Chapter Summaries

The Six-Eared Macaque and the Fighting Saint King fought with overwhelming strength, then abandoned their fallen staffs to trade punches. Their battle drew others into combat, and Red Dragon Taoist, Black Dragon, Peacock King, and a Black Phoenix joined the fighting; Peacock King unleashed his Five-Colored Divine Light.

• The Six-Eared Macaque and the Fighting Saint King collided staffs so forcefully that both weapons flew across the Primordial World, striking the Far North and Far South.
• The Six-Eared Macaque and the Fighting Saint King continued their battle with fists, shaking the Sky Ranking and thrilling the watching experts.
• Red Dragon Taoist challenged Taiyi’s Demon God Black Dragon, and the two transformed into dragons and fought with claws, fire, and black water.
• Peacock King charged a Phoenix Demon God, who revealed himself as a Black Phoenix with Barbaric Beast Bloodline.
• Peacock King revealed his true form and unleashed Five-Colored Divine Light across the Sky Ranking.

The Peacock King’s Five-Colored Divine Light led Winged Immortal to mistake him for Kong Xuan’s son, while the Fiendish Qi Phoenix fought Heavenly Emperor's Son and Little Immortal Phoenix. As fighting spread along the shores of East Blue, War Bear challenged Gu Xinao, who answered with a powerful punch.

• The Magical Beasts recognized the Peacock King’s Five-Colored Divine Light and speculated that he was Kong Xuan’s descendant.
• Winged Immortal called the Peacock King his nephew, and the furious Peacock King abandoned his fight with the Phoenix to attack him.
• Heavenly Emperor's Son challenged the Fiendish Qi Phoenix, and Little Immortal Phoenix joined the battle as the Phoenix Clan watched in surprise.
• As the fighting spread along the shores of East Blue, War Bear challenged Gu Xinao, who met his spiked club with a powerful fist.

Gu Xinao killed the War Bear with one Unyielding Heart Fist, shocking the battlefield and threatening to turn the East Blue conflict into a fight to the death. The War Bear’s brother attacked Gu Xinao in revenge, but Gu Xinao met his blow with the same fist and forced him back.

• Gu Xinao unleashed the Unyielding Heart Fist and shattered the War Bear’s spiked club.
• Gu Xinao’s punch killed the War Bear, who exploded over the coastal mountains.
• Observers reacted with shock as they realized Gu Xinao had killed a Demon Sage ranked thirty-sixth.
• A white bear wearing the number thirteen revealed himself as the War Bear’s brother and vowed to kill Gu Xinao.
• The white bear attacked with a frost-laden paw, but Gu Xinao’s Unyielding Heart Fist collided with it and drove him backward.

Gu Xinao faced Ice Woman, the fourth-ranked Demon Sage, after defeating her two bear brothers, and learned that she belonged to the long-lost Frozen Clan. Their battle began as her power froze space and slowed time, while Gu Xinao fought back with his Unyielding Heart Fist and Purple-Gold Pagoda.

• Gu Xinao challenged the white bear, who withdrew after Ice Woman warned him that he was no match for Gu Xinao.
• Ice Woman revealed her identity as the fourth-ranked Demon Sage and challenged Gu Xinao to avenge her eldest brother.
• The watching Great Powers recognized Ice Woman as a surviving descendant of the Frozen Clan and speculated that the white bear belonged to one of its guardian races.
• Ice Woman unleashed cold that froze space, and Gu Xinao countered with nine Unyielding Heart Fists.
• Ice Woman formed ice swords and sent freezing Sword Aura at Gu Xinao, who drew his Purple-Gold Pagoda and charged into the clash.
• The others found opponents of their own as the battles began.

After Gu Xinao killed the War Bear, ranked thirty-sixth among the Demon Sages, the battle at the East Sea Shore became a deadly conflict between the Primordial World's major forces. Ning Fei joined the fight against the War Demon Beast, while more members of the Shrouding Host and other fighters entered the fray.

