Chapter Summaries

Young White Ape led the Beast Tide through human traps, but remote-controlled bombs and the army’s bizarre reactions made the pursuit increasingly difficult. After punishing a Fire Lion for causing trouble, Young White Ape reconsidered how to handle the traps ahead.

• Young White Ape sent the Jungle Leopard through the path, where it triggered several bombs before the army advanced behind it.
• A remote-controlled bomb exploded, covering the Beast Tide in dust and leaving the Demon Beasts confused and acting strangely.
• Young White Ape cursed the humans for controlling the bombs remotely, but no one answered.
• A Fire Lion charged into the Cheetah Clan ranks, and Young White Ape seized and beat it for its behavior.
• Young White Ape calmed down and considered the danger ahead after the army had suffered three attacks in just two kilometers.

Young White Ape ordered the Demon Clan army to rush ahead without stopping for traps, while Yu Sheng laid more distractions along their route. After finding signs of the Human Race near Snow Lake, Young White Ape urged the two Demon Lords to intercept Yu Sheng as soon as they found him.

• Young White Ape ordered the Demon Clan army to advance at full speed, ignore traps, and abandon anyone who needed rescuing.
• The Jungle Leopard Clan Chief reluctantly followed Young White Ape’s orders, while the Fire Lion Clan complied and the Snow Eagle Clan stayed out of the dispute.
• Yu Sheng watched from a tree, then moved ahead to prepare more traps as the Demon Clan army resumed its pursuit.
• The Demon Clan army endured five more explosions without casualties and stopped pausing for the blasts.
• Young White Ape’s soldiers found human footprints and scorched traces leading west toward Snow Lake.
• Young White Ape warned the two Demon Lords that Yu Sheng was skilled at escaping and asked them to intercept him immediately.

Young White Ape warned the two Demon Lords about Yu Sheng’s abilities as they approached the Great Rift Valley, while Yu Sanshui relayed Yu Sheng’s plan to stage a human ambush and retreat toward Snow Lake. The Demon Beasts charged after the soldiers, mistaking their withdrawal for concealment, as Young White Ape remained uneasy that he had overlooked something.

• Young White Ape repeatedly warned the two Demon Lords to watch for Yu Sheng, human ambushes, spatial abilities, and illusions near the Great Rift Valley.
• Yu Sanshui endured Yu Sheng’s messages through the Collar and ordered Army-Breaker soldiers to stage an ambush, retreat toward Snow Lake, and bring Shi Guang with a coat.
• An Army-Breaker squad moved above the valley, and a soldier’s crushed pebble alerted Snow Eagle to their presence.
• Snow Eagle’s warning drew Young White Ape’s attention, while Jungle Leopard and the Fire Lion Clan rushed toward the soldiers.
• Army-Breaker officers led their soldiers away along the mountain path, and the Demon Clan mistook their retreat for an attempt to hide for an ambush.

The Young White Ape realized Yu Sheng had lured the Demon Clan army into a gorge, but the Demon Lords dismissed his warning until a Poison Star devastated the trapped forces. The survivors fled as the Young White Ape identified the rare poison weapon.

• The Young White Ape ordered the Demon Clan army to halt after realizing Yu Sheng had used the explosives to lure them into the gorge.
• With two-thirds of the army trapped inside, the Young White Ape urged the Demon Lords to protect their subjects and threatened to report their inaction to the Demon Lord and the Red Dragon Clan Chief.
• One Demon Lord stopped the cliffs from collapsing and dispersed the smoke with a wave of demon aura.
• Two more explosions shattered the cliffs, and several pitch-black fruits released poison that killed and rotted many Demon Beasts.
• The Demon Beasts outside the gorge fled, and the Young White Ape identified the weapon as a Poison Star.

A poisonous attack in the Great Rift Valley devastated the Jungle Leopard Clan and shattered the pursuing Demon Clan army’s confidence. Young White Ape ordered a retreat and sought an audience with the Demon Domain Lord while the survivors continued their pursuit by another route.

• The Demon Lord judged the poison victims beyond saving and descended, while both Demon Lords became wary of the danger.
• The Jungle Leopard Clan Chief watched nearly all the tribe’s future-bearing females die, while the Snow Eagle Clan survived almost unscathed but mentally collapsed.
• Young White Ape ordered the survivors to fall back and regroup, then learned the collapsed Great Rift Valley had blocked their route.
• Young White Ape asked a Demon Lord to take him to the Demon Domain Lord for help, and the remaining army slowly continued the pursuit by detour.
• The figure responsible for the devastation watched the events from a concealed spot.

