Arc 18The Human Calamity and Measure Tribulation

The Demon Clan’s slaughter of the Human Race stained its destiny with Karmic Sin, while Xuan Qing helped the Witch Clan take up the Natural Authorities and the Demon and Witch Clans moved toward war. The battle ended with Zhu Rong dead, the Witch Clan’s formation broken, and the conflict still raging.

  • Houtu expelled Guang Chengzi from the Netherworld and revoked the Chan Sect’s quota after he neglected his duties and tried to seize Qing Yue’s Dao Field.
  • Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to slaughter humans and forge the Witch-Slaying Sword, and the massacres forced the Human Race to flee as Sui Ren Shi and the other leaders tried to protect them.
  • Laozi ended the calamity by ordering the Demon Clan out of the Primordial Land, while Di Jun used the human remains to make the Witch-Slaying Sword and the Demon Clan’s Auspicious Qi became stained with Karmic Sin.
  • Xi He sought Xuan Qing’s help, and Di Jun offered Mount Fangzhang to the Heavenly Dao in exchange for a chance to cleanse the Demon Clan’s Karmic Sin.
  • Xuan Qing guided the Ancestral Witches in claiming Natural Authorities, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches became the Twelve Gods of Nature.
  • Luohu sent demonic qi into Di Jun, Xi He attacked the Witch Clan, and the Demon and Witch armies gathered for battle.
  • Di Jun and the Ancestral Witches fought as Zhu Rong sacrificed his Origin to break free of Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell and save Ju Mang and Ru Shou.
  • The Ancestral Witches and Chi You summoned Pangu, but their formation collapsed after Pangu shattered the Demon Clan’s starry formation, and Zhu Rong died as Tai Yi devastated Ju Mang.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Qing Yue Returns to the Netherworld

Qing Yue returned to the Netherworld after Houtu summoned her, and learned that Guang Chengzi had trespassed in her Dao Field and been expelled. Houtu confronted Yuanshi at Kunlun Mountain, while the Ancestral Witches debated whether to support her.

  • Houtu summoned Qing Yue from the Blood Sea, and Qing Yue brought Qing Ya and the others back to the Netherworld to guard it.
  • Ksitigarbha and Zhao Gongming learned that Guang Chengzi had neglected his reincarnation duties, and Xiao announced his expulsion from the Netherworld.
  • Qing Yue returned and learned Guang Chengzi had tried to seize her Dao Field; she revealed her Saintly presence and told the others that Houtu had gone to confront him.
  • Xiao assigned Guang Chengzi's responsibilities to Fei Ying and warned Zheng and the others to perform their duties conscientiously.
  • Houtu threw Guang Chengzi down at Kunlun Mountain and called for Yuanshi, while Zhu Rong wanted to go support her and Zhu Jiuyin stopped him.

Ch. 427No Comparison, No Harm

Houtu confronted Yuanshi over Guang Chengzi’s misconduct in the Underworld and revoked the Chan Sect’s Yama quota. The other Saints arrived at Kunlun Mountain, where Yuanshi, Laozi, and Tongtian tried to persuade Houtu to reconsider.

  • Houtu arrived at Kunlun Mountain as Empress Pingxin after Guang Chengzi was thrown back from the Underworld.
  • Houtu told Yuanshi that Guang Chengzi had altered the Book of Life and Death, encouraged others to shirk their duties, and damaged Qing Yue’s Dao Field while trying to seize its spiritual treasures.
  • Houtu revoked the Chan Sect’s quota in the Underworld and refused Yuanshi’s plea to give Guang Chengzi another chance.
  • Yuanshi’s disciples, including Ran Deng and Cihang, grew jealous and dissatisfied as Yuanshi pleaded for Guang Chengzi.
  • Tongtian and Laozi arrived, and Houtu praised Zhao Gongming’s work while Zhunti and Jieyin learned that Ksitigarbha had performed acceptably.
  • Yuanshi, Laozi, and Tongtian blamed Guang Chengzi’s misconduct on his difficulty adapting to the Underworld and urged Houtu to understand.

