Arc 26The Red Dust Inn and Spirit Beasts

Lin Mo brought Lin Feng to Xuanming Sect for treatment, reunited with Kaku, and made a five-year bargain with Lu Qi. As Lin Feng trained in the Spirit Beast Mountains, Meruem attacked and a hidden mission brought Ace to the Cangxuan Continent.

  • Lin Mo arranged for Orochimaru to impersonate Lin Feng in the Academy Tournament while taking the injured Lin Feng toward Xuanming Sect with Hong Xuan and Xiao Ling.
  • Kaku appeared in the mountain illusions, told Lin Mo that Red-Hair had given him the Calm-Calm Fruit, and left after Lin Mo stopped him from killing the illusionist.
  • Lin Mo met his parallel counterpart Lu Qi, agreed to have his group work at the Red Dust Inn for five years, and secured help for Lin Feng and Kaku.
  • Lu Qi’s physician Zhong Shi healed Lin Feng’s Spiritual Meridian, and Kaku woke after taking Lin Mo’s medicine and apologized for his actions.
  • Lin Mo, Kaku, and Lin Feng traveled to the Spirit Beast Mountains to capture beasts, where they met A Ling and A Yin and fought a gang targeting them.
  • Orochimaru encountered Meruem in the mountains, and Meruem later attacked Lin Feng before Kaku blocked the fatal blow and Lin Mo carried them away.
  • Lin Feng suspected Aizen had placed them under an illusion, but Lin Mo stopped him from returning to the Red Dust Inn and a hidden mission summoned Ace from the pirate world.
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Ch. 626Cangxuan Continent: Returning to the Lin Residence / Cangxuan Continent: Done For

Lin Mo asked Cui Cheng to track Kaku, while Lin Feng returned to the Lin Residence and confronted his father over the household’s guest. Lin Feng discovered that Gong Muyao had proposed a marriage with his eldest brother, Lin Ying, and was then summoned by Lin Zhen for a private talk.

  • Lin Mo admitted he was worried about Kaku and promised Cui Cheng a favor in exchange for help keeping track of him.
  • Lin Feng pushed past the guards who tried to bar him from the Lin Residence and faced Lin Zhen outside the study.
  • Lin Feng met Gong Muyao, who revealed that she wanted to marry Lin Ying and have him join the General's Manor.
  • Lin Zhen rejected the proposed marriage, saying Lin Ying would inherit the Lin Family, and Gong Muyao left.
  • Lin Zhen ordered Lin Mo and Cui Cheng to wait outside and called Lin Feng over.

Ch. 627Cangxuan Continent: Substitute / Cangxuan Continent: Relocation

After Lin Zhen crippled Lin Feng, Cui Cheng learned that his shattered Spiritual Meridian might be impossible to repair and that the healer Xia Qing was away. Lin Mo summoned Orochimaru to serve as Lin Feng’s substitute in the Academy Tournament, leaving Orochimaru asking what he was expected to do.

  • Lin Zhen struck Lin Feng unconscious, and Cui Cheng discovered that his Spiritual Meridian had shattered.
  • Cui Cheng left to seek Xia Qing’s help, but learned she had gone to the Xuanming Sect and would be away for at least two months.
  • Lin Mo suggested finding a substitute for Lin Feng in the Academy Tournament, and Cui Cheng said the substitute would need to look exactly like him.
  • Lin Mo used Orochimaru’s talisman to summon him, and Orochimaru agreed to disguise himself as Lin Feng after Cui Cheng and Lin Hui left the room.

Ch. 628Cangxuan Continent: Impersonation / Cangxuan Continent: Coming Clean

Lin Mo arranged for Orochimaru to impersonate Lin Feng at the Academy Tournament while he secretly took the unconscious Lin Feng toward Xuanming Sect for treatment. Lin Feng woke during the journey, correctly deduced their plans, and asked Lin Mo about Kaku, whose whereabouts and safety remained uncertain.

