Arc 18The Xing Tian Blood Axe

Su Qing secured divine offices and allies, then led his forces against the Sea Witch and the Four Devils on Giant Corpse Island. After overpowering the devils but lacking a way to seal them, he claimed the Xing Tian Blood Axe and entered its trial, where Great Witch Xingtian struck him down.

  • Su Qing defeated Vaishravana Bodhisattva, advanced his body cultivation, and collected Dao Patterns before taking his Wanghai Cultivators to the Heavenly Master's temple.
  • Heavenly Master Ge bestowed divine offices and patterns on Su Qing and the other cultivators, then gave Su Qing the Heavenly Master's Seal before the West Sea forces confronted them.
  • Su Qing gathered allies and supplies for the coming conflict, promised Granny Xu to defeat the Sea Witch, and set out toward her domain to rescue He Lian Xian, Brother 17, and Brother 260.
  • Su Qing refined sea demons into Demon God Soldiers and landed on Giant Corpse Island, where he killed Long Fengxian, destroyed the demonic seed, and learned that the Four Devils held the Xing Tian Blood Axe beneath Giant Axe Lake.
  • Su Qing and his forces battled the Four Devils and their demons, while Bear Two and Tiger Egg fought alongside the Demon God Soldier Legion.
  • Su Qing resisted the Four Devils’ demonic arts, pursued them beyond their projected Death Demon Realm, and realized he needed specialized Demon Seal Wave weaponry to imprison them.
  • Su Qing transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and claimed the Xing Tian Blood Axe, then entered its artifact-spirit trial and was struck down by Great Witch Xingtian.
Chapters 429–453 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 429True Person Su, a True Warrior Indeed!

Su Qing urged the Wanghai Cultivators to help Penglai fight the evil entities, and the Heavenly Master's Consciousness turned the battle into a contest for divine favor. When Vaishravana Bodhisattva unleashed a Tier 5 Divine Technique that copied the human forces and reversed the battle, Su Qing took Zhao Zhengquan's Yellow Pagoda Fragment and sent Bear Two to confront it.

  • After the sea demon battle, Qing He reported the Wanghai forces' spoils and losses, and Su Qing asked the exhausted cultivators to help Penglai resist the evil entities.
  • Zhao Zhengquan offered Penglai rewards, and Shao Delong and Liang Hai Shun led the Wanghai Cultivators into battle, where they fought fiercely alongside the Penglai forces.
  • The Heavenly Master's Consciousness descended and protected human cultivators from evil qi, prompting Zhao Zhengquan, Fu Hu, Xi Fang, and the Penglai Cultivators to join the fight for the Heavenly Master's favor.
  • Vaishravana Bodhisattva used the Demonic Buddha's Shattered Lotus to create black-robed copies of the human fighters, turning the battle against Penglai and Wanghai.
  • Su Qing accepted Zhao Zhengquan's Yellow Pagoda Fragment and prepared to fight, but Bear Two emerged with Buddhist power, placed Su Qing inside a protective circle, and charged at the evil entities alone.

Ch. 430Draw a circle to protect you

Bear Two gained Ancient Buddhist Dharma and a reserved Vajra Fruition, then transformed Su Qing’s Explosive Hammer War Bear Regiment into Arhat Buddha Bears that routed the Evil Entities. The Demonic Buddha escaped with the Shattered Lotus, Vaishravana Bodhisattva became trapped in the ruins, and Su Qing charged it alone to claim its treasures.

  • Su Qing explained that Bear Two had received Buddhist teachings from lingering Buddha thoughts and gained a Tier 5 Vajra Fruition, while Master Liaode suspected the Dharma had been stolen.
  • Bear Two transmitted Buddhist sutras to Su Qing’s war bears, transforming them into an Arhat Buddha Bear Regiment and empowering them to devastate the Evil Entity horde.
  • Su Qing withdrew his offer to send Bear Two to teach at Fulun Temple and considered using its Dharma transmission on his own puppets instead.
  • The Demonic Buddha’s phantom fought Bear Two, then retrieved the Shattered Lotus and escaped; Vaishravana Bodhisattva realized the remaining Evil Entities were doomed and tried to flee the sealed ruins.
  • Su Qing left Bear Two’s protective ring and charged Vaishravana Bodhisattva, startling Zhao Zhengquan and True Person Fu Hu as they approached the Ancient Cloud Tree.
  • Vaishravana Bodhisattva and its Six-tusked White Elephant attacked Su Qing with the Evil Mark Netherworld Passage and Prison Suppressing Dao Pattern.

