Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yellow Dragon, a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, unleashes a Saint's sword intent, injuring Eastern Emperor Taiyi and damaging his innate supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi retaliates by ringing the Chaos Bell, killing countless humans and demons along the East Sea shore and attempting to refine their blood and souls for the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Yellow Dragon counterattacks using the Pangu Banner's power, further damaging the Chaos Bell and Eastern Emperor Taiyi's divine soul.

Character Developments

• Yellow Dragon demonstrates his power and resolve, willing to burn his origin to protect the Human Race.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi shows his ruthlessness and desperation, attacking the weak Human Race and suffering severe injuries.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between Saints and lesser beings, and the consequences of provoking a Saint.
• The ruthlessness and desperation of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who is willing to sacrifice the weak to achieve his goals.

Character Interactions

• Yellow Dragon and Eastern Emperor Taiyi engage in a fierce battle, with each trying to outdo the other's power and resolve.
• The Human Race and Demon Race are caught in the crossfire, suffering heavy losses.

Key Plot Points

• Yellow Dragon uses a jade talisman to drive away Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who fears it might contain a Saint's power.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi appears in the southern Primordial World, attacking the Human Race, while the Witch Race retreats.
• Zhenyuanzi arrives, using the Earth Book to save Human Race members and kill Demon Race members.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi engages Zhenyuanzi in battle, struggling to defend due to his severely damaged origin.

Character Developments

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi shows fear and desperation when facing Zhenyuanzi, highlighting his vulnerability after his origin's damage.
• Zhenyuanzi demonstrates his power and determination to save the Human Race, revealing his grudge against Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of karmic debt and the reckoning of the Heavenly Dao.
• The struggle for power and dominance among races in the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Yellow Dragon and Eastern Emperor Taiyi: A tense standoff where Yellow Dragon uses a jade talisman to drive away Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Zhenyuanzi: A fierce battle where Eastern Emperor Taiyi struggles to defend against Zhenyuanzi due to his damaged origin.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhenyuanzi, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi confront each other.
• Zhenyuanzi attacks Eastern Emperor Taiyi, causing significant damage to his origin.
• Zhenyuanzi retreats after realizing he can't drain Eastern Emperor Taiyi's origin further.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi orders the genocide of the Human Race to gather their blood and souls for the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Xuandu, Supreme Pure's disciple, begs his master to save the Human Race.

Character Developments

• Zhenyuanzi demonstrates his strategic thinking and decisiveness in retreating when the situation turns against him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi shows his ruthlessness and determination in wiping out the Human Race for the greater goal of defeating the Witch Race.
• Xuandu's Dao heart is shaken by the Human Race's plight, questioning his master's teachings of purity and inaction.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of inaction and the importance of taking a stand against injustice (through Xuandu's internal struggle).
• The ruthless pursuit of power and the collateral damage it causes (illustrated by Eastern Emperor Taiyi's actions).
• The strategic thinking and adaptability required to face overwhelming odds (shown by Zhenyuanzi's retreat).

Character Interactions

• Zhenyuanzi and Eastern Emperor Taiyi's tense standoff, with Zhenyuanzi ultimately deciding to retreat.
• Xuandu's desperate pleas to his master, Supreme Pure, highlighting the contrast between their views on the Human Race's fate.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi's cold disregard for the Human Race's suffering, ordering their genocide without hesitation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xuandu's Dao heart is on the verge of collapse, which would cause him to lose his Saint status and his cultivation.
• The Supreme Pure Saint, Xuandu's master, intervenes and uses the Supreme Ultimate Diagram to create a barrier around Mount Shouyang, protecting the remaining Human Race within a 10,000 li radius.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi arrive at the barrier but do not attempt to cross it due to the Saint's power. They leave after paying respect to the Saint.
• The Human Race's ancestral land is left in ruins, devoid of life, and filled with the nauseating aura of the Demon Race.

Character Developments

• Xuandu's desperation to save the Human Race leads his master to intervene, showing that even Saints have emotions and can be moved by their disciples' pleas.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi demonstrates respect for the Saint's power, choosing not to provoke him over a small number of Human Race members.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches, despite their fury, are unable to leave their main camp due to the Demon Race's strategy, highlighting their strategic predicament.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The Saint's power is shown to be overwhelming, even to other powerful beings like Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Ancestral Witches.
• Sacrifice and Protection: Xuandu's willingness to sacrifice his Saint status to protect the Human Race, and the Supreme Pure Saint's intervention to save them, emphasize the theme of protection and sacrifice.
• Strategic Maneuvers: The Demon Race's use of the Circumstellar Star Array to distract the Ancestral Witches, allowing them to gather Human Race blood and souls, showcases their strategic prowess.