Ch. 428Little Sprites

Houtu and the Saints discussed the Heavenly Dao’s plans for the Netherworld, while Qing Ya, Qing Ling, and Qing Yue returned to the Blood Sea to meet the little sprites. Qing Ling resolved to find a way to take them from their spirit trees without disrupting their work purifying the Blood Sea.

  • Houtu invoked Xuan Qing’s connection to her friend, and the Saints stopped defending Guang Chengzi after learning he had offended him.
  • The Saints gathered at the Jade Void Palace and discussed how to place a disciple in the Netherworld after Guang Chengzi’s expulsion.
  • Houtu welcomed Qing Ya and Qing Ling after their breakthroughs, and they agreed to cooperate with her while keeping their identities secret until the time was right.
  • Houtu showed the Qing Ya Sisters around the Netherworld, where Qing Ya and Qing Ling gained insight from Death Mountain.
  • Qing Ya, Qing Ling, and Qing Yue went to the Blood Sea and met the little sprites, who explained that they could not leave the Pure Ginko Trees because the trees purified the Filth Qi.
  • Qing Ling said she had come to solve the problem and became determined to take the little sprites with her.

Ch. 429Humanity's Calamity Rises Again

Qing Ya and Qing Ling learned that the little spirits in the Blood Sea could leave only after reaching Grand Luo Golden Immortal, then departed as a calamity approached. Meanwhile, attacks on the Human Race revealed that demons were secretly eating humans, and Sui Ren Shi and the other ancestors began to suspect a new trial had started.

  • Qing Ya and Qing Ling discovered that the Earth Dao had created the little spirits and that they could escape the Pure Ginko Tree only by reaching Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
  • Qing Ya warned the little spirits to stay hidden during the coming calamity, then she and Qing Ling left the Blood Sea.
  • Zhao Gongming reported that injured Human Race souls were arriving in the Netherworld, and Xiao suspected the Demon Clan had eaten them.
  • Lesser demons secretly abducted humans across the Primordial Land to increase their cultivation, and the growing losses reached Sui Ren Shi.
  • You Chao Shi suggested that the attacks might mark the beginning of the calamity Xiao had foretold.

Ch. 430A Lesser Demon's New Discovery

Sui Ren Shi and the other Human Race leaders struggled to respond as Lesser Demons escalated their attacks, while the demons discovered that weapons stained by wronged human souls could pierce Witch bodies. The chapter ended with two survivors reaching Sui Ren Shi for help as the demons flew to report their discovery to the Heavenly Court.

  • Sui Ren Shi, You Chao Shi, and Zi Yi Shi debated how to protect the Human Race but resumed cultivating without reaching a solution.
  • Lesser Demons slaughtered a Human Tribe, grew stronger by devouring its people, and absorbed the victims' souls into their Spiritual Treasures.
  • A Witch Clan member attacked the demons, but one demon killed him with a soul-tainted Long Sword that pierced his body.
  • The Lesser Demons tested their Spiritual Treasures on the Witch Clan member and realized the weapons could overcome the Witch Clan's physical strength.
  • The demons set off for the Heavenly Court to report their discovery, while two surviving humans reached Sui Ren Shi and pleaded for justice.

Ch. 431Sui Ren Shi's Helplessness

After a human tribe was devoured by demons, Sui Ren Shi struggled to balance revenge with protecting the Human Race from the Demon Clan’s power. Meanwhile, the demons responsible fled to the Heavenly Court, where Kunpeng arrived as they argued with the South Heaven Gate guards.

  • A survivor told Sui Ren Shi that the Demon Clan had wiped out their tribe and eaten its members.
  • The Human Race’s leaders demanded revenge, but Sui Ren Shi warned that provoking Di Jun’s forces could endanger hundreds of millions of humans.
  • Sui Ren Shi ordered every tribe to stay vigilant and report anything suspicious, while the Human Race mourned and began secluded cultivation.
  • A group of Grand Unity Golden Immortals from the Demon Clan fled to the Heavenly Court after killing members of the Witch Clan.
  • The South Heaven Gate guards refused to let the demons enter without explaining their business, and Kunpeng arrived and asked what had happened.

