Recaps

The Shadow Demon City Lord abandoned his plans for revenge after learning that Ye Chen had killed the Black Descent City Lord despite the mansion’s formations, and decided to befriend the powerful newcomer. When he learned Ye Chen was an outsider who had challenged every city lord and was offering Divine Source to draw them in, he began to suspect Ye Chen had a hidden purpose.

• The Shadow Demon City Lord questioned a guard about his old friend’s death and learned that Ye Chen had defeated the Black Descent City Lord.
• After hearing that the Black Descent City Lord had used the City Lord’s Mansion’s formations, the Shadow Demon City Lord gave up on revenge and planned to visit Black Arrival City with gifts.
• A second guard reported that the new Black Descent City Lord had challenged every city lord in the Demon Abyss Eye.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord learned that Ye Chen was an outsider and wondered why he had revealed his identity and invited everyone to fight him.
• The guard added that Ye Chen had offered a large amount of Divine Source to lure the other city lords over.

After learning that Ye Chen had revealed a vast mountain range of divine source above Black Arrival City, the Shadow Demon City Lord sought an ally to help seize it. He and the Heavenly Wing City Lord joined forces and flew toward Black Arrival City to kill Ye Chen and divide his treasure.

• The Shadow Demon City Lord learned that a mountain range of divine source floated above Black Arrival City and decided to claim it.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord realized Ye Chen might have prepared a trap, so he went to find an ally rather than attack alone.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord arrived at Heavenly Wing City and discovered that the Heavenly Wing City Lord also planned to attack Ye Chen.
• The two city lords agreed to kill Ye Chen and split the divine source mountain range between them.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord and the Heavenly Wing City Lord flew toward Black Arrival City, expecting their combined strength to overwhelm Ye Chen.

The Heavenly Wing City Lord and the Shadow Demon City Lord arrived at Black Arrival City to seize its enormous Divine Source mountain range and kill Ye Chen. Their attack failed to break through Ye Chen’s protections, so the Shadow Demon City Lord called him out to fight.

• The Heavenly Wing City Lord and the Shadow Demon City Lord reached Black Arrival City and were astonished by its vast Divine Source mountain range.
• The Heavenly Wing City Lord struck the mountain range with black light, but Ye Chen’s restrictions repelled the attack and disturbed the residents’ cultivation.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord recognized the protective restrictions and concluded that they would have to kill Ye Chen before taking the Divine Source.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord called for Ye Chen to come out, declaring that he had come to avenge his brother.

Ye Chen faced the Shadow Demon City Lord and the Heavenly Wing City Lord, who attacked together after arriving in Black Arrival City. He effortlessly dodged their killing moves, leaving both City Lords shocked and the Shadow Demon City Lord furious.

• Black Arrival City's residents panicked when they learned the Shadow Demon City Lord had arrived, and many suspected he wanted the Divine Source rather than revenge.
• Mo Ba told Ye Chen that the Shadow Demon City Lord ranked one hundred and third among City Lords, but Ye Chen dismissed his strength as unremarkable.
• Ye Chen appeared above Black Arrival City and met the Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord, who struggled to assess his strength.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord claimed Ye Chen had killed his brother, and Ye Chen invited him to attack, treating the two City Lords as whetstones.
• The Heavenly Wing City Lord and Shadow Demon City Lord attacked Ye Chen together, but he dodged every strike with ease.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord grew furious when he realized Ye Chen was toying with them and still had not been touched.

Ye Chen faced the Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord as they unleashed their strongest attacks. His Heavenly Sound of the Great Dao destroyed their assaults and left the two city lords reeling, with the Hundred Ghost Fan ruined.

• The Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord stopped chasing Ye Chen and agreed to attack him together before their strength ran out.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord summoned a massive ghost face whose roar struck at the souls of Black Arrival City's residents, killing some and leaving others in agony.
• The Heavenly Wing City Lord unleashed the Hundred Ghost Fan, releasing the souls of powerful beings he had killed to charge at Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen answered with the Heavenly Sound of the Great Dao, which drowned out the ghostly roar and caused the ghost face and the released souls to dissipate.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord suffered severe backlash, while the Hundred Ghost Fan cracked and lost every image on its surface.

The Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord unleashed their full power against Ye Chen after he demanded they become his servants. Ye Chen's golden barrier withstood both attacks, leaving the two city lords' assault ineffective.

• Ye Chen taunted the wounded city lords and offered to spare them if they became his servants.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord transformed into a towering mass of black Demon Qi and urged the Heavenly Wing City Lord to fight alongside him.
• The Heavenly Wing City Lord spread six wings and attacked Ye Chen with the Sun Wheel Space-Breaking Slash.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord struck Ye Chen with the Demon Heaven Seal, but Ye Chen's golden barrier shattered the seal and deflected the blade strikes.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord continued bombarding Ye Chen with more attacks while Ye Chen watched calmly behind his unharmed barrier.

Ye Chen endured the Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord’s strongest attacks without suffering any harm, then forced both to flee. He disappeared and intercepted the Heavenly Wing City Lord, leaving him terrified by Ye Chen’s speed.

• The Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord relentlessly attacked Ye Chen’s golden barrier, but could not damage it.
• The two city lords retreated after exhausting much of their power, while Ye Chen mocked them for stopping.
• Ye Chen announced that it was his turn, and both city lords fled in different directions.
• Ye Chen vanished as the people of Black Arrival City searched for him.
• The Heavenly Wing City Lord relied on his speed to escape, but Ye Chen appeared ahead of him and blocked his way.

Ye Chen overwhelmed the Heavenly Wing City Lord, tore off his wings, and killed him despite his appeal to his tenth-ranked older brother. The Shadow Demon City Lord escaped toward Ningqu City, hoping its stronger City Lord would protect him from Ye Chen.

• The Heavenly Wing City Lord attacked Ye Chen with a storm of blade-like feathers, but Ye Chen appeared behind him and tore off all his wings.
• Ye Chen dismissed the Heavenly Wing City Lord as disappointing and prepared to kill him with golden divine power.
• The Heavenly Wing City Lord claimed his older brother was the tenth-ranked Cangyuan City Lord and offered to introduce Ye Chen to him.
• Ye Chen realized the brother might seek revenge and destroyed the Heavenly Wing City Lord's body and soul with golden light.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord fled toward Ningqu City, trusting that the ranked-eightieth Ningqu City Lord could keep him safe.

The Shadow Demon City Lord fled to Ningqu City and tried to persuade the Ningqu City Lord to help him deal with Ye Chen. The Ningqu City Lord saw through his attempt to recruit him and remained unconvinced by rumors of Ye Chen’s Divine Source.

• The Shadow Demon City Lord spotted Ye Chen closing in and rushed into Ningqu City, hoping its powerful lord would protect him.
• Ye Chen let the Shadow Demon City Lord enter, intending to wait until he and the Ningqu City Lord joined forces.
• The Ningqu City Lord intercepted the Shadow Demon City Lord and demanded to know why he had entered without permission.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord called Ye Chen an arrogant threat and claimed he had brought a great opportunity, but the Ningqu City Lord dismissed his excuses.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord mentioned Ye Chen’s supposed mountain-range-sized mass of Divine Source, but the Ningqu City Lord rejected the rumor and refused to be drawn into attacking him.

The Ningqu City Lord extorted the Shadow Demon City Lord in exchange for shelter, then agreed to help him lure Ye Chen into the city and kill him. Before they could arrange the trap, Ye Chen appeared inside Ningqu City, prompting the two city lords to attack him with the City Lord's Mansion's formations.

• The Ningqu City Lord dismissed the Shadow Demon City Lord's claims about Ye Chen's Divine Source and demanded payment for shelter.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord paid the Ningqu City Lord with treasures and agreed to split Ye Chen's wealth if they killed him.
• The two city lords planned to invite Ye Chen inside under the pretense of reconciliation and use the mansion's formations against him.
• Ye Chen suddenly appeared above Ningqu City and asked how their discussion was going.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord shouted for the Ningqu City Lord to attack, and the Ningqu City Lord activated the mansion's formations to empower himself.

Ye Chen confronted the Shadow Demon City Lord and Ningqu City Lord in Ningqu City, shrugging off the Ningqu City Lord’s formation-powered strike and sending its force back at him. The two city lords prepared a desperate counterattack, with the Shadow Demon City Lord activating the Blood Sacrifice Soul Refining Technique as a blood-colored figure formed above him.

