Chapter Summaries

Bai Li warned Candle Dragon that a vast beast horde led by Kun Peng was approaching, with Di Jun watching from a golden chariot. Candle Dragon faced Kun Peng and broke his aura pressure, then challenged Di Jun to come down and meet him.

• Bai Li reported that a beast horde carrying a black palace was advancing and that a sunlike chariot circled above it.
• Candle Dragon rushed to the rear encampment as the Four Seas Dragon Kings and Ying Long followed their assigned plans.
• Candle Dragon found the warning formations destroyed and confronted Kun Peng, who demanded the Dragon Clan surrender.
• Candle Dragon recognized Di Jun in the golden chariot as the greater threat while Kun Peng introduced himself and declared that no one could protect the Dragon Clan.
• Candle Dragon summoned the shadow of his true form and dispersed Kun Peng's oppressive aura.
• Candle Dragon called on the silent Di Jun to come down and meet him.

Di Jun confronted Candle Dragon as Kun Peng questioned the Dragon Clan’s claim that Hong Yun protected them. Kun Peng attacked anyway, and the battle spread as Flood Dragon Demon King led the deep-sea beasts against the Dragon Clan.

• Di Jun descended from his carriage and greeted Candle Dragon, who asked why the Demon Clan kept attacking the Dragon Clan.
• Candle Dragon said the Dragon Clan had joined Hong Yun’s faction, unsettling Kun Peng and prompting Di Jun to wonder whether Hong Yun could overcome the Dragon Clan’s karmic debt.
• Kun Peng accused Candle Dragon of lying about Hong Yun’s protection and attacked with Kun Peng Palace and his Roc form.
• Candle Dragon transformed into his true dragon form and collided with Kun Peng above the sea.
• Flood Dragon Demon King raised his trident and led the waiting deep-sea beasts in an assault on the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Clan and deep-sea beasts fought a brutal battle while Kun Peng gained the upper hand over an injured Candle Dragon. Hong Yun arrived at the East Sea with Zhen Yuan Zi and Nu Wa, and the group split up to investigate as Di Jun discovered Calamity Qi tainting the Demon Race’s Fortune.

• Ying Long led the Dragon Clan into battle, but the deep-sea beasts overwhelmed them as Kun Peng pressed his advantage over Candle Dragon.
• Ying Long realized the Dragon Clan needed Hong Yun’s help and returned to the fight, hoping they could hold out until he arrived.
• Di Jun sensed Calamity Qi forming from the battlefield’s negative forces and clinging to the Demon Race’s Fortune.
• Hong Yun reached the East Sea with Zhen Yuan Zi and Nu Wa, sensed the Dragon Clan’s Fortune collapsing, and sent Nu Wa to find Taiyi while he and Zhen Yuan Zi went to the Dragon Clan.

Nu Wa visited Taiyi to argue that the Demon Clan should spare the Dragon Clan and avoid incurring karmic debt, but Taiyi and his followers insisted on subduing them. The Demon Clan began to suspect Nu Wa was siding with Hong Yun, while Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi headed to the Dragon Clan.

• Nu Wa arrived at the Eastern Emperor Hall, where Taiyi welcomed her before the assembled Demon Gods and Demon Kings.
• Taiyi asked why Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi had gone to the Dragon Clan, and Nu Wa confirmed their destination.
• Nu Wa asked to speak privately about the Demon Clan, but Taiyi insisted she speak before everyone.
• Nu Wa warned that destroying the Dragon Clan would bring karmic debt and urged Taiyi to let them survive.
• Bai Ze and other Demon Clan members rejected Nu Wa's proposal, and Taiyi urged her to put the Demon Clan's greater good first.
• The Demon Clan members began whispering that Nu Wa favored Hong Yun and that the Dragon Clan might have sought his help.

Taiyi dismissed Nu Wa’s plea to spare the Dragon Clan and ordered reinforcements to join Di Jun’s campaign, while Kun Peng battered Candle Dragon on the battlefield. Candle Dragon gathered the remaining Dragon Clan members behind him and waited for Hong Yun’s help.

