Chapter Summaries

The Qilin King tricked the Wood Baleful Intent Race expert into freeing him, then used Heavenly Qilin Severs the Void to defeat him. When the enemy began reforming from his remains, the gravely wounded Qilin King unleashed Qilin Divine Fire to burn them.

• The Qilin King feigned an imminent self-detonation and bound the Wood Baleful Intent Race expert, who cut off his vines and crown to escape.
• The Qilin King gathered his unstable power into his horn and struck the fleeing expert with Heavenly Qilin Severs the Void, leaving him unable to fight.
• The Qilin King survived the gambit but collapsed to his knees as the arena spectators cheered his victory.
• The Wood Baleful Intent Race expert’s fragments and sap began re-forming, prompting the Qilin King to declare he would destroy him completely.
• The Qilin King cast Scale Fire Burns the Heavens into the remains, engulfing the wood fragments and sap in Qilin Divine Fire.

The Qilin King defeated the Wood Baleful Intent Race expert by carefully using a near-self-detonation to escape and strike back. Han Pei brought him to meet Youruo and Xie Purou, who healed him and hinted that their master had shown them images of him, leaving him confused about why they had sought him out.

• The Qilin King burned the Wood Baleful Intent Race expert to ash and won the battle, drawing cheers from the arena spectators.
• Youruo, Xie Purou, Ji Ren, and Han Pei praised the Qilin King's courage and calculation after he survived his controlled self-detonation.
• Han Pei appeared in the arena and took the wounded Qilin King to the room where Youruo and Xie Purou were waiting.
• Youruo asked Han Pei to give the Qilin King a Blood Saint Pill, and the pill rapidly restored him to peak condition.
• Xie Purou said the Qilin King looked like the images their master had shown them, leaving him puzzled as he asked them to explain.

Youruo and Xie Purou brought the Qilin King from the Slaughter Arena to the imperial palace, where he discovered their master was Ye Chen, an old acquaintance from the lower realm. Ye Chen welcomed him, learned of his suffering after ascension, and heard that the Evil King and Crimson Yang King had died.

• Youruo and Xie Purou led the Qilin King out of the Slaughter Arena and into the Nether Blood Divine Kingdom’s imperial palace.
• Youruo and Ji Ren realized Ye Chen was away discussing the Dao with the Nether Blood Saint Emperor.
• Ye Chen emerged through a spatial doorway and greeted the astonished Qilin King, who recognized him from the Nine Nether Demon Abyss.
• The Qilin King learned that Youruo and Xie Purou were human and that Ye Chen’s cultivation was comparable to the Nether Blood Saint Emperor’s.
• Ye Chen stopped the Qilin King from kneeling and listened as he recounted his capture and torment after ascending.
• The Qilin King told Ye Chen that the Evil King and the Crimson Yang King had died, leaving him as the only surviving King from the Nine Nether Demon Abyss.

The Nether Blood Saint Emperor used the River of Time to retrieve the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King from moments before their deaths. The two ascenders returned alive but confused, while the Qilin King watched in awe at Ye Chen’s influence and the Saint Emperor’s power.

• The Qilin King mourned his dead friends as Ji Ren worried that the Nether Blood Divine Kingdom would be held responsible for their deaths.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor arrived and offered to bring the dead ascenders back, astonishing the Qilin King and prompting Ye Chen to explain that they would be fished out of the River of Time.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor opened a rift in space, revealed the River of Time, and reached into the past to retrieve the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King.
• The Crimson Yang King and the Evil King appeared in the palace, unaware that they had been pulled from the moments before their deaths.

Ye Chen rescued the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King, reunited them with the Qilin King, and invited all three to join the Kunlun Holy Land. The two newcomers discovered that Ye Chen’s disciples Youruo and Xie Purou had reached the middle God Emperor stage, leaving them stunned by the gap in strength.

• The Crimson Yang King and the Evil King awoke in a palace, confirmed the Qilin King was real, and thanked the Nether Blood Saint Emperor for rescuing them.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor pointed to Ye Chen as their true benefactor, and the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King joyfully recognized and embraced him.
• Ye Chen invited the three kings to follow him into the Kunlun Holy Land, and the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King confidently promised to help the sect grow.
• The Qilin King warned the Crimson Yang King that Youruo and Xie Purou were far stronger than he was, and the newcomers sensed the disciples’ formidable power.
• Youruo and Xie Purou revealed that they had reached the middle God Emperor stage, startling the three kings and prompting Xie Purou to explain they had only reached Hunyuan Divine Lord after ascending.

