Chapter Summaries

Tang San destroyed Shi Yi’s former home after learning more about the City of Slaughter, while Asura God and Rakshasa discussed Shi Yi’s promise as a successor. On the Hell Road, Shi Yi and Hu Liena survived a swarm of blood-red bats and defeated a Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat with Little Ant, then rested to recover.

• Tang San left the Hell Slaughter Arena, went to Shi Yi’s former residence, and smashed it to ruins with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Asura God watched Shi Yi and Hu Liena begin the inheritance trial, while Rakshasa praised Shi Yi as a potential successor and argued with Asura about her interference in the City of Slaughter.
• Shi Yi and Hu Liena crossed the narrow Hell Road together and rushed through a swarm of blood-red bats.
• Shi Yi summoned Little Ant to fight the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat while he and Hu Liena used a flying skill to escape the creature’s attack on the path.
• Hu Liena stunned the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat with her Mental Power, allowing Little Ant to kill and devour it.
• Shi Yi gave Hu Liena Dragon Ganoderma Leaves, and the two began resting and recovering.

Shi Yi and Hu Liena continued through Hell Road, where Shi Yi defeated the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent using Invincible Golden Body and Disorder Splitting Wind. They crossed the blood lake’s killing-intent aura and reached the exit curtain, leaving the final trial behind them.

• Little Ant devoured the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat and grew slightly stronger as Shi Yi explained how its living Martial Soul could benefit from powerful prey.
• Shi Yi lent Hu Liena the Mysterious Ice Marrow to protect her from the rising heat, and the pair continued along the narrow path.
• Shi Yi and Hu Liena encountered the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and Hu Liena struck it with Mental Impact to create an opening for Shi Yi.
• Shi Yi combined Invincible Golden Body with Disorder Splitting Wind and destroyed the serpent, then collected the golden-red light it left behind.
• Shi Yi carried Hu Liena through the blood lake’s dangerous killing-intent aura, and they reached the light curtain marking the exit.

Shi Yi completed Asura's first trial and emerged from the City of Slaughter with Hu Liena, where Bibi Dong and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed them. Bibi Dong recognized the godly inheritance within Shi Yi, and the group prepared to leave while Hu Liena quietly confronted her feelings for him.

• Shi Yi entered Asura's palace alone, accepted the trial, and received Divine Slaughter's Domain after completing the first Asura Nine Trial.
• Shi Yi awakened outside the light curtain and reunited with Hu Liena, then embraced Zhu Zhuqing and reunited with Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong sensed an unusual presence on Shi Yi and asked whether he had received a god's inheritance; Shi Yi confirmed that someone had offered him a trial.
• Shi Yi learned that Ghost Douluo had trained Zhu Zhuqing during his absence and thanked him for caring for her.
• Shi Yi took Zhu Zhuqing's hand as Hu Liena watched with a wounded expression, and Bibi Dong told everyone to set off.

In Star Dou Great Forest, Shi Yi explained his theory about absorbing high-year Soul Rings and helped Hu Liena obtain a Soul Ring, bringing her to level sixty-two. He then began absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Soul Ring for Little Ant, using his killing intent to overcome its residual Mental Power and prepare to open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

• Shi Yi told Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Ghost Douluo that his experiments suggested he could absorb a Soul Ring of at least fifty thousand years.
• Bibi Dong confronted Shi Yi about the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he had killed and acknowledged his ability to see through its transformation; the two shared a warm conversation.
• Ghost Douluo captured a fox-type Soul Beast for Hu Liena, who absorbed its Soul Ring and advanced to level sixty-two.
• Shi Yi and the group found a fifty-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant, and Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo subdued it for Shi Yi.
• Shi Yi killed the Thousand Jun Ant with a petal from Yue Guan and drew its Soul Ring onto Little Ant.
• Shi Yi endured the Soul Ring's energy and residual Mental Power by circulating the Zhengqi Meridians and wielding his killing intent, then prepared to open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Shi Yi stabilized his breakthrough with the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and reached level sixty, while Bibi Dong warned him to let his body adapt before absorbing another Soul Ring. After returning to Spirit City, he and Zhu Zhuqing settled into a courtyard she had prepared as their home, and she told him Hu Liena seemed to have feelings for him.

