Recaps

Han Shuo was invited to meet Battle Demon Valley’s master, Keluoxius, after defeating Balua, while Keluoxius privately weighed whether Han Shuo might be a spy. When Keluoxius watched him from above, Han Shuo flew up to confront him, rejecting his rule that visitors approach from the first floor.

• Han Shuo teased Xierfu, spoke with Keluoxius’s daughter about martial techniques, and warned Balua not to provoke him again.
• Balua threatened Haimanna and Xierfu before leaving Battle Demon Valley with his guards, while the spectators dispersed.
• Keluoxius questioned Nanzhaluo about Han Shuo’s origins and ordered him to atone for the failed expedition if Han Shuo did not prove useful.
• Qu Yanuo tried to learn about Han Shuo’s race, but Han Shuo evaded his questions and sensed Keluoxius watching from the grand building.
• Han Shuo flew up to face Keluoxius and declared that he would not tolerate being looked down on; Keluoxius praised his courage.

Han Shuo asked Keluoxius about the Abyss Realm’s Plane Guardian, hoping to find a way back to his original Plane. Keluoxius did not know of one but suggested that Manticore might, and Han Shuo agreed to stay in Battle Demon Valley as a guest retainer until Keluoxius could report his situation.

• Keluoxius dismissed the guards who had surrounded Han Shuo and invited him and Qu Yanuo inside.
• Keluoxius explained that Balua was useful to Battle Demon Valley and had asked Han Shuo to spare him; Han Shuo said he had no lasting grudge against Balua.
• Han Shuo revealed that he had come from another Plane and asked Keluoxius about the Abyss Realm’s Plane Guardian, but Keluoxius said he had never heard of one.
• Keluoxius suggested that Abyss Demon King Manticore might know about the Plane Guardian, leaving Han Shuo hopeful but wary of approaching him.
• Keluoxius offered to report Han Shuo’s situation to Manticore after Battle Demon Valley’s crisis and asked Han Shuo to serve as a guest retainer.
• Han Shuo accepted the retainer position, agreeing to help Battle Demon Valley fight powerful enemies while he stayed there.

Han Shuo settled into his new residence as a guest retainer of Battle Demon Valley and began investigating the Skeleton Magic Staff for information that might help him return from the Abyss Realm. After breaking through the defenses in the yellow skull’s three eye sockets, he received information from the staff that shocked him.

• Han Shuo accepted Keluoxius's offer to become a guest retainer and received a residence and token from Qu Yanuo.
• Han Shuo asked Qu Yanuo to send Haimanna and Xierfu to him, then settled into his new building and prepared a hidden underground chamber.
• Han Shuo studied the Skeleton Magic Staff, hoping to uncover secrets about planar teleportation and a way back from the Abyss Realm.
• Han Shuo recognized that the yellow skull resembled the three-eyed beings he had encountered, including Anstis, and focused his Mental Power on its eye sockets.
• Han Shuo broke through the defenses in all three sockets and learned information from the skull that shocked him.

Han Shuo learned from the Tricolor Skull how gods gained power and how the Death Cemetery connected to a war between gods of death and destruction and their enemies. He could not break the barriers on the other two skulls, and Keluoxius's daughter called to him.

• Han Shuo learned that gods advanced through divine power and faith, and that the Death Cemetery was a passage between planes used by gods of death and destruction.
• Han Shuo discovered that the Skeleton Magic Staff held a middle god of death's information and could activate divine marks that bound its owner to worship the god.
• Han Shuo realized the Death Cemetery had disturbed his soul before, but his willpower and Demonic Cultivation Art had prevented him from being corrupted.
• Han Shuo tried to breach the barriers on the other two skulls but lacked the mental power to uncover their secrets.
• Keluoxius's daughter called to Han Shuo, and he left after deciding he could not learn more for now.

Han Shuo pondered how Demonic Essence differed from the universe’s recognized powers and concluded that Demonic Cultivators might originate outside that universe. He then began teaching Jiebier meditation and magic, hoping to learn how Abyss Realm cultivators formed Elemental Bodies and how to help Mages become gods.