  • Lin Mo asked Orochimaru to impersonate Lin Feng, and Orochimaru made a convincing double while Cui Cheng and Lin Hui learned the plan.
  • Orochimaru helped Lin Mo secretly remove the unconscious Lin Feng from the Lin Family estate; Orochimaru then returned to Cangqiong Academy with Cui Cheng as Lin Feng.
  • Orochimaru learned the Academy Tournament rules from Cui Cheng and offered to secure first place by strengthening Yinyun Academy's students, but Cui Cheng refused.
  • Three days into the journey, Lin Feng awoke in the carriage and deduced that Lin Mo and Hong Xuan were taking him to Xuanming Sect to find Xia Qing.
  • Lin Feng inferred that Orochimaru was impersonating him and asked Lin Mo about Kaku, while Lin Mo remained concerned about Kaku's safety and unexplained ability to hide his presence.

Ch. 629Cangxuan Continent: On the road / Cangxuan Continent: Taking advantage

Lin Mo persuaded Lin Feng to help find Kaku and revealed that he came from another world to ensure Lin Feng became an immortal emperor. After the group reached Sunset City, Lin Feng accepted a rare herb from a blind girl, who then fell while trying to retrieve her stick.

  • Lin Mo asked Lin Feng to help find Kaku, and Lin Feng agreed after Lin Mo explained his mission and disclosed the outsiders who had entered the world.
  • Lin Feng warned Lin Mo that his concern for Kaku exposed a weakness, then agreed to their partnership.
  • At Cangqiong Academy, Orochimaru disguised as Lin Feng competed for Yinyun Academy, which won five matches and earned fifteen points on the first day of the tournament.
  • Lin Mo, Lin Feng, and Hong Xuan reached Sunset City, where Lin Feng’s coughing worsened during a night-market outing.
  • A blind girl offered Lin Feng Clearheart grass, and after she fell while searching for her wooden stick, the children nearby began jeering at her.

Ch. 630Cangxuan Continent: Helping Them Out

Lin Feng, Lin Mo, and Hong Xuan welcomed the blind Xiao Ling into their group as they traveled toward Xuanming Sect. At the Academy Tournament, Yinyun Academy tied Cangqiong Academy after two students unexpectedly won their singles matches, and Cui Cheng confronted Orochimaru about what he had done.

  • Hong Xuan chased away children who were bullying Xiao Ling, and Lin Feng agreed to let her join the group because her knowledge of herbs might help his health.
  • Xiao Ling traveled with Lin Feng and Lin Mo toward Xuanming Sect and spoke with Lin Feng about their journey.
  • Zhang Tao learned that Yinyun Academy would face Cangqiong Academy and planned to put Xiao Hui against Lin Yu in the third singles match.
  • Yinyun Academy won its first two singles matches, lost the third and both doubles matches, then secured a three-to-three tie in the team match.
  • Zhang Tao questioned the two students whose strength had surged, and they claimed they had been hiding their abilities.
  • Cui Cheng went to Orochimaru after the tournament and asked what he had done to the two students.

Ch. 631Cangxuan Continent: Not listening, not listening / Cangxuan Continent: Skill unlocked

At the Xuanming Sect’s mountain, Lin Mo and his companions were separated by illusion techniques, and Big Orange helped break the first illusion. Lin Mo entered the second illusion alone, where Big Orange revealed a hidden target, leaving him poised to attack the illusion’s caster.

  • At the tavern, Lin Mo’s group learned that Yinyun Academy had won the Academy Tournament, while Cui Cheng discovered Three-Tomoe Curse Marks on the students who had accepted Orochimaru’s power.
  • After nearly twenty more days of travel, Lin Mo, Lin Feng, Hong Xuan, and Xiao Ling reached the mountain where the Xuanming Sect stood and entered its illusion-filled slopes.
  • The first illusion separated the four companions, but Big Orange swallowed a blade of grass that served as its medium, revealing the others and freeing Hong Xuan when he walked out of the forest.
  • Lin Mo followed Lin Feng and Xiao Ling toward the mountain, then became trapped in a second illusion when the world shattered into a starry expanse and his companions disappeared.
  • Big Orange reappeared beside Lin Mo and ensnared a hidden figure in the starry illusion with its tentacles.

Ch. 632Cangxuan Continent: Break / Cangxuan Continent: Meeting

Lin Mo escaped successive illusions, unlocked Flash Step through Lin Feng's trust, and encountered Kaku, who helped him expose and force the illusionist to dispel the illusion. The chapter left Lin Mo watching Kaku leap into a valley after refusing to follow him.

