Recaps

Tian Wuchen explained the Celestial Race’s position on the Burial Emperor Spirit Seal Realm and urged Sikong Jing to stop teaching the Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Technique. After Yu Xianpo told him what had happened at the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, Tian Wuchen offered to protect Sikong Jing, and Sikong Jing and Yu Xianpo suspected the offer would also let the Celestial Race monitor him.

• Tian Wuchen told Sikong Jing that the Ancient Ten Absolutes had sealed the Burial Emperor Spirit Seal Realm to prevent its dangers, and that the old pavilion master’s account was trustworthy.
• Tian Wuchen said Hang Xie had been controlled by the Absolute Sword Emperor and urged Sikong Jing not to believe rumors or investigate at the Peerless Pill Pavilion.
• Tian Wuchen asked Sikong Jing to stop teaching the Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Technique, and warned that the Celestial Race might suppress him if he endangered the seal.
• Yu Xianpo informed Tian Wuchen that the Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan had exposed the Spirit Race’s claim about the technique at the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, leaving Tian Wuchen unsure what to believe.
• Tian Wuchen offered to protect Sikong Jing unconditionally, while Sikong Jing and Yu Xianpo suspected the arrangement would allow the Celestial Race to openly surveil him and report his actions to Tian Wuxiu.

Sikong Jing considered whether to trust Tian Wuchen when Lone Wanderer arrived in Swordbreak City and betrayed Yu Xianpo for the Spirit Race’s bounty. Yu Xianpo broke free of the ambush and confronted Lone Wanderer as their disciples rushed to the scene.

• Sikong Jing weighed the risks of keeping Tian Wuchen close and considered using him to expose corrupt figures within the Celestial Race.
• Lone Wanderer arrived in Swordbreak City, and Yu Xianpo greeted him warmly as an old Sword Clan friend.
• Feather Transformation Emperor’s warning reached Sikong Jing through a shattered signal bead, but Lone Wanderer stabbed Yu Xianpo in the back.
• Lone Wanderer explained that he wanted to exchange Yu Xianpo for a chance to enter the Heroic Spirit Hall, then tried to seize his inheritances and Yin Spirit Evil Energy.
• Yu Xianpo broke free of Lone Wanderer’s suppression and landed before Sikong Jing as Hei Changjian, Bai Changjian, and the other disciples rushed out.
• Yu Xianpo challenged Lone Wanderer’s betrayal, and Lone Wanderer rejected the idea that they were brothers.

Lone Wanderer tried to kill Yu Xianpo and seize Sikong Jing’s inheritances, but Tian Wuchen intervened to protect them on the Celestial Race’s orders. Though Tian Wuchen fought with all his strength, Lone Wanderer overwhelmed him and the battle left his fate uncertain.

• Lone Wanderer threatened to slaughter Swordbreak City unless Yu Xianpo surrendered and revealed Sikong Jing’s inheritances.
• Sikong Jing and Yu Xianpo staged Yu’s collapse to test whether Tian Wuchen would keep his promise to protect them.
• Tian Wuchen appeared and declared that the Celestial Race would repay Sikong Jing and Yu Xianpo for their kindness in the Swordwalk Small World.
• Lone Wanderer shattered Tian Wuchen’s Sword of Judgment and pressed him back toward Sikong Jing and Yu Xianpo.
• Tian Wuchen burned his true energy and continued fighting, but Lone Wanderer enveloped him in a sword domain and overwhelmed him.

Sikong Jing found Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc sealed inside a sword formation while Yu Xianpo and Tian Wuchen battled Lone Wanderer. When Sikong Jing warned that someone was about to steal the Yin Spirit Evil Aura, Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc woke and shattered the formation.

