Recaps

Shen Xing occupied a quarry, expanded his territory’s resource operations, and ended his exploration with Xia Wanyin. The next morning, he began planning a well and realized that digging partway by hand first could reduce its construction cost.

• Hellscream leaped into the air and struck the Goblin settlement with Rift Heavy Strike, allowing the Orc infantry to finish the survivors and occupy the quarry.
• Shen Xing sent twelve slave laborers to mine stone and left Orc infantrymen to guard the quarry and logging camp.
• Xia Wanyin said Shen Xing could call her Wanyin and promised to explore with him again the next day before returning through the fog.
• Shen Xing returned to his apartment, browsed forum posts about rising powers and threats, and studied until late at night.
• The next morning, Shen Xing saw that new wooden houses had been completed and learned a Well Construction Blueprint, which showed estimated digging depths and costs.
• Shen Xing realized that having Orcs dig before building the well could save materials, then summoned a squad of Orc infantry and equipped them with shovels and hoes.

Shen Xing strengthened Da Hou, explored nearby resource points with Xia Wanyin, and began building a Water Well in his territory. After nightfall, he distributed Soul Stones, logged out, and stayed up messaging Xia Wanyin and browsing his study app.

• Shen Xing collected the previous night's monster spoils and used [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] to raise Da Hou to Elite Three Stars, unlocking [Flying Axe Throw].
• Shen Xing joined Xia Wanyin and Hellscream's exploration party and spent the day finding nearby resource points in the mist.
• Xia Wanyin and Shen Xing lit all the resource points within two kilometers of his territory, including crystal towers, sacrificial towers, mines, a logging camp, and a quarry.
• Shen Xing returned to the village and confirmed construction of a Water Well in the pit the orcs had dug.
• Shen Xing distributed Soul Stones, logged out, exchanged messages with Xia Wanyin, and opened a study app after noticing it was past two in the morning.

Shen Xing evolved a skeleton archer into a skeleton marksman, recruited more archers and orcs, and activated troop bonds. As he prepared to explore for Soul Stones, Xia Wanyin offered to team up with him.

• Shen Xing evolved a skeleton archer, awakened its Rapid Fire skill, and named it Black Arrow.
• Shen Xing spent resources to recruit six skeleton archers and twenty orcs, activating bonds that improved their range, accuracy, and constitution.
• Shen Xing sent Gorehowl and Black Arrow to train the new recruits and realized his Soul Stones were running low.
• Xia Wanyin messaged Shen Xing, proposing that they team up to explore and extend their lanterns' burn time.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin explored the mist together and encountered Garrett, a wandering merchant who offered a range of goods. After they purchased supplies, Garrett offered them the gold-quality Drum of Invigoration in exchange for helping him, leaving Shen Xing to consider the hidden quest.

• Shen Xing met Xia Wanyin at his territory, and they led their troops into the mist to explore together.
• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin relit three extinguished resource points and dealt with several monster attacks as they traveled.
• Xia Wanyin spotted Garrett, a wandering merchant, approaching with a pack beast laden with chests.
• Shen Xing bought Eyes of True Seeing, a lighthouse blueprint, Hellfire Seeds, and Underground Dwarf Spirits, while Xia Wanyin bought a blueprint, Viper Potions, and Soul Stones.
• Garrett offered Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin the gold-quality Drum of Invigoration if they would complete a commission for him.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin negotiated better rewards from a wandering merchant for retrieving his late wife's bracelet from the Dark Naga in the Blackwater River. As they traveled there, Shen Xing inspected several useful items and planned how to strengthen his territory before the group reached the river.

• The wandering merchant asked Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin to recover his late wife's pearl bracelet from a Dark Naga, and Shen Xing negotiated an extra 500 Soul Stones and a treasure map in addition to a Drum of Invigoration.
• The merchant accepted Shen Xing's terms, provided Dark Naga bait, and required them to kill the Naga wearing the bracelet.
• Xia Wanyin excitedly praised Shen Xing and leaned against his wheelchair before pulling back in embarrassment when he pointed it out.
• Shen Xing inspected an Eye of True Seeing, a Lighthouse Construction Blueprint, Underground Dwarf Spirits, and a Hellfire Seed, considering how to use them for his territory and troops.
• After twenty minutes of travel through the mist, Shen Xing, Xia Wanyin, and their escort reached the Blackwater River.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin used a merchant’s bait to lure and defeat waves of Dark Naga along the Blackwater River, gathering a large haul of resources. They left without finding the Naga that had taken the bracelet, and Xia Wanyin explained that the corpses should be returned to the river because the Dark Naga were born from its darkness.

