Chapter Summaries

Alcoholic Ghost unleashed an incomplete Ghost Domain at Mandragora Manor, forcing Lin Luo and his allies to fight together to hold him back. As White-Haired Jiangshi struggled against Chef Ghost and Maid Ghost, Lin Luo stopped Alcoholic Ghost from intervening and faced him himself.

• After absorbing the Black Pearl Berry, Long Kui reached the threshold of Ghost King and wounded Alcoholic Ghost with a surprise attack.
• Alcoholic Ghost unleashed his incomplete Ghost Domain, blocked Mandragora and Poppy's attacks, and sent deadly wind blades through the manor.
• Drunken Ghost told Lin Luo the Ghost Domain had a weakness, while Mandragora, Poppy, Tianqin, and Long Kui joined forces to halt its spread.
• Chef Ghost and Maid Ghost ambushed Alcoholic Ghost, and Lin Luo struck him with the Hell Torch as they helped hold him back.
• Alcoholic Ghost ordered White-Haired Jiangshi to subdue Chef Ghost and Maid Ghost, but they gained the advantage with Lin Luo's help.
• Lin Luo blocked Alcoholic Ghost from aiding White-Haired Jiangshi and challenged him directly.

Lin Luo used his Paper-Binding Technique and explosive Paper Doppelgangers to injure the Alcoholic Ghost while the Four Great Beauties held back the spreading ghost domain. After learning that the Drunken Ghost had found a weakness in the domain, Lin Luo charged toward it, leaving the Alcoholic Ghost unable to stop him.

• Lin Luo summoned eight Paper Doppelgangers to block the Alcoholic Ghost’s path and protect himself.
• The Alcoholic Ghost sliced the Paper Doppelgangers apart, but they reassembled under Lin Luo’s control.
• Lin Luo detonated his Paper Doppelgangers in succession, badly shaking the Zither Dwelling and leaving the Alcoholic Ghost battered.
• The Alcoholic Ghost accelerated the spread of his ghost domain and warned that he would become a Ghost King once it covered Mandragora Manor.
• Lin Luo said he would destroy the ghost domain within ten minutes, relying on a weakness the Drunken Ghost had discovered.
• Lin Luo used Ghost Shadow Trace to rush toward the spreading ghost domain before the Alcoholic Ghost could stop him.

Lin Luo entered the Alcoholic Ghost’s incomplete Ghost Domain and revealed that he had contracted with the Drunken Ghost. The Drunken Ghost confronted the Alcoholic Ghost, and the freed Four Great Beauties joined the fight, leaving the Alcoholic Ghost facing a combined attack.

• Poppy warned Lin Luo not to enter the Ghost Domain, but Lin Luo said it was incomplete and rushed inside using Ghost Shadow Trace.
• The Alcoholic Ghost’s Ghost Domain stopped corroding Lin Luo when unfamiliar Ghost Power emerged from him, and Lin Luo claimed a connection to the Slaughter Drunkard Ghost before admitting he had contracted with another Drunkard Ghost Emotion Mutant.
• Lin Luo used the Wine Gourd to spew Ghostfire and block the Alcoholic Ghost’s wind blades.
• The Drunken Ghost struck the Alcoholic Ghost with a Wine Gourd that released soul-piercing Netherfire, then declared that he had come to kill him.
• The Alcoholic Ghost extinguished the Netherfire with wind blades, but the Drunken Ghost spread Netherfire through the Ghost Domain and broke the Four Great Beauties free.
• The Four Great Beauties joined the battle, and the Drunken Ghost refused the Alcoholic Ghost’s demand to fight alone.

Lin Luo and his allies turned against Alcoholic Ghost, drawing White-Haired Jiangshi to their side and combining their attacks against him. The chapter ended as Lin Luo’s Ghost Power merged with Drunken Ghost’s and made Alcoholic Ghost realize the threat had reached near Ghost King Tier.

