Chapter Summaries

The Witch Sect's Holy Son explained the Nether Ferry and revealed that his sect could summon Void Ferries. Lin Bai learned that the Holy Son had easily killed the Azure Mist Kun Peng, leaving Lu Qingjun and Chu Tinghan stunned.

• The Witch Sect's Holy Son explained that Void Ferries let people cross the void and that summoning one without a ferry crossing required a great sacrifice.
• The Witch Sect's Holy Son revealed that the Witch Sect had ties to the Netherworld and could summon Void Ferries; Lin Bai kept his mysterious bone token hidden.
• The Witch Sect's Holy Son departed, and Lin Bai asked Lu Qingjun and Chu Tinghan whether they had found the Azure Mist Kun Peng.
• Lu Qingjun explained that the Witch Sect and Seven Absolutes City had agreed to take turns attacking the Azure Mist Kun Peng, with the Witch Sect going first.
• Lu Qingjun revealed that the Witch Sect's Holy Son had killed the Azure Mist Kun Peng with ease, shocking Lin Bai.

Lin Bai learned how the Witch Sect's Holy Son killed the Azure Mist Kun Peng with the sect's Soul Capture Technique and heard about the Witch Sect's Art of Sacrifice and its Netherworld relic, the Mother of Death. As the Netherworld's influence seemed to reach across the Demon Realm, Lin Bai resolved to leave as soon as possible and reunite with his family.

• Lin Bai asked Chu Tinghan and Lu Qingjun how the Witch Sect's Holy Son had killed the Azure Mist Kun Peng, and they described how the beast stopped before him and let him sever its head.
• Lu Qingjun suspected the Holy Son had trapped the Azure Mist Kun Peng's soul with the Witch Sect's Soul Capture Technique.
• Chu Tinghan explained that the Witch Sect also practiced the Art of Sacrifice and worshipped a statue called the Mother of Death, which was said to come from the Netherworld.
• Lin Bai reflected on the Netherworld's links to events in the Demon Realm, including the phoenix, the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands' bone tablet, and the Nether Ferry.
• Lin Bai sensed that upheaval was approaching and decided he needed to leave the Demon Realm and return to his family.

Lin Bai and his companions searched the Azure Mist Kun Peng’s lair, then hunted variant species while preparing to regroup at the volcano. When Lin Bai agreed to let Chu Tinghan accompany him, she revealed that the Prince Liang’s Estate had brought an army into the Hunting Realm.

• Lin Bai and Lu Qingjun agreed to gather their alliance at the volcano, and Lin Bai told Lu Qingjun to bring their allies and sect disciples there within four days.
• Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan hunted variant species for several days, but Lin Bai found none of the Five Elements Spiritual Objects he sought.
• After fourteen days in the Hunting Realm, Lin Bai decided to return to the volcano and regroup with his allies.
• Chu Tinghan insisted on accompanying Lin Bai, and he agreed to take her to meet the alliance before deciding whether she could join.
• Chu Tinghan revealed that the Prince Liang’s Estate had brought an army into the Hunting Realm, stunning Lin Bai.

Lin Bai learned that the Prince Liang's Estate had sent the Black Tortoise Battalion, a force of over a hundred Superior-Grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists, into the Hunting Realm. After Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan crossed the vast southern region and returned to the volcano, they were mistaken for Northern Region barbarians until the martial artists recognized him.

• Lin Bai learned that the Prince Liang's Estate had split into four hunting teams, including the Black Tortoise Battalion, and Chu Tinghan said its members were all Superior-Grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.
• Lin Bai asked Chu Tinghan whether the Prince Liang's Estate planned to rebel, but she angrily denied the rumor.
• Lin Bai carried Chu Tinghan toward the volcano, and she explained that they had explored less than a tenth of the Hunting Realm and were in its forested southern region.
• Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan spent two days getting lost on their journey, then crossed the volcanic region without encountering exotic beasts.
• Lin Bai approached the volcano, where martial artists mistook him and Chu Tinghan for Northern Region barbarians and attacked before recognizing Lin Bai as the Wolf Marquis.

