Arc 52The Demonic Realm Campaign

Ning Chen defeated Xuanlie, fought his way through the Primeval Demonic Realm, and broke into the Imperial Dao while battling Xuanqi and the realm’s emperors. After escaping back to the underworld, he led its kings against a God and Devil in a collapsing world, then returned unsettled and sought Qing Ling.

  • Ning Chen destroyed Xuanlie’s cultivation in their duel, then later raided Xuanlie’s estate, killed him, and took his Wind-Forest Secret Art.
  • Ning Chen rescued A'man from Xing Jiang’s forbidden land, then used the Divine Demon Heart’s vitality to restore his true body while his incarnations faced the Immortal Gate tribulation.
  • Ning Chen challenged the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor with the strength of a thousand demons, wounded him, and escaped after the Scaly Emperor helped turn the fight against him.
  • The Dark Moon Witch Queen and Little Gourd helped Ning Chen recover, but he continued east and fought Xuanqi, with both entering the Imperial Dao as their tribulations fused and the Ghost Sword shattered.
  • Ning Chen’s three bodies fought Yu Luowu and the other demonic emperors, then escaped through the passage between the realms and returned to the underworld.
  • Ning Chen reunited with Yin'er, discussed the coming war with the underworld’s kings, and began fusing the martial arts of all ten Heavenly Tome scrolls.
  • Ning Chen investigated the spatial rifts and joined Xia Ziyi and Mu Qianshang against a God and Devil, using the Scroll of Chaos to stop its healing before destroying its world with the Grand Supreme Forbidden Sword.
  • Ning Chen returned to the underworld with Xia Ziyi and Mu Qianshang, then went to Biancheng King's Hall and told Qing Ling he felt unsettled and wanted to talk.
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Ch. 1276Victor, Marquis of Knowing Fate

Ning Chen and Xuanlie fought a brutal duel as both their bodies neared their limits. Ning Chen broke through Xuanlie’s defenses with a final palm strike that shattered his qi sea and destroyed his cultivation.

  • Ning Chen and Xuanlie continued their exchange of powerful attacks, and Ning Chen’s injuries worsened as Xuanlie pressed his advantage.
  • Ning Chen used several Immortal Arts, including Sun and Moon Over Heaven, while Xuanlie countered with Chaos Demonic Thunder.
  • As both fighters approached their limits, Xuanlie revealed the Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain secret technique and clashed with Ning Chen’s Sacred Imperial Law.
  • Ning Chen unleashed the Reverse Nothingness Form, and Xuanlie used the Mountain formula to block it, but blood burst from Xuanlie’s body.
  • Ning Chen seized the opening and struck Xuanlie’s qi sea with the Kirin Ultimate Skill, Scattering Martiality, destroying his cultivation.

Ch. 1277A'man, Calling for Help

Ning Chen and the Underworld won the debate between the realms, securing ten years of peace, before Xuan Jiuyou visited and tested his disciple's strength. As Ning Chen recovered, he sensed A'man calling for help from a forbidden land and rushed to find her.

  • Ning Chen used the Heaven Talisman to exploit Xuanlie's sudden weakness and destroy his sea of qi, giving humanity victory and ten years of peace.
  • The Underworld Kings returned to the Ten Halls, where Xuan Jiuyou arrived, praised Ning Chen, and gave Yin'er a pure demonic source.
  • Xuan Jiuyou helped Ning Chen suppress his injuries and tested his strength, then warned that Demonic Emperor Kunyi remained beyond his ability to face.
  • Xuan Jiuyou departed, and Ning Chen returned to Yama King's Hall to heal.
  • A'man, trapped in a forbidden land of wind and fire, called for Ning Chen, who sensed her plea and set out immediately.

Ch. 1278Divine Demon Forbidden Land

Ning Chen crossed a dead star and broke into an ancient forbidden land to rescue A'man, battling its defenses as he followed their growing resonance. He learned that A'man was trapped by the land's master, the Ancient God and Devil Xing Jiang, and faced four awakened stone giants as he continued onward.