Ch. 432Di Jun's Decision

Kunpeng brought the Lesser Demons’ discovery to Di Jun: devouring humans rapidly increased Demon cultivation and produced a weapon capable of piercing the Witch Clan’s bodies. Di Jun chose to exploit the discovery, ordering Kunpeng and Bai Ze to hunt humans and forge a Treasure Sword, despite Nuwa’s warning.

  • The Lesser Demons told Kunpeng that devouring one Human Tribe had raised them from Heavenly Immortals to Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
  • Kunpeng took the Lesser Demons to report their discovery to Di Jun, while suspicious Fuxi secretly followed them.
  • The Lesser Demons showed Di Jun a Spiritual Treasure transformed by human souls that could pierce a Witch’s body.
  • Di Jun rewarded the Lesser Demons and ordered Kunpeng and Bai Ze to slaughter humans outside the Yellow River Basin and forge a Treasure Sword.
  • Fuxi objected to Di Jun’s decision.

Ch. 433Heavenly Dao Blocks the Way

Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to attack the Human Race despite Fuxi’s warning about the consequences, and the Heavenly Dao blocked Nuwa from intervening. The Demon Clan marched out as Nuwa, Han Xi, and Wang Shu learned that the Human Race’s suffering was part of its transformation into the Human Dao.

  • Fuxi entered the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and urged Di Jun not to attack the Human Race, but Di Jun dismissed his objections and ordered him to remain in the Heavenly Court.
  • Fuxi left the hall and found his palace surrounded by Demon Clan forces, realizing Di Jun had placed him under house arrest.
  • Bai Ze and Kunpeng avoided leading the attack, while Jiu Ying led demons out through the South Heaven Gate to attack the Human Race.
  • Nuwa prepared to intervene, but the Heavenly Dao appeared outside Zhou Mountain and blocked her, saying the Human Race had to undergo a trial and would not be exterminated.
  • Han Xi and Wang Shu joined Nuwa and questioned the Heavenly Dao, which explained that the Human Race had to transform for the Human Dao to fully emerge.

Ch. 434The Demon Clan's Slaughter

Xuan Qing allowed Heavenly Dao to bring calamity upon the Human Race, believing that only a devastating trial could make them strong enough to shape the future. As Jiu Ying's Demon Clan army slaughtered human tribes and collected their souls and flesh, Sui Ren Shi ordered the survivors to flee and broke down under the weight of his people's suffering.

  • Xuan Qing told Zhuo Guang that the Human Race had to endure destruction before it could stand stronger, and he accepted that they might resent him or Nuwa.
  • Jiu Ying led the Demon Clan army into the Primordial Land, and the Ancestral Witches decided to watch because the army was heading for the Human Race rather than the Witch Clan.
  • Jiu Ying ordered his army to slaughter a Human Tribe, collect its flesh and blood, and absorb its wronged souls into a Spiritual Treasure refined by Di Jun.
  • After reports of more massacres reached the Human Ancestor Hall, Sui Ren Shi ordered every tribe to flee to deadlands, forbidden lands, or powerful beings' Dao Fields rather than be captured by the Demon Clan.
  • After the other leaders left, Sui Ren Shi collapsed and asked You Chao Shi and Zi Yi Shi whether he had failed as Clan Leader, while they urged him not to give up.

Ch. 435Sworn Enmity with the Demon Clan

The Demon Clan attacked the Human Race, and Sui Ren Shi led the Human Ancestors in a desperate effort to help their people escape. The slaughter left most of the Human Race brought from the Yellow River Basin dead, while the survivors swore eternal enmity with the Demon Clan.

  • Sui Ren Shi rallied the Human Race in the Yellow River Basin and led them out to delay the Demon Clan’s advance.
  • Jiu Ying sent Demon Clan forces to intercept the fleeing humans, and elders sacrificed themselves so children and other clan members could escape.
  • Sui Ren Shi used his Merit Golden Wheel to force Jiu Ying to withdraw an attack and suffer severe backlash.
  • You Chao Shi revealed his own Merit Golden Wheel, and the Three Ancestors of the Human Race held back the Demon Clan while survivors fled.
  • Sui Ren Shi and the surviving Human Race swore never to coexist with the Demon Clan, after ninety percent of the people brought from the Yellow River Basin had perished.

