Arc 22Crossing into Cangwu

Zhang Mingzhen advanced to level two, explored the Barbarian God Hall, and secured powerful skills and equipment while preparing to learn about other worlds. He used a Cross-Realm Talisman to enter the Cangwu Realm, where he intervened in a fight between the Bloodthirsty Tribe and Kun Bing and killed Shi Qing.

  • Zhang Mingzhen reached Level One and warned the authorities that higher lifeforms and a future Ten Thousand Races War threatened humanity, prompting a global effort to expose and eliminate Corpse Ghouls.
  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Dragon Whiskers Adept, helped Wuwukai gain an S-rank talent, and cleared the Demon-Suppressing Tower while taking part in the Land-Reclamation Plan.
  • Zhang Mingzhen evolved his Wildsea Candle Dragon into a Nine Yin Candle Dragon, gathered ghost-type materials for Resurrection Potions, and helped secure the Barbarian God Fragment from the Barbarian God Hall.
  • Zhang Mingzhen toured the Legion Guild research institute, refused to let researchers examine his pet, and agreed to gather intelligence from other worlds in exchange for access to the military's secret vault.
  • Zhang Mingzhen cleared the Barbarian God Hall's Middle and Rear Halls, then arranged equipment fusions with the Blacksmiths' Association and selected three Pet Skill Books for the Nine Yin Candle Dragon.
  • Zhang Mingzhen became the first human to reach level two, chose three advancement skills, and activated a Cross-Realm Talisman that sent him to the unrecorded Cangwu Realm.
  • Zhang Mingzhen arrived in a desert and killed Shi Qing after the Bloodthirsty Tribe attacked Kun Bing and targeted him as a witness, increasing the Netherblood Orb's evolution fusion progress.
Chapters 526–550 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 526The strange Red Leaf Forest and the frustration of skill acquisition

Zhang Mingzhen fought swarming Red Tree Leaves in the Red Leaf Forest while waiting for his Wildsea Candle Dragon to learn a skill. After players began sharing their pets’ new abilities, his frustration with the Candle Dragon boiled over, and he angrily refused a military official’s request for help with the Corpse Ghoul crisis.

  • Zhang Mingzhen and the Wildsea Candle Dragon gathered Nine-Fragrance Seeds, then traveled to the Red Leaf Forest and were attacked by its living trees and blood-draining leaves.
  • Zhang Mingzhen fought the Red Tree Leaves for experience while Dandan Feng’s Winged Swallow learned Focused Strike, prompting players to discuss pet skills across the world channel.
  • Players shared more newly learned pet skills, and Guandong Quake’s pet attracted attention for acquiring Hitting the Ox Through the Mountain.
  • Zhang Mingzhen scolded the Wildsea Candle Dragon for failing to learn a skill and considered replacing it, though he feared losing his talent if he killed it.
  • When a military official asked Zhang Mingzhen how to handle the Corpse Ghoul crisis, he angrily refused to help and warned them not to bother him again.

Ch. 527Life's ascension and the terror of Corpse Ghouls

Chongxing became Earth’s first Level One Lifeform, drawing the attention of players and authorities seeking information about Life Levels. After he warned the military about higher lifeforms and the coming Ten Thousand Races War, Dragon Han ordered an urgent global response and launched a campaign to eliminate the Corpse Ghoul threat.

  • Zhang Mingzhen’s attributes doubled as he crossed into Level One, and a global announcement named Chongxing Earth’s first player to reach that stage.
  • The military offered Chongxing an Aptitude Potion in exchange for information, and he explained that higher lifeforms and a future Ten Thousand Races War threatened humanity.
  • Lu Zheng reported Chongxing’s warning to his superiors, who called for an emergency global conference and authorized Qin Xiao to eradicate the Corpse Ghouls.
  • Qin Xiao Youhui and the other Legion Guild captains began screening players, using Yang Extreme Talisman Water developed from fire-aspected ore to guard against Corpse Ghoul possession.

Ch. 528Global unity, joint selection

Zhang Mingzhen’s world forcibly screened players with Yang Extreme Talisman Water, exposing Corpse Ghouls and prompting the creation of a global Training Camp. He refused to join as an instructor and focused on strengthening his Wildsea Candle Dragon and finding ghost-type materials for his own plans.