• Alcoholic Ghost tried to make Lin Luo’s allies leave by offering Mandragora Manor, but Mandragora and Long Kui rejected his offer, and Poppy and Tianqin prepared to fight.
• Alcoholic Ghost threatened Maid Ghost and Chef Ghost, but Maid Ghost rebuked him and Chef Ghost kept attacking White-Haired Jiangshi.
• Lin Luo offered to spare White-Haired Jiangshi if he joined them, and White-Haired Jiangshi agreed after Alcoholic Ghost abandoned him.
• The Four Great Beauties of Mandragora, Drunken Ghost, Maid Ghost, and Chef Ghost attacked Alcoholic Ghost, disrupting his attempt to kill White-Haired Jiangshi.
• Lin Luo unleashed his Ghost Power, which blended with Drunken Ghost’s and produced fluctuations near Ghost King Tier, shocking Alcoholic Ghost.

Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost fused their flames into Nine Netherworld Netherfire and badly wounded Alcoholic Ghost, but he escaped by detonating his ghost domain. The group planned to hunt him down before he could release the monster imprisoned in Mandragora Manor, whose identity Lin Luo asked about.

• Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost charged their moves while Mandragora Manor's Four Great Beauties, Chef Ghost, Maid Ghost, and the White-Haired Jiangshi kept Alcoholic Ghost occupied.
• Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost fused Hellfire and netherfire into Nine Netherworld Netherfire and engulfed Alcoholic Ghost.
• Alcoholic Ghost detonated his ghost domain, injuring the defenders, while Lin Luo and Drunken Ghost used their fire to contain its destruction.
• Alcoholic Ghost fled while severely weakened, and Mandragora, Long Kui, Poppy, and Tianqin discussed pursuing him before he could release the imprisoned monster.
• Lin Luo asked what the imprisoned monster was.

Lin Luo investigated Madam Rose’s death while pursuing a hidden task to kill the imprisoned Corpse-Eating Ghost. He split his allies between searching for clues and finding the injured Alcoholic Ghost, then entered White Rose Cemetery, where a Wall Ghost blocked the way.

• Lin Luo learned that four Ghost King Tier beings had imprisoned the Corpse-Eating Ghost and received a hidden task to kill it and unlock Paladin's Provocation.
• Poppy said Madam Rose had disappeared after her visit two nights earlier, while Mandragora blamed Alcoholic Ghost and Long Kui and Tianqin doubted he could have killed her.
• Lin Luo assigned Mandragora Manor's Four Great Beauties to hunt Alcoholic Ghost while Maid Ghost and Chef Ghost accompanied him to search for Madam Rose's remains.
• Lin Luo and his companions reached White Rose Cemetery and found its entrance sealed by a wall that turned out to be Wall Ghost.
• Chef Ghost failed to break through Wall Ghost, so Lin Luo sent Maid Ghost to help, and Wall Ghost's lewd remark enraged her.

Lin Luo forced Wall Ghost to reveal that a resentful lesser ghost split from the imprisoned Corpse-Eating Ghost had killed Madam Rose and was likely powerful enough to be a Ghost King. He entered White Rose Cemetery with Maid Ghost and Chef Ghost to investigate, where blood-eyed crows began approaching.

• Maid Ghost attacked Wall Ghost, but Lin Luo stopped her and demanded to know which Ghost King Wall Ghost had mentioned.
• Lin Luo punched Wall Ghost until it submitted and revealed that a lesser ghost born from the Corpse-Eating Ghost's resentment had escaped the dungeon and killed Madam Rose.
• Wall Ghost warned Lin Luo that the lesser ghost might target him, but Lin Luo insisted on entering White Rose Cemetery to complete his side quest.
• Wall Ghost reluctantly let Lin Luo, Maid Ghost, and Chef Ghost pass into the cemetery.
• Lin Luo followed the path toward Madam Rose's old house, and blood-eyed crows flew toward him from a dead tree.

Lin Luo and the Ghosts overcame an illusion of regenerating black crows on the narrow trail, then found a chained coffin blocking their way. The Maid Ghost identified its occupant as Madam Rose’s personal maid, Xiao Tao, who recognized her and spoke from inside.

