Chapter Summaries

The Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor awakened in the Ancient Heavenly Palace and began devouring the gathered Earth Sovereigns, while Lu Heng revealed that he had lured them there as sacrifices. Zhu Yan summoned King Ye, whose arrival with Xiao Xiao broke the Demon Curtain and launched a counterattack against the fiend.

• The crowd discovered the Heavenly Emperor’s body, the Heavenly Emperor Sword, and the Demon Emperor’s skull, but Mandala’s warning failed to stop them from approaching.
• Lu Heng revealed that he had arranged the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s appearance to gather sacrifices, as the awakened Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor devoured the Earth Sovereigns and trapped them behind the Demon Curtain.
• Mandala told Mu Chen to help her hold Lu Heng while he seized the Heavenly Emperor Sword, but Zhu Yan used a spatial jade pendant to open a gateway and summon King Ye.
• King Ye and Xiao Xiao arrived through the gateway, destroyed the Demon Curtain, and watched the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor devour Lu Heng.
• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao attacked the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor together, wielding the Thunder Emperor Sky-Severing Saber and Xiao Xiao’s Nine-Colored Spiritual Light sword.

Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao fought the newly revived Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor inside Ye Kong’s Bodhi Colorless Heaven, where Ye Kong’s Nine Spirit Meridians suppressed the demon and empowered his attacks. Ye Kong battered the demon with the Five Immortals Demon Slaying Formation and close combat, leaving the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor badly wounded as the fight continued.

• Ye Kong revealed his Heavenly Venerate spirit body and struck the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor with the Thunder Emperor Sky-Severing Saber, while Xiao Xiao attacked with her Nine-Colored Spirit Sword.
• Ye Kong unleashed Bodhi Colorless Heaven and revealed his Nine Spirit Meridians, suppressing the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor’s strength while enhancing his own.
• Ye Kong activated the Five Immortals Demon Slaying Formation as Xiao Xiao and the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python attacked the demon and weakened his demonic soil.
• Ye Kong summoned his True Dragon and True Phoenix clones, then used the sword formation to pierce the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor and scatter his blood.
• Ye Kong merged with the True Dragon and True Phoenix and fought the demon at close range, dodging many attacks through his strange, insubstantial movements.
• Ye Kong declared the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor would die, then severed two fingers from his left hand with a saber strike.

Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao defeated the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor in the Heavenly Emperor's Mausoleum, and Ye Kong contained the demon’s remains after its apparent self-destruction. When the demon’s escaping energy fled, the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor arrived to trap it.

• Ye Kong fought the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor within his Bodhi Colorless Heaven while Xiao Xiao pinned the demon’s severed head with the Heavenly Emperor Sword and joined with the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• The Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor unleashed the Heaven-Swallowing World-Annihilating Hand, but Ye Kong answered with Myriad Buddhas Illuminate the Universe and left him gravely wounded.
• The Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor tried to kill Ye Kong and the others by self-destructing, but Ye Kong contracted the Colorless Heaven and sealed the demonic energy in an orb.
• Xiao Xiao finished suppressing the demon’s demonic soul, and the gathered fighters celebrated the defeat.
• The Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor’s remaining energy escaped through shattered space, but the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor arrived and trapped it in a prison of Imperial Flame.

After Ye Kong and the others defeated the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor, they restored the Heavenly Emperor’s true remains and heard his thanks. The Heavenly Emperor considered making Ye Kong his successor, but learned that Ye Kong already belonged to the Buddha Emperor’s lineage; after killing the demon and sending most visitors away, he offered his One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to Ye Kong and the other three.

• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong explained how the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor had disguised the Heavenly Emperor’s remains, then Xiao Yan burned away the demonic qi and restored the Heavenly Emperor’s figure.
• Mandala wept at the sight of the true Heavenly Emperor, who thanked the gathered experts and praised the Great Thousand World’s promising new generation.
• The Heavenly Emperor recognized Ye Kong’s Immortal Golden Body and considered him a worthy successor, but Ye Kong revealed that he was the Buddha Emperor’s disciple and Kong Xuan’s student.
• The Heavenly Emperor killed the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor with the Heavenly Emperor Sword, while Ye Kong collected the demon’s remnant soul and gained ten thousand Demon Slaying Points.
• The Heavenly Emperor dismissed most of the visitors, kept Mandala, Mu Chen, and the Northern Border Alliance, and offered One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to Ye Kong, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Xiao Xiao.

