Chapter Summaries

Zhen Lu used Fear Power to enrich the Demon King Castle’s Spirit Fields as Mad King Building Players developed increasingly extreme ways to control their Sanity. Xu Lang watched without intervening and considered finding better methods in future dreams, while the players enjoyed themselves and he suffered.

• Zhen Lu spent fifty portions of Fear Power to strengthen the Spirit Fields growing her peach tree and Dream Ephemeral Flowers.
• Ananda and the Buddhist Cultivators Society held a Buddha Feast, and Ananda gained the level-twenty skill Rebirth by enduring extreme pain and losing Sanity.
• A player smashed a statue to stop others from losing control, but the enraged players killed him.
• Xu Lang considered Mad King Building’s Sanity-control schools and planned to seek improved methods through future dreams.

Xu Lang’s group conducted a residence tax collection and information check after a wave of new players sparked violent conflicts at the Mad King Building. Cao Yaxuan killed three defiant newcomers with her ice ability, gaining more free attribute points and strengthening her resolve to surpass Xu Lang.

• Xu Lang woke late after spending much of the night reading private messages, and he kept Cao Yaxuan from joining the fighting outside.
• New players battled over territory throughout the Mad King Building while the three major departments stayed out of the melee.
• Zhou Ye and the departments began checking new residents and collecting residence tax, and Zhou Ye registered Qingman and gave her a resident gift package.
• At a Seventh Floor dormitory, a burly former Storm Building player rejected the Mad King Committee and refused to provide information.
• Cao Yaxuan froze the burly man and two players hiding nearby, then gained free attribute points and hurried on with the inspection.

Cao Yaxuan led Zhou Ye's group through Mad King Building, breaking into dormitories and killing players who resisted. When Qiao Sen ambushed them with a coordinated force, Xu Ruyan killed him, and Cao Yaxuan's counterattack scattered the rebels.

• Cao Yaxuan froze the turrets guarding the seventh-floor dormitory, broke through its door, and killed the players who tried to escape.
• Cao Yaxuan and Zhou Ye continued clearing dormitories until newly relocated players began surrendering and handing over their personal information.
• Players ambushed Cao Yaxuan's group on the second floor, where Qiao Sen revealed himself and declared that killing Cao Yaxuan would draw Xu Lang out.
• Xu Ruyan decapitated Qiao Sen, shocking the rebels who had believed he could take them to Hunter Building.
• Cao Yaxuan unleashed a field of ice spikes, routed the rebels, and pursued the fleeing players while Xu Ruyan dragged Qiao Sen's body into Dormitory 50.

The Community Committee crushed the player rebellion, leaving survivors terrified of the Mad King Building's authority. As Fear Power surged, Xu Lang and Zhen Lu considered how to use it, with Zhen Lu proposing that Fusheng Xi become a public interrogator.

• The Community Committee killed the rebel players, while Sword Saint and Tulu watched the purge from Dormitory 20.
• Brother Long and three other Fourth Floor players feared they would be punished for knowing about Qiao Sen's plan, and one proposed merging their dormitories if they survived.
• The purge frightened newly arrived players into accepting the Demon King Castle's authority, causing Fear Power to gather rapidly.
• Xu Lang sensed that Fear Power could have uses beyond strengthening the Spirit Field and saw that the Fear Pedestal held two thousand portions.
• Zhen Lu proposed hiring Fusheng Xi as an interrogator and making him perform before the Mad King Building's players.

Xu Lang gathered intelligence about Hunter Building after learning it was nearing level thirty and summoned former Hunter Building Player Sheng Qi for questioning. Sheng Qi revealed his reasons for joining Mad King Building and shared what he knew about Hunter Building, though his information was three game rounds old.

• Xu Lang told Zhen Lu to strengthen the seven Spirit Fields growing Dream Ephemeral Flowers.
• Xu Ruyan reported that Hunter Building was about to reach level thirty and revealed loot from Qiao Sen, including an Alias ID Card.
• Xu Lang asked Cao Yaxuan to find a former Hunter Building Player, then decided to summon one himself.
• Sheng Qi arrived at Demon King Castle seeking a committee position and explained that he had falsified his identity because he was wary of Mad King Building.
• Sheng Qi answered Xu Lang's questions about Hunter Building and outlined its general situation based on intelligence from three game rounds earlier.

Xu Lang considered taking advantage of the Hunter Building’s travel-and-plunder gameplay, then received a legendary mission to destroy three of its key buildings. He decided to lure Hunter Building players over and explore the possibility of plundering them, while Sheng Qi explained how visitors could become outside hunters.