• Mutated black crows attacked Lin Luo, and the Chef Ghost and Maid Ghost fought them while Lin Luo discovered that striking their eyes stopped them from regenerating.
• Lin Luo realized the flock was an illusion and dispelled it with his Ghost Power, revealing eerie Haze and an upright, chained coffin blocking the trail.
• The Maid Ghost warned Lin Luo that Madam Rose’s personal maid, Xiao Tao, was likely inside the coffin.
• Xiao Tao spoke from inside the coffin and congratulated the Maid Ghost on reattaching her legs and growing stronger.

Lin Luo confronted the Coffin Female Ghost, resisted her attempts to enthrall him, and forced her to reveal what happened to Madam Rose. The Coffin Female Ghost said a mysterious ghost killed Madam Rose during the lunar eclipse, leaving Lin Luo to consider the killer’s strength.

• The Coffin Female Ghost tried to enthrall the Maid Ghost, but Lin Luo interrupted and warned the Maid Ghost and Chef Ghost not to respond to her.
• Lin Luo offered to consider freeing the Coffin Female Ghost if she gave him useful information, but she tried to enthrall him instead.
• Lin Luo struck the Netherworld-tier coffin with his Hell Torch and knocked it back, proving he could move it.
• Frightened that Lin Luo would blast the coffin away, the Coffin Female Ghost agreed to tell him what she knew.
• The Coffin Female Ghost said Madam Rose had imprisoned her and that a mysterious ghost killed Madam Rose during the lunar eclipse.
• Lin Luo reasoned that the attacker might not have been stronger than Madam Rose and considered that he could defeat it if it was only an ordinary Ghost King.

Lin Luo freed the female ghost from her coffin after she agreed to help him find the pieces of Madam Rose’s dismembered body. She tried to escape instead, and Lin Luo intercepted her as she attacked him with a Soul-Burying Grade hairpin.

• The female ghost offered to guide Lin Luo into White Rose Cemetery, and he agreed to release her if she helped find Madam Rose’s body parts.
• Lin Luo removed the coffin’s nails but refused to break its chains, forcing the female ghost to free herself with her own Ghost Power.
• The female ghost blasted open the coffin lid and tried to flee, but Lin Luo intercepted her with Ghost Shadow Trace and struck her with the Hell Torch.
• The female ghost’s Enchantment failed to affect Lin Luo, so she drew a Soul-Burying Grade hairpin and stabbed at him.

Lin Luo fought Qipao Female Ghost after she broke her word and attacked him, then offered to help her get revenge in exchange for her assistance. Qipao Female Ghost hesitated at the danger of collecting Madam Rose’s remains, and Lin Luo revealed power approaching the true Ghost King tier.

• Qipao Female Ghost ambushed Lin Luo with her cursed Hairpin, but he dodged and countered with Hellfire.
• Lin Luo evaded Qipao Female Ghost’s attack and burned away her disguise, revealing her tortured appearance and resentment.
• Qipao Female Ghost explained that a despicable man and Tiger Auntie had caused her death, and Lin Luo offered to help her take revenge.
• Lin Luo asked Qipao Female Ghost to lead him and collect Madam Rose’s dismembered remains, but she refused because of the danger.
• Lin Luo combined his ghost power with Drunken Ghost’s, revealing strength that nearly reached the true Ghost King tier and shocking Qipao Female Ghost.

Lin Luo traveled with the Qipao Female Ghost toward Madam Rose's Ghost Mansion, staying wary as cursed power affected his ghosts. He reunited with Wen Hui, who had reached the Ghost General tier and offered to take him to a Spirit Fruit Tree, while the Qipao Female Ghost watched to judge whether Lin Luo was worth relying on.