  • Authorities forced guilds to screen players with Yang Extreme Talisman Water, and Corpse Ghouls were exposed and killed across the world.
  • The Starlight Merchant Guild and the Alchemists Association developed a constitution-boosting pill, while players formed associations for life professions.
  • Governments worldwide announced a joint Training Camp, but Zhang Mingzhen declined the Legion Guild’s request to serve as an instructor.
  • Zhang Mingzhen fed his Wildsea Candle Dragon an Aptitude Potion and trained it until it learned Lethal Strike.
  • Zhang Mingzhen asked his military liaison for ghost-type materials, and factions across Blue Star began searching for them in exchange for a possible trade.

Ch. 529The truth behind the selection, the guilds' schemes

The Training Camp selection exposed factional schemes as guild leaders learned that Earth was preparing for a coming conflict with other races in God's Domain. Zhang Mingzhen met Fifty-Fifty, whose unusual talent and ghost-type material led him to reveal a newly discovered item in the Training Tower Marketplace.

  • Lu Zheng warned the Legion Guild administrators that sabotaging the Training Camp selection would cost them their lives, as the selection was meant to prepare Earth for a major threat.
  • Dragon Diagram Frenzy and Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven learned that higher life forms and other races would emerge as God's Domain merged with other worlds, so they sent guild members to join the selection and ordered them to find ghost-type materials for Chongxing.
  • Zhang Mingzhen met Fifty-Fifty, who offered a ghost-type spirit seed and asked to become his apprentice, but Zhang refused.
  • Fifty-Fifty revealed his B-rank Gambler talent, which let him wager a randomly selected attribute in a duel, and explained that he stacked agility to exploit its luck bonus.
  • Fifty-Fifty told Zhang Mingzhen that the Training Tower Marketplace had added a Talent Advancement Talisman, an item players believed could defy fate.

Ch. 530A new lead on resurrection, an enraged spirit

Zhang Mingzhen and Fifty-Fifty entered the Dragon Whiskers Adept’s hidden valley and secretly took its spirit herbs, including blood corpse grass, to advance Zhang’s resurrection-potion quest. The enraged Adept trapped them in an illusion and confronted Zhang, whose talent had been temporarily unlocked by the resurrection clue.

  • Fifty-Fifty offered Zhang Mingzhen a way into the Dragon Whiskers Adept’s treasure ground in exchange for a Talent Advancement Talisman, and Zhang agreed.
  • Zhang and Fifty-Fifty found the Dragon Whiskers Adept in the swamp and entered his hidden valley after he agreed to gamble with Fifty-Fifty.
  • While Fifty-Fifty kept the Adept occupied, Zhang summoned Golden Toad, which carried off the valley’s spirit herbs, including the blood corpse grass.
  • The Adept let Fifty-Fifty choose one plant, but Zhang and Fifty-Fifty left without taking it and hurried away on the Wildsea Candle Dragon.
  • When Zhang and Fifty-Fifty realized they were flying in circles, Zhang shattered the illusion and exposed the furious Dragon Whiskers Adept.
  • Zhang sent Fifty-Fifty away with the Candle Dragon and prepared to face the level 100 spirit after his resurrection clue temporarily unlocked his talent.

Ch. 531Pet evolution and resurrection potion optimization

Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Dragon Whiskers Adept, helped Wuwukai advance his talent to S rank, and evolved the Wildsea Candle Dragon with a rare herb. He then inspected the Golden Toad’s improved resurrection pills and ordered it to make more protective medicines, while the toad asked for more funds.

  • Zhang Mingzhen used resistance pills and illusion-breaking skills to expose the Dragon Whiskers Adept’s tricks, immobilized him, and killed him despite the adept grabbing Wuwukai as a hostage.
  • Zhang Mingzhen received a dragon whisker strange herb, and Wuwukai used a Talent Advancement Talisman to gain an S-rank talent through the Double Leap effect.
  • Wuwukai joined the Legion Guild’s Training Camp, while Zhang Mingzhen fed the dragon whisker herb to the Wildsea Candle Dragon, which shrank into a pet egg.
  • Zhang Mingzhen returned home and learned that the Golden Toad had made ninety-six Nine-Death Soul-Returning Pills, which could revive him at full strength once a day.
  • Zhang Mingzhen praised the Golden Toad and ordered it to prepare more protective medicines, and the toad asked him for more money.

