Chapter Summaries

Zhuang Hong defeated and killed Shou Xin, ending the last of the three True Spirits’ resistance. After resting and collecting supplies, he turned his attention to wiping out the remaining Void Spirits across the Dragon Court Mixed Domain.

• Shou Xin begged Zhuang Hong for mercy, but Zhuang Hong attacked, forcing Shou Xin to flee while his clones tried to hold Zhuang Hong back.
• Zhuang Hong chased Shou Xin and repeatedly struck him with Golden Light Bullets, leaving his true body gravely wounded.
• Zhuang Hong summoned the Hundred-Handed Vajra and crushed Shou Xin’s attacking clones, then battered Shou Xin and killed him with an Arc Blade.
• Zhuang Hong collected and devoured Shou Xin’s body and clones, then rested on a Snow Mountain.
• Zhuang Hong gathered Storage Bags from the battlefield and headed for Shou Xin’s base, planning to eliminate the remaining Void Spirits.

After discovering that Zhuang Hong had killed the three True Spirits, the Void Spirits of Dragon Pavilion District realized their old order had collapsed, but Zhuang Hong returned and began killing them. He claimed Dragon Pavilion, New Pavilion, and Zheng Ting District, then headed to the Golden Cloud World to organize Space Travelers and establish rules for them.

• Void Spirits returning to Dragon Pavilion District found Shou Xin's drained clones and the corpses of Zheng Tian and Guan Long, confirming that the True Spirits had died.
• Rising Spirit Beasts briefly considered advancing now that Guan Long and the other True Spirits were gone, then worried that Shou Xin might still be alive.
• Zhuang Hong returned and attacked the Void Spirits with Golden Light Bullets, targeting Rising Spirit Beasts and driving the survivors to flee.
• Zhuang Hong decided to claim Dragon Pavilion District and clear out New Pavilion District and Zheng Ting District, killing the Void Spirits he encountered there.
• Zhuang Hong concluded that he could not eliminate all the Void Spirits alone and planned to transform Zi Zhong and others into aberrant insects and create rules and enforcement for Space Travelers.
• Zhuang Hong headed toward the Golden Cloud World while considering how to establish those rules.

Zhuang Hong returned to Xiu Yuan City after killing the three True Spirits in Dragon Court Mixed Domain and reunited with Yin Zizhong and the others. He began preparing to transform them into Space Travelers and introduced rules to keep them from harming other worlds.

• Zhuang Hong told Yin Guan that he had killed Shou Xin, Guan Long, and Zheng Tian, leaving no True Spirits in Dragon Court Mixed Domain.
• Yin Guan explained that Xiu Yuan City had divided between supporters of Yin Zizhong and people growing impatient to return home, while Yin Zizhong had kept the dissatisfied residents from leaving.
• Zhuang Hong returned to Xiu Yuan City, where the residents celebrated and Yin Zizhong and his subordinates welcomed him.
• Zhuang Hong told the group he planned to stay and help them become Space Travelers, then insisted they establish rules to prevent harm to other worlds.
• Zhuang Hong presented a draft Space Traveler Code of Conduct with goals that included eliminating Void Spirits, becoming immortal Spirits, and preserving worlds' ecosystems and civilizations.

Zhuang Hong explained the dangers and rules of becoming a Space Traveler, then began demonstrating the transformation with Xu Kaidong. After Xu Kaidong absorbed the essence of his Other Self, a python, he waited for the changes in his body to finish.

• Zhuang Hong explained that reaching the True Spirit realm was distant and dangerous, and warned that Void Spirits had killed every Space Traveler before him.
• Zhuang Hong established three codes of conduct and three taboos for Space Travelers, and ordered Yin Zizhong to keep his subordinates in line.
• Xu Kaidong, Yin Zizhong, Shao Yi, Ji Chunlei, and several officers said they could sense their Other Selves, so Zhuang Hong chose Xu Kaidong for a demonstration.
• Five days later, the group found Xu Kaidong's Other Self, a brightly colored python, in a canyon, and Zhuang Hong knocked it unconscious.
• Xu Kaidong cut into the python and absorbed its essence until it became a dried husk, then sat down to await the changes in his body.