Lin Bai found Meng Qinxian, Nie Shang, Yi Song, and Yi Heze badly wounded after Northern Region martial artists ambushed them on their way to the gigantic volcano. As his allies gathered and treated their wounds, Chu Tinghan worried that her younger brother and sister were also in danger because the Northern Region had struck before the Eastern Region could assemble.

• Lin Bai found Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang treating severe wounds and learned that Northern Region martial artists had ambushed their group, killed several disciples, and threatened to wipe out the Eastern Region’s fighters.
• Lin Bai told Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang to recover while they waited for the others to arrive at the gigantic volcano.
• Yi Song and Yi Heze arrived with serious injuries and told Lin Bai that members of the Northern Region’s Soul Refining Sect had ambushed them.
• Lin Bai arranged for Yi Song and Yi Heze to treat their wounds and ordered the disciples to watch for danger while he waited at the volcano’s crater.
• Chu Tinghan told Lin Bai she feared for her younger brother and sister because the Northern Region had attacked before the Eastern Region could gather.

Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan discussed the North Region’s plan to target Eastern Region prodigies, then waited at a volcano for allies to gather. Qian Hen and Shui Mo Dan arrived after being pursued by North Region martial artists, and Qian Hen warned that Eastern Region Saint Sons might already have been killed.

• Chu Tinghan explained that the North Region intended to weaken the Eastern Region by killing its prodigies before war began.
• Lin Bai persuaded the injured Chu Tinghan to stay until his allies arrived so they could search for Chu Tingxue and Chu Zimo together.
• More Eastern Region martial artists gathered at the volcano, including injured fighters seeking a place to recover.
• Qian Hen and Shui Mo Dan arrived aboard Qian Hen’s battle-scarred Black Awning Boat after escaping North Region pursuers.
• Qian Hen told Lin Bai that the North Region’s planned massacre had begun early and that some Eastern Region Saint Sons might already have fallen.
• Lin Bai brought Qian Hen and Shui Mo Dan to recover with Nie Shang, Meng Qinxian, Yi Heze, and Yi Song.

After Lin Bai brought Qian Hen and Shui Mo Dan to the injured Eastern Region geniuses, Shui Mo Dan offered her blood to heal them, restoring their strength far faster than expected. Lin Bai sensed medicinal power in her blood and wondered about its secrets as he and Qian Hen waited for the others to recover.

• Lin Bai reunited Qian Hen and Shui Mo Dan with Meng Qinxian and the others, who discussed the Northern Region's attack and their poor chances of recovering in time.
• Shui Mo Dan cut her wrist and offered her blood, claiming it would heal the group's injuries within a day or two.
• Lin Bai sensed medicinal power in Shui Mo Dan's blood and noticed that his Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit yearned to devour it.
• Meng Qinxian drank first, felt his injuries rapidly heal, and passed the bowl to Nie Shang, Yi Heze, and Yi Song, who also began recovering.
• Lin Bai asked Qian Hen why he was not drinking Shui Mo Dan's blood, and Qian Hen told him not to pry into the secrets of others.

Lin Bai and Qian Hen waited by the giant volcano as the remaining martial artists made their way there. Huang Qingyun arrived after a battle with Northern Territory fighters, and Mo Nan and Li Xuanqiu appeared next, leaving Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun still missing.

• Qian Hen recovered from his injuries by swallowing a large number of healing pills and medicines.
• Huang Qingyun arrived with wounded Sacred Lotus Palace disciples and told Lin Bai and Qian Hen that they had killed a group of Northern Territory attackers.
• Lin Bai arranged for Huang Qingyun to heal, while Shui Mo Dan reunited with her and learned that Huang Qingyun’s disciples were afraid of her.
• Huang Qingyun used the Sacred Lotus Palace’s nine-colored healing method and agreed with Lin Bai and Qian Hen that they should wait for everyone before confronting the Northern Territory fighters.
• Lin Bai predicted that Mo Nan and Li Xuanqiu would arrive before Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun, and the former pair appeared shortly afterward.

