Chapter Summaries

Qing Lian fought Shatuo after deflecting his Nether Collapse Flash away from the Mecha Legion headquarters. As Shatuo survived her poison and nearly swallowed her, an unidentified sword wielder struck him with a stellar tornado and left him bloodied on a sports field.

• Jiao Cheng watched Shatuo's Nether Collapse Flash approach the headquarters until Qing Lian deflected it toward the Undercity's surface.
• Qing Lian confronted Shatuo in Ghost Person Stance and attacked him with emerald Light Spheres filled with corrosive poison.
• Shatuo endured the poison, recovered, and attacked Qing Lian from above before lunging to swallow her.
• A sword wielder's stellar tornado swept Shatuo away, carving him with sword marks and stripping away his flesh.
• Shatuo crashed onto a sports field as the Immortal Art: Sword Soul—Purification took effect.

Tianjian Squad struggled to kill Shatuo, and Qing Lian realized his Level of Immeasurable Suffering Demon Realm was inside his body. Elsewhere, Luo Yan and Bai Qixue trapped Ji Lan with plague fire and Black Nether Heaven, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Bai Qixue and Tianjian Squad attacked Shatuo, but he instantly recovered after being cleaved in two by Xuannü.
• Ning Yue noticed Shatuo healed minor wounds more slowly than severe ones, and Qing Lian identified the aura of a demon realm inside his body.
• Qing Lian traced “Demon Realm Within the Body” in smoke, and Bai Qixue agreed that Shatuo’s inner demon realm might explain his regeneration.
• Ji Lan suffered the effects of Plague Ghost’s scarlet flames, then absorbed the ability with Greedy Ink and spat plague fire at Zhurong.
• Bai Qixue used Black Nether Heaven to engulf Ji Lan in darkness, where countless arms dragged him toward an abyss.

Luo Yan confronted the titled Heavenly Ghost Tāngòu as it unfolded Immeasurable Immortal Palace, a vast demonic realm that could consume desires and steal abilities and identities. Its Greed technique made allies appear to be enemies, leaving Luo Yan unsure who he could trust as the fight grew chaotic.

• Tāngòu transformed the surroundings into its Immeasurable Immortal Palace and turned Luo Yan’s Black Nether Heaven into its own fleshly form.
• Luo Yan realized Tāngòu had used Greed to escape Black Nether Heaven and disrupt communications, then narrowly blocked its scythe attack on Zhu Rong.
• Tāngòu stole the Paper Figure strange entity’s identity and attacked Zhu Rong while appearing to Luo Yan as Plague Ghost.
• Zhang Tianyi and Li Yuqing arrived in their mechas, but Luo Yan could not tell whether they were themselves or Tāngòu in stolen identities.
• Bai? saw the mechas fighting one another and, after closing her left eye, found that Tāngòu had vanished and two Great Swordsman mechas had appeared.

Xiao Bai discovered that her left eye could see through Jilan’s identity-changing illusion and used White Bone Weirdness to signal Luo Yan. Luo Yan trusted her warning, exposed Jilan with Zhurong’s Samadhi True Fire, and then signaled Zhang Tianyi and the other person to leave.

• Xiao Bai realized her left eye revealed Jilan’s true form, but communications were blocked, so she devised a way to earn Luo Yan’s trust through Weirdness.
• Luo Yan cautiously fought while Jilan used stolen identities to sow confusion and attack Zhurong.
• White Bone Weirdness formed Rabbit Habby and then pointed an arrow at the Five Elements mecha, showing Luo Yan that Jilan was hiding there.
• Luo Yan activated Zhurong’s Holy Descent and used Samadhi True Fire to reveal and burn Jilan, dispelling the Hate Curse Technique’s Greed.
• With Jilan exposed, Luo Yan signaled Zhang Tianyi and the other person to leave.

Luo Yan faced Tāngòu after breaking free of Crimson Sun, but Tāngòu used the Immeasurable Immortal Palace to heal himself and devour his Demon Realm. He summoned the Immeasurable Hungry Ghosts and sent them surging toward Zhu Rong.

