Chapter Summaries

Cao Bing overwhelmed several contestants in the Dark Grotto Trench and turned Sha E’s challenge into a one-sided fight. As the other contestants united against him, Cao Bing faced the sea fish brothers while Lei Man rallied the demonic beast cultivators.

• Cao Bing struck Chi Hao and his two brothers with one punch, severely injuring all three and scattering the five sea fish brothers.
• Sui Ye drew attention to Cao Bing’s strength, and Sha E abandoned his fight with the seahorse brothers to confront him.
• Cao Bing wounded Sha E with repeated Four-String Shadow Kill strikes, leaving Sha E badly injured and outmatched.
• Sha E called on Nian Chao and the sea fish brothers for help, while the other contestants began gathering around Cao Bing.
• Lei Man urged Gui Chen, Shui Huan, and the other demonic beast contestants to join forces against Cao Bing, and Pipi Shrimp agreed.

Cao Bing fought off the demon cultivators who surrounded him in the Dark Abyss Trench, turning their coordinated attacks into a test of his strength. As their strongest weapons closed in, he unleashed Twelve Shadow String Kill, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Sha E, Lei Man, and the other demon cultivators surrounded Cao Bing, who challenged them to settle things through strength.
• The five sea-fish quintuplets blocked Cao Bing’s punch with their combined formation, but he countered Sha E and Pipi Shrimp with his sabers.
• Pipi Shrimp called for the demon cultivators to attack together, and Cao Bing used twelve arms and saber techniques to withstand hundreds of exchanges while wounding two turtle brothers.
• Sha E and the others unleashed their High-grade Spirit Artifacts, while Pipi Shrimp attacked with his Top-grade Spirit Artifact armor and treasured swords.
• As the attacks came within a meter of Cao Bing, he remained in place and used Twelve Shadow String Kill.

Cao Bing defeated the challengers for the Dark Shark Cave Mansion’s lordship, but Mo Jia revealed that the Azure Dragon Palace had come to seize the cave and had already crippled several of Sui Ye’s brothers. The chapter ended with Changsun Shen joining Mo Jia and reporting that the cave’s protectors had been killed, captured, injured, or gone missing.

• Cao Bing revealed that he had blocked Sha E’s attack with 3,600 full-power slashes in 0.1 seconds, and Sha E and the other challengers conceded.
• Sui Ye invited Cao Bing to become deputy cave lord, but Mo Jia declared that the Dark Shark Cave Mansion would submit to the Azure Dragon Palace.
• Mo Jia revealed his identity and his brothers Mo Yi and Mo Bing arrived carrying the crippled Sui Min, Sui Zhang, and Sui Tu.
• Mo Jia accused Cao Bing of exhausting his True Essence Power, while Sha E and Sui Ye prepared to resist the Azure Dragon Palace.
• Changsun Shen arrived with two allies and revealed that he had killed Wu Sheng, captured the Xu Huan brothers, and that two protectors had fled while two others were missing.

Cao Bing intervened as Mo Jia pressured Sui Ye to surrender to Azure Dragon Palace, and the confrontation erupted into battle. Sui Ye and Cao Bing fought to a draw while the surrounding demons split between fighting, surrendering, and seeking escape.

• Mo Jia used Sui Ye’s captured brothers to demand his surrender, but Cao Bing stepped forward and challenged Azure Dragon Palace’s forces.
• Mo Jia tried to recruit Cao Bing, while Sui Ye agreed to surrender only if his brothers were released; Mo Jia refused and demanded that Sui Ye help capture the others first.
• Sui Ye, Sui Feng, and Sui Yi charged Cao Bing, whose clash with Sui Ye ended in a draw and confirmed that Cao Bing’s strength remained intact.
• Mo Jia ordered Changsun Shen and the other guardians to attack, and Sha E fought back alongside Shui Huan’s group and Pipi Shrimp as several other demons edged toward escape.
• Lei Man and the two seahorse demons surrendered to Azure Dragon Palace, and Changsun Shen wounded Sha E while he was distracted by their betrayal.

Cao Bing fought Sui Ye for control of the Dark Shark Cave Mansion, while their allies battled around them. Sui Ye revealed his Dark Shark true form and gained the upper hand, but Cao Bing welcomed the challenge and the fight continued at full force.

• Sha E's wounded forces fell behind as Mo Yi and Mo Bing overwhelmed Shui Huan's group and Pipi Shrimp.
• Sui Ye sent his brothers to deal with Shui Huan's group and challenged Cao Bing to a duel.
• Cao Bing and Sui Ye exchanged more than a thousand blows with masterful spear and saber techniques, moving too quickly for most cultivators to follow.
• Sui Ye revealed his Dark Shark true form, dramatically increasing his underwater speed and briefly forcing Cao Bing onto the defensive.
• Cao Bing grew more excited as he fought back against Sui Ye, while Changsun Shen hoped the duel would end with Sui Ye's death.

