Recaps

Han Yi, Han Yue, Elder Han Bai, Gongsun Haoyue, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch led the Frost Race and Star Cloud forces in fighting the Devil Race at the Void Rifts while Jiang Liu faced the Nether Demon Lord. The Nether Demon Lord entered the Human Realm with a massive wave of Devil Race members, and Jiang Liu prepared to meet their assault with his Dongxiao Flute.

• Han Yi and the Frost Race attacked Devil Race invaders at their rift, freezing one Divine Realm member to pieces.
• Han Yue, Elder Han Bai, Gongsun Haoyue, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch led their forces in killing or wounding invaders and containing the spreading Dark Primal Qi.
• Jiang Liu ordered anyone below the Peak Grandmaster realm to stay out of the sky battle, then focused on the Nether Demon Lord and worried that the Human Realm had lost much of its self-healing power.
• The Nether Demon Lord entered the Human Realm, sensed that his strength was declining more slowly, and attacked Jiang Liu with black sword rays.
• A massive wave of Devil Race members followed the Nether Demon Lord into the Human Realm and joined the assault on Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu drew out his Dongxiao Flute and placed it against his lips as the Devil Race surrounded him.

Jiang Liu used the Xiao Sound Illusion Formation to attack the Devil Race while purifying Dark Primal Qi into Essence that supported the Human Realm martial artists. The Nether Demon Lord used the Boundless Space to weaken spatial suppression and recover his strength, while Jiang Liu realized it was the Devil Race’s route into the Human Realm and prepared a hidden attack.

• Jiang Liu purified the Dark Primal Qi and played the Dongxiao Flute, summoning illusory ferocious beasts that devoured Devil Race members.
• The Nether Demon Lord fought off the beasts and deployed the Boundless Space, causing his strength to recover as the Human Realm’s spatial suppression eased.
• Jiang Liu’s power rose as the beasts devoured the Devil Race members, while the Nether Demon Lord waited for his own strength to return to its peak.
• The Void Rifts began healing and releasing less Void Force after the Nether Demon Lord brought out the Boundless Space.
• Jiang Liu recognized the Boundless Space and realized the Devil Race had used it to reach the Human Realm.
• Jiang Liu resolved to stop the Devil Race from leaving and secretly sent three figures toward weaker Devil Race members.

Jiang Liu used his enhanced Xiao Sound Illusion Formation to overwhelm the Devil Race, then rushed to rescue Gongsun Haoyue when he heard her scream. As Elder Che pursued the falling Gongsun Haoyue, a powerful Battle Puppet blocked his attack.

• Jiang Liu infused the dongxiao music with Void Force, strengthening his illusory beasts and shielding himself from the Nether Demon Lord's Sword Qi.
• The beasts killed more devils around Jiang Liu, while Ye Xun feared Jiang Liu was devouring their divine souls and looked for a chance to escape.
• Jiang Liu heard a familiar scream, stopped playing, and used Nebula Shrunken Earth to reach Gongsun Haoyue as she fell with her divine soul badly damaged.
• Elder Che chased Gongsun Haoyue, seeking revenge for her earlier actions and the Primal Qi he had lost.
• A Battle Puppet appeared between Elder Che and Gongsun Haoyue, knocked Elder Che backward with a palm strike, and stunned him with its Devil Race aura.

Jiang Liu reached Gongsun Haoyue and began purging the Dark Primal Qi that threatened her body and consciousness, but Nether Demon Lord attacked before he could finish. The exotic beasts arrived to hold Nether Demon Lord off while Jiang Liu lured the remaining Dark Primal Qi toward himself.

• Elder Che fought Han Luo’s relentless Battle Puppet while hidden figures approached him unnoticed.
• Jiang Liu examined Gongsun Haoyue, purified the Dark Primal Qi in her body, and found that some still remained in her sea of consciousness.
• Nether Demon Lord attacked Jiang Liu with a powerful Sword Qi strike, forcing Jiang Liu to retreat while carrying Gongsun Haoyue.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey blocked Nether Demon Lord’s attack and was badly wounded, while the Sea Turtle, Fire Dragon, Three-Eyed Flying Tiger, Frostwing Dragon, and Giant Strength Demonic Ape surrounded him.
• Jiang Liu used the Spirit Control Art to draw the Dark Primal Qi out of Gongsun Haoyue’s sea of consciousness and toward himself.

