Arc 7Song Family’s Fall

Shen Ye helped Song Yinchen defeat Song Qingyun, then killed Song Qingyun himself and secured a mentor in Xu Xingke. The arc ended with Shen Ye joining Xirang High School and meeting its ominous teachers.

  • Shen Ye returned to Thunder Fortress, where he and Big Skeleton helped destroy the Orc divine body before Kalula blessed Shen Ye and led the Orcs home.
  • Shen Ye’s Fun-Maker trait triggered a magical performance, while Song Qingyun attacked the Song Family and claimed leadership, and Shen Ye sent evidence of her actions to Kunlun.
  • Song Yinchen completed her inheritance trial and confronted Song Qingyun, but their battle exposed the threat of the Nine Evil Gods and the anomaly surrounding Central Province City.
  • Shen Ye collected the god-corpse remnants sustaining the anomaly as Song Yinchen fought Song Qingyun and protected him from her attacks.
  • Yun Ni brought Shen Ye face to face with Song Qingyun, and Shen Ye used Bunny Hop before beheading her with the Nightfall Sword.
  • A Tower of Tarot member gave Shen Ye a recommendation for the Miner, and Shen Ye chose the miner Xu Xingke as his mentor after completing the Tomb Maze trial.
  • Xu Xingke accepted Shen Ye as his student, while fate affirmed that Shen Ye could use any class without wasting it.
  • Shen Ye enrolled at Xirang High School, reunited with Guo Yunye and Zhang Xiaoyi, and attended an opening ceremony featuring Principal Qiu Wanshu and two threatening teachers.
Chapters 152–176 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 152The price of love!

Shen Ye exploited the Great Chieftain’s Invitation to move between the Nightmare World and the Main World, provoking a battle between the Orcs and a powerful being in the sky while sending Prince Norton intelligence about the attack. As midnight arrived, Shen Ye returned to the Nightmare World, waiting for the Invitation to activate again so he could seize a chance to earn a strong appraisal trait.

  • Shen Ye arrived at Thunder Fortress through the Great Chieftain’s Invitation and challenged the Great Chieftain over the cost of preparing the Orc army for war.
  • When the Great Chieftain ordered his guards to seize him, Shen Ye summoned a furious attacker from the sky, escaped underground, and returned to the Main World.
  • Big Skeleton told Shen Ye that the attacker was likely the remnant of a dead god, and Shen Ye concluded that either side’s defeat could benefit him.
  • Shen Ye returned to Thunder Fortress, froze a group of Orcs with an arrow, and taunted the Great Chieftain before escaping as flames engulfed the city.
  • Shen Ye sent Prince Norton a magical letter reporting that Thunder Fortress was under divine attack, then realized he needed a high-grade appraisal trait to obtain Astrological Shift.
  • After midnight, Shen Ye entered the Nightmare World and waited until the Great Chieftain’s Invitation activated, sending him flying toward Thunder Fortress again.

Ch. 153Determined to fight!

Shen Ye and Big Skeleton summoned Underworld Lord Micteticashiva to ambush the Orc divine body while it fought the faceless serpent. Micteticashiva gave Shen Ye a mysterious book and told him to use his Songstress talent to bring its art to life, leaving him poised to join the battle.

  • Shen Ye watched the great chieftain summon the Orcs' ancestral divine body, which immobilized everyone in Thunder Fortress with its force field.
  • Big Skeleton freed Shen Ye from the god's force field and warned that the Orc divine body would grow stronger if it absorbed the broken divine body's power.
  • Shen Ye agreed to help Big Skeleton ambush the Orcs and put on Undead Armor as Big Skeleton prepared the art hidden on the Demon of Nightmare hide.
  • As the Orc divine body hurled a starry spear at the faceless serpent, Big Skeleton called upon his mother, Underworld Lord Micteticashiva, who stopped time and appeared on the battlefield.
  • Micteticashiva asked Shen Ye about his class, then gave him a black book and instructed him to use his Artistic Talent to bring its art to life.

Ch. 154Spectacular Opening: Hellgate Hundred-Hand Summoning!

