Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen instantly killed Zhao Hu and drove off Pride Sun Martial Hall’s attackers, but Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Mei then targeted Su Yingxue and revealed a blood-draining evil art. Lu Chen shielded Su Yingxue and suspected the pair had killed more than thirty people the previous night.

• Lu Chen used the Azure Wave Art and his talents to crush Zhao Hu’s Tiger Baleful Intent: Thunderbolt Fist and slam him into the ground.
• The remaining Pride Sun Martial Hall fighters fled, while Chen Baisha and Guo Feng stopped in shock.
• Su Yingxue urged Lu Chen to kill Zhao Hu, but Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Mei tried to seize her.
• Lu Chen crushed Zhao Hu, disrupted Senior Sister Mei’s attack, and blocked Senior Brother Zhang’s blood-red palm before retreating to protect Su Yingxue.
• Senior Brother Zhang offered to spare Lu Chen in exchange for his secret, and Lu Chen accused him and Senior Sister Mei of draining the blood of more than thirty people.

Lu Chen defeated Lin Yun by raising his cultivation with Merit Points, then killed the villagers who had persecuted Shanzi and looted Lin Yun’s belongings. Su Yingxue reached the chaotic County Office and found Lu Chen still there, just as he emerged from Lin Yun’s room with a smile.

• Lu Chen and Lin Yun exchanged blows, and Lin Yun realized Lu Chen had perfected an entry-level martial art.
• Lin Yun activated Azure Moon Blood Ignition, so Lu Chen spent 250 Merit Points to raise the Azure Wave Art and break through to the Fourth Rank.
• Lu Chen used Lone Boat Moon Slash to disarm and split Lin Yun in two, earning 130 Merit Points.
• Lu Chen killed more than ten villagers who had held grudges against him and Shanzi, then searched the battlefield and found Lin Yun’s scarlet flexible sword.
• Su Yingxue arrived at the County Office and asked why Lu Chen had not left; Lu Chen emerged from Lin Yun’s room, pleased with what he had found.

Lu Chen ambushed Lin Mingyuan’s carriage and fought Lin Mingyuan and Protector Li, revealing strength enough to overpower both men. The chapter left Protector Li dying from Lu Chen’s Blood Shadow Swordplay as Lin Mingyuan remained in the fight.

• Lu Chen split Lin Mingyuan’s carriage with a slash and discovered Lin Mingyuan and Protector Li inside.
• Protector Li killed the fleeing driver, while Lu Chen identified him as a Fifth Rank expert.
• Lin Mingyuan attacked Lu Chen, but Lu Chen’s powerful blade strike and electric current sent him staggering back injured.
• Protector Li attacked Lu Chen from behind, but Lu Chen countered with perfected Blood Shadow Swordplay.
• Lu Chen pierced Protector Li with repeated sword strikes, leaving him mortally wounded as he began to speak.

Lu Chen entered a rain-soaked inn crowded with Jianghu fighters and killed the Four Tigers of Huainan after they threatened him. The Pacification Bureau then confronted him, and Yu Tianli threatened to exterminate Azure Wave Martial Hall unless Lu Chen surrendered, leaving Lu Chen poised to defy him.

• Lu Chen sat among the Jianghu guests and learned that they had surrounded Liu Jinglan and a woman, whom Liu Jinglan refused to surrender.
• The Four Tigers of Huainan arrived and threatened Lu Chen, so he killed all four and earned 400 Merit Points.
• The Pacification Bureau entered the inn and identified Lu Chen as Heartless Blade Lu Chen, the newly ranked Ninetieth-First on the Qilin Ranking.
• Liu Jinglan asked Yu Tianli for help, but Yu Tianli ignored him and demanded that Lu Chen surrender, threatening to exterminate everyone in Azure Wave Martial Hall.
• Lu Chen asked Yu Tianli whether he had a son or daughter, and Yu Tianli realized that Lu Chen was challenging his threat.

