Chapter Summaries

The Young Flood Dragon King led a hundred-thousand-strong demon army toward Tianlan Prefecture while Shen Yun fortified Canglang Mountain and continued his cultivation. Shen Yun achieved eight-turn mana and resolved to seek the path to nine turns in the mortal world after learning that the Azure Flood Dragon Clan had appeared.

• The Young Flood Dragon King learned that Cang Xiao had gone to Tianxuan Prefecture, decided to have his clan uncle handle Zhuge Xuan, and led his army toward Tianlan Prefecture.
• Shen Yun organized the major families of Canglang Mountain, while the First Elder and Chi Lian drove away people hoping to ingratiate themselves with Shen Yun.
• Shen Yun spent five months tempering his Five Elements Mana and reached the limit of Foundation Establishment cultivation.
• Shen Yun told the Azure Dragon that he believed nine-turn mana was necessary to form a true Nine-Revolutions Golden Core, then achieved eight-turn mana.
• Chi Lian informed Shen Yun that the Azure Flood Dragon Clan had appeared, and Shen Yun decided to seek his final breakthrough in the mortal world.

As the Demon Race attacked Qiyun Valley, Tantai Yang and the defenders struggled against Black Tiger Mountain Lord and four enslaved Golden Core ghosts. Just as the Spirit Array neared collapse, Sword Sect First True Disciple Jue Wushen arrived and halted the ghosts’ assault.

• Tantai Yang led the defense at Qiyun Valley, activated the Spirit Array, and rescued two siblings from three Striped Giant Tigers.
• Black Tiger Mountain Lord challenged Tantai Yang, and the two fought while Tantai Jing and the Sword Sect disciples guarded the array.
• Black Tiger Mountain Lord summoned the enslaved ghosts of Qiyun Valley’s Four Great Family Patriarchs, forcing Elder Yaoguang to engage two while the others battered the array.
• The enslaved ghosts and Demon Race army drove the Spirit Array toward collapse as the defenders feared they could not hold.
• Jue Wushen descended onto the battlefield and halted the enslaved ghosts’ attacks with a giant palm of immortal light.

Jue Wushen revealed his Sixth-turn Golden Core and fourth-layer Golden Core cultivation, then helped defeat the wraiths and Black Tiger Mountain Lord. The Azure Scale Young Flood Dragon King arrived and struck down Tantai Yang, leaving the Human Race forces facing despair.

• Elder Yaoguang identified Jue Wushen's Sixth-turn Golden Core, stunning both armies and boosting the Human Race's morale.
• Jue Wushen trapped and destroyed the two great wraiths with his Four Symbols Spirit Law and Domain of Law.
• Black Tiger Mountain Lord charged Jue Wushen in a suicidal attack, but Tantai Yang killed the wounded demon with his fists.
• Jue Wushen and Elder Yaoguang joined Tantai Yang to defeat Black Tiger Mountain Lord, and Tantai Yang pinned it to a mountain wall with his Heavenly Halberd.
• The Azure Scale Young Flood Dragon King arrived, struck Tantai Yang a hundred zhang away, and threatened to destroy everyone.

The Young Flood Dragon King overwhelmed Qiyun Valley's defenders and targeted Jue Wushen, forcing Elder Yaoguang to risk his life to protect him. Shen Yun arrived just in time to stop Elder Yaoguang's self-destruction and faced the Young Flood Dragon King himself.

• The Young Flood Dragon King defeated Tantai Yang and left the cultivators of Qiyun Valley despairing as the demon army surrounded them.
• Black Tiger Mountain Lord identified Jue Wushen as a threat, and the Young Flood Dragon King attacked him personally.
• Elder Yaoguang and Tantai Yang tried to shield Jue Wushen, but the Young Flood Dragon King defeated them with a single strike.
• Elder Yaoguang pushed Jue Wushen out of danger and began to self-destruct his Golden Core.
• Shen Yun appeared in Five-Colored Divine Light, calmed Elder Yaoguang's power and healed his wounds, then said he would handle the Young Flood Dragon King.

