Arc 20Imperial Capital Pirate Raid

After taking control of the Fog Forbidden Zone, Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu expanded the Bearded Pirate Group and brought Shi Yi and his brothers into the crew. The group invaded the Imperial Capital to rob the Ling, Mo, and Huyan families, leaving the Ling Family’s defenses shattered and Ling Chu looting the Mo Family.

  • Cangyu defeated Lingyue Pavilion Heavenly Beings while Shi Jiu stole their treasures, then pretended to collapse after swallowing the Boundary Seal, and Yun Yi later trapped foreign Martial Artists and demanded compensation from seven countries.
  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu led the Bearded Pirate Group in defeating 255 Martial Artists at the Fog Forbidden Zone, then told Yun Yi, Yu Shu, and Lu Ming that the zone was their private territory.
  • Shi Jiu reunited with Shi Yi and her triplet brothers, and Jiang Fu recruited them into the Bearded Pirate Group after showing them the group’s treasure and promising powerful gear and supplies.
  • Shi Yi and his brothers joined Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu on Moyuan Island, where they entered the Spatial Maze and punished Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan for betraying Shi Yuehan’s family.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu brought Shi Yi and his brothers to the Imperial Capital, set up a Spatial Mirror at Shi Yi’s estate, and planned raids on the Ling, Mo, and Huyan families.
  • The Bearded Pirate Group planted its flags outside all three families and announced the raids, while the families gathered allies and waited for an attack that did not come by noon.
  • Jiang Fu sent Golden Wing and Silver Wing with Shi Yi to attack the Ling Family, while Ling Chu used an exploding head to batter the Mo Family’s defenses.
  • Blood Redbeard, Goldbeard, and Silverbeard broke through the Ling Family’s defenses and looted its Vault as Shi Yi and the others fought its defenders, and Ling Chu also breached the Mo Family’s defenses and began looting its buildings.
Chapters 476–500 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 476Leave Half of One to Get Out

Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu helped Cangyu stage a battle that killed two Lingyue Pavilion Heavenly Beings and let a third escape with a false report. Cangyu reclaimed the Boundary Seal and earned Jiang Fu’s praise.

  • Cangyu crushed the Lingyue Pavilion Heavenly Being carrying a compass, and Shi Jiu took his compass and Storage Item while lamenting the destroyed defensive Sequence Item.
  • Cangyu feigned exhaustion as it attacked the two remaining Lingyue Pavilion Heavenly Beings, while Shi Jiu secretly stole the treasures from their Storage Items.
  • The white-haired elder activated a spatial teleportation item and sacrificed himself to shield the other Martial Artist, but Cangyu broke through his Guardian Sequence and reduced him to ash.
  • The surviving Martial Artist was teleported out with half his body missing and saw Cangyu collapse while apparently vomiting the Boundary Seal, so he resolved to report that Cangyu was near death.
  • After the teleportation light vanished, Cangyu swallowed the Boundary Seal again, and Jiang Fu praised its acting and promised it a little golden statue.

Ch. 477Three Heavenly Beings Left in One Piece, but Only Half of One Came Back

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu planned to use the Boundary Seal and the other Human Forbidden Zones as routes to raid other worlds, while the Order Artifact explained how a Boundary Seal could be removed. Jun Xiaosheng returned to Lingyue Pavilion missing his lower body and all his treasures, and Yun Yi confronted the surviving Li Country Martial Artists after the upheaval in the Fog Forbidden Zone.

  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu instructed Boundary Beast King Cangyu to lure in Martial Artists and steal any treasures they found, then discussed conquering the other Human Forbidden Zones and invading other worlds.
  • The Order Artifact explained that a Boundary Seal would return to its forbidden zone if the zone's Lord were forcibly taken out, though it knew little about the other six zones.
  • Jun Xiaosheng appeared at a Lingyue Pavilion secret base with his lower body missing and discovered that his Storage Space had been emptied.
  • Jun Xiaosheng blamed the Bearded Pirate Group, reported that Cangyu had refined the Boundary Seal but was gravely injured, and then lost consciousness as Lingyue Pavilion Martial Artists rushed to help him.
  • After the Fog Forbidden Zone upheaval ended, Yun Yi confronted the four surviving Li Country Martial Artists, who protested that their own forces had been wiped out.

