Chapter Summaries

Duan Jian avenged his parents by killing Sikong Red Moon, then joined Nie Li in fighting through the Silverwing Family’s guards and escaping by Golden Feather Eagle. They destroyed the Treetop Palace before returning to Bright Village, where Duan Jian was welcomed at the victory feast and broke down in tears.

• Duan Jian killed Sikong Red Moon and knelt before Nie Li, declaring him his master.
• Nie Li and Duan Jian fought through the Silver-Armored Guards and escaped on the Golden Feather Eagle.
• Nie Li hurled Bloodburst Demon Bottles at the Silverwing Family’s territory, wrecking the Treetop Palace as they flew toward Bright Village.
• Sikong Yi learned of the destruction and Sikong Red Moon’s death, then swore vengeance on Nie Li and Duan Jian.
• At the victory feast in Bright Village, Duan Jian felt the others’ warmth and wept.

Nie Li began awakening Duan Jian’s Black Dragon bloodline, then traveled with Ye Ming to claim the Eight-Armed Demon Monster as his third demon spirit. After refining its Demon Spirit Stone, Nie Li transformed into a towering demon whose aura alarmed Ye Ming.

• Nie Li warned Duan Jian that awakening his Black Dragon bloodline would bring ten days of agony and could kill him, but Duan Jian accepted the risk.
• Nie Li gave Duan Jian a life-saving pill and inserted thirty-six needles, beginning the painful bloodline awakening.
• Nie Li and Ye Ming journeyed into the Black Prison World’s mountains to find the Eight-Armed Demon Monster’s Demon Spirit Stone.
• The two entered a sinister cave, where Nie Li found and picked up the purplish-black Demon Spirit Stone.
• Nie Li refined the stone and transformed into a massive Eight-Armed Demon Monster, startling Ye Ming with his powerful aura.

Nie Li returned to Bright Village with a God Tier Eight-Armed Demon Monster Demon Spirit and prepared to expand his settlement and bring in more people from Glory City. As the Divine Flame Family's envoy Li Heng arrived to meet him, Lu Piao and Chen Linjian speculated about the family's motives outside the soundproof reception room.

• Nie Li was satisfied with his third Demon Spirit, and he and Ye Ming returned after finding the Radiant Stones.
• News of the Silverwing Family's defeat spread, and families and refugees began approaching Bright Village to seek refuge or pledge allegiance.
• Nie Li accepted treasures brought as pledges, gave the Wind Snow Spirit Pearl to Ye Ziyun, and agreed with Du Ze to bring more people from Glory City.
• Wei Nan told Nie Li that the Divine Flame Family had sent Li Heng, who arrived at Bright Village and was impressed by its reception hall and furnishings.
• Li Heng greeted Nie Li and asked to establish contact, while Lu Piao failed to overhear their conversation and Chen Linjian guessed that the Divine Flame Family wanted a good relationship with them.

The Divine Flame Family joined Glory City after Li Heng saw Bright Village’s prosperity, and other families began following its lead. Meanwhile, Nie Li secured Duan Jian’s loyalty and began a brutal process to awaken his bloodline, while Sikong Yi remained wary and sought the antidote’s full prescription.

• Li Heng visited Bright Village, saw its abundant food and arriving experts, and returned to the Divine Flame Family.
• The Divine Flame Family decided to join Glory City, and several smaller families followed.
• Sikong Yi agreed to Nie Li’s request but remained suspicious of him and had Duan Jian brought to Nie Li in chains.
• Nie Li offered Duan Jian a chance to awaken his Dragon Race bloodline and reach Legendary Rank, and Duan Jian pledged lifelong loyalty.
• Nie Li pierced Duan Jian with thirty-six silver needles, causing him to scream in agony as Sikong Yi questioned a guard about the torture.
• Sikong Red Moon said she still could not trust Nie Li completely, while Sikong Yi planned to obtain the antidote prescription before killing him.

Duan Jian awakened his Black Dragon bloodline while Nie Li visited a crimson blood crystal mine and witnessed the Silverwing Family abusing its slave workers. After Nie Li secretly gave a boy a cultivation art and condemned the Silverwing Family, rebellions spread through its mines, leaving Sikong Yi enraged and threatening to bring everyone down with him.

• Duan Jian awakened his Black Dragon bloodline, and Nie Li said his progress depended on his own fortune.
• Nie Li found a supervisor whipping an old man and his grandson at the mine and stopped him.
• Sikong Red Moon warned Nie Li that the miners were branded slaves who could not escape, while Nie Li secretly taught the boy a cultivation art.
• Nie Li decided the Silverwing Family no longer needed to exist, inspiring abused slaves and other victims to cheer for him.
• Sikong Yi learned that slave miners at several mines had rebelled and threatened to deny everyone peace.

