Chapter Summaries

Ye Tianxing arrived at the City of Slaughter and discovered that its entrance rules had changed after Qian Daoliu wounded the King of Slaughter. He entered with the Hell Envoy’s escort, while the King of Slaughter secretly consumed corpses to recover.

• Qian Daoliu recognized the King of Slaughter as Tang Chen and left him gravely wounded.
• Ye Tianxing reached the City of Slaughter and learned that newcomers had to withstand an attack from a law enforcer to enter.
• Ye Tianxing killed Scarface Brother and the other people waiting in line, then announced himself as Ye Ping'an, master of the Ye Clan.
• The Hell Envoy welcomed Ye Tianxing and guided him underground, explaining that the King of Slaughter had lowered the entry threshold after recent losses.
• The King of Slaughter consumed corpses in his castle and said that the blood was still not enough to heal him.

Ye Tianxing entered the City of Slaughter and rejected the King of Slaughter’s offer to spare him from the Hell Slaughter Arena, choosing instead to test himself in its deadly battles. As he fought his way into the inner city, the King of Slaughter suspected Qian Daoliu had discovered that he had taken over Tang Chen’s body.

• The Hell Envoy brought Ye Tianxing into the City of Slaughter and explained that the King of Slaughter had offered him guest status and freedom to leave whenever he wished.
• Ye Tianxing refused the special treatment and asked to participate in the Hell Slaughter Arena, so the Hell Envoy left to report his request to the King of Slaughter.
• Ye Tianxing looked down from his residence, drew the Seven Star Sword, and began fighting the Fallen Ones who gathered outside.
• Ye Tianxing slaughtered his way through the crowd despite being unable to use Soul Power or soul skills in the City of Slaughter.
• The King of Slaughter recalled Qian Daoliu’s visit and suspected he had found Tang Chen’s trail and learned that the King had taken over his body.
• The Hell Envoy showed the King of Slaughter a flame revealing Ye Tianxing fighting from the outer city into the inner city.

Ye Tianxing fought his way through the outer city and entered the inner city of the City of Slaughter, where the King of Slaughter approved his participation in the Hell Slaughter Arena. He joined his first match as contestant number 9999, facing nine other fighters as the battle began.

• Ye Tianxing rejected the idea of using the Blood Swan Kiss to destroy the City of Slaughter and provoke the King of Slaughter.
• The Hell Envoy and the King of Slaughter watched Ye Ping'an carve his way through the outer city, and the King agreed to let him enter the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• Ye Tianxing reached the inner city, met the Hell Envoy, and accepted that fighting in the arena meant risking his life.
• The Hell Envoy explained that Ye Tianxing needed one hundred arena victories to qualify to leave the City of Slaughter and gave him contestant number 9999.
• Ye Tianxing entered the arena with nine other contestants, and the battle began.

Ye Tianxing fought in the Hell Slaughter Arena using a damaged sword and won three consecutive battles without revealing his Seven Star Sword. After leaving the arena, he sensed that someone was hunting him and entered an alley with the broken sword in hand.

• Ye Tianxing wore a demon mask and used sword energy to kill his first opponent in the arena.
• When the remaining fighters attacked together, Ye Tianxing turned their weapons and plans against them, killing them with a broken sword and a snapped spear.
• The Hell Envoy watched Ye Tianxing’s victory and found that he had entered another arena battle.
• The King of Slaughter predicted that Ye Ping'an would reach one hundred victories in less than a year.
• Ye Tianxing completed three consecutive victories on his first day, then sensed several hostile gazes and entered an alley.

Ye Tianxing continued his rise in the City of Slaughter while the Ye Clan and Spirit Hall expanded their influence across the continent. The King of Slaughter approached him with a plan to ally against Qian Daoliu, claiming he had a way to kill him.

• Ye Tianxing recorded his thoughts about the City of Slaughter in a notebook, then rested after a day of fighting.
• Over the following weeks, Ghost Swordsman won forty-five consecutive Hell Slaughter Arena matches, while the Ye Clan and Spirit Hall gathered strength.
• The King of Slaughter recovered by consuming corpses and fallen ones, then flew over the outer city to feed.
• The King of Slaughter met Ye Tianxing and proposed an alliance of vengeance against Qian Daoliu.
• Ye Tianxing questioned whether the injured King of Slaughter had a way to defeat Qian Daoliu, and the King of Slaughter claimed he did.

Ye Tianxing considered the King of Slaughter’s proposal while longing for his family, as Golden Crocodile Douluo showed Feng'er the imprisoned Xiao Wu and explained that she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. After dreaming of Xiao Wu’s plea for help, Tang San began draining Spirit Beasts’ blood to strengthen himself so he could rescue her.

