Arc 2Departure Beyond Earth

Dongguan uncovered his Qiong Luo heritage, reunited with Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui, and helped humanity reclaim Earth from the monsters. After giving Luo Feng the Golden Horned Beast and preparing Earth’s leaders for contact with the wider universe, Dongguan left Earth, was stranded near a Cosmic Secret Realm, and settled briefly in Kabu Village under the name Guan.

  • Dongguan learned from Qiong that he was the heir to the Qiong Luo Ship and the surviving son of Dong Xuan and Xia Lan, and he vowed to avenge his parents and their people.
  • Dongguan returned to Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui, advanced them with Divine Plant Essence, and warned Hong that a powerful enemy could trace the ruins to Earth.
  • Dongguan and Hong fought to a draw, then Dongguan became the Third Speaker and helped organize humanity’s campaign to defeat the King-level Monsters.
  • Dongguan captured the newly hatched Golden Horned Beast and killed the Thunder Dragon Emperor, while humanity’s forces defeated the remaining monster kings and reclaimed much of Earth.
  • Dongguan offered Luo Feng the Golden Horned Beast in exchange for spacefaring techniques, and Luo Feng later chose to possess it after welcoming his twin sons, Luo Ping and Luo Hai.
  • Dongguan prepared Hong and Thunder God for the dangers of the wider universe, said farewell to Zhang Yu, Zhang Gui, and Luo Feng, and left Earth aboard the Qiongluo Ship.
  • During the voyage, Dongguan advanced his time and psychic techniques, but spatial turbulence diverted the ship to a likely Cosmic Secret Realm with its supplies running low.
  • Dongguan landed on the Void Continent, saved Dake and Yana’s village from Dark Beasts, and stayed in Kabu Village under the name Guan while planning to travel to Cave City.
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Ch. 26Beast Taming Secret Art

Dongguan used his Beast Taming Secret Art to control the Long-Armed Ape King after Li Yao died, then faced off with Yan Hai and Lan Ran over Li Yao’s Black God Set. Venina arrived, accused Dongguan of causing her family’s deaths, and asked to kill the Ape King; after Dongguan allowed it, the Ape King died and the group returned to the base city.

  • Dongguan used his secret patterns to control the Long-Armed Ape King, who knelt before Li Yao’s corpse.
  • Yan Hai and Lan Ran confronted Dongguan over Li Yao’s Black God Set, and Venina arrived with the Water of Life but found Li Yao dead.
  • Venina took the Black God Set and accused Dongguan of causing her son Li Wei’s death, but Dongguan denied it and explained how he controlled the Ape King.
  • Venina asked Yan Hai and Lan Ran to help kill the Ape King, and Dongguan agreed as long as they worked out how to do it.
  • The Long-Armed Ape King died, Lan Ran froze Li Yao’s remains together, and the four returned to the base city.

Ch. 27Back to the Northern Border

After mourning Li Yao, Dongguan returned to Jiangnan Base City for Luo Feng’s inspector banquet and collected his fighter and equipment. When a coastal beast tide erupted, he joined the defense, killed a King-level Monster, and flew back to Northern Frontier Base City.

  • Dongguan paid his respects to Li Yao and saw a streak of golden light that he suspected was the Golden Horned Beast.
  • Dongguan attended Luo Feng’s appointment banquet, collected the fighter named Heaven and Earth, and retrieved the Black God Set, Sky-Escaping Shuttle, and virtual reality server.
  • After learning a Level 1 Beast Tide had broken out along the coast, Dongguan flew to the Huangpu River Frontline Base to join the battle.
  • Dongguan used the Sky-Escaping Shuttle to slaughter monsters and kill a King-level squid monster.
  • After the beast tide ended, Dongguan boarded Heaven and Earth and headed to Northern Frontier Base City.

Ch. 28Inheritance

Dongguan trained in the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber and reunited with Zhang Gui, who had returned from the Elite Training Camp. After Dongguan gave Zhang Gui a spirit of plants and trees and revealed their shared third eye, Zhang Yu exposed that she already knew about Dongguan’s unusual genes, leaving him furious and Zhang Gui standing between his parents.

