Recaps

An Ran and Luo Li returned to the Task Hall after completing their dangerous Spirit Treasury mission, but Elder Liu dismissed the task as easy. When He Yao confronted Luo Li and attacked her, she instantly subdued him with a sword at his neck.

• An Ran and Luo Li entered the Task Hall, where students flocked to admire Luo Li until Elder Liu sent them away.
• Elder Liu assumed An Ran had failed the Spirit Treasury task, but An Ran said they had completed it and warned him that the intelligence had been inaccurate.
• He Yao confronted Luo Li over her injuries to Demon Gate members and offered to forgive her if she joined his group.
• Luo Li demanded that the Demon Gate disband, enraging He Yao, who unleashed his spiritual pressure at her.
• Luo Li instantly placed her longsword against He Yao's neck and warned him not to move.

Luo Li forced He Yao to disband the Demon Gate, then revealed that she had killed the Demon Dragon Son. After learning that challenging for first place on the Heavenly Ranking could earn her ten million Spiritual Value, she was stunned by the potential reward.

• Luo Li overpowered He Yao and made him agree to disband the Demon Gate.
• The Demon Gate members renounced their group, and Luo Li put away the Luo God Sword.
• Luo Li showed Elder Liu the Demon Dragon Son's head, shocking He Yao and the Task Hall witnesses.
• An Ran explained that Heavenly Ranking challenges and high placements brought Spiritual Value rewards.
• Elder Liu claimed Luo Li could receive at least ten million Spiritual Value for taking first place, astonishing Luo Li and An Ran.

After claiming Demon Dragon Son’s bounty, Luo Li spent the reward on Northern Sea Dragon Kun’s blood essence for Little Nine Netherbird and brought An Ran to the Spirit Art Hall for a Divine-grade Spiritual Art. Zhao Chen received a sign-in mission there for an Array Book, while Luo Li planned to challenge for first place on the Heavenly Ranking.

• Elder Liu transferred Demon Dragon Son’s eight-million-Spiritual-Value bounty to Luo Li, and she exchanged seven million for Northern Sea Dragon Kun Divine Beast Blood Essence.
• Luo Li gave the blood essence to Little Nine Netherbird, prompting Elder Liu to warn He Yao not to pursue or spread rumors about Luo Li.
• Luo Li took An Ran to the Spirit Art Hall to obtain a better Divine-grade Spiritual Art and gave her two hundred thousand Spiritual Value for cultivation.
• Luo Li said she would challenge for first place on the Heavenly Ranking to claim its ten-million-Spiritual-Value reward.
• Zhao Chen received a sign-in mission in the depths of the Spirit Art Hall, with an Array Book as the reward.

Luo Li entered the Spirit Art Hall and obtained the Four Divine Star Lodge Scripture, an ancient Divine-grade spiritual art no one had ever mastered. As she left with the scripture, Zhao Chen signed in at the hall and received the Array Book, which he resolved to study despite its difficulty.

• Elder Liu told Elder Zhu Tian that Luo Li had killed Demon Dragon Son, reached the Heaven-reaching Realm, and possessed a Nine-Colored Spiritual Value Token granted by Dean Ta Cang.
• Elder Zhu Tian learned that Luo Li was the Spirit Road Champion and decided to arrange the Spirit Art Hall's best divine art for her.
• Elder Liu revealed that Luo Li had already taken the Four Divine Star Lodge Scripture from the deepest part of the hall.
• Luo Li defeated the scripture's Late Transforming Heaven Realm guardian in one move and opened the scroll containing images of the Four Directional Star Spirits.
• Zhao Chen explained the scripture's method of visualizing the Four Directional Star Spirits, then signed in and obtained the Array Book.
• Zhao Chen decided to endure studying the Array Book so he could learn spirit formations.

Zhao Chen studied different kinds of formations and devised a plan to use the Hundred Thousand Mountains to amplify Little Nine Netherbird’s Black God Lightning Tribulation. He made himself the formation’s core and main target, while Luo Li agreed to support the plan and promised to protect him.