Character Interactions

• Master-Disciple: Xuandu's plea to his master and the subsequent intervention by the Supreme Pure Saint highlight their master-disciple bond.
• Respect for Power: Eastern Emperor Taiyi's respectful bow towards Mount Shouyang, despite his enmity with the Human Race, shows deference to the Saint's power.
• Strategic Confrontation: The standoff between the Ancestral Witches and the Demon Race, with neither side able to make a move, underscores their strategic deadlock.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Witch Race, led by Xingtian and Nine Phoenix, arrives at Pangu Hall with rescued Witch-Humans.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi, injured, leads the Demon Race in a standoff with the Witch Race.
• The Witch Race, unable to break the Circumstellar Star Array and outmatched, retreats to Mount Buzhou.
• Di Jun is refining a treasure to restrain the Ancestral Witches' bodies using Human Race blood and souls.
• The Ancestral Witches discuss their options, with Zhurong and Gonggong advocating for immediate battle, while Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin counsel caution.
• Houtu, the youngest Ancestral Witch and ruler of the Underworld, appears in Pangu Hall.

Character Developments

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi is severely injured, his aura weakened and detectable by the Ancestral Witches.
• The Ancestral Witches show unity and concern for each other, with Dijiang taking a leadership role.
• Houtu's appearance signifies her return to the Primordial World and the Underworld's potential involvement in the conflict.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Witch Race and the Demon Race, with no room for compromise.
• The consequences of the Demon Race's actions, including the refinement of a treasure to restrain the Witch Race.
• The potential for the Underworld to play a role in the calamity.

Character Interactions

• Tension between the Witch Race and the Demon Race, with both sides preparing for conflict.
• Discord among the Ancestral Witches, with Zhurong and Gonggong advocating for immediate battle, while Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin counsel caution.
• Reunion and delight among the Ancestral Witches upon Houtu's return.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Houtu reveals to the Ancestral Witches that the Demon Race is forging a treasure to restrain them.
• Dijiang suggests sending some Witch Race clansmen to the Underworld for safety.
• Yellow Dragon arrives and offers a method to enhance the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation's power.
• Yellow Dragon points out the formation's flaw—lack of spirituality and agility.

Character Developments

• Houtu: Shows understanding and acceptance of her role as a quasi-saint in the Primordial World.
• Dijiang: Demonstrates leadership and selflessness, prioritizing the Witch Race's survival over personal gain.
• Yellow Dragon: Reveals his knowledge of the formation's flaw and offers a solution, showing his intelligence and resourcefulness.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice for the greater good (Dijiang's decision to send clansmen to the Underworld).
• The limits of power and the importance of adaptability (the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation's flaw).
• Trust and belief in others' abilities (the Ancestral Witches' initial disbelief in Yellow Dragon's claims).

Character Interactions

• Houtu and Dijiang: Brother and sister who share a deep bond, with Dijiang showing concern for Houtu's well-being and Houtu accepting her role to protect the Witch Race.
• Yellow Dragon and the Ancestral Witches: Initially met with skepticism, but Yellow Dragon's calm and confident demeanor earns their respect and attention.
• Qiangliang and Gonggong: Display anger and doubt towards Yellow Dragon's claims, but also a trace of hope, reflecting their desperation for a solution.

