Chapter Summaries

After healing his injuries, Zhao Xuan met with Tang Xiaotian, who asked about Tang Hao’s condition and proposed that the Clear Sky Sect join the allied army. Zhao Xuan welcomed the proposal, leaving the sect poised to enter the war against Spirit Hall.

• After Spirit Hall’s forces withdrew, Yanbo City’s residents returned to their daily lives while Zhao Xuan treated his injuries in the City Lord’s Manor.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple summoned Zhao Xuan to meet Tang Xiaotian in the eastern wing.
• Tang Xiaotian asked Zhao Xuan about Tang Hao, and Zhao Xuan warned that Tang Hao’s old injuries and damaged meridians left him in very poor condition.
• Tang Xiaotian explained that he wanted the Clear Sky Sect to emerge from seclusion and saw the battle as an opportunity for revenge against Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xiaotian asked whether Zhao Xuan would accept the Clear Sky Sect joining the allied army, and Zhao Xuan welcomed them.

After several kingdoms and duchies pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall, Zhao Xuan helped the Heaven Dou allied forces withdraw from Yanbo City and secure the empire’s border passes. Back in Heaven Dou City, he learned that the Tang Sect had expanded its operations and uncovered multiple spies, leaving him to warn its leaders to protect their secrets and punish infiltrators.

• A messenger reported that several kingdoms and duchies had publicly pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall, and Zhao Xuan learned that Spirit Hall had contacted them.
• Zhao Xuan argued that the Heaven Dou forces should abandon Yanbo City because their supply lines and army risked being trapped; Elder Marshal Ge Yuan supported his proposal.
• The Heaven Dou allied forces withdrew into the empire and captured border passes, while the fighting did not resume.
• Zhao Xuan returned to Heaven Dou City and heard Yang Wudi report that the Tang Sect had established an herb garden, found mineral deposits, and armed twelve hundred disciples.
• Yang Wudi revealed that the Tang Sect had caught spies, including eight from Spirit Hall, and Zhao Xuan ordered the sect to punish infiltrators severely and keep core secrets protected.

Zhao Xuan asked Lou Gao to build a gunpowder-propelled firearm and instructed him to add a self-destruct mechanism to protect its design. As Zhao Xuan wondered about Tang San and the others and suspected Bibi Dong was colluding with the Evil Gods, a Tang Sect disciple delivered him a letter from the palace.

• Zhao Xuan showed Lou Gao a firearm blueprint and asked whether the design was feasible.
• Lou Gao judged that the firearm could be made within three days and might be easier to produce in quantity than the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Zhao Xuan told Lou Gao to complicate the design and add a self-destruct mechanism to protect the technology.
• After Lou Gao left, Zhao Xuan wondered how Tang San and the others were faring and suspected Bibi Dong was colluding with the Evil Gods.
• A Tang Sect disciple delivered Zhao Xuan a letter from the palace, and Zhao Xuan sighed that another matter had come up.

After receiving a troubling report, Zhao Xuan returned to the City of Slaughter and found its entrance and surrounding town in ruins. He discovered the secret realm was nearly empty and the King of Slaughter’s palace had been destroyed, but the cause remained unknown.

• Zhao Xuan received a letter from a Tang Sect disciple, read it, and hurried to the imperial palace.
• Zhao Xuan traveled to the ruined settlement concealing the City of Slaughter and found the tavern replaced by a vast pit of lava.
• Zhao Xuan found the entrance beneath the lava, crossed into the secret realm, and suspected someone had sealed the gateway.
• Zhao Xuan reached the empty outer city and saw that buildings were crushed and burned, with much of the wall to the inner city collapsed.
• Zhao Xuan noticed that the King of Slaughter’s palace had been attacked and considered whether Tang San’s Snow Swan Kiss had caused the destruction.
• Zhao Xuan arrived at the palace and stared into the bottomless abyss before it, overcome by a chilling sense of dread.

Zhao Xuan discovered an enormous eight-headed Giant Snake in the abyss beneath the ruined City of Slaughter, which attacked him with its tail and lava fireballs. After dodging the attack with his Third Soul Skill, Zhao Xuan prepared a lightning arrow to strike back.

• Zhao Xuan probed the abyss with divine lightning and glimpsed a colossal black-scaled creature at its bottom.
• The Slaughter Secret Realm shook, and the Giant Snake emerged from the abyss with eight heads.
• The Giant Snake spoke to Zhao Xuan, then attacked him with its tail and destroyed more of the City of Slaughter.
• The Giant Snake launched eight lava fireballs, and Zhao Xuan used his Third Soul Skill to evade them.
• Zhao Xuan drew his Lightning Longbow and fired a lightning arrow at the Giant Snake.

