Chapter Summaries

Chen Zheng defeated Lord Sun-Swallowing Ghost Emperor, freed the Grand Shaman, and met with Demon Desolation’s Ninth Princess, Di Yan. He agreed to visit the Demon Desolation Sacred Land to investigate the changes in her father, Di Mulang, and sent her back with a way to summon a hidden demonic artifact.

• Chen Zheng’s sword shadow destroyed Lord Sun-Swallowing Ghost Emperor, leaving the Ghost Clan’s leaders terrified and uncertain about the clan’s future.
• Chen Zheng freed the Grand Shaman from the altar and summoned the Demon Clan into the Ghost Clan’s sacred hall.
• Di Yan told Chen Zheng that her father, Di Mulang, had grown timid and developed feminine mannerisms after becoming a Dao Ancestor.
• Chen Zheng agreed to visit Demon Desolation while traveling to see the Xiongzhao Beast, and investigate what had happened to Di Mulang.
• Chen Zheng told Di Yan that her eldest sister could summon a hidden demonic artifact by reciting an ancient incantation if she faced danger.

Chen Zheng left Yin Xiaodie in Yan Ancient City, while the Xiongzhao Beast fought the Divine Venerable and Corpse Venerable at Xiongzhao Mountain. Just as the beast nearly self-detonated, Chen Zheng arrived and saved him.

• Chen Zheng told the Five Hells Ghost Pearl to take Yin Xiaodie to Netherdark Mountain for the Ghost Clan sacred artifact, then departed.
• The Yellow Springs Sacred Dragon promised to help Yin Xiaodie cultivate, and the Grand Shaman said he would leave Yan Ancient City.
• The Xiongzhao Beast refused to surrender to the Divine Venerable and Corpse Venerable, insisting that Chen Zheng would avenge him.
• The Divine Venerable revealed the Golden Shadow Divine General and used him to wound the Xiongzhao Beast.
• The Xiongzhao Beast began to self-detonate, but Chen Zheng pressed him back into his original form and the beast knelt before his master.

Chen Zheng returned to the Ancient Land of the Eight Desolations and confronted the Divine Venerable and Corpse Venerable, who underestimated him because his cultivation had fallen to the Profound Immortal level. After destroying their Golden Shadow Divine General and killing them, he learned that the Valkyrie from the Human Desolation had disappeared in the Heavenly Abyss.

• The Xiongzhao Beast recognized Chen Zheng as his master, while Huang Tianba and the Corpse Venerable dismissed Chen Zheng as too weak to threaten them.
• Huang Tianba ordered the Golden Shadow Divine General to kill Chen Zheng, but Chen Zheng crushed the metal puppet with his bare hand and destroyed the crystal in its skull.
• Chen Zheng identified the Golden Shadow Divine General as a Reaper from an Indestructible Dao Lineage, then absorbed its metal body.
• Huang Tianba and the Corpse Venerable fled in opposite directions, but Chen Zheng sent two dragons of baleful energy after them and devoured them.
• The Xiongzhao Beast told Chen Zheng that the Valkyrie from the Human Desolation had entered the Heavenly Abyss eight hundred years earlier and had not returned.

Chen Zheng discussed the Valkyrie, Chen Huang, and plans to visit the Heavenly Abyss and Human Desolation before heading to the Demon Desolation Sacred Land with Mo Xin. At Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix Mountain, the demons mocked them over the Blood Radiance Divine Spear until the Ninth Princess recognized Chen Zheng and respectfully invited him inside.

• Chen Zheng said he would visit the Heavenly Abyss to find the Valkyrie and Chen Huang's elder sister, then travel to Human Desolation with the Xiongzhao Beast after it recovered.
• Chen Zheng healed the Xiongzhao Beast and told it to take Hongyue beyond the domain to find her mother when the time was right.
• Chen Zheng and Mo Xin arrived at Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix Mountain, where demons demanded that Mo Xin surrender the Blood Radiance Divine Spear.
• Gui Xinshu accused Chen Zheng and Mo Xin of using trickery to enter the sacred land and asked the Ninth Princess to judge them.
• The Ninth Princess bowed to Chen Zheng and invited him into the Holy Mountain, stunning the gathered demons.

