Recaps

Shen Xing raised Hellscream’s potential, unlocking powerful abilities, then prepared the territory for expansion by upgrading the campfire and placing a skeleton archer camp. He planned to explore the wilderness with the orcs and recruit workers to develop the territory.

• Gorehowl completed his evolution and considered challenging Hellscream, but backed down without Shen Xing’s approval.
• Shen Xing sacrificed 20 agility to raise Hellscream’s potential to elite three-star, awakening Execute and the Spirit of the Horde talent.
• Hellscream gained strength and morale-boosting effects for the orcs, then went to gather them for an expedition with Shen Xing.
• Shen Xing used Black Crystal from the Crystal Tower to begin upgrading the campfire, a process estimated to take 13 hours and 27 minutes.
• Shen Xing placed Qin Lang’s two-star skeleton archer unit nest beside the orcs’ wooden house.

Shen Xing led an exploration south, discovered the impassable Blackwater River and the corpses of Dark Naga warriors, then encountered a stronger player named Xia Wanyin. The chapter ended as Xia warned him not to touch the bodies and introduced herself.

• Shen Xing left Gorehowl behind to guard the territory and led Hellscream and five orcs into the fog.
• Shen Xing's party reached the Blackwater River, read a stele describing its dangerous width and currents, and followed the bank.
• Shen Xing spotted dead Dark Naga warriors and Hellscream found traces of light-element aura on their wounds, making Shen Xing suspect a nearby powerful force or player.
• Shen Xing ordered the orcs to carry the corpses back for their scales, but Xia Wanyin's party appeared and warned him not to touch them.
• Xia Wanyin introduced herself to Shen Xing as a level-eight player accompanied by Light Spirits, including three elite troops.

Shen Xing learned that Hellscream had reached the potential limit for level 5, and forcing another evolution could make his body explode. After researching troop potential caps, Shen Xing learned he needed to level Hellscream further before attempting to advance him again.

• Xia Wanyin warned Shen Xing that the Dark Naga corpses could attract their vengeful kin and revealed the locations of an Afterglow Sacrificial Tower and a Black Crystal Tower.
• Shen Xing verified Xia Wanyin’s warning on the forum, then lit both towers and gained two resource points.
• Shen Xing returned to his territory, distributed Soul Stones, and raised his orcs to level 5 before logging off.
• On the fourth day, Shen Xing found that the campfire had reached level 3 and tried to use Life-Sacrifice Evolution on Hellscream again.
• The system warned Shen Xing that Hellscream had reached the potential limit for level 5 and might explode if forced to evolve.
• Shen Xing read Song Rentou’s forum post explaining that troop potential depended on both troop type and level, and that Tier One troops needed to reach level 9 to advance further.

Shen Xing strengthened his troops and territory while insisting on extreme caution before attacking Plague Village. After Hellscream reported that plague monsters had attacked overnight, Shen Xing taught him to prepare for certainty rather than accept a high chance of victory, then sent the squad out to gather resources.

• Shen Xing advanced Gorehowl to elite three-star, unlocking the Ensnare skill and gaining a second elite three-star troop.
• Hellscream reported that two monster waves had attacked the territory overnight, including plague monsters apparently from Plague Village.
• Hellscream asked to lead an attack on Plague Village, but Shen Xing refused because a ninety percent chance of victory was too risky.
• Shen Xing explained that his army should act only when it was fully prepared, and Hellscream accepted the lesson as a principle of command.
• Shen Xing and his troops entered the mist with lanterns and explored for three hours, collecting resources.

On the sixth day, Shen Xing recruited six skeleton archers and watched Hellscream demonstrate a powerful new skill form. After strengthening Da Hou and preparing his forces, Shen Xing led an expedition toward Plague Village, where he spotted fifty or sixty enemies.

• Shen Xing recruited six level-one skeleton archers, adding ranged attackers to his territory’s forces.
• Hellscream showed Shen Xing how he had combined Wind Walk and Earth-Splitting Slam into a concealed, concentrated attack that shattered a boulder.
• Shen Xing assembled his troops, agreed to take Gorehowl on the expedition, and advanced Da Hou to an elite orc warrior before assigning him to defend the territory.
• Shen Xing upgraded the lantern to level 3 and led ten orcs and four skeleton archers into the fog toward Plague Village.
• Shen Xing surveyed Plague Village from a slope and counted fifty or sixty visible figures, not including monsters inside the houses.

