Chapter Summaries

Yang Chen arrived as Jian Wuchen prepared to self-destruct against the Red Heavenly Demon, then killed the demon with Azure Dragon Fist. He earned 10,000 Kill Points and a top-grade spiritual energy infusion, bringing him one Creation Realm kill closer to ending his hired-hand life.

• Jian Wuchen's sword attack failed to stop the Red Heavenly Demon, so he began gathering energy to self-destruct.
• Yang Chen appeared and stopped Jian Wuchen from destroying himself, though Jian Wuchen suffered an injury to his foundation.
• The Number 98 powerhouses welcomed Yang Chen, who regarded the Red Heavenly Demon as a source of Kill Points.
• Yang Chen suppressed the Red Heavenly Demon with Azure Dragon Fist and annihilated him.
• The system awarded Yang Chen 10,000 Kill Points and a top-grade spiritual energy infusion.

After Yang Chen killed the Heavenly Demon, he restored the exhausted experts of Number 98 with spiritual energy and prepared to lead them to the front lines. Jian Wuchen recovered and revealed stronger Sword Intent than Yang Chen's as the group set off.

• Yang Chen regretted failing to preserve the Heavenly Demon's corpse, and Jian Wuchen thanked him for saving the experts of Number 98.
• Yang Chen invited the experts of Number 98 to follow him to slay demons, and they agreed.
• Yang Chen used Spiritual Energy Infusion to help the exhausted experts and Jian Wuchen recover.
• Yang Chen checked his system status and saw that he still needed to earn more than ten thousand Kill Points to repay his debt.
• Jian Wuchen recovered and unleashed powerful Sword Intent, while the experts of Number 98 improved their cultivation.
• Yang Chen lifted the recovered experts of Number 98 and led them toward the front lines.

As the Heavenly Demons emerged from the East Sea Grotto, the Celestial Master called for the barrier’s power, but Qin Xiaotian argued that Huaxia’s experts should hold back the Creation Realm demons while the Liu Family’s powerful member dealt with stronger foes. When Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Venerables pressed the Celestial Master to avenge their dead, he exposed their compromised motives and confronted Qin Xiaotian.

• The Celestial Master ordered the experts to use the barrier’s power against the terrifying Heavenly Demons emerging from the East Sea Grotto.
• Qin Xiaotian arrived and urged the Celestial Master to let the Liu Family’s powerful member handle demons beyond Creation while Huaxia’s experts fought the Creation Realm demons.
• Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Venerables demanded revenge against Yang Chen, and the Celestial Master questioned what terms they had been offered.
• The Celestial Master pierced a Dragon Tiger Mountain Venerable with his fly whisk’s white threads and needles, then apologized to the gathered experts for the sect’s conduct.
• The Celestial Master released his peak Creation Nine Steps cultivation and demanded that Qin Xiaotian explain his interference in Dragon Tiger Mountain’s affairs.

Yang Chen and Jian Wuchen watched as Huaxia detonated the East Sea Grotto barrier, killing countless demons and triggering a battle between human and demonic Creation Realm experts. Yang Chen revealed his Fifth Step Creation Realm cultivation and led Number 98 into the fight.

• Yang Chen told Jian Wuchen that an existence beyond the Creation Realm had seemed to dwell in the First Cave, and Jian Wuchen recalled Liu Feng defending Yang Chen against Penglai Immortal Island.
• The barrier in the East Sea Grotto exploded, killing countless demons below the Heavenly Demon level and provoking a demonic threat of war.
• Huaxia powerhouses confronted the demons, and Creation Venerables from both sides began fighting as violent particles spread from the grotto.
• Yang Chen sensed Liu Feng's Eighth Step Creation Realm aura and marveled at his master's rapid advancement.
• Yang Chen revealed his Fifth Step Creation Realm cultivation, called on Number 98 to slay the demons, and Jian Wuchen joined him as the group charged into battle.

Huaxia’s experts gathered at the East Sea Grotto as the demons prepared for war, and a violet King of Heavenly Demons emerged behind the barrier. Liu Feng learned that Jian Wuchen had reached Creation and that his disciple had returned, while Yang Chen and Jian Wuchen arrived as the battle was about to begin.

• Huaxia’s experts swarmed to the East Sea Grotto and sealed its demonic energy behind a spiritual barrier.
• Qin Xiaotian argued with the Old Celestial Master until an elder told them both to stop.
• A violet King of Heavenly Demons emerged from the grotto and attacked the barrier with violent particles.
• Liu Feng learned from Jian Wuchen’s message that Jian Wuchen had reached Creation and that his disciple had returned, then unleashed his saber qi and declared that the new era’s experts would show their strength.
• Yang Chen and Jian Wuchen reached the area reserved for Creation Venerables, and Yang Chen faced the Heavenly Demon as he declared that the great battle was about to begin.

