Chapter Summaries

Luo Hou used his Soul-Suppressing Incantation to pressure Queen Mother Niangniang, who fought back with an ancient sword but could not break his golden body shield. The battle continued as Luo Hou gathered golden talismans around his palm, leaving Queen Mother Niangniang wondering if they came from an immortal technique.

• Luo Hou sent black talismans at Queen Mother Niangniang, but her golden shield made them vanish.
• Luo Hou unleashed a barrage of talismans that wounded Queen Mother Niangniang and claimed she could not escape his Soul-Suppressing Incantation.
• Queen Mother Niangniang seized an ancient sword and struck at Luo Hou, carving a massive chasm into the ground as he dodged.
• Queen Mother Niangniang pressed her attack, but Luo Hou continued to evade her and taunted her about his shield.
• Luo Hou formed a hand seal and covered his right hand with golden talismans and lightning, prompting Queen Mother Niangniang to wonder whether they were an immortal technique.

Luo Hou used the golden talisman to unleash powerful lightning and destroyed Queen Mother Niangniang's treasured sword. After she shattered the talisman, he seized her sword and trapped it in a golden vortex, where his seals clashed with the sword's power.

• Queen Mother Niangniang wondered whether Luo Hou knew an immortal technique, and Luo Hou attacked her with purple lightning.
• Luo Hou's lightning destroyed Queen Mother Niangniang's treasured sword, while the golden talisman empowered him.
• Queen Mother Niangniang struck at Luo Hou's golden talisman until it shattered into fragments.
• Luo Hou grabbed Queen Mother Niangniang's sword and pulled it into a golden vortex on his palm.
• Luo Hou's golden seals clashed with the sword's power, sending shockwaves through the stone chamber and cracking its walls.

Luo Hou and Queen Mother Niangniang clashed inside the cave as the guards joined the fight and the cave began to collapse. Luo Hou’s armor unleashed powerful runes and Law Power, leaving him enveloped in golden light as the battle continued.

• Queen Mother Niangniang’s sword was knocked away by the aftermath, and she slashed at Luo Hou with renewed force.
• Luo Hou shattered the golden talisman with his fists, then summoned three guards to capture Luo Hou.
• Luo Han and two other guards attacked Luo Hou with sword strikes that tore through the cave and collapsed its walls.
• Queen Mother Niangniang exchanged repeated sword blows with Luo Hou, whose armor activated and released golden light, runes, and Law Power.

Queen Mother Niangniang defeated Luo Hou after he destroyed her treasured sword, shattering his weapons and breaking his arm. She cut him in two and left his body lying in a crater, badly wounded.

• Queen Mother Niangniang's attacks broke the Law Power on Luo Hou's treasured armor, but Luo Hou's sword strikes shattered her treasured sword.
• Queen Mother Niangniang charged Luo Hou and broke his treasured saber and arm with a palm strike.
• Queen Mother Niangniang's sword sent Luo Hou flying, leaving him bloodied and badly injured.
• Luo Hou declared that he wanted Queen Mother Niangniang dead and tried to attack her.
• Queen Mother Niangniang slashed Luo Hou across the chest, cutting him in two and sending his body crashing into the ground.

Ao Changsheng rescued Luo Hou from the Queen Mother and forced her to agree to search for him in exchange for the treasures. After the Lotus Maiden asked Daoist Yuqing to let her stay by his side, Ao Lie caught up with Luo Hou as he fled.

• Ao Changsheng appeared in golden light, rescued Luo Hou from the Queen Mother, and took him to his cultivation ground.
• Ao Changsheng demanded the Queen Mother show sincerity before he would hand over Luo Hou’s treasures, and she agreed to search for him.
• The Queen Mother watched Ao Changsheng leave and realized she had lured the Demon Race’s army into her territory, helping cause the catastrophe.
• The Lotus Maiden asked Daoist Yuqing to let her stay by his side, but he sent her away for the time being.
• Ao Lie caught up with the fleeing Luo Hou and blocked his path.

Sun Wukong revealed himself to Luo Hou and fought him over the Chaos Bell. After Luo Hou gained the upper hand with repeated attacks, Sun Wukong used the Third Transformation of the Nine Transformations of Chaos to trap him and wound him badly, leaving Luo Hou bleeding.

