Chapter Summaries

Zhao Chen and Mu Chen teamed up in the Life and Death Trial Arena, where they discovered black mud that could contain Corrosive Poison Water. Ao Tang and his four followers tried to kill them to keep the discovery secret, and Zhao Chen advanced to face them.

• Zhao Chen told Mu Chen he had dealt with some troublemakers, and the two agreed to work together in the trial.
• Mu Chen explained that black mud resisted Corrosive Poison Water and began gathering it to make containers.
• Zhao Chen spotted Ao Tang and four followers hiding in the forest, and Ao Tang threatened to kill Zhao Chen and Mu Chen to conceal the black mud's use.
• Ao Tang's followers mocked the pair, while Mu Chen offered to fight Ao Tang because both were Third-Level Spirit Bodies.
• Zhao Chen approached Ao Tang and his followers with a dead branch as a new mission prompted him to accumulate fifteen kills.
• Ao Tang ordered his four followers to attack, and Zhao Chen declared he would grant them their wish to die.

Zhao Chen killed Ao Tang and his four lackeys, then received the Poison Water Spirit Pearl as a sign-in reward while traveling with Mu Chen. They collected Corrosive Poison Water and headed toward Profound Ice Valley to look for Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing.

• Zhao Chen used a dead branch to kill Ao Tang’s four lackeys, wounded Ao Tang, and kicked him into the Corrosive Poison Water before collecting their Crimson Tokens and Storage Bags.
• Zhao Chen and Mu Chen left the riverbank fight and continued gathering black mud, while Zhao Chen learned that Mu Chen had reached Third-Level Spirit Body after surviving the desert.
• Zhao Chen signed in at the Life and Death Trial Arena and received a Poison Water Spirit Pearl containing poison more potent than Corrosive Poison Water.
• Mu Chen made black mud jars and filled two with Corrosive Poison Water, then agreed to help Zhao Chen search for Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing.
• Zhao Chen and Mu Chen followed the riverbank and learned that Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing might be in Profound Ice Valley hunting Ice Crystal Beasts.

Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing waited in Profound Ice Valley, hoping news of the Ice Crystal Beast would draw Zhao Chen to them. Song Yuqing decided to stay on the Spiritual Road with Wu Yingying, but Zhao Chen arrived just as she asked her to keep the decision secret.

• Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing planned to spread word about the Ice Crystal Beast to attract Zhao Chen and discussed how few points the trial awarded for spirit beasts.
• Song Yuqing told Wu Yingying that her father wanted her to leave the Spiritual Road after the trial, and Wu Yingying revealed that she had been preselected by a Great Academy.
• Wu Yingying urged Song Yuqing to consider why she had come to the Spiritual Road and who had helped her survive the trial.
• Song Yuqing resolved to stay on the Spiritual Road with Wu Yingying and asked her not to tell anyone.
• Zhao Chen appeared behind them and asked what they were keeping secret, leaving Song Yuqing stunned and wondering how he had found them.

Zhao Chen reunited with Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing in Profound Ice Valley, where Mu Chen joined them and learned they already had enough points. As a hostile crowd approached, Zhao Chen realized they had come to target his group for their points.

• Zhao Chen explained that Song Yuqing's scent had led him to the group, and she tried to cover it with a sachet.
• Zhao Chen introduced Mu Chen to Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing, who welcomed him.
• Mu Chen asked whether the others had enough points, and Zhao Chen offered to transfer him some if needed.
• A large armed group approached Profound Ice Valley, and Zhao Chen deduced that its true target was his group rather than the Ice Crystal Beast.
• Mu Chen identified the three people at the front as the likely leaders who had gathered the crowd to seize their points.

Zhao Chen learned that the crowd outside Profound Ice Valley had gathered to seize his group's points, and he agreed to handle the coming fight himself. When Sun Yi tried to lure him into helping fight the Ice Crystal Beast, Zhao Chen saw through the deception, and Sun Yi ordered the crowd to attack.

• Zhao Chen received a sign-in mission to build a Hundred-Man Slayer streak, and he realized most of the Guardian Land's people had gathered outside Profound Ice Valley.
• Wu Yingying deduced that the Sun Brothers had targeted Zhao Chen's group because Zhao Chen held many points, and Zhao Chen told her and Song Yuqing to let him fight.
• Sun Yi, Sun Er, and Sun Jiu planned to seize Zhao Chen's points while the crowd dealt with Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing.
• Sun Yi called Zhao Chen out and pretended the crowd had come to hunt the Ice Crystal Beast, but Zhao Chen refused to help.
• Sun Yi realized Zhao Chen had seen through the ruse and ordered the crowd to attack.

