Chapter Summaries

After eating a Silver Sacred Fruit, Shen Xing’s physical attributes and senses improved, and he suspected his inability to gain agility caused the points to be redistributed. He studied a forum guide to food production for growing territories, then woke the next morning to meet Qin Lang.

• Shen Xing ate a Silver Sacred Fruit and endured a surge of heat before discovering his strength, senses, and thoughts had sharpened.
• Shen Xing checked his character panel and found his strength, spirit, and constitution had each risen by more than the fruit’s stated increase, while his agility remained at zero.
• Shen Xing ordered fried chicken and, worried about feeding his growing territory, searched the forum for advice on producing food.
• Shen Xing read Farming Maniac’s guide to farming and breeding unusual creatures, memorizing details about more than twenty potential food sources.
• The next morning, Qin Lang called Shen Xing and told him he was on his way; Shen Xing washed up and found Qin Lang waiting beside a silver Lexus in the rain.

Shen Xing, Xu Jiayi, and Qin Lang exchanged valuable game items at the Player Association, then shopped in the trading hall to strengthen themselves. After making their purchases, they noticed a commotion drawing a crowd in the corner of the hall.

• Xu Jiayi offered two Troop Lair Evolution Stones, and Qin Lang showed a Strength Gem and a Power Shot Gem for their troops.
• Shen Xing revealed two Silver Sacred Fruits that granted 20 points to all four attributes, then gave Qin Lang a Knight's Proof so he could change class to a Sacrifice Knight.
• The three went to the trading hall, where Shen Xing spent 1.8 million on a Flame Gem, a Windmill Blueprint, and a Food Processing Plant.
• Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi bartered for items and blueprints, and the three prepared to leave after finishing their shopping.
• The group noticed a crowd gathered in a corner of the trading hall as commotion rose from it.

Shen Xing obtained the Flame Mage Handbook through Qin Lang and decided to move into a larger home where he could practice controlling units. After using his enhanced spirit to transfer three items into the Land of Mist, he saw his territory expand and prepared to inspect the Great Bonfire’s new ability.

• Shen Xing tried to trade Silver Sacred Fruits for the Flame Mage Handbook, but the seller demanded three, so he gave up.
• Qin Lang negotiated privately and obtained the handbook for Shen Xing without revealing what he traded.
• Shen Xing asked Qin Lang to find him a larger, more private home where he could safely materialize and practice controlling units.
• Shen Xing transferred the Flame Mage Handbook, Windmill Blueprint, and Food Processing Plant into the Land of Mist, discovering he could now transfer three items per day.
• Shen Xing entered his territory and found it expanded, with a Great Bonfire, more residences, and additional defensive towers.
• Shen Xing opened the Great Bonfire’s panel to check its newly unlocked ability.

Shen Xing developed his territory by building a windmill and a food processing plant, upgrading the orc barracks, and giving Leina a Flame Mage advancement treasure. Leina refused to use fire magic because of an oath, but Shen Xing kept her in the territory and moved on to his daily evolution task for Hellscream.

• Shen Xing examined the Great Bonfire’s Soul Stone absorption bonus and built two windmills beside the new farmland.
• Shen Xing placed the Food Processing Plant near the Moon Well and began upgrading the Orc Barracks to Common three-star.
• Shen Xing checked Fried Chicken and Xiao Hei’s levels, then asked Leina why her former lord Gideon had not helped her advance.
• Leina explained that she had refused to help Gideon fight other lords and had sworn never to use fire spells, but Shen Xing gave her the Flame Mage Handbook anyway.
• Shen Xing told Leina to advance when she was ready, then opened his talent interface to evolve Hellscream to Boss two-star by sacrificing Agility.

Shen Xing sent Hellscream west to explore, then defended his territory from monsters driven into a frenzy by the gray rain. After the Black Moon Knights killed a horde of Lost Ones, a Transcendent Rank Evil Eye emerged from the fog, and Shen Xing prepared to draw it within range of the arrow towers.

• Hellscream advanced to Boss Two Stars and received a new skill, then led ten orcs west to scout for special areas.
• Shen Xing spotted more than fifty Lost Ones and Fel Hounds approaching through the gray rain and called for protection.
• The Black Moon Knights charged the monsters and killed them, while Xiao Hei cut apart the claws of a strange shadow creature that kept moving after it was severed.
• A Transcendent Rank Evil Eye floated out of the fog, and Shen Xing ordered the knights to retreat toward the arrow towers.
• Shen Xing used Hope's Plume and the Hand of the Void to launch his wheelchair onto the wall as the orc and werewolf legions and skeleton archers took their positions.

