Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping fought Shi Anchang and Hua Yang, revealing the overwhelming power of his martial arts and Hell Golden Crow flames. He launched a fiery hand-blade at both opponents, forcing them to defend themselves.

• Shi Anchang attacked Xia Ping with the Earth Mother Fist, but Xia Ping caught the blow barehanded with the Great Yin-Yang Tablet-Shattering Hand and dissipated its force.
• Hua Yang joined the fight and slashed at Xia Ping with the Heaven-Opening Seven Forms, but Xia Ping's Hell Golden Crow Wings burned the blade qi and geng metal qi into molten iron.
• The new disciples fled as Xia Ping's flames scorched the surrounding land into a sea of fire.
• Xia Ping formed a hand-blade and sent a flaming strike transformed into a Fire Divine Bird at Shi Anchang and Hua Yang, who tried to block it with their martial divine abilities.

Xia Ping faced Li Powang, Meng Yunxiao, Shi Anchang, and Hua Yang, who tried to trap him with their combined abilities. He awakened the full power of his Hell Golden Crow Bloodline and unleashed a devastating claw strike, leaving the four men in despair.

• Li Powang used Primordial Eight Scattering Hands to shatter Xia Ping's flaming blade qi and save Shi Anchang and Hua Yang.
• Xia Ping moved at extraordinary speed to attack Li Powang, but Meng Yunxiao sprang from hiding and bound him with Innate Cloud Mist Lock.
• Xia Ping revealed that he had noticed the ambush and deliberately let Meng Yunxiao ensnare him.
• Xia Ping awakened his Hell Golden Crow Bloodline, burned away the cloud-mist chains, and launched Hell Golden Crow Claw at Li Powang, Meng Yunxiao, Shi Anchang, and Hua Yang.

Xia Ping defeated Li Powang and the other disciples, then declared himself the strongest among the five sects and demanded they accept him as their leader. After the elders stopped the fight and the five sects opened the Demon Battlefield, the Heavenly Secret List appeared.

• A Flying Immortal Sect elder intervened to destroy Xia Ping’s Hell Golden Crow Claw before it could kill Li Powang and the others.
• Xia Ping claimed he was the strongest new disciple among the five great sects and demanded they recognize him as their leader.
• The other sects rejected Xia Ping’s claim, and he warned that he would not rescue them if they encountered danger in the Demon Battlefield.
• A Universe Sect elder called Xia Ping back, and he returned to his sect’s camp.
• The elders of the five great sects formed hand seals to open the Demon Battlefield, revealing the Universe Sect Saint Artifact known as the Heavenly Secret List.

The disciples registered with the Heavenly Secret List, which would track their kills and teleport them out if they forfeited, and the elders opened a passage to the Demon Battlefield. Xia Ping sensed the battlefield’s demonic qi could strengthen his Hell Golden Crow bloodline and entered with Lv Wenhou and the others.

• The elder explained how the Heavenly Secret List would track points and rescue disciples, and everyone merged their divine sense into it.
• The elders of the five major sects opened a vast passage to the Demon Battlefield through a formation.
• The new disciples reacted with fear to the passage’s dense demonic qi and the demons roaring within it.
• Xia Ping felt drawn to the demonic qi, believing it could strengthen the hell power in his bloodline.
• Xia Ping formed a team with Lv Wenhou and the others, and they flew into the passage to the Demon Battlefield.

The Universe Sect disciples entered the Demon Battlefield, where Xia Ping absorbed the Abyssal Demonic Qi and grew stronger while learning about the deadly creatures around them. The group realized that even the three suns above them were dormant demons, and Kuer warned them to avoid dangerous plants and other living things.

• The disciples of the other four great sects split from the Universe Sect as soon as they entered the Demon Battlefield.
• Xia Ping absorbed the Abyssal Demonic Qi, awakening more Hell Golden Crow Cells and strengthening his mana.
• Xia Ping and the disciples learned that the three lights in the sky were Sunshine Demons that hunted across the Demon Continent when awake.
• Kuer warned the Universe Sect disciples that Soul-Devouring Grass and plant-type demons could kill them, and that escape through the Heavenly Secret List carried a dangerous one-second delay.

