Recaps

Zhao Chen destroyed Demon Emperor Hai Tian’s sea beast and pursued him with a lightning sword, while considering the danger posed by the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors. The Extraterrestrial Evil Clan viewed Zhao Chen as a potential savior of the Great Thousand World and resolved to kill him before he could grow stronger.

• Demon Emperor Hai Tian revealed himself in fury after Zhao Chen forced Sea Ice Heavenly Demon Emperor to self-destruct.
• Demon Emperor Hai Tian unleashed a gigantic sea beast that attacked Saint Abyss City, but Zhao Chen destroyed it with lightning.
• The sea beast’s death caused a savage backlash against Demon Emperor Hai Tian, and Zhao Chen’s lightning sword pursued him as he transformed into a sea of black waves to escape its force.
• Zhao Chen considered the four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and recognized Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s heart-demon seeds as a particular threat.
• The Extraterrestrial Evil Clan concluded that Zhao Chen could become a second Immortal Emperor and decided to kill him before he reached Saint Grade.

Zhao Chen killed Demon Emperor Hai Tian despite Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor’s attempt to intervene, revealing combat strength comparable to peak saint grade. Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor prepared to join forces against him, while Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor claimed his heart-demon abilities were unmatched.

• Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor struck at Zhao Chen as he tried to kill Demon Emperor Hai Tian, but Zhao Chen’s Netherworld Heart Demon Lightning affected both opponents.
• Zhao Chen cut down Demon Emperor Hai Tian and shattered his demonic soul, astonishing the witnesses in Saint Abyss City.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor joined Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor identified Zhao Chen’s combat strength as peak saint grade.
• The demons reasoned that their three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors could kill Zhao Chen before he received reinforcements.
• Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor said Zhao Chen’s lightning resembled his own methods and declared himself invincible in matters of heart demons.

Zhao Chen faced the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, who sought to corrupt or kill him. After foiling the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s attempt to plant a Heart-Demon Seed, Zhao Chen met the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor’s attack with his Great Luo Sword Embryo.

• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor tried to persuade Zhao Chen to join the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan, while Zhao Chen recognized the danger of facing the three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors together.
• The system assigned Zhao Chen a mission to battle four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, slay at least one, and rout the invading enemies; killing Demon Emperor Hai Tian had already fulfilled the slaying requirement.
• Zhao Chen detected the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s invisible heart demon threads and gathered them into an illusory Heart-Demon Seed, thwarting the attempt to infiltrate his mind.
• The Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor called on the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor to attack Zhao Chen while he prepared to plant a Heart-Demon Seed.
• The Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor charged with his demonic saber, and Zhao Chen raised the Great Luo Sword Embryo and answered with a single sword strike.

As Zhao Chen, the Thunder Emperor, fought the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, the defenders of Saint Abyss City feared that the battle would decide the Great Thousand World's chances against the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan. They left Zhao Chen to face the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, trusting that his refusal to summon the Martial Ancestor meant he still had a plan.

• Lu Tong and the other defenders watched Zhao Chen fight the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor while they struggled to maintain Saint Abyss City's grand formation.
• Immortal Chi Yan and Granny He considered how Zhao Chen's survival or death could change the balance between the Great Thousand World and the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.
• Xiao Xiao tried to contact the Flame Emperor and considered asking the Martial Ancestor to assist Zhao Chen.
• Luo Li and Jiuyou explained that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan was likely attacking the frontier realms, preventing the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor from easily intervening.
• Luo Li and Jiuyou recalled that the Martial Ancestor had given Zhao Chen a Stone Talisman token, but Zhao Chen had not used it, leading them to trust that he remained confident.

Zhao Chen rejected the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor’s offer to join the Holy Clan and focused on killing the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor to prevent the Heavenly Evil God’s release. He uncovered the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s role in a long-running scheme involving Qin Tian, whose body carried an undetected Heart-Demon Seed.

