Chapter Summaries

Lu Sheng gave Little Mouth information about Zhang Chen while Jia Xin concluded that the planned visit to the imprisoned “her” might be a trap. After discovering that Lu Sheng had provided clues to a fifth envelope, Jia Xin led the group toward the Eastern Suburbs Psychiatric Hospital to confront Kou Dan before he could ambush them.

• Lu Sheng delivered a letter to Little Mouth, who smiled after reading its contents.
• Jia Xin warned Zhang Chen and the others that Lu Sheng was partly lying and that the mission could serve the organization’s interests.
• Lu Sheng explained that four envelopes granted entry to the prison, where everyone’s abilities would be reduced to zero, and Jia Xin took charge of the operation.
• The group found matching pieces missing from the envelopes and inferred that Kou Dan, the Fifth Person, would return to the psychiatric hospital that night.
• Jia Xin realized Kou Dan might prepare an ambush, so he and the others hurried to the psychiatric hospital ahead of schedule.

Jia Xin’s group explored Yokosaki Psychiatric Hospital, where their abilities were sealed, and concluded that the woman they had come to free had imprisoned herself there. Little Mouth entered the hospital after them, was paralyzed by an insect, and was attacked by a ghostly woman.

• Jia Xin led Zhang Chen, Chong Ying, and their companion into the hospital, where the building sealed their abilities and Magic Tools.
• Jia Xin sent Chong Ying’s insects to scout the hospital, and Chong Ying reported many corpses but few in the psychiatric wards.
• Jia Xin concluded that the woman had imprisoned herself and that Shuten Doji had sent ordinary people to the hospital in hopes of releasing her.
• Little Mouth arrived at the hospital and found that its force sealed his Prison Envoy powers and warped his attempt to leave.
• Little Mouth was bitten by a venomous insect, collapsed, and was attacked by a blue-skinned ghostly woman who began peeling away his flesh.

Zhuge Feixuan received orders to continue the Japan operation and prepare for Xiao Qin’s arrival, while Zhao Mu sensed a possible threat in their dormitory. At the abandoned hospital, Jia Xin deciphered the letters’ hidden instructions and led the group toward Underground Level 18.

• Mo Qing ordered Zhuge Feixuan to continue the mission, said Xiao Qin would arrive at Osaka Airport at six, and warned her to watch the European Union’s Prison Envoy organization and Father Alexander V. Andersen.
• Zhao Mu volunteered to collect Xiao Qin, sensed something strange in the dormitory corridor, and urged Zhuge Feixuan to have Black Eagle inspect the building.
• Little Mouth’s attempt to restore his body failed, so he retreated into the darkness and vowed to eat Zhang Chen and the other entities in the hospital.
• Jia Xin confirmed that Kou Dan was hiding in a forbidden area on the second floor, while Chong Ying’s insects could not locate the other moving entity.
• At 9:30, Jia Xin and the others received letters whose hidden message directed them to Underground Level 18 by the hospital’s western elevator or stairs.

Jia Xin led the group through the hospital to find the entrance to Underground Level 18 and confront the dangerous presence called “her.” Xiao Bai held off the mist creature so the others could escape, but appeared to be killed as they fled toward the lobby.

• Jia Xin explained that the group needed to learn about the “troublesome fellow” before making a plan against Kou Dan, and Xiao Bai agreed to face it as a scout.
• Chong Ying’s insect swarm found blood in the southeastern corridor and discovered a switch beneath a painting in the lobby that likely opened the underground passage.
• Zhang Chen identified the blood as Kou Dan’s, confirming that Kou Dan had retained some of his abilities.
• The group reached the end of the corridor, where a dark mist containing a horrifying woman approached and trapped them between closing iron doors.
• Jia Xin ordered Xiao Bai to charge the mist, and Xiao Bai revealed his true form as a giant white snake to hold it back while the others passed.
• The woman’s red nails tore Xiao Bai’s body apart, and Zhang Chen escaped a strike aimed at his heart as the survivors ran toward the lobby.