Xu Kaidong became a Space Traveler, and Zhuang Hong warned the group about attacks from Void Spirits while teaching Shao Yi how to transform. After assigning Yin Guan to protect the newly transformed group, Zhuang Hong examined the Storage Bags he had taken from the three True Spirits.

• Xu Kaidong awakened Thermal Imaging and learned to travel between worlds, but Xiao Bai attacked him after sensing his Spirit Fluid aura.
• Zhuang Hong explained the danger of Void Spirit attacks and showed the group a Spirit Concealing Pearl that could mask their aura.
• Zhuang Hong took Shao Yi and the others north, where Shao Yi synchronized with her Other Self, a wild boar, and became a Space Traveler.
• Zhuang Hong told the group to find their Other Selves independently and said he would provide Essence Wine and Space Traveler Bags for a later group.
• Zhuang Hong ordered Yin Guan to protect the newly transformed people and gradually expose them to Void Spirits for practice.
• Zhuang Hong took out the three Storage Bags he had seized from the True Spirits to inspect his spoils.

Zhuang Hong searched the three true spirits’ Storage Bags and discovered records of the Ten Thousand Year Cycle Calamity and the requirements for advancing to a true spirit. He concluded that he had the resources to advance but chose to wait until he understood more about the True God Race and was better prepared.

• Zhuang Hong opened the three Storage Bags, gathered their treasure artifacts, and recorded their Jade Slip information for Xiao Qi to classify.
• After five days of reviewing the records, Zhuang Hong learned that the Dragon Court Mixed Domain faced a Ten Thousand Year Cycle Calamity roughly two thousand years in the future.
• Zhuang Hong set aside the calamity and studied the three requirements for advancing from the Spirit Ascension Level to a true spirit.
• Zhuang Hong realized he possessed the necessary materials, cultivation knowledge, and source power, but decided not to advance until he understood the True God Race and had prepared further.

Zhuang Hong made Spirit Concealing Pearls and prepared to produce more Essence Wine before returning to Earth to study Intelligent Program design. When he returned to Dragon Pavilion District to capture Void Spirits, he startled Ling You’s group and sent them fleeing.

• Zhuang Hong decided to make Spirit Concealing Pearls and Essence Wine to support the transformation of ordinary people into Strange Worms.
• Ling You and other Headhunting Group leaders debated whether to return to Dragon Pavilion District, while four leaders chose to leave with their subordinates.
• After ten days, Zhuang Hong finished dozens of Spirit Concealing Pearls and set out to capture Void Spirits for Space Essence Crystals.
• Zhuang Hong reached Dragon Pavilion District five days later and spotted at least five thousand Void Spirits hiding nearby.
• Zhuang Hong descended into the group, and Ling You recognized him as the Spirit Ascension Worm, prompting the Void Spirits to flee in panic.
• Zhuang Hong raised his hand and unleashed Golden Fang World.

Zhuang Hong used his Golden Fang World to trap and devour thousands of Void Spirits in the Dragon Pavilion District, gaining immense source power and Essence Crystals. After he left to rest, the Void Spirits abandoned the three major Pavilion Districts and planned to move to the Chaos Pavilion District.

• Zhuang Hong’s Golden Chains trapped the Void Spirits, and he killed Captain Ling You before capturing the remaining fighters.
• Some Void Spirits escaped the Golden Fang World and fled the Dragon Pavilion District after witnessing Zhuang Hong’s power.
• Zhuang Hong captured more than three thousand Void Spirits and spent over ten days devouring them into Essence Crystals.
• After devouring the last Void Spirit, Zhuang Hong gained a major increase in source power, reached 260% physical-strength enhancement, and set off for the Golden Cloud World to rest.
• The Void Spirits fled the New Pavilion District and Zheng Ting District and decided to abandon all three major Pavilion Districts for the Chaos Pavilion District.

