Chapter Summaries

Lu Ya arranged for Zhu Yan to become Sun Wukong’s Dao Companion, only for her to sever her ties with the Western Demon Court and publicly reject Lu Ya’s plan to make her a spy. In the Heavenly Abyss, Skeleton God Monarch gave his followers Dao-Shattering Black Blood to help them defeat the Demon Sect, setting the stage for a major battle.

• Lu Ya offered Zhu Yan to Sun Wukong as his Dao Companion, and Sun Wukong gladly took her away on his Somersault Cloud.
• Zhu Yan swore before the Myriad Worlds to sever her ties with the Western Demon Court and remain loyal to Sun Wukong rather than spy for Lu Ya.
• White Emperor and Blood Ancestor lamented the Western Demon Court’s loss as White Emperor urged the shaken Lu Ya to reorganize his forces and prepare for Demon Lord Chonglou’s return.
• Evil Desire Mad Wolf, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, Guanyin Buddha, and Ao Yuan asked Skeleton God Monarch for help against the Demon Sect.
• Skeleton God Monarch granted Evil Desire Mad Wolf a drop of Dao-Shattering Black Blood, which could destroy even a powerful immortal, and the group prepared to use it against their enemies.

Demon Lord Chonglou returned to the Western Demon Court after rebuilding his strength and joined Young Emperor Lu Ya and Blood Ancestor to attack the Heavenly Abyss. He faced Evil Desire Mad Wolf and Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp as both sides summoned their forces and the great battle began.

• Demon Lord Chonglou emerged from Mount Sumeru, having recovered to the middle stage of the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and resolved to devote himself to the Demonic Sect.
• Demon Lord Jieyin sent Demon Lord Chonglou to join Young Emperor Lu Ya and Blood Ancestor at the Heavenly Abyss while he remained to guard Mount Sumeru.
• Young Emperor Lu Ya and Blood Ancestor rallied the Western Demon Court’s Demon Saints, Demon Commanders, Demon Soldiers, and Demon Generals outside the Heavenly Abyss.
• Demon Lord Chonglou rejected Guanyin Buddha and declared his intent to reclaim what he had lost and destroy his enemies.
• Evil Desire Mad Wolf summoned Bone Giant Beasts, the Skeleton Army, Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals, and Buddhist believers to face the Western Demon Court.
• Young Emperor Lu Ya led the Western Demon Court into battle, targeting Guanyin Buddha.

Young Emperor Lu Ya battled Guanyin Buddha in the Heavenly Abyss while the Demon Saints fought Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp. As the Demon Sect waged war, Immortal Lord Shi Tian led the Immortal Sect to seize the Highest Heaven and destroy the Western Demon Court’s foundations.

• Lu Ya grievously wounded Guanyin Buddha, but she invoked Buddhist authority, healed, and trapped him in an illusion that blurred truth and reality.
• Blood Ancestor blocked Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp, while White Emperor led Chan Master Wuchao, Golden Horned Giant Beast, and Ten Thousand Saints Demon Ancestor to join the fight against him.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian learned that the Western Demon Court had left the Highest Heaven vulnerable and ordered the Immortal Sect to march there and seize its authority.
• Billions of immortal soldiers and generals advanced as the Demon Sect fought in the Heavenly Abyss, and the wars stirred the aura of the Final Kalpa Tribulation and began corrupting the River of Life.

Immortal Lord Shi Tian led the Immortal Sect in an assault on the weakened Western Demon Court while Demon Lord Jieyin rushed back to defend it. The battle began with Shi Tian confronting Jieyin and Daoist Gu Yuan unleashing his Brahma Fire Lotus against the court’s protective array.

• Elf Divine Venerable explained that the Western Demon Court was vulnerable because its strongest forces were fighting at the Heavenly Abyss, and Immortal Lord Shi Tian warned that Eastern Emperor Taiyi remained dangerous.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian’s forces attacked the Western Demon Court’s protective array, prompting Demon Lord Jieyin to leave for the Supreme Heaven.
• At the Heavenly Abyss, Evil Desire Mad Wolf wounded Demon Lord Chonglou with the Flame Wave Blood Blade, but Chonglou healed and charged back at him.
• Demon Lord Jieyin tried to persuade Immortal Lord Shi Tian to withdraw, then threatened him with Supreme Being Shanggu when his appeal failed.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian attacked Jieyin with the Emperor Spear, while Daoist Gu Yuan unleashed his Brahma Fire Lotus against the Western Demon Court’s protective array.

