Chapter Summaries

After Cao Bing escaped the Demon Race Alliance’s ambush, a black, lion-headed Demon Race man and a beautiful female king pursued him, but both arrived too late. In the Virtual Universe, the Hong Alliance reviewed Cao Bing’s reported kills and considered recruiting him.

• King Wan Gong admitted that Cao Bing had escaped, and the black, lion-headed man called the group trash before pursuing Cao Bing.
• A beautiful female king demanded to know where Cao Bing had gone, then shattered Poison Thorn King, King Wan Gong, and King You Yan when she learned he had escaped.
• The chapter noted that Cao Bing had killed a High-level King and a Mid-level King, leaving King Wan Gong’s group humiliated.
• In a Virtual Universe hall, a purple-armored human told 108 assembled experts that Cao Bing had killed two King Immortals.
• After several experts disputed the report, the purple-armored figure argued that Cao Bing’s record met and exceeded the Hong Alliance’s recruitment requirements.

The Hong Alliance approved Cao Bing’s membership after the experts learned that the Chaos City Lord had restricted access to his battle footage. Meanwhile, Cao Bing returned to the Shattered Star Belt and withdrew his consciousness into Evil Skull Peak to suppress the backlash of its Killing Intent.

• Venerable Ye Zheng proposed admitting Cao Bing, and the experts requested his battle footage to verify his strength.
• Venerable Ye Zheng said the Chaos City Lord had personally restricted access to Cao Bing’s footage, and the experts unanimously approved Cao Bing’s admission.
• Venerable Ye Zheng left to arrange an envoy team to invite Cao Bing into the Hong Alliance.
• Marquis Qu Yang escorted Cao Bing to safety in the Shattered Star Belt, where Cao Bing ordered his companions to stand guard while he recovered.
• Cao Bing returned his consciousness to the body inside Evil Skull Peak and eventually stabilized the Killing Intent backlash.

King Wu Xing and King Shuang Qi confronted King Lion Slaughter and Bug Gall King in the void, and King Kuanglan joined the fight to punish King Lion Slaughter for targeting her disciple, Cao Bing. King Lion Slaughter escaped after losing at least 25% of his Life Imprint, and King Kuanglan left with the Human Race kings to bring her disciple into the Hong Alliance.

• King Wu Xing challenged King Lion Slaughter while King Shuang Qi challenged Bug Gall King, but Bug Gall King refused to fight and left.
• King Wu Xing attacked King Lion Slaughter, and King Shuang Qi sealed the surrounding space before freezing King Lion Slaughter as he tried to flee.
• King Kuanglan appeared and repeatedly struck King Lion Slaughter, destroying his divine body until he self-destructed and escaped.
• King Kuanglan said King Lion Slaughter had lost at least 25% of his Life Imprint and announced that she would bring her disciple into the Hong Alliance.
• King Kuanglan vanished, and King Shuang Qi and King Wu Xing followed her.

Cao Bing regained control of his consciousness after resisting Evil Skull Peak’s killing intent and found King Kuanglan and two other powerful allies guarding him. King Kuanglan warned that his fame had made him a target for the universe’s major races and asked where he planned to go next.

• Cao Bing’s consciousness held off Evil Skull Peak’s killing intent until he stabilized his battle formation and returned to his avatar.
• Cao Bing awoke to find Marquis Qu Yang, the White Jade Spirit Eye Rat, and the Moyun Vine facing three powerful strangers who had chosen not to attack him.
• Cao Bing recognized his former teacher, King Kuanglan, who said she had come under orders and praised his recent achievements.
• King Wu Xing praised Cao Bing and proposed a spar, while King Shuang Qi teased him until King Kuanglan silenced them with a threat.
• King Kuanglan warned Cao Bing that his rise to King-level strength as a World Master had put him on the major races’ kill lists, then asked what he planned to do next.

Cao Bing decided to continue his life-and-death training on Yan Ji Continent despite earning enough military merit to complete his mission. King Kuanglan then offered to guide him into the Hong Alliance, and Cao Bing welcomed the opportunity.