• Yu Xianpo revealed that he had recovered enough to join Tian Wuchen against Lone Wanderer, but Lone Wanderer used the Formation-Suppressing Bell to crush Yu Xianpo's Army-Slaying Formation patterns.
• Lone Wanderer revealed that he had sealed Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc in advance and pursued Sikong Jing through his spatial tunnel; Yu Xianpo and Tian Wuchen followed.
• Sikong Jing found Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc deep in cultivation, unable to hear his calls from within Lone Wanderer's sword formation.
• Lone Wanderer trapped Yu Xianpo and Tian Wuchen in sealed space-time and tried to draw Sikong Jing into his Lone Star Sword.
• Sikong Jing warned that the Yin Spirit Evil Aura was about to be taken, awakening Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc, who shattered the sword formation and appeared before him.

Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc helped Yu Xianpo and Tian Wuchen overwhelm Lone Wanderer, while Sikong Jing considered whether he could trust Tian Wuchen. Before the group could finish Lone Wanderer, a Divine Dragon from the Dragon God Hall took Sikong Jing away.

• Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc broke Lone Wanderer's sealing sword formation and joined Yu Xianpo and Tian Wuchen in surrounding him.
• Lone Wanderer tried to escape, but Yu Xianpo blocked his attack and Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc struck him down and trapped him beneath the Divine Turtle Emperor-Burying Shield.
• Lone Wanderer summoned the Formation-Suppressing Bell to defend himself against Yu Xianpo, Tian Wuchen, and Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc.
• Sikong Jing decided that Tian Wuchen might be useful but could not be trusted without proof that the Ten Absolutes threatened the Vast Universe.
• A Divine Dragon from the Dragon God Hall enveloped Sikong Jing in jade-colored scales and took him away, saying it would not harm him for now.

Lone Wanderer escaped after Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc pursued Ao Jiuyou, then agreed to cooperate with Hang Qusha and the Demon-Slaying Hall against veteran Sword Clan members and Yu Xianpo. Ao Jiuyou brought Sikong Jing to a mountain and demanded his Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Techniques, while Sikong Jing challenged her for letting Lone Wanderer escape.

• Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc chased Ao Jiuyou, allowing Lone Wanderer to break free and flee while Yu Xianpo and Tian Wuchen pursued the jade dragon.
• Lone Wanderer hid in the Prison Race's Fifteenth Heaven Domain, where Hang Qusha and the Demon-Slaying Hall's Grand Elder found him and offered to help eliminate veteran Sword Clan members and Yu Xianpo.
• Lone Wanderer accepted Hang Qusha's offer, and Hang Qusha reported the plan to his master and asked for reinforcements.
• Sikong Jing reasoned that Ao Jiuyou had seized him to obtain the Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Technique and used the journey to evade Tian Wuchen's surveillance.
• Ao Jiuyou demanded that Sikong Jing hand over every Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Technique he possessed, and Sikong Jing offered to teach it while reproaching her for letting Lone Wanderer escape.

Jade Dragon Ao Jiuyou explained that an evil dragon had seized control of the Dragon God Hall and asked Sikong Jing to help eliminate it by drawing in the factions that owed him favors. Sikong Jing refused to spend those favors, but Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc arrived before Ao Jiuyou could capture him, and the two dragons clashed over their bloodlines.

• Ao Jiuyou told Sikong Jing that the evil dragon had killed the Hall Master, taken over the Dragon God Hall, and was corrupting the dragons’ bloodlines.
• Ao Jiuyou said she planned to capture Sikong Jing and use the factions indebted to him to attack the Dragon God Hall, but Sikong Jing refused to risk those favors.
• Ao Jiuyou tried to capture Sikong Jing, confident that Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc could not track her divine dragon aura.
• Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc appeared, and Ao Jiuyou mocked its mixed-blood lineage.
• Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc declared that it possessed pure divine dragon blood, and the two dragons released their dragon might against each other.

Sikong Jing escaped Ao Jiuyou’s dragon-might suppression by moving onto Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc, who then fought Ao Jiuyou and proved strong enough to hold her back. When Ao Jiuyou asked for help with the Dragon God Hall’s crisis, Sikong Jing demanded that she show proper respect, and she began to explain the danger before he interrupted her.