The Immortal Sect breached the Western Demon Court, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi appeared with the power of a Great Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin. Immortal Lord Shi Tian faced him while the others formed the Myriad Stars Great Array against Demon Lord Jieyin, then warned Taiyi that the wider war could cost the Western Demon Court its leaders.

• The Elf Divine Venerable led billions of immortal soldiers and generals through the Western Demon Court’s shattered defenses, killing its demonic forces.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian held Demon Lord Jieyin back as the Western Demon Court shook and Eastern Emperor Taiyi attacked the invading army.
• Daoist Gu Yuan, Grandmother Poison Saint, Ice Ancestor, and the Elf Divine Venerable tried to block Taiyi’s strike, but he overwhelmed them and left them badly wounded.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian took on Eastern Emperor Taiyi, while Daoist Gu Yuan and the others formed the Myriad Stars Great Array to fight Demon Lord Jieyin.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian warned Eastern Emperor Taiyi that the Western Demon Court’s forces were still fighting in the Heavenly Abyss and that its leaders might fall, leaving Taiyi uneasy.

Evil Desire Mad Wolf struck Demon Lord Chonglou with Dao-Shattering Black Blood, causing his body and spirits to decay as the Abyss battle neared its end. Lu Ya and Blood Ancestor could not save him, while Evil Desire Mad Wolf reunited with Ao Yuan amid the near-total destruction of both armies.

• Evil Desire Mad Wolf used Dao-Shattering Black Blood on his Flame Wave Blood Blade and baited Demon Lord Chonglou into a fatal exchange of blows.
• Demon Lord Chonglou was struck by the blood’s annihilating power, which began consuming his Primordial Spirit, True Spirit, and body.
• Evil Desire Mad Wolf announced that Demon Lord Chonglou was dying, and Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp ended his fight with Blood Ancestor.
• Lu Ya tried to rescue Demon Lord Chonglou but lost both hands to the annihilating force, while Evil Desire Mad Wolf explained that the Dao-Shattering Black Blood came from a slain Heavenly Dao.
• Ao Yuan returned to Evil Desire Mad Wolf, who praised him as the Abyss armies lay nearly wiped out.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi surrendered the Supreme Heaven to Immortal Lord Shi Tian and swore an oath to the Great Dao, while Demon Lord Chonglou remained near death in the Heavenly Abyss. Immortal Lord Shi Tian arrived to prevent Taiyi from attacking Evil Desire Mad Wolf and ordered the Demon Sect to take Chonglou back to Mount Sumeru.

• Immortal Lord Shi Tian pressured Eastern Emperor Taiyi to surrender by threatening the lives of Demon Lord Chonglou and the Demon Sect’s forces.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi agreed to yield the Supreme Heaven, and Immortal Lord Shi Tian’s forces withdrew the Myriad Stars Great Array.
• Daoist Gu Yuan attacked the Western Demon Court’s foundations, prompting Eastern Emperor Taiyi to swear before the Great Dao that he would never invade the Supreme Heaven again.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi carried the Western Demon Court away, and Immortal Lord Shi Tian left to witness Demon Lord Chonglou’s death.
• At the Heavenly Abyss, Eastern Emperor Taiyi prepared to attack Evil Desire Mad Wolf, but Immortal Lord Shi Tian intervened and told the Demon Sect to take Chonglou to Mount Sumeru.

Supreme Being Shanggu came to the Abyss to save Demon Lord Chonglou, but he could not dispel the Dao-Shattering Black Blood. Skeleton God Monarch drove Shanggu away with one blow, and the Demon Sect withdrew with Chonglou as the Abyss’s victors began clearing the battlefield.

• Demon Lord Jieyin and the Demon Sect’s mighty figures summoned Supreme Being Shanggu to save the dying Demon Lord Chonglou.
• Shanggu tried to absorb the Dao-Shattering Black Blood but could not refine it and realized it was overwhelming him.
• Skeleton God Monarch revealed the blood’s origin and refused Shanggu’s offer to ally with the Demon Sect, saying Chonglou should be prepared for burial.
• When Shanggu threatened him, Skeleton God Monarch struck him with a sweep of his sleeve and sent him flying.
• Shanggu carried Chonglou away with the Demon Sect, while Skeleton God Monarch returned to his palace and ordered his followers to clean up the Abyss.

