Arc 86The Demon King’s Return

Chu Kuangren claimed the top spot on the Primordial Chaos Ranking, reunited with Lan Yu, and entered the demon territories to find Heavenly Shadow and investigate the Demon King’s revival. At the Three Dukes’ Banquet, the dukes assembled the Demon King’s body while Chu Kuangren learned the Darkness King Token could free the Darkness Clan’s imprisoned souls.

  • Chu Kuangren destroyed the Hongmeng Primordial Chaos Tribulation with the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, reached the ninth profound realm of Primordial Chaos, and entrusted Ten Thousand Weapons City to Ou Yeruo.
  • Chu Kuangren pursued Ou Chen to a World-Destroying Martial Association branch, killed Ou Chen and the branch’s fighters, and took the Cosmic Sky Pearl.
  • The Hongmeng Divine Ranking placed Chu Kuangren first, and he killed Liu Feng and his guardian when they challenged him in Ten Thousand Weapons City.
  • Chu Kuangren traveled to Yinfeng Domain, rescued Lan Yu from Nine Yin, and joined the Church of Light’s fight against the Darkness Clan at Blackwater City.
  • Chu Kuangren drove back the Black-Winged Man and learned from the Goddess of Light that the Church was guarding a fragment of the Darkness of Doomsday.
  • Chu Kuangren entered Trembling Capital, where the Duke of Trembling welcomed him as the Demon King, and secretly reunited with Heavenly Shadow, who revealed the duke’s plans for the King’s body.
  • Chu Kuangren accompanied the Duke of Trembling to Blackfeather Capital for the Three Dukes’ Banquet, where the dukes assembled the Demon King’s body and a dark mass containing the Monarch Heart appeared.
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Ch. 2126The Hongmeng Primordial Chaos Tribulation Formed by Stacking, the Power of the Foremost of All Tribulations

After surviving the nine-colored primordial chaos tribulation, Chu Kuangren learned that eight tribulations accumulated by his rapidly advancing primordial chaos nine tribulations body had combined with it to form the rare Hongmeng primordial chaos tribulation. He fought through its first eight bolts, leaving the final bolt still to come.

  • A purple Hongmeng primordial chaos tribulation appeared after Chu Kuangren survived the nine-colored tribulation, shocking the observers and ancient Kings.
  • Chu Kuangren realized that eight accumulated tribulations from his body's breakthroughs had stacked with the nine-colored tribulation to create the Hongmeng primordial chaos tribulation.
  • Chu Kuangren endured the first four bolts with his physical body, then used Blood Qi Divine Aura to counter the fifth and sixth.
  • Chu Kuangren used Three Thousand Great Worlds to withstand the seventh bolt, suffering injuries from the collision.
  • Chu Kuangren combined demonic power and primordial chaos power to meet the eighth bolt, whose impact shattered buildings throughout Ten Thousand Weapons City.

Ch. 2127The Ninth Heavenly Thunder, the Purple Giant, the Very First Sword Strike

Chu Kuangren faced the final strike of the Hongmeng Primordial Chaos Tribulation while badly injured and drew on his first self-created sword technique. He cleaved apart the purple giant and the tribulation, leaving the sky clear.

  • Chu Kuangren survived the eighth Heavenly Thunder but remained gravely injured as observers doubted he could withstand the last strike.
  • The final Heavenly Thunder formed into a purple giant whose contemptuous gaze stirred an unknown anger in Chu Kuangren.
  • Chu Kuangren summoned the newly transformed Kunwu Sword and prepared to face the purple giant.
  • Chu Kuangren recalled his first sword technique, the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, and condensed the Three Thousand Daos into one sword strike.
  • Chu Kuangren's sword strike split the sea of lightning and destroyed the purple giant and the Hongmeng Primordial Chaos Tribulation.

Ch. 2128A Triple Breakthrough, I Want You to Control Ten Thousand Weapons City for Me

Chu Kuangren survived the Hongmeng Primordial Chaos Tribulation, gaining breakthroughs in his cultivation, body, and soul. Afterward, he asked Ou Yeruo to take control of Ten Thousand Weapons City for him, while Ming Fei departed after saying the World-Destroying Martial Association would leave him alone for now.

