Chapter Summaries

After sending several teams into exploration worlds, Xu Lang reflected on his slow progress and wondered why the Mad King Building had not driven him away. Chi Qingman's remark made him suspect the building intended to devour him, leaving him furious and wary.

• Wang Yazhi, Xu Xiaomeng, Han Jisoo, and Luo Lin led a team to Zombie Assault, while Cao Yaxuan, Zhen Lu, and Wu Huihui went to Day-Night Ghost March, and Tong Qi, Red Butterfly, and Xu Ruyan went to Fierce Ghost Soul Return.
• Bone Rock led a nearly two-hundred-person team, including Aygul, Golden Sand, Silver Sand, White Sand, Gu Ya, Shirley, Harlan, and Saladin, to the Rakshasa Ancient Kingdom world.
• Xu Lang reviewed his Nightmare Coins and attribute gains, then worried that improving his abilities required too many resources.
• Xu Lang asked Chi Qingman why the Mad King Building had not sent him away, and she suggested it might be freeloading before warning that it could devour him.
• Xu Lang concluded the Mad King Building might want the Nightmare Lord's power, regretted not discussing departure with the Evil King Building, and resolved to remain vigilant.

Xu Lang suspected the Mad King Building was targeting him, so he sought a safer way to reach the other Dormitory Buildings through the Magic Box World. At the Evil King Building, Evil Dragon resisted the building’s attempt to stop him and began escaping as Xu Lang’s Strange Tales weakened its restraint.

• Xu Lang hid beneath the covers, then traveled in a dream to the deepest part of the Magic Box World and checked the Vortex Gates connecting him to players in other buildings.
• Xu Lang wondered why Evil Dragon had not contacted him and worried that the Evil King Building had punished him.
• Evil Dragon decided to defy the weakened Evil King Building and ally with Xu Lang, believing players needed to stand against the Dormitory Buildings.
• The Evil King Building trapped Evil Dragon in a Cloud of Ill Omen, but Xu Lang’s Unique: Chaos State began corrupting the restraint.
• Evil Dragon regained consciousness, watched the Cloud of Ill Omen weaken, and slowly moved toward the edge of the Safe Zone while hoping Xu Lang would save him.

Xu Lang struggled to gather enough Nightmare Essence to expand his power, but Evil Dragon’s arrival gave him a chance to investigate the secrets of Evil King Building and consider supporting him. After Xu Lang showed Evil Dragon the terrifying force he could command, Evil Dragon fell to his knees and begged him to explain how to play the game.

• Xu Lang lamented that his Nightmare Coins and Nightmare Essence were accumulating too slowly to suppress the Mad King Building on his own.
• Xu Lang sent Tyrant into the Vortex Gate, where the possessed zombie met Evil Dragon in the Blood Mist World.
• Evil Dragon told Xu Lang that Evil King Building had been punished and asked whether Xu Lang had caused the Chaotic State; Xu Lang instead requested suspicious items and the Building Lord token.
• Evil Dragon handed Xu Lang several weapons and unusual items, along with the black magatama Building Lord token from Purple Dragon Dormitory.
• Xu Lang opened a red Vortex Gate to show Evil Dragon the world where he could offer support, and Evil Dragon saw a colossal red evil ghost feeding on a plain of corpses.
• The red evil ghost’s gaze caused Evil Dragon to wither, so Xu Lang closed the gate, and Evil Dragon knelt down to beg him for game tips.

Xu Lang examined the Evil King Building’s spoils and found that its bound evil artifacts could not be used without bypassing the building’s protections. He reviewed two powerful items he had fused from other buildings’ loot, while the Brutality Magatama remained a new challenge to unlock.

