Chapter Summaries

Pangu asked the Three Chaos Demon Gods to help him slay Hongjun, offering the location of the Chaos Bead in exchange. After Chongming agreed and Qingxiao and Dima pledged to join once they recovered their treasures, Pangu suddenly perished before warning them about Qing—, and Dima set out toward Dongsheng Shenzhou to reclaim the Tombstone of Reincarnation.

• Pangu explained that his will remained trapped beneath Heaven's Dao and asked the three Chaos Demon Gods to help him kill Hongjun.
• Pangu offered to reveal the Chaos Bead's location and gave Qingxiao a wisp of his divine soul as proof of his promise.
• Chongming agreed to help, while Qingxiao and Dima said they would join after recovering their original Chaos Spirit Treasures.
• Pangu confirmed that Dima's Tombstone of Reincarnation was needed for them to have a chance to kill Hongjun, then began warning them to stay away from Qing— before suddenly perishing.
• Dima pointed toward Dongsheng Shenzhou to reclaim the Tombstone of Reincarnation, and Chongming realized someone there had restored the order of reincarnation.

Su Yang restored Qingshan City after the battle between Fentian and Luo Yao, and Empress Houtu and Empress Nuwa offered to revive its dead residents. Meanwhile, Reincarnation Demon God Dima and his allies went to Mount Tai to retrieve the Tombstone of Reincarnation, unaware that someone was approaching.

• Su Yang restored the ruined area around Qingshan City but lamented that its people were gone.
• Empress Houtu offered to retrieve the departed souls, and Empress Nuwa offered to recreate their bodies.
• Qingxiao, Chongming, and Dima arrived at Mount Tai and sensed Dima's Tombstone of Reincarnation in the Netherworld Underworld.
• Dima said the Demon Gods would retrieve the treasure, eliminate Dao Ancestor Hongjun, claim Pangu's promised benefits, and leave the Primordial World.
• Chongming urged Dima to act quickly, and Dima flew toward the Netherworld Underworld as an unseen figure headed for Mount Tai.

Reincarnation Demon God Dima, accompanied by Life Demon God Qingxiao and Earth Demon God Chongming, entered the Underworld to reclaim the Tombstone of Reincarnation. After King Yama summoned Great Emperor Fengdu, Dima was forced to confront Fengdu just as he prepared to take the tombstone.

• Dima sensed the Underworld’s powerful reincarnation aura and found the Tombstone of Reincarnation beside the Yellow Springs River.
• Chongming used the Law of Earth to seal the senses of Ox-Head, Horse-Face, the ghost officers, and wandering souls guarding Ghost Gate Pass.
• King Yama attacked Dima and sent a signal through the Yellow Springs River to summon Great Emperor Fengdu.
• Dima suppressed King Yama and moved to take the tombstone, abandoning his plan to refine it there.
• Great Emperor Fengdu arrived, and Dima sensed that Fengdu carried a trace of the Six Paths of Reincarnation’s authority.

Great Emperor Fengdu confronted the Reincarnation Demon God Dima, who revealed that the Tombstone of Reincarnation was his Natal Spirit Treasure and tried to take it. Great Emperor Fengdu defended the stele as Empress Houtu’s, while Dima pressed him for information about her and prepared to attack.

• Great Emperor Fengdu asked the visitors who they were, and Dima identified himself as the Reincarnation Demon God.
• Dima revealed that the Tombstone of Reincarnation was his Natal Spirit Treasure and used his power to draw it toward himself.
• Great Emperor Fengdu recognized the stele as an object Empress Houtu had left behind and vowed to protect it, despite knowing he was no match for Dima.
• Dima suppressed Great Emperor Fengdu with the Law of Reincarnation and demanded that he explain Empress Houtu’s origins.
• Earth Demon God Chongming urged Dima to stop wasting time, defeat Great Emperor Fengdu, and take the tombstone.

Empress Houtu arrived in the Netherworld as Reincarnation Demon God Dima threatened Great Emperor Fengdu and challenged her to explain her power. Dima prepared to attack, but the sight of imprisoned Fire Demon God Fentian and Water Demon God Luo Yao left him shaken.

• Reincarnation Demon God Dima sent the power of reincarnation toward Great Emperor Fengdu, but Empress Houtu arrived before the attack could land.
• Empress Houtu confronted Dima, identified him as the Reincarnation Demon God, and refused to explain how her strength rivaled that of a Three Corpses Sage.
• Dima grew angry at Houtu's refusal and prepared to strike her.
• Dima saw Fire Demon God Fentian bound and imprisoned, then sensed that Water Demon God Luo Yao had suppressed him.
• Luo Yao turned toward Dima and asked why he was in the Netherworld.

