Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing and Ao Ying use a Dragon Pearl to enter the East Sea Dragon Palace's grand formation.
• They are detected by the formation's guardians, led by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal dragon transformation, Ao Huali.
• The Dragon Palace is in lockdown, with no entry or exit allowed, due to an unknown reason.

Character Developments

• Ao Ying displays her authority and status as a princess of the Dragon Clan, confronting Ao Huali.
• Lin Changqing shows concern for Ao Ying's safety and is willing to take risks to help her.

Significant Themes

• Bloodline Hierarchy: The Dragon Clan's society is structured around bloodline purity, with Ao Ying's higher bloodline giving her authority over Ao Huali.
• Friendship and Loyalty: Lin Changqing's willingness to accompany Ao Ying into the Dragon Palace despite the risks demonstrates his loyalty as a friend.

Character Interactions

• Ao Ying and Lin Changqing: Their friendship deepens as they face potential danger together.
• Ao Ying and Ao Huali: Ao Ying asserts her authority as a princess, reprimanding Ao Huali for his disrespect towards Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing and the Dragon Clan: Lin Changqing's positive impression of the Dragon Clan is challenged as he faces their disdain for humans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing and Ao Ying arrive at the East Sea Dragon Palace after facing resistance from transformed dragons.
• The Dragon Palace is revealed to be vast, prosperous, and filled with spiritual energy, even more so than the ancient Dragon Clan's secret realm.
• Ao Ying's father, the Dragon King Ao Guang, greets them, initially showing contempt towards humans but later changes his attitude upon learning Lin Changqing is a Saint's disciple.

Character Developments

• Ao Ying: Shows excitement and pride upon returning home, reveals she has a brother named Ao Jia.
• Ao Guang: Initially dismissive of humans, but becomes respectful after learning Lin Changqing's background. Revealed to be a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, not a Quasi-Saint as previously thought.

Significant Themes

• Strength and status in the Primordial World.
• The Dragon Clan's hierarchy and treatment of transformed dragons.
• The importance of karma and Saints' disciples in the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and Ao Ying: They arrive at the East Sea Dragon Palace together, with Ao Ying acting as a guide and intermediary.
• Lin Changqing and Ao Guang: Initially tense due to Ao Guang's dismissive attitude towards humans, but the interaction improves after Lin Changqing reveals his background.
• Ao Ying and Ao Guang: Father and daughter reunite, with Ao Ying boasting about her achievements and Lin Changqing's help.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing meets Ao Guang and Ao Ying in the Crystal Palace.
• Ao Guang reveals the Dragon Clan's history and his shattered realm due to Heaven's punishment.
• Ao Guang offers Lin Changqing access to the Dragon Palace's secret cultivation realm, the Blood Abyss.
• Lin Changqing accepts and descends into the Blood Abyss, filled with boundless blood energy and killing intent.

Character Developments

• Ao Guang: Reveals his past and offers Lin Changqing access to the Blood Abyss, showing a desire to befriend him due to his status as a Saint's direct disciple.
• Lin Changqing: Maintains his composure and accepts Ao Guang's offer, understanding the potential risks but seeing the opportunity for cultivation.

Significant Themes

• Power and Ambition: Ao Guang's actions are driven by his desire to gain an advantage for his clan and himself.
• Cultivation and Opportunity: Lin Changqing seeks opportunities to advance his cultivation, even in potentially dangerous situations.
• Trust and Caution: Both characters navigate their relationship with caution, aware of each other's potential motives.

