Chapter Summaries

Chu Jiang and the Ferryman Tribe crossed the Nether River, where the Great Elder identified several native factions and warned that the Shiman Tribe and Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance were hunting them. At a fishing spot, the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance caught a High-grade Nether Artifact, and Chu Jiang’s rod suddenly hooked something enormous.

• The Great Elder explained that the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance sold small Boats of Salvation to other Nether Abyss factions and identified the Duyin Tribe and Earthfire Remnant Tribe on the river.
• Saint Son Jiuyou spotted boats belonging to the Shiman Tribe and Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance, whose leaders Tuoba Xing and Duan Jianglong planned to seize the Ferryman Tribe’s hundred-meter boat.
• The Duyin Tribe’s Great Priest declined to attack Chu Jiang’s boat, suspecting the Ferryman Tribe had a powerful backer.
• The Ferryman Tribe stopped at a fishing spot, where the Great Elder gave Chu Jiang the Wind Chasing Fishing Rod and explained that the tribe’s Yin King Fishing Rod had been taken by the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance.
• Duan Jianglong used the Yin King Fishing Rod to catch the High-grade Nether Artifact Magic Cloud Sword after three casts.
• Chu Jiang cast the Wind Chasing Fishing Rod, and it shook violently as if it had hooked an enormous creature.

Chu Jiang fished up numerous rare treasures from the Nether River, then sensed an approaching Nether Tide and escaped before it destroyed many other boats. He and his companions reached the opposite bank, where Chu Jiang headed toward the Myriad Monster Nation to hunt demons.

• Chu Jiang caught Vermillion Fruits, a Void Breaking Pill, Top-grade Spirit Stones, and an ancient book while fishing in the Nether River.
• Chu Jiang sensed danger, ordered Jiuyou to speed away, and the Great Priest followed his boat instead of joining the other factions at the fishing spots.
• A Nether Tide swept over the fishing boats, destroying many vessels belonging to the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance and the Shiman Tribe.
• The Great Priest warned the Blood Hunt Guard that the Duyin Tribe must never provoke Chu Jiang, whose strength he feared might surpass the Filth Demon King.
• Chu Jiang and his companions reached the opposite bank, and Chu Jiang set off toward the Myriad Monster Nation while gathering treasures along the way.

The Chu Emperor was cursed and near death, with the Xuanhuang Pharmacist able to prolong his life by only three days. The Chu Emperor summoned the Three Kings and key officials to the Golden Palace Hall, while factions across the capital prepared for the succession.

• The Xuanhuang Pharmacist told Li Fangzhong and Li Xin that the Chu Emperor was beyond ordinary medicine and had only three days left, unless they found rare divine medicines.
• The Chu Emperor dismissed the pharmacist’s efforts, ordered Li Fangzhong to reward him, and commanded that the Three Kings and civil and military officials be summoned.
• Li Fangzhong delivered the decree, drawing key figures from the court, Jixia Academy, the Demon Suppression Division, and the capital’s military camps to the Golden Palace Hall.
• Han Fei and other officials suspected the Chu Emperor was arranging his final affairs, while Prince Qi’s faction planned to support him as the successor.
• Prince Yan celebrated the Chu Emperor’s impending death, assured Liu Rushuang he would maintain his guard, and left for the Golden Palace Hall.

The Chu Emperor convened Great Chu’s officials to choose a regent, and the princes and factions offered competing candidates. Prince Jin shocked the court by nominating Marquis Wu'an—Chu Jiang, leaving the Chu Emperor’s response unknown.

• The Chu Emperor announced that he would establish a regency to assist the New Emperor and asked the court to recommend candidates.
• Prince Yan and his allies proposed Ninth Prince Xiang Xuanche, while other officials backed additional princes.
• Tao Wensheng recommended Prince Qi as regent and argued that the regent should be able to supervise the New Emperor.
• The Chu Emperor endorsed Tao Wensheng’s view that the regent should have real authority.
• Prince Jin nominated Marquis Wu'an—Chu Jiang, prompting more than twenty officials and Prince Yan to protest.
• The officials turned toward the Chu Emperor as he opened his eyes.

