Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo sorted through the Spider Queen’s valuable loot, including equipment, skills, and a Shadow Heart, then made peace with Qin Feng. As Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan prepared to leave, Lin Mo offered to help Ling Xiao reach level 10 for two hundred thousand.

• Lin Mo collected the Spider Queen’s drops, including a D-grade magic scroll, a C-grade skill book, two orange equipment pieces, and a Shadow Heart.
• Lin Mo recognized the Shadow Heart as an entry token for the hidden Shadow Temple and obtained the green-quality King of Hunting title.
• Qin Feng apologized to Lin Mo for pursuing Su Yingxia, and Lin Mo accepted his apology and added him as a friend.
• Lin Mo stopped Ling Xiao as he was leaving with Xia Wanwan and offered to get him to level 10 for two hundred thousand.

Lin Mo accepted two hundred thousand from Xia Wanwan to help Ling Xiao catch up with Wang Junjie, then led their party to the Ant Nest and used Health Lock to let Ling Xiao claim the kills and gain experience quickly. As they leveled, Wang Junjie plotted revenge against Xia Wanwan and Lin Mo.

• Xia Wanwan paid Lin Mo two hundred thousand for his help, while Lin Mo privately planned to gradually obtain her five-million inheritance.
• Lin Mo formed a party with Ling Xiao, Xia Wanwan, Skinny Monkey, and Pang Dahai, promising to get them to level 10 before Wang Junjie in exchange for 70 percent of their leveling rewards.
• At the Ant Nest, Lin Mo used his bow to reduce Man-Eating Ants to 1 HP, then had Ling Xiao finish them off for extra experience.
• Lin Mo told Skinny Monkey and Pang Dahai to lure more ants, and the party rapidly farmed experience as Ling Xiao caught up.
• Wang Junjie blamed Ling Xiao for helping Lin Mo and threatened to livestream assaulting Xia Wanwan after reaching level 10.

Lin Mo helped Ling Xiao, Xia Wanwan, Skinny Monkey, and Pang Dahai reach level 10 and advance their classes ahead of Wang Junjie, earning them leveling rewards and exposing Wang Junjie's failed plan. After hearing Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan's story, Lin Mo accepted their rewards and received 274,000 in cash and seven prize draws.

• Wang Junjie learned that Wind Soughs Sadly, Skinny Monkey, Pang Dahai, and Gentle Evening Breeze had reached level 10 and advanced before him, and Troubled Times Zhuge realized Mo Shou Cheng Gui had helped them level.
• Wang Junjie blamed Su Yingxia for his failure and threatened her, then blocked her when she asked what was wrong.
• Ling Xiao advanced into a Knight, Xia Wanwan into a Mage, Skinny Monkey into an Assassin, and Pang Dahai into a Priest; Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan celebrated their success together.
• Ling Xiao told Lin Mo how Wang Junjie had used the thugs who threatened Xia Wanwan to pressure her into becoming his girlfriend, and Lin Mo recalled a similar incident before Su Yingxia broke up with him.
• Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan offered Lin Mo all their leveling rewards, while Skinny Monkey and Pang Dahai asked to keep part; Lin Mo agreed and received 274,000 in cash and seven prize draws.

Lin Mo sold most of the leaderboard prizes, used Xia Wanwan’s B-rank scroll to upgrade his title, and gained a major attack bonus. After warning Ling Xiao that Wang Junjie might cause more trouble, Lin Mo moved to a new apartment and set his sights on Xi Yue, an SSS-rank talent wielder.

• Ling Xiao, Xia Wanwan, Skinny Monkey, and Pang Dahai spun their prize draws, and Xia Wanwan won a B-rank Title Enhancement scroll.
• Lin Mo collected the prizes and listed several skill books and magic scrolls for sale at the Auction House.
• Lin Mo used the scroll on Golden Gear War God, upgrading it to purple quality and raising its attack bonus to ten percent.
• Lin Mo counted his money and auction listings, then told Ling Xiao to contact him if Wang Junjie caused more trouble.
• Lin Mo logged out, packed his belongings, and rented an apartment at Heavenly Origin Residence in Ning'an City.
• Lin Mo looked across the street at Listening Rain Pavilion and resolved to meet Xi Yue, an SSS-rank talent wielder.

Lin Mo visited the Listening Rain Pavilion to meet Ning Xi, the future Empress Xi Yue and an SSS-rank player in his past life. He arranged to keep her reserved and decided to follow the timeline that would lead her to gain her talent when Oracle swallowed reality in three months.

• Lin Mo went to the Listening Rain Pavilion and requested therapist number 27, Ning Xi.
• Ning Xi gave Lin Mo a massage, and he recognized her as Xi Yue, the future empress from his past life.
• Lin Mo tipped Ning Xi a thousand yuan and loaded fifty thousand yuan onto a Supreme VIP Card, instructing the staff to reserve her for him.
• Lin Mo decided not to rush Ning Xi into Oracle because he feared she might miss the SSS-rank talent she would gain in three months.

