Chapter Summaries

Qin Feng’s Abyss Puppet subdued Mother of Destruction · Keriya while Verzhini revealed her allegiance to Dark Shadow, leaving Osilio to decide whether to accept the ancient black dragon as a mount. As Qin Feng prepared to hunt the Abyss Child, Zhang Meili awaited Bian Juntae’s signal to weaken Yandao City’s defenses, unaware that a Great Xia Officials squad was closing in on her ship.

• Qin Feng’s Abyss Puppet used its skills to pin Mother of Destruction · Keriya, while Verzhini bowed to Dark Shadow and shocked the War God Guild squad.
• Osilio objected to Keriya as a prospective mate because he thought she was far too old, and Qin Feng told him he could tame her as a Mythic-Tier mount if she agreed.
• Qin Feng finished testing his minor authorities and planned to travel to the Abyss World to kill the Abyss Child for its Abyss Shrine.
• Zhang Meili prepared to sail from Yandao City to Gwangju City and privately hoped to see Bian Juntae again.
• Zhang Meili waited for Bian Juntae’s signal to move Mad Lion Blade defenders away from their posts, while a Great Xia Officials Legendary Squad approached her ship.

Zhang Meili tried to conceal a missing nine-year-old girl aboard the Gale Cargo Ship while the girl’s father, Shen, demanded help. Miracle Walker arrived and accused Zhang Meili of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country on Dark Shadow’s authority, leaving the ship’s defenders challenging the accusation.

• Zhang Meili ordered a subordinate to hide Shen’s daughter in case the Authorities searched the Gale Cargo Ship.
• Shen confronted Mad Lion Blade’s members at the shore, insisting his Golden Dog had tracked his missing daughter to their ship.
• Zhang Meili allowed the Authorities’ patrol officers to search while warning Shen that he would have to pay for any delay.
• Miracle Walker and the Legendary Squad appeared above the ship, identified Zhang Meili as Refined Gray, and ordered her taken into custody until Soul-Searching Grandma arrived.
• A black-hooded subordinate challenged Miracle Walker to provide evidence, and Miracle Walker declared that the name Dark Shadow was proof.

Miracle Walker’s team exposed Zhang Meili’s treason and rescued a kidnapped girl, while Qin Feng drained the War God Guild’s lifespan and left its leaders in vegetative states. Qin Feng then entered the thawed Abyss World, where an Abyss Child carrying copies of his old abyss skills had been born.

• Order Counterattack froze Zhang Meili and her hooded subordinates when they tried to attack and escape.
• Grandma Soul Searcher searched Zhang Meili’s memories, uncovering her collusion with Great Cold Country and her plan to abduct a nine-year-old girl for Bian Juntae.
• Miracle Walker’s team found the imprisoned girl and reunited her with her father, while Zhang Meili was dealt with quietly.
• Qin Feng took the War God Guild’s 1.35 million years of lifespan through Bian Juntae, leaving eighty-four guild members in vegetative states and ordering Verzhini to manage the aftermath.
• The Great Xia Officials connected the War God Guild’s condition to Dark Shadow and sealed the information.
• Qin Feng used the Abyss Bracelet to enter the thawed Abyss World, where an Abyss Child had been born with copies of his former abyss skills.

Hemelius took control of the level 45 Abyss Child triggered by Dark Shadow and examined the skills and class traits it had copied from Qin Feng. He began turning Cat Who Doesn't Eat Fish into an Abyss Puppet, unaware that Qin Feng was nearby and watching.

• Hemelius manifested as an Abyss Child in the Jinling Ruins and realized that Dark Shadow had triggered it alone at level 45.
• Hemelius inspected the copied Demon Shadow Blade and Greedy Eye skills and was astonished by their power and unusual grades.
• Hemelius judged Shadow's copied class traits as weak because the Abyss Child had copied only the first three passives.
• Hemelius cast Abyssal Puppet Curse on Cat Who Doesn't Eat Fish to create an underling.
• Qin Feng remained invisible nearby, quietly observing Hemelius.

