Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng and his companions searched a new area of the Magma Swamp for Fire River Crystals, while Cao Jiaojiao and a black-robed figure followed their trail and attacked their allies. Wang Teng rushed to the battle after learning of the ambush, and his angry arrival was announced just as the black-robed figure threatened the wounded Mechanical Race fighters.

• Wang Teng led An Lan and the others north to an unmined area and gathered about fifteen thousand jin of Fire River Crystals.
• Cao Jiaojiao and the black-robed figure found the group’s freshly excavated pit and pursued them through the magma.
• Wang Teng learned through the Spirit Pet Contract that Little White and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion were ambushed, then rushed toward them with An Lan.
• An Feng, An Tong, and An Yuan fought the black-robed figure, but his blue-flame battle-axe badly wounded all three Mechanical Race Martial Artists.
• Cao Jiaojiao struck Little White and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion and left them seriously injured while the black-robed figure demanded the Fire River Crystals and their surrender.
• Wang Teng’s thunderous roar rang out, declaring that the black-robed figure was the one seeking death.

Wang Teng and An Lan confronted Sinclairmon in the magma swamp, where An Lan fought the Domain Lord while Cao Jiaojiao attacked Wang Teng. Wang Teng escaped her first strike and flew out of the swamp, but Cao Jiaojiao pursued him as his Moon Metal Wheel cut toward her.

• An Lan arrived with Wang Teng, identified Sinclairmon as a Domain Lord, and engaged him after Sinclairmon coveted Wang Teng's Heaven and Earth Strange Fire.
• Sinclairmon ordered Cao Jiaojiao to keep Wang Teng from escaping while he and An Lan clashed above the swamp.
• Cao Jiaojiao demanded the Fire River Crystal and attacked Wang Teng with her saber.
• Wang Teng used his dark armor and Wind Thunder Wings to evade her strike and fly out of the swamp.
• Cao Jiaojiao caught up as Wang Teng sent the Moon Metal Wheel spinning down toward her.

Wang Teng used his mental weapon and taunts to overwhelm Cao Jiaojiao during their fight. After he pointed out Sinclairmon was losing, Sinclairmon fled, leaving Cao Jiaojiao stunned.

• Cao Jiaojiao charged out of the swamp and blocked Wang Teng's Moon Metal Wheel with her blade, which was chipped by the impact.
• Wang Teng tricked Cao Jiaojiao into turning toward a Flame Arrow, then struck her from the side with the Moon Metal Wheel and wounded her.
• Cao Jiaojiao challenged Wang Teng to fight with real guns and live ammunition, and he twisted her words into a sexual joke before teasing her about her exposed wound.
• Wang Teng told Cao Jiaojiao that Sinclairmon was about to lose, and she saw the Mechanical Race Domain Lord powerhouse blast him back.
• Sinclairmon fled without looking back, leaving Cao Jiaojiao bewildered.

Wang Teng and the Mechanical Race warriors captured Cao Jiaojiao after Sinclairmon escaped. Wang Teng tortured her and stripped away her battle armor, leaving her terrified and injured.

• An Lan chased Sinclairmon while Wang Teng and the Mechanical Race warriors stopped Cao Jiaojiao from fleeing.
• Wang Teng and the three Mechanical Race Universe Level Martial Artists overwhelmed Cao Jiaojiao, and Wang Teng bound her with the Azure Jade Glazed Flame.
• An Lan returned without Sinclairmon, who had escaped using life-saving tricks.
• Wang Teng lashed Cao Jiaojiao with the Fire Tongue, disfiguring her face in retaliation for injuring his spirit pet.
• Wang Teng had Yuan Gungun remove Cao Jiaojiao's battle armor, then struck her with a Fire Tongue infused with Thunder Power.

Wang Teng and his companions finished gathering Fire River Crystals, then traveled to the Fire River to hunt Fire Toads. Collecting its abundant Fire Element Starry Sky Source Power, Wang Teng broke through to the Stellar Level, leaving An Lan astonished.

• Wang Teng and his companions shared roasted Fire Crystal Red Phosphorus Earthworms and confirmed they had gathered 108,000 jin of Fire River Crystals.
• Wang Teng's group set out overnight for the Fire River because they had not found enough Fire Toads in the wilderness.
• Wang Teng collected the many Fire Element Starry Sky Source Power bubbles above the river and advanced to the Stellar Level.
• An Lan sensed Wang Teng's breakthrough and crowned him the greatest in the Pretending to be a Badass Realm.

