Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang emerged exhausted from Deep Sea Prison after fighting his way to the fifth level, and Bo Saixi healed him and warned him not to overreach. After recovering, he used a Crystal Ball and wooden platform to create a Teleportation Gate to the prison entrance, preparing to continue his challenge.

• Xiao Tianyang burst out of the river and collapsed on the shore, where Bo Saixi found him and healed his wounds.
• Xiao Tianyang complained that Deep Sea Prison contained two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts on its fifth level and suspected he had been targeted.
• Bo Saixi asked whether Xiao Tianyang planned to push deeper, but he said he would recover first and show her his methods.
• Xiao Tianyang assembled a wooden platform and Crystal Ball, then created a Light Gate that he said would teleport him to Deep Sea Prison's entrance.
• Bo Saixi warned Xiao Tianyang to know when to stop, and he thanked her before she left.

Xiao Tianyang spent a month training in the Deep Sea Prison, fighting two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and struggling to adapt to the deep-sea pressure. When he asked Bo Saixi for advice, she shared a diving technique based on skin breathing, but hinted that she expected something in return.

• Xiao Tianyang spent most of the month fighting two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and cultivating in the deep sea.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to the surface, where Bo Saixi asked about his progress and heard that he still struggled with the deep-sea pressure.
• Bo Saixi told Xiao Tianyang that he was the fifth person to enter the Deep Sea Prison, and that two previous examinees had died while three became Sea Gods.
• Bo Saixi explained that Sea God Island's fishermen used a diving technique based on skin breathing and suggested Xiao Tianyang could improve it for deep-sea use.
• Xiao Tianyang thanked Bo Saixi for the advice, but she warned him that her help came with a condition, prompting him to plead for leniency.

Xiao Tianyang prepared a lavish seafood feast for Bo Saixi to trade for something of equal value, impressing her with his cooking. He revealed that he had added Immortal Herbs to the dishes and had a chest full of them, leaving Bo Saixi stunned.

• Xiao Tianyang hauled fresh seafood from the river and set up an elaborate outdoor kitchen for Bo Saixi.
• Xiao Tianyang cooked a large spread of seafood dishes, and Bo Saixi relaxed as she watched him work.
• Xiao Tianyang served Bo Saixi his special seafood curry rice, and she was surprised by its comforting flavor.
• Xiao Tianyang said he had added half an Immortal Herb to the dish and that the meal was medicinal.
• Xiao Tianyang showed Bo Saixi a chest packed with Immortal Herbs, leaving her astonished by how many he possessed.

After sharing a meal with Bo Saixi, Xiao Tianyang learned that Saber had disappeared and prepared to return at once. He reassured Madam Mingzhu, kept the matter secret, and arranged to meet Yuwen Chengdu at the military camp.

• Bo Saixi finished the meal and left Xiao Tianyang a secret scroll before departing.
• Xiao Tianyang relaxed by the river until Madam Mingzhu called to report that Saber had disappeared.
• Xiao Tianyang calmed Madam Mingzhu and asked how many people knew about Saber's disappearance.
• Xiao Tianyang told Madam Mingzhu to notify Yuwen Chengdu and arranged to meet him at the military camp outside the city.

Xiao Tianyang returned from Sea God Island after Bo Saixi helped him explain his absence, then learned that Saber had been captured by the Demonic Cult. He reached Shenwu City, which was preparing for war, and headed to Shenwu Hall to obtain information before rescuing her.

• Xiao Tianyang told Bo Saixi that Divine Might was under attack and asked to return, and she warned him against confronting Bibi Dong.
• Bo Saixi arranged to make it seem that Xiao Tianyang had been confined on Sea God Island for a month, then blasted him out of Sea God Palace.
• After returning to Port City, Xiao Tianyang received a rescue mission that confirmed Saber had been captured and required him to eliminate every enemy with fewer than one hundred people.
• Xiao Tianyang traveled back to Shenwu City and saw its expanded defenses, Divine Might Legion, and Soul Masters hunting Evil Soul Masters.
• Xiao Tianyang went to Shenwu Hall to consult Madam Mingzhu's information about the Demonic Cult's local leaders.

Xiao Tianyang studied the Savage Forest situation and planned a mission to rescue Saber while avoiding the powerful Shangguan Qing. He left the operation’s force size undecided, but ordered compensation for Divine Might’s losses and reaffirmed the rules governing its mercenary and bounty-hunter professions.

