Arc 66The Quenching Pool’s Curse

Ouyang Ming inherited the Craft God’s knowledge, while Chu Xinghe’s attempt to sabotage the Hua Clan’s rebuilt Quenching Pool instead gave it a powerful new function. As the Hua Clan recovered and the factions sought access to the pool, Spiritual Qi began draining from the Three Continents and the Evil Spirit Clan prepared to fight rather than surrender.

  • Ouyang Ming entered the Craft God Mausoleum, received its inheritance, and survived the Curse Monster’s attempt to steal his and Chu Xinghe’s talents, while the stolen talents returned to their original owners.
  • Ouyang Ming reached Divine Master Level but not Slight Understanding Level, then joined Wu Man and Ouyang Qingyan to rebuild the Quenching Pool and cleanse cursed spirit treasures.
  • Chu Xinghe secretly directed curses into the Quenching Pool, but the treasures gained Curse Wound, and withdrawing the Flying Locust turned the formation into a Shadow Formation that could imbue any spirit treasure.
  • Clan Head Hua accepted responsibility for the Quenching Pool and promised half its value to the Vast Heaven Holy Land, while Ma Liang negotiated lucrative service deals with factions across the Three Continents.
  • The Wolf King discovered that Spiritual Qi was running dry across the Demon Star Continent and spreading toward the other continents, then set out for the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
  • Bai Yu and the Evil Lords vowed that the Evil Spirit Clan would fight rather than surrender or be enslaved as the continents’ earth veins changed.
Chapters 1626–1650 Vol. 17 Read

Ch. 1626The Cooks of the Three Continents Can't Be Trusted!

Chu Xinghe let Ouyang Ming go to challenge the Craft God, hoping to save the Artifact Refining Palace from Heavenly Dao punishment while believing the Three Continents’ other powers would share any gains. Ouyang Ming reached the Hua Clan, where he ignored the clan head and bonded with cook Fatty Hua over roast camel.

  • Wu Man and Ouyang Ming explained that the Artifact Refining Palace would suffer Heavenly Dao punishment if the Craft God Inheritance Spirit Orb shattered, so Chu Xinghe allowed Ouyang Ming to act despite the risks.
  • Chu Xinghe decided that even if Ouyang Ming won, the other powers would share the benefits, leaving him convinced he could still incur a loss.
  • Gu Mingchao told the leaders of the other powers that he had arranged for Ouyang Ming to act, while Wang Daoquan worried that the Jade Void Palace had been the only one to suffer a loss.
  • News of Ouyang Ming’s departure stirred up the Three Continents’ artifact refiners, who mocked cooks claiming to know him on the Haotian Mirror.
  • Ouyang Ming arrived at the Hua Clan and spent the night comparing roast camel ingredients with Fatty Hua, whom he praised above Hua Xichen.

Ch. 1627The Craft God Said, Noodles Without Garlic Lose Half Their Flavor!

Ouyang Ming impressed the Hua Clan by declaring Fatty Hua a peerless talent because of his cooking, then entered the Craft God Mausoleum. He left the Curse Monster baffled by caring far more about his cold noodles and garlic than the Craft God Inheritance.

  • Ouyang Ming rejected the Hua Clan's young people's gifts and praised Fatty Hua's crystal-braised pork, offering to make him a core disciple of the Artifact Refining Palace.
  • Clan Head Hua tested Fatty Hua more than two hundred times without finding exceptional talent, but Fatty Hua became famous on the Haotian Mirror as the Hua Clan's number one talent.
  • After eating for two days at the Hua Clan, Ouyang Ming entered the Craft God Mausoleum before countless artifact refiners.
  • The Curse Monster recognized Ouyang Ming's potential to reach God Level, but Ouyang Ming said he pursued the Slight Understanding Level and offered him cold noodles.
  • Ouyang Ming ignored the Craft God Inheritance Spirit Orb, brought out garlic for his noodles, and left the Curse Monster wondering whether he would choose food over the inheritance.

Ch. 1628The Three Continents' number one mukbang streamer!

Ouyang Ming turned the Craft God Mausoleum broadcast into a continent-wide mukbang before finally accepting the Craft God Inheritance Spirit Orb. As its power entered him, the Curse Monster recognized that Ouyang Ming’s artifact-refining talent surpassed even the Craft God’s.

