Chapter Summaries

Song Changming fought a powerful toad demon whose extraordinary jumping speed and strength sent him flying across the battlefield and left him battered. He survived her second kick and faced her again by the river, while the battle between Meng Kunlun and the Thunder Wheel Tiger Demon continued elsewhere.

• Meng Kunlun exchanged spear and sword attacks with the Thunder Wheel Tiger Demon, but neither injured the other.
• Song Changming helped restore the defensive line, then intercepted a giant toad demon leaping toward Tainan City and knocked her beyond the city wall.
• The toad demon rapidly recovered and struck Song Changming with a powerful leap, sending him crashing onto a distant slope.
• Song Changming fought back, but the toad demon swallowed the energy of his slash and kicked him across the battlefield and over a river.
• Song Changming emerged from the river injured but alive, and the astonished toad demon acknowledged that he had survived two of her kicks.

Song Changming killed the Ram Demon and the Toad Demon, with his Demon Slayer trait repeatedly boosting his combat strength. After recovering much of his strength, he turned his attention to the still-undecided battle between Meng Kunlun and the Thunder Wheel Tiger Demon.

• Song Changming wounded the Toad Demon with his saber and drove away her poisonous mist with his Great Thunder Fire Saber.
• The Ram Demon intervened to devour Song Changming, but Song Changming used his full strength to behead it and triggered his Demon Slayer trait’s Blood Boiling state.
• Song Changming overcame the Toad Demon’s poison and weakened speed, pursued her, and killed her with a saber strike through her skull.
• Meng Kunlun recognized Song Changming’s strength as comparable to that of an Innate Perfected fighter after witnessing him defeat the Toad Demon.
• Song Changming absorbed the Toad Demon’s demonic blood essence, took pills to recover, and then looked toward Meng Kunlun’s ongoing battle with the Thunder Wheel Tiger Demon.

The chapter combined disconnected scenes involving Song Changming, Wang Tianshuang, Gu Qingwan, and several other characters across different storylines. It ended with netizens waiting to see how Lin Yuan would use the torch.

• Song Changming decided not to test his newly refined Witch Soldier Seal and instead empowered himself with the Minor Witch Strength Seal.
• The training ground's rune formation was destroyed by the aftershocks of a clash.
• Ning Xuelian suspected Gu Qingwan had lied and hoped the old master would expose her.
• Talon rose after Sona pointed him toward Irelia, while Soraka's hatred for him became clear.
• Yao Yanji sent Wu Suoni and two elders toward Changyang Hill Ruins and Futang Maze Valley.
• Lin Yuan's Lucky Charm amazed netizens, who wondered how he would use the torch.

The chapter combined disconnected excerpts from multiple stories, including Song Changming’s recommendation for a marshal position and several unrelated military, court, and personal events. It left each storyline at a different point without a single continuing plot.

• Hu Zhong agreed to record the recommendation of Song Changming for the marshal position.
• Tuoba Shen left Qingxiao Courtyard with Lu Guang after several days of cold, damp weather.
• Gongsun Zan dismissed news of an illness and told his men to summon a physician while he continued hosting a banquet.
• Jia Xu introduced Yang Wang, a Baishui Qiang chieftain, to Lu Bu.
• Li Hua ended her joke and jumped through a window into the room.
• Song Tong directed traders to absorb investments while monitoring the Yan Family Group’s financial accounts.

Sixteen minor Flag Lords gathered for the competition to choose the next Marshal, which Hu Zhong announced would be decided solely by martial strength. As a powerful formation was raised to guard the event, Song Changming appeared to be the obstacle the other contenders had yet to recognize.

• Yang Zhen explained that Dou Xuan, Wen Zhen, and Liao Junmao were formidable minor Flag Lords, while most military officers had not reached Innate Perfected stage.
• Xu Yuan reunited with Song Changming, announced that his Blazing Divine Thunder had evolved, and challenged him to a rematch.
• The minor Flag Lords arrived and gathered in small groups, with many expecting Tang Leshan to win the Marshal Position.
• Hu Zhong announced that the competition would decide the Marshal Position by martial strength alone, making Song Changming a threat in Xu Yuan's eyes.
• An elder raised a powerful talisman formation over the valley as a safeguard against interference from the demon clan.

Yang Zhen fought Tang Leshan in the first match for the Marshal Position, surprising the other minor Flag Lords with a powerful strike before losing. Song Changming stopped Tang Leshan from seriously injuring him, and the contest continued with Yu Ruizhi and Zhao Jingzhuo winning their matches.

