Chapter Summaries

Wang Ye followed the Huo Tong through a crowded region of the Ancient Battlefield, Galaxy, while gathering information from Starry Sky Adventurers and assessing the danger ahead. When he lost contact with Yu Min, he concluded that the Huo Tong might have entered their destination.

• Wang Ye detected over a hundred thousand spaceship signals and installed a Starry Sky Adventurer chip on the Xi He to identify it as part of the neutral faction.
• Wang Ye had Lu Lu continue tracking the Huo Tong while he discussed possible discoveries and the team's chances with Ling Ling.
• Wang Ye searched Starry Sky Adventurer groups for intelligence and learned that someone had likely already discovered coordinates in the area.
• Wang Ye returned to the Xi He and estimated that they would reach the Huo Tong's location in about four Cosmic Days.
• Wang Ye discovered that his connection to Yu Min had been cut off, could not contact her, and suspected the Huo Tong had entered the target area.

Wang Ye and his companions located the entrance to a likely Black Realm or White Realm, then Wang Ye sold its coordinates to other adventurers while preparing for the risks inside. After earning 31,200 Cosmic Yuan and reaching the entrance, the Xi He passed through the cosmic vortex into the Inner World.

• Wang Ye concluded that Yu Min's disappearance pointed to an Inner World, and he, Ling Ling, and Lante agreed to enter while remaining cautious of its dangers and rival adventurers.
• During the four-day journey, Wang Ye cultivated, reached the eighth order of Cosmic Warrior, and raised his Battle Qi to the next level.
• Wang Ye used radar signals near the Huo Tong's final coordinates to identify the entrance and began selling its location to Starry Sky Adventurers.
• Wang Ye earned 31,200 Cosmic Yuan before other adventurers began copying his coordinate-selling scheme and undercutting his prices.
• Ling Ling and Lu Lu brought the Xi He close to the entrance as Lante readied his Netherworld Battle Spear and Wang Ye sensed the Ancient Battlefield Weapon Fragment react.
• The Xi He entered the lightning-ringed cosmic vortex and passed into the Inner World.

Wang Ye and his companions entered the Black Realm, where they faced unpredictable lightning, collected valuable Dark Crystals, and learned that dangerous Dark Beasts also lurked there. After a day of exploring, Wang Ye judged that the deeper regions held greater risks and rewards, while Lu Lu revealed a surprisingly large haul.

• Wang Ye, Lante, and Ling Ling left the Xi He and discovered that the Black Realm was a high-pressure dimension built on Dark Matter, where powerful lightning strikes could erupt without warning.
• Wang Ye found a Dark Crystal in a lightning crater, and the group began collecting crystals while cautiously exploring the shifting realm.
• Wang Ye saw lightning damage a passing Hyperspace Jump Spaceship and observed that the Black Realm’s entrances and exits changed as space shifted.
• A man from the Xian Mier Clan warned Wang Ye’s group about Dark Beasts, and Wang Ye cautioned his companions that friendly travelers could still be dangerous in the lawless Black Realm.
• After one Cosmic Day, Wang Ye’s group returned to the Xi He unharmed, discussed the realm’s dangers and possible rewards, and compared their Dark Crystal hauls.
• Lu Lu produced a pile of Dark Crystals that astonished Lante and Ling Ling, while A Sheng realized she had out-collected him.

Wang Ye and Lante chose to leave the profitable outskirts and venture deeper into the Black Realm, while Ling Ling stayed behind with Lu Lu and A Sheng. After Wang Ye killed a Dark Energy attacker and overwhelmed the attackers’ leader, a sudden Lightning Strike hit him as the leader detonated his armor, leaving Wang Ye charred.