Ch. 436Thanking Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi

Zhen Yuanzi protected the Human Race fleeing into Longevity Mountain, forcing Jiu Ying and the Demon Clan Army to withdraw and receiving a share of Human Dao Destiny. As the Demon Clan continued hunting humans elsewhere, Nuwa forged the Monster Summoning Banner, a treasure that could resurrect dead Demon Clan members.

  • Sui Ren Shi watched helplessly as Jiu Ying pursued the Human Race toward the Western Lands, and some of the fugitives fled into Longevity Mountain.
  • Zhen Yuanzi vowed to protect the Human Race, used the Earth Book to shield Longevity Mountain, and threatened Di Jun with blocking the South Heaven Gate.
  • Di Jun ordered Jiu Ying to withdraw from Longevity Mountain, and the Human Race bowed to Zhen Yuanzi, granting him one-tenth of Human Dao Destiny.
  • Zhen Yuanzi welcomed the Human Race to remain in Longevity Mountain and appointed Qing Feng and Ming Yue to help them.
  • Nuwa watched Zhen Yuanzi protect the Human Race, then forged the Monster Summoning Banner, which could resurrect Demon Clan members from their True Spirits.

Ch. 437The Overbearing Mystic Turtle

The Mystic Turtle barred the Demon Clan from the Northern Continent, allowing the Human Race refugees there to settle under King Pan’s protection. Elsewhere, Jiu Ying caught the largest fleeing group near Shouyang Mountain, and Xuandu desperately begged Laozi to save them.

  • Nuwa revealed that the Monster Summoning Banner could trap Demon Clan Primordial Spirits in a corrosive space or restore them with Three Lights Divine Water.
  • King Pan confronted the Demon Clan army at the Northern Continent’s border, and the Mystic Turtle appeared, crushed Jiu Ying with Saintly pressure, and expelled the army from the North.
  • The Mystic Turtle forbade the Demon Clan from entering the Northern Continent, while King Pan welcomed the Human Race refugees and received some of their Auspicious Qi.
  • Jiu Ying pursued the largest group of fleeing Human Race members to a blessed mountain and began slaughtering them.
  • Xuandu saw the Human Race suffering below Shouyang Mountain and repeatedly begged his teacher Laozi for help until Laozi emerged from the Great Hall.

Ch. 438The Calamity Ends!

Laozi ended the Demon Clan’s massacre of the Human Race, and the survivors mourned their dead while the Demon Clan returned to the Heavenly Court with the collected souls and flesh. Di Jun named the blood-forged sword the Witch-Slaying Sword, while Fuxi’s cold response to the slaughter strained his relationship with Di Jun and Bai Ze.

  • Laozi appeared, healed Xuandu, and ordered the Demon Clan to leave the Primordial Land, ending the Human Race’s calamity.
  • The surviving humans praised Laozi and then grieved over the many clansmen who had been killed.
  • Jiu Ying returned to the Heavenly Court with the human souls, and the Demon Clan’s Auspicious Qi became stained with Karmic Sin.
  • Di Jun named the Treasure Sword the Witch-Slaying Sword and ordered the Human Race’s flesh and blood distributed among Golden Immortal Demon Clan members.
  • Fuxi saw Bai Ze carrying the bloody remains, entered the Great Hall, and left without questioning Di Jun about the massacre.
  • Di Jun grew angry at Fuxi’s indifference, while Bai Ze lamented that his relationship with Fuxi had broken.

Ch. 439Zhunti Seeks to Make a Move Against the Human Race

After the Demon Clan’s slaughter, the surviving Human Race began rebuilding and vowed to grow strong enough to seek revenge. In the Western Lands, Zhunti and Jieyin saw the humans’ refusal to follow the Western Teach as a threat and planned to act once they had spread and recovered.

  • The Ancestral Witches let the Demon Clan retreat, while Zhu Jiuyin wondered whether the devastated Human Race could still rise.
  • At the Human Ancestral Land, Sui Ren Shi opened the clan’s cultivation resources and urged survivors to repay the Demon Clan’s blood debt.
  • Nuwa stayed away from the Human Race, believing her presence would unsettle them, while Han Xi and Wang Shu worried about her guilt.
  • The Human Race slowly regained vitality, though most of the first-born Innate Human Race had died and many survivors had fled west.
  • Zhunti proposed attacking the Human Race for disrupting the Western Lands’ order, but Jieyin told him to wait until the humans had spread and recovered.

