Chapter Summaries

The Hall of Souls became a mysterious power across the Great Thousand World, while Lin Dong drew attention by challenging its master, Hun Xiu. On Tianxuan Continent, escaped Otherworldly Demons were hunted down, and Dao Sect rose to prominence under the Ice Master, Ying Huanhuan.

• The Hall of Souls expanded across the Great Thousand World and gained strength by restoring fallen experts, while rumors about Hun Xiu's fate went unanswered.
• Lin Dong, a man from Tianxuan Continent, gained the attention of the Great Thousand World's factions by challenging Hun Xiu.
• As seals weakened on Tianxuan Continent, Otherworldly Demons escaped, but the continent's experts hunted them before they could cause havoc.
• Ying Huanhuan awakened the Ice Master's memories, and Dao Sect rose to become the Eastern Xuan Region's leading faction under her protection.
• Ying Huanhuan stood alone on Dao Sect's great hall, surrounded by frost as the sect's experts kept their distance from her cold demeanor.

Lin Dong watched Ying Huanhuan from afar, unaware that her heart belonged to Emperor Xiu, while she struggled to break through Tianxuan Continent’s limits to find him. When Emperor Xiu returned and surveyed the continent, Ying Huanhuan sensed his presence and rushed toward him, meeting him at the chapter’s end.

• Lin Dong approached Ying Huanhuan on the Dao Sect’s rooftop, but she ignored him as she stared into the void.
• Ying Huanhuan left, while Lin Dong vowed to pursue her and eventually surpass Emperor Xiu, whom he resented.
• Emperor Xiu arrived on Tianxuan Continent and used his soul to perceive the entire continent, briefly making its experts feel exposed.
• Ying Huanhuan sensed the peerless expert’s presence, suspected Emperor Xiu had returned, and followed the trace to him.
• Hun Xiu sensed Ying Huanhuan approaching, and she appeared before him dressed in white.

Ying Huanhuan reunited with Hun Xiu and invited him to Dao Sect, where he agreed to stay for the day. Her return with him left Dao Sect’s disciples heartbroken.

• Ying Huanhuan saw Hun Xiu again and realized her feelings for him had become love.
• Hun Xiu greeted Ying Huanhuan and noted how much she and her strength had changed.
• Ying Huanhuan asked why Hun Xiu had returned, and he said he had come to handle something before leaving again.
• Ying Huanhuan invited Hun Xiu to Dao Sect, and he accepted her invitation for that day.
• Ying Huanhuan led Hun Xiu back to Dao Sect, where the disciples were upset to see their goddess arrive with a man.

Hun Xiu reunited with Ying Huanhuan at the Dao Sect and confronted Lin Dong, who remembered Hun Xiu as the man who had taken the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. After leaving Lin Dong behind, Hun Xiu told Ying Huanhuan that Lin Dong had good talent and might one day stand at the peak of the Great Thousand World.

• Lin Dong recognized Hun Xiu and trembled as memories of Hun Xiu killing Lin Langtian and taking the Devouring Ancestral Symbol returned.
• Hun Xiu left Ying Huanhuan and approached Lin Dong, telling him he was still weak and challenging him to keep striving to catch up.
• Lin Dong silently cursed Hun Xiu as Hun Xiu returned to Ying Huanhuan and left with her.
• Ying Huanhuan asked Hun Xiu about his connection to Lin Dong, and Hun Xiu explained that he had taken the Devouring Ancestral Symbol from him.
• Hun Xiu told Ying Huanhuan that Lin Dong was not his enemy now but had the talent to reach the peak of the Great Thousand World.

Hun Xiu dismissed the Ancient Masters’ concerns about his return and told Ying Huanhuan that he knew the source of her unease. He revealed a vast, chaotic vortex in the sky, leaving the Tianxuan Continent beneath an ominous upheaval.

