Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Ye Chang finishes bathing and emerges in a towel, appearing freshly restored and more alluring, though her face still resembles Ling Xi’s.
• Mo Xie is captivated by her, but tries to resist his desire because he thinks of her as “Aunt Ye.”
• Ye Chang climbs onto his lap and teases him, refusing to let him leave for a shower. Mo Xie protests and surrenders, but the scene shifts when she kisses his cheek.
• Seeing her familiar, beloved face and hearing her call him “Little Evil” changes Mo Xie’s response. He embraces her, settling into a tender, intimate moment.

Character developments

• Mo Xie moves from physical attraction and conflicted restraint to emotional tenderness when Ye Chang’s familiar face and affectionate nickname reconnect him with their bond.
• Ye Chang is playful and assertive, openly teasing Mo Xie, but her expression and tone also reveal warmth and affection.

Significant themes

• Desire versus restraint: Mo Xie struggles to reconcile attraction with his sense of Ye Chang as family.
• Appearance and recognition: Ye Chang’s restored figure contrasts with her lingering resemblance to Ling Xi, while her familiar face and voice restore emotional closeness.
• Intimacy and affection: The scene shifts from teasing sensuality to a quieter embrace grounded in shared familiarity.

Character interactions

Ye Chang initiates the closeness and playfully tries to keep Mo Xie with her. Mo Xie first resists, then responds with tenderness once he recognizes the familiar person beneath the moment’s sensual tension.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Chang and Mo Xie share a tender reunion. Their closeness is shaped by Mo Xie learning that Ye Chang is his honorary aunt, though their playful, intimate exchange leaves him flustered.
• Ye Chang discovers that Asharuiya told Mo Xie about her role as a Red-robed Archbishop. She is displeased with Asharuiya for revealing it.
• Mo Xie asks whether Ye Chang prevented Nine Infants from destroying the Ancient Capital and whether she caused the Bo City disaster. Ye Chang clarifies that she was not behind Bo City; Nine Infants orchestrated the disaster, and she failed to stop him without exposing herself.
• Ye Chang explains that Nine Infants is exceptionally powerful and has hidden resources, including a formation mage capable of resisting the spells of Wu Ku, a Super Level Water Element Calamity Victim.
• Ye Chang has studied the Fountain of Rage and tried using Earth Sacred Spring, but it did not work well. Wu Ku can only reduce the number of reawakened undead by half, not neutralize the threat.
• Mo Xie concludes that he must enter Sha Yuan and claim thirty percent of the Underworld King’s authority.

Character developments

• Mo Xie moves from suspicion toward a clearer understanding of Ye Chang’s motives. He realizes she is not the ruthless figure he assumed, but remains determined to act against the undead threat.
• Ye Chang reveals a more compassionate, protective side beneath her intimidating identity as the Red-robed Archbishop. She is concerned about Nine Infants’ schemes but frustrated by her inability to stop them outright.

Character interactions

• Ye Chang teases Mo Xie about his earlier claim that he would pursue her; he insists he only played along because she wanted him to maintain the pretense.
• Their affectionate banter shifts when Mo Xie mentions Asharuiya’s revelation, briefly bringing out Ye Chang’s stern, commanding persona.
• Ye Chang then comforts Mo Xie by inviting him to rest on her lap and patiently answering his questions, mixing tenderness with frank discussion of the danger they face.

Significant themes

• Appearances and hidden truths: Ye Chang’s feared public identity contrasts with her private warmth, while Nine Infants conceals the full scale of his power.
• Trust and mistaken assumptions: Mo Xie’s questions reflect his uncertainty about Ye Chang, and her explanations begin to correct his view of her.
• Limits of power and rising stakes: Even powerful allies and sacred substances cannot fully counter Nine Infants’ plans, leaving Mo Xie with a dangerous, decisive mission ahead.

Key plot points and revelations

• Mo Xie asks Ye Chang about his mother. She reveals that his mother’s real name is Ye Qingxian, her older sister, who took Ye Chang in when she was young and became both a sister and mother figure to her.
• Ye Qingxian appeared ageless and said she had lived through countless years. Mo Xie connects this to his own understanding: his mother is tied to the world’s Law, while he is caught in its cycle of reincarnation. The revelation stirs something in his sealed memories.
• Ye Chang says she became a Red-robed Archbishop to fulfill a promise to Ye Qingxian: to make every major power, including the Black Vatican, respect her. Her plan is to unite the Vatican and win over its Pope.
• Ye Chang reveals that Ye Qingxian is not dead, but has vanished, and that the mother who raised Mo Xie was only one of her conscious avatars.
• The avatar went to Bo City, altered part of Mo Jiaxing’s memory so they could pose as husband and wife, and gave birth to Mo Xie through the power of the world’s Law. Mo Xie’s younger brother also came into being through that Law—he appeared from nowhere.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie is shaken by the discovery that he and his brother were not born through ordinary parentage, and wonders what this means for his family and identity.
• He ultimately reaffirms that Mo Jiaxing is still his father because he raised him. Ye Chang comforts him, acknowledges the pain of the revelation, and assures him that he is not alone.
• Their exchange is affectionate and familiar: Ye Chang reminisces tenderly about her sister, teases and scolds Mo Xie when he questions her ambitions, then holds him down and calms him when he reacts in shock.