  • Dongguan trained in the gravity chamber and considered developing his own saber techniques and Guidance Technique.
  • Zhang Gui returned from the Elite Training Camp and joined Dongguan, Zhang Yu, and Li Shilan for dinner.
  • Dongguan tested Zhang Gui’s spear skills and gave him a millennium willow heart, which raised Zhang Gui to Beginner War God and awakened his spiritual force.
  • Dongguan revealed his third eye to Zhang Gui, who discovered he had inherited the same trait.
  • Zhang Yu removed Zhang Gui’s forehead protector and reacted knowingly to his third eye, prompting Dongguan to accuse her of deceiving him.
  • Zhang Gui shielded Zhang Yu as Dongguan ordered him to move aside.

Ch. 29Zhang Yu's past

Zhang Yu revealed how she had obtained Dongguan’s seed of life, secretly researched it, and conceived Zhang Gui while escaping the institute that employed her. Dongguan forgave her and reassured her that he would not harm her, leaving them reconciled and Zhang Gui safe.

  • Zhang Yu pointed out the clues that had exposed Dongguan’s hidden past, and he agreed to tell her what he remembered.
  • Dongguan asked Zhang Yu about her past and her feelings toward him and Zhang Gui, so she described losing her father, becoming a researcher, and joining a secret institute.
  • Zhang Yu confessed that the institute had ordered her to obtain a War God’s seed of life, and she had spiked Dongguan’s banquet wine with Drunken Orchid Fragrance to collect his.
  • Zhang Yu explained that she had used her own body to conceive Zhang Gui with Dongguan’s genes, then exposed the institute’s crimes and concealed her two-year-and-three-month pregnancy.
  • Dongguan pulled Zhang Yu toward him with Spiritual Force, but told her he would not kill her and said they were even; Zhang Yu wept with relief.

Ch. 30Wedding

Dongguan proposed to Zhang Yu and gave her a Black God Set, then married her in a ceremony that revealed his extraordinary power to their neighbors. The newlyweds arrived at the vast Sand Sea Villa, where Luo Feng watched them and thought about his relationship with Xu Xin.

  • Li Shilan asked Dongguan and Zhang Yu to marry before she died, and Dongguan proposed to Zhang Yu with a Black God Set.
  • Zhang Yu bonded with the Black God Set, while Dongguan advised Zhang Gui to cultivate his Spiritual Force before entering the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins.
  • On February 1, 2058, Dongguan arrived in a triangular fighter and whisked Zhang Yu from her family home, astonishing the watching neighbors with his speed.
  • Dongguan took Zhang Yu to the Sand Sea Villa, a fortified estate he had built in the Wilderness Zone, and arranged for her to have access to his fighter.
  • Luo Feng watched the newlyweds arrive and thought about his relationship with Xu Xin.

Ch. 31Four Thousand Years of Waiting

At Zhang Yu and Dongguan's wedding, Li Shilan died peacefully, prompting Dongguan to break through to the third stage of the Planetary Level. After publicly sharing his Beast Taming Secret Art, Dongguan flew toward the Death Desert, where a presence aboard a buried spaceship awaited its new master.

  • Li Shilan died after blessing Zhang Yu and Dongguan, and Dongguan reached the third stage of the Planetary Level as he witnessed her connections disappear.
  • Dongguan discovered that Luo Feng had avoided Ruins No. 9, advised him to seek insight through travel, and explained ways to reach the Planetary Level.
  • Dongguan made the Beast Taming Secret Art public through the War God Palace, and Ister and Luo Feng thanked him before leaving.
  • Dongguan resolved to stop the Golden Horned Beast from growing unchecked and flew alone toward the Death Desert.
  • A humanoid presence formed aboard a silver-white spaceship beneath the Death Desert and announced that four thousand years of waiting were nearly over.

