Chapter Summaries

The Icebound Demon Emperor led the Thunderbird Demon Emperor, Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor, and Earthshaker Demon Emperor toward the Azure Profound Sect’s Dragon Horn Sky-Subduing City, confident that their army and Frost Spirit Cannons would secure victory. The Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor watched from the Demon God Mountain Range and heard a mysterious voice predict the invaders would never return and call Ye Han suspicious.

• The Icebound Demon Emperor led the demon army toward Dragon Horn Sky-Subduing City, seeking to avenge the Dragon Horn Demon Emperor and prove the Demon Race Alliance’s strength.
• The Thunderbird Demon Emperor urged caution, while the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor and Earthshaker Demon Emperor supported a united attack.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor revealed that he had developed Frost Spirit Cannons to break the Azure Profound Sect’s Restriction Formation and help the demons overcome human defenses.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor hoped a victory would raise his standing and allow him to become deputy leader of the Demon Race Alliance.
• The Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor watched from the Demon God Mountain Range as an aged voice said the Icebound Demon Emperor’s forces would never return and called Ye Han suspicious.

The Holy Master and the Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor plotted to use Ye Han and the Azure Profound Sect to eliminate their disobedient rivals while keeping the Wuxie Sect under watch. When the four Demon Emperors spotted the Azure Profound Sect’s Crescent Moon Divine Vessel, they ordered their forces to attack it, and the vessel answered with Spirit Cannon fire.

• The Holy Master and the Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor suspected Ye Han might possess the Earth Realm treasure and agreed to let the Icebound Demon Emperor’s group probe him.
• The Holy Master warned that the Wuxie Scholar was dangerous, suggested framing Ye Han to draw the Azure Profound Sect into the conflict, and told the Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor to watch the sect and the Nine Wounds Devil Lord.
• The Holy Master promised to give the Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor the technique’s fifth layer in return for carrying out his task.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor and the other three Demon Emperors spotted the Azure Profound Sect’s Crescent Moon Divine Vessel approaching their army.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor ordered an attack to kill the Azure Profound Sect cultivators and seize their vessel, and the vessel fired its Spirit Cannons at the demon beasts.

The Azure Profound Sect’s Crescent Moon Divine Vessel blasted the demon beast army while retreating, leaving the Demon Emperors and Demon Kings to charge after it. Murong Xian widened the distance with the formation disk, but the advancing Demon Emperors and Demon Kings resisted the spirit cannons, so she asked Ye Han what to do.

• The Crescent Moon Divine Vessel’s long-range spirit cannons devastated the charging demon beasts, while the Icebound Demon Emperor’s shorter-range cannons failed to reach the vessel.
• After the demon beasts charged several thousand zhang, the Crescent Moon Divine Vessel retreated at high speed and continued firing, inflicting heavy losses.
• The Earthshaker Demon Emperor and the Thunderbird Demon Emperor blamed the Icebound Demon Emperor, and the four Demon Emperors decided to attack alongside the Demon Kings.
• The Demon Kings transformed and charged the vessel, blocking its spirit cannon beams with defensive treasures and abilities as the Icebound Demon Emperor joined the assault.
• Murong Xian used the formation disk to widen the distance from the attackers, then asked Ye Han what they should do as the Demon Emperors closed in.

Ye Han led the Azure Profound Sect’s defense against the demon army, sending its disciples and cultivators to battle the Demon Kings while he prepared to face the Demon Emperors. The four Demon Emperors charged into the fight, but Ye Han intercepted them with powerful sword attacks.

• Ye Han left the Crescent Moon Divine Vessel to deal with the Demon Emperors while the Second Elder and Senior Brother Zhang handled the Demon Kings.
• The Second Elder ordered mecha puppets, Foundation Establishment Realm disciples, and Golden Core Stage elders to attack the demon army.
• Azure Profound Sect’s mecha puppets and cultivators formed sword formations that surrounded the Demon Kings as the flying boat’s spirit cannons attacked isolated demon beasts.
• The four Demon Emperors were shocked that the sect’s forces could hold off the Demon Kings, and the Icebound Demon Emperor led them into the battle.
• Ye Han sent sword light toward the four Demon Emperors and declared that he was their opponent.

