Chapter Summaries

Si Yehan tried to sleep lightly while Ghost Slaves hunted villagers outside, and a real ghost failed to trigger its killing rule against him. In the Elder Care Tower, Xuan Youzi fought the Elder Care Ghost using the village’s accumulated resentment, but vanished after his vicious ghost revived, leaving another ghost in the night.

• Si Yehan returned to his room, kept the warm doll in his pocket, and let his consciousness sink lightly into a dream.
• Ghost Slaves attacked the six men mourning the village chief, killing them one by one after one man screamed and another ran noisily.
• A real ghost paced beside Si Yehan’s bed but retreated when he did not trigger its killing rule.
• Xuan Youzi summoned the old madman’s corpse, the Buddha statue, and resentment from Wang Family Village to strengthen himself and challenge the Elder Care Ghost.
• Xuan Youzi and the Elder Care Ghost clashed for two hours until Xuan Youzi’s consciousness faded and his body turned to ash.
• Xuan Youzi’s ghost face collided with the Elder Care Ghost, and both vanished as another ghost appeared.

Si Yehan confirmed that a conflict had taken place overnight and devised a plan to use the Ghost Slaves to reduce the village’s population before the final night. After the rain stopped, he prepared to kill the remaining villagers himself.

• Si Yehan found six mangled corpses near the village chief’s house and discovered that the Buddha statue had vanished, confirming a conflict had occurred.
• From a hill overlooking the village, Si Yehan considered how to kill the villagers and decided to provoke them into breaking the killing rules so the Ghost Slaves would attack.
• As rain summoned Ghost Slaves and Ghost Children, Si Yehan smashed household windows with prayer beads and stones, drawing residents into the killing rules.
• Si Yehan used the Ghost Slaves to clear out more than seventy households, noting the ones that stayed silent and checking for survivors.
• After the rain ended, Si Yehan entered a cleared house, took out his knife and doll, and prepared to massacre the remaining villagers himself.

Si Yehan slaughtered everyone in Wang Family Village, burned the three-story building, and prepared to face the night’s ghosts. As he fell asleep, he dreamed of his younger self standing near a factory explosion when a speeding car approached the crowd.

• Si Yehan killed a middle-aged man, his wife, and their two children in the first house.
• Si Yehan massacred the residents of more than twenty households and killed survivors he found when he revisited earlier homes.
• Si Yehan washed the blood from his wrists, returned to the three-story building, and set the ritual objects and storage room ablaze.
• Si Yehan ate, returned to his room, and fell asleep as bloody light appeared in the sky.
• Si Yehan dreamed of his younger self beside an old butler near a factory explosion, just as a speeding car came toward the crowd.

Si Yehan endured the ghosts and illusions in Wang Family Village while remaining trapped in a dream of his childhood. After waiting out the final day without making a mistake, he cleared Soul-Shaking Ancient Village.

• Si Yehan watched a memory of a car crash from his childhood, and the bloody scene collapsed into a chaotic dream.
• The Elder Care Ghost, Ghost Face, and their Ghost Slaves surrounded Si Yehan as he slept, but the doll in his pocket burst into bloody light and drove the Ghost Slaves away.
• Si Yehan regained awareness in the dream and realized the doll had likely awakened him, while the Elder Care Ghost could no longer kill him after he escaped its influence.
• Si Yehan woke in room 205 during the rain, found the doll gone, and stayed motionless through the Ghost Slaves’ threats and a ghost’s illusion.
• When Si Yehan’s countdown ended, Wang Family Village collapsed, the ghosts were pulled into darkness, and Soul-Shaking Ancient Village was cleared.

After clearing his first instance, Si Yehan tested the ghostly traits he had obtained and used them to massacre more than a thousand residents in his complex. He returned to his room determined to grow stronger before the authorities could investigate him.

• Si Yehan tested his ghostly power, passed through his window, and considered the risk of drawing the attention of Shirenjian by killing on a large scale.
• Si Yehan used black fog and his four ghost traits to seal off his residential complex and kill everyone inside.
• Si Yehan finished killing roughly a thousand residents in an hour, then estimated that he could travel from Cangyun City to North Yuan City in half an hour.
• Si Yehan wondered how powerful Jiang Shanghan was after clearing ten instances and considered whether organizations could trace their members' deaths.
• Si Yehan returned to his room and resolved to find ways to strengthen himself over the next few days.

