Chapter 1999: World-Ending Demon Dragon | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on May 2, 2025
Four years is a long time, yet it feels like it passed in an instant. It’s also a short time, yet it feels vast and grand.
Lei Zhan Gan, who once occupied the position of the Tian Kui star alone in Qixing Valley, who struck with a palm that caused dragons and snakes to rise from the earth, and who proactively attacked everyone, can never return.
Jiang Wang led the people away, following the map to find the location of the Qing Huo tribe. At this moment, his mood was complex, but when is life not complex? He was already accustomed to life and death.
A group of people flew quickly through the air, over continuous hills. Lian Yu Chan asked, “Didn’t the East House come to this world alone before?”
Jiang Wang didn’t conceal anything: “Before I came here through the Qixing Valley secret realm in Da Ze County, Qi, the last time it opened was four years ago, and quite a few people participated.”
Lian Yu Chan clearly understood some of the important resources of the Tian family in Da Ze: “The landing point of the Qixing Valley secret realm is always random, and there are many choices. That the East House can come and come again shows that you have some fate with this world. This trip is bound to be successful.”
Bai Yu Xia laughed: “It’s all about getting entangled with a true dragon, it looks like an evil fate—”
Facing Jiang Wang’s glare, he changed the subject: “Alright, I’ll continue observing. I’ll notify you if there’s any situation.”
Jing Li didn’t know where he took out a brand new Buddhist scripture. He tore off a corner of white paper from a page and stuck it on Bai Yu Xia’s mouth.
Bai Yu Xia used his eyes to ask a question.
While putting away the Buddhist scripture, Jing Li hummed: “Let you talk nonsense!”
Bai Yu Xia was speechless. Now he believed that these two were master brothers. This pair of master brothers were too superstitious!
Jing Li didn’t care about him but patted Jiang Wang’s shoulder with a flourish: “Master brother, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. If it’s evil fate, I’ll turn it into good fate. If it’s good fate, you deserve it!”
Jiang Wang was looking at the map, guessing where Ao Kui might be hiding, while perfunctorily saying: “Then I’ll trouble you, what would I do without you?”
Jing Li smiled happily.
Lin Xian was flying while gesturing various moves with his firewood knife, just making sure he didn’t get left behind. He basically didn’t participate in the discussion. During his cultivation in Bai Yu Jing’s wine house during this period, he had learned too much!
Xi Ming’s focus was different from others: “The power system of this world is a bit interesting.”
He was naturally referring to the totem power of Chi Lei Yan and the others.
When Jiang Wang heard this, his heart suddenly stirred.
He had learned the fire source map classic of the Qing Huo tribe. It was a self-contained system, profound and wonderful, which benefited him greatly. Later, when he cultivated into a fire world, the fire source totem power was also part of the fire world’s composition.
Could this totem power be related to Wu Han Gong’s inheritance?
This ancient sage claimed to be the source of all laws, and his life’s achievements and merits were immeasurable. Creating a system of totem power cultivation was probably not difficult for him.
“The faith of the floating land people is original faith. The people here want to form a contract with the totem origin through inscribed totems with the help of witch priests, and then borrow power from the totem origin.”
Jiang Wang explained as simply as possible based on his own knowledge: “Although it’s called borrowing, you still need to cultivate yourself. It’s not the Daoist method of inviting spirits. The so-called totem is engraved on the body, similar to array patterns but different. There are external forces and internal forces.”
His companions were all heaven’s favorites, and they understood with a little explanation.
Xi Ming said: “Origin has no self, so it’s naturally not a god. Looking at it this way, totem cultivation is still about the self.”
“Exactly.” Jiang Wang said: “A friend of mine once said that if a god has ‘I’, then it must have selfish desires! So the floating land people believe that true gods do not exist. All who are called gods are origin thieves.”
Xi Ming was very interested: “Will I be able to see your friend later?”
Jiang Wang sighed softly: “I won’t.”
He didn’t speak again.
With the help of the map, the group of people flew quickly through this world and soon found the tribal land of the Qing Huo tribe.
Four years had passed, and it was completely different from the past.
