Chapter Summaries

After Shen Ye joined the Tower of Tarot, it used his Huntian Gate inheritance to guide him to the sect’s past, where the Sect Master bestowed the Huntian True Moon Dharma Form and recognized him as a true inheritor. Shen Ye returned holding a mysterious Sect Leader’s Treasure Manual whose pages filled with advice and training instructions.

• Hui welcomed Shen Ye as a probationary member of the Tower of Tarot and explained that it could guide him to his sect’s inheritance.
• Shen Ye placed his card on Hui’s black book and appeared in a Huntian Gate temple, where he told the white-haired Sect Master about being the last successor in his era.
• The Sect Master examined Shen Ye’s jade token and explained that his existing inheritance was only a basic one, despite his status as a True Inheritor Disciple.
• The Sect Master opened Shen Ye’s celestial circuit, bestowed the Huntian True Moon Dharma Form, and charged him with helping the sect confront its future calamity.
• Shen Ye returned to Hui’s side with a book titled Sect Leader’s Treasure Manual, whose pages displayed training advice and instructions.

Shen Ye learned that the Sect Leader's Treasure Manual could reveal auspicious opportunities and grant him Talisman Soldiers at Dharma Realm First Layer. Meanwhile, Song Yinchen fought Yun Ni to free Shen Ye and broke through Yun Ni's trapping spell, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Shen Ye discovered the manual's guidance on auspicious activities, learned that practicing Sudden Rain could awaken his sect leader's exclusive Pupil Technique, and found an exclusive Talisman Soldiers art on the next page.
• Hui explained that probationary Tower of Tarot members must answer full members' emergency calls and said the group fought to preserve the world before leaving to avoid Shen Ye's teacher.
• Song Yinchen confronted Yun Ni outside the barrier, used her Wager Art to force a fight to the death, and attacked Yun Ni with her whip and Dragon-Devouring Eye.
• Song Yinchen transformed into the White Tiger and killed Yun Ni, but Yun Ni revived in another living being's body and trapped her with Forbidden Art · Prison Demon Trapping Shadow.
• Song Yinchen copied and strengthened Yun Ni's trapping spell with her Chaotic Spiritual Light, then formed a seal that undid it.

Song Yinchen defeated Yun Ni with her Pupil Techniques, and Shen Ye joined the fight using Talisman Soldiers before Yun Ni surrendered. Xu Xingke arrived, took Yun Ni into custody, and warned Song Yinchen that five families planned to assassinate her that night.

• Yun Ni summoned monsters, but Song Yinchen transformed into a Seven-Colored Vermilion Bird and burned them away.
• Song Yinchen used her Yin God Tomb and Yang God Child Pupil Techniques to overpower Yun Ni and create another Yun Ni to fight her.
• After the Wager's barrier lifted, Shen Ye summoned a Night Roamer and a Day Roamer Talisman Soldier to attack Yun Ni.
• Yun Ni surrendered and warned that killing her would unleash a curse on the city and Shen Ye's parents; Xu Xingke then appeared and confirmed she had lost.
• Yun Ni explained that she served the planet in the sky under a slave Contract, and Xu Xingke agreed to keep her alive as a prisoner in exchange for information.
• Xu Xingke warned Song Yinchen that five families had joined the Ouyang remnants and planned to assassinate her and seize Chaotic Spiritual Light that night.

After Yun Ni was taken away, Shen Ye worried that Song Yinchen might be in danger while dealing with the rebellious aristocratic families and set out to help her. Xu Xingke told him that Chaotic Spiritual Light would handle the rebels, so Shen Ye went for a late-night meal with Big Skeleton and then persuaded him to help with movement training.

• Four Professionals arrested Yun Ni, while Xu Xingke left and reminded Shen Ye to attend school the next day.
• Song Yinchen hurried away, and Shen Ye decided to go check on her, using Big Skeleton and his Ghostfire Motorcycle to travel toward the Song Family.
• Xu Xingke called Shen Ye and said Chaotic Spiritual Light would personally deal with the rebels, so Shen Ye did not need to go.
• Shen Ye took Big Skeleton to buy crayfish, then asked him to become a board so Shen Ye could practice his water-surfing movement technique.
• Big Skeleton agreed to help after Shen Ye promised him a generous supply of crayfish and drinks.