Lu Chen defeated the Pacification Bureau’s seven-man formation, killed five guards, and escaped with two unconscious survivors. He tortured the captives until one revealed the bureau’s martial arts, which appeared on Lu Chen’s panel.

• Lu Chen used his Thunderbolt King talent to overwhelm the Big Dipper Constellation Formation, knocking two guards unconscious and killing the other five.
• Lu Chen searched the bodies, took the two unconscious guards, and fled as reinforcements converged under a chief who ordered an encircling search and summoned Zhang Qian with the Heavenly Silk Gu.
• Lu Chen hid in a mountain hollow, sealed the captives’ acupoints, crushed their shoulder bones, and gouged out their eyes to punish them for threatening his family and Azure Wave Martial Hall.
• Lu Chen forced one guard to recite his martial arts by threatening further torture and slicing off his ear.
• Lu Chen learned the Righteous Heaven Art, Cyclone Blade, Severing Sky Finger, and Big Dipper Constellation Formation, and the three martial arts appeared on his panel.

Lu Chen killed the attackers who boarded the tower ship to seize Cui Qingqing, then defeated Luo Changqing with a single saber strike. Yan Henge remained facing Lu Chen as Luo Changqing lay unconscious on the deck.

• Luo Changqing and Yan Henge confronted each other on the tower ship while their fighters prepared to capture Cui Qingqing.
• Yan Henge's men boarded the ship, and Lu Chen stepped forward to protect Cui Qingqing.
• Lu Chen killed the attackers with a single slash, then cut down Zhu Er and Zhao San as they tried to flee.
• Luo Changqing challenged Lu Chen, but Lu Chen struck him down and left him unconscious.
• Lu Chen turned his attention to Yan Henge, who reacted with shock at the speed of his saber.

Lu Chen slaughtered Wu Tianli’s thugs and confronted Wu Tianli, Wu Yue'e, and Zhao Yuesheng after they tried to flee and falsely accuse him. He killed Wu Tianli and beat Wu Yue'e, then approached the injured Zhao Yuesheng as Zhao threatened to have his family killed.

• Lu Chen killed several of Wu Tianli’s thugs, revealing that he had become a Martial Artist and earning Merit Points.
• Young Master Zhao intercepted Lu Chen in the rear courtyard, while Wu Yue'e falsely accused Lu Chen of theft and peeping at her.
• Lu Chen used Crimson Sand Palm to shatter Young Master Zhao’s arm and sent Wu Tianli and Wu Yue'e crashing to the ground as they tried to escape.
• Lu Chen killed Wu Tianli and earned twenty Merit Points, then beat Wu Yue'e until she admitted her accusations were false.
• Zhao Yuesheng threatened Lu Chen’s family, and Lu Chen laughed as he dragged Wu Yue'e toward him.

Lu Chen escorted tens of thousands of refugees to Qingyuan City, where Magistrate Yang Wanfeng refused to open the gates. Lu Chen revealed Level Two Sword Intent and forced Yang to admit the refugees, earning Merit Points.

• Zhao Wen-yuan learned that Qingyuan City had sealed its gates against the refugees and hurried the procession there.
• Yang Wanfeng refused Zhao Wen-yuan's demands to open the gates, claiming Blood Offering Sect spies might be among the refugees.
• Lu Chen walked toward the city with Han Wu-bing and Shangguan Xue'er following, and Yang Wanfeng threatened to have archers fire.
• Lu Chen's Level Two Sword Intent lifted the arrows and weapons into the air, terrifying the soldiers on the walls.
• Yang Wanfeng ordered the gates opened, allowing the refugees into Qingyuan City, and Lu Chen received Merit Points.

Lu Chen faced Zhao Black Tiger’s attack on the Wang Family after Daoist Qingxuan withdrew, then unleashed his blade technique against the Black Tiger Gang’s experts. He killed the six charging Ninth Rank experts, leaving Zhao Black Tiger as the remaining threat.