• Ying Huanhuan urged Hun Xiu to kill Lin Dong before he could become a future rival, but Hun Xiu said he wanted Lin Dong to grow strong enough to challenge him.
• The Ancient Masters gathered in the Dao Sect to ask Ying Huanhuan about Hun Xiu’s return, and Hun Xiu appeared and challenged them to consider whether knowing his purpose would change anything.
• The seals at the three sealing grounds shattered, releasing countless Otherworldly Demons across the Tianxuan Continent, where the Ancient Masters and other experts fought to suppress them.
• As the demons dwindled, Ying Huanhuan sensed a growing unease and went to Hun Xiu, who said he knew its source and led her outside.
• Hun Xiu pointed into the sky, sending a beam upward that formed a huge vortex as chaos and thunder spread across the heavens.

The Demonic Sovereign broke free from his seal and confronted Ying Huanhuan, overwhelming her despite her Half-Ancestor Stage strength. As the Six Ancient Masters joined her, the Demonic Sovereign revealed that he had demons of his own.

• The Demonic Sovereign emerged from the shattered seal and realized he was free in the Tianxuan Continent.
• Ying Huanhuan confronted the Demonic Sovereign, but he overcame her ice attacks and forced her back with the Otherworldly Demon Fist.
• The Six Ancient Masters appeared beside the injured Ying Huanhuan, who warned that the Demonic Sovereign threatened the continent with another calamity.
• The Demonic Sovereign recognized the Six Ancient Masters and declared that he had demons to fight alongside him.

The Demonic Sovereign emerged from his seal and discovered that no Otherworldly Demons answered his summons, while Ying Huanhuan revealed that the army had been wiped out. He rejected the Ancient Masters’ challenge and used Myriad Demon Shadows to overwhelm them, boasting that no one on the Tianxuan Continent could oppose him.

• The Demonic Sovereign summoned his subjects twice, but no Otherworldly Demons appeared, leaving him shocked and wondering what had happened to his army.
• Ying Huanhuan told the Demonic Sovereign that his army had been erased and offered him the choice of leaving or dying on the Tianxuan Continent.
• The Ancient Masters surrounded the Demonic Sovereign, hoping to suppress or seal him before he regained his full strength.
• The Demonic Sovereign dismissed the Ancient Masters and claimed that his own power could rival an army of Otherworldly Demons.
• The Demonic Sovereign used Myriad Demon Shadows to entangle the Ancient Masters and sent Ying Huanhuan and the others flying backward as he declared himself invincible.

After the Demonic Sovereign broke free and boasted that no one could oppose him, Hun Xiu struck him down and revealed himself. The Demonic Sovereign recognized Hun Xiu’s overwhelming strength, tried to flatter him, and finally begged for his life.

• The Demonic Sovereign arrived on the Tianxuan Continent with his army and declared himself invincible after the Symbol Ancestor’s fall.
• Hun Xiu struck the Demonic Sovereign with a giant palm, leaving him injured in a crater and dispelling his shadow clones.
• Hun Xiu appeared and explained that he intended to eliminate threats from the Tianxuan Continent, which he considered his territory.
• The Demonic Sovereign praised Hun Xiu’s appearance while secretly hoping the flattery would persuade him to spare his life.
• Hun Xiu prepared to attack, and the Demonic Sovereign fell to his knees and begged for mercy.

Hun Xiu killed the Demonic Sovereign after the demon knelt and begged for mercy, ending the Otherworldly Demons’ threat to the Tianxuan Continent. He then gathered Ying Huanhuan and the other Ancient Masters at the Dao Sect to explain the second reason he had returned, leaving them waiting to hear what he wanted.