  • Ouyang Ming ate enormous quantities of food while the Three Continents watched, setting a record for mukbang viewership and driving restaurant revenue sharply upward.
  • Chu Xinghe raged at Ouyang Ming’s antics, while Ma Liang revealed he had confiscated the twelve swill buckets from Ouyang Ming’s storage ring.
  • After eating until he was seventy percent full, Ouyang Ming declared that he could not eat chilled fruit because the Light of Xinghe was cursed, prompting Vast Heaven Holy Land’s elders to reconsider letting him leave the sect.
  • Ouyang Ming touched the Craft God Inheritance Spirit Orb, which shone and transferred its power into the space between his brows as he entered a trance.
  • The Curse Monster realized Ouyang Ming’s artifact-refining talent exceeded the Craft God’s and that he could have broken the Art of Reversal if he had entered the mausoleum before Clan Head Hua.

Ch. 1629Chu Xinghe's Teaching Tailored to the Student!

Ouyang Ming received the Craft God Inheritance Spirit Orb’s recognition, revealing talent that surpassed even the Craft God’s. As people questioned why Chu Xinghe had encouraged Ouyang Ming to study food, Gu Mingchao Is My Defeated Opponent defended Chu Xinghe’s approach, and the chapter left the Three Continents recognizing his tailored teaching.

  • The Craft God Inheritance Spirit Orb acknowledged Ouyang Ming and began passing its inheritance to him, giving artificers across the Three Continents hope that their stolen aptitude could be restored.
  • The Curse Monster realized Ouyang Ming’s talent exceeded the Craft God’s and felt jealous that Ouyang Ming had spent so little time studying artifact refinement.
  • People across the Three Continents saw Ouyang Ming nearing completion of the inheritance and debated how quickly he could surpass the Craft God if he focused on artifact refinement.
  • Gu Mingchao Is My Defeated Opponent argued in the Haotian Mirror that Chu Xinghe had wisely encouraged Ouyang Ming to pursue food and other interests instead of devoting his whole life to artifact refinement.
  • People came to understand that Chu Xinghe had helped Ouyang Ming avoid becoming consumed by his talent and had taught him according to his needs.

Ch. 1630Cheng Xiaotian Is Shameless

As Ouyang Ming neared completion of the Craft God Inheritance, the Curse Monster attacked and used the Star Shift Curse to steal his aptitude, but the Skull of the Evil God protected him. The Curse Monster sealed the Craft God Mausoleum, leaving Ouyang trapped inside, until Chu Xinghe opened a breach and was pulled through it.

  • Gu Mingchao Is My Defeated Opponent tipped Cheng Xiaotian Is Shameless a hundred thousand spirit stones, silencing his objection.
  • The Curse Monster seized the Inheritance Spirit Orb and activated the Star Shift Curse to drain Ouyang Ming's aptitude.
  • The Skull of the Evil God covered Ouyang Ming and stopped the Curse Monster's extraction, so the monster sealed the mausoleum and absorbed the negative forces from its third level.
  • Gu Mingchao blasted the mausoleum's first level apart, but Elder He stopped him from striking again to protect Ouyang Ming.
  • White Tiger Holy Venerable and Wu Man could not break the curse seal, so Chu Xinghe used Evil Repeller to open a gap and was pulled into the mausoleum.

Ch. 1631He Came Bearing Gifts!

Chu Xinghe was pulled into the Craft God Mausoleum by the Curse Monster, who wanted to steal his extraordinary talent after being unable to reach Ouyang Ming. Chu Xinghe found Ouyang Ming on the second floor, and the two calmly shared food as their confrontation was broadcast across the Three Continents.

  • Chu Xinghe struck the curse seal with Evil Repeller, but the Curse Monster opened a gap and dragged him into the Craft God Mausoleum.
  • Gu Mingchao tried to attack the mausoleum and was stopped by the Grand Elder, while the Vast Heaven Holy Land rushed to find a way to rescue Chu Xinghe.
  • The Curse Monster chose Chu Xinghe as a new target because his talent seemed even greater than Ouyang Ming's.
  • Chu Xinghe hurried through the damaged first floor and reached the second floor, where the Curse Monster promised to borrow only a small portion of his talent.
  • Chu Xinghe found Ouyang Ming, accepted a pork knuckle from him, and ate as the Haotian Mirror Sub-Mirror broadcast the scene to the Three Continents.

Ch. 1632The Method of Cursing Chu Xinghe!

