Arc 22The Star Cup and Extreme Evil Rider

Chen Li pursued new Miraculous Items and gathered allies while confronting the Star Cup, Dio, and a succession of Stand-related threats. After defeating Extreme Evil Rider and losing his Hell Points, Chen Li turned him into a Weekly Instance boss, where Aha challenged him.

  • Chen Li gave Huo Huo the Human Emperor Banner, then worked with Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, and Ling Sha as Ling Sha became a Dragon Lord and received the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method.
  • Chen Li discovered Tet and Aha trapped inside the Star Cup, restored the bottle, and arranged for Aqua to go undercover among the Great Extinguishers in exchange for a faith-spreading Miraculous Item.
  • Chen Li completed Fortune Cat and gave Aqua Heaven’s Door, then joined Joseph Joestar and others to gather Stand Users, confront Dio, and acquire the Saint’s Corpse and Requiem Arrow.
  • Chen Li used the Saint’s Corpse and Requiem Arrow to transform Dio, killed him, and transferred World: Transcendence Requiem to Kevin while Su and the others pursued more Stand-related targets.
  • Vita’s card pulls revealed Extreme Evil Rider, and Chen Li combined the Plane Sphere with the Star Cup into a Planet Cup before accepting the Rider’s challenge in Hell.
  • Chen Li’s blows killed Extreme Evil Rider despite Hell’s no-death rule, but the Rider revived after watching an ad, and Chen Li ran out of Hell Points and decided to forge Gourmet Cells into a Two-star Artifact.
  • Chen Li made Extreme Evil Rider the boss of a new Weekly Instance, where the Rider defeated several challengers before Aha fought him and left claiming victory.
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Ch. 526The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 526

Chen Li showed Ling Sha and Huo Huo the Human Emperor Banner, then lent it to Huo Huo along with tools and a Wish Seed to help her attract and handle ghosts. Huo Huo tried to resume the interrogation, but Chen Li diverted her attention to an incoming call on her superior’s phone.

  • Chen Li brought out the Human Emperor Banner, startling Huo Huo and drawing Master Tail’s attention to Ternan.
  • Chen Li examined Huo Huo’s command flag and gave her the Human Emperor Banner to use as a Miraculous Item against ghosts.
  • Chen Li offered Huo Huo a ghost-attracting puzzle piece and a Wish Seed, and explained that she could earn Starstones by doing things differently.
  • Huo Huo noticed that Chen Li had not answered the interrogation’s questions, but Chen Li told her to answer the call on the Friends Circle Terminal.

Ch. 527Fu Xuan: I Object to This Marriage! (11K)

Huo Huo and Ling Sha sought help from Chen Li, who contacted Huo Huo’s superior, Lan, and gave Ling Sha a Friends Circle Terminal while removing her Wish Seed. After Ling Sha discovered Chen Li had lied about the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method, Fu Xuan watched her flirt with him and Jing Yuan questioned Fu Xuan’s reaction.

  • Chen Li called Huo Huo’s superior, Lan, but Huo Huo panicked and hung up when she saw the Lord of the Hunt on the call.
  • Ling Sha suggested leaving Chen Li’s communication terminal as evidence and accepted a Friends Circle Terminal and the removal of her Wish Seed.
  • Ling Sha swallowed the Wish Seed, then wiped Chen Li’s hand clean after he wondered whether dragon saliva could be used to make ambergris.
  • Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan returned, and Ling Sha questioned Chen Li about the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method after Fu Xuan mentioned it.
  • Ling Sha licked Chen Li’s cheek to detect his lie, then asked him to explain the method, but Chen Li instead asked her to teach him how to identify people by scent.
  • Fu Xuan clicked her tongue as Ling Sha pressed close to Chen Li, while Jing Yuan asked why Fu Xuan tolerated it.

