Chapter Summaries

Bai Pu finalized the Main Force Roster, giving Shi Yi a chance to earn a spot through her second class advancement and investigating the mysterious evasion she had once used. He established a Cultivation Field for Xi Polytechnic’s team, and by March his fame remained steady as he opened another roulette draw.

• Bai Pu told Bo Jiu and Shi Yi to qualify for the final Main Force Roster spot by reaching their respective advancement goals and then competing.
• Bai Pu asked Shi Yi to reproduce the evasion that had once let her escape his grab, but she failed after more than ten attempts.
• Shi Yi told Bai Pu that a dream of dancing at a festival in a Sea of Flowers had transformed her Rapid Shadow skill into the mutated Dance of the Mysteries.
• Bai Pu arranged a Cultivation Field for Xi Polytechnic’s team in the Giant Fern Mountain Plains, while keeping the lava platform and Ancient Dragon Graveyard restricted.
• In March, Bai Pu opened the roulette draw after his fame had stayed near 1,500 points at Grade B since his previous draw in December.

Bai Pu obtained a High-Energy Scanner lead and Steam-Powered Bionic Gauntlets, then used his Limited Wish Bag to acquire the final piece of the Immortal King Set. With the four-piece set complete, he planned to upgrade its other pieces before responding to Blood Spider’s summons.

• Li Ling told Bai Pu she had found a High-Energy Scanner for sale for 100,000 Spirit Energy Points, and Bai Pu approved the purchase while advising her to negotiate carefully.
• Bai Pu drew Steam-Powered Bionic Gauntlets from the Fame Roulette and equipped them for their Strength bonus.
• Bai Pu considered his failed attempts to obtain the remaining Immortal King Set piece and received Blood Spider’s eight-hour summons to the Heart Demon: Great Desolate River World.
• Bai Pu used his Limited Wish Bag and obtained the Immortal King's Iron Greaves, completing the four-piece Immortal King Set.
• Bai Pu realized the greaves had unusually high requirements and attributes, suggesting their base material was top-grade, and planned to upgrade the other set pieces with Radiant Dragon Stones.

Bai Pu upgraded his set equipment and the Blood Mist Butcher's Chainsaw Sword with Magma Brilliance Dragon Stones while waiting for Li Ling to deliver a High-Energy Scanner. He used it to identify and select King of Denmark's inherited battle axe Aslat and a crown from the treasure chest, leaving the other loot cards unclaimed.

• Bai Pu learned that his three set pieces could be upgraded with Radiant Dragon Stones, and that Magma Brilliance Dragon Stones would add Fire Resistance to set armor.
• Bai Pu spent Magma Brilliance Dragon Stones to upgrade his three set pieces, the Immortal King's Iron Greaves, and the Blood Mist Butcher's Chainsaw Sword.
• Li Ling delivered the High-Energy Scanner after negotiating its price down to 60,000 Spirit Energy Points, and Bai Pu accepted it without paying her a commission.
• Bai Pu used the scanner to identify the items in King of Denmark's treasure chest and distinguish the inherited battle axe Aslat from another axe.
• Bai Pu selected the card containing Aslat and then selected a crown, which he suspected was Christian IV's Crown.

Bai Pu absorbed Aslat's inherited power for a Legend Point, then examined his second treasure and the results of his equipment upgrades. He ended with Christian IV's Crown in storage and the Immortal King Set's four-piece effect unlocked.

• Bai Pu absorbed Aslat's power, destroying its inherited aura and gaining one Legend Point, bringing his total to two.
• Bai Pu gave Aslat's empty-shell axe to Li Ling to pass to Iron Anvil for salvage, and Li Ling pointed out that Bai Pu could have chosen both similar axes.
• Bai Pu drew Christian IV's Crown, which could raise an intermediate Spirit Realm ticket's grade by one level or be sold for Spirit Energy Points.
• Bai Pu reviewed the upgraded Blood Mist Butcher's Chainsaw Sword, which gained higher attack power, armor penetration, cutting damage, and fire damage.
• Bai Pu equipped the upgraded Immortal King Set's four pieces and unlocked Ancestral Protection, which summoned a spirit to bear half his damage for 60 seconds.

