Chapter Summaries

Shi Hen explained to Huang Xiao how the Hall Master and Pang Ji’s rivalry shaped the struggle for the Hall Master’s Seat, and urged Huang Xiao to prepare for Pang Yi. He then advised Huang Xiao to learn the Hall Master’s imperishable cultivation method if he reached the required level.

• Shi Hen told Huang Xiao that Pang Ji would likely wait until after the Thousand-Year Period to challenge the injured Hall Master, hoping to settle their old rivalry.
• Shi Hen explained that a Hall Master’s strength increased dramatically, but the Hall Master could not destroy the Pang Family without risking the Demon Hall’s forces; Huang Xiao vowed to stop Pang Yi from taking the seat.
• Shi Hen praised Huang Xiao’s showing against Pang Yi and said his performance had drawn the elders’ notice, while support from the Ten Thousand Demons Hall remained uncertain.
• Shi Hen warned Huang Xiao that Pang Ji would train Pang Yi with vast resources and that Huang Xiao’s success depended on mastering whatever the Hall Master could teach him.
• Shi Hen urged Huang Xiao to pursue the Hall Master’s imperishable cultivation method if he reached the necessary threshold, explaining that it could be refined further with the Heavenly Evil Imperishable Art.

Shi Hen advised Huang Xiao to prioritize the Heavenly Demon Skill and asked him to pass a message to the Hall Master. Wei Yidao told Huang Xiao that the Ten Thousand Demons Hall had agreed to give him limited support, which Chu Fanyin might be able to expand, and Huang Xiao raised his plan to visit the Mixed Demon Sect before leaving for the Heavenly Demon Hall.

• Shi Hen urged Huang Xiao to focus on the Heavenly Demon Skill, use Sound Art Qi Control, and avoid the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art unless his life was in danger.
• Shi Hen asked Huang Xiao to tell the Hall Master that he wished to meet and discuss matters concerning Pang Ji.
• Wu Cang told Huang Xiao that Chu Fanyin had come to see him, but Huang Xiao arrived as Chu Fanyin was leaving after discussing support with Wei Yidao.
• Wei Yidao explained that the Ten Thousand Demons Hall had approved limited support for Huang Xiao, and Chu Fanyin could decide how much of the resources to provide.
• Wei Yidao said they would leave for the Heavenly Demon Hall in three days, and Huang Xiao mentioned that he and Elder Wu had planned to visit the Mixed Demon Sect on the way back.

Wei Yidao learned that Ma Jing had admitted Yao Renwu as a Reserve Outer Hall Elder without consulting him and vowed to confront Ma Jing in person. Huang Xiao and Wu Cang began investigating the appointment while the plan to return to the Heavenly Demon Hall and visit the Mixed Demon Sect remained uncertain.

• Huang Xiao learned that Wei Yidao planned to travel with him to the Mixed Demon Sect, and Wu Cang brought an Outer Hall Elders' Council elder carrying a letter from Ma Jing.
• Wei Yidao flew into a rage after reading the letter, then ordered the frightened messenger to tell Ma Jing he would come in person to settle the matter.
• Huang Xiao and Wu Cang read that Ma Jing's council had appointed Yao Renwu a Reserve Outer Hall Elder without consulting Wei Yidao.
• Wei Yidao suspected Pang Ruyuan had arranged the appointment as retaliation and ordered Wu Cang to investigate which Pang Family member had helped Yao Renwu.
• Huang Xiao told Wu Cang that Wei Yidao had planned to return to the Heavenly Demon Hall in three days and visit the Mixed Demon Sect, but the new dispute might delay their plans.

Huang Xiao learned that Pang Ruyuan had helped Yao Renwu join the Outer Hall Elders' Council to undermine Wei Yidao, while Pang Rushan had transferred to the God-Burying Hall. Huang Xiao set out for the Mixed Demon Sect with Wu Cang, and their party encountered Pang Rushan's group near their destination.

