Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen arrived in Xingnan Commandery and heard how the Yin Corpse Sect’s violence in neighboring Da'an Commandery had driven many residents away. After helping waiter Wang Xiaoman and setting out for Da'an Commandery, Jiang Chen left as the waiter and innkeeper prepared to evacuate.

• Jiang Chen reached the increasingly deserted Xingnan Commandery and learned from Wang Xiaoman that residents feared the Yin Corpse Sect would cross over from Da'an Commandery.
• Wang Xiaoman warned Jiang Chen about the sect’s cruelty and the deaths and captures suffered by the Four Great Sects’ expedition.
• Jiang Chen gave Wang Xiaoman high-grade spirit stones and pills to help him and his family leave and recover.
• Jiang Chen revealed that he was the mercenary Demon Dragon and planned to enter Da'an Commandery, then departed.
• Wang Xiaoman told the innkeeper he was leaving, and the innkeeper gave him spirit stones before deciding to evacuate as well.

Jiang Chen entered a ruined town in Da'an Commandery and learned that the Yin Corpse Sect had killed residents and abducted their bodies. After treating an injured boy and giving him and his sister food, Jiang Chen heard the sect had arrived again.

• Jiang Chen entered the desolate town, where frightened residents mistook his masked appearance for that of a Yin Corpse Sect member.
• Jiang Chen found a boy with a broken leg and his little sister hiding in a courtyard, then assured them he would not hurt them.
• The boy told Jiang Chen that the Yin Corpse Sect had killed residents, taken their bodies and belongings, and likely captured the siblings' parents.
• Jiang Chen treated the boy's leg, gave the siblings food, and warned them to hide more carefully.
• People outside shouted that the Yin Corpse Sect had arrived, and screams followed.

Jiang Chen defeated a Yin Corpse Sect squad that was capturing civilians and questioned its members for information. He learned of seventeen sect strongholds in Da'an Commandery and left the rescued people free to flee.

• Jiang Chen went outside and saw Yin Corpse Sect members rounding up civilians, learning they needed many captives to refine Blood Corpses.
• Jiang Chen revealed himself as a mercenary and blocked the squad's arrows with a true qi shield.
• Jiang Chen swiftly defeated and bound the squad, then freed the captured civilians and told them to hide.
• Jiang Chen killed the squad leader when he refused to answer questions, then threatened the remaining captives.
• A frightened Martial Grandmaster Realm cultivator identified the strongholds, and Jiang Chen separately questioned the others until he learned of seventeen locations in Da'an Commandery.

Jiang Chen spared seven captives who gave him information, then attacked a Yin Corpse Sect stronghold alone. He overwhelmed its defenders, but Yuan He ordered the sect’s Corpse Puppets to attack him.

• Jiang Chen killed the captives who had failed to answer his questions first, spared the seven who had earned their freedom, and left after warning them to stop doing evil.
• Jiang Chen reached a Yin Corpse Sect city the next day and killed more than a hundred guards, including three Martial King Realm experts, as he fought his way inside.
• Yuan He learned that a lone Martial King Realm attacker had entered the stronghold and gathered experts to stop him.
• Jiang Chen used palm strikes and soul force to turn the guards’ arrows against them, then sent Elder Jing flying with a single blow.
• Yuan He ordered the Yin Corpse Sect experts to release their Corpse Puppets and attack Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen destroyed a Yin Corpse Sect stronghold, killing Yuan He and most of the sect members before freeing the prisoners and burning the site. The surviving Yin Corpse Sect experts arrived afterward and began investigating the mercenary who had defeated them.

• Jiang Chen burned Yuan He's Corpse Puppets with Flame Rain, then killed Yuan He with a saber strike enhanced by Sky Annihilation Strike.
• Jiang Chen pursued the fleeing Yin Corpse Sect members and killed many, though some escaped, then absorbed blood-qi from the fallen enemies to recover.
• Jiang Chen reached the deserted stronghold, killed the remaining sect members in its basement, and freed several thousand prisoners prepared for bloodletting.
• Jiang Chen warned the freed prisoners to leave Da'an Commandery, then burned the dungeon and blood pool before setting the city ablaze.
• Yin Corpse Sect experts arrived at the ruined stronghold and learned that a mercenary at the Martial King Realm had killed Yuan He and many of their fighters.

Jiang Chen destroyed eight Yin Corpse Sect strongholds in Da'an Commandery, driving the sect’s scattered forces to gather in the commandery city as allied forces advanced. He headed for the city, where Tang Dongfeng planned to turn the incoming army’s blood into powerful Blood Corpses.

