Recaps

Shen Xing watched Gorehowl avenge Hellscream, who had been teleported out after taking a hit from the Rain God clones, while the top lords unleashed their strongest forces. With five minutes left in the challenge, the clones’ total health fell to 10.5%.

• Shen Xing saw Hellscream shield Gorehowl from the Rain God’s water chains and fall into the lake, unaware that he had only been teleported out.
• Gorehowl believed Hellscream was dead, gained a massive combat boost, and destroyed Rain God clones with powerful attacks.
• Gorehowl’s assault rapidly raised Shen Xing’s damage and widened his lead over Lachlan.
• Lachlan sent his half-dragon Leader Rank troops into battle, while Dolores unleashed a blood swamp and swarms of bats.
• Asada Hitomi, Wu Wen, Xu Jiayi, and the other lords used their strongest troops and abilities against the clones.
• The Rain God clones’ total health dropped to 10.5% with five minutes remaining in the challenge.

Lachlan attacked Shen Xing to overtake him in the rankings, but Shen Xing’s troops killed one of Lachlan’s Leader Rank fire dragons and forced him to retreat. Shen Xing chose not to pursue, and Lachlan abruptly stopped in midair.

• With fewer than twenty lords remaining, Lachlan flew toward Shen Xing and ordered his two fire dragons to attack.
• Shen Xing’s troops blocked the dragon breath, while Gorehowl and the blood wolf dragged one fire dragon down and killed it on the ice.
• Black Arrow froze the lake around the battlefield, prompting Lachlan to flee with his remaining fire dragon.
• Spectators praised Shen Xing’s strength, while Shen Xing declined Xiao Hei’s suggestion to pursue Lachlan.
• Lachlan suddenly stopped in midair after flying only a short distance.

Lachlan and Asada Hitomi ambushed Shen Xing, who sacrificed himself to protect Leina. Grief awakened Leina’s sealed power, and she incinerated her attackers and the Rain God clone, leaving Shen Xing in first place as the illusory realm shattered.

• Lachlan revealed that Asada Hitomi and her assassin squad had joined his attack on Shen Xing.
• Shen Xing shielded Leina from the daggers, died from his wounds, and urged her to keep fighting.
• Leina awakened her sealed hero skill and unleashed devastating black-red flames across the realm.
• The flames killed Lachlan, Asada Hitomi, the nearby lords and troops, and eventually destroyed the Rain God clone.
• Shen Xing rose to first place in the rankings, and the Rain God Illusory Realm shattered.

After the Rain God Illusory Realm challenge ended, Shen Xing learned that Leina’s forbidden flames had killed the Rain God avatar and secured him first place. His fighters returned to his territory, where he held the unconscious Leina and began to understand the danger of her power.

• The challenge ended, and lords and Jiangcheng Pioneer Association officials reacted to Leina’s flames and Shen Xing’s unprecedented first place on both leaderboards.
• Shen Xing returned to his territory and reassured Hellscream, Big Demon, and Da Hou that nobody truly died inside the secret realm.
• The leaderboard awarded Shen Xing first place, then upgraded his reward to a Legendary Rain God’s Blessing and granted him three Rain God’s Tears of Hope and a Holy Chalice of Rain.
• Gorehowl, Xiao Hei, Black Arrow, and Leina returned; Shen Xing saw that Leina was unconscious and dressed in a fiery red robe.
• Gorehowl and Xiao Hei told Shen Xing that Leina’s flames had killed everyone in the realm, including the Rain God avatar, and that the fire harmed allies as well as enemies.
• Shen Xing realized Leina had avoided using her power because it could not distinguish friend from foe, then lifted her gently into his arms.

After Leina collapsed from exhausting herself in the Rain God Illusory Realm, Shen Xing arranged for Nimue to care for her and examined the rewards that had upgraded his Rain God's Blessing to legendary. He discovered powerful bonuses and two epic items, leaving him to consider whether to use the Rain God's Tears on his troops or his Golden Ancient Tree Seed.

• Shen Xing had Hellscream take him to a cabin, where he laid the unconscious Leina on a bed and asked Nimue to look after her.
• Shen Xing told Nimue to give Leina only Moon Well water or Moonlight Bread, then went outside as the rain eased.
• Shen Xing checked the legendary Rain God's Blessing and found that it doubled crop growth and yield, raised territory members' secondary profession levels by one, and lasted three years.
• Shen Xing inspected the Rain God's Tears of Hope and learned they could boost attributes, awaken water talents, accelerate plant growth, or empower plant-type troops.
• Shen Xing considered using the tears on his troops or the Golden Ancient Tree Seed, then examined the Holy Chalice of Rain and its rain-summoning and flood effects.

