Chapter Summaries

Conrad recognized Shen Xing as the Sacred Image and decided to seek help from his mysterious lord. As cracks opened in the barriers around Blue Star and the Red Sand World, a system expansion announced that their lords would compete for a world origin to save their homes.

• Conrad realized Shen Xing had devoured a giant dragon's origin, judged himself unable to defeat him, and decided to rely on his lord's power.
• Cracks spread through the barriers separating the Land of Mist from the Red Sand World and Blue Star, allowing blood mist to seep through.
• After five days of training, Shen Xing and his troops had advanced several levels, but he paused their Soul Stone consumption because his resources were running low.
• The system announced the War of the Two Worlds expansion, warning that the mist would invade both worlds and that their pioneers must compete for a world origin.
• The system introduced blood mist monster frenzies, a shared leaderboard, and the Myriad Worlds Arena, where top lords would compete to determine which world claimed the origin.

After the system announced a new expansion pitting Blue Star against the Red Sand World, Shen Xing assessed the threat to his world and studied the coming changes. He prepared to face the Blood Mist Frenzy and considered how the leaderboard and arena would determine which world claimed the World Origin.

• The system announced the Battle of Two Worlds, leaderboards, a points shop, resource and alliance updates, ranger advancement, and a one-hour time stop before the Blood Mist Frenzy began.
• Shen Xing told Xia Wanyin that Blue Star could be devoured if it lost the World Origin, then sent her back to prepare for the update.
• Shen Xing reasoned that claiming the World Origin could repair Blue Star's barrier and buy time, while losing would leave the world vulnerable to the mist.
• Shen Xing reviewed his territory's food, medicine, water, and Soul Stone reserves and concluded they could withstand the ten-day period of isolation.
• Shen Xing analyzed the leaderboard and Myriad Worlds Arena, concluding that the strongest lords from both worlds would compete for a thousand places and then fight for the World Origin.
• Shen Xing reviewed the Points Shop and looked forward to its promised high-ranking troops, Proofs of Hero, and Legendary equipment.

Shen Xing examined the new updates and the Red Sand World's Talent Rankings, then saw how panic over a possible invasion was spreading across Blue Star. His group tried to stay hopeful before Qin Lang reported that the authorities had begun a nationwide livestream with a major announcement.

• Shen Xing analyzed the new game updates, including the ranger class change, and found that the Red Sand World had far more high-ranked talent holders than Blue Star.
• Shen Xing doubted that Blue Star's three SSS-rank talent holders could be trusted and worried that people were still divided despite the looming crisis.
• Shen Xing checked the news and Moments, where panic, apocalyptic rumors, profiteering, and despair were spreading.
• Qin Lang and the others discussed reports of underground shelters and Blue Star's disadvantage, while Shen Xing urged them to focus on getting stronger.
• Qin Lang told the group that the authorities had started a nationwide livestream to announce something important.

As the Heavenly Star Nation reassured its citizens about preparations for the coming mist crisis, Shen Xing searched for information about the Red Sand World and then returned to his territory to inspect newly upgraded troop lairs. He discovered that his Shadow Dragon Nest could now hatch powerful dragons, while Leina resolved to grow strong enough to remain by his side.

• The Heavenly Star Nation's official broadcast announced nationwide shelters, replica Bonfires, and other preparations, calming the public and restoring order.
• Shen Xing discussed the country's preparations with Qin Lang and Xia Wanyin, then found no useful information about the Red Sand World on the Pioneer Forum.
• Shen Xing entered the Land of Mist and received confirmation that the Shadow Dragon Nest had upgraded to Boss Two Stars, gaining an additional hatching space.
• Leina watched Shen Xing leave and vowed to become strong enough to protect him so he would not abandon her.
• Shen Xing inspected his Boss Three Stars Lesser Demon Lair and Infernal Nest, noting the stronger troop types and their recruitment costs.
• Shen Xing examined the upgraded Shadow Dragon Nest and learned it had three spaces and could hatch Boss Two Stars-potential Shadow Dragons with Tier Three combat strength.

Shen Xing inspected the upgraded dragon nest, new siege weapons, and territory defenses as he prepared for the monster tide. Kyle then contacted him to report his return from Black Hawk City.