Significant themes

• Identity and belonging: Mo Xie must reconcile his extraordinary origins with the family bonds that shaped him.
• Family beyond biology: His acceptance of Mo Jiaxing as his father emphasizes the importance of care and shared life over blood.
• Memory and destiny: The revelations awaken fragments of Mo Xie’s sealed memories and deepen his understanding of his connection to the world’s Law.
• Legacy and ambition: Ye Chang’s life choices are driven by a promise to her sister, whose influence continues despite her disappearance.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Chang checks on Mo Xie and asks about his relationship with Ye Xinxia. Mo Xie reassures her that they are happy together and invites her to meet Xinxia.
• Ye Chang says she has kept her distance because she feels she has let Xinxia down, despite having raised her as her own daughter.
• Mo Xie asks whether Ye Chang has ever been married or plans to find a partner. She teases him, saying no man has interested her yet, but she will tell him when she finds one.
• Ye Chang advises Mo Xie to seek help at the Parthenon Temple. Her adopted siblings were raised there: one uncle has disappeared, while the other aunt remains and is now the Goddess.
• Mo Xie realizes this Goddess is Izisha, who survived in this timeline, while Wen Tai willingly entered the Dark Plane to claim the Dark King’s authority. He wonders why Xinxia carries the Parthenon Divine Soul and suspects that his mother, Ye Qingxian, altered events.
• He also reconsiders Asharuiya’s visit, suspecting she may have come on behalf of Izisha to offer help.
• The conversation turns flirtatious when Ye Chang asks whether Mo Xie and Xinxia have been intimate. When he denies it, Ye Chang immobilizes him and begins teasing him, leaving him helpless and regretful.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie appears more composed than before and reassures Ye Chang about Xinxia. He also pieces together important differences between this timeline and the one he expected.
• Ye Chang shows affection and protectiveness toward Xinxia, but her guilt keeps her at a distance. With Mo Xie, she is playful, provocative, and unexpectedly assertive.
• Their warm, teasing exchange shifts abruptly into a situation in which Ye Chang restrains Mo Xie, while he thinks guiltily of Xinxia.

Significant themes

• Changed fate and alternate timelines: Izisha’s survival and Xinxia’s connection to the Divine Soul reveal how much events have diverged.
• Family and responsibility: Ye Chang’s bond with Xinxia persists despite her belief that she has failed her.
• Hidden motives and alliances: Mo Xie suspects that Asharuiya’s visit was part of an effort by the Goddess to help him.
• Affection and teasing: The chapter’s intimate banter contrasts with its revelations about the Parthenon Temple and the altered timeline.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie dreams of his mother, Ye Qingxian, who urges him to protect his younger brother, take responsibility, and believe they will meet again. She disappears before he can reach her.
• He wakes in Liu Xian’s room. She says she was replenishing her magic, and Mo Xie notices that she had been injured but has already healed.
• Roars and screams outside reveal that the Ancient Capital is under attack. Residents flee toward the inner city while mages organize the evacuation and defenders unleash magic against a vast horde of Undead.
• A giant Corpse General strikes the outer wall, opening a breach through which the Undead surge. Mo Xie realizes the Ancient Capital Cataclysm has begun and worries that the overnight evacuation may have alerted the Black Vatican.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie is shaken by his mother’s dreamlike visit, then abruptly forced into action by the catastrophe. He quickly shifts from confusion to assessing the danger and the evacuation.
• Ye Qingxian, appearing in Mo Xie’s dream, offers loving but weighty guidance, emphasizing his role as an older brother and future protector.
• Liu Xian is playful and intimate with Mo Xie, but her explanation and healed wounds hint that her magic has a physical cost. Mo Xie is alarmed by the crisis outside and rushes past her concerns.

