Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai pursued the Great Wu Dynasty martial artists who had abducted Lin Ye and followed them into a canyon prison. There, he reunited with Wu He, who revealed the prison’s purpose and its inmates.

• Lin Bai and Lin Ye fought thirteen Apex Realm martial artists, but the attackers overwhelmed Lin Ye and carried him away.
• Lin Bai pursued the martial artists, killing several as they tried to delay him, until the one-armed man escaped into a formation-covered forest with Lin Ye.
• Lin Bai followed the one-armed man into a deep canyon, found Lin Ye barely alive, and gave him pills to stabilize his condition.
• Wu He appeared above the canyon beside the one-armed martial artist and identified the place as the Great Wu Dynasty’s Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• Wu He explained that the canyon imprisoned the dynasty’s enemies, powerful people who refused to serve it, and irredeemable villains.

Wu He imprisoned Lin Bai and Lin Ye in the Great Wu Dynasty’s Eighteen Levels of Hell for seven days to protect the Demon Execution Assembly, promising freedom to the prisoners if they stopped Lin Bai from escaping. Lin Bai prepared to fight his way out, while the thirty-five thousand imprisoned warriors gathered to block him.

• Wu He explained that the Great Wu Dynasty was using the Demon Execution Assembly to recruit warriors and barred Lin Bai from rescuing Zhao Yue before the event.
• Wu He left Lin Bai and Lin Ye in the canyon and promised to pardon the prisoners if they kept Lin Bai there for seven days.
• A formation sealed the mountain range, and the prisoners eagerly turned on Lin Bai and Lin Ye after hearing Wu He’s offer.
• Lin Bai and Lin Ye rose from the canyon as the imprisoned warriors gathered in midair to stop them.
• Lin Bai warned the warriors that anyone who blocked him would die and drew the Demon Sword.

With the Demon Execution Assembly four days away, the Great Witch Emperor and Wu He prepared to recruit powerful factions and strengthen the Great Wu Dynasty, while keeping Lin Bai imprisoned. The chapter ended with more than thirty thousand prisoners surrounding Lin Bai in the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

• The Great Witch Emperor reviewed the arrivals for the assembly, including the Sword God Clan, the Nether King Clan, the Zhang Family, and the Li Family, and arranged to meet the Zhang and Li families.
• Wu He told the Great Witch Emperor that he had imprisoned Lin Bai in the Eighteen Levels of Hell so Lin Bai could not interfere before the assembly ended.
• The Great Witch Emperor explained that the Divine Martial Nation’s advance had forced him to break his agreement with Lin Bai and use the assembly to gather strength for the Great Wu Dynasty.
• The Great Witch Emperor and Wu He planned to meet the Sword God Clan and the Nether King Clan first, then seek support from the Four Hidden Families.
• More than thirty thousand prisoners surrounded Lin Bai in the Eighteen Levels of Hell, and Lin Bai warned them not to attack him.

Lin Bai tried to escape the Eighteen Levels of Hell with Lin Ye before the Demon Execution Assembly could claim Zhao Yue and Ye Suxin, but the prisoners blocked their way, hoping to trade his confinement for their freedom. When they charged, Lin Bai and Lin Ye began slaughtering their way through the canyon.

• The prisoners surrounded Lin Bai and Lin Ye, demanding that Lin Bai stay for seven days so Crown Prince Wu He might free them.
• An old prisoner acknowledged that Wu He might be lying but insisted that the prisoners would stop Lin Bai from leaving.
• Lin Bai warned the prisoners to keep three steps away and killed the first man who approached him.
• The old man ordered the prisoners to attack, and tens of thousands charged at Lin Bai and Lin Ye.
• Lin Bai ordered Lin Ye to kill the prisoners and unleashed his sword techniques, filling the canyon with blood.

Lin Bai fought his way through the Eighteen Levels of Hell while Bai Xiaoxiao prepared to leave for the Demon Execution Assembly and Ye Suxin was escorted toward the imperial city. As the assembly drew near, Lin Bai and another bloodied martial artist emerged from the prison.