Character Interactions

• Ao Guang and Lin Changqing: Their interaction is marked by caution and mutual respect, with each party aware of the other's strengths and potential motives.
• Ao Ying and Lin Changqing: Ao Ying is not present in this chapter, but her previous interactions with Lin Changqing have likely influenced Ao Guang's decision to offer him the Blood Abyss cultivation opportunity.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing enters the Blood Abyss to refine its energies using the Divine Demon Prison Suppression Art.
• He absorbs and refines the blood energies, impurities, and even killing intent, turning them into his own power.
• After a thousand years, Lin Changqing breaks through to Mystic Immortal perfection, solidifying the first of his three thousand six hundred Divine Demons.
• A blood-red giant dragon, a vengeful spirit from an ancient battlefield, attacks Lin Changqing's secluded cave.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing's cultivation improves significantly as he refines the Blood Abyss's energies. He breaks through to Mystic Immortal perfection and solidifies the first of his Divine Demons.
• Ao Guang, the East Sea Dragon Palace's master, grows worried about Lin Changqing's prolonged absence and considers rescuing him.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Growth: Lin Changqing's journey in the Blood Abyss illustrates his dedication to refining his powers and advancing his cultivation.
• Patience and Persistence: Lin Changqing's thousand-year stay in the Blood Abyss demonstrates his patience and persistence in pursuing his goals.
• Adaptation and Overcoming Challenges: Lin Changqing faces the Blood Abyss's dangers and the vengeful spirit, showcasing his ability to adapt and overcome obstacles.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing interacts with the Blood Abyss's energies, refining them to improve his cultivation.
• Ao Guang, though not physically present, interacts with Lin Changqing's situation, growing worried and considering a rescue.
• Lin Changqing encounters a blood-red giant dragon, a vengeful spirit, setting the stage for a potential confrontation.

Key Plot Points

• Lin Changqing's killing intent is absorbed by his Divine Demon image, allowing him to break through his mental barriers.
• He fights a Blood Dragon in the Blood Abyss, absorbing its blood energy and flesh to solidify his Divine Demons.
• After a fierce battle, Lin Changqing defeats the Blood Dragon, absorbing its last remnants.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing's power grows significantly as he solidifies his three thousand six hundred Divine Demons, reaching the Golden Immortal stage.
• The Blood Dragon, despite its strength, lacks intelligence and is ultimately defeated by Lin Changqing.

Significant Themes

• The power of killing intent and its absorption by the Divine Demon image.
• The importance of intelligence and strategy in combat, contrasting the Blood Dragon's brute force.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing interacts with the Blood Dragon, initially provoking it and then engaging in a fierce battle, ultimately defeating it.
• Lin Changqing's Divine Demon image absorbs blood energy to solidify and grant him new powers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing tests his new divine ability, "Eye of the Divine Demons" and "Annihilation Divine Light," against a Blood Dragon in the Blood Abyss.
• The divine light annihilates the Blood Dragon and penetrates the Blood Abyss, causing tremors in the Dragon Palace.
• Lin Changqing decides to leave the Blood Abyss after a thousand years of cultivation.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing successfully activates his new divine ability, demonstrating its immense power.
• Ao Guang, the East Sea Dragon Palace's master, shows concern for Lin Changqing's safety and prepares to enter the Blood Abyss to search for him.

Significant Themes

• The power of Lin Changqing's new divine ability and its potential consequences.
• The importance of holding back and concealing one's strength in certain situations.
• The vast difference in cultivation speeds between humans and dragons.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and Ao Guang's interaction reveals their mutual respect and understanding of each other's strengths.
• Lin Changqing's misunderstanding of Ao Guang's praise highlights the cultural and experiential differences between humans and dragons.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing, after his successful cultivation breakthrough, leaves the East Sea to head towards Buzhou Mountain.
• He encounters a massive battle between three peak Golden Immortals (a giant, a black tiger, and a black sparrow) and a fourth, non-demon entity (a giant centipede).
• Lin Changqing considers absorbing the vital energy of these peak Golden Immortals to aid his cultivation.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing's cultivation has advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, increasing his confidence and ambition.
• The three peak Golden Immortals and the giant centipede are introduced as formidable opponents.