Jia Xin, Chong Ying, and Zhang Chen entered the hidden route to Underground Level 18, using red lights to evade the mist and reaching a four-way buffer room. The clown warned Zhang Chen that the hospital had targeted him and urged the group west to confront Kou Dan, but Jia Xin led them right when the corridor’s red light shifted.

• Jia Xin unlocked the switch behind the painting with the code 9718, which Zhang Chen relayed after the clown gave it to him, and opened the stairwell to the underground passage.
• The group discovered that red lights kept the mist away, and Jia Xin reasoned that the stairs might lead to safer inner regions of the Underground Level 18 maze.
• The clown told Zhang Chen that the woman in the mist could bring disaster to the world and warned that the hospital had targeted him since he received the letter.
• Jia Xin, Chong Ying, and Zhang Chen descended to a room with four doors, where Jia Xin proposed waiting for Kou Dan so Zhang Chen could absorb him.
• The clown advised the group to head west and meet Kou Dan early, so Jia Xin opened the western door and led them into the maze.
• When the red light shifted to a distant left-hand passage at a crossroads, Jia Xin ordered everyone to turn right.

Zhao Mu arrived in Japan with Xiao Qin and discovered that Zhuge Feixuan and the others had vanished, leaving a threat that sent him to Kabukicho. There, Xiao Qin detected a hidden Ghostly Creature Aura, and Zhao Mu entered a mysterious street called the City of Demons.

• Xiao Qin told Zhao Mu that airport staff had metal components in their bodies and that transparent microorganisms were hiding in the rain.
• Zhao Mu found Zhuge Feixuan and the others missing from their apartment and read a letter directing him to Kabukicho to save them.
• Zhao Mu drove to Tokyo with Xiao Qin, who sensed a dense Ghostly Creature Aura in an alley near Kabukicho.
• Zhao Mu incapacitated a thug who reached for Xiao Qin, then continued toward the source of the aura.
• A cloaked ticket seller gave Zhao Mu and Xiao Qin passes and welcomed them to the City of Demons.

Zhao Mu and Xiao Qin entered a ghostly colosseum where Shuten Doji announced a contest among eighteen past champions, with Zhuge Feixuan offered as the prize. Zhao Mu challenged the azure-eyed female champion, and the chapter ended as he faced her in the arena.

• Zhao Mu and Xiao Qin entered Area R and discovered a colosseum filled with ghosts, while Xiao Qin sensed Zhuge Feixuan near the stage.
• Shuten Doji appeared and announced that the champions of eighteen previous tournaments would compete for the title of King of Demons.
• Shuten Doji revealed Zhuge Feixuan as the prize and announced that challengers could fight the champions using only physical combat.
• A skeletal challenger stepped into the ring and was swiftly defeated by the short, gaunt champion.
• Zhao Mu killed a ghost who attacked him, then stepped into the arena to challenge the azure-eyed female champion.

Zhao Mu defeated Qi Xue in one blow at the Colosseum and asked her to protect Xiao Qin, then entered the eighteen-person free-for-all for the title of Lord of Demons. Meanwhile, Zhuge Feixuan realized that the enemy might be targeting Zhao Mu and prepared to leave if he did not return soon; the chapter ended as Dong Mu challenged Zhao Mu.

• Zhao Mu asked Qi Xue to look after Xiao Qin, then knocked Qi Xue down with a single punch and helped her back up.
• Qi Xue agreed to protect Xiao Qin and warned Zhao Mu to watch two contestants during the coming free-for-all.
• Zhuge Feixuan and Davier suspected the enemy planned to kill Zhao Mu, and Zhuge Feixuan told Black Eagle to prepare a car in case Zhao Mu did not return.
• Shuten Doji began the eighteen-contestant free-for-all, announcing that the last person standing would become Lord of Demons and forbidding abilities.
• Zhao Mu noticed a bare-chested man and an elderly man whom the other contestants avoided, while Ma Haqi provoked him from the arena's center.
• Dong Mu challenged Zhao Mu, who answered with a savage look and invited him to fight.