Nie Li prepared to escape the Silverwing Family by securing Radiant Stones and plotting a route, while Sikong Yi sent guards to watch him and kept his friends as hostages. As Nie Li set out with Duan Jian, Sikong Jue’s abuse stirred Duan Jian’s hatred and threatened to ruin their plans.

• Nie Li explained the hidden acupoints to Xiao Ning'er, and Lu Piao interrupted them to report that Sikong Yi had found more than sixty Radiant Stones.
• Nie Li agreed to travel outside the Black Prison World for medicinal herbs and an antidote, while Sikong Yi kept Nie Li’s friends behind and allowed Duan Jian to accompany him.
• Sikong Yi told Sikong Red Moon that Nie Li would return for his friends, and he revealed his ambition to unite the thirteen families and expand into the outside world.
• Nie Li secretly mapped an escape route for his companions, while Duan Jian’s quiet hatred of the Silverwing Family grew.
• Sikong Jue led five guards to accompany Nie Li, withheld the Radiant Stones from him, and repeatedly kicked and insulted Duan Jian.
• Duan Jian’s eyes flashed crimson as Sikong Jue continued abusing him, and Nie Li feared that Duan Jian would attack and destroy their preparations.

Duan Jian broke free of his chains and began taking revenge on Sikong Jue and the others. Nie Li stopped Sikong Jue from escaping, but Sikong Jue swallowed six unrefined crimson blood crystals and transformed into a giant.

• Sikong Yi ordered his men to kill Nie Li and Duan Jian after they returned with the antidote.
• Nie Li led the group through packs of Red Ghosts until Duan Jian unleashed his power, snapped his chains, and revealed his dragon wings.
• Duan Jian resisted the warriors’ attacks and struck several of them down as he remembered his parents’ deaths and attacked Sikong Jue’s men.
• Sikong Jue tried to flee, but Nie Li’s Fangtooth Panda hit him with a Light-Dark Primordial Qi Blast and revealed Nie Li’s Gold Rank strength.
• Sikong Jue swallowed six unrefined crimson blood crystals and grew to four or five meters tall.

Duan Jian defeated Sikong Jue and pledged himself to Nie Li, who then planned their next move against the Silverwing Family. The pair traveled in disguise to the trading town, where Nie Li bought dragon soul stone and sent Duan Jian to gather more resources.

• Duan Jian overwhelmed Sikong Jue, then blasted him into a crater with Black Dragon's Wrathful Flame and avenged his parents.
• Duan Jian pledged loyalty to Nie Li, while the slaves watching the Sky Screen approved of Nie Li giving him hope.
• Nie Li and Duan Jian disposed of the bodies and took Sikong Jue's Space Ring, which held fifty Radiant Stones and other supplies.
• Duan Jian described the mountain families and warned Nie Li that the trading town was watched by the Silverwing Family's informants.
• Nie Li disguised himself and Duan Jian with cloud mud, then bought all the dragon soul stone at a marketplace stall.
• Nie Li gave Duan Jian a Space Ring full of grain and sent him to acquire crimson blood crystal and dragon soul stone.

Nie Li traded grain and meat for the Wind Snow Spirit Pearl, then gave Duan Jian dragon soul stone and bought him the Black Flame Sword with pills. They reached the Seventh Floor of the Divine Flame pavilion, where Duan Jian spotted a pile of Inscription Scrolls that puzzled Nie Li.

• Nie Li bought the Wind Snow Spirit Pearl from an impoverished old man, who had been struggling to pay tribute to the Silverwing Family.
• The old man's family later received a home, supplies, education for their children, and cultivation resources from Glory City, leaving him grateful to Nie Li.
• Nie Li gave Duan Jian dragon soul stone to temper his soul force and then took him to the Divine Flame pavilion.
• Nie Li traded pills with Li Fu for the Black Flame Sword and gave it to Duan Jian, while declining Li Fu's offer to join the Divine Flame Family but allowing for possible cooperation.
• Li Fu let Nie Li and Duan Jian enter the Seventh Floor, where Duan Jian pointed out Inscription Scrolls that Nie Li found strangely valuable.

Nie Li traded pills with Li Heng for ancient inscription scrolls and three invisible attributeless throwing knives, then gave Duan Jian a ring full of pills. Beneath the Sky Screen, Nie Li prepared to destroy the Silverwing Family, while the experts saw the completed array around Bright Village and feared its power.