Significant themes

• Family, loss, and responsibility: Ye Qingxian’s farewell links Mo Xie’s grief to his duty toward his younger brother.
• Catastrophe and human vulnerability: Panic, mass flight, and the breach show how quickly ordinary life collapses under the Undead assault.
• Uncertainty and suspicion: Mo Xie fears the emergency evacuation may have exposed the city’s plans to the Black Vatican.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie wakes to a city in chaos and learns from Zhu Meng that the Black Vatican has apparently discovered the evacuation. Undead forces have gathered outside the Ancient Capital and begun a major assault.
• Most residents have been moved toward the inner district and Safe Barrier, but crowds make travel difficult. Mo Xie and Liu Xian cross the rooftops to reach safety.
• Mo Xie checks on Mo Fan and their companions, who are already sheltered in Chenxi Tower.
• A gigantic Bone-Winged Monarch appears over the city. Mo Xie identifies it as the Skeleton Nether Lord, one of the Eight Directions Undead Lords.
• The Skeleton Nether Lord fires a blast of black death energy from kilometers away. It completely disintegrates a vast section of the North City Wall, leaving the defenders and residents stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains alert and protective: he questions Zhu Meng’s confidence in the wall, checks that Mo Fan’s group is safe, and promises Liu Xian he will handle the danger. Despite his assurance, the Skeleton Nether Lord visibly frightens him.
• Liu Xian has been injured while searching for Mo Xie, but stays close and comforts him. She tells him she is not afraid as long as they are together, and he responds with warmth and gratitude.
• Zhu Meng is focused on directing the defense and evacuation. Seeing the Monarch’s power forces him to recognize the scale of the threat and the accuracy of Mo Xie’s earlier warning.
• Mo Fan is relieved to hear Mo Xie is alive and urges him to reach the group’s shelter.

Significant themes

• The limits of human defenses: The city wall, once a symbol of protection, is effortlessly erased by the Monarch’s attack.
• Foreshadowing and dread: The Skeleton Nether Lord’s awakening suggests that all eight Undead Monarchs may have awakened, raising the possibility that the Ancient Capital cannot survive.
• Fear amid crisis, balanced by loyalty: Panic spreads through the crowd, while Mo Xie and Liu Xian draw strength from their bond and Mo Xie prioritizes his companions’ safety.

Key plot points and events

• The Skeleton Nether Lord’s attack obliterates a vast section of the Ancient Capital’s outer wall, leaving a deep, kilometers-long trench. The breach allows the Undead to surge toward the city.
• Zhu Meng orders mages to defend the gap, but they warn that Undead are also climbing over the wall, making the defenses impossible to cover.
• A mountain-sized Supreme Monarch, the Corpse of the Mountain Peak, appears and advances with an immense Undead army. Zhu Meng recognizes it as one of the Ancient King’s Eight Directions Undead Lords and fears it can destroy the city.
• As the Undead surround the Ancient Capital, the advancing monster stops more than ten kilometers away. It swallows a Flesh Mound Corpse Minister—already engorged on roughly a thousand Undead—then throws it toward the city.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhu Meng shifts from stunned fear at the wall’s destruction to grim urgency, then to terror as he recognizes the Corpse of the Mountain Peak’s threat. His realization of the creature’s plan heightens the chapter’s cliffhanger.
• The Military Mages and evacuated civilians share the defenders’ growing panic. The civilians’ confidence collapses as they see the colossal Undead and fear the city’s fall.
• Zhu Meng coordinates with his subordinates, who report that the breach and the walls cannot both be held. The Skeleton Nether Lord commands the Undead, while the Corpse of the Mountain Peak uses the Flesh Mound Corpse Minister as a projectile.

Significant themes

• Fear and helplessness: The scale and coordination of the Undead overwhelm even experienced defenders.
• Civilization’s fragile security: The breached wall and threatened city expose how quickly safety can collapse.
• The horror of war: The Undead army’s vast numbers and the monster’s grotesque tactic turn the siege into a looming catastrophe.
• Escalating danger: The chapter builds from a destroyed wall to the arrival of a city-destroying force, ending just as its attack begins.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• A vast golden barrier shelters the Ancient Capital’s Inner City as refugees crowd through its open gates. Many people remain outside, and the city is under red alert.
• On a rooftop, Mu He taunts the monk Wu Ku about losing to a formation mage in Bo City. Wu Ku insists he was caught off guard by the mage’s potion and vows not to fail again, then begins casting powerful magic to hunt down the hidden mage.
• Mo Xie and Liu Xian head toward the Safe Barrier. Mo Xie has arranged for reinforcements from the Evil Heaven Pavilion and asked Song Feiyao to bring Haidongqing God, while planning to enter Sha Yuan and reclaim his authority as Underworld King.
• The Corpse of the Mountain Peak hurls enormous Flesh Mound Corpse Ministers into the city from a great distance. They crash among the buildings and disgorge thousands of Undead, throwing the fleeing population into panic.
• Imperial Mage Zuo Feng leads his team to divert the Undead while another mage maintains order. Before they can act, massive ice walls seal off the streets around the invasion. An Ice Coffin drops into the intersection and destroys the trapped Undead and Flesh Mound Corpse Minister.

Character developments and interactions

• Wu Ku is determined to redeem his previous defeat and avoid Salang’s punishment. His exchange with Mu He reveals their antagonism and Mu He’s willingness to provoke him.
• Mo Xie remains strategic and focused on his larger objective, but the unexpected assault exposes how vulnerable the city is even behind its walls. Liu Xian follows his lead.
• Zuo Feng responds pragmatically to the crisis, prioritizing evacuation and trying to draw the Undead away despite lacking a Destruction Mage.
• The identity of the powerful Ice Element caster who saves Zuo Feng’s team remains unknown.

