Chapter Summaries

Over more than two years in Slaughter City, Gu Han fought at the Hell Slaughter Arena and absorbed the Martial Soul Origins of more than five thousand Fallen Soul Masters, evolving his Second Martial Soul to god-bestowed quality. He decided to leave before killing more people disrupted the city or drew the Asura God's attention.

• Gu Han repeatedly defeated Fallen Soul Masters at the Hell Slaughter Arena, killing only a few opponents per battle as others came to fear and worship him.
• After Gu Han summoned Martial Soul: Sacred Dragon in a battle against a Soul Douluo-level Evil Soul Master, his supporters called him Asura Dragon King.
• Gu Han found that Slaughter City had too few Fallen Soul Masters for him to kill all his opponents or reach his desired evolution quickly, and many stopped entering the arena to avoid him.
• Over more than two years, Gu Han fought in over five hundred arena battles and absorbed the origins of more than five thousand Fallen Soul Masters, stabilizing and evolving his Second Martial Soul to god-bestowed quality.
• The Heavenly Transformation System estimated that reaching Martial Soul: Sacred Dragon's current level would require origins from more than ten thousand more Fallen Soul Masters, so Gu Han chose to leave Slaughter City.

Gu Han entered Slaughter City’s Road to Hell after the King of Slaughter sacrificed the arena’s spectators to open the passage. He decided not to clear the trial for Divine Slaughter’s Domain, wary of domain conflicts and possible interference from the Asura God, and considered how to leave by other means.

• The King of Slaughter announced Gu Han’s hundred victories and stirred the crowd to cheer for him as the Asura Dragon King.
• The King of Slaughter bewitched the spectators and sacrificed them to form the Blood Bat Teleportation Array, while Gu Han absorbed their Martial Soul Origin with his Second Martial Soul.
• Gu Han entered the array and was teleported to the Road to Hell, leaving the King of Slaughter relieved but unsettled by Gu Han’s promise that they would meet again.
• Gu Han surveyed the Road to Hell and weighed the drawbacks of stacking his existing Domains, including their conflicting effects and the risk that Divine Slaughter’s Domain might conceal the Asura God’s influence.
• Gu Han decided not to clear the Road to Hell for its Domain reward and planned to leave the space without using its exit.

After spending over two years in Slaughter City, Gu Han flew through the Road to Hell, killed the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, and secured the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core. He escaped through the earth with his Void Sacred Dragon Wings and headed toward his plans to visit the Star Dou Great Forest and Heaven Dou Imperial City.

• Gu Han flew through the Road to Hell, intending to collect its benefits before escaping, and reflected on his plans to obtain an eighth Soul Ring and reunite with Qian Renxue, Zi Ji, and Dugu Yan.
• Gu Han froze and killed the Blood-Colored Bat Swarm and Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, then found that the bat had no inner core.
• The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent attacked Gu Han, but eventually offered up its inner core when it could not defeat him.
• Gu Han dodged the offered inner core, killed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and stored its inner core in the Void Clarity Ring.
• Gu Han flew to the Road to Hell's upper end and used Void Escape to pass through the earth and leave.

Gu Han escaped Slaughter City through the earth with his Void Escape soul skill and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest. He reunited with Zi Ji, who had waited for him for a year and confronted him tearfully about the delay.

• Gu Han used Void Escape to pass through the Road to Hell's energy barrier and emerge above ground.
• Gu Han reasoned that the Asura God had not noticed his escape and flew away from Slaughter City toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After a day or two of travel, Gu Han reached the forest and flew to its core region, calling out to Zi Ji.
• Zi Ji heard Gu Han, left her wooden house by the Lake of Life, and rushed to meet him.
• Zi Ji threw herself into Gu Han's arms and said she had thought he had forgotten or abandoned her.

Gu Han returned to the Star Dou Great Forest after two years and told Zi Ji how he gained a Second Martial Soul while surviving Bibi Dong’s attempt to kill him. He planned to choose the Golden Dragon Spear as his Second Martial Soul and hoped to obtain it from Gu Yuena.

• Gu Han apologized to Zi Ji for keeping her waiting and explained the events that delayed his return, including his trip to Slaughter City to stabilize his Second Martial Soul.
• Zi Ji angrily condemned Bibi Dong and vowed to avenge Gu Han, then celebrated his new Martial Soul; Da Ming and Er Ming also greeted him and told him Ah Rou and Xiao Wu were gathering wild vegetables and mushrooms.
• Gu Yuena watched Gu Han’s reunion with Zi Ji through a Space Mirror and was pleased that his cultivation had reached level eighty.
• Gu Han decided his Second Martial Soul should be a Tool Martial Soul that could provide a spear for his Dragon Knight form.
• The Heavenly Transformation System confirmed that Gu Han could fuse the Golden Dragon Spear into his unformed Second Martial Soul for 10 Heavenly Points, so he resolved to ask Gu Yuena for it.