Bai Pu joined Blood Spider in the Great Desolate River region, where the Red Emperor threatened to escape Flame Mountain by possessing Flame Blade Princess. He learned that she was in Demon Subduing City and asked whether the Dongbo Family had sent support, especially Dongbo Cheng Zhi.

• Bai Pu completed the Immortal King Set, reviewed his improved attributes, and accepted Blood Spider's teammate summon.
• Bai Pu chose to keep his previous identity in the Heart Demon World and appeared beside Blood Spider as she fought demons.
• Blood Spider explained that the Red Emperor was expanding Flame Mountain and that the Dongbo and Zhu Families defended the region from Demon Subduing City.
• Blood Spider revealed that Demon Faction Awakened had identified Flame Blade Princess, the daughter of the Southern Zhu Burning Heart School's head, as a suitable vessel for the Red Emperor.
• Blood Spider said Flame Blade Princess remained in Demon Subduing City and that Zhu Que and other Zhu Family leaders had come to assist; Bai Pu asked whether the Dongbo Family had sent anyone.

Bai Pu learned which Awakened squads were gathering around the coming battle with the Red Emperor and traveled with Blood Spider to Demon Subduing City to meet Flame Blade Princess. He assessed her combat power and concluded she was likely a level 6 Elite.

• Blood Spider told Bai Pu that Dongbo Cheng Zhi, Overlord, and Mad Zen were coming, while the Demon Faction was led by the powerful Star Plucking Tower member Explosive.
• Bai Pu learned that Blood Spider had triggered an S-rank quest to stop the Red Emperor from obtaining Flame Blade Princess’s physical shell, but Blood Spider refused to kill the princess to complete it.
• Bai Pu and Blood Spider entered Demon Subduing City and went to the Southern Zhu Burning Heart School’s branch dojo after Flame Blade Princess confirmed their appointment.
• Bai Pu used Strong Enemy Sense to measure Flame Blade Princess at 240 combat power and estimated that she had a level 6 Elite template.

Bai Pu exposed Demon General Mirage, who had impersonated Flame Blade Princess and arranged for the real princess to be taken to Flame Mountain. He defeated and controlled Mirage, while Zhu Que arrived and the group had no way to track the captive.

• Bai Pu provoked the supposed Flame Blade Princess into revealing herself as Demon General Mirage, while Blood Spider fought off the Burning Heart School disciples.
• Bai Pu deduced that Mirage had sent the real Flame Blade Princess to the Red Flame Hall on Flame Mountain.
• Blood Spider and Bai Pu fought Mirage inside Bai Pu's Blood River Territory as Zhu Que arrived and confirmed they had no way to track the princess.
• Bai Pu defeated Mirage, then implanted his blood in her and used his evolutionary ability to make her obey him.

Bai Pu captured Demon General Mirage, uncovered how the demons abducted Flame Blade Princess, and agreed to join Zhu Que’s rescue mission. At Flame Mountain, he confronted the Guardian Faction Awakened and announced he would clear the field before unleashing a phantom Blood River.

• Bai Pu captured Mirage, made her restore her arm, and ordered her to take on an ordinary human appearance.
• Mirage explained that Red Emperor worshippers had disabled Demon Subduing City’s western rune warnings, allowing her, Ring Eye, and Ghost Crab to abduct Flame Blade Princess.
• Zhu Que marked the demons’ route to Flame Mountain, ordered his disciples to gather, and recruited Bai Pu and Blood Spider for the rescue.
• At Flame Mountain, Overlord and Mad Zen argued over who had betrayed the Guardian Faction as Steel Heart and Blood Spider arrived.
• Bai Pu declared that he trusted neither Overlord nor Mad Zen and unleashed a phantom Blood River over the Guardian Faction Awakened.