• Ao Jiuyou suppressed Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc with her bloodline, but Sikong Jing used Magic Beast bloodline to break free and reach its head.
• Ao Jiuyou attacked to reclaim Sikong Jing, and Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc fought her to a standstill before forcing her back with the Emperor-Burial Technique.
• Sikong Jing told Ao Jiuyou to admit Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc’s strength and ask for help with proper sincerity.
• Ao Jiuyou revealed that the Dragon God Hall faced a grave crisis and began explaining what was needed to save it.
• Sikong Jing interrupted Ao Jiuyou and asked who said he only had a few super Emperor Realm powerhouses by his side.

Sikong Jing persuaded Ao Jiuyou to seek help from the veteran Sword Clan members before attacking the Dragon God Hall, then explained his plans to Yu Xianpo. The chapter left Sikong Jing preparing to use Ao Jiuyou’s abduction as cover to find Feather Transformation Emperor, protect the Sword Clan elders, and confront the evil dragon.

• Sikong Jing convinced Ao Jiuyou to find the veteran Sword Clan members instead of immediately launching a full-scale attack on the Dragon God Hall.
• Sikong Jing contacted Yu Xianpo, who separated from Tian Wuchen and joined him and Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc.
• Sikong Jing told Yu Xianpo that he planned to find Feather Transformation Emperor and warned that Lone Wanderer might ambush the veteran Sword Clan members.
• Sikong Jing told Yu Xianpo to stay among the Prison Race, recover, and spread a cover story that Ao Jiuyou had taken him away.
• Ao Jiuyou impatiently asked Sikong Jing and Yu Xianpo whether they had finished talking.

Sikong Jing set out with Ao Jiuyou and Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc to find veteran Sword Clan members, while Tian Wuxiu prepared to use his journey to Dragon God Hall to lure out the Anti-Seal Faction. At the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, the demon rat continued teaching Emperor-Burial Techniques until a fierce crocodile challenged Black Tiger.

• Sikong Jing gave Yu Xianpo two signal beads, shared how they would indicate his plans or a crisis, and left with Ao Jiuyou and Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc.
• Yu Xianpo told Tian Wuchen that Ao Jiuyou wanted Sikong Jing's Emperor-Burial Techniques, and Tian Wuchen reported the story to Tian Wuxiu.
• Tian Wuxiu ordered the Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion to prepare the Utmost Evil Battle Dragon for Sikong Jing's arrival at Dragon God Hall, then commanded him to capture Little Demon Mouse.
• Tian Wuxiu praised Tian Wuchen, told him to stay with the Prison Race, and reported the situation to the Absolute Pill Emperor.
• The demon rat's eight days of demonstrations expanded the Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan's known Emperor-Burial Techniques from fewer than ten to more than a hundred, while Jing Yuan sensed a resemblance to Sikong Jing.
• The Deep Blue Sea Dragon King warned Black Tiger that the four supreme clans might act, and a gigantic fierce crocodile emerged from the crowd and challenged him.

Ling Dao, Tian Wuan, Shan Qiansu, and Xue Lin stirred up the Demon Race by claiming Black Tiger was withholding Yin Spirit Evil Qi. Black Tiger offered it as a reward for service, but the beasts turned on the Ten Thousand Demon Hall and the Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan, leaving the Demon Race divided.

• A gigantic crocodile claimed the Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Technique required Yin Spirit Evil Qi and demanded Black Tiger share his supply.
• A bear and an eagle accused Black Tiger of possessing Yin Spirit Evil Qi and pressed him to hand it over.
• Ling Dao, Tian Wuan, Shan Qiansu, and Xue Lin watched from the shadows as Ling Dao announced that the next stage of their scheme was beginning.
• Black Tiger admitted he had little Yin Spirit Evil Qi and offered it as a reward to Demon Race members who contributed to the Ten Thousand Demon Hall.
• The crocodile and bear rejected Black Tiger's authority, while demon beasts accused him of ambition and turned their suspicions toward the Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan.
• The Extreme Sea Grand Elder warned Jing Yuan that suppressing the uproar would still leave the Demon Race unable to unite.

