Arc 8Chapters 182–207
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After the Warband contained the Lord, Divine King claimed the Lord Life Soul and began establishing Lord Nodes to strengthen his battlefield command. Meanwhile, the Lord of Bliss developed a consciousness-transfer scheme, recruited ten Homeworld inhabitants through a virtual game to test it, and decided to create a force called Elysium Players.
The Lord of Bliss expanded Monster World’s test by creating 200,000 Elysium Players, equipping them with respawn bodies and resource-based upgrades, and sending them to fight genuine players. After the Elysium Players’ mock-player tactics and repeated respawns provoked the veterans, the overwhelming difficulty made many quit, leaving the genuine players to discover their cocoons.
The Lord of Bliss chose to invade the Homeworld and impose a Respawn Quota system after Elysium Players collapsed under the strain of repeated deaths. Qi Sheng observed the plan and reviewed two newly contained Primordials, while Yang Tianxuan tested Mining Robots that broke through a mine wall and uncovered an eerie green light.
Qi Sheng uncovered how the Guili Clan created the Immortal Virus, lost control of it, and inadvertently caused an apocalypse in a Minor World while pursuing Wish’s rule power. As the Apocalypse Technology Guild fought through the underground refuge, Wang Yu was infected, died, and entered an unexpected Immortal State.
Qi Sheng reviewed the Immortal State and the Player Forum’s growing interest in the Immortal Virus, while players contained Wish and discovered its powerful support skills. The chapter ended with Explorer revealing that a teleportation array on the underground space’s 16th floor could take players to an apocalypse world where they might earn Wish Power by saving its people.
Mo Ping and the Apocalypse Technology Guild team restored the Guili Clan’s Spatial Teleportation Array, discovering that it needed Superior Energy Crystals to operate. After Divine King raised the missing sacrificial power from players, the array opened a route to the Apocalypse Small World, and qualified players prepared to enter.
Hei Pi and the Fortress Shelter’s survivors faced an Immortal Zombie tide until Mao Xuan arrived and overwhelmed the attackers with his crimson power. After the survivors were saved, Hei Pi discovered that Xiao Jin had been infected, and Mao Xuan asked whether Xiao Jin wanted to keep living.
Mao Xuan cured Xiao Jin’s Immortal Virus infection and gained wish power by helping the survivors, then led them through the ruined city in search of a safe home. After returning to the fortress shelter, he read a forum post proposing that players create opposing raider and survivor factions to generate a steady supply of wish power.
Qi Sheng read a Forum debate about whether players should exploit the Apocalypse Small World through faction warfare or help it build a lasting civilization. Nightfall Is Coming proposed a Desire Self-Resolution System that could generate wish power through faith, and Guide confirmed the plan was feasible with occasional guidance.
Players debated how to obtain Wish Power sustainably by developing the Minor World's civilization and eventually agreed on a rotating Divine Court with a Divine Calendar. Qi Sheng watched the players finalize the plan and was impressed by their creativity and coordination.
The Evil Moon changed to a Waxing Crescent, empowering Di Nian Bully and forcing players out of the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range. Elsewhere, Song Hao found a rune that would send him into a deadly rule game, and he decided to activate it.
Song Hao entered the Game Space and used Guide to expose the Youlü Council’s hidden cheats through successive games, until his opponent played fairly and defeated him. After Song Hao was eliminated and his Tribal Brand claimed, the Youlü Council members were diverted into the Ancient God Arena and the Elysium Palace.
Qi Sheng sent the Youlü Council members who followed the network connection into Elysium Palace and the Ancient God Arena, then planned new pets and established a fourth Spatial Node in the Mingdu Catacombs. The Cave World node was connected to the Emperor Tomb Village Space, and Qi Sheng prepared to recruit 300,000 players.
Qi Sheng launched the Spring Festival access event, drawing billions of visitors into a virtual New Year celebration where players competed for 300,000 Monster World slots. During the festivities, a young man discovered he had become a true life-form, though how he would enter the game remained uncertain.
Tu Bai won Challenger access, entered the newly opened Cave World, and joined a party of new players to fight a cleaning robot. After the robot knocked him down and vacuumed off his hair, he experienced the pain and excitement of melee combat and continued exploring with his teammates.
Tu Bai’s squad welcomed A Lan, an Eclipse Race newcomer, who proposed combining their life souls into a powerful fighting form. After pooling resources and testing the arrangement, they prepared to hunt a nearby monster and measure their new strength.
A Lan’s squad explored the Mechanical Ruins Tunnel, found a blueprint describing the Machine Guard Race’s pursuit of mechanical immortality, and died after Mechanical Spiders swarmed them near a valuable Mechanical Heart. After reviving, A Lan proposed a new Life Soul formation that could turn the team into a durable, shared-health combat unit, which he named Immortal Fusion Vajra.
A Lan led his team through the Mechanical Ruins, cleared out the mechanical spiders, and discovered documents describing the Machine Guard Race’s planned Tower of Eternity. He wondered whether the unfinished tower could serve as a body for the Star Network and give the Eclipse Race a foothold in Monster World.
A Lan collected the Machine Guard Race’s technical records and continued exploring the ruins, while Qi Sheng launched the Cultivation Tower feature. Nightfall Is Coming tested its cultivation techniques, learned how they differed from Life Soul rules, and posted a guide recommending options by player stage.
Lin Xia was recruited into Death Space after surviving a monster attack, then led a dwindling group through the Fountain of Light trial and earned an S rating. After five deadly trials, he prepared his Annihilation squad for the ultimate trial against the top-ranked Iron Cavalry, which would determine whether they could enter the real battlefield as Echoers.
Qi Sheng assessed the Lord of Bliss’s Death Trial system and its risks, while Lin Xia’s team faced the top-ranked Iron Cavalry in the final trial. The Iron Cavalry let Lin Xia destroy their Magic Crystal and clear the trial, then disappeared, leaving the Lord of Bliss baffled and the returning Veteran Corps sent to the Little Black Room.
Qi Sheng turned the Veteran Corps’ Death Space success into a plan for training players, setting up a lottery that sent a limited number into the Lord of Bliss’ trials while concealing their identities. The first lottery winners arrived in Death Space and began acting terrified alongside the recruited Elysium Players as they entered their first trials.
Players shared guides for Death Space’s trials as Bai Miao endured Yellow Hair’s bullying to survive the Despair Amusement Park and earn points. In the fourth trial’s final battle, Bai Miao stabbed Yellow Hair to save Wizard Meow, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved.
Qi Sheng reviewed new life-soul builds, player activities, and plans for a customizable weapon system as the Player Legion continued to grow. At Stingthorn Camp, Li Zheng and other trainees watched Futu clash with a Soul Return Race powerhouse, while Qi Sheng learned that battle formations could let ordinary warriors contribute to pinnacle wars.
Li Zheng and the Hardcore Grinders Group learned that organ modifications could grant rapid growth at the cost of risk and future potential, while the Guide revealed the implants would yield Sacrificial Power without disrupting their core abilities. During the inheritance ceremony, they selected organs recklessly for the decomposition rewards, and Li Zheng decided to claim the Dragon Spine Root despite its reproductive function and strategic role.