Shen Ye used Underworld Lord Micteticashiva’s divine skill to destroy the two divine bodies and Thunder Fortress, then met Kalula, who planned to lead the Orc Race back to its Ancestral Land. The chapter ended with Kalula offering the Blessing of the Earth in exchange for the Beast Race High Priest’s equipment set, while Big Skeleton urged Shen Ye to accept.

  • Shen Ye unleashed Hellgate Hundred-Hand Summoning, and the dead of Hell formed gigantic hands that tore apart the orc divine body and the faceless serpent.
  • Underworld Lord Micteticashiva warned Shen Ye that Hell had become a dangerous jungle and told him to prepare before seeking her there.
  • Shen Ye and Big Skeleton decided to leave the destroyed Thunder Fortress and check on Red Tone Temple, but Kalula stopped them.
  • Kalula said she would lead the Orc Race back to the Ancestral Land and restore its faith and shamans after the Great Chieftain’s death.
  • Kalula offered Shen Ye the Blessing of the Earth for the Beast Race High Priest’s equipment set, and Big Skeleton urged him to make the exchange.

Ch. 155Dark Gold Trait

Shen Ye received the Earth Mother's blessing from Kalula, then returned to the Main World and gained the dark gold trait Fun-Maker and a powerful new gate ability. While testing the trait with Big Skeleton, he accidentally became one of its targets and triggered a Songstress performance as several figures appeared beside the fire.

  • Kalula blessed Shen Ye, raising all his basic attributes to 19 and healing his hidden injuries, then gave him the Body of the Earth wooden plaque before departing.
  • Shen Ye asked Big Skeleton whether Kalula could have defeated the Great Chieftain, learned she could not, and opened a gate back to the Main World.
  • Shen Ye received the dark gold trait Fun-Maker and unlocked the first effect of Astrological Shift, which let him mark two teleportation points.
  • Shen Ye activated Fun-Maker while speaking with Big Skeleton but forgot to designate a target, so the trait selected Shen Ye and Fei Lun.
  • Shen Ye began singing as his Songstress Skill activated, and several figures descended beside the fire, announcing that his performance was about to begin.

Ch. 156Dance out of control!

Shen Ye and the Songstress Art created the saved amusement Bunny Hop, but its effects left him unable to resist Song Qingyun’s taunts or leave the dance. He sent a biochemical clone to stand in for him at the Welcome Party and instructor assessment, then went through the Gate to the Secret Passage of the Nightmare World.

  • Shen Ye joined White Dragon Horse, Li Kui, Diao Chan, and Jia Baoyu in a performance that created the positive amusement effect Youthful Song and Dance, drawing Big Skeleton into their dancing line.
  • After Shen Ye stopped the music, glowing text announced that he, the Trait, and the Songstress Art had created and saved Bunny Hop.
  • At Red Tone Temple, Song Qingyun threatened to kill Song Yinchen and Shen Ye’s relatives, using her Spellcraft to call him out to fight.
  • Song Qingyun’s Soul-Muddling Technique briefly stirred Shen Ye from the amusement, but the others’ repeated enhancements pulled him back into it, and he planned to go to Evernight City with Big Skeleton.
  • Concerned about missing the Welcome Party and instructor assessment, Shen Ye activated a Single-Soldier Combat Biochemical Clone and gave it Centaur Kalula’s Body of the Earth wooden token to impersonate him.
  • Shen Ye found the four performers gone, stepped through the Gate, and arrived in the Secret Passage of the Nightmare World.

Ch. 157Finally clearheaded!

Shen Ye returned to Evernight City disguised as Baxter and reported the events at Thunder Fortress to the Count, while the power of his song magic left him appearing temporarily deranged. After Kevin was exposed and punished for betraying him, Shen Ye used the Count’s permission to buy the materials he needed to travel to Hell.

  • Shen Ye arrived in Evernight City as Baxter and told the Count that the Great Chieftain had died and Kalula was leading the Orcs back to their ancestral homeland.
  • Shen Ye’s song magic activated, causing him and the gathered officials to sing and dance until a Banshee interrupted them.
  • The Banshee and Shadow Demon Snake leaders judged that Shen Ye would recover within an hour, and the Count ordered Spectral Wraiths to protect him.
  • An Adviser confirmed that Kevin had accepted a bribe and let the Orcs capture Shen Ye, so the Count sentenced Kevin’s soul to a hundred years in the dungeon.
  • Shen Ye bought the spellcasting materials he needed and revealed that he planned to use them to go to Hell.

