Arc 23The Secret Realm and Cannon’s Revenge

Xiao Fan cleared Disordered Temple, defended Dragon Nation players from a foreign group, and helped others tackle the Secret Realm while preparing to enter the Monster Region. There, he planned to help Zijin undergo her Lightning Tribulation as Cannon pursued the false identity Huang Quan and Shen Long began searching for him.

  • Li Aohan challenged Xiao Fan at the Secret Realm entrance, but Xiao Fan said Jiu Chen would only accept challengers in the Combat Power Leaderboard’s top ten and proposed that Li Aohan clear the Secret Realm first.
  • Xiao Fan’s team achieved the server’s first clear of Disordered Temple, then Xiao Fan revealed his identity to the Jing City players and warned them about the Invisible Monsters.
  • Xiao Fan killed a White Nation player who threatened Dragon Nation players, then killed Cannon’s son after he tried to flee, giving the subordinates the false name Huang Quan of the City of Kings.
  • Xiao Fan sent Flying Fish and Old Crab a guide to Disordered Temple, while the Li Family exchanged a Supreme-grade item and fifty million Core Power for his guide.
  • Xiao Fan learned of a plan to target Xiao An and Xiao Le and told them to stay in Zone 18, then left for the Monster Region after giving the authorities two City Building Tokens.
  • Xiao Fan entered the Monster Region disguised as Si Ming and told Dong Hu’s team that the level-300 Fairy Fish would not become their pet, while Zijin prepared to undergo her Lightning Tribulation.
  • Cannon learned that the false Huang Quan had killed his son and went to Shen Long for help, and Shen Long ordered a trusted subordinate to find Huang Quan before receiving word that he had been located.
Chapters 551–575 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 551Challenge Letter

Xiao Fan faced a Jing City team led by Li Aohan, who had come to challenge Jiu Chen. Xiao Fan avoided accepting the duel by invoking the Combat Power Leaderboard, but Pei Mei then suggested a solution that excited Li Aohan.

  • Li Aohan asked whether Xiao Fan's team was Jiu Chen's and insisted that he had come to find Jiu Chen.
  • Xiao Fan admitted he was Jiu Chen, but Li Aohan dismissed him as an impostor and handed him a challenge letter for a duel after the event in Yanhuang City.
  • Xiao Fan learned that Li Aohan's team came from the Jing City players who had joined Dragon Nation and worried about the political consequences of fighting them.
  • Xiao Fan said Jiu Chen would only accept challenges from players in the Combat Power Leaderboard's top ten, and Li Aohan realized he did not qualify.
  • Pei Mei whispered an idea to Li Aohan, whose eyes lit up as he praised her cleverness.

Ch. 552A Spar, and Accepting the Challenge

Xiao Fan bargained with Li Aohan, who had blocked the Secret Realm entrance, and agreed to persuade Jiu Chen to accept a challenge if Li Aohan’s team proved its strength by clearing the Secret Realm first. After Li Aohan secured access, both teams entered Disordered Temple, while five of his players stayed behind to keep Jiu Chen’s team from leaving.

  • Li Aohan offered to let the teams enter the Secret Realm if Xiao Fan got Jiu Chen to accept his challenge.
  • Xiao Fan proposed that Li Aohan prove his strength by clearing the Secret Realm before their team, and Li Aohan accepted.
  • Li Aohan persuaded the foreign players to leave the entrance, then allowed Xiao Fan’s team and Flying Fish and Old Crab’s team to enter.
  • Xiao Fan’s team entered the twenty-five-player Special Secret Realm, Disordered Temple.
  • Li Aohan ordered five players to guard the entrance and prevent Jiu Chen’s team from fleeing, then entered the Secret Realm with his team.

Ch. 553Can't Fight At All

Five players from Jing City waited outside Disordered Temple and learned that Jiu Chen's team had already claimed its first clear. Inside, Li Aohan and his group struggled against a Boss, while Li Aohan realized he could not clear the secret realm and ignored a message telling him to come out.

