Recaps

Ning Chen met with Xuan Que, who urged him to prepare for Xuan Qing’s return while Xuan Zhen remained trapped on the western battlefield. The Demonic Emperors decided Ning Chen should help restrain Xuan Qing and bestowed the Nine Kings Pearl on him; the chapter ended with the Messenger Envoy arriving at Ning Chen’s manor to announce a decree.

• Ning Chen received Xuan Que at the Crown Prince’s Estate and discussed the war, Xuan Qing’s release, and Xuan Zhen’s delayed return.
• Xuan Que warned Ning Chen that Xuan Qing might suspect them and regain power, and Ning Chen pretended to agree while privately judging Xuan Que’s role in the release foolish.
• Gandharva told Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor that Ning Chen had shown no suspicious behavior, and Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor agreed that he could be trusted.
• Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor and Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor ordered the Messenger Envoy to give Ning Chen the Nine Kings Pearl, placing him on equal footing with First Prince and Third Prince.
• The Messenger Envoy reached Thirteenth Prince’s Manor and called on Ning Chen to receive the decree, startling the city.

Ning Chen received the Nine Kings Pearl and displayed his sword power, drawing a challenge from Xuan Qi and reshaping the balance among the princes. The Demonic Emperors summoned him to the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land and assigned him to find evidence identifying the culprit behind Twelfth Prince’s assassination.

• The Messenger Envoy delivered the Demonic Emperor’s decree, and Ning Chen received the Nine Kings Pearl, granting him access to King Realm-level power.
• Xuan Que and Xuan Qing reacted with alarm as Ning Chen’s new status placed him on equal footing with the leading princes.
• Ning Chen’s sword display attracted Asura, who visited Xuan Jiuyou, before Xuan Qi sent a powerful sword strike from the Southeast Territory and Ning Chen met it in the sky.
• Asura shielded Three Imperial Cities from the clash, and Ning Chen thanked Xuan Qi for the guidance before returning to his manor.
• Ning Chen recognized that the Demonic Emperors had positioned him against Xuan Qing, then visited the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land after Xuan Jiuyou warned him to prepare for the struggle.
• Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor tasked Ning Chen with finding evidence against the culprit who had assassinated Twelfth Prince.

After receiving the Nine Kings Pearl, Ning Chen drew the attention of powers across the Primeval Demonic Realm as he opened his manor to visitors. Yin Ji of Yinhai Ghost Prison pledged herself to him, and Beixuan Yaoxue arrived from the Third Prince’s faction, setting the stage for a rivalry between their forces.

• Yinhai Ghost Prison sent Yin Ji to offer the Thirteenth Prince an opportunity to build his power.
• Xuan Qing rejected his guards’ proposal to kill Ning Chen and sent Beixuan Yaoxue to test his intentions instead.
• Ning Chen welcomed visitors at his manor, where his revealed sword pressure stunned the arriving factions.
• Yin Ji endured Ning Chen’s sword attack and pledged her allegiance to him after he asserted that the ghost race had few other choices.
• Beixuan Yaoxue arrived at the manor, and Ning Chen introduced her to Yin Ji as a future frequent rival.

Ning Chen used the flood of factions pledging allegiance to strengthen his position, while Xuan Zhen sent a dangerous congratulatory gift that brought the princes’ rivalry into the open. When Ning Chen gripped the Mo Yuan demonic sword, it erupted and exploded.

• Yin Ji saw more than ten factions pledge allegiance to Ning Chen, who explained that they hoped to profit if he inherited the throne.
• Xuan Zhen learned that Ning Chen’s influence was growing, while Xuan Yue urged him to focus on the Sacred Domain’s attack.
• Gou Huang continued studying the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Demon, and the effort worsened the backlash against her.
• Ning Chen’s faction rapidly expanded as visitors flocked to his manor, while Xuan Qing suspected the Demonic Emperors were backing him against the other princes.
• Xuan Luo delivered the Mo Yuan demonic sword as Xuan Zhen’s congratulatory gift and challenged Ning Chen to prove he could wield it.
• Ning Chen gripped Mo Yuan, causing the sword to crack apart and explode in a devastating blast.

Ning Chen survived Xuan Luo’s attack while concealing the extent of his injuries, then sought to secure allies and time as the struggle among the princes continued. He swore to Xuan Que that he would never claim imperial authority and learned Asura might be sent to the battlefield, a prospect he strongly opposed.

