Chapter Summaries

Fang Cheng took Asaka Akie and Ye Yuqing on a trip to Hawaii, where he recovered his long-lost motorcycle and encountered Eve again. After defeating a young vampire who attacked Eve, Fang Cheng demanded to know where Isis was, but Eve refused to tell him.

• Fang Cheng delayed returning to Hokkaido while Sato Mai investigated the North American Government's silence about their earlier battle.
• Fang Cheng, Asaka Akie, and Ye Yuqing traveled to Hawaii, toured the islands, and went shopping.
• Fang Cheng recognized his stolen motorcycle in Hawaii, followed two successive thieves, and recovered it.
• Fang Cheng followed a familiar scent to a villa, where a young vampire killed Eve and tried to take her bag of USB drives.
• Fang Cheng incapacitated the young vampire with Solar Rays, and Eve revealed herself to be Isis's assistant.
• Fang Cheng demanded to know where Isis was, but Eve told him he would meet the Queen in the Kingdom of the Undead and invited him to kill her.

Fang Cheng met Eve, who explained that Isis was hiding her survival from Dracula and sought cooperation against the Evil Gods. Eve passed on Isis’s warning about three competing powers and gave Fang Cheng information on the Apocalypse Knights before she departed.

• Fang Cheng killed Eve after she told him to, then ordered her to get up and explain why she had come.
• Eve said Isis wanted to cooperate against the Evil God, but Fang Cheng demanded information about the Great Mother and the Undead Kingdom, which Eve could not provide.
• Eve explained that Isis was pretending to be dead so Dracula would claim her forces and intelligence network, and said Dracula had begun investigating Fang Cheng.
• Eve warned that the Apocalypse Knights might target Fang Cheng and relayed Isis’s message about the powers of the Great Mother, the Evil Gods, and an unknown force concentrated at Human Revolutionary Alliance headquarters.
• Eve gave Fang Cheng a USB drive containing information on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a briefcase of Isis’s intelligence, then left by dissolving into blood.

Fang Cheng learned more about Dracula and the Apocalypse Knights after encountering Eve, then shared the danger with Asaka Akie and Ye Yuqing. As the Spaceship headed for Hokkaido, Death set out to destroy Fang Cheng, whom he believed was trying to resurrect Satan.

• Fang Cheng interrogated and killed Dracula's vampire, then took the cash and gold from the basement before returning to the city center.
• Fang Cheng reunited with Asaka Akie and Ye Yuqing, and the three returned to the Spaceship, where they made up after Ye Yuqing confronted him about flirting.
• Fang Cheng told Asaka Akie and Ye Yuqing that he had met Eve and explained that Dracula and the Apocalypse Knights might target him.
• The three examined information on the four Apocalypse Knights, and Fang Cheng noticed they had only killed humans and monsters, never Evil Gods or their Proxies.
• Death left the Third Temple in Jerusalem carrying Fang Cheng's photograph and vowed to destroy him.

Kujo Go and his father Kujo Tairou visited Machine City's Trade Association, where human-shaped monsters sold their wares. Kujo Tairou met Sato Hayako without recognizing her and was captivated by her beauty.

• Kujo Yuri persuaded Sato Hayato to dress as Sato Hayako and dragged her to the Trade Association.
• Kujo Go traveled to Machine City with Kujo Tairou, hoping to find Sato Hayako, while his father objected to his pursuit of her.
• Kujo Tairou and Kujo Go entered the crowded Trade Association and were separated in the crowd.
• Kujo Tairou discovered that one of the human-looking vendors was a monster when its mouth split open.
• Sato Hayako caught Kujo Tairou as he fell, then helped him gather his samples, and he stared at her in fascination.

Sato Junko’s encounter with Kujo Tairou inspired him to pursue her, while Fang Cheng returned to Machine City and reunited privately with Yuguang Kaori. He and Kaori discussed Ugou Mirai’s past darkening as their feelings for each other grew harder to hide.