  • Chu Kuangren destroyed the Hongmeng Primordial Chaos Tribulation with one strike and absorbed the Great World of Hongmeng’s spiritual energy.
  • The spiritual energy raised Chu Kuangren’s cultivation to the ninth profound realm of Primordial Chaos, pushed his body beyond the ninth tribulation, and advanced his soul to transcendence.
  • Chu Kuangren gave the remaining Hongmeng Spiritual Energy to the Kunwu Sword, which absorbed it and gained a faint purple tint.
  • Chu Kuangren returned to Beacon Fire Mountain, where Ou Yeruo refused his payment and explained that Ou Chen had fled Ten Thousand Weapons City.
  • Chu Kuangren asked Ou Yeruo to control Ten Thousand Weapons City for him, and Ou Yeruo accepted and addressed him as Master.
  • Ming Fei told Chu Kuangren that the World-Destroying Martial Association would not trouble him for now, then left on her white Heavenly Horse.

Ch. 2129Ming Fei took a disciple, a sword strike difficult to comprehend, the Time-Space Treasure Mirror's grade

Ming Fei rescued Lan Yu from her pursuers and took her as a disciple, while Chu Kuangren struggled to reproduce the profound Heaven-Slaying sword strike he had unleashed during his tribulation. After learning that Ou Chen had fled to a World-Destroying Martial Association branch, Chu Kuangren used the Time-Space Treasure Mirror to pursue him, and Ou Yeruo recognized the mirror as a Hongmeng Supreme Treasure.

  • Ming Fei wondered whether Chu Kuangren might become the Goddess of Light's enemy, then spotted Lan Yu being hunted and killed her pursuers.
  • Ming Fei admired Lan Yu's fighting spirit, offered to take her as a disciple, and learned her name.
  • Chu Kuangren practiced after his breakthrough but found that he could not yet reproduce the Hongmeng-grade Heaven-Slaying sword strike.
  • Ou Yeruo told Chu Kuangren that Ten Thousand Weapons City was recovering and that Ou Chen had taken refuge at a World-Destroying Martial Association branch.
  • Chu Kuangren used the Time-Space Treasure Mirror to travel to the branch, and Ou Yeruo recognized it as a Hongmeng Supreme Treasure.

Ch. 2130Want to Leave? Did I Give You Permission? Battling Phoenix Kill Again

Chu Kuangren caught up with Ou Chen and the World-Destroying Martial Association members as they tried to teleport away, then destroyed their formation and attacked the branch. He sealed the area and fought Phoenix Kill, overwhelming him despite only having broken through to the Primordial Chaos Realm.

  • Ou Chen and Phoenix Kill prepared to leave Beacon Domain through the World-Destroying Martial Association's Teleportation Formation, but Chu Kuangren arrived as it activated.
  • Chu Kuangren used the Time-Space Treasure Mirror to destabilize and destroy the Teleportation Formation, injuring Phoenix Kill, Ou Chen, and the others.
  • Chu Kuangren struck the branch cultivators with spacetime energy, killing most of them and leaving Young Master Yuan gravely wounded.
  • Chu Kuangren attacked Ou Chen, but Phoenix Kill intercepted the blow and told the others to escape while he held Chu Kuangren back.
  • Chu Kuangren sealed the area with spacetime power and Sixty-Four Light Prison, then clashed with Phoenix Kill and sent him flying.

Ch. 2131The Cosmic Sky Pearl, the Might of a Hongmeng Supreme Treasure, Phoenix Kill's Fall

Chu Kuangren used Kunwu and his blood qi to overwhelm the World-Destroying Martial Association’s fighters and seize the Cosmic Sky Pearl. He killed Bear Kill and defeated Phoenix Kill, who fell after unleashing his final attack.

  • Chu Kuangren countered Phoenix Kill’s attacks with blood qi as their clash devastated the association’s branch, while Bear Kill joined the fight and Tiger Kill remained too injured to intervene.
  • Ou Chen unleashed the Cosmic Sky Pearl, but Chu Kuangren blocked its strike and shattered the universe it formed with Kunwu, causing Ou Chen to suffer backlash.
  • Chu Kuangren destroyed the Divine Phoenix and Giant Bear manifestations, then killed Bear Kill by shattering his Great Dao.
  • Chu Kuangren broke Phoenix Kill’s spear with Kunwu and took control of the Cosmic Sky Pearl from Ou Chen.
  • Phoenix Kill transformed into a Divine Phoenix for a final attack, but Chu Kuangren countered with Three Thousand Light Worlds and Phoenix Kill fell.