Chapter Summary: Houtu Takes Command of the Formation

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yellow Dragon explains that the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation is limited because its twelve Ancestral Witch controllers each possess separate origins and cannot perfectly coordinate Pangu’s phantom.
• He proposes using Houtu’s Saint-level Primordial Spirit as the formation’s central consciousness, allowing one will to command the entire formation.
• Yellow Dragon produces the drop of Pangu Essence Blood that Houtu had previously given him. He explains that it can serve as a vessel for her Primordial Spirit and prevent the formation’s killing intent from harming her.
• Houtu’s deep familiarity with the Ancestral Witches and the formation, combined with her Saint-level power, would transform Pangu’s phantom from a powerful but mindless shell into a true combat entity capable of wielding Saint-level strength.
• Houyi raises concerns that Houtu, as the Saint of the Underworld, may suffer severe consequences for leaving it. Yellow Dragon confirms that she will have only one chance to act and may be trapped in the Underworld permanently afterward.
• Houtu accepts the risk, declaring that if the Witch Race is destroyed, she would have no reason to return to the Primordial World anyway.
• Dijiang questions Yellow Dragon’s motives. Yellow Dragon states that he wants to prevent the Demon Race from uniting the Primordial World and turning all living beings into members of its faction.
• Houtu vouches for Yellow Dragon, and the Ancestral Witches agree to proceed despite any possible hidden motives.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches activate the formation. Houtu enters the Pangu Essence Blood at its core, and Pangu’s phantom begins to become more solid and lifelike as her Primordial Spirit merges with it.

Character Developments

• Yellow Dragon demonstrates strategic insight and selflessly offers the Pangu Essence Blood to strengthen the Witch Race. He also reveals his opposition to the Demon Race’s dominance.
• Houtu shows courage, loyalty, and complete devotion to the Witch Race. Despite knowing she may be permanently confined to the Underworld, she willingly accepts the sacrifice.
• Dijiang acts as a cautious leader, first stopping the experiment to question Yellow Dragon’s motives before approving it.
• Houyi displays concern for Houtu’s safety and brings attention to the consequences of the plan.
• The Ancestral Witches move from excitement to hesitation, then regain confidence through their mutual trust in Houtu and one another.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice for one’s people: Houtu is willing to give up her freedom and future presence in the Primordial World to protect the Witch Race.
• Trust and unity: The formation’s success depends on the Ancestral Witches entrusting their strength and origins entirely to Houtu.
• Power through cooperation: The chapter emphasizes that combining individual powers under a single, capable will can produce far greater strength than isolated coordination.
• Conflict against domination: Yellow Dragon’s motivation reflects resistance to the Demon Race’s attempt to control all living beings.
• Transformation and identity: Houtu’s Primordial Spirit entering Pangu’s Essence Blood allows her to become the guiding consciousness of Pangu’s phantom, linking her former identity as an Ancestral Witch with her current status as an Underworld Saint.

Character Interactions

• Yellow Dragon explains his plan directly to Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches, earning their excitement and cooperation.
• Houyi challenges the plan out of concern for Houtu, prompting Yellow Dragon to reveal its serious consequences.
• Houtu reassures her siblings and accepts the sacrifice, ending their objections.
• Dijiang tests Yellow Dragon’s intentions, while Houtu’s endorsement settles the group’s doubts.
• During the ritual, Dijiang commands the formation, the Ancestral Witches provide their origins and blood energy, and Houtu assumes control from within the Pangu Essence Blood.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pangu's phantom is successfully summoned and briefly manifests in Pangu Hall.
• The phantom's immense power shakes Pangu Hall and threatens to alert the Primordial World.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches withdraw their support, causing the phantom to dissipate.
• Houtu's Primordial Spirit returns to her body, and she confirms the success of the experiment.
• Yellow Dragon decides to leave the Witch Race camp before the final battle.

Character Developments

• Houtu: Shows determination to fight alongside her fellow Ancestral Witches in the upcoming calamity, accepting her fate.
• Yellow Dragon: Realizes the gravity of the Witch-Demon Calamity and decides to leave for his safety.

Significant Themes

• The power of unity and cooperation among the Ancestral Witches, demonstrated through their successful summoning of Pangu's phantom.
• The inevitability of the Witch-Demon Calamity and the acceptance of one's fate, as shown by Houtu's resolve.

Character Interactions

• Houtu and the Twelve Ancestral Witches: Work together to summon Pangu's phantom and express excitement at the prospect of unifying the Primordial World.
• Houtu and Yellow Dragon: Houtu gifts Yellow Dragon items to aid his journey, acknowledging his help and expressing gratitude.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Jun refines the Witch-Slaying Sword using the Solar True Fire and the souls of countless humans.
• The sword's power grows with each addition of human souls, but Di Jun senses it's not yet complete.
• Di Jun summons Fuxi, Kunpeng, and Bai Ze to Gu Luo Heaven.

Character Developments

• Di Jun: Becomes increasingly determined to perfect the Witch-Slaying Sword to defeat the Witch Race and become the Primordial World's sovereign.
• Fuxi, Kunpeng, and Bai Ze: Show concern for the Demon Race's affairs and promptly respond to Di Jun's summons.

