Chapter Summaries

Prisoners learned that Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue’s inheritance might reveal how to escape Gods and Devils Island Prison, so they protected the gorge while Cangyu Sect sent in its demon forces. As Chai Gong threatened the prisoners with an Army-Slaying Formation, Ying Sanmeng finished receiving the inheritance and released a peak Saint Martial Realm aura.

• A blood-qi middle-aged man revealed that Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue were receiving the Cosmic Vein’s first master’s inheritance, prompting the prisoners to protect the gorge.
• Chai Gong reported the situation to Chai Jiu, who sent the demon forces into the prison and ordered Saint Martial Stage elders and Cosmic Vein descendants to come to Gods and Devils Island.
• The demon troops arrived, and Zhan Hu spotted Sikong Jing and excitedly called him Brother Black Scale.
• Chai Gong threatened the prisoners with the demon troops’ Army-Slaying Formation unless they helped destroy the inheritance.
• Ying Sanmeng released a peak Saint Martial Realm aura after finishing the inheritance, and the prisoners recognized that he had recovered from his injuries.

Ying Sanmeng learned that his inheritance let him leave Gods and Devils Island but not take anyone with him, causing the prisoners to turn against him. Teng Yue then completed Ying Beitong’s full inheritance and gained the same limited freedom, while also being told to wait for someone.

• Ying Sanmeng recovered from receiving the inheritance, and a prisoner asked whether he could lead them out of the prison.
• Ying Beitong’s phantom revealed that Ying Sanmeng could leave the island and advance to the Divine Martial Stage but could not take anyone with him or learn the island’s secrets.
• Chai Gong and the death warriors mocked Ying Sanmeng, turned the prisoners against him, and prepared to attack.
• Ying Sanmeng urged the prisoners to wait because Teng Yue had not finished receiving the inheritance.
• Teng Yue completed Ying Beitong’s full inheritance and received authority to enter and leave the prison, but could not take anyone or learn the island’s secrets.
• Ying Beitong’s phantom disappeared, and the defensive light-screen barrier vanished.

After Teng Yue completed the Cosmic Vein inheritance, Ying Sanmeng broke through to the Divine Martial Stage and fought off Chai Gong’s first assault. Sikong Jing secretly reached Teng Yue and learned that even a stronger Cosmic Vein and allied demons could not match the Cang Vein, leaving him to reconsider how to change the balance of power.

• Chai Gong reported that Teng Yue had completed the inheritance and said he expected orders to capture the pair alive.
• Ying Sanmeng told Teng Yue that reaching the Divine Martial Stage offered hope, then broke through and repelled Chai Gong’s Army-Slaying Formation.
• Chai Gong ordered the prisoners to attack Ying Sanmeng before he could advance further, while Sikong Jing quietly asked Zhan Hu to send him to Teng Yue.
• Sikong Jing asked Teng Yue whether the Cosmic Vein could contend with the Cang Vein if Ying Sanmeng advanced further and the demons joined them.
• Teng Yue said the Cosmic Vein still had no chance because its Divine Martial elders had been killed, controlled, or imprisoned, and the Cang Vein had ample forces.

Sikong Jing persuaded Teng Yue to use him as a hostage so the Cang Vein would withdraw and negotiate, paving the way for the Cosmic Vein and Demon Vein to join forces. Teng Yue threatened to kill Sikong Jing on the battlefield, and Sikong Jing pretended to be confused about how he had ended up in Teng Yue’s hands.

• Sikong Jing proposed seeking help from neutral Cangyu Sect elders and explained that he wanted to negotiate rather than let the conflict become bloodier.
• Sikong Jing told Teng Yue to capture him, revealing that he would soon become the Demon Vein’s inheritor and could help secure demonfolk support.
• Teng Yue worried that the Emperor Martial Locks and Heart-Eater Locks would prevent the demonfolk from supporting them, but Sikong Jing assured him that the Demon Vein’s first-generation master could undo them.
• Teng Yue threatened to kill Sikong Jing unless the Cang Vein’s dead soldiers stopped attacking, giving Ying Sanmeng a chance to retreat into the gorge.
• Chai Gong demanded to know how Sikong Jing had fallen into Teng Yue’s hands, and Sikong Jing pretended the Army-Slaying Formation had pushed him there by accident.