• Taiyi dismissed Nu Wa’s mediation and decided to ask Di Jun how to proceed, while Nu Wa left the Eastern Emperor’s Hall to hurry after Hong Yun.
• Taiyi ordered his troops to reinforce Di Jun’s army attacking the Dragon Clan, and the Demon Gods and Demon Kings obeyed.
• Kun Peng’s Hall struck Candle Dragon, worsening his wounds as the battle’s casualties spread across the sea.
• Kun Peng taunted the weakened Candle Dragon, who sent a telepathic message to Ying Long and the others to gather the surviving Dragon Clan members.
• Candle Dragon sheltered the gathered survivors behind his body as Kun Peng had the Flood Dragon Demon King rearrange the deep-sea ferocious beasts.

Hong Yun arrived to stop Kun Peng’s assault on the Dragon Clan, splitting the sea with the Heaven Opening Seal. Di Jun appeared to greet him and took note of Hong Yun’s growing power.

• Candle Dragon offered to join the Demon Clan and submit to the Heavenly Court, but Kun Peng rejected the offer and ordered the attack to continue.
• Hong Yun arrived with Zhen Yuan Zi and used the Heaven Opening Seal to split the sea, halting the ferocious beasts’ advance.
• Candle Dragon thanked Hong Yun for intervening and transformed into human form.
• Hong Yun called for Di Jun to appear, and Di Jun emerged beside Kun Peng to greet Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi.
• Di Jun praised Hong Yun’s strike and observed that his cultivation had advanced again.

Hong Yun tried to persuade Di Jun to spare the Dragon Clan, but Di Jun and Kun Peng insisted that the Demon Race would not abandon the war. Hong Yun stood by his promise to protect the Dragon Clan and prepared to fight.

• Hong Yun asked Di Jun to spare the Dragon Clan, but Di Jun said the decision concerned the entire Demon Race.
• Di Jun asserted that he could protect the Dragon Clan just as Hong Yun did, while Kun Peng urged Hong Yun not to interfere.
• Hong Yun realized Kun Peng had joined the Demon Race and questioned his eagerness to support the war.
• Zhen Yuan Zi secretly prepared the Earth Book and advised Hong Yun to draw the fight toward the Primordial Wilderness's mainland.
• Hong Yun reaffirmed that he would keep his word to the Dragon Clan, and his aura surged as he prepared to face the Demon Race.

Hong Yun defended the Dragon Clan and asked Di Jun and Kun Peng to set terms for resolving the conflict. Di Jun proposed a wager to avoid a clash with Hong Yun and the Witch Clan, and Hong Yun accepted, leaving Candle Dragon to decide whether the Dragon Clan would agree.

• Di Jun hesitated to continue attacking the Dragon Clan after Hong Yun offered to protect them, but Kun Peng and the Demon Clan pressed for a fight.
• Hong Yun explained that he was honoring someone’s trust by protecting the Dragon Clan and asked how they could settle the matter.
• Di Jun proposed a wager, saying it would let him answer to his people while avoiding a wider conflict.
• Hong Yun accepted the wager and asked Candle Dragon what he thought.
• The Dragon Clan murmured among themselves, and Candle Dragon turned to rebuke them.

Hong Yun agreed to settle the Dragon Clan’s fate through a duel after Di Jun refused to rely on persuasion alone. Kun Peng volunteered to fight Hong Yun, then proposed limiting the contest to three moves, and Hong Yun accepted.

• Candle Dragon silenced the objections and asked Hong Yun to fight on the Dragon Clan’s behalf, promising they would accept the result.
• Hong Yun realized Di Jun had been swept along by the expectations of the Demon Clan and that the crisis would come down to a fight.
• Kun Peng volunteered to challenge Hong Yun, hoping to prove himself and earn the title of Emperor Kun.
• Di Jun agreed to let Kun Peng fight so he could test Hong Yun’s strength without revealing his own, and warned Kun Peng that Hong Yun was a Quasi-Saint.
• Kun Peng regretted volunteering but stepped forward and proposed limiting their duel to three moves.
• Hong Yun accepted Kun Peng’s three-move limit to settle the matter without worsening relations.

Hong Yun and Kun Peng began their three-move contest inside a space Hong Yun separated from the outside world. Hong Yun used the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner to counter Kun Peng’s first two attacks, and the battle remained unresolved after the second move.

• Hong Yun isolated himself and Kun Peng in an independent space to protect the wounded Dragon Clan from their attacks.
• Hong Yun brought out the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner, and Kun Peng felt an unexplained attachment to the treasure.
• Kun Peng struck with Kun Peng Hall, but Hong Yun’s banner wrapped around it and drained its power before Kun Peng recalled it.
• Kun Peng formed a colossal black Kun that tried to swallow Hong Yun, but Hong Yun shaped the banner into a spear and pierced the phantom, dispersing its devouring force.