• Ye Tianxing recorded his fifty-five arena victories, his decision to delay answering the King of Slaughter’s plan against Spirit Hall, and his longing for Xiao Xue and Feng'er.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo took Feng'er to see the chained Xiao Wu and told him she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast destined to be killed for her Spirit Ring and spirit bone.
• Feng'er asked whether he could obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring someday, and Golden Crocodile Douluo promised to take him hunting when he grew up.
• Xiao Wu feared for her life and wished Tang San would come save her.
• Tang San awoke from a dream of Xiao Wu’s plea, resolved to rescue her, and secretly used Dark Blue Silver Grass to drain two Spirit Beasts’ blood, raising his Soul Power by one rank.

Tang Xiao brought the Clear Sky Sect’s elders’ debate over Tang San’s future to a head, then found Tang San after he had slaughtered the forest’s Spirit Beasts to boost his Soul Power. Tang Xiao told Tang San to return to the sect and coached him to admit Tang Hao’s guilt, leaving Tang San facing a choice between loyalty to his father and the sect’s survival.

• Tang Xiao defended rescuing Tang San as the Clear Sky Sect’s last hope, while Second Elder said Tang San needed time to prove himself and the sect had little time left.
• Tang Xiao left to bring Tang San to the Clear Sky Sect, suspecting Second Elder was planning something.
• Tang San raised his Soul Power from level fifty-four to level fifty-eight by devouring every Spirit Beast in the forest.
• Tang Xiao found Tang San at the waterfall and asked him to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San insisted that Tang Hao was not guilty, but Tang Xiao told him to say that his father was guilty and lower his head for now.

Tang San agreed to kill Yu Xiaogang and received the Clear Sky Sect’s Great Sumeru Hammer manual. Second Elder tasked him with helping destroy Spirit Hall and eventually taking the Ye Clan’s place as the continent’s leading power.

• Tang San bowed to the Clear Sky Sect elders and promised he could personally kill Yu Xiaogang, hoping to win the sect’s favor.
• Second Elder led Tang San to the incense hall, where Tang San honored the manual and learned how Tang Chen’s strength had helped make the Clear Sky Sect supreme.
• Second Elder explained that the Great Sumeru Hammer had been passed to Tang Hao and that Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls made him a worthy successor.
• Second Elder gave Tang San the manual as a wager on his future, telling him to destroy Spirit Hall and take the Ye Clan’s banner of resistance.
• Tang San accepted the task of joining forces with the Ye Clan against Spirit Hall, then competing with it for dominance of the continent.

Ye Tianxing entered his final Hell Slaughter Arena battle against eight renowned fighters, including Dai Xingyu, the White Tiger God of War. After his Iron Sword shattered, Ye Tianxing vanished from the encirclement and struck from behind with a flash of sword light.

• Tang San obtained the Great Sumeru Hammer manual and planned to train at the City of Slaughter, while Tang Xiao advised him to first master the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ye Tianxing stepped into the arena for his ninety-ninth match as the Hell Envoy watched from the seats.
• Ye Tianxing recognized his opponents as a group of elite fighters led by the Butcher Brothers, Fatal Enchantress, Extinction Dragon Spear, and Dai Xingyu.
• Fatal Enchantress and the Butcher Brothers attacked Ye Tianxing together while the other five fighters stayed out of the battle.
• Ye Tianxing let his Iron Sword shatter against the eldest Butcher brother's blade, disappeared from the encirclement, and attacked the four opponents from behind.

Ye Tianxing revealed himself as Ye Ping'an while fighting through the Hell Slaughter Arena, killing several opponents before facing Dai Xingyu. Extinction Dragon Spear mortally wounded Dai Xingyu and explained that he had spent years seeking revenge for the false accusation that destroyed his family; as he died, he insisted he had never betrayed his country.

• Ye Tianxing drew the Seven Star Sword and beheaded the Butcher Brothers and Fatal Enchantress with one slash.
• Ye Tianxing's mask was knocked away in his clash with One-Eyed Gun Devil, revealing his identity as Ye Ping'an, and he killed Fist Master and God of Slaughter.
• Ye Tianxing used a Spirit Hall hand grenade to cripple One-Eyed Gun Devil, then killed him.
• Only Ye Tianxing, Extinction Dragon Spear, and Dai Xingyu remained, and Ye Tianxing fought Dai Xingyu while Extinction Dragon Spear watched.
• Extinction Dragon Spear stabbed Dai Xingyu, revealed that Dai Xingyu had framed him as a traitor and caused his family's deaths, and died after Dai Xingyu struck him.
• Dying, Extinction Dragon Spear told Ye Ping'an that he had never betrayed his country.

