Chapter Summaries

Xu Lang upgraded Ghost Child, whose new Yin Fire destroyed a zombie, then learned that a mother and daughter had emerged from the Blood Mist. At the dormitory, Luo Lin and Tao Tao met the Players, and Li Shuwen began explaining the Dormitory Survival Game to them.

• Xu Lang and Tong Qi celebrated Ghost Child's upgrade, and Ghost Child used Yin Fire to burn the Old Actor's zombie form to ash.
• Xu Lang saw a Chat Room post from Wang Han about a mother and daughter emerging from the Blood Mist, but chose not to join the crowd.
• Luo Lin and her daughter Tao Tao faced questions from the Players surrounding them.
• Li Shuwen met Luo Lin and learned that she believed she was a researcher from Star City's national Academy of Sciences seeking a shelter from a biological disaster.
• Li Shuwen explained the Dormitory Survival Game to Luo Lin after realizing they came from different worlds of understanding.

Luo Lin and her daughter Tao Tao sought shelter in the Mad King Dormitory Building, where players competed for the Evolution Serum she carried. Wu Huihui offered them a place on the Tenth Floor, but Xu Lang’s sudden intervention left the other players scrambling to escape his reach.

• Luo Lin asked to stay with Tao Tao, but players mocked them and demanded a tenant payment or favors.
• Li Shuwen told Luo Lin to leave, while Wu Huihui demanded that she prove her value before offering help.
• Luo Lin revealed the Golden Revolution Evolution Serum, prompting players and Building Lords to bid for her and Tao Tao.
• After Xu Lang messaged Wu Huihui to bring the pair to him, Luo Lin agreed to go to the Tenth Floor with Wu Huihui.
• A player tried to steal the serum, but Xu Lang’s massive black python killed him, frightening the others into backing away.

Xu Lang asked Luo Lin whether she could recreate Evolution Serum, then supplied her with a zombie sample and a safe laboratory dormitory in exchange for working for him. Luo Lin accepted, and Xu Lang gave his tenant slots to Xu Ruyan and Xu Xiaomeng before sending them to bathe.

• Xu Lang questioned Luo Lin about Professor Hellenberg and learned that Evolution Serum required zombie genetic samples, while Golden Revolution required a Tyrant-level zombie sample.
• Xu Lang summoned a low-grade zombie, preserved a piece of its flesh in a Centrifuge Test Tube, and recalled the zombie without losing the sample.
• Luo Lin explained that a basic Laboratory could produce one dose of Evolution Serum in a day, but she needed a high-level zombie to research it.
• Wu Huihui gave Luo Lin the key to Dormitory 186, and Xu Lang told Luo Lin to work for him in exchange for the dormitory and a place to conduct research.
• Xu Lang agreed to lend Wu Huihui two Frost Sets, then gave his two tenant slots to Xu Ruyan and Xu Xiaomeng and told them to bathe.

Xu Lang maxed out the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method, bringing his Constitution to 40, then shared news about Luo Lin and her daughter with the Blood Mist Mutual Aid Society. After Wanderer suggested they were survivors from a destroyed world, Xu Lang ended the broadcast and prepared to spend the night with the Xu sisters.

• Xu Ruyan and Xu Xiaomeng nervously waited for Xu Lang while Tong Qi welcomed them with snacks and explained that Wang Yazhi and Xu Lang could cultivate.
• Xu Lang finished training, maxed out the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method, and reached 40 Constitution.
• Xu Lang joined the Blood Mist Mutual Aid Society Radio Station and told Wanderer and Midnight Fiend Zero about Luo Lin and her daughter.
• Wanderer said Luo Lin and her daughter might be survivors from a destroyed world and warned that they likely had strength and special qualities.
• Xu Lang ended the broadcast, said it was time to sleep, and looked toward the Xu sisters.

Xu Lang woke to a large haul of Nightmare Coins and prepared to take his group to the Supermarket, but news spread that he had broken into Dormitory 178 and killed all five occupants. Yun Yun investigated how Xu Lang had breached its Tier 3 Gate.

• Xu Lang woke at five-thirty, saw that the Nightmare Bed had produced 618 Nightmare Coins, and planned to upgrade it after another three days of sleep.
• Xu Lang learned that rest-period supplies now included treasure chests, then led his group of seven out before six to head for the Supermarket.
• Zhang Dahai told his companions how he had found a bunker by using clues from the Dormitory Broadcast, then angrily defended Xu Lang as his big brother.
• A red-haired lackey told Zhang Dahai that Xu Lang had killed all five Players in Dormitory 178 after breaking down its door.
• Yun Yun ordered the Players at the scene to photograph Dormitory 178 and investigate how Xu Lang had quietly breached its Tier 3 Gate.

