Recaps

Xu Lang traded with Solaris for a Book of Decrees and explained the dangers of the space-time gate, then considered whether its one-entry rule had a loophole. In a simulation, he entered the gate again, leaving Paradise Building's players stunned.

• Solaris created an anti-scrying barrier and gave Xu Lang a Book of Decrees in exchange for information about the space-time gate.
• Xu Lang told Solaris that the gate’s other side contained a million years of time, warned him about the Fortitude Button, and speculated that the Paradise Building player who self-destructed had pressed it.
• Mary warned Xu Lang that Solaris might sacrifice himself for the collective good, while Mad King Building’s players questioned Xu Lang’s deal with Heaven’s Wrath Building.
• Xu Lang considered whether the gate’s one-entry rule had a loophole and entered the Fusion Dreamscape to test it in a simulation.
• After failing to enter the gate from his own location, Xu Lang flashed to Paradise Building and plunged through its space-time gate again.

Xu Lang explored the spaces beyond several Time-Space Doors in his dream, enduring their extreme boredom until he passed a hidden trial. He received the Mythic item Kronos's Sigh, then woke determined to uncover the Void Battlefield's secrets.

• Xu Lang found that Nightmare Essence stopped fluctuating in the first space and passed the equivalent of five hundred thousand years sleeping and searching before a Time-Space Door appeared.
• After returning, Xu Lang entered the door before Heaven's Wrath Building and slept for a million years, then repeated the experiment at the door before Evil King Building.
• Xu Lang left the final space and heard the Dormitory Survival Game announce that he had passed the hidden trial and earned the achievement God of Boredom.
• Xu Lang found Kronos's Sigh in his inventory, a Mythic item that could give another item a time attribute.
• An attack from Evil King Building players shattered the simulated world, and Xu Lang woke resolved to investigate the Void Battlefield's secrets.

Xu Lang emerged from Evil King Building’s Time-Space Door and used a mental attack to crush the players waiting outside, then defeated an ambush by the Void Blademan and escaped. News of his raid and the enemy’s death spread across the other Buildings, putting him under greater scrutiny.

• Xu Lang left Evil King Building’s Time-Space Door after hearing a voice call him a fool, then shattered the minds of the players who tried to stop him.
• Xu Lang dodged a black-purple blade arc from the Void Blademan, broke it with Flash Kick, and dragged the attacker from the Void with Soul-Extinguishing Siphon.
• Xu Lang crushed the Void Blademan’s neck, stored the corpse in the Strange Tales Magic Box, and returned toward Mad King Building.
• Scouts from the other three Buildings reported Xu Lang’s raid and victory, prompting speculation about what he had found and warnings that the higher-ups would watch him closely.

Xu Lang used Kronos's Sigh to enhance Demon King Castle's Golden Fortune Auspicious Door with a time attribute. The transformation began, leaving everyone waiting to see what ability the door would gain.

• Xu Lang returned to Mad King Building camp after testing a loophole in the space-time gate, while the building war scores remained unchanged for his side.
• At Demon King Castle, Xu Lang told Shirley, Kui Zi, Aygul, Xu Ruyan, Wang Yazhi, and the others about the Void beacon and Kronos's Sigh, prompting speculation about Kronos and the mysterious sigh.
• The group debated whether to use Kronos's Sigh on Xu Lang's abilities or on a facility, and Xu Lang decided it was necessary for his plans.
• Xu Lang used Kronos's Sigh on the Golden Fortune Auspicious Door, and the system announced that its transformation would finish in three minutes.

Xu Lang upgraded the Golden Fortune Auspicious Door to Mythic and used Level Transfer to strengthen Demon King Castle’s turrets before the round ended. As the next round began and more of each building’s Safe Zones appeared, he suspected Mad King Building was hiding something and resolved to investigate.

• The Golden Fortune Auspicious Door gained Mythic rarity and a time-stasis effect that froze the corridor for ten seconds.
• Xu Lang used Level Transfer to raise the levels of five turrets, leaving Demon King Castle with a formidable lineup.
• Li Xianzhou entered the Time-Space Door and returned alive, earning Mad King Building one point; the building finished the round last with two points.
• The third round of the True King Showdown began, and two-sixths of each building’s Safe Zone manifested in the Void Battlefield.
• Xu Lang saw the special structures of the other buildings and suspected Mad King Building had concealed something from him.

The third round, a survival competition across seven lethal environments, began with the players preparing for the hazards. Xu Lang sheltered Mad King Building’s players in the Magic Box World, where his air conditioner kept them safe from Eternal Freeze as they settled in to rest.