  • Ning Chen searched the dead star for A'man, found a sealed passage beneath its core, and smashed through its stone gate with the Green Cauldron after three hours.
  • Ning Chen entered a Minor World, fought through a self-restoring sword formation with Sword Eleven and Sword Twelve, and cut down the illusions and enemies blocking his way.
  • Immortal Lord Qingyu spoke to Ning Chen, revealed that A'man was trapped in the forbidden land by its other master, Xing Jiang, and assured him that her life was not in danger.
  • Ning Chen continued toward A'man and encountered four earth-and-stone giants that rose from the ground and blocked his path.

Ch. 1279Xing Jiang

Ning Chen crossed the Divine Demon Forbidden Land, survived its deadly trials, and reached the area where A'man was trapped. Xing Jiang, the Minor World's dead master, offered to release A'man only if Ning Chen stayed behind.

  • Ning Chen fought four earth-and-stone giants, killed one with his blade and sword, and escaped their encirclement.
  • Ning Chen passed through a stone gate into a chaotic world and witnessed a vision of ancient humans and Gods and Devils battling until the humans prevailed at great cost.
  • Ning Chen traversed the Nine-Bend Corridor, fell into a blood pool under the Divine Demon Qi's pressure, and climbed back out using his blade and sword.
  • Xing Jiang told A'man that he could guide her out only if she persuaded Ning Chen to stay, but A'man refused to leave without him.
  • Xing Jiang spoke to Ning Chen, who asked him to release A'man; Xing Jiang agreed on the condition that Ning Chen remain behind.

Ch. 1280Heaven and Earth Cage

Ning Chen fought through Xing Jiang’s Minor Chaos World and reached a still-beating God and Devil heart guarded by two Ancient Ferocious Beasts. As he tried to destroy it, Xing Jiang trapped him in the Heaven and Earth Cage and revealed that he wanted Ning Chen’s body, soul, and power as a sacrifice for his resurrection.

  • Ning Chen rejected Xing Jiang’s demand to stay, broke through the God and Devil’s attacks, and escaped the Minor Chaos World into the World of Light.
  • Ning Chen destroyed Xing Jiang’s manifestation in the World of Light and followed a growing heartbeat to a massive God and Devil heart.
  • Two Ancient Ferocious Beasts attacked Ning Chen and tried to protect the heart, but he blasted them aside and prepared to destroy it.
  • Xing Jiang appeared and trapped Ning Chen in the Heaven and Earth Cage as he reached the heart.
  • Xing Jiang told Ning Chen that he intended to use his body, soul, and power as a sacrifice for his resurrection.

Ch. 1281The Turning Point

Ning Chen freed A'man from Xing Jiang's prison and attacked the Divine Demon Heart, forcing Xing Jiang to unleash a catastrophic self-destruction. As the Death Star collapsed, Ning Chen joined forces with the Phoenix Body to help his main body absorb the heart's vitality; A'man returned safely to the Underworld, while Ning Chen's fate remained unknown.

  • Ning Chen broke Xing Jiang's Heaven and Earth Cage, discovered that the Divine Demon Heart sustained Xing Jiang, and began attacking it.
  • Xing Jiang agreed to release A'man when Ning Chen threatened the heart, and A'man left the forbidden land after Ning Chen told her to return to the Underworld.
  • After A'man escaped, Ning Chen resumed his attack; Xing Jiang entered the Divine Demon Heart and self-destructed, causing the Death Star to collapse.
  • Ning Chen called on the Phoenix Body, and the two joined forces to suppress the heart and send Ning Chen's illusory main body into it to absorb its vitality.
  • Several days later, A'man returned to Biancheng King's Hall, where Qing Ling comforted her; Red Luan worried that Ning Chen had not returned with her.

Ch. 1282Reforging the Flesh

Zhiming’s incarnations consumed the Divine Demon Heart’s life force to revive his true body, while the Phoenix Body and demonic incarnation fought off the Immortal Gate tribulation. After the true body awakened, the demonic incarnation left for the Primeval Demonic Realm to strengthen himself before the ten-year peace between the realms ended.

