Arc 18Flame Eagles and Reform

Cheng Han used his forces to destroy Johnson’s hidden stronghold, advanced to High-rank Mystic Adept, and pushed the Qing Han Profound Palace toward military and industrial reforms. The Flame Eagle Legion then entered the Abyssal Mist Realm, where Cheng Han confronted Xu Peng over the ambush that nearly destroyed the Warhawk Legion.

  • Cheng Han diverted his Flame Eagles to East Gazing Waterfall, where the Azure Cloud God General fought the Voodoo Overlord while Cheng Han’s weapons devastated the underground base and Johnson escaped.
  • Cheng Han and the Netherworlds tracked Johnson to Bailing City and killed him with the Ten Directions Flame God Prison, then Cheng Han used recovered Divine Objects to strengthen his abilities and complete his advancement to High-rank Mystic Adept.
  • Cheng Han tested the Flame Eagles in combat, led the forces to kill six Terra Titans, and awarded medals and advancement opportunities to the soldiers who took part.
  • Cheng Han sent Lin Wanxian and Lin Wanshu to investigate Heavenly Fortune Hall, then exposed sabotage and mismanagement and ordered Sima Nanshan to carry out reforms, including performance-based stipends.
  • Cheng Han reorganized the Red Armor Army and prepared for the Flame Eagle Legion’s deployment, while the Azure Cloud God General stayed at Qing Han Profound Palace to investigate its industrial system.
  • The Flame Eagle Legion entered the Abyssal Mist Realm and landed at Spirit Flame Lotus Island, where Cheng Han reunited with Netherworld and confronted Xu Peng about the ambush on the Warhawk Legion.
Chapters 427–451 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 427Your Excellency Has Fallen, a Giant Beast Horde Appears, and the Praying Life Society's Scheme Is Bigger Than Expected

Cheng Han led the Flame Eagle Squadron on a long-range drill toward Tianlin Minor Spirit Realm, where they encountered unusually large Terra Titan hordes and suspected the Praying Life Society was behind their gathering. After staging a bombing exercise, he ordered the Netherworlds to prepare for an operation at Zhuo'an Minor Spirit Realm.

  • Ying Beibei waited outside the bathroom while Cheng Han and Secretary Xie finished, then helped Cheng Han dress before he departed.
  • Cheng Han led more than three hundred and sixty Flame Eagles into a long-range void flight toward Tianlin Minor Spirit Realm.
  • The Detection Eagles found a Terra Titan horde of thirty-two, and Cheng Han ordered the squadron to change course and avoid it.
  • The Detection Eagles discovered another horde of twenty-six Terra Titans, leading Cheng Han to suspect the beasts were connected to the Praying Life Society's larger scheme.
  • At Tianlin Minor Spirit Realm, the Flame Eagles bombed a barren mountain as part of their drill, then prepared to head for Zhuo'an Minor Spirit Realm.
  • Cheng Han silently instructed the Netherworlds to prepare, and they confirmed the operation would begin in one hour.

Ch. 428【427】I’ll Cause the Trouble; the Prayer for Life Society Can Take the Blame

Cheng Han used Netherworld to blow up Zhuo'an Airport’s underground fuel depot and frame the Praying Life Society for the attack. The Flame Eagle formation then reached East Gazing Waterfall, where Cheng Han ordered a strike on a staged “Heretical God Believer” with his new Earth Dragon Profound Weapons.

  • Netherworld used Leap of Radiance to reach the fuel depot and waited for Cheng Han’s signal.
  • Netherworld unleashed Netherflame, detonating the underground fuel depot as Cheng Han’s Flame Eagle formation approached.
  • Cheng Han blamed the explosion on the Heretical God Organization and redirected the formation toward East Gazing Waterfall.
  • Netherworld appeared near the waterfall and fled into the forest, posing as a Heretical God Believer.
  • Cheng Han ordered the pilots to deploy Earth Dragon Profound Weapons and attack the area where Netherworld had fled.

Ch. 429[428] A Minor Divine War

Cheng Han’s attack on East Gazing Waterfall revealed that the Blood Skull Grand Bishop was hiding there and triggered a clash between the Azure Cloud God General and an enemy Subordinate God. After summoning the Azure Cloud God General early and withdrawing, Cheng Han prepared his forces to act while the God Generals fought.

