Arc 27Steam Island and the Eden Fleet

Yang Yi built Steam Island into a thriving commercial hub, then entered a nightmare dream that revealed Eden’s body-swapping scheme and led him into a fight with Abu Singh. The arc ended with Abu Singh awakening as a Dream Demon while Yang Yi launched a Supreme Holy Slash.

  • Yang Yi cured the Sakura Disease patients, welcomed the One-Eye Cult to Steam Island, and arranged for its members to build a church and help manage the island.
  • Yang Yi defeated Qin Ming in a sparring match, learned about Mirror Island, and later funded the One-Eye Cult in exchange for its support on Steam Island.
  • Yang Yi opened Steam Island to hundreds of thousands of visitors, grew its commercial district, and prepared security robots while Su Na investigated Sakura Disease and the nightmare statues.
  • Yang Yi and Cui Xiya completed a powerful twisted mech, then Yang Yi used his security robots to kill a giant Decomposer and left Zhang Zhi and Yu Dawei in charge of the island.
  • After taking Su Na’s Nightmare Dream-Entering Potion, Yang Yi awoke in Song Yingwen’s body, escaped a prison, and discovered Eden’s fleet was using deep dreams to steal resources and conceal its crimes.
  • Yang Yi seized control of the paper-made Newspaper, found its sleeping and blood-drained victims, and fired a Fear-Killing Cannon at Eden’s fleeing survivors.
  • Abu Singh threatened Yang Yi’s crew and entered the Newspaper’s Origami Space, but Yang Yi resisted his spell and kicked him into the sea.
  • Yang Yi pursued Abu Singh underwater and fought through severe injuries as Abu Singh began awakening as a Dream Demon, then struck with Supreme Holy Slash.
Chapters 651–675 Vol. 7 Read

Ch. 651A minor mishap and the arrival of the One-Eye Cult

Yang Yi killed the Pink-Haired Sakura Monster and cured nearly all the players infected by Sakura Disease, establishing his ability to protect the island. He left one infected player untreated for Su Na’s research, just as 9,999 Archbishops of the One-Eye Cult arrived through a Portal.

  • The Pink-Haired Sakura Monster attacked Yang Yi with his three swords, but Yang Yi cut him down and collected his weapons and death drops.
  • Yang Yi explained that he had prepared for trouble, then cured more than eighty players infected by Sakura Disease.
  • Yang Yi recoiled from the last infected player after Su Na asked him to preserve a sample, so the player isolated himself instead of being cured.
  • A Portal appeared, and 9,999 supposed one-eyed players arrived wearing eye patches that turned out to be sunglasses.
  • Everyone recognized the newcomers as Archbishops of the One-Eye Cult.

Ch. 652The founding of the One-Eye Grand Church and a taunt

Yang Yi hosted a gathering where Ma Dabao’s followers arrived with supplies and construction vehicles to build a grand church, while Yang Yi realized their membership dues were being skimmed. Xu Da and the Knight of Justice also arrived, and the Knight’s talking shield singled Yang Yi out with an insult.

  • Ma Dabao led his followers to Yang Yi and asked where they should build the grand church.
  • Yang Yi pointed them toward a nearby street, and the followers rushed off with construction equipment and supplies to begin work.
  • Yang Yi realized the followers were wealthy and suspected Ma Dabao had been taking a cut of their membership dues.
  • Xu Da arrived and greeted Shen Guanquan.
  • The Knight of Justice arrived carrying Yang Yi’s upgraded Vicious Small Round Shield, which taunted Yang Yi for being bald.

Ch. 653A tour

Yang Yi and Yu Dawei hosted the visiting players on Steam Island, explained how they had captured it, and showed them its factories. The tour ended with players expressing interest in renting shops in the planned commercial district.

  • Cui Xiya collected diseased tissue from the last infected patient, and Yang Yi cured him before shutting down the teleportation.
  • Yang Yi and Yu Dawei described how they captured Steam Island and warned that conquering a level-two Player Island required multiple Legendary players and careful intelligence gathering.
  • Yang Yi revealed that Steam Island's specialty was producing technological creations, and Shen Guanquan considered how its factories might help the New World Fleet.
  • Yang Yi and Yu Dawei led the players through the enormous factories, whose mysterious production process could not be observed or imitated.
  • Yang Yi outlined plans for a commercial district, and Shen Guanquan rented a prime shop location by transferring a hundred million.