• Jiang Chen destroyed two more Yin Corpse Sect strongholds in one night, bringing his total to eight and killing eight Martial Emperor Realm experts.
• The Yin Corpse Sect gathered its forces in Da'an Commandery’s commandery city to avoid being picked off, while spies from the Four Great Sects and the Great Zhou Royal Family tracked events.
• Ye Zhou, Zhang Zhong, Murong Ting, and Zhuo Feiyu discussed the allied campaign as fifteen thousand elites entered Da'an Commandery to eliminate the Yin Corpse Sect remnants.
• Jiang Chen found the strongholds deserted and stripped of useful items, then decided to head for the commandery city.
• Tang Dongfeng proposed defeating the allied forces and using their blood to refine stronger Blood Corpses, as he explained the Yin Corpse Sect’s ties to the Great Chu and Great Wu dynasties.

Ji Jun and the Yin Corpse Sect prepared to ambush the Great Zhou alliance as Jiang Chen approached Da'an Commandery City and decided to watch the forces clash from the shadows. As the alliance rested before its assault, He Yushi worried about the battle and mourned Jiang Chen, prompting An Qingyue to question how much difference he could have made.

• Ji Jun, now a Martial Emperor Realm Fourth Level expert serving the Yin Corpse Sect, discussed defeating the Great Zhou alliance with Tang Dongfeng and the other experts.
• Jiang Chen sensed the allied army approaching Da'an Commandery City, recognized its powerful cultivators, and resolved to observe the battle before acting.
• Murong Ting ordered the alliance to rest for the night, patrol its surroundings, and prepare its ten Sixth-tier Spirit Cannons for the next day's assault.
• He Yushi confided her fears about the Yin Corpse Sect to An Qingyue, who encouraged her to trust the allied forces and fight bravely.
• He Yushi remembered fighting alongside Jiang Chen and said she wished he were there, while An Qingyue challenged her belief that he could have changed the battle's outcome.

Jiang Chen secretly discovered the Yin Corpse Sect preparing a night raid and fired signal flares to warn the allied army. The army prepared for battle, but the attackers sent Corpse Puppets crashing through its formation.

• He Yushi mourned Jiang Chen, while An Qingyue questioned his reputation and urged her to focus on the fight against the Yin Corpse Sect.
• Jiang Chen watched the allied army, captured a Martial Grandmaster Realm, Second Level Yin Corpse Sect member, and killed him after finding his sect token.
• Jiang Chen fired several signal flares, prompting Murong Ting and the allied forces to prepare for an attack.
• A Yin Corpse Sect Martial Emperor ordered the raiders to charge before the allied army could prepare further.
• The allied forces fired arrows at the approaching figures, then realized they were Corpse Puppets as the puppets broke through the formation and killed and wounded disciples.

Jiang Chen attacked the Yin Corpse Sect archers who were shooting at the allied disciples, killing their captain and many of his men. After collecting the dead men’s storage bags and absorbing their blood qi, Jiang Chen left before reinforcements arrived, while the disciples defeated the Corpse Puppets and went to aid other battles.

• The Yin Corpse Sect used hidden archers to shoot the allied disciples while Corpse Puppets kept them occupied.
• Jiang Chen used the Azure Cloud Bow to kill more than twenty hidden archers from the shadows.
• After the archers fired at him, Jiang Chen blocked their arrows, charged into their ranks, and killed dozens with the Zhan Yue Saber.
• Jiang Chen killed the squad captain, a Martial King Realm, Eighth Level expert, with one strike, then shot down more archers as they fled.
• Jiang Chen collected the dead archers’ storage bags, absorbed blood qi from their corpses, and left before Yin Corpse Sect reinforcements arrived.
• With the archers no longer firing, the sect disciples defeated the Corpse Puppets and went to support battles elsewhere.

The Yin Corpse Sect’s assault overwhelmed the allied army with Corpse Puppets and forty Sixth-order Blood Corpses, while Jiang Chen cut through enemy squads and eased the allied forces’ pressure. After identifying Jiang Chen as the Ghost Mask man, Ji Jun sought to prove himself by challenging him, and Tang Dongfeng approved the fight.

• The Yin Corpse Sect unleashed forty Sixth-order, First Layer Blood Corpses, which killed a Martial Emperor Realm, Second Level expert and devastated the allied army.
• Jiang Chen burned the Yin Corpse Sect’s Corpse Puppets, killed a Martial Emperor Realm, First Level attacker, and continued attacking enemy squads.
• Jiang Chen’s fighting weakened the Yin Corpse Sect’s forces and eased pressure on the allied army.
• Yin Corpse Sect members recognized Jiang Chen as the Ghost Mask man and suspected he belonged to a major force.
• Ji Jun asked Tang Dongfeng to let him fight Jiang Chen, and Tang Dongfeng agreed, promising a reward if Ji Jun killed him.
• Ji Jun led his subordinates toward Jiang Chen to challenge him.

