Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping returned from the Heavenly Demon Battlefield with several captured monster-race prodigies, shocking the waiting Kings by revealing that he planned to ransom them. The chapter left the Kings alarmed by the danger of provoking the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, while Xia Ping defended his actions as robbing the rich to help the poor.

• The Kings waiting outside the battlefield discussed whether the Human Race's Elite Students, including Xia Ping, had survived.
• The Elite Students returned through a wormhole, battered but relieved to have escaped the battlefield.
• The Kings noticed Xia Ping had brought several powerful monster-race prodigies with him and asked Lu Shuwen what was happening.
• Xia Ping called the monsters his spoils of war and explained that he intended to ransom them from the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
• The Kings warned Xia Ping that extorting Demon Kings could bring deadly retaliation, but he claimed he had no other way to make money.
• Rabbit Linglong and the other captured monsters angrily rejected Xia Ping's claim that his extortion was robbing the rich to help the poor.

Lu Shuwen agreed to negotiate a costly prisoner exchange for the demon prodigies Xia Ping had captured, and the humans rushed back to their territory. At the demons’ gathering, the Demon Kings discovered their missing descendants had been taken and heard the prodigies’ accusations against Xia Ping.

• Lu Shuwen praised Xia Ping’s plan and decided to bargain with the demons for a large ransom for the captured prodigies.
• Lu Shuwen ordered the Kings and Elite Students to board the Super Warship and jump back to human territory before the Demon Kings could react.
• Demon prodigies emerged from the wormhole while their protectors waited, but the Demon Kings noticed that several powerful descendants were missing.
• A demon told the Demon Kings that Xia Ping had captured the missing prodigies and taken them away as mounts and household guards.
• The demon prodigies accused Xia Ping of killing and eating the Thunder Ape, capturing Rabbit Linglong, and threatening to take more demons, then demanded revenge.

The Demon Kings learned that a human had killed the Thunder Ape and enslaved several demon prodigies, including the Doom Crows, while Rabbit Linglong had fallen into his hands. Enraged by the humiliation, they set out for the human encampment to demand answers, kill the human, and reclaim the captives.

• The Ape King and other Demon Kings refused to believe that their descendants had submitted to a human, until Qingluan explained that the human had forced them to obey with a restrictive power.
• The War Rabbit King and the other demons heard rumors that the human had mistreated Rabbit Linglong, and they grew furious and feared for the Saintess.
• The Demon Kings and demon geniuses lamented that their race had become too weak and afraid to stop a human.
• The Ape King called for the human's death, and the Demon Kings agreed to head to the nearby human encampment to demand an explanation and retrieve the demon prodigies.

The Demon Kings arrived at the human camp after Xia Ping and the others had already escaped, leaving them furious and unable to pursue the Super Warship into human territory. Lu Shuwen contacted them and offered to return the captured Demon Race prodigies for a price.

• The Ape King and War Rabbit King demanded that the Demon Kings chase the humans, but the others explained the Super Warship had likely already returned to human territory.
• The Demon Kings recognized Lu Shuwen's name when he called the Ape King's communicator and the War Rabbit King answered.
• Lu Shuwen told the Demon Kings that their Ten Thousand Demon Mountain prodigies were in human hands and argued that the capture on the Heavenly Demon Battlefield had not violated the ceasefire agreement.
• The War Rabbit King accused Lu Shuwen and the humans of breaking the agreement by capturing Rabbit Linglong, while the Crow King asked why Lu Shuwen had called.
• Lu Shuwen offered to return the captured Demon Race prodigies in exchange for a certain price.

Lu Shuwen demanded enormous payments and rare treasures from the Demon Kings to redeem the captured Demon Race talents, then gave them three days to decide. The Demon Kings were left furious and fearful after he ended the call.

• The War Rabbit King offered goods worth five hundred billion Federal Coin to redeem the Rabbit Clan Saintess, but Lu Shuwen clarified that the price was five hundred billion for each captive.
• Lu Shuwen demanded a thousand-year-old spirit medicine, a treasure artifact, and a King-Grade Supreme Secret Manual in addition to the payment.
• The War Rabbit King, Tiger King, Crow King, and Ape King condemned the demands, with the Ape King threatening to invade Human Race territory.
• Lu Shuwen warned that he could keep the captives as slaves and use them to attack Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, then reminded the Demon Kings of how they had enslaved humans.
• Lu Shuwen gave the Demon Kings three days to accept his terms and ended the call, leaving them enraged.