Ch. 440Xi He's Resolve

Zhunti relocated the Human Race to the harsh lands near the Blood Sea to suppress their growth, while Chang Xi’s grief over their slaughter grew into anger toward the Demon Clan. Xi He returned to the Heavenly Court despite Chang Xi’s pleas, believing her own fate was bound to it and that distance would protect her sister.

  • Zhunti assigned the Human Race to the desolate region near the Netherworld Sea of Blood, and they resolved to survive there and develop until they could return east.
  • Chang Xi learned of the Demon Clan’s slaughter of the Human Race and felt her anger intensify under Chang'e’s influence.
  • Xi He soothed Chang Xi with the power of Taiyin, but Chang Xi’s feelings toward Di Jun and the Heavenly Court turned to disgust and fear.
  • Chang Xi urged Xi He to leave the Heavenly Court, but Xi He swore to live and die with her husband and flew away.
  • Xi He secretly stopped after leaving the Lunar Star and decided Chang Xi should remain behind, away from the karmic burden tied to her and the Heavenly Court.

Ch. 441Di Jun "Went Mad"?

Xi He returned to the Heavenly Court and found that Di Jun’s slaughter of the Human Race had transformed the Demon Clan’s pillar of Auspicious Qi into a pillar of Karmic Sin. As Di Jun neared the collapse of his Dao Heart, Xi He recalled Wang Shu’s advice and resolved to seek help from Xuan Qing.

  • Xi He returned to the Heavenly Court and found it steeped in bloodlust and the pillar of Auspicious Qi consumed by Karmic Sin.
  • Di Jun blamed Fuxi for the pillar’s corruption, but Fuxi said Di Jun had brought it on himself by attacking the Human Race, the future protagonist of heaven and earth.
  • Fuxi gave up on the Heavenly Court, while Kunpeng secretly celebrated Di Jun’s downfall and revealed his scheme involving the Witch-Slaying Sword.
  • Xi He tried to steady Di Jun as his Dao Heart nearly shattered, then received Wang Shu’s advice to seek Xuan Qing on Azure Nether Island.
  • Xi He told Di Jun that they could seek the Dao Venerable and departed for the East Sea to find Xuan Qing.

Ch. 442Xi He Seeks Help

Xi He begged Xuan Qing to save the Heavenly Court, and he suggested that Di Jun offer Mount Fangzhang to the Primordial Heaven and Earth for a chance to gain merit. After the Demon Clan set out to follow his advice, Xuan Qing appeared before the Witch Clan and began questioning the Ancestral Witches about their divine duty.

  • Xi He visited Xuan Qing's Dao Field and endured painful kowtows until he agreed to give the Heavenly Court a sliver of hope.
  • Xuan Qing went with Xi He to the Heavenly Court and told Di Jun that offering Mount Fangzhang might help cleanse the Demon Clan's Karmic Sin.
  • Di Jun agreed to offer Mount Fangzhang and led the Demon Clan toward it, drawing attention from the powers of the Prehistoric Era.
  • As the Witch Clan prepared to move against the Demon Clan, Xuan Qing appeared in Pangu Hall and promised the Witch Clan would also gain something.
  • Xuan Qing asked the Ancestral Witches to consider their divine duty, leaving them pondering why they had been born.

Ch. 443Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler

Xuan Qing urged the Ancestral Witches to use their Laws to help complete the Prehistoric Era's four seasons and Natural Authority, then obtained the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler in Pangu Hall. He realized the ruler was meant for Houtu and decided to study it before returning it, while the Ancestral Witches began discussing their roles.

  • Zhu Jiuyin realized the Ancestral Witches should contribute to the Prehistoric Era, and Xuan Qing suggested they use their Laws to complete its four seasons and Natural Authority.
  • Xuan Qing saw Pangu's statue smile, then received the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler when it struck his leg.
  • The ruler resisted Xuan Qing and tried to fly toward the Blood Sea, but the Green Lotus of Creation suppressed it.
  • Xuan Qing guessed the ruler was intended for Houtu and agreed to study it before giving it to her.
  • The Eleven Ancestral Witches discussed their duties, and Zhu Rong and Gonggong proposed becoming the God of Fire Virtue and Water Virtue God.