Significant Themes

• The theme of cultivation and growth continues, with Lin Changqing seeking to absorb powerful beings to advance his own cultivation.
• The scale of the battle and the power of the participants highlight the dangers and challenges faced by cultivators in the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing interacts with no one in this chapter, as he observes the battle from a distance, contemplating his next move.
• The interactions between the four powerful beings in the battle are described, showcasing their immense power and ferocity.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing, a late-stage Golden Immortal, observes a battle between a Witch Clan member and three Demon Clan members (a sparrow, a centipede, and a black tiger).
• He plans to join the fight, aiming to kill one of the Demon Clan members and then help the Witch Clan member.
• The Witch Clan member is struggling against the three Demon Clan members, but manages to hold them off.
• Lin Changqing approaches the battlefield, intending to strike when the centipede Demon Clan member lands near him.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing: Shows confidence in his abilities, plans strategically, and uses deception to gain an advantage.
• The Witch Clan member: Fights valiantly against three powerful opponents but is struggling.
• The Demon Clan members: Display their formidable powers and disdain for Lin Changqing's early-stage Golden Immortal cultivation.

Significant Themes

• Deception and strategy in combat.
• The power dynamics between different cultivation levels and races.
• The ruthlessness and ambition of Lin Changqing.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing observes the battle but doesn't intervene yet.
• The Witch Clan member and the Demon Clan members engage in intense combat.
• Lin Changqing and the centipede Demon Clan member are about to clash.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing, wielding the Spear of Divine Demons, attacks the centipede demon king, piercing its weak spot.
• The centipede demon king retaliates with a poisonous mist, forcing Lin Changqing to retreat.
• Lin Changqing lures the centipede demon king away, engaging in a chase while the other demon kings fight the Witch Clan man.
• Lin Changqing stops, provoking the centipede demon king, and triggers the Spear of Divine Demons' self-destruct move, destroying the centipede demon king.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing demonstrates his strategic thinking and battle prowess, outsmarting the centipede demon king.
• The centipede demon king shows its ferocity and power but ultimately falls for Lin Changqing's trap.

Significant Themes

• Strategy and cunning can overcome brute force.
• The power of divine artifacts (Spear of Divine Demons) can turn the tide of battle.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and the centipede demon king engage in a cat-and-mouse chase, with Lin Changqing manipulating the demon king's actions.
• The Witch Clan man and the other demon kings (Black Tiger Demon King and Sparrow Demon King) are locked in a fierce battle, unable to help the centipede demon king.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing finds the Centipede Demon King's Spirit Pearl, containing all its poisonous mist essence.
• The Black Tiger and Sparrow Demon Kings, terrified by the Centipede Demon King's death, attempt to flee.
• Lin Changqing and the Witch Clan warrior pursue the fleeing demon kings.
• Lin Changqing catches up to the Sparrow Demon King and engages in a battle.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing demonstrates his strength and determination in pursuing the demon kings.
• The Sparrow Demon King shows cowardice and betrayal, fleeing instead of fighting alongside the Black Tiger Demon King.
• The Witch Clan warrior shows resilience and adaptability, pursuing the Black Tiger Demon King despite not being able to fly.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and cowardice among allies (Sparrow and Black Tiger Demon Kings).
• The power of determination and resilience (Lin Changqing and the Witch Clan warrior).
• The importance of strength and adaptability in facing unexpected challenges (Lin Changqing's pursuit of the Sparrow Demon King).

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and the Witch Clan warrior have a brief alliance, agreeing to pursue the demon kings together.
• The Sparrow Demon King and Black Tiger Demon King betray each other, fleeing instead of fighting together.
• Lin Changqing and the Sparrow Demon King engage in a direct confrontation, showcasing their respective strengths.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing faces the Sparrow Demon King, who is at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.
• Despite being in the early Golden Immortal stage, Lin Changqing holds his ground and fights back.
• The Sparrow Demon King attempts to flee but is killed by Lin Changqing's "Annihilation Divine Light" technique.
• A Witch Clan member arrives, having defeated the Black Tiger Demon King, and requests to share the spoils with Lin Changqing.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing demonstrates his strength and courage, facing a powerful demon king.
• He shows strategic thinking by using his powerful technique to kill the fleeing Sparrow Demon King.
• The Witch Clan member shows politeness and respect towards Lin Changqing, despite his smaller size.