Ch. 158Kill You, Brother Shen Ye!

Song Yinchen passed the Red Tone Temple’s third-floor trial with help from Shen Ye’s biochemical clone, while Song Qingyun killed the clone she believed was Shen Ye. After revealing she had killed her younger sister, Song Qingyun confronted her father and prepared to kill him so she could claim the Song Family’s Divine Artifact.

  • The third-floor statue tested Shen Ye’s Protector with riddles and calculations, and the biochemical clone answered every question correctly so Song Yinchen could continue.
  • Song Qingyun tracked Shen Ye’s location and found his Single-Soldier Combat Biochemical Clone in his place.
  • Song Qingyun killed the clone with her red saber, believing she had killed Shen Ye, then left the temple feeling that their past was behind her.
  • Song Qingyun told her father that she had killed her younger sister and accused him of causing their mother’s death.
  • Song Qingyun revealed that only one remaining Song Family heir could activate the Divine Artifact, then raised her saber against her father.

Ch. 159The Last Divine Artifact Holder!

Song Qingyun killed her father to gain the Evil Gods’ support, then took control of the Song Family and declared plans to found an independent nation. She claimed the World-Suppressing Divine Artifact would recognize her, but when she summoned it, nothing appeared.

  • Song Qingyun rejected her father’s pleas, revealed her plan to sacrifice people to the Evil Gods, and called him a failure.
  • Song Qingyun stabbed her father and received the Evil Gods’ power, while he realized too late that Song Yinchen had once been able to break her power.
  • Song Qingyun altered the gathered families’ memories, presenting her father as retired and Song Yinchen as dead, and announced herself as Song Family head.
  • Song Qingyun declared that the Thirty-Six Aristocratic Families would break from the World Government and establish the nation of Song under the nine Gods.
  • The World-Suppressing Divine Artifact made a deep sound, and visitors from several groups arrived, but Song Qingyun’s summons brought no visible response.
  • Song Qingyun drew her saber, and the people in the hall fell silent and motionless.

Ch. 160Reinforcements!

Song Qingyun waited for the Divine Artifact to awaken while holding the heads of the thirty-six Aristocratic Families under her control. Shen Ye sent his recordings to Kunlun, which accepted the data and began assessing the crisis, leaving him waiting to hear what it would do.

  • Song Qingyun condemned the thirty-six Aristocratic Families for their past crimes, declared them her slaves, and poured wine in remembrance of those who had died for her.
  • Shen Ye discovered his biochemical clone had been decapitated by Song Qingyun, who had mistaken it for him, and learned that Centaur Kalula's wooden token had been exhausted.
  • Shen Ye asked the clone to transmit his data to the Human Martial Arts Group and Kunlun, but Kunlun initially refused the connection.
  • Shen Ye used the complaints network to get Kunlun's attention by offering it a mysterious digital gift, then uploaded the videos and audio recordings from his phone.
  • Kunlun disconnected after receiving the data, and Shen Ye arranged for the clone to alert him with the code phrase, "Monkey Brings Reinforcements is here," when Kunlun acted.

Ch. 161Time to Respond!

Shen Ye realized Song Yinchen might still be alive and headed toward Red Tone Temple. Meanwhile, Kunlun investigated Yao Yubai, uncovered signs that his memories and the Yao Family’s history had been manipulated, and began compiling evidence of Song Qingyun’s influence over the Aristocratic Families.

  • Shen Ye concluded Song Qingyun might believe Song Yinchen was dead and flew toward Red Tone Temple to investigate.
  • A white-haired Kunlun elder summoned Yao Yubai and questioned him about Shen Ye, the Song Family, and the deaths in Pingcheng.
  • Yao Yubai’s claim that Shen Ye had tortured and killed a girl was undermined when drones found no body at the grave he identified.
  • The elder revealed that Song An had died and that Yao Yubai’s supposed relatives involved in the Pingcheng crackdown did not exist in the Yao Family’s records or videos.
  • The elder reviewed Song Qingyun’s recorded contacts and concluded that she had extensive dealings with nearly every Aristocratic Family outside the five families with World-Suppressing Divine Artifacts.

