Chapter Summaries

Fang Chen and Little Crane reached the Heavenly Demon Array’s Innermost Core, where Fang Chen discovered that the Qingtian Demon Emperor had fused with its Origin Formation Core. Fang Chen cut through the array’s barrier with the Floating Immortal Sword, and the Qingtian Demon Emperor attacked him with a rune-made duplicate.

• The Heaven and Earth Reversal array intensified, killing Demon Slaying Alliance Quasi-Emperors as Heaven Demon Powder drove poisoned Devil Race fighters into madness.
• Three days later, Fang Chen and Little Crane reached the Heavenly Demon Array’s Innermost Core, where Fang Chen saw that the Qingtian Demon Emperor had fused with the Origin Formation Core.
• Fang Chen emerged from Little Crane and told the Qingtian Demon Emperor that he would tear apart the Heavenly Demon Array.
• Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword to devour Great Emperor formation patterns and cut through the barrier.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor formed a red rune-made duplicate that attacked Fang Chen with a Demon Saber.

Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword to devour the red incarnation of the Qingtian Demon Emperor and tear through the Heavenly Demon Array. When the Qingtian Demon Emperor tried to steal the sword with the Sky-Piercing Demon Chain, the sword instead began devouring his power, leaving him unable to retrieve the chain.

• Fang Chen shattered the red Qingtian Demon Emperor's weapon and devoured the incarnation with the Floating Immortal Sword.
• Fang Chen grew ten thousand zhang tall and charged toward the core of the Heavenly Demon Array, breaking its Great Emperor formation patterns.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor recognized the Floating Immortal Sword and tried to pull it from Fang Chen's hand with the Sky-Piercing Demon Chain.
• The Floating Immortal Sword devoured the Qingtian Demon Emperor's power through the chain, and Fang Chen strengthened himself with the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor failed to reclaim the Sky-Piercing Demon Chain as Fang Chen held the sword and pulled against him.

Fang Chen took the Sky-Piercing Demon Chain from the Qingtian Demon Emperor and attacked the Heavenly Demon Array. After using Twilight Power to sever a Formation Vein, he weakened the array, and Quasi-Emperor Huo Li recognized his success.

• The Qingtian Demon Emperor released the Sky-Piercing Demon Chain, and Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword to erase its Soul Imprint and seize it.
• Fang Chen stored the chain in the Swallowing Heaven Tower, then used his Samsara Eye to locate a Formation Vein in the Heavenly Demon Array.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor mocked Fang Chen after the array repelled his first strike against the Formation Vein.
• Fang Chen combined Twilight Power with the Chaos Giant Manifestation and severed the Formation Vein with the Floating Immortal Sword.
• The Heavenly Demon Array slowed and its pressure eased, and Quasi-Emperor Huo Li announced that Fang Chen had succeeded.

Fang Chen used Twilight Power to sever the Heavenly Demon Array’s Formation Veins, weakening the array and threatening Qingtian Demon Emperor’s plan to gather enough Source Power of Emperors. Qingtian Demon Emperor summoned the Quasi-Immortal Artifact Heavenly Demon Banner, whose crushing pressure began killing Quasi-Emperors across the battlefield.

• Quasi-Emperor Huo Li revealed that Fang Chen had entered the array’s Core Region to spread Heaven Demon Powder and break the formation, and the Human Race’s experts cheered him.
• Fang Chen discovered that Twilight Power let the Floating Immortal Sword cut through the array’s Formation Veins, and he severed more of them as the formation weakened.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor brought out the Heavenly Demon Banner and activated it with his Vital Blood, causing the battlefield’s reversal of heaven and earth to stop.
• The Heavenly Demon Banner descended and crushed Quasi-Emperors from both races, while Quasi-Emperor Huo Li and Ye Kong protected Chen Xiaofei and Yan Ziyi.
• The banner’s pressure killed more than a thousand Quasi-Emperors in less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, and their power flowed into the array’s Core Region as Qingtian Demon Emperor raged.

Fang Chen severed every Formation Vein in the Heavenly Demon Array, but the Qingtian Demon Emperor captured the surviving Quasi-Emperors in the Heavenly Demon Banner and revealed that their deaths would fuel his breakthrough. Quasi-Emperor Huo Li insisted there was still hope because Fang Chen and the others remained outside the banner.

