Chu Yu summoned heroic souls to defend Demon-Suppressing Pass at the cost of her lifespan, while the defenders drove back the Demon Beasts. Yu Sheng then returned to the Thousand-Li Demon Plain to hunt the Mirage Dragon and joined Ji Hong and Old White Ape in considering how to lure it out.
Yu Sheng used Old White Ape’s scheme to lure the Mirage Dragon into exposing itself, then defeated it inside its own illusion. He left disguised as a Yellow Monkey with the Mirage Dragon’s corpse, while the Vulture King believed the Swamp Pool had swallowed White Ape and its treasures.
Yu Sheng returned from the Demon Domain with the Mirage Dragon’s corpse as the Freshman Competition gave way to an Evil Cult attack. Zong Ren staged his death and fled with An An, while Yu Mo began investigating and Xu Yuanqing returned to Ink Academy.
Yu Sheng and Shi Guang joined the Light Group as Yu Mo led a campaign against profiteers and those collaborating with the Demon Domain, culminating in public executions and exiles. Yu Mo was arrested after refusing to defend his actions, while Yu Sheng and Shi Guang prepared for what came next.
Yu Mo entered Sin City with Yu Sheng and Shi Guang, explored its rules and power structures, and tried to recruit the Confucian Scholar while confronting questions about life and death. Meanwhile, Sun Wen investigated a suspected Evil Cult infiltrator and moved to close in on Zhao Dabao and An An.
Zong Ren took An An from Er City and reached Sin City after outmaneuvering Sun Wen and the Light Group. Yu Mo captured him, offered him a three-day chance to prove his worth, and turned his attention to a contest for Sin City's spots.
Yu Mo recruited the Confucian Scholar through his belief in immortality and repeatedly sent Zong Ren into danger. Meanwhile, the Eight-Tailed Fox unified the Demon Domain under a merit system and prepared an offensive, prompting the Human Race to strengthen its defenses.
Yu Mo arranged an Exit-the-City Battle in Sin City and secured five quotas from Old Man in exchange for sending people into the city each year. Zong Ren fought his way to the gate but died just outside it, while Yu Mo began sending the survivors out.
Chu Huai left Sin City and joined Lin Siyuan in Ink City, while Yu Mo completed his sentence and returned to the Human Race. As the Demon Domain’s leaders weighed reforms and Chu Huai set a trap for Soul Hunt in Er City, Ink Academy’s fighters battled a powerful elder until Yu Sheng arrived.
While the Human Race prepared for war against the Demon Domain, Yu Sheng accepted a dangerous Swamp Pool mission in exchange for a Twin-Bloom Flower. Ji Hong and Old White Ape killed Fei, and Ji Hong claimed leadership of Eagle Ravine Mountain while planning how to conceal Fei’s death.
As the Demon Domain’s forces gathered to attack Demon-Suppressing Pass, the Human Race prepared its defenses and Sun Yingxiong confronted the God Race Clan Leaders. Sun Yingxiong killed three leaders, reached the ninth awakening, and left the surviving demons wary.
After the battle at Demon-Suppressing Pass, the Demon Domain prepared coordinated attacks while Yu Sheng ventured into the Swamp Pool to find a way across its deadly lake. In Ink City, Chu Huai pursued Xiao Nan as Yu Sanshui’s disappearance drew Soul Hunt closer, and Yu Sheng tested a raft on the lake.
The Demon Clan launched a major assault on Demon-Suppressing Pass and other fronts, while human defenders relied on Chu Yu’s heroic-soul steps, the Dark Pavilion’s sacrifice, and arriving reinforcements to turn back the tide. The war paused as both sides prepared for a Third Battle, while Yu Sheng continued exploring the Mountain Cave in search of useful plants and liquid.
Sun Dahu died defending Dawn Pass, while Yu Sheng uncovered the secrets of the Swamp Pool and its Demon God corpse. Yu Sanshui’s return brought an unknown pursuer into the story, and Yu Sheng began cultivating with the Poison Bee’s help.
Yu Sheng outmaneuvered Poison Bee in the Mountain Cave while trying to claim the Ten Thousand Poisons Fruit, and the fusion of his Awakening Objects revealed new spatial power. At Demon-Suppressing Pass, the Human Race and Demon Domain prepared for a decisive battle, while Ji Hong and Old White Ape remained entangled in schemes and doubts.
As the Beast Tide battered Demon-Suppressing Pass, Yu Sheng escaped the Swamp Pool with the Ten Thousand Poisons Fruits and the Demon God’s remains, then recovered under Sun Yingxiong’s care. Ji Hong challenged the Demon Domain’s leadership while the exhausted defenders survived the fifth wave, with an all-out assault still looming.
After An Xin and Zhao Qingyi died defeating the Beast Tide, Yu Sheng recovered and helped secure a three-year respite before joining Ink Academy’s expedition into the Divine Ruins. Inside, he studied deadly plants and confronted a demon beast secretly brought into the ruins by the Eight-Tailed Fox.
Yu Sheng and Sun Wen explored the Divine Ruins, uncovering ancient murals, tombs, traps, and treasures while learning that Yu Sanshui had his own history with the ruins. As the Eight-Tailed Fox’s forces fought Zhao Zicheng and his companions near the central basin, Yu Sheng and Sun Wen arrived and joined the unfolding conflict.
Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng entered the Divine Ruins, where they awakened an ancient Nine-Tailed Fox and received cultivation techniques before Yu Sheng captured the Demon Lord's Legitimate Son. As the group tried to claim the ancient building, Yu Mo entered the ruins and the Eight-Tailed Fox sent Rui to hunt humans and seize the techniques.
Yu Sheng and his allies battled Rui while using the Demon Clan’s cultivation technique and the Demon Lord’s Legitimate Son to sow suspicion. After Rui escaped and the Divine Ruins closed, the Demon Lord’s Legitimate Son returned to the Mountain Cave and his account left the Eight-Tailed Fox questioning the technique.