Recaps

Azure Emperor True Lord arrived and accepted Su Daji as his disciple, giving her an inheritance Jade Slip and allowing her to cultivate at the stronghold. Han Xiangzi remained baffled by Su Daji’s conduct as the three went to Azure Emperor True Lord’s lavish residence.

• Azure Emperor True Lord confronted Han Xiangzi about his startled reaction, and Su Daji introduced herself as a fox demon of the Demon Race.
• Azure Emperor True Lord offered to take Su Daji as his disciple, and she accepted.
• Azure Emperor True Lord gave Su Daji an inheritance Jade Slip and told her to use it once she reached the Mahayana Realm.
• Su Daji asked to stay and cultivate at the stronghold while Han Xiangzi recovered, and Azure Emperor True Lord agreed.
• Su Daji privately celebrated fooling Han Xiangzi, while Azure Emperor True Lord led him to his residence.
• The three arrived at Azure Emperor True Lord’s lavish residence, where Han Xiangzi admired its gardens and medicinal herbs.

Azure Emperor True Lord asked Han Xiangzi to help cultivate a Nine-Leaf Lingzhi, while Han Xiangzi secretly intended to deceive him. Afterward, Han Xiangzi told his mother and father about the lingzhi and its connection to Azure Emperor True Lord, and his father warned against confronting him.

• Azure Emperor True Lord asked Han Xiangzi to cultivate a Nine-Leaf Lingzhi at the Han residence, and Han Xiangzi agreed while concealing his contempt.
• Azure Emperor True Lord promised to get Han Xiangzi out of the Demon Race Holy Land safely, and Han Xiangzi privately dismissed the request as a trick he would not fall for.
• Han Xiangzi told a middle-aged woman he called Mother that he had cultivated the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi, and she warned him not to let anything go wrong.
• Han Xiangzi told Han Tianlong that the spiritual item needed for the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi was in Azure Emperor True Lord's residence and proposed going there.
• Han Tianlong warned Han Xiangzi that Azure Emperor True Lord was powerful and that confronting him could bring disaster upon the Han Clan.

Han Tianlong told Han Xiangzi he would handle cultivating the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi, but Han Xiangzi went to Azure Emperor True Lord’s residence and was challenged by a demon soldier. Azure Emperor True Lord attacked him with the Blood Serpent Soul-Devouring Sword, and Han Xiangzi met the strike with a protective formation, leaving their powers locked in a dangerous stalemate.

• Han Tianlong assured Han Xiangzi he could handle cultivating the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi himself, and Han Xiangzi left for Azure Emperor True Lord’s residence.
• A demon soldier blocked Han Xiangzi at the hall and accused him of impersonating Azure Emperor True Lord.
• Azure Emperor True Lord confronted Han Xiangzi, claimed he would punish him, and summoned the Blood Serpent Soul-Devouring Sword.
• Han Xiangzi activated a formation on a piece of black cloth to counter the sword, and their forces collided in a stalemate as nearby demons fled from the danger.

Han Xiangzi fought Azure Emperor True Lord and resisted attacks from him and several Demon Race experts. As the others charged, Han Xiangzi revealed four ancient runes, leaving Azure Emperor True Lord and his allies terrified.

• Azure Emperor True Lord unleashed sword attacks and a giant python phantom, but Han Xiangzi shattered them and was injured by the backlash.
• Azure Emperor True Lord dismissed his injuries and vowed to kill Han Xiangzi for betraying the Azure Emperor Sect and murdering its sect master.
• Several Demon Race experts charged Han Xiangzi, who summoned four runes bearing an Azure Dragon, a White Tiger, a Vermilion Bird, and a golden griffin.
• Azure Emperor True Lord attacked with his azure spear, but Han Xiangzi blocked him despite suffering a deep saber wound.
• Han Xiangzi mocked Azure Emperor True Lord, claiming he was no more than an insect.

Han Xiangzi fought Azure Emperor True Lord and the Demon Emperors, repeatedly surprising them with the power of his sword despite being outnumbered. Azure Emperor True Lord then unleashed the Azure Dragon Clan’s Heavenly Dragon Treads the Waves, leaving Han Xiangzi to face the formidable technique.

