Chapter Summaries

Joyce killed Bevis to take the key to the area’s exit, but Fang Cheng arrived and demanded it from him. Joyce faced a choice between surrendering his last key and being trapped or defying an opponent he knew he could not defeat.

• Joyce transformed into a werewolf, tore Bevis apart, and took the key after Bevis claimed to serve Fang Cheng.
• Bevis pursued Joyce through London, wounded him with corrosive blood, and hurled a blood spear that nearly tore him in half.
• Joyce overpowered Bevis with his Wolf Poison and was about to kill him when Fang Cheng appeared behind him.
• Joyce fled from Fang Cheng, but Fang Cheng’s beams severed his arm before Joyce crashed into a car and regenerated.
• Fang Cheng held out his hand and demanded the key, while Joyce hesitated because surrendering it would leave him trapped and end his competition.

Fang Cheng defeated Joyce, took his key, and used Dark Consciousness to recruit him. After curing Bevis’s Wolf Poison, Fang Cheng led his group through the door opened by the new key, leaving London’s Chupacabra attacks behind.

• Joyce challenged Fang Cheng, but Fang Cheng’s Vector Control shattered Joyce’s attack and sent him flying.
• Fang Cheng bound Joyce, took his key, and used Dark Consciousness to make him pledge loyalty.
• Fang Cheng freed Joyce and brought him to Bevis, then absorbed the Wolf Poison from Bevis and restored his health.
• Peng Jie and Selina returned and recognized Joyce as Fang Cheng’s new subordinate, while Peng Jie felt uneasy about Fang Cheng’s mind-altering power.
• Fang Cheng left London with the others and used Joyce’s key to open a door near the edge of the area.

In the Undead Kingdom, Imhotep, Aziz, Apollonius, and the Headless Knight formed a loose alliance after realizing they had all been funneled into the same dangerous competition. Meanwhile, Dracula and the Apocalypse Knights waited at their real trap in Krakow, expecting Fang Cheng to enter the Undead Kingdom, while Fang Cheng opened a new door in London.

• Imhotep, Aziz, and Apollonius converged on a key in an ancient tomb, and the Headless Knight soon joined them.
• The four realized Famon had blocked their way to bring them together, and Apollonius proposed they unite against their common threats.
• Imhotep, Aziz, and the Headless Knight accepted Apollonius's proposal, and he took the key as their temporary leader.
• In Krakow, Dracula and the Apocalypse Knights waited at the Undead Kingdom gate, intending to trap and kill Fang Cheng before he reclaimed more Monsters.
• Daisy worried that Fang Cheng had not arrived, but Dracula insisted they would pursue him if necessary and would not let him escape alive.
• Far away in London, Fang Cheng opened a new door.

Fang Cheng reached Capri Island, where Eve met him and explained that Isis and Dracula had entered the Undead Kingdom ahead of him to map it. Eve showed him that Dracula and the Apocalypse Knights had prepared a trap along the route he would otherwise have taken, then began explaining the second route.

• Fang Cheng and his companions identified the peaceful, fog-covered island as Capri Island after Selina recognized it.
• Eve drove up to meet Fang Cheng, took him to a hotel, and spoke with him privately while his companions waited in the living room.
• Selina recognized Eve as Isis's former trusted aide and wondered how she had become close to Fang Cheng.
• Eve explained that Daisy was in contact with her and had given Fang Cheng the map, while Isis and Dracula had used Rifts into Subspace to enter the Undead Kingdom and record its regions.
• Eve said Isis was not Fang Cheng's enemy and offered to let him control her with Dark Consciousness, but Fang Cheng refused.
• Eve marked two routes on the map and explained that Dracula and the Apocalypse Knights had set a trap at the end of the route Fang Cheng would have taken without the map.

Fang Cheng learned that Dracula had plotted to use his invited guests against the Evil God Consciousness Fragment, then began gathering them on Capri Island while planning to reach Mother's Body. As more sea monsters emerged from the ocean, the island's tourists were overwhelmed.

• Eve told Fang Cheng that Mother's Body lay along the second route and that Dracula had hidden doors to guide his guests toward the Evil God Consciousness Fragment.
• Eve gave Fang Cheng five keys and agreed to serve him; she suggested avoiding Dracula's trap, and Fang Cheng led her and his companions out to act.
• Fang Cheng's group surrounded newcomers arriving on Capri Island and used Dark Consciousness to recruit them as subordinates.
• A woman swimmer screamed when a monster attacked her companion, and the lifeguard who went to help also disappeared into the sea.
• Fish-headed monsters surged ashore and engulfed the tourists on Capri Island.

Fang Cheng let a four-monster alliance defeat the Sea Monster leader and take the key, then sent Bevis toward Dracula while he followed the alliance through a gate into a frozen wasteland. The group arrived in a blizzard, with the gate gone behind them.

