Chapter Summaries

You Jian recognized Leopold’s charm as a subtle spell, while Kader secretly targeted Bright and Ren Suo to claim the Demon King’s power. After Qiao Muyi survived Kader’s attack only briefly, she died in Ren Suo’s arms; Ren Suo’s bond with her reached its final level, and he turned on the arriving factions.

• You Jian dispelled Leopold’s charm from Chen Liao and explained that Kader was tracking Bright to steal the Demon King’s power.
• Kader waited for Bright to die and the Demon King to absorb his power, then tried to kill the Demon King and Ren Suo with a focused sniper shot.
• Qiao Muyi’s Absolute Blade Armor destroyed Kader’s rifle and killed him, but the attack left a fatal hole through her chest.
• Ren Suo pleaded with Qiao Muyi to let him save her, but she comforted him, imagined marrying him in three future lives, and shared one last kiss with him.
• Ren Suo’s bond with Qiao Muyi advanced to Level 10 and unlocked the destined bond Demon King; after she died, he faced the arriving factions and declared that they all had to die.

After Qiao Muyi and the Demon King died, Ren Suo used the Demon King’s powers to protect himself and punish the Transcendents who attacked him. He stood over Qiao Muyi’s ice coffin as the crowd recoiled, and they recognized him as the new Demon King.

• Watchers found Bright dead, while Chen Liao reported that Kader had also been killed by a heavy sniper rifle.
• The Transcendents turned their attention to Ren Suo, and You Jian warned Chen Liao not to approach him recklessly.
• When the crowd attacked Ren Suo with guns and spells, his Protective Veil reflected their attacks and wounded them.
• Ren Suo placed Qiao Muyi in an ice coffin, used Waxing and Waning to part the clouds, and summoned a moonlit stage around her.
• Ren Suo unleashed flames, icy currents, and blade-like gales against the approaching Transcendents, then challenged them for daring to stand while Qiao Muyi lay down.

Ren Suo fought the Watchers and Transcendents while protecting the ice coffin that held Qiao Muyi, then faced Sakura Kyoko, Ursa, and Dai Ze. You Jian arrived to join the battle, and the chapter ended with the two discussing what they would eat in their next life.

• Watcher Celes charged Ren Suo, who restrained her and used Dominate Fear to make her relive her deepest fear.
• The Transcendents attacked Ren Suo and the ice coffin, so he created a Magic Nullification Field to protect it and rushed into the crowd.
• Sakura Kyoko, Ursa, and Dai Ze cornered Ren Suo, but he healed himself, struck Ursa with Shadow Hand, and escaped Sakura Kyoko's restraint by burning his hand.
• You Jian arrived and exchanged words with Ren Suo before knocking a Red-Armored Samurai aside for telling Ren Suo to accept Bright's death.
• You Jian and Ren Suo agreed to eat Nine Big Bowls and Boiled Cabbage in Plain Water in their next lives.

Ren Suo overwhelmed You Jian and the other Transcendents, then forced the gathered fighters to kneel. When they warned him that Angel Zach was coming, Ren Suo considered whether Zach could serve as a sacrifice.

• Ren Suo used an earth-burrowing spell, flame storms, and Shadow Hand to surprise You Jian and fight Sakura Kyoko and Dai Ze.
• Ren Suo struck You Jian and temporarily seized control of his flying swords, but You Jian detonated them and escaped with Dai Ze protecting him by taking his injuries.
• Ren Suo recovered from his wounds and intimidated the gathered Transcendents, drawing strength from their fear.
• Chen Liao tried to persuade and threaten Ren Suo, but Ren Suo laughed and refused to back down.
• Ren Suo ordered the gathered fighters to kneel, and most of them obeyed under the pressure of his power.
• A Watcher warned Ren Suo that Angel Zach was coming, and Ren Suo considered using Zach as a sacrifice.

After Bright died, Zach went to Fan Sakura to capture Ren Suo, while the Watchers livestreamed the confrontation to turn Zach into a hero and Bright into a martyr. Ren Suo defeated Zach through the night and drew Tokyo’s fear, then activated the Aura Coordinate to return home with Qiao Muyi’s body still in the coffin on his back.