Ch. 528Fu Xuan: I Object to This Marriage! (11K) (Continued)

Fu Xuan explained how she planned to govern the Luofu by using Chen Li and other unconventional forces to handle the Dragon race and official affairs. Jing Yuan tried to secure a promise that he could retire after ten years, but Fu Xuan dodged the agreement and began watching Ling Sha and Chen Li instead.

  • Fu Xuan told Jing Yuan that Chen Li could serve as an unconventional force to make the Dragon race obey and help govern the Luofu.
  • Fu Xuan said she would clear obstacles for Chen Li, while Jing Yuan asked about her governing philosophy and learned she also considered him an unconventional force.
  • Jing Yuan sought a written promise that Fu Xuan would let him hunt through the stars after ten more years of service, but she stayed silent.
  • Ling Sha said she smelled lies, and Fu Xuan revealed that Jing Yuan had recommended her as general 122 times, mostly after she presented plans.
  • Jing Yuan considered making Jingliu the next general, while Fu Xuan resolved to monitor Chen Li and the Miraculous Items to prevent Jing Yuan from outmaneuvering her.

Ch. 529The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 529

Chen Li considered lending the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method to Ling Sha, who became a Dragon Lord after he tested it on her. Fu Xuan had become head of the Dan Ding Division, and Chen Li used Foresight to compare the Crystal returns from entrusting the item to different people.

  • Ling Sha asked to tell the Dragon race about the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method, and Chen Li agreed while refusing to sell it but allowing it to be borrowed.
  • Jing Yuan revealed a glowing Forced Transaction coin, and Ling Sha cautiously discussed what the Dragon race could offer for temporary use of the Miraculous Item.
  • Chen Li used the method to make Ling Sha a Dragon Lord, then rejected Ling Sha's suggestion that he marry a Dragon Lord.
  • Ling Sha offered to serve Chen Li, but Fu Xuan announced that Ling Sha had become head of the Xianzhou Luofu Dan Ding Division.
  • Chen Li used his Professional Skill Foresight to compare the Crystal returns from giving the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method to Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, or Ling Sha.

Ch. 530The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 530

Chen Li gave Ling Sha the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method after she accepted the responsibility of wielding it, while Fu Xuan warned her not to let Dragon race politics guide her actions. Jing Yuan revealed that he had kidnapped Dragon Master Tao Ran, then received orders to arrest Luocha; meanwhile, Chen Li confronted Black Swan after she had once again drawn Acheron's attention.

  • Chen Li chose Ling Sha to receive the Miraculous Dragon Transformation Method, and she accepted it with solemn promises to use its power responsibly.
  • Fu Xuan urged Ling Sha to consider Chen Li's interests alongside the Dragon race's, and told Huo Huo to use the Human Emperor Banner properly.
  • Ling Sha asked about the Dragon race genetic varieties missing from the Miraculous Item, and Chen Li said they should visit Dragon Master Tao Ran.
  • Chen Li admitted that Jing Yuan had kidnapped Dragon Master Tao Ran, while Jing Yuan received a phone call ordering Luocha's arrest and sent Chen Li's group to find Tao Ran.
  • Chen Li confronted Black Swan about provoking Acheron, who said she was fine, as Black Swan recalled that Acheron had visited her love-consultation stall.

Ch. 531Chen Li: Help Dio Fight for the Family Fortune? What an Obscure Phrase! (11K

Chen Li learned that Aqua had been tricked into searching the Ancient Sea for treasure, then used his new Miracle Card to grant her and her pranksters’ wishes in twisted ways. After Black Swan left for Penacony, Chen Li arrived at Tingyun’s home and watched Aqua make Satou Kazuma wanted before compensating him with a Genie Lamp.

  • Black Swan told Chen Li she was leaving the Luofu Xianzhou for Penacony and warned him that Aqua had been fooled by Mister Tet and a Masked Fool into seeking treasure in the Ancient Sea.
  • Chen Li used his new Face-to-Face Ult Miracle Card to wish for Aqua to find the treasure she wanted and for Tet and Aha to get the fun they wanted.
  • Chen Li found Satou Kazuma furious because Aqua had carved his name and portrait onto the Ambrosial Arbor Root, getting him wanted on the Xianzhou.
  • Aqua gave Satou Kazuma a Genie Lamp as compensation, but its first two wishes were granted before he could make them.
  • Satou Kazuma wished for endless Starstones, and the genie granted the wish by making him earn them; Aqua then revealed she had wished for others to receive three wishes and demanded one wish from him.