• The Evil Dragon begged Xu Lang for a strategy guide, but Xu Lang returned through the Vortex Gate without giving him one.
• Xu Lang woke in Demon King Castle, left Chi Qingman asleep, and entered the Magic Box World’s conference castle.
• Xu Lang realized that Divine Descent, Mind Over Matter, Light of Redemption, and Dharma Has a Soul could let him plant or reproduce versions of himself in other bodies, but he set the idea aside as dangerous.
• Xu Lang used the Nightmare Eye to inspect the Evil King Building’s spoils and kept three powerful evil artifacts and the Building Lord token, the Brutality Magatama.
• Xu Lang discovered that the Evil King Building’s anti-theft protections prevented outsiders from rebinding its evil artifacts, so he activated Dream Fusion to try to overcome the obstacle.
• Xu Lang reviewed the Divine Judgment Codex and the Succubus Raising Guide, two Legendary wonders he had fused from other buildings’ spoils.

Xu Lang fused Evil King Building items into the Legendary Heavenly Sin Desecration War Spear, whose power greatly increased his attributes but strained his body when paired with the Purgatory Overlord. He tested the spear on the Ghost of Gluttony, and its abilities pierced the monster and let Xu Lang block its counterattack.

• Xu Lang created the Legendary Heavenly Sin Desecration War Spear by repeatedly fusing Evil King Building items and dissolving the building's firewall.
• Xu Lang bound the spear, gained a massive boost to his Physique and Spirit, and injured himself when its enhancement clashed with the Purgatory Overlord's.
• Xu Lang extended the spear through a Vortex Gate and startled the Ghost of Gluttony, whose finger exploded when it struck the spear tip.
• The spear gained Seven Kill Blood Qi and pierced the Ghost of Gluttony's shoulder after extending more than ten meters.
• Xu Lang entered Gluttony Purgatory and blocked the Ghost of Gluttony's attack with a barrier formed from Mysterious Female True Qi.

Xu Lang tested the Desecration War Spear in battle, defeated the Ghost of Gluttony with his newly awakened martial skill, and then fused the spear with the Brutality Magatama. The fusion created an unbound authority wonder tied to the Evil King Building, whose mysterious power Xu Lang had yet to explore.

• Xu Lang trained with the Desecration War Spear against the Ghost of Gluttony, raising Martial Saint to level fifteen and awakening Meteor: Flame Passed On.
• Xu Lang struck the Ghost of Gluttony with a giant flaming meteor, burning him to ashes before leaving Gluttony Purgatory to recover on the Nightmare Bed.
• Xu Lang decided the Desecration War Spear would remain a secondary weapon, then chose to fuse it with the Brutality Magatama and the Mad King Building Lord token.
• Xu Lang's fusion produced the Heavenly Sin Desecration War Spear, an unbound authority wonder that could seize a target's consciousness, soul, and body and grant its wielder one-seventh of the Evil King Building's authority.

Xu Lang discovered that the Desecration War Spear’s corruption could overwhelm powerful defenses, then considered whether collecting Evil King Authorities might let him become the Evil King Building itself. He postponed an expedition against the building until he had gathered more Nightmare Essence and ended the chapter browsing old messages from women who had contacted him.

• Xu Lang put the Desecration War Spear in his inventory, ignored the Mad King Building’s quest to seize it, and accepted a quest to destroy three key structures in the Evil King Building.
• Xu Lang simulated leaving the spear outside his inventory and watched its corruption consume Gluttony Purgatory, Avici Purgatory, the Strange Tales Magic Box, and his attributes.
• Xu Lang realized the spear’s power might let him obtain a Dormitory Building’s fundamental power, but decided not to attack the Evil King Building until he had enough Nightmare Essence.
• Xu Lang checked on Cao Yaxuan and the other women, then browsed old private messages and wondered whether he should choose one of the women who had contacted him.

On the frost plains, Cao Yaxuan and Wu Huihui set out into the eternal night to search for minerals and Vampire Blood Pacts while Zhen Lu and the others guarded camp. In the Zombie Assault world, the group finished their zombie missions before a Demigod-level flying dragon attacked, and Luo Lin recognized it with fear.

