Chapter Summaries

The Blood Soul King Beast, Right Protector Qingtu, and the others fought a hundred fused Blood Souls Patrol Envoys, then chased it deeper into the Blood Souls Cave. Ye Han discovered a cavern containing a flame pool and a heap of treasures where his Purple Cauldron sensed what might be another Purple Cauldron Replica, and he considered how to reach it.

• A hundred Blood Souls Patrol Envoys fused into a three-headed, six-armed giant whose aura reached the continuous stage.
• The Blood Soul King Beast blocked the giant’s blade attacks with a Skeleton Fist, and Right Protector Qingtu pierced its Heart Lantern barrier with a Longsword Treasure.
• After the Immortal Race Cultivators and Blood Souls Sea Beasts attacked, the wounded giant fled, and the Blood Soul King Beast led the pursuit with Right Protector Qingtu and the others following.
• Ye Han concealed himself above a vast cavern filled with black bridges, Blood Souls Patrol Envoys, and a pool of blood-red flames.
• Ye Han spotted a heap of treasures beside the pool and realized his Purple Cauldron had sensed something there that might be another Purple Cauldron Replica.

Trapped in the cavern, Ye Han resolved to survive and keep cultivating so he could restore Ye Tianyu, whom he called Dad. When tremors signaled that his pursuers had entered, the pool of flames erupted and the Blood Souls patrol envoys fused into a giant, three-headed, six-armed creature, giving Ye Han a chance to strike back.

• Ye Han ruled out crossing the pool of flames or leaving through the cliffside openings, fearing the dangers around both routes.
• Remembering the Purple Cauldron, Ye Han considered using it to survive another eruption, though it had weakened after enduring many attacks.
• Ye Han thought of Ye Tianyu's sacrifice and regretted not hearing what he had tried to tell him, then vowed to become strong enough to restore him.
• Distant tremors alerted Ye Han that the Immortal Race and other pursuers were fighting their way through the cave.
• The pool of flames erupted with Red-Light Flames and a black demon face, prompting the Blood Souls patrol envoys to rush toward a cave exit.
• The Blood Souls patrol envoys melted together into a gigantic three-headed, six-armed creature, and Ye Han prepared to attack his pursuers.

Ye Han used the Purple Cauldron to escape the Blood Demon’s grasp while the pursuers arrived at the Flame Pool. The cauldron resisted the Blood Demon’s flames and swept up the treasures beside the pool, leaving the enraged remnant soul behind.

• Ye Han descended onto a bridge, resisted its evil qi with the Divine Communion Formula and demon-breaking divine thunder, then hid inside the Purple Cauldron.
• The Blood Demon’s remnant soul emerged from the Flame Pool and seized the cauldron with a giant flaming hand.
• The Blood Souls Patrol Envoy entered the cavern, pursued by the Right Protector, the Blood Soul King Beast, and the Immortal Race cultivators.
• The Blood Soul King Beast warned the Right Protector that the being in the pool was the legendary Blood Demon’s remnant soul and that Ye Han would not be captured easily.
• Purple runic flames blasted the cauldron free, and it fell beside the Flame Pool as the flaming hand disintegrated.
• The Purple Cauldron opened and drew the treasures beside the Flame Pool inside, provoking the Blood Demon’s furious roar.

Ye Han absorbed a powerful Purple Cauldron clone and used his restored spiritual energy to unleash demon-breaking divine thunder against the demon in the Flame Pool. The demon retaliated by stirring the cavern’s blood runes, and a terrifying blood tide began to erupt as the fleeing Cultivators collapsed from the shock.

• Ye Han discovered that one of the treasures he had drawn into the Purple Cauldron was another powerful Purple Cauldron clone, which merged with Ye Tianyu's Purple Cauldron and greatly strengthened it.
• Ye Han absorbed his High-Grade Spirit Stones to restore his spell power, then unleashed demon-breaking divine thunder against the demon in the Flame Pool.
• The demon tried to seize Ye Han's body for rebirth, but the thunder repeatedly destroyed its flaming hands and battered its divine soul.
• The Right Protector recognized the lightning as possibly the lost demon-breaking divine thunder, while the Blood Soul King Beast realized danger and fled with the Right Protector.
• The demon activated blood-red runes throughout the cavern, triggering booming shocks and a surge of bloodlight flames that knocked the fleeing Immortal Race Cultivators and humanoid soul-devouring sea beasts to the ground.

The Blood Souls Sea Tide erupted from the Blood Souls Cave, killing the Immortal Race Cultivators and many of the Blood Soul King Beast’s subordinates while blasting the Blood Soul King Beast and the Right Protector away. The survivors blamed Ye Han, and the Right Protector resolved to seize his Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder and Purple Cauldron as the Blood Soul King Beast proposed recruiting more allies to kill him.

