Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling watched Zhen Hong effortlessly defeat a red Demonic Qi Person by evading its attacks and striking its vital point, then tried to imitate her method himself. He discovered that although Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils let him locate the enemy’s weakness, he could not evade its attacks as Zhen Hong did, so he returned to fighting with force.

• Qi Ling followed Zhen Hong into the Demonic Qi People's formation, where she swiftly defeated numerous enemies on their way toward the black Demonic Qi Person.
• Zhen Hong evaded a red Demonic Qi Person’s twin-saber attacks with minimal movement, found its vital point, and killed it with a single strike.
• Zhen Hong explained how to identify and strike a Demonic Qi Person’s vital point, while Xiao Hei absorbed the defeated enemy’s Demonic Qi.
• Qi Ling tried to copy Zhen Hong’s method against another red Demonic Qi Person and used Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to find its vital point beneath its left armpit.
• Qi Ling failed to evade the enemy’s attacks as Zhen Hong had and abandoned the technique, returning to his usual forceful fighting style.

Qi Ling and Zhen Hong reached the ultimate Demonic Qi Person after Zhen Hong effortlessly defeated several red ones, and found Kurumi already waiting there. As Chu Ling and Cang Yue arrived, the group prepared to face the powerful black enemy together.

• Qi Ling defeated a Demonic Qi Person with Xiao Hei's help, while Zhen Hong explained that he should fight in a way suited to him.
• Zhen Hong swiftly defeated three red Demonic Qi People, leaving Qi Ling impressed by the difference between their abilities.
• Qi Ling and Zhen Hong reached the black Demonic Qi Person's location and found Kurumi waiting; she said she had tried and failed to defeat it, dying more than a hundred times.
• Qi Ling saw the three-meter-tall black Demonic Qi Person with scythe-like arms and two tails, while Zhen Hong prepared to attack.
• Cang Yue and Chu Ling arrived, and Qi Ling resigned himself to joining them against the ultimate Demonic Qi Person.

Qi Ling, Chu Ling, Cang Yue, and Zhen Hong struggled against the final Demonic Qi Person, whose powerful, regenerating body resisted their attacks. Zhen Hong found a vulnerable spot and wounded it, though the fight remained unresolved.

• Chu Ling attacked the final Demonic Qi Person, but it caught his spear and resisted his flames until Cang Yue froze it and Qi Ling smashed the ice apart.
• Qi Ling and Chu Ling continued attacking, but the Demonic Qi Person’s powerful scales and rapid regeneration prevented them from causing meaningful damage.
• Qi Ling and the others realized the Demonic Qi Person’s Demonic Qi was exceptionally powerful and that its endless strength made a prolonged battle dangerous.
• Zhen Hong approached the Demonic Qi Person alone and dodged its scythe attacks, using the blind spots in its movements to find an opening.
• Zhen Hong struck the left side of the Demonic Qi Person’s abdomen with her sword, producing a wound, while Qi Ling recognized that her fighting style relied on finding weaknesses.

After Zhen Hong identified a cross-shaped mark as the Demonic Qi Person's weakness, Cang Yue restrained it so Chu Ling and Qi Ling could attack. Cang Yue froze the creature with Snow Queen's Sigh as Chu Ling prepared his strongest spear technique, leaving Qi Ling ready to strike next.

• Zhen Hong withdrew after wounding the Demonic Qi Person, which healed itself but retained a cross-shaped mark at the wound.
• Zhen Hong told the others that the mark was the Demonic Qi Person's weakness and a place where attacks could deal effective damage.
• Cang Yue offered to restrain the creature while Chu Ling and Qi Ling attacked its weak point with their strongest abilities.
• Cang Yue used Divine skill: Snow Queen's Sigh to cover the Demonic Qi Person in snowflakes and freeze its movements and Demonic Qi.
• Chu Ling summoned thirty-six spears and fused them into a golden spear with Thirty-Six Forms of the Long Hatred Spear: No-Regrets Spear, while Qi Ling waited to attack.

Qi Ling, Chu Ling, and Zhen Hong combined their attacks to destroy the Demonic Qi Man, with Qi Ling breaking through its outer defenses and Chu Ling striking its weak point. As the defeated enemy dissolved into Demonic Qi, Xiao Hei rushed out to devour it.

