Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Ying and the Sky-Supporting Tribe routed the Annihilation Patriarch and Demon Emperor Zhiqi, Blood Venerating Island’s rulers debated whether to retaliate or avoid provoking him. They agreed to keep their distance while letting younger members act, as the peak Emperor Grade powers prepared to compete for the limited Venerable Thrones.

• The Annihilation Patriarch showed the rulers how Xiao Ying and the Sky-Supporting Tribe had defeated him and Demon Emperor Zhiqi, angering the Thousand-Eyed Venerable.
• The Blood Sea Immortal Emperor and Annihilation Patriarch argued that Xiao Ying’s sacred bamboo, alliances, and status as Great Dream’s successor made further attacks too dangerous.
• The Thousand-Eyed Venerable questioned whether Xiao Ying truly had Great Dream’s backing, while Ancestor Styx suggested that the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa were using Xiao Ying as a shield for their revenge against Pangu’s enemies.
• Ancestor Styx explained that peak Emperor Grade beings were waiting for opportunities to claim the limited Venerable Thrones, and advised keeping the elders out of conflict with Xiao Ying while letting younger members act.

After consolidating Nine-Dragon Island and expanding its defenses and trade, Xiao Ying entered the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison to recruit Emperor-Grade prisoners. Immortal Emperor Shura finally agreed to consider submission, leaving Xiao Ying ready to explain how he would control him.

• Xiao Ying established new formations and rules on Nine-Dragon Island while the Great Wilderness Cauldron secretly refined the Totem Tower and the Demon Emperors.
• Xiao Ying entered the prison’s eighth level and showed Immortal Emperor Shura how its karmic fire and lightning could torment him.
• Xiao Ying offered Immortal Emperor Shura the choice to submit now or wait eight years, warning that rescue was unlikely and his future usefulness uncertain.
• Heaven-Annihilating Demon Emperor Kui counted down as Xiao Ying began to leave, and Immortal Emperor Shura stopped him to ask how Xiao Ying intended to control him.

Xiao Ying freed Immortal Emperor Shura and recruited numerous prisoners into the Sky-Supporting Tribe, while Ba Serpent remained bound by the Annihilation Patriarch’s restriction and chose to guard the prison. With the tribe’s establishment as a nation three months away, Xiao Ying asked the Demon Emperors to help him choose a bloodline for a powerful avatar.

• Immortal Emperor Shura joined the Sky-Supporting Tribe, accepted Xiao Ying’s restriction, and was released from the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison.
• The Heaven-Desolation Demon Emperor explained that Ba Serpent could not be freed from the Annihilation Patriarch’s restriction, so Xiao Ying let him become the prison’s guardian beast.
• Xiao Ying and his allies subdued several more Demon Emperors, Devil Kings, and Immortal Kings, greatly increasing the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s strength.
• Xiao Ying gathered the Demon Emperors and demonic practitioners and asked them to recommend a Demon Race bloodline for his top-tier avatar.
• Heaven-Knowing Demon Emperor Bai Ze described the innate gifts of several Demon Emperor bloodlines to help Xiao Ying decide.

Xiao Ying weighed which Demon Race bloodline to use for his auxiliary avatar as Bai Ze outlined the strongest options. Guihai Canglan urged him to choose Bai Ze’s bloodline for its support and lower risk of the avatar becoming uncontrollable, then proposed gathering bloodlines and beings to strengthen the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation.

• Xiao Ying asked the others to advise him on choosing a Demon Race bloodline, and Bai Ze described several obtainable True Spirit lineages.
• Bai Ze recommended the Heaven-Battling Demon Emperor’s combined True Spirit and innate bloodline, explaining that punishment for injuring the Golden Sea Dragon had delayed his cultivation.
• Guihai Canglan assured the Demon Emperors that helping Xiao Ying establish the Heavenly Court would bring them closer to attaining True Spirit status.
• Guihai Canglan argued that Xiao Ying should choose Bai Ze’s bloodline because a knowledgeable, supportive avatar would be less likely to threaten his control or displace his main body.
• Guihai Canglan proposed collecting True Spirit bloodlines and selecting innate beings, extraordinary spirits, and great demons to maximize the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation’s power.