The Heavenly Emperor offered to pass One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to a worthy successor, and Ye Kong arranged an exchange while Xiao Xiao accepted the inheritance. As Xiao Yan and Lin Dong prepared to leave, Ye Kong introduced Mu Chen to them, potentially helping resolve Mu Chen and Luo Li’s troubles with the Western Heaven Battle Emperor.

• The Heavenly Emperor asked Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Ye Kong, and Xiao Xiao whether they wanted to inherit One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and Xiao Yan and Lin Dong politely declined.
• Ye Kong offered the complete Supreme Heart Demon Scripture or Myriad Buddhas Illuminate the Universe in exchange, and the Heavenly Emperor confirmed that the Sutra Library would accept either Divine Ability as equal in value.
• Xiao Xiao expressed her interest in One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and the Heavenly Emperor chose her as his successor because of her talent and affinity with him.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong began to leave after the inheritance was settled, but Ye Kong stopped them and introduced Mu Chen as his little brother.
• Mu Chen was grateful for Ye Kong’s introduction and believed it could help resolve Luo Li’s troubles with the Western Heaven Battle Emperor.

Ye Kong explained the Luoshen Clan’s troubles, prompting Lin Dong and Xiao Yan to offer Mu Chen help against the Western Heaven Battle Emperor and aid for Luo Tianshen. The Heavenly Emperor imparted One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao, while Mu Chen trained in the Heavenly River; Mandala remained beside the fading Heavenly Emperor.

• Ye Kong told Xiao Yan and Lin Dong that Luo Tianshen had been poisoned and that the Western Heaven Battle Emperor continued pursuing Luo Li.
• Lin Dong gave Mu Chen a Stone Talisman and promised to confront the Western Heaven Battle Emperor if he threatened Luo Li, while Xiao Yan said he would visit the Luoshen Clan to help Luo Tianshen.
• The Heavenly Emperor recalled his meetings with the Luo Goddess and recognized Mu Chen’s cultivation of the Immortal Golden Body.
• The Heavenly Emperor took the group to the Heavenly River and imparted One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao.
• The Heavenly Emperor encouraged Mu Chen to cultivate in the Heavenly River, and Mu Chen plunged into its depths to strengthen his foundation.
• Mandala asked how much longer the Heavenly Emperor could remain, and he told her to live well as his spirit image continued to fade.

Ye Kong mastered the Three Separation Realm of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and created two powerful incarnations. After declaring his intention to claim three Primal Dharma Bodies, he asked the Heavenly Emperor whether he had considered living another life.

• Ye Kong comprehended the first realm of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and severed two incarnations from himself.
• The Heavenly Emperor praised Ye Kong’s talent and explained the Three Union Realm and the Three Spirits Realm.
• Ye Kong told the Heavenly Emperor he intended to claim the Eternal Undying Body, Endless Light Body, and Great Spirit Sacred Body.
• The Heavenly Emperor suggested that Ye Kong’s master, the Buddha Emperor, might still be alive because of his Three Realms Swastika Dharma Body.
• Ye Kong asked the Heavenly Emperor whether he had ever considered living another life.

Ye Kong persuaded the Heavenly Emperor to seek the Continental Power at Tianluo Continent’s core, with Xiao Xiao and Mandala helping him accept the chance of recovery. Ye Kong then entered the Sutra Library, while the Heavenly Emperor began instructing Xiao Xiao in the Three Union Realm.

• Ye Kong told the Heavenly Emperor that Tianluo Continent’s accumulated Continental Power might sustain his spiritual image, but the Heavenly Emperor initially refused to use it.
• Ye Kong revealed that the Three Beast Venerables had already gone to the continent’s core, and Xiao Xiao said her father, Xiao Yan, could make elixirs to help the Heavenly Emperor recover.
• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao explained Xiao Yan’s elixir abilities, and Mandala urged the Heavenly Emperor to go with her; he agreed to visit the core of Tianluo Continent.
• The Heavenly Emperor told Ye Kong how to reach the Sutra Library, and a summoning light carried Ye Kong away.
• Xiao Xiao created two Clones and asked the Heavenly Emperor to teach her the Three Union Realm, which he began explaining.