• The Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor admitted that Zhao Chen’s sword attainments matched the Sword Saint’s and decided the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor would take over the fight.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor invited Zhao Chen to join the Holy Clan, but Zhao Chen refused and mocked him.
• Zhao Chen resolved to kill the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, reasoning that his death would keep the Heavenly Evil God imprisoned and prevent the demon emperor from controlling allied Heavenly Sovereigns.
• The Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor mistook Zhao Chen’s attention for a challenge in the realm of heart-demons and taunted him.
• Zhao Chen recalled that the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor had planted a Heart-Demon Seed in Qin Tian after Qin Tian slew his corpse in the Demonic Domain, making Qin Tian’s position as Chief Elder of the Great Thousand Palace a grave danger.

Zhao Chen fought Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor while secretly setting up a formation. The three realized he was a Saint Grade Spirit Formation Grandmaster and feared being trapped, while Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor suspected Zhao Chen had not yet revealed his full strength.

• Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor attacked Zhao Chen with mental tides and summoned evil demons, but Zhao Chen used Netherworld Heart Demon Lightning to destroy the demons and withstand the assault.
• Zhao Chen sent countless mental threads at all three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, forcing Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor to defend themselves.
• Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor grew angry when Zhao Chen dispelled his attack, and Zhao Chen dismissed his boast that he could master Netherworld Heart Demon Lightning.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor noticed Spirit Formation nodes around them and attacked them, but recognized Zhao Chen as a Saint Grade Spirit Formation Grandmaster.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor worried Zhao Chen could trap them and separate them, while Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor recalled Zhao Chen's overwhelming victory over Demon Emperor Yan Tian and suspected he had a powerful Heart-Demon State.

Zhao Chen used the completed Saint Grade formation to summon four Saint Beasts and fought Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, while the beasts held off Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor. After Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor split into two bodies, Zhao Chen overwhelmed both with relentless sword strikes, forcing him to order a retreat.

• Zhao Chen revealed that the Taiji array diagram was the true Saint Grade formation and summoned the Kunpeng, True Dragon, True Huang, and Qilin.
• The four Saint Beasts engaged Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor while Zhao Chen confronted Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor used the Heavenly Demon Art to split into two bodies, but Zhao Chen’s sword strikes wounded both of them.
• Zhao Chen’s attacks exploited space and time to land with uncanny precision, leaving Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor unable to turn the fight around.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered a retreat, shocking Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Zhao Chen fought off the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, crippling the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor as they fled. After his Heart-Demon State ended, Zhao Chen remained to protect Saint Abyss Continent from the demonic formation.

• Zhao Chen focused his attacks on the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor while the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor tried to break through the Taiji Diagram.
• Zhao Chen severed the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor's arm, then used Void ripples to shake the escaping demons out of their black hole vortices.
• The Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor became trapped halfway in the Taiji Diagram, and Zhao Chen struck his lower body with the Great Luo Sword Embryo, destroying half his heart demon origin.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor carried the severely wounded Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor away.
• Zhao Chen's Heart-Demon State ended, and he shouted for the demonic formation sealing Saint Abyss Continent to break.

After defeating the invading demons, Zhao Chen reconnected Saint Abyss Continent to the Great Thousand World and planned to rebuild it as a fortress. The survivors recognized his unmatched strength, while Elder Qing Xuan wondered whether he could help free her imprisoned elder sister.

• Luo Li and Jiuyou supported Zhao Chen as he restored Saint Abyss Continent's connection to the Great Thousand World and drew in spiritual energy to cleanse demonic power.
• Zhao Chen decided to reforge the shattered continent and strengthen it against future attacks from the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.
• Immortal Chi Yan and Granny He of the Wen Family hailed the Thunder Emperor as the Great Thousand World's strongest fighter after he defeated the Four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and killed Demon Emperor Hai Tian.
• Immortal Chi Yan warned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan would target the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs to free the Heavenly Evil God, whose return could doom the Great Thousand World.
• Qing Shuang and Qing Ling felt overwhelmed by Zhao Chen's talent, while Elder Qing Xuan said the Qing Lineage's hope might lie with him and wondered whether her elder sister could be freed.