Ch. 32Qiong Luo

Dongguan discovered a hidden passage beneath the altar at Ruins No. 32 and was transported to an underground ship, where its intelligence welcomed him as Young Master Dongguan Qiong Luo. After months without news of Dongguan, Hong traced his disappearance to the ruins and flew there, while Luo Feng arrived at Mist Island, prompted by a feeling within him.

  • Dongguan visited the altar at the Limitless Martial Arts Hall's base and learned that it produced wood mist, but researchers had been unable to replicate its patterns.
  • Dongguan explored the tower buried beneath the desert and was pulled through a green light into a technologically advanced hall.
  • Qiong identified itself as the intelligence of the Qiongluo Ship and welcomed Dongguan back as Young Master Dongguan Qiong Luo.
  • The base supervisor reported Dongguan's disappearance, and months later Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui realized he had not returned from the wedding.
  • Hong investigated the reports, traced Dongguan's disappearance to Ruins No. 32, and flew there while Luo Feng arrived at Mist Island.

Ch. 33World Lord Dong Xuan

Dongguan verified his identity aboard the Qiongluo Ship and learned that he had inherited control of the ship and the Qiong Luo Clan. Qiong recounted the clan’s history of prosperity and decline, then revealed that Dongguan’s father, World Lord Dong Xuan, was the clan’s latest unexpected genius.

  • Qiong identified himself as the Qiongluo Ship’s intelligence and required Dongguan to provide a drop of blood for verification.
  • After the blood test, Qiong confirmed Dongguan as the new master of the Qiongluo Ship and patriarch of the Qiong Luo Clan.
  • Qiong explained the Qiong Luo people’s bloodline and why Dongguan had needed time and energy to reach Planetary Level.
  • Qiong described how Qiong Luo’s rise as a genius brought the clan prosperity, followed by decline after Qiong Luo fell.
  • Qiong recounted how Donghua Qiong Luo became an Immortal, restored the clan, and left contingencies before disappearing into the Outer Domain Battlefield.
  • Qiong revealed that Dongguan’s father, World Lord Dong Xuan, had been the clan’s latest unexpected genius.

Ch. 34Enemies and an inheritance

Qiong told Dongguan how his parents met, how King Huozhen destroyed the Qiong Luo race and drove his mother to Earth, and how Dongguan was eventually awakened. The chapter ended with Qiong revealing the inheritance Dongguan’s parents left him and Dongguan vowing to kill King Huozhen.

  • Qiong recounted how Dong Xuan World Lord became a powerful World Lord, met Domain Lord Xia Lan, and brought prosperity to the Qiong Luo race with a valuable treasure.
  • Qiong described how King Huozhen attacked after Dong Xuan World Lord traveled to Chaos City, destroying Qiong Luo Star and forcing Dong Xuan World Lord and Xia Lan to flee with their unborn child.
  • Qiong explained that Xia Lan reached Earth in the damaged Qiongluo Ship, froze Dongguan in a Nourishment Pod, and that the RR Virus later restored his soul enough for him to awaken.
  • Dongguan learned that Qiong had repaired the ship and that it would take one or two years to restore its spaceflight capability.
  • Qiong identified the enemy as King Huozhen, a Peak King soul master, and revealed the three parts of Dongguan’s inheritance: the ship and Qiong, his father’s bank account, and his mother’s rings.
  • Dongguan vowed to kill King Huozhen and avenge his parents and the Qiong Luo race, though Qiong doubted he could do so.

Ch. 35Planetary Level Nine

Aboard the spaceship, Qiong showed Dongguan the inheritance and resources his mother had left him, including Divine Plant Essence, wealth, equipment, and her preserved body. Dongguan entered a Nutrient Pod to cultivate and study in Virtual Space, intending to emerge at Planetary Level Nine.