Teng Yue took Black Scale hostage to force the Cang Vein to back off while Ying Sanmeng prepared to break through. Chai Jiu learned that both men had gained only demon-man authority and ordered them captured alive, but his confidence faltered when he heard Ying Sanmeng was advancing and Teng Yue had seized Black Scale.

• Teng Yue took Black Scale hostage and demanded that Chai Gong and the Cang Vein forces retreat.
• Chai Gong surrounded the gorge and ordered Ying Sanmeng to break through to the second major realm of the Divine Martial Stage.
• Chai Jiu received reports that Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue had gained only demon-man authority, then ordered them captured alive to seize the Cosmic Vein inheritance.
• Chai Jiu welcomed arriving elders and Cosmic Vein hostages, boasting that the Cang Vein could force Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue to surrender the inheritance.
• Chai Jiu received news that Ying Sanmeng had broken through to the Divine Martial Stage and was advancing further, while Teng Yue had taken Black Scale hostage, and blamed Chai Gong.

Sikong Jing summoned the demon puppet guardian, which declared him qualified to inherit the first-generation Demon Vein Master's legacy and ordered him to face a trial at the prison's center. Chai Gong halted his attack and reported the news to Chai Jiu, whose composure broke when he read the report.

• Chai Jiu dismissed the Black Scale demon's importance and ordered Chai Gong to capture Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue regardless of whether Sikong Jing lived or died.
• Chai Gong attacked while Ying Sanmeng struggled to continue his breakthrough, and Teng Yue tried to stall for time.
• Sikong Jing pointed out a giant in the sky, and the demon puppet guardian appeared, destroyed Chai Gong's attack, and named Sikong Jing a candidate for the Demon Vein inheritance trial.
• Teng Yue threatened to kill Sikong Jing, forcing Chai Gong to stop him and resume the encirclement while awaiting new orders.
• Chai Jiu read Chai Gong's report and reacted with shock upon learning of the first Demon Vein Master's inheritance.

After learning that Sikong Jing had triggered the Demon Vein inheritance, Chai Jiu ordered Chai Gong to attack without regard for Sikong Jing’s safety. Sikong Jing saw that the prisoners’ refusal to fight gave Ying Sanmeng a chance to break through toward the prison’s center, forcing Chai Jiu to negotiate.

• Chai Jiu decided to kill Sikong Jing if necessary, hoping Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue would be forced to protect him while Cang Vein attacked.
• Chai Gong passed on Chai Jiu’s order and launched the death warriors against Sikong Jing, Teng Yue, and Ying Sanmeng.
• Sikong Jing recognized Chai Jiu’s strategy and pointed out that the prisoners might refuse to obey Chai Gong.
• The prisoner leaders ignored Chai Gong’s commands, leaving Ying Sanmeng free to protect Sikong Jing and Teng Yue.
• Sikong Jing urged Ying Sanmeng to break through toward the prison’s center, where Chai Jiu would have to negotiate.
• Ying Sanmeng charged into the Army-Slaying Formation, while Teng Yue told Chai Gong they were taking Sikong Jing to claim the Demon Vein inheritance.

Ying Sanmeng broke through to the second major realm of the Divine Martial Realm and pressed his breakout while Sikong Jing urged him and Teng Yue to use the Cosmic Vein hostages as leverage. Chai Jiu backed down from killing the hostages, but the Cang Vein leaders still had no answer to the threat.

• Teng Yue declared that Black Scale would become a brother of the Cosmic Vein and that the Demon Vein inheritance might reveal the secrets of Gods and Devils Island.
• Chai Jiu learned that Ying Sanmeng had reached the second major realm of the Divine Martial Realm and threatened to kill every member of the Cosmic Vein if the prisoners advanced.
• Sikong Jing advised Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue to threaten retaliation rather than yield, and Teng Yue warned that they would destroy the Cang Vein if their people were harmed.
• Chai Jiu slapped Chai Ren down when he tried to kill a hostage and explained that provoking Teng Yue could doom the Cang Vein.