• Sun Wukong told Luo Hou that he had survived and was seeking revenge, then identified himself as an incarnation of the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Luo Hou used the Chaos Bell to trap Sun Wukong, but discovered he could no longer control the bell or move it with his Universe in the Sleeve.
• Luo Hou teleported tens of billions of light-years away, but Sun Wukong followed and challenged him to surrender.
• Luo Hou attacked Sun Wukong with a mountain and repeatedly teleported beside him to strike with the Chaos Bell, gradually wearing him down.
• Sun Wukong used the Third Transformation of the Nine Transformations of Chaos to draw Luo Hou in and immobilize the Chaos Bell.
• Sun Wukong shook the Chaos Bell and struck Luo Hou, leaving a large hole in his flesh as blood poured out.

Sun Wukong unleashed the Demonic Embryo against Luo Hou and overwhelmed him with powerful treasures, including his Chaos Spear. After revealing that he had created the Hongmeng Indestructible Body and refined his own treasures, Sun Wukong shattered Luo Hou’s Chaos Bell and continued attacking him.

• Luo Hou recovered from his wounds and claimed that his Chaos Bell and superior cultivation would keep Sun Wukong from killing him.
• Sun Wukong sent the Demonic Embryo toward Luo Hou, and it expanded as it absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
• Sun Wukong’s Chaos Holy Weapons battered Luo Hou’s Chaos Bell, and he summoned a Chaos Spear that Luo Hou recognized as a Chaos Spirit Artifact.
• Sun Wukong said he had refined his treasures himself and created the Hongmeng Indestructible Body, which increased his Law Power more than tenfold.
• Sun Wukong struck Luo Hou’s Chaos Bell and shattered it into fragments, then resumed his attack.
• Luo Hou summoned a purple-glowing treasured sword and slashed at Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong defeated Luo Hou, breaking his Chaos Bell and precious sword before leaving with Luo Lin. Luo Hou survived the beating and vowed revenge as he struggled to his feet.

• Sun Wukong used his Law Power and nine arms to crack Luo Hou's Chaos Bell while dodging Luo Hou's sword strike.
• Sun Wukong summoned a Chaos Sage phantom, shattered the Chaos Bell and Luo Hou's sword, and sent Luo Hou flying.
• Sun Wukong offered Luo Hou a chance to surrender, then burned him with flames and struck him with a crushing blow when he refused.
• Sun Wukong stored the Chaos Bell, took Luo Lin by the hand, and vanished from the spot.
• Luo Hou crashed into a distant mountain, struggled to his feet, and cursed Sun Wukong for trying to kill him.

Sun Wukong killed Luo Hou with the Heavenly Devil Sarira, then slew two Immortal Emperor-level immortal beasts and grew stronger. Luo Hou’s enraged father vowed revenge before leaving, while Sun Wukong noted that others still wanted to take revenge on him.

• Sun Wukong pursued Luo Hou and, seeing him prepare to destroy his Immortal Infant and Primordial Spirit, attacked him with the Heavenly Devil Sarira.
• The Heavenly Devil Sarira smashed Luo Hou’s head, killing him, and Sun Wukong put his corpse into his Heaven and Earth Gourd.
• Sun Wukong found two Immortal Emperor-level immortal beasts and cut them in half with a single sword strike, increasing his strength.
• Luo Hou’s Peak Immortal King father threatened revenge, but Sun Wukong dismissed him, and the old man and the others left.

After the void rift closed, Sun Wukong waited for Zhunti and searched the strange mountain range for clues and treasure. They found nothing until they dug up a mysterious, mist-shrouded black ore beneath the stele.

• Sun Wukong mistook a fleeing burly man for an enemy and killed him with one punch.
• After Luo Hou fell, the void rift closed completely, and Sun Wukong stopped searching and waited for Zhunti.
• Zhunti praised Sun Wukong, who corrected him about who had killed the Immortal Venerable cultivators and said his cultivation was improving.
• Sun Wukong and Zhunti examined the mountain range’s ancient stele, but Sun Wukong’s divine sense found no treasures.
• Sun Wukong and Zhunti dug beneath the stele and uncovered a pitch-black ore surrounded by gray mist.

Sun Wukong discovered that touching a Devil Beast’s inner core had strengthened his cultivation, then searched the eerie ancient ruins with Zhunti. They collected more than a thousand Devil Race corpses from a cave, unaware that the white bird Sun Wukong had rescued earlier had found their trail and was following them.

