Chapter Summaries

After resolving the One Piece World’s main crisis, Pirate Byakuya discussed the difficulty of governing its diverse population with the other Byakuya versions. Zombie Byakuya then explained that an Evil Path group had strengthened a Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie with a Dead Dragon Vein, and he was rushing to stop it.

• Pirate Byakuya reported that he had gained World Power but faced difficult post-crisis governance, and Hokage Byakuya described disputes over resources among former villages and clans.
• Akame ga Kill Byakuya said unifying his comparatively weaker world had been easier, while Pirate Byakuya worried about balancing the many races in his world.
• One Piece Byakuya asked what had been happening elsewhere, and King of Fighters Byakuya recalled that the Zombie World had a problem involving a Dragon Vein.
• Zombie Byakuya explained that the Evil Path had used a Dead Dragon Vein to strengthen the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie after Zhuge Kongping failed to destroy it.
• Zombie Byakuya said he was hurrying to the scene to stop the zombie and save people, while the group speculated that death energy and resentment from Dragon Veins could empower supernatural beings.

Bai Ye and his companions hurried to confront the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie after Evil Cultivators used a Dead Dragon Vein to create a catastrophe. Zhuge Kongping, devastated by the deaths caused by his choices, was stopped from dying and prepared to help fight the Jiangshi.

• Bai Ye decided to deal with the Dead Dragon Vein threat quickly and discussed the danger with the Chat Group.
• Ren Tingting, Ren Zhuzhu, and Xuehua blamed Zhuge Kongping for ignoring Bai Ye's warning and worried about the people endangered by the Bronze Armor Zombie.
• Bai Ye explained that the crisis had to be resolved swiftly, both to save lives and to prevent the Evil Cultivators from using more Dead Dragon Veins.
• Ren Zhuzhu pointed out that they were nearing the disaster site, and Bai Ye said Zhuge Kongping and the others were ahead.
• Zhuge Kongping sat in despair over the people who had died because of him, but his wife stopped him from taking his life and urged him to help defeat the Jiangshi.

Zhuge Kongping accepted responsibility for the deaths caused by the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie and prepared to face it with Wang Hui and Bai Rou Rou while the others escaped. Bai Ye and Ren Tingting arrived, and Zhuge Kongping apologized to Bai Ye, who confirmed his blame but said they needed to deal with the immediate danger first.

• Zhuge Kongping decided he had to live and deal with the Jiangshi he had helped unleash.
• Wang Hui, Zhuge Kongping, and Bai Rou Rou prepared to fight while telling Zhuge Xiao Ming and Zhuge Xiao Hua to flee.
• Zhuge Xiao Ming initially refused to leave, but Wang Hui persuaded him that he would only distract them by staying.
• Bai Ye and Ren Tingting approached, and Zhuge Xiao Ming realized they were not the Jiangshi.
• Zhuge Kongping apologized to Bai Ye for ignoring his warning, and Bai Ye agreed that Zhuge Kongping was responsible for the deaths but said they had to focus on the danger at hand.

Bai Ye confronted Zhuge Kongping over his responsibility for the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie, then explained that the Evil Path had empowered it through a Dead Dragon Vein. Zhuge Kongping and Wang Hui joined Bai Ye in setting out to find the Jiangshi before it could grow stronger or disappear.

• Zhuge Kongping admitted that ignoring Bai Ye's earlier warning had helped cause the disaster, while Wang Hui urged everyone to focus on stopping the Jiangshi.
• Bai Ye explained that the Dead Dragon Vein had made the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie far stronger than an ordinary Jiangshi.
• Zhuge Kongping realized that the Evil Path had used him and asked Bai Ye how he could help deal with the Jiangshi.
• Bai Ye initially asked Zhuge Kongping only to lead him to the Jiangshi, but Zhuge Kongping and Wang Hui insisted on accompanying him.
• Bai Ye agreed to let them come, and Zhuge Kongping began packing to guide the group toward the Jiangshi's general location.

Bai Ye took Zhuge Kongping and the others by flying sword to search for the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie. On the way, Xuehua suggested the Evil Path cultivators had created it to obtain the Dead Dragon Vein and target Bai Ye, but their ultimate purpose remained uncertain.

