Chapter Summaries

Sikong Jing revealed that Shu Guangye had survived Han Guanglei’s betrayal, turning the Hidden Star Gate against her while Demon Dream Witch pursued Zhou Xiu and his wife. Left facing Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor alone, Sikong Jing broke through his attack and prepared to fight.

• Sikong Jing revealed that Shu Guangye was alive and had helped him expose Han Guanglei’s betrayal.
• Shu Guangye ordered the Hidden Star Gate crowd to seize Han Guanglei, while she tried to convince them that he was an impostor.
• Demon Dream Witch revealed her Divine Martial Stage spirit-shadow power and chased Zhou Xiu and his wife away from the tribe.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor chose to capture Sikong Jing as a hostage and attacked him with all his strength.
• Sikong Jing’s sword split Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s true qi, and Sikong Jing reminded him that he had defeated the Star-Commanding Demon Roc.

Sikong Jing fought Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor without using his Demonic Path form and proved strong enough to suppress him. After blocking Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s escape with chaotic space, Sikong Jing continued battling him while Su Yuexi and the tribal chief watched from the Demon Dream Tribe.

• Sikong Jing overwhelmed Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor with the Nine Heavens Wind Leaf Sword, forcing him to flee toward the Southern Wild Forest.
• Sikong Jing disrupted Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s Space Folding and caught up with him, leaving him unable to escape.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor decided to fight to the death, and Sikong Jing switched to the Beiheng Origin Shadow Sword to test himself without his Demonic Path power.
• Sikong Jing and Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor clashed fiercely in the mountain forest while Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor looked for a chance to take him hostage.
• Su Yuexi told the tribal chief not to help because Sikong Jing was enjoying the fight and she trusted him to win.

Han Guanglei was executed after Hidden Star Gate learned of her betrayal, while Sikong Jing forced the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor to concede. The Sacred Ancestor offered his sect’s support to survive, and Sikong Jing demanded that he lead him to Ling Yusong.

• Han Guanglei begged Shu Guangye for mercy, but he ordered Hidden Star Gate to kill her for her betrayal.
• Su Yuexi apologized to Shu Guangye, who offered to help Sikong Jing fight the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor.
• Sikong Jing broke the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s techniques until he conceded and offered any condition to spare his life.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor promised the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land would join Sikong Jing in hunting Ling Yusong.
• Sikong Jing sheathed his sword and told the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor that his first condition was to take him to find Ling Yusong.

Sikong Jing forced Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor to help him infiltrate Ling Yusong’s forces, then turned to ambushing Zhou Xiu when Zhou attacked the Demon Dream Tribe. Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor agreed after demon beasts gathered around them, signaling that the Beast Slaughter Array was being formed.

• Sikong Jing explained that he would disguise himself as a Heavenly Dao Sacred Land disciple and make Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor take him to Ling Yusong, threatening to kill him if he refused.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor warned Sikong Jing that Ling Yusong was too dangerous to confront, but eventually agreed to go along with the plan.
• Zhou Xiu arrived at the Demon Dream Tribe, realized the Demon Dream Witch was weakened, and ordered A-Jin to hold her off while he tried to take tribespeople hostage.
• Shu Guangye ordered the Hidden Star Gate to form the Army-Slaying Formation, but Zhou Xiu’s sudden attack nearly broke through it.
• Sikong Jing ordered Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor to take him near Zhou Xiu so they could ambush and kill him, while demon beasts gathered around them to form the Beast Slaughter Array.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor recognized the Beast Slaughter Array’s signs and agreed to help Sikong Jing.

Sikong Jing and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor tricked Zhou Xiu, whose dying spirit shadow invaded the Sacred Ancestor’s consciousness sea. Sikong Jing sealed Zhou Xiu inside it, leaving the Sacred Ancestor alive but terrified and the danger unresolved.

• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor pretended to capture Sikong Jing and approached Zhou Xiu, who let them come close.
• Sikong Jing gave the signal, and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor stabbed Zhou Xiu in a wound and crushed his heart.
• Zhou Xiu’s exploding body blasted the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor away, and his spirit shadow invaded the Sacred Ancestor’s consciousness sea.
• Sikong Jing sent his three spirit shadows after Zhou Xiu and used the Nine Heavens Wind Seal to trap him before he could destroy the Sacred Ancestor’s Spirit Platform.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor thanked Sikong Jing, who admitted he could destroy Zhou Xiu but chose to leave him sealed inside the Sacred Ancestor.

Sikong Jing secured the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and offered A-Jin a chance to recover Zhou Xiu’s sealed spirit shadow, while the Demon Dream Witch withdrew to suppress her returning memories. Meanwhile, Zhan Hu became lost in the Desolate Sea Absolute Formation and was possessed by Cang Lang, the first master of the Cang Vein.

• Sikong Jing forced the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor to obey by threatening Zhou Xiu’s sealed spirit shadow, then reassured Shu Guangye that the Sacred Ancestor had submitted.
• The Demon Dream Witch returned with A-Jin, handed her to Sikong Jing, and left to suppress memories from her second past life.
• Sikong Jing told A-Jin that Zhou Xiu’s spirit shadow remained intact, and she nodded in acceptance of following him.
• Shu Guangye chose to stay with the tribe for detoxification and discussions, while the Hidden Star Gate members remained outside.
• Zhan Hu searched the Desolate Sea Absolute Formation for over a month, dove to the seabed, and was struck by a pearl.
• Cang Lang revealed himself inside Zhan Hu’s spirit platform and began taking over his body.

Cang Lang tried to possess Zhan Hu, but Zhan Hu’s demonic nature and the Demonic Battle Heaven-Constant Art triggered Mo Zhan’s hidden will. Mo Zhan gave Zhan Hu the Demon Vein inheritance, leaving him trapped in a clash between the Demon Vein and Cang Vein powers as he fought to resist Cang Lang.

• Cang Lang emerged from the shattered Super Divine Martial Shadow Pearl and began invading Zhan Hu’s memories and body.
• Cang Lang discovered that Zhan Hu was a demon whose cultivation art could restrain him, but he regained control and resumed trying to possess him.
• A ghostly light from the Black Demon palace reached Zhan Hu, where Cang Lang had begun reading the memories of Sikong Jing.
• Mo Zhan’s will appeared, revealed that he had altered the Demonic Battle Heaven-Constant Art to counter Cang Lang, and gave Zhan Hu the full Demon Vein inheritance.
• Cang Lang injected Cang Vein inheritance into Zhan Hu, setting the two powers against each other as Mo Zhan urged Zhan Hu to endure and defeat him.

Zhan Hu absorbed Mo Zhan’s inheritance and fought to resist Cang Lang’s attempt to take over his body. Elsewhere in the absolute formation, Forged Rock’s group continued toward the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land, Chai Jiu and Chai Ren struggled to find the Blood Demon Grand Formation, and Su Yuexian rode onward with the Golden Jade Luan.

• Mo Zhan vanished after leaving his inheritance to Zhan Hu, who vowed to protect the Demon Vein and Cangyu Demon Sect and defeat Cang Lang.
• Zhan Hu broke through to the Fourth Sacred Martial Major Realm as the Demon Vein and Cang Vein powers continued battling inside him.
• Forged Rock dismissed the strange force that had made his group want to worship and led the seven other Sacred Martial demonfolk onward toward the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land.
• Chai Jiu and Chai Ren lost sight of the Blood Demon Grand Formation when the absolute formation went berserk, then resolved to keep searching for it before the Saint Martial Demon found Black Scale.
• Su Yuexian and the Golden Jade Luan slowly advanced through the absolute formation.

Sikong Jing arranged an alliance against Ling Yusong after the Demon Dream Witch reached the Divine Martial Stage, while Su Yuexian continued navigating the ultimate formation. The chapter ended with Madam Raccoon and Pei Yusheng learning that Ling Yusong had moved the assembly point to Chaos-Shaking City.