• Wang Ye explained the dangers of entering the Black Realm’s depths, and he and Lante chose to press onward while Ling Ling remained on the outskirts with Lu Lu and A Sheng.
• Wang Ye gave Ling Ling his One-Star Adventurer Badge and arranged for Lu Lu and A Sheng to protect her.
• Wang Ye and Lante traveled deeper through the Black Realm, following traces of battles and growing stronger Lightning Strikes.
• A cosmic family’s group ambushed Wang Ye and Lante, but Wang Ye killed one Dark Energy powerhouse and drove their black-armored leader back.
• Wang Ye severely wounded the black-armored leader, who detonated his energy and armor; a sudden Raging Thunderbolt struck Wang Ye and left him charred.

Wang Ye and Lante survived repeated ambushes in the Black Realm, using their strength to defeat attackers and collect valuable equipment and dark crystals. As they ventured deeper and encountered more cosmic families, Wang Ye concluded that they were nearing the target point.

• Lante used Space Distortion to kill a Dark Energy Rank attacker, and Wang Ye resurrected after a Lightning Strike and killed the remaining Cosmic Warriors.
• Wang Ye and Lante looted the defeated Tongyu Clan team, finding equipment and nearly a hundred dark crystals worth about 16,000 Cosmic Yuan.
• Wang Ye and Lante defeated another group and discussed the risks and rewards of different careers among cosmic humans.
• Over three Cosmic Days, Wang Ye and Lante fought four battles and earned nearly 50,000 Cosmic Yuan as they traveled deeper into the Black Realm.
• After noticing that they encountered more cosmic family teams each day, Wang Ye reasoned that the shrinking area deeper in the Black Realm meant they were approaching the target point.

Wang Ye and Lante pushed deeper into the Black Realm, where they fought a powerful spatial-type dark beast and learned that lightning strikes grew more dangerous near the core. They reached a vast natural wall of lightning guarded by three teams of Dark Energy Rank experts.

• Wang Ye and Lante discussed the influx of cosmic humans, the Five Great Universe Countries sealing the Black Realm, and their plan to follow behind stronger groups.
• Wang Ye killed a spatial-type dark beast with the Nine Fierce Battle Blade, sensed traces of the Black Realm master's consciousness, and recovered using Talent: Undying.
• Lante harvested the beast's Pure Dark Matter, which Wang Ye estimated could be worth over ten thousand Cosmic Yuan.
• Over the next five Cosmic Days, Wang Ye explained how Lightning Strikes targeted ships, energy eruptions, and travelers near the core, while his armor was damaged by three consecutive strikes.
• Wang Ye and Lante found three teams of Dark Energy Rank experts facing an immense wall of lightning formed by the Lightning Origin.

Wang Ye and Lante reached a Lightning Origin Heart Barrier blocking the way to the Black Realm master's treasure, and learned that thousands of squads were trapped behind similar barriers. After Wang Ye tested the barrier and saw a young man pass through using advanced Space Distortion, he and Lante searched for another way, then returned to find a familiar girl among newly arrived squads who recognized Wang Ye.

• Wang Ye and Lante met three Dark Energy Rank squads at the barrier and learned that it had killed those who tried to force their way through.
• Luo Yu King Hayate explained that the barriers varied in strength, that some squads had crossed them, and that Superstar Rank powerhouses could not enter the unstable ancient Black Realm.
• Wang Ye cut off his left arm and charged into the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier, then regenerated and concluded that sufficient strength could overcome it.
• A blazing sun youth used advanced Space Distortion to twist open a passage through the barrier and walk through unharmed.
• Wang Ye and Lante searched the barriers for another solution, then returned after half a Cosmic Day to find six squads gathered there.
• A familiar Dark Energy Rank girl recognized Wang Ye and called out to him.

Wang Ye reunited with Yi Naier and shared what he knew about crossing the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier, bringing the gathered teams together to exchange information. The group formed an alliance and split up to seek more clues, planning to meet again in three Cosmic Days.

• Wang Ye recognized Yi Naier as the wealthy adventurer he had befriended and quickly struck up a close conversation with her.
• Wang Ye told the teams that forcing through the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier required exceptional defenses, while a powerhouse had passed safely by using Space Distortion.
• A Blue-Eyed Youth shared a report that an ability-user with sixth-level Origin Heart Art had crossed the barrier, and Hayate and others contributed their own theories.
• Wang Ye proposed an information-sharing alliance, and Yi Naier, Hayate, and the other teams supported it.
• Wang Ye directed the alliance to search different areas for clues and regroup at the same location in three Cosmic Days.

