Recaps

Xu Long entered the Gold and Silver Tower through a hidden gap between the human world and the Underworld, where he confronted Luo Wuzhou. After Luo proposed a wager, Xu Long shot him and then addressed someone still concealed by an illusion.

• Xu Long used Fu San’s lantern to reach the Gold and Silver Tower, which stood in a hidden gap on White Fish Town’s reverse side.
• Luo Wuzhou welcomed Xu Long and sent his corpse puppets to attack him, but Xu Long burned them with pure yang fire.
• Luo Wuzhou proposed a wager in which he would reveal what he knew if he lost and turn Xu Long into a corpse puppet if Xu Long lost.
• Xu Long guessed Luo Wuzhou’s dice call, then shot him with a submachine gun before Luo could break his promise.
• Xu Long dismissed an illusion and told its hidden user to stop hiding.

Xu Long saw through Luo Wuzhou’s illusions and defeated his summoned Yin soul, then captured Luo to interrogate him about the real Gold and Silver Tower. The chapter left Luo suffering from Xu Long’s hives medicine and still refusing to reveal the Golden Mother Sect’s secrets.

• Luo Wuzhou admitted Xu Long had seen through his illusions, but refused to reveal the real Gold and Silver Tower’s location and summoned the Earth Bat of the Girl.
• Xu Long grabbed the Earth Bat of the Girl and used an Eye-Opening Talisman to see through Luo Wuzhou’s illusion as he tried to flee.
• Xu Long captured Luo Wuzhou and split his false body with a precise palm strike, while Luo resolved not to betray the Golden Mother Sect.
• Xu Long injected Luo Wuzhou with enhanced hives medicine, leaving him scratching himself in agony as Xu demanded information.

Xu Long killed Luo Wuzhou, found the Golden Mother Sect’s village, and annihilated its followers with a Spirit Bomb, earning more than two million points. As he prepared to attack the Ma Family, a powerful presence appeared with killing intent.

• Xu Long finished interrogating Luo Wuzhou and killed him, learning the locations and history of the Gold and Silver Towers and the Golden Mother Sect.
• Xu Long flew to the northeast and located the Golden Mother Sect’s lair, an ordinary village led by Gonggong.
• Xu Long drew energy from ten Spirit Stones to form a Spirit Bomb above the village.
• Gonggong recognized Xu Long as an enemy, and the Golden Mother Sect followers summoned spirits and fused some into their bodies.
• Xu Long dropped the Spirit Bomb, destroying the village’s followers and earning more than two million points.
• Xu Long prepared to head for the Ma Family, but a powerful aura appeared with a shriek full of killing intent.

Xu Long fought Gonggong, the leader of the Golden Mother Sect, after Gonggong summoned Black Tortoise and used its soul to transform his body. Xu Long’s Minute Subtlety punch disrupted Gonggong’s cells and drained his strength, leaving the fight poised for a decisive outcome.

• Gonggong emerged from the crater after escaping underground with Tu Xingsun and summoned the Seven Northern Mansions as Black Tortoise.
• Xu Long fired his Explosive Dragon sniper rifle, but Black Tortoise’s shield stopped the bullet.
• Xu Long used the Lulu Sword and the Power of Pure Yang to split Gonggong’s shield, prompting Gonggong to absorb Black Tortoise’s soul and attack.
• Gonggong healed instantly after Xu Long’s sword cut him, revealing that he had reached physical metamorphosis.
• Xu Long demonstrated Minute Subtlety with a controlled punch that disrupted Gonggong’s cellular structure and left him weak.

After killing the Golden Mother Sect's leader, Xu Long traveled to the Ma Family and fought Majia Shangfeng, who had surrendered his body to a yin spirit claiming to be Future Buddha Maitreya. Xu Long summoned the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness to face him.

• Xu Long killed the Golden Mother Sect's leader and earned 30,000 points, but the battle left him exhausted.
• Ten days later, Xu Long reached the Ma Family and encountered Majia Shangfeng, who challenged him to a fight.
• Majia Shangfeng summoned Future Buddha Maitreya, allowing the yin spirit to take over his body and attack Xu Long.
• Xu Long mocked the yin spirit's claim to be Maitreya and summoned the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness.

Xu Long fought Maitreya, a yin soul using Majia Shangfeng’s body, and discovered that Buddhist golden light could counter his sinister qi. As Maitreya gathered sinister qi to pursue physical metamorphosis, Xu Long swallowed the power of the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness and barely resisted its influence, leaving him far stronger but alarmed by the danger of losing himself.

