Chapter Summaries

Ghost King Zhong punished Li Zhuang for bullying Tang Xiaoling, while Lady Ten gave the sleeping girl a romantic Ferris wheel ride. The chapter ended as River City's airport went into lockdown and armed helicopters began landing.

• Ghost King Zhong ordered Evil Spirits to make Li Zhuang clean the Amusement Park, and they whipped him whenever he slowed down.
• Roman and Old He watched Li Zhuang suffer, while livestream viewers praised Tang Xiaoling's good fortune and powerful family.
• Tang Xiaoling rode a newly restored Ferris wheel beneath fireworks as viewers watched jealously.
• Lady Ten carried the sleeping Tang Xiaoling to a luxurious room, ending the livestream when she entered.
• River City's airport was placed under lockdown as armed troops guarded it and armed helicopters landed.

Jiang Daoguo showed the Ten Elders a video of four-year-old Tang Xiaoling being treated as a princess by powerful evil spirits, prompting them to plan her protection. He warned them that her father was a major power in the evil spirit realm, so they had to avoid provoking him as they prepared to guard her.

• Jiang Daoguo summoned the Ten Elders to River City and played footage of Tang Xiaoling inside the Evil Spirit Amusement Park.
• The Ten Elders watched Ghost King Zhong bow to Tang Xiaoling and call her little princess, while Jiang identified Rakshasa Lady Ten as the Ghost Monarch's wife.
• The elders demanded Tang Xiaoling's address and called for her protection and the evacuation of nearby residents.
• Jiang Daoguo explained that Tang Xiaoling's father was a powerful figure in the evil spirit realm and warned that approaching her without permission could bring disaster.
• The Ten Elders recalled how opening a gateway ten years earlier had led to five million people being slaughtered, and reconsidered how to protect Tang Xiaoling without provoking the Fengdu Forces.

The Ten Elders decided to disguise themselves as ordinary residents and observe Tang Xiaoling after learning that her father, Tang Long, was difficult to find and her mother was unknown. They arrived at Lasting Peace Community, where the Investigation Bureau had replaced the residents and reserved building two for them.

• Li Yan asked Jiang Daoguo about Tang Xiaoling's parents, and Jiang reported that Tang Long had no steady job or social ties while her mother had no known records.
• Jiang Daoguo revealed that he had arranged for Tang Xiaoling's neighbors to move out so the Ten Elders could live nearby and observe her.
• The Ten Elders agreed to put aside personal schemes and act in Dragon Country's interests as they prepared to move in.
• A middle-aged man informed the Ten Elders that the neighbors had moved out, and the group hurried to Lasting Peace Community.
• Cheng Li told Jiang Daoguo that the Investigation Bureau had replaced the community's residents and set aside building two for the Ten Elders, with a meeting room prepared to monitor Tang Xiaoling's livestream.

Tang Xiaoling woke in the Evil Spirit Amusement Park, where Rakshasa Lady Ten lovingly fed her and took her out to play. Watching the livestream, Ten Elder Chen Jie was shaken by the rag doll that had once nearly gotten her killed, while Jiang Daoguo began to suspect Netherworld Fengdu was far more powerful than they had realized.

• Tang Xiaoling woke beside Tiantian and the rag doll, then accepted a lavish breakfast from Lady Ten.
• Lady Ten fed Tang Xiaoling, and livestream viewers envied the little girl’s special treatment.
• Chen Jie told the Ten Elders that Rakshasa Lady Ten had once slaughtered eight of the nine players in her instance, and that returning the rag doll had helped her survive and earn an A-rank clear.
• After breakfast, Tang Xiaoling asked to play, and Lady Ten carried her outside with Tiantian and the rag doll.
• Chen Jie recognized the rag doll and panicked, unable to understand how Tang Xiaoling could play with it unharmed.
• Jiang Daoguo wondered whether Netherworld Fengdu was more terrifying and powerful than the Ten Elders had assumed.

Chen Jie revealed that Tang Xiaoling’s rag doll was Rakshasa Lady Ten’s child, and Jiang Daoguo resolved to build ties with Tang Xiaoling and Tang Long. After a happy day at the Amusement Park, Tang Xiaoling missed her father, so Lady Ten asked her to request the Ghost Emperor’s help for her child and then ordered the Instance ended early.

• Chen Jie explained that the rag doll was Rakshasa Lady Ten’s child who had died in infancy, shocking Jiang Daoguo and the others.
• Jiang Daoguo concluded that Tang Xiaoling’s family and Netherworld Fengdu were powerful, and decided to establish good relations with Tang Xiaoling and Tang Long.
• Rakshasa Lady Ten accompanied Tang Xiaoling around the Amusement Park, where the dangerous rides became safe and the pirate ship turned into a cradle.
• Tang Xiaoling began crying because she missed home and her father, and Lady Ten promised to send her back early.
• Lady Ten asked Tang Xiaoling to tell her father to help if the rag doll broke, hoping the Ghost Emperor would protect her child from the Heavenly Dao.
• Tang Xiaoling agreed to tell her father, and Lady Ten ordered the old fool to end the Instance immediately.