• Ning Chen emerged from the demonic energy after catching the First Prince’s strike and told Xuan Luo he accepted the congratulatory gift.
• After Xuan Luo departed, Ning Chen spat blood, hid his injuries from the watching factions, and told Yin Ji he needed his own power; she left to seek Yinhai Ghost Prison’s decision.
• Ning Chen spoke with Gou Huang, promised to buy time for him to unravel the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Demon, and agreed to restrain Asura for three months.
• Ning Chen visited Xuan Que and swore he would never assume the imperial lineage’s great authority, resolving Xuan Que’s suspicions and restoring their understanding.
• Ning Chen and Xuan Que discussed Asura’s awakening and the princes’ positions, and Ning Chen reacted gravely when Xuan Que said Asura would likely be sent to the battlefield.

Ning Chen persuaded Xuan Que to use Xuan Qing to keep Asura from leaving the Demonic Source Death Realm, since Xuan Zhen could return from the western battlefield with overwhelming military prestige. Xuan Que visited Xuan Qing, whose own discussion of Asura made him realize the danger of Xuan Zhen returning victorious.

• Ning Chen explained to Xuan Que that Asura’s departure could help Xuan Zhen win on the western battlefield and return to challenge the princes in the Imperial City.
• Ning Chen asked Xuan Que to persuade Xuan Qing to keep Asura in the Demonic Source Death Realm, and Xuan Que agreed.
• Xuan Que asked why Ning Chen had no interest in the throne, and Ning Chen said he valued his bond with his siblings more than imperial power.
• Ning Chen met Xuan Mo on the street, and they acknowledged that their paths were now diverging.
• Xuan Que visited Xuan Qing and learned that the Four Xuan Guards served him and that the western war remained difficult despite the Dragonkin’s involvement.
• As Xuan Qing spoke of Asura changing the western battlefield, he realized that Xuan Zhen could return with great military achievements and become impossible to restrain.

Xuan Qing used Demonic Emperor Kunyi’s token to confine Asura to the Demonic Source Death Realm for three months, while the worsening battlefronts forced Seven Luminaries and Eight Desolations to awaken Garuda. Garuda set out for the western battlefield, where his arrival confronted the Sacred Domain’s forces as Ning Chen prepared for a decisive struggle of his own.

• Xuan Qing summoned Asura to the Demonic Source Death Realm and used the Demonic Emperor’s Token to order him not to leave for three months.
• The Messenger Envoy reported the worsening battles to Seven Luminaries and Eight Desolations, who learned that Asura had entered death seclusion and could not help.
• Seven Luminaries ordered Garuda awakened and sent to support the western battlefield, and Garuda attacked the Messenger Envoy before Seven Luminaries intervened.
• Garuda agreed to head west and vanished at extraordinary speed, while Yin Ji pledged the Yinhai Ghost Prison clan’s loyalty to Ning Chen, who gave her instructions for the coming decisive battle.
• Garuda arrived at the western battlefield, where Long Zhong recognized him and Sha Luo suspected he was the Heavenly Demon Clan’s legendary variable.

Garuda defeated and killed Dilu in the battlefield clash, giving the Heavenly Demon Clan a major victory before the Sacred Domain forces withdrew. Ning Chen considered how to draw out the remaining members of the Eight Legions, while Xuan Qing received Ning Chen at his manor, leaving their meeting poised to begin.

• Garuda arrived to join the Heavenly Demon army, and Dilu stepped forward to face him on behalf of the Sacred Domain.
• Garuda’s speed overwhelmed Dilu, who was badly wounded despite unleashing Wild Ox Strength.
• Dilu caught Garuda’s claw through his heart and used his final attack to injure Garuda before dying beneath a collapsed mountain.
• Shaluo recovered Dilu’s corpse and withdrew with Luojia as the Dragon Legion arrived; Xuan Zhen chose not to pursue them.
• Ning Chen read the battle report and resolved to force the remaining members of the Eight Legions out of hiding.
• Ning Chen visited Xuan Qing, and the two princes faced each other in the royal hall.

Ning Chen proposed that he and Xuan Qing settle their contest for the throne by racing to recruit two of the four remaining Eight Legions, while secretly planning to use the legions for his own ends. After Xuan Jiuyou revealed that a sword from the Reincarnation Sea carried the spirit of one of the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, Ning Chen set out to seize it as the Plain-clothed Figure hurried toward the sea.