• Zhunti explained that the inner core might be a Devil Race demon core, and Sun Wukong realized it had helped advance his cultivation.
• Sun Wukong and Zhunti searched the quiet ruins but found no clues or treasure, then continued toward the fourth region.
• The two discovered a cave containing an altar and the remains of Devil Race cultivators from High Antiquity.
• Sun Wukong and Zhunti collected more than a thousand Devil Race corpses into their storage rings.
• The white bird Sun Wukong had rescued detected their whereabouts and hurried after them as they continued searching the ruins.

Sun Wukong and Zhunti tried to leave the ancient ruins but discovered a powerful Devil Race cultivator nearby, then hurried through a stone stele as danger mounted. Inside, Sun Wukong revealed that a barrier blocked their exit and began using a secret technique to break it, though Zhunti doubted it would work.

• Sun Wukong and Zhunti decided to leave the ruins after failing to find more treasures, but a concealed Devil Race cultivator appeared and blocked their way.
• The Devil Race cultivator vanished after judging their cultivation, and Sun Wukong urged Zhunti to flee rather than risk their lives for corpses and devil cores.
• Zhunti entered an opening in a stone stele, and Sun Wukong followed into the ruins.
• Sun Wukong stopped to form seals and explained that a powerful figure had placed a barrier around them and that he was using a secret technique to break it.
• Zhunti warned Sun Wukong that the technique would consume substantial Law Power and might not destroy the powerful barrier.

Sun Wukong and Zhunti used the Golden Cicada Secret Technique, enduring destructive lightning as they tried to strengthen themselves. When the technique proved difficult to withstand, Sun Wukong attacked with the Jingu Bang and revealed dangerous purple flames inside a crater.

• Sun Wukong explained that the Golden Cicada Esoteric Method strengthened the flesh and soul with Buddhist Law Power but could severely injure or destroy the user.
• Sun Wukong and Zhunti began the technique, and thunder and lightning struck a nearby mountain peak.
• Immortal cultivators searching for treasure mistook the explosions for signs of hidden treasures and hurried toward the ancient ruins.
• A black vortex summoned pitch-black lightning that blasted Sun Wukong and Zhunti, leaving them bloodied as they struggled to endure the attacks.
• Sun Wukong threw the Jingu Bang, whose golden lightning struck the mountain and opened a crater filled with dangerous purple flames.

Ao Changsheng emerged from the Golden Cicada Secret Technique and confronted Sun Wukong over violating the Heavenly Dao. He revealed that the flame fist technique Sun Wukong learned from Nezha had been taught by the Demon Emperor as part of his legacy, leaving Sun Wukong and Zhunti facing accusations of betraying the Demon Race.

• A violent explosion hurled Sun Wukong and Zhunti to the ground, and the watching cultivators feared the Golden Cicada Secret Technique would kill them.
• A voice laughed from within the Golden Cicada Secret Technique as its lightning serpents withdrew and a golden staff appeared inside.
• Ao Changsheng appeared nearby, and Sun Wukong and Zhunti were overwhelmed by his pressure.
• Ao Changsheng accused Sun Wukong of violating the Heavenly Dao and explained that the issue was his involvement with someone outside the Demon Race.
• Ao Changsheng reminded Sun Wukong that the flame fist technique he used against Nezha came from the Demon Emperor, who intended him to inherit the Demon Emperor's legacy.
• Sun Wukong demanded proof, but Ao Changsheng said the technique was engraved in Sun Wukong's bones, while Luo Hou smiled.

Sun Wukong faced Ao Changsheng’s threats after trying to kill Nezha and chose to pledge himself to the Dragon Race rather than risk being captured by the Demon Emperor. Ao Changsheng welcomed him, then noticed Yang Jian hesitating and asked what was wrong.

• Luo Hou urged Sun Wukong to abandon his attempt to kill Nezha, while Ao Changsheng warned him that he was courting disaster.
• Sun Wukong decided to withdraw with Zhunti and Luo Hou, and Ao Changsheng offered Nezha a chance to live if he submitted.
• Ao Changsheng threatened Sun Wukong, who first refused to yield but then knelt and kowtowed when Ao Changsheng released his terrifying pressure.
• Sun Wukong told Luo Hou that he had decided to join the Dragon Race, and Luo Hou reluctantly accepted his choice.
• Ao Changsheng laughed as Luo Hou and Luo Han congratulated him, then turned to Yang Jian and asked why he was still standing there.

Yang Jian revealed that he had influenced Sun Wukong’s decision about joining the Dragon Race, but Ao Changsheng left the choice to Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong tested his power against Ao Changsheng and, after being badly injured, asked Ao Changsheng to help him grow stronger.

