Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi kept Liu Yuxi’s Newborn identity and talent secret, then tricked the weakened Black Mist Wraith instead of sending it back to Apocalypse World. After nearly destroying the Wraith, he let the Strange Stone on his chest devour it, leaving Liu Yuxi shocked.

• Lin Yi erased traces of the Ghost Spirit’s source and told Liu Yuxi to hide her identity and talent.
• The Black Mist Wraith confronted Lin Yi and offered a deal to have Liu Yuxi send it back to Apocalypse World.
• Lin Yi feigned agreement while Liu Yuxi gathered white light, then attacked the distracted Wraith with his saber.
• Lin Yi struck the Wraith twice more, weakening it until only a fist-sized mass remained.
• The Strange Stone reacted, and a White Mist hand seized and dragged the Black Mist Wraith into Lin Yi’s chest.

After the Strange Stone devoured the Black Mist Wraith, Lin Yi rested while Zhang Baichuan handled the aftermath and discussed Lin Yi with headquarters. A Duckbill Cap youth tried to seize Lin Yi’s four Iron Axes, and Lin Yi intervened, leaving the youth charging at him after his first attack failed.

• Lin Yi handed Liu Yuxi to the police, learned Zhao Shuang had been sent back to recover, and rested while sensing the Strange Stone’s transformation.
• Zhang Baichuan inspected the damage and arranged cleanup after the Ghost Spirit attack, which had killed around seventy or eighty people.
• During a headquarters video conference, Zhang Baichuan reported that Lin Yi had killed the Black Mist Wraith, and Elder Chen said he planned to visit Linhe City to meet Lin Yi.
• A Duckbill Cap youth shoved Liu Bo aside and tried to take the four Iron Axes, claiming they were compensation for an offense.
• Lin Yi kicked the Duckbill Cap youth into a flowerbed, then caught his right fist when he charged back.

Lin Yi beat Consultant Jiang Bai after Jiang tried to steal the axes and threatened his family. Zhang Baichuan let Lin Yi go and allowed him to keep the axes, while Jiang was taken to the hospital and continued threatening him.

• Lin Yi crushed Jiang Bai's right fist and repeatedly slapped him until he lost consciousness.
• Lin Yi learned that Jiang Bai was a powerful Newborn and Official training instructor with a history of extreme behavior.
• Zhang Baichuan agreed not to take Lin Yi to the station and let him keep the four axes.
• Lin Yi asked Lu Hai for information about Jiang Bai, then returned to the villa and learned that survivors had been taken to a hospital.
• Liu Bo told Lin Yi that Jiang had woken up and was threatening him, and Lin Yi asked which hospital he was being taken to.

Lin Yi confronted Jiang Bai in the hospital after discovering he was using his connections to investigate him, then abducted him to a villa. There, Lin Yi learned more about Jiang Bai’s talismans and potion while showing off the new mist-travel ability he gained from consuming the Black Mist Wraith.

• Zhang Baichuan ignored Jiang Bai’s threats and left the hospital with Zhou Huaiwen, declining to leave anyone to watch over him.
• Lin Yi entered Jiang Bai’s ward using Gather Qi Disperse Form, broke his limbs, and found messages showing Jiang Bai had asked his Capital City contacts to investigate him.
• Lin Yi took Jiang Bai’s talismans and potions, destroyed his SIM card, wrapped him in a bedsheet, and carried him out of the hospital using his new white-mist ability.
• Lin Yi brought Jiang Bai to a villa and questioned him about the items in his bag.
• Jiang Bai explained that his yellow talismans could harm Ghost Spirits and that the blood-red potion increased Agility, then answered Lin Yi’s further questions honestly.

Lin Yi killed Jiang Bai and discovered that his death caused the items he carried from Apocalypse World to appear in the real world. He arranged for Liu Yuxi to live at his villa and asked her to exile Jiang Bai's body to Apocalypse World.