Shen Xing examined the Celestite Cup and helped Logan Stonebreaker regain his place in the territory after learning he wanted to bring his family from Black Iron City. He used two Rain God's Tears to accelerate the Golden Ancient Tree's growth, but it still showed few signs of its power.

• Shen Xing admired the Celestite Cup's battlefield abilities and considered filling it with unusual liquids, but its level requirement kept him from using it.
• Logan Stonebreaker announced that a sudden inspiration had made him an advanced blacksmith, then lost the knowledge when Shen Xing expelled him from the territory.
• Logan explained that he wanted to bring his wife, Jenny, and their two children from Black Iron City, so Shen Xing agreed to send an escort and recruited him back.
• Shen Xing poured a Rain God's Tear over the Golden Ancient Tree's seed, which sprouted and grew into a plain-looking tree over ten meters tall.
• Shen Xing used a second Rain God's Tear to accelerate another hundred years of growth, and the tree grew past twenty meters with only a few dark-gold-edged leaves.

Shen Xing advanced the Golden Ancient Tree to its growth stage, gaining a territory-wide blessing, then began the process of breaking through to Tier Two. The chapter ended as Bonfire flames spread over him and mingled with the cold energy of the Lord’s Heart.

• Shen Xing used his final drop of Rain God's Tear to age the Golden Ancient Tree by 300 years and awaken its growth-stage blessing, Golden Child.
• Shen Xing examined the tree’s panel and learned that Golden Child increased all territory members’ attributes by 5% and aptitude by 10, with stronger bonuses as the tree aged.
• Shen Xing considered the blessing’s potential and the difficulty of obtaining enough treasures to raise it to its maximum level.
• Shen Xing went to the Bonfire to begin his Tier Two breakthrough, crushed the Lord's Heart, and absorbed its red mist.
• An orange flame separated from the Bonfire and spread over Shen Xing, countering the Lord's Heart’s icy energy as he closed his eyes.

After breaking through to Tier Two, Shen Xing gained Mental Energy Control and new territory functions, then learned that he and his teammates had been selected to enter the Spiral Labyrinth in a month. He reviewed the labyrinth’s history and resources before checking his messages, where Qin Lang had been flooding the group chat.

• Shen Xing completed his breakthrough, reached Tier Two, and unlocked Mental Energy Control, Global Perspective, and Thought Control.
• Shen Xing demonstrated his new ability by lifting a statue and himself with mental energy, then sent Hellscream to fill the Holy Chalice of Rain at the Blackwater River.
• Shen Xing returned to Blue Star and noticed that his perception had sharpened and that the Land of Mist’s aura seemed to have entered the world.
• Zhou Zheng told Shen Xing that he had earned one of five spots in the Spiral Labyrinth, which would open in a month, and sent him a document about it.
• Shen Xing read that the ancient labyrinth held abundant breakthrough materials and otherworldly treasures, then checked his discussion groups and found Qin Lang’s stream of messages.

After winning both leaderboards, Shen Xing reunited with Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi in chat and agreed to host a celebratory meal, then arranged for Xia Wanyin to visit his territory. Meanwhile, Lachlan demanded revenge against Shen Xing, but his associate warned that attacking him could provoke the Heavenly Star Nation.

• Shen Xing told Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi that they needed to reach Tier Two to enter the Spiral Labyrinth, and both said they had Lord's Hearts to help them break through.
• Xu Jiayi revealed she had finished thirteenth and received a silver-grade [Rain God's Blessing], while Qin Lang proposed that the three friends celebrate together at Shen Xing's new home.
• Xia Wanyin congratulated Shen Xing, showed him her swollen ankle, and arranged to visit his territory the next day to help light up nearby resource points.
• Shen Xing used his mental power to lift himself into his wheelchair and reflected on the abilities he had gained by reaching Tier Two Transcendent.
• Lachlan ordered his family to arrange Shen Xing's death, but his associate warned that a real-world attack risked conflict with the Heavenly Star Nation, so Lachlan demanded an in-game bounty instead.

Shen Xing learned that Dolores and other lords were demanding compensation from Lachlan, then agreed to look after Yu Feifei’s cat, Duoduo, while she went to Cloud City. The chapter ended with Yu Feifei revealing she knew Shen Xing was the King of the Sky.

