Recaps

Lu Ming, Old Man Zhao, and Sage Venerable Qianyuan confronted an ice-masked avatar that claimed to have inherited the Nether Valley Nether Venerable’s power, but it destroyed itself before they could learn more. They began preparing the Nine Provinces World for another otherworldly invasion, and Lu Ming returned to Wuji Sect after more than a year away.

• Sage Venerable Qianyuan and Old Man Zhao fought the ice-masked figure, who identified himself as an avatar bearing the Nether Valley Nether Venerable’s power and threatened that his true body would descend.
• The figure expanded and detonated his white-bone world, but Old Man Zhao and Sage Venerable Qianyuan contained the blast and restored the damaged sea.
• Lu Ming and Jing Junmeng greeted Old Man Zhao and Sage Venerable Qianyuan, who praised Lu Ming’s strength and discussed the coming calamity.
• Lu Ming told Sage Venerable Qianyuan about the Heavenly Evil Venerable and the Evil Race, and the group concluded that the Nine Provinces World must prepare to resist the invaders.
• Old Man Zhao and Sage Venerable Qianyuan agreed to unite the world’s forces ahead of the invasion, then Lu Ming left for Wuji Sect after parting with Old Man Zhao in Haizhou.

Nearly a year after Lu Ming returned from Luanfeng Continent, the Nine Provinces’ experts formed the Wei Tian Alliance to prepare for the approaching great calamity. As the alliance began discussing how to set aside disputes and deal with sealed dangers, a breakthrough to Heaven Human was reported at Tai Xuan Palace.

• Lu Ming returned to Wuji Sect, where its disciples had grown stronger by studying the saber, sword, and other artistic conceptions he had left behind.
• Lu Ming settled Jing Junmeng in at Wuji Sect, then spent days coaxing Zhu Ningyun back into a good mood before resuming cultivation.
• Old Man Zhao helped unite the Nine Provinces’ Celestial Demon Kings and experts into the Wei Tian Alliance, headquartered at Cangwu Mountain.
• At the alliance meeting, the experts discussed Lu Ming’s exploits before agreeing to suspend their disputes until after the great calamity and prioritize dangerous sealed beings.
• A commotion outside the meeting announced that someone at Tai Xuan Palace had broken through to become a Heaven Human.

Lu Ming completed his Eighth-Rank Slaughter Saber Dao and strengthened his Light Divine Saber before leaving seclusion to investigate the Dragon Marsh Perilous Land. Meanwhile, a hidden Saint Clan figure learned of the Wei Tian Alliance and Lu Ming’s rapid progress, and Lu Ming unexpectedly encountered someone while traveling.

• Bai Lesheng broke through to the Heavenly Human Realm, stirring celebration at Tai Xuan Palace and concern among other forces.
• Lu Ming completed his Eighth-Rank Slaughter Divine Saber, which advanced his Light Divine Saber to the Peak Seventh Stage, then fused his Slaughter Saber Dao Will into his body to form a spirit body.
• Lu Ming visited Zhu Xiaojian, learned about the Alliance Meeting, and decided to investigate the Dragon Marsh Perilous Land for clues about his dark power.
• A hidden Hall Master learned that the Wei Tian Alliance had been established and heard that Lu Ming had grown powerful; he regretted missing an earlier chance to kill him and said he had to report Heavenly Evil Venerable’s disappearance.
• Lu Ming set out toward the Dragon Marsh Perilous Land but unexpectedly discovered an interesting person.

Lu Ming recruited Changqiu, a revenge-driven youth, into the Wuji Sect and then traveled to Demonic Soul Mountain to investigate its growing demonic qi. There, a demon recognized him and challenged him to die.

• Lu Ming watched Changqiu practice Raging Wind Slash and lent him a treasured saber, which shattered the tree stump with the technique.
• Lu Ming offered Changqiu a chance to cultivate, then took him through space to the Wuji Sect and arranged for him to join its Outer Sect Disciples.
• Lu Ming left the sect and traveled to the Dragon Marsh Perilous Land, reaching Demonic Soul Mountain without difficulty.
• Lu Ming saw that a crack in a golden formation was leaking demonic qi, and a demon roared at him, demanding that he come and die.