  • The five players from Jing City speculated that teams were still inside because Disordered Temple could be cleared that day.
  • The system announced that Jiu Chen, Ye Bugu, Soul Piercer, Dazhuang, and I Kick Your Lung had achieved the server's first clear of Disordered Temple.
  • The five players confirmed the announcement referred to the secret realm before them and sent Li Aohan a message that Jiu Chen was about to emerge.
  • Li Aohan and his exhausted group stood before a towering Boss in the ancient city's Central Plaza, unable to advance through the twenty-five-player secret realm.
  • A teammate reassured Li Aohan that Jiu Chen might have started earlier and that they could still win their bet by finishing first.
  • Li Aohan received the outside message, grew angry, and closed it without replying because his team could not get past even one Boss.

Ch. 554You Can Only Leave After Clearing the Level

Xiao Fan revealed himself as Jiu Chen after clearing the Secret Realm with his team, leaving the Jing City Players stranded while Li Aohan remained inside. His team departed to rest before tackling more Secret Realms, and the five Jing City Players anxiously waited for Li Aohan as night approached.

  • The five Jing City Players wondered why Jiu Chen's teammates had emerged from the Secret Realm while Li Aohan's team had not.
  • The fatty explained that Players could only leave after clearing the Secret Realm, and Xiao Fan told the Jing City Players that Li Aohan was unqualified to challenge him unless he reached the Combat Power Leaderboard's top ten.
  • Xiao Fan revealed that he was Jiu Chen, then led his team away after warning the Jing City Players about the Invisible Monsters that appeared at night.
  • The team discussed the Secret Realm's difficult mechanics and generous rewards, and Xiao Fan decided they would rest at a nearby settlement before clearing other Secret Realms the next day.
  • The five Jing City Players feared being attacked by Invisible Monsters after dark and hurried to message Li Aohan about Jiu Chen's identity and ask when his team would emerge.

Ch. 555Dragon Nation Players Are Trash

Dragon Nation Players were publicly confronted by White Nation Players after complaining about foreign Players stealing their monsters. The chapter ended with the White Nation leader demanding that they kneel, kowtow, and publicly call Dragon Nation Players trash, leaving them humiliated and furious.

  • Dragon Nation Players complained about foreign teams stealing their monsters and making it difficult to level.
  • A young White Nation player mocked them for criticizing foreign Players, and they apologized to avoid a conflict.
  • The White Nation player's companions accused the Dragon Nation Players of badmouthing them, drawing ridicule from the gathered Players.
  • A Dragon Nation player challenged the young white man to say what he wanted, and the man demanded a hundred kowtows and a hundred World Channel posts calling Dragon Nation Players trash.
  • The Dragon Nation Players refused to accept the humiliating demand and trembled with anger.

Ch. 556Reward You with a Hundred Kowtows

Xiao Fan arrived as Dragon Nation players were being threatened with death unless they kowtowed, and silently killed the man who attacked one of his compatriots. The white young man apologized, but Xiao Fan rejected the excuse and left him facing consequences.

  • The white young man threatened the Dragon Nation players with death unless they knelt and kowtowed a hundred times.
  • Xiao Fan and his team arrived, and one of the threatened players urged them to leave before they were endangered.
  • A burly man struck a Dragon Nation player for speaking, and Xiao Fan demanded to know who had done it.
  • The burly man mocked Xiao Fan, then suddenly died from an unseen attack.
  • The white young man realized Xiao Fan had killed the burly man and tried to pass off the earlier threats as a joke.
  • Xiao Fan refused to accept the white young man's apology as enough.

Ch. 557The Son of the Cannon

Xiao Fan confronted the White Nation young man over a clash with Dragon Nation players, but the young man invoked his father Cannon, a renowned top player, to try to escape consequences. The Dragon Nation players urged Xiao Fan to accept an apology, while the young man secretly planned revenge and asked Xiao Fan who he was.

  • Xiao Fan demanded that the White Nation young man kneel and kowtow a thousand times and post a thousand insults about White Nation on the World Channel.
  • The young man threatened Xiao Fan by revealing that his father was Cannon, White Nation's strongest, and then offered an apology to end the dispute.
  • Xiao Fan remembered Cannon's reputation, and the Dragon Nation players became alarmed and stepped in to urge him to let the matter go.
  • The young man pretended to apologize and privately vowed to take revenge once Cannon returned.
  • Believing Xiao Fan had accepted the apology, the young man asked for his name.