Ye Han’s swordsmanship struck all Four Great Demon Emperors during their escape, damaging their defenses and wounding the Thunderbird Demon Emperor. The Earthshaker and Thunderbird Demon Emperors then transformed and launched powerful attacks, while the Icebound and Vermilion Flame Demon Emperors prepared their own; Ye Han faced them with contempt.

• The Four Great Demon Emperors used Instantaneous Movement to escape Ye Han’s sword-rays, but his Great Geng Divine Insight Swordsmanship followed them and battered their defenses.
• Ye Han’s sword-rays wounded the Thunderbird Demon Emperor, cracked the Icebound Demon Emperor’s shield, damaged the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor’s treasure, and blasted the Earthshaker Demon Emperor into a cliff.
• Ye Han appeared before the Demon Emperors and taunted them for sending only four, while the Icebound, Vermilion Flame, and Thunderbird Demon Emperors threatened him.
• The Earthshaker Demon Emperor emerged from the mountain in his enormous true form and sent stone pillars surging toward Ye Han.
• The Thunderbird Demon Emperor transformed and fired a huge lightning attack at Ye Han as the Icebound and Vermilion Flame Demon Emperors began unleashing their abilities.
• Ye Han dismissed their attacks, asking if that was all they could do.

Ye Han used the Nine-Turn Vajra Art and Thunder-Control Divine Art to overwhelm the Demon Emperors’ attacks. After his lightning dragons destroyed the Frost Demon Emperor’s spear and the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor’s blade storm, a scream rang out as both tried to flee.

• Ye Han unleashed the Nine-Turn Vajra Art, crushing the Earthshaker Demon Emperor’s stone pillars and battering his body with golden fists.
• The Thunderbird Demon Emperor attacked Ye Han with a vast lightning storm, but Ye Han’s purple-gold demon-breaking lightning tore apart his thunderbird.
• The Thunderbird Demon Emperor escaped the lightning dragon’s strike by using a glowing orb that enveloped him in lightning runes.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor attacked Ye Han from behind with an icy spear while the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor bombarded him with petal-shaped blades.
• Ye Han split his lightning dragon to destroy both attacks, and the Icebound Demon Emperor and Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor tried to flee as a scream rang out.

Ye Han destroyed the Earthshaker Demon Emperor’s physical body and used his treasures and formations to stop the fleeing Demon Emperors. The chapter ended with the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor trapped by Ye Han’s Demon-Binding Chains and calling for help.

• Ye Han battered the Earthshaker Demon Emperor’s body apart, forcing his demon beast soul and nascent soul to flee.
• Ye Han’s Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell unleashed spectral Demon Emperor and Demon King souls to intercept the Earthshaker Demon Emperor.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor and Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor tried to escape, but Ye Han activated the Demon-Binding Chains and Ghost Skull Mirror and trapped them in formations.
• The Fourfold Great Heaven-Covering Formation blocked both Demon Emperors, and Ye Han’s Demon-Binding Chains wrapped around the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor.
• The Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor’s attacks failed to break the chains, and he cried out for the Icebound Demon Emperor to save him.

Ye Han captured the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor with the Demon-Binding Chains and cornered the Icebound Demon Emperor, who used his Extreme Cold Lotus to freeze the battlefield and flee. Ye Han intercepted him and seized the lotus, leaving the Icebound Demon Emperor facing the Gods-and-Devils Hand.

• Ye Han's Demon-Binding Chains swallowed the Vermilion Flame Demon Emperor's fleeing soul and nascent soul and dragged them away.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor unleashed the Extreme Cold Lotus, freezing the Ghost Skull Mirror's golden skulls and parts of the formation before fleeing.
• Ye Han used purple-gold lightning to intercept the Icebound Demon Emperor and attacked with the Gods-and-Devils Hand.
• The Icebound Demon Emperor expanded the Extreme Cold Lotus and sent a powerful frost storm at Ye Han, but the Gods-and-Devils Hand remained unharmed.
• Ye Han's Gods-and-Devils Hand seized the Extreme Cold Lotus and froze it solid, then struck toward the Icebound Demon Emperor.