• Shi Yi used the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone's Self-Healing skill to keep his newly opened meridians from rupturing as he absorbed the Soul Ring's energy.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo to keep Shi Yi's Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone secret, and Shi Yi woke to find that his Soul Power had stabilized.
• Hu Liena returned the Mysterious Ice Marrow to Shi Yi, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to voice her jealousy and Shi Yi to reassure her.
• Shi Yi told Bibi Dong he had reached level sixty, and she advised him to consolidate his cultivation before taking another Soul Ring.
• Shi Yi reflected on his newly opened Eight Extraordinary Meridians and his growing control over his body before returning to Spirit City with Bibi Dong and the others.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed Shi Yi the courtyard she had prepared as their home and told him she believed Hu Liena liked him.

Shi Yi discussed Spirit Hall’s plans to attack Heaven Dou’s sects with Bibi Dong and warned that the operation would fail unless its leaders were eliminated. After realizing Bibi Dong might be using the conflict to unite Spirit Hall’s factions, he returned to Zhu Zhuqing and considered how to keep Tianshui Academy’s Shui Bing'er from being caught in the coming war.

• Shi Yi spent several days with Zhu Zhuqing before Bibi Dong summoned him to the Papal Palace.
• Shi Yi told Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall’s plan to crush Heaven Dou’s sects depended on mobilizing its full strength and eliminating their key leaders.
• Ghost Douluo explained that Bibi Dong understood the plan’s weaknesses and might be using external conflict to unite Spirit Hall’s internal factions.
• Shi Yi considered how Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu’s maneuvering could advance Qian Renxue’s interests, then decided to focus on growing stronger.
• Shi Yi returned to Zhu Zhuqing, who advised him to delay visiting Tianshui Academy until Bibi Dong’s operation was underway.

Bibi Dong launched the Soul Hunting Plan and sent Shi Yi to persuade Qian Renxue to return, with permission to capture her if she refused. Three months later, Shi Yi and the elders reached Heaven Dou and learned of Tang Hao’s critical condition; they prepared to enter the palace that night while Tang San searched in the forest outside the City of Slaughter.

• Bibi Dong ordered Shi Yi to contact Qian Renxue and bring her back to Spirit Hall, allowing him to capture her if necessary.
• Ye Lingling told Tang Hao that his injuries could become fatal if he used his Martial Soul, and Tang Hao asked Tang Yuehua to care for Tang San and return them to the sect if he died.
• Three months later, Shi Yi, Yue Guan, and Ghost Douluo arrived at the Heaven Dou Sacred Hall, where Salas reported that personnel and supplies for the plan were ready.
• Salas reported that Tang Hao was gravely injured and receiving weekly treatment from Ye Lingling, and Ghost Douluo ordered him left alone.
• Shi Yi and the elders planned to enter the palace that night to approach Qian Renxue, while Tang San searched the forest outside the City of Slaughter.

Shi Yi, Yue Guan, and Ghost Douluo delivered Bibi Dong’s plan to Qian Renxue in the imperial palace, where Shi Yi also revealed his mission to persuade her to return to Spirit City. Qian Renxue refused, so Shi Yi challenged her to a fight in Sunset Forest, with the outcome still undecided as they departed.

• Ghost Douluo, Yue Guan, and Shi Yi infiltrated the imperial palace and met She Long and Pufferfish, who brought them to Qian Renxue.
• Yue Guan gave Qian Renxue Bibi Dong’s plan, and she burned the document after reading it.
• Shi Yi told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong had sent him to persuade her to return to Spirit City, but Qian Renxue refused.
• Shi Yi proposed a wager and challenged Qian Renxue, who agreed to fight him in Sunset Forest.
• Yue Guan and She Long carried Shi Yi and Qian Renxue away toward Sunset Forest while Yue Guan privately urged Shi Yi not to hurt her.