The Imperial Court debated whether Chu Jiang should become regent, and Zu Cang answered objections by offering to suspend Chu Jiang as Young Master of the Demon Suppression Division until the New Emperor stabilized the realm. Prince Yan’s opposition failed, and the Chu Emperor ordered Li Fangzhong to announce the decree.

• Prince Jin urged the court to appoint Chu Jiang regent, and officials including Sun Wu, Han Fei, and Xu Yuan supported him.
• Prince Yan accused Chu Jiang of lawlessness, but Zu Cang defended his actions and offered records and evidence.
• When Prince Yan argued that the Demon Suppression Division’s neutrality barred Chu Jiang from serving, Zu Cang offered to suspend Chu Jiang as Young Master until the New Emperor stabilized the situation.
• Prince Qi and other officials supported Chu Jiang, while Prince Yan abandoned his objection and privately planned to restrain him later.
• The Chu Emperor ordered Li Fangzhong to announce the decree.

The Chu Emperor appointed Chu Jiang Regent with sweeping authority and prince-level treatment, while postponing the Crown Prince announcement for three days. As the Imperial Capital braced for a struggle over succession, the Emperor ordered Li Fangzhong to give Chu Jiang an advanced volume of Great Chu’s Azure Wood Emperor Technique.

• Li Fangzhong proclaimed the Chu Emperor’s edict naming Chu Jiang Regent, Grand Tutor, and Grand Governor of the Five Armies, with broad powers and a double prince’s stipend.
• Prince Yan resented Chu Jiang’s promotion, while Prince Jin and other officials accepted the edict.
• The Chu Emperor said the succession edict in the ancestral temple would reveal the Crown Prince in three days, then dismissed the court.
• Sun Wu asked Han Fei why the Emperor had convened officials to establish the Regency, and Han Fei explained that their support gave Chu Jiang’s appointment legitimacy.
• The Chu Emperor told Li Fangzhong to deliver Chu Jiang the advanced volume of the Azure Wood Emperor Technique when he returned to the Imperial Capital.

As the succession crisis intensified, Prince Yan prepared a coup while Prince Qi waited for a clearer picture of the Emperor’s plans. In the North Sea, the Alliance Leader of the Eternal Life Alliance opened a star gate for an Outer Realm projection, but heavenly tribulation destroyed the altar and projection as the Alliance Leader escaped.

• Prince Yan ordered his generals to seize the imperial city and seal its gates after the Emperor died, while Liu Rushuang warned him that Chu Jiang could threaten his power as regent.
• Prince Qi refused to mobilize his influence, doubted that the Chu Emperor would truly die, and speculated that the Crown Prince might be preparing a major move.
• The Alliance Leader of the Eternal Life Alliance opened the Eight Gates of Mystic Heaven and received five Heaven Suppressing Pillars from an Immortal Envoy projection.
• Heavenly tribulation tore through the formation, and the Alliance Leader escaped using an ancient scroll as the altar, star gate, and projection were destroyed.

True Lord Taixu and Marquis Zhentian discussed the threat posed by people from the Outer Realm and the timing of opening the Heaven and Earth Limit. At the far shore of the Abyss of Hades, a massive monster tide attacked the gathered treasure hunters, and a Black Buddha Seal suddenly struck the Myriad Monster Nation’s army.

• True Lord Taixu and Marquis Zhentian examined the heavenly tribulation’s aftermath and discussed opening the Heaven and Earth Limit while keeping the Outer Realm forces at bay.
• Chu Jiang and the Ferryman Tribe ventured deeper into the far shore, finding no monsters despite the abundance of treasures.
• The Earthfire Remnant Tribe encountered a vast monster tide, and the native factions formed ranks to fight the tens of thousands of monsters and demons.
• The Heavenly Wolf Demon Marshal attacked the Great Priest of the Duyin Tribe, then joined three other demon marshals in trying to overwhelm him.
• The Shiman Tribe revealed its alliance with the Myriad Monster Nation and attacked the natives as the monster army pressed forward.
• An enormous Black Buddha Seal descended from the sky and slammed toward the Myriad Monster Nation’s army.