• Qi Ling persuaded Chu Ling to let him attack first so he could break through the Demonic Qi Man’s defenses.
• Qi Ling used Star Shattering to destroy the Demonic Qi Man’s scales and expose its weak point.
• Chu Ling drove his golden spear into the weak point, sending a Golden Dragon into the Demonic Qi Man and fatally damaging it from within.
• Cang Yue released the Demonic Qi Man after it stopped moving, and Zhen Hong confirmed it was dead as its body dissolved into Demonic Qi.
• Xiao Hei rushed out and began eating the Demonic Qi, while Qi Ling stopped Chu Ling from attacking his mount.

After Xiao Hei absorbed the Devil Qi and helped secure Qi Ling’s second-place ranking, Alice announced the elimination finals and their match order. Qi Ling drew Qian Jiyin for the opening round, while Qian Jiyin prepared to fight despite fearing Qi Ling’s revenge.

• Xiao Hei absorbed the Devil Qi and swallowed the creature, giving Chu Ling the points for the Fatal Strike; Qi Ling finished second behind Chu Ling, with Zhen Hong third.
• Alice announced that the eight contestants would compete in one-on-one elimination matches, with the top four drawn against the bottom four.
• The match order was set: Kurumi faced Feiyu, Luna faced Zhen Hong, Qi Ling faced Qian Jiyin, and Chu Ling faced Cang Yue.
• Qi Ling welcomed the chance to settle his score with Qian Jiyin over the earlier plot against him on the Douluo Continent.
• Qian Jiyin considered surrendering but decided he had to fight to prove his worth, relying on his breakthrough to the One-Ring True God level.

As Luna prepared to face Zhen Hong and Qi Ling considered his own upcoming fights, Alice explained why Zhen Hong was so formidable and introduced the Devil Realm’s five great powers. The chapter ended with Qi Ling learning that representatives of those factions would attend the tournament while their leaders stayed away.

• Kurumi asked Qi Ling for encouragement before her match, and he wished her luck while saying he feared for her opponent.
• At dinner, Luna worried about facing Zhen Hong, and Alice warned that Zhen Hong was exceptionally strong and belonged to no faction.
• Qi Ling said he would fight to the end regardless of his opponent, and Alice told the group that a powerful unaffiliated woman would referee the next day’s matches.
• Alice explained that the tournament was organized by the Devil Realm’s five largest powers, led by five of the Seven Great Devil Kings, whose leaders would not attend.

Alice told Qi Ling that Shi Meng, one of the Seven Great Devil Kings, would referee his competition in the Devil Realm. Back in his room, Qi Ling helped Xiao Hei digest the Devil Qi it had absorbed, and Xiao Hei produced a pill of exceptionally pure devil power.

• Alice revealed that Shi Meng, one of the Seven Great Devil Kings, would referee the competition and warned Qi Ling not to call her Meng Po to her face.
• Qi Ling remembered that Xiao Hei had absorbed a great deal of Devil Qi and summoned it to check on its swollen body.
• Xiao Hei agreed to Qi Ling's help, and he fed it herbs that aided digestion and the circulation of power.
• Xiao Hei transformed for about half an hour, returned to normal size, and expelled a black pill of concentrated devil power.
• Qi Ling wrapped the pill in paper and left it on the table, deciding to deal with it the next day.

On the morning of the Demon God Contention Battle quarterfinals, Qi Ling learned that Xiao Hei’s black pill contained exceptionally pure, directly absorbable energy and gave it to Alice for the Demon Alliance. The contestants gathered at the arena, where Qi Ling was surprised to see the person waiting to greet them.

• Qi Ling examined Xiao Hei’s black pill, and Alice explained that its refined Devil Realm energy made it an exceptionally valuable cultivation medicine.
• Alice said the pill could greatly help the Demon Alliance, so Qi Ling gave it to her as a friend.
• Alice thanked Qi Ling and promised the Demon Alliance would repay his generosity, then hurried away with the pill.
• Xiluo asked Qi Ling why Alice had left so excited, and Qi Ling told her to prepare for the matches.
• Qi Ling and the other seven contestants passed through a portal into the arena’s rest area, where Qi Ling recognized the person waiting for them.

Shi Meng, one of the Seven Great Devil Kings, led the eight remaining contestants into the arena and explained the tournament rules. There, a fat Devil King unleashed crushing pressure on them; five contestants retreated behind Shi Meng, while Qi Ling, Chu Ling, and Zhen Hong continued to endure it.