• Apollonius, Imhotep, Aziz, and the Headless Knight protected the remaining humans on Capri Island until a level-seventy Multi-headed Sea Serpent appeared, then killed it and took the key.
• The four-monster alliance entered the only gate left open, which led to a lair prepared by Dracula for them.
• Fang Cheng sent Bevis through a concealed gate to tell Dracula he had changed routes, joking that he would care for Bevis's nonexistent wife and daughter if Dracula killed him.
• Fang Cheng led his other subordinates through the alliance's gate after creating a dome to protect the humans remaining on Capri Island.
• Fang Cheng and his group emerged in a snow-covered wasteland, where Peng Jie asked through Telepathy where in Europe it could still be winter.

Fang Cheng followed the four-person group across a blizzard-covered mountain, where his new subordinates fought waves of undead Snow Monsters and mammoth skeletons. After Fang Cheng cut down the attackers, a huge Rift opened beneath the group, and he led everyone into the glacier below; elsewhere, the four people continued searching for a key.

• Fang Cheng used the blood he had attached to the Headless Knight to track the four people and led his subordinates through the blizzard.
• Catherine uncovered a Snow Monster corpse, and Fang Cheng learned it had been killed about thirty minutes earlier.
• Hundreds of Skeleton Snow Monsters ambushed Fang Cheng and his group, followed by more waves and a charge from seven or eight Mammoth Skeleton Elephants.
• Fang Cheng unleashed a vast net of blood threads that sliced apart the monsters and the charging mammoths.
• A deep Rift opened in the collapsing ground, and Fang Cheng flew with his group down into the glacier.
• The four-person group fought off monsters with ease but remained frustrated that they had found no key.

Apollonius, Imhotep, Aziz, and the Headless Knight tracked the Skeleton Snow Monsters to a glacier lair, where they discovered a black figure carrying part of Mother's Body. The figure ignored their attacks, escaped Imhotep's Stone Coffin, and entered his body.

• Apollonius led the group to search for the monsters' lair, and Aziz's Ghouls found a cave in a cliff.
• The four fought through the glacier's Skeleton Snow Monsters and reached a dark rift at the lowest level.
• A black figure emerged from the darkness, and Apollonius recognized the living flesh on its arm as part of Mother's Body.
• The group's attacks passed through the figure, and it escaped Imhotep's Stone Coffin before plunging into his body.

Dracula’s ambush failed when Fang Cheng took a different route through the Undead Kingdom, forcing Dracula, Ophi, and Famon to plan an interception. Meanwhile, the shadow possessing Imhotep fought the Liches and escaped toward Fang Cheng after Aziz cut Imhotep apart.

• Ophi confronted Dracula over Fang Cheng’s failure to appear, but Bevis emerged from the door instead and revealed that Fang Cheng was on Capri Island with Apollonius.
• Dracula learned Fang Cheng had a map of the Undead Kingdom and proposed intercepting him along the three routes to Mother’s body; Ophi and Famon agreed to split up with him.
• Dracula accepted Bevis into his group, and the temporary alliance divided into separate teams.
• The shadow took control of Imhotep, who attacked Apollonius, Aziz, and the Headless Knight with a torrent of bandages.
• Fang Cheng and his subordinates watched as Apollonius and the others dragged Imhotep out of the Great Rift Valley, where he transformed into Anubis and began summoning the River Styx.
• Aziz pierced Anubis and forced Imhotep out, then cut him apart; the shadow fled toward Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng secretly disrupted Aziz’s struggle against the Evil God Consciousness Fragment, triggering a battle between Aziz and Apollonius that devastated the snow mountain. After Apollonius suppressed the fragment and helped Aziz up, two beams struck Aziz from behind.

• The Evil God Consciousness Fragment possessed the Headless Knight, but Aziz defeated him and swallowed the fragment, while Apollonius helped Aziz resist its control.
• Fang Cheng used Soul-Deterring Ghost Sound against Aziz, letting the fragment take control and turning Aziz against Apollonius.
• Aziz transformed into a gigantic Ghoul and fought Apollonius, whose attack caused the glacier and summit to collapse.
• Apollonius and Aziz battled for more than three hours until Aziz swallowed Apollonius, who burst out of Aziz’s body and suppressed the Evil God Consciousness Fragment.
• Apollonius helped Aziz to his feet, but two searing beams suddenly struck Aziz in the back.

Fang Cheng defeated Apollonius, learned that Dracula had sent him to obtain Mother's Body, and destroyed the Evil God Consciousness Fragment. After recovering another piece of his mother's body, Fang Cheng saw a memory of a strange city beneath a gigantic door and wondered whether it was her homeworld.

