Chapter Summaries

Tsukimi Shisui destroyed Tokyo with a nuclear missile after his enemies cornered him, then awoke in another world inside the body of Lou Shisui. He discovered a spatial ring and resolved to turn the new world’s rival factions into his next feeding ground.

• Tsukimi Shisui slaughtered the forces surrounding him and launched a nuclear missile, killing Sen Takatsuki and destroying Tokyo Metropolis.
• Tsukimi Shisui woke in a cramped room and realized he had survived the blast by arriving in another body.
• Tsukimi Shisui absorbed Lou Shisui’s memories and learned about Ruolan Star, Psychic Energy, and its hostile alien races.
• Tsukimi Shisui found Lou Shisui’s Spatial Ring and discovered it still held books and money, though most cultivation supplies had been sold.
• Tsukimi Shisui devoured Lou Shisui’s remaining soul and vowed to send the families who had wronged him to hell.

Lou Shisui hunted Li Jianyang in Yin City and consumed him, discovering that Psychic Energy fueled the growth of his Rc Cells. He returned home before dawn and went to sleep.

• Lou Shisui prepared a disguise and searched the old district for prey.
• Lou Shisui broke into Li Jianyang’s apartment, killed him with his Kagune, and carried him away.
• Lou Shisui consumed Li Jianyang in a dark alley and noticed that warm Psychic Energy was helping his Rc Cells multiply.
• Lou Shisui returned to his room, cleaned up, and went to sleep.

Lou Shisui traveled to West District No. 1 Middle School, where he endured his hunger as a Ghoul and prepared for the Talent Awakening Ceremony scheduled for the next day. He learned that the authorities would record students’ talents and saw the ceremony as an opportunity to obtain an Awakening Stone.

• Lou Shisui left home before dawn to avoid crowds and took buses to West District No. 1 Middle School while studying books from his Spatial Ring.
• Lou Shisui considered why his body’s original owner had taken poison before his talent awakening and continued cramming school subjects.
• Lou Shisui arrived at school and hid his predatory hunger while sitting unnoticed among his classmates.
• The homeroom teacher reviewed precautions for the next day’s Talent Awakening Ceremony, and Lou Shisui checked the Talent Awakening Handbook.
• Lou Shisui learned that students had to show their basic talent information to regulatory personnel and return their Awakening Stones after the ceremony.

Lou Shisui planned to steal an Awakening Stone shipment and secretly used a Blade Scale to poison Lin Feng with a neurotoxin that magnified his malice. Lin Feng’s urge to kill Shisui overwhelmed his reason as Shisui prepared for the coming awakening.

• Lou Shisui sensed a truck carrying Awakening Stones and began planning how to obtain them.
• Lin Feng and other students mocked Shisui, and Shisui quietly sent a hidden Blade Scale toward Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng recalled why he resented Shisui and began imagining that Shisui might regain power or awaken a strong talent.
• The neurotoxin intensified Lin Feng’s suspicions and malice until he became determined to kill Shisui.
• Lou Shisui savored the malice and thought that the “evil horn” had drawn attention away as the show began.

Lou Shisui killed Lin Feng and turned his body into a puppet to infiltrate the Lin Family. After Zhao Nana witnessed the transformation and tried to flee, Shisui caught and killed her to replenish his strength before the fight ahead.

• Lin Feng followed Lou Shisui into the outskirts, where the toxin inside him erupted and killed him.
• Lou Shisui expelled the toxins, used his Koukaku to give Lin Feng’s body a skeleton, and made him into a puppet carrying poisonous Blade Scales.
• Lou Shisui sent the puppet to call the Lin Family’s driver, then headed toward the abandoned houses to hunt for Rc Cells.
• Zhao Nana followed Lin Feng, witnessed Lou Shisui’s monster form and the puppet rising, and fled through the abandoned buildings.
• Lou Shisui caught Zhao Nana in an old building, killed her with his Bikaku, and began eating to prepare for the fight ahead.

Lou Shisui used poisoned Blade Scales to draw the Lin Family and other defenders into a chaotic battle at West District No. 1 Middle School, then stole the Awakening Stone after killing Chen Ping. He escaped Yin City toward the Lingyun River Rainforest while the toxin-triggered fighting prevented anyone from pursuing him.