After reuniting at the volcano, Lin Bai and the others learned that the Northern Region had attacked the Star and Moon Sects. As scouts gathered nearby, Qian Hen explained how the Northern and Southern Regions might shape the coming slaughter, leaving the Eastern Region bracing for war.

• Mo Nan brought the badly injured Li Xuanqiu to Lin Bai, who reassured her about drinking Shui Mo Dan’s blood so she could heal.
• Qian Hen praised the Nine Heavens Starry Robe for protecting Mo Nan during the Northern Region’s attack.
• Lin Bai, Mo Nan, Qian Hen, and Chu Tinghan spotted scouts gathering around the volcano as the half-month slaughter approached.
• Qian Hen explained that the Northern Region had openly declared war on the Eastern Region while the Southern Region planned to profit from the conflict and aid whichever side was weaker.
• Chu Tinghan said that resources, miraculous pills, and Divine Weapons often determined the outcome of war more than martial strength alone.

On the eve of the Half-Month Massacre, Lin Bai’s alliance waited for Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun while preparing to confront the Northern Region. Mountain Sea Sect Holy Son Jiang Yu arrived with a warning that the Northern Region had bought poison from the Southern Border Insect Valley and offered to broker Antitoxin Pills, leaving Qian Hen to question the details of the deal.

• Lin Bai decided the alliance would wait until dawn for Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun before preparing a counterattack against the Northern Region.
• Jiang Yu, the Holy Son of Mountain Sea Sect, arrived at the massive volcano and greeted Lin Bai, Qian Hen, and the others.
• Jiang Yu warned that the Northern Region had purchased a large quantity of poison from the Southern Border Insect Valley for the Half-Month Massacre.
• Jiang Yu offered to act as an intermediary to purchase Antitoxin Pills for the Eastern Region martial artists.
• Qian Hen asked Jiang Yu which poisons had been sold, how much they cost, and how the transaction had been conducted.

Jiang Yu disclosed Southern Border Insect Valley’s poisons, and Qian Hen agreed to have the Qian family pay for their antidotes and purchase the poisons. Lin Bai then learned that Jiang Yu had sold information about Eastern Region martial artists to their Northern Region attackers, leaving the group furious and demanding an explanation.

• Jiang Yu listed the thirty-one poisons Southern Border Insect Valley was selling to the Northern Region, and Qian Hen judged that their antidotes should be purchased.
• Qian Hen offered to have the Qian family cover the cost, and Jiang Yu agreed to arrange the antidotes and sell the poisons at a fair price.
• Jiang Yu offered Lin Bai spirit medicines and intelligence, claiming he had informants throughout the Hunting Realm.
• Lin Bai asked whether Jiang Yu had helped Northern Region martial artists find his friends, and Jiang Yu admitted he had sold them the locations of many Eastern Region martial artists.
• Meng Qinxian, Nie Shang, and the others glared at Jiang Yu as Lin Bai demanded to know why he had done it, and Jiang Yu said he wanted to make money.

Jiang Yu met with the Southern Region’s three other leading prodigies, then returned to Lin Bai’s group with poisons, antidotes, and a map of the Eastern and Northern Regions’ forces. Qian Hen used the map to identify seven major Eastern Region factions as the group prepared for the conflict ahead.

• Jiang Yu joined Rong Yunxin, Tuo Baxin, and Ling Wen and said Lin Bai was a formidable talent but an unqualified commander likely to suffer a major loss against the Northern Region.
• Jiang Yu told Rong Yunxin that Lin Bai’s group had bought poisons and antidotes from the Southern Border Insect Valley, and she agreed to their arrangement.
• Qian Hen distributed the supplies and explained that the Southern Region was selling to both sides while waiting to see how the war developed.
• Qian Hen revealed the map he had obtained from Jiang Yu, who had sent Mountain Sea Sect disciples to survey the factions and terrain instead of hunting.
• Qian Hen began listing the seven strongest Eastern Region factions, including Lin Bai’s group near the giant volcano, the sect alliances, and Chu Zimo’s military faction.

