Recaps

Ren Ye used his Mysterious Infiltrator Token to ambush the being behind his nightly deaths and captured a Netherman Puppet, uncovering evidence of Spirit Beast trafficking. A second Traveler then approached, apparently intent on taking the puppet.

• Ren Ye deduced that someone was capturing and selling Spirit Beasts, so he used his Mysterious Infiltrator Token to prepare an ambush on the Eighty-Seventh Peak.
• At Zi Hour, Ren Ye spotted a hopping puppet carrying a rattle drum and resisted its hypnotic effect.
• Ren Ye attacked the puppet as Bai Zhenzhen, subdued it with his Blood Soul Flying Daggers and Phoenix Fire Furnace, and brought it into the cave.
• Ren Ye examined the puppet and discovered that it was made of Fourth Grade spirit wood and bore the inscription 85-19.
• The Heavenly Dao identified the puppet as a Netherman Puppet and rewarded Ren Ye with a First Grade Minor Spirit Pill.
• Another High Grade Traveler approached Ren Ye, apparently seeking the Netherman Puppet.

Yang Youtian ambushed Ren Ye in the cavern, but Ren Ye returned to his true body and killed him with a single sword strike. After Yang Youtian revived, he decided to seek help from his Eldest Senior Brother, while Ren Ye continued across the Eighty-Seventh Peak with the underworld puppet’s Rattle Drum.

• Yang Youtian followed Ren Ye’s underworld puppet, then attacked the cavern to seize the puppet and its clues.
• Ren Ye returned from Bai Zhenzhen’s body to his true form, concealed himself with the Human Emperor Seal, and knocked Yang Youtian’s blades aside.
• Ren Ye suppressed Yang Youtian with the Human Emperor Seal and erased him with a sword strike, causing a spirit beast inner core to appear.
• Ren Ye collected the inner core, retrieved Ox Little Mouse with the Rattle Drum, and traveled onward in his true form.
• Yang Youtian revived as a giant porcupine, concluded that Ren Ye was behind the disappearances, and planned to find his Eldest Senior Brother.
• Tang Feng appeared on the Eighty-Second Peak as Ouyang Shuixian, courtesy name Sao'er.

Ren Ye and Ox Little Mouse were caught in a massacre on Fifty-Eighth Peak when Free Faction Travelers Lou Changfeng and Ding Ying slaughtered spirit beasts for their inner cores. After their attack triggered a kill order, Lou Changfeng targeted Ren Ye, but another cultivator rose from the forest in a cloud of green mist, leaving Ren Ye hopeful that help had arrived.

• Ren Ye saved his cultivation resources for a future scripture inheritance and rested with Ox Little Mouse at the foot of Fifty-Eighth Peak.
• Lou Changfeng and Ding Ying agreed to slaughter the mountain's spirit beasts, believing their inner cores would give them an advantage in cultivation.
• The pair attacked from opposite sides of the peak, killing spirit beasts and collecting their inner cores; Ren Ye fled with Ox Little Mouse in his mouth.
• The Heavenly Dao announced that the massacre had triggered a kill order, marking Lou Changfeng and Ding Ying for future encirclements by Myriad Spirits Garden forces.
• Ding Ying urged Lou Changfeng to keep killing before the disciples arrived, and Lou Changfeng sent a Finger Shadow toward Ren Ye.
• Ren Ye shielded Ox Little Mouse and braced for the attack, but a third cultivator rose from the forest and filled it with green mist, prompting Ren Ye to hope the newcomer was an ally.

Wang Lili was cornered and killed by Lou Changfeng and Ding Ying after resisting their attempt to steal her spiritual pill dregs. Yin Tiger activated his Infiltrator Token to avenge her, and his Returning Edge overwhelmed Lou Changfeng as Ding Ying fled.

• Wang Lili used witchcraft and moth Gu to fight Lou Changfeng and Ding Ying, but they pursued and cornered her above a chasm.
• Wang Lili refused to surrender or give up, fought on despite losing both arms, and was killed and dismembered by Ding Ying.
• Yin Tiger sensed Wang Lili’s death and activated his Infiltrator Token, transforming into a demigod tiger and rushing toward Fifty-Eighth Peak.
• Yin Tiger confronted Lou Changfeng and Ding Ying with Returning Edge, and Ding Ying escaped while Lou Changfeng tried to defend himself with a Luminous Aspect Dharma Body.
• Yin Tiger’s blade cut down Lou Changfeng’s Dharma Body and shredded him.

