Chapter Summaries

Hua Qiang boosted Long Chen’s cultivation, and Long Chen beat Huang Xiaoji and the other dandies in a private room. After Zhao Lei arrived and tried to stop the fight, Huang Xiaoji and the others called for reinforcements, while Long Chen vowed to wait for them.

• Hua Qiang sent spiritual power into Long Chen, breaking his shackles and raising him from the second level of Martial Artists to the Martial Master Realm.
• Long Chen charged Huang Xiaoji and the other dandies, beat them down, and warned them to stay away from him.
• Huang Xiaoji and the others got back up and attacked again, but Long Chen beat them down a second time as Hua Qiang let the four young ladies leave.
• Zhao Lei entered with bodyguards and a girl in a moon-white peony qipao, then urged Long Chen and Huang Xiaoji to stop fighting.
• Huang Xiaoji and the other dandies called for reinforcements, while Long Chen drank wine, thanked Hua Qiang, and said he would wait for them.

Long Chen revealed that Hua Qiang was his brother-in-law, frightening Huang Xiaoji and the other playboys into apologizing and seeking Long Chen’s favor. Yue Xinying then introduced herself to Hua Qiang as a devoted fan and asked for a photo and autograph.

• Long Chen told Zhao Lei that Hua Qiang was his brother-in-law and praised Hua Qiang’s strength.
• Zhao Lei recognized Hua Qiang and eagerly questioned him about the Sacred Domain.
• Huang Xiaoji and the playboys confirmed Hua Qiang’s identity, recalled the people they had summoned, and apologized to Hua Qiang and Long Chen.
• Huang Xiaoji asked Long Chen to put in a good word for him and offered to make Long Chen the boss of Kyoto Base.
• Zhao Lei introduced his cousin Yue Xinying to Hua Qiang, and she asked him for a photo and autograph.

Long Xingyun received calls from Huang Mingzu and Liu Qinghong, who reversed their opposition to his policy and asked him to intercede with Hua Qiang for their grandsons. As Zhong Guanxun called with what Long Xingyun expected to be a similar request, Long Chen sat beside Hua Qiang at a lavish banquet.

• Huang Mingzu called Long Xingyun, agreed to support his policy, and asked him to have Hua Qiang forgive Huang Mingzu's grandson for offending Long Chen.
• Long Xingyun agreed to pass along Huang Mingzu's request and realized Hua Qiang's influence had prompted the elder to yield.
• Liu Qinghong called Long Xingyun, declared support for his policy, and asked him to plead with Hua Qiang on behalf of Liu Qinghong's son.
• Long Xingyun agreed to help Liu Qinghong and suspected Long Chen had used Hua Qiang's backing to settle a dispute with the young men.
• Zhong Guanxun called Long Xingyun, who expected him to ask for help with another grandson who had offended Hua Qiang.
• At the banquet, Long Chen took the seat beside Hua Qiang while Yue Xinying and the guests looked toward Hua Qiang.

After a drunken dinner, Long Chen persuaded Hua Qiang and the others to go street racing on West King Mountain. Long Chen challenged the local God of Cars, Zhao Wuji, then drew the crowd’s attention to Hua Qiang, prompting Yue Xinying to cling possessively to him.

• Liu Chenbin proposed street racing, and Long Chen enthusiastically agreed after the others egged him on.
• Long Chen pestered Hua Qiang into joining the group, and they drove their luxury cars to West King Mountain.
• The group arrived at the busy racing venue, where spectators greeted Long Chen and his companions and said Zhao Wuji was already racing.
• Long Chen boasted that he would defeat Zhao Wuji, then urged Hua Qiang to show off his driving skills.
• The crowd of women became infatuated with Hua Qiang, and Yue Xinying moved close to him and glared at them possessively.

Long Chen challenged Zhao Wuji, a newly arrived member of the Hidden Zhao Family, to a race with one hundred million and their status as stakes. Hua Qiang joined the race, and after trailing at first, he overtook Long Chen and began chasing Zhao Wuji.

• Long Chen confronted Zhao Wuji and challenged him to race, offering one hundred million and demanding that the loser become the winner's little brother.
• Huang Xiaoji identified Long Chen as Kyoto Base's powerful Crown Prince, prompting Zhao Wuji to suppress his anger and reveal that he came from the Hidden Zhao Family.
• Long Chen recruited Hua Qiang as his teammate, while Yue Xinying asked to ride with Hua Qiang; Zhao Wuji accepted the race and the added stakes.
• The four cars launched down the mountain road, and Zhao Wuji quickly took the lead as Long Chen and Zhao Wuji's teammate raced behind him.
• Hua Qiang waited until the first sharp bend, drifted through it, overtook Long Chen and the other car, and began closing in on Zhao Wuji.

