Chapter Summaries

Udis delayed his assault and allowed Ajana’s reinforcements to reach Lei Dong, hoping the ensuing battle would weaken both sides. Meanwhile, Lei Dong secretly befriended King of Blazing Star and used his Abyssal coalition as cannon fodder in a fierce battle against King Liuyue’s forces.

• Udis ordered Bai Luo to let Ajana’s reinforcements reach Lei Dong before attacking the Winged God Clan’s weakened army.
• Lei Dong, King of Blazing Star, and King of Judgment shared drinks and discussed Ajana’s ignorance of King of Holy Radiance’s manipulation of her and her father.
• King of Blazing Star advised Lei Dong not to reveal the truth to Ajana, and Lei Dong agreed to let her discover it herself.
• Abyss Flying Boats attacked the Light Flying Boats with corrosive weapons that damaged their shields and hulls.
• Lei Dong’s Hidden Dragon Army directed the Abyssal coalition’s forces into repeated assaults on King Liuyue’s Sky Cities, suffering heavy casualties.

Lei Dong’s Hidden Dragon Army turned the battle against King Liuyue’s forces, destroying several Sky Cities before her Moon Guard intercepted them. Lei Dong sent in his reserve troops, and the two elite armies began a brutal fight.

• Lei Dong told King of Judgment that the Winged God Clan needed to be humbled and that King Liuyue’s army had to be weakened.
• The Heavenly Demon led a thousand Nascent Soul Hidden Dragon Army soldiers in destroying a Sky City and then attacking two more.
• King of Judgment warned Lei Dong that King Liuyue’s Moon Guard had grown much stronger and urged him to withdraw the Hidden Dragon Army.
• Lei Dong ordered his reserve troops into battle after the Moon Guard intercepted his soldiers outside Liuyue’s main city.
• The Hidden Dragon Army and the Moon Guard collided, beginning a fierce slaughter.

Lei Dong’s Hidden Dragon Army used the Ghost Sea tactic to annihilate the Moon Guards with minimal losses, then struck Liuyue’s defenses and retreated as Ajana’s reinforcements arrived. The native allied forces suffered heavy casualties, and rumors blamed the Blood Hawk Army for failing to stop the reinforcements.

• Lei Dong explained that the Hidden Dragon Army’s Ghost Sea tactic used a vast horde of ghosts to overwhelm the Moon Guards.
• Hidden Dragon Soldiers and powerful ghosts ambushed and killed the Moon Guards, capturing their souls while losing fewer than two hundred soldiers.
• Lei Dong’s army struck Liuyue’s main-city shield and began retreating when tens of thousands of Bright Flying Boats approached.
• Ajana pursued the native troops who disobeyed Lei Dong’s retreat order, and the allied forces scattered to escape.
• Lei Dong learned that only six hundred thousand of the million native troops who had gone to battle remained after the fighting.
• Rumors spread that the Blood Hawk Army had failed to intercept the reinforcements, prompting the allied forces to curse it.

After Udis’s scheme destroyed trust among the Abyssal Coalition, Lei Dong rejected calls to rebel while plotting to destroy both Udis and King of Holy Radiance. Udis launched a massive assault on King of Holy Radiance, relying on his elite Abyssal forces and a huge coalition army.

• The Abyssal Races blamed Udis for the failed spoils and their losses, and some leaders urged Lei Dong to declare independence.
• Lei Dong publicly defended Udis as the rumors spread but privately continued planning to destroy him and King of Holy Radiance.
• Udis began a full-scale assault on King of Holy Radiance while Lei Dong’s forces held back enemy armies and reinforcements.
• King of Holy Radiance faced the attack with depleted Winged God Clan forces, human soldiers, and the Shadow Demon King’s troops.
• Udis committed his Abyssal Demons, Blood Hawk Army, Naga, Cyclopes, and other forces to the decisive battle.

