Recaps

Jiang Ping An and his companions were taken to the Black Dungeon, where he found the dark sea’s demonic qi nourishing rather than tormenting. After Fu Hui summoned the powerful prisoner Cheng Han to extort him, Cheng Han attacked Jiang Ping An, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Hu Xu Ran secretly threatened Jiang Ping An, who told the Discipline Hall Enforcer that Hu Xu Ran had insulted them, prompting the enforcer to punch him.
• The Discipline Hall Enforcer brought Jiang Ping An, Hu Xu Ran, and Fu Hui through a Teleportation Array and into the Black Dungeon, where Jiang Ping An recognized the dark sea’s pure demonic qi.
• The Discipline Hall personnel placed the three on the third level, and Fu Hui hurried away to seek help while Jiang Ping An surveyed the prison.
• Cheng Han emerged from a black-water cell, and Fu Hui persuaded him that Jiang Ping An was worth robbing.
• Cheng Han demanded Primal Crystals from Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An refused to show fear after reading Cheng Han’s record in his Identity Token.
• Cheng Han declared that strength decided everything and lunged at Jiang Ping An with a powerful punch.

Jiang Ping An fought Cheng Han in the Third Floor Dungeon, then extorted Fu Hui and Hu Xu Ran before settling near the Fourth Floor to cultivate and feed Malevolent Spirits to his evil spirit avatar. Half a day later, he heard that Fu Hui and Hu Xu Ran had been killed.

• Jiang Ping An used his Barbarian Race Totem Markings and Battle Intent Armor to fight Cheng Han to a standstill until the Slaughter Dao cultivator's killing intent forced them to stop.
• Cheng Han returned to his cell, leaving Fu Hui and Hu Xu Ran to face Jiang Ping An, who demanded one hundred Primal Crystals for a Qi Refining Pill and took their resources and a weapon.
• Jiang Ping An set up the Five Elements Killing Array near the entrance to the Fourth Floor and used the Treasure Accumulation Basin to collect black water as Malevolent Spirits entered his body and nourished his evil spirit avatar.
• About half a day later, Jiang Ping An heard cries that Fu Hui and Hu Xu Ran had been killed, leaving him with a bad feeling.

After two disciples were found dead in the Black Dungeon, Jin Di tried to frame Jiang Ping An for their deaths, but Cheng Han’s intervention forced an investigation. Jin Di later tortured Jiang Ping An anyway, leaving him injured and furious as he resolved to wait until he was strong enough to take revenge.

• Jin Di accused Jiang Ping An of killing the two dried corpses and struck him, but Cheng Han explained that Jiang Ping An had never left his cell and no one had seen the killer.
• Jin Di attempted to make the other disciples identify Jiang Ping An as the murderer, but Cheng Han threatened to record the unlawful accusation with an Image Recording Stone.
• The Discipline Hall investigated for two days without finding the killer, and Jin Di privately tried to trick Jiang Ping An into confessing by offering him a place in the Discipline Hall.
• Jiang Ping An denied killing the disciples, so Jin Di burned his face with tea and stabbed him in the eye before leaving.
• Cheng Han offered Jiang Ping An a pill and warned him about the Discipline Hall, but Jiang Ping An refused it and returned to his cell, suppressing his desire for revenge until he grew stronger.

After leaving prison, Jiang Ping An planned to hunt Ghost Face Flowers for Contribution Points, while Qian Huan Rou and Ye Wuqing earned points through missions. Discipline Hall enforcers extorted him at the prison exit, and he challenged them to a Life and Death Battle.

• Jiang Ping An contacted Qian Huan Rou and Ye Wuqing, who were both carrying out missions to earn Contribution Points for him.
• Jiang Ping An searched the mission listings and chose to gather Ghost Face Flowers in Five Severance Ghost Forest after his release.
• Disciples in the Third Floor Dungeon noticed that Malevolent Spirits had gathered near Jiang Ping An's room and spread rumors about Qian Huan Rou's strength and beauty.
• Cheng Han saw Jiang Ping An off and advised him to avoid provoking the Discipline Hall and to seek help from his master on Third Mountain.
• At the prison exit, Discipline Hall enforcers demanded extra Contribution Points from Jiang Ping An, kicked him, and threatened to take all his points.
• Jiang Ping An challenged the enforcers to fight him in a Life and Death Battle, offering his possessions to whoever could kill him.

