Arc 3The Demon Race’s New Champion

Ye Xingchen helped Luo Qingshan secure the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal and other auction treasures, then used the Divine Spring of Life and his alchemy to reshape the balance among Divine Desolation’s powers. After the Demon Race’s sheltered prodigies challenged him, he defeated them effortlessly and won their respect, while the dragonhide map pointed him toward Avici Hell.

  • Baili Tu threatened Ye Xingchen over Luo Qingshan’s hairpin, but Ye Xingchen killed him instantly, and news of his death shook the City of Trade.
  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen about the Heaven’s Chosen Ranking and the Ancient Divine Tomb, and he agreed to take Demon Race disciples to the competition.
  • At the Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction, Ye Xingchen outbid Huangfu Bubai for the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal and gave it to Luo Qingshan.
  • Ye Xingchen won the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet and ancient treasure map, then gave the bracelet to Hua Xueyan and revealed the map’s significance through his bidding.
  • Ye Xingchen offered the Divine Spring of Life and promised Hua Xueyan an antidote for the Hell Flower Poison, while declaring the Supreme Purity Palace unwelcome among the Demon Race.
  • Ye Xingchen held an auction at the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion, secured wealth for the Demon Race, and gave Luo Qingshan the Primordial Chaos Exquisite Bracelet.
  • Ye Xingchen established the All Under Heaven Pavilion with Yuan Long and the other guards, while the Hidden Qin Family prepared to emerge and hidden powers sent their prodigies into the world.
  • Ye Xingchen learned the dragonhide map marked a secret trove in Avici Purgatory, then accepted the challenge of ten Demon Race prodigies at Ten Thousand Demons Square.
  • Ye Xingchen brushed aside the ten prodigies’ combined attacks, reprimanded them for their arrogance, and won their apologies and respect.
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Ch. 51Throwing his weight around, Baili Tu's heaven-shaking killing intent

Baili Tu intimidated Leng Aofeng into leaving after claiming a hair ornament, then demanded the jade hairpin Luo Qingshan had chosen. Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan ignored him, and Baili Tu unleashed his killing intent on Ye Xingchen, leaving the hall stunned by what happened next.

  • Baili Tu pressured Leng Aofeng, learned that Leng Lingtian was his father, and let him leave with Zui Rao after warning him not to provoke him again.
  • The Heavenly Treasure Hall's owner respectfully gave Baili Tu the hair ornament he had claimed.
  • Luo Qingshan asked Ye Xingchen to put a jade hairpin in her hair, and Ye Xingchen did so while praising her beauty.
  • Baili Tu demanded Luo Qingshan's hairpin, but Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan ignored him and continued as before.
  • Enraged, Baili Tu directed his terrifying killing intent at Ye Xingchen, shocking everyone in the hall.

Ch. 52Baili Tu's death shook the City of Trade

Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan visited Heavenly Treasure Hall, where Baili Tu tried to seize a hairpin and kill Ye Xingchen. Ye Xingchen killed Baili Tu without revealing how, then left with Luo Qingshan as the news shook the City of Trade.

  • Baili Tu threatened Ye Xingchen over the hairpin, but Luo Qingshan casually dispelled his killing intent.
  • Luo Qingshan called Baili Tu a fly, and Ye Xingchen said he could swat it away.
  • Baili Tu attacked Ye Xingchen at tremendous speed, but Ye Xingchen immobilized him and killed him without anyone seeing what happened.
  • Ye Xingchen paid the owner of Heavenly Treasure Hall with a top-grade immortal stone and left with Luo Qingshan.
  • The owner and customers discovered Baili Tu was dead, then planned to spread the news and sell his corpse.
  • News of Baili Tu's death spread throughout the City of Trade, shaking both the Human Race's and Demon Race's territories.

Ch. 53Everyone's guesses, a first glimpse of the five provinces

After Baili Tu was killed in Heavenly Treasure Hall, Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan relaxed over a meal while rumors spread about the mysterious killer. Luo Qingshan explained Divine Desolation’s five provinces and their talent competition, and Ye Xingchen became intrigued by what she said next.

