Chapter Summaries

A sect disciple decided to report the Blood Devil Race to his sect in hopes of earning a promotion, while Old Liu and the others regrouped without Chen Ning. The Flame God, the God of Ghost Sha, and the Eagle God attacked them, and the battle left A Kui trapped in a wind-and-thunder array as Old Liu pleaded for the children to be spared.

• The son ignored his mother's pleas and left under cover of night to report the Blood Devil Race to his sect.
• Hua'er told Old Liu that Chen Ning had gone southeast and severed his connection with the group.
• The Flame God, the God of Ghost Sha, and the Eagle God arrived and attacked Old Liu and the others.
• A Kui pierced the Flame God's palm strike, while Sikong, Zhuxing, and Hua'er worked together to fight the God of Ghost Sha's ghostly figures.
• The Eagle God trapped A Kui in a wind-and-thunder array, and Old Liu asked the Flame God to spare the children.

Old Liu demonstrated his command of mutual generation and suppression, extinguishing the Flame God's World-Destroying Devil Fire and breaking the Eagle God's wind and thunder array. As the gods prepared to attack together, Old Liu shielded the town from their battle and condemned them for disregarding mortal lives.

• The Flame God attacked Old Liu with World-Destroying Devil Fire, but Old Liu's water sword extinguished it and turned into waves that forced the Flame God to retreat.
• Old Liu broke the Eagle God's wind and thunder array with a sweep of his hand, then freed A Kui to help Hua'er and the others.
• The Flame God launched a seven-colored flame at Old Liu from behind, but a fierce wind scattered it, and the Eagle God proposed that they attack together.
• The Eagle God summoned his thousand-zhang True God Dharma Body, and stray wind and thunder killed a nearby Martial Venerable who had been dreaming of entering the inner sect.
• Old Liu used the Power of Space to protect the town from the gods' battle and accused them of being more evil than the Blood Devil Race for disregarding mortals.

Chen Ning intervened to save Hua'er and the others from the Flame God, the Eagle God, and the God of Ghost Sha, revealing that he served Yutian True God. The group chose to part ways with him, while Old Liu warned that they had little time to find their elder brother.

• The Flame God and the Eagle God attacked Old Liu with their True God Dharma Bodies, but Old Liu repelled them with his Divine Power and suppressed them with the will of heaven and earth.
• The God of Ghost Sha tried to attack Hua'er and the others, but Chen Ning arrived and shattered his attack.
• Chen Ning told the gods he had a secret mission from Yutian True God, and the Flame God and the others withdrew.
• Chen Ning admitted to Hua'er and the others that he had been sent to kill the Blood Devil King but had begun to reconsider after meeting them.
• A Kui, Zhuxing, Hua'er, and Sikong said they could no longer trust Chen Ning because he served Yutian True God, so Chen Ning left them.
• Old Liu accepted their choice but warned that they had little time to find their elder brother before news of the encounter spread.

Chen Ning failed to find Red-Haired God or Zhao Xiuxiu’s mother, then learned Yutian True God wanted him to kill the Blood Devil King and the Blood Devil Race members who had traveled with him. In Qilin Prefecture, Yao Li asked Chen Ning to steal a small box from Qilin True God, and he reluctantly asked her for the plan.

• Chen Ning searched Red-Haired God Fortress but found that Red-Haired God and Zhao Xiuxiu’s mother had disappeared.
• Chen Ning told Yutian True God that the Blood Devil King had escaped, and Yutian ordered him to find and kill the king and wipe out the Blood Devil Race members who had accompanied him.
• Chen Ning asked Yutian True God about Red-Haired God, and Yutian directed him to seek help from Qilin True God.
• Yao Li summoned Chen Ning to Qilin Prefecture and asked him to steal a small box from Qilin True God so she could inspect its contents.
• Chen Ning initially refused because Qilin True God had helped him, but Yao Li threatened to tell his lovers that he had mistreated her, so Chen Ning asked for her plan.

Yao Li told Chen Ning that Blessing Day would give him a chance to approach Qilin True God, and Chen Ning agreed to act while she distracted Wen Aotian. In Qilin Prefecture, Hua'er and the others spotted someone they thought was their brother, while Old Liu was trapped by Yunxu God and then defeated him.

• Yao Li explained that Qilin True God would be cut off from the outside world during Blessing Day, and offered to draw Wen Aotian away so Chen Ning could act.
• Chen Ning said he was almost certain to succeed, and Yao Li noted that Wen Aotian had reached the God Realm and wanted to fight him.
• Three days later, Hua'er, Zhuxing, Sikong, Old Liu, and their companions explored Qilin Prefecture during Blessing Day, while the Blood Devil Race children discussed finding their brother.
• Hua'er spotted a familiar figure and rushed after it with A Kui and the others, while Yunxu God trapped Old Liu in a domain and admitted he intended to capture the children for Yutian True God.
• Old Liu shattered Yunxu God's attack, kept the domain from collapsing, and beat him until he carried the battered god through the street.