• The Demonic Sovereign knelt before Hun Xiu and offered to become his loyal dog in exchange for his life.
• Hun Xiu revealed that he knew about the Demonic Tribe’s Clan Head and the sealed Heavenly Evil God, then killed the Demonic Sovereign with a beam of light.
• The Demonic Qi vanished from the Tianxuan Continent, and Ying Huanhuan and the other Ancient Masters reacted with shock and reverence toward Hun Xiu.
• At the Dao Sect, the Lord of Life and Death asked Hun Xiu why he had summoned the Ancient Masters.
• Hun Xiu said that his first reason for coming had been to eliminate the Otherworldly Demons and that he would now explain his second reason.

Hun Xiu opened a passage from Tianxuan Continent to the Great Thousand World, where many experts—including Ying Huanhuan and Lin Dong—began new lives. Years later, Lin Dong challenged Hun Xiu, and Hun Xiu accepted, shocking the Great Thousand World.

• Hun Xiu told Ying Huanhuan and the other Ancient Masters that reaching the Great Thousand World could let them advance toward the Ancestor Stage, and invited them to share news of the passage.
• Hun Xiu opened a passage between Tianxuan Continent and the Great Thousand World, and Ying Huanhuan and the other Ancient Masters spread word of it.
• Many Tianxuan Continent experts traveled through the passage, including Ying Huanhuan, the other Ancient Masters, and Lin Dong; some joined the Hall of Souls while others explored independently.
• After years of growth, Lin Dong founded the Martial Realm and announced that he would challenge Hun Xiu, master of the Hall of Souls.
• Hun Xiu publicly accepted Lin Dong’s challenge, causing an uproar across the Great Thousand World.

Lin Dong challenged Hun Xiu, but the Hall of Souls’ overwhelming force made him realize how badly he had misjudged the situation. Hun Xiu easily defeated him and spared his life, leaving Lin Dong to return and cultivate before trying again.

• Lin Dong arrived at the Hall of Souls to challenge Hun Xiu, then panicked at the sight of around a hundred Heavenly Sovereigns behind him.
• Lin Dong clarified that he meant to challenge Hun Xiu alone, and Hun Xiu agreed.
• Lin Dong launched a halberd attack at Hun Xiu, who made the strike vanish with an invisible power.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Lin Dong and slapped him into a huge crater, then spared his life and told him to cultivate before challenging him again.

Hun Xiu defeated Lin Dong in a single exchange but spared his life, and Lin Dong emerged from the Hall of Souls badly injured. His challenge brought him and the Martial Realm to the attention of factions across the Great Thousand World.

• Hun Xiu struck Lin Dong down, then left with the Hall of Souls experts after ordering them to let Lin Dong live.
• After the dust cleared, Lin Dong stood injured in a crater and escaped the Hall of Souls' territory using his ancient halberd for support.
• Observers outside the territory assumed Lin Dong had lost to Hun Xiu but praised him for surviving the encounter.
• Lin Diao and Lin Hu met Lin Dong outside the territory, caught him when he collapsed, and carried him away for treatment.
• News of Lin Dong's challenge spread across the Great Thousand World, leading factions to take notice of him and the Martial Realm.

Hun Xiu delayed summoning the Firmament Ranking until he was certain he could reach the Master Realm, while secretly locating his son Mu Chen and leaving him a protective Soul Imprint. Meanwhile, the Martial Realm grew powerful under Lin Diao and Lin Hu, though its confidence in challenging the Hall of Souls exceeded its actual strength.

• Hun Xiu decided not to summon the Firmament Ranking despite an eighty percent chance of success, fearing he might awaken the sealed Heavenly Evil God.
• Hun Xiu sensed that his son was in the Great Thousand World, found Mu Chen living under a new name and identity, and chose not to bring him back.
• Before leaving Mu Chen, Hun Xiu placed a Soul Imprint on him so he could appear if Mu Chen faced danger.
• Lin Dong returned gravely injured to the Martial Realm and entered seclusion, leaving Lin Hu and Lin Diao in charge as many cultivators joined the realm.
• Over several years, the Martial Realm expanded across the Southern Continent and forced the Cold Clan to submit, while the Hall of Souls kept the Outer Domain Evil Race's spies out of the Great Thousand World.
• Lin Diao and Lin Hu believed the Martial Realm could suppress the Hall of Souls' southern branches, though those branches possessed Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns and a stronger foundation.