Shen Xing defeated a Transcendent Rank evil eye that attacked his territory and collected valuable loot, including its experiment diary. After ordering his troops to prepare for further attacks, he discovered Fried Chicken had been eating Fel Hound corpses and allowed it to continue.

• The evil eye shielded itself from arrows and attacked Shen Xing’s defenders with an illusion and murmurs that nearly clouded his mind.
• Shen Xing ordered Gorehowl to bind the illusory woman with a net and sent the lesser demon squad to bombard her with Hellfire Fireballs.
• Shen Xing’s troops blasted the evil eye apart with a second volley, and he collected soul stones, coins, a boss soul, an advancement material, and the Evil Eye Experiment Diary.
• Shen Xing ordered his troops to clear the battlefield, check the traps, and stay alert for more enemies.
• Shen Xing caught Fried Chicken eating Fel Hounds, learned it disliked the Lost Ones’ corpses, and gave it permission to keep eating.
• Shen Xing returned to the territory, where his phone vibrated with a message from Xia Wanyin.

As gray rain intensified the monster attacks, Shen Xing oversaw his territory’s defenses and resources while Leina Yenait advanced to Tier Two. On the twentieth day, Shen Xing evolved Hellscream to Boss One Star ★★★, unlocking new skills and bloodline abilities.

• Shen Xing learned that monsters were attacking territories more often, checked reports of the gray rain, and confirmed with Xia Wanyin that it had not yet begun raining in her city.
• Leina Yenait advanced to Tier Two, gaining stronger attributes and an enhanced Flame Aura, and Shen Xing sent her north with Black Moon Knights to explore.
• Shen Xing defended the territory through frequent monster waves, collected resources with Hellscream and Leina, and had Monday begin milling Moonlight Wheat.
• On the twentieth day, Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution on Hellscream, raising his potential to Boss One Star ★★★ and activating Mirror Image Killing Formation, Demon Wings, and Wind of Calamity.

Shen Xing strengthened Hellscream and Leina, improved the territory’s troops and facilities, and recruited heroes at the tavern. The chapter ended with Monday showing him the territory’s first batch of poorly baked bread.

• Shen Xing inspected Hellscream’s new skills, then used a Boss Rank soul to advance Leina to Boss ★★ and unlock Flame Nova.
• Shen Xing sent Hellscream and Leina to explore, socketed a Flame Gem into the Lesser Demon Lair, and began upgrading the Orc Barracks with an enhancement stone.
• Shen Xing collected Moon Spring Water, then started Hero Recruitment at the tavern after reaching level eight.
• Monday brought Shen Xing to the food processing plant, where he showed him the first batch of misshapen, unevenly baked bread.

Shen Xing learned that Moonlight Silver Radiance Bread could sustain his workers and ordered the first batch shared with them. After his exploration teams returned with reports of a suspected Holy Altar and a magma cave full of Hellfire Seeds, he began planning to claim both sites.

• Shen Xing examined the blue-quality Moonlight Silver Radiance Bread, recognized its benefits, and told Monday to distribute the first batch to the workers.
• Monday took Shen Xing’s words about workers and farmers to heart and vowed to help build a new future with them.
• Shen Xing monitored Hellscream and Leina’s exploration teams as they returned injured from their expeditions.
• Hellscream reported finding a temple occupied by gray-robed fanatics and a goddess statue whose power suppressed his lesser demon bloodline.
• Leina reported discovering a magma cave filled with hell creatures and a giant sword, and showed Shen Xing two Hellfire Seeds she had found there.
• Shen Xing decided to assemble a force to take the temple and resolved to claim the Hellfire Seeds and the other discoveries.

Shen Xing investigated the mysterious cleaner in his territory, then considered Hellscream’s future advancement and used his daily evolution talent on Leina instead. The chapter ended as the red light of the evolution began to envelop her.

• Hellscream told Shen Xing that someone had secretly cleaned the territory for about a week.
• Shen Xing spotted a shadow near the territory with his Eye of True Seeing, but it escaped into the fog before Hellscream could catch it.
• Hellscream heard a faint splash near the territory before dawn but stayed put because Shen Xing had ordered him not to investigate.
• Shen Xing found that Hellscream was only level 11 and decided to wait until he reached level 19 before attempting to advance him.
• Shen Xing chose Leina for his daily use of Life-Sacrifice Evolution and activated the talent while she practiced swordsmanship.

