Chapter Summaries

Xu Kun and Shen-bao cleared the Night Crow and Illusion Flower Demon stages in Guanjiang Ghost Manor, where the monsters tested his rage and obsession with memories. After Shen-bao identified the manor’s trials as tests of emotions and desires, they entered the hatred stage and Shen-bao used Mirage to expose the next foe to unpleasant memories.

• Xu Kun killed the Golden-Marked Night Crow and explained to Shen-bao why he had chosen to break its rage illusion through force rather than calm himself.
• Xu Kun and Shen-bao entered a birthday-memory illusion, where Xu Kun froze and destroyed the Illusion Flower Demon and its plants before they could kill him.
• Shen-bao recognized that Guanjiang Ghost Manor’s stages tested the seven emotions and six desires, and Xu Kun gave her the Soul Orbs and Soul Crystals from the boss.
• The next stage showed Xu Kun figures from his past, including Wang Teng, Ao Guang, Xuan Shiba, Graves, Kong Youde, and Jia Sidao, but his hatred remained limited.
• Shen-bao said she would make the stage experience unpleasant memories of its own and cast Mirage.

Xu Kun and Shen-bao confronted Boqi, the S-grade boss at the Gate of Hatred, but Shen-bao’s power revealed his tragic past and fulfilled his wish to see his mother again. Boqi let them pass and left Xu Kun several rewards; after Xu Kun and Shen-bao entered the next teleportation array, a young woman greeted him as Little Kun.

• Shen-bao used her power to make the projectionist relive Boqi’s memories of his mother’s death, his stepmother’s schemes, and his unjust exile.
• Boqi revealed that he had never hated his family, thanked Shen-bao for letting him see his mother again, and showed them how he ultimately forgave his father and stepmother.
• Boqi and his twenty loyal servants voluntarily died, allowing Xu Kun and Shen-bao to pass; Boqi gifted Xu Kun the S-grade musical piece Lüshuang Cao.
• Xu Kun collected Boqi’s drops, including the couple’s fashion Clear Lotus, Shallow Fish, an S-grade flute, and an A-grade Instrument Repair Compendium inheritance; Shen-bao and Xu Kun wore the matching fashion.
• Xu Kun and Shen-bao entered the next teleportation array, where a young woman smiled and greeted Xu Kun as Little Kun.

Xu Kun and Shen-bao encountered an apparent Yang Yao in the trial of love, but Shen-bao exposed her as an impostor by asking about a secret only she and Xu Kun knew. The disguised trial boss revealed herself as a pink Seven-Tailed Fox, and Shen-bao attacked her with a soul-power whip.

• Yang Yao appeared in the trial and claimed she had entered to help Xu Kun, while Shen-bao questioned whether she was real.
• Shen-bao asked Yang Yao questions about her relationship with Xu Kun and how Shen-bao had met him.
• Yang Yao answered that Shen-bao had waited in the Boundless Sea for someone who could see through her illusions, revealing knowledge of the old tower spirit that Yang Yao could not have known.
• Xu Kun and Shen-bao exposed Yang Yao as an impostor, but Xu Kun hesitated to attack her borrowed face.
• Shen-bao whipped the impostor until her disguise broke and revealed a pink Seven-Tailed Fox.

Xu Kun and Shen-bao defeated the Seven-Tailed Fox Fairy, then entered the Extreme Evil stage and were trapped in a nightmare. Xu Kun burned through the dream with Six Ding Divine Fire and woke to find Shen-bao safe and the nightmare boss badly hurt.

• Shen-bao subdued the Seven-Tailed Fox Fairy after she impersonated Yang Yao, and Xu Kun killed the fox and her twenty Fox Imps.
• Xu Kun collected an SS-tier charm eye technique skill book, which Shen-bao took and learned despite his reservations.
• Xu Kun and Shen-bao entered the Extreme Evil stage, where Eternal Nightmare put them to sleep and pulled them into a dream.
• In the nightmare, Xu Kun was stripped of his powers while succubi tried to abduct Shen-bao and showed him the cruel fate of captured girls.
• Xu Kun summoned Six Ding Divine Fire, destroyed the succubus squad, and burned away the dream world.
• Xu Kun woke and found Shen-bao safe; she told him that she had broken free of the dream and that the boss had been badly hurt by his flames.

