Recaps

Xuan Yuanjun and the others burned their essence blood and launched a fierce group assault on Jiang Hengdao, forcing him to suffer significant injuries despite his Longevity True Qi. Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao were thrown back and withdrew to heal while the rest kept attacking.

• Shentu Kuanglang, Xun Wuying, Ji Xuanying, and the others joined Xuan Yuanjun and Ao Yuan in attacking Jiang Hengdao, who remained confident in his strength and Longevity True Qi.
• Ao Zhen warned that Jiang Hengdao would be nearly impossible to kill, even if the Otherworldly Aura continued suppressing him.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God burned their essence blood, and the others followed; Ao Yuan returned to his true divine beast body and burned his essence blood as well.
• Jiang Hengdao was surprised by the attackers’ increased strength and spat blood as their combined assaults forced him back.
• Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao attacked Jiang Hengdao together, but he repelled them and sent them flying.
• Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao retreated to heal while Xuan Yuanjun and the others continued pressing their attack on Jiang Hengdao.

Jiang Hengdao fought off Xun Wuying, the Demon God, and the others despite his weakened strength, while Huang Xiao sought a way to intensify the otherworldly aura suppressing him. The huge hole in the sky seemed stable, but Huang Xiao remained unsure how to draw more power from it.

• Xun Wuying and the Demon God attacked Jiang Hengdao together, but Jiang Hengdao outmaneuvered them and kicked Xun Wuying away.
• The Demon God’s strike missed, and Jiang Hengdao nearly caught him before Xuan Yuanjun and the others joined the fight and forced Jiang Hengdao to retreat.
• Zuo Qiu Shu asked Zhao Yunhui to prepare formations, but Zhao Yunhui admitted Jiang Hengdao was far more skilled; Huo Lian, Ao Zhen, and Huang Xiao urged the others to study the battle.
• Huang Xiao told the group to trust him, concealing that he had sensed the huge hole in the sky was stable and likely to last for some time.
• Huang Xiao decided he needed to reconnect with the huge hole and draw in more otherworldly aura, but he grew anxious because he did not know how to do it.

Huang Xiao strengthened his connection to the great hole and made the otherworldly aura surge faster, hoping to suppress Jiang Hengdao. Jiang Hengdao suggested the surge meant the aura had reached its limit, but Xuan Yuanjun rallied his allies to keep fighting as Huang Xiao remained confident the great hole would last longer.

• Qingfeng noticed Huang Xiao growing anxious and urged him to calm down, after which Huang Xiao focused on sensing the great hole.
• Huang Xiao discovered that communicating with the great hole increased the flow of otherworldly aura, and he secretly continued doing so without telling anyone.
• Jiang Hengdao and the Demon God noticed the sudden surge in aura, while Xuan Yuanjun and the others were surprised by the change.
• Jiang Hengdao suggested the surge might mean the aura had reached its limit and would soon weaken, shaking the morale of some of Xuan Yuanjun's allies.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God rallied their allies, and they charged Jiang Hengdao again.
• Huang Xiao dismissed Jiang Hengdao's claim inwardly, believing the great hole would last longer than Jiang Hengdao expected.

The otherworldly aura continued suppressing Jiang Hengdao as Xuan Yuanjun and the others fought him, gradually gaining the upper hand and forcing him to use longevity true qi. When they challenged him to draw his weapon, Jiang Hengdao revealed that he would use his “Ruthlessness Sword.”

• Huang Xiao continued communicating with the great hole in the sky and realized the otherworldly aura could give the juniors a chance to fight Jiang Hengdao.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the others attacked Jiang Hengdao as the aura strengthened, inflicting wounds that forced him to use longevity true qi.
• Zuo Qiu Yi, Shentu Kuanglang, and Ji Xuanying challenged Jiang Hengdao by pointing out that he had to reserve longevity true qi to counter the Ruthlessness Dao’s backlash.
• The battle continued for a day and night, and Zuo Qiu Yi and Ao Yuan became the group’s main fighters as Jiang Hengdao’s strength was further suppressed.
• After the Demon God urged Jiang Hengdao to draw his weapon, Jiang Hengdao laughed and announced that he would show them his “Ruthlessness Sword.”

Jiang Hengdao revealed the hidden Ruthlessness Sword, which he had forged using stolen auras from divine weapons and nurtured with Ruthlessness Dao and essence blood aura. The sword emerged from beneath the ruins, and Huang Xiao and the others recognized it as a terrifying weapon and the core of Jiang Hengdao’s formation.