Zhao Xuan fought a Giant Snake that revealed itself as a Beast God and engulfed him in darkness. As his consciousness began to fade, a pure ray of light appeared within his Sea of Consciousness.

• The Giant Snake armored itself with rock and attacked Zhao Xuan with slicing wind and a mental assault, but he recovered and blocked its tail.
• Zhao Xuan recognized the Giant Snake as a Beast God, which confirmed that humans knew of such beings.
• The Beast God swallowed Zhao Xuan in darkness, cutting off his senses and striking at him with its tail.
• Zhao Xuan bit his tongue to stay conscious and dodged a tail strike by instinct, but his awareness continued to weaken.
• A pure ray of light appeared within Zhao Xuan's Sea of Consciousness.

Zhao Xuan fought the Giant Snake in the darkness of the Killing God Mystic Realm, using the World Cleansing White Lotus and his abilities to resist its powers and wound it. After the Giant Snake unleashed a barrage of attacks, Zhao Xuan turned them aside and fled toward the exit.

• The World Cleansing White Lotus repelled the darkness and protected Zhao Xuan from the Giant Snake’s attack.
• Zhao Xuan used his First Soul Skill to stop the Giant Snake, but it revealed control over space and trapped him.
• Zhao Xuan broke free by unleashing his Demon God True Body as lava erupted beneath him.
• Zhao Xuan used Telecommunication Fraud to appear behind the Giant Snake and pierce its rocky armor with blood-gold lightning.
• The Giant Snake struck Zhao Xuan into a mountain wall, then attacked with wind, spatial currents, and extreme cold.
• Zhao Xuan used Can't Connect, Dominator, and Telecommunication Fraud to redirect the assault and rush toward the exit.

Zhao Xuan fled through Hell Road while the Giant Snake grew stronger and repeatedly attacked him. He escaped through the Killing God Mystic Realm’s exit, but the Giant Snake was stopped by Asura’s chains.

• Zhao Xuan raced toward the exit as his Data Body drained his life force, while the Giant Snake pursued and wounded him with frost spears.
• The Giant Snake absorbed blood energy from the lava and grew stronger, then used Space Power to trap Zhao Xuan near the exit.
• Zhao Xuan struck the Giant Snake with the Sword Dao and Staff Dao manifestations from his Sea of Consciousness, escaped its restraint, and continued toward the exit.
• When lava blocked his path, Zhao Xuan plunged into it, endured the heat with his lightning armor and Data Body, and was swallowed by the Giant Snake’s attack.
• Zhao Xuan burst from the lava and entered the exit, while blood-gold runic chains sealed it and the Giant Snake cried out, “Asura!!!”

After escaping the Secret Realm of the Slaughter God, Zhao Xuan woke in a desert oasis and used its life energy to mend his devastating injuries. He suspected the Rakshasa God had helped destroy the City of Slaughter to free the sealed Beast God, and feared that failing rules could let it escape.

• Zhao Xuan passed through the light gate, heard a furious roar from the Secret Realm of the Slaughter God, and collapsed unconscious in an oasis.
• Zhao Xuan woke to find an eagle had left a sticky substance on his face, then washed himself in the oasis spring.
• Zhao Xuan examined his grave injuries and used his Life Domain to draw life energy from the plants, stopping before he drained them completely.
• Zhao Xuan wondered why the Beast God had been sealed in the realm and realized its blood-filled slaughter might have nourished it.
• Zhao Xuan suspected the Rakshasa God had destroyed the City of Slaughter to free the Beast God and feared it could escape as the realm's rules failed.

Zhao Xuan returned to Heaven Dou City after surviving the Giant Snake and told Flender and Zhao Wuji about the deities and the events at the City of Slaughter. He left the report to Flender and planned to find a place to recover.

• Zhao Xuan worried that the Giant Snake might grow stronger and returned from the frontier to Heaven Dou City.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji questioned Zhao Xuan about his bald head when he arrived at Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Xuan recounted the history of the deities and what had happened at the City of Slaughter.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji were stunned by Zhao Xuan's revelation, and Flender encouraged him to keep fighting.
• Zhao Xuan asked Flender to report on the City of Slaughter to Xue Ye after his return, then set off to recover.

Zhao Xuan reunited with his parents in Flower Valley and told them about the turmoil outside. Mu Qin urged him to stay in the hidden realm, but Zhao Shi explained that Zhao Xuan’s responsibilities to the Heaven Dou Empire kept him from leaving, and Mu Qin remained worried about his safety.