Ch. 654An invitation to duel

Yang Yi oversaw the players’ visit to the shopping street, investigated the One-Eye Cult’s construction, and dealt with an interview before most visitors left. As the island quieted, Qin Ming challenged him to a spar.

  • Yang Yi discovered that the One-Eye Cult had built and was selling mass-produced Great Blasphemer statues while constructing its Grand Church.
  • A reporter from Player Monthly questioned Yang Yi about painted pictures of his different appearances, so he sent her to interview Yu Dawei instead.
  • Yu Dawei boasted to the reporter about his role in defeating the Leviathan and claimed he had survived blowing himself up like a nuclear bomb.
  • Shen Guanquan discussed shopping-street plans with Yang Yi and arranged limited visits for his members to buy Gacha capsules.
  • After most players departed and the island grew quiet, Qin Ming asked Yang Yi to spar without seriously injuring each other.

Ch. 655An unequal duel

Yang Yi faced Qin Ming in an uneven duel against ninety-nine Bigji Robots, but the Knight of Justice’s speed and skill still wounded him. After revealing his Polluter nature and overpowering Qin Ming with his transformed strength, Yang Yi won the fight and took the Vicious Round Shield.

  • Yang Yi brought ninety-nine Bigji Robots to the arena, but Qin Ming accepted the duel and charged through the robots with his exceptional speed.
  • Qin Ming wounded Yang Yi’s cheek, revealing his three-eyed Polluter nature to the gathered players.
  • Yang Yi transformed into a towering, fur-covered form, caught Qin Ming’s rapier, and struck him into the air with a flaming Greatsword.
  • The Vicious Round Shield tried to flee after judging Yang Yi could destroy it, but Yang Yi pinned it down and put it away.
  • Qin Ming survived with his armor damaged, and its destruction revealed his scarred appearance and long ponytail.

Ch. 656Intel on Mirror Island

Yang Yi learned from Qin Ming about Mirror Island, where players fought mirror phantoms for powerful rewards, but declined to explore it for now. After Qin Ming left, Su Na questioned whether the person who emerged from Mirror Island might be someone else.

  • Yang Yi examined Qin Ming's Hero-level armor, and Qin Ming admitted defeat and showed Yang Yi his Fighter title and Winner Takes All+ talent.
  • Qin Ming told Yang Yi that Mirror Island rewarded players who defeated their mirror phantoms and sent him a picture of its towering mirror structure.
  • Yang Yi considered the danger of losing or becoming trapped on the island and declined Qin Ming's invitation to explore it.
  • Yu Dawei teased Yang Yi after Qin Ming departed, and Yang Yi chose not to tell him about Mirror Island.
  • Su Na messaged Yang Yi about his long stare at Qin Ming, then asked whether someone else might come out of Mirror Island.

Ch. 657The One-Eye Cult's development

Yang Yi learned how the One-Eye Cult had grown into a large mutual-aid organization and spread among the indigenous people through paid blessings and staged miracles. The chapter ended as Ma Dabao revealed that a cast replica of the Great Blasphemer Statue actually worked.

  • Yang Yi shared a hot pot meal with Cui Xiya, Ma Dabao, and other One-Eye Cult members, discovering that the tripe was specially bred Spiky Starfish skin.
  • Yang Yi asked Ma Dabao whether he had been hiding something about the One-Eye Cult, expecting to uncover missing membership dues.
  • Ma Dabao explained that the Order was short of funds despite using dues to support members and that its treasury might last only two or three more months.
  • Ma Dabao described how Players used staged miracles, free bread, and lenient doctrine to attract indigenous followers and collect annual fees.
  • Cui Xiya suspected Yang Yi might be connected to the Great Blasphemer Statue, while Ma Dabao revealed that the statue replicas actually worked.

Ch. 658The gradually vanishing nightmare

Yang Yi learned how the One-Eye Cult’s Great Blasphemer Statues had fueled its growth and how falling demand for Nightmare Disease treatment had left it near bankruptcy. He funded the cult in exchange for its people staffing Steam Island and asked Ma Dabao for a transformed statue to inspect.