• The residents of Ningqu City saw their city lord facing Ye Chen and the Shadow Demon City Lord, then hid or watched as the battle began.
• The Ningqu City Lord attacked Ye Chen with power drawn from the City Lord's Mansion's formations, but Ye Chen’s golden strike sent the chaotic force surging back and badly hurt him.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord urged the Ningqu City Lord to fight alongside him, and the Ningqu City Lord agreed that they had to suppress Ye Chen.
• The Shadow Demon City Lord activated the Blood Sacrifice Soul Refining Technique, burning his blood and divine soul to increase his Law Power.
• The Ningqu City Lord formed a vast furnace from the formations’ power and launched it at Ye Chen as the Shadow Demon City Lord’s blood-colored soul figure appeared with a saber.

Ye Chen effortlessly destroyed Ningqu City Lord’s bronze furnace and survived Shadow Demon City Lord’s soul-killing technique, which instead killed Shadow Demon City Lord. Ningqu City Lord conceded that Ye Chen would rank first if the City Lord Rankings were redone.

• Ningqu City Lord and Shadow Demon City Lord combined their attacks, and Shadow Demon City Lord concentrated his blood and soul power into a hidden, blood-colored figure.
• Ye Chen shattered Ningqu City Lord’s bronze furnace with one slap, leaving Ningqu City Lord badly injured by the backlash.
• The blood-colored figure struck Ye Chen’s body, and Shadow Demon City Lord believed his soul-killing attack had succeeded.
• Ye Chen’s soul power destroyed the blood-colored figure, causing Shadow Demon City Lord to die from the technique’s backlash.
• Ningqu City Lord realized Ye Chen had survived and admitted that he would take first place in a revised City Lord Rankings.

Ye Chen spared the Ningqu City Lord after defeating him, explaining that his true goal was to fight rather than kill indiscriminately. As Ye Chen left Ningqu City, nearby experts realized he might be strong enough to challenge the Five Great Kings, and the city lords began considering banding together against him.

• The Ningqu City Lord questioned how Ye Chen could possess Hunyuan Divine Lord strength outside the Demon Abyss Eye, and Ye Chen said the world's rules could not restrict him.
• Ye Chen refused to kill the Ningqu City Lord, explaining that he killed enemies who came after him with hostile intent.
• The Ningqu City Lord thanked Ye Chen for sparing his life and wondered whether Ye Chen could challenge the Blood Prison King.
• After Ye Chen left Ningqu City, nearby experts emerged and discussed how he had killed the Shadow Demon City Lord and the Heavenly Wing City Lord.
• The city lords feared Ye Chen's threat to kill every city lord and considered banding together for protection.

The city lords feared Ye Chen after he killed the Heavenly Wing City Lord and the Shadow Demon City Lord, and they speculated that the Hefeng City Lord would seek revenge for his younger brother. In Hefeng City, the Hefeng City Lord’s terrifying presence engulfed the city, and he suddenly spread his wings.

• The city lords learned that the Heavenly Wing City Lord had been the Hefeng City Lord’s younger brother and expected the Hefeng City Lord to avenge him.
• News of Ye Chen’s victories spread across the Blood Prison King’s territory and into the other kings’ territories, leaving city lords afraid to leave their cities.
• The Hefeng City Lord sat atop a floating mountain in the City Lord’s Mansion as his oppressive presence spread through Hefeng City.
• Hefeng City’s residents recognized the pressure as their city lord’s power and boasted that he could defeat Ye Chen.
• The Hefeng City Lord suddenly spread his black wings and unleashed an even more terrifying burst of power.

The Hefeng City Lord flew to Black Arrival City to avenge his slain younger brother, drawing a crowd of experts and city lords. He arrived to find the Black Descent City Lord’s Divine Source mountain range, and his killing intent threatened the city as the confrontation began.

• The Hefeng City Lord revealed his six-winged true form and flew out of Hefeng City toward Black Arrival City.
• Experts and city lords followed, speculating that the Hefeng City Lord was going to fight the Black Descent City Lord over his younger brother’s death.
• The Hefeng City Lord arrived above Black Arrival City and unleashed killing intent that caused residents to faint or suffer.
• The Hefeng City Lord spotted the Divine Source mountain range and decided he would avenge his brother and seize it.

