Chapter Summaries

Pink Rabbit sacrificed herself to protect Big Fool, and Great King Golden Eagle’s starlight fatally wounded her. As Pink Rabbit died in Big Fool’s arms, cultivators attacked, and Xu Yi turned on the swordsman who struck her corpse.

• Pink Rabbit broke free from Big Fool and attacked Great King Golden Eagle, who pierced her with starlight.
• Great King Golden Eagle fired more starlight at Pink Rabbit, but Big Fool shielded her with his body and carried her wounded form.
• Cultivators led by a Golden Crown Youth emerged and attacked Great King Golden Eagle.
• Pink Rabbit realized Big Fool was not human, gave him her blueberries, and died in his arms.
• A swordsman struck Big Fool and Pink Rabbit’s corpse with Sword Qi, prompting Xu Yi to confront him before fixing his gaze on the Purple-Robed Warrior.

Xu Yi mourned Pink Rabbit while the Golden Crown Youth's allies fought Great King Golden Eagle and attacked him. After several attackers were transported away, the group recognized Xu Yi as Shang Family Remnant Shang Zhengyi, and the Golden Crown Youth threatened him.

• The Daoist Robe Old Man, Red Robe Big Man, and youth in white trapped Great King Golden Eagle in a formation and attacked him.
• A Black-Robed Warrior and a Purple-Robed Warrior struck at Xu Yi and Pink Rabbit, so Xu Yi carried her corpse away and avoided retaliating.
• The Golden Crown Youth ordered three Black Armored Warriors to capture Xu Yi, but their attacks made them vanish and left their trial tokens to turn to ash.
• The tall-crowned old man recalled rumors of the mysterious monster and identified Xu Yi as Shang Zhengyi, the Blood Hand Dwarf.
• The Golden Crown Youth recognized Xu Yi as a Shang Family Remnant and threatened to punish him after they left this world.

Xu Yi rejected the Third Highness’s offer and returned to watch the battle, while Great King Golden Eagle appeared to be losing against the three-man formation. The fight turned when Great King Golden Eagle unleashed a powerful golden shuttle that killed the young man in white and consumed his soul.

• Zhang Renfeng identified himself and the Third Highness, then offered Xu Yi a deputy commander’s position on the prince’s behalf.
• Xu Yi refused to bow, placed Pink Rabbit’s body in a Sumeru Ring, and disappeared into the crowd before returning to watch the battle.
• The Daoist Robe Old Man, the Red Robe Big Man, and the young man in white used their formation to overwhelm Great King Golden Eagle and tear away his feathers.
• Xu Yi suspected Great King Golden Eagle was holding back as the demon stopped attacking and continued taking hits.
• Great King Golden Eagle fired a golden shuttle that broke the young man in white’s defense and disintegrated him.
• Great King Golden Eagle drew the young man in white’s soul into his mouth as the battle fell into chaos.

Great King Golden Eagle killed the Daoist Robe Old Man and the Red Robe Big Man, then turned on Xu Yi. Xu Yi used pills, a silver line, and the Dragon Binding Rope to draw the demon into close combat, but the chapter ended with their weapons locked in a brutal fight.

• Great King Golden Eagle tore the Daoist Robe Old Man in two, swallowed his soul, and killed the fleeing Red Robe Big Man.
• Great King Golden Eagle feinted toward the Golden Crown Youth and his followers before diving at Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi swallowed fourteen top-grade pills and endured three blasts of starry light to lure Great King Golden Eagle closer.
• Xu Yi bound Great King Golden Eagle's left claw with a thin silver line, and the demon chose to charge him head-on.
• Xu Yi trapped himself and Great King Golden Eagle beneath the Dragon Binding Rope and struck with the Crimson Short Sword, but the demon blocked it with his steel beak.

Xu Yi fought Great King Golden Eagle in a devastating battle and killed him, finally avenging King Bala. Exhausted but recovering with pills, Xu Yi stored the corpse while the terrified onlookers fled.

• Xu Yi and Great King Golden Eagle battled across Eagle Peak Mountain, destroying cliffs and forest as their weapons and bodies suffered severe damage.
• Great King Golden Eagle's beak snapped and Xu Yi's Crimson Short Sword disintegrated, but Xu Yi kept punching until he broke the eagle's bone and killed him.
• Xu Yi and Great King Golden Eagle crashed to the ground, and Xu Yi declared that he had avenged King Bala.
• Golden Crown Youth and the others repeatedly fled when Xu Yi moved, fearing that the battle's survivors might attack them.
• Xu Yi stored Great King Golden Eagle's corpse in his Sumeru Ring, then swallowed two Qi Replenishing Pills to recover his strength.

