Recaps

Xu Lang used Tyrant's blood to arrange potion production at Dormitory 199 and brought Luo Lin and Tao Tao to Dormitory 200 for a meal. After returning home, he fused fire skills into a Level 9 Frenzied Flame, leaving him with a powerful new destructive ability.

• Xu Lang realized the Blood Bat Nest could permanently evolve blood bats into Level 7 King-tier bats by feeding them blood, and he and his companions went to find Luo Lin for Tyrant's sample.
• Luo Lin used Tyrant's blood in the Biochemical Dormitory's biological catalysis facility and agreed to produce seven Golden Revolutions, Gene Optimization Serum, and Evolution Serum.
• Xu Lang asked Luo Lin to give future potions to Xiaomeng to sell and promised to help Dormitory 199 improve its defenses for the next round.
• Cao Yaxuan invited Luo Lin and Tao Tao to eat at Dormitory 200, and Tong Qi led Tao Tao there.
• Xu Lang returned to Dormitory 200, fell asleep to enter the Fusion Dreamscape, and raised Frenzied Flame to Level 9, testing its ability to burn through equipment.

Xu Lang used the rest period to improve Dormitory 200’s defenses, fusing turrets into Miniature Three-Eyed Machine Guns and installing two of them. On the final day, he prepared to replace two older turrets as the red mist seemed to thicken.

• Xu Lang shared a lavish meal with Tao Tao and Luo Lin, then used a Golden Revolution on Tong Qi.
• Over the rest period, Xu Lang earned more than 12,000 Nightmare Coins, suppressed troublemakers, and helped strengthen his companions’ weapons.
• Xu Lang fused Flame Spray Guns and Miniature Three-Eyed Machine Guns into upgraded Miniature Three-Eyed Machine Guns with an Overheat effect.
• Xu Lang installed two Miniature Three-Eyed Machine Guns in Dormitory 200 and told Xu Xiaomeng he would replace the Thousand-Jun Dragon Hunting Crossbow and Golden Eagle Wing Crossbow the next day.
• On the seventh day, Xu Lang noticed the red mist looked thicker, entered the Fusion Dreamscape, and selected Facility Fusion to retire the two older turrets.

Xu Lang fused the Golden Eagle Wing Crossbow and Thousand-Jun Dragon Hunting Crossbow with new weapons, upgrading his dormitory’s defenses. Red Butterfly recovered fragments of her past, leaving Xu Lang to wonder about her connection to the Red Mist World.

• Xu Lang fused the Golden Eagle Wing Crossbow with the Electromagnetic Rail Crossbow, creating an upgraded turret with a new effect.
• Xu Lang fused the Thousand-Jun Dragon Hunting Crossbow with the Sun-Shooting Meteorite Crossbow after seeing their perfect compatibility and greatly enhanced attributes.
• Tong Qi noticed both turrets changing and worried that a ghost had entered the dormitory before Xu Lang reassured her.
• Red Butterfly emerged from the Ghost-Controlling Bell with a more solid body, and Xu Lang asked about her recovering memories.
• Red Butterfly recalled attending Paradise Lost High School, being dismembered, and later working for the Dormitory Survival Game after surviving a game.
• Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi explained that their building’s monsters had fought to the death, prompting Xu Lang to suspect Red Butterfly and her school came from the Red Mist World.

Xu Lang, Xu Ruyan, and Tong Qi entered Fantastic Surprise Night and met Wesleyte, an investor in Fantasy Circus, while seeking information about the show. The chapter left Xu Lang trying to persuade Wesleyte, whom Xu Ruyan called the Capital Immortal, to discuss making money.

• Xu Lang chose Xu Ruyan and Tong Qi to accompany him to Fantastic Surprise Night, and they prepared their supplies before entering the show.
• At midnight, Xu Lang, Xu Ruyan, and Tong Qi arrived at Fantasy Circus and were greeted by Wesleyte, who said the ringmaster Xuefo was unavailable.
• Wesleyte led them to a VIP room, where Xu Ruyan assessed his personality as neat, particular, non-aggressive, and eager to spend.
• Xu Lang grabbed Wesleyte's hand and persuaded him to stay by offering to discuss ways to make money.
• Xu Ruyan introduced Xu Lang as the Capital Immortal, and Xu Lang claimed he could squeeze oil out of a stone.

