Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu broke free of the bronze dragon’s Time Stop and killed Little Dingdang, while the dragons’ ultimate spells wiped out much of Xiao Yu’s army and destroyed his rocket cart. Dumas and Sirod retreated after killing Sgelari, leaving Xiao Yu to consider another siege weapon as both sides faced a difficult next round.

• Dumas the Elder cast Doomsday Judgment, while Sirod used Death from Above against the frozen army, rocket cart, and bosses.
• Xiao Yu broke free of Little Dingdang’s Time Stop and charged the bronze dragon as the spells detonated across the battlefield.
• Sirod attacked the pinned Sgelari and killed him, while Ragnaros rose to fight Sirod despite his wounds.
• Xiao Yu shattered Little Dingdang’s Time Prison, transformed into his Old God Form, and bit the bronze dragon’s neck in two.
• Sirod drove Ragnaros back and retreated beneath the defensive tower with Dumas the Elder, who had killed Sgelari.
• Xiao Yu found that his army and rocket cart had been destroyed and wondered whether he had another siege weapon.

Xiao Yu pushed the elemental army through the Dragon Covenant's defenses, killing Dumas the Elder and Sirod and advancing to the camp's high ground despite his supposed agreement to lose. The chapter ended with the final battle erupting at the camp's core while Liu Wei discovered that something had gone wrong in match room two as well.

• Xiao Yu's elemental army destroyed the enemy rocket siege vehicle, and he killed Dumas the Elder after switching to Old God Form.
• Xiao Yu summoned earth elementals and chaos creatures to demolish the defensive tower, then killed Sirod during their fight.
• Sirod warned the others to return to the middle lane, while viewers celebrated or worried over their bets and Liu Wei switched to match room two after receiving an urgent message.
• Xiao Yu's forces overwhelmed the remaining defenders and pushed onto the high ground, forcing Beatrice and Aolanduer to retreat.
• Big Water Cunt and Leah Bloodmoon joined Xiao Yu as the final battle broke out in the Dragon Covenant's camp.

After the Dragon Covenant wiped out Xiao Yu’s elemental army and killed him, Xiao Yu claimed he had thrown the fight. The Dragon Covenant then chose to hunt an Ancient Creation instead of pushing, and Xiao Yu sent his team to advance in every lane while he prepared a plan.

• Xiao Yu led four Elemental Gates to summon an army, but the dragons countered with forbidden magic and devastated the elementals and bosses.
• Dumas the Elder killed Leah Bloodmoon, Beatrice killed Big Water Cunt, and Aolanduer killed Sgelari as the dragons overwhelmed the team.
• The five dragons defeated Xiao Yu and threw him into a black hole; after he returned, he learned Ragnaros had also fallen.
• Xiao Yu messaged Sirod, claiming he had deliberately thrown the fight, while Little Dingdang warned that it could be a trap.
• Aolanduer proposed killing an Ancient Creation, and Xiao Yu used the Magic Mirror of True Knowledge to watch the dragons attack it.
• Xiao Yu ordered Big Water Cunt to take the bottom lane, Leah Bloodmoon and Sgelari to take the middle, and Ragnaros to take the top while he went to carry out his plan.

Xiao Yu ambushed the Dragon Covenant, killed all five dragons, and led an army of Eternal Jungle beasts to destroy their base and win the match. Back in the preparation space, he learned that his next opponent was Naiser, Lord of Purgatory, and was surprised that Naiser had won.

• Xiao Yu arrived at the canyon in Raven of Chaos form and waited while the five dragons fought the nearly defeated Ancient Creation.
• Xiao Yu used Ragnaros's self-destruction and Elemental Storm to kill the Ancient Creation, Beatrice, and Aolanduer.
• Xiao Yu transformed into a chaos dragon and killed Sirod, Dumas the Elder, and Little Dingdang, wiping out the Dragon Covenant.
• Xiao Yu led an army of Eternal Jungle beasts to the Dragon Covenant's base, where they destroyed its core despite the dragons respawning.
• The host announced that Xiao Yu would face Naiser, Lord of Purgatory, next, and Xiao Yu was startled to hear that Naiser had won.

Xiao Yu learned that Naiser had won the other semifinal and faced him in a televised meeting before their final, scheduled for three days later. The night before the match, armed men abducted Xiao Yu and brought him to a warehouse where Liu Wei and Zhang Haian confronted him.