Significant themes

• The limits of defenses: The golden barrier and city walls cannot prevent enemies from being hurled directly into the city.
• Fear and survival: The Undead attack turns an already frightened crowd into a desperate, disorderly rush for safety.
• Preparation amid uncertainty: Mo Xie gathers reinforcements, while the defenders adapt to a threat they could not anticipate.
• Rivalry and redemption: Wu Ku’s determination to avenge his earlier loss contrasts with the larger emergency unfolding around him.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie’s Frozen Coffin spell destroys more than a thousand Undead and a Commander Level Flesh Mound Corpse Minister, rescuing Zuo Feng’s group. Zuo Feng orders his mages to return to the Safe Barrier and help elsewhere.
• Rather than head straight for the Barrier, Mo Xie and Liu Xian move deeper into the district to hunt other Flesh Mound Corpse Ministers and give civilians more time to escape.
• A Great Calamity Ghost blocks their route across an overpass. It attacks by throwing a car and shrouding the area in ghostly mist.
• Liu Xian volunteers to fight. Her Blood Clan senses let her see through the ghost’s concealment, and she kills it in a brutal close-range attack.
• Mo Xie praises her, and they continue toward their destination with Liu Xian riding on his shoulder.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie shows strategic compassion: he knows he cannot save everyone, but chooses to delay the threat and protect people still trapped in the outer districts. He trusts Liu Xian to handle the ghost and warmly approves of her success.
• Liu Xian displays both lethal confidence and affectionate, flirtatious behavior. She relishes fighting the ghost, then seeks Mo Xie’s approval and closeness afterward. His praise makes her happy, and he accepts her familiar, intimate manner.
• Zuo Feng and the Imperial Mages are stunned by the unexplained rescue. They recognize the power of the attack and prioritize getting civilians to safety.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and limited responsibility: Mo Xie accepts that he cannot solve the whole crisis, but acts where he can to buy others time.
• Strength and cooperation: Mo Xie and Liu Xian divide their efforts effectively, while the rescued mages return to support the wider evacuation.
• Contrasting sides of a character: Liu Xian shifts sharply from savage fighter to playful companion, a duality Mo Xie appreciates.
• Darkness versus its counter: The ghost relies on mist and concealment, but Liu Xian’s affinity with darkness allows her to see through its tactic and turn it against it.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie sends Liu Xian back to the Safe Barrier, insisting he must face what is coming alone. She obeys and flies away.
• Asharuiya emerges from hiding, having followed Mo Xie with a bracelet that concealed her presence. She teases him about Liu Xian, but Mo Xie warns her to leave because danger is near.
• Mo Xie detects five hidden members of the Black Vatican on the mall’s second-floor balcony. They reveal themselves and accuse him of being Salang’s kept man, citing Lord Nine Infants’ order to kill him.
• The deacons summon a rune-covered gate and unleash roughly twenty Cursed Beast Demons, including five at Commander Level. They trap Mo Xie in an iron cage and prepare to attack.
• Mo Xie judges the attackers dangerous but manageable, and resolves to fight back.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains composed and confident under threat. He protects Liu Xian by sending her away, then warns Asharuiya before confronting the ambush.
• Liu Xian shows concern and loyalty, but accepts Mo Xie’s order and returns to safety.
• Asharuiya arrives playfully jealous and flirts with Mo Xie, then becomes serious when she realizes an unseen enemy is present. She and the Black Vatican had both been unaware of each other.
• The Black-clothed? Blue-robed deacons are hostile, fanatical, and eager to kill Mo Xie for the promised reward from Lord Nine Infants.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and protection: Mo Xie sends Liu Xian away to keep her out of danger.
• Deception and hidden threats: Magical concealment allows enemies—and Asharuiya—to remain undetected.
• Confidence amid overwhelming odds: Though surrounded by powerful enemies, Mo Xie refuses to be intimidated and expects to prevail.

Plot points and events

• Mo Xie warns Asharuiya to leave before the fight grows dangerous, but she refuses to abandon him. He accepts her choice and tells her to protect herself.
• Facing five Blue-clothed Deacons and twenty-five Cursed Beast Demons, Mo Xie summons Little White, the Ice-Scratch Demon Tiger, and Xiao Qing, the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle. Their arrival stirs up a powerful blizzard.
• The Deacons, though surprised that both beasts are Commander Level, remain confident because they have five Commander Level Cursed Beast Demons. One plans to claim Mo Xie’s Elemental Spirit for himself.
• A purple formation appears, and Little Thunder emerges with an overwhelming aura: he has advanced to Grand Commander Level. The Deacons recognize that their beasts cannot match him and retreat from his lightning attack.
• Mo Xie congratulates Little Thunder. Little Snow and Little Flame appear beside him, revealing that he has three Elemental Spirits—Lightning, Ice, and Fire.