Ye Chen revealed that the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King had been resurrected by the Nether Blood Saint Emperor, who had brought them back from an earlier point in time. The two learned they were in the Nether Blood Divine Palace, accepted healing pills from Ye Chen, and struggled to comprehend how far beyond them he had grown.

• The Qilin King told the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King that they had died and been brought back to life, and Ye Chen confirmed it.
• Ye Chen explained that the Nether Blood Saint Emperor had traveled through spacetime to retrieve them, and the Saint Emperor said the feat was effortless for him.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor revealed that they were in the Nether Blood Divine Palace, leaving the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King terrified to learn their rescuer was the emperor himself.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor said he had resurrected them out of regard for Ye Chen and because their deaths were karmically connected to him.
• Ye Chen gave the two men pills to heal their injuries, and they tried to refuse them because they believed the pills were precious.

Ye Chen sent the Qilin King, the Crimson Yang King, and the Evil King through a spatial gate to Kunlun Holy Land, where they joined the sect and discovered its extraordinary cultivation resources. Meanwhile, the Nether Blood Saint Emperor told Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou about the coming emergence of Hundun Purple Qi, which could improve their chances of reaching the Hundun Saint Emperor Realm.

• Ye Chen gave the Crimson Yang King and the Evil King healing pills, then opened a spatial gate for them and the Qilin King to return to Kunlun Holy Land.
• The three arrived at Kunlun's entrance, where Deputy Sect Master Ling Kong welcomed them, and they completed their identification procedures as disciples.
• The Qilin King, the Crimson Yang King, and the Evil King explored Kunlun's facilities, including the War God Palace, and celebrated their new home and resources.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor praised Youruo and Xie Purou and told them the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss would soon open, releasing Hundun Purple Qi.
• Ye Chen explained that Hundun Purple Qi could increase their chances of reaching the Hundun Saint Emperor Realm, while Xie Purou and Youruo expressed confidence in reaching it on their own.

Ye Chen and the Nether Blood Saint Emperor discussed Youruo and Xie Purou’s prospects for becoming Hundun Saint Emperors and their chance to obtain Hundun Purple Qi. As the opportunity at the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss approached, countless contenders gathered, including prominent young prodigies and powerful God Emperor experts, while rivalries sparked fights before the purple qi appeared.

• Ye Chen warned the Nether Blood Saint Emperor not to overpraise Youruo and Xie Purou, then explained that Hundun Purple Qi could strengthen their foundations and raise their future potential.
• The Nether Blood Saint Emperor promised to arrange places for Youruo and Xie Purou to join the contest at the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss.
• High Antiquity Evil Demons gathered outside the abyss, where they discussed its deadly mist, Hundun Purple Qi, and the fate of past competitors.
• The Blade Devil Race’s young master arrived with his followers and said he had come to watch his uncle Li Mangtian compete.
• Yue Ling and other renowned prodigies from several races arrived, drawing attention and provoking banter among the onlookers.
• Countless God Emperor powerhouses gathered, and Li Mangtian and other leading contenders took their places as old enemies began fighting before the Hundun Purple Qi appeared.

Saint Emperor Ji Ren brought Youruo and Little Rou, two human disciples of a powerful ally of the Nether Blood Saint Emperor, to the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss. After the nearby demons recognized the girls as human and eyed them as prey, Youruo and Little Rou prepared for trouble.

• Saint Emperor Ji Ren arrived through a spatial passage with Youruo and Little Rou, puzzling the Hundun Saint Emperors who watched from the shadows.
• Ji Ren warned the other Saint Emperors not to joke about the girls and told them to wait for the Hundun Purple Qi to emerge before joining the scramble.
• The Burning Bone Saint Emperor recognized Youruo and Little Rou as Ye Chen's disciples and decided to protect them from the shadows.
• Burning Bone told the other Saint Emperors that the girls' master was friendly with the Nether Blood Saint Emperor, but concealed Ye Chen's strength and past fight with him.
• High Antiquity Evil Demons recognized Youruo and Little Rou as humans and threatened to eat them, while the girls calmly anticipated a fight.

Youruo and Little Rou repelled the High Antiquity Evil Demons’ first attack when a red lightning bolt killed a Late God Emperor Stage Shadow Devil Race expert. The mist around the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss receded, and after the demons gathered to watch, the first strand of Hundun Purple Qi emerged and drew a crowd of experts into a scramble.

• A red lightning bolt struck and destroyed the Shadow Devil Race expert as he tried to devour Youruo and Little Rou.
• Youruo and Little Rou mocked the High Antiquity Evil Demons, but none dared attack them first.
• The mist around the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss receded, revealing a vast, bottomless abyss that threatened to ensnare onlookers’ souls.
• The High Antiquity Evil Demons gathered near the abyss and waited for Hundun Purple Qi to appear.
• A strand of Hundun Purple Qi shot from the abyss, and countless experts rushed to seize it while Youruo and Little Rou watched.

