Chapter Summaries

After three years in the abyss, Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue had forgotten their past and built an ordinary life together. They decided to marry, and the chapter ended as Fang Xuan kissed Qian Renxue on their wedding night.

• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue discovered farming seeds and a loom, then began growing food and making clothes.
• Qian Renxue brought Fang Xuan lunch, and the two agreed to marry despite being unable to recall their former names.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue prepared for their wedding, with Qian Renxue growing shy around him.
• Wedding clothes and decorations appeared in their cave, and Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue performed their marriage rites.
• Fang Xuan tried to kiss and undress Qian Renxue, who was nervous and confused about what consummating the marriage meant.
• Fang Xuan pressed Qian Renxue down and kissed her on their wedding night.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue began their married life with a tender morning together, then spent several happy months settling into their secluded home. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue asking Fang Xuan to give her a child.

• Fang Xuan woke beside Qian Renxue and continued their intimacy after she asked him to stop.
• Fang Xuan prepared a meal for Qian Renxue, and they ate together as newlyweds.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue spent several months living happily together, no longer worrying about leaving their home.
• Fang Xuan made soaking in the hot springs with Qian Renxue a daily habit.
• Qian Renxue asked Fang Xuan to give her a child, and they kissed beneath the water.

After years of growing distant and arguing, Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue reconciled when Fang Xuan risked his life to protect her, and they renewed their efforts to have a child. Ten years into their marriage, Qian Renxue gave birth to a daughter named Baby, leaving the couple joyful as a family of three.

• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue grew weary of each other and began arguing after years of marriage without having a child.
• After Qian Renxue stormed out and stayed away for three days, Fang Xuan searched for her through a violent storm.
• Fang Xuan found Qian Renxue, and when a boulder threatened her, he shielded her with his body.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue kissed in the rain and gradually restored their loving relationship as they tried to conceive.
• Ten years into their marriage, Qian Renxue gave birth to a daughter, and Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue named her Baby.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue raised their daughter in the Abyss World, but a crane carried her away when she was five. They comforted themselves with the belief that she had gone to live with immortals, stayed together into old age, and died peacefully side by side.

• Fang Xuan and his baby daughter playfully tried to hide freshly caught fish from Qian Renxue, who teased them before the family went home together.
• When their daughter was five, she climbed onto a radiant white crane, which flew away with her as Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue rushed after them.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue grieved their missing daughter, then told themselves that immortals had taken her to the heavens so they could carry on living.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue remained together for fifty years, growing old beside the stream.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue sat together by the stream, smiled at each other, and died in each other's embrace.

After Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue escaped the God of Desire’s Abyss of Desire, they fought back against him. Fang Xuan’s Crimson Lotus illusion gave them an opening to strike the God of Desire down, though his divine light fled from his shattered body.

• The God of Desire appeared in the Abyss of Desire and tried to seize Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue’s souls.
• Fang Xuan broke free of the Abyss, regained his strength, and summoned Demonic Blade · Red Rain.
• Qian Renxue also awakened, recovered her youthful form, and summoned the Angel Sacred Sword.
• The God of Desire blocked both weapons and advanced on Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue, who charged him together.
• Fang Xuan used Crimson Lotus to control the God of Desire for one second, allowing Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue to tear his divine body apart with their weapons.
• A golden divine light escaped from the God of Desire’s shattered body.

After escaping the Abyss of Desire, Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue acknowledged that their decades together had been an illusion, yet struggled with the feelings it left behind. Fang Xuan chose not to kill the weakened Qian Renxue and carried her to an inn, where they learned that only one year had passed outside.

• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue emerged from the collapsing Abyss of Desire and agreed that their marriage and children had only existed in a dream.
• Qian Renxue declared that she and Fang Xuan remained mortal enemies and threatened to kill him when they met again, but she collapsed from exhaustion.
• Fang Xuan considered killing the helpless Qian Renxue, then put away the Demon Blade and carried her instead.
• Fang Xuan brought Qian Renxue to an inn in a nearby town, where they discovered that only one year had passed in the outside world.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue mourned the child they had imagined in the Abyss Illusion Realm, then parted ways the next morning. When Qian Renxue’s powerless journey home ended in a bandit ambush, Fang Xuan rescued her and offered to take her home.

• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue stayed awake mourning Baby, the child they had imagined in the Abyss Illusion Realm.
• Qian Renxue left Fang Xuan behind and set out on foot for Spirit City, lacking Soul Power, money, and her Soul Tools.
• After walking for half a day, Qian Renxue was caught in a net trap set by three bandits.
• Qian Renxue failed to summon the Angel Sacred Sword, and the bandits attacked her.
• Fang Xuan appeared, killed the three bandits with his Demon Blade, and told Qian Renxue, "I'll take you home."

Fang Xuan rescued the powerless Qian Renxue and escorted her toward Spirit City, while both recovered some strength on the cautious journey. At a border city, they posed as husband and wife to pass the guards’ questioning.

• Fang Xuan scolded Qian Renxue, punched her after she threatened him, and carried her when she collapsed from exhaustion.
• Fang Xuan told Qian Renxue he would take her to a city near Spirit City, then leave rather than enter Spirit Hall’s headquarters.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue traveled cautiously for seven days, hiding at night and sticking to busy roads as their Soul Power gradually recovered.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue reached a border city and decided to stay there overnight before continuing toward Spirit City.
• Two guards questioned Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue about their relationship, and the pair claimed they were husband and wife.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue were ambushed at an inn by a force of trained assassins. As Fang Xuan’s strength surged to the Soul Master level during the fight, he fled with Qian Renxue to escape the attackers.

• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue checked into an inn near the Star Luo Empire’s border and carefully searched the area before resting.
• A disguised Soul Master posing as an inn attendant knocked on their door with a supposed meal, and Fang Xuan killed her with the Demon Blade.
• A group of black-clad assassins stormed the inn, and Fang Xuan fought them while protecting Qian Renxue.
• Fang Xuan gained Soul Power from his kills, reached the Soul Master level, and unsealed his First Spirit Ring.
• After learning the assassins had received a death order from above and exhausting much of his Soul Power, Fang Xuan carried Qian Renxue out a window and fled with the assassins in pursuit.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue were surrounded by a powerful assassination force at the northern gate, and Fang Xuan fought back while carrying her. He killed dozens of attackers and rose to Soul Grandmaster, but his injuries worsened as the battle continued.

• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue reached the northern gate, where black-clad assassins surrounded them under the command of a Soul Sage.
• Fang Xuan carried Qian Renxue on his back and attacked the assassins with his Demon Blade after they charged.
• Fang Xuan killed a Soul Ancestor and gained enough Soul Power to rise from Level 11 to Level 15.
• Fang Xuan killed twenty-three black-clad men and advanced to Soul Grandmaster while protecting Qian Renxue from harm.
• Fang Xuan suffered numerous wounds and realized his Martial Souls and Domains remained sealed as more assassins pressed in.

Fang Xuan slaughtered most of the black-clad assassins, but his wounds and blood loss left him near collapse as he faced their peak Soul Sage leader. With the leader's killing blow bearing down on him, Fang Xuan unleashed Crimson Lotus.

• Fang Xuan killed more than half of the black-clad assassins, and his Soul Power rose to the Soul Elder level as he fought.
• Fang Xuan questioned the black-clad leader about who had sent the assassins and considered the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires as suspects.
• Fang Xuan, bleeding heavily and nearing collapse, challenged the leader to a fight to the death.
• The black-clad leader revealed seven Soul Rings and unleashed his peak Soul Sage aura, forcing Fang Xuan to one knee.
• The leader attacked Fang Xuan with a Demon Tiger demon fist, and Fang Xuan activated Crimson Lotus through his left eye.