• Shen Xing placed the merchant’s bait on the beach, and he and Xia Wanyin ambushed the Dark Naga that came ashore.
• The group defeated the Naga, including an elite Vanguard, before it could unleash its waterspout attack.
• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin spent more than four hours farming repeated waves of Dark Naga and collected 512 Soul Stones, 535 Vinar Silver Coins, and many soul fragments.
• They divided the loot and decided to end the hunt for the day, having failed to find the Naga that had taken the bracelet.
• Xia Wanyin told Shen Xing to throw the Naga corpses back into the river because the creatures had been born from the darkness at its bottom.

Shen Xing returned to his territory and began a second round of construction, upgrading the Bonfire and establishing a Dretch Unit Nest. After summoning two dretches and assigning them to Hellscream to train, he logged off and decided to enjoy the night breeze by the river.

• Shen Xing sent the Dark Naga corpses into the river and returned to his territory after saying goodbye to Xia Wanyin.
• Shen Xing spent resources to begin building four lighthouses and upgrading the Bonfire to level 4.
• Shen Xing placed the Dretch Unit Nest in an open area, where it formed a pool of magma.
• Shen Xing spent resources to summon two level 1 dretches and assigned them to Hellscream to train.
• Shen Xing logged off and decided to visit the riverside park near his home.

Shen Xing learned that several powerful Jiangcheng players were preparing to compete in the Mist Void Realm and believed his units could give him a chance at first place. He entered the game the next morning to find his territory’s Bonfire upgraded and its Lighthouse completed, then checked Hellscream’s level.

• Shen Xing returned home from a late-night riverside trip and read messages from Qin Lang, Xu Jiayi, and Xia Wanyin.
• Shen Xing browsed a forum post about Gu Feng and learned that Gu Feng, Yu Feifei, Du Feiyu, and Xiang Dong were among the strong players entering the Mist Void Realm.
• Shen Xing thought he could compete if he advanced Hellscream to Boss Rank and brought his Elite Three Stars units.
• Qin Lang messaged Shen Xing late at night with an existential question, and Shen Xing told him to go away before turning off his phone.
• Shen Xing entered the game the next morning and saw that his level 4 Bonfire had expanded the territory and that the four Lighthouses were complete.
• Shen Xing wheeled over to Hellscream and asked what level he was.

Shen Xing expanded his territory’s resources and spent several days hunting Dark Naga with Xia Wanyin, earning large quantities of Soul Stones. During the latest battle, Da Hou found a strange living object on a Naga that Shen Xing recognized as a freshwater clam.

• Shen Xing trained his troops, collected Moon Spring Water, and promised the laborers food, homes, and possible supernatural powers, raising their work efficiency by 20% for 48 hours.
• Shen Xing set up Eyes of Truth around the territory and joined Xia Wanyin at the Blackwater River to hunt Dark Naga, earning hundreds of Soul Stones and other loot.
• Shen Xing and his troops repeated their river hunts over the next two days, while he evolved Black Arrow and a warg, unlocking Dark Arrow Rain and Wolf Pack Call.
• On the afternoon of Shen Xing’s thirteenth day in the game, Da Hou used a crude imitation of Bladestorm during another battle and found a strange object on a large Naga.
• Da Hou showed Shen Xing the palm-sized black object, and Shen Xing recognized it as a freshwater clam rather than a stone.

After four days of hunting Dark Naga, Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin were confronted by a legion led by the level-nine boss Xilia and fled through the fog. They escaped the pursuit and stopped near a Black Crystal Tower.

• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin discussed the strange bracelet quest and agreed to hunt one last wave before heading back.
• A legion of more than a hundred Dark Naga emerged from the river, led by the level-nine Dark Naga Priestess Xilia.
• Xilia accused Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin of killing her people and ordered the Naga to attack them.
• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin fled as Xilia used a waterspout and Rain of Corrosion to pursue them, while the Light Shield Guard blocked the waterspout.
• Xia Wanyin used a golden scroll to dispel the fog and corrosion, allowing both teams to escape the Naga.
• More than ten minutes later, Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin stopped near a Black Crystal Tower.