• Cao Yaxuan worried that Xu Lang might be left alone with the women at Demon King Castle, and Zhen Lu replied that he was more likely to cause trouble than they were.
• Cao Yaxuan decided to search a mineral deposit at night, and Wu Huihui joined her while Zhen Lu and the others stayed behind to guard camp.
• Kui Zi completed her million-zombie mission as Wang Yazhi and her drones cleared the zombie tide, then Wang Yazhi ordered the group to evacuate.
• A Demigod-level flying dragon arrived, and Han Jisoo told the group to set up their anti-aircraft guns and prepare for battle.
• Luo Lin recognized the flying dragon and showed intense fear, prompting Xu Xiaomeng to ask whether she had seen it before.

Xu Xiaomeng learned that the flying dragon was an intelligent mutant created by Luo Lin’s laboratory, and the group killed it after Han Jisoo intercepted its escape. After Han Jisoo recovered, the team headed for the Advanced Research Institute to pursue a Legendary quest.

• Luo Lin told Xu Xiaomeng that the flying dragon was the Undying Giant Lizard, Number 003, which had destroyed the research institute, and that the researchers had caused it to go berserk.
• Kui Zi and Wang Yazhi nearly killed the flying dragon, but it unleashed its biological force field and fled.
• Xu Xiaomeng brought Luo Lin into view, and Han Jisoo struck the flying dragon with Eagle Step, allowing Wang Yazhi and Kui Zi to kill it.
• Wang Yazhi collected a Superpower Serum and the flying dragon’s remains, while Kui Zi carried the injured Han Jisoo back for treatment.
• After Han Jisoo recovered, Wang Yazhi’s group fought through the zombie tide toward the Advanced Research Institute, where a Legendary quest marker was located.

Tong Qi, Red Butterfly, and Xu Ruyan explored the Fierce Ghost World, where Tong Qi prepared to attend the Huang Family’s compulsory banquet before hostile Players surrounded them. In Rakshasa World, Aygul’s group found shelter in ruins, but a sandstorm scattered the main force and left some Rakshasa Players missing.

• Tong Qi reviewed local intelligence and learned that Blood Mist had isolated Ping'an Town and that Anshun City might hold further information.
• An old man summoned Tong Qi to the Huang Family’s weekly birthday banquet, and Mirror Ghost absorbed him when he tried to attack her.
• Tong Qi told Xu Ruyan she wanted to devour the ghosts in town, but Xu Ruyan reminded her not to make trouble before they returned to the city.
• Xu Lang, Cao Yaxuan, Wu Huihui, Zheng Kai, and other Players surrounded the courtyard as Red Butterfly appeared beside Tong Qi.
• Aygul’s group entered Rakshasa World together and took shelter in desert ruins.
• A sandstorm scattered the group, leaving Aygul, the other women, and Bone Rock together while some Rakshasa Players went missing.

Xu Lang drained Azazel with his Scarlet Shepherd Lock, pushing his Scarlet Shepherd Sequence out of control while his madness tolerance kept him lucid. After his charm drew Yan Xiaoli, Bai Ling, Jiang Xiaowen, and the clerks into a chaotic scene, he summoned the Nightmare Bed to restore his Sanity, startling Chi Qingman awake.

• Xu Lang paid Yan Xiaoli ten million Copper Coins to keep Azazel and the Evil King imprisoned for another three days.
• Xu Lang used the Scarlet Shepherd Lock on Azazel and carried Azazel's source power back to Grave Pasture, making his Sanity fall and his Sequence go out of control.
• Yan Xiaoli, Bai Ling, and Jiang Xiaowen backed away from Xu Lang's terrifying aura as he finished draining Azazel.
• Xu Lang tried to inspect the clerks' work, but his heightened charm drew them toward him and prevented any work from getting done.
• Xu Lang summoned the Nightmare Bed to restore his Sanity, and Chi Qingman woke up and fled in fright when she saw the commotion.

Xu Lang returned to Demon King Castle, where Mary, Miaoying, and Firepower Princess filled the quiet house with their antics. After spending the evening reading and managing his resources, he decided that expanding his population was essential and considered opening a passage to Earth through the spreading Magic Box Curse.

