Chapter Summaries

Ye Bai discovered that the Gospel Association was using the Grave Whip to corrupt the Ancestral House Sacrificial Spirit and turn the courtyard into a Bone-burial Ground. As Fang Ri Tu fought the endlessly returning Vengeful Willows and Undead Scholar Trees, Ye Bai watched for a chance to rescue the Sacrificial Spirit without making it his enemy.

• Ye Bai examined the Ancestral House Sacrificial Spirit and learned that the Grave Whip was corrupting her, while shattered mirror fragments helped preserve her clarity.
• The Grave Whip took control of the Sacrificial Spirit, plunged the courtyard into darkness, and transformed its trees into Vengeful Willows and an Undead Scholar Tree.
• Fang Ri Tu finished a roast chicken, then used her Copper Hammer to smash the Vengeful Willows and repel the Undead Scholar Tree's explosive flowers and skeletons.
• The defeated monsters repeatedly revived, but Ye Bai noticed their recovery slowing and concluded that their resurrections drained the Sacrificial Spirit's energy.
• Ye Bai and Shark Hunter watched Fang Ri Tu fight while Ye Bai held back, seeking a reliable way to save the Sacrificial Spirit and ensure it would not turn against him.

Ye Bai and his companions turned the Grave Whip’s takeover of the Ancestral House Sacrificial Spirit against her by using the Sunflower Emperor, Space Pelican, and a reassembled mirror. The Sacrificial Spirit was swallowed by the mirror, which escaped into the Space Pelican’s mouth, while Ye Bai remained curious about the mirror’s origin.

• The Grave Whip’s artifact spirit took control of the weakening Sacrificial Spirit and threatened to turn Ye Bai, Fang Ri Tu, and Shark Hunter into Corpse Puppets.
• Fang Ri Tu’s hammer and Shark Hunter’s bullets failed to hit the Sacrificial Spirit because she occupied a separate dimension.
• Ye Bai ordered the Sunflower Emperor to use Holy Light Illumination as the Space Pelican transferred the shattered mirror into the Sacrificial Spirit’s space.
• The mirror fragments gathered into a partial mirror, whose light burned the Sacrificial Spirit and drew in the Black Qi.
• The mirror absorbed the Sacrificial Spirit, then flew into the Space Pelican’s mouth as Ye Bai wondered where it had come from.

Ye Bai, Fang Ri Tu, and Shark Hunter emerged from the sealed space as the Ancestral House began to vanish, then prepared for a new battle. The Gospel Association surrounded them with undead, snakes, and vultures and demanded that Fang Ri Tu surrender the Grave Whip.

• Fang Ri Tu and Shark Hunter awoke as the courtyard began to disappear, and Fang Ri Tu found the gray Grave Whip marked “Departure.”
• Fang Ri Tu ate the Space Pelican’s food to recover while Shark Hunter went hungry, then Ye Bai gave Shark Hunter Sunflower Bread.
• Shark Hunter transformed the Gun Shark into a Barrett heavy sniper rifle as the Black Knight ordered the Gospel Association members to prepare for battle.
• The Bird Speaker summoned Corpse Vultures, a necromancer raised Skeleton Soldiers and Bone Giants, and another member summoned Ironclad Barbarian Snakes to surround Ye Bai and the others.
• The Plague Doctor demanded that Fang Ri Tu surrender the Grave Whip or die.

Ye Bai and Fang Ri Tu faced a massive undead assault by the Gospel Association near Five Finger Stone, while Ye Bai sent a distress message to President Zhang Jian. Shark Hunter’s War Giant Shark exposed the enemy’s ambush by detonating an Explosion Shark among the Corpse Vultures, leaving the battle underway.

• Ye Bai reviewed intelligence on the enemies and summoned his pets as Shark Hunter brought out her War Giant Shark and Fang Ri Tu prepared to fight.
• A Sunflower Emperor clone reached the foot of Five Finger Stone and sent Ye Bai’s plea for help to President Zhang Jian, who ordered a team to the site.
• The Gospel Association’s Black Robed Man and Bird Speaker unleashed a huge flock of undead Corpse Vultures against Ye Bai, Fang Ri Tu, and Shark Hunter.
• Shark Hunter’s War Giant Shark launched an Explosion Shark into the flock despite the Black Knight’s attempt to intercept it.
• The Explosion Shark detonated among the Corpse Vultures, setting the sky ablaze and sending burning undead crashing down.