• Cao Bing learned that killing King Dian Guang and King Qian Shen had earned him 670 trillion military merit points, enough to complete his training mission.
• Cao Bing chose to remain on the Outer Territory Battlefield because he needed its battles to manage Evil Skull Peak’s murderous urges and wanted to explore Yan Ji Continent further.
• King Kuanglan accepted Cao Bing’s decision and reminded him to stay cautious.
• King Kuanglan revealed that Venerable Yezheng had sent him to guide Cao Bing into the Hong Alliance.
• Cao Bing recognized the benefits of joining the Hong Alliance and was pleased that his combat record qualified him for membership.

Cao Bing joined the Hong Alliance and learned about its structure, authority ranks, and membership functions. After receiving one-Star status, he confirmed that he could conceal his identity from other members.

• Cao Bing eagerly accepted King Kuanglan's invitation to join the Hong Alliance and asked her to explain how it worked.
• King Kuanglan and the others guided Cao Bing into the Virtual Universe, where a mysterious human radiance welcomed him as an official member.
• King Wu Xing explained that the Star insignia marked a member's authority, and King Kuanglan said Cao Bing had begun at the lowest rank despite his strength.
• Cao Bing asked whether he could hide his true identity within the Hong Alliance, and King Kuanglan confirmed that other members would not learn it.

Cao Bing toured Hong Alliance City with King Kuanglan and learned how its experts and factions traded immense wealth. After noticing the enormous auction value of Blood Luo Crystals, he planned to fuse with more once he had taken Evil Skull Peak, then returned to the Human Race military camp to rest and prepare to re-enter the Outer Territory Battlefield under a new identity.

• King Kuanglan showed Cao Bing Hong Alliance City and introduced its vast population of experts, powerful factions, and major trade and military activities.
• Cao Bing discovered that one hundred Blood Luo Crystals had sold for 30.5 billion Origin Units, far exceeding the Virtual Universe Company's former buyback price.
• Cao Bing recalled that he had fused with twenty-two Blood Luo Crystals before becoming a World Lord and resolved to try fusing with more after securing Evil Skull Peak.
• Cao Bing hosted King Kuanglan, King Wu Xing, and the others to an expensive banquet, bringing him closer to King Wu Xing and King Shuang Qi.
• After his guests departed, Cao Bing set out for the Human Race military camp to rest and arrange a new identity before returning to the Outer Territory Battlefield.

Cao Bing attended First Galaxy Auction House’s once-in-a-century auction under his alternate identity, Feilian, and watched the first lot of Blood Luo Crystals sell for an enormous sum. The auction had begun, and Cao Bing was left wishing he could sell some of his own crystals.

• Cao Bing entered First Galaxy Auction House as Feilian, using his wealth to meet the entry requirements despite having only one-Star authority.
• Cao Bing reflected on the spoils he had collected from the Outer Territory Battlefield and sold for 450 billion Origin Units.
• The auction began with a High-level King Immortal woman serving as auctioneer.
• The first lot, a unit of one hundred Blood Luo Crystals, sold for 32.2 billion Origin Units.
• Cao Bing compared the price with the cost of the first three volumes of the Yunming secret manual and wished he could auction his own Blood Luo Crystals.

At the First Galaxy Auction House, King Yanyin introduced the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant, a treasure that concealed its bearer’s aura and could even hide will fluctuations. Cao Bing realized it could conceal his Killing Intent and decided he would need to bid heavily for it.

• King Yanyin presented the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant as the auction’s twenty-first lot, surprising the crowd with its plain appearance.
• King Yanyin explained that the pendant could conceal energy, life, laws, soul aura, and, to some extent, will fluctuations.
• King Yanyin said the pendant could evade detection by a Low-level Universe Venerable only if activated by someone around Invincible King strength and kept at a distance.
• King Yanyin described how the pendant could help experts approach powerful targets or escape pursuit, drawing strong interest from the bidders.
• Cao Bing recognized that the pendant could conceal his Killing Intent and resolved to pay heavily for it.

The bidding for the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant escalated as Dark Speed King and King Beihu competed, until an anonymous bidder raised the price to 200 billion Origin Units. Cao Bing remained intent on finding a chance to obtain the pendant, and the auction continued at a record-setting price.

• King Yanyin began the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant auction with a starting bid of 100 billion Origin Units.
• Dark Speed King bid 150 billion, and King Beihu challenged him, raising the price to 160 billion.
• A Venerable ordered Dark Speed King and King Beihu to bid properly, and the bidding resumed more cautiously.
• Dark Speed King repeatedly outbid King Beihu by small increments as their rivalry drove the price to 166 billion Origin Units.
• An unidentified bidder offered 200 billion Origin Units, silencing the auction hall.

