Recaps

Tsukikage Hoshi learned that Fang Cheng was planning something and chose to have Tsukikage Jun investigate rather than drive him away. Back home, Fang Cheng gathered his team and Kanzaki Rin to plan Aoki Yusuke’s death, leaving Ye Yuqing punished after she mistook their meeting for an affair.

• Tsukikage Jun told Tsukikage Hoshi about Fang Cheng’s proposal to address reproductive incompatibility and his apparent unspoken request, and Hoshi decided to find out what he was planning.
• Fang Cheng abandoned his idea of asking Fox Immortal House for human skin because he no longer trusted Tsukikage Hoshi with the secret.
• Fang Cheng gathered Asaka Akie, the Sato Siblings, and Kanzaki Rin at home and announced that he intended to kill Aoki Yusuke.
• Kanzaki Rin objected that the plan could expose the team, but Fang Cheng took her to his bedroom and showed her his written plan.
• Kanzaki Rin judged the plan workable but full of holes, and Fang Cheng asked her to help improve it.
• Ye Yuqing and Sato Mai eavesdropped, misread the planning as an affair, and Ye Yuqing kicked open the door before ending up with a swollen butt.

Sato Hayato defeated a monster disguised as a beautiful girl, with Fang Cheng stepping in when it got back up. After collecting the monster’s human skin, Fang Cheng shut himself in his room to wear it, while Kanzaki Rin waited eagerly to mock him.

• Sato Hayato used his superpowers and steel balls to defeat the monster girl, but Fang Cheng killed her when she sprang back to attack.
• Fang Cheng and Sato Hayato discovered the monster was a male lizard hidden inside a woman’s skin, and Fang Cheng absorbed fragments of its abilities.
• Sato Mai drove the team away with the human skin and the monster’s body, while Kanzaki Rin stayed behind to revise Fang Cheng’s operation plan.
• Fang Cheng spent the night and morning in his bedroom preparing to wear the human skin, while Kanzaki Rin waited with a camera for him to emerge.
• Fang Cheng finally opened the bedroom door as the sponsor and team members watched.

Fang Cheng showed off his newly customized female body to Kanzaki Rin, Asaka Akie, and the Sato siblings, leaving them stunned and embarrassed. He described the body’s weight and smoothness, then offered the girls a dubious massage technique.

• Kanzaki Rin and the others aimed their phones at the bedroom door as Fang Cheng emerged wearing only borrowed underwear.
• Fang Cheng struck poses and strutted like a runway model, while Sato Hayato struggled to hide his reaction.
• Asaka Akie recognized her underwear, blushed, and handed control of the body to Ye Yuqing, who laughed and playfully touched Fang Cheng’s chest.
• Fang Cheng teased Sato Hayato about touching him, but Hayato backed down under Sato Mai’s warning glare.
• Fang Cheng offered to massage Sato Mai’s sore shoulders, but Kanzaki Rin warned her that he was trying to take advantage of her.
• Kanzaki Rin asked how Fang Cheng’s female body felt, and he said its skin felt smooth and silky.

Fang Cheng read Kanzaki Rin’s plan and learned that the Aoki family secretly supplied corpses to Monsters through its hospitals and crematoriums. He asked Kanzaki Rin whether the family had powerful government backing, leaving the group’s approach to Aoki Yusuke uncertain.

• Ye Yuqing mistook Fang Cheng’s cucumber joke for something sexual, and Fang Cheng clarified that he had used it to moisturize a wound on his backside.
• Kanzaki Rin gave Fang Cheng her action plan, which he read and found well suited to his abilities.
• Fang Cheng asked Sato Hayato to try wearing the skin, but Hayato misunderstood and thought Fang Cheng was propositioning him; Fang Cheng corrected him and knocked him down.
• Kanzaki Rin gave Fang Cheng documents about Aoki Yusuke’s family, and Fang Cheng discovered that the family collected and sold corpses to Monsters.
• Fang Cheng asked Kanzaki Rin whether the Aoki family had powerful government connections that might force them to revise their plan.