Significant Themes

• Power and Ambition: Di Jun's desire for power and his ambition to rule the Primordial World drive him to refine the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Sacrifice: The souls of countless humans are sacrificed to create the Witch-Slaying Sword, highlighting the cost of Di Jun's ambition.
• Incompleteness: Di Jun realizes that the sword is not yet perfect, foreshadowing potential challenges ahead.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun and the Witch-Slaying Sword: Di Jun interacts with the sword, sensing its power and realizing it's not yet complete.
• Di Jun and his subordinates: Di Jun summons Fuxi, Kunpeng, and Bai Ze, showing his trust in them and his need for their expertise.
• Kunpeng and the Witch-Slaying Sword: Kunpeng examines the sword, marveling at its sharpness but ignoring the human souls within.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Jun and his advisors (Fuxi, Kunpeng, and Bai Ze) examine the Witch-Slaying Sword, which absorbed the blood and souls of seventy percent of the Human Race.
• They deduce that the sword requires the blood and souls of seventy percent of the Human Race to reach perfection, but thirty percent was intercepted by Yellow Dragon, and ten percent was devoured by the Demon Race.
• Di Jun realizes that the demons who absorbed the missing ten percent could be refined into the sword to complete it.
• Kunpeng suggests that Di Jun order him to gather those demons, but Di Jun is hesitant due to the political implications.

Character Developments

• Di Jun: Struggles with the moral implications of sacrificing his own subjects to complete the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Kunpeng: Shows ruthless pragmatism in prioritizing the Demon Race's survival over individual demons' lives.
• Fuxi: Initially opposes refining demons into the sword due to the backlash it would cause among the Demon Race.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice for the greater good vs. individual lives.
• The consequences of past actions (Di Jun's earlier decision to allow the Demon Race to devour ten percent of the Human Race's blood and souls).
• The political implications of Di Jun's actions on the Demon Race.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun, Fuxi, Kunpeng, and Bai Ze work together to deduce the power of the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Di Jun and Kunpeng discuss the potential backlash of refining demons into the sword.
• Fuxi and Kunpeng hold differing views on whether to refine demons into the sword.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Jun tasks Kunpeng with overseeing the Circumstellar Star Array.
• Kunpeng returns with captured Demon Race members to fuel the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Di Jun orders the feeding of Demon Race members to the sword, starting from the weakest.

Character Developments

• Di Jun: Shows determination and ruthlessness in his pursuit of power, willing to sacrifice Demon Race members to strengthen the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Kunpeng: Demonstrates efficiency and loyalty in carrying out Di Jun's orders, showing no mercy to the captured demons.
• Fuxi: Struggles with the morality of the situation, reluctant to watch the Human Race souls suffer but unable to intervene.
• Bai Ze: Observes the events unfolding, deep in thought, possibly considering his next move.

Significant Themes

• Power and sacrifice: Di Jun's pursuit of power requires the sacrifice of countless lives, both Demon Race members and Human Race souls.
• Morality and helplessness: Fuxi grapples with the moral implications of the situation but feels helpless to stop it.
• Loyalty and obedience: Kunpeng follows Di Jun's orders without question, demonstrating his loyalty.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun and Kunpeng: Di Jun entrusts Kunpeng with a crucial task, and Kunpeng carries it out efficiently and loyally.
• Fuxi and Di Jun: Fuxi hands over the River Diagram and Luo Script to Di Jun without protest, showing deference to his authority.
• Kunpeng and the Demon Race members: Kunpeng shows no mercy to the captured demons, feeding them to the Witch-Slaying Sword without hesitation.
• Bai Ze and Fuxi: Bai Ze watches Fuxi's struggle with the situation, possibly considering his own stance on the matter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Jun completes the Witch-Slaying Sword using the souls of four Great Luo realm Demon Race members and the last one, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, to reach its pinnacle.
• The sword's power draws the attention of Saints and terrifies the Demon Race.
• Di Jun orders the marshaling of the Demon Race army, intending to raze Mount Buzhou to the ground.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi recovers his peak power and origin, extracting more than half from his companion spirit root, the Fusang Tree.

Character Developments

• Di Jun demonstrates his ruthlessness and determination in completing the Witch-Slaying Sword, even killing the Three-Legged Golden Toad despite his pleas.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi shows his commitment to the Demon Race's cause by extracting a significant portion of the Fusang Tree's origin to recover his peak power.

