Arc 68Chapters 1676–1700
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Sikong Jing convinced Murong Jianyun that the Thousand Kings Holy Tower threatened the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce and revealed that he had guessed Murong Jianyun was at the Saint Martial Stage. Murong Jianyun weighed an alliance with Sikong Jing and the remnants of Su Old Devil, then asked how much authority Sikong Jing held among them.
Sikong Jing explained why he needed to reach Willow Leaf Holy Manor under the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s name to bring back Su Yuexi, while warning Murong Jianyun that the Thousand Kings Holy Tower might seize the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagram within a year or so. He won Murong Jianyun’s support by revealing several trump cards, including the guaranteed creation of another Saint Martial Stage expert, though Murong Jianyun struggled to believe it.
Sikong Jing convinced Murong Jianyun to cooperate by revealing that he could create a Saint Martial Stage demon beast and keep it loyal. Murong Jianyun entrusted his Dark Wing Dragon Eagle to Sikong Jing, who began a fierce battle to transform it.
Sikong Jing conquered the Dark Wing Dragon Eagle, strengthened his ties with Murong Jianyun, and prepared to leave Overlord Heaven City. Murong Jianyun then announced that Sikong Jing would become the highest Arbiter in Willow Leaf City, where Willow Leaf Holy Manor was located.
Murong Jianyun assigned Sikong Jing to become Willow Leaf City's chief Arbiter and pursue Su Old Devil's granddaughter, presenting the move as a trial while using it to distance the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce from him. As Nan Feng secretly informed Thousand Kings Holy Tower of the decision and left Overlord Heaven Inner City, Murong Jianyun watched him in secret.
Murong Jianyun confirmed that Nan Feng was a Thousand Kings defector and learned that a mysterious group called the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall was attacking the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce. Sikong Jing accepted his assignment as highest Arbiter of Willow Leaf City, then set out with only the Four Great Mad Demons while his allies stayed in Overlord Heaven City.
Sikong Jing left Overlord Heaven City for Willow Leaf City, where he hoped to reunite with Su Yuexi, while his companions stayed behind to grow stronger. The chapter revealed that Pei Kuang and the Thousand Kings Holy Tower had created the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall to seize the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce.
Pei Kuang explained how the Thousand Kings Holy Tower planned to use the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall as a false enemy to seize the Qianyuan Fragment Maps and win the world’s support. He chose Willow Leaf Holy Manor as the Hall’s first target, while postponing a confrontation with the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce.
Pei Kuang planned to use the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall to conquer the Central Plains while dismissing the threat posed by Sikong Jing’s humanoid beast. Near Willow Leaf City, Sikong Jing’s journey was interrupted when he heard his disciple Bai Xiaojin arguing with hunters at the Hunting Convention.
Sikong Jing spotted his wife, Su Yuexi, among the people arriving at Willow Leaf City and learned that Willow Leaf Holy Manor had made her use the name Ye Yue Xi. Below, Bai Xiaojin and Leng Sha faced punishment after interrupting a hunting tournament, while Ye Yue Xi challenged the elders’ authority and the old blacksmith urged Sikong Jing to intervene.
Sikong Jing arrived at Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s hunting convention dispute and claimed to be Bai Xiaojin and Leng Sha’s elder. Su Yuexi recognized his face and was overwhelmed, while Ye Wuyu mistook him for a powerful senior and changed her attitude.
Sikong Jing revealed himself to Su Yuexi and confronted the Willow Leaf Holy Manor elders and geniuses who had threatened her. After Ye Lüwei insulted Su Yuexi, Sikong Jing struck her and ordered Bai Xiaojin and Leng Sha to attack the surrounding group.
Sikong Jing punished Ye Lüwei and the Willow Leaf Holy Manor fighters who had insulted Su Yuexi, overwhelming them with help from the Four Great Mad Demons, Bai Xiaojin, and Leng Sha. He invoked his membership in the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce, leaving Ye Lüwei uncertain whether the organization would retaliate if she attacked him.
Sikong Jing forced Ye Wuyu to acknowledge that her people had crossed the Hunting Convention boundary, then accepted their apology and revealed he would become the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s highest Arbiter in Willow Leaf City. He thanked Su Yuexi and invited her for a drink.
Sikong Jing left Su Yuexi with Ye Wuyu’s group but stayed nearby, preparing the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion to help her if she was mistreated. Ye Wuyu admitted she had targeted Bai Xiaojin and the others for the sake of obtaining the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation, and Su Yuexi challenged Lü Wei over his defeat.
Su Yuexi revealed her Sea Soaring Realm strength when Ye Lüwei tried to strike her, but Ye Wuyu still ordered her seized. Sikong Jing arrived on the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion and offered to take Su Yuexi away, preparing to carry her off when she hesitated.
Sikong Jing rescued Su Yuexi from Willow Leaf Holy Manor and took her toward Willow Leaf City, using the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation as leverage to stop Ye Wuyu from pursuing them. Ye Wuyu let them go and hurried back to report to the Manor Lord.
Sikong Jing reunited with Su Yuexi aboard the Divine Shuttle Ship, proposed to her openly, and learned how harshly she and her parents had been treated at Willow Leaf Holy Manor. As they entered Willow Leaf City, the story shifted to the manor, where its lord Ye Wucan sat inside the great palace.
Ye Wucan and the Cold Dragon Patriarch tried joining their Qianyuan Fragment Maps, but the attempt yielded nothing. Ye Wuyu then revealed that Sikong Jing had taken Ye Yuexi, raising fears that he was after Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s fragment map.
Ye Wucan and the Liu Clan planned how to retrieve Su Yuexi from the Overlord Soul successor while treating her as leverage for a powerful patron. Liu Shizeng privately told Liu Shitian to take her to the Liu home so Liu Zhi could have his way with her.
Liu Shizeng planned to use Su Yuexi to produce a gifted heir for the Liu Clan, while Sikong Jing arrived at the Willow Leaf City Heavenly Tyrant Branch and faced a deliberate slight from its Arbiters. He stayed calm as Lou Jie prepared another test, expecting Sikong Jing to lose his temper when barred from the Arbiter Tower.
Sikong Jing arrived at the Arbiter Tower, where Lou Jie’s faction had arranged obstacles to provoke him and keep him out. He calmly set up tents outside instead, leaving Lou Jie frustrated and determined not to approach him first.
Lou Jie was slapped by Liu Shitian, who demanded to see Sikong Jing over a captured Willow Leaf Holy Manor girl. Sikong refused to answer Steward Lou’s summons, leaving the Arbiters waiting outside his tent and forced to consider approaching him themselves.
Sikong Jing continued to ignore Liu Shitian’s threats while forcing Lou Jie and the other Arbiters to yield. Lou Jie finally removed the formation and invited Sikong Jing into the Arbiter Tower, while Liu Shitian still waited outside.
Sikong Jing refused to meet Liu Shitian and threatened Willow Leaf Holy Manor after Liu Shitian demanded access to him. He then revealed that Su Yuexi was Su Old Devil’s granddaughter, leaving the Arbiters alarmed as they wondered whether the Willow Leaf Manor Lord would retaliate.