Chen Zheng and Mo Xin interrupted the Demon Lord’s attempt to marry Princess Suxin to He An, and the Demon Lord recognized something familiar about Chen Zheng. The chapter ended with Mo Xin wielding the blood-colored divine spear and sending it to kill He An.

• The Ninth Princess welcomed Chen Zheng and Mo Xin, while Gui Xinshu and the other demons dismissed them and headed to the summit.
• The Demon Lord announced an alliance with the He Family and his decision to marry Princess Suxin to He An, who privately resolved to take her beyond the domain.
• Chen Zheng objected by addressing the Demon Lord as Di Mulang, prompting the demons and He An to condemn him.
• The Demon Lord hesitated as he recognized Chen Zheng’s voice and spear, while Princess Suxin called Chen Zheng “Old Ancestor.”
• He An tried to seize Chen Zheng, but Mo Xin grabbed the blood-colored divine spear and launched it at He An.

Mo Xin withstood Dao Ancestor Chang Geng’s attack, and the demons realized Chen Zheng was the reincarnation of the Vicious One Ancestor. Chen Zheng revealed his overwhelming ferocity and killed Chang Geng with a single thrust of the Blood Radiance Divine Spear.

• Mo Xin shattered Young Master He’s attack, then survived Chang Geng’s Dao Ancestor might despite being injured.
• Gui Xinshu warned that Mo Xin might be the Vicious One Ancestor’s successor, and Chang Geng recognized Chen Zheng’s indestructible fleshly body as proof that he was the Vicious One Ancestor’s reincarnation.
• Gui Xinshu urged the Demon Lord to join Chang Geng in suppressing Chen Zheng, but Chang Geng declared he could handle Chen Zheng alone.
• Chang Geng summoned blood dragons, and Young Master He claimed his battle-tempered blood energy surpassed the Vicious One Ancestor’s former might.
• Chen Zheng reclaimed the Blood Radiance Divine Spear, revealed blood dragons more ferocious than Chang Geng’s, and pierced Chang Geng through, destroying his primordial spirit.

Chen Zheng killed Dao Ancestor Chang Geng and several others, then exposed a hidden demoness within the Demon Lord. The chapter ended with the demoness revealed as the source of the Demon Lord’s strange behavior.

• Chen Zheng stabbed Dao Ancestor Chang Geng to death with the Blood Radiance Divine Spear and gave the spear to Mo Xin.
• Gui Xinshu knelt and begged for mercy, but Mo Xin killed him with the spear.
• A white-robed young man threatened Chen Zheng with the power of the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty, and Chen Zheng had Mo Xin kill him as he tried to flee.
• Chen Zheng confronted the Demon Lord and demanded that someone hiding come out.
• The Demon Lord fled, but Chen Zheng’s gaze forced an unfamiliar demoness out from between his brows.

Chen Zheng revealed that the demoness who invaded Di Mulang’s primordial spirit came from the Heavenly Abyss and had targeted his Ancient Demon of the Mortal World bloodline to open a sealed place. He exposed the demoness as the Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix, who warned that Lord Zao Wang and the gods of Divine Desolation were preparing to escape the Heavenly Abyss.

• The Ninth Princess told Di Mulang that a demoness had invaded his primordial spirit and Chen Zheng had driven her out.
• Di Mulang recalled what happened and asked Chen Zheng about the legends of his journey through the Ancient Land of the Eight Desolations.
• Chen Zheng explained that he had left the Heavenly Abyss to rescue Gai Tian and Gai Shi, and said the demoness wanted Di Mulang’s bloodline to open a sealed place.
• Chen Zheng addressed the eavesdropping Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix, and the demoness returned and revealed that she knew he was Vicious One Ancestor.
• The Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix warned that Lord Zao Wang and the gods of Divine Desolation were preparing to join forces, then vanished.