Jiang Ping An accepted a Life and Death Battle with the Discipline Hall and killed Zhang Dong with two punches, drawing a crowd to the Martial Arts Arena. The Discipline Hall prepared to send Tang Chen against him, while Jiang Ping An stood ready to face another challenge.

• Jiang Ping An agreed to a Life and Death Battle with Zhang Dong, and they signed a contract wagering their Contribution Points and resources.
• Zhang Dong underestimated Jiang Ping An, who killed him with two punches and collected his body and Contribution Points.
• Jiang Ping An challenged the Discipline Hall members to fight him at the same cultivation level, and Ascension Pavilion Disciples gathered to watch.
• Jin Di stopped a Discipline Hall prodigy from challenging Jiang Ping An and ordered the group to call Tang Chen.

Tang Chen confronted Jiang Ping An in a duel and used his mistification talent and powerful secret arts to overwhelm him. After Tang Chen pierced Jiang Ping An’s lightning shield with the Annihilation Spear, Jiang Ping An was thrown into the barrier, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Tang Chen arrived at the arena, accepted the duel contract, and attacked Jiang Ping An with the Judgment Fist.
• Jiang Ping An broke free of the Judgment Fist’s pressure and struck Tang Chen, who turned into black mist to evade the blow.
• Tang Chen formed Black Blades from his mist and repeatedly attacked Jiang Ping An, while Jiang Ping An defended himself with Yin Thunder.
• Tang Chen condensed the mist into an Annihilation Spear and pierced Jiang Ping An’s lightning shield.
• Jiang Ping An grabbed the spearhead but was sent flying into the barrier by its force.

Jiang Ping An killed Tang Chen in a life-and-death duel, then publicly challenged the Discipline Hall over its abuse of power. Huo HaiZhou punished the enforcers involved in persecuting him and invited Jiang Ping An to join the Discipline Hall.

• Jiang Ping An used Yin Thunder carrying the Destruction Law to kill Tang Chen and collected his Contribution Points and belongings.
• The Martial Arts Arena erupted in shock, while Jin Di accused Jiang Ping An of killing an Ascension Pavilion genius.
• Jiang Ping An recounted the Discipline Hall's persecution of him and questioned whether it could ignore the Ascension Pavilion Rules.
• Huo HaiZhou appeared, declared the duel voluntary, and sentenced the enforcers who had persecuted Jiang Ping An to three years of deducted salary and one year of confinement.
• Jiang Ping An concealed his fear of Huo HaiZhou's hostility, and Huo HaiZhou invited him to join the Discipline Hall without an assessment.

Jiang Ping An rejected Huo HaiZhou’s offer and became a target of the Discipline Hall, while Qian Huan Rou accepted the Ascension Pavilion Master as her master and publicly named Jiang Ping An her Dao Companion to protect him. Jiang Ping An entered the Five Severance Ghost Forest to earn Contribution Points, unaware that Jin Di’s squad was preparing to attack.

• Jiang Ping An refused to join the Discipline Hall, and Huo HaiZhou gouged out Jin Di’s eyes before secretly ordering Jin Di to kill Jiang Ping An.
• Jiang Ping An warned Qian Huan Rou that she might be targeted, and she told him that elders had discovered her Primordial Spirits and sought to take her as a disciple.
• Qian Huan Rou became the pavilion master’s disciple and announced that Jiang Ping An was her Dao Companion, hoping the Discipline Hall would hesitate to attack him.
• Jiang Ping An learned that the pavilion master had surpassed the Tribulation Realm, then entered the Five Severance Ghost Forest despite seeing injured cultivators flee from it.
• A Black Shadow reported Jiang Ping An’s arrival to Jin Di, who ordered his squad to prepare an ambush.

Jin Di led thirty Discipline Hall elites into the Five Severance Ghost Forest to kill Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An used Primordial Spirit avatars to isolate and eliminate them. Jin Di confronted Jiang Ping An’s main body and was shocked when their clash injured him despite his Integrated Body Early Stage cultivation.