After recovering from his battle with Great King Golden Eagle, Xu Yi collected the fallen treasures and harvested the medicines on Eagle Peak Mountain. He flew north toward Fire Cloud Mountain, hoping to fulfill Pink Rabbit’s wish to be buried atop Eagle Peak Mountain.

• Xu Yi recovered his strength, retrieved the Geng Essence iron box, and waited for the Demon Transformation Pill’s effects to wear off.
• Xu Yi returned to his human form, washed, and found a medicinal field on Eagle Peak Mountain, where he dug up every plant and stored them in a Sumeru Ring.
• Xu Yi discovered nearly twenty Sumeru Rings beneath an ancient cypress and searched Great King Golden Eagle’s wooden platform, finding nothing else.
• Xu Yi rejected the chance to seize Tiger Venerate County and its riches, shaken by memories of the demons he had encountered there.
• Xu Yi flew north toward Fire Cloud Mountain and recalled Pink Rabbit’s wish for burial on Eagle Peak Mountain, which he recognized as fulfilled.

Xu Yi traveled to Fire Cloud Mountain to honor Pink Rabbit’s wish by giving her a resting place atop the world’s highest peak. He buried her beneath an elm tree and left the grave hidden among the rocks.

• Xu Yi used Great King Golden Eagle’s purple token to deter pursuing demons as he raced toward Fire Cloud Mountain.
• Xu Yi reached the summit and discovered a vast hollow space concealed beneath its vegetation.
• Xu Yi chose a rocky clearing beneath a large elm tree as Pink Rabbit’s burial place.
• Xu Yi wrapped Pink Rabbit in a blue robe, arranged her ears as she used to wear them, and buried her in the pit.
• Xu Yi replaced the stones over the grave, leaving only a faint line on the surface.

After burying Pink Rabbit on Fire Cloud Mountain, Xu Yi confronted a red-skinned ferret that claimed to be the mountain’s Demon Venerable. He exposed and killed the ferret as a puppet, but a living fire dragon rose from the cliff and attacked him.

• Xu Yi carved an inscription beneath an elm to mark Pink Rabbit’s grave, and a red-skinned ferret appeared without a Demon Token.
• Xu Yi asked the ferret to let Pink Rabbit’s grave remain on Fire Cloud Mountain, but it accused him of plotting and attacked his mind with a shriek.
• Xu Yi’s Thunder Whips blocked the mental attack, and he killed the ferret with shattered rock fragments.
• Xu Yi realized the ferret was a puppet, then heard its voice from below the cliff.
• A person-sized fire dragon surged onto the summit, and Xu Yi used the Wings of the Wind God to dodge its scorching attacks.

Xu Yi escaped Fire Cloud Mountain with the iron essence and left Pink Rabbit buried there after the mountain’s lord allowed him to keep his promise. Back in the great hall, he entered a private room and tallied the enormous haul he had gathered in Monster Hunting Valley.

• Xu Yi used the Wings of the Wind God and iron essence to survive the fire dragon and escape the flames.
• Xu Yi thanked the voice in Fire Cloud Mountain, looked back at Pink Rabbit’s grave, and crushed his Trial Token to leave.
• The mountain’s lord and Si'er discussed Xu Yi’s strength, the Golden Eagle’s corpse in his Sumeru Ring, and their plan to free the Demon Race.
• Xu Yi arrived in a great hall where people bid for Demon Tokens, refused to sell his own, and entered a private room using a Green Token.
• Xu Yi counted fifty-three Sumeru Rings, eighty Green Tokens, thirty-two White Tokens, seventeen Black Tokens, one Purple Token, fourteen Demon Corpses, and valuable medicinal resources.

Xu Yi exchanged Demon Tokens for four Face Setting Pills and a Leaking Pill, then began taking them to preserve his appearance and heal hidden injuries. After swallowing the Leaking Pill, he circulated its medicinal power through his body.

• Xu Yi exchanged most of his Demon Tokens for four Face Setting Pills and a Leaking Pill, leaving himself eighteen thousand six hundred points.
• Xu Yi set aside Face Setting Pills for Xia Zimo, Xue Zihan, and Yan Zi, and kept one for himself.
• After reading about the Leaking Pill, Xu Yi realized that repeated use of Top-grade Essence Restoration Pills had caused hidden injuries and depleted his vital essence.
• Xu Yi decided to take the pills in the divine palace before seeking a Realm Token, then swallowed a Face Setting Pill and circulated his energy.
• Xu Yi drank nearly a hundred pounds of water, swallowed the Leaking Pill, and circulated its medicinal power through his body.