Ch. 532Reaching a new level, new handcrafted equipment

Zhang Mingzhen reached level ninety, unlocked the Demon-Suppressing Tower, and began its weekly challenge, earning Experience Pills as he cleared its floors. The chapter left him facing the Crimson Blood Jiao King, an imprisoned guardian tied to a mystery that caught Gao Linzhi’s attention.

  • Zhang Mingzhen reached level ninety, triggering a world announcement that opened the Demon-Suppressing Secret Pagoda and revealed the Body Tempering realm.
  • Zhang Mingzhen paid the entrance fee and entered the Demon-Suppressing Tower, where he defeated the Ironclad Stone Scorpion and its advanced form for two Experience Pills.
  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Wine Immortal and its advanced form on the second floor, earning two more Experience Pills.
  • Zhang Mingzhen recognized the third-floor guardian, the Crimson Blood Jiao King, as the leader of the clan he had previously exterminated.
  • Zhang Mingzhen began fighting the Crimson Blood Jiao King while wondering why its clan had angered the rules of God's Domain, and Gao Linzhi considered whether his discoveries could help lift his seal.

Ch. 533The Price of Death, the Players' Caution

Zhang Mingzhen cleared the Demon-Suppressing Tower’s first five floors, overcoming increasingly dangerous guardians and discovering that the sixth floor required the maximum level. The chapter ended with the system announcing Chongxing as the first player to clear the fifth floor and top the rankings.

  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Crimson Blood Jiao King and earned Accuracy Gems and Experience Pills from the third floor.
  • Zhang Mingzhen overcame the Thunderbolt Tiger’s knockback attacks and lethal charge, then defeated the Spore Fairy Mushroom despite its paralyzing spores.
  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Yin-Yang Twin Butterflies and their giant second form by finding a moving safe zone that stopped his health from draining.
  • The Starlight Merchant Guild informed Zhang Mingzhen that avoiding every spore triggered the Spore Fairy Mushroom’s second phase and that reaching maximum level was required to enter the sixth floor.
  • The system announced that Chongxing had cleared the fifth floor and taken first place on the player rankings.

Ch. 534Planting Spirit Trees and Stealing from One Another

As God's Domain launched a seven-day spirit-tree event to help players level up, Zhang Mingzhen was paired with Chen Jianguo and planted a tree with him. Zhang Mingzhen then began draining spiritual energy from other players' trees, provoking widespread anger.

  • The system announced the Land-Reclamation Plan, pairing players to grow spirit trees for experience and allowing them to draw spiritual energy from other trees.
  • Zhang Mingzhen received a common Spirit Seed and waited for his assigned teammate, Chen Jianguo, who hesitated to contact him after realizing he might have been paired with the famous Chongxing.
  • Zhang Mingzhen called for Chen Jianguo in the world channel, and Chen Jianguo joined his team after his guildmates realized who his partner was.
  • Zhang Mingzhen and Chen Jianguo planted their spirit tree in a conspicuous location, and Chen Jianguo volunteered to guard it while Zhang Mingzhen went to gather spiritual energy elsewhere.
  • Zhang Mingzhen flew around draining spiritual energy from other players' trees, and the affected players complained that his strength let him rob them without consequence.

Ch. 535The feeling of being carried, the system's instigation

Zhang Mingzhen carried teammates through the spirit-tree event, collected powerful rewards, and traded Resurrection Potions for a level-four gem. After the event ended and players reached the level required for the Sword Cavern Instance, Linghu Zhazha ran a dungeon with Rose and Little Bell, who struggled to keep him alive.

  • Zhang Mingzhen helped Chen Jianguo raise their spirit tree to rare grade, earning Chen a cosmetic outfit and making other players envy their partnership.
  • As the event continued, Zhang Mingzhen synthesized attribute gems, bought Pet Skill Books, and received a Divine Array Disk from his level-seven spirit tree reward.
  • Zhang Mingzhen bought his teammate's level-four Critical Hit Gem in exchange for five Resurrection Potions and socketed it into his main weapon.
  • The seven-day event ended, and players' average level reached eighty, allowing most of them to enter the Sword Cavern Instance.
  • Linghu Zhazha fought a boss in the Sword Cavern Instance while Rose and Little Bell urged him to use his defensive skill as they struggled to heal him.