• Miaoying tried to persuade Firepower Princess to help Xu Lang, but Mary stopped her and gave Firepower Princess snacks instead.
• Xu Lang returned to Demon King Castle, showered, and let Mary join him in the washroom.
• Xu Lang spent the evening counting Fear Power, upgrading the spirit field, and reading with enhanced efficiency.
• Xu Lang concluded that Mad King Building needed more people to grow its Fear Power and Nightmare Essence reserves.
• Xu Lang considered opening a passage to Earth, where the Magic Box Curse was spreading and its aura had grown dense enough for him to glimpse images.

As the black box infection spread through Sea City Shelter, Liu Zhen approved Professor Shen’s proposal to confront the box through the most severely infected people. In a nightmare, Zhang Liang accepted the approaching Strange Tales Magic Box and walked toward it.

• Liu Zhen learned that ninety percent of the shelter’s survivors had been infected, and Professor Shen concluded that rumors and thoughts might be spreading the black box.
• Professor Shen proposed that the most severely infected people approach the black box, and Liu Zhen approved the plan to visit Zhang Liang.
• Liu Zhen entered Zhang Liang’s isolation room and ordered the guards to wake him after they found him asleep.
• Zhang Liang dreamed that his girlfriend rejected him because the black box in his eyes would infect everyone, then appeared to die as the catastrophe arrived.
• Zhang Liang saw the Strange Tales Magic Box closer than before and walked toward it, welcoming its attempt to consume him.

Xu Lang established a connection between the Magic Box World and Earth, bringing Zhang Liang into the Mad King Building. After Zhang Liang readied himself to approach the Strange Tales Magic Box, Xu Lang welcomed him and gave him a chronicle of the Blood Mist World, leaving their first contact underway.

• Xu Lang opened a Vortex Gate and saw Zhang Liang approaching from Earth, but their connection broke.
• Liu Zhen asked Zhang Liang to help make contact with the black box, and Zhang Liang agreed despite the danger.
• Zhang Liang approached the Strange Tales Magic Box, but it moved toward him and frightened him into breaking the connection.
• Xu Lang strengthened the connection, and the Magic Box reached out and pulled Zhang Liang into the Magic Box World.
• Xu Lang introduced himself to Zhang Liang, rejected his plea to spare the shelter survivors, and gave him thirty minutes to read Shirley's chronicle of the Blood Mist World.

Zhang Liang learned that Xu Lang ruled Mad King Building and hoped he would save Earth, but Xu Lang revealed that Zhang Liang could not return yet. At a rally introducing Zhang Liang to the players, their fanatical response made him fear he had arrived somewhere more dangerous than the shelters.

• Xu Lang told Zhang Liang that he ruled Mad King Building and claimed he wanted to protect Earth from the cataclysm.
• Zhang Liang described the desperate conditions in Sea City's shelters and urged Xu Lang to return with him.
• Xu Lang explained that he had pulled Zhang Liang across the worlds and that reopening the passage could take a day or two.
• Xu Lang handed Zhang Liang to Su Yuan, instructed him to prepare the players for contact with Earth, and declined to make Zhang Liang a player.
• Su Yuan introduced Zhang Liang to the gathered players, whose frenzied devotion to Xu Lang left Zhang Liang frightened and regretful.

Xu Lang’s group built and tested the Mad King’s Mad Gear, a cannon platform whose attack speed increased with every shot, while Xu Lang gained a Biological Force Field superpower. The test escalated until players gathered to watch Xu Lang face the cannon’s growing barrage.

• Wang Yazhi told Xu Lang that the Legendary quest was to kill Prometheus, the original subject behind Luo Lin’s Demigod Potion, and Xu Lang left the decision to the women.
• Wang Yazhi gave Xu Lang materials for a Mad Facility and a Superpower Serum that awakened the Biological Force Field, which he immediately injected.
• The group built the Mad King’s Mad Gear and tested its stacking attack speed on biohumans, killing nearly a hundred in under thirty seconds.
• Xu Lang challenged the cannon platform and slashed apart its bullets, but its fire rate climbed from ten shots per second to thirty as players gathered to watch.

