Chapter Summaries

Liu Jiaojiao overcame Chen Bo’s group despite her injuries, while Su He and Zheng Qiang’s forces routed the enemy across the battlefield. The remaining enemies and watching factions fled as the battle’s outcome became clear.

• Liu Jiaojiao rejected Chen Bo’s offer of peace and fought through the surviving Heavenly Prodigies, killing Wei Tong and several others.
• Three wounded Heavenly Prodigies self-detonated, killing more than twenty of their allies but failing to kill Liu Jiaojiao.
• Liu Jiaojiao gave medicine to her injured horse, then killed Ning Fan, Chen Bo, and the other wounded enemies.
• Su He and his companions pursued the fleeing enemy after killing several hundred more fighters.
• Zheng Qiang led the Golden Spear and Iron Horse Sect disciples in a rout, while nearby factions fled to avoid becoming their next targets.

Lin Zihan and the others learned that Zhao Yi’s forces were close to tunneling into their hiding place, and they prepared for a likely last stand. Meanwhile, Wang Baishun learned that the people trapped in the mountain were Misty Sect disciples and tried to recall their leaders.

• Lin Zihan and the others heard Zhao Yi’s men chiseling through the mountain and learned the attackers expected to break through soon.
• Lin Zihan ordered Lin Yong to warn Senior Sister Xie and the others, while Lin Qi and the rest accepted that they might have to die rather than be captured.
• Clan Chief Old Eagle reported to Wang Baishun that more than eight thousand people were tunneling toward the Misty Sect disciples’ cave.
• Wang Baishun recognized the names Xie Li, Tao Yang, and Tiger Howl as familiar, but could not remember where he had heard them.
• Little Fish, River Boy, and the others continued absorbing the Snake Saliva Pool and advanced their cultivation.

Wang Baishun emerged from the blood pool and oversaw the submission of demon clans across the region, collecting their resources and binding them with contracts. By the end, he had begun turning nearly three million defeated demons into his servants.

• The Old Eagle Clan Chief reported that the clans resisting Wang Baishun had been beaten into submission and their resources seized.
• Wang Bai and his companions left the blood pool, and the Seven-Colored Snake Demon Clan Chief packed it away.
• Wang Baishun saw more than a hundred thousand submissive demons, over two million resisters, and heaps of Storage Rings outside the cave.
• Wang Baishun praised the Old Eagle Clan Chief and promised him extra resources, prompting the other demons to envy his favor.
• Wang Baishun welcomed the Sparrow, Rabbit, and Fox clans, then gave them Lord-Subject Contracts and collected their resources.
• Wang Baishun formed Servant Contracts for the nearly three million defeated demons from fierce clans, having them sign one by one.

Wang Baishun finished subduing the demons, took their resources, and punished human cultivators who hid their plunder. Meanwhile, Zhao Yi’s faction prepared to break into the cave where Xie Li and her companions were trapped, while planning to shut Zhang Zhenjun and the other factions out.

• Wang Baishun kept a little over eight thousand demons for his campaign and sent the rest into the Little Realm Pearl.
• Wang Baishun collected the demons’ Storage Rings and distributed resources according to their contributions, rewarding Patriarch Old Eagle with several rings.
• Wang Baishun confiscated the rings of human cultivators who had concealed plunder and let the demons devour them.
• Su Qing and the Misty Sect disciples secretly agreed to let Zhao Yi’s group scout the cave first after they broke through the passage.
• Zhao Yi told Xu Huo and Liu Xue to prepare disciples to charge into the cave, then agreed with Wu Donghao and Dou Se to exclude Zhang Zhenjun’s factions from the raid.

Peng Dong and the others prepared to defend the cave passage against the Misty Sect and the Corpse Puppet Sect, while the outside factions argued over the spoils. When the attackers broke through, Peng Dong’s Hundred-Kill Fist blasted Xu Huo, Liu Xue, and dozens of disciples backward, leaving him weakened as Zhao Yi ordered his forces to attack.

• Mo Huang, Li Zhen, and Zhang Zhenjun discussed how the Misty Sect and the Corpse Puppet Sect were blocking them from the spoils and considered waiting for a chance to claim them.
• Tiger Howl told Qi Li and Qing Yu to stay back, while Peng Dong and Pan Sheng prepared to defend the passage as Xie Li and Tao Yang guarded the other entrance.
• Lin Zihan, Fatty Zhang, and the others equipped their armor and weapons, and Peng Dong and Tiger Howl activated their fighting forms as the enemy approached.
• Peng Dong unleashed his Hundred-Kill Fist when Xu Huo and the others broke through the wall, blasting them and Liu Xue backward and killing dozens of weaker disciples.
• Zhao Yi ordered his forces to enter and kill the defenders, while Peng Dong was left greatly weakened by his attack.

