Chapter Summaries

The Tian Guang Culinary Team traveled through the Sea of Humanity, where Wang Shangqing strengthened his reputation as the Undefeated Person and Zhang Guangmu rejected a covert attempt to manipulate him. The team reached Sea Restaurant · Hunger Extinguisher, where Scarlet Chef God Josh Godwin welcomed them and asked who Zhang Guangmu was.

• Wang Shangqing won a Culinary Battle and claimed Chasing Kylin's Heart to develop a new dish.
• Zhang Guangmu recognized the Control Group's Script Hint as a plan to turn him against his other self and decided to wait for a more valuable offer.
• Wang Shangqing continued defeating challengers as the Tian Guang Culinary Team crossed the Sea of Humanity.
• Zhang Guangmu used a blue-violet power to move the fleet instantly across three hundred nautical miles to Sea Restaurant · Hunger Extinguisher.
• Josh Godwin welcomed Wang Shangqing and Tang Lanshan, then questioned Zhang Guangmu's identity.

The Tian Guang Culinary Team visited Sea Restaurant · Hunger Extinguisher, where Wang Shangqing expected to challenge Josh Godwin. They learned that Wang Yuqing had already defeated the Scarlet Chef God, and Wang Yuqing greeted Zhang Guangmu while considering a secret society mission to recruit him.

• Josh Godwin welcomed Zhang Guangmu and the Tian Guang Culinary Team, while Wang Shangqing praised Zhang Guangmu as the world's number-one gourmet.
• The team toured the restaurant's underwater halls, and Wang Shangqing challenged Josh Godwin to a Culinary Battle.
• Josh Godwin revealed that Wang Yuqing had already defeated him in a Culinary Battle and that he was too exhausted to fight Wang Shangqing.
• Wang Shangqing taunted Wang Yuqing, but Wang Yuqing calmly said that words could not unsettle him.
• Wang Yuqing recalled joining the Supreme Culinary Secret Society and its president's mission to recruit Zhang Guangmu, then greeted Zhang Guangmu.

Wang Yuqing challenged Wang Shangqing to a Culinary Battle but was crushed by Wang Shangqing’s dish, Second Life, and refused to join the Tian Guang Culinary Team. After tasting the dish, Zhang Guangmu experienced a tragic alternate life in which Earth Civilization fell to Duo Civilization, then returned to the present as tensions rose.

• Wang Yuqing wagered three top-grade ingredients and a reasonable demand related to talent, and Wang Shangqing accepted the challenge.
• Zhang Guangmu joined the judging panel as Wang Shangqing and Wang Yuqing began their unrestricted Culinary Battle.
• Wang Shangqing served Second Life, whose effects enhanced the judges’ wisdom and mental speed, and defeated Wang Yuqing by a crushing score.
• Wang Shangqing branded Wang Yuqing a Dishonest Chef God after Wang Yuqing refused to join the Tian Guang Culinary Team and disputed the wager’s demand.
• Zhang Guangmu tasted Second Life and experienced an alternate life as a Subconscious Actor, watching Earth Civilization and his companions fall to Duo Civilization.
• Zhang Guangmu returned to himself and tapped the table, drawing everyone’s attention as the atmosphere grew tense.

Zhang Guangmu intervened in Wang Yuqing’s inner struggle over joining the Tian Guang Culinary Team and defeated the Duo Civilization Control Group’s influence with his own Script Hint. Wang Yuqing joined the team, then asked Zhang Guangmu and Wang Shangqing whether they had heard of Karlheinz.

• Zhang Guangmu proposed that Wang Yuqing join the Tian Guang Culinary Team directly as a head chef, and Wang Shangqing agreed.
• Wang Yuqing considered joining for the chance to have Zhang Guangmu taste and advise on his cooking, but his inner voice urged him to refuse and keep challenging Wang Shangqing.
• Zhang Guangmu recognized the Duo Civilization’s control method and used an adapted Original Sin Magic model to compete with it through inner voices.
• Wang Yuqing chose Zhang Guangmu’s calm inner voice and agreed to join the Tian Guang Culinary Team, merging his Yuqing Culinary Team into it.
• Wang Yuqing asked Zhang Guangmu and Wang Shangqing whether they had heard the name Karlheinz.