Lu Ming confronted the sealed Dark Demon Emperor, learned that the Devil Race had betrayed him and that they shared a connection to darkness, then reinforced the seal and left for Cangwu Mountain. The chapter ended with an unmanned red flower palanquin racing through space toward the Nine Provinces World.

• Lu Ming destroyed a demonic beast with the Power of Light and found the eight steles surrounding the sealed opening.
• The Dark Demon Emperor revealed that he had been an Earth Supreme-level commander betrayed by his own race and sealed by human experts.
• Lu Ming rejected the Dark Demon Emperor's request to be released, reinforced the seal, and remembered his warning that others might treat him the same way.
• Lu Ming headed toward the Wei Tian Alliance headquarters at Cangwu Mountain, intending to share some of his gains with Old Man Zhao.
• An unmanned red flower palanquin tore through space toward the Nine Provinces World.

Ten years of breakthroughs among the Nine Provinces’ experts culminated in many prodigies entering Fu Huang Marsh to seek treasures. Meanwhile, figures from beyond the realm gathered near the Nine Provinces World and planned to prepare the way for a conquering army.

• Bai Lesheng, Long You, Zhu Ningyun, Jing Junmeng, and other prodigies broke through over the decade as secret realms and opportunities emerged.
• Bai Lesheng and the other newly advanced prodigies arrived at Fu Huang Marsh, where experts gathered to enter the ancient emperor’s secret realm.
• Jing Junmeng touched the Jade Pendant at her chest and entered Fu Huang Marsh, intent on obtaining Water Essence.
• Beyond the Nine Provinces World, Xue Kui warned two companions about a powerful figure inside, but the emerald-eyed man dismissed the danger.
• The steady-looking man ordered the group to stop arguing and scout the Nine Provinces World ahead of the conquering army.

Lu Ming entered the first level of the False Venerable Realm after restoring the Heaven Weeping Sword, then set out to test himself against Old Man Zhao. At the boundary star, the Evil Race prepared to invade within six years under the Ninth Highness.

• The chapter established the twelve Venerable Rank Experts’ False Venerable Realm levels and noted that Lu Ming’s strength remained unknown.
• Lu Ming used the Nirvana Stone to restore the Heaven Weeping Sword as a Venerable Artifact and condensed a strand of Destruction Law, entering the first level of the False Venerable Realm.
• Lu Ming assessed his Laws and planned to focus on improving his Darkness-based combat power before seeking out Old Man Zhao for a test.
• At the boundary star, Lian Mu reported on the realm’s defenses and Lu Ming’s abilities to Commander Huang Gu.
• Huang Gu said the Evil Race would begin its campaign within six years, with the Ninth Highness commanding the invasion.

As Calamity Qi thickened and enemy forces gathered outside the Boundary Star, Lu Ming prepared for the approaching great calamity and attended the Alliance’s final meeting before war. The leaders chose the Inner Starry Sky as their battlefield and began assigning forces, with Wuji Sect responsible for Fengzhou.

• Lu Ming reassured Zhu Ningyun and Jing Junmeng before leaving for the Alliance gathering, while Little Fox stayed on the Luanfeng Continent.
• Ren Canqing told Lu Ming that she had reached the Sea Transformation Realm and reported that the Alliance had called a final meeting before the war.
• At Cangwu Mountain, Lu Ming heard experts debate whether to attack first or wait for the enemy and discussed preparations including formations, weapons, and pills.
• The Alliance decided that those at the Gang Yuan Realm and above would fight, chose the Inner Starry Sky as the battlefield, and planned to organize forces by region.
• Old Man Zhao ended the meeting, warning that battle could begin within two years, and Wuji Sect accepted responsibility for Fengzhou.

Lu Ming organized Fengzhou’s forces for the coming war and reassured them that Wuji Sect would lead from the front. As the Nine Provinces mobilized, he discouraged Li Siyuan from trusting the call of the sealed creature beneath the God Devouring Hammer, while an enemy fleet set course for their world.