Chu Jiang arrived at the Duyin Tribe battlefield and crushed the Myriad Monster Nation’s forces, killing its demon commanders and the Red-haired Lion King. He slaughtered tens of thousands of demons and Shiman Tribe fighters, leaving the surviving army fleeing toward the Myriad Monster Nation.

• The Red-haired Lion King and six demon commanders tried to stop a Buddhist seal, but it killed the six commanders and thousands of demons while severely wounding the Red-haired Lion King.
• Chu Jiang arrived, ignored the Red-haired Lion King’s threats, and allowed more demon commanders to gather around him.
• Thirteen demon commanders formed a slaughter formation with ten thousand demons, but Chu Jiang shattered it with the Sea God's Trident and killed all thirteen commanders.
• Chu Jiang killed the Red-haired Lion King and then slaughtered demons across the battlefield, killing Tuoba Yue and the Shiman Tribe experts as well.
• Chu Jiang killed thirty thousand demons, and the remnants of the demon army fled to defend the Myriad Monster Nation.

Chu Jiang harvested Demon Lifespan by crushing a demon tide, then killed native factions that had hunted the Ferrymen. He announced that he would destroy the Myriad Monster Nation to seize its wealth and demons.

• Chu Jiang killed thirty-five thousand demons, including more than three thousand True Demons, and Old Ten gathered the battlefield's corpses.
• The native faction leaders learned that Chu Jiang was King Chu Jiang of the King of Hell Hall, and several groups that had hunted the Ferrymen tried to retreat.
• Chu Jiang killed the fleeing factions with the Sea God's Trident and seized their supplies and treasures.
• Chu Jiang considered the Nether Sea artifacts and learned that the Divine Statue's Right Hand had been seized by the Myriad Monster Nation.
• When the Great Elder asked where he would go next, Chu Jiang declared that he would destroy the Myriad Monster Nation.

Chu Jiang pursued the fleeing demons toward Demon City after deciding to attack the Myriad Monster Nation. At the city, the Ban Shan Ant King learned that the demon army had been devastated and that Chu Jiang was approaching alone.

• The Grand Elder warned Chu Jiang against attacking the Myriad Monster Nation, but Chu Jiang continued into its territory while the other factions withdrew.
• At a Gluttonous Blood Feast in Demon City, the Ban Shan Ant King and the Shiman Tribe and Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance plotted against their supposed allies.
• A scout reported that Red-haired Lion King and nineteen demon commanders had been killed and that over seventy percent of the demon army had fallen.
• The Ban Shan Ant King learned that Chu Jiang was charging toward Demon City and assumed he had brought reinforcements.
• A messenger revealed that Chu Jiang was coming alone, leaving the demons stunned.

Chu Jiang attacked Demon City, overcame its defenses, and shattered its city-protecting grand array with his Heaven Collapse Fist. The Ban Shan Ant King and the demons were left exposed to Chu Jiang.

• The Ban Shan Ant King ordered Demon City’s gates closed, raised the Dragon Transformation Heavenly Demon Array, and assembled the demon soldiers against Chu Jiang.
• Chu Jiang killed the fleeing minotaur demon and the demons around him after the Ban Shan Ant King refused to open the gates.
• Chu Jiang advanced through Demon City’s cannon barrage, then struck the grand array with the Sea God’s Trident and knocked down its demon dragon without breaking the array.
• Chu Jiang put away the trident and used the Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture to empower his Heaven Collapse Fist, suppressing and tearing apart the demon dragon.
• Chu Jiang’s fourth punch shattered the Dragon Transformation Heavenly Demon Array, leaving Demon City exposed.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Jiang destroys the Myriad Monster Nation's protective formation and defeats the Ban Shan Ant King with a single punch, gaining 15,000 years of Demon Lifespan.
• He learns about a centennial auction in the City of Wrongful Deaths, with the Key Artifact, the Golden Boat of Salvation, as the final item.
• Chu Jiang slaughters the remaining demons in the Demon City and discovers the nation's treasury, filled with valuable Heavenly Materials, Earthly Treasures, Spirit Stones, and Nether Rings.
• He decides to go into seclusion to advance his cultivation using the resources at hand.