After waking in Xiu Yuan City, Zhuang Hong promised Xu Kaidong a cultivation method and met with Xiang Dongping, who still hoped to leave the world. He created the Accumulate Source Technique and began adding rune techniques to treasure artifacts for Yin Zizhong and other trusted travelers.

• Xu Kaidong asked Zhuang Hong how to cultivate source power, and Zhuang Hong said he would create a method for him.
• Xu Kaidong told Zhuang Hong that Xiang Dongping had come looking for him, and Zhuang Hong met Xiang Dongping over food and wine.
• Xiang Dongping said he still wanted to leave the world, and Zhuang Hong told him to wait in Xiu Yuan City for Yin Zizhong.
• Zhuang Hong studied Void Spirit methods and runes, designed an Innate Circuit Channel, and confirmed that it generated new source power.
• Zhuang Hong refined his design into the Accumulate Source Technique and recorded it on a Jade Slip.
• Zhuang Hong began engraving rune techniques into treasure artifacts so trusted travelers could use them for protection.

Zhuang Hong prepared Yin Zizhong and his followers for the future before setting off for Earth with Xu Kaidong. On the journey, Zhuang Hong left Xu Kaidong alone to face a Toad Monster, and Xu Kaidong desperately called for help.

• Zhuang Hong gave Yin Zizhong magical artifacts, resources, a Traveler cultivation method, and directions back to their world, while warning him to keep the supplies secret.
• Zhuang Hong gave Yin Guan two enchanted magical artifacts to help him protect Yin Zizhong and the others.
• Zhuang Hong and Xu Kaidong began the journey back to Earth, and Xu Kaidong spoke about his plans and worries for returning after nearly thirty years.
• Zhuang Hong sensed a White Void Spirit pursuing Xu Kaidong, warned him, and then disappeared.
• The Toad Monster attacked Xu Kaidong, who fled and then drew his blade when it blocked his way, shouting for Zhuang Hong to save him.

Zhuang Hong helped Xu Kaidong survive his first Void Spirit battle and brought him back to Earth, where Xu realized his family and home were still in the ancient world. After giving Xu money and a Spirit Concealing Pearl, Zhuang Hong returned to Rainbow Home and discovered it had been replaced by a leather-bag workshop.

• Zhuang Hong secretly saved Xu Kaidong from the Toad Monster, and Xu killed it and consumed some of its nutrients.
• Over more than half a month of travel, Zhuang Hong taught Xu saber techniques while Xu fought Chaotic Beast Kind Void Spirits and grew stronger.
• When they reached Earth, Xu felt lost and realized his wife and children in the ancient world were his true home.
• Zhuang Hong agreed to let Xu stay on Earth independently, lent him a Spirit Concealing Pearl, and took him to see the changed city.
• The next morning, Zhuang Hong gave Xu two hundred thousand, helped him buy a phone, and sent him off before visiting Rainbow Home.
• Zhuang Hong found that Rainbow Home had disappeared and that its former courtyard had become a leather-bag workshop.

Zhuang Hong returned to Earth, reunited with Hua Wanying, and helped her begin cultivating before preparing to continue his studies on Ji Ling Star. After arriving, he set off for Star Glory City, while alarms sounded and Qu Wei recognized him as the man who had returned.

• Zhuang Hong learned that Rainbow Home had closed and merged into New Hope Primary School, where Nong Yi and the children now lived and A Fei taught math.
• Hua Wanying told Zhuang Hong about the monsters that had attacked several cities, and he claimed he had killed them with a wave of his hand.
• Zhuang Hong helped Hua Wanying open her Secret Sea, then spent months studying books and improving Xiao Qi.
• Zhuang Hong gave Xu Kaidong boots inscribed with the Divine Travel rune technique and took back the Spirit Concealing Pearl before Xu Kaidong left Earth.
• Zhuang Hong departed for Ji Ling Star to study more advanced Intelligent Systems and flew toward Star Glory City to find the emperor.
• The Underground Base sounded alarms when Zhuang Hong arrived, and Qu Wei recognized him.