Shen Xing helped Leina Yenait advance to Boss Three Stars, then expanded his forces by recruiting orcs and werewolves and assigning Gorehowl to train a wolf-rider unit. He reviewed the territory’s buildings and troop strength after completing the recruits’ arrangements.

• Leina Yenait’s potential rose to Boss Three Stars, unlocking two transcendent spells, and she resumed training while worrying that her flames might hurt Shen Xing.
• Shen Xing upgraded the Orc Barracks and recruited Elite and Common orcs, activating the orcs’ 50- and 100-person bonuses.
• Shen Xing recruited werewolves from the Werewolf Den, activating their 30-person agility bonus.
• Shen Xing ordered Gorehowl to train Elite orcs and werewolves together as wolf riders and sent the other orcs to train with Da Hou.
• Shen Xing summoned two lesser demons, then checked the territory’s buildings and troop totals.

Shen Xing caught the mysterious creature that had been secretly cleaning his territory and discovered she was Nimue, a Black Pearl who had been living in a well. After she explained that she liked the territory and offered to help, he checked her attributes, leaving her fate undecided.

• Shen Xing and his troops prepared for upcoming battles while the territory endured regular monster raids from the mist.
• During the night, a shadow emerged from a well and cleaned the territory before entering the granary to eat.
• Shen Xing and Hellscream trapped the shadow in the granary and persuaded it to reveal itself as the clam Shen Xing had found in the Blackwater River.
• Nimue explained that she had been hiding because she did not want to be driven away and liked bathing in the Moon Wells.
• Nimue offered to clean, cook, mend clothes, and help in other ways, and Shen Xing checked her attributes, identifying her as a level-five Black Pearl with Elite potential.

Shen Xing recruited Black Pearl Nimue after discovering her advanced life skills and ability to produce Pure Water Pearls, then learned that Qin Lang had found him a house in a neighborhood for pioneers. The chapter left Shen Xing arriving with Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi at a riverside villa.

• Shen Xing discovered that Nimue had two advanced life skills and received a Pure Water Pearl from her.
• Shen Xing recruited Nimue into his territory and allowed her to clean the grounds and use the Moon Well.
• Nimue raced through the territory, leaving everything spotless, while Shen Xing told Hellscream to keep the orcs away from her private area.
• The next morning, Qin Lang called Shen Xing and said he had found a suitable house for him.
• Qin Lang picked up Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi and drove them to River Bay First Class, a residential complex where most residents were pioneers.
• Shen Xing arrived with them at a modern riverside villa.

Shen Xing agreed to buy a large house with Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi and discovered that abnormal rain and reports of monsters appearing in reality were spreading. While they waited for Qin Lang to arrange the move, Xu Jiayi cooked noodles, and she was still eating from a huge pot after Shen Xing finished his bowl.

• Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi offered to help Shen Xing buy a spacious house with a reinforced basement as their shared base, and Shen Xing accepted.
• Qin Lang took Shen Xing's rental key to arrange a move while Xu Jiayi and Shen Xing waited at the house.
• Xu Jiayi told Shen Xing that unusual rain had spread across the Land of Mist, Jiangcheng, other cities, and several countries, and that people online had filmed monsters from the game appearing in reality.
• Shen Xing checked the weather and saw extensive rain clouds and forming typhoons, but neither he nor Xu Jiayi knew what was causing the upheaval.
• Xu Jiayi cooked Shen Xing a bowl of instant noodles and then began eating a large pot of noodles herself.

After strange rain brought monsters into the real world, Shen Xing moved into his new home and continued developing his territory. The authorities decided to reveal the Land of Mist, and the next morning the government announced its existence and released survival and training resources to the public.

• Qin Lang told Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi that Dark Goblins had emerged from gray mist and attacked cars, and Shen Xing urged them to return home as monster invasions worsened.
• Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi helped Shen Xing move, then left for their homes while Shen Xing settled in and entered the game.
• Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution to raise Da Hou to Boss One Star and unlock Flying Axe Whirlwind.
• As the rain intensified, armed teams hunted monsters across the streets, while officials learned that an ancient being had awakened and agreed to reveal the Land of Mist to the public.
• The next morning, Shen Xing saw the government announce the Land of Mist and game, warn of a global crisis, and make training and Soul Stone guides available through the Mist Forum.