Fang Xuan killed the black-clad assassins with Crimson Lotus, but the Soul Skill severely injured him, and he and Qian Renxue fled to a mountain forest. After Qian Renxue treated him and the pair argued over her cooking, a Titled Douluo arrived.

• Fang Xuan used Crimson Lotus to kill the black-clad leader and the remaining assassins, then collapsed in agony from severe Mental Power damage.
• Fang Xuan recovered to level fifty-five, recognized the dead leader's face from the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Palace, and left the battlefield with Qian Renxue.
• Fang Xuan passed out beneath an ancient tree, and Qian Renxue chose to stay and bandage his injuries instead of leaving him behind.
• Fang Xuan woke, criticized Qian Renxue's bandaging and burnt Mountain Chicken, and the two bickered as they ate.
• A powerful aura descended from the sky, and Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue recognized the newcomer as a Titled Douluo.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue faced Dugu Bo, who had been sent by the Heaven Dou Empire to kill Fang Xuan. Dugu Bo crippled his own Soul Power rather than kill him, and Fang Xuan then demanded that Qian Renxue explain why the empire wanted him dead.

• Dugu Bo arrived and confirmed to Fang Xuan that Prince Xue Xing and Xue Ye had both sent him to kill Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan accepted that he was likely to die and asked Dugu Bo to spare Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue tried to stop Dugu Bo, but his Killing Intent and Soul Power sent her flying.
• Dugu Bo struck his own abdomen, shattered his Jade Scale Snake Emperor Inner Core, and crippled his Soul Power instead of killing Fang Xuan.
• Dugu Bo left, saying he no longer owed the Heaven Dou Empire or Fang Xuan a debt, and Fang Xuan asked Qian Renxue if she knew why the empire wanted him dead.

Qian Renxue explained that the assassin who nearly killed Fang Xuan had been her subordinate, Qin Zhong, but that Xue Ye had prompted the attack. She revealed that Xue Ye later tried to rescue Fang Xuan before ordering him eliminated, leaving Fang Xuan furious at the emperor.

• Qian Renxue reminded Fang Xuan of the assassination attempt from three years earlier, which he had believed she ordered.
• Qian Renxue admitted Qin Zhong was one of her people but denied sending him to kill Fang Xuan.
• Qian Renxue explained that Qin Zhong had served as Xue Ye's trusted guard and interpreted the emperor's remarks about his son as a hint to assassinate Fang Xuan.
• Qian Renxue revealed that after Fang Xuan survived and grew talented, Xue Ye first tried to save him but later feared his power and ordered him killed.
• Fang Xuan realized Xue Ye was behind the attack and clenched his bleeding fist as he glared toward Heaven Dou.

Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue parted ways after reaching the outskirts of Spirit City, with Qian Renxue returning home and Fang Xuan choosing his own path. After recovering from his injuries, Fang Xuan found Lost Town and entered, determined to grow stronger in Slaughter City.

• Fang Xuan learned that Emperor Xue Ye had masterminded the assassination attempt, while Qian Renxue told him that Bibi Dong had tried to kill her repeatedly when she was young.
• Fang Xuan and Qian Renxue reached the wilderness near Spirit City, and Fang Xuan told her to return home without him.
• Qian Renxue invited Fang Xuan to join her and help Spirit Hall unify Douluo Continent, but he refused, and they parted as future enemies.
• Fang Xuan spent a month recovering in a mountain cave, healed his injuries, and restored his Soul Power to level fifty-five Soul King.
• Fang Xuan searched for Lost Town for more than half a month, found it, and entered on his way to Slaughter City.

Fang Xuan found the tavern that served as the entrance to Slaughter City and demanded a Bloody Mary. After killing the patrons who attacked him, he forced the attendant to serve him wine, leaving the trial to enter Slaughter City unresolved.

