Chapter Summaries

Chu Kuangren defeated the demonic Heavenly Prides after the Earth Qi Great Formation collapsed, then joined forces with Fu Yin to destroy a True Immortal zombie. The demonic True Immortal controlling it suffered a backlash, while Chu Kuangren’s clone remained standing.

• Chu Kuangren used earth-qi sword attacks to kill Sima Han and Chi Zhong, then sealed spacetime as Shi Tianxuan, Zhuo Donglai, You Ying, and the other Demonic Cultivators tried to flee.
• Chu Kuangren’s torrent of sword qi slaughtered the demonic Heavenly Prides, leaving only Zhuo Donglai, Shi Tianxuan, and You Ying alive, though grievously wounded.
• A demonic True Immortal arrived and sent a True Immortal zombie to attack Chu Kuangren, but Fu Yin joined in and their combined yin-yang power drove it back.
• Chu Kuangren drew Fu Yin’s immortal essence into himself, merged her yin Fusang power with his yang Fusang power, and trapped the zombie in the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram until it was destroyed.
• The demonic True Immortal suffered the zombie’s backlash and the karmic backlash, spat blood, and marveled that Chu Kuangren’s clone had slain his True Immortal zombie.

Chu Kuangren defeated the Demonic Dao’s forces, then uncovered the World-Destroying Black Lotus and effortlessly made the innate origin treasure acknowledge him as its master. The White Bone Devil King decided that the Demonic Dao’s remaining World Children would have to choose whether to risk claiming Rahula’s other origin treasure to challenge Chu Kuangren.

• Chu Kuangren’s clone slew the Demonic Dao’s Heavenly Prides and World Children and destroyed a True Immortal-level zombie with the power of Fusang, while You Ying, Shi Tianxuan, and Zhuo Donglai fled.
• Chu Kuangren collected the battlefield’s spoils but doubted they would bring him enough resources to advance to True Immortal.
• The ground split open after Chu Kuangren drained its earth qi, revealing the twelve-petaled World-Destroying Black Lotus, a high-grade innate origin treasure.
• Chu Kuangren endured the lotus’s vision of the world’s destruction, grasped its stem, and made it acknowledge him as its master.
• The White Bone Devil King raged at Chu Kuangren’s gains and urged the Demonic Dao’s World Children to decide whether to risk claiming Rahula’s other origin treasure to challenge him.

Chu Kuangren’s clone obtained the World-Destroying Black Lotus in the Rahula Ancestral Land, and Fu Yin agreed to become his follower in exchange for a chance to master Fusang’s complete power. Back in Tushan, Chu Kuangren drew an immunity to all poisons and learned that the Ancient Heavenly Yao Cave was about to open.

• Chu Kuangren admired the World-Destroying Black Lotus and invited Fu Yin to become his follower, promising she might master the complete power of Fusang.
• The Golden Crow King told the Golden Crow Crown Prince that he could not personally interfere against Chu Kuangren, then gave him a Fusang Sapling and urged him to seek the clan’s legacy in the Ancient Heavenly Yao Cave.
• Chu Kuangren awoke in Tushan, learned what his clone had gained, and drew the god-level attribute Immune to Ten Thousand Poisons.
• Tushan Feiyu and several fox demons sought Chu Kuangren’s guidance, and his advice helped them improve their understanding of cultivation.
• Tushan Feiyu said the group had to leave soon because the Ancient Heavenly Yao Cave was about to open.

Chu Kuangren traveled with Tushan Feiyu to the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave, where powerful Demon Race heirs gathered to enter. As the Golden Crow Crown Prince prepared to lead them inside, the Heavenly Centipede challenged Chu Kuangren’s presence because he was human.

• Tushan Feiyu explained that the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave only allowed members of the Demon Race to enter, but Chu Kuangren decided to go anyway.
• The Fox King agreed to let Chu Kuangren explore the cave, and Chu Kuangren set out with Tushan Feiyu and the others.
• Taotie, the White Tiger, the Heavenly Centipede, and other Demon Race heirs headed toward the ancient cave as its entrance appeared.
• Chu Kuangren used Xiao Ai to analyze the entrance’s restrictions and confirmed they identified and barred non-Demons.
• Yuan Feng of the Fighting Sage Ape Clan and the Golden Crow Crown Prince arrived among the gathered heirs.
• As the Golden Crow Crown Prince prepared to enter, the Heavenly Centipede pointed at Chu Kuangren and demanded to know why a human was there.

