Chapter Summaries

Cui Yu told Jiang Yang about the Immortal Clan’s guardian planets and the Dao Ancestor’s three powerful disciples, while the Divine Realm continued to expand. Ten thousand years later, a golden light fell into a bird’s nest on Earth, where one egg began to shine with sacred power.

• Cui Yu explained that Neptune was White Jade Capital and that Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars formed a defensive array for Taiwei.
• Cui Yu praised the Dao Ancestor’s three disciples and described Immortal Lord Li as a peerless swordsman who could contend with the Queen.
• Cui Yu remained in the Divine Realm and shared his knowledge, while Chen Yunfan worked tirelessly as many Great Worlds joined the Divine Realm.
• Chen Yunfan’s eight other disciples distanced themselves from him, but Jiang Lingling continued to care for him, and his cultivation improved.
• Ten thousand years later, a streak of golden light fell into a bird’s nest on Earth, and one of its three eggs shone like the Sun.

Emperor Zhuanxu sought the Queen Mother of the West’s help to stop divine beasts from producing ferocious descendants in the Mortal Realm, and she sent him to find Yao on Eastern Kunlun. Yao agreed to help if Zhuanxu retrieved a divine bird’s egg so he could gain a body, and they made a pact called Severing Earth from Heaven.

• Emperor Zhuanxu defeated the Gonggong Clan’s rebellion and ruled the Great Wilderness for a thousand years while ferocious beasts continued to trouble the Mortal Realm.
• Zhuanxu asked the Queen Mother of the West to restrain the divine beasts, and she directed him to find Yao on Eastern Kunlun.
• Zhuanxu climbed Jianmu and found Yao, who explained that he was a remnant soul unable to restrain beasts once they left Kunlun.
• Yao told Zhuanxu that a divine bird’s egg buried beneath the Northern Icefield could serve as his body, allowing him to travel the Great Wilderness and command the divine beasts.
• Zhuanxu agreed to retrieve the egg in return for Yao keeping divine beasts and their descendants apart from mortals, and Yao accepted the pact named Severing Earth from Heaven.

Zhuanxu recovered the Divine Egg from the Far North Icefield and gave it to Yao in exchange for an oath to restrain the Divine Beasts. Centuries of rulers followed, and in the late Xia Dynasty a bewildered fledgling hatched on an island in the East Sea.

• Zhuanxu found the Divine Egg beneath the icefield and returned it to Yao, who swore to watch over the world and restrain the Divine Beasts.
• Di Ku, Di Zhi, Yao, and Shun successively took the throne, while Yao subdued the Sun Divine Birds and Shun appointed Dayu to control the floods.
• Dayu struggled against Wuzhiqi until Filiya sent Gengchen to capture him, allowing Dayu to control the floods.
• After Dayu passed the throne to Boyi, Xia Qi killed Boyi and established the Xia Dynasty with help from the Tushan Clan.
• In the late Xia Dynasty, a bewildered fledgling emerged from a golden eggshell in a nest on an East Sea island.

Jiang Yang found himself reincarnated as a newly hatched bird in a vast supernatural tree, despite a likely mistake during his God Blood incarnation. He resolved to live this life boldly and considered using his own God Blood to gain power quickly.

• Jiang Yang realized he had become a newly hatched chick and decided to accept his new life.
• Jiang Yang surveyed the enormous fiery-red tree and saw supernatural birds circling its branches.
• Jiang Yang found two flame-patterned eggs beside him and sensed that they were close to hatching.
• A cold east wind made Jiang Yang retreat into the nest, where he waited for his bird parents to return.
• Jiang Yang considered using the Magic Potion Method to gain supernatural strength from the drop of radiant God Blood within him.

Jiang Yang woke in his nest on an East Sea island and met his parents, two fiery-red birds he decided to call Fire Crows. After his parents named him One, he chose to call himself Taiyi; half a month later, his golden feathers had grown in, and his two younger siblings hatched as Two and Three.

• Jiang Yang woke and watched two fiery-red birds fly toward his nest, deciding to name their kind Fire Crows.
• Jiang Yang recognized the birds as his parents, who discussed naming him One and agreed on the name.
• Jiang Yang accepted the name but decided to call himself Taiyi instead.
• Half a month later, Jiang Yang's brilliant golden feathers had fully grown, startling his parents.
• Jiang Yang's two younger siblings hatched, and his parents named them Two and Three.