• Xiao Tianyang reviewed the Savage Forest intelligence with Madam Mingzhu and declined to involve his teacher, whose appearance could reveal his identity.
• Xiao Tianyang named Yuwen Chengdu, Zhou Cheng, and Little Junior Sister as his intended companions and said the force should remain under a hundred.
• Madam Mingzhu reported that only twenty-five Divine Might Guards could still fight after eleven deaths and two crippling injuries.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the families of fallen soldiers supported, pensions tripled, and Demonic Cult bounty rewards doubled.
• Xiao Tianyang upheld strict rules for Divine Might’s mercenary groups and bounty hunters to prevent them from destabilizing the continent.

Xiao Tianyang planned a paid recruitment strategy to support Divine Might’s campaign against the Demonic Cult and arranged for Madam Mingzhu to prepare a diversion. He then joined Yuwen Chengdu at the barracks and outlined a small joint operation, taking responsibility for the trouble surrounding Saber’s disappearance.

• Xiao Tianyang explained his plan to use money to recruit fighters without abandoning Divine Might’s elite-soldier approach, and Madam Mingzhu agreed it seemed feasible.
• Xiao Tianyang said he would set out with troops the next day and told Madam Mingzhu to make arrangements three days later, when his attack on the Demonic Cult’s lair would draw its main forces.
• Madam Mingzhu left to carry out the preparations after Xiao Tianyang reassured her that he would bear responsibility for the situation.
• Xiao Tianyang went to the Divine Might Barracks and told Yuwen Chengdu that the matter was his responsibility, dismissing Yuwen’s offer to accept punishment.
• Xiao Tianyang told Yuwen Chengdu they would carry out the next operation together with one hundred selected participants, requiring them to be quick-witted and able to protect themselves.

Xiao Tianyang led his forces on a forced march to Autumn Wind Valley, where the Demonic Cult had gathered troops to stop him. He charged into the defenders alone and shattered their attacks, walls, and gates with a single strike.

• Xiao Tianyang rendezvoused with Yuwen Chengdu and set out for Autumn Wind Valley with Red Hare, Bubu, and his troops.
• Xiao Tianyang split his forces into a scouting vanguard and a main assault force, then changed their advance into a forced march.
• Yuwen Chengdu reported that Autumn Wind Valley was guarded by three thousand troops, including a Titled Douluo, and Xiao Tianyang ordered his forces to break through.
• The Evil Soul Masters at Autumn Wind Valley recognized Xiao Tianyang and prepared their strongest Soul Skills, fearing they could not escape him.
• Xiao Tianyang charged into the valley on Red Hare and used Water Sever to destroy the Soul Skills, defenders, walls, and gates.

Xiao Tianyang led his force toward the Demonic Cult’s headquarters, destroying Evil Soul Master strongholds along the way while keeping the enemy guessing. At A Thread of Sky, he prepared to use the Mountain Splitting Seal to open a route through the mountain.

• Xiao Tianyang ordered Yuwen Chengdu to kill the Evil Soul Masters at the fortress and destroy it, then told Zhou Cheng to keep the vanguard with him.
• Xiao Tianyang explained to Fei Xue that they would cross A Thread of Sky to launch a surprise attack on the Demonic Cult’s headquarters while its Second Elder was away.
• Xiao Tianyang’s group leveled three fortresses and two Mountain Strongholds, leaving fugitives for mercenaries and bounty hunters to deal with.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed that he had noticed someone following him from Shenwu City and had changed their route to evade the enemy’s trap and rescue Saber.
• At A Thread of Sky, Xiao Tianyang took out the Mountain Splitting Seal, and Fei Xue questioned whether it could carve a path through the mountain.

Xiao Tianyang used the Mountain Splitting Seal to carve a passage through a mountain, leading his group toward the rear of the Demonic Cult's main headquarters. After reaching the far side undetected, he ordered everyone to leave their mounts and continue on foot toward the enemy defenses.

• Xiao Tianyang split open the mountain wall with the Mountain Splitting Seal and led the group through the new passage.
• Fei Xue asked about their battle plans, and Xiao Tianyang described the Demonic Cult's powerful elders and numerous Titled Douluo before teasing her with a reward for defeating two Soul Douluo.
• Xiao Tianyang warned Fei Xue to fight cautiously and threatened to confine her if she acted recklessly.
• Xiao Tianyang consulted a map near the passage's exit and said the Demonic Cult's headquarters lay three kilometers north, beyond two fortresses and three patrol points.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the group to leave their mounts behind and proceed on foot toward the headquarters.

Bubu infiltrated the Demonic Cult's heavily guarded headquarters and used a Treasure Seeking Compass to locate Saber, who was bound in a hidden chamber. It began silently eliminating the guards protecting her while avoiding actions that could alert the cult's powerful defenders.

