Recaps

Jiang Chen learned that reincarnators might pool their vast resources for a Grand Sacrifice and considered ambushing them, while Tie Zhu traded ordinary offerings for two high-grade offerings. After Jiang Chen enhanced the Yin God Hammer and summoned the River Earl, Tie Zhu recognized it as a Yin God Puppet and warned that it had once been made from a Supreme Powerhouse.

• Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu discussed how reincarnators gathered the resources and knowledge needed for Grand Sacrifices, and Jiang Chen considered hunting them and seizing their accumulated wealth.
• Tie Zhu pretended to become an idiot to distance himself from Jiang Chen’s plans, then revealed he had offerings hidden away and agreed to trade ordinary offerings for two high-grade ones.
• Jiang Chen spent over five hundred thousand ghost energy enhancing the Damaged Yin God Hammer, repairing its cracks and revealing the name River Earl.
• Jiang Chen summoned the River Earl, whose mask let it move without additional power from him and whose presence trapped Tie Zhu in the river.
• Tie Zhu escaped the water, recognized the River Earl as a Yin God Puppet, and warned Jiang Chen that a Yin God had once turned a Supreme Powerhouse into one.

Jiang Chen joined the Nine Provinces sweep, while the King of the Metropolis pursued the Third Ward and was persuaded to abandon the search after the First Ward intervened. Jiang Chen then secretly cleared ghosts from cities in the rain, gathering more figures onto the Yin God Hammer until it became powerful enough to threaten kings.

• Jiang Chen learned that the Death-Curse Yin God Hammer could summon a Yin God Puppet, and Tie Zhu jokingly offered to work as a spy for the Restricted Zone.
• Jiang Chen traveled with Tie Zhu along the Long River and learned that the King of the Metropolis had taken the Half-Kings to Daxing'anling to pursue the Third Ward.
• Jiang Chen told the King of the Metropolis to abandon the pursuit after the First Ward rescued the Third Ward and moved the hospital; the King agreed after Jiang Chen pretended to worry about him and their supposed child.
• Jiang Chen began sweeping the Nine Provinces, using rain and the River Earl's concealment to kill ghosts throughout Xunhe City and other cities without alerting ordinary people.
• As Jiang Chen continued killing, the Yin God Hammer gathered a dense mass of figures and grew so heavy that only the River Earl could barely lift it.

Jiang Chen continued the cleanup and shared resources with Sister Hong and Su Ling, while the Dark Alliance ended its campaign against the Nine Provinces. A newly exposed pseudo-restricted zone drew the world’s attention after a Reincarnator’s attempt to open it went wrong.

• Jiang Chen encountered Sister Hong, learned she had reached Pseudo-B-Rank, and offered to share Blood Points with her.
• Jiang Chen explained why he brought Su Ling and Sister Hong along but left his weaker friends out of the resource hunt.
• Tie Zhu flew through the rain as a Black Flood Dragon, delighted that he could inherit Jiang Chen’s ability to summon storms.
• Jiang Chen received news that the Dark Alliance had stood down after a pseudo-restricted zone appeared in a small country near the Polar Bear Empire.
• Jiang Chen learned that a Reincarnator had accidentally exposed the new pseudo-restricted zone, turning his intended private harvest into an opportunity for the entire Unusual Person World.

Jiang Chen spent three days clearing cities across the Nine Provinces as Yin Qi spread, while powerful factions opened the Ghost Prison. He finished the cleanup exhausted but delighted by his enormous haul of Ghost Qi, and planned to draw cards before checking on the Ghost Prison's sacrificial offerings.

• Jiang Chen chose to keep clearing cities instead of joining the factions gathered to break the Ghost Prison's seals.
• The Saints Organization condemned the effort to open the Ghost Prison, but a fight broke out and several Saints killed independent powerhouses while Church, Gods, and Dark Alliance members survived.
• Jiang Chen accelerated his work, prompting Nine Provinces' Unusual Persons and Netherworld Messengers to race to clear the remaining cities before his reserves ran out.
• Jiang Chen discovered that rising Yin Qi had turned a kind old woman into a ghost after she died before eating a cream cake, leading her to kill her grandson and her son and daughter-in-law to die in grief.
• After the Ghost Prison opened and the three kings joined the cleanup, Jiang Chen cleared the final city on the third night and headed toward the Fengdu Forbidden Domain with his companions.
• Jiang Chen counted nearly thirty million Ghost Qi, decided to draw several five-star cards and one six-star card, and planned to visit the Ghost Prison afterward.