Xiao Ying organized plans to establish a Demon Division and assemble a force for the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation, then chose an Undying Blood Clan bloodline for a demonic-path embryo. After assigning Immortal Emperor Shura to obtain the blood within three days and promising him a breakthrough within three months, Xiao Ying prepared to spend the next three months forging two incarnations and preparing to found a nation.

• Xiao Ying approved nurturing the spirits and Great Demons needed for the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation, despite Bai Ze warning that the effort would be costly.
• Xiao Ying ordered Guihai Canglan to establish a Demon Division and acquire Transformation Herbs, then selected Bai Ze's bloodline for the demonic-path embryo.
• The Vika Demon Emperor proposed three devil bloodlines, and the Illusory Annihilation Demon Emperor recommended the Undying Blood Clan as the most practical choice.
• Immortal Emperor Shura volunteered to obtain Undying Blood Clan essence within three days, and Xiao Ying promised that he could break through within three months if he succeeded.
• Xiao Ying told the gathered leaders that he would spend three months forging two incarnations and preparing to found a nation, leaving Guihai Canglan and Bai Ze in charge of affairs.

After three months of seclusion, Xiao Ying emerged before the Sky-Supporting Tribe and its guests, unveiling his plan to refine his bloodline toward creating the Huan bloodline. He was surprised when Lan Yu publicly called him Master, leaving him to wonder what the Blue Sky Empress would think.

• Nine-Dragon Island's preparations for the Sky-Supporting Tribe's nation-founding ceremony drew representatives from major factions and cultivators from both seas.
• The Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation, Totem Tower, and nine demon emperors displayed their power as Xiao Ying emerged from seclusion to a thunderous welcome.
• The Heaven-Desolation Demon Emperor noticed Xiao Ying's aura seemed weaker, and Xiao Ying explained that he had spent his seclusion discarding the dross and preserving the essence.
• Xiao Ying revealed that he had purged most of his bloodlines and was using the Pangu bloodline as the foundation for his eventual goal of creating the Huan bloodline.
• Tianzhi Baize praised Xiao Ying's decision to focus his path, and Lan Yu suddenly appeared and called him Master.

Xiao Ying faced Empress Island’s offer to marry Lan Yu, Lan Yan, or both in exchange for its support, but deferred his decision while preparing for the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s founding ceremony. As he reviewed the island’s progress and guest arrangements, he learned that an astonishing number of powerful factions had arrived.

• Xiao Ying greeted Lan Yu, Lan Yan, and Die Anling, who said the Blue Sky Empress had asked him to temper the sisters’ bodies and offered one or both of them as wives in exchange for a close alliance.
• Xiao Ying tactfully postponed the marriage decision, and Die Anling warned that Empress Island might not be able to intervene against the threats gathering around Nine-Dragon Island without a close relationship.
• Die Anling shifted the Misty Rain sisters away, and the Heaven-Desolation Demon Emperor moved them into the purple lotus as Xiao Ying led his people to Heaven-Supporting Palace.
• Xiao Ying heard that the Sky-Supporting Tribe had advanced rapidly after three months of bloodline tempering, while its founding ceremony preparations and relations with arriving factions needed careful attention.
• Guihai Canglan reported that 137 overlord-level factions and 746 first-rate factions had sent representatives, leaving Xiao Ying astonished that so many powers had come to their remote island.

Xiao Ying learned that powerful factions from across the myriad worlds had gathered for the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s founding celebration, then arranged a grand banquet for their young prodigies. The banquet began beneath the starry formation, where Guangming Jingfu arrived and captured everyone’s attention.

• Guihai Canglan and Tianzhi Baize explained that the factions were assessing the approaching Tribulation and named powers the tribe should treat carefully.
• A Demon-Scaled Witch Guard reported that eleven groups of young elites had requested audiences, and Xiao Ying invited them all to a banquet that night.
• Xiao Ying ended the meeting and ordered the tribe to prepare the banquet, teasing Guihai Canglan for cultivating gossip instead of divine abilities.
• The guests arrived at Heaven-Supporting Palace’s starlit square and found a lavish banquet with no assigned seats.
• The Saintess of Light, Guangming Jingfu, entered the square, and the guests turned their attention to her.

Guangming Jingfu arrived at the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s gathering, where Luo Lun joined her and mingled with the other distinguished guests. As the attendees waited for their host, Hu Yixuan discussed the High Priest’s marriage alliance and repeated rumors about his dealings, prompting Azure Luan Gu Lingyun to defend her master.