Shen Ye settled into the Xirang High School dorms with Nangong Sirui and joined Zhang Xiaoyi and Guo Yunye on a campus tour. They encountered Xiao Mengyu facing a persistent boy in the public battle arena, where she challenged him to draw his sword.

• Shen Ye arrived at Xirang High School with local specialties for Zhang Xiaoyi and Guo Yunye, then discovered that Nangong Sirui occupied the room next door with the artifact spirits of a divine artifact.
• Nangong Sirui tested Shen Ye's improved abilities, and the two exchanged moves before joining Zhang Xiaoyi and Guo Yunye for a campus tour.
• Nangong Sirui explained that powerful Gods, including the Southern King, protected the Three Great High Schools.
• The group saw Xiao Mengyu confronting a boy who kept urging her to spar and hinted that their families might be connected.
• Xiao Mengyu ordered the boy to draw his sword, while Shen Ye noted that she had the Sword Saint Trait and anticipated her overwhelming advantage.

Xiao Mengyu defeated a boy who pursued her, and Shen Ye discovered a new combat ability while sparring with Zhou Heng. The spar ended with Shen Ye revealing overwhelming power and catching Zhou Heng before he hit the arena.

• Xiao Mengyu held off a boy’s two-handed sword with one hand, then used Sword Control Technique to cut his neck and warned him not to challenge her again unless he was ready to fight to the death.
• Xiao Mengyu declined to spar with Shen Ye after noticing his exhaustion, and Shen Ye encouraged Guo Yunye and Zhang Xiaoyi before Zhou Heng challenged him.
• Shen Ye agreed to spar with Zhou Heng without using his Dharma Form, but Zhou Heng repeatedly overpowered his attacks and movements.
• Shen Ye tested Night Banquet Frolic, which made his skills seem powerless while storing their force for a final attack, and tried to end the spar.
• Zhou Heng charged at Shen Ye, but Cold Wind Assault swept him into the air, and Shen Ye unleashed Frost Bite with Night Banquet Frolic to shatter the arena before withdrawing the attack and catching Zhou Heng.

After learning the Extraterrestrial Planet would draw within 375,000 kilometers the next evening, Shen Ye planned to keep training while the campus prepared for battle. He discovered his Huntian skills could advance far beyond ordinary Class Skills and entered the Martial Arts Training Ground to practice Archery.

• Shen Ye defeated Zhou Heng in a skill test, then turned down Nangong Sirui’s offer to trade his sister for the secret flight technique.
• Shen Ye toured campus with Nangong Sirui, Zhang Xiaoyi, and Guo Yunye, then returned to the dorm and slept until evening.
• Kunlun announced that the Extraterrestrial Planet would approach within 375,000 kilometers at seven the next evening, while the school’s upperclassmen prepared to fight.
• Shen Ye learned from the Sect Leader’s Treasure Manual that his four Huntian foundational skills and Sudden Rain could be cultivated to the ninth layer.
• Shen Ye decided to train at night and visited the Martial Arts Training Ground, where the facility built an Archery Hall for him.

Shen Ye trained his archery in Xirang High School’s combat facility and advanced Sudden Rain to the Dharma Realm First Layer during a dangerous simulated battle. The breakthrough also advanced his pupil technique and unlocked his Mythic Trait quest.

• Shen Ye broke his practice bow, switched to the Lone Goose longbow, and practiced Sudden Rain until he sensed the technique’s missing detail.
• Shen Ye entered a simulated burial chamber and defeated waves of Great Tomb Zombies, then increased the training level.
• Shen Ye fought Great Tomb Iron Zombies beside an underground river, used Arc of Light against them, and escaped their attacks by flying.
• Shen Ye faced Copper Zombies and Flying Head Demons in the corpse accumulation grounds and fought alongside a Flowing Moon afterimage.
• Shen Ye formed Taiyin Divine Arrows from the bowstring and wiped out the monsters, advancing Sudden Rain and Demon-Slaying Frost Lines to the Dharma Realm First Layer.
• Shen Ye obtained the exclusive pupil technique God-Slaying Guide, advanced all Moonlit System skills, and unlocked his Mythic Trait quest.

