Chapter Summaries

News of the Sea Demons’ attacks on human islands spread, as they demanded that Xia Ping release the Mermaid Princess and threatened to kill their captives. While the Wang Family prisoners feared Xia Ping would refuse, Yu Qiqi celebrated her rescue attempt, and Xia Ping dismissed the Sea Demons as no threat.

• Humans across the Cloud Sky Realm learned that the Sea Demons had attacked more than a dozen islands to rescue the Mermaid Princess and target Xia Ping.
• A Sea Dragon threatened the captured Wang Family members with death if Xia Ping did not release the Mermaid Princess, and they begged him to comply.
• Yu Qiqi gloated to Xia Ping that the Sea Demons had come to rescue her and demanded an apology and food.
• Xia Ping tapped Yu Qiqi on the head twice and declared that he could wipe out the Sea Demons without difficulty.

Xia Ping rejected the Sea Demons’ ultimatum and refused to yield even when Hai Peng threatened the captured humans. He left Hai Peng with a counterthreat to destroy Sea Dragon cities if the prisoners were killed.

• Su Ji and Jiang Yaru asked Xia Ping what he planned to do, and he vowed to make the Sea Demons regret trying to extort him.
• Hai Peng contacted Xia Ping with Jing Zhantian and other Sea Demon princes, demanding that Xia Ping release the Mermaid Princess, bind himself, and surrender within one day.
• Xia Ping immediately refused, and Hai Peng showed him surveillance footage of captured humans from Orchid Island and other islands.
• Xia Ping said he would not bow even if the Sea Demons killed the prisoners, prompting Wang Family disciples to curse him for refusing to save them.
• Hai Peng warned Xia Ping that refusing to help would ruin his reputation among humans, but Xia Ping dismissed the threat and promised to destroy Sea Dragon cities if Hai Peng killed any prisoners.

Hai Peng rejected Xia Ping’s demand and planned to use the captured members of human King families to turn the Kings against him. More than a dozen Kings then confronted Xia Ping at his villa, demanding that he release the Mermaid Princess and apologize to the sea demons.

• Hai Peng dismissed Xia Ping’s threat, but stopped another sea demon from killing captives because he suspected Xia Ping wanted to provoke them.
• Hai Peng explained that the captives belonged to King families and predicted their ancestors would pressure Xia Ping to release the Mermaid Princess.
• Wang Kang and more than a dozen other human Kings arrived at Xia Ping’s villa to discuss the captives’ safety.
• Wang Kang demanded that Xia Ping release the Mermaid Princess and apologize to the sea demons.
• Liu Yuan and the other Kings blamed Xia Ping for the crisis and urged him to give in, while Xia Ping challenged their attempt to pressure him.

Xia Ping confronted the human kings for considering appeasement after the Sea Demons captured their descendants, accusing them of betraying humanity. He convinced them that the islanders would rather die than yield and sent the kings away, promising to handle the crisis himself.

• Xia Ping rebuked the kings for threatening him and defending the Sea Demons instead of retaliating against the invaders.
• Pan Da explained that the kings feared their captured descendants would die if they acted rashly, and Xia Ping argued that anyone who ventured into the Endless Sea had to accept the risk of death.
• Xia Ping praised humanity's ancestors for fighting rather than submitting and told the kings that the islanders would not surrender to the Sea Demons.
• Wang Kang accused Xia Ping of inventing the islanders' resolve, but Pan Da and the other kings took offense at the suggestion that their descendants were cowards.
• Xia Ping told the kings to leave and promised to handle the crisis and avenge anyone killed, though he doubted the Sea Demons would dare kill humans.

After persuading the human kings to leave, Xia Ping decided to visit the Sea Dragon Prince’s base on Orchid Island. There, Hai Peng and the other demon princes planned to massacre human captives, until Xia Ping appeared in their hall.

• Su Ji and Jiang Yaru questioned Xia Ping about the human kings, and Xia Ping said he would visit the Sea Dragon Prince and teach him a lesson.
• Xia Ping traveled to Orchid Island, a Sea Dragon Clan base, confident that his Cosmic Protective Suit would let him escape danger.
• Hai Peng, Jing Zhantian, and Zhang Ming discussed how the humans had not forced Xia Ping to surrender the Mermaid Princess.
• Hai Peng threatened to slaughter humans across multiple islands to make the human kings submit.
• A human super warship appeared above Orchid Island, and a Sea Dragon soldier reported that the island was under attack.
• Xia Ping crashed through the City Lord’s Mansion ceiling, and Hai Peng recognized him.

