Chapter Summaries

Yang Dong reunited with Ye Fan near the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and repeatedly took treasures from Duan De by claiming they were fated with him. He then stayed nearby to protect Ye Fan, suspecting that someone in the forbidden land was watching them.

• Yang Dong emerged from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and encountered Ye Fan beside a volcano.
• Yang Dong took a jade-green dagger from a divine rainbow and tried to give it to Ye Fan, but Duan De arrived to claim it.
• Yang Dong struck Duan De's reaching hand and kept the dagger, forcing Duan De to back down.
• Yang Dong claimed a pearl and then a Purple Thumb Ring from Duan De, insisting each treasure was fated with him.
• Duan De learned Yang Dong's name and departed while plotting revenge.
• Yang Dong stayed near Ye Fan to protect him as they continued their journey.

Yang Dong seized Azure Emperor's Ultimate Emperor Weapon from the Demon Emperor's Tomb and took the Treasure Gathering Basin from Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu escaped after activating her bloodline power, while Yang Dong glimpsed a Chaos Green Lotus within the divine radiance.

• The ancient hall in the Demon Emperor's Tomb shattered, and Azure Emperor's Ultimate Emperor Weapon flew toward Ye Fan, Duan De, and Yang Dong.
• Yang Dong used the Myriad Transformations Sacred Art to seize the weapon's divine radiance.
• Yan Ruyu triggered a trap that made the mountaintop collapse, and Yang Dong suppressed the danger while protecting Ye Fan and Duan De.
• Yan Ruyu used the Treasure Gathering Basin to try to pull the weapon away, but Yang Dong cut off its power and seized the basin.
• Yang Dong erased Yan Ruyu's mark on the Treasure Gathering Basin, and she fled using her innate azure divine radiance.
• Yang Dong put away the Treasure Gathering Basin and saw a Chaos Green Lotus within the divine radiance in his hand.

Yang Dong killed three powerful figures who ambushed him for the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure, using the Devouring Demon Art to form a Great Dao Treasure Bottle and devour their origins. Two more figures tried to learn his identity and invited him to explore the Demon Emperor's Tomb, leaving his intentions toward the Desolate Pagoda unclear.

• Duan De learned from Ye Fan that Yang Dong had survived the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and wondered how he had done so.
• Three great figures attacked Yang Dong together to seize the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure.
• Yang Dong formed a Great Dao Treasure Bottle with the Devouring Demon Art, killed the three attackers, and devoured their origins.
• Duan De slapped Ye Fan to confirm that the deaths were real, then two more figures approached Yang Dong.
• The newcomers politely asked Yang Dong for his name and invited him to search the Demon Emperor's Tomb for the Desolate Pagoda.

Yang Dong refused to help the two influential figures find the Desolate Pagoda, but the arrival of the six Holy Lands and the Desolate Ancient Jiang and Ji families turned the tomb into a confrontation. After learning Yang Dong held the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure, Yaoguang Holy Land demanded that he hand it over, leaving everyone waiting to see how he would respond.

• Yang Dong dismissed the Great Dao Treasure Bottle and said he had no interest in finding the Desolate Pagoda.
• The Dao Patterns shattered, and the six Holy Lands and the Desolate Ancient Jiang and Ji families arrived at the Demon Emperor's Tomb.
• Elder Zhao, Elder Shi, Lotus Fairy, and other representatives proposed clearing the area of cultivators outside their factions.
• Two influential figures pointed out Yang Dong as the holder of the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure.
• Elder Zhao demanded that Yang Dong surrender the treasure, while Ye Fan, Duan De, and the other cultivators watched for his response.

Yang Dong defeated Lotus Fairy and faced a coalition of representatives from the holy lands and noble clans who sought the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure. After he turned their combined attack against them, a leading figure revealed a Soul Piercing Nail as the battle escalated.

• Lotus Fairy tried to charm Yang Dong into handing over the treasure, but he insulted her and she attacked with Step-by-Step Lotus Bloom.
• Yang Dong shattered Lotus Fairy's lotus attack with the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, killed her, and devoured her origin.
• Elder Zhao of the Yaoguang Holy Land rallied the other representatives, who combined their power into a golden river and sent it toward Yang Dong.
• Yang Dong charged through the golden river unharmed, copied it with the Myriad Transformations Sacred Art, and struck back, defeating the representatives and killing their followers.
• A prominent figure urged the others to use their trump cards and produced a Soul Piercing Nail.

Yang Dong destroyed the Soul Piercing Nail and faced a barrage of powerful treasures from the holy lands and aristocratic families. He killed their great figures, leaving the survivors silent beneath his domineering warning.