Xu Kun escaped Eternal Nightmare’s dream, defeated the Nightmare and its specters, and received a rare Nightmare Stone before entering the seventh trial. Meanwhile, Lord Tianyan watched Xu Kun approach the trial of Desire and joked with Qian Manlou about how he had cleared it alone.

• Xu Kun confirmed Shen-bao was safe, identified Eternal Nightmare, and burned the Nightmare with Six Ding Divine Fire while Shen-bao helped him defeat the specters.
• Xu Kun promised to protect Shen-bao, then collected a Nightmare Stone and the Ghostly Shadows skill book from Eternal Nightmare’s drops.
• Xu Kun and Shen-bao headed into the seventh trial, with Shen-bao eager to enter and Xu Kun reminding her to wait.
• Lord Tianyan told Qian Manlou that Xu Kun was about to face the trial of Desire, and Qian Manlou teased him about clearing it alone before Lord Tianyan sent him flying.
• Lord Tianyan asked whether the old man had arrived, and Qian Manlou confirmed he had gone over half an hour earlier.

Xu Kun resisted the Trial of Desire’s illusions of lust, imperial power, and a brothel, then awoke in a wedding chamber beside Shen. The chapter ended with Shen lifting her bridal veil as Xu Kun realized the illusion had made them newlyweds.

• Xu Kun and Shen entered the trial and saw an explicit illusion featuring themselves, but Xu Kun kept Shen from watching.
• After the scene ended, Shen vanished, and Xu Kun was drawn into an illusion where he ruled as a powerful emperor.
• Xu Kun rejected the emperor’s temptations and declared the entire palace fake, shattering the illusion.
• Xu Kun found himself in a brothel, drove away the women with his killing intent, struck the keeper, and escaped without giving in to desire.
• Xu Kun awoke in a bridal chamber wearing a groom’s robe and saw Shen secretly lifting her red veil.

Xu Kun resisted Shen-bao’s attempt to use their wedding illusion to unite with him and absorb his primal yang, promising instead to bring her back from the Lost Mist Realm. The illusion shattered, revealing the real Shen-bao, who secretly resolved to use a more brutal way to remain in Xu Kun’s heart, just as furious voices erupted around them.

• Shen explained that Xu Kun’s primal yang and the Kongtong Seal could help suppress the curse in her bloodline.
• Shen confessed she had used the Trial of Desire to be alone with Xu Kun and asked him to marry her in the illusion.
• Xu Kun dressed Shen again and promised to bring her back from the Lost Mist Realm, but refused to unite with her in the illusion.
• The illusion shattered, and Xu Kun realized the Shen-bao before him was real.
• Shen secretly resolved to make Xu Kun remember her through a more brutal means, as angry voices demanded to know who had taken control of the illusion.

After the Mirage’s illusion ended, Xu Kun confronted Succubus Wang Yuan, the boss guarding the Trial of Desire. Wang Yuan began using Lust Poppy and sent his devoted maidservants to attack Xu Kun.

• The freed Trial of Desire boss appeared with twenty maidservants and tried to seduce the Mirage, prompting Xu Kun to step in.
• Xu Kun charged Wang Yuan with Chengying and used Crippling Strike, but Wang Yuan dodged with pink mist and recognized Xu Kun as a threat.
• Xu Kun identified Wang Yuan as an S-tier Scheming Succubus and understood how his Lust Poppy control skill ensnared followers.
• Wang Yuan released the fragrance of Lust Poppy, and his maidservants rushed forward to protect him and threaten Xu Kun.

Xu Kun and Shen-bao fought Succubus Wang Yuan and his fanatical maids, surviving his poison, explosive attacks, and final soul-burning strike. Wang Yuan died, but the Pure Land of Bliss affected Xu Kun and Shen-bao in an unnoticed way as Xu Kun collected the drops.