Brother Tiger pursued and killed Ding Ying, then challenged the Myriad Spirits Garden’s Fifth Seat and was killed by the gathered disciples. Ren Ye reunited with Brother Tiger and the reborn Seven-Colored Giant Spider, and they traveled together to the Twelve Immortal Mountain Dao Pavilions.

• Ding Ying flew toward the approaching Myriad Spirits Garden experts, but Brother Tiger caught her and killed her with sixteen blade strikes.
• Brother Tiger challenged the black-robed fat man to a one-on-one duel, but tens of thousands of Myriad Spirits Garden disciples attacked and killed him.
• Ren Ye noticed a wooden plaque marked “Fifty-two-Xu Mu” on a Myriad Spirits Garden cultivator, then sent Ox Little Mouse to find the reborn Seven-Colored Giant Spider.
• Ren Ye and the Seven-Colored Giant Spider waited for Brother Tiger, who arrived in the form of a Bai Ze and reunited with them.
• Ren Ye persuaded Brother Tiger to carry him, the Seven-Colored Giant Spider, and Ox Little Mouse, and they traveled for more than ten days to the Twelve Immortal Mountain Dao Pavilions.

Ren Ye chose the fragmentary Divine Scripture-Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon and two techniques at Chou Ox Mountain, despite Brother Tiger warning that a divine scripture fragment was beyond his ability to develop. The Heavenly Dao announced a coming contest for nine Fortunate Destiny Dao Mansions, and Ren Ye realized that brutal battles would begin in two years.

• Ren Ye reached Chou Ox Mountain and spent two days searching its Scripture Pavilion for a heart canon and two techniques.
• Ren Ye chose the Divine Scripture-Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon, which contained only an introductory chapter, along with Returning Dragon Art-Seven Kills and Qi-Returning Art-Withered Wood Meets Spring.
• Ren Ye showed his choices to Brother Tiger, who scolded him for selecting a divine scripture fragment and explained why he had chosen an ordinary heart canon instead.
• The Heavenly Dao announced that the Twelve Immortal Mountain Dao Pavilions had closed until next year's Spirit Awakening Gathering and described the Fortunate Destiny Dao Mansions opening two years later.
• Ren Ye realized that spirit beasts would fight over the nine summit mansions, while Brother Tiger eagerly welcomed the coming competition.

Ren Ye settled with his companions on Yaoguang Peak and began cultivating the Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon, whose unusual method separated spiritual energy from turbid qi before drawing both into the body. His first attempt ended in agony and a bloody explosion that blew out his anus, leaving Wang Lili baffled when she returned.

• Ren Ye explained why the Heavenly Dao's two-year contest meant they should not rely on Infiltrator Tokens, and the group decided to settle in the Nine Fortunate Destiny Peaks rather than search for Dragon Head and the others.
• Ren Ye's party was turned away from a medicine peak by its patrolling disciples, so they detoured and eventually chose Yaoguang Peak as their base.
• Ren Ye, Wang Lili, Ox Little Mouse, and Brother Tiger began studying their chosen cultivation methods, with Brother Tiger leaving to temper his body and Wang Lili taking Ox Little Mouse to the poisonous swamps.
• Ren Ye began practicing the Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon, gathering separate pearls of spiritual energy and turbid qi above his horn.
• Ren Ye drew the turbid-qi pearl through his meridians, but unbearable pain made his divine sense collapse and caused his anus to explode.
• Wang Lili returned to find Ren Ye lying in blood, and he told her that his anus had exploded, leaving her confused about what had happened.

Ren Ye recovered from his injuries, mastered the Qi-Returning Art, and discovered that its plant extract could rapidly ripen herbs. After another painful but less damaging attempt to cultivate the Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon, he spotted his dumbest brother, a yellow bear, cornered by other Spirit Beasts and called for Tiger Ancestor’s help.

