Chapter Summaries

Tang San won his hundredth Hell Slaughter Arena match and entered the Road to Hell, where he fought through a swarm of bats and defeated the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King. After absorbing its life force, he saw his Blue Silver Grass turn purple-black and wondered whether it had mutated.

• Tang San won his hundredth match and rejected the Slaughter King's offer to stay in Slaughter City, demanding entry to the Road to Hell.
• The Slaughter King opened the Road to Hell, and Tang San fell into a sea of blood before reaching solid ground.
• Tang San fought off a swarm of crimson bats and then narrowly defeated the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King, suffering serious injuries.
• Tang San absorbed the bat's life force through his remaining Eight Spider Lances and noticed that it was unusually abundant.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass emerged and changed from blue to purple-black, leaving him wondering whether it had mutated.

Tang San discovered that his mutated Blue Silver Grass could absorb life force and convert it into Soul Power, but the Road to Hell’s red mist began driving him toward madness. The Rakshasa God offered him a divine trial, while an attacker arrived in the God Realm after she fled.

• Tang San tested his mutated Blue Silver Grass and found it could absorb the life force of dying bats and turn it directly into Soul Power.
• Tang San hurried through the Road to Hell as its heat and red mist intensified his violent thoughts and threatened to overwhelm his mind.
• The Rakshasa God noticed Tang San and chose him as a potential successor, then used the red mist to offer him power.
• Tang San accepted the Rakshasa God’s offer and received the first of the Rakshasa Eight Trials: devouring the life force of one hundred beings.
• The Rakshasa God fled through a crack in the void as an attack struck her afterimage, and a tall figure warned that she would not get a third chance.

Asura God discovered that Tang San had accepted Rakshasa God's examination and searched for Li Xun, who had gone to Sea God Island. There, Li Xun reached the three-hundredth step of Sea God's Light and revealed his Twin Martial Souls to Bo Saixi, asking to use a God-given Spirit Ring on his second one.

• Asura God observed Tang San's corruption, checked on Tang Chen, and found Li Xun on Sea God Island undergoing a divine examination.
• Li Xun's companions advanced in Sea God's Light, while he climbed to the three-hundredth step and then leaped back to avoid affecting Ning Rongrong's examination.
• Bo Saixi prepared a God-given Spirit Ring for Li Xun, but he asked to attach it to his Second Martial Soul instead.
• Li Xun summoned his ice needle Martial Soul and revealed his Twin Martial Souls to Bo Saixi.
• Bo Saixi warned Li Xun that adding Spirit Rings to a Second Martial Soul could kill him, and Li Xun showed her a red Spirit Ring as proof he had a solution.

Li Xun crushed a God-given Spirit Ring and directed its energy into his Second Martial Soul, raising its ring to 180,000 years before his body reached its limit. He then tried to use the remaining energy to reshape his Ice Needle, but even Tian Meng struggled to alter it.

• Bo Saixi offered Li Xun the God-given Spirit Ring after he explained that his physique let him safely add rings to both Martial Souls.
• Li Xun crushed the sphere and redirected its energy into his Second Martial Soul, forming a red Spirit Ring that he raised to 180,000 years.
• Li Xun's body reached its limit, so he used the remaining energy and his Spiritual Power to try to reshape the Ice Needle.
• Ning Rongrong and the others returned from the steps and gathered around Li Xun as he continued working on his Martial Soul.
• Tian Meng attempted to reshape the Ice Needle, but his Spiritual Power barely moved it, leaving him confused.

Li Xun and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm forged the Ice Needle into a sword named Yi Shui Han, shocking those who witnessed his Martial Soul change. After deciding to return to the mainland to obtain Spirit Rings, Li Xun left the chapter with the Clear Sky Sect divided over whether to rescue Tang Hao's little sister.

• Li Xun and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shaped the Ice Needle into a crystalline sword, which Li Xun named Yi Shui Han.
• Bo Saixi reminded Li Xun that he had one year to complete the God Examination, while Li Xun considered whether he could save her from her fate as a divine attendant.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan teased Li Xun over his new sword, and he decided to spend two days with the three women before returning to the mainland for Spirit Rings.
• At the Clear Sky Sect's residence, Tang Ming and the Seventh Elder opposed a rescue attempt, and Tang Hao questioned whether the sect could save his little sister.