Cao Bing killed the Blood Refining Demon Lord and Lei Man as the battle shifted after Ji Cang suddenly betrayed Mo Jia’s side and killed the Sui brothers. Cao Bing then headed toward Changsun Shen and Ji Cang’s fight with the wounded Sha E, while Changsun Shen broke away to confront him.

• Pipi Shrimp warned Cao Bing about the Blood Refining Demon Lord, and Cao Bing used Slow-motion Intent and Twelve Shadow String Kill to destroy him.
• Cao Bing met Mo Jia’s spear attack with Meteor Strike, and the two were blasted apart without either gaining the upper hand.
• Ji Cang killed Sui Min and the other two Sui brothers, provoking Sui Ye, Sui Yi, and Sui Feng to turn on Mo Jia, Mo Yi, and Mo Bing.
• Cao Bing caught and killed the fleeing Lei Man, then annihilated his Nascent Soul.
• Cao Bing saw Changsun Shen and Ji Cang pressuring the injured Sha E and rushed toward them; Changsun Shen abandoned Sha E and faced Cao Bing.

Azure Water Mansion revealed its ambush and turned the battle against the wounded Azure Dragon Palace and Dark Reef Cave Mansion forces. After Mo Jia withdrew, Tan Ran demanded that the remaining fighters choose whether to surrender, then attacked Sha E when he refused.

• Changsun Shen and Cao Bing questioned Ji Cang’s suspicious actions, and Ji Cang laughed as several figures emerged from the Dark Grotto Trench to attack Sui Ye and Mo Jia.
• Tan Ran revealed that Ji Cang had always served Azure Water Mansion and that Pan Dong and Pan Xi had been bought, then explained that her group had used a Water-Repelling Pearl to hide beneath the trench.
• A hammer-wielding demon cultivator defeated the badly wounded Sui Ye, while Mo Jia recognized the danger posed by the Water-Repelling Pearl and led Azure Dragon Palace’s forces away.
• Changsun Shen and the Dark Reef Cave Mansion rebels departed with Mo Jia, while Tan Ran demanded that Cao Bing, Sha E, and the remaining fighters choose whether to surrender.
• Sha E refused to submit, and Tan Ran fired a streak of emerald light at him.

Cao Bing rescued Sha E, defeated Tan Ran and the Azure Water Mansion demons, and claimed the Water-Repelling Pearl. Sui Ye yielded the position of Dark Shark Cave Mansion's master and pledged allegiance to Cao Bing.

• Tan Ran wounded Sha E with a jade-green beam, but Cao Bing appeared and blocked her next attack.
• Tan Ran trapped Cao Bing with her Emerald Condensation Net and Spirit-Binding Lock as the Azure Water Mansion fighters charged.
• Cao Bing used Starlight to kill Tan Ran and every Azure Water Mansion demon in his path, causing the Spirit-Binding Lock to release him.
• Cao Bing collected the Spirit-Binding Lock and Water-Repelling Pearl, then asked the survivors if he could become Dark Shark Cave Mansion's master.
• Sui Ye yielded the cave master's position to Cao Bing and pledged his brothers' service, surprising them.

Cao Bing gathered more cultivators under his command by restoring the Chi brothers’ severed arms and accepting Sha E’s demand for a Blood Refining Sect Blood Essence. After Sui Ye identified the slain Blood Refining Demon Lord as a former sect disciple, Cao Bing examined the corpse and found no trace of the powerful concealment treasure.

• Chi Hao pledged allegiance with his brothers after Cao Bing gave them medicine that regrew their severed arms.
• The sea fish brothers, jellyfish brothers, and four sea turtles agreed to serve Cao Bing.
• Sha E offered his allegiance if Cao Bing helped him obtain a Blood Essence, and Cao Bing accepted the condition.
• Sui Ye told Cao Bing that the Blood Refining Demon Lord had once belonged to the Blood Refining Sect.
• Cao Bing drew in the Demon Lord’s corpse fragments but found no treasures and wondered where the concealment artifact had gone.

Cao Bing discovered the Voidless bead in Blood Refining Demon Lord’s ashes and learned it contained the Voidless Art, a cultivation technique that trained consciousness to diminish one’s presence. He recognized that the art could eventually aid his Slow-motion Intent, while Pipi Shrimp remained uncertain whether to submit to him.

• Cao Bing burned Blood Refining Demon Lord’s corpse with Star True Fire and retrieved an intact glass-bead-like treasure.
• Cao Bing inspected the bead, identified it as the High-grade Spirit Artifact Voidless, and learned it could weaken others’ awareness and Spiritual Consciousness probing.
• Cao Bing discovered that Voidless housed the Voidless Art, a slow, auxiliary cultivation technique for training consciousness by diminishing one’s presence.
• Cao Bing realized that cultivating the Voidless Art might eventually improve his Slow-motion Intent.
• Pipi Shrimp weighed whether to submit to Cao Bing, fearing he could be killed if he refused.