• Fang Cheng arrived as Aziz and Apollonius were exhausted, then sent Peng Jie and the others to capture Aziz, the Mummy, and the Headless Knight while he pursued Apollonius.
• Peng Jie unleashed his Drought Demon power against Aziz, while Fang Cheng caught Apollonius and forced him to reveal Dracula's plans and his mission to obtain Mother's Body.
• Apollonius tried to escape by exploding himself and casting Death Withering, but Fang Cheng resisted the spell and crushed his head.
• A fragment of the Evil God Consciousness emerged from Apollonius's skull, and Fang Cheng restrained and destroyed it using both of his mother's arms.
• Fang Cheng recovered half of his mother's left arm and a key, then saw a memory of a gigantic door above an unfamiliar city filled with spaceships.

Fang Cheng absorbed another of his mother’s body parts, killed Apollonius by destroying his Skull Mask, and returned to find Imhotep and the Headless Knight defeated. He forced the two undead warriors to serve him, joining them with Joyce under the influence of the Dark Consciousness.

• Fang Cheng absorbed his mother’s half-arm, gained 578 years of lifespan, and learned that two more Apocalypse Knights remained in the Undead Kingdom.
• Fang Cheng searched Apollonius’s scattered remains, then doubled back and discovered that the Skull Mask was the Lich’s Phylactery.
• Fang Cheng broke the Skull Mask and fed its pieces to his huskies, apparently killing Apollonius.
• Fang Cheng returned to the mountaintop, where Joyce and the Aces had captured Imhotep and the Headless Knight after Aziz attacked them while possessed.
• Fang Cheng demanded that Imhotep and the Headless Knight either serve him or die, and both agreed to work for him.

Fang Cheng killed Aziz by destroying both his body and demon soul, then gained several abilities from the Ghoul King. He suspected Apollonius’s soul was hidden in a Crystal Skull, and the skull trembled when Fang Cheng brought out a Five-Thunder Evil-Suppressing Talisman.

• Fang Cheng used Dark Consciousness on Aziz, then devoured his body when the Ghoul King resisted.
• Aziz’s demon soul attacked Fang Cheng, but Peng Jie struck it with Falling Thunder and Fang Cheng destroyed it.
• Fang Cheng absorbed Aziz’s energy and gained Ghoul Eater, Abyssal Maw, Hell Stomach, and fragments of Demon Pass.
• Fang Cheng guessed Apollonius was hiding in the Crystal Skull and pierced it with Solar Rays, but Apollonius’s soul did not appear.
• Fang Cheng pulled out the Five-Thunder Evil-Suppressing Talisman, and the Crystal Skull trembled in his hand.

Fang Cheng exposed Apollonius hiding in the Crystal Skull, learned his true identity, and permanently destroyed his soul. With his strength bolstered by the energy he absorbed, Fang Cheng prepared to lead his allies against Dracula and the two Apocalypse Knights.

• Fang Cheng threatened the Crystal Skull with the Five-Thunder Evil-Suppressing Talisman, forcing Apollonius to reveal that he had been hiding inside it.
• Apollonius's soul repeatedly recovered after Fang Cheng crushed it, until Eve explained that the Lich could only be killed if he knew Fang Cheng knew his true name and identity.
• Fang Cheng recited Apollonius's history, then crushed his soul for good and absorbed energy that raised his total to 6,211 lives.
• Fang Cheng rallied the relieved underlings and declared that they would go after Dracula and the two Apocalypse Knights.
• Fang Cheng explained that the three doors led to the core area and that Dracula would split his forces across the routes, where they could try to delay Fang Cheng until the others arrived.

Dracula, Ophi, and Famon waited at separate gates to intercept Fang Cheng, but Fang Cheng reached the Ardennes with a group of allies and confronted Famon. Famon claimed the Lord and Satan had no grudge, only differing wills, leaving Fang Cheng to consider what that meant.

• Dracula waited at the Székesfehérvár gate with Vampires and Bevis while monsters surrounded the cemetery.
• Fang Cheng entered through the gate with Selina and Peng Jie, and Dracula alerted the other Templar Knights by having one kill himself.
• Ophi saw Fang Cheng arrive at the Toledo gate, then learned that Norton and Ackerman had killed themselves and realized Dracula had deceived her.
• Fang Cheng entered the Ardennes with fifteen companions, sent them to search for hidden gates, and flew to confront Famon.
• Famon introduced himself as the Famine Knight and told Fang Cheng that the Lord and Satan had no grudge against each other, only different wills.

Fang Cheng confronted Famon, the Famine Knight, and learned that Famon’s Divine Blood and Bible verses made him difficult to injure. Fang Cheng overwhelmed him with his strength and began using Mother’s Body, but Famon destroyed his own head to avoid being captured.