Jiang Chen arrived as the Ghost Mask to rescue the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples who were surrounded by the Yin Corpse Sect. Fu Xing recognized him as the sect’s feared enemy, and Jiang Chen entered the battle to kill the Yin Corpse Sect fighters.

• Fu Xing’s forces surrounded more than a hundred Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, while An Qingyue and He Yushi prepared to fight to the death.
• Wei Yun said the disciples could expect no reinforcements and had to fight their way out.
• Fu Xing ordered the Corpse Puppets to attack, and the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect lost more than thirty people.
• Jiang Chen charged into the Yin Corpse Sect’s ranks and killed several cultivators with a single Blade Qi Slash.
• Fu Xing recognized Jiang Chen as the Ghost Mask, and Jiang Chen declared that he hunted Yin Corpse Sect members for the rewards on their heads.

Jiang Chen joined the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect’s battle against the Yin Corpse Sect and overwhelmed their forces. Wei Yun and the other disciples recovered before joining the counterattack, and Jiang Chen blocked Fu Xing as he tried to flee.

• The Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples recognized Jiang Chen as the Ghost Mask black-robed man, whose attacks had made him a major target for the Yin Corpse Sect.
• Jiang Chen charged the Yin Corpse Sect and killed more than a dozen cultivators, prompting Fu Xing to send Corpse Puppets against him.
• Wei Yun told the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples to restore their strength before joining Jiang Chen’s fight, and An Qingyue agreed to wait.
• Jiang Chen burned more than a hundred Corpse Puppets and used Ghost Shadow Steps and his Zhan Yue Saber to cut down Yin Corpse Sect cultivators.
• Wei Yun and the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples launched a counterattack, and Jiang Chen blocked Fu Xing when he tried to escape.

Ji Jun arrived with a huge Yin Corpse Sect force and attacked Jiang Chen while the sect’s troops surrounded the Heaven Sword Sect disciples. Jiang Chen matched Ji Jun in battle, then absorbed blood-qi and refined pills to break through to the Martial King Realm, Seventh Level.

• Ji Jun arrived with more than sixty Martial King Realm experts and over four hundred Martial Grandmaster Realm cultivators, surrounding Jiang Chen and the Heaven Sword Sect.
• Ji Jun ordered his forces to kill the Heaven Sword Sect disciples while he fought Jiang Chen, and Wei Yun formed a sword formation to defend them.
• Jiang Chen and Ji Jun exchanged attacks, and neither gained a clear advantage.
• Jiang Chen absorbed blood-qi from nearby corpses and swallowed several bottles of high-grade pills.
• Jiang Chen’s aura surged as he broke through to the Martial King Realm, Seventh Level in front of everyone.

Jiang Chen broke through during his battle with Ji Jun, defeated and killed him, then rushed to aid the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples. His arrival saved An Qingyue, He Yushi, and the others, while the remaining Yin Corpse Sect fighters realized Ji Jun might have fallen.

• Jiang Chen broke through to the Martial King Realm, Seventh Level, and used Sky Annihilation Strike to send Ji Jun flying and knock his sword loose.
• Jiang Chen unleashed Demonic Dragon Shadow Kill, grievously wounded Ji Jun, and beheaded him with his saber.
• Jiang Chen charged toward the other Yin Corpse Sect fighters to help the beleaguered Heavenly Sword Sect disciples.
• An Qingyue tried to protect the wounded He Yushi from a Martial King Realm, Sixth Level Yin Corpse Sect expert, but he overpowered her and other enemies closed in.
• Jiang Chen killed the Yin Corpse Sect experts attacking An Qingyue and He Yushi with a single saber strike.
• He Yushi and the other Yin Corpse Sect fighters recognized the Ghost Mask black-clothed man and understood that Ji Jun might have been defeated.

Jiang Chen defeated the Yin Corpse Sect attackers and helped the surviving Heavenly Sword Sect disciples recover. He healed He Yushi’s injury and offered to help her break through to the Martial King Realm as the battle continued.

• Jiang Chen killed more than a hundred Yin Corpse Sect cultivators, forcing the survivors to flee and ending the threat to the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples.
• Wei Yun and the other survivors thanked Jiang Chen, who replenished his true qi with blood-qi power and stabilized his cultivation.
• Jiang Chen noticed He Yushi’s arm injury and warned her that her Martial Grandmaster Realm Peak cultivation put her at risk in the ongoing battle.
• Jiang Chen treated He Yushi’s wound with medicinal powder, a healing pill, and his true qi, and her injury quickly healed.
• An Qingyue asked Jiang Chen to treat her too, but he refused and then offered to help He Yushi break through to the Martial King Realm.

Jiang Chen used a Great Treasure Pill and his true qi to help He Yushi reach the Martial King Realm, First Level. After he gave his mercenary alias, Demon Dragon, He Yushi recognized him, and Jiang Chen revealed that he had survived and asked her to keep his return secret.

