Chapter Summaries

Hughberlian was cornered by Profane Lord Melo Gas in Purgatory Corridor Academy until Lanchi and Talia intervened, but Talia struggled to match Melo Gas’s strength. Sigrid arrived with a devastating punch, leaving Hughberlian stunned by her little sister’s power.

• Hughberlian hid with Tamisha in the botanical garden until Profane Lord Melo Gas trapped them in poisonous mist and forced Hughberlian to reveal herself.
• Lanchi arrived, rescued Hughberlian, and used Gentle Land, while Talia struck Melo Gas with Magnificent Creation of Flowers and drove her out of the academy.
• Talia fought Melo Gas over Purgatory Land, but Melo Gas proved far stronger and prepared a massive attack.
• Sigrid arrived during the battle, punched Melo Gas away, and caught the wounded Talia.
• Hughberlian watched from the academy and recognized the powerful fighter as Sigrid.

Sigrid, Kali Yella, and Talia defeated Profane Lord Melo Gas after she tried to reach Hughberlian and Lanchi, whose immunity field blocked her attacks. Lanchi revealed himself as the Holy Plant Pope and spared Melo Gas, who left for Demon King City determined to become strong enough to kill him.

• Sigrid fought Melo Gas through the night, and Kali Yella joined in with control spells while Talia supported them.
• Melo Gas feinted toward Talia and then raced for Purgatory Corridor Academy, but Lanchi and Hughberlian were protected by an immunity field as Sigrid struck Melo Gas with her strongest fist.
• Sigrid pinned the gravely wounded Melo Gas, and Lanchi revealed his silver-white mask and his identity as the Holy Plant Pope.
• Lanchi ordered Sigrid and Talia to release Melo Gas and told her he accepted her, then urged her to return to Demon King City and govern the Demon Realm.
• Melo Gas left for Demon King City, promising to return and kill Lanchi once she became strong enough.

After the danger passed, Lanchi and his companions reunited in the Principal’s Office, where Hughberlian shared an emotional farewell with Sigrid and embraced Talia. Sigrid and Talia left for a midnight snack, while Hughberlian stayed with Lanchi and sensed something different about Kali Yella.

• Lanchi welcomed Hughberlian, Talia, Sigrid, and their companions into the Principal’s Office, where Lisandra arrived to report that their rooms and luggage were arranged.
• Hughberlian thanked Lisandra for helping her, and Lisandra agreed to care for Tamisha before leaving with the sleeping cat.
• Hughberlian hugged Sigrid and promised she would always love her, while Sigrid secretly cherished the affection and asked her to hold on tighter.
• Hughberlian and Sigrid embraced Talia, and Talia promised to stay by Hughberlian’s side as Lanchi watched them happily.
• Sigrid and Talia left the Principal’s Office to eat at the Demon King's Awarded Restaurant, and Hughberlian watched them go while wondering what had changed about Kali Yella.

After defeating Profane Lord Melo Gas, Lanchi and Hughberlian discovered that the Shadow World objectives were complete, though Kali Yella’s gift remained unopened. Lanchi chose to investigate it after resting, and Hughberlian accepted his decision before they fell asleep together in the Principal’s Office.

• Hughberlian, Lanchi, and Cat Boss discussed how Planai’s group had disrupted the Shadow World’s expected conflict and made the final battle against Melo Gas easier.
• Hughberlian checked the revised objectives and found the first two tasks completed, with only the six-day survival timer remaining.
• Lanchi concluded that opening Kali Yella’s gift could continue the story but would no longer affect the Shadow World’s success, and planned to investigate it after resting.
• Hughberlian urged Lanchi not to pursue the truth because she feared what learning more about Black Sun Lan Keluos might do to him.
• Lanchi explained that some people needed protection while others needed truth or the freedom to choose, and Hughberlian agreed to support him.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian leaned against each other and fell asleep on the sofa in the Principal’s Office.

Lanchi entered the Inverted Mirror Corridor with Tamesha and found Kali Yella’s gift, the Tiberius Mirror, in the academy’s central chamber. He activated it and saw a future in which he had five days left to live, then faced a choice about what to do next.