The Sky Azure Bull Python was sent to eliminate humans in Star Dou Great Forest while Tang San and Grand Elder Tang Ming searched for spirit beasts for Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass Soul Rings. Tang San showed the Python Xiao Wu’s wooden comb, but the chapter ended as the Python attacked them with its Slow Domain and tail.

• The spirit beasts chose the Sky Azure Bull Python to deal with the humans, and it accepted the task despite its diminished status.
• Tang San told Grand Elder Tang Ming that he could withstand a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring and planned to cultivate Blue Silver Grass with devouring or blood-sucking plant-type spirit beasts.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python charged toward Tang San and Tang Ming, and Tang San believed it was connected to Xiao Wu.
• Tang San showed the Python the wooden comb Xiao Wu had given him, but the Python attacked with its Slow Domain and tail.

Tang San learned that Xiao Wu was presumed dead and that Sword Douluo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were involved in the trap that killed Er Ming. After revealing his Spirit Beast heritage, he persuaded Da Ming to protect him while he sought revenge, drawing the attention of other powerful Spirit Beasts.

• Tang Ming pushed Tang San out of the Azure Sky Python’s attack but was badly injured by its blow.
• Tang San told Da Ming he had come to find Xiao Wu, and Da Ming explained that humans had trapped them, leaving Er Ming dead and Xiao Wu missing.
• Tang San identified Sword Douluo as the attacker and declared his feud with Li Xun and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang San said his mother was a Blue Silver Emperor and promised to hunt only evil Spirit Beasts, convincing Da Ming to protect him despite warnings about powerful beings in the forest.
• Ten Thousand Demons King noticed Da Ming helping a human, and Bi Ji proposed investigating while Bear Lord and Scarlet King reacted with suspicion.

Tang San raised his strength by absorbing a fifty-three-thousand-year Soul Devouring Giant Flower, then sought Bi Ji’s support for cooperation between humans and soul beasts. In Heaven Dou, Qian Renxue confronted Golden Crocodile Douluo over his visit and Spirit Hall’s interference before an unexpected question interrupted them.

• Tang San absorbed the Soul Devouring Giant Flower, reached level sixty-five, and told Bi Ji that he opposed humans who harmed soul beasts.
• Bi Ji recalled sensing Tang San’s mother in the Star Dou Great Forest and listened as Tang San proposed cooperation.
• Qian Renxue questioned Golden Crocodile Douluo about whether her grandfather or Bibi Dong had sent him to Heaven Dou.
• Golden Crocodile warned Qian Renxue that Sword Douluo’s recent breakthrough left him vulnerable, while Qian Renxue insisted her greater concern was Spirit Hall’s internal affairs and her father’s death.
• A voice beyond the study door asked whether Golden Crocodile Douluo or Sword Douluo was stronger.

Ning Fengzhi and Li Xun brought Sword Douluo to the palace, where Golden Crocodile Douluo challenged him to a duel. As the two departed to fight outside Heaven Dou City, Li Xun carried Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi after them to witness the battle.

• Ning Fengzhi assured Qian Renxue that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would protect her, and she regained her confidence.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo recognized Li Xun and challenged Sword Douluo to exchange pointers.
• Sword Douluo accepted the challenge, and the two flew beyond Heaven Dou City to avoid damaging it.
• Li Xun hurried to watch the duel, while Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue asked him to take them along.
• Li Xun carried Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi through the air, leaving Qian Renxue flustered and Ning Fengzhi uncomfortable.

Sword Douluo and Golden Crocodile Douluo fought to a draw, and both gained insights that loosened their cultivation bottlenecks. After Golden Crocodile Douluo departed, Sword Douluo noticed something was wrong with Li Xun.

• Li Xun took Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi to a safer spot to watch Sword Douluo face Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Sword Douluo traded powerful attacks, damaging the wilderness around them.
• Sword Douluo broke through during the battle and severed the Golden Crocodile King with a single strike.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo called the match a draw, acknowledging Sword Douluo's growth while recognizing his own breakthrough.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Renxue he would report the matter to Grand Venerable, then left for Spirit City.
• Sword Douluo landed beside Ning Fengzhi and noticed something was wrong with Li Xun.

After witnessing Sword Douluo’s sword aura, Li Xun awakened a crude sword technique through his Second Martial Soul, astonishing Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Qian Renxue. Sword Douluo welcomed him as family and offered to teach him swordsmanship, while Qian Renxue secured Li Xun’s promise that she could remain ruler of the mortal world.

