Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng dismissed Peggy’s apology over Wendell’s provocation, then met Lu Binghong and brought out lavish Spirit Food for his team. He left the stunned soldiers eagerly eating while Wendell’s attempt to impress his subordinates was overshadowed.

• Wang Teng assured Peggy that his conflict with Wendell had nothing to do with her and explained their existing grudge.
• Lu Binghong introduced himself to Wang Teng, and Peggy later explained Lu’s reputation as a respected colonel and formidable fighter.
• Wendell treated his team to food from Emperor Star, but Wang Teng brought out Great Grandmaster Level Spirit Food that eclipsed it.
• Wang Teng urged his hesitant team to eat, gave Peggy roasted meat, and watched the soldiers scramble for the food.

Wang Teng’s team enjoyed a lavish meal, deepening the contrast with Wendell’s frustrated group. The next day, Wang Teng let Fan Bulun inspect the Demon Egg after learning the old man’s spirit was powerful enough to withstand its influence, and he began collecting the new attribute bubbles nearby.

• Wang Teng’s team feasted on delicacies while Wendell and his subordinates ate coarse food, making Wendell resent Wang Teng even more.
• Wang Teng reflected on the Military Exploits and other benefits he had gained by bringing the Demon Egg to General Mokarun.
• Wang Teng arrived to harvest attributes from the Demon Egg and found Fan Bulun waiting there.
• Fan Bulun donned armor made entirely of Light Attribute Materials and demonstrated that his spirit exceeded the World Lord Level.
• Wang Teng allowed Fan Bulun to enter the storage area after warning him to report any trouble, and Fan Bulun examined the Demon Egg.
• Wang Teng collected the newly appeared Darkness Starry Sky Source Power and Bewitchment attribute bubbles.

Wang Teng absorbed the Demon Egg’s attribute bubbles, raising his Darkness Starry Sky Source Power and Bewitchment skill, then negotiated with Fan Bulun over how to deal with it. Fan Bulun promised to reveal a way to improve Wang Teng’s Light Source Power if Wang Teng handled the Demon Egg.

• Wang Teng absorbed more than twenty thousand points of Darkness Starry Sky Source Power and advanced his Bewitchment skill to Proficient.
• Fan Bulun explained that Light Source Power alone could not eliminate the Demon Egg’s inner Source Power, while Wang Teng refused to proceed when Fan Bulun mocked his approach.
• Fan Bulun asked about Wang Teng’s Light Source Power and offered to share a method for raising it if Wang Teng dealt with the Demon Egg.
• Wang Teng made Fan Bulun swear that he would not lie, and Fan Bulun agreed to reveal the method after Wang Teng handled the Demon Egg.

Wang Teng secretly absorbed Darkness Origin from the Demon Egg while making Fan Bulun believe he was attacking it with Light Source Power. After leaving the underground facility, Wang Teng returned to his residence, where Olia rushed to tell him that something had happened to her older male cousin.

• Wang Teng stabbed the Demon Egg with a sword of Light Source Power, using it to conceal his absorption of Darkness Origin through the Void Devouring Beast’s ability.
• At Fan Bulun’s request, Wang Teng repeated the trick and absorbed another wisp of Darkness Origin before ending the day’s treatment.
• Wang Teng pretended to be exhausted and left with Fan Bulun, who could not figure out how he had injured the Demon Egg.
• Fan Bulun told a woman who appeared to be his student that Wang Teng’s secrets had left him baffled.
• Olia grabbed Wang Teng when he returned to his residence and told him that something had happened to her older male cousin.

Wang Teng learned that Di Qi was in mortal danger after investigating a sudden Darkness Breed appearance, so he pressed General Mokarun for details and joined Wendell on the rescue investigation. Before leaving, Wang Teng privately warned General Mokarun that the movements might be connected to the Demon Egg and urged him to check every defensive line on the planet.

• Olia told Wang Teng that Di Qi had sent an emergency message, and Wang Teng went to General Mokarun to learn about his mission.
• Wang Teng pushed past the adjutant and entered General Mokarun's office, where he found Wendell already meeting with the general.
• General Mokarun explained that Di Qi's team had been sent to investigate large-scale Darkness Breed activity on the Fifth Frontline, and assigned Wang Teng and Wendell to investigate together.
• Wang Teng privately asked General Mokarun whether the Darkness Breed movements could be related to the Demon Egg and recommended checking every defensive line across the planet.