• Lin Yi knocked Jiang Bai unconscious and asked Zhang Baichuan to help conceal his death, while Zhang promised to handle the fallout from Jiang Bai's powerful backer.
• After Zhang Baichuan left, Lin Yi killed Jiang Bai and watched supplies and several valuable items fall from a small black hole beside the corpse.
• Lin Yi examined Jiang Bai's Spiritual Artifact jade bracelet, pink fruit, and Protective Talismans, then waited for Liu Yuxi to arrive.
• Zhang Baichuan brought Liu Yuxi to the villa, where Lin Yi told her to live there and assigned her household chores.
• Lin Yi thanked Zhang Baichuan for his help and kept Liu Yuxi's talent secret from him.
• Lin Yi asked Liu Yuxi to exile the body wrapped in the white bedsheet to Apocalypse World.

Lin Yi traded flint for supplies and spent the day nurturing Spiritual Artifact armor in Ancient Pool Village. At a village meeting, Gu Tianci announced plans to hunt a nearby Monster King to secure Monster King Blood for upcoming profession changes.

• Lin Yi settled Liu Yuxi in the real world, then traded flint with Zhou Jiwa for customized Spiritual Artifacts, Blood Food, and Attribute Fruits.
• Lin Yi and Gu Yuan inspected recharged Source Stones, and Lin Yi spent more than four hours nurturing twelve pieces of Exquisite Armor.
• Lin Yi finished nurturing the armor and prepared to forge the two Spiritual Artifacts Zhou Jiwa had commissioned.
• Gu Tianci emerged from seclusion after advancing to Deity Two-star and called a meeting at the Temple.
• Gu Tianci announced that he planned to hunt the nearby Monster King for Monster King Blood, and Gu Yun agreed to accompany him.
• Lin Yi considered joining the hunt to obtain Divine Water but held back from volunteering.

Lin Yi prepared for the coming hunt for the Monster King while receiving Divine Water from Gu Tianci and forging weapons in reality. He gave Liu Bo a new sword and Jiang Bai’s belongings, then planned to nurture the weapons over the next two days.

• Gu Tianci offered Lin Yi protection on the Monster King expedition and gave him three bottles of Divine Water as an advance payment.
• Liu Yuxi asked Lin Yi why she had appeared in a ruined village filled with Ghost Spirits and Monsters, and he told her not to enter Apocalypse World for a few days.
• Liu Bo told Lin Yi that Jingcheng Headquarters was investigating Jiang Bai’s disappearance, and Lin Yi invited him to the factory to forge a weapon.
• Lin Yi smelted four rusty axes and forged Liu Bo a slender sword engraved with “Peerless Sword,” then made himself a long blade.
• Lin Yi gave Liu Bo Jiang Bai’s belongings, including Protective Talismans and Agility potions, and warned him about the potions’ dangers.
• Lin Yi returned to the villa and planned to nurture Liu Bo’s weapon overnight.

Lin Yi watched the Monster King's wolf cub hatch, named it Er Huo, and struggled to keep the hungry, troublesome pup fed while preparing for the hunt. Three days later, he set out with the Village Chief and the others wearing a full set of Spiritual Artifacts tailored for battle.

• Lin Yi saw Liu Bo's Peerless Sword finished, then watched a wolf cub hatch from the Giant Egg with Elder Gu He and Gu Yun.
• Lin Yi named the cub Er Huo and kept it despite Gu Yuan's joking offer to buy it; the pup ate constantly and caused mischief around Ancient Pool Village.
• Lin Yi forged a longbow and other equipment while planning for the coming Monster King hunt, and Er Huo stole three slabs of pork from Butcher Li.
• Three days later, Lin Yi prepared to join the Old Village Chief and the others in hunting the Monster King, equipped with Wolf Hide Refined Armor, Wind-Treading Wolf Boots, a Wolf-M tendon Swift Bow, and a Silver Mark Long Saber.

Lin Yi, Gu Tianci, and Gu Yun traveled through a hidden Shaman Array to reach the underground lair beneath the Hundred-Year Black Snake’s territory. As they planned how to kill the Monster King and escape the mountain’s other Monsters, Lin Yi declared he could handle the remaining enemies once the King was dealt with.

