Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng and Zhou Xuanwu reached the mist-shrouded mountain summit, where dark clouds, lightning, and spatial fluctuations signaled that the Space Rift had worsened. After Wang Teng absorbed Darkness Source Power and reassured Zhou Xuanwu that he was not corrupted, they began scouting the summit and heard a faint sound in the mist.

• Wang Teng and Zhou Xuanwu ascended through the mist to the summit, where they found oppressive dark clouds and silver lightning around the dangerous spatial disturbance.
• Wang Teng collected Darkness Source Power from nearby Attribute Bubbles, gaining over eight thousand points and advancing to 12-Star Mid War General Level.
• Zhou Xuanwu mistook Wang Teng's pleased smile for a sign of Darkness Corruption and cautiously questioned him.
• Wang Teng denied being corrupted, then persuaded Zhou Xuanwu to stop dwelling on the misunderstanding and explore the summit with him.
• Wang Teng activated Spiritual Sight as they walked through the dense mist, then shouted a warning when a faint sound came from nearby.

Wang Teng and Zhou Xuanwu encountered Darkness-corrupted monster snakes in the mist, and Wang Teng killed them with flying knives. A colossal, seemingly Planetary Level serpent appeared above them, leaving the pair facing a far more powerful threat.

• Zhou Xuanwu struck a hidden beast with a saber infused with Starry Sky Source Power, and Wang Teng identified it as a Star Beast containing Darkness Source Power.
• Wang Teng sensed more beasts approaching and killed them in the mist with his flying knives, stunning Zhou Xuanwu with his Spiritual Mind Master abilities.
• Wang Teng and Zhou Xuanwu examined a black-scaled monster snake and a chunk of black ice formed from Darkness Source Power and Ice Element Source Power.
• Wang Teng warned that similar creatures might be native to the Darkness World or entering through the Space Rift, then noticed a colossal serpent emerging from the clouds.
• The giant serpent roared and revealed a black horn marked with dark-golden patterns, while Wang Teng saw that its combined Darkness and Ice Primal Force was likely Planetary Level.

The Netherworld Python confronted Wang Teng and Zhou Xuanwu on the snowy summit, confident that its King-Level strength made it superior to any human. As it recalled how it had grown from a lost little snake in another world, it remembered discovering a strange crystal inside a colossal skeleton beneath an icy pool.

• The Netherworld Python demanded to know why Wang Teng ignored it, but Wang Teng dismissed its intimidating aura, leaving Zhou Xuanwu stunned.
• The Netherworld Python judged Wang Teng to be no more than a War General and believed its King-Level power could easily defeat him.
• The Netherworld Python recalled being sucked through a crack into a frightening world, where it survived dangerous beasts and fell into a deep pool after leaping from a cliff.
• The little snake made the icy pool its home, grew stronger over time, and eventually developed human-like intelligence.
• The Netherworld Python remembered diving to the pool’s bottom, where it found a colossal skeleton and an eerie crystal whose chill had empowered it.

The Netherworld Python recalled how it inherited the Netherworld Python bloodline, returned to Earth Star, and joined the Darkness Breeds after learning humans had killed its mother. When it attacked Wang Teng, he caught its enormous tail with one hand, leaving it stunned and unable to pull free.

• Little Snakey swallowed a Race Inheritance Crystal, gained Netherworld Python memories and essence blood, and eventually evolved into a king-level Netherworld Python.
• The Netherworld Python returned to Earth Star through the expanded Space Rift, learned its mother had been killed by human martial artists, and allied with the Darkness Breeds to take revenge.
• Wang Teng teased the Netherworld Python and called it Little Snakey, angering it as Zhou Xuanwu watched in disbelief.
• The Netherworld Python struck at Wang Teng with its tail, but Wang Teng caught it with one hand and held it immobile.

Wang Teng effortlessly countered the Netherworld Python and taunted it while Zhou Xuanwu watched in astonishment. The python’s attempt to freeze Wang Teng’s hand failed, and Wang Teng’s Azure Jade Glazed Flame began overpowering its icy defense.

• Wang Teng caught the Netherworld Python’s attack with one hand and demanded that it submit or die.
• The Netherworld Python lunged at Wang Teng, but he dodged and climbed onto its head, mocking it as he held its horn.
• The Netherworld Python failed to shake Wang Teng off and froze his hand to its horn with black ice.
• Wang Teng used his Azure Jade Glazed Flame to melt the black ice and engulf the python’s horn in flames.
• The python’s icy energy lost ground to Wang Teng’s flames, causing the horn to burn and the python to howl in pain.