Xu Lang’s group looted Dormitory 178 and then headed to the upgraded Supermarket, where they bought supplies to strengthen their already formidable team. The chapter ended with Li Shuwen taking Li Wenwen to look for useful materials while Zhu Yan watched her progress enviously.

• Xu Lang’s group swiftly killed the five Players in Dormitory 178, looted their belongings, and listed the owner’s key for sale.
• Xu Lang and the other residents of Dormitory 200 followed their chosen attribute paths, with Xu Ruyan recognizing Xu Lang’s strength and feeling grateful to follow him.
• At the Supermarket, other Players scattered at the sight of Xu Lang’s Blood Pelican Blade and his group’s Frost Sets.
• Xu Lang went to the Facility Area while his companions searched different sections for skills, equipment, and materials; Xu Ruyan bought the Void Paint Film he wanted.
• Li Shuwen remarked that Xu Lang had changed the nature of the game, then took Li Wenwen to look for useful raw materials as Zhu Yan looked on enviously.

Xu Lang and the others browsed the Supermarket, spending heavily on skills while weighing costly facilities, equipment, and materials. They ended at the Entertainment Area, where Zhang Dahai called Xu Lang over to see a lottery machine with new prizes.

• Xu Lang considered the expensive Blood Bat Nest Blueprint and other facilities, then decided to hold off on buying major upgrades.
• Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi spent their combined 300,000 Copper Coins on skills in the Skill Area.
• Cao Yaxuan found a seven-piece Black Fish Scale Armor set and shared its details with Xu Lang, who decided it cost too much to buy.
• Xu Lang learned that level-six Void Paint Film was the highest-level turret repair material and that storage-room materials would cost 300,000 Copper Coins.
• The seven Dormitory 200 members regrouped, bought two shields and several Wall-Climbing Skills, and headed to the Entertainment Area.
• Zhang Dahai called Xu Lang over to a lottery machine, saying it had good prizes again.

Xu Lang and the women of Dormitory 200 tried the lottery machine and went on a lavish shopping spree for clothing and accessories. After they returned home, Xu Lang insisted Wang Yazhi wear a new stocking that night.

• Xu Lang let each woman take a lottery-machine draw, and Tong Qi won a mysterious rag before drawing twice more for ordinary items.
• Xu Lang led the group to the living area, where he bought all ten pairs of Fragrant Spider Stockings and other accessories while the women chose level-six clothing.
• Other Players watched Xu Lang’s group leave and envied their wealth and his generosity toward the women.
• Back at the dormitory, Xu Lang told the women to hide their equipment and change into their new clothes.
• Wang Yazhi worried that they had spent too much, so Xu Lang held up a white thigh-high garter stocking and told her to wear it that night.

Xu Lang and the others trained and sparred after learning new skills, then found Zhou Daha’s intact human skin floating in Rust Lake. Xu Ruyan suspected a powerful monster lurked beneath the lake and urged the group to leave and warn the other players.

• Xu Lang distributed the remaining skill scrolls among the women and raised his Spirit through meditation.
• Xu Lang and the group left the dormitory to spar in Rust Lake Park, where they ranked Xu Lang as T0, most of the women as T1, and Xu Xiaomeng as T2.
• Xu Lang offered Xu Ruyan an Advanced Blood Servant Blood Pact, but she refused, saying the group should avoid becoming too similar.
• Tong Qi sensed something wrong near Rust Lake, and Xu Lang spotted a mass floating on the water.
• Tong Qi’s little ghosts brought a complete sheet of human skin to shore, and Xu Ruyan identified it as Zhou Daha’s and suspected his killer was at the bottom of the lake.
• Xu Ruyan advised Xu Lang to leave and spread the news so other players could scout the danger.

Xu Lang traded Rust Lake Park to Tang Ze for control of the Biochemical Laboratory and led his group to take it over. After learning that Su Yuan was trapped behind her door by three people, Xu Lang set out to rescue her.

• Xu Lang decided to avoid Rust Lake and offered Tang Ze Rust Lake Park in exchange for the Biochemical Laboratory.
• Tang Ze accepted the trade and brought dozens of players to meet Xu Lang at the Laboratory Building.
• Xu Lang and Tang Ze exchanged control of the two areas, and Tang Ze pitched his plan to unite players and cooperate with the Tenth Floor.
• Xu Lang led his group into the Laboratory Building, took it over, and told Tong Qi to inform Luo Lin that it was available for research.
• Su Yuan messaged Xu Lang that three people were blocking her door, and Xu Lang immediately went to help her.