• Zach learned that Bright had died and that Ren Suo was suppressing Transcendents, and Fina urged him to become the Federation’s new symbol while another Watcher pushed to livestream his arrival.
• Zach reached the Hida Mountains and found Bright dead, Celes grieving over him, and Sakura Kyoko, Ursa, Dai Ze, and You Jian defeated by Ren Suo.
• Ren Suo activated the Fear Demon King form, carried Qiao Muyi’s coffin on his back, and fought Zach, who could not overcome Ren Suo’s ability to counter his attacks.
• Ren Suo drove Zach into Tokyo and battled him through the night, causing widespread damage as the city’s fear strengthened him.
• At dawn, Ren Suo surveyed the damaged city, confirmed he had gathered enough negative emotion, and activated the Aura Coordinate after checking his nearly dead phone and thinking of home.

Ren Suo returned to Dong Chengling carrying the dead Qiao Muyi, and she learned that he had become the Demon King who fought across Tokyo. As the Countermeasures Bureau and cultivators closed in, Ren Suo activated the Slaughter Authority, determined to invert the world.

• Dong Chengling teleported to Ren Suo's home and found him carrying Qiao Muyi, whose chest and abdomen had been pierced.
• Ren Suo explained that Qiao Muyi had died amid a chain of people pursuing their own goals, and said the world should not be this way.
• Dong Chengling watched news reports identifying Ren Suo as the Demon King who had defeated Transcendents and battled Angel Zach.
• Dong Chengling mourned Qiao Muyi and admitted she had hoped to win Ren Suo's affection herself.
• As the Countermeasures Bureau and Changjiang cultivators approached, Ren Suo sat between Dong Chengling and Qiao Muyi and revealed the blood-red mark on his hand.
• Ren Suo poured his accumulated negative emotions into the Slaughter Authority and declared that he would invert the world.

After waking from a series of dreams about three different lives with a familiar man, Qiao Muyi reunited with Ren Suo and returned home to care for her cat. She discovered a mysterious notebook titled “Little Suo's Secret Diary” and felt compelled to read it.

• Qiao Muyi and Dong Chengling woke beside Ren Suo after sleeping through their exhaustion, and Ren Suo recalled that his headphones had been destroyed during the mission.
• Qiao Muyi teased Ren Suo before leaving, then joined her squad as they headed home from a Countermeasures Bureau assembly drill.
• Qiao Muyi returned home after eight days away, fed and cleaned up after her orange cat, and affectionately called it Little Suo.
• Qiao Muyi found an illusory notebook on her coffee table that became tangible when she touched it, and a voice announced that Young Master Mu's exclusive reward had arrived.
• Qiao Muyi opened the notebook and read its title: “Little Suo's Secret Diary.”

Ren Suo woke after eight missing days, discovered that Inverted World had been shut down and his rewards replaced, and learned that Qiao Muyi’s bond had reached Level 5. He and Qiao Muyi arrived at Dong Chengling’s home for dinner, where Qiao Muyi greeted her warmly.

• Ren Suo woke to the news that Qiao Muyi’s bond had increased, then spoke with Ren Xingmei about his return and the unexplained days he had been away.
• Ren Suo read about a mysterious person beating Angel Zach and learned about the international Transcendent gathering and its national heroes.
• Ren Suo found that Inverted World had been permanently shut down, received the Black Coffin Demon King as a hidden reward, and discovered that Clear Spring Echo’s summon time had been depleted.
• Ren Suo saw that Qiao Muyi’s bond had reached Level 5, granting her stronger spells and the Accomplice ability that shared negative emotions between them.
• Qiao Muyi deleted the photos from their trip, gave Ren Suo new headphones, and changed his wallpaper to a selfie of herself.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi arrived at Dong Chengling’s home, where Qiao Muyi greeted Chengling as Zhao Huo welcomed Ren Suo.

Ren Suo reunited with Zhao Huo, who described a dream in which he became a celebrated hero and married three wives, but said he preferred his peaceful life. Lin Xianyu overheard Qiao Muyi tell Dong Chengling that she had realized she was in love with Ren Suo and could no longer advise Dong Chengling about her relationships.

