Chapter Summaries

Lin Luo agreed to help Miss Yu eliminate Alcoholic Ghost in exchange for a netherworld tier Paper-Binding Technique scroll, beginning with a plan to kill One-Eyed Ghost. After luring One-Eyed Ghost into attacking him at night, Lin Luo unleashed the Hell Torch and engulfed him in hellfire.

• Miss Yu offered Lin Luo a netherworld tier Paper-Binding Technique scroll if he helped her eliminate Alcoholic Ghost, and Lin Luo accepted.
• Miss Yu revealed that One-Eyed Ghost was Alcoholic Ghost's subordinate, explained his weakness, and agreed to save Lin Luo if he faced mortal danger.
• Lin Luo waited until dark, drank tea brewed from the Heavenly Net Bamboo Shoot, and left the Listening Rain Bamboo Grove alone to lure One-Eyed Ghost away from Miss Yu.
• One-Eyed Ghost followed Lin Luo and launched a sneak attack, but Lin Luo dodged it with Ghost Shadow Trace.
• One-Eyed Ghost attacked again, and Lin Luo used the Hell Torch to engulf him in hellfire.

Lin Luo and Drunkard Ghost fought One-Eyed Ghost in the Listening Rain Bamboo Grove, but One-Eyed Ghost’s ghost eye grew more powerful as he was injured. One-Eyed Ghost broke through their attacks and escaped, threatening to return with Big Brother Alcoholic.

• Lin Luo wore One-Eyed Ghost down with the Hell Torch, but One-Eyed Ghost transformed and unleashed his full strength.
• Lin Luo summoned Drunkard Ghost, who blocked One-Eyed Ghost’s escape and burned him with soul-targeting netherfire.
• One-Eyed Ghost’s ghost eye bled as his power surged, contradicting Miss Yu’s information about his weakness.
• One-Eyed Ghost drove Drunkard Ghost back with a black beam and tried to flee the Listening Rain Bamboo Grove.
• Lin Luo struck One-Eyed Ghost down, but One-Eyed Ghost recovered, grew stronger, and escaped after Lin Luo and Drunkard Ghost blocked another beam.

Lin Luo blinded and defeated One-Eyed Ghost with the Hell Torch, while Tipsy Drunkard Ghost burned him to ashes. Miss Yu revealed that Heavy Drinker Ghost had cursed her with a powerful mandragora flower curse, and Lin Luo questioned whether their cooperation could continue.

• Lin Luo attacked One-Eyed Ghost's eye with the Hell Torch, blinding him and draining his strength.
• Tipsy Drunkard Ghost blocked One-Eyed Ghost's escape and burned him to ashes, then Lin Luo recalled the weakened ghost.
• Miss Yu approached Lin Luo, and he confronted her for withholding information about the danger of the fight.
• Miss Yu removed her veil and revealed a mandragora flower curse placed on her by Heavy Drinker Ghost.
• Lin Luo said Miss Yu's curse prevented her from helping and suggested their cooperation should end.

Lin Luo accepted Poppy’s quest to obtain Healing Nectar from the mansion’s maid in exchange for a Netherworld Tier paper effigy crafting scroll and Poppy’s future help against the Alcoholic Ghost. On his way to the mansion, he confronted the Brat Ghost, whose mother arrived after Lin Luo kicked him.

• Poppy apologized to Lin Luo and offered him the paper effigy crafting scroll in advance if he helped her obtain Healing Nectar from the mansion’s maid.
• Lin Luo triggered the Horror Game quest, learned Poppy was a withering poppy cursed by a Mandragora Flower, and agreed to help her.
• Lin Luo found the Brat Ghost kicking around Lin Dong’s severed head in the mansion courtyard.
• The Brat Ghost tried to gouge out Lin Luo’s eyes, but Lin Luo dodged and then kicked him hard enough to injure him.
• The Brat Ghost cried for his mother, and the Long-Tongued Female Ghost rushed over as he demanded that she kill Lin Luo.

Lin Luo fought the long-tongued ghost after she attacked him to avenge her brat ghost son. After he defeated her, the brat ghost showed no concern for his mother and Lin Luo turned on him.

• The long-tongued ghost blamed Lin Luo for upsetting her son and attacked him with poisoned claws, but he dodged with Ghost Shadow Trace.
• When the long-tongued ghost launched her full-strength attack, Lin Luo struck her tongue apart with the Hell Torch.
• The brat ghost mocked his injured mother instead of helping her, and the long-tongued ghost lunged at Lin Luo in despair.
• Lin Luo smashed half the long-tongued ghost's head, leaving her collapsed on the ground.
• The brat ghost joked about using his mother's head as a ball, so Lin Luo approached him and slapped his head askew.