• Ning Chen visited Xuan Qing and proposed that they wager the throne on which of them recruited two of the remaining Eight Legions first.
• Xuan Qing consulted Dongxuan Yuting and Beixuan Yaoxue, who judged Ning Chen’s proposal reasonable given the danger of weakening themselves before the First Prince returned.
• Ning Chen returned to his manor and reflected that he intended to draw out the remaining Eight Legions so the four great royal clans could eliminate them.
• Xuan Jiuyou told Ning Chen that a sword taken from the Reincarnation Sea carried the spirit of one of the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, and Ning Chen vowed to kill its bearer and take the sword.
• The Plain-clothed Figure raced toward the Reincarnation Sea, concerned that the sword spirit’s appearance in the Primeval Demonic Realm was inexplicable.

After Xuyao defeated Xiaoxiao and Wan'er with the Immortal Severance Sword, Ning Chen arrived in time to shield them, but Star Soul shattered under Xuyao's attack. Ning Chen recognized the sword and prepared to face Xuyao, while Xiaoxiao and Wan'er withdrew and the battle's killing intent continued to build.

• Xuyao fought Xiaoxiao and Wan'er at the Reincarnation Sea, using the Immortal Severance Sword and forbidden techniques to gain the advantage.
• Ning Chen arrived as Xuyao launched a decisive strike at the two sisters and blocked it with Star Soul, which shattered.
• Xuyao challenged Ning Chen, and Xiaoxiao took Wan'er away from the battlefield despite her anger toward him.
• Ning Chen recognized Xuyao's weapon as the legendary Immortal Severance Sword and recalled its reputation among the four immortal swords.
• Ning Chen and Xuyao prepared to fight as Xiaoxiao secretly gathered Demonic Essence and the danger around the battlefield mounted.

Ning Chen and Xuyao fought a desperate duel at the Reincarnation Sea, escalating their powers until Ning Chen revealed the life-bound sword he had forged from the undying origin. As their final clash approached, Xiaoxiao and Wan'er launched their planned ambush.

• Ning Chen and Xuyao exchanged devastating attacks with their divine weapons and supreme techniques, while Xiaoxiao and Wan'er watched from outside the battlefield.
• Xuyao’s Immortal Severance overwhelmed Inverted Water Moon, forcing Ning Chen to open his sword domain and unleash Nirvana; the clash shattered the domain and cracked his divine artifact.
• Ning Chen summoned his life-bound sword, forged from the undying origin, and used it to meet Immortal Severance, drawing the attention of the Demon Emperors and Xuan Jiuyou.
• As Ning Chen and Xuyao prepared their final moves, Xiaoxiao told Wan'er to strike, then charged toward the battlefield with her nine tails turned black.

Xiaoxiao and Wan'er ambushed Ning Chen while he fought Xuyao, then attacked him together over the fox race’s destruction. Ning Chen defeated Xiaoxiao but spared her at Wan’er’s plea, then left the sisters behind.

• Xiaoxiao and Wan'er ambushed Ning Chen and Xuyao, knocking Xuyao into the sea and wounding Ning Chen.
• Xiaoxiao and Wan'er joined forces against the injured Ning Chen, who fought back with his blade, sword, and martial arts.
• Ning Chen wounded Xiaoxiao with the Reverse Nothingness Form and crippled thirty percent of her cultivation, while Wan'er struck his shoulder.
• Xiaoxiao unleashed Celestial Fox Worships the Moon, but Ning Chen broke the vision and seized her by the throat.
• Wan'er pleaded for Xiaoxiao's life, and Ning Chen released her and left the sisters behind.

Ning Chen returned from the Reincarnation Sea with the Immortal Severance Sword and told Xuan Jiuyou he intended to transfer its spirit into his Destiny Sword. At the Crown Prince’s Estate, he shattered the ancient sword to force its spirit out, then faced the unleashed spirit in battle and brought forth the Dragon Emperor Sword as the confrontation continued.