After escaping the Dark Naga, Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin agreed to join forces the next morning to defeat the level 9 Naga priest and recover a quest bracelet. Back at his territory, Shen Xing recruited more lesser demons and distributed souls to strengthen his troops.

• Shen Xing told Xia Wanyin that the Naga priest carried the bracelet needed for their quest, and she agreed to bring troops for a joint attack the next morning.
• Shen Xing returned to his territory and reviewed the resources he had gathered while grinding monsters.
• Shen Xing spent resources to summon nine lesser demons, bringing their total to ten and activating the Demon Tide bond effect.
• Shen Xing asked Hellscream about his progress toward level 9 and learned he needed about two more days.
• Shen Xing synthesized soul fragments and distributed four elite souls to two lesser demons and common souls to the orcs, greatly increasing his territory's strength.

Shen Xing strengthened his troops and prepared to attack the Naga, then learned the Mist Void Realm would open ahead of schedule. The next morning, Hellscream warned him that the territory’s food would run out in five days, and Shen Xing planned to solve the shortage after defeating the Dark Naga and taking the Silver Holy Land.

• Shen Xing evolved two imps to Elite Three Stars, named them Big Touch and Second Touch, and raised Gorehowl’s warg to Elite Two Stars.
• Shen Xing counted his forces and declared them strong enough to defeat the Naga legion.
• Shen Xing received Zhou Zheng’s message that the Mist Void Realm would open in a couple of days and discussed the news with Qin Lang and the others.
• Hellscream told Shen Xing that the territory’s food would last only around five more days.
• Shen Xing told Hellscream to prepare to go out with him and planned to secure food by defeating the Dark Naga and taking the Silver Holy Land.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin led their troops to the Blackwater River and lured the Dark Naga into battle. As their forces gained the upper hand, an Elite Naga summoned an enormous wave that threatened to engulf the orc legion.

• Xia Wanyin joined Shen Xing with nearly fifty Light Spirits, and Shen Xing assembled his troops and upgraded his lantern before leading the force toward the Blackwater River.
• Shen Xing's troops baited the Dark Naga out of the river, where the Naga priestess confronted them and began casting a spell.
• Hellscream leapt into the fight and clashed with the Naga priestess, while the other Naga attacked Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin's forces.
• The orcs, Light Spirits, and archers fought the Naga, with Shen Xing firing his repeating crossbow from behind a boulder.
• An Elite Naga began chanting, and the Naga mages raised a towering wave from the Blackwater River toward the orc legion.

Shen Xing's forces gained the upper hand against the Naga after the imps' firebombardment, but the Naga priestess summoned reinforcements and a boss-level battle puppet. Hellscream awakened the growth talent Heart of the Strong and turned the fight around, while Gorehowl drank Dwarven Spirits and charged the puppet with Blood Ignition.

• Shen Xing's imp squad bombarded the Naga legion, killing and injuring many and interrupting its Dark Waves skill.
• The Naga priestess summoned a second wave of Dark Naga and a boss-level Dark Naga Battle Puppet, which Gorehowl charged to fight.
• Hellscream struggled against the berserk Naga priestess until he gained the Heart of the Strong talent, boosting his attributes through the orcs on the battlefield.
• Hellscream's renewed assault drove the priestess back and lifted the orcs' morale, while Gorehowl grew frustrated at his own struggle.
• Shen Xing threw Gorehowl a bottle of Dwarven Spirits, and Gorehowl drank it, activated Blood Ignition, and charged the battle puppet.

Shen Xing and his allies defeated the Dark Naga and learned that Garrett had lied about the priestess and her bracelet, which was the key to the Dark Naga holy land. The chapter ended with Shen Xing asking whether someone else could kill her without triggering the curse on him.

• Gorehowl killed the Naga war puppet, while Hellscream defeated the Naga priestess and chased her to the riverbank.
• Shen Xing stopped Hellscream from killing the priestess and asked whether she knew Garrett.
• The priestess warned that killing her would bring an ancient Dark Naga curse and revealed that Garrett had sent them to avoid suffering it himself.
• The priestess said Garrett had once been her lover, then betrayed her to steal the holy land's Scepter of the Lord of Blackwater; her bracelet was the key to entering the holy land.
• Shen Xing questioned whether someone else could kill the priestess without the curse falling on him, startling her and Xia Wanyin.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin collected Garrett’s reward for returning his late wife’s bracelet, divided the quest spoils, and Shen Xing examined the powerful Drum of Invigoration. Back at his territory, Gorehowl handed Shen Xing loot the orcs had collected by the river and saved from being included in the joint split.