Ch. 532Chen Li: Help Dio Fight for the Family Fortune? What an Obscure Phrase! (11K (Continued)

Chen Li discovered that Aqua’s supposed Drifting Bottle was the Star Cup, which had trapped Tet and Aha after Tet accidentally turned it into a Genie Lamp. He considered how to free them and ended the chapter contemplating Tet’s plan to trap Aha’s main body in the bottle too.

  • Satou Kazuma told Aqua that the Drifting Bottle had not granted her wish, and Aqua asked Chen Li to restore it to its earlier state.
  • Chen Li identified the bottle as the Star Cup and learned that Tet and Aha were trapped inside it.
  • Tet explained that anyone holding the bottle and asking for three wishes would be pulled inside, while he could choose not to grant a wish.
  • Chen Li considered leaving Tet and Aha trapped, then asked what Aha’s main body would wish for if given the bottle.
  • Tet urged Chen Li to use Friends Circle’s limit-breaking function to send Aha’s main body into the bottle, and Aha stopped laughing.

Ch. 533The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 533

Chen Li used a Miracle Card to discover the Star Cup and Holy Grail wanted destruction, then recruited Aqua to go undercover among the Great Extinguishers in exchange for a faith-spreading Miraculous Item. When he asked a Miracle Card to reveal his own wish, it blurted out that he wanted Great Herta to wear black stockings, leaving Chen Li to flee and clarify that he meant a long-term goal.

  • Chen Li restored the Drifting Bottle into the Star Cup and learned through a Miracle Card that it wished for everything to be destroyed, while Holy Grail gave the same answer.
  • Chen Li explained that he needed to fulfill one more wish to complete a Miracle Card, and Aqua offered to help by asking him to make her a faith-spreading Miraculous Item.
  • Chen Li agreed to forge Aqua the item on the condition that she go undercover among the Great Extinguishers, with Phantylia helping her blend in.
  • Chen Li used a Miracle Card on himself, which made him say he wanted Great Herta to wear black stockings, so he teleported away and asked for his deeper, long-term wish instead.

Ch. 534The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 534

Chen Li dealt with the group who had exposed his wish to see Great Herta in black stockings, then accepted Dio’s commission to forge a Miraculous Item that could help him seize the Joestar family fortune. As Chen Li listened to a broadcast recounting events tied to his work, Great Herta asked why he still hid his real name.

  • Chen Li chose Root Shiki for a wish and tried to conceal his own wishes, but Great Herta confronted him about wanting to see her in black stockings.
  • Chen Li accused Tet, Aha, Satou Kazuma, and Aqua of leaking the information, then knocked them all unconscious with Super Headbutt after realizing Aha was responsible.
  • Chen Li noticed Dio’s commission to forge an item that would help Dio take the family fortune from Jonathan Joestar and prepared to fulfill it.
  • Chen Li listened to a broadcast about galactic events and his contributions, while Great Herta switched it off and questioned why he kept his real name secret.

Ch. 535The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 535

Chen Li explained his pursuit of Imaginary Value and forged new Miraculous Items while Great Herta questioned his outlook and tried to understand what gave his life meaning. He ended by naming the people he valued, prompting Great Herta to pause before snapping his neck.

  • Chen Li explained how publicizing the Miraculous Forger’s name earned him Imaginary Value, then discussed the Interastral Peace Corporation’s interest in Stellar Core Insurance with Great Herta.
  • Great Herta relayed Aha’s description of Chen Li as a semi-nihilist, and Chen Li defended himself by saying his constant danger had given him persecution mania.
  • Chen Li handed Great Herta his Miraculous Forging Guide and said he sought power to uncover the world’s unknowns and protect himself.
  • Chen Li told Great Herta that meeting her and their friends gave his life meaning, then listed numerous women and friends he valued.
  • Great Herta grew increasingly angry at Chen Li’s long list, but paused when he named Aha as a complicated yet reliable friend.