  • Leng Aofeng and Zui Rao learned that Baili Tu had been killed, then saw his corpse crumble into powder at Heavenly Treasure Hall.
  • People in the trading city speculated that a powerful disciple from a hidden hegemonic sacred land had slain Baili Tu and might be attending the Demon Race auction.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan ate together at a restaurant, where they overheard news of a Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction scheduled for the next day.
  • Luo Qingshan explained that Divine Desolation had five provinces, and that Eastern Continent had fallen to last place in their competitions.
  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen that the three-yearly competition determined the Divine Desolation Heaven's Chosen Ranking and that Leng Aofeng ranked twentieth.
  • Luo Qingshan gave Ye Xingchen a mysterious explanation that made him excited.

Ch. 54The Ancient Divine Tomb, System Sign-in

Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen about the Ancient Divine Tomb, the Heaven’s Chosen Ranking, and the rumored secret to becoming a god, and Ye Xingchen decided to enter the upcoming competition. The next morning, he received powerful sign-in rewards and prepared to take Luo Qingshan to the auction.

  • Luo Qingshan explained that only thirty ranked disciples could enter the dangerous Ancient Divine Tomb, where a secret to becoming a god was rumored to lie.
  • Ye Xingchen agreed to take Demon Race disciples to the competition in six months and investigate the tomb’s secret.
  • Ye Xingchen left the City of Trade with Luo Qingshan and returned to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion ahead of the auction.
  • Ye Xingchen signed in and received one million supreme-grade immortal stones, the Primordial Chaos Exquisite Bracelet, and a Great Emperor Guard Card.
  • Luo Qingshan reported that the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion’s preparations were settled, and Ye Xingchen invited her to bid freely at the auction.

Ch. 55The great powers arrive, the auction begins

Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan arrived at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion as powerful factions from across Divine Desolation gathered for the auction. After Mo Wuhen declared the auction open, the first item, the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal, stunned the crowd.

  • The Beast Taming Sect, Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Palace, and other great powers arrived at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, including leaders such as Empress Hua Xueyan, Huangfu Bubai, and Nangong Liuyun.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan entered the pavilion hand in hand and paid for a private room on the fifth floor.
  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen that the Treasure Gathering Pavilion had arranged its auction to profit from the Demon Race's gathering of great powers.
  • Mo Wuhen warned bidders that those unable to pay would be detained until their faction paid and barred from future auctions.
  • Mo Wuhen opened the auction and introduced the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal, prompting the crowd and Luo Qingshan to rise in shock.

Ch. 56The Glazed Azure Treasure Seal, the Heavenly Dao Treasure Trove

Luo Qingshan explained that the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal was both a powerful divine artifact and the key to opening the Heavenly Dao Treasure Trove, prompting Ye Xingchen to consider finding the trove himself. He promised to help her win the seal, and the auction began, with the price quickly reaching one hundred million supreme-grade spirit stones.

  • Luo Qingshan explained the seal's history and revealed that it was the only key to the Heavenly Dao Treasure Trove, which had helped the Glazed Empress reach the Great Emperor Realm.
  • Ye Xingchen considered using his Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes to locate the treasure trove and asked whether Luo Qingshan wanted the seal.
  • Luo Qingshan hesitated over the seal's cost, but Ye Xingchen promised to pay for whatever she wanted; his affectionate words moved her, and they embraced.
  • Mo Wuhen opened bidding for the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal at ten million supreme-grade spirit stones, and the crowd quickly drove the price upward.
  • Nangong Liuyun, sect master of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, bid one hundred million supreme-grade spirit stones, marking the entry of a top faction into the contest.

Ch. 57They joined the bidding one after another, Ye Xingchen made his move

The Glazed Azure Treasure Seal auction climbed to ten billion supreme-grade spirit stones as Divine Desolation’s most powerful factions competed for it. Just as Mo Wuhen was about to close the bidding in Huangfu Bubai’s favor, an unknown bidder raised the offer to eleven billion.