Bai Pu drove the Guardian Faction’s Awakened away before they could complicate the S-rank Main Quest, while Blood Spider defeated Overlord in a fight of her own. With the potential traitors gone, Bai Pu and Blood Spider were left to face the quest without worrying about their allies turning against them.

• Bai Pu warned the Awakened to abandon the quest, then used his Blood River Territory and attacks to overpower those who resisted.
• Mad Zen and Overlord fled in opposite directions, but Bai Pu dragged back five people, forcing them to use escape items; Overlord escaped the territory.
• Blood Spider blocked Overlord and defeated him with her twin swords after he threatened to drive her from the Heart Demon World.
• The remaining independent Awakened admitted defeat, abandoned the Main Quest, paid the twenty-thousand-point fine, and returned before the natives arrived.
• Bai Pu explained that he had cleared the field because he suspected some allies might be traitors, and Blood Spider thanked him for letting her fight Overlord.

Bai Pu joined Zhu Que’s rescue force as Zhu Lingyan was carried deeper into Flame Mountain by Red Emperor’s demon commanders. The vanguard intercepted the demons, but the battle left the Vermillion Bird Oath Warriors badly outmatched.

• Zhu Que gathered the Oath Warriors and agreed with Bai Pu’s plan to send the faster dojo disciples ahead as a vanguard.
• Ring Eye, Ghost Crab, and Shark Tooth marched toward Red Flame Hall with the captive Zhu Lingyan, whom Shark Tooth said was meant to become Red Emperor’s human vessel.
• The demon commanders learned that Mirage’s crimson connection had disappeared and assumed Zhu Que had killed her, but believed they still had time to reach Red Flame Hall.
• The vanguard attacked the demons, and Shark Tooth ordered four demons to protect Zhu Lingyan while the others fought the Human Martial Artists.
• Blood Spider supported the Vermillion Bird Oath Warriors with crossbow bolts as the three demon commanders killed and wounded fighters with their powerful attacks.

Blood Spider and the Guardian Faction fought the demons while Explosive led the Explosive Kill Squad toward the battle, only to be intercepted by Bai Pu. Bai Pu attacked the squad, and his landing strike launched more than half of its members into the air as his Volcanic Visage Shield exploded.

• Blood Spider wounded Shark Tooth with a Space Profound Truth Burst Crossbow Bolt, while Ghost Crab could not pursue her after losing a tentacle.
• Ghost Crab ordered a signal sent, and Ring Eye called for support with a demonic howl.
• Explosive led his squad toward the fighting despite Overlord's failure to reply, then encountered Bai Pu on a hill.
• Bai Pu used Steel Heart's military authority to suppress Explosive's spatial items and charged the squad, but Explosive and Si Zai escaped his attack.
• Bai Pu's Gale Wind Falling Blade struck the ground, launching more than half the squad into the air before his Volcanic Visage Shield exploded.

Bai Pu countered Explosive’s lightning prison and pursued him while Zhu Que, Dongbo Cheng Zhi, and Blood Spider turned the rescue battle against the demons. The Red Emperor then descended over the battlefield, halting the fighting and threatening the Guardian Faction.

• Explosive trapped Bai Pu in Floating Thunder Prison, but Bai Pu broke free with Baleful Aura and chased him down.
• Zhu Que, Dongbo Cheng Zhi, and Blood Spider each fought a demon general as the Human Martial Artists gained the advantage.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi pressured Ghost Crab with the Peacock Plume, while Zhu Que overwhelmed Ring Eye and struck the demons guarding Flame Blade Princess.
• A Wolf Demon blocked the Southern Zhu Burning Heart School disciples, and the Red Emperor’s fire pillar killed them.
• The Red Emperor arrived in a crimson war chariot, causing the battlefield to fall silent.