Jiang Chen and his group entered the vast Fengdu Forbidden Domain and reached the Underground City, where the Unusual Person World was gathering after the Three Days of Unrest. The crowd discussed the Nine Provinces’ victory and the two new kings as the gathering continued.

• Su Ling guided Jiang Chen’s group through a winding mountain route and mist into the Eight Trigrams formation, explaining that the Restricted Zone lay beyond its peaks.
• Su Ling affirmed that the Nine Provinces would keep guarding the Restricted Zone, and Xiaohai asked Jiang Chen if he could join the defense when he grew stronger.
• Jiang Chen and his group arrived at the Underground City, where Tie Zhu shrank into a small snake and hid inside Xiaohai’s jacket.
• Unusual Persons and Netherworld Messengers gathered around the city’s central altar, discussing their kills, the Nine Provinces’ situation, and the two new kings.

Three Kings arrived in the Underground City, where Jiang Chen spread outrageous rumors about Uncle Wei’s supposed skill at exorcising female ghosts and rallied the crowd to call him King Wei Wu. Uncle Wei endured the public mockery and resolved to teach Jiang Chen a lesson after the gathering.

• The crowd welcomed Lord Mount Tai King, Lord King of Equality, and Uncle Wei as they crossed the Underground City’s sky.
• Jiang Chen told Netherworld Messengers that Uncle Wei was famous for exorcising female ghosts, especially married ones, and embellished the stories with a tale about widow ghosts.
• Uncle Wei heard Jiang Chen’s gossip, grew furious, and decided to punish him after the gathering.
• The three Kings sat at the altar, while Jiang Chen shouted slogans calling Uncle Wei King Wei Wu and urging female ghosts to retreat.

The Yamas gathered at the altar as the King of Qin Guang revealed that his breakthrough had left him unable to fight without dying. Yuan Tiansuan arrived and recognized Jiang Chen as a man whose fate he could not calculate.

• The King of the Metropolis arrived, and Jiang Chen used a Megaphone to shout flirtatious lines at him until he ordered the crowd to shut up.
• The King of the Fifth Office and the Song Emperor arrived and took their seats at the altar.
• Li Zheng, the King of Qin Guang, announced that he had reached the King Realm but would die if he fought, and asked that someone worthy succeed him after his death.
• The King of the Fifth Office examined Li Zheng and could only shake his head.
• Yuan Tiansuan arrived with his Six Ren Pan, covered his eyes after the King of the Fifth Office called him out, and faltered when he saw Jiang Chen, whose fate he had never been able to calculate.

The Nine Provinces’ leaders gathered in the Underground City for a major conference, and Jiang Chen arrived with the King of Reincarnation and the Dao Alliance Kings. Jiang Chen took his place among the leaders, surprising those who had seen him begging for Underworld Points moments earlier.

• Yuan Tiansuan took a high-ranking seat representing the Yuan Family, and King Biancheng and Treasure-Gathering Daoist arrived with their powerful artifacts and treasures.
• Jiang Chen tried to borrow Underworld Points from a Netherworld team leader and then his deputy director, promising to repay them and promote them when he regained the King Realm.
• The King of Reincarnation arrived with five bloodied Kings, joked about the gathered crowd, and told the wounded Jiang Shenwu to cover his severed arm.
• Jiang Chen ascended the altar and sat alongside the Yamas and the Dao Alliance leaders, astonishing the people he had just tried to con.
• Tie Zhu transformed into an enormous form and stood behind Jiang Chen, howling to make him appear more imposing.

At the Nine Provinces gathering, the King of Reincarnation announced a Grand Sacrifice and lowered ghost-exorcism operations to level four as the coming upheaval threatened humanity. After the kings made proposals, Jiang Chen volunteered to create a Wake-Up Department to make Netherworld Messengers rise early and undergo extra training, provoking an uproar.