Xu Lang gave Wesleyte financial advice by arguing that an item's value came from its significance, earning a level-ten Soul Stone and learning that Wesleyte's businesses were losing money. He advised Wesleyte to diversify and refine his human-meat canning business, and Wesleyte became excited by the plan.

• Xu Lang persuaded Wesleyte that an item's value came from its significance, and Wesleyte revealed his monstrous raven-like form during a sudden blackout.
• Wesleyte gave Xu Lang a level-ten Soul Stone as tuition and asked how Xu Lang could improve his assets.
• Wesleyte told Xu Lang that his Flesh Mill and Resentment Workshop were operating at a loss, and showed him a can of human meat.
• Xu Lang criticized the canned meat's quality and advised Wesleyte to make separate skin, bone, and meat products, adding more blood to the cans.
• Xu Lang proposed launching more specialized canned products and expanding the brand, and Wesleyte grew eager about the strategy.

Xu Lang befriended Wesleyte of the Agares Family, learned about the Fantasy Circus’s Sequences, and traded for Golden Honey Liquid. He left with Xu Ruyan and Tong Qi while Wesleyte departed separately.

• Wesleyte offered Xu Lang a permanent position as his investment consultant, but Xu Lang declined and accepted an Agares Family Crest instead.
• Xu Lang criticized the Resentment Workshop’s methods and proposed using memory erasure and fabricated memories to produce resentment more efficiently.
• Wesleyte revealed that Xuefo held a token for an S-rank Sequence and that the Clown Emperor and Connie possessed Sequences; Xu Lang privately considered killing them to obtain theirs.
• Xu Lang discussed the Fantasy Circus’s secrets with Wesleyte and exchanged a handwritten Sequence Compendium and silver coins for ten servings of Golden Honey Liquid.
• Xu Lang left with Xu Ruyan and Tong Qi, while Wesleyte watched the animal trainer and then left as well.

Xu Lang, Xu Ruyan, and Tong Qi ambushed and killed Clown Emperor, but Xu Ruyan could not use the Killer Sequence item because she lacked Master-level Hidden Weapon Mastery. The beast tamer and his animals attacked them backstage, and Xu Lang struck Baki with Ghost Slash as the fight began.

• Xu Lang and Xu Ruyan ambushed Clown Emperor, while the Golden Blade Ghost helped Xu Lang defeat his second body.
• Xu Ruyan found the Human-Skin Mask · Killer, but its advancement requirements showed she still needed Master-level Hidden Weapon Mastery.
• The beast tamer sensed blood backstage and sent his animals charging at Xu Lang, Xu Ruyan, and Tong Qi.
• Baki overwhelmed Tong Qi's ghost pets, while Xu Lang severed a monkey's arm and drew the beast tamer's attack.
• Xu Lang used Ghost Slash to cut across Baki's abdomen as the lion leaped at him.

Xu Lang defeated the Beast Tamer, took his Sequence Item, and slaughtered the remaining people at the venue before confronting Xuefo. Xuefo used an invisible force to shrink Xu Lang to figurine size and trap him in his hand.

• Xu Lang killed the Beast Tamer and claimed his Excellent Beast-Taming Whip, while the fleeing beasts scattered and Xu Ruyan felt a flash of fear at his blood-red gaze.
• Wesleyte’s raven delivered Xu Lang an ID card, and Xu Lang sent Xu Ruyan and Tong Qi away with his valuable items before staying behind to face the magician.
• Xu Lang killed the magician and the others at the venue, increasing Blood Soul’s sharpness through their Killing Karma.
• Wesleyte tried to keep Xuefo from interfering in the dispute, but Xuefo left his collection room and encountered Xu Lang in the corridor.
• Xuefo mistook Xu Lang for a vampire he could add to his circus, immobilized him with an invisible force, and shrank him to less than a foot tall.

