Chapter Summaries

Huo Yongming confronted Xia Ping over his short-selling of Huo company stock, but Xia Ping said he was retaliating against the Huo Family for its threats. The Huo Family tried to defend its stock price until reports exposing Huo Fast Food’s unsafe practices spread across the Cloud Sky Realm and enraged the public.

• Huo Yongming learned Xia Ping had shorted Huo company stock, then discovered Xia Ping had blacklisted his number.
• Huo Yongming called Xia Ping from another number and warned him to stop shorting the company, but Xia Ping said he wanted revenge on the Huo Family.
• Huo Yongming ordered the Huo Family to deploy its resources against Xia Ping, and both sides poured money into trading until the stock price held steady.
• Reports and photos alleging Huo Fast Food used sewer oil and tainted chicken spread across the Cloud Sky Realm.
• Netizens reacted with outrage, accused the company and health inspectors of wrongdoing, and demanded punishment.

The Huo Family learned that Xia Ping and Pingtian Sect had exposed Huo Fast Food’s scandals, but they could not retaliate against him because of his protection by Giant Corporation and other powerful figures. As health departments began shutting down the family’s restaurants, Huo Yongming realized the scandal could bring the family down and erupted in fury at Xia Ping.

• Huo Yongming and the Huo Family elders learned that Pingtian Sect and Xia Ping had spread scandals about Huo Fast Food and discussed how they could respond.
• The elders concluded that Xia Ping was difficult to target because he was protected by Giant Corporation and powerful kings, and Huo Yongming regretted provoking him.
• A subordinate reported that hacked internet-company networks could not remove the negative posts for twenty-four hours.
• Another subordinate reported that health departments across the Cloud Sky Realm were investigating and shutting down Huo Fast Food restaurants.
• The elders learned that a senior Federation official had ordered the investigations after seeing reports about food poisoning at Huo Fast Food.
• Huo Yongming smashed a table and the floor in anger, blaming Xia Ping for the Huo Family’s crisis.

After the health bureau shut down Huo Fast Food, Huo Company’s stock collapsed, earning Xia Ping five hundred billion Federal Coins from his short sale. At Pingtian Sect headquarters, Xia Ping joked about marrying Su Ji and using the Su Family’s backing, leaving Su Ji furious as the disciples called her their sister-in-law.

• News of Huo Fast Food’s shutdown spread, and public outrage erupted over its unsafe food.
• Huo Company’s stock fell eighty percent, and Xia Ping cashed out five hundred billion Federal Coins in profits.
• Huo Family elders blamed Xia Ping for the company’s losses, and Huo Yongming vowed the family would not rest until Xia Ping was dead.
• At Pingtian Sect headquarters, Feng Hetang celebrated the victory while Su Ji criticized Xia Ping for offering only a meal after making so much money.
• Xia Ping said he was saving money to ask the Su Family for Su Ji’s hand and joked that he would rely on them against future enemies.
• Pingtian Sect disciples called Su Ji their sister-in-law, and she angrily denied it and threatened to kick Xia Ping.

News of Xia Ping’s auction of captured demon prodigies spread across the Cloud Sky Realm, drawing the interest of powerful kings who wanted the creatures for revenge, research, pets, or treasure-making. Two days later, Xia Ping began the auction on the Online Mall and streamed it live to a huge audience.

• Peng Dong heard that a Doom Crow with a pure bloodline was up for auction and decided to bid on it for his cultivation.
• The Mosquito King learned that a Venomous Spider Clan prodigy had been captured and resolved to win it and avenge its clan’s past attacks on the Demon Mosquitoes.
• The Sea Shark King decided to join the bidding for a Three-Eyed Giant prodigy, hoping to turn its third eye into a treasure.
• Other kings learned about the auction and discussed which demon prodigies they wanted to acquire.
• Xia Ping started the auction on the Online Mall two days later, attracting a huge livestream audience.

Xia Ping began auctioning the demon prodigies on a livestream, drawing over a hundred million viewers. After the Sea Shark King bid five hundred billion Federal Coins for the Doom Crow and was accused of being a shill, the Crow King entered the bidding to save his clan's genius.