Wang Teng assembled a team to search for Di Qi, with Olia joining because she could sense her cousin's location. After reaching the Fifth Frontline and entering a Darkness-tainted forest, the group encountered a mist carrying Darkness Power.

• Wang Teng agreed to bring Olia after she revealed she could sense Di Qi nearby and promised to obey his orders.
• Wang Teng and his team departed for the Fifth Frontline, where Peggy began planning the search while Yuan Gungun piloted the spacecraft.
• Wang Teng swiftly killed several groups of stray Darkness Breed encountered along the way, astonishing Olia with his strength.
• After arriving at the Fifth Frontline and completing the handover, the team headed toward the place where Di Qi had disappeared.
• Peggy warned Olia about the corrupted plants, and Wang Teng ordered the team to move faster through the dark forest.
• Wang Teng stopped the group when dark mist appeared, and Peggy explained that their armor's Light Source Stones could temporarily resist its Darkness Power.

Wang Teng and his group encountered powerful Devil Vines in the mist, and he charged through their attacks to locate one of their underground main bodies. He intercepted the moving Devil Vine as it tried to escape, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Wang Teng’s group put on Light Source Stone armor, and Peggy lent Olia a spare set.
• Wang Teng’s group was attacked by Devil Vines, which Peggy and Yuan Gungun identified as dangerous darkness plants that could turn ensnared creatures into dark creatures.
• Peggy and the others fought off the vines, but their endless attacks forced the group back, so Wang Teng promised to destroy their main bodies.
• Wang Teng used his golden Mental Power weapon to break through the vines and searched the mist until he found a Devil Vine’s main body underground.
• The Devil Vine tried to move to a new location, but Wang Teng appeared where it was heading to intercept it.

Wang Teng killed a Devil Vine, gained its special skill, and tested its defensive power by forming a Fire Source Power arm guard. He then led Peggy, Olia, Ai Wen, and the others onward, locating more Devil Vines and directing the group to attack them.

• Wang Teng used the Primordial Magnetic Heart to pull the Devil Vine from underground and crush its true body.
• Wang Teng collected Darkness Starry Sky Source Power, the Devil Vine skill, and Blank Attributes from the Devil Vine’s Attribute Bubbles.
• Wang Teng formed a Fire Source Power arm guard with the Devil Vine skill and found it could withstand a strike from a World Lord Level battle sword.
• Peggy and the others found Wang Teng, and he told them he had killed the Devil Vine and warned that more were ahead.
• When another wave of Devil Vines attacked, Wang Teng identified their underground locations and assigned Peggy, Ai Wen, and the others to deal with them.

Wang Teng guided Peggy and the others to destroy the Devil Vines while collecting their attribute drops, then led the group deeper into the mist. He sensed Wendell approaching and stopped his team to meet him.

• Wang Teng directed Peggy, Ai Wen, Jack, and the others to locate and kill the underground Devil Vines while he collected their attribute drops.
• Wang Teng gained Darkness Starry Sky Source Power, Blank Attributes, and enough Devil Vine attributes to advance the skill to Proficient.
• After the surrounding Devil Vines were cleared, Wang Teng and his team continued through the mist, defeating more that appeared along the way.
• Wang Teng sensed a group approaching and identified Wendell among them, then stopped the team.
• Wendell emerged from the mist looking bedraggled and cried out in surprise when he saw Wang Teng.

Wang Teng led his squad through a Lower Demon Emperor Level Devil Vine’s territory and destroyed its main body with one punch. They encountered the controlled Di Qi in the mist, and Wendell rushed to seize him before Wang Teng could act.

• Wendell’s squad was surrounded by a Lower Demon Emperor Level Devil Vine, while Wang Teng led his squad through the vines without joining forces with Wendell.
• Wang Teng found Devil Vine’s main body and destroyed it with a punch, then Wendell and a handful of survivors caught up with him.
• Olia sensed that Di Qi was nearby, and Wang Teng warned everyone to stay alert as footsteps sounded in the mist.
• Di Qi emerged with a vacant expression, and Wang Teng said he was real but being controlled.
• Wendell charged toward Di Qi, determined to take him back and complete his mission.

Wang Teng confronted Di Qi after Di Qi’s strange power severely injured Wendell. Wang Teng discovered that a dark lifeform was controlling Di Qi and began fighting him, matching his strength as their battle continued.