• Zhang Tianyi and Li Yuqing withdrew in separate directions after Zhu Rong signaled them to leave the Battlefield.
• Tāngòu shattered Crimson Sun and escaped, badly burned, while Luo Yan saw that the Heavenly Ghost’s black umbrella had lost more than half its stars.
• Tāngòu absorbed the desires of living beings across the Demon Realm, healed his injuries, and left residents of Ziyang Underground City vacant and less responsive during the evacuation.
• Tāngòu pressed his hand to the earth and devoured the flesh-and-blood heavenly palaces of his Immeasurable Immortal Palace.
• Tāngòu formed a symbol in his palm and unleashed the Hate Curse Technique, Immeasurable Hungry Ghosts, which flooded the streets and charged at Zhu Rong.

Jilan unleashed a horde of hungry ghosts to hold back Zhurong while he escaped, but Bai Qixue’s Plague Ghost struck him with wind poison. Luo Yan burned through the horde and attacked the immobilized Jilan with Zhurong’s Crimson Meteor, as Bai Qixue witnessed a devastating blast erupt from the Undercity.

• Jilan sacrificed his demon realm to unleash Immeasurable Hungry Ghosts and flee while they swarmed Zhurong.
• Bai Qixue sent her Plague Ghost after Jilan, and its wind poison made him collapse with a sudden illness.
• Jilan used Greedy Ink’s Hate Curse Technique to clear the poison as the hungry ghosts consumed the Undercity and surrounded Zhurong.
• Luo Yan used Crimson Firmament to turn the hungry ghosts to ash, then summoned nine suns and launched Crimson Meteor at Jilan.
• Bai Qixue saw Shatuo’s neck contain chaotic yellow light, then witnessed a crimson pillar of fire erupt from the Undercity and devastate the area.

Luo Yan used Zhu Rong’s Crimson Meteor to destroy much of Ziyang Underground City, but Jilan survived by abandoning his Ghost Person body and losing much of his strength and doctrine. As Shatuo arrived, Jilan tried to flee, but Shatuo lunged to devour him.

• Jiao Cheng watched reports of the Underground City’s destruction as Zhu Rong descended and Shatuo charged toward her.
• Luo Yan scanned the scorched ruins and realized Jilan had escaped the blast by abandoning his Ghost Person body.
• Jilan struggled through the ruins, weakened and without his doctrine, and discovered that Jian Hongmao was his only surviving blood descendant.
• Jilan sensed Shatuo approaching and tried to escape, knowing Shatuo would covet his damaged doctrine and devour him.
• Shatuo lunged at Jilan and swept him, along with the ground beneath him, into his mouth.

Jian Lan died after Shatuo swallowed him, leaving his blood descendant Jian Hongmao as his hope for revival. Chu Hao killed Jian Hongmao by drawing Ziyang Underground City's Human Destiny into a dragon, while Luo Yan and Bai Qixue learned that Shatuo's body housed an unusual demon realm that could reverse life and death.

• Shatuo crushed and swallowed Jian Lan, who placed his hopes for revival on Jian Hongmao.
• Jian Hongmao obeyed Jian Lan's order and kept his gambling match with Chu Hao active while escaping the building.
• After Jian Hongmao fled, Chu Hao used his Divine Treasure to summon Ziyang Underground City's Human Destiny as a purple-gold dragon.
• The dragon overwhelmed Jian Hongmao, and a falling chandelier smashed his head.
• Luo Yan told Bai Qixue what had happened and saw that Shatuo's body contained the Inverted Reverse Court, a demon realm that could reverse life and death.
• Bai Qixue wondered how they could kill Shatuo if his demon realm restored fatal injuries.

After Shatuo transformed by digesting Tāngòu, Luo Yan restored Zhu Rong’s strength with Nine Kowtows to the Heavenly Gate and joined Bai Qixue’s team in testing the Heavenly Ghost’s abilities. Shatuo proved deceptive and powerful, and the chapter ended as its Stupefying Demonic Sound clouded Luo Yan’s mind.