Shen Yun arrived to face the Young Azure Flood Dragon King and revealed the power of his Sword of Redemption, killing three bloodline python demons before clashing with the king. The battle remained unresolved as the Young Azure Flood Dragon King unleashed Heavenly Dragon Inverse Scale Transformation.

• Shen Yun confronted the Young Azure Flood Dragon King, while Dugu Li and the Golden Peak disciples recognized him as a formidable Sword Sect senior brother.
• Three python demons attacked Shen Yun, and he killed them with Sword Two—Redemption, then absorbed their bloodline into the Azure Dragon Ring.
• The Young Azure Flood Dragon King raged at Shen Yun for refining its clan's bloodline and attacked him with Dragon-Tiger Wind and Cloud Transformation.
• Shen Yun and the Young Azure Flood Dragon King exchanged hundreds of blows, forcing the watching armies to retreat from the battlefield.
• The Young Azure Flood Dragon King activated Heavenly Dragon Inverse Scale Transformation, causing its aura to surge.

Shen Yun fought the Young Flood Dragon King, whose Heavenly Dragon Inverse Scale Transformation gave him the body of a flood dragon, and broke through to Nine-Turn Mana under the pressure of battle. He left the Young Flood Dragon King gravely wounded and stood in a state of profound calm, declaring that the Dao already lay beneath his feet.

• The Young Flood Dragon King revealed his flood dragon body and attacked Shen Yun with a devastating sweep of his tail.
• Shen Yun used the Destiny Divine Dragon to catch the attack, then clashed with the Young Flood Dragon King using his Five-Colored Divine Sea and Seven-Turn Mana.
• Their battle devastated Qiyun Valley and killed or injured demons caught too close to the fighting.
• The Young Flood Dragon King burned his essence blood and launched an all-out assault, while Shen Yun fought defensively and grew stronger through combat.
• Shen Yun entered enlightenment and reached Nine-Turn Mana, then struck the Young Flood Dragon King with a palm that tore open his chest.
• Shen Yun stood calmly as the wind and clouds stopped, declaring, “The Dao... already lay beneath my feet.”

Shen Yun displayed overwhelming Nine-Turn power on the battlefield, terrifying the Demon Race and defeating the Young Flood Dragon King. He destroyed the king’s body and then erased his Nascent Soul, leaving the battlefield under the radiance of his Domain of Law.

• Shen Yun froze the waves and suspended the stars, leaving the Young Flood Dragon King, Old Turtle, and the onlookers stunned by his power.
• Tantai Yang asked what realm Shen Yun had reached, and Elder Yaoguang admitted that Shen Yun’s talent was beyond his understanding.
• Jue Wushen recognized Shen Yun’s aura as possibly Eight-Revolving Golden Core power, a realm beyond even his own Six-Turn Mana.
• Shen Yun formed a Yin Yang Dao Diagram, and its pressure made the Young Flood Dragon King’s scales fall as the king tried to flee.
• Shen Yun froze the space around the Young Flood Dragon King and dismissed his threats, then struck with a black-and-white giant axe that destroyed the king’s physical body.
• The Young Flood Dragon King’s Nascent Soul charged Shen Yun, but Shen Yun’s Nine-Turn Domain of Law transformed it into starlight and sent it into the underworld.

Shen Yun killed the Young Flood Dragon King, routed the demon army, and captured Old Turtle, then left Qiyun Valley after the Human Race’s victory. The Azure Flood Dragon King vowed revenge, and the Three Great Demon Kings issued a challenge calling for nine battles at Soul Severing Ridge.

• Shen Yun destroyed the Young Flood Dragon King’s body and soul, prompting the Human Race army to attack the fleeing demons.
• Shen Yun stopped Old Turtle from escaping and forced him to reveal the whereabouts of the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s pure-blooded members.
• Shen Yun refined several Azure Flood Dragon Clan demons, claimed strong demons as mounts for Sword Sect disciples, and departed after the battle.
• The Azure Flood Dragon King mourned its slain son, swore revenge on Shen Yun, and headed toward the other two great demon kings.
• The Three Great Demon Kings issued a challenge for the two races to send elites to Soul Severing Ridge and settle matters in nine battles.

