Chapter Summaries

Evil Ling Xiao nearly devoured the Blood Moon Demon God inside Ling Xiao’s sea of consciousness, but the demon escaped by using a forbidden technique. Ling Xiao then caught and killed the wounded Blood Moon Demon God on the Mythic Battlefield.

• Evil Ling Xiao unleashed a mental storm and overwhelmed the Blood Moon Demon God inside Ling Xiao’s sea of consciousness.
• The Blood Moon Demon God used True Demon Disintegration to escape, sacrificing much of his origin as Evil Ling Xiao captured only some of his divine soul fragments.
• Ling Xiao watched Evil Ling Xiao leave on the bone boat and realized his inner demon had discovered him and grown stronger by devouring part of the Blood Moon Demon God.
• The Blood Moon Demon God considered planting a demonic seed in Ling Xiao again, but Ling Xiao appeared and struck him as he fled.
• Ling Xiao’s giant hand seized the Blood Moon Demon God on the Mythic Battlefield and crushed him completely.

Ling Xiao killed the Blood Moon Demon God, shocking the battlefield and raising fears that the True Demon Palace would retaliate. As he reunited with the Snow Heaven Clan, he noticed Golden Horn Dao Lord trying to slip away.

• Ling Xiao killed the Blood Moon Demon God and erased every trace of him after taking his items.
• The battlefield's observers were stunned and feared the True Demon Palace would hunt Ling Xiao for killing its divine general.
• Uncle Boya celebrated Ling Xiao's victory, then worried that being his partner would implicate him.
• Hundred Tribulations True Lord panicked over his failed mission, while Golden Horn Dao Lord decided to flee and abandon thoughts of revenge.
• Ling Xiao reassured Tianxue Ji, and Tianxue Yaoyue worried that the Snow Heaven Clan would suffer consequences.
• Ling Xiao spotted a furtive figure on the horizon preparing to leave.

Ling Xiao stopped Golden Horn Dao Lord as he tried to flee and decided to make the Netherworld Heavenly Horse his mount. After defeating him in battle, Ling Xiao demanded his submission, but Golden Horn Dao Lord invoked his clan’s ties to the Realm Lord before pleading to negotiate.

• Ling Xiao intercepted Golden Horn Dao Lord and said their grievances were not finished, then told him to reveal his true form so he could judge whether the horse would make a suitable mount.
• Golden Horn Dao Lord revealed his identity as the Netherworld Heavenly Horse Clan’s prince and heir, then attacked Ling Xiao with his golden horn.
• Ling Xiao punched Golden Horn Dao Lord’s horn and crushed his head, sending him flying.
• Golden Horn Dao Lord revealed his Nether Heavenly Horse form and charged Ling Xiao with a netherworld domain, but Ling Xiao blocked it with the rudimentary Pillar of the War God and struck him down.
• Ling Xiao asked Golden Horn Dao Lord to submit; Golden Horn Dao Lord cited his clan’s status as the Realm Lord’s designated mount, and Ling Xiao threatened to kill him before Golden Horn Dao Lord pleaded to negotiate.

Ling Xiao made Golden Horn Dao Lord his mount and led the Snow Heaven Clan to hunt evil spirits for merit. In the Mysterious Heaven Realm, the True Demon Palace learned that Ling Xiao had killed Blood Moon Demon God, and its forces raged at the revelation.

• Ling Xiao forced Golden Horn Dao Lord to become his mount, and Golden Horn Dao Lord kicked Uncle Boya when he tried to ride him.
• Ling Xiao promised to catch Uncle Boya another Netherworld Heavenly Horse someday, then led the Snow Heaven Clan to hunt evil spirits for merit.
• The Palace Lord's fury shook the True Demon Palace after Blood Moon Demon God fell in the Mythic Battlefield.
• The True Demon Palace disciples and Divine Generals first assumed an evil spirit had killed Blood Moon, but the Hall Master revealed that someone from the True Realm had slain him.
• The Hall Master showed a projection of Ling Xiao killing Blood Moon Demon God, enraging the True Demon Palace's experts.

The True Demon Palace learned that Ling Xiao had killed Blood Moon Demon God and erupted in anger, but the Palace Lord trusted Ancestor of War to kill him. The demons debated whether to punish the Snow Heaven Clan, leaving its fate unsettled.

• The True Demon Palace experts reacted furiously when they learned Blood Moon Demon God had been crushed to death.
• The Palace Lord identified Ling Xiao, and a divine general recalled that he had also killed Ancestor of War's successor.
• A divine general explained that Blood Moon had entered the Mythic Battlefield to avenge his disciple, whom Ling Xiao had killed in the Snow Heaven Clan.
• A Demon God asked to lead troops to the battlefield, but the Palace Lord refused, saying Ancestor of War would kill Ling Xiao.
• A divine general threatened to massacre the Snow Heaven Clan and enslave its souls, but another divine general objected that the Divine Hall had to maintain order.

