Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping threatened to destroy a Shark Demon Clan city with nuclear bombs unless its Grandmasters handed over the treasures in the Shark Demon King's Royal Palace. The Shark Demon Grandmasters realized he had the advantage and faced the choice of surrendering the clan’s wealth or risking the city’s destruction.

• Yu Qiqi recognized Xia Ping, and the Shark Demon Grandmasters grew wary when they learned his identity.
• Xia Ping said he had come to return the favor and threatened to blow up the city with nuclear bombs.
• The Shark Demon Grandmasters feared for their families and asked what Xia Ping wanted.
• Xia Ping demanded all the treasures in the Shark Demon King's Royal Palace in exchange for sparing them and the city.
• After one Grandmaster refused, Xia Ping pressed the threat and claimed he had a way to survive the explosions.
• Xia Ping warned the Grandmasters not to tell the Shark Demon King or he would detonate the bombs immediately.

Xia Ping forced the Shark Demon Grandmasters to empty the Spirit Liquid pool and then led them to the Royal Palace’s Spirit Herb Garden to loot it. The Grandmasters continued obeying him under threat, and they beat the garden guards on his orders.

• The Shark Demon Grandmasters agreed to Xia Ping’s demands after he threatened the city’s demons with the nuclear bomb.
• Xia Ping ordered them to fill three hundred buckets with all the Spirit Liquid in the pool.
• When Xia Ping asked how he would transport the buckets, he suggested the Shark Demons escort him to Giant Island, but they stayed silent.
• Xia Ping pressured the Shark Demon Grandmasters into revealing the Spirit Herb Garden and ordered them to lead him there.
• The garden guards tried to stop the group, so the Shark Demon Grandmasters crippled them on Xia Ping’s command.
• After the guards accused the Grandmasters of treason, Xia Ping ordered the Grandmasters to beat them into silence.

Xia Ping raided the Shark Demon King's Herb Garden, ordering the Shark Demon Grandmasters to take every valuable plant, the spiritual soil, and even the ordinary grass. Yu Qiqi was appalled by his greed and decided to blacklist him from the Mermaid Kingdom.

• Xia Ping learned that the Silver Fruit Tree produced spirit fruits prized by Grandmasters and Kings, then ordered the Shark Demons to dig up the entire tree.
• Xia Ping had the Shark Demons pull out all the Purple Blood Ginseng and dig up its spiritual soil so he could take it too.
• Xia Ping ordered the Shark Demons to pack up the Golden Coral, spirit flowers, and every other valuable herb while berating them for their slow work.
• Xia Ping insisted that the ordinary grass was peerless spirit medicine and ordered the Shark Demons to pull up every stalk.
• Yu Qiqi watched Xia Ping strip the garden bare and secretly decided to forbid him from entering the Mermaid Kingdom.

Xia Ping emptied the Shark Demon Clan’s Herb Garden and forced its Grandmasters to reveal the Shark Demon King’s bedroom treasury. He ordered all the treasures taken, leaving the Shark Demons to dread the King’s reaction.

• Xia Ping stripped the Herb Garden of its plants and spiritual soil, then demanded to be shown the clan’s treasury.
• After Xia Ping beat a Shark Demon who denied the treasury existed, the demons revealed that it was hidden in the Shark Demon King’s bedroom.
• Xia Ping admired the bedroom’s Deep Sea Cold Jade bed and Begonia Wood furnishings before declaring he would take them to help the King focus on cultivation.
• A Shark Demon Grandmaster opened the hidden treasury, revealing the King’s vast collection of valuables and materials.
• Xia Ping estimated the treasury was worth seven or eight trillion Federal Coins and ordered the demons to pack everything up.

Xia Ping arranged for the Shark Demon Grandmasters to transport the Shark Demon Clan’s treasures, while boasting about marrying Yu Qiqi and becoming the Mermaid King’s son-in-law. He revealed the hidden Super Warship Moon Goddess at the city gate and prepared to load the treasure and leave before the Shark Demon King returned.

• Xia Ping reassured Yu Qiqi that he had a way to carry away the crates of treasure.
• Xia Ping told Yu Qiqi he planned to marry her and use the Mermaid King’s backing, enraging her and alarming the Shark Demon Grandmasters.
• Xia Ping threatened the Shark Demon Grandmasters and ordered them to transport the treasures to the city gate.
• Xia Ping summoned the Super Warship Moon Goddess and ordered the Shark Demon Grandmasters to load the treasures aboard.