Elder Qing Xuan and Qing Shuang considered asking Zhao Chen, the Thunder Emperor, to help free Qing Yanjing, while weighing the risks of provoking the Budur Ancient Clan. After the Xuan and Mo Lineage teams went missing during the demonic attack, survivors sent word to their clans, and news of Zhao Chen’s victory began spreading across the Great Thousand World.

• Elder Qing Xuan decided to ask Zhao Chen to help rescue Qing Yanjing, despite the danger of offending the Budur Ancient Clan.
• Qing Ling questioned whether Xuan Luo, Mo Xin, and their teams had survived, and Qing Xuan received no reply from the Xuan and Mo Lineage elders.
• Elder Qing Xuan reported the attacks by the four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors to the Budur Ancient Clan but left out Zhao Chen’s role in expelling the two teams.
• Qing Shuang noted that survivors across Saint Abyss City were sending messages, ensuring the battle’s outcome would soon reach the entire Great Thousand World.
• The survivors anticipated that the Budur Ancient Clan and other powers would respond, making the Saint Abyss Continent a center of new turmoil.

Xiao Xiao advised Qing Shuang to seek the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance and become the Budur Ancient Clan’s young clan leader, using the Thunder Emperor’s power to secure the inheritance and protect the Qing Lineage. She revealed the Maha Ancient Clan’s plan to marry Qing Yanjing to Maha Tian and ended by asking Qing Shuang if she wanted to become young clan leader.

• Xiao Xiao told Qing Shuang and Qing Ling that the Qing Lineage had to rely on itself and make Qing Shuang strong enough to claim the young clan leader position.
• Qing Shuang and Qing Ling resolved to obtain the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance from the Ancient Saint Abyss.
• Xiao Xiao suggested offering the Thunder Palace a lasting alliance in exchange for the Thunder Emperor retrieving the Eight Budur and the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance.
• Xiao Xiao explained that the Thunder Emperor’s control over the restored Saint Abyss Continent let him open the Ancient Saint Abyss’s ruins with ease.
• Xiao Xiao revealed that the Budur Ancient Clan had intended to arrange Qing Yanjing’s marriage to Maha Tian, and asked Qing Shuang if she wanted to become young clan leader.

Qing Shuang sought Zhao Chen’s help to obtain the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance, offering an alliance between the Budur Ancient Clan and Thunder Palace in exchange. Impressed by her oath of sincerity, Zhao Chen allowed her to enter the Ancient Saint Abyss and retrieve the inheritance herself.

• Xiao Xiao urged Qing Shuang to trade for the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance and took her, Qing Ling, and Elder Qing Xuan to meet Zhao Chen.
• Zhao Chen asked Qing Shuang what she could offer in exchange for the inheritance of the Eight Budur.
• Qing Shuang promised that, if she became clan leader, the Budur Ancient Clan would ally with Thunder Palace and support it without reservation.
• Qing Shuang swore an oath that she would never go back on her promise.
• Zhao Chen accepted her sincerity and told Qing Shuang to enter the Ancient Saint Abyss and retrieve the inheritance herself.

Qing Shuang agreed to enter the Ancient Saint Abyss and seek the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance, while Zhao Chen explained the dangers within and allowed Elder Qing Xuan to accompany her. The group prepared to enter, hoping to recover the inheritance and hear the Budur Ancestor’s final instructions, which could reshape the Budur Ancient Clan’s power struggle.