• Han Shuo concluded that Demonic Essence arose within its cultivator and could use or imitate different powers, unlike the elemental and law powers known to the Skeleton Magic Staff’s owner.
• Han Shuo suspected that Earth and Demonic Cultivators lay outside the universe formed from numerous Planes, but remained committed to cultivating Demonic Essence.
• Jiebier visited Han Shuo to ask for guidance in Martial Techniques, and he advised her to use meditation and Mental Power to sense Wind Element.
• Han Shuo demonstrated an Undead Spell by forming and launching Bone Spears, delighting Jiebier.
• Han Shuo taught Jiebier a Mage’s meditation method and studied how Wind Element circulated through her body, hoping to discover how Abyss Realm cultivators formed Elemental Bodies.

Han Shuo examined Jiebier’s affinity for Wind Element before Haimanna and Xierfu told him that Keluoxius had assigned them to him. As Han Shuo pursued the two women, Balua waited outside to apologize, and Han Shuo felt his Demonic Essence circulate more smoothly as he advanced in the Unrestrained Desire Realm.

• Han Shuo studied Jiebier’s body and discovered that her soul’s affinity with Wind Element had quickly improved through his meditation method.
• Jiebier praised Han Shuo and left after teasing him about Haimanna and Xierfu.
• Haimanna and Xierfu told Han Shuo that Keluoxius had assigned them to him, and Han Shuo asked whether he could do whatever he wanted with them.
• Han Shuo began having sex with Haimanna and Xierfu, while Balua arrived outside to apologize and waited as he heard them inside.
• Han Shuo sensed his Demonic Essence circulating on its own and realized that following his desires could help him advance in the Unrestrained Desire Realm.

Han Shuo accepted Balua’s apology but warned him against seeking revenge, then entered the Undead World to learn why Little Skeleton had gathered his forces in the Valley of Wraiths. Little Skeleton planned to defeat a powerful undead there, and Han Shuo considered teaching him advanced Necromancy.

• Balua apologized to Han Shuo and invited him to a Battle Demon Hall council about dealing with Poison Fang Fort in two days.
• Han Shuo warned Balua not to pursue revenge, then returned to his room and descended to the secret chamber to contact Little Skeleton.
• Han Shuo’s soul entered the Undead World and found Little Skeleton leading the Five Elements Armored Corpses and other undead in the Valley of Wraiths.
• Little Skeleton told Han Shuo that a creature stronger than Bone Dragons and Zombie Kings threatened his expansion, so he intended to destroy it and occupy the valley.
• Han Shuo recognized that Little Skeleton had formed a death-element soul and body, and considered imprinting his Necromancy knowledge onto him.

Han Shuo began transferring his Necromancy memories to Little Skeleton to help him master the Death Element, while learning that the Five Elements Armored Corpses had completed the Heavenly Corpse Five Elements Formation. The transfer was interrupted when the Purple Demon Eye unleashed a soul-plundering force and powerful Undead from the Valley of Wraiths charged toward them.

• Han Shuo offered to pass his Necromancy memories to Little Skeleton, who agreed to receive them.
• Little Skeleton said the area was safe because the Five Elements Armored Corpses had mastered the Heavenly Corpse Five Elements Formation, which could even trap him.
• Han Shuo began carefully transferring basic Necromancy knowledge into Little Skeleton's soul, and Little Skeleton absorbed it without difficulty.
• The Purple Demon Eye suddenly released an evil force that intercepted the memories and tried to seize both Han Shuo's and Little Skeleton's souls.
• Powerful Undead from the Valley of Wraiths surged toward Han Shuo and Little Skeleton, led by a death aura comparable to Little Skeleton's.

Han Shuo and Little Skeleton were trapped between the soul inside the Purple Demon Eye and a powerful Undead from the Valley of Wraiths, until Han Shuo used a dangerous passage through a space-time tunnel to turn the struggle in his favor. He awoke with the memories of Daddala and Haili Lich, and realized he had created two external incarnations through Demon Division.