Ch. 536An Ordinary Player's Life, a Pet's Second Evolution

A temporary team cleared the Sword Cavern’s second stage, while Zhang Mingzhen handled growing demand for supplies and resurrection medicine. The chapter ended with his Wildsea Candle Dragon completing its second evolution into a powerful Nine Yin Candle Dragon, after which he requested another Aptitude Potion from the Legion Guild.

  • Linghu Zhazha tanked Fire Pixiu with help from Rose and Little Bell, and the team cleared the Sword Cavern’s second stage.
  • Greatsword shared his special-grade Pearl Meatballs with the team, and the members agreed to sell him a dropped Mage armor piece at the lowest price.
  • Zhang Mingzhen refused to sell his limited Resurrection Potions but offered to process player-supplied materials for a share of the finished medicine.
  • Guilds and players gathered rare herbs for Zhang Mingzhen, though no one had found ghost-type spiritual herbs.
  • Zhang Mingzhen’s Wildsea Candle Dragon completed its second evolution and became a level-one Nine Yin Candle Dragon with greatly increased attributes and a new master-guard skill.
  • Zhang Mingzhen contacted the Legion Guild to request another Aptitude Potion, saying it was not for the same pet.

Ch. 537The Liaison's Regret, a New Strategic Potion

Zhang Mingzhen traded for a Wisdom Awakening Elixir and negotiated access to the military research institute in exchange for letting Red Garment accompany his Nine Yin Candle Dragon while it trained. The dragon’s strength and the Corpse Armor Demons’ valuable drops left Red Garment reporting the discovery to Lu Zheng.

  • Zhang Mingzhen agreed to exchange a Talent Breakthrough Talisman for another vial of Wisdom Awakening Elixir.
  • The liaison asked to accompany Zhang Mingzhen on his training trips to buy equipment drops, and Zhang Mingzhen instead let him stay with the Nine Yin Candle Dragon until it reached level sixty in exchange for a research institute tour.
  • Zhang Mingzhen brought Red Garment to a stone-pillar forest and had the Nine Yin Candle Dragon attack the Corpse Armor Demons while three Flower Spirits protected it.
  • The Nine Yin Candle Dragon’s Wind and Rain Summoning struck the monsters and triggered instant death on some of them, while the Flower Spirits cleared the rest.
  • Zhang Mingzhen left Red Garment with the summons, and Red Garment discovered that the Corpse Armor Demons dropped stone armor cores.
  • Red Garment reported the monsters and their defensive material drops to Lu Zheng.

Ch. 538The absurdity of gossip, a partnership between rivals

Zhang Mingzhen secured a promise of freedom for the Tide Clan, ordered Shius to search for fragrant whales, and reached level ninety-one. After learning that ghost-type spirit herbs had been found, he discovered that a feud between rival guilds made gathering them difficult and heard the gossip behind the feud.

  • Redcoat reported that the Meow Meow Meow guild had found a regular spawn point for ghost-type spirit herbs, and Lu Zheng discussed coordinating teams to investigate the Strange Stone Forest.
  • Zhang Mingzhen promised Xichen that the Tide Clan could settle freely on Earth once he reached tier two, and Xichen accepted the assurance.
  • Zhang Mingzhen ordered Shius to have his clan search for fragrant whales and their Whale Pearls, then warned him against challenging his authority.
  • Zhang Mingzhen reached level ninety-one and returned to find that the Meow Meow Meow guild had obtained one Hundred-Vein Ghost Fungus.
  • Redcoat explained that two players with Detection talents from rival guilds could work together to find more fungi, but their guilds were feuding over Early Summer's use of Spirit Transformation on Longyin.
  • Zhang Mingzhen read Fengming's forum post accusing Early Summer of disrespecting her marriage by possessing her husband.

Ch. 539Mass-Producing Resurrection Potions, a New Dungeon

Zhang Mingzhen dismissed the guilds’ personal dispute and ordered Red Garment to secure materials for Resurrection Potions. Red Garment brokered a temporary deal between Meow Meow Meow and Dragon Soul, and daily deliveries began, bringing Zhang Mingzhen closer to producing ninety-nine potions.