  • Zhiming’s two incarnations drained Xing Jiang’s life force from the Divine Demon Heart and used it to reforge the true body.
  • The Phoenix Body used the Ghost Sword to repel Xuan Cang’s lightning, then joined the demonic incarnation to resist the descending Immortal Gate.
  • The incarnations’ Demonic Phoenix Tribulation shattered against the Immortal Gate, leaving both badly injured.
  • Zhiming’s true body awakened inside the Divine Demon Heart and told the incarnations to leave the Immortal Gate tribulation to him.
  • The demonic incarnation promised to guard the human world, then set out for the Primeval Demonic Realm to increase his strength.

Ch. 1283Enemies Under Heaven

Knowing Fate’s demonic body raided the Demon Burial Ground and royal mausoleums across the Primeval Demonic Realm, provoking the Demonic Emperors and a realm-wide hunt. After escaping a force of more than ten kings, Ning Chen met the Dark Moon Witch Queen, who had not yet decided whether to help him or kill him.

  • Ning Chen seized the origins of ten King Realm Heavenly Demons in the Demon Burial Ground, and the Demonic Emperors ordered an investigation.
  • Knowing Fate attacked the Golden Light royal mausoleum, prompting the Golden Light King to pursue him as he raided royal tombs across the realm.
  • Demonic Emperor Kunyi and Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor identified the Thirteenth Prince as the culprit and backed the Golden Light King’s effort to kill him.
  • Ning Chen broke through a siege by more than ten kings, while Tian Xin let the Dark Moon Witch Queen choose whether to help him or the Heavenly Demon Clan.
  • The Dark Moon Witch Queen met Ning Chen by a bonfire, and he warned that he would not spare the Witch Clan if it threatened him.

Ch. 1284Return to the Heavenly Demon Imperial City

Ning Chen escaped the pursuing demons and returned in disguise to the Heavenly Demon Imperial City, where he confronted the crippled Xuanlie. The chapter left Xuanlie recognizing him and reacting with fury.

  • The Dark Moon Witch Queen let Ning Chen go and told the arriving Golden Light King that he had already left.
  • Ning Chen fought off three King Realm Heavenly Demons, killed one with his third sword strike, and escaped the other two.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor ordered Imperial Guard commanders to pursue Ning Chen, and four commanders left the Heavenly Demon Imperial City.
  • Ning Chen returned to the city in disguise and walked to Xuanlie's estate.
  • Ning Chen confronted Xuanlie, who recognized him and shouted in rage.

Ch. 1285Xuanlie Falls

Ning Chen attacked the Third Prince Xuanlie’s residence, captured him, and escaped the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor’s strikes. He fled east, then drained Xuanlie’s Heavenly Demon origin in the mountains, ending the life of the Foremost Palm Under Heaven.

  • Ning Chen stormed the Third Prince’s residence and fought Xuanlie and four King Realm Attendants, overpowering them and seizing Xuanlie.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor struck from above, but Ning Chen blocked two attacks and escaped the imperial city with Xuanlie.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor and Demonic Emperor Kunyi discussed Ning Chen’s threat and planned to stop him at the passage between the two realms.
  • Ning Chen reached the passage guarded by the Golden Light King, then changed course and flew with Xuanlie into the mountains.
  • Ning Chen pierced Xuanlie’s chest and devoured his Heavenly Demon origin, declaring that the Foremost Palm Under Heaven was no more.

Ch. 1286Wind-Forest Secret Art

Ning Chen refined the Heavenly Demon origins and used the Wind-Forest Secret Art to fight Golden Light King, then escaped Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor’s ambush with the Eastern Emperor Bell. Severely wounded, he reached the Witch Clan’s sacred land, where Tian Xin asked how her clan should choose.

  • Ning Chen killed Xuanlie, took the Wind-Forest Secret Art jade slip, and devoured his Heavenly Demon origin as Xuanlie’s remains were consumed by demons.
  • Demonic Emperor Kunyi learned of Xuanlie’s death and sent Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor to kill Ning Chen while he refined the stolen origins.
  • After three days of cultivation, Ning Chen revealed the Mountain and Wind Character Arts and battled Golden Light King, using her as he practiced his techniques.
  • When other Heavenly Demons arrived, Ning Chen killed five of them with the Blade-Sword Boundary and his demonic manifestation, then tried to retreat.
  • Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor trapped Ning Chen beneath an imperial demonic net, but Ning Chen used the Eastern Emperor Bell and Green Cauldron to disrupt it and escape through the void.
  • Ning Chen arrived wounded at the Witch Clan’s sacred land, where Tian Xin asked what he expected her clan to choose.

