Chapter Summaries

Su Ying and Shi Feifei discussed their plans to kill Lin Heng, while Lin Heng calmly endured the Ten Fiends Prison. In Great Xia, Dongfang Anbang told Dongfang Lin about Lin Heng’s imprisonment, and Dongfang Lin wondered whether Lin Changqing was testing the Great Xia Imperial Clan’s attitude toward him.

• Su Ying told Shi Feifei that the Su Clan planned to wait before making Lin Heng’s death look like an accident in the Ten Fiends Prison.
• Shi Feifei insisted she wanted revenge and would kill Lin Heng herself if necessary.
• Lin Heng received a high-grade profound weapon for signing in and waited calmly in the Ten Fiends Prison while Hong San shielded him from its lightning and flames.
• Dongfang Anbang visited Dongfang Lin and reported that Lin Heng had been imprisoned after displaying remarkable strength at the Chishui Kingdom’s martial arts tournament.
• Dongfang Lin praised Lin Heng and questioned whether Lin Changqing had imprisoned him to test the Great Xia Imperial Clan’s attitude toward him.

Dongfang Lin arranged for Lin Heng to study at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, prompting Su Ying and the principal consort to rush their plan to kill him before he left confinement. On the tenth night, Su Song and a Lingxi Kingdom Martial Thearch attacked Lin Heng in the Ten Fiends Prison, but Hong San revealed that he was still a Quasi-God and swiftly defeated them.

• Dongfang Lin told Dongfang Anbang to invite Lin Heng to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute after his confinement ended, hoping to bring him closer to the imperial clan and Dongfang Yao.
• Su Ying warned Su Song that Lin Heng would soon leave for Great Xia, and relayed the principal consort's request for the Demon-Subduing Army headquarters to aid experts from the Lingxi Kingdom.
• On the tenth night of Lin Heng's confinement, Su Song and a Lingxi Kingdom Martial Thearch entered the prison to kill Lin Heng and Hong San.
• Hong San blocked the Lingxi Martial Thearch and revealed overwhelming Quasi-God power as he seized both attackers.
• Hong San killed the Lingxi Martial Thearch and restrained Su Song, while Lin Heng refused Su Song's pleas for mercy.

After Lin Heng and Hong San survived the Ten Fiends Prison, Hong San confronted Shi Feifei and Su Ying with the bodies of Su Song and the Lingxi Martial Thearch and demanded they take their own lives. Lin Changqing arrived and abandoned Su Ying while protecting Shi Feifei, leaving Hong San's demand unresolved.

• Lin Heng returned to Heartwarming Pavilion while Hong San carried Su Song's and the Lingxi Martial Thearch's bodies to Shi Feifei's bedchamber.
• Hong San demanded that Shi Feifei and Su Ying confess and take their own lives, and Su Ying recognized her father's corpse.
• Nanny Xu attacked Hong San, but he killed her with a single strike and warned Shi Feifei and Su Ying not to resist.
• Lin Changqing arrived, and Hong San explained that Su Song and the Lingxi Martial Thearch had plotted to assassinate Lin Heng in the Ten Fiends Prison.
• Lin Changqing said evidence implicated Su Ying but not yet Shi Feifei, and he refused to protect Su Ying and the Su Clan.
• Hong San repeated Lin Heng's order that both women die, and Shi Feifei challenged whether they respected the king.

Hong San defied Lin Changqing to execute Shi Feifei and Su Ying, relying on divine artifacts and his loyalty to Lin Heng. Afterward, Lin Heng declined to attack the Su Clan, and he and Lin Changqing exchanged pointed complaints about the Ten Fiends Prison.