• Brother Tiger found a secluded cave and helped care for Ren Ye while Wang Lili gathered herbs and Ox Little Mouse made Fire Essence Stones.
• After recovering, Ren Ye cultivated the Qi-Returning Art, condensed plant extract in his horn, and used it to ripen a Lu'a Grass almost instantly.
• Ren Ye decided the plant extract could support a cultivation and medicinal-herb plan, then began preparing to cultivate the Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon again.
• Brother Tiger mocked Ren Ye and revealed that his body and soul had reached Second Tier; Ren Ye challenged him and was quickly beaten down.
• Ren Ye made another cultivation attempt, endured a longer circulation before failing, and recovered from minor injuries after three days.
• While exploring Yaoguang Peak with Wang Lili and Ox Little Mouse, Ren Ye saw a yellow bear wearing a sign that said “I love eating beef!” surrounded by hostile Spirit Beasts, and urged Wang Lili to fetch Tiger Ancestor.

Ren Ye and the Park District Squad reunited with the badly injured Apu on Yaoguang Peak, while Apu told them about the rival forces fighting for control of Tianquan Peak. The golden peng bird then learned the Golden-Haired Hou was leaving and decided to use an Infiltrator Token to seek the True Dragon.

• Ren Ye intervened when seven or eight spirit beasts attacked Apu, and Bai Ze arrived, drove them away, and helped the group escape.
• Ren Ye caught up with Apu and kicked him for abandoning him, then Brother Tiger returned after killing three spirit beasts.
• Apu reunited with Ren Ye, Brother Tiger, and Wang Lili in their cave and explained that the Golden-Haired Hou and a golden peng bird led rival Traveler forces on Tianquan Peak.
• Wang Lili treated Apu and the injured goose, while Ren Ye gave Apu two Fire Essence Stones to help save her.
• The golden peng bird learned that the Golden-Haired Hou was leaving Tianquan Peak and said it planned to use an Infiltrator Token to seek the True Dragon.

Ren Ye mastered the Divine Canon Emperor Scripture’s Introductory Chapter and formed primordial Dao qi around his Star Core Inner Core. After his attempt to smuggle magic treasures into his azure ox form failed, he proposed a plan to steal medicinal herbs from the Thirty-Three Peaks and make pills for the squad, then discovered Apu was frying Sister Goose’s inner core.

• Ren Ye completed the Emperor Scripture’s first circulation, formed balanced spirit and turbid seeds, and enveloped his Star Core Inner Core in primordial Dao qi.
• Ren Ye used the Infiltrator Token and tried to leave magic treasures for his azure ox form, but the Heavenly Dao removed them and warned him against exploiting its rules.
• Ren Ye told Brother Tiger and Wang Lili his plan to use the Divine Canon Mending Heaven Formula, Qi-Returning Art essence, Apu’s fire control, and Fire Essence Stones to make grade-advancing pills.
• Brother Tiger and Ren Ye agreed to seek medicinal ingredients from the Thirty-Three Peaks’ medicinal garden, while Wang Lili praised Ren Ye’s plan.
• Ren Ye learned that Sister Goose had died and found Apu frying her Star Core Inner Core, which Apu intended to eat to improve his cultivation.

Ren Ye and the others infiltrated the Thirty-Three Medicine Peaks to steal ingredients for the Seven-Treasure Spirit-Restoring Pill, but the garden’s formation limited how much they could take before detection. As Wang Lili tried eating a poisonous herb and Ren Ye investigated a strange carriage, the chapter left both experiments unresolved.

• Ren Ye planned the theft, waited thirty days for Apu to scout the peaks, and led the group inside after learning that the guards were lax.
• The Heavenly Dao announced that stolen herbs increased the medicine garden miasma on infiltrators, making them easier for the formation to detect.
• Ren Ye climbed to a summit, found mature spirit-congealing grass, and paused his theft when he spotted crimson winged horses and room-sized carriages near a temple.
• Wang Lili and Apu each stole nineteen plants, then Apu urged Wang Lili to eat a toxic herb so she could absorb its poison without taking another plant.
• Wang Lili bit the herb and was engulfed in black mist as Apu fled to stand guard.
• Ren Ye opened one of the strange carriages, whose wheel rolled and produced a familiar creaking, clattering sound.