• Leng Guhan reacted to Jiang Hengdao’s claim that he cultivated the Ruthlessness Sword, while Ji Xuanying admitted she knew nothing about it.
• Jiang Hengdao explained that he had forged and secretly nurtured the Ruthlessness Sword, then revealed that its aura resonated with the divine weapons.
• Jiang Hengdao said he had collected auras from divine weapons after their owners let him examine them, and used those auras to forge his sword.
• Dugu Sheng noticed the sword hilt rising from beneath the ruins, and Jiang Hengdao drew the blood-red Ruthlessness Sword.
• Xuan Yuanjun deduced that the sword had devoured most of the gathered essence blood aura and served as the grand formation’s core, which Jiang Hengdao confirmed.
• The Demon Phoenix warned Huang Xiao that the Ruthlessness Sword was terrifying, as everyone felt the force of its bloody aura and Ruthlessness Dao.

Jiang Hengdao explained that he had relied on the Ruthless Sword rather than the other divine weapons because he trusted it to power his grand formation. After killing Fu Beiwang and Zhu Qingquan with the sword, he taunted Xuan Yuanjun and the others, who rallied to fight him.

• Jiang Hengdao said he had not pursued the other divine weapons because he believed the Ruthless Sword was superior and better suited to his formation.
• Jiang Hengdao claimed he had forged and nurtured the Ruthless Sword himself, then threatened to kill the others with it.
• Jiang Hengdao charged at the group and slit Fu Beiwang's and Zhu Qingquan's throats before Xuan Yuanjun could reach them.
• Jiang Hengdao mocked Xuan Yuanjun's grief, while Zhangsun Youyue condemned him and Huang Xiao worried about the other seniors' safety.
• The Demon God charged Jiang Hengdao, and the others followed as Xuan Yuanjun recovered his resolve and joined the fight.

Xuan Yuanjun, the Demon God, and their allies burned their essence blood to fight Jiang Hengdao, but his Ruthlessness Sword kept them at a disadvantage. After Feng Qilou was killed and Ye Nishang rushed at Jiang Hengdao, the Demon God stopped him, while Leng Guhan watched Jiang Hengdao’s swordsmanship closely.

• Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God burned their essence blood faster as they and their allies charged Jiang Hengdao, but they could not overcome his strength with the Ruthlessness Sword.
• Zuo Qiu Yi and Ao Yuan took turns leading the attack and retreated after Jiang Hengdao badly injured them.
• Jiang Hengdao pierced Feng Qilou, and Ye Nishang rushed toward him in grief and anger.
• The Demon God hurled the Supreme Demon Saber to stop Jiang Hengdao from killing Ye Nishang, then urged her to stay alive so she could seek revenge.
• Leng Guhan studied Jiang Hengdao’s heartless swordsmanship while Li Bai and Dugu Sheng tried to observe his techniques.

As Xuan Yuanjun and the others weakened from burning their essence blood, Ao Zhen offered the Divine Beasts’ blood to help them keep fighting Jiang Hengdao. Jiang Hengdao tried to stop the transfer, but the seniors began receiving essence blood while the others held him off.

• Huang Xiao urged the group to prepare to replace Xuan Yuanjun and the others as their strength waned.
• Ao Zhen proposed that the Divine Beasts give their essence blood to the seniors, and his companions agreed.
• The Demon God shattered Jiang Hengdao’s sword qi, but its fragments killed or wounded several Divine Beasts before Xuan Yuanjun’s group intervened.
• Ao Yuan and the Demon God supported the sacrifice, and Xuan Yuanjun agreed to accept enough essence blood to keep fighting.
• Xuan Yuanjun sent Zuo Qiu Yi and Chiyou to receive essence blood while he and the others held off Jiang Hengdao, who feared they would wear him down again.

Xuan Yuanjun and the others replenished their essence blood with help from Ao Zhen and the divine beasts, but Jiang Hengdao killed Shentu Kuanglang after exploiting his moment of carelessness. As their borrowed strength began to run out, Jiang Hengdao revealed he had been holding back, and Xun Wuying and the Demon God charged at him.