• Lin Changqing questioned whether Hong San would obey him, and Hong San admitted he would even kill the king if Lin Heng ordered it.
• Hong San struck Xi Zhaoqu out of the bedchamber and revealed his divine sword, divine armor, and strengthened cultivation to deter Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing warned that the Lingxi Royal Clan could retaliate, but he left rather than risk a fight among the kingdom's Quasi-Gods.
• Hong San knocked Shi Feifei unconscious and killed Su Ying, then returned to report to Lin Heng.
• Lin Heng refused Hong San's offer to attack the grand commander's residence, saying Lin Changqing would deal with the Su Clan and that rooting out the Lingxi Kingdom would have to wait.
• Lin Changqing complained that Lin Heng had shocked him, and Lin Heng pointedly asked why no royal expert had saved him in the Ten Fiends Prison.

After Shi Feifei’s death, the Lingxi Royal Clan decided to intercept Lin Heng before he reached the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, while the Devil Race learned of his journey and considered whether to act. The chapter ended with a Devil Race expert warning Tuoba Kui that the news could be a Human Race plot.

• Lin Changqing told Lin Heng that the Great Xia Emperor had invited him to study at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, and Lin Heng agreed to go.
• Lin Changqing informed the Lingxi Royal Clan that Shi Feifei had tried to assassinate Lin Heng and that the evidence against her was conclusive.
• Shi Chengxiong persuaded Shi Bingtai to send two Quasi-Gods to intercept Lin Heng, and then left for the Lingxi Kingdom’s western border.
• Tulu told Tuoba Kui that Lin Heng would soon travel to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute and explained Shi Chengxiong’s desire for revenge.
• Tuoba Kui gathered Devil Race experts to discuss the news, and one warned that it could be a Human Race plot.

Lin Heng and Hong San left Chishui Royal City for the Great Xia Empire, but Lingxi Royal Clan experts ambushed them on the road. Hong San fought Shi Dexiang while Xu Bai pursued Lin Heng, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Tuoba Kui agreed to send Quasi-Gods to investigate the chance to ambush Lin Heng rather than risk Devil Realm experts.
• Lin Heng and Hong San secretly left Chishui Royal City and continued toward the Great Xia Empire despite sensing that they were being tracked.
• Shi Dexiang and Xu Bai, two Lingxi Royal Clan Quasi-Gods, intercepted Lin Heng and Hong San, and Hong San recognized Shi Dexiang.
• Shi Dexiang engaged Hong San while Xu Bai chased Lin Heng, intending to kill him for his sister Nanny Xu's sake.

Lin Heng killed Xu Bai and two Devil Race Quasi-Gods with the Blazing Sun Dragon-Slaying Sword and his soul attacks, then watched as Hong San fought Shi Dexiang. Hong San trapped the essence-blood-burning Shi Dexiang in a nine-sword formation, though sustaining it rapidly drained him.

• Lin Heng used Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes to stun Xu Bai and beheaded him with the Blazing Sun Dragon-Slaying Sword.
• Lin Heng struck both attacking Devil Race Quasi-Gods with the sword’s dragon phantom, then killed them with soul attacks and sword strikes as one tried to flee.
• Lin Heng collected the three Quasi-Gods’ treasures and discovered that Hong San had forced Shi Dexiang into a defensive position.
• Lin Heng urged Hong San to finish the fight, and Hong San wounded Shi Dexiang with the Golden Thunder Divine Sword while Shi Dexiang failed to escape.
• Shi Dexiang burned his Divine Body essence blood, so Hong San formed a nine-sword formation and began channeling his own essence blood to sustain its attack.

Lin Heng and Hong San reached the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute after Lin Heng killed three Quasi-Gods, including Shi Dexiang, and took the divine saber. Vice Dean Dongfang Xi welcomed them and led them to the dining hall, where he introduced Lin Heng to a young girl as his fiancée.

• Hong San finished off Shi Dexiang with the sword formation, and Lin Heng kept the divine saber he left behind.
• Lin Heng and Hong San traveled overnight to the Great Xia Imperial City, circled it, and arrived at the Divine Martial Institute’s main gate.
• Dongfang Xi welcomed Lin Heng and Hong San into the institute and showed them its grounds.
• Dongfang Xi took Lin Heng and Hong San to the third floor of the dining hall and introduced Lin Heng to Sister Yao as her fiancé.