Xu Yi cleansed his body, then spent his purple Demon Token to claim the Beginner Fire Element Talisman Compendium instead of the Level 2 Gale Talisman. The chapter leaves the Ninth Prince discovering that Xu Yi claimed the book he had chosen.

• Xu Yi washed away foul black grime from his body and found his strength and vitality greatly renewed.
• Xu Yi entered another Treasure Exchange Chamber and saw the rewards available for his purple Demon Token.
• Xu Yi weighed the Level 2 Gale Talisman against the Beginner Fire Element Talisman Compendium and chose the compendium.
• Xu Yi used his purple Demon Token to raise his score to twenty-six thousand six hundred and claimed the book.
• The Ninth Prince saw the compendium's purple grid go dark just as he was about to claim it.

Xu Yi spent his remaining points on a Water Repelling Talisman and Heaven's Thunder Pearls, then calmed his mind with the Still Water Art. Meanwhile, the battle beneath Fire Cloud Mountain ended with a golden Demon Token seized and the trial-takers expelled, but a living beast identical to the slain giant emerged from the mountain.

• Xu Yi searched the exchange screen for a long-range weapon, bought a First-order Water Repelling Talisman for three thousand points, and traded his remaining points for twelve Heaven's Thunder Pearls.
• Xu Yi sat in a quiet spot and recited the Still Water Art to calm his mind.
• The cultivators defeated the colossal beast beneath Fire Cloud Mountain after a powerful expert blinded it with supreme sword intent, but hundreds died and many more were wounded.
• A streak of light snatched the golden Demon Token, and the trial-takers vanished from Monster Hunting Valley, leaving tokens and corpses behind.
• Fire Cloud Mountain erupted with lava, scattering the valley's ancient fog as a towering crimson beast with a Coral Horn and a single blue eye appeared above the summit.

A towering beast consumed its fallen companion and used its blood to weaken the ancient seal binding it, while Xu Yi and the other cultivators gathered in the Reward Palace. The Third Prince faced accusations of stealing the gold token, and Ming Shenzong’s denunciation drew loud support from the crowd.

• The towering beast mourned its dead companion, devoured it in a magma pool, and fed its blood into an eight-pointed star seal as it vowed revenge after breaking free.
• Xu Yi wondered why the cultivators were still waiting in the Reward Palace, then more than fifteen hundred cultivators appeared there at once.
• Xu Yi suspected the great demon on Fire Cloud Mountain had been killed and that its death had triggered the final restriction.
• The purple-robed warrior demanded that everyone respect the Third Prince of Great Yue, silencing the crowd’s curses.
• Ming Shenzong accused the Third Prince of hiding during the battle and stealing the gold token after the cultivators killed the great demon.
• The crowd erupted in cheers for Ming Shenzong’s accusation.

The Third Prince defended his seizure of the gold token by arguing that he had followed Monster Hunting Valley’s rules, but Ming Shenzong and Xue Muhua challenged his reasoning. The Third Prince then invoked his ties to Wuji Temple and his filial purpose, leaving Xue Muhua unable to answer.

• Ming Shenzong rallied the warriors’ anger over the Third Prince taking the gold token after they had borne the costs of battle.
• The Third Prince claimed he had broken no rules and argued that victory mattered more than the means used to claim the token.
• Xue Muhua challenged the Third Prince to consider how he would feel if someone else took a treasure he was about to claim.
• Xue Muhua cut a strand of the Purple-robed Warrior’s hair and accused the Third Prince of ignoring the crowd’s fury.
• The Third Prince revealed he had taken the token to obtain an Origin Body Pill for his aging father and had used a Swift Body Talisman from Wuji Temple.
• Xue Muhua realized the talisman came from his sect master and fell silent, while the Third Prince’s appeal to the Son of Heaven strengthened his position.

Zhan Shence challenged the Third Prince over the rewards from the battle at Fire Cloud Mountain, demanding the giant beast’s corpse for the War Sect. The Third Prince denied having the corpse, and the crowd’s anger erupted again.

• As the crowd began to disperse, Zhan Shence stepped forward and reminded the Third Prince that the War Sect had suffered heavy losses fighting the giant beast.
• Zhan Shence praised Zhou Daogan for destroying the beast’s eye and asked the Third Prince to grant the War Sect the Demon Corpse.
• The Third Prince refused, saying the corpse had been left behind amid the crowd’s assault and was not in his possession.
• The crowd accused the Third Prince of hoarding the rewards and shouted angrily at him.
• The Third Prince explained that he had intended to claim the corpse but had been prevented by the chaos, yet the crowd’s uproar grew even louder.