Zhao Mu dominated the Colosseum with overwhelming physical strength, defeating every contestant and earning the crowd’s cheers. He killed the final opponent with a side kick and was crowned champion.

• Zhao Mu endured Dong Mu’s attacks, then killed him with a counterpunch as Qi Xue recognized his transformation.
• Zhao Mu removed his heavy clothes and defeated Ma Haqi, the Abdominal Ghost, with a punch and a follow-up strike.
• Zhao Mu killed the remaining contestants who attacked him, including the old man who briefly trapped his fist.
• Zhao Mu fought the last contestant fist to fist, then finished him with a side kick that tore his body apart.
• The Colosseum’s crowd celebrated Zhao Mu as the champion.

Zhao Mu won the Lord of Demons title but faced Yuhime’s attack, forcing him to reveal his first-stage Initial Release. Meanwhile, Jia Xin, Zhang Chen, and Chong Ying navigated a dangerous underground passage and prepared to confront a pursuing ghost.

• Shuten Doji awarded Zhao Mu the skull ring and presented Zhuge Feixuan as his prize, but she transformed into Yuhime and attacked him with rainwater containing microscopic organisms.
• Zhao Mu activated Initial Release: First Stage, causing Yuhime to withdraw as the spectators eagerly anticipated a fight.
• Jia Xin led Zhang Chen and Chong Ying through the underground passage, reasoning that the moving red light protected anyone carrying a letter pass while destroying other life-forms.
• The group entered the red-lit area and watched a bloodstained woman approach but stop outside its boundary.
• After Zhang Chen urged Jia Xin to take the initiative, Chong Ying volunteered to use her insects to drag the woman into the red light.

Jia Xin, Chong Ying, and Zhang Chen fought a spirit-type ghost in the dark passage and destroyed it with Xiao Hong's red light. After Chong Ying was injured and Zhang Chen sensed the Blood Demon's aura, the group headed back along their original route, carrying an intact white letter they had not yet examined.

• Jia Xin rejected fleeing and prepared blood-written talismans, telling Chong Ying to drag the ghost into Xiao Hong's light and warning her to retreat after two seconds.
• Chong Ying grabbed the spirit-type ghost, but her hands passed through it and the ghost began corroding her arms.
• Jia Xin struck the ghost with a talisman and silver needles, while Zhang Chen left the red light and kicked the ghost far enough for its face to enter the deadly glow.
• Jia Xin's Roaming Dragon Sword and remaining talismans wounded the ghost, and Zhang Chen pressed it into Xiao Hong's light, annihilating it as the Blood Demon's aura briefly emerged from his palm.
• Jia Xin found an intact white letter and gave Zhang Chen an improved Blood Sealing Pill, which helped Chong Ying's arms heal.
• Jia Xin led the group back along the original route, while Zhang Chen carried Chong Ying and promised to support her.

The clown entered Zhang Chen’s soul-space and discovered that a massive boulder contained the origin of Zhang Chen’s powers and memories of his past. Meanwhile, Jia Xin’s group reached a ward in Underground Level 18’s West District, learned more about its rules, and found Zhang Chen unresponsive.

• The clown entered Zhang Chen’s soul-space and realized the massive boulder had enabled Zhang Chen to use the Blood Demon’s power.
• The boulder showed the clown scenes of Zhang Chen acquiring his abilities and consuming the clown’s resentment crystal, leading the clown to identify it as Zhang Chen’s origin.
• Jia Xin led Zhang Chen and Chong Ying to an isolated ward near the red dot, where Chong Ying used fireflies to provide light.
• Jia Xin opened a letter explaining the West District’s ghosts, rotating red dot, shifting destination, and requirement to collect five keys.
• Jia Xin turned to Zhang Chen and froze when he saw him.