Tang Xiaoling ended the Amusement Park instance early and earned an unprecedented SSS rating with extraordinary rewards. As the other players were sent to the results area, her father Tang Long appeared inside the instance and promised her another place to play and a special present.

• Rakshasa Lady Ten ordered the instance ended after Tang Xiaoling wanted to go home, and the players received notice that they would be transported out.
• He Dayong and Roman were relieved to survive, while viewers were shocked that Tang Xiaoling had ended the instance early.
• He Dayong and Roman received Grade C ratings, while Tang Xiaoling earned an SSS rating, 100,000 Spirit Coins, 100 attribute points, two mid-grade Spirit Artifacts, and a title.
• The results area showed Tang Xiaoling still in the Amusement Park, where Rakshasa Lady Ten and the other evil spirits trembled on the ground.
• Tang Long projected himself into the instance, told Tang Xiaoling he could not take her home yet, and promised to send her to another place to play with a special present.
• Tang Long displayed a blurry image of a dilapidated building in the wilderness, leaving viewers wondering which instance it was.

Tang Xiaoling returned home after clearing the Evil Spirit Amusement Park Instance, while her father’s interference and her SSS-rated success sparked a worldwide sensation. The Ten Elders halted their plans to fortify her community and considered seeking help from the mysterious Sacred Soul Hall, which could interfere with Evil Spirit Instances.

• Tang Xiaoling woke in her apartment with Tiantian and the Cloth Doll, remembered the Amusement Park fondly, and said she would not forget Grandma and Auntie.
• Viewers and online forums fixated on Tang Xiaoling, her powerful father, Netherworld Fengdu, and the possibility that she would enter another Instance.
• The Ten Elders learned the Instance had ended a day early and ordered their operatives to hide their identities, cut outside contact, and delay equipment deliveries.
• Jiang Daoguo told the Ten Elders they might have to ask the Sacred Soul Hall for help, and Zhao Qian confirmed that was the organization he meant.
• The Ten Elders recalled that the Sacred Soul Hall had over a hundred million followers and could send items or messages into Instances and influence who entered them.

Dragon Country’s Ten Elders debated whether to contact the powerful Sacred Soul Hall to send someone into the next Evil Spirit Instance and approach Tang Xiaoling. Despite fearing the organization’s influence and the risk of losing their agent, they unanimously approved the plan.

• Jiang Daoguo proposed contacting the Sacred Soul Hall, hoping to send someone into the next Instance to befriend Tang Xiaoling and learn more about Tang Long.
• Li Yan and other Elders warned that the Sacred Soul Hall had brainwashed and recruited every player it had helped, and might lure Tang Xiaoling away.
• Zhou Han reminded the Elders that the Sacred Soul Hall had over a thousand successful players and had recently occupied the Vatican.
• Jiang Daoguo called for a vote, and four Elders initially supported contacting the Sacred Soul Hall.
• After Jiang Daoguo urged them to seize the opportunity, Li Yan and the other five undecided Elders raised their hands, unanimously approving the plan.

Jiang Daoguo persuaded the officials to send a group into the next Evil Spirit Instance and insisted that his granddaughter Jiang Ya be included. Wu Guang contacted the Sacred Soul Hall to arrange entry, then erupted when he learned the price was five million Spirit Coins per person.

• Jiang Daoguo explained why he wanted to send people into the instance and argued they could help keep Tang Xiaoling away from the Sacred Soul Hall.
• The officials suggested candidates, but Jiang Daoguo announced that his granddaughter Jiang Ya would be included, prompting objections.
• Jiang Daoguo pointed out that the next instance was multiplayer and required at least five participants, so the officials stopped fighting over individual spots.
• The officials agreed to nominate candidates and draw lots once they learned the instance's capacity, while Jiang Ya received an automatic place.
• Wu Guang called the Sacred Soul Hall to arrange entry and angrily protested its price of five million Spirit Coins per person.

Dragon Country agreed to pay five million Spirit Coins per player slot, while the Sacred Soul Hall secretly planned to stop the country from contacting Tang Long and Tang Xiaoling, even considering killing the girl. With the next Vatican instance expected in two days, Grand Elder Sadis ordered the newly promoted Li to lead a team and find its divine artifact, regardless of the cost.

