Chapter Summaries

Nie Li passed the Soul Crystal test with exactly 100 soul force, entered the genius class, and watched Shen Xiu resign after losing their wager. As the school break began, Xiao Ning'er and Ye Ziyun gave him Red Jade, and he presented each girl with a magical ring, leaving Xiao Ning'er bold enough to kiss his cheek.

• Nie Li tested at exactly 100 soul force, and Ye Sheng used his authority to admit him to the genius class despite Lu Ye's objections.
• Shen Xiu resigned according to her wager, and Lu Piao and Du Ze left as the institute's break began.
• Xiao Ning'er gave Nie Li Red Jade, and Ye Ziyun explained that it represented a girl's love.
• Ye Ziyun told Nie Li she might consider him if he became a Legendary Demon Spirit Master, and Nie Li wondered why she had chosen him in their previous life.
• Nie Li gave Ye Ziyun the Wind Snow Spirit Ring and Xiao Ning'er the Wind Thunder Illusion Ring.
• Xiao Ning'er kissed Nie Li on the cheek and thanked him.

Nie Li reunited with his family, remembered his father’s courage during the beast tide, and told them of his achievements and the Heavenly Marks Family’s recent troubles. Afterward, he cultivated alone and advanced to Silver, preparing to fuse with a demon spirit.

• Ye Ziyun overcame her embarrassment and kissed Nie Li on the cheek after he told her she did not have to force herself.
• The Sky Screen showed Nie Li remembering how his father, Nie Ming, had protected his family during the beast tide and taught him about responsibility.
• Nie Li returned home, reunited with Nie Yu and his parents, and told them he had become a Bronze One-Star demon spirit master and joined the Genius Class.
• Nie Ming told Nie Li that the Sacred Family had been suppressing their family’s businesses, while the Alchemist Association had arranged generous offers of cooperation.
• Nie Li used the Meridian-Sealing Hand to break through to Silver, recovered with pills, and prepared to fuse with a demon spirit.

Nie Li discovered that Nie Yu had the heavenly marks body and taught her to begin cultivating before detecting Dark Guild intruders near the Heavenly Marks Family. He killed Liu Qing and Liu Yan, wounded Li Yunhua, and watched Li Yunhua flee as Nie En pursued him.

• Nie Li merged with the Shadow Demon Spirit, demonstrated its abilities, and warned Nie Yu not to cultivate at night before Silver rank.
• Nie Li tested Nie Yu's soul force, discovered she had the heavenly marks body, and promised to teach her its cultivation art.
• Nie Li sent Nie Yu to alert the night patrol after detecting Li Yunhua and his two companions approaching.
• Nie Li ambushed and killed Liu Qing, then killed Liu Yan during a fight with Li Yunhua.
• Li Yunhua merged with the heavenly star black tiger demon spirit, but Nie Li wounded him and forced him to flee when the patrol arrived.
• Nie En went after Li Yunhua, while Nie Xiaori accused Nie Li of lying about the Dark Guild's arrival.

After the fifth Sky Screen ended, Nie Xiaori and Nie Xiaofeng feared Nie Li would punish them for their disrespect, while the Demon Lord became interested in capturing Nie Li for his memories. With Nie Li's help reconstructing the Wind Snow laws, Ye Mo reached demigod tier, and Ye Zong advanced to legendary three-star.

• Nie En brought Nie Li to report the deaths of two silver-rank Dark Guild members to the clan leader, while Nie Yu worried over Nie Li after he kept the enemies occupied.
• After the fifth Sky Screen ended, Nie Xiaori and Nie Xiaofeng regretted how they had treated Nie Li and planned to apologize, while Nie Wei feared his own behavior would be exposed next.
• Nie Li returned to helping Ye Mo decipher and reconstruct the Wind Snow Spirit God's divine spark, while the Demon Lord learned Nie Li was a reincarnator and resolved to capture him for his memories.
• Ye Mo summoned the wind and snow laws and successfully broke through to demigod tier.
• Ye Zong followed Ye Mo in cultivating the wind and snow laws and advanced to legendary three-star.