Significant Themes

• The theme of courage and determination in the face of adversity is shown through Lin Changqing's fight against the Sparrow Demon King.
• The theme of strategy and adaptability is demonstrated when Lin Changqing uses his powerful technique to kill the fleeing demon king.
• The theme of respect and camaraderie is shown between Lin Changqing and the Witch Clan member.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and the Sparrow Demon King engage in a battle of words before the fight.
• Lin Changqing and the Witch Clan member interact politely, agreeing to split the spoils of their victories.
• Lin Changqing and the Witch Clan member share a meal together, indicating a level of trust and friendship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing saves a Witch Clan member, Hou Yi, from demon attacks.
• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi decide to travel together to Buzhou Mountain for training.
• They encounter and defeat several demon groups along the way, boosting Lin Changqing's cultivation.
• After five thousand years, they reach Buzhou Mountain, the first divine mountain of the Primordial World.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing: Shows his strength and kindness, befriends Hou Yi, and gains significant cultivation progress.
• Hou Yi: Reveals his true age (200,000 years) and his purpose for traveling to Buzhou Mountain. He demonstrates his combat prowess and straightforward nature.

Significant Themes

• Friendship and Alliance: Lin Changqing and Hou Yi form an alliance, showing that even between different races, friendship and mutual benefit are possible.
• Cultivation and Growth: Both characters seek to improve their cultivation, with Buzhou Mountain representing a significant opportunity for growth.
• Survival of the Fittest: The Primordial World is a harsh environment where strength and adaptability are crucial for survival.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi: They bond over their shared goal of reaching Buzhou Mountain and their mutual respect for each other's strength. Their interactions are friendly and cooperative, with Hou Yi even providing Lin Changqing with demon prey to eat and cultivate from.
• Lin Changqing and the Demons: Lin Changqing's encounters with demons highlight his strength and determination, as well as the demons' aggressive nature towards humans.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing experiences a sudden, immense pressure (tenfold) while climbing Buzhou Mountain.
• The pressure targets and suppresses his Divine Demon image, causing him difficulty.
• Lin Changqing attempts to counteract the pressure using his Merit Golden Body and Chaos True Dragon Qi, but fails.
• He resorts to provoking his Divine Demon image, which responds with a powerful roar and begins to counteract the pressure.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing demonstrates resilience and determination in the face of adversity, refusing to give up on climbing Buzhou Mountain.
• He shows resourcefulness by trying different methods to counter the pressure.
• The Divine Demon image reveals its power and responsiveness to threats.

Significant Themes

• The pressure on Buzhou Mountain is a test of one's strength and resilience.
• Lin Changqing's Divine Demon image is a source of power but also a potential liability.
• The power of merit and the Chaos True Dragon Qi have limitations and may not be effective against all challenges.

Character Interactions

• Hou Yi, another climber, is unaffected by the increased pressure, causing Lin Changqing to feel unfairly treated.
• Lin Changqing's internal struggle with his Divine Demon image is highlighted as he tries to provoke it into action.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Lin Changqing's sea of consciousness is severely wounded by Pangu's divine might.
• The Chaos True Dragon Qi stabilizes and strengthens Lin Changqing's sea of consciousness.
• The Divine Demon image manifests, devouring and refining dark clouds, pushing Lin Changqing to the brink of breakthrough.
• Lin Changqing gains a new divine ability, 'Chaos Furnace', which can refine and devour anything, including stars.
• The image of the Divine Demon refines a trace of Buzhou Mountain's pressure, making it easier for Lin Changqing to bear.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing's sea of consciousness grows stronger and more stable, comparable to a late-stage Golden Immortal's.
• Lin Changqing gains a new divine ability, enhancing his cultivation potential.
• Lin Changqing's confidence grows, deciding to continue ascending Buzhou Mountain despite the challenges.