• Gu Xinao's killing of the War Bear shattered the restraint between the factions and drew hidden fighters, including the Shrouding Host, into battle.
• The Saint Prince challenged the War Demon Beast but was driven back, so Ning Fei charged in and took over the fight.
• Ning Fei and the War Demon Beast clashed their halberds and plunged into a fierce melee as the Saint Prince sought another opponent.
• Wei Yi joined the Old Lunatic, while Chuan Ying shot at the Fifth Demon God and then fought him with staffs.
• The Nether Demon Divine General beat a war drum whose sound filled the battlefield with killing intent and Battle Intent.

Bright Beast and Gai Jiuyou faced each other on the battlefield and used their qin music to perform songs shaped by their lives and understanding of tribulation. Their melodies stirred sorrow among fighters and cultivators, while the battle continued.

• Bright Beast played his qin to strengthen the Magical Beasts and hold back cultivators from Shrouding the Heavens.
• Gai Jiuyou answered with a Dao qin and recognized Bright Beast as his old confidant Yixuan.
• Gai Jiuyou and Bright Beast agreed to perform together, setting Gai Jiuyou's Tribulation Divine Melody against Bright Beast's song of Life.
• Their music revealed the hardships and changes of life, moving fighters and Loose Cultivators across the battlefield to tears.

Poison Dragon’s hatred and the Bright Beast’s guqin music drove the factions into a sprawling battle, exposing the hidden strength and talent of Ren’s followers. As the fighting continued, the Shadow Fiend revealed that a Spirit Treasure could improve aptitude, bloodlines, bodies, and Origin through tribulations, leaving the demons astonished.

• Poison Dragon revealed himself as a survivor of the Primordial Poison Dragon Race and challenged Taiyi’s fourth Demon God, a mutated Golden Crow, to avenge his people.
• Poison Dragon and the Golden Crow fought to the death as Gai Jiuyou and the Bright Beast’s music stirred others into battle across the East Blue.
• The Demon Empress and the demons discussed the hidden forces of Dijun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng, and marveled at the strength and young talents among Ren’s followers.
• The Shadow Fiend explained that the Balance Demon God had forged a Spirit Treasure that improved aptitude, bloodlines, bodies, and Origin through tribulations.

Ren gathered Sword Dao and Martial Path talents from the Myriad Worlds, then learned the Shrouding Host had begun a major battle against several demon forces. He named their roster the Shrouding the Heavens Ranking and ordered them to fight on, while arranging rescue support because casualties were likely.

• Ren ordered Jiang Shang to give Metamorphosis Pills to the Sword Dao geniuses and send them into the Sword Tower, while the Immortal Heavenly Emperor warned him about unrest in the Lower Realm.
• Ren allowed the Martial Path cultivators to undergo evaluation in the Martial Tower, ordered qualified geniuses reincarnated into the Mortal World, and assigned the others and the generals separate fates.
• The Immortal Heavenly Emperor showed Ren the expanding East Sea Shore battle, where the Shrouding Host fought members of the Demon Race and other powerful factions.
• Ren named the fighters the Shrouding Host and their roster the Shrouding the Heavens Ranking, then urged them through the Firmament Ledger to fight freely.
• Ren instructed the Immortal Heavenly Emperor to monitor the battle and rescue endangered fighters, while acknowledging that deaths were inevitable.

Ren watched the slaughter at the East Sea Shore and ordered his forces to minimize deaths and preserve souls for reincarnation. As the fighting intensified, Dijun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng sent their top three ranked fighters to test Ren’s forces, while the Peacock King confronted Winged Immortal in a fury.