Ye Kong traded two Peerless Divine Abilities at the Sutra Library for the Great Wind Calling Technique and the second layer of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. After mastering its first two layers, he found the library had many more Divine Abilities available to exchange.

• Ye Kong entered the Sutra Library and offered the Supreme Heart Demon Scripture and Myriad Buddhas Illuminate the Universe for exchange.
• The Sutra Library offered the Great Wind Calling Technique and insights into the second layer of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and Ye Kong accepted the trade.
• Ye Kong received the Great Wind Calling Technique and studied the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation imprint with his Black and White Clones.
• Ye Kong mastered the first two layers of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and realized that merging his Clones could greatly increase his cultivation.
• The Sutra Library invited Ye Kong to exchange for more Divine Abilities, and he agreed to browse its collection.

Ye Kong traded divine abilities in the Sutra Library, recovering the Indestructible Vajra Body and acquiring a technique for Kong Xuan. When he asked for methods to improve his appearance, the library brought out many possibilities, and Ye Kong promised to send wealthy friends its way.

• Ye Kong learned that the Heavenly Emperor had cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body but had not mastered it before the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor attacked.
• Ye Kong traded Supernatural Footwork for the Indestructible Vajra Body and took the lost inheritance back with him.
• Ye Kong asked for a divine ability suited to the Nine-Colored Peacock Tribe and traded Heavenly Eye for the Nine-Colored God Sealing Seal as a gift for Kong Xuan.
• Ye Kong asked the Sutra Library for divine abilities that could improve his appearance, and it summoned many stars for him to browse.
• Ye Kong praised the Sutra Library and promised to recommend it to his wealthy friends before leaving.

Ye Kong visited the Tianluo Continent Heavenly Machine Pavilion branch and asked it to conceal details about his strength and deeds. After he left, Pavilion Master Qin Feng unexpectedly advanced to Half-step Heavenly Sovereign, and the branch commemorated the visit with a painting.

• Ye Kong pulled Mu Chen from cultivation, provoked him with news of Luo Li’s progress, and accepted IOUs to give him a painful baptism before taking him away in his sleeve.
• At the branch meeting, Qin Feng and the others learned that Ye Kong had arrived and hurried out to welcome the Young Pavilion Elder.
• Ye Kong asked Qin Feng to limit reports about his specific deeds and the cultivation of him, his wife, the Flame Emperor, and Martial Ancestor; Qin Feng agreed to relay the instruction to headquarters.
• After Ye Kong patted Qin Feng on the shoulder and departed, Qin Feng broke through to Half-step Heavenly Sovereign and gave the staff bottles of labor pay for rushing the newspaper.
• Three days later, the branch displayed a painting of Ye Kong patting Qin Feng on the shoulder.

Ye Kong prepared for his appointment with Xiao Xiao by strengthening Mu Chen and cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian visited Luo Tianshen, repaid his old kindness, and left the Luoshen Clan with renewed hope.

• Ye Kong released Mu Chen in the badlands and used the Thunder Emperor Sky-Severing Saber to baptize him in lightning while Mu Chen's spiritual foundation grew stronger.
• Ye Kong refined the Sky Swallowing Demon Emperor's demonic aura into Buddhist light and cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body as he prepared to face Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian reached Luoshen City and found Luo Tianshen, whom Xiao Yan remembered as the man who had helped him after his ascension.
• Xiao Yan burned the Blood Demon Poison from Luo Tianshen and healed his lingering injuries with Imperial Flame.
• Xiao Yixian gave Luo Tianshen three deadly poison pills, and Xiao Yan presented him with useful Elixirs, including a Breakthrough Pill.
• Luo Tianshen laughed with relief and gratitude as Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian watched.

Ye Kong returned to the Heavenly River to honor his five-year pact with Xiao Xiao, and the two began a fierce battle. Xiao Xiao merged with her Clones and Little Cai to raise her strength, while Ye Kong summoned the Bodhi Divine Tree and grew to an enormous size, leaving her stunned as their fight continued.

