Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi defeated the [Nightmare Giant Dragon] despite being unable to pierce its defenses, then met a mysterious black-robed man who challenged him to land a hit. The man gave Lin Yi an [Experience Centipede] to strengthen him, and Lin Yi leveled up to 8 with combat power exceeding a hundred million.

• Lin Yi's Mountain Greatsword dealt only one point of damage to the [Nightmare Giant Dragon], whose Abyssal Gaze reduced his HP to 1 before an unknown force killed the dragon.
• Lin Yi realized the dungeon had not announced his victory, then found a black-robed man clapping beside the dragon's corpse.
• The black-robed man said Lin Yi had not won yet and claimed he was an ordinary human who wanted to test Lin Yi's strength in exchange for a great opportunity.
• The black-robed man tossed Lin Yi a level 432 [Experience Centipede] to strengthen him.
• Lin Yi stomped on the [Experience Centipede], leveled up from 7 to 8, and saw his combat power surpass a hundred million.

Lin Yi rejected the black-robed man’s challenge at first, then accepted the chance to strike him after the man offered to match his strength. He used a handshake to land one point of damage and declared that he had won.

• Lin Yi considered killing himself rather than face the overwhelmingly powerful black-robed man, but the man stopped him and clarified that he only needed Lin Yi to inflict damage.
• The black-robed man offered to match Lin Yi’s movement speed and combat power and promised not to attack.
• Lin Yi decided to preserve their goodwill and offered the black-robed man a handshake, claiming it was a custom from his hometown.
• The black-robed man extended his hand, and Lin Yi struck it aside, dealing one point of forced damage.
• Lin Yi grinned and declared that he had won.

Lin Yi outmaneuvered the black-robed man by concealing his real thoughts and giving him a way to end their confrontation without losing face. After the black-robed man granted him the great opportunity, he asked Lin Yi three questions about changing the past and future and the meaning of miracles.

• Lin Yi revealed that the black-robed man could read minds and that he had used [From the Heart] to disguise his thoughts and pursue the great opportunity.
• When the black-robed man threatened Lin Yi for using an unfair trick, Lin Yi argued that their contest had been a battle where only victory and defeat mattered.
• Lin Yi extended his hand as a way for the black-robed man to back down, and the man accepted it and admitted Lin Yi had won.
• The black-robed man granted Lin Yi the great opportunity and asked whether the past and future could be changed and whether a miracle would alter Lin Yi's views.
• Lin Yi said the past could not be changed, the future could be changed, and a miracle was only a coincidence that could not alter the past or permanently stabilize the future.

After Lin Yi questioned the departing black-robed man about his promised opportunity, the man hinted that it was already on him and vanished. Time then rewound to Lin Yi's strike against the Nightmare Giant Dragon, and he killed it with a single blow as the Nightmare Deadlands transformed into a bright, living world.

• The black-robed man said he had only come to inspect the youngsters and identified himself as the guardian of a top-secret treasury, but he could not reveal his name.
• When Lin Yi demanded his great opportunity, the black-robed man said it was already on him and disappeared into the rain.
• Lin Yi grabbed the Mountain Greatsword as time reversed, restoring the fallen Nightmare Giant Dragon and returning him to the moment of his attack.
• Lin Yi struck the Nightmare Giant Dragon for 82,570,302 damage and cleaved its body in two at the ankle.
• The Nightmare Giant Dragon fell, the darkness dispersed, and Lin Yi murmured that a miracle had happened.

After clearing the Nightmare Deadlands, Lin Yi obtained a ZZZ-rank Purple Gold Key and entered the Western Pole vault, where a hidden program revealed Xiao Ling and offered him a ZZZ-rank quest called Choice. The quest promised no rewards, and Lin Yi was left to decide whether to accept it.

• Lin Yi received a ZZZ-rank Purple Gold Key from the FW-rank treasure chest before the dungeon ejected him.
• Lin Yi arrived at the Western Pole and entered the vault through its golden door.
• Lin Yi followed the vault's passage to a bare wall and cursed the game and Little Zero.
• The wall verified Lin Yi's identity and summoned a fairy named Xiao Ling, who introduced herself through a recording and offered him a quest.
• The system announced the ZZZ-rank quest Choice and asked Lin Yi whether to accept, noting that it offered no rewards.