Wang Teng tortured the Netherworld Python by heating its horn until it shattered, driving the beast into a furious attack. After wounding it with a Star Fire Sword Slash, he watched it flee toward the dark clouds as it called for Wu Gu to intervene.

• Wang Teng raised the Azure Jade Glazed Flame’s temperature around the Netherworld Python’s horn while Zhou Xuanwu watched.
• The Netherworld Python pleaded for Wang Teng to stop, but Wang Teng kept heating its horn until it cracked and broke off.
• The enraged Netherworld Python flung Wang Teng away and attacked him with a beam of Darkness Source Power.
• Wang Teng dodged the beam and countered with a Star Fire Sword Slash that cut through the Python’s attack and severed part of its body.
• The wounded Netherworld Python fled toward the dark clouds and shouted for Wu Gu to make a move.

Wang Teng captured the wounded Netherworld Python before it could escape through the Space Rift, then rejected its pleas for mercy and prepared to kill it. When the python called for Wu Gu again, a Black Skull emerged from the dark clouds.

• The Netherworld Python tried to flee toward the Space Rift, but Wang Teng stopped it from moving.
• Wang Teng confronted the trapped python, which offered to leave and claimed its death would unleash a worse beast tide.
• Wang Teng dismissed the python’s warning and prepared to kill it despite its renewed cries for help.
• Wu Gu answered from the dark clouds as a Black Skull with dark blue ghost fire in its eye sockets.

Wang Teng killed the Netherworld Python after Wu Gu, a member of the Bone Spirit Race, appeared, then traded jokes and fought with the skeletal stranger. Wang Teng’s Ancient God Body gave him the advantage, and he sent Wu Gu flying, though the battle was not finished.

• Wu Gu emerged from the dark clouds and introduced himself as a member of the Bone Spirit Race while trading taunts with Wang Teng.
• Wang Teng killed the injured Netherworld Python after deciding it was no longer useful, leaving Zhou Xuanwu and Wu Gu stunned.
• Wang Teng joked with Wu Gu about acting and playing dead, then Wu Gu tried to stab him before they clashed.
• Wang Teng and Wu Gu exchanged powerful punches, and Wang Teng activated his Ancient God Body to gain the upper hand.
• Wang Teng struck Wu Gu hard enough to send it rolling through the air, while Zhou Xuanwu watched uneasily.

Wang Teng fought Wu Gu but could not overcome the skeleton's regenerative, nearly indestructible bones. Wu Gu revealed that a fully formed Space Rift and three Demon Lord Level beings threatened Earth Star, while Wang Teng openly declared his intention to destroy the Darkness World.

• Wang Teng struck Wu Gu with his fists and sword, but Wu Gu blocked the attack with a bone shield that regenerated after breaking.
• Wu Gu announced that his mission was complete and pointed out a vast vortex forming in the sky as lightning began striking around them.
• Wang Teng and Zhou Xuanwu faced the growing storm, and Wu Gu said the Space Rift had fully formed and was guarded by three Demon Lord Level beings.
• Wu Gu revealed that the Darkness Breeds planned to invade Earth Star and destroy it, prompting Zhou Xuanwu to call him a madman.
• Wang Teng said he would destroy the Darkness World, and Wu Gu laughed so hard that his skull fell off before he caught and reattached it.

As a Darkness World vortex expanded over Earth Star, Wang Teng collected Space Attributes and accepted Wu Gu’s wager to decide the planet’s fate. The Soul Contract bound Wang Teng and the Darkness Breed leaders to the contest, leaving Earth Star temporarily safe while the challenge still lay ahead.

• The vortex expanded, drawing in trees and boulders as Wang Teng gathered Space Attributes and strengthened his Space Body.
• Wang Teng sent Zhou Xuanwu away to warn the others, then stayed behind to collect more attributes.
• Wu Gu proposed a wager in which the winner would rule and the loser would submit, and Wang Teng agreed after demanding a Soul Contract.
• Phantom Mirage, Black Nightmare, and Hundred Swine signed the contract alongside Wu Gu and Wang Teng, making the wager binding.
• Wang Teng greeted Black Nightmare through the vortex, and Black Nightmare threatened him and his loved ones after the wager.

