Chapter Summaries

The Abyss Apostles concluded that Qin Feng could evolve skills and planned to learn more by sending Foluodi into the next Abyss Child. Back at Evil Spirit Academy, Qin Feng helped Gui Ling prepare for another descent, concealed the Living Paper Effigy’s secrets from her memory, and brought Fairy Yuan a haul of powerful equipment.

• The Abyss Apostles discussed Hemelius’s encounter with Qin Feng and inferred that Qin Feng could evolve skills, then chose to observe more through Foluodi’s upcoming descent.
• Gui Ling told Qin Feng that the second Abyss Child had begun gestating and would take six days to form.
• Qin Feng gave Gui Ling duplicate Assassin Skill books and told her to fight until she produced a third Abyss Child, promising to prepare another paper effigy.
• Qin Feng erased the Living Paper Effigy’s codename and exact skill details from Gui Ling’s memory, then privately explained what he had done; Gui Ling accepted the precaution.
• Qin Feng visited Fairy Yuan and presented her with Ancient Grade and Immortal Tier equipment, including an Immortal Tier Divinity Armament.

Qin Feng tested Fairy Yuan’s defenses, then enhanced his equipment with the points he had gained from shattering gear. A message from Sarah revealed a lead on a third Blood Source Rune, prompting Qin Feng to consider challenging the Blood Source Eldritch God.

• Fairy Yuan changed into a level 67 Immortal Tier Divinity Armament, and Qin Feng offered to let her keep it.
• Qin Feng’s first strike triggered Fairy Yuan’s 2% damage limit, so she switched from her offensive state to her normal state and withstood his reduced damage.
• Qin Feng assessed Fairy Yuan’s defenses and reflected that his raw stats were already among the strongest in the Land of Order, while Fairy Yuan worried about the dangers he might face there.
• After spending more than two hours with Fairy Yuan, Qin Feng left with equipment points and began enhancing his gear.
• Sarah messaged Qin Feng about a lead on a Blood Source Rune, and Qin Feng considered using a third rune to unlock the Blood Source Eldritch God’s cycle challenge.
• Qin Feng asked why Sarah had changed her avatar, and she explained that she was dressed as a transforming spirit-vat.

Qin Feng upgraded his skills with Aishasiss and realized her alarm meant an enemy player had likely obtained the Abyss grand authority. After using eight Abyss Shrines to evolve his skills, he prepared to meet Sarah in Great Australia.

• Qin Feng told Sarah to wait for him at Kangaroo Plains while Luti Xier continued farming players in Great Australia.
• Qin Feng visited Aishasiss and forced her to raise his skills to level 65, prompting her to warn him about the dangers of Abyssified skills.
• Qin Feng inferred that another player had obtained the Abyss grand authority and that Aishasiss could not explain the threat directly.
• Qin Feng revealed that he had prepared against enemies learning his evolved skills by waiting to use his Abyss Shrines until his Paper Craftsman plan succeeded.
• Qin Feng used eight Abyss Shrines to evolve his skills, including Abyss Behind, Abyss Blur, Abyss of Darkness, Abyss-Blade Mastery, and Abyss Reflection.

Qin Feng upgraded his skills and transformed the Illusory Bracelet into Lutas's Bracelet, a vessel for his newly activated Illusory Great Authority. As he headed to Great Australia to test it, Sarah was cornered by the Red Dragon guild after stealing their Blood Source Rune.

• Qin Feng Abyssified several skills, greatly increasing his damage and gaining new effects for invisibility, movement speed, and finishing moves.
• Qin Feng left Aishasiss's room after spending over twenty million years of lifespan and planned to wait for the Earthfire Magma Turtle to respawn and travel to Great Australia for a Blood Source Rune.
• The Eye of Illusion embedded itself in Qin Feng's bracelet, transforming it into Lutas's Bracelet and raising his total divinity limit to 34,392.
• Qin Feng decided to test the Illusory Great Authority in Great Australia, where Sarah had stolen a Blood Source Rune from the Red Dragon guild.
• Sarah fled across Kangaroo Grassland as Red Dragon members surrounded her, refusing to believe she had taken the rune for Dark Shadow.

Sarah was surrounded by the Red Dragon guild on the Kangaroo Plains, but Dark Shadow arrived and trapped her attackers in illusions of enormous, lethal Australian animals. Oliver and Olivia begged Sarah to spare them, and she realized Dark Shadow had used his new Eye of Illusion.

• Sarah fled across the Kangaroo Plains while two Red Dragon teams pursued her, then found herself surrounded by 120 players.
• The Red Dragon members suddenly saw a giant kangaroo and a giant lobster attack them, though Sarah saw nothing.
• Trapped in Dark Shadow’s illusions, the guild members panicked and more than sixty died.
• Oliver and Olivia knelt before Sarah and offered her the Blood Source Eldritch God Rune in exchange for their lives.
• Dark Shadow appeared beside Sarah and explained that the kangaroo and lobster suited the setting, leaving Sarah to suspect his Eye of Illusion caused the visions.

