Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen and Little Marten escorted Xin Qing through the chaotic Beast War Domain toward the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe. After a day of travel, they neared Nine-Tailed Fox Village, which Lin Chen spotted as a mountain suspended above surrounding abysses.

• Xin Qing pointed out the route north to her tribe, and Lin Chen carried her as he and Little Marten set off.
• Xin Qing worried their conspicuous flight would attract trouble, but Little Marten's aura kept other groups at a distance as they crossed the Beast War Domain.
• Lin Chen saw several clashes between factions before the three travelers continued toward their destination.
• During a camp stop, Xin Qing roasted wild boar for Lin Chen, who invited her to call him Brother Lin Chen.
• Xin Qing said they were nearing Nine-Tailed Fox Village, and Lin Chen sensed the village on a mountain connected to the outside by iron-chain passageways.

Lin Chen and Little Marten arrived at the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe, where Lin Chen revealed that the tribe’s ancestors’ remnant souls had been eroded by the Three Demonic Kings. The tribe agreed to prepare the Ancestral Soul Hall so Xin Qing could enter with Lin Chen and seek her ancestors’ inheritance.

• Lin Chen and Little Marten entered the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe after Xin Qing used her fox whistle to summon the villagers.
• Xin Qing reunited with her mother, the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe Leader, and introduced Lin Chen and Little Marten.
• Lin Chen explained that the Three Demonic Kings had cursed or eroded the ancestors’ remnant souls, contributing to the tribe’s decline and the deaths of those who entered the Ancestral Soul Hall.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe Leader asked how Lin Chen knew the secret, but Lin Chen declined to explain and urged her to focus on the present.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe Leader agreed to prepare the Ancestral Soul Hall for Xin Qing to enter with Lin Chen.

Lin Chen and Xin Qing entered the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe’s Ancestral Soul Hall to break the curse that had weakened the tribe. They reached the plaza before the ancient Nine-tailed Spirit Fox’s remains, where Xin Qing began a ritual.

• Xin Qing’s Mother told the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe that Lin Chen would take Xin Qing into the Ancestral Soul Hall, and the tribe accepted him as their last hope.
• Xin Qing’s Mother used blood gathered from the tribe to awaken the bronze statue and open the Blood-red Gate.
• Lin Chen took Xin Qing’s hand, and they entered the gate as the tribe prayed for their success.
• Lin Chen and Xin Qing emerged in a vast blood sea and followed a corridor to a plaza containing the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox’s immense skeleton.
• Xin Qing stopped before the skeleton, knelt, and formed a peculiar gesture as three tails spread behind her.

Lin Chen exposed the seductive woman in the Ancestral Soul Hall as one of the Three Demonic Kings' remnant consciousnesses and fought off her attacks. He prepared to purify the consciousnesses so Xin Qing could meet the true Nine-tailed Spirit Fox.

• Xin Qing summoned a phantom of her Ancestor, but Lin Chen stopped her from accepting its inheritance.
• Lin Chen revealed that the phantom was a disguise hiding the Three Demonic Kings' remnant consciousnesses.
• The woman attacked Lin Chen with bloody chains, which he swallowed using the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• The woman unleashed Myriad Demon Pillar Prison, but Lin Chen's Black Hole devoured the bloody pillars.
• Lin Chen raised an ancient talisman stone and began releasing white light to disperse the demonic aura and purify the consciousnesses.

Lin Chen used the Ancestral Stone to purge the Demonic King’s consciousness from the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, freeing her from its suppression. The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox reunited with Xin Qing and began explaining how the Three Demonic Kings had overwhelmed her.

• Lin Chen summoned the Ancestral Spirit Demon Purge Array and trapped the Demonic King’s consciousness in the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox’s body.
• Lin Chen intensified the Ancestral Stone’s purification until the Demonic King’s black mist vanished and its consciousness was destroyed.
• Lin Chen waited and probed the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, then saw her awaken with a pink radiance and thank him for freeing her.
• Xin Qing embraced the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, who apologized and explained that the Three Demonic Kings had suppressed her consciousness after she burned her demon spirit to stop them.