• Han Shuo and Little Skeleton struggled to resist the soul power erupting from the Purple Demon Eye as it threatened to take over both of them.
• A powerful Undead from the Valley of Wraiths attacked Little Skeleton’s forces, but stopped before the Five Elements Armored Corpses’ formation.
• The Undead joined the soul battle and targeted Little Skeleton, while the Purple Demon Eye’s soul power attacked the newcomer as well.
• Han Shuo sent the entangled souls through a space-time tunnel and used the others’ weakened state to strike the newcomer and the Purple Demon Eye’s soul.
• Han Shuo collapsed, then awoke with the memories of Daddala and Haili Lich and declared that he had erased their soul marks.
• The Skeleton Magic Staff and Demon-Slaying Edge transformed into two more Han Shuos, which Han Shuo identified as his Death-System Base God and Destruction-System Lower God incarnations.

Han Shuo took over the souls of Daddala and Haili, gaining two powerful external incarnations and their memories. He restored Little Skeleton in the Undead World, then prepared to attend the council meeting with his strength greatly increased.

• Han Shuo learned that Daddala and Haili’s souls had been erased and replaced by his own consciousness, forming external incarnations tied to the Demon-Slaying Edge and Skeleton Magic Staff.
• Han Shuo gained Haili’s necromancy knowledge and learned how the Skeleton Magic Staff could use planar teleportation arrays and Death Cemeteries to travel between planes.
• Han Shuo and Little Skeleton returned to the Undead World, where their souls reentered their bodies and Little Skeleton learned that Han Shuo had become far more powerful.
• Han Shuo claimed Haili’s green crystal and ordered Haili’s undead army to recognize Little Skeleton as a master alongside him.
• Han Shuo sent the green crystal to the Earth Armor Zombie as an intermediary between planes, then decided to check on the council meeting Balua had mentioned.
• Han Shuo put away the Skeleton Magic Staff and Demon-Slaying Edge and headed out, confident that his strength now exceeded Keluoxius’s.

After spending a month cultivating in the underground chamber, Han Shuo arrived late to Keluoxius’s meeting about Poison Fang Fort’s coming attack. He ignored the Chief Honorary Guest’s attempt to command him, forced him to surrender his seat, and won Keluoxius’s amused approval.

• Han Shuo emerged from the underground chamber and learned that Keluoxius had summoned him to the Battle Demon Hall.
• Nanzhaluo told Han Shuo that Poison Fang Fort’s forces were approaching Battle Demon Valley with the aid of Goran Dell’s powerful Shadow Generals.
• Han Shuo entered the meeting, where Keluoxius reprimanded him for arriving late and the Chief Honorary Guest claimed authority over him.
• Han Shuo ignored the Chief Honorary Guest and used the Demon-Slaying Edge’s aura to make him give up his seat.
• Keluoxius declared that Han Shuo could arrive late to any meeting as a new rule made just for him.

Han Shuo secured the position of chief Honorary Guest in Battle Demon Valley and learned that Poison Fang Fort was preparing a major assault. He offered to build a powerful formation to defend the valley, and Keluoxius gave him access to the valley’s weapons and materials warehouse.

• Keluoxius recognized Han Shuo's strength, confirmed him as chief Honorary Guest, and ordered a new chair after Han Shuo refused to sit where Buleixiao had been.
• Keluoxius spared Nanzhaluo over the Xieluo Squad incident, and Han Shuo warned Buleixiao not to provoke him.
• Keluoxius described Poison Fang Fort's approaching invasion, including Red Fang and two Shadow Generals, and Han Shuo offered to set up a deadly formation.
• Han Shuo demonstrated a basic Necromancy formation that concentrated death energy and blasted holes in the council hall's stone walls.
• Keluoxius ordered Jiebier to take Han Shuo to the weapons and materials warehouse so he could choose whatever supplies he needed.

Han Shuo accompanied Jiebier to Battle Demon Valley’s warehouse, where he gave her a wind crystal necklace and impulsively touched her wings before guards interrupted them. After Jiebier used her father’s token to bring him inside, Han Shuo sensed a familiar presence beyond the warehouse gate and urged her to open it.