Fang Ri Tu fought the Black Knight after sunlight devastated the Skeleton Soldiers and weakened the Gospel Association’s forces. The Black Knight wounded her, but her power abruptly surged and she battered him, while Ye Bai noticed that the eye on his Abyssal Demon Armor was tied to his immortality.

• A colossal opening in the sky let sunlight burn away many Skeleton Soldiers and drive the Corpse Vultures into disarray.
• The Black Knight ordered the Bone Giant and Barbarian Snake to attack Fang Ri Tu and moved to kill her before Flame Kingdom could respond.
• Fang Ri Tu and the Black Knight clashed with her Copper Hammer and his black longsword as the surrounding armies attacked.
• The Black Knight cut Fang Ri Tu’s shoulder with his cursed sword, but her hair turned white, her eyes turned red, and her strength rapidly increased.
• Fang Ri Tu struck the Black Knight into the air, opened a bloody hole in his chest, and knocked his sword away.
• Ye Bai saw the Black Knight’s body regenerate and concluded that striking the eye on his Abyssal Demon Armor could defeat his immortal trait.

Shark Hunter wiped out the Corpse Vultures and Bird Speaker, but Barbarian Snake cornered her with his Ironclad Barbarian Snakes. Tank arrived and used his Lion’s Roar to kill the snakes and Barbarian Snake, then Shark Hunter urged him to save Ye Bai, who was being chased by Skeleton Soldiers.

• Fang Ri Tu charged the Black Knight while Ye Bai watched for a chance to attack the Eyes of the Abyssal Demon Armor with the True Dragon Sword.
• Shark Hunter summoned her Gatling Gun Sharks and killed the Corpse Pigeon King and the remaining Corpse Vultures, then shot the Bird Speaker dead.
• Barbarian Snake trapped Shark Hunter with his Ironclad Barbarian Snakes, but she shot one snake before her exhausted arms gave out.
• Tank arrived and smashed one Ironclad Barbarian Snake, then Barbarian Snake summoned more snakes with his innate talent.
• Tank’s Lion’s Roar killed the Ironclad Barbarian Snakes and Barbarian Snake, but also left Shark Hunter stunned.
• Shark Hunter told Tank to save Ye Bai from the Skeleton Soldiers chasing him.

Ye Bai led the evolving Skeleton Army on a chase while waiting for his trump card, as Doctor Beak trapped Tank and Shark Hunter in the Black Crow Illusion. The chapter ended with Tank preparing to use his sound-wave attack again, while Doctor Beak was confident it would fail.

• The Skeleton Soldiers evolved into Black Iron Skeleton Soldiers and gathered around a powerful Bone Giant as Ye Bai led them through the forest.
• Ye Bai noticed the undead were growing stronger and kept them pursuing him so they could produce Soul Crystals for Little Charcoal Dog.
• Fang Ri Tu easily defeated the Black Knight while Tank carried Shark Hunter across the battlefield.
• Doctor Beak trapped Tank and Shark Hunter in his Black Crow Illusion and announced that the Gospel Association intended to kill Ye Bai and Fang Ri Tu.
• Tank charged Doctor Beak and Shark Hunter fired Gun Shark, but Doctor Beak blocked the attack and stopped the bullet.
• Shark Hunter summoned a Black Mist-covered War Giant Shark and urged Tank to use his trump card; Tank prepared his sound-wave attack as Doctor Beak mocked him.

Zhang Jian let Star Sage prevent him from interfering in the battle below, while Ye Bai used the Sunflower Emperor’s blinding light to defeat Bone and his Iron Bone Giant. The Iron Bone Giant and Bone died, and Ye Bai’s allies survived as Star Sage warned Zhang Jian about the Resurrection Society’s Trinity Plan.

• Star Sage stopped Zhang Jian from intervening, explained that Undead Faction members were fighting his subordinates, and warned him to kill the Resurrection Society’s Holy Son before the Trinity Plan was completed.
• Bone’s Bone Giant devoured the remaining skeleton soldiers and three other Bone Giants, becoming an Iron Bone Giant and changing Bone’s talent to Undead Manipulation.
• Ye Bai sent multiple Sunflower Emperor clones against the Iron Bone Giant and used Holy Light Illumination, interrupting the battles and exposing the dark and undead creatures to the light.
• Ye Bai released Da Hui to kill the Iron Bone Giant and protect its Soul Crystal, while the Sunflower Emperor killed Bone.
• The Sunflower Emperor healed Shark Hunter, and Doctor Beak fled after the light shattered his illusion and injured him.