Ren Ye stole an Alchemical Furnace and spirit-congealing grass from the Thirty-Three Medicine Peaks while investigating whether their herb carriages were being used to smuggle Spirit Beasts. After Wang Lili nearly died from eating a poisonous herb, she recovered in the group’s cave just as they prepared to refine the Seven-Treasure Pill.

• Ren Ye found medicine-making supplies in the Medicine Peaks’ carriages, stole an Alchemical Furnace and tools, then watched Gan Jinrong order disciples to remake An Mountain Master’s medicinal bath.
• Ren Ye stole nineteen stalks of spirit-congealing grass and suspected the carriages were being used to traffic Spirit Beasts, but decided to wait until he was stronger before investigating.
• Brother Tiger and Ox Little Mouse returned with their assigned herbs, while Apu arrived carrying the venomous, apparently lifeless Wang Lili and claimed she had eaten a poisonous flower.
• The group took Wang Lili back to Yaoguang Peak and began preparing to refine the Seven-Treasure Pill, noticing that her body remained and the black qi around it was fading.
• Wang Lili woke in the cave and said Xu Bangzi had been right that Apu was an idiot.
• An azure flood dragon in the Cold Pool on Tianshu Peak reached first grade, third tier after advancing three minor tiers in just over a month.

Wang Lili survived the poison and refined her first Phantom Spirit Poison Pouch, while Apu successfully made the squad’s first batch of Seven-Treasure Pills. Nearly two years later, Ren Ye had mastered three attacks of the Returning Dragon-Seven-Kill Technique but remained stuck at first-grade perfection, so he planned to seek human destiny at Myriad Spirits Heavenly Fortune Lake when the Fortunate Destiny Dao Mansion opened.

• Wang Lili recovered from the nameless poisonous plant, refined her first Phantom Spirit Poison Pouch, and gained the abilities of a Phantom Spirit Spider.
• Ren Ye, Brother Tiger, and Wang Lili beat Apu for his reckless advice, then Wang Lili apologized after realizing the poison had helped her advance.
• Apu led the azure ox family in refining pills and successfully produced nine Inferior Seven-Treasure Pills, which the squad distributed among themselves.
• Over nearly two years, Ren Ye and the others cultivated, refined pills, and stole medicinal ingredients as the Fortunate Destiny Dao Mansion’s opening approached.
• Ren Ye demonstrated that his Returning Dragon-Seven-Kill Technique could destroy a huge boulder, but he could perform only three attacks and remained unable to advance beyond first-grade perfection.
• Ren Ye decided to seek the last True Dragon at Myriad Spirits Heavenly Fortune Lake and use human destiny to create his second-rank cultivation method.

Ren Ye infiltrated Heavenly Fortune Lake on Myriad Spirits Main Peak, hoping to find True Dragon destiny that could help him advance to the Second Rank. He discovered a vast Dragon Palace beneath the lake, but the Heavenly Dao revealed that he was only the ninth Traveler to find it, while another spirit beast was already inside.

• Ren Ye refused to take his companions to Heavenly Fortune Lake and asked Wang Lili and the others to wait for Dragon Head while they watched the contest for the Fortunate Destiny Dao Mansion.
• The Heavenly Dao announced the Fortunate Destiny Contest, and spirit beasts rushed toward the summit as Myriad Spirits Garden disciples enforced the rules; Ren Ye observed the early contest before secretly entering the Sixteen Main Peaks.
• Elder Yin Shen and Zhu Wanfu went to the Immortal Gathering Tower to meet visitors from the Divine Court, leaving fewer experts stationed outside the main peak.
• Ren Ye used destiny from the Human Emperor Seal to conceal himself and climbed the cliff behind the Dao Palace into the Heavenly Fortune Lake area.
• Ren Ye found no destiny near the lake until he extended his divine sense to its limit and discovered the Heavenly Fortune Dragon Palace beneath the water.
• The Heavenly Dao announced that Ren Ye was the ninth Traveler to find the Dragon Palace, while a spirit beast inside remarked that Ren Ye had arrived later than it had.