Demon Lord Chonglou succumbed to Dao-Shattering Black Blood after saying his final words at Demon Ancestor Hall. Shen Gongbao later advised Immortal Lord Shi Tian against using Chonglou’s death to pressure Demon Ancestor Luohu, warning that confronting Skeleton God Monarch would bring disaster.

• Supreme Being Shanggu slowed the spread of the Dao-Shattering Black Blood but could not save Demon Lord Chonglou, who rejected further help and set out for Demon Ancestor Hall.
• The Demonic Sect’s mighty figures let Chonglou go, and he died after touching the hall doors, leaving the sect grieving his loss.
• Shen Gongbao admitted he had secretly helped bring about Chonglou’s downfall, while asserting that he had erased the traces of his involvement.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian visited Shen Gongbao and proposed that the Immortal Sect exploit Luohu’s desire for revenge by demanding authority over the continent of the Myriad Worlds.
• Shen Gongbao warned Shi Tian not to coerce Demon Ancestor Luohu or involve the Transcendent Immortal of Heaven’s Will in a fight against Skeleton God Monarch.

After attaining the Half-step Hunyuan Great Dao, Demon Ancestor Luohu learned that Demon Lord Chonglou had died and set out to avenge him. Supreme Being Shanggu warned that the Skeleton God Monarch was too powerful for Luohu to face alone.

• Immortal Lord Shi Tian guessed Shen Gongbao's plan to exploit Demon Ancestor Luohu's need for allies, and the two spent decades discussing the Dao.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu emerged from seclusion at Mount Sumeru after attaining the Half-step Hunyuan Great Dao and asked where Demon Lord Chonglou, Randeng, and Guanyin were.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu divined what had happened, learned that Demon Lord Chonglou had died, and grieved over his disciple's final moments.
• Supreme Being Shanggu told Luohu that he had failed to save Chonglou and urged him to plan before challenging the Skeleton God Monarch.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu sent his killing intent toward the Abyss and confronted the Skeleton God Monarch, who accepted the challenge.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu prepared to fight with the World-Destroying Millstone and Heaven Suppressing Coffin, but Supreme Being Shanggu warned that the Skeleton God Monarch's Guixu Divine Sword and cultivation made him too dangerous to face alone.

Demon Ancestor Luohu sought Shichen’s help in killing Skeleton God Monarch, but Shichen refused and revealed that he had secretly surpassed the Half-step Primordial Great Dao Realm. With the other Chaos Demon Gods unlikely to intervene and the Transcendent Immortal his enemy, Luohu was left searching for another way to avenge Chonglou.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu agreed with Supreme Being Shanggu to seek powerful allies and traveled with him to the Sea of Time to ask Shichen for help.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu offered Shichen Skeleton God Monarch’s Guixu Divine Sword, Great Dao order origin, and even the World-Destroying Millstone in exchange for assistance.
• Shichen rejected Luohu’s request, dismissed Chonglou as an ant, and expelled Supreme Being Shanggu from the Sea of Time with the order of the Time Great Dao.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu left with Supreme Being Shanggu and refused to ask the Transcendent Immortal for help, citing their enmity and the Immortal Sects’ suspected role in the Demon Sect’s troubles.
• Shichen revealed that he had secretly surpassed the Half-step Primordial Great Dao Realm and planned to claim Luohu’s treasures if Luohu managed to kill Skeleton God Monarch.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu and Supreme Being Shanggu found themselves without allies, and Luohu suddenly conceived a daring idea.

After Demon Lord Chonglou’s death, Demon Ancestor Luohu and Supreme Being Shanggu sought help from Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Hongmeng Immortal Palace to kill Skeleton God Monarch. Dong Wanggong approved the plan, and the four set out for the border between the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds, where battle was about to begin.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu decided to seek Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor’s help, while Shichen secretly planned to seize the Great Dao Order and Guixu Divine Sword if Skeleton God Monarch fell.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu and Supreme Being Shanggu arrived at Penglai Immortal Island and asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to help avenge Demon Lord Chonglou.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed that Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor had reached the First Level of the Primordial Great Dao Realm and said he would consult Dong Wanggong.
• Dong Wanggong agreed to help kill Skeleton God Monarch and ordered Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor to watch in secret and suppress him if he acted.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu, Supreme Being Shanggu, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor flew to the border between the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds.