The Northern Wasteland’s leaders gathered to discuss the Demon Race’s challenge at Soul Severing Ridge, and Zhuge Xuan revealed that Shen Yun was likely the target. The meeting ended with the leaders turning to choose their fighters for the coming contest.

• A decree announced a life-and-death contest at Soul Severing Ridge in three months, halting battles between humans and demons.
• The Northern Wasteland’s leaders debated the Demon Race’s motives, and Zhuge Xuan warned that the contest could eliminate key figures.
• The Heavenly Sword Sect Master revealed that Jin had killed the Golden Core great demon Blood Feather with one sword.
• The Heavenly Sword Sect Master said Jin was only at Void Core Realm and hinted that his master was extraordinarily powerful.
• Zhuge Xuan identified Shen Yun as the Demon Race’s likely true target and recounted his feat of killing a Nascent Soul great demon across realms.
• Zhuge Xuan urged the gathered leaders to discuss their candidates for the contest.

Zhuge Xuan warned the Human Race leaders about the formidable demons they would face and took charge of planning the coming battle. Meanwhile, Shen Yun pursued Golden Core breakthrough through combat, leaving Azure Dragon impressed by his resolute Dao Heart.

• Zhuge Xuan identified Cang Ling, Demon Lord Ling Yuan, and especially Taotie as major threats, revealing that Taotie carried a Void Returning Dao Lord’s Life Artifact.
• Lone Swan Sword Venerable entrusted Zhuge Xuan with arranging the battle, and he promised a comprehensive plan within one month.
• After the meeting, Zhuge Xuan sensed an approaching storm and decided to meet the battle candidates.
• Shen Yun wandered through the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range, deepened his Golden Core comprehension, and sensed that his tribulation would bring true heavenly punishment.
• Shen Yun set his sights on the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s main camp and chose to pursue Prove Dao through Battle.
• Azure Dragon recognized Shen Yun’s unworn Dao Heart and resolved to witness his rise.

Shen Yun entered Fulóng Ravine alone and confronted the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s strongest demons, who sought revenge for the Young Flood Dragon King. As the demons attacked him, Shen Yun triggered his Golden Core Tribulation, leaving the battle poised to erupt beneath the heavens.

• Demon Lord Mo Qing and the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s other great demons vowed to kill Shen Yun for the Young Flood Dragon King’s death, while Demon Lord Ling Yuan warned that Zhuge Qing made attacking Tianlan Prefecture difficult.
• Shen Yun stormed into the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s grotto residence and killed three Great Golden Core Demons with a single sword strike.
• Demon Lord Mo Qing, Demon Lord Ling Yuan, and eight other great vicious flood dragons surrounded Shen Yun, who asked whether the Azure Flood Dragon King dared face him.
• Shen Yun revealed that he had come alone, and the flood dragon demons launched a combined attack.
• Shen Yun’s aura surged with Five-Colored Heavenly Light, and his Golden Core Tribulation descended.

Yanfu Forgetfulness River Water descended during Shen Yun’s breakthrough, devastating the demons trapped in Fulóng Ravine while he endured the calamity and attacked them. As Shen Yun fought the demons, the second layer of Heavenly Tribulation descended and struck Demon Lord Ling Yuan.

• Yanfu Forgetfulness River Water killed six Golden Core Snake Demons and corroded the bodies of Demon Lord Mo Qing, Blood Qilin, and Bone Fiend.
• Shen Yun used his Nine-Turn Domain of Law to withstand the black rain, and his aura grew steadier as life returned within his domain.
• Shen Yun broke Demon Lord Ling Yuan’s barrier and killed Blood Qilin and Bone Fiend with a single exchange, refining their remains through the Azure Dragon Ring.
• Demon Lord Ling Yuan attacked Shen Yun while Demon Lord Mo Qing burned his cultivation, but purple lightning struck Ling Yuan instead.
• The second layer of Heavenly Tribulation descended over Fulóng Ravine in a blaze of purple lightning.

