Recaps

Xu Ming secretly visited Ye Fei to ask about the requirements for upgrading a faction to level 10 and questioned whether Ye Fei would protect the Human Race. Xu Ming left after warning that a new God King could threaten Ye Fei’s freedom, while Ye Fei remained unsure what he meant.

• Xu Ming met Ye Fei on Free and Unrestrained Mountain and asked how to upgrade a faction to level 10, and Ye Fei explained the requirements.
• Xu Ming asked whether Ye Fei intended to become God King, but Ye Fei said he had not joined the contest.
• Ye Fei told Xu Ming that he did not attack players who came without malicious intent, prompting Xu Ming to ask whether Ye Fei would protect the Human Race from annihilation.
• Ye Fei said he only protected his own people and pointed out that Human Race players outside Free and Unrestrained Mountain wanted to kill him and take his treasures.
• Xu Ming warned Ye Fei that another player becoming God King might restrict his freedom, then left the mountain.
• Feng An returned and cuddled Eclipse Moon and Feng Bai while Ye Fei wondered what Xu Ming had meant.

Ye Fei and Feng An discussed Xu Ming, the missing Huang Yu and another person, and Feng An’s decision to fuse with Long Heng after finding absolute freedom dangerous. Their conversation turned to the strength of players from different worlds and the limits of the displayed combat-power score.

• Ye Fei speculated that Xu Ming might turn demonic or return to fighting demons and gods, while Feng An asked whether Ye Fei had sensed Huang Yu and the other missing person.
• Ye Fei said the two should return soon, and Feng An explained that he had fused with Long Heng after sensing danger when he tried to leave Huang Yu’s courtyard alone.
• Ye Fei advised Feng An to enjoy what freedom he could without putting himself at risk, and Feng An recalled how supposedly powerful players from other worlds had arrived weak in this one.
• Feng An teased Ye Fei about his initial combat power of 3, then explained that the displayed score averaged attributes and could misrepresent a player’s actual abilities.

Ye Fei and Feng An explored Lingyan's Home and discussed the empty place in the Painting Scroll and the God King Contest. Lingyan returned, declined to join the contest himself, and sent Ye Fei and the others back outside, where they found Jun Mo and Lu Heng had caused a dangerous disturbance.

• Ye Fei took Long Heng, Feng An, and the others through the gate into Lingyan's Home.
• Ye Fei and Feng An studied the Painting Scroll and suspected its empty space was meant for the future God King.
• Lingyan returned and asked Ye Fei whether he wanted the position of God King, but Ye Fei refused on behalf of his family.
• Lingyan said something had happened outside and told them to leave while he rested for a few days.
• Ye Fei and Feng An returned to Jianmu, where the gods revealed that Jun Mo and Lu Heng had nearly destroyed themselves while playing.

Jun Mo and Lu Heng admitted that their formations had wrecked the extreme ice-and-fire landscape Feng An had prepared, and Feng An made them responsible for restoring it. As the gods discussed life after the God War, Ye Fei warned them that the game framework would soon disappear and asked them to consider their futures.

• Jun Mo explained to Ye Fei that he and Lu Heng had tested their defenses and lured gods into a valley before setting their formations.
• Ye Fei recognized the location on the map, and Feng An revealed that their explosions had turned his carefully arranged ice-and-fire region into a chaotic storm field.
• Lu Heng tried to defend their choice, but Feng An ordered the two boys to restore the region and said he would stay on the mountaintop until they finished.
• Feng An carried Long Heng into Ye Fei's Home and decided to build a temporary nest on Phoenix Perch's branches.
• Ye Fei reminded the gods that the God War had ended and that the God King Contest was approaching, then urged them to plan for a future without player labels, quests, or the Chat Channel.
• The Thunder God said he intended to keep his divine position, while the Gold God Youth explained that the Elements Gods would have little work once the world stabilized, prompting Fan to complain that Race Gods were treated unfairly.

While the God King Contest’s outcome remained undecided, Ye Fei and the others waited and made final adjustments to Free and Unrestrained Mountain. Lingxu pursued sea creatures tied to her past, while Ye Fei prepared the mountain for the future and watched the players adapt to life in the new world.