Ch. 431The Great Witch Opens the Heavenly Gate for Me, Breaking Through to Tier 4!

Su Qing transformed into the Great Witch True Spirit, destroyed Vaishravana Bodhisattva and the Prison Suppressing White Elephant, and broke through to Tier 4 Body Cultivation. As he weighed how to escape the Penglai forces waiting outside the Heavenly Master's Ruins, He Lu learned that Penglai had gathered the Western Sea factions at Langya Immortal Island by accusing Su Qing and others of aiding the evil entities.

  • Vaishravana Bodhisattva attacked Su Qing with the Prison Suppressing White Elephant, while Xu Huaiyi caught the fallen Soul Capturing Gloves and collected remnant souls.
  • Su Qing invoked the Great Witch True Spirit, hurled the white elephant into Vaishravana Bodhisattva, and destroyed Vaishravana, the elephant, and the Ancient Cloud Tree.
  • Su Qing comprehended and manifested the Fearless Dao Pattern, advanced to Tier 4 Body Cultivation, and formed his Mountain Sea True Gang Energy.
  • Su Qing claimed the battlefield spoils, chose the Ancient Demon Series puppet blueprints, and considered the Penglai forces likely to be waiting outside the Heavenly Master's Ruins.
  • He Lu, Brother 260, and He Lian Xian heard from a Thousand Islands Cultivator that Penglai had summoned Western Sea forces to seal Langya Immortal Island and prevent evil entities from escaping with Divine Patterns.

Ch. 432Ghost God Mask, Soul Seizure and General Dispatch

Su Qing imprinted the Netherworld Access and Prison Suppressing Dao Patterns, gaining Ghost God Masks, then gathered more masks for his puppets and negotiated with Wanghai cultivators for their future Divine Patterns. When the group entered the Heavenly Master's Daoist Temple, they found three Heavenly Master representatives and Heavenly Master Ge himself already occupying the Stone Platforms.

  • Su Qing absorbed the Netherworld Access Dao Pattern, learned about the Ghost God Mask, and imprinted it to obtain the Magistrate mask.
  • Su Qing imprinted the Prison Suppressing Dao Pattern and obtained the Soul Suppressing General mask.
  • Bear Two and Tiger Egg persuaded Su Qing to refine more Dao Patterns into Ghost God Masks for their puppet brothers, and Su Qing collected masks of several ranks.
  • Su Qing left seclusion and led the Wanghai Cultivators toward the Heavenly Master's Daoist Temple, while persuading several cultivators to trade him their future prayer mats and Divine Patterns.
  • Su Qing and the Wanghai Cultivators entered the temple and found Old Daoist Tong, Madam Lanxiang, the Love Severing Gu, and Heavenly Master Ge standing beneath the four Heavenly Master statues.

Ch. 433Heavenly Master Bestows Divine Titles, Rewards Based on Merit!

Heavenly Master Ge oversaw the distribution of divine patterns, and Su Qing chose a fifth-tier meditation cushion despite the risks. He received the title of Grand Xuan Water Essence Black Spirit Venerable God and was appointed to oversee the gods in the Boundless Dead Sea.

  • Heavenly Master Ge dismissed Old Daoist Tong and Madam Lanxiang’s concerns and ordered the gathered cultivators to choose meditation cushions.
  • The cultivators hesitated, but Su Qing used signals from Old Daoist Tong, Madam Lanxiang, and the Six-winged Centipede to identify the cushions’ ranks and qualities.
  • Su Qing sat on a fifth-tier cushion, and its divine pattern entered him as the gathered cultivators watched.
  • Heavenly Master Ge bestowed on Su Qing the title of Grand Xuan Water Essence Black Spirit Venerable God, and Su Qing’s face changed into that of a stern, dark-complexioned man.
  • Heavenly Master Ge appointed Su Qing, as the Underworld Martial Judge, to oversee the gods in the Boundless Dead Sea, and Su Qing received divine robes, golden armor, and two Black Water Divine Flags.

