Chapter Summaries

Zhuang Hong watched Yin Guan navigate Zheng Ting District while evading the settlement’s aerial detection. Yin Guan completed his purchases but was recognized despite his disguises, and waited to buy intelligence as his final task.

• Zhuang Hong spotted a white-haired woman searching the skies, flew up to fifty thousand meters, and avoided detection as she returned to Zheng Ting District.
• A Captain suspected a Half-Beast Race scouting beast and told the white-haired woman to report unusual activity to the Shi Kui Headhunting Group.
• Yin Guan entered Zheng Ting District in a hood to trade for Blue Crystals, but a shopkeeper recognized him as Captain Yin.
• Yin Guan changed masks and bought materials for three days, then went to an intelligence broker to purchase information.
• An attendant recognized Yin Guan again and gave him a number token to wait behind twenty-three clients.

Yin Guan bought information and materials in Zheng Ting District, unaware that Qi Xiu had betrayed him by alerting two headhunting groups. The pursuers caught up with Yin Guan and Zhuang Hong, mistaking Zhuang Hong for easy prey.

• Yin Guan paid Qi Xiu for instructions on clearing Rotting Ground with a Subordinate Mutant Worm and for a treasure’s crafting method to conceal a Mutant Worm’s aura.
• Yin Guan asked about the God Race and True Spirit Level Mutant Worms, but Qi Xiu could not answer the first question and demanded more Blue Crystals than Yin Guan had for the second.
• After Yin Guan left, Qi Xiu secretly sent information about him and the Subordinate Mutant Worm to the Yu Kui and Zhong Wu Headhunting Groups.
• Yin Guan bought materials for Zhuang Hong’s Spirit Concealing Pearl, then left Zheng Ting District by a remote route to return to Zhuang Hong.
• Zhuang Hong warned Yin Guan that two groups of Rising Spirit Beasts were pursuing him, and Yin Guan fled toward their hiding place at full speed.
• The Yu Kui and Zhong Wu Headhunting Groups caught up with Yin Guan and Zhuang Hong, then focused on Zhuang Hong, whom they considered easy prey.

Zhuang Hong obtained the Star Burning Art and the instructions for making Spirit Concealing Pearls, then set out to hunt for the missing White Sand Jade. After spotting Half-Beast Race scouts searching for him, he attacked one of their squads, whose members scattered to flee.

• Zhuang Hong received materials and Jade Slips from Yin Guan, then assigned Yin Guan to carry Xiao Bai’s backpack.
• Zhuang Hong studied the Star Burning Art and learned that he needed White Sand Jade and a Two Realms Magnetic Stone to make a Spirit Concealing Pearl.
• Yin Guan noticed more low-level Void Spirits scouting nearby, so Zhuang Hong split from him to survey the area from the air.
• Zhuang Hong spotted Half-Beast Race squads and their scouts, then dove toward one squad and confronted its five Rising Spirit Beasts.
• The Rising Spirit Beasts scattered, and Zhuang Hong used Traceless Steps to pursue them.

Zhuang Hong evaded Commander Gong Cheng’s pursuit while hunting Half-Beast Race squads, raising his strength to Spirit Ascension Level Stage 3. After learning why Yin Guan could not devour Void Spirits like he could, Zhuang Hong guided his companions past the encirclement and returned to Xu Kaidong’s world.

• Commander Gong Cheng followed reports of the Spirit Ascension Worm to ten drained corpses, but his Scent Tracking Worms failed to locate Zhuang Hong.
• Zhuang Hong flew high above the pursuing Half-Beast Race and picked off small squads while avoiding larger groups.
• Over the next month, Zhuang Hong reached Spirit Ascension Level Stage 3 and increased his bodily enhancement to twenty percent, though he still found no White Sand Jade.
• Yin Guan tried to devour a Half-Beast Race corpse but learned that ordinary Human-Beast Race members risk contaminating their Source Power by consuming Void Spirits directly.
• Zhuang Hong led Yin Guan and Xiao Bai around the roaming Void Spirits, and after another half month they returned to Xu Kaidong’s world.

Zhuang Hong taught Xu Kaidong the Star Burning Art, discovering that Xu’s flame could erode the Rotting Ground, though only slowly. With a way to save Oasis World in sight, Zhuang Hong prepared to cultivate the Spore Clone Technique.

• Zhuang Hong showed Xu Kaidong the Star Burning Art and promised to train him in the spell.
• After a month of instruction, Xu Kaidong produced a crimson flame and used it to burn away part of the corrosive aura from the ashes.
• Zhuang Hong realized Xu Kaidong’s flame could erode the Rotting Ground, but urged him to strengthen his Mental Strength and master the spell.
• Zhuang Hong arranged for Yin Guan to bring him Void Spirits and told Xiao Bai to guard his door while he went into seclusion.
• Zhuang Hong began cultivating the Spore Clone Technique.