  • Lin Mo rescued Lin Feng from falling off a cliff, and the System rewarded Lin Mo with ten percent of Lin Feng's trust and the Flash Step skill.
  • Lin Mo, Lin Feng, and Xiao Ling were separated when the mountain path split open and Lin Mo fell into an illusion of boiling lava.
  • Kaku appeared in the lava illusion and told Lin Mo that Red-Hair had given him the Calm-Calm Fruit and that he had been protecting Lin Mo.
  • Kaku found and captured the illusionist, but Lin Mo stopped Kaku from killing him and ordered him to dispel the illusion.
  • Kaku refused to follow Lin Mo and leaped into the valley, leaving Lin Mo watching him fall.

Ch. 633Cangxuan Continent: Whatever

Lin Mo and his companions reached Xuanming Sect, where they reunited with Hawk-Eye and discussed the others who had arrived in this strange world. Mu Yunfeng escorted them inside, and Lin Feng revealed that he was Lin Ying’s younger brother.

  • Lin Feng found Lin Mo after Kaku disappeared into the valley, and Lin Mo confirmed that Big Orange was safe.
  • Lin Mo, Lin Feng, and Xiao Ling reached Xuanming Sect and told Mu Yunfeng they were looking for Hawk-Eye and Xia Qing.
  • Hawk-Eye came to meet Lin Mo, learned that Kaku and another unknown person had also arrived, and agreed to travel with Lin Mo after completing a duel.
  • Mu Yunfeng brought the group into Xuanming Sect and discovered that Lin Feng was Lin Ying’s younger brother.
  • Xiao Ling nearly fell inside the gates, but Lin Feng caught her by the arm.

Ch. 634Cangxuan Continent: A Promise / Pirates: Nothing to Do

Lin Feng secured Xia Qing’s promise to treat him after offering to resolve her negotiations with the Xuanming Sect, while Lin Mo enlisted Hawk-Eye to help keep Lin Feng alive. On Kuraigana Island, Kuina and Zoro sparred as Lin MuMu and Perona watched, with Perona eager to leave.

  • Lin Feng told Xia Qing he could quickly secure the Xuanming Sect’s support for Cangqiong Academy in exchange for her treating his damaged spiritual meridian, and she agreed if he succeeded that day.
  • Lin Feng went with Mu Yunfeng to meet Third Elder Xuan Yi, while Lin Mo stayed behind with Xiao Ling and Xia Qing offered to examine her blindness.
  • Hawk-Eye took Lin Mo aside, and Lin Mo explained that keeping Lin Feng alive for about ten years could help their group return to their world sooner.
  • Hawk-Eye agreed to help protect Lin Feng after he sparred with the Second Elder, and he returned with Lin Mo to find Lin Feng talking with Xia Qing.
  • Kuina used three swords from the Eight Desolations Sword Case to attack Zoro, while Lin MuMu and Perona watched and Perona complained of boredom.

Ch. 635Pirate: Target, the Road Poneglyph

Shusuke and Herald took a village’s wine and grape juice after the hosts tried to drug Shusuke, then sailed away. Enel learned that the Road Poneglyphs could lead to Laugh Tale and set out for Wano Country to pursue Kaido’s Poneglyph.

  • Shusuke and Herald arrived at a poor village, where the residents welcomed them and offered them food and wine.
  • Shusuke bought the household’s wine and juice, resisted the couple’s attempt to drug him, and had Herald steal a boat to carry the supplies.
  • Enel heard in a tavern that collecting the four Road Poneglyphs could reveal a route to Laugh Tale and that Big Mom and Kaido possessed some of them.
  • Enel recalled that Lin Mo had already taken the Poneglyphs from Whole Cake Island and decided to search for Kaido in Onigashima.
  • A server told Enel to reach Onigashima through Wano Country, and Enel paid him to find a Log Pose for Wano Country.

Ch. 636Cangxuan Continent: Relaxation / Cangxuan Continent: A little sincerity

Lin Mo asked Hawk-Eye to help Lin Feng recover his spiritual meridian and obtain cultivation resources, prompting them to negotiate with Xuan Yi. Xuan Yi offered to meet the requests if Hawk-Eye joined the Xuanming Sect, and Lin Mo accepted the offer on Hawk-Eye’s behalf.