• Jiang Chen forcibly gave He Yushi a Great Treasure Pill and helped her break through to the Martial King Realm, First Level.
• Jiang Chen told the Heaven Sword Sect disciples that his mercenary alias was Demon Dragon, and He Yushi recognized it.
• Jiang Chen took He Yushi aside, where she asked if he was Jiang Chen and he confirmed his identity.
• Jiang Chen removed his Ghost Mask, and He Yushi embraced him in relief.
• Jiang Chen told He Yushi that someone had saved him and asked her to keep his survival secret because his enemies could still kill him.

Jiang Chen kept his survival secret from He Yushi, then joined the allied army’s battles against the Yin Corpse Sect. He reached the main battlefield, where the Yin Corpse Sect held the advantage with its Blood Corpses, and began cutting down its forces.

• Jiang Chen told He Yushi to conceal that he was alive, and she returned to the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples without revealing his identity.
• Wei Yun led the Heaven Heavenly Sword Sect disciples to support the allied army, while Jiang Chen moved between battlefields and killed Yin Corpse Sect fighters.
• Jiang Chen arrived at the main battlefield with hundreds of allies and found the allied army under pressure from the Yin Corpse Sect’s Blood Corpses.
• Jiang Chen killed more than a dozen Yin Corpse Sect experts with one Blade Qi Slash, then cut down dozens more as he charged into the fighting.
• A First Level Martial Emperor from the Yin Corpse Sect attacked Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen defeated him and severed his head.

Jiang Chen, disguised as Devil Dragon, joined the Great Zhou Dynasty’s allied forces and used the Devouring Black Hole to disable more than thirty Blood Corpses. The Yin Corpse Sect recognized him as the masked mercenary who had destroyed its strongholds and moved to kill him for a promised reward.

• Jiang Chen introduced himself as the mercenary Devil Dragon and agreed to join the allied forces, keeping the spoils from the enemies he killed.
• More than thirty Blood Corpses charged toward Jiang Chen while the allied forces’ top experts were occupied fighting the Yin Corpse Sect.
• Jiang Chen cast the Devouring Black Hole, drained the spiritual energy from the Blood Corpses’ spirit stones, and caused them to collapse.
• The Yin Corpse Sect’s controllers questioned how Jiang Chen had stopped the Blood Corpses, while he absorbed the stolen spiritual energy to strengthen himself.
• A Martial Emperor Realm, Fourth Level expert recognized Jiang Chen as the masked mercenary and urged the Yin Corpse Sect fighters to kill him for Hall Master Tang’s reward.

Jiang Chen helped the allied forces turn the battle against the Yin Corpse Sect by killing several powerful enemies, but Tang Dongfeng sent two Sixth Level Martial Emperors to stop him. As Murong Ting’s group prepared to exploit their absence, Tang Dongfeng revealed his trump card, the powerful Soul Fiend Corpse.

• Jiang Chen joined Shi Yun Jun and the allied forces in attacking the Yin Corpse Sect, then killed a Second Level Martial Emperor with successive martial skills.
• Jiang Chen wounded Zhong He with a surprise attack, and Shi Yun Jun finished him off with a spear thrust.
• Jiang Chen replenished his strength by devouring nearby blood qi as he and the allied forces inflicted heavy losses on the Yin Corpse Sect.
• Tang Dongfeng ordered Tian Lei and Tian Yu to attack Jiang Chen, and Murong Ting urged the allied experts to exploit the two enemies’ withdrawal.
• Tang Dongfeng summoned a Sixth-order, Eighth Layer Refined Corpse called the Soul Fiend Corpse and explained that its sacrificial souls had strengthened its Killing Intent.

Jiang Chen battled Tian Lei, a Sixth-Level Martial Emperor from the Yin Corpse Sect, after reaching the Eighth Level of the Martial King Realm. He used a lifespan-consuming Taboo Martial Skill to kill Tian Lei, but was left badly exhausted as the battle around him continued.

• Tang Dongfeng revealed a Soul Fiend Corpse and resumed fighting Murong Ting and the allied army.
• Jiang Chen absorbed blood-qi from the battlefield corpses and broke through to the Eighth Level of the Martial King Realm.
• Tian Yu and Tian Lei attacked Jiang Chen and the allied experts; Tian Yu engaged Shi Yun Jun and the others while Tian Lei fought Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen and Tian Lei traded powerful attacks until both were exhausted, and Jiang Chen decided to use a Taboo Martial Skill.
• Jiang Chen spent one year of his lifespan to unleash the Magic Dragon Shadow Kill Technique, which struck Tian Lei and killed him.
• Jiang Chen nearly collapsed from the technique's toll but managed to steady himself.