Chapter Summaries

Han Shuo survived the jade sphere’s assault and found that his mental energy had greatly increased, though he remained unsure what the sphere was. At the training grounds, Fitch’s sabotage caused Han Shuo to stumble into Fanny, and she mistook the ensuing accidental touch for Fitch groping her.

• Han Shuo opened the jade box, suffered excruciating pain as the sphere drained his mental energy, and passed out when his Demonic Essence entered his brain.
• Han Shuo woke with sharper senses and greatly increased mental energy, then locked the mysterious sphere away beneath his bed.
• Keri and Borg asked Han Shuo to plead with Fanny for them, and he agreed before heading to the training grounds.
• Han Shuo saw Fitch leering at Fanny while she taught him to direct dark creatures, and Fitch secretly sent bones and ropes toward Han Shuo.
• Han Shuo dodged the obstacles but was tripped by a rope, and his hand landed on and squeezed Fanny’s bottom as he tried to steady himself.
• Fanny tore off her blindfold and slapped Fitch twice, accusing him of taking advantage of the situation to grope her.

Han Shuo let Fanny blame Fitch for touching her, then persuaded her not to report Keri and Borg to the academy. He went to the Darkness Department library to investigate the sphere from the jade box, found no useful information, and secretly borrowed a book about dark creatures.

• Fanny slapped Fitch and sent him away, while Han Shuo pretended to know nothing about what had happened.
• Han Shuo asked Fanny not to report Keri and Borg, and she agreed after he pleaded for them.
• Han Shuo ordered Keri and Borg to clean the training ground for him, then went to the Darkness Department library to research the sphere.
• Han Shuo found no information about the sphere in the books on magical items and chose Overview of Dark Creatures to study instead.
• Han Shuo asked Jack to cover for him, hid the book in his clothes, and left the library.

After half a month of recovery and training, Han Shuo sought out the Knight Academy’s paid sparring sessions to toughen his body and advance the Solid Body stage of the Demonic Cultivation Art. He registered as Brian despite warnings that the human punching bags were often badly injured or killed.

• Han Shuo strengthened his body and practiced the Mystic Ice Demon Flame Art while keeping Little Skeleton close and continuing to refine him.
• Han Shuo concluded that suffering injuries and recovering through the Demonic Cultivation Art would speed his progress through the Solid Body stage.
• Han Shuo went to the Martial Arts Academy to volunteer as a human punching bag for Knight Academy students, hoping to temper his body.
• Jeff warned Han Shuo that he could be beaten to death, but registered him under the name Brian after Han Shuo insisted.
• Gar, an intermediate swordsman who had been seriously injured there before, urged Han Shuo to leave, but Han Shuo remained determined to try.

Han Shuo tried to attract the knight trainees’ attention by provoking the much larger Daniel and showing off his strength and agility. He repeatedly dodged Daniel’s attacks, and the crowd began to recognize him as more than a scrawny servant.

• Knight trainees hired the strongest warrior punching bags first, while Han Shuo was overlooked among the remaining commoners.
• Han Shuo shoved Daniel into the men around him, then slipped out of the crowd and taunted him with a bodybuilding pose.
• Daniel reached for Han Shuo, but Han Shuo dodged and struck another provocative pose, drawing the knight trainees’ attention.
• Daniel attacked Han Shuo with a powerful punch, but Han Shuo evaded it and posed again, making the onlookers take his skill seriously.
• Daniel charged and swung at Han Shuo repeatedly, but Han Shuo dodged every attack while displaying a series of different poses, stirring an uproar in the hall.

Han Shuo defeated Daniel in a fist clash, then earned five gold coins when Lawrence hired him as a sparring partner. In the Knight Academy’s Trial Ground, Lawrence’s first attack tore Han Shuo’s clothes and his kick injured him, leaving Han Shuo ready to continue.

• Daniel attacked Han Shuo until he exhausted himself, then challenged him to take a punch.
• Han Shuo met Daniel’s full-force punch with Demonic Essence and shattered his right arm, forcing Daniel to leave the hall.
• The knight students bid for Han Shuo’s services, and Lawrence hired him for five gold coins.
• Lawrence took Han Shuo to the Knight Academy’s Trial Ground and told him to dodge and block rather than attack.
• Lawrence tore Han Shuo’s chest clothing with a fast thrust, then kicked him in the abdomen and sent him sprawling.
• Han Shuo endured the pain, stood up, and told Lawrence he would be more careful as they continued.