• Azure Emperor True Lord and the Demon Emperors attacked Han Xiangzi, but their clash sent both leaders flying and left Han Xiangzi slightly injured.
• Azure Emperor True Lord demanded Han Xiangzi’s Four Symbols Sealing Diagram and launched another attack, while Han Household members rushed in to help.
• Azure Emperor True Lord’s spear shadows trapped the Han Household members, who urged him to finish Han Xiangzi before reinforcements arrived.
• Han Xiangzi shattered Azure Emperor True Lord’s spear lights with his sword and then blocked another attack, shocking the onlookers.
• Azure Emperor True Lord used the Azure Dragon Clan’s Heavenly Dragon Treads the Waves, spreading cyan waves of force toward Han Xiangzi.

Han Xiangzi and Azure Emperor True Lord fought fiercely in the arena, with Han Xiangzi revealing the Nine Netherworlds Demonic Blade after being wounded. The blade’s power forced Azure Emperor True Lord onto the defensive, and their battle continued to shake the arena.

• Azure Emperor True Lord trapped Han Xiangzi with Heavenly Dragon Treads the Waves, while Han Xiangzi snapped at the crowd for cheering during their fight.
• Azure Emperor True Lord pierced Han Xiangzi’s defense and struck him in the chest, leaving him coughing blood.
• Han Xiangzi summoned the Nine Netherworlds Demonic Blade and launched a powerful counterattack.
• Han Xiangzi drove Azure Emperor True Lord back as their clashes sent disciples tumbling out of the arena.

Han Xiangzi used his increased strength to overwhelm the Azure Emperor True Lord, wounding him and forcing him to fight back desperately. Their clash left the plaza and nearby buildings in ruins, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Han Xiangzi’s newly increased power gave him the upper hand against the Azure Emperor True Lord.
• Han Xiangzi wounded the Azure Emperor True Lord with his devil saber and followed with a series of relentless strikes.
• The Azure Emperor True Lord roared in anger and launched a powerful counterattack with the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade.
• The fighters’ shockwaves injured watching disciples, overturned the plaza, and caused nearby pavilions to collapse.
• After more than ten minutes of fighting, Han Xiangzi and the Azure Emperor True Lord remained evenly matched.

Han Xiangzi initially dominated Azure Emperor True Lord, but Azure Emperor True Lord seized him by the throat and threatened to kill him and take his treasure. Meanwhile, Nüwa gave Ao Changsheng a Phoenix Token that could invoke two-thirds of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Abilities, and he prepared to test it.

• Han Xiangzi and Azure Emperor True Lord fought amid clouds of smoke, drawing the watching disciples’ full attention.
• Han Xiangzi pressed Azure Emperor True Lord back, but Azure Emperor True Lord grabbed his throat and vowed to kill him and take his treasure.
• Nüwa urged Ao Changsheng to reveal the Heavenly Dao’s secret, but he refused again.
• Nüwa gave Ao Changsheng a Phoenix Token and explained that it could invoke two-thirds of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Abilities, but using it three times would kill its user.
• Ao Changsheng accepted the token and agreed to test it.

Ao Changsheng used the Phoenix Token to learn about a terrifying Heavenly Dao incarnation and the Human Race’s looming calamity. After Nüwa departed, an enigmatic old man appeared and warned that the matter required careful discussion before anyone made a decision.

• Nüwa gave Ao Changsheng a Phoenix Token and showed him how to activate its Divine Ability, allowing him to learn the Heavenly Dao’s secret.
• Ao Changsheng told Nüwa what he had discovered, and she explained that a powerful Chaos Demon God incarnation threatened the Human Race, whose lifespan had nearly ended.
• Nüwa said she believed Ao Changsheng and the Human Race would lose their wager, and she asked him to report the danger to the Heavenly Court before leaving.
• A mysterious old man appeared, and Ao Changsheng realized Nüwa had used him to arrange their meeting.
• The old man said he believed Ao Changsheng rather than Nüwa and cautioned that the Human Race’s fate required careful discussion before a decision was made.

Ao Changsheng agreed to help Nüwa find a Human Race token, while Nüwa and the Heavenly Emperor discussed recruiting him as an ally. At West Ox Hezhou, Ao Changsheng sensed a powerful tribulation and decided to wait for a chance to ambush whoever was undergoing it.

• Ao Changsheng left after an old man warned him not to interfere, then met Nüwa at her palace.
• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng to find a token important to the Heavenly Court, the Primordial World Continent, and the Human Race, and he agreed.
• Nüwa told the Heavenly Emperor that Ao Changsheng could strengthen the Human Race, and the Heavenly Emperor said he would contact him.
• The Heavenly Emperor learned that Ao Changsheng had come to the Heavenly Court concerning the Dragon Race and ordered that he be allowed to meet the other Sages.
• Ao Changsheng reached West Ox Hezhou and sensed destructive lightning gathering in dark clouds.
• Ao Changsheng considered ambushing the expert undergoing the tribulation but chose to bide his time.