• Fang Xuan entered the silent tavern in Lost Town and ordered a Bloody Mary, then demanded the patrons' hearts as snacks.
• A burly customer attacked Fang Xuan, and Fang Xuan killed him with an ordinary iron blade.
• A patron declared that killing Fang Xuan would let them enter Slaughter City, and the tavern's customers rushed him.
• Fang Xuan revealed five black soul rings and killed the twenty-odd attackers in less than a minute.
• Fang Xuan used his Mental Power to force the attendant to his knees, then sat among the corpses and ordered him to pour the wine.

Fang Xuan entered Slaughter City after discovering Bloody Mary’s poisonous effects and cutting through the tavern’s resistance. He defeated Terror Knight Scott at the gate and entered the city with Black Token 9463, leaving Scott to fear that Slaughter City would change.

• After drinking Bloody Mary, Fang Xuan recognized it as a chronic poison and killed the waiter before destroying the bar counter.
• Fang Xuan jumped into the passage beneath the bar and traveled through it to the plain outside Slaughter City.
• A voice announced Slaughter City’s rules, and Terror Knight Scott challenged Fang Xuan before allowing him to enter.
• Fang Xuan realized that Soul Skills and Soul Rings could not be used in Slaughter City, then defeated Scott with one Blade Drawing Technique strike.
• Scott gave Fang Xuan Black Token 9463, and Fang Xuan entered Slaughter City as Scott worried that the city was about to change.

Fang Xuan entered Slaughter City to hunt powerful opponents and recover his strength, rejecting Erica’s offer of newcomer protection. After killing Spartacus at the Inner City gate, he declared that Spartacus was his first target.

• Fang Xuan rejected Erica’s offer to guide him and protect him for twenty-four hours, then walked into Slaughter City alone.
• Erica followed Fang Xuan into the city, expecting him to die without her help.
• Fang Xuan passed through the Outer City and entered the Inner City, where he saw a man kill a woman and consume her Bloody Mary.
• Spartacus, a veteran with ten consecutive Hell Slaughter Arena victories, ordered Fang Xuan to kneel and threatened to kill him.
• Fang Xuan tore Spartacus apart with one strike, leaving the onlookers and Erica stunned.
• Fang Xuan faced the gathered Fallen Ones and declared Spartacus his first.

Fang Xuan slaughtered the Fallen Ones gathered at Slaughter City's entrance and rapidly raised his Soul Power to Level 61, reaching the Soul Emperor rank. He decided to take a cautious pace as he continued hunting, while Erica watched in shock.

• Fang Xuan killed Spartacus in one move and reached Level 56.
• Fang Xuan cut down the Fallen Ones attacking him, and his Killing Intent intensified with each kill.
• Fang Xuan entered the Unity of Man and Saber state, pursued the fleeing Fallen Ones, and killed all one hundred.
• Fang Xuan's Soul Power rose to Level 61, making him a Soul Emperor, and he resolved to alternate between fighting and resting.
• Erica watched Fang Xuan, shaken by his slaughter and wondering who he was.

Fang Xuan gathered Killing Intent after slaughtering a hundred Fallen Ones and headed for the Hell Slaughter Arena to pursue Divine Slaughter's Domain. Heavenly Knight O'Brien confronted him on a pretext, and Fang Xuan openly challenged his authority as the two prepared to fight.

• Fang Xuan told Erica to lead him to the Hell Slaughter Arena, and she guided him deeper into the Inner City.
• A spear thrust from behind, and Fang Xuan deflected it with his saber before identifying the attacker as Enforcer Heavenly Knight O'Brien.
• Erica warned Fang Xuan that O'Brien was a powerful vice captain of the Enforcement Team whose members could use Soul Skills in Slaughter City.
• O'Brien accused Fang Xuan of violating the rules by killing residents and sentenced him to death, but Fang Xuan argued that Slaughter City had no rules against killing.
• O'Brien demanded to know whether Fang Xuan was challenging his authority, and Fang Xuan confirmed it as their Killing Intent and saber qi flared before a fight.