Recaps

Hu Mang returned to cultivation after treating his damaged meridians, then a fragment transported him to an ancient city filled with demons, dangerous cultivators, and a divine spear. He defeated several attackers, joined forces with Zhou Yu, and learned that claiming an Immortal Weapon could qualify him to compete for a Divine Dynasty post.

• Hu Mang returned home after his accident, learned that Mama Hu was a fox yao, and met Wang Zeyu, who introduced him to the spirit network and a suspicious motionless figure in the house.
• At Hundred Herbs Spirit Hall, Hu Mang chose Lightning Tribulation Tower treatment over artificial meridians, and Doctor Sun cleared his meridians and arranged for him to recultivate.
• Hu Mang used a Qi Vessel supplement from Father Hu to reach the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while a fragment absorbed his electrotherapy lightning and transported him to an ancient city.
• Hu Mang explored the city, found the Devil Suppression Tower, and met Zhou Yu as Ancestor Xuanyin and his followers plotted to seize control of Demon-Subduing City.
• Hu Mang and Zhou Yu survived attacks by Bone Devil Seeds and other cultivators, while Hu Mang studied the city's spiritual systems and followed Zhou Yu to a divine spear.
• Hu Mang seized the spear, absorbed its thunder through the fragment, reached Qi Refining Great Perfection, and killed You Lin'er before sparing Zhou Yu.
• Hu Mang saw through Min Yao's trap, killed Zhang Ping and several attackers, and forced Xu Gu to flee toward the Thunder God's Shrine.
• Hu Mang and Zhou Yu collected the spoils, and Chen Sheng returned as Zhou Sheng to explain that Hu Mang's Immortal Weapon could qualify him to compete for an official Divine Dynasty post.

Hu Mang claimed the Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier's inheritance, survived a deadly battle, and returned to Earth Star with his cultivation restored. He reconnected with his old friends and began preparing for an exam and a new path forward.

• Hu Mang studied the cultivation methods available in Demon-Subduing City, entered the Cat Garden, and awakened as a Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier after surviving its trigram trials.
• Hu Mang fought Madman Jiang at the Hundred-Well Abyss, used the Ghost Makeup to imitate the heavenly soldier, and severed Jiang’s arm.
• Hu Mang was caught in the release of the imprisoned monsters and struck down by divine thunder, but the life-preserving cat tail and Crimson Moon Fox hairs revived him.
• Hu Mang returned to Earth Star and told Mama Hu and Doctor Sun that his cultivation had recovered, while Doctor Sun asked him to undergo further examination.
• Hu Mang resumed contact with old friends, and Chen Xiaosan tried to reach him while dealing with supernatural encounters in Great Prosperity City.
• Hu Mang registered for a Foundation Establishment qualification exam and found that Earth Star’s cultivation techniques and his limited funds made his preparations difficult.
• Hu Mang told the Four Heavenly Kings that his surgery had succeeded and that he had regained Foundation Establishment, and his friends sent him Spirit Coins to help.
• Boss Gu agreed to transfer Hu Mang funds, then discussed his Golden Core ambitions and sword Compatibility before Hu Mang considered retesting his own Compatibility with Shattering Thunder.

Hu Mang uncovered Demon-Subduing City’s hidden tribulation mechanisms, strengthened his cultivation, and entered the prison while the city’s divine officials and Thunder Gods pursued their own plans. The arc ended with Zhou Yu revealing that Lord Yama controlled the prison’s fourth level, as Hu Mang descended toward him.

• Hu Mang completed the electronic wooden fish cultivation test, gained new Buddhist powers, and opened his Divine Fate Qi meridian.
• Hu Mang returned to Demon-Subduing City and found its wards broken and Devil Creatures spreading, then fought through the city’s puppet mechanisms and met Rogue Person Yunxiu.
• Hu Mang used the Dragon-Shaped Meridian Diagram to devour the Tribulation Eye’s power, transformed his eyes, and agreed to guard Yunxiu while he prepared to lend him the Mountain-Suppressing Seal.
• Hu Mang rescued Zhou Tong, cultivated with the Mountain-Suppressing Seal, and reached Innate Foundation Establishment before taking her and Yunxiu to Demon-Subduing Prison.
• Hu Mang fought Jingtu, who sought the Prison-Subduing Official title, then agreed to help him kill Wei Fotuo in exchange for information about the prison.
• Hu Mang discovered he could convert Devil Qi into Buddhist light and back, then entered the prison with Zhou Tong while Yunxiu split off to find Zhen'ezi.
• Yunxiu reunited with Immortal Guest Zhenxia and met Zhen'ezi in the Mystic Gate Law Prison, where they discussed the Thunder Gods and the missing Five Thunders Devil-Subduing Great General.
• Hu Mang exposed Zhou Yu as the disguised Prison-Subduing Official, learned that Lord Yama controlled the prison’s fourth level, and descended through the opening in the execution platform.

Hu Mang prepared to resist Gong Lei’s assault on Demon-Subduing City, survived his tribulation, and fought the Thunder Ministry’s officials. He seized the city’s lightning network and rose as Thunder God, but the battle exposed a mysterious figure with a genuine immortal body.

• Hu Mang learned that Gong Lei was likely the fifth Thunder God incarnation, while Zhen'ezi and the others agreed to help suppress the false god.
• Hu Mang and his companions studied the Corpse Liberation Book and planned to use the city’s formations and the female heavenly general’s corpse against the Thunder God.
• Hu Mang discovered a mysterious figure controlling the prison’s tribulation force, then joined Jingtu in tracking down Wei Fotuo and helped clear the Tempering Treasury.
• Zhen'ezi rescued Zhang Zhixian from the Thunder God’s statue as Daoist Yun Shuo shifted the city’s eight trigrams, and Hu Mang later fought Dao Ying and defended the treasury during the devil tide.
• He Chang and the Thunder Ministry officials trapped Hu Mang in the marketplace, but Hu Mang drew the devil tide into the fight, completed the Nine-Character Great Hand Seal, and wounded Gong Lei before hiding in the Hundred-Well Abyss.
• Hu Mang underwent a transformation shaped by the Three Yin Flowers, returned to the Tempering Treasury, killed Turbid Sha Old Man’s corpse, and revived Zhou Yu after taking and restoring his heart.
• Hu Mang learned from the female heavenly general’s memories that Gong Lei was tied to the city’s lightning net, then defeated the Thunder Ministry officials and resisted the heavens’ attempt to strip his divine office.
• Hu Mang fought Gong Lei, used the city’s formation sites and stored tribulation power to create a thunder seal, and took control of the lightning network as Thunder God.
• Hu Mang used the network to destroy Gong Lei and completed the Nine-Character Great Hand Seal, while Bai Ningjie struck a departing mysterious figure and revealed its genuine immortal body.