• Jiang Chen encouraged Tie Zhu to roar at the assembled kings until he finally pretended to scold him into silence.
• The King of Reincarnation announced that all qualified Unusual People and Netherworld Messengers had gathered, thanked them for eight years of struggle, and warned that they might become humanity's last torchbearers.
• The King of Reincarnation promised a Grand Sacrifice, lowered ghost-exorcism operations to level four, and invited the kings to present proposals before opening the reserve treasury.
• The King of the Metropolis received approval for two High-Grade Sacrificial Offerings, while King Qin Guang, Yuan Tiansuan, and other leaders made requests on behalf of themselves and their factions.
• Jiang Chen proposed establishing a Wake-Up Department to make Netherworld Messengers rise early and undergo extra training, causing the gathering to erupt in protest.

Jiang Chen’s proposal to establish Wake-Up Departments passed, and he was appointed to oversee them across the Nine Provinces. After a Grand Sacrifice healed injuries and raised the strength of many gathered fighters, the King of Reincarnation rewarded Jiang Chen for his deeds with seven High-Grade Sacrificial Offerings and revealed an offering for a Divine Sacrifice.

• Uncle Wei, King Chujiang, several other Kings, and Yuan Tiansuan supported Jiang Chen’s Wake-Up Department proposal, which passed almost unanimously.
• The King of Reincarnation appointed Jiang Chen to oversee the Wake-Up Departments, and Jiang Chen vowed to make the Netherworld Messengers rise early and strive for improvement.
• The King of Chujiang and the old Celestial Master prepared the Grand Sacrifice, which healed injuries and helped many Unusual People and Netherworld Messengers break through to higher stages.
• The King of Reincarnation told the gathered fighters to exchange their sacrificial offerings as they wished.
• The King of Reincarnation credited Jiang Chen for his deeds and gave him seven High-Grade Sacrificial Offerings.
• The King of Reincarnation presented Jiang Chen with an offering for a Divine Sacrifice, astonishing the Kings.

The King of Reincarnation gave up on completing his Divine Sacrifice and distributed his accumulated offerings among the kings who had defended the Nine Provinces. He recognized Sister Hong as a descendant of the Li family, gave her rare offerings, and ended the gathering.

• The King of Reincarnation gave Jiang Chen a Divine Sacrifice item and said he would leave the future to the young.
• He gave two Divine Sacrifice items to the old Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao and the Mount Tai King, then distributed more offerings to Uncle Wei, the King of Equality, and the other kings who had defended the Nine Provinces.
• The King of Reincarnation asked Yuan Tiansuan whether Sister Hong descended from the Li family, and Yuan Tiansuan confirmed it.
• The King of Reincarnation and Yuan Tiansuan gave Sister Hong their remaining High-Grade Sacrificial Offerings and told her where to seek help if she faced danger.
• The King of Reincarnation told the kings they could disperse, bringing the gathering to an end.

King Chujiang assigned the Nine Provinces’ forces to strike the Dark Alliance and Hospital Ward while Mount Tai King and other kings prepared to enter the Ghost Prison. After Uncle Wei found only a fabricated account of Jiang Chen’s past, Jiang Chen grew more troubled about Old Zhang’s identity and why he had saved him.

• King Chujiang called for volunteers to destroy Dark Alliance branches and the Hospital Ward, while Mount Tai King agreed to lead a team into the Ghost Prison after entering the ninth step.
• The old Celestial Master of Zhengyi Dao announced that he would guard the Nine Provinces and enter the ninth step before sunrise, and the King of the Metropolis and the Treasure-Gathering Daoist joined the Ghost Prison expedition.
• Jiang Chen asked Uncle Wei to investigate his identity, but even Uncle Wei’s King-Level clearance revealed only a record claiming Jiang Chen had been orphaned and adopted by a corpse carrier.
• Jiang Chen recalled that Old Zhang had raised him and suspected he might be tied to the Netherworld or Dao Alliance, but Old Zhang had not appeared at the gathering.
• Uncle Wei showed Jiang Chen images of the current and previous Yama Kings, but neither resembled Old Zhang, leaving Jiang Chen wondering why Old Zhang had saved him and whether he could explain Jiang Chen’s transmigration and system.

After seeing off his companions, Jiang Chen learned Sister Hong wanted to grow stronger and decided to give the Gu family a top-tier Grand Sacrifice. Tie Zhu agreed to help arrange it, leaving Sister Hong embarrassed by his teasing.