Ch. 434People Are Hard to Be, Gods Harder Still

Su Qing concealed his identity as the Martial Judge and received a Divine Pattern without giving up his Immortal Path, then guided the cultivators through the dangerous process of claiming divine offices. As Heavenly Master Ge wondered how Su Qing could judge the cushions’ fortunes, the chapter left open whether Su Qing had obtained the Heavenly Master Dao Pattern.

  • Heavenly Master Ge recognized that the Divine Pattern had been bestowed upon the Martial Judge rather than Su Qing, but concealed the discrepancy and continued the ceremony.
  • Cultivators rushed to occupy prayer cushions, and Divine Patterns annihilated unworthy applicants such as Wang Eryong when they tried to enter their bodies.
  • Liu Hudan successfully received a Divine Pattern but was transformed into a woman and appointed Red Thread Matchmaker God, despite pleading to refuse the office.
  • Su Qing assigned cushions to cultivators including Ying Jue Shen, Zhao Zhengquan, Xi Fang, and the Wanghai group, while some sold their qualifications to him.
  • Heavenly Master Ge wondered how Su Qing could match people to cushions and questioned whether he had somehow obtained the Heavenly Master Dao Pattern.

Ch. 435Begging the Heavenly Master to Teach Me the Great Art of Connections!

Su Qing arranged Divine Pattern cushions and persuaded Heavenly Master Ge to bestow divine titles, then sought a token to borrow the ancient Heavenly Masters’ influence. Heavenly Master Ge gave Su Qing his seal and vanished, leaving the barrier down as angry West Sea cultivators gathered outside to pursue Su Qing and the Divine Patterns.

  • Su Qing assigned the cultivators Divine Pattern cushions according to their merits, needs, and contributions, reserving several powerful patterns for himself and his allies.
  • Heavenly Master Ge conferred divine titles on the seated cultivators, while Su Qing used his Ghost God Masks to accept additional offices on behalf of Li Kuishan and others.
  • The cultivators asked Heavenly Master Ge for teachings, but he rejected their requests and urged them to follow their own paths.
  • Su Qing asked for a token that could let them borrow the ancient Heavenly Masters’ prestige, and Heavenly Master Ge handed him the Heavenly Master’s Seal with a warning about its consequences.
  • Heavenly Master Ge vanished and his barrier dissipated, exposing the group to West Sea cultivators who shouted threats and accused Su Qing of being a great traitor and evil demon.

Ch. 436Who Is the Good Son-in-Law? What a Fine Lion Uncle

After Su Qing destroyed the evil spirit sea monsters, Liu Feng tried to turn the assembled forces against him and seize the Divine Patterns, but Zhao Zhengquan and Shi Tianhou defended Su Qing. As Shi Li Jing arrived to collect his son, Su Qing greeted him warmly and asked him to preside over a matter.

  • Liu Feng led the Penglai forces in attacking Su Qing, but Zhao Zhengquan stopped them and declared that Su Qing had destroyed the evil spirit sea monsters.
  • Liu Feng threatened to use the Fan Tian Yin against Su Qing, but Zhao Zhengquan revealed he was a Fifth-Rank Deity and warned Liu Feng to let the matter rest.
  • True Person Xianglong thanked Su Qing for saving the Thousand Islands cultivators and invited him to Fangzhang Immortal Island.
  • Shi Tianhou thanked Su Qing, gifted him ten Tianpeng True Feathers, and warned the human cultivators not to harm his nephew before leaving with the lions.
  • Shi Li Jing arrived to collect his son, and Su Qing took his hand and asked him to preside over a matter.