• Ren told Immortal Heavenly Emperor to reduce casualties and preserve the Primordial Spirits of fallen allies, and Immortal Heavenly Emperor promised to prepare reinforcements.
• Dijun blamed Bai Ze for War Bear’s false ranking and ordered him into seclusion, then assigned the First Demon Sage to reorganize the Demon Sage Rankings.
• Dijun sent the three highest-ranked Demon Sages to the battlefield to probe Ren’s hidden strength.
• Taiyi learned that his side had lost six Demon Gods and ordered Demon God Ni Jun and the other top Demon Gods to join the fighting.
• Kunpeng sent his three highest-ranked Demon Venerables toward the East Sea Shore as the slaughter grew fiercer.
• The enraged Peacock King summoned a war halberd and threatened Winged Immortal, whom he mistook for a relative of Kong Xuan.

Winged Immortal and the Peacock King fought, with Winged Immortal repeatedly calling the younger warrior Kong Xuan’s son and his own nephew. The Peacock King countered Winged Immortal’s Yin-Yang techniques with Five-Colored Divine Light infused with the Demon Emperor’s Nine Slashes, and their clash continued amid world-shaking shockwaves.

• Winged Immortal saw the Peacock King’s battle halberd and taunted him as Kong Xuan’s son, enraging the Peacock King.
• The Peacock King unleashed Five-Colored Divine Slash, and Winged Immortal answered with his Yin-Yang slash technique.
• Winged Immortal’s Yin-Yang sword qi initially wore away the Peacock King’s divine attack, but the Peacock King combined Five-Colored Divine Light with the Demon Emperor’s Nine Slashes and destroyed the Yin-Yang energy.
• The Peacock King attacked with Five Elements Nine Slashes, while Winged Immortal countered with the Yin-Yang Great Hand Seal.
• Their Five Elements and Yin-Yang energies collided, producing destructive shockwaves as Winged Immortal praised the Peacock King’s power and continued fighting.

Peacock King and Winged Immortal unleashed their strongest techniques against each other, leaving both badly wounded after their clash. Kong Xuan emerged from seclusion to investigate Peacock King, but insisted he could not be his son.

• Peacock King used Demon Emperor Slash—Chaos Annihilation against Winged Immortal, who countered with Claw of Destruction, and their collision devastated the East Sea Shore.
• The wounded Peacock King and Winged Immortal ended their battle without a clear victor, while Winged Immortal privately cursed Kong Xuan for having such a powerful son.
• Yuanshi True Demon, Heaven-Piercing Sword Demon, and Supreme Heavenly Demon discussed Peacock King's strength and questioned whether he was Kong Xuan's son.
• Shadow Fiend announced that Kong Xuan had arrived, and the demons concealed themselves as he emerged from seclusion.
• Kong Xuan told Demon Empress he had come after Winged Immortal contacted him through their Origins, then denied that Peacock King could be his son.
• Demon Empress pointed out Peacock King's resemblance, species, techniques, and weapon similarities, asking Kong Xuan to reconsider.

At the East Sea Shore, Jie Demon Beast attacked the Demon Race and battled the Third Demon Sage, drawing the attention of powerful fighters who had stayed out of the conflict. The First Demon Sage and First Demon Venerable confronted one another as more top-ranked figures arrived, and the Shrouding Host began to rise.

• Jie Demon Beast killed the Eighteenth Demon God after he mocked the Magical Beasts, then attacked other members of the Demon Race.
• Jie Demon Beast killed a Demon Sage ranked in the thirties and clashed with the Third Demon Sage, who answered his Crescent Moon Slash with a great bell and sound waves.
• Heavenly Demon Beast and Earth Demon Beast took notice as silent members of the Shrouding Host opened their eyes and watched the top Demon Sages.
• Ni Jun arrived with the Second Demon God and Third Demon Sage, while the First Demon Venerable joined the gathering and challenged the First Demon Sage's claims about secrecy.
• The First Demon Venerable turned toward the rising Shrouding Host and said the Demon Venerables had as much right to attend as they did.