Cao Bing bid 260 billion for the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant and won it after outbidding a Venerable. The auction continued, and Cao Bing became interested in a Kasso Metal battle saber whose final price exceeded the pendant’s.

• Cao Bing bid 200 billion for the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant, deterring the other Kings from raising their offers.
• A Venerable bid 210 billion, but Cao Bing responded with a 260 billion bid, exhausting his available liquid wealth.
• The Venerable yielded, and King Yanyin declared Cao Bing the winner of the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant.
• Cao Bing watched the later auction lots and took a strong interest in a Kasso Metal battle saber.
• The Kasso Battle Saber sold for more than the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant.

Cao Bing passed on the Kasso saber, and the auction proceeded to its three heavy treasures. The bidding for the final defensive treasure drew in the Venerables, leaving its sale undecided.

• Cao Bing did not bid on the Kasso saber because he had spent his savings on the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant and could buy Kasso ore with military merits.
• King Yanyin opened the bidding for the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, and a female King won it with 350 billion Origin Units plus a Wisdom Jade Essence Fruit.
• A squad won the Azure Steel Sword with treasures worth nearly 550 billion Origin Units.
• King Yanyin presented a defensive heavy treasure with a starting price of 500 billion Origin Units, and King-level bidders dropped out as the price rose.
• A Venerable bid 600 billion, and another Venerable named Manu countered with 610 billion.

Cao Bing’s three improved High-grade Immortal Artifacts sold at auction for about 1.85 trillion Origin Units, leaving him with substantial funds after fees and selecting useful treasures. Back in Hong Alliance City, he considered spending the proceeds on the Yunming secret technique and powerful Fire God Source Crystals while planning to improve more Immortal Artifacts.

• Manu outbid Venerable Xungui for the defensive heavy treasure at a final price of 500 billion Origin Units plus treasures worth about 300 billion.
• After all three heavy treasures sold, Cao Bing left the auction and returned to his residence in Hong Alliance City.
• Cao Bing read emails confirming that his Crescent Moon Jade Pendant would arrive within a month and that his three consigned items had sold for about 1.85 trillion Origin Units.
• Cao Bing learned his First Universe Bank rating had risen to the equivalent of a King Limit expert and calculated that, after fees and selecting useful treasures, he would receive 1.365 trillion Origin Units and treasures worth 30 million Origin Units.
• Cao Bing considered buying the Yunming secret technique and top-grade Fire God Source Crystals, and planned to master the method for improving his High-grade Immortal Artifacts.

Cao Bing spent over a trillion Origin Units on powerful weapons and rare materials, then received the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant and reforged his Voidless Bead to strengthen his concealment. With both treasures enhancing the Wuxu secret art, he believed he might be able to ambush a King Limit powerhouse.

• Cao Bing bought five Fire God Source Crystals, twenty thousand kilograms of Kasso Metal, and one kilogram of Fermo venom, spending one trillion and fifty billion Origin Units.
• Cao Bing received the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant and expected it to conceal the Killing Intent that had exposed him to Poison Thorn King and the others.
• Cao Bing revisited his plan to upgrade the Voidless Bead and bought the required materials after previously shelving the expensive project.
• Cao Bing hired a renowned Hong Alliance master team to reforge the Voidless Bead, greatly improving its concealment when paired with the Wuxu secret art.
• Cao Bing combined the Voidless secret art, the Voidless Bead, and the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant, and believed he could ambush a King Limit powerhouse without suppressing his Killing Intent.

Cao Bing returned to Yan Ji Continent under the alias King Fei Lian, intent on taking revenge on the foreign experts who had nearly killed him. He encountered Blood Sparrow hunting a Mechanical Race Immortal and attacked, setting up a fight with his old enemy.

• Cao Bing returned to Yan Ji Continent disguised as King Fei Lian and prepared to hunt down King Wan Gong, Poison Thorn King, Rope Mud King, and King You Yan.
• Cao Bing discovered Blood Sparrow chasing a Marquis Immortal from the Mechanical Race camp through a mountain range.
• Cao Bing struck the fleeing Immortal with his spear, severely injuring him, and placed him in his World Ring.
• Blood Sparrow demanded to know who Cao Bing was, but Cao Bing declared that Blood Sparrow would die that day.

