Recaps

Shen Xing’s legs resisted both Holy Light and Zhang Yu’s spiritual power, leading Zhang Yu to suspect a curse or hidden secret. Meanwhile, Xia Wanyin used Golden Eyes in an attempt to regain her sight, but although they failed to cure her blindness, she awakened a special ability.

• Cordelia and Zhang Yu failed to heal Shen Xing’s legs, and Zhang Yu suspected they were cursed or concealed a secret.
• Zhang Yu told Elder Wang to hold back information about overseas geniuses’ territories unless someone targeted Shen Xing, in which case he would retaliate.
• Shen Xing bought two basic blueprints at the trading hall, then returned to his villa with Xu Jiayi and Qin Lang to study a spiritual cultivation manual.
• Xia Wanyin asked Xia Lingyin for contribution points to pay Shen Xing for four Leader Rank souls, then revealed he had also gifted her two Golden Eyes.
• Xia Wanyin used the Golden Eyes, but they did not restore her sight; she realized that the attempt had awakened a special ability.

Shen Xing studied the six realms of mental power and resolved to cultivate it alongside his other forms. Before continuing, he planned to transfer and absorb his latest treasures in the Land of Mist.

• Xia Wanyin revealed an ability that turned everything her gaze touched into gold, transforming the hall into a golden palace.
• Qin Lang, Xu Jiayi, and Shen Xing studied a mental cultivation manual, and Qin Lang worried that he lacked talent for the mental path.
• Xu Jiayi stayed behind to clean Shen Xing's house, then asked whether Yu Feifei was only an ordinary friend; Shen Xing said she was his neighbor.
• Shen Xing read about the six realms of mental power, from sensing and control to manifestation, empowerment, resonance, and domain.
• Shen Xing decided to cultivate mental power alongside his other forms and planned to transfer his treasures to the Land of Mist.

After receiving contribution points from Xia Wanyin, Shen Xing spent some on supplies and returned to his territory to inspect the blueprints, buildings, and seed he had acquired. He planned to build the new facilities and use the treasures to strengthen his territory.

• Xia Wanyin transferred Shen Xing 400,000 contribution points, including an extra 40,000, and he arranged to explore with her the next day.
• Shen Xing asked Ding Han to buy Black Spirit Wood, Black Moon Knight Recruitment Scrolls, and Hell War Chariot materials, leaving him with 176,000 contribution points.
• Shen Xing entered the game and learned the Residence and Simple Toilet blueprints, deciding that both were necessary for his growing territory.
• Shen Xing inspected the Advanced training ground and the Goddess of Evolution Temple, noting that the temple could grant evolution slots in exchange for attribute points.
• Shen Xing examined Qin Lang's Blood Demon Vine Seed and learned that it could grow across territory walls, injure enemies, and absorb their blood.

Shen Xing built new facilities and planted a Blood Demon Vine while Leina carried him around, then spent the night with her. Elsewhere, a hooded group discovered Deacon Atticus's camp had been wiped out, and their Saintess ordered them to send another messenger to Lord Haidesen.

• Shen Xing had Leina carry him through the cities, where he upgraded houses and built fourteen Simple Toilets.
• Shen Xing placed the Advanced Training Ground and Goddess of Evolution Temple in the outer city, then planted the Blood Demon Vine Seed beside the wall.
• Leina carried Shen Xing to a cabin, where they spent the night together.
• A group of gray-robed figures searched the abandoned mine pit and found no clues about who had destroyed Deacon Atticus's camp.
• The Saintess arrived and ordered the group to send another messenger to Lord Haidesen to continue their cooperation.

Lachlan recruited a slovenly young man whose Sloth talent had mysteriously put everyone in the hall to sleep, then ordered Sara to hire assassins to target Shen Xing. The next morning, Shen Xing assembled nearly a thousand troops and honored the warriors who had died in the territory’s recent battle.

• Lachlan discovered that the slovenly young man’s Sloth talent had apparently caused everyone in the hall to fall asleep and agreed to protect him under the Daoton Family.
• Lachlan told Sara to place a large bounty with the Razor Association and have its assassins target Shen Xing in the real world.
• At daybreak, Shen Xing briefly transformed into his Ruin Black Dragon form, then rode a giant wolf to the eastern gate’s open area.
• Shen Xing summoned his commanders and assembled nearly a thousand combat units in thirteen minutes.
• Shen Xing honored the warriors killed in the previous day’s battle and promised that the territory would remember them, prompting the orcs to shout their loyalty.

After honoring the fallen and rewarding his troops, Shen Xing used souls to strengthen many of them and established training and evolution plans for the territory. Onyxia then revealed that she might be able to travel to Shen Xing’s world, possibly by logging out of the game.