• Lin Luo secured the Qipao Female Ghost's cooperation and secretly placed Detonating Paper on her as a precaution.
• The Qipao Female Ghost led Lin Luo, the Maid Ghost, and the Chef Ghost through the cemetery, where growing cursed power made the two ghosts struggle against violent urges.
• Near the swamp leading to Madam Rose's Ghost Mansion, Lin Luo encountered Wen Hui, whose ghost power had risen to the Ghost General tier.
• Wen Hui told Lin Luo about a Spirit Fruit Tree beside the swamp and said she had come to White Rose Cemetery on a side quest to discover the cause of Madam Rose's death.
• Wen Hui offered to lead Lin Luo to the Spirit Fruit, and Lin Luo agreed while the Qipao Female Ghost silently assessed him.

Lin Luo saw through a fake Wen Hui’s attempt to feed him cursed fruit and destroyed the impostor. He then exposed the Man-Faced Tree, which revealed its stronger form and vowed to absorb and torture him.

• Wen Hui led Lin Luo to a Ghost Power-wreathed fruit tree and urged him to eat one of its fruits.
• Lin Luo recognized that Wen Hui was an impostor, used Ghost Power to reveal the rotten fruit and its cursed Gu Insects, and learned the creature had tried to turn him into a puppet.
• The false Wen Hui attacked Lin Luo, but he burned it to ash with the Hell Torch and recognized the lingering aura on its charred branch.
• Lin Luo attacked the silent fruit tree with Hellfire, forcing the Man-Faced Tree to reveal itself and its Ghost King-tier potential.
• The Man-Faced Tree blamed Lin Luo for thwarting its plans and vowed to absorb him and torture him.

Lin Luo confronted the Man-Faced Tree while Qipao Female Ghost and his companions fought the Dwarf Ghost it created. Lin Luo tricked the tree with a Paper Doppelganger and wounded it with a powerful blast, but the Man-Faced Tree remained standing.

• Lin Luo attacked the Man-Faced Tree with Hellfire, but its tough trunk showed no signs of weakening.
• The Man-Faced Tree spawned a Dwarf Ghost to stop Qipao Female Ghost and threatened to absorb them all.
• Lin Luo sent Maid Ghost and Chef Ghost to help Qipao Female Ghost, who fought the Dwarf Ghost with her cursed Hairpin.
• The Man-Faced Tree bit Lin Luo, but he revealed that it had attacked a Paper Doppelganger created with the Netherworld Tier Paper-Binding Technique.
• Lin Luo detonated the Paper Doppelganger beside the Man-Faced Tree, blasting cracks across its trunk and making bluish-purple ghost blood seep out.

Lin Luo battled the Man-Faced Tree, using paper doppelgangers and the Hell Torch while avoiding its cursed spikes and corrosive miasma. He was still fighting when another exploding doppelganger badly wounded the Man-Faced Tree, whose cracked bark began leaking ghost blood.

• The Man-Faced Tree attacked Lin Luo again, but he struck its head with the Hell Torch as it tried to retreat.
• The Man-Faced Tree unleashed cursed spikes, then coated Lin Luo in miasma to block a doppelganger’s explosion and threatened the ghost creatures accompanying him.
• Lin Luo intercepted the Man-Faced Tree to protect his companions and crafted eight peak Ghost General Tier paper doppelgangers.
• The Man-Faced Tree’s miasma melted the doppelgangers, so Lin Luo used a paper doppelganger to lure it close and detonate beside it.
• The explosion made the Man-Faced Tree cough up blood and split its bark further, leaving dark purplish ghost blood seeping from its wounds.

Lin Luo and the Drunken Ghost fought the Man-Faced Tree after it revealed its bloody body and grew stronger. The tree transformed into its true form, whose power exceeded the Alcoholic Ghost’s, while Lin Luo continued to taunt it.

