

• Qin Feng used an Abyss Shrine to Abyssify Greedy Hand, transforming it into Greedy Eye and greatly increasing its loot, storage, synthesis, and experience effects.
• Qin Feng confirmed that Abyssification did not raise the Evolution Points required for his next skill evolution, and wondered whether he could learn Greedy Hand again.
• Qin Feng flew with Luo Xiaoxiao to New York City, turned invisible, and landed outside the White Bull Altar guild’s Hideout.
• Qin Feng entered the game with Luo Xiaoxiao and used Lifespan for a Forced Transfer to the New York City Ruins.
• Inside the guild’s Hideout, the Demon NPC learned that Jeffrey had died and mocked the warning that he should fear Dark Shadow.

Queen K and Madman Nook planned to provoke Dark Shadow into attacking the White Bull Altar hideout, confident Nook and his seven hell beasts could kill him. Qin Feng arrived outside with Luo Xiaoxiao and detected their plan through Shadow Perception.

• Queen K warned Madman Nook that Dark Shadow had killed a Mythic Tier boss and a Slaughter Executioner.
• Madman Nook dismissed the threat and claimed his seven hell beasts were each as powerful as Mythic Tier bosses.
• Queen K asked whether Nook would join Dark Shadow's guild, and Nook refused to take orders from a player.
• Queen K ordered Mysterious Mr. X to provoke Dark Shadow into attacking Nook.
• Qin Feng arrived at the White Bull Altar hideout carrying Luo Xiaoxiao and detected their plan with Shadow Perception.

Qin Feng confronted Queen K and the White Bull Altar guild at their New York City hideout, bringing the frozen Luo Xiaoxiao with him. While the guild’s demon NPC, Madman Nook, tried to protect them, Qin Feng’s invisible pet slaughtered the players and then made the Three-Headed Hellhound’s health bar vanish.

• Qin Feng arrived at the White Bull Altar hideout, shattered its Defensive Barrier, and walked toward the arena carrying Luo Xiaoxiao.
• Queen K and the guild members emerged with Mysterious Mr. X, who taunted Qin Feng and tried to provoke him into attacking.
• Qin Feng’s hidden pet killed Mysterious Mr. X before Qin Feng could act, then attacked other guild members while Madman Nook failed to detect it.
• Madman Nook ordered the surviving guild members to shelter beneath his Three-Headed Hellhound.
• The Three-Headed Hellhound’s visible health bar suddenly vanished while Queen K and the others remained beneath it.

Qin Feng killed Demon Nuke’s Three-Headed Hellhound, then used the Divinity Rule “Kneel, Great Emperor!” to force Demon Nuke, Queen K, and the six remaining hellish beasts to their knees. Demon Nuke recognized the God of Bones’ power and heard Qin Feng demand obedience or destruction, before Qin Feng subjected him to Soul Control to examine his memories.

• Qin Feng killed the Three-Headed Hellhound in an instant, terrifying Queen K and the White Bull Altar members.
• Demon Nuke summoned six hellish beasts and linked their health with his as he prepared to fight Qin Feng.
• Qin Feng used “Kneel, Great Emperor!” to force Demon Nuke, Queen K, their allies, and all six beasts to kneel.
• Demon Nuke recognized the God of Bones’ Divinity Rule and understood Qin Feng’s Ancient God Language ultimatum to obey or be destroyed.
• Qin Feng activated Soul Control on Demon Nuke, exposing his memories and thoughts.

Qin Feng killed Mysterious Mr. X and the Three-Headed Hellhound, then forced Demon Beast Tamer Madman Nook to kneel and learned his history through Soul Control. He offered Nook a chance to return to the Demon Civilization in exchange for submission, leaving Queen K and the others baffled when Nook stayed kneeling after their control ended.

• Qin Feng sent Mysterious Mr. X to the Judgment Grounds and killed the Three-Headed Hellhound with two Instant Annihilation strikes.
• Qin Feng used Bone Authority to force Madman Nook and his six companions to kneel, then used Soul Control to access Nook’s memories.
• Qin Feng learned that Nook came from the Demon Civilization and had been exiled to Blue Star after trying to steal a Heart of Order.
• Qin Feng offered Nook a return to the Land of Order if he submitted, or permanent erasure if he refused.
• Queen K and the others recovered from the control effect, but watched in confusion as Nook and his companions remained kneeling.

Qin Feng forced Queen K and the White Ox Altar Guild to accept harsh terms after defeating them, including surrendering their life souls to Luo Xiaoxiao. He kept Madman Nook in the guild’s possession under his own control and reflected that many demons in the Demon Civilization were close to becoming advanced NPCs.