• Zhao Chen learned that formations could be based on runes, pills, artifacts, or natural terrain as well as spiritual energy.
• Luo Li summoned Little Nine Netherbird to prepare for her attempt to evolve into a divine beast.
• Zhao Chen found a mountain peak whose terrain suited the Ten Thousand Dragons Embracing the Pearl Formation and proposed using it to strengthen the tribulation and gather Thunder Liquid.
• Zhao Chen planted his true body at the summit as the formation core, intending to draw most of the enhanced tribulation’s power to himself.
• Little Nine Netherbird objected to Zhao Chen risking his life, but Luo Li respected his decision and vowed to protect him.

Zhao Chen used the Hundred Thousand Mountains’ terrain to draw the Black God Lightning Tribulation into himself, turning its power into cultivation. After advancing to the mid Heaven-reaching Realm, he urged Little Nine Netherbird to carry him into the lightning clouds so they could face the tribulation together.

• Little Nine Netherbird hatched and confronted the Black God Lightning Tribulation, attacking the clouds and suffering heavy injuries as the lightning intensified.
• Zhao Chen slashed at the clouds with the Grass-Character Sword Art to draw their attention away from Little Nine Netherbird and onto himself.
• Zhao Chen formed a grand formation from the Hundred Thousand Mountains’ earth-dragons and channeled lightning through it, absorbing the thunder force to temper himself.
• Little Nine Netherbird watched in disbelief as Zhao Chen swallowed the lightning and advanced to the mid Heaven-reaching Realm.
• Zhao Chen asked Little Nine Netherbird to carry him into the Black God Lightning Clouds, and she warned him not to force it if he could not handle the danger.

Zhao Chen, Luo Li, and Little Nine Netherbird refined Thunder Liquid after Zhao Chen subdued the Black God Lightning, allowing the bird to pass its tribulation and advance into a divine beast. Back at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Luo Li settled into a grand cave residence and offered An Ran Thunder Liquid to help her cultivate.

• Zhao Chen controlled the Black God Lightning Clouds and revealed a Thunder Pool filled with precious Thunder Liquid, then Little Nine Netherbird brought Luo Li to him.
• Zhao Chen, Luo Li, and Little Nine Netherbird refined the Thunder Liquid before the clouds dispersed, and the Nine Netherbird departed after successfully transforming into a Nine Netherworld Dark Bird.
• Dean Ta Cang and Elder Zhu Tian arrived, confirmed that the Nine Netherbird had passed its tribulation, and returned to the academy.
• Luo Li told An Ran that she had reached the Late Heaven-reaching Realm while Zhao Chen had reached the Sovereign Three Difficulties and completed the Body Tribulation.
• Luo Li gave An Ran a bottle of Thunder Liquid, and An Ran pledged to serve her.

An Ran told Luo Li that Mo Xingtian had captured the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy’s Punishment Hall Three Generals, likely to force the academy to surrender her. Luo Li decided to go to Western Wasteland City and considered using the confrontation to make Luo God City a leading power on the Northern Heavens Continent.

• An Ran told Luo Li that Mo Xingtian of the Dragon Demon Palace had captured the Punishment Hall Three Generals.
• An Ran explained that the Three Generals were powerful graduates hunting Mo Xingtian, and Luo Li realized the Dragon Demon Palace might be targeting her through them.
• Little Nine Netherbird appeared, and An Ran took comfort in her presence and strength.
• Luo Li asked where the Three Generals were and learned they had been captured in Western Wasteland City, where the Dragon Demon Palace might have hidden reinforcements.
• Luo Li said she would deal with Mo Xingtian and asked whether Zhao Chen wanted Luo God City to become the Northern Heavens Continent’s overlord.
• Zhao Chen agreed, and An Ran asked whether she would still be Deputy City Lord.

Mo Xingtian captured Lin Zheng, Zhou Qingshan, and Gu Tianyan to force the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to surrender the student who killed Demon Dragon Son. The Silver-haired Girl arrived alone to confront him, and Mo Xingtian dismissed her as an inadequate opponent.