After recovering from years of seclusion, Lin Dong warned Lin Diao and Lin Hu that the Martial Realm could not challenge the Hall of Souls and revealed how completely Hun Xiu had defeated him. Decades later, Mu Chen learned he was the Hall of Souls’ Young Master, while the Outer Domain Evil Race prepared to use the coming Great Thousand Covenant to rescue its god.

• Lin Dong emerged from seclusion with healed injuries and greater strength, then heard Lin Diao and Lin Hu recount the Martial Realm’s growth.
• Lin Dong rejected Lin Diao’s plan to attack the Hall of Souls, explained its vast strength, and revealed that Hun Xiu had spared him after defeating him effortlessly.
• Lin Diao and Lin Hu abandoned their plans to fight the Hall of Souls and set out to gain experience across the Great Thousand World.
• Over the following decades, Mu Chen became a Heavenly Sovereign and founded Mu Estate, but the Hall of Souls revealed him as its Young Master when he faced trouble with the Maha Ancient Clan.
• The Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor summoned the Outer Domain Evil Race and ordered them to rescue their god at the Great Thousand Covenant in three months.

Hun Xiu arrived at the Great Thousand Covenant with his family and the Hall of Souls’ experts, drawing the respect of the Great Thousand World’s Heavenly Sovereigns. After the seats filled, Qin Tian opened the gathering, which would prepare them to reinforce the Heavenly Evil God’s seal.

• The Demon Emperors regretted failing to kill Hun Xiu and resolved to rescue their god as their final chance to turn the tide.
• Hun Xiu gathered with his women before setting out for the Great Thousand Covenant at the Land of Ten Thousand Graves.
• Hun Xiu arrived at the Great Thousand Palace, where the assembled Heavenly Sovereigns greeted him as Emperor Xiu and Qin Tian, the Undying Lord, and the Azure Robe Sword Saint welcomed him.
• Hun Xiu took a Gold Seat, and more than thirty Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns accompanying him revealed the Hall of Souls’ formidable strength.
• After the Great Thousand Palace filled, Qin Tian announced that the Great Thousand Covenant had begun.

As the Great Thousand Covenant began, Hun Xiu confronted the supposedly sealed Heavenly Evil God beneath the Northern Mound Wasteland. The Heavenly Evil God tried to recruit him, but their exchange left Hun Xiu’s true strength unresolved: he possessed Master Power without having reached the Master Realm or been recorded on the Firmament Ranking.

• The Undying Lord said the Tomb Guardian Tribe had guarded the Northern Mound Wasteland for forty-eight thousand years and asked Hun Xiu to help ensure the final Great Thousand Covenant succeeded.
• Several hours later, the Northern Mound Wasteland shook, and its bronze coffins formed an array that suppressed the disturbance; Qin Tian declared that the time had come and brought the Heavenly Sovereigns to the plaza.
• Hun Xiu saw the Heavenly Evil God meditating in the abyss, and the two spoke across the distance as the Heavenly Evil God praised Hun Xiu and invited him to join forces.
• Hun Xiu appeared inside the abyss before the Heavenly Evil God, who could not discern his strength and considered him more powerful than the Immortal Emperor.
• Hun Xiu remained calm under the Heavenly Evil God’s scrutiny and reflected that he seemed to possess Master Power despite not having reached the Master Realm or left his name on the Firmament Ranking.

The Heavenly Evil God offered Hun Xiu a partnership, proposing to leave the Great Thousand World and bring him along to face the god Yuan Zun in his homeland. Hun Xiu listened as the Heavenly Evil God revealed that he came from another world, while Hun Xiu considered the Great Thousand World's forgotten history and the nature of Masters.