Character developments and interactions

• Asharuiya shows loyalty and courage by insisting she and Mo Xie face the danger together. She is astonished to discover the full extent of his power.
• Mo Xie remains confident and protective, but respects Asharuiya’s decision to stay. He commands his companions and warmly acknowledges Little Thunder’s breakthrough.
• Little Thunder returns stronger and more imposing, displaying his new Grand Commander strength and affection for Mo Xie and his younger sisters.
• The Blue-clothed Deacons shift from confidence to alarm once Little Thunder appears; their greed and rivalry are also exposed as they eye Mo Xie’s power for themselves.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and solidarity: Asharuiya refuses to leave Mo Xie, choosing to share the danger.
• Hidden strength and surprise: Mo Xie’s successive summons overturn the Deacons’ assumptions about the balance of power.
• Family and affection: Mo Xie’s bond with Asharuiya and the Elemental Spirits is emphasized through their concern, admiration, and warm reunion.
• Greed versus trust: The Deacons view Mo Xie’s abilities as prizes to seize, contrasting with the loyalty among Mo Xie and his companions.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie confronts five Blue-clothed Deacons and their Cursed Beast Demons, warning that those who hunt him should expect to die.
• The Deacons force the demons to attack, fearing Lord Nine Infants more than Mo Xie.
• Mo Xie sends Little Thunder, Little White, and Xiao Qing into battle. His daughters, Little Snow and Little Flame, ask to join them; he agrees so they can gain experience.
• Asharuiya casts three Blessing Element spells—Enhancement, Holy Sound, and Spirit Power—greatly increasing Mo Xie and the beasts’ strength, speed, defenses, spell power, and mental strength.
• The Deacons recognize Asharuiya as the Holy Maiden of the Parthenon Temple and panic, suspecting she may have protection nearby. Their leader dismisses their concern and instead lustfully targets her.
• Empowered by the blessings, Little Thunder swiftly kills a much larger Commander Level Cursed Beast Demon with lightning blades.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains confident and composed, but shows care as a teacher and father: he lets Little Snow and Little Flame participate while judging them ready for the risk.
• Little Snow and Little Flame show eagerness to fight alongside their “big brother,” taking a step toward becoming more experienced combatants.
• Asharuiya supports Mo Xie’s group with powerful magic, revealing the strategic value of her Blessing Element.
• Little Thunder displays confidence and lethal efficiency, defeating an enemy many times his size without hesitation.
• The Deacons shift from threatening Mo Xie to fearful uncertainty when they identify Asharuiya. Their leader’s greed and arrogance override the group’s caution.

Significant themes

• Power and preparation: Asharuiya’s blessings transform the group’s capabilities and give them a major advantage.
• Courage and growth through experience: Mo Xie allows the younger beasts to face danger so they can develop.
• Arrogance and misjudgment: The Deacon leader underestimates the danger and is distracted by lust, while Little Thunder’s calm precision contrasts with the enemies’ panic and aggression.

Key plot points and events

• Asharuiya uses the Parthenon Temple’s Blessing Element to empower Mo Xie. He marvels at the boost in strength, and she says it should help him defeat their enemies.
• A Blue-clothed Deacon leers at Asharuiya, provoking Mo Xie. He attacks at lightning speed, shatters the deacon’s defensive shield, and severs his arm.
• The wounded deacon orders his four companions to join the fight. Mo Xie disrupts all five with a Psychic attack, stopping them from completing their Star formations.
• While the deacons are incapacitated, Yama King impales one and drains his blood, leaving him a dried corpse. The other four are horrified as Mo Xie turns on them.
• Elsewhere in the mall, Little Thunder and the others have the Cursed Beast Demons under control, leaving Asharuiya safe.

Character developments

• Mo Xie displays newly amplified power and combines Lightning, Psychic magic, and Yama King’s blood-draining ability. His protectiveness toward Asharuiya quickly becomes lethal aggression.
• Asharuiya shifts from confident encouragement to disgust at the deacon’s gaze, then watches Mo Xie with pleasure, enjoying his protection.
• The Blue-clothed Deacons go from contemptuous confidence to panic as Mo Xie overwhelms them; their leader is injured, and one of their number is killed.

Significant themes

• Power and empowerment: The Blessing Element sharply strengthens Mo Xie and changes the balance of the fight.
• Protection and loyalty: Mo Xie’s violence is triggered by disrespect toward Asharuiya, while she welcomes his protective role.
• Fear and reversal: The deacons underestimate a lone mage, only to become helpless before his layered abilities.
• Darkness and menace: Yama King’s grotesque blood-draining attack introduces a sinister edge to Mo Xie’s victory.

Character interactions

• Asharuiya encourages Mo Xie and blesses him; he responds by defending her from the deacon’s leering.
• The wounded deacon tries to rally his companions, but Mo Xie’s Psychic attack prevents them from mounting an effective response.
• Asharuiya watches Mo Xie fight from safety, privately appreciating having him protect her.

