During the critical cultivation inheritance countdown, the protagonist mysteriously disappears just before completing the process, raising suspicion. Following the successful inheritance, a powerful Divine Overlord ability returns, signaling the game's transition into chaos as crime escalates, requiring players to help restore order. Zoe reveals she rapidly advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage with help from a mysterious top-ranked partner. Officials question her about this anomaly since such progress normally takes years. Zoe admits she only knows this partner by a game name, leaving his true identity—and her sudden rise—shrouded in uncertainty.