King of Holy Radiance and Lord of the Abyss committed their armies to a decisive battle, which raged for seven days with devastating losses on both sides. As Lei Dong learned that Shadow Demon King’s elites had vanished, he realized the contest for the Chaos Spirit Qi otherworld was about to begin.

• King of Holy Radiance ordered his forces to regroup and defend the Sky Cities against Lord of the Abyss’s all-out assault.
• Five million allied natives charged the Sky Cities, causing heavy casualties and breaking through some defenses as the battle turned into a siege.
• After three days, Ajana brought reinforcements from the remnants of King Liuyue and King of Blazing Star, helping King of Holy Radiance regain ground.
• The battle continued for seven days, leaving both sides with more than fifty percent casualties.
• King of Judgment asked Lei Dong when they would intervene, and Lei Dong said Lord of the Abyss had to fight while King of Holy Radiance could not accept defeat.
• Evil Phoenix reported that Shadow Demon King’s elite forces had disappeared and that a decoy was commanding in his place, while Lei Dong concluded Shadow Demon King was seeking the otherworld.

The Shadow Demon King used the Endless Abyss to smuggle elite Shadow Devils to the Bone-Eating Deep Pool and ambush Blood Hawk’s garrison. After killing Blood Hawk, he planned to retreat into another dimension, but an unseen speaker challenged his confidence.

• The Shadow Demon King hid over ten thousand elite Shadow Devils in the Endless Abyss and secretly traveled to the Bone-Eating Deep Pool.
• Blood Hawk warned his troops to stay alert, but Shadow Devils ambushed the patrol and killed or wounded more than half the garrison.
• The Shadow Demon King attacked Blood Hawk from concealment, and Blood Hawk died after unleashing a desperate counterattack.
• The Shadow Devils wiped out the garrison with only a few hundred casualties, and the Shadow Demon King prepared to enter another dimension.
• An unseen speaker applauded and told the Shadow Demon King that his plan was too optimistic, leaving him startled and asking who was there.

Lei Dong confronted the Shadow Demon King alone, then revealed his hidden forces and defeated the Shadow Demons in a decisive battle. With the Shadow Demon King captured and the remaining enemies surrendering, Lei Dong planned to preserve and recruit the race.

• Lei Dong appeared before the Shadow Demon King and offered him a chance to surrender, but the king recognized him and demanded that he serve instead.
• Lei Dong released the Fierce Ghost Army, Hidden Dragon Army, and White Armored Army from his Cave Heaven Blessed Land, overwhelming the Shadow Demons.
• Five Spirit Transformation Experts attacked the Shadow Demon King while Lei Dong's forces routed his army.
• The Shadow Demon King attempted to flee through a spatial rift, but Lei Dong froze the space and Mò Yáo's puppet dragged him out and captured him.
• Lei Dong ordered his forces to accept the Shadow Demons' surrender and preserve the race, while considering ways to control and train them.

Lei Dong forced the Shadow Demon King to surrender and accept harsh terms to spare the surviving Shadow Devils. After the Shadow Demon King revealed that his race could change sex, the women reconsidered who would claim his soul, leaving Lei Dong caught between Lei Long and the Heavenly Demon.

• Lei Dong captured the Shadow Devils and offered the Shadow Demon King survival for his people in exchange for surrender.
• The Shadow Demon King agreed to make his race Lei Dong’s vassal and let Lei Long control his soul, provided Lei Dong protected his people.
• Lei Dong demanded that the Shadow Devils supply recruits, provide soldiers for his campaigns, and have each new king controlled through soul fusion.
• The Heavenly Demon, Xiao You, Dongfang Fu, and Ding Wanyan refused to fuse souls with the Shadow Demon King, so Lei Long eagerly volunteered.
• The Shadow Demon King revealed that his race had no gender and transformed into a woman, making the Heavenly Demon and the others want to claim him instead.
• Lei Dong backed Lei Long, and the Heavenly Demon threatened him while saying she wanted a child too.