Hua Qiang won the mountain-road race with a daring maneuver, but the celebration ended when Mo Yanran called to say their son had disappeared. He hurried home to help search for him.

• Long Chen accelerated and tried to shake off the driver Zhao Wuji had hired to block him.
• Hua Qiang drifted through the curves and squeezed his car between Zhao Wuji's vehicle and the cliff, leaving Zhao Wuji stunned.
• Hua Qiang completed a 1080-degree spin at the finish as the crowd hailed him as the God of Cars.
• Hua Qiang helped Yue Xinying recover after she vomited, then answered a call from Mo Yanran.
• Mo Yanran told Hua Qiang that black mist had appeared, Mom and Sister Hong had fainted, and their son was missing.
• Hua Qiang promised to return home immediately and help search for their son.

Hua Qiang left Long Mo'er with her family and vanished to search for the missing Hua Xiaoyao. Deep in the Qinling Mountains, Hua Xiaoyao faced a demon head that planned to seize his soul, and it attacked him after he rejected the plan.

• Hua Qiang stopped Long Mo'er from joining the search party and vanished, astonishing the people at the celebration.
• Yue Xinying watched Hua Qiang disappear and reflected on his wife and son.
• In a cavern in the Qinling Mountains, Hua Xiaoyao faced a terrifying demon head and asked why it had abducted him.
• Hua Xiaoyao mocked the demon head, which grew angry but hesitated to seize his body because he was so young.
• The demon head explained that it intended to devour Hua Xiaoyao's soul and take his body, then charged at him when he refused.

Ancestor Yuan Mo broke Hua Xiaoyao’s protective barrier and entered the child’s mind, where he discovered a Life Divine Tree sapling. Hua Qiang arrived in time to protect his son and confronted the weakened demon, leaving Ancestor Yuan Mo facing death.

• Ancestor Yuan Mo battered Hua Xiaoyao’s protective barrier until it shattered, then entered the unconscious child’s mind.
• Hua Qiang sensed the danger, crossed space to the hidden cave, and sent his own soul into Hua Xiaoyao’s mind.
• Ancestor Yuan Mo discovered the Life Divine Tree sapling nourishing Hua Xiaoyao’s soul and began plotting to use it to restore himself.
• Hua Qiang appeared behind Ancestor Yuan Mo, revealed his Heavenly Immortal cultivation, and vowed to kill him.
• Ancestor Yuan Mo boasted of his former Immortal Venerable status, but Hua Qiang attacked him.

Hua Qiang defeated Ancestor Yuan Mo inside a sealed space, then used the energy from his remains to nourish Hua Xiaoyao. The energy transformed Hua Xiaoyao’s body, and Hua Qiang discovered that his son had attained the God-Demon Hegemonic Body.

• Hua Qiang sealed off the battlefield to protect Hua Xiaoyao’s soul and confronted Ancestor Yuan Mo.
• Ancestor Yuan Mo attacked Hua Qiang with his Bone-Adhering Candle-Heart Stab, but Hua Qiang overwhelmed him with golden palm strikes.
• Hua Qiang crushed Ancestor Yuan Mo, turning his soul into energy that drifted through Hua Xiaoyao’s mind.
• Hua Qiang used the Life God Tree to absorb Ancestor Yuan Mo’s energy and feed it to Hua Xiaoyao’s soul.
• Hua Xiaoyao absorbed the energy, which spread through his body and helped him attain the God-Demon Hegemonic Body.

Hua Qiang reunited with Hua Xiaoyao, who gained power and a cultivation technique from the defeated soul. Murong Qingya survived by using a remnant soul to break through to the Martial Sovereign Realm, then attacked Hua Qiang’s family and took Si Jun, leaving Hua Qiang to prepare for a rescue in the Demon Realm.

• Hua Qiang woke Hua Xiaoyao and told him he had defeated the black-mist devil and merged its energy into him.
• Hua Xiaoyao discovered improved abilities and the Nine Transformations of God and Demon cultivation technique.
• Murong Qingya used her remnant soul to break through from the Martial Emperor Realm to the Martial Sovereign Realm.
• Murong Qingya attacked Hua Qiang’s family, injured them, and took Si Jun to the Demon Realm.
• Ye Wendao told Hua Qiang what Murong Qingya had done, and Hua Qiang picked up Hua Xiaoyao and prepared to return home.