• Ning Chen told Xuan Jiuyou that the Fox Clan’s true killer remained at large and that he planned to transfer the Immortal Severance Sword’s spirit into his Destiny Sword.
• Xuan Jiuyou warned Ning Chen that the immortal sword spirit could reject him, then assured him that no one in the Primeval Demonic Realm could take his life.
• Xuan Que visited Ning Chen, checked on his injuries, and warned that the Third Prince might soon make a move; the brothers agreed to communicate through secret reports.
• Ning Chen sealed the Crown Prince’s Estate and summoned the Knowing Fate Sword to pressure the Immortal Severance Sword into submission.
• Ning Chen broke the Immortal Severance Sword, released its terrifying spirit, and fought it with his sword realm, the Knowing Fate Sword, and Inverted Water Moon.
• As the sword spirit weakened and Inverted Water Moon neared destruction, Ning Chen forcibly summoned the Dragon Emperor Sword and prepared to continue the battle.

Ning Chen defeated the Immortal Severance Sword Spirit and forced it to fuse with his Destiny Sword, enduring catastrophic backlash as the Immortal Divine Tree's origin and his demonic body helped sustain the process. He collapsed unconscious in the Crown Prince's Estate, where Yin Ji arrived and found that his body absorbed her Yin Essence without a trace.

• Ning Chen fought the Immortal Severance Sword through its ten-thousand-sword formation and wounded it with his combined sword techniques.
• Ning Chen grasped Immortal Severance with his bare hand and drew it into his body alongside the Destiny Sword.
• The two swords began fusing within Ning Chen's dantian, causing violent backlash as the Immortal Divine Tree's origin repaired the damage.
• A'man sensed Ning Chen's aura from the Moon Worshipper Sacred Land, and Qing Ling and Mu Chengxue discussed the strength of their connection.
• Ning Chen's demonic body appeared within his dantian and tempered the fused divine weapon with demonic flames, while Ning Chen collapsed unconscious.
• Yin Ji found Ning Chen lying bloodied in the courtyard and discovered that her Yin Essence vanished when she tried to examine him.

Ning Chen discussed his plans with Yin Ji, then met with Gou Huang to coordinate their efforts against the devils. He left knowing Gou Huang had little time remaining and lamenting the sacrifices his strategy required.

• Ning Chen told Yin Ji that he had recovered an immortal sword and that her hidden agents were ready to act against the two Demonic Emperors’ interests.
• Ning Chen explained that the two Demonic Emperors favored the First Prince, but the succession would depend on who survived until the end.
• After Yin Ji left, Ning Chen brewed tea and remembered Fan Lingyue, reflecting on how the lack of a clear-minded strategist weakened the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan.
• Gou Huang recognized that Ning Chen’s schemes had helped unite the five great royal clans and warned that the Heavenly Demon Clan faced destruction if it failed to identify him.
• Ning Chen and Gou Huang discussed the search for a weakness in the Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Demon, and Ning Chen urged her to prepare for Tian Xin’s future.
• After returning to his manor, Ning Chen lamented that Gou Huang had little time left and that his plan depended on sacrifices he did not want to make.

Ning Chen defeated two assassins, Heaven's Remnant and Earthly Deficient, who revealed they served First Pavilion Under Heaven and had come to offer their allegiance. The Pavilion Master and the Four Kings debated whether Ning Chen was secretly weakening the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan, and one King volunteered to test him in person.

• Heaven's Remnant and Earthly Deficient attacked Ning Chen at the Thirteenth Prince's Manor, but he overpowered them with the Twelve Forms of Spiritual Insight.
• The assassins identified themselves as agents of First Pavilion Under Heaven sent to assist Ning Chen, but he rejected them as too weak and questioned their human origins.
• Heaven's Remnant and Earthly Deficient returned to Yangguan Peak and told the Pavilion Master that Ning Chen had refused their offer and was stronger than expected.
• The Pavilion Master suspected Ning Chen was behind the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan's recent losses, while Earthly Deficient called him a traitor who had joined the Devil Race.
• The Four Kings debated whether to ally with Ning Chen, and the woman among them volunteered to test him before First Pavilion Under Heaven decided what to do.

Qing Shuang, the Northern King of First Pavilion Under Heaven, visited Ning Chen to learn whether he would ally with humanity, but he refused to trust the pavilion. After leaving the Three Imperial Cities, she was ambushed by Dongxuan Yuting and Xixuan Yufeng and launched an attack.