Ch. 536The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 536

Chen Li and Great Herta discussed the Interastral Peace Corporation’s proposed investment in Stellar Core Insurance, and Chen Li chose to reject its investment while allowing cooperation to deliver disaster aid. He finished forging the missionary Miraculous Item Heaven’s Door, whose egg-distribution mechanic could gradually strengthen faith and fix believers’ behavior, and Great Herta reluctantly accepted that Aqua was unlikely to misuse it.

  • Chen Li exchanged flirtatious remarks with Great Herta, then praised Little Herta until she put away her hammer and kissed his cheek before vanishing.
  • Chen Li told Great Herta to reject the Interastral Peace Corporation’s investment but cooperate with it to speed aid to disaster-struck planets, and Great Herta relayed the request through Little Herta to Asta.
  • Chen Li completed the second Miraculous Item, Fortune Cat, which granted powerful financial luck and the ability to attract wealth.
  • Great Herta examined Heaven’s Door and learned that distributing eggs could build religious faith and eventually fix believers’ behavioral patterns.
  • Great Herta considered how Heaven’s Door could be exploited to brainwash people, but Chen Li reassured her that Aqua lacked the brains to misuse it.

Ch. 537The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 537

Chen Li’s plan to give Dio a Miraculous Item went badly when Dio rejected it, prompting Great Herta and the others to organize a chaotic response. The group struggled to recruit a Stand User through Vita’s Talent Market while Chen Li kept quiet about his original scheme for taking Dio’s fortune.

  • Chen Li gave Aqua Heaven's Door, and Aqua chose the doctrine that Eris pads her chest before trying to recruit him into the Aqusis Cult for Starstones.
  • Chen Li used Let Me Ask You Something to uncover Aqua’s plan, accepted more than two thousand Starstones, and explained that Miraculous Items did not work on their forger.
  • Chen Li contacted Dio with a Miraculous Item intended to help him obtain JoJo’s family fortune, but Dio rejected the offer and insulted him.
  • Great Herta called Vita to recruit a Stand User, and Vita, Sparkle, and others gathered people as the situation escalated into a confused hunt for Dio.
  • Vita struggled to recruit anyone through the Talent Market, so Great Herta took the tablet and complained about the Starstones being wasted.

Ch. 538The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 538

Great Herta’s search for Dio led Chen Li to recruit Joseph Joestar, while Chen Li began investigating Stands and found that his world puzzle required many pieces from the JOJO world. He left with a new lead on obtaining a Stand: Dio might know how to create Stand Users.

  • Great Herta used the Talent Market to draw Golden Ship and then Joseph Joestar, whose card showed him during Stardust Crusaders.
  • Chen Li messaged Joseph with a Caesar resurrection joke, then gave him a Friends Circle Terminal and a Resurrection Card link.
  • Ritsuka Fujimaru confronted Sparkle about selling Chaldea blind boxes and then asked Chen Li to find a Stand arrow for the group’s Occupational System.
  • Chen Li met Joseph, allied with him against Dio, and used a piece of Hermit Purple to obtain the Three-Star Stand puzzle piece.
  • Chen Li discovered that completing the JOJO world puzzle required a Stand, Ripple, Golden Spirit, vampire, Saint’s Corpse, and other pieces, and Joseph suggested Dio might know how to create Stand Users.

Ch. 539The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 539

Chen Li captured Mariah’s Stand and offered to strengthen Holly, then helped Joseph Joestar defeat Alessi and restore his youthful body. Joseph agreed to use his renewed strength against Dio and was moved when Chen Li offered to make the person he loved younger too.

