Chapter Summaries

After defeating every opponent in the arena, Li Chang'an met the Black Veil Girl, who brought him to her home to ask him to take her out of Slaughter City. There, she revealed her name was Dark Night and offered herself to him, but Li Chang'an asked her to explain how he could help her leave.

• Li Chang'an defeated all his arena opponents, including a fighter with twenty consecutive victories, and then left the arena.
• The Black Veil Girl invited Li Chang'an to her home to discuss a matter connected to his leaving Slaughter City.
• At her house, the Black Veil Girl removed her veil and introduced herself as Dark Night.
• Dark Night began undressing and offered herself to Li Chang'an in exchange for him taking her away, but he stopped her and asked her to explain the plan.
• Dark Night told Li Chang'an that his first opponent had won twenty consecutive fights in the Hell Slaughterfield, and Li Chang'an dismissed the man's strength.

The Slaughter King refused to approach Li Chang'an after the Asura Sword warned that opposing him would doom Slaughter City. Meanwhile, Li Chang'an reached ninety-eight victories and prepared for his next match, leaving Dark Night to guard him before his final challenge.

• The Slaughter King rejected a proposal to recruit Li Chang'an, saying the Asura Sword had warned him that acting against Li Chang'an would destroy Slaughter City.
• After twenty-eight days together, Dark Night worried about Li Chang'an's growing irritability as he approached the end of his ninety-eight-match winning streak.
• Li Chang'an asked Dark Night to register him for a match, then planned to meditate in seclusion for a day before the final challenge.
• Dark Night left to register Li Chang'an and kept her own concerns from him.
• Li Chang'an entered the Hell Slaughterfield, where nine Soul Sage-level opponents joined forces against him.

Li Chang'an made a deal with Dark Night: she would work for him if he helped her escape Slaughter City after winning one hundred matches. As his victories earned him the name Kind Death God, a chief overseer took notice of him.

• Li Chang'an questioned how Dark Night could leave Slaughter City with him, and she explained that her shadow martial soul could possess him.
• Dark Night agreed to work for Li Chang'an, who planned to have her train the youths selected by his mother once they escaped.
• Li Chang'an and Dark Night settled into a daily routine as he fought three matches, trained, and watched the sea with her.
• Li Chang'an grew more proficient at killing and noticed that slaughter made him increasingly violent; Dark Night broke through to the Soul Emperor realm after consuming a Soul Power Fruit.
• Li Chang'an's growing string of victories and merciful kills earned him the name Kind Death God.
• A chief overseer heard that the Kind Death God had won another match.

Li Chang'an learned that Dark Night could not leave Slaughter City with him, so she possessed him before his hundredth victory. After the Slaughter King offered him a title to keep him from attempting the Road to Hell, Li Chang'an insisted on facing it to obtain the Slaughter God Domain.

• Li Chang'an asked Dark Night to register his final match, and she told him the leader had forbidden her from leaving Slaughter City with him.
• Li Chang'an told Dark Night to possess him and promised to handle the consequences.
• Li Chang'an won his hundredth match in the Hell Slaughterfield and unleashed his killing intent before the Fallen spectators.
• The Slaughter King appeared, praised Li Chang'an, and offered him the title of Slaughter God without making him take the Road to Hell.
• Li Chang'an refused the offer and demanded permission to face the Road to Hell, showing the Slaughter King the Pangu Axe.
• The Slaughter King withdrew his pressure and allowed Li Chang'an to proceed, while Li Chang'an concealed his fear that Tang Chen could defeat him.

Li Chang'an defeated nine attackers in the Hell Slaughterfield and, after entering seclusion, discovered his Heart of Slaughter: killing to protect others and bring peace. He emerged with his killing intent concealed but concentrated in a gaze that reminded Dark Night of the Slaughter King.

• Li Chang'an dodged the nine opponents' attacks and killed two of them, while a third crossbowman took his own life; he finished the fight in under a minute.
• The system told Li Chang'an that he had touched upon his Heart of Slaughter and urged him to enter seclusion.
• At Dark Night's home, Li Chang'an meditated and envisioned a giant wielding an axe and a human who fought demonic beasts to protect humanity.
• Li Chang'an realized that he killed to protect those around him and the world, seeking justice and peace for its people.
• Li Chang'an emerged from seclusion with his killing intent drawn inward, and Dark Night felt its force in his gaze.

