Recaps

Sikong Jing revealed that he was Overlord Soul’s successor and trapped Chang Lehuang and Chang Yihuang inside a Beast Slaughter barrier. With the newly advanced Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion, he overwhelmed the two Emperors and left them badly injured.

• Chang Lehuang recognized Sikong Jing as Overlord Soul’s successor, and he revealed his identity by removing his mask.
• Chang Lehuang ordered Chang Yihuang to alert Chang Yonghuang and Young Master Yu Po, but the Beast Slaughter barrier prevented him from escaping or sending a message.
• Sikong Jing mounted the first-level Emperor Realm Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion and attacked Chang Lehuang, forcing Chang Yihuang to join the fight.
• Sikong Jing used the Black Prison Heaven-Swallowing Hammer to drive back both Emperors inside the barrier.
• Chang Lehuang and Chang Yihuang tried to break the barrier, but Sikong Jing turned the Beast Slaughter Array against them and blasted them into it, leaving them bleeding and wondering if it was the Tyrant Soul Army-Slaying Formation.

Sikong Jing crippled Chang Yihuang and Chang Lehuang, then returned to Reverse Blade City and announced that the two emperors had met their end. His return rallied the defenders, who charged the Qianyuan Holy Demon army as reinforcements prepared to begin their next task.

• Sikong Jing used the Beast Slaughter Array and the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion to cripple Chang Yihuang and Chang Lehuang, then knocked them unconscious and kept them alive.
• Sikong Jing returned to Reverse Blade City carrying the two emperors and demanded that the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall surrender.
• Chang Yonghuang attacked Sikong Jing, but Shi Douxing blocked him and resumed their battle.
• Sikong Jing ordered the warriors of Reverse Blade City to attack, and they surged forward against the shaken Qianyuan Holy Demon army.
• The Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion told the minor commanders that the second task could begin.

Sikong Jing used a familiar song to convince Chang Yonghuang that massive Willow Leaf reinforcements surrounded Reverse Blade City, breaking the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army’s morale and forcing it to retreat. He stopped Reverse Blade City’s forces from pursuing, leaving his reason unclear.

• Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion ordered Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s leaders and troops to sing the region’s famous song, spreading it toward Reverse Blade City.
• Chang Yonghuang rallied the wavering Qianyuan Holy Demon Army, but Sikong Jing drew his attention to the singing while Shi Douxing knocked him down and stopped him from scouting with spirit-shadow power.
• Sikong Jing claimed that Willow Leaf City’s reinforcements had surrounded the battlefield, and Reverse Blade City’s people joined the song as its soldiers resumed their assault.
• The Qianyuan Holy Demon Army lost its morale and fled, so Chang Yonghuang ordered a retreat while Shi Douxing’s forces pursued them.
• Sikong Jing ordered Reverse Blade City’s soldiers to stop pursuing, leaving the sect’s leaders confused.

Sikong Jing kept the defeated Qianyuan Holy Demon Army trapped near Reverse Blade City by bluffing about Willow Leaf reinforcements and intercepting its transmissions. As Chang Yonghuang’s forces settled into a defensive camp, an urgent report at Willow Leaf City revealed that the approaching army did not look like Dragon Controlling Mountain’s troops.

• Sikong Jing ordered Reverse Blade City’s forces not to pursue, then told Shi Douxing that the supposed Willow Leaf reinforcements were mostly a bluff.
• Sikong Jing warned that chasing Chang Yonghuang too far could let him contact Saint Martial Stage reinforcements and expose Reverse Blade City to attack.
• Sikong Jing directed Shi Douxing to divide troops into ten groups and use the Willow Leaf Song and controlled demon beasts to frighten the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army into staying nearby.
• After half a day of pursuit by the deception, Chang Yonghuang’s army camped in a defensible position, while its transmissions were intercepted.
• At Willow Leaf City, a scout reported to Ye Wucan that the army approaching the city did not appear to be dressed as Dragon Controlling Mountain’s forces.

Ye Wucan and Willow Leaf City faced a huge, mysterious army while Leng Sha urged them to hold out until Sikong Jing returned. Pei Yupo revealed Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall’s intention to demand Su Old Devil’s granddaughter, and Ye Wucan refused to negotiate about Cold Dragon Patriarch.