• Lin Bai killed the prisoners who came within three steps of him and defeated a muscular man with one sword strike.
• Chu Jiangliu told Bai Xiaoxiao that the Sword King had vanished after entering the Great Wu Dynasty, but Bai Xiaoxiao ordered the original plan to proceed.
• Bai Xiaoxiao warned Shang Lang that she had kept him close because he knew how to be a good dog, then departed with Chu Jiangliu and two hundred thousand troops.
• Wu He arrived at the Dragon Imprisoning Abyss and ordered Ye Suxin brought to the imperial city for execution; Gu Tianxuan and Chen Xinghe brought her out, and the nine Apex Realm experts escorted her away.
• On September 14, martial artists gathered at the Demon Execution Platform, while two bloodied martial artists emerged from the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

The Great Wu Emperor welcomed the Hidden Families, the Eastern Continent Academy, and the Divine Martial Empress to the imperial city ahead of the Demon Execution Assembly. Lin Bai’s friends learned that he was still alive but in grave danger, and they sought to find out where he was.

• The Su Family of Sleepless City and the Song Family of Mountain of Gods and Ghosts arrived in the imperial city, each led by an ancestor and accompanied by a prodigy.
• The Great Wu Emperor received the Eastern Continent Academy’s experts and Quasi-Holy Sons, including Gu Daozhi, and learned that the Divine Martial Empress had arrived.
• In the Academy’s palace, A Ning and Lin Bai’s other friends discussed his mysterious disappearance and suspected the Great Wu Dynasty was involved.
• Fang Yiyun arrived with Changsun Yun, Shu Xiang, Meng Li, and Wu Ming, explaining that Lin Bai had once studied under him.
• Shu Xiang urged Lin Bai’s friends not to stand by, and Fang Yiyun revealed that Lin Bai was alive but might not survive much longer.

Fang Yiyun led a group of warriors to the Eighteen Levels of Hell, where they found evidence that Lin Bai had slaughtered his way out of the prison. They realized the Great Wu Dynasty had imprisoned him to prevent him from disrupting the Demon Execution Assembly, where Ye Suxin—his wife—was to be executed.

• Lan Ling and Fu Qingshuang watched Fang Yiyun's group leave, and Fu Qingshuang said Lin Bai would die in the coming battle.
• Fang Yiyun led the group to the Eighteen Levels of Hell, saying Lin Bai had disappeared on the same day Wu He arrived there.
• Yin Jiuling and the others found a canyon filled with corpses and marked by devastating sword strikes, which they believed Lin Bai had carved while fighting his way out.
• Fang Yiyun explained that the Great Wu Dynasty had imprisoned Lin Bai because he threatened the planned Demon Execution Assembly.
• The Old Eccentric revealed that Ye Suxin had once been Lin Bai's lover and had died protecting him, and Yin Jiuling confirmed that the dead could be brought back to life.
• A Ning realized that the Great Wu Dynasty intended to execute Lin Bai's wife, and the group feared what would happen when Lin Bai reached the assembly.

Lin Bai left the Eighteen Levels of Hell with Lin Ye, while strange figures emerged from the Ice Lake Sea and entered the Great Wu imperial city. On the day of the Demon Execution Assembly, crowds and powerful envoys gathered at the Demon Execution Platform, where Wu He welcomed the first arrivals.

• Lin Bai emerged from the Dragon Imprisoning Abyss with Lin Ye, declared that everyone had forced him, and walked away with killing intent.
• A towering figure left the Ice Lake Sea, ending the blizzard, and the outer sect elders hurried to report the event.
• A black-clad sword cultivator entered the Great Wu imperial city and looked toward the imperial palace, a flower-like image appearing in his right eye.
• Millions of martial artists gathered at the Demon Execution Platform for the public execution of the Demon Sect demoness, and Wu He welcomed the arriving envoys.
• Zhang Yushan and Zhang Xinghe arrived with Heaven's Realm's delegation and took their seats after Wu He greeted them.
• Gu Daozhi arrived with disciples of the Eastern Continent Academy, and Wu He greeted him as an elder of the Order Divine Court.