Ch. 1287The Emperor Arrives in Person

Ning Chen defeated Tian Xin in a ten-move duel, securing the Witch Clan’s promise to stay out of the war between the two realms. He continued north and confronted the pursuing Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor among the Sky-Pillar Peaks, where their battle began.

  • Ning Chen challenged Tian Xin to a ten-move duel, wagering that the Witch Clan would not interfere in the war between the two realms if she could not defeat him.
  • Ning Chen used the Qihuang Secret Art, Wind-Forest Secret Art, and his Great Sword Realm to overcome Tian Xin, who accepted the result and agreed to her choice.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor arrived after Ning Chen left, and Tian Xin warned him that Ning Chen might eventually become impossible to stop.
  • Ning Chen traveled north and damaged a Sky-Pillar Peak as the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor pursued him.
  • Ning Chen and the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor exchanged attacks among the peaks, and Ning Chen declared that the emperor could not kill him.

Ch. 1288Battle Against the Imperial Dao

Ning Chen fought the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor at Sky-Pillar Peak while Xuan Jiuyou was trapped by Demonic Emperor Kunyi and forced into battle. As Ning Chen neared defeat, the thousand great devils lent him their strength, and he transformed to face Seven Luminaries again, leaving the battle amid catastrophic upheaval.

  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor attacked Ning Chen, shattered his Extreme Heaven Sword, and split Sky-Pillar Peak as Ning Chen retreated to its foot.
  • Xuan Jiuyou tried to leave the King's Estate to aid Ning Chen, but Demonic Emperor Kunyi trapped him in a Minor World and challenged him to battle.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor overwhelmed Ning Chen and urged him to accept defeat, while Ning Chen refused to retreat.
  • Ning Chen ordered the thousand great devils inside his Soul Suppressing Banner to lend him all their strength, and they entered his body to empower him.
  • Ning Chen's combined power with the thousand devils broke through the King Realm, and he struck the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor with the Ghost Sword.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor asked who Ning Chen was, and the thousand devils answered together before Ning Chen declared himself the Marquis of Knowing Fate as the Northern Polar Region collapsed around them.

Ch. 1289Marquis of Knowing Fate

Ning Chen fought the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor in the Northern Polar Region, severely wounding him before a surprise attack by the Scaly Emperor turned the battle. After Ning Chen collapsed from his injuries, the Dark Moon Witch Queen found him in Green Pine Forest and began treating him.

  • Ning Chen used the power of a thousand demons and a series of powerful techniques to battle the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor, eventually wounding him for the first time.
  • Ning Chen continued fighting despite his injuries as observers across the Primeval Demonic Realm sensed the battle and watched in alarm.
  • The Scaly Emperor struck Ning Chen from afar, allowing the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor to knock away the Ghost Sword and severely injure him.
  • Ning Chen trapped the Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor in a Heaven and Earth Cage and pierced him with the Ghost Sword, but his strength gave out and the thousand demons carried him away.
  • The Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor broke free and collapsed from his wounds, while Ning Chen fell unconscious tens of thousands of miles away as the thousand demons sank into slumber.
  • Tian Xin sent the Dark Moon Witch Queen to Green Pine Forest, where she waited for Ning Chen’s Qihuang Secret Art to release its protection before supporting him and channeling energy into his body.

Ch. 1290A Sword Startling Like a Swan

Ning Chen recovered in a cave with help from the Dark Moon Witch Queen and Little Gourd, then traveled east through Green Pine Forest while imperial-clan forces hunted him. As Qing Ling and Yin'er waited for him far away, Ning Chen drew the Ghost Sword and struck down a King who confronted him.

  • The Dark Moon Witch Queen treated Ning Chen's grievous injuries, while Little Gourd secretly healed him with his blood.
  • Ning Chen woke and learned that the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan and other enemies were searching for him, but he resolved to survive by whatever means necessary.
  • At dawn, the Dark Moon Witch Queen departed, and Ning Chen continued east through Green Pine Forest with Little Gourd.
  • Demonic Emperor Kunyi confronted Xuan Jiuyou in the Nine Nether King's Estate before they parted, and Xuan Jiuyou headed north.
  • In the Purple Star Starfield, Qing Ling and Yin'er worried about Ning Chen and spoke about his absence and Little Martial Aunt's feelings for him.
  • When Kings from the Scaly Clan and Heavenly Demon Clan approached, Ning Chen summoned the Ghost Sword and cut one of them in two with a brilliant strike.

