Recaps

Chu Tiannan ordered Liu Hao arrested for harming his relatives, and Liu Hao begged for his life. At Li Xinxin and Li Xiangyue’s request, Chu Tiannan reconsidered and left Liu Hao’s fate unresolved.

• Chu Tiannan ordered the East Martial Arts Hall inspectors to take Liu Hao away for harming his relatives.
• Liu Hao pleaded with Guardian Tailong to save him, but Tailong said he could not help.
• Liu Hao crawled to Chu Tiannan and kowtowed, begging him to spare his life.
• Li Xinxin asked Chu Tiannan to let Liu Hao go, and Li Xiangyue urged him to leave the matter alone.

Chu Tiannan spared Liu Hao at his aunt’s request and imposed harsh conditions instead of killing him. Liu Hao accepted three demands, but Chu Tiannan revealed that there was a fourth condition still to come.

• Martial God Haoran advised Chu Tiannan to spare Liu Hao and use the punishment to gain the Liu Family’s allegiance.
• Chu Tiannan agreed to spare Liu Hao because his aunt had forgiven him, but insisted that he still be punished.
• Chu Tiannan ordered Liu Hao to pay for the damage, warned he would kill him if a similar incident happened again, and required him to work at the Spirit Intent Café or serve five years in prison.
• Liu Hao agreed to the three conditions, and Chu Tiannan announced that he had a fourth condition.

Chu Tiannan settled Liu Hao’s punishment and publicly warned South China Base City’s tyrants not to abuse ordinary people. After the others departed, he apologized to Li Xiangyue for frightening her family.

• Liu Hao accepted Chu Tiannan’s first three conditions, including working for five years, despite finding the prospect humiliating.
• Chu Tiannan added a fourth condition, telling the public to report Liu Hao if he committed further abuses and promising to capture and kill him.
• The crowd praised Chu Tiannan, and Liu Hao realized the conditions had spared his life and kowtowed to thank him.
• Martial God Haoran and Guardian Tailong invited Chu Tiannan to a welcoming ceremony, but he postponed it and dismissed everyone.
• Chu Tiannan stayed behind with Liu Hao and apologized to Li Xiangyue for frightening her family.

Chu Tiannan reunited with his aunt, Li Xiangyue, and arranged for Liu Hao to work at her shop while Li Xinxin teased him about Luo'er. After getting Li Xiangyue drunk, Chu Tiannan returned to his room and prepared to inspect the storage box his parents had left him.

• Li Xiangyue praised Chu Tiannan and welcomed him, while Li Xinxin kissed his cheek and joked with him.
• Li Xiangyue mistook Luo'er for Chu Tiannan's wife, and Luo'er bashfully denied it.
• Chu Tiannan appointed Liu Hao to work for Li Xiangyue and ordered him to clean up and renovate the shop.
• Chu Tiannan got Li Xiangyue drunk, returned to his room, and turned his attention to the storage box his parents had left behind.

Chu Tiannan opened the chest his mother had sealed and listened to her recording, learning that she had left to rescue his trapped father. The chapter ended with Chu Tiannan realizing that his parents were still alive.

• Chu Tiannan sensed the soul barrier on the chest and learned that his mother had sealed it.
• The Devouring System devoured the barrier's Soul Power and rewarded Chu Tiannan 2,000 Devour Points.
• Chu Tiannan unlocked the chest and found a small hammer, a card, a book, and an audio player.
• Chu Tiannan played the recording, and Li Ruoli explained that his father was trapped and she had gone to save him.
• Li Ruoli said the chest contained their soul tokens, her knowledge of soul control, and their savings.
• Luo'er comforted Chu Tiannan as he picked up the hammer, sensed its soul fluctuations, and cried that his parents were still alive.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er discovered that the two soul imprints in his little black hammer belonged to his living parents, and he resolved to grow stronger so he could rescue them. The chapter ended when Luo'er received a message, reacted with a cold expression, and shut off her bracelet.

