Chapter Summaries

Sikong Jing rescued Su Yuexi and the Heavenly Tyrant Branch members from Shitian Courtyard, then had Old Fat Head abduct Liu Shitian before he could summon Willow Leaf Holy Manor. Back at the branch, Sikong Jing reunited with Su Zhenglong and Ye Wuzhi, but Ye Wuzhi warned that persuading Ye Wucan to return Su Yuexi and the others would be extremely difficult.

• Liu Shitian arrived at the ruined Shitian Courtyard and vowed to destroy the Heavenly Tyrant Branch after learning Ba Hun's successor was responsible.
• Old Fat Head struck Liu Shitian unconscious, carried him away, and raised the barrier again to prevent anyone from sending messages.
• Sikong Jing told the Heavenly Tyrant Branch members that his operation was personal and would serve as a bargaining chip rather than start a war with Willow Leaf Holy Manor.
• Sikong Jing returned to the Heavenly Tyrant Branch with Su Yuexi and reunited with Su Zhenglong and Ye Wuzhi.
• Ye Wuzhi warned Sikong Jing that getting Ye Wucan to return Su Yuexi, Su Zhenglong, and the others would be extremely difficult.

Sikong Jing prepared bargaining chips to make Ye Wucan release Su Zhenglong and Ye Wuzhi, including Liu Shitian and an encrypted Overlord Soul formation. After Liu Shitian was brought before him and Su Yuexi, Sikong Jing asked whether he remembered him.

• Sikong Jing told Ye Wuzhi and Su Zhenglong that he had destroyed Shitian Courtyard, crippled Liu Shitian's household, and killed Liu Zhi.
• Sikong Jing revealed that his people had captured Liu Shitian alive and said he would use the capture as leverage with Willow Leaf Holy Manor.
• Sikong Jing sent Su Zhenglong and Ye Wuzhi back to pretend they had never visited the Heavenly Tyrant Branch, and the Old Blacksmith escorted them.
• Sikong Jing gave Su Yuexi an encrypted Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation as another bargaining chip and restricted it so only they could undo it.
• Old Fat Head returned with Liu Shitian, placed a restriction on him, and woke him; Liu Shitian cursed Sikong Jing and Su Yuexi before Sikong Jing asked whether he remembered him.

Sikong Jing revealed to Liu Shitian that he had killed Liu Zhi and Liu An, then warned him that his life depended on whether Willow Leaf Holy Manor would protect him. As Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s experts gathered at the ruined Shitian Courtyard, Ye Wucan prepared to respond to Sikong Jing’s attack.

• Sikong Jing and Su Yuexi confronted Liu Shitian, who recognized Sikong Jing as Su Yuexi’s husband after learning he had killed Liu Zhi and Liu An.
• Su Yuexi explained how Liu Shitian’s mistaken belief about Liu An’s death had sparked his fight with the Bloodforged Patriarch.
• Sikong Jing warned Liu Shitian that he would die if Willow Leaf Holy Manor did not choose to save him, then had Ren You take him away to be imprisoned.
• Sikong Jing told Su Yuexi that he would formally ask for her hand at Willow Leaf Holy Manor the next day.
• A messenger reported the destruction of Shitian Courtyard to Ye Wucan, who gathered the manor’s Venerables and rushed to the ruins.
• At Shitian Courtyard, Ye Wucan, Liu Shizeng, and other experts learned that Ba Hun’s successor had attacked, and Ye Wuyu urged Ye Wucan to order an assault.

Ye Wucan assembled Willow Leaf Holy Manor's forces to attack the Heavenly Tyrant Branch, claiming they would rescue Liu Shitian and Su Yuexi. Su Yuexi returned alone just as the troops prepared to leave, then revealed she had brought back the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation.

• Ye Wucan warned the Willow Leaf experts that the Heavenly Tyrant Branch might be a trap and ordered them to surround it with the manor's full forces.
• Ye Wucan told the gathered troops that Ba Hun's successor had humiliated Willow Leaf Holy Manor and abducted Su Yuexi, concealing Liu Shitian's role in what happened at Shitian Courtyard.
• Mei Xiaofang anxiously asked Su Zhenglong what had happened to Yuexi, and he reassured her while keeping watch from a nearby hill.
• As Ye Wucan ordered the troops to set out, Su Yuexi arrived alone on a Two-Horned War Demon Tiger and announced that she had returned.
• Ye Wucan warned Su Yuexi to go home and rest, but she said she had brought back the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation and produced a sheet of black jade paper.