• Jiang Daoguo and the other elders agreed to pay for player slots, despite fearing the price could rise or the Sacred Soul Hall could block them.
• At its Vatican headquarters, the Sacred Soul Hall elders ordered agents to prevent Dragon Country from reaching Tang Long and Tang Xiaoling, and said Tang Xiaoling could be killed if necessary.
• Grand Elder Sadis told Li to lead a team in the upcoming Vatican instance and use the mission to silence those who questioned his promotion.
• Sadis said the five-person Extreme-difficulty instance would descend in two days and ordered Li to find its divine artifact, even if all four Spirit Walkers had to be sacrificed.

After Tang Xiaoling’s livestream caused worldwide alarm and angry online disputes, she woke hungry and mistook Tiantian’s paw for food in her sleep. Tiantian took human form as Big Sis Mengmeng and brought Tang Xiaoling downstairs, where a group of elderly residents watched them closely.

• Leaders around the world panicked over Tang Xiaoling’s revealed ability, while more than a dozen countries secretly paid the Sacred Soul Hall to help send a challenger into Dragon Country’s next instance.
• Stick Country, Sakura Country, and Annan Monkey Country demanded that Dragon Country share or surrender Tang Xiaoling, prompting furious replies from Dragon Country’s netizens.
• Tang Xiaoling woke from a dream and discovered she had bitten Tiantian’s paw, then complained that she was hungry.
• Tiantian transformed into human form, left a soulless cat avatar on the bed, and pretended to arrive as Big Sis Mengmeng to take Tang Xiaoling out for food.
• As Tiantian carried Tang Xiaoling downstairs, a group of elderly residents watched them, and Tiantian grew wary before continuing past them.

A brief flash of ghostly energy from the Cloth Doll triggered a level-one alert in River City, and Cheng Li rushed to evacuate the Ten Elders from Lasting Peace Community. The elders suspected the Cloth Doll had released the energy, but they remained unsure whether a real threat was nearby.

• Tiantian warned the Cloth Doll to protect Tang Xiaoling, and its green-eyed response released a flash of half-step Ghost General-level energy.
• The Investigation Bureau detected the energy, declared a level-one alert, and sent Cheng Li toward Lasting Peace Community to evacuate the Ten Elders.
• The Ten Elders recalled the murderous killing intent they had sensed from Tiantian and worried about approaching Tang Xiaoling without permission.
• Cheng Li told Jiang Daoguo that the energy had appeared in Lasting Peace Community and urged the elders to leave River City immediately.
• Chen Jie suggested the Cloth Doll had released the energy, and Jiang Daoguo reasoned that the danger might have passed because no attack had followed.

The Ten Elders tried to conceal their fear of Tiantian while Cheng Li arrived, unaware of the situation. As Jiang Daoguo spoke with Tang Xiaoling and Tiantian, Chen Jie noticed a mark on Tang Xiaoling that signaled she was about to enter an Evil Spirit Instance.

• Jiang Daoguo told Cheng Li to identify the girl beside Tang Xiaoling within two days or resign.
• Tang Xiaoling and Tiantian approached the Ten Elders, and Chen Jie trembled when she saw Tiantian.
• Jiang Daoguo pretended to be a new neighbor and reassured Tiantian that the Elders meant no harm.
• Tang Xiaoling questioned Tiantian about why she could befriend some strangers but not others, and Jiang Daoguo explained that some people wanted to hurt her while others meant well.
• Chen Jie pointed at Tang Xiaoling and cried out that she had the mark for entering an Evil Spirit Instance.

Tang Xiaoling was selected for the world instance Primordial Cage, an Extreme-difficulty gladiatorial arena where players and evil spirits from many factions could kill one another. As Mengmeng took Tang Xiaoling upstairs to prepare, Jiang Daoguo ordered Dragon Country’s Dragon Guardians to join her, but the Sacred Soul Hall did not answer his calls.

• A red skull appeared on Tang Xiaoling’s hand, and a mechanical voice announced that she had been selected for the Primordial Cage instance.
• Jiang Daoguo and the others reacted with horror as they recalled the instance’s deadly rules and the near-total loss of its previous participants.
• Jiang Daoguo ordered Wu Guang to contact the Sacred Soul Hall and keep Tang Xiaoling out of the instance, but Tiantian carried her upstairs to prepare her to enter.
• Tiantian’s murderous intent overwhelmed Jiang Daoguo and the others, and she disappeared upstairs with Tang Xiaoling before they could stop her.
• Jiang Daoguo ordered Leng Xiao and three other Dragon Guardians to enter the instance, while Wu Guang repeatedly called the Sacred Soul Hall without receiving an answer.

Tang Xiaoling prepared to enter the Extreme-difficulty Primordial Cage instance, reassured by her father and equipped with a Princess Dress and Little Backpack. She arrived at the instance with 1,199 other players as it began.