• Qing Shuang accepted Zhao Chen’s proposal to retrieve the Budur Ancestor’s inheritance herself.
• Zhao Chen opened a spatial vortex and showed Qing Shuang, Qing Ling, and Elder Qing Xuan the Four Saints Pagoda, which suppressed four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors’ remnants.
• Zhao Chen explained that the Budur Ancestor’s remnant will was in the best condition, while the wills of the Spear Ancestor and Ancestor Qingtian had weakened considerably.
• Qing Shuang realized that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s prodigies might have entered the Ancient Saint Abyss to free the suppressed Demon Emperor remnants.
• Elder Qing Xuan agreed to enter after Zhao Chen offered to go himself, fearing his Heavenly Tribulation could destroy the ancestors’ remnant wills and inheritance.
• Elder Qing Xuan considered how the Budur Ancestor’s final instructions might force Grand Elder Futuo Xuan to obey and undermine his control of the Ancestral Pagoda.

Zhao Chen encouraged Luo Li to accept the Tailing Ancient Clan’s inheritance and become its Saintess, while she entered the Ancient Saint Abyss to obtain the Great Spirit Heaven-Reaching Light and watch over Qing Shuang and her companions. After Jiuyou took Xiao Xiao to explore, Zhao Chen received the Nine Netherworlds Ao Art as a check-in reward and wondered which Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor would face it.

• Zhao Chen explained that Luo Li’s inheritance could make her stronger and help the Thunder Palace gain a reliable ally, and Luo Li agreed to become the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Saintess.
• Zhao Chen told Luo Li that the Tailing Ancestor had loved the Luo God, and Luo Li entered the spatial vortex to obtain the inheritance and keep an eye on Qing Shuang and her companions.
• Zhao Chen asked Jiuyou to show Xiao Xiao around and help her find True Dragon Essence Blood.
• Zhao Chen received a check-in opportunity for defeating four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and claimed the Nine Netherworlds Ao Art as his reward.
• Zhao Chen celebrated receiving the ninth of the Ten Vicious Arts and wondered which Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor would face it.

Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor learned that the Thunder Emperor had killed Demon Emperor Hai Tian and badly injured the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors. Suspecting that another race had secretly empowered the Thunder Emperor, he ordered the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan to rescue the Heavenly Evil God as soon as possible.

• Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor considered the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s recent losses, including Demon Emperor Hai Tian and seven other Heavenly Demon Emperors, a grave blow as the last Great Thousand Pact drew near.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor returned to the Myriad Demon Hall badly battered and reported that the Thunder Emperor had defeated them.
• Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor admitted that he had failed to stop the Thunder Emperor’s fatal sword, while Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor concealed the full extent of his injuries and described the attack as a sword destined to come.
• Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor concluded that the Thunder Emperor had mastered the Spacetime Laws and speculated that another race had granted him a powerful inheritance.
• Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan to rescue the Heavenly Evil God without delay.

The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan to break the Demon-Sealing World Formation and rescue the Heavenly Evil God after learning that an outsider deity stood behind the Thunder Emperor. The clan prepared to strike the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs while the Thunder Emperor remained occupied elsewhere.

• The Demon Emperors questioned why the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor had ordered them to rescue the Heavenly Evil God without his permission.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor revealed that a deity of another race stood behind the Thunder Emperor, alarming the Demon Emperors.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor warned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan could not oppose an outsider deity without the Heavenly Evil God.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor recognized the Thunder Emperor as a grave threat after he defeated four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan to gather its forces and attack the formation at the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs at any cost.

After the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s recent losses, Zhao Chen considered how they might target him or attack Northern Wilderness Hill before the final Great Thousand Pact. He ended by questioning whether the Heavenly Evil God could truly defeat him if freed.