Zhao Chen slaughtered the attackers who had come for his Crimson Token, killing them with the Asura Sword and Flame Cloud Swordplay. Mu Chen joined the fight, and after the last enemies fell, Zhao Chen received a sign-in opportunity and declared himself their Grim Reaper.

• Sun Yi, Sun Er, and Sun Jiu attacked Zhao Chen, but he killed all three with three swift sword strikes.
• Zhao Chen charged through the remaining attackers, killing them as his sword broke or burned their weapons.
• Wu Yingying, Song Yuqing, and Mu Chen watched the massacre, and Wu Yingying explained that the attackers would have killed them for their points and possessions.
• Mu Chen joined the battle with his Third-Level Spirit Body and helped Zhao Chen kill the remaining enemies.
• Zhao Chen received a sign-in opportunity for achieving the Hundred-Man Slayer and declared that he was the attackers’ Grim Reaper.

After Zhao Chen’s group survived the battle outside Profound Ice Valley, he obtained the sword art Asura Slash and waited out the Life and Death Trial. Zhao Chen ranked first and prepared to enter the Final Spiritual Road, where he warned his companions that survival would be difficult and recalled the silver-haired girl who had also won first place.

• Mu Chen used Corrosive Poison Water to dispose of the corpses while Zhao Chen’s companions collected Crimson Tokens and Storage Bags.
• Zhao Chen signed in at the Life and Death Trial Arena and obtained the one-move sword art Asura Slash.
• Half a month later, Jiang Jie gathered the thirteen survivors and checked their Crimson Tokens.
• Jiang Jie announced Zhao Chen in first place, Wu Yingying in second, Song Yuqing in third, and Mu Chen among the remaining rankings.
• Jiang Jie sent the survivors through the gate of light toward the Final Spiritual Road, and Zhao Chen warned Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing to stay alert if they were separated.

Zhao Chen entered the Final Spiritual Road and followed a trail of blood to find Luo Li surrounded by five youths. He rescued her from Zhao Tiandu, then confronted the group after they threatened him with Ji Xuan’s name.

• Zhao Chen headed south through the forest after finding himself separated from Wu Yingying, Song Yuqing, and the others.
• Zhao Chen followed bloodstains to a clearing, where five youths had cornered the poisoned Luo Li after she killed four of their companions.
• Zhao Tiandu attacked Luo Li, but Zhao Chen blocked his strike and knocked him into the clearing with the Asura Sword.
• Zhao Tiandu warned Zhao Chen that Ji Xuan would take revenge, but Zhao Chen dismissed the threat and asked whether they had any last words.
• Zhao Chen raised the Asura Sword and declared that he would kill the five youths.

Zhao Chen killed Zhao Tiandu and his four subordinates, then used his check-in reward to claim and bind the Luo God Ring. After arguing with the injured Luo Li over the ring and her sword, he left the clearing, while she resolved to hunt him down once she recovered.

• Zhao Chen killed Zhao Tiandu, a Third-Level Spirit Body, and his four Second-Level Spirit Body subordinates in a single attack.
• Zhao Chen checked in at the Final Spiritual Road and received the Luo God Ring, a lost divine artifact of the Luo God Clan.
• Zhao Chen bound the ring with his blood despite Luo Li's warning, and Luo Li recognized it as a treasure of her clan.
• Zhao Chen mocked Luo Li's claim and eyed her Dark Sword, but then left the clearing without attacking her.
• Luo Li treated her injuries and vowed to kill Zhao Chen in two hours to repay his kindness.

Zhao Chen tracked down the Seventh-Level Spirit Beast Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast, identified its neck as a likely weakness, and prepared to kill it for its essence and a sign-in opportunity. Luo Li caught up with him and challenged him to a fair fight, and Zhao Chen proposed a bet as they faced off.

• Zhao Chen searched the mountain forest for a Seventh-Level Spirit Beast, hoping to gather essences and earn a sign-in opportunity.
• Zhao Chen found the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast beside a stream and studied its abilities, concluding that its neck was its weakness.
• Luo Li tracked Zhao Chen by remembering his aura and confronted him with the Luo God Sword.
• Luo Li said she would fight Zhao Chen fairly and kill him, and Zhao Chen proposed a bet.

Zhao Chen challenged Luo Li to wager on whether he could kill the Seventh-Level Spirit Beast Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast, with her agreeing not to trouble him if he succeeded. He killed the beast and captured its essence soul, leaving Luo Li stunned by his strength.