Ren Ye entered the Heavenly Fortune Dragon Palace, learned its treasure-hunt and combat rules, and chose to defend a trace of purple-gold destiny that he needed to continue the Emperor Scripture. After accepting the five-year defense, he was immediately challenged by three Travelers.

• Little Bad King discovered the Dragon Palace beneath Heavenly Fortune Lake and entered, where the Heavenly Dao explained the history of its Dragon Treasures and the rules for claiming them.
• Ren Ye chose the alias Knife Hidden in Shit and decided to pursue treasures through the Victory-Point Treasure Hunt rather than wait five years to defend a treasure.
• Ren Ye saw strange shadows turn into countless black dragons inside the Dragon Palace, then continued exploring while hidden from other Travelers by a mist that concealed his identity.
• On the third floor, Ren Ye found a wisp of purple-gold destiny and selected it as one of his two treasures, agreeing to defend it for five years.
• The Travelers Tonight, Let's Compare Sizes, A Little Bird, and I'm a Wimp challenged Knife Hidden in Shit to combat.

Ren Ye explored the nine Dragon Treasures Pavilions while struggling to choose a second treasure to pair with Destiny for completing the Emperor Scripture. As his indecision deepened, his Divine Avatar proposed a dangerously unconventional path, and the Heavenly Dao relayed another challenge from I'm a Wimp.

• Ren Ye refused challenges from all three contestants and accepted a two-month ban on issuing or accepting challenges because his Infiltrator Token had expired.
• Ren Ye explored the Dragon Treasures Pavilions, finding soul treasures, Divine Blood, a Crimson Blood Red Lotus, a young Divine Dragon Immortality Medicine, and rare Dao qi.
• Ren Ye finished touring all nine pavilions but remained unable to decide which treasure to pair with Destiny for the Emperor Scripture's Advancement Chapter.
• Ren Ye's Divine Avatar appeared beneath the Human Emperor Seal and offered to complete the Emperor Scripture, revealing a wildly unconventional method born from Ren Ye's hidden thoughts and divinity.
• The Heavenly Dao announced that I'm a Wimp had challenged Knife Hidden in Shit again and taunted Ren Ye for refusing to fight.

Ren Ye accepted Melon’s challenge, hoping to win his 22 victory points while concealing his identity, and entered the dueling arena as Knife Hidden in Shit. Melon overwhelmed Ren Ye’s Ten Thousand Bone Jar and chased him across the arena as Wei Tianbao watched, still unable to judge Melon’s full strength.

• Ren Ye concluded Melon was a formidable fighter with 22 victory points and accepted the challenge rather than forfeit.
• Wei Tianbao bought a spectator ticket and entered the arena alongside Prisoner of Time.
• Ren Ye and Melon exchanged taunts before Melon charged at extraordinary speed.
• Ren Ye summoned the Ten Thousand Bone Jar, unleashed ten thousand Wronged Souls, and fled while Melon pursued him.
• Wei Tianbao searched his Heavenly Pride Record for clues about Ren Ye’s jar but found no certain way to identify him.
• Melon crushed the Wronged Souls with his fists and chased Ren Ye, while Wei Tianbao regretted paying to watch what seemed like a one-sided fight.

Ren Ye used a staged sword duel and the Spirit-Surge Method to conceal his strength from Melon, then countered Melon's strongest punch with the Human Emperor Sword. The Heavenly Dao declared Ren Ye the winner, and Melon fell into Heavenly Fortune Lake.

• Melon overwhelmed Ren Ye's damaged Nine Peaks Divine Swords with his bare hands while mocking him.
• Ren Ye unleashed the Wangwu Sword with a surge of spiritual qi, but Melon stopped it and knocked it away.
• Melon pressed his attack, and Ren Ye used the Spirit-Surge Method to dodge and endure Melon's blows while appearing near defeat.
• As Melon prepared his strongest punch, Ren Ye revealed the Human Emperor Sword, activated his Holy Eyes, and infused the blade with Southern Bright Separation Fire and spiritual qi.
• Ren Ye timed a sword strike to interrupt Melon's attempt to enter the Extreme Realm and carved a deep wound across his chest.
• The Heavenly Dao declared Knife Hidden in Shit the winner, and Melon plunged into Heavenly Fortune Lake.