  • Ma Dabao explained that the Great Blasphemer Statues cured Nightmare Disease, allowing the One-Eye Cult to expand through membership fees and statue sales.
  • Ma Dabao told Yang Yi that Nightmare Disease cases and cult recruitment had declined, leaving the cult with barely a month of funds.
  • Yang Yi questioned Ma Dabao about patients who babbled after nightmares and heard that the Radiant Holy Church punished them as spreaders of Calamity.
  • Yang Yi offered the One-Eye Cult one billion Conch Coins in exchange for moving its focus to Steam Island and supplying staff to maintain order and the Commercial District.
  • Ma Dabao accepted the deal, received the money and administrator permissions, and Yang Yi asked him to bring a statue that caused nightmares.

Ch. 659Feeding

Yang Yi investigated nightmare-altered Great Blasphemer Statues and suspected the sudden decline of Nightmare Disease was connected to events on Dream Island. He brought a statue to Su Na for testing and checked on the growing Abyss Nautilus before leaving it hungry for the day.

  • Ma Dabao gave Yang Yi a nightmare-stricken Great Blasphemer Statue, and Yang Yi used Three Eyes to see strange matter clinging to it.
  • Yang Yi told Ma Dabao to gather the remaining altered statues and report any new information about dreams, suspecting Eden's actions on Dream Island had caused Nightmare Disease to fade.
  • Yang Yi took the statue to Su Na's laboratory and asked her to examine it, warning her that prolonged exposure could cause nightmares.
  • Yang Yi visited the Abyss Nautilus, fed it Long-Legged Sardines, and refused to give it more Vitality Long Legs until the next day.

Ch. 660Steam Island Officially Opens

Yang Yi prepared new Combat Robot blueprints and finalized plans for Steam Island as its first large wave of Players arrived. The island opened to crowds eager to explore, while Yang Yi’s Super Great Blasphemer began incubation and the official buses proved unexpectedly popular.

  • Yang Yi uploaded blueprints for three Security Guard Robots and Cui Xiya’s Super Great Blasphemer, then added twenty Small Robot Factories and paused the Security Guards’ incubation to speed up the Mech.
  • Yang Yi explained that Players without rebuilt ships could not use Portals, disproving a proposed way to teleport to another Player Island.
  • Three days later, more than two hundred thousand Players arrived through Portals at Steam Island and marveled at its bustling Commercial District.
  • Yang Yi posted Steam Island’s rules in Regional Chat and had Xiaoji and Yu Dawei’s men repeat them.
  • Players explored the island using their own mounts and vehicles, while many rushed to ride the free buses and chased after them when they were full.

Ch. 661One-Eye Grand... Superstore?

Players flocked to Steam Island as its enormous One-Eye Cult Grand Church, which also housed a Robot superstore, prepared to open. Yang Yi waited to shop at New World Department Store, while Ma Dabao greeted curious visitors and directed them toward the robot showroom.

  • Players arrived on Steam Island and marveled at the sprawling, unfinished church that combined religious architecture with a robot superstore.
  • Shopkeepers opened businesses along the central street, and players hurried to contact Zhang Zhi about renting the remaining commercial spaces.
  • Yang Yi joined the line outside New World Department Store to buy voyage supplies with his membership discount.
  • Visitors entered the church and saw the nearly completed Four-Armed Great Blasphemer Statue modeled after Yang Yi.
  • Ma Dabao offered visitors trial memberships in the One-Eye Cult and directed those interested in Robots toward the showroom and custom-order services.

Ch. 662Shopping sprees and a system loophole

Yang Yi attended the New World Fleet mall's grand opening, bought more than a hundred million Conch Coins’ worth of goods, and won a Mid-tier Artisan Inscription Stone. At the docks, he learned that a player had exploited a Portal loophole to bring a ship to Steam Island and planned to settle there.

  • Shen Guanquan opened the mall, where New World Fleet staff and Bioweapons kept the crowd in order.
  • Yang Yi used his Black Gold Membership Card to buy up goods across the mall, spending just over fifty-two million Conch Coins after discounts.
  • Yang Yi won the prize wheel’s grand prize, a Mid-tier Artisan Inscription Stone, then left the mall and ran to the docks.
  • A player told the Regional Channel that he had teleported to Steam Island with his ship and intended to buy a house to avoid the Island Residency Fee.
  • The player explained that an accomplice had destroyed his ship after the teleport, letting him rebuild it on the island, though rebuilding would take a week and might affect the ship’s data and contents.

