Vol. 5The Blood Calamity Preparations

Xu Lang led Mad King Building through the Netherworld trials and the Dawn City apocalypse, then absorbed Dusk Building and transformed his dormitory into the True Demon King Castle. With a likely Blood Calamity approaching, he strengthened the building and its residents, then authorized cautious exploration near Flying Goose Building.

  • Xu Lang defeated White Crow, reshaped Dusk Building, and led his group through the Netherworld trials before exploring the Red Spider Lily sea.
  • Xu Lang fought Asura Naraku, learned about the Yin-Yang Ghost Constable Sequence, and chose to stay in the Netherworld for seven days.
  • Xu Lang and the players survived the Dawn City game’s escalating mechanical threats and fought the Apocalypse Fighter.
  • Xu Lang destroyed the Apocalypse Fighter, secured its wreckage and Data Obelisk, and announced the players’ victory.
  • Xu Lang defended Mad King Building against the mechanical army and King of Intelligent Machines, then absorbed Dusk Building and reorganized the expanded dormitory.
  • Xu Lang escaped a blood-dressed woman’s attack, found Evil Fuzzball, and used the Data Obelisk to choose Demon King Castle.
  • Xu Lang merged his dormitory with Demon King Castle to create the True Demon King Castle and prepared Mad King Building for a likely Blood Calamity.
  • Xu Lang strengthened the building and its residents, learned more about Dusk Veil, and permitted cautious exploration near Flying Goose Building.
Chapters 401–500 Read from ch. 401

Arc 17The Netherworld Trials

Xu Lang consolidated his power, fought Dusk Building, and led his group through the Netherworld’s successive trials. After choosing to remain for the full seven days, he left the group to explore the Red Spider Lily sea while warning them not to trigger the final battle early.

  • Xu Lang defeated White Crow and transformed Dusk Building’s directors into the Ghost King Assembly, then revealed that he had planted two seeds in the real world and needed the Magic Box to travel between worlds.
  • Xu Lang organized Mad King Building and Dusk Building into a community, prepared for a technology-themed round, and led his group into the Netherworld after the Nether Envoy promised they would face no mortal danger.
  • Ghost Child devoured waves of wandering ghosts and Wrongful Death Ghosts, while Red Butterfly attacked Ma Liang’s group over the Soul Pot and Xu Ruyan seized it for Ghost Child.
  • Xu Lang’s group cleared the Netherworld trials, chose rewards, and endured attacks from wronged souls and creditors, with Xu Lang’s killing karma condensed into a crystal.
  • Xu Lang chose the blood-red Yin Marshal and fought Asura Naraku in the Punishment Bureau vortex, improving his combat skills before learning about Divine Seals and the Yin-Yang Ghost Constable Sequence.
  • Xu Lang traded for the Sequence Compendium and learned the Scarlet Shepherd carried a 10,000 Void Coin bounty, while Wang Yazhi explained her Junxing mission and its execution-based rewards.
  • Xu Lang chose to stay in the Netherworld for all seven days, and Hundred Flowers Thought Emperor continued onward while Yang Sui stayed behind to protect Tao Xiu and Zhang Jie.
  • Drought Demon Granny led the group to the Red Spider Lily sea, where Xu Lang told everyone to explore without crossing the boundary or starting the final battle early.
Chapters 401–425 Summaries Read

Arc 18Dawn City Apocalypse

Xu Lang and the residents of Mad King Building faced a series of escalating threats in Dawn City, culminating in his solo battle against the Apocalypse Fighter. After defeating it and securing valuable wreckage, Xu Lang announced the victory and the players returned to their dormitories.