Ch. 558The White Youth Dies

Xiao Fan attacked the young white man after realizing he would seek revenge, but the man’s gilded shield blocked Xiao Fan’s first sword strike. Xiao Fan then pulled him and his subordinates back with his skill and killed him with two more sword strikes.

  • The young white man fled and ordered his subordinates to run after Xiao Fan warned him he would not get the chance to take revenge.
  • Xiao Fan summoned a purple sword and launched a Heaven-Tier Skill attack at the fleeing young white man.
  • The young white man used a gilded shield from his father to block the attack, but the shield shattered under the sword energy.
  • Xiao Fan used his skill to pull the young white man and his subordinates back toward him.
  • Xiao Fan struck the young white man with two sword-energy attacks, reducing his HP to zero.

Ch. 559I Am Huang Quan

Xiao Fan killed Cannon’s son and claimed to be Huang Quan from the City of Kings, driving the young man’s terrified followers and the other foreign players away. He reassured the remaining Dragon Nation players that the identity he gave them was fake.

  • Xiao Fan killed Cannon’s son in front of the gathered players, shocking the crowd with the power of his Heaven-Tier Skill.
  • Xiao Fan told the young man’s subordinates that his name was Huang Quan from the City of Kings and dared Cannon to seek revenge.
  • Xiao Fan threatened the subordinates, who fled with the dead young man’s body, and the other foreign players soon left as well.
  • Dragon Nation players warned Xiao Fan that Cannon would retaliate and that Shen Long might not protect him.
  • Xiao Fan reassured the remaining players that Huang Quan and the City of Kings were fake information.

Ch. 560The White Team Flees

After the foreign players fled, Xiao Fan dismissed the Dragon Nation players’ worries about Cannon and hinted the fugitives might not escape. The white youth’s subordinates devised a cover story for Cannon, but a black figure attacked them before they could send it.

  • The Dragon Nation players apologized to Xiao Fan for exposing him, and he said Cannon posed no threat to him.
  • Xiao Fan suggested Ye Bugu and Qin Muyu might still be pursuing the fleeing players.
  • The white youth’s subordinates panicked over Cannon’s likely punishment and agreed to claim Huang Quan had overwhelmed them and killed their young master.
  • As the eldest subordinate opened a message to Cannon, a black figure appeared behind him and slit his throat.

Ch. 561Curiosity

After the foreign Players fled, Xiao Fan’s team rested at the gathering point and completed five battleground matches, winning all of them. Xiao Fan noticed that I Kick Your Lung’s luck greatly improved the team’s rewards and asked her what traits she had.

  • Dragon Nation Players volunteered to guard the gathering point, and Xiao Fan brought out a house for his team to rest in.
  • Ye Bugu and Qin Muyu reported that they had wiped out the foreign group, while Xiao Fan warned his teammates to avoid traveling alone because Cannon might seek revenge.
  • Xiao Fan told the team he would leave for the Monster Region for about half a month after the event, then formed a party and opened battleground matchmaking.
  • Xiao Fan Team won all five battleground matches, facing opponents stronger than the previous day.
  • Xiao Fan noticed that I Kick Your Lung’s luck had greatly improved the team’s rewards and asked her what traits she had.

Ch. 562Sincerity Brings Efficacy

Xiao Fan learned that I Kick Your Lung had reached level 35 with only her initial trait, leaving her unable to create skills. He offered to teach her how to farm traits, but her unique trait, Sincerity Brings Efficacy, darkened his expression.

  • I Kick Your Lung hesitated when Xiao Fan asked about her traits, and Crush Your Bird explained that her sister had gained no new traits since entering the game.
  • The team reacted with shock to I Kick Your Lung having only one trait at level 35, and Qin Muyu comforted her by mentioning Xiao Fan's method for farming traits.
  • Xiao Fan promised to help I Kick Your Lung find a suitable way to refresh traits, and she eagerly accepted his offer.
  • When the fat man asked about her unique trait, I Kick Your Lung revealed it was called Sincerity Brings Efficacy, while Xiao Fan's expression darkened.

