Chapter Summaries

Qin Feng dropped Gui Ling at the Withered Bone Graveyard, killed a Platinum Tier boss, then entered the Horrific Ghost Ship to summon a Spirit Devourer Bloodline monster. While he ground through its demons, An Yu told him Feike Heavy Industry needed help with a boss that had advanced to Jadeite Tier, and Qin Feng demanded extra payment.

• Qin Feng brought Gui Ling to the Withered Bone Graveyard and told her to level while he dealt with the Platinum Tier Strong Acid Muscleman · Bone-Eater.
• Qin Feng killed the Bone-Eater with a single Crimson Blade finisher, leaving Gui Ling awestruck.
• Qin Feng traveled to the Horrific Ghost Ship and discovered a blood-red altar that needed demon kills to summon a Spirit Devourer Bloodline monster.
• Qin Feng found that killing demons where they stood charged the altar more efficiently overall, so he began slaughtering the ship's demons for experience and altar energy.
• An Yu told Qin Feng that Feike Heavy Industry could not defeat a boss after it advanced to Jadeite Tier, and Qin Feng said he was busy and would charge extra.

Qin Feng agreed to help Feike Heavy Industry defeat the Jadeite Tier Demon Blade for eighteen hundred years, while the guild struggled to raise the payment and promised members private rooms in the Magic Slanted Tower. After killing more than three thousand demons aboard the Horrific Ghost Ship, Qin Feng triggered the appearance of a special Jadeite Tier boss.

• An Yu relayed Qin Feng’s price of eighteen hundred years to Magic City’s government, which accepted and offered eight hundred years up front with the rest in three days.
• Qin Feng agreed to help Feike Heavy Industry after he finished his current business, then returned to killing demons aboard the Horrific Ghost Ship.
• Huang Huifen and Feike Heavy Industry failed to defeat Demon Blade after it advanced to Jadeite Tier and restored its health by killing players.
• Huang Huifen announced that Feike Heavy Industry would hire Dark Shadow, raise the guild tax to fifty percent, and let each member choose a private room in the Magic Slanted Tower.
• Qin Feng killed more than three thousand demons, causing a blood-red magic circle to summon a special Jadeite Tier Spirit Devourer Bloodline monster.

Qin Feng filled the Altar Formation by killing Demons aboard the Horrific Ghost Ship, then summoned the level 20 Jade Tier Spirit Devourer · Andrei Gil to claim its bloodline. The boss attacked while Qin Feng fought from stealth, and the battle was still underway when it retaliated with a Flesh Hook.

• Qin Feng killed enough Demons to fill the Altar Formation and reached level 18, putting all 10 free attribute points into agility.
• Qin Feng summoned Spirit Devourer · Andrei Gil, whose Eldritch God whispers began raising his Whisper Meter.
• Qin Feng assessed the boss's whisper effects and learned that its seven mouths devoured attacks and healed it, making area attacks dangerous.
• Qin Feng attacked the Spirit Devourer with Shadow Blade, dealing 7,616 damage.
• The Spirit Devourer tracked Qin Feng's attack and launched a Flesh Hook toward him.

Qin Feng cautiously defeated the Jadeite Tier Spirit Devourer by exploiting its defense-breaking weakness and managing its blood-sphere attacks and Whisper Meter. His world-first kill earned him 30 Reputation and the Spirit Devourer Bloodline, which he immediately activated.

• Qin Feng evaded the Spirit Devourer's attacks while stacking Black Flame's Gift's defense-breaking effect with Shadow Blade.
• Qin Feng avoided the boss's swollen phase and blood-sphere attacks, then struck with Crimson Blade to deal massive damage and force another phase.
• Qin Feng retreated whenever his Whisper Meter reached 50%, allowing it to return to zero before resuming the fight.
• Qin Feng used a fully empowered Crimson Blade to kill the Spirit Devourer after its HP fell below 30%.
• Players worldwide received the announcement that Dark Shadow had achieved the first Jadeite Tier boss kill and earned 30 Reputation.
• Qin Feng activated the Spirit Devourer Bloodline that formed from the boss's corpse.