• Xu Lang asked Sheng Qi whether a Mad King Building player could seize the Hunter Building’s core gameplay, and Sheng Qi warned that the Hunter Building would treat him as an invader.
• A legendary hostile mission appeared, ordering Xu Lang to destroy three key Hunter Building buildings in exchange for a Mad King Building Lord Token.
• Xu Lang asked Sheng Qi how to lure Hunter Building players over, and Sheng Qi said he could try using an inter-building communication device in Qiao Sen’s dormitory.
• Xu Lang revealed he had a Radio and asked if raiding the Hunter Building would be worthwhile, and Sheng Qi enthusiastically described its resources and outside hunter credentials.
• Xu Lang promised Sheng Qi a place on the committee if he successfully lured Hunter Building players over, and Sheng Qi eagerly agreed while privately fearing the task.

Xu Lang used a hypnotized former Mad King Building player to plant a cursed Magic Box in Hunter Building, framing Strange Tales Building and disrupting Hunter Building’s advancement plans. Back in Mad King Building, he confirmed the plan had worked and confronted Luo Lin about the Demigod Potion she had secretly developed.

• Xu Lang sent a hypnotized former Mad King Building player through the Star Realm Base to Hunter Building with a cursed Magic Box and Strange Tales Building’s motto.
• Hunter Building players attacked and killed the intruder, while masked leaders debated whether Strange Tales Building had staged the attack or another Dormitory Building was responsible.
• Xu Lang confirmed that the Magic Box Curse had been severed and many new curse connections had formed, making the plan a success.
• Xu Lang dismissed Fusheng Xi and asked Luo Lin whether the Demigod Potion had been developed.
• Luo Lin admitted the potion would be ready that night, and Xu Lang said he would come to collect it.

Xu Lang entered the constitution limit-break trial, fought through stages shaped by his cultivation knowledge, and reached the Mad King Trial. There, he met its final examiner, the imprisoned Ghost God Adams.

• Xu Lang raised both attributes to six hundred and triggered the Mad King Trial.
• Xu Lang entered the Limit-Break Trial and defeated the Liver God, Long Yan, after fighting its attacks with Ghost Slash and Immortal Fire.
• Xu Lang battled through stages featuring the Heart Spirit, Spleen Spirit, Lung Spirit, Kidney Spirit, and the three souls and seven po spirits.
• Xu Lang cleared all ten stages and entered the Mad King Trial through the Black Vortex Gate.
• Xu Lang met Ghost God Adams, a chained, partly transformed being who introduced himself as the trial's final examiner.

Xu Lang fought the chained swordsman Adams and defeated him with his ultimate blade technique, Blade Prison: Trayastrimsa Heaven. After claiming Adams’s weapon and remains, Xu Lang gained the physique talents King's Bearing and Overlord.

• Adams attacked Xu Lang with his enormous frost-wreathed longsword, forcing Xu Lang to dodge and search for an opening.
• Xu Lang transformed into a six-armed Blood Rakshasa and summoned Grave Pasture, using falling gravestones and the Shepherded Souls to damage Adams.
• Adams broke the chains on both wrists and unleashed a poisonous ghost hand, turning the battle against Xu Lang and the Shepherded Souls.
• Xu Lang activated Ultimate Liberation and struck Adams with Blade Prison: Trayastrimsa Heaven, destroying Adams and his chains.
• Xu Lang's heart burst from his injuries, but he recovered, seized Adams's longsword and remains, and gained the physique talents King's Bearing and Overlord.

Xu Lang chose Ghost God Incarnation from the Mad King's third-stage physique talents, then decided to promote the Scarlet Shepherd Sequence before attempting his attribute limit-break. As the promotion began, the Sequence's power overwhelmed Grave Pasture and absorbed Xu Lang's Shepherded Souls, leaving him struggling to maintain control.

• Xu Lang examined the Ghost God Incarnation, Element-Eating Beast, and Overlord talents, then chose Ghost God Incarnation before waking from his dream.
• Xu Lang returned to Demon King Castle and postponed his Limit-Break Trial and Simulation because he had poor odds against Adams.
• Xu Lang began advancing the Scarlet Shepherd Sequence in the cultivation room, causing Grave Pasture to merge with reality amid scarlet lightning and rain.
• Scarlet lightning, the landscape, the Shepherded Souls, and the gravestones all fused into Xu Lang's glabella as the Sequence absorbed them.
• Xu Lang's mind twisted under the strain, and his Madness Mind talent helped him resist losing control.