• Daoist Qingxuan demanded access to the Wang Family’s Sword Tablet, then took the seat of honor and mocked Lu Chen, who warned him to stop talking.
• Zhao Black Tiger arrived with six other Ninth Rank experts and threatened to kill everyone in the Wang Family hall.
• Daoist Qingxuan tried to negotiate, but fled after learning Zhao Black Tiger was a late Ninth Rank expert.
• Zhao Black Tiger ordered his men to kill everyone, and Lu Chen sprang forward with his blade drawn.
• Lu Chen used Heart Shatter from the Seven Styles of Divine Extinction to overwhelm and kill the six Ninth Rank experts charging into the hall.

Lu Chen revealed that he had reached the sixth level of the Physical Body Hidden Realm and hurried to Boulderstone City to confront Ye Gubai, who had not answered his challenge. Before Lu Chen could deal with that problem, several top Qilin Rankings fighters surrounded him, and he struck Yan Guixue as the chapter ended.

• Lu Chen broke through three Physical Body Hidden Realm stages, reaching the sixth level, and learned that Ye Gubai was a fifth-level cultivator with the Crimson Sun Saint Physique.
• Lu Chen left with Cui Hu for Boulderstone City, while Huangfu Yun and the Huangfu Family's Dao Protector followed.
• After arriving in the city, Lu Chen learned from Wu Yulan that Ye Gubai still had not accepted his challenge and threatened her to make him respond.
• Yan Guixue confronted Lu Chen and demanded that he break his own leg, while Luo Jinghong, Chu Jianghe, Song Manyu, and other Qilin Rankings fighters gathered nearby.
• Lu Chen attacked Yan Guixue with a palm strike before drawing his blade or sword.

Lu Chen severely injured Yan Guixue and Luo Jinghong with his overwhelming cultivation, then drew his saber against the remaining Qilin Rankings experts. As Liu Qianqiu arrived in a black carriage and launched a sword strike to stop him, Lu Chen's blade shattered it and continued toward the gathered geniuses.

• Lu Chen struck Yan Guixue, shattering his bones and meridians and leaving him severely injured.
• Lu Chen froze the area and warned the Qilin Rankings experts that none of them would escape.
• Luo Jinghong tried to placate Lu Chen, but Lu Chen crushed his metal-powered attack and knocked him unconscious with a slap.
• A black carriage arrived, and the remaining Qilin Rankings experts rushed to Liu Qianqiu for help.
• Lu Chen drew his saber, and his blade light shattered the sword strike that flew from Liu Qianqiu's carriage before sweeping toward the experts.

Lu Chen challenged Ye Gubai and protected spectators from the heat of Ye Gubai’s flames before striking him with his blade and sword. Lu Chen unleashed Tenfold Combat Power, leaving Ye Gubai terrified by the strength of his opponent.

• Ye Gubai arrived on the city wall and taunted Lu Chen, promising to destroy his Dao heart.
• Ye Gubai released golden flames that scorched people around the wall, and Lu Chen shielded them with a domain of frost, earning 2500 Merit Points.
• Ye Gubai charged with his treasured sword, but Lu Chen trapped him with Sky Imprisonment and followed with the Soul Burial stance, making Ye Gubai cough blood.
• Lu Chen pursued Ye Gubai and unleashed Tenfold Combat Power, revealing an aura that made Ye Gubai fearfully realize the gap between them.

Lu Chen defeated Feng Xiaotian with his sword and Precious Blade, then focused on deducing the Nameless Divine Stele while the Blade World and Sword Realm arranged a contest for it. The Third Generation Ancestor chose Lu Chen to fight for the Sword Realm, and the chapter ended as the Tyrant Blade appeared while Lu Chen remained absorbed in the deduction.

• Lu Chen charged up the hillside and defeated Feng Xiaotian, earning Merit Points and obtaining the perfected Demon Cry Swordplay.
• The experts recognized Lu Chen as the Blade Emperor and argued over which side he belonged to as he began deducing the Nameless Divine Stele.
• Blade Venerable Li Wuji tested Lu Chen with Blade Qi, but Lu Chen cut it apart with his sword; the Third Generation Ancestor stopped Li Wuji from attacking again.
• The Third Generation Ancestor agreed that Lu Chen would fight for the Sword Realm in a best-of-three contest, using only his sword.
• The Blade World sent out the Tyrant Blade, but Lu Chen continued focusing on his ongoing deduction as it neared completion.