Si Yehan learned that Han Shu might investigate Shen Jing’s death, then dreamed of a massacre by strange sea creatures tied to an art book from his past. He recalled killing the book’s creator as a student and considered bringing him back as a Ghost Slave.

• Si Yehan exercised during the thunderstorm while deliberately holding back his strength.
• Dong Tianjun told Jiang Shanghan that Shen Jing had died in a beginner instance, and Jiang ordered him to retrieve her body and bury her in Jingchun Garden.
• Si Yehan heard that Shen Jing, Xie Ran, and Chen Yong had been reported dead, and worried that Han Shu might trace Shen Jing’s death to him.
• Si Yehan dreamed of a cruise ship overturned by a wave and strange tiger-faced, fish-bodied creatures feeding on its passengers.
• Si Yehan remembered killing the classmate who had created the creatures in an art book and considered making him a Ghost Slave.

Si Yehan destroyed Shen Jing’s corpse and killed the funeral home’s night staff before setting supernatural incidents in motion at an apartment building in North Yuan City. Dong Tianjun arrived to retrieve Shen Jing’s body, restored it, and took it aboard his plane to return to Tianjing Tower.

• Si Yehan traveled to North Yuan City and used black mist to destroy Shen Jing’s corpse in the funeral home.
• Si Yehan killed the funeral home’s night-shift workers, then went to an apartment building and began covering it with supernatural power.
• Dong Tianjun arrived at the funeral home, found the staff dead and Shen Jing’s corpse destroyed, and restored her body with his power.
• Dong Tianjun carried Shen Jing’s corpse back to his plane and told Lao Chu to fly faster toward Tianjing Tower.

Wang Zhida woke to find his parents brutally murdered and realized ghosts had taken over his apartment building. Si Yehan revealed himself as the one behind the deaths, killed Wang Zhida, and left after completing an experiment with the Weird Game.

• Wang Zhida fell asleep, and a ghost emerged from bluish-black mist in his room.
• Wang Zhida's parents heard a child crying outside their bedroom as ghosts entered and killed them.
• Wang Zhida woke to darkness and discovered his parents' mutilated bodies.
• Si Yehan appeared and said Wang Zhida had not triggered the killing rule, then attacked him with blades of mist.
• Si Yehan killed Wang Zhida and left the apartment building as the Weird Game explained away everyone's deaths.
• Si Yehan walked through the rain beneath a disintegrating umbrella and vanished into the storm, satisfied with his experiment.

Si Yehan received notice that the second dungeon would open at midnight the following night and considered using the remaining time to kill everyone in Cangyun City. Elsewhere, Zhang Xuan and Xie Ao arranged to secure Jiang Shanghan’s help for their upcoming dungeon, while Si Yehan dreamed of a shipwreck and a ghostly attack.

• Si Yehan returned to Cangyun City and received a letter announcing that the second dungeon would open at midnight the next night.
• Si Yehan considered slaughtering everyone in the city before the dungeon opened, believing he could evade the organizations searching for him.
• Zhang Xuan offered Xie Ao shares in Hundred Prosperity Company to arrange for Jiang Shanghan to take them into a dungeon, and Xie Ao negotiated for a larger share.
• Si Yehan fell asleep and dreamed of seven people aboard a half-capsized ship being lured by a song and devoured by tentacles and darkness.
• Si Yehan recognized that his control over his dreams had grown stronger and sensed that the dreams might benefit him later.

Si Yehan sealed Cangyun City and slaughtered its population with his blade and Ghost Slaves. Nearly an hour before the dungeon opened, he had killed almost ten million people and wondered how Worldwatch would respond.

• Si Yehan spread ghost mist across Cangyun City, trapping its residents and disabling power, internet, and public transport.
• Si Yehan and the Ghost Slaves began killing people throughout the city while he practiced with his blade.
• At Cangyun City Third Senior High School, Si Yehan lured four fleeing boys toward him and killed them, then continued slaughtering students in the girls' dormitory and other schools.
• Si Yehan pushed the Vengeful Ghost's power to its limits and killed nearly the entire population of Cangyun City before the dungeon opened.

Si Yehan destroyed Cangyun City before being pulled into a new Weird Game instance aboard a cruise ship. There, he joined seven other returning participants as they introduced themselves and prepared to read their envelopes.