• Sato Junko gave Kujo Tairou his belongings and told him her name was Reiko, leaving him infatuated.
• Kujo Tairou told Kujo Go he wanted to marry Reiko, and Kujo Go agreed after his father offered to accept Sato Junko as his daughter-in-law.
• Sato Junko patrolled the Trade Association with Kujo Yuri, then left with him after receiving a call from his younger sister.
• Fang Cheng returned to Machine City with Asaka Akie and Ye Yuqing and surprised Yuguang Kaori at their apartment.
• Fang Cheng embraced and kissed Yuguang Kaori upstairs, and she admitted she had missed him before pushing him away when they heard the others downstairs.
• Yuguang Kaori told Fang Cheng that Ugou Mirai had been fine, and he suggested Mirai might someday be his daughter.

Fang Cheng returned home, reunited with Ugou Mirai and Sato Mai, and went to see Kanzaki Rin at work. After the Sessho-seki awakened in Kanzaki Rin, her poisonous kiss left Fang Cheng temporarily paralyzed.

• Fang Cheng brought Ugou Mirai and Sato Mai their presents and introduced them to Asaka Akie and Ye Yuqing.
• Fang Cheng learned that Kanzaki Rin was still working and flew to the Government Building to see her in private.
• Fang Cheng discovered that the Sessho-seki had awakened inside Kanzaki Rin, making her body emit a sweet fragrance and carry deadly poison.
• After the Nine-Tailed Fox left, Kanzaki Rin kissed Fang Cheng, and her poison paralyzed him as he pretended to die.
• Kanzaki Rin threatened to leave unless Fang Cheng got up, so he sprang to his feet and complained about her nearly killing him.

Fang Cheng reunited with Kanzaki Rin, who beat him for calling her while he was intimate with Asaka Akie before the two reconciled and discussed Machine City’s plans. After Kanzaki Rin kept him all night, Fang Cheng returned home to face Asaka Akie’s reproach and Ye Yuqing’s questions, where a stunning beauty welcomed him back as Leader.

• Kanzaki Rin attacked Fang Cheng for calling her while he was with Asaka Akie, but the two reconciled and spent the evening together.
• Asaka Akie learned from Kanzaki Rin that she and Fang Cheng would miss dinner, and she hid her frustration from the others at the apartment.
• Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin discussed containing Sessho-seki’s poison, searching for Tamamo-no-Mae’s other incarnations, and using the Spaceship and Dr. X to strengthen Machine City.
• Fang Cheng caught the Nine-Tailed Fox eavesdropping, but she fled when he teased her about joining him and Kanzaki Rin.
• Kanzaki Rin kept Fang Cheng with her overnight, and he returned home the next day to Asaka Akie’s reproach and Ye Yuqing’s questions.
• Fang Cheng embraced Kamikawa Takumi, then a stunning beauty approached him and welcomed him back as Leader.

Fang Cheng reunited with his friends and distributed Celestial God Serum and Superman Serum, testing the injections on Sato Hayato before the others took their turns. As the group’s powers grew, Nangong Saya used her new invisibility to steal a private moment with Fang Cheng, until a scream from inside interrupted them.

• Sato Junko, Takeda Masumi, and Nangong Saya welcomed Fang Cheng, who revealed the serums he had brought and assigned the Celestial God Serum to ten people.
• Fang Cheng injected Sato Hayato with Superman Serum and Celestial God Serum, causing him to transform briefly before returning to normal with greatly improved strength.
• Sato Hayato tested his strength and Psychokinesis, reaching A-level physical strength and A+ Psychokinesis while Fang Cheng blocked his attack.
• The others began taking their injections inside the Training Ground, while Kamikawa Takumi sparred with Sato Hayato outside.
• Nangong Saya revealed that her enhanced superpower let her turn her whole body invisible, then kissed Fang Cheng and pulled him aside.
• A sudden scream from inside interrupted Fang Cheng and Nangong Saya's private moment.

After Ugou Mirai turned into an egg following the Celestial God Serum injection, the Nine-Tailed Fox identified her condition as a rare Nirvana State that would strengthen her before she hatched. Fang Cheng later injected Kanzaki Rin with the serum, and her body unleashed a massive blaze that formed a giant phoenix and swooped toward him.

