Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng arrived on Third Devouring Island and learned that the Blackwater Alliance and local dark forces controlled the residents and collected True Essence Crystals. When Tyrant King's men demanded crystals from them, Ye Chen refused and told them to bring Tyrant King to him.

• Sacred Spirit sent Ye Chen, Murong Qingcheng, and the others to Third Devouring Island, where tens of thousands of captives lived under strict rules.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng carved a cave dwelling into the island's hard rock and learned that residents had to produce and surrender True Essence Crystals each month.
• An old man explained that Black Mountain District was ruled by Tyrant King's forces, who extorted additional crystals from residents with the Blackwater Alliance's tacit approval.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng visited the crowded sacred cultivation ground, then spent the following weeks producing True Essence Crystals.
• Near the end of the month, Tyrant King's subordinate demanded ten True Essence Crystals from Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng, but Ye Chen told him to bring Tyrant King to speak with him.

Ye Chen confronted the Tyrant King in Black Mountain District and defeated both Kui Feng and the Tyrant King. He left the Tyrant King's subordinates at his mercy and ordered Murong Qingcheng to take their Storage Spirit Rings.

• Ye Chen defeated the Tyrant King's subordinates and forced their sinister leader to deliver a message requesting a meeting.
• The Tyrant King arrived with his men and ordered Kui Feng to test Ye Chen, but Ye Chen disarmed and subdued Kui Feng with one sword finger.
• The Tyrant King attacked Ye Chen with fire-and-earth martial arts, but Ye Chen held his ground and pierced the Tyrant King's armor with the Spirit Heart Sword.
• Ye Chen ordered Murong Qingcheng to collect the subordinates' Storage Spirit Rings and threatened to cripple anyone who resisted.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng plundered True Essence Crystals from more than twenty underworld factions on Third Devouring Island, drawing the attention of the remaining powers. They confronted Blazing Inferno King's forces in Iron Ridge District, where Blazing Inferno King emerged to face them.

• Ye Chen took Tyrant King's True Essence Crystals, leaving him one hundred, and Murong Qingcheng gathered eight hundred from the other subordinates.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng attacked Claw Shadow King in Black Plain District, then continued raiding underworld factions across Third Devouring Island.
• After collecting 152,100 True Essence Crystals, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng identified Blazing Inferno King as their most difficult remaining target.
• In Iron Ridge District, Murong Qingcheng fought Blazing Inferno King's Half-Step King general, Iron Six, and forced him onto the defensive.
• Iron Six called for Blazing Inferno King, who shot from the mountain summit and arrived beside his general.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng challenged the Blazing Inferno King, and Ye Chen fought him to test the king’s strength and his own techniques. Ye Chen’s Crescent Moon strike sent the Blazing Inferno King flying and split the mountain range beneath him.

• The Blazing Inferno King offered to make Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng his subordinates and revealed that Dongfang Hao and Meng Xiaoling were imprisoned after challenging him.
• Ye Chen and the Blazing Inferno King exchanged attacks, revealing the king’s Blazing Inferno Profundity and Ye Chen’s fused Gold and Water profundities and powerful Sword Intent.
• The Blazing Inferno King pressed Ye Chen with his Nine Waves of Fiery Sea and Thirteen Waves attacks, then blasted him back with Blazing Inferno Shock.
• Ye Chen recovered immediately with his Undying Body and declared that he would end the fight with Crescent Moon.
• Ye Chen’s Crescent Moon struck the Blazing Inferno King and sent him flying as the mountain range split apart beneath him.

Ye Chen defeated Blazing Inferno King and plundered the black forces on Third and Fourth Devouring Islands, while deciding to stay so Murong Qingcheng could gather more Magic Crystals. The Blackwater Alliance learned of his victories and prepared to take over the matter, as Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng amassed 175,000 True Essence Crystals and 2,000 additional Magic Crystals.