Su Yuexi brought Willow Leaf Holy Manor the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation and used its unbreakable restriction and Liu Shitian’s hostage situation to force Ye Wucan toward negotiations. Ye Wucan, unable to break the restriction or ignore Liu Shitian’s life, asked whether Su Yuexi could undo it.

• Ye Wucan and Ye Wuyu assumed Su Yuexi had brought the formation to negotiate, but Ye Wucan refused to discuss terms.
• Ye Wuyu handed Ye Wucan the black jade paper, and he discovered an encryption restriction inside.
• Ye Wucan tried to break the restriction but found it baffling, while Su Yuexi warned that forcing it would destroy the formation.
• Su Yuexi revealed that breaking the restriction would also cost Liu Shitian his life, prompting Liu Shizeng to erupt in anger.
• Ye Wucan hesitated to risk Liu Shitian’s life and asked Su Yuexi whether she could undo the restriction.

Su Yuexi confronted Ye Wucan and Willow Leaf Holy Manor, refusing to undo the restriction that could save Liu Shitian because he had abducted her and nearly let Liu Zhi violate her. She exposed the manor’s hypocrisy and ended by asking why she should save the man who had harmed her.

• Su Yuexi said the Overlord Soul inheritor had warned that Liu Shitian would die if she did not undo the restriction within an hour, forcing Ye Wucan to ask her to act.
• Su Yuexi refused to save Liu Shitian and said he deserved to die, prompting Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s soldiers to erupt in outrage.
• When Ye Wucan and Liu Shizeng tried to silence Su Yuexi, Ye Wuzhi revealed that Liu Shitian had abducted her to give her to Liu Zhi for humiliation.
• Su Yuexi said the Overlord Soul inheritor had saved her from losing her innocence and challenged why she should repay Liu Shitian by saving him.
• Su Yuexi accused Ye Wucan of treating her family as disposable despite promising her the privileges of a genius, and condemned Willow Leaf Holy Manor for failing to protect her.

Su Yuexi used the restricted formation and the threat to Liu Shitian to force Ye Wucan to acknowledge Liu Shitian’s abduction and apologize. As Ye Wucan ordered an attack on the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce, the Overlord Soul’s successor requested an audience at Willow Leaf Holy Manor.

• Su Yuexi and Su Zhenglong threatened to die with the formation and its map rather than let Ye Wucan punish them.
• Ye Wuyu lunged at Su Yuexi, but Ye Wucan stopped her and privately urged Su Yuexi to consider the Overlord Soul inheritor.
• Ye Wucan pressed Liu Shizeng to confirm Liu Shitian’s abduction of Su Yuexi, then apologized and promised it would not happen again.
• Su Yuexi removed the first restriction on the black jade paper, but Ye Wucan discovered that a second restriction still blocked the formation.
• Ye Wucan ordered his forces to attack the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce, but a voice from beyond the gates announced that the Overlord Soul’s successor requested an audience.

Sikong Jing entered Willow Leaf Holy Manor alone to discuss the second restriction condition, which Su Yuexi presented as a marriage proposal. After Ye Wucan ordered him bound, Sikong Jing defeated the guards and declared that no one could bind a Sacred Body.

• Sikong Jing waited outside Willow Leaf Holy Manor while Su Yuexi told Ye Wucan that he had come to propose marriage to Su Old Devil's granddaughter.
• Ye Wucan agreed to admit Sikong Jing but ordered his Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion to stay outside.
• Mei Xiaofang recognized Sikong Jing when he entered and realized he was Su Yuexi's husband.
• Ye Wucan ordered his experts to chain Sikong Jing, but Sikong Jing kicked them away and announced that he was a Sacred Body.
• Ye Wuyu angrily confronted Sikong Jing and released her Honored One-level true energy toward him.

Sikong Jing used his sacred-body strength and his ties to Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce to force Willow Leaf Holy Manor to reconsider confronting him. After the manor’s leaders challenged his claim over Su Yuexi, she took his hand and declared that she was his woman.