• Xia Ping appeared on the livestream and dismissed a viewer's request to lower the starting price.
• Xia Ping introduced the Doom Crow as the first prodigy for auction and praised its bloodline and fighting ability.
• Peng Dong bid three hundred and fifty billion Federal Coins for the Doom Crow.
• The Sea Shark King raised the bid to five hundred billion Federal Coins, prompting Demon Kings to accuse the humans of using a shill.
• The Crow King bid six hundred billion Federal Coins to prevent the Doom Crow from falling into someone else's hands.

Xia Ping’s auction of the captured Doom Crow drove the Demon Kings into a furious bidding war. As rival Kings ignored the Doom Crow Clan’s threats and the price soared, the Crow King bid one trillion Federal Coins to keep his grandson from falling into their hands.

• Peng Dong bid six hundred and fifty billion Federal Coins, the Sea Shark King bid six hundred and seventy billion, and the Crow King raised the price to seven hundred billion.
• A Doom Crow elder threatened the other bidders and asked them to stop bidding, but the Sea Shark King dismissed the threats and bid seven hundred and fifty billion.
• The Crow King bid seven hundred and sixty billion, but other Kings joined the auction and pushed the price higher as they revealed plans for the captive.
• The Crow King, fearing what the other Kings would do to his grandson, shouted a bid of one trillion Federal Coins.

The Crow King bid a trillion Federal Coins and the King-Grade Supreme Secret Manual, the Dark Underworld God Fist, to ransom Doom Crow, shocking the humans and Demon Kings. Xia Ping was pleased with the offer and waited to see if anyone would raise it further.

• Humans and Kings marveled at the huge sums being offered and doubted anyone else could capture demon prodigies in the Heavenly Demon Battlefield.
• The Crow King added the Dark Underworld God Fist to his trillion-Federal-Coin bid for Doom Crow.
• Demon Kings condemned the Crow King for offering a supreme manual to humans, but he accused them of refusing to help ransom his grandson.
• The Demon Kings reasoned that manuals alone could not create Kings and accepted that talent mattered more.
• Xia Ping urged the others to bid higher, while the Demon Kings and Sea Shark King regarded the Crow King's offer as unaffordable.

Xia Ping auctioned the Three-Eyed Giant together with the Venomous Spider and Black Water Explosive Bear, provoking a bidding war between Sea Shark King and Giant King. The price reached three trillion Federal Coins and two King-Grade Supreme Secret Manuals, but no one else bid.

• Xia Ping closed the Doom Crow auction after Crow King offered one trillion Federal Coins and a King-Grade Supreme Secret Manual.
• Xia Ping bundled the Three-Eyed Giant with the Venomous Spider and Black Water Explosive Bear, setting a starting price of one trillion Federal Coins.
• Giant King protested the bundle, but Sea Shark King opened the bidding at one trillion, two hundred billion Federal Coins.
• Sea Shark King and Giant King drove the price up to three trillion Federal Coins as the Three-Eyed Giant elders insisted their race's eyes must not fall into outsiders' hands.
• The Three-Eyed Giant Race offered the Spirit Eye Technique and Emperor Fist secret manuals, and Sea Shark King stopped bidding.
• Xia Ping called for further bids for several minutes, but no one raised the price.

Xia Ping ended his auction of demon geniuses, earning six trillion Federal Coins and four King-Grade Supreme Secret Manuals. Lu Shuwen proposed that he license the manuals through Yanhuang University, then told him the War Rabbit King wanted to trade for Rabbit Linglong.

• The Giant King bought the Three-Eyed Giant, the Venomous Spider, and the Black Water Explosive Bear, while a Tiger Clan bidder bought the Metal Tiger and the Single-Horned Thunder Bull.
• Xia Ping ended the auction after selling six demon geniuses for six trillion Federal Coins and four King-Grade Supreme Secret Manuals.
• Lu Shuwen called Xia Ping and proposed making the manuals available through Yanhuang University for a patent fee, and Xia Ping agreed.
• Lu Shuwen told Xia Ping that the War Rabbit King had offered favorable terms to trade for Rabbit Linglong.

Xia Ping agreed to exchange Rabbit Linglong and the other demons for one trillion Federal Coins and a Heaven Mending Pill after Lu Shuwen explained the pill’s value. The next day, Federal Express collected the captives and delivered them to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain as the payment reached Xia Ping’s account.

