Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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?!”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Demon King returned through her Monarch Heart but was immediately trapped by Blackfeather Grand Duke, who revealed his plan to seize her body and power. As Blackfeather Grand Duke’s formation suppressed the others, Chu Kuangren proved unaffected and faced his threat.

• The Demon King's Monarch Heart returned to her body, and she awakened to the demons’ submission.
• Blackfeather Grand Duke revealed that he had sealed the Demon King’s body pieces and trapped her soul, causing her to fall asleep again.
• Blackfeather Grand Duke refused to give Duke of Trembling the Monarch Heart and activated the Blackfeather Spirit God Formation, suppressing the gathered demons.
• Yu Yan attacked Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren’s sword strike forced him back despite the formation.
• Blackfeather Grand Duke realized Chu Kuangren was unaffected by his formation and threatened to kill him.

Blackfeather Grand Duke’s soul attacks failed against Chu Kuangren’s many layers of protection, so he ordered the demons and restrained Darkness Clan members to attack while he tried to possess the Demon King. Chu Kuangren used the Darkness King Token to free the Darkness Clan, turning the encirclement into a standoff between them and the demons.

• Blackfeather Grand Duke attacked Chu Kuangren with soul-cutting blades, but Chu Kuangren’s layers of soul barriers withstood them.
• Blackfeather Grand Duke ordered Yu Yan, Hei Yi, and the Demon Soldiers to attack, then entered the Demon King’s body to possess her.
• Chu Kuangren used the Darkness King Token to suppress the Darkness Clan’s Power of Darkness and break Blackfeather Grand Duke’s soul restraints.
• Hei Xuan, Black Skeleton, Shui Qianliu, and the others regained control and attacked Yu Yan for betraying the Darkness Clan.
• The Darkness Clan and the demons faced off, ending Blackfeather Grand Duke’s numerical advantage.

Blackfeather Grand Duke took control of the Demon King's body and defeated the Duke of Trembling and the Succubus Grand Duke, while Chu Kuangren cut through Blackfeather City's forces with a devastating sword strike. Blackfeather Grand Duke then turned his attention to Chu Kuangren and demanded the Demon Eye.

• Blackfeather Grand Duke awakened in the Demon King's body and used its Demonic Power to repel the Duke of Trembling and the Succubus Grand Duke.
• Yu Yan and the Black-Winged Man attacked Hei Xuan and the others, but Chu Kuangren intervened and blocked their strike.
• The Black-Winged Man summoned Blackfeather City's Demon Soldiers against Chu Kuangren, who unleashed a sword strike that slaughtered the soldiers and wounded Yu Yan and the Black-Winged Man.
• The Duke of Trembling and the Succubus Grand Duke fell from the sky, defeated and badly wounded.
• Blackfeather Grand Duke confronted Chu Kuangren and demanded that he return the Demon Eye.

Blackfeather Grand Duke used the Demon King's body to overwhelm Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren crushed a Supreme Being's Heart to raise his cultivation to Great Dao Supreme Being. He summoned the Demon Blade, leaving the battle poised for a new clash.

• Blackfeather Grand Duke attacked Chu Kuangren with the Demon King's power, and Chu Kuangren fought back with the Cosmic Sky Pearl and Kunwu but was driven backward.
• Blackfeather Grand Duke unleashed the Demon King's pressure, while Yu Yan expected Chu Kuangren to die and feared he might have another trump card.
• Chu Kuangren revealed a Supreme Being's Heart and crushed it, absorbing its power to advance from Primordial Chaos to Great Dao Supreme Being.
• Chu Kuangren called for the Demon Blade, and the saber pierced through the Barrier into his hand, shocking the Three Demon Dukes.

Chu Kuangren fought the Blackfeather Grand Duke after absorbing the Supreme Being's Heart and wielding the Demon Blade, matching the demon’s power in a devastating battle. Just as the Grand Duke prepared to finish him, poison crippled his Demonic Power, and Chu Kuangren revealed that others had been underestimated too.

• Chu Kuangren absorbed the Supreme Being's Heart, summoned the Demon Blade, and shocked the demons with his newfound strength.
• The Duke of Trembling spotted Heavenly Shadow, realizing he had given the Demon Blade to Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren and the Blackfeather Grand Duke traded powerful attacks that tore through the Great World of Hongmeng and sent onlookers fleeing.
• The Blackfeather Grand Duke blasted Chu Kuangren back and prepared a final attack, while the Duke of Trembling believed the Grand Duke had won.
• The Blackfeather Grand Duke's Demonic Power suddenly failed, and he coughed up black blood laced with purple mist as Chu Kuangren revealed he had been poisoned.