Lu Chen entered the Heavenly Gate valley, where a group of young cultivators planned to exclude him from the Celestial Pool and threatened to cut off his thigh. He answered Xu Cheng’s threat by severing both her legs and challenged the others to identify themselves.

• Breeze Swordmaster told Lu Chen that Great Yu’s internal divisions had cost it control of ancient ruins and hinted that the Sky Sword Sect was burdened by a secret involving the Otherlands.
• Breeze Swordmaster warned Lu Chen that the factions gathered at the Heavenly Gate would try to keep him from the Celestial Pool, then sent him into the valley to await the light gate.
• Inside, Xu Cheng, Chu Yunlan, and their allies discussed excluding Lu Chen and cutting off his thigh when he arrived.
• Xu Cheng mocked Lu Chen and threatened him, but Lu Chen swiftly severed both her legs with his blade.
• Lu Chen told the others he had returned Xu Cheng’s threat twofold and demanded that anyone else who had threatened him step forward.

Lu Chen’s rise to the Human Rankings alarmed Great Yu’s major powers, while Dugu Wudi learned of his disciple’s achievement. Dugu Wudi told Qing Lian that Lu Chen had surpassed even him, leaving her confidence shattered.

• Great Yu’s major powers feared that Lu Chen’s rapid rise would disrupt the balance of power and began plotting in secret.
• Dugu Wudi returned to the Sky Sword Sect after fighting the Fiery Demon King and worried that the seal and the world’s stability were failing.
• Zhao Jiuxiao contacted Dugu Wudi and told him that Lu Chen had defeated Duan Xin and reached sixty-eighth place on the Human Rankings.
• Dugu Wudi confirmed that Lu Chen would attend the Heaven Gate Baptism and said Qingfeng would escort him.
• Qing Lian asked Dugu Wudi to arrange a rematch with Lu Chen, but Dugu Wudi told her Lu Chen had reached the Human Rankings and that even he could not compare with his disciple.

Lu Chen absorbed the Celestial Pool’s essence and advanced from the third to the eighth level of True Qi, then learned that the Ye Family, the Sword Sect, and other factions had ambushed him and Breeze Swordmaster. He killed Bai Wuxia and the others who had helped lure him out, then rushed to find his senior brother as Breeze Swordmaster’s fate remained unknown.

• Breeze Swordmaster fought a group of hidden-family experts, including three men allied with Otherworlders, after they claimed Dugu Wudi was surrounded and Lu Chen had been crippled.
• Lu Chen finished absorbing the Celestial Pool’s essence, reaching the eighth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm after advancing five minor realms.
• Lu Chen received Breeze Swordmaster’s warning about the ambush, but his replies to Breeze Swordmaster and Dugu Wudi received no answer.
• Lu Chen seized Bai Wuxia, learned that the Ye Family and the Sword Sect had enlisted fourteen reclusive families and sects, and killed Bai Wuxia and the others with his Sword Qi.
• Lu Chen left to reach the outside world, while Zhao Hong and Zhao Gang discovered that less than one-tenth of the Celestial Pool’s essence remained; Zhao Gang went out to investigate.

Master Yun Kong and the Heaven Rankings experts attacked the Sky Sword Sect to seize its Dao Fruit, believing Dugu Wudi was refining it. After Yun Kong shattered the sect’s formation at the cost of his Closed-Mouth Zen, Lu Chen struck him with the Founding Ancestor’s body, then turned to face the other experts.