• Ye Fei explained that Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s core building could not be upgraded beyond level 9, despite seemingly impossible requirements for level 10.
• The Queen noticed Lingxu chasing sea creatures in the new ocean, and Lingbo recognized traces of the gods who had once attacked Lingxu’s former incarnation.
• Jun Mo went to support Lingxu, while Lingbo carried Baby over to keep the conflict from destroying the marine life and told Lu Heng to stay behind.
• Ye Fei reorganized his home, built a Classical Small Building, improved the surrounding fields, and rearranged the mountain for his Little Dumplings.
• Ye Fei watched players on the World Channel seek partners, settle grudges, and find companions, and noted that Demon King Hall remained at level 8 while Xu Ming had not returned.
• Lingbo had Lu Heng and Long Heng turn their damaged patch of mountain into a flower field, and several gods warned Lu Heng not to detonate Elements Disks there again.

After the God King Contest ended, Ye Fei and the others speculated about the winner while waiting for the coronation ceremony in the Divine Realm. Lin Mu and Lin Xian returned from teaching in the Worker Area, where Lin Mu revealed they planned to keep their troublesome students in place as Bosses for others to challenge.

• The Thunder God asked the gathered gods who had become God King, while the Fire God and others said they knew nothing about the contest.
• The God of Light and the Dark God said they had been barred from competing and confined in separate temples, prompting the Queen to scold them for their affectionate behavior.
• Ye Fei guessed that the new God King was a powerful god capable of keeping first-rank gods in line, but he could not identify the winner.
• After a day of waiting, the coronation ceremony began, admission tickets to the Divine Realm arrived, and Lin Mu and Lin Xian returned from the Worker Area.
• Lin Mu told Ye Fei that rumors and schemes among their students had made teaching unbearable, and he planned to keep the students at the top as Bosses for others to challenge.

Ye Fei and the others waited for Lingyan before traveling to the Divine Realm, where they met the Dragon God, who had barely survived and was starving. The Dragon God eagerly ate Ye Fei’s qilin hoof, and the group anticipated a lively future in the Divine Realm.

• Ye Fei and the others waited more than ten hours for Lingyan to emerge from his home.
• Lingyan used the players’ admission tickets to teleport the group into the Divine Realm.
• The Dragon God rushed Ye Fei and his companions away from the other players and collapsed from exhaustion.
• The Dragon God explained that he had nearly died and had been starving because he could find no ingredients.
• Ye Fei offered the Dragon God a huge spicy, numbing qilin hoof, and the Dragon God stretched his body to reach it and devoured the meat.

Little Golden Dragon told Ye Fei how the Dragon King and Prime Minister Turtle had died protecting him during the God War, and how he had sealed Electric Eel General with their remains inside. Lingyan freed Electric Eel General, and Ye Fei said the Dragon King and Prime Minister Turtle could be resurrected after Little Golden Dragon’s coronation, so Little Golden Dragon set off to become God King.

• Little Golden Dragon reunited with Ye Fei and tearfully explained that the Dragon King had died in his place and Prime Minister Turtle had sacrificed his shell to protect him.
• Little Golden Dragon revealed that he had sealed Electric Eel General with the Dragon Pearl and Prime Minister Turtle’s true spirit inside a sphere because his seal could hold only one target.
• Lingbo examined the sphere but could not figure out how to release Electric Eel General without risking the others.
• Lingyan used his power to open the sphere, and Electric Eel General emerged and spat out the Dragon Pearl and Prime Minister Turtle’s true spirit.
• Ye Fei told Little Golden Dragon that the Dragon King and Prime Minister Turtle could be resurrected with God King power after the coronation.
• Little Golden Dragon put away the Dragon Pearl and true spirit, transformed into a young man in golden robes, and hurried with Ye Fei and the others toward the God King Hall.

The Dragon God completed his enthronement as God King, and the players learned how divine ranks and subordinate positions were organized. He began taking on the work of ruling the Divine Realm, with Shanshan and the Thunder God temporarily sent to help.