Ch. 563Trapped

Xiao Fan reassured I Kick Your Lung that he would help turn her Sincerity Brings Efficacy trait into a skill, then sent friend requests to Flying Fish and Old Crab to help with the Disordered Temple. Trapped in the Secret Realm, Flying Fish’s exhausted team had failed to defeat its first Boss when he noticed a new friend request.

  • Xiao Fan explained that I Kick Your Lung might not roll new traits, but promised to help her create an exclusive skill when he had time.
  • I Kick Your Lung regained hope and thanked Xiao Fan for offering to help her.
  • Xiao Fan sent friend requests to Flying Fish and Old Crab because the Disordered Temple was difficult and prevented Players from leaving before clearing it.
  • Flying Fish’s team argued over their decision to enter the Secret Realm and remained stuck before its first Boss after fighting for a day.
  • Flying Fish noticed that someone had sent him a friend request.

Ch. 564Ask Jiu Chen for Help

Xiao Fan, posing as Jiu Chen, sent Secret Realm strategy guides to Flying Fish’s and Old Crab’s teams, giving them hope of clearing the dungeon. Meanwhile, Li Aohan remained trapped and resisted Yun Pei’s suggestion to ask Dragon Nation’s officials to request Jiu Chen’s help.

  • Flying Fish accepted Xiao Fan’s friend request, believing Jiu Chen had added him, and received a strategy guide for the Secret Realm.
  • Xiao Fan told Flying Fish he had also sent the guide to Old Crab, while Flying Fish’s teammates mistook his excitement for madness before learning Jiu Chen had contacted him.
  • Flying Fish urged his team to study the guide quickly, and Old Crab’s team also began reviewing the strategy they received.
  • Li Aohan failed another challenge in the Secret Realm and angrily blamed its difficulty, while Yun Pei grew disappointed in his response.
  • Yun Pei suggested contacting Dragon Nation’s officials to ask Jiu Chen for the guide, but Li Aohan bristled at the idea of seeking Jiu Chen’s help.

Ch. 565Magic Cube

Li Aohan reluctantly sought Jiu Chen's guide to escape the Disordered Temple Secret Realm, while Xiao Fan negotiated with the Li Family for a valuable exchange. The guide deal revealed a Supreme-grade Magic Cube and new information about Cloud Sea's creator and planetary advancement.

  • Li Aohan told his subordinate to have the Li Family request Jiu Chen's guide without mentioning his name.
  • Xiao Fan told Xu Shengguo about Li Aohan's challenge and the confrontation at the Secret Realm entrance.
  • Xu Shengguo arranged for the Li Family to offer a Supreme-grade item in exchange for the guide.
  • Xiao Fan learned that the Magic Cube could open Cloud Sea's highest secret treasury after its modules were filled by killing creatures 200 levels stronger.
  • Xiao Fan connected the Magic Cube's planet-upgrade effect to Ranked Matches and wondered what the creator intended planets to compete for.

Ch. 566Dragon Nation Prodigy

Xiao Fan accepted the Li Family’s Supreme-grade Magic Cube and fifty million Core Power in exchange for his Secret Realm guide. In the Secret Realm, Li Aohan argued with his father over challenging Jiu Chen, then received the guide and prepared to clear the dungeon.

  • Xiao Fan decided the Magic Cube was worth accepting for the information it could reveal, and Xu Shengguo added fifty million Core Power to the offer.
  • Xiao Fan sent the Li Family his Secret Realm guide but withheld the extra warnings he had given other players.
  • The Li Family patriarch scolded Li Aohan for challenging Jiu Chen and explained how Xiao Fan had helped raise the Dragon Nation server.
  • Li Aohan defended his challenge and his confidence, angering his father, who threatened to withhold the guide.
  • The patriarch ultimately gave Li Aohan the guide, and Yun Pei urged him to focus on clearing the Secret Realm.

Ch. 567Wang Pengfei Seeks Help

Xiao Fan learned that the Bai Family had pressured Wang Pengfei to poison Xiao An and Xiao Le, so he told the children to stay in Zone 18’s Novice Zone until it was safe. Meanwhile, Cannon returned from searching for Gem Mines and demanded to know how his son had died.