  • Nangong Liuyun opened the bidding at one hundred million supreme-grade spirit stones, and the price eventually rose to five hundred million.
  • Top factions joined the auction, with the Heavenly Dao Sect bidding one billion one hundred million and Huangfu Bubai of the Supreme Purity Palace raising the price to one billion five hundred million.
  • Master Buchi of the Buddha Sect bid two billion, but stopped when Huangfu Bubai countered with three billion supreme-grade spirit stones.
  • Hua Xueyan bid five billion and rejected Huangfu Bubai’s provocation, but his threat to cut off the Supreme Purity Palace’s pill trade led her to stop bidding.
  • Huangfu Bubai raised the offer to ten billion supreme-grade spirit stones, and Mo Wuhen prepared to end the auction before an unknown voice bid eleven billion.

Ch. 58A staggering sum of spirit stones, a first appearance

Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan appeared at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion after bidding thirty billion supreme-grade spirit stones for the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal. Huangfu Bubai challenged their ability to pay and insulted Ye Xingchen, who answered by calling him a mad dog, leaving the auction hall stunned.

  • Huangfu Bubai raised his bid for the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal, but an unseen bidder repeatedly outbid him, reaching thirty billion supreme-grade spirit stones.
  • Huangfu Bubai learned that the bidders were a handsome Innate Realm man and a veiled woman, then accused the woman of being the Demon Race's empress and questioned whether she could pay.
  • Luo Qingshan opened the private room's window and revealed herself as the Demon Race's empress.
  • Ye Xingchen joined Luo Qingshan, put an arm around her waist, and told Huangfu Bubai and Mo Wuhen to continue the auction or stop wasting his time.
  • Mo Wuhen called for further bids, while Huangfu Bubai mocked Ye Xingchen as an ant who could not afford the price.
  • Ye Xingchen called Huangfu Bubai a brainless mad dog, silencing the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

Ch. 59Heaven-shaking killing intent, a complete break

Ye Xingchen insulted Huangfu Bubai during their bidding at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, provoking the Supreme Purity Palace master’s killing intent before Mo Wuhen stopped a fight. Ye Xingchen then declared the Supreme Purity Palace would decline, while the gathered factions watched for signs that the Demon Race could challenge its dominance.

  • Huangfu Bubai unleashed terrifying killing intent at Ye Xingchen, and spectators outside learned of their dispute and the thirty-billion-spirit-stone bid.
  • A man outside the pavilion was killed for discussing Huangfu Bubai, silencing the gathered spectators.
  • Luo Qingshan erased Huangfu Bubai’s killing intent, and Mo Wuhen warned that anyone who fought inside the pavilion would be suppressed and expelled.
  • Ye Xingchen mocked Huangfu Bubai and declared that the Supreme Purity Palace was destined to decline under his leadership.
  • The major factions considered whether the Demon Race’s upcoming auction would undermine the Supreme Purity Palace’s dominance, while Huangfu Bubai demanded Ye Xingchen pay the thirty billion supreme-grade spirit stones.

Ch. 60Face-slapping, one slap after another; the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal secured

Ye Xingchen silenced Huangfu Bubai’s mockery by paying for the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal with supreme-grade immortal stones, then gave the treasure to Luo Qingshan. As the factions began investigating his identity and Hua Xueyan wondered about her feelings for him, the auction moved on to its second treasure.

  • Ye Xingchen admitted he lacked thirty billion supreme-grade spirit stones, and Huangfu Bubai mocked him while Hua Xueyan unexpectedly offered the Demon Race a loan.
  • Ye Xingchen mocked Huangfu Bubai, then revealed four hundred thousand supreme-grade immortal stones and used them to win the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal.
  • Ye Xingchen gave the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal to Luo Qingshan, who accepted it, while Huangfu Bubai ordered an investigation into Ye Xingchen’s identity and threatened him.
  • Hua Xueyan wondered whether Ye Xingchen was the tribulation foretold by her ancestor, and Mo Wuhen began the auction for the second treasure, the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet.

Ch. 61The origins of the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet, the bidding begins

Luo Qingshan recounted the tragic love story behind the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet as bidding began at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. Hua Xueyan and Huangfu Bubai competed for it, and Ye Xingchen suddenly showed interest, leaving the auction hall stunned.