• Ye Fei and Lingyan discussed why the Dragon God had been selected as God King and how other candidates had been ruled out.
• The Dragon God sat on the throne, took up the God King Seal, and completed his enthronement ceremony.
• The game announcement and information screens revealed the ranks of divine positions, including the gods and subordinate posts beneath the God King and other major deities.
• Lin Mu discovered that Xu Ming had become Demon Lord Race Ming under the Demon God, while the Demon King Hall had only reached level 8.
• The Fire God lent Shanshan to the Divine Realm for a year, and the Thunder God sent his Thunder God Spear and maid to help the Dragon God with his duties.

The Survival Game ended, returning Ye Fei and the others to Free and Unrestrained Mountain without the game's data or restrictions. Feng An revealed that he had started forming a Small World, while Lingyan assured Ye Fei that the mountain's powerful Spiritual Energy would deter weaker malicious visitors.

• The Players returned to their former locations when the countdown ended, and Ye Fei sent the children to play before telling everyone to go home and regroup the next evening.
• Lin Xian and Jun Mo departed, leaving Ye Fei and Lingyan beneath Jianmu with Long Heng and Feng An, who had turned into a small snake.
• Feng An said he had established a tiny foundation for a Small World where he could raise plants and animals, and Ye Fei praised him.
• Feng An warned Ye Fei about losing the game's information displays and questioned his decision to keep trusting Xu Ming.
• Lingyan explained that Free and Unrestrained Mountain's dense Spiritual Energy would harm visitors below First-Level God, reassuring Ye Fei about potential threats.

Free and Unrestrained Mountain Peak prepared a celebration for Ye Fei and the others’ new lives, and the invited gods began arriving. Ye Fei learned that the Fire God had called him scary to keep the mischievous Sea God in line, while Lingyan went to fetch another guest.

• Lin Mu and Lu Heng bickered while helping move tables and chairs for the celebration, which the group prepared without magic.
• Ye Fei said he hoped a certain person would come because he felt cared for by him, and Lingyan asked what role he himself held in Ye Fei’s life.
• Lingyan left to fetch the expected guest, while the God King and the other gods arrived at Free and Unrestrained Mountain Peak.
• Ye Fei identified the Beast God in Little Golden Dragon’s foreclaws and recognized the Sea God beside the Fire God.
• The Sea God told Ye Fei that the Fire God had described him as scary, and the Fire God admitted he had said it to discourage her from causing trouble.

Ye Fei welcomed the gods and Demon God to Free and Unrestrained Mountain as they brought gifts, but the Demon God's gift of a slain sea monster stirred the young Sea God and revealed a possible connection to Little Jiaoren's former Jiaozhu. Ye Fei asked Jun Mo to bring Lingxu over to identify the corpse, leaving the gathering caught up in the mystery of the sea monster.

• The Heavenly Emperor and Nether Lord arrived with gifts while the gods prepared food and presented their own offerings to Ye Fei.
• The Fire God gave Ye Fei a Teleportation Passage connecting Free and Unrestrained Mountain's sea to the Nethersea Abyss, upsetting the Beast God, who said the Fire God had previously refused him one.
• The Demon God arrived with Xu Ming, whose aura was unstable, and gave Ye Fei a sealed sea monster corpse as a gift.
• The young Sea God recognized the corpse as her elder brother's and tried to take it, but the Fire God stopped her.
• Ye Fei noticed the corpse's familiar aura and asked Jun Mo to bring Lingxu over to see whether it was the monster that had torn out its Jiaozhu while alive.

Ye Fei let Lingxu eat the Sea Monster corpse to reclaim the power it had taken from him, while the gods watched and discussed Ye Fei’s fierce loyalty to his own. The Incarnation of Rules arrived with a blended appearance and declared Ye Fei and Lingyan his family, leaving Lingyan displeased with his new role as eldest son.

