Chapter Summaries

Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang as his teacher after Yu Xiaogang used Spirit Hall records to explain why Tang San must have Twin Martial Souls. The chapter left Tang San furious when he realized Yu Xiaogang wanted to recruit Blade as well.

• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he had deduced Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls from his Innate Full Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San briefly considered killing him to protect his secret.
• Yu Xiaogang supported his deduction with research on Innate Full Soul Power, powerful martial souls, and Mutated Spirits, convincing Tang San that he had genuine expertise.
• Tang San knelt, kowtowed three times, and asked Yu Xiaogang to accept him as his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San about Blade and said he wanted to look after him and help both boys study together.
• Tang San realized Yu Xiaogang planned to recruit Blade and grew jealous and angry, searching for ways to discredit him.

Tang San disparaged Blade to Yu Xiaogang, who decided Blade’s need for affection would make him easy to control. When Tang San escorted Blade toward Yu Xiaogang, Blade mocked them both and went inside after ordering Tang San out of his way.

• Tang San listed Blade’s flaws and troubled background to Yu Xiaogang, while Gangzi sent him away to register their student information.
• Yu Xiaogang decided Blade’s straightforward nature and lack of affection would let him win Blade’s trust and control him.
• Tang San returned to Blade with a polite invitation to meet Yu Xiaogang, but Blade mocked him for acknowledging the Grandmaster as his teacher.
• Tang San restrained his anger because he knew he could not defeat Blade, while Blade saw Yu Xiaogang as a chance to earn Portrayal Progress.
• Blade told Tang San he was in the way, and Tang San stepped aside as Blade headed into Yu Xiaogang’s room.

Blade entered Yu Xiaogang's office and turned Yu Xiaogang's attempt to recruit him into a threatening confrontation. He ended with his Shizun's Sword aimed at Yu Xiaogang, who trembled under Blade's taunts.

• Blade frightened Tang San into fleeing, then forced his way into Yu Xiaogang's office and declared that three of five people would pay, including Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to calm Blade and invite him to sit, while the system recorded a small increase in Blade's Portrayal Progress.
• Yu Xiaogang assured Blade he would not be punished over the gatekeeper incident and offered to teach him about Spirit Mysteries.
• Blade drew his Shizun's Sword and warned Yu Xiaogang that the people he remembered deeply never ended well.
• Blade mocked Yu Xiaogang for being as anxious as Tang San, leaving Yu Xiaogang trembling with fear.

Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit Blade by claiming his Shattered Sword was a worthless martial soul and promising to train him, but Blade revealed the terrifying power of the Shizun's Sword. Blade then displayed several Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings and left Yu Xiaogang recoiling under their pressure.

• Yu Xiaogang told Blade that he believed Blade had Twin Martial Souls and promised his Ten Core Theories could help him become powerful.
• Blade mocked Yu Xiaogang's theories, cut his palm, and unleashed the Shizun's Sword's overwhelming blood-red aura.
• Yu Xiaogang panicked when Blade's power overwhelmed the office and realized Su Yuntao had wrongly labeled Blade's martial soul a waste.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he was mistaken and began offering Blade advice about his first spirit ring.
• Blade pointed his sword at Yu Xiaogang and revealed several Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings, forcing Yu Xiaogang to step back.

Blade frightened Yu Xiaogang into passing out, raising his Portrayal Progress, then left to pursue another target. Meanwhile, Tang San plotted to turn Yu Xiaogang and the academy against Blade, convinced his scheme would lead to Blade’s downfall.

• Yu Xiaogang doubted what he saw as Blade’s terrifying aura and blood-red blade overwhelmed him with fear.
• Yu Xiaogang passed out and urinated himself, and the system raised Blade’s Portrayal Progress to 22.92%.
• Blade left Yu Xiaogang and set out to find the next person who owed him a debt.
• Tang San listened to teachers ridicule Yu Xiaogang but chose not to defend him, instead planning to use the situation against Blade.
• Tang San planned to let Blade get lost, cause trouble, and be expelled, and he believed his trap was already working.