  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen how Master Qing Yan forged the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet for his dying wife, Meng Shuanglin, and how both spouses died after he completed it.
  • Mo Wuhen opened bidding for the bracelet, and Ye Xingchen offered to buy it for Luo Qingshan, but she declined because it would not benefit her.
  • The bidding rose to fifty million supreme-grade spirit stones before Hua Xueyan bid one hundred million.
  • Huangfu Bubai deliberately outbid Hua Xueyan by one million, and the two continued raising their bids as the crowd recognized his provocation.
  • Yan Wudi privately considered the implications of Huangfu Bubai's grudge against the Demon Race, while Ye Xingchen perked up and spoke, silencing the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

Ch. 62A Clash of Wills, Another Slap in the Face

Ye Xingchen intervened when Huangfu Bubai repeatedly outbid Hua Xueyan for the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet, then won it himself with a bid of one hundred thousand supreme-grade immortal stones. He noticed Hua Xueyan’s disappointment after receiving the bracelet and began to think of a way to make it up to her.

  • Ye Xingchen mocked Huangfu Bubai for provoking Hua Xueyan, and Luo Qingshan warned Huangfu Bubai against threatening them outside the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
  • Huangfu Bubai secretly sent a white-haired elder away, then continued raising Hua Xueyan’s bids for the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet.
  • Ye Xingchen bid one hundred thousand supreme-grade immortal stones, forcing Huangfu Bubai to stop bidding and securing the bracelet.
  • Mo Wuhen accepted Ye Xingchen’s payment and announced that the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet belonged to him.
  • Ye Xingchen noticed Hua Xueyan’s disappointment when he looked at the bracelet, then thought of an idea.

Ch. 63A Beautiful Misunderstanding, an Ancient Treasure Map

Ye Xingchen gave Hua Xueyan the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet as thanks, unaware that it symbolized romantic affection, but Hua Xueyan returned it after understanding his intent. As the auction neared its end, Mo Wuhen unveiled an ancient treasure map as the final lot, and the factions erupted into bidding.

  • Ye Xingchen offered Hua Xueyan the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet as thanks, prompting the factions to mistake the gift for a romantic gesture.
  • Hua Xueyan returned the bracelet, and Luo Qingshan reassured Ye Xingchen with a whisper before Mo Wuhen resumed the auction.
  • Ye Xingchen refrained from bidding on later treasures unless Luo Qingshan liked them, while the major factions competed for the other lots.
  • Mo Wuhen announced that the final lot was an ancient, fire- and water-resistant treasure map with unknown writing and opened bidding at one hundred million top-grade spirit stones.

Ch. 64The secret of the ancient treasure map, Wei Tianji injured

Luo Qingshan explained why an ancient treasure map had once transformed the Supreme Purity Palace into a top faction, and Ye Xingchen entered the bidding as other factions backed away. Wei Tianji tried to divine Ye Xingchen’s identity, but his bronze mirror shattered and the attempt left him badly injured.

  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen how the Supreme Purity Palace had risen to power after finding an ancient treasure and later gained a secluded holy land as its backer.
  • First-rate factions drove the treasure map’s price to fifty billion supreme-grade spirit stones while the top factions stopped bidding, and Ye Xingchen raised the offer to sixty billion.
  • The first-rate factions recognized the danger of winning the map, stopped bidding, and looked gratefully toward Ye Xingchen.
  • Wei Tianji used an ancient bronze mirror to divine Ye Xingchen’s identity, but the mirror shattered before the figure became clear.
  • Wei Tianji spat out blood and collapsed from his injuries, leaving everyone in Heavenly Secrets City’s private room shocked.

Ch. 65The auction ended, the treasure map secured

Wei Tianji failed to divine Ye Xingchen and was injured, leaving him convinced he should avoid a conflict with the mysterious young man. Ye Xingchen won the ancient treasure map for one hundred billion supreme-grade spirit stones, and as the auction ended, he spoke again, startling the assembled powers.