• The Heavenly Human Race waited outside Heavenly Demon Valley, hoping the Devil Race and the other races would destroy each other.
• The Azure Cloud Quasi-Emperor and his allies, followed by the Black Flame Quasi-Emperor and his allies, fell as the battle claimed thousands of Quasi-Emperors.
• Fang Chen severed the last Formation Vein, collapsing the Heavenly Demon Array, but the Heavenly Demon Banner pulled all the surviving Quasi-Emperors inside.
• The Skeleton Demon Emperor revealed that the Qingtian Demon Emperor had orchestrated the battle to gather enough Source Power of Emperors to become a Great Emperor.
• Quasi-Emperor Huo Li argued that Fang Chen and the others outside the banner might still turn the outcome around, though the Nether Emperor doubted him.

Fang Chen discovered that the Qingtian Demon Emperor had trapped the Demon Slaying Alliance inside the Heavenly Demon Banner and killed nearly all its Quasi-Emperors to gather Source Power for his breakthrough. After learning that his allies were dead, Fang Chen faced the Qingtian Demon Emperor in fury, with the Floating Immortal Sword in hand.

• The Elf Queen and Goddess Empress declared that Fang Chen was their last hope, while the surviving Demon Emperors insisted the Devil Race had won.
• After Fang Chen destroyed the main formation veins of the Heavenly Demon Array, he emerged into an empty Heavenly Demon Valley and received no replies to his messages.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor appeared as an incarnation and showed Fang Chen the survivors trapped inside the Heavenly Demon Banner.
• Quasi-Emperor Huo Li told Fang Chen that the Qingtian Demon Emperor had lured them into a trap and killed nearly everyone to gather Source Power for his breakthrough.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor revealed his plan to make the other races servants of the Devil Race, and Fang Chen learned that Uncle-Master Black Flame, Uncle-Master Honghe, Uncle-Master Ancient Rock, Senior Brother Azure Cloud, and Senior Sister Zixiao were dead.
• Fang Chen's Killing Intent surged as he faced the Qingtian Demon Emperor with the trembling Floating Immortal Sword.

Fang Chen tried to stop Qingtian Demon Emperor from devouring the Heavenly Demon Array’s Source Power of Emperors and breaking through. Unable to pierce the array’s defenses with the Floating Immortal Sword alone, Fang Chen used the Heaven Mending Goddess Manifestation to hammer the blade deeper with the Black Stone.

• Fang Chen attacked the Heavenly Demon Banner with the Floating Immortal Sword, but its Quasi-Immortal Artifact defenses held firm.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor began devouring the Heavenly Demon Array’s Source Power of Emperors to accelerate his breakthrough.
• Fang Chen repeatedly drove the Floating Immortal Sword into the Core Region, eventually piercing its invisible defenses but getting stuck among the Formation Runes.
• Fang Chen summoned the Heaven Mending Goddess Manifestation and ordered her to strike the Floating Immortal Sword’s hilt with the Black Stone.
• The Black Stone drove the sword deeper into the Formation Runes, cracking them as energy surged into Fang Chen.

Fang Chen destroyed the Primordial Heavenly Demon Array’s Core Region, scattering the Source Power of Emperors before the Qingtian Demon Emperor could absorb it all. The Qingtian Demon Emperor entered the Heavenly Demon Banner and slaughtered Huo Li, Ye Kong, Lingxin, the Elf Queen, and the other trapped members of the Demon Slaying Alliance to seize their power.

• Fang Chen spent ten years driving the Floating Immortal Sword through the core runes, then shattered the final layer and dispersed the Source Power of Emperors.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor declared he could still become a Great Emperor and turned toward the Heavenly Demon Banner, where Huo Li and the others were trapped.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor entered the banner and killed Quasi-Emperor Huo Li, absorbing the Source Power of Emperors within him.
• Ye Kong transformed into a Blood Kirin and attacked the Qingtian Demon Emperor, who crushed him with the Heavenly Demon Hand.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor killed Palace Mistress Lingxin and the Elf Queen, then slaughtered the Nether Emperor, the Goddess Empress, the three Dragon Kings, the Dragon Turtle, Chen Xiaofei, Yan Ziyi, and the other Demon Slaying Alliance experts.