Ye Han defeated the four demon emperors who attacked his forces, capturing the Icebound Demon Emperor in the Purple Cauldron Space and trapping the Thunderbird Demon Emperor in the Qing Xuan Divine Palace. After the battle, Ye Han realized the Demon Race Alliance’s dissenting demon emperors had used him to strike at their leader, while he sensed someone approaching with intelligence.

• Ye Han froze the Icebound Demon Emperor and dragged him into the Purple Cauldron Space, prompting the demon kings and demon beast army to flee.
• The Thunderbird Demon Emperor fled, only to discover Ye Han had trapped him inside the Qing Xuan Divine Palace’s secret realm.
• Ye Han bound the Thunderbird Demon Emperor to a Bronze Pillar as his resistance weakened.
• Ye Han reflected that the Demon Race Alliance’s dissenting demon emperors had used him to attack the Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor.
• Ye Han sensed someone approaching and suspected they had gathered considerable intelligence.

Ye Han led the Azure Profound Sect to defeat an army of tens of thousands of demon beasts and slay the Four Great Demon Emperors, then ordered his forces to withdraw and gather the spoils. News of the victory spread across Heaven's Mandate Continent, bringing envoys seeking alliances, while the Wuxie Scholar learned of Ye Han's strength and asked for details.

• Ye Han reflected on his plans to reveal his power and the Azure Profound Sect's strength, and recognized the Extreme Cold Lotus as the treasure he needed to heal his injured right arm.
• Ye Han returned to the Crescent Moon Divine Vessel and ordered Murong Xian and the Second Elder to end the pursuit, collect the demon beasts, and return to the sect.
• The Azure Profound Sect's victory over the Four Great Demon Emperors and tens of thousands of demon beasts became known across Heaven's Mandate Continent, and more sects sent envoys to seek alliances.
• Zhuge Qingshan informed the Wuxie Scholar that Ye Han had single-handedly slain the Four Great Demon Emperors, and the Wuxie Scholar asked for specific information.

Wuxie Scholar and Zhuge Qingshan examined evidence of Ye Han's extraordinary powers and suspected he might possess the Earth Realm Secret Treasure. Wuxie Scholar warned that the Wuxie Sect could not act against Ye Han without certainty, leaving Zhuge Qingshan asking whether they had to wait for Ye Han to reveal himself.

• Wuxie Scholar concluded from the scenes of Ye Han killing the Four Great Demon Emperors that Ye Han excelled at both physical and spell cultivation, wielded powerful treasures, and possessed several supreme-grade spirit roots.
• Zhuge Qingshan asked whether Ye Han was a suspect and whether the Earth Realm Secret Treasure was on him, and Wuxie Scholar said Ye Han was suspicious but might not possess it.
• Wuxie Scholar pointed out that Ye Han's Nine-Turn Vajra Art resembled the Northern Lu Immortal Sect's immortal art and questioned how Ye Han could wield both its immortal qi and the demonic qi of the Gods-and-Devils Hand.
• Wuxie Scholar told Zhuge Qingshan that the Wuxie Sect could not turn against the Azure Profound Sect or let him act against Ye Han before the evidence was certain, especially while Elder Liu Head remained active.
• Zhuge Qingshan asked whether they had to wait until Ye Han exposed himself.

Wuxie Scholar planned to use Ye Han’s knowledge of the Nine-Turn Vajra Art to draw the Northern Lu Immortal Sect into conflict, while warning Zhuge Qingshan that a wider war was coming. Aboard the Crescent Moon Divine Vessel, Ye Han used the Extreme Cold Lotus to heal his right arm, but sensed something unexpected as it began to work.

• Wuxie Scholar told Zhuge Qingshan that Ye Han would not expose himself easily and that the Demon Race Alliance alone could not be relied on to provoke him.
• Wuxie Scholar ordered Zhuge Qingshan to send information about Ye Han to the Northern Lu Immortal Sect, hoping to draw it into conflict with the Azure Profound Sect.
• Wuxie Scholar warned that turmoil in the Upper Realm would lead the Earth Realm’s great sects toward war, and said the Wuxie Sect must not act rashly.
• Ye Han used the Cold Art to expel the Icebound Demon Emperor’s lingering aura from the Extreme Cold Lotus, which the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell absorbed.
• Ye Han refined the Extreme Cold Lotus into crystalline icy qi and sensed it merging with the icy law power in his right arm, beginning to heal the damage.
• Ye Han suddenly sensed something wrong and exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Han used the strange frost energy released by the Purple Cauldron to suppress the killing intent interfering with his cultivation and began a breakthrough to the nascent soul middle stage fourth layer. Meanwhile, the Demon Race Alliance gathered through projections after losing four Demon Emperors, though their response was not yet shown.

