Chapter Summaries

Bai Pu used Red Lotus Karma Fire to drive Demon Throat mad, then mutated it into a servant. He followed the Galuo Ancient Tree’s power toward its residual consciousness and found it sleeping, with its central trunk severed.

• Bai Pu explained that Red Lotus Karma Fire made Demon Throat relive the suffering of the souls it had killed, and Dongbo Cheng Zhi saw how the damage had driven it into a frenzy.
• Bai Pu used pure blood and Red Lotus Profound Truth to overpower Demon Throat’s consciousness, transforming it into a mutated demon servant.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi asked how many demon generals Bai Pu could control, and Bai Pu said that subduing more would become increasingly difficult because of the mental energy required.
• Bai Pu traced the Cyan Emperor Barrier’s power through the Root Palace wall and reached the Galuo Ancient Tree’s sleeping residual consciousness.
• Bai Pu found that the ancient tree was rooted in an immense sea of energy, but its central trunk had been severed and replaced by spreading secondary branches.

Bai Pu used his Sea Heart Flame Composite Profound Truth to burn out the Galuo Ancient Tree’s remnant consciousness and dissolve the Cyan Emperor Barrier, transforming the Forest of Corruption and exposing the Cyan Emperor’s treasury. Dongbo Cheng Zhi began meditating after claiming the White Dragon Tooth, and Bai Pu received confirmation that the Golden Side Quest: Dragon’s Tooth was complete.

• The Galuo Ancient Tree’s remnant consciousness repelled Bai Pu’s pure blood, so Bai Pu used the Sea Heart Flame to set it ablaze with Karma Fire.
• As the Galuo Ancient Tree’s demon power erupted, the Cyan Emperor Barrier dissipated and the Forest of Corruption began turning green and reshaping itself.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi broke through the wooden wall and found the Cyan Emperor’s treasury, then drew the White Dragon Tooth into his hand and sat down to meditate.
• Liya told Bai Pu that his success had let her destroy the Miasma Spring’s springhead, but their conch transmitter shattered before she could answer whether her mission was complete.
• Bai Pu guarded Dongbo Cheng Zhi until he opened his eyes, and Bai Pu received notification that the Dragon’s Tooth Golden Side Quest was complete.

After destroying the Cyan Emperor Barrier, Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng Zhi escaped the Root Palace with new insights and rested before setting out to find their allies. Bai Pu suspected Liya’s advancement quest had failed and worried that the fragile trust between their groups would break down.

• Dongbo Cheng Zhi said the White Dragon Tooth had revealed his ancestors’ memories, while Bai Pu wondered whether they were connected to the Cyan Emperor.
• Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng Zhi left the Root Palace, saw how the Forest of Corruption had changed, and found a secluded cave to recover.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi asked about Leien and the others, and Bai Pu explained that Salacia and Higg’s team had attacked the demon troops to help them escape.
• Demon Throat guarded Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng Zhi while Bai Pu slept for about six hours and regained his strength.
• After waking, Bai Pu recalled that Liya had sounded troubled and decided to find Leien and the others before their fragile agreement fell apart.

Bai Pu reunited with the Furnace Edge Squad after Liya lost the race to become a major general, and he helped ease tensions with Higg's team. After everyone claimed their Golden Side Quest rewards, Leien arranged to coordinate the Furnace Edge Squad's entry into the Ascension Plane with Bai Pu.

• Liya told Bai Pu that she had finished fourth in the First Refinement Task, behind Alvarez, Tito, and You Li An, and accused You Li An of sabotaging her mission.
• Leien explained that Higg's team had not hindered Liya, and Bai Pu suggested that everyone claim their Golden Side Quest rewards.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi gave Liya, Leien, and Muro one Secret Swordsmanship move each in the form of empowered scrolls.
• Leien asked Bai Pu to join the Furnace Edge Squad in the Ascension Plane, and Bai Pu declined because he already had a team.
• Bai Pu agreed to arrange a time to enter the Ascension Plane alongside the Furnace Edge Squad after he finished honing his profundities.

