Chapter Summaries

Long Yu and Feng Yu entered the ruins’ deepest chamber and rushed toward Dragon Phoenix Blood Pools, only to be trapped in an Illusionary Realm. Lan Hong and Qingyan Jing discovered the Futuo Ancestor’s tomb, recovered his inheritance, and activated the Demon Sealing Mirror to open a sealed passage.

• Long Yu, Feng Yu, and their clan members found the corpses of their ancestors and eight Dragon Phoenix Blood Pools, then were pulled into an Illusionary Realm as they charged toward them.
• Lan Hong and Qingyan Jing entered a burial chamber, where the murals led Qingyan Jing to identify the fallen warrior as the Futuo Ancestor.
• Lan Hong opened the stone coffin, and an Illusionary Realm showed the Futuo Ancestor using Eight Divisions Futuo to badly wound the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor, who escaped.
• Lan Hong and Qingyan Jing found the Demon Sealing Mirror and Eight Divisions Futuo inside the coffin, and Qingyan Jing promised to honor the Futuo Ancestor’s sacrifice.
• The coffin sank and revealed a sealed passage, so Qingyan Jing activated the Demon Sealing Mirror against its entrance.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong defeated seven Outer Realm Demons and rushed toward the deepest part of the ruins, where the True Dragon and True Phoenix clans were trapped in an illusion. Lan Hong and Qingyan Jing met Dan Yu and Gao Yuan and brought them to the ruins’ deepest area.

• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong fought the seven Outer Realm Demons using their strongest techniques, destroying their formation and killing all seven.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong suspected more powerful Outer Realm Demons were sealed deeper in the ruins and hurried to find the seniors.
• Long Yu, Feng Yu, and the other True Dragon and True Phoenix clan members remained trapped in an illusion of their war against the Outer Realm Demons.
• Lan Hong and Qingyan Jing encountered Dan Yu and Gao Yuan, who said their clansmen had been lost in the ruins.
• Lan Hong warned Dan Yu and Gao Yuan against ulterior motives, then continued with them and Qingyan Jing to the deepest part of the ruins.

Lan Hong discovered that Evil Energy and a powerful Illusionary Realm were trapping the True Dragon Clan and True Phoenix Clan members near the Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool, while the seal on the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor seemed to be failing. He entered the Illusionary Realm, broke free by rejecting its cycle of regret, and returned to reality to destroy it.

• Lan Hong realized that the weakened clan members were trapped in an Illusionary Realm, and Dan Yu and Gao Yuan were pulled in after charging toward the Dragon Phoenix Blood Pool.
• Lan Hong used the Bright Sword to purify the Evil Energy, but its return suggested the seal on the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor was failing.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong arrived, and Lan Hong entered the Illusionary Realm to rescue the trapped members while Qingyan Jing and the others guarded him.
• Inside the Illusionary Realm, Lan Hong experienced a battlefield where he was forced to relive a hopeless charge, and he recognized that it recreated regrets people wished they could undo.
• The Bright Sword awakened Lan Hong, who rejected the illusion's cycle, shattered it, and returned to his body.
• Lan Hong erased the Illusionary Realm, told the others the area was safe, and Qingyan Jing rushed into his arms.

Lan Hong began absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Blood Pools, whose power both tempted the True Dragon and True Phoenix clans and helped seal the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor. The Blood Balance Demon Emperor and Marsh Abyss Demon Emperor triggered the seal’s collapse, and the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor emerged.

• Lan Hong explained that the Dragon Phoenix Blood Pools contained contaminated bloodline power and suppressed the sealed Blood Zombie Demon Emperor.
• Xiao Yan and Lan Hong agreed to risk the seal breaking, and Lan Hong began purifying and absorbing the pools while Qingyan Jing, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong guarded him.
• The Blood Balance Demon Emperor and Marsh Abyss Demon Emperor attacked Lan Hong, but Xiao Yan and Lin Dong severely wounded them.
• The two Devil Emperors self-destructed, and the Evil Energy from their explosions strengthened the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor enough to break the seal.
• The relic shattered and its corpses became a sea of blood as the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor appeared above it.