Fang Cheng prepared to use the Dark Bible’s Word Spirit Art to hide his identity when killing Aoki Yusuke, then discovered that the Bible—and the Evil God—could reach him anywhere. He accepted the Bible’s eerie presence and turned his attention back to dealing with Aoki Yusuke.

• Kanzaki Rin explained that the Aoki Family’s corpse-trading business depended on the government’s and Yuguang Family’s mutual need for an intermediary, and said Ugou Mirai was likely a child of the Yuguang Family.
• Kanzaki Rin told Fang Cheng that Aoki Yusuke’s hypnotic influence had been exposed within the Countermeasure Department, while Aoki remained shut inside his home.
• Kanzaki Rin took Asaka Akie and Sato Mai to prepare and scout, while Sato Hayato went to the Training Ground and Fang Cheng stayed home to study the Dark Bible.
• Fang Cheng tested Bind and Imbalance on the rooftop, summoning black tentacles and making a sparrow lose its balance without noticing any apparent cost.
• Fang Cheng threw the Dark Bible downstairs after an illustration spoke to him, but found it back on his coffee table and accepted that he could not escape it.

Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin staged a date and used a chain of disguises and shadow transfers to get him inside the Aoki Family residence. There, Fang Cheng detected a Vampire and continued toward the residence despite the unexpected danger, while a group of women approached.

• Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin went on a public date before checking into a hotel, where Fang Cheng disguised himself as a woman.
• Kanzaki Rin, Asaka Akie, and the Sato siblings carried out a carefully separated route that let Fang Cheng travel through their shadows without being tracked.
• Sato Hayato drove to Hakusan Town, where Fang Cheng left the car and used Blood Thread to cross into the Aoki Family residence from above.
• Fang Cheng smelled blood and realized a Vampire was hiding in the residence, and Kanzaki Rin suspected Aoki Yusuke had made a deal with the Vampires.
• Fang Cheng refused to retreat and crept deeper into the residence, where he caught the scent of a group of women approaching.

Fang Cheng infiltrated the Aoki residence and discovered Aoki Yusuke was planning something with his father for the twentieth of next month. He ambushed Yusuke in his room, shooting him repeatedly before a blood-red wolf crashed through the wall to protect him.

• Fang Cheng hid in Mika’s shadow and overheard fragments of Aoki Yusuke and Aoki Tsuna’s plans for the twentieth of next month.
• Fang Cheng followed Aoki Yusuke to his courtyard, where he found Hiya Kyohei, a Vampire, waiting nearby.
• Aoki Yusuke chose Mika to stay with him, and Fang Cheng waited in her shadow as Yusuke attacked her.
• After Aoki Yusuke sent Mika away, Fang Cheng fired a bullet from her shadow and wounded Yusuke.
• Fang Cheng emerged and emptied his gun into Aoki Yusuke, but a blood-red wolf burst through the wall and shielded him.

Fang Cheng killed Aoki Yusuke, but a Wild Boar Monster ambushed him and forced him into a desperate chase through the Aoki Family garden. Hiya Kyohei inherited Aoki Yusuke’s final command for revenge, while government forces closed in on Fang Cheng.

• Fang Cheng repelled Blood Wolf, then shot Aoki Yusuke in the forehead.
• Aoki Yusuke used his last moments to command Hiya Kyohei to avenge him against Fang Cheng before dying.
• A Wild Boar Monster smashed through the house and drove Fang Cheng through the garden, destroying his Blood Battle Suit.
• Kanzaki Rin warned Fang Cheng that the SAT Mobile Team would arrive in fifteen minutes and urged him to escape within ten.
• Fang Cheng fled through the garden as the Wild Boar Monster chased him, and security personnel accidentally helped him gain some distance.

Fang Cheng fought his way through the Aoki Family estate after killing Aoki Yusuke, but Hiya Kyohei’s explosions left his fate unclear. Aoki Tsuna and the Wild Boar Monster still planned their operation, while Hiya Kyohei promised to avenge Aoki Yusuke despite realizing he had targeted the wrong person.