Fang Ri Tu and Ye Bai defeated the Black Knight, whose recovered memories revealed that the Blood Saint Son had orchestrated his family’s deaths and controlled him. After Fang Ri Tu was rescued, President Zhang ordered Ye Bai to leave Yan East Province for the Imperial Capital because the Star Sage and the Resurrection Society had taken an interest in him.

• The Star Sage questioned whether Ye Bai shared her talent, then vanished after deciding she already knew the answer.
• Ye Bai used seven Dragon Slaying Swords to pierce the seven eyes of the Black Knight’s Abyssal Demon Armor and drain its power.
• As he died, the Black Knight remembered that the Blood Saint Son had arranged his wife and daughter’s deaths and turned him into the Black Knight.
• The Blood Saint Son learned of the Black Knight’s death, cursed Ye Bai, and feared advancing to Fifth Order without his support.
• Fang Ri Tu collapsed from exhaustion, and a Sunflower’s nectar calmed her cells as she lost consciousness.
• President Zhang told Ye Bai to leave for the Imperial Capital, warned him away from the Star Sage, and offered him a recommendation letter and two guild treasures.

Ye Bai prepared to leave Jiaying City for the Imperial Capital, securing a Hellfire Ring and negotiating a partnership with Sophia for Sunflower Cleaning Company. After saying goodbye to the research institute and its memories, he departed by helicopter, leaving his hometown behind.

• President Zhang gave Ye Bai a Hellfire Ring containing Fifth Order Hellfire to protect him.
• Sophia offered to make Sunflower Cleaning Company a Divine Phoenix Group subsidiary, and Ye Bai negotiated for a 51-percent stake and a shop near Imperial Capital University.
• Sophia reunited with Da Hui and fell asleep in his embrace, while Ye Bai packed his belongings and photographed the research institute.
• Ye Bai shut off the research institute's power, packed its security robot for Zhang Lingxue, and shared dinner with Sophia and Da Hui.
• Ye Bai boarded the Hellfire-powered helicopter with Fang Ri Tu, President Zhang, Shark Hunter, and Tank, then said farewell to Jiaying City as they flew toward the Imperial Capital.

Ye Bai learned how to destroy the Blood Saint Son’s remains and warned the Provincial Pet Beast Guild about the worsening undead crisis in Tianhe City. After choosing two suspicious stones from the Guild’s Secret Vault, he met Master Jiang, who revealed that the Blood Saint Son and Necromancer had placed warrants on him and offered to escort him to the Imperial Capital.

• Ye Bai reviewed intelligence about the Blood Saint Son, Hellfire, Star Sage, Tianhe City’s undead, and the Gospel Association’s future divisions.
• President Zhang convened the Provincial Pet Beast Guild’s leaders, and Fang Ri Tu agreed to report Tianhe City’s crisis to Officer Rabbit.
• Secretary Lu took Ye Bai to the Guild’s Secret Vault, where he selected two skull-shaped stones that might contain Hellfire.
• Paper Figure Kui brought Ye Bai to the Anbaotang Secret Realm, where Master Jiang told him that the Blood Saint Son and Necromancer had issued warrants for him.
• Ye Bai told Master Jiang that he wanted to visit the Yan East Provincial Museum to find the Blood Saint Son’s remains.

Ye Bai used the Blood Pool to destroy Blood Saint Son’s remains and the fragment of his soul, then learned how to open the Nine Nether Stone. He had the Little Charcoal Dog burn the stone and discovered its next evolution path was Nether Wolf.

• Master Jiang explained how Ye Bai could open the Blood God Stone and Nine Nether Stone, and warned him not to release the Hellfire before evolving the Little Charcoal Dog.
• Paper Figure Kui retrieved Blood Saint Son’s remains, and Ye Bai used Sunflower Emperor’s Blood Pool to refine them and destroy the soul fragment inside.
• Blood Saint Son felt his remains and soul fragment being destroyed, then ordered Red Knight to recover the Blood Pool at any cost.
• Ye Bai found that fierce flames could open the Nine Nether Stone and brought the Little Charcoal Dog to a Secret Realm to burn it.
• Ye Bai’s Eye of Insight revealed the Little Charcoal Dog’s third evolution path: Nether Wolf.