• The rules announced seven seven-hour environmental hazards, survival-based scoring, and revival after the round ended; the standings placed Evil King Building first and Mad King Building third.
• Floor Leader Bai calmed panicked Paradise Building players by reminding them they could revive after dying, but he noticed a serious little boy who refused to smile.
• Heaven's Wrath Building organized a rescue plan, while Solaris found Mad King Building’s players celebrating the chance to hide in the Magic Box World.
• Xu Lang moved Mad King Building’s players into the Magic Box World, where his air conditioner countered the effects of the battlefield’s Eternal Freeze.
• When Eternal Freeze struck, exposed players in the corridors froze to death, while Xu Lang called the sheltered players to bed and earned Nightmare Coins.

Xu Lang began a physique limit-break trial after waking to the survival competition’s extreme-heat round. He won five tournament matches and entered the next stage, where he faced ten powerful projections and was told to choose three opponents.

• Xu Lang woke to extreme heat outside Demon King Castle and went back to sleep with Cao Yaxuan, using a dream for contemplation.
• Xu Lang began his physique limit-break trial in the Blood Empire Grand Tournament arena and defeated five opponents in succession.
• Xu Lang entered a crimson vortex and appeared in a ruined arena before ten figures wearing Legendary outfits.
• Xu Lang used Nightmare Eye to examine the figures and learned that they were projections, while Raphael and the others discussed missing members.
• The antler-helmeted man demanded that Xu Lang choose his opponents for the trial.

Xu Lang challenged the Blood Empire’s Royal Guards and chose Rasputin, a Black Goat Apostle, as his first opponent. Xu Lang steadily overpowered him, and the fight continued as Rasputin tried to escape his attacks.

• The Blood Empire warriors gathered to challenge Xu Lang, and he chose Rasputin to fight first.
• Rasputin introduced himself as one of the thirteen Royal Guards and a Black Goat Apostle, but Xu Lang attacked before he finished speaking.
• Xu Lang wounded Rasputin with the Purgatory Overlord and pressed him with rapid strikes, blood qi, and a sudden kick.
• Rasputin scattered black qi across the battlefield and used black fireballs, but Xu Lang evaded his attacks and vanished from sight.
• Xu Lang used the Grave Pasture and Scarlet Shepherd Lock to appear near Rasputin, who spread his wings and flew away from him.

Xu Lang defeated Rasputin and collected his memory crystal, then continued fighting the Mad King's Royal Guard projections. After earning the Royal Guard: Mad King's Proof badge, he demanded the higher-grade Blood Star Medal worn by the guard captain.

• Xu Lang transformed Rasputin's scripture into a three-headed demon form and overwhelmed him with repeated Blade Prison: Trayastrimsa Heaven attacks, defeating him before the ten-minute limit.
• Xu Lang used Scarlet Shepherd Lock on Rasputin, who died and left behind a memory crystal that Xu Lang suspected could connect the guards to the Mad King.
• Raphael announced Rasputin's defeat, and Xu Lang chose the red-skinned, half-horse knight Kaman as his next opponent.
• Xu Lang defeated Kaman and later overcame the gray stone man Ousikas while observing the Royal Guard's history with Nightmare Eye.
• The antler-helmeted captain awarded Xu Lang the legendary Royal Guard: Mad King's Proof badge, but Xu Lang demanded the captain's higher-grade Blood Star Medal.

Xu Lang fought through the Mad King Trial’s palace guards and then faced Tang Heng, the last opponent in the arena. Their battle escalated when Tang Heng’s aura turned chaotic and his expression revealed the madness of a Mad King Building Player.

• Xu Lang asked whether he could take the Blood Star Medal if he defeated the antler-helmeted Tang Heng, then continued fighting the palace guards to prove himself.
• After Xu Lang defeated the other guards, Raphael sent him to fight, and Xu Lang killed Raphael after summoning Shepherded Soul.
• Xu Lang and Tang Heng began their duel, and Xu Lang used the World-Burning Immortal Flame and the King of Purgatory’s phantom to wound him.
• Tang Heng healed his injuries with a green skill, then his aura grew frenzied and his eyes showed signs of madness.

Xu Lang fought Tang Heng, whose overwhelming strength and unpredictable madness pushed Xu Lang to burn his soul and fuse with the Purgatory Set. The chapter ended as the King of Purgatory opened gates in the void and thunder crashed from the sky.