• Zhao Chen sneezed in Saint Abyss City and suspected the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan was plotting revenge against him.
• Zhao Chen reviewed the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs’ history and the Great Thousand Pact’s effort to erase the Heavenly Evil God through the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array.
• Zhao Chen reasoned that the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor would risk devastating losses if they tried to kill him directly.
• Zhao Chen considered that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan might instead launch a surprise assault on Northern Wilderness Hill before the final Great Thousand Pact.
• Zhao Chen noted that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan could use a Lower Plane to reach Northern Wilderness Hill and threaten the formation, then asked why they thought the Heavenly Evil God could match him.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao received news that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had sealed off the Saint Abyss Continent and launched an assault with four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and four other Heavenly Demon Emperors. Unable to leave the endangered Endless Fire Domain, Xiao Yan hoped Zhao Chen could hold out, while Yao Lao wondered whether Zhao Chen had mastered One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones.

• Xiao Yan learned that a massive attack was underway at the Saint Abyss Continent and weighed whether to send support while the Endless Fire Domain remained under threat.
• Yao Lao reported that the Saint Abyss Continent faced four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, including the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, along with four other Heavenly Demon Emperors.
• Xiao Yan realized that leaving with his true body could expose the Endless Fire Domain, while the Saint Abyss Continent lacked strong defenses and had been cut off from the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Xiao Xiao was safe and inferred that Saint Abyss City still stood, meaning Zhao Chen was still fighting the invading forces.
• Yao Lao proposed that Zhao Chen might have mastered One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones, which could let him face the overwhelming enemy force.

Xiao Yan learned that Zhao Chen had single-handedly repelled the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s invasion of the Saint Abyss Continent, defeating four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao then concluded that the desperate clan would likely target Northern Wilderness Hill to free the Heavenly Evil God.

• Xiao Yan planned to ask Qin Tian to reinforce the Saint Abyss Continent, but Yao Lao warned that the Endless Fire Domain, Martial Realm, and Sword Domain might keep him occupied.
• Xiao Lin arrived with a report that Zhao Chen had defeated the invading forces on the Saint Abyss Continent alone.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao learned that Zhao Chen had slain Demon Emperor Hai Tian, severely wounded the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, and driven back the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor.
• Xiao Yan said Zhao Chen’s victory had shifted the balance of the war, while Yao Lao warned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan might respond with desperate measures.
• Xiao Yan predicted that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan would target Northern Wilderness Hill and try to free the Heavenly Evil God.

Martial Ancestor Lin Dong learned that Zhao Chen had defeated a coalition of Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan planned to attack Northern Wilderness Hill to free the Heavenly Evil God. As Lin Dong weighed whether to leave the Martial Realm to defend Northern Wilderness Hill, Zhao Chen volunteered to go there himself, and Lin Dong began preparing the Martial Realm’s defenses.

• Lin Dong received reports that Zhao Chen had killed Demon Emperor Hai Tian, gravely wounded Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, and injured Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor during the battle at Saint Abyss Continent.
• Lin Dong learned from Xiao Yan that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan planned to attack Northern Wilderness Hill before the final Great Thousand Pact and free the Heavenly Evil God.
• Lin Dong considered leaving the Martial Realm to join Emperor Yan and Sword Saint at Northern Wilderness Hill, despite the danger to his own realm and loved ones.
• Zhao Chen contacted Lin Dong through the Stone Talisman token and said he would personally go to Northern Wilderness Hill.
• Lin Dong agreed to go when necessary and focused on strengthening the Martial Realm’s defenses.

Zhao Chen met Qin Tian at Northern Wilderness Hill, where both expected the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan to attack and rescue the Heavenly Evil God. Zhao Chen revealed the scale of the demons’ recent losses, leaving Qin Tian stunned.

• Zhao Chen arrived at Northern Wilderness Hill and suspected the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan was preparing to attack the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs.
• Qin Tian appeared and introduced himself to Zhao Chen, explaining that he had come to assess the threat after receiving warnings from the Martial Ancestor and Flame Emperor.
• Zhao Chen told Qin Tian that the Saint Abyss Continent’s crisis had been resolved and that he expected Northern Wilderness Hill to be the demons’ next target.
• Zhao Chen reported that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had lost Demon Emperor Yan Tian, Demon Emperor Hai Tian, and seven other Heavenly Demon Emperors, while several top demon leaders had been injured or forced to retreat.
• Qin Tian reacted with disbelief, questioning how Zhao Chen could have defeated so many powerful Heavenly Demon Emperors.