Youruo and Little Rou captured a strand of Hundun Purple Qi, but a horde of High Antiquity Evil Demons attacked them to take it. Surrounded by more than thirty enemies, Youruo unleashed Ten Thousand Layers of Vortices to fight back.

• Youruo and Little Rou agreed to work together as more strands of Hundun Purple Qi emerged from the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss.
• Youruo and Little Rou raced after a nearby strand and Little Rou trapped it in a sphere of red Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning.
• A late God Emperor stage Flame Devil Race expert attacked Youruo, but she repelled his flaming fist with her water power and sent him crashing into the pursuing demons.
• Youruo tried to break through the horde, but more than thirty High Antiquity Evil Demons blocked her path and attacked her.
• Youruo summoned a vast ocean and unleashed Ten Thousand Layers of Vortices, whose suction restrained the surrounding enemies.

Youruo and Xie Purou combined whirlpool currents with Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning, badly injuring or defeating many High Antiquity Evil Demons. After the survivors escaped and rallied together, thousands surrounded the two sisters and charged to seize the Hundun Purple Qi.

• Youruo called Xie Purou back, and the sisters trapped their attackers in whirlpools before Xie Purou spread Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning through the seawater.
• The water-and-lightning attack overwhelmed numerous High Antiquity Evil Demons, drawing astonished reactions from spectators and approval from the watching Saint Emperors.
• A Shadow Devil Race expert, a Devil Mark Race expert, and other demons escaped the lightning sea using their abilities and treasures, though they were weakened.
• A Dark Night Blood Race expert urged the demons to defend their territory and claim the Hundun Purple Qi, and the survivors agreed to attack together.
• Several thousand High Antiquity Evil Demons encircled Youruo and Xie Purou, then swarmed toward them.

Youruo and Little Rou were surrounded by thousands of High Antiquity Evil Demons, but Ye Chen’s armor awakened their power and raised their combat strength to the Peak God Emperor Stage. They began counterattacking, killing an Ice Devil Race expert and gravely injuring a Shadow Devil Race expert, while Ji Ren watched confidently.

• Experts from many High Antiquity Evil Demon races attacked Youruo and Little Rou from all sides, and the Burning Bone Saint Emperor prepared to intervene.
• Ji Ren stopped the Burning Bone Saint Emperor and told her to watch, convinced the girls could handle the assault.
• Youruo and Little Rou manifested powerful water and lightning armor forged by Ye Chen, which amplified their strength and raised their combat power to the Peak God Emperor Stage.
• Little Rou punched through the Ice Devil Race expert’s ice defenses and killed him with a lightning-charged blow.
• Youruo’s water attack entered the Shadow Devil Race expert’s illusory world, bound and sliced his shadow form, and left him barely alive after he reconstituted himself.

Little Rou’s crimson armor blocked a massive barrage, and her Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning devastated the demons surrounding her and Youruo. As the surviving Peak God Emperor experts recoiled, Little Rou unleashed the technique called Thunder Purgatory.

• A frightened demon fled after losing the courage to contend for the Hundun Purple Qi.
• Little Rou’s armor neutralized dozens of attacks, leading the demons to suspect it was Saint Emperor-level armor.
• Little Rou attacked with Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning, killing large numbers of high antiquity evil demons and injuring the Peak God Emperor experts.
• The surviving Peak God Emperor experts retreated from Little Rou, but the endless demon horde continued to besiege her and Youruo.
• Little Rou gathered crimson lightning and shouted, “Thunder Purgatory!”

Little Rou trapped hundreds of High Antiquity Evil Demons in Thunder Purgatory, slaughtering or wounding more than half before the prison collapsed and the survivors fled. Youruo continued fighting with her water-element armor and Boundless Sea techniques, overwhelming a Blade Devil Race expert as the battle over the Hundun Purple Qi continued.

• Little Rou formed Thunder Purgatory from Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning and trapped several hundred High Antiquity Evil Demons inside.
• Little Rou intensified the lightning, killing or severely wounding more than half the demons before their attacks shattered Thunder Purgatory.
• The surviving demons fled, and Little Rou charged into the enemy ranks to protect the Hundun Purple Qi.
• Youruo summoned a vast sea, killed a Late God Emperor Stage Flame Devil Race expert, and unleashed Raging Tide Thousand Blades against the enemy forces.
• A Blade Devil Race expert exhausted his strength resisting Youruo's water blades, and the successive waves shattered most of his body.
• A Dark Night Blood Race expert folded his bat wings around himself as Youruo's wave blades closed in.