Zhang Chen learned that a conscious stone inside his soul stored his abilities and restored the Ghoul Eater power he needed to use his ability briefly. Jia Xin explained the West District’s layout and planned to lure Zhang Chen’s primary soul into a trap, while Little Mouth headed toward a red dot and encountered another ghost.

• The clown showed Zhang Chen the stone in his Soul Palace and explained that it stored his past abilities and his consciousness.
• Zhang Chen touched the stone, regained the Ghoul Eater power, and briefly used his ability.
• Jia Xin explained the West District’s square layout, its ghosts, and why Zhang Chen’s primary soul was likely hiding in a hospital room.
• Jia Xin said he would lure Zhang Chen’s primary soul into a trap using the letter and the group’s knowledge of the district.
• Little Mouth left his hospital room after recovering and headed toward a red dot after recognizing Chong Ying’s scream.
• Little Mouth met a female ghost whose hair spread across the walls, and it reached toward him.

Little Mouth followed Jia Xin’s altered letter through Underground Level 18, unaware that Zhang Chen’s group had guided her into a trap. After the ghosts nearly destroyed her, she entered a hospital room and was swallowed by the enormous mouth of the real Little Mouth.

• Little Mouth found Zhang Chen’s group gone and studied their altered letter, which misdirected her about the central area and the red light’s timing.
• Trusting the letter, Little Mouth followed its instructions toward the central area and entered a passage where the red light failed to activate.
• A talisman ignited among hundreds of scattered papers, drawing ghosts to Little Mouth as she activated her Second Form and destroyed the game arena.
• When the red light eventually returned, the ghosts’ remains turned to ash, and Little Mouth slowly rebuilt most of her body before vowing to kill Zhang Chen.
• Little Mouth entered a hospital room, where the door slammed shut and an enormous mouth demanded its body back before swallowing her.

Jia Xin’s trap weakened Little Mouth, allowing Zhang Chen to devour her and claim her Soul Stone. Afterward, Zhang Chen released Xiao Teng, who took the Heavenly Eye and departed for Ling after warning him about what lay below.

• Jia Xin’s plan lured Little Mouth into the hospital room, where she exhausted herself defeating seven ghosts after activating the second stage.
• Xiao Teng explained the Soul Stone’s connection to Zhang Chen’s humanity and taught him how to draw on its power, then swore not to harm Zhang Chen or his friends if freed.
• Zhang Chen agreed to Xiao Teng’s terms, including letting him take the Heavenly Eye and some of Zhang Chen’s spiritual energy.
• Zhang Chen swallowed Little Mouth, leaving her white Soul Stone behind, then released Xiao Teng’s soul from the stone.
• Xiao Teng regenerated beneath a pillar of light, greeted Jia Xin and Chong Ying, warned Zhang Chen about what lay below, and departed for Ling.

An old man investigated the clown’s transformation into a Nightmare and linked it to Zhang Chen. In the underground maze, Jia Xin used a three-star ghost’s letter to explain the rules and argued that the group should enter a high-difficulty district to find “her.”

• An old man watched the clown ascend to Zero and traced the event to Zhang Chen before turning away from the investigation.
• Zhang Chen told Jia Xin that his abilities had become less chaotic, while Chong Ying explained how Sister Butterfly planned to help her unlock her strength and eventually transfer her core to Sister Spider.
• Jia Xin read a three-star ghost’s gray letter and led Zhang Chen and Chong Ying to the central area, where he revealed that escaping was impossible and that they had only two district choices left.
• Jia Xin explained that the ghosts were creations of “her,” could only be killed in areas with small red dots, and left more valuable clues in letters as their star ratings rose.
• Zhang Chen and Jia Xin rejected Chong Ying’s suggestion to wait safely in the cleared West District, reasoning that exploiting the maze could provoke “her.”
• Jia Xin said he would identify whether the North or South District was harder after they opened its door.