Hua Qiang followed his daughter Hua Sijun’s aura through a spatial rift into the Demon Realm, destroying demonic beasts that blocked his path. As he approached Barren City, its leaders sensed his overwhelming power and tried to determine why he had come.

• Hua Qiang entered the rift at the former Site No. 30 and chose a route by sensing Hua Sijun’s aura.
• Hua Qiang emerged in the Demon Realm and headed toward Barren City, killing the demonic beasts that attacked him.
• The leaders of Barren City sensed Hua Qiang approaching and gathered to watch him.
• Dababa asked Fei An what they should expect, and Fei An suggested Hua Qiang was tracking someone who had passed through the city.

After regaining control of her body, Murong Qingya took Hua Sijun to a tavern in a distant city and tried to make peace with the girl, who rejected her and insisted Hua Qiang would rescue her. The encounter ended with Murong Qingya kicking away a Demonkin who approached them, and Hua Sijun warned her that she had caused trouble.

• Murong Qingya and Hua Sijun sat glaring at each other in a tavern while nearby diners mistook them for a mother and daughter.
• Murong Qingya tried to explain herself and promised to protect Hua Sijun, but Hua Sijun refused and said Hua Qiang would come save her.
• Murong Qingya told Hua Sijun that Hua Qiang would not find them and could not take her away, prompting Hua Sijun to insult her as a venomous woman.
• Wang Yaoji and Niu Jinlan approached the table, and Wang Yaoji tried to sit beside Murong Qingya.
• Murong Qingya kicked Wang Yaoji across the tavern and smashed him into a table.
• Wang Yaoji returned and demanded compensation, while Hua Sijun told Murong Qingya she had caused huge trouble.

Murong Qingya fought off Wang Yaoji and Niu Jinlan after Hua Sijun provoked them, then discovered that Hua Sijun wore a powerful defensive pendant. The chapter left Murong Qingya intimidating the crowd and approaching the battered men.

• Hua Sijun taunted Wang Yaoji and Niu Jinlan into confronting Murong Qingya, while several spectators were dragged away by their wives for leering.
• Murong Qingya slapped and kicked Wang Yaoji and Niu Jinlan, sending them crashing into tables and breaking their ribs.
• Murong Qingya grabbed Hua Sijun to spank her, but Hua Sijun's pendant activated an Energy Shield that sent Murong Qingya flying backward.
• Hua Sijun threatened to have her daddy spank Murong Qingya, and Murong Qingya's glare silenced the laughing crowd.
• Murong Qingya made the frightened onlookers retreat and walked toward Wang Yaoji and Niu Jinlan.

Hua Qiang reached Severing Sky Mountain and learned that its Sky-Sealing Formation forced travelers to cross the mountain on foot. At Soul Devouring Lake, he discovered that the deadly mist devoured divine sense, just as a skull ship arrived to carry passengers across.

• Hua Qiang fell from the air at Severing Sky Mountain and disguised his aura as that of a Demonkin before asking an elderly traveler about the place.
• The old man explained that Devil Ancestor had split the mountain to bury his wife, and that the Sky-Sealing Formation forbade flight.
• Hua Qiang bought carnations and followed the crowd through the mountain pass to the lakeshore, where everyone bowed and cast flowers into the water.
• Mist spread across Soul Devouring Lake, and Hua Qiang withdrew his divine sense after the fog devoured part of it.
• A caller announced the arrival of Soul Ferry No. 1, and a skull-built ship emerged from the mist.
• The old man told Hua Qiang that travelers had to cross the lake aboard the skull ship to survive its soul-devouring water and mist.

Soul Ferry No. 1 sailed into the fog-shrouded lake, where its passengers faced soul-devouring monsters, a terrifying Demonic Sound, and the disorienting Ghost Wall. The ship remained trapped in the fog as the passengers’ minds began to give way.

• The captain launched Soul Ferry No. 1, and its protective shield kept attacking monsters from reaching the ship.
• Hua Qiang watched the soul-devouring creatures approach, but strange howls frightened them away.
• A piercing Demonic Sound struck the passengers, and an old man warned that they had disturbed an evil thing beneath the lake.
• The ship repeatedly passed the same landmarks, leading a passenger to identify the phenomenon as the Ghost Wall.
• A sailor failed to find a way out, and a mage could not overcome the dark power suppressing his magic.
• The Demonic Sound drove passengers toward panic and mental collapse while the ship remained lost in the fog.