Shen Xing sent Gorehowl and Hellscream to attack Plague Village directly, where they led a one-sided battle against its Plague Followers and Plague Priests. As Hellscream pulled ahead in kills, Gorehowl unleashed a surge of crimson energy and flames, leaving the battle at a turning point.

• Shen Xing chose a direct assault on Plague Village and promised to promote whichever general killed more enemies to chief rank first.
• Xia Wanyin recognized Shen Xing at the village entrance and told Xiao Guang to watch in case he needed help.
• Gorehowl led the charge, but Hellscream crashed into the Plague Followers and killed many before Gorehowl could claim the credit.
• Shen Xing and the orcs joined the rout, and Hellscream killed a Plague Priest before he could unleash a Plague Hurricane.
• Gorehowl grew desperate as Hellscream outpaced him, then his blood energy ignited into crimson flames and his power surged.

Shen Xing’s forces defeated the plague believers and instantly killed a powerful lesser demon, which dropped valuable loot including an elite troop nest. The chapter ended with Shen Xing realizing the haul could be worth a fortune.

• Gorehowl unlocked Blood Ignition and rampaged through the plague believers alongside Hellscream.
• Xia Wanyin sensed a dangerous creature emerging and warned that Spark was in danger.
• A level 8 lesser demon burst from the village center and prepared to attack, but Gorehowl caught it in a net.
• Hellscream struck the trapped lesser demon and killed it instantly, while Shen Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
• Gorehowl complained that Hellscream had stolen his prey, but Shen Xing encouraged him to keep improving.
• Hellscream gave Shen Xing the lesser demon’s drops: a blue skill book, purple essence blood, and an elite troop nest.

After conquering the village, Shen Xing met Xia Wanyin and agreed to inspect a dangerous area with her after collecting the spoils and dismantling the settlement for supplies. He found a demon statue and sacrificed 50 agility, but the power froze when it reached his legs and then faded.

• Shen Xing ordered his orcs to clear the battlefield after defeating the village’s defenders.
• Xia Wanyin arrived and invited Shen Xing to join her in exploring a glowing tree and wheat field guarded by powerful monsters, and he agreed to take a look.
• Shen Xing collected the village’s loot, then ordered his troops to strip the plague followers and salvage lumber and paving stones.
• Shen Xing found a demon statue and learned it could grant random rewards in exchange for souls, coins, or attribute points.
• Shen Xing sacrificed the maximum 50 agility points, but the statue’s power froze when it reached his legs and quickly faded.

Shen Xing obtained a gold Hero Altar Blueprint from the demon statue and salvaged supplies from Plague Village before leaving with Xia Wanyin and his troops. Nearby, a brown-haired player and Leina watched them and ordered their group to follow them and locate their territories.

• The demon statue produced a gold Hero Altar Blueprint, which Shen Xing decided to keep for his territory.
• Shen Xing destroyed the statue and collected the debris as the orcs finished demolishing Plague Village.
• Hellscream brought Shen Xing supplies from a hidden basement, including food, fruit, materials, a blue trap blueprint, and a purple Frost Gem.
• When Shen Xing's inventory filled, Xia Wanyin warned him that nearby players might be hostile, so he had the group carry the remaining materials and leave through the fog.
• A brown-haired player and Leina watched Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin from a nearby clearing, then ordered their troops to follow them and find their territories.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin discovered the Silver Holy Land, a fertile area protected by a Silver Ancient Tree, but found it guarded by powerful fallen monsters. Shen Xing refused Xia Wanyin’s proposed raid, and they prepared to leave and return after becoming stronger.

• Xia Wanyin warned Shen Xing that foreign players, including Gideon from Ou Country, hunted nearby players and had previously tried to ambush her.
• Xia Wanyin led Shen Xing through the mist to the Silver Holy Land, where a Silver Ancient Tree sheltered fields of Moonlight Wheat and workers.
• Xia Wanyin explained the ancient trees and the wheat, while Shen Xing considered how the crop and workers could support his territory.
• Shen Xing identified the workers’ fallen overseers and a powerful fallen great tree knight guarding the area.
• Xia Wanyin proposed raiding the Holy Land, but Shen Xing refused because of the danger and their dwindling lamp oil, so they prepared to leave.