• Jiang Chen enhanced sacrificial offerings and gave them to Su Ling and the others before they left the Fengdu Forbidden Domain.
• After seeing everyone else off in Jiangbei, Jiang Chen asked Sister Hong whether she wanted the Gu family to stay ordinary or pursue greater power, and she chose to become stronger.
• Sister Hong gave Jiang Chen all her sacrificial offerings, and he enhanced them into nine high-grade offerings and one divine sacrifice item for the Gu family’s Grand Sacrifice.
• Jiang Chen asked Tie Zhu how to perform a Grand Sacrifice, and Tie Zhu stopped pretending to cry when Jiang Chen threatened him with the Yin God Hammer.
• Tie Zhu said he knew the method and offered to arrange a Divine Sacrifice, then asked to share some of Sister Hong’s good fortune, making her blush.

Jiang Chen returned to Jade Garden Residential Complex, where the Gu family began a Grand Sacrifice, then went to Mubian Town to visit Old Zhang’s grave. He discovered that the body in the coffin was a fake and wondered what secrets Old Zhang was hiding.

• The Gu family welcomed Jiang Chen, and Sister Hong gathered those who had entered the Unusual Person World to hear about their new responsibility to the Nine Provinces.
• Jiang Chen had Tie Zhu perform a Grand Sacrifice at Jade Garden Residential Complex while the flood dragon concealed the gathering’s aura.
• Jiang Chen traveled to Mubian Town and revisited the places where he had spent time with Old Zhang as a child.
• Jiang Chen found Old Zhang’s grave and saw that the remains in the coffin looked genuine, but his intuition told him the corpse was fake.
• Jiang Chen speculated that Old Zhang was hiding from powerful forces and reflected on the mysteries surrounding Old Zhang, Po Jun, the Reincarnators, and the Restricted Zone.

Jiang Chen drew four Five-Star Monster Transformation Cards and a Six-Star Bull Demon King, then decided not to wait for the other Kings and set out for the Ghost Prison with Tie Zhu. He left Uncle Wei watching the Gu Family’s Grand Sacrifice as he began the journey alone.

• Jiang Chen stopped in the mountains, drew four Five-Star Cards, and considered the abilities of Great Sage Who Moves Mountains, Six-Eared Macaque, Jing River Dragon King, and Sun Wukong.
• Jiang Chen spent ten million Ghost Qi on a Six-Star draw and witnessed Bull Demon King battling a spreading fire before receiving the card.
• Jiang Chen judged Bull Demon King a powerful trump card but lamented that the draws had consumed most of his Ghost Qi.
• Jiang Chen learned from Uncle Wei that the Kings would travel to the Ghost Prison by Netherworld Special Plane and asked him to watch the Gu Family’s Grand Sacrifice.
• Jiang Chen returned to Jade Garden Residential Complex, took Tie Zhu, and set out for the Ghost Prison without waiting for the Kings.

Jiang Chen researched the foreign organizations that drew power from Restricted Zones, then spotted a Puppeteer drifting across the sea atop a pile of corpses. The Puppeteer fled after sensing Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu, leaving Jiang Chen with a chance to pursue the old enemy.

• Jiang Chen rode Tie Zhu across the sea and scolded the flood dragon for mistaking his words about carrying a father for a son.
• Jiang Chen used the Underworld App to learn that the Gods Organization, the Church, and the Saints gained power through dangerous ties to ghosts and Ghost Artifacts.
• Jiang Chen reflected that the organizations' methods did not alone determine whether they were good or evil, and decided he could still rob them without guilt.
• Tie Zhu spotted hundreds of fresh corpses floating at sea, and Jiang Chen recognized the scarred man atop them as a Puppeteer.
• The Puppeteer sensed Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu's powerful auras and fled.

Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu pursued Liang Shiliu to Puppet Island, where the Puppeteer lineage’s defenders prepared to fight them. The chapter ended with Liang Shiliu boasting that five Half-Kings would defeat the two intruders.

