Chapter Summaries

Tang Qi discovered that Elizabeth had been chosen by a Wilnas Sprite as its mother body and began trying to stop her transformation while preserving the sprite’s birth. When the sprite resisted and revealed that it regarded Elizabeth as its mother, Tang Qi proposed waking Elizabeth to ask what she wanted.

• Tang Qi used a Body Control Spell to silence Elizabeth’s team, then questioned Jensen about unusual events during Elizabeth’s film shoot in Grant Forest.
• Tang Qi identified Elizabeth as a Fairy Mother Body carrying a Wilnas Sprite and explained that the sprite’s egg was draining her vitality while transforming her.
• Tang Qi tried to halt Elizabeth’s transformation and nourish the sprite, but the juvenile Wilnas Sprite fought back with powerful magic.
• The Wilnas Sprite sent Tang Qi its plea, explaining that it needed a mother and believed transforming Elizabeth would protect and strengthen her.
• Tang Qi told Jensen and the others that they could ask Elizabeth what she wanted, and they realized she could be awakened.

Tang Qi stopped Elizabeth’s forced conversion and safely delivered the Wilnas Sprite infant, which Gluttony repeatedly startled and licked. As Tang Qi left through a Void Portal, the infant followed him, calling him a “Bad Guy.”

• Elizabeth rejected becoming the Wilnas Sprite’s mother, so Tang Qi put her to sleep and cut off the conversion while Old Colson infused her with life force.
• Tang Qi delivered the Wilnas Sprite infant, which emerged healthy, blessed those present, and prepared to leave.
• Gluttony licked the infant, and when it attacked him with golden lightning, it was frightened unconscious by his gaping maw.
• Agents took the unconscious Elizabeth and her team away, while Jensen stayed behind, dejected.
• Tang Qi opened a Void Portal to leave, but the awakened infant called him a “Bad Guy” and followed him through as the portal vanished.

Tang Qi watched his Supernatural Creatures fight in his wrecked residence and learned that Shirley and Lily would leave the Quarantine Zone, but an emergency erupted there when a sealed little girl broke free. The chapter ended as Tang Qi faced her and identified her as an Evil Seed.

• Tang Qi let the Wilnas Sprite follow him home, where it and Gluttony thrashed the Night Beast after it tried to fight both of them.
• Tang Qi learned that Shirley and Lily had been downgraded from Level Five Danger Sources and would move to Dragonheart Castle for individual lessons.
• The White Lighthouse turned blood-red, and Professor Eva and the teachers rushed to the Quarantine Zone as the alarm sounded.
• A little girl shattered the sealed cottage and used an illusion to make Professor Eva believe she was a frightened child seeking help.
• Tang Qi broke the illusion and faced the girl, whose malice triggered his supernatural assessment identifying her as an Evil Seed.

Tang Qi exposed Bessie Love as a murderous evilspawn who had escaped her binding and tried to free another sealed Monster Child. He stopped her and relentlessly beat her as their stone pillar rose above the Fog Sea.

• Tang Qi used his Special Ability to identify Bessie Love as an evilspawn and revealed that she had killed her family and others.
• Bessie admitted to the murders, then used illusions to sway the teachers and broke free from the White Lighthouse's binding.
• Bessie flew toward a nearby pillar to free a sealed Monster Child, but Tang Qi intercepted her and slammed her into a stone pillar.
• Bessie threatened to kill Shirley and the ten little charcoal girls, prompting Tang Qi to repeatedly punch her into the rock.
• The stone pillar carrying Tang Qi and Bessie rose above the other pillars toward Above the Fog Sea.

Tang Qi fought Bessie Love, an intelligent and nearly indestructible evil spawn, and used his tempered Furnace Power to break through her defenses. As she weakened, he invoked Crimson and pulled her soul into its sealing world, ending the battle.

• Tang Qi fought off Bessie Love's attacks with his Protection Curse, Furnace Explosive Bullets, Bone Blade, and Light Knight Sword, while she regenerated and drained his magic power.
• Tang Qi realized Bessie Love could become a disaster if she escaped the school, abandoned his plans for further experiments, and let her swallow him after withdrawing his Protection Curse.
• Tang Qi transformed into a Fire Man and exploded inside Bessie Love's mouth, then attacked her with tempered Furnace Power that dispersed her black light and halted her regeneration.
• Tang Qi burned Bessie Love down to Black Liquid, and when she attempted one final resistance, he invoked Crimson and pulled out her soul, sealing it away.