The Shrouding Host and the Demon Sages and Gods clashed at the East Sea Shore as both sides sought to probe Ren’s hidden strength. Ning Fei fought Ni Jun, while Li Ruoyu stepped forward to face the Second Demon God.

• The First Demon Sage acknowledged that the Demon Venerables, Sages, and Gods had come to investigate Ren, and Zhang Bairen identified himself as a member of the Shrouding Host.
• Ni Jun confirmed that Taiyi had ordered the demons to uncover Ren’s hidden cards, and Zhang Bairen challenged them to reveal his strength through battle.
• Ning Fei assigned Kun Tian to fight the War Demon Beast, then struck the beast back and charged Ni Jun.
• Ning Fei and Ni Jun fought with their battle halberd and spear, their Battle Intent and Fiendish Qi colliding in the Sky Ranking.
• Li Ruoyu volunteered to face the Second Demon God and explained that his Natural Dao made him eager to examine the demon’s natural essence.

Li Ruoyu fought the Second Demon God with the Natural Dao and recognized her as the Fleeting Fragrance Divine Flower. He merged himself into the Primordial World's nature to overcome her attacks, binding his life and future to the world.

• The Second Demon God challenged Li Ruoyu with her Natural Method, and he countered by turning the ruined battlefield into a landscape whose plants and trees became soldiers.
• The Second Demon God unleashed the River of Nature, and Li Ruoyu identified her true form as the Fleeting Fragrance Divine Flower.
• Watching Great Powers discussed how the divine flower could have undergone Transformation, recalling its connection to the Time Demon God and Hongjun.
• Li Ruoyu merged himself into the Primordial World's nature and used its Dao Rhyme to wear away the Second Demon God's Withering and Flourishing River.
• The Second Demon God warned that Li Ruoyu had tied his life and future to the Primordial World, while the narration noted that many cultivators had abandoned Hongjun's flawed Immortal Dao System.

Li Ruoyu used his Natural Method to fight the Second Demon God to a stalemate, while the Shrouding Host and Demon Race studied each other before choosing new opponents. The Saint Spirit Emperor challenged the Second Demon Sage and pressed forward through the aftermath of their powerful fist collision.

• Li Ruoyu explained how he had merged with the Primordial World's nature and unleashed his Natural Method against the Second Demon God.
• After observing the fight, the Second Demon Sage stepped forward and challenged the Shrouding Host to send a fighter.
• The Saint Spirit Emperor accepted the challenge and revealed his strength as a transformed Saint Spirit and body-tempering cultivator.
• The Saint Spirit Emperor struck with Saint Spirit Fist, and the Second Demon Sage countered with Myriad Beasts Divine Fist.
• Their punches collided and devastated the surrounding ocean, mountains, and rivers.
• The Saint Spirit Emperor walked through the explosion's aftermath and called on the Second Demon Sage to take another punch.

The Second Demon Sage and the Saint Spirit Emperor continued their brutal fist battle, revealing techniques that combined the wills of many ancient races and divine materials. The fight escalated into a clash powerful enough to devastate the surrounding world and shatter stars.

• The Second Demon Sage revealed his refined appearance and attacked the Saint Spirit Emperor with the Scale Armor Divine Fist.
• The Saint Spirit Emperor answered with his sorrow-filled Wailing Fist, and the two fought inside their exploding fist force.
• Watching Great Powers debated whether the Second Demon Sage was human, demon, or both as he combined the Scale Armor, Beast, and Flying Bird Divine Fists.
• The Second Demon Sage unleashed the Myriad Heavens Divine Beast Fist, while the Saint Spirit Emperor struck with his Nine-Nine Return to One, Supreme Saint Spirit Fist.
• The Saint Spirit Emperor's nine divine-material incarnations merged into his fist as both fighters roared and collided again.
• Their clash tore through the void, created black holes and thunder, shattered stars, and sent shockwaves across the Primordial World.