After returning to Ji Ling Star, Zhuang Hong met the emperor and traded the Qilin Seal for lessons in advanced Intelligent Systems. He quickly grasped the planet’s technology, astonishing the engineers who taught him.

• Qu Wei spotted Zhuang Hong flying toward Star Glory City, and Yao Wenshu ordered the news reported to the higher-ups.
• The emperor tried to flee Star Glory City, but Zhuang Hong appeared aboard his aircraft and stopped him.
• Zhuang Hong showed the emperor the Qilin Seal and offered to return it in exchange for expert teachers to instruct him in building advanced Intelligent Systems.
• More than a hundred engineers arrived to teach Zhuang Hong, but he sent them away to prepare a proper teaching plan.
• Zhuang Hong began studying three days later and gained a general understanding of Ji Ling Star’s technology in under ten days, astonishing the engineers.

After finishing his studies on Ji Ling Star, Zhuang Hong reclaimed the Qilin Seal and left to explore Infinite Space. He found the Mist Mountain World and seized an owl that was an Other Self, then asked nearby youths what they meant by using a Night Hawk as an incubation bed for a Little Spirit.

• Zhuang Hong returned the Qilin Seal to the emperor and told him he would leave Ji Ling Star.
• Zhuang Hong took Xiao Bai and scientific documents from the library, then followed a map toward another human civilization world.
• After searching the surrounding airspace, Zhuang Hong found and named the Mist Mountain World.
• Zhuang Hong sensed an Other Self, found a rooster-sized owl, and grabbed it before three youths could catch it.
• One youth asked Zhuang Hong to give them the Night Hawk for a Little Spirit's incubation bed, and Zhuang Hong asked what that meant.

Zhuang Hong rescued three youths from a leopard and learned they had stolen a Spirit Crystal to hatch a Little Spirit. When he showed them his abundant Yellow Crystals, the youths recognized them as Spirit Crystals, and he offered two to Du Zide and Du Biao in exchange for learning how to hatch Little Spirits.

• Zhuang Hong completed a Beast Taming Steel Seal and fused the owl's spirit and body, gaining the Mental Characteristic "Low Profile" but no new ability.
• Zhuang Hong spotted a leopard ambushing Du Zide, Du Biao, and Ban Xingfeng, then saved Du Zide by catching the leopard and throwing it into the forest.
• The three youths explained that Ban Xingfeng had stolen a Spirit Crystal from her father so they could hatch a Little Spirit in the wilderness.
• Zhuang Hong used Dimensional Sight to see Ban Xingfeng's crystal and showed the youths a handful of Yellow Crystals from his Storage Bag.
• Du Zide and Du Biao recognized the Yellow Crystals as exceptionally pure Spirit Crystals, and Zhuang Hong offered them one each if they explained how to hatch Little Spirits.

Zhuang Hong helped Du Zide and Du Biao begin hatching Little Spirits by bringing them fierce beasts to use as incubators. As Du Zide’s chosen black bear began transforming, Zhuang Hong watched in astonishment as the spirit energy multiplied within its body.

• Du Zide explained that the youths could awaken Little Spirits from Spirit Crystals by implanting their souls into fierce-beast incubators.
• Zhuang Hong left and returned with a leopard, a wolf, and a bear for the youths to choose from.
• Du Zide chose the black bear, drew spirit energy from his Spirit Crystal with his blood, and implanted the resulting blood sphere into the bear.
• Zhuang Hong used Dimensional Sight to observe the spirit energy spread through the bear and multiply on its own.
• Du Biao explained that the incubator’s life force nourished the Little Spirit during awakening, though he did not know how the transformation worked.

Zhuang Hong watched Du Zide hatch a Bear-Type Little Spirit and studied its abilities, then the group brought two more beasts to a teahouse to serve as incubating hosts. When others guessed their purpose and the youths grew wary, Zhuang Hong told them to stay and trust the crowd.