• Wu Cang told Huang Xiao that Pang Ruyuan had persuaded Ma Jing to admit Yao Renwu as a candidate elder after Pang Rushan left a vacancy.
• Wu Cang explained that Pang Rushan had moved to the God-Burying Hall and was exploiting its subordinate sects for gifts.
• Huang Xiao decided to proceed with the journey, and Wei Yidao stayed at the Main Hall to demand an explanation from Ma Jing.
• Huang Xiao, Wu Cang, and their party left the Main Hall with the tempering materials and traveled toward the Mixed Demon Sect.
• Near the Mixed Demon Sect, Huang Xiao and Wu Cang encountered a group from the God-Burying Hall and suspected its leading elder was Pang Rushan.

Huang Xiao led a powerful Heavenly Demon Hall force to the Mixed Demon Sect after learning that it had secretly defected to the God-Burying Hall. The assault began at the sect gates, and Chao Mu rushed out in alarm as the slaughter spread inside.

• Pang Rushan mocked Huang Xiao and Wu Cang about Regent Elder Yao Renwu joining the Outer Hall Elders' Council, so Huang Xiao's group avoided traveling with him.
• Huang Xiao reunited with Liu Jiong's force, learned that Elder Yin and Elder Yue had been released with serious injuries, and ordered that Chao Lingyi's father be spared for her.
• Huang Xiao ordered the group to advance, and they killed Mixed Demon Sect disciples they encountered on the way to the sect.
• At the Mixed Demon Sect gates, Wu Cang commanded the Heavenly Demon Hall forces to kill everyone, and the group charged inside.
• Huang Xiao entered with Wu Cang while Liu Jiong's force pushed deeper into the sect, killing its disciples in a one-sided battle.
• Chao Mu hurried out with his subordinates after hearing of the invasion and feared that the Mixed Demon Sect's defection to the God-Burying Hall had been exposed.

Liu Jiong attacked the Mixed Demon Sect after exposing its secret allegiance to the God-Burying Hall, gravely wounding Chao Mu. The sect’s leaders found support in Pang Rushan, a God-Burying Hall Regent Elder who arrived during their banquet and vowed to protect them from the Heavenly Demon Hall.

• Liu Jiong ignored Chao Mu’s pleas, struck him through the building, and left him gravely wounded.
• Chao Jin and Chao Shui treated Chao Mu while Chao Jin confronted Liu Jiong about discovering their secret.
• Liu Jiong declared that the Mixed Demon Sect would be erased, and Chao Jin claimed he was too late.
• Pang Rushan appeared, and Liu Jiong sensed that the newcomer was an Enlightenment Realm expert linked to the God-Burying Hall.
• Chao Jin, Chao Shui, and the others knelt to Pang Rushan, who promised to stand up for them and prepared to humiliate the Heavenly Demon Hall.

Pang Rushan confronted Liu Jiong over the Heavenly Demon Hall’s threat to the Mixed Demon Sect, which had joined the God-Burying Hall. Wu Cang and Huang Xiao arrived and mocked Pang Rushan, leaving the dispute unresolved as Pang’s anger grew.

• Pang Rushan demanded that Liu Jiong acknowledge his offense, but Liu Jiong rebuked Ke Song and refused to show Pang respect.
• Pang accused the Heavenly Demon Hall of threatening the Mixed Demon Sect and warned that the sect was now under the God-Burying Hall’s protection.
• Wu Cang and Huang Xiao appeared, and Pang realized he could not force the Heavenly Demon Hall’s people to back down while Wu was present.
• Wu and Huang Xiao mocked Pang for invoking other people and institutions to threaten others, and Huang Xiao called such cowards hollow and not worth a damn.
• Ke Song shouted that Huang Xiao had insulted Pang, while Pang’s expression darkened.

Huang Xiao ordered the Heavenly Demon Hall to continue exterminating the Mixed Demon Sect despite Pang Rushan’s threats. After Wu Cang killed Ke Song, Huang Xiao charged at Pang Rushan while the others attacked the God-Burying Hall group and the Mixed Demon Sect survivors.

