Arc 17Bearded Pirates and Realm Demons

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu helped the Bearded Pirate Group seize power, turned the Fog Forbidden Zone into their domain, and gave the pirates Abyss Potion and Sequence Contracts. After returning to Bincheng, they faced a Realm Demon Pursuer attacking the city while its leaders were away fighting a Boundary Beast King.

  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu helped the Bearded Pirates auction captured Lingyue Pavilion Martial Artists, and Shen Yan destroyed the unsold captives before Purplebeard killed Xing Zhicheng and the remaining Lingyue Pavilion leaders.
  • Tianhuang Martial Arts University won Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu at auction, but Jiang Fu emptied the attendees’ Storage Items, and the pair later beat Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan after Shi Qingluan exposed their pirate identities.
  • Ling Chu’s Puppet Bodies raided the Mo and Huyan families’ bases, while Yu Shu and Lu Ming followed the Spatial Mirror to Moyuan Island and joined the Bearded Pirates among the stolen treasure.
  • Shi Si joined the Bearded Pirate Group’s plans to retaliate against Lingyue Pavilion, and Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu entered the Fog Forbidden Zone, restored their World King and God King cultivation, and captured the Domain Demon Tianheng.
  • Yun Yi showed Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu a Dust Realm that had sent Domain Demons and Boundary Beast Kings to Jiangcheng, while Shen Yan began unlocking his Sequence using an Abyss Fruit and the other Beards’ power.
  • Jiang Fu defeated Shi Si’s Death Barbie Pinkbeards without injuring them, then gave Shen Yan Abyss Potion and filled a vast pit with more, leading Shi Si and the thirty-six Pinkbeards to sign Sequence Contracts.
  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu decided to kidnap Sequence:001 for the Bearded Pirate Group, then returned to Bincheng after its half-month Boundary Beast siege and reunited with Shi Wu and Jin Manzhi.
  • A Realm Demon Pursuer attacked Bincheng Ninth District, endured the Air Defense Belt’s multiplied counterattack, and spilled corrosive blood over the city, so Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu teleported out to help the three principals fighting a Boundary Beast King.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401This Was Aimed at You

Shi Jiu revealed the treasures stolen from Ling Du’s Storage Badge, and Jiang Fu multiplied an Abyss Fruit for Shen Yan. As Shen Yan began auctioning Lingyue Pavilion’s captured Martial Artists, he promised a future auction for its researchers and set a steep price for the current captives.

  • Shi Jiu dumped Ling Du’s treasures in the Backstage, and Jiang Fu let the Bearded Pirates divide them while keeping an Abyss Fruit for Shen Yan.
  • Shi Jiu announced that the group would later open and divide the Storage Items taken from other captives, delighting the Bearded Pirates.
  • The auction of five hundred Lingyue Pavilion Martial Artists began, and Xing Zhicheng objected that more than twenty thousand researchers had also been captured.
  • Shen Yan promised a special auction for the research institute’s people and began selling bidding qualifications for ten cages of Martial Artists.
  • Xing Zhicheng recognized his talented grandson in one cage, but Purplebeard demanded ten tier twelve flame crystals per bidding qualification, prompting Xing Zhicheng to accuse them of targeting Lingyue Pavilion.

Ch. 402Because You're the Easiest to Bully

Shen Yan used the Bearded Pirate Group’s auction to exploit Lingyue Pavilion, taking 200 Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources before silencing the venue to prevent bidding. After all 500 Lingyue Pavilion Martial Artists were turned to ash, Xing Zhicheng attacked Shen Yan but was repelled by the Violet Light Barrier, losing an arm.

  • Shen Yan admitted that the Bearded Pirate Group targeted Lingyue Pavilion because it was easiest to bully and took no part in Xia Country’s forces.
  • Xing Zhicheng agreed to buy all 100 bidding slots for 200 Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources, while Ling Du warned him to guard his Storage Badge.
  • Shen Yan began the auction, but the Bearded Pirates activated Silence Domain and stopped everyone from making bids.
  • Shen Yan destroyed the unsold lots, turning all 500 Lingyue Pavilion Martial Artists to ash, including Xing Zhicheng’s cherished grandson.
  • Xing Zhicheng charged Shen Yan and struck the Violet Light Barrier, which exploded his arm and sent him flying backward.