Qingtian Demon Emperor sacrificed the Devil Race Quasi-Emperors and Envoys to break through to Great Accomplishment Quasi-Emperor, then emerged from the Heavenly Demon Banner to confront Fang Chen. Fang Chen refused to submit and held his ground, while Little Crane refused to leave him as their fight became a battle to the death.

• Qingtian Demon Emperor absorbed the Source Power of the Devil Race Quasi-Emperors, the eleven Envoys, and Skeleton Demon Emperor, finally shattering his breakthrough shackles.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor became a Great Accomplishment Quasi-Emperor, and the surviving Remnant Souls of Quasi-Emperor Huo Li and the others realized they had helped him advance.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor left the Heavenly Demon Banner and confronted Fang Chen, while the Heavenly Human Race experts recognized his breakthrough.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor demanded that Fang Chen submit, but Fang Chen refused and shattered his Heavenly Demon Hand with the Floating Immortal Sword.
• Fang Chen told Little Crane to take the Myna bird and the others away, but Little Crane refused to leave him.

Fang Chen fought Qingtian Demon Emperor while the Heavenly Demon Banner sealed the area and prevented Little Crane from escaping. Qingtian Demon Emperor unleashed Blue Sky and White Sun, but Fang Chen shattered his Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth, leaving him stunned by the Heaven Mending Goddess's strike.

• Qingtian Demon Emperor sealed the area with the Heavenly Demon Banner, preventing Little Crane from escaping, and attacked Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword's Devouring Power and Twilight Power to drain Qingtian Demon Emperor's Lifespan, forcing him to release the sword.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor summoned the Qingtian Demon Saber and struck Fang Chen, who was sent flying but recovered as the sword restored his strength.
• Qingtian Demon Emperor unleashed his Blue Sky and White Sun Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth, pressing down on Fang Chen with its blazing rays.
• Fang Chen summoned the Heaven Mending Goddess and used Twilight of the Gods to shatter Qingtian Demon Emperor's Dharma Image, after which the Goddess struck his head with the Black Stone.

Fang Chen fought the Qingtian Demon Emperor, using his speed and Twilight of the Gods to survive despite being badly wounded. The Qingtian Demon Emperor escaped the life-draining effect by breaking Fang Chen’s Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth, leaving Fang Chen to face the Heavenly Demon Banner’s Devouring Power.

• Fang Chen shattered the Qingtian Demon Emperor’s Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth, and Yue Canglan explained that Fang Chen’s own manifestation had previously broken through his.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor attacked with the Qingtian Demon Saber, but Fang Chen met the blow with his Chaos Giant Manifestation and Floating Immortal Sword, losing ground as his Twilight Power dwindled.
• Fang Chen used the Sun Chasing Giant Manifestation and Floating Immortal Absolute Shadow Movement Technique to evade repeated saber strikes while reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor activated a black Paper Talisman to increase his speed, caught Fang Chen, and slashed his back, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Fang Chen unleashed Twilight of the Gods, draining the Qingtian Demon Emperor’s Lifespan until the emperor broke the Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth and escaped.
• The Heavenly Demon Banner’s Devouring Power struck Fang Chen, but energy from the Floating Immortal Sword quickly ended the tearing sensation in his soul.

The Qingtian Demon Emperor trapped Fang Chen and Little Crane inside the Heavenly Demon Banner, but Fang Chen endured his attacks with the Floating Immortal Sword and grew stronger. As the Qingtian Demon Emperor realized his assault was failing, Quasi-Emperor Huo Li suspected the sword was responsible.

• The Qingtian Demon Emperor activated the Heavenly Demon Banner and sucked Fang Chen and Little Crane into it.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor attacked Fang Chen with the Qingtian Demon Saber while Fang Chen recited the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture and defended himself with the Floating Immortal Sword.
• The Floating Immortal Sword healed Fang Chen after each attack, and his aura grew stronger instead of weakening.
• The Nether Emperor's Remnant Soul reacted in shock, while Quasi-Emperor Huo Li encouraged Fang Chen.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin asked Quasi-Emperor Huo Li how Fang Chen was growing stronger, and Huo Li suspected the Floating Immortal Sword was involved.