• Ye Kong returned to the Heavenly River and accepted Xiao Xiao's challenge to fulfill their five-year pact.
• Xiao Xiao and her Clones attacked Ye Kong with illusions and coordinated strikes, but he countered their assault and wounded Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Xiao merged with her Clones and Little Cai, raising her power close to the Saint Grade realm.
• Ye Kong fought Xiao Xiao barehanded, then summoned the Bodhi Divine Tree and used Heaven and Earth Manifestation to grow tens of thousands of feet tall.
• The Heavenly Emperor watched the battle with Mandala, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yixian as the enormous Ye Kong loomed over Xiao Xiao.

Ye Kong defeated Xiao Xiao in their Five-Year Pact battle by using his Clone and Bodhi Colorless Heaven to overcome her fused power. Xiao Xiao turned the tables on his victory embrace, while Xiao Yan realized he had livestreamed the whole scene to their family.

• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao fought to a stalemate above the Heavenly River as their families watched through Xiao Yan's live broadcast.
• Xiao Lin assessed the battle, concluded that Xiao Xiao's fused state would soon fail, and resolved to train harder and repair his friendship with Ye Kong.
• Xiao Xiao unleashed Sky Swallowing Shadow, and Ye Kong entered the attack with his Bodhi Tree, using his Clone to trap her within the technique.
• Ye Kong emerged behind Xiao Xiao and sealed her spiritual energy with Nine-Colored Feather Divine Light, declaring that he had won the Five-Year Pact.
• Xiao Xiao bound Ye Kong with her snake tail and decided to get even, while Xiao Yan discovered that his live broadcast was still reaching Cai Lin and the others.

Xiao Yixian told Xiao Xiao and Ye Kong that the True Dragon Emperor would hold a 50,000th birthday banquet in half a year, and Xiao Xiao agreed to attend with her mother as the Endless Fire Domain’s representative. After Xiao Yixian left, Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao turned their attention back to each other.

• Xiao Xiao’s intimate moment with Ye Kong was interrupted when Xiao Yixian arrived.
• Xiao Yixian relayed that the Dragon Tribe had invited the Endless Fire Domain to the True Dragon Emperor’s birthday banquet.
• Xiao Xiao questioned whether Xiao Yan could leave the Endless Fire Domain while the Outer Domain Evil Tribe remained a threat.
• Xiao Yixian explained that Xiao Yan would return to take command and that Xiao Xiao would attend the banquet with her mother.
• After Xiao Yixian departed, Ye Kong comforted Xiao Xiao, and they embraced again.

Ye Kong traveled with Lin Diao and Lin Jing to the Dragon Tribe, where he learned why Lin Jing had refused to practice Lin Dong’s powerful signature arts. As the group approached the Dragon Palace, Ao Youdi recognized Ye Kong and ordered an enormous welcome for him.

• Ye Kong and Lin Diao inspected the former Spirit Ghost Gate branch site, and Lin Jing supervised construction of the Spirit Academy there.
• On the journey to the Dragon Tribe, Lin Diao and Lin Jing told Ye Kong about Qingzhi and the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art that Lin Dong had developed into a Peerless Divine Ability.
• Lin Jing admitted she avoided the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art because its training hurt and its dragon scales looked ugly, and rejected the Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger because she disliked its appearance and Lin Dong’s roaring style.
• A shrimp soldier reported that the Martial Realm’s party had arrived, and Ao Youdi corrected him to use his duty title, Deputy Captain.
• When the shrimp soldier identified Ye Kong as the Demon Slaying King and a prominent figure from several factions, Ao Youdi and the others rushed out to arrange a grand welcome and display a banner greeting King Ye.

Ye Kong and the Martial Realm delegation received an extravagant welcome from the Dragon Tribe, where he reunited with the Coiled Dragon King, Brother Long. The banquet was interrupted by news that the Phoenix King Huang Jin and his son Huang Xuanzhi had arrived with numerous powerful elders.

