Recaps

Yu Sanshui and Army-Breaker’s Soldiers realized Skyvault Ravine held a vast hidden force of Demon Lords, enough to threaten the Human Race with annihilation. Torn between survival and sacrifice, Yu Sanshui ordered the soldiers to retreat and carry the warning back, while claiming he would heroically give his life.

• Yu Sanshui and Army-Breaker’s Soldiers discussed the hidden Demon Lords in Skyvault Ravine and feared what an assault on the Human Race would mean.
• Yu Sanshui considered attacking the ravine to kill as many Demon Lords as possible, though he dreaded dying and longed for the chance to surpass the Ninth Awakening.
• Army-Breaker’s Soldiers silently watched as Yu Sanshui struggled between protecting the Human Race and preserving his own life.
• Yu Sanshui stood and issued a highest-level directive for everyone to retreat, survive, find Yuan Qingshan, and report the intelligence.
• Yu Sanshui told the soldiers to say that he had heroically given his life and insisted they remember his name.

Yu Sanshui accepted the Ninth Awakening Order and prepared to die in an attack on Skyvault Ravine, but Xin Yongfeng’s sudden arrival disrupted his final charge. Xin Yongfeng revealed himself as a human spy and offered to guide the soldiers into the ravine after dark.

• Yu Sanshui accepted the Ninth Awakening Order, and Army-Breaker's Soldiers saluted him as he prepared to face Skyvault Ravine.
• Yu Sanshui released his suppressed energy and built his aura to its peak as he approached the ravine.
• A bird slammed Yu Sanshui back into the woods, extinguishing his aura and interrupting the soldiers’ farewell.
• The bird revealed himself as Xin Yongfeng, a human spy who had spent a year undercover in Skyvault Ravine.
• Xin Yongfeng offered to guide the soldiers inside after dark and excitedly asked what had happened on the front lines.

Yu Sanshui rescued Xin Yongfeng and Army-Breaker's Soldiers, then ordered Xin Yongfeng to take them back to the Human Race alive. Repeated interruptions kept ruining Yu Sanshui’s attempts to prepare for a suicidal attack, and he turned his anger on Xin Yongfeng.

• Yu Sanshui slapped Xin Yongfeng twice, and Xin Yongfeng realized Yu Sanshui was a ninth-awakening senior after Yu Sanshui’s strength dropped to that of an ordinary person.
• Xin Yongfeng knelt and apologized, while Yu Sanshui scolded him and smacked him over his willingness to die.
• Yu Sanshui told Xin Yongfeng that the fighting continued at the front and ordered him to take Army-Breaker’s Soldiers back to the Human Race alive.
• Yu Sanshui tried to work up the resolve to sacrifice himself, but Xin Yongfeng interrupted to ask what he planned to do.
• Yu Sanshui told Xin Yongfeng that he had made him experience death twice in advance and threatened to beat him black and blue.

Yu Sanshui questioned Xin Yongfeng about the Demon Lords in Skyvault Ravine and was shocked that fewer than thirty remained. He began suspecting Xin Yongfeng of being a Human Race spy, leaving Xin Yongfeng furious at the accusation.

• Yu Sanshui stopped approaching Xin Yongfeng and asked how long he had stayed in Skyvault Ravine and whether he knew its terrain.
• Xin Yongfeng said he had spent a year there and knew the ravine well, then described the Demon Lords among the outskirts tribes, the Twelve God Clans, and hidden forbidden grounds.
• Xin Yongfeng estimated that fewer than thirty Demon Lords were currently in Skyvault Ravine, with more than fifty expected after the front-line forces returned.
• Yu Sanshui, sensing a vast sea of fire, reacted with disbelief that there were so few Demon Lords and questioned whether Xin Yongfeng had defected to the Demon Domain.
• Xin Yongfeng angrily insisted that he had devoted his spirit and soul to the Human Race.