• Ye Han’s frost laws combined into a snow-lotus-shaped flame, but a purple rune from the Purple Cauldron transformed the energy into extreme frost spell power and stopped his Gods-and-Devils Hand from hurting.
• Ye Han sensed the frost aura driving his killing intent into his killing-intent meridians, giving him a chance to cultivate without its interference.
• Ye Han took six kinds of pills and channeled the surging spiritual energy toward his nascent soul, judging that he had a strong chance to reach the fourth tier of the nascent soul middle stage.
• Ye Han reasoned that the Demon Race Alliance would need time to respond after losing four Demon Emperors without seriously damaging the Azure Profound Sect.
• Nine Demon Emperor projections appeared in the Demon Race Alliance’s great hall as the alliance’s surviving members assembled.

The Demon Emperors debated the Azure Profound Sect’s killing of four of their kind, and Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor urged them to abandon reckless expansion and focus on uniting their territories. They agreed to build their strength and preserve demon territory while keeping Ye Han and the Azure Profound Sect in their sights.

• The Demon Emperors argued over their losses to the Azure Profound Sect and whether to wage war against human sects.
• Hundred Flowers Demon Emperor urged the alliance to remember its purpose of protecting demon beasts and securing living space rather than seeking supremacy over the continent.
• Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor called for the Demon Emperors to avoid rash action and seek revenge on the Azure Profound Sect later.
• Heavenly Firmament Demon Emperor proposed linking their territories and claiming the continent’s northern region as demon territory.
• The Demon Emperors discussed attacking the Chenzhan Kingdom, dealing with disobedient Demon Emperors, contacting sea Demon Saints, and responding to human cultivators.

White Snow and the Demon Kings sought refuge with the Four-Headed Demon Emperor in the Mysterious Puppet Mountains, and White Snow worked to repair the emperor’s poor impression of them. The Four-Headed Demon Emperor complained about the Demon Race Alliance’s plans and warned White Snow to show Alliance Leader Heavenly Firmament respect.

• The Four-Headed Demon Emperor welcomed White Snow and the Demon Kings, though he initially looked down on them for having approached the Hundred Flowers Demon Emperor first.
• White Snow praised the Four-Headed Demon Emperor, and the Demon Kings blamed themselves for seeking refuge with Hundred Flowers and criticized her to win the emperor’s favor.
• The Four-Headed Demon Emperor admitted his feud with Hundred Flowers and complained that the Alliance wanted him to attack the Chenzhan Kingdom, risking conflict with the Wuxie Sect.
• White Snow asked whether the Alliance would avenge the Icebound Demon Emperor and the others killed by Ye Han of the Azure Profound Sect.
• The Four-Headed Demon Emperor agreed that the Alliance’s leaders seemed to be abandoning them, but said the Alliance was too weak to fight the Human Race and warned White Snow not to speak recklessly about Alliance Leader Heavenly Firmament.

White Snow and the Four-Headed Demon Emperor agreed to stage a weak, drawn-out attack on Chenzhan Kingdom rather than risk a real war, while news of Ye Han’s victories spread across the continent. The chapter ended with Wu Xuantian watching footage of Ye Han fighting the Four Great Demon Emperors and accusing him of stealing the Northern Lu Immortal Sect’s secret method and targeting the Sea King Sect.