Lin Bai and his companions learned that the Northern Region prodigies had gathered at Great Snow Mountain, leaving the Eastern Region’s scattered factions vulnerable. Chu Tinghan proposed uniting the Eastern Region, identifying allies who could be summoned quickly and those who would need persuasion.

• Lin Bai and his companions studied the map and saw that more than a hundred Northern Region Holy Sons and Holy Daughters had assembled at Great Snow Mountain.
• Lin Bai realized his guerrilla plans would not work against the Northern Region’s concentrated forces, while the Eastern Region factions remained scattered.
• Chu Tinghan advised them to seize the initiative by strengthening their forces and uniting the Eastern Region factions.
• Chu Tinghan said Prince Liang’s Estate and Yi Jinyun’s Seven Nights Divine Sect territory would join after receiving messages because their lands bordered the Northern Region.
• Chu Tinghan said the Ten Thousand Saints Mountain territory and the Seven Nights Divine Sect territory would require more persuasion.

Chu Tinghan organized a plan to unite the Chu Kingdom and Seven Nights Divine Sect against the Northern Region, while sending envoys to seek support from the other Eastern Region factions. As the group headed toward the Great Snow Mountain, Qian Hen hinted that he had a way to make the journey easier.

• Chu Tinghan proposed using an island near the Great Snow Mountain as a forward outpost and uniting the Chu Kingdom’s and Seven Nights Divine Sect’s forces.
• Chu Tinghan assigned Nie Shang to approach Yi Jinyun, Yi Song to contact Zhao Xiantu’s faction, and herself to recruit Prince Liang’s Estate.
• Chu Tinghan asked Mo Nan and Li Xuanqiu to seek support from the Ten Thousand Saints Mountain factions, and Lu Qingjun to contact both Qi Tian Sect factions.
• The envoys departed, while Lin Bai and the others headed toward the Great Snow Mountain to meet there.
• Qian Hen offered Lin Bai a mysterious way to travel without exhausting everyone.

Qian Hen revealed and restored the Qian Family’s Demon Subduing Warship, then took Lin Bai and the gathered martial artists toward the Great Snow Mountain. The force grew to around three hundred Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm fighters before they skirted the region and headed for the islands east of the Hunting Realm, watched by Northern Region scouts.

• Qian Hen brought out the restored Demon Subduing Warship and explained how the Qian Family had acquired and repaired it.
• Qian Hen took control of the warship and flew Lin Bai, Chu Tinghan, Huang Qingyun, Yi Heze, and the others toward the Great Snow Mountain.
• Chu Tinghan warned Lin Bai that Northern Region spies might be among the more than two hundred martial artists aboard and told him to wait for the army of Prince Liang’s Estate before acting.
• Lin Bai invited Eastern Region martial artists they encountered to join them, and the force grew to around three hundred Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm fighters.
• Qian Hen skirted the Great Snow Mountain region toward the islands east of the Hunting Realm as Northern Region scouts tracked the warship from a distance.

The Northern Region martial artists launched a coordinated assault on the Eastern Region, forcing its scattered fighters to begin gathering for a larger confrontation. As Lin Bai watched from the massive volcano, Chu Tinghan’s plan sent Holy Sons and Holy Daughters out to unite the Eastern Region teams, while Emperor Chu alone recognized who was behind it.

• The Northern Region martial artists gathered at the Great Snow Mountain, then split into six forces and began attacking Eastern Region teams while sparing other regions.
• Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun nearly wiped out the two Northern Region forces pursuing them, while Huang Qingyun, Qian Hen, and others fled their attackers.
• After hundreds of Eastern Region martial artists fell, leaders including Lin Bai, Chu Zimo, Chu Tingxue, and Qi Lingyu began assembling their forces.
• Jiang Yu met with Rong Yunxin, Tuo Baxin, and Ling Wen, then visited Lin Bai at the massive volcano and left after reaching another deal.
• Holy Sons and Holy Daughters departed the volcano to rally scattered Eastern Region teams, and Emperor Chu realized the unification plan belonged to Chu Tinghan.

