Chapter Summaries

Shen Ye escaped the Holy Soul Bank and learned Big Skeleton’s hidden identity before completing his advancement to the Night Roamer class. After testing his new power above the clouds, he exhausted his strength and began falling.

• Shen Ye escaped the Holy Soul Bank as the banshee killed the werewolf and ordered the Shadow Legion to search the city for him.
• Shen Ye and Big Skeleton hid in a courtyard, where Big Skeleton revealed she was Fei Lun, inheritor of the goddess’s bloodline, and explained her past under the name Feren.
• Shen Ye practiced the Flying Shot Technique until he advanced to Night Roamer and gained the Guanghan Palace Dharma Form, an upgraded Dharma Eye, and the Sudden Rain skill.
• Shen Ye fired his entire quiver with Sudden Rain, unleashing a blizzard over the land below.
• Big Skeleton warned that Shen Ye had exhausted his Mental Power and stamina, and Shen Ye lost the ability to fly and plummeted toward the ground.

Shen Ye exhausted himself testing his new Huntian Gate class skill, and Xiao Mengyu rescued him from the freezing blizzard and showed him her Star Dharma Form. After recovering at the Human Race Position, he received conflicting messages from Prince Norton about uncovering the truth of the Undead Empire and realized he could exchange his Bone Coins for gold.

• Shen Ye used successive gates to slow his fall, then collapsed after his new skill drained his mental power and stamina and left a blizzard he could not stop.
• Xiao Mengyu carried Shen Ye inside to warm him, then revealed her Seven-Star Sword Palace Dharma Form and its flying sword power, Sword Enters the Azure Vault.
• After taking a stamina-restoring pill, Shen Ye linked to the Human Race Position and went to the Field Emergency Medical Hospital for the Old Dean's massage.
• Prince Norton's Magic Letter Paper first summoned Shen Ye, then told him to leave and uncover the truth about the Undead Empire.
• Shen Ye let the Old Dean finish the massage despite guards demanding that he see the Prince, paid him his remaining gold, and realized he could exchange Bone Coins for gold.

Shen Ye confronted a gray-robed elder who tried to challenge his claim to the name Saint, then rested and returned to the secret passage to inspect the parchment recovered from Evernight City. The parchment assembled into a huge, mouth-covered being that claimed to have crawled back from Hell.

• The gray-robed elder used the emperor’s golden scepter to summon Shen Ye and questioned whether he deserved to be called a Saint.
• At the elder’s signal, a Grand Knight attacked Shen Ye, who blasted him through the camp with Thunderclap Palm.
• Shen Ye threatened the elder with his longbow and claimed he had killed Freg with his bare hands, while Prince Norton backed up his story and warned against pursuing him.
• Shen Ye vanished from the tent, then rested in the courtyard as his attributes recovered from the powerful attack.
• Shen Ye returned to the secret passage with Big Skeleton and examined the parchment taken from Evernight City.
• The parchment flew together into a giant, bald being covered in mouths, which whispered that it had crawled back from Hell.

Shen Ye used Moonlit Divine Sight to witness Micteticashiva’s past and uncover the secret she hid in the Demon Hide. Big Skeleton chose the path to seek the Undead Clan’s true enemy, and the two prepared to enter Hell to learn the truth.

• Shen Ye activated Moonlit Divine Sight and saw Micteticashiva dissecting the Demon of Nightmare in the past.
• Micteticashiva sensed Shen Ye’s gaze, marked a piece of Demon Hide, and revealed that her descendant could choose between absorbing her power or pursuing the Undead Clan’s true enemy.
• Shen Ye directed Big Skeleton to choose the second option, avoiding the trap that would have killed him if he had chosen the first.
• Micteticashiva’s image instructed Big Skeleton to go to Hell and seek the enemy’s weakness, and the Demon Hide revealed the Nightmare Crystal.
• Big Skeleton asked Shen Ye to use the Two-World Gate Technique as an escape route, and Shen Ye concluded that entering Hell was necessary to uncover the world’s secret.

Shen Ye learned that Big Skeleton needed to return to Evernight City for materials before they could reach Hell, while he received messages during a brief pause in the anomaly. His biochemical clone completed incubation and revealed its abilities, and Shen Ye stored it away before preparing to visit the Nightmare World at midnight.