• Jin Di ordered thirty Discipline Hall elites to split up and track Jiang Ping An through the Five Severance Ghost Forest.
• Jiang Ping An used Primordial Spirit avatars to separate the pursuers and kill all thirty, leaving their life plaques shattered.
• Jin Di detected Jiang Ping An, contacted his team without receiving a reply, and realized they were dead.
• Jiang Ping An’s main body arrived and attacked Jin Di, who discovered there was no ambush around them.
• Jin Di struck Jiang Ping An with a punch, but Jiang Ping An countered with the Annihilation Fist and exposed the bones in Jin Di’s fist.

Jiang Ping An fought Jin Di, an Body Integration Realm expert, through a brutal battle in the Five Severance Ghost Forest. When Jin Di unleashed his hidden swordsmanship, Jiang Ping An perfected his Third-Order Battle Intent Law and countered with every technique he could muster, but the sword qi struck him and sent him flying.

• Jiang Ping An and Jin Di traded blows as Jiang Ping An’s devouring talent drained Jin Di’s spiritual energy and Power Profound Meaning.
• Jin Di retreated and used Judgment Fist, but Jiang Ping An defended himself with Battle Intent Armor, the Little Phaseless Skill, and the Demonic Thunder Scripture, then sealed Jin Di’s escape.
• Jin Di abandoned his attempt to flee and fought at full strength, exchanging attacks with Jiang Ping An for a day and night until Jiang Ping An’s defenses shattered and his bones broke.
• Jin Di discovered that Jiang Ping An had poisoned him and intensified his attacks while Jiang Ping An continued to fight despite his worsening injuries.
• Jin Di revealed his hidden swordsmanship and launched a powerful sword attack; Jiang Ping An perfected his Third-Order Battle Intent Law, activated the Fourth Floor of the Battle God Divine Art, and was still struck by the sword qi.

Jiang Ping An used the Time Dao Pattern to reverse time, then killed Jin Di after turning the Body Integration Realm powerhouse’s attacks into a chance to grow stronger. As several figures arrived, Jiang Ping An was severely injured and braced for another threat.

• Jiang Ping An reversed time by five breaths, erasing his wounds, and Jin Di recognized that he had mastered Time Power.
• Jiang Ping An absorbed Jin Di’s Power Profound Meaning and pursued him as he fled, while the other Discipline Hall squad captains dismissed Jin Di’s pleas for help.
• Jiang Ping An stabbed Jin Di with his own dagger, then struck him with the Heaven Shaking Demon Stick and destroyed his body.
• Jiang Ping An stored Jin Di’s flesh, but his own body was badly damaged by the battle.
• Several figures flew toward Jiang Ping An, who put away the Heaven Shaking Demon Stick and prepared to face them despite his injuries.

Jiang Ping An reunited with Ye Wuqing, recovered from his injuries using a copied pill, and learned that Luo Yi favored Ye Wuqing. He agreed to join Luo Yi’s mission for a generous reward, while Zhong Lin grew jealous and plotted against Ye Wuqing.

• Ye Wuqing found the injured Jiang Ping An and explained to Luo Yi that he had to leave to care for his boss.
• Luo Yi gave Jiang Ping An a Six Revolutions Qiankun Pill, and he copied and swallowed it to recover.
• Ye Wuqing told Jiang Ping An that Luo Yi liked him, but he refused Jiang Ping An’s suggestion to accept her affection.
• Jiang Ping An offered Luo Yi five hundred Primal Crystals for the pill, but she refused and offered him one thousand Contribution Points to join her mission.
• Luo Yi checked the map for the Death Spirit Fruit and said she wanted Ye Wuqing to eat it first, while Zhong Lin became jealous and resolved to eliminate him.

Jiang Ping An warned the group away from a dangerous patch of black mist, but most ignored him and were caught by an Illusion Ghost. After Luo Yi dispelled it, Zhong Lin blamed Jiang Ping An and accused him of causing the Cultivators' deaths.

• Jiang Ping An secretly sent one of his bodies to search for Ghost Face Flowers while he led the group toward the Death Spirit Fruit.
• Zhong Lin sent a Malevolent Spirit toward Ye Wuqing, but Jiang Ping An absorbed it and gave Ye Wuqing a Yang Attribute protective talisman.
• Ye Wuqing sensed Death Law in the black mist, and Jiang Ping An warned that something was wrong there, but Zhong Lin and the other Cultivators rushed toward it.
• The Illusion Ghost trapped several Cultivators in hallucinations, and Luo Yi used a formation flag and a rune to disperse it and free them.
• Zhong Lin, badly injured, accused Jiang Ping An of knowingly letting the others fall into danger and drew his treasured sword.