Shi Yi and Qian Renxue fought in Sunset Forest, where Shi Yi used his strength, combat experience, and Mental Power to withstand her Angel Domain. He defeated her by breaking her Angel Sacred Sword and stopping his blade at her throat.

• Shi Yi and Qian Renxue summoned their Martial Souls, and Qian Renxue saw the powerful Thousand Jun Ant phantom behind Shi Yi.
• Shi Yi knocked Qian Renxue back with his strength, while She Long and Ci Xue discussed his combat experience from the City of Slaughter.
• Qian Renxue activated her Martial Soul Avatar and Angel Domain, restricting Shi Yi's senses and slowing his movements.
• Shi Yi used his Head Soul Bone skill, Spirit Amplification, to counter Qian Renxue's Mental Power and resist the domain's effects.
• Shi Yi protected his sword with a film made from his Hair Crystal carving knife and clashed with Qian Renxue's Angel Sacred Sword.
• Shi Yi struck Qian Renxue's sword aside, severed it with a second blow, and stopped his blade at her throat.

Shi Yi defeated Qian Renxue and persuaded her to cooperate with Bibi Dong’s Heaven Dou plan, though she refused to return to Spirit City until her work was finished. After returning to Spirit Hall, Shi Yi reassured Bibi Dong about Qian Renxue and reunited with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Shi Yi used his Hair Crystal weapon and resistance to fire to defeat Qian Renxue, who accepted the loss and agreed to cooperate with Bibi Dong’s plan while remaining in Heaven Dou.
• Qian Renxue accepted Yue Guan’s backup copy of the plan and promised to return to the palace after completing her work, while vowing to defeat Shi Yi in the future.
• Shi Yi told Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo that Qian Renxue’s refusal to return was expected, and the three traveled back to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue would cooperate but stay in Heaven Dou, and Shi Yi explained why he had not brought her back.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Qian Renxue was well, and Shi Yi reassured her before leaving the Papal Palace.
• Shi Yi returned to his courtyard, where Zhu Zhuqing welcomed him and teased him about Miss Bing'er.

Tang San returned to Heaven Dou City, reunited with Tang Hao, and began studying under his aunt Tang Yuehua while his father withheld the past until he met her requirements. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Shi Yi and Bibi Dong found three ninety-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, and Bibi Dong prepared to attack them so Shi Yi could claim a Soul Ring.

• Tang San reached Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua dispelled his killing intent and revealed that she was his aunt.
• Tang San reunited with Tang Hao, learned that he could not use his Martial Soul, and agreed to study under Tang Yuehua before learning about the past.
• Shi Yi brought Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo, and Zhu Zhuqing to search for Thousand Jun Ant Emperors as the source of his sixth Soul Ring.
• Little Ant drew out a vast Thousand Jun Ant colony, whose bloodline power strengthened Shi Yi's Soul Rings and turned his third Soul Ring black.
• Shi Yi's group found three identical ninety-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, and Bibi Dong prepared to fight them while Shi Yi considered finding a good weapon.

Shi Yi absorbed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor’s Soul Ring and compressed his Soul Power until he formed a Soul Core in his dantian. He discovered that his rapidly circulating Soul Power could absorb other people’s Soul Power, leaving Bibi Dong and Shi Yi considering how the ability might work in combat.

• Shi Yi reflected on improving Soul Power by compressing it while Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum and Ghost separated the Thousand Jun Ant Emperors.
• Bibi Dong used her Sixth Soul Skill, Eternal Creation, to sever the limbs of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, and Shi Yi killed it with his carving knife.
• Shi Yi absorbed the Soul Ring as Little Ant contracted it into a golden ring, then resisted the beast’s mental pressure with Divine Slaughter's Domain and his Internal Cultivation.
• Shi Yi compressed the incoming energy until a Soul Core formed in his dantian, greatly increasing the amount and quality of his Soul Power.
• After Shi Yi woke, Bibi Dong explained that his Soul Power could drain hers, and Shi Yi tested the ability by making Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Slash dissipate through absorption.