Chu Kuangren used his unique origin body to simulate demonic physiques and entered the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave despite its Great Encompassment Restrictions. He passed through a Qiongqi inheritance cave, found its legacies unhelpful, and continued searching for worthwhile opportunities.

• The demons questioned why the Fox Race had brought Chu Kuangren to the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave, but the Fox King defended his presence and the demons entered without him.
• Chu Kuangren walked through the cave’s veil of light unharmed, leaving the mighty demons dumbfounded and prompting them to wonder whether he was a demon.
• Chu Kuangren explained that his unique origin body let him simulate the auras of ferocious beasts and satisfy the ancient cave’s Restrictions.
• Chu Kuangren found a cave reserved for Qiongqi, simulated a Qiongqi physique to enter, and discovered inheritances that offered him little value.
• Chu Kuangren continued searching the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave for opportunities that might benefit him.

The Golden Crow Crown Prince claimed the Golden Sun Immortal Medicine, while Yuan Feng discovered a heart containing the inheritance of a Battle Saint Ape powerhouse. Wu Tian and the Five Poisons overwhelmed Tushan Feiyu and her fox demons, but a White-Clad Figure arrived just as they were about to fall.

• The Golden Crow Crown Prince took the Golden Sun Immortal Medicine, hoping to strengthen his Golden Crow Fire and approach his seventh bloodline awakening.
• Yuan Feng defeated the demons in a mountain range and discovered the heart of a powerful Battle Saint Ape ancestor.
• Wu Tian and the Five Poisons ambushed Tushan Feiyu and the fox demons, then poisoned them until their combat strength collapsed.
• Wu Tian struck Tushan Feiyu down, and the toad demon approached her as she considered ending her life.
• A White-Clad Figure arrived and threatened the Five Poisons.

Chu Kuangren arrived to rescue Tushan Feiyu and her companions, then faced the Five Poisons and their formation. Immune to their toxins, he defeated their attacks and forced Golden Scorpion to swallow Snake Demon’s life-bound poison blood.

• Chu Kuangren appeared before Wu Tian and the Five Poisons, who were attacking Tushan Feiyu and her companions.
• Chu Kuangren used Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve to protect Tushan Feiyu and the others, while the Five Poisons surrounded him and activated their formation.
• Chu Kuangren’s sword strike destroyed the venomous creatures, and he revealed that the formation’s poison had no effect on him.
• Wu Tian unleashed five venomous Flood Dragons, but Chu Kuangren used the Grass Sword Art to cut them apart.
• Snake Demon attacked Chu Kuangren and merged his life-bound poison blood with the poisonous mist, but Chu Kuangren handled it without harm.
• Chu Kuangren struck Golden Scorpion and forced him to swallow the poison infused with Snake Demon’s life-bound poison blood.

Chu Kuangren defeated the Five Poisons after they attacked him, though Wu Tian survived by using a Life-Bound Poison Seed and escaped as a tiny centipede. After curing Tushan Feiyu and her companions, Chu Kuangren joined them to seek the Fox Race legacy left by the legendary demon consort Daji.

• Golden Scorpion succumbed to the poisonous gas Chu Kuangren forced into his mouth, and Wu Tian ordered the other Five Poisons to attack before fleeing.
• Chu Kuangren killed Toad, Spider Woman, and the snake demon, then cut Wu Tian in two with a sword strike.
• Wu Tian survived in the form of a small centipede by using the Heavenly Centipede Clan’s Life-Bound Poison Seed, at the cost of most of his cultivation.
• Chu Kuangren freed Tushan Feiyu and her companions, gave them Detoxification Pills, and used his Medical Arts to purge their poison.
• Tushan Feiyu invited Chu Kuangren to travel with her group in search of a Fox Race legacy, and he agreed.
• Chu Kuangren and the group set out for the legacy of Daji, the legendary demon consort who disappeared after Yin Shang fell.