Wang Ye and the Information-Sharing Alliance discussed ways to cross the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier as stronger Cosmic Nations Families approached. After combining the shared findings with his experiments, Wang Ye devised a plan that he believed could let everyone enter the Black Realm.

• Outside the Black Realm, the Five Great Universe Countries sealed its routes while their families entered, and Ling Ling worried about Wang Ye as she searched for Dark Crystals with her team.
• Wang Ye told Lante that their priority was finding a way through the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier and discussed using Yi Naier’s protection and slaves as a fallback.
• Hayate reported that Tang Que Loumen had crossed the barrier by force, showing that sufficiently strong defense could withstand it, while Wang Ye explained how special bloodlines or physiques could lower the requirement.
• The Blue-Eyed Youth said that comprehending Time Control could also allow someone to cross the barrier, and the alliance shared their other findings.
• Wang Ye combined the information with his experiments, announced a plan he believed could work for everyone, and declared that it could let them all enter.

Wang Ye proposed breaking through the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier by locating and destroying its Lightning Origin Hearts with coordinated attacks. After guiding the teams through the plan, he opened a passage, and the group entered the barrier.

• Wang Ye explained that the weakening barrier could be breached by destroying its Lightning Origin Hearts, then organizing the teams into two alternating attack groups.
• Yi Naier tried and failed to locate a Lightning Origin Heart, so Wang Ye volunteered to do it himself.
• Wang Ye entered the barrier and used Manifestation Technique to mark a Lightning Origin Heart, allowing Yi Naier's group to destroy it with a coordinated attack.
• Wang Ye repeatedly marked Lightning Origin Hearts while Yi Naier's and Hayate's groups destroyed them, throwing the barrier's energy into disorder.
• Wang Ye called for a combined assault, and the teams blasted open a passage through the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier.
• Yi Naier led the ninth-level Dark Energy Rank slaves through the opening, followed by Hayate, Feng Qizi, the Blue-Eyed Youth, Wang Ye, and Lante.

Wang Ye and his allies crossed the Lightning Origin Heart Barrier and reached the upper level of the Black Realm, where dozens of powerhouses had gathered in the core region. After hearing a mysterious welcome message, Wang Ye learned from Lante that he had received a different message.

• Wang Ye, Yi Naier, Hayate, and their teams entered the Black Realm's upper level and agreed to keep working together after the other teams departed.
• Wang Ye and Hayate discussed the dangers posed by powerful rivals and the growing number of teams expected to enter the Black Realm.
• Wang Ye's group reached the core region, where they found dozens of Dark Energy Rank powerhouses gathered around a lightning-covered white sphere.
• Wang Ye heard a voice welcome him to the U Wu Black World, and the gathered powerhouses questioned how his large group had crossed the barrier.
• Wang Ye declined the Blue-Eyed Youth's offer to cooperate again and inspected the core region's layered areas and central sphere.
• Lante told Wang Ye that the message he had heard was not the same as Wang Ye's welcome message.

Wang Ye investigated the ten channels in the U Wu Black World after learning that Lante had been told to enter the Fourth Channel and prove himself. He discovered that different channels evoked distinct attractions in Lante and Yi Naier, then encountered Yu Min as she arrived with anger and resentment.

• Wang Ye learned that Lante had heard a calm, elder-like voice directing him to the Fourth Channel, and told him to act normally while they investigated.
• Wang Ye, Lante, and Yi Naier explored the area, where Afuro explained that nearly ninety people had gathered and several had entered channels without returning.
• Wang Ye examined the white-light channels and found that Channel 4 bore the same Dark Beast symbol as one he had killed, while its inner number was 6 and it stirred Lante's interest in Space Control.
• Wang Ye found a saber-and-sword symbol above Channel 3, whose inner number was 48, and Yi Naier reacted strongly to it.
• Yu Min called out to Wang Ye, and Lante noticed Yi Naier holding Wang Ye's arm as he looked toward her.