Yang Chen and the Huaxia cultivators fought the Heavenly Demons pouring out of the East Sea Grotto after the demons shattered the spiritual energy barrier. Yang Chen killed a Sixth Step Creation Heavenly Demon and earned Kill Points, while the battle for territory continued around him.

• A purple Heavenly Demon shattered the spiritual energy barrier, and more demons surged out of the East Sea Grotto as their leader ordered them to kill the cultivators.
• The Old Heavenly Master, Qin Xiaotian, Liu Feng, the Penglai Immortal Master, Jin Wuji, and other Creation Venerables attacked the demons.
• Jian Wuchen joined the fighting, and Yang Chen summoned the experts of Number 98 to follow him into battle.
• Yang Chen wounded a Sixth Step Creation Heavenly Demon with the Azure Dragon Five Tiger Sword and Fire Sword Intent, then crushed it with a black-and-white wheel.
• The system awarded Yang Chen 10,000 Kill Points and a top-grade spiritual energy infusion, and he surveyed the battlefield as a struggle for territory.

Yang Chen roamed the battlefield until he sensed Meng Yao fighting with Number 98. He saved her from a Heaven Gate Realm demon and reunited with her as Number 98’s experts wondered about their relationship.

• Yang Chen found Number 98 battling a horde of demons and recognized Meng Yao’s aura.
• Meng Yao used the Great Dream Art to trap several Shackle Realm Heavenly Demons, but the effort left her weakened.
• A Heaven Gate Realm demon broke free from Number 98’s expert and charged at Meng Yao, brushing aside the Shackle Realm experts who tried to stop it.
• Yang Chen appeared, blocked the demon’s attack, and killed it with Sword Qi.
• Meng Yao recognized Yang Chen, who smiled and stroked her hair as Number 98’s experts whispered about the pair.

Yang Chen confused Meng Yao with his clueless response while the Huaxia experts fought the Heavenly Demon King outside the East Sea Grotto. The battle turned dire when the demon revealed he had reached Half-step Ascension.

• Li and several Shackle Realm experts noticed Meng Yao acting unusually shy around Yang Chen, and their teasing glances made her blush.
• Yang Chen asked Meng Yao what was wrong, but she called him a blockhead and ran off.
• Yang Chen put the awkward exchange aside and focused on his nearly completed Kill Point goal as explosions shook the battlefield beyond the East Sea Grotto.
• Old Heavenly Master, Qin Xiaotian, and three other ninth-step Creation experts fought the Heavenly Demon King, while a scholar sealed the demon's purple lightning inside barriers.
• The Heavenly Demon King grew impatient, unleashed his full aura, and declared that he would kill the five Huaxia experts.
• The five Huaxia experts realized the Heavenly Demon King was a Half-step Ascension expert.

The Heavenly Demon King revealed that he was Half-Step Ascension and summoned nearly ten Creation Seven-Step batmen to overwhelm the human forces. As he prepared a lethal attack against the five Creation Nine-Step powerhouses, Old Heavenly Master called out for help, and the battlefield froze after a mysterious sigh.

• The five Huaxia powerhouses realized the Heavenly Demon King was Half-Step Ascension.
• The Heavenly Demon King summoned nearly ten Creation Seven-Step batmen and sent them into the Creation Realm battlefield.
• Qin Xiaotian and the other four powerhouses tried to stop the batmen, but the Heavenly Demon King struck them and sent them flying.
• The Heavenly Demon King prepared a palm attack that trapped the five powerhouses and left them facing death.
• Old Heavenly Master called toward the north for someone to intervene, and the battlefield froze as a long sigh rang out.

An unknown Heaven Ascension Realm expert killed the Heavenly Demon King with overwhelming force, while Yang Chen gained Kill Points for defeating a weakened Heavenly Demon. As a second powerful presence emerged, Yang Chen recognized the aura of the being from the First Cave.

• A mournful sigh made the demons across the battlefield explode and weakened the Heavenly Demons, allowing Yang Chen to kill a fifth-step Creation Realm Heavenly Demon with one punch.
• The system rewarded Yang Chen with ten thousand Kill Points and supreme-grade spiritual energy, and he noticed the sigh felt familiar.
• A Liu Family Heaven Ascension Realm expert appeared to the Heavenly Demon King, suppressed him, and killed him with a pillar of light and a storm of Sword Qi.
• Qin Xiaotian and the other Ninth Step Creation powerhouses witnessed the Heavenly Demon King's instant death and feared the gulf between Creation and Heaven Ascension.
• A hazy figure appeared above the Heavenly Demon King's corpse as another aura erupted, and Yang Chen recognized it as the presence from the First Cave.