• Shen Ye gave Big Skeleton a Nightmare Crystal, and Big Skeleton mastered the skill needed to reach Hell but said they first had to buy spellcasting materials in Evernight City.
• Prince Norton sent Shen Ye instructions to investigate the Undead Empire and left him a key to a teleportation array, but Shen Ye suspected the array had become a trap.
• During a brief withdrawal of the anomaly, Shen Ye ate takeout and read messages from Xiao Mengyu, his friends, and his parents, then decided to focus on getting stronger rather than pursuing money.
• Shen Ye met his newly incubated Single-Soldier Combat Biochemical Clone, which demonstrated its communication, disguise, and combat functions.
• Shen Ye put the clone in his Ring and planned to sleep before returning to the Nightmare World at midnight to buy materials and go to Hell.

Shen Ye and Big Skeleton traveled by Ghost Train toward Evernight City, crossing into the Undead Kingdom and boarding in business class. As the train prepared to pass through Hell and check passengers’ identities, Big Skeleton produced a soldier’s dog tag bearing the name Baxter.

• Shen Ye chose to travel with Big Skeleton by Ghost Train rather than use the prince’s method, then flew to an Undead border city with nearly all his Mental Power spent.
• Shen Ye boarded the Ghost Train in business class, paid eighteen Bone Coins, and declined a stiff corpse’s offer of a meal.
• Big Skeleton explained that the train could pass through specific locations on Hell’s first level, and the passengers were told to close the windows before it entered Hell.
• The train announced that it would check passengers’ identities, and Shen Ye asked Big Skeleton to avoid giving him an overly conspicuous identity.
• Big Skeleton produced a soldier’s dog tag engraved with the name Baxter.

Shen Ye and Big Skeleton traveled toward Evernight City, avoided being tricked into disembarking in Hell, and received help from fellow veterans. Shen Ye used Baxter’s identity to seek work at the Veterans’ Guild, where he hoped a job would legitimize his presence in the city.

• Shen Ye challenged an abomination that accused him of desertion, then realized its provocation was meant to keep him from leaving the Ghost Train in the First Layer of Hell.
• Shen Ye paid the Nightmare Wraith an additional fare and stayed aboard until the train reached Evernight City Station.
• An abomination veteran gave Shen Ye an Abomination Eyeball referral credential, and Shen Ye thanked the veterans before leaving the train.
• Shen Ye decided to operate in Evernight City as Baxter and went with Big Skeleton to the Veterans’ Guild.
• A Necromancer verified Shen Ye’s battlefield records and asked what kind of job he wanted, so Shen Ye requested suitable work for Vampires.

Shen Ye sought work in Evernight City and was recruited by Daisy into the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe as a Songstress. After activating a Nightmare Crystal, he received a Songstress skill, and Daisy expected his unusual soul to give him distinctive potential.

• The necromancer, impressed by Abomination's recommendation, brought Shen Ye to meet Daisy after learning he had no advanced vampire skills.
• Daisy tested Shen Ye's singing and dancing, and he used his Comprehension to copy her performance precisely.
• Daisy accepted Shen Ye into the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe, and Shen Ye chose to become a Songstress.
• Before leaving to settle his affairs, Shen Ye activated a Nightmare Crystal and received the Songstress skill within it.
• Daisy told the necromancer she expected Shen Ye to undergo Class Advancement and develop unusual professional potential.

Shen Ye chose the special Songstress trait and used a pink Nightmare Crystal to gain the class skill Spectacular Opening. He discovered that it could enhance his other skills with dramatic performance effects, including doubled lightning figures that boosted his attacks and movement.

• Shen Ye reviewed three traits—Veteran, Songstress, and Duck—and chose Songstress after the Gate revealed that the pink trait could create new opportunities for his ability.
• Shen Ye added 10 unallocated Attribute Points and crushed the pink Nightmare Crystal, absorbing memories of musical performances from his previous life.
• Shen Ye tested Songstress effects on Sudden Rain, causing missed Arrows to split and pursue their targets.
• Shen Ye used lightning figures to amplify Thunder Palm into a six-palm strike, then formed lightning wings that increased his movement speed.
• The Gate announced that Shen Ye had obtained the special Songstress class skill Spectacular Opening, which added grand performance effects to his other class skills.

Shen Ye learned that his Gate could gain the Astrological Shift ability if he obtained at least a blue appraisal Trait during his next passage between worlds. After evading a labor roundup and receiving a troupe badge, he prepared to visit Lady Daisy while remaining in Evernight City.

• Shen Ye discovered that his Gate had one chance to gain Astrological Shift if he obtained a blue-or-higher appraisal Trait during tomorrow's passage between worlds.
• Chief Kevin and his undead hellhound searched Shen Ye's room for laborers, but backed off after learning he was a Songstress guided by Lady Daisy and accepting his Bone Coins.
• Kevin warned Shen Ye that criminals were being hunted across Evernight City, but Shen Ye decided to stay rather than return to his world.
• Shen Ye visited the Veterans' Guild recruitment office and asked how to find Lady Daisy.
• The Undead Mage gave Shen Ye a Darknight Rose Song and Dance Troupe badge and directed him to the Grand Opera House.