• Shatuo completed its transformation, and Luo Yan saw that only seven stars remained lit on its black umbrella.
• Luo Yan used Nine Kowtows to the Heavenly Gate, restoring much of his Mystic Qi and granting Zhu Rong Inexhaustible Vitality.
• Luo Yan and Bai Qixue organized the group’s attack, with Qing Lian supporting them and the others serving as backup.
• Shatuo feigned childish confusion, then tore apart the Paper Figure Aberration’s decoy before spitting out the paper fragments.
• Luo Yan attacked Shatuo, Qing Lian redirected its Nether Collapse Flash, and Xuannü’s strike split its body before the Paper Figure Aberration used the Plague Artifact and Shatuo restored itself with Reversal of Life and Death.
• Shatuo roared with Stupefying Demonic Sound, leaving Luo Yan drowsy and unable to think clearly.

Shatuo attacked Tianjian Squad with demonic sounds and repeatedly shrugged off their techniques, while the Paper Figures and protective spirits saved Luo Yan’s allies from its bites. Luo Yan discovered that Plague Ghost’s attack could truly wound Shatuo, but Shatuo then devoured Zhurong’s Crimson Firmament and stole the Immortal Art.

• Chīgòu’s Hate Curse Technique dulled everyone’s minds, but Fire Yang True Lord and True Lord Hidden Sword protected Luo Yan and Bai Qixue.
• Shatuo tore into Yu Yue, but Bai Qixue’s Paper Figure substitution saved Ning Chen; it then charged Han Fei and brushed aside the mech’s attacks.
• Xuannü’s Sword Soul shattered Shatuo, but the Sky Ghost’s power reversed its death, while Qing Lian’s poisonous lightning did little damage.
• Plague Ghost struck Shatuo with the Plague Artifact, escaped its bite through another Paper Figure substitution, and caused festering sores across its body.
• Luo Yan sent Zhurong’s Crimson Firmament against the wounded Shatuo, but the heads on its chest used Greed to devour the flames and steal the Immortal Art.

Luo Yan and Bai Qixue devised a plan to use Chang Li Fire to separate Shatuo from its demonic realm, while their allies drew the Sky Demon into battle. Shatuo turned the fight against them and used Stupefying Ignorance to make Qing Lian attack Xuannü.

• Luo Yan explained that Shatuo had reached the strength of a Fourth Order Sky Demon and proposed using Chang Li Fire to strip away its demonic realm.
• Bai Qixue sent Plague Ghost to attack Shatuo as the others created an opening for Luo Yan and Bai Qixue.
• Qing Lian rescued the Paper Figure from Shatuo and joined the coordinated assault, but Shatuo used Stupefying Demonic Sound to slow its opponents.
• Shatuo struck Yu Yue, then used Tāngòu's Hate Curse Technique to blast Han Fei into a building and injure Qing Lian.
• As Xuannü prepared to attack, Shatuo used Stupefying Ignorance to make Qing Lian see it as a loved one and pounce on Xuannü.

Luo Yan used 'Zhurong' to cut Shatuo apart and send Chang Li Fire into its Demon Realm, but the Heavenly Ghost absorbed the flames and regenerated. As Shatuo tried to ambush Luo Yan, Solar Gang Fire struck its eye and disrupted the attack.

• Qing Lian attacked Bai Qixue, forcing 'Xuannü' to retreat while Luo Yan brought 'Zhurong' close to Shatuo.
• Luo Yan cut Shatuo apart with Samadhi True Fire and sent Chang Li Fire into its Demon Realm to try to separate the Inverted Reverse Court.
• Ning Chen rescued Ning Yue from the wrecked 'Han Fei' and told her that Chang Li Fire was battling Shatuo's Demon Realm.
• Shatuo's Demon Realm absorbed the Chang Li Fire, reversed its death, and restored its body.
• Shatuo lured Luo Yan into pursuing it toward a hole in the Undercity canopy, then bounced off the canopy to attack 'Zhurong'.
• Solar Gang Fire shot from Shatuo's left eye, making it scream and fall away from 'Zhurong'.