Xu Lang advanced the Scarlet Shepherd to Initial Awakening and tested its new abilities, including the Eye of Heaven and Calling. He finished the day in the training room learning how to use his strengthened Sequence Power.

• Xu Lang inspected his new Scarlet Shepherd abilities and learned that he could travel between the Grave Pasture and the real world.
• Xu Lang used the Eye of Heaven to scout the area, injuring Dusk Granny and destroying several mimic treasure chests with its attacks.
• Xu Lang considered the risks of further Sequence advancement and called Saladin and the Sand Soldiers to test his abilities.
• Xu Lang summoned Saladin, Azeman, Blood Ghost, and the other Shepherded Souls, sorting their powers into enhancement-type and skill-casting type.
• Xu Lang spent the rest of the day in the training room familiarizing himself with his Initial Awakening Sequence Power.

Xu Lang broke through his physique and mental limits, gaining Ghost God Power and several powerful talents, including Divine Descent and the exclusive skill Dharma Has a Soul. After dinner, he visited Luo Lin’s home and saw how his new aura made the biochemical Tyrants and a female player react submissively and fearfully.

• After killing Ghost God Adams, Xu Lang gained King's Bearing, Overlord, and Ghost God Incarnation, raising his physique to 700.
• Xu Lang examined his new Ghost God Power and identified its opposing traits as sleep and brutality.
• Xu Lang completed a mental Limit-Break Trial and gained Mind Over Matter, Light of the Mind, and Divine Descent.
• Light of the Mind awakened as the unique skill Dharma Has a Soul, allowing Xu Lang to control released energy and souls.
• Xu Lang walked to Luo Lin’s home, where the biochemical Tyrants bowed to him and a female player from Dormitory 396 reacted with fear.

Xu Lang visited Luo Lin and obtained the Demigod Potion, then brought it home and discussed its use with his companions. He chose Red Butterfly to take it before announcing that the two of them would explore Dusk Veil, leaving the others eager to join.

• Xu Lang visited Luo Lin at Dormitory 399, where Tao Tao welcomed him and Luo Lin served dinner while concealing her feelings about his departure.
• Xu Lang returned home with the Demigod Potion, whose information showed it granted Spirit points and the Danger Premonition ability.
• Xu Lang told his companions the potion could be produced but not quickly enough to supply every player, and that Tao Tao had been the successful recipient of the original Prometheus Potion.
• Xu Lang decided Red Butterfly should use the potion, surprising her and the others, and explained that he and Red Butterfly would explore Dusk Veil.
• Xu Lang refused his companions' requests to join the Forbidden Land expedition.

Xu Lang and Red Butterfly tested the Danger Premonition ability before Ironblood Arena underwent a major overhaul. He reviewed the new rules and learned that Mad King Building Players were holding their own by relying on weapons and items.

• Xu Lang refused to bring Tong Qi into the Forbidden Land, then had Red Butterfly test Danger Premonition with the Prometheus Potion.
• At midnight, Ironblood Arena trembled and announced that it was ascending and would be sealed for three hours.
• Xu Lang collected his Nightmare Coin earnings, claimed the Arena's compensation reward, and received the Purgatory Pistol.
• Su Yuan told Xu Lang that Ironblood Arena had replaced its point system with combat power, abolished mandatory Duels, and added a wager mode and stricter penalties.
• Xu Lang learned that Mad King Building Players had 22 wins and 25 losses against other buildings, relying mainly on weapons and items rather than pure challenges.

Xu Lang learned that other dormitory buildings were investigating Mad King Building and shared intelligence about rival factions, while several buildings considered targeting Mad King Building for its powerful sequences. A coming Blood Calamity delayed their plans, leaving Strange Tales Building especially uneasy about Mad King Building’s rapid growth.

• Su Yuan told Xu Lang that players from all five dormitory buildings were investigating one another, then shared intelligence about the rival buildings and their arena records.
• Xu Lang told Su Yuan to report important information in real time, stay focused on exploration, and prepare intelligence on Sky Dome Building, Strange Tales Building, and Sacrifice Building for publication.
• Yi Yun proposed traveling from Sky Dome Building to the Titan Ruins to stop Mad King Building from becoming an Overlord force, but her companions urged her to wait until after the Blood Calamity.
• The higher-ups of Finality Building and Sacrifice Building took no action, while Strange Tales Building recognized Mad King Building’s rapid growth as a threat and postponed its planned expedition because of the Blood Calamity.

