Chapter Summaries

Xu Lang learned more about the coming Blood Calamity and discussed ways to survive it, while weighing Mad King Building’s priorities and the risks of information leaks. He warned Rainy Night Swordsman that the disaster was coming and told him about Shadow Prison Radio.

• Fan Wujiu described the Titan Ruins and offered to teach the lotus formation his building used to evade some Blood Calamities.
• Xu Lang tried to tell Fan Wujiu about the Wish Magic Box, but Zero's account was kicked out before he finished.
• Zhen Lu suggested exploring nearby Dormitory Buildings, but Xu Lang postponed the idea until after the building battle and prioritized preparing for the Blood Calamity.
• Xu Lang contacted Rainy Night Swordsman and Hundred-Ton King, learned that the Witch had revealed scattered information about Mad King Building, and resolved to be more cautious about leaks.
• Rainy Night Swordsman asked why Xu Lang had come online, and Xu Lang told him the Blood Calamity was coming and explained that he had entered Shadow Prison Radio.

Rainy Night Swordsman listed dormitory buildings in Titan Ruins, then confronted Troop-Spawning Little Prince over his knowledge of Starving Dead Building and the players he had killed. After logging off, Xu Lang and the others considered how to learn more about the buildings and what to do next.

• Rainy Night Swordsman explained that Shadow Prison Building had a Calamity Omen effect and listed twenty-three dormitory buildings he knew about.
• Troop-Spawning Little Prince revealed that he knew about Starving Dead Building after killing Bring in the Wine and other players and reading their memories.
• Rainy Night Swordsman kicked Troop-Spawning Little Prince from the radio station, blocked him, and said he would wait if he came to Starving Dead Building.
• Xu Lang and Rainy Night Swordsman discussed dealing with Troop-Spawning Little Prince, then logged off and planned to spread news of the Blood Calamity.
• Shirley reviewed her notes with the group, and Xu Ruyan suggested asking Pandora about other dormitory buildings.

Xu Lang gathered intelligence from Pandora and prepared a free Blood Mist Morning Post to share crucial information about the Blood Mist World and Dormitory Survival Game. The first issue drew an eager crowd in Mad King Building and was distributed to both residents and factory employees.

• Xu Lang summoned Pandora, confirmed she was a Golden Dawn administrator, and questioned her about Dormitory Buildings and the Titan Ruins.
• Pandora suggested that Extermination Building might have reached level thirty, and Xu Lang told Shirley to include it as a possibility while compiling information for all players.
• Shirley agreed to coordinate with the Supervisory Department and Mary to prepare a collection of information about the game, the Titan Ruins, and other Dormitory Buildings.
• Xu Lang issued a red-letter directive announcing the first issue of the Blood Mist Morning Post and ordered dormitory leaders to collect copies on the Tenth Floor.
• Su Yuan distributed free copies to Mad King Building players, while managers brought copies to the factory employees waiting outside.

Mad King Building’s employees read Xu Lang’s warning against leaking building secrets and rallied to root out traitors. In Dormitory No. 20, Tulu wanted to challenge Xu Lang, but Sword Saint urged him to build alliances and wait for other Players from the Gate of Ten Thousand Lies.

• The employees finished reading the Blood Mist Morning Post, including Xu Lang’s threat of death for anyone who revealed Mad King Building’s information and his offer to reward informants.
• The employees grew suspicious of one another, then chanted that they would heed Xu Lang’s call and root out building traitors.
• Sword Saint warned Tulu that challenging Xu Lang directly could get him killed by the Building Lord’s subordinates or provoke people seeking favor.
• Sword Saint explained that he and Tulu had both entered the Dormitory Survival Game through the Gate of Ten Thousand Lies after surviving disasters that destroyed their clans.
• Sword Saint advised Tulu to wait for other Players from the Gate of Ten Thousand Lies and to speak properly with local Players who sent him friend requests.

The Sword Saint assessed the players who visited Tulu and concluded that earning Demon King Castle’s approval would be necessary to become the First Floor’s Floor Leader. At Demon King Castle, Xu Lang woke to find his Nightmare Coins nearing the amount needed to upgrade his bed, shared breakfast with Mary, and revealed the powerful Transcender title to his household.

• After the Sword Saint confirmed that Tulu’s emotions had stabilized, he met with players who had added him as a friend, but none stayed in Dormitory 20.
• The Sword Saint noted that none of the visiting players spoke ill of Xu Lang or Demon King Castle’s tenants, and decided he would need their approval to become Floor Leader.
• Xu Lang woke with 704,605 Nightmare Coins and joined Mary in preparing breakfast while Miaoying slept.
• Over breakfast, the household discussed the Blood Mist Morning Post and how it had improved the players’ hope and Sanity.
• Zhen Lu showed Kui Zi the Sole Survivor title, then Xu Lang revealed his Epic Transcender title, which raised all non-cultivation skill levels within Mad King Building by one.