• Qin Feng returned to Queen K with the ice-sculpted Luo Xiaoxiao and demanded a defeat treaty, telling Queen K that Jeffrey had confessed her role in the attack on Great Xia.
• Qin Feng privately ordered Queen K to pay fifty thousand years of lifespan each week, give him ownership of Madman Nook, and have the guild’s officers and core members surrender their life souls to Luo Xiaoxiao.
• When Christopher refused to hand over his life soul, Qin Feng killed him permanently with a Shadow Blade, prompting the other thirty-odd guild leaders to comply.
• Qin Feng dismissed the guild members and told Queen K to conceal that Madman Nook belonged to him while letting the guild continue using the demon to control New York City.
• Qin Feng examined Madman Nook and realized the demon had narrowly missed becoming an advanced NPC, like many others in the Demon Civilization.

Qin Feng learned how the demon Nook had been exploited by Demon Duke Makawaka and why he had been exiled, then recruited him as a guild NPC despite Nook’s loyalty to the Demon Civilization. Nook’s transfer promised Qin Feng access to advanced NPC functions, and the chapter ended with the author announcing that three daily updates would resume the next day.

• Qin Feng learned that Demon Duke Makawaka had funded Nook’s development in exchange for his resources, including a Heart of Order, and had punished him when he tried to reclaim it.
• Qin Feng asked Nook to transfer to his guild, and Nook agreed while warning that he might return to the Demon Civilization and become Qin Feng’s enemy.
• Nook explained that he had tried to kill Qin Feng because Qin Feng’s potential threatened the Demon Civilization.
• Qin Feng learned that killing Nook’s Hell Beasts was required to recruit him and that the Three-Headed Hellhound he had slain was comparable to a Mythic Tier boss.
• Qin Feng realized Nook would provide intermediate and advanced functions after transferring to his side.

Qin Feng gained access to Demon Beast Tamer · Madman Nook’s guild functions and negotiated the price of Hell Fruits down to their minimum. He bought three fruits to give his mounts and pet random new skills, leaving Demon Nook in New York City as a potential source of buffs and guild income.

• Demon Beast Tamer · Madman Nook joined Qin Feng’s guild, unlocking functions that provided buffs and sold Hell Fruits for mounts and pets.
• Madman Nook initially priced Hell Fruits at three hundred thousand years of lifespan each, but Qin Feng persuaded him to lower the price to seventy-five thousand.
• Qin Feng learned that Hell Fruits granted random skills from Epic Grade to Ancient Grade, with each additional skill requiring more fruits and purchases limited to three per day.
• Qin Feng calculated that he could afford the daily allotment and spent 225,000 years of lifespan to buy three Hell Fruits, receiving 112,500 years back through the guild’s 50% tax return.
• Demon Nook remained in New York City, where future purchases of buffs by Queen K and the others could also generate lifespan for Qin Feng’s guild.

Qin Feng gave Hell Fruits to Osilio, Gray Chicken, and Shā Míyà, and each unlocked a new skill. Shā Míyà’s Hell Boundary Stele could keep nearby allies from dying, giving Qin Feng a powerful trump card for future challenges.

• Qin Feng summoned Osilio, Gray Chicken, and Shā Míyà and gave each a Hell Fruit to unlock a skill.
• Gray Chicken unlocked the Mythic Tier passive Hellish Torture, which increased its damage over time by 127%.
• Osilio unlocked the Legendary Tier Hellish Shudder, which increased enemies’ damage taken within range by 20%.
• Shā Míyà unlocked the Ancient Grade divinity special skill Hell Boundary Stele, which prevented nearby allies from dying for up to 60 seconds.
• Qin Feng recognized Hell Boundary Stele as a powerful defensive trump card for the Eldritch God Challenge and the Path of Finality.

Shā Míyà unlocked the Ancient Grade Divinity Special Skill Hell Boundary Stele, while Qin Feng bought Hell Fruits, continued grinding monsters, and learned that Coconut Country’s Four Vajras had located the Calamity Ancient God’s tomb. The Four Vajras prepared to enter the tomb to gain the power to fight Luti Xier, unaware that Qin Feng was behind her and wanted their runes.

• Shā Míyà comprehended Hell Boundary Stele, an Ancient Grade Divinity Special Skill, while Osilio and Gray Chicken lamented their lesser skills.
• Qin Feng asked Demon Madman Nook about automatically buying Hell Fruits, then decided to return daily and buy the entire quota.
• Qin Feng gave Luo Xiaoxiao a Teleportation Stone so she could return to her Hideout, then planned to grind monsters in the Abyss World.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Eye to farm demons and deep-sea monsters for abundant loot and experience.
• Two of Coconut Country’s Four Vajras emerged from the Manila Ruins with the final Calamity Ancient God Rune and located the Calamity Ancient God’s tomb.
• Coconut Country’s Four Vajras joined forces to enter the tomb and prepare to fight Luti Xier, unaware that Qin Feng was behind her and coveted their runes.