• Lanchi brought Tamesha into the Inverted Mirror Corridor and asked her to guide him through it.
• Lanchi feigned exhaustion, and Tamesha transformed into a girl and fed him before leading him deeper into the corridor.
• Lanchi and Tamesha reached the central chamber, where Talia appraised the Tiberius Mirror as a damaged Red Legend Magic Device with three uses remaining.
• Lanchi entered the mirror and successfully activated its future illusion, which identified his future self as ninth-rank and gave him five days, thirteen hours, and twenty-one minutes to live.
• Lanchi found himself in a future Principal’s Office, read that the Seville Continent had achieved peace, and faced four choices about what to do next.

Lanchi chose to return south through the Religious Nation and revisit the Honing Empire, where the Tiberius Mirror showed him a peaceful homeland and an encounter with Lichtenstein Castle’s past. In Lier Mu Town, he learned that Magic Humans were appearing across the empire, and the chapter ended with the town mayor asking him to help as the Mirror presented his next choices.

• Lanchi examined the Black Sun Lord’s spells and equipment with Talia before choosing to return to the Religious Nation rather than stay at the academy or go to Demon King City.
• The Tiberius Mirror carried Lanchi south to Iron Fortress Oberon and into the Honing Empire, where he saw its peaceful recovery and reflected on Lan Keluos’s return to his homeland.
• Lanchi passed through Lichtenstein Castle, revisited the Witch’s grave, and reinforced the seal on the last descendant of the werewolf king.
• Lanchi entered Lier Mu Town under the alias Randall and met the wary town mayor, who explained that Magic Humans were attacking settlements across the Honing Empire.
• The mayor asked Lanchi to investigate the Magic Humans and protect the town, and the Tiberius Mirror offered him four choices, including accepting the commission or intervening personally.

Lanchi chose to investigate the Magic Humans and discovered that the Blood Race was likely using people from the Honing Empire in failed modification experiments. He traveled to Saint Tric, confronted the Blood Race Progenitors in Blood Moon City, and watched Lan Keluos lose the battle and die before the tyrant opened his eyes again.

• Lanchi accepted the mayor’s commission, traveled to Soren and Vioque City, and investigated reports of Magic Humans with help from the local knights.
• Lanchi found a wounded Magic Human mother and child, understood that they retained human emotions, and killed them after recognizing that the mother was asking for release.
• Lanchi connected the Magic Humans to the Honing Empire’s old modification technology and suspected the Blood Race had revived it, then chose to travel to Saint Tric.
• In Saint Tric, Lanchi heard residents praise the Blood Race and was drawn into Blood Moon City, where he fought Third Progenitor Raschal, Somerset, Heliti’er, and Bernhard.
• The Blood Race Progenitors defeated Lan Keluos, exposed his demonic form to the people of Saint Tric, and killed him after the battle devastated the capital.
• After an unknown passage of time, the tyrant opened his eyes.

After enduring his first vision in the Tiberius Mirror, Lanchi returned to the simulation to explore Black Sun Lan Keluos’s final days. He chose to cast Undying Eternal Punishment on himself to prevent his powers from weakening, then faced a new set of destinations.

• Talia caught Lanchi as he emerged from the Tiberius Mirror, and the Shadow World recorded his increased understanding of Black Sun Lan Keluos.
• Lanchi and Talia agreed to continue the simulation together, then Lanchi reassured Tamisha and entered the mirror again.
• In the new vision, Lanchi learned that vampires were plotting a counterattack in the Honing Empire and considered the choice to cast Undying Eternal Punishment on himself.
• Talia warned that the spell might carry a terrible price, but Lanchi chose it, and a black serpent of Mana marked his left cheek.
• The Tiberius Mirror presented destinations including Nekaris, Saint Tric, and Hansabeck, while Lanchi found that his weakening had stopped.