• Lu Shuwen explained that the Heaven Mending Pill could repair a martial artist’s foundation and help them advance toward the King Realm, and Xia Ping agreed to the exchange.
• Xia Ping bid a mocking farewell to the Doom Crow and the other demons, who hid their anger and feared he might keep them.
• Xia Ping warned Rabbit Linglong that he would capture her again, frightening her into deciding she would stay in Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
• Federal Express collected Rabbit Linglong and the other demons the next day, while the money from Ten Thousand Demon Mountain was transferred to Xia Ping.

After earning 250 million Hate Points and amassing 9.05 trillion Federal Coins, Xia Ping received the system's Flame of Life gift. He absorbed it into his dantian, where it became a seed that would grow with his cultivation.

• The system awarded Xia Ping 250 million Hate Points for offending Demon Kings and human Kings.
• Xia Ping calculated that his assets totaled 9.05 trillion Federal Coins, enough to buy and arm a Super Warship.
• The system gave Xia Ping a Flame of Life as a reward for reaching 100 million Hate Points.
• Xia Ping swallowed the green flame and used the Pure Yang Indestructible Art to absorb its life force.
• The Flame of Life converged in Xia Ping's dantian and became a seed.

Xia Ping tested the Flame of Life and discovered that his rapid cultivation had left hidden damage in his martial foundation. He swallowed the Heaven Mending Pill, which repaired his injuries and began purifying and strengthening his body.

• Xia Ping used the Flame of Life on a small tree, transforming it into a towering tree filled with vitality.
• Xia Ping sensed that his foundation was unstable and examined his body, finding tiny cracks in his bones and damage to his muscles and meridians.
• Xia Ping took out the Heaven Mending Pill that Rabbit Linglong had sent him in their trade.
• Xia Ping swallowed the pill and used the Pure Yang Indestructible Art to refine it, sending its restorative energy throughout his body.
• The pill healed Xia Ping's hidden injuries, strengthened his body, and expelled deep impurities through his pores.

After taking the Heaven Mending Pill, Xia Ping repaired his martial foundation, broke through to the Grandmaster Second Heaven Realm, and gained a Flawless Body. He planned to contact Giant Corporation to buy a Super Warship.

• The Heaven Mending Pill’s remaining energy helped Xia Ping open twelve divine acupoints and advance to the Grandmaster Second Heaven Realm.
• Xia Ping tested his new strength, punching through a titanium-alloy wall and shaking his villa so violently that nearby Elite Students felt the tremors.
• Xia Ping showered away the impurities expelled by the pill and realized his body had become a Flawless Body.
• Xia Ping decided to contact Giant Corporation and buy a Super Warship.

Xia Ping bought a Super Warship from Giant Corporation and arranged for it to be customized with a laser cannon capable of killing ordinary Kings. He paid for fuel as well, and Liang Kuan arranged delivery to Xia Ping’s home in three days.

• Xia Ping called Giant Corporation manager Liang Kuan and said he wanted to buy a Super Warship.
• Xia Ping asked Liang Kuan to add a laser cannon that could kill a King, along with stronger defenses and other modifications.
• Liang Kuan told Xia Ping the customized warship would cost seven trillion Federal Coins and that fuel and firing the cannon would be extremely expensive.
• Xia Ping ordered two trillion Federal Coins’ worth of fuel and said the costs were pocket change to him.
• Liang Kuan agreed to deliver the Super Warship to Xia Ping’s home in three days.

Xia Ping received a powerful Super Warship from the Giant Corporation, and Fang Ru announced that the company had promoted him to core employee. Fang Ru began listing Xia Ping’s rewards, leaving more benefits to be revealed.

• A Super Warship landed at Xia Ping’s villa, and he greeted Fang Ru and Liang Kuan as they disembarked.
• Liang Kuan described the warship’s facilities, defenses, flight modes, laser cannon, and ownership system to Xia Ping.
• Fang Ru told Xia Ping that the Giant Corporation’s board had unanimously approved his promotion to core employee after his Genius Tournament victory and advancement to the Grandmaster Realm.
• Fang Ru announced that Xia Ping could freely access the corporation’s martial arts manuals and would receive ten bottles of Spirit Origin Pills.