As they approached the tribal land, a team of warriors riding fire wolves came forward to greet them. They were fully armored, holding long spears slanted: “Who are you? How dare you trespass into the king power tribe!”
Jiang Wang was surprised by the sight.
The defense system of the past Qing Huo tribe was not just full of holes, it was completely open. How could they intercept outsiders so quickly?
How could a casual team of people be wearing such excellent armor? Even in the Wu Zhi Di Ku where they resisted star beasts, there were only a few iron armors, and those were among the top warriors. Most Qing Huo tribe warriors made do with leather armor.
Not to mention all riding on such majestic fire wolves.
When Jiang Wang went on the life-and-death chess expedition, that Qing Huo Gao Chi still wanted to use a team of ragged old soldiers with rusty knives to make up the numbers and send them to their deaths.
“I have no ill intentions!” Jiang Wang raised both hands high: “I am an old friend of your Qing Huo tribe. Why don’t you ask your clan leader Qing Huo Gao Chi to come here? He recognizes me!”
Jing Li and the others waited for him to negotiate.
The leading Qing Huo tribe warrior, high on the fire wolf’s back, said coldly: “Who are you joking with?”
He even raised his cold long spear and pointed it at Jiang Wang: “How dare you talk nonsense in the grand king power tribe!”
“Alright, alright, alright.” Jiang Wang’s attitude was very good: “You’ve become a king power tribe, and the clan leader cannot be seen lightly. I understand, I was rude. Can you please notify Qing Huo Heng? The leader of your warriors in Wu Zhi Di Ku. Or notify Qing Huo Yuan Chen, we are very familiar!”
Saying the names of Qing Huo Heng and Qing Huo Yuan Chen in succession finally made the warrior believe him a little. He then asked: “Where are you from? What’s your name?”
“I am from the blue sky above.” Jiang Wang said: “Just say it’s an old friend from the life-and-death chess.”
As soon as he said this, the attitude of the leading warrior immediately changed: “Please wait a moment, I’ll go report to General Yuan Chen.”
Saying that, he pulled the wolf’s head and galloped away.
Qing Huo Yuan Chen had become a general!
Jiang Wang felt a subtle emotion in his heart. He stopped where he was and waited for the person.
Not long after, the one-armed Qing Huo Yuan Chen, wearing red armor, flew through the air. When he saw Jiang Wang, he immediately wanted to bow: “Star General!”
Jiang Wang stopped him, not letting him bow: “Long time no see, Yuan Chen. It’s hard that you still remember me.”
Qing Huo Yuan Chen’s expression was excited: “How could I forget how the Qing Huo tribe has what it has today?”
He looked behind Jiang Wang: “These friends are…”
Jiang Wang smiled and introduced: “They are all my friends, and we are from the same place.”
“Come, let’s go home and talk.” Qing Huo Yuan Chen enthusiastically led the way: “When you came to the Qing Huo tribe, we had nothing to entertain you with, and there was quite a lot of neglect. Today, we’ll drink until we drop!”
“No hurry.” Jiang Wang walked arm in arm with him: “I have an important matter this time and cannot delay. First, take me to see your clan leader.”
Qing Huo Yuan Chen’s face darkened: “They said someone was looking for the old clan leader, and I guessed it was you who came back. The old clan leader… has already died in battle. Just as we were conquering the life-and-death chess, Wu Zhi Di Ku was destroyed, and all the warriors inside sacrificed. The old clan leader’s body was not complete, only his head was left.”
Jiang Wang was stunned for a moment, and finally only sighed.
But he immediately thought of the terrible consequences Qing Huo Qi Ming had mentioned about Di Ku being attacked and breached, and couldn’t help but say: “Then you…”
Qing Huo Yuan Chen understood his doubt and shook his head: “I don’t know why, those star beasts slaughtered the defending warriors but didn’t take advantage of the situation to break out of Di Ku and rush out to bathe in the light of the Tian Shu star. We guess that perhaps before the old clan leader died, he also eliminated most of those star beasts, causing them to have no strength left to break through the gate.”
This guess was not very convincing.
Jiang Wang had a rough judgment of the power level in the floating land world.
