Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng collected soul techniques from a Soul Devouring Jellyfish and discovered Chaos Origin Energy and the Void Mustard Seed Great Array near the Sub-Profession Alliance Headquarters. He entered the hidden headquarters, reunited with Grandmaster Alfred and the others, and left with them while Gu Luo watched with an enigmatic smile.

• Wang Teng collected Soul Essence, Spirit, Soul Devouring Arrow, and Soul Devouring Sound from the Soul Devouring Jellyfish, then stored it away to raise or use for alchemy.
• Wang Teng and Gu Luo arrived at the Sub-Profession Alliance Headquarters and saw the Void Turbulence belts crashing against its protective barrier.
• Wang Teng collected Chaos Origin Energy and incomplete Void Mustard Seed Great Array attributes from the turbulence outside the headquarters.
• The warship passed through the barrier, revealing the vast hidden continent where the Sub-Profession Alliance Headquarters stood.
• Wang Teng declined Gu Luo's offer to stay with him and left with Grandmaster Alfred, Grandmaster Hua Yuan, and the other grandmasters.
• Gu Luo watched Wang Teng depart as an elderly man addressed him as Your Highness, and Gu Luo said that Wang Teng's interesting nature made things fun.

Wang Teng arrived at the Sub-Profession Alliance Headquarters for the Exchange Meet, where the Great Qian Empire grandmasters welcomed him and warned him about the powerful sub-profession users from the Gu Hong Territory, including his new friend Gu Luo. After settling into his villa, Wang Teng announced that he would enter every sub-profession competition, leaving Yuan Gungun stunned.

• Wang Teng reassured Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the others that he felt duty-bound to support the Great Qian Empire's Sub-Profession Alliance, easing their concerns that he might leave.
• Wang Teng told the grandmasters about meeting Gu Luo, and Grandmaster Alfred explained that the Gu Hong Territory's sub-profession users were formidable and rarely befriended outsiders.
• Grandmaster Xie Jia suggested Gu Luo might be an impostor, but Grandmaster Alfred explained that nobody would dare impersonate someone from the Gu Hong Territory, embarrassing Xie Jia.
• Grandmaster Alfred told Wang Teng that the Exchange Meet would begin in three days and led him to his villa alongside the other grandmasters' residences.
• Wang Teng told Yuan Gungun that he planned to participate in every Sub-Profession competition, astonishing it with the scale of his ambition.

Wang Teng rested at the Sub-Profession Alliance Headquarters, resolved to become a core member despite the Parax Family’s presence, and went out with the Great Qian Empire Grandmasters to explore Spirit Food Street. There he collected Spirit Chef insights, received points from Grandmaster Hua Yuan, and obtained a bottle of White Snow Ice Brew from Spirit Chef Grandmaster Luo Beier.

• Wang Teng told Yuan Gungun that he would enter every Sub-Profession competition and discussed how becoming a core member could deter the Parax Family.
• Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the others invited Wang Teng out, and he changed into Alliance robes displaying his alchemist, Rune Master, and forger badges.
• Grandmaster Xie Jia and the other Great Qian Empire Grandmasters discovered that Wang Teng was a Three Dao Grandmaster, while Wang Teng agreed with Xie Jia that dividing his attention across three paths could be difficult.
• Wang Teng and the Grandmasters visited Spirit Food Street, where he collected Spirit Chef Attribute Bubbles and accepted three million points from Grandmaster Hua Yuan after admitting he had run out.
• Wang Teng asked Spirit Chef Grandmaster Luo Beier for White Snow Ice Brew to pair with his Crystal Fish Roe Sauce, and Luo Beier gave him a bottle and exchanged contact information.

Wang Teng sampled rare Spirit Food on Spirit Food Street, gained a Purple Spirit Flame, and reached the peak of Great Grandmaster Level in Spirit Chef. He rented a prominent stall with Yu Xiangxiang’s help and prepared to begin cooking as nearby Spirit Chef Great Grandmasters watched.

• Wang Teng revealed that he was a Spirit Chef Great Grandmaster and shared White Snow Ice Brew with Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the others while they ate Crystal Fish Roe Sauce and Jade Fruit Bread.
• Wang Teng collected Spirit Chef attribute bubbles and obtained the Purple Spirit Flame from a stall selling Flame Purple Spirit Steak.
• Wang Teng explained several unusual delicacies to Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the others, who then suggested that he set up a stall.
• Wang Teng decided to rent a stall, and Yu Xiangxiang processed his application and led him to a busy location reserved by her Yu Family.
• Wang Teng collected more attribute bubbles across Spirit Food Street, reached 10000/10000 in Spirit Chef, and took out his utensils as nearby Spirit Chef Great Grandmasters watched.

