Arc 18The Sea God and the Great Wilderness

Xu Long stopped the Sea God’s invasion, then entered a new world where he hunted powerful demons, claimed the Pure Yang Dao Sect’s inheritance, and killed the Sea-Suppressing Turtle King. He returned to find new Fragment World powers spreading across Eurasia while Fengdu City stood as China’s independent force.

  • Xu Long evacuated Longyou City as ocean spirits attacked, then killed Fengxi and the Nine-Headed Shark while the Sea God’s forces flooded the city.
  • Xu Long used his domain and the Soul Whisperer to defeat the Hundred-Headed Shark, while Laojun and the Flame Emperor killed the Sea God.
  • Xu Long moved his Spirit Domain to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and turned the Hundred-Headed Shark into a god for Earth’s dark creatures to gather faith.
  • Xu Long captured Xiaobai, absorbed her Ultimate Yin Qi, and advanced to the Middle Golden Core Stage before entering the Pure Yang Dao Sect’s ruins.
  • Xu Long obtained the Pure Yang True Scripture and the Vermilion Bird, then took Ah Xuan’s World Force to strengthen the World-Breaking Blade.
  • Xu Long and Xiaobai besieged Snake Mother’s cave, killed Snake Mother, and took her demonic power and Ten Thousand Snakes Return to the Origin.
  • Xu Long used the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation and Heaven-Shaking Thunders to kill the Sea-Suppressing Turtle King, then escaped the world with an S-rank result.
  • Xu Long showed Xiaobai the real world and learned that new factions had seized territory across Eurasia while Fengdu City had emerged as a powerful force in China.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426It Began

Xu Long learned that Fengxi had attacked members of the Spirit Guild and warned Pan Jing that an ocean-spirit invasion might be coming, prompting a mass evacuation of Longyou City. Meanwhile, Wuxian returned but was ambushed in the subway, where enemies abducted Xiaohei and diverted him with a threat to passengers.

  • Ruo Shui told Xu Long that Huahu and Mr. Min had been ambushed, and Xu Long identified Fengxi as the attacker.
  • Xu Long told Pan Jing to evacuate everyone from Longyou City because ocean spirits might invade, and Pan Jing began organizing the evacuation after receiving a message from Laojun.
  • Wuxian boarded the subway with Xiaohei, where controlled humans attacked them and a teleportation array abducted Xiaohei.
  • Wuxian pursued Xiaohei's kidnapper but stopped to destroy a boulder threatening the subway train.
  • The kidnapper mocked Wuxian for being delayed, then a brilliant light appeared before him.

Ch. 427Fengxi Returns

Xu Long rescued Xiaohei and learned Fengxi might be after the kitten’s domain, then realized Fengxi could already have acquired a domain with help from Sea God. Fengxi activated his formation in Longyou City and launched an invasion with ocean spirits as Xu Long rushed to stop him.

  • Xu Long killed the three spirits who had abducted Xiaohei and returned the sleeping kitten to Wuxian.
  • Pan Jing warned Wuxian that Fengxi’s Plunder ability could take Xiaohei’s domain and make Fengxi all-powerful within it.
  • Xu Long suspected Fengxi had allied with Sea God and warned everyone that Fengxi might already possess a domain.
  • Energy pillars and towering waves appeared in Longyou City as ocean spirits attacked civilians, and Pan Jing ordered the evacuation.
  • Xu Long sent out blood clones to hold back the weaker spirits and raced toward the city-center formation.
  • Fengxi revealed that Sea God had rescued him and helped him prepare the formation over six months so he could take revenge on humanity.

Ch. 428The Nine-Headed Shark Arrives

Xu Long killed Fengxi, but the formation Fengxi had activated summoned the Nine-Headed Shark and brought a vast tide of sea yao onto land. After Xu Long wounded the shark before it escaped, he faced the monster and the advancing yao alongside Pan Jing and the other guild halls.

  • Xu Long killed Fengxi and completed his first main quest, then tried and failed to destroy the formation.
  • The Nine-Headed Shark emerged from the formation, and Xu Long attacked it repeatedly before it broke free and blasted him into the air.
  • Xu Long saw countless sea yao riding massive waves toward land while Pan Jing and people from other guild halls arrived.
  • The Nine-Headed Shark escaped completely, creating a thousand-meter pit with its roar, and began moving across land on its side heads.