Chen Zheng revealed that the Heaven Cocoon he had left with Princess Suxin contained a Heaven Candidate, and he broke it open so she could fuse with the being inside. The little girl merged with Suxin, unleashing immense demonic power as the story left their fusion underway.

• Chen Zheng changed the formation so the Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix could no longer control it, then took Di Mulang, Princess Suxin, and the Ninth Princess to the rear mountain.
• Chen Zheng explained that the Nine Heavens Demon Phoenix had delayed the Heaven Cocoon’s emergence, which he had left for Suxin more than two thousand years earlier.
• Chen Zheng revealed that the Heaven Cocoon contained a Heaven Candidate, and said Suxin would remain in control after gaining a second primordial spirit.
• Chen Zheng broke open the cocoon, revealing a little girl whose appearance summoned thunder and lightning that Chen Zheng made vanish with a word.
• The little girl began fading because she had no place in the world, then plunged into Suxin’s brow and triggered an immense surge of demonic power.

Princess Suxin successfully merged with the girl inside Heaven's Cocoon and reached the Half-Step Dao Ancestor realm. Zao Wang arrived to propose an alliance and invoked Princess Jinxiu, but Chen Zheng exposed his lack of leverage and devoured his split spirit with a stone-egg-like object.

• Princess Suxin's fusion succeeded, raising her cultivation to Half-Step Dao Ancestor and filling her with a transcendent aura.
• Chen Zheng sensed Zao Wang's arrival, and Zao Wang appeared as a ripple-like split spirit in the cave abode.
• Zao Wang proposed an alliance to open the mysterious place and claimed he could use Princess Jinxiu as leverage.
• Chen Zheng said Zao Wang could not control Jinxiu and had no real bargaining chip, then warned that he had underestimated her.
• A stone-egg-like object devoured Zao Wang's split spirit as Di Mulang and the Ninth Princess watched in confusion.

Chen Zheng protected Princess Suxin with an array before leaving for the Human Desolation, where he and Mo Xin arrived at Clear River Town. The town’s people suspected them of being demons, and the ancient spirit tree awakened as Chen Zheng reflected that the place remained while its people had changed.

• Chen Zheng explained that he would travel to the Human Desolation and Spirit Desolation to recover his power, and he sealed Princess Suxin inside a protective array before disappearing.
• The Ninth Princess and Di Mulang worried about a future war and agreed to await Chen Zheng’s plans.
• Chen Zheng and Mo Xin appeared in Clear River Town, where Daoist Ji urged High Immortal Chu Xian to seize or kill them.
• Chen Zheng remarked that the place remained but the people had changed, and the ancient spirit tree awakened before the gathered townspeople.

Daoist Ji accused Chen Zheng and Mo Xin of being Demon Desolation spies, but the Spirit Tree recognized Chen Zheng and bowed to him. When Daoist Ji awakened his master Gui Yizi to seize Mo Xin’s bloodline and attack Chen Zheng, Gui Yizi recognized Chen Zheng and died of terror.

• Daoist Ji urged the Spirit Tree to capture Chen Zheng and Mo Xin, claiming they were spies from the Demon Desolation.
• The Spirit Tree bowed to Chen Zheng, recalled watching him play a game with Miss Su, and learned from Chen Zheng that she was still alive.
• The Spirit Tree rebuked Daoist Ji for coveting Mo Xin’s bloodline and revealed that he was Gui Yizi’s disciple.
• Daoist Ji awakened Gui Yizi, an injured Old Ancestor, and urged him to devour Mo Xin’s bloodline and kill Chen Zheng.
• Gui Yizi recognized Chen Zheng, spat blood, fell backward, and died.

Chen Zheng and Mo Xin left Clear River Town after Chen Zheng helped the spirit tree and learned that Su Jinxiu’s rise began with a game. In the Ancestral City of Human Desolation, they appeared on the forbidden Human King Altar, drawing the attention of the gathered factions and their leaders.