Ch. 162Bearer of Chaotic Spiritual Light!

Shen Ye found Song Yinchen completing the Red Tone Temple inheritance trial and learned that the Song Family’s Divine Artifact could destroy the world. As the artifact carried them toward the Floating Island, Song Yinchen chose to confront Song Qingyun, who was preparing to summon the Nine Evil Gods.

  • A white-haired old man ordered an investigation into everyone connected to Song Qingyun and began preparations for humanity’s possible extinction.
  • Shen Ye reached Red Tone Temple, where a Divine Artifact spirit revealed that Song Yinchen had completed her inheritance trial and that the Song Family’s covenant kept the world intact.
  • Song Yinchen emerged with the trait “Bearer of Chaotic Spiritual Light” and took Shen Ye out of the underground on a red-rope fish.
  • The artifact spirit warned that Song Qingyun had sold her soul to the Nine Evil Gods and that Song Yinchen had only one chance to stop the coming slaughter.
  • Song Yinchen chose to confront her sister, transformed the red rope into a Fire Phoenix, and struck the Floating Island, sending Song Qingyun flying.
  • Song Yinchen drew a Blazing Long Whip from the Fire Phoenix and called out to Song Qingyun.

Ch. 163Chaos vs. the Evil God!

Song Yinchen merged with the Fire Phoenix and used Nanming Lihuo to strip the Thirty-Six Aristocratic Families’ class holders of their Evil God Contract Seals. Song Qingyun trapped Shen Ye and attacked him, but Song Yinchen awakened the Chaos Dharma Form and subdued her; after Song Yinchen burned Song Qingyun away, the Chaos Dharma Form warned that Song Qingyun was still alive.

  • Song Qingyun attacked Song Yinchen, but the Fire Phoenix struck her and Nanming Lihuo later burned the Evil God Contract Seals from the class holders of the Thirty-Six Aristocratic Families.
  • Song Qingyun used the nine slit pupils on her saber to immobilize Shen Ye, but he opened a Gate behind himself and diverted the blade into the Nightmare World.
  • Song Qingyun unleashed the Nine Gods’ power and tried to alter everyone’s memories, while Song Yinchen formed the Chaos Dharma Form and trapped her in a repeating memory.
  • Song Yinchen embraced Song Qingyun, recalled how her sister had once protected her, and burned her body away with the Fire Phoenix’s flames.
  • The Chaos Dharma Form warned Song Yinchen that Song Qingyun had been stalling and was not dead.

Ch. 164The Two Women and Shen Ye!

Shen Ye learned that Song Yinchen and Song Qingyun could not kill each other because of the Song Family’s Divine Curse, and that their battle concealed a struggle to protect the family and eliminate Shen Ye. With the Chaotic Spiritual Light’s power, he returned beneath Central Province City to destroy the god corpse remains sustaining its anomaly.

  • Song Qingyun overwhelmed Song Yinchen in battle, while the Chaotic Spiritual Light warned Shen Ye that he was the real target and helped him escape into the Nightmare World.
  • Shen Ye realized the sisters could not kill each other and learned from the Chaotic Spiritual Light that Song Qingyun needed him dead, while Song Yinchen was trying to protect the Song Family from its enemies.
  • The Chaotic Spiritual Light explained that thirty-five god corpse remains were sustaining an anomaly that had removed Central Province City from their world, and asked Shen Ye to destroy them.
  • The Chaotic Spiritual Light entered Shen Ye’s Longevity Lock, allowing him to use its power, and sent him beneath Central Province City.
  • Shen Ye’s Cards assigned him a New Life Mission to free Central Province City from the anomaly and allowed him to choose a mentor.

Ch. 165The Dharma Eye: Dragon-Devouring Eye

Shen Ye began reclaiming the Song Family’s thirty-six God Fiends with the Chaotic Spiritual Light while Song Yinchen fought to buy him time. As a swarm of Otherworld insects attacked Central Province City, Song Yinchen revealed her Dragon-Devouring Eye, and Song Qingyun prepared to trigger something ahead of schedule.