Xu Lang triggered a timed hidden quest that required him to sacrifice his two native Mad King Building titles for the unique Black Crown. After receiving it, he learned that the crown could gain powers from conquered factions and had to choose its first bonus for the Mad King Building player group.

• Xu Lang triggered the three-minute Black Crown quest after acquiring two Building Lord tokens and two native titles.
• Shirley advised Xu Lang to sacrifice both titles, and he accepted her recommendation.
• The titles vanished, and the Black Crown appeared above Xu Lang, briefly drawing out the women’s darkest impulses and making them try to seize it.
• Xu Lang tested the crown by switching titles and confirmed that its initial mind-affecting pull did not recur.
• Xu Lang inspected the Black Crown and learned it could gain powers from conquered camps, then faced a choice between driving hostile camps berserk and increasing his attributes and intimidation.

Xu Lang chose the Black Crown title’s ten-kilometer Blood Hatred effect, then used Dream Simulation to explore the first field in the Blood Mist World. The simulation ended with a collision against the Nightmare Eye · Divine Athlete, a powerful spirit drawn to the sports field.

• Xu Lang chose the Black Crown title option that spread Blood Hatred across ten kilometers and could drive monsters’ Sanity to zero.
• Shirley warned that using the Black Crown in the Blood Mist World might alert a vast existence, so Xu Lang agreed not to risk testing it there in reality.
• Xu Lang fell asleep and entered a simulation that cost 1,000 Nightmare Essence, then flew from Demon King Castle toward Field One.
• Xu Lang found that the Forbidden Land’s monsters seemed neutral or friendly, but the field’s powerful buff made his blood and qi surge.
• The Divine Athlete charged Xu Lang, struck his chest with an elbow, and accused him of fouling.

Xu Lang tested the Black Crown in the Blood Mist World, killed the Divine Athlete, and gained its Shepherded Soul ability. Deeper in the mist, the crown drew every nearby creature toward him, leaving him surrounded and fighting a massive horde.

• Xu Lang questioned the Divine Athlete, which accused him of being the Border Collie and charged at him with rule-like force.
• Xu Lang used Ghost Slash to kill the Divine Athlete and sent its soul to the Grave Pasture, where it gained doubled frontal defense.
• Xu Lang entered the deeper Blood Mist to test the Black Crown and found that it caused nearby creatures to rush toward him, even after they left its range.
• Xu Lang summoned Ghost Domain: Endless Purgatory and fought the surrounding Blood Mist Creatures with Strange Tales, blades, swords, and Gauss rifles.

Xu Lang faced a Giant Tree whose pollen put him to sleep, then chose to return to the Other Shore after dying. Reborn as a powerful ghost god embryo, he broke out of his egg and fought two figures who recognized him.

• The Giant Tree attacked Xu Lang with vines and hypnotic pollen, forcing him to enter Grave Pasture as the pollen made him sleep.
• Xu Lang severed his own head and chose to return to the Other Shore rather than sacrifice a Shepherded Soul or become a Strange Tale.
• Xu Lang awakened as a blood egg on the Other Shore, where a woman in palace robes and a man in a tall hat discussed the newly born Lord of the Other Shore.
• Xu Lang tore open the egg, and the woman in palace robes recognized him and attacked with a Red Embroidered Ball while the man in the tall hat tried to calm her.
• Xu Lang clashed with the woman, discovered his new body was far stronger but lacked several old abilities, and received system notifications identifying him as Mad King-3.
• The woman sealed the area with threads of light, and Xu Lang countered with Chaotic Cross Slash as three Scarlet Shepherd Locks shot toward her and the man in the tall hat.

Xu Lang reflected on his transformation into a ghost god and the Asura Path Divine Seal, then found that the Dream Ephemeral Flower was beginning to sprout. At Mad King Building, Su Yuan dealt fairly with a dispute after Cheng Tian provoked Tulu, ordering Tulu to strike him once as punishment.

• Xu Lang woke beside Miaoying, reassured her, and considered how the Light of Redemption had preserved his identity through his ghost-god transformation.
• Xu Lang decided that his immediate priority was strengthening his Nightmare Lord sequence, then went to see Tong Qi tending the Dream Ephemeral Flower.
• Tong Qi showed Xu Lang that the Dream Ephemeral Flower was about to sprout, and Xu Lang praised Mad King Building as a blessed land.
• On the tenth floor, Cheng Tian insulted Tulu, who attacked him with his spiked club before the Inspection Department intervened.
• Su Yuan ordered Zhao Cheng to bring Cheng Tian forward and told Tulu to hit him once, treating the provocation as Cheng Tian's fault.