Qin Feng learned that the Abyss Child controlled by Hemelius had lost his high-level Abyss Servant Imprint, suggesting another player had obtained it. Lingche warned him that the Abyss hierarchy might target successors competing for the Abyss Grand Authority, and Qin Feng left the Abyss Child’s elimination to Gray Chicken so he could conceal his strength.

• Qin Feng and Gray Chicken watched the Abyss Child make a puppet while Qin Feng considered killing him in one burst.
• Lingche warned Qin Feng that the Abyss Child’s aura was abnormal because Hemelius no longer had the power of an Abyss Servant Imprint.
• Lingche explained that the six great Abyss apostles’ high-level Minor Authorities could have been passed to players, and Qin Feng concluded that someone else might have obtained Hemelius’s authority.
• Lingche warned Qin Feng that the Abyss hierarchy could treat him as an enemy if he proved powerful, while Qin Feng considered the danger his Abyss Skills could pose.
• Qin Feng decided not to reveal his combat strength and ordered Gray Chicken to kill the Abyss Child.

Gray Chicken killed Hemelius's Abyss Child with a single Hellfire breath before it could use its boss mechanics, and Qin Feng began collecting its abundant loot. Hemelius realized Dark Shadow's pet could threaten the Abyssal Eldritch God's plans and resolved to warn the other five apostles.

• Gray Chicken recognized that its Mythic Tier strength let it kill the Abyss Child before its mechanics could matter.
• Gray Chicken burned the Abyss Child down with a surprise Hellfire breath, killing Hemelius's shell instantly.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Eye on the corpse and found a large haul of Ancient Grade and Immortal Tier loot.
• Hemelius realized Dark Shadow's pet had killed him and grew furious and wary of Qin Feng's strength and stealth.
• Hemelius decided to warn the other five apostles to be careful if they took over Abyss Child shells on Blue Star.
• Qin Feng gathered the Abyss Child's unusually abundant loot.

After killing an Abyss Child, Qin Feng considered the risks and opportunities of Abyssification and learned how he could conceal his abilities from future Abyss Apostles. He planned to find a Paper Craftsman and obtain an Abyss Bracelet, while synthesizing new assassin equipment from his loot.

• Qin Feng looted five Abyss Shrines and other rewards from the Abyss Child, then weighed whether the Abyssal Eldritch God's grand authority already had an heir.
• Qin Feng decided he could continue Abyssifying skills and equipment for now, and considered asking Purple Little Fairy to investigate the Abyss Temple.
• Qin Feng asked Lingche whether Gray Chicken could activate another Abyss Child without revealing his skills, and Lingche explained that a Living Paper Effigy could do so instead.
• Qin Feng realized he needed to find a Paper Craftsman, likely in the Deep Blue Civilization, and a player able to enter the Abyss World.
• Qin Feng considered obtaining an Abyss Bracelet by clearing the three-hundredth floor of the Abyssal Path or the tenth floor of the Path of Despair, and thought Gui Ling might try the latter with Vengeful Rampage linked to her.
• Qin Feng used the Abyss Child's loot to gather five pieces of Immortal Tier assassin equipment and synthesized them into Initial Old-Day Tier assassin equipment.

Qin Feng fused Immortal Tier equipment into Old-Day Tier Beyond Void Boots and evolved the Dark Will skill, dramatically increasing his agility and damage block. He left with defenses strong enough to surpass the Cycle Civilization’s limits.

• Qin Feng fused five pieces of Immortal Tier Assassin equipment into the Old-Day Tier Beyond Void Boots and equipped them.
• Qin Feng activated Void Walk and discovered that his stealth level reached 470, raising his normal agility from 61,000 to 116,000.
• Qin Feng transferred the Sting of the Despicable effect from his old boots to the Beyond Void Boots.
• Qin Feng evolved the Immortal Tier skill Dark Will to Old-Day Tier, then returned to Evil Spirit Academy and had Aishasiss raise it to level 60.
• Qin Feng found that Dark Will granted 16,680 damage block and could let him withstand attacks with base damage below 6.4 trillion while he stood still.