Hua'er and her companions tried to reach her elder brother inside the Qilin Divine Residence on Blessing Day, but the guards barred them. While Hua'er waited outside, Chen Ning arrived and rescued her from a Yunxu God disciple, only to learn that her elder brother was inside the residence.

• Hua'er, A Kui, Sikong, and Zhuxing found the Qilin Divine Residence sealed to visitors, and the others left to search for Old Liu while Hua'er kept watch.
• A burly disciple of the Yunxu God tried to force Hua'er to marry him and reached to grab her.
• Chen Ning severed the man's arm with the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand, and Hua'er joyfully recognized him.
• Chen Ning learned that Hua'er's companions had been separated from Old Liu and that her elder brother was inside the Qilin Divine Residence.
• The Yunxu God disciple threatened Chen Ning, but a guard warned him that Chen Ning was someone he could not afford to provoke.

Chen Ning entered the Qilin Divine Residence with Yao Li to steal an item and investigate the Blood Devil King’s presence. After bypassing Qilin True God’s restrictions without leaving a trace, Chen Ning used the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand to take a brocade box from him.

• A man recognized Chen Ning and begged for mercy after learning who he was.
• Chen Ning left Hua'er outside with the guards, and she gave him a bundle of trinkets chosen by her and A Kui.
• Hua'er revealed that she and her companions liked Chen Ning, though they hated Yutian True God.
• Chen Ning and Yao Li entered the residence and prepared to carry out their plan, with Yao Li luring Wen Aotian away.
• Chen Ning used the Profound Meaning of Deception to bypass the room’s restrictions and approach Qilin True God.
• Chen Ning used the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand, and a brocade box flew from Qilin True God’s sleeve.

Chen Ning took the brocade box from Yao Li but was unable to return it to the Qilin True God's room after Wen Aotian unexpectedly came back. Meanwhile, the Carefree God revealed that he had brought the Blood Devil King to the Qilin Divine Residence, but a sudden fight broke out before Wen Aotian could report the plan to his master.

• Chen Ning met Yao Li, who checked the brocade box and told him to erase the traces and return it.
• Chen Ning found Wen Aotian back in the Qilin True God's room and decided not to risk using an illusion to get inside.
• The Carefree God told Wen Aotian that he had brought the Blood Devil King to the residence as a gift for the Qilin True God.
• The Carefree God explained that he hoped the Qilin True God would hand the Blood Devil Race over to the Yutian True God and share in the credit.
• A crash and a bloodthirsty presence signaled that the Blood Devil King had started fighting, and the Carefree God rushed to investigate.

The Blood Devil King went berserk and overwhelmed Carefree God and Wen Aotian, while Chen Ning slipped into the room and retrieved the brocade box. Chen Ning revealed that he was taking the Blood Devil King away on Yutian True God’s orders, and Old Liu arrived with Hua'er and the others as Wen Aotian faced an increasingly formidable group.

• The Blood Devil King rejected Carefree God’s deception and defeated him after his power surged in response to the Power of Annihilation.
• The berserk Blood Devil King attacked Wen Aotian, giving Chen Ning time to enter the room, return the brocade box, and withdraw.
• Yao Li restrained the Blood Devil King with purple threads, but Wen Aotian’s attempt to strike him was stopped when Chen Ning appeared.
• Chen Ning said he was taking the Blood Devil King away on Yutian True God’s orders, and Yao Li refused Wen Aotian’s request to help stop him.
• Old Liu arrived with Hua'er and the others, and Hua'er told Chen Ning they had misunderstood his intentions.

Chen Ning and his companions took the Blood Devil King from the Qilin Divine Residence after Qilin True God allowed them to leave. Qilin True God then killed Carefree God and Yunxu God and ordered his disciples to help destroy Chen Ning and the Blood Devil Race.

• Qilin True God emerged from seclusion as Chen Ning prepared to leave with the Blood Devil King.
• Qilin True God granted Chen Ning permission to take the Blood Devil King, and Chen Ning's group quickly departed.
• Qilin True God revealed that he had planted a burning spark in Carefree God and Yunxu God, killing them both.
• Wen Aotian and Yao Li pledged loyalty to Qilin True God after seeing him annihilate the two gods.
• Qilin True God ordered Wen Aotian to pursue Chen Ning's group and kill everyone they encountered, starting in Qilin Divine City.
• Qilin True God told Yao Li that he would let her kill Chen Ning.