Ch. 437Evil-Suppression Coalition

Su Qing persuaded Shi Li Jing to organize the inland West Sea Immortal Kingdoms into a coalition against Earth Demon Heaven while promising to hold back the Demonic Buddha’s forces at sea. After Liu Yun’er left with the Demonic Sect, Su Qing decided he needed allies to take over that duty and called back the departing cultivators with an offer of a major opportunity.

  • Su Qing warned Shi Li Jing that Earth Demon Heaven and the Demonic Buddha threatened the West Sea, and asked the Desiring Demon Immortal Kingdom to join an attack on the Demonic Tree Evil Kingdom.
  • Su Qing promised to stop the Demonic Buddha’s sea forces from landing, and Shi Li Jing agreed to rally the inland Immortal Kingdoms against Earth Demon Heaven.
  • Master Liaode committed Fulun Temple to the coalition, and Shi Li Jing departed with his group to prepare the campaign.
  • Liu Yun’er returned with Shi Li Jing, so Su Qing sent the Void Four Lions to protect her and planned how to avoid being tied down at Sea Watch.
  • As the Penglai and Thousand Islands cultivators prepared to leave, Su Qing called them back and offered them a share in a major opportunity.

Ch. 438Strongly Taking the Lead

Su Qing forced Penglai and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom into an alliance to resist the sea demons and Evil Entities, while refusing Penglai’s demands for his personal help and Bear Two. After the deal was settled, warnings from Old Liang’s Life-Shedding Cloth and Su Qing’s Dao Patterns signaled a major event affecting his future Dao Path.

  • Su Qing persuaded Dragon Subduing and Tiger Subduing to have the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom join the defense against sea demons and Evil Entities, while Zhao Zhengquan questioned what Wanghai Immortal City would contribute.
  • Su Qing refused to personally join the fight or lend Bear Two, and Liu Feng threatened to let Wanghai face the danger alone.
  • Su Qing implied that Penglai’s merchant caravans could become targets, making Zhao Zhengquan and Liu Feng accept his proposal to supply ships, artifacts, and battle gear to the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom.
  • Su Qing negotiated a large Puppet order with Dragon Subduing and Tiger Subduing and told Penglai he planned to explore the Western Sea’s mysteries.
  • Penglai and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom agreed to block the sea demons and Evil Entities, and Su Qing turned aside invitations from True Person Huang Li and True Person Fu Hu.
  • As Su Qing prepared to visit Langya Immortal Island and take the Star Sun Essence Vein, Old Liang’s Life-Shedding Cloth and Su Qing’s Dao Patterns began warning of a major event.

Ch. 439Past and Future

Liang Hai Shun learned that the failing Life-Shedding Cloth was tied to He Lian Xian’s life, while Su Qing helped Tong Chang begin a new life and arranged for Granny Xu to protect the Nine Li Tribe. The chapter ended with Tong Chang locating He Lian Xian and two others trapped in Qiu Niu Land, near the Sea Witch’s domain.

  • Liang Hai Shun panicked when the Life-Shedding Cloth began to collapse, and Su Qing discovered that its condition was linked to He Lian Xian’s life.
  • Tong Chang repaid his karmic debts and chose to use Langya Immortal Island as a base for exorcising demons, while Su Qing declined to take the island’s remaining resources.
  • Tong Chang warned Su Qing to reach Tier 6 Void Refinement within a thousand years as greater threats and opportunities approached.
  • Granny Xu explained the plight of the scattered Witch-blooded tribes, and Su Qing promised to defeat the Sea Witch and asked her to move Yao Fei’s Nine Li Tribe to Sea Watch Immortal City.
  • Tong Chang divined that He Lian Xian and two other divine persons were trapped in Qiu Niu Land, over two million li southwest of Langya Immortal Island and near the Sea Witch’s domain.

Ch. 440A Lifetime, Two Brothers

Su Qing set out for the Breathless Sea Region to find He Lian Xian, despite the Wanghai Cultivators abandoning the journey. Tong Chang revealed that Brother 17 and Brother 260 were in the deadly region too, and Su Qing learned the Nine Sons Dragon Ships could penetrate its fog before suddenly ordering his fleet to turn around.