Sikong Jing guided Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue through negotiations with Chai Jiu, using their prison breakout to force him to concede. Chai Jiu agreed to declare them innocent and release the Cosmic Vein prisoners, while Sikong Jing demanded that every condition be met before Black Scale was handed over.

• Chai Jiu offered to spare and return the Cosmic Vein prisoners if Ying Sanmeng handed Black Scale over to him.
• Sikong Jing demanded a public declaration of Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue's innocence and the release of all imprisoned Cosmic Vein members.
• When Chai Jiu refused, Sikong Jing told Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue to break toward the prison's center, repeatedly defeating Chai Gong's Army-Slaying Formation to increase pressure.
• Chai Jiu agreed to the demands and ordered an exchange of hostages after his advisers warned that Black Scale might gain the Demon Vein inheritance.
• Sikong Jing told Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue to negotiate at the prison's outer ring and require the elders to enter as War Puppets and all other Cosmic Vein members to be released before they handed over Black Scale.

Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue escorted Sikong Jing out of the prison and secured the release of the entire Cosmic Vein in exchange for him. As the hostage exchange began, Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue remained unsure how Sikong Jing planned to turn the demons into their allies.

• Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue passed through the prison barrier with Sikong Jing and confronted Chai Jiu at the prison wall.
• Chai Jiu brought the Cosmic Vein members to the prison, and two elders confirmed that he had declared them innocent.
• Chai Jiu shackled the Cosmic Vein members and began exchanging them for Sikong Jing.
• Ying Sanmeng pretended to threaten Sikong Jing with his bow while quietly asking Teng Yue how Sikong Jing planned to escape Chai Jiu’s grasp.
• Teng Yue admitted he did not know Sikong Jing’s plan and suspected Chai Jiu still had another move prepared.

During the hostage exchange, Chai Jiu triggered his contingency plan and trapped Ying Sanmeng, Teng Yue, and the Cosmic Vein between Cang Vein fighters and demon troops. Chai Jiu declared that the Cosmic Vein would be destroyed, while the two Divine Martial Stage martial uncles hurried to free the shackled people.

• Sikong Jing returned, and Elder Ruan greeted him as Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue emerged from the prison to free the Cosmic Vein hostages.
• Chai Jiu summoned Cang Vein elder seniors, who unleashed Army-Slaying Formations and linked up with the demon troops inside the prison.
• Four elder seniors tried to escape the prison's rule power; two broke free, while the other two exploded to death.
• The surviving elder seniors led the demons out to block Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue from returning to the prison.
• Chai Jiu revealed that he had agreed to the hostage exchange only to trap the Cosmic Vein, and he threatened to make Teng Yue serve the Cang Vein.
• Ying Sanmeng surveyed the surrounded Cosmic Vein people as the two Divine Martial Stage martial uncles frantically tried to remove their shackles.

Sikong Jing revealed that he had reached the peak of the Spirit Martial Stage, struck Elder Ruan down, and slaughtered the guards before escaping underground. His escape disrupted the Cang Vein’s attack on the Cosmic Vein, leaving Chai Jiu and the others stunned as Ying Sanmeng gained a brief reprieve.

• Chai Jiu led the Cang Vein’s forces against Ying Sanmeng and the Cosmic Vein while Teng Yue hurried to remove the prisoners’ shackles.
• Sikong Jing told Elder Ruan that he had reached the peak of the Spirit Martial Stage and knocked him flying with one punch.
• Sikong Jing killed the several hundred guards surrounding him, then escaped by burrowing underground and spared Elder Ruan so he could gain time.
• Elder Bu Tun found the wounded Elder Ruan and learned that Sikong Jing had escaped, then shouted the news across the battlefield.
• Chai Jiu and the others halted their assault in shock, giving the exhausted Ying Sanmeng time to catch his breath.
• Elder Ruan described Sikong Jing’s strength to Chai Ren, who refused to believe that a peak Spirit Martial Stage fighter had sent him flying.