• A great figure activated the Soul Piercing Nail, but Yang Dong shattered it with his Ghost Hand Martial Soul.
• The holy land and aristocratic family leaders unleashed their trump treasures, including the Jiang Family’s inferior replica of the Desolate Pagoda.
• Yang Dong donned Dark Divine Armor and used the Chaos Green Lotus and Demon Blade Thousand Blades to break the assault and kill the leaders.
• The Yaoguang Holy Land elder burned an Imperial Decree, but Yang Dong destroyed it and killed him as the slaughter continued.
• Yang Dong used the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art to devour his enemies’ source power, then declared that no insect dared chirp before him as the survivors fell silent.

Yang Dong faced Holy Master Yaoguang after slaughtering disciples from several holy lands and aristocratic families. He overwhelmed Yaoguang with a heavenly-thunder attack, leaving the Holy Master in a desperate position and burning with hatred.

• Duan De watched Yang Dong's slaughter and warned Ye Fan that the Eastern Wasteland would leave him nowhere to survive, while Ye Fan picked up Green Copper that burrowed into his body.
• Yang Dong warned people near the Demon Emperor's Tomb to flee as a powerful aura approached, and Duan De carried Ye Fan to a distant mountaintop.
• Holy Master Yaoguang arrived in a Golden War Chariot drawn by nine Azure Flood Dragons and demanded the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure and Yang Dong's self-crippling.
• Yang Dong rejected the demand and attacked Holy Master Yaoguang with sword energy, but Yaoguang blocked it and unleashed his Holy Light Technique.
• Yang Dong countered with the Chaos Green Lotus and the Heavenly Thunder—Demon Subduing Pestle, destroying the Golden War Chariot and reducing the nine Azure Flood Dragons to tribulation ash.
• Holy Master Yaoguang retreated before Yang Dong's attack and swore revenge as the heavenly thunder overwhelmed him.

Yang Dong relentlessly pursued Holy Master Yaoguang after defeating him, while Holy Master Daoyi intervened and was dragged into the escape. After their teleportation treasures ran out, the two Holy Masters argued over whether to split up as Yang Dong closed in.

• Holy Master Yaoguang escaped Yang Dong with a Great Teleportation Talisman, and Yang Dong teleported after him.
• Ye Fan claimed Yang Dong was his master to Duan De, then both left the Demon Emperor's Tomb area as other cultivators resumed searching for the Desolate Pagoda.
• Yang Dong caught Holy Master Yaoguang and struck him with the Chaos Green Lotus, but Yaoguang escaped again with another Great Teleportation Talisman.
• Holy Master Daoyi attacked Yang Dong with the Star Plucking Hand, then grabbed Holy Master Yaoguang and escaped with him when Yang Dong proved too strong.
• After a day of pursuit, Holy Master Yaoguang had used up his Great Teleportation Talismans, so Holy Master Daoyi used a Jade Pendant to teleport them both away.
• Holy Master Daoyi suggested they split up and run, but Holy Master Yaoguang refused, suspecting Daoyi would abandon him after using him.

Holy Master Ji joined Holy Masters Yaoguang and Daoyi to confront Yang Dong, wielding the Ji Family's Counterfeit Void Mirror. Yang Dong overwhelmed him with the Chaos Green Lotus and prepared a devastating strike, while Yaoguang and Daoyi fled without him.

• Holy Masters Yaoguang and Daoyi fled from Yang Dong and met Holy Master Ji, who had brought the Counterfeit Void Mirror.
• Holy Master Ji attacked Yang Dong with the Great Void Technique, but the Chaos Green Lotus repelled the strike and cracked the replica mirror.
• Holy Master Ji unleashed the Great Void Slash, but Yang Dong effortlessly dissolved the attack with the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Yang Dong summoned the Heavenly Thunder - Demon Subduing Pestle, and Holy Master Ji called on Yaoguang and Daoyi for help.
• Holy Masters Yaoguang and Daoyi escaped using a Jade Slip, leaving Holy Master Ji behind to face Yang Dong.

Holy Master Yaoguang and the Dao Yi Holy Master joined four other Holy Masters to prepare for another attack on Yang Dong. Yang Dong defeated Holy Master Ji, but a damaged Imperial Decree of the Void Emperor rescued him, and Yang Dong began recovering as more enemies approached.

• Holy Master Yaoguang and the Dao Yi Holy Master agreed to join the gathered Holy Masters against Yang Dong, while secretly forming an alliance to share the Demon Emperor Supreme Treasure if they won.
• Holy Master Dayan mocked Yaoguang and Dao Yi, and Holy Master Yaochi urged them to stop bickering and either help or leave.
• Yang Dong battered Holy Master Ji and took the replica of the Void Mirror, then prepared to kill him with a sword strike.
• A damaged Imperial Decree of the Void Emperor emerged from Holy Master Ji's soul light and carried him away through space, so Yang Dong let him escape.
• Yang Dong landed on a mountain to recover, and Boluoxiu warned him that enemies were approaching and asked when they could leave the world.