Qin Feng strengthened himself, prepared Gui Ling for independent growth, and made arrangements before heading back to the Deep Blue Civilization. There, Terminator and Wan Siqing learned that Shadow 007 had killed two World Spines and decided to seek an alliance against Death Soul Song.

• Qin Feng raised Thieving Saint's Hand to level 60 and stole enough attributes from demons to maximize its gains.
• Qin Feng arranged for the Great Xia Officials to search for the Paper Artisan hidden class and gave Gui Ling a legendary ring and Vengeful Rampage.
• Qin Feng told Gui Ling to reach level 40, advance her class before leveling further, and challenge legendary- or mythic-tier bosses herself.
• Qin Feng finished his preparations and headed to the lowest level of Evil Spirit Academy to return to the Deep Blue Civilization.
• Terminator and Wan Siqing learned that Shadow 007 had killed the second and third World Spines, then went to Eastern Moon City to seek an alliance with Dance of the Moon against Death Soul Song.

After learning that Shadow 007 had instantly solo-killed two World Spines and gained access to training in another world, Terminator and Wan Siqing abandoned Death Soul Song’s orders and sought to join Shadow 007’s side. They offered Dance of the Moon three Undead Familiar Talismans and asked to meet Dark Shadow Qin Feng, but she deferred any decision until Shadow 007 returned.

• Wan Siqing investigated the Digan Desert and learned that the Desert Sand Clan was gathering in its main city to honor Princess Shiluohua and Shanutou, while Shadow 007’s actions had kept nearby Demons away.
• Terminator investigated the Sky Archipelago and learned that Shadow 007 and Som had received opportunities from Dark Shadow Qin Feng to train in another world.
• After regrouping, Terminator and Wan Siqing decided to ignore Death Soul Song’s orders and seek cooperation with Dance of the Moon, hoping to join Shadow 007’s camp.
• Wan Siqing offered Dance of the Moon the three Undead Familiar Talismans Death Soul Song had given them to use against her.
• Terminator and Wan Siqing explained that they wanted to train in other worlds and help the Deep Blue Civilization, but Dance of the Moon said they would have to wait for Shadow 007’s return.

Qin Feng returned to the Deep Blue Civilization and learned that Terminator and Wan Siqing, originally sent to kill Dance of the Moon, had defected and wanted to join him. Since his Minor Authority of Love could not yet control them at a high enough affection level, he summoned Gray Chicken to help lower the cost.

• Wan Siqing and Terminator asked Dance of the Moon to pass along their wish to join Shadow 007, while Dance of the Moon worried about what would happen if he did not return.
• Shadow 007 lit up on the level leaderboard, and Terminator and Wan Siqing hurried back to Eastern Moon City to await him.
• Qin Feng returned, learned the pair had defected, and decided to bring them under his control with the Minor Authority of Love.
• Qin Feng found that raising their affection to a trustworthy level cost more divinity than he had available, so he summoned Gray Chicken to help reduce the cost.
• Gray Chicken realized Qin Feng meant for it to deal with Terminator, and Qin Feng confirmed the plan.

Qin Feng traveled to the Ancient Grade boss near Stars City, intending to use Gray Chicken’s power to gain the Star Church members’ affection and increase his attributes. He arrived as Ye Sina’s group gathered before the still-inactive Flesh Ancestor · Mystic Trick Box and prepared to use the minor authority of love on her.