Ch. 429Slaying the Nine-Headed Shark

Xu Long killed the Nine-Headed Shark after bombarding it from the air, but the Sea God’s attack and summoning formation brought a new threat to Longyou City. The chapter ended with Xu Long recognizing that the Sea God was summoning the Shark Arena and that the Hundred-Headed Shark might appear.

  • The Nine-Headed Shark chased Xu Long across the land, and he used an energy-powered aircraft and Spiritual Qi Bombardment to batter it.
  • Xu Long shot the wounded Nine-Headed Shark repeatedly, but the Sea God ambushed him and shattered his defenses.
  • Laojun and the Flame Emperor appeared to confront the Sea God, whom the Flame Emperor called Akun.
  • Xu Long shot the Nine-Headed Shark dead and received Treasure Chest · Extra-Large Head.
  • The Sea God activated the summoning formation, flooding Longyou City with water and marine demons, and Xu Long recognized the arrival of a Six-Headed Shark and feared the Hundred-Headed Shark.

Ch. 430Hundred-Headed Shark

The Sea God demanded the World Core from Laojun while revealing his Hundred-Headed Shark, a monster bred to overwhelm humanity. Xu Long opened his domain to contain the creature’s corruption and faced it with the Soul Whisperer and his parasitized marine fairies, ending with the monster’s terrifying form in view.

  • The Sea God threatened Laojun for the World Core, and Xu Long realized the Sea God had planned to attack after Laojun and the Flame Emperor were weakened.
  • The Flame Emperor called Akun away, and the three vanished into a domain to fight.
  • The Hundred-Headed Shark’s muttering corrupted humans and weaker fairies, so Xu Long opened his own domain to contain it.
  • Xu Long used his parasitized marine fairies to turn more than sixty percent of the attacking fairies against the Hundred-Headed Shark.
  • Xu Long entered the domain with the traitorous fairies and summoned the Soul Whisperer, neutralizing the monster’s corruption while their domains remained locked together.
  • Xu Long saw the Hundred-Headed Shark’s body, covered in tentacles tipped with savage shark heads.

Ch. 431Kill

Xu Long killed the Hundred-Headed Shark with little difficulty and claimed the treasures from his recent kills. After the ruined domain dissipated, he left it to see what was happening outside.

  • Xu Long resisted the Hundred-Headed Shark's flesh curse and cut off its tentacles with repeated sword strikes.
  • Xu Long killed the Hundred-Headed Shark, causing the monsters in its domain to become the Soul Whisperer's slaves.
  • Xu Long opened the three treasure chests and obtained Plunder, Sharp Teeth, and Fusion, along with Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
  • Xu Long found that the Hundred-Headed Shark's death had ruined its domain and considered asking the Main God to help transfer it.
  • Xu Long left the domain and appeared outside.

Ch. 432The Weak Noob Kun

The Sea God tried to exploit a spatial rupture to attack Laojun and the Flame Emperor, but they revealed that he was a weakened Kunpeng clone and cornered him. As the Sea God transformed and tore space open, a beam of light shot up from the ground and struck him.

  • The Sea God turned his power toward a gash in space, but Laojun and the Flame Emperor used the moment to injure him.
  • The Flame Emperor revealed that the Sea God was a broken clone, while he and Laojun were projections able to return as long as the world survived.
  • The Sea God refused to accept defeat and transformed into a gigantic Kun, threatening to destroy the world with him.
  • Laojun warned the Flame Emperor as the Sea God tore space open again, and both men retreated.
  • A dazzling beam of light shot from the ground and struck the Sea God.

Ch. 433Return

Laojun and the Flame Emperor killed the Sea God and handed the World Core to the Main God, while Xu Long returned to the Reincarnation Temple and collected his mission rewards. Xu Long brought his Spirit Domain to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and went to the trading area to sell unwanted items.