Shen Ye tested his newly acquired Taiyin Divine Arrows and God-Slaying Guide, then unlocked the Mythic Trait quest after all his Moonlit System skills reached the Dharma Realm First Layer. His Dharma Form changed the quest from a dangerous trial into a request for the Sect Leader to visit the Great Tomb and guide its workers.

• Shen Ye used a Taiyin Divine Arrow to freeze and shatter a wall, then confirmed that Moonlit Divine Sight tripled the attack’s power.
• Shen Ye tested God-Slaying Guide against the Demon Corpse Yao, drawing its soul into Guanghan Palace before killing its body with an arrow.
• Shen Ye cleared the highest-level training scenario available to first-years and activated the Mythic Trait quest.
• Shen Ye released his Stars Dharma Form, Guanghan Palace, and the quest updated to invite the Sect Leader to inspect ancient relics and guide elders and disciples in the Great Tomb.

Shen Ye learned that a human spy had been captured in Evernight City with Prince Norton's teleportation key and incantation, though Norton denied sending the spy. After Shen Ye trained and tried to find a place to sleep, police arrived at his hotel room with Nangong Sirui because of a noise complaint.

• A Shadow Brotherhood representative told Shen Ye that Evernight City's powers had exposed a human spy, causing the King's birthday visit and planned agreements to be canceled and Prince Norton to be imprisoned.
• Shen Ye secretly contacted Norton, confirmed Norton had not sent the captured spy, and learned that seven or eight high-ranking imperial officials knew about the teleportation channel.
• Shen Ye returned to Xirang High School, gained a small amount of attribute points, and saw that his class skill had advanced to Dharma Realm First Layer.
• Shen Ye went to a nearby hotel to sleep, where he found Nangong Sirui waiting and learned that Sirui had watched him train.
• Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui sparred in the room until police officers entered after receiving a report about the noise.

Yang Yingzhen brought Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui back to school after police cleared up the hotel disturbance as a misunderstanding. In history class, Teacher Dong transported the students into an anomaly showing how an Evil God’s advice led an emperor to uncover Xirang, and assigned them to escape forced laborers and blend into the era.

• Yang Yingzhen picked up Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui from the Community Police Station after evidence showed their hotel fight had been a misunderstanding.
• Xiao Mengyu prompted Shen Ye to explain the rumors, and Nangong Sirui said their fight had been a technical bout with no winner.
• Teacher Dong arrived in a coffin, appointed Zhang Xiaoyi class monitor, and warned that he would help guard the Ten Thousand Corpse Cavern.
• Teacher Dong showed the class a sculpture of the Nine Evil Gods and explained that their motives were unknown.
• Teacher Dong brought the students into an anomaly where an Evil God advised an emperor to dig for a divine medicine, leading soldiers to uncover the Great Tomb and discover Xirang.
• Teacher Dong assigned the students to free themselves from forced labor and blend into the era by the end of the week.

Shen Ye and his classmates escaped forced-labor assignments and received military roles during Teacher Dong’s classroom exercise. After the officer assigned the group duties, he dismissed Shen Ye to the pavilion based on his appearance and bearing, leaving the students astonished.

• Xiao Mengyu threatened the conscription official and secured a foot-soldier tally, while Zhang Xiaoyi used stolen silver to exchange his forced-labor tally for one.
• Shen Ye received a soldier’s tally through his free-meal ability, but Guo Yunye failed the test because he hesitated over the unlimited food offered to forced laborers.
• On the way up the mountain, Zhang Xiaoyi was assigned to work as a combat engineer, and Nangong Sirui used his family’s status to avoid labor and wait in a pavilion.
• Xiao Mengyu demonstrated her swordsmanship against a guard and earned a place in the pavilion.
• The officer dismissed Shen Ye to the pavilion after praising his appearance and bearing, leaving the students stunned.