Yu Sanshui sensed at least a hundred Demon Lords in Skyvault Ravine, but Xin Yongfeng insisted the number was impossible and helped him check the area against a rough map. Yu Sanshui ended the discussion doubting his perception and reconsidering whether to charge into the ravine.

• Yu Sanshui told Xin Yongfeng that he sensed at least a hundred Demon Lords in Skyvault Ravine and explained that the matter could affect the Human Race’s survival.
• Xin Yongfeng said he had explored Skyvault Ravine extensively and was certain there were fewer than thirty Demon Lords.
• Xin Yongfeng drew a rough map of Skyvault Ravine, and Yu Sanshui used it to point out places where he sensed Demon Lords.
• Xin Yongfeng identified one location as empty grassland and another as the Taotie Clan’s main base, where he knew of only one Demon Lord.
• Xin Yongfeng questioned whether the Taotie Clan or Old White Ape could have hidden more than ten Demon Lords, leaving Yu Sanshui deeply uncertain about his perception.

Yu Sanshui explained how the Demon God might fail to detect hidden energy sources in Skyvault Ravine, then stopped Xin Yongfeng from rushing off with the intelligence. He persuaded Xin Yongfeng to help Army-Breaker secretly plant its flag on the ravine’s walls.

• Xin Yongfeng questioned Yu Sanshui about the energy masses he had sensed and whether the Demon God could detect them.
• Yu Sanshui explained that demonic aura and human energy affected perception differently, and that ninth awakening cultivators hid their energy to avoid being sensed.
• Xin Yongfeng concluded that the Demon God might overlook the energy sources hidden in Skyvault Ravine and tried to leave to report the information.
• Yu Sanshui grabbed Xin Yongfeng and demanded that he help Army-Breaker before leaving.
• Yu Sanshui explained Army-Breaker’s slogan and suggested that Xin Yongfeng sneak up to plant its flag and escape.

Yu Sanshui persuaded Xin Yongfeng to sneak a homemade Army-Breaker banner onto Skyvault Ravine, and the soldiers eagerly made one from their clothes and blood. Watching them, Xin Yongfeng reflected on how the Reserve Corps’ hard-won honor had become a burden and admitted he envied the freedom and pride of his soldiers.

• Yu Sanshui pressured Xin Yongfeng to put Army-Breaker’s name on Skyvault Ravine’s walls, and Xin Yongfeng reluctantly agreed.
• Yu Sanshui had the soldiers make a flag from their clothes and write “Army-Breaker” on it with their blood.
• Xin Yongfeng questioned the soldiers’ lack of concern for dignity, but came to understand their enthusiasm and sense of purpose.
• Yu Sanshui asked Xin Yongfeng what kind of life he wanted for his soldiers.
• Xin Yongfeng said the Reserve Corps’ honor had become a burden and admitted he hoped his own soldiers could live more freely.

Yu Sanshui revealed that he was Yu Sheng’s father, prompting Xin Yongfeng to change his tune after learning that Yu Sheng was the new Ink Pavilion Head. The chapter ended with Xin Yongfeng promising to put in a good word for Yu Sanshui while casually suggesting Yu Sheng’s father might be plotting to kill him.

• Army-Breaker’s Soldiers finished writing “Army-Breaker” in blood and decided to fill the remaining space with more insults so everyone could take part.
• Xin Yongfeng criticized Army-Breaker’s shamelessness, and Yu Sanshui told him that the Human Race’s new Ink Pavilion Head had trained them.
• Yu Sanshui revealed that the new Ink Pavilion Head was his son, Yu Sheng, and Xin Yongfeng eagerly claimed that he and Yu Sheng were sworn brothers and close business partners.
• Yu Sanshui asked Xin Yongfeng to put in a good word with Yu Sheng, then told him to call him Little Brother Yu and offered him a cigarette.
• Xin Yongfeng promised to help, then suggested that Yu Sanshui was not plotting to kill Yu Sheng or get him killed, leaving Yu Sanshui visibly uneasy.