Chu Xinghe warned Ouyang Ming against comprehending the Craft God Inheritance, which contained the Curse Monster’s consciousness and would turn its heir into another monster. When the Curse Monster tried to seize Chu Xinghe’s talent with a curse, the curse backfired and destroyed one of its heads, while a streak of spiritual light entered Ouyang Ming.

  • Ouyang Ming told Chu Xinghe that he had glimpsed part of the Craft God Inheritance and wanted more time to comprehend it.
  • Chu Xinghe urged Ouyang Ming to reject the inheritance and forge his own path, warning that the Craft God’s will could corrupt its heir.
  • The Curse Monster revealed that it was the consciousness inside the inheritance and summoned the mausoleum’s curse power to take some of Chu Xinghe’s talent.
  • The Curse Monster cast Innate Potential Seizure on Chu Xinghe, but the curse backfired and exploded the head that cast it.
  • Wu Man recognized that curses rebounded on Chu Xinghe because of his extraordinary fortune, while a streak of spiritual light flew from the shattered head into Ouyang Ming’s brow.

Ch. 1633The Craft God, the Most Stubborn Man in the Four Continents!

Chu Xinghe and Ouyang Ming fled the Craft God Mausoleum as the Curse Monster repeatedly cursed Chu Xinghe and exploded, unintentionally giving Ouyang Ming pieces of the Craft God Inheritance. After the Curse Monster’s final attack destroyed him and the mausoleum, Chu Xinghe sealed Ouyang Ming’s brow to return the stolen talents to their original owners, and the Heavenly Dao’s might passed without harming them.

  • The Curse Monster’s curses failed and caused his heads to explode, sending pure inheritance into Ouyang Ming while Chu Xinghe tried to escape with him.
  • The Curse Monster chased Chu Xinghe and Ouyang Ming through the mausoleum, repeatedly using his curses and transferring more inheritance to Ouyang Ming.
  • With only his original head left, the Curse Monster used the Inheritance Spirit Orb for one last attempt, but his whole body and the orb exploded, releasing the talents and collapsing the mausoleum.
  • Chu Xinghe carried Ouyang Ming out and sealed his brow, preventing him from absorbing talents that belonged to artifact crafters across the Three Continents.
  • The freed talents flew toward their original owners, and the Heavenly Dao’s might swept over Ouyang Ming and the mausoleum before dissipating.

Ch. 1634Ouyang Ming's Breakthrough Failed!

Chu Xinghe prevented Ouyang Ming from absorbing the stolen talents, saving him from the Heavenly Dao’s punishment and allowing the talents to return to their original owners. Ouyang Ming received the Craft God’s inheritance and entered enlightenment, but emerged saying he had failed to reach the Artifact Refining Divine Master realm, leaving the Three Continents stunned.

  • Chu Xinghe sealed Ouyang Ming to stop the stolen talents from entering his body, and the talents scattered back to their original owners across the Three Continents.
  • Ouyang Ming’s inheritance erupted and merged with his artifact-refining knowledge, so Gu Mingchao shielded him while he entered enlightenment.
  • The Three Continents watched, expecting Ouyang Ming to become an Artifact Refining Divine Master and perhaps eventually touch the Dao.
  • Ouyang Ming opened his eyes and told Senior Brother Xinghe that he had failed, shocking the people who had expected him to reach the Divine Master realm.

Ch. 1635The blow was heavy, but I, Chu Xinghe, still had the advantage!

Ouyang Ming revealed that his supposed failed breakthrough had actually surpassed the Craft God and reached Divine Master Level, ruining Chu Xinghe's relief. Chu Xinghe then promised to help restore the Hua Clan's crafting ability, while still counting the ruined spirit treasures as his own advantage.

  • Ouyang Ming received consolation from Vast Heaven Holy Land before revealing that he had reached Divine Master Level but failed to attain Slight Understanding Level.
  • Chu Xinghe told Ma Liang to bar Ouyang Ming from Spirit Crane Palace after learning that his breakthrough had succeeded.
  • The Three Continents focused on the meaning of Slight Understanding Level and the pressure of meeting Chu Xinghe's expectations rather than Ouyang Ming's achievement.
  • Clan Head Hua worried that the loss of the Quenching Pool, inheritance, and Craft God Mausoleum would bring the Hua Clan to ruin.
  • Ouyang Ming confirmed that he could build a new Quenching Pool, and Chu Xinghe promised to stay with him and their companions until the Hua Clan recovered its former crafting ability.
  • Chu Xinghe privately counted the ruined spirit treasures as an advantage despite Ouyang Ming's breakthrough.