  • Xia Qing found Lin Feng’s spiritual meridian severely damaged and began a partial repair that would take at least half a month.
  • Xiao Ling refused Xia Qing’s offer to examine her eyes, while Lin Mo and Hawk-Eye left her at the guest quarters and went to a lake.
  • Lin Mo told Hawk-Eye that three months had passed in this world and asked him to help Lin Feng find Zhong Shi, obtain cultivation supplies, and get a Space Ring.
  • Hawk-Eye took Lin Mo to meet Xuan Yi, who offered to fulfill the requests if Hawk-Eye joined the Xuanming Sect in name.
  • Hawk-Eye refused to join, but Lin Mo accepted the offer on his behalf.

Ch. 637Cangxuan Continent: The Name Register Stone / Cangxuan Continent: The Parallel Cosmos

Lin Mo and Hawk-Eye agreed to join the Xuanming Sect under limited conditions, but the Name Register Stone revealed a connection to the Red Dust Inn’s Lu Qi. Lu Qi then took Lin Mo to a private space and revealed that he was Lin Mo’s counterpart from a parallel cosmos, leaving Lin Mo questioning how their worlds and lives connected.

  • Lin Mo refused Hawk-Eye’s proposed duel, and Hawk-Eye agreed to join the Xuanming Sect while retaining freedom to travel.
  • Xuan Yi led Lin Mo and Hawk-Eye to the Name Register Stone, where Lin Mo asked about the crossed-out name Lu Qi and learned that the former disciple had betrayed the sect thirty years earlier.
  • As Hawk-Eye prepared to give blood for the registration, a masked young man appeared, warned him that the stone would brand his soul, and vanished with Lin Mo.
  • The masked man identified himself as Lu Qi and explained that he had left the Xuanming Sect, traveled between planes, and planned to open the Red Dust Inn.
  • Lu Qi removed his mask and revealed that he looked exactly like Lin Mo, explaining that he was Lin Mo’s counterpart from a parallel cosmos.
  • Lu Qi said he had transmigrated to the Cangxuan Continent after making different choices in his former life and revealed that his Shock System had granted him the ability to see the past and future.

Ch. 638Cangxuan Continent: No deals at a loss / Cangxuan Continent: Expulsion ...

Lin Mo negotiated with Lu Qi for medicine to restore Kaku and help Lin Feng reach the Immortal Emperor Realm, then returned to the Xuanming Sect with Hawk-Eye. Xuan Yi expelled them and tried to make Xia Qing stop treating Lin Feng, leaving Lin Mo and Hawk-Eye facing the threat to her work.

  • Lu Qi gave Lin Mo a medicine bottle for Kaku and agreed to find him in exchange for borrowing Big Orange.
  • Lin Mo agreed that he and his friends would work at Lu Qi’s inn for five years in exchange for Lu Qi getting Lin Feng to the Immortal Emperor Realm within five years.
  • Lu Qi broke Xuan Yi’s Spiritual Power Shield, handed Lin Mo three One-Way Teleportation Talismans, and told him to meet Kaku at the Red Dust Inn in a month.
  • Hawk-Eye refused to give Xuan Yi his blood, so Xuan Yi expelled him and Lin Mo from the Xuanming Sect and ordered them to take Xia Qing and Lin Feng with them.
  • Lu Tianyou questioned Xuan Yi’s order, but Xuan Yi accused Hawk-Eye of infiltrating the sect and demanded that he leave.
  • Xuan Yi threatened to withdraw his offer to teach at Cangqiong Academy and ordered Xia Qing to stop treating Lin Feng, while Lin Mo refused to let anyone approach them.

Ch. 639Cangxuan Continent: Getting Impatient / Cangxuan Continent: The Fun Is Theirs

Lin Mo forced Xia Qing to continue repairing Lin Feng’s Spiritual Meridian, while Hawk-Eye held off the Xuanming Sect. Xuan He arrived, agreed to let the treatment continue, and allowed Hawk-Eye to wait for the second elder’s return so they could fight.