Ye Tianxing killed Dai Xingyu, became the City of Slaughter’s ninth God of Slaughter, and prepared to leave as Tang San arrived seeking revenge. Tang San missed Ye Tianxing by moments, then revealed to the King of Slaughter that his father was Tang Hao.

• Ye Tianxing promised to investigate Extinction Dragon Spear’s death, closed his eyes, and killed Dai Xingyu.
• Tang San reached level sixty-five by draining his victims with the Dark Blue Silver Grass and decided to enter the City of Slaughter to avenge Tang Hao.
• The Hell Envoy told Tang San that Ye Ping'an had become the ninth God of Slaughter, and Tang San demanded to be taken to him.
• The King of Slaughter congratulated Ye Tianxing and opened the Road to Hell, while the two reaffirmed their cooperation.
• Tang San arrived as Ye Tianxing entered the Road to Hell and vanished, leaving Tang San furious and regretful.
• The King of Slaughter asked about Tang San’s grudge, and Tang San named Tang Hao as his father.

Ye Tianxing regained his Soul Power in the Road to Hell, fought through its deadly creatures, and escaped the City of Slaughter. Outside, his killing intent fused with sword qi to form the Sword Aura Domain.

• Ye Tianxing landed in the Road to Hell and regained the Soul Power he had lost for a year and a half.
• Ye Tianxing flew over the lava and cut through the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King, which reformed and pursued him.
• The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent swallowed Ye Tianxing, but he carved his way out from inside and destroyed its inner core.
• Ye Tianxing flew through the exit and left the City of Slaughter after a year and a half.
• Ye Tianxing fused his killing intent with sword qi and formed the Sword Aura Domain, which sliced through trees and grass around him.

Tang San slaughtered opponents in the City of Slaughter and secretly used his Dark Blue Silver Grass to absorb corpses and build power, while the King of Slaughter discovered his ability and chose not to stop him. Ye Tianxing left the City of Slaughter and headed for Spirit Hall, eager to reunite with his wife and child.

• Tang San killed nine Fallen Ones in the arena while imagining they were Ye Ping'an, then wept that he had avenged his father.
• The King of Slaughter used black flames to observe Tang San and learned that his Dark Blue Silver Grass absorbed corpses to increase his Soul Power.
• Tang San declared that he would massacre the City of Slaughter and accumulate enough strength to pursue a major breakthrough after leaving.
• The King of Slaughter considered killing Tang San for competing with him for blood food, but decided he might be a useful ally against Ye Ping'an.
• Ye Tianxing rode the Azure Dragon Sword toward Spirit Hall and reflected that sending Hu Liena to the Extreme North had kept her from meeting Tang San.

After returning from the City of Slaughter, Ye Tianxing urged Bibi Dong to advance Spirit Hall’s plans and volunteered to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He led a force of three thousand Spirit Masters and five Titled Douluo toward the clan under cover of night.

• Ye Tianxing met with Bibi Dong, discussed his divine trials and the political situation, and urged her to begin purging forces around the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ye Tianxing visited the dungeon, took Yu Xiaogang from his guards, and knocked him unconscious after claiming he would return him to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Bibi Dong approved an attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan but said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should be spared until a palace coup.
• Ye Tianxing accepted the challenge of fighting Yu Yuanzhen, and Spirit Hall assembled three thousand Spirit Masters and five Titled Douluo for the march.
• Ye Tianxing led the Spirit Hall force toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan that night.

Yu Xiaogang returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan but was rejected and blamed for the clan’s disgrace. Ye Tianxing led Spirit Hall forces in a nighttime attack, and as the clan burned, a lightning-wreathed dragon rose to fight several Titled Douluo.

• Yu Xiaogang begged the gate guards to let him see the old clan leader, but they pointed out that the clan had expelled him and barred him from entry.
• When Yu Xiaogang mentioned Ye Ping'an, an arrow killed one guard, and the other accused him of bringing attackers to the clan.
• Ye Tianxing’s flying Spirit Masters bombarded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Hand Grenades, killing disciples and setting its buildings ablaze.
• Ye Tianxing dragged the devastated Yu Xiaogang up the mountain to meet his father as the clan’s grounds filled with corpses and fire.
• A giant dragon wreathed in lightning rose into the air and struck Douluo Ghost Leopard and Douluo Demon Bear while three other Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall attacked it.

As Spirit Hall’s forces attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Xiaogang watched Yu Yuanzhen fight while Ye Tianxing maimed him. When Yu Yuanzhen charged at Ye Tianxing, the young Soul Saint revealed three Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings and severed Yu Yuanzhen’s right arm, then launched another attack as Yu Yuanzhen tried to flee.