• Ren Suo, his friends, and his students teased Zhao Huo after he arrived and admitted dreaming of a life without Ren Suo.
• Zhao Huo recounted how his dream self became a renowned guardian of humanity, wielded the Dragon Gallantry Spear, and married three wives.
• Zhao Huo said he preferred his quiet life to the dangerous hero's path, though Ren Suo joked that he might still be cut into thirds.
• Lin Xianyu used her Breeze spell to conceal herself and overheard Qiao Muyi ask Dong Chengling about something she had said eight days earlier.
• Qiao Muyi told Dong Chengling that she had fallen for Ren Suo and could no longer serve as Dong Chengling's relationship consultant.

After Ren Suo returned home, he learned that a revised game evaluation had advanced him to Level 5 and offered him new privileges. Dong Chengling visited to ask about his eight-day absence, then said she wanted to keep the key to his home.

• Lin Xianyu decided not to tell Gu Yueyan that Qiao Muyi had declared war on Dong Chengling, and Gu Yueyan received a message that left her troubled.
• Ren Suo called his mother, reassured her he was safe, and deflected her questions about his relationships with female students.
• Ren Suo discovered that the revised evaluation for Inverted World had raised him to Level 5, granting him an extra equipment backup slot and a choice of three privileges.
• Dong Chengling visited Ren Suo and asked whether he had saved or protected anyone during his eight-day absence; he insisted nothing had happened.
• Dong Chengling returned the key Ren Suo had given her, then said she had changed her mind and did not want to give it back.

Ren Suo gave Dong Chengling a key to his home and secretly obtained her new four-star Space Key. Dong Chengling and Qiao Muyi agreed to compete for Ren Suo’s affection without making the first move, while Ren Suo discovered a new Resentment Key in his collection.

• Ren Suo agreed to let Dong Chengling visit through his front door and gave her a key, then held her hand long enough to obtain her four-star Space Key.
• Dong Chengling recalled Qiao Muyi proposing that they compete to win Ren Suo by waiting for him to make the first move, and Dong Chengling accepted the agreement.
• Qiao Muyi said she would not confess first and warned Dong Chengling to watch out for Bai, while promising to handle another potential rival herself.
• After Dong Chengling left, Ren Suo inspected her Space Key, which offered a thirty-percent chance of extra spatial rewards or spatial enhancement to existing rewards.
• Ren Suo noticed a new Three-Star Resentment Key in the Content Repository and wondered whether it belonged to Qiao Muyi.

Ren Suo chatted with Qiao Muyi and Gu Yueyan, then opened the December game store and discovered the Christmas-exclusive game Night of the Hunt. He also tested his new Mysterious Tavern Owner privilege, which let him speak with a Seeker of the Way and ask for game information.

• Ren Suo learned that Yao Fei had been assigned as Qiao Muyi's secretary, and he joked with Qiao Muyi about the appointment.
• Gu Yueyan told Ren Suo her Awakened Spell had grown stronger, then grew annoyed when he mistakenly assumed she needed hot water because of her monthly cycle.
• At midnight on December 1, Ren Suo found the four-star Christmas-exclusive game Night of the Hunt, with a deadline of December 24 and a possible reward of 350 Merit Points.
• Ren Suo entered the tavern from his new Mysterious Tavern Owner privilege and spoke with a Seeker of the Way, who asked about Lu Manman before leaving.
• Ren Suo paid 10 Merit Points to ask the Tavern Owner about Night of the Hunt, and the Tavern Owner praised its difficulty, helpful NPCs, and gameplay.
• The Tavern Owner revealed that Ren Suo could create his own character in Night of the Hunt.

Ren Suo created Luna, a custom character in Night of the Hunt, and sent her to collect Silver Moon Crystals as one of twenty-eight Moon God Apostles. Luna’s first crystal drew several other Apostles into a confrontation, and her ability to repeat their miracles left the rooftop standoff frozen.