Jiang Liu purified the Dark Primal Qi tormenting Gongsun Haoyue, then joined the battle against the Nether Demon Lord and drove him away from the Boundless Space. Jiang Liu’s Saintly Sky Strike damaged the demon’s Divine Sea, but the fight continued.

• The Dark Primal Qi left Gongsun Haoyue’s Divine Sea and entered Jiang Liu’s, where it was purified; Gongsun Haoyue regained consciousness and embraced him.
• Jiang Liu rushed to help his tamed beasts, finding the Frostwing Dragon, Three-Eyed Flying Tiger, Giant Strength Demonic Ape, and Fire Dragon apparently dead.
• Jiang Liu struck the Nether Demon Lord with his saber and used Yin-Yang Five Elements Steps to send him farther from the Boundless Space, weakening its suppression of the Human Realm Space.
• Jiang Liu switched to spatial crushing when saber attacks failed to break the Nether Demon Lord’s defenses, while the demon tried to pull the Boundless Space closer.
• Jiang Liu’s Saintly Sky Strike invaded the Nether Demon Lord’s Divine Sea and injured him, destabilizing his aura.

Gongsun Haoyue joined Han Luo in attacking Elder Che, while Dongyang He and Dongyang Yi revealed themselves as Battle Puppets and helped trap him. Elsewhere, Han Yi continued to overwhelm the Devil Race attackers, leaving Elder He wondering whether to retreat.

• Gongsun Haoyue attacked Elder Che with her skyfire while Han Luo pressed him, draining his primal qi and forcing him toward the Void Rift.
• Dongyang He and Dongyang Yi appeared and struck Elder Che away from the Void Rift, allowing Han Luo and Gongsun Haoyue to surround him and wear down his Dark Primal Qi.
• Han Yi fought Elder He and three Devil Race members without being suppressed by their Dark Primal Qi, having already killed several of their Saint Realm subordinates.
• Elder He saw that the other Devil Race invaders were struggling and considered retreating, but hesitated because he had not yet been decisively defeated.

Han Yue, Han Bai, and their allies killed Devil Race fighters across several battlefronts while the Human Realm’s resistance began to turn the tide. Elder Xing decided to retreat through the Void Rift, but Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Han Bing intensified their attacks to stop him.

• Han Yue killed Devil Race fighters with her ribbons as Han Shuang followed her into battle and wondered whether Jiang Liu had influenced Han Yue’s rapid advancement.
• Han Bai evaded Chi Lao and Bo Lao while Han Hao and Han Jie slaughtered their weakened subordinates.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch, Han Qi, and Han Bing repelled Elder Xing’s forces, which suffered the heaviest losses among the invading Devil Race groups.
• Elder Xing judged that the Human Realm’s suppression made staying dangerous and began moving toward the Void Rift.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Han Bing noticed Elder Xing’s retreat and pressed their attacks to keep him from escaping.

Elder Xing used the Star Demon Ring to escape the Human Realm with the Xing Clan, prompting Elder He and the He Clan to retreat as well. Their departure left the remaining Devil Race clans exposed to a fierce counterattack, and the Nether Demon Lord ordered a retreat after Jiang Liu struck him back.

• Elder Xing revealed the Star Demon Ring, raised his aura, and fled through a Void Rift as Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Han Bing let him pass.
• Elder Xing's subordinates followed him out, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch, Han Bing, Han Qi, and the others dispersed to support their allies.
• Elder He withdrew from his fight with Han Yi and led the He Clan through the Void Rift, while Han Yi pursued them before turning to support Elder Han Bai.
• Han Yi, Flowing Cloud Matriarch, Han Shuang, and Han Qi reinforced the battlefield, putting the Che Clan, Qi Clan, Chi Clan, and Bo Clan under heavy attack.
• The Nether Demon Lord saw the Devil Race's forces faltering after Jiang Liu struck him flying again, then ordered a retreat and fled toward a Void Rift.