Lin Chen agreed to help the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe seal its mountain and reclaim the energy of the Blood Sea, while Xin Qing accepted the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox’s inheritance. Xin Qing entered the Bone Pool to begin the painful process, hoping to grow strong enough to repay Lin Chen.

• Xin Qing asked whether the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe could regain its former glory, and the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox explained that the tribe’s curse would end without the Three Demonic Kings’ suppression.
• The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox asked Lin Chen to have the tribe leader activate her formation and seal the mountain so the Blood Sea’s energy could return to the tribe, and Lin Chen promised to protect the tribe until it recovered.
• Xin Qing performed the tribe’s highest courtesy to Lin Chen, and he recognized its significance; the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox noted the tribe’s recurring connection to the Lord of Devouring and Lin Chen.
• The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox offered Xin Qing her inheritance, and Xin Qing accepted, saying she needed strength to repay Lin Chen.
• The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox transformed the enormous fox skeleton into a Bone Pool, and Xin Qing entered it to begin receiving the inheritance.

After helping Xin Qing receive the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox’s inheritance, Lin Chen traveled with Little Marten to the Heavenly Demon Domain to return him to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan. They met Wu Chong, who recognized Lin Chen as the wielder of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and prepared to enter the clan.

• Lin Chen left the Ancestral Soul Hall after Xin Qing began receiving the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox’s inheritance, and the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe learned that its curse would end and its ancestral formation should be activated.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten traveled to the Heavenly Demon Domain and approached the Heavenly Demon Mountains.
• Little Marten sent a message to a trusted former follower, explaining that he wanted to learn the clan’s current situation before returning.
• Wu Chong arrived and greeted Little Marten, who introduced Lin Chen as the friend who had helped him return from the dead.
• Wu Chong recognized Lin Chen as the young genius who destroyed the Yuan Sect and wielded the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, then thanked him for saving Little Marten.
• Little Marten asked Wu Chong to lead them back to the clan so they could talk along the way.

Lin Chen and Little Marten returned to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan, where Wu Chong explained how Hao Jiuyou had taken power during Little Marten's century-long absence. They headed to rescue the trapped patriarch and confront Hao Jiuyou, meeting him as they arrived.

• Wu Chong warned Little Marten that Hao Jiuyou had gained the clan's support and might try to harm him.
• Wu Chong explained that Hao Jiuyou had defeated the other candidates and drawn former supporters of Little Marten to his side.
• Little Marten told Wu Chong that Hao Jiuyou had arranged the ambush that left him a demonic spirit and had allied with the Other Demons.
• Lin Chen explained that the patriarch was trapped in an illusion and said the problems would soon be resolved once he entered the Heavenly Cave.
• Wu Chong led Lin Chen and Little Marten deeper into the clan territory, where they encountered Hao Jiuyou.
• Little Marten mocked Hao Jiuyou as he greeted him.

Lin Chen and Little Marten planned to enter the Heavenly Cave to awaken Little Marten’s father, whose support would let them confront Hao Jiuyou. Little Marten approached the cave, where its guardians recognized him and warned him to leave.

• Hao Jiuyou welcomed Little Marten, Lin Chen, and Wu Chong to the clan while hiding his hostility toward Little Marten.
• Lin Chen told Little Marten to obtain his father’s mark and draw the Heavenly Cave guardians’ attention while Lin Chen entered the cave to awaken him.
• Lin Chen explained that the Heavenly Cave was forbidden to outsiders and guarded by powerful Samsara Stage experts.
• Little Marten arrived at the Heavenly Cave, and its guardians recognized him and warned him that approaching was forbidden.

Little Marten tried to enter the Heavenly Cave to learn what had happened to his father, but the guardians stopped and trapped him. A hidden figure slipped into the cave while the guardians were distracted, and the white-browed elder was left wondering whether Little Marten’s suspicions were true.

• Little Marten urged the white-browed elder to let him enter the Heavenly Cave, insisting that his father’s century in seclusion was suspicious.
• When the elder refused, Little Marten attacked, but five guardians joined forces and sealed him inside a formation.
• Little Marten warned the elder that a traitor was within the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan, but the guardians said he had no evidence and kept him detained.
• A ghostlike figure slipped through a crack in the cave’s light barrier while the guardians were focused on Little Marten.
• After the figure entered, Little Marten stopped resisting and left the guardians, who privately admitted the situation seemed suspicious.