The Demon Kings rejected Xia Ping’s ransom demands and planned to pressure the human side, while Lu Shuwen told Xia Ping to hold firm and stay cautious. Xia Ping announced that he would auction off the captured Demon King Descendants, throwing the Cloud Sky Realm into an uproar.

• The Demon Kings refused to pay the ransom and proposed massing troops at the border to pressure the Human Race.
• Lu Shuwen told Xia Ping that the Demon Kings would likely resist before negotiating and warned him to watch for assassins.
• Xia Ping mocked Rabbit Linglong and the other captives, then said he would sell them if the Demon Kings refused to ransom them.
• Xia Ping announced an online auction of several Demon King Descendants for the following day.
• People across the Cloud Sky Realm reacted with shock and excitement to Xia Ping’s auction announcement.

Xia Ping advertised captured Demon King Descendants as battle pets on a forum, pitching their abilities while downplaying their drawbacks. The Doom Crow, Metal Tiger, and Single-Horned Thunder Bull drew interest from potential buyers, though each demon resented his sales tactics.

• A forum user asked which Demon King Descendants Xia Ping had captured, and Xia Ping assured everyone his merchandise was top quality.
• Xia Ping presented the Doom Crow as a home guardian that could caw outside, prompting ridicule until knowledgeable buyers recognized its royal bloodline and potential to become an Invincible King.
• Xia Ping promoted the Metal Tiger as a fierce, easy-to-feed pet, while the tiger seethed because it required expensive rare ore and was being sold as a status symbol.
• Xia Ping described the Single-Horned Thunder Bull as a portable charger and breeding bull, angering it with visions of a miserable future.
• Forum users praised the Single-Horned Thunder Bull as gentle, rideable, and a promising battle pet.

Xia Ping promoted several captured demons as valuable battle pets or workers, prompting human buyers to covet them while the demons resented his descriptions. He refused to sell Rabbit Linglong, declaring her his bedchamber maid.

• Xia Ping forced the Black Water Explosive Bear to pose cutely and advertised its strength, while the bear feared for its reputation among the Bear Clan.
• Xia Ping presented the Widow Spider as a profitable silk-producing resource, and the spider dreaded being worked as a factory.
• Xia Ping praised the Three-Eyed Giant as a strong laborer and potential bodyguard, leaving it humiliated by the prospect of hauling bricks or serving as a meat shield.
• People asked about Rabbit Linglong after seeing her photo and offered to pay for her.
• Xia Ping declared Rabbit Linglong was not for sale because she was his bedchamber maid.

Xia Ping refused to sell Rabbit Linglong and announced that he would auction the Demon King Descendants for a starting price of three hundred billion Federal Coins. The news spread through the Cloud Sky Realm and reached both human King Families and the Demon Race, leaving the auction’s consequences to unfold.

• Xia Ping refused the crowd’s offers for Rabbit Linglong, leaving her relieved but worried that he intended to keep her as a bed warmer.
• Xia Ping set the starting price for the Demon King Descendants at three hundred billion Federal Coins and argued that their potential made the price worthwhile.
• Xia Ping announced that the auction would begin on the Online Mall in one day, then logged off.
• The crowd dismissed a proposed boycott, reasoning that the chance to acquire Demon King Descendants was too valuable to pass up.
• News of the auction spread to King Families across the Cloud Sky Realm, and the Demon Race also learned of Xia Ping’s plan.

Ten Thousand Demon Mountain’s Demon Kings debated how to recover Rabbit Linglong and the other captured demon geniuses, but rejected both war and the humans’ ransom demands. The chapter ended when they learned Xia Ping had publicly announced an auction of the captives for the next day.

• The Bull Demon King demanded retaliation for the captured demon geniuses, then nearly fought the Eagle Demon King before a respected Demon King stopped them.
• The Giant King proposed pressuring humanity, while the Crow King explained that the humans had rejected protests and demanded an enormous ransom for each captive.
• The Crow King revealed that the humans would not abandon Xia Ping, the eighteen-year-old Genius Tournament champion who had reached the Grandmaster Realm.
• The Demon Kings ruled out a rescue mission and refused to accept the humans’ terms, deciding to stall rather than risk war.
• A Demon King discovered that Xia Ping had publicly announced an auction of the captured demon geniuses for the following day, enraging the assembled Demon Kings.

