Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hengdao struggled to control the rapidly draining essence blood aura and decided to weaken his Cross-Realm Grand Formation to stop the loss. The pitch-black hole then devoured far less essence blood aura, surprising Huang Xiao and the others even as the formation continued to threaten them.

• Jiang Hengdao grew alarmed as the pitch-black hole drew essence blood aura away faster than he could restrain it.
• Jiang Hengdao decided that preserving the essence blood aura mattered more than maintaining the full strength of his Cross-Realm Grand Formation, and he weakened it.
• Huang Xiao noticed the pitch-black hole's consumption plunge from about seventy percent to roughly thirty percent and realized Jiang Hengdao had intervened.
• Ao Zhen and the others noticed that the essence blood aura in the Creation Sect had almost stopped draining, though the formation still threatened them.

Jiang Hengdao stopped the essence blood aura from leaking by weakening the Creation Sect’s formation, giving Huang Xiao and the others temporary relief while worsening their own predicament. The divine weapons took over the defense so the exhausted experts could recover, but after half an hour they began to falter.

• You Lian'er, Huo Lian, and Zhao Yunhui concluded that Jiang Hengdao had stopped the essence blood aura from draining, but weakened the Creation Sect’s formation to do so.
• Huo Lian and Zhao Yunhui explained that the weakened formation gave Huang Xiao’s group a better chance to survive, though Jiang Hengdao could still break through the barrier between the two worlds and suffer a greater backlash.
• Huang Xiao and the others continued resisting the formation as the pitch-black hole devoured spiritual energy, leaving them increasingly weak despite Zhao Yunhui’s Combined Strike Method.
• Demon Phoenix said the divine weapons could hold off the formation while the exhausted fighters recovered, and Huang Xiao arranged for them to withdraw gradually.
• Ao Zhen and the other experts eventually rested as Demon Phoenix and the remaining divine weapons defended them, but half an hour later Huang Xiao saw that the divine weapons could no longer hold on.

Huang Xiao and the others struggled to hold back the formation as the Divine Weapons grew stronger and their own power waned. The hole between worlds opened to reveal a barren, energy-starved land, leaving Jiang Hengdao roaring in disbelief and the others unsure whether he had truly succeeded.

• Huang Xiao and the Divine Weapons took turns resisting the formation as the growing Otherworldly Aura weakened Huang Xiao and the others while strengthening most of the Divine Weapons.
• After three days and nights, Dugu Sheng asked how much longer the formation would last, and Zuo Qiu Shu worried about her big brother’s situation.
• The pitch-black hole shook, and Huang Xiao lost his mysterious connection to it as the others suspected Jiang Hengdao was close to succeeding.
• A flash transformed the hole into a window onto a barren, desolate world with little Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth.
• Jiang Hengdao roared in disbelief from the Creation Sect, while Xiao Yan wondered whether Jiang Hengdao had failed.

Jiang Hengdao drove the Grand Formation to its breaking point while searching for the Immortal Realm, and its collapse freed Huang Xiao and the others from the formation trapping them. As they charged toward Jiang Hengdao, their internal power was suddenly suppressed, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Huo Lian explained that the realm Jiang Hengdao had reached was likely barren of spiritual energy, confirming that his decades of scheming had failed.
• Jiang Hengdao forced the Grand Formation to increase its power, nearly overwhelming Huang Xiao, Huo Lian, Ao Zhen, and the others.
• Huang Xiao prepared to use the origin flame to help everyone endure, but the formation collapsed before he could explain.
• Zhao Yunhui pointed out that the Creation Sect's formation had also collapsed, revealing Jiang Hengdao standing on the Main Hall roof.
• Ao Zhen led everyone in a charge toward Jiang Hengdao, but their internal power was suddenly suppressed and several people fell.

Huang Xiao and the others learned that Jiang Hengdao’s collapsed grand formation had opened a passage between the worlds, causing the otherworldly aura to suppress their strength more severely by the moment. As Xuan Yuanjun prepared to lead the injured elders against Jiang Hengdao, Huang Xiao offered a way to weaken the suppression.

• Ao Zhen and the others struggled under the intensifying suppression, and Xuan Yuanjun’s group arrived safely behind Huang Xiao’s party.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that Jiang Hengdao’s collapsed formation had broken the barrier between the worlds, letting the otherworldly aura suppress everyone more powerfully.
• Zuo Qiu Yi and the others warned that even the elders’ strength beyond the Desolate Realm was being reduced, while Jiang Hengdao could still wield power above it.
• The Demon God urged the group to attack, but agreed to let Xuan Yuanjun lead as the elders prepared to fight Jiang Hengdao.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao’s group to stay back, and Huang Xiao offered a method to weaken the suppression affecting the elders.

Huang Xiao revealed that origin flame could weaken the otherworldly aura’s suppression of internal power and shared the flame he had stored so Xuan Yuanjun, the Demon God, and the others could strengthen themselves. Jiang Hengdao watched them prepare, then confronted the survivors, who taunted him over his failed plans and the realm he had hoped to enter.