Chu Kuangren and Tushan Feiyu reached the Daji Inheritance palace and found the Black Fox Clan and Heavenly Hound Clan trying to break its restrictions. The Black Fox Saintess tried to seduce Chu Kuangren, while the fox demons with him angrily defended him.

• Tushan Feiyu warned Chu Kuangren that the Daji Inheritance trials were difficult, then sensed the Black Fox Clan and Heavenly Hound Clan ahead.
• Chu Kuangren learned that the black foxes were hated by Qingqiu and Tushan for draining the vital essence and lifespan of other beings, including fellow fox demons.
• At the palace, the Black Fox Saintess revealed a Fox Pill that could conceal her black fox aura, while the Heavenly Hound Saint Son kept his source of information about the inheritance secret.
• Tushan Feiyu arrived with Chu Kuangren and confronted the Black Fox Saintess, who took the pill and then tried to lure Chu Kuangren away from Tushan Feiyu.
• The fox demons with Chu Kuangren angrily rebuked the Black Fox Saintess for attempting to seduce him.

The Black Fox Saintess failed to seduce Chu Kuangren and entered the palace containing Daji’s inheritance, while Chu Kuangren stopped the Heavenly Hound Saint Son from pursuing Tushan Feiyu. After defeating the Saint Son, Chu Kuangren faced the Xuanyuan Heir, whose identity he had uncovered.

• The Black Fox Saintess tried to seduce Chu Kuangren, but his Dao Heart remained unmoved, so she entered Daji’s inheritance palace.
• Tushan Feiyu followed the Black Fox Saintess, and the Heavenly Hound Saint Son attacked her to protect the Saintess’s plan.
• Chu Kuangren cut apart the Heavenly Hound Saint Son’s attack and pressured him, then defeated him and his clan members with his Sword Qi.
• The Heavenly Hound Saint Son summoned his master, the Xuanyuan Heir, who confronted Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren identified the Xuanyuan Heir as the World Child of the Human Emperor Sect and heir of the Xuanyuan Lineage, surprising the fox demons and the Heir.

Chu Kuangren defeated the Xuanyuan Heir’s avatar and entered Demon Consort Daji’s palace, where he found King Zhou’s inheritance. As King Zhou’s armor and greatsword resonated with him, Chu Kuangren witnessed the king refusing to surrender even when surrounded by enemies.

• Chu Kuangren deduced that the Xuanyuan Heir had entered the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave to seek King Zhou’s inheritance through Demon Consort Daji.
• The Xuanyuan Heir summoned a phantom Xuanyuan Sword and attacked Chu Kuangren, but Chu’s sword qi destroyed the attack and the avatar, while the clash killed the Heavenly Hound Saint Son.
• Chu Kuangren slaughtered the remaining Heavenly Dog Clan members, entered Daji’s palace, and found the Black Fox Saintess and Tushan Feiyu undergoing Daji’s trial.
• Daji’s Immortal Consciousness appeared and revealed King Zhou’s inheritance: dark red armor and a crimson greatsword that resonated with Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren saw a vision of King Zhou surrounded by enemies and refusing their demands to surrender.

Chu Kuangren witnessed King Zhou's final battle against the Immortals, Buddhas, and Jade Emperor, then mastered all three forms of Zhou's Sword in three days. King Zhou accepted him as worthy of his inheritance and revealed that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had destroyed Yin Shang and ended the Human Emperor's standing.

• King Zhou unleashed Cruelty and Dominating Presence against the Immortals and Buddhas, then confronted the Jade Emperor's enormous palm with Daolessness.
• As the clash engulfed the nine heavens and ten lands, Chu Kuangren's consciousness entered a white space and met King Zhou.
• Chu Kuangren comprehended and performed all three forms of Zhou's Sword within three days, astonishing King Zhou.
• King Zhou accepted Chu Kuangren as qualified to receive his inheritance in the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave.
• King Zhou explained that the Immortal Court had orchestrated the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation to recruit cultivators, strengthen its authority, and abolish the Human Emperor's position; he had been the last Human Emperor.