• Xu Lang used the Dragonblood Rakshasa bloodline and Seven Kill Blood Qi to face Tang Heng, and their weapons clashed with enough force to damage both the Purgatory Overlord and Tang Heng's axe.
• Xu Lang struck Tang Heng with the Abyssal Demon Eye, but Tang Heng resisted its control and countered Xu Lang in close combat.
• Tang Heng unleashed his own madness, more than doubling his strength and repeatedly knocking Xu Lang back.
• Xu Lang activated Ultimate Liberation, burning his soul to raise his combat strength, but Tang Heng claimed he was still using less than a tenth of his former power.
• Xu Lang recognized that the Nightmare Eye could not predict Tang Heng's chaotic attacks, then fused with the Purgatory Set and called on the King of Purgatory.
• The King of Purgatory pulled open gates in the void as thunder crashed down from the sky.

Xu Lang and Tang Heng fought as both of their powers escalated beyond reason, with Tang Heng killing Xu Lang before Xu Lang returned and unleashed Avici Purgatory. The chapter left them facing a vast army of Strange Tales as Xu Lang sought to defeat Tang Heng and advance toward becoming an Asura.

• Xu Lang summoned the Purgatory Overlord and fed it power, using the Gate of Purgatory to amplify his strength as he fought Tang Heng.
• Xu Lang gained the upper hand and shattered Tang Heng's Legendary short axe, but Tang Heng survived Trayastrimsa Heaven and grew stronger still.
• Tang Heng's madness and every physical and spiritual attribute surged without limit, allowing him to beat Xu Lang to death.
• Xu Lang emerged unscathed from the void, provoking Tang Heng into another burst of growth.
• Xu Lang opened the Ghost Domain: Endless Purgatory, overlaying the battlefield with Avici Purgatory and sending its enormous Strange Tale Army against Tang Heng.

Xu Lang killed Tang Heng, obtained a powerful badge and two physical talents, then encountered the Gate of Limits. He punched the gate to begin breaking through his body's restrictions.

• Tang Heng urged Xu Lang to follow Mad King, but Xu Lang drained him with the Scarlet Shepherd Locks and collected his red-star medal.
• Xu Lang gained the Mad King Proof badge, which increased all attributes by seven percent.
• Xu Lang received the Element-Eating Beast and Overlord talents, granting extreme-environment survival, elemental resistance, and growth in his physical attributes.
• A black Gate of Limits appeared, and the system explained that breaking it would grant Xu Lang another physical talent.
• Xu Lang clenched his fist and punched the Gate of Limits.

Xu Lang broke through the realm of matter and gained the unique talent Nine Shadows Beneath the King, which created nine powerful versions of himself. After testing their abilities in Magic Box World, he kept Right Emperor by his side and realized his combat strength had doubled.

• Xu Lang shattered the black gate with a punch and gained the unique talent Nine Shadows Beneath the King before the trial world collapsed.
• Xu Lang returned from the Limit-Break Trial and entered Magic Box World to test his new talent.
• Xu Lang summoned a horned shadow and discovered it could fight tactically and copy some of his Sequence abilities.
• Xu Lang tested all nine shadows and found that each excelled in a different specialty, though they could not copy every ability or use the Strange Tales Magic Box.
• Xu Lang named the shadows Right Emperor, Wangliang, Xiejieshu, Chifu, Suoguan, Soul Slave, Zaonan, Hai Spirit Fetus, and Renhuaji, and kept Right Emperor beside him.

Xu Lang strengthened his soul and entered the Mad King Trial to break his mental limit. While the women waited in Mad King Building, Lion Cub uncovered a valuable lead in the Lava World.

• Xu Lang pinned on the Mad King Proof, upgraded Burning Steel Soul to level 20, and chose Eternal Forging of the Steel Soul.
• Xu Lang entered the mental trial, relying on his strength and Red Butterfly's ability to revive him if he died.
• Tong Qi, Cao Yaxuan, Han Jisoo, and Xu Ruyan discussed the trials and talents while Chi Qingman watched the lava outside Mad King Building.
• Wang Yazhi fed the Guardian Spirits and headed for the training room as she prepared for her own Limit-Break Trial.
• Lion Cub used Truth Listening to reveal that a Lava Behemoth guarded a priceless Lava Core deep within the hottest magma.

Wang Yazhi left Demon King Castle to follow Kui Zi’s thermometer toward the east, drawing attention from the other dormitory buildings. After she killed an Evil King Building player who attacked her, the chapter left her continuing toward her destination.

• Wang Yazhi silenced the Glutton trash can with a chilled drink and went down to the First Floor.
• After hearing Lion Cub’s information, Wang Yazhi told Cao Yaxuan and the others before setting out alone with Kui Zi’s thermometer pointing east.
• The White Floor Leader rejected Paradise Building players’ calls to ambush Wang Yazhi, warning them not to provoke Demon King Building.
• Players from the other buildings noticed Wang Yazhi and alerted their members outside to watch her.
• An Evil King Building player blocked Wang Yazhi’s path, and she defeated him in fifteen seconds.