Demon Ancestor Luohu, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and Supreme Being Shanggu confronted the Skeleton God Monarch, while Shichen and the Chaos Demon Gods watched for a chance to claim the Gui Xu Great Dao and Guixu Divine Sword. As their battle began in the Chaos Void, the Demon Sect army arrived at the Heavenly Abyss.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu and his allies challenged the Skeleton God Monarch, while the Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor withdrew to watch from afar.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu gave Supreme Being Shanggu the Heaven Suppressing Coffin, which the Skeleton God Monarch refined into his Natal Supreme Treasure, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed he had given the Jade Disk of Creation to the Immortal Emperor.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and Supreme Being Shanggu attacked the Skeleton God Monarch in the Chaos Void, and he countered with the Guixu Divine Sword.
• Shichen told the Reincarnation Chaos Demon God and the other Chaos Demon Gods that he had hidden strength and planned to seize the Gui Xu Great Dao and Guixu Divine Sword if the Skeleton God Monarch fell.
• Demon Lord Jieyin, Demon Buddha Zhunti, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Young Emperor Lu Ya, and the Blood Ancestor led the Demon Sect army to surround the Heavenly Abyss.

The Demon Sect overwhelmed the defenders of the Heavenly Abyss after Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp fled, and Evil Desire Mad Wolf sacrificed himself to cover the survivors’ escape. The Demon Sect captured Guanyin Buddha but could not find Ao Yuan, while the battle in the Chaos Void remained at a stalemate.

• Evil Desire Mad Wolf and Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp prepared to face the advancing Demon Sect, but Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp fled into an unknown space and Eastern Emperor Taiyi pursued him.
• Demon Lord Jieyin and Demon Buddha Zhunti led the Demon Sect’s forces into the Heavenly Abyss, where Young Emperor Lu Ya and the Demon army routed the defenders.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti nearly destroyed Evil Desire Mad Wolf and Guanyin Buddha, and Evil Desire Mad Wolf self-destructed, killing tens of millions of demon soldiers and generals.
• Chan Master Wuchao reported that Guanyin Buddha had been captured but Ao Yuan was missing, and Demon Buddha Zhunti suspected Ao Yuan had escaped into the Chaos Void.
• Demon Lord Jieyin bound Guanyin Buddha and planned to hand her over to Supreme Being Shanggu after the battle with the Skeleton God Monarch.

Demon Ancestor Luohu and Dao Ancestor Hongjun joined forces to defeat Skeleton God Monarch, with Luohu avenging his disciple Chonglou. After Hongjun claimed the Guixu Divine Sword and Skeleton God Monarch’s corpse, Shichen explained why he had not tried to seize the treasure.

• Demon Ancestor Luohu, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and Supreme Being Shanggu attacked Skeleton God Monarch, and Hongjun revealed strength close to the Primordial Great Dao Realm.
• Luohu and Hongjun combined the World-Destroying Demonic Path and Hongjun Great Dao to destroy Skeleton God Monarch and erase his will.
• Luohu said he had avenged his disciple Chonglou, while Hongjun claimed the Guixu Divine Sword and Skeleton God Monarch’s corpse.
• In the Sea of Time, the Reincarnation Chaos Demon God questioned Shichen about not seizing the treasure, and Shichen said the battle’s combined attack had threatened his life.

After the Demon Sect punished Guanyin Buddha and began recovering from its losses, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan followed mysterious Dao Sounds into the Void Forbidden Zone. Heaven Prisoner Soul Venerable offered them an opportunity to represent the Nether Soul Hall in the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun declined Demon Ancestor Luohu's invitation and returned to Penglai Immortal Island with the Guixu Divine Sword and Skeleton God Monarch's corpse.
• Supreme Being Shanggu sentenced Guanyin Buddha to death, preserving her pure soul and Law of Illusion origin for rebirth in the Reincarnation Treasure Hall.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu and Supreme Being Shanggu led the Demon Sect as it recovered from its losses.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp reunited with Ao Yuan in the Chaos Void, and they followed strange Dao Sounds to a rune that transported them to a vast palace.
• Heaven Prisoner Soul Venerable identified the palace as the Nether Soul Hall in the Void Forbidden Zone and summoned Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan to become its representatives.

