Chapter Summaries

Shen Xing died during the Master Trial and woke from a week-long coma, only to learn that Blue Star had lost the Myriad Worlds Arena. The chapter left him recovering and facing the consequences of missing the match.

• Shen Xing struggled toward the treasures dropped by the Grandmaster Rank monster, but an unseen attack wounded him and he exploded as the system declared the Master Trial failed.
• Shen Xing regained consciousness in his bedroom, weak and suffering severe head pain after being comatose for days.
• Qin Lang, Xia Wanyin, Xu Jiayi, and Yu Feifei rushed to Shen Xing’s bedside and told him they had feared he might never wake.
• Qin Lang explained that Shen Xing had been unconscious for a week after collapsing, and that Zhang Yu and the others had examined him.
• Shen Xing learned he had missed the Myriad Worlds Arena and that Blue Star had suffered a crushing defeat against the Sand Lord’s world.

After waking from his Master Trial, Shen Xing believed he had missed the Myriad Worlds Arena and learned that Blue Star had lost and been assimilated into the Land of Mist. He accepted the situation and agreed to leave with his companions for a shelter while they waited for a way back to their territories.

• Shen Xing read abusive messages blaming him for Blue Star's defeat, while Qin Lang, Yu Feifei, Xu Jiayi, and Xia Wanyin tried to comfort him.
• Shen Xing suspected he was still in the trial, but Qin Lang explained that Blue Star had been assimilated and that returning to their territories required an Ark of Fate.
• Shen Xing checked his status panel and inventory, then spent the day watching the gray mist and news reports confirming Blue Star's assimilation.
• The next morning, Qin Lang told Shen Xing and the others that the gray fog was becoming dangerous and that residents were evacuating to shelters.
• Shen Xing agreed to go with the others to a shelter and apologized for worrying them.
• Shen Xing and his companions went out into the paint-splattered, mist-filled yard as the world barrier continued to collapse.

Shen Xing and his companions reached Jiangcheng’s underground shelter after crossing a ruined city, but a hostile officer tried to turn them away because Shen Xing had missed the Myriad Worlds Arena. A senior officer overruled him and admitted them, leaving the group to face the shelter’s bleak, crowded conditions.

• Shen Xing and his companions drove through devastated Jiangcheng toward the underground shelter as Qin Lang described the enormous death toll caused by the mist.
• After waiting several hours, the group passed identity checks, but a young officer refused Shen Xing entry and called him a coward for missing the Myriad Worlds Arena.
• Shen Xing chose to leave rather than argue, but a middle-aged officer reprimanded his subordinate and allowed the group into the shelter.
• The group collected room plates and walked through the shelter’s vast underground complex, where a special bonfire dispelled the mist.
• Qin Lang led them toward rooms 136 and 137 in District D, and Yu Feifei wondered aloud whether they would have to live amid the shelter’s foul, oppressive conditions.

After the world barrier shattered, Shen Xing and his companions watched the gray mist overrun the surface and learned that his abilities had fully recovered. They remained in the underground shelter as reports described the world’s desperate search for refuge.

• Jiangcheng residents surrounded Shen Xing and blamed him for their losses, but he stopped his companions from retaliating and led them to their rooms.
• On the fourth day, the shelter broadcast announced that the world barrier had shattered and the gray mist and monsters were consuming the surface.
• Shen Xing realized his abilities had fully recovered and that he could use all three of the Dragon Lord’s forms.
• Xu Jiayi told Qin Lang that she had found his family in District B, and Qin Lang went to meet them.
• Over the following two days, the shelter received reports that other nations had found underground ruins, an underwater shelter, and a desert temple to protect people from the mist.

Jiangcheng's shelter was attacked by a horde of monsters, and Shen Xing and the others joined the defenders. As the battle turned in their favor, a terrifying monster appeared above the shelter and began killing people, prompting Shen Xing to prepare an escape.

• Qin Lang and Shen Xing heard that shelters elsewhere had fallen, then learned that monsters had breached the Jiangcheng shelter.
• Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and their companions saw monsters pouring through a breach and attacking residents as Jiangcheng's soldiers fought to contain them.
• Shen Xing reassured his companions that the Lotus Lantern could carry them to safety if the shelter fell.
• Jiangcheng's pioneers and residents joined the battle, and Shen Xing and his teammates used their abilities to destroy monsters and help turn the tide.
• Shen Xing sensed a familiar presence as gray fog gathered above the shelter, and thousands of people burst apart under the monster's pressure.
• Shen Xing took out the Lotus Lantern to flee, but Elder Wang, Zhang Yu, Jiang Rong, Zhou Zheng, and others rose into the sky to confront the threat.