Plot points and events

• The Undead Army overruns the Outer City and presses toward the Inner City, whose golden Safe Barrier is the residents’ last refuge. The scale of the invasion leaves civilians and soldiers overwhelmed with fear and despair.
• Three-quarters of the Outer City’s residents have reached safety. Military reinforcements are expected to finish the evacuation in ten minutes, but the Corpse of the Mountain Peak may reach the Inner City walls within half an hour.
• At the Bell Tower Magic Association, Han Ji, Zhu Meng, and other leaders assess the approaching threat. The Eight Directions Undead Lords are advancing from all four directions, apparently gathering for the return of the Undead ruler.
• Mo Fan and his companions arrive seeking news of Mo Xie, who has not returned from fighting the Black Vatican.
• Just as Han Ji begins discussing how to respond to the Undead Lords, a Military Mage reports that they have found traces of the Black Vatican.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhu Meng is furious and anxious about the rapidly approaching assault, but relieved that most residents have reached the Inner City.
• Han Ji remains focused on the strategic threat and tries to direct the discussion toward the Eight Directions Undead Lords.
• Mo Fan and his companions are worried about Mo Xie and come to Zhu Meng for information.
• Ye Chang, disguised as Hunter Alliance elder Ling Xi, voices the group’s fear that the Undead ruler may be awakening.
• The leaders’ discussion is interrupted by the new discovery of the Black Vatican, linking the invasion to the conflict Mo Xie is fighting.

Significant themes

• Collective fear and helplessness: The sheer size of the Undead Army breaks the city’s resolve, turning crowds into silent, despairing refugees.
• Catastrophe and fragile safety: The Inner City’s Barrier offers only temporary shelter as the enemy closes in.
• Duty amid crisis: Military and magical leaders struggle to manage evacuation and prepare for a potentially historic disaster.
• Converging threats: The advancing Undead and the Black Vatican’s presence suggest the city faces both a physical invasion and a hidden human enemy.

Key plot points and events

• The authorities receive evidence that the Black Vatican is active in the Ancient Capital. Two captured Gray-robed Clerics claim that five Blue-clothed Deacons are hunting Mo Xie.
• Mo Fan panics and tries to leave to find his brother. Mu Bai stops him, reminding him that Mo Xie is powerful and that rushing out could put Mo Fan in danger.
• Ling Xi immediately sets out to rescue Mo Xie, prompting Han Ji and Zhu Meng to realize with shame that they had not acted as quickly.
• A mysterious Gray-White-Robed Man arrives and reveals that Nine Infants, a Red-robed Archbishop and the architect of the cataclysm, has made contact. He has summoned the leaders to the Bell Tower Magic Association and promised to disclose the location of the Ancient King’s Imperial Mausoleum.
• With the Eight Directions Undead Lords awakening and Ying Zheng potentially rising, Han Ji concludes that they must attend the meeting: finding the mausoleum may be their only chance to stop the Undead Ocean.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Fan is consumed by fear for Mo Xie, showing how deeply he cares for his brother, but Mu Bai restrains him and appeals to his trust in Mo Xie’s strength.
• Ling Xi acts decisively to protect Mo Xie, revealing her concern for him and contrasting with the officials’ hesitation.
• Han Ji and Zhu Meng feel guilty when Ling Xi leaves to help, then face the grim necessity of negotiating with their enemy.
• The Gray-White-Robed Man, usually composed, arrives visibly shaken, emphasizing the gravity of Nine Infants’ appearance.
• Ye Chang resolves to attend the meeting despite her personal concern for “Little Evil,” trusting he will be safe and hoping to seize her chance to find Nine Infants.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and trust: Mo Fan’s concern and the group’s faith in Mo Xie shape their responses to the threat.
• Guilt and responsibility: The leaders recognize that their delayed action toward Mo Xie reflects a broader failure to protect those endangered by the crisis.
• Desperation and compromise: The authorities must consider dealing with the very villain responsible for the disaster because survival may leave them no alternative.
• Powerlessness before catastrophe: Nine Infants’ bold summons humiliates the Magic Association, while the approaching awakening of the Ancient King makes the stakes existential.

Key plot points and events

• As a huge Undead army approaches the Ancient Capital’s Safe Barrier, the city’s senior leaders and Imperial Mages gather beneath the Bell Tower’s glowing bell. Chief of the Imperial Guard Lu Huan remains away, defending the city from the fast-moving Skeleton Nether Lord.
• Nine Infants arrives alone, openly wearing the Red-robed Archbishop’s coat. Surrounded by the city’s forces, he taunts the leaders and calls the disaster his “feast,” revealing that he has arranged the catastrophe to display his power.
• Nine Infants shocks the gathering by claiming another Red-robed Archbishop, Salang, is secretly among them. He then insists that he—not Salang—caused the Bo City disaster, including summoning the She-Wolf King, and accuses Salang of taking credit and trying to obstruct him.
• The leaders are left uncertain whether Nine Infants is telling the truth or trying to turn them against one another. Nine Infants ends by declaring that, after this day, the world will remember him rather than Salang.