King of Holy Radiance tended to Yilianna’s nearly extinguished soul while the war raged, then heard Udis’s proposal to end their conflict and join forces over the Chaos Otherworldly Space. He accepted that a temporary alliance was their best path to confront Lei Dong and the Shadow Demon King, while intending to watch Udis closely.

• King of Holy Radiance used Life Divine Water to sustain Yilianna’s damaged Primordial Spirit and promised to resurrect her once he reached the Body Integration Realm.
• A Winged God Clan member told King of Holy Radiance that Udis had sent an envoy to negotiate an alliance.
• King of Holy Radiance ordered the envoy brought to him and spoke with Udis through a temporary communication array.
• Udis proposed sharing the Chaos Otherworldly Space’s resources and ending the costly war so they could pursue their common goals.
• King of Holy Radiance recognized that an alliance with Udis would let them confront Lei Dong and the Shadow Demon King, but planned to keep the fragile partnership under close watch.

Lei Dong entered a barren dimension rich in Chaos Spirit Qi, where his forces began refining Chaos Crystals. After receiving three crystals from Ghost Thorn, Lei Dong gave one to him to aid his breakthrough and let him decide whether to share it with Gui Ming.

• Lei Dong brought his troops through a spatial rift into a desolate dimension filled with Chaos Spirit Qi and reasoned that its lack of Chaos Origin had left it lifeless.
• The Heavenly Demon killed eight of the Lord of the Abyss's guards and offered their bodies to Lei Dong's Shadow Tigers, then grew jealous over his time with Ding Wanyan.
• Ding Wanyan offered the Heavenly Demon three nights with Lei Dong, but Lei Dong escaped through space by claiming he needed to cultivate.
• Ghost Thorn reported that the advance team had refined three Chaos Crystals using Lei Dong's formation.
• Lei Dong gave Ghost Thorn a Chaos Crystal as a reward and warned that one crystal might not be enough for both him and Gui Ming to advance.
• Ghost Thorn agreed to share the crystal with Gui Ming, and Lei Dong summoned Gui Ming to thank him.

Lei Dong tested Gui Ming’s loyalty and planned to help his personal Ghost Servants advance to Spirit Transformation alongside him. He also discovered that tiny amounts of Chaos Origin could improve spiritual root aptitude, offering a way to overcome his own mediocre talent.

• Gui Ming refused Ghost Thorn’s offer to share a Chaos Crystal and asked to join the Fierce Ghost Army as an ordinary soldier to earn merit through his own strength.
• Lei Dong approved of Gui Ming’s resolve but told him to wait before joining the army, then included him, Ghost Thorn, and Shadow Tiger in plans to cultivate for Spirit Transformation.
• Lei Dong explained that the Chaos Soul Devouring Pagoda refined Chaos Origin from countless lifeforms, but twelve Chaos Crystals had yielded only a few faint wisps.
• Lei Dong used a tiny wisp of Chaos Origin to improve his own aptitude, then had Wan Yan try it and observed a smaller effect on her.

Lei Dong fortified his control of the Chaos dimension, cultivated his forces, and prepared for the Lord of the Abyss and King of Holy Radiance to attack. Their allied armies arrived at the Bone-Devouring Abyss and began throwing native troops against his defenses.

• Lei Dong sent most of the Fierce Ghost Army and Hidden Dragon Army to cultivate while the others gathered resources and cleared the Chaos dimension.
• Lei Dong suspected the absent Mind Devourer armies were holding back, kept his forces on guard, and positioned his retreat near the Abyss Domain entrance.
• Lei Dong distributed seized Chaos Crystals and set goals to strengthen the Hidden Dragon Army and Fierce Ghost Army.
• The Fierce Ghost Army built a fortress at the rift and installed an Anti-air Formation to defend the Chaos dimension's entrance.
• The Lord of the Abyss and King of Holy Radiance allied and arrived at the Bone-Devouring Abyss with their armies.
• The allied leaders sent waves of native cannon fodder through the rift, where the Fierce Ghost Army slaughtered them under the Anti-air Formation.