Gu Han brought Zi Ji to meet Gu Yuena and asked for her Golden Dragon Spear so he could use it to shape his Second Martial Soul. Gu Yuena agreed to honor their earlier bargain if he reached demigodhood and surpassed her, but left the spear request unanswered.

• Gu Han invited Zi Ji to accompany him through a Space Gate to Gu Yuena’s Silver Palace.
• Gu Yuena reminded Gu Han that he had to reach demigodhood and become stronger than her before she would give him the method to become a god and the Golden Dragon Spear.
• Zi Ji learned that Gu Han had an agreement with Gu Yuena and imagined that marrying him could make her sisters with Gu Yuena.
• Gu Han explained that he had stabilized and evolved his Second Martial Soul after absorbing the origins of more than five thousand Fallen Soul Masters in Slaughter City.
• Gu Han asked Gu Yuena to give him the Golden Dragon Spear so he could make his Second Martial Soul a spear-type Tool Martial Soul.

Gu Han tried to persuade Gu Yuena to give him the Golden Dragon Spear early, using affection, promises, and jokes to overcome her distrust. After Zi Ji vouched for his gratitude and recounted his past kindnesses, Gu Yuena decided what to do about the spear.

• Gu Han clung to Gu Yuena and promised to repay her and help heal her once he reached the Demigod Realm if she gave him the Golden Dragon Spear.
• Gu Yuena hesitated, while Gu Han joked that he could pay with his body or have a child with her to prove he would keep his word.
• Gu Han used the increasingly outrageous proposals to make giving him the spear seem more reasonable, and Gu Yuena began reconsidering her refusal.
• Gu Yuena took Zi Ji aside and asked whether Gu Han truly repaid kindness and could be trusted to keep his promise.
• Zi Ji vouched for Gu Han and recalled how he spared Xue Qinghe, gave her a Dragon Ascension Pill, and prepared gifts for people who had helped him.
• After hearing Zi Ji's testimony, Gu Yuena made her decision about the Golden Dragon Spear.

After trusting Gu Han’s character, Gu Yuena gave him the Golden Dragon Spear, which his system began fusing with his Second Martial Soul. Gu Han left with Zi Ji, while Gu Yuena blushed and smiled over his parting words.

• Gu Yuena questioned Zi Ji, concluded Gu Han repaid kindness and treated Soul Beasts well, and decided to give him the Golden Dragon Spear early.
• Gu Yuena handed the Golden Dragon Spear to Gu Han and urged him to reach the Demigod Realm sooner.
• Gu Han used the Heavenly Transformation System to begin fusing the spear with his Second Martial Soul, aiming to enable a fusion skill that transformed his Sacred Dragon into the Golden Dragon King.
• Gu Yuena told Gu Han to leave, and he reluctantly agreed, saying, “If love is meant to last, why must we be together morning and night?”
• After Gu Han left with Zi Ji through the spatial gate, Gu Yuena repeated his words, blushed, and smiled.

After returning from the Secret Realm Space, Gu Han and Zi Ji found the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape battling a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Gu Han joined the fight, hoping to claim the tiger’s time-based Soul Skill, but the beast escaped after withstanding their attacks.

• Gu Han and Zi Ji emerged from the Lake of Life and discovered Da Ming and Er Ming fighting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Zi Ji warned that the tiger grew stronger by slaughtering and devouring other soul beasts, and Gu Han flew to help.
• Gu Han suppressed the tiger with the Sacred Light Dragon Emperor Domain while Da Ming, Er Ming, and Zi Ji unleashed their attacks.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger survived the concentrated assault with Evil God's Protection and counterattacked with lightning spheres.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger fled after recognizing Gu Han and Zi Ji as dangerous opponents.

Gu Han pursued and killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, then captured its Origin Pearl and purified its lingering will. He absorbed its Million-Year Spirit Ring, successfully neutralizing its violent power and soul shock.

• Gu Han used his Sacred Dragon possession and Dragon Blood Warrior Form to catch the fleeing Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and attack it.
• Gu Han evaded the tiger’s Life-Death Arena with the Void soul skill and struck its head apart with Dragon Scale Sunbreaker.
• Gu Han restrained the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s escaping Origin Pearl, then purified its lingering soul and learned it could aid the evolution of darkness-attributed and feline Beast Martial Souls.
• Zi Ji, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Sky Azure Bull Python caught up, and the Titan Giant Ape explained the danger of the tiger’s Lifebound Soul Skill.
• Gu Han absorbed the tiger’s Million-Year Spirit Ring, purifying its negative will and overcoming its Soul Shock.

After absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring, Gu Han gained and named the time-manipulating domain skill Time Field, then learned that Xiao Wu had taken human form. Ah Rou asked Gu Han for a favor, but the chapter ended before she explained what she wanted.

• Gu Han activated his eighth Soul Skill, discovered it could manipulate time within a thousand-meter domain, and named it Time Field.
• Gu Han stored the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s corpse, and Ah Rou returned with Xiao Wu to find the beast had been defeated.
• Ah Rou explained that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had repeatedly threatened Xiao Wu’s family and that Xiao Wu had taken human form because she wanted to see the human world.
• Gu Han noticed Xiao Wu’s human appearance and learned she had shaped it to resemble his age and appearance.
• Ah Rou turned to Gu Han and asked him for a favor.

Ah Rou asked Gu Han to take Xiao Wu to the human world, and he agreed before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu and Zi Ji. During their journey toward Heaven Dou Imperial City, they stopped to rest in the forest, where they encountered a girl Gu Han recognized as Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ah Rou asked Gu Han to bring Xiao Wu with him when he left the Star Dou Great Forest, and Gu Han agreed.
• After storing the Meteor Star Iron, Gu Han summoned the Sacred Dragon and departed with Zi Ji and Xiao Wu, who said goodbye to Ah Rou, Da Ming, and Er Ming.
• Gu Han chose to travel at a manageable pace, resting when his Soul Power ran low rather than flying nonstop to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• That night, Gu Han, Zi Ji, and Xiao Wu roasted rabbit and simmered mushroom chicken soup at a forest campsite.
• A girl in black leather with cat ears and mismatched eyes emerged from the forest, and Gu Han was surprised to recognize her as Zhu Zhuqing.

Gu Han protected Zhu Zhuqing from Zhu Zhuyun’s pursuit and learned why the sisters were enemies. Xiao Wu urged him to help Zhuqing against the brutal inheritance struggle that had forced her to flee.

• Gu Han and Xiao Wu encountered the wounded Zhu Zhuqing as she fled through the Balak Kingdom, and she warned them that pursuers were coming.
• Gu Han promised to protect Zhu Zhuqing, then defeated Zhu Zhuyun’s attacking soul masters before they could harm her.
• Zhu Zhuyun withdrew with her injured subordinates after Gu Han warned her to leave Zhuqing alone.
• Zhuqing told Gu Han, Xiao Wu, and Zi Ji about the Netherworld Duke’s Mansion’s deadly inheritance system and her conflict with Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Mubai.
• Xiao Wu sympathized with Zhuqing and asked Gu Han to help her.

Gu Han offered Zhu Zhuqing his protection, but she refused so she could try to defeat her sister alongside Dai Mubai. After escorting her to Suotuo City, Gu Han returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City and reunited with Qian Renxue.

• Gu Han invited Zhu Zhuqing to join him and promised he could protect her from the Star Luo Imperial Family and Netherworld Duke's Mansion.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused, saying she still wanted to rely on herself and Dai Mubai to defeat her sister and Dai Weisi; Gu Han told her she could find him at Heaven Dou Royal Academy if she changed her mind.
• The next day, Gu Han, Zi Ji, and Xiao Wu escorted Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City, then continued to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Gu Han settled Zi Ji and Xiao Wu at an inn and went to the Crown Prince's Estate to see Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue heard that Gu Han had returned, hurried out of her study, and saw him.

Gu Han reunited with Qian Renxue and explained why he had fallen out with Bibi Dong. Qian Renxue supported Qian Daoliu’s plan to make Gu Han Pope, but proposed exposing Bibi Dong during the tournament finals first.

• Qian Renxue welcomed Gu Han into her study and revealed her true appearance after they were alone.
• Qian Renxue told Gu Han that Qian Daoliu had revealed Bibi Dong’s attempt to use him to help Yu Xiaogang and the truth about Qian Xunji’s death.
• Gu Han described how he had tormented Yu Xiaogang and explained how his conflict with Bibi Dong had escalated over the Immortal Herbs, Pills, and Seven Absolutes Sun Severing Flower.
• Qian Renxue backed Qian Daoliu’s plan to have Gu Han become Pope but argued they should not force Bibi Dong out immediately.
• Qian Renxue proposed using the All-Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Exchange Tournament finals in Spirit City to ruin Bibi Dong’s reputation before the continent’s powers.