Jiang Liu pursued the injured Nether Demon Lord and used the Yin-Yang Five Elements Steps and Saintly Sky Strike to attack him. The Nether Demon Lord resisted the spiritual assault, and Jiang Liu’s strike was pushed back as the fight continued.

• Jiang Liu used the Yin-Yang Five Elements Steps to slow the Nether Demon Lord and sent a Saintly Sky Strike into his sea of consciousness.
• The Nether Demon Lord unleashed Dark Primal Qi and its lingering consciousnesses to force Jiang Liu to withdraw his attack, but the Saintly Sky Art refined them and restored Jiang Liu’s power.
• Jiang Liu’s Saintly Sky Strike split to attack both of the Nether Demon Lord’s Divine Sense Avatars.
• The Nether Demon Lord endured the pain as the two sides clashed inside his sea of consciousness.
• Jiang Liu sent four Ice Blades at the Nether Demon Lord, but the Nether Demon Lord ignored them and drove the Saintly Sky Strike back.

Jiang Liu failed to defeat the Nether Demon Lord, who escaped the Human Realm and suspected its Heavenly Dao had revived. Jiang Liu then helped the Human Realm forces kill Elder Che and moved to attack Elder Qi.

• The Nether Demon Lord used his mental power at great cost to repel Jiang Liu's Saintly Sky Strike, then escaped through a shrinking spatial rift and watched the Human Realm's changes.
• Jiang Liu let the Nether Demon Lord go and appeared above Elder Che, whose defenses Han Luo broke while Gongsun Haoyue and Flowing Cloud Matriarch trapped him with flames and thunder.
• Elder Che ordered the Che Clan members to flee, but Jiang Liu immobilized him and cleaved him in two, devouring his Divine Sense Avatars.
• Jiang Liu turned toward the remaining Second-Order Divine Realm experts and flew to attack Elder Qi, who was besieged by the Frost Race.

As the Human Race and Devil Race fought desperately, Jiang Liu killed Elder Qi and destroyed his souls, leaving the Qi Clan without its leader. The surviving Qi Clan members blamed the Nether Demon Lord, the Xing Clan, and the He Clan, then fled the Human Realm aboard their Divine Artifact Starship.

• Elder Qi, Elder Bo, and Elder Chi ordered their clansmen to break out as both sides began fighting with everything they had.
• Jiang Liu suppressed Elder Qi while Han Yue attacked him, then used a Saintly Sky Strike to destroy his body.
• Jiang Liu stopped Elder Qi's two escaping souls and swallowed them with a head formed from his spiritual power, annihilating them completely.
• Jiang Liu's aura erupted, prompting Han Yue and the Frost Race members to retreat while the surviving Qi Clan members escaped toward the Void Rift.
• Qi Kong accused the Nether Demon Lord, the Xing Clan, and the He Clan of conspiring against their clan leader, then led the Qi Clan members away aboard their Divine Artifact Starship.

After reaching the Fourth Tier of the Saint Realm, Jiang Liu sensed a shadow in the void moving toward the Qi Clan spaceship and learned that devouring souls could rapidly strengthen his Divine Sense. He joined the battle against Elder Bo and Elder Chi, and his Saintly Sky Strike hit Elder Chi as he tried to flee.

• Jiang Liu discovered that his Divine Sense could pass through the spatial barrier and saw the shadow in his Divine Sea heading toward the Qi Clan spaceship.
• Jiang Liu realized that devouring powerful enemies' souls could advance his mental power, while the shadow appeared to hunt Divine Realm experts.
• Elder Bo and Elder Chi tried to break out as the Human Race and Frost Race surrounded them, but Jiang Liu's Ice Blades failed to pierce their Divine Bodies.
• Jiang Liu used the Yin-Yang Five Elements Steps to immobilize Elder Bo and Elder Chi, allowing Han Yi to freeze Elder Chi and Han Bai to attack Elder Bo.
• Jiang Liu shattered the ice and struck Elder Chi, who recovered his movement and fled toward the rift before Jiang Liu's Saintly Sky Strike hit his sea of consciousness.