Xia Wanyin told Xia Lingyin about her alliance with Shen Xing, while Shen Xing returned to his territory with the spoils from Plague Village. He began organizing the loot and inspecting its most valuable items.

• Xia Wanyin told Xia Lingyin that Shen Xing had obtained a Hero Altar blueprint, and Xia Lingyin said the attribute cost would usually make it a poor early-game trade.
• Xia Wanyin said she had used the Essence of Light on Xiao Guang, who reached three-star elite and awakened a talent skill.
• Xia Lingyin told Xia Wanyin that she planned to investigate a newly discovered three-star Mist Void Realm near Hancheng and would be away for a while.
• Shen Xing returned to his territory with Gorehowl, Da Hou, and the orcs, then ordered them to process lumber and lay stone bricks.
• Shen Xing opened his Lord's Backpack, gathered the loot from the expedition, and began inspecting it, starting with a blue-quality Hellfire Fireball skill book.

Shen Xing examined the rewards from the expedition, learning a new hellfire spell and discovering a rare bloodline item, a lesser demon lair, two blueprints, and a Frost Gem. He learned how troop lair gem sockets worked and ended the chapter considering how to strengthen his troops.

• Shen Xing learned Hellfire Fireball and tested a wisp of green flame.
• Shen Xing examined Lesser Demon Essence Blood, weighed its benefits and risks, and considered giving it to Hellscream or trading it.
• Shen Xing kept the Lesser Demon Lair, noting its costly recruitment requirements and need for Shattered Souls.
• Shen Xing learned the Large Beast Trap Blueprint and examined the Hero Altar Blueprint, whose construction required rare, expensive materials.
• Shen Xing discovered that the Frost Gem boosted ice attacks and resistance for troops in a matching lair, then learned how lair gem sockets unlocked.

Shen Xing expanded his territory’s defenses, learned that Zhou Zheng had changed plans for their Mist Void Realm visit, and discovered that eating game-grown fruits had strengthened his body enough to stand briefly. The next morning, he, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang arrived at the Times Building, where facial recognition admitted them after verifying their identities.

• Shen Xing spent Soul Stones and silver coins to build six Arrow Towers, bringing his territory’s total to eight, while deciding that enclosing it with walls was too expensive.
• Cilantro Who Loves to Play told Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi that Zhou Zheng wanted them to meet at the Times Building before entering the Mist Void Realm, and they agreed to go together.
• Shen Xing ate a Blood Fruit, stood up using crutches, then fell when he tried to move, but he remained hopeful that he might walk again someday.
• A brown-haired young man watched Shen Xing’s territory through a monocular and said that he had found it.
• Qin Lang picked up Xu Jiayi and Shen Xing the next morning and drove them to the Times Building, where automatic facial recognition verified their identities and opened the doors.

Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi visited the Player Association, where Zhou Zheng explained that more players qualified for the Mist Void Realm than there were available slots. He secured them a chance to earn their places by winning a troop battle, and Shen Xing chose a 3V3 match.

• Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi entered the busy Player Association lobby and learned that players used its floors for trading, battles, and other services.
• Qin Lang received Zhou Zheng’s message directing them to his fourth-floor office, where they met Zhou Zheng and his assistant.
• Zhou Zheng explained that over two hundred players qualified for the Mist Void Realm but only a hundred slots were available, and some had already been reserved.
• Zhou Zheng offered the trio a chance to claim slots by defeating other players in a troop battle, with transcendent-level experts supervising the match.
• Shen Xing agreed to compete and chose 3V3; Zhou Zheng took the trio to the third floor to arrange their match.

Shen Xing and his friends prepared for their battle to qualify for the Mist Void Realm, while Shen Xing strengthened his territory and evolved Da Hou. The chapter left Shen Xing back in the lounge as Zhou Zheng and Director Liu watched the newcomers.

• Zhou Zheng showed Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi the beginner battle area and told them their match would begin in about two and a half hours.
• Zhou Zheng gave the group information on their opponents, and Shen Xing asked to enter the game to prepare while they waited.
• Shen Xing entered his territory, found the orcs resting after working overnight, and summoned Da Hou.
• Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution on Da Hou, raising him to elite two-star and awakening Dual Axe Mastery.
• Shen Xing made animal traps and absorbed Soul Stones before leaving the game, while Zhou Zheng and Director Liu watched him and his companions from the lounge.

Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi entered a practical combat match against a well-equipped student team, while Zhou Zheng and Director Liu discussed the newcomers’ prospects and the growing threat of anomalies. The match began with Shen Xing’s team launching a coordinated attack on the opposing dark elf archer.

• Director Liu promised 2,000 contribution points for exceptional combat performance and told Zhou Zheng that the bureau would support strong newcomers.
• Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi prepared for their match and went to combat area eight with Zhou Zheng.
• The opposing team summoned an elite one-star dark elf archer and spearman and an elite two-star iron-armored shield guard.
• Shen Xing’s team summoned Da Hou, an elite two-star orc warrior, Moon Arrow, an elite one-star human archer, and Little Shadow, an elite one-star halfling assassin.
• At Shen Xing’s command, Da Hou feinted toward the shield guard before charging at the dark elf, while Little Shadow attacked her from behind and Xu Jiayi’s archer fired at her head.

Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi won their arena match after Da Hou overwhelmed the opposing shield guard and the team thwarted attacks against Shen Xing. After a powerful fireball ended the fight, Shen Xing became dizzy and swayed.

• Shen Xing sent Da Hou to attack the shield guard while Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi held off the other fighters.
• Da Hou battered the shield guard until he lost his shield, while the opposing team launched a hidden sword and assassin attack on Shen Xing.
• Qin Lang knocked away the sword, and Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi stopped the assassin with Hand of the Void and Roundhouse Kick.
• Shen Xing unleashed a Hellfire Fireball, and the middle-aged man beside Zhou Zheng swallowed it after the opposing captain surrendered.
• The staff declared Shen Xing's team the winner, and Zhou Zheng recognized that Shen Xing and his teammates had concealed their abilities.
• Shen Xing suddenly became dizzy, and Qin Lang steadied him as Xu Jiayi hurried over.

After their practical combat, Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi recovered in a treatment room while Zhou Zheng explained troop control, warned that the Void Realm might open early, and rewarded them with contribution points and identity cards. They left for the trading area, where players were selling troops, equipment, and other items.

• Zhou Zheng explained that a lord's control and combat experience affected troops' performance in reality, and urged the three to train at Jiangcheng's Pioneer Activity Center.
• Zhou Zheng confirmed their secret-realm spots, warned that the Void Realm might open a week or half a month early, and noticed they were concealing some of their strength.
• Zhou Zheng awarded Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi 2,000 contribution points each and gave them internal identity cards for official facilities and trading.
• Shen Xing and the others left the treatment room and took the elevator to the second-floor trading area.
• The three entered the crowded trading hall and saw players advertising recruitment scrolls, equipment, and troop nests.

Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang visited the player trading area, where Shen Xing exchanged a Frost Gem for a Moon Well blueprint. Back in his apartment, Shen Xing researched troop breakthroughs and planned to gather materials in the Mist Void Realm before upgrading his forces.

• Qin Lang explained the player stalls and official trading windows, and the three decided to prioritize items that would help their territories develop.
• Shen Xing bought [Well] and [Basic House] blueprints, while Xu Jiayi and Qin Lang each acquired items for their territories.
• Shen Xing traded his rare Frost Gem with a stall owner for the mysterious Moon Well building.
• Qin Lang told Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi that experts were preparing for the Mist Void Realm and its rewards, and Shen Xing privately considered his two elite three-star troops and Hellscream’s potential evolution.
• After returning home, Shen Xing read about troop breakthrough materials and resolved to strengthen his forces and gather materials in the Void Realm.

Shen Xing placed the Moon Well in his territory, discovered he could teleport more than one item a day, and started building dwellings for his orcs. After considering whether to fuse Hellscream with Lesser Demon Essence Blood, he searched the forum for advice on troop bloodlines.

• Shen Xing teleported and placed the Moon Well, which produced Moon Spring Water that could heal injuries, restore stamina, and help plants grow.
• Shen Xing teleported a second item and learned that Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi could still teleport only one item each day.
• Shen Xing learned a basic dwelling blueprint and began constructing seven dwellings using salvaged wood and collected stone.
• Shen Xing considered giving Hellscream Lesser Demon Essence Blood, then found Li Feifei's forum post about bloodline fusion and troop advancement.