• Lou Shisui scattered poisoned Blade Scales around West District No. 1 Middle School and waited for the right moment to act.
• Lou Shisui used a disguised Lin Feng to lead the poisoned Lin Family into an attack on the school, where they fought the Awakening Stone escort team and city defense forces.
• Lou Shisui broke into the warehouse, fought and killed Chen Ping, and smashed open the safe holding the Awakening Stone.
• Lou Shisui activated the Blade Scales across the school grounds, causing arriving reinforcements to go berserk and preventing pursuit.
• Lou Shisui flew out of Yin City toward the Lingyun River Rainforest with the Awakening Stone.

Lou Shisui attacked the Yin City defense patrol guarding the Spirit Resonance River, aiming to kill them and cross into Beastfolk territory with the stolen Awakening Stones. After feeding to restore some energy, he sensed an unseen danger approaching and fled the riverbank.

• The Yin City mayor ordered the defense forces to seal the Spirit Resonance River after officials deduced that the Awakening Stones thief would try to cross into Beastfolk territory.
• Lou Shisui watched a patrol from a distant hillside and prepared to kill its members before they could report his attack.
• Lou Shisui ambushed the patrol, killed its captain and four members, and injured the remaining two while his energy rapidly ran low.
• Lou Shisui devoured the patrol members’ remains to replenish his energy before crossing the river.
• Lou Shisui sensed a deadly presence despite detecting no Psychic Energy and abruptly vanished from the riverbank.

Lou Shisui lured the human pursuit squad into the rainforest and revealed the full power of his Kakuja transformation. He slaughtered the squad, whose leader realized that their target was a monster with Fifth Realm strength.

• The mayor of Yin City considered crossing the Spirit Resonance River to pursue Lou Shisui, but the West District chief offered to lead the pursuit instead.
• Lou Shisui stayed on the rainforest’s outskirts and drew the pursuing soldiers toward a banyan tree while feeding on flesh to strengthen his transformed body.
• The pursuit squad followed a bloody stench to the tree and formed a battle formation as the animals fled.
• Lou Shisui revealed five sets of Kakuhou and attacked, overwhelming the squad with his tail whips, Steel Feathers, and scorpion tail.
• The squad was routed, and its dying leader realized Lou Shisui was a monster with Fifth Realm strength, not an awakened human.

Lou Shisui escaped into a hidden Lou Family secret realm and devoured the Awakening Stones stored there, forcing his Ghoul body through a violent transformation. Outside, the West District chief encountered a Beastfolk leader, while Shisui’s evolution ended with him sealed inside a massive, blood-patterned egg.

• Lou Shisui used a map hidden in a Lou Family book to enter a secret realm concealed beneath a stone in the forest.
• The West District chief searched for Lou Shisui but found no trace of him, then faced a giant brown bear who challenged his presence in Beastfolk territory.
• The chief politely asked the brown bear to consult its lord, while he considered using the pursuit to bring troops into the rainforest and raid more great families.
• Inside the small, barren secret realm, Lou Shisui released the Awakening Stones meant for students at West District No. 1 Middle School and nearby schools.
• Lou Shisui formed a ten-meter Kakuja body and devoured the Awakening Stones as his body repeatedly shattered and regenerated.
• After consuming the final stones, Lou Shisui’s Kagune condensed into a huge black egg covered in scales and blood-red lines.

After the West District clash, authorities issued a wanted notice for Eight-Tailed Owl and postponed the Awakening Conference, while school officials received extra cultivation resources to offset the delay. At West District No. 1 Middle School, students spread rumors about the incident, and one girl concluded that Lou Shisui had masterminded the downfall of the Lin Family.

• The Yin City government issued a Class B wanted notice for Eight-Tailed Owl and joined with the Beastfolk government to search the Lingyun River Rainforest.
• An education official told principals that schools with students who awakened high-grade talents could claim additional cultivation resources to make up for the postponed Awakening Conference.
• A week after the clash, students at West District No. 1 Middle School traded rumors about the Lin Family, Lou Shisui, and the armed incident.
• A short-haired girl argued that Lou Shisui had secretly plotted to bring down the Lin Family and decided to write the theory for the school paper’s urban legends section.