• Chu Tiannan sensed two undispersed soul imprints in Chu Huaxuan's little black hammer and realized his parents were alive.
• Luo'er confirmed the two imprints, and Chu Tiannan decided not to tell Auntie Li until he had seen his parents himself.
• Chu Tiannan reassured Luo'er that he would protect her, and she responded with affection.
• Chu Tiannan said he would strengthen himself before rescuing his parents.
• Luo'er received a message on her bracelet, her expression changed, and she coldly shut it off.

Lin Changkong ordered his son to bring Luo'er back to the Lin Family if she ignored one final message, as her relatives argued over her engagement. When Luo'er received the ultimatum, she asked Chu Tiannan to help her avoid returning.

• At a dinner in the Lin Family hall, Lin Changkong asked whether his son had contacted Luo'er, and his son said she had not answered his messages.
• A Duan Family woman criticized Luo'er for staying away and growing close to a boy, while Luo'er's uncle defended her.
• Lin Changkong ordered his son to send one final message and bring Luo'er back if she did not return.
• Younger Lin Family members complained that Luo'er was being pressured to marry into the Duan Family.
• Luo'er told Chu Tiannan that the Fifth Council Speaker had ordered her home and asked him to help her stay away.

Luo'er told Chu Tiannan that her family had arranged an engagement with Duan Haotian, and they searched for a way to get it canceled. She suggested that Chu Tiannan’s family propose marriage to the Lin Family, giving him a legitimate reason to challenge Duan Haotian.

• Chu Tiannan learned that the Fifth Council Speaker had ordered Luo'er to return to her family because of her engagement.
• Luo'er explained that her adoptive father would not force her to accept, but her grandfather’s approval was needed to cancel the match with the Duan Family.
• Luo'er said Chu Tiannan could defeat Duan Haotian, the number one Martial God under the stars, to make him stop pursuing her.
• Chu Tiannan said he needed a legitimate cause to challenge Duan Haotian.
• Luo'er bashfully suggested that Chu Tiannan’s father propose marriage to the Lin Family.

Chu Tiannan advanced his Chaos Cloak to the second tier and received a mission to reach Councilor Level and claim an inheritance at Mount Kunlun within a year. As he and Luo'er cultivated through the night, Luo'er reached Martial God Lesser Perfection and quietly admired him.

• Chu Tiannan tried to devour the Myriad Souls Canon, but the Devouring System said he needed to reach Councilor Level first.
• Chu Tiannan used ten cloak advancement stones to raise the Chaos Cloak to the second tier, gaining a decomposition power and a five-percent combat boost.
• The Devouring System ordered Chu Tiannan to reach Councilor Level and go to Mount Kunlun for an inheritance within one year, warning that failure meant death.
• Chu Tiannan decided to keep cultivating despite the dangerous mission, while Luo'er meditated behind him.
• Luo'er reached Martial God Lesser Perfection and watched Chu Tiannan, thinking he was quite easy on the eyes.

Chu Tiannan prepared to take Luo'er to the welcome banquet for his appointment as Chief Inspector, hoping their grandfathers’ presence would help keep them together. At the banquet, the East Martial Arts Hall’s leaders learned that the Chaos Martial God was Speaker Chu Shen’s grandson.

• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er said goodbye to Li Xiangyue and Li Xinxin before leaving.
• An East Martial Arts Hall representative invited Chu Tiannan to the Chief Inspector welcome banquet that evening.
• Chu Tiannan persuaded Luo'er to attend with him and took her to buy formalwear.
• Chu Tiannan learned that the bank card his father had left him held a trillion in Earth Currency.
• Chu Shen arrived at the East Martial Arts Hall, where Martial God Haoran and the other senior members discovered that the Chaos Martial God was his grandson.

Chu Shen and Lin Changkong both attended Chu Tiannan’s inauguration banquet, where Chu Shen hinted that he had an urgent matter to discuss. Chu Tiannan arrived as the newly appointed Judicator and greeted South China’s prominent figures.