Holy Master Yaochi and the other Holy Masters attacked Yang Dong, sealing the Chaos Green Lotus and believing they had left him defenseless. Yang Dong summoned the Dark Divine Throne, declared himself the Ghost God, and revealed true Saint power as he turned their Heavenly Momentum against them.

• Holy Master Yaoguang and the other Holy Masters sealed off the area and launched attacks against Yang Dong.
• Yang Dong shattered Holy Master Wanchu's jade ruler with the Chaos Green Lotus, but Holy Master Yaochi sealed the artifact with the Mutton Fat Jade Pure Bottle.
• The Holy Masters attacked Yang Dong with a manifested figure and a bloodstained beast hide, expecting to kill him without the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Yang Dong summoned the Dark Divine Throne, declared, "I am the Ghost God!", and claimed control of the surrounding darkness and Heavenly Momentum.
• Yang Dong formed a spear from Dark Divine Law and turned it on Holy Master Yaoguang and the others, who realized he was a true Saint.

Yang Dong used the Dark Divine Throne to kill three of six Holy Masters who attacked him, while the others escaped. Three months later, he slew three old Saints who came for revenge, and the Eastern Wasteland recognized him as a Saint; Yang Dong returned to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land to retrieve treasures for his Ghost Gods.

• Yang Dong's Dark Divine Law spear killed Holy Master Zifu, Holy Master Dayan, and Holy Master Wanchu as Holy Master Yaoguang, Holy Master Daoyi, and Holy Master Yaochi fled.
• News of Yang Dong defeating six Holy Masters spread, and Duan De and Holy Master Jiang reacted to his victory.
• Holy Master Ji halted his family's calls for revenge, while the surviving Holy Masters tended their wounds.
• Three months later, Yang Dong killed the three old Saints who sought him out, and the three affected Holy Lands fell silent.
• Eastern Wasteland cultivators recognized Yang Dong as a Saint, and he returned to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land to find treasures for his Ghost Gods.

Yang Dong searched for Purple Mountain to find Emperor Wushi's legacy and a way to escape the Ruthless Great Emperor's control. After locating an entrance and surviving its ancient mine, he reached a violet cavern where the Chaos Green Lotus reacted to a mysterious force and a bewitching voice.

• Yang Dong left the Ancient Desolate Holy Land and traveled to the Northern Territory to search for Purple Mountain.
• After three years of searching, Yang Dong found Purple Mountain and entered one of its abandoned mine passages with the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Yang Dong slew the demonic creatures in the mine and used the Chaos Green Lotus to withstand the lethal Sword Qi behind an ancient stone door.
• Yang Dong reached a violet cavern, where the Chaos Green Lotus began releasing power on its own and tugging him toward a source.
• At a fork in the path, Yang Dong heard a bewitching voice calling to him, but the Chaos Green Lotus shielded him from its summons.

Yang Dong fought his way through Purple Mountain’s ancient creatures and was nearly killed by a hidden supreme being. The Ruthless Great Emperor’s Emperor’s Blood saved him, and he reached Emperor Wushi’s Daoist pavilion.

• Yang Dong chose the left path through the purple mist and fought off monsters that repeatedly revived until he entered an ancient hall.
• Yang Dong killed two Great Power-level monsters, then clashed with a winged ancient creature that emerged from the hall’s depths.
• The Eastern Wasteland God King sensed the battle and feared that whoever entered Purple Mountain’s depths was doomed.
• Yang Dong advanced through the mist past the corpses of ancient creatures, but a hidden being’s roar overwhelmed his defenses and threatened to destroy his soul.
• The Ruthless Great Emperor’s Emperor’s Blood manifested and extinguished the hidden attacker, while a bell restored Yang Dong’s soul and calmed Purple Mountain.
• Yang Dong reached Emperor Wushi’s pavilion and found purple-covered Dao bones on its central cushion.

Yang Dong refined the Blood-Soaked Demonic Body in Emperor Wushi’s Dao pavilion and gained a body capable of contending with Saint-level experts. He then condensed the Gate of Time and Space, preparing to escape the dangerous world of Shrouding the Heavens.