After absorbing the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor’s Soul Ring, Shi Yi learned how Little Ant’s pulling power worked and discussed Bibi Dong’s plans for war. Spirit Hall then destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, leaving Bibi Dong to begin the Infiltration Plan.

• Shi Yi tested Little Ant’s pulling force against Zhu Zhuqing and Bibi Dong, then realized it came from the Aromatic Silk Beauty’s ability to absorb essence.
• Bibi Dong returned with Shi Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, Chrysanthemum, and Ghost, and ordered them to stay ready for the next stage of her plan.
• While Spirit Hall attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Shi Yi explained to Zhu Zhuqing why Bibi Dong considered war necessary.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived at Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and the Sword and Bone Duo and told Yu Xiaogang that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been destroyed.
• Yu Xiaogang found the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan massacred, while reports confirmed Spirit Hall had lost thousands of soldiers in both battles.
• Bibi Dong ordered Heaven Dou City Martial Soul Hall to keep a low profile and begin the Infiltration Plan, then asked Shi Yi to stay behind.

Shi Yi reconciled his position with Bibi Dong and forged a sword from Cold Heart Iron Essence while Ning Fengzhi sought an alliance with Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao. The chapter ended as Tang Yuehua deferred Ning Fengzhi’s marriage proposal to Tang San’s wishes and the room’s door suddenly opened.

• Shi Yi told Bibi Dong he accepted her major decisions, then received permission to use Spirit Hall’s workshop and forged a sword from Cold Heart Iron Essence.
• Shi Yi worked on the sword for days while Zhu Zhuqing quietly brought him food and water.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived at Moonlight Pavilion with Chen Xin and Gu Rong as Ye Lingling came to treat Tang Hao.
• After Ye Lingling treated Tang Hao, Ning Fengzhi proposed joining forces with the Clear Sky Sect through a marriage between Tang San and Ning Rongrong.
• Tang Yuehua said the alliance would depend on Tang San’s opinion, and the room’s door suddenly opened.

Tang San learned that Xiao Wu had died and became convinced Shi Yi had killed her, while Ning Fengzhi proposed an alliance through marriage. Elsewhere, Shi Yi finished forging a powerful, unfinished sword named Wujian, which Zhu Zhuqing tried to lift.

• Ning Fengzhi offered to support Tang San in establishing a sect if he married Rongrong, but Tang San refused because he loved Xiao Wu.
• Tang Hao revealed that Xiao Wu had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and told Tang San she had been killed while he was away.
• Ning Fengzhi described the scene and its lack of signs of a struggle, leading Tang San to suspect Shi Yi had killed Xiao Wu and taken her Soul Bone.
• Tang San collapsed from anger, and Ye Lingling treated him while warning that Tang Hao's sudden use of Soul Power had aggravated his old injuries.
• Tang San vowed to take revenge on Spirit Hall and Shi Yi as he left to resume his lessons with Tang Yuehua.
• Shi Yi emerged from the workshop with a heavy, unfinished sword he named Wujian, and Zhu Zhuqing tried to lift it after it broke the stone table.

Shi Yi planned a journey to Sea God Island to seek its divine trials and secure the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for his allies, gaining Bibi Dong’s permission to take Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena. The group set out for Heaven Dou City, where Shi Yi began their visit by taking the women to explore the city.

