Chapter Summaries

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.

Shen Xing and his allies fought the Black Moon Knights, with Gorehowl, Bayonetta, and Master of Shadows leading the attack. When the knights rallied under their captain and launched another charge, Xu Jiayi used her treasured Scroll of Earth Power to strengthen an Elite stone man.

• Shen Xing summoned Gorehowl, Bayonetta, and Master of Shadows as the Black Moon Knights charged.
• Gorehowl used Blood Ignition and Dwarven Spirits to charge through the knights, while Bayonetta and Master of Shadows struck them from range and flank.
• Shen Xing's skeleton archers, stone men, and orcs attacked the fallen knights, but the captain rallied his troops and led another charge.
• Shen Xing identified the Elite Three Stars knight captain as the key to breaking the knights' formation.
• Xu Jiayi opened a Scroll of Earth Power, temporarily raising the Elite stone man's strength and size.

Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang defeated the Black Moon Knights after Xu Jiayi's golem shattered their formation, then collected the spoils. Their victory impressed the observers outside the Mist Void Realm, while injured players were eliminated and learned that the trio had survived the tenth wave.

• Xu Jiayi's stone golem rolled through the Black Moon Knights, breaking their formation as Shen Xing and Qin Lang prepared to counterattack.
• Gorehowl and Bayonetta overwhelmed the knight captain, and Da Hou killed him before the group wiped out the remaining knights.
• Qin Lang, Shen Xing, and Xu Jiayi surveyed their casualties, then collected the knights' sword, recruitment scrolls, Soul Stones, and silver coins.
• Jiang Rong and Elder Wang praised the trio's victory, and Elder Wang promised Zhou Zheng a B-rank contribution and a possible promotion.
• Yu Feifei and Gu Feng emerged injured, and Yu Feifei realized the trio had survived the tenth wave.
• Xiang Dong was teleported out of the Mist Void Realm, badly wounded and bleeding.

Shen Xing and his companions continued into the eleventh wave of Endless Mode, where a Boss Rank Human-Faced Demon Bird attacked them with a mind-controlling shriek. Gorehowl ensnared the monster, and a red-lit winged figure descended to strike it as the audience watched anxiously.

• Xiang Dong emerged after defeating the Black Moon Knights, then learned that Shen Xing and his two companions had cleared the tenth wave and remained in the challenge.
• Shen Xing persuaded Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi to attempt the eleventh wave, and the trio waited for the next monster.
• A Boss Rank Human-Faced Demon Bird emerged from the mist, prompting alarm among the spectators who recognized its mental attacks.
• The bird shrieked and caused nearby troops to attack indiscriminately, so Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi prepared to retreat.
• Shen Xing ordered Gorehowl to act, and Gorehowl threw a net that dragged the Human-Faced Demon Bird from the sky.
• As the bird tore at the net, a red-lit figure with black wings and a flaming battle-axe descended toward it.

Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang defeated the eleventh wave of Endless Mode before withdrawing, and Elder Wang warned the players that a large-scale mist disaster might be approaching. After earning the top three rankings, Shen Xing drew the attention of Jiangcheng’s players and was invited by Gu Feng to join a chat group of powerful lords.

• Hellscream killed the Boss Rank Human-Faced Demon Bird with a boosted strike, stunning the players and the Anomaly Handling Bureau personnel watching the challenge.
• Elder Wang praised Zhou Zheng for discovering Shen Xing and offered him an Expert Rank advancement material, while Zhou Zheng privately admitted he had not known about Shen Xing’s trump card.
• Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang collected the bird’s loot, then withdrew because the next wave might contain a Transcendent Rank monster and their stamina was nearly spent.
• Back in the parking lot, Zhou Zheng told them they had claimed all three top spots after clearing the eleventh wave, and Elder Wang warned that rising mist readings could lead to a disaster across multiple cities.
• Gu Feng approached Shen Xing and invited him to join a chat group of Jiangcheng’s promising lords, including Transcendent Rank and Expert Rank members.

After the Mist Void Realm battle, Zhou Zheng explained the trio’s generous rewards and warned them about companies seeking to recruit them. Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang then counted the spoils they had collected, leaving their division for later.

• Zhou Zheng told Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang that each would receive an advanced treasure chest, nine Greater Soul Stones, a Hero Tavern, and ten thousand contribution points.
• Zhou Zheng explained that Land of Mist conglomerates might approach the three to invest in their potential, and advised them to consider any offers carefully.
• After Zhou Zheng left to arrange their rewards, Xu Jiayi rejected joining a company, while Shen Xing warned that such support would likely come with strings attached.
• Shen Xing suggested they count their spoils, and Qin Lang emptied their haul onto the conference table.
• The three tallied their materials and treasures, including 1,752 Soul Stones, 6,315 Vinar Silver Coins, two Dazzling Boss Rank Souls, and sixteen Black Moon Knights Recruitment Scrolls.