• Shi Meng introduced herself as the contestants’ referee and explained that they could use any methods except directly borrowing another person’s power, while warning them not to kill.
• Shi Meng led the eight contestants into the arena, where five powerful spectators subjected them to overwhelming pressure.
• A fat Devil King intensified his pressure, causing Feiyu to retreat behind Shi Meng for protection.
• Kurumi, Luna, Qian Jiyin, and Cang Yue also withdrew, while Qian Jiyin hoped Qi Ling would exhaust or injure himself before their upcoming match.
• Qi Ling, Chu Ling, and Zhen Hong held on under the pressure, and the fat Devil King grew angry that the three had not yet retreated.

The competition began after Shi Meng stopped the powerful spectators from interfering, and Kurumi faced Feiyu in the first match. Kurumi let Feiyu’s relentless feather attack strike her and declared that dying would end it, leaving everyone shocked.

• The fat man tried to unleash his full strength against Qi Ling and the others, but Bai Qian and You Xian stopped him before Shi Meng threatened to intervene.
• Shi Meng announced that Kurumi would face Feiyu first and assured the competitors that no one would interfere with the matches.
• Qi Ling noticed Bai Qian attending in Alice’s place and wondered whether Alice had left to use the pill she had received.
• Feiyu attacked Kurumi with feathers that pursued their target after being blocked, explaining that they would keep attacking until Kurumi died.
• Kurumi stopped defending and dodging, let the feathers hit her, coughed up blood, and said that dying would solve the problem.

Feiyu killed Kurumi twice, but Kurumi reappeared through a black portal each time, leaving everyone baffled by her ability. Feiyu stopped attacking and defended herself as Kurumi began probing her feather defenses with a flintlock pistol.

• Feiyu’s feather attack left Kurumi apparently dead, but Shi Meng insisted that the match continue.
• Kurumi emerged from a black portal, lifted her corpse, and let it sink into a shadow before resuming the match.
• Feiyu attacked again and killed Kurumi, who soon returned through the portal once more.
• Feiyu realized her attacks were draining her strength, so she switched to a defensive stance.
• Kurumi fired a flintlock pistol at Feiyu, whose feathers blocked every bullet, and Kurumi suspected they defended automatically.

Kurumi used a strange bullet that decayed Feiyu’s feathers, forcing Feiyu to evade and multiply into nearly a thousand feather-made copies. Kurumi answered by summoning more versions of herself, each holding an identical flintlock, as their battle escalated.

• Kurumi fired a patterned bullet that turned Feiyu’s defensive feathers to ash, and Feiyu flew into the sky to escape it.
• Feiyu transformed into nearly a thousand feather-made copies and challenged Kurumi to defeat them all.
• Kurumi admitted she could not fire enough special bullets, but said she could use ordinary bullets instead.
• Feiyu boasted that her copies retained their full defensive strength and prepared to attack Kurumi in a thousandfold barrage.
• Kurumi spread a huge shadow across the ground and summoned numerous copies of herself, each holding a flintlock.

Kurumi defeated Feiyu by overwhelming her with countless clones and draining her time, leaving her aged before Shi Meng ordered Feiyu released. After winning, Kurumi returned to Qi Ling and said she was increasingly interested in him.

• Kurumi summoned thousands of clones, and Feiyu abandoned defense to launch an all-out attack against them.
• Feiyu's clones were eliminated, and Kurumi's clones dragged Feiyu into the shadows.
• Shi Meng declared Kurumi the winner and ordered her to release Feiyu, who emerged aged with gray hair and wrinkles.
• Qi Ling realized Kurumi's power involved time, and Kurumi told him his blessing had helped her win.
• Qi Ling warned Kurumi he would not show mercy if they fought, and she said his reaction made her more interested in him.

Luna faced Zhen Hong in the tournament’s second match, and Zhen Hong encouraged her to stay calm and fight at full strength. As Luna prepared to attack, she revealed a terrifying presence and an extraordinary ability to absorb surrounding power, leaving the spectators stunned.

• The spectators weighed the tournament’s value as a chance to recruit talented contestants for the five great organizations.
• Before the match, Zhen Hong helped Luna calm her nerves and urged her to use her full strength.
• Shi Meng told Luna and Zhen Hong to begin their match without flashy theatrics.
• Luna entered the arena’s One-Ring True God realm and showed the spectators the power she had gained.
• Luna shifted from a harmless-looking girl into a dangerous, beastlike fighter and absorbed surrounding power at an astonishing rate.