Xia Ping revealed that he had never planted nuclear bombs in the Shark Demon city, but used Moon Goddess to crush the Grandmasters’ attempt to retaliate. He left Undersea World with Yu Qiqi and the Shark Demons’ treasures, while the demons prepared to alert their King.

• Xia Ping admitted that he had lied about planting nuclear bombs in the Shark Demon city and ordered the Grandmasters to load the treasures onto Moon Goddess.
• The Shark Demon Grandmasters refused to hand over the treasures and threatened to capture Xia Ping.
• Three Shark Demon Grandmasters ambushed Xia Ping with poisoned daggers, but Moon Goddess’s laser cannons blasted them apart.
• Xia Ping threatened the remaining Shark Demon Grandmasters, who backed down and loaded the treasures aboard Moon Goddess.
• Xia Ping left Undersea World with Yu Qiqi, and the Shark Demons decided to notify their King.

The Shark Demon King learned that Xia Ping had looted the Shark Demon Clan’s Royal Palace and allegedly threatened the city with nuclear bombs, then rushed back to inspect the damage. The Shadow Demon King accompanied him, hoping to help track down Xia Ping.

• The Shark Demon Grandmasters agreed to claim Xia Ping had threatened their city with nuclear bombs so the Shark Demon King would not punish them for surrendering the palace’s treasures.
• A Shark Demon guard told the Shark Demon King that Xia Ping had looted the Royal Palace and that the generals had supposedly prevented him from destroying the city.
• The Shark Demon King erupted in fury, while the other Demon Kings worried that humans could now infiltrate their underwater territories.
• The Shadow Demon King offered to accompany the Shark Demon King and help capture Xia Ping, and the Shark Demon King accepted.
• The Shark Demon King and the Shadow Demon King returned to the Shark Demon Clan’s territory, where the Shark Demon King went straight to his Royal Palace.

The Shark Demon King returned to the Royal Palace and discovered that Xia Ping had stripped his Herb Garden and bedchamber bare. When he saw the state of his treasury, he fainted from rage.

• The Shark Demon King found his Herb Garden emptied of spirit medicines and spirit soil, and a guard blamed Xia Ping for stealing everything.
• The Shark Demon King spat blood and swore that he and Xia Ping were irreconcilable enemies.
• The Shark Demon King hurried to his bedchamber and found that Xia Ping had stolen his furniture, cups, calligraphy, and paintings.
• The Shark Demon King demanded to know what had happened to the treasury, and a guard led him to its doors.
• The Shark Demon King looked inside the treasury, collapsed, and spat out blood as the guards rushed to revive him.

After finding its treasure vault completely plundered, the Shark Demon King joined forces with the Shadow Demon King to hunt Xia Ping on Giant Island. As they flew toward the city, Xia Ping ambushed them with his Super Warship, the Moon Goddess.

• The Shadow Demon King found the Shark Demon King's treasure vault emptied and watched the Shark Demon King faint from rage.
• After recovering, the Shark Demon King vowed to kill Xia Ping and asked the Shadow Demon King to help it enter Giant Island.
• The Shadow Demon King agreed to take the Shark Demon King to Giant Island, where the Shark Demon King planned to kill Xia Ping when he left the core region.
• The two Demon Kings left Undersea City and flew toward Giant Island, but Laser Beams suddenly fired at them near an uninhabited island.
• Xia Ping's warship, the Moon Goddess, appeared, and the Shadow Demon King recognized it as the Super Warship capable of killing Demon Kings.

Xia Ping ambushed the Shadow Demon King and Shark Demon King with the spaceship’s laser cannons, badly wounding them but failing to kill them. The Shadow Demon King used Shifting Shadows to escape with the Shark Demon King, while Xia Ping stayed near their route to Giant Island and waited for another chance to attack.

• Xia Ping’s laser barrage struck the Shadow Demon King and Shark Demon King, leaving both badly wounded but alive.
• Xia Ping ordered the spaceship to bombard the Demon Kings again, forcing them to flee or risk being killed.
• The Shadow Demon King burned its bloodline and used Shifting Shadows to carry the Shark Demon King beyond the laser cannons’ reach.
• The two Demon Kings escaped the bombardment and fled in terror, still injured and coughing blood.
• Xia Ping concluded that the ambush had weakened the Demon Kings and continued waiting on an uninhabited island for a chance to attack again.