Water Demon God Luo Yao prepared to take Fire Demon God Fentian to the Primordial World’s Netherworld and imprison him in Abyssal Hell. Fentian’s terror of Empress Nuwa revealed why he accepted the punishment, while Chongming, Qingxiao, and Dima began to suspect Luo Yao had encountered the source of a terrifying aura.

• Luo Yao told Reincarnation Demon God Dima that she was escorting Fentian to Abyssal Hell.
• Earth Demon God Chongming pleaded for Fentian and argued that the Netherworld could not restrain a Chaos Demon God.
• Fentian insisted he would not escape and revealed his fear of Empress Nuwa, who had suppressed him and ordered him to atone for the deaths in Qingshan City.
• Fentian urged Luo Yao to seal him in Abyssal Hell, while Luo Yao recalled Nuwa effortlessly dispelling her strongest Water Law attack.
• Chongming asked Luo Yao whether she had met the terrifying person behind the aura, and Qingxiao, Dima, and Chongming considered fleeing the Primordial World.

Water Demon God Luo Yao revealed that she had chosen to follow a powerful being in the Primordial World, while Reincarnation Demon God Dima sought to reclaim the Tombstone of Reincarnation from the Netherworld. When Dima moved against Empress Houtu, Luo Yao stepped in to defend her.

• Earth Demon God Chongming and the others recalled the mysterious woman who had subdued Fire Demon God Fentian and neutralized Luo Yao's attack.
• Luo Yao said she had not betrayed the Chaos and Great Dao, but would not risk dying alongside those who opposed the powerful being she followed.
• Reincarnation Demon God Dima concluded that Luo Yao had submitted to that being and used the Law of Reincarnation to lift the Tombstone of Reincarnation from the Yellow Springs River.
• Empress Houtu tried to stop Dima, but recognized that his power far exceeded what she could handle.
• Luo Yao stepped between Dima and Houtu, declaring that anyone who threatened Houtu was her enemy.

Water Demon God Luo Yao defended Empress Houtu’s claim to the Tombstone of Reincarnation by confronting Reincarnation Demon God Dima in the Netherworld Underworld. Dima overpowered Luo Yao’s opening attack, and the battle drew attention across the Primordial World as observers identified him as one of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods.

• Dima demanded that Empress Houtu return the Tombstone of Reincarnation, while Luo Yao stepped in to protect her and refused to yield.
• Luo Yao attacked Dima with boundless Profound Water, but Dima used his reincarnation power to disperse it and send the remaining force back at her.
• Empress Houtu rescued Great Emperor Fengdu from Dima’s pressure and told him to watch the battle.
• Dima gained the upper hand over Luo Yao and urged her to retreat, warning that he would show no mercy.
• Great Divine Ability Users and Quasi-Saints across the Primordial World detected the fight and recognized Dima as the Reincarnation Demon God.

The Primordial World’s powerful figures speculated that the Water Demon God had submitted to Su Yang as her battle with the Reincarnation Demon God continued. At the inn, Su Yang sensed the clash and was about to visit the Netherworld when Ruthless Great Emperor began breaking through toward the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao.

• The powerful figures discussed the Water Demon God protecting Empress Houtu and concluded that she likely feared or served Su Yang.
• Su Yang sensed the battle between Luo Yao and the Reincarnation Demon God Earth Demon and suggested that he and Empress Nuwa visit the Netherworld.
• Empress Nuwa teased Su Yang about wanting to see Houtu, and Su Yang said he would ask Ruthless Great Emperor to join them.
• Ruthless Great Emperor released a startling aura from her room, drawing Su Yang and the inn’s experts to gather outside.
• Su Yang said Ruthless Great Emperor had glimpsed the secret of the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao and was advancing toward it.

Ruthless Great Emperor broke through to the middle stage of the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao, astonishing Su Yang and the gathered powerhouses with her rapid rise. After she emerged, Black Emperor and Footprint Emperor reflected on her progress and resolved to pursue greater strength, while Footprint Emperor remained troubled by how far behind her he had fallen.

• Ruthless Great Emperor’s aura erupted from her room, and Su Yang shielded the gathered powerhouses from the force of her breakthrough.
• Ancestor Yang Mei appeared and was shocked that Ruthless Great Emperor had gained power comparable to a fifth-grade Three Corpses Sage through an epiphany.
• Ruthless Great Emperor emerged, and Empress Nuwa congratulated her on reaching the middle stage of the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao.
• Willow Deity reflected on her own progress, while Black Emperor recalled Ruthless Great Emperor’s extraordinary rise and called her the greatest woman throughout the ages.
• Footprint Emperor compared his stalled cultivation with Ruthless Great Emperor’s advances and resolved that he could no longer afford to slack off.