Lou Shisui broke out of his cocoon and began absorbing spatial energy to fuel his ongoing evolution. The story then shifted to a borderland underground arena, where faction scouts watched the fighters for promising recruits.

• Lou Shisui broke through his cocoon after his awakening advanced him into a higher tier, but the secret realm could not supply enough energy for his evolution.
• Lou Shisui tore open the secret realm and absorbed spatial energy, while his Kagune adapted to the spatial attribute and helped stabilize the collapsing space.
• The narrative shifted to the border between Human Race and Beastfolk territory, where an underground arena drew gamblers, criminals, and faction scouts.
• Malaka defeated a young wolf Beastfolk in a bare-handed match, earning his eighth consecutive victory.
• Faction scouts noted Malaka as a possible enforcer and added him to their lists of fighters worth recruiting.

Lou Shisui examined the [Predator] talent he gained through Metamorphosis and used the secret realm’s Psychic Energy to break through to the early stage of the Second Realm. He left with greatly enhanced abilities and decided he would rather stay on Ruo Lan than return to the Ghoul world.

• Lou Shisui discovered that [Predator] granted rapid growth, stronger bodily functions, specialized predatory organs, improved energy use, and a killing aura.
• He repeatedly activated [Metamorphosis], first strengthening himself and then forming a giant cocoon that raised his realm to the early stage of the Second Realm.
• Lou Shisui found that his Kagune had gained new spatial and toxic properties, while [Predator] improved his body and the efficiency of devouring, converting, and outputting energy.
• He considered how overwhelmingly powerful he would be in the Ghoul world, but rejected returning because its low Rc Cell content would leave him hungry.
• Lou Shisui decided Ruo Lan suited him better and looked forward to going outside for some “fries.”

Lou Shisui reached Meifeng County and found the Silverglow Underground Fighting Arena, seeking combat experience and energy for molting. After seeing its lethal hand-to-hand fights, he recognized the arena as an ideal hunting ground.

• Lou Shisui left the rainforest and tested his Psychic Energy perception, discovering its precise range reached one kilometer around him.
• Lou Shisui traveled to Meifeng County and found the hidden entrance beside the Silverglow Pawnshop.
• Lou Shisui used a black card to gain entry to the Silverglow Underground Fighting Arena and asked to see the hand-to-hand fights.
• Lou Shisui watched fighters battle to the death and decided the arena was the perfect hunting ground.

Lou Shisui entered the arena under the name Owl and faced Malaka, a seasoned Fourth Realm fighter, in his first hand-to-hand bout. After Malaka sent him flying with a concentrated Psychic Energy strike, Lou Shisui was left to face the crowd’s doubts as the fight continued.

• The host introduced Malaka as a veteran Fourth Realm fighter and Owl as a newcomer whose Psychic Energy reserves reached Fourth Realm levels.
• Lou Shisui entered the cage and faced Malaka as spectators placed bets on the bout.
• Malaka and Lou Shisui traded swift attacks, dodging and countering each other in an initial exchange.
• Lou Shisui realized Malaka had noticed his poor Psychic Energy control and chose to keep fighting without using his Kagune or Rc Cells so he could practice.
• Malaka concentrated Psychic Energy in his fist and struck Lou Shisui in the abdomen, sending him flying several meters.

Lou Shisui discovered that his Kakugan could observe the flow of energy and used his concentrated Psychic Energy to defeat Malaka in the arena. He escaped Meifeng Town with Malaka’s body and retreated to his hidden extradimensional space to feed.

• Lou Shisui’s Kakugan revealed the flow of energy within Malaka, and Shisui realized he could learn techniques by observing them.
• Lou Shisui concentrated his Psychic Energy, overwhelmed Malaka in close combat, and killed him by crushing his head.
• The arena spectators cheered as Lou Shisui collected a sealed bag containing his trophy and left Meifeng Town.
• Lou Shisui opened a spatial rift beneath an ancient tree and entered his hidden extradimensional space.
• Lou Shisui revealed Malaka’s remains inside the bag and began feeding on the fruits of his victory.