• Ren Suo spent Merit Points to create Luna, a blue-haired woman, and gave her additional Wealth Points.
• The game revealed that twenty-eight Moon God Apostles competed to collect Silver Moon Crystals and become the new Moon God.
• Ren Suo guided Luna to a Silver Moon Crystal atop a building, where its aura increased supernatural abilities.
• Four other people were already on the rooftop, and their arrival triggered a fight over the crystal.
• Luna repeated a young man’s Miracle Nullification Field after another Apostle declared a Miracle-Reflecting Shield, freezing all five Apostles.

Ren Suo guided Luna through a battle for the first Silver Moon Crystal, only to learn that powerful NPCs could stop her and that she could reclaim crystals later. Meanwhile, Gu Yuexuan called Gu Yueyan to announce his advancement to Third Cycle, and her defense of Ren Suo made him suspect she had feelings for him.

• Ren Suo had Luna steal the Silver Moon Crystal from the competing Moon God Apostles, but the Seraphim and the Ancient Swordsmen Troupe repeatedly knocked her unconscious and took it back.
• Ren Suo asked the Tavern Owner for advice and learned that losing to NPCs would not kill Luna, could unlock storylines, and would not prevent clearing the game if she later reclaimed enough crystals.
• After Luna lost the crystal to the Ancient Swordsmen Troupe, she awoke in a clinic, where a doctor and nurse introduced themselves as the best medical team under the moonlit night.
• Gu Yueyan answered Gu Yuexuan’s late-night call and learned that he had reached Third Cycle; she refused his offer to transfer her to Tianjing Extraordinary Academy.
• Gu Yueyan defended several Heavenly Lotus Academy teachers against Gu Yuexuan’s insinuations, then angrily called Ren Suo the best healer cultivator in Lianjiang and hung up.
• Gu Yuexuan noticed Gu Yueyan’s reaction to Ren Suo and began suspecting that she had feelings for him.

Ren Suo guided Luna through the Dark Side of the Moon, where she gained the Weird Patient tag and learned about the League of Legends from the friendly Doctor. Luna left the clinic to pursue a new Silver Moon Crystal, while Yun Wangshu continued cultivating in Shenhai City and vowed to grow strong enough to reach Ren Han.

• The Doctor and Little Nurse disguised Luna as a Weird Patient, and she earned 150 experience points by shedding bloody tears to scare off two League of Legends warriors.
• Ren Suo found that Luna had received 1,000 experience points for being the first Moon God Apostle to seize a Silver Moon Crystal, and he learned that another Apostle had taken the crystal after Luna was knocked unconscious.
• The Doctor explained Moon Night City's moon-phase timekeeping and the League of Legends, then promised Luna she could return whenever she needed help.
• A new Silver Moon Crystal appeared, so Luna thanked the Doctor and rushed toward it, where a fast-moving opponent ambushed her with slashes of crescent-moon light.
• Yun Wangshu cultivated beneath the moon in Shenhai City, continued growing stronger, and vowed to catch up to Ren Han and reignite her fading sun.

Ren Suo replayed Luna’s run for the Silver Moon Crystal, only for her to be captured and lose it after she revealed a fiercely independent side. Luna woke in the clinic with no crystal, while Lin Xianyu’s talk of hot springs suggested a possible clue to what happened during Luna’s escape.

• After Luna entered the Dream Death State, Ren Suo reloaded a save and hurried her toward the park before the Silver Moon Crystal appeared.
• A yukata-clad Moon God Apostle and her Golden Armor companion prepared to claim the crystal, but Luna used her miracle to freeze them and seize it first.
• The girl in the yukata trapped Luna in solidified air, and Luna acted on her own to shoot the Golden Armor warrior and reclaim her severed hand.
• Luna fled the park but was shot, fell unconscious, and lost the Silver Moon Crystal before waking outside the clinic.
• Luna confronted the doctor and nurse about her missing crystal, while Lin Xianyu asked Gu Yueyan to go to a hot spring after finals.

Dong Chengling began holding weekend dinners at Ren Suo’s home, while Ren Xingmei, Bai Ji, and Gu Yueyan quietly anticipated a significant date two days later. Ren Suo’s Night of the Hunt strategy then advanced as Luna collected two Silver Moon Crystals and reached the Doctor’s home just as the full moon transformed the city.