• Xu Long used the God-Summoning Technique’s Buddhist golden light to wound Maitreya and counter his sinister qi.
• Xu Long struck Maitreya with Mountains and Rivers Shatter, splitting his body and dispersing much of the sinister qi.
• Maitreya gathered sinister qi from across the area and began trying to complete physical metamorphosis.
• Xu Long swallowed the summoned Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness to stop Maitreya, unleashing immense energy within himself.
• Xu Long resisted the Buddhist power’s attempt to erase his identity and realized the Tathagata’s soul might have undergone metamorphosis multiple times.

Maitreya was reborn with a physical body after devouring wandering souls, then fought Xu Long, whose Pure Yang power countered him. Xu Long began draining Maitreya’s energy as the weakened Maitreya fled.

• Maitreya’s vitality emerged from the sinister energy, allowing him to form a physical body and thank Xu Long for destroying Majia Shangfeng’s body.
• Xu Long attacked Maitreya, but the transformed Maitreya quickly regenerated from his injuries as their battle shook space.
• Xu Long unleashed the Tenfold King Kai Fist, Overbearing Dragon Repents, and Spirit Blast, then began absorbing Maitreya’s energy.
• Maitreya tried to escape after realizing Xu Long could drain the energy that powered his regeneration.
• Xu Long pursued Maitreya, growing stronger as Maitreya weakened.

Xu Long accepted the Main God of the Rebirth Temple’s offer to recruit Maitreya, ending their fight in exchange for a Gene Metamorphosis Enhancer and other rewards. After returning to the Reincarnation Temple with vast mission earnings, Xu Long improved Rice Bucket and injected himself with the enhancer.

• Maitreya used a mysterious ability to restore his body and energy, but Xu Long resumed chasing and beating him.
• The Main God of the Rebirth Temple offered Xu Long rewards to recruit Maitreya, and Xu Long accepted, causing Maitreya to disappear.
• Xu Long killed Ma Family members who refused to abandon their Qing loyalist identities and spared Ma Yiheng, Ma Yiyou, and others.
• After three months, Xu Long returned to the Reincarnation Temple and received four million mission points, bringing his total to thirty-four million points and 1,255 Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long maxed out Rice Bucket’s basic attributes and converted them into refined attributes, then injected himself with the Gene Metamorphosis Enhancer.

Xu Long completed a costly stage of physical and soul refinement, bought a Demon-Sealing Formation Diagram, and returned to oversee the Red Queen’s expanding technology empire. After an awkward exchange with his intelligent phone, he and Haitang went to the bedroom.

• Xu Long spent hundreds of Spirit Stones to transform his body, gaining immense vitality and power.
• Xu Long bought a Demon-Sealing Formation Diagram to trap enemies who might otherwise escape.
• Xu Long trained in the Soul Refining Tower until he could no longer improve there, spending over twenty million points.
• The Red Queen advanced the War Base’s plans to build a technology empire using intelligent software, phones, and flying cars.
• Xu Long tested a new intelligent phone, whose search for entertainment venues startled him.
• Haitang heard Xu Long say he was lonely, climbed into his lap, and went with him to the bedroom.

Xu Long answered the Red Queen’s request for help by eliminating powerful opponents across Aoya Country, clearing the way for her to take control. With the Red Queen’s influence expanding, Xu Long returned to spending his days with Haitang and considered sending Little Yellow to school.

• Xu Long traveled to Aoya Country after the Red Queen reported that capitalists and officials were trying to seize her factory.
• Xu Long killed two bodyguards, the capitalist, and the Aoya Country official, then used Curse Talismans to wipe out their families.
• Xu Long killed every expert above C-rank and destroyed more than twenty capitalist families, causing panic across Aoya Country.
• The Red Queen acquired over eighty percent of the capitalists’ shares and advanced liquid metal robots into higher government positions.
• Xu Long spent several days with Haitang, ordered takeout for their household, and considered sending Little Yellow to school.

After thirty days in the peaceful Main World, Xu Long entered the Prelude of Lotus Lantern as Taiyi Zhenren, hoping to cultivate in seclusion and pursue a breakthrough. Yuanshi Tianzun discovered Taiyi's disappearance and confronted Xu Long, and the chapter ended as they began to fight.