Luo Yan discovered that the Primordial Tent had exposed Shatuo to Solar Gang Fire, but Shatuo used the Inverted Reverse Court to spread its demon realm across its body and deceive the tent. Bai Qixue triggered a hidden Deathly Qi disease inside Shatuo, and the chapter ended as the Xuannü unleashed World Creation while Shatuo was trapped between the two threats.

• Luo Yan recognized that the black umbrella concealing Shatuo from the Primordial Tent had collapsed, allowing Solar Gang Fire to burn the Heavenly Ghost.
• Qing Lian regained consciousness and withdrew from the fight as Shatuo's face burned, but Shatuo spread its demon realm across its body and extinguished the flames.
• Luo Yan explained Shatuo's Inverted Reverse Court, and Bai Qixue revealed that she had planted and then activated Deathly Qi inside its body.
• Luo Yan and Bai Qixue warned that Shatuo could not be left alive, since it might find another way to escape.
• The Xuannü attacked Shatuo with the Immortal Art Sword Soul: World Creation while Deathly Qi corroded its body and the Primordial Tent threatened to reignite the Solar Gang Fire.

Luo Yan and Bai Qixue defeated the Heavenly Ghosts Jilan and Shatuo in Ziyang Underground City, bringing the battle to an end as the city assessed the damage. After the Dragon Dragon Blood Essence absorbed much of the ghosts’ remains, Luo Yan and Bai Qixue returned, while a giant dragon traveled through the storm-wracked skies of Jambudvipa World.

• Shatuo faced Luo Yan’s Zhurong and Bai Qixue’s Xuannü, but their attacks destroyed its Inverted Reverse Court and killed it.
• Jiao Cheng learned that both Heavenly Ghosts were dead and reported the situation to the City Lord after seeing the devastation in the Undercity.
• Luo Yan emerged from Zhurong and watched the Dragon Dragon Blood Essence absorb most of the Heavenly Ghost Blood Essence left by Jilan and Shatuo.
• Bai Qixue joined Luo Yan, and they left the Undercity for cleanup crews to handle the Heavenly Ghosts’ remains.
• In Jambudvipa World, a giant dragon carrying a palace swam through the storm beneath the protection of the Forbidden Land of the Throne.

Cang Lei summoned the Throne Generals after learning that the Human Race had slain Tāngòu and Shatuo, and he discussed what their deaths revealed about the Li You Gate. He ordered Hong Lu to find candidates for a third test, which would send more kindred or foreign races into the Mortal World.

• Yu Yi warned Xing Ba that Hong Zhuang was using him, but Xing Ba threatened to force his brother out if he tried to control him.
• Cang Lei told the assembled Throne Generals that the Human Race had slain Tāngòu and Shatuo, whom Hong Zhuang had sent into the Mortal World.
• Hong Zhuang reminded the generals that the Human Race remained dangerous and that she had seen a woman with the potential to become a Heavenly King.
• Cang Lei said Tāngòu and Shatuo's deaths supplied useful data but did not reveal Li You Gate's flaws, so he would prepare a third test with multiple entrants.
• Cang Lei ordered Hong Lu to select more than ten candidates for four Li You Gates, focusing on quantity rather than powerful individuals.

After losing an arm, Yang Kui learned that he could no longer serve with the Heavenly Fire Squad and chose to retire from the Strategic Affairs Department to teach at Yishui Academy. He left the squad after saying goodbye to his mecha, Rock, and to Luo Yan.

• Luo Yan and Bai Shaotang visited Yang Kui in the hospital and showed him a recording of Ziyang Underground City thanking the Tiangang Dragon Riders.
• Luo Yan told Yang Kui that Commander Bai had offered him three reassignment options because his injury prevented him from continuing his duties.
• Yang Kui accepted that he could no longer remain with the team, though he wept over having to leave.
• Yang Kui chose to retire from the Strategic Affairs Department and teach at Yishui Academy, and Luo Yan watched him say farewell to Rock.
• Luo Yan gave Yang Kui his lieutenant colonel identification and saluted him before Yang Kui embraced him and entrusted Rock to his care.