Wang Teng stayed near the vortex to collect Attribute Bubbles while Wu Gu failed to make him leave. After reviewing the Netherworld Python’s spoils, Wang Teng discovered powerful gains and found himself just fifteen Spirit points short of reaching the next realm.

• The Black Nightmare Demon Lord reacted bitterly to Wang Teng’s laughter, while Huan Shen Demon Lord and Bai Tun Demon Lord questioned her about their history.
• Wang Teng refused Wu Gu’s demand to leave and continued collecting Space Attribute bubbles as Wu Gu tried to provoke him into fighting.
• Wang Teng reviewed the Netherworld Python’s drops, including Starry Sky Source Power, King-level Ice Element Talent, Netherworld Cold Ice, King Realm Spirit, and Blank Attributes.
• Wang Teng’s Spirit reached 2,985 out of 3,000 in the King Realm, leaving him fifteen points short of breaking through.

Wang Teng left the expanding Space Rift after absorbing a large number of Space Attributes, then returned to Xia Capital as the Martial Arts Leader and the Marshals prepared for a Darkness Breeds invasion. He revealed that he had wagered with the Darkness Breeds on a decisive battle, leaving the leaders stunned.

• Wu Gu watched Wang Teng depart and wondered whether agreeing to the wager had been a mistake.
• Wang Teng absorbed more than ten thousand Space Attributes at the Space Rift, increasing his Space Body to 25800/100000 before heading to Xia Capital.
• At Xia Palace, Zhou Xuanwu reported that Wang Teng had stayed behind, and the leaders discussed preparations for the Darkness Breeds spreading across the Northern Border.
• Wang Teng arrived safely, and Marshal Hong joked that Zhou Xuanwu had claimed he could not return alive.
• Wang Teng warned that the invasion could involve at least a million Darkness Breeds and several Demon Lord Level beings, then revealed his wager for both sides to fight a decisive battle.

Wang Teng persuaded Xia Kingdom to publicize its wager with the Darkness Breeds, hoping to draw other Alien Trial Takers into the fight. The Trial Takers across Earth Star began gathering at Central Ring Continent, where the wager would take place.

• Wang Teng told the Martial Arts Leader and the others that four Demon Lord Level Darkness Breeds were known, and suggested enlisting the Alien Trial Takers from other continents.
• The Martial Arts Leader described the Star Beast and Darkness Rift crises across the continents, and Wang Teng urged Xia Kingdom to spread news of the wager.
• In White-Headed Eagle Country, the golden-haired Trial Taker learned about Wang Teng and agreed to join the wager, choosing Central Ring Continent as the meeting place.
• The burly Trial Taker in South Ocean Continent set out for Central Ring Continent with his followers after hearing the news.
• The green-haired woman departed Northern Europe for Central Ring Continent with Ales, and other Alien Trial Takers across the world began heading there as well.

Wang Teng secretly watched the Alien Trial Takers gather in Central Ring Continent before making his entrance. The chapter ended with him appearing before the assembled contenders and greeting them.

• Eighteen Alien Trial Takers gathered above Central Ring Continent, frightening the local Star Beasts with their Planetary Level auras.
• Augustus, Katu, and Bi Luo emerged and recognized one another as prodigies from major star systems.
• Puklin and Loggins revealed themselves, prompting the Trial Takers to discuss the five prodigies and their chances of entering Saint Star Tower.
• Wang Teng, Jin Yuan, and Hadock watched from hidden space while Wang Teng identified the contenders and assessed their strength.
• Wang Teng appeared before the assembled Trial Takers, raised a hand, and greeted them.

Wang Teng arrived before the Alien Trial Takers and confronted Loggins after one of Loggins's subordinates insulted him. He killed the subordinate with a Mental Power attack, leaving Loggins enraged and a fight looming.

• Wang Teng arrived with Jin Yuan and Hadock and introduced himself as a martial artist from Earth Star.
• Loggins challenged Wang Teng's ability to face the Darkness Breed, and Wang Teng told him to negotiate for the gamble or stop talking.
• Jin Yuan rebuked Loggins's Star Apprentice Level subordinate, prompting Loggins to unleash his aura against Wang Teng's group.
• Wang Teng shattered Loggins's aura with a wave of his hand, shocking the watching geniuses.
• Wang Teng killed Loggins's subordinate with a Mental Power attack and challenged Loggins to fight him.

Wang Teng unsettled the alien trial takers with his display of mental power and continued to irritate them while they discussed the Darkness Breed wager. As everyone waited for the Darkness Breed to arrive, Wang Teng joined Bi Luo’s afternoon tea and claimed he knew all the gathered prodigies.