• Xu Long and his companions tried a terrible delivery meal, and Rice Bucket rushed into the kitchen to cook instead.
• Thirty days later, Xu Long entered the Reincarnation Temple and received the Prelude of Lotus Lantern mission, whose quests required killing Great Emperor Taiji, the Jade Emperor, or Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Xu Long chose the Taiyi Zhenren identity, spending 20 permission points, and planned to cultivate until Nezha began causing trouble.
• Yuanshi Tianzun sensed that Taiyi had vanished, found Xu Long, and flew to confront him.
• Xu Long met Yuanshi Tianzun without fleeing, and the two immediately began battling.

Xu Long fought Yuanshi Tianzun, broke through his defenses, and forced him to flee by opening his Heavenly Eye. He obtained the Pangu Banner but was badly injured, so he returned to Taiyi Zhenren's cave abode to recover and prepare for future enemies.

• Xu Long shattered Yuanshi Tianzun's protective screen and wounded him with a sword strike.
• Yuanshi Tianzun used the Pangu Banner to suppress Xu Long, but Xu Long disabled it with the Curse Speech Technique.
• Xu Long cracked the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi with a punch, injuring Yuanshi Tianzun through their spiritual connection.
• Xu Long opened his Heavenly Eye with the Curse Speech Technique, frightening Yuanshi Tianzun into fleeing and leaving the Pangu Banner behind.
• Xu Long collected the Pangu Banner, suffered severe backlash, and returned to Taiyi Zhenren's cave abode to go into seclusion.

Xu Long sought Nüwa’s guidance on breaking through his cultivation bottleneck, but her question about what drove him left him unable to find his Dao. When Nezha arrived, Xu Long made him and Rice Bucket study while he continued searching for an answer.

• Xu Long tried to take the Precious Lotus Lantern, but Nüwa stopped him and promised the lotus root when the time was right.
• Xu Long asked Nüwa how to break through his cultivation bottleneck, and she asked what had driven him to keep improving.
• Xu Long could not identify his reason for fighting and stood by the lotus pond in contemplation until Nezha entered the cave.
• Nezha tried to pick the Precious Lotus Lantern to make soup for his mother, and Xu Long caught him by the ear.
• Xu Long released Rice Bucket and ordered both him and Nezha to study every day.

Xu Long continued comprehending the Dao while Nezha returned with Yang Chan and confessed to killing the East Sea Dragon King's third prince and causing trouble in Heaven. Xu Long remained unfazed and decided to wait until he broke through before meeting the Jade Emperor.

• Nezha and Rice Bucket returned from their excursion with Yang Chan.
• Xu Long scolded Nezha for skipping lessons and bringing a woman back, while Nezha claimed he had been guarding him during his secluded cultivation.
• Nezha admitted that he had killed the East Sea Dragon King's third prince and beaten Ao Guang outside the Southern Heavenly Gate.
• Nezha confessed that he had snuck into the Jade Pool in disguise and stung the Jade Emperor's face.
• Xu Long suspected the Jade Emperor was concealing his strength and resolved to meet him after breaking through.

Xu Long sheltered Yang Chan in Golden Light Cave while Nezha and Rice Bucket caused trouble, then weighed whether to intervene in Nezha’s coming crisis. Yang Chan pleaded for Xu Long to save Yang Jian, and Xu Long reassured her that her brother would endure his trials.

• Nezha told Xu Long that he had raided the execution ground to save Yang Chan, and Xu Long scolded him while promising that the Jade Emperor could not harm them inside Golden Light Cave.
• Xu Long made Nezha stay and study, while Yang Chan settled into the cave and the Precious Lotus Lantern’s presence caused the lotus flowers and spiritual energy to glow more brightly.
• Nezha and Rice Bucket annoyed Xu Long until he sent them away, prompting Yang Chan to worry about their safety.
• Xu Long recalled how Nezha’s future ordeal could lead to his body being restored with lotus petals, and decided not to interfere because Nezha might learn from suffering.
• Yang Chan begged Xu Long to save Yang Jian, and Xu Long told her that her brother had great fortune and would survive the trials ahead.

Nezha returned to Chentang Pass and found the East Sea Dragon Clan surrounding the Li residence, while Li Jing turned on him and tried to kill him. As Nezha prepared to sacrifice himself to protect his parents and the people, Xu Long arrived in fury and challenged everyone threatening his disciple.