• Ye Chen defeated Blazing Inferno King with one strike, then collected 23,000 True Essence Crystals from him and his subordinates, bringing their total past 100,000.
• Ye Chen chose to remain on Devouring Island to gather more True Essence Crystals and help Murong Qingcheng create Magic Crystals, while Dongfang Hao and Meng Xiaoling recognized his strength and decided not to oppose him.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng set out for Fourth Devouring Island, and Steward Sima learned that Ye Chen had defeated the leaders of Third Devouring Island, including Blazing Inferno King.
• Ye Chen plundered the black forces on Fourth Devouring Island, gaining 75,000 True Essence Crystals and bringing his total to 175,000.
• Murong Qingcheng gained 2,000 Magic Crystals after Ye Chen discovered that one Fourth Devouring Island leader was a dark creature.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng faced the Blackwater Alliance experts sent to stop their plundering of Devouring Island Number Four. Ye Chen routed the Half-Step Kings and defeated Steward Sima, leaving him submerged in the black sea with his fate unknown.

• Steward Sima led a group of Half-Step Kings to confront Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng over their raid on Devouring Island Number Four.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng fought the Blackwater Alliance experts, with Ye Chen injuring several opponents and Murong Qingcheng battling a spear-wielding Half-Step King.
• Ye Chen unleashed Nine Swords Unleashed with the Blood Remnant sword, heavily injuring nine Half-Step Kings and forcing Steward Sima to order the others back.
• Steward Sima used the Dragon-Destroying Staff to press Ye Chen, while Ye Chen discovered that the staff could offset much of his Blood Severing Ghost Finger.
• Steward Sima unleashed Dragon-Slaying Slash, but Ye Chen countered with Crescent Moon and sent him crashing into the black sea, his life and death unknown.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng tried to pay their way off Devouring Island, but the Sacred Spirit revealed that Ye Chen owed True Essence Crystals for everyone he had accidentally killed. After plundering the remaining islands, they still fell short, leaving Ye Chen facing the Blackwater Alliance headquarters for the balance.

• Ye Chen defeated Chief steward Sima’s Blackwater Alliance forces, took their True Essence Crystals, and learned that Sima planned to summon the Eldest Prince.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng plundered Devouring Islands Number Five and Number Six, then tried to leave by paying one hundred thousand True Essence Crystals.
• The Sacred Spirit said Ye Chen owed a total of five hundred and twenty thousand True Essence Crystals for thirty-four deaths, including people he had accidentally killed while plundering cave residences.
• Chief steward Sima reached Crystal Island and asked Elder Fang to notify the Eldest Prince, who was cultivating in seclusion.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng plundered Devouring Islands Number Two and Number One, but the Sacred Spirit raised the debt to seven hundred and fifty thousand True Essence Crystals for fifty deaths.
• Ye Chen realized they still owed one hundred and fifty thousand True Essence Crystals and turned his attention to the Blackwater Alliance headquarters on Devouring Island Number One.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng raided the Blackwater Alliance’s crystal vault on Devouring Island, taking more than two million True Essence Crystals. Crown Prince Wang Taiyi arrived too late to stop them, but vowed to hunt Ye Chen down after he escaped.

• Ye Chen cut through the Blackwater Alliance’s defenses and destroyed the palace until he uncovered the crystal vault.
• Ye Chen broke the spatial barrier around the Storage Spirit Ring, then found more than two million True Essence Crystals inside and showed them to Murong Qingcheng.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng prepared to leave after he paid the stone altar the required hundred and fifty thousand True Essence Crystals.
• Chief steward Sima arrived with Wang Taiyi, who demanded the stolen crystals and attacked Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng with five streams of Qi Force.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng vanished before Wang Taiyi’s attack destroyed the mountain, and Ye Chen promised to wait for Wang Taiyi’s pursuit.
• Wang Taiyi ordered chief steward Sima to plead guilty at alliance headquarters and left to hunt Ye Chen after he was teleported out of Devouring Island.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng emerged from Devouring Island above the Chaotic Demon Sea and encountered Human-Demons pursuing a group from the Silver Moon White Fox Clan. After the Human-Demons attacked them, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng killed their assailants, revealing Murong Qingcheng’s Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline.

• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng recovered from the strange teleportation and realized they had arrived above the demonic-qi-filled Chaotic Demon Sea.
• A group of Human-Demons caught up with the Silver Moon White Fox Clan, and their leader threatened to capture the Half-Demons.
• The Human-Demons split their forces, sending Steel Bone and ten fighters to surround Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng while attacking the Silver Moon White Fox Clan.
• Ye Chen killed the Human-Demons who charged him, while Murong Qingcheng defeated two attackers and annihilated one with her pure demonic power.
• Steel Bone realized Ye Chen was far stronger than expected, but Ye Chen pierced his defenses and killed him.

Ye Chen rescued the Silver Moon White Fox Clan from the Human-Demons, then faced their middle-aged leader after he fully demonized. Ye Chen beheaded the leader in a clash that left him injured.

• The middle-aged Human-Demon attacked the woman in white, but Ye Chen struck from miles away with Crescent Moon and devastated the Human-Demon forces.
• The middle-aged Human-Demon absorbed the essence, blood, and flesh of his wounded comrades, completing his demonization and gaining immense speed, strength, and regenerative power.
• Murong Qingcheng and the woman in white warned Ye Chen about complete demonization as the middle-aged Human-Demon launched a rapid assault that Ye Chen blocked with his Spirit Heart Sword.
• Ye Chen used Nine Swords Unleashed to wound the middle-aged Human-Demon, but the opponent regenerated and countered with spikes from his back.
• Ye Chen activated Sword Light Flight Technique and Bronze Armor to withstand the demon’s attacks, then collided with him and cut off his head with the Thunder Calamity Sword, though Ye Chen was sent flying and spat blood.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng escaped the Human-Demon Clan’s attention after Ye Chen killed more than thirty Human-Demons, then began secluded cultivation on a remote island. As the Human-Demon Clan searched the Chaotic Demon Sea with demon insects, Wang Taiyi arrived to hunt Ye Chen and reclaim the True Essence Crystals.

• Ye Chen killed the fully demonized Human-Demon and learned from Yue Bingxin that the Chaotic Demon Sea was ruled by ten Human-Demon Clans, including one rumored to have a Human-Demon Emperor.
• Yue Bingxin warned Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng that Four-Winged Black Demon Insects scouted the sea for the Human-Demon Clan, so they left the area and parted ways with her on an island.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng flew to a barren island and entered secluded cultivation to pursue the Half-Step King realm.
• More Four-Winged and Six-Winged Black Demon Insects appeared across the Chaotic Demon Sea after news spread that Ye Chen had slain more than thirty Human-Demons.
• Wang Taiyi led Blackwater Alliance followers toward the Chaotic Demon Sea, intending to find Ye Chen and recover the True Essence Crystals he had taken.

A Human-Demon King investigated the slaughter of his clan and identified the killer’s late Spirit Sea Realm Peak cultivation and Destruction Sword Intent. Meanwhile, Ye Chen struggled to advance to the Half-Step King realm, then began developing a Space Profundity sword art whose power damaged the space around him.

• A Human-Demon King examined the remains of a slain Human-Demon and inferred that the killer had late Spirit Sea Realm Peak cultivation and used Destruction Sword Intent.
• Ye Chen attempted to fuse True Essence with his blood to break through to the Half-Step King realm, but his progress stalled as his True Essence began withdrawing before completing a cycle.
• Ye Chen considered Murong Qingcheng’s prospects of advancing to the Half-Step Human-Demon King realm because her Demonic Physique and demonic power were strong.
• Ye Chen decided to create a Space Profundity sword art that could be used with his treasured sword and potentially rival Crescent Moon.
• Ye Chen swung the Thunder Calamity Sword forty-nine times, producing blurred trajectories and afterimages as nearby boulders and the ground cracked under the power of space.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng continued their cultivation on the island while a Human-Demon force tracked Ye Chen down and sealed the island with the Mist-Hidden Barrier. Bai Yan confronted Ye Chen, who chose to stay and fight rather than risk interrupting Murong's breakthrough.