Ruthless Great Emperor sensed an incomplete Transcendent Realm beyond Guixu, while Su Yang reassured her and brought her into a private room. In the Netherworld Underworld, Water Demon God Luo Yao struggled against Reincarnation Demon God Dima, who demanded the return of his Tombstone of Reincarnation.

• Ruthless Great Emperor told Su Yang that the path of Sacrificial Dao remained open, but the incomplete Transcendent Realm suggested the road ahead was nearing its end.
• Su Yang encouraged Ruthless Great Emperor, and the two withdrew to a room while Empress Nuwa began refining the Water and Fire laws she had absorbed.
• Water Demon God Luo Yao fought Reincarnation Demon God Dima in the Netherworld Underworld, where his superior Reincarnation Law and the battlefield’s power put her at a disadvantage.
• Empress Houtu urged Luo Yao to return Dima’s Tombstone of Reincarnation, but Luo Yao refused to give up the fight.
• Dima used the Netherworld’s Reincarnation Law to wound Luo Yao’s right arm, and she healed it with Water Law before he challenged her to acknowledge their difference in strength.

Water Demon God Luo Yao transformed the Underworld into a Water Domain to fight Reincarnation Demon God Dima over the Tombstone of Reincarnation. With Life Demon God Qingxiao’s aid and Fire Demon God Fentian freed from his seal, Dima faced both Luo Yao and Fentian in a renewed battle.

• Luo Yao filled the Underworld with Water Law, turning it into a domain that hindered Dima.
• Qingxiao gave Dima a leaf from the Tree of Life, allowing him to rapidly heal injuries from Luo Yao’s attacks.
• Fentian asked Luo Yao to release his restraints so he could help fight Dima.
• Dima tried to provoke Fentian by blaming Luo Yao for his decline, but Fentian remained resolute.
• Luo Yao shattered Fentian’s seal, and his Fire Law drove back the surrounding waters.
• Dima charged Luo Yao and Fentian, but their combined assault left him struggling despite the Tree of Life leaf.

Water Demon God Luo Yao and Fire Demon God Fentian joined forces against Reincarnation Demon God Dima in a devastating battle in the Netherworld. After ten days of fighting, Dima launched another surge of reincarnation power at them, and the outcome remained unresolved.

• Fire Demon God Fentian asked Luo Yao to release the Water Domain because it suppressed his Fire Law.
• Luo Yao turned the Water Domain into an attack against Dima, who countered with worlds and universes that formed and perished in his palm.
• Fentian and Luo Yao unleashed their full strength as the Water Domain began to collapse and Dima broke free of its restraints.
• Observers across the Primordial World discussed the Chaos Demon Gods’ power and wondered why they had gathered there.
• The battle continued for ten days, with the Water and Fire Laws intertwining as Dima sent a wave of reincarnation power toward Luo Yao and Fentian.

Fire Demon God Fentian and Water Demon God Luo Yao battled Reincarnation Demon God Dima in the Netherworld while carefully restraining their power to protect it. As the Jade Emperor watched, he learned that the Slaughter Demon God was heading toward Mount Tai and ordered the Heavenly Court to investigate the Chaos Demon Gods’ purpose.

• Fentian charged at Dima to drive him out of the Netherworld and prevent their battle from destroying it, but Dima mocked his restraint.
• Powerful figures across the Primordial World watched the three Chaos Demon Gods contain their attacks and preserve the Netherworld’s space.
• The Jade Emperor watched the battle through the Haotian Mirror and pondered whether reaching the Chaos Demon God realm could free him from all restraints.
• Thousand-Mile Eye reported that the Slaughter Demon God was rushing toward Mount Tai, apparently drawn by the battle’s aura.
• The Jade Emperor concluded that Dima’s plans might involve other Chaos Demon Gods and ordered the immortals in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to investigate their intentions.

At a heavenly court gathering, the Jade Emperor warned that the Chaos Demon Gods could bring catastrophe to the Primordial World, especially if their battles damaged the Netherworld and freed the demons imprisoned in Hell. When the immortals pushed the responsibility onto him, Haotian asserted his authority and overwhelmed the hall with his Quasi-Sage Peak aura, leaving the gathering stunned.

• The Jade Emperor warned that the Chaos Demon Gods' battle in the Netherworld could break its seals and release powerful demons from the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• The Jade Emperor explained that the Chaos Demon Gods appeared to be recovering artifacts taken by Great God Pangu, but their true intentions remained unknown.
• An Elucidation Sect Grand Unity Golden Immortal and other immortals insisted that Haotian should investigate and handle the threat as ruler of the Three Realms.
• Haotian agreed to lead the response but called on the immortals to cooperate, and they continued to watch from the sidelines.
• Haotian released his Quasi-Sage Peak pressure across the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, reminding the immortals of his strength and authority.