The Qingtian Demon Emperor trapped Fang Chen in the Sky-Covering Net and sealed him inside the Blood Demon Cauldron to refine him. Within the cauldron, Fang Chen awakened its imprisoned Demonic Souls with the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, while the Qingtian Demon Emperor remained unable to see what was happening inside.

• The Qingtian Demon Emperor caught Fang Chen in the Sky-Covering Net, which the Floating Immortal Sword began consuming but could not immediately break.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor threw Fang Chen into the Blood Demon Cauldron and used hand seals to try to refine him.
• Fang Chen resisted the cauldron's Demonic Souls and corrosive Blood Water with his Buddha Light, then used the Black Wooden Fish and chanted the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture.
• Fang Chen's chanting restored the Demonic Souls' senses, and they joined him as believers, purifying the Blood Water and sending Faith Power into him.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor sent his Spiritual Sense into the cauldron but could not see through the Blood Water, so he stayed wary of Fang Chen.

Fang Chen awakened the Demonic Souls in the Blood Demon Cauldron with the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture and Wooden Fish, turning the Blood Water into holy Golden Liquid and escaping the Sky-Covering Net. As the cauldron flooded the land with Golden Rain and blooming Golden Lotuses, Fang Chen burst out in Buddha Light and golden flames.

• Qingtian Demon Emperor poured power into the Blood Demon Cauldron, awakening more Demonic Souls, while Fang Chen restored their senses and drew their Faith Power through scripture and the Wooden Fish.
• Fang Chen twisted the Floating Immortal Sword until he tore through the Sky-Covering Net and escaped, then discovered that striking the Wooden Fish with the sword inside his Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth accelerated his gain of Twilight Power.
• The Blood Demon Cauldron began shaking and glowing gold, then erupted with Golden Liquid that devoured Demonic Qi and scattered Golden Rain across the land.
• Golden Dao Patterns spread across the ground as golden water formed a sea and Golden Lotuses bloomed; Qingtian Demon Emperor struck the cauldron with the Qingtian Demon Saber but could not stop the flood.
• A powerful aura erupted from the Blood Demon Cauldron, and Fang Chen burst out surrounded by Buddha Light and golden flames.

Fang Chen emerged from the Blood Demon Cauldron much stronger and evaded the Qingtian Demon Emperor while searching for a way out of the Heavenly Demon Banner. He discovered a flaw in its Formation Runes, leaving him poised to exploit it.

• Fang Chen emerged from the Blood Demon Cauldron with strength nearly matching the Qingtian Demon Emperor, surprising the demon emperor and delighting the Myna bird, the Elf Queen, the Goddess Empress, and the other Foreign Race experts.
• Fang Chen struck the Qingtian Demon Emperor with the Heavenly Buddha Flower, secretly marking him so Fang Chen could track him if he fled.
• Fang Chen dodged the Qingtian Demon Emperor and used the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique and the Innate Eight Trigrams Array Diagram to examine the Heavenly Demon Banner's Formation Runes.
• After an hour of studying the shifting runes, Fang Chen found a tiny opening and worked out the pattern behind it.
• Fang Chen taunted the Qingtian Demon Emperor, who seethed as his attempts to kill Fang Chen had failed.

The Qingtian Demon Emperor drank Heavenly Demon Essence Blood and used Million Demon Sabers to badly wound Fang Chen. Fang Chen concealed his strength and lured the emperor into the Blood Demon Cauldron, preparing to fight him there.

• The Qingtian Demon Emperor drank Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, transforming his body and boosting his power.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor unleashed Million Demon Sabers, and Fang Chen blocked the barrage with Sword Domain before the emperor broke through and wounded him.
• Fang Chen let the Qingtian Demon Emperor keep attacking while the Floating Immortal Sword healed his injuries, making his aura seem to weaken.
• Fang Chen told Little Crane, Myna bird, and Chi You how to escape the Heavenly Demon Banner and what to do if he fell into a deep sleep.
• Fang Chen entered the Blood Demon Cauldron, and the Qingtian Demon Emperor followed him inside.