Wang Yazhi encountered a level 40 Lava Behemoth guarding a Mythic Lava Core and used her high charisma to make it mistake her attacks for a pleasant scratch. When she asked for the treasure, the creature fled, and Wang Yazhi pursued it as Heaven's Wrath Building's hidden team prepared to seize the Core.

• Wang Yazhi sent three Night-Seeking Gods into the magma lake, drawing out a level 40 boss called the Lava Behemoth, which carried a Mythic Lava Core.
• Wang Yazhi attacked the Behemoth with moonlight, but its defenses barely registered the blows; its favorable impression of her led it to turn around and enjoy the attack as a back scratch.
• Ten Heaven's Wrath Building players watched from hiding and planned to ambush Wang Yazhi after she obtained the Lava Core, despite concerns about offending Demon King Castle.
• After Wang Yazhi knocked away its stone crust, the Behemoth thanked her and started to leave, but fled when she asked for its Lava Core.
• Wang Yazhi pursued the fleeing Behemoth with twelve Night-Seeking Gods as a Heaven's Wrath Building player urged the others to chase.

Xu Lang completed the Mental Limit-Breaking Trial, gained two offensive mental talents, and broke the Soul Realm’s Gate of Limits to obtain the unique talent Chaos State. He returned to the Magic Box World and prepared to use it to resist Mad King Building’s rules while installing high-level facilities in Demon King Castle.

• Xu Lang survived the trial’s mental crushing and received Time Scar: Calamity Recurrence and Soul Sacred Flame.
• Xu Lang used Soul Sacred Flame to burn away the Gate of Limits and gained the unique talent Chaos State.
• Xu Lang learned that Chaos State could resist Dormitory Building punishments and rule-level damage, but could not affect supernatural powers in the material world.
• Xu Lang planned to use Chaos State to install high-level facilities in Demon King Castle despite Mad King Building’s restrictions.
• Xu Lang expected Mad King Building to punish him after the building war and resolved to test whether Chaos State could withstand it.

Xu Lang returned from his trial and reunited with the women at Demon King Castle, while his Magic Box connection to Wanderer remained too weak for them to communicate. Wang Yazhi returned from an outing with a murderous aura, and Xu Lang invited her to eat before answering her question about the trial.

• Xu Lang failed to contact Wanderer through the Magic Box because the Void Battlefield weakened their connection.
• Wanderer sensed Xu Lang’s faint summons while kiting an Ogre in the Seal Building and realized that Xu Lang was alive.
• Xu Lang returned to Demon King Castle, told the women that his constitution and spirit had broken through, and offered to prepare for Zhen Lu’s fourth-stage Limit-Break Trial.
• Xu Lang learned that Wang Yazhi was away, then saw her return on the monitoring screen with a murderous aura.
• Chi Qingman welcomed Wang Yazhi, who asked Xu Lang how his trial went, and he invited her to eat first.

Wang Yazhi gave Kui Zi the lava core to power her Apocalypse Hand Cannon, and Xu Lang shared details of his limit-break trials before realizing he could exploit time differences between worlds to gain Nightmare Coins. During the Eternal Night dungeon, Xu Lang put on the Black Crown, drawing dark creatures from the other dormitory buildings toward the Mad King Building.

• Wang Yazhi recounted how she defeated the Lava Behemoth and obtained its core, then gave the core to Kui Zi for the Apocalypse Hand Cannon.
• Xu Lang described his two limit-break trials to the women at Demon King Castle.
• Xu Lang noticed that his Nightmare Coins had increased despite the Blood Mist World’s time remaining unchanged, and he asked Shirley to help find a world with slower time.
• When the Eternal Night dungeon began, Xu Lang encountered ogres, Swanmen, and Skeleton Soldiers among the monsters attacking the Mad King Building.
• After a facility item dropped, Xu Lang put on the Black Crown, causing dark creatures from the other three dormitory buildings to rush toward the Mad King Building.

As Demon King Castle repelled waves of dark creatures, its supplies and rare equipment poured in, and Xu Lang discovered that dark essences might help unlock a Vampire Blood Pact. Han Jisoo proposed upgrading Teacher Shirley’s Blood Pact to gain an infection ability, and Xu Lang agreed to consider it after the building battle.