The Blood Zombie Demon Emperor broke free of his seal and attacked Qingyan Jing, forcing Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to fight while they waited for Lan Hong. Lan Hong emerged from the sea of blood and joined them, and the chapter ended as he froze the Demon Emperor’s blood giant and sea of blood.

• The Blood Zombie Demon Emperor emerged from his seal and swallowed Lan Hong in his sea of blood before attacking Qingyan Jing.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong fought alongside Qingyan Jing to hold off the Demon Emperor and his immortal blood puppets.
• Lan Hong awakened the blood dragon and blood phoenix from the corpses in the sea of blood, then emerged with the Bright Sword.
• Lan Hong asked Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Qingyan Jing to keep other threats away while he fought the Demon Emperor.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong destroyed two blood bats attacking Lan Hong, and Lan Hong froze the Demon Emperor’s blood giant and sea of blood with his Dharma form.

Lan Hong fused with the Dragon Phoenix bloodline and fought the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor, who unleashed the Heavenly Blood Demonic God Statue. Lan Hong began a coordinated attack with Xiao Yan and Lin Dong while Qingyan Jing defended the Ancestral Tower, but the fight remained unresolved.

• The Blood Zombie Demon Emperor sent a Blood Fiend Demonic Soul into Lan Hong, who pinned it with the Bright Sword and purified it.
• The Blood Dragon and Blood Phoenix merged into Lan Hong, completing his transformation into the Dragon Phoenix.
• Lan Hong cleaved the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor in two, but the Demon Emperor rose again as the enormous Heavenly Blood Demonic God Statue and regenerated its severed arm from the sea of blood.
• Qingyan Jing used the Demon Sealing Mirror to protect her companions, but the statue attacked the Ancestral Tower and its defenses began to falter.
• Lan Hong asked Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to trust him, then used Fire Dance Whirlwind to trap the statue while Qingyan Jing maintained the Ancestral Tower's defenses.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong poured the power of their Heavenly Flames and Ancestral Talismans into the whirlwind, causing it to grow and surge with combined powers.

Lan Hong, Hong Mao, and Blue Cat defeated the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor by destroying his sea of blood and striking him with purifying and combined attacks. After the Demon Emperor detonated himself, Lan Hong shielded the others and lay near death, but Phoenix True Fire ignited around him, revealing that he was undergoing nirvana.

• The Blood Zombie Demon Emperor used his strongest punch to break Lan Hong’s Fire Dance Whirlwind, but the attack destroyed the Heavenly Blood Demonic God Statue and left only a small pool of blood.
• Hong Mao and Blue Cat arrived with the Mechanical Divine Dragon, and they worked with Lan Hong to evaporate the sea of blood.
• The Blood Zombie Demon Emperor poured the remaining blood into his body and charged at Lan Hong, who let himself be struck while piercing the Demon Emperor with the Bright Sword.
• Lan Hong’s allies attacked the purifying-light-struck Demon Emperor, who detonated himself with Blood Sea Samsara—Explosion.
• Lan Hong shielded Qingyan Jing, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong from the blast, then fell with life barely remaining as the sea of blood dried up.
• Phoenix True Fire ignited around Lan Hong, and Xiao Yan and Lin Dong recognized that he was undergoing nirvana.

Lan Hong destroyed the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor’s remnant soul, glimpsed the Heavenly Evil God through its memories, and left his name on the Azure Vault Ranking, reaching the half-step Dominator Realm. After explaining how the ranking relates to the Dominator Realm, Lan Hong and his companions left the sleeping clans behind in the ruins.

• Lan Hong used the Bright Sword to erase the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor’s remnant soul and absorbed its Spiritual Power and memories.
• Lan Hong saw the Heavenly Evil God in the demon’s memories, and the Heavenly Evil God seemed to notice him across time.
• Lan Hong carved his name on the Azure Vault Ranking and awakened to find Qingyan Jing worried beside him.
• Lan Hong told Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Qingyan Jing that he had reached the half-step Dominator Realm and explained that gaining the Azure Vault Ranking’s recognition was key to reaching the Dominator Realm.
• Lan Hong and his companions left the ruins with the True Dragon Clan, the True Phoenix Clan, Dan Yu, and Gao Yuan still asleep, then slipped away without waking them.