Character developments

• Nine Infants presents himself as a proud, theatrical villain, openly embracing his identity and seeking recognition as the true architect of past and present disasters. His anger at Salang reveals a personal rivalry beneath his grandiose performance.
• Han Ji remains cautious, holding his mages back rather than risking an attack on an enemy who may have a hidden plan.
• Zhu Meng is as confused as the other leaders by Nine Infants’ claims, which overturn what they believed about the Bo City disaster.
• Ling Xi realizes Nine Infants knows Salang is present but has not identified her disguise, leaving her exposed to suspicion while still concealed.
• Lu Huan’s absence emphasizes the immediate military danger: he is occupied protecting the barrier from the Skeleton Nether Lord.

Significant themes

• Deception and uncertainty: The revelation that Salang may be among the leaders—and may not have caused Bo City—makes everyone question what they know and whom they can trust.
• Ambition and recognition: Nine Infants is driven not only by destruction but by a desire to claim credit and eclipse Salang’s reputation.
• Leadership under pressure: The leaders must manage both an approaching invasion and the danger of acting on unverified accusations.
• Public spectacle and cruelty: Nine Infants treats mass suffering as a performance staged for an audience.

Character interactions

• Han Ji questions Nine Infants about his intentions, while the gathered mages wait for permission to attack.
• Nine Infants taunts the leaders and deliberately provokes suspicion by naming Salang as an infiltrator.
• He directly accuses Salang of stealing his credit and attempting to stop him in Bo City.
• Han Ji turns to Zhu Meng for clarification, but Zhu Meng can offer none; meanwhile, Ling Xi silently assesses the threat to her cover.

Key plot points and events

• Han Ji demands that Red-robed Archbishop Nine Infants reveal the location of the Ancient King’s mausoleum, suspecting he is stalling. Nine Infants insists they should wait until nightfall.
• A huge concentration of powerful Undead surrounds the city. Then Chief Lu Huan unleashes the Super Level Water spell Sea Emperor’s Wrath, sweeping thousands of Undead away from Anyuan Gate.
• The Skeleton Nether Lord appears and clashes with Lu Huan beyond the Barrier. Lu Huan’s spectacular battle gives the endangered city a rare surge of hope.
• As Han Ji moves to have Nine Infants seized, the Archbishop claims the mausoleum is about to arrive. Seeing something in the distance, he laughs triumphantly.

Character developments and interactions

• Han Ji grows increasingly suspicious and impatient, ready to arrest Nine Infants when he believes the Archbishop is deceiving them.
• Nine Infants remains evasive and defiant, but his reaction to the approaching mausoleum suggests he expects events to unfold as planned.
• Lu Huan is presented as a courageous, extraordinarily powerful Mage, willing to leave the safety of the Barrier to fight the Skeleton Nether Lord.
• Zhu Meng praises Lu Huan and explains the scale of his power to Mo Fan and the others. Their awe highlights how far they still are from Super Level Magic.

Significant themes

• Courage amid catastrophe: Lu Huan’s stand offers hope even as the city faces overwhelming danger.
• Power and responsibility: His strength is shown through his defense of the city, contrasting with the leaders’ inability to intervene directly.
• Trust and uncertainty: Han Ji’s confrontation with Nine Infants underscores the tension between uneasy cooperation and suspicion.
• The looming past: The anticipated arrival of the Ancient King’s mausoleum suggests that the crisis is tied to a buried history now resurfacing.

Key events

• During Chief Lu Huan and the Skeleton Nether Lord’s battle, space tears open beneath the storm clouds, forming a vast, churning void. The ground collapses below it, swallowing tens of thousands of Undead, while anguished cries rise from the pit.
• At a ruined mall, Mo Xie finishes off the surviving Blue-clothed Deacon, who calls him a demon. Mo Xie accepts the label and kills him, remarking that the dead have no right to speak.
• After defeating the Black Vatican’s forces, Mo Xie reunites with Asharuiya. They set out for the Inner City, but the Ancient Capital suddenly shakes as a powerful death aura spreads.
• Asharuiya recognizes the phenomenon as Sha Yuan. Mo Xie confirms that it is the source of the aura he had sensed before at the River of Lost Sands. A mysterious voice then speaks directly to him: “King...”

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains ruthless and self-assured, dispatching the Deacon without hesitation. He protects Asharuiya when the ground shakes and recognizes Sha Yuan’s presence.
• Asharuiya expresses gratitude for Mo Xie’s protection and shows fear and shock when she sees Sha Yuan.
• The onlookers in the Bell Tower, including Han Ji and Zhu Meng, are stunned and frightened by the rupture and the apparent opening of a pit to Hell.
• The Blue-clothed Deacon dies terrified, having judged Mo Xie as a demon.