• Zuo Qiu Yi and the Demon God returned with essence blood, allowing them and Xuan Yuanjun's group to rotate through the fight against Jiang Hengdao.
• Xun Wuying tried to protect Shentu Kuanglang, but Jiang Hengdao pierced Shentu Kuanglang with the Ruthlessness Sword and retreated when the others closed in.
• Ao Zhen and the other divine beasts withdrew to recover, while Huang Xiao warned that Jiang Hengdao might be deliberately appearing suppressed to catch the fighters off guard.
• Xuan Yuanjun's group soon weakened as they rapidly burned through the divine beasts' essence blood, and Jiang Hengdao admitted he had restrained his aura earlier to kill more opponents.
• Jiang Hengdao taunted Xun Wuying about wielding Dragon Fang, and Xun Wuying charged him with the Demon God following close behind.

Jiang Hengdao attacked Xuan Yuanjun’s group while their strength was fading, but Xun Wuying and Demon God’s survival convinced them that Jiang Hengdao was weakening. Jiang Hengdao then revealed he had not used his full strength and began an attack amplified by the formation, leaving the group to brace together.

• Xuan Yuanjun ordered Xun Wuying to retreat, but Jiang Hengdao intercepted him and struck; Xun Wuying survived by blocking with Dragon Fang until Demon God and the others intervened.
• Demon God exchanged dozens of moves with Jiang Hengdao before being hurled away, but he and Xuan Yuanjun concluded that Jiang Hengdao’s strength had diminished.
• Xuan Yuanjun warned the group to remain cautious because Jiang Hengdao still had not reached the peak of his Ruthlessness Dao, and Jiang Hengdao confirmed he had not used his full strength.
• Xun Wuying and Demon God were too badly injured to continue fighting as Jiang Hengdao prepared to attack again.
• Jiang Hengdao used the formation to create countless phantom images, and Xuan Yuanjun told everyone to stay close together and protect the wounded Xun Wuying.

Jiang Hengdao’s sword strike gravely wounded Xuan Yuanjun and the other seniors, leaving only Zuo Qiu Yi standing against him. As Huang Xiao’s group joined the fight and the women worked to move the wounded to safety, Zuo Qiu Yi realized Jiang Hengdao had deliberately spared the seniors, and Jiang Hengdao admitted it.

• Jiang Hengdao blocked the group’s combined attack and swept them down with a blast of Sword Qi, leaving only himself and Zuo Qiu Yi standing.
• Baili Zhen confirmed that the fallen seniors were still alive, while Tan Ming warned that they could no longer fight.
• Huang Xiao led the younger fighters toward Jiang Hengdao, while Zuo Qiu Shu urged the women to wait until Jiang Hengdao’s strength was further suppressed.
• Zhao Yunhui stayed behind to consider using formations, as Xiao Yan and the Zhu Family members moved the wounded seniors away from the battle.
• Zuo Qiu Yi told Jiang Hengdao he had deliberately spared Xuan Yuanjun and the others, and Jiang Hengdao admitted that he could have killed them.

Jiang Hengdao revealed that he had spared Zuo Qiu Yi and the others so they could witness their regret and fuel his Ruthlessness Dao. Huang Xiao and the other juniors challenged him, but Jiang Hengdao claimed his longevity true qi would let him outlast them, leaving Xuan Yuanjun to question how much of that power he could safely use.

• Jiang Hengdao told Zuo Qiu Yi that he wanted witnesses to regret not killing themselves earlier, while Zuo Qiu Yi doubted Jiang Hengdao could stop him from taking his own life.
• Huang Xiao urged Zuo Qiu Yi not to be fooled, and the group armed themselves with divine weapons and prepared to attack Jiang Hengdao.
• Huang Xiao, Huo Lian, Wu Xuancang, and Leng Guhan rushed ahead of Zuo Qiu Yi and struck Jiang Hengdao, forcing him back two steps despite being injured themselves.
• Jiang Hengdao acknowledged the juniors' strength but said their attacks could not exhaust his longevity true qi before the otherworldly aura's suppression ended.
• Xuan Yuanjun challenged Jiang Hengdao to consider the backlash from his Ruthlessness Dao when using his longevity true qi.

Zuo Qiu Yi let Huang Xiao and the others take over the fight against Jiang Hengdao while he recovered without wasting Longevity True Qi. The group pressured Jiang Hengdao, but his suppressed strength still left them struggling to survive his attacks.