The injured Shark Demon King and Shadow Demon King returned to the Royal Palace and learned that Xia Ping had kidnapped the Mermaid Princess Yu Qiqi. The Shadow Demon King urged the Shark Demon King to blame Xia Ping publicly, and the Shark Demon King agreed to protect his life.

• The Shark Demon King and Shadow Demon King returned to the Royal Palace badly wounded after Xia Ping ambushed them with a Super Warship.
• Shark Demon guards cursed Xia Ping and revealed that he had kidnapped the Mermaid Princess Yu Qiqi.
• The Shark Demon King struck a guard for failing to report Yu Qiqi's kidnapping and feared the Mermaid King would punish him.
• The Shadow Demon King advised the Shark Demon King to spread the news and place the blame on Xia Ping.
• The Shark Demon King chose to risk his reputation rather than face the Mermaid King's wrath.

Xia Ping returned from Undersea City with Yu Qiqi, the Mermaid Princess, and a vast haul of treasures stolen from the Shark Demon King's palace. He recounted his exploits to the human Kings, who were stunned to learn that he had crippled the Shark Demon King and Shadow Demon King.

• Xia Ping brought Yu Qiqi to his villa, where Su Ji and Jiang Yaru recognized her as the Mermaid Princess and suspected he had forced her to come.
• Xia Ping unloaded treasures from the Shark Demon King's palace and described the riches he had plundered.
• Zhao Zhong and the other Giant Corporation Kings arrived to check on Xia Ping after hearing he had returned from Undersea City.
• Xia Ping told the Kings about his raid, his capture of Yu Qiqi, and his ambush that left the Shark Demon King and Shadow Demon King crippled for half a year.
• Zhao Zhong and the other Kings reacted with astonishment to Xia Ping's account and the enormous pile of treasure.

After Xia Ping returned from looting the Shark Demon King's Royal Palace and abducting Yu Qiqi, he asked the human Kings to trade the stolen treasures for materials and prepared to cultivate. News of his raid spread through the Endless Sea, and a suspicious sighting near a Sea Snake city sent the Sea Snake King into a panic.

• Zhao Zhong and the other Kings learned that Xia Ping had wounded the Shark Demon King and kidnapped Mermaid Princess Yu Qiqi, then agreed to sell his stolen treasures for materials.
• Xia Ping arranged for Yu Qiqi to stay under temporary house arrest and went into seclusion to pursue the sixth level of the Grandmaster Realm.
• The Shark Demon King publicized Xia Ping's raid and injuries to itself and the Shadow Demon King, alarming their allies and stirring hatred among the Demon Kings.
• A Sea Snake Guard reported a mysterious black shadow near a Sea Snake city, and the Sea Snake King ordered its forces to guard the clan's treasures immediately.

The Demon Kings abandoned their campaign against Giant Island after reports that Xia Ping might raid their cities, while news of his abduction of Yu Qiqi enraged the Endless Sea’s young elites. Several clan princes then led forces toward Giant Island, determined to rescue the Mermaid Princess and punish Xia Ping.

• The Demon Kings received reports of possible Xia Ping sightings near their cities and argued over whether to keep fighting or return home to defend their territories.
• The allied Demon Kings withdrew overnight, leaving their base deserted and giving Giant Island’s defenders relief from the war.
• The young elites of the Endless Sea learned that Xia Ping had abducted Yu Qiqi and condemned him, blaming the Shark Demon Clan for failing to stop him.
• Hai Peng led the Sea Dragon Clan’s army toward Giant Island, while Jing Zhantian led the Whale Clan’s forces there as well.
• Princes of the Seal, Squid, and Seagull Clans also vowed to rescue Yu Qiqi and punish Xia Ping.

The Mermaid King reassured its children that Yu Qiqi was safe with Xia Ping and let her remain in the human world as a lesson. Meanwhile, rumors about Xia Ping abducting the Mermaid Princess spread across the Cloud Sky Realm, leaving his reputation in turmoil.

• The Mermaid Princes and Princesses urged the Mermaid King to send troops to Giant Island and rescue Yu Qiqi.
• The Mermaid King said it had contacted a human friend and knew Yu Qiqi was safe, then decided to let her stay with Xia Ping as a lesson.
• News that Xia Ping had abducted the Mermaid Princess spread across the Cloud Sky Realm's internet.
• Online commenters accused Xia Ping of scheming to win the Mermaid King's favor and speculated that he mistreated Qiu Xue and Su Mei.