Zhuang Hong tried to cultivate a Spore Clone, discovered that his controlled qi had to nourish it, and successfully completed a convincing clone. He tested its forms and sent it to see how Yin Guan would perceive it.

• Zhuang Hong prepared Clone Liquid and began cultivating a spore in his abdominal cavity, but the first two attempts withered and died.
• Zhuang Hong realized that the spores needed qi, which he had stopped radiating after opening the Secret Sea, and used qi to nourish his third attempt.
• Zhuang Hong's spore matured, and he calibrated it with Source Power, Manipulation, and disguise to complete his first Spore Clone.
• Zhuang Hong expanded the clone, dressed it, tested its movements and transformations, and found it indistinguishable from himself.
• Zhuang Hong sent the clone past Xiao Bai and toward Yin Guan to learn how it appeared to him.

Zhuang Hong completed a convincing Spore Clone and prepared more backups while continuing to strengthen himself. After checking Xu Kaidong’s progress with the Great Fireball Art, he told him to prepare to help clear the remaining ashes, and planned to depart in five days.

• Zhuang Hong showed Yin Guan his Spore Clone, learned its remaining flaws, and absorbed the clone’s leftover source power and nutrients.
• Xu Kaidong demonstrated his Great Fireball Art, and Zhuang Hong praised his training before asking him to test whether the processed ash powder could support plants.
• Zhuang Hong told Xu Kaidong that the box contained only a sample and that much more ash remained to be cleared.
• A month later, Zhuang Hong had cultivated thirty Spore Clone backups and assessed his rising source power and physical strength.
• Zhuang Hong found that Xu Kaidong’s Great Fireball Art had reached perfection and arranged to leave with him in five days, requesting fifty identical outfits.

Zhuang Hong tested whether a Storage Bag could protect Xu Kaidong from spatial pressure and used it to bring him along. Unable to reach Oasis World without alerting the Half-Beast Race search teams, Zhuang Hong attacked a squad to draw their forces away.

• Zhuang Hong tested Xu Kaidong's blood across space and discovered that a Storage Bag protected its contents from repeated crossings, though entering it still caused severe pressure.
• Zhuang Hong forced Xu Kaidong into a Storage Bag, told Yin Guan to keep him supplied with air, and set off for Oasis World to clear out the Rotting Ground.
• Zhuang Hong and Yin Guan evaded the many teams hunting for him, but Half-Beast Race patrols blocked their approach to Oasis World.
• Zhuang Hong decided to attack the Half-Beast Race to draw its forces away, flew down, and killed a squad member with one blade strike.
• The surviving Half-Beast Race members recognized Zhuang Hong as the Spirit Ascension Worm and cried out in terror.

The Half-Beast commanders tried to coordinate a hunt for Zhuang Hong, but he evaded their encirclement and kept attacking weaker squads. After half a month of fruitless pursuit, the commanders received a visit from Remnant Zhi Shi, who claimed to know Zhuang Hong’s weakness.

• Commander Gong Cheng alerted the other Headhunting Group commanders and led his forces to hunt Zhuang Hong.
• Zhuang Hong escaped a large encirclement from above, warned Yin Guan to flee, and left Gong Cheng’s forces to find only shriveled corpses.
• After another squad was wiped out, Commander One Tiger argued that Zhuang Hong was feeding on Void Spirits and proposed larger teams to gather intelligence and lure him in.
• Zhuang Hong avoided the larger squads, attacked weaker search parties, and drew the main Half-Beast force away from Oasis World.
• After half a month of failed pursuit, the commanders argued until a subordinate reported that Remnant Zhi Shi’s avatar claimed to know Zhuang Hong’s weakness and how to capture him.

Zhishi told the four commanders about Zhuang Hong’s power and proposed using human Mayflies to lure him into a trap in exchange for recovering his Semi-Finished Two Realms Magnetic Stone. After Zhishi left, the commanders considered his plan and noted that Zhuang Hong was heading away from the Mayflies marked by the pointer.

• Zhishi approached Commanders Gong Cheng, Hundred-Handed Linglong, Flowing Serpent, and One Tiger, and described Zhuang Hong’s abilities and rapid growth.
• Zhishi revealed that Zhuang Hong had killed more than thirty of his avatars and that Gong Cheng’s feeding had likely made him even stronger.
• Zhishi admitted that he wanted to recover his Semi-Finished Two Realms Magnetic Stone and suggested luring Zhuang Hong by putting human Mayflies in danger.
• Zhishi gave Gong Cheng a pointer to a space containing human Mayflies before departing.
• The commanders weighed Zhishi’s proposal, and One Tiger observed that Zhuang Hong was heading in the opposite direction from the marked space.

