Recaps

Shen Xing sent Onyxia into a heavily guarded Mushroom Folk camp, where she stole an Epic-quality Dragon Vein Mushroom and escaped. The theft awakened the Underground Mushroom Kingdom, and Mushroom Folk forces began converging on them.

• Shen Xing avoided attacking the mushroom castle and gathered mushrooms and fungal blocks while traveling through the forest.
• Shen Xing spotted an elite Mushroom Folk legion guarding a dragon-shaped mushroom, and Onyxia sensed a strange attraction to it.
• Shen Xing ordered Onyxia to use Darkness Domain, steal the mushroom, and flee.
• Onyxia stole the Dragon Vein Mushroom and reunited with Shen Xing, who obtained the Epic-quality mushroom.
• The theft roused the Mushroom Folk, and soldiers, knights, and other forces surged toward Shen Xing and his party.

Shen Xing and his allies fought through the Mushroom Folk army and neared the exit after his Starfall spell devastated thousands of enemies. The passage sealed shut, and a powerful queen awakened in the castle and confronted them.

• Gorehowl spotted the surrounding Mushroom Folk, and Shen Xing ordered the group to flee through the fir forest.
• Leina struck a blocking force with a meteor while Shen Xing gathered its loot and led the group through more enemies.
• Shen Xing ordered Leina to cast Flame Barrier and unleashed Starfall: Heavenly Peak Collapse, destroying thousands of Mushroom Folk as the group fought toward the exit.
• Shen Xing gathered the nearby loot, and the group raced to within a hundred meters of the exit.
• The tendrils sealed the passage, and a queen awakened in the castle and asked who had disturbed her slumber.

Shen Xing and his companions escaped the awakened Mushroom Queen using the lotus lamp’s teleportation, then rushed to cross the Blackwater River back to their territory. The Queen caught up to the riverbank but did not pursue them across.

• The Mushroom Queen attacked Shen Xing and his companions with vine dragons and an Overlord Domain that disabled flight and weakened them.
• Shen Xing used the ancient lotus lamp to shield the group and teleport them away as the Queen tried to stop their escape.
• The Mushroom Queen learned the Dragon Vein Mushroom had been stolen and vowed to capture the group within her territory.
• Shen Xing led the others to the Blackwater River, where he paid the boatman another fifty years of his lifespan to cross early.
• The Mushroom Queen caught up to the riverbank and unleashed her power, but turned back without crossing after the boat carried Shen Xing and the others into the fog.

Shen Xing returned safely to his territory with his commanders after escaping the Mushroom Queen, bringing back valuable mushrooms, minerals, fish, and a Dragon Vein Mushroom. He began sorting his spoils and planned to raise the Soul Crystal Bream in the Lotus Pond, though he wondered whether they could adapt to it.

• The hunchbacked boatman told Shen Xing that the Mushroom Queen had slaughtered the plain’s inhabitants, remained trapped short of the Grandmaster realm, and could not cross the Blackwater River.
• Shen Xing and his commanders crossed back to Blackwing Plains, reflecting on their gains, including fish from Barton, resources from the Underground Mushroom Kingdom, and the Dragon Vein Mushroom.
• Shen Xing and his commanders returned safely to the territory, where they rested and confirmed that nothing unusual had happened in their absence.
• Shen Xing sorted his monster drops, arranged to exchange advancement materials and distribute souls, and counted the fish Barton had given him.
• Shen Xing inspected the Soul Crystal Bream and Blood Crystal Bream King, then decided to raise them in the Lotus Pond while questioning whether they would adapt to its life aura.

Shen Xing transferred his Soul Crystal Bream to the Lotus Pond and assessed the mushroom spawn and harvest, planning to expand food production with a Mushroom Cultivation Room. After planting the coin mushrooms and setting aside rare specimens, he summoned Hellscream, Da Hou, and Gorehowl to discuss the Beast Strength Mushrooms.

• Shen Xing moved the Soul Crystal Bream and Blood Crystal Bream King into the Lotus Pond, where they adapted and swam together.
• Shen Xing counted the mushroom spawn and harvest, calculated the farm's potential output, and asked Ding Han to find a Mushroom Cultivation Room blueprint.
• Shen Xing brought mushrooms to Nimue at the food processing plant and left her to prepare them for food and Finger Worm feed.
• Shen Xing had Monday plant the Silver Coin and Gold Coin Mushrooms after collecting their coins.
• Shen Xing considered how to use the Beast Strength Mushrooms, set one aside for future cultivation, and summoned Hellscream, Da Hou, and Gorehowl.