Shen Yun fought Demon Lord Mo Qing and Demon Lord Ling Yuan beneath the terrifying Purple Firmament Purgatory Lightning, killing Mo Qing and battling Ling Yuan through the tribulation. As his golden core absorbed the lightning, Ling Yuan realized Shen Yun was still in the Golden Core Realm.

• Azure Dragon identified the lightning as Purple Firmament Purgatory Lightning, a calamity meant to erase beings who defied the Heavenly Dao.
• Shen Yun advanced beneath the tribulation and used a fused life-and-death Dao Diagram to overwhelm Demon Lord Mo Qing.
• Purple lightning struck, and Shen Yun killed Mo Qing by crushing his damaged body and Nascent Soul.
• Shen Yun pursued Demon Lord Ling Yuan through the lightning, while his Divine Sense and body grew stronger during their fierce battle.
• Shen Yun's golden core rose and devoured the Purple Firmament Purgatory Lightning, leaving Ling Yuan stunned to learn that Shen Yun was still in the Golden Core Realm.

Shen Yun overcame the Heart Demon Tribulation and entered the Golden Core Realm, then killed Demon Lord Ling Yuan and returned to the Lone Swan Sword Sect. Zhuge Xuan learned that Shen Yun had changed the Human Race Destiny and went to meet him.

• Shen Yun broke through to the Golden Core Realm and overcame the Heart Demon Tribulation by drawing on his Vast Righteous Qi.
• Demon Lord Ling Yuan tried to destroy Shen Yun by detonating his nascent soul, but Shen Yun dissolved it with Yanfu Forgetfulness River Water.
• Shen Yun left Fulóng Ravine after the Azure Flood Dragon Clan's top combat strength had fallen and returned to the Lone Swan Sword Sect.
• Zhuge Xuan sensed a major shift in the Human Race Destiny but could not deduce its cause, and he ordered an investigation.
• Zhuge Xuan received a message confirming Shen Yun's world-shaking deed and set out with the Law Enforcement Elder to meet him.

Shen Yun spoke with Zhuge Xuan about the war and the Three Great Sects, and Zhuge Xuan recognized him as Yuan and thanked him for destroying the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s elites. Shen Yun volunteered to return to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range, while the Azure Flood Dragon King discovered the clan’s devastation and set out to kill him.

• Zhuge Xuan dismissed the disciples and asked Shen Yun how the Sword Sect should handle the great enemy and the uneasy alliance of the Three Great Sects.
• Shen Yun urged decisive action and strategy, and Zhuge Xuan deduced that he was Yuan, Mister Fang’s disciple.
• Zhuge Xuan thanked Shen Yun for wiping out the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s elites at Fulóng Ravine, and the two men exchanged insights in a long conversation.
• Zhuge Xuan worried about deploying the sect’s geniuses against powerful enemies, and Shen Yun offered to go to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range himself.
• The Azure Flood Dragon King returned to Fulóng Ravine, learned that Shen Yun had caused the clan’s losses, and flew toward Tianlan Prefecture to take revenge.

Cultivators gathered outside the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range debated the great talents and heard that Shen Yun had destroyed Fulóng Ravine. When the Azure Flood Dragon King attacked the Sword Sect elders to avenge his clan, Shen Yun arrived on Azure Dragon and left the king near collapse.

• Feng Qisha praised a mysterious expert who had slain Golden Core cultivators while in Foundation Establishment, and Mo Feiyu said only that person could suppress the Demon Race’s Taotie Young Lord.
• A messenger announced that Shen Yun had swept Fulóng Ravine and defeated the Azure Flood Dragon Clan’s experts.
• The Azure Flood Dragon King confronted Zhuge Xuan, Yue Budong, and the Law Enforcement Elder, demanding Shen Yun’s life despite the Blood Contract.
• The Azure Flood Dragon King attacked the Sword Sect’s blockade, but Lone Swan Tracing Moon held back his assault.
• Shen Yun arrived riding Azure Dragon and struck the Azure Flood Dragon King with a dragon claw, badly wounding him.