The Universe Sect disciples encountered more than ten thousand Abyssal Bull Demons on the Demon Continent, but Xia Ping charged into their ranks and annihilated them with Sun Fire. His trial points surged, and the result was broadcast to the other participants and the outside world.

• Lv Wenhou sensed the approaching demons as more than ten thousand Abyssal Bull Demons emerged from the mountains.
• The Universe Sect disciples recognized the demons’ strength and feared their War Stomp would overwhelm the group.
• Xia Ping charged the herd alone and unleashed Yang God Fist, blasting the Abyssal Bull Demon chief apart with Sun Fire.
• Xia Ping’s Sun Fire spread across the battlefield and burned every Abyssal Bull Demon, leaving their demon cores behind.
• Xia Ping saw his ranking tablet points soar, and the news reached the other trial participants and the outside world.

Hua Yang and the other sect disciples questioned Xia Ping’s sudden rise by more than ten thousand points, while the elders argued over his chances in the trial. When the Heavenly Secret List confirmed Xia Ping had taken first place by an enormous margin, the rival elders backed away from betting against him.

• Hua Yang and the Five Elements Sect disciples saw Xia Ping gain more than ten thousand points and accused him of cheating, then dismissed his lead as dangerous overconfidence.
• Meng Yunxiao, Shi Anchang, Li Powang, and the other sect disciples learned of Xia Ping’s score and returned their attention to the trial.
• The elders of the five great sects argued over whether Xia Ping could win, and the Universe Sect elder proposed wagering top-grade spirit artifacts on his first-place finish.
• The Heavenly Secret List showed Xia Ping in first place with over ten thousand points, while the other contestants had only a few dozen.
• The rival elders backed out of the wager and suggested betting on second place instead, while Ye Mengyao realized she had underestimated Xia Ping.

Xia Ping slaughtered tens of thousands of demons on the Demon Continent and absorbed their energy, bringing him to the brink of a breakthrough. He left Lv Wenhou and the other Universe Sect disciples to guard him while he secluded himself in a cave to reach the late-stage Treasure Refining Realm.

• Xia Ping burned more than ten thousand Abyssal Bull Demons with Sun Essence, absorbed their demonic qi, and collected their demon cores.
• Lv Wenhou sensed several tens of thousands of demons approaching, and Xia Ping summoned a vast cloud of flames that rained fireballs across the mountain range.
• Lv Wenhou and the Universe Sect disciples charged into the burning battlefield and killed the demons as Xia Ping absorbed their refined energy.
• Xia Ping realized his mana had reached its limit, asked Lv Wenhou and the others to guard him, and entered a nearby cave to cultivate.

A group of powerful demons activated the Heavenly Demon Yin-Yang Reversal Grand Array to blind the Heavenly Secret List and trap the humans training on their continent. They planned to kill the humans and flee into the Cosmic Abyss, while demons below the True Fire Realm carried out the attacks.

• The demons gathered in a valley and complained that humans had come to the Demon Continent to train.
• Abyssal Bull Demon Zack demanded to know whether the Heavenly Demon Yin-Yang Reversal Grand Array had succeeded, and the other demons said it was ready after a hundred years of planning.
• The demons agreed to use the array to cut off the Heavenly Secret List and kill the humans, then escape to another Demon Continent with the humans as offerings.
• The demons explained that the formation’s overseers could not fight and that demons above the Golden Core Realm risked detection, so only demons below the True Fire Realm could act.
• The demons activated the array, sealing the Demon Continent from the outside world while the Heavenly Secret List remained unaware.

The five sects’ new disciples were trapped on the Demon Continent when the Heavenly Secret List stopped responding, and a demon horde slaughtered a group of Guiyuan Sect disciples. Unaware of the upheaval, Xia Ping used his Demon Cores to break through to the late Treasure Refining Realm and awakened Spirit Fire.

• A huge horde of demons surrounded the Guiyuan Sect disciples, who found they could not contact the Heavenly Secret List and were killed.
• Disciples from the five major sects discovered they could not leave the Demon Continent as low-level demons began hunting them on the great demons’ orders.
• Xia Ping refined tens of thousands of Demon Cores with his Pure Yang Indestructible Art and absorbed their energy.
• Xia Ping broke through to the late Treasure Refining Realm, expanding his Purple Mansion space and strengthening his magical power and body.
• Xia Ping’s spiritual sense condensed into Spirit Fire, a key step toward forming a Golden Core.