The Magic Rat form redirected the Demon Race’s dispute over Yin Spirit Evil Qi toward the Spirit Race, claiming it had stolen the qi and that more lay in its Dead Spirit Cavern. Ling Dao appeared to deny the claim, and the Magic Rat form demanded that he hand over both sources.

• Black Tiger struggled to calm the Demon Race as three giant beasts provoked the crowd over sharing Yin Spirit Evil Qi.
• The Magic Rat form offered to lead the Demon Race to a vast supply of Yin Spirit Evil Qi in the Burial Emperor Tomb, then pointed out that the Spirit Race had taken the qi from the people of the Burial Emperor Spirit Seal Realm.
• The Magic Rat form claimed the Spirit Race’s Dead Spirit Cavern held even more Yin Spirit Evil Qi and urged the Demon Race to break it open.
• Ling Dao emerged from hiding and denied that the Dead Spirit Cavern contained Yin Spirit Evil Qi.
• The Magic Rat form confronted Ling Dao and demanded that he give the Demon Race the stolen Yin Spirit Evil Qi and whatever was inside the Dead Spirit Cavern.

The demon mouse form turned the accusations over Yin Spirit Evil Qi against the Spirit Race, stirring suspicion and calls to open Dead Spirit Cavern and Heroic Spirit Hall. Tian Wuan then launched a coordinated attack to capture Little Demon Mouse while distracting Black Tiger and the Ten Thousand Demon Hall.

• The demon mouse form accused the Spirit Race of taking Yin Spirit Evil Qi from the Burial Emperor Spirit Seal Realm, and the old witch of Frost God Hall backed the charge.
• Ling Dao claimed the Spirit Race had confiscated the Yin Spirit Evil Qi to protect the seal, but the demon mouse form challenged his explanation and turned the crowd against him.
• Black Tiger demanded that the Spirit Race share its Yin Spirit Evil Qi, while the Great Elder of Extreme Sea called for Dead Spirit Cavern and Heroic Spirit Hall to be opened.
• Tian Wuan crushed a signal bead and ordered the Celestial Race Demon Slaves to seize Little Demon Mouse.
• Tian Wuan attacked Black Tiger and the Deep Blue Sea Dragon King as a diversion, while Shan Qiansu and Xue Lin struck at Shadow Moon City and New Feather Alliance Hall.

Black Tiger and the demon rat body faced attacks and schemes by the supreme races, while the hidden Great Elder of Extreme Sea warned the rat not to enter the Dark Demon Small World. Black Tiger trapped three enemy leaders inside the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, though Ling Dao escaped, and demanded to know whether they had sent the three giant beasts to incite conflict.

• The Great Elder of Extreme Sea warned the demon rat body not to enter the Dark Demon Small World, but the rat entered anyway, declaring it was his domain.
• Tian Wuan accused Black Tiger and the demon rat of being Magic Beasts and used three giant beasts to stir suspicion among the demon beasts.
• Black Tiger ordered the Ten Thousand Demon Hall’s core beasts to half-demonize, then attacked the four enemy experts with the Demonic Path Beast Slaughter Array.
• Black Tiger revealed the grand formation he had prepared, and Ling Dao escaped with help from the Spirit Race army’s formation patterns.
• Elder Jihai cut the formation patterns trying to extract Tian Wuan and the others, allowing Black Tiger’s grand formation to close around Tian Wuan and two other leaders.
• Black Tiger thanked the hidden ally and asked Tian Wuan and the other captives whether they had sent the three giant beasts.

After three colossal beasts poisoned themselves and accused Black Tiger of seeking to destroy the world, Black Tiger held off torturing Tian Wuan and the others when Ling Dao threatened Little Demon Mouse. The Ten Thousand Demon Hall and its allies prepared to turn suspicion toward the Spirit Race and build support for challenging the Burial Emperor Tomb seal.