Ch. 478Yun Yi's Reverse Rounding

After breaking through to Heavenly Being, Yun Yi used his new power to demand compensation from foreign countries and seize their nearby strongholds. He forced the seven countries to sign contracts for 100,000 Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources each, then turned to negotiate with Li Country.

  • Yun Yi demanded compensation from Li Country and the other foreign countries, then trapped them in the Six Harmonies Kill-Defying Heaven Formation.
  • Yun Yi initially named 1,000 Twelfth-Tier Energy Sources per country, but used Reverse Rounding to raise the demand to 100,000 from each of the seven countries.
  • Yun Yi made the foreign leaders sign Sequence Contracts and warned them that refusal would mean death.
  • Yun Yi ordered Shi Yi to capture the foreign Martial Artists and seize every nearby national stronghold, using coordinates sent by Shi Jiu.
  • Yun Yi confronted Li Country’s four Martial Artists and accused them of threatening war with Xia Country.

Ch. 479Automatically Upgrading Old Silver Coin

Yun Yi forced Li Country’s Heavenly Beings to negotiate over compensation and the Blazing Sun King Sequence Summoning Array, then set out with Shi Yi to destroy the Seven Countries’ secret bases. At the Fog Forbidden Zone, Strawberry Redbeard suddenly confronted the gathered Xia Country fighters.

  • The four Li Country Heavenly Beings admitted fault and offered compensation, but balked when Yun Yi demanded the Blazing Sun King Sequence Summoning Array.
  • Yun Yi threatened to wipe out Li Country, then ordered Shi Yi to imprison the foreign Heavenly Beings while their authorities considered his demands.
  • Yun Yi and Shi Yi headed to the Seven Countries’ secret strongholds, which had been turned into base prototypes, intending to destroy them.
  • Xia Country’s fighters at the Fog Forbidden Zone reacted to Yun Yi’s change in demeanor, and Shi Qinglong joked that Saint Entry combat power turned people into old silver coins.
  • Strawberry Redbeard appeared in the void and announced that she and Strawberry Yellowbeard had surrounded the gathered fighters.

Ch. 480At Last, Back for a Fourth Stint

Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu returned as the Bearded Pirate Group and attacked the Martial Artists, with two Boundary Beast Kings helping them overwhelm their opponents. Shi Qingluan tried to escape with Shi Qinglong, but Shi Jiu saw through her deception and knocked her out, leaving her headed for prison for a fourth time.

  • Shi Jiu declared herself Strawberry Redbeard and named Jiang Fu Strawberry Yellowbeard before charging the gathered Martial Artists.
  • Ling Ye activated Dark Night Walker, but Thunder Emperor and the Demon of the Earth broke his Dark Night Domain and left him vulnerable to the pirates.
  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu struck Ling Ye with their hammers, while Light Pinkbeard repeatedly slapped him and Dark Bluebeard attacked other Martial Artists.
  • Shi Qingluan used Trickster to disguise her and Shi Qinglong’s escape, but Shi Jiu used glasses made from the Trickster’s Eye and the Eye of Insight to find her real body.
  • Shi Jiu knocked Shi Qingluan unconscious and then hit Shi Qinglong with her hammer.

Ch. 481Hammers Flying Across the Sky

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu kidnapped Shi Qinglong, then joined the fight in the sky above the Fog Forbidden Zone, where they helped the Bearded Pirate Group wipe out the Martial Artists pursuing them. The chapter ended with Yun Yi arriving and vowing that none of the pirates would escape.

  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu renamed the Eye of Truth the True-Seeing Glasses, then knocked Shi Qinglong unconscious and imprisoned him with Shi Qingluan in the Spatial Maze.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu decided to study the God King Art Primordial Beginning and split up to fight in the sky.
  • Jiang Fu hammered a Sky Traversal Transcendent, then dodged the Hidden Weapon King's attacks until Shi Jiu knocked the Hidden Weapon King unconscious.
  • Martial Artists watching from afar fled as Jiang Fu, Shi Jiu, the other Bearded Pirates, and two Boundary Beast Kings defeated all 255 opponents.
  • Yun Yi arrived after the final Heavenly Being fell and threatened to stop the Bearded Pirate Group from escaping.