• The Man-Faced Tree’s bark peeled away, and Lin Luo sensed its Ghost Power rising toward the Ghost King level.
• The Man-Faced Tree ignored Lin Luo’s Hell Torch flames, spat miasmic liquid at him, and struck him with its branches.
• Lin Luo summoned the Drunken Ghost, who burned the Man-Faced Tree with Netherfire while Lin Luo hit it with the Hellhound Pattern.
• The Man-Faced Tree extinguished the Netherfire, then split its bloody body open and revealed its human-headed, vine-limbed true form.
• The Man-Faced Tree claimed everyone who had seen its true appearance had died, but Lin Luo mocked its appearance and enraged it further.

Lin Luo defeated the Man-Faced Tree with Nine Netherworld Netherfire and forced it to reveal what it knew about Madam Rose’s killer. The Man-Faced Tree began to say the culprit was still in White Rose Cemetery, but a spectral light pierced its head before it could finish.

• The Man-Faced Tree attacked Lin Luo with miasma-covered vines, but Lin Luo’s Paper Doppelganger exploded and created an opening for him to smash its head with the Hell Torch.
• The Man-Faced Tree’s miasma invaded Lin Luo, but he used Nine Netherworld Netherfire to burn it away.
• Lin Luo’s Nine Netherworld Netherfire overwhelmed the Man-Faced Tree and burned it until it collapsed.
• Lin Luo threatened to torture the Man-Faced Tree unless it revealed the whereabouts of Madam Rose’s killer, and the Man-Faced Tree agreed to talk.
• The Man-Faced Tree said the killer was still in White Rose Cemetery, but a spectral light pierced its head before it could continue.

Lin Luo and the Qipao Female Ghost investigated the house in White Rose Cemetery after a mysterious dart killed the Man-Faced Tree. A Headless Ghost invited them inside and attacked Lin Luo, but he struck back with the Hell Torch while staying within the rules.

• A bloodstained dart killed the Man-Faced Tree, and Lin Luo refused the Qipao Female Ghost's suggestion that they leave.
• Lin Luo persuaded the Qipao Female Ghost to knock on the blood-splattered house's door, where a Headless Ghost answered.
• Lin Luo claimed they were temporary workers from Mandragora Manor, and the Headless Ghost invited him and the three Ghost Creatures inside.
• The Headless Ghost revealed she had recognized Lin Luo as a human and threatened to eat him, then lunged at him.
• Lin Luo hit the Headless Ghost with the Hell Torch, and she threatened to have him punished in Madam Rose's house, but he pointed out that she had attacked first.

Lin Luo interrogated the Headless Ghost about Madam Rose’s death, but an unseen attacker killed her before she could answer. Lin Luo tracked down the attacker, who controlled Madam Rose’s blood-drenched arm, and learned the arm’s identity as their fight continued.

• Lin Luo slapped the Headless Ghost into submission and demanded to know who killed Madam Rose.
• The Headless Ghost began to answer, but a cursed dart struck and killed her.
• Lin Luo used Ghost Shadow Trace to intercept the attacker, a ghost creature possessing Madam Rose’s blood-drenched arm.
• The arm’s powerful cursed energy resisted Lin Luo’s Hell Torch, but his netherfire burned the ghost creature hiding inside it.
• The ghost creature fired another cursed dart at Lin Luo, and he knocked it aside with the Hell Torch.

Lin Luo defeated the Ghost Creature possessing Madam Rose’s arm and continued through the mansion with Maid Ghost, Chef Ghost, and Qipao Female Ghost. At the Restaurant, Snow Woman challenged Chef Ghost to cook a dish she liked, then tore off his arm after rejecting his food.

• Lin Luo burned the Ghost Creature controlling Madam Rose’s left arm to ashes, collected the arm, and continued his search for her remains and killer.
• Lin Luo told Maid Ghost and Chef Ghost that he needed their help as his assistants, and forced the reluctant Qipao Female Ghost to keep following him.
• On the way to the Restaurant, Lin Luo encountered Snow Woman, who demanded that they cook a dish to her liking before leaving.
• Chef Ghost cooked for Snow Woman and threatened to take her head if she found fault with his food.
• Snow Woman rejected Chef Ghost’s dishes and tore off one of his arms before he could dodge.