  • Wei Tianji suffered a backlash while trying to divine Ye Xingchen and decided not to oppose him.
  • The major powers abandoned their schemes and competed for the ancient treasure map, with Huangfu Bubai bidding ninety billion supreme-grade spirit stones.
  • Ye Xingchen outbid the others with one hundred billion supreme-grade spirit stones and said they should save their funds for the Demon Race's longevity-extending item.
  • Ye Xingchen paid with supreme-grade immortal stones and received the ancient treasure map as Mo Wuhen closed the auction.
  • As the powers prepared to leave, Ye Xingchen spoke again, making them wonder whether he was about to reveal the Demon Race's miraculous longevity-extending item.

Ch. 66The Great Powers' Shock, the Poison of the Flower of Hell

Ye Xingchen demonstrated the Divine Spring of Life at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where Liu Ruosu confirmed its healing and lifespan-extending effects but revealed it could not cure her Flower of Hell poison. He invited the powers to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in three days, barred the Supreme Purity Palace, and then said something that stunned the gathering.

  • Ye Xingchen offered a drop of the Divine Spring of Life to Hua Xueyan, who passed it to Liu Ruosu to test.
  • Liu Ruosu drank the drop and confirmed it had extended her lifespan by fifty years and healed some injuries, but could not neutralize the Flower of Hell poison.
  • Huangfu Bubai offered to refine an antidote if the Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Palace supplied all the materials, while Liu Ruosu rejected his demand for a spirit stone vein and criticized him.
  • Ye Xingchen invited the powers to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in three days and declared that the Supreme Purity Palace was not welcome among the Demon Race.
  • Ye Xingchen continued speaking, stunning everyone and making the powers view him with deep wariness.

Ch. 67Shocking news, Huangfu Bubai's conspiracy

Ye Xingchen revealed himself as a ninth-grade alchemist and offered to refine an antidote to the Hell Flower Poison for the Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Palace. Huangfu Bubai left after his mockery was disproved, then plotted to turn hidden powerhouse sacred lands against Ye Xingchen before the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty's auction.

  • Ye Xingchen offered Hua Xueyan a free antidote to the Hell Flower Poison if she prepared the ingredients.
  • Huangfu Bubai mocked Ye Xingchen's claim, but Ye Xingchen announced he was a ninth-grade alchemist and released spiritual power that stunned the factions.
  • Huangfu Bubai left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion with the Supreme Purity Palace, while Hua Xueyan thanked Ye Xingchen and departed to prepare the ingredients.
  • Huangfu Bubai ordered his forces withdrawn and planned to tell hidden powerhouse sacred lands that Ye Xingchen held an ancient treasure map and the Glazed Azure Treasure Seal.
  • Huangfu Bubai ordered the Supreme Purity Palace to offer unlimited Life-Extending Pills free to the factions, and a white-haired elder left with a strange light in his eyes.

Ch. 68The Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion's Grand Spectacle, Fame Across Divine Desolation

Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan hosted the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion’s auction of the Divine Spring of Life, drawing major powers from across Divine Desolation after news spread that Ye Xingchen was a ninth-grade alchemist. After the auction, Ye Xingchen gave Luo Qingshan a powerful bracelet and explained why he had sent a gift to the Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Palace.

  • A white-haired elder reported Ye Xingchen’s ninth-grade alchemist status to his Lineage, while Huangfu Bubai coldly anticipated the trouble the news would bring.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan returned to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion, where Nangong Liuyun and Hua Xueyan were struck by the pavilion and Ye Xingchen’s reputation.
  • At the major powers’ request, Ye Xingchen moved the auction forward, and Wan Qianli announced it would begin at noon the next day.
  • The powers bid frantically for the Divine Spring of Life, and the auction continued until evening before the attendees departed.
  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen that the Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Palace had received a hundred drops of the Divine Spring of Life and the Azure Frost Flower Bracelet.
  • Ye Xingchen gave Luo Qingshan the Primordial Chaos Exquisite Bracelet and explained that he had sent the other gifts to avoid owing the Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Palace a favor.