Ch. 444Mount Fangzhang Emerges

The Wu Clan assigned authorities and seasonal roles to its members before setting out to seek Houtu's guidance. In the East Sea, Di Jun revealed Mount Fangzhang and asked the Heavenly Dao to merge it into the Primordial Land, while Zhunti began plotting against Fuxi.

  • Zhu Rong's casual remark gave the Ancestral Witches a direction for establishing Gods of Authority, and Ju Mang, Qiang Liang, Ru Shou, and Xuan Ming claimed their respective roles.
  • Zhu Jiuyin connected their authorities to the four seasons, making Ju Mang, Qiang Liang, Ru Shou, and Xuan Ming rulers of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
  • The eleven Ancestral Witches set out for the Blood Sea to ask Houtu for guidance on the remaining authorities.
  • Di Jun withdrew Mount Fangzhang's protective formation, revealing the island and drawing crowds from across the East Sea.
  • Di Jun asked the Heavenly Dao to merge Mount Fangzhang into the Primordial Land, prompting Zhunti to curse him and plan to make Fuxi suffer.

Ch. 445A Sliver of Hope for the Demon Clan

Di Jun secured Heavenly Dao’s permission to transform Mount Fangzhang into the Heluo Divine Continent, but the Demon Clan was barred from occupying it. The three divine continents linked together, and the Ancestral Witches arrived at the Blood Sea to see Houtu.

  • Xuan Qing persuaded Heavenly Dao to grant the Demon Clan a sliver of hope in exchange for Mount Fangzhang, which transformed into the Heluo Divine Continent.
  • Heavenly Dao sent Merit to the new land and the Heavenly Court, clearing some of the black qi from its Auspicious Qi Golden Pillar.
  • Di Jun and the Demon Clan were barred from entering the Heluo Divine Continent, and Xuan Qing ordered them to leave.
  • The three divine continents linked together, revealing shoals and waterways, while a coordinate mark led Xuan Qing’s Divine Sense toward the Sea Eye before Return to Void power stopped him.
  • Zhu Jiuyin and the Ancestral Witches reached the Blood Sea and requested passage to meet Houtu; Houtu told Great Brahma to let them in.

Ch. 446Natural Authority Returns to Its Place, Imperial Flowing Paste Reappears!

The Twelve Ancestral Witches followed Houtu’s guidance and vowed to fulfill Natural Authority by governing the Primordial Era’s space, seasons, weather, fire, and earth. Their vows restored the Twelve Gods of Nature to their thrones, completed Heaven and Earth, and brought Imperial Flowing Paste back to the sky.

  • Great Brahma led the Ancestral Witches into the Underworld, where Houtu explained that Di Jiang could govern space and Zhu Jiuyin could govern the cycle of day and night.
  • Houtu led her brothers and sisters from the Underworld to the Blood Sea to make their vows of Natural Authority.
  • Di Jiang, Ju Mang, Qiang Liang, Ru Shou, Xuan Ming, and Zhu Jiuyin vowed to guard space, foster life, establish the four seasons, and preserve time’s order, changing the Primordial Era’s environments.
  • Zhu Rong, Gonggong, and the other Ancestral Witches vowed to govern fire, water, and natural weather, while Houtu vowed to bear and nurture the earth.
  • The twelve phantom thrones drew the Ancestral Witches into place as the Twelve Gods of Nature, and Imperial Flowing Paste gathered into a Heavenly River.

Ch. 447Luohu's Little Move

After the Imperial Flowing Paste fell and the Twelve Ancestral Witches gained new authority, the Witch and Demon Clans prepared for the approaching decisive battle. Luohu secretly sent demonic qi into Di Jun, and the chapter ended with Xi He raging over her sons while Tai Yi watched from a distance.