• Tang Leshan defeated Yang Zhen after Yang Zhen's sudden spear thrust wounded him, then tried to press his attack until Song Changming intervened and caught his sword barehanded.
• The official declared Tang Leshan the winner, warned him to show restraint, and reminded Song Changming not to interfere in other matches.
• Yu Ruizhi won the second match, and Xu Yuan explained that the Third Army minor Flag Lord had part of a demonic ape bloodline.
• Zhao Jingzhuo won the third match, and Yang Zhen revealed that he was the younger brother of the deceased Marshal of the Nineteenth Army.

Song Changming defeated Liao Junmao in one strike, while Xu Yuan lost a hard-fought battle against Tang Leshan. Song Changming then faced Yu Ruizhi, whose powerful kick failed to stop Song Changming from sending him crashing through three Stone Peaks and into the valley floor.

• Zhao Jingzhuo revealed that he had opened his ninth martial vein, and Xu Yuan won his first-round match with the Blazing Divine Thunder.
• Song Changming disarmed Liao Junmao with one strike and advanced to the second round.
• Xu Yuan fought Tang Leshan for over a hundred exchanges but lost, sustaining several severe sword wounds.
• Zhao Jingzhuo won his second-round match, and Song Changming was paired against Yu Ruizhi.
• Song Changming blocked Yu Ruizhi's palm strike, put away his saber, and countered with a punch that sent Yu Ruizhi through three Stone Peaks into the valley.

Song Changming defeated Yu Ruizhi and Zhao Jingzhuo in the Marshal selection, while Zhao was exposed for using a forbidden drug and expelled from the military. Before Song Changming and Tang Leshan could face off in the final round, a massive demon tide approached Cuibai Way, and Hu Zhong ordered the fighters to escort Elder Gan back to the city.

• Song Changming overwhelmed Yu Ruizhi with repeated palm strikes, and Yu conceded defeat.
• Song Changming defeated Zhao Jingzhuo, who used a forbidden pill to boost his strength, and Hu Zhong ordered Zhao expelled from the military.
• Elder Gan sensed a mysterious power in Song Changming, while Hu Zhong and others noticed a threat approaching beyond the protective array.
• A massive demon tide swept toward Cuibai Way, and Hu Zhong ordered the minor Flag Lords and officials to escort Elder Gan back to the city.

Song Changming and the others fled toward Cuibai Main City as three great demons attacked Hu Zhong and a vast demon army appeared along their route. Qianyuan’s powerful talisman helped them break through an encirclement, but the demons had already surrounded the city as the chapter ended.

• Song Changming and Tang Leshan sheathed their weapons when the demon attack interrupted their contest, and Elder Gan hurried toward the main city.
• Jin Yi, a black-robed great demon, and Flame Rat surrounded Hu Zhong, who stayed behind to fight them while the others escorted Elder Gan away.
• Song Changming’s group fought through a demon horde on their way to Cuibai Main City, using a coordinated formation to push onward.
• Qianyuan unleashed a powerful talisman that scattered a rain of energy light, killing or driving back the demons blocking their path.
• Yang Zhen realized the growing demon numbers suggested Cuibai Main City was under attack, while Song Changming and the others continued toward it to protect their families.
• Demon hordes charged Cuibai Main City beneath clouds that blotted out the sky.

Song Changming and the Marshal’s personal guard encountered a great demon near Cuibai Main City, where Qianyuan used talisman artifacts and a hastily assembled grand array to restrain it. The array pinned the demon down after Song Changming helped hold it in place, leaving the enraged demon trapped.

• Song Changming and Yang Zhen found the defense lines destroyed and worried that the Forty-First Army had suffered heavy losses.
• Song Changming and the others fought off ghosts from Dark Province before a great demon with a black horn appeared.
• Qianyuan used several talisman artifacts to fend off the great demon, then suppressed it beneath an Alms Bowl while he prepared a grand array.
• Song Changming used the Witch Soldier Seal to slam the Alms Bowl shut and give Qianyuan time to finish setting up the array.
• The great demon shattered the Alms Bowl and struck at Song Changming, but Qianyuan activated the array and pinned the demon beneath immense weight.

Song Changming and his companions reached Cuibai Way’s besieged main city after escaping a great demon with Qianyuan’s formation and talismans. As the battle threatened to overwhelm the defenders, Song Changming and Wang Tianshuang killed two demon generals, and Hu Zhong returned carrying a great demon’s corpse.