After the Heavenly Evil God's seal began shaking, the Great Thousand Palace warned the Great Thousand World that the Outer Realm Demons might be preparing for war. Xiao Yan and Lin Dong began making preparations, while Lan Hong sensed the disturbance might be connected to him and readied the Small World for battle.

• Long Yu and Feng Yu left without asking Lan Hong what had happened inside the destroyed relic, and Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Qingyan Jing returned to their domains to pursue cultivation.
• The Heavenly Evil God's seal shook violently, prompting the Great Thousand Palace to order closer monitoring of the Outer Realm Demons and inform the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Yan and the leaders of the Endless Fire Domain agreed to prepare for war, and Xiao Yan reaffirmed his promise to plant the Dou Zhe Banner in the Outer Realm Demons' ancestral land.
• Lin Dong handed Martial Realm preparations to Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huahuan before entering seclusion to seek the Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme realm.
• Lan Hong prepared the Small World for the coming conflict, while Zi Yan, Cai Lin, Little Doctor Immortal, and the others continued cultivating.
• The leaders of the Outer Realm Demon races gathered after learning that Lan Hong had slain the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor.

The Outer Realm Demons launched a full-scale invasion of Ruins Continent after receiving orders to eliminate the person who killed the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor and prepare for Lord Heavenly Evil God's return. Xiao Yan rushed to the continent to aid the Great Void Dragon Clan and Ancient Royal Court, arriving in time to rescue the court's surviving members from despair.

• The Outer Realm Demon leaders learned that the Blood Zombie Demon Emperor's killer was a threat and received Lord Heavenly Evil God's orders to begin a great war.
• The Outer Realm Demons invaded Ruins Continent, devastating its factions and forcing the Ancient Royal Court and Great Void Dragon Clan to fight for survival.
• Long Yuan led the Great Void Dragon Clan in holding off the first attack, while Xiao Xuan urged Xiao Yan to leave the Endless Fire Domain and provide aid.
• Xiao Yan reached the Great Void Dragon Clan, used Emperor Flame Body and Buddha's Wrath Samsara to burn through the surrounding demons, then learned the Ancient Royal Court was under attack.
• Xiao Yan arrived too late to save the Ancient Royal Court's leader and elders, but his Fire Lotus destroyed many demons and gave the surviving members hope.

Xiao Yan repelled an Outer Realm Demon assault on the Ancient Royal Court, while the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor led a siege against the Futuo Clan. Lan Hong left Qingyan Jing and the others to defend the clan and faced the three Demon Emperors as their forces attacked.

• Xiao Yan killed three Heavenly Supreme Outer Realm Demons and helped the Ancient Royal Court turn the battle around.
• A powerful Outer Realm Demon ordered a retreat, and Xiao Yan urged the Ancient Royal Court to prepare for another attack.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, Nine Corpse Demon Emperor, and Black Corpse Demon Emperor surrounded the Futuo Clan, prompting Qingyan Jing to activate its strongest defenses.
• Lan Hong released Little Doctor Immortal, Zi Yan, Cai Lin, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong to support Qingyan Jing, then left the defensive formation to confront the Demon Emperors.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered his forces to attack the Futuo Clan's defenses as the three Demon Emperors surrounded Lan Hong.

Lan Hong fought the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor while Hong Mao and Blue Cat faced the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor and Black Corpse Demon Emperor. Lan Hong and the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor remained locked in a clash, while Hong Mao summoned six sword masters to help fight his divided opponent.

• Lan Hong summoned Blue Cat and Hong Mao, then sent a Steel Torrent to attack the Outer Realm Demons as the three chose their opponents.
• Lan Hong battled the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, using the Bright Sword to dissolve his Saint Demon Flame and purify the demonic beast he summoned.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor fired Primordial Slaying of Saints, and he and Lan Hong became locked in a contest of power and souls.
• Hong Mao suppressed the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor with his swordsmanship, but the demon split into nine bodies and surrounded him.
• Hong Mao summoned Lan Tu, Sally, Dou Dou, Da Ben, Tiao Tiao, and Da Da as phantom sword masters to assist him.

