The chapter opens with the narrator lamenting the loss of his humanity. He tells the reader that the three wugui experts have reached the "delightful" demigod rank, which means they are experts in the art of law. If any of them show up in glory city, disaster will result. The only option for the glory city is to use the ten thousand demons array to defend themselves. The narrator explains that it takes over a month to get to the city from the underworld, and that the scepter is unaware of the existence of the seven "demon ranks" that they have. They will need to hide their strength so that they will not be able to defeat them by themselves.