Ch. 482The Back Garden, Lair, Headquarters, and Private Territory

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu returned to the Authorities' base after taking control of the Fog Forbidden Zone, where Shi Yi reunited emotionally with his sister. The chapter ended with Yun Yi and the others learning that the Bearded Pirate Group had claimed the forbidden zone as its territory.

  • Yun Yi and Shi Yi arrived at the Fog Forbidden Zone after the battle and found it devastated, while Yun Yi took responsibility for opening the captured Storage Items.
  • At the base, Shi Jiu studied research materials while Jiang Fu recalled the battle and worked to understand God King Flash.
  • Shi Yi reunited with Shi Jiu, learned she was healthy and had advanced her cultivation, then broke down crying over his failure to save their mother eighteen years earlier.
  • Yun Yi, Yu Shu, and Lu Ming secured the room and disabled surveillance before asking Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu about the Fog Forbidden Zone.
  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu revealed that the Bearded Pirate Group had claimed the Fog Forbidden Zone as its back garden, lair, headquarters, and private territory, with Cangyu guarding it.

Ch. 483Never Mind Them, Those Three Are Human Pets

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu let Yun Yi enter the Fog Forbidden Zone, while Yu Shu and Lu Ming negotiated limits on Xia Country’s access. As Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu stayed behind to read and cultivate, Yun Yi and the two old pirates went to explore the zone, where Cangyu and Thunder Emperor spotted them.

  • Yun Yi realized the Fog Forbidden Zone was under Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu’s control, but Lu Ming and Yu Shu insisted it belonged to the Bearded Pirate Group and barred Xia Country from bringing outsiders in.
  • Lu Ming and Yu Shu offered Yun Yi free access as Xiao Fu and Xiao Jiu’s Maternal Granduncle, while pointing out that his explorations could raise his standing within the Authorities.
  • Yun Yi asked to enter the Fog Forbidden Zone, and Lu Ming suggested that the three of them go together.
  • Jiang Fu assured the three old men that the zone was safe, while Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu stayed behind to read and cultivate.
  • Cangyu and Thunder Emperor saw the three human old men enter the Fog Forbidden Zone, and Cangyu dismissed them as the two young masters’ human pets.

Ch. 484Triplets, Three Sly Old Foxes

Jiang Fu used his ability to identify Shi Jiu’s triplet brothers, even after they tried to disguise who was who. The three brothers were left stunned when he correctly recognized all of them, and Shi Liu asked how he had done it.

  • Shi Yi brought a young man into the room, and Shi Jiu explained that her triplet brothers Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba were impossible to tell apart.
  • Jiang Fu used the stone in his pocket to identify the young man as Shi Qi, but Shi Qi denied it and left before returning as Shi Ba.
  • Shi Jiu identified the next brother as Shi Liu, who was stunned that she had recognized him too.
  • Shi Qi and Shi Ba returned, and the triplets changed places until Shi Yi could no longer distinguish them.
  • Jiang Fu greeted Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba by name, correctly identifying all three.
  • Shi Liu asked how Jiang Fu had told them apart, and Jiang Fu said he had used his eyes.

Ch. 485Getting Everyone Aboard the Pirate Ship

Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu used stolen supplies and the Bearded Pirate Group’s benefits to recruit Shi Yi, Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba. Shi Yi agreed to join if Shi Jiu wanted him to, but balked at being assigned a beard color like Death Barbie Pink.

  • Shi Ba gave Shi Jiu a backpack from Maternal Granduncle filled with Storage Items and looted supplies, and Jiang Fu eagerly planned to multiply the treasures inside.
  • Shi Yi, Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba realized Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu had been behind the Bearded Pirate Group’s recent activities and the chaos in Jiangcheng.
  • Jiang Fu invited Shi Liu to join the Bearded Pirate Group, and Shi Jiu revealed that Shi Yi was already a member known as Pirate Xia Death Barbie Pinkbeard.
  • Jiang Fu promised the brothers invisibility, god-level Defensive Artifacts, unlimited Abyss Potion, and a treasure hunt if they signed the Sequence Contract.
  • Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba deferred to Shi Yi, and Shi Yi agreed to join if Shi Jiu wanted him to.
  • Shi Jiu asked what colors their beards should be, and Shi Yi objected to getting a color like Death Barbie Pink.