The Red Emperor attacked the Guardian Faction and tried to claim Flame Blade Princess as its shell, but Blood Spider rescued her before Bai Pu arrived. Bai Pu faced the Red Emperor after it revealed its full demon body, and the chapter ended as he stepped forward to fight.

• The Red Emperor crushed Zhu Que’s and Dongbo Cheng Zhi’s attacks while advancing toward Flame Blade Princess.
• Blood Spider used the Space Cutting Profound Truth to rescue Flame Blade Princess, but the Red Emperor broke through the void and forced them back.
• The Red Emperor’s attack was interrupted by a mountain-like phantom as Bai Pu pulled Blood Spider and Flame Blade Princess to safety.
• Bai Pu arrived after dealing with the Explosive Kill Squad, and Dongbo Cheng Zhi recognized him as Steel Heart.
• The Red Emperor condensed its demonic shadow into its full demon body, and Bai Pu assessed its combat power at 360 points.
• Bai Pu stepped forward to confront the Red Emperor, confident in his own strength and techniques.

Bai Pu fought the Red Emperor alone to test his Mountain Shattering Mystery, while Dongbo Cheng Zhi and the other Guardian Faction warriors handled the demon generals. Bai Pu badly wounded the Red Emperor and left Dongbo Cheng Zhi confident in his strength.

• The Red Emperor sent Shark Tooth and Ghost Crab to attack Bai Pu, but Bai Pu blocked Shark Tooth's strike, knocked him back, and severed Ghost Crab's leg.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi offered to fight alongside Bai Pu, but Bai Pu told him to help defeat the demon generals while he faced the Red Emperor alone.
• The Red Emperor struck Bai Pu with flame-wreathed punches, but Bai Pu's Fire Resistance and Fluid Skeleton form greatly reduced their damage.
• Bai Pu activated Blood River Territory and attacked with his Mountain Shattering Mystery, splitting the Red Emperor's fist and forcing it back.
• Bai Pu followed up with Divide the World into Three, throwing the Red Emperor into the ground and carving three deep wounds into its back.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi judged Bai Pu stronger than Lord Bei Ming Ji Hu and joined the Guardian Faction warriors in fighting the demon generals.

Bai Pu faced Red Emperor after the Demon Emperor activated Demon Power Outburst, which greatly increased its attributes and flame damage. Though Red Emperor’s attacks left Bai Pu badly hurt, Bai Pu survived and prepared to endure the powered-up assault, boosting his Agility for the next exchange.

• Red Emperor unleashed a Shockwave Bullet that damaged Bai Pu and slowed his movement.
• Red Emperor activated Demon Power Outburst, gaining 60 Mimetic Attribute points and doubling its Flame Demon Power damage until its power ran out.
• Red Emperor rapidly switched its Mimetic Attribute between Agility, Strength, and Spirit to strike Bai Pu with a devastating combo and hurl him into a crater.
• Bai Pu climbed out of the crater with only scorched, cracked skin, then took up his sword-and-shield stance to withstand Red Emperor’s powered-up phase.
• Red Emperor charged again, and Bai Pu enhanced his Agility with pure blood and a Gene Fragment, raising it past 90 points.

Bai Pu withstood Red Emperor’s assault by combining his shield, damage reduction, and reflected True Damage, forcing the Demon Emperor to flee. Bai Pu pursued him into the Great Desolate River, where Red Emperor turned to fight again and hurled Bai Pu and his shield into the air as his Demon Power Outburst neared its end.

• Bai Pu activated Magma Body and endured Red Emperor’s attacks while Skin of Thorns reflected True Damage into the Demon Emperor.
• Red Emperor fled toward Flame Mountain’s depths, and Bai Pu chased after him with Gale Step.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi, Zhu Que, and Blood Spider pursued the fleeing demon generals as the Oath Warriors moved to support Bai Pu.
• Bai Pu followed Red Emperor into the Great Desolate River, keeping his distance until the Demon Emperor’s Demon Power Outburst was nearly over.
• Red Emperor stopped and attacked Bai Pu again, then used Mimetic Strength to lift and hurl Bai Pu and his shield into the air.