After activating the Spirit Devourer Bloodline, Qin Feng discovered that devouring evolved skills greatly increased his attribute conversions. He began sacrificing unwanted skills to strengthen his defenses and damage, then continued searching for more skills to devour.

• Qin Feng examined the Spirit Devourer Bloodline and realized his Infinite Evolution talent let him evolve skills before consuming them for stronger attribute conversions.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Hand on the Spirit Devourer's corpse, gaining more loot and 300 Evolution Points.
• Qin Feng evolved Poison Blade to epic grade and devoured it, raising each point of strength to 4.2 physical attack.
• Qin Feng evolved Marginalization to legendary tier and devoured it, increasing his constitution conversion and boosting his maximum HP and physical defense.
• Qin Feng turned to more attack skills because he wanted to increase his damage.

Qin Feng evolved devoured and Assassin skills, gained Dual-Blade Mastery, and cleared Demons aboard the Horrific Ghost Ship. Meanwhile, Gui Ling advanced to the second tier, and a shadowy figure approached Dongfang Yue’s villa to kill.

• Qin Feng confirmed he could evolve Poison Blade after it had been devoured, then upgraded Blacklight Shield and Dark Night Ring Blade.
• Qin Feng exchanged a diamond-tier Priest skill book for Dual-Blade Mastery and evolved it to legendary tier.
• Qin Feng equipped the Bone-White Blade and Plague Blade as dual daggers, then began clearing Demons aboard the Horrific Ghost Ship.
• Gui Ling followed Qin Feng’s advice and advanced her class to the second tier.
• A small, nimble figure entered the villa complex where Dongfang Yue lived, apparently intent on killing.

Gui Ling infiltrated the Chu Family villa and killed its guards as Dongfang Yue and Chu Kunshan discussed luring Dark Shadow into a trap. Chu Datou warned them to stop targeting Dark Shadow, but Gui Ling struck before Dongfang Yue could finish rejecting his advice.

• Gui Ling used Yellow Springs Gaze to distract the six guards, then killed them and entered the villa.
• Dongfang Yue, Chu Kunshan, and Chu Nantian discussed their plan to kill Dark Shadow and seize his lifespan and Hideout.
• Chu Datou called Chu Kunshan, revealed that he had arrested the Chu Family’s men and dealt with the black attackers, and warned them that Great Xia wanted Dark Shadow protected.
• Dongfang Yue refused Chu Kunshan’s suggestion to seek the authorities’ protection and vowed to continue pursuing Dark Shadow.
• Gui Ling killed Chu Kunshan, and Dongfang Yue caught his severed head.

Gui Ling killed Dongfang Yue, Chu Kunshan, Chu Nantian, and the guards at the Yufenghua villa, then escaped with the bodies. Qin Feng learned that the authorities had dealt with the planned trap against him, while investigators wrongly suspected Boss Ji of the murders.

• Gui Ling killed Chu Kunshan, then stabbed Dongfang Yue and broke Chu Nantian's leg before killing them both.
• Gui Ling searched the basement, killed the remaining living creatures, spread poison gas through the villa, and removed the bodies with her storage bracelet.
• Gui Ling told Qin Feng that Dongfang Yue and her husband had planned to lure him to a fireworks factory and kill him in an explosion.
• Qin Feng realized Gui Ling had killed Chu Nantian before he could become a powerful Necromantic Lich in the future.
• Investigators discovered the murders after the security team missed its report, found the surveillance cameras destroyed, and concluded that Boss Ji must have been responsible.

After Gui Ling asked to follow Qin Feng so she could grow strong enough to resurrect her parents, he brought her to his hideout and took her in. After they dealt with a stealthy attacker and the bodies, Qin Feng planned to take Gui Ling to the Divine Authority Tower, while he prepared to leave after reaching level 19.