  • The Wanghai Cultivators made excuses and sailed back toward Wanghai Immortal City, while Tong Chang joined Su Qing aboard Dragon Island Bi Xi.
  • Tong Chang revealed that Brother 17 and Brother 260 were living manifestations of a Four Emperors Dao Pattern and wanted to shield them from evil entities.
  • Su Qing insisted that he would rescue He Lian Xian, Brother 17, and Brother 260, and Tong Chang described the Breathless Sea’s lack of spiritual energy, vengeful dragons, and vanished expeditions.
  • Tong Chang explained that the Nine Sons Dragon Ships could break through the fog and that the Qiu Niu Treasure Ship was likely in the region.
  • After hearing about the danger and the treasure, Su Qing ordered the ships to turn around and postpone entering the Place of No Breath.

Ch. 441Kirin Arm Puppet!

Su Qing postponed rescuing the three brothers trapped in the Place of No Breath so he could first prepare to defeat the Sea Witch and complete the Nine Li Dao Pattern. He began mass-producing Demon God Soldiers and dismantled the Shapeshifting Diamond Ship for materials to make a Kirin Arm Puppet, then considered how to obtain the rest of the Mountain Sea Capture Dao Pattern.

  • Su Qing insisted on taking down the Sea Witch before entering the Place of No Breath, while Tong Chang warned that her giant corpses and possible alliance with Demonic Buddha could make the fight difficult.
  • Su Qing went to his workshop on Dragon Island Bi Xi, where he prepared more than two hundred and fifty sea demon corpses to refine into Demon God Soldiers.
  • Su Qing studied the Kirin Arm Puppet blueprint and decided its strength-enhancing abilities suited his needs, but he lacked the required materials.
  • Su Qing chose to dismantle the Shapeshifting Diamond Ship for its Mysterious Soul Stone plating rather than spend centuries trying to restore the fifth-tier puppet.
  • Su Qing used Mountain Sea Capture to strip the Mysterious Soul Stone from the ship without lowering its rank, then considered asking True Person Shan Lu for the Dao Pattern instead of killing him.

Ch. 442Dragon-Humans, Qiuniu

Long Fengxian struggled to keep the Dragon-Human Tribe alive as the Sea Witch’s blood sacrifice consumed the island’s creatures. Elsewhere, the pirates aboard the Qiuniu Ship tried to secure more human flesh, while He Lian Xian learned that Brother 17 and his companion carried a curse that brought misfortune to those around them.

  • Long Fengxian learned that the Dragon-Human Tribe had sacrificed sixteen clansmen to the Sea Witch’s blood rite and decided to seek help from the Tier 4 demons on Old Saber Mountain.
  • Long Fengxian suspected that an axe might lie beneath White Axe Lake and wondered whether he could wield it.
  • Peng Muying ordered Li Huaichun and Zhang Changhao to demand flesh tribute from Shipwreck Bay or awaken Qiuniu, but their messages received no replies.
  • Li Huaichun and Zhang Changhao learned that their outside subordinates had died in a storm and been eaten by storm bear-men.
  • He Lian Xian cursed Brother 17 and his companion after learning that their fortune-seeking Dao Patterns brought calamity to those close to them.

Ch. 443Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, Kirin Arm

Bear Two and the other puppets captured and slaughtered sea demons across the West Sea, including a Nine-Headed Flood Dragon lured by the Jiaotu Ship’s disguised dragon hook. Meanwhile, Su Qing tested his newly completed Kirin Arm Puppet and discovered it could break through the Penglai Anti-Air Formation, leaving Tiger Egg begging for better materials after its swords were shattered.

  • Bear Two and the puppets hunted sea demons across the West Sea, filling Dragon Island Bi Xi with corpses and catching the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon with the Jiaotu Ship’s Deep Sea Dragon Hook.
  • Tiger Egg and the Lizard Knights processed the flood dragon while Tong Chang and Liang Hai Shun discussed Su Qing’s puppet-making, talisman paper, and delayed journey to Giant Corpse Island.
  • Su Qing installed the Kirin Arm Puppet and demonstrated that its independent punches approached fourth-tier strength.
  • Su Qing transformed the Kirin Arm Puppet into arm armor and struck through the Penglai Anti-Air Formation, which he believed showed fifth-tier power.
  • Tiger Egg tested the armor with all nine swords, losing every sword except the Rainbow Sword, then begged Su Qing for better materials.