• Fang Cheng asked Izanae where Mother’s Body was on Famon and learned it was in his left leg.
• Fang Cheng’s blood failed to invade Famon, whose Divine Blood repelled it, and Famon opened a drought domain that withered the surrounding land.
• Famon recited Bible verses to attack Fang Cheng with light, fire, and reflected damage, while Fang Cheng endured the assaults and struck him repeatedly.
• Fang Cheng split Famon’s golden body in two, but Famon rejoined and reflected attacks back onto Fang Cheng.
• Fang Cheng decided to use Mother’s Body and reached for Famon’s head, but Famon blew it apart himself to avoid being captured.

Dracula tried to bargain with Fang Cheng, only to discover he had been negotiating with a clone, and then temporarily joined forces with Ophi to pursue the real Fang Cheng. Fang Cheng’s subordinates found the hidden doors, and Fang Cheng left his battle with Famon to go after the King of the Undead.

• Dracula offered to let Fang Cheng leave in exchange for Mother's Body, but Fang Cheng saw through his plan to use him against the Apocalypse Knights.
• Dracula attacked and destroyed the Fang Cheng, Peng Jie, and Selina before him, then realized they were all clones created by Fang Cheng’s Multitude Ghost Aspect.
• Ophi attacked Dracula over the failed interception and the deaths of three Templar Knights, but paused when Dracula warned that the real Fang Cheng was fighting Famon.
• Dracula and Ophi called a temporary truce and led their vampires and Templar Order toward Famon’s area.
• Fang Cheng’s subordinates found the hidden doors, and Peng Jie entered the drought-stricken battlefield to tell Fang Cheng they had located them.
• Fang Cheng broke off his fight with Famon and flew toward the door to pursue the King of the Undead, while Famon hurried after him.

Fang Cheng used his level-six Blood ability to overpower Famon, who sacrificed himself and became the Famine Angel. Meanwhile, Peng Jie’s group destroyed Famon’s clone in Ardennes, but Ophi and Dracula had not yet arrived.

• Famon followed Fang Cheng alone through a door to Krakow while his clone remained behind to mislead Ophi and Dracula.
• Peng Jie and the other Aces attacked Famon’s clone in Ardennes as Fang Cheng raised his Blood Source System Skill Tree to level six and reached level 170.
• Fang Cheng’s conceptual devouring ability overcame Famon’s Divine Blood, and he pursued Famon through the ruined city of Krakow.
• Fang Cheng seized Famon and questioned him about the Evil God’s plan to bring the end times, then snapped his neck when Famon insisted the apocalypse was necessary.
• Famon sacrificed himself and transformed into the level-145 Famine Angel, and Fang Cheng prepared to fight him.
• Peng Jie and his group defeated Famon’s clone in Ardennes in under ten minutes, though only six Aces survived and several allies were badly injured.

Fang Cheng fought the Famine Angel while Ophi and Dracula pursued him, only to have their scouting plan foiled by Fang Cheng’s allies. The Famine Angel’s final attempt to summon the Heavenly Gate failed, leaving Fang Cheng still standing as the Angel’s power waned.

• Peng Jie, Imhotep, and the others ambushed and killed the four Templar Knights sent through the doors, forcing Ophi and Dracula to abandon their search and head for the core area.
• The Famine Angel attacked Fang Cheng with famine energy, but Fang Cheng evaded him and repeatedly destroyed his body with Blood Explosions.
• The Famine Angel transformed into a stronger black form and devastated Krakow, but Fang Cheng survived and continued to wear him down until his level fell to 135.
• The Famine Angel summoned the Heavenly Gate and opened a crack toward the starry sky, but Fang Cheng’s Blood Element bombs overwhelmed the gate and made it disappear.

Fang Cheng killed Famon, absorbed his mother’s left thigh, and gained memories of her spaceship descending into the South Sea. In the maze-like core, Ophi pursued Peng Jie and his companions while Dracula moved on without her, and Fang Cheng reached an ocean region and spotted a Ghost Ship.

• Fang Cheng forced the Heavenly Gate shut, and Famon sacrificed himself by collapsing into a black hole that left no body behind.
• Fang Cheng caught his mother’s left thigh, absorbed it for 2,014 lives, and saw a memory of her spaceship diving into the South Sea.
• Peng Jie, Eve, Selina, and Catherine got lost in the core-area maze, then fled when Ophi arrived with Templar Knights.
• Peng Jie split from the others to hold off Ophi, but she severed both his hands and struck him into a hill before he escaped underground.
• Dracula abandoned Ophi’s pursuit and led Daisy and Lowell onward to search for the Throne of the Undead.
• Fang Cheng left Krakow, crossed an ocean region, and spotted a Ghost Ship sailing across the water.