Jiang Liu killed Elder Chi and Elder Bo, devoured their divine souls, and advanced his spiritual force to the Second-Order Divine Realm. As the Void Rifts healed and Heaven and Earth Essence returned, a new consciousness emerged from the Human Realm barrier, leaving Jiang Liu and the others wondering whether the Heavenly Dao had returned or been reborn.

• Jiang Liu killed Elder Chi, devoured the two escaping shadows of his divine soul, and advanced his spiritual force to the Second-Order Divine Realm.
• Elder Bo tried to flee, but Han Bai and Han Yi intercepted him before Jiang Liu killed him and devoured his two divine souls.
• Jiang Liu sensed two familiar auras approaching but focused on Elder Bo, whose death brought another advance in Jiang Liu's spiritual force.
• The Void Rifts healed, Heaven and Earth Essence returned to the Human Realm, and a faint consciousness emerged from the barrier.
• Nether Demon Lord sensed the barrier's consciousness and retreated into the Divine Artifact Starship, while Han Yi, Han Yue, and Han Bai felt the returning Heaven and Earth Essence.

Jiang Liu watched a powerful new consciousness awaken in the realm wall while the Human Realm forces defeated the remaining Devil Race invaders and exposed Dongling Rui and Dongling Qing as traitors. The Human Realm began recovering its essence, while the Nether Demon Lord remained outside the realm wall, alarmed by the new consciousness.

• Jiang Liu watched the realm-wall consciousness grow stronger and worried that it might be the reborn Heavenly Dao.
• Gongsun Haoyue, Flowing Cloud Matriarch, and the Frost Race helped suppress and defeat the remaining Chi Clan and Bo Clan members after the rifts closed.
• Jiang Liu interrogated Dongling Rui, discovered his and Dongling Qing's collusion with the Devil Race, and killed them.
• Jiang Liu told Qin Bailian to send people to rescue Dongling Heng from the island where Dongling Rui and Dongling Qing had imprisoned him.
• The Human Realm's caves healed and its Heaven and Earth Essence grew purer and more abundant as the realm began to evolve.
• The Nether Demon Lord watched the Human Realm from his Divine Artifact Starship and feared that its new consciousness might possess Third-Tier Divine Realm strength.

Nether Demon Lord weighed the threat of the newly born Heavenly Dao as Jiang Liu sent the exhausted Human Realm fighters away. The Heavenly Dao formed a golden giant that struck a Devil Race starship, driving the other ships back, but its strength soon diminished to the first level of the Divine Realm.

• Nether Demon Lord considered that a Third-Tier Divine Realm Heavenly Dao could make the Human Realm impossible to invade, and withdrew to assess its strength before deciding whether to attack again.
• Jiang Liu told Han Yi, Gongsun Haoyue, Flowing Cloud Matriarch, Han Yue, Han Bai, and the others to leave while he handled the situation.
• The Human Realm's barrier energy gathered into a golden giant carrying an axe, whose powerful aura startled Jiang Liu.
• The golden giant struck an empty Divine Artifact Starship and left a deep gash in it, causing the Devil Race's other starships to retreat from the Human Realm.
• The Devil Race's starships sent messages to Nether Demon Lord, and the golden giant's strength rapidly fell to about the first level of the Divine Realm.

After the Golden Giant drove off the Devil Race, the Nether Demon Lord ordered the surviving demons to retreat from the Human Realm. Jiang Liu then discovered that the Human Realm’s Heaven and Earth Essence was surging, suggesting its spatial upgrade had begun to bring new benefits.

• Jiang Liu considered the new Heavenly Dao’s strength and wondered whether the Human Realm’s Heaven and Earth Essence could recover.
• The Golden Giant vanished after its axe strike, and Elder He and Elder Xing worried about its power and the losses their clans had suffered.
• The Nether Demon Lord realized the Golden Giant had been bluffing but judged that it might soon break through, so he ordered the Devil Race to retreat.
• The Devil Race’s starships, including the Chi Clan’s ship, departed for the Nether Realm, and Jiang Liu felt relieved as he watched them go.
• As Jiang Liu descended toward the ground, he sensed unusually dense Heaven and Earth Essence rising and suspected it was a benefit of the spatial upgrade.