Han Shuo endured Lawrence’s brutal training because his Demonic Essence used his injuries to temper and repair his body. After agreeing to continue the sessions, he left the Trial Ground injured and saw Claude approaching, leaving him to seek a way to avoid him.

• Lawrence battered Han Shuo with Battle Aura-enhanced attacks until Han Shuo fell repeatedly and broke two ribs.
• Han Shuo felt his Demonic Essence rapidly repair and temper his damaged body, confirming that destruction and rebuilding could help him break through the Solid Body stage.
• Han Shuo asked Lawrence to continue their arrangement, and Lawrence agreed to pay him five gold coins for each session.
• Han Shuo recovered enough to leave the Trial Ground and declined Gar’s offer to help him return.
• Han Shuo spotted Claude approaching with a human punching bag and worried that Claude might retaliate while he was injured.

Han Shuo recovered from his injuries through a six-day demonic state and began easing away from his act of madness. Fanny invited him to join an expedition where the students would test their magic, and he agreed.

• Han Shuo disguised his injured ankle to avoid drawing Claude's attention, then returned to the academy and cultivated through the pain.
• Han Shuo entered a peaceful demonic state while practicing the Mystic Ice Demon Flame Art and cultivated for six days without noticing the time pass.
• Jack woke Han Shuo and explained that Fanny wanted to see him; Han Shuo learned that his body had mostly recovered and his demonic essence had grown stronger.
• Han Shuo went to Fanny's laboratory and resolved to gradually stop acting mad and foolish so he could make use of the academy's resources.
• Fanny invited Han Shuo to accompany the students on a trip to test their magic, and Han Shuo accepted.

Han Shuo learned how to mark a summoned dark creature so he could summon the little skeleton again, then used the technique before leaving the academy with Fanny and the others. The mark awakened new memories of Chu Canglan’s Demon-Control Art, and Han Shuo discovered that the little skeleton could control its bone blade.

• Han Shuo asked Fanny how to summon the same dark creature again, pretending Lisa had asked him.
• Fanny gave Han Shuo instructions for placing a magical brand on a summoned creature, and he hurried away with them.
• Han Shuo practiced Bone Arrow in the graveyard and successfully cast the spell before his planned departure the next day.
• Han Shuo used the Darkness Seal on the little skeleton, exhausting his mental power and clarifying memories of Chu Canglan’s Demon-Control Art.
• The little skeleton controlled its bone blade in midair and stabbed the nearby straw dummies, leaving Han Shuo amazed.

Han Shuo and the necromancy group arrived in Zachius City through a Magic Teleportation Array and learned about the dangerous frontier city. Fanny led the group toward Doro Town, while Han Shuo carried their supplies and reassured her that he could keep up.

• Han Shuo arrived in Zachius City with Fanny, Gene, and the necromancy students, and marveled at the Magic Teleportation Array.
• The group learned that Zachius stood between Orc territory and the Dark Forest, attracting merchants and adventurers while facing frequent dangers.
• Fanny warned everyone to stay alert, then led the group through the bustling city toward Doro Town.
• Han Shuo walked under a heavy load of supplies as Lisa asked if he was all right and Bella teased her for showing concern.
• Fanny urged the students to hurry before dark, and Han Shuo said his improved stamina came from eating better.

Han Shuo's party reached Zachius City, where the Necromancy Department was mocked and charged fifty gold coins for six inferior warhorses. Fanny encouraged her students with news of a Death Cemetery in the Dark Forest, and as the group prepared to leave, she chose to share a horse with Han Shuo.

• Han Shuo trained his body while waiting at the city gates as Gene went to request warhorses.
• Gene reported that the officer demanded fifty gold coins because the party belonged to the Necromancy Department, and Fanny paid rather than start a dispute.
• Fanny told the students that a Death Cemetery might hold lost Necromancy books, raising their hopes despite her private doubts about finding it.
• Eileen mocked the Necromancy students, while Bichir and the light magic group departed on better horses.
• Gene returned with six warhorses, and when Bark refused to ride with Han Shuo, Fanny offered to share her horse with him.

On the journey to Doro Town, Han Shuo’s uncontrolled desire led him to violate Fanny, who warned him she would deal with him later. After the group reached town, Fanny summoned him to her room, while Gene spitefully assigned him a disused storeroom and Han Shuo headed toward Fanny’s room with revenge on his mind.