• Nezha rode Rice Bucket to Chentang Pass and learned that the East Sea Dragon Clan had surrounded the Li residence over the death of their Third Prince.
• Nezha fought through the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, but Li Jing blamed him and drew his sword against him.
• Madam Yin tried to protect Nezha, and Li Jing threatened to kill her first.
• Nezha knelt and accepted blame, begging that his parents and the people of Chentang Pass be spared.
• Xu Long watched Nezha's plea, then vanished and appeared at the Li residence as dark clouds gathered over the city.
• Great Golden Crow refused to retreat, while Marshal Tianpeng considered fleeing before Xu Long's furious voice demanded to know who dared kill his disciple.

Xu Long rescued Nezha, punished Li Jing, and drove back the East Sea forces after Nezha was besieged. He returned to the Golden Light Cave with Nezha and Rice Bucket, where he confined them to studying until they graduated from elementary school.

• Xu Long appeared at the Li residence, slapped Li Jing, condemned him, and turned him into a statue until he sincerely repented.
• Xu Long blamed Ao Tingxin for the East Sea dragon race’s cruelty and used a Curse Talisman to kill three hundred dragons, then ordered the East Sea forces to retreat.
• Xu Long’s breakthrough and upheaval in the heavens alarmed the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, who discussed his strength and the troubled balance among the realms.
• Xu Long took Nezha and Rice Bucket back to the Golden Light Cave and beat Nezha for his recklessness before ordering him to study until he graduated from elementary school.
• Xu Long told Rice Bucket he also had to keep studying if he failed to graduate from elementary school, leaving the dog dismayed.

After advancing his soul transformation, Xu Long visited Yuding Zhenren to learn the Seventy-Two Changes and Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm. He also gathered other knowledge and skills, while planning to teach Yang Chan techniques to protect herself.

• Xu Long made Rice Bucket study and write, then reflected on his second soul transformation and the challenges of reaching the third stage.
• Xu Long decided to visit Yuding Zhenren for the Seventy-Two Changes and Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm.
• Yuding Zhenren gave Xu Long both techniques and was shocked when Xu Long revealed that his new disciple was Yang Chan, Yaoji's daughter.
• Xu Long spent several days learning skills and news from Yuding Zhenren, leaving him fine food, wine, tea, and household comforts in return.
• Xu Long planned to teach Yang Chan some skills because she had been helping supervise Nezha and Rice Bucket.

Xu Long found the stone containing Son Goku, made him his disciple, and trained him alongside Yang Chan while Nezha and Rice Bucket struggled with their lessons. As Yang Jian fought to save Yaoji and the Jade Emperor unleashed the Ten Golden Crows, Xu Long prepared to confront the Jade Emperor, but Bodhisattva Guanshiyin arrived first.

• Xu Long found the life-filled stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain, broke it open, and named the newborn monkey Son Goku, making him his disciple.
• Xu Long returned to Golden Light Cave and trained Son Goku and Yang Chan for three years while Nezha and Rice Bucket struggled with their studies.
• Xu Long sent Son Goku out with Nezha and Rice Bucket after beating him during a lesson, and the three later met Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian split Peach Mountain with the Vajra Stone Axe to rescue Yaoji, while the Jade Emperor ordered all Ten Golden Crows to form the Golden Crow Great Array.
• Xu Long prepared to go to the heavenly realm and confront the Jade Emperor, but Bodhisattva Guanshiyin visited him first.

Xu Long negotiated with Bodhisattva Guanshiyin over Son Goku’s role in the westward journey, then rushed to the Heavenly Court to stop Weak Water from flooding the mortal world. He held Weak Water back with his Power of Pure Yang, but she resisted and Xu Long could not hold her for long.

• Bodhisattva Guanshiyin asked Xu Long to let Son Goku join the journey to retrieve the scriptures, and Xu Long secured a thousand Spirit Stones and one unconditional favor from Spirit Mountain in Western Heaven.
• Xu Long found that Erlang Shen had killed nine Golden Crows and was attacking the Heavenly Court after the Jade Emperor opened the floodgate to release Weak Water.
• Xu Long traveled to the Heavenly Court and deployed the Demon-Sealing Formation Diagram to prevent anyone from escaping.
• Weak Water surged from the Heavenly River and began flowing toward the mortal world, while Xu Long used his Power of Pure Yang to block her.
• Weak Water told Xu Long she did not want to return to the cold, lonely Heavenly River, then raised waves that nearly broke through his shield.