• Zuo Qiu Yi warned that Jiang Hengdao's Longevity True Qi was occupied suppressing the Ruthlessness Dao backlash, and Huang Xiao and the others moved to exploit it.
• Zuo Qiu Yi withdrew to regulate his breathing and refused the Heavenly Immortal Fruit's healing aura so it would not be wasted.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian attacked Jiang Hengdao together, then Wu Xuancang, Tan Ming, Li Bai, and the others joined the assault.
• Jiang Hengdao knocked Huang Xiao and Huo Lian away and turned on the others, wounding them as they took turns drawing his attacks and protecting one another.
• Jiang Hengdao found it increasingly difficult to sustain his force and avoided blocking Huang Xiao and Huo Lian's attacks to conserve Longevity True Qi.

Huang Xiao and Huo Lian helped the others suppress Jiang Hengdao, but he revealed that he was secretly draining their longevity true qi. With their forbidden art nearly unusable, Leng Guhan charged in to confront him.

• Huo Lian urged the group to press their advantage as they realized Jiang Hengdao was being suppressed.
• Xuan Yuanjun judged that the group could not kill Jiang Hengdao directly, but might drain enough of his longevity true qi for the ruthlessness Dao's backlash to finish him.
• Jiang Hengdao charged Huang Xiao and Huo Lian, and the three fought while the others surrounded them.
• Huang Xiao discovered that Jiang Hengdao was devouring longevity true qi even when they were not in contact, leaving him and Huo Lian with little power for Heavenly Demon Disintegration.
• Leng Guhan charged Jiang Hengdao with the Zhanlu Sword, and Jiang Hengdao mocked him for cultivating the ruthlessness Dao.

Leng Guhan confronted Jiang Hengdao alone, using sword moves he had learned by watching his opponent. His duel bought Huang Xiao and Huo Lian an opening to reach Zuo Qiu Yi and seek his Longevity True Qi, but Jiang Hengdao moved to stop them.

• Wu Xuancang urged Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to stop using Heavenly Demon Disintegration, but they said they could not retreat while Jiang Hengdao remained a threat.
• Zuo Qiu Yi explained that Jiang Hengdao would prevent him from transferring his Longevity True Qi to Huang Xiao and Huo Lian, and Jiang Hengdao threatened to devour it.
• Leng Guhan attacked Jiang Hengdao alone with the Zhanlu Sword, matching his opponent's sword moves after learning them by observation.
• Jiang Hengdao acknowledged Leng Guhan's swordsmanship but warned that copied moves would not defeat him, and Leng Guhan challenged him to use his other techniques.
• At Zuo Qiu Shu's urging, Huang Xiao and Huo Lian headed toward Zuo Qiu Yi while Leng Guhan kept Jiang Hengdao occupied.
• Jiang Hengdao recognized their plan and charged toward Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to stop them from obtaining Zuo Qiu Yi's Longevity True Qi.

Leng Guhan fought Jiang Hengdao and gambled his life on a close-range counterattack, severing Jiang Hengdao’s arm before the older swordsman escaped. Leng Guhan survived because the Heavenly Immortal Fruit’s aura had remained inside him, though his gamble had nearly killed him.

• Leng Guhan blocked Jiang Hengdao and attacked, but Jiang Hengdao’s slow thrust pierced his chest.
• Leng Guhan counterattacked despite his wound, driving the Zhanlu Sword through Jiang Hengdao’s back and severing his left arm.
• Jiang Hengdao pulled his sword free and fled as Wu Xuancang caught Leng Guhan, who was still breathing.
• Leng Guhan explained that the Heavenly Immortal Fruit’s aura had saved his life, though he had not known whether it would work.

Leng Guhan wounded Jiang Hengdao but was forced to withdraw, leaving Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to receive Longevity True Qi while their allies held Jiang Hengdao back. As the rift in the sky began to destabilize, Huang Xiao urged Zuo Qiu Yi to escape, but the battle was not yet over.

• Leng Guhan told Baili Zhen that defeating Jiang Hengdao required him to lose control, then Jiang Hengdao regenerated his severed arm as Leng Guhan was taken away to recover.
• Zuo Qiu Yi transferred Longevity True Qi to Huang Xiao and Huo Lian while Jiang Hengdao charged toward them.
• Wu Xuancang, Zuo Qiu Shu, Tan Ming, and Baili Zhen were blasted aside, so Li Bai, Pei Lingsha, Hong Yi, and Dugu Sheng joined the fight to block Jiang Hengdao.
• Huang Xiao urged Zuo Qiu Yi to escape with his Longevity True Qi, but Zuo Qiu Yi refused to leave the others behind.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Zuo Qiu Yi to follow Huang Xiao's plan, while Huang Xiao warned that the otherworldly aura was reaching its limit and the great hole in the sky was beginning to shrink.