Shen Xing and the others guarded the shelter while Jiangcheng’s powerhouses fought the monster, but the creature killed the defenders and began slaughtering residents. With Zhang Yu defeated and the gray mist blocking escape, the shelter faced annihilation.

• Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi left to bring their parents to Shen Xing, who agreed to evacuate them if the battle went badly.
• Shen Xing rescued an old woman from Slender Ghosts despite her past hostility, then sent her away.
• An eerie cry swept through the shelter, and the monster killed Elder Wang, Zhou Zheng, Jiang Rong, and Deputy Director Liu.
• Zhang Yu fell from the sky gravely wounded, leaving no one in Jiangcheng able to stop the monster.
• The monster slaughtered everyone in one district and moved on to the next.

Shen Xing unleashed the Lotus Lantern against the gray-fog monster, weakening it enough for Jiangcheng’s defenders to fight back. He and the others attacked at terrible cost, and Zhang Yu sacrificed himself in an explosion that struck the monster hard.

• Shen Xing used the Lotus Lantern’s Lotus Flame World Cleansing to wipe out most of the fog monsters and badly weaken the gray-fog creature.
• Shen Xing called on Jiangcheng’s Pioneers and civilians to join the attack, and they surrounded the creature despite its deadly counterattacks.
• Shen Xing fought at close range, enduring severe injuries and tearing off one of the creature’s tentacles.
• A tentacle pierced Zhang Yu’s chest, and he told Shen Xing to kill the creature before self-destructing and dealing it a devastating blow.

Shen Xing killed the Fog Nightmare in his trial, passed the SS-rank Path of the King, and returned to his territory after breaking through to Tier Four. Recalling the trial’s despair, he resolved to ensure Blue Star won the Myriad Worlds Arena five days later.

• The Jiangcheng powerhouses sacrificed themselves to weaken the Fog Nightmare, and Shen Xing destroyed it with a lava bomb.
• Shen Xing passed the SS-rank Master Trial, gained the Heart of the Benevolent King talent, and advanced to Tier Four.
• Shen Xing woke in his territory after about five hours, where Leina and the generals welcomed him back.
• Shen Xing explained that the apparent failure and the later city scenario were both parts of the trial.
• Shen Xing resolved to make Blue Star win the Myriad Worlds Arena, which would take place in five days.

After breaking through to Tier Four, Shen Xing gained powerful dragon-form skills, the S-rank talent Heart of the Benevolent King, and attributes that let him challenge Overlords at his tier. He then examined Xiao Hei’s newly awakened hero skills, including a lethal ultimate.

• Shen Xing reviewed his Tier Four dragon-form skills and learned that his daily Transform duration had increased to eight hours.
• Shen Xing discovered Heart of the Benevolent King, which boosted his combat abilities, influenced allies and captives, and could eventually grant a chance to evolve one talent to SS-rank.
• Gorehowl and Hellscream noticed Shen Xing’s changed bearing, and Shen Xing concluded that his new talent was affecting those around him.
• Shen Xing checked his attributes and judged that he could fight a same-tier Overlord head-on, while anticipating further growth before the Myriad Worlds Arena opened.
• Shen Xing inspected Xiao Hei’s hero skills: Death Aura, Control Corpses, and Finger of Death, which could instantly kill a target with a chance of 10%-50%.

Shen Xing reviewed Xiao Hei’s new Hero Rank skills and the territory’s successful breakthroughs before sending the troops to train in the Lotus Pond. Nearby, Xia Lingyin secretly scouted Wanyin’s merged territory, recognized something inside, and was attacked by a Tier Four Master.

• Shen Xing admired Xiao Hei’s Death Aura, Control Corpses, and Finger of Death, then learned that 632 troops advanced to Tier Three and 20 advanced to Tier Four.
• Shen Xing encouraged Wu Hou and Jian San after their failed breakthroughs and ordered everyone to absorb Soul Stones in the Lotus Pond.
• Shen Xing and Leina entered the Lotus Pond to strengthen themselves before the Myriad Worlds Arena opened in five days.
• Xia Lingyin scouted Wanyin’s territory and realized it had merged with her mysterious neighbor’s territory.
• Xia Lingyin saw something inside the territory and froze before a dark figure with a Tier Four Master’s aura lunged at her.