Lin Heng joined the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, met Dongfang Yao and Dongfang Zhan, and gained two valuable system rewards. After receiving the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art and the Ruyi Divine Robe, he learned that the robe had once helped a Demon Race expert infiltrate the institute.

• Lin Heng signed in at the No. 1 Cafeteria and received the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art, then met Dongfang Yao and Dongfang Zhan.
• Dongfang Yao told Lin Heng she had reached the Martial King Realm at twelve and challenged his confidence that he would outpace her before age thirty.
• Lin Heng accepted the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art inheritance while having breakfast.
• Dongfang Xi took Lin Heng and Hong San to the Registration Hall, where Lin Heng registered and received a student uniform and identity jade token.
• Lin Heng signed in at the Registration Hall and received the Ruyi Divine Robe, whose concealment powers had once allowed a Demon Race expert to infiltrate the institute.

Lin Heng settled into the stone house where Dongfang Lin and Dongfang Yao had lived, gained a secret cultivation technique, and helped Hong San secure a position at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute. News of Lin Heng’s safe arrival reached the Lingxi Royal Clan, where Shi Bingtai feared that Shi Dexiang and Xu Bai were dead and worried about the kingdom’s future.

• Dongfang Xi assigned Lin Heng Stone House No. 6, where Lin Heng signed in and received the Yin-Yang Harmonious Peace Scripture, a technique that grew stronger with many talented women.
• Dongfang Xi told Lin Heng that the Divine Martial Institute did not allow students to bring attendants, so Lin Heng agreed that Hong San could stay nearby.
• Dongfang Xi recruited Hong San as an instructor, and Lin Heng approved the arrangement.
• Lin Heng asked Dongfang Lin about the Demon-Suppressing Tower and learned that nearly all the demons it contained had died, while some powerful beings such as Tuoba Ke might still be alive.
• News of Lin Heng’s safe enrollment reassured Lin Changqing, while Shi Bingtai and the Lingxi Royal Clan worried that Shi Dexiang and Xu Bai had died and that their losses could weaken the kingdom.

After losing two Quasi-Gods and a divine artifact in their failed attempt to kill Lin Heng, the Lingxi Royal Clan considered joining the Devil Race to escape its precarious position. Tuoba Kui agreed to accept them under the Blood Soul Devil Curse, and the chapter ended with the clan agreeing to submit to it.

• Shi Chengxiong urged Shi Bingtai and the Lingxi Royal Clan to find a way out, then proposed that they join the Devil Race.
• Tuoba Kui learned that Lin Heng had safely reached the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute and set aside the failed ambush to focus on rescuing Tuoba Ke.
• A Devil God argued that Tuoba Ke might encounter the Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body inside the Devil-Sealing Well, so Tuoba Kui chose to wait rather than risk a rescue attempt.
• Tulu reported that Shi Chengxiong wanted the entire Lingxi Royal Clan accepted into the Devil Race, with Tuoba Kui personally guaranteeing they would not be mistreated.
• Tuoba Kui agreed to accept the Lingxi Royal Clan on the condition that they take the Blood Soul Devil Curse, and Tulu reported that Shi Chengxiong and the clan had agreed.

At the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, Lin Heng gave Hong San the Yin-Yang Harmonious Peace Scripture and a Rejuvenation Divine Pill, restoring his youth and vitality. The institute buzzed over Hong San’s transformation, while Dongfang Yao and Dongfang Zhan discussed Lin Heng’s potential and doubted he would remain exceptional.