Huang Xiao warned that the otherworldly aura was nearing its limit, and Zuo Qiu Yi prepared to escape before Jiang Hengdao could recover his strength. Jiang Hengdao trapped everyone in a defensive formation, leaving Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to protect Senior Immortal Alchemist while their allies lay wounded.

• Huang Xiao sensed that the great hole in the sky was about to contract, and Xuan Yuanjun urged Zuo Qiu Yi to trust him and leave.
• Jiang Hengdao activated a formation he had prepared to protect himself, trapping everyone and warning that Xuan Yuanjun would need time to break it.
• Hong Yi and the others tried to hold Jiang Hengdao back, but he kicked Baili Zhen away and badly injured him.
• Jiang Hengdao blasted Wu Xuancang and the others aside, then used longevity true qi to heal his own injuries.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian rushed to protect Senior Immortal Alchemist as Jiang Hengdao turned on them.

Huang Xiao and Huo Lian took turns fighting Jiang Hengdao while Zuo Qiu Yi replenished their Longevity True Qi and repaired Huang Xiao’s meridians. The two fighters returned to the battle, but Huo Lian suspected Jiang Hengdao was hiding a plan.

• Huang Xiao pushed his Heavenly Demon Disintegration beyond his limits and forced Jiang Hengdao onto the defensive.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian continued attacking, but their Longevity True Qi dwindled faster than Jiang Hengdao’s.
• Huang Xiao told Huo Lian to replenish his strength first, but Huo Lian insisted Huang Xiao go to Zuo Qiu Yi instead.
• Zuo Qiu Yi repaired Huang Xiao’s meridians and resolved the art’s aftereffects while Huo Lian fought Jiang Hengdao alone.
• Huo Lian noticed Jiang Hengdao was not attacking and warned Huang Xiao that something seemed strange.
• Huang Xiao returned to take over from the exhausted Huo Lian and faced Jiang Hengdao again.

Huang Xiao noticed Jiang Hengdao was stalling while the Otherworldly Aura weakened, and he searched for a way to keep it suppressing him. As the great hole began to shrink, Huang Xiao joined the Patriarch in battle and tried to accelerate the influx of Otherworldly Aura.

• Huang Xiao observed that Jiang Hengdao defended awkwardly but rarely counterattacked, and Ye Nishang said he could afford to wait for his strength to recover.
• Jiang Hengdao taunted Huang Xiao, then took a saber strike head-on and charged him, forcing Huang Xiao to retreat as Huo Lian took his place.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian alternated fighting Jiang Hengdao while replenishing their Longevity True Qi, but Jiang Hengdao drained some of it through Devouring.
• Huang Xiao saw the great hole beginning to shrink and failed to stop it from closing by communicating with it.
• Huang Xiao returned to the fight with only half his Longevity True Qi restored and tried to accelerate the influx of Otherworldly Aura through his connection to the great hole.

Huang Xiao and Huo Lian failed to seriously injure Jiang Hengdao, who revealed he had studied their Forbidden Art and turned toward Senior Immortal Alchemist to seize his longevity true qi. To keep Jiang Hengdao from taking it, Zuo Qiu Yi killed himself, leaving Zuo Qiu Shu in grief.

• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian attacked Jiang Hengdao, but he unleashed his Forbidden Art and knocked them away.
• Jiang Hengdao explained that he had spared Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to study their Forbidden Art, Heavenly Demon Disintegration.
• Jiang Hengdao rushed toward Senior Immortal Alchemist, and Huang Xiao, Huo Lian, the Demon God, and the others tried to stop him.
• The Demon God urged Zuo Qiu Yi to kill himself so Jiang Hengdao could not take his longevity true qi.
• Zuo Qiu Yi told Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to stay alive, then killed himself before Jiang Hengdao could reach him.

After Zuo Qiu Yi killed himself to keep Jiang Hengdao from obtaining his Longevity True Qi, Huang Xiao and Huo Lian continued using Heavenly Demon Disintegration to fight. Zhao Yunhui proposed that they stop and have Huang Xiao, Huo Lian, and Hong Yi use a Combined Strike Method instead, leaving the group ready to try the new plan against Jiang Hengdao.