Ch. 2132A clash of Monarch wills, the God of Slaughter

Chu Kuangren killed Phoenix Kill, Elder Yun, Bear Kill, Young Master Yuan, and Ou Chen after storming a branch of the World-Destroying Martial Association. The Goddess of Light stopped the World-Destroying Martial Master from retaliating, and Chu Kuangren later learned about the Hongmeng Divine Ranking and the Association’s search for the God of Slaughter.

  • Chu Kuangren killed Phoenix Kill, Elder Yun, Bear Kill, Young Master Yuan, and Ou Chen with his Sword Qi and Kunwu.
  • The World-Destroying Martial Master's will descended, but the Goddess of Light intervened and invoked their wager to prevent him from attacking Chu Kuangren.
  • The Goddess of Light told Chu Kuangren that the Divine Ranking would soon appear, then her will vanished.
  • Chu Kuangren searched the branch, took its documents, and read that the Hongmeng Divine Ranking appeared after each reset and granted fortune to those ranked on it.
  • Chu Kuangren found that the World-Destroying Martial Association was searching for the ancient God of Slaughter, then decided to refine the Spatial Heaven Pearl.

Ch. 2133The figure on the skull throne, Shenchu breaks through to the Great Dao

After refining the Cosmic Sky Pearl, Chu Kuangren discovered a dangerous grotto-heaven beneath Beacon Fire Mountain and found a figure with a terrifying slaughter aura seated on a throne of skulls. Shenchu broke through to the Great Dao Realm, and the chapter ended as the Hongmeng Divine Ranking began to appear.

  • Chu Kuangren finished refining the Cosmic Sky Pearl, giving him three Hongmeng Supreme Treasures.
  • Ou Yeruo led Chu Kuangren to a pitch-black grotto-heaven beneath Beacon Fire Mountain, where earlier investigators had disappeared.
  • Chu Kuangren sent a clone inside and saw the corpses of Ten Thousand Weapons City Artifact Refiners and a blurred figure seated on a skull throne; the figure's murderous intent destroyed his clone.
  • Chu Kuangren ordered Ou Yeruo to seal the grotto-heaven and secretly forge components for the Marshland Battle Map Grand Array.
  • Shenchu broke through to the Great Dao Realm, and Chu Kuangren released her from his personal universe and explained her circumstances.
  • Vast purple radiance filled the sky as ancient beings announced that the Hongmeng Divine Ranking was about to appear.

Ch. 2134The Hongmeng Divine Ranking appeared, the Primordial Chaos Ranking, beings from the Immortal Ancient Period made the list one by one

The Hongmeng Divine Ranking revealed its Primordial Chaos Ranking, naming the strongest Primordial Chaos cultivators and granting listed cultivators fortune. As familiar figures from the Pangu Universe appeared, Chu Kuangren wondered why Li Jun had not yet been named as the ranking reached its top ten.

  • The Hongmeng Divine Ranking appeared and announced that its Primordial Chaos Ranking would list one thousand cultivators by combat strength, while the Goddess of Light and Ming Fei watched.
  • Yao Tian and other ranked cultivators received blessings of fortune, with higher-ranking names bringing greater fortune.
  • Lan Yu appeared at rank 666 from the Pangu Universe, and Ming Fei told her she had received a fortune blessing.
  • Chu Kuangren saw Papiyas, Zhunti, Jieyin, Queen Mother of the West, Luohou, Tongtian, and Yuanshi among the ranked Pangu Universe figures.
  • As the ranking reached its top ten, Chu Kuangren considered whether Li Jun had perished, reached the Great Dao Realm, or ranked among the top ten.

Ch. 2135The Primordial Chaos Ranking's Top Ten, Heavenly God Zang, Ancestral Dragon Chengtao, Who Was First?

As the Primordial Chaos Ranking revealed its top ten, Shi Long, Ancestral Dragon Chengtao, and Heavenly God Zang were shocked to find themselves lower than expected. The ranking reached second place with Heavenly God Zang, leaving the identity of the first-ranked cultivator unrevealed.

  • Shi Long learned he ranked tenth and wondered who had surpassed him, while the Goddess of Light celebrated Chu Kuangren's likely place in the top ten and the World-Destroying Martial Master regretted losing their wager.
  • Heavenly God Zang and Ancestral Dragon Chengtao each declared their intention to claim first place after suppressing their cultivation for years.
  • The ranking revealed Mo Liu in ninth, Lie Feng in eighth, Dugu Bubai in seventh, Yangmei in sixth, and Bi Gu in fifth.
  • Ancestral Dragon Chengtao appeared in fourth place and reacted with disbelief and anger at missing first place.
  • Weapon Calamity of the Pangu Universe took third place, surprising cultivators and drawing interest in that universe.
  • Heavenly God Zang appeared in second place and wondered who had taken first.