• Sikong Jing revealed that he had defeated Emperor Martial Stage experts despite being at the Sea Soaring Realm, convincing Willow Leaf Holy Manor that his sacred body was no longer useless.
• Sikong Jing warned Liu Shizeng that killing him would bring retaliation from Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce and its powerful allies.
• Sikong Jing reminded Ye Wucan that he had also proved stronger than Shitian Courtyard's military formation master, and Ye Wucan demanded compensation rather than threatening to start a war.
• Sikong Jing said he had acted because Willow Leaf Holy Manor had taken Su Yuexi, and Ye Wucan realized her abduction had put the manor in the wrong.
• Liu Shizeng, Ye Wuyu, and other Willow Leaf experts denied that Su Yuexi had any connection to Sikong Jing, but Su Yuexi took his hand and declared that she was his woman.

Sikong Jing formally proposed to Su Yuexi and used the promise of a betrothal gift to persuade Ye Wucan to consider the marriage. The chapter ended with Sikong Jing offering portions of the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagram after Liu Shizeng demanded a Qianyuan Fragment Map.

• Su Yuexi challenged Ye Wucan to honor his promise not to mistreat them, and he insisted that her marriage remained his decision.
• Sikong Jing formally proposed to Su Yuexi and told Ye Wucan to name the betrothal gift.
• Sikong Jing outlined the risks of attacking or capturing him and argued that Ye Wucan could defend Su Yuexi without losing face.
• Liu Shizeng demanded a Qianyuan Fragment Map as the betrothal gift, and Ye Wucan eagerly considered the offer.
• Sikong Jing offered portions of the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagram researched by the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce, while Liu Shizeng questioned how much had been derived.

Sikong Jing left Willow Leaf Holy Manor after giving Ye Wucan three days to decide whether to accept his betrothal offer for Su Yuexi, then used Forced Troop Control to seize command of part of its forces. As Ye Wucan ordered the manor to protect Su Yuexi and her family, Cold Dragon Patriarch sensed the aura of Bloodforged Patriarch’s Blood Devour Dragon Pearl nearby.

• Ye Wucan asked for time to consider Sikong Jing’s offer, and Sikong Jing gave him three days before threatening to take Su Yuexi by force.
• Sikong Jing warned Ye Wucan to protect Su Yuexi, Su Zhenglong, and Mei Xiaofang, and said Liu Shitian would die if they were harmed.
• As Sikong Jing departed, he used Forced Troop Control to take over part of Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s troops and displayed the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation in halberd form.
• Ye Wucan ordered an investigation into the destruction of Shitian Courtyard, forbade anyone from discussing Sikong Jing’s visit, and arranged protection for Su Yuexi and the others.
• Cold Dragon Patriarch and his companion sensed the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation’s aura, and Cold Dragon Patriarch detected the scent of Bloodforged Patriarch’s Blood Devour Dragon Pearl.

Sikong Jing returned to the Heavenly Tyrant Branch after pressuring Willow Leaf Holy Manor to accept his marriage proposal and protect Su Yuexi. Ye Wucan’s side shifted from revenge to bargaining over the betrothal gifts, while Liu Shizeng continued to resist giving up the matter.

• Cold Dragon Patriarch sensed the Blood Devour Dragon Pearl’s concealed ripple and planned to discover who possessed it before taking the treasure back.
• Sikong Jing left Willow Leaf Holy Manor, considered the risks from the Liu Clan, and decided to prepare for possible complications.
• Ye Wucan asked Willow Leaf’s leaders how to maximize their benefits from Sikong Jing’s proposal and presented the restricted black jade paper bearing the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation.
• Liu Shizeng and the other Willow Leaf powerhouses failed to undo the restrictions, and Ye Wucan argued that the formation and Sikong Jing’s talents made the marriage advantageous.
• Liu Shizeng warned that Su Old Devil’s family might become Willow Leaf’s enemies, but Ye Wucan insisted they should keep Ye Yuexian as leverage and treat Sikong Jing as a source of continuing benefits.

Ye Wucan’s faction agreed to stall Sikong Jing and keep extracting benefits from him, while Sikong Jing secured Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s promise not to attack the Heavenly Tyrant Branch. The deal still left Su Yuexian in danger, so Sikong Jing began looking for a powerful ally who could counter the manor.