  • Imperial Flowing Paste rained over the Primordial Land for a hundred years before the twelve thrones vanished and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were cast down.
  • Houtu returned to comprehend her authority, while Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches discovered their control over their Laws had strengthened.
  • Di Jun took comfort in Bai Ze's claim that Houtu's absence meant the Witch Clan could not form the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation, while Karma worried about the strengthened Prehistoric Era.
  • Luohu found Zhou Mountain blocked his Divine Sense, then sent demonic qi through a gap in the Karmic Sin covering the Heavenly Court's Auspicious Qi Golden Pillar and into Di Jun's sea of consciousness.
  • Di Jun noticed Xi He's growing anger and, unable to reach Chang Xi on the sealed Lunar Star, asked Tai Yi to investigate Xi He's change.
  • Xi He smashed the palace and shouted that the Witch Clan would pay for her sons as Tai Yi watched from afar.

Ch. 448Tribulation Arises

Xi He’s vengeance finally drove her to attack the Witch Clan, beginning the decisive battle between the Witch and Demon Clans. As their armies gathered at Zhou Mountain, the Prehistoric Era’s inhabitants braced for the devastation.

  • Tai Yi used the Chaos Bell to calm Xi He and keep her from charging into the Witch Clan, frustrating Luohu’s plans to spur the Measure Tribulation.
  • The Heavenly Dao withdrew its scrutiny from the Western Lands, allowing Karma and the Chaos Demon Gods to begin their operation.
  • The Spirit of the Ancestral Vein informed Xuan Qing that the Chaos Demon Gods had moved, and he met Han Xi and Wang Shu atop Zhou Mountain.
  • Baleful qi filled the sky, and Xi He attacked the Witch Clan with the Sun-Moon Essence Wheels.
  • Zhu Rong destroyed Xi He’s attack with divine fire, and their clash killed countless beings caught in its aftermath.
  • The Ten Great Demon Gods led the Demon Race Army toward Zhou Mountain as the Witch Clan’s army prepared to meet them.

Ch. 449Xi He's Madness

Yuanshi sealed Kunlun Mountain during the Witch-Demon War while Tongtian watched from Golden Ao Island. On the battlefield, Xi He and Zhu Rong grievously wounded each other, and Tai Yi trapped Zhu Rong, Ju Mang, and Ru Shou beneath the Chaos Bell as Zhu Rong prepared to sacrifice himself.

  • Yuanshi explained the Measure Tribulation to his disciples, sealed Kunlun Mountain, and barred them from descending until it ended.
  • Tongtian watched the Demon Race Army from Golden Ao Island as Di Jun ordered his forces to attack the Witch Clan and battled Di Jiang.
  • The Ancestral Witches and Demon leaders fought across the battlefield, while Tai Yi drove Ju Mang and Ru Shou back with the Chaos Bell.
  • Xi He charged Zhu Rong in a rage over her sons, and their head-on clash left her unconscious and Zhu Rong badly wounded.
  • Tai Yi suppressed Xi He's wounds, transformed into his true form, and used the Chaos Bell to freeze Zhu Rong, Ju Mang, and Ru Shou.
  • As the Chaos Bell descended toward them, Zhu Rong apologized to his brothers, leaving Ju Mang and Ru Shou wondering what he planned to do.

Ch. 450Two Great Sacred Formations Reappear!

Zhu Rong burned his Origin to save Ju Mang and Ru Shou, then the Ancestral Witches and Chi You summoned Pangu to fight the Demon Clan’s star formation. Both formations collapsed, Zhu Rong died, and Tai Yi critically wounded Ju Mang as the battle continued.

  • Zhu Rong burned his Origin to break free of the Chaos Bell’s suppression, allowing Ju Mang and Ru Shou to escape.
  • The Ancestral Witches gathered with Chi You and formed the Twelve Capital Gods and Fiends Great Formation, summoning Pangu, while Di Jun raised the Zhou Tian Stars Great Formation.
  • Pangu’s axe strikes shattered the Demon Clan’s starry formation, but Chi You and the Ancestral Witches could not sustain their formation, which collapsed before they could kill Di Jun.
  • Zhu Rong faded away and died, prompting the Ancestral Witches to charge Di Jun and Tai Yi.
  • Tai Yi used the Chaos Bell to devastate Ju Mang, while Ru Shou began swelling as Fei Lian and Fei Dan blocked his path.
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