Bai Pu survived the Red Emperor’s final attack, killed it, and used the Legendary Point he gained to unlock Source Lord’s Descent. The new talent changed his Mind Image World into a place where his blood-bound servants and apostles could communicate, and he tested it with Qin.

• Bai Pu used Ancestral Protection to reduce the damage from the Red Emperor’s Seven Fiends Boom Fist · Final Form and survived with about one-third of his Health Points.
• The Red Emperor’s Flame Demon Power ran out, and Bai Pu killed it with his greatsword.
• Bai Pu received 1 Legendary Point for killing the Red Emperor, bringing his total to 3, and unlocked Source Lord’s Descent.
• Bai Pu entered his Mind Image World and saw the phantoms of Qin, Bonnie, Mirage, the pterosaur, and the Double Sail Dragon.
• Bai Pu summoned Qin to test the new talent, which allowed those who had accepted his blood to communicate in his Mind Image Space.

Bai Pu adjusted the Mind Image Space and instructed Mirage to sort the Red Emperor’s treasures before heading to the Red Flame Hall to investigate the Red Emperor’s Spirit Imprint. Meanwhile, Blood Spider kept pursuing Demon General Shark Tooth through Cloud Mist Gorge, maintaining her distance and wearing him down with poisoned crossbow bolts.

• Bai Pu allowed Qin and Mirage to enter the Mind Image Space freely, then explained that Mirage was a demon from the Heart Demon World.
• Bai Pu told Mirage to keep treasures useful for demon cultivation, send Human Martial Artist items to Demon Subduing City, and bring him the Red Emperor’s cultivation insights.
• Mirage reported that the Red Emperor had left a Spirit Imprint in the Earth Fire Cave, and Bai Pu set out for the Red Flame Hall.
• Blood Spider pursued Shark Tooth to Cloud Mist Gorge, where she kept him at a steady distance and continued chipping away at his health with crossbow bolts.

Bai Pu killed Red Emperor and returned to Demon Subduing City, where he learned that powerful demons could be reborn after centuries. The chapter left Blood Spider intrigued by the possibility of repeatedly hunting them.

• Blood Spider killed Shark Tooth, while Dongbo Cheng Zhi and Zhu Que also defeated their demon opponents and gathered with the surviving Guardian Faction warriors.
• Bai Pu found Red Emperor’s treasures and cultivation imprints in Red Flame Hall, but the imprints offered him little guidance because Red Emperor was not stronger than he was.
• Bai Pu left Flame Mountain with Mirage and returned to Demon Subduing City, where the Burning Heart School celebrated Red Emperor’s death.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi explained that demons returned underground to be reborn, and that Red Emperor would need at least three hundred years to return.
• Blood Spider wondered if demons could be hunted repeatedly after learning how their rebirth worked.

Bai Pu defeated Dongbo Cheng Zhi in a training duel, and Dongbo revealed he planned to search the Underground World for his family’s lost weapon, White Dragon Tooth. They then heard that Flame Blade Princess and Mirage were dueling and went to watch.

• Bai Pu used the Storm Eye and Mountain Shattering techniques to defeat Dongbo Cheng Zhi in their sparring match.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi told Bai Pu that he had searched the Eastern Wilderness Forest Sea for White Dragon Tooth and planned to look for it in the Underground World.
• Dongbo explained that recovering White Dragon Tooth might help his father recover from his illness and increase his own strength.
• Bai Pu and Dongbo heard that Flame Blade Princess was dueling with Mirage and went to watch.
• Bai Pu surmised that Flame Blade Princess sought to vent her anger on Mirage for the demons’ earlier deception and attacks.