Character Developments

• Chu Jiang demonstrates his immense power, defeating the Ant King and single-handedly destroying the Myriad Monster Nation.
• The Ban Shan Ant King shows his desperation and willingness to self-destruct rather than reveal information.

Significant Themes

• The wealth and power of the Myriad Monster Nation are highlighted, showcasing the riches hidden within the Nether Abyss.
• The theme of retribution is evident as Chu Jiang seeks revenge for the destruction of his Myriad Monster Nation.

Character Interactions

• Chu Jiang interacts briefly with the Ban Shan Ant King before killing him, showing no mercy or fear.
• Old Ten and the Great Clan Elder are present, witnessing Chu Jiang's victory and expressing admiration for his power.

After refining thousands of demons and treasures, Chu Jiang mastered the Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture, strengthened the Hand of the Heavens, and condensed a Seed of Law. He left Demon City for the City of Wrongful Deaths as news of the Myriad Monster Nation’s destruction spread across the Nether Abyss.

• Chu Jiang awakened ten thousand particles, reached mastery in the Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture, and shocked Old Ten, Jiuyou, and the First Elder with his growing power.
• Chu Jiang refined the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, improved the Hand of the Heavens, and condensed a Seed of Law that let him briefly unleash a flawless Heaven Transformation.
• Chu Jiang used the Myriad Beast Essence Blood Soul to strengthen the Azure Dragon Mech to near Heaven Transformation Second Layer combat power.
• Chu Jiang summoned Old Ten and headed for the City of Wrongful Deaths.
• Native factions found Demon City devastated and stripped of its treasures, then learned that the Myriad Monster Nation had been destroyed.
• News of the Myriad Monster Nation’s destruction spread throughout the Nether Abyss, and factions wondered how the Witch King of Demons would respond.

Rumors of King Chu Jiang’s destruction of the Myriad Monster Nation spread through the City of Wrongful Deaths as powerful factions gathered for its century grand auction. The three hostile leaders planned to kill him after securing auction treasures, but Chu Jiang arrived with Old Ten, the Ferryman Tribe’s Grand Elder, and Saint Son Jiuyou.

• A thin young man recounted King Chu Jiang’s victories, and Tuoba Xing struck him for spreading the news.
• Duan Jianglong and Tuoba Xing learned that reports of the Myriad Monster Nation’s destruction were spreading across the city.
• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance leader, the Barbarian King, and the Witch King of Demons agreed to wait until after the auction before plotting to kill King Chu Jiang.
• Powerful cultivators, including Ba Snake and Nine-Life Mysterious Consort with Golden Sun and Silver Moon Star Lords, arrived at the auction hall.
• King Chu Jiang entered the auction house with Old Ten, the Ferryman Tribe’s Grand Elder, and Saint Son Jiuyou, shocking the crowd.

Chu Jiang arrived at the City of Wrongful Deaths auction and received a lavish welcome while several factions plotted against him. As the auction heated up, Nine-Life Mysterious Consort and the Barbarian King competed fiercely for a life-saving talisman.

• Chu Jiang arrived at the auction house, where an elder escorted him to a private room prepared by the City Lord.
• Tuoba Xing and other hostile factions planned to ambush Chu Jiang after the auction, while Nine-Life Mysterious Consort expressed interest in him.
• Liu Xing opened the auction, and the early items sold before the major powers began bidding.
• Liu Xing presented the Heaven-Stealing Sun-Changing Talisman, and the Barbarian King and Nine-Life Mysterious Consort drove its price higher.
• The Barbarian King challenged Nine-Life Mysterious Consort for bidding against him, and she insisted she was determined to obtain the talisman.