• Mo Xin killed Daoist Ji after Gui Yizi died of fright, and Chen Zheng sent immortal light into the spirit tree before departing with her.
• The spirit tree told Clear River Town’s residents that Su Jinxiu’s rise to become the Valkyrie began with a game involving Chen Zheng.
• Chen Zheng and Mo Xin arrived in the Ancestral City of Human Desolation, where Chu Xian considered their purpose amid the contest to choose the next Lord of Human Desolation.
• Chen Zheng and Mo Xin vanished from Chu Xian’s sight and appeared on the Human King Altar, which ordinary cultivators were forbidden to enter.
• Vice Hall Master Gu, Old Ancestor Kuique, Crown Prince Yan, and other powerful figures gathered as Old Ancestor Kuique challenged Chen Zheng and threatened punishment.

Chen Zheng stood on the Human King Altar as the deputy hall master repeatedly activated its formation, but each burst of heavenly might vanished before it could harm him. After Prince Yan accused him of belonging to the Heaven-Equaling Imperial Clan and possessing the Haotian Divine Feather, Chen Zheng said he had been watching reincarnation.

• Prince Yan urged the deputy hall master to use the Human King Altar's formation to punish Chen Zheng and the girl with him.
• The deputy hall master's first activation produced heavenly might that vanished before it could erase Chen Zheng and the girl.
• Prince Yan accused Chen Zheng of being from the Heaven-Equaling Imperial Clan and having the Haotian Divine Feather, while Chu Xian suspected Prince Yan was trying to shift blame for its theft.
• The deputy hall master repeatedly activated the formation, but each burst of heavenly might vanished, exhausting his magical power.
• Prince Yan demanded to know what Chen Zheng had been watching, and Chen Zheng replied that he was watching reincarnation.

Chen Zheng summoned the Six Paths of Reincarnation to wash his netherworld sword, then caused Human Desolation Ancestral City to rise into the sky. He summoned the ancient Human King arena and said he would help choose the Lord of Human Desolation.

• Prince Yan accused Chen Zheng and the Heaven-Equaling Imperial Clan of staging the Haotian Divine Feather theft, while Old Ancestor Kuique and the deputy hall master of Human King Hall demanded an explanation.
• Chen Zheng said he had no interest in becoming Lord of Human Desolation but could choose one, drawing mockery from Prince Yan and the others.
• Chen Zheng called toward the sea east of Human Desolation, and six vast auras surged into the city and formed an enormous phantom.
• A netherworld sword phantom emerged from Chen Zheng, and the phantom bowed before circulating around it as Chen Zheng said Reincarnation would wash his sword.
• The six auras withdrew, the sword turned white, and Human Desolation Ancestral City was uprooted and carried into the sky.
• Chen Zheng summoned the ancient Human King arena and said he would help choose the Lord of Human Desolation.

Chen Zheng summoned the Human King Ancient Arena and demanded the release of the Heaven-Reflecting Imperial Clan’s Chen Family, but the leaders of Human Desolation rejected his authority. He shattered the Beiyue Imperial Clan ancestor’s body with a casual gesture, leaving the city stunned and his right to have the final say unchallenged.

• The deputy hall master and the leaders emerging from the Human King Temple realized Chen Zheng had summoned the Human King Ancient Arena, while Barbarian Venerable reacted with astonishment and stayed silent.
• The Beiyue Imperial Clan ancestor claimed the Heaven-Reflecting Imperial Clan had perished and said Chen Huang’s family was imprisoned in Ancestral City’s heavenly prison.
• Prince Yan presented Prince Yin as the strongest candidate for Human King, but Chen Zheng demanded that the Chen Family be released and offered the leaders a chance to fight in the arena.
• The Human King Hall master and the Beiyue ancestor rejected Chen Zheng’s authority, while Barbarian Venerable continued to say nothing.
• Chen Zheng crushed the Beiyue ancestor’s physical body with a casual gesture, terrifying the gathered beings and silencing all objections.