The Succubus Grand Duke revealed that she had poisoned the Demon King's body to weaken the Blackfeather Grand Duke, then arrived with her army to seize power. Chu Kuangren struck down Blackfeather, absorbed his Demonic Power, and prepared to face the succubus army with the Darkness Clan holding them off.

• The Succubus Grand Duke admitted poisoning the Demon King's body, and the Black-Winged Man revealed he had been her ally all along.
• The Succubus Grand Duke brought her forces to Blackfeather City and declared her intention to become the Succubus King.
• The Blackfeather Grand Duke suppressed the poison and attacked the Succubus Grand Duke, but Chu Kuangren intervened with Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw and gravely wounded him.
• The Black-Winged Man tried to seize the Demon King's Monarch Heart, but Chu Kuangren cut him down and used the Demon Blade to absorb the Blackfeather Grand Duke's Demonic Power.
• The Succubus Grand Duke ordered her army to kill Chu Kuangren, and he summoned the Darkness Clan with the Darkness King Token to hold them off.

Blackfeather Grand Duke unleashed the Demon King’s power, causing the true Demon King to return and reveal herself. She subdued the demons who had plotted against her, then turned her attention to Chu Kuangren.

• Blackfeather Grand Duke let the Demon-Disrupting Powder run rampant as he unleashed his Demonic Power and attacked Chu Kuangren and Succubus Grand Duke.
• Succubus Grand Duke offered to join forces with Chu Kuangren, but he said the Demon King’s true self was about to return.
• The Demon King’s extreme malice emerged through Blackfeather Grand Duke, and she regained control of her body.
• Succubus Grand Duke, Duke of Trembling, and the other demons knelt before the Demon King as she pulled Blackfeather Grand Duke’s soul from her body.
• The Demon King explained that she embodied the evil of all living beings, returned Blackfeather Grand Duke to his body, and told Chu Kuangren that it was their turn to deal with each other.

The Demon King offered Chu Kuangren the title of Demon Grand Duke in exchange for returning her eye and demonic power, but he escaped using the Time-Space Treasure Mirror. She recovered Liuxin, spared the three dukes, and kept the Darkness Clan members so she could return them to Chu Kuangren when he came back.

• The Demon King confronted Chu Kuangren over imprisoning and whipping her, then offered to make him a Demon Grand Duke if he returned her eye and demonic power.
• Chu Kuangren refused the offer and escaped through time-space divine light as the three dukes tried to stop him, leaving the Demon Blade behind.
• The Demon King reclaimed the Demon Blade and reunited with Liuxin, its artifact spirit and her former general.
• The Demon King spared the three dukes and ordered them to redeem themselves through meritorious service.
• Shui Qianliu identified the Darkness Clan as Chu Kuangren's collaborators, so the Demon King kept them until Chu Kuangren returned.

Chu Kuangren refined the Demon King's demonic power, obtained the Void Heavenly Seal, and met with Heavenly Shadow, who chose to stay in demon territory to grow stronger. As Chu Kuangren wondered where to go next, a new Hongmeng Divine Ranking appeared: the Great Dao Ranking.

• Chu Kuangren refined the demonic power into his Demon Eye and considered how his Bodhi Samadhi might relate to the Demon King's interest in him.
• Chu Kuangren drew the Void Heavenly Seal, studied its Spatial Dao mysteries, and comprehended the Void Heavenly Slash.
• Heavenly Shadow returned after evading demons pursuing him and asked to remain in demon territory to temper himself; Chu Kuangren agreed and left alone.
• A Great Dao Ranking appeared in the sky, listing one hundred Great Dao cultivators below the Great Dao Supreme Being realm, and Chu Kuangren wondered whether Supreme Beings would receive a separate ranking.

The Hongmeng Divine Ranking revealed the Great Dao and Primordial Chaos rankings, while a new Spirit World Ranking drew cultivators’ attention to the manifested Great Dao Spirit World and its treasures. Heavenly God Zang, Ancestral Dragon Chengtao, and Chu Kuangren turned their attention toward seeking a Great Dao breakthrough.

• Ming Fei took first place on the Great Dao Ranking, and the fortune bestowed by her ranking strengthened her confidence in entering the Supreme Being Realm.
• Chu Kuangren reviewed the refreshed Primordial Chaos Ranking, noting the progress of Pangu Universe cultivators and Luohou’s rise into the top ten, while Heavenly God Zang resolved to meet him.
• The Spirit World Ranking appeared and listed thirty-six Spirit Worlds, including the manifested Great Dao Spirit World in tenth place.
• Heavenly God Zang sent people to search for the Great Dao Spirit World after learning of the Great Dao Heart, which could enable a powerful breakthrough.
• Ancestral Dragon Chengtao also sought the Great Dao Heart, hoping it would help him reach the Monarch Realm, while Chu Kuangren decided he was ready to break through to the Great Dao Realm.