Tang Qi killed the evilspawn Bessie Love and inspected the remaining dangers at Melada Special Education School, then resolved to strengthen the school by training students. He planned to open the Sealed Witch’s Iron Box, beginning with its first seal that night.

• Tang Qi confirmed that Bessie Love had died, restored the White Lighthouse to normal, and inspected the other Danger Sources in the Quarantine Zone.
• Tang Qi learned that Esmeralda had put three unstable children into Soul Sleep, while the other two remained safer.
• Tang Qi decided to create a practical combat course and personally train promising students, with Jensen helping.
• Tang Qi chose to develop his Furnace Power through the Tempering Method rather than rely on the Sacrifice Method.
• Tang Qi retrieved the Sealed Witch’s Iron Box from Gluttony and planned to undo its first seal that night, then seek materials for the second seal in Esmeralda’s warehouse.

Tang Qi opened the first seal on Witch Alligator’s iron box and discovered the strange curios she had collected, including her old wedding dress and the hearts of her groom and his lover. As he reached for another object, a terrifying, filthy aura erupted from inside the box.

• Tang Qi assembled a roster of fifteen supernatural students for his new combat course, including Professor Eva, Nydia, Lily, Shirley, Noah, and Heller.
• After Tang Qi ended their punishment, Gluttony, Night Beast, and Willnas gathered to watch him open Witch Alligator’s iron box.
• Tang Qi used a Decryption Potion to break the box’s first seal, and an alligator head lunged out before he forced it down and dispersed it.
• Tang Qi found Witch Alligator’s old wedding dress, whose wearer gained combat and poisoning abilities, along with curios including two preserved hearts.
• Tang Qi removed Witch Alligator’s grotesque supernatural collection and touched something soft inside the box, releasing a horrifying aura that alarmed Night Beast and Willnas.

Tang Qi discovered that the human-skin curtain from Witch Alligator’s iron box belonged to the dangerous Curio House of Hell and chose to leave the box’s second seal intact. He then went to Mihuang City’s Old Tavern to meet Jensen and the others, where he encountered a crowd of Transcendents.

• Tang Qi identified the last object in the iron box as a human-skin curtain containing undead witchcraft and learned it was part of the Curio House of Hell.
• Tang Qi realized the iron box had a second seal and decided not to break it until he had stronger support and a better chance of surviving the danger.
• Tang Qi returned the objects to the iron box, forced Gluttony to swallow it, and traveled to Mihuang City’s Main City District.
• Tang Qi passed through the Magic Barrier and entered the Old Tavern, a major Transcendent gathering place hidden behind a modern hotel.
• A drunken green-haired Spider Girl collided with Tang Qi and tried to seduce him before a red-haired Spider Girl pulled her away and apologized.

Tang Qi visited the Old Tavern, met Savoy, and found that the Mystic Daily had published a report about Evil Seeds at his direction. After Jensen, Raphael, Old Colson, and Jennifer arrived, the tavern prepared for a highly anticipated performance.

• Tang Qi entered the Old Tavern, saw through its welcome prank, and explored the busy supernatural bar.
• Tang Qi greeted Savoy, who showed off a golden mask made from Golden Skeleton Monsters and seated Tang Qi in a private booth.
• Tang Qi read the Mystic Daily's report on the Evil Seed that had escaped its seal at Melada Special Education School, recognizing that he had arranged its publication to warn the public.
• Tang Qi spotted a lurid headline about himself in the newspaper and closed it before the witch could read it aloud.
• Jensen, Raphael, Old Colson, and Jennifer arrived as the bar's next performer took the stage, and Tang Qi noticed that they were all eagerly anticipating the show.

Tang Qi enjoyed a performance at the Old Tavern, recruited Raphael, Old Colson, and Jensen to help teach at Melada Special Education School, and witnessed a young girl provoke the bar’s rules-enforcing staff into banishing a monster. As he returned to the Library Tower, a strange memory surfaced: the Book of Fairies.

• Tang Qi watched a Spirit-Dancing Banshee perform and used the gathering to ask Raphael, Old Colson, and Jensen to teach temporary classes at the Witch School.
• A young girl ordered beer, rejected the advances of Mr. Pick, and triggered his transformation into a pig-man after a flower bloomed from her bracelet.
• The Old Tavern’s rules enforcement removed Mr. Pick and banned him from its establishments for one hundred years, including an education session.
• Jennifer asked Tang Qi for items connected to the Immortal Count on behalf of her father, Professor Steven, and Tang Qi offered several antiques from Winston Town.
• As Tang Qi returned to the Library Tower, he recalled the words “Book of Fairies” and looked toward the smallest of the three figures dismantling the house.