• Mo Xingtian explained that he had ambushed and captured the Punishment Hall Three Generals under orders to avenge Demon Dragon Son and draw out his killer.
• Lin Zheng learned that the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy student who killed Demon Dragon Son was still unidentified, and he mocked Mo Xingtian for his plan.
• Mo Xingtian threatened to kill the captives if the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy did not send someone, while Lin Zheng resisted his attempts to weaken his resolve.
• Mo Xingtian prevented Lin Zheng from killing himself and forced a pill into his mouth so he would stay alive until help arrived.
• The Silver-haired Girl flew onto the Western Wasteland Platform and confronted Mo Xingtian, who laughed at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy for sending a little girl.

Luo Li arrived at the Dragon Demon Palace’s prison to rescue Lin Zheng and the other captives, revealing that she had killed Demon Dragon Son. She killed Mo Xingtian despite a Supreme Realm expert’s attempt to intervene.

• Mo Xingtian mocked Luo Li and moved to strike Lin Zheng, but Luo Li cut open three cages with a sword beam.
• Lin Zheng realized Luo Li had killed Demon Dragon Son, and she confirmed it before challenging Mo Xingtian.
• Luo Li identified Mo Xingtian as only one step short of the Late Heaven-reaching Realm and easily broke his attack.
• Mo Xingtian summoned the Devouring Dragon Demon Spear, but Luo Li severed it with the Luo God Sword, leaving him badly wounded.
• A Dragon Demon Palace Supreme Realm expert sealed the space and attacked Luo Li with a giant dragon claw, but she broke the seal and pierced Mo Xingtian’s head.

Luo Li killed Mo Xingtian, prompting Black Dragon Supreme to attack her and threaten war with the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. Dean Ta Cang defended her, and Luo Li ended the chapter saying she had locked onto Black Dragon Supreme's location and asking if he would come.

• Black Dragon Supreme tried to kill Luo Li, but Dean Ta Cang intervened and stopped his attack.
• Black Dragon Supreme threatened war unless the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy handed Luo Li over, and Dean Ta Cang declared that the academy would fight back.
• Black Dragon Supreme attacked Dean Ta Cang while Dragon Demon Palace experts ambushed the academy's reinforcements, but Luo Li killed many of them with Ten Thousand Swords.
• Black Dragon Supreme failed to reach Luo Li and withdrew, warning that the Dragon Demon Palace would make the academy pay.
• Luo Li offered to bear responsibility for the coming conflict, but Dean Ta Cang told her the Dragon Demon Palace had already wanted to destroy the academy.
• Luo Li told Dean Ta Cang she had locked onto Black Dragon Supreme's location and asked whether he was coming.

Luo Li and Dean Ta Cang agreed to launch a war against the Dragon Demon Palace, while Zhao Chen refined a Saint Spirit Fruit and triggered a devastating Heavenly Tribulation. After overcoming its attacks, Zhao Chen reached a Heavenly Pool filled with pure spiritual energy that could help him advance further.

• Luo Li persuaded Dean Ta Cang to pursue the weakened Dragon Demon Palace, and he sent Lin Zheng and the others back to recover before taking revenge.
• West Extreme Sovereign worried that Western Extremity Hall would have to choose a side in the coming war.
• Zhao Chen refined the Saint Spirit Fruit, overcame the remaining difficulties of the Sovereign Three Difficulties, and reached the Quasi-Sovereign Stage.
• Zhao Chen faced the Thousand-Dragon Lightning Tribulation and fought through waves of thunder dragons, poisonous rain, and heavenly flames while Luo Li and Little Nine Netherbird watched.
• Zhao Chen used the Great Luo Sword Embryo and Grass-Character Sword Art to survive the Heavenly Tribulation and entered a Heavenly Pool filled with pure spiritual energy.

Zhao Chen emerged from his tribulation at the Third-grade Sovereign Realm and gave Luo Li the Tribulation Fluid to help her advance. He traveled with Little Nine Netherbird’s clone to the Dragon Demon Palace headquarters, where he signed in and obtained the Thunder Emperor Art before preparing to test it on his enemies.