Zhao Chen and Qin Tian assessed the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s losses and the likelihood of an attack on Northern Wilderness Hill. Qin Tian considered ringing the Great Thousand Bell to summon the Heavenly Sovereigns early, but Zhao Chen urged him to wait until the enemy committed its main force.

• Zhao Chen said the deaths of seven Heavenly Demon Emperors, despite including two Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, were not a crippling loss for the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.
• Qin Tian was astonished by Zhao Chen’s strength and growth, then concluded that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan would attack Northern Wilderness Hill.
• Qin Tian worried that the enemy might free the Heavenly Evil God from the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, which could overwhelm the Great Thousand World.
• Qin Tian considered using the Great Thousand Bell to summon all the Heavenly Sovereigns and move up the Great Thousand Pact.
• Zhao Chen told Qin Tian not to summon them yet, saying they could wait until the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan sent out its main force.

Zhao Chen planned to defend Northern Wilderness Hill against the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan and asked Qin Tian whether the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array could permanently kill the Heavenly Evil God. Qin Tian answered, “Yes, and no,” leaving the array’s true limits unexplained.

• Zhao Chen proposed relying on Qin Tian, the Undying Lord, and himself to hold off the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s attack without waiting for reinforcements.
• Qin Tian questioned how Zhao Chen would deal with the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, and Zhao Chen replied that he was there.
• Zhao Chen considered the risk of the Heavenly Evil God escaping and the Great Thousand World’s inability to face him at full strength.
• Zhao Chen asked Qin Tian, who knew how to control the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, whether it could erase the Heavenly Evil God’s life imprint for good.
• Qin Tian remained silent before answering that the array could do so, and could not.

Qin Tian explained that the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array had weakened and might not be able to kill the Heavenly Evil God, but Zhao Chen resolved to defend it and fight the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan. The chapter ended with Zhao Chen and Qin Tian committing to a decisive battle at Northern Wilderness Hill.

• Qin Tian explained that the Immortal Emperor’s sacrifice had powered the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, but its strength had dwindled and repeated interference by the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had hindered its operation.
• Zhao Chen concluded that the array was too incomplete to reliably kill the Heavenly Evil God, though it still kept him sealed and gave Zhao Chen time to reach the Transcendent Saint Stage.
• Qin Tian vowed that he, the Undying Lord, and the Tomb Keeper Clan would defend the array until reinforcements arrived, even if they had to die fighting.
• Zhao Chen rejected retreat and declared that they had to strike the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s main force hard in the coming battle.
• Zhao Chen agreed with Qin Tian: they would fight.

Zhao Chen warned Qin Tian that the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor might have planted a heart-demon in him, then explained his own heart-demon techniques. Qin Tian recounted how he survived the Demonic Domain and returned with a Heavenly Demon Emperor’s corpse, but was left baffled by Zhao Chen’s claim that he had been evenly matched with the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor.

• Qin Tian praised Zhao Chen for being willing to risk his life to protect the Great Thousand World.
• Zhao Chen asked Qin Tian about surviving the Demonic Domain and returning with a Heavenly Demon Emperor’s corpse.
• Qin Tian recalled losing his squad in the Demonic Domain, fighting demons alone, breaking through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, and returning with a Demon Emperor’s corpse.
• Zhao Chen revealed that he had used heart-demon methods to kill several Heavenly Demon Emperors and warned Qin Tian about the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s influence.
• Zhao Chen said he had been evenly matched with the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor and had gravely wounded him, leaving Qin Tian confused about how that fit with the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors’ presence.