• The Sword Sect's Sect Master told Master Yun Kong that Dugu Wudi had the Dao Fruit and was likely refining it inside the Sky Sword Sect.
• Northern Barbarian experts arrived, and Master Yun Kong led the assembled Heaven Rankings figures toward the sect while claiming he would dissolve the Dao Fruit.
• The Sky Sword Sect’s mountain-guarding formation trapped the intruders, but Master Yun Kong broke most of it by using his Closed-Mouth Zen Divine Art.
• Zhao Xuantian explained that Yun Kong could use the art only once, so Lu Chen controlled the Founding Ancestor’s body and struck Yun Kong, sending him flying.
• The other Heaven Rankings experts emerged from the shattered formation and charged at the Founding Ancestor’s body, so Lu Chen rushed toward the weakest among them.

Lu Chen defeated the Third Generation Ancestor’s sword disciples in successive tests, first disarming one swordsman and then breaking Zhou Yuan’s confidence without fully drawing his sword. When Lu Chen challenged the disciples to attack together, they unleashed their ultimate techniques, and he answered with the third form of Sword Draw Slay Heavens Art.

• Lu Chen disarmed the great-sword wielder in one exchange and earned Merit Points, prompting the Third Generation Ancestor to ask about his Sword Intent.
• The Third Generation Ancestor sent Zhou Yuan to test Lu Chen, but Zhou Yuan’s attacks repeatedly stalled against Lu Chen’s partially drawn sword, leaving Zhou Yuan’s Dao heart shaken.
• The Third Generation Ancestor restored Zhou Yuan’s resolve and prepared to send another disciple, but Lu Chen demanded that they all attack him together.
• Dugu Wudi challenged Li Wangshu to show the sword arts he claimed to have preserved, while Daoist Qingyuan volunteered to face Lu Chen.
• The Third Generation Ancestor ordered Daoist Qingyuan and the other disciples to attack together, and they unleashed the Five Signs of Decay Sword and numerous other techniques.
• Lu Chen fully drew his flexible sword and used Sword Draw Slay Heavens Art’s third form, See Mountain, Still Mountain, shattering the black vortex and the incoming sword arts.

Lu Chen defeated Daoist Qingyuan and the other sword experts, then received the Sword World Key from the Third Generation Ancestor and entered the Sword Realm. After defeating a puppet there and gaining a swordsmanship inheritance, he encountered a purple skeleton that hurriedly declared it meant no harm.

• Lu Chen defeated twenty-four sword experts with the Sword Draw Slay Heavens Art, shattering their confidence and earning Merit Points.
• Dugu Wudi taunted the Third Generation Ancestor, who gave Lu Chen the Sword World Key and explained that the Sword World contained the souls and inheritances of deceased sword masters.
• Lu Chen entered the Sword Realm while Dugu Wudi remained behind to guard the Sky Sword Sect.
• A wooden puppet attacked Lu Chen, but he destroyed its Dharma body and obtained the perfected Flowing Light Sword Sutra from a mental fragment.
• A purple skeleton approached Lu Chen and raised its hands, saying it meant no harm.

Lu Chen ordered the flood dragon’s head displayed in the Imperial City and arranged a feast from the captured Great Demon, defying the ancient clans’ calls for compromise with the demons. After the Salvation Society spread rumors urging humanity to surrender people and land to demons, Lu Chen used his Karma Secret Art to locate its hidden leaders.

• Lu Chen told Zhao Xuantian to hang the flood dragon’s head on the Imperial City walls and roast the Black Savage Bull for a banquet; he hauled the bull away with dragon sinew.
• News of Lu Chen’s victory and the Great Demon feast spread across the world, while most ancient clans refused Zhao Xuantian’s invitations and criticized Lu Chen for provoking the demons.
• Lu Chen reassured Zhao Xuantian that he and his Master could withstand retaliation, and noted that his cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Golden Body Realm.
• Shen Lian reported that the Salvation Society was spreading rumors urging humanity to appease demons by sacrificing people and land, and blaming Lu Chen for endangering everyone.
• Lu Chen questioned two captured Salvation Society followers, used the Karma Secret Art to find the faction’s location, and said ordinary troops could not handle it.