Lin Chen used Little Sable's Father's blood feather to navigate the dark Heavenly Cave and discovered that the Eternal Illusory Demon Flower had trapped several Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan experts in illusions. He followed the feather deeper into the cave, and its glow brightened as he neared his destination.

• Lin Chen used Little Sable's Father's blood feather to find a faint connection and travel west through the Heavenly Cave.
• Lin Chen uncovered a secluded cave containing an eight-petaled Eternal Illusory Demon Flower and a meditating Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan expert.
• Yan explained that the flower's undetectable fragrance trapped victims in illusions, and Lin Chen suspected that most of the clan's experts in the Heavenly Cave had been affected.
• Lin Chen continued following the blood feather and found three more secluded caves, each containing an Eternal Illusory Demon Flower and an illusion-bound expert.
• Lin Chen stopped when the blood feather regained some of its light.

Lin Chen found Little Marten's Father, the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan Leader, trapped in an illusion created by Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers. He discovered that Little Marten's Father still retained some awareness, giving Lin Chen hope that he would not have to wait months for him to awaken.

• Lin Chen uncovered a secluded cave and identified the black-robed man inside as Little Marten's Father.
• Lin Chen and Yan found three Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers and discussed how their fragrance had trapped the clan leader.
• Yan said he could handle the illusory fragrance, and Lin Chen used Blood Feather to break the cave's sealing barrier.
• Lin Chen entered the cave with Yan's protection and resisted the flowers' fragrance with his Spiritual Power.
• Lin Chen noticed Little Marten's Father twitch a finger and realized he still suspected that he was inside an illusion.

Lin Chen and Yan collected the Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers and used the Ancestral Stone to clear their illusory fragrance from Little Sable's Father and other Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan experts. Lin Chen continued through the Heavenly Cave collecting flowers to cultivate his Spiritual Power, while those freed from the illusions still needed to awaken on their own.

• Yan used the Ancestral Stone to bind and collect three Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers from the cave wall.
• Yan cleansed the illusory fragrance from Little Sable's Father, but he did not awaken because he needed to regain consciousness on his own.
• Lin Chen left the cave and used the Ancestral Stone to collect flowers and clear the fragrance from other trapped Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan experts.
• Lin Chen increased his collection to nine Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers and decided to gather every flower in the Heavenly Cave to temper his Spiritual Power.
• Lin Chen used the Space Ancestral Symbol to bypass the seals on cultivation caves and continued collecting Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers.

Lin Chen found the Space Master's hidden boundary, then watched Little Marten's father awaken and helped him plan to remove the Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers and confront the Other Demons. Ten days later, the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan chieftain convened a Clan Assembly, where two opposing groups had gathered.

• Lin Chen found a dark boundary in the Heavenly Cave that gave off the Space Master's powerful aura, then returned to Little Marten's father's cave.
• Little Marten's father awakened, thanked Lin Chen for saving him, and learned that Lin Chen was Little Marten's friend.
• Lin Chen explained that traitors had planted Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers in the Clan Protection Array and proposed clearing them before confronting the Other Demons.
• Little Marten's father agreed to follow Lin Chen's plan, and they spent the next ten days preparing.
• The chieftain convened a Clan Assembly at the Ancestral Temple, where two distinct groups gathered in a tense atmosphere.

Little Marten returned to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan and had his Clan Chief candidacy restored, setting the stage for a contest against Hao Jiuyou. As Zhu Li announced that the winner would be chosen as heir, one of Hao Jiuyou’s allies raised an accusation about someone forcing entry into the Heavenly Cave.

• Little Marten told Wu Chong to hold back against Hao Jiuyou until his father and Lin Chen arrived, while Wu Chong praised Lin Chen’s strength.
• Zhu Li and the other elders appeared before the Ancestral Temple, and Zhu Li acknowledged Little Marten.
• Zhu Li announced that the Elder Council had restored Little Marten’s candidacy for Clan Chief.
• Zhu Li declared that Little Marten and Hao Jiuyou would fight for the heir position, and that the Clan Chief would appear after the contest.
• A man beside Hao Jiuyou objected, claiming that someone had violated clan rules by forcing entry into the Heavenly Cave.