• Granny Flower welcomed Zhao Xuan and led him through Flower Valley, where she pointed out the home his parents had built.
• Zhao Xuan greeted Zhao Shi and Mu Qin, and their emotional reunion was interrupted when they teased him about his bald head.
• Zhao Shi served tea and pressed Zhao Xuan to explain what was happening in the outside world.
• Zhao Xuan gave his parents a softened account of the dangers beyond Flower Valley.
• Mu Qin asked Zhao Xuan to move into Flower Valley, but Zhao Shi said his role in the Heaven Dou Empire made that impossible.
• Mu Qin reflected on how Zhao Xuan’s growing strength had brought greater responsibilities and continued to worry about him.

Zhao Xuan visited the Sacred Tree in Flower Valley to seek a way to heal his injuries, and the Sacred Tree discovered that his Divine Body had been damaged. After Zhao Xuan revealed that he had fought the Abyss Master in the Asura God's inheritance grounds, the Sacred Tree confirmed it knew of the Beast God and said it could help treat him.

• Zhao Xuan left Zhao Shi and Mu Qin while Mu Qin prepared a meal, and went to visit the Sacred Tree.
• Mu Yuan noticed that Zhao Xuan was in poor health, and the Sacred Tree examined him with its Spiritual Power.
• The Sacred Tree discovered that Zhao Xuan had Divine Blood and Divine Bones, and said his Divine Body had been damaged so the life energy in his body could not merge with him.
• Zhao Xuan told the Sacred Tree that he had fought a weakened Beast God, and the Sacred Tree identified it as the Abyss Master.
• Zhao Xuan confirmed he had encountered the Abyss Master in the Asura God's inheritance grounds, and the Sacred Tree said it could help treat his injuries.

The Sacred Tree explained that Flower Valley had been formed from the Goddess of Wisdom’s severed palm bones and revealed that a divine artifact there could heal Zhao Xuan’s injured Divine Body. Granny Flower led Zhao Xuan into a forbidden area to find it, while Mu Yuan questioned the Sacred Tree about its motives and then stayed beneath it.

• The Sacred Tree told Zhao Xuan and Mu Yuan that Flower Valley had been created from the Goddess of Wisdom’s palm bones after she was injured in the war between human deities and Beast Deities.
• The Sacred Tree explained that the Goddess of Wisdom had recovered from her injuries using a special method and that a divine artifact in Flower Valley could treat Zhao Xuan’s Divine Body.
• Granny Flower arrived and led Zhao Xuan toward the depths of the forest to find the artifact.
• Mu Yuan asked the Sacred Tree why it was helping Zhao Xuan, and the Sacred Tree said it owed him a debt and feared the calamity threatening the mortal world.
• Mu Yuan sat beneath the Sacred Tree as Zhao Xuan and Granny Flower reached a forbidden area in Flower Valley.

Zhao Xuan touched the Goddess of Wisdom’s Divine Blood, activating a signal that reached the goddess in a distant land. He learned about Divine Seats and the Spring of Life, then wondered whether the pool was the goddess’s bathwater.

• Granny Flower showed Zhao Xuan the Spring of Life and the Goddess of Wisdom’s Divine Blood in Flower Valley’s forbidden grounds.
• Zhao Xuan touched the Divine Blood with his divine sense, causing it to shine and send information into the void.
• The Goddess of Wisdom received the signal and wondered who had triggered her inheritance, but dismissed the possibility of choosing Zhao Xuan because he already had a god’s aura.
• Granny Flower explained that the glowing Divine Blood was an inheritance item, while the Sacred Tree said a Divine Seat let its bearer transcend mortal limits.
• The Sacred Tree told Zhao Xuan to soak in the Spring of Life, and Zhao Xuan wondered if it was the Goddess’s bathwater before asking whether she had been beautiful.

Zhao Xuan spent half a year healing in the Spring of Life, restoring his Divine Body and growing stronger, then learned that Spirit Hall had driven the Heaven Dou Empire back to its final defenses. He left the chapter weighing his chances against the Abyss Master while Ling Yun Pass faced imminent danger.

• Zhao Xuan entered the Spring of Life and used its life force to heal his injuries and strengthen himself.
• After half a year, Zhao Xuan repaired his final injury, reached physical level ninety-eight, and increased his divine sense and Soul Power.
• Zhao Xuan used his Second Spirit to calculate his chances against the Abyss Master and found that they remained below thirty percent.
• Mu Yuan reported that Spirit Hall had taken Heaven Gate Pass and was threatening Ling Yun Pass while the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire retreated.
• Zhao Xuan realized the Heaven Dou Empire might soon have to fall back to Jialing Pass, its last gateway.

After learning that Spirit Hall had taken Heaven Gate Pass and was threatening Ling Yun Pass, Zhao Xuan left seclusion to join the war. Flower Valley sent Hua Ying and its powerful experts to help him, and Zhao Xuan led the gathered forces out of the secret realm to confront Spirit Hall.