  • Laojun used the Red Queen's formation to grievously wound the Sea God, and the Flame Emperor killed him as his final struggle subsided.
  • Laojun tossed the World Core into the sky, and Xu Long returned to the Reincarnation Temple, where the Main God awarded him an S-rank mission result and 18 authority points.
  • Xu Long spent 20 authority points to bring his Spirit Domain to the central region of the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom, where Zhang Sanfeng, Dong Tianbao, and other powerful figures sensed its arrival.
  • Xu Long visited the trading area, now open to him after reaching the Golden Core Stage, and prepared to sell items he no longer needed.

Ch. 434Harvesting Faith

Xu Long sold a treasure and mount, watched humanity gain strength as dark creatures arrived and war broke out, and developed the Hundred-Headed Shark into a new source of faith. He planned to set the Shark against humans while Weak Water gathered faith from the other side.

  • Xu Long sold Sharp Teeth and the Six-Headed Shark mount for 50 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in total.
  • A Fragment World merged with Earth, bringing vampires, werewolves, demons, zombies, and ghosts, while Xu Long observed that humanity had grown powerful enough to defend itself.
  • Xu Long ordered the Red Queen to fire the Star-Destroying Cannon at gatherings of dark creatures, and later let a brutal war between humans and the other races run its course as Weak Water harvested faith.
  • Xu Long used Plunder and Fusion on the Hundred-Headed Shark, transforming it into a strange, humanlike figure that attracted fanatical followers.
  • Xu Long decided to make the Hundred-Headed Shark the god of Earth's dark creatures and pit it against humans while Weak Water gathered faith from the opposing side.

Ch. 435Entering White Snake

Xu Long entered the White Snake: Origin world and chose to take the Imperial Preceptor’s identity so he could use the country’s resources while pursuing his mission. He canceled the snake-catching campaign, ordered his subordinates to gather treasures, and planned to cultivate while waiting for White Snake.

  • Weak Water and the Hundred-Headed Shark gathered faith and emotional power for Xu Long in the previous mission world.
  • Xu Long chose the Imperial Preceptor identity and received the Supreme Yin True Scripture, a cultivation method that could transform a man’s body and soul.
  • Xu Long, at the Early Golden Core Stage, decided to cultivate and search for a Nascent Soul Stage target to kill.
  • Xu Long ordered the country’s people to bring him rare treasures, spirit pills, and wondrous medicines.
  • Xu Long canceled the snake-catching campaign, while Rice Bucket settled in and Xu Long waited for White Snake.

Ch. 436Xiaobai Attacks

Xiaobai attacked Xu Long aboard the Grand Preceptor’s floating palace but was captured, and the encounter greatly increased both their power. After she escaped into the river, Xu Long planned to let her recover before seeking her out again and considered exploring the world’s opportunities.

  • Xiaobai slipped aboard Xu Long’s ship and killed maids and guards as she made her way to his room.
  • Xu Long sensed Xiaobai’s attack, pulled her inside, sealed her power, and captured her.
  • After seven days with Xu Long, Xiaobai left the ship exhausted, vowing revenge, then leaped into the river.
  • Xu Long absorbed Xiaobai’s Ultimate Yin Qi and advanced to the Middle Golden Core Stage.
  • Xu Long shared wine with Rice Bucket, promised to help him form a Golden Core, and planned to explore the Baoqing Workshop and other opportunities.

Ch. 437The Ruins

Xu Long enslaved the dying emperor and looted the imperial treasury before entering the ruins of an ancient sect. After passing through a bone-filled passage, he triggered a fiery attack from a golden bird sculpture inside the ruins.

  • Xu Long went to the palace, parasitized the emperor, and ordered him to lead the way to the treasury.
  • Xu Long took the treasury's Spirit Stones, minerals, and rare herbs, then left to investigate the mysterious sect ruins.
  • Xu Long used information on his phone to locate the ruins and broke through the ground into a passage beneath them.
  • Xu Long followed the passage past piles of human and demon bones to a stone gate marked with words about slaying demons and defending the righteous path.
  • Xu Long entered a chamber with eight stone gates, where a golden bird sculpture came alive and struck at him with a blazing claw.