King Zhou passed the Human Emperor Shocking World Art to Chu Kuangren, making him the sole inheritor of the Human Emperor’s legacy, and Chu Kuangren declared his ambition to stand above Heaven. Chu Kuangren claimed King Zhou’s Scarlet Blood Sword and Scarlet Blood Armor as Tushan Feiyu completed Daji’s inheritance.

• King Zhou explained how he had survived the Investiture of the Gods war and why he believed Chu Kuangren could restore the Human Emperor’s glory.
• Chu Kuangren said he sought to stand above Heaven, and King Zhou passed him the Human Emperor Shocking World Art.
• The Black Fox Saintess met Daji, learned that Daji had rejected her as a successor, and left without attacking Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren accepted the Scarlet Blood Sword and Scarlet Blood Armor, which acknowledged him as their master.
• Tushan Feiyu completed Daji’s inheritance and asked Chu Kuangren where the Black Fox Saintess had gone.

Chu Kuangren and Tushan Feiyu left King Zhou’s sealed palace with their inheritances, while Chu Kuangren postponed cultivating his new art to keep searching the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave. The Golden Crow Crown Prince and a Taotie gained power, but the cave’s demons soon sensed the emergence of the Heavenly Yao King’s inheritance.

• Chu Kuangren and Tushan Feiyu left King Zhou and Daji’s palace as its restrictions sealed it off, leaving the pair to spend their final moments together.
• Chu Kuangren decided to delay cultivating the Human Emperor Shocking World Art until after leaving the grotto-heaven and continued searching for opportunities.
• The Golden Crow Crown Prince refined the Golden Crow King’s fire and inherited his cultivation insights and clan arts, gaining confidence about facing Chu Kuangren.
• A Taotie devoured a Golden Immortal’s corpse and reached ninth-grade Heavenly Immortal Great Perfection before Battle Saint Ape Yuan Feng challenged him to fight.
• A mysterious fluctuation shook the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave and stirred every demon’s bloodline, leading them to believe that the Heavenly Yao King’s Inheritance and Myriad Demons Seal had emerged.

The Heavenly Yao King's Inheritance drew powerful demons from across the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave, including the Golden Crow Crown Prince, Taotie, and the Battle Saint Ape. Chu Kuangren arrived and shocked the gathered Heavenly Prides before they entered the inheritance’s trial.

• The Golden Crow Crown Prince, Taotie, and the Battle Saint Ape raced toward the Heavenly Yao King's Inheritance after its emergence.
• Demon Heavenly Prides from several Beast King Races gathered around the gray sphere of light and prepared to enter its trial.
• The White Tiger World Child learned that Chu Kuangren had killed all five members of the Five Poisons.
• Chu Kuangren arrived with Tushan Feiyu and the others, shocking the demons who had not known he entered the Heavenly Demon Ancient Cave.
• The Golden Crow Crown Prince entered the gray sphere, and other demons followed as their Demon Qi appeared on its surface.

Chu Kuangren advanced through successive waves of the Heavenly Yao King's inheritance trial, defeating increasingly powerful demons and ancient ferocious beasts. After he slew the ten beasts in the seventh wave, an enormous Battle Saint Ape appeared to begin the eighth.

• Chu Kuangren entered the trial and found himself alone in a desert, where he easily destroyed the first several waves of Demon Qi-made beasts.
• Chu Kuangren defeated the seventh wave's ten Upper Third Grade Heavenly Immortal ferocious beasts with Zhou's Sword, Brutality.
• The Golden Crow Crown Prince struggled through the same seventh wave, using his Fusang sapling to overcome the beasts before resting and claiming his performance would win him the inheritance.
• A gigantic Battle Saint Ape approached Chu Kuangren as the eighth wave began.

Chu Kuangren faced a Heavenly Yao King trial opponent modeled on the legendary Ape Ancestor, while the Golden Crow Crown Prince and Yuan Feng were defeated by similar Battle Saint Apes. After trading evenly with his opponent, Chu Kuangren activated his full array of powers and prepared to overwhelm the Ape Ancestor.