Lei Dong’s forces continued holding Chaos Riftworld while secretly growing stronger, and Ding Wanyan commanded the defense against the enemy’s escalating assault. After discovering she was pregnant, Ding Wanyan sent Dongfang Fu to destroy the one-eyed giants, where she confronted their king, Daga.

• The King of Holy Radiance and the Lord of the Abyss decided to commit their elite forces after a month of fruitless attacks, unaware that Lei Dong’s troops had rested, advanced, and grown stronger inside the Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
• Ding Wanyan commanded the defenders as one-eyed giants joined the assault and hurled enormous boulders at the fortress’s Mountain Protecting Formation.
• Ding Wanyan discovered she was pregnant, then ordered Dongfang Fu to lead five hundred White Armored Soldiers against the giants threatening the formation.
• Dongfang Fu and her soldiers killed more than two hundred one-eyed giants, scattering the survivors toward the spatial rift.
• King Daga emerged from the rift, rallied the remaining giants, and attacked Dongfang Fu, who answered by sending a storm of profound-ice blades at him.

The Netherworld Ghost Emperor and Purgatory Devil King began a cautious march to support Lei Dong’s forces, while Ding Wanyan weighed the risks of delaying the battle. Lei Dong returned from seclusion having advanced to Spirit Transformation, reassured Ding Wanyan, and headed toward the battlefield as the fighting continued.

• The Netherworld Ghost Emperor persuaded the Purgatory Devil King to advance slowly and keep the allied army hidden so the Lord of the Abyss and King of Holy Radiance would be drawn in deeper.
• Ding Wanyan considered withdrawing to the second line of defense but worried the allies might abandon Lei Dong to face the enemy elites alone.
• Lei Dong appeared behind Ding Wanyan and revealed that he had reached Spirit Transformation and improved his Spiritual Root aptitude using the Chaos Origin.
• Lei Dong told Ding Wanyan to follow the Netherworld Ghost Emperor’s plan, then set out to check on Mei Xiang and Dongfang.
• Lei Dong used his enhanced divine sense to locate the Heavenly Demon fighting a four-armed Naga on the battlefield.

Lei Dong detected two Abyssal Demon assassins targeting the Heavenly Devil and Dongfang Fu and intervened, gravely wounding and capturing Wumu. Wushi fled Ghost Thorn’s counterattack, but Ghost Thorn overtook him and launched another strike.

• Bris fought the Heavenly Devil while Dongfang Fu used ice spells to slow and wear down the One-Eyed King Daga.
• Lei Dong sensed two stealthy attackers approaching the battles and summoned Ghost Thorn to help guard against them.
• Lei Dong froze Wumu in space, struck him with a black dragon and a hidden finger force, then captured his blood-mist form with a ghost claw.
• Wushi abandoned his attempt to assassinate the Heavenly Devil and fled after Ghost Thorn struck him with a Bloodthirsty Critical Strike.
• Ghost Thorn overtook the wounded Wushi and stabbed at him with two daggers.

Ghost Thorn killed Wushi and helped turn the battle, while Lei Dong and his allies overwhelmed the One-Eyed King Daga before enemy reinforcements arrived. Lei Dong retreated behind the fortress’s second line of defense as the allied armies broke through the first defenses.

• Ghost Thorn pursued Wushi into the enemy ranks, killed him, and escaped with his Primordial Spirit.
• The Heavenly Devil exploited Bris's distraction, then ended their duel and vanished rather than press her advantage.
• Lei Dong, Dongfang Fu, and Gui Ming battered the One-Eyed King Daga until Dongfang Fu froze his legs, and Lei Dong offered to spare him if he joined their side.
• The King of Holy Radiance and Udis committed their elite forces to the battlefield, prompting Lei Dong to withdraw with his allies and White Armored Soldiers.
• Lei Dong's Big Belly Cannon Ghosts bombarded the advancing troops, but their elite forces broke through the Mountain Protecting Formation and collapsed the city walls.
• Lei Dong's army retreated to the fortress's second line of defense as the enemy pressed its attack.