Ch. 1291The Foremost Sword Under Heaven

Ning Chen fought his way through the Heavenly Demon army in Green Pine Forest, defeating Golden Light King before Xuanqi returned to challenge him. The chapter ended with the two foremost swordsmen launching their first attacks at each other across a million miles.

  • Ning Chen slaughtered the Heavenly Demon kings surrounding him, while Demonic Emperor Kunyi and Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor arranged for Xuanqi to return and kill him.
  • The Eastern Emperor Bell appeared above Ning Chen and disrupted the demons, allowing him to continue advancing through Green Pine Forest.
  • Golden Light King confronted Ning Chen, but he used the bell and his sword to injure her and drive her into the earth.
  • Ning Chen unleashed Nirvana to break the kings' encirclement and continued eastward as Xuanqi returned to the Primeval Demonic Realm and headed north.
  • Witch Emperor questioned Nine Nether Demonic Emperor about leaving Ning Chen to face Xuanqi, and Nine Nether Demonic Emperor said his disciple had to walk his own path.
  • Ning Chen and Xuanqi attacked each other with Heart-Burning and Sword Art, and their sword lights collided across the sky.

Ch. 1292Sword of Attaining the Dao

Ning Chen and Xuanqi fought a decisive sword duel above the endless sea, with Xuanqi nearing the Imperial Dao and Ning Chen pushing beyond his limits. Their final, seemingly simple strikes collided and broke through the King Realm into the Imperial Dao, leaving the outcome unresolved.

  • Xuanqi overwhelmed Ning Chen with his demonic sword and unleashed Heart-Burning, Devour the Moon as his Imperial Dao aura emerged.
  • Ning Chen summoned ten thousand li of water swords and joined them with the Ghost Sword’s Nirvana strike, but Xuanqi’s nine black lotuses shattered his attack and left him gravely wounded.
  • Ning Chen and Xuanqi each unleashed their ultimate sword techniques while Demonic Emperor Kunyi and Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor watched and discussed their chances.
  • As Xuanqi’s golden radiance grew, Ning Chen’s demonic instincts surged; he and Xuanqi then exchanged two simple sword strikes that cracked space across a hundred thousand li and broke into the Imperial Dao.

Ch. 1293Divine Domain

Ning Chen broke through his limits and entered the Divine Domain during his battle with Xuan Qi, while Emperor Tribulation and Divine Tribulation swallowed them both. Elsewhere, Prince Yan departed the Moon Worshipper Sacred Land and faced a tremendous tribulation of his own; the chapter ended as Ning Chen’s Ghost Sword shattered.

  • Ning Chen, nearly defeated by Xuan Qi, unleashed his strength and entered the Divine Domain, forcing the sword battle to a new height.
  • Emperor Tribulation and Divine Tribulation descended upon Ning Chen and Xuan Qi as they continued fighting in the void.
  • Xuan Jiuyou urged Ning Chen to surpass Xuan Qi and every other opponent, while Kunyi called on Xuan Qi to kill Ning Chen and prove his dao.
  • Prince Yan awakened at the Moon Worshipper Ancient Land, heard that Ning Chen had entered the Divine Domain, and departed after asking the High Priest to pass on his farewell.
  • Prince Yan encountered a tribulation filled with phantoms from the Ancient Immortal Domain and fought his way through it with the Azure-Crimson Twin Swords.
  • Ning Chen and Xuan Qi’s tribulations fused as their battle reached its final juncture, and the Ghost Sword shattered under the force of their clash.

Ch. 1294Phoenix Soaring Nine Heavens

Ning Chen defeated Xuanqi in the void, but the Divine Tribulation drove the Phoenix Body to carry the wounded demonic body toward the passage between the two realms. Yu Luowu and the Devil Race kings blocked her escape as emperors converged on the battlefield, until a familiar voice unleashed the Scroll of God’s Divine Dance of Heavenly Stars.