After Wang Yuqing joined the Tian Guang Culinary Team, he offered Supreme Culinary Secret Society invitations to strengthen his standing and introduced its president, Karlheinz. Zhang Guangmu and Tang Lanshan agreed to consider joining, while Zhang Guangmu learned that Duo Civilization still expected Karlheinz to act as its real trump card.

• Wang Yuqing disbanded the Yuqing Culinary Team and joined the Tian Guang Culinary Team as its head chef.
• Wang Yuqing approached Zhang Guangmu and Wang Shangqing, asking to trade Secret Society invitations for a stronger position on the team.
• Zhang Guangmu sensed powerful true-spirit force behind the name Karlheinz, and Wang Yuqing explained the Secret Society’s purpose and membership standards.
• Wang Shangqing expressed interest in visiting the Secret Society, while Tang Lanshan said she would advance and retreat alongside Zhang Guangmu.
• Zhang Guangmu saw that Duo Civilization’s staff remained calm and believed Karlheinz was their true trump card, with Wang Yuqing serving as a decoy.
• Zhang Guangmu chose to press his advantage rather than stop after defeating Duo Civilization’s scheme.

Zhang Guangmu, Wang Shangqing, and Tang Lanshan accepted Karlheinz’s invitation to join the Supreme Culinary Secret Society and entered its hidden courtyard. After the newcomers chose their bold code names, Karlheinz revealed his face and remarked that Zhang Guangmu’s life state was strange.

• Zhang Guangmu, Wang Shangqing, and Tang Lanshan agreed to accept Karlheinz’s invitations and investigate the Supreme Culinary Secret Society.
• Wang Shangqing and Tang Lanshan opened their invitations immediately, while Zhang Guangmu analyzed his before entering the society’s courtyard.
• Karlheinz introduced himself as president and welcomed Zhang Guangmu, whom he recognized as a ninth-realm existence from another world.
• Zhang Guangmu chose the code name Emperor Shadow, Tang Lanshan chose Fate Agent, and Wang Shangqing chose King.
• Karlheinz removed his mask, then told Zhang Guangmu that his life state was strange.

Karlheinz welcomed Zhang Guangmu, Wang Shangqing, and Tang Lanshan into the Supreme Culinary Secret Society while mistaking Zhang Guangmu for an incarnation of a great being. Zhang Guangmu rejected Karlheinz’s offer and attacked him, ending the chapter with Karlheinz seemingly unruffled as the confrontation began.

• Karlheinz told Zhang Guangmu that he seemed to be an independent incarnation of a great being, and Wang Yuqing was shocked by the claim.
• Karlheinz offered the newcomers the Secret Society’s support, including help opposing Zhang Guangmu’s supposed original self, while privately considering how to control or exploit him.
• Zhang Guangmu refused Karlheinz’s goodwill and decided to confront him, citing Karlheinz’s ambition to rule the Endless Sea as a reason.
• Zhang Guangmu transformed a chess piece into a miniature sword and aimed it at Karlheinz, while Wang Shangqing prepared a saber and Tang Lanshan moved behind Karlheinz.
• Karlheinz faced Zhang Guangmu and remarked that he had expected him to be more patient.

Karlheinz tried to rally the Supreme Culinary Secret Society against Zhang Guangmu, Wang Shangqing, and Tang Lanshan by offering rewards for repelling them. Zhang Guangmu killed two challengers with ease, leaving Karlheinz to admit defeat.

• Karlheinz issued a mission asking the Secret Society’s members to repel the three intruders in exchange for suggestions to improve their certain-kill dishes.
• Eater of Flesh challenged Zhang Guangmu and propositioned him, but Zhang Guangmu killed him with a flying sword.
• Judgment attempted to rally the Society against Zhang Guangmu, who swiftly killed him as well.
• Zhang Guangmu intimidated the remaining members, and Karlheinz acknowledged that they had lost.