Shen Ye visited the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe and watched its members use their skills to help a powerful man develop his dark green flame. After learning how Songstress skills were formed, he joined the troupe’s Reserve Troupe.

• Shen Ye arrived at the Evernight City Grand Opera House and watched Ms. Daisy lead a rehearsal with a dark green flame.
• A Dancer named Lily skillfully guided the flame into a red mist, inspiring the man who owned it to teleport away.
• Ms. Daisy recalled the flame, organized the troupe, and called Shen Ye onto the stage.
• Shen Ye asked Ms. Daisy whether Songstress skills differed, and she explained that skills arose from each person’s knowledge and experiences.
• Shen Ye agreed to join the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe, and Ms. Daisy welcomed him.

Lady Daisy tested Shen Ye’s newly awakened Songstress skill, Spectacular Opening, and discovered that it could turn borrowed class skills into a spectacular performance. Impressed by his talent, she accepted him into the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe as its new lead Songstress.

• Lady Daisy explained that Songstress and Dancer skills supported the troupe’s performances, then asked Shen Ye to demonstrate his Spectacular Opening skill.
• When Shen Ye touched Daisy’s borrowed wisp of flame, the Dharma Realm offered him temporary access to the Soul Hunter skill Venomous Ashen Flame and the option to advance into that class.
• Shen Ye used Spectacular Opening to transform the flame into a grand stage performance with a fiery curtain, flame-made dancers, and music.
• The performance ended when the flame ran out, and Shen Ye apologized, believing he had failed to master his skill.
• Lady Daisy concealed her amazement, declared Shen Ye qualified to join the troupe, and appointed him its new lead Songstress because the previous lead had died.

Shen Ye joined the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe and received a Pale Shadow Badge before going to the Royal Grand Auction House to buy materials for advancing Dark Whisper. Kevin intervened over the forbidden summoning materials, helped him split the purchases, and secretly ordered Shadow Assassins to watch him.

• Lady Daisy gave Shen Ye a Pale Shadow Badge and money, then invited him to a gathering at noon.
• Big Skeleton told Shen Ye to buy Nightmare Crystal materials at the Royal Grand Auction House to advance Dark Whisper.
• Kevin arrived with soldiers to seize Shen Ye over his materials, but recognized his badges and dismissed the troops.
• Kevin warned Shen Ye that large-scale summoning sacrifices were forbidden, accepted his money, and arranged for the materials to be bought in two batches.
• Kevin agreed to meet Shen Ye at the Manor that afternoon and secretly ordered Shadow Assassins to keep a close eye on him.

Shen Ye used his Gate ability to send two assassins following him into the Human Race position, where they were killed, then confronted Kevin over the surveillance. His bluff about the Baxter brothers began forming a new Self-Created Trait: Vampire Kid.

• Shen Ye bought the materials needed to advance Dark Whisper and noticed two Dark Soul Assassins following him.
• Shen Ye tricked the assassins into entering his room, linked its door to the Nightmare World, and had Big Skeleton hurl them through the Secret Passage into the Human Race position, where they were killed.
• Kevin appeared at the inn and questioned Shen Ye, then grabbed the Zombie Beauty and demanded to know what had happened.
• Shen Ye challenged Kevin and threatened him with the Baxter brothers, claiming they were stronger than he was and that he could kill Kevin.
• Shen Ye received a message that his actions might create a Self-Created Trait, and that the Vampire Kid Trait was beginning to sprout.

Shen Ye escaped Kevin’s attempt to arrest him when Lily invoked the Count’s summons, and Madam Daisy took them through the Dharma Realm to Demon Shadow Manor. There, Shen Ye joined the Count’s advisers and noticed an unusually powerful blue-quality battle-axe as an Orc delegation dined nearby.

• Shen Ye challenged Kevin’s accusation, and a cleaner confirmed that two Pale Assassins had requested room service before disappearing.
• Lily stopped Kevin from attacking Shen Ye by delivering the Count’s invitation, then used Dharma Realm traversal to take Shen Ye away.
• Madam Daisy escorted Shen Ye and Lily through the Dharma Realm toward the Count’s manor, where General Andrei warned her that the Count was angered by the Orc delegation.
• At Demon Shadow Manor, Shen Ye saw the Orc delegation eating in the Banquet Hall while the Count’s advisers studied a blue-quality battle-axe.
• Shen Ye inspected the battle-axe, Fire Roar, and wondered why an ordinary soldier’s weapon had been made so powerful.