• The Wild Boar Monster charged Fang Cheng, who repeatedly used Collapse and Crushing Doom to trap him before binding the security guards and fleeing.
• Hiya Kyohei blocked Fang Cheng’s escape, but Fang Cheng trapped him in an illusion and attacked him with a silver dagger and a flurry of punches.
• Hiya Kyohei unleashed Blood Explosion, detonating himself and nearby Blood Wolves and blasting the garden with powerful explosions.
• Hiya Kyohei regenerated and ranted that he had avenged Aoki Yusuke, while the guards stayed back from his erratic behavior.
• Aoki Tsuna learned the assassin had used Ultimate Bliss Cult Word Spirit Arts and confirmed to the Wild Boar Monster that their planned operation would proceed.
• Hiya Kyohei entered naked, closed Aoki Yusuke’s eyes, and vowed to avenge him.

Fang Cheng escaped the Aoki Family estate after killing Aoki Yusuke, then returned to the hotel with Kanzaki Rin and the others. After warning Kanzaki about a possible plan for the twentieth of next month, he realized the woman in the room was an impostor and demanded to know where Kanzaki Rin was.

• Fang Cheng escaped the Aoki Family estate badly burned after shooting Aoki Yusuke, then hid in Sato Hayato's shadow to get away from the responding SAT Mobile Team.
• Fang Cheng reunited with Kanzaki Rin, Asaka Akie, and Sato Mai at the hotel, where he ate and confirmed that he had shot Aoki Yusuke fourteen times.
• Fang Cheng told Kanzaki Rin that the Aoki father and son had discussed plans for the twentieth of next month, and she resolved to investigate the government's preparations.
• Kanzaki Rin approached Fang Cheng at the hotel and pretended to agree to his request to be his Puppy, but Fang Cheng grabbed her and demanded to know who she was and where Kanzaki Rin was.

Fang Cheng dreamed that Izanae offered to use his body as a vessel in exchange for letting him use Word Spirit Art without paying its price, and he theatrically accepted after refusing. He woke in a hotel with the Dark Bible restored, then found Kanzaki Rin bathing and teased her, leaving her alarmed by the Bible's return.

• In a dream, Fang Cheng recognized Izanae behind the many Kanzaki Rins and understood her offer to use his body as a vessel.
• Fang Cheng refused Izanae, then changed his mind when she threatened to kill him and accepted her offer.
• Fang Cheng woke at five in the morning in a hotel, fully dressed, with the supposedly destroyed Dark Bible beside him.
• Fang Cheng broke into the bathroom and found Kanzaki Rin bathing, then teased her before leaving.
• Kanzaki Rin came out dressed and noticed the Dark Bible on the bed, while Fang Cheng told her she had drained him dry the previous night.

Fang Cheng asked Kanzaki Rin for advice about the Evil God’s hold over him and the seemingly invulnerable Aoki Family vampire. He planned to seek help from the Landlady at Fox Immortal House and investigate Settsu Shrine, while Kanzaki Rin ended their talk by striking him with the Dark Bible.

• Fang Cheng told Kanzaki Rin that Izanae had used her appearance in an illusion to force him into a deal, then teased her until they fought and he pinned her down.
• Kanzaki Rin said she would research Fang Cheng’s Evil God problem and recommended asking the Landlady at Fox Immortal House for help.
• Fang Cheng asked how to kill the Aoki Family vampire, and Kanzaki Rin explained that total vaporization or specialized exorcism could work.
• Kanzaki Rin said religious exorcists drew power from the same system as cults and suggested seeking sacred objects at Settsu Shrine, where Minamoto no Yorimitsu was enshrined.
• Fang Cheng discovered that his phone had not recorded the illusion, and Kanzaki Rin hit him on the head with the Dark Bible.

After striking a coercive deal with Izanae, Fang Cheng worried about the Evil God's attention and his combat weaknesses. He sought advice from Tsukikage Hoshi, who proposed a deal of her own.

• The Countermeasure Department investigated Aoki Yusuke's death while rumors spread that Kanzaki Rin had gone to a hotel with Fang Cheng.
• Fang Cheng asked Asaka Akie whether she had experienced dreams or anything connected to an Evil God, and she said she had not.
• Fang Cheng reflected that his deal with Izanae removed the cost of using Word Spirit Art but made him her plaything, and he resolved to improve his combat abilities.
• Fang Cheng visited Fox Immortal House, where Tsukikage Hatsuka complained about her exhausting training and accepted his catnip.
• Fang Cheng told Tsukikage Hoshi that Izanae had taken an interest in him and explained their deal; Tsukikage Hoshi identified Izanae as the Goddess of Compassion and proposed making a deal with him.