Yu Sheng left the defeated Demon Beast army and disappeared into the Demon Domain instead of rejoining his unit. Yu Sanshui carried the awakened Shi Guang, who attacked him before learning he had come to rescue her.

• Yu Sheng left the disorganized Demon Beast army behind and traveled deeper into the Demon Domain in the opposite direction from the Army-Breaker soldiers.
• Yu Sanshui watched the aftermath of Yu Sheng's destruction and regretted ever trying to test him.
• Shi Guang woke while Yu Sanshui carried her and slashed his neck with her dagger.
• Yu Sanshui threw Shi Guang to the ground and protested that Yu Sheng had sent him to save her.
• Shi Guang explained that Yu Sheng's back was different, then collapsed from exhaustion as Yu Sanshui checked that she was unharmed.

Yu Sanshui discovered that Shi Guang’s dagger had poisoned him and demanded an antidote, but he panicked when she swallowed a pill from another bottle. The bottle contained medicine for replenishing qi and blood, leaving him embarrassed by his mistaken suspicion.

• Yu Sanshui noticed the poison spreading through his wound and asked Shi Guang for an antidote rather than risk releasing energy by expelling it himself.
• Shi Guang handed Yu Sanshui a bottle after demonstrating its powder on a cut on her own arm.
• Yu Sanshui applied the powder to his wound, and the itching stopped.
• Shi Guang swallowed a pill from another bottle, prompting Yu Sanshui to fear she had poisoned him with something like Yu Sheng’s Poison Star.
• Yu Sanshui identified the bottle’s contents as medicine for replenishing qi and blood and awkwardly claimed he had only been joking.

Yu Sanshui became convinced he had been cursed after a series of humiliating mishaps, while Shi Guang recovered enough to follow Army-Breaker into Snow Lake. After the force raided several tribes, Old White Ape received the returning Demon Lord and Young White Ape.

• Yu Sanshui suspected the Heavenly Race had cursed him and searched his body for a mark, only to be caught with his trousers down by an Army-Breaker officer.
• The officer mistook Yu Sanshui for a pervert and fled, leaving Yu Sanshui more convinced that he was cursed.
• Yu Sanshui led Army-Breaker into Snow Lake, with Shi Guang following after recovering enough to walk.
• Army-Breaker raided several small tribes on the way to Snow Lake's central region.
• Old White Ape waited calmly for the Demon Lord, who returned with Young White Ape, then thanked the Demon Lord and sent it to rest.

Young White Ape reported his failed pursuit of Army-Breaker, and Old White Ape praised his growth while pointing out a tactical mistake. After Young White Ape left, Old White Ape revealed he had already discarded him and planned to use Army-Breaker's threat to justify leading an attack, capturing Yu Sheng, and advancing toward the Beyond Demon God path.

• Young White Ape recounted the pursuit of Army-Breaker, including the Demon Lords' help and the Jungle Leopard Clan Chief's perfunctory response.
• Old White Ape praised Young White Ape for learning from failure, then explained that splitting his forces could have countered Yu Sheng's traps.
• Young White Ape admitted his thinking had gone astray, and Old White Ape told him to rest; Young White Ape left with renewed resolve.
• Old White Ape privately revealed that he had discarded Young White Ape after an earlier failure and was relieved the latest pursuit had also failed.
• Old White Ape planned to use Army-Breaker's growing threat to justify ending the front-line war, making a truce with the Human Race, and personally leading a force to capture Yu Sheng and claim a path Beyond Demon God.

Old White Ape persuaded the Red Dragon Clan Chief to send his youngest son after Army-Breaker, expecting the Red Dragon Clan's Young Chieftain to fail. Young White Ape then volunteered to join the pursuit, citing his experience and knowledge of Yu Sheng and Army-Breaker.

• Old White Ape decided that the Red Dragon Clan's Young Chieftain might threaten Army-Breaker if given more chances, but thought the Demon Domain had too many foolish fighters.
• Old White Ape urged the Red Dragon Clan Chief to send his youngest son after Army-Breaker, promising potential glory and advancement for the young dragon.
• Old White Ape warned the Red Dragon Clan Chief that his talented son could become a threat, whether he succeeded or failed.
• The Red Dragon Clan Chief agreed, and the Red Dragon Clan's Young Chieftain led several red dragons deeper into the Demon Domain.
• Young White Ape volunteered to join the pursuit, saying his experience with failure and knowledge of Yu Sheng and Army-Breaker could help avoid another trap.