• Lin Diao helped Ye Kong up after Lin Jing admitted she avoided cultivation because she feared it would hurt and ruin her appearance.
• The Dragon Tribe welcomed Ye Kong, Lin Diao, and Lin Jing with the Dragon Gate Leap and a grand ceremony led by the Coiled Dragon King and Ao Youdi.
• Ye Kong recognized the Coiled Dragon King as Brother Long, the remnant soul he had rescued in the Burial Spirit Ruins, and congratulated him on regaining his body and reaching Immortal Grade.
• The Coiled Dragon King hosted Ye Kong and the Martial Realm delegation, praised Ye Kong's cultivation, and spoke warmly about Lin Diao and the Martial Realm.
• A shrimp soldier reported that the Phoenix King was approaching with more than ten Heavenly Sovereign elders, including Immortal Grade experts, and his son Huang Xuanzhi.

Ye Kong and the Coiled Dragon King prepared to receive Phoenix King Huang Jin and the Nether River Old Ancestor, whose arrival raised suspicions of an alliance and a threat to Ye Kong. When Huang Jin learned Ye Kong was among the welcoming party, his rage and murderous intent surged, while the Nether River Old Ancestor restrained him.

• A Dragon Tribe scout reported that Huang Jin had recovered and arrived with the Nether River Old Ancestor, a feared Mid Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
• Ye Kong agreed to meet the visitors, and Lin Jing joined him as the Coiled Dragon King ordered Ao Youdi to summon his father for support.
• Huang Xuanzhi brooded over his hatred of Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng as Huang Jin and the Nether River Old Ancestor approached the Dragon Tribe aboard the Phoenix fleet.
• Huang Xuanzhi told Huang Jin that Ye Kong had come to greet them, and the enraged Phoenix King rose with killing intent until the Nether River Old Ancestor restrained him.
• Ao Huangshi announced that he, a Dragon Tribe granduncle, and King Ye welcomed Huang Jin and the Nether River Old Ancestor.

Ye Kong confronted Huang Jin and Huang Xuanzhi at the Dragon Tribe’s birthday gathering, turning their threats into a dispute over his Phoenix Tribe authority and Great Thousand Palace rank. Huang Jin swallowed his anger and entered the Dragon Palace with his party, leaving the feud unresolved.

• Ao Huangshi welcomed Huang Jin and the Nether River Old Ancestor, while Huang Xuanzhi glared at Ye Kong and the Nether River Old Ancestor restrained the two sides from fighting.
• Huang Jin led the Huang Clan in greeting the Dragon Emperor, then learned that the Coiled Dragon King had returned through Ye Kong’s help.
• Huang Xuanzhi threatened to avenge his son and accused Ye Kong of meddling in the Phoenix Tribe, but Ye Kong challenged him to consider whether he could win.
• Ye Kong invoked his role as Feng Yusheng’s Chief Steward of General Affairs and displayed the phoenix seal to assert authority over Huang Xuanzhi.
• Huang Jin demanded that Ye Kong bow, but Ye Kong showed his Demon Slaying Token and cited his equal standing with the leaders of the Great Thousand World’s top factions.
• Ao Huangshi invited the Huang Clan party into the Dragon Palace, and Huang Jin left with Huang Xuanzhi while the conflict remained unresolved.

Ye Kong learned that his old friends and Master Jinjiu had arrived for the Dragon Emperor Feast, and heard how the six-headed lion had won fortunes by disguising his cultivation and defeating challengers. Ao Youdi described the Nine-Story Dragon Tower and its prizes, then began explaining the requirement to enter.

• Ao Youdi took Ye Kong, Lin Jing, and Lin Diao to a lavish palace and told them they could explore the area.
• Ao Youdi reported that Xu Lingyun, Su Changxin, Monk Huaizhong, and Ouyang Heng had arrived, with Xu Lingyun at the Late Spirit grade and the others close behind.
• Ao Youdi told Ye Kong that Master Jinjiu had reached Great Perfection Earth Sovereign and had been winning fights and betting money at the Dragon Tribe.
• Ao Youdi showed Ye Kong a recording of Master Jinjiu defeating a bull-headed opponent with six Lion's Roars and explained how he had disguised his cultivation to earn at least a billion Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• Ao Youdi explained that the Dragon Emperor Feast would feature a Nine-Story Dragon Tower filled with treasures, then started to reveal the condition for entering.