• Qing Shuang entered the Three Imperial Cities to meet the Thirteenth Prince, and Commander Xuan Mo confronted her at the gate.
• Ning Chen intervened when Qing Shuang and Xuan Mo began fighting, then escorted her to his manor.
• At the manor, Qing Shuang identified herself as a human and explained that First Pavilion Under Heaven protected humanity, but Ning Chen rejected an alliance because he did not trust the pavilion.
• After Qing Shuang left, Xuan Qing ordered Dongxuan Yuting to eliminate the Thirteenth Prince's followers without leaving a trace.
• Three thousand li north of the Three Imperial Cities, Dongxuan Yuting and Xixuan Yufeng ambushed Qing Shuang, who stopped fleeing and attacked them.

Qing Shuang was ambushed by Dongxuan Yuting and Xixuan Yufeng, but Ning Chen and Xuan Qing intervened before they could kill her. After Qing Shuang returned to the First Pavilion Under Heaven, the Night Lord decided to approach Ning Chen in person.

• Qing Shuang fought Dongxuan Yuting and Xixuan Yufeng alone, suffering serious injuries while driving Xixuan Yufeng away with her forbidden arts.
• Ning Chen arrived and blocked Dongxuan Yuting’s killing move, and Xuan Qing ordered his men to withdraw.
• Ning Chen parted from Qing Shuang, who thanked him before continuing to the First Pavilion Under Heaven.
• Xuan Qing concluded that Qing Shuang was likely human and warned his subordinates not to act rashly against Ning Chen.
• Qing Shuang told the Night Lord, Ye Tianxing, about the ambush and Ning Chen’s refusal of the pavilion’s goodwill.
• Ye Tianxing decided to meet Ning Chen in person.

The Night Lord visited Ning Chen to discuss cooperation, but Ning Chen refused to ally with First Pavilion Under Heaven and instead hired it to kill a western crown prince. In the Outer Heavens, Yin'er lost another training match to A'man and Mu Chengxue, while the Night Lord returned to First Pavilion Under Heaven and watched Hong Jin.

• The Night Lord visited Ning Chen and praised his tea-making before asking whether First Pavilion Under Heaven could earn his trust.
• Ning Chen refused to cooperate openly with the human organization, explaining that ties to it would turn the Demon Emperors against him.
• Ning Chen hired First Pavilion Under Heaven to kill one of the two western crown princes, and the Night Lord accepted the task without taking a deposit.
• Yin'er fought A'man and Mu Chengxue at Moon Worshipper Ancient Land but lost again before lasting ten moves.
• A'man comforted Yin'er, while Mu Chengxue and Qing Ling discussed how much of her inherited power she still needed to awaken.
• The Night Lord returned to First Pavilion Under Heaven and watched Hong Jin quietly wipe her sword.

Gu Shengtian infiltrated the Heavenly Demon camp and defeated Xuanzhen, the First Crown Prince, before Garuda and the Dragon Legion intervened. After Gu Shengtian escaped, Garuda carried the dying Xuanzhen toward the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land, while the Sacred Domain leaders and the Plain-clothed Figure recognized that the balance of power had shifted.

• Gu Shengtian entered Xuanzhen’s command tent unseen, sealed the space, and challenged him to a fight.
• Gu Shengtian wounded Xuanzhen in their duel, and Xuanzhen detonated the Nine Kings Pearl to survive Gu Shengtian’s final attack.
• Garuda and the Dragon Legion broke through the spatial barrier, and Gu Shengtian pierced Xuanzhen’s chest before fighting Garuda.
• The Dragon Legion discovered Xuanzhen’s heart meridians were destroyed, while Gu Shengtian escaped instead of prolonging his fight with Garuda.
• Garuda took the unconscious Xuanzhen toward the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land, and Luojia and Sara watched from afar.
• The Plain-clothed Figure saw the three-way balance had broken and wondered how the two Demon Emperors would respond.

After Xuanzhen was critically wounded in an assassination, Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor decided to use the Heavenly Demon Clan’s fortune to save him, despite the political consequences. As the fortune poured into Xuanzhen, Xuan Jiuyou watched from the Nine Nether King's Estate.

• Garuda brought the unconscious Xuanzhen to the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land and reported that an unidentified sword-path master had attacked him.
• Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor found Xuanzhen near death and said that only a divine treasure could save him; he proposed using the clan’s fortune, and Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor warned that this could provoke a succession crisis.
• Xuan Qing and Beixuan Yaoxue suspected Thirteenth Prince of arranging the attack and discussed using the incident to undermine him.
• Ning Chen confirmed the assassination’s result to Night Lord, then wagered that Xuanzhen might survive and awaited the Demonic Emperors’ response.
• Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor appeared over the Three Imperial Cities and poured the clan’s fortune into Xuanzhen, whose aura transformed as Xuan Jiuyou watched from the Nine Nether King's Estate.

The Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor used the Heavenly Demon Clan’s fortune to revive Xuanzhen and force his advance toward the Imperial Dao, provoking Xuan Jiuyou and the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor. The clash stopped when Ning Chen’s use of the Heaven Talisman caused Xuanzhen to collapse, leaving Ning Chen badly injured by the backlash.

• The Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor shielded Xuanzhen from the heavenly tribulation and fought the Giant Spirit Divine General while the First Prince recovered.
• Gu Shengtian set out for the Heavenly Demon Imperial City with the Kun Tian Sword, though the Night Lord warned him that it was not yet time.
• After defeating the Giant Spirit Divine General, the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor used the clan’s fortune to heal Xuanzhen and push him toward the Imperial Dao.
• Xuan Jiuyou tried to pull the Four Symbols Divine Beings away from Xuanzhen, and the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor joined the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor against him.
• As the three Emperors prepared to fight, Xuanzhen suddenly bled and fell from the sky, while Ning Chen suffered the Heaven Talisman’s backlash in his manor.

Ning Chen recovered from the backlash of using the Heaven Talisman to cripple Xuanzhen, then learned the western front had suffered a major defeat. Gu Shengtian arrived to finish his contract to kill the First Prince, and Ning Chen agreed to hide him in exchange for a free assassination opportunity.

• Xuan Jiuyou crippled Xuanzhen with the Heaven Talisman, and the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor carried the First Prince back to the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land.
• Xuan Qing suspected Ning Chen had attacked Xuanzhen and realized the First Prince’s failed advance had strengthened Xuan Qing’s position in the succession struggle.
• Ning Chen recovered from the Heaven Talisman’s backlash, and Xuan Jiuyou warned him that the imperial city would soon become dangerous.
• Ning Chen learned the Western Sacred Domain had surprised the Heavenly Demon camp, forcing its army to retreat three thousand li after heavy losses.
• Gu Shengtian, the Eastern Realm Lord of the First Pavilion Under Heaven, offered Ning Chen a free assassination in exchange for help concealing him while he waited to kill Xuanzhen.
• Ning Chen accepted Gu Shengtian’s offer and planned to choose a relatively easy target for the promised assassination.

Gou Huang began passing the Witch Clan’s Imperial Dao fortune to Tian Xin, but the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor attacked during the ceremony. As their battle escalated in the starry heavens, Gou Huang revealed a hidden reserve of strength and waited for him to use the Eight Transformations of Heavenly Demon.

• Tian Xin danced on the central altar as fortune from across the Witch Clan’s sacred land gathered around her.
• Gou Huang appeared before Ning Chen and asked him to remember his promise, then used her Imperial Dao power to help Tian Xin attain the Dao.
• The Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor attacked Gou Huang while she was transferring her attainment, and she left the altar to fight him in the starry heavens.
• Gou Huang and the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor exchanged blows, and he warned that her declining strength left her no chance of victory.
• Gou Huang unleashed hidden power and said she would drag him down with her, prompting him to summon the Eight Transformations of Heavenly Demon.

Gou Huang fought the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor in a desperate battle, grievously wounding him but failing to kill him before her life ended. Tian Xin inherited the Witch Clan’s imperial mantle, while Ning Chen promised Gou Huang’s remnant soul that he would help protect the Witch Clan.

• Gou Huang revealed the Ascension Divine Thorn and wounded the Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor, but his Demonic Emperor Seal shattered her weapon and he counterattacked.
• Near death, Gou Huang unleashed the Demon-Breaking Azure Dragon Seal and sent the Ascension Divine Thorn into Eight Desolations’ chest, but he destroyed the sacred artifact and survived.
• As Gou Huang’s life burned away, Tian Xin broke free of the nine great worlds and reached her; Gou Huang named her the Witch Clan’s new emperor before passing away.
• Gou Huang’s remnant soul appeared before Ning Chen, apologized for failing to keep her promise, and asked him to help the Witch Clan if the Heavenly Demon Clan threatened it.
• Ning Chen promised to remember Gou Huang’s request, and she vanished; the wounded Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor returned to the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land, where the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor treated him.