Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping fought Wang Tong after the Wang Family disciples urged him to kill the boy, revealing that he had reached the Grandmaster Third Heaven Realm and could overpower Wang Tong despite Wang Tong's higher cultivation. Wang Tong unleashed his Azure Dragon Art and Phantom Sword Technique, but Xia Ping countered with the Spear of Hell, shattering the illusions and sword attacks as the battle continued.

• The Wang Family disciples urged Wang Tong to kill Xia Ping, and Wang Rulong encouraged his uncle to attack.
• Wang Tong used the Azure Dragon Art to strike Xia Ping, but Xia Ping met his punch with a golden palm strike and sent him flying.
• Wang Tong realized Xia Ping had reached the Grandmaster Third Heaven Realm, and the Wang Family disciples feared the consequences of letting him live.
• Xia Ping swooped toward Wang Tong to finish him, while Wang Tong drew his sword and launched the Phantom Sword Technique's Moon Shifting Star Changing move.
• Xia Ping summoned the Spear of Hell, whose power shattered Wang Tong's sword technique and illusions.

Xia Ping defeated Wang Tong with the Spear of Hell, but Wang Rulong attacked him with a powerful energy firearm. After dodging the shot, Xia Ping charged at Wang Rulong, and the Wang Family elders rushed to stop him.

• Xia Ping pierced Wang Tong's right arm with the Spear of Hell, flooding his meridians with black astral energy and leaving him severely weakened.
• Wang Rulong aimed a silver energy firearm at Xia Ping and fired, but Xia Ping dodged the beam, which blasted a hole through a distant mountain.
• Wang Rulong ordered the Wang Family disciples to surround Xia Ping and threatened to keep firing until he hit him.
• Xia Ping vowed to kill Wang Rulong and transformed into a Kunpeng to rush at him.
• The Wang Family elders charged forward to protect Wang Rulong and stop Xia Ping.

Xia Ping overwhelmed the Wang Family elders, killing two Grandmaster Fifth Heaven experts with the Spear of Hell and his amplified Lion's Roar. His roar devastated the surrounding battlefield and left the Wang Family disciples terrified.

• A black-robed Wang Family elder attacked Xia Ping with the Vajra Saber Technique, but Xia Ping pierced and blasted him apart with the Spear of Hell.
• A muscular middle-aged Wang Family man charged Xia Ping with the Dark Snake Spear to avenge his brother.
• Xia Ping amplified his Lion's Roar with the Soul-Absorbing Bell, shattered the man's spear attack, and killed him with sound waves.
• Xia Ping's roar tore through the Wang Family's weaker fighters and ravaged the ground, hills, rocks, and trees for miles.
• The remaining Wang Family disciples recoiled in terror at Xia Ping's overwhelming power.

Xia Ping fought through the Wang Family's Grandmasters as he pursued Wang Rulong, killing a poisoned-dagger attacker and a master of the Golden Bell Shield. The Wang Family's remaining fighters charged him, but Xia Ping declared they could not stop him.

• Wang Rulong begged for help as Xia Ping advanced, and Xia vowed to kill anyone who tried to save him.
• The Wang Family's Grandmasters attacked Xia Ping with the Golden Bell Shield, Heaven-Opening Axe, and a poisoned dagger.
• Xia Ping's protective qi trapped the short man in black, and Xia killed him with an eagle-claw strike.
• The Wang Family members charged Xia Ping, but he pierced the Golden Bell Shield Grandmaster with the Spear of Hell and blew him apart.

Xia Ping overwhelmed the Wang Family’s masters and disciples, then killed Wang Rulong despite his attempt to fight back with an energy gun. With Wang Rulong dead and the Wang Family too terrified to intervene, Xia Ping stood unchallenged.

• Xia Ping caught the giant-axe master’s Heaven-Opening Axe with his bare hand, then killed him with the Spear of Hell.
• The Wang Family disciples panicked and tried to flee as Xia Ping charged through them, killing everyone who attempted to block him.
• Xia Ping reached Wang Rulong, whose protectors had all been killed, while Wang Tong watched cautiously.
• Wang Rulong fired an energy gun at Xia Ping, but Xia Ping used the Kunpeng Step to evade him and struck him down with a palm, killing him.