Ch. 1636Beyond the Mountain Ranges and Winding Rivers, Another Village Appears Amid Dark Willows and Bright Flowers!

Chu Xinghe expected the cursed spirit treasures to give him an opportunity to profit, but Ouyang Ming, Wu Man, and Ouyang Qingyan found a resource-free way to cleanse them. As they prepared to build a new Quenching Pool, Wu Man revealed that Chu Xinghe would need to set up a formation, and Chu Xinghe saw a chance to make the curse disaster worse.

  • Chu Xinghe stayed with the Hua Clan while forces across the Three Continents waited to see what would happen to their cursed spirit treasures.
  • After a day of preparation, Chu Xinghe asked Ouyang Ming how the spirit treasures could be restored, and Ouyang Ming explained that removing the curses would normally require resources.
  • Ouyang Ming revealed that Ouyang Qingyan could separate the curses and Wu Man could remove them, then proposed combining their abilities with the Craft God Inheritance to cleanse all the treasures in a new Quenching Pool without extra resources.
  • Wu Man warned that the Craft God Mausoleum contained abundant curse power, so Chu Xinghe would need to set up a formation to separate it from the normal spiritual power.
  • Chu Xinghe imagined that his formation might fail and let the curse power ruin the spirit treasures, including those belonging to the Three Continents' many forces.

Ch. 1637Senior Brother Xinghe's Method of Elimination!

Chu Xinghe asked Wu Man to explain every way the curse on the Craft God Mausoleum could make rebuilding the Quenching Pool fail. Ma Liang’s method-of-elimination explanation convinced Wu Man that Chu Xinghe’s teaching let disciples find paths suited to them, while Chu Xinghe privately wished they would stop misreading his intentions.

  • Wu Man explained the Quenching Pool reconstruction, and Ma Liang suggested asking the White Tiger Holy Venerable to set up the formation.
  • Chu Xinghe kicked Ma Liang aside and asked Wu Man to detail every possible way the mausoleum’s curse could cause the formation to fail.
  • Ma Liang described Chu Xinghe’s approach as eliminating every possible failure so that success would remain.
  • Wu Man recalled how the Witch Curse Evil Lord had struggled under one elder’s rigid instruction, then concluded that Chu Xinghe let disciples explore wrong paths to find the ones suited to them.
  • As Wu Man regarded Chu Xinghe with reverence, Chu Xinghe privately lamented that Ma Liang’s explanation had led him to the wrong conclusion.

Ch. 1638May the Haters' Words Come True!

Chu Xinghe studied the Craft God Mausoleum’s curses and secretly planned to make the Quenching Pool fail, while Ouyang Ming taught the Hua Clan artifact-refining techniques and factions sent cursed spirit treasures for restoration. Chu Xinghe completed the formation linking the Mausoleum to the Quenching Pool, believing its power would curse the treasures again and bring the Vast Heaven Holy Land a crushing loss.

  • Wu Man explained the Craft God Mausoleum’s failure-causing curses to Chu Xinghe, who recorded them as a guide for sabotaging the Quenching Pool.
  • Ouyang Ming rebuilt the Quenching Pool and taught the Hua Clan techniques from the Craft God Inheritance, while working with Ouyang Qingyan and Wu Man on the setup.
  • Tantai Jing’s Devil Devil Logistics transported cursed spirit treasures from the Vast Heaven Holy Land and other factions to the Hua Clan for restoration.
  • Other factions concluded that Chu Xinghe had miscalculated because restoring the treasures would not cover the Holy Land’s transport costs and compensation payments, while Chu Xinghe welcomed the haters’ predictions of failure.
  • Wu Man told Chu Xinghe that the final step was to form a connection between the Craft God Mausoleum and the Quenching Pool.
  • Chu Xinghe completed the formation and watched spiritual power pour into the Quenching Pool, smiling because he believed it would curse the spirit treasures again.

Ch. 1639Senior Brother Xinghe Definitely Has a Backup Plan!

Chu Xinghe secretly added a hidden formation to the Heavenly Dipper Fortune-Seeking Formation, intending to send the Craft God Mausoleum’s curses into the Quenching Pool and ruin the spirit treasures. The first batch instead emerged curse-free, leaving Zheng Yu and Chu Xinghe bewildered.