Jiang Ping An entered the black mist to obtain a Death Spirit Fruit for Ye Wuqing and overcame the Illusion Ghost’s fear-inducing illusions. He absorbed the Illusion Ghost into his Sea of Consciousness and found a tree bearing three Death Spirit Fruits.

• Zhong Lin blamed Jiang Ping An for the group’s losses, but Luo Yi stopped him from attacking.
• After learning a Death Spirit Fruit could help Ye Wuqing break through to the Refining Void stage, Jiang Ping An entered the black mist despite Luo Yi’s warning.
• The Illusion Ghost trapped Jiang Ping An in visions of the Immortal Realm invading the Barren Realm and of a lifeless world where everyone had died.
• Jiang Ping An seized the Illusion Ghost, resisted its illusions with his Mental Power, and swallowed it into his Sea of Consciousness.
• Jiang Ping An found a humanoid tree bearing three Death Spirit Fruits and sensed his life force fading as he approached.

Jiang Ping An emerged unharmed from the black mist with the Death Spirit Fruits and gave them to Luo Yi and Ye Wuqing, then faced Zhong Lin’s demands and challenge. After Jiang Ping An defeated Zhong Lin and pierced him with a shard of his own sword, Luo Yi learned Jiang Ping An’s name, leaving the gathered cultivators stunned.

• Jiang Ping An uprooted the humanoid tree, stored it in the Treasure Accumulation Basin’s Small World, and walked out of the black mist unharmed.
• Jiang Ping An gave one Death Spirit Fruit to Luo Yi and the other two to Ye Wuqing, while Zhong Lin protested that the fruits should be shared.
• Jiang Ping An used illusion arts to make Zhong Lin kneel and beg for mercy, then caught Zhong Lin’s sword between two fingers when he attacked again.
• Jiang Ping An shattered Zhong Lin’s sword and sent a shard through him; Zhong Lin swallowed an Evil-warding Pill but remained wounded.
• Luo Yi asked Ye Wuqing for Jiang Ping An’s name, and the surrounding cultivators reacted with shock when Ye Wuqing answered.

Jiang Ping An collected Ghost Face Flowers while the Discipline Hall mistook the deaths of Jin Di and his squad for a move by the pavilion master and began preparing to seize control of the Ascension Pavilion. The chapter ended with a bone erupting from the ground and cleaving Jiang Ping An in two.

• Luo Yi explained that Tang Chen had been an Arbiter's disciple, and Ye Wuqing worried that Jiang Ping An would face the Discipline Hall, but Jiang Ping An said he could escape if necessary.
• Jiang Ping An settled his Contribution Points with Luo Yi and refused Ye Wuqing's offer to give him his own points before leaving to gather Ghost Face Flowers.
• Zhong Lin learned Jiang Ping An was over a hundred years old and convinced himself that he could defeat him after further cultivation.
• Huo HaiZhou blamed the pavilion master for the deaths of Jin Di and his thirty squad members, ordered the Discipline Hall to recruit ten times as many people, and planned to take control of the Ascension Pavilion.
• Jiang Ping An collected Ghost Face Flowers in the Five Severance Ghost Forest, where a snow-white bone suddenly burst from the ground and cleaved him in two.

Jiang Ping An was ambushed by undead in the Five Severance Ghost Forest and forced into a sealed space containing an Immortal’s blood. The Immortal offered him an inheritance, but after Jiang Ping An repeatedly refused, the blood turned black and the voice became threatening.

• Jiang Ping An used the green pattern on his hand to reverse the moment an undead sliced him in two, then recognized the creature as an undead formed from a Malevolent Spirit parasitizing a corpse.
• Jiang Ping An attacked the undead with an Annihilation Fist, but it fled and lured him into an ambush by a swarm of undead.
• Jiang Ping An fought through the undead with the Heaven Shaking Demon Stick and realized they were deliberately driving him deeper into the forest.
• A flying undead knocked Jiang Ping An into a spatial Black Hole, sending him into a sealed chamber where he healed himself and found a drop of blood within a dark blue flame.
• The voice from the blood identified itself as an Immortal and offered Jiang Ping An its inheritance, but Jiang Ping An repeatedly declined and suggested that Zhong Lin accept it instead.
• The Immortal’s blood turned black, and its voice warned Jiang Ping An that seeing through everything would not let him change what was coming.