• Xiao Yu was surprised to learn Naiser had defeated the Dynamic Angels and would face him in the final.
• Xiao Yu and Naiser met on the livestream, exchanged warnings and battle declarations, and vanished before the final was set for three days later.
• Xiao Yu grew increasingly anxious when Zhang Haian and Liu Wei did not contact him in the days before the final.
• The night before the match, a hooded figure entered Xiao Yu’s home, threatened him with a gun, and dragged him into a car.
• Xiao Yu was taken to a warehouse, where he saw Liu Wei, Zhang Haian, and three men in black waiting for him.

Xiao Yu was about to be killed by Zhang Haian after refusing to cooperate, but a masked gunman rescued him and took him to a hidden base. There, Xiao Yu recognized his rescuers as Merlin and prepared to learn why they had saved him.

• Liu Wei beat Xiao Yu, and Zhang Haian threatened to shoot him for betraying the group.
• Xiao Yu offered to fight Naiser and hand over the prize money, but Zhang Haian rejected his proposal and ordered a henchman to kill him.
• An unseen sniper shot the henchman, then helped kill the remaining men in the warehouse.
• A masked man took Xiao Yu to a car, where he revealed himself as Merlin and said they would talk at his secret base.
• Merlin brought Xiao Yu to a concealed residence filled with gaming pods and offered to answer his questions.

Shen Yuan told Xiao Yu that he had co-created Sky World with Li Mingfei, but was forced out after opposing plans to monetize character templates. He asked Xiao Yu to help unlock the game’s original fully realistic design, and Xiao Yu agreed.

• Xiao Yu asked the old man who he was, and Shen Yuan revealed that he was Sky World's developer.
• Shen Yuan described how he and Li Mingfei had created Sky World to be fair, realistic, and open to players choosing any role.
• Shen Yuan said Li Mingfei and the investors forced him out after he opposed selling character templates for profit.
• Shen Yuan rejected the claim that he alone had wanted to add Cthulhu Mythos elements and said the game company had also lied about its competition maps being random.
• Shen Yuan explained that the game’s realistic features were still present but blocked by the system, and asked Xiao Yu to help restore them.
• Xiao Yu agreed to help Shen Yuan, partly because of their conflict with the game company and partly because the idea appealed to him.

Xiao Yu prepared for the Evil Forces Competition final after recovering from Liu Wei and Zhang Haian’s attempt to kill him, then entered a survival-focused deathmatch against Naiser on the Land of Origins. He chose stealthy and durable forces to survive the map’s dangerous Ancient Creations.

• Xiao Yu recalled Shen Yuan’s plan to use a hidden game backdoor and agreed to follow his orders when the time came.
• Xiao Yu entered the final match’s preparation space and met Naiser on the platform as the two bosses arrived.
• Xiao Yu and Naiser agreed to let the system generate their map, which turned out to be the Land of Origins, filled with powerful Ancient Creations.
• Xiao Yu chose flying wind elementals, invisible ice wraiths, burrowing earth walkers, Ragnaros, and Agnes for his army.
• Xiao Yu and his army were transported into the Land of Origins to begin the final match.

Azathoth sent his elemental army to hide and flew alone through the void to face Naiser, whose Nephalem Valor could grow by killing monsters. He found Naiser at 345 stacks after Naiser slaughtered his own demons and defeated an Ancient Creation, leaving Azathoth to charge in before Naiser could grow stronger.

• Azathoth ordered his army to scatter and survive, sent Ragnaros to hide in the remains of a sun, and flew alone toward Naiser.
• The commentators explained that Naiser gained unlimited Nephalem Valor stacks by killing monsters, and that Azathoth's army could feed the buff.
• Xiao Yu bet his two million savings on Naiser and flew toward him, sensing his location across the void.
• Xiao Yu found Naiser fighting a giant lobster-like Ancient Creation amid the corpses of Naiser's demons and demon lords.
• Naiser severed the Ancient Creation's neck, bringing his Nephalem Valor to 345 stacks, and Xiao Yu charged forward.

Xiao Yu faced Naiser alone and used rapidly cast elemental spells to keep the heavily buffed warrior at a distance. After Naiser broke through his defenses, Xiao Yu trapped him in a pull of gravity, and Naiser began a furious chain of slashes.

• Naiser challenged Xiao Yu to bring out his army, but Xiao Yu said he would handle Naiser alone.
• Xiao Yu repeatedly cast Ice Prison and Stone Wall to delay Naiser's charge, while Naiser melted the ice with Purgatory Fire and smashed through the stone.
• Naiser used Cleave with the Dark Ripper, triggering Dimensional Rend and destroying more than a dozen stone walls.
• Xiao Yu cast Gravity Trap, drawing floating stone fragments toward Naiser.
• Naiser mistook the incoming debris for an attack and used Infinite Chain Slash to strike rapidly around himself.