Ch. 69System sign-in, All Under Heaven Pavilion

Hua Xueyan discovered a surprise in the storage ring from the Demon Race's Grand Elder, and Ye Xingchen used his sign-in rewards to begin establishing a high-end restaurant in the Central Province. He named it the All Under Heaven Pavilion and sent Yuan Long, Qing Feng, and ten Immortal Emperor guards to carry out his plan.

  • Hua Xueyan gave instructions to send three drops of Divine Spring of Life to Aunt Liu, then found something in the storage ring that made her blush with joy.
  • Ye Xingchen signed in and received supreme-grade immortal stones, a Great Emperor Guard Card, divine wine, and the Ten Thousand Flavors Compendium.
  • Ye Xingchen went into the nine heavens' void and summoned Great Emperor guards Yuan Long and Qing Feng, along with ten Immortal Emperor guards.
  • Ye Xingchen told the guards to regard him as family, gave Yuan Long one million supreme-grade immortal stones, and had Feng Yi learn the Ten Thousand Flavors Compendium.
  • Ye Xingchen sent the twelve guards to the Central Province to establish a high-end restaurant and named it the All Under Heaven Pavilion.

Ch. 70Returning to the Demon Race, the hidden Qin Lineage

Ye Xingchen established the All Under Heaven Pavilion and returned to the Demon Race with Luo Qingshan, while the hidden Qin Lineage learned of his status as a ninth-grade alchemist and prepared to emerge. The Qin patriarch sent Qin An back to the Supreme Purity Palace with pills and a warning for Huangfu Bubai, and declared that he had plans for Ye Xingchen.

  • Ye Xingchen named Yuan Long and the others’ new venture the All Under Heaven Pavilion, and they set out to make it Divine Desolation’s leading restaurant.
  • Luo Qingshan thanked Ye Xingchen for securing the Demon Race’s wealth through the Divine Spring of Life auction, and the couple spent the night together.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan learned that the Supreme Purity Palace had offered to refine Life-Extending Pills for free, then returned to Cloud Cliff Mountain with the remaining Demon Race ancestors.
  • Qin An reported to the Qin patriarch that Ye Xingchen was a ninth-grade alchemist, and the patriarch decided the hidden Qin Lineage would emerge into the world.
  • The Qin patriarch rewarded Qin An with a Nine-Turn Chaotic Heaven Pill and ordered him to deliver another bottle and a message to Huangfu Bubai.
  • The Qin patriarch warned that Huangfu Bubai had only one chance to probe the Qin Lineage and said he had arrangements for Ye Xingchen.

Ch. 71Divine Desolation's True Monsters, the Dragon Transformation Pool

Qin Chunqiu sent his son Qin Haotian, the Hidden Qin Family’s Holy Son, to represent the family as secluded powers emerged across Divine Desolation. Back at Phoenix Perch Palace, Ye Xingchen checked in and received a Cultivation Enhancement Pill and the Dragon Transformation Pool.

  • Qin Chunqiu summoned Qin Haotian and told him to announce the Hidden Qin Family’s emergence at the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty’s upcoming gathering.
  • Qin Haotian vowed to suppress the other factions’ chosen disciples and left to prepare for his journey into Divine Desolation.
  • Secluded powers, sacred lands, and top factions across Divine Desolation sent their hidden monsters out of seclusion.
  • Ye Xingchen returned to the lakeside pavilion at Phoenix Perch Palace and used his daily system check-in.
  • The system rewarded Ye Xingchen with one million bottles of supreme-grade divine wine, a Cultivation Enhancement Pill, and the Dragon Transformation Pool.

Ch. 72The secret of the Ancient Treasure Map, the Demon Race's hidden prodigies

Ye Xingchen examined the system’s Dragon Transformation Pool and discovered that an Ancient Treasure Map led to a secret trove in Avici Purgatory. Meanwhile, Luo Qingshan’s ten sheltered Demon Race prodigies asked to meet Ye Xingchen, setting up a confrontation at the Empress Palace.