• Bai Ye summoned a giant flying sword and took Zhuge Kongping, Zhuge Xiao Ming, Wang Hui, Ren Tingting, and Xuehua toward the area where the Jiangshi might be.
• Zhuge Kongping and Wang Hui acknowledged Bai Ye's strength and agreed they needed to resolve the Jiangshi's threat before more people died.
• Zhuge Kongping asked Bai Ye why the Evil Path cultivators had placed the Dead Dragon Vein inside the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie.
• Xuehua proposed that the Evil Path cultivators wanted to obtain the Dead Dragon Vein and had created the Jiangshi to target Bai Ye.
• The group wondered whether the Evil Path cultivators were collecting Dragon Veins for resurrection, but Bai Ye's view of their purpose was left unresolved.

Bai Ye and Zhuge Kongping discussed the Dead Dragon Vein’s role in strengthening the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie and concluded that the Evil Path likely could not fully control it. Bai Ye determined the Jiangshi was still nearby, where Ren Tingting spotted many residents who had been turned into Jiangshi.

• Bai Ye explained that the Dead Dragon Vein’s immense resentment had been used to strengthen the Jiangshi.
• Zhuge Kongping speculated that the Evil Path could influence the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie but could not fully control it.
• Bai Ye decided their priority was to eliminate the Jiangshi and revised their search plan based on Zhuge Kongping’s information.
• Bai Ye reasoned that the Jiangshi remained nearby because people were still in the area and its instincts drew it toward blood.
• Ren Tingting spotted many Jiangshi below and realized they were local residents, including children, who had likely been bitten by the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie.

Bai Ye destroyed the zombies surrounding the village with lightning and searched for the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie. He found its location, but warned that the situation there might be unexpected, leaving Zhuge Kongping anxious about what they would discover.

• Xuehua and Zhuge Kongping saw the devastation caused by the zombies, and Zhuge Kongping blamed himself for what had happened.
• Bai Ye summoned lightning and reduced the gathered zombies to ashes, while Zhuge Kongping and the others watched in shock.
• Bai Ye explained that zombies had to be destroyed because they could not reincarnate and would turn more people into zombies.
• Bai Ye used his senses while flying to search for the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie and detected a presence filled with powerful resentment.
• Bai Ye said the situation at the zombie's location might not be what they expected, and Ren Tingting suggested that the Evil Path practitioners might be controlling it.

Bai Ye explained that the Evil Path had built a massive blood pool to strengthen the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie and use it to kill him. He reassured Xuehua that he could handle the danger, as the group prepared to go down.

• Wang Hui urged Zhuge Kongping to wait for Bai Ye's account and make preparations before descending.
• Bai Ye revealed that a huge blood pool lay below, and Zhuge Kongping realized the Evil Path had likely created it.
• Bai Ye explained that the blood pool would feed the zombie with blood and vengeful souls, making it more powerful while the Evil Path kept it contained.
• Bai Ye clarified that the Evil Path did not need to control the zombie because its purpose was to kill him, and Zhuge Kongping understood the plan.
• Xuehua worried that the trap could endanger Bai Ye, but Bai Ye reassured her that he could handle the zombie.

Bai Ye reassured Xuehua and assigned Zhuge Kongping to watch the surroundings while telling Ren Tingting and the others to wait for future chances to gain combat experience. He descended toward the blood-fed Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie, leaving the others on the flying sword as he prepared to deal with it.

• Bai Ye told Zhuge Kongping to keep watch for anyone nearby and explained that he would give Ren Tingting and the others chances to fight in the future.
• Ren Tingting realized that seeking combat experience could mean wishing for other people to suffer, and Bai Ye and Xuehua comforted her and the others.
• Bai Ye descended toward the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie with the group and showed them the enormous blood pool and the remains used to nourish it.
• Zhuge Kongping saw the zombie's overwhelming strength and asked Bai Ye if he was sure he could handle it.
• Bai Ye told the others to stay on the flying sword and watch the surroundings while he dealt with the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie.

Bai Ye faced the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie, which had grown stronger and believed it could withstand lightning. After Bai Ye’s first bolt pierced the creature but failed to stop its rapid recovery, he unleashed a far stronger second strike and reduced it to ashes.

• The Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie charged Bai Ye, hoping to capture him and drain his blood.
• Bai Ye struck the zombie with a small bolt of lightning, but its chest healed rapidly, alarming Zhuge Kongping and Bai Rou Rou.
• Wang Hui urged everyone to wait, while Zhuge Kongping called down that they would watch from above.
• The healed zombie, believing it could withstand lightning, charged Bai Ye again.
• Bai Ye unleashed a massive second bolt of lightning that destroyed the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie, leaving Zhuge Kongping stunned.