After defeating Melon with a carefully staged ambush, Ren Ye discussed a dangerous method of completing the Emperor Scripture with his Divine Avatar, then received another challenge from Melon. The chapter ended with Ren Ye weighing whether to accept the rematch while several Dragon Palace observers eagerly awaited his decision.

• Ren Ye reflected that his victory over Melon had relied on acting and surprise, and reviewed how the Returning Dragon Art suited his powerful original body.
• Ren Ye debated the Emperor Scripture with his Divine Avatar, whose proposed method involved shattering Ren Ye’s Star Core Inner Core to create two cores and reach Second Rank.
• Wei Tianbao struggled to assess Knife Hidden in Shit after the duel and gave him an A-plus rating.
• Melon analyzed Ren Ye’s escalating spiritual-energy technique, then used his Copying Painter ability to recreate their duel and study it from above.
• Ren Ye considered the Divine Avatar’s dangerous proposal but rejected it for the moment, then began reviewing the Returning Dragon Art.
• Melon challenged Knife Hidden in Shit to another duel and promised a surprise, while Wei Tianbao and a Spirit Beast urged Ren Ye to accept; Ren Ye weighed the risks.

Ren Ye accepted Melon’s rematch, intending to use his physical strength while keeping his other tricks hidden, but Melon revealed a stronger body-cultivation realm and copied the Returning Dragon Technique. Their brutal fight ended with both badly wounded, while Prisoner of Time identified Ren Ye as having an Emperor Body and being Heaven’s Favored.

• Ren Ye accepted Melon’s challenge and agreed to fight using only their bodies, while several high-ranking Travelers watched.
• Melon revealed his Nirvana Human King Body, and Ren Ye’s own blood and qi surged in response as the Heavenly Dao suppressed them both.
• Ren Ye met Melon’s opening punch head-on and forced him back, surprising the spectators and Melon.
• Melon analyzed Ren Ye’s Returning Dragon Technique, explained its method, and then used it himself after copying it.
• Ren Ye resolved to defeat Melon regardless, and the two exchanged a bloody series of close-range blows over Heavenly Fortune Lake.
• Prisoner of Time wrote “Emperor Body” and “Heaven’s Favored” while the spectators struggled to assess the fighters.

Ren Ye and Melon fought to a bloody stalemate until the Heavenly Dao forced them back into spirit-beast forms, then Ren Ye tricked Melon into copying a dangerous cultivation method. Melon’s head exploded, leaving Ren Ye alive and the duel’s outcome unresolved.

• Ren Ye and Melon exchanged hundreds of brutal blows, awakening Ren Ye’s Emperor Blood and revealing the strength of Melon’s Human King Body.
• Melon formed a sword from his blood essence and severed Ren Ye’s left arm, but Ren Ye tore out three of Melon’s ribs and prepared to strike a killing blow.
• The Heavenly Dao interrupted their attacks because Melon’s Infiltrator Token expired, transforming both duelists into concealed spirit-beast forms while allowing the duel to continue.
• Ren Ye pretended to demonstrate a spirit-beast technique, using the Rhinoceros Emperor Inner Canon to draw and suspend a dangerous spirit pearl above his head.
• Melon imitated Ren Ye and drew an apple-sized spirit pearl into his Baihui acupoint, causing his head to explode and his Divine Soul to shatter.

After defeating Melon, Ren Ye returned to Yaoguang Peak and found his cave destroyed and his companions missing. He reunited with them and learned that the Golden-Haired Hou’s spirit beast army had ambushed them and was hunting them even after revival.