Hong Mao and Lan Hong fought the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor and the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, respectively. Hong Mao broke the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor’s ultimate technique but remained locked in battle, while Lan Hong faced the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor’s suicidal counterattack.

• Hong Mao and the Six Heroes fought the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor’s nine avatars, with Hong Mao holding off three of them.
• The Nine Corpse Demon Emperor turned the battlefield into a demonic land and merged his avatars, but Hong Mao resisted his mental attack with his sword intent and righteous energy.
• Hong Mao’s Heaven and Earth Great Collision pierced through the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor’s ultimate attack and Dharma form, leaving both fighters exhausted and still fighting.
• Lan Hong used his Dragon Phoenix bloodline power to break the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor’s Primordial Saint Slaying Art, then cut him in two with the Heaven Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor used the suicidal Heavenly Demon Disintegration and attacked Lan Hong with a demonic Dharma form.

Lan Hong countered Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor with Fire Dance Whirlwind, while Blue Cat and Xuan Di fought Black Corpse Demon Emperor with their Mechanical Divine Dragon and Five Dragon King. As Xuan Di’s Five Dragon King struggled against Black Corpse Demon Emperor’s corrosive attack, Blue Cat began wielding the Sixth Dragon Rider’s life power.

• Lan Hong used Fire Dance Whirlwind to tear apart Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor’s attacks and manifestation, thwarting his attempt to perish together with Lan Hong.
• Blue Cat’s Mechanical Divine Dragon destroyed Black Corpse Demon Emperor’s Corpse Puppets, but his summoned corpses exploded with corrosive liquid and damaged the machine.
• Black Corpse Demon Emperor trapped the Mechanical Divine Dragon in a giant skeleton’s grasp and corroded it, so Blue Cat called Xuan Di for help.
• Xuan Di entered the battle with the Five Dragon King, using Wind Thunder Phantom to counter corpse energy while the Five Dragon King broke the skeleton’s hold on the Mechanical Divine Dragon.
• Black Corpse Demon Emperor unleashed Ten Thousand Corpses Flood Sun and Moon, forcing the Five Dragon King back until Blue Cat moved and began wielding the Sixth Dragon Rider’s life power.

Xuan Di, Blue Cat, and the Five Dragon King destroyed the Black Corpse Demon Emperor’s skeletal manifestation, but he transformed into the Myriad Corpse Blood Sea Image and began feeding on the battlefield’s dead. Lan Hong and Hong Mao defeated the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and Nine Corpse Demon Emperor, then Lan Hong went to aid Blue Cat as the Black Corpse Demon Emperor grew stronger.

• Xuan Di, Blue Cat, and the Five Dragon King combined Purifying Power and nature power to shatter the Black Corpse Demon Emperor’s skeletal manifestation.
• The Black Corpse Demon Emperor summoned a sea of blood and corpses, merged it into his body, and attacked as the Myriad Corpse Blood Sea Image.
• Qingyan Jing and the Futuo Clan held their formation while Lan Hong’s Steel Torrent fought the Outer Realm Demons outside.
• Lan Hong killed the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, while Hong Mao overwhelmed the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor; after the demon’s clones self-destructed, Lan Hong pinned and purified his soul with the Bright Sword.
• Lan Hong went to help Blue Cat and Xuan Di, but the Black Corpse Demon Emperor’s manifestation continued growing stronger by absorbing energy from the battlefield’s dead.

Lan Hong gathered righteous energy from across the Great Thousand World and used it to destroy the Black Corpse Demon Emperor. The Bright Sword purified the battlefield as the Outer Realm Demons’ threat was cut down.

• Lan Hong joined Blue Cat and Xuan Di against the Black Corpse Demon Emperor, then protected them from the explosion of his corpse formation.
• The Black Corpse Demon Emperor absorbed the deaths of his own forces, growing stronger, while Lan Hong’s allies were badly damaged.
• Lan Hong called for the righteous energy of the world, and Qingyan Jing, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and people across the realms sent him their strength.
• Lan Hong transformed into his Dragon Phoenix form, entered the Bright Sword, and inscribed Dragon Phoenix Runes upon it.
• Lan Hong’s Bright Sword overwhelmed the Black Corpse Demon Emperor’s attacks, cut apart his demonic claw and Myriad Corpse Blood Sea Image, and purified the surrounding Evil Energy.

