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Levels & Breakthrough

Controls & Menu

Press Esc → Solo Mode → Upgrade. When the next tier is ready, Space activates the Breakthrough button.

Note: These instructions use the game’s default controls. To change your button settings, go to Settings → Keyboard & Mouse → Button Settings.

Earn EXP and Check Your Cap

Earn Character EXP through quests, combat, gathering and open-world exploration. Open the three dots beside the main-menu EXP bar → Level & EXP to check your level, cap and stored experience.

At the cap, extra EXP is saved. After a Breakthrough raises the cap, that stored amount is released gradually as you continue earning EXP.

Level 20/20 is at its cap. Stored EXP is the saved experience shown below it.

Open Upgrade Beneath Your Portrait

If your character has reached the cap, increase your Solo Mode tier to keep leveling. In the main menu, find Solo Mode beneath your portrait and EXP bar. Select Upgrade at the right end to check the next tier.

The red arrow points to Solo Mode → Upgrade beneath the portrait and EXP bar.

Check What the Next Tier Requires

Read Breakthrough Requirements for the required Character Level, trial or countdown. Complete the conditions shown for your next tier.

Breakthrough also increases enemy strength and rewards. If fights already feel slow, use Combat Upgrades (opens in a new tab) to check your weapons and Martial Arts (opens in a new tab) before raising the tier.

This tier requires character Lv. 15 and raises the cap to 20. Space · Breakthrough is at the bottom right.

Complete the Requirements and Confirm Breakthrough

If a Foundation Trial is required, select the chapter or floor named in your Breakthrough Requirements. Inside, defeat the enemy waves before the countdown ends. The left side of the screen shows your current wave and that chapter’s objectives.

After clearing the required trial, return to Solo Mode → Upgrade. Once every requirement is complete, choose Breakthrough at the bottom right: Space on PC, Cross (X) on PS5 or A on Xbox. Confirm if prompted.

Foundation Trials, Chapter 6: the countdown is at the top center; the current wave and remaining-HP objectives are on the left.

What’s Stopping You?

Breakthrough Shows a Countdown

Wait for the countdown in the tier panel to finish, then return to Solo Mode → Upgrade.

A Taiping Mausoleum Trial Is Required

Taiping Mausoleum is a solo combat activity. Open Main Menu → Wandering Paths → Taiping Mausoleum → Foundation Trials. Select the chapter or floor named in Breakthrough Requirements and complete it. Return to Solo Mode → Upgrade to confirm the tier increase.

The Panel Says Peak of the Season Reached

You have reached the highest Solo Mode tier currently available. Check Solo Mode → Upgrade after the next progression update.