• Gui Ling asked Qin Feng to let her follow him and explained that she wanted to become stronger in hopes of bringing her parents back.
• Qin Feng told Gui Ling to bring Dongfang Yue and the others' bodies to an address near Magic City.
• A young man in stealth approached Gui Ling, but Qin Feng detected him, and Gui Ling killed him after he fled and became visible.
• Qin Feng led Gui Ling to his beachside restaurant, destroyed the bodies, and prepared a bedroom for her.
• Gui Ling ate five pork floss buns and drank three glasses of milk before logging into the game.
• Qin Feng planned to take Gui Ling to the Divine Authority Tower outside the Magic City Ruins, and he reached level 19 after clearing nearly all the Demons aboard the Horrific Ghost Ship.

Qin Feng equipped Diamond Tier gear and evolved Killing Shadow to Mythic Tier before setting out to meet Gui Ling and challenge the Divine Authority Tower. Meanwhile, Light Rain’s team left the Magic City tower discouraged and discussed unverified rumors that Dark Shadow had killed civilians.

• Qin Feng replaced his Plague Blade with the Tide-Turning Blade and equipped the Soul Siphon Bracers, gaining the Unassailable affix.
• Qin Feng evolved Killing Shadow to Mythic Tier, increasing its duration and allowing it to create three shadow clones.
• Qin Feng sent Gui Ling coordinates and rode northwest from the Horrific Ghost Ship toward the Pitch-Black Scorched Earth.
• Great Xia’s authorities gathered information as elite teams across the country searched for Divine Authority Towers, though few players had completed difficult challenges.
• Light Rain and her team left the Divine Authority Tower outside the Magic City Ruins, lamented their failed challenge, and discussed rumors accusing Dark Shadow of killing civilians.

Late Night, Light Rain and her teammates fought Tony’s wanted squad in the Magic City Ruins, but Dark Shadow killed all six enemies with a single unseen slash. The team recognized Dark Shadow and stood stunned by his overwhelming power.

• Late Night, Light Rain argued that Dark Shadow might not be the killer, while Wuchang outlined two possible connections between Dark Shadow and the crimes.
• Late Night, Light Rain spotted Tony’s stealth team approaching and warned her teammates before both groups exchanged attacks.
• Wuchang and his teammates fought Tony’s squad, but Meijing’s healing and shields saved their mage, and Tony ordered a retreat.
• As Tony’s six-person team fled, Dark Shadow’s black blade light appeared and instantly killed all six.
• Wuchang exclaimed in shock, and Late Night, Light Rain recognized Dark Shadow and wondered at the strength of his attack.

Qin Feng learned that someone was framing him for a dismemberment case in River-Sea City and planned to use Gui Ling's tracking ability to find the killer. Gui Ling arrived as he prepared to challenge the Divine Authority Tower and buy the Divine Book.

• Qin Feng killed Tony and five others, drained their lifespan, and left their corpses for official players to find.
• Late Night, Light Rain thanked the unseen helper and hurried away with her companions.
• Zhang Jinxuan told Qin Feng that people were blaming him for dismembered victims in River-Sea City whose deaths matched when he logged off.
• Qin Feng reasoned that someone was exploiting the authorities' investigative limits to frame him and decided Gui Ling could track the killer by scent.
• Gui Ling arrived in her Yellow Springs Evil Ghost Form, and Qin Feng invited her into his party before turning to the Divine Authority Tower.

Qin Feng and Gui Ling challenged Verzhini in the Divine Authority Tower, gained Divine Books, and parted ways to pursue separate tasks. As Gui Ling headed for River-Sea City, the serial killer chose Qin Feng’s former home listing, posted by Qin Xiaoyou, as his next lead.