Wang Teng opened his stall at Spirit Food Street and used his perfected Spirit Chef skills to make Ice Fire Drunken Crab, earning nearly nine million points and impressing the crowd. Just as he prepared to serve more dishes, an aggressive young man claimed the stall as his own, and Wang Teng challenged him to repeat his insult.

• Wang Teng reached perfection in Spirit Chef attainment after absorbing insights from the Spirit Chef Great Grandmasters around him.
• Wang Teng prepared Ice Fire Drunken Crab from Light Source White Flower Crab, using Mental Power, Purple Spirit Flame, and ice abilities to impress the watching crowd.
• Yu Xiangxiang tasted the first serving, and Wang Teng confirmed that the dish could heal hidden injuries; customers then bought out several hundred servings for nearly nine million points.
• Wang Teng continued making other Spirit Food while Yu Xiangxiang helped him, drawing customers away from the surrounding stalls.
• A young man arrived with a group, claimed that the stall belonged to him, and ordered Wang Teng to leave; Wang Teng narrowed his eyes and asked him to repeat himself.

Wang Teng confronted Ti Du over a stall, defeated the Ti Family’s Domain Lord Level retainer, and beat Ti Du with his Thunderclap Brick. After Yu San apologized and left, Wang Teng’s companions examined the weapon and discovered it had advanced in rank by absorbing Thunder Tribulation Power.

• Ti Du demanded that Wang Teng vacate the stall, while Yu Xiangxiang and Yu San tried to settle the dispute before learning Wang Teng was a Three Dao Grandmaster.
• When Ti Du ordered his Domain Lord Level retainer to attack, Wang Teng defeated the seventh-layer Domain Lord Level martial artist with one punch.
• Wang Teng chased down Ti Du and repeatedly struck him with the Thunderclap Brick, then sent the battered Ti Du away with his retainer.
• Yu Xiangxiang praised Wang Teng and stayed with him, while Yu San apologized and departed after asking Wang Teng to protect his sister.
• Grandmaster Mode and Grandmaster Alfred examined the Thunderclap Brick and found that it had advanced two ranks after absorbing Thunder Tribulation Power.

Wang Teng made a fortune selling Spirit Food, repaid his debts, and planned to visit the Sub-Profession Alliance trade fair. Back at the Yu Family, Yu Jing learned of Wang Teng’s talents and arranged for Yu Xiangxiang to deepen her friendship with him.

• Wang Teng discouraged Yu Xiangxiang from wanting his Thunderclap Brick, then reopened his stall and earned thirty-eight million points selling Spirit Food.
• Wang Teng told the Grandmasters he planned to enter all four Sub-Profession competitions, and they reacted with surprise and concern.
• Yu San explained that the trade fair offered rare treasures and bartering opportunities, and Wang Teng agreed to attend while hoping to find Cloud Immortal Nectar.
• Yu San and Yu Xiangxiang returned to the Yu Family, where Yu Yin and the other young family members eagerly questioned them about Wang Teng beating Ti Du.
• Yu Jing heard how Wang Teng defeated Ti Du and learned he was a Grandmaster in four fields, including alchemy, runes, forging, and spirit cuisine.
• Yu Jing told Yu Xiangxiang to become good friends with Wang Teng, and she eagerly agreed because she found him handsome.

Wang Teng refined his Spirit Chef attainments to the Great Grandmaster Level Peak and joined Grandmaster Alfred and the others at the Sub-Profession Alliance trading fair. There, he spotted a Blazing Jade Stone Flower, a key ingredient for the Yin Transformation Stone Pill he needed to obtain the Graywhite Flame.

• Wang Teng integrated his Spirit Chef insights overnight and resolved to raise his alchemy, forging, and rune attainments to the peak before the Exchange Meet.
• Yu Xiangxiang visited Wang Teng, and Grandmaster Alfred and the others arrived; they shared his breakfast before heading to the trading fair.
• At the Trading District entrance, Wang Teng encountered Ti Du and learned that Ti Du's elder brother, Ti Jing, was a Spirit Chef Great Grandmaster.
• Wang Teng discovered that sixteen-year-old Yu Xiangxiang was also a Spirit Chef Great Grandmaster, and she followed him as the group split up to browse the stalls.
• Wang Teng used his True Sight Eye to search the stalls and found a Blazing Jade Stone Flower, an ingredient needed for the Yin Transformation Stone Pill.