Fang Ru gave Xia Ping the Wish Mask and invited him to join the fight at Giant City in the Endless Sea. Xia Ping accepted and secretly left Yanhuang University, arriving in the Endless Sea aboard the Moon Goddess.

• Fang Ru presented Xia Ping with the Wish Mask, which could change his appearance, build, and aura, and warned him to keep it safe.
• Fang Ru invited Xia Ping to Giant City and explained that the Endless Sea would give him a place to fight, grow stronger, and evade Demon Race assassins.
• Xia Ping agreed to go to Giant City, and Liang Kuan recognized that the Wish Mask could help protect him from the Demon Race.
• Three days later, Xia Ping became a Core Student at Yanhuang University and secretly departed aboard the Moon Goddess.
• The Moon Goddess emerged from a wormhole above the Endless Sea, bringing Xia Ping to his destination.

Huo Yongming plotted to have Ten Thousand Demon Mountain kill Xia Ping while keeping the Huo Family clear of blame. Xia Ping crossed the perilous Endless Sea in the Moon Goddess and reached Giant City, where a black aircraft suddenly crashed toward him.

• Huo Yongming ordered the Huo Family to monitor Xia Ping and considered exposing his whereabouts to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
• Xia Ping watched a giant octopus and shark battle before a deep-sea whale swallowed them both.
• Xia Ping flew the Moon Goddess across the Endless Sea toward Giant City, wary of its powerful monsters.
• Xia Ping followed the airport’s designated route and landed in Giant City as a black aircraft hurtled toward his battleship.

Xia Ping’s warship survived Huo Zhen’s deliberate collision, and Huo Zhen was held responsible for the damage. The chapter ended with Giant Insurance Company demanding seven hundred billion Federal Coins in compensation, leaving Huo Zhen outraged.

• Xia Ping recognized that Huo Zhen had deliberately crashed his black spaceship into the Moon Goddess, whose shield absorbed the impact.
• Xia Ping confronted Huo Zhen, who admitted he was from the Huo Family and threatened him over the family’s losses.
• Xia Ping asked the airport police to arrest Huo Zhen for malicious operation and attempted murder, but Huo Zhen claimed the collision was an accident.
• The police held Huo Zhen responsible for the accident, and Xia Ping called Giant Insurance Company to handle the damage claim.
• Giant Insurance Company demanded seven hundred billion Federal Coins from Huo Zhen, who protested that the amount was robbery.

After Huo Zhen’s spaceship scraped Xia Ping’s Super Warship, the insurance manager demanded seven hundred billion Federal Coins for inspection and repairs. Huo Zhen collapsed in terror as Xia Ping left the collection to the insurer, which began seeking his assets as collateral.

• Huo Zhen accused Xia Ping and the insurance manager of extortion and urged the police to arrest them.
• The insurance manager explained that the warship cost seventy trillion Federal Coins and that inspection and repairs came to seven hundred billion.
• Huo Zhen begged Xia Ping for forgiveness, but Xia Ping refused and said he could go to jail if he would not pay.
• The insurance manager offered to take Huo Zhen’s spaceship, house, stocks, and company as collateral, and Huo Zhen fainted.

After Huo Zhen’s accident with the Moon Goddess, the Huo Family agreed to pay the seventy-billion-coin insurance claim rather than fight it in court. Xia Ping then arrived in Giant City, where Giant Corporation welcomed him with Grandmaster bodyguards and brought him to a villa in the inner city.

• Onlookers reacted to Huo Zhen passing out over the seventy-billion-coin claim and feared the Moon Goddess.
• Huo Family elders objected to paying, but Huo Yongming concluded they would lose in court and ordered them to pay to limit the damage.
• Huo Zhen’s father apologized and said he had broken his son’s legs and confined him at home, while Huo Yongming vowed the Huo Family would never forgive Xia Ping.
• Feng Wanliang and a group of Grandmaster bodyguards welcomed Xia Ping on behalf of Giant Corporation and offered to serve as his escort.
• Feng Wanliang took Xia Ping by hover car to a luxurious villa in Giant City’s inner city.