• Dong Chengling cooked dinner at Ren Suo’s home, asked Gu Yueyan to help, and announced that future weekend meals would be held there.
• Dong Chengling said she had moved Monday’s class to Sunday because she had a personal matter that day, while Ren Xingmei and Bai Ji reacted to the date two days away.
• Lin Xianyu learned that Dong Chengling and Sister Qiao were each trying to take that day off, and Gu Yueyan blushed when Lin guessed what the date meant.
• Ren Suo guided Luna through battles for Silver Moon Crystals, helping her obtain two before a Moon God Apostle’s position-swapping miracle and a citywide manhunt forced her to flee.
• When the moon became full, the game’s city transformed, and Luna found the Doctor at his changed address, where the Little Nurse called him her brother.

Ren Suo discovered that full moons reshaped Moon Night City through dreams, then used the Dream in Dream system to give Luna an ordinary identity and a new life. Luna woke in a secure luxury apartment as a beloved volunteer, while Ren Suo continued to shape her character through dream labels.

• Ren Suo learned from the Tavern Owner that full moons changed residents’ character labels and that Moon God Apostles could influence those changes through mask sleep.
• Ren Suo had Luna enter mask sleep and discovered the Dream in Dream system, which let her spend quota points to buy character labels and customize her identity.
• Ren Suo summoned the Golden Ranger and used two holiday promotions to gain 2,000 Dream Quota points for Luna.
• Ren Suo bought a master-and-servant relationship label for Luna and saw it generate the labels Arrogant Beauty and The other woman.
• Ren Suo considered the conflict between role-playing labels and fighting for Silver Moon Crystals, then created a safe identity for Luna as an admired volunteer and aspiring Environmental King.
• Luna woke in a luxury apartment and looked out over Moon Night City, living without parents, a lover, or a job.

Ren Suo upgraded Luna’s moon-element abilities and explored Moon Night City for buffs, learning how to earn Wealth Points from its residents. After Luna met the doctor and nurse, Ren Suo tried to get some sleep, but his mother called to wish him an early happy birthday and urged him to have a child.

• Ren Suo abandoned the character-tag roleplay route and spent Luna’s experience points upgrading Moon Ray and Moon Step, unlocking Moonlight Pulse and a miracle that permanently solidified buffs from consumed items.
• Luna explored Moon Night City, bought milk tea with Wealth Points, and learned that she could earn more by completing residents’ quests.
• Luna met the doctor and nurse, who were now Childhood Sweethearts heading to an amusement park, and bought a buffing drink from them.
• After Luna collected several buffing beverages, Ren Suo saved his progress and tried to sleep before Little Jiu came to play.
• Ren Suo’s mother called after seeing a birthday reminder, wished him a happy birthday, and told him to have a child before he hung up.

Ren Suo used repeated attempts to outmaneuver a five-person team of Moon God Apostles and claim the Silver Moon Crystal, then watched Luna encounter NPC Doctor and Little Nurse at an amusement park. The chapter ended with Ren Suo opening his door near midnight to find a large red-ribboned Gift Box outside.

• Ren Suo called Yu Kuangtu to ask what his fire spell could do besides fighting, and Yu Kuangtu warmed Qin Lian while teasing Ren Suo for being alone.
• Ren Suo discovered that a five-person team of Moon God Apostles had marked and ambushed Luna near Dragon Carving Pavilion, where the Silver Moon Crystal would appear.
• Ren Suo studied the team's abilities, then used Luna's spells to disrupt the teleporting Apostle, collapse the restaurant beneath the red-haired Apostle, and take the Silver Moon Crystal.
• Ren Suo had Luna turn the restaurant's owner into a giant to hold off the Apostles, then escaped in tiny form and headed to an amusement park.
• Ren Suo saw NPC Doctor win a Gift Box containing Little Nurse, then stopped playing when someone threw a stone at his balcony window.
• Ren Suo opened his front door near midnight and found a large red-ribboned Gift Box waiting outside.