Wang Teng traded for the Blazing Jade Stone Flowers and other ingredients, then found the Flesh Mud Bone he needed and negotiated for it with a Gray-robed Old Man. After another man tried to snatch it and a World Lord Level expert attacked, Wang Teng escaped with the treasure and faced the two assailants.

• Wang Teng exchanged Domain Nurturing Pills and a Heavenly Origin Spirit Gathering Pill for two Blazing Jade Stone Flowers and other materials from an alchemist.
• Wang Teng searched the Exchange Meet with Yu Xiangxiang while seeking Cloud Immortal Nectar, Flesh Mud Bone, and materials for a Shadow Puppet Restriction.
• Wang Teng identified a Flesh Mud Bone at the Gray-robed Old Man's stall and negotiated to trade two Nine Orifices Spirit Focusing Pills for it.
• A man tried to seize the Flesh Mud Bone, and Wang Teng pierced his palm with Fire Silkworm Finger before evading an attack from a World Lord Level expert.
• Wang Teng escaped with the Flesh Mud Bone, while Grandmaster Alfred checked on him and Wang Teng said the attackers were the ones in trouble.

Wang Teng defeated the Bone Fiend Sect’s Effeminate Youth and faced an attack from Que Lao, but an unseen protector forced Que Lao to kneel and kowtow. Wang Teng recognized the protection and beat Que Lao with his Thunderclap Brick, until an unidentified voice ordered him to stop.

• Wang Teng pierced the Effeminate Youth’s palm after he tried to take Wang Teng’s purchased item, then beat him with a punch and a slap when he attacked.
• Que Lao attacked Wang Teng, but the Gray-robed Old Man intercepted his strike and identified him as a member of the Bone Fiend Sect.
• Que Lao tried to kill Wang Teng, but an unseen force froze him in place and compelled him to kneel and kowtow before Wang Teng.
• Wang Teng suspected Luo Fu Te was protecting him and struck the helpless Que Lao several times with the Thunderclap Brick.
• An unidentified speaker called out, telling Wang Teng to stop.

Wang Teng confronted Pu Lao, an Immortal Level protector who tried to stop him from punishing the effeminate youth. Luo Fu Te intervened from the void, severed Pu Lao’s arm, and forced the youth to apologize.

• Pu Lao appeared beside the effeminate youth and told Wang Teng to let the matter end, but Wang Teng challenged him for staying hidden while the youth had tried to kill him.
• Wang Teng warned the youth not to provoke him and used Unyielding Thunder Battle Intent to withstand Pu Lao’s overwhelming aura.
• Pu Lao attacked Wang Teng, but Luo Fu Te blocked the strike and severed Pu Lao’s right arm with an invisible force.
• Pu Lao bowed toward the void, then ordered the effeminate youth to kneel and apologize to Wang Teng.
• The effeminate youth gave in to fear and apologized to Wang Teng.

Wang Teng settled the confrontation at the Sub-Profession Alliance Headquarters by collecting compensation from the Bone Fiend Sect’s Young Master, his protector, and a purple-robed old man. After thanking Yang Song and meeting Gu Luo, Wang Teng left to continue shopping, while the headquarters’ guards discussed the powerful backing behind him.

• Wang Teng accepted more than three hundred Chaos Coins from the effeminate youth and more than five hundred from the Immortal Level white-robed old man as apologies, then let them leave.
• Wang Teng collected three hundred trillion Universe Coins from the purple-robed old man, who had been left kneeling behind.
• Wang Teng thanked the two World Lord Level Peak Martial Warriors who had supported him and exchanged contact information with them.
• Wang Teng gave Yang Song a Nine Orifices Spirit Focusing Pill, admitted that he had made it, and exchanged contact information with him.
• Gu Luo caught up with Wang Teng, and they joked about the confrontation as they walked together.
• The horned guard captain explained that the hidden protector served the Virtual Universe Company and that Wang Teng likely had a True God Level deity backing him, so the guards had wisely stayed out of the conflict.

Ti Jing and Ti Du met Le Shan, Le Tun, and Le Yan at the Trading District, while Wang Teng continued browsing with Gu Luo and absorbed powerful attribute drops from Immortal-level figures. Wang Teng’s Metal Domain reached the second-rank Fusion Realm, his Immortal Matter advanced to the second order, and he left with his vitality and soul restored.