Hong Yun defeated Kun Peng in the deep sea with the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner, ending the Demon Race’s challenge to the Dragon Clan. Kun Peng accepted the loss and abandoned his ambition to become Emperor Kun, while Di Jun considered the matter settled.

• Hong Yun used the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner to send Kun Peng crashing through the spatial barrier.
• Di Jun caught Kun Peng, and the Dragon Clan cheered as Candle Dragon realized Hong Yun had won with ease.
• Kun Peng accepted Hong Yun’s victory and thanked him for going easy on him.
• Kun Peng let go of his fixation on becoming Emperor Kun and recognized that strength mattered most.
• Di Jun accepted the result, reasoning that the Demon Race would blame Kun Peng’s lack of strength and that the dispute with the Dragon Clan was settled.

Taiyi arrived with the Demon Clan and displayed captured dragons, prompting Ying Long to threaten them and Candle Dragon to beat him down. Taiyi then asked Hong Yun to spar with him.

• Taiyi arrived on his golden chariot with a large Demon Clan host and captured dragons, forming a pincer with Di Jun and the others around Hong Yun.
• Candle Dragon watched Taiyi’s abused captives and the Dragon Clan seethed, while Taiyi ignored Candle Dragon and greeted Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi.
• Ying Long threatened to destroy the Demon Clan, but Candle Dragon kicked him down and broke several of his bones to stop him provoking their enemies.
• Hong Yun recognized that Candle Dragon had injured Ying Long while avoiding vital spots, and Taiyi asked Hong Yun to spar with him.

After Hong Yun defeated Kun Peng, Taiyi challenged him to a duel to defend the Demon Clan’s pride. Hong Yun wanted to avoid another fight, and Zhen Yuan Zi offered to take his place.

• Taiyi told Hong Yun that Di Jun’s promise to protect the Dragon Clan still stood, then challenged him to exchange moves.
• Taiyi’s Demon Clan followers cheered for him, while Ci Tie mocked Kun Peng and Bai Ze agreed that Di Jun and Taiyi were stronger.
• Hong Yun wondered why the Demon Clan was so eager to fight and decided that any further battle would require Ancestral Dragon to offer more.
• Zhen Yuan Zi asked Hong Yun what to do and offered to fight Taiyi in his place.

Hong Yun learned that Taiyi had used Nu Wa’s plea for the Dragon Clan to undermine her standing among the Demon Clan. He stopped Nu Wa from joining him, then challenged Taiyi to a fight that would continue until one side admitted defeat.

• Nu Wa told Hong Yun that Taiyi had forced her to plead for the Dragon Clan and then turned the incident against her before the Demon Clan.
• Hong Yun warned Nu Wa that going to his side would make her appear to betray the Demon Clan, and she stopped moving toward him.
• Taiyi smiled as Nu Wa remained with the Demon Clan, angering Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun told Nu Wa he would get even with Taiyi and challenged the Eastern Emperor to spar.
• Hong Yun rejected the idea of special rules and demanded that the fight continue until one side admitted defeat, making Taiyi’s smile disappear and worrying Di Jun.

Hong Yun refused Di Jun’s attempt to stop the spar and faced Taiyi, who revealed his Quasi-Saint power and attacked with the Chaos Bell. Hong Yun resisted the bell’s suppression as Taiyi’s Golden Crow closed in.

• Nu Wa telepathically urged Hong Yun not to fight Taiyi, but Hong Yun reassured her and remained determined.
• Di Jun warned Taiyi not to underestimate Hong Yun and told him to use his full strength from the start.
• Taiyi revealed his Quasi-Saint aura and confronted Hong Yun while Di Jun and Kun Peng shielded the Demon Clan.
• Taiyi struck the Chaos Bell, halting everything around him as his three-legged Golden Crow rushed toward Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun laughed and broke free of the bell’s suppression, preparing to evade Taiyi’s attack.

Hong Yun broke free of Taiyi’s Chaos Bell and overwhelmed him with the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler. After Taiyi was injured and knocked back, Di Jun caught him and the bell as Hong Yun stood beside Zhen Yuan Zi.