The Demon Lord ambushed Nie Li and carried him away after fighting off Ye Mo above Glory City. He brought Nie Li to a cave in the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range and prepared to extract his memories, while Nie Li tried to stall him.

• Nie Li sensed danger too late to react when the Demon Lord appeared, wounded him, and sealed his soul sea.
• Ye Mo and Ye Zong confronted the Demon Lord, but he used his Treasure Armor to withstand Ye Mo's attack and flee with Nie Li.
• Ye Mo pursued the Demon Lord through Glory City as the Demon Lord unleashed Black Gold Rank Demon Spirit Masters and seven Abyss Trolls to obstruct him.
• Dragon Fiend and the Abyss Trolls kept Ye Mo occupied while the Demon Lord escaped with Nie Li into the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range.
• The Demon Lord took Nie Li to a cave, and Nie Li challenged his plan to extract his memories while secretly considering how to fight back.

The Demon Lord tried to extract Nie Li’s secrets, but the remnant pages of the Book of Time and Space Spirit and the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword turned his intrusion against him. Nie Li fought back with the sword, but his Soul Sea was drained dry as an Inscription imprinted itself on the blade.

• The Demon Lord took Nie Li’s Space Ring and used the Soul Refining Art, but the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword’s lightning helped Nie Li resist.
• The Demon Lord used the Soul Searching Art to invade Nie Li’s Soul Sea, where the remnant pages of the Book of Time and Space Spirit trapped and eroded his soul force.
• Nie Li activated an Inscription from a remnant page while the Demon Lord’s soul force was being consumed, then the Demon Lord merged with his Eight-Armed Demon Monster Demon Spirit and attacked.
• Nie Li wielded the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword and fought the Demon Lord’s eight arms with lightning, but the sword rapidly consumed his soul force.
• Nie Li’s Soul Sea poured its remaining power into the sword, and a golden Inscription from one of the remnant pages imprinted itself on the blade as his Soul Sea was drained dry.

After the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword nearly destroyed him, the Demon Lord tried to possess Nie Li, only to encounter the power within Nie Li’s Soul Sea. Nie Li’s past-life self erased the Demon Lord’s soul, leaving Nie Li unconscious beside the exhausted sword.

• The Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword attacked the Demon Lord with lightning until his body was destroyed and his soul escaped.
• The Demon Lord noticed Nie Li’s empty Soul Sea and decided to possess his body.
• The Demon Lord entered Nie Li’s Soul Sea and began corrupting it, but Nie Li’s killing intent blocked him.
• The second remnant page of the Book of Time and Space Spirit appeared, showing the Demon Lord a vision of a powerful, grown-up Nie Li.
• Grown-up Nie Li bound the Demon Lord with chains of light and destroyed his soul.

After the Demon Lord’s Soul Force strengthened Nie Li’s Soul Sea, Glory City’s people searched the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range for him for a week. Xiao Ning’er received a vision leading her and Ye Ziyun to the cavern where Nie Li lay unconscious.

• The Demon Lord’s Soul Force was absorbed by Nie Li’s Soul Sea and vine, expanding and strengthening them.
• Ye Mo organized a massive search for Nie Li, while Ye Ziyun, Xiao Ning’er, Du Ze, and others joined the search parties.
• After a week of searching without rest, Xiao Ning’er collapsed and saw a vision of Nie Li in an underground cavern.
• Xiao Ning’er followed the remnant page’s guidance and led Ye Ziyun to the cavern.
• Xiao Ning’er and Ye Ziyun found Nie Li unconscious, where he had lain for a week.

After being rescued, Nie Li absorbed the Demon Lord’s remaining Soul Force and awakened at gold 5-star. Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er reunited with him, and he confirmed that the Demon Lord was dead.