Xu Lang returned from Dusk City after escaping Xuefo, then prepared his group for the next dormitory round by seeking pets and useful equipment. As the countdown ended, the fifth round of the game began.

• Xu Lang killed himself to escape Xuefo’s barrier, revived, and attacked Xuefo before using Blood Nightmare to return; his glowing strike left a small wound on Xuefo.
• Xu Lang woke in the dormitory and showed the group his loot, including a level-eight outfit and a deck of Crazy Playing Cards.
• Xu Lang asked Tong Qi and Xu Ruyan about class-changing into an Assassin and Beast Tamer, then arranged a 100,000-copper reward for players who chose pet dormitories in the next upgrade.
• Xu Lang took Cao Yaxuan’s Dusk City Resident Permit for safekeeping and had Xu Ruyan distribute Golden Honey Liquid to the group.
• Xu Lang bought Zhang Dahai’s pet treasure chest and waited for the countdown to end, when the dormitory broadcast announced the new round.

Round 5 of the Mad King Dormitory Building game began with rules that turned some players into infinitely resurrecting monsters at night, while skills and sequences had a 100% drop rate. As players prepared for the threat of monsters and one another, Xu Lang knew Dormitory 200 would be targeted.

• The broadcast announced the seven-day round, in which some players would become monsters at midnight and return to normal at six in the morning.
• Players debated how to survive, with Ma Yu proposing an assembly and Qian Ming suggesting players verify themselves with midnight selfies.
• Li Shuwen warned Dormitory 49 that monsters were not the only danger, since players would likely attack each other.
• Kui Zi ordered Su Yuan to spend their funds on materials to reinforce Dormitory 10's doors.
• A tier-2 dormitory player eagerly hoped to become a monster so he could attack Xu Lang, seize his wealth, and target Cao Yaxuan and the others.
• Xu Lang read messages warning him that monsters would target Dormitory 200 and acknowledged that he would stay wary of everyone.

Xu Lang and his companions set out to search for supplies after he learned the level-fifteen Blood Tribe: Blood Return skill from the Progenitor's Manuscript and taught it to Shirley. They left the seventh floor after Cao Yaxuan and Fusheng Xi killed a hostile player, while Fusheng Xi remained wary of Xu Lang.

• Xu Lang’s companions discussed the risks of other players forming cliques or attacking them, and Xu Lang proposed searching for supplies before monsters appeared.
• Shirley reminded Xu Lang to check the Progenitor’s Manuscript, which revealed the Blood Tribe: Blood Return legacy skill; Xu Lang learned it and passed the manuscript to Shirley.
• Shirley used Blood Return to shape her blood into a blade, and Xu Lang explained that they had learned a level-fifteen skill from the manuscript.
• A triangular-eyed man mocked Xu Lang, so Cao Yaxuan froze and wounded him before Fusheng Xi sliced his neck and had her group collect his dropped gear and skill scrolls.
• Fusheng Xi asked whether Xu Lang’s group would attend the gathering downstairs; Xu Lang said they were going to search for supplies, and Fusheng Xi led her group downstairs more slowly, still wary of him.

Xu Lang and his group left the crowded rally to scavenge for supplies, while Zhen Lu confronted players gossiping about her silver hair. After they returned with a haul, Cao Yaxuan, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi were selected as monster players, and Xu Lang wondered if they were expected to slaughter the others.

• Xu Lang invited Wu Huihui's team to scavenge, but Wu Huihui declined because she had agreed to bring her players to the rally.
• As Xu Lang's group left, players whispered about Zhen Lu's hair, and she angrily warned them to stop gossiping.
• Cao Yaxuan teased Zhen Lu, who transformed into a tiger and ran ahead.
• Xu Lang's group returned near eleven at night with several hours' worth of treasure chests and a haul worth ten or twenty thousand copper coins.
• At midnight, Cao Yaxuan, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi received notices that they had been selected as monster players, and Xu Lang speculated that they might have to kill the other players.

Xu Lang and the others became monsters, while He Tian transformed into the Aberrant Demon and rallied the monster faction to target Xu Lang. He Tian attacked the Tenth Floor, but Xu Lang overwhelmed him with the Six-Eyed Mountain Xiao’s abilities and the Blood Pelican Demon Blade.