• Tiantian rushed home with Tang Xiaoling, then secretly returned as a cat and comforted her with the Cloth Doll.
• Tang Xiaoling fed Tiantian and joined the livestream, where viewers argued about her entering the Primordial Cage.
• Tang Long called Tang Xiaoling, promised her a present in the instance, and told her the Princess Dress and Little Backpack would keep bad people from bullying her.
• Tang Xiaoling put on the Princess Dress and Little Backpack, and viewers noticed her bearing change dramatically.
• Tang Xiaoling vanished into the Primordial Cage and appeared before a cluster of buildings alongside 1,199 other players.

Tiantian entered the Netherworld with Zhong Jue, hoping the Ghost Emperor could help her reach Tang Xiaoling. Meanwhile, the Ten Elders discovered that three of the other players were tied to the Sacred Soul Hall before the Primordial Cage instance began.

• Tiantian grabbed Zhong Jue and entered the Netherworld through a ghostly portal, then raced toward the palace to find the Ghost Emperor.
• The Ten Elders watched the livestream and recognized Jiang Ya among Dragon Country’s five players.
• Wu Guang ordered Cheng Li to investigate the other three players, and the report revealed that Kishida Kameichiro and Park Dam-hwan were Sacred Soul Hall Believers while Yang Dianfeng was under suspicion.
• The Ten Elders angrily discussed the Sacred Soul Hall’s interference, and Chen Jie stopped their argument and urged them to focus on what to do next.
• Tang Xiaoling and the other players received the announcement that the extreme-difficulty Primordial Cage instance had begun, with 2,200 players assigned to factions.

Tang Xiaoling entered the instance alone and was targeted by three Sacred Soul Hall believers, but Jiang Ya stepped in and verbally humiliated them. The instance began as the faction-matching notification appeared.

• Tang Xiaoling realized she had left Tiantian at home and anxiously tried to leave the instance.
• Park Dam-hwan mocked Tang Xiaoling, while he, Kishida Kameichiro, and Yang Dianfeng planned to recruit or kill her for the Sacred Soul Hall.
• Jiang Ya defended Tang Xiaoling and traded insults with Park Dam-hwan and Kishida Kameichiro.
• Kishida Kameichiro and Park Dam-hwan failed to understand Jiang Ya's insults, prompting Yang Dianfeng to question their intelligence.
• The locked doors opened, and all 2,200 players received a notification that the instance had begun and faction matching was underway.

The primordial cage assigned players to factions, but Tang Xiaoling’s background proved so powerful that the instance could not assign her any faction or impose restrictions on her. Her status as the Princess of Fengdu left viewers and the Ten Elders stunned.

• The viewers discussed faction levels and learned that the highest assignment previously recorded was level four.
• The instance assigned Park Dam-hwan, Kishida Kameichiro, and Yang Dianfeng to the Fallen Angel Level Four Faction because of their Sacred Soul Hall emblems.
• The instance assigned Jiang Ya to the Investiture of the Gods Human Faction Level Five because she descended from Jiang Ziya.
• The instance failed to assign Tang Xiaoling a faction, declaring that her background exceeded its authority and welcoming the Princess of Fengdu to move freely.
• The viewers and the Ten Elders were shocked, and Jiang Daoguo realized that his granddaughter’s level-five assignment could not compare with Tang Xiaoling’s status.

Jiang Ya promised to return for Tang Xiaoling after being teleported to her faction, then learned that Tang Xiaoling was the SSS-ranked player from the news. Left alone in the primordial cage, Tang Xiaoling received a supreme buff commanding every Evil Spirit, but stayed outside the building to keep her promise.

• Jiang Ya learned that Tang Xiaoling had not been assigned a faction and promised to come back for her after teleporting away.
• Jiang Ya discovered Tang Xiaoling's identity as the SSS-ranked player just as she was sent to the God-Sealing Human Race faction.
• Tang Xiaoling received the supreme above all buff, which made every Evil Spirit in the primordial cage obey her commands.
• Tang Xiaoling felt an unexplained familiarity with the dark building and wanted to enter, but stayed where she was to wait for Jiang Ya.

Jiang Ya entered West Qi as its only player and learned that she had to protect the city while completing faction quests. She discovered that the Soul-Locking Tower was also the staging area where she could search for Ji Fa’s jade pendant, and set out to teleport there and find Lingling.

• Jiang Ya arrived at West Qi, joined the level 5 God-Sealing Human Race faction, and gained the Righteous Vital Energy buff.
• Jiang Ya entered the deserted city and received a quest to find Ji Fa’s lost jade pendant in the Soul-Locking Tower, along with a warning that all faction players would die if West Qi fell.
• Jiang Ya inspected the Faction Shop, found powerful items she could not afford, and learned that anything she bought would only work in the Primordial Cage Instance.
• Jiang Ya worried that West Qi had no defenses and that leaving it undefended could invite an attack.
• Jiang Ya checked the map, realized the Soul-Locking Tower was the staging area where she had entered the Instance, and prepared to teleport there to find Lingling and search for the pendant.