Chapter Summaries

Luo Ao and the other examinees crossed Black Demon Mountain’s blood mist and reached the Black Demon Palace, where Aslan challenged Wengulite. Aslan and Pero faced the palace’s strongest fighters while the Highgod Fiends led the examinees inside to complete their mission.

• Pero ordered Kapesi and Selin to purify the blood mist, allowing the group to continue up Black Demon Mountain.
• Aslan attacked the Black Demon Palace with his heavy sword, shattering its defensive formation.
• Wengulite emerged from the castle and identified himself to Aslan, who declared his challenge.
• Wengulite’s black-armored subordinate appeared, and Pero confronted him, leaving both pairs to face off.
• The Highgod Fiends led the examinees into the palace, and Luo Ao and Echidna followed to finish their mission.

The Fiends entered the Black Demon Palace and clashed with its guards in a narrow corridor. Two members of the Lightning Magnetism Clan trapped the leading Highgods in a powerful electromagnetic domain, but the Highgods coordinated a counterattack to try to escape.

• The Fiends advanced through the castle's blood mist while discussing Aslan, Pero, and the Black Demon Mountain master's divine beast.
• Two purple-haired guards confronted the invaders, and both sides charged into a chaotic melee.
• The guards revealed that they belonged to the Lightning Magnetism Clan and combined yin and yang electromagnetic domains to overpower the two leading Highgods.
• Luo Ao recognized how the pair's racial gift strengthened their electromagnetic domain and observed the Highgods' predicament.
• The brown-haired Highgod used Gravity Space as the red-bearded Highgod prepared an explosive saber strike, weakening the domain as they tried to break out.

Luo Ao revealed his strength by killing the two Lightning Magnetism Clan Highgods with his new Blazing Soul Slash. With the castle guards fleeing, he collected their Space Rings and left the castle with Echidna to see what was happening outside.

• Dalade escaped the Electromagnetic Space and abandoned Lubote, who was then killed by the Lightning Magnetism Clan brothers.
• Echidna killed a castle guard with Wheel of Fate and found an identity token, while Luo Ao said such tokens were rare.
• After killing Lubote, the Lightning Magnetism Clan brothers targeted Luo Ao and charged him together.
• Luo Ao unleashed Blazing Soul Slash, destroying both brothers and leaving their High Godheads behind.
• The castle guards fled, and Luo Ao collected the brothers' Space Rings before taking Echidna out of the castle.

Aslan killed Wengulite while Pero destroyed the Bloodhoof Demon Bull, and Luo Ao gained a breakthrough in his understanding of the Water Law by observing Pero’s attack. Luo Ao returned from his insight sensing a profound change within his soul as a major upheaval occurred in Stalag Planar Prison.

• Aslan confronted Wengulite while Pero faced the Bloodhoof Demon Bull in the sky above Black Demon Mountain.
• Wengulite attacked Aslan with his Claw of Annihilation, but Aslan unleashed a golden sword strike that cleaved Wengulite in two.
• The Bloodhoof Demon Bull’s soul attacks failed against Pero, who countered with Unceasing Circulation and tore the beast apart with a water dragon.
• Luo Ao realized that the Profound Mystery of Roundness could gather momentum through ceaseless circulation and erupt as an attack.
• The Black Demon Mountain guards fled, and Echidna stood watch while Luo Ao immersed himself in his insight.
• Luo Ao regained awareness, told Echidna he was better than ever, and sensed a transformation within his soul as upheaval struck Stalag Planar Prison.

Luo Ao broke through to Water Element Highgod and refined a High-level Water Sovereign Spark, becoming the new Water Element Sovereign. The Stalag Planar Prison and Boya Continent felt his arrival, and Luo Ao began receiving Sovereign Willpower and vast power of faith.

• Luo Ao’s Water Element broke through to Highgod, allowing him to refine the Water Sovereign Spark.
• The spark transformed Luo Ao into a Sovereign as blue-green water elements swept through the Stalag Planar Prison and Boya Continent.
• Demonic Dragon King Zennard, Aifiya, Kenuosi, and other powerful beings submitted to Luo Ao’s overwhelming presence.
• Luo Ao sensed Sovereign Willpower flowing through his souls and noted that his Fire Divine Clone gained strength as well.
• Luo Ao received vast power of faith, which sharpened his mind and increased his confidence in mastering the Water Law.
• Luo Ao declared himself the new Water Element Sovereign, and the beings beneath him bowed and kowtowed.

