Inside the illusion, the group finds the Starstone. A young Wu Zhiqi misuses it and, after being reborn, vows to save his people.

Man Man and Di Zhu capture the Jiu Ying, a nine-headed dragon, but it goes on to annihilate the Jiao clan ; both humans and demons alike are slaughtered.

Wu Shiguang saves Wu Wangyan. The Jiu Ying learns he can’t transform into a dragon and uses Yuan Wuhuo to uncover how to slay a dragon.