• Ye Wucan persuaded most of Willow Leaf Holy Manor’s leaders to accept Sikong Jing’s marriage proposal after three days and use the negotiations to demand betrothal gifts, while Liu Shizeng stormed out over Liu Zhi’s death.
• Sikong Jing returned to the Heavenly Tyrant Branch and told Lou Jie and the others that negotiations had succeeded and Willow Leaf Holy Manor would not attack.
• Willow Leaf Holy Manor announced a citywide search for the culprit who destroyed Shitian Courtyard, and Lou Jie’s group realized the search was a face-saving pretext.
• Sikong Jing told the Four Great Mad Demons and his two disciples what had happened, then clarified that he wanted to bring Su Old Devil’s entire family out of Willow Leaf Holy Manor.
• Old Fat Head warned Sikong Jing that Willow Leaf Holy Manor would not easily surrender Eldest Miss Yuexian, so Sikong Jing asked which nearby force the manor feared.

Sikong Jing learned that Shi Douxing and the Reverse Blade Sect opposed Willow Leaf Holy Manor and set out to meet him, hoping to strengthen the sect quickly. Meanwhile, Willow Leaf Holy Manor confronted Shi Douxing over the destruction of Shitian Courtyard, and he promised to protect the small factions gathered with him.

• Old Fat Head told Sikong Jing how Su Yuexi had helped Shi Douxing and the Reverse Blade Sect rise, and that Shi Douxing had declined to directly assist them because he had a sect to protect.
• Sikong Jing decided to visit Shi Douxing and said he wanted the Reverse Blade Sect to gain enough strength to drive Willow Leaf Holy Manor mad within three days.
• Old Fat Head located Shi Douxing at a gathering in Thousand Leaf Tavern, and Sikong Jing left with Bai Xiaojin, Leng Sha, and a hundred Tyrant Heaven Battle Team members.
• A Willow Leaf Holy Manor expert accused Shi Douxing of destroying Shitian Courtyard and threatened to keep him from leaving Willow Leaf City.
• Shi Douxing denied involvement, then reassured the gathered faction leaders that he would not let Willow Leaf Holy Manor falsely blame or harm them.

Sikong Jing arrived at a banquet hosted by the Reverse Blade Sect and offered Shi Douxing the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation as part of a major business deal. He revealed that he had razed Shitian Courtyard, leaving the gathered factions stunned.

• Sikong Jing entered the banquet with his two nominal disciples and introduced himself as the newly appointed Grand Adjudicator of the Willow Leaf City Heavenly Tyrant Branch.
• Sikong Jing told Shi Douxing that he had come to discuss a major business deal.
• Sikong Jing named the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation as the subject of the deal, shocking the guests and Shi Douxing.
• Shi Douxing asked whether Sikong Jing could sell him the formation and what payment he wanted.
• Sikong Jing revealed that he had razed Shitian Courtyard of Willow Leaf Holy Manor, stunning everyone present.

Sikong Jing publicly revealed that he had destroyed Shitian Courtyard and offered the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation to Shi Douxing, prompting Shi to seal the banquet hall and protect him from informants. After Sikong Jing explained that Willow Leaf Holy Manor could not harm him and recounted how events had unfolded, Shi Douxing asked what he wanted the Reverse Blade Sect to do.

• Sikong Jing announced at the banquet that he had destroyed Shitian Courtyard and wanted to discuss the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation with Shi Douxing.
• Shi Douxing sealed the banquet hall, forbade anyone from leaving or sending messages, and escorted the guests to the Reverse Blade Sect's estate.
• Shi Douxing said he could not protect Sikong Jing in Willow Leaf City but could escort him and the Heavenly Tyrant Branch safely back to Overlord Heaven City.
• Sikong Jing confirmed he was the Overlord Soul's inheritor and explained that Willow Leaf Holy Manor already knew he had destroyed Shitian Courtyard but could not deal with him.
• Sikong Jing recounted his dealings with Willow Leaf Holy Manor, and Shi Douxing asked what he needed the Reverse Blade Sect to do.