Xiao Yu trapped Naiser in a mud ball, but Naiser escaped and charged through Xiao Yu’s attacks behind a Holy Light Barrier. Xiao Yu’s Chaos Barrier outlasted Naiser’s shield, driving him through several asteroids and leaving him badly injured.

• Naiser slashed the rubble around him, but Xiao Yu’s gravity drew the fragments and melted ice into a mud ball that trapped him.
• Xiao Yu intensified the gravity to immobilize Naiser, who used Hellfire to bake the mud into concrete and burst free after dispelling the gravity buff.
• Naiser covered himself with Holy Light Barrier and charged at Xiao Yu, resisting Xiao Yu’s successive beams.
• Xiao Yu activated Chaos Barrier and collided with Naiser repeatedly until Naiser’s Holy Light Barrier ran out.
• Xiao Yu drove Naiser through seven or eight asteroids, dealing over three million damage before his own barrier failed; Naiser flew away, spat blood, and suffered a 30% reduction to all attributes.

Xiao Yu used his Elemental Star skill and Raven of Chaos form to wear Naiser down from a distance, but Naiser unleashed Boundless Darkness and vanished from sight. The chapter ended with Naiser appearing behind Xiao Yu and attacking him.

• Naiser gained Nephalem Wrath after suffering severe injuries, increasing his attack power.
• An Ancient Creation attacked Naiser, but Naiser used it as a shield against Xiao Yu's Blazing Sun Ray and killed it to gain more Nephalem Valor.
• Xiao Yu created four Elemental Stars and transformed into a Raven of Chaos to evade Naiser while the spheres attacked him.
• After several minutes of fighting, Xiao Yu reduced Naiser's health by about another million.
• Naiser released Boundless Darkness, blinding Xiao Yu, then appeared behind him and declared that he had caught him.

Xiao Yu battled Naiser until Naiser revealed his complete Light and Shadow Twins form, and both were pulled into Xiao Yu’s simulated black hole. Trapped inside, they negotiated a partnership to search for the secret of creation after the match.

• Xiao Yu struck Naiser with Elemental Storm, but Naiser revealed his demon and angel forms and attacked from both sides.
• Xiao Yu used Simulated Black Hole to trap himself and both versions of Naiser, leaving the livestream hosts unable to show what was happening inside.
• Naiser offered to let Xiao Yu win in exchange for help finding the secret of creation in the Land of Origins.
• Xiao Yu suspected Naiser had bet heavily on him and learned that Naiser had planned to lose to gain money and escape his family.
• Xiao Yu and Naiser agreed to let Xiao Yu kill Naiser after they escaped, then search for the Land of Origins and share its secret.

Xiao Yu and Naiser tried to deceive each other after emerging from the black hole, but neither landed a decisive blow. Xiao Yu fled toward the sun to restore his elemental power while Naiser's own bet forced him to keep pursuing.

• Xiao Yu suggested Naiser kill himself or follow a staged plan, and Naiser agreed to pretend to be caught near the Earth Star.
• After the black hole expelled them, Xiao Yu trapped Naiser with Gravity Barrier and fired a beam that struck Naiser's Real Phantom.
• Naiser revealed his phantom trick and attacked Xiao Yu from behind, but Xiao Yu evaded the sword with Phase Teleportation.
• Xiao Yu escaped toward the sun to replenish his elemental power and wait for Naiser's Nephalem Valor to run down.
• Naiser chased Xiao Yu and regretted betting on himself after taking out a large loan.

Xiao Yu fought Naiser near the miniature sun, surviving a fatal strike before Ragnaros intervened and helped turn the battle around. Naiser died in the sun’s explosion, and Xiao Yu was declared victorious as teleportation began.

• Xiao Yu absorbed the miniature sun’s fire energy while Naiser pursued him and cut off part of his body with the Dark Ripper.
• Naiser trapped Xiao Yu and tried to stab his elemental core, but Ragnaros emerged from the sun and dragged Naiser into its flames.
• Xiao Yu attacked Naiser from outside the sun while Ragnaros held him, preventing his escape and wearing down his health.
• Naiser offered Xiao Yu money to let him win, but Xiao Yu refused and struck him with a massive fireball.
• Ragnaros self-destructed inside the sun, killing Naiser as the sun exploded, and the system declared Xiao Yu victorious.