After Xia Ping refused to negotiate and planned to auction the seven captured Demon King Descendants, the Demon Kings debated how to respond. The Giant King and other major clans were left to handle the crisis alone when smaller races refused to risk war.

• The Demon Kings learned that Xia Ping considered them insincere and would auction the captured descendants to wealthy humans.
• The Giant King and Bull Demon King called for Xia Ping to be killed, but the Crow King warned that Ten Thousand Demon Mountain could not invade the human world.
• The Crow King explained that the other Demon races would not unite over the capture of only seven descendants.
• The Wolf King rejected the Giant King's appeal and said the Three-Eyed Giant Clan should pay the ransom itself.
• The Wolf King and other Demon Kings from smaller races refused to join a war, leaving the Giant King and allied clans to negotiate on their own.

The Demon Kings abandoned plans to wage war on humanity and prepared to pay for their captured descendants or seek help from human Kings. While Xia Ping treated Rabbit Linglong and the other demons as slaves ahead of the auction, a King named Huo Yongming contacted him.

• The Giant King, the Crow King, and the War Rabbit King agreed to prepare money for the auction, with the War Rabbit King also planning to ask human Kings to help rescue Rabbit Linglong and the others secretly.
• Xia Ping woke refreshed and ate breakfast, anticipating that the auction proceeds would let him buy a Super Warship.
• Xia Ping threatened Rabbit Linglong into behaving like his maid, and she obediently massaged him while the Doom Crow and the other demons said they had no requests.
• Xia Ping answered a call from an unfamiliar number, and a blue-robed King introduced himself as Huo Yongming.

Xia Ping rejected Huo Yongming’s demand to release the demon prodigies and apologize, refusing to halt his auction despite warnings about angering the demon race. He ended the call and blacklisted Huo Yongming, leaving the furious King powerless to force him to comply.

• Huo Yongming called Xia Ping and urged him to release the demon prodigies unconditionally and apologize to the demon race.
• Xia Ping mocked Huo Yongming’s demands and refused his offer to buy the captives for one hundred billion Federal Coins each.
• Huo Yongming warned Xia Ping that other Kings supported him and that defying them could bring serious consequences.
• Xia Ping insisted he would continue the auction, told Huo Yongming to send the other Kings after him, then hung up and blacklisted him.
• Huo Yongming smashed his communicator in rage after Xia Ping refused to answer his return call.

Huo Yongming and several kings plotted to sabotage Xia Ping’s auction by deleting its online promotion after he refused to release the demon geniuses. Xia Ping discovered the blacklist and decided to turn the kings’ interference into an opportunity to gain Hate Points.

• Huo Yongming and the other kings discussed how Xia Ping had refused to hand over the demon geniuses the demon kings wanted released.
• Huo Yongming proposed deleting Xia Ping’s auction posts to keep buyers away and pressure him into accepting their terms.
• The kings agreed that Giant Corporation would not intervene, since their actions would not threaten Xia Ping’s life or disrupt the company’s marketplace.
• Hours later, Xia Ping found that posts and discussions about his auction had been removed across the internet.
• Xia Ping recognized the kings’ scheme and decided to play along, believing he could use it to gain Hate Points.

Xia Ping visited Pingtian Sect headquarters with Rabbit Linglong and found that Feng Hetang and Su Ji had helped the organization grow powerful. Su Ji challenged Xia Ping’s boss-like attitude as the chapter ended.

• Xia Ping arrived at Pingtian Sect headquarters with Rabbit Linglong and was greeted by admiring members.
• Xia Ping noticed Feng Hetang had reached the Martial Master Realm, and Feng Hetang credited Pingtian Sect’s resources for his rapid progress.
• Su Ji appeared with a group of girls, and Feng Hetang told Xia Ping she was Pingtian Sect’s third most powerful person and had helped it grow.
• Xia Ping praised Su Ji and urged her to work overtime, prompting her to accuse him of acting like a boss despite barely showing up.