• Lu Ming gathered Fengzhou’s fighters, including familiar faces and Xia Yue’s forces, and promised that he and Wuji Sect would stand at the front, raising the troops’ morale.
• Across the Nine Provinces and other continents, forces reorganized and resources were dispatched for the war.
• At the Place of Suppressing Calamity, Li Siyuan told Lu Ming that the sealed creature’s call promised to increase her strength and take her out of the world, but Lu Ming warned her against creating another dangerous variable.
• Li Siyuan accepted Lu Ming’s advice to rely on her current strength rather than rush to gain more power.
• A fleet led by the War King Treasure Ship entered the starry sky, and its commander estimated that it would reach the Nine Provinces World in half a year.

The Nine Provinces World completed its war preparations as the Evil Race fleet advanced toward Heaven Killing Star. Lu Ming and the assembled leaders saw the enemy arrive, leaving the defenders facing the imminent battle.

• The Blood Sun Man learned that the Nine Provinces World’s strongest experts were only False Supreme Realm and prepared to lead an army of one million, relying on a Pseudo Evil Emperor Sarira to resist the world’s suppression.
• The Evil Race sealed off the Nine Provinces World and killed those who tried to flee, prompting the defenders to accelerate their preparations.
• The Nine Provinces World assembled its warships and forces at Heaven Killing Star, where Lu Ming’s captured prisoner had revealed the Evil Race’s overwhelming strength.
• Old Man Zhao, Sage Venerable Qianyuan, and Venerable Huo Chao urged the gathered experts to stand and fight.
• The Evil Race fleet arrived in the starry sky, and Lu Ming and the other defenders saw its black warships and Blood Red Beast Pattern Flag.

The Evil Race fleet arrived at the Nine Provinces World and suffered heavy suppression, while its Ninth Highness learned of Lu Ming and prepared for battle. The Nine Provinces forces braced for war, and Old Man Zhao warned Lu Ming to protect his Senior Disciple Sister, whose Heavenly Yin Goddess physique could nurture a coveted Divine Embryo.

• The Evil Race fleet entered the Nine Provinces World, where its members' strength was suppressed, and the Ninth Highness heard Commander Huang Gu's report about Lu Ming.
• The Nine Provinces leaders saw the enemy fleet and returned to organize their army, while Old Man Zhao told Lu Ming to retreat with loved ones if defeat seemed certain.
• Old Man Zhao explained that Lu Ming's Senior Disciple Sister's physique could nurture an extraordinary Divine Embryo, and Lu Ming promised to protect her.
• The army went on alert as Su Xinghan prepared for battle, and Kou Yu and Young Master Wu Wang agreed to compete over how many enemies they killed.

The Evil Race finally began its campaign against the Nine Provinces World, advancing in overwhelming numbers and splitting its forces to attack the armies and experts separately. Lu Ming and the other defenders took their positions as three destructive beams shot toward them, opening the battle.

• Sage Venerable Qianyuan and the other leaders learned that the Evil Race had revealed far more experts than the Nine Provinces World could match, and Empress Bixu urged them to wait for the enemy to advance.
• His Highness Blood Sun accepted Commander Huang Gu’s advice to attack with the full army and ordered the campaign to begin.
• The Nine Provinces World prepared its weapons and formations, while Lu Ming, Zhu Ningyun, Jing Junmeng, Little Fox, and Old Man Zhao readied themselves for battle.
• The Evil Race’s million-strong army advanced, then split its forces so lower-realm fighters could attack the Nine Provinces army while King Realm experts confronted its defenders.
• Nie Yunyou, King Longshu, Old Man Zhao, and other experts volunteered to hold off the strongest Evil Race fighters, and three warships fired destructive beams at the Nine Provinces experts.

The Nine Provinces World experts fought the Evil Clans after a warship attack killed one of their Heavenly Beings. Lu Ming and other powerful fighters struck back, but the first clash killed many defenders; Qi Gengyun charged a High-Rank Evil King after his Great Elder died saving him.