  • Cheng Han’s illusion showed Black Snakes intercepting most of the Earth Dragon Profound Weapons and revealed the Blood Skull Grand Bishop’s presence beneath East Gazing Waterfall.
  • Cheng Han ordered the Flame Eagle formation to scatter and evacuate, then used a God Descent Profound Pearl to summon the Azure Cloud God General before the enemy could call for help.
  • The Azure Cloud God General’s Divine Soul Shadow accelerated the remaining Earth Dragon Profound Weapons, which struck East Gazing Waterfall and devastated the surrounding forest.
  • Cheng Han withdrew from the battlefield and ordered his forces to prepare to act as the two God Generals began fighting.

Ch. 430Hugging a Long Leg Felt Great

Cheng Han’s attack on the Praying Life Society’s secret base brought the Blood Skull Grand Bishop, Johnson, into a Divine War between the Azure Cloud God General and the Voodoo Overlord. Johnson escaped badly injured, and Cheng Han prepared to hunt him down with the Netherworld beings.

  • The Blood Skull Grand Bishop mistook the airport explosion and approaching Flame Eagles for an attack by the Destroyer Emissary and ordered his subordinates to raise their alertness.
  • Cheng Han’s Mystic Weapons devastated the underground base, prompting Johnson to invoke the Voodoo Overlord as the Azure Cloud God General arrived and began fighting it.
  • Cheng Han resisted the Voodoo Overlord’s God-Witch Poison with the True Flame Profound Imprint and watched the God General suppress the giant scorpion.
  • Johnson fled the burning base, but the God General anticipated his Flash Teleport and struck him into a forest before returning to the battle.
  • Cheng Han identified Johnson, learned that his Evil Artifact was damaged, and planned to hunt him with the waiting Netherworld beings.

Ch. 431430 God General's Praise, Hunting Little Golden Hair

Cheng Han helped Azure Cloud God General destroy Montgomery’s Divine Soul Shadow, earning praise and two Divine Soul Mystic Pearls. After leaving Zhuo’an Airport, he began tracking Blood Skull Grand Bishop Johnson, who realized Goddess Wan Hao had found his hiding place.

  • Azure Cloud God General bound and destroyed Montgomery, then gave Cheng Han two Divine Soul Mystic Pearls for helping her locate the enemy.
  • Cheng Han met Pavilion Master Chen Shaowen and the Zhuo'an Profound Warriors, told them the God General had destroyed a Sartre Subordinate God’s Avatar, and ordered them to handle the aftermath.
  • Cheng Han declined the Pavilion Master's invitation and used his Star to send information about Johnson, planning to begin the hunt once the fleet left the Minor Spirit Realm.
  • Johnson hid in an underground cave, confident he could evade the Profound Palace, and prepared to mislead his pursuers.
  • Goddess Wan Hao's voice called Johnson Little Golden Hair and identified his hiding place, leaving him deathly pale.

Ch. 432He Dug Out His Own Eyes, Kidney Deficiency Society

Cheng Han tricked the Blood Skull Grand Bishop into sacrificing his eyes to the Voodoo Overlord, leaving him blind and weakened. Cheng Han then sent a fleet toward Kangning Minor Spirit Realm and ordered his forces to hunt the Grand Bishop before his remaining trail vanished.

  • Johnson gouged out his eyes and sacrificed them to the Voodoo Overlord, who refused to intervene and left him blind.
  • Cheng Han mocked the Praying Life Society, suggested pilots carry Gluttonous Vine Seeds, and sent several hundred Flame Eagles toward Kangning Minor Spirit Realm.
  • Cheng Han used the Blood Skull Grand Bishop's weakened state and lingering connection to prepare an attack on his hiding place beneath Bailing City.
  • A repairman knocked at Qu Tao's home, and more than twenty figures across the city turned toward the house at once.

Ch. 433Playing the Grand Bishop in the Palm of His Hand, Spirit Chart Complete, Spear Shadows Emerge

Cheng Han and Netherworld used a plumber puppet and the Secret Universe Spirit Chart to locate Blood Skull Grand Bishop Johnson, then launched an attack on his underground hideout. Johnson realized the spear shadows were pursuing him with an Absolute Lock, but his fate remained unresolved.