• Xu Kun discovered that Lust Poppy gave the succubus maids temporary immunity to damage, but froze them and withstood their attacks without injury.
• Succubus Wang Yuan detonated his poison and sacrificed his maids in an attempt to kill Xu Kun, who emerged unharmed from the resulting mist.
• Xu Kun restrained Wang Yuan and let Lan Yin Grass devour him as Shen-bao asked whether he had tasted the world's ultimate bliss.
• Wang Yuan unleashed Pure Land of Bliss with his dying soul, and pink light entered both Xu Kun and Shen-bao despite leaving them outwardly unaffected.
• Xu Kun collected the maids' Soul Crystals and Wang Yuan's drops, while the Lan Yin Grass began entwining behind his back.

After Xu Kun defeated Succubus Wang Yuan, he collected upgraded loot and discovered that Wang Yuan’s Pure Land of Bliss had afflicted him and Shen-bao. As the two were pulled into the dangerous realm together, Sky Eye and Qian Manlou discussed the risks and possible consequences.

• Xu Kun learned the SS-tier Yin-Yang Harmony Art and secretly hid the Eight-Cycle Dragon Essence Pills, then found a chest full of provocative clothing.
• Xu Kun discovered Shen-bao burning with fever and read Wang Yuan’s talent entry, learning that her full soul sacrifice had created a dangerous World of Bliss.
• Sky Eye told Qian Manlou that resisting the forbidden technique would risk Xu Kun’s soul and that Shen-bao might need the realm to resist her curse.
• Sky Eye estimated that Xu Kun and Shen-bao could remain in the World of Bliss for three days and three nights, while Qian Manlou worried about Xu Kun enduring it.
• Xu Kun saw that the World of Bliss would begin in ten seconds and last 36 hours, then entered it with Shen-bao.

Xu Kun and Shen-bao spent three days and nights practicing the Yin-Yang Harmony Art inside the Pure Land of Bliss, until the trial space collapsed from Wang Yuan's sacrifice. Outside, Yang Yao and Zhan Rourou sensed an unsettling change in the sky and continued deeper into the Raging Tides Dragon Abyss.

• Xu Kun succumbed to Shen-bao's Bewitching Gaze and began teaching her the Yin-Yang Harmony Art in the Pure Land of Bliss.
• Yang Yao and Zhan Rourou watched a strange meteor shower over the Raging Tides Dragon Abyss, and Yang Yao felt as if something important had been taken from her.
• Yang Yao and Zhan Rourou discussed Xu Kun's long absence, then decided to press deeper into the Dragon Abyss.
• Xu Kun used Eight-Cycle Dragon Essence Pills and a box of clothing to help Shen-bao continue practicing the Yin-Yang Harmony Art.
• After three days and nights, Wang Yuan's Pure Land of Bliss shattered, and Xu Kun and Shen-bao fell asleep from exhaustion.

Xu Kun and Mirage Essence Yin completed their bloodline fusion, while the Kongtong Seal protected her transformed soul from a mysterious force seeking to destroy the Undying Dragon Race. After waking, they agreed to keep their relationship secret until Mirage Essence Yin could tell Yang Yao herself, and she revealed that the Mirage Race’s curse had been lifted.

• Xu Kun’s True Dragon and Divine Phoenix Bloodlines strengthened, and the fleeing Mirage Bloodline fused with his Transformation talent to create the SS-tier Mirror Flower, Water Moon talent.
• Mirage Essence Yin’s soul transformed into a true dragon, but mysterious shackles tried to force her back into her original form.
• The Kongtong Seal shielded Mirage Essence Yin and Xu Kun, then confronted a hand that declared the Undying Dragon Race must be erased before the hand vanished.
• Xu Kun and Mirage Essence Yin woke after three days and nights, and Xu Kun promised to protect her and take responsibility for what happened.
• Mirage Essence Yin asked Xu Kun to keep their relationship secret for now, and they agreed she would tell Yang Yao herself after he took her home.
• Mirage Essence Yin told Xu Kun that the curse of the Mirage Race had been lifted.