Lanchi used his remaining time to investigate Magic Humans, discovered that the Honing Empire blamed their hunters while concealing the truth, and reached Saint Tric to confront the vampires. After entering Blood Moon City and feigning weakness, he revealed his strength by crushing Ninth Progenitor Bernhard with a single slap, leaving the other Progenitors stunned.

• Lanchi chose Hansabeck Province, traveled to Vioque City, and burned the transformed mother and child after finding they could not be saved.
• Lanchi hunted Magic Humans while traveling south, but the Honing Empire branded him a criminal who created them, so he studied their remains and found no trace of surgical modification.
• Lanchi went to Saint Tric, confirmed that its residents supported the vampires, and blew the city’s people away before entering Blood Moon City.
• Third Progenitor La Sha Er and several other Progenitors confronted Lanchi, mistaking his staged restraint for weakness.
• Ninth Progenitor Bernhard attacked Lanchi, who smashed him into Blood Mist with one slap and sealed him in stone.

Lanchi defeated and sealed the three Progenitors in Blood Moon City, but Raschal revealed that the Second Progenitor’s blood poison had infected the Honing Empire’s citizens. As the empire descended into demonic chaos, Lanchi resolved to face the catastrophe and fulfill Lan Keluos’s destiny.

• Lanchi revealed that he had used Undying Eternal Punishment on himself and fought the Progenitors, overpowering Lasha'er, Somerset, and Helitier.
• Lanchi outmaneuvered Helitier’s predictions, broke Raschal’s magic, and sealed Helitier and Somerset in Chimeric pillars.
• Lanchi sealed Raschal as well, but Raschal revealed that the Second Progenitor’s blood poison had infected Honing’s citizens and would unleash their demonic transformations.
• The Honing Empire fell into widespread destruction as its residents transformed into demons, and Talia asked Lanchi what they should do.
• Lanchi recalled the peaceful future Lan Keluos had glimpsed and resolved to take his place, accepting Lan Keluos’s destiny.

Lanqi endured the endless darkness and solitude caused by Undying Eternal Punishment while the simulated calamity devastated the Honing Empire and the Holy Plant Religious Nation. Tamisha shut down the Tiberius Mirror and pulled Lanqi back to the present, where he thanked her for saving him.

• Lanqi recalled his dream of Lan Keluos slaughtering everyone and set out to fight the Magic Humans advancing toward the Holy Plant Religious Nation.
• Lanqi destroyed a vast demonic army with Eternal Radiance Destruction, then continued north despite his exhaustion and dwindling mana.
• The Holy Plant Pope died after his body succumbed to the undead curse, and the Holy Plant knights mistook him for a demon.
• Lanqi's consciousness remained trapped in endless darkness, where he and Talia endured what seemed like centuries of isolation.
• Tamisha cut the Tiberius Mirror's power after worrying that Lanqi had been inside for hours, freeing him from the darkness.
• Lanqi thanked Tamisha for saving him, and Tamisha embraced him in the underground Energy Room.

Lanchi returned to the Tiberius Mirror for a third simulation despite Talia warning that Lan Keluos’s future seemed doomed. The new simulation began with Lan Keluos awakening in Purgatory Corridor Academy, facing the looming catastrophe in the Honing Empire.

• Lanchi reunited with Tamisha, promised to take her to the Demon King's Awarded Restaurant, and asked her to stop the mirror if he remained inside for more than two hours.
• Talia warned Lanchi that the previous simulation’s apparent victory had still left the continent facing annihilation, but Lanchi insisted on trying again.
• Lanchi reassured Talia that he would face defeat rather than run away, and Talia agreed to accompany him.
• Lanchi activated the Tiberius Mirror for its final use and entered another future illusion as the Tier 9 Lan Keluos.
• Lan Keluos awakened in Purgatory Corridor Academy and learned that the vampires’ conspiracy and a blood-borne toxin threatened to turn the Honing Empire into demon-tainted land.

Lanqi used the Tiberius Mirror to arrange for Sigrid to take power in the Holy Plant Religious Nation, then began an indiscriminate campaign of destruction in Talberg Province. The Progenitors learned that Lan Keluos was nearing his fall, while Raschal celebrated the news.