  • Xiao Fan warned his team to watch out for Cannon’s retaliation while he went to the Monster Region.
  • Wang Pengfei contacted Xiao Fan and confessed that someone had ordered him to use a potion against Xiao An and Xiao Le.
  • Xiao Fan identified the Bai Family as the likely culprit and told Wang Pengfei and the children to remain in Zone 18 until he gave the all-clear.
  • Liu Xiujuan informed Xiao An and Xiao Le, and they agreed to stay in the Novice Zone despite being disappointed.
  • Cannon returned from searching for Gem Mines, found that his son had gone offline, and angrily demanded an explanation from his subordinates.

Ch. 568I Will Absolutely Not Let Him Off Easy

Cannon learned that his son had died and threatened his subordinates while demanding an explanation. After True Lord urged him to pursue the killer before the clues faded, Cannon ordered a discreet investigation and vowed to make the murderer pay.

  • Cannon discovered that his son was dead, and his subordinates explained that they had not known he was in danger.
  • Cannon punched a subordinate who tried to excuse their failure to watch over his son.
  • True Lord advised Cannon to search for the killer quickly, before the trail disappeared.
  • Cannon bowed to True Lord, then ordered his subordinates to trace his son's movements without alerting other players.
  • After his subordinates left, Cannon worried that the killer might be powerful and vowed not to let the murderer off easy.

Ch. 569Heading to the Monster Region

After giving the authorities two City Building Tokens, Xiao Fan told Xu Shengguo he was heading to the Monster Region and asked him to watch out for Cannon, whom Xiao Fan had killed. The next morning, Xiao Fan departed with Zijin to help her undergo her Lightning Tribulation, leaving his companions with a warning to stay cautious.

  • Xiao Fan gave two City Building Tokens to the authorities, and Xu Shengguo discussed plans to build new cities and open Profession-change slots.
  • Xiao Fan told Xu Shengguo he needed to visit the Monster Region and declined an offer to bring Dragon Nation experts along.
  • Xiao Fan explained why he had killed Cannon, and Xu Shengguo promised to keep an eye on the danger Cannon posed.
  • Xiao Yi, Fatty, and the others saw Xiao Fan off as Zijin eagerly prepared to undergo her Lightning Tribulation.
  • Xiao Fan told his companions to be careful and seek Xu Shengguo's help if Cannon caused trouble, then rode away on Red Hare.

Ch. 570The Demon Who Exterminates Offspring

After the server merger caused fierce competition for resources, high-level players began exploring the Monster Region to hunt Magical Beasts and gather Elemental Spirit Cores. Xiao Fan prepared to enter the region disguised as Si Ming, while Zijin mocked him for killing Cannon’s son.

  • The influx of players after the server merger intensified fights over wilderness leveling spots and resources, prompting teams to explore new areas and level-100 players to enter the Monster Region.
  • Jian Qingfeng told Xiao Fan about the Neutral Magical Beasts near the Monster Region’s border and the hostile Magical Beasts deeper inside.
  • Xiao Fan recalled that Si Ming had been ambushed after delivering goods to the City of Kings and suspected the delivery trip had been part of a conspiracy.
  • Xiao Fan chose to disguise himself as Si Ming, whose appearance and age suited the journey, and avoided using Huang Quan’s deleted data.
  • Zijin called Xiao Fan the Child-Killing Maniac and mocked him for killing people’s sons.

Ch. 571Finding the Fairy Fish Again

Xiao Fan traveled to the Monster Region with Zijin, planning to use her Lightning Tribulation to help the Fairy Fish regain her original appearance. He explained that the Fairy Fish’s face had been disfigured after she failed her own tribulation, and Zijin was left speechless by his plan.

  • Xiao Fan wondered whether Quan Lu had survived in Cyberpunk's otherworld as he rode Red Hare toward the Monster Region.
  • Xiao Fan considered using the flying vehicle blueprint but continued traveling by land because Red Hare and his wings were sufficient for ordinary journeys.
  • Zijin suggested taking her Lightning Tribulation to a hostile faction’s territory and using the heavenly thunder to kill its Players, but Xiao Fan rejected the idea because mass deaths could trigger more Black Fog.
  • Xiao Fan reminded Zijin that they had encountered the Fairy Fish in the Monster Region and revealed he had accepted a task from her.
  • Xiao Fan explained that the Fairy Fish needed to be struck by Heavenly Lightning to restore her appearance, and Zijin fell silent at his plan.

