Chapter Summaries

Sukanan argued with the group over what they needed to provide before Tang Xiaolong would help them in the Instance. When the group turned away from his help and tried to make their own plans, the Instance King appeared and blocked their escape.

• Sukanan demanded more from the group and threatened to withdraw Tang Xiaolong's cooperation if they did not meet her conditions.
• Tang Xiaolong stopped Sukanan from getting angrier and told her he would use his specialty to help.
• Tang Long debated whether to keep watching the livestream, then continued monitoring Tang Xiaolong and the others.
• A frightening threat reappeared, and the group discovered that their Taoist Tools no longer seemed effective.
• The group decided to stop relying on Tang Xiaolong and began planning to split up, but the Instance King appeared and told them not to run.

A behemoth appeared and attacked Zhou Fengchuan after he insulted its appearance, while Tang Long watched instead of helping. When Zhou Fengchuan begged for aid, Tang Long drew the behemoth’s attention and easily dodged its furious attacks, leaving it increasingly frightened and enraged.

• A behemoth appeared and reached for the husky, but Zhou Fengchuan insulted its appearance and provoked it into chasing him.
• Tang Long watched Zhou Fengchuan flee and refused to help, telling him to deal with the trouble he had caused.
• Zhou Fengchuan begged Tang Long for help as the behemoth closed in on him.
• Tang Long mocked the behemoth, drew its attention, and slashed it with a blade as it charged.
• The behemoth launched repeated attacks, but Tang Long dodged with ease and taunted it into attacking more fiercely.

Tang Long confronted the Instance King over threatening his daughter, then returned to reprimand his subordinates as Tang Xiaoling and the others emerged from the transformed Instance. The Instance King realized he could no longer take revenge or control the situation, and remained afraid of Tang Xiaoling.

• Tang Long dodged the Instance King, warned him to leave, and threatened to kill anyone who harmed Tang Xiaoling.
• Tang Long's time in the Instance ended, and Tang Xiaoling, Sukanan, and the other participants awoke to find their surroundings drastically changed.
• Tang Xiaoling told Sukanan she had sensed her father's presence, while the other participants credited her for their survival.
• Tang Long ordered his subordinates to eliminate anyone who broke the rules and to stop leaving people confused about the situation.
• The participants agreed to follow Tang Xiaoling, and she told them to stop annoying Sukanan.
• The Instance King blocked the group from leaving again, abandoned thoughts of revenge, and feared Tang Xiaoling after realizing his plan to absorb their fear had nearly gotten him killed.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan searched for a way out while the Instance King remained wary after Tang Long’s intervention. After Tang Long ordered his subordinates to watch over his daughter and take action if needed, Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan came out, and Sukanan stopped others from approaching them.

• The Instance King questioned Tang Xiaoling as the group reassessed the situation and raised their guard.
• Tang Long sent subordinates to investigate the area while Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan discussed how to escape, since ordinary methods failed.
• Tang Xiaoling told Sukanan they should not stay, while those nearby kept their distance because they feared Sukanan’s strength.
• After returning to recover from his sanctions, Tang Long ordered his subordinates to monitor Tang Xiaoling and take action if necessary.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan came out together, and Sukanan used an item to block people who approached them.

Tang Xiaoling separated the people who had been acting behind her back and warned them to behave properly, while Sukanan reassured her that she had done nothing wrong. The others realized they needed Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan’s cooperation to survive, but Sukanan refused to make decisions for anyone.

• Tang Xiaoling used the Taoist Tool to separate the people who wanted to work with her and warned them that their earlier behavior was serious.
• The Instance Kings kept their distance from Tang Xiaoling, while the people in her group argued over how to handle the failed cooperation.
• Tang Xiaoling told Sukanan she could do little about the situation, and Sukanan reassured her that she had acted properly.
• The other group admitted their plans were failing and worried that the increasing difficulty would leave them unable to escape without Tang Xiaoling’s help.
• After Tang Xiaoling and the others returned to the foot of the Mansion, people hoped Sukanan would cooperate, but she said she could not decide for anyone.

The room began shaking violently, and Tang Xiaoling warned Sukanan that the disturbance resembled something she had seen before but was more dangerous. Tang Long tried to send help, but his subordinates could not get close, leaving Sukanan to keep the others away from Tang Xiaoling.

• The room shook, and Tang Xiaoling hid beside Sukanan while warning her not to approach the disturbance.
• Sukanan readied a Taoist Tool as the Instance Pig King woke and angrily questioned the group about what they had done.
• Tang Long saw the livestream and demanded that his subordinates go help Tang Xiaoling, but they said an obstruction kept them from getting close.
• Sukanan rebuked the group for relying on her and warned them not to involve Tang Xiaoling because the situation was more dangerous than they realized.

Tang Xiaoling weighed whether to bring the others along before taking them from the manor to Hole Mountain, where they discovered a horrifying landscape of skeletons and green lights. After the group returned, the Instance King mocked them and revealed that he had seen the same terror before.