Xu Kun learned from Shen-bao that her bloodline curse had vanished and that her Mirage Bloodline had awakened to 19%. Shen-bao explained how bloodlines combine and mutate, then marveled that Xu Kun possessed both the True Dragon and Divine Phoenix Bloodlines despite their legendary origins.

• Shen-bao told Xu Kun that she could no longer sense the curse branded on her soul, and he promised to bring her home when the Myriad Races Battlefield opened.
• Shen-bao revealed that her bloodline awakening had reached 19% and explained the myriad races’ theories about bloodline strength, inheritance, and mutation.
• Xu Kun told Shen-bao that he had two Tier-SSS Bloodlines, the True Dragon Bloodline and the Divine Phoenix Bloodline.
• Shen-bao explained that peak bloodlines usually fused or competed in their descendants rather than being inherited intact as two separate bloodlines.
• Shen-bao connected Xu Kun’s bloodlines to Zu Long and Yuan Feng and concluded that he was a freak.

Xu Kun learned that Shen’s absorbed bloodline power had strengthened her Mirage bloodline and fused with his transformation talent, giving him an SS-tier Mirage talent. After discovering that his human nature let him combine traits from different races, he transformed into a Mirage and grew close to Shen.

• Shen explained that she had absorbed part of Xu Kun’s bloodline power, increasing the purity and concentration of her Mirage bloodline.
• Xu Kun and Shen discussed how bloodline purity set a creature’s upper limit and bloodline awakening determined its lower limit, while successful challenges beyond one’s grade could earn Haotian Pagoda rewards.
• Shen described humans as a race able to combine talents, equipment, skills, and other racial abilities, leading Xu Kun to wonder whether his own mixed powers came from being human.
• Xu Kun transformed into a Mirage and revealed that the fusion had replaced his A-grade Transformation with the SS-tier Flower in the Mirror talent, which let him sense true forms and mimic other races’ auras and appearances.
• Shen admired Xu Kun’s Mirage form, transformed into her own Mirage form, and asked him to continue teaching her the Yin-Yang Harmony Art.

After three days with Shen-bao, Xu Kun discovered that his bloodlines had restored Phoenix Flight to the Ninth Heaven and unlocked True Dragon’s Breath. He entered the SS-tier guardian boss area of Guanjiang Ghost Manor, where Soul Shackles Warden · Thresh immobilized him and began stripping away his soul.

• Xu Kun carried the exhausted Shen-bao and inspected his restored flight skill and newly unlocked True Dragon’s Breath.
• Xu Kun considered his need for expert guidance at Imperial Capital Academy and realized he lacked an available skill slot for True Dragon’s Breath.
• Xu Kun entered the SS-tier guardian boss area of Guanjiang Ghost Manor and encountered Soul Shackles Warden · Thresh.
• Soul Shackles Warden · Thresh locked Xu Kun in place with its hook and chains, then began pulling away his soul.

Xu Kun fought Soul Reaper · Soul Shackles Warden · Thresh and discovered that Thresh’s Nether Body made him immune to ordinary attacks while his soul lantern could unleash bound spirits. Wary of the terrifying soul sealed inside Thresh, Xu Kun tried to stall until Shen-bao could advise him, but Thresh trapped him in Nether Prison and brought the lantern down over him.

• Thresh tried to pull Xu Kun’s soul from his body with Death Sentence, but Xu Kun resisted and broke free.
• Xu Kun’s sword passed through Thresh harmlessly, while Thresh’s basic hook attack dealt only one damage to Xu Kun.
• Xu Kun inspected Thresh’s information and learned about Nether Body and the terrifying Fallen Soul sealed within him.
• Thresh struck Xu Kun with Soul Lash, and Xu Kun retaliated with Thunderclap Sever; Thresh blocked it using bound souls from his Soul-Guiding Lantern.
• Thresh used Doom Pendulum to knock Xu Kun back, then trapped him with Nether Prison and sent the Soul-Guiding Lantern down over him.