• Chu Huatian warned Chu Shen that persuading Chu Tiannan to reconsider his engagement to the Duan family would be difficult, but Chu Shen insisted he would propose anyway.
• Lin Changkong arrived at the banquet, and Chu Shen invited him to talk without explaining his purpose.
• Martial God Haoran and the East Martial Arts Hall officials were surprised that two Chairmen had come to the same event.
• Chu Tiannan entered the hall as Judicator and was introduced to local leaders while glancing toward Chu Shen.

At a banquet, Chu Tiannan met Lin Changkong, who praised his talent and urged him to become a council member. The story left off with Luo'er arriving and linking her arm through Chu Tiannan’s, surprising the guests.

• Chu Tiannan greeted Lin Changkong and Chu Shen, and stood respectfully beside them.
• Lin Changkong praised Chu Tiannan’s soul and Martial God Power and encouraged him to become a council member.
• Chu Shen bragged about Chu Tiannan, while Chu Tiannan privately thought he needed a favor.
• Luo'er arrived at the banquet and greeted Lin Changkong and Chu Shen.
• Luo'er linked her arm through Chu Tiannan’s under the guests’ shocked gazes.

At the welcoming banquet, Luo'er publicly refused her engagement to Duan Haotian and chose to stand beside Chu Tiannan, provoking Lin Changkong's fury. Chu Shen intervened and called himself Lin Changkong's in-law, leaving the two families alone to confront what that meant.

• Luo'er took Chu Tiannan's arm as the guests watched in shock.
• Luo'er told Lin Changkong that she did not want to get engaged to Duan Haotian.
• Lin Changkong roared at Luo'er, and Chu Tiannan moved to shield her while Chu Shen protected them with a barrier.
• Chu Shen stopped Lin Changkong and declared that they were now in-laws, startling him.
• Martial God Haoran dismissed the guests, leaving the Chu and Lin families in the hall.
• Lin Changkong demanded that Chu Shen explain himself.

Chu Shen helped Chu Tiannan pursue Luo'er by explaining his intentions to Lin Changkong. Luo'er introduced Chu Tiannan to her adoptive parents and affirmed that she had chosen him without regret.

• Chu Shen calmed Lin Changkong and explained that his grandson Chu Tiannan had fallen for Luo'er and asked for help.
• Chu Huaxuan praised Chu Tiannan for earning Chu Shen's support, and Chu Tiannan vowed to repay his grandfather's kindness.
• Luo'er brought Chu Tiannan to meet her adoptive parents, Lin Chao and Lin Xinru, and introduced him as her boyfriend.
• Lin Chao asked Luo'er if she had considered her choice, and she said Chu Tiannan had saved her life and that she chose him without regret.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er sought a marriage alliance between the Chu and Lin Families, but Lin Changkong hesitated because he had already agreed to the Duan Family’s proposal and felt something strange about Duan Heavenly Wolf. Before he could speak further, everyone received an emergency assembly message.

• Lin Chao and his wife accepted Luo'er’s decision, while Lin Changkong remained torn between the Chu and Duan Families.
• Chu Shen urged Lin Changkong to reconsider the Duan engagement, pointing to Luo'er and Chu Tiannan’s feelings and the strength of an alliance.
• Lin Changkong said Duan Heavenly Wolf had seemed strangely intimidating when he agreed to the engagement, though he could not explain why.
• Chu Shen told Lin Changkong to contact him if the Duan Family came after him, and Lin Changkong called Chu Tiannan over.
• Lin Changkong’s wristband vibrated, and Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, Chu Shen, and the others received an “Emergency assembly!” message.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er joined a worldwide emergency assembly after the Demon Beasts launched a global offensive against humanity's tactical bases. The nine chairmen gathered to warn the Martial Gods that humanity was in trouble.

• Chu Shen, Lin Changkong, Chu Huaxuan, and others received summonses to an emergency assembly at the Martial God Palace.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er entered the Martial God Palace and found the square packed with Martial Gods from around the world.
• An Liena told Chu Tiannan that the American Alliance's tactical base access controls had collapsed and Demon Beasts were attacking China's bases along the Great Wall and Yellow River.
• The nine chairmen appeared together, and Shen Tianwu announced that humanity was in trouble.