The Liu Family's ancestor emerged from the East Sea Grotto and declared a three-year truce between humans and demons. He established the East Sea as a battlefield and assigned Penglai Immortal Island to guard against the demons before departing.

• The Liu Family's ancestor entered the East Sea Grotto as the battlefield's demons were battered by his Heaven Ascension Realm pressure, allowing humanity to counterattack and drive them back inside.
• The gathered experts endured the grotto's powerful aftershocks until its disturbances subsided, and Yang Chen resolved to reach the Heaven Ascension Realm.
• The Liu Family's ancestor emerged and announced that humans and demons would cease hostilities for three years.
• The middle-aged scholar questioned the truce, and the Liu Family's ancestor struck him with a forceful rebuke that made him spit blood.
• The Liu Family's ancestor designated the East Sea as a battlefield for those below the seventh step and ordered Penglai Immortal Island to lead the defense against demons.
• The Liu Family's ancestor vanished, and the experts left observers over the East Sea before departing.

Yang Chen took Xiaoxue to World Restaurant after Liu Feng visited him at Number 98 and asked him to come to the office later. When a waitress looked down on them for questioning the private-room menu prices, Yang Chen demanded to see the manager.

• Liu Feng visited Yang Chen with Xiaoxue, who had reached C-rank after receiving his guidance.
• Yang Chen gave Xiaoxue a Creation Pill and agreed to take her out to eat before meeting Liu Feng at his office.
• Yang Chen and Xiaoxue entered World Restaurant and took the best private room.
• The waitress brought them the most expensive menu, and Yang Chen frowned at the prices.
• The waitress suggested they move to the cheaper main hall, and Yang Chen used his voice laced with spiritual energy to call the manager.

Xu Da brooded over the Han Family’s rise while dining at World Restaurant, but a commotion led him to confront Yang Chen. After Yang Chen killed the restaurant’s attacking guards, Xu Da arrived and recognized him as the Vice Minister, then immediately begged for forgiveness.

• Xu Da resented the Han Family for gaining the backing of a late-stage Shackle Realm expert and taking business from the Xu Family.
• Yang Chen refused the World Restaurant manager’s demand to leave, and the manager ordered his security guards to attack.
• Yang Chen used an arcane ripple to melt the guards, shielding Xiaoxue’s eyes as the manager panicked and summoned help.
• Xu Da entered after hearing about the killing, recognized Yang Chen as the Vice Minister, and dropped to his knees to apologize.

Xu Da recognized Yang Chen as a Creation Venerable and tried to curry favor with him after the World Restaurant manager challenged Yang Chen. When the restaurant’s Grandmaster arrived, Yang Chen protected Xiaoxue from his pressure and recognized the newcomer as an old acquaintance.

• Xu Da recognized Yang Chen from a photograph and feared he had offended a Creation Venerable.
• The World Restaurant manager warned Yang Chen against causing trouble, so Xu Da slapped him and drove him from the room.
• Yang Chen asked Xu Da how he knew him, then stayed quiet while teasing Xiaoxue.
• A Grandmaster’s pressure filled the room, and Yang Chen shielded Xiaoxue while Xu Da was pressed to the floor.
• The restaurant’s Grandmaster opened the door, and Yang Chen said he was an old acquaintance.

Shi Gu confronted Xu Da at World Restaurant, but recognized Yang Chen and begged for mercy before trying to flee. Yang Chen stopped him with spiritual energy, then left with Xiaoxue while Xu Da followed after them through the Imperial Capital.

• Shi Gu entered World Restaurant and threatened Xu Da over the grudges he held against Xu Da's father.
• Shi Gu recognized Yang Chen and recalled avoiding him by leaving Number 98 after Yang Chen became a Fortune Venerable.
• Shi Gu knelt before Yang Chen to beg for mercy, then tried to escape through a window.
• Yang Chen struck Shi Gu with spiritual energy and left the restaurant carrying Xiaoxue.
• Xu Da regained control of his body and chased after Yang Chen, who continued wandering with Xiaoxue to find food.