Ch. 444Demon God Soldier Legion, Toad Demon Lord

Su Qing assessed the rising tribulation and his plans for strengthening his puppets, then assembled a 472-strong Demon God Soldier Legion capable of summoning the Toad Demon Lord. He chose four Tier 4 sea demons to become Demon God Generals and hurried to prepare for the dangers awaiting him at Giant Corpse Island.

  • Su Qing reflected on the great tribulation, the cultivation world's growing strength, and his decision to capture the Sea Witch rather than be paralyzed by worry.
  • Su Qing considered how to improve his spiritual sense, expand his puppet forces, and secure the spirit stones needed to advance his cultivation and industry.
  • Su Qing finished refining 472 sea demons into Demon God Soldiers, including Crab Vanguards, and discovered that their legion could manifest the Toad Demon Lord.
  • Su Qing selected Mighty Toad, Benbo'erba, the Golden Crab King, and the Evil Shark King to become the Four Great Demon Generals.
  • Su Qing resolved to finish refining the Four Great Demon Generals before reaching Giant Corpse Island, where he sensed unexpected danger.

Ch. 445Landing on the Island, Demonic Seeds

Su Qing’s fleet reached Giant Corpse Island and discovered four Demonic Evils, prompting Su Qing to lead an assault despite the threat of demonic seeds. On the island, he confronted the newly demonized Long Fengxian and defeated him with a single punch, while Tong Chang fought the Giant Corpse Demonic Gods.

  • Qing He calculated the demon-catching operation’s earnings, and Bear Two set aside working capital and requested Tier 5 materials to upgrade his runes.
  • Bear Two’s Buddhist chants met a barrier of blood clouds and four evil lights rising over Giant Corpse Island; Tong Chang identified the island’s aura as Demonic Aura.
  • Su Qing explained that Demonic Evils could plant hidden seeds in living beings and puppets, then arranged for Liang Hai Shun and others to remain aboard Dragon Island Bi Xi while he brought Tong Chang to the island.
  • Su Qing’s fleet broke the Netherworld Dim Light Grand Formation, and Su Qing, Bear Two, Tiger Egg, Tong Chang, and the puppet legions landed on Giant Corpse Island.
  • The group found the Sea Witch bound by Long Fengxian, a Black-Scaled Dragon Person possessed by a demonic seed; Tong Chang recognized the Sea Witch’s chains as part of a demonic transformation method.
  • Tong Chang charged the Giant Corpse Demonic Gods with Su Qing’s exorcism puppets, while Su Qing smashed Long Fengxian into nothingness with one punch.

Ch. 446Origin Demonic Seed, Xing Tian Blood Axe!

Su Qing killed Long Fengxian, destroyed his Demonic Seed, and gained a strand of Merit Qi before learning that the High-ranking Demonic Evil called the Four Devils had taken the Xing Tian Blood Axe as its vessel. He transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and had Arhat Bear Two attack the Sea Witch, intending to take control of the axe himself.

  • Su Qing killed the Tier 4 demon Long Fengxian with one punch despite Tong Chang's shock and warning about the surviving Demonic Seed.
  • Su Qing used Buddhist power to bind and destroy the Demonic Seed, then redeemed its demonic qi and gained a strand of Merit Qi.
  • Su Qing refused to free the Sea Witch, who promised not to take revenge and revealed that the Four Devils were a High-ranking Demonic Evil wielding the Xing Tian Blood Axe beneath Giant Axe Lake.
  • The Sea Witch explained that the axe could destroy demons at their origin and that controlling it required witch bloodline and its recognition.
  • Su Qing transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and ordered Arhat Bear Two to strike the Sea Witch with a pestle.

Ch. 447Nine Li Restored, Deepwater Tyrant

Su Qing gained the Nine Li Dao Pattern and learned that the High-ranking Demonic Evil Four Devils was guarding the Xing Tian Blood Axe beneath Blood Lake. He bombarded the lake with Deepwater Tyrants until Four Devils finally lost patience and decided to emerge.