Shen Xing helped Hellscream fuse Lesser Demon Essence Blood, transforming him into a Hell Vanguard with powerful new skills. After the territory prepared for an apparent attack, Xia Wanyin arrived to explore and asked Shen Xing to add her on Green Bubble.

• Shen Xing explained the risks of fusing Lesser Demon Essence Blood, and Hellscream chose to undergo the fusion.
• Hellscream endured the painful transformation and evolved from an Orc Fighter into a Hell Vanguard, gaining 30% to all attributes and two bloodline skills.
• Shen Xing praised Hellscream, whose words seemed to inspire both Hellscream and Gorehowl into enlightenment, then examined Hellscream's new abilities.
• The arrow towers attacked an approaching group, but Shen Xing recognized Xia Wanyin and stopped the towers before they could harm her.
• Xia Wanyin entered Shen Xing's territory, sensed the Moonwell, and asked to add him on Green Bubble.

Gideon attacked Shen Xing’s territory after Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin left to explore the mist, while their guards prepared to defend it. Xia Wanyin helped Shen Xing uncover several resource points, but a warning of the attack forced them to turn back.

• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin took their troops into the mist to search for resource points, leaving Gorehowl and Da Hou to guard the territory.
• Gideon watched Shen Xing’s group leave, waited to make sure they were gone, and then led his forces toward the territory.
• Gorehowl and Da Hou readied the defenders as Gideon demanded their surrender, then ordered his transformed wolf troops to attack.
• Xia Wanyin guided Shen Xing to three resource points in half an hour and revealed that she could sense them nearby.
• Shen Xing received a warning that another lord was attacking his territory, and Xia Wanyin identified the attacker as Gideon.
• Xia Wanyin urged Shen Xing to hurry back, but Shen Xing said Gideon could not take his territory.

Shen Xing’s territory repelled Gideon’s werewolf raid with bear traps, arrow towers, and orc defenders, and Shen Xing formed an alliance with Xia Wanyin to deal with him. After healing the injured orcs with Moon Well water, they resumed exploring the fog and discovered several resource points.

• Gideon’s werewolves blundered into bear traps and were driven off by the orcs, forcing him to retreat into the fog.
• Shen Xing returned to find the battle over, learned Gideon had led the attack, and agreed with Xia Wanyin to join forces against him.
• Shen Xing gave Moon Well water to the wounded orcs, and their injuries rapidly healed.
• Shen Xing ordered the orcs to reset the traps, then continued exploring with Xia Wanyin and her Light Spirit squad.
• The group lit the Black Crystal Tower and Afterglow Sacrificial Tower and occupied a small black iron vein.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin discovered a lumberyard guarded by Fallen Overseers, and their troops defeated the guards. Shen Xing found the exhausted slave laborers working there and questioned them about where they came from.

• Xia Wanyin led Shen Xing to a hidden lumberyard in a black forest near his territory.
• Shen Xing agreed to Xia Wanyin's offer of ranged support and ordered Hellscream to attack the two Fallen Overseers.
• Hellscream knocked down the overseers and fought them while Xia Wanyin's Light Spirit archers killed most of the Fel Hounds.
• Shen Xing's forces defeated the remaining guards and brought him to a group of slave laborers.
• Shen Xing asked the frightened, exhausted laborers where they came from, but they stayed silent.

Shen Xing recruited 24 former slaves, occupied a lumber mill, and gained supplies and a whip that boosted workers’ efficiency. He and Xia Wanyin then discovered a quarry, but Dark Goblins attacked them before they could occupy it.

• Shen Xing recruited 24 slaves and gave them black bread, which increased their work efficiency for 48 hours.
• Shen Xing occupied an intermediate lumber mill, gained 1,364 wood, and named the limping former slave Heishi as the workers’ leader.
• Hellscream gave Shen Xing loot from the Fallen Overseers, including a green-quality whip that could raise workers’ efficiency while lowering morale.
• Xia Wanyin found a quarry, and Shen Xing ordered his troops to approach and occupy it.
• Dark Goblins emerged from behind the rubble and attacked Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin’s troops.