  • Johnson watched a plumber approach his new hideout and concluded through his Bone Staff that the underground Secret Chamber was safe.
  • Cheng Han's hidden mark took control of the plumber, who transformed and entered the Secret Chamber, where Johnson blasted him apart.
  • Cheng Han used the connection formed by Johnson killing the plumber to improve his view through the Halo, while Netherworld completed the Secret Universe Spirit Chart and ordered attacks to begin.
  • Johnson recognized that a hidden enemy had orchestrated the earlier events and prepared to flee, but sensed that something had locked onto him.
  • Two spear shadows pierced through the earth and pursued Johnson as he tried to escape in Black Mist, revealing an Absolute Lock attack.

Ch. 434【433】Divine Technique Unleashed, Slaying the Profound Overseer

Netherworld and twenty-six allies used the Secret Universe Spirit Chart to bombard Johnson with Soul Extinguishing Divine Dark Spears, weakening the Mystic Supervisor and driving him toward civilians. Cheng Han then unleashed the Ten Directions Flame God Prison, killing Johnson in seconds, while the local Profound Pavilion realized a major battle had occurred.

  • Johnson resisted the first spear phantoms, but their attacks drained his spiritual power and set his Sea of Spirit ablaze.
  • Netherworld told his companions the Spirit Chart Thread had stabilized, allowing Netherworlds across Bailing City to join the attack.
  • Twenty-six Netherworlds struck Johnson with waves of Soul Extinguishing Divine Dark Spears, forcing him to flee toward a factory where civilians had gathered.
  • Cheng Han ordered the Netherworlds to use their ultimate moves, and they linked their Spirit Chart Threads to trap Johnson in the Ten Directions Flame God Prison.
  • The Gray Flame engulfed Johnson, the Spirit Chart Thread snapped, and Johnson died after only three seconds of battle.
  • Two Garrison Profound Warriors saw the disturbance on their monitoring arrays and decided to report the apparent Mystic Supervisor battle to the Pavilion Master.

Ch. 435434: Another Divine Object, Linked Analysis of Four Divine Objects, Ancient Demonic Creature (Happy Holidays)

After killing the Blood Skull Grand Bishop, Cheng Han examined the spoils and discovered a Divine Object linked to his other treasures. He began an unprecedented linked analysis of four Divine Objects, which revealed that the Brain Marrow Divine Crystal had belonged to a powerful Ancient Demonic Creature.

  • Cheng Han learned that the Netherworld beings had secretly recovered the Blood Skull Scepter, Johnson’s eyeballs, and the Brain Marrow Divine Crystal from the battlefield.
  • Cheng Han recognized the Brain Marrow Divine Crystal as a Divine Object and resolved to advance his cultivation as the danger of a future Divine War grew.
  • Cheng Han ordered a linked analysis using the Brain Marrow Divine Crystal and the three Divine Objects stored in separate Tree Palaces.
  • The four Divine Objects reacted as the analysis began, while the Heretical God Blood’s ancient curse echoed through the Tree Palaces.
  • Cheng Han received a torrent of information and learned that the Brain Marrow Divine Crystal had belonged to the God-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Demonic Eye, an Ancient Demonic Creature that had died in the Primordial Era.

Ch. 436【435】The Omniscient Eye Reaches Level 9; Second-Tier True Flame Mystic Seal; Traversing Myriad Worlds Alone

Cheng Han analyzed the four Divine Objects and witnessed the Lord of Myriad Netherworlds defeat the God-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Demonic Eye, advancing his Profound Imprints and Eye of Omniscience. Meanwhile, investigators found evidence of a devastating battle in Bailing City, and Archbishop Johnson awoke in a coffin to find a black cat waiting for him.

  • Cheng Han saw an illusion of the Lord of Myriad Netherworlds and Valia fighting the God-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Demonic Eye, and learned that the Lord had killed it with a concealed attack.
  • Cheng Han completed his Profound Imprints, strengthened his derived abilities, upgraded the Eye of Omniscience to Level 9, and gained three Time-Space Beacons and three Anchors of Myriad Realms.
  • Pavilion Master Chen Shaowen and Mystic Adepts examined the Bailing City battlefield, where they found buildings reduced to ash and Profound Markings left by the battle.
  • Archbishop Johnson awoke in a coffin in the Anquan Minor Spirit Realm and realized his Soul Migration had nearly failed.
  • A black cat greeted Archbishop Johnson and revealed that it had been waiting for him.

