Chapter Summaries

After joining the Human Martial Arts Group, Shen Ye opened the Gate to the Nightmare World and found Big Skeleton near death. He improvised a calcium-filled aquarium to stabilize the skeleton, then remained outside the Gate to protect his appraisal trait.

• Zhao Yibing read the police notice and school announcement, which revealed that Shen Ye had evidence supporting self-defense and had signed an early contract with the Human Martial Arts Group.
• Shen Ye explored his luxurious private room, watched Xu Mulin welcome him to the group, and resolved to grow stronger before his entrance exam.
• At midnight, Shen Ye opened the Gate and found Big Skeleton badly damaged and begging for help.
• Shen Ye realized he had no Marrow-Replenishing Pill, tried to consult a doctor, and then ordered calcium supplements and aquarium equipment to help Big Skeleton.
• Shen Ye moved a large aquarium filled with calcium supplements through the Gate, placed Big Skeleton's skull inside, and used the tank's lights and karaoke to entertain it.

Shen Ye prepared to enter the Nightmare World disguised as an Undead Soldier, hoping to gain a trait while relying on his door to escape danger. He stepped into a secret passage amid a fierce battle, only to be surrounded by human soldiers who ordered him not to move.

• Shen Ye traded Big Skeleton's gold for supplies, but Big Skeleton broke a tooth trying to bite a turtle in the Fish Tank.
• When the passage door shook under an assault, Big Skeleton and the Fish Tank entered Shen Ye's Ring, and Shen Ye made the door disappear.
• Shen Ye learned Big Skeleton was a battlefield quartermaster and asked him for equipment that could conceal his human identity.
• Big Skeleton provided Shen Ye with Black Leather Armor, a bow, boots, a Horse Token, and a Centurion's Faceplate that concealed his aura.
• Shen Ye reopened the secret passage and walked toward the battlefield in his disguise, but human soldiers surrounded him and shouted for him to stop.

Shen Ye escaped the human soldiers by returning through the Gate, after Baron Warren mistook him for a dangerous assassin. Back in the Main World, he learned that obtaining the green trait “One of Us” a third time in a row would grant a special honor entry and a one-time chance to summon a Hidden Ability.

• Shen Ye proved his identity to Roman with his Nightfall sword, and Roman gave him an Individual Combat Pack.
• Baron Warren arrived, accused Shen Ye of being an Undead spy, and threatened to punish him.
• Shen Ye grabbed the pack and escaped through a Gate, leaving Warren and his men unable to find him.
• Shen Ye returned to the Main World and had Big Skeleton collect the bone fragments and dust.
• Shen Ye’s assessment again awarded him the green trait “One of Us” and warned that a third consecutive exceptional award would trigger a Hidden Ability.

Shen Ye considered the risks of obtaining another entry before meeting Xiao Mengyu, Luo Feichuan’s sister, who revealed that she had avenged her brother and wanted Shen Ye’s help finding the person behind the assassination contract. Xiao Mengyu left with no leads, while the mystery of who wanted Shen Ye dead remained unresolved.

• Shen Ye decided not to risk his life chasing another hidden ability unless it was safe, then agreed to meet Luo Feichuan’s family member.
• Shen Ye met Xiao Mengyu and saw the entry “Great Swordsman” above her head.
• Xiao Mengyu told Shen Ye she had killed her brother’s murderer and two classmates who had sabotaged his weapon.
• Xiao Mengyu explained that Luo Feichuan had found the Assassin while investigating Shen Ye’s case, but the Assassin killed him after his weapon malfunctioned.
• Xiao Mengyu asked Shen Ye to help identify the person who hired the Assassin, and Shen Ye agreed but said he had no suspects.

After Xiao Mengyu promised to help Shen Ye investigate who had hired the assassin, Shen Ye realized a witness might have seen the cursed incident at the hospital. He asked Xiao Mengyu to investigate and decided to enter the Nightmare World again to seek skills that could help him defend himself.

• Xiao Mengyu exchanged contact details with Shen Ye, promised to help investigate the Shen Family, and left behind a sword shadow hundreds of meters long.
• Qian Rushan told Shen Ye that Xiao Mengyu was Luo Feichuan’s sister and would honor her brother’s wish to let Shen Ye live.
• Shen Ye reviewed his memories and realized someone had screamed in the hospital corridor when the Long-Haired Woman appeared, suggesting there had been a witness.
• Shen Ye contacted Xiao Mengyu about the witness, and she replied that she would investigate immediately.
• Shen Ye asked Big Skeleton for Nightmare Crystals with attack skills, then decided to enter the Nightmare World again to search for them.