• Lachlan refused to pay Asada Hitomi for the failed operation, and she appeared at his villa.
• Dolores recruited other affected lords to demand compensation from the Daoton Family, angering Lachlan.
• Yu Feifei confronted Shen Xing with a video of him chanting a summoning spell and asked him to care for her cat.
• Shen Xing agreed to look after Duoduo in exchange for a Greater Soul Stone.
• Yu Feifei added Shen Xing on Green Bubble and called him the King of the Sky before leaving.

Shen Xing upgraded the Great Bonfire, city walls, and lighthouses, then learned that the Rain of Weeping expansion had entered its second phase. He planned to send Hellscream exploring as new opportunities and a secret realm were announced.

• Shen Xing entered his territory directly through the Flower of Mist and upgraded the Great Bonfire to level 3.
• Shen Xing spent resources upgrading his territory's outer walls to level 2 spiked walls, then worried about his dwindling food supply.
• Shen Xing upgraded all 24 of his level 1 lighthouses to Holy Light Lighthouses.
• The system announced that the Rain God Avatar had been defeated and the Rain of Weeping expansion's second phase had begun.
• The new phase increased the chances of displaced people, wandering merchants, and rare talents appearing, revealed troop aptitudes, added Rain God statues to wilderness exploration, and announced that the Lotus Pond secret realm would open in 15 days.

Shen Xing examined the update’s new aptitude readings and learned that Leina had awakened and wanted to see him. After embracing him and apologizing for doubting him, Leina vowed to protect him at any cost, revealing a fierce resolve tied to her painful past.

• Shen Xing reviewed the updates and inspected his troops’ aptitudes, finding that Black Arrow and Xiao Hei had high initial scores and that Hellscream was near the top of the Chosen grade.
• Shen Xing considered how the Golden Ancient Tree could raise aptitudes, then skimmed the announcements about Rain God clay statues and the Lotus Pond secret realm.
• Nimue told Shen Xing that Leina had awakened and wanted to see him, so he went to her residence.
• Leina rushed into Shen Xing’s arms, relieved he was alive, and apologized for doubting him and failing to use her flame power sooner.
• Shen Xing reassured Leina that she was family, and she vowed to stay by his side and destroy anyone who threatened him.

Shen Xing discovered that Leina’s aptitude had reached the threshold of God-Gifted, then welcomed Xia Wanyin and planned to use her exploration ability with Fried Chicken’s speed to locate nearby resource points. The chapter left them preparing to begin their aerial exploration.

• Shen Xing saw that Leina’s aptitude was 61+10 and recognized that the Golden Ancient Tree’s blessing had brought her to the threshold of God-Gifted.
• Leina insisted on staying close to protect Shen Xing, while Hellscream reported that the Holy Chalice of Rain could hold Blackwater River water and agreed to lead an exploration team west with Da Hou.
• Xia Wanyin arrived with Light Spirits and a newly advanced light-element hero, but Leina startled her with a wall of fire before Shen Xing clarified that Xia Wanyin was a friend.
• Xia Wanyin offered to help Shen Xing explore nearby resource points, and he suggested they fly together on Fried Chicken so she could locate them from the air.

Shen Xing, Xia Wanyin, and Leina flew through the mist on Fried Chicken, relighting resource points around the territory with Xia Wanyin guiding them. Their search led them to an unoccupied medium-sized Soul Stone Mine, which Shen Xing recognized as a major source of resources.

• Shen Xing lifted Xia Wanyin onto Fried Chicken using his newly awakened Mental Energy Control, and Leina joined them for the flight.
• Xia Wanyin guided Fried Chicken to a Black Crystal Tower, where Shen Xing lit the tower after Fried Chicken killed the Lost Ones guarding it.
• Shen Xing and his companions traveled through the mist, relighting more than twenty resource points and clearing every point within ten kilometers of the territory.
• Xia Wanyin sensed an unfamiliar resource point, and Shen Xing directed Fried Chicken to a medium-sized Soul Stone Mine containing 31,594 ore that could not yet be occupied.

Shen Xing and his companions found a Soul Stone mine guarded by a large group of Mist Favored and decided to retreat for reinforcements, but an enemy attack grazed Shen Xing and triggered Leina’s fury. After destroying the Mist Favored, Leina nearly turned her sword on herself before Shen Xing calmed her, and Fried Chicken collected the spoils.

• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin spotted more than a hundred Mist Favored guarding a Soul Stone mine, including several Transcendent foes, and Shen Xing chose to return with reinforcements.
• A Mist Favored noticed Shen Xing’s group and fired a black energy sphere, which Shen Xing blocked with a Hellfire Fireball, though a fragment grazed his cheek.
• Leina saw Shen Xing’s wound, flew down, and annihilated the Mist Favored with a series of enormous fireballs, leaving a charred crater.
• Leina apologized and tried to cut her own throat, but Shen Xing stopped her and reassured her that she was family and had protected him.
• Fried Chicken gathered Soul Stones and soul fragments from the battlefield and brought the spoils to Shen Xing.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin collected a valuable haul from a Soul Stone Mine, then continued exploring and found a Rain God Statue offering several choices and rewards. As a refugee group approached Shen Xing’s territory, Shen Xing chose to remove the statue’s chains, which began slithering toward his neck.

• Shen Xing gave Xia Wanyin an advancement material as her share of the Soul Stone Mine’s spoils and decided he needed more workers to mine the deposit.
• Captain Kyle led a starving, exhausted group of refugees toward a distant light, and they discovered Shen Xing’s large territory.
• Xia Wanyin sensed a nearby event location, and Shen Xing’s group found a Rain God Statue bound by a black chain.
• Shen Xing reviewed the statue’s options and chose to remove its chains for the substantial reward, despite the movement penalty.
• The chain detached from the statue and slithered toward Shen Xing’s neck, so he raised his hand to block it.

Shen Xing discovered that the Flower of Mist absorbed the Rain God Statue’s chain and erased its debilitating effects, allowing him to collect the statue’s rewards without paying the usual cost. He shared some of the loot with Xia Wanyin, and they continued searching for statues, finding another one in the mist.

• Shen Xing checked the forum and learned that the Rain God Statue’s third option normally bound players with chains that slowed their movement and affected them in real life.
• The Flower of Mist swallowed Shen Xing’s chain, so he collected two Rain and Dew Pearls and four Treant Guardian Seeds after the statue melted away.
• Shen Xing planned to use the pearls to strengthen Gorehowl and considered how his territory’s growth bonuses could speed up the Treant Guardians’ cultivation.
• Shen Xing gave Xia Wanyin one Rain and Dew Pearl and two Treant Guardian Seeds, and they agreed to keep searching for statues together.
• Xia Wanyin sensed another Rain God Statue northeast of them, and Shen Xing chose to take its chain seal onto himself.

Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin swept nearby resource points and Rain God statues, gathering a large haul before planning to explore a treasure-map site the next day. As they prepared to return, a level 13 Adult finger worm erupted from the ground and attacked them.

• Shen Xing absorbed the Rain God statue’s chain and collected a Rain and Dew Pearl and 25 Treant Warrior Seeds.
• Xia Wanyin guided Shen Xing and Fried Chicken to nearby resource points and Rain God statues, using her detection ability to speed up their exploration.
• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin finished sweeping the area, splitting the resources they had collected from 24 Black Crystal Towers, 21 Green Crystal Towers, 15 Afterglow Sacrificial Towers, and seven statues.
• Xia Wanyin proposed exploring the underground ruins beneath the Black Sky Wing Mountain Range, and Shen Xing agreed to go the next day.
• As Shen Xing, Xia Wanyin, and Fried Chicken prepared to return, an Adult finger worm burst from the ground and dragged them downward with an invisible force.

Shen Xing discovered a group of Finger Worms and decided to capture them alive for their valuable meat and regenerative abilities. After returning to his territory for reinforcements, he led a force back to the plain and began explaining his capture plan.

• Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin found many mostly Tier One Finger Worms, and Shen Xing chose to return with help rather than kill them.
• Shen Xing returned to the territory with Leina and Xia Wanyin, then asked Gorehowl to bring wolf riders and Xiao Hei for the expedition.
• Gorehowl reported that nine wolf riders had learned Ensnare and that fifty or sixty refugees had arrived seeking shelter.
• Shen Xing led wolf riders and Light Spirits back to the Finger Worms’ plain with Xia Wanyin, Leina, and Fried Chicken.
• Shen Xing told the group that Fried Chicken would provoke the buried Finger Worms into emerging from the ground.

Shen Xing’s forces defeated and captured Finger Worms, securing a renewable meat supply for his territory. After dividing some of the haul with Xia Wanyin and returning home, Shen Xing rewarded Fried Chicken and went with Leina to check on the refugees.

• Shen Xing ordered his troops to ambush the Finger Worms as they emerged, and Gorehowl’s Declaration of Strife helped the wolf riders sever their fingers.
• Xiao Hei and Xiao Guang used their powers to capture the Finger Worms that escaped the nets.
• Shen Xing collected 187 severed fingers and kept 23 bound Finger Worms, recognizing them as a recurring source of meat.
• Shen Xing let Xia Wanyin take three Finger Worms before they returned to their respective territories.
• Fried Chicken received a severed finger as a reward, and Leina stayed beside Shen Xing as he went to check on the refugees.