Tulu and Sword Saint settled their dispute with Zheng Kai’s group before Floor Leader Li Shuwen approached them to offer welcome gifts and discuss an alliance. On the way to their dormitory, they met Xu Lang, and the chapter ended with Sword Saint asking how to challenge him for the position of Building Lord.

• Zheng Kai paid Sword Saint 400,000 Copper Coins to stop Tulu from attacking the foul-mouthed player, then reprimanded his subordinate for picking fights.
• Li Shuwen greeted Sword Saint and Tulu, offered them welcome gifts, and invited them to talk in their dormitory about forming an alliance.
• Li Shuwen, Sword Saint, and Tulu entered the elevator with Xu Lang and Tong Qi, where Li Shuwen discussed Xu Lang’s dormitory and his daughter Li Wenwen.
• Xu Lang asked about Li Wenwen’s Sequence development, and Li Shuwen said she would soon advance to the next stage.
• Sword Saint asked whether defeating Xu Lang in a duel would make him Building Lord, and Xu Lang told him to first teach one hundred players outstanding skills.
• Li Shuwen explained that Sword Saint could challenge Xu Lang at the Arena and offered to explain its rules at the dormitory.

Xu Lang bought three high-end turrets and clothes, then arranged for Zhang Shu and the other scientists to discuss weapon production with Mary. Back at the dormitory, he considered Mad King Building’s players and prepared to play a game with Miaoying, Xu Xiaomeng, and Firepower Princess.

• Xu Lang bought a Large Capture Net, an Elemental Attack turret, and a Spirit Form Special Attack turret, leaving two slots open for future rounds.
• Kui Zi introduced Xu Lang to Zhang Shu and the other scientists, who said they could make weapons up to levels thirty to forty; Xu Lang directed them to discuss production and pricing with Mary.
• Xu Lang agreed that Kui Zi could borrow two scientists, while asking her to prioritize equipping the three major departments with their weapons.
• Xu Lang bought around ten pieces of menswear and returned to the dormitory with Tong Qi, where he reflected on the activities of Mad King Building’s players and its Floor Leaders.
• Miaoying proposed playing Old Maid with Xu Lang, and Firepower Princess eagerly joined after quitting her game with Xu Xiaomeng.

Xu Lang hosted ten scientists at Demon King Castle and inspected their advanced weapons and inventions. He had Zhang Shu make a higher-grade nano combat suit, then used his Sacrificial Altar to sacrifice dozens of garments in search of an exclusive reward.

• Mary told Xu Lang that Kui Zi and ten scientists had arrived with their inventions, and she went to welcome them with Miaoying and Shirley.
• The scientists presented their weapons and devices, and Cao Yaxuan tested the Swarm Instant-Burst Array Device by destroying a snowman before freezing another set of worker bees.
• Xu Lang asked Zhang Shu to improve the nano combat suit using his high-grade materials, and Zhang Shu completed an advanced suit after more than ten minutes.
• Xu Lang took off his clothes and brought out dozens of garments, including the Remnant Flame Sacred Robe, along with his Sacrificial Altar.
• Xu Lang placed all the garments on the altar while Cao Yaxuan and Zhen Lu watched.

Xu Lang used the Sacrificial Altar to create the powerful Prodigy · Eternal Night King outfit and equipped it. The group then discovered that Guanjiangkou Boy had reached level ten.

• The Sacrificial Altar transformed Xu Lang’s combat-focused outfits into the exclusive Prodigy · Eternal Night King set, which granted powerful stats and effects.
• Xu Lang equipped the outfit, and Zhen Lu and Cao Yaxuan admired it and compared its strength with Zhen Lu’s set.
• Xu Lang reassured Zhen Lu that her level-eighteen Cloud Veil and Mist still improved her combat abilities.
• Xu Lang received a notification that Guanjiangkou Boy had leveled up, and the women followed him outside.
• The group saw Guanjiangkou Boy surrounded by golden light and confirmed that he had reached level ten.

Guanjiangkou Boy gained Wisdom Eye, and Xu Lang celebrated his growth alongside Xu Ruyan’s advancement in the Assassin Sequence. After a feast at Demon King Castle, Xu Lang installed three turrets and invited Firepower Princess inside.

• Guanjiangkou Boy gained Wisdom Eye, his Blend with the Dust duration increased, and he began speaking while Xu Lang celebrated with the guardian spirits.
• Xu Ruyan returned with her Assassin Sequence advanced, gaining new abilities that made her exceptionally difficult to detect.
• Xu Lang tested Xu Ruyan’s Presence Severance and invisibility, finding that only Nightmare Eye sensed anything unusual.
• The residents of Demon King Castle held a feast, and Xu Lang installed the three new turrets afterward.
• Xu Lang flirted with Mary, noticed Firepower Princess watching from the second floor, and invited her inside.