  • Ning Chen’s transformed Sword Thirteen shattered Heart-Burning and pierced Xuanqi, while the Imperial Dao Great Tribulation descended on both fighters.
  • The Phoenix Body appeared and carried the grievously wounded demonic body east as Demonic Emperor Kunyi and Xuan Jiuyou clashed above the sea to clear her way.
  • The Phoenix Body fought through the Devil Race kings, but Yu Luowu blocked the passage between the two realms and forced her to battle.
  • Yu Luowu shattered the Phoenix Body’s hundred suns and cut down a Devil Race king as the Scale Clan emperor and the Golden Lion Clan’s Holy Lord set out to join the pursuit.
  • Tian Xin urged Xuan Jiuyou to act, and Xuan Jiuyou and Demonic Emperor Kunyi departed as the Phoenix Body faced Yu Luowu’s full Imperial Dao strike.
  • As Yu Luowu’s saber descended, a familiar voice invoked the Scroll of God’s Divine Dance of Heavenly Stars, bringing stars down into the human world.

Ch. 1295Three Swords Under Heaven

Ning Chen and his Phoenix and Demonic Bodies confronted three emperors of the demonic realm at the passage between realms, choosing to fight rather than flee. The three battles continued, with the Phoenix Body wounding the Scaly Emperor and the Demonic Body facing Yu Luowu at full strength.

  • Ning Chen arrived to confront the Lord of Divine Capital as the Scaly Emperor and Western Sacred Lord joined the battle, while Kunyi intercepted Xuan Jiuyou.
  • The Demonic Body emerged from the phoenix fire, refused to keep running, and joined Ning Chen and the Phoenix Body in fighting the three emperors.
  • Ning Chen fought the Holy Lord of the Golden Lion Clan, while the Phoenix Body used a Phoenix Clan Secret Art to pierce the Scaly Emperor's scales and wound him.
  • The Demonic Body fought Yu Luowu through repeated exchanges, and Yu Luowu praised his fighting spirit before unleashing his full power.
  • The Demonic Body leaped upward to meet Yu Luowu's crescent-blade attack.

Ch. 1296Sword Dance Through Spring and Autumn, Fame Shakes the World

Ning Chen’s demonic body fought Yu Luowu through the Divine Domain tribulation and landed a grievous final blow before collapsing. The Phoenix Body carried Ning Chen through the passage between the two realms, and they sped toward the Purple Star Starfield.

  • Ning Chen and the Phoenix Body held off the other two demonic emperors while the demonic body battled Yu Luowu and endured the Divine Domain tribulation.
  • The demonic body wounded Yu Luowu but began to collapse from the strain, so Ning Chen’s three bodies joined forces and unleashed Three Lights Shining Together.
  • The demonic body fell after the final clash, while Yu Luowu suffered severe wounds from its last attack.
  • Ning Chen and the Phoenix Body unleashed the Heavenly Book’s powers, forcing the three emperors to join forces to stop them near the passage between the two realms.
  • The Phoenix Body used a spacetime secret art to slip past Yu Luowu and escape through the passage with Ning Chen.
  • The two bodies emerged in the Red Luan Starfield and sped toward the Purple Star Starfield.

Ch. 1297Ten Scrolls of Heavenly Tome

Ning Chen returned to the underworld, briefed its kings on the looming war with the Primeval Demonic Realm, and began attempting to fuse all ten scrolls of the Heavenly Tome. As his unprecedented cultivation stirred the heavens, the Lord of the Divine Realm sent Peacock to join him, while a million-li spatial-temporal rift appeared in the north of the Purple Star Starfield.

  • Ning Chen reunited with Yin'er and gathered the underworld’s kings in Yama King's Hall to recount his recent events and discuss the coming conflict with the Primeval Demonic Realm.
  • Luo Xingchen proposed dividing the underworld’s forces, but Mu Qianshang and Consort Luo opposed him, while Moonlit Tower Master advised temporarily avoiding the enemy’s strength and Qing Ling urged the kings to recognize the underworld’s growing importance.
  • Ning Chen asked Consort Luo for the Scroll of Moon’s cultivation method, and she gave him its Golden Page without setting an exchange price.
  • Qing Ling told Yin'er that Ning Chen had raised the war strategy problem to help the underworld’s kings learn to lead without relying on him for every decision.
  • Ning Chen began fusing the martial arts of all ten Heavenly Tome scrolls, manifesting their Golden Pages and causing the underworld’s kings to sense his powerful aura.
  • The Lord of the Divine Realm told Peacock to go to Ning Chen, then learned from Young Master Xiaobai that a million-li spatial-temporal rift had appeared in the north of the Purple Star Starfield.