Xia Ping arrived at Orchid Island and confronted the Sea Demons over their actions against humans. He left Jing Zhantian badly wounded after defeating him with a single punch, stunning the gathered Sea Demons.

• The Sea Demons were shocked when Xia Ping appeared among them and declared that they must not harm humans.
• Jing Zhantian attacked Xia Ping, while the other Sea Demons watched confidently, believing he would easily kill the human.
• Xia Ping met Jing Zhantian's punch head-on and used Spiral Force to overpower him.
• Jing Zhantian lost an arm and was sent flying several kilometers before collapsing and coughing up blood.
• Xia Ping remarked that Jing Zhantian had survived his punch, leaving the other Sea Demons astonished by his strength.

Xia Ping defeated Zhang Ming, the Octopus Demon Clan prince, after shrugging off his eight-blade assault and striking him with a devastating punch. He challenged the remaining Sea Demons to attack him together.

• Zhang Ming leaped forward and attacked Xia Ping with the Octopus Clan's Universe Eight-Blade Style.
• Xia Ping formed a shield with the Northern Underworld Body Protection Art and blocked all eight blades without injury.
• Xia Ping struck Zhang Ming with a punch that locked down his escape and sent him flying several kilometers.
• Zhang Ming's eight arms shattered, his treasured blades fell, and he collapsed gravely injured.
• The Sea Demons watched in shock as Xia Ping challenged them to attack together.

Xia Ping faced Hai Peng and the Sea Demons in the City Lord’s Mansion, where they launched a mass attack against him. He killed the three Swordfish Clan Grandmasters and the three Electric Eel Clan Grandmasters with overwhelming force, while the Sea Shell Clan Grandmasters remained in the battle.

• Hai Peng ordered his subordinates to kill Xia Ping after the Sea Demons urged him to attack together.
• Three Swordfish Clan Grandmasters charged from the left, while three Electric Eel Clan Grandmasters attacked from the right and three Sea Shell Clan Grandmasters rushed in from the middle.
• Xia Ping stomped the ground and unleashed a powerful sonic and mental attack that struck all nine attackers before they reached him.
• Xia Ping punched the three Swordfish Clan Grandmasters, killing them and blasting their bodies apart.
• Xia Ping slapped away the Electric Eel Clan Grandmasters’ lightning and sent them flying into a concrete wall, killing them.

Xia Ping killed the three Sea Shell Grandmasters after breaking their Absolute Defense, then stopped Hai Peng’s ambush with the Spear of Hell. Hai Peng survived but was pinned to a wall with his right arm pierced.

• The three Sea Shell Grandmasters used Absolute Defense, but Xia Ping found a flaw and killed them with a kick.
• The Sea Demons watched in shock as the nine Grandmasters who had attacked Xia Ping lay dead.
• Hai Peng launched a surprise Dragon King Halberd attack at Xia Ping’s back.
• Xia Ping summoned the Spear of Hell and hurled it through Hai Peng’s attack, piercing Hai Peng’s right arm and pinning him to a wall three kilometers away.

Xia Ping used the Soul-Absorbing Bell to incapacitate the Sea Demon masters who attacked him, then beat Hai Peng and warned the princes not to threaten or provoke humans. He left the Sea Dragon Clan prince humiliated and powerless, with the other princes afraid of him.

• Hai Peng ordered the Sea Demon masters to surround and kill Xia Ping after Xia Ping taunted him.
• Xia Ping rang the Soul-Absorbing Bell, trapping the Sea Demon masters in an illusion and causing them to collapse unconscious.
• Hai Peng, Zhang Ming, and Jing Zhantian watched in shock as Xia Ping defeated their subordinates without a direct fight.
• Xia Ping slapped Hai Peng repeatedly until he could no longer speak.
• Xia Ping warned the Sea Demon princes to stay in the Undersea World and never threaten or provoke humans.

Xia Ping forced the Sea Demons to release their human captives and warned them to stay off the land, while claiming he would marry the Mermaid Princess and become the Mermaid King's son-in-law. After Xia Ping left Orchid Island aboard the Moon Goddess, hidden Sea Demon Kings decided against attacking him because of his spacecraft and Cosmic Protective Suit.