• Yang Dong entered Wushi Dao Pavilion and refined Dao Runes, merging his Sword Qi and Wave Power into the Great Dao Treasure Bottle.
• Yang Dong fused the Blood Prison’s power into his body and successfully completed the first stage of the Blood-Soaked Demonic Body.
• Yang Dong tested his new strength by punching a hole through space and realized his body could contend with Saint-level experts.
• Yang Dong activated the Gate of Time and Space and, to avoid provoking the Emperor’s Blood, drew on the pavilion’s power of time and space instead of his own energy.
• The River of Time and Space poured into the Gate, allowing Yang Dong to condense it fully as he celebrated his chance to escape.

Yang Dong returned to Douluo Continent through the Gate of Time and Space, unaware that the Empress had used his journey to smuggle herself into the world. After she revealed her scheme and subdued him, Yang Dong wondered how much time had passed on the continent.

• Yang Dong entered the Gate of Time and Space, while a Banished Immortal woman appeared in Wushi Dao Pavilion and searched Purple Mountain for Wu Shi.
• In the dimensional passage, Yang Dong’s Emperor’s Blood flared, and Boluoxiu discovered that another drop had pinned him down in the Ghost God Space.
• Yang Dong emerged above Douluo Continent, where the Emperor’s Blood spread golden light and the Empress merged her two drops of blood to adapt to the world.
• Yang Dong realized the Empress had used him, and she briefly overwhelmed him before returning to the Ghost God Space.
• A sea soul beast attacked Yang Dong and was reduced to ash by his glare, after which he wondered how many years had passed on Douluo Continent.

Yang Dong reunited with Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest and treated Dugu Xin, whose Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul kept producing venom. The chapter ended with Yang Dong identifying Dugu Xin’s martial soul as the reason his illness would return.

• Yang Dong used the item he had given Dugu Bo to locate him and appeared at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo recognized Yang Dong and begged him to save his son, Dugu Xin.
• Dugu Bo showed Yang Dong the cultivated Blood-Draining Rose and introduced his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
• Yang Dong drew the serpent venom from Dugu Xin’s body, restoring his complexion.
• Yang Dong discovered that Dugu Xin’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul was generating venom again and preventing his recovery.

Yang Dong brought Dugu Bo into the Abyss World to attempt a Martial Soul evolution that might save Dugu Bo’s son from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor’s recurring venom. Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul transformed into the Dark Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, though whether the change would save his son remained unknown.

• Yang Dong told Dugu Bo that he had removed the venom from Dugu Bo’s son, but it would return in about ten years because it came from his Martial Soul.
• Yang Dong proposed evolving Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul as a possible way to trigger an evolution in his son’s Martial Soul, warning that the attempt might kill Dugu Bo and might not save his son.
• Yang Dong took Dugu Bo through the Gate of Time and Space into the Abyss World and asked Boluoxiu to choose a suitable Martial Soul for mutation.
• Boluoxiu’s power trapped Dugu Bo in an illusion where he became a giant python urged to devour the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, but Dugu Bo could not bring himself to attack it.
• The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor sensed Dugu Bo’s feelings, shed its jade-green scales, and transformed into the Dark Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

Yang Dong helped Dugu Bo evolve his Martial Soul and accept the inheritance of the Fourth Ghost God, Plague of Rakshasa. After returning to Douluo Continent, Yang Dong learned that Tang Hao had vanished with his wife after fighting Qian Daoliu and began considering a visit to the village where they might be hiding.

• Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor evolved into the Dark Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, and his Soul Power rose from Rank 91 to Rank 92.
• The Empress identified a massive rift as the Great Abyss, while Yang Dong destroyed a God Level figure who had been spying on them.
• Yang Dong offered Dugu Bo a Ghost God contract, and Dugu Bo accepted the inheritance of Plague of Rakshasa as the Fourth Ghost God.
• Yang Dong brought Dugu Bo back to Douluo Continent, where Dugu Bo said his evolved Martial Soul could control his son's Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo told Yang Dong that Tang Hao had fought Qian Daoliu and vanished with his wife, prompting Yang Dong to consider visiting the remote village.

Yang Dong returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and discovered that Qian Daoliu had attacked its soul beasts, killing Ah Yue. Di Tian welcomed him after realizing he was not the attacker, and led him toward the Dragon Tomb.

• Yang Dong asked Dugu Bo whether Bibi Dong had a child, then left after Dugu Bo reunited with Dugu Yan and his awakened father.
• Yang Dong broke Di Tian's barrier in the Star Dou Great Forest, prompting Di Tian and the other soul beasts to attack him, mistaking him for Qian Daoliu.
• Yang Dong easily knocked Di Tian down, and Snow Empress recognized that he was not the Angel Douluo they feared.
• Di Tian explained that Qian Daoliu had ambushed them and killed Ah Yue, and that Da Ming and Er Ming were guarding Ah Yue's daughter Xiao Wu.
• Di Tian dismissed the other soul beasts and led Yang Dong toward the Dragon Tomb.