Ao Kui and Qi Huo Ru Shi Bo sealed this world. The bronze-colored sky dome was clearly visible there, yet no strong person on the floating land broke it.
This shows that although the floating land was big, there was no strong person of the Dong Zhen level. But if there was someone who could fight, there was no reason to tolerate a bereaved dog sealing himself up.
From another perspective, if there was that kind of strong person on the floating land, how could Ao Kui be assured to hide the treasure here?
Today, Qing Huo Yuan Chen wore red armor and had a distinguished status. He had eight slanted fire-red lines on his face, and his cultivation directly rivaled that of the past Qing Huo Gao Chi.
The strength of the past Qing Huo tribe’s strongest person, Qing Huo Gao Chi, was roughly similar to an ordinary Outer Building realm cultivator… he didn’t last a single round under Lian Yu Chan’s sword.
To say that Qing Huo Gao Chi eliminated most of the star beasts in a situation where the entire army was destroyed was truly unconvincing.
Of course, at that time, the Qing Huo tribe’s strength was not among the top hundred on the floating land, and they were much weaker than the Chi Lei tribe.
After seizing the king power, they had developed for another four years. The strength of the Qing Huo tribe had obviously leaped forward. Perhaps the strength of the strongest person in the Qing Huo tribe today could reach the Shen Lin realm?
Jiang Wang planned to go to Wu Zhi Di Ku to take another look later, and only asked: “Then who is in charge of your tribe now?”
“It’s Qing Wang.” Qing Huo Yuan Chen added: “He was the commander of the warriors in Wu Zhi Di Ku when you first came. He inherited the old clan leader’s last order and took over the tribe. After the life-and-death chess battle, he was crowned king.”
It was Qing Huo Heng!
Jiang Wang said: “Is it not convenient to arrange for us to meet?”
“Leave it to me.” Qing Huo Yuan Chen said: “I believe the king is also very happy to see you.”
Saying that, he hesitated for a moment: “How about your friends rest at my home for a while?”
With the strength of Jing Li and the others, as long as they didn’t run into the old dragon Ao Kui, there was basically no possibility of accidents in the floating land world. Jiang Wang then said: “Then I’ll trouble you.”
Qing Huo Yuan Chen sent people to report to Qing Wang while personally taking Jiang Wang and the others to his general’s mansion.
After settling Jing Li and the others, and setting up a wine banquet, Qing Wang’s agreement to receive them had already been conveyed.
Jiang Wang greeted them and followed Qing Huo Yuan Chen towards the palace.
The Qing Huo tribe had truly been reborn!
Once, looking at it at a glance, all the buildings were simple and rough. Even the most important building, the fire temple, was built like a City God Temple in some small town in Qi, or even not as good.
While now, along the way, there was no lack of magnificent houses and tall buildings. Qing Huo Yuan Chen’s general’s mansion occupied an extremely wide area, with deep courtyards. The Qing Huo tribe’s king’s palace was built even more grand and magnificent.
They met in the dining hall.
Qing Huo Heng wore a king’s crown, splendid clothes, and still had a full beard, but his majesty was already different from the past.
The boldness from fighting in Di Ku was still there. He rolled up his sleeves high, gnawed on a pig leg bone, and directly asked: “Mister Lin Chuan, are you here this time to see an old friend, or do you have other important matters?”
Initially, on the king power contract, Jiang Wang’s signature was Zhang Lin Chuan.
He appreciated this directness, so he also said directly: “Does the king know about the change in the sky?”
Qing Huo Heng chewed, put down the leg bone, and smiled bitterly: “My heart here is already flustered. There are flying letters from various tribes, and many are uneasy. I have searched the classics tirelessly but still don’t understand its change. It seems Mister Lin Chuan knows what’s going on?”
There was no fire line on his face representing his cultivation.
He didn’t know if it was a special case for being crowned king or if his cultivation had entered another level.
That king power totem was indeed magical.
“There are visitors from the blue sky above, each coming for a task.” Jiang Wang leisurely sat down on this side of the long table, face to face with Qing Huo Heng, and leisurely looked into his eyes: “The last time I came here was to help you win the king power. This time I came here is to help you save the world, to help you become the lord who saves the world.”