• The alien trial takers recognized Wang Teng as a rare Spiritual Mind Master but doubted he could defeat Loggins, who restrained himself rather than attack in front of Augustus, Katu, and the others.
• Puklin and Bi Luo tried to turn the gathering toward the Darkness Breed trial, but Wang Teng dismissed the opportunity and said he had not set specific rules for his wager.
• Augustus decided they should wait for the Darkness Breed, while Wang Teng teased Katu and left him unwilling to keep talking.
• Bi Luo and Puklin arranged afternoon tea on their spaceships, and Wang Teng landed on Bi Luo’s ship, greeted Alais, and helped himself to a pastry.
• Wang Teng told Bi Luo he had come to get acquainted with her and claimed he knew all the prodigies present.

Zhen Ping and officials revealed the Darkness Breed invasion to the world, while leaders gathered near Central Ring Continent and broadcast the approaching crisis. On the third day, the Darkness Breeds arrived from three directions as the Alien Trial Takers prepared to face them.

• Bi Luo questioned Wang Teng about his origins and asked about Jin Yuan and Hadock, who concealed their past and called themselves ordinary geniuses.
• Zhen Ping and Chief Chen filmed the Darkness Breeds gathering over Xia Kingdom’s northern border, and the footage spread across the world.
• Authorities worldwide announced the invasion and the wagered battle that would determine Earth Star’s fate.
• The Martial Arts Leader ordered Xia Kingdom to broadcast the situation at Central Ring Continent, and other countries’ leaders did the same.
• On the third day, Darkness swept toward Central Ring Continent from three directions, and the Alien Trial Takers rose to meet it.

Wang Teng and Wu Gu reunited the Alien Trial Takers and powerful Darkness Breed under a renewed Soul Contract before battles began. An Alien Trial Taker lost the opening fight against a Troll Race Demon Lord, leaving the conflict underway.

• Black clouds covered Central Ring Continent, and Wu Gu appeared before Wang Teng and the Alien Trial Takers.
• Wang Teng and Wu Gu exchanged taunts, then Wu Gu summoned powerful Darkness Breed Demon Lords and passed around a Soul Contract for everyone to sign.
• Wang Teng urged the group to fight, but when a Troll Race Demon Lord volunteered, he claimed he could not beat it and challenged the Alien Trial Takers to step forward.
• An impatient Alien Trial Taker fought the Troll Race Demon Lord, but after several minutes the demon shattered his yellow energy and sent him flying while coughing up blood.

The Alien Trial Takers fought the Darkness Breed demon lords after a Troll Race demon lord killed one of their comrades. Wang Teng collected the fallen Trial Taker’s attributes, advanced his Spirit Power to Planetary Level, and approached Bi Luo’s battle with the Black Nightmare Demon Lord, whose eight clones attacked as he offered to help.

• The Troll Race demon lord ambushed and killed the wounded Alien Trial Taker, prompting Augustus and Katu to lead the others into battle against the Darkness Breed demon lords.
• Wang Teng collected the dead Trial Taker’s Attribute Bubbles, raising his Earth Element Starry Sky Source Power and breaking through to Planetary Level Spirit Power.
• Wang Teng studied his improved attributes, including Soul Essence, King Realm Comprehension, Universal Language, and Peerless Earth Element Talent.
• Wang Teng approached Bi Luo, who was struggling to identify the Black Nightmare Demon Lord among its eight clones, and insisted that she beg for his help.
• The Black Nightmare Demon Lord grew wary of Wang Teng and sent all eight clones to attack Bi Luo.

Bi Luo refused Wang Teng’s offer of help and fought Black Nightmare Demon Lord, who unleashed attacks from eight clones. After the two traded heavy blows, Black Nightmare Demon Lord began expanding a mass of dense Black Light.

• Bi Luo defended against Black Nightmare Demon Lord’s eight simultaneous dark slashes but was knocked back, injured.
• Wang Teng collected Attribute Bubbles and taunted Bi Luo for clinging to her pride, while Black Nightmare Demon Lord joked about its history with him.
• Black Nightmare Demon Lord attacked while Wang Teng and Bi Luo were distracted, and Bi Luo met it in the air.
• Bi Luo and Black Nightmare Demon Lord fought to a standstill, both suffering injuries and spitting blood after a collision.
• Black Nightmare Demon Lord roared and began expanding the dense Black Light erupting from its body.