Ch. 437This Cat Is a Demon, Right? Vice Palace Master Cheng Is About to Advance

The Black Cat captured the Blood Skull Grand Bishop, suppressed his Holy Seal, and killed him while donating his organs to commoners. After reporting to Cheng Han, it discussed the Life Element Secret Art with him, while Vice Palace Master Cheng arrived at Qing Han Profound Palace and entered seclusion after gaining insight that might let him advance to High-rank Mystic Adept.

  • The Black Cat revealed that Cheng Han had used Johnson's sacrificial eyeball to locate him and devised a mark that suppressed his Holy Seal and extraordinary power.
  • The Black Cat removed Johnson's organs and other body parts to donate them to commoners, keeping him alive until more than thirty people had been helped.
  • Johnson died, and the Black Cat burned his remains to ash before reporting the Grand Bishop's death to Cheng Han.
  • The Black Cat asked Cheng Han how to improve its modified Blood Cocoon Grass, and he explained the role of the autonomic nervous system and offered solutions.
  • Guan Jiuzhou welcomed the arriving Flame Eagle formation at Qing Han Profound Palace, but learned Vice Palace Master Cheng had entered seclusion and might soon advance to High-rank Mystic Adept.

Ch. 438Advancing to High-rank Mystic Adept: Even the Mystic Supervisor Felt Inferior Before His Understanding of Laws

Cheng Han advanced to High-rank Mystic Adept as his five Profound Imprints grew and he used the Azure Jade Spirit Secret Medicine to explore the Life Law. His Sea of Spirit formed a Triple Ring structure, while Guan Jiuzhou and Xu Yao witnessed his startling grasp of laws.

  • Cheng Han's five Profound Imprints resonated, expanded their Profound Domains, and urged his Soul Tempering Imprint to transform.
  • Guan Jiuzhou cleared the plaza and watched over Cheng Han while Xu Yao remarked on his rapid progress.
  • Cheng Han drank the Azure Jade Spirit Secret Medicine, causing grass and moss to spread around the Flame Eagle.
  • A vast forest Reality Illusion appeared, and Guan Jiuzhou recognized that Cheng Han was using his advancement to fuse the Myriad Mysteries Spirit Banyan treasures and comprehend the Life Law.
  • Cheng Han's Soul Tempering Imprint split into three overlapping Soul Tempering Rings, completing his advancement to High-rank Mystic Adept.

Ch. 439I Want to Create a Brand-New Path of Mystic Arts, the Life Crown Profound Imprint

Cheng Han deepened his fusion with the Myriad Mysteries Spirit Banyan Sprout and Pistil by shaping a living forest, then deduced and fused a new Profound Imprint called the Life Crown Profound Imprint. His Spirit Value rose sharply, so he decided to restrain his advancement for a while to avoid drawing dangerous attention.

  • Cheng Han used Life Law power to nourish a forest with rain, accelerating its growth and beginning the second stage of fusion, flourishing.
  • Cheng Han added wind, flowers, insects, and small animals to the forest, while Guan Jiuzhou recognized that Cheng Han was combining Wood Spirit and Living Being powers.
  • Cheng Han used the Halo to deduce a new Profound Imprint and named it the Life Crown Profound Imprint.
  • Cheng Han fused the Life Crown Profound Imprint with the Myriad Mysteries Spirit Banyan Sprout and Pistil, completing the flourishing stage and recovering Spirit Value.
  • Cheng Han saw his Spirit Value reach 480.1 and resolved to hold back from advancing to Mystic Master so he would not attract suspicion.

Ch. 440A Stunning Demonstration of the Life Crown Profound Imprint, Peerless Twins

After advancing, Cheng Han demonstrated the Life Crown Profound Imprint by transforming a flower into a real butterfly, astonishing Guan Jiuzhou and Xu Yao. The next morning, he gave twin maids magical necklaces that let them summon and control sparrows, then ordered them to inspect the institutions under his authority.

  • Cheng Han emerged from his overgrown War Hawk, and Guan Jiuzhou congratulated him on his advancement and asked about the technique he had comprehended.
  • Cheng Han transformed a flower into a real butterfly, shocking Guan Jiuzhou and Xu Yao; Guan Jiuzhou said Cheng Han was destined to achieve great things if he survived.
  • Cheng Han woke beside Lin Wanxian and Lin Wanshu in his Living Quarters Palace and appointed them to act as his eyes and ears.
  • Cheng Han made the twins flying bird necklaces that could summon sparrows and share their vision, then ordered them to inspect every institution under his authority.