Luna’s Nine-Lived Spirit Cat inheritance gave her overwhelming energy absorption, power, and stamina as she fought Zhen Hong. Zhen Hong continued evading her attacks, but Bai Qian revealed that Luna was about to show even more of her strength, leaving open the possibility that she could defeat Zhen Hong.

• Luna launched her strongest opening strike, but Zhen Hong dodged it by a hair’s breadth, leaving a tear in her sleeve.
• Luna continued attacking with terrifying speed and strength, while Zhen Hong calmly evaded her blows without further injury.
• The spectators noticed that Luna’s energy showed no sign of fading and seemed to grow as the fight continued.
• Bai Qian explained that the Nine-Lived Spirit Cat gave Luna power equivalent to nine people and said Luna was about to reveal more of her strength.
• Bai Qian told the other organizations that Luna might be able to defeat Zhen Hong if she fully unleashed her power.

Luna used the Nine-Lived Spirit Cat’s instincts to match Zhen Hong’s attacks and create an endurance stalemate, but Zhen Hong gradually predicted and controlled her movements. Cornered, Luna conceded rather than risk injuring Zhen Hong, and Shi Meng ended the match with both fighters unharmed.

• Luna entered a state governed by her nocturnal instincts, evading Zhen Hong’s strikes as Zhen Hong avoided Luna’s attacks.
• Zhen Hong recognized Luna’s endurance strategy and began steering her toward a position with no escape.
• Luna sensed Zhen Hong’s trap but could not break free, and she stopped resisting when forced into a desperate position.
• Luna said, “I lost,” and the match ended without either fighter being injured.
• Shi Meng sent both contestants from the arena, while some spectators were disappointed that Luna had not been hurt.

Qi Ling faced Qian Jiyin, determined to punish him for hurting Luna and using underhanded tactics. He opened the match with his strongest attack, sending Qian Jiyin flying and leaving his armor cracked as the fight continued.

• Luna apologized to Qi Ling for losing, and he reassured her before telling her to watch his match against Qian Jiyin.
• Qi Ling entered the arena in Divine Dragon form and challenged Qian Jiyin, who reluctantly stepped forward after receiving a stern look from the stands.
• Qi Ling transformed into his God-Demon Body and summoned the Demon God Halberd as Qian Jiyin donned silver armor and armed himself with two swords.
• As soon as Shi Meng started the match, Qi Ling unleashed his divine skill, Star Shattering, without giving Qian Jiyin time to use his tricks.
• Qi Ling's attack sent Qian Jiyin flying, knocked his swords away, and cracked his armor while leaving him coughing blood.

Qi Ling dominated Qian Jiyin early, but Qian Jiyin escaped his pressure and trapped him with elastic restraints. Qian Jiyin’s sword could not pierce Qi Ling’s defenses, leaving him shocked as the battle continued.

• Qi Ling knocked Qian Jiyin flying with one strike, but Qian Jiyin got back up after the blow loosened Qi Ling’s focused pressure.
• You Xian questioned Bai Qian about whether the Demon Alliance had given Qi Ling medicine, and Bai Qian said the alliance had invested in him and warned You Xian about Qian Jiyin’s chances.
• Qian Jiyin transformed his armor into scales, reclaimed his swords, and burrowed underground to prepare a restraining attack.
• Silvery-white ribbons erupted from the ground and bound Qi Ling, while Qian Jiyin emerged and claimed Qi Ling could no longer use his strength effectively.
• Qian Jiyin thrust his sword into Qi Ling, but the blade could not injure him, leaving Qian Jiyin stunned.

Qi Ling overcame Qian Jiyin’s fear-driven attacks by escaping the Hundred Refinements Formation with the Blood Devil’s shadow ability. He trapped Qian Jiyin in a field of shadow and began battering his divine-artifact barrier with relentless attacks.

• Qi Ling told Qian Jiyin that fear had drained the fighting spirit from his attacks, and Qian Jiyin’s sword failed to wound him.
• Qian Jiyin claimed the Hundred Refinements Formation would keep Qi Ling trapped, but Qi Ling transformed into shadow and slipped free of the white ribbons.
• Qi Ling spread shadow across the ground, preventing Qian Jiyin from burrowing underground and attacking him with sharp spikes.
• Qian Jiyin summoned a white barrier that dissolved the spikes, but Qi Ling sent countless shadow tentacles crashing against it until it began to shudder.