Definition
A superior variant of standard Dao-soldier armor, capable of forming a giant, translucent specter of a hunchbacked giant holding an iron fork; their appearance signals the Wu Jiang clan’s elite military force.
Yaksha Dao-soldiers
A superior variant of standard Dao-soldier armor, capable of forming a giant, translucent specter of a hunchbacked giant holding an iron fork; their appearance signals the Wu Jiang clan’s elite military force.
Story context
Buckle up, fellow Daoists, because the pressure valve just got cranked to max. Our crew of Wanxiang Adepts isn’t just outnumbered—they’re facing a literal tide of demonic Dao-soldiers so dense it’s like a tsunami made of murder. Shaoyan Nong pulls out the Golden Light Divine Orb as a panic room, and just when you think the escape is the highlight, we get a **primal spectacle**: his servant Xiangliu Fang reveals his true form as a thousand-zhang-tall, nine-headed serpent-tailed ancient Fiendgod. The clash between a real, blood-and-scale Fiendgod and the coordinated might of the estate’s Dao-soldier army is the kind of raw, mythological flex that defines this novel’s cosmology. But the world just keeps getting bigger—the Yaksha Dao-soldiers show up, and our crew barely slips through the gates of the main palace. A chapter about scaling threats, hidden power, and the sheer audacity of the immortal world.
Why it matters
This chapter is a masterclass in **escalation by revelation**. The Golden Light Divine Orb establishes a safety ceiling—but immediately, Xiangliu Fang’s true form *resets* that ceiling by showing the team that true power isn’t just about wealth. It’s about bloodline. And then the Yaksha Dao-soldiers *reset it again*. IET is teaching us, slowly, that every layer of this immortal estate holds a military force that can crush the team if they’re not smart about it. Also, notice how Ji Ning stays clinically analytical—he catalogs the orb’s power, the Fiendgod’s capabilities, and his own relative standing, all without panic. That’s his Dao-heart hardening post-Crimson Dragon Mountains.
Quick facts
Source novel
Desolate Era
First appearance
The Fiendgod’s Wrath
Chapter references
5
Type hints
Daofather, Fiendgod body refining, Wanxiang Adept
Guide tags
Fiendgod reveal, Xiangliu clan, Yaksha Dao-soldiers
Appears in chapters
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Chapter 258
The Fiendgod’s Wrath
The group is trapped by endless Dao-soldiers. Shaoyan Nong’s servant reveals his true form as a nine-headed, thousand-zhang Xiāngliú Fiendgod, but even he may be overwhelmed when the Yaksha Dao-soldiers appear.
Chapter 259
The Awakening of the Qiongqi Guardians
Shaoyan Nong’s group flees into a silent Immortal Treasure Hall, only to awaken ancient Qiongqi golems and fall into a deadly sealing formation. Trapped and isolated, can they survive the onslaught?
Chapter 265
The Powder Keg
The team considers killing Xue Hongyi for his Immortal-ranked treasure, but decides against it. Shaoyin Nong’s refusal of the treasure sets the stage for a bigger betrayal. Meanwhile, demon armies block the exit.
Chapter 266
Pillars Trapped and a Garden Plundered
Shaoyan Nong refines a second manor hall, but the demon armies catch on and set a trap. Xiangliu Fang claims the top spoils in a ruthless power play.
Chapter 267
The Dao-Soldier Hall
The team clears the Dao-Soldier Hall, but the real threat emerges: the estate’s native beasts have united into a single, deadly army. The last stand begins in Desolate Era Chapter 267.
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