• Shen Xing returned the pearl bracelet to Garrett, who gave him the quest rewards despite apparently suspecting they had not killed the Naga priestess.
• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin discussed the uncertain history between Garrett and the Naga priestess, then agreed to divide the rewards fairly.
• Xia Wanyin chose the treasure map, while Shen Xing gave her 250 Soul Stones and kept the Drum of Invigoration.
• Shen Xing inspected the gold-quality war drum and noted its abilities to strengthen allied units and weaken enemy morale.
• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin returned to their territories, where Gorehowl gave Shen Xing loot the orcs had gathered by the river.

After the battle, Shen Xing collected a Boss Rank soul and a rare greataxe, tended to his troops, and upgraded the Bonfire. He learned that he would enter the Void Realm the day after tomorrow and planned to raise Hellscream to Boss Rank before then.

• Gorehowl handed Shen Xing the battle spoils, including a Dazzling Boss Rank Soul and the Blackwater Greataxe.
• Hellscream reported two orcs killed, twelve injured, and two skeleton archers destroyed; Shen Xing ordered proper burials and moon spring water for the wounded.
• Shen Xing examined the Boss Rank Soul and Blackwater Greataxe, then distributed Soul Stones among the troops and upgraded the Bonfire.
• Zhou Zheng called Shen Xing to say their names had been submitted and that someone would collect them the morning after tomorrow for the Void Realm.
• Shen Xing realized Hellscream should reach level nine the next day and looked forward to helping him break through to Boss Rank before the Void Realm opened.

Hellscream reached level 9, and Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution to break his limits and raise him to Boss ★. The chapter ended with Shen Xing examining Hellscream’s new skills and status.

• Hellscream reached level 9 and hit the limit of Tier One.
• Shen Xing’s Bonfire reached its level 5 maximum, and he discovered the materials needed to upgrade it to a Great Bonfire.
• Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution on Hellscream, sacrificing 100 Agility as Hellscream endured a painful transformation.
• Hellscream’s evolution succeeded, raising his potential to Boss ★ and changing his class from Hell Vanguard to Hell General.
• Hellscream gained Mirror Image Clone and Half-Demon Transformation, and Shen Xing reviewed their abilities and drawbacks.

Shen Xing strengthened his territory’s troops and prepared Hellscream for a breakthrough using materials from the Mist Void Realm, while Gideon attacked a newcomer’s territory to obtain money and a troop nest. The next morning, Shen Xing left with the Jiangcheng Anomaly Handling Bureau to enter the Mist Void Realm and compete against the city’s other new lords.

• Shen Xing encouraged his troops, granting every troop type 20 aptitude for 48 hours, and planned to prepare Hellscream for a Tier Two Transcendent Rank breakthrough.
• Shen Xing declined Xia Wanyin’s invitation to challenge the Silver Holy Land, explored nearby territory with Gorehowl and Da Hou, gathered Soul Stones, and studied information about the Mist Void Realm.
• Gideon’s werewolf legion attacked a newcomer’s territory; Gideon demanded money from its lord and took her troop nest, while Leina objected to his treatment of her.
• Gideon said the troop nest would help him buy Transcendent Rank breakthrough materials and vowed to take revenge on the man in the wheelchair.
• A representative from the Jiangcheng Anomaly Handling Bureau called Shen Xing and arrived to take him to the anomalous location, where he would enter the Mist Void Realm and compete in the rankings.

Shen Xing was transported to Mingyue Bay Park to enter the Mist Void Realm and met Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi there. After registering and receiving Void Realm Crystals, the three waited with the other players for the noon entry.

• Yuan An and other Anomaly Handling Bureau operatives picked up Shen Xing and drove him to the sealed-off Mingyue Bay Park.
• Shen Xing met Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi at the temporary base, and Xu Jiayi said the players would enter the Void Realm together at noon.
• Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi registered their levels and strongest troop types with Jiang Rong.
• Jiang Rong gave them numbered Void Realm Crystals, and Shen Xing took number 45, Qin Lang number 46, and Xu Jiayi number 47.
• The three joined the waiting players near the park entrance, where some players discussed forming teams for the Void Realm.

Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi waited with Jiangcheng’s top novice players to enter the Mist Void Realm as Wang Kun explained its endless waves of monsters, the bonfire’s shrinking range, and how secret realm crystals could teleport players to safety. He revealed that the realm’s rankings would be based on waves challenged, survival time, and overall performance, and encouraged the players to show their strength for greater rewards.

• Qin Lang introduced Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi to notable contenders, including Yu Feifei, Gu Feng, and Xiang Dong, while the two rejected potential teammates because Shen Xing used a wheelchair.
• Wang Kun arrived and told the gathered players that the Mist Void Realm was an Endless Void Realm where they had to defend a bonfire against increasingly strong monster waves as its safe range shrank.
• Wang Kun explained that crushing a secret realm crystal would expel a player from the realm, and warned them to escape before their lives were in danger.
• Yu Feifei asked about team entry, and Wang Kun explained that teams faced several times more monsters, with the difficulty increasing as team size grew.
• Wang Kun revealed a huge display showing one hundred live feeds and said rankings would depend on the number of waves challenged, survival time, and overall performance.

Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi entered the Mist Void Realm and fought its first wave of walking corpses. After defeating them, they discovered the realm had a high drop rate and resolved to survive as many waves as possible.

• Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi entered the Mist Void Realm and found themselves at a campsite resembling Mingyue Bay Park.
• Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang summoned their troops and organized them into a frontline, ranged, and assassin formation.
• Shen Xing led the group in defeating more than forty walking corpses while officials outside watched the contestants' progress.
• Qin Lang's halflings collected 147 Soul Stones, 413 Vinar Silver Coins, and soul fragments from the first wave.
• Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi noted the secret realm's high drop rate and decided to hold out for as many waves as possible.

Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang prepared to face the ninth wave of the Mist Void Realm challenge after recovering their mental strength with Brain Fruits. As several powerful Abominations approached, they reorganized their troops and revealed their stronger reserve forces.

• The challenge waves eliminated more contestants, while Jiang Rong healed injured players and Elder Wang announced rewards for the top-ranked contestants.
• After the eighth wave, Qin Lang gave Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi Brain Fruits to restore their mental power.
• Qin Lang explained that he had bought supplies in advance in case the Void Realm challenge brought unexpected trouble.
• Several Abominations emerged from the fog, alarming the three lords because their troops were already exhausted.
• Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi summoned their Elite Three Stars stone golem and Black Arrow-led skeleton squad to reinforce their formation as the Abominations closed in.

Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang fought off the ninth wave of Abominations, suffering casualties but gaining rare advancement materials and using Moon Spring Water to treat the wounded. As the challenge continued, one female player died from the monsters’ poison, while eight lords remained inside the Mist Void Realm.

• Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang coordinated their troops to repel Abominations attacking from both sides, but Corpse Explosions killed two halflings and maimed three orcs.
• The group found Soul Stones, soul fragments, and the Transcendent Rank advancement materials Pitch-Black Plume and Rot Essence among the dissipating corpses.
• Shen Xing manifested three tankards of Moon Spring Water and shared it with the wounded troops, whose injuries began to heal.
• A female player with twin ponytails was drenched by simultaneous Corpse Explosions and died from her worsening injuries after teleporting out.
• Eight lords remained inside the Mist Void Realm after the ninth wave.

After Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi cleared the ninth wave, Zhou Zheng claimed credit for recommending them as Jiangcheng players took notice. The tenth wave brought the Black Moon Knights, and as the trio prepared to face them, observers outside saw them summon new troops.

• Jiang Rong and Elder Wang praised Zhou Zheng for recommending Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and Xu Jiayi after the trio reached the top ten by clearing the ninth wave.
• Players discussed the trio’s strength and began seeking information or trying to recruit them.
• The tenth wave revealed more than forty Black Moon Knights led by an Elite Three Star captain, prompting two players to flee and leaving six challengers.
• Shen Xing moved to protect Black Arrow as Qin Lang warned him about the knights, while the Black Moon Knights charged.
• Outside the realm, Zhou Zheng revealed the trio had been playing for less than half a month, and Jiang Rong urgently sought a way to warn them before observers noticed them summon new troops.