Shen Xing gave Beast Strength Mushrooms to three orcs, awakening their bloodline talents, then examined the powerful Eastern Dragon Vein Mushroom and planted it in the territory’s eastern district. The mushroom began glowing and shaking the ground, suggesting its dragon vein power was awakening.

• Shen Xing gave Hellscream, Gorehowl, and Da Hou one Beast Strength Mushroom each, and all three awakened new talents.
• Shen Xing examined the Eastern Dragon Vein Mushroom and learned that planting it would improve the territory’s luck and strengthen its dragon troops.
• Shen Xing instructed workers to dig a hole in the eastern district near the Lotus Pond and planted the Dragon Vein Mushroom with red soil and water.
• The ground trembled, and the planted Dragon Vein Mushroom began glowing dark gold as the dragon scales on its stalk moved.

Shen Xing's Dragon Vein Mushroom and Golden Ancient Tree resonated, strengthening both plants and his territory. The Mushroom Queen withdrew to cultivate while considering how to find the human who could lift her curse, and a bishop reacted furiously to a secret letter from Weideng Royal City.

• The Dragon Vein Mushroom's roots joined with the Golden Ancient Tree's roots, causing the tree to grow by 200 years and strengthening both plants' abilities.
• Shen Xing considered returning to the Mushroom Kingdom for more Dragon Vein Mushrooms but decided he needed to plan around the powerful Mushroom Queen.
• The Mushroom Queen told the Mushroom General that her breakthrough depended on finding thousand-year-old Blood Crystals and ordered the Mushroom Kingdom sealed while she cultivated in seclusion.
• The Mushroom Queen wondered how she could find the smartest human, who could lift the curse that trapped her underground.
• A messenger delivered a secret letter from Weideng Royal City to the purple-robed bishop, who read it and erupted in anger.

Shen Xing ordered Onyxia to hatch one Shadow Dragon each day after the Dragon Vein Mushrooms strengthened the dragons and reduced their hatching costs. On the hundredth day in the game, his territory easily repelled a wave of frenzied corpses, and Shen Xing unlocked the ability to control three Telekinesis Orbs and tested his new Triple Wave technique.

• The Blood Origin Cult learned that Yiweishi had vanished after the failed transaction, and the purple-robed bishop set out for the Blackwing Plains to confront the people demanding an explanation.
• Onyxia reported that the dragons had gained strength from the mushrooms, and Shen Xing ordered her to hatch one Shadow Dragon each day.
• After five days of cultivation, Shen Xing's territory defeated more than a hundred Tier Three frenzied corpses before they could reach its walls.
• Shen Xing learned to control three Telekinesis Orbs at once and unlocked the Triple Wave combat technique.
• Shen Xing tested Triple Wave, sending the three orbs crashing into the lake with increasing force and creating a massive depression in the water.

Shen Xing tested his new Triple Wave technique and prepared to travel to the Spiral Labyrinth, then inspected the territory’s expanding mushroom farms and newly upgraded Sacred Flame Platform. The chapter left him with a growing food supply and a stronger territorial defense, while Xia Wanyin and Yu Feifei’s unusual behavior remained unexplained.

• Shen Xing demonstrated Triple Wave, a powerful combination technique that impressed Da Hou and Fordring.
• Zhou Zheng confirmed that Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Yu Feifei would meet at the Anomaly Handling Bureau before traveling to the Spiral Labyrinth, and Xia Wanyin warned them to be careful.
• Xia Wanyin claimed she learned about their overseas trip from a group chat, but Shen Xing remained suspicious of her and Yu Feifei’s behavior.
• Monday invited Shen Xing to inspect the nearly completed mushroom cultivation chambers, where workers had laid spawn across about a thousand square meters.
• Shen Xing inspected the underground mushroom chambers and saw them as a reliable food source for producing more troops.
• Shen Xing examined the upgraded Sacred Flame Platform, which accelerated allied Soul Stone absorption and weakened enemies within its firelight.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin agreed to keep their neighboring territories allied, and Shen Xing began upgrading his Sacred Flame Platform. After naming two newly advanced Shadow Dragons, he heard Onyxia’s report that assassins were preparing to target international geniuses, including people with enormous bounties.