Ch. 441The Sister Flowers' Test, the First Step in Walking the Myriad Realms

Cheng Han tested the Sister Flowers’ ambition by assigning them a task in the Heavenly Fortune Hall, then sent Niu Lanshan to the Celestial God Star Sea with the Anchor of Myriad Realms hidden inside him. At the Flame Eagle drill, Cheng Han proposed a spectacular welcome for Guangyuan God City’s envoys, winning the Palace Masters’ approval.

  • Cheng Han asked Lin Wanxian and Lin Wanshu why they had chosen to serve him, then tasked them with investigating problems in the Heavenly Fortune Hall.
  • The Sister Flowers demonstrated that they had memorized Cheng Han’s schedule and vowed to prove themselves by completing his assignment.
  • At the Science Magic Research Institute, Cheng Han assigned Niu Lanshan to oversee the Bird Hunter Eagle’s combat testing in the Celestial God Star Sea.
  • Cheng Han sent the Anchor of Myriad Realms into Niu Lanshan to let the Eye of Omniscience observe the otherworld and investigate Holy Light Power.
  • During the Flame Eagle drill, Cheng Han proposed having tens of thousands of war hawks leave iridescent trails to welcome Guangyuan God City’s envoys, and the Palace Masters and Vice Palace Masters enthusiastically agreed.

Ch. 442I Pushed the Wheel of History Forward Another Step

Cheng Han demonstrated the Flame Eagle’s combat power to Qing Han Profound Palace’s leaders, showing it could destroy a peak Mystic Adept. Palace Master Yun ordered every Mystic Adept to learn to pilot one, bringing them into the military changes Cheng Han had advanced.

  • Leng Tianya explained that the Flame Eagle exercise would target a Water Giant with the strength of a peak Mystic Adept.
  • The Flame Eagle formation unleashed maneuverable New Type Profound Weapons and Serpent Strike weapons, overwhelming the Water Giant’s defenses and destroying its core.
  • After six combat exercises, Palace Master Yun ordered every Mystic Adept under the Qing Han Profound Palace to master piloting the Flame Eagle within three months or lose a grade of salary and benefits.
  • Guan Jiuzhou and Shang Changqing supported the order, and Palace Master Yun announced that the Profound Palace would establish detailed Flame Eagle regulations.
  • Cheng Han privately reflected that the demonstration had drawn Mystic Adepts into the changes brought by the Flame Eagle.

Ch. 443Thunder of the Era

Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian discussed Cheng Han’s Palace Merit Decree, while Affairs Profound Warriors complained about its rewards for soldiers. Cheng Han then led Flame Eagles and soldiers in an attack on six Terra Titans, leaving the historic battle underway.

  • Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian discussed how the Palace Merit Decree raised soldiers’ status and defended Cheng Han’s reforms.
  • The sisters studied documents about the Profound Palace’s institutions before Lin Wanxian teased Lin Wanshu about Cheng Han.
  • Several Affairs Profound Warriors criticized allocating Source Profound Crystals to soldiers who earned medals.
  • Cheng Han’s Flame Eagle patrol found six Terra Titans about eleven hundred kilometers from the Profound Palace, and he ordered the forces to encircle them.
  • Cheng Han encouraged the soldiers with the promise of opportunities to cleanse their marrow and temper their souls for earning medals.
  • The first squadron launched over a hundred Eagle Strike Profound Weapons at the six Terra Titans, beginning what Cheng Han called the rise of ordinary people.

Ch. 444Overwhelming Force, Titan Falls, the Future Belongs to the War Hawk

Cheng Han led the Flame Eagle and War Peng formations in a saturation attack that killed six Terra Titans, then had their corpses paraded around the Profound Palace. Seeing the victory forced the Affairs Profound Warriors to recognize the War Hawks’ power and accept that the future belonged to them.

  • Cheng Han ordered the Flame Eagle formation to evade the Terra Titans’ wind dragons and launch a full attack with its profound weapons.
  • Cheng Han sent the concealed War Peng Bomber formation to release a second, larger wave of profound weapons against the Terra Titans.
  • The bombers’ attack struck the exhausted Terra Titans, killing all six and leaving their corpses suspended in the air.
  • Cheng Han ordered the War Peng Bombers to tow the giant beasts’ corpses back to the Profound Palace, and Oil Pengs refueled the returning formation.
  • The War Hawks escorted the corpses past Heavenly Ring B, where the Affairs Profound Warriors recognized the Terra Titans and reconsidered their contempt for the War Hawks.