  • Zhang Mingzhen left the Strange Stone Forest after ordering Red Garment to obtain ten portions of hundred-vein fungus each day in exchange for thirty percent of the potions.
  • Red Garment persuaded Early Summer to cooperate by claiming Zhang Mingzhen supported her, and she agreed to a temporary alliance for her guild’s safety.
  • Red Garment negotiated with Longyin and Fengming, who accepted a deal giving Dragon Soul twelve percent of the potions in return for collecting ghost-type materials.
  • Zhang Mingzhen told Red Garment to send the materials directly to him and refused to hear about the guild dispute.
  • Red Garment delivered ten portions of hundred-vein fungus daily, bringing Zhang Mingzhen closer to making ninety-nine Resurrection Potions.

Ch. 540The Beast God Hall Opens, Adventurers Join Forces

Zhang Mingzhen learned from Xiong Yi that the Orc Race's Barbarian God Hall held the final Barbarian God Fragment and agreed to help challenge its one-time prerequisite dungeon in exchange for Honor Jades. He then set out with Blind Man to search for clues about the ultimate dungeon, while other players heard rumors of the expedition.

  • One Sword Nine Provinces summoned Zhang Mingzhen to Orc City, where Blind Third was preparing to guide the War Alliance's expedition after being hired to stay in the city.
  • Xiong Yi explained that the Orc Race's ultimate dungeon was the Barbarian God Hall and asked Zhang Mingzhen to secure its Barbarian God Fragment in exchange for Honor Jades.
  • Zhang Mingzhen agreed to help, intending to obtain the fragment first and negotiate afterward.
  • News spread that Zhang Mingzhen would join a Legion and an Adventurer to seek the ultimate dungeon, leaving Red Garment and Qin Xiao uncertain about the plan.
  • Blind Man led Zhang Mingzhen out of Orc City toward their destination.

Ch. 541Evolving a flight item and clearing a new dungeon

Chongxing and Blind Man opened the Barbarian God Hall and defeated its Golden Guardian, unlocking the weekly dungeon. Chongxing claimed a flight-evolution item and began choosing a new form for his wings.

  • Blind Man guided Chongxing across floating rocks to the Barbarian God Hall and opened its sealed entrance with the activated Barbarian God Token.
  • Chongxing survived the Golden Guardian’s sword-rain attack by finding a safe zone, then opened three treasure chests that removed the boss’s seals.
  • Chongxing defeated the Golden Guardian, earned Honor Jade and a Barbarian God Fragment, and the system announced the dungeon’s weekly opening.
  • Chongxing resurrected Blind Man and inspected the rewards, including a Moonshadow Ring and an Ascension Feather.
  • Chongxing used the Ascension Feather to evolve his wings and considered the Holy Type and Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings options.

Ch. 542Choosing wings, running the dungeon again

Zhang Mingzhen chose Holy Wings, gave Blind Man the Barbarian God Fragment, and cleared the Barbarian God Hall’s Front Hall again to earn a Middle Hall Challenge Token. He entered the Middle Hall and defeated its lava-surrounded guardian, the Holy Tiger Barbarian Beast.

  • Zhang Mingzhen transformed his Flying Wings into Holy Wings and identified a spirit-pet manual that granted the Powerful trait.
  • Zhang Mingzhen sent Blind Man away with the Barbarian God Fragment to deliver to the guild officers for negotiations with the Orc Race.
  • Zhang Mingzhen reentered the Barbarian God Hall’s Front Hall, defeated the Golden Barbarian Beast, and received Honor Jade, a Moonshadow Necklace, and a Middle Hall Challenge Token.
  • Zhang Mingzhen used the token to enter the Middle Hall, where he faced the Holy Tiger Barbarian Beast amid a sea of magma.
  • Zhang Mingzhen dodged the beast’s attacks and fought across floating rocks, surviving several knockbacks into the lava before defeating it.

Ch. 543A Vast Guild, a First Visit

After clearing the Barbarian God Hall, Zhang Mingzhen tested the Honor Jade and negotiated with the major guilds for pet skill books in exchange for jade. He accepted the Legion Guild’s invitation and arrived at its research institute, while Lu Zheng secretly confirmed that a Garrison Zone had been concealed from him.