The invited forces gathered at the Demon Execution Platform as Wu He welcomed the Eastern Continent Academy, the Sword God Clan, the Nether King Clan, and the hidden families. The Divine Martial Nation’s Emperor Xiao arrived last, leaving the assembled martial artists stunned by her presence.

• Gu Daozhi led the Eastern Continent Academy’s elders and Quasi-Holy Sons to their seats on the right.
• Liu Jiangyun led the Sword God Clan and Yin Ling led the Nether King Clan to their seats on the left, while A Ning and Yin Jiuling traded insults about their clans.
• Li Fu brought Li Buzheng and Li Chuyi with the Li Family of Kunxu and took seats on the eastern side.
• Su Cang and Song Yunhe arrived with the forces of Sleepless City and the Mountain of Gods and Ghosts and took their seats.
• Emperor Xiao of the Divine Martial Nation arrived in imperial robes with an armored young man behind her, and Wu He greeted her.

Bai Xiaoxiao arrived at the Demon Execution Assembly as the Eastern Continent’s powerful leaders gathered to witness the Great Wu Dynasty and Eastern Continent Academy declare the Devil Sect turmoil quelled. The Great Wu Emperor brought Zhao Yue onto the platform for execution, where the crowd met her with furious curses.

• Bai Xiaoxiao and Chu Jiangliu arrived at the Demon Execution Platform, drawing the attention of the assembled martial artists and the Eastern Continent Academy’s women.
• The Jiang Family arrived, completing the gathering of the invited powers from across the Eastern Continent.
• The Great Wu Emperor welcomed the assembled leaders and claimed the Great Wu Dynasty and Eastern Continent Academy had quelled the Devil Sect turmoil and nearly wiped out its remnants.
• The Great Wu Emperor announced that Zhao Yue would be executed, and nine experts escorted the White-Haired Woman onto the platform.
• The crowd recognized Zhao Yue and shouted curses and demands for revenge.

At the Demon Execution Assembly, the White-Haired Woman accused the martial artists of blaming the Devil Sect for destruction carried out by people among their own ranks. Just as Wu He tried to behead her with the Demon Execution Sword, a flying sword shattered it and wounded him, leaving the crowd demanding to know who had intervened.

• The White-Haired Woman argued that martial artists from the Nine Dynasties and Six Domains had committed atrocities under the Devil Sect's banner and were now using her as a scapegoat.
• The Great Witch Emperor dismissed her words, then announced the Demon Execution Assembly and handed the Demon Execution Sword to Wu He.
• Wu He told the White-Haired Woman that her death would help the Great Wu Dynasty win the allegiance of powerful experts.
• Wu He swung the Demon Execution Sword at the White-Haired Woman's neck as Bai Xiaoxiao, Chu Jiangliu, Yin Jiuling, and A Ning reacted tensely.
• A flying sword struck from above, broke Wu He's sword, and sent him flying as the martial artists cried out for the identity of the attacker.

Lin Bai arrived at the Demon Execution Assembly and stopped Wu He from killing the White-Haired Woman. When the Great Witch Emperor and the crowd refused to halt the execution, Lin Bai prepared to fight them.

• A silver-white flying sword shattered the Demon Execution Sword, wounded Wu He, and shielded the White-Haired Woman.
• Martial artists recognized the sword as Lin Bai’s, while Bai Xiaoxiao, A Ning, and others braced for the conflict to come.
• Lin Bai arrived at the Demon Execution Platform with a burly man behind him and declared that the White-Haired Woman could not die that day.
• The Great Witch Emperor challenged Lin Bai and appealed to the crowd, which roared for the White-Haired Woman’s execution.
• Lin Bai drew a sword and said there was only one battle left.