Wang Ye investigated the Ten Channels and the white lightning sphere at the center of the Black Realm’s core region. When he removed one of the strange cubes surrounding the sphere, white lightning struck and killed him.

• Wang Ye met Yu Min and Yu Huotong, then left with Yi Naier to inspect the Ten Channels.
• Wang Ye, Yi Naier, and Lante compared the channels and found that their numbers, energy, and apparent danger varied widely.
• Wang Ye learned from Hayate that several powerhouses had entered some channels, while no one had entered the 7th or 9th Channels.
• Wang Ye approached the white lightning sphere and tested one of the cubes at its boundary, discovering that it absorbed energy.
• Wang Ye removed the cube, triggering a blast of white lightning that killed him.

Wang Ye discovered that Dark Crystals could activate the high-dimensional small cubes, and with help from Yi Naier and the others, he filled one and entered the White Lightning Sphere. Inside, he encountered the artifact spirit that had spoken to him before.

• Wang Ye tested the high-dimensional small cube with battle qi, abilities, and Dark Beast Dark Matter Cores, then realized it responded to Dark Crystals.
• Yi Naier, Hayate, Lante, Yu Min, and other powerhouses provided or sold Dark Crystals, allowing Wang Ye to fill the cube while the black-armored man and a voluptuous woman protected him.
• The filled cube opened a narrow path through the white lightning, and Wang Ye stepped through it and vanished as the crowd began gathering Dark Crystals for the remaining cubes.
• Wang Ye followed a shifting path through Misaligned Space, passed a gate, and entered the White Lightning Sphere’s interior.
• The familiar voice welcomed Wang Ye to its world, then formed into an artifact spirit before him.

Wang Ye used his three questions to learn about the Black Realm’s treasures, glimpse its master U Yuan, and earn a life-saving talisman from the White Lightning Artifact Spirit. After returning to the core region, he demonstrated the talisman by killing Meng Nuoer when the man threatened him.

• Wang Ye asked the White Lightning Artifact Spirit which channels held treasures worth more than one million Dark Crystals, and it named Channels 7, 8, 9, and 10.
• Wang Ye asked about his chances of surviving each channel, then asked to learn about the Black Realm master; the Artifact Spirit showed him U Yuan, a Cosmic Pirate who wielded Lightning Fusion Techniques and the Space Way.
• Wang Ye told the Artifact Spirit he hoped to become the Cosmic Pirate King, and it gave him a white lightning mark that could unleash one life-saving attack anywhere in the Black Realm.
• The Artifact Spirit sent Wang Ye to the second channel, and he returned to find the core-region experts waiting to hear what he had learned.
• Wang Ye refused to share his answers with the crowd, while Gang Ge and Yan Furen backed him against the experts demanding information.
• When Meng Nuoer threatened Wang Ye, the white lightning mark struck and erased him and his axe, leaving the gathered experts stunned.

Wang Ye sold information about the U Wu Black World's Ten Channels for one million Cosmic Yuan per question, earning fifty-three million from twenty-one clients. After confirming his suspicions about the channels, he told Lante they could begin inviting people, starting with two seniors.

• Wang Ye offered to sell information about the Ten Channels, the Black Realm treasures, and a safe route out for one million Cosmic Yuan per question.
• Wang Ye attracted the Blazing Sun Bloodline Youth, a swordswoman, an old man, and other clients, while Lante recorded their payments.
• Yi Naier praised Wang Ye's foresight, and Hayate brought Tang Que Loumen over to meet him and promised to cover Loumen's payment later.
• Wang Ye earned fifty-three million Cosmic Yuan from twenty-one people asking fifty-three questions, while the white-clothed youth, the brown-haired man, and Ghost Shadow did not come to consult him.
• Wang Ye examined the Ten Channels again, confirmed his suspicions, and told Lante to start inviting people, beginning with the two seniors.