Jiang Yang watched the uncrowned ruler of the island’s bird kingdom reveal itself when a Deep-Sea Giant Shark attacked. Vermilion Bird burned the shark to ashes and declared its rule over the island.

• Jiang Yang lived in his nest as a young fire crow and learned that the birds on the fiery-red tree followed a hierarchy of strength.
• A Deep-Sea Giant Shark rose from the East Sea and threatened to devour the island’s inhabitants.
• Vermilion Bird unfurled its fiery wings and flew from the towering tree.
• Vermilion Bird called down a sea of flames that burned the Deep-Sea Giant Shark to ashes.
• Jiang Yang understood Vermilion Bird’s declaration that trespassers in its domain would die in flames.

Jiang Yang hunted a Flood Dragon Fish and brought it back to feed his Fire Crow family, beginning a peaceful life as a growing Golden Crow. His family grew stronger under his influence as he continued to practice and hunt.

• Jiang Yang flew over the East Sea and speared a ten-meter Flood Dragon Fish before carrying it back to Vermilion Bird Island.
• The divine Vermilion Bird sensed Jiang Yang’s kingly presence, called him a born king among birds, and returned to cultivating.
• Jiang Yang hung the fish beside his family’s nest and offered it to his parents, who ate eagerly.
• Jiang Yang gave the fish’s eyes to his younger brother and sister, and they began gnawing on them.
• Jiang Yang practiced the Magic Potion Method and hunted supernatural fish, helping his family grow stronger until he reached adulthood.

Years later, Jiang Yang returned to Vermilion Bird Island as an adult Golden Crow and found his Fire Crow family cultivating with his guidance. His father told him that a golden divine bird resembling him had arrived to speak with Vermilion Bird.

• Jiang Yang flew across the sea and sky, then returned to Vermilion Bird Island.
• He found his parents and younger siblings cultivating after he had taught them a method and shared his Golden Crow blood.
• Jiang Yang asked whether anything had happened while he was away, including whether Bifang had come to provoke them.
• His father said a golden divine bird with an aura like Jiang Yang's had arrived hours earlier and was meeting with Vermilion Bird about an important matter.

Jiang Yang recalled how he had met the Vermilion Bird, explained his rapid growth through the Magic Potion Method, and fought her on Vermilion Bird Island. Years later, he flew to the Fusang tree to meet a visitor and discovered that the supernatural bird was also a Three-Legged Golden Crow.

• The Vermilion Bird visited Jiang Yang and asked how he had grown so powerful so quickly.
• Jiang Yang told her about the Magic Potion Method and claimed he had gained his Golden Crow body by swallowing a drop of God Blood from a Sun God.
• The Vermilion Bird challenged Jiang Yang to determine who ranked first on Vermilion Bird Island.
• Jiang Yang and the Vermilion Bird fought as red and golden Suns, then returned to their usual lives; the island's fiery red tree was named Fusang.
• Years later, Jiang Yang arrived at the Fusang tree and found that the visiting supernatural bird was another Three-Legged Golden Crow.

At the summit of Fusang, Jiang Yang met Di Jun, another Golden Crow born from his blood, and learned how Di Jun came into the world. Di Jun asked Jiang Yang to become sworn brothers and asked the Vermilion Bird to hear his story before deciding on his request.

• Di Jun introduced himself as a Golden Crow of the Demon Race and asked Jiang Yang, who called himself Taiyi, about his origins.
• Di Jun explained that he hatched from an egg in the Far North after a God King's blood splashed onto it, while Jiang Yang said he was born in Fusang after swallowing a drop of ancient God King's blood.
• Di Jun proposed that he and Jiang Yang become sworn brothers because they were the only two Golden Crows in the world.
• Jiang Yang and the Vermilion Bird agreed to hear Di Jun's story before making a decision.
• Di Jun began recounting his promise to a Human King to eliminate the world's Fierce Beasts and described how the Divine Beasts disregarded the guardians' laws.