Xia Ping advanced toward the True Fire Realm while absorbing Abyssal Demonic Qi, awakening hundreds of thousands of Hell Golden Crow Cells and transforming his blood and Purple Mansion. When tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons attacked him, he burned away their illusions and devoured them, greatly increasing his soul power.

• Xia Ping kindled a spark of Spirit Fire and absorbed Abyssal Demonic Qi after reaching the late stage of the Treasure Refining Realm.
• Xia Ping awakened six hundred thousand Hell Golden Crow Cells, infused his blood with darkness, and brought night and greater balance to his Purple Mansion.
• Tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons, drawn by Xia Ping's cultivation, attacked his soul and tried to trap him in illusions.
• Xia Ping used the Hell Golden Crow Soul Fire to destroy the illusions and burn the Heavenly Demons.
• Xia Ping devoured the fleeing Heavenly Demons with his Soul-Devouring Beast ability and rapidly increased his soul energy.

Lv Wenhou and the Universe Sect disciples discovered that the Heavenly Secret List had been cut off and feared the demons were gathering to destroy the five sects' disciples. A hundred-thousand-strong demonic army surrounded them, led by three True Fire Realm demons, as Xia Ping remained in seclusion.

• Lv Wenhou and Kuer learned that disciples from all five great sects could neither contact the Heavenly Secret List nor leave the Demon Continent through it.
• Lv Wenhou warned that demons were gathering to wipe out the sect disciples, while Kuer said Xia Ping had likely completed his breakthrough and was consolidating his cultivation.
• Kuer sensed an army of at least a hundred thousand demons approaching, and Li Hu detected three True Fire Realm demons among them.
• The Six-Armed Lion Demon, Three-Eyed Bear Demon, and Giant Serpent Demon surrounded Lv Wenhou and the others and demanded their surrender.

After emerging from seclusion at the late stage of the Treasure Refining Realm, Xia Ping confronted the demons threatening the Universe Sect disciples. He killed the Six-Armed Lion Demon with one punch, leaving the disciples stunned by his strength.

• Xia Ping emerged from seclusion with his cultivation stabilized at the late stage of the Treasure Refining Realm.
• The demons noticed Xia Ping’s abundant qi and blood, and the Six-Armed Lion Demon demanded that he bow.
• Xia Ping attacked the Six-Armed Lion Demon with a punch, forcing it to burn its Spirit Fire and demonic power to counter him.
• Xia Ping shattered the Six-Armed Lion Demon’s Six-Armed Lion Demon Fist and killed it with a single punch.
• The Universe Sect disciples marveled at Xia Ping’s power and wondered whether he had advanced to the True Fire Realm.

Xia Ping killed three demon commanders in quick succession, then unleashed a vast rain of fire against the hundred thousand demons. The demons fled in panic as Lv Wenhou and the others joined the attack.

• The Three-Eyed Bear Demon struck Xia Ping, but Xia Ping absorbed its attack and killed it with his Yang God Fist.
• The Giant Serpent Demon fled, but Xia Ping caught it with his Hell Golden Crow Wings and crushed it with his Great Yin-Yang Tablet-Shattering Palm.
• The remaining demons panicked and scattered after seeing their commanders die.
• Xia Ping summoned a rain of fire that burned demons across the surrounding land, while Lv Wenhou and the others attacked the survivors.

After the Heavenly Secret List was cut off, Xia Ping and the Universe Sect disciples realized demons were hunting humans and might wipe them out within three days. When wounded Lingyun Sect disciples begged for reinforcements, Xia Ping refused to help them.

• Xia Ping and the others discussed how a mysterious formation had severed their connection to the Heavenly Secret List and concluded that demons were pursuing them.
• Kuer proposed stalling until the elders investigated, but Lv Wenhou warned that the demons could kill everyone within three days.
• The group received an emergency distress call from nearby Lingyun Sect disciples surrounded by a hundred thousand demons.
• Xia Ping refused to rescue the Lingyun Sect and mocked them for asking for help.
• The injured Meng Yunxiao apologized for his sect’s past offense and pleaded with Xia Ping to save them.