Xiao Yu celebrated winning the Evil Forces Competition and prepared for the Demon King Tournament’s final popularity ranking. After the other competitions crowned Elena Sunstrider and Samat as winners, Xiao Yu met Elena at a game company gathering and learned she was the real person behind Phoenix Woman.

• Leah Bloodmoon and Xiao Yu’s teammates congratulated him after his victory, while Naiser left for Purgatory Royal City in despair.
• A black-robed figure offered Naiser a plan to escape his bleak future, and Naiser agreed to hear the details.
• Xiao Yu awaited the results of the remaining competitions while preparing a publicity campaign for the final online vote.
• Elena Sunstrider defeated Abbas in the Strongest Demon King Competition, and Samat the Dracolich won the Demon King Team Competition.
• Xiao Yu attended a game company gathering with Leah Bloodmoon and Big Water Cunt, where he met Elena Sunstrider in person.

Xiao Yu met Ailin, Ashes, and Samat before Li Mingfei summoned the winning teams to unveil his Virtual Idol Project. Li Mingfei proposed turning players with real identities and popular game personas into stars, and Xiao Yu listened with interest.

• Xiao Yu introduced himself to Ailin, who arrived with her girlfriend and battle partner, Ashes.
• Samat the Dracolich met Xiao Yu and acknowledged that Xiao Yu had defeated Naiser.
• Li Mingfei appeared in the conference hall and said he had summoned the winning teams to discuss a plan more important than the tournament prizes.
• Li Mingfei explained that the Virtual Idol Project would use players' real identities and popular virtual personas to create a new generation of stars.
• Xiao Yu considered Li Mingfei's proposal and found it more enticing than Shen Yuan's plan to create a perfect game.

Li Mingfei offered the tournament winners contracts to become virtual gaming stars, with the game company managing their careers and taking a share of their income. Xiao Yu and the others signed, and Li Mingfei said agents would be assigned to keep them active in Sky World.

• Li Mingfei explained that the game company would act as the players’ agency, manage their careers, and take a percentage of their earnings.
• Xiao Yu realized Li Mingfei’s claim that contracts would not affect the upcoming vote was an implied threat.
• Li Mingfei argued that the players’ fame and deeds in the virtual world could earn them lucrative endorsements and other commercial work.
• Xiao Yu signed first, and Leah Bloodmoon and Big Water Cunt signed after Li Mingfei assured Leah that her existing endorsement could be renegotiated.
• The other players signed their contracts, and Li Mingfei said he would assign them agents to manage their commercial affairs and keep them active in Sky World.

Ma Xiaoyun told Xiao Yu that the company had selected Azathoth, Elemental King, as the expansion’s likely final boss and planned to promote his rise from a free player. Xiao Yu won the public vote, and the chapter ended with the expansion’s title and its other finalists announced.

• Ma Xiaoyun became Xiao Yu’s agent and explained why the company had ruled out Elena Sunstrider and Samat the Dracolich in favor of Azathoth, Elemental King, as the final boss.
• Ma Xiaoyun planned an underdog publicity campaign focused on Xiao Yu’s rise from a free player to the game’s top player.
• Xiao Yu’s studio and the game company promoted him, and he remained ahead when voting began three days later.
• Azathoth, Elemental King, won the vote and became the final boss of “Sky World: Rise of the Elemental King,” while Elena, the Phoenix Woman, and Samat the Dracolich placed second and third.
• The company announced ten finalist awards, including awards for the Dragon Covenant team, Naiser, Lord of Purgatory, the five angels of the Light of Heavenly Punishment, the Angel-Loving Witch Duo, and Altair, King of Shadows.

The legendary hero selection concluded, and Xiao Yu collected his championship prize before undergoing a successful surgery that cured his condition. With the expansion set to launch in a month, he returned home and entered his gaming pod, uncertain what awaited him as its final boss.

• The officials announced the hero selection results, with Ox taking first place, Kaya Shadowhunter second, and Ferdenan third.
• Xiao Yu recognized finalists Phoenix, Mofeitosi, and Esmehalda, along with several popular hero groups.
• The expansion selection event ended, and Xiao Yu received his championship prize after paying Big Water Cunt and Leah Bloodmoon their shares and taxes.
• Xiao Yu used his remaining prize money to undergo a successful surgery that removed his condition.
• Xiao Yu considered the coming expansion and Shen Yuan's secret task, then returned home and climbed into his gaming pod.