• Shen Xing used a Leader Rank Troop Nest Enhancement Stone to upgrade the dragon nest, which was expected to take nearly six days.
• Logan proposed forming an orc wheelchair charge squad, but Shen Xing told him to prioritize producing Storm Crossbow Bolt Launchers and Hell Turrets.
• Logan showed Shen Xing thirty-four Storm Crossbow Bolt Launchers and reported that the territory had more than three thousand bolts ready.
• Shen Xing ordered orcs to move the bolts to the wall and counted the territory's defensive towers and war machines in preparation for the monster tide.
• Kyle contacted Shen Xing and announced that he had returned from Black Hawk City.

Shen Xing welcomed Kyle back from Black Hawk City with news that its forces would soon attack Weideng Royal City, and accepted Natalie, a refugee skilled in mushroom cultivation, into his territory. As the expansion update approached, he worried about Onyxia’s return, then learned that all his advancement materials had been matched and were on their way.

• Kyle returned safely with all twenty orcs and reported that Black Hawk City had begun assembling an army to attack Weideng Royal City.
• Kyle introduced Natalie, a refugee separated from her people who could grow mushrooms and had intermediate planting and mushroom cultivation skills.
• Shen Xing accepted Natalie into his territory and told Kyle to have Nimue arrange food and lodging for her.
• Shen Xing worried that Onyxia might not return before the expansion brought dangerous red mist.
• Ding Han called to say suitable matches had been found for all of Shen Xing’s advancement materials and that they would be delivered shortly.

Shen Xing received 68 advancement materials from the Anomaly Handling Bureau and discovered that his actual body seemed to travel into the Land of Mist when he logged in. He summoned more than six hundred max-level Tier Two troops to the territory’s southern gate so they could use the materials to advance.

• Shen Xing watched news about the approaching expansion, then accepted a case of 68 advancement materials from the deliveryman.
• Shen Xing used the Enhanced Mist Transmitter to send the materials to the Land of Mist and noticed that logging in felt different.
• Shen Xing checked a camera recording and saw his body grow illusory as he entered the Land of Mist, leading him to suspect the weakening world barrier had changed how travel worked.
• Shen Xing retrieved the materials and identified the four Tier Four items as meant for Leina, Knight Fordring, Onyxia, and Hellscream.
• Shen Xing ordered his commanders to gather troops at the southern gate, where more than six hundred max-level Tier Two troops assembled.

Shen Xing welcomed Onyxia back from her reconnaissance of the Blood Origin Cult and learned that the cult planned to seize Lord Haidesen in Weideng Royal City. He gave Onyxia Dragon Essence Blood to begin her breakthrough, while dozens of his troops completed their advances to Tier Three.

• Shen Xing distributed advancement materials to sixty-four troops and watched them begin their Tier Three breakthroughs.
• Onyxia returned from tracking the Blood Origin Cult and reported that it had summoned Tier Four fighters to capture Lord Haidesen when he entered Weideng Royal City.
• Shen Xing gave Onyxia Dragon Essence Blood, and she began breaking through toward Tier Four despite the increased difficulty of a second Master Trial.
• Dozens of troops completed their transformations into Tier Three powerhouses, and notifications confirmed their successful advances.

Shen Xing’s troops advanced to Tier Three as Onyxia entered an S-rank Master Trial that recreated her memories of the Shadow Dragon Tribe. After a month inside the illusion, she began doubting whether it was a trial at all, while Shen Xing observed that time passed far faster within it.

• Shen Xing counted 57 successful Tier Three breakthroughs among his troops and ordered them to prepare for the coming battle.
• Onyxia opened a spatial portal for her S-rank Master Trial, and Shen Xing learned he could watch and provide one instance of outside assistance.
• Onyxia awoke in a tent among familiar Shadow Dragon kin and recognized that the setting resembled her past in the Land of Dragons.
• Onyxia searched the tribe and surrounding land for a flaw in the illusion but found everything exactly as she remembered it.
• After a month passed inside the trial, Onyxia began questioning whether the experience was an illusion, while Shen Xing realized time flowed much faster inside than outside.

Onyxia recognized that her peaceful life with the Shadow Dragon Tribe was an illusion but struggled to leave the memories of Dragon Mother behind. When the Land of Dragons’ final war began and Dragon Mother gave her a teleportation stone, Onyxia faced the choice to escape or relive the tribe’s destruction.

• Onyxia realized the dragonkin around her were fragments of her memories, but Dragon Mother’s embrace made her wish the illusion could continue.
• After two months of living happily in the tribe, Onyxia rejected her companions as fake and prepared to break the illusion.
• The Shadow Dragon Tribe learned that the Green Dragon Lord and Blue Dragon Lord had betrayed the Land of Dragons, and its warriors flew into battle.
• Dragon Mother gave Onyxia a teleportation stone, urged her to survive, and joined the battle against the invaders.
• The trial prompt told Onyxia she could pass by escaping the Land of Dragons or surviving the war, but she hesitated as familiar dragons fell around her.