• Su Yuexian changed course north along the edge of the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land, studying the ultimate formation as her power grew.
• Sikong Jing broke through to the fifth realm of the Emperor Realm and learned that the Demon Dream Witch had reached the Divine Martial Stage and could suppress the thing within her for a while.
• Sikong Jing sent Shu Guangye and the Hidden Star Gate to the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land, while the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and A-Jin were to accompany him to meet Ling Yusong.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor asked whether Sikong Jing would resolve his hidden danger, and Sikong Jing said he would decide based on the man's performance in the Blood Demon Grand Formation.
• Madam Raccoon and Pei Yusheng reached Ling Yusong's former gathering place, where a bald old man told them to go to Chaos-Shaking City instead.

Madam Raccoon and Pei Yusheng learned that Ling Yusong had moved his gathering place to Chaos-Shaking City, while Sikong Jing discovered the same location and returned to Overlord Heaven City to prepare. There, he brought the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and A-Jin to meet the Grand Heaven Duel, whose leaders mistook the Sacred Ancestor for an enemy and drew their weapons.

• Madam Raccoon and Pei Yusheng entered the forbidden place, learned Ling Yusong was gathering in Chaos-Shaking City, and set out there.
• Sikong Jing arrived at Bright Dragon Mountain Range with Su Yuexi, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor, and A-Jin, then learned from A-Jin's answer that Ling Yusong's new gathering place was Chaos-Shaking City.
• Sikong Jing decided to return to Overlord Heaven City before contacting Ling Yusong and took the others there through spatial transmission.
• Sikong Jing sent Su Yuexi to her parents and brought the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and A-Jin to meet the Grand Heaven Duel.
• The Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce leaders recognized the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and drew their weapons, prompting him to insist that he was one of them.

Sikong Jing told Overlord Heaven’s leaders that Su Yuexian would not return, but that Demon Dream Witch would help them oppose Ling Yusong. He suspected Ling Yusong had spies among them and revealed sensitive information to provoke them into exposing themselves.

• Sikong Jing admitted that Su Yuexian had left Overlord Heaven City and refused to return, despite his having caught up with her.
• Murong Jianyun explained that they had concealed Su Yuexian’s departure to protect the city from a spy sent by Ling Yusong.
• Sikong Jing revealed that Demon Dream Witch was aiding them and ordered everyone to prepare for his next instructions.
• Sikong Jing introduced A-Jin to Murong Jianyun and warned that someone at the meeting might have defected to Ling Yusong.
• Sikong Jing asked Murong Jianyun to grant A-Jin authority to monitor everyone and catch the suspected spies.

Sikong Jing and Murong Jianyun planned to strike Ling Yusong first, aiming to prevent him from massacring his way to Overlord Heaven City and dividing Tyrant Heaven’s forces. Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor tested Murong Jianyun’s loyalty, but Murong rejected the idea of joining Ling Yusong.

• Murong Jianyun sent A-Jin with Tyrant Lotus Venerable to learn how to uncover spies and identify likely traitors.
• Sikong Jing told Murong Jianyun that Ling Yusong was in Chaos-Shaking City, and they planned to mislead him into thinking Tyrant Heaven would attack the Bright Dragon Mountain Range.
• Sikong Jing explained to Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor that waiting for Ling Yusong to attack would cause widespread slaughter and scatter Tyrant Heaven’s forces, so they would strike first.
• Sikong Jing left to visit his parents-in-law while A-Jin investigated the spies.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor hinted that Murong Jianyun should consider siding with Ling Yusong, but Murong rejected the suggestion and affirmed that he shared Sikong Jing’s path.

Sikong Jing reassured Su Zhenglong and Mei Xiaofang that he would help Su Yuexian reclaim her life, then used captured spies to deceive Ling Yusong. Ling Yusong learned that Su Yuexian had already left Overlord Heaven City and erupted in fury at being tricked again.