Ch. 403The Top Student and the Slacker

Purplebeard killed Xing Zhicheng and the other Lingyue Pavilion representatives who tried to flee, then continued the auction with Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu as the final lots. As Shi Qinglong prepared to bid for his niece, Xin Musen and Xing Bin planned to capture the pair later through cooperating laboratories at Tianhuang Martial Arts University.

  • Purplebeard killed Xing Zhicheng with the Violet Light Barrier's rebound and ordered the Bearded Pirates to kill the remaining Lingyue Pavilion members.
  • Goldbeard vanished with an Invisibility Talisman, while Lü Pin and Qing Ling praised the Bearded Pirates' protective treasures.
  • The three remaining Sky Traversal Transcendents and Lingyue Pavilion's domineering CEO burst into bloody mist as they tried to escape, and their dropped items disappeared.
  • Purplebeard resumed the auction and introduced Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu in a cage as the final pair of lots.
  • Outside the hotel, Xin Musen and Xing Bin planned to use cooperating laboratories at Tianhuang Martial Arts University to seize Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu after Shi Qinglong bought them.
  • Shi Qinglong resolved to ransom Shi Jiu, while the auction began with ten bidding qualifications available for Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu.

Ch. 404Shills

Purplebeard used shills and Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu’s research reputation to drive up the auction, while Xin Musen and Xing Bin began investigating Ling Chu’s claim about Shi Yuehan. Tianhuang Martial Arts University ultimately won Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu for 555 Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources, with Jiang Wuchou contributing the Jiang Family’s entire stock.

  • Purplebeard revealed Jiang Fu’s exam score, Shi Jiu’s family connection, and their Boundary Beast weak-point tool, prompting a bidding frenzy fueled by the pirate Death Barbie Pink Team’s shills.
  • Tianhuang Martial Arts University and five Xia Country families won the ten bidding slots, while none of the unfamiliar shills secured one.
  • Ling Du challenged Purplebeard about using Domain Demon · Silence again, and Shen Yan admitted they had used it to target Lingyue Pavilion because it was easy to bully.
  • Xing Bin and Xin Musen suspected Shi Yuehan was behind the Bearded Pirate Group and set off for the Baili Family to investigate Ling Chu’s mutated Puppet Bodies.
  • Tianhuang Martial Arts University outbid the other factions with 555 Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources to win Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu, including 55 supplied by Jiang Wuchou from the Jiang Family’s entire stock.

Ch. 405The Human-Skin Boundary Beast Is Found, Requesting Support from the Authorities

After the auction, Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu left with Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan while secretly emptying the attendees’ Storage Items. The Authorities declared the Bearded Pirate Group wanted, but redirected their forces to hunt a Human-Skin Boundary Beast, leaving the local factions to deal with the pirates.

  • Shi Qinglong worried that he would not recover the five hundred and fifty-five Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources he had spent, while Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu were freed from the Cage.
  • As Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu walked through the venue, Jiang Fu used his Space Controller ability to empty the attendees’ Storage Items, then the two greeted Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan.
  • Shen Yan sent the other Beards through a Spatial Mirror to Moyuan Island and stayed behind, claiming he wanted to protect Xia Country’s dignity.
  • The Authorities issued a Wanted Notice for the Bearded Pirate Group and launched an all-out hunt in Jiangcheng.
  • After receiving a report that the Human-Skin Boundary Beast was three hundred li southwest of Jiangcheng with suspected Boundary Beast Kings nearby, Yun Yi, Lin Jingzhe, Zhou Shu, and the Authorities’ Martial Artists left to hunt it.
  • Yu Shu and Lu Ming told the Lingyue Pavilion, the Ling Family, and the Sikong Clan to keep the Bearded Pirate Group from escaping until they returned.

Ch. 406Pale-Faced, Blood at the Corner of His Mouth, Swaying on His Feet

After the Authorities left Jiangcheng to pursue the Human-Skin Boundary Beast, the martial artists moved to attack the Bearded Pirate Group. Shen Yan, disguised as Purplebeard, used a Defensive Artifact to withstand the assault, while the factions hesitated to join the fight.

  • Yu Shu and Lu Ming left Jiangcheng to hunt the Human-Skin Boundary Beast, and Ling Ye confirmed that Evil Ghost had found it and requested help.
  • Sikong Mei struck the Dunxi Hotel, destroying it and revealing a Spatial Mirror as Purplebeard prepared to escape.
  • Purplebeard stepped in front of the Spatial Mirror and used his Defensive Artifact to repel attacks from Sikong Mei, Ling Ye, Xin Musen, and Xing Bin.
  • Shen Yan acted wounded and swayed on his feet, convincing the onlookers that Purplebeard had survived the attack despite his injuries.
  • Xing Bin urged the martial artists to kill Purplebeard with their combined shockwaves, while Sikong Yi and Ling Du called on the other factions to join the attack.