  • Qiong explained the World Rings and gave Dongguan a Wrist Guard that could access the Virtual Space and Secret Art Books.
  • Dongguan learned that one World Ring held immense quantities of Divine Plant Essence, another held universe crystals, and a third contained equipment and his mother's preserved body.
  • Dongguan respectfully kowtowed to his mother's body, then learned that another ring contained cultivation facilities for his training.
  • Qiong described the Qiong Luo Race's childhood cultivation system and explained that the surviving members might have been enslaved or killed.
  • Dongguan suggested that Qiong had become intelligent life, and Qiong reacted with delight and sorrow as she processed the idea.
  • Dongguan entered the Nutrient Pod, connected to the Wrist Guard, and began cultivating and studying in Virtual Space.

Ch. 36The First Step Toward the Universe

In Virtual Space, Dongguan began studying the Qiong Luo Race’s manuals and Universal Language while Qiong left to repair his spaceship. Meanwhile, Luo Feng stole a wood bud crystal from a powerful underground monster, broke through to Planetary Level, and entered the Yunmo Star Ship, where Babata chose him as Hu Yanbo’s heir.

  • Qiong showed Dongguan the Qiong Luo people, the underground library, and the secret arts suited to his cultivation, including Heavenly Blade, Light Control, and Body Transformation.
  • Dongguan discovered that the manuals were written in Universal Language, began studying the language, and read the preface to Heavenly Blade before deciding to practice it.
  • Three months later, Hong arrived at Ruins No. 32 and ordered the base supervisor to dig where Dongguan had disappeared.
  • Luo Feng explored Mist Island, tracked an underground tremor, and found a tentacled sea monster holding a wood bud crystal.
  • Luo Feng used his nine Flying Daggers to cut off the monster’s tentacle and take the crystal, then broke through to Planetary Level while fleeing underground.
  • Luo Feng uncovered and entered the Yunmo Star Ship, where Babata introduced himself and chose Luo Feng as the heir to Hu Yanbo’s legacy.

Ch. 37Return

Hong uncovered an abandoned chamber in Death Desert Ruins No. 32 and ordered the researchers to investigate its connection to the Great Nirvana Era. Dongguan reached Planetary Level Nine, collected new equipment and plant-lifeform seeds, and learned that Qiong had lost a contest with an intelligent life on Earth's networks; the chapter ended with Luo Feng speaking to Babata about the encounter.

  • Hong and the researchers uncovered a chamber beneath Death Desert Ruins No. 32 and found evidence that something had left it a little over thirty years earlier.
  • Dongguan emerged from the Nutrient Pod at Planetary Level Nine and reflected on his blade momentum and artistic conceptions.
  • Qiong explained that Dongguan's son was possible because he had been created through genetic engineering, then began checking Earth's networks for news of his family.
  • Dongguan collected Thousand-Leaf Grass and Illusion-Light Vine seeds and learned that Qiong had lost to an intelligent life on Earth's networks.
  • Qiong stored the Qiongluo Ship in Dongguan's Wrist Guard, and Dongguan left the ship with upgraded equipment.
  • Luo Feng asked Babata about the powerful intelligent life, and Babata told him to focus on reaching Planetary Level.

Ch. 38An explanation

Dongguan destroyed Ruins No. 32, erased its networked records, and returned to his family after months away. He revealed the Qiong Luo Race to Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui, helped them reach the Planetary Level, and left Hong waiting for an explanation.

  • Dongguan destroyed Ruins No. 32, took the Black Stone Altar, and had Qiong erase the connected records about the site.
  • Dongguan returned to Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui and gave Zhang Yu Divine Plant Essence, advancing her to the Planetary Level.
  • Dongguan and Qiong explained the Qiong Luo Race to Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui, and Dongguan told Zhang Gui to conceal the Qiong Luo surname.
  • Dongguan gave Zhang Gui Divine Plant Essence, which advanced both his martial artist and Psychic cultivation to the Planetary Level.
  • Hong read the report about the destroyed ruins and told Dongguan he would be waiting for an explanation.

Ch. 39Battle with Hong

Dongguan challenged Hong to a battle, and their clash ended in a draw after both gained insights into their techniques. Dongguan explained that the Ancient Civilization Ruins could expose Earth to an overwhelming threat from the universe, then left to cultivate before returning to discuss matters with Hong and wipe out the monsters.