Xu Lang inspected the Mythic Overlord accessories made from his Superweapon Spirit Core while Kui Zi proposed adding firepower bionics to the dormitory. The chapter left Xu Lang intrigued by Kui Zi’s claim that she could upgrade the Firepower Princesses.

• Xu Lang named his new Mythic accessory set Overlord and equipped its necklace, earring, and bracer, which granted bonuses and the Exile set effect.
• Xu Lang found Kui Zi in the front hall, where she had spent the night developing weapons with ten researchers.
• Kui Zi asked Xu Lang about his armory and proposed adding more firepower bionics to the dormitory.
• Xu Lang initially argued that low-end bionics were less cost-effective than turrets, but Kui Zi said they could serve as auxiliary units and defensive forces.
• Kui Zi claimed she could upgrade the Firepower Princesses, making Xu Lang reconsider her proposal.

Kui Zi began building a Firepower Group from android blueprints while Xu Lang gave her access to more resources. Red Butterfly secretly left for Dusk Veil, where she joined Fusheng Xi’s team to attempt the Dusk Maze.

• Kui Zi told Xu Lang she could upgrade androids and accepted twelve combat android blueprints and their materials to form the Firepower Group.
• Xu Lang granted Kui Zi permission to enter the Magic Box World and withdraw supplies from storage and the Auspicious Gate space.
• Red Butterfly slipped out of the house in Super Spirit Form, and Xu Lang practiced his blade while observing her until he became absorbed in training.
• Red Butterfly arrived at Dusk Veil and met Fusheng Xi’s team, who had gathered to explore the Forbidden Land.
• Zhang Sanfeng claimed he could guide the team through the Dusk Maze, and Red Butterfly agreed to follow their lead.

Red Butterfly led Fusheng Xi’s group through the Dusk Maze and attacked the mysterious Dusk Granny in the courtyard, only to have her body explode. After she revived, she killed several players who had been bewitched by her corpse.

• Zhang Sanfeng guided Red Butterfly and Fusheng Xi’s group through the Dusk Maze into a vast, dim courtyard.
• Red Butterfly encountered the Dusk Granny, who offered items for sale, and attacked her with a soul scythe.
• Red Butterfly’s body exploded, and other players began bursting apart as Fusheng Xi and Zhang Sanfeng led the survivors back toward the maze.
• Several players became fixated on Red Butterfly’s corpse, while Zhang Sanfeng realized it was a source of danger.
• Red Butterfly’s body regenerated, and she revived before cutting four or five players in half with her soul scythe.

Red Butterfly entered Dusk Veil, where she discovered that Dusk Granny demanded soul grass rather than the million Copper Coins she offered, then repeatedly blew herself up trying to reach the courtyard gate. Xu Lang had her return to Mad King Building and explained that clearing Dusk Veil required spiritual perception to see scenes in another temporal dimension.

• Red Butterfly killed her own teammate after reviving, then revived a clump of withered grass with soul power and tried to trade it to Dusk Granny.
• Dusk Granny rejected Red Butterfly’s Copper Coins and insisted on keeping the soul grass, leaving Red Butterfly furious.
• Red Butterfly ignored a private message and repeatedly blew herself up while trying to pass Dusk Granny and reach the courtyard gate, but an invisible force kept blasting her back.
• Fusheng Xi reminded Red Butterfly that the Building Lord had told her to return for dinner, and she reluctantly went back to Mad King Building.
• Xu Lang dragged Red Butterfly inside and beat her for running around Dusk Veil, then explained to the others that clearing it required spiritual perception to see scenes in another temporal dimension.
• Shirley offered to record what Xu Lang knew about Dusk Veil, while Xu Lang said they would need to ask Red Butterfly about its possible dual spaces.

Xu Lang learned that a second stronghold had been discovered near Clear Sky University, where a Blood Mist Creature that recognized Zhang Dahai had escaped detection. Later, Kui Zi and ten researchers introduced three grades of monitors for dormitories, leaving players with a new way to watch outside safely.

• Wang Yazhi told Xu Lang that Zhang Dahai had found a stronghold near Flying Goose Building and encountered his former dean of discipline as an intelligent Blood Mist Creature.
• Xu Lang learned that Zhang Dahai’s level-twenty scouting skill and level-ten Mythic item had both warned him of danger without detecting the creature.
• Wang Yazhi said she and the others wanted to keep exploring near the stronghold, and Xu Lang agreed, telling them to use a Magic Box replica if they faced danger.
• Kui Zi and ten researchers developed three grades of monitors, which players quickly bought out.
• The chapter explained that dormitory levels and inheritance benefits persisted after breaches, while Mad King Building’s rules kept players from relocating.