• Ye Mo examined the unconscious Nie Li and said he would wake after digesting the Soul Force in his turbulent Soul Sea.
• While unconscious, Nie Li witnessed memories of the Demon Lord, including his origins, the Dark Guild, and a mysterious inheritance in the Black Prison World.
• On the evening of the eighth day, Nie Li woke at gold 5-star cultivation.
• Ye Ziyun embraced Nie Li, then fetched Xiao Ning'er, who rushed in and clung to him.
• Lu Piao, Xiao Xue, Chen Linjian, and Du Ze left Nie Li’s loft, and Chen Linjian and Du Ze resolved to cultivate harder.
• Nie Li reassured Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er that he was well and told them the Demon Lord was dead.

After Nie Li confirmed that he had killed the Demon Lord, Ye Mo planned to eliminate the Dark Guild’s remaining forces while Nie Li and his friends relaxed. The Sky Screen then showed Nie Li facing accusations from Nie Wei at the Heavenly Marks Family’s council, leaving Nie Wei disgraced beneath the screen.

• Nie Li confirmed to Ye Mo that he had killed the Demon Lord, and Ye Mo realized the Dark Guild had lost its top three leaders.
• Ye Mo said he would establish a base in the Nether Realm and destroy the Dark Guild’s remnants, while Nie Li, Ye Ziyun, and Xiao Ning’er rested.
• Nie Li enjoyed a peaceful day with Xiao Ning’er and Ye Ziyun before the Sky Screen returned.
• On the Sky Screen, Nie Li told the Heavenly Marks Family’s council that he had seen only a dark shadow during the Dark Guild attack.
• Nie Wei accused Nie Li of provoking the Sacred Family and demanded that he receive a hundred strokes, despite Nie Li’s admission that he had entered the genius class.
• Nie Li challenged Nie Wei’s loyalty to the Heavenly Marks Family, and Nie Wei collapsed in despair beneath the Sky Screen.

Nie Li defied Nie Wei over his unjust treatment, while Nie Hai protected him and Nie Wei was forced to resign as Law Enforcement Elder. Yang Xin arrived with Alchemist Association guards and offered protection against the Dark Guild, leaving Nie Wei panicked after Nie Li challenged his objections.

• Nie Li accused Nie Wei of favoring the Sacred Family, and Nie Ming knelt to beg for his son's life before Nie Hai intervened and defended Nie Li.
• Nie Wei kowtowed before Nie Ming, then asked Nie Hai to let him step down as Law Enforcement Elder.
• Yang Xin arrived at the Heavenly Marks Family's council hall and offered to leave Gold Demon Spirit Masters behind to guard the family from the Dark Guild.
• Nie Wei objected to the Alchemist Association's guards, and Nie Li challenged him by asking whether he suspected the Association of having designs on the family.
• Yang Xin remarked that someone in the family seemed dissatisfied with the Alchemist Association, leaving Nie Wei hurriedly denying that he meant any offense.

Yang Xin continued cooperating with the Heavenly Marks Family after Nie Hai stripped Nie Wei of his posts, then learned from Nie Li that the Dark Guild had infiltrated the Star Picking Restaurant. Later, she obtained several lost pill formulas from Nie Li, and Nie Hai invited him to attend the Red Moon Family’s Rare Treasures Auction.

• Yang Xin threatened to end cooperation with the Heavenly Marks Family, so Nie Hai removed Nie Wei from his positions and appointed Nie En Grand Elder and Nie Ming a steward of the Bright Hall.
• Nie Li told Yang Xin that Li Yunhua belonged to the Dark Guild and operated through the Sacred Family’s Star Picking Restaurant, and Yang Xin took his portrait to investigate.
• Nie Li practiced his Demon Spirit combat techniques, and Yang Xin visited to request pill formulas for the Alchemist Association.
• Nie Li gave Yang Xin formulas for the Mind-Calming Pill, Spirit Origin Detoxification Pill, and Wine-Fire Cold-Resistance Pill, and she left pleased.
• Nie Hai told Nie Li that the Red Moon Family had invited them to its Rare Treasures Auction and asked him to attend with the family.

Nie Li attended the Red Moon Family auction with Nie Hai and spent freely on items, stunning the other families and raising Nie Hai’s hopes and worries. The auction then brought out Soul-Nourishing Pills and Soul-Congealing Pills, the items Nie Hai had come to obtain.