• Han Shuo gave Jiebier a green crystal necklace to help her with meditation, and she kissed his cheek in gratitude.
• Han Shuo touched Jiebier’s wing and began molesting her, but he stopped when Battle Demon Guards came to investigate.
• Jiebier dismissed the guards and showed them Keluoxius’s Valley Master’s Token, which authorized Han Shuo to take anything he wanted from the warehouse.
• Han Shuo and Jiebier entered the small valley, where Han Shuo sensed a familiar presence in a secret chamber behind the iron-and-stone gate and told her to open it.

Han Shuo found an ancient Jade Bone Token in Battle Demon Valley’s weapons storehouse and realized it proved a Death Cemetery existed in the Abyss Realm, offering a possible route home. With Jiebier’s help, he searched the storehouse and collected many rare materials for refining bodies and Demonic Artifacts.

• Jiebier opened Battle Demon Valley’s weapons storehouse, and Han Shuo rushed into a chamber after sensing a familiar aura.
• Han Shuo found a Jade Bone Token whose imprint had been removed and asked Jiebier to investigate its origins.
• Han Shuo concluded that the token confirmed a Death Cemetery existed in the Abyss Realm and could eventually lead him back to the Qio Continent.
• Han Shuo examined the storehouse materials and put nearly a hundred valuable items into his Spatial Ring.
• Han Shuo gave Jiebier a Spatial Ring, flirted with her, and continued gathering useful materials from the other chambers.

Han Shuo finished setting up a powerful Shura Illusion Soul Formation in Battle Demon Valley and learned that the jade bone token came from Demon King Manticore. He planned to head to Black Jade Demon King City soon, but first summoned Little Skeleton to pass on his death-element Necromancy memories.

• Han Shuo built a Shura Illusion Soul Formation with Jiebier’s help, adding death-element Magic Arrays and mysteries of destruction laws while Buleixiao assisted.
• Jiebier explained Buleixiao’s background and urged Han Shuo not to harm him; Han Shuo agreed as long as Buleixiao did not provoke him.
• Jiebier revealed that the jade bone token came from Demon King Manticore’s armory, prompting Han Shuo to plan a trip to Black Jade Demon King City.
• Han Shuo told Jiebier to keep meditating, then declined Haimanna and Xierfu’s invitation and entered his secret chamber.
• Han Shuo offered to forge Gilbert a temporary body, but Gilbert chose to wait for his original skeleton; Han Shuo promised they would seek the planar Teleportation Array in Black Jade Demon King City.
• Han Shuo summoned Little Skeleton to transmit his death-element Necromancy memories and was astonished by its appearance.

Han Shuo discovered that the Wraith Stele had entered Little Skeleton’s chest and protected his soul, preventing Han Shuo from transferring necromancy memories to him. As Poison Fang Fort’s forces approached Battle Demon Valley, Han Shuo finished preparing a formation and two demonic artifacts, and predicted the attack would begin within half a day.

• Han Shuo recognized the gravestone in Little Skeleton’s chest as the Wraith Stele from the Valley of Wraiths, and Little Skeleton explained that it helped him absorb death energy.
• Han Shuo tried to transfer his necromancy memories to Little Skeleton, but the Wraith Stele’s protective power blocked his divine sense.
• Han Shuo sent Little Skeleton back to the Undead World and advised him to study the Wraith Stele.
• Poison Fang Fort’s forces eliminated Battle Demon Valley’s hidden sentries, prompting Keluoxius to recall the remaining sentries and residents to prepare for an attack.
• Han Shuo completed the Shura Illusion Soul Formation and refined sixteen Explosive Destruction Beads and a Heavenly Demon Jade Flame Shuttle.
• Han Shuo told Keluoxius, Balua, the six great Rakshasas, and the five Honorary Guests that Poison Fang Fort would attack in less than half a day.

Poison Fang Fort's army, led by Red Fang and the Shadow General Zhaojiya, attacked Battle Demon Valley. Han Shuo's stone forest appeared ineffective at first, but he told the valley's defenders to wait until more enemies entered.