Zhang Guangmu defeated Karlheinz and took control of the Supreme Culinary Secret Society, then won over its members and transformed it as the Tian Guang Culinary Team rose across the Sea of Humanity. The chapter ended with Zhang Guangmu gathering starlight at his fingertips aboard the team’s ship as it advanced toward the Sea of Purgatory.

• Karlheinz tried to flee, but Zhang Guangmu immobilized him and shattered his windpipe with a flick.
• Karlheinz died believing he might eventually return, while Zhang Guangmu warned Wang Shangqing that Karlheinz could survive as a threat.
• Zhang Guangmu declared that the Tian Guang Culinary Team would take over the Supreme Culinary Secret Society, and its members accepted him as their new leader.
• Wang Shangqing disclaimed interest in managing the society, leaving Zhang Guangmu in control.
• Former members sought Zhang Guangmu’s culinary advice, and he forgave their past misdeeds and made them his followers.
• After the Tian Guang Culinary Team rose across the Sea of Humanity, Zhang Guangmu completed his transformation of the society and gathered starlight aboard the team’s ship.

The Tian Guang Culinary Team reached the Sea of Purgatory after its members sensed that a major upheaval was near. There, Zhang Guangmu faced three memory-sealed companions blocking the way and stepped forward alone.

• Zhang Guangmu tracked Karlheinz's remaining soul fragments after weakening him and renovating the Supreme Culinary Secret Society.
• Wang Shangqing and Wang Yuqing shared a sense that the Co-Lord of the Sea was about to be born, while Tang Lanshan warned that the Sea of Purgatory was in turmoil.
• The Tian Guang Culinary Team crossed the Sea of Humanity and arrived in the Sea of Purgatory.
• Zhang Baimu, Luo Zhuan, and Jiang Ling blocked the team's passage and said they were acting under orders.
• Zhang Guangmu stopped Wang Shangqing from challenging the three gatekeepers and went to face them alone.

The Tian Guang Culinary Team faced three elite members of the Rebel Fate Culinary Team, led by the Imitation Chef God Zhang Baimu. As Wang Shangqing prepared to attack, Zhang Guangmu stopped him and calmly declared that Wu Ran was already dead.

• Luo Zhuan, Jiang Ling, and Zhang Baimu arrived to intercept the Tian Guang Culinary Team, and Zhang Baimu explained that the Rebel Fate Culinary Team had ordered them to negotiate or drive the team from the Sea of Purgatory.
• Wang Shangqing reflected on the strength of the Rebel Fate Culinary Team and wondered whether Zhang Guangmu and Zhang Baimu were related because of their similar names and features.
• Zhang Guangmu denied that she and Zhang Baimu were siblings and joked that she might borrow his face in the future.
• Wang Shangqing declared that he would defeat the three opponents and conquer the Rebel Fate Culinary Team, but Zhang Guangmu grabbed him before he could advance.
• Zhang Guangmu looked at Zhang Baimu, Jiang Ling, and Luo Zhuan and told them that Wu Ran was already dead.

Jiang Ling confirmed that Heavenly Venerate Wu Ran had died and joined the Tian Guang Culinary Team to seek help with revenge. As Zhang Guangmu considered her request, an invitation from the All Heavens Transfer Station appeared, revealing that another target had fallen into his trap.

• Zhang Baimu became enraged when Zhang Guangmu said Wu Ran was dead, and Wang Shangqing stepped forward as the teams prepared to fight.
• Jiang Ling tested a Living Pill made with Wu Ran's hair, and it crumbled to ash, confirming that the Heavenly Venerate had died.
• Zhang Baimu left in shock, Luo Zhuan apologized to Zhang Guangmu and chased after him, and Jiang Ling stayed to ask the Tian Guang Culinary Team for help avenging Wu Ran.
• Wang Shangqing said Jiang Ling's terms seemed reasonable but left the decision to Zhang Guangmu.
• Zhang Guangmu received an invitation from the All Heavens Transfer Station and recognized it as another target caught in his trap.