• Qin Feng decided that Gray Chicken’s destruction of an Ancient Grade boss would make the witnesses’ affection toward it seem natural.
• He invited Terminator and Wan Siqing to join him and asked Dance of the Moon to investigate players with the Hidden Class, Paper Craftsman.
• Qin Feng chose to use the minor authority of love on Ye Sina, Terminator, and Wan Siqing, while reserving judgment for Advanced NPCs.
• He used the Three-Life Demon Crows’ ability to teleport to Luluduo in the icefield near Stars City.
• Qin Feng found Ye Sina and several hundred Star Church players gathered before the inactive, 180-billion-HP Flesh Ancestor · Mystic Trick Box, and Ye Sina’s group knelt to greet him.

Qin Feng used the minor authority of love to raise Ye Sina's affection and gain a major attribute boost, then learned how to activate the nearby Mystic Trick Box. He left the activation to Gray Chicken while waiting for Terminator and Wan Siqing, who arrived expecting to prove themselves against the boss.

• Qin Feng stole Ye Sina's attributes, raised her affection from level 2 to level 4, and gained a 14.7% boost to all attributes.
• Qin Feng explained his guidelines for using his authorities and asked Ye Sina about the Mystic Trick Box's activation mechanics.
• Ye Sina explained that six matching patterns had to be found among the surrounding small flesh-and-blood magic boxes and destroyed to activate the boss.
• Qin Feng sent Gray Chicken to handle the activation and told Ye Sina that he was waiting for Terminator and Wan Siqing.
• Gray Chicken boasted to Luluduo that the Hell Phoenix could instantly kill ancient-grade bosses, while Star Church members dismissed the claim as a joke.
• Terminator and Wan Siqing arrived, spotted the ancient-grade Mystic Trick Box, and decided they could defeat it together in under five minutes.

Terminator and Wan Siqing returned from the Land of Order and pledged themselves to Qin Feng, handing over valuable equipment and talismans. Qin Feng said he had called them to witness an announcement and sent Gray Chicken to fight an Ancient Grade boss, leaving everyone stunned by what happened next.

• Terminator and Wan Siqing approached Qin Feng and swore loyalty to him.
• Wan Siqing and Terminator gave Qin Feng ten Divinity Armaments and three Undead Familiar Talismans.
• Ye Sina stepped in front of Qin Feng, and Terminator explained that they had only pretended to accept Death Soul Song’s order to kill Dance of the Moon.
• Qin Feng accepted the offerings and told the two to watch as he made an announcement.
• Qin Feng sent Gray Chicken to attack Flesh Ancestor · Trick Box, stunning Terminator, Wan Siqing, and the Star Church members.

Gray Chicken killed the Ancient Grade Mystic Trick Box instantly, and Qin Feng made Kukudia the voice of his orders before using his newly evolved Fallen Abyss Hand to weaken Wan Siqing and control her. He then turned to Terminator to use the skill on him as well.

• Gray Chicken’s Hellfire destroyed the Mystic Trick Box and its minions in less than a second, earning Shadow 007 2,000 Reputation and a haul of high-grade loot.
• Qin Feng ordered everyone to obey Kukudia, assigning Terminator to coordinate with the Hell Phoenix and Bishop Jubi to serve as Terminator’s deputy.
• Qin Feng evolved Thieving Saint’s Hand into the Immortal Tier Fallen Abyss Hand, gaining the ability to steal attributes equal to 20% of his own without the former cap.
• Qin Feng used Fallen Abyss Hand on Wan Siqing, stealing more than 30,000 points from each of her four primary attributes and raising her adoration for him to level 4.
• Qin Feng reached for Terminator and activated Fallen Abyss Hand on him.

After Gray Chicken killed the Ancient Grade boss, Qin Feng consolidated the surviving Deep Blue players under his command and established the Deep Blue Council. The chapter ended with the council building its headquarters beside the golden Teleportation Array to Blue Star.

• Gray Chicken instantly killed the Ancient Grade Mystic Trick Box, impressing the gathered players and raising their affection toward him.
• Qin Feng tallied the attribute boosts he had gained and ordered Wan Siqing and Terminator to gather and defend their clans’ survivors.
• Qin Feng put Gray Chicken in charge of uniting the remaining Deep Blue players, and the Deep Blue Council was established with Qin Feng as guild leader and seven councilors representing the major clans.
• The Northern Ice Clan sent Bloodied Giant Bear to join the council, while Sodes temporarily represented the Great Mountain Clan in place of his dead brother Som.
• The council built its headquarters beside the golden Teleportation Array connecting Deep Blue to Blue Star.