Lin Luo confronted the brat ghost over his cruelty, while the long-tongued ghost regretted having spoiled him. After the brat ghost turned on his mother, he ambushed and killed her in front of Lin Luo.

• The brat ghost insulted the injured long-tongued ghost and begged Lin Luo to spare him.
• Lin Luo threatened to twist off the brat ghost's head, but the brat ghost offered his mother's head instead.
• The long-tongued ghost stood and prepared to punish the brat ghost, while Lin Luo said only one of them could live.
• The long-tongued ghost softened when the brat ghost apologized and approached her for a hug.
• The brat ghost stabbed the long-tongued ghost, split her body in two, and cut off her head as Lin Luo watched in fury.

Lin Luo killed Long-Tongued Ghost and confronted Brat Ghost, but Purple Stiff intervened to protect his son. As Purple Stiff attacked, Lin Luo relied on his defensive gear and prepared to counter with the Hell Torch.

• Brat Ghost killed Long-Tongued Ghost, and Lin Luo threatened to kill him in return.
• Lin Luo used Ghost Shadow Trace to stop Brat Ghost from escaping and swung the Hell Torch at him.
• Purple Stiff blocked the Hell Torch with his bare hand and promised to punish Lin Luo at Brat Ghost's request.
• Purple Stiff discovered Long-Tongued Ghost's severed head, but Brat Ghost falsely accused Lin Luo of killing her.
• Purple Stiff attacked Lin Luo at high speed, and Lin Luo took the strike before flames burst from the Hell Torch.

Lin Luo fought Purple Stiff, who used Corpse Transformation after being badly injured by Lin Luo’s Hellfire. Purple Stiff poisoned Lin Luo and appeared to gain the upper hand, but a blood-red skull tattoo flared and a wine gourd suddenly sent him flying.

• Lin Luo tricked Purple Stiff into dodging the Hellhound Pattern, then used Ghost Shadow Trace to strike the back of his head with a Hellhound.
• The brat ghost urged Purple Stiff to kill Lin Luo, and Purple Stiff blamed Lin Luo for his injury before activating Corpse Transformation.
• Purple Stiff attacked at tremendous speed and struck Lin Luo with corpse poison, weakening his Ghost Power.
• As Purple Stiff pressed his advantage, the skull tattoo on Lin Luo’s arm glowed red and a wine gourd sent Purple Stiff flying.

Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost cornered Purple Stiff and burned him nearly to death. Lin Luo forced Brat Ghost to choose between himself and his father, and Brat Ghost stabbed Purple Stiff with a dagger.

• Purple Stiff tried to flee with Brat Ghost, but Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost blocked their escape.
• Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost combined their flames and burned Purple Stiff to charcoal.
• Brat Ghost tried to escape, but Lin Luo stopped him and declared that only one of them would live.
• Brat Ghost pretended to regret failing his father, then stabbed the helpless Purple Stiff with a Long-Tongued Ghost-Cutting Dagger.

Lin Luo killed Brat Ghost after Purple Stiff sacrificed himself to destroy his son, then returned to Mandragora Manor. Maid Ghost tried to punish Lin Luo for coming back late, but backed down when he cited Poppy’s order, and he stopped her to propose a deal.

• Brat Ghost admitted that he had killed Long-Tongued Ghost and tried to behead Purple Stiff, who self-destructed and destroyed his own soul.
• Lin Luo crushed the badly injured Brat Ghost’s head after refusing to spare him.
• Lin Luo recalled Drunken Ghost and reached the house without further ghost attacks.
• Maid Ghost accused Lin Luo of breaking the rules by returning late, but he said Miss Yu had ordered him to come back later.
• Maid Ghost let Lin Luo off after he invoked Miss Yu’s order, and Lin Luo stopped her from leaving to propose a deal.

Lin Luo bargained with the Maid Ghost for Nectar by offering to restore her missing legs, then discovered through her memories that the old serving woman had caused her suffering. He promised to eliminate the old serving woman in exchange for the Maid Ghost’s Nectar and a promise to stop targeting him, and left to carry out the plan.