• Lin Yi finished making four powerful Spiritual Artifacts, raising his attributes, and said farewell to the Ancient Pool Village militia as he departed with Gu Tianci and Gu Yun.
• On the journey, Gu Tianci explained that natives could not absorb Divine Water as readily as Newborn, and Gu Yun led the group to a hidden Shaman Array.
• Gu Yun activated the array with a lump of flesh and a diamond-shaped stone, teleporting the three to a dark cave beneath the Monster King’s territory.
• Gu Tianci explained that he planned to use the village’s Three Stars Divine Talisman against the Xuan Snake Demon King, but worried it might escape into a lake and that the surrounding Monsters would attack.
• Lin Yi asked whether the mountain range held more than one Monster King, then confidently offered to defeat the other Monsters after the King was killed.

Lin Yi, Gu Tianci, and Gu Yun tracked Demon King Xuan Snake to a lake, where they attacked after it emerged to feed. Xuan Snake retreated underwater, while Lin Yi killed the Ox-Horned Water Demons that charged him and left the remaining herd fleeing into the mountains.

• Lin Yi led Gu Tianci and Gu Yun out of the underground cave, and they evaded a group of white-browed poison monkeys on their way southeast.
• Lin Yi found a snake trail, and Old Fourth Gu's Tracking Talisman led the group to a lake where they suspected Xuan Snake was hiding.
• Demon King Xuan Snake emerged from the lake to eat three Ox-Horned Water Demons, and Gu Tianci drank Gu Yun's Stealth Potion as Lin Yi prepared to attack.
• Lin Yi shot Xuan Snake in the eye with his homing arrows, but the injured Monster King dove back into the lake.
• Lin Yi killed more than forty charging Ox-Horned Water Demons with successive arrows, while the rest of the herd fled into the mountains.

Lin Yi fought off the White-browed Poison Monkeys and the Demon King Xuan Snake while Gu Tianci searched the lakebed and found the remains of an ancient Blackwater Xuan Snake. Gu Tianci killed the Demon King with an inherited Divine Talisman, and Lin Yi helped harvest its blood and valuable materials before Monster Power contaminated the corpse.

• Lin Yi collected drops from the Ox-Horned Water Demons, then killed the White-browed Poison Monkeys that charged at him.
• The Demon King Xuan Snake attacked Lin Yi from the lake, but he evaded its wave and wounded its tail with the Blazing Sun Saber Technique.
• Gu Tianci dove to the lakebed, found the Blackwater Xuan Snake's ancient remains, and sealed the underground Dark River with a Divine Talisman barrier.
• After Lin Yi slaughtered the monkeys, Gu Tianci blasted the Demon King Xuan Snake out of the lake and killed it with an inherited Divine Talisman.
• Lin Yi and Gu Yun collected the serpent's blood while Lin Yi harvested Blue Quality organs and scale armor before Monster Power contaminated the corpse.

Lin Yi, Gu Tianci, and Gu Yun recovered the Blackwater Xuan Snake’s ancient remains and faced an Octopus Monster attacking a sealed Dark River entrance. They began trying to extract Beast Essence Blood, but their first attempt failed, and Lin Yi logged off to find a late-night meal and unread messages from the Ancient Pool Village Team.

• Lin Yi found the enormous Blackwater Xuan Snake remains at the lakebed and hauled the bones ashore while Gu Yun gathered unfamiliar herbs.
• An algae-covered Octopus Monster attacked the Dark River seal, and Gu Tianci wounded it and retrieved Aquatic Algae Fruit tangled around its severed tentacle.
• Gu Tianci explained that Hexian Village had harvested Aquatic Algae Fruit from a Dark River for generations, and Lin Yi attached a Tracking Talisman to the tentacle.
• Gu Yun used herbs from beside the remains to prepare a Bone-Melting Potion, but melting nearly three bones yielded no Beast Essence Blood.
• Lin Yi logged off, found a late-night meal left by Liu Yuxi, and noticed unread messages in the Ancient Pool Village Team group.