Tang San arrived at Nuoding Academy's Dormitory Seven, eager to use his new surroundings to regain confidence and pursue power. Blade followed him until a system mission interrupted his plan, and he encountered Xiao Wu.

• Tang San walked to Dormitory Seven, thinking of his classmates as stepping stones and looking forward to feeling superior among them.
• Blade followed Tang San, anticipating the chance to defeat him and earn Portrayal Progress points.
• The system assigned Blade the Betrayal Series Mission (Xiao Wu Chapter), requiring him to make the Protagonist betrayed by all for a large reward.
• Blade found the mission too vague and decided not to trouble himself over it.
• Xiao Wu suddenly stopped Blade, introduced herself as Xiao Wu, as in dancing Wu, and asked his name.

Blade tried to keep Xiao Wu at a distance as they headed toward Dormitory Seven, but Xiao Wu fell for him at first sight and eagerly pursued his attention. They reached the dormitory, where Tang San and Wang Sheng were about to fight.

• Blade realized Xiao Wu's approach had triggered a mission and warned her that she was in his way.
• Xiao Wu became infatuated with Blade and hurried after him, asking whether he was also headed to Dormitory Seven.
• Blade ignored Xiao Wu's attempts to befriend him and warned that those he remembered never met a good end.
• Xiao Wu remained fascinated by Blade and resolved to win him over, despite his coldness.
• Xiao Wu followed Blade's gaze to Dormitory Seven, where Tang San and Wang Sheng were fighting.

Xiao Wu became infatuated with Blade and decided to challenge the children fighting to become dormitory boss, while Blade insisted that he would deal with Tang San himself. Before Blade could intervene, the system reported increased Portrayal Progress and an ongoing mission to make the protagonist betrayed by all, leaving Blade confused.

• Xiao Wu asked Blade about the fight and announced that she wanted to become dormitory boss and teach the two children a lesson.
• Blade named Tang San as his target and told Xiao Wu that he would handle him himself.
• Xiao Wu decided to teach the fighters a lesson first and asked Blade to tell her his name after she became boss.
• Blade prepared to confront Tang San, but the system announced that Xiao Wu had developed a crush on him and begun resenting the protagonist.
• The system raised Blade's Portrayal Progress to 23.52% and reported that the series mission to make the protagonist betrayed by all was in progress.

Blade reconsidered the mission and decided to let Xiao Wu draw Tang San into a fight rather than confront him himself. As Tang San became Dormitory Seven's boss, Xiao Wu challenged him and Wang Sheng, leaving the confrontation about to begin.

• Blade realized Xiao Wu's arrival had advanced his mission and chose to watch instead of fighting Tang San himself.
• Tang San entered Dormitory Seven furious after nearly being struck and demanded to know who had attacked him.
• Wang Sheng identified himself as the dormitory boss and accepted Tang San as the new boss after losing.
• Tang San played down his new position, mocked Wang Sheng, and tried to establish himself while keeping a low profile.
• Xiao Wu appeared at the entrance and declared that she wanted to fight Tang San and Wang Sheng to become the boss.

Xiao Wu challenged Tang San to fight, but Tang San was distracted when he noticed Blade watching from the doorway. He regained his composure and accepted Xiao Wu’s challenge, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Tang San and the dormitory boys stared at Xiao Wu until she angrily demanded that Tang San and Wang Sheng challenge her together.
• Tang San dismissed Wang Sheng and stepped forward to face Xiao Wu alone.
• Tang San spotted Blade leaning by the doorway and became anxious and intimidated.
• Xiao Wu urged Tang San to follow the dormitory rules and stop hesitating.
• Tang San introduced himself and his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and Xiao Wu identified her martial soul as a rabbit before telling him she would not hold back.

Xiao Wu attacked Tang San, who chose to defend himself and flatter her after sensing she could bring him great fortune. Enraged by his hypocrisy, Xiao Wu prepared to finish him with her Rubbing Technique as the mission to have her beat up the protagonist advanced.