Wang Teng broke through to the Stellar Level, then entered the Fire River with Little White and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion to hunt Fire Toads and investigate what was attracting them. They were pursued by powerful Fire Toads, and Wang Teng called to An Lan to act as he escaped the river.

• Wang Teng examined his new Stellar Level attributes and noted that his Life Essence had increased significantly.
• Little White and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion sensed something drawing them into the Fire River, so Wang Teng agreed to search for it while hunting Fire Toads.
• Wang Teng told An Lan and the others to stay above, then descended into the Fire River with the two spirit pets.
• Wang Teng found that the fire did not affect Little White or the Ironclad Flame Scorpion, and the trio continued deeper into the river.
• Fire Toads attacked Wang Teng, including a Middle Emperor-Level Fire Toad, and he fled upward with his spirit pets.
• Wang Teng emerged from the Fire River and shouted for An Lan to move.

Wang Teng and An Lan hunted Fire Toads in the Fire River until they met the mission requirement, while Wang Teng gained Fire Element Starry Sky Source Power, Blank Attributes, and mastery of Fire Tongue. Wang Teng suspected the Fire River had a deeper purpose and decided to search for evidence before pursuing the final inheritance.

• Wang Teng led a swarm of Fire Toads out of the Fire River, and An Lan and the three Mechanical Race Martial Artists slaughtered them while Wang Teng collected Attribute Bubbles.
• Wang Teng and his companions hunted for two days, killing 2,380 Fire Toads, including fifty-three Middle Emperor-Level ones, and fulfilling the mission requirement.
• Wang Teng’s Fire Element Starry Sky Source Power reached the third layer, his Blank Attribute rose to 576,000, and his Fire Tongue reached Mastery.
• Wang Teng told An Lan that the Fire River seemed unusually friendly to Star Beasts and that he suspected it had a deeper purpose.
• An Lan agreed to search for two more days before they pursued the final inheritance, and Wang Teng teased him about his wisdom.

Wang Teng investigated why Star Beasts in the Fire River vanished after death and concluded the river’s flames consumed both bodies and souls. He plunged his Spirit Body into the Fire River to test his theory, leaving An Lan ready to intervene as Wang Teng endured agony and risked death.

• Wang Teng killed a fire serpent in the Fire River and watched its body and escaping Soul Body spontaneously burn away.
• Wang Teng captured and killed several more Star Beasts, confirmed they all vanished in the Fire River, and returned to the surface with Little White and the Ironclad Flame Scorpion.
• Wang Teng released his Spirit Body into the Fire River while An Lan prepared to protect him.
• Wang Teng endured the flames as his Mental Power ran out, then chose not to restore it with Blank Attribute and let the fire burn his Spirit Body.
• An Lan worried that Wang Teng would die before repaying his debt and prepared to save him.

Wang Teng endured the Fire River’s scorching flames until the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame entered his Spirit Body, then subdued it with the help of his three Heaven and Earth Strange Fires. He returned to his body, confirming his discovery of the hidden flame and leaving An Lan relieved.

• Wang Teng pretended to be near collapse until the cautious crimson flame entered his Spirit Body.
• Wang Teng used the Azure Jade Glazed Flame, Holy Light Fire, and Darkness Fire to trap the crimson flame and force it to submit.
• The crimson flame revealed itself as the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame, and Wang Teng left a Spirit Mark on it.
• Wang Teng returned his Spirit Body to his physical body, where An Lan and the others gathered around him.
• An Lan demanded more pay for worrying over Wang Teng, and Wang Teng happily agreed.

Wang Teng revealed that he had obtained the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame and began absorbing the Fire River into it. The resulting upheaval triggered a Star Beast Riot, forcing Cao Hongtu and his group to flee the river.

• Wang Teng showed An Lan the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame, and An Lan realized it was a Heaven and Earth Strange Fire from the Fire River.
• Wang Teng sent the flame over the Fire River, where it began drawing in and absorbing the river’s flames.
• Wang Teng warned An Lan and the three Universe Level Mechanical Race Martial Artists to prepare for Cao Hongtu and the others to arrive.
• Several hundred kilometers away, Cao Hongtu’s group saw Star Beasts panic and burst into flames as the Fire River churned.
• Sinclairmon ordered the group to leave, and Cao Hongtu, Cao Wu, and their recruited Universe Level Martial Artist escaped the Fire River.

Wang Teng completed the absorption of the Fire River’s flames into the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame, drawing Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon to his group. After Sinclairmon discovered Wang Teng had subdued the Strange Fire, he demanded both fires and threatened him with the Parax Family’s power.