• Zhao Chen discovered that the Tribulation Fluid had vanished and that he had reached only the Third-grade Sovereign Realm.
• Zhao Chen gave the remaining Tribulation Fluid to Luo Li, who began cultivating while Little Nine Netherbird prepared to take him to the Dragon Demon Palace.
• Zhao Chen traveled to the Dragon Demon Palace headquarters and killed the figures leaving to mobilize its forces.
• Zhao Chen signed in at the headquarters and received the Thunder Emperor Art, one of the Ten Vicious Arts.
• Zhao Chen looked toward the Dragon Demon Palace and planned to test the Thunder Emperor Art on its members.

Zhao Chen, acting through his spiritual energy incarnation as the Thunder Emperor, brought a Black God Lightning Tribulation into the Dragon Demon Palace and overwhelmed Yellow Dragon Sovereign. After Black Dragon Supreme and the other Sovereigns demanded that he leave, the Thunder Emperor refused and began his attack.

• Black God Lightning clouds gathered over the Dragon Demon Palace, and Yellow Dragon Sovereign recognized them as a dangerous tribulation.
• Black Dragon Supreme appeared and asked who had brought the tribulation to the palace.
• The Thunder Emperor revealed himself, and Yellow Dragon Sovereign's attack was torn apart before lightning struck and severely wounded him.
• Black Dragon Supreme opened a spatial rift to divert the Thunder Emperor's lightning-claw attack, then called the palace's other Sovereigns to his side.
• Black Dragon Supreme warned the Thunder Emperor to leave, but the Thunder Emperor mocked the Sovereigns and unleashed the Thunder Emperor Art, Nine Heavens Tribulation Light.

Zhao Chen, revealed as Luo Li’s protector, attacked the Dragon Demon Palace with rainbow immortal light, killing one Supreme and nearly breaking its Ancient Spiritual Array. Black Dragon Supreme tried to bargain for peace, but Zhao Chen refused and prepared to turn the array against its defenders.

• Rainbow immortal light struck a Dragon Demon Palace Supreme and reduced him to ash.
• Black Dragon Supreme and the others retreated behind the Ancient Spiritual Array as the light cracked its barrier.
• Yellow Dragon Sovereign and four Supreme Realm experts reinforced the array with Sovereign Spirit Liquid.
• Zhao Chen saw through the Ancient Spiritual Array and planned to seize control of it.
• Black Dragon Supreme recognized Zhao Chen as Luo Li’s protector and offered to stop targeting her if he left.
• Zhao Chen rejected Black Dragon Supreme’s offer to surrender.

Zhao Chen turned the Dragon Demon Palace’s Ancient Spiritual Array against its leaders after declaring his intention to destroy the palace and rule the Northern Heavens Continent. The failed escape left Black Dragon Supreme facing Zhao Chen alone, and he prepared a final attack.

• Black Dragon Supreme offered surrender, but Zhao Chen rejected it and said he intended to destroy the Dragon Demon Palace and become ruler of the Northern Heavens Continent.
• Zhao Chen took control of the Ancient Spiritual Array, which formed azure sword qi and turned its attack on the Dragon Demon Palace Supremes.
• Black Dragon Supreme burned his blood essence to strengthen his Sovereign Dharma Body, while Yellow Dragon Sovereign and the other Supremes activated a Blood Array to escape.
• Zhao Chen shattered the teleportation Spirit Formation with the Ancient Spiritual Array, killing the Supremes attempting to flee and leaving Yellow Dragon Sovereign alive but broken.
• Black Dragon Supreme roared that he would fight Zhao Chen to the death and gathered the array’s sword qi into one blade for the Grass-Character Sword Art.

Zhao Chen defeated Black Dragon Supreme, and Luo Li accepted the Supreme’s surrender after binding him with a Servant Contract. Black Dragon Supreme persuaded Yellow Dragon Sovereign to submit as well, leaving the Dragon Demon Palace’s two surviving Supremes under Luo Li’s control.

• Zhao Chen destroyed Black Dragon Supreme’s Sovereign Dharma Body and left him too weak to resist.
• Nine Netherworld Dark Bird arrived with Luo Li, and Black Dragon Supreme recognized the danger of opposing her and Zhao Chen.
• Black Dragon Supreme offered Luo Li his Divine Soul and swore loyalty, and Luo Li bound him with a Servant Contract.
• Black Dragon Supreme told Yellow Dragon Sovereign to stay alive so they could return to their homeland and avenge their people.
• Yellow Dragon Sovereign calmed down and greeted Luo Li as his liege.

