Recaps

Xiao Yu helped Andrew and Emperor Odyssey attack Fang Fortress, then joined forces with the Earl of Monte Cristo to defeat them and explore the ancient ruins beneath the fortress. The expedition exposed the earl as Naiser, while Xiao Yu began investigating the connection between Naiser, the Council of Sages, and the ruins.

• Odyssey entrusted Xiao Yu with his crown, and Xiao Yu led the Rhine Empire’s army to defeat the coalition and awaken Odyssey’s soul.
• Odyssey reclaimed his corpse and rallied an undead army, while Xiao Yu became an Undead Warlord and recruited players for Andrew’s campaign against Fang Fortress.
• Xiao Yu’s forces entered Fang Citadel through its rear gate, but the siege ended in a draw after the Light God Envoy and the Kern Kingdom’s reinforcements turned the battle.
• Xiao Yu and the Earl of Monte Cristo arranged to let Andrew and the Light God Envoy weaken each other, then attacked separately and killed them, with Xiao Yu earning Blasphemous Saint status.
• Xiao Yu absorbed Eifeld’s Soul Fire Fragment and gained Heroic Spirit Avatar, while the earl absorbed Andrew’s fragment and the two agreed to explore the ancient ruin beneath Fang Fortress.
• Xiao Yu and the earl led their parties through the ruin, fought Dragonspawn and undead, and found a mural depicting the Council of Sages and their apparent struggle to survive the world’s destruction.
• Xiao Yu opened a hidden chamber containing Kairoz, Ner’zhul, and Alodi in stasis, but Alodi killed the earl’s subordinates, Ner’zhul made You Can’t See Me disappear, and Alodi identified the earl as Naiser.
• Xiao Yu confirmed that Naiser was still imprisoned and saw him reading The Count of Monte Cristo, then spotted a crow that reminded him of Medivh and decided to look for him.

Xiao Yu escaped the Moha Religion’s trap, reunited with Medivh, and regained control of Azathoth before building a growing faith and army in the Chaos Domain. As Shen Yuan sent Naiser into Earth Online, the Overlord descended on the world’s major cities.

• The Future God Temple began the War of the Gods, while Xiao Yu joined the Blasphemers’ Creator Project and learned Divine Power Seizure.
• Xiao Yu failed to capture Mystra’s temple, then discovered that the Moha Religion had trapped him and Chenghong Moli in gaming pods for months.
• Xiao Yu returned to the game with Old Li and Fashen Wushuang, who brought Medivh back from the Astral Plane and revealed that Azathoth had survived.
• Xiao Yu’s group entered the Chaos Domain to find Azathoth, but Naiser captured Xiao Yu before Forrest tried to claim Azathoth’s power.
• Naiser threw Xiao Yu into Azathoth, which awakened and restored Xiao Yu’s access to his character, while Forrest summoned the Creator God against him.
• Xiao Yu began conquering the Chaos Domain and gathered followers through the Church of Chaos, while Forrest’s factions continued their holy war.
• Shen Yuan gave Naiser a gaming helmet, and Naiser entered Earth Online before Kairoz brought him to a rooftop gathering with Shen Yuan and others.
• A black rift opened above the city, tentacled monsters emerged over all 108 major cities, and the Earth Chronicles recorded the Overlord’s descent on December 21, 2012.