• Blood Spirit Island shook as the Blood Souls Sea Tide burst from the cave, destroying its entrance and sweeping across the island.
• The tide blasted the Blood Soul King Beast and the Right Protector away, and both blamed Ye Han for provoking the Blood Demon's Remnant Soul.
• The Right Protector recognized the purple lightning as the missing Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder and decided to keep its existence from Immortal King Kui Ning so she could claim it.
• The Right Protector's subordinates' Life Soul Tokens shattered, while the Blood Soul King Beast learned that many of his own sea beasts had also died.
• The Blood Soul King Beast urged the Right Protector to recruit more allies and kill Ye Han, and she showed interest.

The Right Protector and the Blood Soul King Beast watched the Blood Souls Cave flee into a spatial rift, leaving them injured and unable to pursue Ye Han effectively. The Right Protector concealed the steep personal cost of using her tracking treasure again as they agreed to recover and plan.

• The Right Protector considered asking Immortal King Kui Ning for help, but the Blood Soul King Beast spotted the Blood Souls Cave rising from the seabed.
• The Blood Souls Cave revealed itself as a gigantic black, beating heart and escaped through a spatial rift despite the pair's inability to approach it.
• The Blood Soul King Beast asked whether the Right Protector could use Divine Soul Locking to track Ye Han, and she claimed she could while hiding that doing so would require sacrificing her own divine soul.
• The Blood Soul King Beast proposed that they restore their spell power and discuss a plan, and the Right Protector agreed while hoping Ye Han survived and vowing to make him pay.

Ye Han escaped into the abyss after provoking the Blood Demon's remnant soul to unleash a blood tide that devastated his pursuers. He restored the Purple Cauldron and his cultivation in a strange healing liquid, but still needed to deal with the surviving Immortal Race leader.

• Ye Han bombarded the Blood Demon's remnant soul with demon-breaking divine thunder until it retreated into the Flame Pool, while its blood tide slaughtered most of the pursuing Immortal Race Cultivators and sea beasts.
• Ye Han deduced that Divine Soul Locking required great expenditure, an Immortal Race bloodline, and contact with him, and concluded that killing the pursuers would stop their tracking.
• Ye Han realized the Void Refinement Stage female cultivator leading the Immortal Race group had survived and resolved to find a way to kill her.
• Ye Han controlled the Purple Cauldron into the abyss, evaded the Black Dragon Beasts, and landed in a pool of black spirit liquid.
• The Purple Cauldron absorbed the restorative liquid and replenished its aura, allowing Ye Han to recover his cultivation and spell power.

Ye Han hid inside the Purple Cauldron while collecting the purified spirit liquid, but the Blood Demon's remnant soul discovered him and attacked. Ye Han defended himself and proposed working together, leaving the Blood Demon to decide whether to hear him out.

• Ye Han collected purified spirit liquid as the Purple Cauldron absorbed it and helped restore his cultivation.
• The Blood Demon's remnant soul sensed the theft, reclaimed the spirit liquid, and attacked Ye Han's Purple Cauldron with Blood-Soul Flames and blade-rays.
• Ye Han activated the Purple Cauldron's defenses and demon-breaking divine thunder, weakening the Blood Demon's attacks.
• Ye Han called out to the Blood Demon's remnant soul and offered to work together.

Ye Han used persuasion and a mind-shaking illusion spell to calm the Blood Demon's remnant soul and convince it they were allies. The remnant soul revealed that it had been sealed in the Divine Spirit Fire Pool but had since gained control of the divine spirit fire.

• Ye Han argued that the Immortal King's pursuit threatened them both, and the Blood Demon's remnant soul stopped attacking to listen.
• The Blood Demon's remnant soul grew suspicious and blasted Ye Han's Purple Cauldron, but Ye Han calmed it with his words and a divine ability.
• Ye Han used an illusion spell to make the Blood Demon's remnant soul trust him, and they called each other brothers.
• Ye Han asked what the remnant soul meant by moving somewhere else, and it revealed that it controlled the divine spirit fire in the Divine Spirit Fire Pool.

Ye Han coaxed the Blood Demon's remnant soul into revealing that it was trapped in the Buddha-Intent Daoist's Divine Spirit Fire Furnace and proposed using his treasured cauldron to free it. The remnant soul eagerly accepted the offer, leaving Ye Han with a possible way to gain an ally and protect himself in the Upper Realm.

• The Blood Demon's remnant soul claimed its divine spirit fire belonged to the Buddha-Intent Daoist and said its Heaven-Defying Instantaneous Movement Technique had taken them somewhere even an Immortal King could not find.
• Ye Han pretended to sympathize with the remnant soul and offered to help them join forces, prompting it to reveal that it was sealed inside the Buddha-Intent Daoist's Divine Spirit Fire Furnace.
• Ye Han recalled Elder Liu's account of the Buddha-Intent Daoist, an ancient Earth Realm cultivator who had ascended, and considered how the Golden Starry Sky Stone might offer hope of reconnecting with the Earth Realm.
• Ye Han told the Blood Demon's remnant soul that his treasured cauldron might bring it out of the Divine Spirit Fire Pool, and the remnant soul reacted with delighted surprise.