• Ye Fei gave Lingxu the Sea Monster’s Seal and told him to eat the corpse to recover the power that had been stolen from him.
• Jun Mo carried Lingxu to the shore, where Lingxu began eating the Sea Monster corpse raw while the Sea God watched.
• Fan complained that Ye Fei had shown no courtesy to the guests, and Lingbo reminded him of the grudge behind Lingxu’s meal.
• Ye Fei thanked the Water God, the Life God, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Nether Lord for supporting him, while the Fire God worried about provoking Free and Unrestrained Mountain.
• The Incarnation of Rules arrived with a face blending Ye Fei’s and Lingyan’s features, praised Ye Fei’s appearance, and declared himself their parent, Lingyan the eldest son, and Ye Fei the younger son.

Rules publicly claimed Ye Fei and Lingyan as his family, and the gods gathered beneath Jianmu for a banquet. As the feast began, Xu Ming thanked Ye Fei for saving and helping him, then apologized for losing his way and described how the Demon God had taken him in.

• Feng An challenged Rules over his claimed family ties, but backed down after Rules hinted he could create beings more powerful than a God King.
• Rules sat beside Ye Fei and declared him and Lingyan his children, while Lingbo addressed Rules as senior and Lingyan accepted that the declaration would keep the gods in check.
• Huahua asked Ye Fei whether the food could be brought over, and Ye Fei's household served the banquet beneath Jianmu.
• Rules raised his wine cup to begin the feast, while Ye Fei fed his nonhuman family members before eating.
• Xu Ming came to Ye Fei with wine, thanked him for saving and warning him, and apologized for betraying his former ideals and the trust of the Human Race.
• Xu Ming said the Demon God had taken him in and offered him a chance to find his original self, while the Demon God continued eating and drinking without reacting.

Xu Ming confronted Ye Fei with resentment over his refusal to become God King and protect the Human Race, then tried to devour him. Ye Fei’s Five Elements Shield trapped and refined Xu Ming, ending his attack.

• Xu Ming blamed Ye Fei for refusing to help the Human Race and raged that Ye Fei had the power to become God King but chose not to.
• Ye Fei said he did not get angry simply because other players became stronger, while Xu Ming cried and insisted Ye Fei had a responsibility to raise the Human Race’s fortune.
• Xu Ming grabbed Ye Fei and melted into a liquid in an attempt to corrode and devour him, but Ye Fei’s Five Elements Shield repelled and sealed him.
• The Demon God said Xu Ming likely believed the Human Race’s resentment would affect Ye Fei because he was human, while the others discussed the Demon God’s demon-dragon form.
• Xu Ming regained consciousness and pleaded that he had been controlled, but Ye Fei tossed in his wine and transformed the shield into a Lightning Domain that refined Xu Ming into pure energy.

After Xu Ming was erased, Ye Fei’s family and friends finished their gathering and went home, leaving him with the Rules Incarnation and Lingyan for a late-night game. Ye Fei ended the story surrounded by his little ones, promising to protect their happy homestead.

• The Demon God marveled at Ye Fei’s control of annihilation divine lightning, while the Dark God and Rules urged him to eat.
• Ye Fei said goodbye as Jun Mo, Lin Mu, Lin Xian, Lu Heng, the Life God, the Water God, and Huahua left the Mountain Peak.
• Ye Fei joined Feng An, the Rules Incarnation, and Lingyan in playing mahjong, winning two rounds while Feng An lost every round.
• The Rules Incarnation told Ye Fei to keep cultivating and said he would visit again, then Lingyan left to sleep for a long time.
• Ye Fei gathered the little ones around him, fell asleep smiling, and vowed to protect their happiness and homestead.

After drinking Lu Heng’s Fruit Wine, Ye Fei woke up in a toddler-sized body, though he still had his strength. He fled to the Courtyard on the other side, where the Rules Incarnation and Long Heng teased him and the Rules Incarnation decided to look after him.

• Lu Heng revealed that Ye Fei had shrunk after drinking one cup of Fruit Wine, and Ye Fei cried for help before escaping to the Courtyard on the other side.
• Jun Mo questioned Lu Heng and learned that Ye Fei’s body had changed size but his strength remained intact.
• Lingbo and the others wondered where Qingxue, the children, and Feng An had gone, while Fan suggested visiting the Courtyard on the other side.
• The Rules Incarnation held tiny Ye Fei and happily played with him as Long Heng laughed from a tree.
• Ye Fei protested that he was not a real child, but the Rules Incarnation decided to look after him, so Ye Fei gave up arguing and closed his eyes to sleep.