Houtu considered the danger Ling Xiao faced after he killed a True Demon Palace Divine General, while the Mysterious Yellow Hall Master learned of his feat and grew interested in him. The Three Pure Ones reached the Mythic Battlefield’s Heavenly Stele, where Yuanshi searched the merit rankings for Ling Xiao and found he had earned more than one million points.

• Houtu feared Ling Xiao would face retaliation from the True Demon Palace and the Ancestor of War’s summoned experts, though she knew the Origin True Realm’s ancient powers were beyond him.
• A guard told the Mysterious Yellow Hall Master that Ling Xiao had killed a True Demon Palace Divine General in the Mythic Battlefield, and she remarked on his rapid growth and hidden secrets.
• The Three Pure Ones and their disciples reached the Heavenly Stele outside the City Lord’s Mansion, where Laozi explained how to obtain Mythic Marks and enter the battlefield.
• Tongtian and the Three Sages Sect disciples examined the merit rankings and were shocked by how difficult it would be to earn even one hundred thousand points.
• Yuanshi searched the leaderboard for Ling Xiao and, after passing the one-million-point position without finding him, wondered if Ling Xiao had earned even more.

Yuanshi, Laozi, and Tongtian discovered that Ling Xiao had earned fifteen million merit points, enough to qualify for a Divine Hall. They then heard that Ling Xiao had killed the Blood Moon Demon God, a god general of the True Demon Palace, and realized he now faced the Divine Hall’s wrath.

• Yuanshi searched the merit rankings and found Ling Xiao listed with fifteen million merit points.
• Yuanshi told Laozi and Tongtian the figure, and both were shocked by how far Ling Xiao had surpassed them.
• Laozi explained that fifteen million merit points could qualify Ling Xiao to join a Divine Hall, possibly as a divine general.
• A green-haired duck spirit announced that Ling Xiao had killed the Blood Moon Demon God of the True Demon Palace.
• The crowd said Ling Xiao would face pursuit and might not leave the Mythic Battlefield alive, while the Three Pure Ones felt relieved that his advantage had turned into danger.

Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian led the Three Sages Sect into the Mythic Battlefield while Ling Xiao hunted evil spirits to build his merit total and attract the attention of Di Jun and Tai Yi. Ling Xiao’s merits passed twenty-five million as he and the Snow Heaven Clan fought another group of evil spirits.

• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian led their disciples into the Mythic Battlefield, determined to earn merit points for the Primordial World.
• Ling Xiao killed the leader of an evil-spirit nest and raised his merit total to sixteen million while the Snow Heaven Clan cleared away weaker foes.
• Snow Heaven Clan disciples joked that Tianxue Yaoyue should become Dao companions with Ling Xiao, and Tianxue Ji angrily stopped them.
• Ling Xiao told Uncle Boya he would search for treasures after reaching thirty million merit points and revealed that he had eighteen million merits.
• Ling Xiao detected another evil-spirit group in a mass grave, and Tianxue Yaoyue led the Snow Heaven Clan into battle.
• Ling Xiao slaughtered the powerful evil spirits, raising his merits past twenty-five million.

After reaching twenty-seven million merit points, Ling Xiao discovered that killing evil spirits left an inexhaustible curse-like aura on him. He refused to flee from the Ancestor of War’s pursuit and prepared to face the threat, but a powerful headless creature approached as the group discussed what to do next.

• Ling Xiao reached twenty-seven million merit points and found that the curse-like aura left by killing evil spirits could not be removed.
• Uncle Boya warned Ling Xiao that the Ancestor of War had gathered experts to hunt him down, but Ling Xiao refused to leave the Mythic Battlefield.
• Ling Xiao told the Snow Heaven Clan members that he would kill anyone who came after him, while Golden Horn Dao Lord and Uncle Boya bickered.
• Tianxue Yaoyue worried that True Demon Palace might retaliate against the Snow Heaven Clan, and Ling Xiao said he would return to the Mysterious Heaven Realm after handling matters there.
• Uncle Boya suggested they stop killing evil spirits, and Ling Xiao spotted a headless creature riding a dead spirit approaching them.

Ling Xiao confronted a headless evil spirit whose power reached the seventh transformation of the Half-Step Great Dao, but its heavenly blade gravely wounded his soul. As Ling Xiao faced the destruction of his consciousness, he called on Evil Ling Xiao to help him resist the saber intent.