Ch. 407Becoming the Greatest Ominous One in the Human Forbidden Zone

The authorities branded the Bearded Pirate Group as pirates, prompting Jiangcheng’s Heavenly Beings to attack the weakened Purplebeard while Tianhuang Martial Arts University’s representatives were pressed to lead the hunt. Meanwhile, Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu planned to enter the Fog Forbidden Zone as powerful beings, then knocked out Shi Qingluan and set out to loot the Heavenly Beings’ Storage Items.

  • The Authorities issued a wanted notice identifying the Colorful Beards Group as pirates, and Shi Qinglong named Sikong Mei and Sikong Yi as Tianhuang Martial Arts University’s representatives in the campaign.
  • Shi Qinglong said Tianhuang Martial Arts University’s other Heavenly Being experts were defending Bincheng, and the Heavenly Beings in Jiangcheng attacked the injured Purplebeard to seize his Spatial Mirror.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu discussed entering the Fog Forbidden Zone as a God King and a World King to make it their backyard and the safest forbidden zone in human history.
  • Shi Qingluan approached Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu and began telling them to prepare to leave Jiangcheng, but Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu struck her unconscious with the Sledgehammer tied with a Pink Bow.
  • Shi Jiu put away the Sledgehammer and urged Jiang Fu to loot the Heavenly Beings’ Storage Items.

Ch. 408The Root of the Conflict

Shi Qingluan told Shi Qinglong that Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu were Redbeard and Yellowbeard, and accused their eldest brother of masterminding the Bearded Pirate Group. After Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu beat the siblings again, they learned the Mo Family and Huyan Family had been manipulating events and marked them as enemies.

  • Shi Qingluan regained consciousness and told Shi Qinglong that Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu were Redbeard and Yellowbeard, while their eldest brother had directed the Bearded Pirate Group.
  • Shi Qinglong pieced together the recent events and agreed that their eldest brother was secretly moving Tianhuang Martial Arts University’s assets and pursuing revenge.
  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu beat Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan with a hammer until the university’s people found them barely conscious.
  • Jiang Fu learned why Shi Jiu resented Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan for arranging blind dates after she returned home.
  • Shi Jiu told Jiang Fu that the Mo Family and Huyan Family had been pulling the strings, and Jiang Fu added both families to his enemies list.

Ch. 409Ling Chu Gone Mad: Takeout and Dine-In

Ling Chu and his Puppet Bodies raided the Mo and Huyan families’ bases while Ling Ye’s group was fighting in District Eleven, provoking the families to attack the Ling Family. As Ling Chu continued toward the Qing Family’s base, Sikong Yi wondered whether he was helping the Bearded Pirates escape.

  • Ling Chu’s two Puppet Bodies divided their work, capturing people and stealing supplies from the Mo and Huyan families’ bases, while another Ling Chu arrived to feast at the Huyan base.
  • The Mo and Huyan Heavenly Beings discovered their bases had been stripped and their people taken, then rushed to attack the Ling Family’s base.
  • Ling Ye realized Ling Chu had escaped and returned to the Ling Family with his Martial Artists, where they activated their defensive Restriction against the arriving Mo and Huyan families.
  • Qing Juechen found Ling Chu’s Puppet Body gnawing on the Qing Family’s defensive screen and warned the other factions.
  • Sikong Yi wondered whether Ling Chu was deliberately helping the Bearded Pirates escape.

Ch. 410The Pirate Group's Headquarters

After the Authorities returned to Jiangcheng, Yu Shu, Lu Ming, and Evil Ghost entered a Spatial Mirror to reach the Bearded Pirate Group’s headquarters. On Moyuan Island, Shi Si, Yu Shu, and Lu Ming discovered an unexpectedly beautiful island rich in Spirit Qi and Spirit Fruit Trees.