Ye Bai studied the critically injured Ice Glass Dragon and her endangered Glass Dragon Egg to prepare for Master Jiang’s surgery. After uncovering the dragon’s hidden dangers, he gathered rare treatment materials, while Da Hui resolved to grow stronger after learning that the Death God’s Curse still threatened him.

• Paper Figure Kui told Ye Bai that Master Jiang would operate on the Ice Glass Dragon in three days, and Ye Bai studied her injuries and the fragile Glass Dragon Egg.
• While Ye Bai worked through the surgery plan, Master Jiang told Da Hui that he had once been cursed by the Death God and that Ye Bai’s growing strength and connections would be needed to protect him.
• Da Hui found resolve in the pocket watch photograph and began training in hopes of becoming stronger.
• Ye Bai’s intelligence revealed the Ice Glass Dragon’s cracked Dragon Pearl and the rare treasures needed to treat her injuries and preserve the Glass Dragon Egg.
• Paper Figure Kui authorized Ye Bai to take Dragon God Stone, Mermaid’s Tear, Dragon Blood Fruit, Ten Thousand Year Old Ice, Ice God Fruit, and Ten Thousand Year Old Stone Milk from the storehouse for the operation.

Ye Bai prepared for the Ice Glass Dragon’s surgery and learned that its uncontrolled dragon’s might and freezing aura could make approaching it deadly. The Dragon Pillar brought the badly wounded dragon to the operating room, where Ye Bai began assessing its condition under Master Jiang’s supervision.

• Ye Bai studied the rare materials and medical cases needed to separate the Ice Glass Dragon from its Glass Dragon Egg, then realized he would need protection from its uncontrolled power.
• Paper Figure Kui and Ye Bai met the Dragon Pillar at the Secret Realm entrance, and the Dragon Pillar agreed to let Ye Bai examine his Ice Glass Dragon.
• Master Jiang assured the Dragon Pillar that Ye Bai would perform the surgery under his guidance and warned him that Heavenly Gate’s fees would be high.
• The Dragon Pillar released A Li, whose wounds were covered in frost and whose scales were corroded by Black Qi concentrated around its abdomen.
• The Ice Glass Dragon’s appearance drove the operating room’s temperature below zero.

Ye Bai and Master Jiang began preparing to separate the Glass Dragon Egg from the dying Ice Glass Dragon, whose newly erupted Evil Qi threatened the operation. With the Ice Glass Dragon temporarily subdued and its abdomen opened, Ye Bai reached the fragile egg, leaving the Sunflower Emperor responsible for the delicate separation.

• Ye Bai examined the Ice Glass Dragon and found that Evil Qi was eroding it and that more than half its origin had been consumed.
• Master Jiang instructed Long Zhu to use the Demon Subduing Pestle to suppress the Evil Qi while the team prepared for surgery.
• Long Zhu suppressed the Evil Qi, Da Hui paralyzed the Ice Glass Dragon, and Space Pelican made an incision so Ye Bai could open its abdomen.
• Ye Bai exposed the cracked Glass Dragon Egg and used the Sunflower Emperor's Holy Light to drive back the Evil Qi.
• Ye Bai asked the Sunflower Emperor to separate the fragile Glass Dragon Egg, making its careful handling crucial to the operation.

Ye Bai and the Sunflower Emperor successfully separated the Glass Dragon Egg from the Ice Glass Dragon and saved it from the black Evil Qi. Ye Bai then proposed repairing the Ice Glass Dragon while luring the Hellish Evil Dragon into a Demon Dragon Egg, leaving Master Jiang convinced by his plan.

• The Sunflower Emperor used Flower Nectar and the True Dragon Sword to cut the Glass Dragon Egg free while the black Evil Qi multiplied around it.
• The Space Pelican transferred the Sunflower Emperor's basket and the Glass Dragon Egg, and Ye Bai stored the egg in his Pet Beast Space before the Evil Qi could reach it.
• Long Zhu activated the Demon Subduing Pestle to force the black Evil Qi back into the Ice Glass Dragon, which then fainted as its wound healed.
• Long Zhu described a six-eyed, red-eyed creature wrapped in black gas, and Ye Bai and Master Jiang identified it as a Hellish Evil Dragon from the Hell Secret Realm.
• Ye Bai told Master Jiang to focus on repairing the Ice Glass Dragon and proposed luring the Hellish Evil Dragon into the warehouse's Demon Dragon Egg; Master Jiang praised his scheme.