Significant Themes

• Power and Sacrifice: Characters like Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi are willing to make significant sacrifices (like killing allies or using a companion spirit root) to gain more power for their cause.
• Determination: Both Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi exhibit unwavering determination in their pursuit of victory over the Witch Race.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun and Kunpeng: Di Jun orders Kunpeng to continue the sacrifice, while Kunpeng shows hesitation but ultimately complies.
• Di Jun and the Three-Legged Golden Toad: Despite the Golden Toad's pleas, Di Jun kills him to complete the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Fusang Tree: Taiyi extracts a significant portion of the Fusang Tree's origin to recover his peak power, showing their deep connection.

Key Plot Points and Events

1. The Demon Race army assembles, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi joins Di Jun.
2. The Demon Race invades the Primordial World through the North Heavenly Gate, triggering the great tribulation aura.
3. The Ancestral Witches sense the impending battle and gather atop Mount Buzhou.
4. Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi initiate the invasion, using the Chaos Bell to create spatial passages for the Demon Race army to traverse.
5. The Ancestral Witches, led by Zhurong, destroy the first wave of Demon Race soldiers emerging from the spatial passages.

Character Developments

1. Di Jun: Shows determination and calmness in leading the Demon Race invasion.
2. Eastern Emperor Taiyi: Demonstrates his power and strategic prowess by creating spatial passages for the Demon Race army.
3. Zhurong: Exhibits his formidable strength and aggression in destroying the Demon Race soldiers.

Significant Themes

1. The inevitable clash between the Demon Race and the Ancestral Witches.
2. The power of Heavenly Dao and the great tribulation aura.
3. The strategic use of space manipulation in warfare.

Character Interactions

1. Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi: They work together, with Di Jun giving orders and Eastern Emperor Taiyi executing them using the Chaos Bell.
2. Zhurong and the Demon Race: Zhurong aggressively confronts the Demon Race soldiers, showcasing the Ancestral Witches' power and resolve.

Chapter Summary: “Secretly Crossing at Chencang!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dijiang stops Zhurong from attacking the spatial passages through which the Demon Race army is arriving. He explains that destroying them would only waste the Witch Race’s strength, since the real threats are Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the Quasi-Sages, and the forces behind the Circumstellar Star Array.
• Dijiang orders the Witch Race to wait and let their warriors engage the ordinary Demon Race soldiers. The Witch armies charge the newly arrived demons, beginning a brutal battle around Mount Buzhou.
• The Demon Race uses magical treasures, spells, poison, claws, and other abilities, while the Witch Race relies on overwhelming physical strength and blood vitality. Both sides suffer heavy casualties, and the battlefield becomes covered in blood and corpses.
• At the height of the fighting, Eastern Emperor Taiyi rings the Chaos Bell with unprecedented power. A gigantic spatial passage opens outside Mount Buzhou, freezing the surrounding void for a million li and preventing spatial techniques or attacks from easily affecting it.
• Realizing that the true enemy is about to arrive, the Twelve Ancestral Witches immediately form the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation. A phantom of Pangu begins to manifest, wielding a massive axe filled with killing intent.
• However, the enormous spatial passage is revealed to be a diversion. A much smaller spatial tunnel opens behind it, allowing Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi to emerge secretly.
• Taiyi releases the Chaos Bell, which contains the Demon Race’s Circumstellar Star Array. The formation descends directly outside Mount Buzhou, drawing power from the 365 main stars through 365 Star Banners.
• The Witches realize that the Demon Race has used the grand passage as a feint to conceal the true deployment of its strongest formation.
• Dijiang mocks the Demon Race for acting cowardly, while Di Jun implies that he anticipated the Witches’ preparations and avoided exposing himself to Pangu’s axe.
• The chapter ends with Dijiang questioning Di Jun about the sword in his hand. Di Jun confirms that it is the Witch-Slaying Sword, presenting it as a major weapon and likely trump card against the Ancestral Witches.