Gu Han reunited with Qian Renxue, explained how he gained a second martial soul, and answered her questions about life disguised as Xue Qinghe. Before he left, Qian Renxue told him that his Genius Battle Team was training with Heaven Dou Team One somewhere in the Balak Kingdom.

• Qian Renxue revealed that she planned to use the tournament to disgrace Bibi Dong, then asked Gu Han why he had disappeared after rescuing Mendic Chris and the enforcement team.
• Gu Han explained that the Spirit Hall Master’s possession had led him to gain an unstable second martial soul, which he stabilized in Slaughter City; he said it was still being molded and could not yet be summoned.
• Gu Han and Qian Renxue shared how much they had missed each other, and Gu Han helped her resolve problems she had faced while disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue told Gu Han that Qin Ming had taken Heaven Dou Team One and the Genius Battle Team on a training tour, and that they were likely in Barak Royal City or Suotuo City.

Gu Han returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City, visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and refined several pills with Dugu Bo. He then planned how to spend his Heavenly Points to upgrade his soul rings, including turning his Sixth Soul Ring into a million-year ring.

• Gu Han learned that the Genius Battle Team was training with the Imperial Fighting Team in the Balak Kingdom and decided to head to Barak Royal City after visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Gu Han met Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and refined an Aura Concealment Pill from a Lovesick Heartbreak Red petal while teaching Dugu Bo alchemy.
• Gu Han used the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core to make pills intended for Dugu Yan and Azure Luan Douluo, then refined another pill from the Dark Demon Evil God Orb for a potential gift to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Gu Han decided to spend forty Heavenly Points upgrading his Sixth Soul Ring to a million years and his Eighth Soul Ring to one hundred thousand years, while reserving the remaining points for other soul rings.

Gu Han upgraded several soul rings, then traveled with Zi Ji and Xiao Wu toward Suotuo City after learning the Imperial Fighting Team and Heavenly Rebellion Team had already left Barak Royal City. There, Ning Rongrong approached them and asked for a ride, leaving Gu Han wondering if the polite noblewoman was the little witch he suspected.

• Gu Han used the Upgrade Function to raise his first three soul rings to ten thousand years, his sixth to one million years, and his eighth to one hundred thousand years.
• Gu Han returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City, gave Xiao Wu a Breath-Collecting Elixir, and traveled with Zi Ji and Xiao Wu to Barak Royal City.
• Gu Han learned that the Imperial Fighting Team and Heavenly Rebellion Team had left Barak Royal City for Suotuo City, so he set out after them with Zi Ji and Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong saw Gu Han's Sacred Dragon and powerful soul rings, recognized that he and his companions were traveling to Suotuo City, and asked to ride with them.
• Gu Han considered Ning Rongrong's noble appearance and behavior and wondered whether she was the little witch he had in mind.

Gu Han let Ning Rongrong ride the Sacred Dragon to Suotuo City, where she learned about his status and resolved to pursue him. After they parted ways, Gu Han went to the Suotuo Great Soul Arena to check on his teams and look for a nearby hotel.

• Gu Han invited Ning Rongrong onto the Sacred Dragon, and Xiao Wu introduced their group as they traveled toward Suotuo City.
• When the Sacred Dragon took off, Ning Rongrong nearly fell, and Gu Han caught her before she slipped away from his embrace.
• Ning Rongrong befriended Xiao Wu and learned that Gu Han was a sixteen-year-old Soul Douluo and a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then decided she could win him over.
• Gu Han landed the Sacred Dragon in a forest outside Suotuo City, and Ning Rongrong parted from the group, expecting to meet Gu Han again.
• Gu Han checked that the Imperial Fighting Team and Heavenly Rebellion Team were still competing at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, then searched for a nearby high-end hotel.

Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian continued trying to win over Dugu Yan and Huo Wu, but both girls refused their attention. Gu Han returned to the Tulip Hotel after being missing for years, and the girls eagerly reunited with him as he hinted that powerful Evil Soul Masters had delayed his return.

• Yu Tianheng brought Dugu Yan a packed meal and insisted he would keep pursuing her, while Yu Feng and Shi Mo reminded him that she liked Gu Han.
• Osler encouraged Yu Tianheng to pursue Dugu Yan, prompting an awkward encounter with Feng Xiaotian, who was also carrying a packed meal for Huo Wu.
• Dugu Yan and Huo Wu refused the meals from Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian, then Ye Lingling announced that Gu Han had returned.
• Ye Lingling led Dugu Yan and Huo Wu downstairs, where Dugu Yan joyfully reunited with Gu Han and asked why he had been gone for years.
• Gu Han vaguely explained that powerful Evil Soul Masters had prevented him from returning, alarming Dugu Yan and the other girls.