• Qin Feng and Gui Ling entered the Divine Authority Tower, where Verzhini mistook them for her children and demanded they defeat her avatar.
• Qin Feng killed Verzhini’s Gold Tier avatar in one attack, and Gui Ling received nine Divine Books for free after calling Verzhini Mom.
• Qin Feng bought two more Divine Books at a discount, then explained Verzhini’s tragic history and reassured Gui Ling that he had paid enough lifespan to cover their cost.
• Qin Feng and Gui Ling split up, with Qin Feng returning to the Magic City Ruins and Gui Ling taking a Ghost Night-Walking Wolf to investigate the Jianghai serial killer.
• The serial killer received a message to prepare another victim and selected Qin Feng’s former home listing, posted by Qin Xiaoyou.

Chu Yan and Jia Xiaomei used divination to search for Qin Feng and concluded he was probably dead, while Qin Xiaoyou dismissed her brother and prepared to sell her apartment. A buyer with a hidden agenda arranged to meet Qin Xiaoyou, as Ma Nailiang plotted to frame Dark Shadow for serial killings and provoke public outrage.

• Jia Xiaomei divined that Qin Feng was over two hundred kilometers east of River-Sea City, likely at sea, and told Chu Yan he was probably dead.
• Chu Yan told Qin Xiaoyou about the divination, but Qin Xiaoyou claimed she did not care and defended her choice to remain with Knight's Sanctuary.
• Chu Yan and Jia Xiaomei left for the Church Sanctuary, while Qin Xiaoyou regretted not joining Mengsha River and hoped Knight's Sanctuary would invite her to its new Gold Tier Hideout.
• Qin Xiaoyou agreed to show her apartment to a buyer who offered less than her asking price, unaware that the scarred man was preparing to abduct or kill her.
• Ma Nailiang instructed an accomplice to wait for his signal and planned to have people killed whenever Dark Shadow logged off so the authorities and public would blame him.

Ma Nailiang arranged to frame Dark Shadow for the River-Sea City murders and sent Human Butcher the signal to begin killing. Meanwhile, Qin Xiaoyou was bound in a dark room with a chainsaw-wielding man and could not enter the Godforsaken Game.

• Ma Nailiang planned to use Human Butcher's killings, concealed evidence, and Dark Shadow's lack of an alibi to frame Dark Shadow.
• An Yu, Lin Liyu, Wang Meng, and Gu Yixue discussed withholding Dark Shadow's login and logout times while they searched for the killer and tried to clear his name.
• Gui Ling entered River-Sea City on her Ghost Night-Walking Wolf but got lost while looking for Golden Rooster Lake Park.
• Ma Nailiang grew suspicious that Dark Shadow had not logged off and decided to have Human Butcher kill three people a day before dumping their bodies later.
• Ma Nailiang sent Human Butcher the signal to act, while Qin Xiaoyou lay chained in a room and failed repeatedly to enter the Godforsaken Game.
• The man in black received a message and raised his chainsaw as Qin Xiaoyou struggled in terror.

Qin Xiaoyou was captured by Human Butcher, who severed both her legs before healing her wounds to prolong her suffering. Gui Ling found the warehouse and attacked Human Butcher, demanding to know who was behind him.

• Human Butcher drugged and captured Qin Xiaoyou, then severed both her legs with a chainsaw.
• Human Butcher used Healing to stop Qin Xiaoyou's bleeding and revealed that his Priest class let him prolong his victims' suffering.
• Gui Ling tracked Human Butcher to an abandoned warehouse and broke into its basement.
• Gui Ling pierced Human Butcher's chest, interrupted his Healing, and wounded his thigh while demanding the name of his mastermind.
• Gui Ling saw Qin Xiaoyou unconscious and approached the terrified Human Butcher with her bloodstained chain blade.

Gui Ling captured Ma Nailiang and Human Butcher after uncovering their plot to frame Dark Shadow, while the authorities struggled to identify the anonymous person who stopped them. Qin Feng dismissed his new nickname, “Video Hero,” and learned that five Gold Tier Demons were hunting players near another Ancient God Slate as he neared level 20.