  • Yun Yi returned to Jiangcheng carrying the slain Human-Skin Boundary Beast and a captured Boundary Beast King, then announced that the Authorities would target the Bearded Pirates.
  • Yun Yi blamed the Martial Artists for letting the Bearded Pirates escape, while Yu Shu and Lu Ming claimed they would scout through the Spatial Mirror.
  • Yu Shu and Lu Ming entered the Spatial Mirror, followed by Evil Ghost, and Yun Yi realized the three were members of the Bearded Pirate Group returning to their headquarters.
  • Yun Yi ordered the Spatial Mirror sealed and asked Shi Qinglong to take Xiao Fu and Xiao Jiu to the Imperial Capital, but Shi Qinglong did not know where they were.
  • On Moyuan Island, Shi Si put on a Death Barbie Pink wig and beard, then emerged from the underground passage and was astonished by the Bearded Pirate Group’s headquarters.
  • Yu Shu and Lu Ming, disguised as Light Pinkbeard and Dark Bluebeard, explored the island with Shi Si and found abundant Spirit Qi and ten fruit-laden Third-Tier Spirit Fruit Trees.

Ch. 411Dividing the Spoils

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu shared Jiangcheng’s enormous stolen treasure with the Bearded Pirates, who eagerly picked through the spoils. The chapter ended with Jiang Fu revealing that he was the Sword God and explaining that he had cut through the Mist because it blocked Shi Jiu’s gaming signal.

  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu multiplied and dumped treasure from Storage Items onto a mountain, inviting the Bearded Pirates to take whatever they wanted.
  • Shi Si excitedly plunged into the treasure and bragged about spending his winnings, prompting Yu Shu and Lu Ming to knock him into the sea for saying such things in front of children.
  • Yu Shu and Lu Ming joined the others in choosing treasures from Jiangcheng’s plunder, while Purplebeard, Lü Pin, and Qing Ling discussed having Xia Fan take public responsibility for the theft.
  • When Shi Si asked where the Sword God was, Jiang Fu revealed that he was the Sword God and demonstrated the same sword intent that had cut through the Mist.
  • Shi Jiu explained that Jiang Fu had dispersed the Mist because it blocked her gaming signal, leaving the Bearded Pirates stunned.

Ch. 412Winning Them Over

After the Beards finished choosing useful treasures from their haul, Shi Si planned to use his pirate cover to strike Lingyue Pavilion’s forces in Xia Country. Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu warned that the stolen treasures could expose his men, and Shi Si agreed to bring them to the island and share the loot.

  • The Beards ignored Jiang Fu’s Sword God identity and searched the treasure mountain, while Shen Yan said Blackbeard and Whitebeard would not be invited because they only took the blame.
  • Shi Si declined to share treasure with his subordinates, explaining that they belonged to the Authorities and would return to their unit after the mission.
  • Shi Si revealed his plan to exploit the Bearded Pirate Group’s cover to attack Lingyue Pavilion’s forces in Xia Country and avenge his family.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu pointed out that the stolen treasures belonged to powerful Xia Country families and factions, warning that Shi Si’s men could be implicated.
  • After the Beards suggested that pirates could provide cover for the Authorities’ covert operations, Shi Si asked who led the group and learned that Blackbeard and Whitebeard were intended scapegoat captains.
  • Shi Si decided to call his men to the island and share the loot.

Ch. 413Lord of the Forbidden Zone

Shi Si embraced the Bearded Pirate Group’s disguise as a way for the Authorities to take revenge, while Jiang Fu distributed Eternal Grade Invisibility Talismans and prepared to seek rare treasures. Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu left for Bincheng by way of Jiangcheng, intending to become Lords of the new Human Forbidden Zone.

  • Shi Si decided the Authorities should use the Bearded Pirate Group’s pirate disguise to retaliate against Lingyue Pavilion and those who had plotted against Ning Chengfeng and Yun Luoyu.
  • Jiang Fu gave Shi Si, Yu Shu, and Lu Ming stacks of Eternal Grade Invisibility Talismans so the Authorities’ members could arrive unseen.
  • Yu Shu and Lu Ming worried that treasures of Eternal Grade implied powerful beings of the same grade, but Jiang Fu reassured them that such things did not belong on their map.
  • Shi Jiu told Jiang Fu that more people were arriving and the talismans might run short; Jiang Fu said he could obtain more and revealed leads on Moonheart Bamboo and a Great Wilderness Sky-Swallowing Python’s Main Tendon.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu set off for Bincheng, while Lü Pin chose to stay with them rather than return home or go to school.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu passed through Jiangcheng, which was in chaos after Pirate Blackbeard claimed responsibility for stealing its supplies, then entered the Fog Forbidden Zone to become its Lords.