Luo Ao used his new Sovereign power to kill Asol, reclaim the Sovereign Artifact longsword, and bring his companions back to the Boya Continent. Later, in the Infernal Realm, he and Echidna set out to explore, with Luo Ao considering a future meeting with Dunnington.

• Luo Ao spread his divine sense across the Planar Prison and summoned a Water Sovereign Energy Avatar over Dark Volcano.
• The giant azure face killed Asol and took the Sovereign Artifact longsword while the experts at Dark Volcano cowered.
• Luo Ao led Pujiasi and the others through a spatial rift to the Boya Continent and restored the magic formation at Gloomy Gorge.
• Luo Ao brought everyone to the Darren Empire, then later emerged from the Fiend Castle in Taya City with Echidna after they received one-star Fiend medallions.
• Luo Ao told Echidna they should explore the Infernal Realm and considered meeting Dunnington if he passed through the Chaotic Sea.

Luo Ao and Echidna accepted a lucrative escort mission from Taya City to Eternal Night Prefecture and discovered that the journey involved far more powerful Fiends than expected. Aboard the Metal Lifeform, their employer Feilan introduced himself, while Luo Ao suspected the mission’s true destination and purpose were more complicated than they appeared.

• Luo Ao and Echidna chose an escort mission to Eternal Night Prefecture that promised eight hundred thousand Inkstones.
• Luo Ao and Echidna joined many other Fiends aboard a silver Metal Lifeform, including Aslan and Pero, and noticed that nearly thirty or forty Highgod Fiends were traveling with them.
• Luo Ao warned Echidna to use the cyan droplets he had given her if danger arose.
• Feilan introduced himself to the gathered Fiends and promised further rewards if his family reached their destination safely.
• Feilan went to speak with the Six-Star Fiends Gelan and Aslan, while a black-haired young man admired their bearing and wished to become a Six-Star Fiend.

During the Metal Lifeform journey, Luo Ao and Echidna cultivated while befriending Theodore. After a divine sense probe reached the vessel, they saw a large group of several thousand people led by a gaunt old man waiting outside.

• Theodore introduced himself to Luo Ao and Echidna, and the three chatted over four-colored balls.
• Luo Ao used his Water Sovereign Clone, Saint Domain True Body, and Fire Divine Clone to complete the fusion of three Fire Law profound mysteries.
• Echidna said she had begun comprehending a fourth Water Law profound mystery, though fusing profound mysteries remained difficult.
• Luo Ao and Echidna joined Theodore in the main hall for food and conversation.
• A divine sense probe swept over the Metal Lifeform, and Luo Ao recognized it while Theodore dismissed it as another bandit probe.
• Luo Ao, Echidna, and Theodore looked through a window and saw several thousand people led by a gaunt old man.

Aslan, Gelan, and the other Fiends fought off a massive bandit gang that attacked their Metal Lifeform. Aslan drove the leader Ravens into flight, and the surviving bandits scattered after Gelan and Osm killed several Highgod leaders.

• Feilan called for Aslan and Gelan when thousands of bandits surrounded the passengers from the Metal Lifeform.
• Ravens ordered the bandits to attack, and their combined blows shattered the Metal Lifeform as the passengers dodged clear.
• Aslan charged Ravens and struck down dozens of bandits with a powerful Earth Divine Power sword attack.
• Aslan transformed and threatened Ravens with a blow powerful enough to cross the threshold of a Seven-Star Fiend, so Ravens fled.
• Gelan killed a Highgod bandit and shredded many others with a wide-ranging sword attack, while Osm killed two more Highgod leaders with Soul Attacks.
• The remaining bandits fled, and Theodore and Luo Ao praised the strength of Aslan and Gelan.

Luo Ao reflected on a powerful opponent’s attack and used it to advance his understanding of the Profound Mystery of Explosion while traveling toward Eternal Night City. The journey remained quiet, but the chapter ended as Whitman entered Wudong Castle to speak with its mysterious lord.