Chen Ning learned that the Qilin True God had framed him for colluding with the Blood Devil Race and was now being hunted, while the Blood Devil King prepared to undergo Old Liu’s transformation. As God Realm experts approached, Chen Ning urged the blood devils to flee and chose to hold off their pursuers.

• The Qilin True God assigned Yao Li the task of taking credit for killing Chen Ning after Wen Aotian’s framing turned the four territories against him.
• Three days later, the Blood Devil King agreed to let Old Liu begin his transformation so his people could live openly among humans.
• Qi Yu told Chen Ning that he was accused of colluding with the Blood Devil Race, killing gods, and slaughtering mortals, and that the Yutian True God had ordered his capture and the blood devils’ extermination.
• Chen Ning refused Qi Yu’s offer to hide on Unknowing Island because it would put the island at risk and make him easy to find.
• When God Realm presences appeared, Chen Ning warned Old Liu to evacuate the blood devils and said he would hold off the pursuers.

The Eastern Territory's gods surrounded Chen Ning and the Blood Devil King in the Land of Exile while other forces searched for Old Liu and the Blood Devil Race. As the battle began, Chen Ning saved the Blood Devil King's life, and the king fatally struck one of their opponents.

• More than a dozen God Realm cultivators entered the Land of Exile, and Old Liu and the others gathered the Blood Devil Race while Chen Ning and the Blood Devil King stayed behind.
• The Flame God ordered the Land of Exile searched and sent four God Realm experts to find Old Liu and the rest of the Blood Devil Race.
• In Qilin Divine City, Wen Aotian reported that Chen Ning had been framed as a collaborator, while Qilin True God said the Eastern Territory's gods could defeat Chen Ning but not eliminate him.
• The Blood Devil King charged at the weakest of the nine Lower Gods surrounding him, hoping to draw their attention away from Old Liu and his clansmen.
• A Lower God slashed at the Blood Devil King, but Chen Ning shattered the divine blade radiance, allowing the Blood Devil King to pierce his target's chest with his Heart-Piercing Devil Hand.

Chen Ning and the Blood Devil King fought the Eastern Territory gods, and Chen Ning held off six Lower Gods at once. The gods’ combined attacks failed to harm him, leaving them shocked by his strength.

• The Blood Devil King and Chen Ning killed a Lower God, prompting the Eastern Territory gods to attack in earnest.
• The Yin Thunder God attacked Chen Ning with the Netherworld Sword, but Chen Ning destroyed it with God-Slaughtering Devil Lightning and nearly killed him before the Snake God intervened.
• The Flame God ordered the gods to attack together, and the Flame God, Yin Thunder God, Snake God, Daoist Drum, Eagle God, and God of Ghost Sha assailed Chen Ning.
• Chen Ning countered their attacks with the Great Dao of Music, the Great Dao of Light, the Dao of Earth, and other powers, neutralizing all six gods without losing ground.

Chen Ning unleashed the complete Purple Firmament Divine Lightning against six Lower Gods, killing three and forcing the others to flee. He then helped the Blood Devil King drive off the remaining pursuers, and they prepared to move the Blood Devil Race before reinforcements arrived.

• The Flame God and five other Lower Gods used their trump cards together to attack Chen Ning.
• Chen Ning revealed the complete Purple Firmament Divine Lightning and shattered the six gods’ combined assault.
• The Yin Thunder God, Snake God, and Eagle God perished beneath the lightning, while the Flame God, Daoist Drum, and God of Ghost Sha narrowly escaped.
• The two Lower Gods fighting the Blood Devil King fled when Chen Ning approached, and the Flame God and his surviving allies also retreated.
• Chen Ning stopped the Blood Devil King from pursuing the retreating gods and urged him to move the Blood Devil Race before experts from the other territories arrived.

Chen Ning hid with the Blood Devil King, Old Liu, and the Blood Devil Race on White Bone Mountain while they considered how to clear their names. When Qi Yu revealed that Zhao Xiuxiu and the God of Architecture had been seized as bait, Chen Ning decided he had to go to Great Peace Prefecture.

• Chen Ning gathered the Blood Devil Race and used the Heaven-Swallowing Bag to hide its members while he, the Blood Devil King, and Old Liu remained outside.
• The three went to White Bone Mountain, where Chen Ning concealed them from the pursuers with his Profound Meaning of Deception.
• The Blood Devil King refused Old Liu's offer to transform the Blood Devil Race, choosing to retain their powers and fight as blood devils.
• Qi Yu told Chen Ning that dozens of God Realm powerhouses had seized Zhao Xiuxiu and the God of Architecture and would kill them if Chen Ning did not appear within three days.
• Chen Ning thanked Qi Yu and decided to go to Great Peace Prefecture despite the trap waiting for him.