Character Developments

• Dijiang demonstrates strategic discipline rather than impulsiveness. He recognizes that the ordinary Demon soldiers are distractions and waits for the decisive confrontation.
• Zhurong initially wants to destroy the spatial passages but accepts Dijiang’s reasoning, showing his willingness to follow a more calculated strategy.
• Xingtian, Nine Phoenix, and the other powerful Great Witches remain in reserve because their true opponents are the Demon Race’s Quasi-Sages, emphasizing their awareness of the battle’s larger strategic stakes.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi displays the immense power and versatility of the Chaos Bell by freezing space, concealing the Circumstellar Star Array, and enabling the Demon Race’s surprise deployment.
• Di Jun appears composed and calculating. He uses the enormous spatial passage as a deceptive front, protects his forces from Pangu’s weapon, and reveals the Witch-Slaying Sword with confidence.
• Dijiang and Di Jun engage in a verbal contest of confidence and contempt, each attempting to intimidate the other before the main battle begins.

Significant Themes

• Deception and strategy: The chapter’s central tactic is “secretly crossing at Chencang”—using a conspicuous attack to conceal the real movement. The Demon Race’s massive passage is only a feint, while its decisive force arrives through a hidden tunnel.
• The true nature of war: Ordinary soldiers and chaotic slaughter serve as a distraction from the confrontation between the two supreme formations and their leaders.
• Power versus calculation: The Witches possess overwhelming physical force and Pangu’s phantom, while the Demon Race relies on formations, magical treasures, concealment, and tactical planning.
• Escalation toward decisive conflict: The arrival of the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation and the Circumstellar Star Array signals that the battle has moved from a preliminary clash to a confrontation capable of shaking the entire Primordial World.
• Mutual contempt and rivalry: Both races regard the other as inferior or cowardly, intensifying the ideological and personal hostility between their leaders.

Important Character Interactions

• Dijiang and Zhurong: Dijiang restrains Zhurong’s impulse to attack and explains the proper strategic objective.
• The Witch armies and Demon armies: Their clash forms the chapter’s bloody opening battle, highlighting the contrasting combat styles of the two races.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Demon leaders: Both sides rapidly deploy their supreme formations in response to the enemy’s arrival.
• Dijiang and Di Jun: They exchange taunts about courage, preparation, and battle strategy. Their confrontation establishes the tension between the Witch Race’s direct strength and the Demon Race’s calculated deception.
• Dijiang and the Witch-Slaying Sword: Dijiang identifies Di Jun’s sword as a likely threat, prompting Di Jun to name and openly reveal the weapon.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Witch Race's All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation and the Demon Race's Circumstellar Star Array face off, each with heaven-destroying power.
• Saints Supreme Pure, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian Cult Master observe the battle from afar, hoping for an end to the calamity.
• Jieyin and Zhunti also watch the battle, with Jieyin expressing that there will be no winner in this calamity.
• Nuwa observes the battle, worried about Fuxi, while Lu Ya watches Houyi, and a child watches the slaughter with interest.

Character Developments

• Di Jun and Zhurong's animosity escalates as they prepare to fight.
• Xuandu, Yellow Dragon, and other disciples of the Sect of Interception accompany the Saints.
• Jieyin expresses compassion for the suffering beings in the calamity.
• Nuwa worries about Fuxi, and Lu Ya watches Houyi with a trembling body.

Significant Themes

• The calamity between the Witch and Demon Races and its potential end.
• The power and danger of the two grand formations.
• The Saints' observation and hopes for the calamity's conclusion.
• The compassion and concern for the suffering beings in the calamity.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun and Zhurong exchange provocative words before their impending battle.
• The Saints, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa all observe the battle from afar, each with their thoughts and concerns.
• Nuwa and Lu Ya watch their respective loved ones in the battle, while a mysterious child watches with interest.

Chapter Summary: The First Axe! Kunpeng’s Regret!

Key Plot Points and Events

• The decisive battle between the Demon Race’s Circumstellar Star Array and the Witch Race’s Twelve Heavenly Gods Fiendish Array begins around Mount Buzhou. The armies fighting below are treated as largely irrelevant; victory depends on the two supreme formations.
• Di Jun, wielding the Witch-Slaying Sword, commands the Demon Race alongside Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi. Kunpeng controls the Circumstellar Star Array through the River Diagram and Luo Script.
• Di Jun orders Kunpeng to advance the array. The formation unleashes overwhelming stellar power, crushing numerous Witch Race settlements—including civilians, elders, women, and children—without distinction.
• Enraged by the massacre, the Twelve Ancestral Witches pour their blood essence, killing intent, and fury into the Pangu phantom, making it more solid and terrifying.
• The phantom raises a newly forming Pangu Axe, whose heaven-opening power terrifies the Demon Race. Kunpeng realizes that the attack is far stronger than previous strikes and orders every Star Banner and Demon cultivator to contribute their full strength.
• The Circumstellar Star Array forms countless layers of stellar shields and concentrates its power at the point of impact.
• The Pangu Axe collides with the Star Array, producing a catastrophic, nearly soundless shockwave. Hundreds of millions of li are annihilated: armies, tribes, mountains, rivers, spiritual energy, and all other life vanish.
• The collision demonstrates power comparable to that of a Saint.
• The Star Array survives, but many Great Luo-level Demon Race members vomit blood and suffer severe spiritual backlash. Kunpeng also remains grim and begins regretting something connected to the River Diagram and Luo Script.