Xia Ping asked Pingtian Sect to help promote his auction after Kings had him banned online. Feng Hetang agreed to mobilize the sect’s large membership, while Su Ji watched Xia Ping’s influence continue to grow.

• Xia Ping noticed Su Ji had reached the fourth level of the Martial Master realm, and Su Ji bragged that she was an Elite Student at Yanhuang University.
• Su Ji warned Xia Ping that her sister, Su Mei, was in seclusion and nearing the King Realm.
• Xia Ping told Feng Hetang that Kings had banned him online and asked Pingtian Sect to publicize his auction.
• Feng Hetang said Pingtian Sect had a hundred thousand disciples and would help, while Su Ji considered taking control of the sect for herself.
• Xia Ping ordered the disciples to recruit others to post about the auction around the clock and offered 0.5 Federal Coin for each accepted post.

Xia Ping paid to launch a massive online publicity campaign for his auction of captured Demon Race prodigies, and the chapter ends with the posts drawing attention to Rabbit Linglong and sparking outrage over her captivity.

• Xia Ping told Feng Hetang to hire professional online trolls and spend freely to promote the auction.
• The Pingtian Sect mobilized its disciples and their families, quickly recruiting nearly ten million people to post for payment.
• A flood of clickbait posts announced that Xia Ping had captured Demon Race prodigies and would auction them, with the date moved to three days later.
• Online readers complained that the scandalous headlines exaggerated the story, while others focused on Rabbit Linglong's beauty and feared for her after seeing her in Xia Ping's hands.

Xia Ping’s auction drew massive attention across the Cloud Sky Realm, while Huo Yongming and the other kings tried to suppress discussion by deleting posts. Xia Ping answered by flooding the internet with even more messages, overwhelming websites and pushing the conflict into a public uproar.

• People across the Cloud Sky Realm debated the auction’s three-hundred-billion-Federal-Coin starting bid as online attention surged.
• Huo Yongming berated his subordinates for failing to erase the growing number of auction posts and ordered them to delete every mention of Xia Ping.
• The kings mobilized their people to remove auction discussions, wiping out posts and even entire forum sections.
• Xia Ping ordered the Pingtian Sect to recruit ten times as many people to flood online boards with posts.
• Pingtian Sect members flooded websites with messages, provoking ordinary users and overloading internet companies’ servers.

Xia Ping and Feng Hetang planned to retaliate against the Huo Family by exposing alleged food-safety abuses at Huo Fast Food. The chapter left them preparing to use a former employee’s insider information to damage the chain.

• A traffic surge gave hackers an opening to attack internet companies that were trying to delete posts, and their bosses feared losing customer data.
• Feng Hetang told Xia Ping that their posts were spreading across major platforms and that hackers had temporarily blocked the companies’ administrative access.
• Feng Hetang proposed targeting the Huo Family’s Huo Fast Food chain, and Xia Ping agreed that rumors of poisoned food could hurt its business.
• Su Ji objected to their plan, while Rabbit Linglong was frightened by their willingness to challenge a kingly family.
• Feng Hetang claimed a former Huo Fast Food waiter and purchasing worker could provide evidence that the chain cut corners, used hormone-grown ingredients, genetically engineered three-day chickens, and cooked with gutter oil.

Su Ji learned that Huo Fast Food used rotten ingredients and suppressed people who exposed the practice, so Xia Ping planned to publicize the evidence and short the company’s stock. The Huo Family fought back by buying shares to drive up the price, setting up a financial battle with Xia Ping.

• Feng Hetang told Su Ji and Xia Ping that Huo Fast Food used rotten ingredients and had intimidated people who tried to expose it, and he described the evidence a Pingtian Sect disciple had collected.
• Xia Ping decided to release the evidence and short Huo Fast Food’s stock, while Feng Hetang gathered information about the company.
• Xia Ping began shorting Huo Fast Food’s stock with several hundred billion in funds, sending its price down by ten percent.
• A Huo Family elder learned that Xia Ping was behind the short-selling and ordered Huo Company to buy shares to raise the price.
• Huo Company stabilized the stock and pushed it above its previous opening price, prompting the Huo Family elder to keep driving it up to bankrupt Xia Ping.