• Tang Xiaoling discussed with Sukanan the risks of cooperating with the others and considered using an item Tang Long had given her to summon help.
• Sukanan agreed to take the others along despite her irritation with their behavior, and they were transported from the manor to a forest.
• The group saw Hole Mountain covered in skeletons and strange green lights, while the livestream showed the scene more clearly than it appeared to them.
• The group retreated to the manor, where the Instance King mocked them for returning.
• The others challenged the Instance King, who said he had already witnessed the terror at Hole Mountain and lived alone in the manor because of it.

Trapped in the Instance King’s territory, Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan learned that escaping required crossing a dangerous river into a place filled with wicked people. Tang Xiaoling activated a Taoist Tool and urged the group not to rely on her alone, but the Instance King warned that even their Mark might not let them cross safely.

• The group discussed their predicament and agreed to unite, while Sukanan realized the Instance King seemed unable to leave his position.
• The Instance King said the territory had been plotted out and that escaping meant passing through a terrifying place, but the group refused to give up.
• Tang Xiaoling took out a Taoist Tool and activated its teleportation, startling the group and the livestream viewers.
• Tang Xiaoling told the others not to dump their problems on her and said staying alive mattered most, easing Sukanan’s concern with her familiar smile.
• The Instance King warned that a special river lay ahead and that crossing it could be impossible even with the Mark, while the far side held people who made life worse than death.

Tang Xiaoling, Sukanan, and the other participants faced a dangerous river that even the Instance King struggled to cross. The Instance King offered to reward them if they found a way out, leaving their escape uncertain.

• The participants argued about the worsening situation and regretted not cooperating earlier.
• Tang Xiaoling asked Sukanan whether they could escape, and Sukanan reassured her that the Instance King would want to leave too.
• A participant urged everyone to cooperate, but Sukanan challenged him over his earlier refusal to share items.
• Tang Xiaoling encouraged the group to work together, and Lu Sui promised they would use their items to help.
• The Instance King warned that crossing the river would cost items and be difficult even for him, then offered a gift if the group escaped.

The Instance King agreed to work with Lu Sui’s group while secretly preparing to betray them, and Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling warned each other to stay cautious. The groups reached a dangerous route and pressured the Instance King to lead the way.

• The Instance King told Lu Sui and the others that he wanted to cooperate, while Sukanan privately agreed with Tang Xiaoling that he could not be trusted.
• The Instance King secretly cut open a spot nearby as livestream viewers worried that the others were in danger.
• Tang Long saw a notice that the instance was epic-level difficulty and that survivors would not be sent into another instance soon.
• Lu Sui told Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan that the group should use items to protect themselves and that crossing the bridge would be difficult.
• The groups set out toward the dangerous route, hesitated at what they saw, and Lu Sui urged the Instance King to lead the way.

Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling escaped a sudden attack by a Dark Thing while the Instance King withdrew from the area. The group was left wary and confused about the danger, which even the Instance King did not understand.

• Tang Xiaoling warned Sukanan that she sensed danger, while the Instance King urged them to handle the situation themselves.
• A Dark Thing approached the group unseen, and livestream viewers noticed it before Sukanan did.
• Sukanan used a Taoist Tool to move herself and Tang Xiaoling out of danger as a creature resembling a Four-Not-Like appeared.
• Tang Long questioned his subordinates about the creature, but they said they had cleared the area and could not explain what had happened.
• Sukanan and the others escaped, and the Instance King returned to the building after saying this danger was unlike anything before.
• Lu Sui questioned Sukanan's explanation, and Sukanan pointed out that the Instance King had also gone into hiding.

Tang Xiaoling, Sukanan, and the others were caught between the Instance King and a frightening black figure that challenged his control of the Instance. Sukanan’s Taoist Tool failed to ease the oppressive atmosphere, and she told everyone to take out all their Taoist Tools.

• The black figure appeared inside the Instance King’s building and accused him of using the visitors to achieve his goals.
• The Instance King raised a barrier around Tang Xiaoling, Sukanan, and the others, insisting that his domain was under his control.
• The black figure challenged the Instance King to keep the visitors inside, while the livestream viewers worried that Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan might not escape easily.
• Lu Sui suspected the black figure was trying to use them against the Instance King, but the figure denied it and brought up their desire to leave the Instance.
• Sukanan’s Taoist Tool had no effect on the oppressive atmosphere, so she told the others to take out all their Taoist Tools, prompting Lu Sui to frown.

Lu Sui and the others debated whether to use the Taoist Tool to survive in the Instance, while Tang Xiaoling tried to reassure them. The Instance King revealed that a power greater than himself lurked near the river, leaving the group with no clear escape.

• Lu Sui insisted that the Taoist Tool was their only key to survival, while Sukanan questioned his motives and urged the group to leave.
• A wavering companion backed Sukanan, but Lu Sui argued that they had no time to hesitate, and Tang Xiaoling reassured the others.
• Tang Long worried about Tang Xiaoling and vowed to punish whoever had placed his child in the Instance.
• The Instance King refused to let the group escape without helping him solve the problem and warned them about the danger surrounding the river.
• Sukanan challenged the Instance King to explain the situation, and he revealed that something more powerful than himself was in the Instance.