Cao Bing killed Blood Sparrow and enslaved an injured Marquis-level immortal, while preparing escape contingencies against powerful enemies. Blood Sparrow’s clan learned of Que Jing’s death and sent two Invincible Kings to the Outer Territory Battlefield to seek revenge.

• Cao Bing pierced Blood Sparrow’s head with his spear, annihilating his soul, and collected his World Ring.
• Cao Bing enslaved the wounded Marquis-level immortal with the White Jade Spirit Eye Rat and used recovery medicine to restore some of his consciousness and strength.
• Que Jia learned that his only son, Que Jing, had died and found that Que Jing’s life tablet had shattered.
• The Blood Sparrow Clan’s Clan Ancestor forbade Que Jia from entering the Outer Territory Battlefield and ordered Que Ao and Que Ji to avenge Que Jing instead.
• Que Jia gave Que Ao and Que Ji a device to track the Blood Spike, and the Clan Ancestor advised them to seek help from allied clans if needed.

Cao Bing, using his Hong Alliance identity King Fei Lian, answered King Che Ju’s call for help at a secret realm in a volcanic range. He fought a Lingyuan Eagle King and gained the upper hand with his divine artifact spear.

• King Che Ju invited King Fei Lian to reinforce him at a secret realm where two Lingyuan Eagle Kings were fighting him.
• Cao Bing teleported to the volcanic range and descended into the lava to join King Che Ju.
• King Che Ju warned Cao Bing that the Lingyuan Eagle Kings were stronger than ordinary Peak Kings.
• One Lingyuan Eagle King attacked Cao Bing, who met its charge with his spear.
• Cao Bing’s divine artifact let him overpower the Lingyuan Eagle, whose wing was destroyed and whose Life Imprint lost 5%.

Cao Bing battled the two Lingyuan Eagles with a divine spear until King Che Ju threw a Fire God Source Crystal into the enclosed lava cavern. The blast devastated both Eagles, leaving one asleep and the other gravely injured, while Cao Bing’s fate remained unclear.

• Cao Bing overwhelmed one Lingyuan Eagle with his spear, but the second broke free from King Che Ju and struck him.
• King Che Ju pretended to come to Feilian’s aid, then threw a Fire God Source Crystal at Cao Bing and the two Lingyuan Eagles before retreating.
• Cao Bing recognized that the blast would trap them in the enclosed cavern and covered himself with black battle armor.
• The Fire God Source Crystal exploded, vaporizing much of both Lingyuan Eagles’ divine bodies and blasting the surrounding lava.
• One Lingyuan Eagle recovered with about thirty percent of its divine body, while the one that shielded it lost over ninety-five percent and fell asleep.
• King Che Ju, who had escaped with less than five percent of his divine body lost, mocked Cao Bing.

King Che Ju defeated the wounded Lingyuan Eagle, but its self-destruction damaged him and ruined some of his spoils. Cao Bing then appeared alive, caught King Che Ju attacking him, and prepared to fight.

• King Che Ju lashed the heavily wounded Lingyuan Eagle until it charged at him and self-destructed.
• The explosion destroyed five percent of King Che Ju’s divine body and damaged or vaporized some of his spoils.
• King Che Ju realized the unconscious Lingyuan Eagle was missing and searched for it.
• Cao Bing appeared beside King Che Ju and blocked his whip with a spear.
• King Che Ju argued that the Human Race could not punish him outside the Outer Territory Battlefield, then vowed to kill Cao Bing and take his treasures.

Cao Bing fought King Che Ju and used his divine weapon and Blade Intent to kill the peak King Limit expert. He ended the battle exhausted but satisfied, planning to send the footage and explain what happened to his Master.

• King Che Ju attacked Cao Bing, but Cao Bing countered with a spacetime technique and a spear strike that shattered King Che Ju’s Tricolor Divine Whip.
• Cao Bing destroyed King Che Ju’s backup weapon and pierced his body, costing him more than a quarter of his divine body.
• Cao Bing pressed the attack while King Che Ju retreated and avoided his spear.
• Cao Bing combined the Space Law and Time Law, then struck King Che Ju with a saber-like attack that destroyed his consciousness and soul.
• Cao Bing put away his spear, surveyed King Che Ju’s corpse and scattered treasures, and planned to upload the battle footage for his Master.