Chapter Summaries

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue agreed to keep farming the Nightmare Lair together, with Ye Qingxue handling the dungeon cooldown and Su Mu taking the loot. After they entered again, Su Mu used the golden soul skill book Ye Qingxue had given him, and its light suggested he had obtained at least an S-rank skill.

• Su Mu gave Ye Qingxue a skeleton skill card, and she traded him a random soul skill book in return.
• Su Mu and Ye Qingxue agreed to farm Nightmare together and set rules that gave Su Mu the drops while Ye Qingxue handled the cooldown.
• The pair emerged from the dungeon before a crowd, and onlookers identified Ye Qingxue but could not appraise Su Mu.
• Ye Qingxue cleared the cooldown, and she and Su Mu entered the Nightmare Lair again.
• Su Mu used Ye Qingxue's soul skill book, whose bright golden light made Ye Qingxue suspect it was at least S-rank and feel jealous.

Su Mu obtained the S-rank soul skill Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water, which could copy his last soul skill without spending Momentum Points. As he and Ye Qingxue continued through the dungeon, she learned he had first entered the Land of Buried Bones around level ten and was impressed by his daring.

• Su Mu revealed that he had obtained an S-rank soul skill, while Ye Qingxue privately compared it with the A-rank skill she had rolled.
• Su Mu discovered that Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water perfectly copied his most recently used soul skill without costing Momentum Points.
• Ye Qingxue recognized the skill as comparable to a 3S-rank soul skill and explained how it could give Su Mu an extra use of a powerful ability.
• Su Mu realized the skill could trigger Years Like a Blade twice for one Momentum Point expenditure, accelerating the Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven's growth.
• Su Mu and Ye Qingxue continued clearing the dungeon as Ye Qingxue's Snow Queen struggled against the fifteenth-wave boss.
• Ye Qingxue asked when Su Mu had first entered the dungeon, and he told her he had been around level ten.

After three more Nightmare Lair clears, Su Mu used his gains to expand Lion Camel Ridge and strengthen Little Drill Wind while considering the effort needed to bring out its three yaoguai kings. He rested with Ye Qingxue, leaving White Bone Spirit to guard them.

• Su Mu and Ye Qingxue cleared the Nightmare Lair three more times, raising Ye Qingxue to level fourteen and accumulating Momentum Points and bone materials.
• Su Mu used his Momentum Points to advance the Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven to a total age of one hundred years.
• Su Mu spent nearly a hundred Soul Power and attached the collected bones to Lion Camel Ridge, expanding and strengthening the territory.
• Lion Camel Ridge's growth raised Little Drill Wind's attributes by three percent, while Su Mu considered finding suitable cards and materials for Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-Winged Great Peng.
• Su Mu and Ye Qingxue rested in the dungeon as White Bone Spirit guarded the passages.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue rapidly cleared several dungeon difficulties, allowing Ye Qingxue to reach level fifteen ahead of schedule. Su Mu then chose Hell difficulty for the Land of Buried Bones, leaving Ye Qingxue shocked as they entered.

• Ye Qingxue reported recovering sixty Soul Power points after five hours of meditation, while Su Mu reflected on his unusually fast recovery.
• Ye Qingxue told Su Mu she had enough cooldown resets for twelve more runs, and they cleared the Normal and Hard Lairs before another Nightmare run.
• Ye Qingxue reached level fifteen after the Nightmare clear, earlier than she had expected.
• Su Mu selected Hell difficulty, and the pair entered as onlookers outside wondered how they had cleared Nightmare.
• Inside the Hell-difficulty Land of Buried Bones, Ye Qingxue recognized the setting was not Nightmare and asked Su Mu if he had chosen Hell.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue pushed through Hell-difficulty waves in the Land of Buried Bones, with the Snow Queen struggling against the heat while Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit held their own. After the twenty-fifth wave brought five bosses instead of ordinary monsters, Su Mu appraised them and the chapter ended as he examined the first two.

• Su Mu chose Hell difficulty, and Ye Qingxue trusted him despite the level-twenty elite monsters in the first wave.
• Ye Qingxue used the Snow Queen to slow enemies and protect the flank while Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit fought through the waves.
• A Hell-difficulty Burial Corpse King appeared at the tenth wave, and the Snow Queen's ice powers remained suppressed by the environment.
• A monster struck the Snow Queen during the fifteenth wave, forcing Ye Qingxue to retreat her and keep her at a distance.
• Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit defeated the twentieth-wave boss and adapted to the Hell monsters as they advanced through later waves.
• Five bosses emerged at the twenty-fifth wave, and Su Mu appraised the Iron Crown Bone General and Golden Bone Guardian.