• Lin Heng taught Hong San the Yin-Yang Harmonious Peace Scripture and urged him to pursue marriage and cultivation.
• Lin Heng gave Hong San a Rejuvenation Divine Pill, which restored his youth and added fifty years to his lifespan.
• Hong San returned with a youthful appearance, and Lin Heng told him to credit the Goddess if anyone asked about the pill.
• News of Hong San’s transformation spread through the Divine Martial Institute, where people speculated about his plans to marry.
• Dongfang Zhan told Dongfang Yao about Lin Heng’s feats at the Chishui Kingdom martial arts tournament and their father’s hopes for him.
• Dongfang Yao acknowledged Lin Heng’s unusual potential but predicted that he might become less impressive in a few years.

Lin Heng continued his studies while the Lingxi Royal Clan arrived in Chishui under the pretense of retrieving Shi Feifei and arranging a marriage. Hidden in the bridal sedan, Tuoba Kui attacked the Devil-Sealing Well, forcing Lin Changqing and the Lingxi guests to flee as the city descended into chaos.

• Lin Heng attended lectures at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute and quickly learned its many subjects.
• Shi Chengxiong brought Lingxi Royal Clan members to Chishui to retrieve Shi Feifei's body and offer another princess in marriage to Lin Changqing.
• Tuoba Kui concealed himself in the bridal sedan and entered Chishui Royal City without detection.
• Tuoba Kui left the guesthouse with two Lingxi Martial Thearchs, killed the guard at the Devil-Sealing Well, and attacked its seal with the God-Slaying Devil Blade.
• Lin Changqing saw the Devil-Sealing Well's hall collapse and recognized Tuoba Kui, while the Chishui Quasi-Gods failed to stop him.
• Lin Changqing urged Shi Chengxiong and the Lingxi Royal Clan to flee as the Devil Race attack threw Chishui into chaos.

Tuoba Kui broke into the Devil-Sealing Well and rescued Tuoba Ke, who had gained a Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body, while the Human Race discovered that the Lingxi Royal Clan had aided the Devil Race. A year later, Lin Heng heard students discussing the coming assessment at the Divine Martial Institute.

• Tuoba Kui broke the Devil-Sealing Well’s defenses and escaped with Tuoba Ke, who revealed he had refined a Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body.
• A Human Race God Realm expert arrived too late, and the Human Race later discovered the Lingxi Royal Clan had helped Tuoba Kui enter Chishui Royal City.
• Hong San reassured Lin Heng that the king was safe, and Lin Heng teased Hong San about his many marriage prospects.
• Lin Heng wondered whether Tuoba Kui and Tuoba Ke had taken the Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body from the Devil-Sealing Well.
• A year later, Lin Heng went to the Divine Martial Institute cafeteria and overheard students discussing the upcoming assessment and whether the little prince of Chishui could pass.

Lin Heng revealed that he had secretly reached the Martial Emperor Realm and the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art, despite his classmates believing he was lazy. He went to the Demon-Suppressing Tower to visit Hong San, who had begun his half-year guard duty there.

• Lin Heng's cultivation reached the Martial Emperor Realm, and he advanced the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art to its sixth revolution.
• Dongfang Yao teased Lin Heng about his cultivation and marriage, while Dongfang Zhan mocked him for claiming he could practice martial techniques by thinking about them.
• Lin Heng left the dining hall and headed to the Demon-Suppressing Tower to meet Hong San, who had started guarding it that day.
• Lin Heng arrived at Hong San's stone house and was warmly greeted by Hong San's wife, Dongfang Yan.

Lin Heng visited the Demon-Suppressing Tower and received Heavenly Demon Sacred Blood from the system, but decided not to consume it. He left after discussing Hong San’s prospects of reaching the God Realm, while Dongfang Yan continued to worry that Lin Heng was neglecting his cultivation.

• Hong San led Lin Heng to the Demon-Suppressing Tower, where Lin Heng checked in and received a bottle of Heavenly Demon Sacred Blood.
• Lin Heng learned that the blood could greatly strengthen a body but was dangerous for humans to consume, so he chose not to try it yet.
• Dongfang Yan reminded Lin Heng that the assessment was approaching and warned that he might fall behind Dongfang Yao.
• Lin Heng said he was more concerned with when Hong San would reach the God Realm, and Hong San estimated he could do so within ten years.
• After Lin Heng left, Dongfang Yan urged Hong San not to indulge him, while Hong San replied that Lin Heng knew what he was doing.