Xu Lang tested the Mad Facility’s overwhelming damage but worried about its cost, while Zhang Liang grew uneasy about the Mad King Building Players’ devotion to Xu Lang. Cao Yaxuan’s expedition returned safely with valuable loot, though it had not found the materials needed to make Mad Facilities.

• Xu Lang stopped fighting Frenzied Gear and returned to the dormitory with a shoulder wound that quickly healed; he estimated the Mad Facility had dealt about five hundred thousand damage and cost seven million.
• Tong Qi warned that the Mad King Building might not be able to afford widespread use of Mad Facilities, and Xu Lang considered upgrading wealth-generating items.
• Zhang Liang questioned the Mad King Building Players’ intense devotion to Xu Lang, then learned from a female player that their words and actions appeared in the Building Lord’s mind.
• Liu Zhen began organizing a second group at the Sea City Shelter to approach the Strange Tales Magic Box, this time with a control group.
• Cao Yaxuan, Wu Huihui, and the expedition returned from Day-Night Ghost March with few casualties and valuable supplies, but without completing an Epic quest or finding the core materials for Mad Facilities.

Cao Yaxuan and Wu Huihui returned from the Day-Night Ghost March with an ice crystal vein location, while Xu Lang’s main group explored the buried ruins of the Rakshasa Ancient Kingdom. The chapter ended as the warriors painted on the ruins’ murals began to move as if they were coming to life.

• Cao Yaxuan and Wu Huihui told Xu Lang and the others that they had found the ice crystal vein, whose entrance appeared at night and was guarded by powerful dark creatures.
• Cao Yaxuan, Wu Huihui, and their companions divided their loot, while Xu Lang declined to join a future expedition and offered remote help instead.
• The Rakshasa exploration party fought through weak ghosts in a buried ancient city and followed the quest marker toward the Late Emperor's Treasure Jade.
• A Residents' Committee staff member noticed an ancient Rakshasa warrior moving in a mural, and Saladin alerted Harlan and Aygul.
• The party stopped as the murals’ figures moved more distinctly, appearing ready to come to life.

Aygul’s party retreated from the Rakshasa Ancient Kingdom after its murals awakened ancient warriors, while Xu Lang watched the losses from Demon King Castle. The Hai Spirit Fetus stayed behind to fight in the ruins, and Tong Qi revealed that eating during an exploration had raised her Spirit by three hundred points.

• Harlan ordered the Rakshasa players to retreat when an ancient warrior leaped from the wall and killed one of them.
• Saladin and the Shepherded Souls held off the ancient warriors while Bone Rock led the players toward the exit.
• The Hai Spirit Fetus emerged from Aygul’s shadow, wounded the ancient warriors, and charged deeper into the ruins as a terrifying presence approached.
• The exploration party escaped and sealed the palace doors, and Aygul agreed they would return better prepared.
• Xu Lang lamented the Rakshasa players’ losses at Demon King Castle while Mary comforted him.
• Tong Qi told Cao Yaxuan that eating during the exploration had increased her Spirit by three hundred points.

After Aygul's exploration party returned from Rakshasa Ancient Kingdom without completing its quest, Xu Lang comforted her and gave her Golden Beeswax from the Pleasure Demon Pot. The beeswax raised Aygul's charm to 850, placing her first in Demon King Castle's rankings.

• Tong Qi revealed that her spirit stat had increased by three hundred points, bringing her close to Xu Lang's level.
• Aygul and the other women returned from Rakshasa Ancient Kingdom after losing people and failing to complete their target quest.
• Aygul apologized to Xu Lang for failing and losing his shadow, while Golden Sand, Silver Sand, White Sand, and Gu Ya stood ready to accept blame.
• Xu Lang reassured Aygul and gave her the Golden Beeswax produced by the Pleasure Demon Pot.
• After using the beeswax, Aygul's charm reached 850, putting her far ahead of Red Butterfly and the rest of Demon King Castle's residents.