  • Dongguan flew to Hongning Base City, met Hong, and led him to a mountain range in the Wilderness Zone to fight.
  • Dongguan and Hong exchanged attacks, with Dongguan improving his understanding of light and darkness while Hong recognized a new path toward deepening his domain.
  • Dongguan and Hong agreed to call the fight a draw because neither could defeat the other.
  • Hong demanded an explanation for Dongguan destroying the Ancient Civilization Ruins, and Dongguan warned that their traces could draw an enemy far beyond Earth's ability to resist.
  • Dongguan said he would cultivate in seclusion and later return to speak with Hong, then declared it was time to wipe out the monsters.

Ch. 40The monsters' doom

On July 1, 2058, Dongguan revealed technology from his inheritance and outlined a plan to eliminate Earth’s monsters, with the operation set to begin in three months. After the meeting, he considered the approaching birth of the Golden Horned Beast and resumed cultivating while his family prepared for their roles.

  • Hong appointed Dongguan as the Third Speaker, then announced humanity’s plan to reclaim Earth from the monsters.
  • Dongguan shared knowledge of advanced detectors and Laser Cannons and laid out a coordinated plan to hunt monsters while protecting the Base Cities.
  • Dongguan set October 1, 2058, as the start of the operation and urged everyone to keep preparations secret from intelligent monsters.
  • At the Sand Sea Villa, Dongguan told Qiong he was allowing only three months because the Golden Horned Beast might be born early, then asked whether the inheritance contained possession techniques.
  • Dongguan resumed cultivating his Domain, Zhang Gui trained at home for the coming battle, and Zhang Yu began studying Xia Lan’s Potion Master inheritance.

Ch. 41Star Level and Domains

Luo Feng and the leaders of Earth began a coordinated global assault on the monsters, with Hong and Dongguan assigned to hunt the two Beast Emperors. As humanity mobilized, the Golden Horned Beast hatched near Hawaii.

  • Luo Feng met Zhang Gui at the War God Palace and learned that Zhang Gui had reached Planetary Level Nine in both cultivation paths.
  • The leaders finalized assignments to locate and hunt the King-level Monsters, while Qiong reported that an unknown intelligence had briefly scanned Luo Feng’s aura at Dongguan’s home.
  • Humanity’s fifty-two base cities mobilized, and Yang Bei and the Jiangnan War Gods prepared to protect Laser Cannon teams and their city.
  • Luo Feng said goodbye to his family and departed alone to fight the monsters, while Hong and Thunder God also set out for their assignments.
  • Dongguan flew toward the Hawaiian Islands to hunt the Thunder Dragon Emperor, and Zhang Gui’s mother encouraged him to join the monster hunt.
  • The Golden Horned Beast cracked its egg and emerged into the ocean.

Ch. 42Action

Dongguan used his newly awakened Eye of Cause and Effect to find and capture the hatched Golden Horned Beast, then killed the Thunder Dragon Emperor. After reporting both monster emperors' deaths, he and Hong split up to help clear the remaining monster strongholds in Western Europe and South America.

  • During his flight, Dongguan recalled Qiong explaining that his spirit eye had awakened the Eye of Cause and Effect, a talent for sensing danger and opportunities that he had to use cautiously.
  • Near the Hawaiian Islands, Dongguan followed a karmic line to the Golden Horned Beast and captured it, then defeated and killed the Thunder Dragon Emperor as the monster fled.
  • Dongguan reported to the War God Palace that his mission was complete, and news of the Thunder Dragon Emperor's death spread alongside the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor's death, encouraging humanity's forces.
  • After reviewing the global campaign, Dongguan and Hong agreed that Dongguan would head to Western Europe while Hong went to South America to hunt the remaining monsters.

Ch. 43Earthlings

Venina fought King-level Monsters with a new Laser Cannon, driven by grief over Li Yao and A Wei, while humanity completed its campaign to reclaim Earth. After the monster crisis ended, Hong warned the leaders that dangers from the universe remained and urged them to limit future conflicts, leaving the strongest figures with a fragile agreement.