• Xiao Wu launched a fierce series of kicks at Tang San, who evaded and blocked her attacks with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Tang San sensed Xiao Wu could bring him a tremendous fortune and decided to avoid hurting her, even if Blade might mock him.
• Tang San deliberately softened his defense, and Xiao Wu kicked him back several steps.
• Tang San praised Xiao Wu’s footwork, but she saw through his earlier ogling and polite act and grew more disgusted with him.
• Xiao Wu appeared behind Tang San and prepared to use her Rubbing Technique; the system reported that the series mission’s portrayal progress had risen to 24.22%.

Blade defeated Tang San with one blow after rescuing Xiao Wu, then left the dormitory while Xiao Wu became captivated by him. Xiao Wu declared herself deputy boss, ordered Tang San moved off his bed, and went to look for Blade.

• Xiao Wu nearly landed her kick on Tang San, but Tang San countered and prepared to throw her.
• Blade struck Tang San and sent him crashing face-first into the ground, earning Portrayal Progress rewards from the System.
• Tang San stayed down when Blade ordered him to get up, so Blade lost interest and left.
• Xiao Wu admired Blade for rescuing her, then learned from Wang Sheng that Blade had already disappeared.
• Xiao Wu claimed the deputy boss position, ordered the others to move Tang San off his bed, and left the dormitory to find Blade.

Blade left the academy because he disliked its dormitory, booked a luxury hotel room in Nuoding City, and discovered Tang Hao watching Xiao Wu search for him. He nourished the Blue Silver Emperor with his blood and anticipated using her against Tang Hao.

• Blade left the academy, evaded women following him through Nuoding City, and booked the city's finest hotel suite with Gold Soul Coins.
• Blade sat on the hotel balcony with Shizun's Sword and sensed Tang Hao hiding in an alley.
• Blade saw Tang Hao watching Xiao Wu search the streets for him and inferred that Tang Hao's family was repeating its old scheme involving a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.
• Blade took out the Blue Silver Emperor and used Shizun's Sword to cut his palm, feeding her with his Abundance-infused blood.
• Blade watched the Blue Silver Emperor revive and murmured, "Life has become punishment," imagining her becoming a weapon against Tang Hao.

Blade sensed Tang Hao nearby while remaining undetectable, then used his Portrayal Progress rewards to strengthen his powers and obtain his Signature Weapon. He left the hotel with Shizun's Sword, eager to approach Tang Hao and provoke him.

• Blade discovered that Tang Hao could not sense him unless Blade revealed himself or entered Tang Hao's field of vision.
• Blade gained four Other Shore Red spirit rings as his Portrayal Progress rose, then withdrew them.
• Blade used seven Lottery Chances and completed his Eidolons, reducing the Hellscape stacks needed for full power to four and improving his combat abilities.
• Blade obtained the level 10 Light Cone The Unreachable Other Shore, boosting his active and passive attacks.
• Blade put away the Flower Pot, took Shizun's Sword, and left the hotel to seek out Tang Hao.

Xiao Wu searched Nuoding City for Blade and enlisted a noblewoman who had also become infatuated with him. After a powerful presence frightened Xiao Wu, Tang Hao secretly followed her, planning to capture the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Tang San, unaware that a hostile figure was approaching him.

• Xiao Wu asked a noblewoman if she had seen Blade, and the woman recognized him from his black clothes, bandaged hands, and twin-tail hair.
• Xiao Wu claimed Blade was her brother and boasted that he was the sole heir of a powerful family to keep the noblewoman from probing her background.
• A sudden oppressive presence froze Xiao Wu, so she took the noblewoman's hand and agreed to let her lead the search for Blade.
• The noblewoman guessed Blade had gone somewhere to rest and set off with Xiao Wu to find him.
• Tang Hao overheard them, decided to keep following Xiao Wu and claim her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Tang San, and vanished in pursuit.
• An unidentified figure filled with killing intent approached Tang Hao from the direction he was heading.