• Luo Li agreed that she would stop pursuing Zhao Chen if he killed the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast, while Zhao Chen would win if the beast killed him.
• Zhao Chen used Nine Heavens Thunderclap Steps and Flame Cloud Swordplay to strike the sleeping beast's Magic Eyes with the Asura Sword.
• The blinded Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast attacked Zhao Chen with its tail, but he countered with Asura Slash and cut its neck.
• Zhao Chen collected the beast's blood and seized its escaping essence soul.
• Luo Li watched in extreme shock as Zhao Chen defeated the Seventh-Level Spirit Beast.

Zhao Chen proved to Luo Li that he had killed the Seventh-Level Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast, then received a powerful spear from the sign-in system. He set off with Luo Li following at a distance and prepared to hunt more spirit beasts to strengthen his Spirit Body.

• Zhao Chen showed Luo Li the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast's spirit essence, won their bet, and persuaded her to stop causing him trouble.
• Luo Li guessed Zhao Chen had at least Sixth-Level Spirit Body cultivation, while he kept his exact level secret and left with the beast's corpse.
• Luo Li decided to grow stronger before challenging Zhao Chen again and followed him from a distance.
• Zhao Chen signed in after killing the Seventh-Level Spirit Beast and received the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Spear, which he bound with his blood.
• Zhao Chen discovered he could use the spear as an arrow for the Asura Bow and demonstrated its force by shattering a tree.
• The system assigned Zhao Chen a mission to kill one Seventh-Level and three Sixth-Level Spirit Beasts, and he expected their spirit essences to help him reach Seventh-Grade Spirit Body.

Zhao Chen tracked down and killed a cub Golden Armor Dragon Tiger Beast, then escaped before the Earth Ranking beast in the mountain range could find him. In a cave, he absorbed the essences of two Seventh-Level Spirit Beasts and began preparing to break through to a Seventh-Grade Spirit Body and cultivate the first level of the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Golden Body.

• Zhao Chen found a Golden Armor Dragon Tiger Beast cub and realized it possessed peak Seventh-Level Spirit Beast strength.
• Zhao Chen pierced the cub's eye with the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Spear and killed it before it could fight back.
• Zhao Chen collected the beast's essence and blood, concealed his aura, and fled as an Earth Ranking Golden Armor Dragon Tiger Beast roared from deep in the mountain range.
• Zhao Chen entered a cave and absorbed the essences of the Golden Armor Dragon Tiger Beast and the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Beast through the Crimson Token.
• Zhao Chen took out the collected pure blood and began condensing the first level of the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Golden Body.

After completing the first layer of the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Golden Body, Zhao Chen set out with Luo Li to hunt spirit beasts and found three Sixth-Level beasts gathering around an Emerald Green Sleeping Lotus. He intended to claim both the lotus seeds and the beasts, while Luo Li remained wary of the danger.

• Zhao Chen finished cultivating the introductory stage of the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Golden Body, gaining immense physical strength that would remain with him beyond the Spirit Road.
• Luo Li told Zhao Chen that Ji Xuan, the Spirit Road’s publicly acknowledged number one and a potential King-class candidate, was pursuing her.
• Zhao Chen and Luo Li reached a pool where a Sixth-Level Emerald Green Turtle Shell Beast guarded an Emerald Green Sleeping Lotus bearing seven seeds.
• Zhao Chen spotted two more Sixth-Level Spirit Beasts hiding nearby and explained that they were waiting for the lotus seeds to mature.
• Luo Li considered taking the seeds to advance her Spirit Body cultivation, but Zhao Chen declared that he wanted the seeds and all three Sixth-Level Spirit Beasts.

Zhao Chen and Luo Li watched three Sixth-Level Spirit Beasts fight over the ripened Emerald Green Sleeping Lotus Seed. As the Golden Feather Scarlet Flame Eagle weakened the Emerald Green Turtle Shell Beast and the Lightning Magic Leopard waited for a chance to strike, Zhao Chen prepared to attack.

• Luo Li was shocked to learn Zhao Chen planned to take the Emerald Green Sleeping Lotus Seed and kill three Sixth-Level Spirit Beasts.
• Zhao Chen and Luo Li spotted the Lightning Magic Leopard and Golden Feather Scarlet Flame Eagle near the pool where the Emerald Green Turtle Shell Beast guarded the lotus seed.
• When the lotus seed ripened, the Emerald Green Turtle Shell Beast lunged for it, but the Lightning Magic Leopard attacked and the Golden Feather Scarlet Flame Eagle joined the fight.
• The Golden Feather Scarlet Flame Eagle wounded both rivals, while the Lightning Magic Leopard retreated to the pool’s edge and waited for an opening.
• Zhao Chen set the Magic Eye Dragon Horned Spear against the Asura Bow and prepared to strike as the eagle drove the turtle beast away from the lotus seed.