After Liya's First Refinement Task failed, Salacia persuaded Leien's group and Higg to help her pursue her Second Refinement Promotion Task. At the Root Palace, the Azure Emperor rebuked Withered Wood and Ghost Vine, while Brion suppressed his anger after being dismissed.

• Salacia invited Leien and the others to continue their agreement and help with her Second Refinement Promotion Task, and they agreed for Bai Pu's sake.
• Bai Pu predicted that You Li An would order Higg and the other uncertain Silver Wind Family teams to leave the Heart Demon World so she could obstruct Salacia with the MuJi Family's team.
• Salacia warned Higg that leaving would not protect him from You Li An's blame, and Higg pledged to help Salacia despite the risk of her retaliation.
• At the Root Palace, the Azure Emperor scolded Withered Wood and Ghost Vine for their failure and losses in the Forest of Corruption.
• Brion urged the Azure Emperor to find Steel Heart, but the Azure Emperor dismissed him, and Brion restrained his anger.

Brion failed to secure direct support from the Azure Emperor against Steel Heart, so he and Luo Bu rallied the Red Race team to seek allies. Brion decided to approach three newly promoted major general teams, believing they shared an interest in eliminating Steel Heart.

• The Azure Emperor refused to send garrison demon generals to support Brion, but allowed him to monitor Bai Pu and Steel Heart’s movements.
• Brion told the Red Race Awakened that the Azure Emperor would not intervene, and Luo Bu urged them to continue their mission to kill Steel Heart.
• The Red Race Awakened proposed recruiting the Furnace Edge Squad, forming an anti-Steel Heart alliance, and raising their standing with the Azure Emperor.
• Luo Bu warned that Steel Heart might leave the Forest of Corruption to seek recognition from other Extermination Teams, so the Red Race needed to gather allies for a possible new battlefield.
• Brion decided to recruit the three newly promoted major general teams that had passed the Major General Trial, while Luo Bu cautioned him not to trust them completely.

Bai Pu’s group traveled across the Eternal Night Dark Sea and spotted a Black Tortoise Oath squad led by a man Bai Pu suspected was the Dragon King. The Dragon King’s team pursued a Black Merman settlement to defeat its BOSS and claim its valuable King Pearl, where a crowned female Black Merman warned her people to hide.

• Bai Pu’s group reached the Ghost Algae Water Domain, where an Oath Banner pointed them toward the Black Tortoise Oath team.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi sensed a nearby battle, and Liya’s starlight mirror revealed Black Tortoise warriors fighting Carrion Ghouls and Ghost Frogs aboard an Arrow Boat.
• Bai Pu suspected the black-robed leader was the Dragon King of Star Plucking Tower, and Dongbo Longjie ordered the rafts to join the fight.
• North Wind told the Dragon King that Qiong You had located the Black Mermen’s settlement, so the Dragon King steered the Arrow Boat toward it to hunt the BOSS for its King Pearl.
• A crowned female Black Merman sounded a conch horn and told the Black Mermen children to hide as the Arrow Boat approached.

Star Plucking Tower attacked the Black Mermen and threatened to slaughter their hostages unless they surrendered the Black Merman King Pearl. As Bai Pu rushed to intervene, Dongbo Cheng Zhi gave him a rare secret sword art manuscript after completing his comprehension of White Dragon Tooth.

• The Dragon King seized juvenile Black Mermen as hostages and demanded the Black Merman King Pearl, then ordered two of them killed to threaten the Blackscale Queen.
• The Blackscale Queen attacked the Dragon King with a monster formed from waves, but he countered with lightning and continued threatening her clan.
• Bai Pu ended Liya's Starlight Tracing surveillance and summoned the Winged Tooth Beast King to tow their raft toward Broken Island Reef.
• Leien realized Bai Pu had shown the Azure Dragon Oath natives Star Plucking Tower's cruelty so they would reject the group, and Bai Pu explained that they needed to witness it themselves.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi joined Bai Pu, said he had finished comprehending White Dragon Tooth, and gave him the Dance of Elegance Secret Sword Art manuscript, restricting its use to Bai Pu.