Zhishi set the Half-Beast Race against the people of Oasis World to lure Zhuang Hong into an ambush, while attacks by Void Spirits devastated the settlers on New Hong Salvation Island. After learning of the crisis, Yin Zizhong led Beast Tamers toward the island to investigate and help.

• Zhishi's clone left Commander Gong Cheng and headed for Oasis World, pleased with how his plan was unfolding.
• Zhuang Hong killed a Half-Beast Race squad and learned that Gong Cheng's forces were driving Chaotic Beast Kinds toward human settlements on Zhishi's recommendation.
• Zhuang Hong realized the attack was meant to force him to rescue Oasis World's people and expose him to an ambush.
• Void Spirits attacked camps on New Hong Salvation Island, killing many settlers and destroying their new homes.
• Lan Linzhong learned of the attacks and asked Yin Zizhong for help; Yin Zizhong led flying Beast Tamers ahead to investigate while the White Dragon Legion prepared to follow by ship.

Yin Zizhong returned to the devastated camp and was overwhelmed by a group of Void Spirits that slaughtered his Beast Tamers and pets. As he and Shao Yi fell toward their deaths, a powerful dark-red figure appeared and cut down their attacker.

• Yin Zizhong found the camp wrecked and watched a tentacled Void Spirit kill a Beast Tamer and tear apart his Tiger-striped Eagle.
• Yin Zizhong escaped into the air, but a Green Beetle and several more Void Spirits attacked, killing pets and Beast Tamers.
• Yin Zizhong fought three Void Spirits on the ground but could not pierce their shells, while his companions died trying to protect him.
• Hong Shan and other Beast Tamers sacrificed themselves to shield Yin Zizhong, and Shao Yi carried him away before a flying Void Spirit crushed their pet.
• A dark-red, six-meter-tall figure appeared and sliced the flying Void Spirit in half as Yin Zizhong and Shao Yi fell.

Zhuang Hong rescued Yin Zizhong on Savior Island and learned that the humans there were still in danger, so he left to make the Void Spirits pay. Half-Beast Race commanders surrounded Oasis World to hunt him, but Zhuang Hong intercepted Commander Gong Cheng and crushed him in a direct clash.

• Zhuang Hong killed the Void Spirits threatening Yin Zizhong and revealed his identity, then agreed to help save the people on Savior Island.
• Zhuang Hong left Yin Zizhong with Yin Guan and set out to punish the creatures slaughtering humans.
• Commander Gong Cheng learned that Zhuang Hong had left Oasis World and led his forces toward him as five other commanders moved to encircle the island.
• Commander Gong Cheng charged Zhuang Hong with his Dragon Pig King skill, while Zhuang Hong transformed into Tank Form and met the attack head-on.
• Zhuang Hong shattered Commander Gong Cheng's phantom and knocked away his warhammer, then struck him so hard that he flew into the forces behind him.

Zhuang Hong fought hundreds of Rising Spirit half-beasts, using his Agile Form and varied abilities to slaughter them and shatter their formation. Commander Gong Cheng ordered his troops into small teams, but Zhuang Hong then charged straight at him.

• Zhuang Hong severely injured Commander Gong Cheng with one punch, leaving him unable to fight effectively.
• Commander Gong Cheng ordered more than four hundred half-beasts to attack Zhuang Hong from a distance and hold him until the other commanders arrived.
• Zhuang Hong changed to Agile Form, evaded the attacks, and used his speed and abilities to kill the half-beasts in rapid succession.
• Commander Gong Cheng told his troops to form small combat squads after Zhuang Hong scattered their encirclement and killed dozens.
• Zhuang Hong decided to kill Commander Gong Cheng first and charged toward him.

Zhuang Hong killed Commander Gong Cheng and slaughtered the Half-Beast Race forces, while Zhishi’s clone secretly looted corpses and withdrew. The other five commanders arrived, confirmed Gong Cheng’s death, and began encircling Zhuang Hong.

• Commander Gong Cheng charged Zhuang Hong, but Zhuang Hong used Fine Silk and the Yuan Yin Blade to kill him with two strikes.
• The terrified Half-Beast Race members stopped resisting effectively as Zhuang Hong continued killing them across the battlefield.
• Zhishi’s clone stole Commander Gong Cheng’s Storage Bag and looted other corpses, then retreated when he sensed the other commanders had arrived.
• Zhuang Hong noticed Zhishi’s clone and resolved to destroy Zhishi’s true body when they met again.
• The other five commanders arrived, saw Commander Gong Cheng’s remains, and ordered their forces to encircle Zhuang Hong.

Zhuang Hong fought the five group leaders’ encirclement by moving at high speed, exploiting gaps, and killing Half-Beast Race members in rapid succession. The group leaders watched in fear as his slaughter continued and realized that underestimating him could cost them their lives.