Xu Lang regretted spending his Nightmare Coins and spent the day moping while the women tried to cheer him up. After farming coins through the night, he reached one million and upgraded the Royal Nightmare Bed to level seven, then considered which Nightmare Trait to choose.

• Xu Lang stayed in bed all day, regretting how recklessly he had spent his Nightmare Coins, while Cao Yaxuan and the others tried to lift his spirits.
• Xu Lang went to sleep at midnight and farmed Nightmare Coins through a nightmare, despite being swallowed by the Abyss's enormous maw.
• Xu Lang woke early on the sixth day of the rest period and discovered he had accumulated one million Nightmare Coins.
• Xu Lang spent one million Nightmare Coins to upgrade the Royal Nightmare Bed to level seven, which offered him a choice among Curse Grudge, Dreamland, and Nightmare Apostle.
• Xu Lang weighed the three Nightmare Traits and found Nightmare Apostle best suited to his current situation, though he had not yet chosen it.

Xu Lang upgraded the Royal Nightmare Bed, gained the Nightmare Apostle trait, and chose Chi Qingman as Demon King Castle’s new tenant. Pandora complained that he had not invited her, while Killer Bear teased her about missing him.

• The Royal Nightmare Bed upgraded to level 7, gaining new traits including Nightmare Apostle, and Xu Lang celebrated its increased comfort and refreshed sleep cooldown.
• Xu Lang selected Chi Qingman from the applicants to fill Demon King Castle’s sole tenant slot, and Mary dismissed the other girls waiting outside.
• Chi Qingman’s former dormitory celebrated her selection while Wu Huihui and the other unsuccessful applicants left disappointed.
• Pandora complained to Killer Bear that Xu Lang had chosen a tenant without consulting her, and Killer Bear teased her about her feelings for him.

Xu Lang created four household androids to fill the remaining point-farming slots, then discovered that his Nightmare Apostle powers let him enter nearby people’s dreams. He entered a dream connected to Shepherded Soul, choosing it as the first target for his Nightmare Apostle.

• Xu Lang created the androids Zhi Chun, Zhi Xia, Zhi Qiu, and Zhi Dong, intending for them to farm points and help run the household.
• The new androids tried to seduce Xu Lang and help him change into pajamas, but he remained composed and went to bed with four of them.
• Xu Lang fell asleep on the Nightmare Bed and gained the ability to enter the dreams of nearby sleeping people.
• Xu Lang saw dream threads belonging to Mad King Building Players, including Soul Shepherd Wolf and Saladin, and chose Shepherded Soul as the first Nightmare Apostle target.
• Xu Lang grabbed Shepherded Soul’s dream thread and appeared inside that person’s dream.

Xu Lang entered Wu Huihui’s dream and made her his first Nightmare Apostle, granting her dream-related powers and an intimidating appearance. He then brought her into Li Shuwen’s dream, where she appeared after frightening him as the Elephant Demon King.

• Xu Lang found Wu Huihui dreaming about a romantic encounter with him and explained that he had entered her dream.
• Wu Huihui agreed to become Xu Lang’s Nightmare Apostle despite learning that her charm would become extremely low.
• Xu Lang gave Wu Huihui dream-walking and nightmare-manifestation abilities, and told her to claim publicly that she was a Demon King Apostle to increase Demon King Castle’s Fear Power.
• Li Shuwen dreamed of fighting Blood Mist Creatures until the Elephant Demon King appeared and caused his dream to collapse.
• Wu Huihui replaced the Elephant Demon King in Li Shuwen’s dream, while Li Shuwen remained unaware that he was dreaming.

Xu Lang recruited Li Shuwen, the Sword Saint, and Fusheng Xi as Nightmare Apostles, expanding the Demon King Castle’s ranks. Fusheng Xi awakened his ability to turn nightmares into reality and demonstrated its terrifying power on the tenants.

• Xu Lang explained why Li Shuwen was suited to becoming a Nightmare Apostle, and Li Shuwen accepted the duties.
• Xu Lang challenged the Sword Saint, defeated him after three minutes, and made him Nightmare Apostle 003.
• Xu Lang recruited Fusheng Xi as Nightmare Apostle 004 after using misleading information to link the Apostles’ abilities to Demon King Castle.
• Fusheng Xi awakened in the theater and used hypnosis to put a tenant into a deep sleep.
• Fusheng Xi tore off a finger and turned a nightmare into a lava river that scorched the tenants, demonstrating the Nightmare Apostle ability to make dream horrors real.