Jia Xin, Zhang Chen, and Chong Ying entered the South District, where three glowing red dots marked holes that revealed scenes involving a scarred girl and a tiny green seedling. The chapter ended with Zhang Chen witnessing the girl restrained in a wheelchair while a stubbled man operated on her exposed brain.

• Jia Xin suspected the South District contained triggers rather than ghosts and sent Chong Ying’s insects to scout it.
• Chong Ying found no ghosts, but reported three glowing red dots and a bottle holding a seedling on the central table.
• The group entered the room, found a letter by the bottle, and chose to inspect the walls before opening it.
• At a hole beneath the first red dot, Zhang Chen saw a scarred girl remove a headband, retrieve a seedling, and place it in a glass bottle before the scene vanished.
• At the next hole, Zhang Chen saw the same girl older, bound to a wheelchair with her skull open as the stubbled man examined her brain; she clutched the bottle.

Zhang Chen witnessed the girl’s repeated death and rebirth, then learned that the South District’s new game required returning her seedling while avoiding an approaching ghost. Jia Xin picked up the bottle to start the game, but only the ghost appeared, leaving the girl’s whereabouts unknown.

• Zhang Chen watched the girl grow into a young woman, kill the man who broke into her room, die with him, and emerge reborn from a blood cocoon.
• The girl vomited up the bottle containing the seedling, met Zhang Chen’s gaze through the peephole, and vanished.
• Jia Xin and Zhang Chen concluded that the red-dot route and the game’s rules had changed, while Jia Xin suggested the girl resembled the undying woman Tomie.
• Jia Xin opened the envelope and read the new rules: the participants had to return the seedling to the girl without letting an approaching ghost get it or getting too close to the ghost.
• Jia Xin grabbed the bottle before the ten-second deadline and shouted for everyone to spread out as the lights flickered and a ghost appeared, but the girl did not.

Zhang Chen, Jia Xin, and Chong Ying tried to survive the South District’s final game while carrying a sapling and searching for the girl. They discovered that no girl could be found and that the female ghost grew faster over time, leaving the group under mounting pressure as Jia Xin took the sapling from an exhausted Chong Ying.

• Zhang Chen and Jia Xin split up with Chong Ying to draw the female ghost away from the center, but Chong Ying’s insects found no girl in the South District.
• Jia Xin tested the ghost and learned her lethal reach was three meters, then lured her to the district’s edge and returned to the center.
• Jia Xin rejected Zhang Chen’s suggestion that the ghost’s head belonged to the girl and urged the group to keep searching for a safer solution.
• Jia Xin noticed that the ghost’s walking speed increased over time, and he and Chong Ying took turns carrying the sapling while Zhang Chen tried to solve the game.
• As the ghost nearly matched Chong Ying’s running speed, Jia Xin took the sapling from her and told her to return to the center.

Zhang Chen realized the sapling represented the girl’s solace and destroyed it to stop the female ghost, ending the South District trial. He, Jia Xin, and Chong Ying entered the space beyond the iron door, where their abilities returned and Zhang Chen began digesting Little Mouth, while someone in a villa watched them.

• Jia Xin warned Zhang Chen to keep away from the South District’s edges as the female ghost rapidly closed in, while he prepared a Blood Crystal Sand teleportation formation that could save only two people.
• With the female ghost five meters away, Zhang Chen remembered that the sapling withered when exposed to air and concluded it represented the girl’s perspective and comfort.
• Zhang Chen smashed the bottle instead of giving the sapling to the female ghost, causing the sapling to rot and the ghost to vanish as the South District’s lights returned to normal.
• Chong Ying reunited with Zhang Chen, and Jia Xin praised him before the three opened the iron door using five keys collected from their envelopes.
• The three entered a sunlit green field beyond the door, where the asylum’s suppression lifted and Zhang Chen began digesting Little Mouth; an unseen observer watched from a villa.