Sun Wukong encountered the Chaos Azure Jiaolong while cultivating, and the two fought in a fierce battle. The Chaos Azure Jiaolong unleashed eighteen Jiaolong from an ancient bronze coffin, and the chapter ended as they charged at Sun Wukong.

• Sun Wukong sensed someone watching him and spotted the Chaos Azure Jiaolong flying toward his valley.
• The Chaos Azure Jiaolong declared that he would kill Sun Wukong, then transformed into a huge azure Jiaolong and empowered himself with Essence Blood.
• Sun Wukong and the Chaos Azure Jiaolong clashed repeatedly, devastating the valley as they traded powerful attacks.
• Sun Wukong summoned his golden armor and divine iron staff, but the Chaos Azure Jiaolong brought forth eighteen Jiaolong from an ancient bronze coffin.
• The eighteen Jiaolong charged at Sun Wukong, and terrifying streams of blood sprayed out.

Sun Wukong killed the eighteen Jiaolongs and continued his brutal fight against the Chaos Azure Jiaolong. Both were badly wounded, and the battle continued as the Chaos Azure Jiaolong unleashed lightning and charged at Sun Wukong again.

• Sun Wukong smashed the eighteen Jiaolongs, shocking the onlookers who recognized his strength.
• Sun Wukong and the Chaos Azure Jiaolong fought fiercely until both were exhausted and seriously injured.
• The Chaos Azure Jiaolong shrank into a small, horned young man and attacked Sun Wukong in rage over his slain subordinate.
• Sun Wukong repeatedly struck the Chaos Azure Jiaolong with the Jingu Bang, caving in his skull and inflicting severe wounds.
• The Chaos Azure Jiaolong unleashed silver needles, then summoned lightning from the dark clouds; Sun Wukong burned the needles away and endured the lightning while striking back.
• The Chaos Azure Jiaolong roared at Sun Wukong and lunged to bite him with his fangs.

Sun Wukong battered the Chaos Azure Jiaolong with the Jingu Bang, breaking his tail and repeatedly crushing his transformed body. The Chaos Azure Jiaolong returned to his normal form and filled the sea with thick fog, obscuring Sun Wukong’s view.

• Sun Wukong knocked aside the Chaos Azure Jiaolong’s silver needles and chased him as he tried to flee.
• Sun Wukong broke off the Chaos Azure Jiaolong’s tail, prompting the Jiaolong to transform into a Chaos Jiaolong.
• Sun Wukong smashed the transformed Chaos Azure Jiaolong to the ground, crushed his head, and broke off his tail again.
• The Chaos Azure Jiaolong restored his body to its normal form and spewed dense demonic fog across the sea.

Sun Wukong killed the Chaos Azure Jiaolong, then survived the heavenly lightning and discovered he had broken through to become the Heavenly Emperor’s ninth son. Li Jing arrived and threatened to kill him, leaving Sun Wukong ready to fight.

• Sun Wukong defeated the Chaos Azure Jiaolong and rested after delivering the killing blow.
• Heavenly Court’s heavenly soldiers summoned Heavenly Soldier Divine Lightning, and the Chaos Azure Jiaolong urged Sun Wukong to surrender.
• Sun Wukong refused to give up and clashed with the Chaos Azure Jiaolong as the lightning gathered overhead.
• A dragon-shaped force struck the Chaos Azure Jiaolong and destroyed him, while Sun Wukong realized he had become the Heavenly Emperor’s ninth son.
• Li Jing appeared and threatened Sun Wukong, who accused him of coveting the Heavenly Emperor’s treasure and vowed to kill him.

Sun Wukong fought Li Jing after Li Jing attacked him, overwhelming him with the Jingu Bang and golden flames. The heavenly soldiers and generals watched in shock as Li Jing was reduced to ashes.

• Li Jing attacked Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong countered and sent him flying.
• Sun Wukong summoned the golden monkey apparition, which shattered Li Jing’s fist before Li Jing destroyed the apparition in return.
• Sun Wukong struck Li Jing again, leaving him badly injured and prompting Li Jing to question his defenses.
• Li Jing tried to fend off Sun Wukong’s golden pillars of light, but his blades could not damage them.
• Sun Wukong struck Li Jing with the Jingu Bang, engulfing him in golden flames until he burned to ashes.