Shen Ye learned that his Class Skill had reached Dharma Realm First Layer, while his teacher was away fighting the Calamities as the planetary war began. At sea, Yun Ni tried to bargain with an infiltrator using information about the Sculptures, but Xu Xingke arrived and declared that the infiltrators were about to die.

• Teacher Dong explained that ancient people used Qi Observation to recognize Shen Ye as extraordinary, allowing him to pass the selection without becoming a combat engineer.
• Shen Ye showed Xiao Mengyu his frost-white arrow and learned that reaching Dharma Realm First Layer met one requirement for advancing to the second year.
• Xu Xingke told Shen Ye he was fighting Calamities and would be away for days, confirming that the war between the two planets had begun.
• Yun Ni waited aboard a fishing boat as the battle between worlds began, then an infiltrator confronted her and accused her of failing to deliver Chaotic Spiritual Light and eating a chosen woman's soul.
• Yun Ni offered information about a final Sculpture, but Xu Xingke bound her head with a seven-colored thread before she could finish explaining.
• Xu Xingke identified himself to the infiltrator and said that the infiltrators were dead people who were about to die.

Xu Xingke and a conquering stranger fought after Chaotic Spiritual Light obliterated Yun Ni, while Shen Ye received Yun Ni sealed in a chain as punishment for losing a bet. The chapter left Xu Xingke and the stranger facing off with their Dharma Forms as meteors threatened the world.

• Chaotic Spiritual Light silenced Yun Ni, and Xu Xingke persuaded it to destroy her instead of tormenting her.
• After Chaotic Spiritual Light vanished, Xu Xingke confronted the stranger, who admitted he had come to conquer the world and demanded information about a missing sculpture.
• Xu Xingke and the stranger fought on the sea, then summoned their Dharma Forms as the stranger launched meteors toward the world.
• Chaotic Spiritual Light appeared beside Shen Ye and gave him a chain containing Yun Ni, explaining that her survival depended on his and that she had to obey him.
• Yun Ni identified herself to Shen Ye as the Lord of the Weeping Demon Prison and promised to obey his orders to stay alive.

Shen Ye prepared to enter the Great Tomb with the principal the next day, then traveled to the Nightmare World to find General Tazwell. While following a Skeleton Bird toward the general, he witnessed a temporary red Trait warning that the Death God would destroy the worlds linked to him.

• Yun Ni told Shen Ye she needed time to recover, and Shen Ye slept until late morning.
• After breakfast, Shen Ye learned Guo Yunye had escaped forced labor by being certified as a treasure-hunting dog, then arranged through Yang Yingzhen for the principal to take him into the Great Tomb the next day.
• Shen Ye activated Heavenly Shadow, which made passersby mistake him for a slot machine, and used his Gate to travel to Isaac's territory in the Nightmare World.
• Shen Ye found the area around the lake empty, learned Time Fluid had recovered, consulted the Sect Leader's Treasure Manual, and headed west to seek General Tazwell.
• At a Shadow Knight outpost, Shen Ye presented the Wind Crest and received a Skeleton Bird to guide him to the general.
• As Shen Ye followed the bird, a temporary red Trait appeared, warning that the Death God would destroy the worlds connected to him, then vanished after ten seconds.

Shen Ye fought off Shadow Knights with Yun Ni’s help, learned that she claimed his teacher had spared her to guide him, and returned to General Tazwell’s convoy. After telling the general that he was going to Páolào Castle to meet his dead brothers, Shen Ye gained a new Hell-exclusive Trait: Vampire Kid.

• Shadow Knights ambushed Shen Ye, and Yun Ni killed them to protect him.
• Shen Ye confronted Yun Ni about her past crimes and nearly killed her, but she said Chaotic Spiritual Light had forced her to stay with him and that his teacher intended her to guide him.
• Shen Ye and the Skeleton Bird reached General Tazwell’s convoy, where he reported that the territories had been razed and the monsters had disappeared.
• General Tazwell asked why Shen Ye was going to Páolào Castle, and Shen Ye said he planned to meet his brothers, all of whom had died.
• A new Hell-exclusive Trait, Vampire Kid, began to sprout after Shen Ye recounted his brothers’ stories.