• Ugou Mirai transformed into a giant egg after receiving the Celestial God Serum, and Fang Cheng confirmed she was healthy and growing stronger.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox explained that Ugou Mirai was in the rare Nirvana State, and records confirmed she would hatch within three months.
• Fang Cheng checked the others' results: Takeda Masumi reached double-A rank, while Sato Mai awakened Electromagnetic Induction at Hazard Level A-.
• Kanzaki Rin chose to receive the Celestial God Serum, and Fang Cheng injected her in the Training Ground.
• Kanzaki Rin erupted in fire that engulfed the Training Ground, then formed a gigantic phoenix that swooped at Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng discovered that the Celestial God Serum had greatly strengthened Kanzaki Rin, then asked Dr. X to investigate its connection to her Level 4 Enhancement. As Qingxue returned to Machine City, she followed two suspicious men to a building where she smelled blood.

• Kanzaki Rin's Fire Phoenix reached Ace-level power, and Fang Cheng sparred with her after she emerged from the flames with strength exceeding A+.
• Kanzaki Rin and Fang Cheng discussed her serum-enhanced abilities and their ongoing cold war with Asaka Akie, before Kanzaki Rin kept Fang Cheng from going home.
• Fang Cheng visited the Spaceship, found Dr. X playing a VR game, and asked him to investigate Kanzaki Rin's unusual response to the Celestial God Serum.
• Fang Cheng agreed to fund a rebuilt research institute so Dr. X could study the serum and Kanzaki Rin's Level 4 Enhancement.
• Qingxue returned to Machine City after reaching Great Monster level and followed two white men who were surveying the city.
• Qingxue traced the men to a residential building, smelled blood inside, and slipped in through a balcony in cat form.

Qingxue found Bat and Black Dog, agents of Alcmene, hiding in a residence where they had killed its occupants, and fought them after they tried to escape. Ye Yuqing took over the battle as two new uninvited guests arrived in Machine City, including a woman who looked exactly like the Nine-Tailed Fox.

• Qingxue used sorcery to detect traces of blood in a cleaned residence and overheard Bat and Black Dog planning to leave after completing their mission for Lady Alcmene.
• Qingxue confronted the pair over killing people in Machine City and tried to imprison them in ice, but they transformed into a Gargoyle and Orthrus and broke free.
• Qingxue fought the monsters with ice constructs until Ye Yuqing arrived and took over, while Qingxue headed back to see Fang Cheng.
• Ye Yuqing unleashed her Proxy power and attacked the Gargoyle and Orthrus after they underestimated her.
• A young woman in disguise and an icy-looking woman resembling the Nine-Tailed Fox arrived in Machine City.

Li Yu explored Machine City and parted ways with Tamamo-no-Mae after borrowing her money, while Qingxue returned from Hokkaido and reunited with Fang Cheng. After receiving the Celestial God Serum, Qingxue told Fang Cheng about the Monsters scouting Hokkaido and challenged his claim that he did not need her.

• Li Yu asked Tamamo-no-Mae to stop following her, then returned to borrow all the money in Tamamo-no-Mae's wallet.
• Qingxue came back to the apartment, where Tsukikage Hatsuka challenged her to spar and Qingxue reported Hatsuka's slacking to Tsukikage Hoshi.
• Fang Cheng returned and found Tsukikage Hatsuka running in the Burn-the-Boats Running Cage as punishment.
• Fang Cheng injected Qingxue with the Celestial God Serum, and she froze the Training Ground while undergoing a powerful transformation.
• Qingxue told Fang Cheng that powerful Monsters from several regions had been scouting Hokkaido ahead of the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters' release.
• Qingxue pinned Fang Cheng down and asked whether he really did not need her.

Fang Cheng learned that Alcmene was targeting Machine City as the contest for Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters approached, forcing the residents to plan how to protect their home. The Nine-Tailed Fox explained the contest’s deadly rules but left them with a question about the Proof required of its competitors.