Soul Devourers attacked the Skeleton Ship, overpowering its defenses and forcing Captain Uruguay and the crew into a desperate fight. The battle continued across the ship as the crew struggled to hold off the monsters.

• The Demonic Sound drove the people aboard the Skeleton Ship into madness as Soul Devourers emerged from the fog.
• Captain Uruguay ordered the crew to fire the Magic Crystal Cannons, and some shells wounded the approaching monsters.
• The Soul Devourers bit through the ship’s energy barrier while the close-range Magic Crystal Cannons became useless.
• Captain Uruguay led the crew into battle as the barrier shattered and the Soul Devourers surged aboard.
• The crew fought the monsters on deck, and Uruguay attacked the largest Soul Devourer while the battle raged.

Hua Qiang saved An Xiao Qi and her grandfather, then fought off the Soul Devourers attacking the ship. After the Life Divine Tree absorbed energy from the monsters he killed, Xiao Ling announced that it had upgraded.

• Hua Qiang recognized the dying old man as the person who had helped him earlier and decided to intervene when a Soul Devourer threatened An Xiao Qi.
• Hua Qiang saved An Xiao Qi and gave her grandfather a pill that began restoring his strength.
• Xiao Ling told Hua Qiang that Soul Devourer energy could help the Life Divine Tree upgrade, so Hua Qiang charged into the horde.
• Hua Qiang killed more than a dozen Soul Devourers with his Thunderclap Blade, prompting the rescued passengers to thank him.
• The Life Divine Tree absorbed energy from the Soul Devourer corpses in Hua Qiang's Small World, and Xiao Ling announced that it had upgraded.

After Xiao Ling reached the Immortal Rank, Hua Qiang gained greater control over his Small World and the Demon Realm’s restrictions. He captured several Soul Devourers for Xiao Ling, then faced the approaching Soul Devourer King.

• Xiao Ling told Hua Qiang that its breakthrough could expand and upgrade his Small World, improve its Water of Life, connect to more distant worlds, and strengthen its ability to conceal heavenly secrets.
• Xiao Ling removed the world’s suppression on Hua Qiang, restored his full powers, and showed him Hua Sijun and Murong Qingya in a restaurant; Hua Qiang saw that his daughter was safe and postponed going to her.
• Hua Qiang entered the fog above Soul Devouring Lake, where An Xiao Qi and the others watched him walk across the water.
• Hua Qiang fought the approaching Soul Devourers, defeated them, and collected the injured survivors in his Small World for Xiao Ling to absorb their energy.
• The Soul Devourer King and a group of Soul Devourers charged toward Hua Qiang from the depths of the fog.

Hua Qiang captured the Soul Devourers and brought them into his Small World, where he contracted the Soul Devourer King and ordered it to manage and breed the beasts. Back at the tavern, Murong Qingya accepted Hua Youque’s offer of help while sizing him up as a potential source of resources.

• Hua Qiang appraised the Soul Devourer King as a peak Level 7 beast and decided to capture and raise the Soul Devourers.
• Xiao Ling moved the skeleton ship and sealed the misty region while Hua Qiang dragged the entire area into his Small World.
• Hua Qiang bound the Soul Devourer King, made it his contracted beast, and ordered it to manage and multiply the demonic beasts.
• Hua Youque introduced himself to Murong Qingya and Hua Sijun, offered an apology, and promised to cover their living expenses.
• Murong Qingya accepted Hua Youque’s offer and asked about his family, wealth, and property, while Hua Sijun called him a simp.

Hua Qiang found Murong Qingya holding Hua Sijun and demanded that she return his daughter. After Hua Qiang defeated Hua Youque and his guards, Murong Qingya used Hua Sijun as a hostage and demanded that Hua Qiang beg, leaving him unable to act without risking his daughter.

• Hua Qiang appeared, and Hua Sijun eagerly called out to him while Murong Qingya held her near the window.
• Hua Youque challenged Hua Qiang to defend Murong Qingya, but Hua Qiang slapped him into a wall.
• Hua Youque ordered his guards to attack, and Hua Qiang sent them crashing into the wall as Hua Sijun cheered.
• Hua Qiang demanded that Murong Qingya return Hua Sijun or face a fight to the death.
• Murong Qingya threatened Hua Qiang with Hua Sijun and demanded that he beg, while Hua Sijun urged her father to hit Murong Qingya.