Tang Qi learned that a possible Book of Fairies discovery might draw official attention to the Wilnas Sprite juvenile, but chose to keep it while awaiting more information. He then set out with Locke to rescue three kidnapped students, leaving Professor Eva to manage the school, where reporter Selma arrived seeking an interview with him.

• Tang Qi reviewed the legend of the Book of Fairies and decided to keep the Wilnas Sprite juvenile unless Raphael's report confirmed the ruins were genuine.
• Professor Eva and Locke told Tang Qi that the Letson Family had killed the Blue Lion Society escorts and abducted three students bound for Melada Special Education School.
• Tang Qi used his mental power to obtain Locke's intelligence about the Letson Family and its mysterious leader, then agreed to help rescue the children.
• Tang Qi left Gluttony, the Night Beast, and the fairy juvenile with Professor Eva, opened a Void Portal, and departed with Locke for Deville State.
• Selma arrived at the school and asked Professor Eva for an exclusive interview with Tang Qi on behalf of Divine Eagle National Geographic magazine.

Tang Qi discovered that the Letson Family worshipped Chatman's Serpent and planned to create a Blood Labyrinth that could empower one of its members. After learning about the family from Locke, Tang Qi transported them directly to Fort Weir to confront the threat.

• At Mihuang Airport, Tang Qi and Locke boarded a flight to Deville State using tickets Tang Qi had stolen with his Supernatural Power.
• On the flight, Tang Qi read the Melada Witch Group’s Compendium of Mystic Symbols and learned that Chatman's Serpents favored blood, labyrinths, famine, and fear.
• Tang Qi concluded that the Letson Family were Fanatic Believers trying to recreate a Blood Labyrinth with supernatural victims and asked Locke about them.
• Locke described Charlie Lutson, the Letson Family’s crimes, and its great strength, explaining that the Blue Lion Society had never been able to attack it.
• Near Fort Weir, Tang Qi concealed himself and Locke from the passengers, then used magic to transport them through the air to the city.

Locke and Tang Qi reached Fort Weir and met with the Blue Lion Society to plan their attack on the Letson Family’s base. Raymond showed Tang Qi a Famine Monster corpse, and Tang Qi used his ability to examine it.

• Tang Qi used Mist Body to help Locke survive their fall near Penny’s Farm.
• Locke told Tang Qi that the Letson Family’s base was in Letson Village, an abandoned settlement blocked off by authorities.
• Tang Qi met Raymond and the other members of the Blue Lion Society, speaking with Raymond in Mohawk Language.
• Raymond led Tang Qi and the others to a sealed room containing a Famine Monster corpse left behind by the Letson Family.
• Tang Qi focused on the corpse, and ghostly light formed a special image.

Tang Qi learned that the Letson Family drew its power from Chatman’s Serpent and planned to kill its leaders before their sacrifice began. As the Blue Lion Society drew the village’s monsters into battle, Tang Qi slipped into the family’s building and found a horrifying assembly of bewitched, vacant people.

• Tang Qi learned that the Famine Abominations needed Chatman’s Serpent’s honored name to use their powers and that their corpses spread contamination.
• Raymond gave Tang Qi intelligence on the Letson Family, including that Charlie and Jessica Lutson were its two Professional Level leaders.
• Tang Qi told the Blue Lion Society that killing the Lutson couple could stop the impending sacrifice and decided to enter the village alone while the others helped outside.
• Locke and the Blue Lion Society attacked Letson Village, triggering its Mental Domain and drawing hundreds of transformed villagers into battle.
• Tang Qi entered the village unseen and found its residents contaminated before reaching the Lutson family’s building.
• Tang Qi entered the building and discovered a hall filled with vacant people entangled in an orgy.

Tang Qi infiltrated the Letson couple’s Prayer Hall, discovered that the Blood Labyrinth could sacrifice everyone inside, and waited for Jessica to reveal herself. After Jessica left, Charlie Lutson tried to begin the ritual, but Tang Qi appeared and attacked him.

• Tang Qi identified Charlie Lutson as a servant of Chatman’s Serpent and learned that he was capturing supernatural beings for a sacrifice.
• Tang Qi discovered that the Blood Labyrinth required a special liquid and that both Charlie Lutson and Jessica could sacrifice everyone inside it.
• Jessica arrived through a spatial rift, demonstrated her overwhelming physical strength, and then returned through the Blood Labyrinth.
• Charlie Lutson ordered his Famine Abominations to bring in a captured supernatural being and began expanding the Labyrinth’s entrance.
• Tang Qi revealed himself, overwhelmed Charlie Lutson with mental power, and tore out his soul.