Sun Wukong killed Li Jing and discovered a wealth of rare beast inner cores in his Storage Ring. True Person Du'e attacked him with a Domain of Earth and a powerful palm strike, but Sun Wukong remained standing and mocked him.

• Sun Wukong smashed Li Jing's body, took his head, and seized his Storage Ring.
• Sun Wukong found many rare beast inner cores in Li Jing's Storage Ring and celebrated his unexpected wealth.
• True Person Du'e angrily summoned an earth-attribute mountain and used his Domain of Earth against Sun Wukong.
• Sun Wukong tried to break through the mountain but failed to penetrate its powerful defense.
• True Person Du'e struck Sun Wukong with a palm wreathed in Sha Qi, and Sun Wukong countered with a golden dragon from the Jingu Bang.
• The attacks collided in a massive explosion, and Sun Wukong emerged in the air and taunted True Person Du'e.

Sun Wukong fought True Person Du'e, first knocking him back with a powerful punch and then enduring a spear through his chest before revealing a devastating counterattack. The clash continued as True Person Du'e struggled to understand Sun Wukong's growing strength.

• True Person Du'e attacked Sun Wukong with a massive sword strike, and Sun Wukong chose to meet the attack rather than flee.
• Sun Wukong's golden-dragon punch struck True Person Du'e and sent him flying as he vomited blood.
• True Person Du'e attacked again with his golden spear and pierced Sun Wukong's chest.
• Sun Wukong unleashed a golden divine spear from his mouth, forcing True Person Du'e to counter with a golden fist and a storm of arrows.
• Sun Wukong's attack clashed with True Person Du'e's counter, leaving True Person Du'e furious and baffled by Sun Wukong's strength.

Sun Wukong overwhelmed True Person Du'e in a fierce clash of Law Treasures, leaving him badly injured. The fight ended with Sun Wukong vowing to wipe out the Li Household and blasting True Person Du'e into the earth.

• True Person Du'e attacked Sun Wukong with his golden spear, but Sun Wukong revealed the divine spear's power and forced Du'e to use his treasured orb.
• Sun Wukong's spear clashed repeatedly with True Person Du'e's Law Treasure, and the shockwaves devastated the surrounding mountains and injured weaker fighters.
• Sun Wukong pressed his attack, struck True Person Du'e, and sent him flying while he spat blood.
• True Person Du'e struggled to his feet and warned Sun Wukong not to go too far.
• Sun Wukong declared that he would wipe out the Li Household and struck True Person Du'e with a spear beam, blasting him into the ground and carving a long trench.

Sun Wukong toured the Heavenly Court and discovered that its peach mountain could injure him, prompting him to resolve to keep improving. Hongjun and Taibai Jinxing discussed Sun Wukong’s imminent arrival in West Ox Hezhou and examined a damaged jade pendant that revealed his remarkable strength and Karmic Luck.

• Hongjun asked Ao Changsheng why Sun Wukong had reverted to his old nature, and Ao Changsheng said the butterfly effect had changed events and that the time to act had not yet come.
• Sun Wukong judged the Heavenly Court’s immortals and gods too weak, then decided to stay there and observe their cultivation before traveling to West Ox Hezhou.
• Sun Wukong tried to approach and touch a peach tree on a mountain, but an unseen force injured him and made a bloody hole in his hand.
• Sun Wukong recognized the peach tree’s formidable power and flew off to continue sightseeing, determined to keep working hard.
• Taibai Jinxing told Hongjun that Sun Wukong had gone to West Ox Hezhou, then showed him a cracked jade pendant that Sun Wukong had destroyed in one blow.
• Hongjun identified the pendant as a Law Treasure made from Innate Divine Stone and remarked on Sun Wukong’s extraordinary Karmic Luck.

Hongjun reassured Taibai Jinxing about Sun Wukong and turned his attention to the trouble in West Ox Hezhou. While traveling there, Sun Wukong found Icebound Island, survived a powerful attack, and realized it might contain a thousand-year ice lotus.