Ch. 663The dangerous Sakura Disease

Steam Island grew into a busy settlement as Yang Yi expanded its commerce and services. Before setting sail for the Sea of Miracles, he learned from Su Na that Sakura Disease was a radiating plague capable of infecting ships and turning them into hostile, independently moving threats.

  • Yang Yi welcomed more players to Steam Island, set property limits, and had troublemakers fined and expelled as the growing population prompted plans for a prison and police station.
  • Steam Island's commercial district flourished, with more than 5,000 resident players and peak daily visits exceeding 300,000.
  • Ma Dabao sold Shen Guanquan 200 common and five Black-Gold Livery Bigji Robots for 115 million Conch Coins, and Shen Guanquan drew the golden gacha capsule.
  • Yang Yi prepared to leave Steam Island for the Sea of Miracles after producing enough Security Robots, intending to keep his promise to Cui Xiya.
  • Su Na explained that Sakura Disease emitted dangerous radiation that could mutate living beings and showed Yang Yi an infected miniature ship that could move and attack on its own.

Ch. 664Nightmare Version of the Dream-Entering Potion

Su Na showed Yang Yi a nightmare-inducing potion made with a Nightmare Statue, and he told her to prepare for their planned voyage to the Sea of Miracles. Yang Yi then accompanied Cui Xiya to the secret shipyard to collect her new mech, but strange thuds came from the factory before production finished.

  • Su Na gave Yang Yi a Nightmare Dream-Entering Potion that caused nightmares and reduced sanity, and explained that Nightmare Statues could be used to create it.
  • Yang Yi told Su Na to prepare for their voyage in one or two weeks and suggested she look for rare materials to help the Abyss Nautilus grow.
  • Su Na asked Yang Yi for fingers and tongues as rare materials, and he later left her cabin clutching his injured hand.
  • Yang Yi met Cui Xiya on deck and took her to the secret shipyard, where her Super Great Blasphemer was nearing completion.
  • Strange, muffled thuds came from inside the small robot factory, and Yang Yi waited to investigate until production finished.

Ch. 665Twisted Mech

The Small Robot Factory produced a grotesque Hero-quality mech that Cui Xiya piloted and tested, revealing its power and strange transformations. Yang Yi decided to keep the costly, small-creature-only mech and planned to head for the Sea of Miracles after producing enough security robots.

  • The factory produced a fur-covered, tentacled mech, and Cui Xiya stopped Yang Yi from shooting it before it carried her into its cockpit and connected to her body.
  • Yang Yi read the mech’s information and learned that the Twisted Finite Miracle Factory could produce powerful twisted creations with self-healing abilities and dangerous costs.
  • Cui Xiya tested the mech’s flight and flaming greatsword, carving a deep slash into the metal floor.
  • The mech transformed into a giant long-legged sardine, then Cui Xiya ended the test after the machine drained her stamina.
  • Cui Xiya stored the mech in her money bag, and Yang Yi decided not to mass-produce or sell it.
  • Yang Yi checked that the security robots had about eight hours left to incubate and planned to travel to the Sea of Miracles after producing enough of them.

Ch. 666Sea monster rumors

Steam Island’s anglers caught sea monsters and drew a wave of fishing enthusiasts to the island. Yang Yi checked his growing attributes and decided to catch a sea monster before setting off.

  • Steam Island entered the Sea of No Light, and anglers hauling in a catch pulled up a crustacean sea monster over 150 meters long.
  • He Qi’s thousand-meter Golden Arowana catch made sea-monster fishing lucrative and attracted many anglers to Steam Island.
  • Anglers began fishing in large teams and buying upgraded gear, while a veiled woman’s handmade equipment and bait drew customers to Angler’s Home.
  • Yang Yi suspected Steam Island’s permanent “Enemy of Sea Monsters” disaster made nearby sea monsters easier to catch.
  • Yang Yi reviewed his improved attributes, noted that his security robots numbered over a thousand, and planned to catch a sea monster before leaving.