• Jiang Chen taught Tie Zhu to exhaust their prey through pursuit, and Tie Zhu used water arrows to wound Liang Shiliu.
• Jiang Chen warned Tie Zhu not to guess his wishes, then said they would kill any Eight-Step King they encountered.
• Liang Shiliu lured Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu through the fog to Puppet Island, the Puppeteer lineage’s headquarters.
• The island’s master and two martial uncles appeared with powerful corpse puppets, bringing their force to five Half-Kings’ worth of combat power.
• Jiang Chen claimed they were allies and showed his Dark Alliance Blood Talisman, but the Puppeteers recognized it as a mark earned by killing their members.
• Liang Shiliu rallied the island’s onlookers and declared that five Half-Kings would defeat Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu.

Jiang Chen overwhelmed the Puppeteers and the people on Puppet Island by summoning fifteen Half-Kings, then recognized Liang Si in the crowd. Liang Si's family mistook Jiang Chen's mention of their past encounters for friendship, though Liang Si knew they were deadly enemies.

• Jiang Chen revealed a Half-King puppet, then summoned more allies until his side matched the Puppeteers' numbers.
• Jiang Chen brought out enough Half-Kings to raise his total to fifteen, terrifying the island's Unusual People.
• The old Puppeteer blamed Liang Shiliu for bringing Jiang Chen to Puppet Island, severed one of his arms, and his master struck him down.
• Jiang Chen paused to let the crowd's fear produce Ghost Qi, then spotted Liang Si and recalled their past encounters.
• The Puppeteers asked Liang Si whether he was friends with Jiang Chen, while Liang Si silently remembered that they were deadly enemies.

Jiang Chen faced the Puppeteer Half-Kings and their awakened King-Level puppet, Ronnie, while pretending to be overwhelmed. He revealed the name he was once known by as the Wan Chai Gun God, and Ronnie exploded as a mysterious ancient figure appeared behind him.

• Jiang Chen ordered Quasi-King Mist Ghost and three Dark Alliance Half-Kings to attack the Puppeteer leader, who revealed the corpse-filled pool beneath a collapsed hotel.
• The Puppeteer Half-Kings sacrificed their own blood to awaken Ronnie, a King-Level puppet from the Gods Organization.
• Ronnie slaughtered Jiang Chen’s summoned Half-Kings while Jiang Chen acted desperate, and Tie Zhu fled while urging his father to stop pretending.
• After Ronnie advanced on him, Jiang Chen called himself the Wan Chai Gun God and mimed firing a gun.
• Ronnie exploded, and a mysterious ancient figure emerged behind Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen and his puppets slaughtered the Puppeteer Lineage and Dark Alliance members on the resort island, killing King Ronnie and the Half-Kings. He recorded the island’s coordinates and declared his grudge with Liang Si settled, leaving the ruins to become a possible Ghost Domain.

• Jiang Chen’s River Earl repeatedly killed Ronnie, then trapped him and battered him to death with the Yin God Hammer.
• Jiang Chen deliberately misfired at the Puppeteers and Dark Alliance members while mocking them, drawing Ghost Qi from their anger.
• The three Half-King Puppeteers fled, but Tie Zhu killed one, and Jiang Chen killed another with lightning when it attacked him at close range.
• The massacre left no Unusual Person alive on the resort island, which Jiang Chen expected might become a Ghost Domain.
• Jiang Chen recorded the island’s coordinates and said his grudge with Liang Si was settled.

Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu harassed Dark Alliance branches at sea, striking quickly before escaping and collecting Ghost Qi. After destroying several branches, they sensed pursuers behind them and fled onward.

• Jiang Chen changed course and searched the sea for troubled Unusual People and Dark Alliance branches.
• Jiang Chen attacked a branch with Blackwater Dragon Spears, then retreated when Blood Shadow appeared and struck back.
• Jiang Chen flooded and destroyed an underwater branch, overcoming its defenses with the River Earl and Ronnie before escaping.
• Jiang Chen raided four more branches, teaching Tie Zhu that an assassin should strike once and flee immediately.
• Jiang Chen sensed something pursuing them across the sea and urged Tie Zhu to swim faster, while Tie Zhu stayed silent about the homeless people behind them.

Jiang Chen arrived at a Mediterranean-style harbor town and encountered Tang Yi and three other powerful figures, including the alluring Fei Yaoyu and the threatening Xuanyi. The chapter ended with Xuanyi refusing Tang Yi’s request to spare Jiang Chen unless Fei Yaoyu asked him herself.