Xia Ping killed Wang Tong and the remaining Wang Family disciples, then left Treasure Island’s battlefield with Jiang Yaru. More martial artists arrived afterward and found the slaughtered group, realizing how dangerous the island was.

• Wang Tong threatened Xia Ping, but Xia Ping killed him with a single spear thrust.
• The surviving Wang Family disciples fled, and Xia Ping killed them with volleys of fireballs.
• Xia Ping took Wang Rulong’s energy firearm and collected the Wang Family’s spiritual medicines.
• Jiang Yaru warned Xia Ping that martial artists were approaching, so they left the area.
• More than ten minutes later, martial artists found the Wang Family dead and discussed the danger of Treasure Island.

The Five Great Demon Kings arrived on Treasure Island to kill Xia Ping, with the Black Scorpion King seeking revenge for his son. After the Snake Demon King and Black Scorpion King clashed, the Bull Demon King stopped them and led the group inland to find Xia Ping.

• The Five Great Demon Kings landed near Treasure Island and discussed its resources and their mission to kill Xia Ping.
• The Black Scorpion King warned the others not to underestimate Xia Ping, but the Snake Demon King mocked him.
• The Snake Demon King and Black Scorpion King fought until the Bull Demon King separated them and ordered them to stop.
• The Bull Demon King told the Demon Kings to search for Xia Ping and destroy him once they found him.
• The Five Great Demon Kings plunged deep into Treasure Island.

Xia Ping and Jiang Yaru found the Shark Clan blocking access to Flame Mountain, where the Earth Heart Ganoderma grew. Xia Ping tried to bluff his way past the guards, but the commander saw through him, leaving him surrounded by hostile Shark Demons.

• Xia Ping and Jiang Yaru reached Flame Mountain and learned that the Earth Heart Ganoderma was inside its largest volcano.
• They discovered that thousands of Shark Clan warriors had sealed off the mountain and were keeping humans out.
• Xia Ping claimed to be an important human and demanded entry, then slapped the Shark Demon commander when it dismissed him.
• Xia Ping pretended to be Wang Rulong, a descendant of the Wang Family, and claimed ties to the Shark Clan's upper ranks.
• The Shark Demon commander recognized his story as a lie, and Xia Ping admitted that he had expected the Shark Clan to be easy to fool.

Xia Ping tried to bribe the Shark Demon Clan with spirit medicine while pretending to be Wang Rulong, but the commander rejected the offer and attacked him. After sensing powerful experts nearby, Xia Ping fled with Jiang Yaru, threatening that the Wang Family would take revenge.

• Xia Ping tossed the shark demon commander a century-old ginseng plant and offered more spirit medicines to let him pass.
• The shark demon commander denounced Xia Ping for insulting the Shark Demon Clan, though several underlings were tempted by the offer.
• The shark demon commander swung its axe at Xia Ping, but Xia Ping dodged with the Kunpeng Step.
• Xia Ping sensed powerful experts watching from Flame Mountain and threatened that the Wang Family would destroy the Shark Demon Clan.
• Xia Ping fled with Jiang Yaru, and the shark demon commander could not catch them.

After leaving the Shark Demon Clan, Xia Ping and Jiang Yaru found that three powerful Sea Demon races guarded the entrances to Flame Mountain, blocking their path to the Earth Heart Ganoderma. Xia Ping planned to exploit the races’ mutual distrust by using the Wish Mask to disguise himself as a demon and provoke conflict.

• The Shark Demon Clan vowed to report Xia Ping’s threats to their king and attack the Wang Family.
• Xia Ping and Jiang Yaru discovered that the Shark Demon Clan, Jellyfish Clan, and Sea Crab Clan controlled Flame Mountain’s three entrances.
• Jiang Yaru warned that the Sea Demons’ overwhelming numbers and strength made a direct assault too dangerous.
• Xia Ping learned that the three races had longstanding rivalries despite their temporary alliance against humans and land demons.
• Xia Ping decided to sow discord among the races and revealed that the Wish Mask could disguise him as a demon.

Xia Ping infiltrated the Jellyfish Clan’s encampment in disguise and won the soldiers’ trust with valuable ginseng and flattery. He learned that the Earth Heart Ganoderma would mature in another day or two, so the jellyfish were guarding the volcano until then.