• Xu Lang chose the Six-Eyed Mountain Xiao, while Cao Yaxuan and the others received different monster options.
• He Tian became the monster faction’s sole boss, chose the Aberrant Demon, and ordered the monsters to gather on the Tenth Floor and eliminate Xu Lang.
• He Tian rushed to the Tenth Floor, where he confronted Xu Lang and the other monsters and demanded that they break down the doors.
• Xu Lang used his Six Eyes to spot He Tian’s weaknesses and evade the Aberrant Demon’s plasma attack.
• Xu Lang overwhelmed He Tian with his six crimson eyes and struck him repeatedly with the Blood Pelican Demon Blade, leaving him screaming in pain.

Xu Lang slaughtered the monsters who crowded the Tenth Floor and realized that killing them increased the Blood Pelican Demon Blade’s power. He began hunting more monsters to strengthen the blade, while Zhou Ye reluctantly agreed to help him find targets.

• Werewolf No. 1 and a crowd of monsters rushed into the Tenth Floor corridor, where Xu Lang killed He Tian and then beheaded Werewolf No. 1.
• Xu Lang discovered that each kill increased the Blood Pelican Demon Blade’s damage and durability, and he asked Cao Yaxuan and the other women to help capture monsters.
• Xu Xiaomeng stayed behind to guard their home while Tao Tao and Luo Lin watched Xu Lang from Dormitory 199.
• Xu Lang cornered Zhou Ye on the ground floor and made the Earth Ghoul agree to help him locate other monsters.
• Zhou Ye considered running away but followed Xu Lang into the stairwell after hearing the screams and sounds of monsters being cut apart.

Xu Lang cleared the dormitory monsters and killed He Tian, then advanced his blade mastery to Level 4 after gaining insight from the fight. He recruited Zhou Ye as an informant on the Ninth Floor and set out to hunt more monsters.

• Bai Wuya led the Second Floor players outside to investigate the roars, while Ye Fan recognized Xu Lang's weapon as monsters fell from above.
• Xu Lang crushed a harpy and learned from Zhou Ye that the Dormitory Building had been cleared, then told Dormitory 200's group to search for supplies in small teams.
• He Tian revived in the cafeteria and tried to learn his monster body, but Xu Lang found him and killed him with Ghost Slash.
• Xu Lang received a message that his blade mastery had advanced to Level 4 and realized that fighting could strengthen him.
• Xu Lang asked Zhou Ye's name and appointed him as an informant on the Ninth Floor.

Xu Lang spent the night hunting monster players, and his Blood Pelican Blade grew far more powerful as his blade proficiency advanced. At dawn, Cao Yaxuan’s group returned with a million Copper Coins and an intel note revealing that players could transform into powerful roles once only three households remained.

• Li Shuwen urged the residents of Dormitory 49 to lie low, while Chen Jing worried about Xu Lang’s scaling demonic blade.
• Players stayed inside after learning Xu Lang was hunting monsters, and he drove back anyone who ventured outside while Cao Yaxuan’s group searched for supplies.
• Xu Lang killed monsters through the night, advanced to Master-Level Blade Proficiency, and raised the Blood Pelican Blade’s bonus damage and durability to seven hundred.
• At dawn, Cao Yaxuan’s group told Xu Lang they had found at least one million Copper Coins and showed him an intel note about Purifiers, Exterminators, and Judges.

Xu Lang recognized that the Intel Note could make human players turn on one another, while Fusheng Xi, Zhai Ren, Kui Zi, and Bai Wuya clashed over the fate of the monster players who had hidden their identities. After a day of rest and resource gathering, Xu Lang entered the Fusion Dreamscape and fused Deep Crimson Fierce Eyes with Eagle Eye, creating a new skill.