Fang Cheng learned that the Ghost Lord of Iron-Cast Palace could remove the Evil God’s power inside him, but entry required being a Monster’s spouse or a trusted confidant. After Tsukikage Hoshi offered to help if he worked for her for ten years, Kanzaki Rin told him the Aoki Family might disrupt the government’s peace treaty with the Yuguang Family and asked him to help her earn credit.

• Tsukikage Hoshi explained that the Goddess of Compassion had likely made Fang Cheng an Anchor and said the Ghost Lord of Iron-Cast Palace could remove the Evil God’s power safely.
• Fang Cheng proposed marrying Tsukikage Hoshi or her cat to gain entry to Iron-Cast Palace, but Tsukikage Hoshi refused a fake marriage and demanded he work for her for ten years in exchange for her help.
• Fang Cheng told Tsukikage Hoshi that he could use Word Spirit Art without paying a price, while keeping his other Evil God benefit secret.
• Fang Cheng looted corpses at the Fox Immortal House, combined Life Fragments, and raised his total lives to thirteen.
• Kanzaki Rin told Fang Cheng that the government would sign a peace treaty with the Yuguang Family next month and that the Aoki Family would likely cause trouble during the signing.
• Kanzaki Rin said the treaty crisis was a chance for her to earn credit and asked Fang Cheng to help her.

Fang Cheng visited Settsu Shrine to borrow the demon-slaying sword Dojigiri Yasutsuna and paid the shrine’s priest 100,000 for it. Just as he reached for the sword, a young man in an identical ahegao shirt appeared and claimed he had wanted it first.

• Fang Cheng found Settsu Shrine run-down and learned its famous shrine maiden photo came from an outdated post.
• Fang Cheng entered the main sanctuary after slipping the old priest money and spotted Dojigiri Yasutsuna beside Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s statue.
• Fang Cheng showed his Countermeasure Department ID and asked to borrow the sword, but the priest refused because a previous borrower had nearly damaged it.
• Fang Cheng offered 100,000, and the priest agreed to lend him the sword for demon extermination.
• A young man wearing the same ahegao shirt grabbed the sword scabbard and told Fang Cheng he had his eye on it first.
• The young man sent the priest, Grandpa Gen, away and took charge of the confrontation.

Fang Cheng challenged Kamikawa Takumi to win the right to borrow Dojigiri Yasutsuna, but their contest turned into a series of humiliating gaming losses for Kamikawa Takumi. After Kamikawa finally lost a team match, Fang Cheng took the divine sword from the altar and drew it, then froze at the sight of its blade.

• Kamikawa Takumi told Fang Cheng he had to defeat him to borrow Dojigiri Yasutsuna, and the two traded insults before agreeing to fight.
• Fang Cheng discovered he could not pull Dojigiri Yasutsuna from the altar, while Kamikawa Takumi claimed to be Tokyo’s third strongest and challenged him.
• Fang Cheng repeatedly beat Kamikawa Takumi in a mobile game, prompting Kamikawa to demand a team match.
• Fang Cheng invited Super Cute Super Powerful God to join Kamikawa Takumi’s team, and the player’s sabotage helped cause another crushing defeat.
• Kamikawa Takumi blamed the support player, but Fang Cheng took back his phone and reminded him to honor their bet.
• Fang Cheng easily lifted Dojigiri Yasutsuna from the altar and drew its blade, then froze when he saw it.

Fang Cheng befriended Kamikawa Takumi after their duel and learned the shrine's divine sword was a damaged replica with enough power for one more use. After they parted, Minamoto Kaori revealed Takumi's connection to Kanzaki Rin, while Fang Cheng reflected on the encounter at the foot of the mountain.