Chu Jiang bought the Eight Desolations Blood Burst Pill after outbidding the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance, while the first centerpiece item, the Great Evolution Sword Body Art, drew fierce bidding. The Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance had bid six hundred and sixty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones, and the auctioneer had yet to bring down the hammer.

• Chu Jiang outbid the Nine-Life Mysterious Consort for the Heaven-Stealing Sun-Changing Talisman at fifty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones.
• Liu Xing presented the Eight Desolations Blood Burst Pill, and Chu Jiang won it for one hundred and fifty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones after competing with the Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance.
• Chu Jiang stored the pill in his Nether Ring as the auction continued and a sixth-rank pill formula sold for two hundred and seventy thousand High-grade Spirit Stones.
• Liu Xing began the centerpiece auction with the Great Evolution Sword Body Art, a Heaven-Piercing cultivation method that combined swordsmanship and the physical body.
• The Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance bid six hundred and sixty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones for the sword art, and Liu Xing held the hammer aloft as the auction paused.

Chu Jiang outbid the Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance for the Heaven-Piercing Sword Art, then competed for the Ancient Origin Stones at the auction. The Golden Boat of Salvation was introduced as the final item, with its bidding yet to begin.

• Chu Jiang bid eight hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones for the Heaven-Piercing Sword Art, prompting the Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance to raise the price to nine hundred thousand before Chu Jiang stopped bidding.
• The Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Cripple Sword Alliance won the sword art but spent the funds he had reserved for the Golden Boat of Salvation, leaving the Barbarian King and the Witch King of Demons to compete for it.
• Liu Xing presented three Ancient Origin Stones, and Chu Jiang used the system's appraisal prompts to judge their costs without paying for inspections.
• Chu Jiang outbid the Barbarian King for the first Origin Stone, and the three stones were purchased by Chu Jiang, the Barbarian King, and Ba Snake's respective factions.
• Liu Xing announced the Golden Boat of Salvation, a divine vessel that could safely cross the Nether Sea, as the auction's final item.

Chu Jiang watched the Golden Boat of Salvation sell for a huge price, then won the Qiongqi Demon King's Essence Blood when it emerged from a source stone he had bought. As powerful bidders tried to purchase the blood, Chu Jiang refused them and prepared to leave, but an auction-house elder said the City Lord wanted to see him.

• The Witch King of Demons bought the Golden Boat of Salvation for 1.7 million High-grade Spirit Stones and thirty-five Top-grade Spirit Stones, while nine smaller boats were auctioned afterward.
• The Witch King of Demons had a rotting corpse cut from his source stone, while Ba Snake's stone yielded a Heaven Merging Realm puppet.
• Chu Jiang's source stone revealed a black jar containing Qiongqi Demon King's Essence Blood, stunning the auction crowd.
• The Witch King of Demons, Ba Snake, and other powerful bidders offered treasures for the essence blood, but Chu Jiang refused to sell it.
• As Chu Jiang prepared to leave with his auction winnings, an auction-house elder told him that the City Lord requested his presence.

Chu Jiang rejected the Han Yuan Sword Master’s offer to escape and faced the ambush laid by the Witch King of Demons, the Barbarian King, and the Sword Alliance Leader. After surviving their attacks unharmed, he confronted more than thirty Heaven Merging Realm experts, and his Hand of the Heavens descended as several fiends tried to flee.

• The Han Yuan Sword Master warned Chu Jiang that the Witch King of Demons and others had prepared an ambush, but Chu Jiang refused her offer to use a teleportation array.
• Chu Jiang left the City of Wrongful Deaths and challenged his enemies, crushing hidden demons and monsters with a single stomp.
• The Sword Alliance Leader, the Witch King of Demons, and the Barbarian King attacked Chu Jiang together, but he blocked their combined assault without injury.
• The Witch King of Demons promised Ba Snake half of the Demon King’s essence blood, drawing Ba Snake and other great fiends into a second attack with more than thirty Heaven Merging Realm experts.
• Chu Jiang expanded his palm into a colossal Hand of the Heavens, prompting several great fiends to retreat as it descended.