Wang Ye explained the channels’ risks, compatibility, and treasures to several experts, earning payment for his advice. After recommending the safer second channel to most of his companions, he revealed that he had not yet chosen his own path and asked Lante to decide.

• Wang Ye told Luo Zheng Gang and Yan Furen that the channels reflected different cultivation paths, and warned them against choosing the dangerous tenth channel.
• Wang Ye advised Luo Zheng Gang to weigh the sixth and eighth channels, while recommending the second channel to Yan Furen over the more difficult third.
• Wang Ye answered questions from other experts and earned consultation fees as information about the channels spread through the core area.
• Wang Ye recommended the second channel to Hayate and Yi Naier, but said he had not decided which channel to enter himself.
• Wang Ye asked Lante whether he had reached an answer, since Lante was one of the humans chosen by the White Lightning Artifact Spirit.

Wang Ye questioned the White Lightning Artifact Spirit about the channels and learned that he could clear the 2nd Channel with certainty, while Channels 4 through 10 varied in difficulty by person. He discovered the spirit was actually U Yuan, then offered the waiting powerhouses the 2nd Channel secret in exchange for a twenty percent commission on their treasures.

• Wang Ye advised Lante that Channels 4 through 6 were risky and likely held only treasures, then returned to the core area with Yi Naier.
• After observing the 2nd Channel's number decrease, Wang Ye entered the White Lightning Sphere again while the waiting powerhouses expected him to ask about the channel.
• Wang Ye learned that he could easily pass through the 2nd Channel if his claims were true and that the difficulty of Channels 4 through 10 varied by person.
• Wang Ye deduced that the White Lightning Artifact Spirit was U Yuan, who confirmed he would appear if Wang Ye obtained the inheritance in Channels 7 through 10.
• Wang Ye told the waiting powerhouses they could clear the 2nd Channel with certainty, then demanded a twenty percent commission on their treasures in exchange for the secret.

Wang Ye sold the method for clearing the 2nd Channel to Dark Energy Rank experts, earning a fortune by promising a safe passage and a share of their treasures. After sending Hayate and Yi Naier into the channel, Wang Ye prepared to enter with Lante.

• Wang Ye offered to guarantee a 100% success rate in the 2nd Channel in exchange for a 20% cut, and warned that the 1st Channel was fatal.
• Hu Fu Ao Jian signed a Sanctuary Contract, and Wang Ye explained that travelers could obtain treasures by paying respects to Senior U Yuan and showing gratitude.
• Wang Ye completed twenty-five Sanctuary Contracts, including one with Yu Huotong, and earned the promise of at least five Dark Crystals.
• The White-Clothed Youth rejected Wang Ye's offer and entered the 1st Channel instead.
• Wang Ye said goodbye to Hayate and Yi Naier as they entered the 2nd Channel, then asked Lante if he was ready to go.
• Lante confirmed he was ready, and Wang Ye and Lante wished each other a safe return.

Wang Ye entered the 7th Channel to pursue the body-and-lightning Fusion Great Path, using its intense Lightning Origin to strengthen his body and master the Lightning Fusion Technique. After passing through the channel’s barrier, he found a recently killed Dark Energy Rank warrior and received a prompt identifying the corpse’s Hao Xie Body bloodline.

• Wang Ye entered the 7th Channel, choosing its body-and-lightning path and its extra treasure over the other dangerous channels.
• Wang Ye endured the channel’s Lightning Origin and pressure for two Cosmic Days, strengthening his physical body and adapting it to lightning.
• Wang Ye fused Lightning Origin with battle energy, reached beginner level in the Lightning Fusion Technique, and passed through the halo barrier.
• Wang Ye searched the next world for U Yuan’s challenges but found a recently killed Dark Energy Rank warrior whose equipment had been stripped.
• Wang Ye touched the corpse and received an offer to acquire its Hao Xie Body bloodline for 1,000,000 Potential Points.