Pan Sheng, Peng Dong, Tiger Howl, and their fellow disciples clashed with Ouyang Hong, Zhao Xin, and the Misty Sect traitors in a narrow passage. Tiger Howl and Red Lion fought over their bitter history, while Peng Dong remained trapped battling Ouyang Hong's puppets.

• Pan Sheng's formations were shattered as Zhao Xin's Sword Qi and Ouyang Hong's advancing puppets forced the defenders into close combat.
• Peng Dong and Tiger Howl led the defense, holding back the attackers as the two sides collided in the passage.
• Red Lion ambushed Tiger Howl, then blamed him and the Misty Sect for his mistreatment and joined the attack to repay Senior Sister Huo Shan.
• Tiger Howl and Red Lion traded accusations and clawed at each other, with Tiger Howl seizing Red Lion by the throat as they wrestled on the ground.
• Peng Dong fought through the enemy disciples but was delayed by Ouyang Hong's tougher puppets, while Ouyang Hong refused his challenge to fight one-on-one.

As Misty Sect, Corpse Puppet Sect, and minor faction disciples fought fiercely at the cave entrance, Wang Baishun explained the factions and their techniques to Little Fish and the others. Zhao Yi struggled to secure more reinforcements for the battle, and Ninth Brother reluctantly went to support Zhao Xin.

• Wang Baishun described the Misty Sect and Corpse Puppet Sect fighters to Little Fish, Carp King, the Old Eagle patriarch, and the gathered Demon Race members.
• Lin Yong urged the others to fight, but Lin Zihan, Lin Hao, and their companions argued that charging against Human Immortal Realm experts would be suicidal.
• Zhao Yi questioned the progress of the assault, while Dou Se and Huo Shan expressed confidence in Ouyang Hong and Red Lion; Huo Shan concealed how she had turned Red Lion against Tiger Howl.
• Zhao Yi ordered Su Qing to reinforce Zhao Xin, but Su Qing pretended to be ill and refused, and Xu Huo angrily rejected Zhao Yi's next demand.
• Zhao Yi sent Ninth Brother and members of his Lineage to support Zhao Xin, then resolved to find a chance to get rid of Su Qing and Xu Huo.

Tiger Howl fought Red Lion while their fellow disciples struggled to hold off the enemies, and he finally tore out Red Lion’s heart to find a gu worm controlling him. After destroying it, Tiger Howl learned Red Lion still concealed what had happened with Huo Shan, then returned to the battle furious and determined to reach her.

• Tiger Howl pinned Red Lion down and demanded that he admit he was wrong while Pan Sheng, Peng Dong, and the others held back the enemies.
• Peng Dong rescued a gravely wounded junior brother, was injured by Ouyang Hong’s puppets, and returned to the front line after taking pills.
• Tiger Howl asked Red Lion one last time to repent, but Red Lion continued to threaten him, so Tiger Howl tore out his heart.
• Shangguan Xia recognized the blackened heart as evidence of a gu worm infestation, and Tiger Howl found and crushed the worm.
• Red Lion’s eyes began returning to normal, and he admitted he did not know what had happened while hiding his involvement with Huo Shan.
• Tiger Howl slapped Red Lion, gave him pills, sent him to the rear, and charged toward the enemies in a rage against Huo Shan.

Huo Shan sent Song Yu to end the battle, and he attacked Tiger Howl and the others as their wounded fighters struggled to hold the line. Red Lion later told the group that powerful Misty Sect figures had ordered the pursuit, leaving Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and the others quietly suspecting the reason.

• Huo Shan, furious that Red Lion had died, persuaded Song Yu to lead several dozen men into the cave and kill their enemies.
• Song Yu struck Tiger Howl and confronted Liang Hongyu, while Mo Hou challenged him and the two sides fought at the cave entrance.
• Red Lion told Tiger Howl and the others that Huo Shan, Wu Donghao, and other operatives had received orders from powerful figures across the Various Halls and Various Peaks to hunt them.
• Tiger Howl and the others wondered what had provoked so many sect leaders, while Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and their companions exchanged glances over an unspoken suspicion.

Xie Li led her group in a desperate charge through one passage while Liang Hongyu and Mo Hou’s defense collapsed in the other. Liang Hongyu’s group raced to join Xie Li outside, with Song Yu’s forces close behind.

• Shangguan Xia and Peng Dong withdrew with their wounded allies to Xie Li’s group as Song Yu’s forces threatened to break through.
• Xie Li ordered Tao Yang and the others to charge, and they fought their way toward the passage’s outer entrance.
• Mo Hou fought Song Yu while Liang Hongyu attacked, but Song Yu used a disciple to block her strike.
• Zhao Xin wounded Pan Sheng, and the weakened defender’s line broke under the enemy’s assault.
• Liang Hongyu’s group fled toward Xie Li as more than a thousand pursuers streamed into the passage.
• Xie Li cut down the last two enemies blocking her path, and her group charged outside.