Xiao Wu entered the hotel while fleeing the oppressive presence of Tang Hao, only to find Blade there and mistake his appearance for a timely rescue. Blade recognized Tang Hao at the entrance and launched a sudden attack, leaving the injured Clear Sky Douluo facing a deadly sword strike.

• Xiao Wu persuaded the noblewoman to take her into the hotel as Tang Hao watched her and followed them inside.
• Blade encountered Xiao Wu and the noblewoman at the reception, while Tang San fainted again after being struck by foul-smelling paper wads near the dormitory restroom.
• Blade focused on the approaching Tang Hao, drew Shizun's Sword, and charged toward the hotel entrance.
• Tang Hao recognized Blade's killing intent and froze in shock, then realized Blade was rushing at him with a blood-red sword.
• Blade declared that he would send Tang Hao to his grave as Tang Hao feared that his injuries would prevent him from surviving the attack.

Blade wounded Tang Hao in the hotel and pursued him through Nuoding City as Tang Hao fled. Xiao Wu watched Blade chase the man she believed was a Titled Douluo and became infatuated with him.

• Blade struck Tang Hao with Shizun's Sword, sending him crashing through the hotel entrance and leaving him with a chest wound.
• Tang Hao scrambled up and fled through the streets, focused on escaping Blade and finding a safe place to treat his injury.
• Blade charged after Tang Hao, laughing and taunting him as startled pedestrians watched.
• Xiao Wu rushed out of the hotel and, believing Blade was hunting down a Titled Douluo for her, knelt and fantasized about their future together.

Tang Hao fled Nuoding City and tried to lose Blade in the forest, but Blade answered the escape with a bloody sword technique. The chapter ended as Blade summoned a terrifying spectacle that signaled an impending slaughter.

• Tang Hao raced out of Nuoding City and plunged into the forest to escape Blade while thinking of protecting Tang San.
• Blade's sword attack narrowly missed Tang Hao and cut through a tree, but Tang Hao continued running and taunted him from a distance.
• Blade realized he might lose Tang Hao in the forest and decided to send his sword after him instead.
• Blade slashed his own palm, charged into the air, and cried out that he would invite everyone to behold a beautiful sight.

Blade unleashed Great Death Penalty and pursued Tang Hao through the forest, overwhelming him with blood-red sword qi. After Blade struck him at close range, Tang Hao severed his inherited right-arm spirit bone and fled, while Blade learned that his portrayal progress had risen to 26.27%.

• Blade unleashed Great Death Penalty, filling the forest with blood-red sword qi as Tang Hao fled through the trees.
• Tang Hao used his nine soul rings and Clear Sky Hammer to fend off the sword qi, but he was wounded and exhausted.
• Tang Hao thought he had escaped Blade, but Blade appeared beside him and struck his raised right arm with Shizun's Sword.
• The blast sent Blade flying backward, and he approached the smoke while believing Tang Hao had been badly injured.
• The system revealed that Tang Hao had severed his inherited right-arm spirit bone to escape, raising Blade's portrayal progress to 26.27%.

Nuoding City officials investigated the battle between Blade and Tang Hao while residents turned Blade into a folk hero for saving Xiao Wu and a noblewoman. At Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu longed for Blade, grew more disgusted with Tang San, and ended the chapter by kicking him awake.

• Heaven Dou Empire envoys and Spirit Hall deacons investigated the clash, but they could not find Blade or Tang Hao.
• Nuoding City's residents spread exaggerated stories about Blade rescuing a mother and daughter, while witnesses and Xiao Wu helped keep the authorities from blaming him.
• Xiao Wu learned Blade's name and became infatuated with him, convinced that he would return and that beating Tang San would somehow hasten his arrival.
• Xiao Wu recalled Tang San's theft and his attempt to blame Dormitory Seven, explaining why she kept him under watch and despised him.
• After remembering that Tang San had called Blade a madman, Xiao Wu leapt at him and kicked him in the chest.