• The Evil Clan warships fired three pillars of light, annihilating a Nine Provinces World Heavenly Being, before the Evil Clan experts emerged to attack.
• Lu Ming charged into the enemy ranks and killed several Evil Kings with his Black Lotus attacks.
• The armies collided, and nearly fifty or sixty Nine Provinces World experts fell in the first exchange, though the defenders also killed many Evil Clan fighters.
• Bai Lesheng killed a Mid-Rank Evil King and evaded a High-Rank Evil King's attacks until Xiang Ganzun intervened, and the two joined forces against him.
• Qi Gengyun's Great Elder died saving him, and Qi Gengyun attacked a High-Rank Evil King with his scarlet-red Treasure Pagoda.

The Nine Provinces Army fought the Evil Race Army in a brutal battle while their experts struggled against superior numbers. The chapter left both sides locked in close combat, with Zhu Ningyun wounded but still fighting.

• The Nine Provinces Army raised the Nine Directions Heavy Marsh Array, but a pseudo-Venerable-rank Mystic Light Energy beam pierced it and killed tens of thousands.
• Li Siyuan ordered a counterattack, and the Nine Provinces Army destroyed the shields of dozens of Evil Race warships.
• The two armies crashed together in close combat as Kou Yu and Young Master Wu Wang fought forward, while Li Siyuan and Zhao Lingzhu cut down Evil Race soldiers.
• Li Siyuan shattered a Half-step Evil King's arm, and Gu Mingzi finished him off.
• Zhu Ningyun repelled a Mid-Rank Evil King with the Azure Cloud Sword, then was struck from behind and wounded.
• A High-Rank Evil King approached Zhu Ningyun, but a sword blade pierced through the center of his brow before he could finish speaking.

Lu Ming killed Slaughter Evil Venerable with the Dark Evil Law, turning the battle in the Nine Provinces World experts' favor. He then wounded Blackwood Evil Venerable and forced another Evil Venerable to defend against him.

• Lu Ming rescued Zhu Ningyun, then intercepted Slaughter Evil Venerable as the old man charged at him.
• Lu Ming pierced Slaughter Evil Venerable with a beam of light and used Flower of Darkness to drain his strength and kill him.
• Sage Venerable Qianyuan continued holding off two peak False Venerables, despite being battered and losing his left arm again.
• Lu Ming struck Blackwood Evil Venerable and blasted away half his body, then attacked the other Evil Venerable when he tried to intercept him.
• The other Evil Venerable resisted Lu Ming's saber and sword with Silent Origin Claw.

Lu Ming and Sage Venerable Qianyuan turned the battle in the Nine Provinces World’s favor as they pursued Ghost Hand Evil Venerable, while Old Man Zhao fought Blood Sun Evil Venerable and Vuying. Blood Sun used the Evil Emperor Sarira to break through the world’s suppression, and Old Man Zhao was left struggling until a Dark Gray Giant Sword intercepted Vuying’s bone spear.

• Sage Venerable Qianyuan returned to the battlefield and helped Lu Ming kill Blackwood Evil Venerable with the Black Lotus and a Rainbow Bridge of Heaven and Earth.
• Lu Ming charged at Ghost Hand Evil Venerable, who fled, and the pair pursued him while Lu Ming rescued Nine Provinces experts.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable and Vuying attacked Old Man Zhao, shattering his golden sun and forcing him to overdraft his life force with a secret art.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable used the Evil Emperor Sarira to break through the Nine Provinces World’s suppression and reach the Evil Venerable Realm.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable unleashed Blood Sea Fury and Vuying attacked with a bone spear, overwhelming Old Man Zhao’s Aurora Realm until a Dark Gray Giant Sword intercepted the spear.

Lu Ming confronted Blood Sun Evil Venerable after rescuing Old Man Zhao and wounding Evil Venerable Fu Ying. Their devastating clash left both armies stunned, and Old Man Zhao realized Lu Ming could hold his own against a true Venerable.

• Lu Ming drove Evil Venerable Fu Ying away from Old Man Zhao, then told the injured elder to leave while he took over the fight.
• Lu Ming charged Blood Sun Evil Venerable and clashed with him, then used the Space Law to evade Fu Ying’s spear and sever his left arm.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable intercepted Lu Ming, giving Fu Ying time to retreat, and unleashed a domain of slaughtering fire.
• Lu Ming answered with Eternal Dao Annihilation, and his giant sword met Blood Sun’s attack in a collision that ravaged the surrounding starry sky and swept Fu Ying away.
• Both armies recognized Lu Ming and Blood Sun Evil Venerable and reacted in shock as the two remained locked in the clash.
• Old Man Zhao saw that Lu Ming could contend with Blood Sun and left to rebalance the fighting elsewhere.