• Guangming Jingfu entered the square, and Luo Lun arrived with more than a dozen followers to greet her affectionately.
• Zangtian Ji and Di Yi Yunrong approached Guangming Jingfu and Luo Lun, while the guests gathered and formed smaller circles.
• Feng Jinglan complained that the Sky-Supporting High Priest had not appeared, and Hu Yixuan explained that he stood apart from the young talents as a prospective ruler.
• Hu Yixuan revealed that the Blue Sky Empress intended a marriage alliance involving Ehuang and Nüying, then suggested Meng Xunqing might be the one to marry the High Priest.
• Hu Yixuan accused the High Priest of swindling Feng Tianyun and the Sacred Garment Sect, and Azure Luan Gu Lingyun denied rumors about her master’s relationship with him.

Xiao Ying attended the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s banquet and faced the guests’ scrutiny, offers, and political jabs with calm practicality. The gathering turned toward a dispute between Di Yi Yunrong and Di San Yongcang, drawing Xiao Ying near the conflict between the Origin Heavenly Court and the Third Dynasty.

• Hu Yixuan questioned Gu Lingyun and Tianxin Yunlan about their connections to Xiao Ying, while Luo Ziyan defended her senior sister.
• Xiao Ying emerged from the Heaven-Supporting Palace with Guihai Canglan, Bai Ze, the Eight Departures Shaman Emperor, and the Illusory Annihilation Demon Emperor, and the guests assessed his appearance, cultivation, background, and talent.
• Xiao Ying gave a brief welcome and opened the banquet, surprising the guests with his straightforward approach; Guangming Jingfu praised him as intriguing.
• Luo Lun offered to help Xiao Ying attain emperorship, and Di Yi Yunrong offered him a position and rank in Sacred Province, but Xiao Ying declined the proposals.
• Di San Yongcang mocked Di Yi Yunrong’s offer, and Di Yi Yunrong insulted him; Bai Ze identified the prince to Xiao Ying and explained the rivalry between the Origin Heavenly Court and the Third Dynasty.

Xiao Ying mingled with the gathering’s powerful young guests and spoke with Tianxin Yunlan, Hu Yixuan, Luo Ziyan, and Gu Lingyun about Senior Battle and his recent transformation. Feng Tianyun challenged him over the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison and accused him of being Xiao Jiutian, just as another guest confronted him for neglecting the visitors.

• Di San Yongcang’s taunt made Di Yi Yunrong suppress his anger, while Xiao Ying exchanged polite nods with the distinguished guests.
• Tianxin Yunlan called Xiao Ying over, and he greeted her companions, thanked Luo Ziyan, and asked Gu Lingyun whether Senior Battle had emerged from seclusion.
• Hu Yixuan warned that Senior Battle might pursue an emotionless mindset while seeking the Emperor Realm, and Tianxin Yunlan suspected Xiao Ying had activated the Pangu Inheritance.
• Xiao Ying admitted that he had spent three months suppressing mixed bloodlines and deciding which would be primary, and Tianxin Yunlan approved of his calmer presence.
• Feng Tianyun questioned Xiao Ying about the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison, accused him of being Xiao Jiutian, and called him a liar when he denied it.
• An unidentified guest accused Xiao Ying of ignoring visitors despite being their host.

At the banquet, Feng Jinglan thwarted Luo Lun’s attempt to embarrass Xiao Ying, and Guangming Jingfu gave Xiao Ying a rare heart of light. After he accepted it, Guangming Jingfu and Feng Jinglan demanded a return gesture, leaving Xiao Ying facing an unexpected performance.

• Luo Lun chided Xiao Ying for neglecting his guests and implied that he should pay more attention to them.
• Feng Jinglan challenged Luo Lun’s remarks and defended Xiao Ying from his attempt to put him in a difficult position.
• Guangming Jingfu offered Xiao Ying a rare heart of light, and Feng Jinglan urged him to accept it as compensation.
• Xiao Ying accepted the treasure and thanked Guangming Jingfu, while Guihai Canglan warned him how valuable it was.
• Guangming Jingfu asked Xiao Ying for a return gift, and Feng Jinglan agreed that he should perform for the guests.