Lin Bai refused to abandon the White-Haired Woman, despite Gu Daozhi threatening to strip him of his title and expel him from the Eastern Continent Academy. He thanked the academy for its guidance, making clear that he would not return and would no longer be its Saint Son.

• Lin Bai drew the Demon Sword and declared that he would fight the martial artists assembled at the Demon Execution Assembly.
• The Great Witch Emperor challenged Gu Daozhi to answer for Lin Bai’s actions, and Gu Daozhi ordered Lin Bai to return to his seat.
• Gu Daozhi warned Lin Bai that he would strip him of the Saint Son title and expel him if he continued, while Lan Ling explained that the academy needed to distance itself from Lin Bai’s defiance.
• Li Jiuge urged Lin Bai not to ruin himself, while Lan Yuxin, Yin Jiuling, A Ning, and Bai Xiaoxiao watched his decision.
• Lin Bai thanked the Eastern Continent Academy for its years of guidance, confirming that he would not return.

Lin Bai formally left the Eastern Continent Academy, surrendering his Holy Son title rather than abandon his chosen path. After the Great Witch Emperor threatened him, Lin Bai stood on the Demon Execution Platform and dared anyone who wanted to kill the demoness to fight him.

• Lin Bai thanked Gu Daozhi and bowed farewell to the Eastern Continent Academy, while Li Jiuge tried to persuade him to stay and offered to seek help from the Order Divine Court.
• Lin Bai told Li Jiuge to protect the Southern Courtyard’s prodigies and refused to reconsider his departure.
• Gu Daozhi stripped Lin Bai of his Holy Son title, expelled him from the Eastern Continent Academy, and barred him from the Sea of Gods and Demons forever.
• The Great Witch Emperor gave Lin Bai one final chance to leave the Demon Execution Platform, threatening to kill him alongside the demoness if he stayed.
• Lin Bai declared that anyone who wanted to kill the demoness would have to kill him first and challenged the warriors present to come fight.

Lin Bai tried to rescue the White-Haired Woman by challenging the crowd at the Demon Execution Platform, where he demonstrated his overwhelming strength against the Great Wu Dynasty’s fighters. His fight escalated when the strongest prodigies of the four Hidden Families joined forces against him.

• The Great Witch Emperor sent fifteen Apex Realm martial artists to seize Lin Bai, and Lin Bai killed ten with a single sword strike while wounding three and driving two away.
• Lin Bai declared himself the Eastern Continent’s strongest young swordsman, drawing a mocking challenge from Zhang Xinghe of the Heaven Realm.
• Lin Bai wounded Zhang Xinghe across the face and pressed his attack, nearly killing him before Su Ziyang of Sleepless City joined the fight.
• Song Changle urged Li Buzheng to act, and Li Buzheng and Song Changle entered the arena alongside the other two Hidden Families’ prodigies.
• Zhang Xinghe, Su Ziyang, Li Buzheng, and Song Changle surrounded Lin Bai and attacked him together.

Zhang Xinghe, Li Buzheng, Su Ziyang, and Song Changle attacked Lin Bai together on the Demon Execution Platform, unleashing the signature techniques of their Hidden Families. After thousands of rounds, they had yet to defeat him and prepared a combined decisive assault.

• Li Buzheng confronted Lin Bai over Kunxu’s grudge, while Zhang Xinghe insisted he could defeat Lin Bai alone.
• Li Buzheng attacked with the Great River Sword Art, and Zhang Xinghe followed with Heaven’s Realm’s Divine Fist: Heavenfall Earthrend.
• Su Ziyang unleashed Sleepless City’s Solar Scripture, while Song Changle summoned ghosts with the Mountain of Gods and Ghosts’ Soul Summoning Banner.
• Lin Bai evaded and countered the four fighters through thousands of rounds, leaving the Demon Execution Platform scorched but neither side victorious.
• Su Ziyang, Zhang Xinghe, and Song Changle launched their final attacks, and Li Buzheng joined them with the Great Divine King Sword Art.