• Shen Xing asked Xia Wanyin what they would do when their territories met, and they agreed to remain allies and support each other.
• Shen Xing started upgrading the Sacred Flame Platform to Lv2, an upgrade expected to take nearly four days.
• Onyxia reported that two Shadow Dragons had reached Tier Three and Boss One Star, and Shen Xing named them Dragon One and Dragon Two.
• Shen Xing reviewed the other troops who had advanced to Tier Three and Boss One Star, bringing his territory to more than fifteen Leader Rank units.
• Onyxia told Shen Xing that she had become an A-rank assassin in the Razor Association and learned that assassins would target geniuses from various countries overseas the next day.

Shen Xing evolved Onyxia into an Overlord★ Dark Abyss Demonic Dragon, giving her a powerful domain and greatly enhanced attributes. Onyxia returned to human form, leaving Shen Xing confident in her strength ahead of the Spiral Labyrinth.

• Onyxia told Shen Xing that her bounty was among the highest and that she had reached level 29, the maximum for Tier Three.
• Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution, sacrificing 3,000 agility to raise Onyxia’s potential to Overlord★.
• Onyxia transformed into a Dark Abyss Demonic Dragon, awakening the Dark Abyss Heavenly Prison domain and gaining stronger skills and attributes.
• Shen Xing examined Onyxia’s domain and panel, noting her formidable suppression abilities and attributes.
• Onyxia returned to human form on the city wall as Shen Xing assessed her new power.

Onyxia reached Overlord Rank, while Shen Xing reviewed Kyle’s Kodo Beast artillery project and agreed to help him deliver a letter to Black Hawk City. The next morning, Shen Xing met the team preparing to enter the Spiral Labyrinth, led by the newly advanced Master Rank Elder Wang.

• Onyxia thanked Shen Xing for his gift, and he told her to prepare for a possible need for her strength the next day.
• Kyle showed Shen Xing Kodo Beasts outfitted with metal frames and Demon Turrets, which Shen Xing praised as a valuable addition to the territory.
• Shen Xing offered Kyle an orc squad and a Hell War Chariot to escort him on his letter-delivery mission to Black Hawk City, and Kyle departed with the group.
• Shen Xing gave Xia Wanyin a piece of Ancient Spirit Wood, then returned to the Lotus Pond to cultivate overnight.
• Qin Lang called Shen Xing the next morning, and Shen Xing went to the Anomaly Handling Bureau to meet the Spiral Labyrinth team.
• Elder Wang told Shen Xing that he would lead the operation in place of the bureau chief, and Shen Xing praised his strength after his Master Rank breakthrough.

Yu Feifei joined the Jiangcheng team for the Spiral Labyrinth after earning an extra spot for her research on ancient puppets. As the Silver Shuttle carried the group out over the sea, they spotted a vast, ominous red mist that Elder Wang said was a moving phenomenon of unknown origin.

• Yu Feifei arrived as the sixth teammate, and Elder Wang explained that her research on ancient puppets had earned her an additional spot.
• Yu Feifei and Xu Jiayi exchanged hostile remarks before Elder Wang led the group to the roof to board the Silver Shuttle.
• The Silver Shuttle departed Jiangcheng, and Shen Xing and the others saw mist leaks and lords fighting monsters across the nation.
• The group reached the sea, where Xu Jiayi spotted a vast, churning bank of dark red mist.
• Elder Wang said the red mist came from an unidentified sea mist point and moved across the ocean.

Elder Wang warned Shen Xing, Qin Lang, Xu Jiayi, and Yu Feifei that the red mist was spreading toward land, then brought them to the Spiral Labyrinth. He gave them Mist Crystals and bronze keys, explained the labyrinth’s rules, and watched as its mist began to clear.

• Elder Wang revealed that the red mist had moved to within a little over a hundred kilometers of land and had already engulfed a small island nation, whose inhabitants could not be contacted.
• Qin Lang tried to comfort everyone by pointing out that other countries faced the same danger, and Elder Wang assured them that major nations were researching the mist.
• The Silver Shuttle carried the group into the deep sea, where they saw the enormous, spiraling mist of the Spiral Labyrinth and ancient buildings within it.
• Elder Wang gave the group six Mist Crystals and six bronze keys, explaining that the keys were required to enter the labyrinth and came from an ancient ruin controlled by the Earth Bear Nation.
• Elder Wang explained the labyrinth’s stone chambers, passages, trials, random events, hidden bosses, and escape rules, and said that about eight percent of players now found the exit.
• The labyrinth’s mist dispersed further, revealing clearer outlines of its stone walls and columns.

Shen Xing and the Jiangcheng group arrived at the Spiral Labyrinth, where rival geniuses gathered before the trial. Conrad of the Golden Eagle Kingdom flirted with Xu Jiayi and Zhou Zheng before Elder Wang sent him away, while Conrad and Lachlan exchanged a knowing look.