• Qingxue became distressed when Fang Cheng said he had no task for her, and he reassured her before testing her abilities after she received the Celestial God Serum.
• Ye Yuqing returned with the Gargoyle and Two-Headed Dog, and Fang Cheng learned from their minds that Alcmene had sent them to investigate and infiltrate Machine City.
• Fang Cheng killed the two Monsters and gained their abilities, then the residents held an awkward dinner after Kanzaki Rin returned home.
• Fang Cheng told everyone about Alcmene’s agents, and Kanzaki Rin proposed eliminating threats, learning more about the contest, and preparing a fallback plan.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox described the contest as a vast battle royale in which eligible Great Demons would kill competitors and seize their Proofs.
• Fang Cheng and Yuguang Kaori asked the Nine-Tailed Fox what the Proof actually was.

The Nine-Tailed Fox explained that the Proofs were mysterious objects that revealed their true forms only when their holders were defeated, and that the coming competition would engulf all of Hokkaido. After the group argued over who would spend time with Fang Cheng, he returned to shower, where Nangong Saya and Qingxue both joined him.

• The Nine-Tailed Fox explained that Proofs could take any form and revealed their true forms only after their holders were defeated, while Fang Cheng realized Yuguang Kaori would become a target in a competition spanning Hokkaido.
• Kanzaki Rin invited Fang Cheng to her room, but Asaka Akie countered by offering him new pajamas, prompting their companions to split into rival camps.
• Fang Cheng stopped the escalating argument, and Kanzaki Rin and Asaka Akie agreed to talk at the Training Ground while the others went to watch.
• Nangong Saya secretly slipped into Fang Cheng's bathroom and kissed him, but she hid when Qingxue knocked and entered.
• Qingxue announced she would take care of Fang Cheng's daily needs, then began bathing him while the invisible Nangong Saya circled them nervously.

The Nine-Tailed Fox met with Tamamo-no-Mae, who demanded that she return and merge back into her original self. Accepting that her independent life was ending, the Nine-Tailed Fox sent Kanzaki Rin a final goodbye and prepared to be reclaimed.

• Tsukikage Hatsuka accepted Li Yu’s game invitation after the Nine-Tailed Fox promised to sabotage her, and the Nine-Tailed Fox joined the opposing team to help them rank up.
• After laughing through a match against Li Yu, the Nine-Tailed Fox left the apartment, while Fat Cat quit the game and deleted Li Yu.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox met Tamamo-no-Mae outside Machine City and learned that her original self had recovered and reclaimed the other clones.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox warned Tamamo-no-Mae that the Sessho-seki had merged with Kanzaki Rin, but Tamamo-no-Mae ordered her to return before the battle for Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox sent Kanzaki Rin a message saying “Goodbye!” and closed her eyes as Tamamo-no-Mae prepared to reclaim her.

Tamamo-no-Mae gave the Nine-Tailed Fox extra time and ordered her to protect Ugou Mirai’s egg, then traveled to Ibaraki-doji’s grave. Meanwhile, Shuten-doji recruited Ghost Cultivation Mountain as an ally for the contest for the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters and set off with him toward Hokkaido.

• Tamamo-no-Mae told the Nine-Tailed Fox to stay with their group and protect Ugou Mirai’s egg, while hinting that she had altered the Nine-Tailed Fox’s memories.
• Tamamo-no-Mae left Machine City, visited Oni Yunjie at the Iron-Cast Palace, and opened Ibaraki-doji’s grave.
• Shuten-doji met Ghost Cultivation Mountain in Steal Country and persuaded him to join forces for the coming contest.
• Shuten-doji agreed to obtain the Ghost Lord’s Proof with Ghost Cultivation Mountain’s help and swore a sorcerous oath in return for a favor.
• Ghost Cultivation Mountain rose from the ground in his enormous turtle form and swam toward Hokkaido with Shuten-doji.