Lin Bai defeated the Four Hidden Families’ four heaven’s prides and then fought off twenty-three Quasi-Holy Sons who attacked him on the Demon Execution Platform. He stood victorious as the martial artists watched in shock, while Shi Zhongxian vowed to keep trying to kill him.

• Lin Bai defeated Su Ziyang, Song Changle, Zhang Xinghe, and Li Buzheng in succession.
• After the Great Witch Emperor urged Gu Daozhi to act, Gu Daozhi ordered the Eastern Continent Academy’s disciples to capture Lin Bai.
• Shi Zhongxian and other Quasi-Holy Sons confronted Lin Bai, and twenty-three of them attacked him together.
• Lin Bai defeated the attackers through hundreds of exchanges, leaving only Shi Zhongxian standing.
• Lin Bai sent Shi Zhongxian flying and stood unharmed among the defeated Quasi-Holy Sons as the crowd stared in shock.

After Lin Bai defeated all twenty-three Quasi-Holy Sons, seven Apex Realm experts surrounded him on the Demon Execution Platform to capture him. The Lan Clan’s Lan Yuanshan and Lan Yuanqing refused to join the Great Wu Dynasty’s side and left, while Lin Bai prepared to face the seven alone.

• The Great Witch Emperor ordered the nine guardians of the Demon Execution Platform to act, and Gu Daozhi approved Gu Tianxuan and Gu Lianxing’s move against Lin Bai.
• Gu Tianxuan, Gu Lianxing, Zhang Xifeng, Shi Ziliang, Kong Wu, Chen Xinghe, and Prince Qingyang surrounded Lin Bai as seven Apex Realm experts at the pinnacle.
• Fu Qingshuang asked Lan Ling why he had not answered Lan Yuanshan and Lan Yuanqing, and Lan Ling said he would leave their choice to them rather than involve the Lan Clan.
• Lan Yuanshan rejected the Great Witch Emperor’s authority, then left the Demon Execution Platform with Lan Yuanqing.
• Gu Tianxuan criticized Lin Bai for abandoning the Holy Son position, and Lin Bai said he would not lose his family, friends, and loved ones again.
• Lin Bai gripped the Demon Sword and challenged the seven experts to attack.

Lin Bai activated the Invincible Sword Art as Prince Qingyang repeatedly struck him, raising his cultivation to the fifth level of the Apex Realm. He killed Prince Qingyang with a sword strike, but six other peak Apex Realm powerhouses then rushed to attack him.

• Prince Qingyang punched Lin Bai and sent him flying, while the White-Haired Woman urged Lin Bai to leave.
• Lin Bai activated the Invincible Sword Art and endured Prince Qingyang's repeated attacks as the technique raised his cultivation through five layers.
• Lin Bai caught Prince Qingyang's punch and killed him with a sword strike, reducing him to ashes.
• The Great Witch Emperor ordered Gu Tianxuan and Gu Lianxing to attack Lin Bai, and they joined Kong Wu, Zhang Xifeng, Shi Ziliang, and Chen Xinghe in charging him from six directions.

After killing Prince Qingyang, Lin Bai fought six peak Apex Realm experts on the Demon Execution Platform and raised his cultivation to the sixth level with the life-threatening Invincible Sword Art. He killed Gu Tianxuan and Chen Xinghe, then turned his attention to the four remaining opponents.

• Lin Bai killed Prince Qingyang, but Gu Tianxuan, Gu Lianxing, Chen Xinghe, and three other experts surrounded him and attacked.
• Lin Bai broke Chen Xinghe's Four Symbols Heaven-Annihilating Formation and, struggling against the six attackers, activated the sixth level of the Invincible Sword Art.
• Fu Qingshuang warned Lan Ling that the sword art destroyed its user's body and that reaching the seventh level meant certain death.
• Lin Bai used the Sword of World Annihilation to kill Gu Tianxuan, then moved toward the other five experts.
• Lin Bai used the Great Sun-Chasing Art to reach Chen Xinghe and killed him with a sword strike that destroyed his body and soul.