• Huang Xiao exposed Ke Song’s claim that he had named Pang Rushan as a target, and Pang Rushan struck Ke Song for his foolishness.
• Pang Rushan demanded that the Heavenly Demon Hall leave, but Huang Xiao ordered his people to attack the Mixed Demon Sect again.
• Huang Xiao threatened to treat Pang Rushan and the God-Burying Hall as accomplices if they stayed, while Chao Jin and the others begged Pang Rushan for help.
• Wu Cang killed Ke Song with a palm strike after Huang Xiao ordered him to silence Ke Song.
• Huang Xiao charged at Pang Rushan as the Heavenly Demon Hall members attacked the God-Burying Hall group and the Mixed Demon Sect survivors.

Huang Xiao used the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art and Sound Art Qi Control to fight Pang Rushan, overcoming the pressure of Heaven and Earth Momentum and exchanging a powerful blow with him. The clash left Huang Xiao bleeding but still standing, while Wu Cang held back from intervening.

• Huang Xiao combined the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art with Sound Art Qi Control and tested Pang Rushan's strength with a palm strike.
• Pang Rushan used Heaven and Earth Momentum to suppress Huang Xiao and tried to keep him fighting so the forbidden art would cause lasting damage.
• Huang Xiao tripled the power of his true qi, broke through the suppression, and attacked Pang Rushan from behind with the Heavenly Demon Subduing Tiger Fist.
• Pang Rushan turned and struck with all his internal power, and the collision sent Huang Xiao back eight steps and Pang Rushan back five.
• Huang Xiao bled from the clash and signaled Wu Cang not to interfere.

Huang Xiao fought Pang Rushan and wounded the enlightenment realm Regent Elder, while Wu Cang stopped the God-Burying Hall’s remaining forces from turning the battle. Huang Xiao’s words made Pang Rushan suspect the Mixed Demon Sect had done something he did not know about, and he demanded an explanation.

• Wu Cang and Liu Jiong watched in shock as Huang Xiao’s strength far exceeded their expectations, while Pang Rushan suspected he was using a forbidden art.
• Huang Xiao tested his limits against Pang Rushan, then struck with his left fist while blocking Pang Rushan’s residual Palm Force, wounding them both.
• Wu Cang abandoned his attempt to attack Pang Rushan and caught Huang Xiao, who pulled free and said he was all right.
• Huang Xiao taunted Pang Rushan and said Wu Cang could kill his subordinates, while Pang Rushan noted how many of his forces had died or been injured.
• Huang Xiao warned that he had grounds to kill even an enlightenment realm expert and would only face a little punishment, making Pang Rushan realize he had overlooked something.
• Pang Rushan asked what the Mixed Demon Sect had done.

Pang Rushan fled the Heavenly Demon Hall after Huang Xiao humiliated him, while the Mixed Demon Sect captives faced execution. Huang Xiao left the fate of Chao Lingyi’s captured relatives to her, and she confronted the father who had abused her and her mother.

• Huang Xiao rebuked Pang Rushan, who withdrew with his remaining subordinates to report to the God-Burying Hall’s Hall Master.
• The Heavenly Demon Hall executed the Mixed Demon Sect disciples who begged for mercy, and Huang Xiao killed Chao Mu.
• Chao Lingyi’s father begged her to save him when guards brought him and other captives before her.
• Huang Xiao told Chao Lingyi to decide for herself, and she approached her father while the other captives pleaded for their lives.
• A Void Martial Realm practitioner asked Chao Lingyi what she wanted done with the captives.

Chao Lingyi killed her father after the Heavenly Demon Hall slaughtered the Mixed Demon Sect, and Huang Xiao explained why he had let Pang Rushan go. The Heavenly Demon Hall searched the sect and uncovered a huge hoard of treasure, including gifts prepared for Pang Rushan.