  • Lin Mo threatened Xia Qing’s companion and demonstrated the danger Hawk-Eye posed, forcing Xia Qing to resume treating Lin Feng after Lin Mo swore not to attack Cangqiong Academy if it left them alone.
  • Xuan Yi ordered the Xuanming Sect disciples to attack, but Hawk-Eye scattered their Spiritual Power attacks and barred them from approaching Lin Feng’s room.
  • Xuan Yi mistook Lin Mo for Lu Qi’s son and hurried to summon sect master Xuan He, fearing Lu Qi might retaliate against the sect.
  • Xuan He met Lin Mo, doubted that he was Lu Qi’s son, and ordered Xuan Yi to train in the South Blue Ruins.
  • Xuan He confirmed that the second elder would return in about twenty days, and Lin Mo agreed to wait so Hawk-Eye could challenge him.

Ch. 640Cangxuan Continent: The Project

Lin Mo left Hawk-Eye to protect Lin Feng and went to the Red Dust Inn to ask Lu Qi to find Zhong Shi. As Lin Mo waited at the inn, Lu Qi promised to bring him both Zhong Shi and Kaku within a month, while the inn’s crew continued preparing a huge moat.

  • Xiao Ling visited Lin Feng’s room, and Hawk-Eye asked Lin Mo about her and the masked visitor before Lin Mo gave him talismans for himself and Lin Feng.
  • Lin Mo used his talisman to teleport to the Red Dust Inn, where Lu Qi and the others welcomed him with a feast.
  • Lu Qi told Lin Mo how his life on the continent had made him more outgoing, then used one of Lin Mo’s promises to ask about his crew and romantic interests.
  • Lu Qi said he had already sent people to find Zhong Shi and promised to bring both Zhong Shi and Kaku to Lin Mo within a month.
  • Lin Mo watched Hong Ling digging a deep trench around the inn and learned that Lu Qi planned to turn it into a moat stocked with aquatic spirit beasts.

Ch. 641Tied Up / Cangxuan Continent: Recovery

Lin Mo spent his days at the Red Dust Inn while Lu Qi arranged to find a physician and prepare a plan. After Lin Feng arrived, Zhong Shi examined him and identified the ingredients needed to restore his damaged Spiritual Meridian, leaving Lin Mo hopeful that treatment would take only a week.

  • Lu Qi said he had prepared a way to fill the deep waterways with seawater and sea beasts, while Hong Ling complained about the work and later got help from Benbo Ba.
  • Lin Mo explored Lu Qi's expanded study, learned that time passed differently inside it, and chose to read in his own room instead.
  • Lu Qi told Lin Mo that his plan depended on Lin Feng's Spiritual Meridian recovering and that he had already sent people to investigate troublesome arrivals from other worlds.
  • Lu Qi's men brought the physician Zhong Shi to the inn, where he agreed to treat the patient they were waiting for.
  • Lin Feng arrived by talisman, and Zhong Shi recognized his damaged Spiritual Meridian as the work of his apprentice Xia Qing.
  • Zhong Shi named the Ice-Ao Snow Lotus and Tiger-Eater Shark inner core as the two scarce ingredients; the inn had one lotus and Lu Qi produced three cores, and Zhong Shi estimated treatment would take a week.

Ch. 642Cangxuan Continent: The Mission / Cangxuan Continent: Preparations

Lin Mo welcomed Kaku back after Lu Qi’s medicine restored him, then discussed their five-year stay and Kaku’s wish to grow stronger. Lu Qi assigned Lin Mo and Kaku to take Lin Feng to the Spirit Beast Mountains, though Lin Mo remembered that Lin Feng still needed more medicinal baths.

  • Lin Feng followed Lu Qi’s treatment plan, and Zhong Shi healed his Spiritual Meridian in a week.
  • Lu Qi’s men brought Kaku back, and Lin Mo gave him medicine that left him unconscious for several days.
  • Kaku woke up and brought Lin Mo breakfast, then apologized emotionally for his recent actions as Lin Mo told him he was glad he was alive.
  • Kaku asked to cultivate in this world, but Lin Mo refused Lu Qi’s offer to modify Kaku’s body, and Kaku agreed to grow stronger through his own efforts.
  • Lin Mo told Kaku that he, Kaku, and Hawk-Eye had agreed to work for Lu Qi for five years.
  • Lu Qi spread out a map and told Lin Mo and Kaku to take Lin Feng to the Spirit Beast Mountains with medicine to protect and strengthen his Spiritual Meridian.