Five intelligent bosses emerged in the Hell-difficulty Land of Buried Bones and discussed how to fight Su Mu, Ye Qingxue, and their core monster. Ye Qingxue explained that Hell difficulty had heightened the monsters’ intelligence far beyond instinct, and the bosses still had not attacked.

• The Poison Bone Priest and Shadow Bone Hunter appeared alongside the other bosses, and the Ten Thousand Bones Commander stood at their center as the final lord.
• The five bosses spoke among themselves, assessed the three opponents, and discussed whether to target their core monster.
• Su Mu was shocked by the bosses’ fluent speech, distinct personalities, and tactical reasoning.
• Ye Qingxue explained that Hell difficulty heightened monsters’ intelligence and that more advanced lairs could contain intelligent teams and armies.

The Ten Thousand Bones Commander’s party launched a coordinated assault on the White Bone Spirit and Little Drill Wind while taunting Ye Qingxue and trying to undermine her resolve. The White Bone Spirit and Little Drill Wind found openings against their attackers, but the bosses’ superior stats and Soul Link kept them at a disadvantage as Ye Qingxue prepared to use a scroll.

• The Ten Thousand Bones Commander ordered its allies to target the White Bone Spirit and dismissed the Snow Queen as weak, while the Poison Bone Priest and Shadow Bone Hunter argued that Ye Qingxue should be killed first.
• Su Mu warned Ye Qingxue that the bosses were using psychological warfare, and the five bosses began their attack with the Ten Thousand Bones Commander boosting them through its Soul Flames halo.
• The White Bone Spirit dodged the Iron Crown Bone General’s spears and the Golden Bone Guardian’s blades, then used her whip and fire to wound the Guardian and expose the Shadow Bone Hunter’s ambush.
• Little Drill Wind evaded the Iron Crown Bone General’s spears and struck the Golden Bone Guardian’s vulnerable knee joint, but the Ten Thousand Bones Commander’s Soul Link distributed much of the damage among the other bosses.
• Ye Qingxue watched the Snow Queen’s ice attacks barely slow the bosses, then drew a scroll from her card box.

Ye Qingxue used rare scrolls to strengthen the Snow Queen and then Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit as they fought the five bone bosses. The battle shifted in their favor as the two monsters adapted their tactics, but the Bloody Battle Banner’s limited duration left the outcome uncertain.

• Ye Qingxue used an ice-blue scroll to strengthen the Snow Queen, increasing her power and slowing the Iron Crown Bone General for longer.
• The Shadow Bone Hunter tried to attack the Snow Queen, but Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit intercepted him and blocked the bosses’ route to her.
• Ye Qingxue offered Su Mu an S-rank Bloody Battle Banner scroll; after she insisted they kill the bosses, Su Mu used it to raise Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit’s attributes by 30%.
• Little Drill Wind wounded the Golden Bone Guardian, while White Bone Spirit burned the Iron Crown Bone General and Poison Bone Priest, though the bosses’ healing and shared damage kept them from losing health quickly.
• Little Drill Wind charged into close combat to suppress the Iron Crown Bone General, while White Bone Spirit used her flames to corner and attack the Golden Bone Guardian and Poison Bone Priest.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue defeated the five intelligent, coordinated bosses in the hell-difficulty final wave after Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit adapted and steadily gained the upper hand. Su Mu leveled up and collected five rare C-rank class cards, including the Ten Thousand Bones Commander.

• Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit improved their combat skills during the battle and began suppressing the five bosses.
• The Ten Thousand Bones Commander coordinated the bosses’ tactics, but Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit countered their plans and severed its Soul Link.
• Little Drill Wind split the Ten Thousand Bones Commander’s skull as White Bone Spirit destroyed the Iron Crown Bone General, wiping out all five bosses.
• Su Mu reached level 16, while Ye Qingxue advanced to level 15 with 20% experience.
• Su Mu picked up five C-rank class cards: the Iron Crown Bone General, Golden Bone Guardian, Poison Bone Priest, Shadow Bone Hunter, and Ten Thousand Bones Commander.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue divided the Hell Lair rewards, then ran the Nightmare Lair twice more while Ye Qingxue remained unusually quiet. Su Mu suggested expanding her Ice and Snow World with a secondary core, and she agreed it needed more depth but rejected the Western fantasy route, leaving her plans unclear.