• Nie Li and Nie Hai arrived at the auction, where Lei Zhuo mocked the Heavenly Marks Family and Nie Li and Nie Hai answered him.
• Nie Li recognized an ancient jade as Low-Grade Nether Jade and bought it for two thousand five hundred Demon Spirit Coins.
• Nie Li bought a large-capacity Space Ring and several other lots, spending freely while Lei Zhuo regretted provoking the family.
• Nie Li bid one million Demon Spirit Coins on Gold Rank Battle Armor, while Nie Hai mistakenly thought it was a gift for him.
• The auctioneer presented Soul-Nourishing Pills and Soul-Congealing Pills, and Nie Hai trembled as the lots he wanted came up.

At the auction, Nie Li gave the Heavenly Marks Family a large cache of pills and easily outbid Lei Zhuo, then grew curious when powerful figures arrived for the sale of a mysterious black jade pot. The pot’s auction began at eight million, with Chen Linjian bidding ten million despite not knowing what it did.

• Nie Hai tried to bid on Soul-Congealing Pills, but Lei Zhuo drove the price beyond what he could afford.
• Nie Li gave Grand Elder Nie En a Space Ring containing thousands of pills, and the family agreed to share half of them among its branches.
• Nie Hai offered Nie Li access to the family treasury, and Nie Li secured permission to take anything that caught his eye by giving Nie Hai another bottle of pills.
• Nie Li bid one million on the Sacred Nether Family’s sacred nether grass while Lei Zhuo mocked Nie Hai.
• Xiao Yunfeng, Huyan Lanruo, Shen Ming, Yang Xin, Ye Xiu, and Chen Linjian arrived as the Red Moon Family unveiled a mysterious black jade pot from the Black Ruins.
• Chen Linjian bid ten million for the jade pot, saying he wanted to win the treasure and study it.

Nie Li secured the Nightmare Demon Pot at auction and bought a large collection of demon spirits, while the Alchemist Association pursued the Black-Robed Man. Back at the City Lord's Mansion, Du Ze told Nie Li he wanted to push his cultivation limits further.

• Nie Li had Yang Xin bid for the Nightmare Demon Pot, and she outbid the Black-Robed Man after Nie Li suspected he was connected to the Dark Guild.
• Yang Xin told Nie Li that she had sent people to follow the Black-Robed Man, but he escaped them by disappearing around a corner.
• Nie Li went with Nie Hai and Nie En to the Whirling Spirit Chamber of Commerce and ordered all its nightmare-type demon spirits, along with several other types.
• Nie Li paid Shopkeeper Shao sixty-five million Demon Spirit Coins for the demon spirits, stunning Nie Hai, Nie En, and Shopkeeper Shao with his wealth.
• Du Ze told Nie Li that he wanted to challenge his limits further, hoping to grow strong enough to help him.

Du Ze decided to follow Ye Mo into the Nether Realm after the Sky Screen ended, while the screen showed Nie Li refining Demon Spirits and discovering the power of a god-tier Fangtooth Panda. After settling a misunderstanding with Nie Xiaori and Nie Xiaofeng, Nie Li prepared the Heavenly Marks Family for the Sacred Family’s Genius Tournament by seeking the Alchemist Association’s support.

• Du Ze told everyone he planned to enter the Nether Realm with Ye Mo once the Sky Screen ended, and Nie Li accepted his decision.
• Nie Li used the Nightmare Demon Pot to refine Demon Spirits, spending hundreds of millions of Demon Spirit Coins and producing sixty with exceptional growth potential.
• Nie Li merged with a god-tier Fangtooth Panda and demonstrated its strength with Gravity Field and two spiraling balls of light.
• Nie Li restrained Nie Xiaori and Nie Xiaofeng when they mistook him for an intruder, then accepted their apologies and gave them cultivation pills.
• Nie Hai told Nie Li that the Sacred Family had invited the Heavenly Marks Family to its Genius Tournament, and Nie Li proposed asking the Alchemist Association for support.