• Yang Jian told Ao Changsheng that he had tried to prevent Sun Wukong from joining the Dragon Race, though he now thought Ao Changsheng might be a better choice for him.
• Ao Changsheng told Sun Wukong to make his own choice, and Sun Wukong prepared to begin by reciting the Great Dao Oath.
• Sun Wukong summoned a giant white lotus and charged at Ao Changsheng as golden lightning and a white sword struck him.
• The sword pierced Sun Wukong several times before stopping, and Ao Changsheng noted that Sun Wukong had reached Mid-stage Golden Immortal.
• Sun Wukong asked Ao Changsheng to help him improve his strength, and Ao Changsheng agreed not to let him die.
• Ao Changsheng left, and Sun Wukong followed him through the void.

Sun Wukong was thrown back when Ao Changsheng's restriction blocked his attempt to use a jade tablet, but Chang'e agreed to help him cultivate after Ao Changsheng made her master of the Heavenly Court. Sun Wukong absorbed energy from the tablet and grew stronger, while Ao Changsheng later told Yang Jian about a teleportation jade pendant he had found in the Heavenly Realm's Gods and Devils Battlefield.

• Ao Changsheng gave Sun Wukong a jade tablet, whose restriction blasted him away when he tried to probe it with his soul power.
• Chang'e defended Sun Wukong, admitted that she liked him, and agreed to help him become stronger after Ao Changsheng made her master of the Heavenly Court.
• Chang'e left to find a jade tablet, and Sun Wukong cultivated with the tablet's energy until he reached Early-stage Golden Immortal strength.
• Yang Jian asked Ao Changsheng about a jade tablet, and Ao Changsheng said he had found a teleportation jade pendant in the Heavenly Realm's Gods and Devils Battlefield.

Yang Jian learned that Ao Changsheng collected the fallen Gods’ bones and used their blood and souls to grow stronger before a terrifying Lightning Tribulation struck the Dragon Palace. As another bolt aimed directly at the injured Ao Changsheng, Yang Jian feared he could not survive it.

• Ao Changsheng explained that he absorbed energy from the fallen Gods and Devils to advance his cultivation, and described how his jade token gathered their bones and produced energy.
• As Yang Jian leaned closer to hear more, black lightning struck at Ao Changsheng, who vanished from the room to evade it.
• The Lightning Tribulation shook the Dragon Palace and frightened its occupants, while Yang Jian sensed its immense power and realized Ao Changsheng had recently suffered severe spiritual injuries.
• Further thunderbolts struck, and one blast reduced the Dragon Palace to rubble; Yang Jian suspected the attack was not as powerful as Ao Changsheng’s true strength.
• A fourth bolt headed straight for Ao Changsheng, and Yang Jian cried out in alarm, fearing the injured expert could not withstand it.

Yang Jian entered a hidden space using the ancient ring and found the sealed ancient inheritance tomb he had sought. He could not move the enormous obsidian object at its center, whose surface resembled a black crystal core.

• Yang Jian saw Ao Changsheng struck through the chest by a powerful bolt of lightning, stunning the onlookers.
• Yang Jian recognized the ancient ring he had taken from Xu Wufeng and discovered it contained a teleportation formation, then stored it away.
• Yang Jian used the ring to enter a mysterious space filled with powerful restrictions and flew toward the ancient inheritance tomb.
• Yang Jian reached a sealed graveyard with a huge pit and an obsidian-like object at its center, but found no visible way out.
• Yang Jian examined the obsidian, recognized dust on it as similar to a black crystal core, and failed to move it despite using all his strength.

Yang Jian found the inheritance tomb and entered its guarded palace, where he discovered the Fire Element heaven-and-earth spirit flame. He plunged into the fireball, leaving his next move within the flame unknown.

• Yang Jian tried the Nine Dragons Disc and his Sword-Ray against the massive Obsidian, but neither damaged it.
• Yang Jian used the Heavenly Lightning Transformation to smash holes in the Obsidian, though its surface remained intact.
• Yang Jian concealed himself and traveled to the inheritance tomb, where powerful golden-armored guards stood outside the palace.
• Yang Jian entered the palace and found a fist-sized pearl surrounded by crimson flames, recognizing it as the Fire Element heaven-and-earth spirit flame.
• Yang Jian used his innate Divine Ability and plunged into the fireball.