Chapter Summaries

Su Lun explained why he believed Earth’s morality and social order could not survive in the Otherworld, and argued that Monster Civilization would remake humanity. He revealed that his anonymous allies included powerful figures across Dragon City, then claimed that Monster Civilization’s leader had once been human.

• Su Lun argued that Dragon City’s fragile Earth-era social structure made it vulnerable to attacks like Vortex’s and that humans had to merge with monsters to survive.
• Meng Chao recognized Su Lun’s ideas as similar to Gao Ye’s and asked whether the two had connections.
• Su Lun said he had anonymous allies who shared his beliefs and exchanged intelligence, resources, and help through dark-web channels.
• Su Lun described allies who had secretly killed a Nest City gang leader and secured licenses for his Online Arena business, suggesting they included both an assassin and a powerful official.
• Su Lun revealed that Vortex had said Monster Civilization’s leader had once been human.

Meng Chao and Lü Siya discussed Su Lun’s revelation that Monster Civilization might be led by a former human, but they focused on finding the still-missing anomalous beast “Whirlpool.” Meng Chao followed a clue to the bottom of a shaft, where A Ji had vanished, and asked Lü Siya to track the Red Radiance Jade powder he had placed on him.

• Lü Siya reported that the Nest City gangs had secured weapons and dangerous supplies, coordinated with the outside world, and begun arranging aid and evacuation for Leprosy Village.
• Meng Chao told Lü Siya that Su Lun claimed Monster Civilization’s leader had once been human, and they considered how the claim could help monsters win human collaborators.
• Meng Chao insisted that “Whirlpool” had another plan because it would not have entrusted its entire conspiracy to Su Lun and the other captured humans.
• Meng Chao brought Lü Siya to the shaft where A Ji had fallen and found only faint bloodstains, with A Ji missing.
• Meng Chao told Lü Siya to ignore the blood and sense for the Red Radiance Jade powder he had smeared on A Ji’s back.

Meng Chao and Lü Siya followed the Red Radiance Jade powder trail left on A Ji, while Meng Chao explained why he suspected the boy had a hidden identity and purpose. They decided to investigate the passage together without calling in reinforcements, since the danger remained uncertain and the city above was still in crisis.

• Lü Siya tracked Red Radiance Jade powder through the passage A Ji had taken, and Meng Chao explained that he had marked the boy with it.
• Meng Chao told Lü Siya that A Ji’s suspiciously mature behavior, unlikely good fortune, physical abilities, and convenient guidance made his story as a young thief seem false.
• Meng Chao said A Ji had helped them oppose Vortex, but might have used Meng Chao to draw the alien beast’s attention while pursuing his own objective.
• Lü Siya wondered who A Ji really was, and Meng Chao admitted he had no answer about the boy’s identity or purpose.
• Meng Chao and Lü Siya chose to investigate the passage alone before deciding whether to summon reinforcements.

Meng Chao and Lü Siya followed A Ji’s Red Radiance Jade trail to a hidden passage beneath Golden Tooth Gang headquarters, which they realized might lead to Jin Wanhao’s sealed Underground Laboratory. As they backed away to summon help, A Ji screamed from inside the passage.

• Meng Chao and Lü Siya tracked A Ji through the underground maze until his trail ended at a dead end beneath Golden Tooth Gang headquarters.
• Meng Chao connected their location to Jin Wanhao’s sealed laboratory and suspected the area lay beneath his underground tomb.
• Lü Siya and Meng Chao found a hidden door marked by Red Radiance Jade powder, and Lü Siya broke it open by manipulating the rock.
• Meng Chao and Lü Siya sensed danger in the passage and agreed to retreat and bring back Xiong Wei, Ye Xiaoyue, and other warriors.
• A Ji’s piercing scream came from deep inside the Secret Passage.

Demon God "Vortex" infiltrated the secret laboratory beneath Golden Tooth Gang Headquarters and explored Jin Wanhao’s experimental rooms, discovering records, equipment, and a trove of rare materials. It reached a cage holding a badly wounded Dire Claw Dragon, whose presence hinted at the laboratory’s most important secret.

• "Vortex" slipped through a ventilation duct into the underground laboratory while the Golden Tooth Gang struggled to contain the chaos above.
• "Vortex" examined jars of living monster organs, which convulsed violently before settling down again.
• "Vortex" scanned bloody experimental records and explored the automated operating room, imagining how Jin Wanhao had restrained and drugged monsters.
• "Vortex" found a storehouse of valuable monster materials and high-purity crystals but continued deeper into the laboratory in search of something more important.
• "Vortex" discovered more than a dozen damaged beast cages containing a single gravely wounded Dire Claw Dragon.