After the Devil Race withdrew, Jiang Liu announced the Human Realm’s victory and prepared to address its losses and those who had refused to fight. Meteor reported the casualties, and Jiang Liu discovered that Tianming and Ye Junsheng were among the dead.

• Jiang Liu sensed that Heaven and Earth Essence had more than doubled and flew to the Qian City Imperial Palace to handle the aftermath of the invasion.
• Jiang Liu announced that the outsiders had departed, and people across Qian City celebrated the victory.
• Meteor reported that seven Saint Realm martial artists and thirty-six Peak Grandmasters had died in the battle.
• Jiang Liu read the casualty list and learned that Tianming and Ye Junsheng were among the dead Saint Realm martial artists.

After the Devil Race’s invasion was repelled, Jiang Liu discussed compensation for the Frost Race’s dead and injured with Han Yi, Han Bai, and Han Yue, who asked to be treated under the usual regulations. He warned the gathered martial artists that another invasion might come and explained that the Human Realm’s Heaven and Earth Essence had grown denser, leaving everyone hopeful that they could grow stronger before the next attack.

• Jiang Liu postponed deciding compensation until he could consult Han Yi, Han Bai, and Han Yue about the Frost Race’s casualties.
• Han Yi, Han Bai, and Han Yue said their people expected battle losses and asked Jiang Liu to follow the usual compensation regulations.
• Jiang Liu told the gathered factions and Frost Race members that the Devil Race might invade again, though probably not soon, and urged them to cultivate.
• Jiang Liu explained that the Heaven and Earth Essence throughout the Human Realm had increased, and the martial artists realized they could use it to strengthen themselves.
• Jiang Liu said their rewards would be decided after discussion and arranged for people to escort them out of the imperial palace.

Jiang Liu discussed the Frost Race’s departure and reviewed the Saint Realm breakthroughs while arranging compensation for the dead and wounded. Meanwhile, Long Qi, Feng Qi, and Yang Hao returned separately to the God Realm and reported that the Nether Demon Lord had seized the White Feather Sword God’s relics, enraging the three great cities.

• Elder Han Bai took the Frost Race members back, leaving Han Yi and Han Yue with Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu reviewed the new Saint Realm experts and began discussing compensation at the Hall of Governmental Affairs.
• Long Qi, Feng Qi, and Yang Hao reunited in the void, found their way back to the God Realm, and entered separately to conceal their connection.
• The three Venerables convened meetings in their respective cities and reported that the Nether Demon Lord had seized the White Feather Sword God’s relics.
• The revelation sparked towering rage across the three great cities.

Snowpeak Honored One and Divine Wind Honored One considered how to respond after learning that the Nether Demon Lord held the White Feather Sword God's relics. Yang Hao returned to the Riyue Continent injured and prepared to blame Feng Qi and Long Qi for the failed mission.

• Snowpeak Honored One weighed the Nether Realm's strength and considered whether its rival Devil Races might cause it to fracture again.
• Feng Qi returned to Wind City and told Divine Wind Honored One that the White Feather Sword God's relics had fallen into the Nether Demon Lord's hands and that he alone had escaped.
• Divine Wind Honored One's subordinates urged an immediate attack, but he said they should watch how events developed before deciding how to reclaim the relics.
• Yang Hao contacted Rì Yuè Honored One privately after returning to the Riyue Continent, hiding his soul injury and preparing to shift blame onto Feng Qi and Long Qi.

Yang Hao returned to Riyue City injured and told Rì Yuè Honored One that Long Qi and Feng Qi had attacked him, while concealing his own role in escaping the Nether Realm. He revealed the Nether Colossus’s return, and Rì Yuè Honored One left the city’s leaders angry over the lost relic as new martial artists began arriving in the Three Great Cities.

• Rì Yuè Honored One found Yang Hao injured, searched the area for clues, and questioned him about what had happened.
• Yang Hao claimed Long Qi and Feng Qi had ambushed him, then reported sensing the aura of the long-suppressed Nether Colossus in the Nether Realm.
• Rì Yuè Honored One grew pleased at the news that the Nether Colossus had returned and ordered Yang Hao to keep it secret.
• Yang Hao told Riyue City’s leaders that the Nether Demon Lord had seized White Feather Sword God’s relic, provoking calls to attack the Nether Realm.
• Rì Yuè Honored One calmed the leaders, and martial artists from other cities began appearing in the Three Great Cities of the God Realm.