• Zuo Qiu Yi severed his meridians and died before Jiang Hengdao could take his Longevity True Qi.
• The Demon God mocked Jiang Hengdao, but Jiang Hengdao calmly insisted that what was his would eventually be his.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian continued using Heavenly Demon Disintegration, despite the deadly strain and the loss of Zuo Qiu Yi's qi.
• Dugu Sheng urged Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to stop, saying they had a better way to fight Jiang Hengdao.
• After receiving Zhao Yunhui's secret message, Huang Xiao persuaded Huo Lian to rest and let the three of them handle the fight.
• Zhao Yunhui explained that Huang Xiao, Huo Lian, and Hong Yi would use a modified Combined Strike Method, which Xuan Yuanjun approved.

Huang Xiao, Dugu Sheng, and Hong Yi exploited the surging Otherworldly Aura to wound Jiang Hengdao, but Jiang Hengdao revealed that Zuo Qiu Yi had come back to life and rushed to claim his Longevity True Qi. The chapter ended with Huang Xiao unleashing Heavenly Demon Disintegration to stop him as Zuo Qiu Yi discovered his Longevity True Qi had become exceptionally powerful.

• Huang Xiao, Dugu Sheng, and Hong Yi used their Combined Strike Method to attack Jiang Hengdao as the incoming Otherworldly Aura weakened him.
• The Otherworldly Aura surged faster despite the great hole in the sky shrinking, and Jiang Hengdao suffered a severe injury from the trio's joint attack.
• Jiang Hengdao erupted with a powerful aura and revealed that Zuo Qiu Yi had returned to life.
• Jiang Hengdao broke through the trio's attack with the Ruthlessness Sword and rushed toward Zuo Qiu Yi.
• Huang Xiao used Heavenly Demon Disintegration to stop Jiang Hengdao, while Zuo Qiu Yi discovered his Longevity True Qi had become exceptionally powerful.

Jiang Hengdao revealed that he had used the Ruthlessness Dao to make Zuo Qiu Yi’s Longevity True Qi grow stronger, hoping to claim it. He explained that Zuo Qiu Yi’s newfound power now made him difficult to kill, though Jiang Hengdao claimed he could still kill him.

• Zuo Qiu Yi and the others suspected Jiang Hengdao had arranged for Zuo Qiu Yi to return from the dead, and Jiang Hengdao agreed to explain before they died.
• Jiang Hengdao said he had not tampered with Zuo Qiu Yi, but had planned for him to strengthen his Longevity True Qi by advancing the Ruthlessness Dao through taking his own life.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the others realized that Zuo Qiu Yi’s Ruthlessness Dao and Longevity True Qi had strengthened each other, and the Demon God warned him not to let Jiang Hengdao take his power.
• Zuo Qiu Yi challenged Jiang Hengdao by saying he could kill himself again, but Jiang Hengdao explained that his powerful Longevity True Qi would prevent him from dying instantly.
• Jiang Hengdao claimed that Zuo Qiu Yi was now extremely difficult for anyone else to kill, though Jiang Hengdao himself could still do so easily.

Jiang Hengdao revealed that Zuo Qiu Yi could not easily die because of the Longevity Chapter, while the otherworldly aura suppressed Jiang Hengdao and let Huang Xiao, Hong Yi, and Dugu Sheng hold him back. As the aura began to wane and their combined strike weakened, Zuo Qiu Yi chose to fight again and ordered Huang Xiao to stop using Heavenly Demon Disintegration.

• Jiang Hengdao explained that Zuo Qiu Yi’s longevity true qi made him nearly impossible to kill, and the Demon God taunted Jiang Hengdao about the realm he had opened.
• The Demon God urged Zuo Qiu Yi to kill himself while Huang Xiao and the others held Jiang Hengdao back, but the otherworldly aura suppressed Jiang Hengdao’s strength.
• Ji Xuanying urged Xuan Yuanjun to find a way to break the formation, while Zuo Qiu Yi realized the great hole in the sky was shrinking and the suppression might not last.
• Hong Yi warned Huang Xiao that their combined strike was weakening because Heavenly Demon Disintegration had disrupted the balance between them.
• Dugu Sheng urged Huang Xiao to replenish his longevity true qi, and Zuo Qiu Yi secretly sent longevity true qi to the three fighters.
• Zuo Qiu Yi said he could not kill himself quickly and chose to fight Jiang Hengdao; he told Huang Xiao to stop using Heavenly Demon Disintegration and called Huo Lian over.