Shen Tianwu announced that three million King Level Demon Beasts and Emperor Level Demon Beasts were attacking, and he rallied the Martial Gods to defend humanity. Chu Tiannan and the Great Wall Guard prepared to fight, leaving Chu Tiannan set to reach the battlefield in half an hour.

• Shen Tianwu told a million Martial Gods that the sea Demon Beasts had attacked major alliances and that roughly three million King Level Demon Beasts had been detected.
• Shen Tianwu explained that the council members would hold off the Emperor Level Demon Beasts while the Martial Gods fought the rest.
• Shen Tianwu and Chu Shen urged the Martial Gods to unite, and the fighters shouted that they would defend human territory.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er vowed to fight side by side again as the Great Wall Guard prepared to defend the Great Wall's eight hundred li.
• Martial God Gale assigned Chu Tiannan and the Thousand Mechanisms Martial God to serve as the main force, and Chu Tiannan said he would reach the battlefield in half an hour.

Humanity fought a massive Demon Beast tide along the Great Wall as soldiers and Martial Gods struggled to hold the defenses. Martial God Gale was about to be killed by a peak king level Demon Beast when a dark-gold sword light suddenly appeared.

• The Great Wall came under attack from an unprecedented Demon Beast tide, prompting base cities and military forces to send reinforcements.
• Chu Tianbei fired hundreds of sniper cannon shots while Martial God Rock supplied him with ammunition.
• Martial God Gale and Female Martial God Bright Moon killed Demon Beasts as the defenders fought together despite mounting casualties.
• Exhausted, Martial God Gale tried to withdraw but was confronted by a peak king level Demon Beast, and Bright Moon could not reach him in time.
• A streak of dark-gold sword light swept past just as the Demon Beast charged at Gale.

Chu Tiannan arrived with An Liena and Luo'er to rescue Martial God Gale and turn the tide against the Demon Beast horde. As they joined the battle, Chu Tiannan prepared to Devour the beasts in a massive slaughter.

• Martial God Gale prepared to fight to the death as a Peak King Level Demon Beast swooped down to attack him.
• Martial God Bright Moon tried to reach Gale, but Demon Beasts blocked her path.
• Chu Tiannan's sword light froze the attackers around Gale, killed countless Demon Beasts, and saved him.
• Chu Tiannan arrived on a fighter aircraft with An Liena and Luo'er, and the three joined the battlefield.
• An Liena's Thousand Mechanisms Transformation and Luo'er's Divine Light slashed through large groups of Demon Beasts.
• Chu Tiannan killed and Devoured a Heavenly Demon Bird, then told the Devouring System to prepare for a grand devouring feast.

Chu Tiannan and An Liena fought the overwhelming Demon Beast horde while Chu Tianbei defended the East Great Wall. A hidden bullet-headed Demon Beast smashed through the wall, leaving Chu Tianbei horrified as the defenses fell.

• Chu Tiannan slaughtered Demon Beasts and received a Devouring System notification that his Chaos Power had reached saturation and he could approach Martial God Great Perfection by continuing to expend and devour power.
• An Liena used Thousand Changes and Myriad Transformations to pierce and kill Demon Beasts with silver parasols.
• Chu Tianbei watched Chu Tiannan fight, then continued firing his sniper cannon at the Demon Beasts.
• A hidden bullet-headed Demon Beast received a signal from a phantom riding a Silver Tiger and charged into the East Great Wall.
• The bullet-headed Demon Beast broke through the wall, killing humans and Demon Beasts in the explosion and blasting Chu Tianbei away.

A Demon Beast tore open a breach in the East Great Wall, forcing the human forces to retreat and defend it. Chu Tiannan drew the pursuing Demon Beasts away from Luo'er and headed for the breach, while Luo'er went to assist An Liena.