• A seventh-transformation headless evil spirit arrived, and its killing intent overwhelmed the Snow Heaven Clan disciples.
• Ling Xiao attacked with the Heaven-Refining Furnace, but the evil spirit split it with a single heavenly-blade slash.
• Ling Xiao countered with his Spirit Sword, but the evil spirit knocked it aside and struck his body, cleaving his sea of consciousness.
• Tianxue Ji and the others panicked as Ling Xiao stood motionless, while Evil Ling Xiao also began to collapse from their shared injuries.
• Ling Xiao recited the Great Dao Golden Scripture and demanded that Evil Ling Xiao help resist the saber intent, but Evil Ling Xiao refused angrily.

Ling Xiao joined forces with his Heart Demon, and their combined cultivation transformed his soul into a legendary Immortal Soul. The revelation stunned the battlefield and drew the attention of Yan Shuitian and the Divine Butterfly Princess, while Ling Xiao’s fate remained unresolved.

• Ling Xiao persuaded the Heart Demon to help him fight the headless evil spirit, and the Heart Demon began circulating the Spirit-Summoning Demon-Calling Heaven-Defying Art alongside Ling Xiao’s Great Dao Golden Scripture.
• The two techniques awakened an immortal will within Ling Xiao, transforming his divine soul and spiritual force into golden soul power.
• As the headless evil spirit prepared to strike Ling Xiao’s motionless body, golden light erupted from him, forcing the undead to recoil and shocking those on the battlefield.
• Powerful beings across the Mythic Battlefield sensed Ling Xiao’s immense soul power and wondered whether an evil spirit or a great opportunity had caused it.
• Yan Shuitian identified the power as an Immortal Soul and explained its rarity to the Divine Butterfly Princess, then resolved to seek out its possessor and test her mettle.

After awakening an immortal soul and rebuilding his body, Ling Xiao fought the headless evil spirit in a clash of spiritual wills. He discovered that concentrated needle-like attacks could pierce the spirit’s defenses and began overwhelming it with a storm of golden strikes.

• Yan Shuitian persuaded Divine Butterfly Princess to try recruiting Ling Xiao before other factions reached him.
• Ling Xiao revived with an immortal soul, reshaped his body, and gained a vastly expanded perception of the Mythic Battlefield.
• The headless evil spirit questioned Ling Xiao, and Ling Xiao attacked it with a golden spiritual sword, calling it Xingtian.
• Ling Xiao’s sword clashed with the headless evil spirit’s heavenly blade, but the seven-revolution spirit’s experience and strength made victory difficult.
• Ling Xiao condensed his spiritual power into needle-like strikes that pierced the headless evil spirit and eventually riddled it with holes.

Ling Xiao drove off a seventh-turn half-step Great Dao evil spirit, then hunted more evil spirits until his merit points exceeded thirty million. As he set out for the Origin True Realm, Changsheng Wuji arrived under the Ancestor of War’s orders to kill him, and one of his companions attacked.

• Ling Xiao forced the headless evil spirit to flee, while Uncle Boya and the Snow Heaven Clan praised his strength.
• Tianxue Yaoyue urged Ling Xiao to return, and he agreed to leave after earning enough merit points.
• Ling Xiao led the group to another evil spirit nest and killed its inhabitants, pushing his merit points past thirty million.
• Ling Xiao announced that the group would return to the Origin True Realm and set off with them.
• Changsheng Wuji confronted Ling Xiao, identified himself as the Ancestor of War’s emissary, and declared that he had come to take Ling Xiao’s life.
• A man beside Changsheng Wuji attacked Ling Xiao with a palm strike.

Ling Xiao effortlessly defeated Changsheng Wuji’s group and revealed that he had slain the Blood Moon Demon God. When the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor’s relic appeared, Ling Xiao sent Changsheng Wuji away to summon all his companions to the relic, where Ling Xiao planned to face them.

• A Half-Step Great Dao powerhouse attacked Ling Xiao, who crippled him with one finger and told the stunned group he had killed the Blood Moon Demon God.
• Ling Xiao crushed the group with a massive palm and destroyed their escaping divine souls, leaving only Changsheng Wuji alive.
• Changsheng Wuji told Ling Xiao that stronger forces from the Thousand Autumn Realm were still coming.
• A terrifying evil aura spread, and a projection revealed the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor’s relic, including a vast skull-shaped palace.
• Ling Xiao ordered Changsheng Wuji to summon everyone to the relic, then let him leave to deliver the message.

Ling Xiao and his companions headed toward the newly revealed ruin of the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor, while Changsheng Wuji gathered over a thousand powerhouses to hunt Ling Xiao. The chapter ended with the assembled hunters shaken after learning Ling Xiao had killed Blood Moon Demon God.

• Ling Xiao let Changsheng Wuji leave so he could bring reinforcements, then set out with Uncle Boya and Golden Horn Dao Lord for the ruin.
• The Yellow Springs Evil Emperor's history spread as powerhouses across the Mythic Battlefield rushed toward his exposed burial place.
• Changsheng Wuji contacted allies and gathered over a thousand powerhouses from the Thousand Autumn Realm to hunt Ling Xiao.
• Changsheng Wuji told the gathering that Ling Xiao had killed Blood Moon Demon God, leaving the crowd shocked and less confident.