  • Zhang Mingzhen received a second Moonshadow Necklace for his first clear of the Barbarian God Hall, then used Honor Jade to follow a trail and kill a Demon-Slaying Quest monster for two million experience.
  • Red Garment contacted Zhang Mingzhen on behalf of the major guilds, and he offered to trade Honor Jade for the chance to choose three Pet Skill Books.
  • Zhang Mingzhen arranged to visit the Legion Guild’s research institute, accepted the guild’s invitation, and entered its vast level-seven base.
  • Lu Zheng greeted Zhang Mingzhen and approved his unrestricted visit to the research institute, then asked an administrator about a Garrison Zone and learned it had been concealed from him.
  • Red Garment gave Zhang Mingzhen a temporary access badge and led him to the institute, where she used a crystal on its wall.

Ch. 544Astonishment in the Laboratory, Research into Monsters

Zhang Mingzhen toured the institute’s Security Zone and learned about its experimental devices before visiting the Evolution Zone to inspect research on magical beasts. Wang Chaoming showed him hybrid embryos designed to inherit the skills of two different monsters and potentially be tamed by players.

  • Red Garment guided Zhang Mingzhen through the institute’s maze-like corridors and introduced him to Little Tadpole in the Level-One Security Zone.
  • Little Tadpole showed Zhang Mingzhen the Tadpole Probe, improved potions, a Copy Talisman that replicated stats and skills for thirty seconds, and a Substitute Doll that could absorb fatal attacks.
  • Red Garment took Zhang Mingzhen to the Level-Two Evolution Zone, where Wang Chaoming greeted him and offered to guide his visit.
  • Wang Chaoming explained that researchers were trying to extract magical beasts’ innate skills and turn them into manuals for Summoned Beasts.
  • Wang Chaoming showed Zhang Mingzhen hybrid embryos made by fusing two different monsters, which might inherit both parents’ skills and remain tamable.

Ch. 545The descent of God's Domain, the key to other worlds

Zhang Mingzhen toured Legion’s magical-beast experiments, then met Lu Zheng, who gave him a Cross-Realm Talisman in exchange for intelligence about other races. After reaching level 92 and clearing the Barbarian God Hall’s Middle Hall, Zhang Mingzhen obtained a key to the Rear Hall.

  • Wang Chaoming explained Legion’s beast-fusion and Split-Body research, and Zhang Mingzhen refused to let researchers examine his Nine Yin Candle Dragon.
  • Zhang Mingzhen told Lu Zheng that humanity stood little chance against higher-level races and that he would help humanity but prioritize his own survival if defeat became certain.
  • Lu Zheng gave Zhang Mingzhen a Cross-Realm Talisman and asked him to gather and share intelligence about other worlds; Zhang Mingzhen agreed.
  • Zhang Mingzhen prepared supplies, reached level 92, and returned to the Barbarian God Hall.
  • Zhang Mingzhen cleared the Middle Hall and obtained a key to the Rear Hall.

Ch. 546New equipment drops, crafting set equipment

Zhang Mingzhen cleared the Barbarian God Hall’s Back Hall after discovering how to counter the Azure Dragon Barbarian Beast’s repeated aerial attacks, then received new equipment and began investigating how to combine set bonuses with his growth equipment. The Blacksmiths’ Association invited him to Fragrant Cloud City, where its members revealed they had already made progress on equipment fusion.

  • Zhang Mingzhen defeated the Azure Dragon Barbarian Beast by jumping as she struck the ground, interrupting her repeated aerial attacks and earning the Back Hall’s first-clear announcement.
  • Zhang Mingzhen received Glory Gems and a Radiance Belt, then considered how to activate equipment set bonuses despite four growth-type items occupying his equipment slots.
  • Zhang Mingzhen contacted the Legion Guild, the Starlight Merchant Guild, and the Blacksmiths’ Association to ask whether equipment could be fused to preserve multiple effects.
  • Big Hammer invited Zhang Mingzhen to visit the Blacksmiths’ Association’s gathering place in Fragrant Cloud City and promised to demonstrate its equipment-fusion research.
  • The Blacksmiths’ Association members explained their work in crafting, upgrading, repairing, and researching modifications to dungeon equipment.