Dongbo Cheng Zhi and Bai Pu attacked Star Plucking Tower’s group at Broken Island Reef to rescue the Black Mermen hostages. Bai Pu’s first strike overwhelmed Dragon King, and the chapter ended as Dragon King ordered his team to release the hostages and a Bei Ming Family turtle ship arrived.

• Dongbo Cheng Zhi ordered the Azure Dragon Oath Extermination Team to rescue the Black Mermen while Bai Pu led the Awakened against Star Plucking Tower’s leaders.
• Bai Pu’s blue-and-red Battle Qi attack forced Dragon King to use several Profound Truth Skills to evade and defend himself.
• Liya marked Dragon King’s real body with the Star Chart, and Leien’s copper furnace suppressed and burned away Dragon King’s Thunder of Destruction.
• Bai Pu assessed the battle and told Dragon King he had likely already signaled the Black Tortoise Oath Extermination Team.
• Dragon King ordered Star Plucking Tower to release the Black Mermen and avoid fighting the natives as a Bei Ming Family turtle ship approached through the western mist.

Bei Ming Ji Hu ended the fighting and dismissed the dispute between the Star Plucking Tower warriors and the Black Mermen without punishment. He then summoned Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng Zhi for a private discussion, opening with a question about Bai Pu’s feats against the Galuo Ancient Tree.

• Bei Ming Ji Hu arrived, stopped the battle, and brought the groups aboard his turtle ship.
• The Blackscale Queen accused the Star Plucking Tower warriors of killing her people, while Taishan claimed the Black Mermen were allied with demons.
• Bei Ming Ji Hu left without issuing a verdict, and Bei Ming Chuan explained that he considered the conflict a misunderstanding.
• The Dragon King tried to provoke Bai Pu, but Bai Pu held back to avoid offending Bei Ming Ji Hu and damaging relations between their oaths.
• Bei Ming Ji Hu summoned Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng Zhi to a private discussion, and asked Bai Pu about breaking the Cyan Emperor Barrier and dispersing the Galuo Ancient Tree’s demonic power.

Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng Zhi tried to stop Bei Ming Ji Hu from forcing a deadly duel, persuading him to settle for a Spirit Realm battle first. Bai Pu then turned the conversation toward the suspicious origins of Bei Ming Ji Hu’s Wild Warriors.

• Bei Ming Ji Hu challenged Bai Pu to a fight to the death, wagering his honor as humanity’s strongest swordsman.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi and Bai Pu warned that killing one another would leave them unable to stop the Great Dark Sky’s return.
• Bai Pu proposed that they fight in a Spirit Realm created by powerful Demon Tamers, where death would not carry over into reality.
• Bei Ming Ji Hu reluctantly accepted the Spirit Realm duel as a temporary compromise, though he still wanted a real battle after the Black Sky Sacrifice.
• Bai Pu raised doubts about the origins of Bei Ming Ji Hu’s Wild Warriors and asked Dongbo Cheng Zhi what he thought.

Bai Pu sowed suspicion about Star Plucking Tower's Wild Warriors in Bei Ming Ji Hu and lost favor with the wary master. He then proposed a major strike against the Black Emperor, pointing to the Shadow Island Chain as his target.

• Bai Pu had Dongbo Cheng Zhi accuse Star Plucking Tower's Wild Warriors of possibly serving the demons, and Bei Ming Ji Hu agreed only to remain on guard against them.
• Bei Ming Ji Hu's favorability toward Bai Pu dropped by 250 points, devastating Mount Tai, while Dragon King warned his team to avoid giving Steel Heart a reason to catch them.
• Bei Ming Ji Hu explained that the Extermination Team was cautiously clearing the Eternal Night Dark Sea's outer waters to avoid being surrounded.
• Bai Pu proposed that the allied teams strike the Black Emperor, and he pointed to the Shadow Island Chain as their target.

