Arc 40Heavenly Palace and Demon Revival
Chen Ning gained new powers in the High Antiquity Heavenly Palace, where an apparent heart demon's massacre proved to be a staged lesson before the coming battle. The Eternal Demon Emperor revived, and the First Generation joined the five God Emperors to prepare the Heaven and Earth Devil-Slaying Grand Formation.
- Chen Ning defeated Heavenly Lord Yun, received the Golden Lion's Roar Technique and Immeasurable Dharma Body, and advanced to the Upper God Realm.
- Chen Ning entered the High Antiquity Heavenly Palace with his companions, where Yao Li claimed a divine cauldron and the First Generation defeated rival God Kings to secure places beside the Heavenly Emperor's statue.
- Chen Ning opened a hidden world after contemplating the statue, and the apparent heart demon lured the gathered gods into slaughter with promises of the Nine Heavens Tyrant Body.
- Chen Ning fought the Netherworld God King while the Undying Battle Emperor used the Demon Emperor's Death Curse, and the Heavenly Saint God King sacrificed himself to complete the First Generation's escape array.
- The Nine Heavens Heavenly Emperor revealed that the deaths had been staged and that six God Emperors would risk death or lost cultivation to destroy the Demon Emperor.
- The First Generation revealed his Emperor Realm breakthrough and killed the Undying Battle Emperor, while Chen Ning accepted the Nine Heavens Tyrant Body inheritance.
- The Willow God reported that God King Qingxuan had killed God King Fisher and released the Demon Emperor's remnant body, and the scattered body parts reunited to revive the Eternal Demon Emperor.
- The First Generation saved the Divine Martial Emperor from the Eternal Demon Emperor and joined the five God Emperors to prepare the Heaven and Earth Devil-Slaying Grand Formation.