• A Four-Winged Black Demon Insect spotted Ye Chen and relayed his location to the Human-Demon Clan.
• Ye Chen comprehended Space Profundity while Murong Qingcheng advanced toward the Half-Step Human-Demon King realm.
• Two Half-Step Human-Demon Kings and two hundred Spirit Sea Realm Human-Demons arrived and deployed the Mist-Hidden Barrier around the island.
• Ye Chen sensed the barrier, emerged from his cave, and found Bai Yan and Duo Long entering through the black fog.
• Ye Chen admitted killing the Human-Demons, and Bai Yan challenged him while Duo Long eyed Murong's secluded cultivation.

Ye Chen fought Bai Yan and the fat Human-Demon on the island, overpowering Bai Yan and stopping the fat Human-Demon from reaching Murong Qingcheng. The two Human-Demons escaped into the black mist, leaving Bai Yan badly injured and healing outside the barrier.

• Bai Yan attacked Ye Chen with demonic-tainted True Essence, but Ye Chen’s swordsmanship blocked his strikes and his Sword Control Technique wounded Bai Yan.
• Bai Yan and the fat Human-Demon planned to capture Murong Qingcheng to force Ye Chen to surrender, and Bai Yan charged at Ye Chen with an iron shield.
• Ye Chen struck Bai Yan with Crescent Moon, cracked his shield, and sent him flying while the fat Human-Demon rushed toward Murong Qingcheng’s cultivation cave.
• Ye Chen used the Void Piercing Finger to drive the fat Human-Demon away from Murong Qingcheng, then pursued both enemies into the black mist before losing sight of them.
• Bai Yan and the fat Human-Demon retreated beyond the barrier, where Bai Yan swallowed a crimson pill and began healing.

Ye Chen advanced his Space Profundity to forty percent while Murong Qingcheng neared a breakthrough, as the Human-Demon Clan gathered six Half-Step Human-Demon Kings and hundreds of fighters to attack. The forces entered the barrier and discovered Murong's Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline was close to reaching the Half-Step King realm.

• Ye Chen decided to wait one more day for Murong Qingcheng and continued studying the Space Profundity Foundation while she endured the dangerous effects of her breakthrough.
• Duo Long and Hei Lin gathered their forces outside the barrier and waited for the remaining Half-Step Human-Demon Kings to arrive before confronting Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen comprehended forty percent Space Profundity, then sensed that Murong Qingcheng was close to breaking through.
• The remaining Human-Demons arrived, and Bai Yan finished healing before the six Half-Step Human-Demon Kings and their Spirit Sea Realm forces entered the barrier.
• Ye Chen saw that six Half-Step Human-Demon Kings and five hundred Spirit Sea Realm Human-Demons had entered, while the Human-Demons realized Murong Qingcheng's Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline was nearing a breakthrough.

Ye Chen confronted six Human-Demons who sought to capture Murong Qingcheng after her breakthrough, and he learned that their clan planned to force the Yuwen Family and other True Spirit Continent clans to migrate. After Ye Chen's powerful sword strike was barely blocked, the six linked the Cloud-Suppressing Sixfold Cable and began overwhelming him with its combined force.

• Hei Lin and the other Human-Demons recognized Murong Qingcheng's Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline and discussed capturing her for their clan.
• Ye Chen realized the Chaotic Demon Sea Human-Demon Clan intended to force the Yuwen Family and other True Spirit Continent clans to relocate, putting Murong at risk.
• The six Human-Demons decided to attack Ye Chen while allowing Murong's breakthrough to continue.
• Ye Chen struck the six with Crescent Moon, but they joined their True Essence to block it and were only slightly wounded.
• Duo Long called for the Cloud-Suppressing Sixfold Cable, and the six linked its chains together before attacking Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen's defensive treasure protected him from the first blow, but the six's repeated chain strikes overwhelmed his distant Sword Qi and forced him into painful head-on clashes.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen is surrounded and attacked by six Half-Step Human-Demon Kings using Mo Yun Chains and a [***] array.
• Ye Chen uses Supreme Clarity Pills to restore his True Essence and Void Piercing Finger to distort the chains' trajectories.
• The Human-Demons activate the [***] array, sealing Ye Chen within and attacking him with chains from all directions.
• Ye Chen decides to wait for Murong Qingcheng to break through to the Half-Step Human-Demon King realm before using the Scorpio Sword to escape.
• Murong Qingcheng successfully breaks through and confronts the five hundred Spirit Sea Realm Human-Demons blocking her path.