Xia Ping agreed to rescue Meng Yunxiao and the trapped Lingyun Sect disciples in exchange for ten ten-thousand-year spirit herbs, making them sign a contract first. After receiving their location, he cut off the communicator, leaving the disciples waiting in their cave as they heard movement outside.

• Xia Ping mocked the Lingyun Sect disciples for asking him to rescue them after they had vowed never to seek his help.
• Meng Yunxiao urged his fellow disciples to put survival before pride, then asked Xia Ping to save them and promised to end their grudges.
• Xia Ping demanded ten ten-thousand-year spirit herbs, and Meng Yunxiao agreed despite the Lingyun Sect disciples' objections.
• Xia Ping sent Meng Yunxiao a contract, received his signature and the group's location, then assured them he would help before ending the call.
• In the cave, Meng Yunxiao defended the deal, and the disciples were startled when they heard movement outside and wondered whether Xia Ping had arrived.

Xia Ping confronted a hundred thousand demons alone to save the Lingyun Sect disciples, then withstood the combined attack of five True Fire Realm demons. He remained unharmed and prepared to turn the fight against the horde.

• Meng Yunxiao led the Lingyun Sect disciples out of the cave, where they saw Xia Ping facing a hundred thousand demons alone.
• Xia Ping told the demons to submit or die, prompting them to attack him with five True Fire Realm demons leading the charge.
• The five True Fire Realm demons struck Xia Ping together, but his Northern Underworld Body Protection Art absorbed and diverted their attacks.
• Xia Ping mocked the demons as weak, and a Hell Golden Crow phantom appeared behind him, making the horde tremble.

Xia Ping revealed overwhelming power in the Demon Continent, killing five True Fire Realm demons with one Hell Golden Crow Claw. He then summoned six hundred thousand Infinite Puppet clones to hunt down the fleeing demon army.

• The five True Fire Realm demons attacked Xia Ping, but he blocked their blows and invoked the Underworld God's power, terrifying the surrounding demons.
• Xia Ping killed all five True Fire Realm demons with one Hell Golden Crow Claw, and its shockwaves killed thousands more demons.
• Meng Yunxiao and the Lingyun Sect disciples watched in disbelief as the remaining demons fled from Xia Ping.
• Xia Ping activated the Infinite Puppet and created six hundred thousand clones, each carrying part of his power and a trace of Golden Crow Exotic Flame.
• Xia Ping ordered the puppet army to slaughter the demons, and the clones overwhelmed them, tearing them apart and taking their demon cores.

Xia Ping used the Infinite Puppet to annihilate a hundred thousand demons, then demanded ten-thousand-year spirit herbs in exchange for rescuing three sects under attack. The endangered disciples ultimately accepted his price, leaving their rescue dependent on his help.

• Xia Ping’s Infinite Puppet split into six hundred thousand copies and killed all one hundred thousand demons, impressing Meng Yunxiao and the Lingyun Sect disciples.
• Lv Wenhou and the other Universe Sect disciples arrived after the battle had ended, and Xia Ping collected the demon cores and recalled his puppets.
• The communicators received distress calls from the Five Elements, Guiyuan, and Flying Immortal sects, whose disciples were being pursued by demons.
• Xia Ping demanded twenty ten-thousand-year spirit herbs from each sect to rescue them, and Meng Yunxiao said he could not help without Xia Ping.
• The endangered disciples cursed Xia Ping for extorting them but eventually agreed to pay rather than face certain death.

The demons planned to mobilize thirty million warriors to wipe out the gathered disciples of the five great sects, blaming Xia Ping for thwarting their first assault. The disciples learned of the approaching army and looked to Xia Ping for their next move.

• The great demons learned that their attack had killed more than a million demons but left over two hundred thousand human disciples alive, and they identified Xia Ping as the force that had ruined their plan.
• The demons resolved to exploit the humans’ decision to gather and ordered their tribes to assemble thirty million warriors for a decisive assault.
• The disciples of the five great sects gathered in a valley, ashamed that they had begged Xia Ping for help and given him twenty ten-thousand-year spirit herbs.
• More than a dozen scouts reported that over thirty million demons were advancing, and the disciples turned to Xia Ping for a decision.