At the banquet, Feng Jinglan pressed Xiao Ying to perform, so he told a fable about a mirror and followed it with a bold song. His performance left the gathered prodigies reflecting on their own uncertain futures and ended on a note of youthful exhilaration.

• Feng Jinglan insisted Xiao Ying perform at the banquet, offering to sing the Sky Phoenix Clan's Heavenly Phoenix Chant afterward, while Zangtian Ji volunteered to perform Wind-and-Cloud Thunder Dance.
• Zangtian Ji swore he would stake everything alongside Xiao Ying, and Xiao Ying agreed to perform but admitted he knew no music or other arts.
• Xiao Ying introduced his fable, The Mirror's Helplessness, and used divine abilities to portray a bronze mirror that smiled at an angry man, only to be shattered by his punch.
• The audience understood the fable as a reflection of human relationships and the young generation's struggles, and Xiao Ying ended with a forceful, exuberant song.

After the banquet, Xiao Ying reflected on the young leaders he had met before finding the Blue Sky Empress Lan Nianlan waiting in his chambers. She proposed a marriage alliance with her disciple Meng Xunqing to enlist Xiao Ying’s power for Empress Island, and he countered that only Lan Nianlan herself would suit him.

• Xiao Ying reviewed the guests’ temperaments and talents, noting Zangtian Ji’s openness, Luo Lun’s hidden darkness, and the contrasting qualities of Guangming Jingfu, Feng Jinglan, Hu Yixuan, and Xue Wuyan.
• Xiao Ying returned to his chambers and found the Blue Sky Empress Lan Nianlan there, having entered the palace unnoticed.
• Lan Nianlan asked Xiao Ying why he had not performed music at the banquet and then pressed him for an answer about Misty Rain.
• Xiao Ying said he regarded Misty Rain as a younger sister, so Lan Nianlan suggested Meng Xunqing as a match and offered to make her Empress Island’s heir.
• Lan Nianlan explained that she wanted to borrow Xiao Ying’s influence to turn Empress Island into an Immortal Kingdom, while Xiao Ying argued that neither Misty Rain nor Meng Xunqing suited a faction ruler and said Lan Nianlan herself would.

After the Blue Sky Empress attacked Xiao Ying and destroyed the palace, he publicly claimed her outburst came from his bold marriage proposal and confession. She left in shame and anger, while the witnesses dispersed, impressed by his audacity.

• Xiao Ying teased the Blue Sky Empress by naming her as the proper marriage match, and she struck at him, demolishing the palace before his sacred item protected him.
• Tianzhi Baize, the Heaven-Desolation Demon Emperor, and other powers arrived and surrounded the Blue Sky Empress as the island’s forces gathered.
• The Blue Sky Empress recognized the seven luminaries heaven-sealing wood, and Xiao Ying accused her of nearly killing him before declaring that he had proposed to her as an empress.
• Xiao Ying claimed her bewitching influence had revealed his true feelings, and he challenged the gathered witnesses to deny her charm.
• The Blue Sky Empress could not refute him and vanished in shame and anger; Tianzhi Baize and the Heaven-Desolation Demon Emperor praised Xiao Ying as the crowd dispersed.

With two days left before the Sky-Supporting Tribe founded its kingdom, Xiao Ying and the leaders confronted an island crowded with hostile cultivators and a growing beast tide. Xiao Ying ordered the island’s forces to attack whoever was orchestrating the danger, accepting the risk of war as Nine-Dragon Island prepared for the tribulations.

• The Blood Suan Witch Emperor reported that nearly ten million cultivators had arrived, including more than five hundred thousand devils, while Galan Temple and Blood Venerating Island pressed their claims against the Sky-Supporting Tribe.
• Guihai Canglan proposed restricting entry through the Teleportation Formation, and Xiao Ying agreed to control arrivals while allowing departures.
• Tianzhi Baize reported that Sea Clan forces were deliberately gathering a beast tide around Nine-Dragon Island, though the leaders could not identify who was responsible.
• Xiao Ying ordered the Emperors to clear the island’s surroundings, drive beasts away, and kill or capture Sea Clan members and other suspected instigators.
• Xiao Ying declared that the Sky-Supporting Tribe would fight if necessary and told his leaders to rely on themselves rather than wait for their friendly forces to choose sides.

As the Sky-Supporting Tribe prepared Nine-Dragon Island for its founding ceremony, its formations and a grown Golden Sea Dragon impressed the gathered powers. The Blue Sky Empress concealed her reaction to the dragon and rebuked her followers for speculating about her personal affairs.