Di Jun revealed that he was once Yao, the Divine Clan’s guardian, who became a divine beast to unite those willing to protect the Mortal Realm. He said he had finally found a way to become a true living being, leaving Jiang Yang curious about how he planned to stop the Fierce Beasts.

• Di Jun described how uncontrolled divine beasts became Fierce Beasts and harmed mortals, while he lacked authority to attack them.
• Di Jun explained that the Queen Mother of the West and the Luo River Goddess had withdrawn into seclusion after Human King Shaohao died.
• Di Jun said he chose to become a divine beast so he could unite those willing to protect the Mortal Realm.
• Vermilion Bird recognized Di Jun as the Divine Clan’s guardian, and Di Jun confirmed that he had once been called Yao.
• Di Jun recalled his long search for a way to become a true living being and said he had finally found it.

Di Jun explained how he used God King Jiang’s blood and aura to become a Golden Crow and establish the Yao race, before losing the Divine Clan’s authorization. He then began cultivating on his own, discovering that he was a natural genius.

• Di Jun said he found a frozen egg stained with God King Jiang’s blood in the Far North ice fields and used a Divine Artifact to cast himself into it, becoming a Golden Crow.
• Jiang Yang realized Di Jun had used his god blood incarnation system and might have influenced his own birdlike form in this life.
• Di Jun said he adopted the name Di Jun, gathered divine beasts to establish the Yao race, and used weapons of the Divine Clan to defeat fierce beasts.
• Di Jun said he fulfilled his promise to the Human King, but the Divine Clan’s system detected his unauthorized actions and revoked his authorization.
• After the divine beasts split apart, Di Jun trained with the Divine Clan’s cultivation teachings and found that he was a genius.

Di Jun explained that he wanted to honor an ancient promise by founding the demon race to restrain beasts and preserve order, while helping Divine Beasts improve their cultivation together. Vermilion Bird and Jiang Yang agreed to join, leaving Di Jun delighted at the start of the alliance.

• Di Jun recounted his promise to a Human King and said he wanted to bring order to the Mortal Realm by establishing the demon race.
• Di Jun listed powerful Divine Beasts he had encountered and argued that they valued order and could benefit from uniting.
• Di Jun offered to share the Divine Clan's cultivation knowledge with those who joined the demon race.
• Vermilion Bird considered Di Jun's proposal and agreed to join.
• Jiang Yang also agreed, and Di Jun celebrated by calling him his own brother.

Jiang Yang and Vermilion Bird learned that Di Jun’s newly founded Demon Race had only three members, but both honored their promises to join. Di Jun explained that he hoped the organization would embody a shared spirit and that he named it after the name the Divine Clan gave him, to remember his origins and God King Jiang.

• Jiang Yang accepted Di Jun calling him his brother, and Di Jun’s stories led others to believe they were blood brothers.
• Jiang Yang asked how many Divine Beasts Di Jun had united, and Di Jun admitted the Demon Race consisted of himself, Jiang Yang, and Vermilion Bird.
• Di Jun claimed he had chosen Vermilion Bird for her kindness and justice, though he had actually traveled east because he liked where the Sun rose.
• Vermilion Bird confirmed she would honor her promise to join, and Jiang Yang said he would honor his as well.
• Di Jun declared the Demon Race officially established and described it as an organization of like-minded companions with a shared spirit and will.
• Di Jun said he used the name Yao because it came from the Divine Clan and helped him remember his origins and God King Jiang’s spirit.

Di Jun proposed expanding the Demon Race by recruiting powerful Divine Beasts and Strange Beasts, and Jiang Yang and Vermilion Bird agreed. After learning a transformation technique, the three prepared to travel in human forms and recruit allies across the world.

• Di Jun proposed uniting powerful Divine Beasts and Strange Beasts to strengthen the Demon Race and drive Fierce Beasts from the land.
• Jiang Yang and Vermilion Bird approved Di Jun’s plan, and he assigned Jiang Yang to recruit in the east, Vermilion Bird in the south, and himself in the north.
• Di Jun taught Jiang Yang and Vermilion Bird a technique for taking on human appearances so they could approach reclusive Divine Beasts among mortals.
• Vermilion Bird transformed into a beautiful young woman, while Jiang Yang took the form of a young man in white.
• Di Jun urged them to split up and begin recruiting for the Demon Race, and Jiang Yang and Vermilion Bird agreed.