• Bubu searched the Stone Fortress but kept circling and could not find Saber, despite smelling her nearby.
• Bubu used a Treasure Seeking Compass and followed its pointer to a tower beside the fortress.
• Bubu found Saber bound on a platform in a hidden chamber and refrained from using its Exploration Domain so it would not alert the defenders.
• Bubu spotted eight hidden guards and used a paralyzing iron box to kill one of them before snapping his neck.

Bubu found Saber imprisoned by the Demonic Cult and used its Soul Skill to escape the cage with her, then left to find Xiao Tianyang. Meanwhile, Xiao Tianyang’s force advanced through the Savage Forest toward Wolf's Maw Cliff, where Yuwen Chengdu warned that a battalion was stationed.

• Bubu entered the hall and found Saber bound inside a cage of Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron.
• Bubu tried and failed to break the cage, then drew pictures to explain its plan to notify Xiao Tianyang and return for Saber.
• Bubu shared its phasing Soul Skill with Saber, allowing her to pass through the cage, and Saber warned it about the Demonic Cult’s Heavenly Character Second Elder, Seventh Elder, and Eighth Elder.
• Bubu left to follow Xiao Tianyang’s scent while Saber stayed behind, disappointed that her capture had spoiled her intended surprise.
• Yuwen Chengdu told Xiao Tianyang that Wolf's Maw Cliff lay ahead and that a battalion was likely stationed there.

Xiao Tianyang planned to lure the Evil Soul Masters out of Stone Fortress so Bubu could rescue Saber, then gave Bubu Apollo to place at the fortress's center. He chose a high slope for the coming assault on the Demonic Cult's headquarters while explaining that he had first needed to assess nearby threats.

• Xiao Tianyang estimated that Stone Fortress held over five hundred Evil Soul Masters, including powerful Soul Masters and Titled Douluos, but decided to lure them out rather than fight inside.
• Bubu reported that it had found Saber and could bring her back safely if Xiao Tianyang drew the Evil Soul Masters out of Stone Fortress.
• Xiao Tianyang accepted Saber's plan and ordered Bubu to place Apollo at the center of the fortress.
• Bubu reluctantly took Apollo and left to carry out the mission after Xiao Tianyang warned it about the consequences of refusing.
• Xiao Tianyang studied the map and chose a defensible high slope for the assault, telling Fei Xue that he had investigated nearby threats to avoid leaving danger behind them.

Xiao Tianyang and his companions left a fortress engulfed in a massive explosion and reached another Stone Fortress, where he confronted a force of Evil Soul Masters. After Xiao Tianyang devastated their Titled Douluo, Third Elder ordered every Soul Master to assemble and attack him in overwhelming numbers.

• Xiao Tianyang, Yuwen Chengdu, and the others continued onward as Fei Xue and Zhou Cheng reacted with horror to the explosion that destroyed the fortress behind them.
• Xiao Tianyang charged the Stone Fortress ahead, killed its guards, and cut through its gates while his companions moved to block the retreat.
• Third Elder and more than ten Titled Douluo emerged to confront Xiao Tianyang, boasting that their numbers would let them defeat him.
• Xiao Tianyang destroyed Third Elder's Curse Cloud with Water Sever and knocked most of the surrounding Titled Douluo out of the fight.
• Third Elder ordered the remaining fighters to the ground and called for all Soul Masters to assemble and engage Xiao Tianyang.

Yuwen Chengdu’s Divine Might Legion routed the Evil Soul Masters outside Stone Fortress, while Xiao Tianyang battered Third Elder into surrender. The enemy fled toward the fortress, where the destroyed gate left them vulnerable to a cautious advance.

• The chapter described how Xiao Tianyang equipped the Divine Might Legion with specialized weapons developed by his Science Department.
• Yuwen Chengdu sent Zhou Cheng and Fei Xue to flank the enemy while he led a direct assault that broke their formation.
• Xiao Tianyang struck Third Elder until he staggered and pleaded for his life, offering to reveal Second Elder’s route in exchange for release.
• Third Elder’s surrender further shattered the Evil Soul Masters’ morale, and they fled as Yuwen Chengdu ordered his forces to advance cautiously.
• Yuwen Chengdu planned to exploit Stone Fortress’s destroyed gate rather than pursue the fleeing enemy, judging that they could be overwhelmed inside.