Fang Cheng and Yuguang Kaori left Machine City for the Iron-Cast Palace after the Ghost Lord’s tomb was robbed. During the flight, Fang Cheng reassured Kaori that he would not bring more women home, then revealed he had prepared marriage certificates and kissed her.

• Machine City expelled outside monsters, while Fang Cheng arranged equipment for Dr. X’s rebuilt lab and received news that someone had stolen the body from the Ghost Lord’s tomb.
• Yuguang Kaori decided to return to the Iron-Cast Palace, leaving Ugou Mirai’s egg in Qingxue’s care as Fang Cheng protected it with a new blood shell.
• Kanzaki Rin and Asaka Akie warned Fang Cheng not to bring any more women home and asked Yuguang Kaori to convey their concerns to Lady Yunji.
• Fang Cheng created a supersonic plane and flew with Yuguang Kaori toward the Iron-Cast Palace.
• When Yuguang Kaori questioned his promise not to bring home more women, Fang Cheng said he could keep them elsewhere and revealed he had prepared twenty marriage certificates before kissing her.

Fang Cheng returned to the Iron-Cast Palace and investigated the disappearance of Oni Yunjie's father's body from his grave, suspecting Shuten-doji might be responsible. He searched the palace staff's memories and found a familiar face in one guard's past.

• Fang Cheng arrived at the Iron-Cast Palace, where Oni Yunjie and the Fox sisters greeted him and Tsukikage Hoshi teased him about becoming Yuguang Kaori's brother-in-law.
• Oni Yunjie led Fang Cheng and the Fox sisters to Sky Lake, where they discovered her father's grave had split open and the body was missing.
• Oni Yunjie suspected Shuten-doji had taken the body and asked Fang Cheng to stay as protection while the Iron-Cast Palace's strongest fighters recovered.
• Fang Cheng summoned the palace guards and maids and used Mind Reading to search their memories for clues.
• Fang Cheng recognized a familiar face in the memories of a trembling Ghost Clan guard.

Fang Cheng uncovered Shuten-doji’s spies inside the Iron-Cast Palace, including Captain Tsukue I, and helped Oni Yunjie defeat the palace’s hidden threat. After learning that Shuten-doji had planted more moles near the Three Great Generals, the group planned to identify them before his return.

• Fang Cheng screened more than a thousand guards and maids, exposing five moles planted by Shuten-doji.
• When Fang Cheng reached for Tsukue I, Tsukue I exploded and transformed into a giant Oni Rakshasa, prompting Oni Yunjie to carve him down without killing him.
• Fang Cheng read Tsukue I’s memories and discovered Shuten-doji had groomed him to use Cursed Wine against Oni Yunjie when the contest for Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters began.
• Fang Cheng found the hidden Cursed Wine inside Tsukue I, and Oni Yunjie beheaded him after he cursed them.
• Fang Cheng told Oni Yunjie, Yuguang Kaori, and Tsukikage Hoshi that Shuten-doji had also planted moles near the Three Great Generals, and they agreed to find them.

Oni Yunjie and Fang Cheng exposed Shuten-doji’s moles and used the investigation to purge rival factions from the Iron-Cast Palace. After the purge consolidated Oni Yunjie’s power, she and Fang Cheng met at Sky Lake, where he photographed her skinny-dipping before she pulled him into the water.

• Oni Yunjie had Fang Cheng check the Three Great Generals for Shuten-doji’s influence, and he found Kuki Kohaku, Iwagong Liu, and Tsui Tanlang innocent.
• The Three Great Generals brought trusted subordinates to the Iron-Cast Palace in batches, and Fang Cheng uncovered more than fifty moles.
• Oni Yunjie expanded the investigation into a purge of officials and military officers, eliminating Shuten-doji’s forces and rival factions in less than half a month.
• Oni Yunjie brought Fang Cheng a senior military officer to examine, and they arrested him as one of Shuten-doji’s moles.
• Fang Cheng went to Sky Lake for a swim and photographed Oni Yunjie when she emerged from the water naked.
• Oni Yunjie demanded that Fang Cheng delete the pictures, then dragged him into the lake with her hair.