Ye Fei spent several days playing in Lingyan's Home after turning tiny, while the others teased him and tried to take care of him. He realized the wine's effect might last as long as he stayed in Lingyan's Home, and Long Heng used Ye Fei's pose to argue with Feng An about being tiny.

• The Rules Incarnation suggested sealing Ye Fei's memories and consciousness, but Ye Fei objected and said he wanted to try walking and find insights in his tiny state.
• Lingyan told the Rules Incarnation to let Ye Fei play in the mountains, where Ye Fei explored with Qingxue, Feng Bai, Eclipse Moon, Feimeng, Phantom Spirit, Phoenix Perch, and Fire Dance.
• Spirit Cat stopped Long Heng from sneaking up to snatch Ye Fei, and Long Heng complained before trying to call for backup.
• Ye Fei spent three days playing with his companions and Long Heng, then asked Lingyan whether the wine's effect would last as long as he remained in Lingyan's Home.
• Long Heng pointed out Ye Fei holding his cheeks with both hands and told Feng An that tiny people naturally did that.

After Ye Fei returned to his adult form, the others who had drunk the Divine Fruit wine woke as little tots, and he took his turn looking after them. He ended the chapter caring for the children beneath the phoenix tree while Long Heng and Feng An watched from the Snake Nest.

• Lingyan and the Rules Incarnation stayed behind as Long Heng took the shrunken Ye Fei outside, where the gods and others repeatedly snatched him from one another.
• Ye Fei asked everyone to study the wine, and Lu Heng brought out several barrels of Fruit Wine for the group to drink.
• The Queen and the others who had drunk the wine fell asleep beneath Jianmu, while Lingbo, Feng An, and others who had avoided its effects watched over them.
• After returning to adult form, Ye Fei came back beneath Jianmu and found Jun Mo, Lin Mu, Lu Heng, and many others shrunk into little tots.
• Ye Fei picked up the little ones and teased them in return, while Feng An showed Long Heng how Ye Fei was looking after the children.
• Ye Fei set up a table beneath the phoenix tree and carried the little tots over to feed them.

Ye Fei helped the God King find the Earth God, who had reincarnated as a human and settled in Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s mortal region. After the Spring God was discovered reincarnating there too, Ye Fei suspected the Earth God had encouraged other gods to treat the place as a retreat and decided to ask Feng An to make their Tribulations more difficult.

• The God King told Ye Fei that the Earth God’s ninth reincarnation was somewhere in Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s mortal region, so Ye Fei agreed to help find him.
• Ye Fei and the God King found the Earth God living among children in a courtyard, and the God King ordered him to return and arrange for other gods to handle his duties.
• The Earth God agreed to return to work and asked Ye Fei if he could visit again, and Ye Fei welcomed him as long as he caused no damage.
• Ye Fei took his family to the Divine Realm for several days of feasting before returning home to cultivate.
• The God King returned to report that the Spring God had reincarnated in the same mortal region, and Ye Fei blamed the Earth God and resolved to ask Feng An to make the gods’ Tribulations more realistic.

Jun Mo told Ye Fei that he had experienced the past through a time-related vision, then asked whether Ye Fei’s words could become law. Ye Fei organized a barbecue for everyone, while Lingyan began a new painting and Ye Fei ended the day asleep among his companions.

• Jun Mo hurried to find Ye Fei, and Long Heng fetched him from Lingyan’s home.
• Jun Mo described seeing his past self while cultivating and asked Ye Fei whether he had a Word Spirit ability.
• Ye Fei reassured Jun Mo, then sent him to tell Lingxu to catch fish and arranged for everyone to gather barbecue ingredients.
• Ye Fei and his companions picked fruit, and the group returned to share a barbecue.
• The Rules Incarnation complained to Lingyan about worrying over Ye Fei, while Lingyan began painting a new scroll.
• Ye Fei fell asleep beneath the phoenix tree with his companions after the meal.