• Ti Jing warned Ti Du to avoid trouble and delayed revenge against Wang Teng because his identity and backing remained unclear.
• Le Shan brought Ti Du and Ti Jing to meet Le Tun and Le Yan, where the Ti brothers were struck by Le Yan’s beauty and Le Tun reacted badly to Ti Du’s praise of his former title.
• Wang Teng absorbed attributes from the white-robed Immortal-level man, raising his Metal Domain to the second-rank Fusion Realm and restoring his Life Essence and Soul Essence.
• Wang Teng absorbed Luo Fu Te’s Fire Essence and Immortal Matter, bringing his Fire Essence close to the third order and advancing his Immortal Matter to the second order.

Wang Teng absorbed the purple-robed elder’s and the Effeminate Youth’s attribute bubbles, gaining the Bone Fiend Sword Combat Technique and Fiend Bone before fusing Fiend Bone with Black Bone into Heavenly Fiend Black Bone. He then entered the Trading District’s core building with Gu Luo and Grandmaster Alfred, where Gu Luo challenged him to an ore-gambling wager and revealed that he was an Ore Seeking Grandmaster.

• Wang Teng absorbed the purple-robed elder’s attributes, improving his Saint-level Earth Talent, Earth Domain, Earth Origin, Wind Starry Sky Source Power, Domain of Wind, and Wind Origin.
• Wang Teng obtained the Effeminate Youth’s Bone Fiend Sword Combat Technique and Fiend Bone, then fused Fiend Bone with Black Bone to create Heavenly Fiend Black Bone.
• Gu Luo noticed Wang Teng smiling and questioned him, while Wang Teng dodged the questions by complimenting Gu Luo’s appearance.
• Wang Teng, Gu Luo, Yu Xiangxiang, and Grandmaster Alfred entered the Trading District’s core building and searched its stalls, but found no Cloud Immortal Nectar.
• Grandmaster Alfred explained the Trading District’s appraisal rules, and the group headed toward the second floor to see its treasures and ore-gambling area.
• Gu Luo challenged Wang Teng to an ore-gambling wager, with the loser owing the winner one request, and revealed that he was an Ore Seeking Grandmaster.

Wang Teng entered the second floor of the Sub-Profession Alliance venue after Grandmaster Hua Yuan and others vouched for him, then gathered enough Ore Seeking Art insights to reach Great Grandmaster Level. He and Gu Luo began assessing an ore, and Wang Teng stunned the group with a valuation vastly different from Gu Luo’s.

• The guards initially barred Wang Teng from the second floor because his highest Sub-Profession rating was Great Grandmaster Level Four, but Grandmaster Alfred arranged for Grandmaster Hua Yuan and others to guarantee him.
• Ti Du told Le Shan his version of his dispute with Wang Teng, but Le Tun recognized Wang Teng as the person who had defeated him on Heavenly Thunder Mountain, prompting Le Shan to reconsider helping the Ti brothers.
• Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the others vouched for Wang Teng, allowing him to enter the second-floor hall, where he collected Ore Seeking Art Attribute Bubbles.
• Wang Teng gained more Ore Seeking Art from Gu Luo and advanced to Great Grandmaster Level as the two examined an ore with Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the others.
• Gu Luo valued the ore at two hundred Chaos Coins, while Wang Teng estimated it was worth at most ten billion Universe Coins, shocking everyone.

Wang Teng correctly valued an ore at ten billion Universe Coins, baiting Ti Du into buying it for eighty billion and proving his estimate when it yielded only a few level-six source stones. Ti Jing challenged Wang Teng to a mineral gambling match, and the chapter ended as the contestants’ Ore Seeker helpers began arriving.

• Ti Du and Ti Jing arrived with Le Tun and Le Yan, and Ti Du decided to buy the ore Wang Teng had valued at ten billion Universe Coins.
• Wang Teng provoked Ti Du into paying eighty billion Universe Coins for the ore, which yielded treasures worth only about ten billion when opened.
• Wang Teng and Gu Luo discussed his accurate appraisal, while Ti Du accused him of setting them up and Ti Jing challenged him to a mineral gambling match.
• Wang Teng, Ti Jing, Ti Du, Gu Luo, and Le Yan agreed to wager on the match, with Wang Teng and Gu Luo also keeping their separate wager of one request.
• Ti Jing recruited Tai Lu, a Great Grandmaster-level Ore Seeker from the Tai Family, while Le Yan indicated that her own helper had arrived.