• The three colossal beasts died by poison, then their spirit shadows accused Black Tiger and the Ferocious Beast Emperor-Burial Technique before scattering.
• Tian Wuan denied sending the beasts and said he opposed Black Tiger because the technique would affect the Burial Emperor Spirit Seal Realm, so Black Tiger sealed him and the other two for interrogation.
• Ling Dao threatened Little Demon Mouse on behalf of the Spirit Race, and Black Tiger ordered Stinging Bee and the other Demon Emperors to withdraw.
• Su Yuexi told Sikong Ling that the accusations would not immediately divide the Demon Race and that Black Tiger could rally it against the Spirit Race over Yin Spirit Evil Qi.
• The Extreme Sea Great Elder said the crisis could draw demons toward the Burial Emperor Tomb and eventually inspire them to attack its seal, while Jing Yuan recognized how difficult that resistance would be.

The Frost God Hall weighed the risks of backing the Ten Thousand Demon Hall while the Spirit Race prepared to capture Shadow Moon Demon Rat. Shadow Moon Demon Rat entered the Dark Demon Small World, where Que Yi and the Spirit Race forces sealed the realm to trap him.

• Jing Yuan worried that Shadow Moon Demon Rat would be captured, but his master trusted the rat and said the Ten Thousand Demon Hall could exchange him for Tian Wuan and the others.
• The old Frost God hag defended her support for the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, saying the Spirit Race's arrival would create opportunities and that the Frost God Hall could reconsider its position later.
• Ling Dao told the Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion that Shadow Moon Demon Rat had exposed the Spirit Race's predicament, and the lion warned him that the Spirit Race served the Ancient Ten Absolutes.
• The Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion assured Ling Dao that quasi-Emperor-level half-Magic Beasts were among the forces arranged to capture Shadow Moon Demon Rat.
• Shadow Moon Demon Rat emerged into the Dark Demon Small World and found Que Yi leading the Spirit Race army there.
• Que Yi ordered her troops to seal the realm barrier, and they activated their prepared sealing treasures around Shadow Moon Demon Rat.

The Shadow Moon Demon Rat fought off the Spirit Race army and used the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Sword to carve a path through their encirclement toward the Dark Demon Abyss. Que Yi chose not to pursue, but a roar rose from beneath the earth as the demon rat approached.

• Que Yi led the Spirit Race army in repeated Army-Slaying Formation attacks, but the Divine Path Eight Trigrams Realm Shadow Moon Demon Rat crushed them.
• The demon rat unleashed the third layer of the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Sword, blasting apart formations and scattering the Dark Demon Small World's demonic qi.
• The sword's pure sword qi drove demonic qi into violent winds that disrupted the Spirit Race soldiers and prevented them from forming complete Army-Slaying Formations.
• The demon rat broke through the encirclement, told Que Yi to catch up if she could, and vanished into the earth toward the Dark Demon Abyss.
• Que Yi ordered the Spirit Race to prepare and wait, warning that half-Magic Beasts were beneath the ground, when a piercing roar sounded from below.

Little Demon Mouse confronted a Quasi-Emperor Half-Magic Beast and dozens of Divine Lord Half-Magic Beasts sent by the Spirit Race. He used the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Sword to draw demonic blood from the Quasi-Emperor beast, attempting to restore it to a normal demonic beast.

• A chained Quasi-Emperor Half-Magic Beast erupted from the ground, and Spirit Race members revealed that Beast Venerable Hall had hidden it and other beasts near the Dark Demon Abyss.
• Little Demon Mouse charged through the beast’s demonic aura and struck it with sword qi, knocking the Quasi-Emperor Half-Magic Beast to the ground.
• Dozens of Divine Lord Half-Magic Beasts broke free, while the Spirit Race army regrouped and surrounded Little Demon Mouse.
• As more Half-Magic Beasts poured out, Little Demon Mouse said his sword could sever demonic intent and restore the beasts.
• Little Demon Mouse’s white sword gleam struck the Quasi-Emperor Half-Magic Beast and split into tiny blades that began drawing black demonic blood from its body.

Sikong Jing’s Demon Mouse form purged the half-Magic Beasts’ demonization and forced them to submit, building an enormous beast force in the Dark Demon Small World. He activated the Beast Slaughter Array and challenged the Spirit Race army, threatening to slaughter its soldiers and provoke Ling Dao.