• The Golden Crow Crown Prince fought a Battle Saint Ape with the Fusang Tree but was overpowered and ejected from the trial.
• Yuan Feng recognized his opponent as a creation modeled on the Ape Ancestor, activated the Battle Secret Technique, and was defeated in one exchange.
• Chu Kuangren identified his Battle Saint Ape opponent as a simulation of the Ape Ancestor and clashed with him using the Grass Sword Art and Zhou's Sword.
• The Ape Ancestor activated the Battle Secret Technique, and Chu Kuangren responded by unleashing his physiques, the Academy's Three Great Phenomena, and his Unique Origin Body.
• Chu Kuangren formed a greatly strengthened Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram and declared that he would defeat the Ape Ancestor.

Chu Kuangren defeated the Ape Ancestor in the eighth wave of the Heavenly Yao King's trial while the Golden Crow Crown Prince and the other demons watched from outside. The demons feared Chu Kuangren might claim the inheritance, and the Golden Crow Crown Prince began preparing a hidden trump card to take it from him.

• Chu Kuangren used his physiques and phenomena to crush the Ape Ancestor beneath the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram, clearing the eighth wave.
• The Golden Crow Crown Prince, Yuan Feng, and the other defeated demons emerged from the gray sphere and discussed how impossible the trial seemed.
• The demons saw Chu Kuangren's Immortal Radiance still shining inside the sphere and realized he had outlasted them all.
• As Chu Kuangren remained inside without signs of injury, the Golden Crow Crown Prince grew convinced he might obtain the inheritance.
• The Golden Crow Crown Prince resolved to seize the inheritance if Chu Kuangren claimed it and prepared a golden orb as his trump card.
• Tushan Feiyu noticed the Golden Crow Crown Prince's preparations and worried that the demons would not accept a human obtaining the inheritance.

Chu Kuangren faced the Heavenly Yao King in the ninth trial and revealed several rare physiques and techniques. Their battle escalated as the Heavenly Yao King used the Four Symbols Divine Forms and Ten Fierce Beast Divine Forms, leaving both fighters standing after a clash.

• While waiting for the ninth wave, Chu Kuangren drew the Breaking Sun Arrow Technique as a God-Level reward.
• The Heavenly Yao King appeared as a cat demon and challenged Chu Kuangren to defeat him for the inheritance.
• Chu Kuangren attacked with his Azure Leaf Sword Eyes, Chaos Gods and Devils Physique, and Reincarnation Immortal Physique, surprising the Heavenly Yao King.
• The Heavenly Yao King countered with the Four Symbols Divine Forms, then unleashed the Ten Fierce Beast Divine Forms against Chu Kuangren's combined Life-and-Death Diagram.
• Both fighters were driven back by the clash, and the Heavenly Yao King asked Chu Kuangren's name.
• Chu Kuangren named himself and declared that he would defeat the Heavenly Yao King as he began gathering greater power.

Chu Kuangren defeated the Heavenly Yao King by breaking the Ten Thousand Demons Diagram with Zhou's Sword, Wu Dao, enhanced by his small universe and Azure Leaf Sword Eyes. The Heavenly Yao King conceded and offered him the inheritance, revealing that he had originally received the Ten Thousand Demons Divine Forms from a human cultivator.

• Chu Kuangren used Zhou's Sword, Cruelty and Zhou's Sword, Dominating Presence, but the Heavenly Yao King countered them with his beast divine forms.
• The Heavenly Yao King unleashed the Ten Thousand Demons Diagram and swallowed Chu Kuangren in its countless demon forms.
• Chu Kuangren revealed the power of his small universe and struck with Zhou's Sword, Wu Dao, destroying the Ten Thousand Demons Diagram.
• Chu Kuangren declared that the Heavenly Yao King had lost, and the Heavenly Yao King conceded and offered him the inheritance.
• The Heavenly Yao King said he had obtained the Ten Thousand Demons Divine Forms from a human cultivator, prompting Chu Kuangren to ask what he meant.