Ch. 2136The top of the Primordial Chaos Ranking finally revealed-just as expected, it was him; reactions from all sides

The Primordial Chaos Ranking revealed Chu Kuangren of the Pangu Universe in first place, drawing astonished and hostile reactions across Hongmeng. As his allies resolved to grow stronger and his rivals took notice, Weapon Calamity confronted Luohou but failed to catch him when he escaped.

  • The Primordial Chaos Ranking named Chu Kuangren of the Pangu Universe as its first-place cultivator, shocking observers throughout Hongmeng.
  • The World-Destroying Martial Master raged at Chu Kuangren’s ranking, while the Formation King accepted it and the Goddess of Light celebrated her wager’s victory.
  • Lan Yu and Yuzhi resolved to work harder, while Heavenly God Zang and Ancestral Dragon Cheng Tao vowed to remember Chu Kuangren and challenge him in the future.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin marveled at Chu Kuangren’s rise and wondered whether Taiqing had attained the Great Dao; the Queen Mother of the West warned that the Pangu Universe’s high rankings might attract attention.
  • Weapon Calamity found Luohou and attacked him, but Luohou used a supreme treasure to escape, leaving Weapon Calamity unable to catch him.

Ch. 2137Blessed by fortune, Pangu Universe could not be underestimated, Liu Feng's challenge

After Chu Kuangren claimed first place on the Primordial Chaos Ranking, he received a great blessing of fortune and drew attention to the Pangu Universe. The chapter ended as Liu Feng, ranked eleventh, arrived at Ten Thousand Weapons City to challenge him.

  • Chu Kuangren took first place on the Primordial Chaos Ranking and received a vast blessing of fortune.
  • Chu Kuangren asked Ou Yeruo about his prospects on the Artifact Refining Ranking, and Ou Yeruo said he expected to place in the top ten.
  • Factions across the Great World of Hongmeng investigated the Pangu Universe, but most dismissed it as weak; the Goddess of Light argued that its reincarnated cultivators had exceptional potential.
  • Liu Feng appeared above Ten Thousand Weapons City and announced that he had come to seek guidance from Chu Kuangren.
  • Ou Yeruo and the other Artifact Refiners watched as gathered cultivators anticipated seeing the ranking's top fighter tested.

Ch. 2138Liu Feng Slain with One Sword Strike, the Cosmic Sky Pearl Destroys a Great Dao Supreme Sage

Liu Feng challenged Chu Kuangren in Ten Thousand Weapons City, but Chu killed him with a single sword strike without appearing. When Liu Feng’s guardian tried to flee, Chu crushed him with the Cosmic Sky Pearl, leaving the city’s witnesses stunned by his strength and treasure.

  • Liu Feng arrived in Ten Thousand Weapons City and demanded to meet Chu Kuangren, while Ou Yeruo told him to present a formal visiting card.
  • Liu Feng ignored Ou Yeruo and searched for Chu Kuangren with his Immortal Consciousness, then attacked the restricted area he believed was Chu’s cultivation site.
  • Chu Kuangren’s sword strike cut through Liu Feng’s Sword Qi and killed him instantly without Chu appearing.
  • Liu Feng’s guardian, a Great Dao Supreme Sage, attacked Chu’s sword shadow but was forced back and tried to escape.
  • Chu Kuangren summoned the Cosmic Sky Pearl and crushed Liu Feng’s guardian, shocking the cultivators gathered in the city.

Ch. 2139Comprehending the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, Returning to the Light God Temple, Fighting Ming Fei

Chu Kuangren mastered the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art and returned to the Light God Temple, where he fought Ming Fei to test his strength. He landed a thrust, but her Great Dao of Light protected her from injury.