Lu Ming fought Blood Sun Evil Venerable to a standstill by using the deaths of Evil Race powerhouses to empower his black lotuses. His allies gained confidence, while Commander Huang Gu ordered the Evil Race to target Lu Ming’s loved ones to distract him.

• Zong Hong reformed from blood mist and charged at one of his recovering opponents.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable transformed his Blood Sun into two fire dragons and pursued Lu Ming, who retreated and counterattacked with Extreme Destruction.
• Qingqiu Luo Li saved Zhu Ningyun from an ambush, and the two resumed fighting a Mid-Rank Evil King.
• Lu Ming revealed his black lotuses and used Divine Demon One Thought to clash with Blood Sun Evil Venerable at equal strength.
• Long You and the Nine Provinces fighters pressed their attacks as the Evil Race grew alarmed by the resistance.
• Commander Huang Gu ordered the Evil Race to attack the people Lu Ming cared about and distract him.

Lu Ming broke through Blood Sun Evil Venerable’s Blood Flame Eclipse with Blood Prison Nether Spring, then turned his attack on Evil Venerable Fu Ying. Elsewhere, Jing Junmeng, Zhu Ningyun, and Qingqiu Luo Li fought off a group of Evil Kings as the battle remained fierce.

• Blood Sun Evil Venerable trapped Lu Ming’s Black Lotus in a fiery assault with Blood Flame Eclipse.
• Lu Ming unleashed Blood Prison Nether Spring, blasting Blood Sun Evil Venerable away and breaking free of the flames.
• Jing Junmeng, Zhu Ningyun, and Qingqiu Luo Li coordinated against six Evil Kings and killed one of them.
• Qingqiu Luo Li transformed into her enormous purple fox form and attacked the remaining Evil Kings.
• Lu Ming left Blood Sun Evil Venerable’s fate uncertain and overwhelmed Evil Venerable Fu Ying, who retaliated with Evil Blood Lock.

Lu Ming killed Evil Venerable Fu Ying, but Blood Sun Evil Venerable returned and used the pearl between his brows to greatly increase his strength. He overwhelmed Lu Ming with powerful attacks and engulfed him in two blazing dragons, leaving the battlefield unsure whether Lu Ming had survived.

• Black Lotus nullified Evil Venerable Fu Ying's chains, and Lu Ming killed him with a sword strike.
• Nie Yunyou defeated her remaining False Venerable opponent and saw that the Nine Provinces World forces were gaining ground elsewhere.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable returned and used the white pearl to raise his strength to the Mid Rank Venerable Realm.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable shattered Lu Ming's black lotus and wounded him, then overpowered his Eternal Dao Annihilation strike.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable unleashed Blazing Dragon World Annihilation and swallowed Lu Ming in two flame dragons.
• Zhu Ningyun, Jing Junmeng, and Little Fox tried to approach, but Nie Yunyou stopped them and warned that they would die if they went closer.

Lu Ming used the Ice Dragon Pearl to unleash a chill that froze Blood Sun Evil Venerable’s Slaughter Flame and turned their battle against him. After opening a second seal and freezing a vast area, Lu Ming left Blood Sun Evil Venerable struggling to escape the spreading frost.

• The Evil Race experts celebrated when Lu Ming disappeared inside Blood Sun Evil Venerable’s Slaughter Flame, while Old Man Zhao recalled Lu Ming’s Ice Dragon Pearl.
• Lu Ming used his divine sense to break the first forbidden pattern on the Ice Dragon Pearl, releasing a chill that shattered his Black Lotus and froze the Slaughter Flame.
• Blood Sun Evil Venerable recognized the force as the true Ice Law, but Lu Ming emerged unharmed and forced him to retreat from the advancing frost.
• Lu Ming fought Blood Sun Evil Venerable while the chill suppressed him, then struck his chest with Eternal Dao Annihilation and inflicted a major wound.
• Lu Ming opened the second forbidden pattern, expanding the frost across hundreds of thousands of li, but Blood Sun Evil Venerable transformed into a blood dragon and tried to escape.