• Qianyuan trapped a great demon in a Trapping Dragon Formation, then gave Song Changming and the others improved Qi Concealing Talismans to help them reach the main city.
• Song Changming’s group crossed the demon-filled battlefield and found the main city still protected, while Feng Xingzhuo, Xing Tiexin, and the soldiers fought to defend it.
• Wang Tianshuang battled two demon generals but was wounded when the female demon attacked him from behind.
• Song Changming arrived and killed the female demon; Wang Tianshuang and Song Changming then joined forces to kill her husband.
• Hu Zhong returned to the battlefield carrying the corpse of a great demon, reassuring the defenders and displaying his strength.

Song Changming fought the Azure Bird Great Demon while Hu Zhong recovered from his battle with the Giant Python Great Demon. After the two Great Demons turned on each other, Song Changming continued defending the city by cutting down demon invaders as King Cui rushed back to break the siege.

• Hu Zhong was driven into a mountainside by the Giant Python Great Demon, and Song Changming seized the falling Black Swan Great Demon's corpse despite the Azure Bird Great Demon's attack.
• Song Changming wounded the Azure Bird Great Demon, but her azure radiance riddled his hand with holes before he evaded her next strike.
• The Giant Python Great Demon broke free and attacked the Azure Bird Great Demon, allowing Hu Zhong to return to the city formation and begin recovering.
• Hu Zhong told Qianyuan that King Cui was rushing back from Cloud Emperor City, while Song Changming stayed on the battlefield and healed his injured hand.
• Song Changming defeated several demon generals who tried to trap him, killing two of them after they begged for mercy.

Song Changming and the defenders struggled to protect the main city as the Great Demons repeatedly damaged its formation and demons broke inside. Just as the lizard dragon prepared to enter the city, King Cui arrived and transformed the defenders’ morale.

• Song Changming collected essence from demon generals while Qianyuan spent high-grade Spirit Crystals repairing the city-protecting formation under attacks from the Azure Bird Great Demon, the giant python, and a lizard dragon.
• The lizard dragon tore open the formation, and demons rushed toward Qianyuan; Su Qingqing joined the defenders and killed a Bat Demon with her eye technique.
• The Longevity Su Clan committed its grandmasters to the battle, and Su Fengye hurried into the city after spotting Su Qingqing surrounded by demons.
• Su Fengye and Song Changming stood between Su Qingqing and the lizard dragon, but a sudden force blasted the transformed Great Demon beyond the city.
• King Cui appeared above the main city, and the soldiers’ morale surged.

King Cui drove back the Great Demons attacking Cuibai Way and pursued the Black Rock Fire Dragon King, while Song Changming fought on through the siege. After three days of battle, Black Radiance faded and the demons withdrew, leaving the city safe but the army devastated.

• King Cui arrived and overwhelmed the lizard dragon, the Giant Python Great Demon, and the Azure Bird Great Demon before killing the lizard dragon despite the Black Rock Fire Dragon King's intervention.
• The Black Rock Fire Dragon King fought King Cui, and Hu Zhong went after them while Song Changming returned Su Qingqing to the Su Residence and warned Su Fengye that his public concern for her would raise questions.
• Song Changming searched unsuccessfully for the injured Great Demons, then continued fighting as the battle lasted three days and three nights outside the city.
• Black Radiance began to fade on the third day, and the Great Demons and demon hordes retreated as sunlight returned across the human provinces.
• King Cui ordered a search of the region, while Song Changming joined the battered Forty-First Army and saw that fewer than half its original soldiers remained.

After the demon invasion ended, Song Changming formally took command of the Nineteenth Army and began rebuilding it from its ruined garrison. He recruited more than five hundred promising Martial Artists, and his attention settled on nine recruits who stood out from the rest.

• The Emerald Banner Army returned after driving the demon clans back, and the battlefield outside the main city remained stained with blood.
• Military Headquarters appointed Song Changming the primary Flag Lord of the Nineteenth Army, while Xing Tiexin took his former position in the Forty-First Army.
• Song Changming left for the Nineteenth Army's destroyed garrison with Su Qingqing and Rong Jiang, after declining to take troops from the weakened Forty-First Army.
• Song Changming inspected the surviving civilian officials and learned that military supplies remained buried beneath the ruins.
• Song Ping'an brought 557 carefully selected recruits, including more than a hundred Martial Artists in the Qi Refining Realm, and Song Changming noticed nine who stood out.

Song Changming built up the Nineteenth Army, used Great Demon remains to strengthen his body and refine a Witch Soldier Seal, and anticipated his annual evaluation. At the Su Estate, Su Gongming confronted Su Fengye about giving away Earth Heart Fire Milk, suspecting his brother was hiding something.