Ch. 414Greetings, Lord God King

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu entered the Fog Forbidden Zone, learned from the Order Artifact that it connected their world to another, and used Shi Jiu’s God King power to clear it of monsters. After a powerful stranger emerged through a Space Portal and fled, Shi Jiu pulled him back, and he knelt before them in greeting.

  • Jiang Fu used Multiply by Ten to test the Order Artifact and restore his and Shi Jiu’s cultivation to World King and God King levels inside the Fog Forbidden Zone.
  • The Order Artifact explained that the zone was an intersection between their world and the world enclosed by the Cage, though it did not know why the mist existed.
  • Shi Jiu unleashed her God King power and annihilated the creatures in the zone as Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu swept through it thirteen times.
  • A towering man emerged through a Space Portal, found his cultivation reduced, spotted Shi Jiu’s God King power, and fled back through the portal.
  • Shi Jiu used God Sequence · Space Ruler to reopen the portal and drag the man back, and he knelt before Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu, greeting them as Lord God King.

Ch. 415Multiply Their Numbers by Ten; Let Them Kill Each Other

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu confronted a man being taken over by a God King’s corpse in the Fog Forbidden Zone. When the Order Artifact warned that the corpse threatened their world, Jiang Fu multiplied the corpses and their monstrous traits, making them fight each other.

  • Shi Jiu dodged the robed man’s attack and struck him with a hammer, while Jiang Fu used the Eye of Insight to identify the God King’s corpse parasitizing him.
  • The Order Artifact warned that the fallen God King could use the man’s body to enter their world, so Jiang Fu used God Sequence: Taunt and Shi Jiu used Space Ruler to pull him back.
  • Jiang Fu pinned the transforming man with his World King aura and learned from the Order Artifact that beings from other worlds existed in the other human forbidden zones too.
  • Jiang Fu multiplied the number of God King corpses by ten, provoking the ten corpses to attack one another at the edge of the Cage.
  • Jiang Fu multiplied the corpses’ heads, arms, legs, madness, and savagery, intensifying their grotesque mutations and their battle.
  • The pinned man finished transforming into a charred corpse resembling the God King’s corpse, with gray-white Mist emanating from its body.

Ch. 416Order Artifact: I Want to Destroy Myself Along With This World

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu discovered that the charred corpse was the Domain Demon Tianheng and planned to study it to develop a way to locate Domain Demons. After leaving the Fog Forbidden Zone, they met Yun Yi, who revealed that a glowing speck of dust had sent the invading Domain Demons and Boundary Beast Kings into Jiangcheng.

  • The Order Artifact identified the charred corpse as the Domain Demon Tianheng, and Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu recognized the chance to study its biological structure and cause of death.
  • Shi Jiu proposed using the corpse and their research institute to develop an item for locating Domain Demons, while she and Jiang Fu talked about expanding their Monster Paradise.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu checked the Fog Forbidden Zone, where ten multiplied God King corpses remained locked in a stalemate, then left after receiving Yun Yi's message.
  • Yun Yi led Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu to a secluded corner of the District Seven research institute, set up several formations, and showed them a glowing speck of dust found on the Human-Skin Boundary Beast.
  • Yun Yi said the speck, a Dust Realm, had sent the Domain Demons and Boundary Beast Kings that recently invaded Jiangcheng.

Ch. 417Purplebeard's Sequence Awakening Ritual

Yun Yi asked Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu to open a sealed Dust Realm, then told them to prepare for a return to the Imperial Capital as the Authorities planned to strike the Lingyue Pavilion. Back on Moyuan Island, they found Shen Yan attempting a Sequence awakening ritual by absorbing the power of those around him.

  • Yun Yi asked Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu to open his Dust Realm, and Shi Jiu easily removed its seal.
  • Yun Yi urged Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu to return to the Imperial Capital soon, and Jiang Fu agreed after a stop in Bincheng.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu returned to Moyuan Island and saw Shi Si’s thirty-six pink-bearded Evil Ghost Squad members searching the treasure mountain.
  • Shen Yan sat among seven Sequence Martial Artists with an Abyss Fruit, offering ten years of Xia Fan’s life in exchange for a successful awakening.
  • Lü Pin told Jiang Fu that Shen Yan was absorbing the group’s Sequence Power, and Shen Yan said he planned to draw power from the thirty-six treasure hunters as well.