• Mei Xiaofang grieved over Su Yuexian’s departure, while Sikong Jing promised her and Su Zhenglong that he would do everything he could to help.
• Sikong Jing and Su Yuexi left the house together, and Su Yuexi affirmed that she would stay with him through life and death.
• Sikong Jing confronted the captured spies, rejected their excuses for betraying him, and ordered them to deliver a false report to Ling Yusong.
• At the Eastern Tyrant Branch, Blood Boil delivered the spies’ message, and Ling Yusong learned that Su Yuexian had left Overlord Heaven City weeks earlier.
• Ling Yusong realized Sikong Jing had deceived him again and raged over how cautiously he had infiltrated the city.

Ling Yusong received false reports from Sikong Jing’s spies and prepared to march on Overlord Heaven City, while Sikong Jing arranged to conceal the city’s troop movements and traveled to meet Cangyu Demon Sect reinforcements. After meeting Forged Rock and eight other Saint Martial demonic cultivators, Sikong Jing realized Zhan Hu still had not arrived or sent word.

• Ling Yusong received matching transmissions from several spies and concluded that Overlord Heaven City was panicking and searching the Bright Dragon Mountain Range for him.
• Ling Yusong ordered his forces to attack Overlord Heaven City, destroy allied sect foundations along the way, and spread word that Su Yuexian had left.
• Sikong Jing told Murong Jianyun that Overlord Heaven City’s troops were advancing east in separate groups and that demonic beasts would conceal their movements.
• Sikong Jing received a Cangyu Demon Sect message and used the Space Sacred Key to travel to the Northern Wasteland.
• Sikong Jing met Forged Rock and eight Saint Martial demonic cultivators, then noted that Zhan Hu still had not arrived.

Sikong Jing prepared to confront Ling Yusong, sending forces toward Chaos-Shaking City while Demon Dream Witch arranged to speed Overlord Heaven’s army’s march. Ling Yusong gathered his followers there and ordered them to capture Simao and Yao Yulou, then asked who would kill the Cangyu Sect demon.

• Sikong Jing sent Six Leopard and Mud Armor into the Desolate Sea Absolute Formation to search for Zhan Hu, whose life lamp was still lit.
• Sikong Jing led Forged Rock and other Saint Martial demon humanoids to meet Demon Dream Witch and Gate Master Shu’s forces near Chaos-Shaking City.
• Demon Dream Witch teleported away to meet Murong Jianyun and help speed Overlord Heaven’s forces toward Chaos-Shaking City.
• Ling Yusong emerged from the Tyrant Judgment Tower with Blood Boil and gathered his remaining pursuers and their followers.
• Ling Yusong blamed his earlier defeat on a Reincarnation Realm expert and ordered his forces to capture Simao and Yao Yulou alive.
• Ling Yusong identified the Cangyu Sect demon as a threat and asked which follower would go kill him.

Ling Yusong received word that Divine Shuttle Ships were approaching Chaos-Shaking City, then learned they belonged to forces A-Jin had brought as a gift. As Ling Yusong assigned someone to kill the Cangyu Sect demon, Sikong Jing maneuvered to send the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and A-Jin, but Hai Chongyin’s sponsor also offered to take the mission.

• A subordinate reported that many Divine Shuttle Ships were approaching Chaos-Shaking City, and Ling Yusong sent Blood Boil to investigate.
• When Hai Chongyin voiced fear that Sikong Little Devil had exposed their whereabouts, Ling Yusong blew off one of his arms and warned him not to praise Sikong.
• Blood Boil returned with Sikong Jing, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor, and A-Jin, and reported that A-Jin had conquered the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land and Hidden Star Gate forces.
• A-Jin claimed her husband had died and presented the forces as a gift, which pleased Ling Yusong.
• Ling Yusong asked who would kill the Cangyu Sect demon, and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor volunteered with A-Jin’s support.
• The bald old man who had brought Hai Chongyin challenged their offer, arguing that he and Hai Chongyin were equally suited to the mission.