Chen Ning and the Blood Devil King went to Great Peace Prefecture to rescue Zhao Xiuxiu and Mao Chunqiu from a gathering of gods who had set a trap for him. Chen Ning arrived just as the gods prepared to kill the captives and mocked the Scorpion God, the operation’s commander.

• Chen Ning gave the Heaven-Swallowing Bag to Old Liu and set out for Great Peace Prefecture; the Blood Devil King insisted on accompanying him and entrusted Old Liu with protecting his people.
• At Great Peace Prefecture, dozens of gods from the four territories waited for Chen Ning while Zhao Xiuxiu and Mao Chunqiu remained bound by god-binding chains.
• Yao Li predicted Chen Ning would come to save his friends, while Wen Aotian hoped he would stay away.
• After the three-day deadline passed, the Thousand-Handed God called for Zhao Xiuxiu and Mao Chunqiu to be killed, but Chen Ning arrived before the execution began.
• Chen Ning mocked the Scorpion God for being a hidden subordinate of the Yutian True God, provoking the Scorpion God in front of the assembled gods.

Chen Ning negotiated with the assembled gods to secure Zhao Xiuxiu and Mao Chunqiu’s release, using the threat of heavy casualties to make them hesitate. The gods freed the pair, but Chen Ning refused to surrender until they were safely away, leaving negotiations deadlocked.

• The Scorpion God urged the gods to capture Chen Ning, but Chen Ning warned that he would kill anyone who attacked him.
• The Scorpion God used Zhao Xiuxiu and Mao Chunqiu as hostages, but Chen Ning threatened to kill whoever harmed them, making their captors back down.
• Chen Ning offered to accompany the gods to see the Yutian True God if they released Zhao Xiuxiu and Senior Mao, and the assembled gods persuaded the Scorpion God to agree.
• The gods removed the God-Binding Chains from Zhao Xiuxiu and Mao Chunqiu, but Chen Ning demanded they leave and confirm their safety before he surrendered.
• The Scorpion God questioned whether Chen Ning would escape, and Chen Ning repeated that otherwise the fish would die and the net would tear.

Chen Ning used an enhanced Shadow of Chaos to fool Scorpion God and the other gods, while the Blood Devil King escorted Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu to safety. As Chen Ning prepared to escape Great Peace Prefecture, Yao Li and Wen Aotian found him, and Crimson Refinement True God arrived.

• Chen Ning let Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu leave, then waited until they confirmed they were safe before Scorpion God put the God-Binding Lock on him.
• Scorpion God revealed that he had broken his promise and sent pursuers after Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu, but Chen Ning disclosed that the bound figure was his Shadow of Chaos.
• Chen Ning's counterfeit vanished and the God-Binding Lock fell as the Blood Devil King escorted Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu away while Thousand Illusions at Will misled their pursuers.
• Yao Li and Wen Aotian found Chen Ning as he prepared to leave, and Wen Aotian moved to hold him until the other gods arrived.
• Crimson Refinement True God appeared in the sky, revealing the presence of a Middle God.

Chen Ning faced execution at the hands of Crimson Refinement True God and the gathered gods until Yutian True God intervened and took him away. Yutian True God later revealed that he knew about Chen Ning’s secret dealings and had protected him because he still had a use for him.

• Crimson Refinement True God confronted Chen Ning, while Scorpion God and the other gods surrounded him to prevent his escape.
• Crimson Refinement True God rejected Chen Ning’s warnings and prepared to kill him, but Yutian True God arrived and ordered everyone to stop.
• Yutian True God took Chen Ning to the Yutian Kingdom, dismissed the accusations, and told him to rest and stop involving himself with the Blood Devil Race.
• Chen Ning sat alone in his courtyard until Yutian True God visited him and admitted he had protected him because he could not let the others kill him.
• Yutian True God revealed that he knew Chen Ning was allied with Qi Yu, had bribed Thunder God of the Northern Territory, and had acted in the Ancient God World, but planned to settle accounts later.

Yutian True God revealed that he had protected Chen Ning so he could refine his immense luck and Perfect Divine Spark, while Chen Ning uncovered Yutian’s secret alliance with Qilin True God. As Yutian tried to seize him, Willow God intervened and accused Yutian of sharing responsibility for Lingyu True God’s death.

• Yutian True God admitted he had kept Chen Ning alive to refine his luck and advance his cultivation.
• Chen Ning explained that an image in Qilin True God’s brocade box revealed Qilin’s loyalty to Yutian True God.
• Yutian True God recounted how Qilin had secretly helped him rise to power and frame Lingyu True God.
• Yutian True God attacked Chen Ning inside the grand array, but a burst of Divine Power knocked his hand away.
• Willow God appeared and confronted Yutian True God, saying both of them were responsible for killing Lingyu True God.