• Hong Yun used his world and mastery of the Dao of Space to escape the Chaos Bell’s suppression and struck Taiyi with the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler.
• Hong Yun relentlessly battered the Chaos Bell, forcing Taiyi to defend himself as the onlookers took shelter from the destructive shockwaves.
• The Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler’s Daoist charm began affecting Taiyi, and Hong Yun lifted the Chaos Bell before kicking Taiyi in the heart.
• Di Jun rushed in to protect Taiyi, but Hong Yun kicked the Chaos Bell toward him, then stood beside Zhen Yuan Zi as Di Jun caught them.

Hong Yun defeated Taiyi in the arena, and Di Jun considered challenging him until Zhen Yuan Zi warned that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were ready to target the Heavenly Court. Di Jun abandoned the challenge, leaving Taiyi furious and Hong Yun amused.

• Taiyi prepared to attack Hong Yun again after losing, but Di Jun stopped him and admitted he was no match for Hong Yun.
• Di Jun considered fighting Hong Yun to restore the Demon race's honor, and Hong Yun accepted his gaze without backing down.
• Zhen Yuan Zi loudly revealed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches had gathered at Bu Zhou Mountain and could direct the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation at the Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun dropped his desire to fight and claimed Taiyi had only been sparring with Hong Yun.
• Zhen Yuan Zi privately explained that he had intervened to prevent Hong Yun from having to fight Di Jun, and Hong Yun laughed at Taiyi's anger.

Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi defused a clash with the Demon Clan, securing the Dragon Clan’s protection while Di Jun withdrew to avoid a possible war with the Witches. Afterward, Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi reflected on their brotherhood and the growing conflict between the two clans, before Nu Wa approached them.

• Di Jun accepted the wager’s result and agreed that the Demon Clan would no longer trouble the Dragon Clan, then led Taiyi and Kun Peng back to the Heavenly Court.
• Hong Yun praised Zhen Yuan Zi for preventing a battle, and Zhen Yuan Zi argued that a fight would have gained them nothing.
• Hong Yun worried that their actions had worsened tensions between the Witch and Demon Clans, but Zhen Yuan Zi said war between them was likely regardless.
• Zhen Yuan Zi reminded Hong Yun that they were brothers for life, easing Hong Yun’s guilt about drawing him into dangerous affairs.
• Nu Wa walked over to Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi.

After Hong Yun and Taiyi’s battle devastated a deep sea, Nu Wa used the Way of Creation to clear its baleful energy and restore life, helping Hong Yun erase the karmic debt he had incurred. Hong Yun sensed that calamity Qi still lingered on the horizon but kept quiet as Nu Wa found peace in creating living beings.

• Nu Wa grew embarrassed when Zhen Yuan Zi’s remark about a “girly” person seemed aimed at her, and Zhen Yuan Zi reassured her that Hong Yun treasured her.
• Hong Yun revealed the karmic debt caused by his battle with Taiyi, which had killed countless deep-sea beasts and native life.
• Nu Wa spread the Power of Creation across the sea, dispelling its baleful energy and bringing forth new sea creatures.
• Hong Yun used the Heavenly Dao Merit he had received to help dissolve his karmic debt as the sea began to recover.
• Hong Yun sensed gray wisps of calamity Qi at the horizon but kept his discovery to himself while Nu Wa said she felt most content creating life.

Hong Yun advised Nu Wa to be decisive, then accepted Candle Dragon’s invitation to visit the Dragon Clan’s lands. Back in the Heavenly Court, Di Jun and Taiyi learned the Witch Clan remained quiet, while Taiyi struggled with his humiliating defeat by Hong Yun.

• Hong Yun warned Nu Wa not to repeat her indecision when future conflicts arose between the Human Clan and the Demon Clan.
• Candle Dragon thanked Hong Yun and his companions, then invited them to rest in the Dragon Clan’s lands; Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi looked forward to their spoils.
• Di Jun and Taiyi returned to the Heavenly Court and summoned Qin Yuan and several Demon Gods to report on what had happened in their absence.
• Qin Yuan reported that Fuxi had visited in a hurry and that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were at Pangu Hall making offerings to Pan Gu.
• Di Jun told Taiyi the Witch Clan might truly dare to start a war and reminded him that Hong Yun was exceptionally powerful.
• Kun Peng privately realized Hong Yun had gone easy on him, while hiding his resentment that Di Jun had allowed him to bet against Hong Yun.