Ling Yusong sent A-Jin and Bald Thicket to hunt the Cangyu Sect’s demonic men, but their rivalry flared when Bald Thicket tried to claim A-Jin and threatened Sikong Jing. After Bald Thicket withdrew, Sikong Jing planned to bring Hai Chongyin and Sea Forest Cave’s troops under his command as they prepared for the next move against Ling Yusong.

• Ling Yusong ordered A-Jin and Bald Thicket to pursue the Cangyu Sect’s demonic men and capture them alive if possible.
• Bald Thicket challenged A-Jin to a wager and demanded her and her troops as his prize, but Sikong Jing’s taunts and invocation of Ling Yusong made him withdraw his attack.
• Bald Thicket ordered A-He to kill Sikong Jing and Hai Chongyin to kill the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor, though Hai Chongyin doubted he could succeed.
• A-Jin thanked Sikong Jing for protecting her, and Sikong Jing said he would bring Hai Chongyin and Sea Forest Cave’s troops under his command.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor asked Sikong Jing how they should proceed next.

Sikong Jing arranged a deceptive search for the Cangyu Sect demon, intending to make Bald Thicket appear to die while keeping Ling Yusong unaware of the plan. After Bald Thicket and A-Jin rushed off separately, Hai Chongyin and Hai He confronted Sikong Jing, and Hai He challenged him to a fight as Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor declared he would not interfere.

• Sikong Jing told Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor that he would stage a search for the Cangyu Sect demon and make Bald Thicket appear to die in the Humanoid Fierce Beast's hands.
• Sikong Jing left Ling Yusong after learning how many people he could gather, warned Forged Rock to stay cautious, and secretly positioned the Overlord Heaven troops along the route.
• Three days later, Sikong Jing's group reached the demon-beast rampage, where Bald Thicket claimed to have found the Cangyu Sect demon and hurried away without Hai Chongyin or Hai He.
• A-Jin also claimed to have found the demon and left, while Bald Thicket's real plan was for Hai Chongyin and Hai He to kill Sikong Jing.
• Hai He challenged Sikong Jing and ordered Hai Chongyin to stop Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor from intervening; Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor said he had no need to act.

Sikong Jing effortlessly defeated Hai He and subdued Hai Chongyin, then invited him to leave Bald Thicket and join their group. Hai Chongyin realized Sikong Jing was not truly a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land, and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor hinted at his identity.

• Hai He attacked Sikong Jing, who redirected his Sword Qi and pierced Hai He until he resembled a hedgehog.
• Hai Chongyin rushed to save Hai He, but Sikong Jing blocked his attack and surrounded him with Sword Qi.
• Sikong Jing stopped Hai Chongyin from contacting Bald Thicket and urged him to calm down and talk.
• Sikong Jing asked Hai Chongyin to bring Sea Forest Cave over to their side, and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor clarified that he and Lady A-Jin followed Sikong Jing.
• Hai Chongyin questioned whether Sikong Jing was really a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land, and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor asked who else could be such a terrifying young man.

Sikong Jing left Hai Chongyin with Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and Yao Yulou to guard them while he headed to kill Bald Thicket. Bald Thicket found Su Yuexi directing the demon beasts, mistook Sikong Jing for an enslaved Cangyu Sect demon, and launched a stealth attack as A-Jin warned he was about to die.

• Sikong Jing introduced himself to Hai Chongyin, then left to kill Bald Thicket while Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor agreed to explain the situation.
• Yao Yulou appeared to watch Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor, preventing him from fleeing or betraying Zhou Xiu.
• Bald Thicket found Su Yuexi directing the demon beasts with two female Sacred Martial warriors beside her, and A-Jin identified them as Cangyu Sect members.
• Sikong Jing arrived, and the two women addressed him as Young Sect Master, confirming Bald Thicket's mistaken belief that he was the target Cangyu Sect demon.
• Bald Thicket began a stealth attack on Sikong Jing, while A-Jin stayed back and warned that Bald Thicket was about to die.