  • Venina bound the Fanged Rabbit-Rat King to the Eiffel Tower and ordered the Laser Cannon team to fire, killing it despite her injuries.
  • Venina attacked the Flame-Horned Boar King near Berlin, and Dongguan finished it after the cannon failed to kill it.
  • Humanity cleared the remaining King-level Monsters, reclaimed much of Earth's surface, and established nature reserves for surviving monster species.
  • Hong showed the War God Palace a video of Universe Level fighters and warned that extraterrestrial powers might threaten Earth.
  • After the meeting, Hong asked nine other leaders to limit conflicts between Earth's factions, and they agreed without promising how long they would uphold it.

Ch. 44Revelation

Dongguan examined the captured Golden Horned Beast and decided against possessing it after Qiong warned that its metal attribute could hinder his path to immortality. Meanwhile, Luo Feng learned Xu Xin was pregnant with twins, then met Dongguan, who revealed he wanted to discuss a trade.

  • Dongguan studied the Golden Horned Beast's secret patterns and considered possessing it or giving it to someone else.
  • Qiong warned Dongguan that possessing a Golden Horned Beast with an incompatible Origin Force attribute could make attaining immortality harder, so he abandoned the idea.
  • Dongguan loosened the force field and offered the Golden Horned Beast a piece of its eggshell, but the cub refused to eat.
  • Xu Xin told Luo Feng she was pregnant, and Babata confirmed that she was carrying twin boys.
  • Babata warned Luo Feng that Dongguan knew about Hu Yanbo's inheritance, but Luo Feng reasoned that Dongguan likely had another reason for raising it.
  • Dongguan arrived at Luo Feng's home and said he wanted to discuss a trade.

Ch. 45Luo Feng's Possession

Luo Feng refused to trade Earth's coordinates or possess the Golden Horned Beast, but after his twin sons were born, he reconsidered and went to Dongguan to accept the Possession opportunity. The chapter ended with Dongguan handing him the Golden Horned Beast and its remaining eggshell.

  • Dongguan showed Luo Feng the captured Golden Horned Beast and explained its supreme bloodline and cloning ability, offering it as an opportunity in exchange for a Space Secret Technique.
  • Dongguan asked for Hu Yanbo's techniques for concealing Earth's coordinates and returning through the Dark Universe, but Luo Feng refused to risk Earth's safety or become a monster.
  • Dongguan explained why Luo Feng was suited to Possession and kept the Golden Horned Beast at Sand Sea Villa, where it refused to eat.
  • In January 2059, Xu Xin gave birth to twin boys, and Luo Feng named them Luo Ping and Luo Hai.
  • After spending a week with his family, Luo Feng went to Sand Sea Villa and decided to possess the Golden Horned Beast, so Dongguan handed it and its eggshell to him.

Ch. 46Departure (Earth Arc Finale)

Dongguan prepared to leave Earth and travel through space, while arranging protections and resources for those he left behind. He departed in the Qiongluo Ship, expecting to return in a little over a year, though his return would take far longer.

  • Zhang Gui practiced with his spear as Dongguan explained how to advance toward a domain, and Qiong reported that the Qiongluo Ship could fly but still needed repairs before entering the Dark Universe.
  • Luo Feng refused to give Dongguan Earth’s coordinates, and Dongguan told him about the Black Dragon Mountain X81 Spaceship in Ruins No. 12 and asked him to watch over Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui.
  • Dongguan warned Hong and Thunder God about the dangers and attractions Earth held for powerful beings, then entrusted them with resources, techniques, and knowledge to distribute.
  • Dongguan advised Hong and Thunder God to be cautious about identifying Earth as their place of origin when registering in the universe, since multiple domain-level geniuses from one planet could attract attention.
  • Dongguan said farewell to Zhang Yu, Zhang Gui, and Luo Feng, then boarded the Qiongluo Ship and left Earth.