Ch. 445You Have the Courage to Be the First Under Heaven

Cheng Han persuaded the Azure Cloud God General to let the Qing Han Profound Palace test his Palace Merit Decree, which rewarded soldiers with a chance to advance. After one soldier became a Mystic Master, Cheng Han used his private conversation with Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian to discuss the scheme and received their advice on further elevating soldiers.

  • The Azure Cloud God General questioned Cheng Han about the Palace Merit Decree, and he argued that advancement opportunities could keep soldiers from turning to evil methods; she approved a trial in the Qing Han Profound Palace and praised his courage.
  • The Profound Palace awarded medals to soldiers who had hunted the Terra Titan, and several hundred Silver Spirit Leaf Medal recipients underwent the Spirit Awakening Blessing.
  • Xiong Zhuang successfully condensed a Soul Tempering Imprint, and Cheng Han exceptionally promoted him to Affairs Profound Warrior to encourage the Red Armor Soldiers.
  • Cheng Han sensed that Xiong Zhuang's soul was withering and understood that forced advancement offered little chance of further progress, though it still gave soldiers hope of becoming Mystic Masters.
  • Cheng Han told Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian about his motives for encouraging soldiers to take dangerous missions, and they suggested making a soldier's promotion an even clearer precedent.
  • Lin Wanshu warned Lin Wanxian that Cheng Han might have been testing their discretion, and the sisters then joked and roughhoused in the hot spring.

Ch. 446Life Crown's Might, the Power of Authority

Cheng Han tested the Sister Flowers by having them investigate corruption and disorder in Heavenly Fortune Hall, while demonstrating the extraordinary abilities of his Life Crown creations. Their evidence exposed widespread sabotage and mismanagement, and the hall’s Deputy Hall Master knelt to admit fault.

  • Cheng Han examined a Terra Titan's Horn and made it float without forming a mark as Lin Wanshu reported that Heavenly Fortune Hall’s artisans resisted the switch from Crystal Energy Power to Internal Combustion Engines.
  • Lin Wanxian summoned the Flying Bird Necklace’s sparrow, Little Flower, which used a Spirit Plant to create a Light Screen showing factory workers neglecting their duties and discarding parts.
  • Lin Wanxian presented further footage of defective production and deliberate damage, then reported that the factory problems were widespread.
  • Cheng Han praised Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian for their investigation, confirming that they had passed his test.
  • Gong Changping knelt before Cheng Han and admitted Heavenly Fortune Hall’s failures, and the three Affairs Profound Warriors knelt with him.

Ch. 447This Kind of Scheming Was Fucking Brilliant!

Cheng Han used the forging of Titan's Horn and an investigation into Heavenly Fortune Hall to expose Mystic Adepts obstructing reforms and demand fairer treatment for Warriors. With Sima Nanshan's cooperation, he began a broader reform that tied part of Mystic Adepts' stipends to their performance, leaving Deputy Hall Master Gong and his allies exposed.

  • Cheng Han forged Titan's Horn into the Titan Slaughtering Spear and gave it to the Sister Flowers.
  • Cheng Han confronted Deputy Hall Master Gong over Heavenly Fortune Hall's failures and argued that Mystic Adepts were unfairly privileged compared with Warriors.
  • Cheng Han revealed evidence that an Affairs Profound Warrior had urged Master Artisans to sabotage the factory's Science Magic Industry transformation.
  • Sima Nanshan appeared at Cheng Han's summons, and Cheng Han ordered him to deal with Heavenly Fortune Hall's offenders before joining the campaign in the Abyssal Mist Realm.
  • Sima Nanshan proposed splitting stipends into fixed and performance-based portions, beginning a reform that could reduce Mystic Adepts' earnings.

Ch. 448Your Excellency Is a Great Man

Cheng Han’s gradual rollout of performance appraisal and disciplinary reforms spread from Heavenly Fortune Hall to Celestial Craft Hall, while the affected Profound Warriors accepted that the changes would reach the whole Profound Palace. At Wen Shan Palace, Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian praised Cheng Han’s influence and discussed Azure Cloud God General’s support.