Ch. 643Cangxuan Continent: Spirit Beast Mountains / Cangxuan Continent: Request to Team Up

Lin Mo, Kaku, and Lin Feng traveled to Waterdrop City and learned that a powerful creature was driving Spirit Beasts out of the mountains. They set out to investigate and noticed increasingly powerful beasts fleeing as they approached, confirming that the disturbance was real.

  • Lu Qi assigned Lin Mo, Kaku, and Lin Feng to capture three living Spirit Beasts of at least third grade and supplied them with provisions, teleportation talismans, and protective equipment.
  • The three used Teleportation Talismans to reach Waterdrop City, where they learned that a mysterious creature had been torturing and eating Spirit Beasts and that beasts were fleeing the mountains in growing numbers.
  • Kaku suggested scouting ahead alone, but Lin Mo refused, and Lin Feng agreed that they should stay together.
  • Lin Mo, Kaku, and Lin Feng left Waterdrop City on foot and encountered Spirit Beasts fleeing from the mountains, including unusually high-grade beasts near the outskirts.

Ch. 644Cangxuan Continent: Strange Things

Lin Mo, Lin Feng, and Kaku traveled through the forest, where Kaku caught a Red Flame Bird and met the orphan sisters A Ling and A Yin. They agreed to cooperate after Lin Feng secured the sisters’ Spirit Artifact Box, and the group continued toward the Spirit Beast Mountains together.

  • Kaku used Geppo to catch a Red Flame Bird, then returned with it while Lin Feng asked Lin Mo about the technique.
  • A Ling and A Yin introduced themselves and offered to lend their Spirit Artifact Box in exchange for two Spirit Beasts above the third grade.
  • After three horned Spirit Beasts charged them, Lin Feng and Kaku killed them, and A Yin handed the box to Lin Feng.
  • Lin Feng placed the unconscious Red Flame Bird in the box, and A Ling and A Yin joined Lin Mo’s group of five.
  • The group shared a campfire meal, traded teasing remarks, and continued traveling at dawn.

Ch. 645Cangxuan Continent: Is That Okay? / Cangxuan Continent: Giving Up

Lin Feng and his companions found Spirit Beasts drained of blood and discovered a gang attacking A Ling and A Yin. Lin Feng rescued the sisters, then chased the gang's last survivor with Orochimaru's help, but Orochimaru questioned whether Lin Feng could grow stronger if he relied on others.

  • Lin Feng concluded that people had drained the blood from the Spirit Beast corpses, and Kaku hid himself, Lin Feng, and Lin Mo as a gang surrounded A Ling and A Yin.
  • The gang captured the sisters, so Lin Feng used the Eightfold Spirit Crossbow to kill most of the attackers while Kaku's Calm-Calm Fruit concealed their position.
  • When the last attacker fled with his wolf beasts, Lin Feng pursued him, but the pack surrounded him and he summoned Orochimaru with a paper talisman.
  • Orochimaru used Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique to wound the wolf beasts, then returned to his original form by shedding his disguise.
  • Lin Feng asked Orochimaru to help kill the survivors, and Orochimaru questioned whether relying on help would keep Lin Feng from growing stronger.

Ch. 646Cangxuan Continent: Reflection / Pirates: No Lending

Lin Feng was saved from the wolf beasts and received A Yin’s Spirit Artifact Box, but Orochimaru then threatened to experiment on him before Lin Mo stopped him. Meanwhile, Enel headed toward Wano Country, Kuina refused to lend Zoro her sword case, and Shusuke and Herald continued exploring the Grand Line.

  • Orochimaru pursued the fleeing man and wolf pack while Lin Feng returned to Lin Mo, then A Yin gave Lin Feng the Spirit Artifact Box in gratitude for saving her and A Ling.
  • Orochimaru proposed using Lin Feng for human experimentation, but Lin Mo forbade him from touching Lin Feng, and A Yin and A Ling also stood up in Lin Feng’s defense.
  • Enel set out for Wano Country and flew there on the enlarged Ruyi Jingu Bang after deciding his ship was too slow.
  • Kuina defeated Zoro in their duel, refused to let him inspect her Eight Desolations Sword Case, and prepared to leave Kuraigana Island with her companions.
  • Shusuke and Herald continued sailing the Grand Line with their boatload of wine as they tried to learn more about the Blue Sea.