• Chao Lingyi ordered the Mixed Demon Sect members killed, then stabbed her father to death and returned to Huang Xiao's side.
• Huang Xiao ordered Liu Jiong to kill Chao Jin and Chao Shui and sent the Heavenly Demon Hall members after the survivors and the sect's treasures.
• Wu Cang worried that Pang Rushan might reveal Huang Xiao's strength to Pang Ruyuan, and Huang Xiao said he had deliberately let more of his strength become known.
• Liu Jiong led Huang Xiao and Wu Cang to a large pile of recovered treasures and said ten chests of gifts for Pang Rushan made up nearly half the sect's hoard.

Huang Xiao’s group divided the Mixed Demon Sect’s spoils and found a fragmentary map in a chamber said to belong to Chao Hun. Meanwhile, Wei Yidao stormed the Outer Hall Elders’ Council and attacked Ma Jing and another figure, leaving a confrontation underway.

• Huang Xiao agreed to set aside half the treasures and distribute the remainder by merit, while choosing only a few items for himself.
• A Void Martial Realm disciple brought Huang Xiao a damaged sheepskin map found in a secluded chamber, and Wu Cang judged it to be one part of a larger map.
• Huang Xiao kept the map and ordered Liu Jiong to give the disciple an extra share as a reward.
• Huang Xiao and the others took the Mixed Demon Sect’s valuables and burned the sect down, prompting shock and speculation across the Jianghu.
• Wei Yidao ignored a guard and entered the Outer Hall Elders’ Council, where he destroyed the great hall while demanding that Ma Jing come out.
• Wei Yidao saw Ma Jing and another figure emerge from the ruins and lunged at them with killing intent.

Wei Yidao attacked Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan after destroying the Main Hall, while the Outer Hall elders watched and called for help from the Inner Hall. Yao Renwu learned that the fight had been caused by Ma Jing admitting an Enlightenment Realm Regent Elder into the Outer Hall Elders' Council and accused Xie Ji of helping set events in motion.

• Wei Yidao knocked Ma Jing into the Main Hall ruins, then fought Pang Ruyuan until Ma Jing returned and joined the battle against him.
• Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan teamed up against Wei Yidao, while Outer Hall elders sent for the Inner Hall and watched the fight intensify.
• Yao Renwu learned that Wei Yidao had attacked because Ma Jing admitted an Enlightenment Realm Regent Elder from the Heavenly Demon Hall into the Outer Hall Elders' Council.
• Xie Ji tried to distance himself from Yao Renwu, who accused him of contributing to the affair and warned him not to silence him.
• Xie Ji offered to repay Yao Renwu tenfold, but Yao Renwu ignored him as the elders looked on with contempt.

Wei Yidao fought Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan at once, overpowering their attacks with his layered Heavenly Demon force. He left Pang Ruyuan badly injured and knocked Ma Jing from the sky, while the elders helped Ma Jing from the rubble.

• Wei Yidao repelled Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan with six layers of Heavenly Demon Ninefold Force, injuring their hand meridians.
• Wei Yidao fought Pang Ruyuan head-on, then wounded Ma Jing with a claw strike when Ma Jing attacked from behind.
• Pang Ruyuan unleashed God-Burying Shattering-Void Force against Wei Yidao, but Wei Yidao's layered palm force broke through and sent him flying while he spat dark blood.
• Wei Yidao struck Ma Jing with sevenfold force and kicked him into the ruins.
• Several elders pulled Ma Jing from the rubble, and he could barely stand because of his severe injuries.

Wei Yidao defeated Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan, then repeatedly humiliated Pang Ruyuan and broke his limbs without killing him. After Pang Ruyuan lost consciousness, Wu Renping rushed at Wei Yidao, who moved to meet him despite a companion's warning.

• Pang Ruyuan tried to flee, but Wei Yidao blocked him and attacked.
• Wei Yidao beat Pang Ruyuan repeatedly, humiliating him before the gathered elders.
• Wei Yidao grabbed Pang Ruyuan by the neck, then snapped all four of his limbs and declared he would not kill him.
• Wei Yidao kicked Pang Ruyuan unconscious as the God-Burying Hall elders rushed to treat him.
• Wu Renping ordered Wei Yidao to stop and charged at him, while his companion urged Wei Yidao not to act rashly.