Ch. 1298Black Butterfly Seeks Aid

Ning Chen completed his seclusion after refining all ten Heavenly Tome scrolls, while Xia Ziyi, Mu Qianshang, and Luo Xingchen vanished into Spatial Turbulence after responding to Hua Zhongdie’s plea for aid. After Consort Luo returned with the news, Ning Chen set out alone to investigate, borrowing King Qi’s sword.

  • The ten Heavenly Tome scrolls gathered in Yama King's Hall as Ning Chen made a major martial breakthrough, drawing the attention of kings across the underworld.
  • A black butterfly carrying Hua Zhongdie’s saber qi reached the underworld, and Qing Ling sent Xia Ziyi, Mu Qianshang, and Luo Xingchen to help her, with Consort Luo following behind.
  • At the boundary between the two domains, a terrifying roar and an Imperial Dao-like aura struck the three kings, and Spatial Turbulence swallowed them as Consort Luo watched from a distance.
  • Ning Chen emerged from seclusion and learned from Consort Luo that Xia Ziyi and the others had disappeared into the Spatial Turbulence.
  • Ning Chen reasoned that the presence might be an ancient being or a power from another great world, then borrowed King Qi’s sword and departed to investigate.

Ch. 1299Straw Dogs

Ning Chen entered the spatial rifts and found the others battling a half-bodied Gods and Devils being that had become a straw dog of the Great Dao. As Xia Ziyi and Mu Qianshang struggled against its overwhelming Heavenly Dao Laws, Ning Chen arrived on the battlefield and blocked its next attack.

  • Ning Chen entered the spatial rifts while Xia Ziyi, Mu Qianshang, and Luo Xingchen searched for Hua Zhongdie and Nu Chang.
  • Xia Ziyi and Mu Qianshang found Hua Zhongdie and Nu Chang fighting a half-bodied Gods and Devils being whose body had fused with heaven and earth.
  • The three kings of the Underworld arrived, and Hua Zhongdie and Nu Chang withdrew while Xia Ziyi and Mu Qianshang confronted the being.
  • Xia Ziyi wounded the being with Apocalyptic Fury, but its injuries healed immediately and it trapped the group by closing every path of retreat.
  • The being wounded Xia Ziyi with its Heavenly Dao Laws, and Mu Qianshang joined the fight with his Landscape Sword Domain.
  • Ning Chen followed the familiar auras to the battle and blocked the being's descending heavenly might with Phoenix Cry.

Ch. 1300Heavenly Tome of Creation

Ning Chen, Xia Ziyi, and Mu Qianshang defeated the half-bodied God and Devil, then used their combined sword might to destroy its greater world and strengthen Ning Chen’s own world. After returning to the underworld, Ning Chen left the injured Hua Zhongdie and Nu Chang to recover and sought out Qing Ling because he felt unsettled.

  • Ning Chen used the Heavenly Tome’s Scroll of Chaos to stop the God and Devil from healing, giving Luo Xingchen and Xia Ziyi the chance to wound it fatally.
  • As the God and Devil underwent Dao Transformation, Ning Chen, Xia Ziyi, and Mu Qianshang resisted the resulting laws of heaven and earth and sent the white cloud cluster to devour the greater world.
  • Ning Chen unleashed the Grand Supreme Forbidden Sword, collapsing the greater world while the white cloud cluster absorbed its power.
  • Ning Chen subdued the empowered cloud cluster with his divine restriction, then left the world of nothingness with Xia Ziyi and Mu Qianshang.
  • Several days later, Ning Chen and the others returned to the underworld, where Hua Zhongdie and Nu Chang went into seclusion to heal.
  • Ning Chen went to Biancheng King's Hall and told Qing Ling that he felt unsettled and wanted to talk with her.
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