Bai Pu persuaded Bei Ming Ji Hu to launch a surprise attack on Profound Water Palace, using Spider Demon Cave as a false target to mislead spies. The Awakened received missions, while the Dragon King began plotting to exploit the attack against the Oaths and Steel Heart.

• Bai Pu proposed attacking Profound Water Palace while publicly naming Spider Demon Cave as the target to mislead any spies among the Wild Warriors.
• Bei Ming Ji Hu weighed the risks and agreed to Bai Pu’s plan, then directed him to Bei Ming Chuan to borrow an Arrow Boat for scouting.
• Bai Pu received a Side Quest to attack Shadow Island Chain, with unknown difficulty and rewards tied to his negotiations.
• The Awakened aboard the Turtle Ship received mandatory War Missions with fixed rewards based on their evaluations, and Bai Pu’s associated team praised his role in triggering the operation.
• The Dragon King urged Star Plucking Tower to identify the Black Tortoise Oath’s intended target and coordinate with demon allies to destroy the Black Tortoise and Azure Dragon Oaths and deal with Steel Heart.

Bai Pu accepted an Arrow Boat and gathered Salacia and the Furnace Edge Squad to learn about the Eternal Night Dark Sea from local Black Mermen. He revealed his identity and planned to bring Dongbo Cheng Zhi along as protection against formidable enemies from the Demon Faction.

• Bei Ming Chuan gave Bai Pu the Arrow Boat and taught him how to operate it.
• Salacia confirmed that Leien and the other two members of the Furnace Edge Squad were ready to join Bai Pu.
• Leien recognized Bai Pu as Major General Gaia, and Bai Pu explained that the Red Race’s home planet, Yazde Star, had invaded Earth.
• Salacia praised Bai Pu, while Liya flattered him and Leien and Muro reacted with exasperation.
• Bai Pu activated the Arrow Boat with Salacia and the others, intending to meet local Black Mermen and learn about the Eternal Night Dark Sea.
• When Leien questioned why Dongbo Cheng Zhi was accompanying them, Bai Pu explained that he wanted muscle against powerful enemies from the Demon Faction.

Bai Pu deduced that Brion's Demon Faction team would attack Broken Island Reef to seize the Black Merman King Pearl, and led the Arrow Boat back to confirm his prediction. Through Liya's starlight mirror, the group saw Brion and Blood Weaver's forces massacring the Black Mermen, with Brion confronting the trapped Blackscale Queen.

• Bai Pu explained that Star Plucking Tower's remnants had likely helped Brion's team pursue the Black Merman King Pearl, and predicted the Demon Faction would attack.
• Bai Pu piloted the Arrow Boat toward Broken Island Reef and told Liya to scout it while preparing to approach under Group Invisibility.
• Liya used Starlight Tracing to show the group that Brion's forces were already attacking Broken Island Reef.
• Blood Weaver ordered the Swamp Demon Spiders and Brion's team to slaughter the Black Mermen as Luo Bu trapped the Blackscale Queen in a Dimensional Corridor.
• Brion landed before the trapped Blackscale Queen and demanded that Luo Bu release her so he could kill her himself.

Bai Pu arrived in time to save the Blackscale Queen from Brion and fought Brion and Luo Bu together. He withstood their attacks while considering how to counter Luo Bu’s Dimensional Corridor, with their side holding the advantage elsewhere on the battlefield.

• Luo Bu released his Dimensional Corridor as Brion trapped the Blackscale Queen’s water blade with his Molten Core Great Hand and struck her with lava.
• Bai Pu intervened before Brion could kill the Blackscale Queen, shattering Brion’s fist with a spear strike.
• Bai Pu accused Brion and the Yazde People of serving the Demon Race, and Brion denied the charge.
• Brion attacked Bai Pu with Molten Core Great Eruption while Luo Bu used the Dimensional Corridor to disrupt Bai Pu’s senses.
• Bai Pu’s Mountain Sea Visage shield withstood Brion’s assault, and Bai Pu provoked the pair while studying how to break Luo Bu’s True Meaning Prototype.