  • The Chaotic Spiritual Light used the Longevity Lock to reclaim the Heavenly Injury God Fiend and took Shen Ye to collect the remaining remnant bodies.
  • Song Yinchen disarmed Song Qingyun, and the Ouyang Family head tried to seal the Demon Blade before it broke free and killed him and the eighteen Ouyang fighters.
  • Song Yinchen revealed that she had recorded the confrontation, preserving evidence that would help her defend herself when she took charge of the Song Family.
  • Flesh-Devouring Demon Locusts poured into Central Province City, killing and wounding professionals as Song Yinchen evaded their attacks and fought them off.
  • Song Qingyun recognized Song Yinchen’s Dragon-Devouring Eye, and Song Yinchen explained how she had gained the inheritance at Red Tone Temple.
  • Song Qingyun raised the Demon Blade and announced that they would begin ahead of schedule.

Ch. 166Flying Swords! Flying Swords Again!

Song Yinchen joined the battle against Song Qingyun’s Evil God avatars, while Shen Ye returned after eliminating the anomaly and watched a mysterious sword master destroy the avatars with countless flying swords. After Song Qingyun was killed, Song Yinchen vowed to take responsibility for the Song Family and worried that enemies would target Shen Ye; the chapter ended with the gathered factions greeting her as the new head of the Song Family as an eerie fluctuation spread in the darkness.

  • Song Yinchen joined the powerful figures fighting Song Qingyun after her eight bodies began transforming into Evil God avatars.
  • Shen Ye returned after killing the last monster, but Song Yinchen led him away from the battlefield and urged him to stay safe.
  • A flying sword pierced Song Qingyun, and hundreds of thousands of swords destroyed her escaping phantoms before she attacked the battlefield with a wide-range Pupil Technique.
  • Song Yinchen protected Shen Ye with Chaotic Spiritual Light and promised to apologize and compensate for her sister’s victims, while warning that enemies might use Shen Ye to threaten her.
  • More flying swords destroyed Song Qingyun’s final form, and Song Yinchen confided that Shen Ye’s safety mattered most to her.
  • At the Floating Island palace, the gathered factions greeted Song Yinchen as the head of the Song Family as a strange fluctuation spread through the darkness.

Ch. 167The true decisive move!

Kunlun persuaded a sword-wielding woman on Penglai to attack Song Qingyun, but Song Qingyun’s apparent death concealed a final plan with Yun Ni. Meanwhile, Shen Ye learned his wager with the Lord of the Weeping Demon Prison remained unresolved, and Xiao Mengyu confronted him about Nangong Sirui.

  • Kunlun offered a newly unearthed Sword Artifact to persuade the woman on Penglai to help stop the Nine Evil Gods, and she sent a sword toward them.
  • After the woman sensed something unexpected, Song Qingyun met Yun Ni in an underground passage, and Yun Ni opened a Teleportation Array for their final plan.
  • Shen Ye reflected that the flying sword had slain eight Evil God Phantoms but not the Lord of the Weeping Demon Prison, leaving his wager unresolved with four days before his duel with the Skinner.
  • Xiao Mengyu called Shen Ye and asked about his relationship with Nangong Sirui while glaring at him with killing intent.

Ch. 168May Parting Dreams Stay Warm Tonight

Shen Ye was unexpectedly drawn into a wager where Song Qingyun tried to kill him and claim Song Yinchen’s life and the Divine Artifact. He used his Dark Gold Trait to force Song Qingyun into a deadly song-and-dance, killed her, and confirmed she was completely dead.

  • Xiao Mengyu showed Shen Ye photos fueling rumors about him and Nangong Sirui, then told him instructors would choose students at the athletic field.
  • Shen Ye learned Xiao Mengyu had not obtained a new name and planned to check her with his Dharma Eye later.
  • Yun Ni teleported Shen Ye to an underground passage and revealed that Song Qingyun had wagered her soul for a chance to kill him and take the Divine Artifact.
  • Song Qingyun tried to attack Shen Ye and alter his memories, but he activated Bunny Hop and made her dance and sing against her will.
  • Shen Ye drew the Nightfall Sword during the song and beheaded Song Qingyun, ending the wager.
  • Song Qingyun’s severed head confirmed that she was completely dead.