• Cao Yaxuan and Chi Qingman inspected the Auspicious Gate’s internal space and found a flood of supplies, including rare equipment and an exceptional Ogre Chieftain’s Bone Club.
• Han Jisoo showed Xu Lang the rare Dark Essence collected by the fireplace, which could improve dark-type facilities and Blood Pacts.
• Han Jisoo suggested that Xu Lang upgrade the Dark Essence and Teacher Shirley’s Blood Pact so Shirley might unlock an ability to infect others.
• Xu Lang praised Han Jisoo’s idea and said they would first get through the building battle and see what other dark creatures appeared.

After the third round ended without casualties, Xu Lang and Mad King Building prepared for the fourth round, Liquid Nitrogen Rainforest, by moving their players into Hundred Ghost Layer. Explosive liquid nitrogen droplets then covered the entire Void Battlefield, killing players who had ventured away from the dormitory buildings.

• Xu Lang distributed the Pighead Ancestor's Telekinesis Skill Book to Xu Xiaomeng and the Bullhead Ancestor's mental-attribute accessories to Tong Qi, while storing the Doghead Ancestor's weapon.
• The third round ended with no deaths in Mad King Building, prompting players from other buildings to speculate about Xu Lang's strategy.
• As the fourth round's liquid nitrogen droplets began to condense, Su Yuan announced that Xu Lang had made arrangements and led Mad King Building's players through a Vortex Gate into Hundred Ghost Layer.
• The Mad King Building players became soul-forms in Hundred Ghost Layer, where Su Yuan and Wang Lie told them to stay calm, quiet, and together.
• Liquid nitrogen droplets outside Demon King Castle began exploding in chain reactions that spread throughout every dormitory building and across the Void Battlefield.
• Players who left the dormitory buildings to escape the droplets were killed.

Xu Lang and his companions watched the Void Battlefield’s explosive barrage barely damage Demon King Castle, while Xu Ruyan impersonated Tong Qi and accidentally upset Red Butterfly. Tong Qi discovered the deception but agreed to keep it secret, then went to Mary to discuss her confusing feelings.

• Players outside the Dormitory Building were overwhelmed by explosive droplets, and one regretted not sheltering inside his dormitory.
• Xu Lang checked Demon King Castle’s facility damage and found the barrage had barely worn down its defenses.
• Red Butterfly argued that survival meant being stronger than the other players, then cried while embracing the Tong Qi who was actually Xu Ruyan.
• The real Tong Qi arrived, realized Xu Ruyan had impersonated her, and privately confronted her about making Red Butterfly cry.
• Tong Qi agreed not to reveal Xu Ruyan’s disguise, left the group, and decided to seek Mary’s help with her psychological issues.

Bai Ling struggled with the choice between reviving her brother and protecting Xu Lang, while Xu Lang considered how her secret might fit into his plans against Mad King Building. As the Liquid Nitrogen Rainforest ended, Mad King Building remained far ahead in the survivor rankings, and the Players prepared for the High-Pressure World.

• Bai Ling worried that reviving her brother might harm Xu Lang, but believed she could not give up on him.
• Yan Xiaoli questioned Bai Ling about her troubled expression, and Bai Ling awkwardly described a hypothetical plan that could harm the Building Lord.
• Jiang Xiaowen relayed Bai Ling’s words to Xu Lang, who reasoned that Mad King Building might use her as a weapon and planned to refine Nightmare Essence before running another Simulation.
• Silver Sand and White Sand discussed the seven-hour bombardment as the Liquid Nitrogen Rainforest stage neared its end.
• Xu Lang checked the survivor count and found Mad King Building first, Evil King Building second, Heaven’s Wrath Building third, and Paradise Building fourth, as the group awaited the High-Pressure World stage.

Kui Zi discovered the Blank Book of Ordinances and grew eager to use it to alter intelligent machinery, while Xu Lang considered its value and investigated Tang Heng’s power in a dream. The chapter ended with Xu Lang beginning to refine Rasputin’s and Ousikas’s memory crystals.

• After the Liquid Nitrogen Rainforest proved harmless to Demon King Castle, Xu Lang considered raiding other buildings for resources but decided to sleep before the new day’s farming.
• Kui Zi examined the new collectibles in storage and found the Blank Book of Ordinances, whose rules could be forcibly enforced.
• Kui Zi realized a carefully worded ordinance might alter the original code of intelligent machinery, but she calmed herself and decided to ask Xu Lang for permission the next day.
• Xu Lang sensed Kui Zi’s unusual initiative in bed, then sent Li Shuwen, Wu Huihui, Fusheng Xi, Sword Saint, and Rainy Night Swordsman to extract nightmare power.
• Xu Lang wondered how Tang Heng could enter a powerful frenzy without losing himself and suspected the Mad King Building was restricting its players.
• Xu Lang transformed his dream and began refining Rasputin’s and Ousikas’s memory crystals in the alchemy furnace.