Onyxia confronted the choice between escaping the fallen Land of Dragons and fighting beside her family, then passed her Master Trial and became a Master Rank dragon. After awakening, she mourned her lost family and found comfort in Shen Xing, whom she kissed.

• Onyxia refused to flee when the Dragon Mother was struck down and fought the fog monsters beside her.
• Shen Xing told Onyxia to follow the choice in her heart, and she used her shadow power to fight until the trial ended.
• Pure shadow energy healed Onyxia, raised her to Master Rank, strengthened her Shadow Control, and unlocked Dark Extinction Dragon Flame and Dark Abyss Heavenly Prison.
• Onyxia emerged from the trial in a daze and told Shen Xing she had no family left.
• Shen Xing comforted Onyxia and promised that he and the territory were her family and home.
• Onyxia kissed Shen Xing, and he lifted her into his arms.

Shen Xing and Onyxia completed a soul exchange, strengthening his dragon origin and extending his transformation time. He examined Onyxia’s newly awakened abilities and discovered that her second-layer domain could create permanent shadow rifts that devoured enemies and altered the terrain.

• Shen Xing carried Onyxia to a cabin, where she agreed to be with him, and they completed a soul exchange.
• The system reported that Shen Xing’s dragon origin had strengthened and that his Arcane Blue Dragon and Ruin Black Dragon transformation durations had each increased by an hour.
• Shen Xing reflected on his life in the Land of Mist as Onyxia fell asleep against him.
• Shen Xing checked Onyxia’s status and read about her Dark Extinction Dragon Flame, which strengthened her defenses and attacks.
• Shen Xing learned that Onyxia’s second-layer Dark Abyss Heavenly Prison domain created permanent shadow rifts that could devour enemies and leave fissures in the terrain.

Shen Xing advanced Onyxia to Overlord Two-Star and organized his forces to defend the territory against the coming Blood Mist Frenzy. With the version update less than half an hour away, troops and defenses were in position for the attack.

• Shen Xing advanced Onyxia to Overlord Two-Star, unlocking her Dark Abyss Roar skill and greatly increasing her attributes.
• Shen Xing assembled more than 3,000 combat units and warned them that powerful monsters would attack after midnight.
• Shen Xing assigned heroes and troops to defend the four gates and ordered the orc gunners to deploy the Demon Flame Turrets and Storm Crossbow Bolt Launchers on the walls.
• The forces prepared their defenses as the time approached 11:32 p.m., with less than half an hour remaining before the version update.

As the World Origin contest with Blue Star approached, leaders across the Red Sand World prepared for battle and considered their world’s fragile barrier and limited unity. When the update reached 00:00, both worlds awaited the contest’s start.

• Eclipse Lord reassured the Red Sand World’s council that its longer history in the Land of Mist gave it more powerful lords than Blue Star.
• A white-robed man used his hourglass to reverse time around a dead tree and looked forward to challenging Blue Star’s SSS-rank talents.
• The Sand Feather Clan Leader awakened a shriveled young man and asked him to wish that his older brother Yaxin would take first place in the rankings.
• A crowned woman in a red gauze dress vowed to defend her people and struck the ground with her greatsword, releasing a vast red flower of energy.
• At 00:00, the lords of both worlds waited for the new expansion to begin.

During a one-hour time stop, Shen Xing tested its limits before the update ended and the first night's monster tide approached his territory. He saw a huge horde of level 15 Chaos Familiars Juvenile emerge from the red fog and ordered his troops to prepare for battle.

• The update froze time across the Land of Mist, and Shen Xing found that he could move but could not alter objects or enter the fog.
• Shen Xing discovered that Onyxia remained active during the time stop, then waited for the hour to end.
• The system announced that resource points had refreshed, new features were available, and the first night's monster tide was coming.
• The fog turned red, and Shen Xing's troops sensed an ominous presence approaching the territory.
• A huge horde of corpse-white Chaos Familiars Juvenile rushed out of the fog, and Shen Xing ordered his troops to prepare for the attack.

Shen Xing’s defenses slaughtered the first wave of Chaos Familiars, earning him points and abundant Soul Stones as the monsters advanced on his territory. When the wave reached five hundred meters from the walls, he ordered the artillery to fire and his archers and crossbowmen to target the bosses.