Ch. 169The Evil God and the Sword

After Shen Ye killed Song Qingyun, Yun Ni forced him into a daily trade while preparing to leave. A member of the Tower of Tarot then advised him to stay connected to Yun Ni, gave him a box containing 9,000 rubbing images and a recommendation letter, and urged him to choose the Miner as his mentor.

  • Shen Ye killed Song Qingyun, and Yun Ni ate Song Qingyun's soul before demanding 8,000 rubbings of Xirang's stored steles as a forced trade.
  • A mysterious voice told Shen Ye to agree to Yun Ni's demand, and Shen Ye complied before Yun Ni disappeared into the darkness.
  • A flying sword revealed that its speaker belonged to the Tower of Tarot and had intervened to protect Shen Ye.
  • The Tower of Tarot member explained that Yun Ni had reincarnated in human bodies and could evade surveillance if killed, so Shen Ye should keep trading with her.
  • The sword gave Shen Ye a USB drive containing 9,000 rubbing images and urged him to make the Miner his mentor, providing a letter of recommendation.

Ch. 170Perfect-score treatment

Shen Ye returned from his mission to Xirang High School, where an instructor revealed the students’ new “names” and Shen Ye’s unusual collection of Traits drew attention. After learning his perfect score gave him the right to choose a mentor who could not refuse to test him, Shen Ye considered seeking out the miner recommended by the flying-sword expert.

  • Chaotic Spiritual Light explained why Yinchen had fought her sister, sent Shen Ye back to the training grounds, and warned him to improve quickly.
  • The instructor examined the students’ “names,” identifying Xiao Mengyu’s sword, Guo Yunye’s fierce animal, and Zhang Xiaoyi’s running figure before describing Shen Ye’s bizarre collection of Traits.
  • After the instructor dismissed the students, Xiao Mengyu asked Shen Ye about the Tower of Tarot, but he postponed the conversation until they could speak privately.
  • The instructor told Shen Ye that his perfect score earned him the privilege of choosing a mentor, who would have to test him and could not refuse him.
  • Shen Ye considered choosing the miner recommended by the expert who controlled flying swords.

Ch. 171Shen Ye's Mentor

Shen Ye found the miner recommended by the flying-sword woman and asked him to become his mentor. The miner gave Shen Ye a trial task in the Tomb Maze, while a conversation afterward revealed that others were counting on the miner to teach him because of a growing threat.

  • Shen Ye followed directions to the mine and discovered that the motionless statue at its entrance was a man wearing a black baseball cap.
  • The miner read the woman's recommendation letter, explained that his lessons focused on fighting and mining, and warned Shen Ye that he was often away from school.
  • Shen Ye chose the miner as his mentor, and the miner handed him a scroll with a trial task in the Tomb Maze on the first underground level.
  • After Shen Ye teleported away, the miner told a woman that he was nervous about taking his first student, and she urged him to take the Huntian Gate Successor seriously.
  • The woman told the people gathered on Penglai Immortal Island that the miner had agreed to take students, and they celebrated.

Ch. 172"Just Wander Around"

Shen Ye entered the Underground Imperial Mausoleum, where his mentor’s instruction to “just wander around” turned into a requirement to complete every freshman test effortlessly. He cleared the trials so quickly that the Eight-Tentacled Monster gave up, declaring that Shen Ye was beyond the testing standards.

  • Shen Ye met Nangong Sirui and Xiao Mengyu in the lounge, where they revealed their different tasks before entering the passage.
  • Shen Ye learned that he had to complete all the tests while making them look effortless, then flew through Nangong Sirui’s timed course and found the treasure with Dark Whisper’s help.
  • Shen Ye defeated a hundred monsters by making them stack up with Fun-Maker and piercing them with the Nightfall Short Sword.
  • Shen Ye reached the Earth Abyss, and the Eight-Tentacled Monster handed him the Fire Lotus to stop Big Skeleton from eating the Ghost Spider Tribe.
  • The Eight-Tentacled Monster also gave Shen Ye the Giant Clam’s pearl rather than let him disturb the clam, then complained that Shen Ye’s abilities made the tests impossible to administer.

Ch. 173The Boss Was Here!