Bai Ye defeated the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie, captured and refined the Dead Dragon Vein, and let Ren Tingting and the other two disciples destroy the trapped ghosts in the blood pool. He left with one fewer Dragon Vein to collect and wondered how Uncle Jiu was progressing.

• Bai Ye explained that the Dead Dragon Vein had hidden in the blood pool after the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie was destroyed, then seized it.
• Bai Ye told Ren Tingting and the other two disciples to deal with the blood pool, explaining that its resentful ghosts could not enter reincarnation unless they were destroyed.
• Ren Tingting and the others charged into the blood pool while Bai Ye refined the Dead Dragon Vein, and Zhuge Kongping stayed back in case they needed help.
• Bai Ye finished refining the Dead Dragon Vein and said he still needed to collect a few more before he could revive the Dragon Veins.
• Zhuge Kongping asked Bai Ye whether he was finished and prepared to raise the questions he had been holding back.

Bai Ye confirmed that he planned to revive the Dead Dragon Vein and learned from Zhuge Kongping that a recently emerged Zombie King might be connected to another Dead Dragon Vein. After Zhuge Kongping gave him the location, Bai Ye set off to investigate while Zhuge Kongping stayed behind to handle the aftermath.

• Zhuge Kongping guessed that Bai Ye intended to revive the Dead Dragon Vein, and Bai Ye confirmed that he would try to stop the Evil Path people from taking it.
• Zhuge Kongping worried about the Dragon Vein's resentment, but Bai Ye said he would not suffer backlash even if he failed to revive it.
• Zhuge Kongping told Bai Ye that the place where a recently emerged Zombie King had originated might contain another Dead Dragon Vein.
• Bai Ye asked Zhuge Kongping for the location and decided to investigate the Zombie King and the possible Dragon Vein.
• Bai Ye departed with his companions, while Zhuge Kongping remained with Ren Tingting to clean up the aftermath.

Bai Ye and his companions diverted toward a rumored Dragon Vein and Zombie King, while he explained how the dead Dragon Vein contributed to the world’s supernatural chaos. He began correcting the story of why Liu Bowen had severed the Dragon Veins, leaving the real reason unexplained.

• Ren Tingting and the others learned from Xuehua that they were heading to investigate a rumored Dragon Vein rather than going directly to Miaojiang.
• Bai Ye said Zhuge Kongping’s hearsay might be true and agreed to investigate, though he could not confirm whether the Zombie King existed or how strong it was.
• Ren Qingqing asked how the Dragon Vein related to demons and ghosts, and Bai Ye explained its ties to national fortune, spiritual energy, and areas of extreme yin.
• Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu asked why Liu Bowen had severed the Dragon Veins, and Bai Ye said Zhu Yuanzhang had ordered it for reasons beyond the rumor that he wanted to prevent future emperors from rising.

Bai Ye explained that Zhu Yuanzhang severed the Dragon Vein because Great Yuan’s powerful fortune remained connected to Northern Yuan, which could drain it and threaten Great Ming. He warned that reviving the Dragon Vein would require removing harmful remnants first, leaving the others concerned about whose side it would take.

• Ren Tingting and the others pressed Bai Ye to explain why Zhu Yuanzhang had severed the Dragon Vein.
• Bai Ye said the Dragon Vein had become uncontrollable and explained that Great Yuan’s vast territory had made its fortune too powerful for Zhu Yuanzhang to manage.
• Bai Ye explained that Northern Yuan could continue drawing on the Dragon Vein and threaten Great Ming, so Zhu Yuanzhang killed it to cut off Northern Yuan’s remaining fortune.
• Ren Tingting understood why Zhu Yuanzhang had acted, while Ren Zhuzhu asked whether the revived Dragon Vein might turn against them.
• Bai Ye warned that harmful remnants had to be removed before the Dragon Vein could be revived, and the others questioned what would happen afterward.

Bai Ye investigated the site of a vanished Dragon Vein and concluded that Evil Path cultivators had failed to control the powerful Zombie King there, so he followed a paper figure to hunt it. Meanwhile, Tang Long and the Jiang Family's steward prepared to steal the Jiang Family's gold, and the chapter left their plan poised to begin.