• Shen Xing’s speech honoring the dead earned his territory the Land of Glory title and renewed his troops’ resolve.
• Shen Xing awarded battle participants Elite Souls, gave the twenty top killers Boss Rank Souls, and granted two hundred Soul Stones to those who stayed behind.
• Hundreds of troops absorbed the souls, and many evolved; Shen Xing encouraged those who failed and promised future opportunities to grow stronger.
• Shen Xing showed the generals and Fordring the Advanced Training Ground and Goddess of Evolution Temple, then spent 5,000 agility to activate ten evolution slots and ordered Nimue to be summoned for a Tier Two breakthrough.
• Onyxia told Shen Xing that memories from Demon Blade’s body had revealed she might be able to go to his world, and Shen Xing asked if she could log out of the game.

Onyxia revealed that her new identity connected her to a real-world killer network targeting Shen Xing, and he ordered her to remain undercover and report what she learned. He raised her potential to Boss Three-Star and gave her the Black Dragon Lord’s essence blood, whose transformation began to cause her intense pain.

• Onyxia told Shen Xing that a killer organization had placed a 20-billion bounty on him and that top killers were preparing to infiltrate the Heavenly Star Nation.
• Shen Xing told Onyxia to stay hidden among the killers, track their movements, and report developments rather than attack them.
• Shen Xing discovered that Life-Sacrifice Evolution could raise Onyxia’s potential despite her also being a player, and advanced her to Boss Three-Star.
• Shen Xing realized that other mist monsters might have taken over human bodies, though he acknowledged Onyxia’s circumstances were unusual and resolved to stay vigilant.
• Shen Xing gave Onyxia the Black Dragon Lord’s essence blood, and after she absorbed it, her body began changing painfully.

Onyxia fused with the Blood of the Shadow Lord and became Shen Xing’s third hero, gaining powerful skills that strengthened shadow troops. Shen Xing then inspected his territory before Logan presented him with a heavily armed, high-speed Flame Dragon wheelchair.

• Onyxia’s transformation tore her clothes, so Shen Xing screened her with stars and tossed her a robe before turning back.
• System notifications confirmed that Onyxia had become a hero, gained a 30% increase to all attributes, and unlocked Dark Curtain Echo and Demonic Dragon Starfall.
• Onyxia offered to fulfill any request, but Shen Xing told her to master her new powers and learn about human society first.
• Shen Xing inspected the growing Tree Spirit Guards and the recovering Finger Worms in his territory.
• Logan showed Shen Xing the Flame Dragon wheelchair, which could attack with flames, accelerate to high speeds, hover briefly, and respond to thought control.

Shen Xing tested Logan’s dangerous, weaponized wheelchair and received a delivery before an assassin disguised as a courier attacked him. Shen Xing stopped the bullet, and Zhou Zheng arrived as the attacker, Zhao Weiyi, lost his power, leaving Zhou to question him about betraying the bureau.

• Shen Xing tried Logan’s wheelchair, discovered its bursts of speed and flamethrowers, and practiced its functions around the territory.
• A courier delivered Shen Xing’s trading-platform order, then shot at him through the courtyard gate as he turned to leave.
• Shen Xing caught the bullet in his hand and asked who had sent the courier, who revealed himself as Zhao Weiyi and surged to Tier Three Expert Rank after drinking a red potion.
• Zhao Weiyi charged Shen Xing, but his aura suddenly vanished before Shen Xing could transform into his Ruin Black Dragon form.
• Zhou Zheng appeared, and Zhao Weiyi recognized him as the man who had been protecting Shen Xing; Zhou asked why Zhao had betrayed the bureau.

Zhou Zheng stopped the assassin from detonating a bomb and took him into custody, while Shen Xing returned to the Land of Mist after a brief exchange with Yu Feifei. There, Shen Xing found his first Shadow Dragon had hatched and inspected its powerful attributes.

• Zhou Zheng seized the assassin’s bomb and foiled his threat to blow up Shen Xing and a child.
• Special operations team members arrested the assassin, and Zhou Zheng apologized to Shen Xing for the mole in Jiangcheng.
• Shen Xing returned home and messaged Yu Feifei, who said she would return the next day and asked after Duoduo.
• Shen Xing logged into the Land of Mist and saw that his level 2 residence and basic toilet were complete and his Shadow Dragon had hatched.
• Shen Xing watched the young Shadow Dragon absorb dark energy, grow, and approach him for attention.
• Shen Xing checked the Shadow Dragon’s panel and found it was a level 10 pureblood dragon with Boss ★★★ potential.