  • Su Qing completed the Nine Li Dao Pattern to 97%, gained the Clear Mind Axe and other witchcraft abilities, and resolved to claim the Xing Tian Blood Axe and defeat the returning Evil Demon.
  • Su Qing left Tong Chang to fight the Demonic God Giant Corpses and dove into Blood Lake with Arhat Bear Two and Lu Wu Tiger Egg.
  • Su Qing sent Bear Two and Tiger Egg into his Storage Bag when the pressure became too great, then deployed Deepwater Tyrants toward the Xing Tian Blood Axe.
  • Su Qing's Deepwater Tyrants blasted apart Four Devils' soul-banner formation and battered it at the bottom of the lake.
  • Tong Chang led the Giant Corpse Demonic Gods far from Blood Lake and protected himself with talismans while Su Qing continued the bombardment.
  • Four Devils endured repeated explosions within its bloodwater vessel until it declared that it would emerge and confront Su Qing.

Ch. 448Taiyi Dharma Body Fundamental Diagram

Su Qing and his allies fought the Four Devils at Bloodaxe Lake, while the demons’ attempts to plant seeds in them failed against their powerful protections. Su Qing killed the Old Daoist demon head and claimed its ancient techniques, treasures, and Fifth-Tier resources.

  • Su Qing cursed the Four Devils, then sent Jade Lotus to provoke them while Bear Two and Tiger Egg refused to join the verbal battle.
  • The Four Devils’ demonic thoughts failed to take root in Su Qing, Bear Two, and Tiger Egg, and the demons realized their opponents were far more formidable than expected.
  • Bear Two charged two demon heads with his pestle, while Tiger Egg attacked the Mischievous Demon Head with his sword technique.
  • The Old Daoist demon head revealed his ancient cultivation and tried to tempt Su Qing with immortal arts, but Su Qing resisted and transformed into a Blazing Giant.
  • Su Qing crushed the Old Daoist demon head with his war hammer, then found a Dharma Image scroll, a Jade Stone Carving Knife, and Fifth-Tier cultivation resources.

Ch. 449Taiji Creation Saber, Creation Dao Pattern Emerges!

Su Qing absorbed the fallen demon’s Inner World, collected ancient treasures, and discovered that the Taiji Creation Saber had unlocked Yin-Yang and Creation Runes. The panel recognized him as a true disciple of Taiyi True Person, advanced his Inner World progress, and showed which puppets were closest to developing intelligence.

  • Su Qing absorbed the Essence, Qi, and Spirit released when the possessed Primordial Gate Disciple’s Inner World collapsed, using them to strengthen his essence furnace and prepare to open his own Inner World.
  • Bear Two defeated two demon heads and gained millions of Merit Infusion, while Tiger Egg killed another demon and recovered its essence furnace for Su Qing.
  • Su Qing collected the Underworld Lord Fundamental Diagram, a demonic essence furnace, the Taiyi Dharma Body Fundamental Diagram, and the Taiji Creation Saber.
  • Su Qing decided to use the saber and Fundamental Diagram to pose as a Taiyi Disciple and conduct business with the ancient Dao lineages emerging during the great calamity.
  • The panel unlocked the Yin Yang Rune and Creation Rune, marked Su Qing as Taiyi True Person’s true disciple, raised his Inner World progress to 0.21%, and listed puppets with high chances of developing intelligence.

Ch. 450Five Lists of the Heavens

Su Qing bombarded Blood Lake with Deepwater Tyrants until Four Devils emerged, hoping to claim the Xing Tian Blood Axe. Four Devils attacked with its Myriad Forms Origin Demonic Body, while Tong Chang recorded the battle and considered Su Qing’s likely rise in Heavenly Talisman Hall.