Xu Lang killed the men attacking Su Yuan’s dormitory and awakened the Blood Pelican Blade’s hidden Spirit Awakening effect. After Su Yuan revealed another predator, Xu Lang’s group hunted more targets and returned with his Blood Hatred stacked to fifteen lives.

• Su Yuan and his mother were trapped in Dormitory 9 as three men tried to smash their way inside.
• Xu Lang rushed to Dormitory 9 and killed all three attackers, slicing through their protective gear.
• The Blood Pelican Blade absorbed blood, awakened as a Spirit Awakening weapon, and gained the ability to harm Spirit Forms and inflict permanent true damage.
• Xu Lang showed the blade’s attributes to Cao Yaxuan and Shirley, then persuaded Su Yuan to open the door.
• Su Yuan named Shi Dali of Dormitory 17 as another predator, and Xu Lang’s group went after more targets.
• Xu Lang returned at six in the morning with Blood Hatred stacked to fifteen lives and invited Xu Ruyan and Xu Xiaomeng to wash up.

Xu Lang listened to a lively Blood Mist Mutual Aid Society gathering, where the members discussed dangerous monsters, Black Merchant Kabi, and the Station Chief’s promised way back to the real world. After farming points and sleeping, Xu Lang woke to find that the six women’s combined charisma and the Nightmare Bed had produced a huge number of Nightmare Coins.

• Xu Lang tuned the Radio Station before Rainy Night Swordsman joined the gathering, bringing attendance to eight.
• Rainy Night Swordsman explained Call Ghosts and told Hundred-Ton King that special items could return players to the real world, while the Station Chief was away running a dungeon.
• Brahmin left the gathering to meet a Black Merchant, and the others warned that he might encounter Kabi, who bought Chili cheaply without revealing his fondness for it.
• Cao Yaxuan, Xu Ruyan, Wang Yazhi, Tong Qi, Shirley, and Xu Xiaomeng wore outfits that brought their combined charisma to 722, or 762 with the Nightmare Bed.
• Xu Lang farmed points, went to sleep on time, and woke to find that many Nightmare Coins had dropped.

Xu Lang trained and amassed Nightmare Coins while Xu Ruyan returned from scavenging with a dangerous Level 5 weapon. She revealed that Wu Huihui had found a Jack of Clubs capable of transferring a dormitory, leaving Xu Lang and the others alarmed by the news.

• Xu Lang celebrated having 2,172 Nightmare Coins and decided to save his Golden Revolution dose until Luo Lin’s Evolution Serum was ready.
• Xu Lang woke the group, then trained with Wang Yazhi and Tong Qi using the exhausting Extreme Training Method.
• Xu Ruyan returned from the Laboratory Building with supplies and told Xu Lang that no one had visited because of his reputation.
• Xu Ruyan showed Xu Lang the Level 5 Sarin Gas item, and he agreed to let her keep it.
• Xu Ruyan told everyone that Wu Huihui had found a Jack of Clubs that could transfer a dormitory.

Xu Lang arranged for Luo Lin and Tao Tao to move into Dormitory 199, where he could keep them close. After the exchange, he sensed something unusual about Tao Tao, then received a message from Zhang Dahai offering Sky Bat Blood.

• Xu Lang learned that the Jack of Clubs could exchange room numbers without changing dormitory facilities, and decided to move Luo Lin and her daughter to Dormitory 199.
• Xu Lang bought the Jack of Clubs from Wu Huihui for fifty thousand Copper Coins and contacted Luo Lin, who agreed to move.
• Xu Lang offered Xiao Lin thirty thousand Copper Coins for the room exchange, and Luo Lin and Xiao Lin used the Jack of Clubs to swap room numbers 186 and 199.
• Xu Lang warned Luo Lin to stay inside unless necessary, while Wang Yazhi gave Tao Tao chips and invited her to message privately.
• Xu Lang sensed something strange about Tao Tao but could not identify it, then received a message from Zhang Dahai offering Sky Bat Blood.

Xu Lang bought Zhang Dahai’s Sky Bat Blood and the overpriced Level 7 Blood Bat Nest Blueprint, planning to use the turret to earn Nightmare Coins and build his power. After leaving the Supermarket to explore the campus, he opened a treasure chest and killed the fishman inside with a single kick.

• Xu Lang learned that Zhang Dahai had found Sky Bat Blood and bought it from him for 100,000 Copper Coins.
• Xu Lang told the women he was going out, hid his identity with a hooded cloak, and bought the Blood Bat Nest Blueprint and its materials.
• A player spotted Xu Lang buying the blueprint, and news of the purchase spread through the dormitory building.
• Xu Lang wandered around campus, found a treasure chest in a flower bed, and kicked the fishman that emerged into a wall, killing it.