Cao Bing consolidated his control of Dark Shark Cave Mansion and sent his subordinates to track Nine Sha Hall while he waited for a chance to seize Di Long’s Jade Sword. He learned that Qin Yu had taken over Crimson Blood Cave Mansion and ordered his spies to watch for the nine flood dragons to split up.

• Cao Bing offered Pipi Shrimp the position of deputy master, and Pipi Shrimp accepted and pledged allegiance to him as Pi Jing.
• Cao Bing ordered his injured subordinates to return to Dark Shark City and recover, then sent lesser demons to gather intelligence on the surrounding powers and Nine Sha Hall.
• Two months passed without Azure Water Mansion retaliating, while Azure Dragon Palace resumed investigating Dark Shark Cave Mansion.
• Sui Ye reported that Meteor had killed Zha Hong and taken control of Crimson Blood Cave Mansion; Cao Bing recognized Meteor as Qin Yu and considered whether Di Tong still had the Jade Sword.
• Cao Bing ordered his subordinates to monitor the nine flood dragons of Nine Sha Hall and report as soon as they split up.

Cao Bing learned that three of the Nine Sha Hall’s dragons were away and ordered the Dark Shark Cave Mansion to attack and replace them. Meanwhile, Qin Yu killed Qing Xuan in one blow after the old turtle challenged his claim to the Crimson Blood Cave Mansion, prompting three Nine Sha Hall dragons to learn of the killing and erupt with fury.

• Cao Bing received word that Di Qing, Di Jian, and another Di Jian had left the Nine Sha Hall, then summoned his experts and ordered an attack on the hall.
• Cao Bing rejected Pipi Shrimp’s concerns, ordered everyone to surrender their communication jade slips, and promised the expedition would succeed.
• Qing Xuan arrived at the Crimson Blood Cave Mansion claiming the Nine Sha Hall had appointed him its new Cave Master, and Hou Fei challenged his claim.
• Qin Yu stopped Hou Fei from attacking and killed Qing Xuan with a single punch, then ripped out and destroyed his Nascent Soul.
• An unnamed lesser demon secretly sent news of Qing Xuan’s death, and three Nine Sha Hall dragons reacted with killing intent.

Qin Yu recalled his turbulent journey since parting with Cao Bing, including his failed attempt to continue Martial Artist training after reaching the Star Core Stage and his battles over the Crimson Blood Cave Mansion. The chapter left him refusing Qing Xuan’s demand that he become cave master on Nine Sha Hall’s terms.

• Qin Yu remembered how he had reunited with his father, defeated Xiang Yang, and later met Jiang Li and Hou Fei after fleeing the Crimson Blood Cave Mansion.
• Qin Yu realized that his Star Core Stage cultivation drained the Gene Primal Energy he needed to advance as a Martial Artist, leaving him unable to reach the Planetary level.
• Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu returned to the Crimson Blood Cave Mansion, where Qin Yu killed Zha Hong and took control of the territory.
• Di Tong demanded the Jade Sword for Nine Sha Hall, but Qin Yu killed him and confiscated his High-grade Spirit Artifacts.
• Qing Xuan arrived and told Qin Yu that Nine Sha Hall wanted him to become cave master, but Qin Yu rejected the demand.

Cao Bing led the Dark Shark Cave Mansion’s fighters into Nine Sha Hall territory and used a borrowed B6-Grade Laser Cannon to strike Di Long’s palace, killing the hall master. The group followed the shot with a surprise assault, but powerful reinforcements emerged from the ruins.

• Cao Bing used the Voidless Bead to conceal his group as they approached within a thousand kilometers of Nine Sha Hall.
• Cao Bing’s black robot fired the B6-Grade Laser Cannon, vaporizing Di Long’s secret chamber and killing Di Long.
• Cao Bing led the hidden fighters into Nine Sha Hall amid the confusion, and they severely injured several protectors.
• Cao Bing killed a middle Dongxu-stage demonic cultivator with Twelve Shadow String Kill while Sui Ye, Sha E, and the others fought off the remaining protectors.
• Two powerful middle Dongxu-stage demonic cultivators emerged from the ruins, followed by three figures supporting an injured companion.

Cao Bing attacked Nine Sha Hall after a laser cannon blast critically wounded Di Long, killing Di Nai and Di Feng and leaving the surviving dragons desperate to flee. Di Xu sacrificed himself to delay Cao Bing, but a second laser cannon blast killed Di Long and Di Yang as they escaped.