At the Dragon Riders’ retirement ceremony, Murong Xuan resolved to train harder after Yang Kui’s retirement, while Luo Yan went to investigate the unrest in his Dragon Blood Essence. In the consciousness world, the Blood Essence’s will named itself Xuanqiu and attacked Luo Yan.

• Yang Kui and the other retiring Dragon Riders were honored and sent home as Luo Yan and his companions watched.
• Murong Xuan vowed to become stronger so no one else would have to retire because of him, and Li Yuqing followed him to train.
• Luo Yan entered the Dragon Blood Essence’s consciousness world and saw its transformed will, which he recognized as more powerful than before.
• The will revealed its name as Xuanqiu and declared its ambition to become a dragon.
• Xuanqiu unleashed bloody wind and rain and charged at Luo Yan, who formed a Heavenly Flame Longsword and swung it down at its head.

Yellow Springs’ ministers argued over how to reclaim the Guangfu region after the Black Witch seized it and Han Xu defected. The meeting ended with Yang Jing proposing that they capture the Red Ghost.

• Huang Yuanlong told the ministers that the Black Witch had occupied Guangfu, taken several cities, and gained Han Xu as an ally.
• Zhu Dai suggested returning a captured genius to Han Xu to persuade him to rejoin Yellow Springs, while Jiang Chengxuan rejected her proposal and defended the official reports.
• Liu Rui urged an immediate military campaign and proposed making Jiang Chengxuan the Vanguard, but Jiang Chengxuan accused him of trying to use his branch as cannon fodder.
• Yang Jing called for the ministers to stop fighting and proposed capturing the Red Ghost to resolve the crisis.

The ministers debated how to capture the Red Ghost, and Huang Yuanlong proposed first sending specialists to eliminate him, with a full military campaign as a backup. Jiang Chengxuan suspected Huang’s specialists were the Blood Flowing River assassins, whose leader was Zuo Ren, and hoped they would kill the Red Ghost.

• Yang Jing proposed capturing Yu Qiushui or Yang Tao to lure the Red Ghost into an ambush, but Jiang Chengxuan criticized his plan and argued for an all-out military campaign.
• Zhu Dai and Liu Rui raised concerns about who would command the army and how the spoils would be divided, while Yang Jing warned that the Strategic Affairs Department might intervene.
• Huang Yuanlong proposed first sending specialists to eliminate the Red Ghost and, if they failed, mobilizing the branches’ forces; he promised rewards based on contributions and said he would command the army himself.
• After Jiang Chengxuan noted that the Red Ghost was away from Yangcheng, Huang Yuanlong suggested making the army appear ready to attack Guangfu so the Red Ghost would return.
• After the meeting, Jiang Chengxuan wondered who Huang Yuanlong’s specialists were and suspected they were the Blood Flowing River assassins led by Zuo Ren.

Luo Yan subdued Xuanqiu in the world of will and replaced the lineage recorded by his Golden Eyes of Enlightenment with Tāngòu’s. Later, Qing Lian joined Luo Yan and Bai? for hot pot after Zhang Tianyi, Li Yuqing, and Murong Xuan quickly made excuses to leave.

• Luo Yan repeatedly blasted Xuanqiu with Vermilion Heavenly Fire until the lizardman knelt and submitted.
• Luo Yan left the world of will and realized that Xuanqiu’s obedience would strengthen his dragon transformation, while Tāngòu’s lineage gave him access to the Hate Curse Technique and an incomplete Level of Immeasurable Suffering Demon Realm.
• Luo Yan replaced Hatred Defilement with Tāngòu in his Golden Eyes of Enlightenment so he could use Tāngòu’s abilities when transformed.
• Qing Lian arrived with Bai? carrying hot pot supplies, and Luo Yan helped them bring the bags inside.
• Zhang Tianyi, Li Yuqing, and Murong Xuan saw Qing Lian and quickly left after making excuses.
• Qing Lian tried the hot pot with Bai? and declared the mutton delicious.