Ch. 438Pure Yang Dao Sect

Xu Long endured the Pure Yang Dao Sect’s escalating trial and learned that passing it would grant him the Supreme Yang True Scripture. When the Vermilion Bird Bones shattered his Iron Curtain, he realized the trial had to be resisted with yang-attribute power.

  • Xu Long blocked the great bird statue’s claw strikes and endured its Fire of Pure Yang and Supreme Yang fire snakes without harm.
  • The bird statue cracked open and revealed the Vermilion Bird Bones, which announced the trial’s goal: break the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation and kill them to obtain the Supreme Yang True Scripture.
  • Xu Long learned that the Pure Yang Dao Sect had used the Vermilion Bird Bones as its final trial for selecting an heir, and that the sect had eventually vanished after failing to find a suitable successor.
  • The Vermilion Bird Bones unleashed a powerful flame attack that made Xu Long deploy Iron Curtain, but the shield broke in less than two breaths.
  • Xu Long realized that he had to resist the trial’s attacks with yang-attribute power.

Ch. 439Vermilion Bird

Xu Long survived the Vermilion Bird’s flames and received the Pure Yang Dao Sect’s inheritance, including its guardian Vermilion Bird. After the sect’s ruins collapsed, he left with Rice Bucket and wondered about the origins of his power, but decided his past identity did not define him.

  • The Vermilion Bird’s bones melted in the flames, and a sparrow-sized Vermilion Bird formed beside Xu Long.
  • Xu Long obtained the sect’s jade talisman and agreed to fight for humanity’s survival, receiving the Pure Yang True Scripture and knowledge of formations.
  • Xu Long left the ruins with the Vermilion Bird, and the Pure Yang Dao Sect’s ruins collapsed behind him.
  • Rice Bucket met Xu Long outside and carried him away with the Vermilion Bird.
  • Xu Long considered whether he was the reincarnation of a powerful god, then decided that his previous life did not matter to who he was now.

Ch. 440Meeting Xiaobai Again

Xu Long encountered Xiaobai and Ah Xuan on their way to the Baoqing Workshop, where Xiaobai hoped to learn about the hairpin that had erased her memories. After Xiaobai attacked him, Xu Long subdued her and sensed an unusual aura in Ah Xuan’s blood.

  • Xu Long traveled toward the Baoqing Workshop with Rice Bucket and Vermilion Bird and met Xiaobai and Ah Xuan on the road.
  • Xu Long claimed he was Xiaobai’s husband, but Rice Bucket exposed his lie, making Xiaobai attack him.
  • Xu Long caught Xiaobai’s strike, sealed her power, and pulled her into his arms after breaking through her attack.
  • Ah Xuan charged at Xu Long, but Rice Bucket’s sneeze sent him flying, and Xu Long stopped Xiaobai from retaliating against him.
  • Xu Long drew Ah Xuan to him and noticed a familiar, extraordinary aura in the blood flowing from Ah Xuan’s body.

Ch. 441Baoqing Workshop

Xu Long discovered that Ah Xuan’s soul carried World Force, extracted it to strengthen the World-Breaking Blade, and then continued toward Baoqing Workshop with Xiaobai and his companions. He arrived at the workshop and met its Master, an old fox who welcomed him as a customer.

  • Xu Long realized Ah Xuan’s vital essence contained World Force and took it, promising Ah Xuan peace and prosperity in return.
  • The World-Breaking Blade absorbed the essence and advanced from a Low-Grade Treasure Artifact to a Mid-Grade Treasure Artifact.
  • Xu Long restored Xiaobai’s memories and tormented her until they approached Baoqing Workshop, where she broke free and fled.
  • Xu Long reached Baoqing Workshop and entered its hidden interior, where the Master greeted him as a customer.

Ch. 442Do You Want Us to Die Together?

Xu Long visited Baoqing Workshop and challenged the old fox with the threat that he would destroy the place if she attacked him. After she offered him a spatial collar to defuse the standoff, Xu Long asked her to make him magic treasures capable of killing Nascent Soul Stage experts.