• Feilan thanked Aslan and Gelan after they protected the group, and the travelers continued aboard a new Metal Lifeform.
• Luo Ao studied the hook-nosed old man’s attack and found new points of compatibility for fusing the Profound Mystery of Explosion.
• Luo Ao told Theodore that Echidna was cultivating and noted that his Destruction Divine Clone had reached the God level.
• A bandit group led by a green-headscarfed man fled into a pool after sensing the approaching Metal Lifeform, and Luo Ao watched them thoughtfully.
• At Wudong Castle, the black-gauzed woman warned Whitman how to behave before he entered the castle lord’s palace.
• The shapely woman behind purple gauze curtains asked Whitman what he wanted.

Bernice learned that a suspected Deni Family member was near the Xiluo Mountains and prepared to ambush him at the Greenfield Mountains. On the Metal Lifeform, Luo Ao completed a sword move by fusing the Profound Mysteries of Explosion and Burning, but Bernice’s forces destroyed the vessel and confronted Feilan and the green-clad girl.

• Whitman reported traces of a suspected Deni Family member to Bernice, who ordered her younger sister to cordon off the Greenfield Mountains.
• Luo Ao refined his sword technique and created a move that unleashed its power in a single instant, completing the fusion of the Profound Mysteries of Explosion and Burning.
• Luo Ao, Echidna, Theodore, Feilan, and the other Fiends traveled aboard a Metal Lifeform while Theodore speculated about Osm’s fused profound mysteries.
• After Luo Ao sensed a divine sense probe, more than a hundred people destroyed the Metal Lifeform and flew out from a castle among the trees.
• Bernice accused Feilan and the green-clad girl of belonging to the Deni Family and declared that every member of the family deserved to die.

Bernice revealed overwhelming power against Aslan and Gelan, and Gelan recognized her as the legendary Seven-Star Fiend, the Wisteria Fiend. As Gelan tried to flee, Bernice’s demonic vines destroyed his doppelgangers and closed in on his true body.

• Feilan left Aslan and Gelan to face Bernice, while Aslan sensed her danger and secretly coordinated an attack with Gelan.
• Gelan’s Windspace technique failed to trap Bernice, and her demonic vines shattered Aslan’s golden sword attack.
• Bernice struck Aslan with Ten Thousand Serpents’ Bite, overwhelming his Pulsing Defense armor.
• Gelan recognized Bernice as the Wisteria Fiend, a legendary Seven-Star Fiend, and the other Fiends panicked.
• Gelan fled using hundreds of doppelgangers, but Bernice’s vines destroyed them and pursued his true body.

Bernice killed Gelan and prepared to slaughter the remaining Fiends, but a mysterious black-haired youth intervened with a sea of fire. He revealed himself as a One-Star Fiend and began fighting Bernice, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Gelan attacked Bernice with a green storm, but her purple vines shattered his body and left his Divine Spark behind; Aslan escaped.
• Bernice ordered her purple vines to kill the Fiends gathered on the plain.
• A black-haired youth in green robes halted Bernice's attack with a sea of fire and challenged her.
• Bernice charged the youth with her purple vine-whip Divine Artifact, and he met her attack with an ice-crystal longsword.
• The youth's sword released a concentrated burst of searing energy that pierced a black hole through space as the two began their clash.

Luo Ao killed Bernice with a single sword strike, then helped the Fiends defeat the remaining attackers and continued escorting Feilan to Eternal Night City. After nearly three months, the group arrived safely, and Feilan gave Luo Ao a pair of azure feather flowing gold treasures as payment before he departed.

• Luo Ao killed Bernice with one sword strike, then used flaming sword shadows to kill the woman in black gauze.
• The Fiends defeated the remaining enemies, and Feilan’s group continued their journey with Luo Ao among them.
• Luo Ao and Echidna examined the treasures taken from Bernice’s Space Ring while traveling toward Eternal Night City.
• After nearly three months without further trouble, the group reached Eternal Night City, and Luo Ao declined to escort Feilan onward to the Kalosha Continent.
• Feilan offered Luo Ao a pair of azure feather flowing gold spheres, which Luo Ao accepted and bound with his blood.

Luo Ao received Azure Feather Flowing Gold from Feilan and arrived with Echidna in Eternal Night City. At a restaurant, Seven-Star Fiend Liermons challenged him, but Luo Ao refused and told Liermons to return after defeating the Prefect of Eternal Night Prefecture.