• Shi Yi decided to visit Qian Renxue and Skywater Academy before heading to Sea God Island, hoping to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and find a path to Poseidon’s trials for his companions.
• Bibi Dong agreed to the journey and ordered Shi Yi to bring Hu Liena, while warning the group to conceal their Spirit Hall affiliation on Sea God Island.
• Shi Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena departed Spirit City the next morning and reached Heaven Dou City seven days later.
• Shi Yi gave Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena veiled hats to disguise themselves, then led them into Heaven Dou City and suggested they explore before seeking Ning Fengzhi.

Shi Yi took Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing to meet Qian Renxue at the Heaven Dou palace, where Hu Liena learned that Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong’s daughter. Qian Renxue softened after seeing Hu Liena and asked how Bibi Dong treated her, while Shi Yi requested the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Salas told Shi Yi that Ning Fengzhi had moved the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into Heaven Dou City and was seeking contact with the Clear Sky Sect through Tang Yuehua.
• Shi Yi took Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing to the imperial palace, where She Long and Ci Xue recognized them and brought them to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue recognized Hu Liena and reacted coldly, but Shi Yi spoke with her privately and asked for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Qian Renxue introduced herself to Zhu Zhuqing by her real name and asked Hu Liena whether Bibi Dong was well and how she treated her.
• Hu Liena said Bibi Dong treated her like a daughter, and Qian Renxue murmured that Bibi Dong no longer needed a daughter like her.

Shi Yi left Heaven Dou with Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena after advising Qian Renxue to seek answers about Bibi Dong herself, while Qian Renxue ordered her plan to seize the throne accelerated. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong withdrawn and neglecting her meals as the New Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect faced pressure from Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renxue questioned Hu Liena and Shi Yi about Bibi Dong, and Shi Yi urged her to grow strong enough to uncover the truth herself.
• She Long brought Qian Renxue the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which she handed to Shi Yi before he departed with Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena.
• Shi Yi explained to Zhu Zhuqing why he had not spoken up for Hu Liena and why he would not pursue her unless she chose him firmly.
• After Shi Yi and his companions left Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue ordered She Long to accelerate her plan to ascend the throne.
• Ning Rongrong remained withdrawn and forgot to eat after Ning Fengzhi told her he intended to arrange her marriage, while Chen Xin and Gu Rong watched over her.

Shi Yi traveled to Skywater City to find Shui Bing'er before heading to Sea God Island, while Hu Liena questioned Zhu Zhuqing about his relationships. After reuniting with Shui Bing'er and apologizing for their five years apart, Shi Yi asked her to leave with him and travel to the sea to cultivate.

• Shi Yi brought Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena to Skywater City and went alone to seek Shui Bing'er at Tianshui Academy.
• Hu Liena asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she truly liked Shi Yi, and Zhu Zhuqing explained why she trusted his choices and accepted his feelings for Shui Bing'er.
• Shi Yi entered Tianshui Academy by climbing over a wall, learned that Shui Bing'er taught there, and found her room using his Mental Power.
• Shui Bing'er opened the door, confronted Shi Yi over his five-year absence, and asked him to explain what he had been doing.
• Shi Yi told Shui Bing'er about the City of Slaughter and asked her to leave with him; after they reconciled, he proposed traveling to the sea to cultivate.

Shi Yi gave Shui Bing'er the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which selected her for a trial and left her exhausted but with improved Mental Power. After she recovered, he brought her to meet Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena before planning their journey to Vast Sea City.

• Shi Yi gave Shui Bing'er the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and its power chose her after reacting to the Asura mark between Shi Yi's brows.
• Shui Bing'er fainted as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud bonded with her, and Shi Yi healed her forehead with his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.
• Shui Bing'er awakened with improved Mental Power, agreed to leave with Shi Yi, and asked him to meet her mother before they departed.
• Shi Yi brought Shui Bing'er to the hotel, where he introduced her to Hu Liena and reunited her with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Shi Yi told the group they would head toward Vast Sea City after he met Shui Bing'er's mother, while Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Hu Liena's feelings for him.
• Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing encouraged Shi Yi to consider accepting Hu Liena, but he felt less interested as he recognized their support was meant for his benefit.