Bai Pu used Demon Throat to ambush Luo Bu through his illusion, but Brion protected Luo Bu with Magma Core Protection. Demon Throat broke through the armor on Luo Bu’s head, leaving him exposed to Bai Pu’s Fire Serpents.

• Bai Pu sent Fire Serpents at Luo Bu while pretending to attack his illusory images, as Demon Throat waited beneath the seabed.
• Demon Throat burst from the sea and pierced Luo Bu, but Brion covered him in Undying Magma Core armor and healed his wounds.
• Brion’s protection let Luo Bu escape Demon Throat’s grasp with Phase Walk, but Demon Throat immobilized him with Demon Abyss Maw.
• Demon Throat used Six Blades as One to shatter the armor on Luo Bu’s head, and Bai Pu’s Fire Serpents rushed toward him.

Bai Pu exploited Luo Bu’s mental debilitation to land a devastating strike while Brion’s team began a group teleport retreat. Luo Bu died in one hit, leaving Brion stunned by the scale of Bai Pu’s damage.

• Bai Pu’s Fire Serpents drove Luo Bu to 20 Karma Fire Stacks, and Demon Throat’s Demon Abyss Maw trapped him in a hallucinatory rage.
• With Luo Bu unable to maintain the Dimensional Corridor, Bai Pu regained his senses and prepared a powerful bombardment as his allies overwhelmed Brion’s forces.
• Brion used the Moon God’s Gate to protect his team and begin a group teleport, but Bai Pu’s attack broke through Luo Bu’s defenses.
• Bai Pu struck Luo Bu with Mountain Sea Visage - Bombardment, dealing 4,764 damage and killing him instantly.
• Brion calculated that Bai Pu’s strike must have had over 16,000 theoretical damage and realized why Bai Pu had dismissed his own damage output.

Bai Pu defeated Brion’s forces, failed to enslave Blood Weaver, and used his shield to devour her corpse. After helping the surviving Black Mermen, he asked the grieving Blackscale Queen to join him in seeking revenge against their attackers.

• Bai Pu killed Luo Bu and took his Bloody Key as Moon God's Gate teleported Brion and the other Red Race Awakened away.
• Bai Pu and his allies subdued Blood Weaver, but his attempt to enslave the demon general failed, and she died.
• Bai Pu used Demon Spider Queen's Vigil to devour Blood Weaver's corpse, earning a temporary boost to his Agility and Strength.
• Bai Pu, Salacia, and the others helped the Blackscale Queen treat the surviving Black Mermen.
• Bai Pu told the Blackscale Queen he planned to destroy his enemies and asked whether she wanted to join him for revenge.

Bai Pu recruited Mei Xi, the Blackscale Queen, and learned that the Black Merman King Pearl could counter the Yellow Springs waterways protecting the Shadow Island Chain. The group left with Mei Xi and the pearl, while Dongbo Cheng Zhi confronted Bai Pu about his swordsmanship.

• Mei Xi joined Bai Pu’s group to seek revenge on the demons who slaughtered her people.
• Mei Xi told Bai Pu and the Furnace Edge members how the Black Emperor’s Yellow Springs waterways could flood the Shadow Island Chain and isolate its demon strongholds.
• Mei Xi revealed the Black Merman King Pearl, which could repel and control water, and Bai Pu realized it could counter the Yellow Springs blockade.
• Bai Pu told Mei Xi to bring the pearl and hide her remaining people, then led the group back aboard the Arrow Boat with Mei Xi swimming behind them.
• Dongbo Cheng Zhi asked Bai Pu why he had relied on his old ultimate techniques against the Fallen Wild Warriors instead of applying the Swordsmanship Handbook.