Little Marten faced Hao Jiuyou in a contest for supremacy within the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan, while Zhu Li suspected Hao Jiuyou was tied to the Other Demons. Their fight began with both revealing their Samsara Stage strength, and Hao Jiuyou prepared his Great Nine Star Palm.

• Hao Jiuyou dismissed a clan member's accusation against Little Marten and challenged him to a fight.
• Zhu Li regretted not investigating the clan's problems sooner and suspected Hao Jiuyou had powerful contingencies connected to the Other Demons.
• Little Marten and Hao Jiuyou faced each other in the arena, and Zhu Li ordered them to begin.
• Hao Jiuyou revealed his Samsara Stage aura and attacked Little Marten with the Demon Illusion Body.
• Little Marten saw through Hao Jiuyou's afterimages and stopped his attack with a palm strike.
• Hao Jiuyou gathered Origin Energy and formed dark-purple stars in his palms to unleash the Great Nine Star Palm.

Little Marten and Hao Siyou fought to a standstill as the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan Elders debated which contender deserved their support. Hao Siyou prepared a sinister rune as his trump card, while Zhu Li worried about the clan’s hidden traitors and the coming Demonic King.

• Little Marten and Hao Siyou clashed with the Great Nine Star Palm, then continued trading blows in midair.
• The Elders argued over the fighters, with many favoring Hao Siyou, while Zhu Li defended Little Marten and warned against judging too soon.
• Little Marten and Hao Siyou unleashed enormous black and violet-gold hurricanes, which collided with enough force to tear open space.
• Hao Siyou seethed at the thought of being inferior to Little Marten and reached into his black hurricane to form an eerie rune.

Hao Siyou secretly used power from the Other Demon to overpower Little Marten during their match, then demanded that the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan announce the result. Little Marten survived the attack and confronted Hao Siyou, while the Clan Chief had yet to appear.

• Hao Siyou wove black runes into his hurricane, secretly increasing its strength as it clashed with Little Marten's purple-gold hurricane.
• Hao Siyou's black hurricane eroded Little Marten's attack, shattered it, and sent Little Marten crashing into a mountain wall.
• Hao Siyou declared that he had won and asked Zhu Li when the Clan Chief would appear to announce the result.
• Little Marten emerged from the rubble with black qi invading his body and accused Hao Siyou of seeking power at a terrible cost.
• Zhu Li and other Elders withheld judgment, saying the Clan Chief should announce the winner, while Hao Siyou insisted the match was already decided.

Lin Chen arrived at the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan and revealed how he had rescued its Clan Leader from an illusion planted by the Alien Demon Race. The Clan Leader returned and exposed two Elders as traitors, leaving the clan to face the consequences of their betrayal.

• Lin Chen appeared before Zhu Li and the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan, and Zhu Li greeted him with respect.
• The Clan Leader explained that an Eternal Illusory Demon Flower had trapped him and other experts in the Heavenly Cave, and credited Zhu Li with rescuing them.
• Two Elders moved toward Hao Siyou, but Zhu Li used the Stone Talisman to expose the evil black air coming from them.
• The Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan Leader condemned the two Elders as traitors who had sided with the Alien Demons.
• Big Marten stood before his father, and the Clan Leader rebuked him for his disrespect while showing joy at his return.

Lin Chen exposed Hao Siyou and several elders as traitors who had secretly used the Other Demons’ power, prompting the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan Leader and Zhu Li to attack them. Hao Siyou refused to repent and threatened to destroy the clan, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Jia Gui explained that Hao Siyou’s sudden rise in strength and Little Sable’s disappearance pointed to his involvement with the Other Demons.
• Lin Chen revealed that Hao Siyou had planted Eternal Illusory Demon Flowers and that several elders had activated Demon Seeds, corrupting their consciousness.
• Hao Siyou defended his betrayal by claiming he was securing the clan’s future and resenting that its resources had gone to A Diao.
• The Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan Leader restrained several traitorous elders, while Zhu Li attacked them with glowing claws.
• The elders blocked Zhu Li’s attack and escaped across the sky as Hao Siyou vowed to make the entire clan perish with him.