  • Chu Xinghe used the Flying Locust to conceal a Formation Within a Formation that would channel curses into the Quenching Pool.
  • White Tiger inspected the Heavenly Dipper Fortune-Seeking Formation, praised it as perfect, and found no flaws.
  • Zheng Yu told the gathered forces that Chu Xinghe must have a backup plan because he had seen excitement in Xinghe’s eyes.
  • Chu Xinghe ordered the spirit treasure refinement to begin the next morning and stood guard over the Quenching Pool until then.
  • Zheng Yu placed Martial Emperor City’s spirit treasures into the pool as Chu Xinghe activated the hidden formation and sent curses into it.
  • The refined spirit treasures emerged with their curses gone, leaving Zheng Yu and Chu Xinghe confused that they had only returned to normal.

Ch. 1640Xinghe Haters' Group!

Chu Xinghe watched the curses fail to affect the spirit treasures, then chose not to investigate and sent the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s treasures into the Quenching Pool to secure a small loss. As the other factions prepared to leave and the Xinghe Haters' Group seized on the outcome to attack his reputation, an unexpected change occurred.

  • Zheng Yu trusted Chu Xinghe but wondered why the spirit treasures had returned to normal after refinement.
  • Chu Xinghe waited for the curses in the Quenching Pool to affect the treasures, but they were all restored without damage.
  • Chu Xinghe decided to accept the small loss and sent the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s spirit treasures into the Quenching Pool instead of investigating the curses.
  • The factions of the Three Continents collected their restored treasures and prepared to leave the Hua Clan without attending its banquet.
  • The Xinghe Haters' Group declared the results a chance to undermine Chu Xinghe’s reputation and launched its planned attack.
  • An unexpected change occurred as the professional haters began their charge against Chu Xinghe.

Ch. 1641So This Was Senior Brother Xinghe's Backup Plan All Along!

The curses in the Quenching Pool seemed to ruin Vast Heaven Holy Land’s saint artifacts, but Wu Man discovered that they strengthened the artifacts instead. He hailed the result as Senior Brother Xinghe’s backup plan, leaving Chu Xinghe bewildered.

  • The Xinghe Haters' Group prepared to publish an article claiming Chu Xinghe’s Quenching Pool scheme had caused massive losses across the Three Continents.
  • After the other factions departed, Ma Liang reported that the Quenching Pool had cursed a batch of Vast Heaven Holy Land’s saint artifacts.
  • The Grand Elder ordered that no more high-level spirit treasures enter the pool, while Wu Man flew over to inspect the cursed artifacts.
  • Wu Man touched a cursed saint sword and found that its power had increased, then demonstrated its enhanced strength by piercing a mountain.
  • Wu Man declared that Senior Brother Xinghe’s backup plan had worked, and Chu Xinghe was left confused.

Ch. 1642Xinghe, Xinghe, and You Still Say It Has Nothing to Do with You!

Wu Man demonstrated that cursed holy artifacts had gained Curse Wound, which weakened healing, while Elder He and the Great Sage explained the art through a gruesome experiment. The others traced the artifacts’ power to a hidden formation inside the Quenching Pool, and Chu Xinghe was exposed as its creator despite denying involvement.

  • Wu Man used several cursed holy artifacts and showed that their curse powers had strengthened them rather than ruining them.
  • Elder He and the Great Sage explained Curse Wound, then demonstrated that it reduced healing from pills by at least seventy percent.
  • Elder He recounted how the Craft God had found a damaged treasure bearing Curse Wound and became entangled in curses while trying to reproduce it.
  • Ma Liang blamed the Curse Wound on Senior Brother Xinghe, citing Xinghe’s excited expression when the crisis began, while Chu Xinghe insisted it had nothing to do with him.
  • White Tiger Holy Venerable revealed that Chu Xinghe had concealed a Formation Within a Formation in the Quenching Pool, where Flying Locusts drew curse power from the Craft God Mausoleum.

Ch. 1643I Haven't Lost Yet! I Still Have a Chance to Make This Go Wrong!

Chu Xinghe’s formation unexpectedly imbued the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s spirit treasures with Curse Wound, turning what everyone had feared was a loss into a major victory. While the White Tiger Holy Venerable and other formation masters praised his genius, Chu Xinghe planned to remove the Flying Locust and destroy the Formation Within a Formation before it could keep working.