• Song Changming questioned Xiao Peibai and learned that the nine recruited Innate martial artists had joined the Nineteenth Army out of admiration for him and hope for fair advancement.
• Song Changming made Xiao Peibai his first general, appointed the other Innate martial artists as Centurions, and set the army to rebuilding its garrison and recruiting more soldiers.
• Su Qingqing defeated Li Sanhu in a sparring match after overhearing soldiers gossiping about her, and Xiao Peibai reprimanded Li Sanhu for failing to control his men.
• Song Changming refined Great Demon flesh and blood to strengthen his body and nearly complete his third Witch Soldier Seal, then looked forward to the coming annual evaluation and reward.
• Su Gongming asked Su Fengye about the Earth Heart Fire Milk he had found in Yanzhou, and Su Fengye admitted he had given it away but refused to explain further.

Su Gongming questioned Su Fengye about the Earth Heart Fire Milk and the woman he had protected, then secretly ordered an investigation into her identity. Song Changming received his annual evaluation, chose four rewards—including the orange Physique Trait Thunder Eater—and went into seclusion to claim them.

• Su Fengye promised Su Gongming that he would reach the Grandmaster realm within two years and denied that Yan Xue or the woman he had saved was involved in the Earth Heart Fire Milk matter.
• Su Gongming warned Su Fengye not to wrong his wife Xinyue, then ordered someone to uncover the identity of the woman Su Fengye had protected.
• Song Changming fed Little Yellow Great Demon blood while Su Qingqing played the qin for him.
• Song Changming reviewed his annual evaluation and selected rewards 1, 2, 3, and 5, including the orange Physique Trait Thunder Eater.
• Song Changming claimed the lifespan reward, increasing his remaining lifespan from 51,000 to 63,000 years, then went to the Nineteenth Army encampment to cultivate in seclusion.

Song Changming claimed the Orange-level Thunder Eater Trait, which transformed his Thunder Seed and let him devour the Golden Rat King's Great Demon core. He also upgraded Mind Weaver into Dao Thinker and used his final reward to open his second Heavenly Martial Meridian.

• Song Changming spent five days claiming Thunder Eater as golden lightning surged through the garrison and transformed his Thunder Seed.
• Song Changming discovered that Thunder Eater let him control and reshape his Thunder Seed, then used it to devour the Golden Rat King's remaining core and end the Great Demon's chance of revival.
• Song Changming suspected Thunder Eater required both strong lightning affinity and a Thunder Seed, and wondered how to develop its promised Divine Abilities.
• Song Changming upgraded Mind Weaver into Dao Thinker, strengthening his Spiritual Power and gaining sudden insight that increased his Crimson Cloud Saber Art experience.
• Song Changming claimed his final cultivation reward, filled his first Heavenly Martial Meridian, and opened his second Heavenly Martial Meridian.

Song Changming emerged from seclusion with eight martial veins unlocked and greater control over golden lightning, then watched the aristocratic families’ attempt to bring down the Zhao Clan end when King Cui intervened. Back at the Song Residence, Song Ping'an and Su Qingqing found an intruder who identified her as the daughter of the demon clan and attacked, but a figure arrived to protect them.

• Song Changming consolidated his cultivation, shaped golden lightning into a saber, and learned that Thunder Eater gave him absolute control over lightning.
• After leaving seclusion, Song Changming heard that Zhao Clan collateral members had been arrested and learned that the Zhao Clan was facing pressure from rival aristocratic families.
• Song Changming watched officials and aristocratic forces surround Zhao Manor, but King Cui ordered them to stop before they could force their way inside.
• Song Ping'an and Su Qingqing returned to the Song Residence and found Ah Da, Ah Er, Big Yellow, and Big White unconscious beside an intruding young man.
• The young man recognized Su Qingqing as the daughter of the demon clan and attacked Song Ping'an, but a figure descended and blocked the blow.

Song Changming protected Su Qingqing from the Longevity Su Clan and fought its members after they attacked his residence and tried to take her away. He defeated Su Changgong, and Yang Zhen and Xing Tiexin arrived to stand with him as the conflict with the Su Clan escalated.

• Song Changming arrived in time to seize and shock the young man who had attacked Su Qingqing, while Song Ping'an explained how the intruders had broken into the residence.
• Song Changming realized the attackers had uncovered Su Qingqing's identity, and Su Jizi and other Longevity Su Clan members arrived to claim her.
• Su Qingqing refused to return with Su Jizi, and Song Changming shattered the aura hand Su Jizi used to grab her.
• Su Changgong attacked Song Changming with his full strength, destroying the Song Residence, but Song Changming caught his sword and pierced his chest with the Eternal Guard Saber.
• Yang Zhen and Xing Tiexin arrived and stood behind Song Changming despite recognizing the danger of opposing the Longevity Su Clan.