• The Sea Demons agreed to release the captured humans and begged Xia Ping to spare them.
• Xia Ping lectured the Sea Demons, condemned their attempt to take the Mermaid Princess, and claimed he would marry her and command the Mermaid Kingdom's forces.
• Xia Ping warned the Sea Demons not to return to land, then boarded the Moon Goddess and left Orchid Island.
• Several hidden Sea Demon Kings considered attacking Xia Ping but held back because the Moon Goddess's weapons targeted them and his Cosmic Protective Suit made him difficult to kill.
• The Sea Demon Kings decided to protect the princes and hoped the encounter would keep them from returning to the land world.

After Xia Ping left, Hai Peng vowed to retaliate by wiping out the humans on Orchid Island, but simultaneous nuclear explosions near major cities across several Sea Demon territories revealed Xia Ping’s warning. Hai Peng abandoned his threat and ordered the humans released.

• Hai Peng angrily vowed to kill the humans on Orchid Island and challenged Xia Ping to retaliate.
• Zhang Ming warned Hai Peng that Xia Ping was dangerous, but Hai Peng insisted the Sea Dragon King could defeat him.
• Sea Dragon Clan guards reported nuclear explosions near Dragon Horn City, Dragon Might City, and Dragon Scale City.
• Soldiers reported similar blasts near cities in the Octopus Demon Clan and other Sea Demon territories, and the Sea Demons recognized them as Xia Ping’s warning.
• The Sea Demons urged Hai Peng to reconsider, and he ordered the humans released.

After the Sea Demons withdrew from the human islands, the rescued captives wrongly credited their ancestors and condemned Xia Ping. When the Kings arrived, they praised Xia Ping as their savior and promised him gifts, leaving the captives furious and bewildered.

• The Sea Dragon Clan, Octopus Clan, Sea Shell Clan, Electric Eel Clan, and other Sea Demon races withdrew from the human islands without harming anyone or taking treasure.
• The freed humans speculated that their ancestors had frightened the Sea Demons, while some blamed Xia Ping for endangering them by refusing to hand over the Mermaid Princess.
• A Wang Family disciple and others grew angry when they saw Xia Ping arriving with the Kings and prepared to confront him.
• Pan Da rebuked the captives, called Xia Ping their lifesaver, and told them to thank him.
• Xia Ping hinted that he expected precious gifts, and Pan Da promised that the Pan Family would prepare him a grand one.
• The Kings, including Wang Kang, praised Xia Ping for averting war and sought to build ties with him.

News of Xia Ping forcing the Sea Demons to retreat spread across the Cloud Sky Realm, but the island residents dodged reporters’ questions about their captivity. Meanwhile, Yu Qiqi remained trapped on Giant Island as Xia Ping checked the materials he had bought to modify the Moon Goddess.

• People across the Cloud Sky Realm heard that the Sea Demons had withdrawn and released their human captives, and many suspected a secret deal.
• Reporters confronted the returned island residents, while Wang Family members denied stories that they had begged the Sea Demons for mercy and refused to explain their release.
• Yu Qiqi watched the news and wondered why the Sea Demons had abandoned their rescue effort, fearing she would remain in Xia Ping’s service.
• Su Ji and Jiang Yaru watched the reports and suspected Xia Ping had played a major role in the Sea Demons’ retreat.
• Xia Ping inspected the spaceship materials delivered to his villa and asked Cat Immortal whether they were enough to modify the Moon Goddess.

Xia Ping oversaw the Moon Goddess’s automated modifications and learned that the leaders of humanity’s three major organizations wanted to meet with him. The chapter ended with Zhao Zhong warning Xia Ping to behave discreetly at the gathering.

• Cat Immortal explained that the enhanced Nano Engineering Robots would finish modifying the Moon Goddess in about three months.
• Xia Ping considered how the ship could let him explore nearby planets and help him search for treasures.
• The system awarded Xia Ping fifty million Hate Points for angering Sea Demon grandmasters, bringing his total to six hundred and thirty million.
• King Zhao Zhong contacted Xia Ping and told him that Gu Xilai, leader of the Giant Corporation, wanted to meet him.
• Zhao Zhong explained that Sun Yangdao and Liu Wuming would attend a gathering of the three leaders along with elite human grandmasters, and warned Xia Ping not to cause trouble.
• Xia Ping claimed he was the most low-key person around, leaving Zhao Zhong speechless.