Qin Feng used the Illusory Great Authority to save Sarah from the Red Dragon Guild, then traded her Legendary equipment for his third Blood Source Eldritch God rune. After leaving Sarah in control of the guild, he pursued more resources while three powerful Deep Blue figures decided to return for the Civilization Ascension.

• Qin Feng trapped the Red Dragon Guild players in a controlled illusion, letting Sarah’s summoned creatures defeat them and making her appear powerful to the guild.
• Qin Feng gained 735 Divinity Limit from the illusion and exchanged two Legendary pieces of equipment with Sarah for his third Blood Source Eldritch God rune.
• After the illusion ended, Oliver and Olivia pledged the Red Dragon Guild’s obedience to Sarah, who warned them that they were no match for Dark Shadow.
• Qin Feng judged the defeated players, asked the Great Xia Officials to search for Eldritch God tombs, and went to the Jinling Ruins to collect Evolution Points.
• Three powerful figures in the Deep Blue Civilization decided to return and participate in the Civilization Ascension, expecting to benefit from the civilization’s super genius.

Manxi and two other powerful figures returned from the Land of Order, expecting to help save the Deep Blue Civilization, but learned that Shadow 007 and the newly formed Deep Blue Council had already transformed its situation. Manxi aimed to secure a council seat, while the Desert Sand Clan’s returning fighter flew to challenge its young leader, and the Heavenfire Clan youth worried about his own prospects.

• Manxi, a Judgment Temple member, returned to the Deep Blue Civilization with a fighter from the Desert Sand Clan and a youth from the Heavenfire Clan.
• The three found the wilderness near the Sky Archipelago clear of Demons and learned from a Great Mountain Clan patrol that Shadow 007 had helped defeat the World Spine threat and that the major clans had formed a seven-member Deep Blue Council.
• Manxi learned that the Cloud Cherry Clan was under the Snow Clan’s jurisdiction and that Shashaya held a council seat, which displeased her.
• The Desert Sand Clan fighter learned that eighteen-year-old Shiluohua led his clan after Shanutou’s death and flew to the Digan Desert to seek leadership.
• The Heavenfire Clan youth worried that Manxi and the Desert Sand Clan fighter could gain influence while he lacked a clear path to a council seat.

Rebellious Youth learned that his Heavenfire Clan tribe had been wiped out and planned to use the Fifth World Spine to kill Shadow 007 and prevent the Deep Blue Civilization’s ascension. Meanwhile, Qin Feng defeated city bosses across Blue Star, then followed Black Plum Big Li to Persia, where he sensed a Blood Pool beneath the Persia Gulf.

• Rebellious Youth learned that the Fourth World Spine had destroyed his tribe and family, and decided to hide until the Fifth World Spine spawned so he could turn it against Shadow 007.
• Manxi, Uncle Qiao, and Rebellious Youth went their separate ways, while Rebellious Youth resolved to make an enemy of the world to force another cycle.
• Dance of the Moon and Shashaya heard that the three powerhouses had returned and discussed how Manxi and Uncle Qiao might pursue their clans’ interests.
• Qin Feng defeated public bosses in the Jinling, Paris, and New York Ruins, then asked Black Plum Big Li whether she had found a Blood Pool.
• Black Plum Big Li told Qin Feng she was near the Persia Gulf helping Alading fight a Legendary Tier boss, so Qin Feng traveled there.
• Qin Feng sensed blood bubbling from deep beneath the Persia Gulf and recognized that he had found a Blood Pool.

Qin Feng followed Black Plum Big Li’s clue to the Blood Source Eldritch God’s tomb beneath the Persia Gulf and passed its blood-sea trial without taking damage. Inside, he encountered the invincible Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent, which recognized him from more than two hundred years earlier.

• Qin Feng told Black Plum Big Li he had found the place and promised her a reward, leaving her bewildered during the fight against Flame Soul Kadaras.
• Qin Feng followed bloody bubbles to a seabed fissure and used Shadow Incarnation to descend into the blood sea.
• The blood sea canceled Qin Feng’s Shadow Incarnation and disabled his skills, but its attacks could not overcome his damage block.
• Qin Feng reached the blood-soaked stone doorway, entered the tomb’s separate space, and found the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent · Coiler · Smoin.
• Smoin recognized Qin Feng as someone it had seen over two hundred years earlier.

Qin Feng studied the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent's Cycle Challenge and planned how to balance damage with survival. He delayed starting when Shiluohua briefly died, then resumed preparing after she came back to life and restored his 99% Blood Element resistance.

• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent wondered whether Qin Feng's Minor Authority had been stolen and showed him the challenge rules.
• Qin Feng concluded that Demon Serpent's Spawn would counter the skills he demonstrated and that he would face up to eleven of them.
• Qin Feng paused just before beginning the challenge when the system reported that Shiluohua had died and his Blood Element resistance had fallen to 70%.
• The system reported that Shiluohua was alive again, restoring Qin Feng's Yin-Yang Aggregation Pill bonus and 99% Blood Element resistance.

After Shiluohua was resurrected, Uncle Qiao watched from hiding and realized his assassination had failed. Soul Returner neutralized Uncle Qiao’s Orders and immobilized him, leaving him unable to escape.

• Qin Feng had arranged for Soul Returner to protect Shiluohua, whose soul the NPC safeguarded so he could resurrect her.
• Uncle Qiao used a controlled Ram-Horned Hunter to kill Shiluohua, hoping to weaken Shadow 007 while concealing his identity.
• Soul Returner used Soul Fixation to preserve Shiluohua’s soul, allowing her resurrection and foiling Uncle Qiao’s plan.
• Uncle Qiao saw Shiluohua alive again and tried to flee under the cover of his Mist Form Order.
• Soul Returner neutralized Uncle Qiao’s Orders, then restrained him as he attempted to escape.

Soul Returner Tayi captured Uncle Qiao after Shiluohua’s death let Tayi retaliate, while Qin Feng began the Blood Progenitor Demon Serpent challenge and struck it for damage beyond its tier. The serpent was left dumbfounded as Qin Feng’s ranking surged toward the top.

• Soul Returner Tayi subdued Uncle Qiao and had him imprisoned at the Hideout for Lord Shadow to judge.
• Shiluohua explained that Tayi had protected her by attaching part of his soul to her, while Tayi remained devoted to Shadow 007.
• Qin Feng reflected on Tayi’s Soul Ball Civilization origins as he waited for Shiluohua to resurrect.
• After Shiluohua returned, Qin Feng entered stealth and began the challenge, becoming invisible to the Blood Progenitor Demon Serpent.
• Qin Feng activated his damage-boosting skills and landed an Annihilation Blade strike for more than 5,611.87 trillion damage.
• The Blood Progenitor Demon Serpent froze in disbelief when Qin Feng’s first strike exceeded its tier.

Qin Feng used a series of damage-boosting abilities to strike the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent for vastly more damage than before and take first place on the leaderboard. The stunned serpent realized Qin Feng was far beyond what it expected and prepared to stop him.

• Qin Feng evaded the Demon Serpent Spawn's attacks while setting spinning blades around the cavern to build up damage boosts.
• Qin Feng activated Mocking Dance, World Shadow, Giant Blade Mutation, and Fallen Abyss Hand before attacking again.
• Qin Feng's second Annihilation Blade dealt over 96 quadrillion damage and sent him to first place on the leaderboard.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent realized Qin Feng's power exceeded its expectations and resolved to stop him.

Qin Feng survived the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent’s attempts to counter his speed and evasion, then endured attacks designed to bypass evasion through his Damage Limit and rapid healing. The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent realized it could no longer stop him from taking first place in the Cycle Challenge.

• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent gave the second demon serpent offspring Adhesive Blood Pool, slowing Qin Feng and sending blood arrows after him.
• Qin Feng evaded the offspring’s attacks with Dark Shadow Veil and World Shadow’s high Absolute Evasion Rate.
• Qin Feng’s third attack dealt over 108,932.9 trillion damage, so the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent gave the third offspring Dodge-Breaker to counter evasion.
• Dodge-Breaker made the attacks hit Qin Feng, but his Damage Limit reduced each hit to about one damage while the Queen Angel’s Holy Seal rapidly restored his Health.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent questioned whether Dark Shadow was truly an Assassin-class profession and realized Qin Feng was guaranteed first place if he survived the wave.

The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent tried several new abilities to kill Qin Feng, but his Dark Shadow Arc delayed the damage until after the Cycle Challenge would end. It then deployed instant death and corruption affixes, leaving Qin Feng to confront the latest threat.

• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent chose to break Qin Feng’s damage limit, but Qin Feng survived by delaying the resulting damage with Dark Shadow Arc.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent created a fifth Demon Serpent Spawn with a shared percentage instant death affix, and Qin Feng drank a potion that granted immunity to it.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent sent out a sixth Demon Serpent Spawn with a percentage corruption affix to block Qin Feng from benefiting from Dark Shadow Arc’s damage-delay buff.
• Qin Feng recognized the corruption strategy, while the Demon Serpent Spawn continued attacking and building his corruption gauge.