• Shen Xing inspected the Chaos Familiars’ abilities and saw Tier Four Overlord Flying Brains appear in the blood mist before they withdrew.
• Arrow towers bombarded the approaching juveniles and familiars with ice, fire, and lightning, killing large numbers despite their ability to split when they died.
• Shen Xing gained more than 2,000 points from the first concentrated volley and estimated that a night of fighting could yield a million Soul Stones.
• The Chaos Familiars advanced toward Shen Xing’s territory from every direction while the arrow towers continued cutting them down.
• When the monsters reached five hundred meters from the walls, Shen Xing ordered the artillerymen to fire and told archers and crossbowmen to aim for the boss monsters.

Shen Xing’s powerful defenses repelled waves of monsters while he learned that his territory faced an assault comparable to those targeting Master Rank strongholds. After checking reports and his allies’ messages, he remained alert for the monster tide to grow more dangerous.

• Shen Xing’s Demon Flame Turrets and defense towers blasted back the Chaos Spawn, while nearly twenty Tier Three Leader Rank vanguard officers charged toward the walls.
• The Storm Crossbow Bolts pierced and destroyed the vanguard officers before Da Hou and the other commanders could engage them.
• Shen Xing contacted Xia Wanyin and learned that only a few thousand monsters had attacked her territory, far fewer than the horde facing his own.
• Shen Xing checked forum reports and realized his territory was facing a monster horde similar in scale to those attacking Master Rank territories and giant cities.
• Shen Xing returned to Green Bubble and saw his allies celebrating their monster kills and asking where Jiayi was.

As the monster tide intensified, Shen Xing ordered his forces to prepare for close combat, but Hellscream and Gorehowl swiftly slaughtered the monsters that broke through. The defenses held as the battle continued, with an ice skeleton and a death knight joining the fighting.

• Xu Jiayi and Yu Feifei challenged each other to compete for the most monster-killing points while Shen Xing checked that his friends were managing the tide.
• The Flying Brains sent purple ripples through the horde, driving the Chaos Familiars into a frenzy and pushing them closer to Shen Xing’s walls.
• Shen Xing ordered the artillery to keep targeting dense groups and told his troops to prepare as monsters broke through the defensive fire.
• Hellscream repeatedly used his Bladestorm without a cooldown, wiping out the eastern district’s attackers and leaving Da Hou to abandon his bid for the spotlight.
• Gorehowl charged into the southern battlefield and killed monsters with his flaming greatsword as an ice skeleton and a death knight joined the fight.

Shen Xing’s forces held off the monster tide at all four gates, with Gorehowl’s drums and the Dretch Legion’s bombardment boosting the defenders’ power. As the first night’s assault continued toward the leaderboard reveal, Shen Xing hoped to place in the top hundred; the chapter ended by showing a strange red territory with no buildings or troops.

• Black Arrow and Xiao Hei cleared the south gate while Gorehowl beat the Drum of Invigoration to strengthen allied units.
• At the north gate, the buffed Dretch Legion devastated the monsters with volleys of Hellfire as Old Fordring and Leina supported the defense.
• Luna and the Silver Moon Knights swept through the west-gate horde, and Shen Xing judged that all four battlefields were secure.
• At three in the morning, Shen Xing expected the first monster tide to last until six, when the leaderboard and Points Shop would appear, and set his sights on the top hundred.
• Elsewhere in the Land of Mist, a special red territory stood without walls, buildings, or troops.

Territories across the Land of Mist fought off the first night of the Red Mist Frenzy, with a sand-wielding defender and Hanba wiping out Chaos monsters while Shen Xing’s forces held their walls. As the monsters retreated at dawn, Shen Xing worried that the elusive Flying Brains would threaten his territory again.

• A cloaked man scattered red sand that annihilated the Chaos monsters attacking a territory centered on a Sacred Flame Platform.
• A bell-wielding young man ordered his zombies to dodge and leap at the monsters, then awakened Hanba when the horde overwhelmed their defense.
• Hanba burst from an ancient bronze coffin and vaporized the Chaos monsters with its scorching heat.
• As the first night of the Red Mist Frenzy ended, lords shared reports of victories, pleas for help, and videos preserving their final moments.
• Shen Xing watched the Chaos monsters retreat and recalled how their Flying Brain commanders had directed attacks that killed eight of his orcs.
• Shen Xing concluded that his territory had suffered few losses, but the cautious Flying Brains remained a threat he had yet to overcome.