• A scout reported a black warship and black-clad troops approaching, while Ye Wucan chose not to investigate outside the city.
• Leng Sha, Bai Xiaojin, the Four Great Mad Demons, and Ye Wuzhi arrived, and Leng Sha told Ye Wucan to hold out for Sikong Jing’s return.
• The approaching army grew larger, leaving Willow Leaf City’s people unsure why it did not look like Dragon Controlling Mountain’s forces.
• A Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall Emperor wondered why Chang Yonghuang had not reported back, and Pei Chang said he would investigate if no message arrived after they surrounded the city.
• Pei Yupo masked himself and led a force toward Willow Leaf City, declaring that he would demand Su Old Devil’s granddaughter.
• When Pei Yupo called for Ye Wucan to come out and speak, Ye Wucan refused to discuss Cold Dragon Patriarch.

Pei Yupo revealed that the force besieging Willow Leaf City was the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall, not Dragon Controlling Mountain, and introduced Pei Chang as its Hall Master, War Saint Ganmo. He threatened to destroy the city unless Willow Leaf Holy Manor handed over Su Old Devil’s granddaughter, leaving the manor’s leaders facing his demand.

• Pei Yupo mocked Ye Wucan’s assumption that the attackers belonged to Dragon Controlling Mountain and announced that they were the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall.
• Pei Yupo introduced Pei Chang as War Saint Ganmo, Hall Master of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall, and Pei Chang admitted that he had destroyed Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s Sacred Tomb.
• Pei Yupo said the hall had destroyed the tomb because Willow Leaf Holy Manor possessed the Qianyuan Fragment Map and declared that Willow Leaf City would be slaughtered.
• Pei Chang released his Saint Martial aura over the city, overwhelming Ye Wucan and the other defenders.
• Pei Yupo offered to spare Willow Leaf Holy Manor if it handed over Su Old Devil’s granddaughter for him to inspect.

Su Yuexi revealed that Willow Leaf Holy Manor had anticipated the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall’s presence and used a capture and execution to force the manor into resisting. Pei Yupo realized he had been deceived and accused Willow Leaf Holy Manor of putting on an act, while Ye Wucan stammered that he had not.

• Pei Yupo and Pei Chang pressured Ye Wucan to hand over Su Yuexi, and Ye Wucan considered compromising.
• Su Yuexi appeared aboard the Divine Shuttle Ship and declared that Willow Leaf Holy Manor had known about the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall.
• Leng Sha brought the bound Ma Feigong and other members of the Qianyuan New Chamber of Commerce onto the ship.
• Su Yuexi ordered the Tyrant Heaven Battle Team to kill the captives and challenged Pei Yupo to attack Willow Leaf City.
• Pei Yupo accused Willow Leaf Holy Manor of deceiving him, and Ye Wucan stammered that he had not been acting.

Pei Yupo mistook Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s escape preparations for a deliberate deception and ordered a siege, while Pei Chang attacked its city. At Reverse Blade City, Sikong Jing learned that Willow Leaf City was under assault and told Shi Douxing they had to wait and see whether its grand formation could withstand a Saint Martial expert.

• Pei Yupo accused Ye Wucan and Willow Leaf Holy Manor of deceiving him and ordered the siege to begin.
• Pei Chang attacked Ye Wucan’s Divine Shuttle Ship, but the Willow Leaf grand formation pulled it and Su Yuexi’s ship to safety; his strike instead blasted a crater in Willow Leaf City.
• Pei Chang charged into Willow Leaf City to destroy the grand formation and intimidate its defenders.
• At Reverse Blade City, Sikong Jing warned Shi Douxing that the Thousand Kings Holy Tower might send a Saint Martial expert to investigate their victory.
• Sikong Jing received a message from Old Fat Head’s people saying the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall was expected to attack Willow Leaf City, and he told Shi Douxing to wait for news of the grand formation.

Sikong Jing laid out a plan to hold Willow Leaf City until Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce reinforcements arrived, while Shi Douxing began learning his battle formation. At Willow Leaf Holy Manor, Ye Wucan’s people discovered Sikong Jing’s side had concealed the truth and maneuvered them into appearing ready to fight.