  • The old fox offered to trade Xu Long a reward for sucking his yang energy, but he refused when she said he did not need to remove his pants.
  • The old fox led Xu Long into Baoqing Workshop, where he sensed hundreds of Golden Core Stage beings and around twenty Nascent Soul Stage ones.
  • The old fox lunged at Xu Long, then sensed the threat of his Heavenly Eye and transformed into a six-tailed fox before backing down.
  • The old fox gave Xu Long a spatial collar, and he placed it around Rice Bucket's neck.
  • Xu Long asked the old fox to make as many magic treasures capable of killing Nascent Soul Stage experts as possible.

Ch. 443No Need to Take Off Your Pants

Xu Long traded five drops of his blood, containing the Power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin, for ten Heaven-Shaking Thunders from the old fox at Baoqing Workshop. Nearly ten years later, Xiaobai questioned whether Xu Long truly intended to kill Snake Mother after learning that the Snake Cavern's shared cultivation power ultimately fed Snake Mother.

  • The old fox demanded Xu Long's yang energy in exchange for magic treasures, and Xu Long jokingly tried to remove his pants before they negotiated.
  • Xu Long revealed a drop of blood carrying the Power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin, and the old fox agreed to trade two magic treasures per drop.
  • Xu Long left five drops of blood and received ten Heaven-Shaking Thunders, then returned to the giant ship on the great river to prepare.
  • Nearly ten years passed, and Xu Long rescinded the order to catch snakes while Xiaobai remained under his control.
  • Xiaobai asked Xu Long whether he planned to kill Snake Mother and explained that the Snake Cavern's shared cultivation power could be absorbed by her master.

Ch. 444Siege of the Snake Cave

Xu Long and Xiaobai attacked the Ten Thousand Snake Cave, seeking to kill Snake Mother and absorb the demons’ power. Xu Long forced Snake Mother from the collapsing mountain and fought her with his Colossus Dharma Body.

  • Xu Long revealed Snake Mother’s exploitation of her disciples, and Xiaobai agreed to kill her after remembering what she had done to Xiao Qing.
  • Xu Long sent about a million talisman soldiers to besiege the snake cave, prompting Snake Mother to order the demons to fight back.
  • Xu Long and Xiaobai advanced through the battle as Xiaobai’s hairpin absorbed the power of nearby demons.
  • Xu Long summoned the Colossus Dharma Body and punched the mountain, killing or gravely injuring its inhabitants and forcing Snake Mother to emerge as a three-headed black python.
  • Snake Mother coiled around Xu Long’s Colossus Dharma Body, and it bit her belly in response.

Ch. 445Killing the Snake Mother

Xu Long and Xiaobai defeated the Snake Mother when Xiaobai used the Jasper Hairpin to divert the demons’ power away from her. After Xu Long killed the Snake Mother, Xiaobai returned the stolen power to the surviving demons, and he prepared to absorb the Snake Mother’s power before heading back.

  • The Snake Mother tried to drain her disciples’ demonic power to break through, but Xiaobai used the Jasper Hairpin to draw the power toward herself instead.
  • Xu Long struck the distracted Snake Mother, then destroyed one of her heads with a sniper rifle.
  • The Snake Mother devoured part of Xu Long’s Colossus Dharma Body, but its Power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin tore her apart from within.
  • Xu Long killed the Snake Mother and obtained the Ten Thousand Snakes Treasure Chest.
  • Xiaobai returned the extracted demonic power to the surviving demons, who fled into the mountains.
  • Xu Long held Xiaobai and told her to absorb the Snake Mother’s demonic power before they went back.

Ch. 446Ten Thousand Snakes Return to the Origin

Xu Long bound the Snake Mother's treasure into the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, transforming its power to draw on nearby beings and raise his cultivation. Xiaobai reached the Late Golden Core Stage but remained conflicted about attacking Xu Long, while the old fox successfully refined Xu Long's blood and resolved to obtain more.

  • Xu Long opened the Snake Mother's chest, obtained Ten Thousand Snakes Return to the Origin, and bound it to the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram in place of Green Water Poison.
  • Xiaobai finished absorbing the Snake Mother's demonic power, broke through to the Late Golden Core Stage, and reverted to her giant snake form.
  • Xiaobai roared at Xu Long but ultimately did not attack him and lay down to digest the demonic power.
  • At the Baoqing Workshop, the old fox spent three days and nights refining Xu Long's blood until it turned white, then celebrated obtaining Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin power.
  • The old fox decided she needed more of Xu Long's blood to continue her cultivation plans.