Ch. 47The vast universe

Dongguan left Earth and traveled through space, where sunlight and a discussion with Qiong led him to grasp a sliver of the time law. Five months later, he had advanced his time technique and trained with Thousand-Leaf Grass, but Qiong urged him to balance it with other essential techniques.

  • Dongguan admired Earth from space and told Qiong that he considered it his homeworld, while Qiong warned that his Qiong Luo Race identity needed to remain concealed.
  • Direct sunlight gave Dongguan a new direction for advancing his domain, and he departed Earth aboard the spaceship bound along the route his mother had taken.
  • While discussing how distant light could reveal images of the past, Dongguan realized he had grasped a sliver of the time law and asked Qiong to retrieve Flow of Time.
  • Dongguan entered the Nutrient Pod and studied Flow of Time in the Virtual Space as his body developed during the five-month journey.
  • Dongguan reached the beginner stage of Twofold Speed and used Thousand-Leaf Psychic Control to destroy a training target, though Qiong noted that his control remained poor.
  • Qiong advised Dongguan to keep cultivating Body Transformation, Heavenly Blade, Light Control, and Soul Altar alongside his time and psychic techniques.

Ch. 48An Unexpected Turn

After a spatial storm swept Dongguan’s spaceship into an unknown cosmic secret realm, he chose to head toward the vast Void Continent because returning was too dangerous. With the ship’s supplies dwindling, Dongguan began practicing Body Transformation as they approached the continent.

  • Dongguan studied Soul Altar while absorbing nutrient solution and advanced to Stellar Level Seven after more than five months in the Nutrient Pod.
  • Qiong warned Dongguan that the ship had been caught in spatial turbulence containing destructive dark energy, and its F9-class shield was running low on wood-attribute immortal crystals.
  • Dongguan spotted a weaker-looking route through the storm and ordered Qiong to steer the spaceship through it.
  • After escaping the storm, Dongguan and Qiong found themselves in an unfamiliar region and identified the vast landmass ahead as a likely Cosmic Secret Realm.
  • With only 31.9% of their stored wood-attribute immortal crystals remaining and the return route impractical, Dongguan ordered the ship to head for the Void Continent and began practicing Body Transformation.

Ch. 49Light and Dark Continent

Dongguan entered the Light and Dark Continent, survived an attack by a colossal creature outside its clouds, and rescued Kabu Village from a Dark Beast raid. He accepted Dake’s offer to stay in the village while he explored the continent.

  • A colossal tentacled creature attacked Dongguan’s spaceship outside the continent, but the Wood God Shield protected it as Qiong guided it through the clouds.
  • Dongguan noticed the continent below and ordered Qiong to land in a safe wilderness area.
  • A pack of Dark Beasts attacked Kabu Village, overwhelming its defenders and threatening Dake and his daughter, Yana.
  • Dongguan killed the attacking Dark Beasts with his white saber and collected their crystal cores.
  • The village chief and Dake thanked Dongguan, and Dake offered him a room in his home, where Dongguan settled in for a few days.

Ch. 50First steps

Dongguan learned about the Many-Eyed People, the Light Kingdom, and the continent’s settlements while preparing to travel from Kabu Village to Cave City. After attending a banquet honoring him for fighting off the Dark Beasts, he introduced himself as Guan and planned to use stolen memories to support his cover as a wandering cultivator.

  • Dongguan reviewed what he had learned about the Many-Eyed People, the continent’s power structure, and the Dark Beasts, and decided to head to Cave City after a short stay in Kabu Village.
  • Qiong told Dongguan that reaching Universe Level would take uncertain time, despite his talent and comprehension of the time law.
  • Dake invited Dongguan to the village chief’s banquet, where the villagers thanked him for defending them from the Dark Beasts.
  • Dongguan gave his name as Guan and ate with the villagers, reflecting on how ordinary food there compared with rare treasures on Earth.
  • Dongguan used the scholar’s and a traveler’s experiences as his own backstory after erasing parts of their memories.
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