Fang Chen sealed the Blood Demon Cauldron with the Swallowing Heaven Tower and used the Demonic Souls’ power to fight the Qingtian Demon Emperor inside. After weakening his opponent with the rising Golden Sea and the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, Fang Chen launched the Nine Layer Wave Sword Technique’s final strike, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Fang Chen sealed the Blood Demon Cauldron’s exit with the Swallowing Heaven Tower and revealed that he was unharmed.
• The Demonic Souls joined Fang Chen in reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture, and many burned themselves to send their power into him.
• Fang Chen began attacking the trapped Qingtian Demon Emperor with the Nine Layer Wave Sword Technique as the Golden Sea rose and drained away his Demonic Qi.
• Fang Chen’s Eight Layer Wave sent the Qingtian Demon Emperor flying and damaged the Qingtian Demon Saber.
• Fang Chen unleashed the Nine Layer Wave, and the Qingtian Demon Emperor raised his damaged saber to meet the final strike.

Fang Chen used Twilight of the Gods inside the Blood Demon Cauldron to drain the Qingtian Demon Emperor’s remaining Lifespan and corner him. The emperor threatened to self-destruct, then grabbed Fang Chen and offered one last chance to negotiate as he prepared to die.

• Fang Chen shattered the Qingtian Demon Saber and struck the Qingtian Demon Emperor, draining more than a thousand years of his Lifespan.
• Fang Chen expanded Twilight of the Gods across the Blood Demon Cauldron, causing the Qingtian Demon Emperor’s Lifespan to drain rapidly while restoring Twilight Power to Fang Chen.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor hurled the Heavenly Demon Pearl at the cauldron wall, but Fang Chen attacked and stopped him from striking it again.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor pleaded to negotiate and threatened to self-destruct, but Fang Chen refused to back down.
• The Qingtian Demon Emperor threw the Heavenly Demon Pearl toward the wall, grabbed Fang Chen, and offered one final chance to talk before laughing in despair.

Qingtian Demon Emperor self-destructed inside the Blood Demon Cauldron, leaving Fang Chen’s fate unknown and trapping the Emperor’s Source Power within the cauldron. As the survivors discussed how to escape the Heavenly Demon Banner, Quasi-Emperor Huo Li insisted they recover their comrades’ treasures before leaving.

• Qingtian Demon Emperor self-destructed, tearing Fang Chen apart and unleashing a devastating blast that wrecked the golden Buddha statues and shook the Blood Demon Cauldron.
• The Blood Demon Cauldron crashed to the ground, while the Swallowing Heaven Tower remained wedged inside it and the Floating Immortal Sword absorbed the lingering energy storm.
• Little Crane released Myna bird, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, and the Chaos Demonic Star Vine, but the treasures’ pressure prevented them from approaching the cauldron.
• Quasi-Emperor Huo Li told Myna bird that her body was destroyed and her Remnant Soul would dissipate in less than ten years; the Elf Queen and others then asked about Fang Chen and learned the cauldron blocked access to him.
• Myna bird said Fang Chen had found weaknesses in the Heavenly Demon Banner’s Formation Runes, and Chi You offered to break through its outer layer after they passed the formations.
• Quasi-Emperor Huo Li urged the group to find their comrades’ Life-Bound Treasures and carry them back to the Glazed Sword Sect.

Myna bird, Little Crane, and their companions salvaged treasures from the Heavenly Demon Banner and worked their way through its defenses. Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm finally gnawed a passage through the Banner, pulling Little Crane and the others outside.

• Chaos Demonic Star Vine spent a month collecting treasures throughout the Heavenly Demon Banner, while Little Crane stored them in Spirit Crane Space but could not reach the Supreme Emperor Weapons.
• Myna bird urged Little Crane to hurry back with the Remnant Souls, and guided it through the Formation Runes using Fang Chen’s method.
• Little Crane brought Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm and Chaos Demonic Star Vine to the Banner’s woven outer curtain, where Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm found that the Formation Runes kept restoring themselves.
• Chaos Demonic Star Vine pinned back the surrounding Formation Runes and devoured their energy while Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm chewed through the reinforcements and the Banner’s material.
• After a year, Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm opened a narrow hole and pulled Little Crane and the others out by its tail, freeing them from the Banner’s pressure.