• The Heavenly Evil God asked Hun Xiu to cooperate, offering to withdraw from the Great Thousand World in exchange.
• The Heavenly Evil God explained that he preferred to cooperate with strong beings and could not confidently defeat Hun Xiu.
• The Heavenly Evil God said he wanted Hun Xiu's help against Yuan Zun when he returned to his homeland.
• Hun Xiu asked what the partnership would involve, and the Heavenly Evil God rose and began explaining his origins.
• The Heavenly Evil God revealed that he came from a world beyond the Great Thousand World, which was at least as powerful.
• Hun Xiu reflected on the Great Thousand World's lost era of Masters and the Immortal Emperor's discovery of the Firmament Ranking.

The Heavenly Evil God revealed that he came from the Heaven Origin World and tried to recruit Hun Xiu to help him return there. Hun Xiu refused to let the Outer Domain Evil Race remain in the Great Thousand World, and their clash left the Heavenly Evil God determined to cooperate with him while still viewing Yuan Zun as his sole true opponent.

• The Heavenly Evil God told Hun Xiu that he came from the Heaven Origin World and offered to abandon conquering the Great Thousand World if Hun Xiu cooperated with him.
• Hun Xiu refused the offer and demanded that the Outer Domain Evil Race withdraw from the Great Thousand World, threatening to force them out.
• The Heavenly Evil God's aura shook the Northern Mound Wasteland, and the Undying Lord ordered the Heavenly Sovereigns to pour their spiritual energy into the bronze coffin to suppress the disturbance.
• Hun Xiu countered the Heavenly Evil God's aura with overwhelming force, making the Heavenly Evil God step back and lose their brief clash.
• The Heavenly Evil God praised Hun Xiu's strength and renewed his push for cooperation, but he still regarded Yuan Zun as his only true opponent.

Hun Xiu agreed to cooperate with Heavenly Evil God, who promised him four of the Nine Heavens in the Heaven Origin World in exchange for help defeating his old enemy. The two made their alliance in the Endless Abyss, but Heavenly Evil God could not say how strong that enemy had become.

• Hun Xiu demanded practical terms for cooperation, and Heavenly Evil God explained that he wanted help killing his old enemy and reclaiming the Heaven Origin World.
• Heavenly Evil God offered Hun Xiu four of the Nine Heavens, and Hun Xiu agreed on the condition that he also return half the Great Thousand World and take the Outer Domain Evil Race out of it.
• Hun Xiu and Heavenly Evil God celebrated their agreement as the Endless Abyss trembled with their laughter.
• Hun Xiu asked how powerful the enemy who drove Heavenly Evil God out had been.
• Heavenly Evil God said he had never fought the enemy himself and did not know how strong he was now, though the enemy had once been no weaker than him.

Hun Xiu learned that Heavenly Evil God planned to attack the Heaven Origin World with an ally, while Zhou Yuan sensed their approach and dismissed the threat. As the seal on Heavenly Evil God was reinforced, Hun Xiu and Heavenly Evil God prepared to act against it.

• Heavenly Evil God told Hun Xiu that Zhou Yuan, also known as Yuan Zun and the Fourth God, had killed the being who created him, and Hun Xiu briefly sensed a terrifying force when he heard Zhou Yuan's name.
• Zhou Yuan told Yao Yao that Heavenly Evil God and a powerful ally intended to attack the Heaven Origin World, but he said he could defeat them without warning the Nine Heavens.
• Zhou Yuan released an aura that made the Heaven Origin World tremble, and Yao Yao recognized how much stronger he had become.
• The Heavenly Sovereigns used a grand formation to fire repeated spiritual-energy spears through the demonic eye into the Endless Abyss, where Heavenly Evil God caught and shattered one.
• Heavenly Evil God told Hun Xiu that the Heavenly Sovereigns had begun strengthening the seal and trying to suppress him completely.