Zhao Chen killed three Sixth-Level Spirit Beasts near the pool and obtained a Dragon Tiger Soft Golden Armor through sign-in. After processing the beasts, he explained his lack of backing to Luo Li and left south, saying the spirit essences had already been reserved.

• Zhao Chen killed the Golden Feather Scarlet Flame Eagle with the Asura Bow, then shot the fleeing Lightning Magic Leopard with a Spirit Bone Arrow.
• Zhao Chen stopped the Emerald Green Turtle Shell Beast from swallowing the Emerald Green Sleeping Lotus Seed and collected the spirit essences of all three beasts.
• Zhao Chen signed in and received Dragon Tiger Soft Golden Armor, which he decided to keep hidden for protection.
• Zhao Chen offered Luo Li the spirit essences for sale, but she rejected the offer, saying she could not safely absorb them or afford them.
• Zhao Chen processed the useful parts of the beasts and told Luo Li he had no powerful faction backing him; he then headed south, claiming someone had already reserved the essences.

Zhao Chen and Luo Li were ambushed by Ji Xuan’s men, but Zhao Chen swiftly killed all eight attackers. He gave Luo Li their spirit beast essences and urged her to raise her Spirit Body cultivation to Level Four.

• Eight fighters led by Yang Xuan confronted Zhao Chen and Luo Li, demanding that Luo Li return to face Ji Xuan’s punishment.
• Yang Xuan charged Zhao Chen to claim his spear, but Zhao Chen killed him with a single thrust.
• Four attackers rushed to avenge Yang Xuan, and Zhao Chen killed them while Luo Li fought the remaining three.
• The last three attackers fled, but Zhao Chen killed them with Spirit Bone Arrows.
• Zhao Chen collected the Crimson Tokens and Storage Bags, then gave Luo Li the spirit beast essences and told her to reach Level Four.

Luo Li absorbed Zhao Chen’s Spirit Beast essences and advanced to Level Four Spirit Body cultivation, then traveled with him to Black Demon Forest, the Final Spiritual Road’s endpoint. There, Zhao Chen revealed that Wen Qingxuan was the only person he worried about and teased Luo Li about her catching Wen Qingxuan’s eye.

• Luo Li transferred Zhao Chen’s Spirit Beast essences into her Crimson Token and broke through from peak Level Three to Level Four Spirit Body cultivation.
• Luo Li proposed an arranged battle, but Zhao Chen refused and explained that he needed to hunt Spirit Beasts for their blood and reach Black Demon Forest.
• Zhao Chen checked his map, decided to seek high-level Spirit Beasts at Black Demon Forest, and hoped to reunite there with Wu Yingying, Song Yuqing, and Mu Chen.
• Luo Li told Zhao Chen that Ji Xuan had gathered more than eighty followers and Wen Qingxuan around thirty, while their own group had only five people.
• At Black Demon Forest, Zhao Chen said Wen Qingxuan was the only person he worried about, then teased Luo Li that Wen Qingxuan might have her eye on her.

Zhao Chen reunited with Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing in the Black Demon Forest and introduced them to Luo Li, whose jealousy surfaced as the women sized one another up. Wu Yingying eased the tension between herself and Luo Li, while Zhao Chen wondered whether the women would eventually get along.

• Luo Li misunderstood Zhao Chen's joke about Wen Qingxuan and blushed when he teased that Wen Qingxuan might see her as a rival.
• Zhao Chen sensed Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing approaching and reunited with them in the Black Demon Forest.
• Wu Yingying told Zhao Chen that she and Song Yuqing had heard Ji Xuan sent people to capture Mu Chen, and Song Yuqing said they had overcome dangers on the way.
• Zhao Chen introduced Luo Li to Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing, and Luo Li grew jealous when Song Yuqing clung to him.
• Wu Yingying greeted Luo Li and told her how she had first encountered Zhao Chen, helping the two women find common ground.

Mu Chen escaped Ji Xuan’s ambush by diving into a deep stream, while Ji Xuan discovered Luo Li with Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing. Ji Xuan confronted Luo Li, and Wu Yingying drew her blade to defend her.

• Mu Chen refused Ji Xuan’s offer to join him and claimed his big brother was far stronger.
• Mu Chen plunged into the stream to escape, and Ji Xuan sent Qiu Beihai and his followers after him.
• Ji Xuan heard Luo Li’s voice and turned his attention from the stream to her.
• Luo Li told Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing that Ji Xuan was her enemy and had sent two groups to hunt her.
• Wu Yingying drew her battle blade and confronted Ji Xuan for targeting Luo Li.