Significant Themes

• The power of divine abilities and their impact on cultivation and combat.
• The refining and devouring nature of the Divine Demon, symbolizing growth and adaptation.
• The pressure from Buzhou Mountain representing challenges and growth opportunities.

Character Interactions

• The image of the Divine Demon interacts with Lin Changqing's sea of consciousness, granting him a new divine ability.
• Lin Changqing's sea of consciousness interacts with the pressure from Buzhou Mountain, leading to a change in its nature.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi climb Buzhou Mountain under immense pressure, with Lin Changqing facing a crisis that strengthens his cultivation.
• After a hundred years, Lin Changqing's first Divine Demon breaks through to the Golden Immortal realm, marking the beginning of his breakthrough.
• They cross the clouds and mist, leaving the foot of Buzhou Mountain, and enter the mountainside where treasures are hidden.
• After another thousand years, half of Lin Changqing's Divine Demons break through to Golden Immortal.
• They spot a valley emitting green light, indicating the emergence of a treasure.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing's cultivation increases significantly, with one of his Divine Demons breaking through to Golden Immortal, and later, half of them do.
• Hou Yi's cultivation advances rapidly, nearing the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Both characters demonstrate resilience and determination in facing the challenges of Buzhou Mountain.

Significant Themes

• The pressure of Buzhou Mountain serves as a tempering force, driving character growth and cultivation advancement.
• The pursuit of treasures and opportunities on Buzhou Mountain motivates the characters' journey up the mountain.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi climb Buzhou Mountain together, with Lin Changqing initially facing a crisis that Hou Yi misunderstands as a mere opportunity.
• They share a competitive dynamic, with Hou Yi envying Lin Changqing's initial progress and Lin Changqing feeling disdainful of Hou Yi's rapid advancement.
• Despite their competitive nature, they maintain a cooperative relationship, working together to ascend Buzhou Mountain and discover treasures.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi, after a thousand years of journeying, reach Buzhou Mountain and spot a valuable treasure, a Nine Bell Flower, a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root.
• They witness a gathering of over twenty Golden Immortal demons, including four peak Golden Immortals, vying for the treasure.
• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi decide to join the fray, aiming to claim half of the treasure each.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi's determination and greed for the treasure are evident.
• The demons display their ambition and desperation for the treasure, revealing their individual powers and alliances.

Significant Themes

• Greed and ambition, as all characters are drawn to the treasure, willing to fight for it.
• Power dynamics, as the demons' strengths are displayed, and alliances are formed.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi communicate and plan together, showing a level of trust and cooperation.
• The demons interact competitively, each aiming to secure the treasure for themselves, with some forming temporary alliances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hou Yi and Lin Changqing, two powerful cultivators, attack a horde of demons.
• Hou Yi uses a giant wooden club to obliterate a late-stage Golden Immortal bear demon.
• Lin Changqing uses the Spear of Divine Demons to kill three demon kings, including a late-stage Golden Immortal toad.
• The two cultivators secretly compete, disregarding the demons and focusing on obtaining the Nine Bell Flower, an Innate Spiritual Root.
• The four peak Golden Immortal demons, including the Giant Elephant Demon King, Silver Wolf Demon King, and Ghost Face Spider Demon King, also pursue the Nine Bell Flower.

Character Developments

• Hou Yi demonstrates his power and strategic thinking, using his club like a missile and showing pride in his actions.
• Lin Changqing showcases his speed and skill, killing multiple demon kings with precise spear strikes.
• Both cultivators reveal their desire for the Nine Bell Flower, indicating their ambition and determination.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and Determination: Both Hou Yi and Lin Changqing display strong ambition and determination in pursuing the Nine Bell Flower.
• Competition: The two cultivators engage in a secret competition, highlighting their desire to outdo each other.
• Power and Strategy: The characters use their unique abilities and strategies to gain an advantage in battle.