• Wendell attacked Di Qi, but Di Qi vanished and struck him from behind, badly injuring him.
• Wang Teng mocked Wendell and explained that he would deal with Di Qi himself.
• Wang Teng used his Source Essence Eye and saw a dark lifeform suppressing and devouring Di Qi’s Soul Essence.
• Wang Teng attacked Di Qi with forty percent of the Power of Profound Meaning, and their first clash ended evenly.
• Wang Teng and Di Qi continued fighting hand to hand while Wendell and the others watched in astonishment.

Wang Teng battled Di Qi, whose body was controlled by a powerful Darkness Breed that could wield profound meaning and a domain. After Wang Teng repeatedly found and struck the hidden enemy, the Darkness Breed trapped everyone in its domain, but Wang Teng used his own domain to shield Peggy and the others, leaving the two domain users poised to clash.

• Wang Teng and Di Qi fought in a series of brutal physical clashes, and Wang Teng realized Di Qi had mastered the Power of Profound Meaning.
• Di Qi spoke and declared Wang Teng his prey, while Wang Teng identified him as a bodiless lifeform controlling Di Qi.
• Di Qi hid in the mist and attacked Wang Teng, but Wang Teng repeatedly located and struck him with Light sword radiance.
• The Darkness Breed unleashed a domain filled with scarlet eyes that assaulted everyone's minds and left Peggy, Wendell, and the others screaming in pain.
• Wang Teng formed a black-gold domain around Peggy and the others, blocking the spiritual attack and astonishing the Darkness Breed.

Wang Teng defeated the Darkness Breed possessing Di Qi, destroyed its Evil Eye Domain, and captured it after foiling its escape. The creature revealed itself as Uke Pu of the Demon Brain Race, and Wang Teng explained how the bodiless race survived by taking over other bodies.

• Wang Teng used his Level 4 Black Gold Domain to crack the Darkness Breed’s Evil Eye Domain, but the creature gathered its eyes into a gigantic vertical eye and launched a powerful scarlet beam.
• Wang Teng focused his domain’s power into the Moon Metal Wheel, overwhelmed the scarlet beam, and destroyed the vertical eye, causing the Darkness Domain to collapse.
• The injured Darkness Breed tried to flee, but Wang Teng intercepted it and knocked it down with an Earth Element punch.
• Wang Teng offered the creature two supposed choices, and it angrily refused, identifying itself as Uke Pu, a prodigy of the Demon Brain Race.
• Wang Teng explained that the Demon Brain Race existed as Soul Bodies that devoured others and took over their bodies, and Uke Pu fell silent.

Wang Teng forcibly pulled Uke Pu, a Demon Brain Race member, out of Di Qi’s body and trapped it. He reassured Olia that Di Qi could recover from his depleted Soul Body with a pill.

• Wang Teng revealed that he knew about the Demon Brain Race, and Uke Pu admitted that it had devoured Di Qi’s Soul Body and taken over his body.
• Olia feared Di Qi was dead, but Wang Teng told her Di Qi was still alive and that Uke Pu could not easily consume his Soul Essence.
• Wang Teng used Nether Burial to drag Uke Pu out of Di Qi’s Sea of Consciousness and trapped it with Mental Power.
• Olia and Wang Teng called Uke Pu disgusting, while Wang Teng promised to treat Di Qi’s Soul Body damage with a pill.

Wang Teng captured the Demon Brain Race Darkness Breed Uke Pu and tortured it with his Azure Jade Glazed Flame after it tried to escape. Wendell grew jealous of Wang Teng’s Heaven and Earth Strange Fire, while Uke Pu remained trapped and in pain.

• Olia regained her confidence in Wang Teng, and he decided to take Uke Pu to Great Wise One Fan Bulun for study.
• Uke Pu struggled against Wang Teng’s Mental Power cage, but it could not break free.
• Wang Teng burned Uke Pu with the Azure Jade Glazed Flame, while Wendell watched jealously.
• Wendell challenged Wang Teng over the Heaven and Earth Strange Fire, but Wang Teng pointed out that the Parax Family had failed to take it from him.
• Wang Teng continued burning Uke Pu when it threatened revenge, then mocked it for asking him not to stop.

Wang Teng tortured Uke Pu, collected the battle’s Attribute Bubbles, and gained major advances in his abilities, including the Demon Brain Race’s Soul Attachment skill. After Peggy urged him to report their findings, he led the group back to the Main Base with Wendell’s team following close behind.