Character Developments

• Di Jun displays ruthless determination, deliberately using the Star Array to destroy Witch Race civilians in order to provoke and weaken the Witches.
• Kunpeng shifts from confident commander to alarmed strategist. He immediately recognizes the Pangu Axe’s danger and exhausts the Star Array’s resources to defend against it. His final regret suggests that the array’s current condition or the use of his treasures may have created a serious disadvantage.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches abandon restraint after witnessing the destruction of their people. Their unified rage greatly strengthens the Pangu phantom and produces its most powerful axe strike yet.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi remain poised behind the array, contributing their quasi-Saint-level power and treasures to the Demon Race’s advance.
• The ordinary Demon and Witch armies are shown to be helpless before the formations’ Saint-level power, emphasizing the immense gap between common cultivators and the battle’s central figures.

Significant Themes

• Escalation through atrocity: Di Jun’s attack on civilians transforms the conflict from strategic warfare into a battle driven by vengeance.
• The destructive cost of power: The arrays’ collision annihilates entire regions and populations, portraying the war as catastrophic for all living beings.
• Collective power versus individual strength: Neither side relies solely on its leaders; each formation combines the power, essence, and sacrifices of countless members.
• Ruthlessness and survival: Both races view the battle as existential, justifying increasingly brutal actions.
• Regret and hidden consequences: Kunpeng’s unease suggests that obtaining or deploying immense power may carry a cost not yet revealed.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun taunts the Twelve Ancestral Witches, telling them that they—not the Demon Race—should be afraid.
• He directly commands Kunpeng to activate the Circumstellar Star Array, demonstrating the hierarchy and coordination within the Demon Race.
• The Witches respond to Di Jun’s provocation and the massacre of their people by channeling their rage into the Pangu phantom.
• Kunpeng urgently warns the Demon Race forces and orders the Star Banner bearers to reinforce the formation, while Di Jun and the other quasi-Saints stand behind his command.
• The collision places both armies in the path of destruction, showing that the leaders’ confrontation ultimately endangers their own followers as much as their enemies.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Demon Race members, led by Kunpeng, struggle to maintain the Circumstellar Star Array under the assault of the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches, led by Dijiang, hand control of the formation to Houtu, who merges her Primordial Spirit with the Pangu phantom, enhancing its agility and power.
• The Pangu phantom swings its axe a second time, with more restraint and precision, but no less power.

Character Developments

• Kunpeng initially regrets taking on the role of chief array controller due to the immense pressure and cost, but his spirits lift when he believes the Twelve Ancestral Witches have exhausted their power.
• Dijiang entrusts Houtu with controlling the formation, showing faith in her abilities.
• Houtu demonstrates her prowess by seamlessly taking over the formation and enhancing the Pangu phantom's capabilities.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and control between the Demon Race and the Ancestral Witches.
• The cost and consequences of using immense power.
• The importance of strategic thinking and adaptability in battle.

Character Interactions

• Kunpeng and Di Jun share a moment of understanding about the difficulty of the battle.
• Dijiang and Houtu's sibling bond is highlighted as he entrusts her with the formation's control.
• The Demon Race members, led by Kunpeng, work together to defend against the Pangu phantom's second swing.

Key Plot Points

• The Twelve Ancestral Witches prepare to strike with the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation.
• Houtu, the Underworld Saint, swings the axe, delivering a powerful strike that pierces through the Demon Race's Circumstellar Star Array.
• Di Jun and the others use the Chaos Bell to block the second strike, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi suffers severe origin damage.