Ch. 447The Old Turtle

Xu Long lured the old turtle out from beneath West Lake and gravely wounded him with ten Heaven-Shaking Thunders. After trapping the turtle inside the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation and bringing in the Vermilion Bird, Xu Long faced the injured demon as it recognized his power and demanded to know who he was.

  • Xu Long disguised his preparations as an eighty-one-day ritual to refine an immortality elixir at West Lake, while the old turtle watched from below.
  • On the seventieth day, the old turtle sensed the hidden killing intent in the thunder and rose from the lake to attack Xu Long.
  • Xu Long hurled ten Heaven-Shaking Thunders at the old turtle, blasting him into the sky and drying up West Lake.
  • The wounded old turtle tried to flee, but the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation blocked him with intense flames.
  • The Vermilion Bird confronted the old turtle, who recognized it as belonging to the Pure Yang Dao Sect.
  • The old turtle realized Xu Long wielded Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin rather than supreme yang power and demanded to know his identity.

Ch. 448The Old Fox Arrives

Xu Long and the Vermilion Bird cornered the old turtle inside the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation, but the old fox broke through the formation to intervene. After Xu Long refused to spare her longtime friend, the old fox revealed her six-tailed true form and prepared to fight.

  • The Vermilion Bird and Xu Long attacked the old turtle with flames and a Power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin bullet, while the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation trapped and weakened him.
  • The old turtle withdrew into his shell and sealed its openings, but the Vermilion Bird found his wounds and began roasting and pecking at them.
  • The old fox reached West Lake and used two drops of blazing white blood to break through the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation.
  • The old fox asked Xu Long to spare the old turtle, but Xu Long refused and declared that the turtle would die that day.
  • The old fox revealed her six-tailed true form and unleashed her terrifying aura.

Ch. 449The End and the Return

Xu Long fought the Sea-Suppressing Turtle King while Hu Meiniang tried to use the turtle to kill him, so he detonated the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation and escaped with the Vermilion Bird. He returned to the Reincarnation Temple with an S-rank rating, while the surviving Hu Meiniang was left furious and gravely injured.

  • Hu Meiniang arrived and ordered the Sea-Suppressing Turtle King to attack Xu Long while she kept the Vermilion Bird occupied.
  • Xu Long dodged the turtle’s water attack and struck its shell with the World-Breaking Blade, injuring the turtle with the Power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin.
  • Xu Long summoned the Vermilion Bird and fled as Hu Meiniang and the turtle realized he was going to detonate the Eight Gates Yang-Locking Formation.
  • The formation exploded across Hangzhou City, killing the Sea-Suppressing Turtle King and gravely injuring Xu Long, the Vermilion Bird, and Hu Meiniang.
  • Xu Long chose to leave the world and teleported to the Reincarnation Temple, where he received 13 authority points, 200 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and an S-rank rating.
  • Hu Meiniang erupted in rage after the turtle died protecting her, but Xu Long had already escaped.

Ch. 450A Terrifying Power

Xu Long welcomed Xiaobai into the Great Wilderness and learned that several powerful factions had emerged after another Fragment World merged. The appearance of the formidable Fengdu City answered his question about China’s lack of major forces, while its terrifying power remained beyond investigation.

  • Xu Long explained the Great Wilderness to Xiaobai, who learned that her former world was a fragment destined to be devoured, and he took her to see the real world.
  • Xu Long learned that a newly merged Fragment World had brought powerful factions to Western Europe, Northern Russia, and Xila, whose forces soon seized territory across Eurasia.
  • Xu Long wondered why no powerful force had appeared in China, then learned that Fengdu City had emerged as an independent and immensely powerful force.
  • The Red Queen sent puppets to investigate the Great Wilderness’s edge, but spatial turbulence prevented them from approaching and would have killed even a Nascent Soul expert.
Arc 18 of 42
Arc 18 of 42