Sikong Jing appeared before the Cang Vein and Cosmic Vein, revealed that he had broken his Spirit Martial Lock and used the Demonic Battle Heaven-Constant Art to shed some of his demon scales. He declared that demonfolk could regain human bodies, and Zhan Hu urged them to embrace the chance to break their ancient curse.

• Elder Ruan insisted that Black Scale had defeated him and killed the guards, and Sikong Jing appeared to confirm it.
• Ying Sanmeng shielded Sikong Jing as he declared that he intended to help the Cosmic Vein against the Cang Vein.
• Sikong Jing revealed that he had acquired the Demonic Battle Heaven-Constant Art and shattered the Spirit Martial Lock, reaching the Emperor Entry Realm.
• Sikong Jing shed some of his black scales and explained that demonfolk who cultivated the art could shed their demon bodies and return to human appearance.
• Sikong Jing told the restrained demonfolk that they were human, and Zhan Hu rallied them to break the curse that had bound them for tens of thousands of years.

Sikong Jing revealed that the Demonic Battle Heaven-Constant Art could reverse demonhood, and Zhan Hu urged the demon people to see Black Scale as their savior. Chai Jiu tried to suppress the uprising by activating the Heart-Eater Locks, but Sikong Jing revealed that he had already undone them, leaving the demon people free of their restraints.

• Zhan Hu called Black Scale the demon people’s savior and urged them to believe demonhood could be reversed.
• Chai Jiu activated Zhan Hu’s Heart-Eater Lock and threatened the demon people to keep them obedient.
• Sikong Jing’s power stopped Zhan Hu’s screams, and Zhan Hu realized his Heart-Eater Lock had been undone.
• Chai Jiu activated the Heart-Eater Locks in the other Emperor Realm demon people, but their screams soon stopped as their locks were undone too.
• Chai Jiu demanded to know how Sikong Jing had removed the locks, and Sikong Jing explained that he had arranged it in the prison through the first master of the Demon Vein’s inheritance.

Sikong Jing revealed that his condition from the first master of the Demon Vein had removed every lock in the demons’ bodies, allowing peak Emperor Realm demons to break through safely to the Saint Martial Stage. As Chai Jiu ordered two elder elders to kill them, Sikong Jing used Forced Troop Control.

• Sikong Jing explained that his spirit shadow had reached the Emperor Martial Stage and that his condition had removed every lock from the demons.
• Teng Yue realized the Emperor Martial Locks had also been undone, and Sikong Jing urged the peak Emperor Realm demons to break through.
• After Zhan Hu urged them on, one demon reached the Saint Martial Stage without being killed by the legendary sword radiance.
• Sikong Jing explained that the sword radiance came from power hidden in the Emperor Martial Locks, and Ying Sanmeng confirmed the locks had become useless.
• Chai Jiu ordered the two elder elders to kill the demons who were breaking through, but Sikong Jing shouted, “Forced Troop Control!”

Sikong Jing seized control of the demon troops and turned them into reinforcements for the Cosmic Vein, preventing Chai Jiu’s attempt to kill the demons breaking through. He revealed that he was Teng Bahun’s disciple, leaving Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng delighted and the Cang Vein furious.

• Sikong Jing took over the two elders’ Army-Slaying Formation and ordered the Cosmic Vein’s Divine Martial elders to knock them away.
• Sikong Jing urged the demons to willingly join his formation, gaining control of their forces as several demons broke through to the Saint Martial Stage.
• Sikong Jing challenged Chai Jiu, while the Cang Vein realized Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue could now return to the prison safely.
• Sikong Jing explained to Chai Ren that his Army-Slaying Formation had caused Teng Yue to crash into the prison, then confirmed he was considered Grandpa Tyrant Soul’s disciple.
• Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng were delighted by Sikong Jing’s revelation, while Chai Ren cursed Teng Bahun.

Sikong Jing answered Chai Jiu’s questions about his plans, admitting he had deliberately engineered his way into the prison to obtain the Demon Vein inheritance. He defended choosing to help Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng instead, leaving Chai Ren furious and Teng Yue deeply moved.