  • Chu Kuangren's display of strength caused the Primordial Chaos Realm experts gathered outside Ten Thousand Weapons City to abandon their plans to test him and depart.
  • After years of cultivation, Chu Kuangren comprehended the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, condensing the Three Thousand Daos Laws into a single sword edge.
  • Chu Kuangren entrusted Ten Thousand Weapons City to Ou Yeruo and returned to the Light God Temple, where he learned the Left Heavenly King of Light was going to exterminate the heretics who escaped from Blackfire City.
  • The Goddess of Light praised Chu Kuangren for ranking first on the Primordial Chaos Ranking, and Ming Fei challenged him to a duel.
  • Chu Kuangren fought Ming Fei with Kunwu and landed a thrust, but her Great Dao of Light formed close-fitting armor that prevented her from being injured.

Ch. 2140Lan Yu's whereabouts, a misunderstanding, Nine Yin's fall

Chu Kuangren learned that Ming Fei had taken Lan Yu as her disciple and went to Yinfeng Domain to find her, still suspecting Ming Fei might be using her to control him. He arrived in Northern Heaven City as Nine Yin attacked Lan Yu, and a vast Light Aura slammed the serpent into the ground.

  • Chu Kuangren and Ming Fei ended their sparring match, and Ming Fei revealed that Lan Yu was her disciple and had gone to Yinfeng Domain.
  • Chu Kuangren left for Yinfeng Domain, warning himself that he would treat Ming Fei as an enemy if she had taken Lan Yu to restrain him.
  • Church cultivators learned that Nine Yin was attacking Northern Heaven City, where Lan Yu and Archbishop Li were fighting to protect the civilians.
  • Chu Kuangren appeared at the Yinfeng Domain church as the Son of Light and immediately headed for Northern Heaven City.
  • Lan Yu lured Nine Yin away from the city, but his Nine Yin Heavenly Serpent Roar struck her armor as he pursued her.
  • A vast Light Aura descended and pressed Nine Yin flat against the ground.

Ch. 2141Slaying Nine Yin with a Single Palm Strike, Heading to Blackwater City, Meeting Yu Nüe Again

Chu Kuangren saved Lan Yu from Nine Yin, then learned that the Left Heavenly King was besieging Blackwater City and set out to join the fight. On the way, he encountered Yu Nüe leading an attack on Church of Light cultivators and confronted him.

  • Chu Kuangren arrived in Northern Heaven City and killed Nine Yin with a single palm strike, rescuing Lan Yu.
  • Chu Kuangren reunited with Lan Yu, heard how Ming Fei had saved her, and realized he had misunderstood Ming Fei.
  • Archbishop Li told Chu Kuangren that the Left Heavenly King needed reinforcements at Blackwater City, and Chu Kuangren set out with Lan Yu.
  • Chu Kuangren learned that his companions from the Pangu Universe had also reached the Great World of Hongmeng and looked forward to their reunion.
  • Chu Kuangren found Yu Nüe leading Darkness Clan cultivators against Church of Light forces, drove back the attackers, and confronted Yu Nüe.

Ch. 2142The Devil Lord's Left Hand, Yu Yan's Friend, the Battle Between Light and Darkness

Chu Kuangren killed Yu Nüe and joined the Church of Light reinforcements heading to Blackwater City, prompting Yu Yan and the Darkness Clan leaders to plan a retreat to the Demon Clan. Before they could leave, the Left Heavenly King of Light attacked Blackwater City, and the two forces began a major battle.

  • Chu Kuangren trapped Yu Nüe and the Darkness Clan fighters in pillars of light, killed them, and let scouts escape so Yu Yan would learn he had arrived.
  • Chu Kuangren joined the Church of Light cultivators traveling to Blackwater City.
  • Yu Yan learned of Yu Nüe's death, and Shui Qianliu ordered the Darkness Clan to retreat while Yu Yan offered to contact his Demon Clan friend for refuge.
  • The Left Heavenly King of Light attacked Blackwater City's defensive formation before the Darkness Clan could depart.
  • Shui Qianliu and the Left Heavenly King of Light led their forces into battle as the Church of Light and the Darkness Clan clashed.

Ch. 2143The Demon Clan Intervened in Force; I Am Light-Who Can Make Me Perish?

The Church of Light nearly overwhelmed the Darkness Clan in Blackwater City, but the Demon Clan arrived under the Blackfeather Grand Duke’s protection. As the demon forces prepared to fight, the Goddess of Light appeared and challenged them.