Lou Shisui entered the hand-to-hand quarterly tournament as the mysterious Owl, drawing the crowd’s curiosity and skepticism. When a spectator scrutinized him with spiritual energy, Shisui sensed a hunter watching him and became interested in the man.

• Lou Shisui waited outside the beast-fighting cage as the hostess introduced the ten tournament contestants, including him as number nine, Owl.
• Spectators discussed the fighters’ styles and realms, and gamblers debated whether the little-known Owl was worth betting on.
• A know-it-all recommended betting on Calm the Storm and warned that Owl was a risky pick despite his six consecutive wins.
• A rookie studied Owl with spiritual energy as Lou Shisui entered the cage.
• Lou Shisui sensed the rookie’s gaze, recognized that the man was examining him, and wondered who had sent a hunter after him.

Lou Shisui watched the battle royale begin, then fought Diamond and Calm the Storm at the edge of the arena. After killing both opponents, he headed toward the ongoing clash in the center.

• Bedrock taunted the rookies, and several contestants attacked him together when the match began.
• Phantom moved first, and Lightning, Heavy Hammer, Gouzhua, Luo Dan, Red-Eyes, and Phantom surrounded Bedrock, whose defense withstood their attacks.
• Lou Shisui engaged Diamond and Calm the Storm in a fast fight at the edge of the cage.
• Lou Shisui used a side kick to snap Diamond's neck and break Calm the Storm's arm.
• Lou Shisui agreed to team up with Calm the Storm, then pierced his chest when he prepared a sneak attack.
• Two minutes into the match, Lou Shisui left Calm the Storm's body and rushed toward the battle in the center.

Lou Shisui, fighting as contestant No. 9 Owl, revealed his strength and overwhelmed the arena's other fighters before defeating Bedrock to win the seasonal tournament. The female host hurried to alert the arena manager after realizing Owl's registered realm was far below his displayed power.

• Bedrock broke up the fighters' encirclement, sending several contestants flying and shattering Phantom's arm with a punch.
• Lou Shisui attacked Bedrock's cracked armor with precise Psychic Energy strikes, then hit each remaining contestant.
• Lou Shisui raised his Psychic Energy to the Fourth-Realm Peak and defeated everyone in the arena except Bedrock.
• Lou Shisui severed Bedrock's head, and the host announced Owl as the tournament champion.
• The female host noticed Owl's registered realm was only the Early Third Realm and hurried to the general manager's office.

After winning the melee season tournament, Lou Shisui was approached by the Chen Family and agreed to accompany Chen Haoyu to a secret realm in exchange for a thousand high-grade spirit pills. He left the tea room with a job arranged for October 3 and the tournament champion’s reward still to come.

• The arena’s general manager, Chen Shu, learned of Lou Shisui’s strength, summoned him, and invited him to discuss recruitment.
• A tall, thin young man searching for Lou Shisui was told by his leader to withdraw because the aristocratic families had likely reached him first.
• Chen Shu offered Lou Shisui a cooperative deal with monthly spirit pills and access to spirit treasures, but Lou Shisui rejected the terms as insufficient.
• Chen Haoyu arrived and offered Lou Shisui a thousand high-grade spirit pills to accompany him to a secret realm for five days.
• Lou Shisui accepted and was told to find Chen Shu on October 3 so the Chen Family could prepare him for the trip.

The Chen Family planned to use its Hidden Realm Ring to sneak an overpowered candidate into the unified examination, while powerful organizations recruited talented youths from poor families on exploitative terms. Zhang Guangzong and his father accepted an offer and set off for Meifeng County, hopeful that the deal would change their lives.

• Chen Haoyu decided against searching for more candidates and chose an early-third-realm fighter whose strength exceeded the peak of the fourth realm.
• The Chen Family planned to hide the fighter’s realm with its Hidden Realm Ring, enter him in the unified examination, and kill him afterward to conceal their cheating.
• Old Zhang learned from Uncle Ma that Zhang Guangzong’s recruitment deal had been settled, with a contract signing scheduled at Yuqing Pawnshop in Meifeng County.
• Zhang Guangzong and his father celebrated an offer of 300 mid-grade spirit pills before the exam and a monthly stipend of 100 afterward.
• Zhang Guangzong and his father set off for Meifeng County, eager for the opportunity to improve their circumstances.