• Su Mu offered Ye Qingxue three class cards from the Hell Lair, and she accepted after he insisted they split the rewards equally.
• Su Mu chose Nightmare difficulty instead of Hell, judging that they could not clear the Hell Lair again without Ye Qingxue's scroll and were still fatigued.
• Su Mu and Ye Qingxue ran the Nightmare Lair twice more, while Ye Qingxue stayed subdued but continued following his lead.
• Su Mu suggested adding an Ice and Snow Empress as a secondary core to strengthen Ye Qingxue's Ice and Snow World.
• Ye Qingxue agreed that Ice and Snow World lacked depth but told Su Mu she did not want to follow the Western fantasy route.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue prepared to challenge Hell Lair again after several days of dungeon runs and strengthening their abilities. As they entered the hell-difficulty dungeon, Little Drill Wind had grown powerful enough to take on its bosses, while Ye Qingxue remained cautious but trusted their escape options.

• Ye Qingxue proposed developing the Snow Queen as one of two descended deities governing wind and snow and ice and frost, and Su Mu praised the idea.
• Su Mu told Ye Qingxue he might apply to Tsinghua or Peking University, and she sincerely affirmed his strength.
• Su Mu and Ye Qingxue spent three more days running the dungeon, reaching levels sixteen and seventeen and collecting cards and materials worth about three million.
• Su Mu expanded Lion Camel Ridge to eighty li, causing Little Drill Wind to break through and gain a thirty percent terrain boost to all attributes.
• Ye Qingxue recovered Soul Power and strengthened the Snow Queen's control, then she and Su Mu entered the hell-difficulty dungeon to try Hell Lair again.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue entered the hell-level Land of Buried Bones, where the Snow Queen’s improved control helped the team but faded against stronger waves. Ye Qingxue watched Little Drill Wind dominate the bosses and wondered how he had grown so much, unaware that Lion Camel Ridge had expanded and boosted his attributes.

• Onlookers watched Su Mu and Ye Qingxue enter the hell-level Land of Buried Bones and speculated about their strength and his hidden information.
• Ye Qingxue summoned the Snow Queen, whose stronger icicles and ice walls helped the team control the first waves of monsters.
• As the waves grew harder, the Snow Queen’s damage and control weakened, so Ye Qingxue pulled her back to provide support at critical moments.
• Su Mu noted the Snow Queen’s progress and thought she could clear a hell dungeon alone after further leveling.
• Ye Qingxue saw White Bone Spirit handle the battle more precisely and Little Drill Wind suppress both bosses, but she could not explain his dramatic growth.

Su Mu and Ye Qingxue faced the twenty-fifth wave, where Little Drill Wind had grown strong enough to defeat the Ten Thousand Bones Commander alone and help wipe out all five bosses. After collecting the dropped cards, Ye Qingxue declined to take any and offered Su Mu 1,370,000 to settle what she owed him.

• The five bosses planned to focus their attacks on White Bone Spirit, while Ye Qingxue held the Snow Queen back and Su Mu noted the monsters did not seem to remember past battles.
• White Bone Spirit fought the bosses as Little Drill Wind charged the Ten Thousand Bones Commander and wounded it, with Soul Link spreading some of the damage to the other bosses.
• Little Drill Wind killed the Ten Thousand Bones Commander alone, then joined White Bone Spirit to defeat the remaining four bosses.
• Su Mu collected three monster cards and two skill cards from the battlefield.
• Ye Qingxue refused to take any of the cards and offered Su Mu 1,370,000 for cards and materials she had received.

Su Mu left the dungeon, returned to the city, and sold his accumulated loot after completing collection missions. He received 4.37 million Alliance Coins as he prepared for the college entrance exam the next day.

• Su Mu told Ye Qingxue he would add her as a friend after returning, and she chose to stay behind and keep grinding.
• Wang Hao saw Su Mu and Ye Qingxue leave the dungeon together, resented their closeness, and resolved to impress everyone at the exam with his family's support.
• Su Mu summoned White Bone Spirit and traveled south, letting her kill monsters along the way and gain him experience and Momentum Points.
• Su Mu recalled White Bone Spirit before entering the city, then submitted his collection missions at the West City Gate Professional Service Hall for 1,300 contribution points.
• Su Mu sold his cards, materials, and equipment to the authorities and received 4.37 million Alliance Coins.

Su Mu used a Thousand-Faced Skin to record an old woman's appearance for White Bone Spirit, greatly increasing her combat power. He found that high-level cards and soul skill books were beyond his current clearance, and resolved to pursue admission to Tsinghua or Peking University while considering water-attribute demon cards.

• Su Mu rented a meditation room, restored his Soul Power, and used a Thousand-Faced Skin to record an old woman's appearance for White Bone Spirit.
• White Bone Spirit's attributes rose by fifty percent, bringing her combat index to 549,000 and above Little Drill Wind's.
• Su Mu tried to buy a random soul skill book but lacked the clearance required to purchase one.
• Su Mu searched for Journey to the West demon cards, but the expensive cards were unaffordable and the cards he could afford were restricted by clearance.
• Su Mu became more determined to attend Tsinghua or Peking University after learning that the White Elephant Demon card came from a dungeon there.
• Su Mu found two affordable water-attribute lesser demon cards that could help address his dungeon's weakness in aquatic combat.