• Sikong Jing told Shi Douxing that the two Heaven Deciders would arrive in about a day and Murong Grand Heaven Duel in two or three days, so Willow Leaf City had to hold out until then.
• Sikong Jing instructed Shi Douxing to learn the Tyrant Soul Army-Slaying Formation so he could command a grand formation against the enemy forces.
• Sikong Jing began teaching Shi Douxing the formation while they waited for news from Willow Leaf Holy Manor.
• At Willow Leaf Holy Manor, Ye Wuyu noticed Leng Sha’s ship was chained to theirs, and Leng Sha explained that his group had followed them inside for shelter.
• Leng Sha admitted they had known Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall was coming and had kept quiet because Ye Wucan might have surrendered or sent Su Yuexi out to negotiate.
• Su Yuexi told Ye Wucan’s family that the city now believed he had prepared for the enemy, while Ye Wuyu protested that they only wanted to survive.

Ye Wuzhi forced Ye Wucan and Willow Leaf Holy Manor to prepare for War Saint Ganmo’s arrival, while the Tyrant Heaven forces began following Sikong Jing’s plan. The chapter ended with Pei Yupo suspecting Willow Leaf City was a trap.

• Ye Wuzhi confronted Willow Leaf Holy Manor over its past cruelty and warned that War Saint Ganmo was about to attack.
• Ye Wucan ordered Willow Leaf Holy Manor to activate its formations and prepare the army-slaying defenses, while Ye Wuzhi readied the Tyrant Soul formation.
• Pei Chang broke through Willow Leaf City's defenses and struck Willow Leaf Holy Manor, but its formations blocked him.
• Leng Chan and Old Xin led the Tyrant Heaven Battle Team toward the city outskirts to stall the Thousand King Young Master according to Sikong Jing’s plan.
• Pei Yupo realized Willow Leaf Holy Manor had known about the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army and suspected Willow Leaf City was a trap.

Leng Chan and Old Xin revealed the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s support for Willow Leaf City and used linked Overlord Soul formations to repel Pei Yupo’s Emperors. With the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army advancing, Old Xin led troops to assist Willow Leaf Holy Manor while Leng Chan held the city’s outskirts.

• Leng Chan and Old Xin arrived with the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s ships, surprising Pei Yupo and the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall experts.
• Pei Yupo ordered his five Emperors to capture Leng Chan and Old Xin, but the defenders activated linked Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formations to block them.
• Leng Chan called on Willow Leaf City’s formation users to join the battle, and the strengthened formation forced the five Emperors back to Pei Yupo’s ship.
• Pei Yupo realized the intelligence about Willow Leaf City’s formations was wrong and that his troops had to assemble before attacking.
• Leng Chan sent Old Xin and troops to support Willow Leaf Holy Manor against the Saint Martial Stage expert while he remained outside the city to face the advancing Qianyuan Holy Demon Army.

Willow Leaf Holy Manor drove Pei Chang from Willow Leaf City with a pincer attack, while Sikong Jing prepared to draw the Saint Martial powerhouse away and buy time for Reverse Blade City. He left Shi Douxing with notes on the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation and set out for Willow Leaf City.

• Pei Chang abandoned his attack on Willow Leaf Holy Manor when Ye Wucan led its army-slaying formation out to join Old Xin’s forces.
• Ye Wuzhi rallied Willow Leaf City by announcing that they had driven off a Saint Martial Stage warrior, and Ye Wucan began preparing for battle with Old Xin.
• Sikong Jing received word that Pei Chang had withdrawn under the combined pressure of Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s and the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s formations.
• Sikong Jing told Shi Douxing he would draw the Saint Martial powerhouse between Reverse Blade City and Willow Leaf City while Shi Douxing eliminated Chang Yonghuang as quickly as possible.
• Sikong Jing gave Shi Douxing black jade paper containing notes on the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation, then left for Willow Leaf City.

Sikong Jing raced toward Reverse Blade City while Shi Douxing took command of the Willow Leaf reinforcements and prepared to strengthen their defenses. As Willow Leaf City’s resistance faltered, Sikong Jing killed Chang Yihuang to draw the Saint Martial Stage expert away, while Ye Wuzhi tried to steady the defenders and Ye Wucan rebuked him.