Xu Kun fought Thresh inside the Soul-Guiding Lantern, destroying waves of undead but discovering that their souls could repair the Nether Prison. Thresh summoned Senna to kill him, but she turned against Thresh, and Shen-bao woke as Xu Kun faced the newcomer.

• Xu Kun used the Nine Heavens Blazing Sun to drive back the undead, but Thresh’s hooked chain seized his soul and the Seven Emotions bosses led the attack.
• Xu Kun endured the assault, then unleashed Fire Resistance Ring and annihilated the nearby dead souls before charging the Nether Prison.
• Xu Kun damaged the Nether Prison with Six Ding Divine Fire, but dead souls filled the hole and restored it, while Thresh struck him with a soul-powered lash.
• Thresh summoned Senna and offered her control of the Soul-Guiding Lantern in exchange for killing Xu Kun, but Senna agreed only so she could destroy the prison and escape.
• Senna emerged from the black mist and mistook Xu Kun for a yellow-skinned monkey, while Shen-bao woke behind him and recognized that he was trapped again.

Xu Kun faced Senna, a powerful human soul trapped in Thresh’s Soul-Guiding Lantern, while Shen-bao began dismantling the Nether Prison. As Senna strengthened her cannon with captured souls, Xu Kun weighed whether to kill her and wondered why Thresh had chosen to unleash her against him.

• Xu Kun asked Shen-bao to break the Nether Prison, and she began dismantling it while he stayed to confront the enemy.
• Senna emerged from the black mist, loaded wandering souls into her Hallowed Relic Cannon, and shot Xu Kun for over ten thousand damage.
• Xu Kun inspected Senna’s information and learned she retained War King-level attributes despite being restricted to Level 10, Level 0.
• Xu Kun realized Thresh had freed Senna to fight him and wondered what made him a greater threat than earlier trial-takers.
• Senna continued charging her cannon as Thresh secretly absorbed souls to build power, and Xu Kun considered whether to kill her.

Xu Kun fought Senna inside the Soul-Guiding Lantern while Shen-bao gathered power to break the Nether Prison. After Shen-bao shattered the prison and Senna learned Thresh would not release her, she agreed to trust Xu Kun.

• Xu Kun protected Shen-bao from Senna’s Darkness Devour, then attacked Senna with the Nine Heavens Blazing Sun while enduring her shots.
• Thresh restrained Xu Kun with Death Sentence, and Senna used Endless Devotion and Black Mist Curse Time to trap him in black mist.
• Thresh sent his souls to kill Shen-bao, but they shattered against her purple light and strengthened her power.
• Shen-bao used Mirage Soul: Mirror's End to crack and destroy the Nether Prison.
• Senna was thrown out of the black mist, and Thresh refused her request to leave the Soul-Guiding Lantern.
• Xu Kun reminded Senna that Thresh could not be trusted, and Senna agreed to trust Xu Kun.

Xu Kun and Senna worked together to steal the Soul-Guiding Lantern from Thresh, but Moonlight Laurels left Xu Kun helpless long enough for Thresh to kill him. Xu Kun revived through Rebirth Through Fire, and Shen-bao restrained Thresh so they could free Senna.

• Senna blinded Thresh with Shadow Wildfire, and Xu Kun flew in to steal the Soul-Guiding Lantern with Moonlight Laurels.
• Moonlight Laurels also stripped Thresh of his hook and chain and other belongings, then drained Xu Kun's stamina and left him stiffened in midair.
• Thresh recovered his sight and used Soul Lash to kill Xu Kun, while the stolen lantern returned Senna to its confines.
• Shen-bao transformed into her Inverse Scale Mirage Dragon Body and nearly killed Thresh before Xu Kun revived and stopped her.
• Shen-bao sealed Thresh against a wall, and Xu Kun told her to keep him alive until they released Senna.