  • Su Qing concluded that Four Devils had sent four demons to stall him and continued bombing Blood Lake to obtain the Xing Tian Blood Axe.
  • Tong Chang watched Su Qing’s bombardment and decided that he would assist Su Qing and eventually calculate his fate.
  • Four Devils struggled against the Xing Tian Blood Axe’s artifact spirit as the Deepwater Tyrants disrupted Blood Lake, then emerged as an Aquatic Giant.
  • Bear Two ambushed the Aquatic Giant with The Vajra Pestle, and Su Qing praised its attack before Four Devils manifested its Myriad Forms Origin Demonic Body.
  • Four Devils’ demonic body affected Tong Chang with an illusion of his wife, but he recovered and prepared to record the fight for Heavenly Talisman Hall.
  • Tong Chang explained that defeating a high-ranking demonic evil could raise Su Qing’s standing and grant access to Heavenly Talisman Hall’s Five Lists of the Heavens, leaving him jealous of Su Qing’s prospects.

Ch. 451Demon God Soldier Legion Shows Its Power, Thirteen Demonic Realms!

Su Qing’s Demon God Soldier Legion overwhelmed the Four Devils’ demon horde, impressing Old Daoist Tong and making him consider entrusting Su Qing with his treasures for Puppet-making. The Four Devils then unleashed the Death Demon Realm over Giant Corpse Island, trapping everyone in its projection and threatening to turn them into demons.

  • The Four Devils unleashed over a hundred demons, but Su Qing sent Tiger Egg and the Demon God Soldier Legion to reinforce Bear Two and the Arhat Buddha Bear Regiment.
  • The Demon God Soldiers resisted the demons’ attempts to control them and, alongside the Four Great Demon Generals, steadily crushed the enemy forces.
  • Old Daoist Tong admired Su Qing’s legion and considered giving him his talisman-making treasures to refine into Puppets for a Langya Iron Army.
  • As their demon horde dwindled, the Four Devils surrounded Su Qing and offered to make him a High-ranking Demonic Evil, but Su Qing rejected them and challenged their power.
  • The Four Devils transformed into banners and cast the Death Demon Realm’s projection over Giant Corpse Island; Old Daoist Tong warned that everyone would be assimilated unless they shattered it.

Ch. 452Flying Demon Head Fire

Su Qing fought the Four Devils after they summoned a projection of the Death Demon Realm over Giant Corpse Island, resisting their attacks with his protections and time-slowing abilities. He caught the Four Devils’ true body only to face their Flying Demon Head Fire, then pursued the fleeing demons with his Primordial Spirit and was left seeking a way to seal them safely.

  • Su Qing observed the Death Demon Realm projection while Old Daoist Tong warned him about its dangers and identified its inhabitants as Demon People.
  • The Four Devils sent demons and Demon People to attack Su Qing, but he spotted their true body and seized it, smashing it into the ground hundreds of times.
  • The Four Devils transformed into Flying Demon Head Fire and attacked Su Qing, whose Lotus Seal slowed time enough for him to follow their movements.
  • Su Qing’s Primordial Spirit chased the fleeing Four Devils after they abandoned the Death Demon Realm projection, and he caught up with them using his time-manipulating power.
  • The Four Devils threatened to escape Su Qing’s sea of consciousness someday, while Su Qing realized he could imprison them there but lacked a suitable Demon Seal Wave to do so comfortably.

Ch. 453Blood Axe Trial, Facing Xingtian Head-On

Su Qing sought the Xingtian Blood Axe as a weapon against the Four Devils and won its recognition by taking Great Witch form with the Nine Li Dao Pattern. The axe’s artifact spirit transported him to an ancient world, where he faced Xingtian’s trial and was killed by the first blow.

  • Su Qing realized his Exorcism Puppets were ineffective against the ancient devils and decided he needed the Demon Seal Wave Puppet Blueprint’s specialized weaponry.
  • The Four Devils cursed Su Qing, prompting him to dive into Giant Axe Lake and approach the Xingtian Blood Axe.
  • Su Qing’s human form was rejected, but the axe accepted him after he transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and summoned the Nine Li Dao Pattern.
  • Su Qing grasped the Xingtian Blood Axe and entered its artifact-spirit trial in an ancient world, where he met a projection of Great Witch Xingtian.
  • Xingtian challenged Su Qing to fight and struck him down with the first axe blow.
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