• Yu Yuanzhen fought Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and three other Titled Douluo while Yu Xiaogang wept among the ruins.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to stab Ye Tianxing, but Ye Tianxing caught the dagger and severed Yu Xiaogang’s right arm.
• Yu Yuanzhen broke free from Demon Bear and attacked Ye Tianxing with Thunder Dragon Claw, seeking revenge for his clan and son.
• Ye Tianxing revealed his seven Spirit Rings, including three Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, and used Skyfall Sunset Arrow to sever Yu Yuanzhen’s right arm.
• Ye Tianxing followed with Magic Ice Arrow, and Yu Yuanzhen sensed danger and tried to escape.

Ye Tianxing killed Yu Yuanzhen, destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and framed Yu Xiaogang for the massacre. As Spirit Hall withdrew before dawn, a cargo boat approached the ruined clan grounds.

• Yu Yuanzhen countered Ye Tianxing's Magic Ice Arrow with his Ninth Spirit Ability, but Ye Tianxing froze him and killed him with the Azure Dragon Sword.
• Ye Tianxing taunted Yu Xiaogang, claimed he would frame him for destroying his own clan, and distributed Yu Yuanzhen's three spirit bones among Spirit Hall's fighters.
• Yu Luomian charged Ye Tianxing but Douluo Ghost Leopard snapped his neck, and Yu Xiaogang was dragged away to the dungeon.
• Ye Tianxing ordered his men to disguise the attack and spare Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, then Spirit Hall withdrew after killing more than eighteen hundred clan members.
• A cargo boat carrying vegetables approached the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and a man went to scold Zhao Laosan for staring blankly before being shocked by what he saw.

A farmer reported that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been wiped out, and a recovered letter blamed Yu Xiaogang and his overseas Avengers Alliance. The Ye Clan elders prepared for possible attacks and sent out warnings while their Sect Master remained missing.

• A vegetable farmer told the Ye Clan Council Hall that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s mountain gate and members had been destroyed, including Yu Yuanzhen.
• Dugu Bo learned that the Ye Clan’s Sect Master had become the ninth God of Slaughter but had disappeared again, and he confirmed that Yu Tianheng did not know about the clan’s destruction.
• The farmer gave Yang Wudi a half-burned Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan letter claiming Yu Xiaogang planned to return with the Avengers Alliance and take revenge on the clan and Ye Ping'an.
• Dugu Bo urged the elders to warn Sect Master Ning and Sword Douluo, while Yang Wudi said they had to consider both Spirit Hall and the Avengers Alliance as possible threats.
• Yang Wudi ordered himself to carry the news to Heaven Dou City, Bai He to search for the Sect Master, Niu Gao to fortify the sect, and Dugu Bo to remain behind and comfort Yu Tianheng.

Ning Fengzhi learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been annihilated, and he and Qian Renxue moved to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as suspicion fell on Spirit Hall and Ye Tianxing. Ye Tianxing appeared in Qian Renxue’s palace, where she confronted him about the attack before he overpowered her.

• Yang Wudi told Ning Fengzhi that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been destroyed, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin confirmed that more than eighteen hundred members had been killed and Yu Yuanzhen was missing.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Emperor Xue Ye had fallen ill and that Xue Qinghe was managing the empire’s affairs, then warned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect faced a major crisis.
• Ning Fengzhi went to the palace to report the clan’s destruction, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin began relocating the sect’s disciples into Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, advised Ning Fengzhi to withdraw the sect into the city and privately suspected Bibi Dong had acted without informing her.
• Ye Tianxing unexpectedly appeared in Qian Renxue’s palace, and she accused him of destroying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan without telling her.
• Ye Tianxing pinned Qian Renxue down as she protested that they were in the imperial palace.

Ye Tianxing reunited with Qian Renxue, discussed eliminating threats to her control of the Heaven Dou Empire, and promised to return after reaching Soul Douluo. He left to strengthen his Soul Power and visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Fire Girl Jiaojiao appeared.

• Ye Tianxing told Qian Renxue that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been destroyed at his suggestion, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been spared for now.
• Qian Renxue explained that most of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had been replaced, but Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng remained threats.
• Ye Tianxing proposed destroying the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and other uncertain factors after he reached Soul Douluo, which he expected to take at least a year.
• Qian Renxue expressed her reluctance to see Ye Tianxing leave, and he comforted her before they passionately reunited.
• Ye Tianxing left the palace determined to raise his Soul Power, then traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and summoned Fire Girl Jiaojiao.