• Li Xun studied Sword Douluo’s sword aura and unconsciously used his crystal-clear Water Cold Sword to carve a mark into the earth.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo realized Li Xun’s Second Martial Soul had become a sword with two Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, and Sword Douluo recognized his talent.
• Ning Fengzhi encouraged Li Xun to learn swordsmanship, and Sword Douluo accepted him as family rather than requiring a formal apprenticeship.
• Qian Renxue stayed behind to ask Li Xun about his Twin Martial Souls, and he explained his Second Martial Soul while they flew after Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.
• Qian Renxue warned that Li Xun might soon surpass nearly everyone, and Li Xun promised she could remain ruler of the mortal world.

Qian Renxue decided to return to Spirit City and focus on cultivating, while Li Xun and his companions traveled to Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his Eighth Spirit Ring. After discovering two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and another approaching aura, the group changed course and flew toward the Northernmost Land.

• Qian Renxue told Li Xun she would leave Heaven Dou in his and Teacher's hands and return to Spirit City to cultivate.
• Ten days after Sword Douluo and Golden Crocodile Douluo's battle, Li Xun's group entered Star Dou Great Forest to seek his Eighth Spirit Ring.
• Sword Douluo taught Li Xun the fundamentals of swordsmanship as they traveled through the forest.
• Bone Douluo spotted two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts heading toward the group, and Li Xun confirmed they were accompanied by another approaching aura.
• Sword Douluo decided the group would avoid the Soul Beasts and head to the Northernmost Land, and they flew away from Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff reached the place where the group had departed and roared after catching their scent.

Bear Lord and Scarlet King tried to pursue the humans who had stolen the bug, but Bi Ji stopped them and urged them to wait for Di Tian. In Spirit City, Qian Renxue reunited with Qian Daoliu, learned about the Angel God's examination, and agreed to consider accepting it.

• Scarlet King recognized the scent of the bug's thieves, and he and Bear Lord set off to chase them.
• Bi Ji stopped Bear Lord and Scarlet King, warning that pursuing the humans could provoke powerful enemies while Di Tian was still injured.
• Bi Ji argued that Tang San could be pressured into serving the Spirit Beasts because his bloodline ties could expose him among humans.
• Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City and reunited with Qian Daoliu, who welcomed her with her childhood favorites.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that her Soul Power had reached level 72 and asked about absorbing more soul bones.
• Qian Daoliu explained the Angel God's examination, and Qian Renxue followed him toward the divine hall after learning its time limits were lenient.

Qian Renxue returned to the temple and had a strained encounter with Bibi Dong, while Tang San advanced through the Rakshasa God's tests and chose to hunt Spirit Beasts elsewhere. The Rakshasa God then noticed Yu Xiaogang in Fallen Phoenix Town.

• Qian Renxue questioned Bibi Dong's unexpected visit, and Bibi Dong warned her to be wary of Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Daoliu reassured Qian Renxue that she still had his and Bibi Dong's support.
• Tang San completed the Rakshasa God's first test by devouring the life force of one hundred people and received two Soul Power levels.
• The Rakshasa God set Tang San a second test requiring him to devour five hundred Spirit Beasts, and Tang San decided to hunt them outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Rakshasa God noticed Yu Xiaogang, who had become a teacher at a small school in Fallen Phoenix Town.

Yu Xiaogang endured ridicule at the academy while planning to use his research on Li Xun to win Star Luo’s support for revenge against Heaven Dou and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Meanwhile, Li Xun’s group entered the Northernmost Land to seek a spirit ring, and a powerful aura appeared as they reached its depths.

• Teachers mocked Yu Xiaogang for recommending weak Spirit Beasts, but he ignored them and returned to his dormitory.
• Yu Xiaogang studied Li Xun’s spirit ring system and Martial Soul mutation, hoping his findings would help him secure the Star Luo Emperor’s support for revenge.
• Li Xun entered the Northernmost Land with Sword Douluo and the others and asked Tian Meng to guide them to the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Tian Meng urged Li Xun to seek Ice Empress as well, and Li Xun agreed to give her time to consider joining him.
• Li Xun’s group advanced into the snowy depths, where ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts were common, and sensed a terrifying aura that soon vanished.