The Demon God “Vortex” found the nearly dead Jin Wanhao in his underground medical chamber and invaded his body, intending to take over the Underground Emperor’s life and resources. After reviving the body and opening the chamber, Vortex realized that the face he had taken over was not Jin Wanhao’s.

• Vortex discovered that the Dire Claw Dragon had devoured the other caged monsters and was now trapped and badly injured.
• The Dire Claw Dragon attacked Vortex, but Vortex overwhelmed it with a burst of brutal force and continued through the laboratory.
• Vortex found Jin Wanhao barely alive in the Medical Chamber and confirmed that he was close to death.
• Vortex drilled through an IV tube and entered Jin Wanhao’s body, restoring its strength and taking control of the shell.
• Vortex opened the Medical Chamber, then examined the face and realized that the body was not Jin Wanhao’s.

The Demon God “Vortex” discovered that the body it had possessed was not Jin Wanhao’s and was ambushed by a silver-eyed youth named A Ji. After A Ji’s traps and medical arms failed to stop Vortex, he revealed overwhelming Spiritual Energy and Spirit Runes, leaving their fight poised to escalate.

• The Demon God “Vortex” realized the body in the Medical Chamber was not Jin Wanhao’s and wondered where the real Jin Wanhao was.
• A crystal-powered crossbow bolt pierced Vortex’s chest and dragged it into electrified Gene Serum.
• A Ji controlled the Medical Chamber’s mechanical arms to attack Vortex, but Vortex stretched its severed limbs and destroyed the machines.
• Vortex threatened to devour A Ji, who unleashed his Spiritual Energy and revealed Spirit Runes more magnificent than Meng Chao’s and Luo Wu’s.

A Ji revealed his Peak Heaven Realm Spirit Armor and used a devastating flame blade to nearly destroy the demon god "Vortex," whose Crossed Cross Eye Tattoo recognition left him with questions. After freezing and smashing Vortex’s scattered slime, A Ji left the medical room and opened a hidden safe in the Material Warehouse.

• A Ji formed silver Spirit Armor and a Flame Battle Blade, then slashed Vortex with hundreds of converging blade lights.
• Vortex’s slime body broke apart under the flames, but it burst from its charred shell into droplets and attacked A Ji.
• A Ji cut contaminated flesh from his arm, froze the slime droplets with Liquid Nitrogen, and smashed them into pieces.
• Wounded and exhausted, A Ji left the medical room, passed the Dire Claw Dragon’s cage, and entered the Material Warehouse.
• A Ji moved crystals and a Hell Beast heart in a precise sequence, opening a concealed safe behind the display cabinets.

A Ji opened the Golden Tooth Gang safe and began injecting its powerful Gene Serums, while the demon god Vortex possessed the Dire Claw Dragon and transformed it into a stronger, more dangerous creature. The possessed dragon escaped its cage and charged toward A Ji in the Material Warehouse.

• A Ji used his blood and Morse-code blinks to open the safe, then injected the first Gene Serum and absorbed its Spiritual Energy.
• A Ji injected the second Gene Serum and began cultivating, unaware that fragments of Vortex were resonating in the medical room.
• Vortex re-formed as black mucus, entered the Dire Claw Dragon’s cage, and infected the wounded beast through its body and throat.
• The possessed Dire Claw Dragon gained black armor and greater strength, bent the electrified bars, and forced its way out of the cage.
• The possessed Dire Claw Dragon charged toward A Ji in the Material Warehouse.

A Ji fought the Dire Claw Dragon possessed by the Demon God "Vortex" in the Material Warehouse, but the monster injected Hell Blood No. 3 and began absorbing its power. A Ji seized the opening to attack, severing the monster’s tail, which still lunged toward his head.

• A Ji’s Spirit Energy Battle Armor and blade wounds failed to stop the Dire Claw Dragon, whose tail smashed his chest and sent five Hell Blood serums scattering from the safe.
• The Demon God "Vortex" recognized the serums’ value, took Hell Blood No. 3, and injected it into the Dire Claw Dragon’s body.
• A Ji realized that "Vortex" might survive the serum because it possessed a Hell Beast body and was made from Monster Civilization biotechnology.
• While "Vortex" staggered under the serum’s effects, A Ji gathered his broken armor into a light blade and struck at the monster’s neck.
• "Vortex" blocked with its tail, but A Ji’s blade split it and then severed it at the root; the detached tail sprang toward A Ji’s head.

A Ji and Demon God "Vortex" fought a brutal battle in the Underground Laboratory, with A Ji gaining the upper hand before Vortex secretly absorbed more Hell's Blood and turned the tables. Just as Vortex moved to kill A Ji, Meng Chao severed its attacking forelimb.