Ch. 547Apocalypse or Not: Different People's Circumstances

Zhang Mingzhen arranged for the United Association’s blacksmiths to prepare equipment-fusion materials and accepted their request to send guards, while his Archangel Wings stirred excitement among players. The chapter ended with players flocking to the wilderness to pursue upgraded wings, as Yu Tian listened to his companions discuss their ability to carry passengers in flight.

  • Big Hammer presented Zhang Mingzhen with the Gold-Melting Potion and the blacksmiths’ fusion research, explaining that their special Forge was required for the process.
  • Zhang Mingzhen asked the blacksmiths to prepare materials for four fusions, refused to endorse their association, and agreed to send Azurewave Clan members to guard them.
  • Rumors spread that Chongxing had partnered with the blacksmiths, while Imperial Dynasty Little Princess urged her brother to help her obtain Archangel Wings.
  • Players became more eager to explore the wilderness after learning the wings could carry another person, and Yu Tian grew weary of handling monsters while his companions talked.

Ch. 548A wise man knew when to adapt, another advancement in life level

Zhang Mingzhen chose three pet skill books focused on control and defense, then received a system announcement that he had advanced to a level-two life-form. His attributes and combat power surged, leaving him questioning how humanity could survive the coming contest among races.

  • Longyin gave up on repeatedly power-leveling the appearance-focused players and suggested they hire professionals instead.
  • Qin Xiao Youhui discussed the Legion Guild’s Honor Jade shares with War Sky and Shiyade while their guild leaders continued scouting for experience.
  • Zhang Mingzhen selected Void Seal, Protection, and Soul-Hooking Blade for the Nine Yin Candle Dragon, though the Red Rose Guild wanted holy four-winged wing materials in exchange for its book.
  • Zhang Mingzhen received a system announcement that he had advanced to a level-two life-form, becoming the first human to reach that tier.
  • Players worldwide reacted to Chongxing’s breakthrough, and his combat power rose past 200,000, nearly an order of magnitude above Qin Xiao Youhui’s.
  • Zhang Mingzhen considered the vast racial disparity and wondered whether humanity could win the coming contest, deciding he might need to seek a powerful backer.

Ch. 549Arrival in a New World, Gao Linzhi's Gaze

Zhang Mingzhen negotiated with the military for rare support items, then used the Cross-Realm Talisman to leave Blue Star and pursue a life-level breakthrough. He arrived in the unknown Cangwu Realm, where his quests were locked but his inventory and map still worked.

  • Lu Zheng and Red Garment contacted Chongxing to discuss life-level advancement, and Zhang Mingzhen agreed to cooperate in exchange for access to the military's secret vault.
  • Zhang Mingzhen selected the Rule Space, Reset Battle Banner, and Thousand-Mile Divine Movement, then prepared supplies and dismissed the Flower Spirits before activating the Cross-Realm Talisman.
  • Chongxing vanished from Blue Star, disappearing from every ranking and sparking rumors among players.
  • Zhang Mingzhen regained his senses in a seemingly lifeless desert, confirmed that his quests were locked, and saw that the talisman gave him seven days to return.
  • Zhang Mingzhen discovered that he had arrived in the unrecorded Cangwu Realm, while Gao Linzhi turned his gaze toward the new world.

Ch. 550An unexpected encounter with players of a new race

Zhang Mingzhen flew across the Rock Crystal Desert and encountered Kun Bing surrounded by Shi Ming and the Bloodthirsty Tribe. After Shi Ming ordered his squad to kill both Kun Bing and the newcomer, Zhang Mingzhen defeated Shi Qing and discovered that killing high-rank lifeforms advanced the Netherblood Orb’s evolution.

  • Zhang Mingzhen summoned the Nine Yin Candle Dragon and flew south through the desert, unable to access his home space or sense the Golden Toad.
  • Shi Ming and four Bloodthirsty Tribe members confronted Kun Bing, planning to kill him despite the truce between their tribes.
  • Zhang Mingzhen arrived, and Shi Ming ordered his squad to attack Kun Bing and kill the unfamiliar newcomer so he could not report what happened.
  • Shi Qing attacked Zhang Mingzhen, but the Nine Yin Candle Dragon’s Void Seal immobilized him long enough for Zhang Mingzhen to kill him with Bear Strike.
  • Zhang Mingzhen received a notification that he had defeated a high-rank lifeform, and the Netherblood Orb’s evolution fusion progress increased to 0.01%.
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Arc 22 of 23