Wei Yidao revealed that he had broken through to the Shattering-Void Realm when he repelled Wu Renping, changing the balance of power in the dispute over his attack on Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan. He agreed with Wu Renping that the matter should be reported to the Grand Elder, intending to seek justice against Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan.

• Wu Renping used Shattering the Void against Wei Yidao, but discovered that Wei Yidao could also shatter heaven and earth momentum.
• Wei Yidao struck Wu Renping and sent him flying, then revealed that he had recently reached the Shattering-Void Realm.
• Hao Wenhe congratulated Wei Yidao, while the nearby Outer Hall Elders realized that his new realm gave him special standing and protection.
• Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan heard of Wei Yidao's breakthrough and fainted again, fearing the consequences of his pursuing Yao Renwu's case.
• Wu Renping said he would report Wei Yidao's conduct to the Grand Elder, and Wei Yidao calmly said he would seek justice over Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan.

Wei Yidao and Hao Wenhe punished Yao Renwu’s allies after the affair exposed Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan’s misconduct, and Pang Tiangang issued the final judgments. Back at the Heavenly Demon Hall, Huang Xiao learned of the Hall Master’s Shattering-Void Realm strength and heard that the Pang Family kept hidden experts within its lineage.

• Wei Yidao ordered Yao Renwu’s internal power crippled and imprisoned, while Hao Wenhe ordered an investigation and the arrest of those connected to him.
• Wei Yidao had Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan confined, and Hao Wenhe limited their detention to the Main Hall.
• Pang Tiangang reprimanded Wei Yidao, stripped Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan of their positions, sentenced Yao Renwu to death, and severely punished Xie Ji and others implicated in the affair.
• Huang Xiao learned from Wu Cang that the Hall Master had reached the Shattering-Void Realm and had fought Ma Jing and Pang Ruyuan while outnumbered.
• Wu Cang told Huang Xiao that the Pang Family retained powerful experts outside the Demon Hall’s Outer Hall, Inner Hall, and Hidden Demon Guard.

Huang Xiao discussed the Pang Family’s influence over the Demon Hall with Wu Cang, then gave Spirit-Restoring Pills to Wu Cang, Yin Huju, and Yue Cheng. As Yin Huju and Yue Cheng began healing, Yin Huju’s aura surged and suddenly contracted, suggesting he was breaking through to the Enlightenment Realm.

• Huang Xiao questioned why the Pang Family did not simply take over the Demon Hall, and Wu Cang said they likely had their reasons.
• Huang Xiao gave Wu Cang a Spirit-Restoring Pill, which Wu Cang accepted after Huang Xiao assured him he had more.
• Huang Xiao visited Yin Huju and Yue Cheng, learned their foundations were intact, and gave each a Spirit-Restoring Pill for their injuries.
• Huang Xiao asked Yin Huju and Yue Cheng to tell him about the Forced Labor Camp and Zheng Gu after they recovered.
• Yin Huju swallowed his pill and began gathering power, while Huang Xiao and Yue Cheng watched his aura surge and then contract.

Yin Huju recovered and broke through to the Enlightenment Realm with Huang Xiao’s Spirit-Restoring Pill. As Yin Huju and Yue Cheng described the Core Forging Area, Huang Xiao learned that Demon Spirit Armor was made from divine beasts slaughtered alive and that Imperial Remnant Manor supplied them.

• Yin Huju thanked Huang Xiao for the Spirit-Restoring Pill after breaking through to the Enlightenment Realm, and Huang Xiao congratulated him.
• Yue Cheng said his injuries had healed and his strength had improved, though he remained far from breaking through to the Enlightenment Realm.
• Huang Xiao asked Yin Huju and Yue Cheng about the Core Forging Area and how Heavenly Demon Hall made its supreme-quality armor.
• Yin Huju explained that the armor was forged from divine beast hides, fur, sinews, bones, and Essence Blood, which had to be harvested by slaughtering the beasts alive.
• Yin Huju revealed that Imperial Remnant Manor offered the raised divine beasts as tribute to the Demon Hall.