Ch. 647Pirates: Rules are dead, people are alive / Pirates: Please impart your teachings

Shusuke and Herald encountered a Marine battleship led by Momousagi, who alerted headquarters and redirected her ship toward Sengoku on Cactus Island. Meanwhile, Lin MuMu, Kuina, and Perona reached Frosting Island in Big Mom’s territory to begin training, with Lin MuMu teaching Kuina to expect underhanded opponents.

  • Herald searched for a pirate ship and raided its crew to bring back Beli for Shusuke and himself.
  • Momousagi recognized Herald as one of Lin Mo’s associates, contacted headquarters, and changed course for Cactus Island to seek reinforcements from Sengoku.
  • Red-Hair and his crew celebrated on Cactus Island while Red-Hair tried to persuade Sengoku to drink despite his having quit alcohol.
  • Lin MuMu, Kuina, and Perona arrived at Frosting Island, and Perona realized they had entered Big Mom’s territory.
  • Lin MuMu and Perona explained to Kuina why fighters should prepare for dirty tricks, then led her toward Frosting Town.

Ch. 648Cangxuan Continent: The Tail Begins / Cangxuan Continent: A New Crisis

Kuina mistook Perona and Lin MuMu’s warnings for encouragement and challenged Katakuri in Sugar Frost Town. In the Spirit Beast Mountains, Lin Mo let Lin Feng hunt without help while Orochimaru confronted Meruem, whose attacks failed to kill him.

  • Kuina approached Katakuri’s carriage, summoned three swords, and challenged him to fight.
  • Lin Mo told Lin Feng to capture the remaining Spirit Beasts himself, then secretly followed with Kaku while Orochimaru went ahead to investigate the mountains.
  • Lin Feng continued into the forest with A Yin and A Ling and captured a fast, hedgehog-like Spirit Beast.
  • Orochimaru found Meruem fighting a powerful Spirit Beast and recognized that the Ant King came from another world.
  • Meruem killed Orochimaru’s summoned snake and repeatedly attacked him, but Orochimaru evaded the blows and claimed he would not be easy to kill.

Ch. 649Cangxuan Continent: Conflicting Interests / Cangxuan Continent: Possibly Caught in the Trap

Lin Mo and Kaku followed Lin Feng as he traveled with a mysterious teacher and his students, then watched Orochimaru arrive with the Ant King. Although Orochimaru told Lin Feng to leave, the Ant King approached him anyway, and Lin Feng still had not moved.

  • Orochimaru discovered that the Ant King could gain traits from creatures he ate and offered to help him find stronger prey, but the Ant King refused to cooperate.
  • Lin Feng continued toward the Spirit Beast Mountains with A Ling and A Yin, met a group led by a familiar-looking teacher, and Lin Mo told Kaku to find a chance to take the teacher's unusual sword.
  • The teacher used his sword to drive off a wave of Spirit Beasts, and Lin Feng's group eventually reached the Dense Forest surrounding the mountains.
  • Orochimaru and the Ant King appeared on a giant snake, and Orochimaru suggested that the Ant King eat the people traveling with Lin Feng while sparing Lin Feng.
  • Lin Feng said his relationship with Lin Mo was mutually beneficial and claimed he would leave, but the Ant King ignored Orochimaru's warning and walked toward him.

Ch. 650Cangxuan Continent: Unlocking a hidden mission / Blah Blah Blah

Lin Mo and Kaku rescued Lin Feng from Meruem, then learned that Aizen might have hypnotized them with his Illusion. When Lin Feng wished to meet Lin Mo’s other crew members, the system triggered a hidden mission and summoned Ace to the Cangxuan Continent.

  • Meruem attacked Lin Feng, but Kaku blocked the fatal strike before Lin Mo used Flash Step to carry them both away.
  • Lin Feng identified Aizen as an instructor from Yiling Academy, and Lin Mo realized they might already be under Aizen’s Illusion.
  • Lin Feng proposed returning to the Red Dust Inn and made Kaku a wager about whether Lu Qi intended the Spirit Beast Mountains trip as training, but Lin Mo stopped them.
  • Lin Feng said he wanted to meet Lin Mo’s other crew members, triggering a hidden mission that summoned one of them from the pirate world.
  • Ace appeared before Lin Mo, Kaku, and Lin Feng, and Kaku confirmed that Ace had been summoned to the Cangxuan Continent.
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