• A Ji and Demon God "Vortex" exchanged attacks as Hell's Blood transformed them into more powerful monsters.
• A Ji smashed the Dire Claw Dragon's skull and fought Vortex at close range, while their struggle wrecked the laboratory and crushed several doses of Hell's Blood.
• Furious over the spilled medicine, A Ji battered Vortex's Dire Claw Dragon shell repeatedly, leaving it badly deformed and apparently near defeat.
• A Ji discovered that Vortex had secretly absorbed Hell's Blood through a thin strand of black slime, allowing it to overpower him and hurl him into a wall.
• As Vortex slashed toward A Ji's throat, Meng Chao appeared and severed the Dire Claw Dragon's forelimb with blood flame.

Meng Chao and Lü Siya confronted the Demon God “Vortex” in Jin Wanhao’s secret laboratory, where it had fused with the powerful Dire Claw Dragon called the “Death Scythe.” A Ji urged them to work together against it, but Meng Chao suspected A Ji was hiding a dangerous connection to Jin Wanhao and might become a threat himself.

• Meng Chao and Lü Siya entered the laboratory and saw “Vortex” regenerate a severed limb with black mucus while A Ji approached them.
• Meng Chao questioned A Ji’s identity and how he had entered the laboratory and opened Jin Wanhao’s safe; A Ji demanded they help him defeat “Vortex.”
• “Vortex” blocked the exit and transformed its body, extending its limbs and growing armor and spikes as the Demon God investigation task advanced to 59%.
• A Ji explained that “Vortex” had possessed the enhanced Dire Claw Dragon “Death Scythe” and absorbed Hell Blood, making it far more powerful than before.
• Meng Chao questioned A Ji’s knowledge of the laboratory and Jin Wanhao, then suspected A Ji was entangled in a secret scheme and might try to kill them after they defeated “Vortex.”

Meng Chao, Lü Siya, and A Ji fought the Demon God “Vortex” as it absorbed Hell Blood and regenerated from their attacks. After Lü Siya trapped it in concrete, Vortex broke free, and A Ji ordered the others aside.

• A Ji revealed that the resources in the laboratory had originally belonged to him, then joined Meng Chao and Lü Siya in fighting Vortex.
• Meng Chao used his Blood Soul Battle Blade to sever Vortex’s tail and stop it from absorbing Hell Blood, but the beast repaired its body with black mucus and overwhelmed him.
• Meng Chao struck the alloy floor to expose the earth beneath, allowing Lü Siya to impale Vortex with earth spikes and bury it in concrete.
• Meng Chao and Lü Siya exhausted themselves trying to hold Vortex, which broke out of the concrete and attacked them again.
• A Ji told Meng Chao and Lü Siya to move aside.

A Ji unleashed the Celestial Overlord Shattering Star Strike, badly wounding demon god "Vortex" but collapsing from the effort. As Lü Siya and Meng Chao struggled to keep Vortex from the Hell Blood, Meng Chao fell into the serum and realized his Fire Seed might let him use its energy to upgrade his skills.

• A Ji used the Celestial Overlord Shattering Star Strike to split Vortex and burn away its black slime, but the demon survived and A Ji collapsed, drained of strength.
• Vortex extinguished the golden flames and began regenerating while lunging toward the Hell Blood.
• Lü Siya used Rock Serpents and Rock Dragons to hold Vortex back, then was struck by its tail and hurled into a wall.
• Meng Chao rammed Vortex away from the Hell Blood, but fell into the serum himself and felt its violent energy surge through his body.
• Meng Chao summoned his Contribution Points and skill display, recognizing that the Fire Seed might allow him to absorb the concentrated serum's energy for upgrades.

Meng Chao tried to use Contribution Points and his immense stores of Spiritual Energy to advance his techniques before the Hell Blood overwhelmed his body. He focused on Nine Dragons Divine Seal, the extraordinarily difficult ultimate art of the Martial God Lei Zongchao, hoping it could help him survive.

• Meng Chao realized he had to digest the violent Spiritual Energy surging through his body or risk exploding.
• He called up his skills and found that his many Master- and Perfect-Level techniques were not enough to absorb the energy.
• Meng Chao turned to Nine Dragons Divine Seal, Lei Zongchao's signature ultimate art, which he had cultivated to Ordinary Level with 66% proficiency.
• The chapter explained how Nine Dragons Divine Seal cultivated the Eight Dragon Meridians and stored Spirit Magnetic Fields for instant skill casting.
• Meng Chao recalled that an Anonymous Donor had supplied him with an annotated secret copy and a cultivation plan that helped him progress.
• Meng Chao resolved to rely on Nine Dragons Divine Seal to digest the Hell Blood's Spiritual Energy.

Meng Chao upgraded his Nine Dragons Divine Seal while the wounded monster god “Vortex” struggled to recover, then frantically consumed Hell Blood to keep it from the beast. The chapter left Meng Chao convulsing as “Vortex” attacked, with Lü Siya’s strike barely piercing its shoulder.