Yu Sanshui persuaded Xin Yongfeng to help Army-Breaker hang its first flag at Skyvault Ravine. After Xin Yongfeng secretly put it up, Yu Sanshui ordered the soldiers to retreat before the Demon Lords discovered them.

• Yu Sanshui claimed he and Yu Sheng had only had a small disagreement and pressured Xin Yongfeng into helping them reconcile.
• Army-Breaker's Soldiers completed their first flag and solemnly gave it to Xin Yongfeng, who flew toward Skyvault Ravine with it.
• The soldiers worried when Xin Yongfeng passed the ravine without stopping, while Yu Sanshui insisted he would obey an order from someone at the Ninth Awakening.
• As darkness fell, Xin Yongfeng appeared as a white ape and secretly hung the flag on a pointed rock.
• Army-Breaker's Soldiers recorded the flag being hung, and Yu Sanshui ordered them to retreat before the Demon Lords found them.

Yu Sanshui led Army-Breaker away from Skyvault Ravine after receiving Yu Sheng’s order, while repeated flags bearing the unit’s name misdirected the Demon Domain’s search. Old White Ape learned of the humiliation and flew into a rage, demanding to know where Little Red Dragon was.

• Yu Sanshui relayed Yu Sheng’s order for Army-Breaker to return home immediately, and the unit fled along secluded trails.
• Demon Lords discovered Army-Breaker’s flag at Skyvault Ravine and launched a search, but Yu Sanshui hid the unit before they arrived.
• A second Army-Breaker flag appeared at Skyvault Ravine, confusing the Demon Lords and drawing their search back toward the area.
• Army-Breaker used the distraction to get farther away, evading pursuers by taking deserted trails and avoiding beast packs.
• A Demon King reported the incident to Old White Ape, who condemned the insult and demanded to know where Little Red Dragon was.

Old White Ape questioned Little Red Dragon and Young White Ape after Army-Breaker’s battle flag appeared on Skyvault Ravine’s wall, then condemned them for pursuing Yu Sheng to prove themselves. He ordered Little Red Dragon executed and Young White Ape imprisoned for a hundred years, and the Red Dragon Clan Chief did not object.

• Little Red Dragon returned with Young White Ape, and Old White Ape demanded to know what their mission had been.
• Little Red Dragon explained their pursuit of Yu Sheng but concealed details about the Demon Lord of Hundred Desolate Mountain.
• Old White Ape questioned Young White Ape, who confessed that Little Red Dragon had targeted Yu Sheng and formed an alliance with him.
• Old White Ape sentenced Little Red Dragon to execution and Young White Ape to a hundred years in prison under military law.
• Old White Ape warned the Red Dragon Clan Chief about Army-Breaker and the Taotie Clan, and the clan chief stayed silent.

Old White Ape claimed Little Red Dragon’s life and offered it a chance to kill Young White Ape before it died. As Little Red Dragon attacked, Young White Ape accused Old White Ape of treating it like a slave and denounced the lessons and neglect that had shaped it.

• Old White Ape told Little Red Dragon that its life belonged to him, then offered it the chance to kill Young White Ape before it died.
• Little Red Dragon tore off Young White Ape’s arms and wounded its back as Young White Ape fled and cried out.
• Young White Ape accused Old White Ape of teaching it to put profit and strength first, then using other reasons to condemn it.
• Young White Ape called itself Old White Ape’s errand-running dog and asked whether Old White Ape had ever truly cared about it.

Old White Ape killed Young White Ape and offered Little Red Dragon a chance to live and serve him. After Little Red Dragon accepted, Old White Ape rallied the Demon Beasts to avenge their humiliation at Skyvault Ravine, leaving Little Red Dragon shaken by the unfamiliar feeling of being protected.