Ch. 418Thirty-Six Death Barbie Pinkbeards

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu learned how Sequence unlocking worked and teased Shi Si with colorful wigs before thirty-six Death Barbie Pinkbeards arrived. When Shi Si ordered them to beat Jiang Fu, Jiang Fu revealed his swordsmanship and stunned them with a massively amplified One Sword Splits the Heavens.

  • Dark Bluebeard explained that the Abyss Potion and the help of Sequence Martial Artists could raise the chances of unlocking a Sequence, while Lu Ming said the method required confidentiality agreements.
  • Shi Jiu put a yellow wig on Jiang Fu and a red one on herself, introducing them as Strawberry Yellowbeard and Strawberry Redbeard and upsetting Shi Si.
  • Thirty-six Death Barbie Pinkbeards arrived with treasures and offered to help Purplebeard unlock his Sequence, but Shi Si told them to beat up Jiang Fu first.
  • Shi Jiu moved to protect Jiang Fu, but Jiang Fu said he would handle the new beards and establish his authority.
  • The Death Barbie Pinkbeards recognized Jiang Fu as the Sword God when he transformed the Star Shuttle into a sword and unleashed a multiplied One Sword Splits the Heavens.

Ch. 419Sword God? Hammer God!

Jiang Fu defeated Shi Si’s thirty-six Death Barbie Pinkbeards with a hammer strike while Shi Jiu trapped them in a Spatial Maze, earning their respect. As the group prepared to activate Shen Yan’s Sequence, Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu chose to stay and watch the Sequence Contract descend.

  • The Death Barbie Pinkbeards recognized Jiang Fu as the Sword God, but Shi Si ordered them to attack him.
  • Shi Jiu created a Spatial Maze as Jiang Fu transformed his Sword Light into a silver hammer and sent all thirty-six beards flying without injuring them.
  • Shi Si’s men praised Jiang Fu’s strength, while Jiang Fu objected to being called both the Sword God and Hammer God.
  • Goldbeard and Shen Yan redirected the group to activate Purplebeard’s Sequence before Whitebeard’s donated lifespan went to waste.
  • Shi Si told Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu to leave before the Sequence Contract descended, but they chose to stay and observe.

Ch. 420Greenie, You Acted Too Soon

Shen Yan successfully opened his Sequence on Moyuan Island, triggering a demand from the flames for everyone present to sign a Confidentiality Agreement in exchange for Abyss Potions. Lü Pin exposed the voice’s threats and Qing Ling slapped it through his Sequence, frightening it away before Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu were asked to sign.

  • Shi Jiu decided to leave the Treasure Mountain’s stolen treasure in place, and the Death Barbie Pinkbeards looked forward to taking more after helping Shen Yan.
  • Shen Yan swallowed an Abyss Fruit, and black flames spread across him and nearby beards as he opened his Sequence.
  • A voice demanded that Shen Yan and any unsigned witnesses sign a Confidentiality Agreement, offering Abyss Potions to those who did.
  • Lü Pin used his lie-detecting ability to expose the voice’s threat to kill anyone who refused to sign.
  • Qing Ling used his Sequence to slap the voice, and the flames and voice vanished.

Ch. 421A Lake of Abyss Potion

After Shen Yan revealed his Sequence Intimidation, Jiang Fu gave him a jar of Abyss Potion and confronted Shi Si over the nine jars meant for the Death Barbie Pinkbeards. Jiang Fu then created a lake of Abyss Potion on Moyuan Island and told the Beards to take what they needed themselves.

  • Lü Pin complained that Qing Ling had ruined his sting operation, and the new Beards realized the Greenbeards were responsible for the Ling Family’s bizarre fate.
  • Shen Yan used Sequence Intimidation on Lü Pin and explained its limits before Yu Shu stopped him from revealing more.
  • Jiang Fu gave Shen Yan a jar of Abyss Potion, which Shen Yan said would help him become invincible below the Heavenly Being level.
  • Lü Pin’s Lie Detector accused Shi Si of pocketing the nine jars intended for the Death Barbie Pinkbeards, prompting the group to confront their captain.
  • Jiang Fu split the earth and filled a vast pit with Abyss Potion, announcing that the Beards could take it whenever they needed it.

Ch. 422Supervisor Shen Bounded Farther and Farther Down the Road to Reliability

On Moyuan Island, the Bearded Pirate Group used Jiang Fu’s lake of Abyss Potion and mountain of treasure to persuade Shi Si and his thirty-six Evil Ghosts to join them. After the new pirates signed Sequence Contracts, Shi Si warned Jiang Fu and Qing Ling that the Abyss Potion’s creator might come after them.