Wang Teng entered an ore-betting match against the Ti brothers and the core-family geniuses Tai Lu and Sang Yi, using the opportunity to gather their Ore Seeking Art insights. He acquired the Sang Family’s Mystic Light Pupil and sensed it might help his True Sight Eye break through, then chose a small ore as the others prepared to judge his selection.

• Le Yan introduced Wang Teng to Sang Yi, an outstanding young Ore Seeker from the Sang Family, while Tai Lu and the Ti brothers arrived to challenge the group.
• Wang Teng and the others began selecting ores, and Wang Teng secretly collected Ore Seeking Art Attribute Bubbles as he surveyed the hall.
• Wang Teng collected Sang Yi’s Mystic Light Pupil and Spirit attributes, learned the technique, and sensed it might help his True Sight Eye break through.
• Wang Teng continued gathering Ore Seeking Art insights from Sang Yi and Tai Lu, raising his Ore Seeker attainment to 16,500 Great Grandmaster points.
• Tai Lu, Ti Du, and Ti Jing mocked Wang Teng for delaying his choice, but Wang Teng revealed that he had selected the small ore at his feet.

Wang Teng bought a suspiciously cheap ore despite warnings, while Tai Lu and Sang Yi’s ores revealed valuable treasures. As Sang Yi’s ore exposed a shadow resembling a Star Beast, Wang Teng collected Ancient Will attributes and saw a vision of a primordial wilderness.

• Wang Teng bought Old Man Ji’s ore for 20 billion Universe Coins and began the ore-cutting competition with Gu Luo, Tai Lu, and Sang Yi.
• Tai Lu’s ore revealed a level-seven wood-element source stone and a Wood Source Pearl, prompting Ti Jing and Ti Du to celebrate.
• Sang Yi’s ore revealed a translucent cyan stone containing dense Wind Starry Sky Source Power and an apparent black shadow.
• Wang Teng collected Ancient Will attribute bubbles from Sang Yi’s opened ore, then saw a vision of an ancient wilderness as a piercing cry rang out.

Wang Teng identified the creature preserved in Sang Yi and Le Yan’s amber as an ancient Heavenly Wind Azure Carving, then negotiated to replace his wager with Le Yan’s request with a cash payment and claim the beast’s remains. After Le Yan’s team appeared to win, the ore-cutting continued, and Gu Luo’s stone revealed a dazzling scarlet light.

• Wang Teng recognized the ancient aura in the azure amber and identified its contents as a dead Heavenly Wind Azure Carving, while Sang Yi confirmed that it held a dried flying beast.
• Wang Teng persuaded Sang Yi to let Master Rong cut open the amber, revealing the Heavenly Wind Azure Carving and allowing Wang Teng to collect its Ancient Will attribute bubbles.
• Wang Teng learned that the Heavenly Wind Azure Carving’s remains could be worth fifteen hundred Chaos Coins and convinced Le Yan to replace her request with equivalent compensation, hoping to obtain the beast’s body.
• Wang Teng explained the creature’s origins, and Le Yan’s team appeared to win the wager after the Ti brothers challenged his identification and Wang Teng pointed to the beast’s distinctive wing bones.
• Wang Teng insisted that the ore contest continue, and Master Rong resumed cutting Wang Teng’s and Gu Luo’s ores until Gu Luo’s stone released an intense scarlet light.

Wang Teng helped Gu Luo safely reveal an ancient high-tier World Lord Level sword, then insisted that his own dull gray crystal was a treasure despite widespread ridicule. The chapter ended when he injected Soul Power into the crystal and unleashed a vast surge of pure Soul Power.

• Gu Luo's ore cracked open to reveal a sword sealed in Scarlet Jade, and Wang Teng collected a large number of Man and Sword as One attributes from it.
• Appraiser Mesfield identified the sword as an ancient Crimson Peak Clan weapon and valued it at 1,200 Chaos Coins, while Wang Teng judged its Sword Dao Intent to be worth even more.
• Le Yan and others expected Wang Teng to lose, but Wang Teng had Master Rong finish cutting his small ore and revealed a dull gray crystal.
• Ti Du, Ti Jing, and the crowd mocked Wang Teng's crystal as worthless, while Appraiser Mesfield examined it with uncertainty.
• Wang Teng injected Soul Power into the crystal, releasing an immense surge of pure Soul Power and silencing the hall.