  • The Grand Elder interpreted Chu Xinghe’s indifferent manner as genuine humility and believed he had planned the formation’s success all along.
  • The White Tiger Holy Venerable explained that Chu Xinghe had used the Flying Locust to create a Formation Within a Formation that balanced the mausoleum’s curses and imbued spirit treasures with Curse Wound.
  • The formation masters marveled at Chu Xinghe’s intricate technique, and the gathered factions recognized that the Vast Heaven Holy Land had gained powerful spirit treasures instead of suffering a loss.
  • Chu Xinghe privately cursed the unexpected result and realized that pulling out the Flying Locust could make the Formation Within a Formation collapse, preventing further Curse Wound.

Ch. 1644I, Chu Xinghe, Was One Move Ahead After All!

Chu Xinghe’s Formation Within a Formation recreated the legendary Curse Wound, prompting the Three Continents’ factions to offer to pay Vast Heaven Holy Land for spirit attachments. Determined to prevent the Misfortune Compass from turning the discovery into another setback, Chu Xinghe withdrew the Flying Locust, apparently making the formation and Curse Wound disappear.

  • The White Tiger Holy Venerable explained that the Curse Wound required a compatible curse and a Formation Within a Formation, and that ordinary spiritual treasures might not be able to withstand it.
  • Cheng Xiaotian and other major figures offered to pay Vast Heaven Holy Land to imbue their sacred artifacts with the Curse Wound.
  • Chu Xinghe realized the Misfortune Compass had changed and decided he could use the Flying Locust as a backup plan to end the Curse Wound spirit attachments.
  • Chu Xinghe commanded the Flying Locust with the Haotian Sword Casket, and it flew out of the formation as the onlookers watched in shock.

Ch. 1645Shadow Formation Within a Formation!

Chu Xinghe withdrew Flying Locust, but its Curse Wound formation transformed into a legendary Shadow Formation Within a Formation. The change upgraded the Quenching Pool so it could imbue any spirit treasure with Curse Wound, leaving Ma Liang eager to profit from the discovery.

  • Chu Xinghe withdrew Flying Locust from the Curse Wound Formation Within a Formation, intending to make the formation collapse.
  • Curse power gathered where Flying Locust had been and formed curse stones that stabilized the formation as a Shadow Formation Within a Formation.
  • White Tiger rushed into the Quenching Pool, and Elder He explained that the formation matched the legendary Shadow Formation described in ancient texts.
  • The Shadow Formation rekindled the Quenching Pool, and Ouyang Ming tested it by giving an ordinary spirit treasure Curse Wound and stabbing An Lan with it.
  • Ouyang Ming realized the Quenching Pool had been upgraded to enchant any spirit treasure, and Ma Liang saw the chance to earn vast resources.

Ch. 1646The Quenching Pool Belongs to the Hua Clan!

Chu Xinghe announced that the rebuilt Craft God Quenching Pool and its Curse Wound imbuement abilities belonged to the Hua Clan, honoring Vast Heaven Holy Land’s promise. Clan Head Hua then offered Vast Heaven Holy Land half the pool’s value, undoing Chu Xinghe’s losses and bringing the Misfortune Compass to a stop.

  • White Tiger Holy Venerable explained that the Flying Locust made the original formation too powerful for lower-tier spirit treasures, while Chu Xinghe’s Shadow Formation Within a Formation allowed Curse Wound to be imbued into any spirit treasure.
  • As powerful figures from the Three Continents asked Ma Liang about imbuement prices, Chu Xinghe declared that the Quenching Pool belonged to the Hua Clan.
  • Chu Xinghe reaffirmed Vast Heaven Holy Land’s promise, and Clan Head Hua accepted ownership after the Grand Elder nodded.
  • Clan Head Hua announced that the Hua Clan would give Vast Heaven Holy Land half the value produced by the Quenching Pool.
  • The Misfortune Compass returned to its original position, and Chu Xinghe realized the Hua Clan’s offer had made up for Vast Heaven Holy Land’s losses.

Ch. 1647The Great Dao of Licking, Each Goes Their Own Way!

Tantai Jing explained how Yuan Ying’s bootlicking had protected the Demonic Sect and how Clan Head Hua’s decision to share the Quenching Pool’s profits secured the Hua Clan’s future. The Hua Clan celebrated its newfound prosperity as news spread, while the Xinghe Haters' Group prepared to respond.