• Si Yehan shaped the ruins of Cangyun City into a throne and imagined destroying all life in the world and, eventually, the universe.
• Si Yehan's strength was sealed, and he vanished from the ruined city as darkness descended.
• Si Yehan appeared on a cruise ship with seven other participants, all of whom seemed to be entering their second instance.
• Chen Guang, Chen Zhongshou, Si Yehan, Jin Zhiguang, Xia Ruifei, Xu Yuanjin, Wang Yuxiu, and Cheng Zhuiyu introduced themselves and described their backgrounds or skills.
• Chen Guang suggested that they read their envelopes before sharing information.

Si Yehan and the other seven participants compared their letters and discussed the rules of the cruise ship instance, as well as the organizations Han Shu and Worldwatch. They were summoned to meet the ship’s bosses and learned the layout of the Tianxia No. 4.

• Chen Guang and the others shared their letters, revealing warnings about surviving four days, nighttime dangers, sleep, mirrors, and lustful thoughts.
• Wang Yuxiu connected her letter’s warning to Chen Guang’s and concluded that looking at someone indecently was likely a killing rule.
• Chen Zhongshou explained that letters stopped after the sixth instance and described Han Shu, while Wang Yuxiu revealed that Shen Wangshu of Worldwatch had led her through her previous instance.
• Xu Yuanjin redirected the group’s attention to the current instance as sunset fell and Xia Ruifei asked what identities they had aboard the ship.
• Four security guards summoned the eight participants to meet the bosses and described the seven levels of the Tianxia No. 4 as they led them to the fourth floor.

The four powerful figures warned the eight guests that five Ghost Slaves would appear at the banquet and kill anyone who refused to dance or sing with them. Si Yehan returned to his cabin planning to exploit the chaos, then discovered that the face outside his door belonged to someone he recognized.

• The four powerful figures showed the guests a warning that five Ghost Slaves would appear at the banquet and kill anyone who refused to dance or sing with them.
• The thin man in the dark gray coat revealed that the wealthy and powerful knew about ghosts but could not control them.
• After the guests left, the four discussed how many sacrifices would survive, and the man in the dark gray coat said they were the last batch before the curse ended.
• Si Yehan examined his cabin and the dark sea, then considered using the Ghost Slaves' arrival to hide his own killings.
• Xu Yuanjin called Si Yehan to join the others' discussion, but when he checked the peephole, a pale face appeared and then revealed someone he recognized.

Si Yehan accepted Yan Jingxing’s offer of weapons and information in exchange for helping kill Chen Guang, though he planned to kill Yan Jingxing eventually. At the banquet, Wang Yuxiu accepted a Ghost Slave’s invitation to dance, while Si Yehan chose to get a drink and the others paired off.

• Yan Jingxing offered Si Yehan hunting weapons and the ghost’s killing rules if he helped kill Chen Guang, and Si Yehan agreed.
• A deliveryman brought Si Yehan a suppressed pistol, ammunition, and a dagger; Si Yehan inspected the weapons and decided Chen Guang would die before encountering the ghost.
• A hostess led Si Yehan to the entertainment hall, where he watched the crowd and considered how to kill someone without being noticed.
• Chen Guang suggested that the group dance among themselves, and Xia Ruifei agreed.
• A white man in formalwear invited Wang Yuxiu to dance, and she accepted rather than risk refusing a Ghost Slave.
• Si Yehan declined to dance, and Chen Guang, Xia Ruifei, Chen Zhongshou, Cheng Zhuiyu, Jin Zhiguang, and Xu Yuanjin paired off with dance partners.

Si Yehan waited for the banquet to descend into chaos so he could kill Chen Guang and Xia Ruifei without drawing suspicion. After a guest collapsed and the crowd became more entranced, he killed both of them and slipped away.

• Si Yehan watched Chen Guang and Xia Ruifei dancing while Yan Jingxing’s bartender monitored him and reported that he was making a move.
• Si Yehan decided to wait for the Ghost Slaves to cause chaos before attacking, then observed the entertainment hall from a corner.
• A guest collapsed with blood flowing from their orifices, and security carried the body away while the crowd continued singing and dancing.
• Icy mist spread through the hall, intensifying the natives’ excitement while leaving the participants unaffected.
• As a qipao-clad woman entered with security personnel, Si Yehan stabbed Chen Guang in the heart and cut Xia Ruifei’s throat, then disappeared into the crowd.
• The bartender realized Chen Guang and Xia Ruifei had been killed and hurried in to remove their bodies.