• Shen Xing arrived on the island with Elder Wang and the Jiangcheng group and noticed that more than a thousand players had gathered to enter the labyrinth.
• Shen Xing recognized Asada Hitomi, Dolores, Wu Wen, Wu Hun, and Lachlan among the assembled geniuses, and he and Qin Lang discussed dealing with Lachlan if they met inside.
• Xu Jiayi noticed Conrad staring at her, and Conrad approached the group despite Elder Wang's warning.
• Conrad invited Xu Jiayi to dinner, but she insulted and rejected him; he then propositioned Zhou Zheng, who angrily turned him down.
• Elder Wang ordered Conrad to stop disturbing the group, and Conrad left after exchanging a look with Lachlan.

Zhou Zheng secretly stole a mist crystal while the nations’ players waited for the Spiral Labyrinth to open, and Shen Xing entered the shifting maze after receiving Elder Wang’s warning. Meanwhile, Conrad gathered allies from several nations to ambush the Heavenly Star Nation’s players and kill Shen Xing, with Lachlan agreeing to join the plot.

• Zhou Zheng revealed a bizarre ability by making the Golden Eagle Kingdom’s mist crystal disappear, alarming the others.
• The Spiral Labyrinth opened at noon, and Elder Wang warned the players that mist crystals could be delayed deep inside the maze.
• Shen Xing entered the labyrinth and briefly thought he saw Xia Wanyin before a blue beam transported him away.
• Xia Wanyin admitted to Xia Lingyin that she had hidden after sensing Shen Xing, then entered the labyrinth with her companions.
• Conrad and Lachlan assembled players from the Golden Eagle Kingdom, Petrel Nation, and Cherry Blossom Nation to attack the Heavenly Star Nation’s players.
• Lachlan agreed to help Conrad kill Shen Xing, and the gathered players entered the labyrinth.

Shen Xing entered the Spiral Labyrinth, defeated a horde of Slender Ghosts in the trial of strength, and discovered his compass might reveal the route to the exit. The compass needle turned left after the Flower of Mist absorbed the energy it released.

• Shen Xing entered the labyrinth and chose the trial of strength at the first stone door.
• Shen Xing killed more than twenty Slender Ghosts with his Telekinesis Orbs and collected Soul Stones and soul fragments.
• Shen Xing reached a fork and considered using his compass to find the exit.
• Shen Xing summoned the compass, and its needle slowly pointed left after the Flower of Mist absorbed its black energy.

Shen Xing used the compass to navigate the Spiral Labyrinth and chose a route promising greater rewards, where he encountered a treasure chest and Park Guk-chang. Park sent a Troll Goblin to retrieve it, triggering a hidden spike trap as the creature tried to stop itself.

• Shen Xing discovered that the compass could guide him through the labyrinth and potentially help him find his teammates.
• Outside the labyrinth, observers noticed one Golden Eagle Kingdom player’s crystal was missing, while Elder Wang quietly withdrew.
• After clearing Dark Goblins, Shen Xing used the compass to choose the passage with the most rewards and found an ancient treasure chest in a hall.
• Park Guk-chang arrived, claimed the chest, and summoned a Troll Goblin to test the path to it.
• The floor opened beneath the Troll Goblin, revealing spike traps, and it exerted force to keep from falling in.

Shen Xing watched Park Guk-chang lose two powerful troops to the Spiral Labyrinth’s traps before Park turned on him. Shen Xing killed Park with his Telekinesis Orbs, then summoned Onyxia to slay the Mimic and claim its treasure.

• A spiked trap killed Park Guk-chang’s Tier Three Leader Rank Troll Goblin as it charged toward the chest.
• Park sent Erbu, a Goblin scout, past the trap, but the Mimic chest swallowed him whole.
• As the Mimic attacked, Park lunged at Shen Xing and revealed his intent to kill him.
• Shen Xing blasted Park Guk-chang apart with three Telekinesis Orbs, then summoned Onyxia to defeat the Mimic.
• The Mimic burst into gold, gemstones, Soul Stones, and other materials, and Onyxia returned to rest after asking Shen Xing about their location.

Shen Xing used the Mysterious Compass to pursue the maze route with the most rewards while other players struggled to navigate. Xu Jiayi and Yu Feifei met in an octagonal chamber and approached an unguarded treasure chest together, while Xia Wanyin continued searching for Shen Xing or her sister.