Xie Li, Tao Yang, and their allies fought their way out of the cave abode only to find Zhao Yi’s forces had surrounded them. They pressed forward under heavy attack, with Xie Li battling Liu Xue and Lin Zihan healing the wounded, but the enemy’s numbers kept growing.

• Xie Li and the others charged out of the cave abode, where Zhao Yi revealed that his forces had surrounded them.
• Red Lion confronted Huo Shan over the gu she had planted in him, while Tao Yang drove back Xi Menqing.
• Huo Shan ordered her forces to attack, and Xie Li fought Liu Xue while rejecting her pleas to surrender.
• Tao Yang and Xie Li cut down enemies as Liang Hongyu, Pan Sheng, Red Lion, and the others defended their wounded companions.
• Lin Zihan healed the group and fired arrows while Lin Xue, Fatty Zhang, and the others supported their advance, but Zhao Yi’s forces continued to replace their fallen fighters.

Wang Baishun recognized Lin Zihan among the besieged cultivators and sent the demons to rescue her by attacking the surrounding factions. The demon army overwhelmed the battlefield, and Wang Baishun watched from the mountain peak while a few guards remained beside him.

• Wang Baishun recognized Lin Zihan and ordered the demons to surround and kill her attackers while rescuing her.
• The Carp King and Old Eagle Clan Chief led a vast demon army into the battle, throwing Zhao Yi's forces into disarray.
• The Carp King killed Zhang Zhenjun, and fleeing fighters crashed into the formations behind them, sparking chaos and infighting.
• The Old Eagle Clan Chief rejected attempts to negotiate, and the demons drove Wu Donghao, Dou Se, and Zhao Yi's forces backward.
• Tao Yang took heart from the enemy's retreat and kept fighting Xu Huo and Su Qing, while Wang Baishun watched from the mountain with a small guard.

The Great Ocean Lake clan chiefs fought the Misty Sect disciples and other enemies on Young Master Wang's orders, clashing with powerful opponents across the battlefield. The Old Eagle Clan Chief broke through toward Lin Zihan, while the wider battle remained unresolved.

• The Carp King battled Wu Donghao, who revealed a surge of strength and continued fighting him.
• Huo Shan used her gu insects to hold the Seven-Colored Snake Demon at a standstill.
• The Grass Carp Clan Chief struck Zhao Yi and fought him after defeating his tiger demon opponents.
• The River Clam Clan Chief and Snail Clan Chief attacked Dou Se, whose puppets struggled against their water attacks.
• The Old Eagle Clan Chief led avian Demon Race members through the enemy lines toward Lin Zihan, and Wang Baishun watched from a distant peak.

The Demon Race's demonic birds attacked Liu Xue's forces, forcing them to split their troops while the battle around Xie Li and Tao Yang continued. Red Lion nearly killed Xi Menqing before Lin Zihan helped turn the fight, and Xie Li offered Liu Xue a chance to withdraw as they clashed.

• The Old Eagle Clan Chief led a flock of demonic birds in a sudden assault, and Liu Xue ordered Xu Huo, Su Qing, Jiang Da, and others to defend against it while she and Song Yu continued attacking Xie Li and Tao Yang's group.
• Red Lion seized Xi Menqing's Black Iron Staff and fought him fiercely, while Lin Zihan shot Xi Menqing's left hand and gave Red Lion a chance to take his saber.
• Xi Menqing escaped with a shallow chest wound, while Mo Hou, Liang Hongyu, and the others suffered under Song Yu, Zhao Xin, Ouyang Hong, and their allies.
• Xie Li wounded Liu Xue, who pleaded about their past intimacy, but Xie Li said their bond had ended when Liu Xue's side began hunting them.
• Xie Li told Liu Xue to withdraw and promised they would pretend the conflict had never happened.

Su Qing surrendered to the Old Eagle Clan Chief, accepted a Servant Mark, and rallied dozens of disciples to defect. As the demons drove back their enemies, Liu Xue and Xie Li shared what they believed might be a final embrace amid the battle.

• The Old Eagle Clan Chief pierced Su Qing's arm, but spared him after Su Qing offered to surrender and accept a Servant Mark.
• Su Qing urged exploited disciples to switch sides, then attacked Xu Huo with an illusion and a whip alongside dozens of defectors.
• The White Crane Clan Chief wounded Xu Huo and pursued him as the demons pushed back Jiang Da and the other Heavenly Prodigies.
• Liu Xue asked Xie Li to leave the battle with her, but Xie Li refused to abandon Junior Sister Lin and the others.
• Xie Li told Liu Xue to take her and Junior Sister Lin's heads if they died, or Zhao Yi and the others' heads if they survived.
• Liu Xue asked Xie Li for one last embrace, and Xie Li held her as the fighters watched and some recorded them.