Ch. 486This Is What You Meant by All We Could Drink?

Shi Yi and the triplets chose their Bearded Pirate colors and joined Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu on the way to Moyuan Island, while their brothers-in-law plotted to ambush Old Geezer. At Treasure Mountain, the newly recruited pirates discovered that the promised food was an enormous pile of treasure, and Shi Jiu insisted there was plenty more.

  • Shi Yi chose Blood Redbeard, and the triplets chose to share the Scarletbeard identity after learning Greybeard and Orange Beard were already taken by Shi Tianqiong and Lin Que.
  • Shi Jiu took Jiang Fu to Moyuan Island to collect their benefits before heading to the Imperial Capital, while the four brothers-in-law accepted their relationship and plotted to ambush Old Geezer.
  • At Moyuan Island, Lin Que and Ouyang Zheng continued training the three little beards, who feared the two Saint Entry experts after their gear had been taken away.
  • Jiang Fu used Multiply by Ten on items from a Storage Item to add to Treasure Mountain as the four new Brother-in-Law Pirates watched in shock.
  • Shi Yi asked if the treasure was what Shi Jiu meant by enough to eat, and Jiang Fu offered to bring out more.

Ch. 487Professional Pirates: Robbery Is Our Calling

Shi Yi and the triplets discovered the Bearded Pirate Group’s expanding treasure hoard and learned that Ouyang Zheng was helping plan an Abyss Potion hot spring bathhouse. The pirates chose to take the triplets out to sea instead, leaving Shi Yi worried about Bincheng.

  • Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu agreed that an Abyss Potion pool could become a hot spring bathhouse, and Ouyang Zheng eagerly began designing it.
  • Lin Que showed Shi Yi and the triplets the enormous Treasure Mountain, which had grown despite being repeatedly picked over as Jiang Fu added more loot.
  • Qing Ling, Lü Pin, and Han Sichen insisted that they needed to go rob people at sea and build a recognizable pirate ship.
  • Lü Pin exposed Shi Liu’s attempt to hide which triplet he was, prompting Shi Yi to threaten the three brothers with different hairstyles.
  • Lin Que and Ouyang Zheng agreed to take the young pirates out robbing, and Shi Yi asked Lin Que whether Bincheng would be left unattended.

Ch. 488They Shouldn't Die from the Pain That Easily, Right?

Lin Que said Bincheng was secure thanks to the Boundary Beast Detectors, while Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu equipped the brothers-in-law before Shi Yi and the triplets went to punish Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan. As the four beat the prisoners in the island’s underground maze, Jiang Fu multiplied their pain and suffering, intensifying their screams.

  • Lin Que said Boundary Beast Detectors had made Boundary Beasts manageable and Bincheng secure, so Ouyang Zheng and Lin Que had come to Moyuan Island to relax.
  • Jiang Fu gave Shi Yi and the triplets Invisibility Talismans, Sequence Defensive Artifacts, and Abyss Potion, and Shi Jiu told them where the prisoners were held.
  • Shi Yi and the triplets entered the maze and began beating Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan for betraying Shi Yuehan’s family and trying to marry Shi Jiu off for their inheritance.
  • Jiang Fu multiplied the prisoners’ awareness, sensitivity, suffering, and pain, making their screams grow more piercing.

Ch. 489Whoever Believes He's an Honest Man Is the Real Honest One!

Jiang Fu kept Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan alive while the Shi brothers tortured them with a guessing game, then planned to raid three rival families in the Imperial Capital. The Bearded Pirate Group divided its forces, leaving Shi Yi to face the Huyan Family alone.

  • Jiang Fu multiplied Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan's vitality, allowing the brothers to keep whipping them without killing them.
  • Shi Qinglong and Shi Qingluan repeatedly guessed the brothers' identities, but the triplets kept claiming they were wrong and continued the beating.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu decided to target the Ling Family, Mo Family, and Huyan Family in the Imperial Capital.
  • Shi Yi proposed splitting into three teams, but Shi Qi assigned Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu to the Ling Family, the three brothers to the Mo Family, and Shi Yi alone to the Huyan Family.
  • Shi Qi, Shi Ba, and Shi Liu each claimed to be a different brother, leaving Shi Yi speechless.

