Chapter Summaries

After Tong Qi and Red Butterfly completed the Mad King Trial, Tong Qi revealed her powerful ghost-focused talent while Red Butterfly disclosed that she had gained a luck-based talent. Xu Lang uncovered how Red Butterfly had delayed accepting her trial invitation to join Tong Qi, leaving him angry and Red Butterfly uneasy.

• After Tong Qi completed the Mad King Trial, she told everyone that Red Butterfly had led while she supported her, and they had survived the dangerous trial.
• Tong Qi revealed Ghost Among Ghosts, which increased her charm toward Spirit Forms by 300% and permanently raised her ghost-type skill levels by five.
• Xu Xiaomeng realized Tong Qi might be able to use her ten Ghost Pets' skills, while Cao Yaxuan and the others celebrated Tong Qi's power.
• Xu Lang comforted Red Butterfly with praise, prompting her to announce that she had gained an attribute talent too.
• Xu Lang revealed Red Butterfly's Fortunate One talent and explained that she had delayed accepting her trial invitation until she could enter the trial alongside Tong Qi.
• Xu Lang exposed Red Butterfly's plan to see whether she could change the trial by joining Tong Qi, and Red Butterfly felt guilty as he grew angry.

Xu Lang confronted Bai Wuya and three players he accused of tipping off Azeman, then agreed to spar with Bai. The chapter ended with Xu Lang knocking Bai Wuya back with a single punch.

• A recovered woman resembling Red Butterfly wondered where her huge clone had gone.
• Xu Lang upgraded the women's clothes and prepared for the next round of the game.
• Xu Lang disguised himself and went to the second-floor players' territory, where he encountered Bai Wuya.
• Xu Lang demanded that Bai Wuya hand over Han Dongping and two other players, accusing them of tipping off Azeman.
• Bai Wuya challenged Xu Lang to exchange unarmed moves, but Xu Lang punched him back and joked that he had hit a ball.

Xu Lang defeated Bai Wuya and drained Han Dongping and two other players with the Scarlet Shepherd Lock, gaining Soul Blood that raised his attributes. He then broke into their room, killed three more players, and warned the dormitory residents to report human collaborators to him.

• Xu Lang knocked Bai Wuya down with a punch and revealed his Fist Intent, while Han Dongping and his companions tried to retreat.
• Xu Lang's allies subdued Han Dongping's group, and the Scarlet Shepherd Lock drained all three players into corpses.
• Xu Lang used the three Soul Blood drops to gain 10 free attributes, then left the skill crystals behind for the other players.
• Xu Lang smashed into the room where three more members of Han Dongping's group were hiding and collected their Soul Blood.
• Xu Lang used the three drops to gain 6 more attributes, then warned the players to report human collaborators in their dormitories.

Han Jisoo brought Xu Lang intelligence that the Rakshasa Kingdom's tombs held one king, three saints, seven sages, and twenty-one generals, prompting the group to suspect that the Dungeon required them to stop the dead from reviving. Xu Lang planned to use Simulation to investigate, then defeated Han Jisoo in a sparring match.

• Xu Lang found Tao Tao, the Ghost Child, and the Guanjiangkou Boy playing on the Soul Shepherd Wolf, and checked that the Guardian Spirits were approaching level ten.
• Han Jisoo visited Xu Lang and shared an Intel Note revealing the Rakshasa Kingdom's buried king, saints, sages, and generals.
• Wang Yazhi suggested exploring the tombs and attacking before the monsters revived, while Cao Yaxuan warned against risking their lives; Xu Lang decided to use Simulation.
• Han Jisoo asked Xu Lang to spar, and Xu Lang won using his superior attributes and Nightmare Eye.

Xu Lang fused his weapon skills into the Legendary Martial God skill, then went to Grave Pasture and crushed Azeman’s resistance. He left Azeman cowed and obedient, while the Scarlet Shepherd’s growing influence remained a danger.

• Xu Lang fused Ultimate Weapon Master repeatedly and transformed it into the Legendary universal skill Martial God.
• Xu Lang confirmed that skill fusion strengthened him while Nightmare Coins improved his facilities, then woke to find the dormitory residents hiding items and causing trouble.
• Xu Lang gained 35,840 Nightmare Coins overnight and considered the power Soul Blood could offer, but sensed the Scarlet Shepherd stirring within him.
• Xu Lang confronted Azeman in Grave Pasture, using the pasture’s will and a scarlet whip to break his rebellion.
• Xu Lang ordered Azeman to greet him whenever he arrived, and Azeman understood after the Soul Shepherd Wolf barked at him.