Qin Feng endured the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent’s escalating attempts to overcome his defenses, using his equipment and abilities to neutralize corruption, greater affixes, and shortened buff durations. As the Ninth Demon Serpent’s Child accelerated the attacks enough to threaten his survival, Qin Feng blocked the blood arrows with his Old-Day Tier necklace’s rule effect.

• The Sixth Demon Serpent’s Child gave the six present percentage corruption affixes, but Qin Feng’s gauge buildup slowdown and cleansing effects prevented his corruption gauge from rising.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent gave the seven Demon Serpent’s Children Greater Affix Burst, but Qin Feng’s Old-Day Starry-Sky Fish Scale devoured the incoming greater affixes.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent gave the Eighth Demon Serpent’s Child Snake Swallows Treasure, but Qin Feng’s Dark Shadow Veil and leg armor reduced the debuff duration so sharply that his buffs recovered.
• Qin Feng struck back for more than seventeen digits of damage and absorbed the gray health with Abyss Lone Wolf’s Hunting State.
• The Ninth Demon Serpent’s Child increased the Demon Serpent’s Children’s attack speed by 8.8 times, threatening to end Qin Feng’s Dark Shadow Arc.
• Qin Feng activated Thorn Goddess, Fudela’s Hand, and blue-green arms blocked the blood arrows.

Qin Feng prepared a final burst against the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent by exploiting his death-state damage bonus and stacking his companions’ debuffs with combo-point cost reductions. He unleashed Instant Annihilation with 223,900 accumulated combo points, dealing staggering damage, but the serpent’s fate remained unresolved.

• Qin Feng used Fudela's Hands to block the demon serpent offspring’s ranged attacks, then killed the final offspring with Annihilation Blade.
• The offspring attacked Qin Feng with Blood Ancestor Demon Cut, driving his health deep below zero, but Death Is No Suffering kept him alive and boosted his damage.
• Qin Feng summoned Osilio, Gray Chicken, and Shā Míyà to apply damage-taken debuffs and reduce Instant Annihilation’s combo-point cost.
• When the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent’s invincibility ended, Qin Feng spent his stockpiled combo points on Instant Annihilation with the White Bud Blade and the Blade of Judgment.
• The strike dealt damage exceeding order 20, leaving the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent stunned as it inferred Qin Feng’s base damage had reached order 25.

Qin Feng finished the cycle challenge with an overwhelming score, startling the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent into offering him its blood source high minor authority. Lingche guessed that the serpent wanted to betray the heir to the blood source grand authority, and Qin Feng prepared to accept his rewards.

• Qin Feng's final strike dealt immense damage, and the cycle challenge ended while he remained in his half-dead state.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent learned Qin Feng had entered the game only 123 days earlier and ranked first by more than 4,300 times the second-place score.
• After Qin Feng resurrected, the serpent offered him the cycle buff, a choice of divinity special skills, and its blood source high minor authority.
• Lingche guessed the serpent wanted to rebel against the heir to the blood source grand authority and explained what the high minor authority could do.
• Qin Feng decided to accept the authority and prepared to receive his rewards.

Qin Feng received the Blood Source Eldritch God Cycle Challenge buff, gaining 1000% bonus blood damage and immunity to blood damage. Dissatisfied with the three offered divinity skills, he asked the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent for Snake Swallows Treasure, and it offered to let him take every skill.

• Qin Feng received a 1000% blood damage bonus and immunity to blood element damage, which he thought would counter Qin Wuyue.
• Qin Feng rejected the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent's three divinity skill options because none offered the combat power he wanted.
• Qin Feng asked to learn Snake Swallows Treasure, a skill that reduced enemies' buff durations with each hit.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent suggested Qin Feng could take all the skills instead of changing his reward.

Qin Feng chose the Adhesive Blood Pool divinity skill and obtained Snake Swallows Treasure from the Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent, whose authority could not control him because he possessed a grand authority. The serpent then prepared to transfer its Blood Source High Minor Authority to Qin Feng while asking him to keep the deal secret.

• Qin Feng selected Adhesive Blood Pool, gaining a skill that slowed enemies within a wide area.
• Lingche explained that Qin Feng's grand authority protected him from the control effects of skills granted through another authority.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent gave Qin Feng Snake Swallows Treasure through a drop of its blood, and the serpent-eye mark on his hand confirmed that he had a grand authority.
• Qin Feng learned that Snake Swallows Treasure reduced the duration of targets' buffs with each stack.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent agreed to transfer its high minor authority to Qin Feng and asked him to keep its betrayal secret.
• The Blood Ancestor Demon Serpent opened its mouth, and a White Bone Blade began to emerge.