Su Mu bought aquatic demons, a tower, spirit monkeys, and a Thousand-Faced Skin to strengthen his dungeon and prepare for Sun Wukong. He completed White Bone Spirit’s three transformations and created a pool and tower where Benbo'erba and Babo'erben appeared.

• Su Mu bought Catfish Monster, Snakehead Monster, Dilapidated Stone Tower, Spirit Monkey Mountain, and Thousand-Faced Skin cards.
• Su Mu used the Thousand-Faced Skin to give White Bone Spirit the appearance of a white-haired old man, completing her three transformations and raising her to SSS rank.
• Su Mu designed a mountain between Flower-Fruit Mountain and Lion Camel Ridge and created a pool at its foot.
• Su Mu placed the Dilapidated Stone Tower on the mountain and embedded the Catfish Monster and Snakehead Monster cards.
• Benbo'erba and Babo'erben appeared beside the pool and crawled toward the water.

Su Mu named Ragged Rock Mountain, Jade Wave Pool, and Golden Light Temple, raising two aquatic monsters to SS-rank spirits Benbo'erba and Babo'erben. With little Soul Power remaining, he added Spirit Monkey Mountain beside Flower-Fruit Mountain and discovered it held 300 low-rank spirit monkeys.

• Su Mu named the mountain Ragged Rock Mountain and the pool Jade Wave Pool, raising the catfish and snakehead monsters to C-rank.
• Su Mu named the tower Golden Light Temple, pushing both monsters to B-rank and granting them new aquatic abilities.
• Su Mu named the monsters Benbo'erba and Babo'erben, transforming them into SS-rank Catfish Spirit and Snakehead Spirit guardians of Jade Wave Pool.
• Su Mu decided to postpone further refinements to their appearances because he had only fifteen Soul Power left.
• Su Mu used his remaining Soul Power to place Spirit Monkey Mountain beside Flower-Fruit Mountain, where 300 F-rank spirit monkeys appeared.

Su Mu strengthened the Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven by briefly summoning the spirit monkeys, then returned home and reunited with his aunt. Over dinner, he told her he planned to apply to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

• Su Mu summoned the spirit monkeys, whose spirituality caused the Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven to grow stronger and develop further toward the birth of the Lingming Stone Monkey.
• Su Mu left the professional service hall, planned to help his hardworking aunt with his earnings after the college entrance examination, and sent Li Ming a congratulatory message.
• Su Mu returned home, showered, and slept until evening while his aunt prepared a large dinner.
• Su Mu's aunt checked him for injuries and served him dinner without asking about his time in the wild or his progress.
• Su Mu told his aunt he planned to apply to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Su Mu told his aunt he was level seventeen and planned to aim for Tsinghua and Peking Universities, then arranged with Ye Qingxue to receive a soul skill book and possibly B-rank monster cards in exchange for money she owed him. Before sleeping, he considered which Journey to the West demon king to build next, but the strongest options were too expensive or difficult to obtain.

• Su Mu told his aunt he planned to apply to Tsinghua and Peking Universities and revealed he had reached level seventeen, prompting her to support him and urge him to rest before the exam.
• Ye Qingxue called Su Mu to ask him to accept her friend request so she could repay him, then offered cards or other resources because she lacked enough cash.
• Su Mu accepted Ye Qingxue's offer and requested a random soul skill book and permission to buy several B-rank monster base-form cards, with the cost deducted from her debt.
• Ye Qingxue asked Su Mu to send the card information and said she would check what she could obtain.
• Su Mu went to bed and reviewed possible Journey to the West demon kings to build, weighing their abilities against the high prices and rarity of their cards.

Ye Qingxue searched for the B-rank beast cards Su Mu wanted, but found they would take several days to arrive. She found an A-rank Golden Lion Beast available locally and asked Su Mu whether he wanted it, despite the card’s high Soul Power cost.

• Ye Qingxue checked Su Mu’s requested B-rank cards and discovered none were in stock locally before the college entrance exam.
• She analyzed the cards’ shared beast and demon traits, then searched for a compatible alternative available in Rongcheng.
• Ye Qingxue found an A-rank Golden Lion Beast card that could arrive the next day, but worried Su Mu could not afford its five-hundred-point embedding cost.
• She messaged Su Mu that the B-rank cards would take two or three days to arrive and sent him the Golden Lion Beast card information.