• Xu Lang explained that publicizing the Intel Note could make human players fight over the chance to become one of the last three households.
• Fusheng Xi attacked the monster players who had hidden their identities, prompting Zhai Ren and Kui Zi to confront him before Bai Wuya joined the fight.
• Zhou Ye returned to his dormitory after remembering Xu Lang's warning to come back early.
• Xu Lang's group rested and gained resources, while the seven women benefited from the Golden Honey Liquid and Golden Revolution.
• Xu Lang chose to fuse Deep Crimson Fierce Eyes with Eagle Eye, and a brand-new skill appeared.

Xu Lang fused skills and planned to raise his monster-killing efficiency by rewarding monster players who cooperated. Wang Yazhi suggested paying them with Evolution Serum, and Xu Lang agreed the plan was viable.

• Xu Lang gained Mind-Shattering Demon Eye through Fusion, then fused Blunt Weapon Mastery and Cold Weapon Mastery to reduce the burden on his mental space.
• Xu Lang confirmed to Zhang Dahai that he would repeat the previous night's plan and told him to sweep unchecked areas of the building.
• Over dinner, Xu Lang proposed using Copper Coins to bribe monster players into dying, but the group realized their limited funds would buy too little damage.
• Cao Yaxuan suggested selling promises of mercy, but Xu Lang rejected the idea, and Shirley warned it could ruin their reputation.
• Wang Yazhi proposed offering Evolution Serum to cooperating monster players and suggested torturing anyone who took the reward but refused to cooperate; Xu Lang found the plan viable.

Xu Lang organized a mass execution of monster players in exchange for Evolution Serum and rewards, turning the fifth round into an assembly line. As Floor Leaders left to scavenge, Kui Zi began reconsidering her plans while Su Yuan secretly hoped she would challenge Xu Lang and be recruited.

• The Dormitory Broadcast announced that 103 players had transformed into monsters, and Xu Lang’s group registered them, gave them Evolution Serum, and killed them for Attribute Points.
• The Floor Leaders and their followers departed to search for supplies, while Cao Yaxuan stayed with Xu Lang to count heads for the 300,000 Copper Coin reward.
• Xu Lang’s Demon Eye let him sever four monster heads in one swift attack without activating a skill.
• After leaving, Kui Zi condemned Xu Lang’s calmness, but Su Yuan argued that Xu Lang was merely managing the risk of rebellion.
• Kui Zi’s thoughts shifted toward challenging Xu Lang, while Su Yuan privately hoped she would offer herself up and help him become a Floor Leader.

Xu Lang’s Blood Pelican Demon Blade grew powerful enough to trigger Mad King Building’s ultra-high-risk alarm, exposing its attributes to everyone and temporarily suspending the game. As the building called for Xu Lang to surrender the blade, Zhai Ren and his musclemen considered going after him.

• Xu Lang and Cao Yaxuan discussed how quickly the Demon Blade’s damage and durability were increasing as monsters attacked them.
• Xu Lang killed the charging monsters, and the Blood Pelican Demon Blade’s attributes surged until it awakened and triggered Mad King Building’s alarm.
• Mad King Building broadcast the blade’s attributes, offered a reward for its surrender, and suspended the current round while adjusting the game.
• A middle-aged man in a black martial outfit was stunned that such powerful equipment had appeared in a Dormitory Building with fewer than ten rounds.
• Zhai Ren stopped when he heard about the Building Lord’s token, and the musclemen beside him urged him to make a move against Xu Lang.

Zhai Ren and other players weighed whether to challenge Xu Lang after Mad King Building’s mechanism made the Building Lord’s token a coveted prize. Xu Lang returned to his dormitory with his companions as the crowd watched, its greed checked by his oppressive presence.

• Zhai Ren told Dormitory 66’s tenants that the Building Lord’s token mattered more than the free attribute points, but agreed with Hei San that they should not provoke Xu Lang yet.
• Zhang Dahai went to search a hidden spot and was approached by a goateed man who asked whether Xu Lang had been his classmate and said he wanted to attach himself to him.
• Xu Ruyan and the others returned and warned Xu Lang that players might target them, while Cao Yaxuan urged them not to show fear.
• Zhai Ren and the other Floor Leaders approached, but Xu Lang read Xu Ruyan’s message that they had not formed an alliance and left without speaking to them.
• Kui Zi thought Xu Lang could be replaced but did not dare stop him, and the watching players fell silent under his oppressive presence.
• Xu Lang and his companions returned to their dormitory and shut the golden door, after which the players discussed the Blood Pelican Demon Blade and the Building Lord’s token.