Xu Lang subdued Azeman and considered how to control the Scarlet Shepherd’s risk of losing control. Meanwhile, the Rakshasa Kingdom’s State Preceptor Guya awakened, joined the campaign against Mad King Building, and began questioning captured players.

• Xu Lang warned Saladin that he had changed, then left Azeman behind, who feared him after being brutally beaten.
• Xu Lang returned to his main body, considered the Scarlet Shepherd’s growth and the risk of losing control, and relied on the Golden Elixir Art’s Inner Reflection for self-control.
• White Sand announced that State Preceptor Guya had awakened, and the queen and seven generals welcomed the famed sage.
• Guya asked about the Rakshasa Kingdom’s situation and watched a hundred-man unit enter Dormitory 200, where traps and the building killed them in minutes.
• Guya requested captured players for questioning, and a general returned with three captives for her to interrogate separately.

After the Yellow Sand Army captured three players, State Preceptor Guya identified Dormitory 200 and Xu Lang as Mad King Building’s main weakness. She sent three generals and two sages to attack the lower floors while planning to ambush Xu Lang herself.

• Cao Yaxuan told Xu Lang and the others that three players had been captured, and the players hurried back to their dormitories.
• Generals in the Rakshasa Kingdom council hall discussed Mad King Building’s defenses, and State Preceptor Guya singled out Xu Lang and Dormitory 200 as the key obstacles.
• Shui Xingzun volunteered to attack Mad King Building, prompting other generals to join him despite the danger.
• State Preceptor Guya selected three generals and two sages to remove nails from the lower floors and gave them calming potions.
• After the group set out, State Preceptor Guya approached Mad King Building in secret and prepared to kill Xu Lang when he left Dormitory 200.

Xu Lang confronted Shui Xingzun and four other commander monsters as they attacked the Dormitory Building, using his Nightmare Eye to expose their plans and discovering three tombstones in Grave Pasture. He leaped into battle and severely wounded Shui Xingzun before swiftly defeating the animal-hide general, while the remaining enemies were still nearby.

• Xu Lang saw three phantom tombstones appear in Grave Pasture and used his Nightmare Eye to learn the five monsters' plans and abilities.
• Xu Lang sent for Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi, hung Tong Qi's Ghost-Controlling Bell at his waist, and jumped from the railing as Shui Xingzun's group attacked the dormitory.
• Shui Xingzun smashed a dormitory door apart, but the monsters' desire to see Xu Lang drew him to their position.
• Xu Lang dodged the spear, broke through the shields and Shui Xingzun's defenses, and left Shui Xingzun severely wounded with a strike from Blood Blade.
• Xu Lang escaped the flying wheels, broke the animal-hide general's tornado, seized his spear, and pinned him to the wall in fewer than ten exchanges.

Xu Lang defeated the attackers, then suffered a disturbing influence from his Scarlet Shepherd Sequence. As Cao Yaxuan rushed to help him, he suddenly struck her with his blade.

• Xu Lang broke free of the bald man's ambush, killed him, and cut down one of the sages.
• Xu Lang used the Scarlet Shepherd Lock to drain the red-robed sage, the man in animal skins, and Shui Xingzun.
• Xu Lang noticed his thoughts turning strange and nearly collapsed, while Chen Kui feared his Sequence was losing control.
• Bai Wuya offered Xu Lang healing help, and Cao Yaxuan hurried over to check on him.
• Xu Lang's blood-lit blade sliced open half of Cao Yaxuan's body.

Xu Lang exposed State Preceptor Guya’s disguise and, after she nearly escaped to the Yellow Sand Army, transformed into the Corpse-Release Immortal to defeat her and block the soldiers. He returned to Mad King Building with Guya unconscious, leaving its players stunned by his strength as they prepared to face the army.

• Xu Lang’s Demon Blade forced State Preceptor Guya out of her Cao Yaxuan disguise, and Wang Yazhi and throwing knives wounded her as she tried to flee.
• Xu Lang transformed into the Corpse-Release Immortal and used the Five Turbid Evil Qi to tear apart Guya’s wind form, leaving her unconscious.
• Xu Lang summoned the Bone-Splitting Domain Seal, impaling the front ranks of the Yellow Sand Army and forcing the rest to detour before he carried Guya back to the building.
• Players across Mad King Building watched Xu Lang’s display and judged him stronger than the champions and bosses they had known.
• Li Shuwen ordered players on the third floor to set up artillery platforms, while Hei San urged the fourth-floor players to follow Xu Lang’s strategy.

After the Yellow Sand Army retreated, Xu Lang returned to the Tenth Floor with his companions and revealed his Corpse-Release Immortal Transformation Card. They treated the captured State Preceptor Guya, and Xu Lang identified her as Gu Ya of the Rakshasa Kingdom before slapping her to expose her feigned unconsciousness.