• Huang Xiao explained that tempering the body with origin flame could weaken the otherworldly aura’s suppression of internal power, and said he had stored some.
• Huang Xiao recounted how he had collected origin flames, earning praise from the Demon God and the others.
• Xuan Yuanjun, the Demon God, Ji Xuanying, and the others used Huang Xiao’s stored origin flame to temper themselves, but it ran out within minutes.
• Jiang Hengdao asked whether they were ready to fight and dismissed their increased strength as insignificant.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God mocked Jiang Hengdao over his failed attempt to enter the realm and his unfulfilled blood sacrifice, and Jiang Hengdao laughed derangedly, saying he needed an outlet.

Huang Xiao and the others watched Senior Xuanyuan’s group fight Jiang Hengdao while the Otherworldly Aura continued to intensify. Leng Guhan explained that Jiang Hengdao intended to perfect his Ruthlessness Dao by prolonging their suffering, and Huang Xiao urged his companions to prepare for their chance to fight.

• Huang Xiao reasoned that Senior Xuanyuan had saved some Origin Flame because he expected the younger fighters might later join the battle.
• Senior Xuanyuan and his companions engaged Jiang Hengdao, who calmly countered them as their battle reduced the Creation Sect’s buildings to rubble.
• Leng Guhan said Jiang Hengdao was keeping his opponents alive to perfect the Ruthlessness Dao and overcome its backlash.
• Tan Ming and Zuo Qiu Shu argued that unexpected events could still give them hope, while Baili Zhen doubted their chances against Jiang Hengdao.
• Huang Xiao told the others to prepare, saying they might still have a chance to fight when Senior Xuanyuan’s group could no longer hold out.

Jiang Hengdao continued to dominate Xuan Yuanjun and the others despite the growing suppression of the otherworldly aura, while they searched for a way to overcome him. Xuan Yuanjun hinted that they still had another move to make as the battle continued.

• Baili Zhen questioned whether the otherworldly aura could keep weakening Jiang Hengdao, and Huang Xiao urged the others to hold on to hope.
• Jiang Hengdao easily repelled the Demon God, stopped his punch with one finger, and evaded his barrage of attacks.
• The Demon God summoned the Supreme Demon Saber, but its strike still failed to injure Jiang Hengdao, who said he had a weapon of his own but would not need it against them.
• Xun Wuying obtained Dragon Fang, though he was frustrated that the Evil Blades no longer seemed closely connected to him.
• As the otherworldly aura intensified and weakened the fighters, Jiang Hengdao taunted Xuan Yuanjun, who said they had not yet reached the point of spending their essence blood and looked up at the sky.

Xuan Yuanjun led the others in enlarging the great hole in the sky to draw in more otherworldly aura and suppress Jiang Hengdao. Jiang Hengdao tried to stop them, but the group kept him occupied while continuing their assault.

• Xuan Yuanjun dismissed Jiang Hengdao’s taunts and urged the Demon God and the others to take a gamble by attacking the great hole.
• Xuan Yuanjun led everyone into the sky, where they bombarded the opening and caused it to expand.
• Jiang Hengdao rushed to stop them, but Xuan Yuanjun sent Chiyou and Ji Xuanying to hold him off while the others continued attacking.
• Jiang Hengdao sent the three defenders flying, then charged toward Zuo Qiu Yi’s group, but Shentu Kuanglang ordered them to scatter.
• Jiang Hengdao turned back to attack Xuan Yuanjun and his companions, who evaded him and kept bombarding the opening as the otherworldly pressure increased.

Xuan Yuanjun and his allies exploited the growing otherworldly aura to erode Jiang Hengdao’s strength and narrow the gap between them. The great hole stopped expanding, but the aura kept intensifying, and the chapter ended with Huang Xiao and the others studying the fighters’ techniques as Jiang Hengdao faced Xuan Yuanjun, the Demon God, and Ji Xuanying.

• Jiang Hengdao found his strength increasingly suppressed, while Xuan Yuanjun and the others avoided his attacks and waited for the otherworldly aura to weaken him further.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that the aura’s suppression of his allies had nearly reached its limit, while Jiang Hengdao would continue to lose more of his advantage.
• Jiang Hengdao turned toward Ji Shidao and the others, prompting Xuan Yuanjun, the Demon God, and Ji Xuanying to attack him and give their companions time to retreat.
• Jiang Hengdao threatened to kill the others if the trio kept dodging, then claimed the great hole had reached its expansion limit and that his internal power remained far stronger than theirs.
• Ji Xuanying rejected Jiang Hengdao’s offer to renew their former bond, and the Demon God challenged him as the fight resumed.
• Huang Xiao and the others watched Jiang Hengdao and his opponents’ techniques closely, hoping to learn from their exchanges.

Jiang Hengdao severely injured Ji Xuanying and the Demon God, then pursued Xuan Yuanjun as he tried to protect the others. After Xuan Yuanjun’s surprise attack failed, Jiang Hengdao caught his arm and stopped his Palm Force from erupting.