Qin Feng learned of a Calamity Ancient God Rune in Coconut Country and teleported to its capital. Meanwhile, Sarah led a fleet toward the Tomb of the Calamity Ancient God Uthos, seeking a way to stop the Two-Headed Phoenix, and her crew spotted the Great Whirlpool ahead.

• Late Night, Light Rain told Qin Feng that the Great Xia Officials had gathered information in Coconut Country, and Qin Feng teleported to the Manila Ruins.
• Sarah led nearly a thousand players aboard twelve Bone Sailboats toward a Disaster Zone east of the Manila Ruins.
• Sarah explained that she and Joseph had obtained three Calamity Ancient God Runes and planned to explore Uthos's tomb because the Two-Headed Phoenix was devastating Coconut Country.
• Sarah's guard warned her that the Great Whirlpool lay ahead and that the fleet had to slow down to avoid being pulled in.

Sarah, Joseph, and the other players triggered Lord Uthos’s public trial by gathering the Calamity Ancient God Runes, and the Great Whirlpool swallowed everyone nearby. Qin Feng arrived late, received a movement-speed bonus, and entered the raging currents, where he remained unharmed as he sensed hundreds of dead players around him.

• Sarah ordered everyone to stay clear of the Great Whirlpool, then flew closer to inspect it.
• Joseph, Sarah, and the other two Vajras gathered all three Calamity Ancient God Runes, causing the Great Whirlpool to expand and the system to announce Lord Uthos’s trial rules.
• The Great Whirlpool swept more than a thousand players into the sea, including the Coconut Country players, while the runes promised reduced attack frequency but were guaranteed to drop upon death.
• Qin Feng arrived after everyone had been pulled into the whirlpool, received an 87% movement-speed increase for joining late, and deduced that the trial was a qualifier for the Cycle Buff trial.
• Qin Feng plunged into the whirlpool, sensed hundreds of players’ corpses, and suffered no loss of health despite the battering currents.

Qin Feng descended through the Annihilation Thunder Disaster, collected Calamity Ancient God Runes, and killed several Coconut Country players. In the Destruction Fire Disaster, he found Sarah waiting for Dark Shadow and offering him her rune.

• Qin Feng easily endured the raging flood disaster and entered the Annihilation Thunder Disaster, where lightning struck him without overcoming his immunities.
• Qin Feng collected a Calamity Ancient God Rune from two dead Coconut Country players, reducing the frequency of attacks during the trial.
• Qin Feng used his Shadow Perception to find and kill several struggling Coconut Country players, including Joseph, and took another Calamity Ancient God Rune.
• Coconut Country guild channels erupted with shock when players learned Dark Shadow had arrived.
• Qin Feng reached the Destruction Fire Disaster and recognized Sarah, who gave up resisting and offered him her Calamity Ancient God Rune.

Qin Feng took Sarah’s Calamity Ancient God Rune and seized her Combat Art talent, intending to use her as a local guide for Luti Xier. Sarah resurrected in her guild’s Hideout without her talent, while Qin Feng gained a powerful burst-damage ability for the coming All Civilizations challenge.

• Qin Feng decided to seize Sarah’s talent and considered using her as a guide for Luti Xier in Coconut Country.
• Qin Feng took the final Calamity Ancient God Rune from Sarah, completing his collection of all three runes.
• Sarah died in the intensified Destruction Fire Disaster and resurrected in her guild’s Hideout.
• Qin Feng used the Eye of Surgery Order to seize Sarah’s Combat Art talent.
• Sarah received a notification that Dark Shadow had taken her talent and decided to wait for him on the West Coast.
• Qin Feng obtained Combat Art, which increased the damage of his next alternating ranged or melee attack.

Qin Feng tested Sarah’s Combat Art talent and pushed through a fire-filled layer of the qualification trial, where he outran the patrolling fire dragons. He chose the dangerous chaos-afflicted flaming vortex over a seemingly safe passage and summoned Gray Chicken to grant him Chaos Immunity.

• Qin Feng realized the Eye of Surgery let him temporarily switch among talents stolen from corpses, and wondered what Qin Wuyue’s talent did.
• Qin Feng entered the third trial layer, where thick space slowed his movement and fire dragons patrolled among the flames.
• Qin Feng discovered that his Dodge to Full Health effect blocked the environment’s frequent fire attacks, so he charged past the fire dragons at full speed.
• Qin Feng found a safe passage and a chaos-afflicted flaming vortex, then chose the vortex because he suspected the route would affect his trial results.
• Qin Feng summoned Gray Chicken and asked it to grant him Chaos Immunity, while the phoenix insisted that its name was Kukudia.