• Kamikawa Takumi introduced himself to Fang Cheng as Fujiwara Takumi, and they bonded over their shared interest in manga and God's Pen.
• Fang Cheng criticized Takumi's storylines and recounted the plot of Pure Rondo, which inspired Takumi to draw it.
• Fang Cheng teased Takumi about his sister-in-law and learned the divine sword had only enough spiritual power for one more use because it was a replica.
• Minamoto Kaori asked Takumi about Fang Cheng and learned he had recognized Takumi, the Countermeasure Department's ace.
• At the foot of the mountain, Fang Cheng revealed he had recognized Takumi too and privately judged his looks and gaming skills.

Fang Cheng discovered that Kamikawa Takumi was God's Pen, then returned home and confronted Ye Yuqing for damaging the doll she found under his bed. Kanzaki Rin arrived while Fang Cheng was punishing Ye Yuqing and was startled when he asked her to come help.

• Fang Cheng suspected Kamikawa Takumi was God's Pen after criticizing his work, and Kamikawa pointed out flaws in Fang Cheng's replica of Dojigiri Yasutsuna without charging him.
• Fang Cheng came home and found Ye Yuqing trying to remove the damaged doll from his room.
• Fang Cheng confronted Ye Yuqing, and Asaka Akie apologized before handing control back to her.
• Ye Yuqing agreed to be punished after Fang Cheng threatened to throw out the doll and use her instead.
• Kanzaki Rin entered the apartment, mistook the noises from the bedroom for sex, and heard Fang Cheng ask her to come in and help.

Fang Cheng learned that Kanzaki Rin was Kamikawa Takumi’s half-sister and reviewed a plan to use his connection to Ugou Mirai at an upcoming charity gala. He agreed to help protect Ugou Mirai and build ties with her, while Kanzaki told him the Countermeasure Department had no affordable way to remove Izanae’s power from him.

• Kanzaki Rin told Fang Cheng that Kamikawa Takumi was her half-brother and asked him to keep their relationship confidential.
• Fang Cheng teased Kanzaki Rin about calling on her brother, then asked why Kamikawa Takumi had met with him.
• Kanzaki Rin gave Fang Cheng Ugou Mirai’s file and asked him to make a good impression on her at an upcoming charity gala where Monsters might appear.
• Kanzaki Rin explained that the Aoki Family might target Ugou Mirai at the gala, and Fang Cheng agreed to help protect her and strengthen their relationship with the Yuguang Family.
• Kanzaki Rin said the only known ways to address Izanae’s power in Fang Cheng required an unaffordable Cardinal or Celestial Master.
• Fang Cheng asked Kanzaki Rin to reimburse him 200,000 yuan for borrowing Dojigiri Yasutsuna.

Fang Cheng developed a blood-flow ability that simulated an adrenaline rush, then attended a charity gala with Sato Hayato disguised as a woman. The chapter ended as Fang Cheng urged the embarrassed Hayato to act confidently while they entered the event.

• Fang Cheng tested a new ability by controlling his blood flow to simulate an adrenaline-fueled state, then punched through the air hard enough to break a hole in a wardrobe.
• Kanzaki Rin visited Fang Cheng, recognized what he was attempting, and gave him two invitations to the charity gala so he could approach Ugou Mirai.
• Fang Cheng arrived at the gala with Sato Hayato, who had been transformed into a young woman and wore an evening dress.
• Fang Cheng reassured the embarrassed Hayato that his disguise was convincing and told him to walk confidently.

Fang Cheng and Sato Hayato went undercover as a couple at a charity gala to lure two suspected Monsters, Sakagawa Kotaro and Sakagawa Rika. They made contact with the targets, while Kujo Go became smitten with Sato Hayato in disguise.

• Fang Cheng persuaded Sato Hayato to attend the gala dressed as a woman so they could approach the suspected Monsters.
• Kanzaki Rin assigned Fang Cheng and Sato Hayato seats beside the targets and told Fang Cheng that Ugou Mirai was at the gala but would stay out of public view.
• Maeda Kenichi, Tozo Taishi, and Kujo Go watched Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin interact, and Kujo Go became attracted to the beautiful girl accompanying Fang Cheng.
• Fang Cheng noticed Sato Hayato felt watched, then led him to their seats in the auction hall.
• Sakagawa Kotaro and Sakagawa Rika sat beside Fang Cheng and Sato Hayato, and Fang Cheng exchanged flirtatious gestures with Rika while Kotaro praised Hayato's appearance.