• Ji Xuanying took Jiang Hengdao’s palm strike and withdrew with serious injuries after Xuan Yuanjun interrupted him.
• The Demon God attacked Jiang Hengdao, but Jiang Hengdao used a formation trick to strike him in the back and badly wound him.
• Jiang Hengdao threatened to target the others, forcing Xuan Yuanjun to stop fleeing and face him.
• Xuan Yuanjun endured Jiang Hengdao’s attacks while the others watched, and Jiang Hengdao decided he could kill him within three moves.
• Xuan Yuanjun rushed Jiang Hengdao with a palm strike, but Jiang Hengdao seized his arm and prevented his Palm Force from breaking through.

Jiang Hengdao tried to tear off Xuan Yuanjun’s limbs to advance his Ruthlessness Dao, but Zuo Qiu Yi and Ao Zhen intervened and helped turn the fight into a three-on-one battle. As Jiang Hengdao realized the Martial World aura was suppressing him more than it suppressed them, the group kept pressing their advantage.

• Jiang Hengdao restrained Xuan Yuanjun and prepared to tear off his limbs, hoping the torture would advance his Ruthlessness Dao.
• Xuan Yuanjun chose to sever his own arm, but Zuo Qiu Yi and Ao Zhen attacked Jiang Hengdao and forced him to release Xuan Yuanjun.
• Zuo Qiu Yi and Ao Zhen joined Xuan Yuanjun in attacking Jiang Hengdao, giving Xuan Yuanjun room to recover and easing the pressure on him.
• Jiang Hengdao’s strength continued to decline, and he realized that Zuo Qiu Yi was less affected by the aura because he came from the Martial World.
• Jiang Hengdao concluded that Ao Zhen’s divine-beast nature helped him resist the suppression, while Jiang Hengdao’s essence blood from devouring others did not.

Xuan Yuanjun, Zuo Qiu Yi, and Ao Yuan fought Jiang Hengdao while the others watched the growing suppression of his power. Zuo Qiu Yi grew suspicious when Jiang Hengdao repeatedly held back, and after Jiang Hengdao seized him but released him, he demanded to know why he had been spared.

• Jiang Hengdao recognized Zuo Qiu Yi as the opposing side’s trump card, while Xuan Yuanjun kept Huang Xiao and the others hidden from his attention.
• Zuo Qiu Yi charged Jiang Hengdao with Ao Yuan and Xuan Yuanjun, despite the Demon God warning him to wait until Jiang Hengdao weakened further.
• Zuo Qiu Yi and Ao Yuan were wounded as the three fighters took turns holding Jiang Hengdao off, while Zuo Qiu Yi wondered why Jiang Hengdao had not tried to take his longevity true qi.
• Huo Lian, Zuo Qiu Shu, Ao Zhen, Leng Guhan, and Huang Xiao suspected Jiang Hengdao was holding back and wondered whether he had another plan connected to the Ruthlessness Dao.
• Jiang Hengdao seized Zuo Qiu Yi’s wrist, then laughed and released him as Ao Yuan and Xuan Yuanjun attacked from behind.
• Zuo Qiu Yi retreated and asked Jiang Hengdao why he had spared him when he could have killed him.

Jiang Hengdao fought Xuan Yuanjun, Zuo Qiu Yi, the Demon God, and Ji Xuanying while the otherworldly aura suppressed his power, but the five still could not overcome him. The chapter ended with Jiang Hengdao catching the Demon God’s full-force strike, wrenching away the Supreme Demon Saber, and injuring the Demon God’s hand.

• Jiang Hengdao claimed he was waiting for the otherworldly aura to weaken before killing his opponents and taking Zuo Qiu Yi’s Longevity True Qi.
• The Demon God and Ji Xuanying joined Xuan Yuanjun, Zuo Qiu Yi, and the others in attacking Jiang Hengdao, but the five remained at a disadvantage.
• Huang Xiao and the others watched the growing hole in the sky, hoping it would last long enough for the otherworldly aura to weaken Jiang Hengdao further.
• Xuan Yuanjun noticed Jiang Hengdao’s aura becoming disordered, and Jiang Hengdao admitted the five-way attack was putting him under pressure.
• The Demon God charged Jiang Hengdao with the Supreme Demon Saber, but Jiang Hengdao caught the blade barehanded, flung the saber underground, and damaged the Demon God’s hand.

Jiang Hengdao attacked the Demon God after disabling the Supreme Demon Saber's soul, but the Demon God's powerful body let him survive their clash and injure Jiang Hengdao in return. As the otherworldly aura increasingly suppressed Jiang Hengdao, Xuan Yuanjun and the others pressed their advantage, and Ao Yuan finally knocked Jiang Hengdao backward with a powerful leg strike.

• Jiang Hengdao rushed the Demon God, whose punch met Jiang Hengdao's heart strike and sent both men reeling with injuries.
• The Demon God explained that his body was naturally powerful, while Jiang Hengdao's depended on Longevity True Qi.
• The Demon God summoned the awakened Supreme Demon Saber and joined Xuan Yuanjun and the others in attacking Jiang Hengdao.
• After more than two hours of fighting, Jiang Hengdao shifted to defense as the otherworldly aura weakened him and the others grew stronger.
• Ao Yuan struck Jiang Hengdao with his powerful leg, knocking him backward, and challenged him to see how much longer he could hold out.

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.