• Old White Ape explained that Young White Ape owed its status to him, and Young White Ape died with resentment and a hint of understanding in its eyes.
• Little Red Dragon stopped resisting after killing Young White Ape and looked defiantly toward its father, the Red Dragon Clan Chief.
• Old White Ape offered Little Red Dragon a chance to take Young White Ape's place and support its ambitions if it did not betray him.
• Little Red Dragon bowed to Old White Ape and called him Master.
• Old White Ape shielded Little Red Dragon and urged the Demon Beasts to avenge their humiliation at Skyvault Ravine and reclaim their honor.
• Little Red Dragon watched Old White Ape's imposing back and felt the unfamiliar sensation of being protected.

After the Demon Clan withdrew from Demon-Suppressing Pass, the Human Race celebrated its victory while Yu Mo remained worried about Army-Breaker. Old White Ape deduced that Army-Breaker would head for Dome Pass and planned to ambush them along the route.

• Old White Ape rallied the Demon Clan to hunt Army-Breaker, then ordered the troops to withdraw without opposition.
• Yuan Qingshan declared a great Human Race victory as celebrations spread, while Yu Mo watched the Demon Domain anxiously and later sat with Zhong Yushu on a mountain summit.
• Old White Ape concluded that humans had been inside Skyvault Ravine and ordered a blockade around the Thousand-Li Demon Plain.
• Old White Ape predicted Army-Breaker would abandon the route through Demon-Suppressing Pass and head toward Dome Pass.
• Old White Ape planned to conceal several tribes along the route to Dome Pass and trap Army-Breaker.

Yu Mo explained to Zhong Yushu that the Human Race had little hope against the Demon Domain, but his simulations showed Yu Sheng could destroy the Demon Clan if he reached the Ninth Awakening. With Old White Ape’s forces closing in, Yu Mo feared he had sent the Human Race’s only hope into danger.

• Old White Ape ordered the Demon Beasts to spread out and seal the roads around Deep Mountain.
• Yu Mo watched the Demon Beasts gather as Zhong Yushu questioned how waiting there could help Yu Sheng.
• Yu Mo admitted he was afraid and hoped Yu Sheng might be touched to find him waiting.
• Yu Mo explained that the Demon Gods and Demon Lords had prolonged the Human Race’s survival for their own interests, but Old White Ape’s rise had made time run short.
• Yu Mo said his simulations showed the Human Race could not defeat the Demon Domain with its current strength, but Yu Sheng could destroy the Demon Clan if he reached the Ninth Awakening.
• Yu Mo lamented that he had sent Yu Sheng, the Human Race’s only hope, into danger.

Yu Mo explained to Zhong Yushu why he had to manipulate Yu Sheng and admitted the guilt of scheming against his best friend. Zhong Yushu shared how duty and trust had kept him fighting, then urged Yu Mo to trust Yu Sheng and the Human Race, leaving Yu Mo with a different way to view his burdens.

• Yu Mo confessed that he used Yu Sheng to secure resources for the Human Race while pretending to be his best friend, fearing what might happen if Yu Sheng became too powerful.
• Zhong Yushu recognized Yu Mo's guilt and described how, despite wanting to flee Demon-Suppressing Pass, he stayed because the Reserve Corps depended on him.
• Zhong Yushu recalled losing his wife and son, having his cultivation crippled, and eventually returning to Demon-Suppressing Pass without resentment.
• Zhong Yushu told Yu Mo that he distrusted both the Human Race and Yu Sheng, and urged him to open his heart and trust them.

Zhong Yushu urged Yu Mo to stop bearing the role of a villain for Ji Hong’s sake and questioned whether Yu Mo knew Ji Hong’s plans. Yu Mo remained silent but trusted that Yu Sheng would survive the pursuit in the Demon Domain.