Xu Yi found Xue Zihan disguised among the crowd and reunited with her after searching the hall. He gave her the Fire Phoenix Shield, and they discussed its protection and a different classification of the Transcendent Realm.

• Xu Yi controlled his anger at seeing Zhou Daogan and searched the hall for Xue Zihan, suspecting she had used a Face-Changing Fruit.
• Xu Yi recognized Xue Zihan by her figure and learned she had disguised herself as an unremarkable woman in white.
• Xue Zihan gave Xu Yi her Demon Tokens, explaining that she needed only a Face-Changing Fruit and had relied on the techniques and equipment he had given her.
• Xu Yi returned with a Fire Phoenix Shield and gave it to Xue Zihan as a defensive treasure.
• Xue Zihan realized Xu Yi had been the long-haired monster in Monster Hunting Valley, and Xu Yi explained the shield's power and the authoritative classification of the Transcendent Realm.

Xu Yi gave Xue Zihan a shield and pills, deepening her affection for him, while Zhan Shence confronted the Third Prince over the missing Demon Corpse and his rewards. Ji Lie arrived and let the Third Prince leave, but Zhan Shence demanded an explanation from him.

• Xu Yi gave Xue Zihan the Fire Phoenix Shield and pills, and she realized he had spent extra points on her.
• Zhan Shence and the others demanded that the Third Prince hand over his Sumeru Ring for inspection.
• The Third Prince attacked Zhan Shence, but Zhou Daogan stopped the Qi cones with his sword.
• Ji Lie arrived, and the Third Prince appealed to him for help.
• Ji Lie told the Third Prince to exchange his points for treasures, and Zhan Shence demanded an explanation from Ji Lie.

Ji Lie effortlessly defeated Zhan Shence and blocked Zhou Daogan’s sword, then accepted a Sumeru Ring from the Third Prince as a new trial realm appeared. Xu Yi entered the Martial Refining Realm with Xue Zihan and the Red-faced Man, while Ji Lie dragged the Third Prince through the curtain after him.

• Ji Lie wounded Zhou Daogan’s finger with two fingers and struck Zhan Shence down with a palm, sparing him for the War Lord’s sake.
• The Third Prince gave Ji Lie a Sumeru Ring, and a blue curtain appeared in the hall as the entrance to the Martial Refining Realm.
• Xu Yi told Xue Zihan to stay close, took her wrist, and followed the crowd toward the curtain.
• Xu Yi pulled the Red-faced Man away from the front and entered the curtain with him and Xue Zihan.
• The Third Prince alerted Ji Lie, who blasted aside the crowd and entered the curtain with him.

Xu Yi, Xue Zihan, and the Third Prince entered the Martial Refining Realm, where trial-takers had to steal one another’s Crystal Tokens to earn points. Xu Yi bound the Third Prince, took his Sumeru Ring, and uncovered the Origin Body Pill, leaving the Third Prince to demand how Xu Yi had discovered his secret.

• Xu Yi dragged Xue Zihan and the Red-faced Man through a sandstorm until their Crystal Tokens appeared and assigned them colors and point values.
• The tokens revealed that trial-takers earned points by taking other people’s tokens, and those with over three thousand points could enter the Main Hall for rewards.
• Xu Yi bound the Red-faced Man, who begged for mercy and offered to help them collect points, but Xu Yi accused him of planning to use others as scapegoats.
• Xu Yi took the Red-faced Man’s Sumeru Ring and used formation flags and the Minor World-Breaking Technique to retrieve the Origin Body Pill inside.
• Xu Yi explained that he had suspected the Third Prince possessed the pill after tracking the gold token and watching him leave the Treasure Exchange Chamber.

Xu Yi captured the Third Prince’s impostor, discovered the Origin Body Pill was within reach, and forced the Third Prince to swallow a Life-Death Gu before sending him back to the capital. As Xu Yi and Xue Zihan watched a group pursue Ji Lie, they realized the Third Prince’s scheme had set the hunt in motion.

• Xu Yi saw through the Third Prince’s disguise and captured him after tracking down the impostor.
• Xu Yi searched the Third Prince’s Sumeru Ring, found no giant beast’s Demon Corpse, and chose to spare him by using the Life-Death Gu to control him.
• Xu Yi made the Third Prince swallow the Gu, gave him supplies and instructions for returning to the capital, and watched him leave.
• Xue Zihan admired Xu Yi for obtaining the Origin Body Pill through a lucky turn of events.
• A group of riders rushed past in pursuit of Ji Lie, and Xu Yi and Xue Zihan recognized the danger surrounding the Third Prince’s double.