Ye Han decided to loosen some of the seals imprisoning the Blood Demon's remnant soul so he could enlist its help against the powerful cultivators pursuing him. As Ye Han attacked the Divine Spirit Fire Pool's restrictions, the Blood Demon watched with an uncanny glint in his eyes.

• The Blood Demon's remnant soul complained of a foreboding danger, and Ye Han suspected it might be deceiving him while agreeing to try loosening its seals.
• Ye Han recognized the pool's runes as the work of the Buddha-Intent Daoist from the earthly realm and judged that the Daoist had reached the Immortal King level.
• Ye Han decided that freeing part of the Blood Demon's remnant soul could help him face the cultivators hunting him, since he could not safely challenge them alone.
• Ye Han sent 108 formation beads into a lightning-linked formation and fired a beam of light at the Divine Spirit Fire Pool's flames.
• The Blood Demon's remnant soul watched Ye Han's attack with a cold, uncanny glint in its eyes.

Ye Han’s attempt to free the Blood Demon’s remnant soul from the Divine Spirit Fire Pool briefly succeeded before the pool dragged him back inside. Ye Han concealed his suspicions and persuaded the Blood Demon to provide supplies and knowledge for another attempt.

• Ye Han used the 108 Formation Beads to crack the Divine Spirit Fire Pool’s runes, and the Blood Demon’s remnant soul escaped briefly.
• The pool’s pulling force swept the Blood Demon back inside, while the Formation Beads flew apart in uncontrolled flashes.
• Ye Han told the furious Blood Demon the attempt had failed and claimed he needed more time, support, and information about the pool.
• Ye Han asked the Blood Demon for pills or spirit liquid, and the Blood Demon offered secret manuals and spells as well.
• A Storage Ring appeared beside the Divine Spirit Fire Pool.

The Right Protector recovered from her injuries and invited Venerable Spiritwater and Venerable Spiritfire to help capture Ye Han. After learning that the Left Protector and his followers had perished, she joined forces with three king beasts, leaving six Void Refinement cultivators assembled to pursue their target.

• The Right Protector finished recovering and reached a breakthrough in her state of mind while cultivating aboard her flying boat.
• Venerable Spiritwater and Venerable Spiritfire arrived, and the Right Protector learned that the Left Protector and his entire group had perished.
• The Right Protector told the two Immortal Race cultivators that she had summoned them for help, but three king beasts arrived before she could explain further.
• The Blood Soul King Beast introduced the Cold Wind King Beast and the Green-Eyed King Beast as his helpers, and the newcomers greeted the Immortal Race cultivators.
• The Right Protector counted six Void Refinement cultivators and believed they could now capture Ye Han.

Ye Han practiced the Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Art and used the Blood Demon's remnant soul’s stored pills and techniques to improve his cultivation and replenish his resources. When the Immortal Race’s Divine Soul Locking ability appeared again, Ye Han prepared to deal with the Blood Demon's remnant soul and flee into the Nethergod Demon Land.

• Ye Han practiced the Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Art, which strengthened his Five Elements cultivation and could help prepare him for the Void Refinement Stage.
• Ye Han reviewed the techniques and pills in the Storage Ring the Blood Demon's remnant soul had given him and recognized that the supplies resolved his shortage of replenishment pills.
• The Immortal Race’s Divine Soul Locking ability appeared above Ye Han again, confirming that its Void Refinement Stage leader was still pursuing him.
• Ye Han judged that more than five Void Refinement Stage cultivators might arrive and decided to deal with the Blood Demon's remnant soul before entering the Nethergod Demon Land.
• Ye Han shouted to the Blood Demon's remnant soul that trouble had arrived.

After the Immortal Race used Divine Soul Locking to locate Ye Han again, he persuaded the Blood Demon's Remnant Soul to help him escape rather than face their pursuers. Ye Han proposed making the Blood Demon the Artifact Spirit of the Divine Spirit Fire Pool, leaving the plan's outcome unresolved.

• The Immortal Race's Divine Soul Locking briefly marked Ye Han's location, and the Blood Demon's Remnant Soul recognized the technique and feared the hunters pursuing them.
• Ye Han judged that the Immortal Race and Demon Cultivators would return with a stronger force and decided they could not fight them head-on.
• Ye Han explained that they were near the dangerous Thousand Illusions Land and Nether God-Devil Land, but he could not safely hide inside the Blood Demon's heart forever.
• The Blood Demon's Remnant Soul agreed to follow Ye Han's plan, despite having been weakened by repeatedly unleashing the Blood Tide.
• Ye Han revealed that the Divine Spirit Fire Pool was fused to the Blood Demon's divine soul and proposed making him the pool's Artifact Spirit.