Lin Heng learned that Ren Rulong’s inner demon stemmed from his love for Dongfang Yao and jealousy over her marriage agreement with the little prince of Chishui. A mysterious figure offered to help Ren Rulong improve his cultivation, leaving Lin Heng wary as Ren Rulong accepted a pill and resolved to surpass his rival.

• Lin Heng noticed Ren Rulong brooding near his residence and planned to question him in disguise, but a mysterious hooded figure reached Ren Rulong first.
• The mysterious figure identified Ren Rulong’s inner demon and persuaded him to explain that he loved Dongfang Yao and resented her marriage agreement with the little prince of Chishui.
• Ren Rulong admitted that he had grown jealous of the little prince and had even felt tempted to kill him, while Lin Heng listened from his residence.
• The mysterious figure advised Ren Rulong to redirect his attention by advancing his cultivation and offered to help him.
• The mysterious figure gave Ren Rulong a supreme-grade Soul Cleansing Pill to suppress his inner demon and promised to help him improve his cultivation; Ren Rulong accepted, hoping to defeat the little prince.

Lin Heng obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Star Fruit and learned that the institute’s annual assessment would test students in a valley full of captured demons and beasts. Before entering, he wagered with Dongfang Yao that the loser would serve the winner for a year.

• Lin Heng signed in at the Demon-Suppressing Tower and received a divine-grade Ten-Thousand-Year Star Fruit, which he planned to refine into a Star Divine Pill.
• Dongfang Xi announced that the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute’s annual assessment would begin the next morning, while Ren Rulong appeared confident and continued to regard Lin Heng with hostility.
• Dongfang Xi took the students to a valley where they had to collect point tokens from captured beasts and demons, with stronger enemies farther north and talismans available for emergencies.
• Dongfang Yao invited Lin Heng to team up, then challenged him to compete for the most points.
• Lin Heng wagered that the loser would serve the winner for a year, and Dongfang Yao agreed.

Lin Heng swept through the valley’s northern danger zone, killing Martial King demonic creatures and prompting Dongfang Yao’s group to pursue higher-value targets in the caves. Ren Rulong challenged a Martial King beast and was struck by its hidden attack, but someone arrived just in time.

• Lin Heng raced into the northern danger zone and killed a Gold-Spotted Leopard with one punch, taking its two-hundred-point score tag.
• Lin Heng rapidly defeated more Martial King beasts, and students spread word of his strength through the valley.
• Dongfang Yao heard about Lin Heng’s feats and led her companions toward caves with Martial Emperor beasts so they could collect enough points to beat him.
• Ren Rulong entered the danger zone, found a Red-Maned Three-Eyed Otter, and fought it with the help of his magic treasures.
• The otter opened its vertical eye and fired a vicious ray at Ren Rulong, who could neither dodge nor activate his protective talisman before a figure flew over.

Lin Heng saved Ren Rulong from a demon and continued hunting for score tokens while Ren Rulong headed south. Dongfang Yao enlisted Dongfang Ming’s help to win her bet against Lin Heng, but they struggled to find points before the assessment ended at dusk.

• Lin Heng killed a Red-Maned Three-Eyed Otter, took its score token, and warned Ren Rulong to seek weaker demons elsewhere.
• Ren Rulong left the dangerous northern area, determined to grow strong enough to surpass Lin Heng and Dongfang Yao.
• Dongfang Ming gave Dongfang Yao two score tokens and led her and Dongfang Zhan to search for Martial Emperor Realm demons.
• Dongfang Ming, Dongfang Yao, and Dongfang Zhan found the demons dead and encountered students with no spare points to sell.
• Dongfang Ming suspected Huangfu Cheng had collected the tokens and hoped to buy some from him.
• A loud chime signaled the end of the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute’s student assessment at dusk.