Ch. 490The Imperial Capital

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu arrived in Imperial Capital District Eighty-Eight with her brothers and went to Shi Yi’s estate, where they learned he employed ordinary people who had fallen on hard times. The group settled in for the night, with Shi Yi and Jiang Fu preparing to compete over their cooking.

  • Jiang Fu, Shi Jiu, and her four brothers entered Imperial Capital District Eighty-Eight through the Safety Passage, where Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu left no trace in the defense system.
  • Shi Yi offered to take Shi Jiu home in his minivan, but she chose to ride with Jiang Fu on his Ghost Fire Motorcycle while her brothers led the way.
  • Shi Yi brought the group to his mountainside estate, where the household staff recognized Jiang Fu as the Three Great Martial Arts Universities’ Entrance Exam record-holder and Boundary Beast Detector developer.
  • Jiang Fu noticed the estate’s residents were ordinary people, and Shi Jiu explained that Shi Yi had hired people in difficult circumstances to manage his hundreds of estates.

Ch. 491A clash of culinary skills

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu arrived at the Shi estate, where Jiang Fu linked the Imperial Capital to Moyuan Island and the other cities with a Spatial Mirror. Shi Yi prepared dinner for Shi Jiu, but Jiang Fu ended up promising to make her Small Wontons instead.

  • Shi Yi scolded Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu for riding without helmets until Jiang Fu revealed that the Ghost Fire Motorcycle was Shi Jiu’s Star Shuttle transformed.
  • Jiang Fu asked to install a Spatial Mirror at the estate, and Shi Jiu placed it in a basement room to connect the Imperial Capital, Jiangcheng, and Bincheng.
  • Jiang Fu enhanced the Spatial Mirror so the Bearded Pirate Group could pass through safely while unrelated people would become confused and lost.
  • Shi Yi served more than a dozen dishes and urged Shi Jiu to taste his cooking, while Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba praised the meal.
  • Jiang Fu secretly multiplied the dishes’ deliciousness for Shi Jiu, but she still told him they did not taste good.
  • Jiang Fu offered to make Shi Jiu Small Wontons, and she eagerly asked for three bowls.

Ch. 492A Crushing Advantage

Shi Yi and Jiang Fu competed to feed Shi Jiu, but Jiang Fu’s Psychic Power cooking proved far more delicious and efficient. The brothers-in-law sampled Jiang Fu’s food, and Shi Yi conceded defeat as Jiang Fu recreated his entire meal.

  • Shi Yi realized he had forgotten to prepare staple food, but Jiang Fu quickly served Shi Jiu Small Wontons, Crispy Pork, and Soft-Boiled Eggs using Psychic Power.
  • Shi Jiu fed Jiang Fu a wonton before eating, and her delighted reaction made the brothers-in-law eager to try the food.
  • Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba tasted Jiang Fu’s Small Wontons and were astonished by their flavor; Shi Yi tried them and agreed they were exceptional.
  • Shi Yi sent his own dishes to the manor’s servants and joined the others in eating Jiang Fu’s wontons, then asked for more.
  • Jiang Fu prepared a fresh spread that included Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, and Shi Jiu and the brothers-in-law praised it as even better than Maternal Grandmother’s cooking.
  • Shi Liu, Shi Qi, and Shi Ba told Shi Yi that his year of cooking practice had been outclassed by Jiang Fu.

Ch. 493Plant the Flag Tonight, Rob Them Tomorrow

Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu settled into the Shi family home while Shi Yi and the triplets prepared to declare war on three martial arts families. The Bearded Pirate Group planted its flag at the Ling Family headquarters and announced it would rob them the next day.

  • Shi Jiu led Jiang Fu to her room on the third floor, which was sealed away by a mysterious force, leaving Shi Yi stunned that they would share it.
  • Shi Jiu ordered the four men to plant flags at the Ling, Mo, and Huyan families before robbing them in broad daylight the next day.
  • Shi Yi rallied the others to plant the Bearded Pirate Group’s flags, and they finished the remaining food before heading out.
  • At a meeting in the Ling Family’s headquarters, Ling Chengyue called for the family to join the campaign against the Bearded Pirate Group and investigate its connection to Shi Yuehan.
  • Blood Redbeard planted the group’s flag before the Ling Family’s gate and gave the family one night to move its people and assets before the pirates came to rob them.