After Wu Ran died in a coordinated attack, Zhang Guangmu’s Tian Guang Culinary Team took advantage of the Sea of Purgatory’s infighting to conquer territory and recruit survivors. Zhang Baimu awoke aboard their fleet and revealed Wu Ran’s final warning: stay away from the man with heterochromia.

• Zhang Guangmu learned that Wu Ran had died after the Duo Civilization forces encircled him with outside assistance.
• Zhang Guangmu, Tang Lanshan, and Wang Shangqing welcomed Jiang Ling into the Tian Guang Culinary Team.
• After Wu Ran’s death, the rival forces in the Sea of Purgatory fell into infighting, allowing Zhang Guangmu’s team to defeat enemies and grow stronger.
• Zhang Guangmu’s fleet rescued the badly wounded Zhang Baimu and Luo Zhuan, and Zhang Baimu eventually awoke from his coma.
• Zhang Baimu retrieved Wu Ran’s bloodstained seaweed note, which warned survivors not to approach the man with heterochromia and included a sketch of him.

The group decoded Heavenly Venerable Wu Ran’s warning and Zhang Guangmu revealed he could teleport to Karlheinz’s location. Zhang Guangmu arrived before Karlheinz, who was plotting his comeback in the Sea of Humanity.

• Zhang Baimu and the others discussed Wu Ran’s letter, and Tang Lanshan identified Karlheinz as the man with gold-and-silver eyes.
• Luo Zhuan pointed out the enormous shadow in the letter, and Zhang Guangmu suggested a powerful figure was backing Karlheinz.
• Wang Shangqing proposed sweeping the Sea of Purgatory, but Zhang Guangmu said Karlheinz was in the Sea of Heaven and falsely claimed he could teleport only to places he had visited before.
• Zhang Guangmu used his Full Teleportation ability to vanish from the ship, telling Jiang Ling, Luo Zhuan, and Zhang Baimu to wait for him to bring Karlheinz back.
• Karlheinz planned to build an Orbital Satellite Communication System and eventually defeat Zhang Guangmu and the others, but Zhang Guangmu suddenly appeared in front of him.

Karlheinz fled Zhang Guangmu and summoned a group of Culinary Artists with spatial-power dishes, but Zhang judged none of them a match for him. Shirley Einstein became fascinated by Zhang after her detector first measured his combat power at 8,000 and then at zero, and she declared her intention to make him her experimental subject.

• Karlheinz abandoned his warship and fled after recognizing that Zhang Guangmu could not be defeated by force.
• Karlheinz scattered compressed transcendent dishes into the sea, summoning Culinary Artists who gained spatial powers by consuming them.
• Zhang Guangmu recognized Chi Doudou and Shirley Einstein among the summoned fighters and assessed the group as mostly weak, with a few formidable veterans.
• Shirley Einstein measured Zhang Guangmu’s combat power at 8,000, then watched the reading drop to zero and suspected he had misled the detector.
• Shirley Einstein called Zhang Guangmu a valuable research subject and promised to keep him alive while studying him.

Zhang Guangmu swiftly killed several of Karlheinz’s hired fighters, including Shirley Einstein, and forced the others to surrender. As he prepared to pursue Karlheinz, the Station Master contacted him and proposed an alliance, offering two important pieces of information.

• Zhang Guangmu crushed three of Karlheinz’s summoned fighters, including Shirley Einstein, who attempted to survive by transferring her consciousness between spare bodies.
• Zhang Guangmu explained how Shirley Einstein’s death-substitution method worked, then destroyed her true body after she tried to attack him.
• Chi Doudou surrendered first, and the other mercenaries followed, unwilling to risk their lives for Karlheinz.
• Zhang Guangmu prepared to pursue Karlheinz, but the Station Master invited him to an online chat and admitted that he wanted to make a deal.
• The Station Master said Zhang Guangmu and Karlheinz were his two potential allies, and that he had chosen Zhang Guangmu as the more suitable partner.