After the players speculated about how the Dormitory Building would adjust the game, a broadcast announced new mechanics, including a Monster King identity and stronger monster leadership. Players across several dormitories reacted eagerly, while Xu Lang and his companions were left to face the changes as the round entered its final two days.

• Zhen Lu said she had sensed real hostility from the players in Mad King Building, and Xu Lang explained that he intended to keep his weapon and ultimately become the Dormitory Building's master.
• Wang Yazhi predicted that the Dormitory Building would either restrain Xu Lang or support a new king, while Zhen Lu and Xu Ruyan thought it might instead strengthen the monsters.
• The Dormitory Broadcast shortened the round to two days, increased monster resurrection time, added human and monster airdrops, raised the number of monster leaders to five, and introduced the Monster King identity.
• Zhai Ren and the players in Dormitory 66 celebrated the chance to become the Monster King.
• Kui Zi transformed in Dormitory 10, prompting Su Yuan to suspect she had grown stronger and to decide that she should be sent to Xu Lang.
• In Dormitory 95, Xiao Yan and Xue Heng planned to become the Monster King, kill Xu Lang, and hand over his high-risk item for a chance to rise in power.

Chen Kui warned Zhang Dahai that Mad King Building was targeting Xu Lang, then joined Dormitory 33 as a tenant. When the next game began, Tang Ze became the Monster King and, after killing all six of his tenants to meet the prerequisite, emerged in golden armor and led the monsters in attacking the other dormitories.

• Chen Kui told Zhang Dahai that Mad King Building was targeting Xu Lang and advised him to stay cautious.
• Chen Kui revealed that his dormitory had been destroyed and became a tenant in Dormitory 33.
• The next game began, but Xu Lang and his companions did not receive monster identities, prompting Xu Xiaomeng to prepare for a defensive fight.
• Tang Ze was chosen as the Monster King and had to kill every tenant in Dormitory 89 within five minutes.
• Tang Ze killed his tenants, transformed into a Golden-Armored Corpse, and led the monsters in attacking dormitory doors.

The Monster King Tang Ze led the monster players in a faction war, wiping out the Fifth Floor and attacking the Sixth as human players rallied to resist. As Tang Ze fought through the defenders, Xu Lang mobilized Dormitory 200, and a tall figure with a demonic blade emerged from the stairwell to confront him.

• Monster players broke into rooms on the Fifth Floor, killed Kong Qian, and wiped out the floor in less than twenty minutes.
• After hearing the monster army had moved to the Sixth Floor, Zhai Ren organized reinforcements and planned to attack from behind.
• Xu Lang gathered Dormitory 200, including Shirley, and led everyone out to join the faction war.
• Tang Ze abandoned his attack on Xiao Yan's door and went to support monster players fighting Li Shuwen, Zhu Yan, and Zhai Ren.
• Tang Ze knocked Zhai Ren and his shield into the stairwell, then saw a tall figure carrying a demonic blade step out.

Xu Lang led the human players against Tang Ze and the monster faction, turning the battle with his abilities and the Dormitory 200 women’s attacks. He unlocked the Five Viscera Divine Treasury’s power and fatally struck Tang Ze.

• Tang Ze tried to recruit Xu Lang, but Xu Lang refused and prepared to fight alongside the human players.
• Tang Ze ordered the monster players and reserve troops to attack, surrounding the humans as the fighting spread through the corridors.
• Xu Lang confronted Tang Ze while his purple flames trapped the five monster leaders and his Vengeful Ghosts weakened Tang Ze.
• Cao Yaxuan, Tong Qi, Xu Ruyan, Xu Xiaomeng, Zhen Lu, Shirley, and Wang Yazhi fought the monster faction while Li Shuwen’s group cleared the corridors.
• Xu Lang unlocked the Five Viscera Divine Treasury, cloaked his Demon Blade in golden and purple flames, and shattered Tang Ze’s chest with a slash.