• Lanqi chose Undying Eternal Punishment, contacted Sigrid, and entrusted her with taking over the Holy Plant Religious Nation while he pursued his final mission.
• Sigrid led the Church’s reformists against Lan Keluos, defeated his nine-headed fire serpent, and became the new Holy Emperor after Lan Keluos fled.
• Lanqi traveled to Talberg Province and used his power to unleash the Black Fog Legion, killing residents and destroying cities in an indiscriminate campaign against the Honing Empire.
• Delson Schwarzenberg reported the crisis to four Progenitors in Blood Moon City, and Heliti'er said Lan Keluos would fall below the Ninth Tier in about two days.
• Raschal laughed and celebrated Lan Keluos’s approaching death.

Ranchi guided Lan Keluos through the Tiberius Mirror as he destroyed the Honing Empire’s forces and reached Saint Tric, while Sigrid was crowned Pope and prepared Holy Plant for conflict. After Lan Keluos obliterated Saint Tric and was drawn into Blood Moon City, he faced four Blood Race Progenitors and claimed he could fight them with one finger.

• Lan Keluos annihilated the Honing Empire’s First Heavy Cavalry Legion and continued south toward Saint Tric, while Ranchi and Talia discussed his power and possible Shadow World rewards.
• Sigrid was crowned Pope in Jerusalem, mourned Lan Keluos in private, then ordered Holy Plant to prepare for his arrival and warn neighboring nations against attacking them.
• Lan Keluos arrived in Saint Tric, questioned its residents about the Blood Race, and destroyed the entire city with a devastating spell.
• The Blood Race Progenitors drew Lan Keluos into Blood Moon City, where Duke Lasha'er and Third Progenitor Raschal attacked him before Somerset, Helitier, and Bernhard joined the confrontation.
• Lan Keluos removed his mask and told the four Progenitors he could fight them using only one index finger.

Lanchi defeated and sealed the Progenitors, then endured the final battle of Lan Keluos’s history and died after holding back the Magic Humans. Trapped in eternal darkness until Tamisha freed him, he recognized her as the one destined to save him in the future and left with her promise to protect him.

• Lanchi cut down Marquis Bernhard, defeated the other Progenitors, and sealed Raschal, Heliti'er, and Somerset as the Blood Race’s calamity spread across the Honing Empire.
• Lanchi traveled north to hold back the Magic Humans, where Sigrid and the temple knights found him after his body had become undead and was breaking apart.
• Lanchi died before Sigrid could reach him, and Undying Eternal Punishment left him drifting in darkness with Talia for an eternity.
• A Little Grey Cat appeared in the darkness, and silver light soon shattered the curse and returned Lanchi to the Tiberius Mirror’s chamber.
• Lanchi embraced Tamisha, told her he might need her to save him in the distant future, and she promised to protect him for one hundred thousand years.

Lanchi and Talia reflected on Kali Yella’s sacrifice before Tamisha led Lanchi out of the academy’s hidden corridor. They left together for dinner, while Lanchi and Talia discussed their future, his advancement to Tier 7, and Tamisha’s newly revealed human form.

• Lanchi and Talia concluded that Kali Yella had sacrificed everything to give Lan Keluos a chance to win, and they wondered whether her soul might live on through those connected to her.
• Talia warned Lanchi against gambling with Upside-Down Lord’s power, but Lanchi mused that Lanfu’s Soul Imprint could be used once he reached Tier 9.
• Tamisha guided Lanchi through Inverted Mirror Corridor, and he promised to take her to Demon King's Awarded Restaurant for dinner.
• Lanchi and Talia discussed their eventual separation, Talia’s power, and Talia helping him choose a promotion token for his advancement to Tier 7.
• Tamisha chose to remain in her original form, then led Lanchi through the restriction gate and back into the academy, where Talia remarked that others might not recognize her.