  • Jiang Fu revealed a lake of Abyss Potion, stunning the Bearded Pirates, Shi Si, Yu Shu, and Lu Ming.
  • Purplebeard presented Sequence Contracts, and Goldbeard and Silverbeard explained that joining required no loyalty oath or betrayal.
  • Shi Si realized his plan to test Jiang Fu had helped the Bearded Pirate Group win over his Evil Ghosts, then signed a contract after seeing Shi Jiu’s anticipation.
  • The thirty-six Death Barbie Pinkbeards also signed contracts, and Purplebeard handed the completed agreements to Jiang Fu.
  • Shi Si warned Jiang Fu that the Abyss Potion’s creator would hunt him and told Qing Ling she likely could not defeat the expert; Qing Ling remained confident behind her Emperor-Grade Defensive Artifact.

Ch. 423Sequence:001

Qing Ling and Lü Pin prepared to make a Sequence Item while the Bearded Pirates learned more about Sequence:001 and planned to recruit him. Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu returned to Bincheng, where Boundary Beast defenses and research continued, and ended the night together at Ruihang Center.

  • Qing Ling brought out a furnace so Lü Pin and the others could make a Sequence Item designed to deliver insulting slaps.
  • Shi Si, Yu Shu, and Lu Ming explained that Sequence:001 had pioneered Sequences and Sequence Items, prompting Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu to decide to kidnap him for the Bearded Pirate Group.
  • Shi Jiu raised the Spatial Maze around Moyuan Island, and Jiang Fu carried her away after pointing out the Spatial Mirrors leading to Jiangcheng and Bincheng.
  • The Bearded Pirates drank Abyss Potion, discussed taking action against Lingyue Pavilion and the Ling Family, and asked Shi Si to share his intelligence system with Purplebeard.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu returned to Ruihang Center in Bincheng, where the city had endured a half-month Boundary Beast siege and researchers were producing another weak-point-locking item.
  • Shi Jiu concealed their room with a Spatial Maze and the Concealment Pendant, and Jiang Fu fell asleep holding her after nightfall.

Ch. 424Shi Wu Scratches at the Door

Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu woke after sleeping through an entire day, then ate together while Shi Wu tried for hours to get into their heavily secured room. After Jiang Fu let Shi Wu and Jin Manzhi in, he gave Jin Manzhi cultivation-boosting Potion for their Team.

  • Shi Jiu answered Shi Wu's call and realized she and Jiang Fu had slept through a whole day, while Shi Wu learned Jiang Fu was with her and angrily demanded an explanation.
  • Jiang Fu prepared food for Shi Jiu, and the two bathed before sitting down to eat.
  • Shi Jiu withdrew the Spatial Maze around their room, revealing Shi Wu scratching and shouting at the secured door while Jin Manzhi waited nearby in a cleaner's uniform.
  • Jiang Fu opened the door and invited Shi Wu and Jin Manzhi to eat; Shi Wu's anger disappeared when he saw Shi Jiu.
  • Jin Manzhi declined the food to return to cultivation, and Jiang Fu gave her bottles of cultivation-speed Potion for the Team, prompting her to call him Captain.

Ch. 425Realm Demon

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu witnessed a powerful Realm Demon Pursuer attack Bincheng’s Air Defense Belt, triggering Jiang Fu’s Multiply by Ten defense. After the creature vanished, they realized the three principals were outside the city fighting a Boundary Beast King and teleported out to find them.

  • Jin Manzhi left with bottles of mineral water enhanced by Multiply by Ten, and Shi Wu settled in to eat with Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu.
  • Shi Wu assured Jiang Fu that Bincheng was safe, but a huge red creature suddenly attacked the Air Defense Belt over Bincheng Ninth District.
  • Jiang Fu multiplied the Air Defense Belt’s offensive power and rebounding force by ten, yet the creature endured its counterattack and spilled corrosive blood over the city.
  • The Order Artifact identified the creature as a Realm Demon Pursuer and explained that Realm Demons, Domain Demons, and Boundary Beasts came from Human Forbidden Zones.
  • Jiang Fu learned that the three principals were outside the city fighting a Boundary Beast King, then he and Shi Jiu teleported out to find them.
Arc 17 of 40
Arc 17 of 40