Nie Li chose unusual treasures from the Heavenly Marks Family’s treasury and arranged to give Du Ze the Knuckle Spikes, while Xiao Ning’er committed to becoming stronger despite the risks. At the Genius Tournament, Nie Li provoked Shen Fei and pushed the Sacred Family into a public wager before their matches began.

• Nie Li selected the Knuckle Spikes, a Spirit Puppet blueprint, and a mysterious bead from the Heavenly Marks Family’s treasury, then gave Patriarch Nie Hai money and pills to replenish it.
• Nie Li arranged for the Knuckle Spikes and bead to be sent to him, planning to keep the bead and give the weapon to Du Ze; Nie Hai sent the items before receiving his letter.
• Xiao Ning’er told Ye Sheng she wanted to enter the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm and become strong enough to protect those she cared about, though Nie Li later realized he had removed its core and she could no longer enter.
• At the Genius Tournament venue, Nie Li taunted Shen Fei about Xiao Ning’er, and Yang Xin and Shen Ming stopped Shen Fei from striking him.
• Nie Li proposed betting on all three matches, and Shen Ming wagered fifty million on Shen Fei winning the first match as the crowd largely backed the Sacred Family.

Nie Li quickly defeated Shen Fei, then accepted a second match against Shen Ning for a wager of one hundred million. The chapter ended as Shen Ning merged with his Holy Flame Demon Bear and spectators watched to see how Nie Li would respond.

• Shen Ming gave Shen Fei two Demon Spirit Enhancement Pills as a precaution, but Shen Fei refused to take them before facing Nie Li.
• Nie Li merged with his Fangtooth Panda and threw Shen Fei to the ground, then struck him down as Shen Fei began merging with his Crimson Flame Black Tiger.
• Shen Ming conceded the match, and Nie Li stopped just short of kicking Shen Fei in the head before thanking him for the exhilarating battle.
• Shen Ming challenged Nie Li to a second match, and Nie Li demanded a wager of one hundred million.
• Shen Ning immediately merged with his Holy Flame Demon Bear as Ye Ziyun watched Nie Li anxiously.

Nie Li defeated Shen Ning and faced Shen Xiao in the final match, revealing enough strength to overpower Shen Xiao’s flame attack. Shen Ming had wagered the Sacred Family’s last three hundred million on Shen Xiao, and the match remained unresolved.

• Nie Li used a Gravity Field to make Shen Ning crash into the arena, then stood up while Shen Ning lay unconscious.
• Shen Ning watched the Sky Screen while handling Sacred Family paperwork, and Shen Xiao left him with more work.
• Shen Ming bet the Sacred Family’s remaining three hundred million on Shen Xiao, while Nie Hai worried about Nie Li’s next opponent.
• Shen Xiao swallowed the Demon Spirit Enhancement Pill and charged Nie Li after merging with his Dragon Flame Eagle.
• Nie Li revealed his strength, threw Shen Xiao with a Gravity Field, and countered his sacred pillar of flame with a Light-Dark Primordial Qi Blast.

Nie Li defeated Shen Xiao and gave Ye Ziyun a rare Demon Spirit, while the Sacred Family prepared to punish Shen Ming for losing a huge sum. The chapter ended with Shen Hong emerging from secluded cultivation as Shen Ming awaited his reckoning.

• Nie Li defeated Shen Xiao with a Light-Dark Primordial Qi Blast, and the crowd celebrated his victory.
• Nie Li gave Ye Ziyun a Black Gold Wind Snow Queen Demon Spirit, but she agreed only to owe him a favor before leaving embarrassed.
• Ye Zong learned that Nie Li had defeated three Sacred Family experts despite being at Silver Rank.
• Nie Li gave Du Ze the Knuckle Spikes Soul Weapon and examined an unrecognizable bead from the Heavenly Marks Family.
• Shen Hong emerged from secluded cultivation, while Shen Ming waited to face punishment for losing four hundred and fifty million.