• Players on the Fifth through Ninth Floors reacted to Xu Lang's power, with Fusheng Xi deciding to wait for a chance to hunt him.
• Xu Ruyan asked Xu Lang whether he had used a Transformation Card, and he showed the Corpse-Release Immortal Transformation Card to the women.
• Xu Lang had Shirley treat the captured State Preceptor Guya, explaining that the enemy had taken one of their informants.
• Cao Yaxuan removed Guya's mask, revealing a strikingly beautiful face that stunned the women.
• Xu Lang identified her as Gu Ya, the State Preceptor of the Rakshasa Kingdom, then slapped her and ordered her to stop pretending and wake up.

Xu Lang captured State Preceptor Guya and learned that the Rakshasa Kingdom’s Sand Soldiers were limited in number, along with details about its elite forces. He tried to persuade Guya to live and protect her kingdom’s culture while the others outside speculated about what was happening on the Nightmare Bed.

• Guya tried to kill herself with a Chastity Knife, but Wang Yazhi struck at her wrist and Xu Lang kicked the knife away and restrained her.
• Xu Lang questioned Guya on the Nightmare Bed and learned that the Sand Soldiers came from buried troops and spell-created forces, so their numbers were limited.
• Xu Lang learned that most generals’ elite forces had sunk to the bottom for the final battle, apart from Saladin’s soldiers and Azeman’s Azure Lion Guard.
• Xu Lang urged Guya to keep living for her hopes and the Rakshasa Kingdom’s culture, drawing out the faint hope she still held.
• Outside the Nightmare Bed, Cao Yaxuan, Xu Xiaomeng, Xu Ruyan, Zhen Lu, and Tong Qi joked about Xu Lang’s past and guessed what he was doing with Guya.

Xu Lang brought the bound Gu Ya to Yan Xiaoli’s Dormitory 195 to detain her in its dungeon, then removed the life-draining Five Turbid Evil Qi from her body. He left after Yan Xiaoli hugged him, while she celebrated the embrace with her tenants.

• Cao Yaxuan fled when Xu Lang and Gu Ya came down from the bed, and Xu Lang told the other women he was taking Gu Ya to Yan Xiaoli’s dormitory.
• Yan Xiaoli welcomed Xu Lang and agreed to detain Gu Ya in Dormitory 195’s dungeon in exchange for an advanced turret.
• Xu Lang chatted with Jiang Xiaowen and the other tenants before Yan Xiaoli led him and Gu Ya down to the dungeon.
• After Gu Ya warned that the Five Turbid Evil Qi was killing her, Xu Lang transformed into the Corpse-Release Immortal and extracted it.
• Yan Xiaoli hugged Xu Lang as he left, then excitedly told the other women she had embraced him.

Xu Lang reviewed his Nightmare Coin farming and planned to bring a new woman to the Dormitory Building to increase his earnings. As he considered inviting Han Jisoo, Kui Zi messaged him asking to talk.

• Xu Lang used a Simulation to study the Rakshasa Kingdom's elite troops, then calculated how much his interrupted sleep had cost him in Nightmare Coins.
• After learning that Nightmare Coin production stopped the moment a tenant left the Nightmare Bed, Xu Lang planned to test his “Mistress Point-Farming Method.”
• Xu Lang teased Cao Yaxuan and the others by claiming he had someone on the side, then said a newcomer could arrive that night.
• Xu Lang considered inviting Han Jisoo, but Kui Zi messaged him and asked to talk.

Kui Zi tried to negotiate with Xu Lang for a tenant slot, but he offered her temporary support in exchange for playing poker with him. Xu Lang later tested how bringing Kui Zi and Han Jisoo in and out affected Nightmare Coin farming, then abandoned the plan after noticing it lowered the women’s Charm Points.

• Kui Zi offered Xu Lang a share of her future earnings in exchange for becoming his tenant, but he rejected her terms.
• Xu Lang showed Kui Zi valuable items and offered material support if she came to play poker with him at midnight, and she accepted.
• Kui Zi and Han Jisoo visited Xu Lang during the night, left after three hours, and returned for the final two hours of their stay.
• Xu Lang concluded that cycling the women in and out produced little extra income and caused their Charm Points to fall.
• Xu Lang checked his totals and found that he had earned 37,408 Nightmare Coins over eight hours, bringing his total to 115,488.

Xu Lang confronted Kui Zi about her attempted surveillance and warned Han Jisoo to avoid going out because of impending activity from the Rakshasa Kingdom. At Dormitory 163, Han Jisoo handed control to Shen Huan and left with Xu Lang, prompting Shen Huan to enter the dangerous Blood Mist alone to become stronger and win her back.