A large army advanced toward the Blackwing Plains while the Ouroboros Chamber of Commerce argued over whether to commit its resources to trading for Rejuvenation Pills. Meanwhile, Shen Xing reached level 31 in the Lotus Pond and checked his Soul Stones as he prepared to keep leveling before the Myriad Worlds Arena opened.

• An unnamed woman was struck on the back of the head and collapsed.
• Deputy City Lord Hector learned that Haidesen had become a Grandmaster and told the city lord’s adjutant that the army would continue through the Blackwing Plains and wipe out a small territory.
• Lila urged the Ouroboros Chamber of Commerce to gather Soul Stones for a Chosen lord, but Madam Grace objected and proposed inspecting the territory and verifying its pill supply first.
• Lila agreed to Madam Grace’s proposal to assess the territory on the next delivery trip.
• Shen Xing reached level 31 after training in the Lotus Pond and opened his inventory to check his remaining Soul Stones.

Shen Xing paused his generals’ leveling when Dragon Three and Dragon Five captured a suspicious intruder near his territory. He discovered she was Xia Wanyin’s older sister, Xia Lingyin, and let the sisters reunite after they cleared up the misunderstanding.

• Shen Xing reviewed his Soul Stones and his generals’ levels, then decided to remain in his territory to focus on leveling.
• Onyxia told Shen Xing that Dragon Three and Dragon Five had captured a suspicious person during their patrol.
• Shen Xing recognized the captive as the woman in black he had met in the Spiral Labyrinth and ordered Onyxia to free her.
• Xia Lingyin said she had come to see her younger sister, Xia Wanyin, and Shen Xing contacted Wanyin to confirm their relationship.
• Xia Wanyin arrived, reunited with Xia Lingyin, and accepted her explanation that she had wanted to surprise her.
• Shen Xing dismissed the misunderstanding, and Xia Wanyin took Xia Lingyin to see their territory.

Shen Xing mobilized his forces after Fried Chicken spotted an army of over twenty thousand approaching his territory. The Black Hawk City deputy city lord coveted the Golden Tree and confronted Shen Xing, who awaited him with his troops assembled.

• Shen Xing ordered his forces to gather at the east gate, and Xia Lingyin was stunned by the strength of his territory.
• Xia Wanyin told Xia Lingyin that the enemy was coming and went to gather her troops to help Shen Xing.
• Fried Chicken spotted an army of over twenty thousand marching toward Shen Xing's territory and relayed the threat through his vision.
• The deputy city lord of Black Hawk City saw the Golden Tree and ordered his army to seize the territory.
• Shen Xing's troops formed up outside the walls, and he identified himself when the deputy city lord called for the territory's master.

Shen Xing refused to let Deputy City Lord Hector’s army into his territory and exposed the supposed victory at Weideng Royal City as a ruse to seize his land. As Black Hawk City’s forces attacked, Leina and Xiao Guang’s abilities stopped their first assault, leaving the battle underway.

• Deputy City Lord Hector claimed he had retaken Weideng Royal City, killed Lord Haidesen, and rescued Her Imperial Highness, then asked Shen Xing to let his exhausted troops inside.
• Shen Xing offered food and water outside the walls but refused to open the gates, and Hector threatened to take the territory by force.
• Shen Xing told Kyle that Hector had targeted their territory from the start and that the story about Weideng Royal City was likely a lie.
• Hector demanded that Shen Xing surrender or face the destruction of his territory, and Shen Xing refused both choices.
• Hector ordered an attack, but Leina raised a massive wall of fire that destroyed most of the arrows, while Xia Wanyin directed Xiao Guang and the Light Spirits to form the Endless Radiant Barrier and block the rest.

Shen Xing unleashed a devastating ranged volley against the invading army, while Xiao Hei’s Black Moon Knights trapped and slaughtered the Black Hawk Knights. As the Black Hawk Knights scattered to escape, Shen Xing’s wolf riders charged after them.

• Shen Xing ordered his archers, artillerymen, arrow towers, and melee troops to attack the invading army.
• The defenders’ amplified ranged volley shattered the enemy mages’ shields, killed countless soldiers, and routed the rear ranks.
• Xiao Hei led the Black Moon Knights into battle and used their shadowed Black Moon Vortex to ambush the Black Hawk Knights’ horses and riders.
• The Black Hawk knight captain ordered his knights to scatter, but Shen Xing’s wolf riders raced in to pursue them.
• The giant wolves pounced on the fleeing Black Hawk Knights.