  • Joseph Joestar explained that Dio’s use of his ancestor’s body had caused Stand awakenings in his family, and Chen Li freed the injured Mariah from the scrap metal and reconstructed her body.
  • Chen Li took Mariah’s Stand ability, amplified Bastet Goddess until it covered the Earth, then discarded it after judging its growth potential poor.
  • Chen Li offered to strengthen Holly and used a Miraculous Item to search for Jotaro, encountering Alessi and arranging a fight between him and Joseph Joestar.
  • Joseph Joestar regained his youth and defeated Alessi, who surrendered his Stand to Chen Li.
  • Chen Li restored Joseph Joestar’s youthful body and offered to extend his youth, then asked whether he should make Joseph’s loved one younger as well; Jotaro and Avdol watched.

Ch. 540The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 540

Chen Li’s group used the Slap Gloves to locate Stand Users and Dio, while Joseph Joestar was sent to capture Kars. Chen Li and the others cornered Dio at his residence, sealed his powers, and beat him, leaving him unable to speak.

  • Sparkle bought the rights to Osiris, while Silver Wolf said she wanted Atum for its game-related abilities.
  • Jotaro used the Slap Gloves to locate Stand Users, and Sirin retrieved them while Zelretch searched a parallel world for the Saint’s Corpse.
  • Joseph Joestar slapped Dio with the Slap Gloves, but Dio stopped time and fled; Chen Li then assigned Joseph to capture the motionless Kars with a magically enhanced Poké Ball.
  • Chen Li told Jotaro that Star Platinum could copy another Stand’s ability, then went through a black hole to Dio’s residence.
  • Great Herta formed a time-prohibition field with crushed Starstones, and Aqua illuminated the hall and sealed Dio’s mind after the group confronted him.
  • Kevin and the others beat Dio, and Chen Li sealed Dio’s mouth after the group blamed him for various offenses.

Ch. 541Chen Li: Save the big head or the little head—pick one! (11,000 words)

Chen Li and his companions bound Dio and tortured him while waiting for Zelretch to return the Saint’s Corpse. Chen Li gave Dio the Dog Talisman to keep him alive, then summoned the Human Emperor Banner’s Heroic Souls to beat him again.

  • Chen Li’s group continued beating Dio and accused him of numerous past offenses while he lay bound by the Cleanup Master Miracle Card’s golden threads.
  • Sparkle asked Aqua to undo the seal on Dio’s mouth, and Aqua released him with a snap of her fingers.
  • Chen Li threatened Dio with a Ripple-charged chainsaw, and Dio agreed to cooperate before Chen Li silenced him with the Divine Sealing Technique.
  • Chen Li used the Dog Talisman to revive Dio each time the chainsaw’s Ripple energy injured him.
  • While they waited for Zelretch to bring back the Saint’s Corpse, Chen Li summoned the Human Emperor Banner and let its Heroic Souls surround and beat Dio.

Ch. 542Chen Li: Save the big head or the little head—pick one! (11,000 words, continued)

Chen Li and the group searched Dio’s overturned mansion for the Requiem Arrow while Zelretch brought Chen Li the Saint’s Corpse. The search ended with the mansion still floating overhead and Aqua cooking Dio’s guard eagle with a bone from the Saint’s Corpse.

  • Pardo found an arrow in Dio’s house, and Chen Li offered 1,000 Starstones to whoever found the Requiem Arrow.
  • Kevin flipped Dio’s mansion into the air, and Chen Li stopped it from crashing down before the group flew up to search it.
  • Zelretch delivered a piece of the Saint’s Corpse, then a Golden Spin pursued him from another Parallel World and Chen Li shrank and swallowed it with Flower Bird Wind Moon.
  • Aqua tried to boil Dio’s guard eagle and added a bone from the Saint’s Corpse to the pot.
  • The group returned from searching the airborne mansion and found Chen Li and Aqua eating from the fragrant pot.