• Sinclairmon sensed the Fire River’s flames flowing toward one place, and he and Cao Hongtu headed there, suspecting Wang Teng was responsible.
• The Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame absorbed more than half the Fire River’s flames, killing the Star Beasts within it.
• Wang Teng warned An Lan and the others that Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon were approaching.
• Sinclairmon spotted the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame and rejoiced at finding another Strange Fire, while Cao Hongtu recognized it as Wang Teng’s.
• Wang Teng confirmed that he had subdued the Strange Fire and mocked Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon, angering them.
• Sinclairmon demanded that Wang Teng hand over both Strange Fires and return with him to the Parax Family, threatening him with the family’s reach.

Wang Teng rejected Sinclairmon’s attempt to claim the Heaven and Earth Strange Fires, prompting Sinclairmon to threaten him and seek Cao Hongtu’s help. Wang Teng brought out Cao Jiaojiao, whose bound and battered appearance led Cao Hongtu, Cao Wu, and Sinclairmon to assume Wang Teng had violated her, leaving him struggling to defend himself.

• Wang Teng exposed Sinclairmon’s lack of confidence in subduing the strange fires and dared him to take them by force.
• An Lan mocked Sinclairmon for fleeing their previous fight, and Sinclairmon asked Cao Hongtu to join forces against him.
• Cao Hongtu asked Wang Teng where Cao Jiaojiao was, and Wang Teng pulled her from the Space Shard, bound and covered in whip marks.
• Cao Hongtu, Cao Wu, and Sinclairmon accused Wang Teng of mistreating Cao Jiaojiao, while An Lan jokingly fueled their suspicions.
• Wang Teng insisted that the scene was a misunderstanding, but Cao Hongtu refused to believe him.

Wang Teng held Cao Jiaojiao hostage while taunting Cao Hongtu, who joined Sinclairmon in attacking An Lan. As the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame drained the Fire River and grew stronger, Cao Wu broke through a Mechanical Race Martial Artist’s defense and rushed toward Wang Teng, who asked An Tong to hold him off for five more minutes.

• Wang Teng warned Cao Hongtu that he would harm Cao Jiaojiao if Cao Hongtu attacked, but Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon launched a joint assault on An Lan.
• An Lan drew Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon away from Wang Teng while An Feng and An Yuan fought Cao Wu and another Universe Level Martial Artist.
• Wang Teng taunted Cao Jiaojiao about her father choosing the mission over her, then turned his attention to the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame as it absorbed the Fire River and its Star Beasts.
• Cao Wu wounded a Mechanical Race Martial Artist and charged toward Wang Teng, prompting An Tong to intercept him while Wang Teng asked for five more minutes.

Wang Teng survived Cao Wu’s attack by betting that Cao Wu would not risk harming Cao Jiaojiao, while the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame finished absorbing the flames in the Fire River. After the river channel collapsed into an expanding Space Rift, Wang Teng and An Lan prepared to retreat, but Wang Teng noticed the rift was still growing.

• Cao Wu drove off the Mechanical Race Martial Artist and attacked Wang Teng, whose Moon Metal Wheel shattered his saber light.
• Cao Wu trapped Wang Teng with saber lights, but diverted them at the last moment to avoid injuring Cao Jiaojiao, whom Wang Teng held captive.
• Wang Teng taunted Cao Wu, while An Lan and Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon reacted to the failed attack.
• The Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame absorbed all the flames, and the Space Power river channel collapsed into a Space Rift.
• An Lan returned to Wang Teng’s side and suggested retreating, but Wang Teng noticed the Space Rift continued to expand.

As the Fire River World began collapsing, Wang Teng gathered Space and Space Shard attributes and raced with An Lan and the others to the Central Volcano, where a pillar of fire revealed the way to the final inheritance. Sinclairmon entered the pillar first, and Wang Teng followed alone, taunting Cao Hongtu about his daughter before descending.

• Wang Teng collected Space and Space Shard attributes from the collapsing rift as the Fire River World’s space began breaking apart.
• A massive pillar of fire erupted from the Central Volcano, and Cao Hongtu and Sinclairmon hurried toward it to investigate the inheritance.
• Wang Teng and An Lan followed them to the volcano, where Wang Teng collected Fire Element Starry Sky Source Power attributes.
• Sinclairmon leaped into the pillar of fire while Cao Hongtu stayed outside, and Wang Teng probed the pillar with his Mental Power and Azure Jade Glazed Flame.
• Wang Teng told An Lan he would enter alone, then taunted Cao Hongtu about his daughter before leaping into the pillar after Sinclairmon.