• After a day of incubation, Du Zide's black bear died and a Bear-Type Little Spirit emerged, carrying some of the bear's instincts and movements.
• Du Zide demonstrated the Little Spirit's powerful attack and its ability to possess and strengthen his body, explaining that it fed on his vital essence and could recover inside another host.
• Du Zide thanked Zhuang Hong and offered to become his disciple, but Zhuang Hong refused and asked Du Biao and Ban Xingfeng whether they wanted to hatch Little Spirits from the leopard and wolf.
• The group took the captured beasts to a roadside teahouse, where a richly dressed man asked to buy them and the youths nervously denied their intended use as incubating hosts.
• When others guessed that the beasts were meant to hatch Little Spirits, Du Zide suggested leaving, but Zhuang Hong told everyone to stay and continue their meal.

Zhuang Hong intimidated a group of would-be robbers with his Hundred-Handed Vajra spell, then observed Du Biao and Ban Xingfeng incubate their Little Spirits. With his Mental Strength helping them, all three youths became Spirit Masters and set off for Ban Tai Village.

• Zhuang Hong transformed into the seventy-meter-tall Hundred-Handed Vajra, smashed a palm print into the ground, and scared off everyone considering robbing the group.
• Zhuang Hong told Du Zide and the others that the giant was a spell and that he wanted to study how they incubated Little Spirits.
• Du Biao incubated a leopard-type Little Spirit, and Zhuang Hong used his Mental Strength to help him through the unstable process.
• Ban Xingfeng incubated a wolf-type Little Spirit with Zhuang Hong's assistance, completing the youths' transformations into Spirit Masters.
• Du Biao, Ban Xingfeng, and Du Zide decided to return to Ban Tai Village, eager to show everyone what they had achieved.

Zhuang Hong demonstrated overwhelming power to stop the villagers from seizing Du Zide and Du Biao, then went with Ban Xingfeng to meet her father, Ban Yong. After witnessing Zhuang Hong destroy much of a hill, Ban Yong welcomed him deferentially, while Du Zide wondered whether he could ever gain such strength.

• Ban family guards and villagers tried to seize Du Zide and Du Biao, while Ban Xingfeng unsuccessfully defended them.
• Du Zide and Du Biao released their Little Spirits, and Du Zide threatened anyone who tried to touch them.
• Zhuang Hong fired a Golden Light Bullet that blasted away more than half of a distant hill, silencing and frightening the crowd.
• Zhuang Hong told Du Zide to display his power when necessary and to flee from danger until he became strong enough.
• Ban Xingfeng offered to take Zhuang Hong to her father, but Ban Yong arrived and reprimanded her before hearing the steward's account.
• After learning Zhuang Hong had destroyed the hill, Ban Yong bowed and warmly welcomed him, and Du Zide reflected that power earned respect.

Zhuang Hong learned that Little Spirits were sustained by remnants of souls and heard that the Little Spirit Homeland in the Southernmost Land might hold answers. After incubating a Little Spirit himself, he sensed life-like vitality in Yellow Crystal energy and wondered whether source power was part of Four-Dimensional Life.

• Master Ban explained that Little Spirits had a kind of false life and suggested Zhuang Hong seek answers at the Little Spirit Homeland, said to lie in the Southernmost Land.
• Zhuang Hong gave Master Ban Spirit Crystals and explained that he had helped Du Zide and Du Biao incubate Little Spirits, then learned the detailed incubation methods.
• Du Zide and Du Biao said they planned to leave Ban Tai Village to grow stronger before returning to pursue A Feng.
• Zhuang Hong captured a jackal and followed the incubation process himself, sensing vitality in the Yellow Crystal energy as it absorbed the host's life matter.
• Zhuang Hong connected Yellow Crystal energy to source power and wondered whether source power was part of Four-Dimensional Life, resolving to grow stronger by devouring more Other Selves.