Li Chang'an entered Hell Road after the Slaughter King opened it with the blood of the arena’s fallen spectators. He and Dark Night prepared to face its dangers together, and the chapter ended with them setting out along the narrow path.

• The Slaughter King released an evil red aura that drove the fallen spectators mad and drained their blood to open Hell Road.
• The Slaughter King sent Li Chang'an into Hell Road and warned that he hoped Li Chang'an would survive.
• A dark-purple-clad messenger told the Slaughter King that Dark Night had disappeared, and he vowed to act if Li Chang'an survived.
• Li Chang'an arrived on a small platform above an abyss and recalled the Blood-colored Bats, Dark-golden Bat King, and Ten-Headed Fiery Yang Serpent awaiting him.
• Dark Night appeared, confirmed that she could still use her soul skills, and restored her Soul Power with an elixir from Li Chang'an.
• Li Chang'an took the lead with Dark Night behind him, and they stepped onto the narrow path together.

Li Chang'an fought the Slaughter King’s clone while protecting Dark Night, but the clone’s domains and attacks pushed him onto the defensive. When the Slaughter King summoned the Asura Sword for a decisive strike, Li Chang'an called for it too, and the sword left the Slaughter King’s hand to land in his grasp.

• The Slaughter King appeared before Li Chang'an and Dark Night, demanding that Li Chang'an leave her behind.
• Li Chang'an identified the Slaughter King as a clone and fought back with the Pangu Axe, but the Slaughter God Domain weakened his movements and attacks.
• The Slaughter King’s assaults forced Li Chang'an to rely on the Eastern Emperor Bell as he struggled to defend himself.
• The Slaughter King summoned the Asura Sword, whose divine pressure threatened to leave Li Chang'an severely injured.
• Li Chang'an called for the sword, and the Asura Sword broke free of the Slaughter King’s grasp and landed in Li Chang'an’s hand.

Li Chang'an and Dark Night fought their way through the Blood-colored Bats in Hell Road, and Li Chang'an killed the Bat King with one axe strike. They then faced the Ten-Headed Fiery Yang Serpent, which Li Chang'an weakened with Ultimate Ice and thunder before exposing its core.

• Li Chang'an used steel needles to kill the attacking Blood-colored Bats while Dark Night smashed the ones that got past him with her shadow giant.
• Li Chang'an split the Bat King in half with the Pangu Axe and protected himself from the smaller bats with the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• Li Chang'an sensed the Ten-Headed Fiery Yang Serpent ahead and threw Realgar Wine through its poisonous flames to disperse the red mist.
• Li Chang'an cleaved through the serpent's flames with his frost-covered Pangu Axe, then wrapped the creature in ultimate thunder power.
• Li Chang'an slashed the serpent seven inches from its head, opening its tough skin and exposing its fiery-red core.

Li Chang'an seized the Asura Sword, defeated the Slaughter King's avatar, and carried Dark Night across the blood lake to the exit. He emerged with the Slaughter God Domain and a miraculous potion, then discovered his new domain could overwhelm Dark Night.

• Li Chang'an used the Asura Sword to destroy the Slaughter King's avatar and stored the divine weapon.
• Li Chang'an carried Dark Night across the blood lake and entered the exit's white light curtain.
• Li Chang'an endured the inheritance's killing intent while Dark Night watched, then received the Slaughter God Domain and a miraculous potion from the system.
• Li Chang'an summoned the Pangu Axe and unleashed his new domain, which nearly overwhelmed Dark Night.
• Dark Night urged Li Chang'an to put the domain away as she struggled to withstand it.

Li Chang'an brought Dark Night to Spirit City and put her in charge of training 108 orphan Soul Masters as a secret unit. After setting the children on a three-month training plan, he visited Bibidon, leaving their reunion intimate and playful.

• Li Chang'an withdrew his Slaughter God Domain, took Dark Night toward Spirit City, and taught her along the way before stopping to buy her supplies.
• Mother Li told Li Chang'an that she had gathered 108 children at the Ling Family estate, where they had lodging, food, and teachers for reading and writing.
• Li Chang'an introduced Dark Night as their future captain, organized the children into teams, and promised rewards to those who made the Heavenly Stellar Ranking.
• Li Chang'an spent three days assessing and organizing the children, then left them to undergo three months of military training under Dark Night.
• Li Chang'an went to the Papal Hall, kissed Bibidon as she ate, and teased her about missing him.