Old White Ape encouraged Young White Ape to keep pursuing Yu Sheng while explaining how he planned to consolidate the God Clans’ power and eventually defeat the Human Race. Meanwhile, in Skyvault Ravine, Ji Hong continued searching for something he could not identify, and Green Snake decided to explore the God Clans’ lairs.

• Old White Ape advised Young White Ape to let the other God Clans experience failure before claiming credit, and Young White Ape vowed to find Yu Sheng’s weakness and kill him.
• Old White Ape watched Young White Ape leave, then reflected that his plan would weaken rival clans and let him control the Twelve God Clans’ interests through the Loan System.
• Old White Ape foresaw defeating the Human Race in three years but hoped Yu Mo and Ji Hong would still surprise him.
• At Skyvault Ravine, Ji Hong told Green Snake he would recognize what he was looking for when he found it.
• Green Snake complained that the ravine lacked worthy fighters and announced he would visit the God Clans’ lairs to look for something good.

Ji Hong wrestled with doubts about finding the path, then regained his composure and resolved that the Fourth Generation’s path must exist. Meanwhile, Little Red Dragon returned to the Demon Clan Camp and secured permission to take Young White Ape along to witness his mission against the Human Race.

• Ji Hong confided to himself that the pressure was too much and wondered whether he could find the path, while Green Snake worried about his changing moods.
• Ji Hong’s distress faded, and he firmly convinced himself that the Fourth Generation could not have been wrong about the path existing.
• Little Red Dragon returned to the Demon Clan Camp and asked Old White Ape to let the earlier failure guide them and witness their defeat of the Human Race.
• Old White Ape agreed, wished Little Red Dragon a triumphant return, and sent Young White Ape after him.

Old White Ape considered the Red Dragon Clan Chief and the growing threat of the Red Dragon and Taotie clans. Little Red Dragon then criticized Young White Ape’s past campaign against Army-Breaker, leaving Young White Ape silent as they continued on.

• Old White Ape admired Little Red Dragon and considered training him after taking control of the Red Dragon Race.
• Old White Ape reflected on the Red Dragon Clan Chief’s strength and the alliance of the Red Dragon and Taotie clans.
• Young White Ape recounted his campaign against Army-Breaker and described Yu Sheng’s abilities and the traps he had encountered.
• Little Red Dragon blamed Young White Ape for using the Snow Eagle Clan only as scouts and failing to use his forces decisively.
• Young White Ape fell silent after Little Red Dragon argued that his indecision had cost his troops their lives without defeating Army-Breaker.

Young White Ape questioned whether Old White Ape had deliberately kept it ignorant and used it as a tool, then chose to advise Little Red Dragon to abandon the broken Jungle Leopard and Fire Lion forces and head east to join the Snow Eagle Clan. Little Red Dragon recognized Young White Ape’s suspicions and called its loyalty hypocritical, leaving them to continue the pursuit with their intentions exposed.

• Young White Ape wondered whether Old White Ape had withheld guidance and intended to use it for missions designed to fail.
• Young White Ape considered warning Old White Ape or helping Little Red Dragon, then resolved to direct the pursuit east toward the Snow Eagle Clan near Snow Lake.
• Little Red Dragon said it had expected Young White Ape to stay silent and report back, since the mission had been assigned to someone supposedly foolish.
• Young White Ape admitted it believed Little Red Dragon might kill it and blame the Human Race, but said it would report Little Red Dragon to Lord Demon Lord after Army-Breaker was destroyed.
• Little Red Dragon accused Young White Ape of disguising self-interest as loyalty and challenged it to face its true motives.

The little red dragon tried to turn Young White Ape against the Demon Domain Lord by exposing his doubts about his loyalty and tempting him with human blood. Young White Ape drank from the bone flask, leaving his allegiance uncertain.

• The little red dragon accused Young White Ape of wanting revenge and relief more than loyalty, and claimed they were alike.
• The little red dragon described his secret gains and argued that selfishness had brought him more than loyalty brought Young White Ape.
• The little red dragon led Young White Ape to the rear of the group and offered him a bone flask of human blood.
• Young White Ape sensed the blood’s power, then drank it as the little red dragon urged him to embrace his strength and resent the Demon Domain Lord.

Young White Ape agreed to work with the little Red Dragon after realizing he could use his status to gain what he wanted. The little Red Dragon revealed his ambition to overthrow Old White Ape and become Demon Domain Lord, leaving Young White Ape struck by his youthful resolve.