Zhang Guangmu negotiated with the Station Master over an alliance, while Karlheinz was captured and summoned the Station Master for help. The Station Master appeared but did not respond to Karlheinz, leaving him to suspect that Zhang Guangmu had turned his ally against him.

• The Station Master revealed that becoming ruler of the Endless Sea would earn him a ticket to Taichu Star and offered Zhang Guangmu the role of Vice Station Master with unrestricted access to his resources.
• Zhang Guangmu said he would consider the offer and suggested Karlheinz might be a better partner.
• Zhang Guangmu captured Karlheinz mid-flight and brought him to the fleet with Wang Shangqing, Tang Lanshan, and the others.
• The Station Master appeared in the form of a multicolored sphere, revealing himself as an orphan of the Light Spirit Civilization.
• Karlheinz used Light Spirit-style communication to warn the Station Master about Zhang Guangmu and ask to be taken away, but received no response.
• Karlheinz accused the Station Master of betraying him and asked Zhang Guangmu how she had done it.

Zhang Guangmu manipulated the Station Master into standing by as Zhang Baimu killed Karlheinz. After Karlheinz died, the Station Master confronted Zhang Guangmu and demanded that he make the right choice.

• The Station Master revealed his obsession with reaching Taichu Star and making up for his regrets.
• Zhang Guangmu's fake Script Hint led the Station Master to distrust Karlheinz and watch him die without intervening.
• Zhang Guangmu stripped Karlheinz of his supernatural powers, and Zhang Baimu stabbed him through the heart.
• Karlheinz regretted reincarnating into the Endless Sea before his aura faded and his soul burned away.
• The Station Master confronted Zhang Guangmu and warned him not to disappoint him.

The Stationmaster tried to recruit Zhang Guangmu to help him become the Master of the Endless Sea, but Zhang refused to betray Wang Shangqing or Earth. The Stationmaster’s hidden spy, Wang Yuqing, then attacked Zhang with a Meme Poison Blade, leaving Luo Zhuan gravely weakened after he intercepted the strike.

• The Stationmaster reflected on Taichu Star and his plan to use its origin power to reverse time, resurrect his kin, and restore the Light Spirit Civilization.
• Zhang Guangmu refused the Stationmaster’s offer, insisting that Wang Shangqing was his companion and that a true ruler had to defeat his rivals.
• The Stationmaster revealed that Wang Yuqing was his spy, and Wang Yuqing struck at Zhang with a light-speed attack using a Meme Poison Blade.
• Luo Zhuan stepped in before the attack landed, took the blade’s wound, and lost his sight after using his Eyes of God to protect Zhang.
• Zhang contained the Meme Toxin and ordered Jiang Ling to take Luo Zhuan to the medical bay, while Wang Shangqing killed Wang Yuqing and kept his head as evidence.
• The Stationmaster realized Luo Zhuan’s future sight had cost him his vision and concluded that the failed assassination had revealed Zhang’s fatal weakness.

The station master learned that Zhang Guangmu was burning his lifespan and potential to protect the Tian Guang Culinary Team, then tried to exploit that sacrifice. The chapter ended with the station master discovering that the team members on deck were decoys and that Zhang Guangmu had helped the real ones escape.

• The station master explained how he had created Wang Yuqing and concealed the Super Gray Light Spirits' talents in him.
• The station master mocked Zhang Guangmu for spending energy saving Luo Zhuan, then attacked him and used Wang Shangqing, Tang Lanshan, and Zhang Baimu as bait.
• Zhang Guangmu fought the station master to a draw despite controlling an incarnation from afar, prompting the station master to realize he was burning his lifespan and origin to protect his companions.
• The station master recognized that the people on deck were decoys created with the Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell technique and laughed that Zhang Guangmu had helped the real companions escape.