Significant themes

• Catastrophe and the supernatural: The rupture in space and the abyss beneath it suggest that reality itself is breaking down.
• Cruelty and survival: Mo Xie’s casual execution contrasts with the horror surrounding him.
• Unanswered identity and destiny: The voice calling Mo Xie “King” hints at a deeper connection between him and Sha Yuan.

Key plot points and events

• A disembodied voice again calls Mo Xie “King” and urges him to return, causing him intense pain. Once it fades, he suspects it is connected to reclaiming the Underworld King’s authority.
• Asharuiya comforts him, then wipes the cold sweat from his brow. Their tender moment is interrupted by an approaching woman who appears to be their mother, Ye Qingxian.
• Mo Xie sees through the disguise with his Mangekyo Sharingan: the woman has the aura of death. She reveals herself as the Nine Nether Queen and invites him to return to the Palace.
• Mo Xie angrily condemns her for taking his mother’s form. He sends Asharuiya outside the Safe Barrier to keep her out of danger.
• Facing the Queen alone, he consumes and breaks the Blood Benefit Seed. Its energy transforms him, unleashing a vast crimson pillar and a monstrous demon’s head in the sky.
• The Nine Nether Queen recognizes the power and exults that her king has returned.

Character developments

• Mo Xie remains wary of the mysterious voice but is increasingly associated with the Underworld King. He acts protectively toward Asharuiya and responds to the Queen’s provocation with overwhelming power.
• Asharuiya shows deep concern and affection for Mo Xie, behaving like a devoted partner as well as a protective older sister.
• The Nine Nether Queen reveals herself as a powerful, devoted follower—or subject—who believes Mo Xie is the returning king.

Significant themes

• Hidden identity and recognition: Mo Xie sees through the Queen’s disguise, while she recognizes the kingly power emerging within him.
• Power and transformation: The Blood Benefit Seed releases a frightening force that suggests Mo Xie’s suppressed identity or authority is awakening.
• Family, protection, and violation: The Queen’s use of their mother’s face turns a reunion-like encounter into a personal offense, prompting Mo Xie to shield Asharuiya.
• Fate and return: The voice and the Queen’s words suggest Mo Xie is tied to a past role he has yet to fully reclaim.

Character interactions

• Asharuiya comforts Mo Xie and tries to reassure herself that he is well; he responds warmly before the Queen arrives.
• Mo Xie immediately places himself between Asharuiya and the apparent threat, then confronts the Queen after exposing her disguise.
• The Queen addresses Mo Xie as “my king” and invites him back to her Palace. His refusal to trust her leads him to send Asharuiya away and unleash his power, which the Queen welcomes as proof of his return.

Key plot points and events

• The mages on the Bell Tower realize the vast black zone before them is Sha Yuan, a forbidden realm of death and ghosts.
• Nine Infants reveals that the Ancient King’s Mausoleum lies within Sha Yuan, making it seemingly impossible to reach or prevent the Ancient King’s awakening.
• Mo Fan notices that Sha Yuan has appeared progressively closer to the Ancient Capital. After appearing in the Outer City, it may next shift into the Inner City, where a million refugees are sheltering.
• Nine Infants explains that the coming disaster is the climax of his Grand Ceremony of Apotheosis: he intends to use the city’s destruction and countless deaths to make the world fear and worship him.
• Han Ji, overwhelmed by the prospect of the city’s annihilation, falls to his knees and begs Nine Infants to spare its people. The other leaders are left stunned and despairing.

Character developments and interactions

• Nine Infants openly embraces his ambition, boasting that he will surpass Salang and become a feared figure in his own right. His excitement contrasts sharply with everyone else’s terror.
• Mo Fan remains alert amid the shock, recognizing that Sha Yuan’s movement toward the Inner City is the immediate danger.
• Han Ji, formerly a powerful and unyielding leader, breaks down and pleads for the civilians’ lives.
• The Gray-White-Robed Man realizes that his investigation uncovered none of the Black Vatican’s true plan and accepts the scale of his defeat.
• Ye Chang, still disguised as Ling Xi, watches Sha Yuan helplessly and worries privately about “Little Evil.”
• The leaders’ reactions show their shared helplessness: even the most powerful mages feel powerless before Sha Yuan and Nine Infants’ plan.

Significant themes

• Powerlessness and despair: The mages’ status and abilities mean little against Sha Yuan’s supernatural threat.
• Ambition and the cost of power: Nine Infants treats mass death as a path to godhood and fame.
• Hope turned to despair: Learning the mausoleum’s location offers no practical solution; instead, it confirms how difficult the catastrophe is to stop.
• Human life versus ideology: Nine Infants sees an entire city as a stage for his ceremony, while Han Ji’s plea centers on saving its people.