• Shen Xing collected the treasure chest monster’s loot, including a Boss Rank Troop Nest Enhancement Stone, then used the compass to choose the passage with the most rewards.
• Qin Lang reached a dead end and used a teleportation array to return to a stone chamber before setting out again.
• Xu Jiayi found an unguarded treasure chest in an octagonal chamber, where she ran into Yu Feifei; after arguing, they agreed to approach the chest together with their troops.
• Xia Wanyin used her Mind’s Eye to feel her way through the maze and continued onward, hoping to find Shen Xing or her sister.
• Shen Xing fought through several passages, collected more rewards, and followed the compass’s directions at another fork.

Shen Xing followed the compass through a shifting mirror maze and found Jiang Rong lost inside it. He guided her through the maze and waited with his eyes closed while she changed clothes, leaving them still in the maze together.

• Shen Xing used the compass to navigate a complicated maze and entered a mirror-filled chamber where the signs were reversed.
• Shen Xing followed the compass through the shifting mirrors after hearing someone cry and found Jiang Rong lost and repeatedly colliding with barriers.
• Jiang Rong grabbed Shen Xing’s hand in relief, then held the back of his wheelchair as he led her onward.
• Shen Xing advised Jiang Rong to change clothes after noticing the mirrors exposed her safety shorts, and she asked him not to leave her alone.
• Shen Xing closed his eyes while Jiang Rong removed her skirt and told him she was ready.

Shen Xing and Jiang Rong explored the Spiral Labyrinth, collected valuable loot, and reached a golden stone door containing a formidable group of guards. The chapter ended as they prepared to fight the guards emerging from the mist.

• Jiang Rong identified a giant Blaze Crystal Gem, and Shen Xing stored it with his mental power.
• Shen Xing guided Jiang Rong through the changing labyrinth using his compass, while she grew convinced he possessed the Seven-Orificed Exquisite Heart.
• Shen Xing and Jiang Rong cleared dozens of trials, gathered and divided loot, and passed other players who avoided them.
• Shen Xing and Jiang Rong found a golden double door and activated its Trial of Strength.
• Thirty golden-armored guards emerged from the mist, led by a powerful captain, and Shen Xing assessed the threat.

Shen Xing and Jiang Rong defeated the gold-armored guards and entered a hall where a figure on a throne held a Proof of Hero. The gathered players waited for someone to challenge the figure, then urged Shen Xing to go first.

• Shen Xing summoned Fordring and Leina, who fought the gold-armored guards while a Holy Light priest reinforced Fordring’s shield.
• Leina’s fireball devastated the guards, and Shen Xing and the other commanders killed their captain before collecting the loot.
• Shen Xing and Jiang Rong divided the loot, then entered a hall containing sixty-four golden archways and a figure holding a Proof of Hero.
• After more players gathered and no one approached the throne, players from the Golden Eagle Kingdom urged Shen Xing to challenge the boss first.

Shen Xing, Jiang Rong, and Zhou Zheng left the hall after Zhou Zheng secretly took the throne boss’s greatsword and Proof of Hero. The boss awakened in fury, sealed every exit, and leaped toward the trapped players.

• Zhou Zheng joined Shen Xing and Jiang Rong, then warned Shen Xing that the Tier Four Master Rank boss was too powerful to fight.
• Shen Xing noticed that the boss’s greatsword and Proof of Hero had disappeared and realized Zhou Zheng had stolen them.
• Shen Xing led Zhou Zheng and Jiang Rong out of the hall while the remaining players waited and discussed attacking the boss.
• The boss rose from the throne, unleashed a terrifying aura, and accused the players of stealing his treasures.
• The boss sealed every stone door and leaped down from the throne, trapping the players in the hall.

Shen Xing led Zhou Zheng and Jiang Rong through the maze, collecting treasures and revealing his ability to find routes and people. Zhou Zheng disclosed that his special ability had left his territory without troops, while the group continued searching for Qin Lang.

• Zhou Zheng stole the Proof of Hero and fled with Shen Xing and Jiang Rong as the enraged boss attacked the players left behind.
• Shen Xing navigated the maze to a hidden chamber, took its Mithril, and confirmed that he could find the correct routes and guide them to the exit.
• Shen Xing used the compass to seek Qin Lang, leading the group through the maze as they gathered treasure over several hours.
• Shen Xing and Jiang Rong asked Zhou Zheng why he never summoned troops, and he explained that his special ability had left his territory without any.
• Shen Xing continued leading the group onward and told Zhou Zheng to stay close to Jiang Rong for safety.