Shen Ye searched the battlefield for the owner of the Centurion's Faceplate and uncovered a hidden connection between his Nightfall Dagger and the Shadow Hand. The dagger was revealed to be a high-ranking Assassin's weapon, leaving Shen Ye equipped to pursue missions for the Brotherhood.

• Shen Ye used human soldier equipment from the Rhine Territory to disguise himself and entered the battlefield through the Secret Passage.
• Shen Ye questioned resurrected corpses with Dark Whisper until a Wolf Demon pointed him toward the remains of a centurion who had owned the faceplate.
• Shen Ye revived the centurion's severed hand, which pointed him to a boot containing a badge and a crumpled letter.
• Shen Ye's identification ability revealed that the Dark Night Shadow Badge could activate a specific weapon, and the badge fitted into the hilt of his Nightfall Dagger.
• Shen Ye learned that Nightfall was a Shadow Hand Assassin's dagger bearing a Shadow Blessing that identified its wielder and enabled access to the Brotherhood's missions.

Shen Ye learned that the undead had upgraded their cannons and staged an injury to get treated and enter the human camp. After proving his identity as a survivor of Rhine, he convinced the officer and his attendants to let him remain on the front lines.

• Shen Ye read an Assassin's mission letter and asked Big Skeleton for intelligence about the undead.
• Big Skeleton gave Shen Ye a crystal containing information about a new artillery component that strengthened the Undead Soulfire Cannon.
• Shen Ye crushed himself beneath the undead giant's Stone Hammer, then pretended to be gravely injured so human soldiers would carry him to their camp for treatment.
• An officer questioned Shen Ye about his identity, and Shen Ye presented Lawrence's plea for help from the Nightmare Crystal.
• Shen Ye said he wanted to stay and avenge Rhine's people, then used a newly gained trait and seven Attribute Points to demonstrate his speed.
• The officer's entourage argued over whether Shen Ye should stay at the front, and Shen Ye appealed to them as Rhine's young survivor.

After Prince Norton arranged for Shen Ye to be treated and taken to the Imperial Capital, Shen Ye entered a Shadow Hand tent to turn in a mission. Norton’s companions recognized Shen Ye’s Nightfall dagger and recommended him for a Medal of Valor.

• Eudria used Shen Ye’s Elven bracelets to contact Lanny, who confirmed that Shen Ye had exposed the Undead’s plot and earned the High Priest’s favor.
• Eudria recommended that Shen Ye study in the Imperial Capital, and Prince Norton ordered an identity document, medical care, and a record sent to the Imperial Military Academy.
• Shen Ye learned that Norton was the future Heir to the Throne, then received a prompt saying his growing renown might grant him the Self-Created Trait “Boy Who Survived.”
• After leaving the treatment area, Shen Ye spotted the Shadow Hand’s three-dagger tent and decided to claim his mission reward despite the risk of revealing his Assassin ties.
• Shen Ye gave the tent’s attendant a Crystal taken from an Undead Soulfire Cannon and asked what he could receive in exchange.
• Norton’s companions recognized Shen Ye’s Nightfall dagger as a high-ranking Shadow Hand token, and Norton applied for a Medal of Valor for him.

Shen Ye learned the Frostwind technique and the languages and scripts of the Four Races, then followed a mysterious voice’s instruction to acquire the Undead Race’s Shadow Clone Technique. After the voice urged him to seek the Beast King Race’s Thunder Palm, Shen Ye received a Medal of Valor and a letter of recommendation from Prince Norton.

• Shen Ye rejected the merchant’s disguise gear and sunglasses, then chose the Frostwind Nightmare Crystal after hearing guidance from the mysterious voice.
• Shen Ye learned Frostwind and the Four Races’ languages and scripts, then heard the voice tell him to obtain the Undead Race’s Shadow and the Beast King Race’s Thunder Palm.
• Shen Ye asked Big Skeleton for the Shadow Clone Technique, learned it from a Pale Nightmare Crystal, and allocated attribute points to meet its requirements.
• Shen Ye decided to seek Thunder Palm and considered how to prevent the unformed “Boy Who Survived” entry from taking hold.
• Two mounted knights found Shen Ye and presented him with a Medal of Valor and a letter of recommendation from Prince Norton.

After joining the Human Martial Arts Group, Shen Ye returned to his dorm, reassured his mother, and invited Chen Haoyu to visit the group. While they rode the elevator, Shen Ye received surveillance footage that showed Chen Haoyu searching for him at school the previous morning, leaving him wondering why.

• Shen Ye accepted a pouch of coins and a letter from the knights, then used the Gate to return to his real-world dorm.
• Shen Ye told Zhao Xiaoshang about his allowance and transferred most of the gold he had exchanged into digital currency to help cover his family’s expenses.
• Shen Ye replied to classmates and invited Chen Haoyu to visit the Human Martial Arts Group, where Wenna escorted Chen Haoyu into the building.
• As Shen Ye and Chen Haoyu rode the elevator, Xiao Mengyu sent Shen Ye surveillance footage of Chen Haoyu searching the school building for him the previous morning.
• Shen Ye remembered that he had gone to the top floor and entered the Nightmare World, and wondered why Chen Haoyu had been looking for him.