  • Shui Qianliu and the Left Heavenly King of Light exchanged Ultimate Moves while the Church of Light’s forces drove the Darkness Clan into a desperate position.
  • Hei Xuan, Black Skeleton, Yu Yan, and Ghost Shadow were besieged, and Black Skeleton was badly battered despite his Undying Clan nature.
  • The Dark Gold Demon Guards descended, and a black-winged subordinate of the Blackfeather Grand Duke ordered the Church of Light to withdraw.
  • Yu Yan urged the demon forces to join the Darkness Clan against the Left Heavenly King of Light, and the black-winged man prepared to attack.
  • The Goddess of Light appeared on the Great Dao of Light and declared, “I am light. Who can make me perish?!”

Ch. 2144Yu Yan's Deal with the Demons, Battling a Half-Step Supreme Being

Chu Kuangren arrived at the battle in Blackwater City as the Son of Light and challenged the black-winged demon, whose strength was close to that of a Great Dao Supreme Being. After overpowering him with successive attacks, Chu Kuangren prepared a sword strike that threatened his life.

  • Chu Kuangren appeared before the Church of Light and recognized Hei Xuan, who angrily accused him of betraying the Darkness Clan.
  • Shui Qianliu and the others attempted to escape as the Left Heavenly King of Light and the black-winged man ordered their forces to stop them.
  • Chu Kuangren recognized that Yu Yan had made a deal with the black-winged man and attacked him.
  • Chu Kuangren determined that the black-winged man was a Half-Step Supreme Being, while Yu Yan feared Chu Kuangren's strength and resolved to complete his deal with the Blackfeather Grand Duke.
  • Chu Kuangren drove the black-winged man back with successive light and Pangu attacks, and their clash split Blackwater City in two.
  • Chu Kuangren readied a final sword strike, and the black-winged man realized it could threaten his life.

Ch. 2145No More Darkness Clan? The Darkness of Doomsday, the Darkness Devil Lord's Past

Chu Kuangren helped drive off the Darkness Clan and learned that the Demon Clan had intervened, while the Goddess of Light revealed that the Church’s ultimate target was the Darkness of Doomsday. She showed him a sealed fragment of that power and explained that it had corrupted the Darkness Devil Lord.

  • The Black-Winged Man fled rather than face Chu Kuangren’s impending sword strike, and the Demon Clan’s aid allowed most of the Darkness Clan to escape Blackwater City.
  • Chu Kuangren told the Goddess of Light about the Demon Clan’s intervention, apologized to Ming Fei for suspecting her, and asked Xiao Ai to learn more about the Demon Clan from the Demon King sealed inside him.
  • The Goddess of Light reported that Blackfeather Grand Duke had declared there would no longer be a Darkness Clan, and she explained that the Church’s ultimate target was the Darkness of Doomsday.
  • The Goddess of Light took Chu Kuangren to a star where Church cultivators sealed a fragment of the Darkness of Doomsday, less than a tenth of its full power.
  • The Goddess of Light explained that the Darkness Devil Lord had stolen some of the sealed power, whose corruption transformed him.

Ch. 2146Countering the Darkness of Doomsday, the Three Demon Dukes, Entering Demon Territory

Chu Kuangren’s Seed of Light calmed the sealed Darkness of Doomsday, confirming him as the Son of Light and the darkness’s natural counter. He entered demon territory to seek Heavenly Shadow, but after losing the trail in the Trembling Capital, he killed a demon who tried to throw him out and released his aura to draw Heavenly Shadow out.

  • The sealed Darkness of Doomsday surged in response to Chu Kuangren, but the Seed of Light within him quelled it and revealed him as the Son of Light.
  • The Goddess of Light took Chu Kuangren back to the Light God Temple, where he decided to visit the Demon Clan alone and left Lan Yu to cultivate.
  • Xiao Ai gave Chu Kuangren intelligence about the Demon King’s disappearance and how the Blackfeather Grand Duke, Succubus Grand Duke, and Duke of Trembling had divided demon territory.
  • Chu Kuangren sensed Heavenly Shadow’s aura in the Trembling Capital, but it vanished before he could locate him.
  • A horned demon tried to grab Chu Kuangren and throw him out, but Chu Kuangren blasted him into the city wall and released his aura to draw Heavenly Shadow out.

Ch. 2147Defeating Mo Liu in One Move, Kneel and Welcome Our King's Return

Chu Kuangren drew the demons’ attention in the Trembling Capital, defeated Mo Liu with a casual gesture, and used his Demon Eye to make the demons recognize him as their King. The Duke of Trembling welcomed him and revealed that the demons were preparing a body and a Three Dukes’ Banquet to revive the Demon King.