Lin Mo rejected Su Yingxia, then returned to Oracle and spent his money and Skill Evolution Points to raise Double Shot into an SSS-rank skill. He became the first player on the Great Xia Server to obtain one, and the system asked whether to reveal his ID in the announcement.

• Lin Mo told Su Yingxia to stop contacting him, leaving her sobbing at his former home.
• Lin Mo logged into Oracle, where the system announced his arrival as Cloudside Town's top-ranked player.
• Lin Mo offered 2,000 yuan for basic skill books and collected his sold items, bringing his assets to 1.08 million yuan.
• Lin Mo used Soulfire to incinerate 148 E-rank skill books and gained 148 Skill Evolution Points.
• Lin Mo evolved Double Shot through successive ranks into the SSS-rank Heaven-Slaying: Seven-Star Volley.
• The system announced that Lin Mo was the first player on Oracle's Great Xia Server to obtain an SSS-rank skill and asked whether to reveal his ID.

Lin Mo evolved and learned the SSS-rank skill Heaven-Slaying: Seven-Star Volley, earning the purple Tactical Master title and its skill-potency bonus. He left Cloudside Town for a Level 3 Main City, but Qin Feng urgently warned him that Su Yingxia was being attacked.

• Lin Mo hid his identity when the server-wide announcement celebrated his first SSS-rank skill and awarded him the Tactical Master achievement.
• Lin Mo examined Heaven-Slaying: Seven-Star Volley, learned the skill, and used eight of his sixteen Skill Slots.
• Lin Mo inspected the purple Tactical Master title and discovered that its 10% skill-potency bonus strengthened his volley and its special effects.
• Lin Mo left Cloudside Town through its east gate, intending to travel to a Level 3 Main City.
• Qin Feng messaged Lin Mo that Su Yingxia was being targeted by a group and asked him to hurry and save her.

Troubled Times players tortured Su Yingxia, and Qin Feng’s Windchaser Guild intervened but was overwhelmed. Mo Shou Cheng Gui arrived at the battle after killing Troubled Times Cao Thief with a single arrow.

• Troubled Times players tortured Su Yingxia while mocking her and her relationship with Mo Shou Cheng Gui.
• Qin Feng and Windchaser players rescued Su Yingxia, but Troubled Times Cao Thief revealed an ambush and ordered more than a hundred players to attack them.
• Troubled Times routed Windchaser, but Qin Feng refused to abandon Su Yingxia and stood his ground.
• Troubled Times Cao Thief boasted that Mo Shou Cheng Gui would not dare appear, then Mo Shou Cheng Gui shot him dead with a critical arrow.
• The crowd recognized Mo Shou Cheng Gui as the Heaven Ranking’s number one.

Lin Mo arrived at the battlefield and used his new SSS-rank skill to devastate the Troubled Times Guild, helping Qin Feng and the Windchaser Guild drive their attackers away. He made clear that he had come to help Qin Feng, not Su Yingxia, and left her pleading for reconciliation.

• Lin Mo one-shot Troubled Times Cao Thief, then used Heaven-Slaying: Seven-Star Volley to kill seven Troubled Times players and form a powerful shield.
• Qin Feng rallied the remaining Windchaser players, and Lin Mo helped them rout the Troubled Times Guild as its survivors fled.
• Su Yingxia thanked Lin Mo, but he told her he had not come to save her and warned Qin Feng against challenging Troubled Times without him.
• Lin Mo told Su Yingxia she was no longer his girlfriend, and she tearfully begged him to take her back.
• Lin Mo rejected Su Yingxia and walked away, leaving her overwhelmed with regret.

Lin Mo entered Flowfire City and found himself ranked first in its four Bounty Tournament categories, while Wang Junjie learned where he had gone and ordered the Troubled Times Guild to gather there. With the Shadow Temple still inaccessible until more beginner bosses were killed, Lin Mo planned to collect a Venom Set so he could withstand the dungeon’s Shadow Breath and explore it for the full hour.

• Lin Mo chose Flowfire City as his Level 3 Main City and teleported there.
• A nearby observer reported Lin Mo’s destination to Wang Junjie, who ordered thousands of Troubled Times Guild members to gather in Flowfire City and vowed revenge.
• Lin Mo arrived in Flowfire City and learned that its Bounty Tournament offered four separate rankings and rewards.
• Lin Mo saw that he currently led the level, equipment, wealth, and reputation rankings, but expected powerful players from other beginner villages to arrive.
• Lin Mo recalled that Wang Junjie had died in the Shadow Temple from Shadow Breath and decided to collect a full Venom Set before entering the dungeon.