• Red Fang and Zhaojiya discussed their plans to take Battle Demon Valley, while Zhaojiya demanded more young women to eat.
• Han Shuo identified Zhaojiya to Keluoxius and the defenders, who reacted with fear; he gave Jiebier an Explosive Destruction Bead for protection.
• Red Fang ordered the army to charge through the stone forest, which only slowed their advance.
• Balua and Keluoxius questioned Han Shuo when the formation showed no destructive power, and Han Shuo said he had not activated it yet.

Han Shuo waited until Poison Fang Fort’s elite forces entered the stone forest before activating his formation, unleashing devastating powers against the invaders. As the three Shadow Generals led the charge, Battle Demon Valley’s defenders watched the formation destroy more than ten thousand Abyss Creatures.

• Red Fang ordered Poison Fang Fort’s cannon fodder into the stone forest, and the creatures climbed Battle Demon Valley’s walls using sticky hands and feet.
• Keluoxius ordered Battle Demon Valley’s defenders to attack, and their boulders, arrows, and nets killed hundreds of climbers.
• Red Fang led Poison Fang Fort’s elite assault with the Ironstone General, Demon Red General, and Zhaojiya, leaving Battle Demon Valley’s defenders despairing.
• Balua mocked Han Shuo and promised to call him Grandpa if he could play with the Demon Red General, while Jiebier warned Han Shuo against provoking her.
• Han Shuo activated the formation as the elite forces approached, and its barriers and destructive powers killed more than ten thousand Abyss Creatures in the stone forest.

Han Shuo’s formation annihilated Poison Fang Fort’s first wave of more than ten thousand fighters, terrifying both Battle Demon Valley and the Shadow Generals. As the remaining elites charged the valley, Han Shuo promised to face all three Shadow Generals alone.

• Han Shuo’s combined formation slaughtered the Abyss Creatures in the stone forest and turned their souls into blood-red shadows.
• Keluoxius and Battle Demon Valley’s fighters stared in awe at Han Shuo’s power, while Balua conceded he might have to call Han Shuo Grandpa.
• Red Fang and the Shadow Generals learned from the surviving Tieshi that nearly everyone in the first force had died in the stone forest.
• Zhaojiya invoked Great Demon King Goran Dell’s wrath, and Red Fang ordered the remaining Poison Fang Fort elites to charge Battle Demon Valley.
• Keluoxius asked Han Shuo to help hold off one Demon, and Han Shuo said he would handle all three Shadow Generals.

Han Shuo entered Battle Demon Valley’s battle against Poison Fang Fort and used the Demon-Slaying Edge to kill Shadow General Zhaojiya, shifting the tide in Battle Demon Valley’s favor. He then destroyed the Ironstone General and turned his attention to the Demon Red General, asking whether she wanted to live.

• Han Shuo told the defenders he would face the three Shadow Generals alone, then Battle Demon Valley and Poison Fang Fort began fighting.
• Han Shuo sent the Skeleton Magic Staff and Demon-Slaying Edge into the battle while the three Shadow Generals overwhelmed Battle Demon Valley’s guards.
• The Demon-Slaying Edge pierced Zhaojiya, absorbed his soul and power, and killed the leader of the Shadow Generals.
• Battle Demon Valley’s fighters cheered Zhaojiya’s death, while the Poison Fang Fort invaders lost morale and Keluoxius pressed his attack on Red Fang.
• Han Shuo killed the Ironstone General and asked the Demon Red General, “Beauty, want to live?”

Han Shuo killed the Demon Red General and secured Battle Demon Valley’s victory over Poison Fang Fort. After Keluoxius pledged Jiebier to him, Han Shuo carried her away while Balua conceded and promised not to oppose him again.

• Han Shuo saw through the Demon Red General’s attempt to kill him and snapped her neck before throwing her into the air, where she exploded.
• Battle Demon Valley’s fighters gained the advantage after Han Shuo killed the three Shadow Generals, and the forces of Poison Fang Fort began to fall back.
• Red Fang offered Han Shuo twice Battle Demon Valley’s reward, but Han Shuo refused and Keluoxius ordered his fighters to finish the battle and attack Poison Fang Fort.
• Han Shuo approached Jiebier, flirted with her, and carried her toward the valley as Battle Demon Valley’s people watched.
• Balua called after Han Shuo and conceded, saying he would never dare oppose him; Han Shuo accepted his submission and departed with Jiebier.