Shen Ye learned that the Orcs had become a major military threat after adopting a 996 work schedule, and the Undead feared they might follow suit. Lady Daisy, Shen Ye, and Lily met the Count, who asked the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe to create an original water-based performance for an important diplomatic mission.

• The banshee explained that the Orcs had massively improved their weapons and armor by working 996 and producing thousands of battle-axes each day.
• The Undead worried that the Count might impose 996, and they urged Lady Daisy to talk him out of it.
• An attendant summoned Lady Daisy to the study, and Shen Ye and Lily followed her there.
• The Count described a diplomatic mission and invited Lady Daisy's troupe to compete for the chance to accompany him.
• The Count demonstrated water performances by the Grey Bone and Sealed Darkness troupes, then challenged the Dark Night Rose troupe to create something different.

Shen Ye, Daisy, and Lily presented the Count with an immersive performance that transformed his study into a frozen world and awakened his ambition to lead the undead. The Count was left comparing their epic spectacle with the other troupes’ acts and finding those performances pathetically weak.

• Daisy and Lily planned a performance, and Shen Ye asked the Count to provide a boundless Nightmare Magic Realm for it.
• Daisy imitated the Count’s water magic and passed its Elemental Fission skill to Shen Ye, who shaped the realm into a vast frozen landscape with music and song.
• The Count found Lily sleeping beneath the ice and took up a magical longsword as Shen Ye and Daisy’s performance shifted into a battle song praising his rule.
• Lily broke free as a Frost Dragon while an immense undead army appeared, and the Count imagined himself leading it to conquer the world.
• The performance ended, and the Count concluded that the other troupes’ acts were pathetically weak by comparison.

After the Count chose the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe to accompany his delegation to the Holy Violet Empire, he rewarded its members and gave Shen Ye a Count’s Emblem. Shen Ye signed a contract granting him access to manor guards, while the Count dismissed Kevin’s complaint and ordered Shen Ye’s Guardian Rank raised.

• The Count praised the troupe’s performance and announced that the Human Race had signed a Peace Treaty with the undead; he chose the troupe to perform at the King of the Holy Violet Empire’s birthday celebration.
• The Count gave Daisy Ghostly Jewelry, Lily a Dancer’s Mask, and Shen Ye a blood-red Emblem, then attendants led Lily and Shen Ye away.
• An attendant explained that Shen Ye could use the Emblem to summon a manor guard once per day, and Shen Ye signed the Guardian Contract.
• Kevin reported that Shen Ye had bought materials for a Grand Summoning Ritual, but the Count decided to lift the ban on such rituals and ordered Kevin to stop hounding him.
• The Count sent Kevin away with a revenue target and ordered an adviser to raise Shen Ye’s Guardian Rank.

Shen Ye rejected Emutu’s offer to join the orcs’ Heavenly Green Song and Dance Troupe after learning about their brutal 807 work schedule and deceptive pay. Emutu bribed Kevin to leave Shen Ye alone with him, and Shen Ye was left facing the threat of being taken captive.

• Shen Ye found Emutu, the orc Great Chieftain’s second son, waiting in his room and summoned Kevin for protection.
• Emutu invited Shen Ye to lead the Heavenly Green Song and Dance Troupe, explaining that the orcs had abandoned their shamans and wanted to change.
• Emutu offered Shen Ye a sack of gold but revealed that most of it was silver and the gold depended on completing tasks and passing performance assessments.
• Shen Ye refused to join the troupe after learning the orcs expected workers to work from eight in the morning until midnight every day.
• Emutu gave Kevin a money pouch and persuaded him to leave, then warned Shen Ye not to resist because he had no combat skills.

Shen Ye was abducted to Thunder Fortress by the Orc Chieftain, escaped back to the Main World, and learned the invitation’s effect would keep him there for three days. He then remembered the welcome party where he planned to meet Song Qingyun and Song Yinchen, and Xiao Mengyu offered him an outfit.

• Four Orcs used the Chieftain’s Divine Artifact to drag Shen Ye to Thunder Fortress, where the Chieftain demanded that he serve the Orcs as a Songstress.
• The Chieftain showed Shen Ye his disciplined, well-equipped army and praised 996 as a way to increase Orc strength, then ordered him to join the song and dance troupe.
• Orcs tried to brand Shen Ye as the Chieftain’s slave, but he knocked aside the iron rod and escaped through a gate to the Main World.
• Big Skeleton explained that the Great Chieftain’s Invitation would keep Shen Ye in the Main World for three days and that the Orcs were capturing Songstresses to support their society.
• Xiao Mengyu called Shen Ye about the evening’s welcome party, and he realized he would see Song Qingyun and possibly Song Yinchen; Xiao Mengyu offered him an outfit.