• A Demon Beast crashed into the East Great Wall and opened a breach, while Chu Tianbei was thrown aside by the blast.
• The defenders called for nearby troops and Martial Artists to support the breach, and the humans began retreating as the Demon Beasts surged after them.
• After learning the East Great Wall had been breached, Chu Tiannan told Luo'er to work with An Liena while he went to help defend the wall.
• Chu Tiannan drew the Demon Beasts pursuing him away from Luo'er and the others, and his attacks halted the beast tide's advance.
• Luo'er headed to help An Liena, promising herself she would join Chu Tiannan as soon as she could.

Chu Tianbei fought desperately to hold the Great Wall against the Demon Beast tide and resolved to grow stronger after realizing his weakness. As the defense collapsed and the beasts halted before the breach, a young man in a black cloak appeared in midair.

• Chu Tianbei kept firing his sniper cannon at the Demon Beasts despite his injuries and exhaustion.
• Martial God Rock shielded Chu Tianbei, insisting that protecting the defenders was his duty.
• The Demon Beasts broke through the human defensive formation and poured toward the breach in the East Great Wall.
• The defenders unleashed missiles, mines, and other attacks, but the Demon Beasts continued advancing in overwhelming numbers.
• The Demon Beast horde suddenly stopped and stared as a young man in a black cloak appeared above the breach.

With the Great Wall’s gunners out of ammunition, Chu Tianbei and the defenders refused to retreat and prepared to fight the Demon Beasts by hand. Just as the beasts reached the wall, a black-cloaked figure arrived and stopped their advance.

• After the bombing ended, Chu Tianbei and the other defenders discovered that the gunners had run out of ammunition as the Demon Beasts charged toward the Great Wall.
• Command ordered the garrison to abandon the Great Wall and retreat, but Chu Tianbei refused to leave.
• A gunner rallied the defenders, who turned their empty weapons into melee arms and vowed to live and die with the Great Wall.
• Chu Tianbei removed his sniper cannon’s magazine, fitted a blade to it, and joined the defenders in preparing for the beasts’ attack.
• A black-cloaked figure swept down with ten streaks of golden light and killed the Demon Beasts in the front ranks, halting the horde at the breach.

Chu Tiannan arrived at the eastern Great Wall and held back the Demon Beast horde while the gunners resupplied. As devouring the beasts brought him close to Martial God Great Perfection, a pair of enormous eyes appeared in the sky and fixed their gaze on him.

• Chu Tiannan arrived at the breach, and Chu Tianbei urged him to stop the Demon Beasts from crossing the Great Wall.
• Chu Tiannan sent the gunners to resupply and told Chu Tianbei that he could hold the horde for half an hour.
• Chu Tiannan plunged into the Demon Beast horde, killing and devouring the beasts with the Heaven-Deriving Sword and Heavenly Sin Ten Directions.
• Chu Tiannan’s strength rose as cracks formed in the barrier to Martial God Great Perfection.
• A tremor sounded from the sky, and Chu Tiannan looked up to see enormous black eyes staring at him.

Chu Tiannan recognized the powerful demon concealed among the Demon Beasts as a Darkness Demon, an intelligent foe sent to kill him. As the surrounding beasts made room for their duel, Chu Tiannan prepared to fight and wondered whether devouring the demon would let him reach Martial God Great Perfection.

• Chu Tiannan used his sword and Devour to hold back the Demon Beasts as he spotted the pitch-black demon among them.
• The demon threatened to kill Chu Tiannan, and Chu Tiannan identified him as a Darkness Demon stronger than ordinary Martial God Great Perfection practitioners.
• The Darkness Demon revealed that he had come to avenge his clansman and eliminate the threat Chu Tiannan posed to the Demon Clan.
• A robed figure riding a silver tiger ordered the Demon Beasts to clear a space for the fight, and the Darkness Demon silenced their cheering with a howl.
• Chu Tiannan drew the Heaven-Deriving Sword and said he wanted to see whether devouring the Darkness Demon would make him advance to Martial God Great Perfection.