After Lan Hong killed the three leading Devil Emperors, the Outer Realm Demons retreated, giving the Great Thousand World a temporary reprieve. Lan Hong and the other leaders prepared to unite the major factions, while Heavenly Evil God stirred from within his seal and sent new fluctuations to the Outer Realm Demons.

• Lan Hong purified Black Corpse Demon Emperor, and the Outer Realm Demons retreated after their three leading Devil Emperors were slain.
• Cai Lin reminded Qingyan Jing to focus on her duties as Futuo Clan leader, and Qingyan Jing organized repairs and rest for the clan.
• Lan Hong returned to the Futuo Clan, reassured Qingyan Jing and the others, and explained how he had defeated the three Devil Emperors.
• Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and the others agreed to summon the Great Thousand World's major factions together and discuss a counterattack.
• Demon Punishing King saw the Outer Realm Demons withdraw from their assault on Great Thousand Palace, while Xiao Yan and Lin Dong headed to the Futuo Clan.
• Heavenly Evil God sent new fluctuations from within his seal to the Outer Realm Demons, disturbing the seal again.

After the Heavenly Evil God’s seal stirred, the Great Thousand World’s major powers gathered at the Futuo Clan to discuss the Outer Realm Demons. Meanwhile, the Evil Ancestor, Slaughter Ancestor, and Demon Ancestor awakened and reorganized the Sacred Clan, while Lan Hong asked the Demon Punishing King for details about the disturbance.

• The Great Thousand Palace learned that Lan Hong had slain the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor, and the Black Corpse Demon Emperor, and agreed to attend the Futuo Clan’s gathering.
• Lan Hong, Qingyan Jing, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong discussed the seal’s disturbance but could not determine its cause.
• The Evil Ancestor, Slaughter Ancestor, and Demon Ancestor awakened, returned to the Outer Realm Demons, and eliminated any who resisted their reorganization.
• The major powers gathered at the Futuo Clan, where Lan Hong left the greetings to Cai Lin and met with important leaders.
• Mandala asked Lan Hong whether the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor had escaped his seal, and Lan Hong urged her to investigate who had helped him.
• Lan Hong asked the Demon Punishing King to explain the details of the Heavenly Evil God’s seal disturbance.

Lan Hong and the other leaders united the Great Thousand World's factions against the Outer Realm Demons, then investigated the Sacred Demon Palace's role in freeing the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor. Examining Mandala's true body in the Heavenly Emperor's Mausoleum confirmed that Lu Heng was connected to the Outer Realm Demons.

• The Demon Punishing King revealed that a faint fluctuation from the Heavenly Evil God's seal might have signaled the Outer Realm Demons' next attack, prompting Lan Hong and the factions to unite.
• Lan Hong, Qingyan Jing, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong visited the Ancient Heavenly Palace, where Mandala named Lu Heng, Palace Master of the Sacred Demon Palace, as a possible accomplice in freeing the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor.
• Mandala explained that Lu Heng's curse had forced her true body to sleep in the Heavenly Emperor's Mausoleum, and the group agreed to investigate it.
• Lan Hong purified the lingering corpse energy in the mausoleum, and the group discovered that Mandala's true body was an ancient mandala flower.
• Lan Hong examined the curse and confirmed that it came from the Evil Energy of the Outer Realm Demons, establishing Lu Heng's connection to them.

Lan Hong and his allies confronted Lu Heng, purified Mandala’s true body, and met the Heavenly Emperor’s Remnant Soul in the mausoleum. Lan Hong drew the Heavenly Emperor Sword, which merged with the Bright Sword.

• Lu Heng arrived to stop Mandala, denied colluding with the Outer Realm Demons, and insulted the Futuo Clan before Qingyan Jing cut down his clone.
• Lan Hong used the Bright Sword to purify the Ancient Mandala Flower and lift its curse, allowing Mandala to merge with her true body.
• The Heavenly Emperor’s Remnant Soul appeared and led Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong into the Heavenly Emperor’s Mausoleum, where he offered his sword to whoever could draw it.
• Lan Hong drew the Heavenly Emperor Sword with ease, and it merged with the Bright Sword.