Ch. 543The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 543

Chen Li used the Saint's Corpse and a Requiem Arrow to help Dio reach heaven, then froze him one second before his transformation could become permanent. Chen Li killed Dio, obtained a Destiny Treasure Chest, and left the group to move on without him.

  • Kiana gave Chen Li the Requiem Arrow, and he fictionalized countless copies for the group.
  • Chen Li used Dio to fuse with the Saint's Corpse, then pierced The World with a Requiem Arrow to make Dio reach heaven.
  • Dio awakened World: Transcendence Requiem and attacked Chen Li, but Chen Li froze him one second before his transformation.
  • Chen Li killed Dio despite the Dog Talisman's protection, and Pardo collected the Destiny Treasure Chest that dropped.
  • Chen Li claimed Dio had controlled the group and one hundred thousand Heroic Souls for three hours, while Sparkle shuddered at the memory.

Ch. 544The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 544

After killing Dio and claiming his Stand, Chen Li gave World: Transcendence Requiem to Kevin and arranged for the group to pursue Father Pucci’s White Snake and other Stands. The chapter left Kevin training in Dio’s dungeon while Zelretch was tasked with retrieving Wonder of U from a Parallel World.

  • Chen Li revealed that he had extracted Dio’s Traits and used Little Herta’s help to rapidly explore the World Painting Puzzle.
  • Chen Li transferred World: Transcendence Requiem to Kevin using Judgment of All Things, costing him 10 mental strength points.
  • Su used a worldwide announcement and the Slap Gloves to locate and knock Father Pucci unconscious.
  • Yakumo Yukari opened Dio’s Heaven’s Eye dungeon, and Su sent Kevin inside to learn how to use his Stand without relying on his superhuman strength.
  • Chen Li took White Snake from Father Pucci and asked Zelretch to retrieve a Wonder of U Stand from another Parallel World for 500 Starstones.

Ch. 545The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 545

Chen Li organized a hunt for Stand Users and proposed turning Kars into a source of Stands. As the group prepared to explore the Heaven's Eye dungeon, Chen Li gave Polnareff a Requiem Arrow and questioned what special abilities his Stand possessed.

  • Zelretch took the War Correspondent's Pass and began searching Parallel Worlds for Toru and Wonder of U.
  • Little Herta escaped the others with Herta dolls, but Sirin chased after her; the returning group then confronted Great Herta.
  • Chen Li assigned the group work using their team funds, including dealing with Morioh's Arrows, Dio's rogue Flesh Buds, and Diavolo.
  • Chen Li proposed having Kars imitate Stand Users' Stands so Zelretch could remove them with White Snake, while Aqua suggested multiplying Kars through an operation with Kyubey.
  • Joseph Joestar delivered Kars in a Poké Ball, and Jotaro brought captured Stand Users; Chen Li directed Jotaro and Joseph toward the Heaven's Eye dungeon.
  • Chen Li gave Polnareff a Requiem Arrow and asked what special ability his Stand had.

Ch. 546The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 546

Chen Li sought a world-class culprit to complete his Villainous Savior Miracle Card and explained how he had contained Dio by trapping him in an endless Revival Match queue. After Vita’s card pulls failed to find a suitable culprit, the group debated what qualified and considered using a Small World as a target.

  • Chen Li learned that Diavolo counted toward his Miracle Card’s progress, bringing it to five of seven, while turning Dio’s subordinate into puzzle fragments had not counted.
  • Chen Li explained that he revived Dio with a Resurrection Card and used Shadow Soldiers to keep Dio waiting forever in a Revival Match queue, which he claimed counted as containment and protection.
  • Sparkle suggested seeking the principal culprit in a Small World, and she and Chen Li discussed why figures such as Phantylia and Kyubey had not qualified.
  • Vita spent 600 Starstones pulling cards for a Source of All Evil, but the results were minor troublemakers rather than world-class culprits.
  • Aqua proposed that the world itself might be the culprit, and Chen Li told her to be quiet.