Shen Xing strengthened his Shadow Dragon forces and explored for Rain God Statues with Xia Wanyin and Leina. The chapter ended with news that the Tree Spirit Guards had grown and Gorehowl had reached level 16.

• Shen Xing inspected the newly hatched Shadow Dragon, calculated its potential damage bonuses, and embedded two Dark Gems in the dragon nest.
• Shen Xing ordered Onyxia to investigate who had hired a Jiangcheng delivery worker to attack him and to train the territory’s Shadow Dragons.
• Shen Xing absorbed Soul Stones before joining Xia Wanyin and Leina to find five Rain God Statues, collecting eight Rain and Dew Pearls, seven Treant Guardian Seeds, and forty-five Tree Spirit Warrior Seeds.
• Shen Xing trained his mental power by lifting a stone pillar until he was exhausted, then slept outside the Land of Mist.
• Shen Xing returned to his territory the next morning and learned that the Tree Spirit Guards had grown and Gorehowl had reached level 16.

Shen Xing strengthened Gorehowl and his territory’s defenses before Yu Feifei visited to collect her cat and give him a mechanical puppet. The chapter ended with Shen Xing examining the unstable but powerful gift after Yu Feifei went home.

• Shen Xing evolved Gorehowl to Boss One Star, unlocking Plunder and Blade of Blood Fury.
• Shen Xing gained ten evolution slots, evolved Nimue with a Boss Rank Soul, and inspected six newly grown Tree Spirit Guards.
• Yu Feifei returned to collect Duoduo, paid Shen Xing with two Greater Soul Stones, and noticed that he seemed stronger.
• Yu Feifei gave Shen Xing a mechanical puppet capable of Tier Two strength and warned that it could explode if heavily damaged.
• Yu Feifei left with Duoduo, and Shen Xing looked over the mechanical puppet.

Shen Xing finished gathering Rain God event rewards and strengthening his territory before the Lotus Pond secret realm opened. He reviewed its rules and the forum debate, then left the challenge ahead unresolved.

• Shen Xing used the mechanical puppet Yu Feifei had brought him, but put it away after it repeatedly malfunctioned.
• Shen Xing, Xia Wanyin, and their companions searched the plains for Rain God Statues until the event ended, collecting about fifteen Rain and Dew Pearls and nearly 120 Tree Spirit seeds.
• Shen Xing faced stronger mist monsters, including armies of rotting corpses, but his arrow towers, Demon Flame Turrets, and skeleton archers destroyed them before they reached the territory.
• On the fifteenth day, the Lotus Pond secret realm opened, and Shen Xing read its rules: lords could bring up to five troops, compete through progressively harder levels, and earn rewards for their best cleared level.
• Shen Xing checked the official forum and found lords debating the event and whether he could compete against powerful, long-established players.

Shen Xing prepared for the Lotus Pond Secret Realm, received the advancement materials and supplies he had been waiting for, and sent the key items to his territory. He began upgrading the Great Bonfire and summoned Hellscream and Leina, hoping to strengthen his forces before entering the realm.

• Shen Xing discussed the Lotus Pond Secret Realm with Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi, who hoped they might meet inside and reach the second floor.
• Shen Xing exchanged messages with Xia Wanyin and Yu Feifei, then resolved to pursue the epic gem on the fifth floor despite his territory’s limited high-tier forces.
• A delivery from the Anomaly Handling Bureau brought Shen Xing war chariot materials, Black Moon Knight Scrolls, black spirit wood, and advancement materials for Leina, Hellscream, and Black Arrow.
• Shen Xing teleported the advancement materials, black spirit wood, and nearly ten sets of war chariot materials before reaching his limit.
• Shen Xing used the black spirit wood to start upgrading the Great Bonfire to level five, a process expected to take more than two days.
• Shen Xing called Hellscream and Leina to meet him at the territory’s center.

Shen Xing advised Hellscream about his stalled power-control training and gave him and Leina materials to advance to Tier Three. He inspected the territory’s expanding farmland and reorganized outer district, where the Shadow Dragon force had grown to three.

• Hellscream told Shen Xing that he had reached a new barrier in controlling his power, and Shen Xing suggested he try again after advancing to Tier Three.
• Shen Xing gave Hellscream the [Ancestor's Fang] and Leina the [Advanced Flame Mage Handbook], and both heroes began their breakthroughs.
• Shen Xing inspected the southern fields, where Monday reported that six mu had been planted with Moonlight Wheat and the first harvest was expected in about half a month.
• Shen Xing toured the outer district and reviewed how he had grouped the territory’s facilities and troop nests.
• Shen Xing observed that the territory’s military strength had increased, with three Shadow Dragons now present.