Xia Ping arrived at Flame Yellow Island with a gathering of human Grandmasters and Kings, drawing attention from travelers and fellow cultivators. As people speculated about the reason for the unprecedented security and assembly, Wu Quan and Lv Shan dismissed Xia Ping’s prospects of becoming an Invincible King.

• Soldiers sealed off transportation across Flame Yellow Island as spaceships carrying Grandmasters and Kings arrived under heavy security.
• Travelers recognized Xia Ping among the arrivals and discussed his fame, achievements, and rapid rise to the sixth level of the Grandmaster Realm.
• Grandmasters and Kings watched Xia Ping and speculated that he had been brought to the gathering to broaden his horizons.
• Wu Quan and Lv Shan watched Xia Ping from a distance, and Wu Quan argued that reaching the King Realm was far from certain despite Xia Ping’s talent.

Lv Shan and Ren Haodan argued over rumors that Su Mei and Qiu Xue loved Xia Ping, while Xia Ping arrived at Flame Yellow Base with the Kings and Grandmasters of Giant Corporation. The gathering encountered three legendary Invincible Kings.

• Lv Shan praised Su Mei and Qiu Xue as prodigies and teased Ren Haodan about rumors linking them to Xia Ping.
• Ren Haodan challenged Lv Shan, then glared at the approaching Xia Ping as Wu Quan watched in silence.
• Xia Ping boasted about his fame after leaving the ship, and Zhao Zhong ordered the group to travel to Flame Yellow Base.
• Xia Ping and the others arrived at Flame Yellow Base, where a powerful voice greeted the gathered Kings and Grandmasters.
• The crowd saw three extraordinary figures whose presence revealed them to be Invincible Kings.

Liu Wuming revealed that humans could enter the Demon King Path through a secret entrance in their territory, offering Grandmasters a chance to reach the King Realm at the risk of death. Xia Ping decided to join the trial, but Ren Haodan singled him out as an unwelcome participant.

• Gu Xilai, Liu Wuming, and Sun Yangdao introduced themselves as the leaders of the three super-organizations and explained that the Demon King Path trial had opened.
• Liu Wuming revealed a guarded, secret entrance in human territory that would let Grandmasters enter the Demon King Path and seek its spoils.
• Liu Wuming warned that participants who failed to become Kings inside the trial would die there, but the Grandmasters accepted the danger.
• Xia Ping decided to enter the trial, believing his abilities and trump cards would help him survive.
• Ren Haodan objected to Xia Ping joining and accused him of being a rat who had nearly ruined everything.

Ren Haodan challenged Xia Ping’s place in the secret-realm trial, arguing that a weaker Grandmaster would waste a spot. Xia Ping attacked and badly injured Ren Haodan in front of the Kings, then left him furious and humiliated.

• Ren Haodan told Liu Wuming that the trial spots should go to stronger Grandmasters and implied Xia Ping was too weak to participate.
• Xia Ping confronted Ren Haodan, who mocked him for recognizing his own limits.
• Xia Ping crossed the distance and struck Ren Haodan with a punch that drove him back and injured him.
• Xia Ping followed with a kick that shattered Ren Haodan’s protective qi and sent him crashing into the base’s wall.
• Xia Ping taunted Ren Haodan, who spat blood and glared at him while the Kings watched without intervening.

Xia Ping defeated Ren Haodan and secured his place on the trial team, silencing the Grandmasters who had challenged his qualifications. At a secret meeting in Flame Yellow Base, Gu Xilai revealed that a spaceship was approaching the Cloud Sky Realm from thirty thousand light-years away.

• Xia Ping knocked Ren Haodan down in a few moves, shocking the Grandmasters and Kings who witnessed the fight.
• Ren Haodan admitted he had no objections to Xia Ping joining the trial, and the other Grandmasters also agreed.
• Liu Wuming confirmed that Xia Ping would join the trial team and announced that it would begin the next morning.
• Xia Ping and the others left for the base lounge while the human Kings gathered secretly in a conference room.
• Gu Xilai told Zhao Zhong and the other Kings that the Starry Sky Detection System had detected a spaceship heading toward the Cloud Sky Realm.