• The Sky-Supporting Tribe activated more than a hundred thousand formations across Nine-Dragon Island, greatly strengthening its defenses and raising its spiritual energy.
• A Golden Sea Dragon appeared above the island, prompting Guangming Jingfu to argue that the Sky-Supporting High Priest should not be provoked without orders.
• The Blue Sky Empress recognized that the Golden Sea Dragon had grown far faster than expected and hid her concern from Demon Emperor Lingjing and the others.
• A multicolored-robed woman suggested a way to achieve the Empress Island's objective, and the Blue Sky Empress struck her through a wall and forbade anyone from discussing her affairs.
• The Blue Sky Empress claimed that her surprise concerned only Xiao Ying choosing the Golden Sea Dragon as his Immortal Kingdom's guardian beast.

The Blue Sky Empress agreed to pursue a marriage between Meng Xunqing and the Sky-Supporting High Priest, while the High Priest’s kingdom-founding procession displayed formidable forces and wealth. The procession was halted when a Buddhist delegation demanded the return of its Galan Immortal Warship.

• The Blue Sky Empress suspected Xiao Ying had obtained the supreme treasure behind Thunder Emperor Island’s destruction and chose to keep her suspicion secret.
• The Blue Sky Empress asked Meng Xunqing whether she would marry the Sky-Supporting High Priest, and Meng Xunqing admitted she was willing if he liked her.
• The Blue Sky Empress agreed to arrange the marriage, while Meng Xunqing worried about Junior Sister Misty Rain.
• The Sky-Supporting Tribe began its kingdom-founding ceremony with a display of its guardian beast, powerful protector, weapons, Demon-Scaled Witch Guards, and Nine-Dragon Imperial Carriage.
• An old Buddha Emperor and more than three hundred monks blocked Xiao Ying’s procession and demanded that he return their Galan Immortal Warship.

At the Sky-Supporting tribe’s founding ceremony, Galan Temple tried to force Xiao Ying to return the Galan Immortal Warship and used the fate of his descendants in the Pangu World to pressure him. Xiao Ying ordered the monks killed, and the procession continued after the Devil Emperors slaughtered them.

• Vika Demon Emperor and the Demon-Scaled Witch Guards confronted Galan Temple when its monks blocked the Nine-Dragon Imperial Carriage.
• Xiao Ying rejected the Galan Buddha Emperor’s demand to return the Galan Immortal Warship, while the Buddha Emperor showed a vision of Luoyang under siege and warned that Xiao Ying’s descendants would suffer for his defiance.
• Xiao Ying declared that his descendants would face their own fate and ordered that no one be left alive within three breaths.
• Vika Demon Emperor, Illusory Annihilation Demon Emperor, and Immortal Emperor Shura attacked the monks, and Immortal Emperor Shura tore the Galan Buddha Emperor apart.
• Bai Ze called for the procession to move, and the carriage and its followers crushed and trampled the remains as they continued down the avenue.

During the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s kingdom-founding procession, Devil Race clansmen blocked the Nine-Dragon Imperial Carriage to demand the release of their captured leaders, while Demon Emperor Dongxu and Prison-Suppressing Immortal Emperor pressed Xiao Ying to negotiate. The procession refused to yield, and Bai Ze warned that anyone who tried to stop the founding would be met with bloodshed.

• Over three hundred devils and Asuras blocked the procession, pleading with Immortal Emperor Shura, Vika Demon Emperor, and Illusory Annihilation Demon Emperor to return to their clans.
• Immortal Emperor Shura, Vika Demon Emperor, and Illusory Annihilation Demon Emperor confronted their clansmen and demanded to know why they had come.
• Demon Emperor Dongxu and Prison-Suppressing Immortal Emperor approached the carriage and asked Xiao Ying to release the captured leaders in exchange for settling their grievances.
• Immortal Emperor Shura rejected Prison-Suppressing Immortal Emperor’s appeal, declaring that he had willingly submitted to Xiao Ying and had no intention of leaving.
• Heaven-Knowing Demon Emperor Bai Ze told the Devil Emperors to take their clansmen away and warned Prison-Suppressing Immortal Emperor and the watching factions that the kingdom-founding ceremony would not be stopped.