Shen Ye uncovered an assassin disguised as Chen Haoyu and fought him in the Human Martial Arts Group building, but the assassin killed himself before revealing his motives. Meanwhile, Xiao Mengyu confronted Zhao Yibing after discovering her mysterious phone messages and threatened to disfigure her.

• Shen Ye realized that the fake Chen Haoyu had repeatedly tried to get him alone and exposed him as an impostor when the assassin attacked.
• Shen Ye used a newly formed move to evade the assassin and kicked him away, then Wenna and the other professionals arrived and surrounded him.
• The assassin claimed the real Chen Haoyu was dead, then killed himself before Shen Ye and Wenna could question him.
• Zhao Yibing received instructions to meet someone at Maple Grove Hotel that night and agreed after learning her guaranteed admission had been approved.
• Xiao Mengyu appeared, took Zhao Yibing's phone and SIM card, and threatened her with a knife while demanding to know whom she had contacted.

Shen Ye used Dark Whisper to force the dead assassin to reveal the plot against him and the identity of its leader. The assassin warned that Skinner was targeting a witness, and Xiao Mengyu set out to confront him.

• Qian Rushan explained that the assassins had targeted Shen Ye in secret because they feared the Shen Family’s reaction to a public killing.
• Shen Ye activated Dark Whisper, and a supernatural vision of endless torture compelled the assassin’s soul to confess.
• The assassin revealed that the Assassin Alliance had planned to kill Shen Ye and disguise it as an accident, after first killing Chen Haoyu and staging a calamity at the hospital.
• The assassin identified Skinner as the operation’s leader and said he had gone to kill the nurse who witnessed the Ten Thousand Ghosts Curse.
• The assassin revealed that Skinner was hiding near the Western Suburbs at the Maple Grove hotel and had a taste for eating people, and Xiao Mengyu said she would go meet him.

A cannibalistic Assassin accepted a job to kill Shen Ye after seeing Zhao Yibing’s photo, while Shen Ye received a high-tech motorcycle from Kunlun as a reward for his service at the police station. The chapter left Shen Ye wondering whether Xiao Mengyu had encountered the Assassin.

• A suited man received a message offering Zhao Yibing as payment for killing Shen Ye, and eagerly accepted the job.
• Qian Rushan showed Shen Ye a delivery from the World United Government’s Military Merit and Rank Management Department.
• Shen Ye activated the spherical device with his fingerprint and a phrase, and it unfolded into a motorcycle.
• Qian Rushan explained the motorcycle’s features, including flight, wireless charging, and AI-controlled driving.
• Shen Ye realized Kunlun had sent the motorcycle to help him escape danger and wondered whether Xiao Mengyu had encountered the Assassin.

Xiao Mengyu confronted the killer Skinner at the Maple Grove Hotel after Zhao Yibing led her to him. After Skinner murdered Zhao Yibing and fought Xiao Mengyu, he agreed to reveal his employer in exchange for the chance to hunt Xiao Mengyu; their battle was about to begin.

• Qian Rushan told Shen Ye to remain inside the Human Martial Arts Group overnight and promised to take him to the examination site in the morning.
• Xiao Mengyu brought Zhao Yibing to the Maple Grove Hotel and offered her the choice to hide and testify or go inside to meet her online friend; Zhao Yibing chose the hotel.
• Skinner promised Zhao Yibing money and a recommendation to the Three Great High Schools, then killed her and preserved her headless corpse with steel wire.
• Xiao Mengyu attacked Skinner, who used steel wires to protect Zhao Yibing's body as they fought.
• Xiao Mengyu offered to let Skinner hunt her without involving the Luo Family if he named his employer, and Skinner accepted the deal despite risking the Assassin Alliance's pursuit.

Shen Ye learned that Xiao Mengyu was badly outmatched by the Assassin Skinner and resolved to rescue her. After discovering the Witness's daughter was waiting for him near the Maple Grove Hotel, he escaped the guarded tower by using his Gate to slow his fall and rode toward the Western Suburbs of the City.

• Shen Ye questioned the Assassin's corpse and learned that Skinner was a long-lived, undefeated killer who was far stronger than Xiao Mengyu.
• Shen Ye decided to save Xiao Mengyu, but Qian Rushan told him the tower floor would be sealed until morning.
• The Witness's daughter called Shen Ye from Star Fast Food and told him her mother had sent her there but was now unreachable.
• Shen Ye used his Gate as a series of uphill ramps to slow his fall from the tower and reach the ground safely.
• Shen Ye summoned the Ghostfire Motorcycle and rode toward the Maple Grove Hotel in the Western Suburbs of the City.