Shen Xing accepted 54 refugees from Weideng Royal City into his territory after learning they had escaped during the city's recent chaos. Their new skills and aptitudes became clear, and Shen Xing discovered that their leader, Kyle Sanders, had exceptional beast-taming talents.

• Shen Xing questioned the refugees' leader, Kyle Sanders, about their origins and whether they would stay and work in the territory.
• Kyle revealed that the group had escaped from Weideng Royal City through the sewers during a crisis involving heavy rain, guards losing control, and monsters from the mist.
• Shen Xing recruited the 54 refugees, promising them food, lodging, safety, and equal treatment as subjects of his territory.
• The refugees felt their knowledge and life skills improve through the territory's powers, and they praised Shen Xing for the benefit.
• Shen Xing examined the newcomers and saw that Kyle had advanced animal husbandry and beast-taming skills, along with a talent for communicating with beasts.

Shen Xing organized new refugees, prepared a breeding area for Finger Worms, planted seeds, and arranged for the monster meat to be processed. He then left the Land of Mist, where a white kitten greeted him as he awaited Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi.

• Kyle explained how to raise Finger Worms and revealed that Black Worms could be bred as their feed.
• Shen Xing gave the refugees Moonlight Bread, assigned Monday to manage and train them, and built them houses.
• Shen Xing built an enclosed Finger Worm breeding area and planted Treant Warrior, Ancient Tree, and War Ancient Tree seeds.
• Nimue described ways to process Finger Worm meat and revealed her new Moonfire Fried Meat recipe, so Shen Xing sent cooking-skilled refugees to help her.
• Shen Xing left the Land of Mist and found a small white kitten beside the coffee table.

Shen Xing hosted Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi for dinner, and the three discussed the Spiral Labyrinth and Lachlan's threat. Xu Jiayi's sudden confession left the gathering awkward, and the chapter ended after they cleaned up.

• Shen Xing checked on Duoduo and exchanged messages with Yu Feifei, who was traveling and had left her cat in his care.
• Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi arrived with ingredients, and Xu Jiayi cooked dinner at Shen Xing's villa.
• Xu Jiayi warned Shen Xing and Qin Lang to watch out for Lachlan when they entered the Spiral Labyrinth.
• Qin Lang revealed that Lachlan had threatened him over a viral remix video of Lachlan's death in the Rain God Illusory Realm.
• Qin Lang teased Shen Xing about having a girlfriend, and Xu Jiayi abruptly declared that she was interested in him before leaving for the bathroom.
• The three ate, discussed recent game events, and cleaned the kitchen after dinner.

Shen Xing gifted Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi Demon Flame Turrets, then browsed forum discussions while absorbing Soul Stones. Xia Wanyin gave Xia Lingyin Rain and Dew Pearls, and a woman arrived at the Blackwing Plains seeking Gideon's legacy.

• Shen Xing gave Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi a Demon Flame Turret each, and they took the weapons and practice shells to their territories.
• Shen Xing returned to the game, absorbed Soul Stones, and read forum posts about the Rain God Statues, refugees, and heroes’ aptitude.
• Xia Wanyin gave Xia Lingyin three Rain and Dew Pearls from Shen Xing, and Xia Lingyin accepted them and invited her to a secret realm overseas next month.
• A woman in black reached a watchtower near the Blackwing Plains and said she had come for Gideon's legacy.

Shen Xing received the resources he had purchased and prepared to use them to form a hundred-strong order of Black Moon Knights. After waking in Leina’s room instead of by the Bonfire, he learned she had moved him there for safety and that his troops had discovered another lord’s territory to the west.

• Kyle decided that the refugees would keep working for Shen Xing for a while, and he would deliver the letter alone if necessary.
• A courier delivered Shen Xing’s purchased goods and a Mist Transmitter gifted by the Anomaly Handling Bureau for his first-place ranking finishes.
• Shen Xing used the Mist Transmitter to send his new materials into the Land of Mist and logged in, intending to form a hundred-strong order of Black Moon Knights.
• Shen Xing woke in Leina’s room and learned that she had moved his unconscious body there to keep him safe.
• Hellscream told Shen Xing that the troops had found a walled territory with archers and spearmen more than twenty kilometers to the west.
• Shen Xing activated [Global Perspective] after hearing about the neighboring territory.