Leina Yenait broke through to Tier Three, gained Expert Rank Fire Element Mastery, and advanced to Boss Two Star. Shen Xing then checked on Hellscream, who appeared to be creating his own combat skill, an unusual feat for someone still at Tier Two.

• Leina Yenait broke through to Tier Three, raising her level cap and learning Expert Rank Fire Element Mastery.
• Shen Xing welcomed Leina and used Life-Sacrifice Evolution to advance her to Boss Two Star.
• Shen Xing chose Leina, Onyxia, Hellscream, Fordring, and Xiao Hei for the Lotus Pond secret realm.
• Shen Xing found Hellscream practicing a repeated, empty-handed strike that cracked the ground around him.
• Fordring told Shen Xing that Hellscream was creating his own combat skill, a feat rarely achieved even by powerful higher-tier fighters.

Hellscream broke through to Tier Three and created the powerful exclusive skill Split the Sky, leaving Shen Xing impressed by his growth. After Hellscream agreed to get used to his new strength before joining Shen Xing in the secret realm, Fordring asked him to explain how he had created the skill.

• Shen Xing learned that Hellscream was trying to create a unique combat skill during his breakthrough, while Fordring warned that Hellscream might fail if his foundation was insufficient.
• Hellscream's repeated swings drew thunder and lightning from the misty sky, and he struck back against the bolt with a surge of force.
• Hellscream successfully reached Tier Three, gaining the Power Control ability Condense into One and the defense-piercing skill Split the Sky.
• Shen Xing inspected Hellscream's new abilities and attributes, then asked how he had managed to create his own combat skill.
• Hellscream said he had combined his combat insights with a new way of exerting force, though he could not explain how he overcame the technical difficulties.
• Shen Xing told Hellscream to get used to his new strength before joining him in the secret realm, and Fordring asked Hellscream for pointers on creating combat skills.

As the Lotus Pond Secret Realm was about to open, Lachlan, Zhang Yu, and Shen Xing prepared their forces and discussed their goals. At midnight, a system notification appeared before every lord as the secret realm opened.

• Lachlan ordered his team to cooperate, target a top-ten finish, and stop Shen Xing from reaching the next floor; he also explained the value of Rain and Dew Essence and warned Sloth to stay focused.
• Zhang Yu promised to seek Rain and Dew Essence for Elder Wang, then discussed the formidable Tier Two contenders Shen Xing would face.
• Shen Xing gathered Leina, the dragon woman, Fordring, Hellscream, and Xiao Hei, explained the secret realm rules, and received their agreement to follow his orders.
• At midnight, a grand system notification appeared before every lord.

Shen Xing and his commanders entered the Lotus Pond secret realm and searched its vast lotus leaves for Water Spirits, discovering that the creatures hid inside droplets. When other lords fought over a Water Spirit, Shen Xing chose to keep his group together and proceed cautiously.

• Shen Xing entered the Lotus Pond secret realm with his five commanders and was matched with Tier Two lords from around the world.
• Shen Xing ordered his group to search the lotus leaves in formation, and Leina vaporized several droplets without finding anything.
• Shen Xing and the other lords saw a Middle Eastern lord battling Water Spirits after discovering them inside a droplet.
• Several lords attacked the Middle Eastern lord to seize the Water Spirits, triggering a fierce fight among their powerful troops.
• Shen Xing judged that the secret realm contained many strong opponents and decided not to split up his group as they continued searching.

Shen Xing’s party defeated two groups of Water Elementals while advancing across the lotus leaves, with Leina’s firepower and Onyxia’s finishing move quickly killing their Demonized Water Elemental leaders. They collected valuable growth items and continued onward, hoping to find more Growth Water Droplets.

• Shen Xing examined a group of thirty Elite Water Elementals led by a Tier Three Boss Rank Demonized Water Elemental.
• Fordring shielded the party from the Water Elementals’ first attack, and Leina’s Fireball Spell evaporated the Elite monsters and badly injured their leader.
• Onyxia used Deadline Execution to kill the Demonized Water Elemental, and Shen Xing collected a Growth Water Droplet, a Rain and Dew Pearl, and a gold War Ancient Tree Seed.
• Shen Xing recognized the Growth Water Droplet’s ability to accelerate a plant’s growth by fifty years and urged the party to seek more.
• The party defeated a second group using the same tactics, collected Rain and Dew Pearls and seeds, and continued leaping across the lotus leaves.