• Sikong Jing ordered the Willow Leaf reinforcements to follow Shi Douxing, who learned that few troops had died in Sikong Jing’s earlier attack and resolved to study the two army-slaying formations.
• Shi Douxing received Sikong Jing’s explanation that he no longer cared about provoking the Thousand Kings Holy Tower, and committed himself to winning the battle.
• Sikong Jing received reports that Pei Yupo’s army was pressuring Willow Leaf City and decided to draw the Saint Martial Stage expert away before Ye Wucan’s forces surrendered.
• Sikong Jing killed the unconscious Chang Yihuang, hoping the emperor’s shattered life lamp would force the Saint Martial Stage expert to leave Willow Leaf City.
• Ye Wuyu declared that Willow Leaf City could not win, so Ye Wuzhi slapped and restrained her while insisting they would prevail.
• Ye Wucan told Ye Wuzhi not to go too far.

Su Yuexi defended Sikong Jing’s resolve and revealed that he had predicted War Saint Ganmo would leave Willow Leaf City. Leng Sha explained that Ganmo had gone to aid Reverse Blade City, restoring Willow Leaf’s fighting spirit as its forces prepared to counterattack.

• As Willow Leaf’s leaders doubted Sikong Jing, Su Yuexi slapped Ye Wuyu for claiming he had abandoned them or died.
• Su Yuexi announced that Sikong Jing had said War Saint Ganmo would soon leave Willow Leaf City.
• War Saint Ganmo’s oppressive aura vanished, and Leng Chan confirmed that he had departed.
• Leng Sha explained that Reverse Blade City was nearing victory, prompting Ganmo to reinforce it and giving Willow Leaf a chance to counterattack.
• Leng Chan spread news of Reverse Blade’s impending victory in the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s name, reigniting Willow Leaf City’s fighting spirit.
• Ye Wucan claimed credit and called for an attack, but Willow Leaf’s troops remained suppressed in a stalemate.

Pei Yupo sent Pei Chang toward Reverse Blade City, unaware that Sikong Jing had drawn the Saint Martial Stage expert away and was racing to Willow Leaf City. Sikong Jing then sent Old Fat Head instructions to lure the expert back, and Old Fat Head infiltrated the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army to report a supposed sighting of Shi Douxing.

• Pei Yupo concluded that Reverse Blade City had powerful reinforcements and sent Pei Chang to destroy it.
• Sikong Jing hid from the passing Saint Martial Stage expert, estimated it would reach Reverse Blade City in three hours, and urged Split Armor toward Willow Leaf City.
• Sikong Jing sent Old Fat Head a message ordering him to cooperate in luring the Saint Martial Stage expert back.
• Old Fat Head captured a Qianyuan Holy Demon intelligence soldier, disguised himself in the soldier's uniform, and entered the army.
• Old Fat Head told Chang Wuhuang that he had spotted Shi Douxing near Willow Leaf City and handed him a Light-Returning Mirror showing an indistinct figure.

Old Fat Head lured Chang Wuhuang away from the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army as part of Sikong Jing’s plan to kill an Emperor and draw the Saint Martial Stage expert back. Chang Wuhuang brought Old Fat Head to a hidden Willow Leaf force, where Sikong Jing waited in disguise, leaving the soldiers facing the Emperor’s demand for answers.

• Old Fat Head showed Chang Wuhuang a Light-Returning Mirror recording of himself disguised as a Venerable, prompting Chang Wuhuang to investigate the supposed sighting.
• Chang Wuhuang left the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army with Old Fat Head, who led him toward Sikong Jing’s trap without raising his suspicions.
• Sikong Jing hid with tens of thousands of Willow Leaf soldiers and told their squad leader that he was taking them to kill an Emperor Realm expert.
• Chang Wuhuang and Old Fat Head arrived at the hidden force, and Chang Wuhuang demanded to know whether the soldiers had seen a Venerable.

Sikong Jing and Old Fat Head ambushed and killed Chang Wuhuang with the Beast Slaughter Array, then fled with the Willow Leaf soldiers. Pei Yupo learned of Chang Wuhuang’s death and ordered Chang Sanghuang to investigate the forest, fearing a hidden army or another trap.

• Sikong Jing tricked Chang Wuhuang into looking behind him, allowing Old Fat Head to strike him from behind.
• Sikong Jing activated the Beast Slaughter Array by controlling the Willow Leaf soldiers and hidden demon beasts, overwhelming Chang Wuhuang with its Army-Slaying Formation.
• Chang Wuhuang asked why Sikong Jing knew Pei Yupo, then recognized Sikong Jing as Chang Yihuang’s killer before dying.
• Sikong Jing urged the Willow Leaf soldiers to flee with him and Old Fat Head as the demon beasts scattered.
• Pei Yupo saw Chang Wuhuang’s life lamp go out and ordered Chang Sanghuang to investigate the forest with troops.