After Ling Xiao killed the Blood Moon Demon God, Thousand Autumn Realm cultivators debated whether to continue hunting him. Jian Xingchen persuaded them to rally their forces, kill Ling Xiao, and seize both the Ancestor of War’s inheritance and the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor’s relic; the Three Sages Sect also noticed the ruins’ projection.

• Some cultivators suggested abandoning the hunt for Ling Xiao and seeking the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor’s relic instead.
• Jian Xingchen argued that the Thousand Autumn Realm would lose face if it retreated and claimed their combined forces could defeat Ling Xiao.
• Changsheng Wuji supported Jian Xingchen’s plan to gather the Thousand Autumn Realm experts and kill Ling Xiao.
• Jian Xingchen proposed taking both the Ancestor of War’s inheritance and the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor’s relic, prompting the crowd to agree.
• Jian Xingchen ordered the cultivators to contact their allies on the Mythic Battlefield and summon reinforcements.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and the other members of the Three Sages Sect reacted to the projection of the enormous skull.

Laozi identified the apparition as the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor and urged Yuanshi and Tongtian to seek his ruins, despite their weakness. Their remaining disciples fled the Three Sages Sect, leaving the three leaders alone.

• Laozi recognized the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor and explained that his ruins might hold a powerful inheritance.
• Tongtian warned that they lacked the strength to claim the opportunity, but Laozi insisted they should risk the journey.
• Zhao Dezhu invented an excuse to leave the Three Sages Sect, and Laozi allowed him to go.
• Another disciple claimed his mother was giving birth, prompting Yuanshi to order him out.
• The remaining disciples seized Yuanshi's offer to leave and fled, leaving Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian alone.

Ling Xiao and his companions reached the outskirts of Yellow Springs Evil Emperor’s ruins, where powerful cultivators gathered before the Skull Divine Hall. As rival groups began entering the evil-aura continent, Ling Xiao’s small party stood out for how few they were among the arriving experts.

• Ling Xiao and his companions traveled across the Mythic Battlefield and reached the evil-aura continent, where they saw the enormous skull palace.
• The Garo Twin Palace’s twin successors arrived with their female companions, and Instant Monk King Zhengjue offered to escort them through the ruins.
• One of the twins rejected Instant Monk King’s offer, and he followed the women into the evil-aura continent after they left.
• Powerful cultivators arrived in growing numbers, with many forming alliances before heading toward the Skull Divine Hall.
• Ling Xiao and his companions reached the outskirts, where Uncle Boya marveled at the number of experts and Big Rat complained about having to compete for treasure.

Ling Xiao and the Snow Heaven Clan crossed the Evil Qi Continent toward the Skull Divine Hall, gathering contaminated treasures and defeating anyone who tried to rob them. At the hall, Ling Xiao rejected the Great Thousand Dao Child’s invitation to join the Great Thousand Alliance and killed the two emissaries, warning their master not to provoke him.

• Ling Xiao dispersed the evil qi around himself and led Uncle Boya and the Snow Heaven Clan toward the Skull Divine Hall, killing evil spirits along the way.
• Uncle Boya found a contaminated Nine Tribulations Divine Bamboo, which Ling Xiao claimed and ordered the Snow Heaven Clan to collect other energy-bearing treasures for him.
• Ling Xiao killed attackers who tried to rob his group and refused offers to join other parties.
• At the center of the continent, Ling Xiao and his companions faced immense pressure from the skull as a man and woman invited him to join the Great Thousand Alliance.
• Ling Xiao refused the invitation and, after the emissaries threatened him in the Great Thousand Dao Child’s name, crushed them with his pressure and killed them.

Ling Xiao resisted the Heart Demon’s influence after killing the Great Thousand Dao Palace’s recruiters, while powerful cultivators gathered before the skull palace. The Great Thousand Dao Child vowed to confront Ling Xiao, and Lord Wuyou arrived as the crowd hesitated to enter.

• Ling Xiao recognized the Heart Demon’s attempt to intensify his urge to kill and vowed to deal with it after handling the matters at hand.
• Uncle Boya noticed Ling Xiao’s worsening condition and cautiously moved farther away from him.
• Ling Xiao approached the skull while cultivators gathered around its entrances, drawn by the treasures inside but wary of the danger.
• The Great Thousand Dao Child learned that Ling Xiao had killed the two recruiters and resolved to teach him the consequences of defying the Great Thousand Dao Palace.
• Lord Wuyou rode into the gathering on Gourd Mountain and mocked the cultivators for standing around instead of entering the skull palace.