The Hefeng City Lord confronted Ye Chen over his brother’s death and demanded Ye Chen surrender his wealth, including the Divine Source mountain range. Ye Chen refused and challenged him, and the Hefeng City Lord began attacking with his six wing blades.

• The gathered city lords marveled at the Divine Source mountain range and recalled how the Shadow Demon City Lord and Heavenly Wing City Lord had died trying to seize it.
• The Hefeng City Lord arrived at Black Arrival City, seeking revenge and coveting the Divine Source, while Murong Qing and Mo Ba trusted Ye Chen to defeat him.
• Ye Chen appeared before the Hefeng City Lord, reassuring Black Arrival City’s residents with his calm confidence.
• The Hefeng City Lord demanded Ye Chen hand over all his wealth in exchange for his life, but Ye Chen mocked the offer and said the Hefeng City Lord could not kill him.
• The Hefeng City Lord roared and spread his wings, transforming them into six enormous black steel blades as he launched his attack.

Ye Chen faced the Hefeng City Lord, matching his black-feather and wing-blade attacks with golden divine power. The chapter ended with Ye Chen blocking the city lord’s close-range strikes without suffering a scratch.

• The Hefeng City Lord unleashed a storm of black feathers at Ye Chen, alarming the watching city lords with the attack’s power.
• Ye Chen met the feathers with golden Sword-Rays, and the two attacks clashed evenly.
• The Hefeng City Lord intensified his assault with more feathers, but Ye Chen remained relaxed and matched their increased force.
• The Hefeng City Lord transformed his six wings into blades and charged Ye Chen in close combat.
• Ye Chen blocked the wing-blade strikes with his golden-lit hands, and none of the blows left a mark.

Ye Chen faced the Hefeng City Lord in a fierce battle, blocking his wing-blade attacks with his bare hands and dismissing his strength as ordinary. The Hefeng City Lord summoned his Six-Winged Dharma Body, but Ye Chen decided the fight had gone on long enough.

• Ye Chen blocked the Hefeng City Lord’s rapid wing-blade attacks with his body as spectators marveled at his strength.
• The Hefeng City Lord unleashed Black Cross Slash, but Ye Chen shattered the three attacks with a golden ring.
• Ye Chen called the Hefeng City Lord’s strength ordinary, angering him and unsettling the gathered city lords.
• The Hefeng City Lord summoned his Six-Winged Dharma Body and sent all six enormous blades crashing toward Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen remained unimpressed by the Dharma Body and declared that the battle could end.

Ye Chen overwhelmed and killed the Hefeng City Lord in their battle, revealing a vast gulf between them. The watching city lords were left stunned by how effortlessly the Black Descent City Lord had won.

• The Hefeng City Lord attacked Ye Chen with his six-winged manifestation, but Ye Chen caught a wing and tore it off, leaving a wound the city lord could not heal.
• The Hefeng City Lord unleashed countless saber-light attacks, but Ye Chen shattered them with his golden fist and advanced unharmed.
• Ye Chen punched through the Hefeng City Lord’s chest, and the city lord died after failing to repair his body.
• The city lords watching outside the city were shocked that the Hefeng City Lord had lost while Ye Chen remained completely uninjured.

Ye Chen killed the Hefeng City Lord with ease, leaving the gathered city lords afraid to challenge him and wondering whether the second- and third-ranked city lords might seek a fight. News of the death spread throughout the Demon Abyss Eye, where disbelief turned to shock after city lords confirmed it.

• Ye Chen dismissed the watching city lords as too weak to test his strength and put away the Divine Source Mountain Range.
• The city lords fled Black Arrival City and speculated that the battle-mad Azure Ghost City Lord or Senluo City Lord might challenge Ye Chen.
• News of the Hefeng City Lord's death spread from the Blood Prison King's territory throughout the Demon Abyss Eye.
• People initially rejected the reports as impossible, but their doubts turned to shock when city lords confirmed the Hefeng City Lord was dead.

After Ye Chen killed the Hefeng City Lord, rumors that he had won by trickery spread, while the Azure Ghost City Lord and Senluo City Lord learned that the number-one Azure Demon City Lord had challenged him to fight at Black Wind Cliff in three days. The Azure Ghost City Lord rushed off to witness the duel, and the challenge drew the attention of the Demon Abyss Eye’s strongest City Lords.