“Lord who saves the world?” Qing Huo Heng took the hot towel from the waiter, slowly reasoned as he wiped his hands: “Why does this world want to be destroyed?”
Having been king for several years, he was indeed different from the past. His heart was clearly anxious, but his face could still maintain calm.
Jiang Wang had no time to play power games with him, nor was he lazy to slowly probe, meander, and show the patience of a qualified strategist.
“Your time is not much!”
Jiang Wang first spoke to gain the upper hand, then his eyes showed red-gold light, instantly stepping into Qing Huo Heng’s god soul world.
That ancient sky palace once descended, and supreme pressure suppressed the four seas.
Qing Huo Heng’s god soul on the king’s seat trembled with fear: “Mister Lin Chuan, what are you intending?”
Jiang Wang’s god soul manifested and strolled around in Qing Huo Heng’s god soul world, like walking in his own garden: “Don’t be nervous, time passes relatively slowly here. I cherish the floating land world very much, so I cherish your time.”
He lifted a finger and gently pointed. Immediately, a group of You Kong manifested in the air, with hidden starlight inside. Then, a majestic and fierce ten-thousand-zhang golden dragon suddenly leaped out and roared into the sky!
It was like a dream perfectly manifesting the prestige of the old dragon Ao Kui fighting with senior Guan Yan in the depths of the universe in the past. There was even exaggerated performance. One by one, stars were swallowed by the golden dragon like sugar pills, and one by one, worlds broke under the golden dragon’s claws like bubbles.
Qing Huo Heng was speechless for a time.
Jiang Wang’s voice was righteous, grand, and extremely infectious: “It is precisely this destructive demon dragon who takes joy in destroying worlds and food in the destruction of a world. It has rampaged through the universe for tens of thousands of years, destroying countless worlds. How many kings of worlds like you it has eaten, it is already impossible to count.”
“Destroying demon dragon!?” Qing Huo Heng supported his tilting king’s crown, trying hard to hide his panic.
This name sounded terrible!
At this moment, Jiang Wang’s appearance was solemn, with holy light on his face, very believable: “I came precisely to hunt for him. His power is too strong, and I, walking alone, cannot but call on many helpers. This time, those brought to the floating land are all famous dragon hunters on our side.”
Dragon hunters? Dare to hunt dragons!
Qing Huo Heng’s respect was endless, but he hesitated again: “You said the change in the sky is this destroying demon dragon… I don’t doubt mister’s strength. But if he can destroy worlds, can you… handle it?”
With his experience in the demon world, Jiang Wang was already skilled in fabricating these things: “The good news is that he has already been severely injured by my senior. The bad news is that he has already sealed up your floating land world, planning to use your world as a supplementary medicine to help him recover his strength.”
Qing Huo Heng’s back was no longer straight. Mister Lin Chuan was already so strong, countless times stronger than when he came to the floating land last time. He still had a senior!
“Quickly call your senior here!” He was very anxious: “Quickly remove this great danger.”
Jiang Wang shook his head: “This is a test for me, I must rely on myself to kill this destroying demon dragon.”
Qing Huo Heng didn’t like what he heard: “What if you don’t pass the test?”
Jiang Wang looked at him and said: “This trip, I am gambling on the honor of the dragon hunters, gambling on my determination to save the world. If I fail, I can only sneak home in disgrace, then eat, drink, and be merry, abandon myself, and never again mention dealing with the destroying demon dragon.”
“I already feel your determination!” Qing Huo Heng was so moved that his eyes were red: “Since it is a fight for honor, Mister Lin Chuan, you absolutely cannot give up!”
Jiang Wang sighed: “But with the strength of the demon dragon, even though it is severely injured, it is not something I can easily deal with just by saying so.”
“Just tell me directly, what can I do?” Qing Huo Heng sank his breath into his dantian and said in a resounding voice: “Just command me, the Qing Huo tribe will certainly cooperate fully. I will command all the races in the world with the king’s power, and you will decide everything with a single word! I will fight for mister’s honor, and I will not coexist with the demon dragon, I will not share the sky with it!”
The next day,