During the cruise ship’s lust-filled main event, Si Yehan killed several guests before meeting Yan Jingxing, who revealed five rules governing the ghost’s killings. Si Yehan returned to his cabin, already considering how to exploit the ship’s rules and occupants.

• Manager Su announced the main event and distributed briefcases of stimulants as scarlet mist filled the entertainment hall.
• Si Yehan used the mist to kill several guests, then encountered a bartender and three security guards who said Yan Jingxing wanted to see him.
• Yan Jingxing told Si Yehan the five conditions that triggered the ghost’s killings and warned him not to kill any of the four men running the ship.
• Si Yehan inferred that killing all four together might avoid their retaliation and said he expected to enjoy the next three days aboard the Iblis.
• Yan Jingxing sent Si Yehan back to his cabin, saying the ghost would appear after curfew.

Yan Jingxing sent ten men to kill Si Yehan as a test, but Si Yehan killed them all without using a gun. As Si Yehan prepared to wash up, applause came from the stairwell.

• Yan Jingxing ordered the bartender and nine security guards to kill Si Yehan with knives, promising them fivefold salaries.
• Si Yehan recognized the bartender’s concealed murderous intent and dragged him into his cabin when he opened the door.
• Si Yehan killed the bartender, then fought the nine security guards who charged into the cabin.
• Si Yehan killed the remaining attackers as they fled down the corridor and stood among the corpses.
• Si Yehan tossed aside his knife and turned to wash his hands when applause sounded from the stairwell.

Si Yehan survived Yan Jingxing’s confrontation and learned that the cruise ship had an established system for disposing of bodies. At the banquet’s end, Chen Zhongshou and the surviving participants returned to their cabins wary of the ship and its powerful hosts.

• Yan Jingxing arrived with five armed guards, ordered them to lower their guns, and offered Si Yehan weapons before leaving.
• Twenty women efficiently removed the bodies and blood from Si Yehan’s room, then wished him a pleasant killing spree.
• Wang Yuxiu rejoined Chen Zhongshou’s group and reported that Chen Guang and Xia Ruifei were dead while Si Yehan had been taken away by Manager Yan.
• Chen Zhongshou’s group discussed sharing cabins and the possible dangers of the ship, then decided to wait for the banquet to end before leaving.
• Manager Su announced that the banquet was over, and the five participants left the entertainment hall while she watched them with a smile.

Female ghosts and Ghost Slaves invaded the cabins during the early morning, threatening the sleeping passengers. Si Yehan remained safe because he had triggered none of the five killing rules, while the others faced the ghosts as they tried to stay asleep and avoid violating a rule.

• Female ghosts and Ghost Slaves entered the passengers' cabins after the music stopped and the early morning arrived.
• Ghosts crowded around Si Yehan's bed but could not attack him because he had triggered none of the five killing rules.
• Chen Zhongshou woke to ghosts leaning over his bed, recalled the suspected rules, and forced himself to relax until he fell asleep again.
• Wang Yuxiu slept peacefully as ghosts gathered around her, while Jin Zhiguang insulted the ghosts, drew his curtains, and tried to fall asleep.
• Cheng Zhuiyu slept noisily as ghosts filled her cabin, while Ghost Slaves and female ghosts gathered around Xu Yuanjin and lowered their sharp hands.

Xu Yuanjin and other passengers who triggered the cruise ship’s killing rules were slaughtered by Ghost Slaves, while a powerful ghost arrived and hesitated before attacking the golden protection on the fourth floor. Si Yehan woke from a violent dream and concluded Xu Yuanjin had likely died, leaving him to test the remaining rules.

• Ghost Slaves tore Xu Yuanjin apart after she realized she had failed to enjoy the banquet, and they killed other passengers who violated rules such as looking in mirrors.
• A three-meter-tall ghost emerged from the sea, inspected the cabins, and paused at the five participants’ rooms before withdrawing when it encountered the golden protection on the fourth floor.
• The Ghost Slaves vanished at dawn, and the ship’s staff cleaned away the rooms and belongings of the dead.
• Si Yehan dreamed of shooting fleeing people across a snowy landscape as the scenery transformed into water, flames, and ghostly mist.
• Si Yehan woke, reasoned that Xu Yuanjin had probably died after triggering a killing rule, and watched television instead of revealing himself.