Arc 20The Ghost Prison Heist
Jiang Chen entered Ghost Prison, stole offerings from Reincarnators and powerful factions, and claimed the Stone Candle, which gave him Sun Wukong’s abilities. Back home, he discovered Tie Zhu’s unusual fate and learned that Reincarnators were preparing for humanity’s coming end, while preparations for the Hospital Ward operation continued.
- Tang Yi led Jiang Chen and their companions into Ghost Prison, where they trapped King Wu Zuo Yi and the Black-Mist Elder inside a temple formation and tortured them for their offerings.
- Jiang Chen pursued the assassin Xuanyi, raided Weird Objects and Reincarnators, and later escaped a deadly ancient formation by sacrificing captured Kings.
- Jiang Chen found the Formation Gate ruins and watched Shenji challenge Jing Shou for the Stone Candle, which collapsed the ancient formation and sent the Stone Candle fleeing into the crowd.
- Xuanyi mocked Jiang Chen, who took the Stone Candle and transformed into Sun Wukong before escaping with the Somersault Cloud and Golden Cudgel.
- Jiang Chen let the survivors leave Ghost Prison, then faced Shenji and Jing Shou and wounded them before King You and the other Eight-Step Kings moved in.
- Jiang Chen returned to the Jiangbei Branch Bureau with Uncle Wei, regained King-Level cultivation, and learned the King of Reincarnation was concentrating on the Third Ward and First Ward.
- Sister Hong read Tie Zhu’s fate and found a peerless imperial destiny marked by a black thread, so Jiang Chen gave Tie Zhu offerings that restored it to the King Realm and advanced it to the fifth step.
- Erleng, who called himself Wuhen and the World’s Number One Assassin, explained that Yin Gods emerged after nightfall and that Reincarnators sought offerings to let one person become a god and shelter others.
- Jiang Chen learned the Hospital Ward operation was set for the following midnight as Reincarnators sought replacement offerings and powerful figures, including Yu Qian, gathered in Sarola.