Xie Li and Liu Xue died together after Liu Xue fatally wounded them both with a poisoned sword. Their deaths were discovered by their mentors and families, leaving Liu Ruyi and Liu Xue’s parents devastated.

• Liu Xue and Xie Li refused help, exchanged farewells, and asked Liu Jiahua and Lin Zihan to deliver their final messages and bury them together.
• Liu Xue and Xie Li died in each other’s arms, and Liu Jiahua carried their bodies away with the Liu clansmen and their companions.
• Liu Ruyi sensed Liu Xue’s death when her Life Tablet shattered and used a technique to witness the women’s final moments.
• An elder found Liu Xue’s shattered Life Tablet and informed Liu Xue’s parents, whose grief-stricken mother blamed herself and begged Liu Xue to return.

Wang Baishun let Liu Jiahua’s group leave while ordering the demons to slaughter their enemies, and the battle turned in the demons’ favor. The chapter ended with Tiger Howl and Pan Sheng rescuing the wounded Peng Dong and bringing him back to the defensive circle.

• Wang Baishun ordered Fierce Shrimp to let Liu Jiahua and his group pass, while the demons attacked the other escaping enemies.
• Fierce Shrimp killed Xu Huo, and Little Fish, Xie Chong, and the other demons charged into battle as Su Qing persuaded more enemies to surrender.
• The Old Eagle Clan Chief and the White Crane Clan Chief reached Lin Zihan’s group and helped ease the pressure on Liang Hongyu’s fighters.
• The Old Eagle Clan Chief tore off Xi Menqing’s arm, and Red Lion killed him after he fell.
• Peng Dong attacked Ouyang Hong, killed him despite being stabbed, and was rescued from surrounding enemies by Tiger Howl and Pan Sheng.

Wu Donghao and Zhao Yi fought the Carp King and the Grass Carp Clan Chief, but both were defeated and killed. The two enemy leaders then turned to slaughter the remaining opponents.

• Wu Donghao offered the Carp King compensation to end their fight, but the Carp King refused and struck him down.
• Wu Donghao unleashed his Immortal-Slaying Halberd Strike, but the Carp King's Dragon-Slaying Strike overwhelmed it, and the Carp King killed him with the Sea King Halberd.
• The Carp King turned away from Wu Donghao and began cutting down the other enemies.
• Zhao Yi pleaded with the Grass Carp Clan Chief, then used their exchange of powerful attacks as a chance to flee.
• The Grass Carp Clan Chief caught Zhao Yi with his fish whip after Zhao Yi killed three Demon Race members while escaping.
• Zhao Yi begged for his life and offered to make the Misty Sect disciples surrender, but the Grass Carp Clan Chief crushed him with the whip and attacked the remaining enemies.

Huo Shan fought the Seven-Colored Snake Demon but was overwhelmed when the Python Clan Chief joined the battle. Huo Shan died inside her shattered Eight-Colored Centipede, leaving the Misty Sect disciples surrounded.

• Huo Shan and the Seven-Colored Snake Demon battled for over half an hour, each refusing to yield.
• Huo Shan summoned her Eight-Colored Centipede and fought the Snake Demon in monstrous form as the Misty Sect disciples struggled against the Demon Race.
• The Seven-Colored Snake Demon coiled around the centipede, and the Python Clan Chief joined her by biting its lower jaw.
• Huo Shan begged to surrender and offered to make the Misty Sect disciples submit, but the Snake Demon and Python Clan Chief crushed the centipede.
• Huo Shan died inside the flattened centipede, and the two exhausted Snake Demons collapsed to the ground.

The demon clans overwhelmed the Corpse Puppet Sect forces as the battlefield collapsed into chaos. The Snail Clan chief captured a Heavenly Prodigy and ordered him to persuade the remaining enemies to surrender, while Liang Hongyu and the others pressed their advantage.

• The River Clam Clan Chief and Snail Clan chief battered Dou Se and two Corpse Puppet Sect Heavenly Prodigies, killing one and forcing the others to flee.
• Dou Se escaped by using the other Heavenly Prodigy as a foothold, leaving him trapped behind the River Clam Clan Chief's ice wall.
• The Snail Clan chief and River Clam Clan Chief defeated the abandoned Heavenly Prodigy, who surrendered before the finishing blow.
• The Snail Clan chief placed a means of control on the captive and ordered him to persuade the other enemies to surrender.
• After Wu Donghao, Huo Shan, and others died, the enemy forces lost morale and fought one another as they tried to escape or reach the Cave Abode.
• Liang Hongyu, Pan Sheng, Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and their allies attacked the remaining enemies, driving many of them into retreat.