  • Ye Xingchen inspected the immortal-grade Cultivation Enhancement Pills and Dragon Transformation Pool, deciding that only the Demon Race’s most meritorious top prodigies should use the pool.
  • Ye Xingchen used his Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes on the Ancient Treasure Map and learned that it was made from dragonhide and marked a secret trove in Avici Purgatory.
  • At the Empress Palace, Luo Qingshan met ten Demon Race prodigies released from their ancestral grounds by Luo Tianhe to seek opportunities in Divine Desolation.
  • Fang Meng asked Luo Qingshan to arrange a visit with Ye Xingchen, and she agreed, understanding that the prodigies needed to be humbled.
  • Wei Donglai arrived at the Empress Palace, expecting Ye Xingchen to show the prodigies the strength they had underestimated.

Ch. 73Wei Donglai's shock, the Demon Race prodigies' challenge

Ye Xingchen arrived at Empress Palace and faced ten Demon Race prodigies who challenged him after Fang Meng clashed with Wei Donglai. Ye Xingchen accepted all ten challenges for the next day at Ten Thousand Demons Square, intending to teach them a lesson.

  • Wei Donglai told Ye Xingchen that Luo Qingshan had summoned him because the Demon Race prodigies had emerged from the ancestral land, and Ye Xingchen went to Empress Palace.
  • Fang Meng insulted Ye Xingchen's Innate Realm cultivation, and Wei Donglai pressured him into a clash that left Fang Meng outmatched.
  • Fang Meng realized Ye Xingchen was on the imperial throne, apologized for his disrespect, then challenged him under the Demon Race's rules.
  • Ye Xingchen accepted Fang Meng's challenge without requiring him to suppress his strength and invited the other nine prodigies to challenge him too.
  • All ten prodigies accepted Ye Xingchen's challenge for the next day at Ten Thousand Demons Square, and Ye Xingchen told Luo Qingshan he would teach them a lesson.

Ch. 74The origins of Avici Hell, the Imperial Sovereign's immense popularity

Ye Xingchen learned that the ancient treasure map’s secret lay in Avici Hell, a perilous place said to be an ancient prison for the Devil Race, and resolved to investigate it someday. The next day, he arrived late at Ten Thousand Demons Square for the prodigies’ challenge, where he faced Fang Meng and the other nine with overwhelming confidence.

  • Ye Xingchen told Luo Qingshan that the dragon-hide treasure map pointed to Avici Hell, and she explained its dangers, history as the Emperor’s Tomb, and connection to the Devil Race.
  • Ye Xingchen privately resolved to explore Avici Hell, then changed the subject and returned with Luo Qingshan to Phoenix Perch Palace.
  • The next morning, Luo Qingshan struggled to get Ye Xingchen out of bed so they could attend the challenge at Ten Thousand Demons Square.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan arrived near noon to a huge, admiring crowd, while the ten Demon Race prodigies waited impatiently.
  • Ye Xingchen invited the ten prodigies to challenge him together, and Fang Meng instead offered to face him alone and demanded an apology if Ye Xingchen lost.
  • Ye Xingchen’s bearing suddenly changed, shocking the ten prodigies as the watching Demon Race members looked on with admiration.

Ch. 75Ye Xingchen's terrifying presence, the Demon Race prodigies submit

Ye Xingchen revealed his overwhelming presence before the ten Demon Race prodigies and effortlessly erased their combined attack. After scolding them for their arrogance and teaching them to respect their opponents, he won their sincere submission.

  • Ye Xingchen revealed his imposing aura, and Sikong Guyao and Bai Wuyou recognized the Great Dao and fortune surrounding him.
  • The ten Demon Race prodigies attacked Ye Xingchen together with their strongest techniques, including Sikong Guyao's palm, Bai Wuyou's spear, and Fang Meng's punch.
  • Ye Xingchen casually waved away all ten attacks, leaving the prodigies shocked and powerless.
  • Ye Xingchen reprimanded the prodigies for their arrogance and sheltered upbringing, and Fang Meng accepted responsibility before the others admitted their faults and bowed.
  • Ye Xingchen urged the Demon Race disciples to keep their pride without becoming blindly confident, and the ten prodigies knelt to show they had been won over.
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