Ye Han tricked the Blood Demon's remnant soul into agreeing to become the Divine Spirit Fire Pool's artifact spirit, while suspecting the Buddha-Intent Daoist had arranged the cave and its treasures for him. As Ye Han and the Blood Demon began the ritual, the Blood Demon realized he had been deceived and halted the merging.

• Ye Han lied that the Blood Demon could become the Divine Spirit Fire Pool's artifact spirit temporarily and later be freed, though he had already learned to control the treasure.
• Ye Han concluded that the Buddha-Intent Daoist had likely arranged the Blood Souls Cave, the Divine Spirit Fire Pool, and the Blood Demon's remnant soul to aid or test him.
• Ye Han feigned reluctance and concern until the Blood Demon's remnant soul agreed to enter the Divine Spirit Fire Pool willingly.
• Ye Han brought out the 108 Formation Beads and combined Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder and Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Art spell power with the Blood Demon's incantation to begin the ritual.
• As the Blood Demon's remnant soul started merging into the Divine Spirit Fire Pool, he suddenly accused them of lying and unleashed chilling evil qi and demonic light.

Ye Han suppressed the Blood Demon's remnant soul and claimed the Divine Spirit Fire Pool, realizing the treasure and the Blood Souls Cave had likely been deliberately arranged for him. Just as he prepared to leave the Purple Cauldron, the bridge began breaking apart.

• Ye Han used the 108 Formation Beads to force the Blood Demon's remnant soul into the Divine Spirit Fire Pool as its artifact spirit.
• Ye Han infused the pool with blood-colored runes and formed a blood connection, confirming that he could claim it through Blood-Drip Recognition.
• Ye Han silenced the Blood Demon's remnant soul with black-and-red runes and shrank the Divine Spirit Fire Pool to its true form.
• Ye Han put the Divine Spirit Fire Pool into his Storage Bag and prepared to leave the Purple Cauldron.
• A powerful tremor shook the bridge, and Ye Han realized it was breaking apart.

Ye Han escaped the collapsing Blood Souls Cave in the Purple Cauldron and emerged in the Thousand Illusions Land. Knowing the Immortal Race was tracking him, he headed southwest toward the dangerous Nethergod Demon Land.

• Ye Han realized the Blood Souls Cave was collapsing and wondered whether taking the Divine Spirit Fire Pool had caused it.
• Ye Han maneuvered the Purple Cauldron through the falling metal rocks and escaped the cave after thirty breaths.
• Ye Han emerged in the Thousand Illusions Land, where he had teleported to evade the Immortal King's attack.
• Ye Han put away the Purple Cauldron and flew southwest, intending to reach the Nethergod Demon Land before the Immortal Race found him.

The Right Protector led Venerable Spiritfire, Venerable Spiritwater, and the three beast kings toward the Thousand Illusions Land, hoping to capture the Ancient Human Race cultivator and recover the suspected Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder. They found the Blood Souls Cave collapsed into a vast pit, leaving the Right Protector to search for the cultivator again with her divine soul altar.

• The Right Protector worried that the pursuit might lead into the dangerous Nether Divine Devil Land, while the beast kings disagreed about how safely they could enter it.
• The Green-Eyed King Beast mocked the Immortal Race over rumors of the Immortal-Slaying Mountain Range, prompting the Blood Soul King Beast to change the subject.
• As the group approached the location tracked by Divine Soul Locking, Venerable Brightfire sensed a faint, sinister aura.
• The Green-Eyed King Beast traced the aura to the Blood Demon and led the others to a huge pit filled with shattered black rocks from the Blood Souls Cave.
• The Blood Soul King Beast asked what had happened to the cave, and the Right Protector prepared to use the divine soul altar to locate the missing cultivator again.

The Right Protector used the Sacrificial Altar to locate Ye Han, then pursued him with the Blood Soul King Beast and Green-Eyed King Beast. Ye Han hid among Green-Scaled Demon Beasts and prepared traps to delay his pursuers rather than risk using his teleportation arrays again.

• The Right Protector sacrificed part of her divine soul to the Sacrificial Altar and learned that Ye Han was two thousand li away.
• The Blood Soul King Beast trusted the Green-Eyed King Beast’s divine sight to detect any teleportation arrays, and the group set off after Ye Han.
• Ye Han hid in a valley filled with Green-Scaled Demon Beasts after the Immortal Race’s divine soul lock briefly found him again.
• Ye Han decided to keep his Temporary Teleportation Arrays as decoys and prepared pills, formations, and talismans to slow his pursuers.