• Nie Li recognized the faded Legendary Rank scrolls as repairable, then traded Soul-Tempering Pills with Li Heng for them and established an ongoing pill-for-treasure arrangement.
• Nie Li bargained with Li Heng for three throwing knives made from Heavenly One Divine Crystal, refusing to join the Divine Flame Family and paying with pills instead.
• Nie Li told Li Heng his real name, then left the pavilion with Duan Jian after nightfall.
• Nie Li gave Duan Jian a Space Ring filled with thousands of pills and told him to use them freely.
• Beneath the Sky Screen, Nie Li directed the Golden Feather Eagle to descend and said they would destroy the Silverwing Family after watching the Sky Screen.
• The experts saw the completed array surrounding Bright Village and feared its power, which surpassed the Taiyi Killing Array.

Nie Li repaired ancient summoning scrolls and refined three throwing knives while explaining dimensional worlds to Duan Jian, then encountered a powerful mad old man he recognized as one of Emperor Kongming's inheritors. The chapter left Nie Li determined not to return to the Black Prison World until he reached Black Gold Rank.

• Li Heng celebrated his family’s move to Glory City and planned to give Nie Li three throwing knives as a gift.
• Nie Li reactivated an ancient Legend Rank summoning scroll and explained the Saint Spirit Continent, dimensional worlds, and summoning scrolls to Duan Jian.
• Nie Li refined the three throwing knives, naming them Red Flame, Red Cold, and Red Void, and then cultivated while Duan Jian prepared to approach the black gold realm.
• After ten days, Nie Li and Duan Jian left the inn to meet Xiao Ning'er and the others, but Nie Li spotted a mad old man with intense killing intent in the marketplace.
• Nie Li recognized the old man as one of Emperor Kongming's inheritors and decided not to return to the Black Prison World until he reached Black Gold Rank.

Nie Li and Duan Jian launched a series of explosions across the Silverwing Family’s grounds, destroying the Treetop Palace and throwing its guards into chaos. Sikong Yi went to the family treasury to arm himself, while Nie Li continued forward and blasted the guards blocking his path.

• Sikong Yi killed a maid who accidentally dropped a wine bottle, then met with Sikong Red Moon as they discussed whether Nie Li would bring the antidote.
• Nie Li and Duan Jian set off timed explosions throughout the Silverwing Family’s grounds, destroying the Treetop Palace and igniting chaos.
• Nie Li explained to Duan Jian that he had used flame burst inscriptions rather than Explosive Talismans to create the blasts.
• Sikong Yi raged at Nie Li’s attack and went to the family treasury to find treasures he could use against him.
• Nie Li held Duan Jian back and blasted the Silver-Armored Guards who tried to block their way.

Nie Li helped his companions escape the Silverwing Family after triggering devastating explosions, then hid with them in the Jungle to evade Sikong Yi. He set out alone to free the miners and reached the watchtower where the slave marks were controlled.

• Nie Li and Duan Jian met Du Ze, Lu Piao, Xiao Ning'er, and the others outside the Silverwing Family, and they escaped its grounds together.
• Sikong Yi sent Sikong Red Moon to pursue Nie Li while he stayed behind to defend the Silverwing Family from its hostile neighbors.
• Nie Li led his companions to a secluded cave in the Jungle, where he explained that he had anticipated Sikong Yi would search the Wasteland.
• Nie Li left Duan Jian to protect the group and went alone to the Mine, where the miners were rebelling against Sikong Shou.
• Nie Li merged with the Shadow Demon, entered the watchtower, silently dispatched its guards, and reached the top floor where three Inscription Masters were discussing the Silverwing Family's fate.

Nie Li destroyed the Watchtower, freeing the miners from their slave marks and triggering a revolt against the Silverwing Family’s overseers. Sikong Red Moon arrived to crush the rebellion but pursued Nie Li, leaving Sikong Shou and the guards to face the miners.

• Nie Li lured the three Inscription Masters inside the Watchtower, escaped, and detonated the Flame Burst Inscriptions, destroying the tower and killing them.
• With the Inscription Masters dead, the miners’ slave marks lost their power and their cultivation returned.
• The miners fought the overseers, then gained the advantage by absorbing unrefined crimson blood crystals.
• Sikong Red Moon arrived with reinforcements and killed several miners, turning the battle against them.
• Nie Li revealed himself to Sikong Red Moon and fled, drawing her away as she ordered Sikong Shou to keep the miners under control.
• The miners attacked again while Sikong Red Moon chased Nie Li, leaving Sikong Shou fearing the overseers would be defeated.

Nie Li lured Sikong Red Moon away from the Mine, where Duan Jian joined him and fought her. After she provoked Duan Jian into reckless attacks, he turned her opening against her, shattered her sword, and struck her down.

• Nie Li drew Sikong Red Moon away from the Mine and blocked her attack with the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword.
• Duan Jian arrived, and Sikong Red Moon recognized him as he prepared to settle his grievance with the Silverwing Family.
• Duan Jian attacked Sikong Red Moon with the Flame-Rage Sword and knocked her from the sky with two powerful strikes.
• Sikong Red Moon insulted Duan Jian's mother to enrage him, then used his reckless attacks to manipulate the fight.
• Duan Jian caught Sikong Red Moon's sword as she slashed at his chest, shattered it, and punched her several dozen meters away.