Ch. 667A show before departure

Yang Yi caught a giant Decomposer near Steam Island, where three Platinum Security Robots killed it in a public display of their power. The next morning, Yang Yi departed aboard the Nightmare Star for the Sea of Miracles, leaving Zhang Zhi and Yu Dawei to defend the island.

  • Yang Yi hauled a Decomposer more than two thousand meters wide out of the sea, and it spread its frills into a net to attack the shore.
  • Robot 03 shot through the Decomposer, Robot 02 stunned it with electrified harpoons, and Robot 01 smashed it with a warhammer while the Security Robots and players opened fire.
  • Yang Yi shared the monster's recovered flesh among the players for Conch Coins, having staged the fight to deter troublemakers and promote the Robot Grand Market.
  • The next morning, Yang Yi prepared to sail for the Sea of Miracles and told Zhang Zhi to manage Steam Island.
  • Yang Yi asked Yu Dawei to defend the island, and Yu Dawei said he planned to manufacture several bodies for himself.

Ch. 668A nightmare after so long

Yang Yi drank Su Na’s Nightmare Version of the Dream-Entering Potion and awoke in a dream as Song Yingwen, a badly injured vampire imprisoned aboard a ship. After realizing the dream concerned Eden’s past, he set out to find Abu, but the vampire who had questioned him tried to flee and was killed.

  • Yang Yi drank the Nightmare Version of the Dream-Entering Potion and went to sleep after transferring two hundred million to Su Na.
  • Yang Yi awoke bound to a cross in a ship’s prison and broke free, striking the man who had been interrogating him.
  • Yang Yi checked the system panel and discovered that he was inhabiting Song Yingwen, a blood-starved vampire in the dream.
  • Yang Yi questioned the man about Abu and inferred that the dream took place before Abu revealed his identity.
  • The man transformed into bats and fled, but Yang Yi caught and killed him, then began drinking the blood on the floor.

Ch. 669The Newspaper

Yang Yi killed Mo Dayan, a vampire whose identity linked him to the Great Newspaper, then discovered the Newspaper among a fleet in the Sea of Miracles. As he fought his way toward it, prisoners on a distant ship began dying mysteriously.

  • Yang Yi found that the vampire he had killed was Mo Dayan, an editor at the Great Newspaper, and wondered whether he had been connected to Eden.
  • Yang Yi searched the cell, took holy water and a Treasured-quality scimitar, put on Fine-quality chainmail and clothing, and headed for the deck.
  • A fleet of more than fifty ships approached, and prisoners aboard its flower-covered Special Ship began dying in grotesque ways.
  • Yang Yi emerged into daylight in the Sea of Miracles, spotted the newspaper-made ship he identified as the Newspaper, and steered toward it.
  • The surrounding ships tried to stop Yang Yi, but he killed one attacker and used the chaos to leap between ships, healing his burns by drinking blood.

Ch. 670Swapping

Yang Yi defeated the Eden Fleet attackers and forced a survivor to reveal how they used dreams to swap bodies and rob their victims. After learning that Lord Abu would arrive in about half a day, Yang Yi killed the informant and prepared to face what came next.

  • Yang Yi killed the creatures aboard the enemy ships, boarded the Newspaper, and terrified its two remaining crewmen into submission.
  • A surviving man revealed that the Eden Fleet used deep dreams to swap bodies, steal victims' resources, and cover up their crimes.
  • The man explained that Nightmare Disease made Beautiful Dream less effective on Yang Yi, and said Lord Abu could cure it when he arrived in about half a day.
  • Yang Yi pretended to lose control from bloodlust to learn why Song Yingwen had not been replaced, and the man attributed it to Yang Yi's Nightmare Disease.
  • The man urged Yang Yi to flee before Lord Abu arrived and admitted he was a mole, but Yang Yi drained him after pointing out that he had never promised not to kill him.

Ch. 671The Newspaper's Abilities, Part One

Yang Yi explored the Great Newspaper and discovered its paper-made interior, where surviving players were trapped in beautiful dreams. After finding the captain’s quarters and gaining control of the ship, he spotted an Ironclad Ship fleeing and set off after it.