• While riding behind Fanny, Han Shuo pressed against her and ejaculated on her; Fanny angrily warned him to control himself and said she would settle the matter later.
• When Han Shuo developed another erection, Fanny made him take the reins and taught him to ride, then guided him toward Doro Town.
• Fanny told Gene that teaching Han Shuo to ride had delayed them, and she asked Han Shuo to come to her room after stabling the horses.
• Gene refused Bark and the other students permission to explore Doro Town’s entertainment district and took them to the inn.
• Gene assigned Han Shuo a disused storeroom and muttered resentfully about him sharing a horse with Fanny; Han Shuo overheard him and headed toward Fanny’s room with a wicked smile.

Han Shuo used his discovery that he could cast Bone Arrow to distract Fanny from punishing him for the incident on the warhorse. After Fanny coached him into casting successfully and called him a magical genius, he bathed in her room and left after she questioned whether he was really dim-witted.

• Fanny confronted Han Shuo about violating her on the warhorse, and he apologized and offered to accept whatever punishment she chose.
• Han Shuo told Fanny he had cast Bone Arrow after hearing Lisa recite its incantation, prompting Fanny to ask him to demonstrate.
• Fanny corrected Han Shuo's gestures and mental focus until he successfully sent a Bone Arrow through the wooden wall, then praised him as a magical genius.
• Lisa peered through the hole in her wall, and Fanny covered it before offering to examine Han Shuo's body.
• Fanny let Han Shuo wash in her warm bath, then dismissed him and remarked that he did not seem mad or dim-witted; Han Shuo explained that he was normal unless provoked and hurried away.

Han Shuo broke through the final barrier of the Mystic Ice Demon Flame Art, awakening flames at his fingertips before exhaustion overcame him. The next morning, Fanny led the party into the Dark Forest, where Han Shuo heard approaching magical beasts just before Fanny confirmed the danger.

• Han Shuo endured intense pain until the meridians in all ten fingers opened, allowing him to master the Mystic Ice Demon Flame Art and summon purple-red flames.
• Han Shuo fell into a deep sleep, then joined Fanny's party of twelve as they prepared to leave Doro Town for the Dark Forest.
• Lisa questioned Han Shuo about being in Fanny's room, and he claimed Fanny had used him to test Bone Arrow.
• Fanny led the party south into the Dark Forest, while Han Shuo carried the supplies and warned that something was approaching.
• Bark mocked Han Shuo's warning, but Fanny soon heard the approaching magical beasts and ordered everyone to drop their packs and form a defensive circle.

The students encountered Thorn-Tailed Lynxcats, and Han Shuo secretly killed one with the Mystic Ice Demon Flame Art while Gene received the credit. That night, Han Shuo served the group roasted meat, giving the portions to his enemies undercooked and leaving them cursing him.

• Fanny led the students in attacking five Thorn-Tailed Lynxcats, but their panic left one beast free to charge Han Shuo.
• Han Shuo blocked the beast’s claws and struck it with the Mystic Ice Demon Flame Art, killing it as Gene’s bone arrows arrived and took the credit.
• Fanny dismissed the group’s suspicions about Han Shuo’s blow and hurried the twelve students south before more beasts could appear.
• At camp, Fanny scolded the students and Gene for their poor performance while Han Shuo cooked meat for everyone.
• Fanny and Lisa praised Han Shuo’s delicious portions, while Bark, Gene, Bella, and the others received undercooked meat and complained.

Han Shuo’s party debated whether to continue south through the increasingly dangerous Dark Forest in search of the Death Cemetery, and he persuaded them to go a little farther. That night, Han Shuo secretly left camp with Little Skeleton and killed two Wind Blade Demon Wolves for their valuable crystal cores.

• Fanny praised the students’ progress and said their collected beast parts had made the expedition profitable.
• Fanny and Gene proposed turning back because the beasts were growing stronger and the party did not know where the Death Cemetery was.
• Lisa urged the group to continue south, and Han Shuo agreed, so Fanny allowed them to go farther until someone was injured.
• Han Shuo slipped away from camp at night and summoned Little Skeleton.
• Han Shuo and Little Skeleton killed two Wind Blade Demon Wolves, and Little Skeleton began stripping one wolf’s valuable pelt.