Xu Lang found that two cloth scraps had fused into a fragment of the Mad King Dormitory Building Map, a Building Lord’s token that revealed nearby players and treasure chests. He kept the map secret, then discovered that the Progenitor’s Manuscript had mutated too.

• Xu Lang frightened three players who mistook him for a wild humanoid BOSS, and they ran to report him.
• Zheng Kai arrived with players from the Eighth Floor and ordered them to search for the missing BOSS.
• Xu Lang returned to Dormitory 200, spent time with the others, and gave Cao Yaxuan the Blood Bat Blueprint to examine.
• After finding two cloth scraps, Xu Lang watched them fuse into a fragment of the Mad King Dormitory Building Map.
• Xu Lang realized the map revealed nearby players and treasure chests, decided to keep it secret, and saw that the Progenitor’s Manuscript had mutated.

Xu Lang discovered that the Progenitor's Manuscript contained only a vampire girl's diary, then upgraded his meditation technique into the Supreme Unity Golden Flower Secret Record. The new skill cultivated automatically and promised a mysterious Half-Immortal Body, and Xu Lang ended the chapter relaxing with Cao Yaxuan.

• Xu Lang read the Progenitor's Manuscript and found only a diary entry insulting Ao En, the King of Angels.
• Xu Lang put the manuscript away and began grinding Nightmare Coins with Palus.
• After gaining enough coins to upgrade Advanced Meditation, Xu Lang chose the Supreme Unity Golden Flower Secret Record.
• Xu Lang discovered that the new skill increased Spirit, cultivated automatically, generated Supreme Unity True Qi, and could eventually grant a Half-Immortal Body.
• Cao Yaxuan asked Xu Lang why he was not cultivating, and he climbed beneath the covers with her instead.

Xu Lang trained with the Supreme Unity Golden Flower Secret Record and discovered that its Celestial State greatly improved his progress, raising his constitution and helping him push through exhausting workouts. After repeatedly practicing, he ended the day with enough Nightmare Coins to upgrade the Nightmare Bed.

• Cao Yaxuan told Xu Lang that a new resident had arrived in the Dormitory Building, but he said they would deal with them when the time came.
• Xu Lang entered a state of oneness with heaven and earth while training, then realized he had gained three points of constitution.
• Xu Lang tested his newfound strength by punching through level-three armor, alarming Shirley.
• Xu Lang discovered he could enter the Celestial State again near the end of a workout and tried unsuccessfully to combine it with Bullet Time.
• Xu Lang trained and rested through the day, earning more than three thousand Nightmare Coins and enough to upgrade the Nightmare Bed.

Xu Lang upgraded the Nightmare Bed to Level 3 and chose the Fusion trait, which let him fuse skills in dreams once every 24 hours. His first experiment combined the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method and Extreme Training Method into the Hidden Dragon Qi Art, and he began planning to turn his other skills into god-tier abilities.

• Xu Lang spent 3,000 Nightmare Coins to upgrade the Nightmare Bed and chose the Fusion trait from three available options.
• Xu Lang, Cao Yaxuan, and Shirley slept together on the upgraded bed, where Xu Lang found he could fuse pairs of skills, items, or facilities in dreams.
• Xu Lang chose to fuse the Dragon-Elephant Combat Method with the Extreme Training Method and fell asleep during the process.
• Xu Lang woke after half an hour and discovered that the fusion had created the Level 4 Hidden Dragon Qi Art, granting him seven additional points of physique.
• Xu Lang considered fusing his remaining skills into powerful abilities and using Fusion to combine the best effects of equipment.

Xu Lang confronted Dragonblood Venerable, who tried to seize his owner's key, and killed him with a devastating punch. Xu Lang warned the players against targeting the Laboratory Building again, while Wutong realized Xu Lang had reached his sixteenth floor of Blood Hatred.

• Wutong opened betting pools on how many members of Bear Strength's team would survive their exploration of "Fierce Ghost Soul Return."
• Xu Lang arrived at the Supermarket entrance, drawing the attention of Wutong and the other players.
• Dragonblood Venerable blocked Xu Lang and demanded his owner's key, claiming he could lead Xu Lang to victory.
• Xu Lang attacked Dragonblood Venerable, crushed his chest, and warned the crowd not to target the Laboratory Building again.
• Wutong recognized that Xu Lang had stacked Blood Hatred across sixteen floors and feared the next round would bring the Wraiths after him.