Xiao Tianyang killed the Third Elder with Drawing Slash, breaking the Evil Soul Master legion’s morale, while Yuwen Chengdu’s forces pushed the survivors back into Stone Fortress. After reuniting with Saber, Xiao Tianyang left Yuwen Chengdu to secure the fortress and prepared to face the approaching Second Elder.

• Xiao Tianyang used Drawing Slash to kill the Third Elder before he could react, sending the Evil Soul Masters into chaos.
• Yuwen Chengdu ordered his troops to hold formation, drive the enemy back into Stone Fortress, and prepare to eliminate the remaining forces.
• Saber embraced Xiao Tianyang and apologized, and he urged her to tell him about her decisions rather than worry him by acting alone.
• Yuwen Chengdu assigned soldiers to shield Xiao Tianyang and Saber, then reported that the enemy had been driven into Stone Fortress.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Yuwen Chengdu to seal the fortress’s secret passages and collect its spoils before going to meet the approaching Second Elder.

Xiao Tianyang and Saber traveled toward the ancient path leading to the Barbarian Tribe’s royal ruins, while he considered the dangers and history of the Savage Forest. He planned to eliminate the Barbarian Tribe’s only ally in the forest before confronting the tribe.

• Xiao Tianyang identified the mission reward system’s patterns and recalled how his temporary recovery buff had helped him train in Deep Sea Prison.
• Xiao Tianyang took Saber with him on the Soaring Cloud Flying Sword, while Red Hare and Bubu made their own way back.
• Xiao Tianyang reflected on the Savage Forest’s dangers, the Barbarian Tribe’s hostility toward outsiders, and the restrictions he had placed on near-certain-death bounty notices.
• Xiao Tianyang and Saber arrived at a narrow ancient path between towering cliffs, where Xiao Tianyang lamented the ruined civilization and resolved to remove the Barbarian Tribe’s ally before attacking the tribe.

Xiao Tianyang confronted the Demonic Cult’s genuine Heavenly Character Second Elder, Ghost Demon, hoping to stall until Yuwen Chengdu and the others arrived. He struck first, but Ghost Demon redirected the attack, and Xiao Tianyang began a faster close-range assault.

• Xiao Tianyang waited at the mountain pass, preparing to hold off Ghost Demon until Yuwen Chengdu and the others arrived.
• Ghost Demon and his group appeared, and Xiao Tianyang identified the Second Elder as his target.
• Xiao Tianyang demanded an arm in return for Ghost Demon taking his people, then attacked when Ghost Demon began inviting him to join the Demonic Cult.
• Xiao Tianyang’s slash hit Ghost Demon, but Ghost Demon transferred the damage to someone else with an unusual ability.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized Ghost Demon’s sinister Martial Soul and charged forward with a faster, fiercer strike.

Xiao Tianyang fought Ghost Demon, whose support-focused Soul Skills and transformed Skeleton Crutch made him a formidable weapon user. Xiao Tianyang crushed a Crystal Sculpture and vanished with Ghost Demon into another space, leaving the Demonic Cult’s Titled Douluo to decide whether to wait or search for them.

• Xiao Tianyang explained how Soul Masters with utility-focused Soul Skills could use external weapons like the Hundred Refined Blades to strengthen themselves.
• Ghost Demon unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, transformed into a giant scarecrow, and changed his Skeleton Crutch into a Wolf Fang Club.
• Xiao Tianyang crushed a Crystal Sculpture, and he and Ghost Demon disappeared from the battlefield.
• The Demonic Cult’s black-robed and white-robed Titled Douluo recognized that Ghost Demon might have been taken away like his clone Ghost Eye had been.
• The white-robed Titled Douluo said he sensed spatial aura and urged the Demonic Cult members to wait rather than search for Ghost Demon.

Xiao Tianyang confronted Ghost Demon in a gravity-based arena after confirming that Ghost Demon had discovered his secret identity. He overwhelmed Ghost Demon with a Mimic Bio-human and a barrage of magical treasures, but the duel continued as Ghost Demon desperately tried to survive.

• Xiao Tianyang realized Ghost Demon had connected him to the prodigy who fell at Spirit Hall and decided he could not let Ghost Demon live.
• Xiao Tianyang summoned over a hundred magical treasures and a Mimic Bio-human copy of himself, turning the duel against Ghost Demon.
• Xiao Tianyang struck Ghost Demon with the Congyun Blade and sent him crashing into the arena barrier, forcing him out of his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Ghost Demon tried to draw and write on the ground, but Xiao Tianyang interrupted him with a Three Seconds Charged Up strike.
• Ghost Demon begged for his life and offered to be useful, but Xiao Tianyang refused and continued attacking as magical treasures launched further strikes.