Lu Ming struck Blood Sun Evil Venerable while the bone bead’s will backlashed against him, but the bead awakened an ancient being who declared himself an emperor. With the Devil Race pleading for his aid and Lu Ming unable to rely on the Ice Dragon Pearl again, the battle’s outcome became uncertain.

• Blood Sun Evil Venerable suffered agony as Lu Ming recognized the bone bead’s backlash and prepared a Sword Sacrifice Technique strike.
• Lu Ming pierced Blood Sun Evil Venerable’s heart, worsening his injuries as the bead’s white light overtook his eyes.
• The ancient being within Blood Sun Evil Venerable awakened, examined his body, and announced that he was an emperor.
• Commander Huang Gu and other Devil Race powerhouses begged the awakened emperor to help conquer the Nine Provinces World.
• Lu Ming realized he could no longer use the Ice Dragon Pearl and would have to rely on the Eternal Divine Jade.

Evil Emperor Bai Ling revealed that Xi Niao and An Zhong had betrayed and killed him, then killed Commander Huang Gu Evil Venerable and left for the Outer Starry Sky. The Nine Provinces World pressed its advantage against the fleeing Evil Race, while Li Siyuan defended Gu Mingzi on the army's battlefield.

• Evil Emperor Bai Ling revealed his identity and accused Xi Niao and An Zhong of betraying him before he could enter the Imperial Realm.
• Evil Emperor Bai Ling killed Commander Huang Gu Evil Venerable with one finger, repaid Lu Ming for helping revive him, and departed for the Outer Starry Sky.
• The Evil Race experts fled after losing their commander, and the Nine Provinces World pursued them while Old Man Zhao and Sage Venerable Qianyuan sent reinforcements to the army's position.
• Zhu Ningyun told Jing Junmeng to help the Wuji Sect and the others, while the Nine Provinces World army maintained its advantage with its preparations and Secret Artifacts.
• Li Siyuan killed a Half-step Evil King and a hidden attacker, then helped Gu Mingzi after his opponent wounded him.

The Nine Provinces World’s army learned that its experts had defeated the Evil Kings and Evil Venerable Lord, and the Evil Race Army broke and fled. As the victors pursued their enemies and mourned their dead, the surviving Evil Race experts raced toward the Outer Starry Sky to escape.

• Gu Mingzi and Li Siyuan continued fighting, while Kou Yu nearly gave up before Young Master Wu Wang saved him and spurred him back into battle.
• Jing Junmeng and the other experts revealed themselves and announced that the Evil Race’s leaders had been defeated, then killed several Half-step Evil Kings who tried to rally the enemy.
• The Evil Race Army lost its will to fight and fled, allowing the Nine Provinces World’s army to claim victory.
• Changqiu led Wuji Sect’s surviving disciples in pursuit after Li Siyuan learned that Ren Canqing had died saving them.
• Li Siyuan joined the slaughter of the retreating Evil Race Army as the surviving Evil Race experts escaped toward the Outer Starry Sky.

Lu Ming drove the fleeing Evil Race forces beyond the Nine Provinces World’s boundary, then stayed behind to guard against another attack while the wounded survivors returned. Qi Gengyun broke through to the Mid Rank Venerable Realm, and Lu Ming was left wondering how many of his old acquaintances had survived.

• Lu Ming killed Ghost Hand Evil Venerable after Ghost Hand tried to escape with the Body Shattering Escape Method, then turned back to protect the Nine Provinces survivors as the Evil Race fled.
• The Nine Provinces experts stopped pursuing the enemies at the boundary, and Qi Gengyun broke through to the Mid Rank Venerable Realm as his body began to recover.
• Lu Ming offered to keep watch while the others returned, and Little Fox and Zhu Ningyun left to look after their families.
• Qi Gengyun thanked Lu Ming for saving him, then returned to the fight after Old Man Zhao urged him to stabilize his new realm.
• Lu Ming and Old Man Zhao reflected on how the battle had strengthened some survivors while others had lost their chance to grow.