• Lin Luo offered to restore the Maid Ghost’s legs in exchange for Nectar, and she agreed to the trade.
• Lin Luo used the Crimson Demon Finger to examine the Maid Ghost’s memories and learned that the old serving woman had mutilated her when they were alive.
• Lin Luo concluded that the old serving woman had likely stolen the Maid Ghost’s missing legs, and the Maid Ghost erupted in anger.
• Lin Luo offered to eliminate the old serving woman in exchange for a favor and an end to the Maid Ghost’s hostility toward him.
• The Maid Ghost accepted Lin Luo’s conditions, and Lin Luo left as she hoped he would succeed.

Lin Luo forced his way through a corridor of deadly ghost mouths and reached the kitchen, where he subdued a shut-in ghost. He learned that the old maid was not in the kitchen, but the shut-in ghost did not know where she was, leaving Lin Luo poised to attack him.

• Lin Luo exposed the bloodied corridor's ghost mouths with his Ghost Power and burned them to ash with the Hell Torch.
• At the kitchen door, Lin Luo knocked down a shut-in ghost who threatened to take his organs over a fallen anime magazine.
• Lin Luo used Ghost Shadow Trace to get behind the shut-in ghost and kick him down when he attacked.
• Lin Luo learned that the old maid had not come to the kitchen that night and that the shut-in ghost did not know where she was.
• Lin Luo released terrifying Ghost Power and threatened to kill the shut-in ghost for failing to answer his questions.

Lin Luo followed Nerd Ghost to Poppy Garden, where he confronted Old Nanny and Old Man Ghost while demanding Maid Ghost’s legs. After defeating Old Man Ghost with Hellfire, Lin Luo refused Old Nanny’s offer to let him leave, and the two ghosts prepared to fight back together.

• Nerd Ghost led Lin Luo to Poppy Garden, where strange poppies grew among the shriveled corpses of dead players.
• Lin Luo attacked Nerd Ghost for concealing Old Man Ghost’s presence, leaving Nerd Ghost gravely wounded.
• Lin Luo dodged Old Nanny’s charge and struck her with the Hell Torch, drawing blood.
• Old Man Ghost tried to sneak up on Lin Luo, but Lin Luo engulfed him in Hellfire and burned him to charcoal.
• Old Nanny offered to let Lin Luo leave, but Lin Luo refused and said he would keep his promise to kill her.
• Old Man Ghost rose from the flames and joined Old Nanny in preparing to attack Lin Luo.

Lin Luo fought Old Man Ghost and Old Nanny in the Poppy Garden, overwhelming them with the Hell Torch and surviving Old Man Ghost’s desperate attack through powerful defensive Ghost Artifacts. After Old Man Ghost ignited his Ghost Blood and failed to hurt him, Lin Luo blocked Old Nanny’s attempt to escape.

• Lin Luo warned Old Man Ghost to leave, but Old Man Ghost attacked him with a Baton, only to be overpowered.
• Old Nanny joined the fight with a Soul-Burying Tier chainsaw, but Lin Luo’s Hellhound Pattern forced both ghosts back.
• Lin Luo and the two ghosts exchanged powerful attacks, shaking the Poppy Garden and driving weaker ghosts away.
• Old Man Ghost ignited his Ghost Blood to boost his strength, while Old Nanny urged him to kill Lin Luo.
• Old Man Ghost struck Lin Luo, but the Cursed Armor and Silver Ring absorbed the blow without serious injury.
• Old Nanny tried to withdraw, but Lin Luo used Ghost Shadow Trace to appear in front of her and block her path.

Lin Luo fought Old Man Ghost and Old Nanny after they used Ignite Ghost Blood, then defeated Old Nanny and searched her memories for Maid Ghost’s legs. He recovered the legs, while Old Man Ghost escaped.

• Old Man Ghost and Old Nanny attacked Lin Luo, but his Ghost Artifacts and Ghost Shadow Trace helped him withstand their assaults.
• Old Man Ghost urged Old Nanny to use Ignite Ghost Blood, and she transformed into a Long-Tongued Ghost and attacked Lin Luo with her tongue.
• Old Man Ghost gathered his Ghost Power as if preparing to sacrifice himself, then fled, leaving Old Nanny alone to face Lin Luo.
• Old Nanny offered Lin Luo rewards and threatened to hide Maid Ghost’s legs, but he refused her bargains and knocked her down.
• Lin Luo searched Old Nanny’s memories with Crimson Demon Finger and discovered Maid Ghost’s legs were attached to her body.
• Lin Luo used Old Nanny’s chainsaw to remove Maid Ghost’s two legs, while Old Nanny howled in pain.

Lin Luo killed Old Nanny but became trapped in Poppy Garden, where he fought the Flower Demon that had possessed Nerd Ghost. As Lin Luo’s Ghost Power dwindled, he summoned Drunken Ghost to finish the weakened demon.