• News of Ye Chen’s victory over the Hefeng City Lord spread across the Demon Abyss Eye, and many who had not witnessed the battle accused him of using underhanded methods.
• The Azure Ghost City Lord heard of Ye Chen’s victory and wished to fight him, but hesitated because Black Arrival City and Azure Ghost City served different kings.
• A guard reported that the Azure Demon City Lord had challenged Ye Chen to fight at Black Wind Cliff in three days.
• The Azure Ghost City Lord eagerly set off to watch the legendary duel.
• The Senluo City Lord learned of the challenge and recalled that the Azure Demon City Lord had held back during their own past battle.

The Azure Demon City Lord challenged Ye Chen, the Black Descent City Lord, to a decisive battle at Black Wind Cliff, and Ye Chen accepted. Three days later, a massive crowd of city lords and spectators gathered as a blood-colored cloud appeared on the horizon.

• The Senluo City Lord welcomed the Azure Demon City Lord's challenge and hoped to fight him after he killed Ye Chen.
• News spread that the Azure Demon City Lord had challenged the Black Descent City Lord to a duel at Black Wind Cliff in three days.
• Ye Chen accepted the challenge, prompting spectators from across the Demon Abyss Eye to rush to Black Wind Cliff.
• Three days later, numerous city lords and spectators gathered at Black Wind Cliff to watch the duel.
• A dense, bloody bank of clouds appeared on the horizon, drawing everyone's attention.

The Senluo City Lord and Azure Ghost City Lord arrived at Black Wind Cliff, where they sensed the Azure Demon City Lord had neared the realm of the Five Great Kings. As the Azure Demon City Lord awaited his battle with the Black Descent City Lord, the Senluo City Lord doubted the fight would provide enough pressure for him to break through.

• The Senluo City Lord arrived beneath blood-colored clouds, and the crowd made way for him.
• The Azure Ghost City Lord arrived in azure mist and silently sized up the Senluo City Lord, while both prepared to challenge the Azure Demon City Lord after his battle.
• The Azure Demon City Lord appeared amid luminous runes and landed on Black Wind Cliff, drawing the attention of everyone present.
• The Azure Ghost City Lord and Senluo City Lord sensed a king-like presence in the Azure Demon City Lord and suspected he had neared the realm of the Five Great Kings.
• The Senluo City Lord worried that the Azure Demon City Lord might break through during the coming battle, then reasoned the Black Descent City Lord might not be strong enough to pressure him into doing so.

The Azure Demon City Lord prepared to fight Ye Chen, hoping to devour the outsider and use the battle to break through to the peak Hunyuan Divine Lord realm. Ye Chen appeared unnoticed on Black Wind Cliff, leaving the Azure Demon City Lord wary and the gathered experts eager for the fight.

• The Azure Demon City Lord sat in divine radiance on Black Wind Cliff and prepared himself for battle.
• The Azure Demon City Lord planned to defeat and devour Ye Chen to aid his breakthrough and become a sixth king.
• The crowd grew impatient and complained that Ye Chen had not appeared, speculating that he had fled.
• Ye Chen appeared silently behind the Azure Demon City Lord, who sensed him and immediately became highly vigilant.
• The gathered experts noticed Ye Chen and assumed he had concealed his presence with a Secret Method or Law Treasure.

At Black Wind Cliff, Ye Chen stunned the gathered city lords by injuring two of them with a glance, then fought the Azure Demon City Lord evenly despite appearing to retreat. As the Azure Demon City Lord realized Ye Chen was testing him, he unleashed the blue lightning technique Thunder Shakes the Nine Heavens.

• Ye Chen's casual remarks angered two city lords, and he sent them flying with a glance, leaving the crowd shaken.
• The Azure Ghost City Lord and Senluo City Lord grew wary of Ye Chen, while Senluo resolved to use the battle to assess both fighters.
• The Azure Demon City Lord released his overwhelming presence and attacked Ye Chen, who met his strikes head-on and matched his power.
• Ye Chen and the Azure Demon City Lord exchanged over ten thousand rounds, and Ye Chen appeared to give ground as the Azure Demon City Lord pressed his attack.
• The Azure Demon City Lord recognized that Ye Chen was probing his abilities, then unleashed blue lightning with Thunder Shakes the Nine Heavens.