• Chai Jiu questioned whether Sikong Jing had known Teng Yue could obtain the Cosmic Vein inheritance, and Sikong Jing denied it, explaining that he had expected to retrieve Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng using the first Demon Vein Master’s condition.
• Sikong Jing admitted that he had deliberately provoked the Fifth Sect Master’s disciples and acted boldly at the Divine Mountain Hall so they would send him back to the prison.
• Chai Ren realized Sikong Jing had deceived the Cang Vein leaders and tried to attack him, but Chai Jiu stopped him to continue questioning.
• Chai Jiu asked why Sikong Jing had helped the Cosmic Vein instead of seeking the Demon Vein inheritance, and Sikong Jing said saving Teng Yue and Ying Sanmeng mattered more.
• Teng Yue was moved by Sikong Jing’s explanation that Grandpa Tyrant Soul’s disciple and sworn grandson mattered more than the inheritance.

Sikong Jing declared himself the future master of the Demon Vein and revealed that Demon Men stood equal to the Cang Vein and Cosmic Vein, igniting their resolve. Chai Jiu threatened to slaughter the Demon Men and tried to split Sikong Jing from the Cosmic Vein by questioning whether its people would truly fight for them.

• Sikong Jing credited Black Scale with saving the Cosmic Vein and announced that he intended to lead the Demon Men back into the world as the future master of the Demon Vein.
• Sikong Jing declared that the Demon Men belonged to the Cangyu Demon Sect and stood equal to the Cang Vein and Cosmic Vein, and Ying Sanmeng confirmed his claim.
• Chai Ren accused Ying Sanmeng of pretending to be a hero despite the Cosmic Vein's past suppression of the Demon Men, and Ying Sanmeng defended his efforts to restore their ancient status.
• Chai Jiu warned that the Cang Vein would target Sikong Jing and slaughter the Demon Men rather than let them return to the prison with the Demon Vein inheritance.
• Chai Jiu questioned whether the Cosmic Vein would fight for the Demon Men, then asked Sikong Jing whether he believed that its people would stand by them.

Sikong Jing rejected Chai Jiu’s attempt to exploit distrust between the demonfolk and the Cosmic Vein, affirming that the Demon Vein stood as their equal. He then revealed his strength by breaking through to the fifth level of the Venerable Realm.

• Chai Jiu tried to unsettle the demonfolk and Cosmic Vein and offered Sikong Jing’s people a chance to submit to the Cang Vein.
• Sikong Jing applauded Chai Jiu’s tactics and declared that neither his distrust nor his promises could sway him.
• Sikong Jing said the Demon Vein stood alongside the others as an equal and would cooperate with the Cosmic Vein rather than depend on it.
• Sikong Jing warned that he could lead the demonfolk back into the prison if the Cosmic Vein refused to fight alongside them, but affirmed his trust in Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue.
• Sikong Jing released his true energy, broke through the King Realm, and reached the fifth level of the Venerable Realm.

Sikong Jing broke through to the fifth level of the Emperor Martial Venerable Realm and shed nearly all his scales, convincing the demons that they could regain human form. He rallied the Cosmic Vein to fight alongside the demons, but Ying Sanmeng’s order to obey his battle commands stirred resentment among those who still rejected demons.

• Sikong Jing reached the fifth level of the Emperor Martial Venerable Realm, astonishing the arena and matching Teng Yue’s realm.
• Sikong Jing shed his scales and revealed his nearly restored human form, inspiring the demons to believe they could become human again.
• Sikong Jing condemned Chai Jiu’s failed psychological warfare and strengthened the Tyrant Soul Army-Slaying Formation with his increased power.
• Chai Jiu ordered the Cang Vein to attack the demon troops and charged at Sikong Jing, hoping to fracture the alliance between the Demon Vein and Cosmic Vein.
• Sikong Jing asked Ying Sanmeng and the Cosmic Vein to follow his battle orders, and Ying Sanmeng ordered them to obey without reservation.
• Some Cosmic Vein members resented being ordered to follow a demon’s commands.