Li Chang'an returned to ask Bibidon to protect him while he condensed a second Soul Core, which he said was safe. After Bibidon agreed to help, he put off the attempt until the next day, and the two spent the evening together in her room.

• Bibidon asked Li Chang'an whether something had brought him back, and he requested her protection while he condensed a second Soul Core.
• Bibidon explained that a second Soul Core would greatly strengthen him and warned him not to underestimate Titled Douluo above level ninety-five.
• Bibidon agreed to help Li Chang'an, but he carried her to her room instead of beginning the Soul Core attempt.
• Li Chang'an and Bibidon spent three hours together, then held each other as they rested.
• Li Chang'an told Bibidon they would condense the Soul Core the next day, and she agreed before falling asleep.

Li Chang'an condensed a second Soul Core using Pure Yang Qi, forming a Yin-Yang Taiji balance and awakening a new power he called intent. After a brief intimate moment with Bibidon, he left the Papal Hall and was summoned by Qian Daoliu to Douluo Hall.

• Li Chang'an condensed his second Soul Core with Pure Yang Qi, balancing the Yin-leaning core Bibidon had helped him form.
• Li Chang'an demonstrated his new intent by drawing a dress into his hand without Soul Power and stepping two meters instantly.
• Bibidon questioned Li Chang'an about his new power, then left after he pulled her back into his arms.
• Li Chang'an left the Papal Hall through a window and planned to visit the academy before an elder summoned him to meet Qian Daoliu.
• Li Chang'an followed the elder to Douluo Hall and saw its golden plaques honoring Titled Douluo and its imposing statue.

Li Chang'an learned from the Angel God that his Saint Martial Soul made him a target of the gods and that a divine war would begin within ten years. After the projection vanished, Qian Daoliu tried to secure Li Chang'an's future by proposing an engagement to his granddaughter, Qian Renxue.

• Qian Daoliu brought Li Chang'an before the Angel God statue, where ten golden screens appeared.
• The Angel God called Li Chang'an the bearer of a Saint Martial Soul capable of crushing the God Realm and warned that gods planned to target him in a war of godhood within ten years.
• The Angel God said the coming conflict would also purge gods including the Angel God and Rakshasa God, then vanished to avoid detection.
• Li Chang'an concluded that he needed to become stronger before the gods' inheritors came for him.
• Qian Daoliu asked whether Li Chang'an had someone he liked and proposed an engagement to Qian Renxue.
• Li Chang'an said he liked Qian Renxue but had other women he liked, and Qian Daoliu agreed to accept his confidantes and promised him influence over the Elder Hall once he became a Soul Douluo.

Li Chang'an returned to Spirit Hall Academy and publicly claimed Muxi as his girlfriend after rescuing her from a suitor. He left with Muxi, whose trusting response to his teasing showed how devoted she was to him.

• After leaving Douluo Hall, Li Chang'an learned Hu Liena was away hunting a Soul Beast for her fifth ring and went to find Muxi instead.
• Li Chang'an found a junior student courting Muxi, seized his wrist, and declared himself her boyfriend.
• Muxi wrapped her arm around Li Chang'an's, and he left with her as students recognized him and praised his legendary reputation.
• Li Chang'an teased Muxi that he would eat her after they ate, and Muxi shyly agreed while asking him to eat only a little.

Li Chang'an and Muxi traveled to the Tianlin Mountain Range to investigate an ancient map that might lead to a divine inheritance. They reached the range and prepared to search its central mountainside for the exact location.

• Li Chang'an set aside plans to resurrect A Yin for now and reviewed his goals involving Yu Xiaogang and the Soul Master Competition.
• Muxi identified the map’s location as the Tianlin Mountain Range in the Star Luo Empire, and Li Chang'an agreed to take her along.
• Muxi bought supplies for their journey, and Li Chang'an and Muxi flew from Spirit City together, sharing snacks and conversation.
• A day later, Li Chang'an and Muxi arrived above the Tianlin Mountain Range and located the general area shown on the map.
• Li Chang'an proposed flying directly to the indicated mountainside, where they would search for the precise location.