Tang Qi defeated Charlie Lutson and Jessica, freed the sacrifices from the Blood Labyrinth, and destroyed the Curio before Chatman’s Serpent could descend. He woke his three students and introduced himself as their principal.

• Tang Qi overcame Charlie Lutson’s mental bewitchment and compelled him to open the labyrinth and release its sacrifices.
• Jessica attacked Tang Qi, but he held her off while Lutson carried out the command and released the captives.
• Tang Qi killed Lutson and the Famine Abominations, then confronted the Blood Labyrinth as Chatman’s Serpent began opening a passage.
• Tang Qi used Judgment to defeat the Blood Serpent and destroyed the Blood Labyrinth, preventing Chatman’s Serpent from descending for some time.
• Tang Qi burned Jessica to death, woke his three students, and introduced himself as their principal.

Tang Qi rescued Colin, Tate, and Drew from the Letson Family’s village and took them toward Mihuang City. On the train, he agreed to an interview with Selma, a Professional Level Plant Puppet Master, in exchange for stories about the Everlasting Celestial Dynasty.

• Tang Qi met the three children at the church, freed Drew from her shackles, and earned the children’s trust as the Letson Family’s followers lay dead throughout the village.
• Tang Qi took the children to the Blue Lion Society’s base, exchanged knowledge with Raymond, and left for Mihuang City the next morning.
• A reporter named Selma caught up with Tang Qi and asked for an exclusive interview about the Immortal Count and his recent emergency.
• Tang Qi recognized Selma as a Professional Level Plant Puppet Master and agreed to share his stories in exchange for her experiences, especially those involving the Everlasting Celestial Dynasty.
• Selma began the interview as a seed sprouted vines and trumpet-shaped flowers aimed at Tang Qi.

Selma told Tang Qi about the Everlasting Celestial Dynasty’s population, isolation from gods, and powerful cultivators, then asked about the incident that had brought him to town. As Tang Qi recounted the Letson Family Incident, an attacker blew open the carriage door and entered the first-class carriage.

• Selma asked Tang Qi about the Immortal Count’s original personality, and he confirmed that Norma had been intersex.
• Selma said she had spent three years in the Everlasting Celestial Dynasty, where she was known as Liang Yuqing, and described its Spirit Plant families and powerful cultivators.
• Selma asked Tang Qi what sudden incident he had resolved, and he told her about the Letson Family cult case that had caused nearly a thousand deaths.
• A crazed figure exploded the carriage door and stepped through the smoke and flames into the first-class carriage.

Tang Qi and Selma witnessed a group of insect hosts seize the Fruit Bat and infect its passengers, while Tang Qi learned their leader planned to use the train to negotiate with the Federation. The hostages were placed under the insects’ control as the attackers prepared to confront Federation officials, and Tang Qi recognized someone on the screen.

• A frenzied young insect host burst into the driver's cabin, killed the driver with maggots, and began terrorizing the passengers.
• Tang Qi stopped Selma from acting after discovering pregnant insects had already entered the passengers’ ears and could spawn deadly swarms within seconds.
• Tang Qi learned the leader believed the Federal Government had experimented on him and intended to hijack the Fruit Bat to negotiate with it.
• The passengers lost control of their bodies as the leader exposed the Mother Worm in his skull and released eggs that hatched into maggots.
• The insect hosts set up equipment to contact Federation officials, and Tang Qi recognized a familiar figure on the screen.

Tang Qi watched as David Crowley hijacked the Fruit Bat and forced the Federation to send a supernatural doctor to remove the Mother Worm in his head. Zoe arrived and used Light of Tranquility to ease Crowley’s pain, but his nervousness remained unchecked.

• Zoe and Mr. Berenson appeared on the Federation’s screen, and Berenson identified the hijacker as David Crowley.
• Crowley revealed that a Mother Worm in his head controlled parasites inside the passengers and threatened to make them hatch unless the Federation halted its field team.
• Tang Qi suspected someone had first driven Crowley into delusions before planting the Mother Worm in him.
• Crowley demanded a supernatural doctor to remove the Mother Worm, and Berenson agreed to send one.
• Zoe entered the carriage and used Light of Tranquility on Crowley, easing his pain while he reacted with shameless delight.