  • Heavenly Fortune Hall’s Affairs Profound Warriors complained that performance pay would dock most workers’ Source Profound Crystals and blamed former Hall Master Sima Nanshan for the crackdown.
  • A second purge at Heavenly Fortune Hall removed Sima Nanshan, sent deputy hall masters toward the Otherworld Battlefield, and detained many Affairs Profound Warriors and artisans.
  • Vice Palace Master Shang Changqing inspected Celestial Craft Hall, and Brocade Mountain Palace ordered the hall to adopt performance appraisal after dismissing several officials.
  • The Heavenly Fortune Hall workers concluded that the reforms would expand throughout the Profound Palace and stopped resisting the Palace Masters’ authority.
  • At Wen Shan Palace, Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian credited Azure Cloud God General’s support for the coordinated reforms and praised Cheng Han’s long-term influence.

Ch. 449Supreme Land: The World Is So Big, I'm Going to Conquer It All

Cheng Han told Sima Nanshan about the Profound Palace’s expansion plans and promised him leadership of the new Dragon Eagle Hall. After one thousand Bird Hunter Eagles were sent through the Heaven Banyan Gate for a distant battlefield test, Cheng Han studied the teleportation and gained the ability to summon his Titan Slaughtering Spear across space, leaving ready to pursue greater power.

  • Cheng Han told Sima Nanshan that the Red Armor Army would expand, the Red Armor Hall would split into four institutions, and he planned to recommend Sima as the first Hall Master Profound Master of the Dragon Eagle Hall.
  • A Transcendental Fluctuation revealed that the Heaven Gate Hall had sent one thousand Bird Hunter Eagles through the Heaven Banyan Gate for a battlefield test.
  • Cheng Han traced the eagles’ route through the World Suppressing Banyan Domain, the Myriad Heavens Domain, and the Celestial God Star Sea, then analyzed the Anchor of Myriad Realms’ long-distance teleportation.
  • Cheng Han used his Life Crown Profound Imprint to summon the Titan Slaughtering Spear from his palace, astonishing Lin Wanshu and Lin Wanxian.
  • Cheng Han resolved to develop his strength in Qing Han Profound Palace, make his mark in Guangyuan God City, and eventually conquer the World Suppressing Banyan Domain.

Ch. 450Another Female God General Poaching Talent, the Legion Sets Out

Cheng Han showed Azure Cloud God General how the Flame Eagle factories demonstrated the potential of the Science Magic Industry system, prompting her to investigate and personally open the God Gate. The Flame Eagle Legion prepared to depart for the Abyssal Mist Realm as Ying Chuchu hinted at recruiting Cheng Han for Seven Luminaries God City.

  • Cheng Han told Azure Cloud God General that the factories could produce over five hundred and fifty Flame Eagles a day and argued that the Science Magic Industry system could unleash the Wan Hao Clan’s potential.
  • Azure Cloud God General praised Cheng Han’s insight and said she would stay at Qing Han Profound Palace to investigate the industrial system.
  • Azure Cloud God General decided to open the God Gate herself, and Ying Chuchu teased her about Cheng Han before inviting him to visit Seven Luminaries God City.
  • Azure Cloud God General ordered the Flame Eagle Legion to set out, and the God Gate opened toward the Abyssal Mist Realm.

Ch. 451Great Powers—Were They So Easy to Provoke? Stirring Up Trouble the Moment He Arrived

Cheng Han arrived at the Abyssal Mist Realm with the Crimson Eagle Legion and was welcomed by Sword Wanli and Lan Jiayao. He immediately accused Deputy General Commander Xu Peng of being connected to the Divine Power interference behind the earlier Sea Monster ambush, using the supposed reaction of two Precious Treasures as his pretext.

  • Cheng Han observed that the Abyssal Mist Realm’s waves and cloud cover had diminished as its seasons changed, while the Myriad Heavens Race prepared to conquer it.
  • Lan Jiayao directed Cheng Han’s forces to Spirit Flame Lotus Island, where the Silver Pattern Profound Ark landed and Cheng Han reestablished contact with Netherworld.
  • Sword Wanli personally welcomed Cheng Han, and Cheng Han greeted Xu Peng before bringing up the ambush that had nearly annihilated the Warhawk Legion.
  • Cheng Han claimed that Precious Treasures had reacted to traces of Divine Power interference and openly directed suspicion at Xu Peng, shocking those present.
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