• Zhao Xuan learned that Bibi Dong had founded the Spirit Hall Empire and that Ling Yun Pass might soon fall to her army.
• Zhao Xuan decided to leave seclusion with the Soul Emperor-level and stronger members of the valley.
• The Sacred Tree introduced Hua Ying and twelve Soul Douluos, who offered to join Zhao Xuan after Hua Ying revealed that she had inherited the former Valley Lords' cultivation.
• Zhao Xuan accepted Flower Valley's help and said farewell to Zhao Shi and Mu Qin.
• Mu Yuan gathered fifty-eight remaining Ascetic Hall disciples, and Zhao Xuan led them out of the secret realm toward the war.

At Ling Yun Pass, Grandmaster and Marshal Gelong watched Spirit Hall’s forces assemble after months of surrounding the fortress, while worrying about the absence of Zhao Xuan. Spirit Hall prepared an assault with Elephant Armored Sect disciples carrying iron shields to counter the Tang Sect’s weapons, leaving the defenders expecting a difficult battle.

• Grandmaster and Marshal Gelong discussed Spirit Hall’s prolonged encirclement and lamented that Zhao Xuan had been gone for half a year.
• A distant boom sounded behind Ling Yun Pass, and Marshal Gelong ordered an investigation.
• Grandmaster saw Spirit Hall’s forces assembling and summoned the other Titled Douluo to the wall.
• Grandmaster and Marshal Gelong recognized that Elephant Armored Sect disciples were carrying iron shields to blunt the Tang Sect’s crossbows and firearms.
• Yang Wudi judged that Ling Yun Pass’s rugged terrain would make the Tang Sect’s weapons and ambushes difficult to use effectively.
• Marshal Gelong ordered every unit in the city to prepare for combat and a possible sortie.

Spirit Hall attacked Ling Yun Pass with a shielded army, but Tang Sect traps and weapons inflicted heavy casualties before the battle became a deadlock. Bibi Dong sent Titled Douluo into the fight, and two more arrived to reinforce them as Bone Douluo and the others struggled to hold on.

• Spirit Hall advanced toward Ling Yun Pass behind massive steel shields while Yang Wudi and Grandmaster waited for the troops to reach the hidden traps.
• Earth Gushing Golden Lotus mechanisms fired poisoned needles into the advancing army, and Ge Long ordered the defenders to shoot as Spirit Hall's forces charged the pass.
• Heaven Dou cavalry rode out from the gates to attack the fallen troops while Soul Masters fought to keep Spirit Hall from scaling the walls.
• Bibi Dong sent several Titled Douluo to Ling Yun Pass, and Bone Douluo and the others flew out to intercept them.
• Two more Titled Douluo joined the fight, leaving Bone Douluo and his allies outnumbered, when a familiar voice told them to hold their opponents off.

Zhao Xuan and Mu Yuan arrived at Ling Yun Pass as the Heaven Dou side struggled against Spirit Hall, and Mu Yuan restored the allied Titled Douluo with his Life Domain. Bibi Dong confronted Zhao Xuan in her Death Spider Emperor form, revealing strength near level ninety-nine as their battle began.

• Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo drove Bone Douluo back, while Jade Lord Douluo continued fighting Thousand Eyes Douluo.
• Mu Yuan released his Life Domain and replenished the Heaven Dou side's Titled Douluo, prompting relief among them and anger from Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong spread her Purple-Winged Spider Emperor wings and tried to charge at Mu Yuan, but Zhao Xuan restrained her with lightning and spatial force.
• Bibi Dong transformed into the Death Spider Emperor and attacked Zhao Xuan with spider silk, which he blocked with a net of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
• Zhao Xuan realized Bibi Dong's strength had reached level ninety-nine and faced her as she closed in.

Zhao Xuan battled Bibi Dong at Spirit Hall's main camp, where they exchanged soul skills and tested each other's strength. Bibi Dong's clone destroyed Zhao Xuan's Illusionary Body, while her armored main body prepared to fight him at close range.

• Bibi Dong struck first, but Zhao Xuan used his Second Soul Skill to block her Soul Power and force her to retreat.
• Bibi Dong fired poisonous webs and slashed at Zhao Xuan with her spider legs, but he cut through the webs and countered with a powerful palm strike.
• Zhao Xuan discovered that Bibi Dong possessed divine sense, and she used it to conceal her position before attacking from above.
• Zhao Xuan noticed a second Death Spider Emperor and summoned an Illusionary Body to fight the clone while he faced Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong activated Thorn Spider Armor and transformed her hands into scythes, while her Death Spider Emperor tore apart Zhao Xuan's Illusionary Body and charged at him.