Lanchi returned to the Principal's Office with Tamisha and Talia, where Hughberlian and Sigrid were waiting after swimming and drinking. As Tamisha found comfort in learning her parents had loved her and receiving Talia's affection, Lanchi prepared to discuss the Shadow World's final task with Sigrid, while Hughberlian and Sigrid shared an emotional farewell.

• Lanchi, Tamisha, and Talia returned to the Principal's Office and found Hughberlian and Sigrid lounging after using its swimming pool and drinking cocktails.
• Hughberlian and Sigrid reassured Tamisha that she was beautiful and that her parents had cherished her, and Talia comforted her as she cried.
• Talia invited Tamisha to dinner at the Demon King's Awarded Restaurant, and Lanchi praised Talia's caring nature, leaving them both embarrassed by his remark.
• Lanchi asked Hughberlian and the others to go ahead while he and Sigrid discussed their work, and Sigrid promised Hughberlian they would meet again.
• Hughberlian recorded a loving message for Sigrid, and the sisters hugged and ran around the Principal's Office together.

After Hughberlian and Talia said goodbye to Sigrid, Lanchi asked Sigrid to carry out his plan to seize control of the Holy Plant Religious Nation. Sigrid teased him over a farewell kiss, then revealed that she knew they were in a Shadow World and began acting like Ba Tian Sect, leaving Lanchi shocked.

• Sigrid tearfully said goodbye to Hughberlian and recorded Talia's affectionate message before calling her Mom.
• Hughberlian and Talia left the Principal's Office, leaving Lanchi and Sigrid alone together.
• Lanchi gave Sigrid instructions to take his letters and tokens, seize the Papal Hall, and make it appear that he had been defeated and fled.
• Sigrid demanded a kiss as compensation for handling Lanchi's plans, then joked that she would kiss him if he refused.
• Sigrid revealed that she knew the Shadow World would end with Lanchi advancing to Tier 7, and her manner suddenly reminded him of Ba Tian Sect.
• Lanchi shouted in shock as he realized that the figure before him was not behaving like the Sigrid he knew.

Sigrid revealed to Lanchi that she was the real Sigrid, explaining that she had entered the Shadow World and lived through the earlier events as the wolf girl he remembered. She reunited with him and planned to study at Iketerite Academy, then prepared to tell him news about his advancement and give him a token.

• Sigrid revealed that she had entered the Shadow World and become the Sigrid Lanchi had known, while her dreams had preserved memories of their earlier adventures.
• Lanchi accepted that Sigrid had returned to him and rejoiced that they would not have to part forever; Sigrid leaned against him as they shared a warm reunion.
• Sigrid told Lanchi she planned to travel to the Southern Continent under her student identity, Sid, and study at Iketerite Academy so they could attend school and go on dates together.
• Lanchi asked Sigrid about a mysterious Cardinal Bishop who had traveled from the Northern Continent to the Hutton Kingdom and Krui Di Empire; Sigrid recognized the story as uncomfortably close to home.
• Sigrid changed the subject to Lanchi's likely advancement to Tier 7 after the Shadow World and said she had one piece of good news and one piece of bad news to tell him.

Sigrid revealed that her Bishop's Certificate had split into two, with one half naming Lanchi as the Crazy Love Bishop and giving him a path to advance to Tier 7. Lanchi accepted his new status and advancement token, while Sigrid reaffirmed their bond and pressed him to compare her with his Demon Race Princess master.

• Sigrid showed Lanchi her transformed Bishop's Certificate and explained that their joint victory over Askesang had caused it to split into two linked seals.
• Sigrid gave Lanchi the Radiant Corona, and its inscription identified him as the holder of the Crazy Love Bishop's Certificate.
• Lanchi realized he was the mysterious cardinal bishop and learned that the certificate could serve as his advancement token for the Sealmaster class.
• Lanchi accepted the certificate, and Sigrid said they could attend the Bishops' Conference together while reaffirming her support and claiming him as her Ba Tian Holy Son.
• Sigrid grew jealous when Lanchi mentioned a useful big sister and asked whether he meant his Demon Race Princess master, then demanded to know whether she compared favorably.