Duan Jian nearly killed Sikong Red Moon, but two Silverwing Family elders rescued her, and Nie Li stopped Duan Jian from pursuing them. After the group left the Tree Hollow, they encountered the crazed old man again, while the old man also appeared among the Red Ghosts and sent them fleeing.

• Duan Jian set Sikong Red Moon’s wings on fire, but two Silverwing Family elders intercepted his sword and rescued her after Nie Li’s throwing knife warned them of danger.
• Nie Li stopped Duan Jian from chasing the elders, and Sikong Red Moon returned to Sikong Yi with news that Nie Li had caused the explosion and Duan Jian had reached Legendary Rank.
• After three more days outside, Nie Li and the others returned to the Tree Hollow and set out to escape while the Silverwing Family faced attacks from other families.
• At the Stone Stele, Nie Li and his companions encountered the crazed old man, who repeated the Cross True Formula and asked Nie Li whether it was ridiculous.
• The crazed old man found the Red Ghosts, frightened them into fleeing, and hurled one toward the horizon.

The group returned from the Black Prison World to Glory City, while Sikong Yi prepared the Silverwing Family for a final fight. Three days later, Duan Jian emerged with his Black Dragon Bloodline awakened, and Nie Li gave him a God-Tier dragon Demon Spirit before they set out.

• Nie Li and the others activated the Myriad Forms Space Array and returned to Glory City, where Ye Zong and Ye Xiu welcomed their return.
• Ye Ziyun arrived at the City Lord's hall, blushed when she found Nie Li talking with Xiao Ning'er, and tried to leave before Nie Li stopped her.
• As the Sky Screen faded, Nie Li said Duan Jian would emerge from seclusion in three days and that they would then destroy the Silverwing Family.
• Sikong Yi opened the Silverwing Family treasury, distributed its usable treasures, and vowed to fight to the death rather than wait for defeat.
• Duan Jian emerged with his Black Dragon Bloodline awakened, knelt before Nie Li, and received the Red Flame Black Dragon King Demon Spirit.

After Duan Jian became a powerful Black Gold Rank Demon Spirit Master, Nie Li led Bright Village’s forces to destroy the Silverwing Family. They defeated the family’s forces and reached the Treetop Palace, where Sikong Yi awaited them.

• Duan Jian absorbed the Red Flame Black Dragon King demon spirit, and Nie Li gathered an army to attack the Silverwing Family while Ye Ming stayed behind to guard Bright Village.
• Sikong Yi learned the army was coming and ordered the Silverwing Family to prepare for battle, leaving its members to fight rather than surrender.
• Duan Jian charged the Silver-Armored Soldiers and shattered their formation, while Nie Li’s experts helped annihilate the enemy force.
• Nie Li noticed that many Silverwing Family fighters were stronger than expected and suspected a secret technique had raised their ranks.
• Nie Li’s forces fought their way through the family’s territory and gathered outside the Treetop Palace, where Nie Li and Duan Jian went to confront Sikong Yi.

Duan Jian fought Sikong Yi, who used a Space Teleportation Bracelet to escape with Nie Li and Duan Jian. The bracelet brought all three to Bright Village, where Sikong Yi found himself facing a powerful Demon Spirit Master.

• Duan Jian fused with his Red Flame Black Dragon King demon spirit and challenged Sikong Yi to repay his family’s blood debt.
• Duan Jian fought Sikong Yi and gained the advantage with his dragon strength and the Black Dragon Heaven-Burning Sword.
• Sikong Yi activated a Space Teleportation Bracelet and charged at Nie Li, forcing Duan Jian to rush after them.
• The bracelet teleported Sikong Yi, Nie Li, and Duan Jian to Bright Village.
• Sikong Yi saw a Legendary Rank Demon Spirit Master approaching and realized he was trapped.

Nie Li trapped Sikong Yi in the Thunderfire Killing Array and weakened him with its powerful Demon Beasts. Duan Jian killed Sikong Yi to avenge his parents, then pledged himself to Nie Li as the group prepared to return to Glory City.

• Nie Li activated the Thunderfire Killing Array and summoned Duan Jian to fight Sikong Yi while the others guarded the perimeter.
• Nie Li's lightning- and fire-type Demon Beasts overwhelmed Sikong Yi, shattered his Guardian Ring, and left him gravely wounded.
• Duan Jian killed Sikong Yi with the Black Dragon Heaven-Burning Sword and declared that he had avenged his parents.
• Duan Jian bowed to Nie Li and pledged to serve him, and the group later returned to Glory City.