• White Snow realized the Four-Headed Demon Emperor feared a powerful figure behind Heavenly Firmament, then pledged loyalty to both emperors.
• The Four-Headed Demon Emperor ordered White Snow and the Demon Kings to attack Chenzhan Kingdom with the Stone Demon Emperor coordinating them.
• White Snow proposed a feigned attack to preserve their strength and wait for the alliance to offer benefits, and the Four-Headed Demon Emperor agreed.
• The Demon Race Alliance’s forces repeatedly staged ineffective attacks on Chenzhan Kingdom, and cultivators across the continent concluded that a great war might not break out.
• Wu Xuantian watched images of Ye Han fighting the Four Great Demon Emperors and accused him of stealing his sect’s secret method and causing trouble for the Sea King Sect.

Wu Xuantian discovered that Ye Han had disrupted his plans for the Sea King Sect and decided to travel to the Heaven's Mandate Continent. Meanwhile, Ye Han triggered a lifespan heavenly tribulation after advancing his cultivation and blocked its first strike.

• Wu Xuantian recognized Ye Han in the images as the wielder of the Nine-Turn Vajra Art and the Demon-Binding Chains, then resolved to go to the Heaven's Mandate Continent.
• Wu Xuantian ordered a woman to prepare the Super Teleportation Array and dismissed her suggestion to inform the Old Ancestor.
• Ye Han triggered a lifespan heavenly tribulation after breaking through to the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and flew out over the sea to protect Dragon Horn Sky-Subduing City and his Crescent Moon Divine Vessel.
• Ye Han used the Five Elements Magic Treasure Formation and the Nine-Turn Vajra Art to block the first blood-red lightning strike.
• Ye Han felt a power of law enter his body after blocking the strike.

Ye Han endured a powerful lifespan heavenly tribulation that gave him a glimpse of the life laws, though it left him badly injured and depleted. As he recalled his treasures, a giant sea demon ambushed him.

• Ye Han sensed the tribulation lightning’s power of life laws and used the Purple Cauldron to replenish his spell power while resisting the second strike.
• Ye Han unleashed the Gods-and-Devils Hand, the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell, and the Qing Xuan Divine Palace against the escalating tribulation as a sea demon waited to attack him afterward.
• Ye Han survived the final lightning strike using his treasures and powerful body, but the tribulation severely injured him and drained his reserves.
• Ye Han recalled his treasures and reflected on his brief insight into life laws before sensing danger.
• The sea demon burst from the water and lunged at Ye Han with its enormous maw.

After surviving tribulation transcendence, Ye Han killed an ancient sea demon that had attacked him and stored its enormous corpse in the Purple Cauldron Space. He brought the recovering Han Yuwan out of seclusion and told her he had gained insight into the power of law.

• The ancient sea demon attacked Ye Han after his tribulation, but he replenished his spell power and killed it in the depths.
• Ye Han captured the demon's soul in a blackish-purple pearl and dragged its corpse into the Purple Cauldron Space, where it could feed his insects nearing advancement.
• Ye Han sensed that Han Yuwan had recovered to the middle golden core stage, though her injuries were not fully healed.
• Han Yuwan thanked Ye Han for the pills that had helped her recover, then asked to leave the Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han opened the spatial gate and brought Han Yuwan out, where she noticed his battered appearance and learned he had undergone tribulation transcendence.
• Ye Han told Han Yuwan he had gained insight into the power of law and suggested it might benefit them both.

Ye Han reflected on Han Yuwan’s recovery and separation, then successfully began turning the Devil Lord’s captured body into a powerful clone. As he flew to Dragon Horn Sky-Subduing City, he wondered why his lifespan heavenly tribulation had been triggered before its time.

• Ye Han concluded that Han Yuwan had left to pursue cultivation independently after he helped restore much of her damaged foundation and extend her lifespan.
• Ye Han discovered that his comprehension of the life laws had improved his ability to recover by absorbing restorative power from spiritual energy.
• Ye Han used the Rebirth Gourd to merge his Golden Core Stage clone with the Devil Lord’s captured body, beginning the process of creating a Nascent Soul Realm clone.
• Ye Han kept the Devil Lord’s demonic soul sealed in the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, considering it both a danger and a possible future trump card against the Heavenly Treasure Devil Lord.
• Ye Han flew toward Dragon Horn Sky-Subduing City as the Azure Profound Sect strengthened its defenses and the situation across Heaven’s Mandate Continent improved.
• Ye Han questioned why his lifespan heavenly tribulation had triggered before he had reached the expected time.