• Sikong Jing’s Demon Mouse form purged a quasi-Emperor demon hound’s demonization and overpowered its resistance with the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts’ intent.
• The Demon Mouse restored the nearby half-Magic Beasts and compelled those below quasi-Emperor level to kneel and acknowledge him as King.
• The demon hound finally submitted, and Sikong Jing rode it while calling on the encircling half-Magic Beasts to come to him for purification.
• Sikong Jing used the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Sword to purge the approaching half-Magic Beasts and forced even the quasi-Emperor beasts to submit.
• Sikong Jing activated the Beast Slaughter Array through the gathered demon beasts and threatened to slaughter the Spirit Race army to provoke Ling Dao.

The Shadow Moon Demon Rat used the Beast Slaughter Array to annihilate the Spirit Race forces trapped in the Dark Demon Small World, sparing Que Yi to carry messages. At the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, Ling Dao learned that every Spirit Race life lamp had shattered while the Beast Venerable Hall’s demon beasts remained unharmed.

• The Shadow Moon Demon Rat sealed the Spirit Race geniuses inside the Heaven-and-Earth Beast Fangs and summoned demon beasts from across the Dark Demon Small World.
• The Shadow Moon Demon Rat formed a massive Beast Slaughter Array, and its demon beasts wiped out the Spirit Race troops except for Que Yi.
• The Shadow Moon Demon Rat controlled Que Yi with sword qi and Yin Spirit Evil Qi, then ordered her to tell Zhe Ying to investigate the Spirit Race’s ties to the Ancient Ten Absolutes and pass a report to Sikong Jing of the Feather Alliance.
• The Shadow Moon Demon Rat told Que Yi to warn Ling Dao that demons would attack the Spirit Race and to deliver a taunt to the Beast Venerable Hall, then collected the half-Magic Beasts and went underground.
• Que Yi crushed her signal pearl, and Ling Dao learned that all the Spirit Race life lamps had shattered while none of the Beast Venerable Hall’s demon-beast life lamps had gone out.

After Que Yi reported that Little Demon Mouse had defeated the Spirit Race troops, the Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion blamed the failure on underestimating his power and ordered Ling Dao to prepare for war. The Ten Thousand Demon Hall and Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan responded by openly defying the Spirit Race and mobilizing for a wider conflict.

• Que Yi emerged from the Dark Demon Small World and told Ling Dao that Little Demon Mouse had deliberately let her escape with a warning of a full-scale Demon Race attack.
• Ling Dao blamed the Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion for the Spirit Race's defeat, and the lion slapped him before explaining why Emperor Venerable-level beasts had not been sent in.
• The Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion ordered Ling Dao to surround the Ten Thousand Demon Hall and Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan, then left to report Little Demon Mouse's abilities to the Celestial Race.
• Black Tiger announced that the Ten Thousand Demon Hall would execute Tian Wuan and the other two captives, and Stinging Bee and the other Demon Emperors began torturing them publicly.
• The Extreme Sea Grand Elder ordered the Extreme Sea Fierce Beast Clan to enter the Southern Heavenly Heroic Spirit Divine Region and prepare for war alongside the Ten Thousand Demon Hall.

Wen Xuanwu revealed to Black Tiger that he was the reincarnated anti-sealer Wen Shengqiang and explained that the Ancient Ten Absolutes served unknown enemies seeking to weaken the Vast Cosmos Great World. The chapter ended with Black Tiger asking who those enemies were.

• Tian Wuan admitted that the Celestial Race had helped escalate the Demon Race's conflicts and wanted to capture the Shadow Moon Little Demon Mouse, while insisting the Emperor-Burial Technique threatened the seal.
• Black Tiger ordered Tian Wuan and the other two imprisoned and demanded an explanation from the Celestial Race.
• Frost God Hall's old hag left the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, while Demon Emperors continued teaching the Emperor-Burial Technique amid growing Spirit Race attacks on the borders.
• Wen Xuanwu met Black Tiger and revealed that he was also known as Wen Shengqiang, a reincarnated member of the Anti-Seal Faction.
• Wen Xuanwu told Black Tiger that the Ancient Ten Absolutes were infiltrators serving enemies on the Burial Emperor Battlefield, then Black Tiger asked who those enemies were.