Character Interactions

• Hou Yi and Lin Changqing: The two cultivators interact through their actions, with Hou Yi using his club to smash enemies and Lin Changqing using his spear for precise kills. They also engage in verbal sparring, with Hou Yi suggesting a competition on who can kill more demons and Lin Changqing countering with a challenge to see who can kill a Great Demon King first.
• Cultivators and Demons: The cultivators and demons interact through combat, with the cultivators attacking the demons and the demons trying to eliminate the cultivators to secure the Nine Bell Flower.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Witch Clan giant attacks Lin Changqing and Hou Yi.
• Lin Changqing engages the Demon Clan members, killing several Demon Kings with his Spear of Divine Demons.
• The Spear of Divine Demons self-detonates, annihilating five more Demon Kings.
• Lin Changqing summons the Chaos Furnace to replenish his power.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing demonstrates his formidable strength, defeating and killing multiple Demon Kings.
• Hou Yi's condition is not mentioned, implying he's still recovering or not actively involved in the fight.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Lin Changqing's divine abilities are powerful but consume a lot of energy, making him vulnerable after using them.
• The threat of the Demon Clan: Despite their initial strength, the Demon Kings are no match for Lin Changqing's abilities.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and the Demon Kings: Lin Changqing fights against the Demon Kings, showing no fear despite being outnumbered.
• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi: Though not directly interacting, Lin Changqing's actions show he's protecting Hou Yi, as he's the only human mentioned in the chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Changqing uses the chaotic furnace to absorb and refine the flesh and blood of the demon clan, significantly increasing his power.
• The demon kings Snow White Wolf Spider and Toad Demon King are killed by Lin Changqing.
• Hou Yi and Lin Changqing compete to kill a Great Demon King first.
• The four remaining Great Demon Kings (Ghost Face Spider, White Elephant King, Silver Wolf King, and Three-legged Sparrow) fight each other, with the Three-legged Sparrow turning against its allies.
• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi approach the central lake where the Great Demon Kings are battling.

Character Developments

• Lin Changqing's power increases significantly after using the chaotic furnace.
• Hou Yi demonstrates his strength and determination to win the competition.
• The Great Demon Kings reveal their true forms and fighting abilities.
• The Three-legged Sparrow shows its cunning and opportunistic nature by turning against its allies.

Significant Themes

• The chaotic furnace's power and Lin Changqing's growth.
• Competition and rivalry between Lin Changqing and Hou Yi.
• Infighting among the Great Demon Kings, highlighting their selfish and opportunistic nature.

Character Interactions

• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi work together to eliminate the surrounding demon kings while competing to kill a Great Demon King first.
• The Great Demon Kings fight each other, with the Three-legged Sparrow betraying its allies.
• Lin Changqing and Hou Yi observe the Great Demon Kings' battle without intervening.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hou Yi, a Witch Clan member, charges towards the Demon Kings, demonstrating immense strength.
• The Demon Kings, initially appearing to fight among themselves, reveal a trap to lure and defeat Hou Yi.
• Hou Yi, despite the trap, uses his great club's power and the Witch Clan Battle Method to gain a significant boost in strength, defeating the Elephant Lord.

Character Developments

• Hou Yi: Shows remarkable growth and progress, successfully using the Witch Clan Battle Method to enhance his power.
• Lin Changqing: Recognizes the trap set by the Demon Kings and tries to warn Hou Yi.

Significant Themes

• The power and uniqueness of the Witch Clan's abilities, particularly the Witch Clan Battle Method.
• The ruthlessness and cunning of the Demon Kings, willing to sacrifice their own to achieve their goals.

Character Interactions

• Hou Yi and Lin Changqing: Lin Changqing tries to warn Hou Yi about the trap, but Hou Yi initially doesn't heed the warning.
• The Demon Kings: They work together to create a false impression of infighting to lure Hou Yi into a trap.