• Luo Ao tested the Azure Feather Flowing Gold, transforming it into several weapons as Feilan explained its durability and gave it to him.
• Luo Ao and Echidna reached Eternal Night City and went to a restaurant to eat.
• Liermons entered the restaurant, approached Luo Ao, and challenged him after hearing that Luo Ao had killed Bernice with one sword strike.
• Luo Ao declined the challenge and told Liermons to defeat the Prefect of Eternal Night Prefecture before seeking him out again.

Liermons challenged Fafnir, the Prefect of Eternal Night, to a duel at the Ember Mountains, and Luo Ao and Echidna stayed to watch. The chapter ended with the two fighters facing off, just before their battle began.

• Liermons left Luo Ao and Echidna after declaring that he would defeat Fafnir before challenging Luo Ao.
• Liermons issued a challenge to Fafnir, who accepted and set their match for three months later at the Ember Mountains.
• Luo Ao and Echidna decided to remain in Eternal Night City to watch the duel.
• Three months later, Liermons and a vast crowd gathered at the Ember Mountains, where Fafnir made his entrance.
• Liermons and Fafnir exchanged warnings and faced each other in the air as the spectators fell silent.

Liermons and Fafnir fought fiercely above the Ember Mountains, with Liermons's fused divine power and skill in the Edicts of Destruction pressuring the Lord of Evernight Prefecture. After taking several minor injuries, Fafnir unleashed a terrifying aura of destruction and vowed to kill Liermons.

• Liermons opened the battle with a giant sword of destructive energy, and Fafnir met it with a flaming lion that exploded on impact.
• Their first exchange ended without either gaining a clear advantage, though Fafnir recognized the strength of Liermons's fused divine power.
• Liermons attacked with thirty-six sword shadows, and Fafnir countered with a divine bird of flame that blocked them.
• Fafnir and Liermons clashed at close range, and Liermons repeatedly wounded Fafnir while Luo Ao watched their movements.
• After Liermons struck him again, Fafnir released Sovereign's Might, cloaked himself in black light, and threatened to kill Liermons.

Fafnir and Liermons both unleashed Destruction Sovereign Power and fought a brutal close-range battle above the Ember Mountains. Liermons fell to the ground nearly exhausted as Fafnir hurled his spear at him to finish the fight.

• Fafnir used Destruction Sovereign Power to strengthen his attacks and pressed Liermons with a black flame strike.
• Liermons revealed and ignited his own drop of Destruction Sovereign Power, blocking Fafnir's attack despite being wounded.
• Fafnir and Liermons exchanged attacks at close range, while Luo Ao judged that Liermons was losing because Fafnir had greater mastery of the Profound Mysteries.
• Liermons was knocked to the ground nearly unable to fight, and Fafnir hurled his spear toward him.

Liermons perfected the fusion of the Profound Mystery of Explosion during his battle with Fafnir and broke through to Asura-level strength. He drove Fafnir into a desperate fight, then unleashed a terrifying soul attack that left Fafnir with no apparent way to escape.

• As the Prefect of Eternal Night's spear raced toward him, Liermons realized he had mastered the perfect fusion of the Profound Mystery of Explosion.
• Liermons switched to his Fire Divine Clone and deflected the spear with his fist, shocking Fafnir and Luo Ao.
• Liermons drew his Black Longsword and attacked Fafnir at astonishing speed, overpowering him in their clash.
• Liermons formed a black, transparent sword phantom to launch a soul attack, while Fafnir struggled to understand his opponent's sudden strength.

Liermons defeated and killed Fafnir to become the new Prefecture Lord of Eternal Night. Inspired by Liermons’s breakthrough punch, Luo Ao returned to Eternal Night City to cultivate the Profound Mystery of Explosion.

• Liermons pierced Fafnir’s Soul Attack with his illusory sword shadow, then struck and killed him with the Black Longsword.
• Long'erke announced Liermons as the new Prefecture Lord of Eternal Night, and the people of the Ember Mountains cheered for him.
• Luo Ao admired Liermons’s victory, while Echidna worried that Liermons might challenge him next.
• Luo Ao told Echidna he would stay in Eternal Night City to cultivate after witnessing Liermons’s explosive punch.
• Back at his courtyard, Luo Ao repeatedly recalled Liermons’s punch and explored how to fuse the Profound Mystery of Explosion.