At a charity auction, Fang Cheng and Sato Hayato dealt with a lecherous guest before socializing and dancing with Sakagawa Kotaro and Sakagawa Rika. After the dance, Fang Cheng and Sakagawa Kotaro each left with their respective partners.

• Ugou Mirai recognized Fang Cheng’s scent and tried to find him, but Yuguang Qingxue reminded her that he had dumped her and stopped her from going downstairs.
• A fat middle-aged man propositioned Sato Hayato, mistook him for a man dressed as a woman, and apologized after Fang Cheng tore up the note and confronted him.
• The auction reached its climax, and Fang Cheng heard that the Yuguang Family had paid twenty million for a painting.
• Fang Cheng and Sato Hayato socialized with Sakagawa Kotaro and Sakagawa Rika, then danced with them at the banquet.
• Fang Cheng left to help Sakagawa Rika sober up, while Sakagawa Kotaro took Sato Hayato to rest.

At a banquet, Ugou Mirai received a gift from supplier Aoki Tsuna as human and Monster leaders discussed reconciliation and trade. Meanwhile, Fang Cheng confronted Sakagawa Rika in a hotel room, and Sato Hayato’s disguise was exposed to Sakagawa Kotaro, who remained eager to pursue him.

• Ugou Mirai represented the Yuguang Family at a banquet and listened as powerful human figures expressed interest in working with her.
• Aoki Tsuna presented Ugou Mirai with an antique jade pendant, then left with an ambitious, cold expression.
• Fang Cheng brought Sakagawa Rika to a hotel room, resisted her advances, and beat her after she insisted he hit her.
• Fang Cheng contacted Kanzaki to ask whether they had identified the wrong person.
• Sato Hayato tried to stall Sakagawa Kotaro until reinforcements arrived, but Kotaro discovered he was a man.
• Sakagawa Kotaro reacted to Sato Hayato’s reveal with delight, leaving Sato shocked.

Sato Hayato escaped Sakagawa Kotaro’s advances when Kujo Go and the Countermeasure Department intervened, while the team discovered that their intelligence had been a trap. Kanzaki Rin identified an Enenra attacking the dining hall and ordered the teams to respond as Fang Cheng went to protect Ugou Mirai.

• Kujo Go burst into Sakagawa Kotaro’s room, knocked him unconscious, and caught Sato Hayato when he fell; Hayato gave him the false name Sato Junko before running off.
• Maeda Kenichi realized the team had been tricked, and he and Tozo Taishi hurried downstairs while Sato Hayato followed.
• Kanzaki Rin spotted a suspicious fat man in the dining hall, recognized him as a Monster, and ordered the crowd evacuated.
• The Monster released smoke that spread through the hall and drained guests’ life force, while Kanzaki Rin rescued a noblewoman and identified the Monster as Enenra.
• Kanzaki Rin assigned the teams to fight the Enenra and evacuate guests, then told Fang Cheng to find Ugou Mirai in the emergency exit passage and protect her.

Yuguang Qingxue and Ugou Mirai escaped an attack in the hotel, where Yateppo and an armed young man tried to stop them. Fang Cheng arrived and recognized Qingxue as “Fat Cat,” then destroyed the young man’s mechanical arm with a powerful punch.

• Security personnel evacuated the hotel guests, but an explosion collapsed the passage ahead of Yuguang Qingxue and Ugou Mirai.
• Yuguang Qingxue’s bodyguards broke through a wall, leading them into a banquet hall where Yateppo attacked them with bats.
• Yuguang Qingxue and Ugou Mirai left the hall and encountered a young man who fired cluster bombs, which Qingxue froze before they could detonate.
• Ugou Mirai sensed Fang Cheng nearby, and he emerged from a stairwell while the young man prepared to attack.
• Fang Cheng called Yuguang Qingxue “Fat Cat,” then the young man threw a grenade that engulfed the corridor in flames.
• Fang Cheng emerged in his Blood Battle Suit, used a Blood Thread to pull the young man close, and shattered his mechanical arm with a punch.