• The five group leaders sealed off the area with nearly three thousand Half-Beast Race members and sent squads to attack Zhuang Hong in rotation.
• Zhuang Hong used feints, speed, and knowledge of the Half-Beast Race’s weaknesses to kill members while avoiding being surrounded.
• Zhuang Hong replenished his stamina and source power by draining a corpse, then used it as a projectile to create another opening and kill more enemies.
• Zhuang Hong grew more proficient with Traceless Steps and killed all four members of a squad after evading their attacks and drawing them together with Fine Silk.
• Two Half-Beast Race members fled when Zhuang Hong targeted their squad, but Zhuang Hong killed the entire squad.
• Hundred-Handed Linglong, Liu Qu She, and the other group leaders watched Zhuang Hong’s slaughter and feared that he could become a calamity if they failed to kill him.

The five Half-Beast Race commanders tried to lure Zhuang Hong into a trap, but he broke out of their encirclement and deliberately scattered their forces, turning the battlefield into chaos. As the commanders pursued him in disguise, they realized he was drawing the entire force apart, and Yi Hu believed their chance to strike had finally arrived when Zhuang Hong approached.

• Yi Hu persuaded the other four commanders to disguise themselves as an ordinary squad and ambush Zhuang Hong when he came near.
• Zhuang Hong replenished himself by devouring corpses, then abandoned his isolated-target tactics and fled to disrupt the encirclement.
• The Half-Beast Race squads pursued Zhuang Hong, who charged into their formations and slaughtered their members, breaking their ranks into chaos.
• Yi Hu convinced the commanders not to reorganize their forces so they could remain disguised and pursue Zhuang Hong through the chaos.
• Zhuang Hong scattered squads across half the encirclement, and Yi Hu recognized that he was deliberately dismantling the formation to gain the advantage.
• A disturbance and screams arose nearby, and Yi Hu announced that Zhuang Hong was approaching their squad.

Zhuang Hong continued slaughtering the Half-Beast Race and outmaneuvered a squad of five powerful group leaders. After using their attacks to injure one another, he killed Liu Qu She and sprang toward Hundred-Handed Linglong.

• Zhuang Hong cut down the fleeing Half-Beast Race, reducing their nearly three thousand elites to fewer than two thousand.
• Zhuang Hong noticed five stronger group leaders, including Liu Qu She, Hundred-Handed Linglong, and Yi Hu, preparing a coordinated ambush.
• The group leaders unleashed their signature attacks, but Zhuang Hong evaded them and learned which abilities posed the greatest threat.
• Zhuang Hong dodged their renewed attacks by darting into their crowded formation, causing their strikes to hit their teammates.
• Zhuang Hong used fine silk to pull himself aside, then cut Liu Qu She in half and leaped off his face toward Hundred-Handed Linglong.

Zhuang Hong slaughtered the five Half-Beast Race captains and pursued their fleeing warriors, while secretly marking their Storage Bags for Zhishi to track. Zhishi recovered the captains’ bags and celebrated his unexpected fortune, planning to inspect them safely back at his base.

• Zhuang Hong killed Hundred-Handed Linglong and Yi Hu, along with the other captains, despite their attempts to fight or flee.
• Zhuang Hong devoured the captains’ nutrients and secretly branded their Storage Bags with Mental Steel Seals.
• Zhuang Hong chased down the fleeing elite Half-Beast Race warriors and continued his slaughter.
• Zhishi’s avatar arrived after Zhuang Hong left, found the five captains’ untouched Storage Bags, and took them away.
• Zhishi celebrated the haul and planned to study the Storage Bags carefully before opening them.

After slaughtering the Half-Beast Race warriors and Void Spirits who had fled from him, Zhuang Hong strengthened himself by consuming their corpses and set off to settle another grudge with Zhi Shi. Meanwhile, the Dragon Pavilion District commanders learned of his victory and began planning a joint force to eliminate him.

• Zhuang Hong hunted down the fleeing Half-Beast Race warriors and Void Spirits, then consumed nearly two hundred Rising Spirit Beasts and raised his physical enhancement rate to 60%.
• Zhuang Hong assessed his improved strength and skills, then flew off in Rocket Form toward the Mental Steel Seal to confront Zhi Shi.
• Void Spirits across the Dragon Court Mixed Domain spread news that Zhuang Hong had defeated the capture force and killed its six commanders.
• Halberd Grand Commander summoned the remaining thirty commanders of Dragon Pavilion District and asked whether to seek help from the Dragon Court True Spirit or handle Zhuang Hong themselves.
• The commanders rejected involving the Dragon Court True Spirit and agreed to invite the Human-Beast Race and Parasitic Beast Race to form a joint extermination force.