  • Chu Kuangren released his Primordial Chaos aura in the Trembling Capital, drawing Mo Liu and Heavenly Shadow toward him.
  • Demon soldiers surrounded Chu Kuangren and attacked, but his Primordial Chaos Power effortlessly blocked their abilities.
  • Mo Liu challenged Chu Kuangren, who shattered his Ultimate Move with a casual wave and sent him flying.
  • Chu Kuangren’s Demon Eye unleashed the King’s aura, forcing the demons around him to kneel.
  • The Duke of Trembling arrived, knelt before Chu Kuangren, and welcomed him back as the King.
  • The Duke of Trembling said the demons were preparing Chu Kuangren’s body and a Three Dukes’ Banquet to revive the Demon King.

Ch. 2148Soul Barrier, the Demon King's Warning, Meeting Heavenly Shadow Again

Chu Kuangren gained the Soul Barrier technique while Duke of Trembling and Blackfeather Grand Duke pursued a plot to seize the Demon King's power. After leaving the City Lord's Manor, Chu Kuangren met Heavenly Shadow in a tavern.

  • Chu Kuangren drew the Primordial Grade Soul Barrier technique and had Xiao Ai construct layers of protection around his soul.
  • The Demon King warned Chu Kuangren that the Three Demon Dukes might see through his disguise and urged him to be cautious.
  • Duke of Trembling told an accomplice that Chu Kuangren possessed the Demon King's power but was not the King, and they planned to bring him to the Three Dukes' Banquet.
  • Blackfeather Grand Duke revealed his scheme to take the Demon King's power and learned that Yu Yan had grown powerful after the Demon Baptism.
  • Chu Kuangren dismissed the succubi watching him, set restrictions in a tavern, and met Heavenly Shadow, who greeted him as his master.

Ch. 2149Heavenly Shadow's account, the Three Dukes' Banquet begins, setting out for Blackfeather Capital

Heavenly Shadow warned Chu Kuangren that the Duke of Trembling planned to seize the Demon King's body and power, but Chu Kuangren proceeded toward the Three Dukes' Banquet in Blackfeather Capital. Along the way, he drew a Supreme Being's Heart, while Yu Yan prepared to welcome the gathering with his newly empowered Darkness Clan.

  • Heavenly Shadow told Chu Kuangren that the Duke of Trembling had sealed the Demon King's soul consciousness and intended to steal her reconstructed body, and he explained how he obtained the Demon Blade.
  • Chu Kuangren told Heavenly Shadow to keep hiding and follow him, then agreed to travel with the Duke of Trembling to the Three Dukes' Banquet in Blackfeather Capital.
  • Chu Kuangren drew a Supreme Being's Heart and decided he would use it as a temporary boost rather than abandon his own Dao to refine it.
  • Chu Kuangren and the Duke of Trembling traveled for nearly a year before arriving in Blackfeather Capital.
  • The Blackfeather Grand Duke prepared for the banquet as Yu Yan, now wielding fused Demonic Power and Power of Darkness, stood over the seemingly lifeless Darkness Clan members.

Ch. 2150The Succubus Grand Duke, the Three Dukes Gather, Yu Yan Kneels

Chu Kuangren arrived at Blackfeather Capital with the Duke of Trembling and presented himself as the Demon King, prompting the Succubus Grand Duke to kneel and the Blackfeather Grand Duke to demand Yu Yan do the same. The three dukes assembled the Demon King's body, which revealed a Monarch Heart, while Chu Kuangren secretly learned how to free the Darkness Clan members from their imprisoned souls.

  • The Succubus Grand Duke arrived at Blackfeather Capital and exchanged taunts with the Blackfeather Grand Duke.
  • The Duke of Trembling brought Chu Kuangren to the gathering and identified him as the King; Chu Kuangren displayed the King's power, and the Succubus Grand Duke knelt to him.
  • Yu Yan questioned Chu Kuangren's identity, but the Succubus Grand Duke and Blackfeather Grand Duke pressured him into kneeling and apologizing.
  • The Blackfeather Grand Duke and the other dukes placed their collected body parts on an altar to restore the Demon King, while Chu Kuangren learned that the Darkness King Token could free the Darkness Clan members' imprisoned souls.
  • The body parts joined into the Demon King's complete body, and a mass of dark light containing the Monarch Heart appeared, drawing the three dukes' attention.
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