• Kui Zi admitted she would not try to plant a Monitor again, and Xu Lang let her leave without punishment.
• Xu Lang warned Han Jisoo not to go out because the Rakshasa Kingdom might make a major move, and she agreed.
• Han Jisoo introduced Xu Lang to Shen Huan at Dormitory 163 and confirmed that Shen Huan would become its acting owner when she left.
• Han Jisoo told Shen Huan she was leaving because he was weak, then took Xu Lang to the training room.
• After Xu Lang and Han Jisoo left, Shen Huan blamed Xu Lang for taking her and entered the Blood Mist alone to become stronger.

Xu Lang accepted Han Jisoo’s Blood Qi Jade Marrow and unlocked a powerful, unusual form of Blood Qi. After upgrading it, he chose Seven Kill Blood Qi, inherited from the A-rank Sequence Seven Kill Monarch, then invited Han Jisoo to help create a skill for the tenants.

• Xu Lang subdued Han Jisoo, asked about her Grandmaster Building combat skills, and accepted the Blood Qi Jade Marrow she gave him.
• Xu Lang used the jade marrow and unleashed a surge of Blood Qi that revealed vengeful ghosts and the side-effect-laden Mutated Blood Qi within him.
• Xu Lang spent Nightmare Coins to upgrade Mutated Blood Qi to Level 10 and chose Seven Kill Blood Qi over Beast King Blood Qi.
• Xu Lang concealed the details of his new Blood Qi and offered Han Jisoo a reward, proposing they create a skill that could benefit all tenants.
• Xu Lang took Han Jisoo to the training room and beat her to her knees, pressing her head against the floor.

Heavenburner awakened in the Rakshasa Kingdom’s tombs and joined the Queen’s forces, while Xu Lang recognized the threat and prepared for the Saint’s arrival. The chapter ended with a flaming meteor falling toward Xu Lang’s home as players watched in horror.

• White Sand urged the Rakshasa Queen to seek allies and negotiate for Gu Ya’s rescue, but a commotion interrupted them.
• Heavenburner emerged from his tomb, summoned about a hundred Sacred Flame Church believers, and questioned Queen Aygul about the Rakshasa Kingdom’s destruction.
• Xu Lang learned that Heavenburner had awakened and told Wang Yazhi that the Rakshasa Kingdom would soon make a major move.
• Tong Qi, Xu Ruyan, and the others returned, and the group gathered to discuss the situation.
• A flaming meteor descended toward Xu Lang’s home, leaving the players stunned.

Xu Lang upgraded the Golden Pillar Jade Toad Door into a Five Fortune Golden Toad Gate as a meteor attack threatened Dormitory 200. Guanjiangkou Boy concealed the dormitory from the falling stones, and Xu Lang retaliated against Heavenburner and the Sacred Flame Church with a Dragon-Eye Arrow.

• Xu Lang spent fifty-three thousand Nightmare Coins to upgrade the Golden Pillar Jade Toad Door to level fifteen and chose the Five Fortune Golden Toad Gate.
• Cao Yaxuan fired the Great Wilderness Dragon Eye at the meteor while Xu Ruyan sent her blood bats to block the sky.
• Guanjiangkou Boy used Blend with the Dust to hide Dormitory 200, causing the meteor shower to strike empty space without damaging the building.
• Wang Yazhi confirmed that Dormitory 199 had only lost some durability, while Xu Lang spotted the Sacred Flame Church and prepared to retaliate.
• Xu Lang launched a Dragon-Eye Arrow at Heavenburner and the church members, killing several and breaking one of Heavenburner's fingers.

Heavenburner attacked Dormitory 200 and tried to trap Zhen Lu outside, but Xu Lang left the building to confront him. Heavenburner unleashed his strongest spells, while Xu Lang discovered Heavenburner’s tombstone in Grave Pasture and saw a chance to defeat him.

• Heavenburner’s group retreated from the rooftop, but a concealed Great Wilderness Dragon Eye bolt struck them, and Zhen Lu revealed their position from the sky.
• Heavenburner ordered Sacred Flame Church elders to surround the building and pursued Zhen Lu with fireballs, blocking her return route.
• Zhen Lu warned Dormitory 200 that the attackers were gathering, while Cao Yaxuan struggled to aim the Great Wilderness Dragon Eye at them.
• Xu Lang left the dormitory to rescue Zhen Lu and discovered Heavenburner’s phantom tombstone in Grave Pasture.
• Heavenburner attacked Xu Lang with a massive fireball and his curse staff, chanting spells and unleashing his ultimate moves.