Heaven Prisoner Soul Venerable recruited Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan into the Nether Soul Hall and sent them to claim territory in the Myriad Worlds. Dong Wanggong then used the Guixu Divine Sword and Skeleton God Monarch’s body to create the Gui Xu Sword Domain and reached the seventh heaven of the Primordial Great Dao Realm.

• Heaven Prisoner Soul Venerable gave Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan two High-grade Chaos Spirit Treasures and tasked them with claiming territory in the Myriad Worlds.
• Dong Wanggong and Heavenly Burial Demon Emperor discussed the Nether Soul Hall’s return and considered using its appearance to gain Great Dao Merit.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun delivered the Guixu Divine Sword and Skeleton God Monarch’s body to Dong Wanggong on Penglai Immortal Island.
• Dong Wanggong used the Guixu Divine Sword and Skeleton God Monarch’s body to create a new Chaos World within the World Tree.
• Dong Wanggong completed the Gui Xu Great Dao, reached the seventh heaven of the Primordial Great Dao Realm, and named the new world the Gui Xu Sword Domain.

Dong Wanggong discussed his plans for the Hongmeng World and bringing the Transcendent Immortal into the Hongmeng Immortal Palace. Meanwhile, Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan returned to the Myriad Worlds, prompting Demon Ancestor Luohu to send Demon Buddha Zhunti and Blood Ancestor after them, while Golden Cicada considered switching sides for greater power.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun praised Dong Wanggong’s growing strength, and Dong Wanggong explained that he planned to build up his power before exploring the Hongmeng World.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan appeared at the Heavenly Abyss with the Soul Locking Tower, and Burning Lamp warned Ao Yuan to stay cautious of their enemies.
• Blood Ancestor and Demon Buddha Zhunti asked Demon Ancestor Luohu for permission to kill Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan, and Luohu sent them to the Heavenly Abyss while warning them to retreat if danger arose.
• Golden Cicada learned that Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan had returned and considered rejoining Burning Lamp if the faction behind him could offer better opportunities.
• Golden Cicada reflected that gaining the Chaos Divine Dao or the entire Reincarnation Treasure Hall could further advance his cultivation.

Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan confronted Demon Buddha Zhunti and the Blood Ancestor in the Heavenly Abyss, relying on the Soul Locking Tower and Soul-Hooking Spear. Sun Wukong arrived with Zhu Yan to watch, and Burning Lamp used the tower to seize Zhunti and strike him down.

• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan waited atop the Soul Locking Tower for Demon Buddha Zhunti and the Blood Ancestor, intending to avenge Guanyin Buddha and use their treasures against them.
• Demon Buddha Zhunti warned the Blood Ancestor that Burning Lamp's tower could seize souls, while the Blood Ancestor challenged the pair over Demon Lord Chonglou's death.
• Sun Wukong appeared with Zhu Yan, angered Demon Buddha Zhunti, and then withdrew to watch the confrontation with tea and wine.
• Ao Yuan taunted Demon Buddha Zhunti about his past defeat, prompting Zhunti to charge at Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp.
• Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp summoned the Soul Locking Tower, bound Demon Buddha Zhunti, began draining his Primordial Spirit, and shattered his chest with a palm.

Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan used their High-grade Chaos Spirit Treasures to defeat Demon Buddha Zhunti and Blood Ancestor, prompting Demon Ancestor Luohu to lead the Devil Sect to the Heavenly Abyss. Luohu demanded they release the captives and reveal the force behind them, while Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan relied on Heaven Prisoner Soul Venerable for support.

• Ao Yuan struck Blood Ancestor with the Soul-Hooking Spear while Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp trapped Demon Buddha Zhunti with the Soul Locking Tower, leaving both at their mercy.
• Immortal Lord Shi Tian and the Immortal Sect decided to stay out of the conflict and let the Devil Sect clash with Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu led the Devil Sect to the Heavenly Abyss to rescue Demon Buddha Zhunti and Blood Ancestor, warning Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the others against speculation.
• Ao Yuan drained True Spirit essence from Blood Ancestor and told Burning Lamp he expected Heaven Prisoner Soul Venerable to protect them from Luohu.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu confronted Burning Lamp and Ao Yuan, demanded they free the captives, and called on them to summon the force behind their treasures.