• Jiang Chen and Tie Zhu reached the harbor town and attracted attention as they walked through its streets.
• Jiang Chen noticed four East Asian people in a coffee shop, including a huge middle-aged man and Xuanyi, who warned him to get lost.
• Jiang Chen photographed Xuanyi and recorded his unprovoked provocation before entering the shop and recognizing Tang Yi.
• Jiang Chen ordered milk and chiffon cakes for Tie Zhu, then sat with Tang Yi and the others.
• Fei Yaoyu recognized that Jiang Chen was not a Reincarnator from their era, and Tang Yi asked Xuanyi to show him consideration.
• Xuanyi refused Tang Yi’s request and said he would do Fei Yaoyu a favor if she asked.

Jiang Chen provoked Xuanyi, the Hidden Kill Sect's top Xuan Rank assassin, while Tang Yi tried to protect him. Xuanyi withdrew after Tang Yi invoked the Reincarnators Pact, and Tang Yi explained the Hidden Kill Sect's origins and warned Jiang Chen of its power.

• Xuanyi threatened Tang Yi and Jiang Chen, while Tang Yi offered him a Mystery Sect secret art to spare Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen photographed Xuanyi and tried to inspect his face and tongue, provoking the assassin's killing aura.
• Tang Yi neutralized Xuanyi's aura and hid the group from ordinary people, then invoked the Reincarnators Pact to stop him from attacking.
• Xuanyi vanished and threatened that the Hidden Kill Sect would eventually kill Jiang Chen.
• Tang Yi introduced Zhou Tai as the Nine Provinces' last Mountain God, and he offered to help Jiang Chen return safely.
• Tang Yi explained that the Hidden Kill Sect united the ancient Killing Sect and Hidden Sect, and that its four branch assassins had entered reincarnation.

Tang Yi explained the ancient eras, the Hidden Kill Sect, and why the surviving sects sent disciples into reincarnation, warning Jiang Chen that this knowledge could draw danger. She promised to take him safely back to the Nine Provinces after finishing her business, and Jiang Chen asked whether it involved the Ghost Prison.

• Jiang Chen asked Tang Yi about the Dao Prosperity Era, the Hidden Kill Sect, and why Xuanyi had tested her and Fei Yaoyu.
• Tang Yi explained that a great war ended the Dao Prosperity Era, and the Yin God helped the Restricted Zone cut off the Nine Provinces' remaining Dao fortune.
• Tang Yi described the Hidden Kill Sect's powerful assassins, including Xuanyi, Earth One, and the mysterious Heaven Number One.
• Tang Yi said the Mystery Sect and Demon Sect had been depleted by the ancient war, while the Hidden Kill Sect had preserved its strength and sent nearly ten disciples into reincarnation.
• Tang Yi offered to take Jiang Chen safely back to the Nine Provinces after completing her business and warned that other Reincarnators might seek him out for what he knew.
• Jiang Chen asked Tang Yi whether her business involved the Ghost Prison and whether she was heading there.

Jiang Chen learned that Shenji was using the Ghost Prison Restricted Zone to lure Kings into a trap for their Sacrificial Offerings and corpses. He arrived with Tang Yi and the others to watch the powerful factions guard the entrance, while the Reincarnators prepared their scheme for that night.

• Tang Yi explained that the Ghost Prison Restricted Zone was guarded by powerful Kings and revealed Shenji’s reputation as a mysterious Reincarnator and successor to the Shenji Sect.
• Tang Yi told Jiang Chen that Shenji planned to trap and kill Kings inside the Restricted Zone, taking their Sacrificial Offerings and corpses for the Grand Sacrifice.
• Jiang Chen agreed to keep the Reincarnators’ plan secret and decided not to help the Three Official Organizations, which had ignored the Nine Provinces’ crisis.
• At dawn, Jiang Chen, Tang Yi, Fei Yaoyu, and Zhou Tai reached a mountain overlooking the guarded Ghost Prison entrance, where Jiang Chen concealed his aura with the Death Curse.
• Jiang Chen saw King You, the Puppeteer, and other Eight-Step Kings guarding the entrance, while Fei Yaoyu speculated that the factions might turn on each other after the Reincarnators’ trap was sprung.