Lin Yi learned that one of the auction’s finale items was a Talent Stone and contacted Zhao Yilong to confirm its details. He became wary of Zhao Yilong’s interest in his Activation Code and arranged to discuss forging a Spiritual Artifact for Captain Zhang while asking the Official about his reward.

• Lin Yi read Liu Bo’s auction information and suspected that the Talent-related finale item might be a Talent Stone.
• Lin Yi contacted Zhao Yilong, who confirmed the finale items included a Talent Stone and explained that its consignor would award it to whoever fulfilled a request at the auction.
• Lin Yi learned that Zhao Yilong had heard about his Spiritual Artifact forging and suspected the Official had revealed details about him.
• After the call, Zhao Yilong speculated that Lin Yi might possess a top-ranked Activation Code and had acquired Liu Hong’s code.
• Lin Yi told Liu Bo he would forge a Spiritual Artifact for Captain Zhang if Zhang approached him, and asked Liu Bo to inquire about his reward for killing the Semi-Professional Ghost Spirit.

Lin Yi helped Ancient Pool Village defeat Ghost Fiends and obtain four portions of Blackwater Xuan Snake Essence Blood, receiving one Purple Grade portion. Back in the real world, Elder Chen visited him, while Niu Jianjun was instructed to assess Lin Yi’s strength and potential recruitment to headquarters.

• Lin Yi joined Gu Tianci in killing the Ghost Fiends that had attacked the camp, then helped Gu Yun finish refining the Beast corpses.
• Gu Yun extracted four portions of Blackwater Xuan Snake Essence Blood, and Gu Tianci gave one portion to Lin Yi after warning him to keep it secret.
• Gu Yun explained that the Mystic Serpent Blood could help awaken more than twenty people once refined to remove its demonic aura.
• Elder Chen visited Lin Yi, thanked him for his help during the apartment incident, and assured him that the Official would treat law-abiding Newborns fairly.
• Niu Jianjun warned Zhang Baichuan that his involvement in Jiang Bai’s disappearance could have cost him his captain position, then took a call instructing him to test Lin Yi’s strength and consider recruiting him.

Lin Yi returned from killing the Demon King Xuan Snake with valuable rewards and searched its territory before heading back to Ancient Pool Village. The villagers arranged a Martial Tournament, while Gu Yuan tried unsuccessfully to trade Divine Water for Lin Yi’s loot.

• Lin Yi tested strength with Niu Jianjun, dissolved his True Qi with Spiritual Power, and gained insight into Niu Jianjun’s fighting technique.
• Lin Yi, Gu Tianci, and Gu Yun searched the Xuan Snake’s territory, collected Spiritual Fruits, and failed to locate the Ghost Fiends’ lair.
• Back in Ancient Pool Village, Lin Yi learned the Militia Fifth Team had been injured by Mirage Crows, and Old Fourth Gu worried about falling behind Gu Chenghu and Gu Man in advancing to Divine Sacrifice.
• Gu Tianci recounted the expedition’s success, and the villagers agreed to hold a Martial Tournament with separate competition and prizes for Born Ones.
• Gu Yuan asked Lin Yi to trade Beast Essence Blood or the Demon King Xuan Snake’s materials for Divine Water, but Lin Yi refused to trade the blood.

Lin Yi traded the Mystic Serpent Heart for Divine Water, then hosted a village barbecue with ox-horned beef that drew villagers, militia members, and elders. After refusing Old Fourth Gu’s request to hunt a Ghost Spirit without a Talent Stone, Lin Yi logged off and found Liu Yuxi chatting at her desk.

• Lin Yi traded the Mystic Serpent Heart to Gu Yuan for a bottle of Divine Water and reviewed the materials he had gained from his trip.
• Lin Yi invited the Militia Team to a barbecue, and the gathering grew to include villagers, Born Ones, and the Village Elders.
• The villagers and militia members ate ox-horned beef that increased Qi-Blood, while Er Huo stole skewers and ate more than ten pounds.
• Old Fourth Gu asked Lin Yi to help hunt a Ghost Spirit, but Lin Yi refused unless Old Fourth Gu could provide a Talent Stone.
• Lin Yi gave the remaining grilled meat to Gu He and Gu Tianci, logged off, ate food Liu Yuxi had left, and found her chatting in her room.