Shen Ye lured the human heads away from General Tazwell’s convoy at Ymir’s Chasm and fought his way through them, only to encounter the strange man called Nine Forms. Nine Forms recognized him as Baxter the vampire and revealed that he had eaten the Substitute Death Shen Ye gave him.

• Shen Ye received the Soul-Guiding Lamp from General Tazwell and joined the convoy traveling toward Páolào Castle.
• At Ymir’s Chasm, giant Ymir summoned a swarm of human heads, and Shen Ye warned the convoy to flee while drawing the creatures after himself with the Soul-Guiding Lamp.
• Shen Ye urged his Skeleton Warhorse to escape, then used repeated Frost Bites to break through the pursuing human heads and root tendrils.
• A strange man covered in skulls arrived, thanked Shen Ye for giving him the sinful Substitute Death, and introduced himself as Lord Nine Forms.

Shen Ye passed Nine Forms’ test by disguising himself as a human head, earning a tooth that marked him as Nine Forms’ envoy. He then prepared to enter Páolào Castle as San'er Baxter, hoping to gain a new trait while pursuing Big Skeleton’s mother.

• Nine Forms trapped Shen Ye in his Dharma Form, but Shen Ye used Heavenly Shadow and Moonlit Divine Sight to disguise himself as a human head and pass the test.
• Nine Forms gave Shen Ye a tooth as proof that he was his envoy, and Shen Ye realized Nine Forms could not revoke its identity certification across worlds.
• Shen Ye learned that his reputation in Hell could create the sibling Trait Vampire Kid if he and his younger brother acted like saints.
• Shen Ye learned Horizontal Slash, changed into battered vampire gear, and adopted the identity of San'er Baxter, the younger brother of the fallen Zhongba.
• Shen Ye set a Gate coordinate and rode toward Páolào Castle, where the general and the others were expected to arrive soon.

Shen Ye entered Páolào Castle, found a bone fragment of Underworld Lord Micteticashiva, and joined General Tazwell as a messenger. Micteticashiva revealed that their world was nearing destruction and asked Shen Ye to gamble on their only chance.

• Shen Ye passed Páolào Castle’s screening and gained the green self-growing trait Vampire Kid for being a saint’s younger brother.
• At a café, Shen Ye received a bone fragment of Underworld Lord Micteticashiva, which could help him sense her other bones.
• General Tazwell hired Shen Ye as a messenger, and Shen Ye claimed he needed money to support his dead brothers and grandfather.
• General Tazwell brought Shen Ye to an ornate complex, where Shen Ye was left behind while the other attendants went on patrol.
• Micteticashiva briefly possessed a maid and told Shen Ye and Big Skeleton that their world was near destruction, then proposed taking a gamble.

Shen Ye returned from the Nightmare World just as a strange planet appeared in the sky and attacked Earth. Xirang’s barrier failed under the bombardment, forcing Yang Yingzhen to lead the students into the Great Tomb for shelter while Shen Ye stayed with the others.

• The maid gave Shen Ye a key to the first level of Hell’s burial ground and warned him to collect her bones within seven hours on his next visit; Shen Ye returned to the Main World.
• Shen Ye saw a planet bearing a human face appear in the sky, then learned from Qian Rushan that his parents were safe and hurried to Xirang.
• At the school, Shen Ye joined Guo Yunye and Zhao Xiaoyi as students watched a broadcast, and an unidentified girl slipped him a bottle of Origin-Returning Spirit-Supplementing Pills.
• The planet fired pillars of light at Xirang, and Yang Yingzhen’s barrier cracked despite Nangong Sirui and the goddesses helping reinforce it.
• Yang Yingzhen opened the Great Tomb so the students could take shelter, while Shen Ye, Nangong Sirui, and Xiao Mengyu stayed behind before entering the passage with her.