Ch. 547The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 547

Vita obtained a Phenomenal Record and planned to use it to alter her past and become the heroine, while Chen Li identified the summoned Extreme Evil Rider as a world-class threat. The chapter ended with Chen Li demonstrating his power by combining two artifacts into a Planet Cup and eating part of an entire world.

  • Vita's final 10-pull revealed Extreme Evil Rider — Surt, a former Sinner of Khaenri'ah who had become a major interstellar calamity.
  • Chen Li explained that Vita had spent nearly 1,000 Starstones searching outside her own world, and Sparkle mocked her for the expense.
  • Chen Li gave Vita a Phenomenal Record, and Vita planned to use it to travel to her past and make herself the heroine.
  • Sparkle worried that Vita might win Chen Li over, but Chen Li noted that Miraculous Forgers were immune to Miraculous Items.
  • Chen Li decided to face Surt and combined the Plane Sphere with the Star Cup to create a Planet Cup.
  • Chen Li bit off part of the Planet Cup, causing the world to tremble before he declared himself full.

Ch. 548The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 548

Chen Li summoned Extreme Evil Rider into a separate Hell arena after seeing that he carried many black Redemption Tickets. Extreme Evil Rider, convinced he could terrify Chen Li and make him seek stronger opponents, offered him three free attacks, but Chen Li’s first strike left him nearly dead.

  • Extreme Evil Rider challenged Chen Li, boasting that he would teach him fear and send him searching across worlds for a worthy opponent.
  • Chen Li checked Extreme Evil Rider’s Redemption Tickets and summoned Hell over Cairo, isolating their fight from the outside world.
  • Chen Li examined Hell’s customizable rules and considered using it to grow crops before Extreme Evil Rider urged him to begin the duel.
  • Extreme Evil Rider offered Chen Li three attacks and dismissed his warnings about having eaten worlds.
  • Chen Li struck Extreme Evil Rider so severely that he was left half-dead, and Chen Li panicked as he tried to keep him alive.

Ch. 549The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 549

Chen Li defeated Extreme Evil Rider with a punch powered by the worlds he had eaten, but the blow shattered Hell’s rule against killing and left him feeling bankrupt. The encounter convinced him to strengthen Gourmet Cells and all his Miracle Cards before facing even more powerful enemies.

  • Extreme Evil Rider threatened Chen Li’s friends, so Chen Li simulated the worlds he had eaten and struck him with overwhelming force.
  • Hell’s no-death rule broke when Chen Li’s punch exceeded the Miracle Card’s limits, and Extreme Evil Rider died before Chen Li could save him with the Revival Match.
  • Extreme Evil Rider revived after watching an ad but remained silent, while Chen Li realized his Hell Points had run out and the others teased him about his defeat and bankruptcy.
  • Sirin used her final Command Seal to comfort Chen Li, then hugged him while he recovered from the fight.
  • Chen Li decided to forge Gourmet Cells into a Two-star Artifact to increase his output and strengthen Hell and his other Miracle Cards.

Ch. 550The Curio Forgemaster Who Began in Honkai — Chapter 550

Chen Li turned the Extreme Evil Rider into the boss of a Weekly Instance, where challengers would fight him endlessly. After Aha entered the dungeon and left him battered, Chen Li remained unconcerned about the Rider’s treatment.

  • Chen Li sent the Extreme Evil Rider into a new Weekly Instance using What If, making him guard its treasure chest as the boss.
  • Chen Li called Aha to challenge the dungeon, and Sparkle persuaded Aha to come by describing the Rider as a powerful opponent.
  • The Extreme Evil Rider defeated several challengers, including Gretel, a dragon, and a fox’s clone, restoring his confidence.
  • Aha fought the Extreme Evil Rider, then left the dungeon claiming the Rider had begged for mercy and saying he had removed his arms and applied itching powder.
  • Sparkle urged Chen Li to mark the boss as a living person, but Chen Li said the Rider could survive the ordeal and showed no concern for him.
Arc 22 of 65
Arc 22 of 65