After Hua Country revealed the Land of Mist and introduced policies to prepare the public, Shen Xing read new rules that let pioneers use their powers more freely and help fight monsters. When he logged into the game, he discovered a major update featuring attribute panels, new players and resource points, and a seven-day monster-killing leaderboard tied to the Rain God’s awakening.

• The authorities announced public training, supplies, insurance, and school programs related to the Land of Mist, prompting confusion and panic across Blue Star.
• Shen Xing discussed the announcement with Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi, then read new pioneer regulations that permitted safe public use of supernatural powers and expanded monster-hunting bounties.
• Shen Xing considered using the authorities’ real-time mist-energy map to hunt monsters for rewards and extra income.
• After Shen Xing logged in, the game announced version 2.0, including attribute panels for intelligent beings, newcomer slots, changed drops, and refreshed resource points.
• The game launched the Rain of Weeping expansion and a seven-day points leaderboard for Tier One lords, as Shen Xing began examining the update’s effects.

Shen Xing reviewed the latest system updates and the Rain of Weeping leaderboard, weighing its rewards against his plans to advance in rank. The chapter left him learning that Fried Chicken had reached level nine and was ready to break through to Tier Two Transcendent Rank.

• Shen Xing examined the new status panel, player slots, soul-drop changes, refreshed resource points, and Rain of Weeping expansion.
• He read the leaderboard rewards and noted that first place offered a Proof of Hero, which could promote Hellscream into a hero unit.
• Shen Xing checked the leaderboard and saw Aaron Vicks, Fatima, and Yamagami Tetsuya leading with more than a hundred points each.
• He decided to plan his territory's development and went to collect water from the Moon Well as rain fell.
• Hellscream told Shen Xing that Fried Chicken had absorbed Soul Stones and reached level nine, making her eligible to advance.
• Shen Xing called Fried Chicken over, noticed her larger size and darkening feathers, and wondered whether she had eaten too many snacks.

Shen Xing watched Hellscream demonstrate a powerful but unstable combination skill, then prepared to take the troops to a temple once Fried Chicken evolved. Fried Chicken broke through to Transcendent Rank, and Shen Xing began using Life-Sacrifice Evolution to strengthen it further.

• Fried Chicken took the giant raptor talon to evolve, while Hellscream asked Shen Xing for guidance on a new combination skill.
• Hellscream demonstrated a spinning hellfire tornado that he could hurl forward, though he could not reliably make it detonate.
• Shen Xing advised Hellscream to keep practicing, and Hellscream took the words as a breakthrough before going to gather the troops.
• Fried Chicken broke through to Transcendent Rank and landed before Shen Xing, larger and armed with gleaming talons.
• Shen Xing used Life-Sacrifice Evolution to upgrade Fried Chicken to Boss One Star, and the hippogryph's wings began transforming.

After Fried Chicken evolved, Shen Xing tested his new flying mount by hunting Lost Ones in the mist. He then ordered Hellscream to lead the assembled troops toward a temple while he flew ahead.

• Fried Chicken evolved to Boss One Star, gaining Steel Wings and Thousand Feather Funeral, and Shen Xing inspected its attributes.
• Shen Xing used Hope's Plume to mount Fried Chicken and flew through the mist with a lantern.
• Fried Chicken slaughtered several dozen Lost Ones with high-speed dives, and Shen Xing collected their loot.
• Shen Xing found Hellscream's assembled force and ordered him to lead the troops to the temple.
• Hellscream and Gorehowl led the orcs and skeleton archers toward the temple as Shen Xing flew ahead.

Shen Xing led his orcs and skeleton archers in an assault on the Temple of Nature, where killing the zealots earned him ranking points. Hellscream cut through the defenders and defeated the temple’s ancient green-robed guardian, leaving the temple’s battle near its end.

• Shen Xing scouted the Temple of Nature from Fried Chicken’s back and waited for Hellscream’s orc legion to arrive.
• Shen Xing ordered the orcs and skeleton archers to attack the temple’s zealots, whose black vines initially bound some of the front ranks.
• Hellscream and Gorehowl led their forces through the zealots, while Shen Xing’s score rose from forty-five to 186 and his ranking climbed into the top five thousand.
• Hellscream fought into the temple’s main hall, where his slaughter awakened an ancient green-robed guardian.
• Hellscream interrupted the guardian’s spell with Fel Fire Body Burning, then struck him down with a series of axe attacks and Mirror Image Clone.