Character Developments

• Houtu demonstrates her trustworthiness and power by swinging the axe with the formation's might.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi shows selflessness by using the Chaos Bell to protect Di Jun and the others, at the cost of his origin.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the Witch Race and the Demon Race shift as the Witches gain the upper hand.
• The consequences of using immense power, such as origin damage and resource depletion, are shown.

Character Interactions

• The Twelve Ancestral Witches trust Houtu to swing the axe.
• Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi work together to defend against the axe strike using the Chaos Bell.

Key events

• With the Demon Race’s Circumstellar Star Array still intact, the Witch Race has little hope of winning. The Ancestral Witches commit to one final attack before the remaining Pangu Essence Blood runs out.
• Houtu reassures Di Jun that she accepts being confined to the Underworld, then uses the last of the essence blood to empower the All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation.
• The Pangu Phantom collapses into a single, overwhelmingly powerful Giant Axe. Both sides recognize its strike will decide the battle.
• Fuxi orders the demons to burn their origin power and draw heavily on the ancient stars through the Circumstellar Star Array. The Demon Saints comply, despite the risk of severe injury.
• Kunpeng, fearing he will be killed or crippled, secretly withholds most of his own power and diverts some of the array’s Star-Origin Power to protect himself. Fuxi detects the disruption and begins to confront him—but the Giant Axe falls before he can finish.
• The blow smashes through the array’s defenses. The Star Banners explode, ancient stars are damaged and lose their light, and more than two hundred demons who wielded them are annihilated.

Character developments and interactions

• Houtu shows resolve and self-sacrifice, calmly accepting that using her power may permanently bind her to the Underworld. Her reassurance steadies Di Jun.
• Di Jun remains deeply concerned for his sister but accepts that the Witches’ final gamble is necessary.
• Fuxi takes command during the crisis, directing the demons with authority and recognizing Kunpeng’s tampering through his intimate knowledge of the formation.
• Kunpeng reveals self-preservation over loyalty: despite serving as the formation’s director, he secretly protects himself and deprives the array of power. His fear is heightened by resentment that the others follow Fuxi’s orders.
• The Demon Saints choose collective survival over personal safety, burning their power to reinforce the array.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice versus self-preservation: Houtu and the Demon Saints risk everything for their sides, while Kunpeng secretly puts his own survival first.
• The cost of war: The clash damages not only the armies but also the stars themselves, suggesting consequences on a cosmic scale.
• A decisive, irreversible turning point: With the Giant Axe’s strike and the destruction of the Star Banners, the battle reaches a point where neither side can escape the consequences.

Key plot points and events

• The Circumstellar Star Array collapses, devastating both sides. Demon Race fighters who survived are gravely wounded.
• Kunpeng escapes through Spatial Turbulence using the River Diagram and Luo Script. His betrayal leaves the Demon Race without the tools to rebuild its array—and, in Di Jun’s view, without hope for the future.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches remain standing and can draw on the earth’s power, leaving the battered Demon Race at risk of defeat.
• Seeing Xihe and Changxi, Houyi becomes consumed by his long-held hope of restoring his wife, Chang’e. He burns his Ancestral Witch power and fires the Sun-Shooting Bow at Xihe.
• The arrow strikes before Xihe can react, destroying her body, Magic Power, Primordial Spirit, and source power. The Heavenly Empress is killed.
• Reeling from Kunpeng’s betrayal and Xihe’s death, Di Jun burns his Golden Crow source power and uses the Chaos Bell to reach Houyi. He cuts Houyi in two.

Character developments and interactions

• Kunpeng chooses self-preservation over loyalty, escaping with the Demon Race’s most important treasures.
• Di Jun shifts from rage at Kunpeng to grief and fury over Xihe’s death, then launches a desperate counterattack against Houyi.
• Houyi lets grief and devotion to Chang’e override the immediate battle. His attempt to bring her back drives him to kill Xihe.
• Changxi reacts to her sister’s death with grief and anger.
• Kunpeng’s flight shocks both armies and the observing Sages; Xihe’s sudden death then stuns them again. Di Jun and Houyi’s violence escalates the conflict from there.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and collapse: Kunpeng’s escape destroys the Demon Race’s remaining prospects.
• Grief and vengeance: Houyi’s love for Chang’e fuels an act of revenge, while Xihe’s death intensifies Di Jun’s despair.
• Desperation and sacrifice: Both Houyi and Di Jun burn their source power, accepting extreme costs to pursue their goals.