• Gui Ling interrogated Human Butcher, learned Ma Nailiang was involved, and lured Ma Nailiang to an abandoned factory, where Human Butcher tortured and dismembered him before Gui Ling killed Human Butcher.
• The authorities found Ma Nailiang's body and Qin Xiaoyou alive but gravely injured, then discovered that a Strategic Department staff member had leaked Dark Shadow's login and logout times to Ma Nailiang.
• The authorities found Qin Xiaoyou's video of the murders, cleared Dark Shadow, and publicly praised the unidentified killer as a public-spirited citizen dubbed “Video Hero.”
• Qin Feng returned to Evil Spirit Academy and complained to An Yu about the nickname, then heard that five Gold Tier Demons were hunting players near an Ancient God Slate in a beginner town.
• Qin Feng decided he would need a flying mount to reach the Demons and noted that killing the Jadeite Tier boss Demon Blade would soon raise him to level 20.

Qin Feng left the Evil Spirit Academy and traveled to the Magic Slanted Tower, where he instantly killed the Jadeite Tier Demon Blade. The Feike Heavy Industry players were left stunned as Qin Feng collected the boss’s lifespan and loot.

• Qin Feng passed the Sky Dome Guild’s recruitment line, where applicants were screened by their kill records and Black Dragon Hall players had become targets.
• Qin Feng left the Evil Spirit Academy and headed for the Magic Slanted Tower.
• Feike Heavy Industry players waited near the tower for Dark Shadow while the Demon Blade rested on the rooftop.
• Qin Feng used Killing Shadow, Instant Shadow Slash, and Crimson Blade to kill the Demon Blade in one strike without triggering its invincibility mechanic.
• Qin Feng used Greedy Hand to collect the boss’s loot, absorbed its lifespan, and spotted a Diamond Tier skill book in his inventory.

Qin Feng evolved Meld into Darkness into a Mythic Tier skill, giving him permanent level 10 stealth that stacked to level 21. After killing Demon Blade, he rolled a powerful cooldown recovery curse and planned to seek a second Ancient God Slate before heading to the Skull Ruins; he then took the Magic Slanted Tower Hideout Key to meet Huang Huifen.

• Qin Feng evolved Meld into Darkness from Diamond Tier to Mythic Tier, gaining permanent stealth and damage reduction.
• Qin Feng calculated that his stacked stealth effects would raise his Stealth Level to 21 and provide 6,300 Unstealth Attack.
• Qin Feng left Demon Blade's corpse after taking the skill book he could use, then used the Cursed Slate on the Witch Mutation Ring.
• Qin Feng accepted Utos's Curse, gaining 369% cooldown recovery speed while disabling cooldown recovery from other sources.
• Qin Feng reached level 20 after killing Demon Blade and resolved to obtain the Ancient God Slate above the starter town.
• Qin Feng took the Magic Slanted Tower Hideout Key and went to meet Huang Huifen, Feike Heavy Industry's female guild leader.

Qin Feng handed the Magic Slanted Tower Hideout key to Huang Huifen, then headed east through the Magic City Ruins to seek the Bone Sword Pterosaur. Along the way, he saw Late Night, Light Rain angrily confronting officials after they released Tony through diplomatic channels.

• Qin Feng invisibly traded Huang Huifen the Magic Slanted Tower Hideout key for eight hundred years of lifespan, with the remaining thousand due in three days.
• Huang Huifen claimed the hideout for Feike Heavy Industry and announced plans to establish a base there.
• Huang Ziqing argued with his mother, then retreated to a room clutching a black vase and wondered who Dark Shadow was.
• Qin Feng rode his Ghost Wolf east, reviewed his boosted attributes, and passed through the bustling trading and recruitment zones of the Magic City Ruins.
• Late Night, Light Rain confronted the official guards after learning they had released Tony through diplomatic channels, and she cursed in anger.