• Bai Ye reassured everyone that he would try to control the Dragon Vein rather than sever it, then led them to the site Zhuge Kongping had described.
• Bai Ye found traces of a Dragon Vein and a fierce battle, but determined the Dragon Vein and Zombie King were no longer there.
• Bai Ye concluded the Evil Path cultivators had failed to control the Zombie King and had copied its method to create the Xishuangbanna Bronze Armor Zombie.
• Bai Ye sent a paper figure to track the Zombie King and took his disciples after it on his flying sword.
• Tang Long and the Jiang Family's steward finalized a plan to take the Jiang Family's gold after Tang Long's younger sister married into the family.

Tang Long planned to kill Steward Jiang after they secured the Jiang Family's gold, but Steward Jiang threatened to expose him if he died. When Tang Long uncovered and dismissed Steward Jiang's leverage, Steward Jiang revealed a deeper secret about the Jiang Family's wax corpses and the Yin Vein beneath their residence.

• Tang Long decided to silence Steward Jiang after obtaining the gold, while Steward Jiang said his death would bring the secret to light.
• Tang Long threatened Steward Jiang and revealed that he knew about his family connections, leaving Steward Jiang's leverage useless.
• Steward Jiang warned Tang Long that killing him would cost more than the gold and asked whether he knew why the Jiang Family made wax corpses.
• Steward Jiang revealed that his ancestors had guarded imperial tombs, used a secret technique to seal souls in wax corpses, and that the Jiang Family's old residence concealed the entrance to a Yin Vein.

Tang Long spared Steward Jiang after hearing his claim that retrieving the Jiang Family’s gold required a secret method, and ordered him to follow their plan to strike after Tang Long’s sister married into the family. Steward Jiang returned to the Jiang residence determined to kill Tang Long, while Old Master Jiang questioned his late-night visit and suspected Tang Long had an ulterior motive.

• Steward Jiang claimed the Jiang Family’s gold was tied to a yin vein and that retrieving it required secret instructions, prompting Tang Long to spare him rather than risk losing the treasure.
• Tang Long told Steward Jiang to follow their plan and attack from within and without after his younger sister married into the Jiang Family in three days.
• Steward Jiang returned to the Jiang residence, resolved to find a way to kill Tang Long, and privately thought that the wax corpses could move.
• Steward Jiang encountered Old Master Jiang beneath the withered locust tree and claimed he had gone to discuss wedding details with the Tang Family.
• Old Master Jiang suspected Tang Long had an ulterior motive but chose to wait and watch for him to expose a flaw.

Steward Jiang planned to eliminate Tang Long while Bai Ye tracked the Zombie King to a town built over a Dragon Vein. Bai Ye discovered an ancient formation draining the townspeople’s life force and traced the likely source to the Jiang Family, where Steward Jiang greeted his group.

• Old Master Jiang dismissed Steward Jiang, who returned to his room and began planning a dangerous attempt to get rid of Tang Long.
• Bai Ye and his companions searched for the Zombie King, detected a Dragon Vein nearby, and descended into a strange town.
• Bai Ye identified an ancient underground formation that drained the townspeople’s life force and concluded that a former Dragon Vein guardian might have misused the Dragon Vein.
• Bai Ye suspected the Jiang Family was connected to the formation and the hidden Zombie King, then led his group to the Jiang Residence.
• Steward Jiang opened the Jiang Residence gate and was startled by Bai Ye’s flying sword as he asked what the visitors wanted.

Bai Ye defeated the Jiang Family’s Dragon Vein Zombie King, resolved the crisis in Miaojiang, and gathered the Dragon Veins to revive the Wicked Dragon. He returned to the mountain to cultivate, while Bai Yes across other worlds continued gaining strength and a mysterious young man awakened in a higher-dimensional space.

• Bai Ye told Old Master Jiang that the Dragon Vein and its array had caused the Jiang Family’s troubles, then went underground and defeated the recovering Zombie King before taking the Dragon Vein and destroying the array.
• Bai Ye and his companions reached Miaojiang, where Xuehua learned that traitors had helped Evil Path cultivators take over; Bai Ye and the resisting locals suppressed the rebellion.
• Uncle Jiu reported that he had obtained the remaining Dragon Vein, and Bai Ye gathered them all and revived the Wicked Dragon, whose golden form soared into the clouds and vanished into the earth’s veins.
• Bai Ye said he would return to the mountain and cultivate in seclusion, then checked the Chat Group and saw that Bai Yes in other worlds had been resolving their crises and gaining World Power.
• A young man opened his eyes in a higher-dimensional space surrounded by stars and murmured, “One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi.”