• Cao Bing used Starlight to severely wound Di Xu, Di Yang, and Di Long, while killing Di Nai.
• Di Feng charged Cao Bing in grief, and Cao Bing killed him with a single strike.
• Di Long ordered the survivors to flee, and Di Xu self-destructed his Nascent Soul to hold Cao Bing back.
• Di Long and Di Yang escaped, but the black iron robot fired its laser cannon and annihilated them.

Cao Bing destroyed the Nine Sha Hall’s resistance and took control of its direct territory, but the battle left him severely depleted. After recovering and securing the Jade Sword, he ordered his forces to reorganize the territory while he entered seclusion and warned them to watch the Nine Sha Hall’s sixth prince.

• Cao Bing demanded the Nine Sha Hall’s remaining fighters surrender, killed those who attacked him, and sent the rest back to their posts under Pipi Shrimp’s direction.
• Cao Bing collapsed inside Leishan Residence after the battle, reflecting that his Starlight attack and full-power techniques had nearly exhausted him.
• Cao Bing recovered some strength, gathered the flood dragons’ spirit artifacts, and took possession of Di Long’s Jade Sword, which opened the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion.
• Pipi Shrimp reported that he and Sui Ye had secured the Nine Sha Hall’s direct territory by making surrendered demonic cultivators swear loyalty or killing them.
• Cao Bing ordered Pipi Shrimp and Sui Ye to continue reorganizing the territory, monitor the sixth prince, and leave him undisturbed while he cultivated.

After Babata repaired the Black Dragon X81 ahead of schedule, Luo Feng gathered Hong, Lei Shen, and Cao Bing to discuss humanity’s first voyage into space. He decided to take Cao Bing with him to Qiu Long Star while two of them stayed behind to protect Earth.

• Luo Feng learned that the Black Dragon X81 had been fully repaired, thanks in part to the auxiliary system from Cao Bing’s spaceship wreckage.
• Luo Feng used the Golden Horned Beast’s Origin Core to possess it, and Cao Bing returned its flesh and contributed two Nascent Souls to restore it to peak strength.
• Luo Feng told Cao Bing, Hong, and Lei Shen that the spaceship was ready and that he had already flown to Mars.
• Luo Feng warned that two of the four must remain on Earth in case the voyage exposed humanity to danger from the universe.
• Luo Feng said that he would pilot the ship and bring Cao Bing, leaving Hong and Lei Shen to decide who would stay behind.

Cao Bing and Luo Feng arrived on Qiu Long Star, obtained Black Dragon Mountain Empire citizenship, and went their separate ways. Cao Bing visited the Exotic Treasure Shop and asked to meet its manager about a purchase of ten thousand Force Weapons.

• Cao Bing and Luo Feng left the Dark Universe and landed at Qiu Long Star’s warship docking area.
• Cao Bing and Luo Feng explored the city, then followed Babata’s guidance and obtained Black Dragon Mountain Empire citizenship.
• Luo Feng left to visit the Wuqian Dojo while Cao Bing headed to the Exotic Treasure Shop.
• Cao Bing asked the shop assistant to summon the manager for a deal involving ten thousand Force Weapons.
• The shop assistant hurried Cao Bing inside to meet the manager.

Cao Bing sold ten thousand Force Weapons to the Exotic Treasure Shop for 12 billion Black Dragon Coins. After receiving a VIP discount card, he offered the supervisor another special item: a cluster of silvery-white rings.

• Cao Bing showed the Exotic Treasure Shop supervisor a modao he had forged from spaceship scrap, and the supervisor appraised it as a mid-grade tier-one Force Weapon with flaws in its materials and workmanship.
• Cao Bing negotiated a bulk price of 1.2 million Black Dragon Coins per weapon and sold all ten thousand for 12 billion Black Dragon Coins.
• The supervisor, pleased with the deal and his expected profit, gave Cao Bing a VIP card offering a 5% discount.
• Cao Bing asked whether the Exotic Treasure Shop could handle another special item, then showed the supervisor a cluster of silvery-white rings.

Cao Bing offered a Space Ring for sale at the Exotic Treasure Shop on Qiu Long Star, shocking Wo Feng with its value in the Devouring Starry Sky world. Wo Feng sold it for nine hundred billion Black Dragon Coins and received three-star VIP status.

• Cao Bing asked Wo Feng to identify the Space Ring by placing a drop of blood on it.
• Wo Feng recognized the ring as a Space Ring and realized he lacked authority to pay for it.
• Wo Feng contacted his regional manager, who authorized him to mobilize one trillion Black Dragon Coins and urged him to negotiate the price down.
• Wo Feng offered Cao Bing eight hundred billion Black Dragon Coins and a three-star VIP upgrade, but Cao Bing proposed nine hundred billion instead.
• Wo Feng accepted Cao Bing's price, and they agreed to the sale.