Lei Dong’s forces devastated the invading army with six thousand Yin Sha Heavenly Thunders, but the Lord of the Abyss and King of Holy Radiance pressed their attack while reinforcements struck from behind. Just as King of Holy Radiance prepared to face defeat, a powerful new army led by a towering Abyssal Demon arrived, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Lei Dong’s prepared Yin Sha Heavenly Thunders detonated beneath the enemy army, killing countless soldiers and wiping out half its forces.
• The Lord of the Abyss and King of Holy Radiance rallied their troops and led a full-scale assault, while Lei Dong rotated wounded soldiers and urgently called the Netherworld Ghost Emperor for reinforcements.
• The Netherworld Ghost Emperor and his allies arrived at the Bone-Devouring Cold Pool and attacked the rear of King of Holy Radiance’s army.
• King of Holy Radiance and Udis joined forces at the front and tried to break through Lei Dong’s defenses, but Lei Dong’s troops held on.
• The spatial rift began closing, and a new army led by a towering Abyssal Demon appeared, its leader’s aura threatening the Spirit Transmutation experts.

The Emperor of the Night arrived on the battlefield and demanded that the gathered forces swear allegiance, revealing himself as a legendary Void Refinement expert. Lei Dong discovered that the Emperor’s troops appeared controlled by Mind Devourers and urged the other leaders to unite against him as the Emperor threatened to slaughter them.

• The Emperor of the Night appeared with tens of thousands of troops, and Udis and King of Holy Radiance recognized him as the legendary Night Emperor.
• The Emperor of the Night ordered everyone to prostrate themselves and swear allegiance, then insulted Udis for being only a peak mid-stage Spirit Transmutation expert.
• Lei Dong secretly reassured Udis and learned that Udis and King of Holy Radiance had come to rescue him.
• Lei Dong pointed out that the Emperor’s troops looked controlled by Mind Devourers, causing Udis to abandon the idea of surrendering.
• The Emperor of the Night threatened to slaughter the assembled forces, and Lei Dong called on the powerful experts to join forces.

Lei Dong united the King of Holy Radiance and the Lord of the Abyss against the Night Emperor, refusing to submit despite the Emperor’s overwhelming strength and army. Lei Dong asked for a year to consider the Night Emperor’s offer, leaving their confrontation temporarily unresolved.

• The King of Holy Radiance and the Lord of the Abyss agreed to support Lei Dong against the Night Emperor.
• Lei Dong challenged the Night Emperor’s demand for submission and warned that their combined forces could inflict heavy losses.
• The Night Emperor offered Lei Dong a regional lordship and promised a place at his side after unifying the Six Domains and Nine Provinces.
• Lei Dong pointed out that the Night Emperor’s Mind Devourer-controlled troops made surrender unacceptable and threatened to destroy much of his army.
• The Night Emperor claimed he would not use Mind Devourers to control Lei Dong, and Lei Dong requested a year to consider joining him.

Lei Dong negotiated a year’s reprieve from the Night Emperor while secretly retaining most of his troops. The King of Holy Radiance and the Lord of the Abyss then discussed secretly joining forces against Lei Dong and the Night Emperor, but their plans remained unresolved.

• Lei Dong concealed most of his Hidden Dragon and Fierce Ghost Armies as he negotiated with the Night Emperor, who agreed to withdraw a million miles and wait a year for their answer.
• Lei Dong and the King of Holy Radiance agreed to bring their camps closer and meet formally in a month, while the three sides arranged camps in a triangular formation.
• The Lord of the Abyss told the King of Holy Radiance that they would die or be infected with Mind Devourers if they refused to submit to the Night Emperor.
• The King of Holy Radiance and the Lord of the Abyss considered controlling Lei Dong with Mind Devourers before confronting the Night Emperor, and discussed using hidden troops and spiritual treasures to infiltrate the Emperor’s lair.
• The Lord of the Abyss asked whether the King of Holy Radiance’s Bright Holy Domain had a clan-protecting treasure called the Holy Hall.