Youruo replenished her power with an Immortal Wellspring Pill and devastated the High Antiquity Evil Demons trapped in her ocean attack, securing one strand of Hundun Purple Qi. She and Little Rou then chose to pursue another strand, but peak God Emperor experts raced toward it first.

• Youruo’s endless wave blades overwhelmed the High Antiquity Evil Demons, and she restored her Immortal Power by swallowing an Immortal Wellspring Pill.
• Youruo’s attack intensified, killing or crippling most of her enemies and forcing the survivors to flee or abandon their challenge.
• Youruo and Little Rou realized they had secured one strand of Hundun Purple Qi and learned that twenty-three strands had appeared across the battlefield.
• Youruo and Little Rou reflected on how Ye Chen’s teachings and resources had spared them the hardships other cultivators endured, then resolved to seize another strand.
• Little Rou spotted a strand held by a surrounded cultivator to the southeast, but several peak God Emperor experts charged toward it before the two sisters could act.

Xue Wuchang seized the Hundun Purple Qi after effortlessly killing two Late God Emperor experts, driving most of the crowd to flee. Li Mangtian challenged him for the treasure, and their opening clash left the remaining Peak God Emperor experts watching as the confrontation continued.

• Xue Wuchang killed a Late God Emperor expert who had taken a wisp of Hundun Purple Qi, then killed another expert who tried to flee.
• Xue Wuchang absorbed the two experts’ blood and claimed the Hundun Purple Qi, prompting many fighters to abandon the contest and escape.
• Li Mangtian confronted Xue Wuchang and demanded that he surrender the Hundun Purple Qi.
• Xue Wuchang and Li Mangtian exchanged attacks, with Xue Wuchang’s vortex shattering Li Mangtian’s five saber strikes.
• Many more experts fled as the remaining Peak God Emperor experts stayed to watch the two rivals contend.

Xue Wuchang, Li Mangtian, and Ye Gu fought over the Hundun Purple Qi until a concealed Shadow Devil Race expert ambushed Ye Gu. Ye Gu survived with a wound to his wings, which quickly healed, and turned to face the unseen attacker.

• Ye Gu attacked Xue Wuchang, who shattered his blood-red slashes and challenged him over the Hundun Purple Qi.
• Li Mangtian struck Xue Wuchang with a powerful saber kick, and the two exchanged palm strikes that left them both slightly injured.
• Ye Gu joined the fight with a sneak attack on Xue Wuchang, starting a three-way battle among the experts.
• An invisible Shadow Devil Race expert crept toward the battlefield while the three continued fighting.
• The Shadow Devil Race expert attacked Ye Gu from behind, tearing his wings before Ye Gu twisted away and healed the wound.

Ying Yao joined Xue Wuchang, Li Mangtian, and Ye Gu in a tense standoff over the Hundun Purple Qi, while hidden Saint Emperors watched and debated who would prevail. Youruo and Little Rou prepared to enter the coming battle, which Ji Ren suspected could change everything.

• Ying Yao revealed himself after ambushing Ye Gu and declared that he would fight anyone who stood between him and the Hundun Purple Qi.
• Xue Wuchang, Li Mangtian, Ye Gu, and Ying Yao faced off above the Primordial God-Forbidden Abyss as their powers clashed without anyone making the first attack.
• Spectating High Antiquity Evil Demons watched from afar while more Hundun Purple Qi appeared and battles erupted throughout the abyss.
• Hidden Saint Emperors discussed the four contenders and judged that Xue Wuchang had the best chance of keeping the purple qi already in his possession.
• Saint Emperor Ji Ren watched Youruo and Little Rou and suspected they would intervene, while Little Rou urged Youruo to join the fight.

Youruo and Little Rou entered the battle for the Hundun Purple Qi while Li Mangtian, Xue Wuchang, Ye Gu, and Ying Yao fought one another. As onlookers argued over whether the two humans could survive, Little Rou plunged between Li Mangtian and Xue Wuchang, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Youruo watched from hiding as Li Mangtian attacked Xue Wuchang, and the two began a fierce saber duel.
• Ying Yao tried to disappear into the void and ambush the fighters, but Ye Gu struck him out of hiding and engaged him.
• Li Mangtian and Xue Wuchang unleashed powerful saber techniques while Ye Gu struggled to defend against Ying Yao’s stealth attacks.
• Youruo and Little Rou charged into the battlefield, drawing astonished reactions from the watching High Antiquity Evil Demons.
• Little Rou rushed between Li Mangtian and Xue Wuchang as they fought.