Shen Ye passed the trial stages and entered the Underground Maze, where he toured an undead attraction and donated bone coins to help repair it. He emerged holding a plaque naming him “Generous Boss,” leaving the man aboveground stunned.

  • Shen Ye and the eight-armed monster quickly completed the quest stages, and the monster directed him into the maze for the final trial.
  • Shen Ye encountered an undead with three heads, paid it a bone coin, and hired it to guide him through the maze.
  • The guide led Shen Ye to a Bronze Gate, where two knights barred his way and an unseen voice warned him not to enter the imperial resting place.
  • Shen Ye offered two thousand bone coins for repairs, and the guide accepted before taking him back aboveground.
  • A man asked Shen Ye what had happened, and Shen Ye showed him a plaque reading “Generous Boss.”

Ch. 174A serious man

Shen Ye learned that the bronze waist token marked his successful completion of the trial, while his mentor Xu Xingke confronted the mausoleum’s crowned old man and reclaimed far more Bone Coins than Shen Ye had spent. Xu Xingke introduced himself by name and invited Shen Ye to eat with him.

  • Xu Xingke explained that the plaque contained an Underground Imperial Mausoleum waist token and gave it to Shen Ye as proof that he had passed the trial.
  • Xu Xingke praised Shen Ye for showing compassion in the final maze, then warned him not to give way to people who deliberately tried to hurt him.
  • Xu Xingke struck the ground and summoned the crowned old man, demanding repayment for the 2,000 Bone Coins Shen Ye had given for the token.
  • Xu Xingke fought the old man and extracted the 1,999 Bone Coins, 8,000 more for the damage, and a 100-coin chatting fee.
  • Shen Ye declined to demand anything further, and the old man returned underground after Xu Xingke dismissed him.
  • Xu Xingke invited Shen Ye to lunch and told him his name was Xu Xingke, saying Shen Ye could call him Old Xu or teacher.

Ch. 175Yazi

Over lunch, Xu Xingke advised Shen Ye to focus on his Night Roamer and Songstress classes rather than taking ordinary classes, while a mysterious message from fate affirmed that Shen Ye could pursue any classes he wished. Xu Xingke then tested Shen Ye’s motives, accepted him as his student, and departed, leaving Shen Ye to train his Night Roamer skills while he was away.

  • Xu Xingke told Shen Ye that Night Roamer and Songstress were enough for now, and urged him to train his Night Roamer skills through real combat instead of wasting time on ordinary classes.
  • When Xu Xingke warned Shen Ye not to offend the law of fate, Shen Ye’s innate Songstress ability resonated with fate, which declared that he could use any classes without wasting them.
  • Xu Xingke said he had to leave on short notice and told Shen Ye to train Night Roamer skills to at least the Dharma Realm first layer while he was gone.
  • Xu Xingke introduced his Yazi divine beast and warned Shen Ye that the world’s dangers might keep him from enjoying life; Shen Ye replied that facing such dangers was exactly what he liked.
  • Xu Xingke revealed that he had been assessing Shen Ye, accepted him as his student, and told him to contact him first if he ran into trouble.

Ch. 176The opening ceremony!

Shen Ye returned to Xirang High School for the opening ceremony, where he learned more about the school and met its formidable principal and unusual teachers. The ceremony continued with warnings from a coffin-bound history teacher and a sealed Demon King.

  • Shen Ye received a card naming him a provisional Tower of Tarot member under Xu Xingke and confirming his enrollment at Xirang High School.
  • Shen Ye entered the school grounds and reunited with Guo Yunye and Zhang Xiaoyi, who told him they had both gained mentors and shared rumors about dangerous buildings.
  • Shen Ye joined the new students for the opening ceremony, where Principal Qiu Wanshu introduced himself as an Underworld Judge and encouraged the students to study and advance.
  • Xiao Mengyu told Shen Ye that Qiu Wanshu had once entered the Tomb Abyss alone, killed hundreds of yin ghosts, and earned the Name Ghost Runner.
  • Qiu Wanshu introduced the history teacher, Mr. Dong, who spoke from inside a coffin and threatened to bury students who misbehaved in class.
  • Qiu Wanshu introduced the Armor and Weapons Studies lecturer, Comrade Demon King, who warned the students from inside a sealed alchemy furnace that he would eat them if released.
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