Chen Zheng forced Human King Hall to release the Heaven-Reflecting Imperial Clan’s Chen Family, then allowed the Human King candidates to compete. The Haotian Divine Feather was revealed as Prince Yin’s life-bound treasure, exposing that the Beiyue Imperial Clan had seized it from the Heaven-Equaling Imperial Clan.

• Chen Zheng destroyed the Beiyue Imperial Clan ancestor’s fleshly body and reminded the assembled clans that they had refused his offer to free the Chen Family and hold a fair competition.
• Human King Hall’s hall master released Chen Huang, Chen Conglong, Chen Luoluo, and the other Chen Family members from the heavenly prison.
• Prince Yin entered the ancient Human King Arena as the other candidates withdrew, while Prince Yan urged him to kill a Heaven-Reflecting Imperial Clan candidate.
• Chen Huang entered the arena and struck Prince Yin with a sword attack, prompting Prince Yin to summon his life-bound magical treasure.
• The Heaven-Equaling Imperial Clan’s patriarch and the crowd recognized Prince Yin’s treasure as the Haotian Divine Feather and realized the Beiyue Imperial Clan had stolen it.

The Beiyue Imperial Clan’s theft of the Haotian Divine Feather was exposed during the Human King contest, and Prince Yin used it to battle Chen Huang. Chen Zheng then took the feather back, revealing that he had given it to the Valkyrie, while Prince Yan demanded to know who Chen Zheng was.

• The Beiyue Imperial Clan ancestor admitted the clan had taken the Haotian Divine Feather and claimed Prince Yin could keep it if he became Human King.
• Prince Yin attacked Chen Huang with the feather, which nullified Chen Huang’s Ninefold Sword Domain.
• Prince Yin boasted that the feather had helped the Valkyrie rule Human Desolation and would let him claim the throne.
• Chen Zheng pulled the Haotian Divine Feather from Prince Yin’s grasp, severing Prince Yin’s connection to it.
• Chen Zheng said he had given the feather to the Valkyrie and was taking back what had been stolen, prompting Prince Yan to demand his identity.

The Barbarian Venerable identified Chen Zheng as the Vicious One Ancestor, shocking the leaders of Human Desolation and prompting the Beiyue Imperial Clan to flee. Chen Zheng used the Haotian Divine Feather to stop them, then destroyed the Wu Emperor's avatar and the entire Beiyue Imperial Clan with a casual sweep of his hand.

• The Barbarian Venerable bowed to Chen Zheng and announced that the Vicious One Ancestor had returned.
• The Beiyue Imperial Clan fled Human Desolation's Ancestral City, and Chen Zheng sent the Haotian Divine Feather after them, unleashing Chaos Wind.
• The Wu Emperor's avatar appeared and absorbed the turbulent current, then urged Chen Zheng to spare the Beiyue Imperial Clan and cooperate with him.
• Chen Zheng swept his hand and turned the Wu Emperor's avatar and the Beiyue Imperial Clan to ash and smoke.

Chen Zheng declared Chen Huang ruler of the Human Desolation, but a figure claiming to be the first Human King emerged from the Human King Temple and challenged his authority. Mo Xin killed the figure with the Blood Radiance Divine Spear, leaving the crowd unsure whether he had been the real first Human King.

• Chen Zheng invited anyone to challenge for rule of the Human Desolation through the Human King Ancient Arena, but the assembled orthodoxies and imperial clans declined, and he declared Chen Huang the ruler.
• A white-robed figure emerged from the Human King Temple amid Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, and the Human King Hall’s leaders identified him as the first Human King.
• The figure challenged Chen Zheng for interfering in the affairs of the Human Desolation, and Chen Zheng called on Mo Xin to act.
• Mo Xin summoned the Blood Radiance Divine Spear, which pierced and dissolved the figure before the temple.
• Chen Zheng reaffirmed Chen Huang’s rule and entered the Human King Temple with Mo Xin; the Barbarian Venerable, Chen Huang, and the others followed, debating whether the figure had truly been the first Human King.