• Meng Chao spent hundreds of thousands of Contribution Points upgrading the Nine Dragons Divine Seal while “Vortex” remained weakened by A Ji’s attack.
• Meng Chao absorbed the Hell Blood through his wounds, gaining a sudden understanding of Lei Zonglie’s martial art as the serum was used up.
• Meng Chao buried his face in the remaining Hell Blood and gulped it down, refusing to leave any for “Vortex” despite Lü Siya’s warnings.
• Meng Chao urged A Ji to help consume the serum, but A Ji could not fight effectively after exhausting himself with his earlier strike.
• “Vortex” began healing and lunged at Meng Chao, while Lü Siya grabbed his Blood Soul Battle Blade and drove it only three inches into the beast’s shoulder.

Meng Chao used the Nine Dragons Divine Seal to turn the fight against Demonic God "Vortex" after it devoured the remaining Hell Blood. He overwhelmed the demon while the undigested serum ravaged its body, leaving it to regret choosing him as its target.

• Demonic God "Vortex" wounded Lü Siya and A Ji, then turned its attack on Meng Chao as he struggled to control his transformed body.
• Meng Chao grabbed the Blood Soul Battle Blade and fought at close range, but Demonic God "Vortex" drank the remaining Hell Blood while they grappled.
• Meng Chao appeared to surrender the serum, then opened his eyes after Demonic God "Vortex" finished drinking and advanced his Nine Dragons Divine Seal to Expert Level.
• Meng Chao rammed Demonic God "Vortex" with his Spirit Flame-covered head and unleashed the Nine Dragons Divine Seal, shocking Lü Siya and A Ji.
• Meng Chao battered Demonic God "Vortex" with a rapid barrage of punches as the undigested Hell Blood burned through its body.
• Demonic God "Vortex" realized Meng Chao had absorbed his share of the Hell Blood quickly and regretted provoking him.

Meng Chao used fire-element materials and crystals to burn the demon god "Vortex" after his Nine Dragons Divine Seal failed to finish it. Though the others believed the beast was dead, Meng Chao realized it had sacrificed most of its body to hide a final attack.

• Meng Chao's Nine Dragons Divine Seal battered "Vortex," but A Ji and Lü Siya warned that the beast would regenerate unless they burned it with extreme heat.
• Meng Chao found Flame Halberd Beast Acid and Fire Sulfur Crystals in the Material Warehouse, coated his arms with the acid, and ignited it to turn his fists into blazing weapons.
• Meng Chao drove the flames into "Vortex," burning its outer layer into a brittle shell while A Ji warned that slime might remain active inside.
• Meng Chao crushed a Fire Sulfur Crystal and launched his Flame Vajra at the charred shell, setting off a massive explosion that incinerated most of "Vortex" and the Dire Claw Dragon's remains.
• A Ji and Lü Siya thought the demon god was dead, but Meng Chao realized it had sacrificed most of its body to cover the escape of its remaining transparent slime.
• The remaining slime suddenly sprang from beneath the ashes and pounced on Meng Chao.

Meng Chao injected Hell Blood No. 7 into the demon god “Vortex,” destroying it while using his Contribution Points to survive the violent Spiritual Energy. As the foam left by Vortex formed a woman’s image, Meng Chao recognized her temperament as that of his former-life sister, Bai Jiacao, after she became the Black Night Witch.

• Vortex invaded Meng Chao’s body, and Meng Chao found Hell Blood No. 7 as he fought to stop it reaching his brain.
• Meng Chao injected Hell Blood No. 7 into Vortex, whose cells ruptured under the serum’s violent Spiritual Energy.
• Meng Chao spent his Contribution Points on upgrades and healing as he absorbed the serum’s power and Vortex burst into bubbles.
• The remaining bubbles gathered into a woman’s phantom, and Meng Chao sensed the familiar temperament of Bai Jiacao as the Black Night Witch.

After defeating Vortex, Meng Chao and Lü Siya survived and began recovering in Jin Wanhao’s underground laboratory. Their discovery that the laboratory contained records of human experimentation left them questioning what A Ji and the Underground Emperor had been hiding.

• Foam Messenger recognized A Ji as his big brother, then vanished when A Ji tried to touch him.
• Meng Chao received contribution rewards for killing Vortex and helping save the lair city, then confirmed that he and Lü Siya had survived.
• Lü Siya questioned Meng Chao about his growing strength and secrets, but he reminded her that they had agreed not to pry into each other’s private affairs.
• Meng Chao and Lü Siya prepared Jin Wanhao’s medical chamber and argued over who should heal first, while A Ji demanded to be released and claimed the supplies as his own.
• Meng Chao confronted the bound A Ji with research documents and photographs that showed Jin Wanhao’s laboratory had used at least a dozen Transcendents as human test subjects.