• Jellyfish soldiers rested in a pool and complained about humans, boasting that their clan ruled the ocean and could wipe out the people on the island.
• A Heavenly Grass Jellyfish noticed Xia Ping’s silence and asked why it had never seen him before.
• Xia Ping claimed to be a newcomer and gave the surrounding jellyfish ginseng roots over three hundred years old.
• The jellyfish accepted the gifts and praised Xia Ping as a courteous junior.
• Xia Ping asked why the clan was guarding the volcano instead of harvesting the Earth Heart Ganoderma, and the Heavenly Grass Jellyfish explained that it needed another day or two to mature.

Xia Ping poisoned the jellyfish clan’s food with Hundred Flowers Softening Powder and blamed the attack on the Shark Demon Clan. After the poison weakened the jellyfish, he incited them to confront the shark demons over the Earth Heart Ganoderma.

• Xia Ping learned that the Shark Demon Clan had supplied the jellyfish with sashimi and questioned whether the gift concealed a scheme.
• Xia Ping recalled that he had secretly poisoned the jellyfish’s food with Hundred Flowers Softening Powder, then refused to eat the sashimi.
• The poison took effect, leaving many jellyfish weak and causing them to realize they had been poisoned.
• Xia Ping blamed the Shark Demon Clan and argued that they wanted to monopolize the Earth Heart Ganoderma by disabling their rivals.
• The furious jellyfish agreed to confront the Shark Demon Clan and demand an explanation.

The Jellyfish Clan confronted the Shark Demon Clan over poisoned food, while the shark demons denied responsibility. A shark demon then blurted out that the matter had been exposed and urged an attack, making the Jellyfish Commander believe the poisoning was confirmed and pushing both clans toward war.

• Shark demons at their camp complained that they could not find Wang Rulong and ordered that he be killed if discovered.
• A soldier reported that the Jellyfish Clan had brought an army to demand an explanation for poisoned food.
• The Jellyfish Commander accused the Shark Demon Clan of poisoning their soldiers and threatened to slaughter them if they did not answer.
• The shark demon commanders denied poisoning the food and demanded proof, but the Jellyfish Commander insisted the evidence was clear.
• A shark demon urged his commander to attack and claimed the truth had been exposed, convincing the Jellyfish Commander that the Shark Demon Clan was guilty.

The Shark Demon Commander tried to prevent a battle with the Jellyfish Clan, but an unidentified voice repeatedly provoked the jellyfish and sabotaged his efforts. The Jellyfish Commander launched an attack, both clans joined the fighting, and the two commanders clashed as the conflict became a full-scale battle.

• The Shark Demon Commander pleaded with the Jellyfish Commander to believe that the crisis was a misunderstanding, but the Jellyfish Commander refused.
• An unseen voice urged the Shark Demons to exterminate the jellyfish, inflaming the Jellyfish Clan and angering the Shark Demon Commander.
• The Jellyfish Commander attacked, and the jellyfish poisoned and killed more than a dozen Shark Demons with their tentacles.
• The Shark Demons counterattacked with their axes, and the Shark Demon Commander realized the battle could no longer be stopped.
• The Jellyfish Commander attacked the Shark Demon Commander, who fought back, and the two clans descended into full-scale battle.

The Shark Demons and Jellyfish fought over the poisoning, suffering heavy losses on both sides. The Shark Demon Commander blamed the Crab Clan, and both commanders agreed to confront them.

• A Heavenly Net Jellyfish poisoned and killed a Shark Demon, then a Shark Demon cleaved a Jellyfish in half, escalating the feud between their clans.
• The Shark Demons and Jellyfish fought fiercely for over ten minutes, leaving both sides with severe casualties and widespread destruction.
• A strange Shark Demon advised the Shark Demon Commander to blame the Crab Clan, then vanished before the commander could question him.
• The Shark Demon Commander claimed the Crab Clan had poisoned the Jellyfish's food to provoke the conflict and offered to confront them.
• The Jellyfish Commander agreed to go with the Shark Demons to confront the Crab Clan.

The Crab Clan learned that the Jellyfish Clan and Shark Demon Clan had united and arrived at their stronghold, accusing the crabs of poisoning the jellyfish. The Crab Demon Commander denied the charge, and a strange-looking Crab Demon urged the clans to attack.