Wang Teng descended into a hidden volcanic space and confronted Sinclairmon, who attacked him while they were alone. Wang Teng revealed his Space Power to evade Sinclairmon’s Domain Lord-level attack, then turned toward the castle and considered how to kill him and secure the inheritance.

• Wang Teng and Sinclairmon reached the bottom of the volcanic space, where they found an ancient castle beneath a mirror-like lava lake.
• Sinclairmon attacked Wang Teng, but Wang Teng used Space Power to escape his grasp.
• Sinclairmon realized Wang Teng might possess Space Talent and threatened him on behalf of the Parax Family.
• Wang Teng taunted Sinclairmon, resolved to kill him if possible, and focused on entering the castle to claim its inheritance.

Wang Teng and Sinclairmon reached the castle gates, where Sinclairmon was badly burned by the crimson runes when he tried to push them open. Wang Teng studied the dangerous runes, then bet Sinclairmon that he could open the gates just as far and ordered him to move aside.

• Sinclairmon gave up attacking Wang Teng and reached the castle gates with him, then tried to push them open.
• The gates’ crimson runes flared and burned the flesh from Sinclairmon’s hands, forcing him to retreat.
• Wang Teng noticed Sinclairmon’s injuries and examined the runes without touching the gates.
• Sinclairmon mocked Wang Teng for hesitating, and Wang Teng answered with taunts of his own.
• Wang Teng bet that he could push the gates open as far as Sinclairmon had and told him to move away.

Wang Teng used the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame to trick Sinclairmon into staying outside the castle, then discovered a white Inheritance Crystal in its main hall. After drawing it into his Sea of Consciousness, Wang Teng was overwhelmed by the Fire River World Lord’s memories and teachings, while Yuan Gungun spotted a Space Ring left behind.

• Wang Teng used the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame to open a narrow gap in the castle door, slipped inside, and left Sinclairmon unable to follow.
• The door shut on Sinclairmon, and Wang Teng realized the Ten Thousand Beasts True Spirit Flame was the key to entering the final Inheritance Land.
• Wang Teng searched the castle’s corridor and main hall, finding a white Light Sphere and confirming it was safe with the Source Essence Eye.
• Yuan Gungun identified the Light Sphere as an Inheritance Crystal containing the Fire River World Lord’s lifetime knowledge.
• Wang Teng pulled the Inheritance Crystal into his Sea of Consciousness, where it burst into countless memories and forced him to sit down and absorb them.
• Yuan Gungun noticed a Space Ring floating where the Light Sphere had been.

As the Fire River World collapsed ahead of schedule, Wang Teng remained inside absorbing the Fire River World Lord’s inheritance while the people outside prepared to flee. Sinclairmon waited in vain to ambush Wang Teng, then finally abandoned the castle as the collapse reached the Central Volcano.

• Wang Teng absorbed the Inheritance Crystal’s memory fragments in his Sea of Consciousness, knowing they would dissipate if he did not absorb them quickly.
• Qi Chengtian told Elder Ge and Walter Gu that the Fire River World had collapsed by around eighty percent and would likely cease to exist within four or five hours.
• Cao Hongtu and the others watched the collapsing space and fleeing Star Beasts approach the Central Volcano, then urged Sinclairmon to leave.
• Sinclairmon ignored Cao Hongtu’s repeated messages and continued waiting outside the castle to ambush Wang Teng.
• When the spatial collapse reached the Central Volcano, Sinclairmon gave up waiting and turned away from the castle.

Wang Teng emerged from the pillar of fire with Cao Jiaojiao as the spatial collapse engulfed the World Lord Small World. While An Lan urged him to escape, Wang Teng began collecting the countless Attribute Bubbles scattered through the collapsing space.

• Wang Teng left the castle after Sinclairmon departed and learned from Yuan Gungun that the spatial collapse was spreading.
• Sinclairmon escaped the Central Volcano, told Cao Hongtu that Wang Teng had entered the Inheritance Land, and warned that the collapse had reached them.
• Cao Hongtu hesitated over leaving his daughter behind but activated his token, and Sinclairmon, Cao Hongtu, and the others escaped through its unstable light door.
• An Lan and the Mechanical Race Martial Artists stayed behind, waiting for Wang Teng because he had the token that could let them escape.
• Wang Teng emerged with Cao Jiaojiao, who had watched her father leave her behind, then ignored An Lan's pleas and used Mental Power threads to collect Attribute Bubbles from the collapsing space.