Long Qi and Feng Qi questioned Yang Hao's injury and the rumors surrounding their failed expedition to the Nether Realm. The Snowpeak Honored One secured the Long Wave Sword God's territory for a meeting, as the Three Great Cities prepared to join forces against the Nether Realm.

• Long Qi wondered why the God Realm had ignored the Human Realm and questioned how Yang Hao had returned from Netherworld Space unharmed before claiming to be seriously injured.
• Feng Qi received news of Yang Hao's injury and suspected he had blamed Feng Qi and Long Qi to escape punishment.
• Rumors spread that the Three Great Cities planned to demand an explanation from the Nether Demon Lord, but no action followed.
• The Snowpeak Honored One asked the Long Wave Sword God to host a meeting where the Three Great Cities could discuss an alliance.
• The Long Wave Sword God agreed, and the Snowpeak Honored One said Divine Wind and Sunmoon would arrive in three days.

Snowpeak Honored One, Divine Wind Honored One, and Rì Yuè Honored One met in Eternal Joy City to form an alliance against the Nether Realm, with Long Wave Sword God as their witness. Long Wave Sword God revealed that his apparent phantom was his true body, leaving the Three Reverends afraid he had reached the Third-Tier Divine Realm.

• Three powerful auras appeared over Eternal Joy City and soon vanished, prompting rumors that the Three Reverends had come to recruit Long Wave Sword God for an attack on the Nether Realm.
• Snowpeak Honored One, Divine Wind Honored One, and Rì Yuè Honored One entered a space controlled by Long Wave Sword God to negotiate their alliance.
• The Three Reverends agreed on their forces, flying ships, and departure date before preparing to swear their alliance oath with Long Wave Sword God as witness.
• Long Wave Sword God refused to appear in person, then the space cleared and his apparent phantom became solid, revealing it had been his true body all along.
• The Three Reverends realized Long Wave Sword God might have reached the Third-Tier Divine Realm and worried about the threat his strength posed to their cities and their plans.

Long Wave Sword God used a bluff to secure an alliance among the Three Great Cities, who agreed not to attack one another while invading the Nether Realm. After news of their joint assault spread, the cities and a large following of martial artists set out for the Nether Realm, while Long Wave Sword God remained troubled by the sea beasts threatening the Neutral Continent.

• Long Wave Sword God intimidated Snowpeak Honored One, Divine Wind Honored One, and Rì Yuè Honored One into completing their alliance oath, then took control of the seal that could reveal a violator.
• Snowpeak Honored One, Divine Wind Honored One, and Rì Yuè Honored One left, and Long Wave Sword God returned to Eternal Joy City, hoping the alliance would keep the Three Great Cities from targeting the Neutral Continent.
• News that the Three Great Cities would jointly attack the Nether Realm spread throughout the God Realm, prompting martial artists to consider following the expedition for their own gain.
• White Feather Sword God's ten disciples in Supreme City welcomed the chance to join the assault, though several were secretly making contacts and appeared to have their own plans.
• Snowpeak City, Wind City, and Riyue City allowed the news to spread and then led a vast procession of spaceships toward the Nether Realm, following locations provided by Long Qi, Feng Qi, and Yang Hao.

The Devil Race's fleet was pursued through the Chaos Void by a Void Exotic Beast, which appeared beside the Chi Clan's starship and threatened to devour it. The Nether Demon Lord's attack was swallowed, worsening his injuries and drawing the beast's attention to him as Elder Xing and Elder He attacked.

• The Nether Demon Lord sensed that a Void Exotic Beast was stalking the fleet and ordered the starships to accelerate.
• The Void Exotic Beast appeared beside the Chi Clan's starship, and the Nether Demon Lord went to the deck to attack it.
• The Nether Demon Lord's Primal Qi longsword and the Divine Sense attached to it were swallowed, aggravating his sea-of-consciousness injuries.
• The Void Exotic Beast fixed its gaze on the Nether Demon Lord, while Elder Xing and Elder He launched their attacks.