  • Tantai Jing praised Yuan Ying’s apparent bootlicking as a strategy that saved him from the Vast Heaven Holy Land and helped the Demonic Sect secure a lasting share of the Quenching Pool’s profits.
  • Tantai Jing explained that Clan Head Hua had gained the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s protection and future support by giving it half the Quenching Pool’s profits.
  • The Hua Clan’s elders celebrated surviving its crisis and gaining the Quenching Pool, the ability to imbue Curse Wound, and the Craft God Inheritance.
  • News of the Quenching Pool spread, and the professional haters in the Xinghe Haters' Group saw their faces darken.

Ch. 1648Changes in the Demon Star Continent's Ley Lines!

Chu Xinghe went into seclusion after the Misfortune Compass stopped him from benefiting when others took his opportunities, while Ma Liang negotiated Quenching Pool prices and left the Civil Engineering Department suffering under the workload. On the Demon Star Continent, a Wolf Clan elder's breakthrough failed when spiritual power ran short, and the Wolf King realized the continent's ley lines had begun to change.

  • The Xinghe Haters' Group held a meeting, failed to choose a leader, and suspended its plans to hate on Chu Xinghe.
  • Chu Xinghe returned to the Vast Heaven Holy Land and went into seclusion in the Technique Repository Tower.
  • Ma Liang haggled with factions across the Three Continents over Quenching Pool services, then agreed to their higher offer after threatening to make the service free.
  • Clan Head Hua praised Ma Liang's negotiations, while the Civil Engineering Department blamed its worsening troubles on the Hua Clan's survival and Ma Liang's deals.
  • Gui Li urged his Civil Engineering Department seniors to keep working, and Azure Dragon noticed Gui Li's Evil God Mask had become cute and adorable.
  • The Wolf King's Spirit Gathering Formation failed to provide enough spiritual power for a Wolf Clan elder's breakthrough, and the Wolf King suspected the Demon Star Continent's ley lines had changed.

Ch. 1649The Decline of Spiritual Qi, the Calamity of the Three Continents!

As Spiritual Qi began to run dry across the Demon Star Continent, the Wolf King investigated whether the decline was a local fluctuation or a consequence of the changing earth veins. When the depletion spread toward the Spirit Beast Continent and the Blazing Sun Continent, he rushed to the Vast Heaven Holy Land to report the crisis.

  • The Wolf King sensed Spiritual Qi declining on the Demon Star Continent and realized the changes in the earth veins had reached it.
  • The Wolf King suppressed the news, sent subordinates to investigate, and used Wolf Clan resources to establish Spirit Gathering Formations.
  • The Spiritual Qi initially appeared to recover near the formations, but soon began running dry across the entire Demon Star Continent.
  • The Wolf King calmed the Demon Race patriarchs and sent subordinates to learn whether the crisis extended beyond their continent.
  • The Wolf King learned that Spiritual Qi depletion was spreading toward the Spirit Beast Continent and the Blazing Sun Continent, then immediately set off for the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

Ch. 1650The Evil Spirit Clan Will Never Be Enslaved!

As Spiritual Qi withered across the Three Continents, the Evil Lords gathered at the White Spirit Division to demand the White Spirit Evil Lord’s plan for saving the Evil Spirit Clan. He revealed he had no plan yet, but argued that waiting would keep Chu Xinghe’s Star Divination Art from exposing their strategy, and the Evil Lords pledged to fight rather than surrender.

  • The Earth Sha Evil Lord detected changes in the Three Continents’ earth veins and warned that the Evil Spirit Clan faced its last chance to escape before the continents merged.
  • The Heavenly Secrets Evil Lord and Heart-Devouring Evil Lord pressed the White Spirit Evil Lord for his plan, and he admitted he had not devised one.
  • The White Spirit Evil Lord declared that White Spirits would die rather than surrender and explained that he was waiting until Chu Xinghe could no longer counter his eventual strategy.
  • The Heart-Devouring Evil Lord asked what would happen if the White Spirit Evil Lord still had no idea at the last moment, and he vowed to lead the White Spirit Division in battle regardless.
  • Bai Yu encouraged the other Evil Lords to stand with the White Spirit Division, and they pledged their divisions would fight alongside it.
  • Bai Yu recorded the Evil Lords’ vows in a memory crystal as they declared that the Evil Spirit Clan would never surrender or be enslaved.
Arc 66 of 95
Arc 66 of 95