Ch. 494Shi Yuehan Being Petty Makes More Sense

The Bearded Pirate Group planted flags at the Ling, Mo, and Huyan Families’ gates in the Imperial Capital, announcing that they would rob them the next day in retaliation for the Authorities’ wanted notice. The three families refused to flee, while Shen Yan celebrated the news from the hospital and complained about Han Sichen’s Explosive Talisman.

  • The Bearded Pirate Group announced it would rob the Ling Family, and Ling Chengyue destroyed the family gate in a furious attempt to confront the unseen pirates.
  • The Mo Family suspected Shi Yuehan was behind the Bearded Pirate Group because their family and the Huyan Family had tried to arrange blind dates with his daughter, Shi Jiu.
  • A Mo Family messenger reported that the Bearded Pirate Group had planted flags at the Ling and Huyan Family gates as well, prompting the families to decide they would stay and face the pirates.
  • A Whitebeard posted online that the Bearded Pirate Group had targeted the three families to retaliate against Xia Country’s Authorities, stirring up the internet as people awaited the next day.
  • At the Imperial Capital’s Martial Artist Hospital, Shen Yan celebrated the news before wincing in pain and blaming Han Sichen’s Explosive Talisman for detonating an Energy Source.

Ch. 495The Realm Demon's Breakdown

Shen Yan told Silver Wing to coordinate with Golden Wing and seek help from Little Ancestor and Little Devil if they approached a breakthrough. In the True Water World, Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu frightened Red Pursuer into fainting, then Jiang Fu tried to multiply the Heavenly Ghost Explosive Talisman's power by ten.

  • Shen Yan told Silver Wing to wait until morning and have him and Golden Wing watch the Huyan Family and Mo Family for Little Ancestor and Little Devil.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu considered turning Realm Demon Pursuer into an Explosive Talisman while it watched the Heavenly Ghost Explosive Talisman repeatedly explode and reform.
  • Realm Demon Pursuer assumed its true form and raced around the Ultimate Dao True Water World before freezing and fainting when Jiang Fu greeted it.
  • Shi Jiu said she had hoped to ask Red Pursuer to help because Cangyu had taken Thunder Emperor to keep watch.
  • Jiang Fu ordered the Heavenly Ghost Explosive Talisman to multiply its power by ten.

Ch. 496Cooperation

Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu prepared to use replicated Heavenly Ghost Explosive Talismans against the Mo Family, then recruited the isolated Man-Eating Flower Ling Chu to help kill Ling Chu’s True Self. They gave him a puppet body to act through, but built in an explosive safeguard as he prepared to carry out their plan.

  • Jiang Fu multiplied one Heavenly Ghost Explosive Talisman into ten identical copies, terrifying the injured Giant Behemoth, and told Shi Jiu they would use them against the Mo Family instead of the Red Pursuer.
  • Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu returned from the True Water World, where the Man-Eating Flower Ling Chu confronted them about hiding him from the other personalities.
  • Jiang Fu explained that the other Ling Chus believed the Man-Eating Flower personality was dead and proposed joining forces to kill the True Self.
  • Jiang Fu gave the Man-Eating Flower Ling Chu a Heaven-Tier Upper Grade Puppet Body so he could act without leaving the flowerpot or revealing himself.
  • The Man-Eating Flower Ling Chu possessed the puppet and discovered an Explosive Talisman in its core, which Jiang Fu said would detonate if he turned against them.

Ch. 497The Bandaged Skull Flag

After the Bearded Pirate Group planted flags outside the Ling, Mo, and Huyan families, the families searched for Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu but found no trace of them in the Imperial Capital. The flags remained in place as the families braced for an attack, but nothing happened by noon.