Xu Long persuaded Weak Water to join him in attacking the Heavenly Court, but a World Contest announcement split the coming battle into two factions and barred everyone from the mortal world. With ten hours before reincarnators arrived, Xu Long and Weak Water struck the Jade Pool, where Xu Long confronted the Jade Emperor and attacked him.

• Xu Long convinced Weak Water to abandon her plan to descend to the mortal world and help destroy the Heavenly Court.
• The Reincarnation Temple announced a World Contest, assigned the Reincarnation Temple and Heavenly Court to opposing factions, and gave all reincarnators ten hours to arrive.
• Xu Long and Weak Water headed for the Jade Pool, where Weak Water flooded the Heavenly Court and killed hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers.
• Xu Long inferred that the Jade Emperor was unable to leave his chair and suspected it was connected to the Heavenly Laws.
• Xu Long attacked the Jade Emperor and expressed interest in taking his chair.

Xu Long severed the Jade Emperor’s connection to the Heavenly Laws, defeated him with the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm, and discovered that the chair was the World Core. He took the chair and prepared to face the danger of the coming World Contest.

• Xu Long attacked the Jade Emperor, whose unstable Heavenly Laws made him more savage, and found that the markings on his body blocked the Lulu Sword.
• Xu Long struck the Jade Emperor with the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm, severing part of his fist and causing him to flee.
• Weak Water asked whether Xu Long would pursue the Jade Emperor, but Xu Long decided not to chase him.
• The Main God identified the chair as the World Core and changed Xu Long’s mission to obtaining it and surviving two hours after the World Contest began.
• Xu Long picked up the chair, realizing that carrying the World Core could make him a target for the other Divine Halls, but he remained confident.

Xu Long gathered allies to fight the Jade Emperor and the approaching extraterritorial heavenly demons, then sought Lady Nüwa’s help in the mortal world. Lady Nüwa entrusted the Precious Lotus Lantern to Yang Chan, and Xu Long prepared to take her back to heaven.

• Xu Long found Marshal Tianpeng with Weak Water and persuaded him to join the resistance against the Heavenly Court and the extraterritorial heavenly demons.
• Xu Long gathered Yang Jian, Nezha, Son Goku, Marshal Tianpeng, Rice Bucket, Chang'e, Weak Water, and several willing heavenly generals, killing those who hesitated.
• Xu Long returned to the Golden Light Cave and told Yang Chan to prepare to accompany him to heaven.
• Xu Long asked Lady Nüwa for the Precious Lotus Lantern, which emerged from the lotus pond as he waited for her reply.
• Lady Nüwa gave Yang Chan the Precious Lotus Lantern and its three power-boosting petals, and gave Xu Long a lotus root to hold Weak Water’s true body.

Xu Long accepted Great Emperor Taiji into his faction as the world contest began, then attacked the assembled enemies with his rebuilt Star-Destroying Cannon. The blast left a thousand-meter crater, with the fate of the combatants inside still unclear.

• Xu Long accepted Great Emperor Taiji and his subordinates into his faction, starting the world contest.
• Maitreya, White Ape, Nether Emperor, the Jade Emperor, and Yuanshi Tianzun agreed to attack Xu Long and his allies without a detailed plan.
• White Ape led the group forward, but a sudden sense of danger made him and the others react defensively.
• Xu Long fired the Star-Destroying Cannon at the group, engulfing everything within a thousand meters in a devastating blast.
• The energy faded and revealed a thousand-meter crater.

Xu Long’s Star-Destroying Cannon gravely injured the Heavenly Court’s surviving leaders, and he divided his allies among them while using Weak Water to split the battlefield. The Five War Gods of the Extremes confronted the Queen Mother and attacked her, leaving the Jade Emperor as Xu Long’s priority target.

• Xu Long’s Star-Destroying Cannon killed the Heavenly Court’s transformed forces and badly injured the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, Maitreya, the Nether Emperor, White Ape, and Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Xu Long assigned Yang Jian and his allies to occupy the Jade Emperor, sent Xu Hu after White Ape, Great Emperor Taiji after Yuanshi Tianzun, and other allies against the Queen Mother and Nether Emperor, while he took Maitreya.
• Xu Long and Weak Water used the Demon-Sealing Formation to churn Weak Water and scatter the battlefield into separate fronts.
• The Five War Gods of the Extremes told the Queen Mother they were loyal to the Heavenly Court but not the Jade Emperor.
• The War God of the Sky charged at the Queen Mother and urged the others to kill her quickly and support Yang Jian.