Sikong Jing used Chang Wuhuang’s death and a phantom army to draw War Saint Ganmo away from Willow Leaf City and keep him searching the forest. After Pei Chang returned, Pei Yupo ordered him to scout the area before the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall launched its final assault on the city.

• Sikong Jing explained to Old Fat Head that the battle formation was meant to keep War Saint Ganmo occupied in the forest, then sent Old Fat Head back to maintain contact.
• Shi Douxing sensed the Saint Martial Stage expert arrive and leave Reverse Blade City, and continued preparing its defenses.
• Pei Chang saw Chang Wuhuang’s life lamp shatter and rushed back toward Willow Leaf City, fearing the battle had turned against them and Pei Yupo had been killed.
• Chang Sanghuang found Chang Wuhuang’s corpse but no trace of the millions of troops, and Pei Yupo recalled him to keep suppressing Willow Leaf City.
• Pei Chang returned to Willow Leaf City four hours later, and Pei Yupo told him to scout the forest for troops or traps before the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall launched its final assault.

Sikong Jing tried to buy time for Willow Leaf City by keeping War Saint Ganmo searching the forest until reinforcements arrived. Pei Yupo realized the hidden commander was stalling for time and ordered Ganmo back, then prepared to bombard the city without delay.

• Sikong Jing learned that Bei Cang and Xi Tu had reached the edge of the Willow Leaf City region and estimated they would need seven or eight hours to reach the city undetected.
• Sikong Jing ordered the tens of thousands of Willow Leaf soldiers to leave, then hid as a little demon beast and waited for War Saint Ganmo to keep searching.
• After two and a half hours, Pei Yupo concluded that the hidden commander was keeping Ganmo occupied until Murong Jianyun arrived or Reverse Blade City secured victory.
• Pei Yupo ordered someone to tell Ganmo to return immediately, rejecting Chang Sanghuang's reminder that half an hour remained.
• Pei Yupo ordered an immediate bombardment of Willow Leaf City at any cost.

Sikong Jing realized Pei Yupo had seen through his plan and rushed to Willow Leaf City as the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army began a frenzied assault. He infiltrated the army with Old Fat Head and reached the collapsing city, where the enemy demanded that Ye Wucan surrender Su Old Devil's granddaughter.

• Sikong Jing left Chang Lehuang alive and hurried toward Willow Leaf City after sensing the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army's killing intent.
• Sikong Jing decided to enter Willow Leaf City, sent word for Shi Douxing to attack Chang Yonghuang, and ordered the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion to find the army's weakest point.
• Sikong Jing and Old Fat Head disguised themselves as wounded Qianyuan Holy Demon soldiers, hid Chang Lehuang inside a demon-beast mount, and infiltrated the army.
• After two hours, Sikong Jing and Old Fat Head reached the front of the army and saw Willow Leaf City's defenses close to collapse.
• The Qianyuan Holy Demon Army halted its attack, and its commander demanded that Ye Wucan hand over Su Old Devil's granddaughter.

Pei Yupo tried to break Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s resolve by threatening to destroy the city unless they surrendered Su Yuexi and the two Qianyuan Fragment Maps. Ye Wuyu immediately begged for terms, while Ye Wucan wavered between surrendering and seeking revenge on Sikong Jing.

• Sikong Jing explained to Old Fat Head that Pei Yupo was targeting Willow Leaf Holy Manor because he had noticed their fear and weak fighting spirit.
• Pei Yupo threatened to kill Willow Leaf Holy Manor first unless they handed over Su Yuexi, then offered to spare them if they surrendered.
• Ye Wuyu asked Pei Yupo whether he would spare Willow Leaf Holy Manor and said they could agree to anything, drawing furious protests from Ye Wuzhi, Leng Chan, and the others.
• Sikong Jing told Old Fat Head that Ye Wuyu’s actions showed why Willow Leaf Holy Manor was worse than he had expected.
• Pei Yupo demanded the two Qianyuan Fragment Maps as well, and Ye Wucan considered using the offer to turn against Sikong Jing.
• Pei Yupo ordered Ye Wucan to capture Su Yuexi and bring her to him immediately, promising to accept Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s surrender without killing any of them.