Jiang Ping An defeated the remnant immortal Ye HaoTian by repeatedly self-destructing, but the battle severely damaged his foundation. After escaping the sealed space, he learned he would need a costly Nine Revolutions Qiankun Pill to recover and absorb the Immortal Blood, then encountered three greedy Cultivators.

• Ye HaoTian tried to seize Jiang Ping An’s body, trapping him beneath Immortal Runes as the artifact spirit said it could neither teleport him away nor sacrifice the Immortal Blood.
• Jiang Ping An repeatedly self-destructed and used Substitute Death Talismans to weaken Ye HaoTian’s possession attempt, damaging his own foundation in the process.
• Jiang Ping An absorbed the remaining Immortal Blood with his Devouring Power and self-destructed once more, causing Ye HaoTian to dissipate while Time Reversal saved him from death.
• The artifact spirit warned Jiang Ping An that only a Nine Revolutions Qiankun Pill could heal his foundation and help him digest the Immortal Blood; Jiang Ping An found the pill cost three hundred thousand Contribution Points.
• Jiang Ping An altered the Immortal Runes with the Judge’s Brush, escaped the Five Severance Ghost Forest, and learned three Cultivators nearby intended to kill him for his treasures.

Jiang Ping An escaped the Five Severance Ghost Forest after using illusion techniques to kill Cultivators who attacked him, then sold the Ghost Face Flowers he had gathered at the Contribution Hall. He remained determined to save enough Contribution Points for a Nine Revolutions Qiankun Pill and asked whether the shop sold weapons for Soul Cultivators.

• Jiang Ping An used his powerful Mental Power to make three Refining Void Cultivators kill one another, then collected their belongings and left the forest.
• On his way out, Jiang Ping An killed Cultivators who tried to take advantage of his injuries and sacrificed their bodies through the Treasure Accumulation Basin.
• Jiang Ping An reached the Contribution Hall, where a red-haired disciple mistook him for someone seeking a Vigorous Dragon and Tiger Pill and warned that his damaged foundation left him crippled.
• Jiang Ping An produced several hundred Ghost Face Flowers, which the red-haired disciple counted and exchanged for 3,456 Contribution Points.
• Jiang Ping An asked the red-haired disciple whether the shop had weapons used by Soul Cultivators.

Jiang Ping An bought the Black Star magic treasure and a mysterious thread while recovering from his injuries. As he left the shop, You Qianqiu urgently offered five thousand Contribution Points for the thread, revealing that it might be far more valuable than the shop owner had claimed.

• Jiang Ping An ignored other disciples’ mockery about his injuries and went to buy a Soul Cultivator magic treasure.
• The shop owner showed Jiang Ping An Black Star, which contained Gravity and Power Profound Meaning, and bargained down its price.
• Jiang Ping An noticed a transparent thread that evaded Divine Sense and bought it along with Black Star.
• You Qianqiu stopped Jiang Ping An outside and offered five thousand Contribution Points for the thread, startling the shop owner.

Jiang Ping An discovered that the white thread he had obtained was dormant Soul Silkworm Silk, copied it, and sold three strands to You Qianqiu for eighteen thousand Contribution Points. Qian Huan Rou then told him the Ascension Pavilion had raised the Immortal Pavilion Battle's age limit so he could compete for its rewards.

• You Qianqiu identified Jiang Ping An's white thread as dormant Soul Silkworm Silk, though the shop owner initially denied it.
• Jiang Ping An used the Treasure Accumulation Basin to copy the Soul Silkworm Silk for one thousand Primal Crystals.
• You Qianqiu bought three strands from Jiang Ping An for eighteen thousand Contribution Points and left to revive them.
• Qian Huan Rou told Jiang Ping An that the Discipline Hall's expanded recruitment had set up a conflict with her Master, and that the Immortal Pavilion Battle would be a contest for prestige and resources.
• Qian Huan Rou revealed that she had persuaded her Master to raise the battle's age limit by twenty years so Jiang Ping An could participate.