Han Shuo returned from hunting and spoke with Fanny about magic, while she promised to help him escape his servant status if he proved his Necromancy skills. When approaching footsteps revealed a group of Ogres, Fanny and the students formed a defensive line and prepared to fight.

• Han Shuo returned from a successful hunt with a grade-five crystal core and a Wind Blade Demon Wolf's pelt, then sent Little Skeleton back to the other dimension.
• Fanny told Han Shuo that mastering Necromancy could free him from his status as a servant, and he asked her questions about magic.
• Han Shuo heard approaching footsteps and warned Fanny that they sounded human; she hurried to alert the camp and prepare everyone for danger.
• Fanny recognized the approaching creatures as Ogres, and the students and teachers summoned dark creatures to form a defensive ring.
• Eight Ogres appeared carrying spiked clubs and spears, and Fanny shouted for everyone to prepare for battle.

The group struggled to stop eight charging Ogres, and Fanny and Gene’s Corpse Explosions killed four of them before the survivors forced everyone to flee. As the strongest Ogre attacked Fanny from behind, Han Shuo blocked its club with an enormous spiked club.

• The Ogres charged through the defensive ring, shrugging off most attacks as they destroyed the students’ dark creatures.
• Fanny killed one Ogre with a Bone Spear, while two Ogre spears impaled the Abomination Warriors and the students began to panic.
• Fanny and Gene cast Corpse Explosion on a dead Ogre and a Zombie Warrior, killing four Ogres and two Zombie Warriors in the blasts.
• With their mental energy nearly exhausted, Fanny and Gene ordered everyone to flee as the tallest Ogre advanced.
• The students ran in panic, and the tallest Ogre caught up with Fanny and swung its spiked club at her.
• Han Shuo appeared beside Fanny and blocked the Ogre’s strike with an enormous spiked club.

Han Shuo unleashed a savage strength and killed an ogre, then pretended not to remember the fight. The group decided to end their field training, but a cry from the south made them hesitate.

• Han Shuo shoved Fanny out of danger and blocked two of the ogre’s blows with its own strength.
• After Fanny moved away, Han Shuo charged the ogre and fought it with his spiked club, growing stronger as Demonic Essence circulated.
• Han Shuo broke the ogre’s legs and beat it to death, then claimed he could not remember what had happened.
• Fanny ordered everyone to pack, and Gene proposed returning to the academy after the group recognized the danger of continuing south.
• Just as everyone prepared to leave, a mournful cry came from the south, and excitement and greed appeared on their faces.

Gene suggested hunting a Frost Flying Eagle, but the group found Earth Knight Clark had already killed it. After Han Shuo talked Clark into handing over its beast crystal, Fanny accepted Clark’s offer to travel with them, and Han Shuo planned to put the knight to work as they headed deeper south.

• Gene proposed that the group hunt the Frost Flying Eagle, and Fanny asked Han Shuo what he thought before agreeing to pursue it.
• The group found Clark fighting the Frost Flying Eagle, and he killed it alone before introducing himself to the mages.
• Clark offered to travel with the group, and Fanny accepted despite Han Shuo’s misgivings.
• Han Shuo claimed the group had been chasing the eagle, prompting Clark to give up its beast crystal, which Han Shuo passed to Lisa.
• Han Shuo urged Fanny to continue deeper south, and she agreed to rely on Clark’s help while Han Shuo plotted to make him work.

As the group traveled south through the Dark Forest, Han Shuo used his cooking to torment those who had mistreated him while Clark tried to impress Fanny. The chapter ended with Lisa inviting Fanny to swim, apparently because she had secretly begun following Han Shuo’s advice about improving her figure.

• With Clark’s help, the group killed several magical beasts, and Han Shuo claimed their crystal cores and pelts without sharing them with Clark.
• Lisa told Han Shuo she had used Soul Pain on Brian because she wanted him to stop living timidly, while Han Shuo rejected her reasoning.
• Bark and Bella asked to cook their own food after Han Shuo’s badly prepared meals had given them stomach trouble, and Bark apologized for his past behavior.
• Fanny accidentally ate the half-raw meat meant for Gene and Clark, and Han Shuo tried to make Clark take the unpleasant piece.
• Gene and Clark each escaped rather than eat the meat, while Fanny admitted she had enjoyed Han Shuo teasing them because they had annoyed her.
• Lisa invited Fanny to swim and blushed when asked why she had taken up swimming, as Han Shuo realized she was secretly practicing his advice.