• Crab Demons heard that the Shark Demon Clan had poisoned the Jellyfish Clan, and the Crab Demon Commander revealed he had refused food offered by the sharks.
• A Crab Demon soldier reported that the Jellyfish Clan and Shark Demon Clan had joined forces and were demanding justice at the Crab Clan’s gates.
• The Shark Demon Commander accused the Crab Clan of poisoning the jellyfish to make the other clans fight over the Earth Heart Ganoderma.
• The Crab Demon Commander denied the accusation and threatened the arriving armies after they injured the guards.
• A strange-looking Crab Demon stepped forward and urged the Crab Demon Commander to attack the two clans and wipe them out.

A reckless Crab Demon accidentally convinced the Jellyfish and Shark Demon Clans that the Crab Demon Commander had plotted to make them fight, then openly admitted to the alleged scheme and insulted them. The Jellyfish and Shark Demons turned against the Crab Demons, leaving the Crab Demon Commander unable to stop a confrontation.

• A Crab Demon underling claimed that the Crab Demon Commander had engineered the war between the Jellyfish and Shark Demon Clans to claim the Earth Heart Ganoderma.
• The Crab Demons and Jellyfish accepted the underling’s story as proof that the Crab Demon Clan had plotted against them.
• The Shark Demon Commander welcomed the underling’s blunder for shifting blame away from the Shark Demons.
• The Crab Demon Commander tried to explain, but the underling interrupted and boasted that the Crab Demons had poisoned and framed the other clans.
• The Jellyfish Commander and the Shark Demons grew furious at the Crab Demons’ insults and prepared to retaliate.

Xia Ping used a disguise to provoke the Jellyfish, Shark, and Crab Demon Clans into a battle, then slipped away to find the Earth Heart Ganoderma in Flame Mountain. He found it unripe and used the Flame of Life to force it to mature.

• The Jellyfish Commander and Shark Demon Commander joined forces to attack the Crab Demon Clan, starting a brutal battle between the three clans.
• Xia Ping, disguised as a Crab Demon with the Wish Mask, escaped unnoticed and used the Invisibility Bead to reach a cave in Flame Mountain.
• Xia Ping found the Earth Heart Ganoderma growing on a rock in a lava lake and sensed its powerful medicinal energy and Earth Heart Earth Fire.
• Xia Ping discovered the Earth Heart Ganoderma needed at least two days to ripen, then poured the Flame of Life into it to accelerate its growth.
• The Earth Heart Ganoderma rapidly flowered and bore fruit, spreading its fragrance for miles.

Xia Ping took the matured Earth Heart Ganoderma from Flame Mountain as humans and the Jellyfish, Sharks, and Crabs rushed toward the spectacle. He tricked the monsters into looking down a tunnel and escaped invisibly, leaving them furious and determined to seal off the mountain.

• The Earth Heart Ganoderma matured in a blazing spectacle, alerting the human warriors and the three monster races at the foot of Flame Mountain.
• Xia Ping plucked the Ganoderma and stored it in his Space Ring as the monsters hurried into the volcano.
• The Jellyfish, Crab, and Shark monsters surrounded Xia Ping and demanded to know where the Ganoderma had gone.
• Xia Ping falsely claimed another monster had taken it and pointed toward a tunnel.
• Xia Ping used Kunpeng Step and his Invisibility Bead to escape while the monsters looked toward the tunnel.
• The monsters realized Xia Ping had deceived them and vowed to seal off Flame Mountain and catch him.

Xia Ping escaped the cave with the Earth Heart Ganoderma but was ambushed by the Five Great Demon Kings, who had gathered at Flame Mountain to kill him. The Black Scorpion King vowed to avenge his son and destroy everyone connected to Xia Ping.

• Xia Ping dodged a Demon King's giant palm, whose shockwaves killed dozens of pursuing sea demons.
• The Black Bear King appeared, followed by the Golden Bull King, White Cat King, Giant Serpent King, and Black Scorpion King.
• The Bear King revealed that the Five Great Demon Kings had come from Ten Thousand Demon Mountain to kill Xia Ping.
• The White Cat King explained that they had waited at Flame Mountain because Xia Ping was seeking the Earth Heart Ganoderma.
• The Black Scorpion King accused Xia Ping of killing his son and threatened to kill Xia Ping's friends, lover, relatives, and clan.