Jiang Ping An learned the rules of the Immortal Pavilion Battle and prepared to use it to earn Contribution Points while studying his new treasures and comprehending Law. As the age limit rose to one hundred and twenty, the sect’s disciples began betting on the favored Body Integration Realm prodigies, and Jiang Ping An unexpectedly appeared among the candidates to win.

• Jiang Ping An discussed the Immortal Pavilion Battle with Qian Huan Rou, who encouraged him to compete and offered him a place to stay, but he declined and decided to earn Contribution Points on his own.
• Jiang Ping An fed Soul Silkworm Silk leaves from the Enlightenment Tree, watched it turn golden, and examined the abilities of Soul Silkworm Silk and Black Star.
• Jiang Ping An used the Devouring Law to absorb the Power Profound Meaning from Jin Di’s corpse beneath the Enlightenment Tree.
• Ascension Pavilion raised the battle’s age limit from one hundred to one hundred and twenty, prompting disciples to expect Body Integration Realm fighters and wager on Shen Tu Yi, You Qianqiu, and Ran Hong Chen.
• Jiang Ping An’s name appeared in the betting pool as a championship candidate, and disciples mocked the wager because he was only at the Refining Void Initial Stage.

Jiang Ping An entered the Immortal Pavilion Battle injured but hoped to win enough Contribution Points to obtain the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Pill and leave the branch pavilion. As the battle began and powerful cultivators eliminated their opponents, Jiang Ping An waited for a chance to take others’ points, until a cultivator spotted him and rushed to attack.

• Jiang Ping An bet 20,000 Contribution Points on himself to win the championship, hoping the fivefold payout would cover the pill and travel costs he needed.
• The Immortal Pavilion Battle began, transporting millions of disciples into a projection world where they fought and quickly eliminated cultivators below the Refining Void Realm.
• Qian Huan Rou and Luo Su noticed Jiang Ping An’s damaged foundation and grave injuries, while Luo Su doubted he could last through the battle.
• Luo Su praised You Qianqiu to You Xiu, and Huo HaiZhou gave You Xiu a strand of Soul Silkworm Silk for his son.
• Jiang Ping An sat on a stone to rest and waited for other cultivators to weaken, but a passing cultivator spotted him and charged over to kill him.

Jiang Ping An tried to wait out the battle despite his damaged foundation, but the Discipline Hall attacked him and his companions. After Ye Wuqing sacrificed himself to help Jiang Ping An evade a strike, Jiang Ping An overpowered the attacker and continued beating him as two more enemies closed in.

• Jiang Ping An used Soul Silkworm Silk infused with Destruction Law and Thunder Power to eliminate a Refining Void Late Stage Cultivator in one strike.
• Ye Wuqing and Luo Yi found Jiang Ping An, learned his foundation was damaged, and offered to help him earn Contribution Points for a Nine Revolutions Qiankun Pill.
• As Luo Yi and Ye Wuqing returned under pursuit by Discipline Hall Cultivators, Ye Wuqing self-destructed to weaken a Judgment Fist aimed at Jiang Ping An.
• Jiang Ping An evaded the attack and fought a Discipline Hall Enforcer after the man insulted Ye Wuqing, pinning him with Mental Power and repeatedly punching him.
• Two more Discipline Hall Cultivators rushed toward Jiang Ping An from behind while Luo Yi warned him to run.

Jiang Ping An avenged Ye Wuqing and faced a growing crowd of Discipline Hall Cultivators despite his injuries. Using Soul Silkworm Silk infused with Destruction Law and Thunder Law, he overwhelmed the attackers, leaving Luo Yi stunned and Huo HaiZhou’s confidence fading.

• Jiang Ping An tortured and killed the Cultivator who had cursed Ye Wuqing while Discipline Hall Cultivators gathered nearby.
• Luo Su accused Huo HaiZhou of allowing his disciples to gang up on Luo Yi, but he denied violating the rules.
• Jiang Ping An ignored Luo Yi’s pleas to retreat and used Soul Silkworm Silk to instantly eliminate the first attackers.
• Jiang Ping An combined illusions with the Soul Silkworm Silk to defeat the Discipline Hall Cultivators and protect Luo Yi.
• Jiang Ping An advanced through the Discipline Hall forces as their members vanished, while Huo HaiZhou’s smug expression darkened.