Shen Xing rose to fourth place while hunting Water Spirits in the Lotus Pond and rejected Emma’s offer to ally with him. With less than four minutes left on the first floor, three teams surrounded him and attacked after admitting someone had hired them to eliminate him.

• Shen Xing’s team killed five Water Spirits, earning loot as he climbed to third place on the leaderboard.
• Emma approached Shen Xing to propose an alliance, but he refused, and she left after the red-haired mage intimidated her.
• Shen Xing’s team killed eight more Water Spirits, and he reached fourth place with 14 points as the first floor neared its end.
• Three teams surrounded Shen Xing, and one lord said someone had paid them to eliminate him.
• The three lords ordered their troops to attack Shen Xing as nearby lords watched.

Shen Xing advanced to the second level of the Lotus Pond Secret Realm after Onyxia wiped out three attacking lords, then discovered that Qin Lang had advanced too. He headed toward Qin Lang’s position and encountered a Water Spirit along the way.

• Shen Xing ordered Onyxia to cover the lotus leaf in darkness, where she killed the three lords and their troops in a single sweep.
• Shen Xing failed to find another Water Spirit before the first level ended, but ranked fourth and confirmed his entry to the second level.
• Shen Xing arrived in the second-level Lotus Pond Secret Realm, where all attributes and movement speed were reduced by 10%.
• Shen Xing learned that Qin Lang had ranked seventy-second, and Qin Lang told him how he had barely advanced by using his Sacrifice Knight class and Sacrifice Pact skill.
• Shen Xing contacted Xu Jiayi, then told Qin Lang to wait while he traveled toward him.
• Shen Xing spotted Qin Lang a few kilometers away and encountered a Water Spirit while hurrying to meet him.

Shen Xing defeated a powerful Demonized Water Elemental, gained valuable loot, and lent Hellscream and Xiao Hei to Qin Lang so they could hunt Water Spirits and climb the rankings together. Shen Xing advanced with his remaining troops while Qin Lang moved out with the borrowed generals, and the chapter ended as Qin Lang reached another lotus leaf where a water droplet began spinning.

• Leina and Fordring helped Shen Xing defeat a Demonized Water Elemental, and Shen Xing collected a hundred-year Growth Water Droplet, a Rain and Dew Pearl, and a gold War Ancient Tree Seed.
• Shen Xing reached Qin Lang and offered to lend him Hellscream and Xiao Hei so they could advance through the rankings together.
• Qin Lang agreed to the plan and promised Shen Xing the lion's share of the loot from the Water Spirits he defeated.
• Shen Xing's remaining troops quickly defeated another Water Spirit, raising his score to two points and placing him in the top fifty.
• Qin Lang rode the Foul Gas Hippopotamus with Hellscream, Xiao Hei, and his two halfling troops, then reached the seventh lotus leaf as its water droplet began spinning.

Shen Xing and Qin Lang’s parties cleared Water Spirits on the second layer at remarkable speed, with Hellscream and Leina’s power helping both climb into the top ten. As the second layer neared its end, Shen Xing and Qin Lang were positioned to advance, while Qin Lang celebrated his success and looked ahead to meeting Xu Jiayi.

• Hellscream shielded himself with Xiao Hei’s support and devastated a water elemental army with a Flame Tornado, leaving the boss barely alive for Qin Lang’s halfling assassin to finish.
• Hellscream and Xiao Hei helped Qin Lang’s party clear another Water Spirit, and Qin Lang cheered at how easy it was to be carried by a powerhouse.
• Shen Xing and Qin Lang continued defeating Water Spirits, rising to third and fifth on the second-layer leaderboard as other lords discussed Shen Xing’s strength.
• Shen Xing counted the resources from fourteen Water Spirits, while Qin Lang celebrated making the top ten and annoyed Xu Jiayi with repeated messages.
• With five minutes left on the second layer, Shen Xing and Qin Lang were set to advance to the third layer.

Qin Lang survived an assassination and a coordinated attack when Hellscream and Xiao Hei protected him and Hellscream wiped out the attackers. Shen Xing’s team finished the second-level challenge in third place and entered the third level, where all attributes and movement speed were reduced.

• A concealed assassin attacked Qin Lang, but Xiao Hei blocked the dagger and Hellscream killed her.
• Several lords and their troops surrounded Qin Lang, while Shen Xing declined Onyxia’s offer to help.
• A death knight restrained the attackers with chains, and Hellscream’s clones defeated them in under ten seconds.
• The second-level challenge ended with Shen Xing ranked third, and he confirmed entry to the next level.
• Shen Xing and his team arrived on the third level, where the rankings showed Xu Zhendong first, Lyle Gibson second, and Hōjō Sachiko third, all with zero points.