Li Chang'an used a compass to locate an ancient pattern hidden beneath a boulder in the Tianlin Mountain Range. When Muxi touched the pattern, it reacted to her and opened a portal that pulled them both inside, leaving their destination unknown.

• Li Chang'an and Muxi ate together while searching the mountain for the treasure site.
• Li Chang'an used a compass whose needle spun wildly to trace the source of the area's unstable magnetic field.
• Li Chang'an found the strongest disturbance near an old crooked tree, and he and Muxi searched the surrounding area on foot.
• Li Chang'an discovered a damaged carving of a winged figure beneath weeds at the base of a boulder.
• Muxi felt a connection to the carving and touched it, causing the boulder to tremble and shine with white light.
• A black hole appeared in the boulder and sucked Li Chang'an and Muxi inside before disappearing.

Li Chang'an and Muxi entered the Tomb of the Gods, where a mysterious force suppressed their Soul Power and sealed their Storage Soul Tools. They began the first of three trials, and Li Chang'an quickly posed a question to solve the brothers’ truth-and-lie puzzle.

• Li Chang'an woke beside Muxi and discovered that both their Soul Power had been suppressed to level thirty and his Storage Soul Tool could not be opened.
• Shanyu Lai and Feng Manlou emerged from a black wall and told Li Chang'an and Muxi that they were in the Tomb of the Gods.
• Shanyu Lai explained that they must pass three trials to leave and might then have a chance at their master's inheritance.
• Feng Manlou announced that the first trial would test their intelligence and presented a puzzle involving two doors and one truthful brother.
• Li Chang'an interrupted the instructions and asked Shanyu Lai which door Feng Manlou would point to if asked to identify the safe path.

Li Chang'an passed Shanyu Lai’s first trial by solving a door riddle and stumping the guardians with the chicken-or-egg question. He entered the second trial with Muxi and faced a chained elder whose overwhelming killing aura attacked them.

• Li Chang'an asked Shanyu Lai which door was real and correctly identified the first door as the way to the second trial.
• Li Chang'an asked whether the chicken or egg came first, and Feng Manlou and Shanyu Lai argued until the time ran out, allowing him to pass.
• Li Chang'an took Muxi through the door, reassured her when she worried she was useless, and they reached the brightly lit second trial chamber.
• Li Chang'an and Muxi saw a chained, gray-haired elder whose killing intent exceeded Li Chang'an’s and rivaled the Slaughter King’s.
• The elder opened his eyes and sent a wave of killing aura toward Li Chang'an and Muxi, and Muxi rushed forward to shield him.

Li Chang'an and Muxi passed the second trial after combining their Soul Power to withstand the first-generation Slaughter King's sword strike. They reached the third trial, where examiner Xiaoyuer revealed that she would test their hearts.

• Li Chang'an recognized the chained old man as the first-generation Slaughter King, who challenged him to endure one sword strike.
• Muxi transferred all her Soul Power to Li Chang'an, helping him withstand the Slaughter King's attack without his martial souls breaking.
• The first-generation Slaughter King accepted defeat, promised Li Chang'an the Slaughter inheritance, and sent him and Muxi onward.
• Li Chang'an carried the exhausted Muxi toward the next trial and shared his recovering Soul Power with her until she could walk again.
• Li Chang'an and Muxi entered the third room, where Xiaoyuer introduced herself as the examiner and named the test of the heart.

Li Chang'an failed Xiaoyuer’s trial of the heart because his heart repelled even the divine power left by her master, while Muxi remained inside the trial. As he waited, Xiaoyuer began telling him about the Tomb of Gods and asked whether he knew the Dragon God.

• Xiaoyuer began the final trial of the heart, but her power could not enter Li Chang'an’s heart, and her attempt using divine aura injured her.
• Xiaoyuer allowed Li Chang'an to accompany Muxi to meet her master if Muxi passed the trial.
• While Muxi continued the trial, Li Chang'an agreed to chat with Xiaoyuer and asked her about the Tomb of Gods.
• Xiaoyuer asked Li Chang'an whether he knew the Dragon God, and he identified him as the god of all beasts.