Han Shuo and Jiebier's encounter led her to sense Mental Power and gave Han Shuo a breakthrough in his mental state. After helping Jiebier learn to use her Spatial Ring, Han Shuo sensed that Demon King Manticore's people had arrived.

• Han Shuo took Jiebier to a stone forest, where they shared an intimate encounter.
• While meditating afterward, Jiebier sensed Mental Power, and Han Shuo studied how the Wind Element circulated within her body.
• Han Shuo realized his Unrestrained Desire Realm was close to transforming into the Nine Transformations realm.
• Han Shuo gently dressed and comforted Jiebier, who thanked him and cried with joy.
• Han Shuo confirmed Jiebier had sensed Mental Power and taught her to use her Spatial Ring.
• Han Shuo sensed the arrival of the people Demon King Manticore had sent and suggested they go meet them.

Han Shuo returned to Battle Demon Valley after helping defeat Poison Fang Fort, where the surviving guards celebrated him and he absorbed the Stone Forest’s blood shadows and reclaimed his formation materials. Bode and Qiniya arrived to win him over for Lord Manticore, and Keluoxius eagerly agreed to discuss matters with him.

• Keluoxius told Bode and Qiniya that Han Shuo had killed three Shadow Generals and destroyed nearly ten thousand Poison Fang Fort experts with his formation.
• Keluoxius revealed that Han Shuo had come from another plane, prompting Bode and Qiniya to praise him and urge Keluoxius to secure Han Shuo’s support.
• Han Shuo returned to the battlefield with Jiebier and was greeted with reverent cheers from Battle Demon Valley’s guards.
• Han Shuo sent the Demon-Slaying Edge into the Stone Forest, where it absorbed the blood shadows and collected the formation materials.
• Bode, Qiniya, and Keluoxius approached Han Shuo to discuss winning his allegiance, and Keluoxius readily accepted his explanation for removing the blood shadows.

After Battle Demon Valley's crisis ended, Han Shuo agreed to travel with Bode and Qiniya to Black Jade Demon King City to meet Lord Manticore and seek a way out of the Abyss Realm. Jiebier, Haimanna, and Xierfu chose to leave with him, while Keluoxius received a Spatial Ring and a promise that Han Shuo might return.

• Bode and Qiniya thanked Han Shuo for helping Battle Demon Valley and offered to introduce him to Lord Manticore in Black Jade Demon King City.
• Han Shuo asked Jiebier whether she would leave the Abyss Realm with him, and she decided to follow him despite Keluoxius's sadness.
• Keluoxius accepted Jiebier's choice and asked her to visit if she could; Han Shuo reassured them that he might return to the Abyss Realm.
• Han Shuo gave Keluoxius a Spatial Ring and an Earth Element Magic Wand, and Bode recognized the ring as a rare item also owned by Manticore.
• Han Shuo, Jiebier, Haimanna, and Xierfu left Battle Demon Valley with Bode and Qiniya for Black Jade Demon King City.

Han Shuo arrived in Black Jade Demon King City with Jiebier, Haimanna, and Xierfu, where Bode and Qiniya left to seek an audience with Manticore. While exploring the city, Han Shuo noticed a boy being beaten, recognized his Blood Spirit Body, and asked whether he wanted power.

• Han Shuo and the three women entered Black Jade Demon King City and marveled at its immense buildings and the towering Demon King Palace.
• Bode and Qiniya went to the Demon King Palace to seek an audience with Manticore, while Han Shuo and the women explored the city.
• Han Shuo spotted several youths beating a small boy in an alley and initially prepared to continue on his way.
• The boy's body turned blood-red, and Han Shuo recognized that he had a Blood Spirit Body.
• Han Shuo rushed over, lifted the battered boy, and asked whether he wanted power.