  • Xu Lang’s group survived the Lord of the Remnant Underworld’s assault, defeated him after the Black-Clad Jester intervened, and claimed the Dream Ephemeral Flowers and other rewards.
  • Xu Lang and the players entered a three-day game in Dawn City, where a difficulty violation briefly unleashed a mechanical army before the game returned to normal and the city’s androids became their next enemies.
  • Xu Lang and Cao Yaxuan gathered supplies and developed androids, while Xu Lang scattered Strange Tales Magic Boxes and helped the players fight through the city’s acts.
  • When aircraft and the Apocalypse Fighter threatened Mad King Building, Xu Lang upgraded his skills and armor, entered Dawn City, and fought the robot despite its powerful defenses and repeated attacks.
  • Xu Lang battled the Apocalypse Fighter as Mad King Building and Dusk Building’s players fought tactical squads, then destroyed the robot before it could reach the Safe Zone.
  • Xu Lang obtained the Apocalypse Fighter’s wreckage and Data Obelisk, received a Martial God skill upgrade, and announced the victory as the players returned to their dormitories.
Chapters 426–450 Summaries Read

Arc 19The Seventh Round and Its Aftermath

Xu Lang and Mad King Building survived the mechanical army and the King of Intelligent Machines, then absorbed Dusk Building and reorganized the expanded dormitory. After a brush with a mysterious blood-dressed woman, Xu Lang used the Data Obelisk to choose a new dormitory.

  • Xu Lang defended Mad King Building from Black Emperor’s robots, while Kui Zi gained power by fighting the machines before Black Emperor captured her.
  • Wang Yazhi killed Black Emperor’s true body, and Xu Lang collected the spoils and recruited Kui Zi as a tenant.
  • As the mechanical army overwhelmed Dawn City and Dusk Building, Xu Lang sheltered the players in the Strange Tales Magic Box and held Mad King Building’s defenses against the King of Intelligent Machines.
  • Xu Lang answered the King’s ten questions, refused its invitation to join the mechanical faction, and received an advanced Dawn City pass and a level-fifty weapon core.
  • Mad King Building devoured Dusk Building, reached level nine, and expanded, and Xu Lang released the players from the Magic Box World after their identities vanished and their Sanity began to fall.
  • Xu Lang and the committee assigned floors and leadership roles, gave Pandora the Soul Factory, and put Mary in charge of administration with Miaoying as her assistant.
  • A blood-dressed woman grazed Xu Lang’s shoulder in the Blood Mist World and briefly took Evil Fuzzball, whom Xu Lang later found in a tree hollow.
  • Xu Lang activated the Data Obelisk, tested five dormitories, and chose Demon King Castle.
Chapters 451–475 Summaries Read

Arc 20The True Demon King Castle

Xu Lang transformed his dormitory into a powerful castle, prepared Mad King Building for the coming Blood Calamity, and strengthened its defenses and residents. The arc ended with Xu Lang learning more about Dusk Veil and authorizing further exploration near Flying Goose Building.

  • Xu Lang fused his evolved dormitory with the Demon King Castle, creating the True Demon King Castle and unlocking new facilities.
  • Xu Lang learned that a likely C-grade Blood Calamity would arrive in seven days, then organized the Blood Mist Morning Post to share information while warning against leaks.
  • Xu Lang sacrificed two titles to obtain the Black Crown, then tested its powers in a simulation and was killed by the Giant Tree before awakening as Mad King-3 on the Other Shore.
  • Xu Lang welcomed Tulu and the Beast-Headed Swordsman into Mad King Building, set rules for their arrival, and discussed the Arena and a possible challenge with Sword Saint.
  • Xu Lang worked with Kui Zi and her scientists to develop weapons, upgraded his combat gear, and saw Guanjiangkou Boy reach level ten while Xu Ruyan advanced her Assassin Sequence.
  • Red Butterfly followed Fusheng Xi’s group into Dusk Veil, repeatedly died and revived while confronting Dusk Granny, then returned after Xu Lang explained the danger of its hidden temporal dimension.
  • Wang Yazhi reported that Zhang Dahai had found a stronghold near Flying Goose Building and encountered an intelligent Blood Mist Creature, and Xu Lang permitted cautious exploration with Magic Box replicas.
  • Kui Zi and the researchers produced monitors that players quickly bought out, while Xu Lang learned that Mad King Building’s rules prevented its players from relocating after breaches.
Chapters 476–500 Summaries Read
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