Shen Ye entered Maple Grove Hotel to find the little girl’s mother and discovered that everyone in the neighborhood had been killed. After rescuing the badly wounded Xiao Mengyu through a gate, he left her enemy believing they were playing hide-and-seek.

• Shen Ye sent the little girl to the Human World Martial Arts Tower and went to Maple Grove Hotel after hearing Xiao Mengyu fighting the Skinner.
• Shen Ye learned from the hotel’s dead employees that the master had killed everyone in the neighborhood and controlled their souls.
• Shen Ye found the little girl’s mother among the corpses in room 707, promised to avenge her and care for her daughter, and heard that the other rooms were also full of bodies.
• Shen Ye caught the wounded Xiao Mengyu as she fell from the hotel, knocked her unconscious to conceal his secret, and escaped with her through a gate.
• The Skinner reached the empty corridor, failed to see the gate disappear, and began counting down before searching for Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu.

Shen Ye rushed the gravely injured Xiao Mengyu to a Human Race medical camp, where the physicians healed and blessed her. Back at the Hotel, Xiao Mengyu confronted the pursuer while Shen Ye hid, and the fight began.

• Shen Ye carried Xiao Mengyu to the battlefield medical camp and paid for the physicians to heal her.
• The physicians secretly gave Xiao Mengyu a full set of blessings, and Shen Ye carried her away as the soldiers and doctors speculated about his generosity.
• At the Hotel, Xiao Mengyu woke with her injuries healed, drew her sword on Shen Ye, and said she already knew who was behind the attack.
• When the pursuer arrived, Shen Ye hid in a nearby room while Xiao Mengyu struck the man with a massive sword slash.
• The pursuer recovered from the grazing blow and taunted Xiao Mengyu as she prepared to fight him.

Xiao Mengyu fought Skinner as his Blood Demon Arts grew stronger, while Shen Ye used Dark Whisper to interrupt the corpses’ chanting. With Skinner’s summoning weakened, Xiao Mengyu gained the advantage, and Skinner’s ritual produced only a fleeing Blood Chihuahua.

• Xiao Mengyu defended against Skinner’s crimson threads, revealed her Mother-and-Child Sword, and prepared the Luo Fu Sun-and-Moon Veil technique.
• Skinner intensified his Blood Demon Arts and began summoning a Two-Headed Serpent Demon to defeat Xiao Mengyu.
• Shen Ye searched the Hotel offices, found a microphone, and used Dark Whisper to make the dead answer his question.
• The corpses’ replies stopped Skinner’s chanting and weakened his summoning just as Xiao Mengyu charged.
• Skinner summoned a tiny Blood Chihuahua instead of the Two-Headed Serpent Demon, and the dog vanished in fear.

Shen Ye disrupted Skinner’s Blood Demon Curse by getting the Hotel’s corpses to sing, then escaped to the Secret Passage. He made a deal with Feren to restore Feren’s power so they could fight Skinner, and the Contract was established.

• Xiao Mengyu wounded Skinner, but he began preparing a powerful Blood Demon Curse with the corpses’ chanting.
• Shen Ye interrupted the chant by leading the corpses in singing, weakening Skinner’s ultimate technique.
• Skinner pursued Shen Ye, while Xiao Mengyu blocked him and bought Shen Ye time to escape through a guest-room Gate to the Secret Passage.
• Shen Ye proposed using the Hotel’s corpses to restore Feren’s power in exchange for Feren fighting Skinner.
• Feren accepted the deal, and the Contract named Skinner as their target.

Shen Ye used Big Skeleton’s incantation to awaken the Hotel’s tens of thousands of dead and complete a ritual that restored Big Skeleton’s strength. As the man pursued him, Shen Ye summoned a giant skeleton and declared he would kill him in front of the dead.

• Shen Ye recorded Big Skeleton’s incantation, then played it through the Hotel while Dark Whisper made the corpses chant along.
• Pale Soulfire spread through the Hotel as the dead’s chanting summoned flying unicorn skeletons, drawing the man away from his fight with Xiao Mengyu.
• Shen Ye evaded the man by escaping through the Nightmare World, then urged the dead to lend Big Skeleton their strength and help him take revenge.
• The dead poured their power into an inverted White Bone Altar, completing the ritual and causing a towering figure to descend upon it.
• The man caught up with Shen Ye and attacked with steel wires, but a giant flaming skeleton blocked them with its bone sword and knocked him into the lobby.
• Shen Ye stood on the giant skeleton and told the man he would kill him in front of the dead, and the man recognized it as a calamity.