  • Shi Jiu tossed Ling Chu’s Man-Eating Flower and Puppet Body into a Spatial Maze, then Jiang Fu carried her off to bathe.
  • The Bearded Pirate Group’s flags appeared outside the Ling, Mo, and Huyan family residences, and the families began investigating how the pirates had entered the Imperial Capital.
  • Ling Chengyue ordered an investigation into Jiang Fu and Shi Jiu, suspecting them of being Redbeard and Yellowbeard, but the Safety Passage records showed no entries for either of them.
  • Ling Chengyue found that the Pirate flag outside the Ling residence was empowered by Saint Entry strength, so the Ling Family waited for the expected battle rather than removing it.
  • The three families called on allies for help; the Mo and Huyan families found support, while the Ling Family was shunned because of its actions in Jiangcheng.
  • Morning came, but the Imperial Capital stayed calm until noon, and no attack occurred.

Ch. 498The H-H-H-H-Head... Exploded!!!

Shi Jiu and Jiang Fu set out with Golden Wing and Silver Wing to rob the three great families, while Ling Chu attacked the Mo Family and used a repeatedly exploding head to weaken its defenses. The Mo Family’s Saint Entry expert arrived as Ling Chu broke into the territory, unable to see what was causing the destruction.

  • Shi Jiu emerged from her room with Jiang Fu, and Shi Yi saw the marks on Jiang Fu’s neck before the group prepared to leave.
  • Jiang Fu learned Golden Wing and Silver Wing were close to breaking through and sent them with Shi Yi to the Ling Family, telling them to use their Sequences, Chaos and Slayer.
  • At three thirty, Ling Chu arrived at the Mo Family, kicked open its gates, and watched an enormous head repeatedly explode and reassemble inside the defensive formation.
  • As the blasts strained the Mo Family’s barriers, Ling Chu recognized rune patterns on the head that matched those in his Puppet Body.
  • Ling Chu punched a gap in the weakened formation and entered the Mo Family just as its Saint Entry expert arrived, unable to see the source of the attacks.

Ch. 499The Ling Family's Defenses Are Breached

The Bearded Pirate Group attacked the Ling Family, and Blood Redbeard used his invisibility while Goldbeard and Silverbeard disrupted its defenses. The Ling Family’s Vault defenses collapsed, leaving the pirates free to loot as Ling Chengyue and the family’s Saint Entry expert realized their preparations had failed.

  • A giant, repeatedly exploding head battered the Mo Family and Huyan Family, while Blood Redbeard attacked the Ling Family’s defensive Formation.
  • Ling Chengyue challenged Blood Redbeard, who said he had come to avenge the Bearded Pirate Group and answer Xia Country’s wanted notice.
  • The Ling Family opened a gap in its Formation to lure Blood Redbeard inside, then sealed the grounds and activated additional defenses.
  • Blood Redbeard vanished as Goldbeard and Silverbeard used Sequence: Chaos to disrupt the Ling Family’s defensive Sequences and Formations.
  • Blood Redbeard tore apart the defenses of the Ling Family’s Vault, and the three pirates announced they would loot the family.

Ch. 500Ling Chu's Buffet

The Bearded Pirate Group looted the Ling Family's Vault while Shi Yi and the others drove off the Ling Family's defenders. As the Ling Family suspected Shi Yuehan's allies were behind the raid, Ling Chu attacked the Mo Family and began plundering its treasures.

  • Blood Redbeard, Goldbeard, and Silverbeard ransacked the ruins of the Ling Family's Vault, while Shi Yi reflected on the Mo and Huyan families' role in his family's past.
  • Shi Yi blasted Ling Family experts, and Goldbeard used Sequence · Slayer to cut down more defenders.
  • Ling Chengyue tried to stop the looters with Sealer artifacts, but the Ling Family Martial Artists holding them were knocked out and their treasures continued to disappear.
  • A Ling Family Saint Entry expert attacked the pirates, but an invisible force halted his strike; Silverbeard and Goldbeard announced their retreat, and the Chaos Sequence shattered the Ling Family's defensive Formation.
  • Ling Chengyue suspected Shi Yuehan and his allies were behind the raid and demanded to know where Ling Chu was.
  • Ling Chu used Heavenly Ghost Explosive Talismans to break through the Mo Family's defenses and began looting its buildings.
Arc 20 of 40
Arc 20 of 40