Luo Li absorbed Dragon Demon Palace into Luo God City, ordered it to stop targeting Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, and had the criminals on the academy’s Bounty Ranking executed. Dean Ta Cang told the academy’s elders that Dragon Demon Palace had fallen and that Luo Li would now contend for dominance of the Northern Heavens Continent through Luo God City.

• Luo Li made Black Dragon Supreme and Yellow Dragon Sovereign her servants and ordered Dragon Demon Palace to cease actions against Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
• Luo Li decreed that everyone on the academy’s Bounty Ranking would be killed, then took control of Dragon Demon Palace’s headquarters and established Luo God City in its place.
• Dean Ta Cang received news of Dragon Demon Palace’s destruction and canceled Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy’s war preparations.
• Dean Ta Cang told the elders that Luo Li had destroyed Dragon Demon Palace alone and planned to make Luo God City the Northern Heavens Continent’s overlord.
• Elder Moyou objected that most of Dragon Demon Palace’s people had escaped punishment, but Dean Ta Cang revealed that the Bounty Ranking criminals’ heads had been displayed at Bluestone Square.
• Dean Ta Cang declared that Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy must support Luo God City.

After Luo Li unified the Northern Heavens Continent, she brought Black Dragon Supreme to White Dragon Hill to find White Dragon Supreme’s Spirit Treasury and the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar. Black Dragon Supreme admitted his guilt and asked her to deceive White Dragon Supreme’s lingering spiritual remnant, but Zhao Chen rejected the request.

• Luo Li led Black Dragon Supreme to the hidden location of White Dragon Supreme’s Spirit Treasury in White Dragon Hill.
• Black Dragon Supreme argued that the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar could help him fight powerful enemies, but Luo Li and Zhao Chen made clear that he would not control it.
• Black Dragon Supreme revealed that he and White Dragon Supreme came from the same Lower Plane and had hoped to return there to avenge their homeland.
• Black Dragon Supreme admitted that he had caused White Dragon Supreme’s death and asked Zhao Chen to tell the lingering remnant a well-intentioned lie.
• Zhao Chen refused, saying Black Dragon Supreme had already killed White Dragon Supreme and should not deceive him after death.

Zhao Chen persuaded Black Dragon Supreme to repent and revealed that White Dragon Supreme could be revived at a great cost. They entered White Dragon Supreme’s Sovereign Spirit Treasury, where Luo Li and Jiuyou set their sights on the sealed Great Sumeru Demon Pillar.

• Black Dragon Supreme apologized for deceiving White Dragon Supreme and knelt to Zhao Chen after learning White Dragon Supreme might be revived.
• Zhao Chen opened a spatial rift into the Sovereign Spirit Treasury, which had formed from White Dragon Supreme’s Sovereign Sea.
• Luo Li collected Flame Immortal Lotus seeds and left the Devouring Flame Python King alive so the treasury could become a cultivation ground for Luo God City.
• Jiuyou urged the group to seek the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar so she could return to the Nine Nether Palace and support it.
• Zhao Chen and the others reached the treasury’s depths and found the sealed, shattered Great Sumeru Demon Pillar.

Zhao Chen and Luo Li met White Dragon Supreme's spirit at the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar, where Black Dragon Supreme promised to abandon his old ways and help revive him. White Dragon Supreme learned that Luo Li led the powerful Luo God Clan and asked whether it could save their fallen homeland.

• Black Dragon Supreme recognized the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar, and Luo Li ordered him to stay quiet.
• Zhao Chen summoned White Dragon Supreme's spirit from the white pearl atop the pillar.
• White Dragon Supreme accused Black Dragon Supreme of returning to his old blood-sacrificing ways, but Black Dragon Supreme promised to change and revive him.
• Black Dragon Supreme told White Dragon Supreme that the Dragon Demon Palace had fallen and Luo God City had unified the Northern Heavens Continent.
• White Dragon Supreme recognized Luo Li's connection to the Luo God Clan, and Luo Li revealed that she was its young clan leader and future empress.
• White Dragon Supreme asked Luo Li whether the Luo God Clan could save their fallen homeland.