Black Tiger concealed Sikong Jing’s identity from Wen Xuanwu, who decided to make Little Demon Mouse the center of the Demon Race’s plans. Meanwhile, Sikong Jing’s demon mouse body entered the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Restriction and witnessed the Nine Heavens Emperor using her Demon-Slaying Sword to cleanse the Dark Demon Small World’s native beasts.

• Black Tiger told Wen Xuanwu that Little Demon Mouse carried only part of the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts’ bloodline and kept Sikong Jing’s true identity secret.
• Wen Xuanwu resolved to nurture Little Demon Mouse and use the demon mouse as the core for commanding the Demon Race, while he and Black Tiger discussed dealing with the four supreme clans.
• Jing Yuan departed with the Deep Blue Sea Dragon King for the Peerless Pill Pavilion to seek trouble during the Five Absolutes inheritance and look for Sikong Jing.
• Sikong Jing’s demon mouse body taught the Beast Venerable Hall’s beasts the Pure Spirit Seven Hearts Method, then broke through the third layer of the Nine Heavens Restriction.
• The fourth-layer illusion showed the Nine Heavens Emperor imprisoning a Nine Heavens Magic Beast and using her Demon-Slaying Sword to remove demonic intent from the native beasts.
• Sikong Jing realized that comprehending the sword path in the illusion could let him break through the fourth-layer restriction and enter the fifth layer.

The Magic Rat passed the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Restriction by comprehending the Nine Heavens Magic Beast’s power and adapting to its demon blood while holding on to the Nine Heavens Sword Dao. A sword spirit revealed that the Nine Heavens Emperor had created the Dark Demon Abyss as an experiment to use demons to restrain demons, but no beast had succeeded.

• The Magic Rat completed the fourth level of the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Sword, then faced a second illusion in which the Nine Heavens Magic Beast attacked the Nine Heavens Emperor.
• Nine Heavens Demon Blood invaded the Magic Rat, and he adapted to its transformation while using the Nine Heavens Sword Dao to preserve his consciousness.
• The Magic Rat’s transformed body grew more demonic, and a sword spirit told him that he had passed the fourth layer.
• The sword spirit explained that the Nine Heavens Emperor had made native Dark Demon magic beasts learn her Sword Dao and fuse with Nine Heavens Magic Beast blood to seek a way to restore the beast demons.
• The sword spirit said the experiment had failed: no magic beast had met the Nine Heavens Emperor’s requirements, and reaching the fifth layer was one in ten thousand.

Magic Rat learned that the Dark Demon Small World connected to the Burial Emperor Tomb and that the Nine Heavens Emperor had left a nine-level trial seeking the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts. He entered the fifth level to continue cultivating, while Sikong Jing’s main body arrived at Sword Reverence Mountain Range with Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc and Jade Dragon Ao Jiuyou.

• The magic beast sword spirit told Magic Rat that the Nine Heavens Emperor’s experiments had killed every beast that attempted the nine-level trial, and that it had stayed behind as a guide.
• The sword spirit explained that the Nine Heavens Emperor had left to seek the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts and had entered the Dark Demon Small World from the Burial Emperor Tomb.
• Magic Rat realized the Dark Demon Small World connected to the Burial Emperor Tomb, then broke through the fourth-level restriction and entered the fifth level.
• On the fifth level, Magic Rat saw an illusion of the Nine Heavens Emperor fighting stronger demonized beasts and began cultivating, determined to reach the Peerless Pill Pavilion before the Five Absolutes inheritance.
• Sikong Jing’s main body, Dragon Shield Heavenly Roc, and Jade Dragon Ao Jiuyou arrived at Sword Reverence Mountain Range, where only Lone Wanderer remained from the former Sword Reverence Sect.