Jiang Yang flew into the East Sea and invited its two Deep-Sea Giant Sharks to join the newly established Demon Race. They refused and attacked him, leaving Jiang Yang poised to fight them.

• Jiang Yang traveled to the East Sea after Di Jun and Vermilion Bird took responsibility for the North Sea and the mountains.
• Jiang Yang released his aura over the sea and drew two enormous Deep-Sea Giant Sharks to the surface.
• Jiang Yang introduced himself as Taiyi, a Golden Crow of the Demon Race, and invited the sharks to join.
• The smaller shark questioned the Demon Race’s strength, and both sharks rejected Jiang Yang’s offer.
• The two sharks attacked Jiang Yang, who unleashed brilliant golden light from his wings.

The Golden Crow broke through the Yellow Shark Brothers’ blockade and overwhelmed them with its golden flames. As the battle drew the attention of powerful beings throughout the East Sea, the Yellow Shark Brothers ended trapped and terrified beneath the revealed Great Sun.

• The Golden Crow burned through the Yellow Shark Brothers’ Fengshui Blockade and unleashed scorching flames across their waters.
• Creatures across the East Sea noticed the battle, while four Divine Dragons watched from an Undersea Palace and discussed the unknown attacker.
• A giant turtle briefly looked toward the battle before settling back onto the seabed.
• A white whale left his feeding ground and headed toward the fight, eager to join the excitement.
• The Golden Crow emerged from the mist as a Three-Legged Divine Bird, with both Yellow Shark Brothers engulfed in golden flames and unable to move.

Luo Yuan led the Devil Ghost Race back to Earth after tens of thousands of years in a hidden space, declaring their intent to challenge the Divine Clan while first investigating its strength. Meanwhile, Jiang Yang continued flying across the East Sea with two roasted Deep-Sea Giant Sharks toward the Giant Whale’s territory.

• A space-time opening appeared in the deep-sea trench where the Abyss had once been, and Luo Yuan led several hundred Devil Ghost Race members through it.
• Luo Yuan announced that the Devil Ghost Race had grown powerful during its exile and had returned to claim its place as a ruler of Earth.
• Luo Yuan urged caution because of God King Jiang’s former strength and ordered the devils to investigate the Divine Clan before acting.
• Several hundred streaks of blue-violet light emerged from the western sea and descended upon the western lands.
• Jiang Yang carried the two roasted Deep-Sea Giant Sharks toward the territory of the deep-sea Giant Whale.

Jiang Yang, in his Golden Crow form, forced the East Sea’s powerful creatures to join the Demon Race and gathered them to travel toward Vermilion Bird Island. He planned to teach them the Transformation Method before recruiting more beings in the Eastern Wasteland.

• Jiang Yang entered the deep-sea giant whale’s territory, and the whale hid near an undersea volcano rather than confront him.
• Jiang Yang plunged into the sea and overpowered the deep-sea giant whale, who agreed to join the Demon Race.
• Jiang Yang asked the whale, whose name was Wei, to guide him to the East Sea’s remaining powerful creatures, and Wei agreed.
• Several days later, Jiang Yang traveled with Wei, a giant ghost, and four Divine Dragons after recruiting them into the Demon Race.
• Jiang Yang said he would teach the group the Transformation Method at Vermilion Bird Island and then seek recruits in the Eastern Wasteland.

Jiang Yang brought six transformed sea overlords to the Central Plains during the reign of the Xia Dynasty’s new king, Si Jie. They arrived among the Dongyi People and reached the powerful Shang Tribe.

• Jiang Yang taught the sea overlords the Transformation Art on Vermilion Bird Island, then led them in human form to the continent.
• The chapter recounted how King Si Fa’s desire for dragon meat led him to hunt young dragons, provoking the Divine Dragons to incite Fierce Beasts against Xia.
• One young dragon escaped west and aided a small Ji-surnamed tribe, which later grew prosperous and took the name Zhou.
• Si Fa appeased the Divine Dragon Clan before his death, and his son Si Jie succeeded him as king.
• Jiang Yang led the six transformed companions through Dongyi lands and arrived at the Shang Tribe.