Li Xun, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Poison Douluo encountered the two-hundred-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon King in the Northernmost Land. Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo wounded it, but the furious beast unleashed a vast field of ice spikes.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized Ice Empress's aura, so Li Xun and the others avoided its location and continued onward.
• Li Xun's group detected the enormous Titan Snow Demon King, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo moved ahead while Poison Douluo stayed back to observe.
• The Titan Snow Demon King hurled ice spheres at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, but Bone Douluo redirected his sphere through a spatial gate and struck the beast.
• Sword Douluo used his ninth spirit ring to sever one of the Titan Snow Demon King's arms.
• The enraged Titan Snow Demon King activated its Strength Domain and raised enormous ice spikes across a wide area.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo killed the Titan Snow Demon King while Li Xun and Tian Meng prepared to meet the Ice Empress. The chapter ended as Tian Meng led them toward the second-strongest of the Northernmost Land’s three Great Kings.

• The Titan Snow Demon King attacked Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with ice and snow, then tried to flee while calling for its companions.
• Bone Douluo hindered the Titan Snow Demon King with bone spikes, and Sword Douluo cut it down with his new sword technique.
• Li Xun’s crystalline Flying Sword froze the Titan Snow Demon King’s brain and killed it, while its Titan Snow Demon Ape companions retreated.
• Li Xun recovered a deep-blue left leg Soul Bone and told Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Dugu Bo that Tian Meng had sensed the Ice Empress approaching.
• Tian Meng revealed his immense Spiritual Power and offered to take Li Xun to meet the second-strongest of the Northernmost Land’s three Great Kings.

Li Xun and Tian Meng approached the Ice Empress to persuade her to cooperate, while she considered seizing the Golden Pattern Iceworm. Tian Meng explained his sacrifice and Li Xun’s chance of inheriting godhood, and Li Xun revealed his Martial Soul and Soul Rings as the negotiation remained unresolved.

• The Ice Empress sensed Li Xun’s group and recognized the Golden Pattern Iceworm, seeing it as a chance to survive her next Heaven Tribulation.
• Li Xun approached the Ice Empress with Tian Meng, who showered her with praise until she attacked him and learned they were Doppelgangers.
• Tian Meng warned the Ice Empress that Soul Beasts could not become gods and argued that Li Xun could help her live on through human cultivation.
• Li Xun revealed his Martial Soul and seven Soul Rings to support Tian Meng’s claims.

Li Xun negotiated with the Ice Empress about preserving her consciousness by joining him, then absorbed the Titan Snow Demon King's spirit ring and reached level 83. Troubled by the offer but afraid of her next Heavenly Tribulation, the Ice Empress went to consult the Snow Empress.

• Li Xun showed the Ice Empress his red spirit rings and offered her a chance to retain her consciousness rather than perish in her next Heavenly Tribulation.
• The Ice Empress questioned Tian Meng about the method, learned of his past, and said she needed time to decide; Li Xun suggested she consult the Snow Empress too.
• Li Xun returned to Dugu Bo and the others, then absorbed the Titan Snow Demon King's spirit ring despite the intense pain.
• Li Xun reached level 83 and gained Strength Amplification and Ice Manipulation from the Titan Snow Demon King.
• After wrestling with doubts about Li Xun's offer, the Ice Empress set out to seek the Snow Empress's counsel.

Ice Empress told Snow Empress about Li Xun and Tian Meng, and Snow Empress agreed to help Ice Empress while wanting to meet Li Xun herself. Back on Sea God Island, Li Xun helped Dugu Yan complete her first trial and then prepared to carry Zhu Zhuqing up the steps.

• Ice Empress visited Snow Empress and explained Li Xun and Tian Meng's offer, and Snow Empress promised to help her overcome her cultivation limit but said she wanted to meet Li Xun.
• Li Xun returned to Sea God Island, where Ning Rongrong told him she was nearing Rank 60 and had reached the 89th step.
• Li Xun offered to help Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan complete their trials, and Dugu Yan volunteered to go first.
• Li Xun carried Dugu Yan up the Sea God's Light steps, healing and protecting her as she endured the pressure.
• Dugu Yan reached her required step, completed her first trial, and gained a Soul Power level and a higher Soul Ring limit.
• Li Xun returned down the steps and invited Zhu Zhuqing to begin her trial, and she wrapped her arms around his neck.