• Lin Luo ignored Old Nanny’s plea for mercy, killed her, and found himself trapped in a powerful Ghost Wall at Poppy Garden’s entrance.
• Nerd Ghost revealed that the Flower Demon had possessed him, and Lin Luo destroyed his body with Hellfire, forcing the demon out as a poppy.
• The Flower Demon attacked with the garden’s poppies and lingering fragrance, trying to drain Lin Luo’s Ghost Power and possess him as a vessel.
• Lin Luo endured the Flower Demon’s assault, then revealed that he was a Ghost Tamer and summoned Drunken Ghost from his wrist tattoo.
• Drunken Ghost agreed to help Lin Luo eliminate the nearly exhausted Flower Demon.

Lin Luo and the Drunken Ghost cornered the Flower Demon after it burned its essence to escape, and the Drunken Ghost crushed it with his Wine Gourd. As the Flower Demon faced death, it recognized something familiar about the Drunken Ghost and asked whether he was connected to the Alcoholic Ghost.

• The Flower Demon tried to flee, but the Drunken Ghost blocked it and burned much of its body with liquor flames.
• The Flower Demon burned its essence to boost its strength, then attempted to escape instead of fighting the Drunken Ghost.
• Lin Luo struck the Flower Demon with the Hell Torch, allowing the Drunken Ghost to catch up and block its escape.
• The Flower Demon attacked Lin Luo, but the Drunken Ghost stopped it by hurling his expanding Wine Gourd into it.
• The badly weakened Flower Demon asked the Drunken Ghost about his relationship with the Alcoholic Ghost, and the Drunken Ghost refused to answer.

After defeating Flower Demon, Lin Luo encountered Shadow Ghost, Alcoholic Ghost’s spy, and revealed enough power to force Shadow Ghost out of his body. Shadow Ghost then attacked Lin Luo with a powerful Shadow Ball.

• Drunken Ghost sucked Flower Demon into his wine gourd, and Lin Luo recalled Drunken Ghost before leaving Poppy Garden.
• Lin Luo noticed Shadow Ghost hiding in his shadow and stomped it into revealing itself.
• Shadow Ghost admitted Alcoholic Ghost had sent it to monitor Lin Luo and attacked after Lin Luo hinted he had defeated One-Eyed Ghost.
• Lin Luo struck Shadow Ghost with the Hell Torch, but Shadow Ghost liquefied and tried to control Lin Luo’s body.
• Lin Luo unleashed his ghost power and forced Shadow Ghost out, prompting it to boast that it would make Lin Luo its puppet within a minute.
• Shadow Ghost gathered its ghost power and hurled a Shadow Ball at Lin Luo.

Lin Luo fought Shadow Ghost, whose Immortal Body let him survive attacks that would have killed another ghost. After wearing Shadow Ghost down, Lin Luo claimed he had discovered how to overcome the ability, but the fight had not yet ended.

• Shadow Ghost bombarded Lin Luo with Shadow Balls, but Lin Luo endured the attacks and blasted him away with Hellfire.
• Shadow Ghost tried to flee, but Lin Luo blocked his escape and struck his head apart with the Hell Torch.
• Shadow Ghost revealed that his headless body could keep fighting, then regenerated after Lin Luo's Hellfire melted him into heat-resistant black liquid.
• Lin Luo and Shadow Ghost continued fighting as both expended Ghost Power, while Shadow Ghost warned Lin Luo about other ghosts waiting in the shadows.
• Lin Luo told Shadow Ghost that he had discovered his weakness and that making him unable to continue existing would nullify his Immortal Body.

Lin Luo destroyed Shadow Ghost by exploiting the streetlights that sustained him, then returned to Mandragora Manor with Old Nanny’s head and Maid Ghost’s legs. After securing the Rain Dew in exchange for reattaching her legs, Lin Luo followed Maid Ghost toward a secluded room, where they encountered an immensely obese ghost.

• Lin Luo smashed the streetlights that Shadow Ghost depended on, triggering the rules’ backlash and reducing Shadow Ghost’s power.
• Lin Luo killed Shadow Ghost with the Hell Torch and worried that Alcoholic Ghost would come after him next.
• Lin Luo returned to the house and gave Maid Ghost Old Nanny’s head and her two missing legs.
• Lin Luo demanded Maid Ghost hand over the Rain Dew before he reattached her legs, and she eventually gave him the level 3 Spirit Medicine.
• Maid Ghost led Lin Luo toward a secluded room for the surgery, but they encountered an immensely obese ghost on the way.