Rabbit Linglong prepared to enter the Demon King Path, hoping to become a King and one day take revenge on Xia Ping. The trial opened in Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, and Rabbit Linglong and the other Monster Race prodigies entered the black vortex.

• Rabbit Linglong frightened her Rabbit Clan students with tales of Xia Ping, then promised to protect them if they behaved.
• Qingluan reminded Rabbit Linglong that the Demon King Path opened that day and warned that she had to become a Demon King to survive.
• Qingluan explained that Xia Ping had killed five Demon Kings and was advancing so rapidly that he threatened Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
• Rabbit Linglong left her classroom with Qingluan, determined to pass the trial and someday take revenge on Xia Ping.
• An Invincible Demon King and the other Demon Kings activated the formation at the sealed cave entrance, opening a black vortex.
• Rabbit Linglong and the other Monster Race prodigies entered the Demon King Path.

Xia Ping consumed Silver Fruits and Purple Blood Ginseng from the Shark Demon King's treasury to increase his cultivation. The powerful medicines helped him break through to the sixth level of the Grandmaster Realm, leaving him one level away from the advanced stage.

• Xia Ping ate two Silver Fruits, which strengthened his body and helped him reach the peak of the fifth level of the Grandmaster Realm.
• Xia Ping ate Purple Blood Ginseng and endured its violent, scorching medicinal power by circulating the Pure Yang Indestructible Art.
• The Purple Blood Ginseng strengthened Xia Ping's Hell Golden Crow Bloodline and unsealed more than a dozen Hell Golden Crow cells.
• Xia Ping opened his final acupoint and advanced to the sixth level of the Grandmaster Realm.

Xia Ping emerged from three days of seclusion having stabilized his breakthrough to the sixth level of the Grandmaster Realm and gained 130 million Hate Points. In the villa, Yu Qiqi enjoyed human food and reflected that people differed greatly, just as members of the Mermaid Clan did.

• Xia Ping continued absorbing the Silver Fruit and Purple Blood Ginseng’s medicinal power, opening several acupoints before stopping to protect his martial arts foundation.
• After three days, Xia Ping ended his seclusion with his sixth-level cultivation fully stabilized and demonstrated his precise control of astral energy.
• The system told Xia Ping he had earned 130 million Hate Points, bringing his total to 580 million.
• Xia Ping checked the internet, found the war with the Sea Demons seemingly quiet, and went to freshen up.
• Jiang Yaru and Su Ji talked with Yu Qiqi over breakfast, and Yu Qiqi praised the human world’s food while saying people could be very different from one another.
• Xia Ping’s cough interrupted the women’s conversation.

Xia Ping emerged from seclusion and argued with Yu Qiqi, insisting that the Mermaid Princess work as a maid while she remained in his villa. Jiang Yaru told him the Sea Demon army had withdrawn and the crisis on Giant Island was over.

• Xia Ping came out of seclusion and asked why Yu Qiqi was still there.
• Yu Qiqi accused Xia Ping of kidnapping her, while he claimed he had invited her and accused her of freeloading.
• Xia Ping questioned Yu Qiqi's royal status because her father had not come to retrieve her, then ordered her to work as a maid to earn her living expenses.
• Yu Qiqi reluctantly accepted that she would have to work while she was under Xia Ping's roof.
• Xia Ping asked about the war, and Jiang Yaru explained that the Sea Demon army had withdrawn three days earlier, resolving the crisis on Giant Island.

Xia Ping learned that his raid on the Shark Demon Clan's treasury had helped drive the sea demons away from Giant Island, but the Mermaid Princess's kidnapping had become public. The sea demons then seized several human islands and demanded her release, an apology, and Xia Ping's death, threatening to kill their captives.

• Xia Ping read that the sea demons had withdrawn from Giant Island after he plundered the Shark Demon King's treasury and made the Demon Kings fear attacks on their strongholds.
• Xia Ping saw that news of the Mermaid Princess's kidnapping had spread widely and suspected the Shark Demon King or Ten Thousand Demon Mountain had leaked it to turn sea demons against him.
• Xia Ping learned that the Sea Dragon Clan's First Prince, Hai Peng, had captured Orchid Island and taken its human inhabitants prisoner.
• Xia Ping saw reports that the Whale Demon Clan, Octopus Demon Clan, and other sea demon forces had captured several more human islands and seized their inhabitants.
• Hai Peng announced that the sea demons would kill their human captives unless humanity released the Mermaid Princess and apologized, and he demanded Xia Ping's execution.