  • Yang Yi sensed living blood inside the Great Newspaper and confirmed that its sturdy deck was made of paper.
  • Yang Yi entered the Newspaper’s office and found paper-made furnishings and equipment, along with hundreds of players asleep or dead from blood loss.
  • Yang Yi concluded that Eden’s Beautiful Dream had trapped the players in dreams so pleasant they could not wake, and continued exploring the ship.
  • Yang Yi inspected the Newspaper’s lower floors, found its surveillance room, and took control of the ship by sitting at the captain’s desk.
  • Yang Yi saw survivors fleeing aboard a level-five Ironclad Ship, waited to confirm their direction, and then pursued them.

Ch. 672The Newspaper's Abilities, Part Two

Yang Yi discovered the Newspaper’s abilities and used its vast influence to craft a miniature Fear-Killing Cannon. He fired it at the fleeing boat, but the blast threw him into the sea and left the boat’s fate unknown.

  • Yang Yi examined the Newspaper’s system interface and learned about its Origami Space, Player Forum, fire weakness, and 120 million remaining influence.
  • Yang Yi discovered Eden had tortured Song Yingwen to obtain the Newspaper’s highest-level access credentials, but they had not acquired them.
  • Seven players fled aboard a fast Ironclad Ship, believing the Newspaper could not catch them and that Song Yingwen lacked weapons.
  • Yang Yi burned through the Newspaper’s structure to make room for a huge paper cannon, then fired a miniature Fear-Killing Cannon at the fleeing boat.
  • The cannon’s recoil blasted Yang Yi into the sea and wrecked his chainmail, while the distant boat disappeared from sight.

Ch. 673Forbidden Fruit

Yang Yi’s attack on the Great Newspaper Fleet killed prisoners aboard the Eden through a linked consciousness, while Lord Abu tried to understand the sudden change in Song Yingwen. After eating the Eden’s Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge, Abu found a solution, as Yang Yi sailed toward the Eden and received a private message.

  • Yang Yi left the wrecked Newspaper deck and steered toward the Eden to confront it.
  • Lord Abu watched prisoners die as their linked consciousnesses perished, then used his Beautiful Dream Spell to put the remaining people in the hold to sleep.
  • Abu learned that Song Yingwen had entered the Newspaper, sent subordinates to lure him back, and later lost contact with them after Yang Yi destroyed their ships.
  • Abu ate the Eden’s Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge, which lowered his Sanity and gave him inspiration, and he exclaimed that he had found a solution.
  • Yang Yi continued sailing toward the Eden, expecting to meet it within four hours, when his private message channel lit up.

Ch. 674The abnormal "Song Yingwen"

Yang Yi exchanged taunts with Abu Singh while racing toward a confrontation, using the time to prepare five Fear-Killing Cannons. Abu Singh reached the Newspaper first and attacked Yang Yi with a spell, but Yang Yi resisted and kicked him.

  • Abu Singh messaged Yang Yi, threatening his crew and offering him a place in Eden if he agreed to join.
  • Yang Yi ignored Abu Singh's demands and challenged him to a fight, while Abu Singh suspected he was being lured away and threatened the crew.
  • Both sides sped toward each other as Yang Yi folded five Fear-Killing Cannons and stored them in the Origami Space.
  • Abu Singh traveled underwater to the Newspaper, entered the Origami Space, and boasted that he had made Yang Yi's preparations useless.
  • Yang Yi resisted Abu Singh's spell, moved in front of him, and kicked him hard.

Ch. 675Battle to Decide the Strongest?

Yang Yi fought Abu Singh underwater and discovered that his armor, sword, and spells made him a formidable opponent. As the Dream Demon playing Abu Singh began to awaken, Yang Yi launched a powerful slash, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Yang Yi kicked Abu Singh through a wall into the sea, but Abu Singh survived and fled underwater.
  • Yang Yi followed Abu Singh with his trident and fishman gear, while Abu Singh used his sword to intercept shots and block Yang Yi's attack.
  • Abu Singh blasted Yang Yi with his Golden Straight Sword, but Yang Yi shielded himself with the Broken Iron Greatsword and suffered severe injuries.
  • Yang Yi drank blood to regenerate and charged again as Abu Singh questioned his identity and began to awaken as a Dream Demon.
  • Yang Yi revealed he intended to kill Abu Singh and swung the Broken Iron Greatsword with Supreme Holy Slash.
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