• Young White Ape realized Old White Ape had treated him as a tool and decided he could use his status to obtain what he wanted.
• Near Snow Lake, Young White Ape proposed that he and the little Red Dragon work together, offering to provide what the dragon needed.
• The little Red Dragon warned Young White Ape to hide his greed and regain his usual honest expression before returning to Old White Ape.
• The little Red Dragon explained that Old White Ape's reliance on outsiders gave them leverage and said he intended to try to overthrow him and become Demon Domain Lord.
• The little Red Dragon invoked the saying, “Youth is wasted without recklessness,” and Young White Ape was struck by the difference between his youthful vigor and Old White Ape's calm resolve.

Young White Ape agreed to work with Little Red Dragon, offering information about Old White Ape in exchange for resources and protection. He warned Little Red Dragon that schemes against his uncle would fail and advised him to approach Old White Ape openly.

• Little Red Dragon offered Young White Ape resources and a path to the Demon King and Demon Lord Realms in exchange for information about Old White Ape.
• Young White Ape asked whether Little Red Dragon would kill him if he refused, and Little Red Dragon explained that his Red Dragon Clan followers would conceal any crime.
• Young White Ape and Little Red Dragon shook hands and agreed to cooperate.
• Little Red Dragon warned Young White Ape not to overreach and threatened him with a fate worse than death if he tried to drag him down.
• Young White Ape said he planned to deal openly with his uncle and advised Little Red Dragon to speak with Old White Ape candidly after the operation.

Little Red Dragon and Young White Ape planned to use a sea of fire and spatial tremors to conceal their force as they approached Snow Mountain. Young White Ape warned that the flames could also blind their own side, including an inattentive Demon Lord, leaving the danger of Yu Sheng attacking unnoticed.

• Little Red Dragon decided that he and Young White Ape would make a name for themselves by slaying Army-Breaker and the Human Race's Ink Pavilion Head.
• Little Red Dragon ordered the Red Dragon Tribe to shake space and spread flames, creating a ten-mile sea of fire to expose hidden enemies and conceal their force.
• Little Red Dragon explained that the flames would draw the Human Race's attention while his troops secretly left under cover of spatial tremors near Snow Mountain.
• Young White Ape warned Little Red Dragon that Yu Sheng could enter the sea of fire, where the flames would obscure the Red Dragon force's own vision and hearing.
• Young White Ape suggested that the Demon Lord might also fail to notice Yu Sheng if the flames annoyed him and he did not use his Spirit Mind to investigate.
• Young White Ape concluded that Old White Ape had likely sent a show-off and brainless Demon Lord to ensure the plan against Yu Sheng failed.

After learning Yu Sheng had defeated ten Demon Kings at once, Little Red Dragon ordered the Red Dragon Clan to withdraw its Sea of Fire, but Yu Sheng escaped after killing six of their experts. Young White Ape was angered by the Demon Lord’s dismissive treatment, and the chapter left him newly determined to gain strength and status.

• Young White Ape told Little Red Dragon that Yu Sheng had killed ten Demon Kings in a single battle, shocking him into ordering the Red Dragon Clan to withdraw the Sea of Fire.
• Little Red Dragon discovered that six of the fifteen experts he had brought were missing, while the Demon Lord spotted Yu Sheng escaping through a Space Rift and wounded him.
• Young White Ape demanded to know why the Demon Lord did not pursue Yu Sheng, but the Demon Lord rebuked him and explained that Yu Sheng had opened three Space Passages.
• Little Red Dragon praised himself and claimed he would kill Yu Sheng if they met again, then signaled Young White Ape as he walked away.
• Young White Ape watched the Demon Lord favor Little Red Dragon and clenched his fists, newly consumed by ambition for strength and status.

Little Red Dragon learned that Yu Sheng had silently killed six red dragons and struggled to accept the extent of his abilities. Young White Ape confirmed Yu Sheng’s strength and explained that his spatial storage could hold far more than the bodies; Little Red Dragon ended the chapter questioning whether Yu Sheng was truly only at the Seventh Awakening.

• Little Red Dragon told Young White Ape that strength mattered more than intelligence when facing an overwhelming opponent, and admitted he had narrowly escaped death.
• Young White Ape confirmed that Yu Sheng had killed six red dragons without being detected and said Yu Sheng likely avoided attacking Little Red Dragon to prevent alerting the Demon Lord.
• Little Red Dragon asked where the bodies had gone, and Young White Ape explained that Yu Sheng stored them in his spatial space.
• Young White Ape said the visible corner of Yu Sheng’s storage space could hold at least twenty red dragons, leaving Little Red Dragon astonished.
• Little Red Dragon recalled Yu Sheng’s many abilities and asked Young White Ape in disbelief whether Yu Sheng was really at the Seventh Awakening.