White Dragon Supreme told Luo Li and Zhao Chen that the Blood Evil Clan had conquered his homeland, but the weakened Luo God Clan could not spare forces to intervene. Luo Li promised to help when she had the ability, and White Dragon Supreme proposed seeking Martial Ancestor Lin Dong, who had once defeated an Extraterrestrial Evil Clan branch.

• White Dragon Supreme recalled how he and the other patriarchs had fled their invaded Lower Plane and how his conflict with Black Dragon Supreme had left his homeland's fate unresolved.
• Luo Li explained that the Blood Evil Clan was likely an Extraterrestrial Evil Clan branch and asked how powerful it was.
• White Dragon Supreme estimated that the Blood Evil Clan rivaled the strongest factions beneath Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Luo Li said the Luo God Clan could not spare resources to attack the Blood Evil Clan, but promised to go when she had the ability.
• Zhao Chen agreed that the Great Thousand World could not know peace while the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan remained.
• White Dragon Supreme suggested finding Martial Ancestor Lin Dong, believing he would deal with the Blood Evil Clan because he had defeated an Extraterrestrial Evil Clan branch before.

Luo Li and Zhao Chen discussed the difficulty of reaching Martial Ancestor and seeking his help against the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan. After White Dragon Supreme entrusted them with his spirit pearl and the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar, Zhao Chen cleansed the weapon, leaving Black Dragon Supreme to atone under Luo Li’s warning.

• Luo Li and White Dragon Supreme agreed that reaching Martial Ancestor in the distant Martial Realm and securing his help would be extremely difficult.
• Black Dragon Supreme pledged loyalty to Zhao Chen and asked him to help avenge the Blood Evil Clan’s destruction of their homeland.
• White Dragon Supreme gave Luo Li the White Dragon Spirit Pearl and the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar, then vanished as his Supreme Spiritual Body faded.
• The Great Sumeru Demon Pillar broke free of its seal, and Luo Li warned Black Dragon Supreme never to slaughter innocents again.
• Zhao Chen used the Thunder Emperor Art to disperse the pillar’s resentment and cleanse it, renaming it the Great Sumeru Sacred Pillar.

Mu Chen entered Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and discovered that Yang Hong, whom Luo Li had killed on the Spirit Road, had returned to life and joined the academy. When Yang Hong provoked Mu Chen, senior student An Ran struck him and declared that anyone who opposed Luo Li was her enemy.

• Mu Chen arrived at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and recognized fellow King-Sealing Prodigies Bing Qing and Mu Kui.
• Mu Chen saw Yang Hong alive and learned that he had been revived and become a powerful student at the academy.
• Mu Chen considered that Ji Xuan might also have been revived, then resolved to face Yang Hong and future rivals while admiring Luo Li.
• Yang Hong and Mu Chen traded insults, and Yang Hong unleashed spiritual energy against him.
• An Ran appeared, slapped Yang Hong twice, and declared that whoever opposed Luo Li was her enemy.

An Ran revealed that Luo Li had become a force to be reckoned with at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, while Mu Chen resolved to catch up to her. Before leaving for Tianluo Continent, Luo Li recruited Su Xuan to manage the Luo God Society and laid out her plans to strengthen her position for the Luo God Clan’s future.

• An Ran had Yang Hong dragged away after beating him and warned the freshmen that Luo Li was a taboo even Dean Ta Cang would not dare cross.
• An Ran explained that Luo Li had founded the Luo God Society and invited the freshmen to join its ranks of elite students.
• Mu Chen wondered what would happen to Yang Hong, then vowed to work hard and catch up to Luo Li.
• Luo Li asked Su Xuan to take charge of the Luo God Society while she was away, and Su Xuan agreed.
• Luo Li explained that the Luo God Society and Luo God City were essential to protecting the Luo God Clan, then promised Su Xuan they would one day stand at the summit of the Great Thousand World.