Lin Bai’s group reached an island selected as a forward position and began preparing defenses against the Northern Territory martial artists. Meanwhile, Bu Junfeng identified Lin Bai’s warship and prepared to send fighters to test his strength.

• Bu Junfeng and Luan Tang watched a recording of the Demon Subduing Warship and recognized Lin Bai and several other sect leaders aboard it.
• Bu Junfeng concluded that Lin Bai’s group was scouting ahead of allied forces and invited volunteers to challenge them.
• Qian Hen brought the Demon Subduing Warship to an island, where Yi Heze, Meng Qinxian, and the others cleared out the foreign species.
• Chu Tinghan left with Huang Qingyun to locate the troops from Prince Liang’s Estate.
• Lin Bai organized defenses and scouts while Qian Hen supplied the resources and began building the Seven Seas Mountain Defense Array.

Lin Bai and the others prepared Great Snow Mountain Island as a defensive base when Xiao Gu, a Soul Refinement Sect disciple from the Northern Territory, arrived and attacked with a skull-shaped Grand Yi Divine Weapon. Meng Qinxian fought Xiao Gu fiercely but was immobilized by the skull as Xiao Gu’s sword rain struck toward his chest.

• Qian Hen warned Lin Bai that several streaks of light were approaching, and Lin Bai used his Asura Dharma Eyes to spot them.
• The newcomers unleashed sword rain from a Grand Yi Divine Weapon, but Lin Bai swept the attacks away with one sword.
• Xiao Gu introduced himself as a direct disciple of the Northern Territory’s Soul Refinement Sect and challenged Lin Bai.
• Meng Qinxian ignored Lin Bai and Yi Heze’s warnings, charging Xiao Gu and forcing him back with his powerful punches.
• Xiao Gu used the skull to unleash sword rain and then immobilized Meng Qinxian before firing another attack at his chest.

Northern Domain martial artists attacked Lin Bai and his allies, but Lin Bai realized their assault was meant to scout the camp. The attackers escaped into the Great Snow Mountain after he ordered the Eastern Domain fighters to conceal their numbers, leaving the island on guard against a sneak attack.

• Yi Heze saved Meng Qinxian from Xiao Gu and fought him, while a Corpse Refinement Sect disciple trapped Yi Heze with Corpse Puppets and unleashed a powerful Corpse Fiend.
• Xiao Gu called on the other Northern Domain martial artists to attack Lin Bai, and Bai Yifei and the others engaged them.
• Lin Bai suspected the attackers had come to scout their forces, so he ordered the more than three hundred Eastern Domain martial artists on the island to hide.
• Lin Bai entered the battle and ordered his allies to finish the fight, prompting the Northern Domain martial artists to withdraw behind a cloud of poisonous mist.
• Lin Bai told the others that the Northern Domain fighters had come to scout the camp and warned them to guard against a sneak attack.

After the Northern Region martial artists probed Lin Bai’s island camp, Lin Bai, Meng Qinxian, and Yi Heze went to the Great Snow Mountain to scout their forces. They struck the Northern Region’s defenses, and Meng Qinxian’s challenge rang out before a powerful formation that blocked his punch.

• Lin Bai realized the Northern Region martial artists had attacked to scout his camp, and he ordered Qian Hen to hurry the island’s defensive formation and watch for another assault.
• After Qian Hen completed the formation, Lin Bai chose to scout the Great Snow Mountain with Meng Qinxian and Yi Heze, leaving Qian Hen in command of the island.
• The three slipped past hidden sentries and stopped in the mountain’s outer region, where Lin Bai gave Meng Qinxian and Yi Heze Sword Qi that could cut through a formation.
• Meng Qinxian punched toward the depths of the Great Snow Mountain, but the Northern Region’s formation blocked the attack.
• Meng Qinxian shouted a challenge to the Northern Region martial artists, daring them to come out and fight.