Ye Bai operated on the Ice Glass Dragon to repair its shattered bones and restore its strength while secretly retrieving its damaged Dragon Pearl. The Ice Glass Dragon awoke with the Evil Qi suppressed, and Ye Bai brought out a Demon Dragon Egg as bait for the evil dragon.

• Ye Bai reviewed intelligence about materials for repairing the Ice Glass Dragon and prepared for a lengthy operation with Long Zhu and Master Jiang.
• Paper Figure Kui assisted as Ye Bai repaired the Ice Glass Dragon's bones, while the Sunflower Emperor secretly took its damaged Dragon Pearl and Ye Bai soaked it in Dragon Glue.
• Ye Bai completed the surgery and fed the Ice Glass Dragon Ice Dragon Sand to replenish its depleted origin.
• The Demon Subduing Pestle suppressed the leaking Evil Qi, and the Ice Glass Dragon awoke with the evil dragon trapped in the corners of its body.
• Ye Bai had Paper Figure Kui bring out a Demon Dragon Egg, which immediately drew the evil dragon's attention.

Ye Bai and Master Jiang successfully restored the Ice Glass Dragon and revived the Demon Dragon Egg, while the Hellish Evil Dragon escaped its original master’s brand by taking over the egg’s soul. Master Jiang told Ye Bai about the combined Young Qilin Cup and Phoenix Fledgling Cup, and Dragon Pillar ended up owing Tianmen a fortune for the treatment.

• The Hellish Evil Dragon poured its Evil Qi into the Demon Dragon Egg, devoured its soul, and erased its main body's mark from its own soul.
• Ye Bai confirmed that the operation had succeeded, and Paper Figure Kui sealed the revived Demon Dragon Egg behind a Barrier.
• Master Jiang told Ye Bai that the Young Qilin Cup and Phoenix Fledgling Cup finals would be held together, with the top ten contestants receiving special admission to Imperial Capital University.
• Master Jiang warned Ye Bai to keep a low profile and explained that he had treated Dragon Pillar to secure a favor from one of the Twelve Pillars of the Nation.
• The Ice Glass Dragon woke beside Dragon Pillar, but both it and Dragon Pillar were shocked by the treatment bill.
• Paper Figure Kui assessed Dragon Pillar's treasures and offered to waive part of the fee in exchange for three favors on the remaining debt.

Ye Bai arrived at the Young Qilin Cup, uncovered hallucinogenic cards planted at the venue, and learned that the competition faced security threats. After discovering intelligence about Bee Eagles disguised as Wind Eagles, he suspected someone planned to use their poisonous blood to force contestants out.

• Master Jiang sent Ye Bai with Paper Figure Kui to register for the Young Qilin Cup and warned that he would not recognize Ye Bai as his disciple unless he won.
• At the opening ceremony, Ye Bai saw Su Qingxian and Zhang Dashan, then reported a suspicious card left outside his room; investigators confirmed it contained a hallucinogenic agent.
• Tiger Pillar assigned Kang Jinlong, Weihuo Tiger, and Ji Shui Bao to protect the contestants, while Star Sage discussed her plan to obtain Oghma's protection and eventually leave the Gospel Association.
• Ye Bai's refreshed intelligence revealed how to distinguish Bee Eagles from Wind Eagles and warned that Bee Eagle materials were poisonous.
• After studying the two species, Ye Bai suspected that someone would use Bee Eagles to poison contestants and drive them from the competition.

Ye Bai competed in the first round of the Young Qilin Cup by preparing a Strength Potion with a rare Spring and Autumn Cicada's Cicada Molt, earning a perfect score. The result prompted another contestant to accuse him of cheating and demand an investigation.

• Masked conspirators discussed a new plan to ensure they qualified for the Young Qilin Cup finals and could compete for Phoenix Fledgling Cup honors.
• Tiger Pillar Yin Tiger opened the competition with a speech, and organizer Ye Lin announced the rules for the three-stage event.
• Ye Bai selected a Strength Potion topic and discovered the system inventory contained a Spring and Autumn Cicada's Cicada Molt, which he added to his potion.
• Ye Bai submitted his completed blood-red Strength Potion for inspection and waited as his score remained hidden until the contestants finished.
• The plaza display revealed Ye Bai had earned a perfect score of one hundred, and a contestant accused him of cheating and called for an investigation.