The Jade Emperor ordered the immortals to investigate why the Chaos Demon God had infiltrated the Primordial World, then left Lingxiao Treasure Hall as an Elucidation Sect disciple headed to Yuqing Palace to report his humiliation. In the Netherworld battle, Luo Yao and Fentian drove Dima beyond the underworld, but Chongming attacked Luo Yao and Dima struck Fentian, leaving the fight in a dangerous turn.

• The Jade Emperor angrily ordered the immortals to uncover the Chaos Demon God's purpose and left Lingxiao Treasure Hall after they accepted his decree.
• An Elucidation Sect Grand Unity Golden Immortal flew toward Yuqing Palace to report the Jade Emperor's insult to the Primordial Lord of Heaven.
• Luo Yao and Fentian forced Dima out of the Netherworld, where they unleashed their full power against him.
• Dima's missing Tombstone of Reincarnation weakened his control over the Reincarnation Law, and Luo Yao and Fentian drove him back.
• Chongming attacked Luo Yao with the Earth Law, while Dima struck Fentian with reincarnation power and gained the upper hand.

The Reincarnation Demon God Dima wounded Fire Demon God Fentian, but Life Demon God Qingxiao intervened and offered to let Dima take the Tombstone of Reincarnation. Empress Houtu challenged Qingxiao’s offer to make her his follower, and her taunts left him enraged.

• Dima ambushed Fentian with the power of reincarnation, but Fentian counterattacked with his origin flame.
• Qingxiao arrived and used vines to stop the fighting, ordering his followers Chongming and Dima to halt.
• Qingxiao offered to let Dima reclaim the Tombstone of Reincarnation without interfering further, while Fentian stopped Luo Yao from objecting.
• Houtu confronted Qingxiao and rejected his offer to let her follow him, pointing out that she had the potential to surpass the Great Dao.
• Houtu mocked Qingxiao by suggesting that he would look like her attendant, and Qingxiao became furious.

Empress Houtu challenged Qingxiao, Chongming, and Dima to attack, confident Su Yang would protect her, and provoked Qingxiao into ordering her death. Luo Yao and Fentian intercepted the attackers, but Qingxiao empowered Chongming and Dima with Life Origin, leaving Houtu exposed as he turned toward her.

• Houtu warned Qingxiao, Chongming, and Dima that attacking her would leave them trapped in the Primordial World and bring about their annihilation.
• Houtu mocked Qingxiao by comparing their appearances, and Fengdu and Luo Yao agreed that she was more beautiful.
• Enraged by Houtu's taunts, Qingxiao ordered Chongming and Dima to kill her.
• Luo Yao and Fentian blocked Chongming and Dima, clashing with their Laws before Qingxiao boosted the attackers with Life Origin.
• Chongming and Dima burned their replenished life force to increase their strength and pressed against Luo Yao and Fentian as Qingxiao turned toward Houtu.

Life Demon God Qingxiao and Slaughter Demon God Huntu confronted Empress Houtu while Earth Demon God Chongming and Reincarnation Demon God Dima held off her allies. Huntu prepared to kill Houtu with the Sword of Slaughter, but her calm defiance left the confrontation poised to continue.

• Qingxiao demanded to know whether Empress Houtu was more beautiful than him, then struck at her when she responded with contempt.
• Great Emperor Fengdu rushed to protect Houtu, but Qingxiao sent him flying with a single palm.
• Huntu arrived, and onlookers recognized him as the Slaughter Demon God, bringing the number of Demon Gods confronting Houtu and her allies to four.
• Chongming restrained Water Demon God Luo Yao while Dima entangled Fire Demon God Fentian, leaving Qingxiao and Huntu facing Houtu.
• Huntu agreed to help Qingxiao kill Houtu and drew the Sword of Slaughter, whose terrifying killing intent made Houtu suspect it was a Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Empress Houtu faced an attack from the Slaughter Demon God Huntu, but Ancestor Yang Mei intervened and protected her. He returned the Tombstone of Reincarnation to Houtu, and the chapter ended with him confronting the Reincarnation Demon God for demanding it back.

• Empress Houtu challenged Huntu’s belief that he and the Life Demon God could kill her, and Huntu attacked with the Sword of Slaughter.
• Ancestor Yang Mei appeared and crushed Huntu’s sword qi before striking him and warning the demon gods about the consequences of harming Houtu.
• Yang Mei declared that the Tombstone of Reincarnation belonged to Empress Houtu and retrieved it from the Netherworld to hand to her.
• The Reincarnation Demon God cautiously asked to reclaim the tombstone, and Yang Mei responded with a surge of pressure.