The Martial Tournament began in Ancient Pool Village as Lin Yi hosted the Descenders’ matches and sat out of the competition. The opening bouts produced several quick surrenders, while Dugu Feng defeated Qian Duoduo after a prolonged fight.

• Lin Yi surprised Liu Yuxi while she was asking Liu Bo about his preferences, then warned her not to enter her dangerous Novice Village before he understood her talent.
• Lin Yi and Elder Gu He posted the tournament rewards and procedures, and Gu He announced the rules before the Militia Team and Descender competitions began.
• Lin Yi declined to compete among the Descenders, leaving Chang Kongkuo hopeful about winning first place while Duck Bieber revealed he planned to bring Flint into reality.
• Zhu Qiang won when his weaker opponent surrendered, and Chang Kongkuo advanced after Nangong Very Strong gave up following one exchange.
• Dugu Feng defeated Qian Duoduo after their evenly matched fight exhausted both of them, and Qian Duoduo asked him to share any Blood Food reward.

Duck Bieber was disqualified after he kept attacking Oh My Little Monster, and Lin Yi stopped his hammer with one hand. Later, Lin Yi agreed to spar with Gu Liehai, who wanted to test whether Lin Yi deserved the village’s investment and Sequence Bearer inheritance.

• Duck Bieber continued attacking after Oh My Little Monster surrendered, but Lin Yi caught the Mountain-Leaning Hammer with one hand and stopped him.
• Lin Yi disqualified Duck Bieber and warned the Newborns against bullying the weak or killing without cause; Oh My Little Monster advanced.
• The second round narrowed the tournament to sixteen, including Qin Changsheng, Jiang Hanxue, and Wang Zilong.
• Gu Man surrendered to Gu Chenghu after their fierce militia match, and Gu Chenghu then withdrew from his planned bout with Gu Liehai because his hand was injured.
• Lin Yi offered to spar with Gu Liehai, and both removed their Spiritual Artifact equipment and chose ordinary sabers.

Lin Yi fought Gu Liehai in a saber duel, and Gu Liehai conceded after realizing Lin Yi had been holding back. When militia members challenged the village’s resource allocation, Gu He punished the ringleaders and asked Lin Yi to demonstrate why he was Deputy Village Chief; Lin Yi’s saber aura demolished the arena.

• Lin Yi and Gu Liehai fought with the Blazing Sun Saber Technique while spectators watched, and Lin Yi carefully gauged Gu Liehai’s strength.
• Gu Liehai noticed Lin Yi’s undamaged saber and composure, realized Lin Yi was sparing him, and conceded the match.
• Militia members protested that Newborns received too many village resources, and Gu He lashed several outspoken men with whips of white light.
• Gu He defended the village’s decision to cultivate the strong and asked Lin Yi to show the Newborns his true strength.
• Lin Yi swung his saber and sent a golden saber aura more than ten meters long through the wooden arena, reducing it to ruins.

After Lin Yi helped the village identify and treat Militia members afflicted by nightmare-inducing Ghost Spirit power, he used Divine Water to bring all four attributes to their limits. He broke through to Level 7, triggering a special constitution awakening baptism.

• Gu He ended the protests after defending Lin Yi’s achievements, and Lin Yi hosted the remaining Newborn matches, where Chang Kongkuo won first place.
• Gu Yuan told Lin Yi that Militia members had been infected by Ghost Spirit power through nightmares and suspected the missing Newborns were connected to the Dream Ghoul.
• Lin Yi used his Spiritual Power to weaken the sinister force within the afflicted Militia members and treated them in the dungeon.
• Lin Yi received three bottles of Divine Water and used them to raise his Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Endurance to their limits.
• Lin Yi broke through to Level 7, and the system began his constitution awakening with a special baptism because he had achieved the racial limit.