Sikong Jing returned to the standoff between the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall and Willow Leaf City, challenging Pei Yupo’s promise to Ye Wucan. He offered Ye Wucan the power of the Saint Martial Stage, leaving Ye Wucan stunned and reconsidering surrender.

• Su Yuexi warned Ye Wucan that the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall had promised to spare only Willow Leaf Holy Manor, not the people of Willow Leaf City.
• Ye Wuyu urged Ye Wucan to surrender and said she did not care if the city’s people died, while Pei Yupo promised to help build a new city.
• Sikong Jing appeared between the opposing armies wearing the Dark Wing Mask, drawing the attention of both sides.
• Sikong Jing asked Pei Yupo whether the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall could give Ye Wucan the power of the Saint Martial Stage.
• Ye Wucan reacted with shock, realizing Sikong Jing might offer him the power he had obtained from Ancestor Liu Duoye’s tomb.

Sikong Jing revealed his pure Willow Leaf Holy Manor aura and claimed responsibility for the moves that had stalled Pei Yupo and War Saint Ganmo. He urged Willow Leaf City to hold on until Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s reinforcements arrived, while Pei Yupo demanded to know whether he was Xi Tu or Dong Wu.

• Ye Wuzhi stopped Ye Wuyu from revealing Sikong Jing’s identity and told Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s people to keep quiet.
• Sikong Jing displayed his pure Duoye Twelve Seals aura and said the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce had given Ye Wucan his Saint Martial Stage power.
• Sikong Jing admitted that he had killed Chang Yihuang, made War Saint Ganmo leave Willow Leaf City, and arranged the delays that bought the city time.
• Pei Chang attacked Sikong Jing, but Leng Chan and the others used the Tyrant Soul Army-Slaying Formation to disperse the strike.
• Sikong Jing said Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s powerhouses would arrive soon and explained that Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s weakness had forced his elaborate plan.
• Pei Yupo accused Sikong Jing of being a Heaven Decider and demanded to know whether he was Xi Tu or Dong Wu.

Sikong Jing challenged Pei Yupo to remove his mask, making Pei Yupo realize that he was Ba Hun's inheritor and knew the Thousand Kings Holy Tower controlled the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall. After Sikong Jing drove back Pei Chang with the citywide Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formations, Pei Yupo exposed his identity aloud, and the city learned that Sikong Jing was still alive.

• Sikong Jing revealed that he and Pei Yupo were both at the peak of the Heavenly King Realm and challenged Pei Yupo to remove his mask.
• Pei Yupo concluded that Sikong Jing was Ba Hun's inheritor and privately reasoned that he had anticipated the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall's plans and rallied Willow Leaf City's resistance.
• Pei Yupo ordered Pei Chang to seize Sikong Jing, but Sikong Jing activated the citywide Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formations and repelled Pei Chang with an Overlord Soul halberd.
• Sikong Jing challenged Pei Yupo to a life-and-death battle, and Pei Yupo roared that Ba Hun's inheritor should have been dead.
• The people of Willow Leaf City erupted when they realized Sikong Jing had survived the Willow Leaf Sacred Tomb and had been directing events from the shadows.

Sikong Jing exposed Pei Yupo as the Thousand King Young Master and disrupted the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army with Chang Lehuang and hidden poison. In the resulting chaos, Old Fat Head launched an attack on Chang Sanghuang.

• Sikong Jing challenged Pei Yupo and removed his Dark Wing Mask, but Pei Yupo denied his identity, called himself Gan Shengwei, and ordered the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army to slaughter Willow Leaf City.
• Sikong Jing pulled the unconscious Chang Lehuang from his demonic beast mount and woke her, prompting her to rush toward the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army and warn that the Tyrant Soul inheritor was alive.
• Pei Yupo ordered the Emperors not to withdraw their Army-Slaying Formation and to blast Chang Lehuang, while Sikong Jing used his formation hammers to launch her toward the enemy.
• Sikong Jing detonated an Emperor-grade artifact and poison hidden in Chang Lehuang, spreading poisonous blood mist and briefly disrupting the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army's formation.
• Old Fat Head appeared behind Chang Sanghuang and attacked him with a blade.