Ch. 572Chapter 551

Xiao Fan learned that Zijin’s Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Tribulation could kill the Fairy Fish, then agreed to supply Zijin with his mana so she could endure it. He entered the Monster Region alone and headed for the Fairy Fish’s territory, where he found a large gathering of players.

  • Zijin warned Xiao Fan that even a trace of her Nine Heavens Divine Thunder could kill the level-three-hundred Fairy Fish, and revealed that she wanted his mana to help her survive the tribulation.
  • Xiao Fan agreed to transfer his abundant mana to Zijin and reached the Monster Region’s edge, where he dismissed Red Hare because the mount could not withstand the monsters’ pressure.
  • Xiao Fan walked alone into the Monster Region as teams of players watched and mocked him for entering such a dangerous area by himself.
  • Green Leaf recognized Xiao Fan’s Si Ming appearance and told the Dragon Nation players who he was, while foreign players pressed them for an explanation.
  • Xiao Fan reached the Fairy Fish’s territory and found even more players gathered there.

Ch. 573The Seven-Colored Deer is Tricking Players Again

Xiao Fan learned that players were flocking to the Monster Region because the Seven-Colored Deer had promised a city Upgrade Token and spread a tale that the Fairy Fish might become a player's pet. He warned Dong Hu's team that the deer was luring them into danger, but they remained eager to find the Mermaid, and a scream sounded as Xiao Fan prepared to leave.

  • Xiao Fan decided to move Zijin's Lightning Tribulation away from the crowded lake and met Dong Hu's team, who were heading toward it.
  • Dong Hu introduced himself and his teammates, while Xiao Fan gave his name as Si Ming and said he had brought a little fellow to undergo Lightning Tribulation.
  • Muzi explained that the Seven-Colored Deer offered a city Upgrade Token and claimed a beautiful level-300 Mermaid would contract with a player who moved her heart.
  • Xiao Fan recognized the tale as another of the Seven-Colored Deer's tricks and warned Dong Hu's team that the Fairy Fish would not become their pet and could kill them.
  • Muzi dismissed Xiao Fan's warnings and invited him to see the Mermaid, but Xiao Fan refused and started to leave.
  • A player's scream rang out ahead, interrupting Xiao Fan as he was about to go.

Ch. 574Something Definitely Went Wrong

Dong Hu's squad withdrew from the Fairy Fish's waters after Xiao Fan warned them, while Xiao Fan continued through the Monster Region to find a place for Zijin's Lightning Tribulation. Meanwhile, Cannon learned that Huang Quan of the City of Kings had killed his son and set out to confront him.

  • Muzi wanted to investigate the screams near the Fairy Fish, but Dong Hu refused and led his squad away after the screams abruptly stopped.
  • Xiao Fan explained to himself that the Fairy Fish had likely attacked Players who saw her true appearance, then caught up with Dong Hu's squad and accepted Dong Hu's friend request.
  • Zijin mocked the Fairy Fish and offered to guide Xiao Fan to a suitable place for her Lightning Tribulation; Xiao Fan agreed to focus on helping her.
  • Cannon questioned the Players he had found, learned that Huang Quan of the City of Kings had killed his son, and ordered his group to move out for the City of Kings.

Ch. 575Hunting the Culprit

Cannon came to the City of Kings to ask Shen Long to find the player who had killed his son, but a subordinate's false report nearly turned their meeting into a confrontation. Shen Long ordered his men to locate Huang Quan, and the chapter ended after they found him.

  • Shen Long brooded over the failed merged-server battle, Falling Leaf's resentment, and the other great families leaving the City of Kings.
  • A subordinate told Shen Long that Cannon had threatened to slaughter the city, so Shen Long angrily went out to confront him.
  • Cannon denied making the threat and explained that he had come to ask for help finding his son's killer.
  • Cannon told Shen Long that a player called Huang Quan had killed his son and his team, and Shen Long promised to investigate without shielding the culprit.
  • Shen Long ordered a trusted subordinate to find Huang Quan, then questioned Cannon about the murder while the search proceeded.
  • Shen Long received word that Huang Quan had been found.
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Arc 23 of 29