• Hongjun told Taibai Jinxing that Sun Wukong would return the treasure and said the Heavenly Court would not let him suffer injustice in West Ox Hezhou.
• Sun Wukong searched for traces of the Demon Race, then defeated the water monsters he found in the sea and collected their spoils.
• Sun Wukong hurried west toward Yaochi, hoping to meet Sister Chang'e, and noticed a group of ice-covered islands.
• Sun Wukong landed on Icebound Island, where an enormous palm attacked him; he destroyed it with the Jingu Bang and continued onto the island.
• Sun Wukong recognized Icebound Island as the site of the Frozen Ice Cavern and recalled the thousand-year ice lotus rumored to be inside, which he hoped could help him reach the Sage Realm.

Sun Wukong searched for the thousand-year ice lotus on Icebound Island but was ambushed by a black-robed man and a powerful black dragon. After destroying the dragon’s smaller form and absorbing its energy, he faced the legendary black dragon’s origin and fled to a vast black tree, where he found himself cornered.

• Sun Wukong flew beyond Icebound Island to search for the thousand-year ice lotus without restraint.
• A black-robed man attacked Sun Wukong and sent a powerful black dragon after him.
• The black dragon wounded Sun Wukong, but he used golden flames to recover and destroyed its smaller form with the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
• Sun Wukong absorbed the dragon’s energy mist, then saw the enormous legendary black dragon approach with its origin pearl and fled toward West Ox Hezhou.
• The black dragon pursued Sun Wukong to a mountain range, where he took refuge atop a towering tree formed from the Black Dragon Origin and realized he could not easily escape.

Sun Wukong fought the black dragon but was beaten nearly to death by its strength and defenses. A purple pagoda trapped the dragon in a lightning vortex, killing it, and the purple gourd swallowed its remains.

• The black dragon struck Sun Wukong from the tree and wounded him, then seized and battered him as he struggled to break free.
• Sun Wukong fought back with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, damaging the dragon’s scales, but its resilient body and powerful claws kept him at a disadvantage.
• The black dragon tore flesh from Sun Wukong’s neck, shattered his bones, and mauled him until he lay helpless on the ground.
• A purple pagoda appeared above Sun Wukong and trapped the black dragon in a lightning-filled vortex.
• The vortex’s lightning reduced the black dragon to ashes, after which the purple gourd swallowed its remains and dimmed.

After defeating the black dragon, Sun Wukong encountered a terrifying magma monster and then tried to destroy the black stone steles that contained a powerful force. Meanwhile, the trapped dragon fought the white-robed young man, who demanded that it obey him.

• Sun Wukong left the black dragon’s ruined cave, then escaped a magma python’s attack with the Instant Teleportation Technique.
• Sun Wukong sensed a powerful force struggling inside the black stone steles and feared the dragon could escape if they remained intact.
• Sun Wukong struck the steles with the Jingu Bang and Nine-Toothed Rake, denting them but failing to break them.
• The trapped black dragon raged inside the purple gourd and threatened Sun Wukong.
• The white-robed young man blocked the dragon’s black flame with his fan, extinguished it, and warned the dragon to obey him or remain trapped forever.

Sun Wukong trapped the black dragon and tried to weaken the formation by smashing its black boulders, while the dragon warned that the formation could not be absorbed without killing it. Sun Wukong invoked the Heavenly Emperor’s promise to break the formation and threatened the Black Dragon Race, leaving the black dragon frightened.

• The trapped black dragon roared until growls from the valley frightened it into silence.
• Sun Wukong rejected the black dragon’s threat to destroy the area and struck the surrounding boulders with the Jingu Bang.
• Sun Wukong repeatedly shattered the boulders, and the black dragon realized he was trying to wear down the formation’s spiritual power.
• The black dragon insisted Sun Wukong could not absorb its Heavenly Tribulation Formation unless he killed it, and Heihu agreed.
• Sun Wukong refused to give up and warned that the Heavenly Emperor would help him break the formation and that the Black Dragon Race would face punishment, frightening the black dragon.

Sun Wukong defeated the black dragon and Heihu’s attacks, invited Han Xiangzi to join his cause, and then discussed the group’s next steps with his allies. The group planned to search for their treasure before attempting to secure control of the Three Realms of the Primordial World.

• The black dragon and Heihu attacked Sun Wukong, but his golden light repelled their moves without harming him.
• Sun Wukong invited Han Xiangzi to join him in overthrowing the Primordial World, but Han Xiangzi left to consider the offer.
• Sun Wukong told the black dragon and the others that they had no reason to fear him, then led the group into the cave abode.
• An old monk warned Sun Wukong that their hundred thousand men could not yet control the Three Realms of the Primordial World and urged them to find their treasure first.
• Sun Wukong agreed that finding the treasure was urgent and asked how they should search for it.