Sikong Jing explained his bargain to Shi Douxing, but Shi insisted that Su Beiheng's family must be kept safe and rejected any deal that put them at risk. Sikong Jing revealed Liu Shitian as proof of his connection to Su Old Devil's family, leaving Shi stunned, while Cold Dragon Patriarch arrived at Liu Shizeng's home.

• Sikong Jing offered Shi Douxing the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation in exchange for pressuring Willow Leaf Holy Manor to hand over Su Old Devil's family.
• Shi Douxing demanded that Sikong Jing guarantee the family's safety and said he would forgo the formation rather than endanger innocent people.
• Sikong Jing summoned Liu Shitian, who accused Sikong Jing of having long been Su Old Devil's granddaughter's husband and of setting a trap that killed Yuxian Emperor and others.
• Shi Douxing froze in disbelief after hearing Liu Shitian's accusations, and Sikong Jing asked what he thought of that answer.
• Liu Shizeng destroyed things in his home before Cold Dragon Patriarch entered and asked what had upset him.

Cold Dragon Patriarch persuaded Liu Shizeng that he would rescue Liu Shitian, but secretly planned to kill Liu Shitian and seize the Blood Devour Dragon Pearl and several battle formations. The chapter ended with Shi Douxing telling Sikong Jing that he had left him at a loss.

• Cold Dragon Patriarch visited Liu Shizeng and offered to help him deal with Ba Hun's heir, then heard the details of the conflict and Liu Shitian's captivity.
• Cold Dragon Patriarch proposed rescuing Liu Shitian and helping Liu Shizeng gain leverage before the betrothal visit three days later, and Liu Shizeng agreed to keep their plan secret from Ye Wucan.
• Liu Shizeng reassured Ye Wucan that he accepted the Manor Lord's decision, then privately vowed to outshine him in three days.
• Cold Dragon Patriarch told his disciple that he planned to kill Liu Shitian, take the Blood Devour Dragon Pearl, and force Ba Hun's heir to hand over the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation and the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation.
• Cold Dragon Patriarch's disciple praised the plan, which aimed to secure Su Old Devil's granddaughter and Willow Leaf Holy Manor's Qianyuan Fragment Map as well.
• At Shi Douxing's manor, Shi Douxing stared at Sikong Jing and said that Sikong Jing had left him at a loss while Liu Shitian cried out with his mouth sealed.

Sikong Jing taught the Reverse Blade Sect the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation and secured Shi Douxing’s support for his coming confrontation with Willow Leaf Holy Manor. After returning to the Heavenly Tyrant Branch, Sikong Jing sensed danger inside his office.

• Sikong Jing promised Shi Douxing that their arrangement was only a present transaction, and Shi Douxing agreed to flaunt the formation before Willow Leaf Holy Manor.
• Sikong Jing demonstrated the Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation and spent three days training the Reverse Blade Sect’s disciples.
• Sikong Jing asked Shi Douxing to bring his people to support him at Willow Leaf Holy Manor the next day, and Shi Douxing agreed.
• Sikong Jing told other faction leaders they could register to be assessed for a formation later, with allegiance to Willow Leaf Holy Manor disqualifying them.
• Bai Xiaojin asked why she could not learn the formation, and Sikong Jing sensed something dangerous inside his office.

Sikong Jing sensed a dangerous presence waiting in his office and used a conversation about Liu Shitian and army-slaying formations to send Leng Sha away with a warning. Inside, he found Ren You captured by a powerful old man in an icy robe, who identified Sikong Jing as Ba Hun’s successor.

• Sikong Jing sensed danger in his office and kept walking calmly because Ren You was still inside.
• Sikong Jing sent Leng Sha away to fetch Liu Shitian and spoke to Bai Xiaojin about army-slaying formations; Leng Sha recognized the contradictions and tried to contact his master.
• Leng Sha’s message bird could not reach Sikong Jing, so he concluded Sikong Jing was trapped and left to gather the Tyrant Heaven Battle Team.
• An old man in an icy robe greeted Sikong Jing as Ba Hun’s successor after Sikong Jing entered the sealed office with Bai Xiaojin.
• Ren You lay injured and pinned to the floor, warned Sikong Jing that the old man was a top-level Venerable, and urged him to summon the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion.
• Bai Xiaojin called for help as the old man remained in Sikong Jing’s office.