• Zhong Yushu encouraged Yu Mo to treat Yu Sheng fairly and focus on the work before him instead of fearing the future.
• Zhong Yushu urged Yu Mo to clear his name and return to being the Light Group’s righteous leader, but Yu Mo said his feared reputation helped keep evil in check.
• Zhong Yushu accused Yu Mo of wanting to serve as a villain for Ji Hong’s return and asked whether Yu Mo knew Ji Hong’s plan.
• Zhong Yushu worried about Yu Sheng and Army-Breaker facing the pursuit, and Yu Mo insisted Yu Sheng would make it back.
• Zhong Yushu recalled recommending the newly awakened Yu Sheng to Ink Academy and regretted not sending him to the Military Academy, but Yu Mo doubted Yu Sheng would have accepted its discipline and formations.

Yu Sanshui led Army-Breaker through the Demon Domain toward Demon-Suppressing Pass, but elite forces—including the God Race Clan Leader—kept blocking their route. He decided to retreat deeper into the Demon Domain and keep the enemy chasing them, even if they had to return through another pass.

• Yu Sanshui disguised Army-Breaker with weeds and plant juices and ordered the soldiers to hide when he sensed a Demon Lord, three Demon Kings, and many Demon Beasts ahead.
• Yu Sanshui changed routes twice, but his powerful perception revealed opposition both times, including elite forces and the God Race Clan Leader patrolling overhead.
• Yu Sanshui ordered Army-Breaker to fall back thirty li and argued that they could keep the Demon Domain’s forces occupied rather than risk a direct escape.
• As dawn approached, Yu Sanshui led Army-Breaker deeper into the Demon Domain to evade the advancing blockade and consider returning through another pass.

Old White Ape maintained the Demon Domain blockade while explaining to Little Red Dragon why he had spared and recruited him. Little Red Dragon listened as Old White Ape described his plans and urged him to judge his character for himself.

• Yu Sheng spotted the Demon Beasts forming a blockade on the outskirts of the thousand-mile Demon Domain and silently withdrew.
• Little Red Dragon reported that the search had found nothing, and Old White Ape said they would not expand it but would use the blockade to show their resolve.
• Old White Ape urged Little Red Dragon to stop acting so stiffly and suggested he would one day become the Red Dragon Clan Chief.
• Old White Ape recalled Young White Ape's betrayal and told Little Red Dragon not to judge him by what others said or even by appearances.
• Old White Ape explained that he had spared Little Red Dragon because his status, talent, and intelligence made him useful, while admitting that he could also use him to spite his father and influence the Red Dragon Clan.

Old White Ape questioned Little Red Dragon about the deaths of Mad Lion and Tyrant Tiger on Hundred Desolate Mountain, and Little Red Dragon revealed that a Beast Race force led by someone from the Heavenly Race had killed them. Old White Ape let Little Red Dragon leave, but then revealed he regretted not killing it to keep the information secret.

• Old White Ape explained why he doubted Little Red Dragon's account of the deaths on Hundred Desolate Mountain and asked it to speak sincerely.
• Little Red Dragon described how a powerful Beast Race force, apparently serving a member of the Heavenly Race, had killed Mad Lion and Tyrant Tiger.
• Little Red Dragon admitted that it and the others had fled, and feared Old White Ape would kill it for revealing the information.
• Old White Ape reassured Little Red Dragon, promised to protect it, and sent it away.
• After Little Red Dragon left, Old White Ape coldly lamented that he had wasted time and regretted not killing a useful tool.

Ji Hong learned that Xin Yongfeng had identified several suspicious locations in Skyvault Ravine and realized the information could help him find what he had been seeking. He warned Xin Yongfeng to leave before Old White Ape blamed him for the second flag, leaving Xin Yongfeng afraid that hanging it had doomed him.

• Old White Ape reflected on the Heavenly Race and suspected that Ji Hong, who had absorbed the Mirage Dragon Demon Core, was responsible for hanging the flag in Skyvault Ravine.
• Ji Hong reacted violently when Xin Yongfeng reported locations in the ravine that seemed wrong, then asked him to recount how he had learned about them.
• Xin Yongfeng explained that Army-Breaker and Yu Sanshui, a Ninth Awakening member of the Human Race, had identified the locations.
• Ji Hong concluded the locations were correct and calmed himself before warning Xin Yongfeng that Old White Ape would connect him to the second flag.
• Ji Hong told Xin Yongfeng to leave Skyvault Ravine for his own safety, and Xin Yongfeng asked if he was going to die just for hanging a flag.