Lin Yi rejected the tempting offer of five growth-type three-star items and accepted the ZZZZ-ranked [The Impossible Mission]. Xiao Ling revealed that choosing the light orb would have annihilated his soul, leaving Lin Yi facing an impossibly dangerous quest.

• Xiao Ling offered Lin Yi a choice between five growth-type three-star equipment pieces and an incomplete four-star item tied to [The Impossible Mission].
• Lin Yi weighed the guaranteed equipment against the risk of the difficult quest, then secretly reached for the dark orb instead of the light one.
• Lin Yi accepted [The Impossible Mission (ZZZZ)], which began at 0% progress.
• Lin Yi inferred that [The Impossible Mission] was the correct choice because the light orb's reward contradicted the original [Choice] quest.
• Xiao Ling told Lin Yi that choosing the light orb would have killed him and completely annihilated his soul.

Lin Yi entered the Hell-Level Class Change Trial and found the Asura White Tiger, the same boss that had killed him in his previous life. He stopped its charge with one hand and slammed it into the ground, leaving its fate unclear.

• Xiao Ling told Lin Yi to smash her head to leave, then revealed that the passage was behind her before disappearing.
• The Bronze Key opened a bronze door, and Lin Yi entered the Z-rank Hell-Level Class Change Trial.
• Lin Yi recognized the trial grounds and the level 10 Asura White Tiger, which had killed him in his previous life.
• The Asura White Tiger roared and charged at Lin Yi while he pondered why he had been brought to the trial.
• Lin Yi halted the tiger's charge with one hand, gripped its forehead, and slammed it into the ground.

Lin Yi defeated the Asura White Tiger, earned the Asura Blade and an Asura Class Change Scroll, but refused to take the restrictive Asura class. After his first-stage Impossible Mission failed, the Silver Key pulled him into the ZZ-rank Purgatory-Level Class Change Trial.

• Lin Yi examined the Asura Blade and recognized that its skills suited his immense combat power.
• Lin Yi stored the Asura Class Change Scroll, recalling that Asuras could not obtain other classes and could advance only by absorbing other Asura holders' power.
• Lin Yi discovered that the first stage of the Impossible Mission had failed and wondered what requirement he had missed.
• The Silver Key flew from Lin Yi's inventory, opened a silver gate, and pulled him away as he was about to leave the dungeon.
• Lin Yi arrived in the Purgatory-Level Class Change Trial, where the system awarded him 1,000 reputation and ordered him to kill all monsters.

Lin Yi entered a hidden ZZ-rank dungeon filled with tens of thousands of Blood Fang monsters and used his Asura Blade to kill them despite their dangerous percentage-based attacks. After an hour of fighting, he reached 9,999 stacks of Asura One Slash and raised his blade for a powerful strike.

• Lin Yi discovered that he had entered a Purgatory-Level Class Change Trial hidden dungeon despite failing the trial, and found it filled with densely packed ZZ-rank Blood Fang monsters.
• Lin Yi assessed the monsters’ enormous stats and concluded that his current combat power let him kill them in one hit.
• Lin Yi charged into the horde and killed Blood Fang Demon Bats, Blood Fang Magikarp, and Blood Fang Larvitar while dodging their attacks.
• Lin Yi used positioning and kiting to keep fighting the tens of thousands of monsters, wary of their percentage-based damage.
• After an hour of battle, Lin Yi reached 9,999 stacks of Asura One Slash and raised the Asura Blade to strike.

Lin Yi cleared the ZZ-rank Purgatory-Level Class Change Trial with only 3% HP remaining and earned a ZZA rating, receiving a Bloodfang Pendant and Bloodfang Class Change Scroll. He examined the powerful rewards and faced the choice of whether to permanently become a Bloodfang.

• Lin Yi saved the Asura Blade’s area attack for a possible later stage and fought cautiously until he killed the last Bloodfang monster.
• Lin Yi cleared the trial with 3% HP remaining and received a ZZA rating, a Bloodfang Pendant, and a Bloodfang Class Change Scroll.
• Lin Yi inspected the pendant’s combat bonuses and defensive, recovery, and attack skills, noting that only Bloodfang-class players could equip it.
• Lin Yi read the scroll’s class abilities, including attacks that dealt damage based on enemy HP, and saw that changing class would prevent him from switching to another class.
• Lin Yi gripped his weapon as the Bloodfang class’s power tempted him to use the scroll.