• Melon reflected on losing to Ren Ye, then tried drawing a tiny spiritual energy orb into his body and burst into a bloody mist.
• Ren Ye rejected Melon’s rematch request, left the Dragon Palace, and returned to Yaoguang Peak after more than a month away.
• Ren Ye found his cave collapsed and followed familiar routes to the Forty-Third Peak, where he reunited with Apu, Brother Tiger, and Wang Lili.
• Brother Tiger and Wang Lili explained that a group led by the Golden-Haired Hou and a Lushu Beast had attacked them, with the Travelers they had offended secretly instigating the assault.
• Ren Ye learned the attackers intended to eliminate them from the Myriad Spirits Garden Secret Realm and had posted sentries near revival locations.
• An Azure Flood Dragon urged its companions to split up and meet later when the Fortunate Destiny Contest grew more intense.

Ren Ye sent Brother Tiger, Apu, Wang Lili, and Ox Little Mouse to the Dragon Palace while he stayed behind to cultivate and prepare for the struggle over Yaoguang Peak's Fortunate Destiny Dao Mansion. After months of stalemate and secret training, he received another duel challenge from Melon, who wagered all sixteen of his remaining victory points.

• Ren Ye rejected the idea of surrendering to the Golden-Haired Hou and Lushu, then ordered Brother Tiger, Apu, Wang Lili, and Ox Little Mouse to travel together to the Dragon Palace.
• Brother Tiger's group left for the Dragon Palace, while Ren Ye stayed to watch the contest at Yaoguang Peak and have his divine avatar work on the Rhinoceros-Ox Emperor Scripture's advancement chapter.
• Ren Ye soothed and buried the dead spirit beasts across the Fortunate Destiny peaks, using their souls to nurture reincarnation aura for the Lotus Lamp.
• The Golden-Haired Hou and Lushu's forces repeatedly fought the Seven-Colored Divine Elephant for control of Yaoguang Peak's dao mansion, giving Ren Ye's squad time to develop.
• Melon challenged Ren Ye to another duel, and Ren Ye sent back a message demanding a higher stake.
• Melon accepted the higher stake and wagered all sixteen of his remaining victory points on one decisive duel against Knife Hidden in Shit.

Little Bad King accepted Wimp’s third duel and used reincarnation aura to attack him, but Wimp’s body survived the years passing over it. As Little Bad King prepared a sword strike with his Divine Avatar, Wimp began to stir a hidden Forbidden Art, then held back to avoid revealing his own depths.

• Little Bad King accepted Wimp’s challenge with an additional wager of sixteen victory points and entered the arena as Knife Hidden in Shit.
• Wimp explained that he had mastered the Returning Dragon Technique and vowed to defeat Little Bad King in a contest of physical strength.
• Wimp attacked with the Nirvana Human King Body, but Little Bad King blocked his punch with reincarnation aura from the Reincarnation Lotus Lamp.
• Little Bad King’s reincarnation aura aged Wimp’s body, yet Wimp repeatedly revived and endured the attack.
• Little Bad King summoned his Divine Avatar and the Human Emperor Sword to finish Wimp, who sensed secret powers in the realm but chose not to reveal his Forbidden Art.

Ren Ye defeated Melon for the third time, secured thirty-one victory points, and reunited with Dragon Head and Rooster on the Forty-Third Peak. After learning the gathered Travelers were making their way to Yaoguang Peak, he set off for the Dragon Palace to exchange for two treasures and later confronted his Divine Avatar about whether it had written something.

• Melon reflected on his hidden Heaven-Favored Arts and chose not to reveal them, then begged Ren Ye to kill him gracefully before Ren Ye thrust his sword into Melon's mouth and won their third match.
• The Heavenly Dao awarded Ren Ye thirty-one victory points, while Wei Tianbao and the prophetess reconsidered what they had witnessed and Prisoner of Time left the arena.
• Melon tried to copy Ren Ye's Reincarnation Aura and Divine Avatar on White Paper, but both images blurred, so he wrote “I'm a Wimp. Don't argue!” on the paper and pasted it to his forehead before falling asleep.
• Ren Ye returned to retrieve his sculpture and found Dragon Head and Rooster beside it; he learned Dragon Head had reunited with several Travelers and that the rest were expected to reach Yaoguang Peak within a month.
• Ren Ye stayed with Dragon Head and Rooster for a day, then left alone for the Dragon Palace to exchange for two treasures; after returning there over a month later, he summoned his Divine Avatar and demanded to know whether it had written something.