Character Developments

• Ye Chen demonstrates his ability to survive and adapt under pressure, using his defensive capabilities and techniques to endure the onslaught of the [***] array.
• Murong Qingcheng successfully breaks through to the Half-Step Human-Demon King realm, gaining increased power and control over her demonic power.

Significant Themes

• The theme of perseverance and endurance is highlighted as Ye Chen struggles to survive against overwhelming odds.
• The power of teamwork and combined attacks is shown through the six Half-Step Human-Demon Kings working together to activate the [***] array.

Character Interactions

• The six Half-Step Human-Demon Kings work together to defeat Ye Chen, demonstrating their unity and coordination.
• Murong Qingcheng and Ye Chen's bond is shown as Ye Chen hopes for her timely intervention to help him escape.
• The five hundred Spirit Sea Realm Human-Demons attempt to block Murong Qingcheng's path, showcasing their loyalty and obedience to their leaders.

Murong Qingcheng broke the Human-Demons’ formation and freed Ye Chen, and the two escaped the island by breaking through its barrier. After fleeing across the sea, they were caught by Bai Yan’s full-strength attack with the Moyun Chain and turned to fight it.

• Murong Qingcheng used Dark Devour to destroy the outer membrane, forcing Duo Long to dodge and opening a gap for Ye Chen to escape the formation.
• Murong Qingcheng rejected Duo Long’s offer to join the Chaotic Demon Sea branch and fled with Ye Chen toward the island’s barrier.
• Ye Chen used his Space Profundity and Soul Eye to open a passage through the barrier, and the pair escaped as the passage collapsed behind them.
• Duo Long ordered the clansmen to disperse the barrier, while Murong Qingcheng carried Ye Chen away from the island.
• Bai Yan reassembled the Moyun Chain and launched a powerful strike at the fleeing pair, who turned and attacked it with their strongest moves.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng face a powerful Human-Demon King, Bai Yan, who uses a Pseudo-Supreme Treasure chain.
• Their combined attack (Ye Chen's Crescent Moon and Murong Qingcheng's Sky Demon Finger) is powerful, but Bai Yan's chain is even more so, leading to a stalemate.
• The clash of their forces creates a massive shockwave, destroying an island and causing a black hole to appear in the sky.
• Bai Yan's group reports the incident to their clan, and a Human-Demon King is sent to investigate.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng escape and find a hidden island to rest and train.

Character Developments

• Ye Chen's Space Profundity comprehension reaches 40%, allowing him to create a new sword art with immense destructive power.
• Murong Qingcheng consolidates her Half-Step Human-Demon King realm and increases her True Essence with Magic Crystals.

Significant Themes

• The power of Pseudo-Supreme Treasures and the difference between them and Half Supreme-Grade Treasures.
• The vastness and danger of the Chaotic Demon Sea, and the Human-Demon Clan's extensive influence.
• The value of a Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline and the Human-Demon Clan's interest in it.

Character Interactions

• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng work together to face Bai Yan, showcasing their trust and teamwork.
• Bai Yan's group reports to their clan, leading to the involvement of a Human-Demon King.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng continue to travel and train together, solidifying their bond.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng left their secluded training grounds and traveled to the Treasure Radiance Sea Region to seek powerful weapons. At Four Square Island, they witnessed Golden Lion Clan prodigy Lion Shaobao kill Hong Aokun in a public battle.

• Ye Chen named his developing Space Profundity sword art Mirror Flower Devastation and improved his mastery of it over two weeks.
• Murong Qingcheng emerged from seclusion with her cultivation strengthened, revealed that she could control the Essence of Demonic Power and sense martial arts imprinted within it, and agreed to leave with Ye Chen.
• After seven days of travel, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng arrived in the Treasure Radiance Sea Region, hoping to find suitable weapons at Four Square Island or its auctions.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng watched Lion Shaobao battle Hong Aokun while a young man in luxurious robes explained their identities and the cause of the fight.
• Lion Shaobao transformed into a golden lion, fatally stomped Hong Aokun, and bit his body in two.