Yang Chen spent time with Xiaoxue and turned away Xu Da’s attempt to build a relationship with him before Elder Wang brought him to Liu Feng’s meeting. Liu Feng warned that the demons would reach a decisive confrontation in three years and planned to direct Number 98’s resources toward cultivating more Creation Venerables.

• Yang Chen watched Xiaoxue enjoy snacks and sent Xu Da away after recognizing that he wanted to establish ties with him.
• Elder Wang met Yang Chen at his villa and relayed Liu Feng’s order for him to attend a meeting.
• Yang Chen left Xiaoxue at the villa and followed Elder Wang to Liu Feng’s office, where Number 98’s senior figures had gathered.
• Liu Feng said the conflict with the demons would come to a head in three years and called for Number 98 to strengthen its high-end combat power.
• Liu Feng identified Uncle Liu, Liu Ming, and Chen Tianxin as candidates for the Creation Venerable realm and promised to prioritize resources for them.

Liu Feng revealed that the Liu Family guarded the Human Emperor’s lineage and warned that ancient forces and people from the heavens threatened Huaxia, so Number 98 needed to unite the country. As the group considered a new name for their organization, someone suggested the World Suppression Sect.

• Liu Feng told Number 98’s leaders that the Liu Family had been appointed by the ancient Human Emperor as his guardians.
• Liu Qingtian revealed that even the King of Qin had failed to earn the Human Emperor’s recognition.
• Liu Feng warned that ancient forces coveted Huaxia and that people from the heavens would bring disaster if Huaxia remained divided.
• Liu Feng said Number 98 needed to unite Huaxia and change its name, while Liu Ming proposed calling it the Human Emperor Palace.
• Liu Feng warned that revealing the Human Emperor’s name would draw enemies from above the Heaven Ascension Realm, and someone suggested the World Suppression Sect.

Number 98’s renaming as the World Suppression Sect stirred Huaxia’s ancient forces, prompting Old Heavenly Master to hold Dragon Tiger Mountain back while Kunlun prepared for war. The Kunlun elder accused Liu Feng of threatening Kunlun and vowed to stop him from protecting the Human Emperor’s inheritance as he awaited the Immortal Venerable.

• Number 98’s new name, the World Suppression Sect, provoked outrage among Huaxia’s factions, whose disciples called for a campaign against it.
• Old Heavenly Master told Dragon Tiger Mountain’s Daoists not to interfere unless the World Suppression Sect harmed the people, then secretly began making preparations of his own.
• On Kunlun’s summit, an old man awoke and asked his two Creation Venerable disciples about Number 98’s renaming.
• The Kunlun elder accused Liu Feng of wanting to suppress Kunlun and ordered all Kunlun disciples to prepare for battle.
• After his disciples left, the elder declared that Liu Feng would not protect the Human Emperor’s inheritance and knelt to await the Immortal Venerable as thunder rolled above.

Yang Chen went to the East Sea battlefield to improve his cultivation and spotted Penglai Venerable fighting with demonic energy swirling around him. He secretly approached to investigate why a member of an orthodox faction seemed to be cultivating an evil art.

• Yang Chen woke at his villa and teased Xiaoxue by threatening to send her to Chen Tianxin for lessons.
• Yang Chen delivered Xiaoxue to Chen Tianxin, who eagerly promised to teach her, while Xiaoxue protested that Yang Chen had sent her to hell.
• Yang Chen traveled to the East Sea, where humans and demons fought under a rule barring experts above the seventh step of the Creation Realm from joining the battlefield.
• Yang Chen surveyed the fighting and wondered why so few Creation Venerables were present.
• Yang Chen recognized Penglai Venerable among the fighters and saw black, demonic-looking currents around him, so he concealed his aura and flew closer to investigate.

Yang Chen discovered that Penglai Venerable had advanced to the fourth step of Creation by using demonic arts to devour Heavenly Demons. After Yang Chen intervened and exposed him, Penglai Venerable attacked, but his blood sea trembled before Yang Chen’s Sword Qi, and fear gripped him.

• Yang Chen observed Penglai Venerable fighting a fourth-step Heavenly Demon and realized Penglai Venerable had unexpectedly reached the fourth step of Creation.
• Penglai Venerable unleashed a blood sea that drained the Heavenly Demon’s demonic qi, revealing that he was using demonic arts to grow stronger.
• Yang Chen cut through the blood sea with Sword Qi, freeing the Heavenly Demon and leaving it gravely wounded.
• Penglai Venerable recognized Yang Chen and attacked him with the blood sea to silence him.
• Yang Chen summoned countless streams of Sword Qi, and Penglai Venerable felt his blood sea tremble and grew afraid.