Qin Feng helped unite the Deep Blue Civilization and became known as its “Shadow Emperor” while preparing it to ascend. As the fourth World Spine’s spawn approached, Dance of the Moon told him her clan had found the Paper Craftsman he needed to deal with the Abyss World.

• Gray Chicken protected the construction of the Deep Blue Council headquarters, while Qin Feng cleared Demons around the site and the builders completed the tower in four days.
• The Deep Blue Council rallied the civilization toward ascension, and the clans opened their Teleportation Arrays to help players support one another and summon Qin Feng’s aid.
• Qin Feng used the network to kill three Mythic-Tier BOSSes, earning the title “Shadow Emperor” as the remaining population united behind him.
• Ye Sina managed the ascension tax, which brought Qin Feng more than seven million years of lifespan each day, while Death Soul Song and others awaited the fourth World Spine.
• Qin Feng discovered that he could not inspect Dance of the Moon’s Affection level and suspected she had another Minor Authority, though Lingche refused to reveal it.
• Dance of the Moon told Qin Feng that her clan had found a level 22 Paper Craftsman whose family had relocated to Eastern Moon City.

Dance of the Moon arranged for Youlian, a level 22 Paper Craftsman, to receive the Phoenix Order’s support and spend vast amounts of lifespan leveling up. Qin Feng expected that training her to level 45 would take 10–12 days, after which she could make living paper effigies that copied his skills.

• Dance of the Moon told Youlian and her parents that Mr. Shadow had assigned the Phoenix Order to help develop her class and cover its lifespan costs.
• Dance of the Moon explained that Youlian would make a thousand level 27 effigies, use them to farm monsters, and change models every five levels until she reached level 45.
• Ye Sina and Bishop Jubi arrived, and Ye Sina took Youlian away under her protection to begin training.
• Qin Feng received Ye Sina’s message that Youlian had been picked up and estimated that leveling her from 22 to 45 would take 10–12 days because crafting time would slow her progress.

Qin Feng learned that the Deep Blue Civilization’s fourth World Spine had spawned as five giant trees across the planet, drawing demons toward nearby settlements. He arrived at one tree and planned to weaken it so Terminator and Wan Siqing’s teams could help kill all five within the 1.7-second resurrection window.

• The Deep Blue Civilization’s fourth World Spine emerged as five colossal trees, and Qin Feng received their locations.
• A Heavenfire Clan branch tribe that had refused to join the Deep Blue Council was trapped in its Hideout as demons besieged it, and its players called for Qin Feng’s help.
• The Divine Wood Clan requested aid after one of its elite squads was trapped near a World Spine, and Qin Feng teleported to Divine Wood Village before flying toward the tree.
• Qin Feng examined the Ancient Grade World Spine and learned that all five trees had to die within 1.7 seconds to prevent resurrection.
• Qin Feng planned to kill two trees himself and weaken two others for Terminator and Wan Siqing’s groups to finish.

A team from Divine Wood Village was trapped beneath the World Spine · Giant Tree, whose vines overwhelmed their defenses. As the team struggled to survive, a priest announced that Shadow Emperor was coming, though the defenders feared he might not arrive in time.

• The World Spine · Giant Tree trapped a sixty-person team in a cage of vines and battered their Defensive Barrier.
• Eye of Knowledge · Zhendeshiduo welcomed the chance to collect information about the rare fourth World Spine, despite the danger.
• The black-clad young man spent hundreds of years of lifespan each second to maintain his Quantum Barrier against the vines.
• The team learned that Shadow Emperor was on his way, but the young man doubted he could reach them before the vines overwhelmed them.