The First Demon Sage revealed that Nuwa experimented with creating life, eventually forming the Witch-Demon Race and attempting to create a new Pangu. He began recounting how Hongjun appeared during that attempt, leaving Chuan Ying and the watching powers eager to learn what happened next.

• The First Demon Sage explained that Nuwa had created plant spirits, Qingfeng, Mingyue, and other beings while advancing her Creation Great Dao.
• Chuan Ying accepted the First Demon Sage's offer to exchange information, following Ren's request to learn about the Demon Race's ranked experts.
• The First Demon Sage said Nuwa created the Witch-Demon Race by combining Wu Clan forms with Demon Race bloodlines, and that these beings became the earliest members of the Human Race.
• The First Demon Sage revealed that Nuwa conceived of creating a new Pangu, with the Demon Court gathering blood essence from more than eighty percent of the races outside the Wu Clan to support her attempt.
• The First Demon Sage said Nuwa began shaping a Pangu-like being, but Hongjun appeared as heaven and earth changed; Chuan Ying wondered whether the visitor was Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao.

The Second Demon Sage revealed the origins and tragic history of Nuwa’s nine Human Ancestors, and three survivors identified themselves among the Demon ranks. He sensed a fourth survivor and watched as the Third Demon Venerable unveiled himself as a remarkably youthful boy.

• The First Demon Sage explained that the nine Human Ancestors carried countless Demon Race bloodlines, and the Second Demon Sage was the sole survivor of Dijun’s three.
• The Second Demon Sage called for his brothers, and the Third Demon God and First Demon Venerable revealed that they were also Human Ancestors.
• The Third Demon God recounted how two of Taiyi’s three Human Ancestors died and he inherited their wills, while one of Kunpeng’s three survived as the First Demon Venerable.
• The Second Demon Sage sensed a fourth surviving Human Ancestor among the Demon Venerables and urged him to reveal himself.
• The Third Demon Venerable removed his robe, revealing a strikingly handsome boy whose pure, youthful appearance astonished everyone.

The First Demon Venerable explained that the Third Demon Venerable was his child and revealed that Hongjun’s interference had given the nine Human Ancestors the aura that let their bloodlines fuse. As the battlefield paused, he began disclosing how Nuwa’s hidden secret and their youngest sister were connected to the boy’s birth.

• The Second Demon Sage and Third Demon God questioned the Third Demon Venerable’s identity, and the First Demon Venerable confirmed that the boy was his child.
• Ren, Dijun, and Taiyi ordered their forces to slow or stop fighting so they could learn how the Third Demon Venerable’s bloodlines had fused.
• The factions suppressed the unruly Magical Beasts, and the First Demon Venerable admitted that children born to their race normally died from conflicting bloodlines.
• The First Demon Venerable revealed that Nuwa had created the nine twice after Hongjun destroyed her first attempt, leaving Heavenly Dao aura in the scattered earth.
• He disclosed that one of the nine was a younger sister whom Master Kunpeng had taken away, and that Nuwa used most of the Heavenly Dao aura to shape her.

The First Demon Venerable revealed that Nuwa’s creation of their little sister left her with a body whose Heavenly Dao aura and Pangu essence clashed, causing her constant suffering. He explained how she and her brothers sought ways to ease her pain, then recounted how his second brother died while searching for resources.

• The First Demon Venerable explained that Nuwa hid their little sister’s Pangu-like body beneath skin formed from soil infused with the Heavenly Dao’s aura.
• He said their little sister’s constitution made her grow stronger without training, while the conflict between its two natures caused her increasing pain.
• The First Demon Venerable confirmed that the boy was his child with their little sister and said he would no longer keep the child hidden.
• He recounted how their little sister repeatedly destroyed her cultivation to reduce her suffering, and how she devised methods that helped her brothers refine their Demon Race bloodlines.
• The First Demon Venerable said his second brother died after rushing back from the Primordial Land with too few resources and suffering a fatal clash of bloodlines.