Ji Hong convinced Xin Yongfeng that staying near him would endanger their mission, then suggested Xin return to guarding his mountain. Xin ended the chapter squatting in dismay over being sent back after two years away.

• Xin Yongfeng argued that he should stay and risk being sacrificed to help Ji Hong, but Ji Hong explained that his death could give Old White Ape leverage against them both.
• Ji Hong said the flag would delay Old White Ape’s return to Skyvault Ravine, making it easier for him to act, and that Old White Ape would target Xin regardless.
• Xin accepted that leaving was safer, then cursed that despite absorbing a Mirage Dragon’s Demon Core, he had accomplished nothing and was unwanted wherever he went.
• Ji Hong suggested Xin return to the mountain he had mentioned before and continue guarding it.
• Xin realized Ji Hong meant for him to go back to guarding the mountain and sat in dismay.

Xin Yongfeng realized that Ji Hong had tricked him into guarding another mountain while Ji Hong investigated energy clusters in Skyvault Ravine. Elsewhere, Yu Sheng told Yu Sanshui to wait while he searched for a way through the Demon Lord-guarded blockade, claiming he was close to the Eighth Awakening.

• Ji Hong asked Xin Yongfeng to guard his post for three days, and Xin Yongfeng agreed before realizing he had been left guarding a different mountain.
• Xin Yongfeng gave up on his hopes of fighting and settled into cultivation on the mountaintop.
• Ji Hong located twelve energy clusters in Skyvault Ravine and spent a day tracing them with Demon Aura, leaving exhausted but determined to prove the fourth generation of the Human Race had been right.
• Yu Sanshui received Yu Sheng's message to wait while Yu Sheng found a way to break through the blockade, and Yu Sanshui doubted he could overcome the Demon Lords guarding it.
• Yu Sheng sent another message saying he was close to the Eighth Awakening.

Yu Sanshui learned that Yu Sheng was approaching the Eighth Awakening and decided to wait rather than interfere. Yu Sheng returned to Hundred Desolate Mountain to break through, and his surging power drove the Demon Beasts to flee in the mountain’s largest migration.

• Yu Sanshui heard that Yu Sheng was approaching the Eighth Awakening, gave up making plans, and lay down to sleep.
• Yu Sheng returned to the ruined core region of Hundred Desolate Mountain and sat in meditation to break through.
• At night, Yu Sheng’s energy erupted, his Awakening Objects appeared behind him, and the ancient Scroll purified energy as it flowed through him.
• The terrified Demon Beasts fled Hundred Desolate Mountain in a mass migration while Yu Sheng continued his breakthrough, unaware of them.

Yu Sheng used the Mountains and Rivers Bottle’s stored Demon Crystals to reach the Eighth Awakening, then explored the Laws Worlds created by his five Awakening Objects. He discovered their varied effects but felt they were weaker than the abilities of the Awakening Objects themselves.

• Yu Sheng drew energy from the Mountains and Rivers Bottle’s Demon Crystals and advanced to the Eighth Awakening at dawn.
• Yu Sheng realized that reaching the Ninth Awakening would require an immense amount of energy and wondered whether he could achieve it.
• Yu Sheng recalled receiving guidance from the Human Race while comprehending Space Laws, which had helped him advance.
• Yu Sheng formed a Laws World that concealed his aura, extended his Teleportation range, and hindered enemies’ movement, Mental Power, and reactions.
• Yu Sheng created worlds associated with the Mountains and Rivers Bottle, Phoenix Hammer, Blazing Sun, and Clear Breeze, but judged them inferior to his Awakening Objects’ abilities and Yuan Qingshan’s Great Desolation.