Shen Yun and Zhuge Xuan’s trap let the Azure Dragon overwhelm the Azure Flood Dragon King and drive off the Three Great Demon Kings. The demons retreated to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range, where the Qiongqi King planned to seek Taotie’s decree while secretly preparing to sacrifice all living beings to reach Void Returning.

• Shen Yun and Zhuge Xuan laid a Heavenly Net, and the Azure Dragon battered the trapped Azure Flood Dragon King while Shen Yun studied the Deity Transformation Realm’s techniques.
• The Azure Luan King attacked Shen Yun as the Qiongqi King tried to seize the Azure Flood Dragon King, but the Azure Dragon drove them away and wounded both demons, drawing three drops of their blood essence from the void.
• The Azure Dragon refined the Azure Flood Dragon King’s essence blood, gave Shen Yun the other two drops, and returned to the Azure Dragon Ring.
• The three demon kings retreated to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range, where the battered Azure Flood Dragon King and Azure Luan King feared the Azure Dragon’s strength.
• The Qiongqi King decided to seek a decree from Taotie and secretly revealed its plan to slaughter all living beings as nourishment for its breakthrough to Void Returning.

After Shen Yun’s victory over the demon kings brought fame and prosperity to the Shen Family, Shen Qiu returned from nearly a year of unconscious recovery to find his clan transformed and Shen Yun celebrated as its hero. He struggled with guilt over the Qiongqi King’s escape and resolved to prove himself at Soul Severing Ridge.

• News of Shen Yun’s victory spread widely as the Shen Family rose to dominance, and Shen Pingsheng became its new Patriarch.
• Shen Qiu returned after Azure Venerable helped him cultivate the Nine Nether Spirit Body and reach the Seventh Layer of Foundation Establishment.
• At the Shen Family’s Mountain Gate, Shen Qiu learned that Shen Yun had slain a Nascent Soul demon and saved the Human Race.
• Shen Qingshu advised Shen Qiu to kowtow and apologize to Shen Yun, leaving Shen Qiu shaken.
• Shen Qiu reunited with his mother, then vowed to prove himself in the battle at Soul Severing Ridge.

Shen Yun created the Five Elements Reincarnation Technique’s Golden Core chapter and broke through three Golden Core levels, while the Taotie Young Lord arrived at Soul Severing Ridge to aid the demon kings. The chapter left the demons confident that the next day’s battle would end in the Human Race’s defeat.

• Shen Yun comprehended the Dao of nature and completed his own Golden Core method, drawing spiritual energy from across the Sword Sect.
• Shen Yun condensed five-colored immortal liquid, formed a Three-leaf Azure Lotus, and advanced to the fourth level of Golden Core.
• Zhuge Xuan and the Sword Sect’s cultivators witnessed Shen Yun’s breakthrough, and Zhuge Xuan declared that the Demon Race was no match for him.
• Taotie Young Lord met Qiongqi King, Azure Flood Dragon King, and Azure Luan King at Soul Severing Ridge and said Taotie Ancestor had ordered him to help.
• Taotie Young Lord revealed that he had brought the Nether Prison Soul Locking Chain, and Qiongqi King declared that the Human Race would die the next day.

The Human and Demon Races gathered at Soul Severing Ridge for a life-and-death contest, where Shen Yun and Jin reunited and the Taotie Young Lord fixed its attention on Shen Yun. After both sides agreed to the rules, the draw selected the Nascent Soul Realm for the first match.

• Powerful figures from both races assembled at Soul Severing Ridge, and Shen Yun arrived to face the Azure Flood Dragon Clan's hostility.
• Jin met Shen Yun and realized Shen Yun had advanced beyond him, while Shen Qiu arrived and revealed that he had earned a place in the contest after surpassing Zhang Zijian in combat power.
• The Taotie Young Lord watched Shen Yun with growing interest as Cang Fei tried to gain its attention.
• The Qiongqi King summoned the Life and Death Stage and announced a wheel battle with three fighters from each realm on each side.
• Zhuge Xuan agreed to the rules, and the drawn order made the Nascent Soul Realm the first match.