Shen Xing’s forces routed Black Hawk City’s army, and the deputy city lord launched a Grandmaster Rank attack on Shen Xing. Kratos rose to meet him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Gorehowl annihilated the Black Hawk knight captain’s unit and led the wolf riders back into the charge.
• Shen Xing sent the Infernals, Shadow Dragons, Flame Dragons, and Chaos Hunters into battle, overwhelming Black Hawk City’s forces.
• Xia Lingyin watched Shen Xing’s army win with few casualties and realized that his strength exceeded what she had seen.
• The deputy city lord of Black Hawk City flew toward Shen Xing and attacked with the power of a Grandmaster Rank expert.
• Shen Xing calmly waved his hand, and Kratos shot into the sky to confront the deputy city lord.

Shen Xing’s forces fought the Black Hawk City vice city lord as Kratos battered him and Luna suppressed his domain. The vice city lord faced Kratos and the towering, black-flamed Hellscream as the battle continued.

• Shen Xing ordered Kratos to keep the Black Hawk City vice city lord alive for questioning and sent Hellscream to help.
• Hellscream activated Orc Titan Domain, Doomsday Judicator form, and Desperate Brawl before joining the fight.
• Kratos broke the vice city lord’s fingers and struck his face, but the Grandmaster Rank opponent survived and unleashed Black Feather Overlord Domain.
• Shen Xing discovered that Dragon Lord Body and Heart of the Benevolent King made him immune to domain suppression, then ordered Luna to shut down the enemy domain.
• Luna’s silver moon suppressed the vice city lord’s domain, and Kratos attacked him again as Hellscream’s battle-axe strike forced him to defend himself.

Shen Xing’s forces defeated Black Hawk City’s army and captured its vice city lord alive. After gathering the prisoners, Shen Xing began interrogating the captive, who refused to cooperate, and ordered Xiao Hei to whip him.

• Kratos and Hellscream overwhelmed Black Hawk City’s vice city lord, and Kratos carried the battered captive to Shen Xing.
• Shen Xing announced the vice city lord’s defeat, prompting Black Hawk City’s soldiers to surrender and drop their weapons.
• Shen Xing ordered his troops to clear the battlefield and take the surrendered soldiers to the territory’s open ground.
• Shen Xing questioned the captive, but the vice city lord refused to answer.
• Shen Xing ordered Xiao Hei to whip the captive.

Shen Xing tortured the deputy city lord of Black Hawk City until he revealed Weideng Royal City's plans and the fate of the imperial princess and the Blood Origin Saintess. The princess and Saintess were both imprisoned in Weideng Royal City, where Haidesen intended to use them for research.

• Shen Xing ordered Kratos to shock the deputy city lord after Xiao Hei's chains failed to break his silence.
• The deputy city lord revealed that Black Hawk City and Weideng Royal City had allied to overthrow the Weinaer Kingdom and had secretly followed Kyle to find Shen Xing's territory.
• The deputy city lord claimed the imperial princess was dead, but Old Fordring detected a lie through the Holy Light.
• Kratos shocked the deputy city lord again, forcing him to admit that the imperial princess was imprisoned in Weideng Royal City.
• The deputy city lord said Haidesen planned to use the princess's royal bloodline for research and had also imprisoned the Blood Origin Saintess after the Blood Origin Cult was deceived and wiped out.

Shen Xing questioned the deputy city lord of Black Hawk City and decided to delay confronting Weideng Royal City until he had more strength. When he ordered the deputy city lord killed, the man unleashed a lethal soul skill and tried to escape, but Fordring blocked the attack and an orc struck him down.

• Shen Xing learned that Lord Haidesen was expected to reach Great Grandmaster in about three months and decided to wait until after the Myriad Worlds Arena opened before attacking Weideng Royal City.
• Shen Xing questioned the deputy city lord about the cities’ layouts, hidden forces, and the plan, while Fordring exposed his attempts to bluff.
• Shen Xing refused the deputy city lord’s offer to surrender and ordered Kratos to kill him.
• The deputy city lord unleashed his Black Hawk Soul Capture skill at Shen Xing, but Fordring protected him with Holy Light and endured the soul attack.
• The deputy city lord transformed into a black hawk and tried to flee, but a hovering orc cut his neck and sent him falling back toward the ground.