• Wang Teng withdrew his Azure Jade Glazed Flame, stored Uke Pu in the Void Devouring Beast’s Devouring Space, and collected the Attribute Bubbles from the battle.
• Wang Teng absorbed the attributes, increasing his Darkness Starry Sky Source Power, Stellar Level Spirit, Power of Profound Meaning, Evil Eye Domain, and Fire Profound Meaning without advancing his cultivation level.
• Wang Teng learned Soul Attachment, the Demon Brain Race skill for attaching a soul to another body, and decided to keep it for possible future use.
• Peggy advised Wang Teng to return to the Main Base and report what they had found, and he agreed.
• Wang Teng led his group out of the mountain range and boarded a warship, while Wendell and his team followed them back to the Main Base.

Wang Teng returned to the Main Base with the captured Demon Brain Race Darkness Breed, Uke Pu, and brought the injured Di Qi to Fan Bulun for examination. General Mokarun praised Wang Teng’s achievement and promised him a substantial military reward, leaving Wang Teng pleased with his growing exploits.

• Deputy Officer Song greeted Wang Teng and escorted him, his team, and Di Qi to meet General Mokarun and Fan Bulun.
• Wendell arrived with his team looking battered, and Wang Teng remarked that they had probably just been unlucky.
• Wang Teng presented the weakened Uke Pu, who pleaded not to be burned again, startling General Mokarun and Fan Bulun.
• Fan Bulun accepted Uke Pu for study, while General Mokarun praised Wang Teng for capturing a member of the Demon Brain Race.
• General Mokarun promised Wang Teng twenty or thirty thousand military exploits, and Wang Teng asked whether he could earn even more.

Wang Teng learned that his Military Exploits could earn him a promotion, then reported finding Devil Vines during Di Qi’s rescue mission. He revealed that he had killed dozens of them, including a Lower Demon Emperor Level Devil Vine he had smashed to pieces, leaving Fan Bulun lamenting the lost research specimen.

• General Mokarun told Wang Teng that his Military Exploits from two missions could qualify him for promotion, pending special approval.
• Wang Teng accepted a quiet promotion because military support would help him against the Parax Family.
• Wang Teng told General Mokarun and Fan Bulun that he had found many Devil Vines while rescuing Di Qi but had returned without exploring further.
• Wang Teng produced a Demon King Level Devil Vine specimen, and Fan Bulun inspected it with excitement.
• Wang Teng said he had captured about forty or fifty Devil Vines and had also encountered a Lower Demon Emperor Level one.
• Wang Teng admitted he had smashed the Lower Demon Emperor Level Devil Vine to pieces, and Fan Bulun mourned its lost research value.

Wang Teng and Fan Bulun examined the Devil Vine and captured Demon Brain Race Darkness Breed, while Moira joined them to study the specimen. After the group discovered Di Qi’s Soul Essence had suffered sixty percent damage, Fan Bulun offered Wang Teng the Profound Yang Soul Return Pill formula, and Wang Teng studied its demanding recipe.

• Wang Teng and Fan Bulun discussed how to study the Devil Vine while Uke Pu feared they would dissect it.
• Moira arrived, revealed she specialized in researching Demon Brain Race Darkness Breeds, and asked Wang Teng to cooperate with her research.
• Wang Teng reminded everyone to examine Di Qi, and Moira found that his Soul Essence had suffered sixty percent damage.
• Wang Teng explained that the Nine Orifices Spirit Focusing Pill might not be enough, so Fan Bulun shared the Profound Yang Soul Return Pill formula.
• Wang Teng read the complex formula, and Fan Bulun asked whether he was confident he could refine it.

Wang Teng agreed to refine a Profound Yang Soul Return Pill for Di Qi, despite the recipe’s difficulty, and recovered the two rare ingredients from the Fire River World Lord’s belongings. After Grandmaster Pansber verified Wang Teng’s credentials and recognized his skill, he welcomed him into his Alchemy Room to begin refining the pill.

• Wang Teng told Fan Bulun he was seventy to eighty percent confident he could refine the Profound Yang Soul Return Pill, and General Mokarun entrusted the task to him.
• General Mokarun gathered the ingredients, but Profound Yang Flower and Soul Silk Grass were missing until Wang Teng found both in the Fire River World Lord’s Space Ring.
• General Mokarun led Wang Teng and the others to the Alchemy Room, where Grandmaster Pansber questioned whether Wang Teng was qualified to refine a Great Grandmaster Level pill.
• Wang Teng introduced himself as a Sub-Profession Alliance-certified grandmaster, and Grandmaster Pansber verified his credentials through a contact on Emperor Star.
• Grandmaster Pansber welcomed Wang Teng into his Alchemy Room, and Wang Teng prepared to begin refining the pill.