After the Instance King released the group, Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling set out to explore while Lu Sui led his followers elsewhere. Lu Sui demanded their Taoist Tools, but they refused, leaving his group divided as Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling rested nearby.

• Sukanan challenged the Instance King, who released the group so they could explore his territory.
• Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling set off together, and Tang Xiaoling said she sensed a Taoist Tool nearby.
• Lu Sui rejected his followers' suggestion to join Sukanan and demanded that they hand over their Taoist Tools.
• Lu Sui left after his followers refused, and they debated how to protect themselves without him.
• Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling found a quiet place to rest.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan explored the dangerous area while Lu Sui struggled to keep the other players’ trust. They discovered the forest held threats beyond the Labyrinth and realized the Instance King was hiding nearby, leaving their next move uncertain.

• Lu Sui warned the others to reveal their items, but they distrusted his motives and questioned his plans.
• Tang Xiaoling told Sukanan she could no longer contact her father, so they agreed to proceed more cautiously.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan avoided the other players and explored another direction, where they saw that the forest was more dangerous than expected.
• Lu Sui’s group lost faith in him and decided to split up, hoping to find Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan encountered a terrifying place and realized the Instance King was hiding inside and refusing to come out.

Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling faced a dangerous attack as a group who had left Lu Sui asked to cooperate, but Sukanan distrusted them and set them a task. Tang Long realized the Instance’s time might be looping and refused to intervene, while the newcomers agreed to Sukanan’s demand and then spotted Lu Sui nearby.

• Sukanan blocked a sudden attack with a Taoist Tool as another group found her and Tang Xiaoling and hesitated to approach.
• The newcomers said they had left Lu Sui and wanted to cooperate, but Sukanan refused to trust them because they had earlier withheld their Taoist Tools.
• Tang Xiaoling considered the group’s plea while Tang Long worried that the Instance’s time would loop endlessly and decided not to warn them.
• Sukanan gave the newcomers a task, and they agreed that their Taoist Tools could help them carry it out.
• The newcomers looked up and saw Lu Sui and the people still with him.

Lu Sui led his group away while arguing with them about their plan, as a mysterious force struck them on a bridge. Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan cleared the danger on their side, but when the threats vanished, they learned the apparent escape could be a trap set by a demonic beast stronger than the Instance King.

• Lu Sui led his people out of the encirclement, and they argued over his plan and their decision to work together.
• A mysterious force attacked Lu Sui's group as they crossed a bridge, while the murderous aura around Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan returned and grew stronger.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan used several items and worked with the people around them to resolve the trouble on their side.
• The forces threatening Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan vanished, making the group think they might be able to leave the instance, but the two remained suspicious.
• A worried companion warned Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan not to move, explaining that an item identified the apparent escape as the lure of a demonic beast stronger than the Instance King.

Tang Xiaoling used a Taoist Tool to alter the path while Sukanan protected her, and the livestream went black as people outside debated what was happening. The chapter ended with Tang Xiaoling telling Sukanan that she had found a clue.

• Lu Sui argued with the others and demanded that they hand over their Taoist Tools.
• The livestream screen suddenly went black, leaving viewers unable to see what was happening inside.
• Tang Xiaoling studied their surroundings, placed a Taoist Tool, and told Sukanan she had a plan to escape.
• Sukanan covered Tang Xiaoling as she used the Taoist Tool, blocking the path ahead and changing the bridge.
• Tang Long watched the livestream and questioned his subordinate about why they had not escaped.
• Tang Xiaoling whispered to Sukanan that she had found a clue.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan found a way out of the Labyrinth instance and made it safely outside, while Lu Sui remained behind with the others. Tang Xiaoling contacted Tang Long, who reassured her and offered Sukanan a choice about continuing to livestream.

• Tang Xiaoling explained that the frightening scenes were illusions, and she and Sukanan crossed the bridge to find a passage out.
• Lu Sui blamed the others for failing to navigate the Labyrinth and threatened to use items against them.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan escaped the Labyrinth, surprising the livestream viewers with how quickly they got out.
• Tang Xiaoling contacted Tang Long, who confirmed he knew she was safe and promised to arrange things for future instances.
• Tang Long thanked Sukanan for looking after Tang Xiaoling and told her she could continue livestreaming or give it up, as long as they stayed safe.

After Tang Long thanked Sukanan for helping Tang Xiaoling, Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan planned to spend time together in the real world. Qi Bai confronted them and threatened Sukanan unless she accepted his condition, while Tang Long watched the livestream and prepared to intervene.

• Tang Long told Sukanan that Tang Xiaoling had helped him survive, and Sukanan said she hoped they could enter an Instance together someday.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan chatted after the call, while livestream viewers compared their relaxed real-world outing with the people still trapped in the Labyrinth.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan ran into Qi Bai, who confronted Sukanan despite her efforts to distance herself from him.
• Qi Bai mocked Tang Xiaoling and threatened Sukanan, demanding that she accept his condition or face consequences.
• Tang Long watched the livestream and recognized Qi Bai as the man who had latched onto Sukanan after she helped him in an Instance.
• Sukanan shielded Tang Xiaoling and planned to run with her, but Qi Bai blocked their path and insisted that Sukanan comply.